St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01

made Of the costs and profits OF rein
ing and It was finally determined tina
the spread between the cost OF raw
| and the sale Of refined cane sugai
should be limited to S1.30 per hundred
pounds. The pre.war dlfferentlal hat
averaged about SJ cents and increased
costs were found 10 have been lmpos
ed by the war In increased cost of re
| finlng, losses, cost Of bags, labor, insur
ance, interest and ether things rather
more than cover the difference. After
prolonged negotiations the refners
were placed under agreement estab
| fishing these limits on October !, and
anything over this amount to be agreed
/ extortionate under the law.
"ln the course OF these investlga.
tlons II was found by canvass Of the
Cuban producers that their sugar had,
during the first nine months OF the
past year, sold for an average ~ about
| Si2i per hundred T. o. b. Cuba, 20
which duty and freight added 90 the
reilnors' cost amount TO about SjG0
per hundred. The average sale price
OF grnnuntod by various ronnerles, nc.
cordlng 10 our lnvestlgs tlon. was about
S7I0 per hundred, or a dlffcrentlul OF
S1si
"In reducing the dlfrerential 10 sl.3O
there was saving 10 the public " -
cents per hundred. Had such hif-
fcrcnilnl been In use from the ist NJ
january. 1917, the public would hnve
saved IN the FIRST nine months Of the
year about S2i 500 600"
Next Year
with view tu more efficient organ
lzation of the trade In imported sugars
next year two committees have been
formed by the food administration
|. a committee comprising repre-.
scniatlvcs uf all Of the elements Of
American cane refining groups. The
principal duty ~ this committee IL to
divide the sugar imports. pro rata 10
their various capacities and see that
absolute justice II done to every ~.
liner
. A committee comprising three rep.
rcgentutiycs Of the English, French
aud Italian governments; two repre-
spniutiycs Uf the American tefners,
with member Uf the food udmlnlstrn.
tiun. Only two " the committee have
arrived from Europe. but they repre-.
sent the allied governments The du.
ties Of this committee are to determine
the most economical sources from
transport point uf view of all the al
lies to arrange transport M uniform
rates. ~ distribute the foreign sugar
between the United States ana allies
subject 10 the approval ~ the Amerl'
run, English. French aud Italian gov
rrnmuniH
This committee. while holding strong
views us to the price 20 be- paid for
cuban sugar. has not had the finul
voice This voice hns rested In the
governments concerned. together with
the Cuban government. aud wish 10
state cmphaticnlly that nll of the gen.
tlrmrn concerned M good commercial
mrn have rndvnyurrd with the utmost
patience aud skill a. secure lower
price. aud their persistence hnH ~
durri cuban demands by ~ cents pcf
hundred The price agreed upon IN
uhuut SlGp prr hundred pounds, & a. h.
Iuhn, ur equal Ia about S6 duty paid
Sew York.
This price should sVentuate,"
Mr.. Hoover said, ito about $3.50
per hundred Tor refined sugar from
the retnefs at seaboard points or
should place sugar In the hands of
the consumer az from a's 20 Q
cents per pound. depending upon
locality and conditions Of trade, or
az from I 60 ? cents below the
prices OF August last and from one,
half TO a cent per pound cheaper
than today,
"ihcrr h now an elimination Of
speculation, vNtnrliuuute profits, aud |
Ia the refining alone the American
ueoplr viii save over S2aUuO.uOO ~ |
be- refining charges last year A part |
NJ thvs. savings goes a. thr Cuban.
Hawaiian, Porto llinn aud inusiunlan |
producer aud part Ia the consumer,
Appeals Ia prejudice against the
food administration have been made
irrause the Cuban price is - cents
ihuNc that ~ 1917. Il II said la eject |
hat the Cuhnns are al our mercy /
hal We could get sugar cent lower
Ne made exhaustive study of the cost
# producing sugar la Cuba hast year
through our own agents la 1uha, and
,r uud ID averages $3.50, while many
irudurrrs are az a higher level, We
uuud that an average profit of al
east a cent per pound was necessary
o. order "a maintain and stimulate
PRODUCTION or that a minimum price ot
iW Wus necessary, ana even this
would stite some producers
THE price ultimately agreed was -
vnts above these figures, ar about one
tlh of cent per pound to the Ameri-
an consumer aud more than this
mount has been saved by our rrdur-
iuu iu rrturrs profits II we wish tu
iI1r production IN cuba We could
ikr that course lust at the time of AN
Imvs iu our history when Ne want
rHiurtiou Tor ourselves aud the al
.vs Further than that, the state de
uuwcut win assure yuu that such a
uursv would prutucc disturbances la
'unu aud destroy even our present
uppllcs, but beyond AN these material
rasous is one of human Justice This
ruat country hus no right by the
li-ht of It's position tu stmngle Cuba.
Therefore there is No imposition
pom the American public. Charges
ave been made before this commit
PEE lhat Mr. Rnlph rudraNorrd to ben
DO the california refinery ~ which he
.us muuugrr hy this 80 cent Increase