The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-02
MERELY DIVERTED.
From the Treasury to the Golfers
of the Railroad.
The Reduction in the Sugar Tariff by the
Operation of the Mckinley Bill Used
to Enrich Stanford & Co.

The sugar market failed to respond yes
terdayto the operation of the Mckinley bill,
and despite tho fact that the previous import
duty Of "a cents pound went out of exist
ence, there was but little change in prices
quoted.
Both the American and California REIN
cries issued revised prlcelists. but the differ
ence was so slight that 1t merely restored the
market to the standard of one week ago. On
all white grades the new figures showed a
reduction of q cent on hards and powdered
and q cent on s0fts or granulated. On
yellows there was an advance of * cent by
the American and q cent by the California.
A number Of prominent dealers were seen
relative to the matter, but majority Of
them refused to express any opinion as to
the outcome.
Frederick Tillman, of the firm of Till
man q Bendel, who handle more sugar,
perhaps. than any jobbers in the city, said:
81 am unable to make any prediction as to
the outcome of the matter. The refners
hold the key to the situation and all will de-
pend upon them"
THE RAILROAD GETS IT.
Another heavy dealer, who desires that
his name be- Withheld from public ation
and smiled. On 1t he had facetiously
scratched two hearts pierced by Cupid's
arrow. One was labeled Hayemyers; the
other spreckels.
''That," said he, sis the situation exactly
When you find out what those two loving
gentlemen are going to do, you Will know
more about the future of the sugar market.
| The price list which they have issued to-
| day is simply piece of monumental gall,
| but one can hardly refrain from admlrlng
| their magnificent nerve. The whole thing
| means that San Francisco Is simply mis-
| fit, and always will be until we have COM
| petns line Of railroad TO the East. Now
| within the last week the freight tariff on
| sugar has been advanced from II 20 10 81 4
| hundred pounds from the East, While sugar
| can be shipped from San Francisco to
| Kansas City to-day for 60 cents hundred.
| Inc railroad company, III other words,
| should say, has taken advantage Of the re-
| moYal Of the tariff to absorb the amount that
formerly went into the Ma tiona Treasury.
| Under the circums stances | do not see just
| how the consumer in California is tn profit
any by the change. Why, it has been but
short time since SpreckelS. by means of 4
combination with the railroad, compelled
the job6erS of this city to pay him 10 cents
| gallon for syrup, while the same article
was being sold in Omaha, after paying the
| freight, Tor 30 cents At the same TINE 1t
| was sold aboard ship here for 20 cents a
| gallon for export to Hamburg.
TOO EARLY FOR PREDICTIONS.
| However, it is a little early to make any
| predictions. but viii say that from pres
| ent indications l am not inclined to think
| that the consumer will realize any saving
| in tie price of sugar at present. In the
! East no doubt a reduction will follow, but
not in my opinion in California"
THE REFINERS RErICENT.
A call was made at the Offices of the
American Refinery, at 121 Market street,
! but the representatives OF that Institution
refused to discuss the matter in any form.
| They had been annoyed for some time,
| they said, by inquiries about sugar, and
would refuse in future to answer any and
ali questions on the part of news-gatherers.
4. B. SpreckelS, however, was more c0ur-
| teouS. but inclined to be reticent LAS lar
as we are concerned" he said, I'VE are inno-
| cent of any combination with the railroad
| company. We know that they have raised
| the rates on west-5ound sugar, but our
| knowledge OF this fact was gained from an
| outside s0uIce We advanced tile rates to-
| day ON yellow sugar simply because they
| have been TOO low as compared with white,
| and We merely restored the equilibrium.
| What further reduction, if any, will be
made in the price list, ! am unable to say at
! present"