The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-26

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be turned over by legislative dilcriml-
nations 10 German renners,
Only Adequate Protection.
1t Is therefore Incumbent upon US TO
show that no protection is HiVen tho re-
finlnE interests by the proposed schcd-
ulc beyond that which Is adequate for
the continual existence OF the busnvns
In the United States For this purpose.
/ have prepared a series OF statements
which / submit FOR your consideration,
showing the actual difference between
the rates imposed by the schedule upon
raw sugars OF different grades. and re-
iined.
The first OF these tables TO which l
will call your attention shows the rates
imposed upon each grade Ot sugar tcst-
Ing above elghty-srYcn degrees by the
house bill and the senate oil. j; shows
further the actual dlfferential on each
grade In both the house and senate bills
This table shows that the differential
between raw and refined sugars by the
senate proposition varies from 9iI to
1910 cents per one hundred pounds,
while the difierential In the house bill
varies from 20 to 1885 cents per one
hundred pounds II Will be seen from
an examination OF this table that the
dliferentlll between graduated sugar
and nlnety-six degree centrifugals-this
being by far the most important class
OF raw sugars and in amount two-thIrds
OF the total imports OF raw cnne-is 9.SI
cents per one hundred pounds; ON nine
ty-four degrees centrifug1ls the diner
entail Is lOS cents; on eighty-nine de-
grces muscayOdoes the dinerentlal Is
it.6 cents.
In order tn show that the committees
proposition does not give undue advant-
age TO beet sugars Us compared with
cane Sugars. the following statement
has been prepared by me 10 show the
dlfHerentlal between raw and refined
beet sugars In comparison with the DIFF
ferentlai OF the same sugars based on
the rates Imposed by existing law:
DitIerentiai rates on raw beet sugar.
SS-deEree analysis, and on German
grauulated: -
Refined. Raw. sntial.
SENATE bIIi........,iSS50 ln.IO1 ii.7g7
Mr.. Aldrich then submitted state
ments showing the dinecentIals under
varying vHHcs OF sugar and resumed:
Under existing law. German refined
receives thlrty-eilht hundredths OF a
cent per pound export bounty, The
rounierVnIlinE duty here Is but one
tenth OF cent per pound. The German
Tefner. therefore, receives net bounty
OF twenty-elEht hundre1ths OF cent
per pound. This enables him to sell his
product at a less price than the Ameri-
can refner has to pay for nineiy-slx de.
gree centrifugals- II ~ this KIND OF
competition which Is driving the cane
sugar producers and rehners Of the
world to the wall"
He then replied at length 10 a state
meat by Hon. William L, Wilson. In
which the latter estimated the rates i'm
posed BY the senate committees propO-
sltion. Continuing, Mr.. Aldrich said:
In the tables have submitted no al
fusion Is made to the bounty provisions
contained in both the senate and house
proposals. The adoption OF these or
similar provisions for countervalHng
duties seems TO be n necessity II we are
TO develop the beet sugar industry in
the United States. Otherwise II Will
be possible for any foreign country. by
extension OF Its bountles TO neutral!ze
entirely the eject OF our protective du-
ties.
What the Eject Would Ne.
In considering the important question
whether the dlfreren,ial proposed by
either the house or the senate bill is
greater than II should be, we are bound,
in fairness, 10 take into consideration
existing conditions and the changes
which have taken place since the enact
ment OF the act OF 1891. When tnat act
was under discussion In the senate, the
difference In the foreign value OF Ger
man granulated and raw beets. elqhty-
eight per cent analysis, was iifty-seven
hundredths OF a cent per pound. In
March the difference was thIrty-three
hundredths OF cent per pound. the
importatIons OF refined sugars into the
limited States amounted In 1891, 10
O0O, 600 pounds, and In 1892 TO l4.OOOOOO
mounds, The Importations in 1895
amounted to 1877. 900 pounds, while
the Importations in the single month OF
April, 1881 amounted 60 nearly 3s,oOO,-
900 pounds.
German rehuers have driven the SUI
gar refining industry OF Great Britain
almost entirely out OF existence. Ihey
are. as have already stated. Invading
every sugar market OF the world, VITA
their product, Most Of the German
GRADUATED imported is the result OF
continuous process OF refining. For
months raw beet sugar and German
grlnuIated have sold on an absolute
parity OF value, taking only into ac-
count, the percentages OF pure sugar
contained In each. II we assume the
cost OF refining sugar in the United
States 20 be approximately one-halt
cent per pound. and II German refined
can be sold without loss on the same
basis with German Taws. II must be
evident that the dlfTerentlals suggested
in the senate proposition are not only
not excessive. but they are quite likely
In the near future to prove inadequate
10 secure the continuance OF the busi-
ness OF sugar refining In the United
states. II the importItions OF German
formulated should increase at the same
ratio, that they have since the act Of
1894 was adopted. the Germans VIII
certainly secure at an early day large
part OF the American market. The
protection Afforded BY the dinerentials
proposed by the senate committee, is'
believe not only less by percentage, but
less with reference TO the actual re.
ouirements OF the industry, than that
afEorded by the rates imposed upon any
other Important product by the terms OF
the bill.
The Qussn TO Mckinley.
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 25.-The
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