New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-02
SUGAR, SUGAR EVERY
WHERE, AND BUT TWO
POUNDS TO EAT!

dred and twenty-five years, sine
Louisiana began its success IN tn
manufac ture Of commercial su
CARS, desirable lot of sugar ma
come to the market in New Or
leans and lain here several days
unsold. but not "unheralded OF
unsung," as scores of people
wanted the sugar, but the modr
operandi, or modus vivend
among the sugar men had no
been worked out and Washing
ton was called into consultation
by telegraph or telephone, and SUI
CARS arriving on Thursday or Fri
day of last week lay over unsold
into this week. and up to this
writing, Wednesday, had not been
sold.
We refer now to this matter be-
cause of it's complication and be-
cause in Louisiana we have, for a
century and quarter. been mai.-
ufacturing sugars fit for immed-
late consumption and for which
there has always been an active
demand throughout the entire
Mississippi Valley and yet now,
by lack of classification and a
lack Of comparable conditions,
and the existing conditions has-
ing been formulated for the con-
troll only of the sale Of imported
low-grade sugars, refined after
their arrival, the regulations do
not seem to fit, but will, doubt
less, speedily be adapted to the
situation in some satisfactory way.
The startling fact is that new SUI
CARS have been in the city about
a week awaiting a sale, and yet
the method of sale has not been
determined. More than month
ago, through the work Of the Lou
isiana sugar committee, acting on
behalf Of the Food Administration
in this State, under the chairman
ship Of Judge R. E. Milling. and
associated with him Messrs. G. D..
Kemper. E. j. Gay. J. G. LeBour-
geois. w. j. Barley, E. A. Pharr
and E. A. Burgieres, the price for
fine white granulated su-
gar was fixed as a starting point,
and other grades were to be sold
at fixed differentials off the price.
Since that time granulated has
been fred at 9 cents less 2 per
cent. and the differentials named
1t that time have not SINCE been
changed so far as we know. and
there is anevident degree of fair
ness in allowing graduated sugars,
whether from the plantations or
from the sugar refineries, to be
,eld ate the same price, all other
being made equal.
White clarified sugars were placed
It 10 points off, the difference be-
;ween these two sugars being
practically a difference Of mois-
;ure only; of plantation granu-
ated 10 points off; off white Is
points off; choice yellow clarified
Is points off; prime yellow clari-
led 90 points off; open kettle SUE
,ar 20 points off; off yellow clari-
led 80 points off. These differ I
,ntials thus established simplify
he sugar problem very much and
will probably be found satisfac-
ory working differentials-
We shall now refer to washed
,ugars, which must be sold at 40
points over raws, and raws which
must be sold at q price delivered
It customary Louisiana refining1
POINTS not greater than the price
which may be found to be just
md. fair by the United States
FOOD Administration, and not less
han the price to refiners Of duty
,aid, 96-degree test Cuban raw
ugars delivered at such refining
Joints. This all means 7.28 cents
er pound net for 96-test sugars, ;
nd we presume means further
hat If these sugars are washed
p to any sufficient style to sell
5 grocery grades they must be :
old at 40 points over the 7.28i :
ents.
What seemed to be the debat- I
BILE point in the schedule then ar
wed at was the treatment of soft :
lgars, the so-called seconds and
lirds. These sugars, as rule, !
.ystallixes them in motion. Some 7
our sugar producers forget the s,
let that these sugars, If kept =
u 3 Al ! !