The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-08-31
Explains the Figures.
Sugar Practically on the Free List

In explanation of the tariff table
presented elsewhere in The Item to-
day, it is we'll TO say that ONLY the
lower grades Of open kettle sugars
are below No. 13 Dutch standard of
color. The bulk of the Louisiana crop,
including the better grades of open
kettle sugar and yellow clarified cen-
! trifugals is between Is and 16 ID. S.
Common open kettle sugar., which
is below Is D. S. and which polarizes
about 9O0, is now selling for about
At cents. The present duty on it is 2
cents. Without the duty its market
value would be 2f cents. The amount
of protection afforded by the Mills
bill is 1.63 cents, which would make
the price 1888 cents per pound. Then
protection left by the Senate bill it
l cent, which would make the makers
value of the sugar 1925 cents, or just
one cent a pound less tlan the planter
now obtains. On a crop of 500. OOU
pounds the difference between the
Mills and Senate bills would be $3.50
at the lowest calculation.
Good fair sugar is between Is and
16 D. S. 1t o brings II cents a
pound. Its market value without the
present duty of2.75 cents, would be
2 cents. With the 2.2O cents duty
the Mills bill would be worth 400
cents. With the 1877 cents duty in
the Senate bill its value would be on
ly 1856 cents a pound. OF without re-
ducing it to small fractions 1.37
cents Il pound less than the planter
now obtains. On IL crop of 5OO.OO(
pounds OF this grade of sugar the diff.
ference between the Mills bill and the
Senate bill would be about $4125 il
favor of the Mills bill.
By deducting the present tariff from
the price of each grade of sugar ant
then adding the rate fixed by the Mills
bill or the Senate bill, the planter cal
determine what would be the marke
value of his sugar under either.
That is, if there were any bottom t.
the Republican Senate bill. On thu
Democratic House bill We know how
we stand, but the Republican measur,
puts sugar practically on the fire.
list.
Every sugar planter knows that il
building levees or fences it is useles
to build II section high and anothe
low. The stock would get over tn
low places in the fence, aud the waite
would rush owe the low place in tn
levee until the barrier crumbled ava
and gave the field over to the tloot
The same line of reasoning hold
4. good in the tariff matters.
: The Republicans have left a 10
}. place in the tariff through which til
$ country may be flooded with fire
sugar. What is the use of a duty q
I sugar if molasses containing sug;
may be imported free of duty
Il The Senate bill puts molasses ties
ing below So on free list. On that abo,
So a nominal duty is maintaine
The present d. y on mOlasses il fo1
cents a gallon for below and Gig
l. cents for above So. Under this di
elimination the imports for 1887 we
e $1,000, 900, gallons above So. Wi
,, molasses below Sc on the free lii
how many gallons would come in
IS that above So
A gallon Of West India molass
% contains about 500 pounds. 1t won
cost 4 little more perhaps to transpC
S, sugar in this form, and the expense
" working it over would be slightly
{. excess of the cost of working over ia
{: sugar. But freight is a small matt
at the present time, and the big re
he nere manufacture sugar from molass
!, at g tritling expense.
Is There had just as well be 10 du
OH sugar as to admit molasses fir,
Besides, what would Louisiana III
lasses be worth with foreign molass
on the free list I?