The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
THURSDAY. JANUARY 81. 1918.

Hoover said, ian examination was
made OF the costs and profits OF refin-
ing and II was finally determined that
the spread between the cost Of raw
and the sale Of refined cane sugar
should be lia,ited to 81 80 per hundred
pouads. The Pre-wsr diHereatial had
averaged about S5 cents and Increased
costs were found to have been irnpos-
ed by the war in decreased cost Of re-
nniaf, losses, cost Of bar, labor, fasur-
ance, interest and other things, rather
mars than cover ths difference. After
preIenged Regeratisas the reAners
were placed Under agreement estab-
Ii.AlaE these limits En- 0ct4ber !, aHd
anytlaIag ever this amsant to be ssresa
extorflenats under the law.
In the course of these investiEa-
tiens 1t was fosnd by canvass Of the
Cuban producers that their sugar had.
during the Arst nine Hsaths Of the
past year, ssld fer an .ayerase Of about
1924 par hsndrea f.rs. ;. Cuba. to
which duty and freight aSdsd to the
reanerx' csst amsast to absBt $3.50
per hundred. The average sale DE'es
Of xraauiatea BY various reAnerles, ac-
cerdinE to eur Investigator, was about
$3.50 per hundred, or a diKereatial Of
$1s4.
"In reducing the aiffereRtfal 10 81 80
there was a saving to the public Of 81
cents per hundred Had such diff
fnrential been in use from, the 1st OF
January. 1917. the public would have
saved in the first nine months Of the
year about s24 100000"
Next Year.
With a view to more enhcient organ
iZatien Of the trade In Imported sugars
next year two csmnlttees have been
formed by the fesd administration:
l. A committee comprising repre-
sentatives of all Of the elements ef
American cane refining groups. The
principal duty Of this committee Is to
divide the sugar iApsrts pre- rata to
their various capacities and see that
absolute justice Is done to every re-
finer
2. A cennittee comprising three rep
and Italiaa governments; TIVE repre-
sentstives of the American refners,
| with 4 meMber Of the feod adlHiAistra-
ton. Only two Of the ceHlmittee have
| arrived from Eurepe, but they repre-
sent the allied governments. The dn-
ties of this committee are to determine
the most economical sources from a
transport point Of view Of all the al
lies to arrange transport at uniform
rates, to distribute the fareign sugar
between the United States and allies,
subject to the approval Of the Ameri-
can, English, French and Italian gey-
ernlnents.
This committee, while hsldiag strsng
views as 10 the price to be paid fer
Cuban sugar, has net had the final
voice. This voice has rested jz1rtAe
governments concasse1, together with
the 8nRh gsyerHaaeat, apd 1 wish to
eapha Ideally that al Of the ger
lGmen Concerned a. sstl eomnereiai
men hare eraeaYeret vita the ut4>st
patience ana skill to seests . lswer
ducea Cuban desaa41B Y Is cey11 per
hundred. The erlEl a8EeeA at4H is
abest s4.ee ner hfs5fs4 estssz, T. .. b.
Cuba, Or equal to asSdt $S duty paid
New York.
"This price shsAd evcntuats,"
Mr.: Hoayer said, 90 Atsut $3.50
per hundred for fsHHea sugar frsm
the ,rennsrs at ssak4asJ Rsints~sr
should place suaaf in t6a bands q
the consumer at from fk t. .
cents per pound, depenaine 6pen
locality and oon5ht1ens i trade, sr
at from I to cents beIow the
prices Of August iast and from one-
half to cent per pound cheaper
than today.
There Is now an elimination Of
speculation, exterHonate profits, and
In the refining alone th9 Aneacan
people will save ever S.e0D eco Of
the reflaiag charges last 4ear. 4 part
of these sayings gees ts the ouban,
Hawaiian, Pert> Hsaa M LsHsianian
producer and part t1 she @Hsunen
appeals to nrejndice against the
AOOo dhknlAloe14u1aN0 ASEE 1EVA
because the dNbxa P6pe Is u &1ats
above that Of 1917. Il ii sA1a II eAfent
that the OubaRs are at sur naeecx !;
that we could get sugar q cent lower.
We made exhaustive study Of the cost
| Of producing sugar ia Cuba last year
through our own agents Ia Cuba, and
| we find it averages $3.50. while many
| producers are at higher lefel. We
found that an ayesase afnat Of at
| least cent per psuna was necessary
| in order to maintain and stimulate
| production or that a minimum price Of
$4.57 was necessary, aad even this
| would stife sene prodacers.
The price ultimately agreed was %
| cents above these AsuFea, Or absut enc
fifth sf cent per psunA = tae Ameri-
| can consumer, and mem thsa tkis