New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-11
ALLEGED ADULTERATIONs IN SUGARS.

ALLEGED ADULTERATIONS IN SUGARS.
ANSWER OF ALEXANDRA NJ. EARLE TO SUIT
BROUGHT by THE DECAsTRO AND BONNER
COMPANY.
A suit was recently brought by the DeCastro
& Bonner Sugar Refining Company against Alexander
~ Earle, OF Earle q Co.. OF No. 81 FrOnt-st, 10 To-
cover sugar valued at SO 600 sold and delivered to Mr.
Earle and for which It was claimed payment had
been made though frequently demanded. The DeCastro
d Bonner Sugar Refinery has been controlled for
over year by HaYemcyers Elder, who own major
Ity OF the stock The present manager OF the Dccas-
tro & Bonner Refinery is Henry o. Haycmeyer Yes
terday Mr. Earle, by Chittendcn Hubbard, his attOr-
neys filed to the suit in which, after admit
ting the facts IN the complaint for cOunteT-caim
declares during May, june July and August 1873,
the plaintiffs manufacturers OF sugars In Brook
yn and offered for sale him In that time the folio
ing lots OF sugar OF their manufacture Lot 2,Cl4
l63 barrels weighing 1905 pounds, at 7Sis cents
pounds; lot 2sO-SS barrels weighing 26,sO2 pounds,
al 73is cents pOunii lot l,SlO-ll barrels weighing
81 3s5 pounds, at "a cents pound lot lsl2-o5 bar
rel,, well ling 279il pounds ~ ~ Genus gguai lot
1897 barrels, weighing 3O7O2 pounds, al 10 ccnts
pound; lot 1918 barrels, weighing 1886 pounds,
at 7bs cents pound.
At The rme mentioned he AYERS that the DeCasro &
Bonner Refining Company warranted these SUGARS TO lie
sound. INTERCHANGEABLE sugars made from sugraIe, and
free from any aduiCrdtOh latent or secret HdnIAtuio.
faint defect aut whatever, which made such sugars
less salDle 1T for consumption, OF less actual
TinsC value thhn thty appeared 10 DC; mat rely
lng upon tnese sentatiJn May 81 aud jane
1878 he bought OF the plaintiffs an the above described
parcels OF sugara the prices set iOrtamOuntng To- 6G2
barrels Of sugar tn price OF which amounted more
than 81 600, ana the plaintiffs delivered these suLurs
10 HIM AferWard Ls declares, and before tie CON-
meucrnenL Of this action, lie pdd 10 the plaintiffs
agreed prices for the sugar. cash, which u
market value OF FOUND, mercLantdbc, unauutcrajtd
sugais OF the gTalC, value color aud quality which were
epcsCntcO ana as he believed anu lnc sugars appeared
al the times Of such sales to be. After the payment 10
the piaut- lie states that he sold certain OF The sugars
in The usual course Of business ana before lac discovered
their adultcrdted ana impure character
Mr. Earle further states that be ore he had sold the re-
nainder OF tie sugars, ana We lheJ were Ia hIz pos
srss 3D. they became deprecated IN color, quality and
value ana uusdablC, Uf which the rennCrs mad notice
He caused the sugars 10 be examined, tested anu ana
BZed by COmprt Mt experts. Iher examination showed
impurities and authorizations III lue suSds aud
certificates and attCstaOhs, ana lie appearance OF
sugars, and by MS own Inspection, he became sausltd
of their adultcrUn and impurly, ana the cause their
that suCk depreciation III quaiiy ana dlihlnuuOn IN
value OF the sugars was due 10 Their aduitera-
ton by the DeCastro Donnef hennlhg Com-
pany hBOwlngy during tue process Of re-
lining ana manufacture, mixing with the sugars
lin nox ous acids, cheap and INFERIOR material called
GLUCOSE aud other Inferior subs, auces, none OF which
fue natural product OF the suIar-cdnc OF belong cane
sugar When became satisfied OF the true charac
of the sugars, he had hand the following lots and
~ Iot No $50 barrels at CUBt OF Sl920 40 Ui lot
No $40, As barres &C cost OF $500 "a; all Ot lot
1912, cost OF $3.50 TO- ali OF 10y dsS at cost OF
So 252 50 all OF lot 49, al cost OF S2OS3 3D. These
made IN All about 5l7 Uarrels costing about 900
He also alleges that November II, aud as as
he became satisfied that the sugars were hdulterated lie
ofered 10 return ali remaining hand to the reuueIs
aud that he requested them 10 reselnd the sale and
pay the cost with legal charges 70 bln ne also offered
TO deliver the at any place they might name but
they refused accept the sugars any part OF Them
10 repay him any part OF the SUN he had paid ln concu-
ding tho MI Earle Offers 10 return To The rehnes
the 5l7 barrels OF sugar In tLe same STATE ana condition
they when he received them except 30 far ne they
have been changed by the effect OF the adulleraton AID
mputy He claims that no has been put TO great