The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-09
THE SUGAR PLANTERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the
Association Held Last Night.
Interesting Papers, Important Reso
lutions and Other Matters Dis
cussed and Acted Upon.

After the regular opening preliminartes,
Mr.. Kenner called the attention OF the asso-
citation to the neglect of the Associated Press
Agent to telegraph the condition of the sugar
market IN New York or the price Of sugar 1t
was matter Of considerable Importance, and
yet for five consecutive days there had been
no report Of sugar IN the telegraphic dis
patches
MIR. Kenner submitted q sample OF paper
made from bngasse by process invented by
Mr.. Ben Story. He thought that any pro-
cess which would utilize bagasse was worthy
or attention and announcement.
MIR. Harry Mccall read thefollowtng
INTERESTING PAPER,
n translation of mn article from the issue OF
November s. 1870, of the Jownatdea lubricants
de tS,tcre published In Paris:
At the Courcees plantation. In the island of
union. the bagass9 is saturated with steam
at tho time 81 erushlnR Inc Wfitef STATES lhas
STEAM In order to facilitate the crushing
rather larger space was allowed than usual be-
tween the mill cylinders: that consequently
tho conditions were less favorable to the max
ing of good bRgasse than commonly was the
case 1t WINS found that the average per cent OF
Juice from the cane was 70 degrees. A triat on
q cart load resulted In giving by weight 20 de-
grees Of bagasse from 100 degrees Of ca0es.
which was rather agrsater weight OF bagHsse
than usual At tho time OF ma. Ing the above
trial an examina ion waR made OF the cane Juice,
after saturation and crushing. with the follow
ing results! :.
the same level; d jet Of mingled steam and
water snturates the bnRaaHe bstween the lust
and the third pair Of rollers; then the Juice
flowing from the last Ia taken up by pump to
pnturate the bagaaae between the third and the
second set, and thus takes u a fresh quantity
or sugar; then 81 second pump carries IL be-
tween the second aud first set OF rollers, 80 that
the Juice. In thus passing suecessively over the
lgss anq ess of sngar axas to
the fret mill. whore IL finally falls into the tsnk
where the original cane Juice comes out from
the frat mill and is mixed with II.
In order to make the experiment MS COM
plete az possible, the movement of tho bagasee
from lot Of cane entering the fret mill was
followed and samples taken o. each mill from
he Juice of this cane, Of which. In the first
rlace. q sample had already been taken at the
first mill, II 80 happened that the third pump
be remembered that IL IL this pump which sat
urateH tho bagasse between the twUflrst pair
The results we're as follows on testing by
/. me natural Juice issuing from the first
q The water or Juice produced by the satura-
tlon ~ tho bagasse by the first pump, which
Juice flowed from the last mill. .,,
b This same juice taken up by the second
pump havipg already saturated the bagasse.
between the second and third mills.
a.
natural cane Juice and the saturated Juice from
- Sugar. Glucose. Total.
/. Natural juice per cent 10 81 l83 TIA
q Juice from first pump 66s 30 ~
| o Juicefrom second pump 1l22 090 ~ "
| L. First mixtures In talk ..t2H 15o 1877
| Ii order to mako the above test the various
| liquids or juices were reduced to uniform
| This temperature was In the tank 80 to 81 do
| grees Fahrenheit for the natural juice, 1877 de-
! prees Fahrenheit for the LIQUID from the flrst
pump 145 degrees Fahrenheit for the liquid
| from the second pump, 10 degrees Fahrenheit
II will be- seen that the LIQUID. after the first
| saturation has already q sacehartne richness
| Mt once more than II per cent after second
Nowtf standing four successive crushIpgs
| aud two saturatlons. there remains still more
| thnn 1 per cent Of sugar In the bagasse. lie
may appear probable that the liduid Is at once.
after the first sntnratiou strongly charged with
sugar from which 1t may be concluded that the
| first crushing WAS not thorough enough.
| Ii fact tho more thorough the first crushing
| la tho eBs sugar remains in the hagasse; and
const quently tho saturation, acting on weaker
| material. will leave less sugar there. and the
saccharins exhaustion will. OF course. be more
The experiment would have been more sat
| lsfaetory II the percentage OF increase In the
| amount OF mixed juice In the tank had been
| given YER the amount OF natural Juice eX
pressed from the cane for only til US can the
| actual gain in sugar be- a5cartatned For IN
stance, 1t will be seen TINT, whereas. at Inc Hrst
expression there WAS 1881 per cent 81 sugar
and T. SO per cent Of glucose, there Is f1naily In
| the mixed tank only Is 81 per cent OF sugar
| and 30 per cent Of glucose. good deal more
Juice then would be required to make q gain.
Then. In addition to the question Wheth or ne
saturated Juice. as IT may be termed, will give
| on boiling. rs good result as the natural
| juice. is not touched on or settled.
| Mr.. Mitchell, on being called upon by the
chair, gave the result OF an experiment with
large mill on the plantation OF Howard x
Morris, In the parish OF st. Charles. Without
entering into details, he said that 3.409
pounds Of cane had yielded 1926 gallons,
weighing ,2o7 pounds, making the remark
able yield Of 50 % per cent.
| The commun ication headed "The Sugar
Market" published In the DEMOCRAT OF De-
| cember last, was read to the association by
Secretary Giffen, also one which appeared Ia
the DEMOCRAT of the third instant, signed
"Planter"
| Both communications dwelt on alleged
abuses In the process of weighing sugar and
guagipg molasses on the leyee at this port.
After the reading Mr.. McCulium submitted
a set OF resolutions, providing for special
committee to investigate the matter and en-
quire into the charter Of the Sugar Shed Com
pany.
Mr.. Mccall called attention to the fact that
the DEMOCRAT wanted discussion OF the mat
ter: but one side had thus far been presented
but he thought 1t would be we'll to have the
other side before the committee reported: Il
was a very important matter anu there
should be no hasty action.
He offered the following resolutions as sub.
stitutes to those pending:
Resotved, That committee OF nine, In.
Guiding the president, be appointed by the
president OF the association to take into con-
sideration-
/. The manner or system under which sales
OF sugar and molasses are now usually made
In this city.
Q. To what extent the sales OF sugar ano
nolasses are affected. advantageously or In
Iiuriously, by municipal regulations.
8. What abuses, If any, exist, In handling
sugar and molassts on what is known as the
public sugar mart of this city. Whether
these abuses arise from customs which, IRON
long continuance, have been crystalized into
law, or whether these abuses are Incidental &c
municipal regulations.
4. After careful investigation OF the whole
subject, that this committee be directed tc
propose to the association, at the next regu
lar meeting, such remedies as they may deem
proper and practical to correct any abuses
that may be found to exist.
Mr. McCullum accepted the substitutes, II
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