Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-30
MOLAssEs Is NOT PURE.
Every Barrel sold Adulterated Largely
with Glucose


Chicago Tribune.
Competition, which is so freely quoted
as being the life Of trade, is apt TO be the
death Of 1t, unless some stringent laws are
passed affecting the adulteration OF the
many different articles Of food which
enter into daily consumption, to provide
the sustenRnce Of life In every rich and
poor family on this continent. Ever since
the recent exposure In Boston of the salts
OF tin adulteratiOn in molasses the atten
tlon OF grocerymen in the west has been
conferred upon the state OF molasses as IL
is being sold in this market.
prominent dealer In molasses recently
stated that there were very few II any
barrels Of straight molasses In this mar
ket. Every barrel is adulterated with 90
or 70 per cent Of glucose. Glucose Is not
Injurious In itself-in fact, some people
prefer the straight glucose TO the straight
molasses---hut the fraud perpetrated on
the public IN adulterating the pure goods
may be clsssed in the same category
with spurious butter, and should be sold
ON its merits. Consumers know that
molasses IL being adulterated, and the
consequence Is that they do not buy one
fifth as much OF II as they did year
ago. MolaeRes that was selling q
gallon can now be bought for 30 cents
per gallon, the cause being decrease in
consumption and lack OF demRnd fol
where a dealer would formerly use Ave
barrels OF pure goods his trade Is now
satisfied with one barrel of that sdulter
ated with glucose. II IL not claimed thai
any Injurious drugs are used In adulter
atlng the pure article any more thar
chicory Is injurious when added to coffee
but when 40 per cent. OF a barrel of so
called pure molasses Is glucose doesn't
1T begin TO look as II the goods were ap
preaching adulteTation from the othel
enid. O.. glucose is being adulterateC
with molasses2
When the mixing OF glucose with mo
lasses was first attempted the dealers
here did all their mixing on their owl
premises, aud only to an extent sutllcien
to cater TO the trade requiring IL, Nov
II Is all mixed before II reaches here
There is, no doubt, plenty OF pure mo
lasses In Louisiana, but as long as DEALER
there can make more money out Of 1t b,
using their stocks TO mix with glucos
they are not likely to sell any OF 1t unless
at very high price, and the trade herr
cannot use 1t at the figures wanted. Tn
crop reports this season have been en-
larged by reporting an increase OF 5000
barrels, this increase being glucose o
sorghum which IL added to the pure mo
lasses and the output Increased in pro
portion.
There seems TO be a disposition now o.
the part OF those who at frst were 9,
anxious TO get hold Of the mixed good
to return to their hrst love, the simon
pure article. They are getting tired o
the fraud, and unless nDlasses gets bac
into Its former channel, straight sorghum
VIII an the demand, and molasses will b
thing OF the past There are goo
many dealers who state that they q,
cldedly prefer using pure sorghums !
molasses mixed with IS per cent, Of glu
cose, and as sorghum Is made absolutel
pure there seems 20 be desire to use
instead of the molasses as II Is now beln
made.
OF course the reason for mixing III
goods Is apparent enough 10 any ordinai
observer, When the practice nrst con
menced mixers would take barrel Of OF
binary molasses, worth 40 cents per ga
lon, and mix Il with barrel of glucos
worth 20 cents per gallon. The effect {
the glucose upon the molasses was
give IL fine light color, maxim
IL appear as superior grade OF mi
lasses, and II would sell for 40 cen
per galioni but as soon as oth'