, 1875-04-10

piers, and care Will De C6Keu CnaL every
thing which can facilitate the shipping
shall be doue. At present we do not con-
slider the expenses of loading sugar less
than 50 cts. per. ton, which for the factories
would give Sl6,500; if this expense could
be brought down to 90 cts. per. ton,
50, 800 would be saved annually.
What kind of sugar will the factories
maxi, is another question of general in
terest, to which the reply is that they will
make that which pays best. They will be
fitted up so as to make the very finest
kind of sugars and sirups, but even with
the best appliances it is not possible to
make all into fne sugar, ABOUT / OF the
whole coming out at lower grades, rang
lug from our best to our darkest muscova-
does. Besides, any part OF the factory
can be put out of operation, II 1T should
be found more profitable, as at the present
time to make lower grades Of sugar, aud 1t
Will thus be possible to produce any class
of sugar the market may require. Atten-
ton will, of course, be directed to the sup
plying OF our present home market, which
has become SO settled into the use OF mus
covadoes that it will require some OF THESE
sugars. Luckily this asst point is very adj
vautageous to the factories which, by
having this little home market, Will be
able to turn such sugars into muscovadoes
as would not suit for better kinds. How
large this home consumption is, it is diff
cult to say, but if we suppose each lndlYl-
DIAL in the whole island to consume 40
lbs. annually (n England the consumption
is ii lbs. pr Individually our island would
require for its $4,000 inhabitants 100000
lbs, or about l.ao OF the production OF the
factories
1t will be RENE nbered that, in the first
article of this series, we stated the cost
price of some of the Martinique Factories,
and that the lowest cost of erection was
that Of the =" Lareinty," being about $50 pr.
HID. of the sugar the usine is capable OF
neutrality-suspicious. hhds annually. Our two
factories. let us say, each with a capacity
Of 10000 hhds.. ought therefore to be
buIIt for $50 pr. hhds., or for S 900, 900 IN
all. The capital which has b en- mentioned
asreQuired is however ST, 500, 600. How IS
then the balance of $500, 900 to be apph-
ed 1T must here be remembered that the
factories can only flourish when the planters
are furnishing, aud that it must therefore
be one Of the main objects of the factories
10 assist the planter. How this assistance
can best be rendered is very easily seem
lie must simply be assisted in improving
his agriculture, whereby the production
OF canes will be increased, and c~onsequent~
Iy the profits of the factories. The tacto-
ries will therefore keep a few steam
ploughs, and plough any field that can
be so pIoughej, for any planter wishing it,
in advance Of the crop (The enormous
results of deep tiIlage may be seen this
year at "L.ower Love" and Williams
Delight'); they will likewise advance
him manures, make chemical experiments
for him etc, etc. If, after all, the capital
should be too much, only some TO- so or 80
per cent will be paid up, and the capital
be thus reduced; but it is impossible to
say anything definitely on this head as
long as it is not even settled how many
planters will enter into the scheme, and
Consequently how large the factories must
be made.