The morning call., 1894-08-05
TARIFF ON SUGAR.
Cleveland Bows to the
Senate.
AN AGREEMENT REACHED.
Compromise With the House on
the Losing Side.
JUST ONE-HALF OF A CENT
All That Has Been Gained by thI
Struggle Over the Wilson
Bill.

agreement itself, which is the great end in
view, had not been attained. The hopes
Of the conferrees last night that definite
results would be reached and made public
to-day failed to be realized. An agree
ment on sugar had not been reached be-
yond the possibility of recall. nor had
agreements been reached on iron ore or
coal.
The day closed, however, much better
than it opened. 1t had brought out that
the new sugar schedule submitted as an
ultimatum by the conservative Senators
would be accepted by the House con-
ferrees, and that there was little else than
the formal and final announcement of the
correspondence to make the agreement on
sugar complete. So fully satisfied were
the House conferrees that the schedule
would prevail that they urged its advan-
tages on their colleagues on the House
side, and pointed out that in their opinion
it would reduce the benefits to the trust by
so per cent over the original Senate
schedule.
In view of the fact that the proposition
came from the Senators. this williugn ess
of the House men to point out its advan-
tageous features indicated the common
ground they were occupying. Indeed one
of the conferrees spoke of the results Of
the days work as equivalent to an agree
ment on the sugar schedule, but said it
was not such binding agreement as cut
off the possibility of disagreeing to it on
Monday. Thus it stands, with the con-
ferrees on the point of agreeing and yet
not actually at that point.
AS to when the Quasi-agreement will be-
come an absolute fnallty the cOnferrees
had no definite idea when they separated
tonight. AS Secretary Carlisle was with
them a part of the day it is concluded that
the schedule is also satisfactory TO the ad-
ministration. When the Democrats separ-
ated this evening Senator Jones said he
hoped they might call on the Republican
conferrees next week, possibly but not
probably on Monday. though he stated
something might occur to upset all calcula-
tions and prevent full and complete
adjustment of differences.
The especially new development of the
day was the disclosure early 10 the morn
ing that the two Louisiana Senators. CAT
ferry and Blanchard, could not be de-
pended upon to support the new sugar
schedule. Their opposition was based on
the ground that it failed to take into con-
sideration the requirements of the Louisl-
ana sugar-planters for a bounty on their
present crop at least. This caused some
uneasiness at the outset, and it was felt
that the new schedule, upon which hung
the chance of full agreement, might be
wrecked by the opposition of the Loulsi-
nd
feeling wore off later in the day, however.
either through Indifference or concession
to this opposing element. and it was not
regarded at the close of the conference as
a serious menace to the success of the con-
ference efforts.
No attempt was made to-day. as on yes
terday, TO disguise the details OF the new
sugar schedule, and the conferrees them
selves officially confirmed its provisions as
made public yesterday by the Associated
Press, but they pointed out that the latest
phase of the proposition entirely elimi-
mated the oDe-tenth differential against
sugars coming from countries paying
an export bounty on sugar. This, it
was explained. maze the proposition more
nearly approach the decision of the House.
In other words, the new schedule is ex-
acty as heretofore given. viz:
On sugars below No. 16, Dutch standard
(raw sugars) 30 per cent ad valorem; on
sugars above No. 16, Dutch standard (re-
fined sugars), 40 per cent al vaiorem OF the
amount necessary for the protection of
refined sugars at the wholesale price in
the country from which it is imported,
plus a differential duty Of one-fifth of a
cent per pound.
After the conferrees had reached their
virtual agreement on the sugar schedule
they put this to one side and took up the
question of iron ore aud coal, but ad-
journed without approaching conclusion
with respect to these two products.
Messrs. T. A. Sharrett OF the board of
Democratic appraisers and Jacob Schoen-
hof. Deputy Appraiser at the Port of New
York, who have been acting as advisers
to the Senate Finance Committee since the
bill has been pending in the Senate, to-day
in response to a request furnished the As
sociated Press statements as 10 the differ
ence in the protection to refined sugar fun
nished by the sugar schedule, now almost
agreed on by the tariff conferrees. from
lUo plOtoCbiOu Wy Oup Ocuat0
schedule. They united III saying:
''The price of raw sugar is always based
on the amount of saccharine matter con-
tained in it. Beet sugar analyzing IS de-
grees means that 100 pounds of this class
of sugar contains eighty-eight pounds of
saccharine matter. Hence it takes 1858
pounds of 88-degree sugar to make 100
pounds OF refined sugar or so-called Ger
man gran ulated sugar.
"The London quotations for the year
1898 average for raw beet (88 degrees)
So 80 22-24 per 100 pounds, and for Ger
man granulated sugar So IS 1924 for 100
pounds. This shows an average difference
of 81 II cents per 100 pounds. If you take
this raw sugar price and add the necessary
amount to allow for tha quantity required
you have So 70 1924. the outlay for the
sugar totally consumed in making the re.
fined sugar. This leaves 10 6-24 cents as
the net balance to cover the cost of refin-
ing.
"Cane sugars of 96 degrees so-called