The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
GEORGIA SUGAR ANALYZED.
THE ANALYSIS PROVES 1T TO BE OF
HIGH GRADE.

Northern Refneries Would Readily
Buy 1t mt the Market Prfce-Mr. I.
B. Tiedeman Secured an Analysis
of sample of the Georgia Pro-
duct by New York ReGnery-The
sample shows Up WeH-OnIy Re
mains Now TO Demonstrate That Ii
Can BE Produced at n TrOfit-JUdSe
TilIman Expected to Give Definite
Information on This Subject in
His Address at the Board of Trade
Rooms Tomorrow.
Mr.. Irwin B. Tiedeman has secured con-
elusive proof of the value of Georgia su-
gar for refining purposes Mr. Tiedeman
received yesterday from New York the re-
port Of an analysis made for him of
sample of Georgia sugar. As has been
claimed, the analysis shows that the Geor-
gia sugar is of a high grade, containing a
high percentage of saccharine matter.
Mr.. Tiedeman became interested in the
discussion of a sugar refinery at Savannah
for the purpose of refining the article from
Georgia syrup and determined some weeks
ago to find OUT for himself the character
cane. He secured d sample of homemade
sugar from a customer at Milan and for
warded a portion 70 New York broker,
with whom his firm has dealings, with the
request that he have il analyzed at one of
the sugar rehneries there and report the
result. He received The following reply:
Office l.. w. Minford & Co.. No. Jos Wall
Street, New York, Aug. 5, 1S39.-Messrs. G.
w. Tiedeman & Bro, Savannah, Ga.-Gen-
tlemen; We have just received a report in
regard to the sample Of Georgia sugar
which you sent US some little time ago
The delay Waa caused by some oversight at
the refinery. The sugar tests 9l.8 degrees
1t is a very good sugar and our refineries
would buy 1t readily at the regular market
price. The value to-day would be about
l5-l6 10 4 cents per pound, basis SO test
with l-l6-cent per pound added for each
degree above SO test, fractions pro rata
Should the sugar test below 50 lilo would
have to be deducted for each degree and
fractions pro rata. l.. w. Minford & Co.
on the basis of 91.S Georgia sugar SINH
lar to the sample furnished by Mr.. Tiede-
man would bring about 41s cents at the
present market price. The question for
Georgia farmers TO determine, in Mr..
Tiedeman's opinion, is whether there is a
profit to be made in producing sugar at
this price He thinks this information
can be readily obtained, as the farmers
who make a business of boxing down a
portion of their syrup to sugar ought to
be able to state the average number Of
pounds of sugar which can be produced
from a gallon Of syrup, the only differ
ence between sugar making and syrup
making being that the process of boiling
is continued for greater length of time
in the production of sugar. The average
number of gallons of syrup per acre is al
ready known.
IF the Georgia farmers can produce
sugar of this grade in any quantity" SAID
MIR. Tiedeman, there will be no necessity
for the establishment of a sugar refinery
at Savannah or elsewhere In this terri
tory. The Northern retineries will buy
every pound of it and be glad to get it,
and viii have their buyers in the fed
here in order to take all offerings"
1T is a question:" said Mr.. Tiedeman,
whether it will he more advantageous TO
the farmer 10 produce his own sugar on
the farm and snip it here for market or
| TO simply grow the cane and ship to a mill
al Savannah or elsewhere in the district.
| The shipping of syrup is very expensive.
| The process of boiling is tedious and ex-
pensive, the barrels are costly and the
| freight is a considerable item. Either su-
gar or cane can be transported at less cost
| than syrup. Sugar is handled at very
! cheap rates by the railroads and steamship
| companies and the cost of laying it down
| 10 the refneries in New York would be
| very small Cane can be handled in bulk
at a very low rate. As the crude machin-
| cry used by the farmers would leave a
| large percentage OF the saccharine matter
uuextracted il doubtless prove more profit
able in the long run for the farmers to
| make business of selling their cane to
| the mills. The latter could turn out the
| raw article and sell TO the refneres.'
Mr. Tiedeman said that Judge Joseph B.
| Tillman of Quitman, who is to deliver an
address at the board of trade a noon to-
morrow on the subject Of sugar refining,
will doubtless be able to give the informa-
| ton desired as to the number of pounds
of sugar per gallon of syrup and per acre,
and the cost of producing the same under
| the present methods and this would furnish
| q basis upon which to make further calcu-
| lations.
Mr.. Tiedeman has some of the sugar left
| from which the sample analysed in New
| York was taken. Ii is a good article of
| brown sugar. having the granny appear
ance of brown sand, and very much re-
sembles the ordinary brown sugar which
| was generally sold in the Southern market
| UP to a few years ago. The sugar has a
| pleasant taste and is sweeter than the re-
| fined article. Should the sugar business de-
ve.op 20 any extent it is likely that the 10
| cal demand would be sufficient to consume
| a considerable portion of the product.
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