Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-07

ANYTHING over this amount to be agreed
exrortionate under the law.
In the course of these inrestiga.
flons it was found by canvass of the
{ Cuban producers that their sugar had.
! during the first nine months of tho
past year, sold for an average of about
1924 per hundred f. o. b. Cuba, to
which duty and freight added to the
reiners' cost amount to about S5.6G
per hundred The average sale price
of graduated by various refneries, ac'
corAing to our investigation. was about
$50 per hundred, or differentlal OF
s1.S4
I'm reducing the differential TO S1.3C
there was saving to the public OF d
cents pcr hundred. Had such dill
ferential hpcn in use from the LIST OF
January. 1917. the public would have
saved in the first nine months OF the
year about S24.s00 o0o.'
Next Year,
With a view to more efficient organ
ization of the trade in imported sugars
next wear two committees have been
formed by the food administration:
|. 4 committee comprising repre-
sentntires Of al Of the elements Of
American cane refining groups. The
principal duty Of this committee Is 10
divide the sugar Imports pro rasa 10
their various capacities and see that
absolute justice is done TO every &c.
finer.
=. 4 committee comprising three rep7
reSentatireS of the English, FRENCH
and Italian governments; two repre-
scntatives Of the American rctiaerS.
with q member Of the food adninistra-
ton. Only two Of the committee nay"
arrived from Europe, but they repro
scnt the allied governments. IL" tt'l-
ties Of this comraittee are 70 determine
the most economical sources from q
transport point OF view 81 al is.2 al,
lies 70 arrange transport al NniLoEp
stcs, 10 distribute the foreign SlGaJ
\ between The United States ana allies,
subject 10 the approval OF the Ameri-
can. English, French and Italian gov
crllncnrS.
This committee. white holding strong
1.fcus - 70 the price 70 b. paid Tor
Cuban sugar. has not he! The ha@'
vo.ca. TMis yci"o las rested II the
governments couce"nad Together %i-h
Il CUia @l"2;i...Gcnf. md ! wi-.' I"
sfalc o,apha,ically that all q tic gan
tlcmen concerned as good commercial
men have endcavcred with the utmost
patience and skill to secure Il lower
Dv;ce. anu their persistence has re-
duccd Cuban demands hT - cents per
hundred. The price a@reed upon IS
about $3.50 per hundred pounds. I. o. b
Cuba. or equal to about Sc dut2 paid
New York.
This price shoula cvant1at%,'
,.r. Hoover said, 80 aboG: $40
ncr hundred Tor refined sugar fcGl
ne .cfinerg al seaboaFi poii.5 Q;
anouli place sugar iii the hard5 Of
the consumer al from az 70 .
cents per pound, depending upon
!oc1ii.y and conditions CT trace, or
at from TO 2 cents sc!c" t''n
prices of August last and IRON: one
half to j cent per pound cheaper
than today:
There is how All elimination OF
speculation, eNtortiopate profits, and
IN the refining alone the American
people will save over $25,0O00O0 Of
the refining charges last year. \ pari
Of these savings goes to the Cuban,
Hawaiian. Porto Rican and LouSaniau
producer and part TO the CONSUMED
Appeals to prejudice against the
food administration have been made
because the Cuban price is 3t cents
above that of 1917. II is said il cifcc;
tilaC the Cllbans are ut our mere
Ihat NC could get sugar 4 ccns lower.
we made exhaustive stNjT OF the cost
# producing su@ar il CUha last %car
through our can agents IL CnpS an1
We find i averages SIS. wjll" many
producers are al /" higher icTcl. Nc
found that AZ aTcra@c rTnG1 Of st
least y cent per pound was necessary
IN order TO maintain and stinu'at"
production or that = ,nj:.;inuui PRICE q
gl.ST was necessary. md cTSo tbs
Hould stilc some producers.
The price ultiuatCl. agreed SuS -
cents above these figures, or ahout one
fifth Of cent per pound 10 The Amerls
can consumer, and more than this
amount has been saved b. our reduc-
ton in rctincrs' profits. II We wish to
srihe production in Cuta we could
take that course Just at the time of al
times in our history when VIC want
production for ourselves and the al
lies. Further than thar. tie state de-
rartmcnC will assure you that such
course would produce disturbances n
Cuba and deGtru! even GIL present
supo!les, buc beyond IL. Iiis.s material
reasons ig one OF human tusgice. This
great country has 10 eight by the
might Of its position 70 strange Cuba.
Therefore there is no imposition
upon the American public. Charges
have been made before this commit
zee chat IEr. Rolph aldea"ored to ben