New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
SUGAR COMING IN.
INCREASING IMPORTATIONs CAUSE AC-
TIVITY ON THE WATER FRONT.
THE CUBAN CROP EXTREMELY sMALL-sHIP
MENTs TO AFRICAN AND SOUTH AMER
Jean poRTs-HOw THE SWEET
srr.FF HANDLED.
STUFF ~ HANDLED.

STUFF ~ HANDLED.
The most activity along the Brooklyn water
front lust now Is seen at the piers on which are
,srdad the large imports Of sugar This is the
op4ning OF the sugar season. which Will last
through a greater part Of the summer Inc hrst
shipments came In about three weeks ago anu
thew have been gradually increasing IN NUMBER
until now sugar forms the major portion or all the
ea-goas from the West Indies. Tramp steamers
and sailing vessels are also bringing in cargoes or
The n-oduct which IS almost entirely consigned 10
tho Sugar Trust After being tested ana "eisheu
bv the Custom House officials and again by repre-
sentatives OF the sugar companies. portions OF '"e
product are transferred 70 lighters ana carIleu up
the river TO the rehneries. The rest is put IN the
stores
The Roxrrove n tramp steamer from Cuba came
" n, Monday and is unloading at the Union
Stores The cargo consisted OF thirty thousdhu
bags Of sugar This is the first large CONSIGNMENT
Of sugar received IN this port from Cuoa 'is Eei
The captain OF the Boxgrove says mat the o'op
there this year will be scarcely ohe-""'' - 80 .
has been In previous years II Is eS''''' "
about four hundred thousand tons $50
Tn prime yvillern V Of the Royal Dutch Wes'
Indie Mail Line cs me IN q few days ago with inc
largest cargo that she ever carried Inc "o''
brings sugar coffee. cocoa hgnum vitae az" -
from the different West Indian ports Inc ~
wilero makes her trip by way OF Afns'e'ud'"
End Havre. and IL has been Hi'ec"
sailed from Brooklyn. ~, 10
The greatest district for receiving sugar ~
tween Amity and Desraw SITS here '"o u".
brown hars are constantly being hoistcd OUT u ~
holds ~ vessels In order 10 sample Ihe Sus"
HOES are punched IN the bags and Gun ~.
the stuff taken out by thrus:ng q steer po'oe'
into g. These samples are taken Dy ''o -.
House officials who test II by a polar4sc'pe'
quality which IS accurately reVea!ed W m
process determines the duty that must DC pau
The United States inspectors are extremely acu',
and are constantly watching 10 see ina, ti comes
are ali prouerlv tested. Some OF the suEaI 90, h.
In bs rrels These are used because tht! 80 IN.
ing They are used IN carrying prgviS'..ho 49,, IL, Ia
West Indies and IL Is cheaper 10 DiI 80 bags
full Of sugar than 70 break them up AZ" w.
al y cents apiece. , j., a. ,,gs lv the
testers allow considerable OF the suSti ~. orn men
II looks IKE damp coarse SAND IHeI' ,-ayo the
who are constantly shogeli'nE TINS w iaI,,b he
fOCr and bagging IT, II Is then sent Vs."
other sugar the refineries 800 ,,,os TINT
At the Atlantic Docks are several iarse .ancrican
seId ships 10 South African ana n"ut ta calls TO-
ports. The MOntauk Of the l5arDer i-...' Ifrica
day for Cape Town and the East Coast ~ ,aa rch
She carries d little Of everything thl' tes
Of civilization calls for. There are gis n,sH,ing
5000; barbed wire baking powder. or: p"y yniie
cards, Oleomargarine wire caDle, ha""da and a
long. bicycles, quantities OF canned bGVoCS snecial
long list Of other merchandise. Ihere - 80, ,hat
profit In canned goods This Is due 10 ti - ~ the
duty that is paid the tin when IL - ,ha sha pe
" II is sent out Of the country again ID '
Of ~, mol. for
Al sorts Of things leave the AtiantG Do street
AFRICA and South America. Sieepin ts,r.nsd In sec
cars ana cottages frequently sh'ppe' 49,