New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
FRENCH PRICES FOR SUGAR.
Reduction Assured by Action Of Chamber
OF Deputies
rB- TELEGRAPH TO TIE TBIBUSE-l

v-zsb-rr-o- Ian 1.-THE French people are re-
775rfrE It the reduction in the enormous prices
-ne-- have fer years been paying for sugar, IN
cured by recent action Of the lower house OF the
french Parliament IN lowering the internal revenue
~ On that article . francs (s4 Sd 10 loo klIo-
-z-7-nes C2ao pounds Up TO the present time the
TX has been 20 francs (s1 SO 70 100 kilogrannes'
md The retail price Of sugar in the groceries Il
cents pound
n the debate IN the lower house Of Parliament
--= opinion was expressed that the consumption
-raud 50 increase 70 compensate for the loss Of
excise revenue which aggregated 5ooo0,6oo francs
ye 50 r9n year; but this loss Of revenue is more
-hsn compensated by the abolition Of sugar boun-
-.=s which II -S01 amounted 70 nearly s2e0"ov'-
The lower house also adopted d bill ratifying the
-a--on q -he Brussels Sugar Congress The cessa-
ion = TIE bounty does not take effect until Sep
r-u5er 1913
II = proposed also as 4 method of enlarglng the
horne consumption OF sugar 10 increase the allow
z1ce Of sugar IN the army The testimony Of pro
sstonaI pedestrians is conclusive that the use Of
sugar enables one tc support fatigue with much
--ezter ease than that Of other foods. One scien-
81 ze7rrs that the mixture OF molasses or the
I-siE-s Of sugar with fodder would be productive
~ excellent results for working oxen and for mich
so1s He also asserts: It Is esIablsned IIlaI
sugar an replace quantity Of oats fed 70 horse
without diminishing his muscular energy
Y r7rsndeau in d recent paper on this subject
qa1ted the following paragraph from the pen OF
zer-szt yko was travelling in the TraHsvaal At the
-.re Of the va:
- result of circumstances 700 long 70 relate;
found myself bIockedeo between the EngLSh ana
Ts1=~ forces unable move without recelFIne
. -r--sb0r from one side OF the other. was forced
r.l~Frg six weeks depend upon sugar. FnINeG
-f-h little sawdst. for nourishTnent for rl!selI
--.F efv rabbits which I was GestrOuS OF Keeping
r~ee5ing purposes Il was impossible Cor ne
-frs rabbits They and your
r-r-e servant were none the worse Tor ms dlel'
-.r T7-oerere5 under u, and the rabbits grew fat
AZ ne rational congress held in France in 1902
a ---si5e- Rational Food for Cattle. This subject
res again discussed The report said
t.- Lambert o the Troy Sugar Mills. heated in
"a Es-ge closed receptacle mixture o. molasses
--F -7lo-sre6 straw. BY drying this mixture IN
I'm -a617 = product was obtained which he
.-fi-i ssfIrneI 80 and which can be readily packed
--I trailsIorted and easily handed his feed Is
.--.~GeF ~ - Der cent Of straw and - per cent
81 ---Iszs4r u contains Al least . per cent OF
e-s1- srai = per cent Of digestible matter. To
fr--I-.e horses employed in farm work was fed
-r..7 cor1pose5 Of ten pounds Of 'pallInel, seven
r-.--r.ee q cats and seven pouncs OF nay during
- Gavs They weighed once week Ihey
.resead lu weight while doing hard work To q
.--oTs~ II sheep were fed tWo and one-ffth pounds
.'FailrneI~ and six and one-half pounds OF peat
5sl- GITfrg t1rry-tWo days The total increase IN
..aig-s- - 10 animal twenty-slN pounds