The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1918-01-31

prolonged NEGOTIATIONS the fennefo
were placed under agreement estab.
fishing these limits on October ], and
anything over this amount to be agreed
extortionate under the law.
.1n the course o3 these inysstiga-
tions It was found by canvass Of the
Cuban producers that their sugar had,
during the hrst nine months Of the
past year, sold for an average Of about
$424 per hundred 4 o. b. Cuba, TO
which duty ana freight added % the
rehners' cost amount to about 1865
per hundred. The average sale price
Of granulated BY various tehneriss, %.
cording to our investigation, was about
$3.50 per hundred, o. Z di6erenttal q
t1.04
I'm reducing the difersntal 10 31.80
there was q saving to the public OF "a
cents per hundred. Had such dif.
ferential been IN use from the 1st Of
January, 1917, the public would have
saved in the llrst nine months Of the
year about $2Ae00, ,000"
s'G E Next Year.
With q view to moro efficient organ.
ization Of the trade In imported sugars
next year two committees have been
fortned by the food administration:
/. A committee comprising repre-.
santat tives az ali of the elements Of
American cane refining groups, The
nrincinal dntv Of this COMMITTEES ID to
6ivida tha anpar imports pro rata to
Their various capacittes and zee that
ahao1nta 1natfce II done 70 every 70.
Anar 1s; ss:
.%.o,,t... .,,,,,,.,.,,,, !, +hraa r.,,.
....... = 49,. - -. Er.,,sh r,rsrrh
80 Y.N,..~ s...a.+s. -. -sn,..
....s 49,. - = ~ A.s.In.n r.nnsr.
..,... esua.ss - "a 49, ~ ssnS 49, .ar,,r,.t-.,
t,an a,1 nn,. 80 - :, -, -. Com conrittse nave
-, s.,.,,,.S 49,, M,,..,,. hn+ th.v. ranra.
sent the allied governments. The du-
ties Of this committee are to determine
the most economical sources from Z
transport point Of view Of all the al.
lies to arrange transport at uniform
rates. to distribute the foreign sugar
between the United States and allies,
subject to the approval Of the Ameri.
can, English, French and Italian gov.
ernments. - >:", 4 e5=
This committee while holding strong
views as to the price to be paid for
Cuban sugar, has not had the final
voice. This voice has rested In the
governments concerned, together with
the Cuban government, and ! wish to
state emphatically that all OF the gen
tlemen concerned as good commercial
men have endeavored with the utmost
patience and skill to secure lower
price. and their persistence mas re-
duced CuDan demands Oy 10 Genus per
hundred. Inc prlce asreeo upon =
about $4.oO per nundred pounds, I. Q. =:
OuDa,. or equai 20 ABOUT 20 outy p''l'l pa'ia
New YORK 10 &: ". .. r.: .,...4ss@f
"Thls price should sventuats,"
Mr.. Hoover said, "to about $3.50
per hundred Tor refined sugar from
tho ref,ners at ssaboard points or
should place sugar In the hands Of =:
$she consumer at from eN to .
cents per pound, depending upon :
locality and conditions Of trade, or
at from 4 to z cents below the =
prices Of August last and from one Z Z
half to cent per pound cheaper
than today. g.
.Tbora !. now an elimination Of
.nacnla+ion artort,onate nrof1ta. and
- +h. rof,nino alone tho American
raor1a NIL, .ev. ovor cox o0O an of
tha ref,n,no charges last year. A mart
- +ha.o ssv,ngs ooa. "a ths Cnban.
H.wai;sn porto Rican and Lousianian
nrodncer and nart To the consumer.
..--..,. =. ,..,na,,.s !. .,.te.+ .ha
ppsa. soa..,....t, ~ ts t,s. 49,. Nan n.ds
u1 .oou au|1 49, H..h.n 49, 49, 49,. !. ~ "a ,r cants
OesausY oe ~. 10 =. % 1o1a r % = .a,d = eTac+
~. auvse ~ tu". r..s.o... y. 80. :. e,,. a,s-ow.
-. -. tue .s.',S o ~. go. can+ Iows-
~ rna. W. souu ~. s.,-"c 49,. c..,s- - 49, ~.
W. vs.,.1 mau. saa a.S.. :. % Crhs - ,.st vsa. -
~ plouus.s ~ sae ..an4s = 80 ~ cnhs % ana
wa And y aver. IA S9 "a. while many
nroducor. ara a. : hieher level. We