Arizona republican., 1898-09-19
SUGAR FIGHT ON.
Trust Loses Two Former Strong
 Friends

New York. Sept. 1S.-The sugar trust has not cnly the new refinery of the Ar buckle Brothers in Brooklyn to compete with. but by the expiration of the agree 1rent with the National and Mollerhauer rcfineries these two plants are also in op- position.
 The Arbuclle plant. which is TOW in full operation, is turning out 25l3 barrels ger day of refined sugar. More pleas ng still to the grocers and their custoners.s much of the Arbuckle product is placed in small packages before shipment to the customer. This method of selling sugar promises to revoutionize the trade and compel the big trust to adopt like method of packing s.-gar-
 Rather willing allies CT tE,e A-bCch;es ill the contest ter business, the Nat.onal refinery of Yonkers and the AoHenhaUcr refinery of Brooklyn. find themselves outside the dominion of the trust The combined output of these two establish l,lentS is 659a bar. els daily, or about one fourth Of the product Of the trust. ! he free dofn which these two important con- cernS now enjoy reSCl. from the eXpiTa- tion of the agreement made while they operated with the trust in maintaining prices. ard if necessary curtaiiIng the output 10 meet the demand. The agree
 
 as their price whatever figure the trust fixed for the different grades Of refined sugars. If orders were few the trust was magma nimous enough to divide up
 This happy state Of affairs continued for several years, even when the trust was coercing the wholesale grocers by refusing 10 sell them sugar unless they save their business enlrely 70 lhe trust ,che National and Moilenhauer people were interested in the scheme. NOW, how ha i.a.al jC eff a4rs-f 1f.f7t hos expired by limitation.
 Owing to the prospect of other co-lpeti- tion there seems to be little chance of the compact being renewed, at least for the present. This is demonstrated by the following statement, made by MT. Post Of the firm of Howell & Go. which acts as the sales agent for the Mollenhauers:
 There has been in the past an under standing between the different sugar re- iineries to the terms and conditions upon which refined sugar should be sold. This understanding was fased chiefly up- on the factor plan adopted by the whole sale @rocers. The factcr plan is still ID existence in most Of the states, bat the agreement between relinerS as to terms and conditions is TO longer in existence It has not been in force for some Ettl. time. This change has not been made with a view to any deInoIaiZation in the situation, but it is probably true that with the competition wllicn is about to be felt by all reiiners there VII have to he aereafter increased effcrt in older to se- cure business.
 Therc promises to be 9 very interesting fight as the result of this condit on Of af fairs. The National and MoilenhaCe- companies will. it is believed. work to eethe1 at one end. At another point Of the tight will be the Arbuckle Brothers. now in operation. and Claus Dorrscher. whose plant is now being built at Brook lyn. Against both of these combinations will be arrayed the sugar trust.
 The combined output Of the trust is about 2S, ,0g0 barrels daily, while. inciud- ing the independent San Francisco re- finery and the beet sugar plants, the out side interests will turn out If 0c0 barrels of refined sugar every twenty-four ilou. S.