New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-10


WAsUINGTOS. Jan. "a large number of
sugar importers from New-York, Boston. Philadelphia
aud Baltimore are here, and sugar men from Louisiana
WI. bc here tomorrow.
The hearing Of representatives Of the sugar interest
was resumed tnis morning before the Committee on
WAYS and Means.
Mr.. Hitch. Of New-Yors, said that he il importer
Of SUGAR from Brazil and the Philippine Islands, and
that he before the committee simply 10 AK for Is
tiea and that he dd not recommend any amendment OF
the tar,ff that would deprive him Of The right - I'M
port the article which lie deals from any part
OF the world. His firm has been established IN Brazil
over fifty years and devoted 10 the Interchange II
the products OF that country and our OWL II the propo
sitiou which has been per,steny pressed upon the
committee should he carried out, il would
prove discrimination against Wlsledfor
customer that It would entirely prevent the
importation of Brazilian sugar aud throw the principal
product Of the northern provinces Of that Empire
tirry into the hands Of English buyers who to-day
even with the present American tariff, and in spite OF
payluS hi CHER rates OF freight buy Of the crops
than America does He wished 10 oppose Tlth al the
force be possessed and to protest against the attempt
Cc-rov not only his business ana that Of all merchants
who import low grade sugar, but destroy great and
important manufacturing industry in which Is invested
millions Of capital and winch gives employmcntt 10 thou
sands OF citizens from the great lumber forests
Of the North 10 the iron mines OF Penn-yva-
MIA speaking OF the alleged authorizations OF sugar Nj
Hitch said that the whole aim of the pretended cham
pious OF the Treasury and OF the health OF
the people OF this country u 10 try 70 ere
ate public prejudice so strong that night and
Justice Will be lost sight Of; and mat the remedy
which they are careful alwdyc to tack on their charge
namely one rate % duty shall be adopted IN sheer de-
Deraon rs the only way prevent the robbery OF the
entire revenue bv importers frauds.
Nj Hitch said that the raw material from different
countries conld be imported forbidden by the tariff
v..F-f. ny No 4
the perfection Of machinery. supply No. 10 sugar far
cbeaurr and infinitely better Than any Cuban
/ ulautcr or any other planter With tie success
rot the attempt 10 have one rate Of duty
F i,,nosrd there would he a v-fy serious falling
., 10, - varre . very decided advance the price or
.1,ar and depression 81 the shipping interest from
the great dlmIauuon OF the quantity OF sugar lAeie
would be % import.
Daniel Foley. Of Baltimore, presented the PROPOSE
lion of the importer rcners grocers aud consumers "
Tint civ as follows: In all tank bottoms coucrctes,
syups Of -ucrcane juice mcaio conctn Iaici meildo
concentrated mOiasse=, ami on all sugars lest
ing by the pol,-scope rot above seventy
i've degrees. Too cents per Po .l ~, WIN
O., ;ioual pa.t Of degree. above - without re-r.
40 r,s- ar Ii5uuf,cturca al Europe an additional
-l..4't-t 4"I INC 4't'"I.i'
r,,cti,n OF The rerriu, interests OF Tins country
r, ,,1intftre a,s.d various qgc.u1u., To- which Nr
Trv responded, r.irt o. the Meet % me ba'iAoi
ri1., saving. among other tl'u-', that color is
% A., io Importers tls- .p 2. liners, b'ctuse th-
tr.t attracted the cso % o.. p1 ,-'-Di hut ta' TIE
IA rIg p men proposed % ah.ud. tLr colo! entirely.
= p Thompson. 81 Ba uuo-e. said tA' test u Tie
y..ur Cd, sugar was ~ feeling. The committee asked
arjo.- Questions which tar gentleman answered. and
u rl, course q coloquy, Nr David A Wells said tAe
to, information is that about threefourths " The su-
gar consumed in the world is refined, and thar the
General tendency j. toward refined sugar rather than
NV. and in reply 10 question hy Nj BauS,, he said Tho
ase % the people j., Jr sugar and that Il the peo
. knew what was IL sugar not refined the! would lot
eat pound o.
MI P.rot. Of Baltimore. Explained The difference
ba-v-ccr former Representatives OF the sugar Aiel"
. IRON. that CITY aud u" present. ..-... 49,. -
b NJ Noulrun. Of New Nur6- argued iudf i"Gl>i''l'h
.h,uld NOT be favor OF twenty-five sugar I,EArTs
against forty millions of consumers.
I l. -. rlr- IT,. OF Connecticut, sad Lc app area 70
represent now uhase Of the question. H. dl' iA"i D"
vs. an tnpolttr. and there o. r,Drc-tht tIuSr "LJ
recommend The s"-siucLt % duV upon the i"H"" h-
basis: tank bottoms. syrap of sugar cantlucr irt,'
concentrated Iuciado. and concentrated Eoli-scs ana
,r -,r NOT above No. il j. in color. cent? per
1 lc1uti .3-ar-. VIZ: loaf. cut Loaf lump. crushed
rr,yIr~eG grauustc ana so't Whit or Yellow Known
g. cnf.e sugar. cents per pound moa--t-, q cents
- ..f..u Tins recommendation L. -lEucd ur Booth
i,r ,Ifyua 4 Fuller. j. " Crbii O. 3 Co.. and Otlr.-
Mr. -rarics SAID lhat Dr. lAou-4I nv po'"l''''F' " ID"
4 lry.rl.i .r tt~t ~ sugar
a. CIrtrld asked whether The gentleman knew =
- 'raratioY Gf refined su-trs. ani whether tue
C~r,,ncuf ia dcrraudcd ~ revenues Ni. >earlr, poe
5 ttI nc had not ,dch know edge, bat uN his way 10
~ rI5u,it.rro5m gentleman had In formed nu that
~ fro committee wanted proof OF authorization --G
fraud b. could have IT, ...,. i,....., go.
r, committee 81 lalf.uaSt = O'Clock adjourned TIL
,c-u5ogrv morning The hearing VIII be closed al noon