New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-24

Scotch oil companies and the line OF evidence
examined by the committee notably Professor
Bonerton Redwood. assert that the fash point OF
degrees the fash nont Of Scotch (shale) oil s 100
degrees. In the case OF American oils, II would be
nnts al brinr r. nm d" 10 P To- degrees n the
standard fash point be raised the Scotch oil
refners Will sell their product AT higher
Standard (AnClo-Amcrican) o. Company are send
ing American experts to tell he committee how
the privileges that may he accorded TO the Scotch
companies will affect the consumers. Professor
examined agree IN saving that when the public can
variably pay the higher price for American. as It
r!ves A better ieht The committee will not report
to the House of Commons TIL tn" end Of the session
delay representation Lord Kelvin Is OF the
lie declared mar the ealc of nararn for ordinary
az a lower flashing point than 80 degrees ought
TO be prohibited H. ala ;hink It would he wise
10 restrict the manufacture and sale Of lamps
A representative Of the United Press with 4 view
TO getting accurate information regarding the pros
poets Of the sugar market. has several Of the
best men concerned therein. Neville Lubbock head
man In Of the chief colonial sugar firms and
chairman OF the West India committee. said IN"
was about eight hundred Thousand tons in excess
OF consumption The supply from Juy. l%5. t. Jul
cod'nC year The $1,000 excess did not suffice cary
over that year ana FOR the following year it was dim
cult to how anything Ike adequate supply
could he forthcoming. Prices therefore must rise.
WhcT asked what could be done II meet the In
adequate sup, ly Mr. Lubbock said: There Is Moth
can be best brought about by higher Prices Stocks
are now running low. and will continue 70 do -
rapidly. The visible supply OF the word. now about
one million. nine hundred thousand tons. he cstl-
mated would be re- luced 10 about three hundred
thousand tons by October" The shortage. he added
was cntirey due 70 he troubles in Cuba ana from
what j" rad heard privately the Spanish were
making m hcadW ~ against tho insurgents. whose
policy il Was tO allow No crops TO %" grown The re-
cent fail N brought about by SPECTATORS
who were realizing on beet root purchasel by them
in April and in early May. \ curious feature was
that the crop OF France October. lS6 10
March. 1927. deliyerD hal been deaf In ~ higher
New-York not receiving ITS usual suupiy from
cuba and must como 10 Europe for IT, New-Nork
has already drawn as mucn sugar rom Java ana
Egypt as American houses could. Those supplies
American rehae-s held very small. stocks. - they
are expected ~ come the London market shortly
for their monthly supplies.
Among the passengers who vii sail today for
New-Y,rk arc Cl.or"l Lake " Ottawa. II
"ochrane colonel J. y Pratt and Professor Harold
Jacohy. I'm the steamer Paris Prin'" Pumtiowsky.
June :.
iIn.h McC.iml1t part owner o. th" yacht Va
kyri' IL VIII visit New-York 1t To cul % July
4 party os Ra,tis, pilgrims including tho Rcy.
r r Eaton AND tic l.e, T.. : To!l. .a..cI today
on tie steamer Columbia from Southampton ;'r
Ncw-Nor
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