The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-16

dealers, II, 4O6, ,275 gallons; in the hands OF
retail liquor dealers, 81, 100000 gallons:
total, 152, ,945 ,773 gallons. In making the
above computation the average stock of
each retail liquor dealer In the United States
Is estimated at $50 gallons.
The actual number OF gallons of grape
brandy used in the fertilization OF sweet
1891 was 19S, sos, the tax upon which at 90
cents per gallon would have amounted to
Sl74, POI.
WEIGHING FOR GUAGING.
The commissioner announces his purpose
Of substituting weighing for guaging in as
certaining the quantity Of distilled spirits
subject to tax. He has decided, with the
approval Of the Secretary of the Treasury
and under authority Of section S249 Of tho
Revised Statutes, 70 prescribe the use Of the
scale in place Of the guage rod at distileries
and 80 far as applicable at rectifying
houses, retaining the rod for guaging pack
ages OF rectified spirits whoss true proof is
not ascertainable owing to the presence OF
saccarine or other matter In the spirits. and
under other circumstances when the use of
the scale may not be feasible.
PRODUCTION OF oLEoMARGARINE.
The total production Of oleomargarine
during the past year was A &c.,, 400 pounds.
being the largest in the history Of eleomar-
Rarine operations, and exceeding the largest
previous production by 3,72S 1888 pounds,
the amount in receipts exceeding the great
est previous record by S1S3,676 The in
crease of production over lat year was
II, ,06S, ,377 pounds, and in receipts 1921, ,0s2.
Statistics show that great strides have been
made in the production and consump-
lands, oleo oil to the value of
$4,000, 900 being imported from the United
States during the calendar year 1890 aud an
estimated total output of oleomargarine of
l65, ,000, 900 pounds being produced during
the same period, of which nearly l28, ,000.-
900 pounds were exported TO England,
Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and the Dutch, England
and Portuguese colonial possessions. Farm
ers found that this large output Of artificial
butter did not interfere in the least with
those OF them who made a high grade of
butter, which commanded good prices the
year round. and those who only owned a
few COWS had no difficulty in max
ing contracts with oleomargarine factories
to take all the milk their cows would yield.
The sale OF oleomargarine In Europe, as in
this country, was among the poorer Glasses
who prefer palatable fat to rancid one.
CHAP TER ON SUGAR.
In chapter on sugar the commissioner
details the action OF the bureau 10 providing
for the payment Of bounty as authorized
by the tariff act. The number OF sugar
producers who have applied for license is
4,9O6 and their estimated production is
6l3, ,376, $50 pounds, of which 572, 400, $50
pounds Is cane sugar. On this subject the
commissioner says "The above estimate of
the production was made by the producers
early in the season, and Is considerably in
excess of what may be expected. In max
ing their estimates for the year the pro-
ducers naturally placed their figures high.
1t ia what they hoped 10 make il all oon-
ditions were favorable. The production in
Louisiana last year, which was larger than
usual, was 436, ,056,920 pounds, as reported
by the applicants Tor license, and the pre-
valent opinion is that the coming
crop will not be any larger. The
production this year by licensed
producers will probably not be in excess Of
the following estimate: Cane sugar, 465.-
OOO,OO0 pounds; beet sugar, $4,000. .OOC
pounds; sorghum, 2 ,000, 900 pounds; maple.
10000 600 pounds; total estimated produc-
ton, 500, 100000 pounds
Estimating that beet aud sorghum sugar
will test 90 or over by the poIarisccpe, and
be entitled to bounty of cents per pound,
and that two-thirds of the cane sugar will
test 9O0 degrees and over, and the rest be.
tween 800 and 90, the amount of bounty to
be paid for the production of the year end
ing June 80, 1899, will be as follow
On cane sugar. SS,9l2, 500; on beet sugar
$500, 600; on sorghum, $4,000: on maple
sugar, S176. $50; total, s9,62S, $50. This
country is large consumer of sugar, the
people using more per capita than those OF
any other country, except England. In
the last fiscal year we imported 3,4S3, ,442,.
1926 pounds Of sugar, OF the value Of $lO5,.
661, ,431, and produced 512.261. $50 pounds.
The amount of sugar produced in the United
States is about one-eighth of the amount
consumed The commissioner recon-
mends that the law be amended
80 as to provide for transfer OF
license or the issuing of new
license to the successors or legal repre-
sentatives, In case Of the death Of the party
who has obtained a license. or change Of
firm or transfer of the business occurring
after July l, and after license has been
issued. The commissioner estimates thai
the receipts from all sources for the cur.
rent fiscal year will aggregate about $780,
100000.