, 1896-08-26

full hard Ioaves. blocks, plates, sticks crys-
tails and Other sugars Of at least 993 per cent.
pnlity, from 2 marks (47.6 cents.) to 800
marks ls4.49 cents) per 100 kilograms(22O.46
nounds): Glass G.. all other sugars OF at lenst
as per cent. purity, from LOO marks 1887
cents to : marks GAO cents per lOO kllo-
grams (220.4G pounds.
I2J Tie home consumption tax has bsen
raised from Is marks (S4.20) to ~ marks
"a. 7G) per 100 Kilograms (220.46 pounds
81 The duty on imported sugars, inclnd-
inc honey. natural or artificial, has been Iais-
ed from Sc marks (S8.57l to 40 marks (S5.o2)
per 100 Kilograms (220.46 pounds).
"A A tax is levied on the output of sugar
factories. as follows: If producing up to
1000. 900 Kilograms (8,8l8, 400 pounds) Of
sugar. 10 pfennigs (2.38 cents per 100 kilo-
grams (220.46 pounds); if producing from
4. 200. 900 to 100000 Kilograms (8,818,400
to 1l,O23, 900 pounds) Of sugar l24 pfonnigs
(2.98 cents; il producing f.om 5,0uO,C0O to
5000, 600 Kilograms I'll ,023,0 600 tol3,22 500
pounds Of sugar. Is pfenmigs 1888 cents),aLd
so on, adding y pfennigs (O6 cents pei 100
Kilograms (220.4G pounds) for every lO0,O0O
Kilograms z, 100000 poundS).
80 The total output of raw sugar in
Germany for the campaign year l896-97 IS
limited to 100 900 lonsO 1913, 900 short tons,
winch lIdN De lIClthSSu = POI SCHl3 ~ tHO
Bnndesrath. to facilitate the erection Of new
molasses sugar factories. The limits for the
following wears Will be fixed by the Bundles
rath in such a manner that al amount equal
to twiCe the increase in the nome consumption
will be aided 10 the limit Of the preceding
year.
l) The total limit of l 1905 900 tons
n, 1873, 900 short tons will be apportioned
among the various sugar factories according
to their output during the last three years
and for Lew factories according to their es-
timated capacities.
"a If a factory exceeds its allotted limit,
it must pay ell such excess a production tax
equal to the full export boHnty-2,25O marks
559.5 cents per 100 Kilograms 220.46 pounds
-instoad of The above stated rates OF 10, l27,
Is, etc, pfennigs l2.38, 2.98, and 1913 cents).
(8l AS regards the hons consumption
tax and the duty, this law will 60 into effect
Immediately. Tie other stipulotiOns Of the
law will become operative on and after Aug.
]. 1896. The new export bounties are to DO
paid only ON sugar produced in the campaign
years l896-97 and later.
.'This Ian says CoBsul Muth, 'is the
result OF tie ograrian agitation, which
commenced about a year ago. The German
srugar indus y has lately undergone a serious
eiisl8, principally che result of over-produc-
ZION, and price, fell below the cost of produc-
tom. Al unexpected relief, however, came
through lie disturbances III Cuba and the
consequent failure of the Cuban crop, so that
prices again rose from the lowest level of
$50 marks (S2.02) in January, 1926, to 1860
marks (S3) in the beginning of May, 1896.
Although. owing to the Cuban troubles. the
realization of continued good prices was in
view and The sugar industry thus relieved,
the Agrarians clamored fer the passage Of
the law, clamirg that the relief was only
temporary. and that other countries paying
large indirect premiums would soon threaten
Germany's supremacy on the worlds sugar
markets.
1T will be remembered that Germany FORM
erly taxed the beets 50 pfennigs Q9.04 cents)
per 100 Kilograms (Z2O.46 pounds) and
refunded $50 marks $500 on every 100
Kilograms Of raw sugar exported. AS it Ie-
quirsd about $50 Kilograms ! ,S06.78 pounds)
of bsets to make 10 Kilograms of raw sugar,
the government received a tax of $50 marks
40. So, 1t refunded $50 marks (S2.02) on
expectation, and therefore paid q covert
premium Of about l.94 marks GAG cents per
100 Kilograms Of raw sugar. Under this law
the beet sugar industry fourished, but
threatened to overstep the limits of a healthy
development, and therefore a new law was
passed on May 81, 1891. to go into effect
August l, 1892, by which the tax on beets
was abolished and a home. consumption tax
s 20 .o.,l,. fAL 0QN 40, 1oO E;Ioum~.