, 1891-04-29

but likewise to every consumer. 1t is the
question Of line selected in fixing the duty on
sugar, according to colour. The address
reads as follows On 9th Dec. last year we
the Undersi sned, who import about IS per
Cent of all the dutiable sugar which is yearly
brought to Denmark, took the liberty to send
to the committee for Customs and Ship-dues
appointed by the Landsthing, a petition to
have TT in the proposal of 18th Novb. 80
fixed, that in accordance with the proposal
of Government of LIST Novb. 1889 the line
for the clearness of sugar be put darker than
No."F19. It therefore caused an uncommonly
great excitement in the commercial world,
when the, hon. Landsthing by the second
discussion of the law, had sanctioned the
amepdmentNo 40, by which the line is moved
to darker than No. Is o result hardly consld-
cred possible by anyone interested in sugar
We also take the liberty to call the attention
of the hon. Landsthing to the fact, that the
fixing of the line darker than No. Is in a
final law of customs will be tantamount to
making nearly all importation Of sugar to
Denmark impossible, as the sugars, that
could then be imported would be reduced to
the darker kinds, which contrary to what
was the case formerly, are at present only
used to a very small degree, principally by
bakers. About 80 per Cent of the imported
EuRl1BQ "1dTI00b AuO Cast u poA OOA0A"
ra,-and other crystallized sugars are as near to
the line No. l6 as possible, and about SO per
Cent of Portorico-sugar are lighter in colour
than No. Is and with regard to the latter,
the direct importation of even the darker
qualities would partly stop, as it is next to
impossible from the place Of production to
ship cargoes with the guarantee that no part
of it is of lighter colour than No. Is. The
stopping of this importation of sugar will not
only affect large sugar-frms, labourers etc.
but also that part of the Danish shipping
trade, which is engaged in the Importation of
sugar to Denmark In our Westindian
colonies they must to an essential degree try
to gradually improve the darker produce,
which is still delivered from many estates, If
the sugar-industry there is not to be stopped
entirely. Likewise the e~xertions of the St. Croix
Central Factory must more and more be bent
on producing clearer sugar, useabie for direct
consumption, and if 80, the line darker than
No. 16 would totally exclude importation from
our own colonies. With regard to those sugars,
which during the discussions of the Landsthing
were 30 severely attacked as being particu"
larlv injurious to the interest of the Danish
sugsr.f factories, viz English 'farines," accord
ing to the textbook Of the Grocer.Society for
1889, and to the statement Of the brokers
Svane and Hvalsoe, for 1890, contrary to an
official writing from the Director General for
the tax-department (Rigsdagstidende supple
ment B, page SIT, 81 which in advantage of
the enforcement Of Dthe number of clearness,
declares that tho importation of the so-called
'~'farines" has augmented during the last
ten years, the importation has been as follows:
1881. IA, 800, OOOp 1885. 100000 y
1882. .16, o 900 1887. 10, 100 1000 "
1883. 10, 10000 1885,. 100000 "
1884. 20, $4,000 1883. IL, 100000 ="
1886. II, 100000 1890. III, 100000 "
So the importation in 1890 proves to be
1850, 600 ~ less than in 1884. when it culmi-
mated; and just from that time the sugar
factories commenced to produce the Danish
'Pudersukker," f~srines, which, on account of
their ~clcarness and cheapness, are principally
used by the poorer class, will by the proposed
line No. is Be perfectly superseded, and con-
surners thereby forced to use either darker
sugar or the more expensive Danish sugar
When from q certain sidesuch q dark description
dasbsen given Of the Danish sugar-factories, we
FAUST remark on this, that the result for the years
1879 to 1889 has on an average been TIP. Ct.
p. Q. although for three years they gave no
profit ct all. So there seems to be no particu-
lar reason Of complaining, for in the years
1884 to 1886 in which the sugar-factories gave
no profit, every sugar business had to suffer
from the same unfortunate and abnormal causes.
As it has proved, that the importation Of duti-