The sun., 1919-10-31
SUGAR SEARCH ENDS
IN PRAISE FOR ALL
Food Administrator Traces
1000 Tons and Finds Ca
reer Is Flawless.
OWNERS FAIR IN DEALS
Some of Stock Was Sent to
Liverpool and Glasgow
Markets.

ArtnuT w liiattis, roou ADMINISTRATOR,
has traced the 1000 tons of sugar
which has caused so much excitement
in the last few weeks 1t Is now pro-
ceeding smoothly and honorably on it's
way to the public.
The existence of this sugar was dis
covered by spectators and brokers who.
without having the sugar, started to
offer 1t at prices which started at sever,
cents a pound and ended at eighteen and
three-quarters cents a pound.
Now that Mr.. Williams has been able,
as he put It yesterday, by the light of
publicity" to get past the long line OF
spectators and find the sugar pile, the
tsffair is brighter and the actions OF
those persons who had the sugar are
perfectly legitimate.
One thousand tons of this sugar Is
held on consignment by Balfour Will
hanson & Co., 43 Exchange place. This
is Philippine sugar. and said by rep
resentatiye of the firm, Thomas Barclay,
to belong to principals in Liverpool ana
Manila Balfour Williamson & Co. are
trying to get the permission OF their
principals to dispose Of the sugar on the
New York market. He said that ne ex-
pected a reply by cable some time yes
terday.
Liverpool Gets Sugar.
One thousand tons are understood to
have been shipped to Liverpool late in
September and another 1000 tons were
shipped about three weeks ago to Glas-
gov.
The remaining amount of 1000 tons
was sold to Czainkow, Ronder Co. OF
this city. who In turn sold 1t to the
Pacific Commercial Company, who IN
turn sold 1t to Murdoch, James & Co. OF
Chicago. to whom 1t is expected ship
ments will begin in d day or two ana
the sugar put on the market.
The Pacific Commercial Company also
have sold $50 tons of their sugar OF the
Cuban supply to T. Anglin. 123 West
Thirty-ninth street Fifty tons have
gone to Cobb, Bates a Yerxa of Boston.
Minford, Lueder & Co. of this city had
1000 tons of refined sugar which was
supported from Canada. This sugar has
been sold to different New York manu-
facturers.
Department of Justice officials have
reviewed carefully this transaction and
the present understanding Is that there
is no cause for criticism regarding II.
Part Of this sugar. 100 tons. was sold
10 the Mirror Candy Stores, which has
offered TO place fifty tons at the dis
for distribution among manufacturers
without sugar and In danger of having
TO shut down their plants. The under
standing in this offer IL that an equal
amount will be available later to prevent
The Mirror Company from being placed
in like position
The 1000 tons of sugar disposed OF by
Messrs Minford, Lueder & Co. was the
property of e. r. Sherbourne of Boston.
a.
Mexsrs Milford, Lueder & Co. learning
that additional sugar was available In
Canada. arranged for the purchase OF
a 600 more tons to be distributed at
fair price to New York manufacturers.
After the shipment of 1880 bags. how
ever On embargo was placed on the ex-
mort of sugar by the Canadian Govern
ment. Effort is being made to have this
embargo removed.
Difficulties smoothed Out.
Mr.. Williams said yesterday that in
his opinion II the people OF New YORK
would be as economical as possible with
all foodstuffs, and especially sugar, the
winter would be passed through without
any difficulty.
Peter Becker, president Of the Retail
Grocers Association, said yesterday that
aor two weeks grocers have not had any
sugar to speak of. He believed, SO he
said, that some jobbers were going to
yet sugar for the grocers in amounts
similar to those of November and De-
cenlber of last year.
The grocers, Mr.. Becker said, think
that DR.. Day, Commissioner of Markets.
lie unfair in circulating stories about the
rolling stores having sugar. The gro
Gers claim that their customers wonder
how the rolling stores get sugar when
they cannot get any.
Mr.. Salmon OF the North American
Exporting Company, who 10 In COM
mand Of the rolling stores. said yester-
day that he had just received carload
of sugar-50.000 pounds. graduated
and was having 1t put up in one pound
bags for sale at the rolling stores In
few days He said that he was going
TO sell the sugar at cost, and DR.. Day
said that the selling price Of the sugar
would not be in excess Of 10 cents
pound.
In discussing the sugar situation, Mr..
Williams said II was expected the inter-
probation placed on the price at which
export sugar may be purchased and sold
and defining more. closely the element OF
profiteering would have the immediate
effect of eliminating from all foreign
buying competition based on the relative
export and domestic price.
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