New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-19

BEET SUGAR IN GERMANY.
STATISTICS OF THE INDUSTRY.
TAXES on CONSUMPTION AND MATERIAL IN.
POSED BY THE LAw-GERMANY HAS
SUGAR TRUST, TOO.


SUGAR TRUST, TOO.
Washington. May Is tspecian.-In view Of the i'm
pending discussion and vote on amendments to be
proposed to the sugar schedule of the Revenue bill
some statements contained In recent report OF Consul
General Edwards, Of Berlin on the beet sugar industry
of Germany will be found possess considerable IN
tersst.
On August 1. 1885, the new sugar taxes and dhties
became operative. but certain notifications Of the
regulations allowed for the transition period
from August and october i. Since the former date
the import duties on foreign has been 30 marks
IA cents per 100 klograms-c20 IL pounds-a trihc
less than 3.24 cents pet pound. Prior TO August l
that rate had been imposed only refined sugars and
such raw sugars reached No. 10 d. s.. while other
raw sugars paid "a marks per 100 Kilograms. or about
ESQ cents per pound. When foreign sugar is I'M
ported for further manufacture in sugar
factory, the consumption tax 12 marks per 100
kilograms. can be deducted and only IA marks
collected in customs duties The law imposes ma
terial tax amounting to $40 OF mark per 100
kilograms Of raw beet and consumption taxi of II
marks per 100 Kilograms OF inland beet-sugar-tha is.
ION all sugar which is manufactured in inland fac
tories from beet products of sugar fabrication (yrp
and molasses), or by further finishing processes from
such sugar (reHning, etc.," This consumption tax is
due so the sugar passes from the con-
troll under which it has lain during the manufacturing
and refining processes, into the open market. only
syrup and molasses free from this consumption
tax and even upon these the Federal Council Is en-
powered to impose the consumption tax. partially or
in full, when the condition of such drppings is such
to fit them for finer According to Section O
OF the Law OF July ., 1887 all drppings which In
the dry substance contain 20 per cent of sugar
subject to the consumption tax Of Il marks per
100 kilograms.
The "material tax for sugar which is exported
boyo Iept in
warehouses; when the amount is at least 500 Kilograms
is refunded per 100 kilograms according TO the fol-
lowing schedule:
(A) Raw sugar least 90 per cent fine, and refined
sugar containing less than % per and not less than
per sugar. about nineenths of cent pound
(B) For candles and for sugars In white, full, hard
losves, blocks plates, sticks cubes broken small
in the presence officers socaled crystals or
other white hard, translucent In crystal form
containing at least 992 per cent OF sugar particularly the
sort known in trade as granuated further for other
Of at least 99 per cent purity which at any time
may be thus classified by the Federal Council 1065 marks
C For all other hard sugars, well as for all white
dry mot containing per cent wate sugars In crys'
ta crumb -four form, containing at least 9S per cent
sugar, long they do not fall under g. 10 marks
Upon the expectation Of wares in whose manu-
facture sugar of the above kinds has been used the
on the sugar therein is TO be refunded Among
the articles specified condensed milk, chocolates,
fruits candied or preserved in sugar. liquors, fruit
sugar and large number and variety of other articles
II appears that Germany well the United
States is blessed with sugar trust The report says
In regard the Of fabrication, only to limited
reports made and these were calculated de
enty general however appears that these expenses
are somewhat larger than in the preceding year. because
the beet price, and extent the OF ator were
higher comparison with the preceding year the saving
In the beet 090 mark the 100 Kilograms see aboFe
more equazed the increase in costs Of production
From the beginning the campaign until December sugar
prices fell not nconsderaby but in that month they re-
covered again somewhat and remained at about the same
height during the following months From the month Of
March on however, influence Of high price union
sugar trus Magdebuig made itself felt and prices rose
high though July great fall followed. The price rise
in the spring 1889 occaOncd the unusual circumstance
that most Of factories were able TO dispose OF their
seconds for higher prices than they got for their first
products.
Reduced to United States money the gross receipts
from the beet tax last year amounted TO 81 ,03i,345
less amount for exported warehoused sugar
S1o,O55 lOo-leaving a deficiency on that account of
81 O23 753. In Hamburg and Bremen nothing was
received on account Of the beet tax while the amount
paid by the Government as rebate sugars exported
was S4,0S42s6 The Yet receipts on account OF CON
sumption taxi amounted TO So,oO1 ,394. The I'M
portaions OF refined sugar last year amounted TO
9O7 800 kilograms, and Of raw sugar TO 2,Ol6,4O0
kilograms and the exports oi sugar OF the rebate
classes in the same year amounted 10 oS-,--o,ooo
The growth of the beet sugar industry in Germany
uniform, except for two years in one OF which II
exceeded the average while i'll the other IL fell con
siderably below the average In 1871 tho output OF
sugar in mass" amounted to 576,1oO3OO kilograms,
the saleabc products Ot raw sugar and molasses 10
500 ,606 800 kilograms. In 1889 the output OF sugar
in mass" was Il6j 340,0OO kos, and the sal
able products Of sugar and moasses amounted TO
1,145, ,693,600 kilOs showing an increase In zen
years of than 100 per cent. In the same period
the quantity of beets required 70 produce 100 kilograms
OF sugar has decreased from l,OoO TO
s36. The number Of factories in opera
ton in 1870 324, of which 259 used the
diffusion process in 1883 the number factories had
increased to $780, OF which 1913 used the diffusion
process. in 1870 the amount of beets used Was
4,62S TATTOO kos, Of which about two-thrds were
raised by factory and one-thlTd purchased
from farmers; in 1889 the amount had increased to
raised by factory owners and a. per cent purchased
Of farmers. In 1870 the amount OF land under cul-
tvation by factory owners 266075 acres In 1881
II was 360,104 acres.
The importation Of refined sugar decreased from
2,963, 100 klos in 1879 TO 9O1 500 in 1850 and lie
importation Of sugar Increased from 1,53O,4OO
kilOs 10 2016,400 hlos. In 1870 the exporatlons of
rebate sugars including raw sugar, candy sugar,
other hard sugars, etc., amounted TO 134,224,oOo
kilos in 1889 the expectations amounted u 592,22o
1870 the domestic consumption OF sugar per capita
in Germany q 40 ktlos. or about IL pounds
and the and customs duty per capita averaged
Is marks, little more than - cents In United
States money in 1S60 the consumption per capita had
Increased 10 41O klOs about 1851 pounds. and
the taxes and customs duty averaged only 1915 CENTS
q decrease OF more than IL cents per head
THE ENTERPRISE TO GO OUT OF COMMISSION
Washington, May 1s.-Orders have been issued by
tIA Navy Department dctaching all the officers