The sun., 1878-12-19
The Sugar Question.

The Sugar Question.
The sugar refining business in the United
States Is now 50 enormous, and the con
sumption of refined sugar 80 universal in
the country, that great interest attaches to
the allegations, at present 40 freely made,
OF fraud ON the revenue in the importation
Of the raw sugar and fraud on the con-
sumer in the adultcratiun OF the refined ar
ticle he buys. JONI SHERMAN. HAYES
Secretary OF the Treasury, has prepared a
bill profcssedly 10 check the fraud in im-
portation, and Prof. CHANDLER the Prcsi-
dent Of our New York Health Department,
has lately argued the necessity OF the pro-
lection OF the public, by expert examina-
tions, against the adultoration.
1t is estimated by good authority that
the United States consume yearly about
1.GN,O00,0o0 pounds Of refined sugar; raw
sugar, which once was in general usa
among all except the wcll-to-do classes,
having now been almost entirely super
seeded by the refined article our refined
sugar is all of home manufacture, with an
insignificant exception. and its quality,
grade for gradc, is not exceeded by any in
the world. The industry has indeed been
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prontably use. and 10 increase its value bv
manufacture, and this he aeknowlcdgcs lut
ne urges that il il. also the interest of tho
Cuban planters. who send here tYo-tbir,ls of
our sugar imports. to .cll l- tho L.t,o,
grades at high prices The sugar ro.
fncrs aver that these greedy rlautors orc Mt
the bottom of tn, nros.nt charg,s ogoinst
them and tho hnno,t,r- and Thar tboi,
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