The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-24

The duty on No. is.................. 1a cents
DlleTence ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. j cent
Here, then, WAS a loss to the government of
one cent duty on each pound of such sugar
imported, and on ,5OOo0O,Oo0 pounds SIS, 06O,-
600. But as only about 80 per cent OF that Inn
ported would properly come under this class,
the amount will be reduced about $4,000 900.
making an absolute loss to the government OF
$40, 900 on the imports nlple. But this Is
not all. This class OF artitieally colored SUI
gars can be handled by retlners at a very
thrilling cost, at an expense not exceeding one
half cent per pound, to refine them to between
1G and 20 D. 8. They can then export 1t and
the retiner will get his rebnte or drawback OF
Pa CENTS The government then, which In
the first case received but j Z cents, to which
should be added the half cent expense Of the
reflner, total "a cents. really pays back 81
cents, or another loss of one cent per ponnd
on all such sugars imported and re-erported
But, If some one asks how Is it possible to
make and Import sugar as n,lder Is which
should really be cassed as ADORE that stand
ard, will try and make this point plain, even
to those unacqnainted with the production
and manufacture OF sugar.
After the juice has been expressed from the
canes by means OF rollers or otherwise, II 1t is
boiled In open pans or kettles and no attention
paid to cleaning or clarifying 1t, a very low
grade OF dark sugar, containing much mo-
test by the poarlscope or chemical analysis
about B5 degrees; by this Is meant that III will
contain about 81 per centum OF the CRYSTAL
liable sugar, and will always grade below
and contains but little grain. But let the
same juice be differently treated, carefully
clarified and boiled In vacuum and washed In
centlifugals, and we would have q beautiful
article containing Mt least 90 per cent OF pure
crysta llzable sugar; and this sugar would
have to pay duty under tho present law OF
at least "a cents; this, however, would not
answer the Ideas OF foreign producers and the
demand OF homo retiners, 50 certain change
Is resorted to in this last process.
The juice is treated with the same care as
II 1t were Intended for the highest grade Of
refined sugar until it reaches the vacuum pan
In tho shape of syrup. Then note the meta
morphosls that takes place. In this pan. while
the syrup Is boiling, the producer will intro
duce quantity OF caramel or burnt sugar to
color the beautiful syrups to q dark hue, and
when they are lot out OF the pan Into the re-
eeivers for treatment in the centrifugals, In
stead OF clean grayish or yellowish mass it
is almost black The finishing touch Is now
given III the centrifugals. These are generally
run at q high rate Of speed--from 1000 to 11OD
revolutions q minute-but they are now re-
duced to q low speed varying from 400 to 700
revolutions. The discharged sugar and mo-
lasses from the pan having been placed In
shem Ia, the ne moi las passes gradually out
using clear water. black mixture
Of burnt sugar, molasses and chemicals
Is used to still further darken the grain. The
product Is now ready for shipment; it Is READ
ly all crystallizable sugar, will test 96o or
more by The polariscope, cont ins no impuri
ties other than those added by this al llfieial
coloring, and can be imported into this coun-
try under the existing tariff as below 13, in
color, and often as low Gs MOI. This sugar
s strictly q refined sugar as'ificiallU col0red
70 ernde me lnsr IN the Interest OF the retners,
and defrauds the government out OF It's juse
revenue, 49,