New-York tribune., 1879-01-09
THE SUGAR T4EIFF TAKEN UP.
ARGUMENTS YESTERDAY By MPORTERs IRON
THREE CIIIEs-A BOSTON Defence OF NEW
YORK SUGARS.

ARGUMENTS YESTERDAY BY MroRrEEs FROM
THREE CIrIEs-A BOSTON Defence OF NEW
YORK SUGARS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.i
WAsHINGTON, Jan. S.-Thc Committee OF
WAYS and Means began the series OF meetings AT Wch
if proposes to hear the representatives Of the sugar I'M
porting and refining interests this morning.
The first hearing to-day gwen 10 the deputalon
from Baltimore. Mr Henry NJ Warficd, Of that city,
,r,.cntet \ petition signed by the leading sugar
firms Of New-York and Baltimore, asking that
a competent expert in the manufacture
Of sngar he sent to to examine personally the
manufacture OF sugar that Isandand whether The
sugars are as alleged by the Government, arthciay
colored.
william H. Perot David J. Foley, and :. p. Thompson
Of Baltimore ana Mr. Lawrence 1uruure Of New York.
AT noon a recess was taken for half an hour.
After the recess the Commit listened TO the
ment Of Mr.. john W. Gambler, OF Boston, IN
favor Of proposition agreed 10 III Boston 10 fix the
following tariff rates On all tank bottoms cOncretos,
syrups Of sugar, concentrated melad"' foncrntratId
moasses, and on all raw sugars, not aboNc No. I5
Dutch standard in color, testing by the poarlscopr not
above IS degrees. LII cent, per pound, with an
addition OF 5-lOO Of cent for each and every
Ggs'GI W a VI snraTs above No. 13 Dutch standard m
color and above No. l6 Dutch STANDARD N color.
3 cents per pound On all sugars above No. lG
Dutch standard III color. and not above No go Dutch
standard in color 52 cents per pound on 4l sugar,
on molaests testing by the Poariscopr not above JG
; cents per gallon ON mOasses testing by the pOlari-
scoue above J6s, 10 cents per gallon,
As proof OF the excellence Of the pOarlscOpc test,
Mr. Gambler mentioned the fact that out Of twcntySIN
crgocs Of sugar imported by Boston house during the
last year. aggregatng over 22.0OOOOO pounds of sugar
the variation between the test at Cuba ton The part OF
! the ecllrTD and the test at Boston ION the part
of the purchaser represented only difference
Sl3j on the whole amount OF the duty which was
about S525OOO, aud which would, under the proposed
scheme have been r59s 900. He argued that the
| nnlarscope j. not complicated instrument To
! rrrfcrahlc to men in ITS But the Secrc-
| iary of the Treasury should also have power to
instrument that the genius ana talent and Inecnu-
ity Of the country can suggest. In regard
10 the alleged adultcraton of sugar Mt Gambler said
that IN Boston they have had no adutcratcd sugar and
hat sony y far t0 the NcwY ork and Pin adclpha cnu-
cr 10 say from the general information which II
gary for sugar merchants 20 nave tie statement Is false
II mad cone tn some OF the Boston Tcncrs partcuar-
| i1Iur MIR. Spaldmg) and had inquired OF him. Mr.
-njpg had told hm that as he was Interested In know
! ,,, whether there Was any truth IN such state
uruts be mad ioT eighteen months tested Havcmc ers
and Elders sugars III every possible way, and that he
! lad never found ounce OF aduicratcd sugar.
Another Boston Ictiuer had told lnm the same thing,
| and said he had tested IN the same way the
| sugar Of the Ncw-Nork and Philadelphia re
unrrics and had never found Of adultcratod
been published TO the adulteIati"h oi sugar were
| NOT only "A great injustice To the firms named,
| hut were highly unpdtTtOtic. He thought that Tor
American newspaper. 10 advertise 10 Canada and Great
Brtalu that sugar rcin"Ics III the United states
making poisonous sugars, was an outrage dhd an injury
To the whole country. =, =,
urnt- lie said that II al duties on sugar removed
| the American rchLcrcs couId c"ml"t9 Wlth the
whole world hut the American sugar producers would
he crushed He stated that AT the present time re-
lined sugar sold this country AT less than ever
| the history Of the trade
tomorrow.