El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-13
SUCCESSFUL SUGAR
SEASON ENDS IN
SINOLOA
Five Large Factories Sell
Through Union-Each
DispOses of Alcohol.

Culiacan, Mexico. June 13.-The most
successful sugar season in the history
of the state of Sinaloa is at an end The
production of white sugar has amount
ed to about 100000 Kilograms, or
approximately 1900 tons This is a
large increase over last years produc-
ton. For several years the production
has been increasing steadily.
The principal sugar producers Of
SinaIoa are Reda & Co., operating the
Amora and EIdorado factories in the
Culiacan district; the United Sugar
companies, operating factories at Los
Eochis. and Ell Aguila, in the Fuerte
district, and the Armada Sugar Re-
fineries Co., operating at Navolato. in
the Culiacan district. The properties of
this latter concern were recently pur-
chased for s3,50000O Mexican currency,
by Nelson RhOades, jr., manager of the
Sinaloa Land Co, and several company
associates. In addition to the factories
plant in the Mazatlan district. and
Francisco Orrantia Sarmiento, an
other in the Fuerte district.
The big Sinaloa producers turn over
their sugar to a selling concern known
as the Union Azucarera, and the con-
Germ looks after the marketing of the
combined output of the five factories.
The two small producers are not MEM
bers of the Union and market their su-
gar independently. The Union Azucarera
was formed several years ago with the
object of maintaining prices by putting
an end to competition, and a board COM
posed of representatives of the three
large sugar concerns of the state di-
reefs its affairs James Smithers, who
was born in MaZatlan, and who main
tanned a commission business in New
York for a number Of years, has re-
Gently taken charge of the Union as gen.
eraI manager. The office of the Union
is in this capital, and a warehouse is
maintained here, but the principal ware
house is in GuaymaS, Sonora.
The Union markets its sugar princf-
paIly in the states of Sinoloa and So
nora and the surplus is sent to Chi
huahua and Monterey. 1t is estimated
that the surplus-the sugar in excess
of the consumption in Sinaloa and So
nora-will this year amount to $500, 600
Kilograms This sugar is shipped in
bond through the United States for No
gales to FL Paso and Eagle Pass, at
which points it re-enters Mexico
Prices of SinalOa sugar in Sinaloa and
Sonora are controlled by the prices of
American sugar in San Francisco At
present S1naIOa sugar pS SelnnS at
wholesale from 20 to % centavos 90 to
II cents gold per kilogram (2.20 lbs.).
The Union markets its products through
the principal business houses Of the two
states. In Chihuahua and Monterey the
Sinaloa sugar completes with sugar of
southern Mexico, and 1t is often sold at
prices below those on west coast points.
The Sinaloa sugar is almost entirely
cube. Only enough granulated to sup
ply the American trade-pTincipally in
Soncra-iS made.
For Several years the Union also mar
keted the alcohol made by the three big
sugar concerns, but as the standard
differed there was some misunder-
standing and disagreement, and it was
finally decided TO withdraw the alcohol
business from that selling concern This
year each Of the sugar companies is
marketing its alcohol Independently.
isis years output of alcohol is estf-
mated at 100000 gallons.
The valleys of SinalOa include some of
the best cane land in the world, and I'M
questionably the next few years will see
a big increase in the states output of
white sugar.