The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-20
FOREIGN STGfR.
Eject Of the Wilson Bill i'm Regard TO Its
Importation.


It was expected when the wilson bin
be- anne a law that foreign sugar wouli
find market In this country. Tbs eX-
pectation has. b. a certain measure. been
realized In order 20 lay before the roa l.
ers OF the sun the pres M status If
this very important article Of cCnsumn-
tcn ana its standing under the rulings
or the Wilson BILL a reporter interviewed
one or the important members OF the
W hOlcsale GrOcerc, of this city with the
following result.
Please give IN as concise language as
possible what has been your experience
win foreign or German graduated su-
gar2'
We have not as yet made any in-
portatlons Of German graaIl tted sugtr,
but have confined our operations strictly
20 the domestic article. We must con-
fess, however. that 40 various periods
during the past six months We have been
many times tempted 10 handle German
sugars, not OF our own voEu0n. but from
the sharp competition of one or two OF
our competitors. who nave handled IL
freely. and who have sold 10 for less
money than the ruling price OF the do
nestle Article, they were able TO do this.
Tor the very simple fact. that German
grdnulated cost less than domestic SUI
gdrs, and n costs less, because IL h. not
what the trade and consumers IN this
country ind 'rstand as being refined su-
edrs. 10 fact, l am INFORMED mat the
English consumers 10 not purchase Il
for table use. as IT is made direct from
the beet juice but they supply them
selves from the nEglisn refiners, eN-
leflenct having proved 10 them that the
German or as they call IL. continental
gran, Is unsuitable for this purpose |
have been informed by those who ought
% know that tins sugar does not go
through the refining process being made
directly from beet juice.
I'll is not made first into centrifugal
sugars, ana then made by the usual re-
timing process, as Is done with refined
sugars IN tn country and England into
graduated sugar, therefore. measured by
ours ana the English standard Of the
purity OF refined sugars. German OF con-
urental graduated, is not refined sugar.
| DO not believe that IL is passed through
that agent 80 necessary TO relieve IL of
its impurities. that is. Comeback the
use of this article makes refining q very
| costly process II all the impurities I'm
sts ar are not taken out of IL hv
rein ng process 10 must necessarily BE
injurious o. health. and in the second
place 10 is unit for canning purposes.
candy makii 3. and for preserving fruits.
IL is not very difficult thing 10 dee
/ tect German graduated sugar. IL speaks
/ for itself, IL Is only necessary 20 put
tedspoouiul ~ q cup OF hot tea, and am
odor VIII be thrown out which VIII Doe
very far from being pleasant iu its char
acter and this OdOr could not exist un-
less there We're impurities Ia the sugar
10 cause 10.
I'm regard to its usefulness IN canning
fruits / can speak with a great deal
more surety, have been impOrtuncd al
most daily by my statesmen TO purchase
German graduated sugars. as they were
being very much harassed by us cheap
offerings by the statesmen OF our COM
peUtors 30 busiress. suddenly however.
their opportunities ceased. and when We
asked them for an explanation. they re
pied that German graduated was "a dead
letter % the section OF the country being
cauvassed by them: that German CRANE
ulated had been tried by an classes of
uses. both the table and especially Tor
preserving fruits. % had caused the proc
served fruit 10 fcrmcnf Now any house
wife OF Gamer viii tell YOU what Iilf
means. II Is a total loss OF the fruits
you are canning or preserving / am lot
now so much concerned 20 Isa d iu the
manner ! have described and they Will
not use 10 again.
Now, If German graduated sugar was
refined sugar such as we understand
refined sugar In tbs country-thlt Is.
treated hy the costly 'bOneblack' process
there would be no objection whatever 10
recommending 10 % consumers ana we
would handle IT, provided II could Doe ham
IN ii ON the same terms as the lJmes-
tie sugars Why however should we
order 10, and then wait month. and often
- weeks. for ITS delivery, when we can
buy from Ou- American -ehncrias to-
day and receive the delivery tomorrow
# have been Informed by my sales
mon that orders that were taken from
the country buyer for German cranuiatti
scgar by some OF the giocers for Inis
months delivery are being freely cancel
ed This shows that the consumer has or
Is beginning 10 discover the actual quail
itv of this make OF granulated sugar.
have heard that Il Is being called the
pcCi mans sugar | think this is a mis-
homer. as II has been my experience that
the poor man will buy and wants the
best and pursst sugar that Is made
Baltimore sun.