Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-12

"hiSh uuty uAu hciSut dUuSu 10 tue
refiners' cost amount to about $66
per hundred The average sale price
Of granulated by various reflneries, &C.
cording to our investigation. was about
$50 per hundred, or a differsatiai q
$1s4.
I'm reducing the differential to 81 80
there was saving to the public Of 81
cents per hundred Had such a DIFF
ferential been in use from the LIST Of
January, 1917. the public would have
saved In the first nine months Of the
ysar about s24.SOO.OOO."
Next Year.
VIM q view to more efncient organ
isation Of the trade In imported sugars
next year two committees have been
formed by the food administration:
l. A committee comprising repre-
sentatives Of all Of the elements Of
American cane refining groups The
principal duty Of this committee II to
divide the sugar imports pro rata to
their various capacities and see that
absolute justice = done to every re-
hner.
2. A COMMITTEES comprising three rep
resentatives Of the English, French
and Italian governments; two repre-
sentatives Of the American refiners,
With a member Of the food administra-
aon. Only two Of the committee have
arrived from Europe, but they repre-
sent the allied governments. The du-
ties Of this COMMITTEES are to determine
the most economical sources from a
transport point ok view Of all the al
lies to arrange tranapoEt at uniform
rates. to distributa the foreign sugar
between the United States and allies.
subject to the Approval. ef the Ameri-
can. English. French ~ Italian gov
ernments. 3
This COMMITTEES, VIM 1ne1lng strong
views as to the pEie - psid for
Cuban sugar. haD ~ ~ 1nal
voice. This voioo = ~.
governments coQ(
1nazUununryUun nKn| D6l, IuxlUu.vD a
STATE emphatically that al Of the gen
tlemsn concerned as good commercial
men have endeavOred with the utmost
patience and skill to secure q lower
price, and their persistence has re-
duced Cuban demands By 15 cents per
hundred. The price agreed upon II
about S4.60 per hundred pounds, T. o. b.
Cuba, or equal TO about % duty paid
New York.
"ThIs prIos sheuId svsntuats."
Mr.. Hoover sald. 40 abeut e7.3o
per hundred for refined sugar from
ths rsslners at seaboard points ss
should place sugar In ths haNds a
the consumer at from oH - .
cents per pound, depending upen
locality and conditions Of trade, o.
At from to cents below the
prices Of August last and from one
half 70 q cent per pound cheaper
than today.
There 10 noV an elimination of
speculation. extoFtionate profits, and
In the refining alone the American
people will save over SIS ZOO, 600 of |
the refining charges last year. A part
Of these savings goes to the Cuban.
Hawaiian, Porto Rican and LOusianiaa
producer and part to the consumer.
Appeals to prejudice against tAs
food administration have been ma1s
because the Cuban psies 10 - esnts |
above that Of lo17. It 10 said In effect |
that the Cubans are at our mercy
that we could get sugar . cent lower. |
We made exhaustive study Of the cost |
OF producing sugar In Cuba last year |
through our own agents In Cuba, and |
we ind 1t averages $3.50. while many
producers are at q higher level. We
found that an average profit Of at
least q cent per pound was necessary
in order to maintain and stimulate
production or that minimum price Of
$4.87 was necessary. and even this
would stifle some producers.
"The price ultimately agreed was q
cents above these figures, or about one
fifth of q cent per pound to the Ameri-
can consumer, and more than this
amount has been saved By our reduc.
ton in renners' profits. II We wish to
stihs production IN Cuba We could
take that course Just at the time Of all
times in our history when we want
production for ourselves and the al.
lies. Further than that, the state d.
partment will assure you that such q
course would produce disturbances in
Cuba and destroy even our present
supplies, but beyond all these material
reasons II one Of human Justice. This
great country has no right by the
might Of its position to strangle Cuba.
Therefore there is no imposition
upon the American public. Charges
have been made before this commit. !
tee that Mr.. Rolph endeavored to ben.
eft the California refinery Of which he
was manager by this "a cent increase
In Cuban price. Mr.. Rolph did not nx
the price. 1t does raise the price to
the Hawaiian farmer about that
amount 1t does not raise the profit Of
the California refinery, because their
charge for refining is. like all other re-
aners. Limited to S1.3O per hundred
pounds, plus the freight differential on !
he established custom Of the trade.
~Ar. Rolph has not one penny q ~
ngU0 10 that refinery"