The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-22
PURE SUGARS.


The authorization of the refined sugars
made by the Northern reiiners was, some
time since. brought 70 the notice Oh the public
through tile medium Of tho committee
with the investigation OF the sugar
frauds. Such deception practiced upon the
was and Is yet source OF great
profit to the manufacturer and one OF the
greatest obstacles against which tho Louis
lana sugar planter has to contend.
In transactions between the manipulators
Of the product. sugars are bought and sold
upon their saccharine strength, and tho price
regulated according to the richness in crys-
tallizahle sugar, but much Of 1t la bought and
sold In the North and West with q knowledge
Oh the part Of both buyer and seller that 1t is
an adulterated article. SO that the former may
profit ny lower purchase price and continue
the deception upon tho consumer
III the retail grocery trade OF the West
our sugars come into competition with
such products, and for $50 pounds OF
pure sugar III 1000 sold In Ioutsi-
ana hogshead at 1nc only $50 pounds
arc represented In the retiner's package, the
difference being starch sugar, very cheap
product now made OK Jensively from corn !,
that Ia, these two sugars, apparently Of the
same grain, color and appearance, would
show, when analysed, q richness on the part
OF the Louisiana sugar Of % per cent, and o.
the adulterated sugar Of only 80 per cent. II
sugars actually testing 95 here we're worth
100 per pound, the Northern reflner. at this
difference In saceharine matters, would pc
making $40 on every 1000 pounds sold less Q
slight cost for the adulteratlon: or, to put 1t
In another shape, he could throw upon the
market apparently the same sugar at &c per
pound, plus the cost Of adulteration. which Is
small.
Upon tho theory that every ono seeks to
obtain as high D. price as possible for his
manufactured article over and above the cost.
the price Ia maintained BY tho manufacture or
In his own interest, at figure commensurate
with the richness which the appearance OF
this adulterated sugar would indicate. The
collaboration, however, enables him. when he
Ia SO disposed, to drop the price far below the
actual market rate for such goods without
suffering any loss. This he Is not prone TO Do
unless his exigeneies compel him, and the con-
sumner buying on their apparent merits ts too
apt to buy an adulterated article when he
can purchase q pure one Mt the same price.
without resorting to chemical analysis, we
have q sample of sugar before us now which.
when subjected TO simple test, discloses Its
adulteration. II is O white, apparently granu-
lated sugar, large grain and brilliant, but
when portion Of 1t Is placed upon q sheet OF
paper and rubbed hard with the finger the
grain is reduced to fine pulverlzed sugar,
somewhat similar to tho floury white sugar
used by cake bakers. Any sample OF clarified
sugars made In Louisiana will resist such an
effort, and though the grain may be little
decreased by the constant attrition and mois-
ture of the hand, 1t remains hard and firm to
the last
The purity Of our clarified sugars has been
permanently established by analyses made
last year, the test ranging for first sugars
from % to 100 per cent OF crystallizabe sugar
To instance some sugars, the Mccall whites
polarizing as high us 90; Belleview, of Walker
X Thompson. 30 A. and Shadyside, OF Zoos &
Barnett, 996, and one sample OF perfectly dry
white sugar, from the Point Houmas Planta,
ton OF j. o, Coticld, showing a polarization Of
100. being for this sample a perfectly pure
sugar. Other sugars. when tested, would have
shown like results.
None Of this class Of sugars, tested last year
| fell below 81 per cont, and they are products
made from the cane juice itself, FREQ from Inn
purItles and authorizations Of any kind. This
. of itself. should recommend them to the c IN,
sumers, whose aim should be to put upon his
table as pure an article as possible. In com
petlng with refined sugars made from I'm
ported raw sugars 1t would not be amiss |
every planter would place In the head Of every
barrel or hogshead OF clarified sugars made
circular stating his product to be apure, un
adulterated article, made direct from the
/ Juice OF the cane, and establish In this way
throughout the West, o standard OF purity
for our sugars 70 call attention to thei
superiority Is to excite comparison, which
upon a fair test would tell In our favor. Es
pecially would this be we'll for those planters
who are putting their sugars 10 barrels on tn
plantation itself-a new departure and
good one-and likely to be largely adopted u
d few years.
Our planters must take advantage OF ever.
chance to build up a reputation for their pro
duet Or at least SEQ to 1t, that Its reputation
does not suffer by invidiou5 comparisons-an'
should resort to every method to accomplish
this end-as a foothOld once gained is no
easily lost. Though this standard OF purlt
is we'll known to the buyers Of sugar upo
the levee, the information should be dissemin
ated widely the among consumers themselve
in order that demand for our product ma
in this way be created, based purely on 1t
merits.