The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-05
EIvAL OF fEUsT sUGAR.
Move To- Exclude the Louisiana Product
from the Market.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. t-There
has been a great deal OF excitement on
the floor of the Sugar Exchange for sew
eral days past over the report that the
Sugar trust had been using It's influence
TO the detriment of LOUISIANA sugar anu
was virtually excluding IL ironi nlsi ne's
in which ii came into conlpeutioh VIII
the products manufactured oy ths ltust.
For several years the LOUISIANA feiheIs
have been manufacturing a BIanuia.sot a
sugar which they have piaceo 0n ae
market IN competition with the stahu
ara granulated sugar of the trust ~ ~
said that until recently the Loulslana
planters have been unable TO coi1pete
with the standard grades, owing 10 lhe
limited manufacture OF LOUISIANA BIalIu-
lated sugars and the consequent ignorance
OF the greater part OF the trade OF the
quality of their product. The local re-
hners. In order TO get their sugar on
the market through the medium or the
Wholesale grocers Of the country, have
placed the price a shade lower than the
standard-about 1-l6 Of a cent per pound.
The increasing quantity OF the LOUIS
lana product and its increasing excel
and II has steadily grown In favor and
IL is thought probable that with the
added facilities Of the Louisiana refiners
In a few more years there will be very
large proportion Of the crop of this State
made into granuated stock. For some
years, also, the Louisiana refiners and
planters have been plac 81 their stock on
the market through the wholesale trade
and brokers in s manner getting a
firmer foot-hold with the trade in addi-
ton to disposing OF their product to the
Sugar Trust
The cause OF the excitement among
the members OF the Suglr Exchange In
this city is found in The receipt OF a
letter a day or two siace by prominent
firm OF sugar brokers of this city, from a
bI oker in Omaha, Neb., In which the
fact became prominent that the sugar
trust was working TO the detriment of
the Louisiana sugar by contracting with
the associations of wholesale grocers
Of that district TO handle only standard
or trust sugar.
1t appears that wholesale grocers of
Omaha have been approached by the
agents Of the trust and overtures have
been made whereby the growers con-
tracted TO list the Louisiana granulated
sugars at the same figures. asked for
the standard. This, according TO the
statement OF the sugar people OF this
city, virtually means the shutting out
OF the market OF the Louisiana product.
as owing TO the fact that these sugars
are not widely known, the former pro-
duct will be exclusively handled.
The Trust in making the proposition
above. requires OF the wholesale dealers
that they shall sell the standard granu-
lated at certain figure. When the pur-
chased stock is exhausted. sold at the
figures named by the Trust. the latter In
sttutiOn allows the dealer n rebate on the
product sold, and insures him q fair
profit on his deal The proposition was
fayorably considered by the dealers, for
II gives them profit on the transaction,
no matter at what figures the sugar is
sold. In addition to this, the Trust further
reulres that the dealers refuse 10 list
Louisiana yellow clarined sugars. The
assent to this on the part of the dealers
excludes this grade OF sugar from the
markets of the country.