The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-01-25

IN The course ~ these lnvcsiica.
lions Il WINS found by caneass n The
rrhan rrninreTs That their sugar he'd.
/ during the FIRST nine ;nnniha Of The
iusi gear, sold for en- average u about
500 per hundred f.o b. cuhn. TO
Nhci fliy anl frelrhi added to The
rflnfnf roqi amount IN about Sl1
rof hundred The average snic price
n srin1inici by various roanrrles nr.
rln'inr 70 our Investigation. WINS nhnni
$3.50 ncr hundred. or o diIcrentlnl Of
.sfgi
I'm reducing the dlncroniial 10 $50
There nas saving 10 me public N ~
cents ne hundred lad such ar
fornilai been m rse from mo LET Of
iar4re iai7 iho public would have
aircd IN The n-s nine month N ihe
year nhor, soi e01O oo"
Mex, Year
wlfh view to more ehicIea -an-
isnlion Of the trade In imported sugars
nest year two committees have been
formed 10y the food administration.
I. a committee comprising repre-
sehlnilycs OF nh Of the elements 81
American onne refining groups The
principal dGy Of this committee is to
iiglde ihe sugar Imports pro rata to
Ihclr various capacities and see that
absolute justice Is done to every re-
finer.
. A committee comprising three rep
rctoniniisss Of The English. French
ana Italian governments; two repre-
scunUyes Of the American rehncrs.
with member Of The food admlnisira.
don. Only Two Of the committee have
arrived from Europe, hui they repre-
semi Che allied governments. The du-
iles of ihls committee are to determine
the MOST economical sources from a
Transport point of Wow or all the al.
lies Co arrange transport al uniform
rates. 10 distribute ihc foreign sugar
between the United States aud allies.
subject 10 Tie approval Of the Amerl-
can. English. French ald Italian soy-
clumenis
Tubs committee, while holding strong (
vlcas as 20 the price to be paid Tor
Cuban sugar. has not had the Hlal 1
voice This voice has rested In the T.
governments concerned. together with /
The Cuban government. and | Wish 10 |
state runhailcnlly that all " the gen.
ilcmen concercd ns good commercial
mcu ia,c pndrnvorcd with the utmost
patience md SKIN 10 secure a lower
prize. and their persistence has re-
dncod Crhun demands hy 10 cents per
hundred The price agreed upon is
about sico per hundred pounds. T. o b.
Cnba, or equal to about so duty paid
Ncg YORK
This price should eysnluate,"
Mr. Hoover said. 10 about $50
per hundred Tor refined sugar from
the renners at ssaboard points or
should nlaee sugar IN the hands Of
the consumer At from o. to 8
rerta per pound. depending upon
ioealiiyand conditions Of trade. or
At from ! to cents below the
prices Of August last and from enc.
iaf 70 . cent per pound cheaper
lNan 'sdsy
There Is now an elimination OF
speculation, eliorilonnie profits, and
30 HE refining alone The American
0cople Will save over s2a.O0o.0oo Of
he refining cha rseA Inst year A part
II ihese savings goes 10 The Cuban.
hawaiian. Porto Rlcun and Iouslsnisn
producer aud part to Tho consumer
Appeals 10 prejudice against the
'ood Standardization have been made
because ihs Cuban price Is % cents
lboye that " 1917 Il is said In effect
hat The cuhans are at onr mercy;
hat we could ret sugar q cent lower.
We made exhaustive study Of The cost
u producing sugar 10 Cuba last gear
through our own agents In Cuhs. and
We huJ II averages $3.50. while many
PRODUCERS ure NJ higher level We
ound that an ryeuee profit Of al
eayi cent PER pound was necessary
o order 10 maintain and stimulate
reduction or that minimum price Of
isT was necessary. and even this
would stlne some producers
"The price ultimately agreed was y
enis above these figures or about ore
M of O cent PER pound to the Amcrl.
en consumer aud more thaa ihls
mount has been saved by our reduc.
Ion 700 rchner profits. n we Wish TO
ilne production In Cuba we could
ale that course iug At the Time ~ nli
ines IN our history when We went
reduction for o1rscltcs and the nj.
.ol Further ihan that. the State DO
armcnr VIII nfsHre you That wich
olrse would produce disturbance in
'nhg md destroy even our present
g9pllcs hui beyond an these material
VISIONS ono " hgml1 Justice This
reai country ms pc nsli by tie
llgMt % ll7roslunu io siiansio Cata
Therefore there "a no deposition
non ihc Amedrun public chirvos
ave been nude heinre this commit.
ac llnl Nr nnlph enloasoral iu ben
Ne me California fnrrg ~ ulllfh D..
'rs manager hy tbs "a cent lhcnmse
b ranW price NJ rolfh ana not IN
be nrlcq. u does raise me price 10
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