, 1880-07-18
THE SUGAR POOL.
The Recent Sharp Advance In the
Price Of Refined Sugars Condemned
by the General Trade-CllarGex OF
Using Adul9erun{A Renewed.

Price Of Refined Sugars CONDEMNED
by the General Trade-CharSex OF
Using Adu1terants Renewed.
Nt,y Iork Star.
There is still lack of harmony IN the diff
ferent branches Of the sugar trade, and
charges Of malpractice, the use of adulter-
ants, and forming corners to limit production
and raise the price OF refined sugars. An at
tempt was made recently to have all retlners
enter into an agreement to limit production
OIL the basis Of each agreeing to put In Il
of q cent a pound in pool. and when one
factory should shut down, not being able
sugars for refining, or cent 2
pound on centrifugslls,. e OF Q cent
Should be paid in lieu Of working. 1t Is
understood that the retiners who, are now
working together on a "Eooting' arrange-
& ti EastWick, wi F. .: H1athieson, Wieckers i
Co., and the Brooklyn Refinery. They claim
Il. manufacture tiye-eighths OF a1l the sugars
that are refined IL the country. THOSE WHO W.
declined to join the t'poni', were G. W. Dl-
rant g. Son. Aloller Il Seierekes, and the
North River Refining Company.
The chief objection urged aSninst slaci
"pDOling of issues rs was proposed IN the
printed circular issued was that the large
firms import their own sugars, and are able
to save in the customs duties, by attending to
brokers, between 4 quarter and one-lalt cent
4 pound. The re:inerieS are now running at
about Is per cent Of their full capacity, and
rs the profit increases OH the advanced rates,
it Is expected that all the vats will be set at
work and by 0yerpr0duction break Ill
There are now about 10000 tons more of
raw sugars in the four principal ports than
there were ut the same time last year, anu the
recent advance III prices has been uue lor1G r
causes Raws are from to IL cents higher
than they were short time ago, AMI reflnefss
have advanced the price OF the manufactured
article one cent pound III tile last three
dealers, is entirely too much to hold; and
when the break does come, as Sc come II lnnst,
serious losses will result. The market has
been taking refined sugars freely, they
but trade is beginning to Show signs ol SLUG
gishness. Grocers, they say, are well stocked
and out-of-towm buyers are getting susp,-
cinlls; and those who use sugars largely LOT
canning and other manufacturing purposes
have laid in their full supply, closing up a
la!S a1sH sugar al is entering largely into the
ra',,,tahle dealer Yesterday, "and is being
usett in most of the retineries. 1t is not
harmful. but, as it lacks swcctenlng poWer,
every pound OF sugar sold as sugar, " w,'tG. 4Ga
consumer. Ii is employed principally ln inc
mam,,fnct.re Of low grl.le sugars. Other
i,,prntienrs are being used i'll SOME or the
reiineri2s. A lady friend Of mine purchased
4 lot of sugars bearing the brand OF wsil-
boiling it down for preserves blue scum
arose to the surface, and she was Atralts 70
nst, H. A critical examination showed tnat IL
was indigo, which is employed by refnefS
fo give the product 4 good c0lor, ana ~
make it look handsome" Whef Las askgu to
Viewed by the trade generally, he 5. saia; .S:
Importers, as IL rule, are Opposed 10 tae
combination They claim that it IS con- on
yelling the consumer to pay more loE kinic
sugars and the trade to sell rtws 1or low
u1.ire. the object being to 4epreSs raw sngars 3g
and advance the price OF tne renneat hnt neSs ;x
inr pure sugars to the poor man, ana eomne1
t,on, t,s, r. nay tribute to their Golfers. Ihe
o,'iv thi,.g that will regulate the sugar traue7
and make it profitable for both importers anu
reners, is to DO away VIII Shn prsfg rers Mu
h1v t5eir sl1 CARS in Cuba by the cargo Of 500
nr !. .000 llogsheads, and have them landed at
tho;r nrjyate docks, from which all
ere excluded except Custonl-House officers
anf, employees. Here the sllg.rs are examined
and frequently passed at any nnnoff u 1af aq nes't
~ ,r',' rnn,,'nd either On the Dutch standard or by
I INV Sharman's illegally introduced instru-
,nant called the poiarisc0pe- They have been
i.nnty11 RECENTLY 10 pass eight or ten cargoes
,,t,iftr the new Treasury regulations, testing
and oG Wit, n,,a sagxin$ giF$;tca OF % u }3for of
9f the fetlne1s m ,oes,sSis es These same m snssrs
wei we're ~ afterward inspected by three Or four
other testers, and !, they ran up to H. fiji
078< and some tu V3.
''.ir :srhe i Secretary Of the Treasury, under his
1s1r