The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-05
War OyLOUISIANA SUGAR.
The Trust Trying 10 Close the Market
Against II.


Wholesale 0roeers offered Inducements
to Sign Contract to Handle Nothing
but the Products of the Trust-The
Fight Prooipitated by the Increasing
Hold the Louisiana Refined Is Getting
on the Trade and Consumers.
New Orleans. Dec. 4-There has been a
great deal Of excitement on the floor OF
the sugar exchange for several days past
over the reported news that the sugar
trust had been using its influence TO the
detriment of Louisiana sugar. and was
virtually excluding IL from markets In
which IL came into competition with the
product manufactured by the trust. For
several years the Louisiana relners
have been manufacturing a granulated
sugar which they have placed on the
market in competition with the standard
granulated sugar OF the trust II is said
that until recently the Louisiana planters
have been unable TO compete with the
standard grades owing to the limited
manufacture of the Louisiana granulated
sugars, and the consequent ignorance %
the greater part OF the trade Of the quail
ity OF their product. The local rehners.
In order to get their sugar on the market
through the medium Of the wholesale gro-
GERS OF the country, have placed the price
shade lower than the standard-abouc
l-l6 Of a cent per pound.
The increasing quantity Of the Louisia-
ma product and its increasing excellence
have given II hold upon the market and
Il has steadily grown In favor, and Il Is
thought probable that with the added
al ha Il
few more years there will be a very large
proportion Of the crop Of this state made
into granulated stock. For some years.
also, the Louisiana refiners and planters
have been placing their stock on the mar
ket through the wholesale trade and broke
ers. In this manner getting a hrmer foot
hold with the trade in addition to dis
posing Of their product to the sugar trust.
The cause of the excitement among
the members of the sugar exchange In this
city Is found in the receipt Of letter a
DAY or two since by a prominent firm OF
sugar brokers of this city from broker
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 associa-
tions Of wholesale grocers Of that dis
trict to handle only standard, or trust
sugar lt appears that the wholesale gro
GERS OF Omaha have been approached bv
the agents of the trust and overtures have
peeh made whereby the grocers con-
tracted to list the Louisiana granulated
sugars az the same figures asked for the
standard. This, according TO the state
ment Of the sugar people of this city.
virtually means the shutting out OF the
market Of the Louisiana product, as ow-
ing TO the fact that these sugars are not
widely known the former product 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 a certain figure. When the pur-
chased stock is exhausted sold at the
figures named by the trust, the latter in
stitution allows the dealer a rebate on
the product sold and insures him a fair
profit on his deal. The proposition is fav-
orably considered by the dealers. for II
gives them a profit on the tranaction no
matter at what figures the sugar Is sold.
In addition to this the trust further re-
quires that the dealers refuse TO LIST
Louisiana yellow clarified sugars. The as
sent to this on the part OF the dealers
excludes this crude grade of sugar from
the markets of the country
The Picayune says, editoriaIly. in refer
ence to this THE sugar trust has an
tagonized the masses OF the people by its
many acts Of despotism. II has en-
hanced the cost of sugar to the consumers.
has destroyed the business of legitimate
dealers and has crushed ont, ruthlessly.
all semblance of Independent action In the
sugar trade Last, but not last II casts
relentless war against the sugar indus
try OF Louisiana, the only remaining OBJ
stacle TO its complete supremacy in the
sugar business Of the United States. While
foreign raw sugars are quoted at 3iS
cents for 96-test centrifugals in New York.
the sugar trust Is paying only 27sd3 cents
Ior sugar OF equal test in New Orleans
In order TO be able to do this IL has
sought to crush out the competition of
Louisiana sugar in the grocery trade so
as TO force the sale of the entire sugar
crop 10 the trust at its own price Unless
the Louisiana sugar interests make I'M
their minds at once to fight they will be
promptly destroyed. The best and surest
way to escape destruction is to aid in de.
stroying the trust. President Cleveland
has pointed out the way, namely. the re-
moyal of all differentlal duties on re-
nned sugar. Let the Louisiana sugar in
terests make ii known to congress that IL
would give them pleasure to see the duty
on refined sugar removed and to contrib
ute IN any manner to the destruction Of
the great sugar monopoly. The trust has
always been the enemy OF the Louisi-
ana sugar industry, and is now seeking
70 destroy It; therefore. II should receira
no mercy at the hands of the sugar plant
ers and merchants. The surest way To
persuade congress to pay the bounty ON
the present crop would be to convince that
Dody that Louisiana would be glad TO sea
the sugar trust destroyed"
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