The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-25
A SWEET BONANZA.
SEVERAL SEIZED cARGoEs or SUGAR RELEASED
on TEcHNIcALIrY

SEVERAL SEIZED cARGoEs or SUGAR RELEASED
on TEcHNIcAIIrY
'There tricks in all trades but ours'' Is trite
saying but II reports to DO believed the impor,a-
ton OF sugar and its alleged manipulation embodes
moro tricks than almost any other. 1t was shown
through the HERALD Oh the 10Th u that the importa
tons OF sugar Tor the past year amounted tho en-
ormous total OF 1858. 500, 99s pounds. valued ut
ss3. i22so5. very largo part Of these imports Is In
crude state ana brought here for manufacturing pur
poses Tho prescribed mode OF collecting the duty on
sugar Is liked by law, and consists OF a comparison
with samples, according TO "Datch s;andard-that H.
tho lighter the color the heavier the duty.
SEIZURE MADE.
Several weeks ago IL reported 10 Collector Ar
thur thu. large quantities OF Demerara centrifugal
sugar being imported at less rate OF duty tnan
1t properly ought to pay. account Of its being ar
Acally darkened II at hrst claimed the dark
color produced By certain tropical dye stus
coal, &c. but thorough analysis made by Mr. Habir-
shaw, chemist connected with the Smithsonian Ins-
tuition ut Washington showed that the coiorng was
effected by burnt sugar, known AZ caramel. Several
car5oes OF these sugars consigned to Messrs Ioycraf
X Co., OF New York; Trowbridgc sons, New Haven,
and j. T. Whitney Co., representing Boston rcnncrs.
wero temporarily detained pending such investisa-
tions, but were released yesterday ON tho ad-
vice OF United States District Attorney Stewart l..
Woodiord Collector Arthur decming thai tho Interest
oil the government can as well DC subserved by instr
tutng test case and retaining careful samples OF all
cagocs arriving PRIOR TO the decision OF this suit and
II the decision Is Ia avor OF the government, linen
institute SUITS aginst tho importers Of cargocs.
Such course prevents tying up enormous quantities
OF This staple articc, and thereby hinders the bulls
from advancing the price Of sugar
Az ANALOGOUS CASH DECIDED.
The only seemingly similar tried by
Judge Ogden HOLMAN, oi the United States District
Court OF California; IN 1862 entitled 'rhe United Statcs
against 1881 bags Of sugar; tho san Francisco aud
FACING Sugar Company claimants" In TINS
involved the sum OF $l2O 900 value and under The
decision OF Judge Hoffman the goods conscatcd.
rms case oilers from the present In that the
sugar, which came from the Sandwich Islands,
was coorcd by an admixturo OF charcoal pursuance
OF orders Issued by tie importers and after tho pro-
cess OF manufacturing was completed. This conucm-
nation also TOOK place prior 10 tho passage OF the act Of
June - 1874 the sixteenth section OF which provides
that mo merchandise shall be condemned uncss tho
jury shall specifically ilnd ns disinc. and separate
issue that the fraudulent intent tho part OF
porter Is established"
LAW
In order to obtain some specific Information lis
Special Deputy Collector and no express the
lug to the Standard Is fraud IN the law. The gov
the 'standard and It Is the easiest matter Ia tho
world for importers to get around H. the color
only determining point under the tariff In his judg-
mont Congress- should pass law by which the tax on
sugar should be collected the OF saccharne
matter contained In the staple in similar manner as
liquor IL judged by the proof as both eau bo readily
aduItcrat0d