The Russellville Democrat., 1882-08-03
Louisiana Sugars.

sented in New Orleans by factors or commission merchants, who attend to the purchase of plantation sup plies during the planting season, and the sale and disposition of the crop when manufactured.
 Arriving at New Orleans, the pro- duct is landed on the leyee direct from the numerous boats that ply along the Upper and Lower Coast to Lafourche and Bayou Teche or, If arriving by rail. It is landed on plat forms contiguous to the levee. The factor or commission merchant, who is strictly the first hand, is always represented by broker, and the lots, whether of sugar or molasses, are always offered intact in courtesy to the dealers who for many reasons are the most desirable purchasers. being on the spot with ready cash, and dispensing with the trouble of shipping and the risks attending transactions with distant points. All sales are made strlctly fer cash, which by custom of the leyee means on demand; and so well is it under stood that terms are scarcely men toned, and the dealer who is not ready with the cash when called for, need Tot attempt any more purchas- es until he has rehabilitated himself.
 The dealers having made their purchases, sort them out, and in ev- cry lot, either Of sugar or molasses, the quality varies and frequently in executing orders several lots have to be sorted over Tn order to procure the required quantity of a certain grade. What remains after sorting are known as "culls," and sold for the best price attainable, to any customer.
 The classification in force on the levee is as follows: Open kettle su- gars, in cypress hogheads, 12 per cent tare. Inferior, common, good common, fair, fully fair, prime, strictly prime, choice, fancy choice.
 The grades of Fair and under are scarcely fit for any purpose but re, tining, and are usually sold to refin. CTS to be melted and worked over.
 The refiners also purchase, when values permit the grades up to and including Prime.
 From Fully Fair to Fancy Choice all are known to grocery grades, Fully Fair being generally known in some Western markets as dry barrell ing sugars. Inferior and Common sugars are dark in color, wet and sometimes dirty--Common dry as It's name implies. Fair to Fully Fair, bright color, dry, well cooked and drained and good grain. Prime to Fancy Choice, dry, well drained, handsome grain, bright straw color, to very bright and full grain in Fan. cy Choice.
 Where these sugars have come in from the plantation and been held, and sometimes when they have come from the planter late in the season. the packages have not been refilled after drainage, and when this is the case, the customary , per cent. tare will not cover the weight of the package. This must be guarded against in making purchases, and AS a matter for stipulation between the buyer and the seller; as condition precedent to the transaction, either the packages must be rcilled, or taken as they are at an allowance on the price.
 Molassos is classcd as follows Open kettle molasses: Inferior, Com mon, Fair, Prime, Strictly Prime, Choice, Fancy Choice. Centrifugal Molasses: Common, Fair, Prime, Choice.
 Sirop de Batterie, as it's name i'm. plies, is taken from the battery ket- tie before the syrup has been concen- trated, and is pure juice of the cane boiled to the density of syrup. It rarely finds its way to market, how ever, as in a very short lime it gran ulates.
 "Cuite" "kueet" is very similar to what is known in the sugar bush" and in many Northern farm house As 3maple- Rax md iS taEan frov,