New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-07
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
TIE DUTIES UPON SUGAR.
To the razor Of Thc Trtbuns

SIR: As much diversity Of opinion seem
to ryst among importers broker rcaacrs concc,e,
with the trade regarding the recent orcer -
Secretary ~ the Treasury The subject ~ utiD
upon sugar and 10 be largely due ~ judgment, 0f
misunderstanding the real nature ~ The m0fca
tio1 ~ the PREVIOUS order the ,uhect as vel
~ 20 the variety OF inter- ST. m the trade short x
pauaton of tie order. pFc sent applied may not h'
of place just this time. The former order
90 81 yer cent 81 crysaiizahle sugar he limit
~ certain grades Of sugar by the Dutch tardad Vfo
nOuncing a sugars of those grades witch contain
than 90 % per Of erystaziDie respect
lively b. the product ~ an abnormal process II manu-
acte devised Tor The purpose Of degrading the color
or the result Of artificial celebration Tor the same Object
The legality Of the action o. The Secretary adopting
the polanscopc 70 limited extent IN determining To-
rate OF duties be- paid. the correctness
the premises from which the limits Of test nNe'
upon FOR the different grades resulted. do not po
pose t. discuss There among The trade as man,
different Inlous upon these points there are differ
ent interests be- served by restrictions upon bieh
low grade suggrs or upon none al all
As regards the modification OF The ORDER OF July II
inst issued we think there bc difference ~ opn
lon among those who uuderstand IT, as 10 the fact 81 90
being decided Improvement ur"n INC or flhai OUR
For instance. samples al sugar 'ahc" pS e"' '"'.
usually tested within w" ot tre' hours ail"r h
drawn when taken by the Government samplers y"
Samples often retained three or four DAYS before be
ins tested sugars al the grades affected by the Sccrs
avs order contain usuhliA Ilflht 10 ''At
Wafrr This percentage of water varies Wiihn celian
Imits with The VARYING condition oi Tn a'mnsphcie
which inc sugar j. ro-ed AMI the peiceIt3S~ ntffAs
fallzahic sugar. Determined by the 30 afrcnpe' WI
consequently vary In the saline degrr" with thr Nara
zion. 81 mrlrture To ohNlatc tAir r""t'f Vl -"
ST. AT disagreement between the Government t'>
ana HAT OF merchant. the recent oder mas hrci
ssurf substituting the percentagr OF crf @allz fb
si.. IN 100 parts OF the substance Tor the err til
zalle sugar ~ the wei sample. Oi course 10 q" iii
co~frciIva maximum amount Of water had 10 De- ~,
suned for the different grades affected hy the orotr
Ihe hg grades testing from ~ 10 - per echl WI
he found Ia contain the average 81 per cent
moisfur. The order allows fer 3 pei crut TIE low
grades OF centrifugal sugars tthc ccnti-"l, beihE l
ou;v ones 10 which The order apphel viii rarely De
found 10 contan more than cont Of water " WI
ia be- that the Importer gtlts 20 Ire new ora"
an advantage over the old ore OF irum 10 liz pa
g. nj In the limit Of crA stlllizahe sugar wien th- I'm
pc may contain aud yet De graded rom Tfo ~ Dht,t
standard color. Tic crystal Zgblc su-ar 10 100 piN
OF the dry VIII remain The sane whether th
saule il moist when tested or entrcN CIV, abh con
slant source or dispute Is removed trusting the A""f
exp anaiion nay lead 10 better iuHei-- hiN@ =" wv
subject, w are. rrsucciiuiN,
Acc York, srpi. 9, 1879 SHAHEk hh'rh-A'