Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-15
FOREIGN SUGAR.
Combination of American Re.
finerS to Boycott 1t.
Assisted by the Wholesale Gro
GERS of the East.

A Strong Effort to BE Made to Keep Ger
man Beet Sugar Out of the American
Market-The Western Association OF
Wholesale Grocers Not in the Combine
viii Not Affect the Price of Sugar.
New YORK, April 15-Reports have
been current for some days ON the sugar
market, at the foot of Wall street, that
combination had been formed between
the sugar trust, all the eastern refners
and the " ho.esale Grocers' association
to acquire complete control of the sugar
trade. 1t is known that negotiations
have been pending between the indie
pendent 1einers, the sugar TT st and
the wholesale dealers to handle all the
sugar refined in this country and to
boycott the refined sugars of foreign
countries. SO far the deal has resulted
only in an association of refners. 1t is
stated that Claus Spreckles, T.. C.
Knight, Harrison q Frazer, and all the
independent sugar refners have entered
into an agreement with the trust to
work in harmony with its managers
and to produce only their PRO rata share
of the entire production, which will be
limited to the sales made in advance by
the Wholesale grocers.
View oi y Large Dealer.
One of the largestsug dealers in the
city said, in reference to this agreement:
The retiners are now making a profit
of only one-tfth cent per pound on the
sugar handled by them. They are re
ctr n tpIf fT 1 Sc at
eights cent per pound between the cost
of refined and the selling pr.ce, foreign
beet sugar would come TO the market in
such Quantities as to prevent The placing
of the product Of the American refner-
ie3. Tel grams have been received a k.
ing quotations on German beet sugar,
and that article, favored as it is by
high bounty to the producer from the
German gove. nment, is looming up
promp ly as a menace to the refining
business here Of this ermau granu-
lated sugar 1913 bags OF 22l pounds
each have arrived at New Orleans, and
twenty-five lags of 224 pounds each,
and twenty-five casks of 1000 pounds
each have arrived at New York There
will be no attempt to boycottit, however,
but the individual reGners and the
trust acting together will take what
ever steps they deem Necessary to pre-
vent it or any other foreign refined
sugar finding Il market here. The deal
made is one similar to that formed in
the tobacco trade. The Western Asso-
citation of Wholesale Grocers is not in
it, but the wholesa grocers Of the
middle states and of the eastern states
have joined with the hi ners to an ex
tent so as to beco4e the agents Of thei
refined sugars. The report il untrue
that any arrangement exists in the
western states between grocers and re
finers. At tine elst the wholesale gro 'erB
have had an arrangement among them
selves for the last two years for the sale
of refined sugars, and are simply eX
tending 1t at the present time.
A Wholesale Grocer Talks.
F. B. Thurber. the wholesale gr Ger,
in speaking of the proposal with u re-
porter said it was wrong to 81 eak of it
as a boycott az ainst foreign sugars.
THE grscers proposed t. the sugar
dealers soma time ago" he added, that
if they would consent to sell their re-
fined gars at lower rates the grCcers
would not bother themeelve5 about
foreign refined sugars. They could af- |
ford TO max the concession. A parallel |
is found in the New York Central rail .
read which gives lower rates to those
men who ship their goods by that line
the year roun |. 1t i, reasonable prop |
ositicn which would assure the refiners |.
a steady call in all probability for their
goods. On account of the steady de. |
mand they could afford to sell their
products at lower prices. The wish to
keep their refineries running nat rally |
rather than to have idle machinery at
times"
Won't Effect the Price.
Mr.. Thurber declared that the con-
of the agreements wo Id |
have no effect ON the price of sugar
The price could not be raised, or the
foreign sugars would drive the native
sugars from the market.