The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-08-14
GLUCOSE.

In the trial which began at Buffalo on
the 18th ult., of the suit brought by Mr..
John l.. Albcrger against the Buffalo
Grape Sugar Company, Mr.. Cicero J.
Hamlin. its President. and Mr.. William
Iamlin, its Secretary and Treasurer to
recover the value of twenty-three shares
of stock in the company of the alleged
value of $3.50, 900, Mr.. Horace Williams,
assignor of the stock. testified as follows:
The manufacture of grape sugar from
corn was commenced originally by wit
ness and his partner. lie invented some
of the machinery by which the process
was brought to perfection. lie obtained
cret. Their firm name was then \. W.
Foo: 4 Go. They commenced with 200
or 300 bushels day and increased this
amount gradually to 1000. This was the
amount in 1874. The Buffalo Grape
Sugar Company was then organized.
There were 200 shares, of which Fox
owned 1902; witness owned sixty shares,
and the balance was held by William
Hamlin. Improvements have since been
made in the machine by which better
article of sugar is made and with greater
facility. They first produced crude sugar
used in the manufacture of ale and
larger beer-principally ale. The sugar
was used in place of malt. At Il later
date they refined the sugar. Grape sugar
was also used i'll 1874 10y tobacconists. As
its quality was improved it was used i'll
other branches of business. 4 large
quantity is now used i'll making syrups
for table use. Witness knew there was
very little pure cane syrup sold now. The
grape sugar syrup is more wholesome and
delicious. Glucose and grape sugar are
one and the same thing-glucose being
the sugar in the liquid form. When it is
called grape sugar it is in Il solid form.
This being used considerably in New
York in mixing sugar, making what is
called improved sugar. Witness under
stood that the Buffalo Grape Sugar Com
pany was interested i'll this mixing OF
sugar in New York.
At the present time the demand for
grape sugar exceeds the supply, and the
price of it has increased. In 1874 thirty
pounds of sugar were made from one
bushel, or tifty-six pounds Of corn. The
price was then from B to 4, and some
times a cents Il pound. The refuse is
sold for feed, and the price of it was from
to cents bu>hel. In mixing sugar
| the grape sugar is pulverized and about
- per cent added to cane sugar. 1t I'M
proves the color of the sugar. and Ell
ables dealers to sell it for better price
| During 1874 and 1915 the earnings were
about $l5. 900 Il month, and in 1876 they
averaged from $4,000 to 100000. In
| 1877 the earnings for one month were
SD. 900. Witness did not see many OF
the statements during 1873. y starch
factory was run in connection with the
sugar works. about 800 bushels of corr
used in a day. Witness did not know
much about the earnings of the starcl
factory. lie was aware that the bust
ness was profitable. He understood al
of the processes Of the establishment ant
had charge of the manufacturing of the
sugar, glucose. etc. lie made estimate
from time to time of the cost of turnin!
a bushel of corn into sugar, and i'll dom!
SO took into consideration the OUTLAWS
cost of machinery. buildings, etc. II,
estimated it to be about - cents a bushcl
and the net profit of a bushel of corn, a
45 cents bushel, when turned into sugar
factories have sprung up in this country
but there are only four or five any &C