The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-12
THE SUGAR TRUSTS NEW PLAN.
WHOLESALE GROCERs To BE ITS
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.

Sugar VIII he Consigned to Them,
and They viii BE Paid "a Commits
sion of 3-16c, on Swearing That
Equality Plan Provides a Univer-
sal Price to All Dealers.
The American Sugar Refining Company
has put into operation an entirely new sys-
TEN of selling its sugars. The plan super
cedes and abolishes completely its previous
system of rebates, and makes one selling
price to all buyers. 1t allows, however,
a commission of 3-16c per pound to its
agents or factors who will be the jobbing
grocers throughout the country. The plan
is national in its scope, and has been
adopted also by the Independent refners.
While the refiners will not refuse to sell
retailers and department stores, it is not
probable that they viii be called upon to
do so, as under the new plan no discounts
will be allowed by the refiners from the
prices such retailers and department
stores can purchase from the wholesale
grocer, acting as agent of the trust
All agents will be required to furnish
an affidavit that they have not cut prices
or otherwise violated the conditions Of
sale, as outlined by the following circular,
which has been sent to the wholesale gro
GERS throughout the country:
Dear Strive enclose herewith invoice
of even date from where you are entitled
to our usual DEDUCTIONS of per cent. trade
discount on 100 barrel lots and I per cent.
for cash if paid within seven days.
Should you so desire, we shall be pleas
ed, upon receipt of within written re-
quest, to constitute you one of our agents,
in which case sugar will be consigned to
you for sale as our factor, upon the fol-
lowing terms, the title to remain in US
subject to your advances and return to
you of your necessary outlay:
!. You are to advance to US within 30
days the amount of the invoice which
Will be made up at our daily quotations
less l per cent trade discount on 100 bar
rel lots, with the right to deduct l per
cent. additional if invoice is made cash In
seven days. the advances to be without
recourse to or reclamation upon US, and
to be due in any event.
?. The sugar when sold is to be billed
in your name, although in fact as factor
for us, and you shall, without reclama-
ton upon US, at your own cost, pay all
expenses and assume all risks of the
property, and Of payment or collection
You are not TO incur any expense on our
8. None of the sugar shall be sold or
disposed OF by you either directly or in
directly for less than our daily quota
tions with freight added, from refining
point to point of sale las per equality
rate book, nor on more liberal terms as
to credit or cash discounts.
So long as the foregoing conditions are
observed by you, we will, upon an atfida-
Wit to that effect, pay you a commission of
3-16 of cent per pound, and in addition
thereto you shall retain the profit if any,
over the advance made as above provided.
In case of any failure to comply with eth
err of the above conditions, no commissions
will be payable. Settlements will be
made for each months commissions, at
the expiration of three months or there
after. All commissions payable for the
period preceding the three months will
then become due. Payments will only be
made as above.
The agency is terminable at the pleasure
of either party on written notice.
Yours respectfully,
The American Sugar Refining Co.
The form of application for enrolment
as an agent follows;