The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-06
MAY INFRINGE ON
B!ATT'ELLE PROCESS
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4 hcdtion uft dWaIt tnhg Win guo cane
Juice Of say SO per cent purity II Ii
considered quite satisfactory to turn
Jut from the vacuum pans masses cutie
Of the same purity, thus maintaining
through the ordinary processes the orr
ginal purity. This Gordon process Of
cold carbonitation, preventing inver-
sion. and eliminating the albuminous
matter, increases the purity and by
such increase permits the crystalliza.
ton Of some four or Ave points addi-
tional of the contained suerose OF sugar.
"The whole process seems extremely
simple and one that can be adopted in
any, modern sugar house at cost not
exceeding $4,000 TO $4,000 and be
competent to take care Of the entire
product Of such a house without any
difficulty. Such sugar houses must be
provided with competent alter capacity
and this estimate Of cost includes the
necessary lime kiln, carbonic acid
pumps, carbonitation, tanks, filter
presses and the necessary granulator.
"a notable feature Of this work is
that the low temperature at which the
carbonitation process occurs leaves the
juice practically free Of the tliscolora-
tion ordinarily caused. Other processes
practically invariably result in a con.
siderable inversion, the purity Of the
clarified juice flaming below the purity
of the normal Juice whereas In this
Gordon process, because Of keeping the
juices ut practically the point of neu.
trality, the purity Is raised some four
or five per cent, and this increase IN
purity Is maintained in the subsequent
process with the final result that with
this process any given quantity Of rea
sonably good cane will produce as much
pure white efanulhted sugar BY this
process as IL win Of 90 test raw sugar
BY the Usual processes. Of silphitation.
In, the handling Of any considerable
crop this gain IN quantity alone, the re-.
suit Of the prevention Of Inversion,
would pay in a single season the cost
of the whole outfit and leave the en-
HANGED value Of the sugar obtained as
clear profit.
As we understand this matter the
Messrs. Gordon are willing TO guarantee
these results where the other condi.
tions as TO the character Of the factory,
its apparatus and the Gordon supple
mentary apparatus are properly IN
stalled. 3e9fs,
"Of course the manufacture Of pure
white sugar by the Gordon or any other
process carries with il as an indispeps
sable ,eoroIlafy the kdyantstes market
Ing Of these 50 CARS. lThey must be mar
keted as pure white sugars, and in com.
petition with refined sugars OF the same
grade but of probably less intrinsic
merit, II these white sugars are forced
upon the market in excess of the eur.
rent demand, then they al once fall III
price to the level reached BY theff Do
lariscopie teyt and the entire cost Of
the betterhent ok the sugars is lost.
Some surprise has been expressed at the
sitRe01ty exp etfencod in Selling these
sugars comp titively with refined. Any
one familiar with the distribution Of
sugar IL aware Of the fact that every
eighth, or even sixteenth Of q cent IN
Rflee has become d halter of great i'm.
poftance to ethe Wholesale grocefs OF
the country, and they hsg wen as the
retailefs are extremely ANXIOUS 20 Sc.
cure goods Of any desirable qhaiity at
the lowest possible price. However ii
these buyers are not in the market, and
IL the seller Of such sugars must sell
them, and must necessarily seek diff.
ferent buyers, those who want them for
only at such prices as are indicated by
the sucrose test Of such sugars,
1--WE have been reliably informed
that fine plantation graduated sugars
have for some seasons been readily
sold throughout the country at only 10
to IL 1-2 cents per hundred pounds be.
low the prices Of the similar grades of
refined sugars taking, in fact, the rela-
krerA 10. Al. "a.
that y held by the beet sugars produced
IN. the central and western States, To
handle these sugars in a large way
would require correspondents, through.
out the various cities in the Mississippi
Valley, all Of whom can readily be Sc.
cured, but there must be necessarily, at
this end Of the line considerable ware
house facilities for piling up any &C.
cumnlation o. the sugars, holding them
until they are needed, or meet with
sale at fair prices, y,
5a Market Facilities Important.
~ Brokers all over the country are
.endeavoring each season to secure
Louisiana accounts and our great cen,
trail factories, turning out 400 to 500
barrels OF sugar per day, would neces,
sarily have to organize a selling force
that would enable them to reach the
consuming markets with the least pos.
sible cost and with the greatest degree
Of effectiveness. The matter of the
proper disposal Of pure white sugars is
very serious one, and the success of
the ventures will depend entirely upon
what success may be attained in such
disposal.
.'There was formerly organized on
the sugar levee In New Orleans large.