New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01
THE SUGAR INTEREST.

REFINERs AND IMPORTERS SPEAKING FOR AND
AGAINST THE MEMORIAL TO ALTER THE TARIFF
on sUGAR-rHE HEARING CLOSED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The hearing in the
sugar question before the Committee on Ways and
Means was opened this morning by Mr. Theodore Have
meyer, OF NewYork, in an argument against the memo
ral-on which the Committee is actng-praying Ter a
uniform OF duty all refining sugars up " No H.
He asserted that the memorial Represented only Cuban
and West Indian planters and importers. Ia opposing
the memorial represented yeeighhs of all the sugar
refined and consumed in the United States.
They simply asked for even-handed justice and 10 be
allowed prosecute their legitimate business Tree from
the Disadvantage that would result from the adoption
OF a uniform tariff. He suggested the unfairness OF
such law as would the lower grades OF new
sugar force reners 10 use tie higher grades lie
denied low grades OF could be refined at as
low q cost as nigh grades.
Mr. Eastwick gave the figures OF such refining at 10
IN the and 50 cents IN the Other but SAID
that he would not think OF refining the low grade of
raw sugar into that Of highprced refaed sugar.
Mr. Havemeyer retOrted that he would and Gid and
other retncrs present confirmed that statement aud
claimed that he should not DO prevented by an unjust
tarT from doing they wanted 10 use all grades OK
sugar In the economical manner. The poor man
does not want to pay the high grade, and therefore
we make yellow sugar. Under the proposed modihca-
ton of the tariff single pound OF No. z, or NJ 10
OF less than No. I3 would be imported, aud yet those
grades constitute to-day 60 per cent OF the raw sugars
imported. The memorialsts asked for SPECIAL egisa'
non favorable only foreign PRODUCERS aud makers OF
the higher grades Of refined sugis ana injurious 70 ne
mporters and rChucis or all otuef sfaies
OF sugar. Ho referred TO q ieter. written
by Mr. Thurbcr, OF New-York, 20 tne thtt mat
while in England last year he understood IRON CUBAN
sources tnat the American tariff would be altered 10
spec tic tariff on sugar this MiDscr, and ne deduced
ffom this tue inference that tho CubaRs we're even so
early speculaug on wreck OF TIC American sugar
indnstry H. submitted that tue PRESENT classned
tariff was a. nearly equitable Il Was ptae'cemr 10
frame =. ,.. :.
Mr. Kenner gave the result Of the sugar production IN
LOUISIANA last year showing not pTonts OF S2OUlOOO,
being said, 2l2 per cent on the SSDOyVOVO b,
vested ia the business. II the Cuty were diminished
10 the extent OF Onehalf cent pound. a. proposed,
the sugar interest Of Louisiana would be ruined
Tue lowering Of the duty would not cAeapen the artce
10 the consumer all such movements III the past Lad
been the increase OF the export III cuoa no
favored the me poarscOpe IN deciding ac grades
of sugar II. Asserted that Louisiana eonlG ee;anly.
under fair announcement, produce 25OOOO tons OF
sugar. instead of the 10000 tons now pIoIuccd.
Mr. Humphrey II. sWilf, Of Ncw-York, Il sugar I'M
uorter principally the Brazilian and East Indian
trade made an argument against the proposition or tho
mcmoriaits on the ground that t would be run9us 10
that trade and 90 the American slipping whrh II EN-
pluyed. OGber persons were heard, after Waich the
IA, ariug was closed.