New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-02
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.

MORE ABOUT THE SUGAR QUESTION
DANFoRD KNOwLrON, OF NEw-YORK. FAvoRs THE
PoLARIsCoPE TEST AND A SPECIFIC DUTY-NEw
YORK TO BE VISITED.
LONG BRANCH, n. j., Aug. LIN the exec
utive session OF the Tariff Commission this morning 1t
was resolved on the suggestion Of Mr.. Mcmahon, 10
spend Monday aud Tuesday next in New-York for the
purpose OF giving to the members Of the Commission an
opportunity OF obtaining personal insight into the de-
tailed workings OF the Custom House.
communications we're read from II. II. Stevens. late
manager OF the Kentucky River Mills Frankfort KY,
recommending uniform duty OF 30 per all veg
etabe fbres, such "a fax, jue, hemp. etc. aud that
chinery for the manufacture thereof be placed the
tree lst from T. o. Hague New York recommending
that goods OF cafhar and cotton, which have to
pay 30 per cent ad vllorem aud fifty pound.
snail be admitted 80 per cent ad vaOrem and from
K A. Robinson & Co., chemists. OF Louisville, Ky in
favor Of discriminating duties WOOL cotton and
wOollen fabrics, etc. but against the present
cessive Duties suggesting that plaega infant
branch OF manufacturer should be reasonably protected
and that the genuine manufacturers should have pro-
lection Of at least 10 per cent
D1nford KnOwlrOn, Of New York. heard the
sugar question He described the method OF preparing
the sugar in the West Indies by the vacuum pan
and centrifugal processes He presumed that the sugar
rehners and importers who would before the Com
mission would be in favor OF reducing the duty sugar
while the sug3r-grOwers Of Louisiana would consider
the present duty too low. Bat an article which enters
INTO the CONSUMPTION OF every man, woman and child
was taxed too hgh when taxed is between go
and 70 per cent al valOrem, while articles OF Injury
were not taxed much HI asked that the duty should
be levied the poArscDpe test, which would be at
once both specific and ad valorem on home valuation
The pOiariseope, he said, was instrument by which
the crystallZable quality OF determined v 18th
the greatest accuracy It applied To-Day in collect
ing sugar tax in France This was on the prin
enIe fhat
much gallon, second proof much gallon, and so on
He proposed fixed or specnc du.y OF cents pound
sceharne syrup;s aud tnat liable pound of Sugar
shall be deemed poud Of 100 degrees OF crystazabIe
sugar 40 shown by direct pOariscOpe test IN he c0nd
uon IN when II Is lupored lie LOOK two cents pound
how easily the duty could be cacuated 100 pounds Of
pOiarizing 100 degrees would pay duty Of S2
100 pounds, polarizmg 90 degrees would Ply 81 90
100 pounds, pOarzug o. e-fees, would IL &C. and so
on tch degree less pOidrizalon would rednce the
duty on 100 pounds OF sugar GEMS.
In reply u qu .suOns BY Mr. kenner he stated that
IN poarscOpe tests made by me Government under
secretary Snernau circular order aud those by
They always agreed within about the haf OF the point
Mr.. McNahOu-l Congress should apply the uniform
rate % pOunO sugar. testing 100 degrees,
would not effect be To bring all the nghier shades OF
sugar To TINS country driving our Own renners out OF
Mr. KDowlton-some would undoubtedly come in
that way But the re1ners teI u thit now the coan,
MY Is educated 10 tue use or renued sugar and VIII
prooabl never 20 back 10 TIE ne o. raw suslr
Mr. nc 1IanOn-MOuld not tne Java sugars go right
INTO CONSUMPTION, without renmng
Mr.. kenner-Ihe Demerara sugars would; would
they nO,i
Mr.. Knowlion-The Demeraras would, TO some ex-
tent
Mr.. Kenuer-And would not that DC to the advantage
OF con -umersi
Nj. KnOwhon-C Certainly. arn not satisfied to feel
that t.e s-Oald have voice IN the making
tLe tart Ihey sIOud Dc considered. Fly Two MIL
IONS OF people nave grcaier interests tnan
fifteen Or ar--du tnat
tuere are Ia tae United states to day.
By The system WnlcA have SeS5ed our rchners would
be paced panty win gllsn rcnncIs. Our
liners would pa AL valOrem Gufy Oh raw sugars.
The gisn get free O duty. III the
lisa rcnLers safer from Introduction OF the
hgnter sugars our American redners need not nave
educated to Use D. WuJe sugar, aud tneJ prefer
10, although l INST say that they
sometimes got terribly cheated Because OF the SUI
gar whIcn cOnos rom tue refinery Is or - degrees
Dutch VIII pUlarlLs 20 So degrees
Mr. Kenner-Hha The rDiIsOn for matt
Nj Know IGOn-it comes rom the manner OF making
the sugar second JArd prO.uc Oi the rel-
cry lt spOngy mass, uud Is the dearest sugar that
a GUY. caIrd c0nee su-ar. Glucose II un-
doubleday xed Will sugar, nal-Iy WIN sOU sugar
Glucose Ia i.aue by sulp .drc acid, and
sulpuurlc mingled wiJn tue III prOOuc-
ing glucose corn, never Dc ruly eliminated
do IKE I,s Cncc, leIOrane vi tle stOnach
Tue cnca,Ing OI "a wnO se0s only 81 degrees OF
loo degrees, OF Very small quence compared
10 tue euddn2c ring OF hcCn. Ihc n-nr duty Oh M
ported sugars sieater Will tue Temptation 10
aduIter.te Llem the glucose VII ue mixed
su-ar 1Ou scarcely Duy III tue Cay OF New
York barre OF sugar nOuse syrup that not mixed
with glucose. Iney are usng cnOrnOs quantities. OI IT,
large rehucrs III pro-
duCOn U glucose III tuc estcru states. 20 no. say
tney Ia telr OWL rcuAeries, Out SOLE
times suspicion VIII 20 as lar as tnat.