New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
WASHINGTON.
NEW ORDER A. TO SUGARS.
MOISTURE 10 BE TAKEN ISTO ACCOUsr-ENFLASA-
HON BY NR FRFSCH.


HON BY MR.. FRESCH.
WAsHINGToS. sept. The following circular
relative to a. the rate Of duty to be exaced I'M
ported sugars was issued this afternoon;
TREASURY DEPARrMrsT.
WAsHnGToS,D C., sopt ?. ls79.b
To Collectors and othcr oITctrs cf tbe customs:
The Glowing is Substituted Tor c'fcnar No. I'D o.
n d.. been decided by the courts that rhe torm
Dutch STANDARD IN color" used by the statutes
mean, the color of the sugar obtained 0y ths ordinary
enactment Cd. the Law aiDpung -uch standard, and Tar
a1, fras used 10 degrade color of the during
r f.r the r 5oes. of fnlnufar upon the
revenue. section 80. 2.l9j - the Revised Statutes
dircis that secretary the Treasury shall regu-
lsiinn pre- scb. and cqe thai sau pies 'ro packages
sugar shall nc laaeu Dy the proper officers III such
10 sscsrfain me true 1lhiY OF slrA sugar
The department na, become satisfied intt sugar. a..
imported waicA are not above ~. Dutch -,aa'aFd
tpui and winch contain over W p'f ch' n CRY Hial-
nzabie sugar. ana sd-ar- not ABOVE 40 10 Dlt'.
standard in c"lor when coatan over & ~ u genl ol
cry rtazinie -ugar are not made by th' ora ty pro-
CO.. f. auuetuIe pracf-yd al the time ~ tae ensct-
u.eui " ta, aN adopting shcn stdiru Ihc-c ca' e.
~ sugar. however ~ import c"Ltsln iioin 20 10
rer cra water, wacA d, liable 10 vary Do quaint i'
w. ,xr0sIre. md compliant has been uade since me
issuance UI crcn ar y" 20 ti.t " n.AuV t'.te o
susar Hereunder uniform results canroi oe ortaired
because the evaporaton % more ~ as "atrr froi
lhe several saliprs J4f" -usI'' b u.A eo",t'I VIZ
hitle water. Yico larger pereelA, o. cfFsta name
sugar tnat account Wnsn t-'l,l .' Hn '1i.
Ia view o. gong and 81 tue PROVISIONS ot wscn
such quality j. inr.surcl by the Dutch standard ln
co or Officer, OF the Customs are hercDs Instructed tat
Ii ,t, a. me apparent color o. which Imported
n1t aS0se NJ Dutch standard IN color and nch COL
lo tai yv % , s M 100 parts OF sas dry Snsstance
sla be clas,iied No. and not above No. TO-
d,1's ~ @ri +, rlof s5ov. No Ia Duicn -fan,afd In
color. and which contain over " per cent 81 crystal
liable su ~ ~ 100 parts ~ the dry substance. -ia- De-
classified above No 10 ana not above No 45 Dutch
fh- percentages of sugar in the dry substance arc
considered practical equivalents Of thosc aooye
p lied Of sugar as Imported peiore the water Is eVapo
In any case where thc Customs officers snail become
i SIZED at TIE owner, importer, agent 0r consignc of
ucl sugars king thereof has knowledge that
Gey were ar,doay coiored for The purpose OF detIud-
iug lie .cyrnUc seizure Oi sGch sugar Will be mace,
and proceeding. taken 70 enforce their forfeiture
By order y, -, r l , l.l., ~,
misunderstanding French explains that II Is im-
possible for the Government officers to test The sam
pies of sugar a. fast as they are drawn from the
package. and unless they are at placed IN air
tight vessels Of TN OF glass part of the moisture
will cscap@ The general practice by importers and
rchners h to use the polarisc0pe. which gives che
percentage oil pure sugar N the sample, and tins
percentage must wary with the amount of water
which the sample contains. The Department does
not coufne itself to poanscope test, but
uses m connection the test by color, by
smell and BY handling. In the last resort
chemical analysis Is used being more correct than
anv other The variations IN the tests by the po-
lari.cope are due mainly to the moisture. and the
allegations which have been made by interested
persons thai tho pOlariscope Is incorrect are sup
ported almost ntirely by citations OF results of po
lariscopic tests which differed merely because
sample contained more moisture than another.
After the first circular was issued Mr. French
was in New-York and Boston, and me. per-
sonally large proportion Of the laTge
dealers IN sugars. In general they were
entirely satisfied with the 90 per cent line.
Much complaint was made If the Oh per cent
tI., gf,,,
books aud in voices and if the Department has made
a mistake it will hasten 20 correct t.' Most Of the
Boston dealers freely opened their books wbieh
examined by Government experts upon the under
standia that the information was only 70 be used
for Government purposes and was not to be i'm
parted 10 other dealers. The Department had thus
opened TO it source of information to which il had
never before had access. and which has led to this
modification Of the former order.