, 1875-08-14

perfect contrast to that of last wear. The only
fear was, it was too good not giving moisture
enough to allow the young plants to strike their
roots. This fear was happily ~overfelt. Tie
quantity shipped to yesterday is equal to
64,485 hhds, including concrete. There are
30 vessels loading in port or gulf, of about
6,008 tons. Prices of Trinidad raw sugars
in London shew the low estimation our average
samples are held in, and the necessity of making
qualities that bring 20 to 80 per cent better
price-that is to say, gl200 to 1880 for
every $1,000 now got, besides the great guam
tity that would be saved from the waste of the
actual process, in Fictitious though unwished-
for glucose and after-drainage, to be added
to the quantity of sugar now obtained from
every 1000 gallons of expressed liquor or juice,
less the small sum got from such glucose and
drainags, in molasses sold or turned to rum.
It is a surprising and ridiculous fact that
we continue to import nearly as much white
sugar as for some years failing off since re,
but still SO per cent. more in weight than in
'68) and that we are paying a good deal more
for it, nearly 40 pr. ct. more than for a like
quantity in '69-for a product (for it is mostly
crystals, we b~elieve) that is inferior to our best
usine sugar in sweetening power, and is sold
at a much higher price per Id. (about double y.
The usine crystallised sugar, No. I (also q
takes long to dissolve, some complain its
sweetness is not at once apparent ; but grind
it in a small horizontal h~audmill, or bruiss il
with a pestle in a spice mortar, or under a bot
tie. and this objection would cease. Ameri.
cans, with whom of all people time 10 money,
who cannot bear to spend time over their meals,
have hit on this expedient of bruising or grind
ing their hard white sugar to a fine powder,
and sweetening quicker it seems to be sweeter.
Ja ohou1d do tho N II pniObk ho fhA
means of increasing the island demand for our
No. l, and save the supposed necessity Of
dependence on a dear imported article inferior
to our own in intrinsic value. These are our
impressions, from facts stated to as, and if we
are wrong we hope to be shown 30. It has
been stated that the usine crystals do not
answer as we'll as loaf sugar in preserves,
making ices and cordiaIs. If tried in the form
of a fine powder, the objection may perhaps
disappear. 1t is worth trying, for the saving
would be great, in the case of success, and tbs
manufacture of the native product would be
greatly encouraged The imports are 6 to
7OO,o 600 lbs. a year II about 800 tons or
great hogsheads).
A gentleman who, BY assiduity and punctuali.
tY in the business of his profession, having bent
Fortune to his will, after a few years practice
as a solicitor, has lately built himself a hand
some residence iu Maravsl, has generously
offered to rebuild the public bridge over the
Maraval stream in the lower part of the valley
if the Government will find $1,000 towards the
cost, estimated at upwardS of two thousand
pounds The state TT funds of the Ward
Unio1 does not allow of its undertaking the
work as in ordinary course it would. The
Legislative Council voted the sum asked f1r;
at lis last sitting, without hesitation, the money
TO come out of the Royal Road fund.
The rainy weather, the planting season,
coull be said to have fairly begun, and the last
week put it beyond DOUBT that there would be
a real season of it.
TIL crop of Sugar this year has been the
largest ever reaped in the island.