Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
A FAMINE IMMINENT.
Decrease in Expectation of Raw Ma
terial From Hamburg
AFFECTS THE PRICE OF SUGAR.
Manufacturers the Masters Of the Present
situation.
RETAIL GRocERs HOLD A MEETING

'tNot pound Of the better grades OF
sugar can be bought at any price from
the refners," wholesale grocer said yes
terday. On account of the quarantine
regulations holding the vessels ladened
with the raw material the sugar refiners In
New York, Philadelphia and Boston with
drew their better products from the market.
The refners have enough raw material on
hand to work up for the contracts which
have been placed with them, but now refuse
to take orders for the higher grades, max
ing no promises as to when they will again
be able to furnish the trade. As yet the
trust has not put up the price on sugar, but
if the quarantine should be kept up for any
length of time, and the indications are tnat
it Will, there is bound, it is said, to be a
sugar famine.
The daily production of the Sugar Trust
is 500 barrels At this time of the year
the trade is the brightest and it requires all
this enormous production to supply the de-
mand. The refners being compelled to
wait 20 days for the raw material, under the
Presidents order relating to quarantine, it
will make the sugar production fall behind
100000 barrels in that period. 1t is evil
dent that this will have very material
effect upon the price of the commodity.
A gentleman closely connected with the
American Sugar Refining Company said
yesterday: "There is no doubt that every
vessel loaded with the raw material for the
manufacture of sugar will be detained in
quarantine the full 20 days Hamburg con-
trolls the sugar mar ket of the world as far
material is concerned and most of the ma
terial comes from there. Sugar will GER
tainly take big jump in price"
Retail Grocers Meet.
Over 200 members of the Retail Grocers'
Association met at their headquarters in
the Germania Bank building at Liberty
avenue and Smithfeld street last evening
to discuss the action of the whole
sale grocers in entering into
an agreement with the Sugar Trust
to control the price of sugar in this city in
common with other trade centers already
within the combines dictation. The meet
ing was one of the best attended and live
liest held since the organization started.
President w. U. Willett was in the chair,
and Secretary r. c. Dalzeu recorded the
minutes of the proceedings.
Messrs James c. O'Donnell, Charlie s
Huber, j. L. Hall and J. H. Friday made
lengthy speeches., all In the same strain, IN
which the combine and all of its accessories
were roundly denounced. The following
resolutions were unanimously adopted after
heated debate of nearly tour hours:
Some Pointed Resolutions.
WHEREAS, We are informed that at a meet
ing of the wholesale grocers of Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, Cleveland and other towns in the
West, held in Pittsburg on Tues
day of this week a combination was
formed to control the price of sugar west OF
New York; and
Whereas, From our knowledge of trusts
we believe that they are dangerous and
against the interest OF the consumer, their
object being to advance the price above q
legitimate profit.
Resolved, That we condemn the action of
the wholesale grocers associations in enter
ing into an agreement with outside mer-
chants in the regularity of the selling price
of sugar, believing that merchants should
have the privileges of regulating and con-
Quoting their business according to their
own ideas without interference from any
one.
Resolved, That there be a committee of
five appointed to draft resolutions express
sive OF the sense of the retail grocers on the
ing to be held on next Monday evening. Sep
tember 10.
Chairman Willett appointed the follow
ing committee to draft the resolutions: j.
c. Hubler, j. G. O'Donnell, NJ. j. McDon-
aid, j. H. Friday and S. B. Charters