New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-24
Charges American Sugar
Co. Got Most of Louisi-
ana Output
Pact With Cuba Made
Plans Made to Move 1918
Crop With Maximum
Speed

These were yesterdays developments
in the sugar situation in the United
States:
The food administration and the
Shipping Board announced its inten-
ton Of cooperating next year 20 move
the worlds sugar supply for the
United States and the Allies at maxi
mum speed and minimum cost.
The Federal Sugar Refining Com
pany issued statement charging
that the food administration had
favored its rival, the American Sugar
Refining Company, and had enabled
il to obtain the major portion OF tn"
Louisiana crop.
Under terms agreed upon by Cuban
planters and the international Sugar
Commission, a net price Of $500 a
hundred pounds will be paid from
northern Cuban ports. and $500 for
sugar shipped from southern ports
Of the island.
Plan to Control supply
Plans whereby the movement Of the
worlds sugar supply might be con
trolled and directed by the Food Ad'
ministration and Shipping Board next
year were discussed yesterday after
noon at the Offices OF the lnternationa
Sugar Commission, III Broadway.
Those attending the conference we're
Edward Chambers, mead OF the trans
portation department OF the nations
food administration; Frank {. Nun
son, OF the Munson Line, representing
the Shipping Board; representatives
resident here of Porto Rico. Cuba. ha
waii, Santo Domingo and the Philip
pines. and George NJ. Rolph, head o.
the sugar division Of the food admin
istration.
II was decided that the Shipping
Board should appoint committee OF
shipping and transportation men, VIII
headquarters here. 20 act jointly with
the food administration and the PRO
ducors OF tho countries named IN
handling the entire sugar tonnage.
Il is estimated that the worlds croI
can he moved within period Of eleven
months, AMI 20 insure rapidity OF load
ing and discharge a system OF pre-
miurs and penalties after the manner
OF demurra2e will be iu&ugurated. The
Shipping Boarl will assign the bottoms
and the sugar committee will arrange
for purchasing the product.
Mr. Rolph. discussing the matter last
night. said that because OF the scarcity
of bottoms and increased freight rate:
this new coordination Of effort woult
not lower the cost of sugar. In fact
freight rates will average around 40
cents hundred pounds on the Cuban
crop, as against the old rate OF 80
cents. so that the cost of the sugar
:. b. New York will depend on the
terms finally reached with Cuban in
tcrests.
Details Of the proposed terms OF set
t,emAnt Of the controversy between the
United States Food Administration.
represented by the international
Sugar Commission. and the majority
OF the Cuban sugar producers, over
the fxation of a price for their COM
ing crop. we're received last night by
the Republic of Cuba News Bureau in
cabled advices from E. s. Aspiazu, pri-
yate secretary 20 President Monocal Of
Cuba.
Cuban Growers Compromise
Cuban sugar growers, representing
an estimated production Of 100000
bags. or about 80 per cent Of the forth
coming production of about three and
% - L..
Thursday night agreed 10 accept a
Of $3.50 a hundred pounds
(. o. b. Cuban ports. for shipment to
European ports, and $3.50, cost and
freight" for United States ports.
This means that from Northern
Cuban ports the sugar producers will
receive net price Of $500 a hundred
pounds, while from Southern Cuban
ports the price will be about five cents
ess. Recent conferences between the
Jubans, headed by DR.. Carlos Manuel
lie Cespedes, Cuban Minister, and the
International Sugar Commmission, at