New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-30
WOE FOR SUGAR LOVERS.
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A SWEET TOOTH
ARE IN A BAD WAY.
GREAT SCARCITY OF TIE STAPLE IN THE
INVERTEBRATES AND MANUFACTURERS
SLAMoRING IN vAIN-THE GIRLS ARE

GREAT SCARCITY OF TIE STAPLE IN THE
MARKEr-pEALERs AND MANUFACTURERS
CLAMoRING IL yAIN-THE GIRLS ARE
GETTING ANXIOUS ABOUT BONBONs.
Just at present there H. euch scarcity OF rehheu
sugar in the market that wholesale dealers ana
manufacturers who use sugar largely are Deihs
put to the greatest straits The great scarcity
amounting almost to a famine. is being severely
felt by retail dealers and consumers as well. and
all the candy makers and bonbon consumers are
anxous Together The same tale Of an uncom-
Portable and vexatious scarcity was told In all the
big wholesale grocery houses yesterday Many Duy-
ers who wanted sugar badly were sending De-
seeching pleas for an immediate supply. even oner-
ing 10 pay a distinct advance In price. Inc IN
variable reply was however that 1t was simply
impossible to get sugar on short notice and that no
PROMISES of shipment within three weeks would be
made The wholesale grocers and the American
Sugar Refining Company said that the scahuhess
OF the supply was due simply to the business de-
precision which extended through July and August
and N the sudden revival about September l. joined
with the unusually early rpenng of the fruit crops
II Is usually the habit for the wholesale grocers
10 corrv n considerable stock of refined sugar Tor
the running demand during the summer and for
the heavy orders at the beginning oil the lrui'-
canning season. This last summer. however, there
was almost demand for sugar by retail
/ buyerS. people used less IN lHtlt ioi'S' anu ''N
various manufacturers who use sugar IN their
business asked for extremely little. Inc cohse-
ouence was in the first place. that when business
beron TO revive the orders poured In too DrisKy io
fulflment In the second place, the drouth ripeheu
the fruit two or three weeks earlier than usuai
and the Gamers began shrieking FOR the necessity
In the third place many buyers finding that the
market was short began TO send IN heaVy oruerS
on the principle that it is always a irst-rate plan
IN have a good supply OF what Is extremely scarce
That is the reason that retail grocers haven't Deeh
able to supply their regular customers; that IL '''e
reason why wholesale dealers have been opiiseu "
turn away all but their regular buyers ana 10 put
off even those: and that is the reason why canus
makers condensed-m milk manufacturers, citroh-pre-
servers and all such people who need sugar pauiy
are much worried. and rushing around to lay
In a stock Of refined sugar.
The American Sugar Refining Company IL ~
stated by It's officers is exerting its utmost 70 meet
the extraordinary demand. All OF It's rehherles
are running to their fullest capacity. and are run
ming SUNDAYS well as weekdays Inc COMPANY
powers OF production are taxed to the utmost anu
the sales are limited merely by the ability 10 meet
tho demand. Through the summer when traue was
virtually stagnant. the company Kept on nha'u-
featuring sugar and pillng up stock having ia''h
that the SUSPENSION OF demand was only temporary
II il had not been for this activity OF mahulac'ur
ing the demand Of the last few weeks could not
have been satisfied fast enough TO avert an actua
famine in sugar Most OF the dealers think the
worst part Of the stringency Is over, though 'hes
refuse 70 promise immediate filling Of orders.
The South and Southwest have suffered even
more than this section OF the country for the want
of sugar The new crop Of refined LOUISIANA sugar
will be In New-Orleans shortly. however ana VIII
relieve the pressure at that point and throughout
the South A. X Shriver. OF the big frut-canning
factory Of Thomas j. Myer & Co.. OF baltimore
said Yesterday to Tribune reporter that the press
IRE in that city had been tremendous. Sugar could
not be got. and their factory had to smut down
frequently for an hour two at a time. while the
highways and byways OF the market were searched
for two or three barrels OF sugar.
DESPITE the enormous demand, the price OF rehned
sugar has not gone up. The officers Of the Ameri-
| can Sugar Refining Company say that they rave
pursued this policy from the conviction that IL was
| Tho most reasonable and satisfactory for maj re-
suits II the refnrrs had raised the price. dealer
snV SUGAR would have been speedily pouring IN
here from Germany and Scotland. where the com
retl,ion with American rehrers Is Keen Ana IL II
/ anuounced that even with the stab" price. biH
/ order II sugar is now on It's way across the ocean
/ 10 help answer the Unexpectedly large demand