The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-27

sampIing and Grading Sugars.
1 he System Now in Vogue Leaves too Much TO the
Discretion of Samplers Recommendation
for a ChaDge-The Philadelphia Sys.
tenn ut Present the Best.
by Telegraph to the Tribune. |

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/ WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Special Agent
J Resinger, Kinessla and Fox, who were in
f structed by the Secretary of the Treasury
, recently, to investigate the theory and practi
cal operation of the present system Of sam
{ ping and grading sugars at the four grea
sugar importing ports, have completed thei
report and will submit it tomorrow.
The investigation at New York showed
that the samples, after being graded, were
!. preserved till the end of the month. The
; agents examined number of these packa
ges, and also went through the process O.
sampling in the regular manner. 1t was
found that sampling was done on the wharves
as the hogsheads lay there, and that only the
outsides were accessible, and hence it was
impossible for the samplers to carry out liter
ally the instructions of the Department.
The samples, after being taken from the
hogsheads by the laborers, are assorted
according to tariff grades in the Appraisers
Office where they are compared with the
standards and the rate of duty fixed This
is also the system which is practically in
vogue at Boston and Baltimore. The system
at the port of Philadelphia is regarded as
more satisfactory, as the packages are taken
| from the vessels, aud those selected for ex-
| animation are moved to one place, where
| they are subjected to the boring and other ex-
aminatons required by the instructions Of
-
the Department..
After careful consideration of the facts
ascertained at the different ports, the commits
sion arrived at the conclusion that tie Treas
ury circular of December ~, 1870, requiring
samples to be taken from head, center, foot,
and sides of hogsheads, and from top, bottom,
and sides Of boxes is practically and in most
instances necessarily disregarded; that no
uniform system exists at either OF the ports,
audi hat i1o1a 1,lhi SC oy,Ix
there is au approximate carrying out of the
system prescribed by the Department; that
in every case there is entirely too much dis
erection exercised by the samplers; that it is
necessary that practicable system of samp-
ling should be devised, and that its uniform
execution should be required at all the ports;
that at New York, Boston and Baltimore there
is some uniformity in the grading of sugars,
but at Philadelphia there lisa slight difference.
1t will be recommended that the Depart
ment Circular of December ~, 1870, con-
corning sampling, be superseded by some
thing practicable at all the ports; that it is
absolutely impossible to enforce the instruc-
tons of the existing circular particularly at
New York; that sampling from end to end is
the best method, and that the Philadelphia
system of boring is the best; that by means
of long auger the samples could be taken
out at one drawing and labor may thus be
saved, but if this, upon further test,
is found impracticable, then the Philadelphia |
system of examining the packages as they
leave the vessel is thought to be the best |
This is considered a simple process, and re- |
lieves the samplers from the exercise OF |
dangerous discretion. 1t will also be recon-
mended that the appraisers be required to re-
pack all samples after grading and classical
ton, marking them with the date, invoice and
grade, and to retain them until the end of the
month subject to inspection It is thought |
that the adoption of these recommendations
will result in securing more uniform system
of tariff grades and will increase the revenue
from sugar several million dollars.
Mr.. Alexander Fl. Stephens is not so popu-
lar in the South as he was and the jealous
admirer who has nominated him for the Presi-
iency must be getting discouraged at the
before him. The press of his own
State complains bitterly OF his ambiguous
course, and a journal in North Carolina, The
Press, throws him overheard in this
way: "This abominable old demagogue has
either voted with the Radicals or else not
7oted at all, as on the Civil Rights bill.
There is certainly no longer reason for
.lassing him among the Democrats, and we
rope the people in the Eighth Congressional ;
District Of Georgia will either repudiate him
u else CEASE UHelr attempts 10 impose upon |
he country by calling themselves Democrats I
We were astonished at his election by the
,arty, and have seen abundant cause to
Justify our worst fears of his unfaithfulness I
o his race and section. '-Nec York Tribune :
The Washington Republican says that the
ecent legislation in Virginia making petty
arceny penitentiary offense was not intend 6
d to apply to white thieves. "It is intend I
d, however, to give white Democrats more J
ertain power over black Republicans than il
hey now have, and one result of its enforce
lent as a law of the State will be to practi- s
ally re-enslave the unfortunate victims who
lay be convicted under it."
The Republican tells US the intention of the {
Nv from its own partisan standpoint The J
" as it has been enacted makes no discrimi- il
alton as to color, although doubtless the a
laJority of the petty larceny cases are found Il
mong the negroes 1t ill becomes Radical h
'urnals to talk about Democratic legislation ri
hen the last Republican act has been to kick
lie negro out of saloons, restaurants, barber
hops, and churches Much might be said of n
adical "intentions. "-Cowier-,Jou,nal 81
For GRAND EcoRE.-The superb new Bart p
BILE leaves this evening at o'clock. te
A young man charged with being lazy was tt