, 1880-07-07
SUGAR.

EHcct or tho Combination Of tho Nc-
nncrs-ILoyv T1loy Arc Making Money
All Competition Cut Oh:
Tho merchants who havo been ngttatiug tho
necessity for d now arrangement OF tho thrift on
sugar havo littlo causo to bo pleased with tho
fnture ut Congress to do anything at Its last
session towards securing tho needed rottof. hut
hopo deferred hasn't had tho effect Of 1nRkiug
tho heart sick, nnd the agitation will still go OH.
"wHAT il TlIN STATUS nF TILE su0An TRADE,
md tho sugar question generality" said TMn-
uNE reporter ycstortlny. In talking with ono Of
tLe hravlest men hero IN the succharlne Inc.
"At tho presunt monnnt,'' was tho reply,
"tho prioo OF ronned suyar ls about Il cent II
pound higher than it WIS thirty days ago, whilo
tho pFIco OF raw alxar, sclnalns about Tho snu,o
rs 1t was thun Tho rchncrs then were nlnkiug
tlotr nsunl profit In thoir manufactures aud, rs
e ri S y Ssona to sos st
prStlt upon tho product hy limiting tug 4iount
pusiing % It % to my io adv,!s'ccs rF!ces ''' ''''
... "hia ~, the opportunity WA fendl4y embraced
,.0h, earta'u!y.""...
"Anl tho rcsutf'
"lho consequence is TINT thoy tayo suc-
wi,nt they ought IL hnvc beui, turning Il out as
lt Tiny had tetn doing the usllnl ntnnllnt ot
o,Ss9 To ,nsrs'ts q hS enetr .h Of
further thou tloy hnvu rcnsun 10 complain Ut
si@piy protective htls pr',hiS'tory or tic in:
Mrtntlon af tho batter Vrades ur snEAr which
s onS u,y sn,sss %s ns ssa T. ss The 1s reas s
aad t6ay might hayo doao thts years
agu. But mover Until ths scason did they uot.l-
Thore hare nwMys been luusuatlons III TINT
commodity rs well liz Iii all othors, Iut now 1t is
| a FORGED rAiCE NJ itEAsON or 4 CoNu1NAT1oN."
"On what Ia tilat combination bult2'
m itf fin thrift frnmt3
tlo moreh:.uts anI Tic psofls Of tic eolntry to
tiiosp who wtl,la sotl tho cticapcst.''
"Mhat is tho cxsent pf thls eoinbtnat!onf"
or,et i, ~ fG % ptSy ss' bs hn tSs % rn rs M
corporations tho wholo consuming public nf tho
limited stntss nre E1hl!gea 70 r. ~ for WIN. @ sugar
<s1,0o,!N0 OF duties aro inld on raw susars In.
PORTED Into tho uui,e,i st,ea, Will 30 apparont
what the !nasntu4e q tl.is iuterest s; Hence
IL HUT thoy 'tSS%T shouia 10 a eompelle ss
ay .rs sSs' tey ss" chSoss ta ut a ind sg s
aholiid DO piAcc't, BY rcaso, Of tho existing lnw,
.!t!s!sM !M n r tley aaaoso. md It whatovsr PRICES
"wisAr 10 THE MzncHAars BEEx TO nor
Tho thing tu do, Ut course, 10 10 get the mt
leeu trying 70 do .hAt. but .ltlio.,t tho acsIrd
Tor, LQo4Bn tue fEIltleEH, w FEMGQu u TUG lAGL
thAt tAoy H0tuK tn .ako millions Of tiollura
| wull4reauluted schrmo ot thrill, 1uay be aple
! iiuonus % Of Of D'Aia; the lob6y % is 'i 10
Lefeat tho advocates ut 4 nov sllgnr tariff. What
wu wanl to ID, tbnliRl. IL t1 at tt1o Metnhcra OF
Congress understand That The mercantile public,
! ia wpll VI th1 consuming pnlllto. arc Awnrc Of
th0ir dtrolfetl0n 0t duty ~ tho past, aill that
| thoy datnall rufot III tho future."
"WMA tt0rc nut III attcEnpt to do sonoth4ng In
this Mlnttvr 1T tho last sesai0nf'
| "WhAt WIS Known IT. tho Carlyle bill did look
J to that end but It simply prpl,t'sud Il nntuoa-
| cation of tho pn.sunt graded rntes Of duty on
SuHur. 1t WAS brought f0Ewnr'l lRto III tho seA.
sut,, and VIVA st.elye fOr tlib rouAnn tat " had
| INT gum through tue hlntls OF tho Why's 1nu
MeulA Cun1ulittru. AZ th!nk8 nrG HOW ithula
] ts lp reyeiIo 4tl.nng out Ut tho bottor Brp&ca
Of alBAr. What wD want Ia To il0 AGln 10 buy
nar auK,lrE uthor fra II The h0Ino or foreign ri.
finer. Whom uur re'liers aiurS tuvy III cI0rbltAnt
trlbuto upon tho trada of the country, we
| should be permitted " 70 lntI other markets
! md got our culnnstallty. We cannot au that
now, because tho lMr Ia 70 arranged ~ to I,r.b-
AlhIt Tho importation ot Tho higher grades. Tho
| result IL, that
WE AUST PAY ExOHnlTANr RATES
| 10 tho rGt!ncr for tho loWpr Vrtdcs Of auEnr.
with a propur turfE VIC could nport tho better
grades, ut.4 tue libyerHMGut would Get a inrKo
| Fuyel,uH trOHi that k,'rr1 Wheru It now gets
practically notit. In cnae Congress perInits this
tnHttUr to rBH,h!n very long unhou4etl, tho
| nltrchnnta and the te0ple nt thls country Will
demand aucpltia duty III all gra,sca whipl vii!
enable tieM u resort 10 1thor mnrkess instead
| through Tho huaus Ut tho law monopullsls who
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