The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-02-01


should be limited to Si,ao per hundred
pounds The prc,war dlircrcntlal hat
averaged about M cents and Increased
costs were found 10 have hecn lmpos
ed hy the war IN Increased eos, Of 70
nnlng. losses. cost of bags, labor. insnr
ance. interest aud ether things rather
more than cover the difference, Afie'
prolonged negotiations tho rrnners
were placed under ugrccment cstab'
fishing these limits on October I. and
anything over this amount TO bc agreed
cxtortionate under the law,
"In the course % these investiEa'
tIons Il was found by canvass OF the
Cuban producers that their sugar had.
during the frst nine months of the
past year, sold for mn average of about,
s4.I per hundred 4 q, b, Cuba. to
which duty and freight added 20 the
rrfncrs' cost amount 10 about 5000
per hundred. The average sale price
OF Eranulated by various rennerlrs, ac'
cording TO our investigation, was about
$3.50 per hundred. or dlncrrntiaI OF
si.sL
"In reducing the dlfrcrcntial Go Si.an
there was u saving 10 the public OF ~
cents per hundred, Had such dif,
fcrrntlal been In use from the ist OF
January. 1917. tho public would have
saved IN the frst nine months OF the
year about So, ,s0oOoo"
Next Year.
With a view TO moro efficient organ
iEatlon OF the trade In imported sugars
next year two committees have been
formed by the food administration:
I. A committee comprising repre-
sentatives Of all Of the elements OF
American cane refining groups. The
prlneIIal duty OF this committee is TO
divide the sugar imports pro rata TO
their various capacities and see that
absolute justice II done to every TO
tinsr.
=. 4 committee comprising three rep
resentatlvss Of the English. French
and Italian governmental two repre-
aentatives Of the American srfiners.
with a member Of the food adminlatra-
,lon. Only two of the committee have
arrived from Europe. hut they repre-
sent the allied governments The du'
ties Of this committee arr to determine
tho most economical sources from .
transport point OF view u all tho al
lies to arrange transport az uniform
rates, 10 distribute tho foreign sugar
between the United States and allies,
subject To the approval ot the Ameri'
cnn. English. French aud Italian gov
crnments
This committee. while holding strong
views as To the price TO be paid for
Cuban sugar. has not had tho hnal
voice. This voice has rested In tho
concerned. together with
the Cuban government. and wish 10
state emphatlcally that all OF tho gen
tlemcn concerned as good commercial
men have endeayorcd with the utmost
patience aud skin to secure lower
price. aud their persistence has re-
duced Cuban demands by 10 cents per
The price agreed upon 10
about 81 per hundred pounds. I. o, b.
Cuba. or equal to about SO duty paid
New York.
"Thls price should eVentuate."
Mr.. Hoover said, 10 about $3.50
per hundred for refined sugar from
the reiinera AZ seaboard points or
should place sugar In the hands of
the consumer al from 8H TO Q
cents per pound. depending upon
locality and conditions Of trade, or
at from I 10 2 cents below the
prices Of August last and from one.
half to a cent per pound cheaper
than today.
There is now m elimination of
Ipeculatlon. extortlonate profits. and
n the refining alone the American
,eople will save over $25.0O0,000 Of
he refining charges last year. A part
Il these savings goes to tho Cuban,
Porto RIcnn and i4ousianian
'roducer and part 10 the consumer
Appeals TO prejudice against the
ood administration have been made
ccausc the Cuban price Ia - cents {
bove that of 1917. II Is said In effect
hat the CubnnS are at our mercy:
hat we could get sugar n cent lower.
ve made exhaustive study Of the cost !
{ producing sugar In Cuba last year 81
trough our own agents IN Cuba. and
70 hnd II averages $3.50. while many .
roducers are at higher level. We
,und that an average profit OF at =
,ast cent per pound was necessary
, order to maintain and stimulate
or that n minimum price OF '-
i37 was necessary. and even this "
'ould stife some producers
THE price ultimately agreed was %
,nts above these figures, or about one
fth of cent per pound to the Ameri. p
In consumer, and more than this ,
mount has been saved by our rcduc. !.
on In refiners' profits. II we wish to !.
life production In Cuba we could =
Ike that course just at the time of all Z
mes in our history when we want !.
.oduction for ourselves and the al. !.
%. Further than that. the state de- y
lrtment will assure you that such a y
'urse would produce disturbances In q
nba and destroy even our present X
Ipplies, but beyond all these material
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