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the figures [ gave the Commission, as to the relative share of Planter and Factory in the prcfit of the Sugar Indusiry of | this llsland, were not correct. In order that there may be no mistake crn this point, 1sh:1l be glad it you will oblige me by publishing my figures. a 1 Hogshead of Sugar = 1,500 lb. Danish 1,500 Ib. Danish = 1,665 lb. English 1,665 Ib. English of Sugar at 13c. per ib. $ 216.45 U. S. Currency, $216.45 X 1.275 = $275.97 Local Currency. 1 Hogshead of Sugar is therefore worth today 10 New York $275.97 in our Local Currency. | Now the cost to the Factory of puttingg that Sugar in New York, is approximafe‘ lv as follows: | Export Tax.... 56.00 Loecal Currcney Freight and other expen- | s¢s approximately *12.00 Local Currrcrey Total exp-nses.slß 00 Local Currcncy | Now, $275.07 ~ $18.60 5257,97, (he lo- | cal value of onc Hogshead of Sug 1. But | Bethlehem Factory has paid thei: con- iracting Planiers $99.00, thus they have kept back from them $158.97 oi the amount they cleim o be givirg for their cane. Now, further,if Bethlehern Fac- tory is properly equpped and properly managed, ihey should be able to ex ract two Hogshead ¢f Sugars-om every Hogs- head of Cane celivered, for while .heir | contraet calls for them to give 60, of | Sugar for every 100 Ib. of Cane, they should mate 12 lb. of Sugar irom that amount of Cane. It is no use to claim, as Mr. Berland tried, that our Care is | not always sweet enough to give that | quantity of Sugar, for win:n it fails n2low | the sweetness required to give this | amount, the ‘Cane Planters are paid pro- portionally lzss Tor their Canes. Now let us sec what, on this basis, is the value ~f the Sugar at 13 cts. per ib,. which is exiracted by the Factory from each Hogshead ot Cane deliverec by the Cane Grower. | 2 Hogsheads of Sugar have the value in Local Currency of $275.97 X 2 == $551.94. Os this -um, the Uane deliverer has re- | ceived $99.00. 'The relative share 1n the | value of the Sugar in the Cane, received by Factory and Planter is therefore j Factory $452.94: Planter $939.00 1 The Fagtories exenses are, the ¢ost of | manufacturire 2 Hogsheads of Suger and | the Export tax and the Freight and | other expenses on this quantity of Sugzar. # in ali, these I believe, amount {6 apprex | imately SBO.OO. The Plauters exp:nses | in growing the Cane and deliverin it to ' the Factcory are also approximately in an average year, and with wages al 5) cts. t per day approximately SBO.OO. ‘The rela- tive profits from the Sugar Indust'y at ; prices obtaining today, and at prices paid | by the Bethlehem Factory today are | therefore as follows: | Planters profit $19.00 per Hogshead .t Cane delivered. 1 Factory profits ¢372.94. ‘ 8 T CRULT XK AV1> Thanking,vou Mr. Editor for space, I am, Yours faithfully . LONGFIELD SMITH. TELEGRAMS. - ST GEULX STATION. Barbados, Feb. 9th.—The U. S. S. “Pennsylvania’’, (Flagshipr) Arizona, Oklahomag and Nevada arrived frgm auantapamo at 10.30 . m. Ponce, P. R., Feb. 10th. - Heavy pro- Jdonged shock at 6 p. m. ; ““Ronce. P R., Fab. I:th.-—S.ight shock 8.40 p. m. Constantinople, Feb 7th.—British Ma- rines have been linded at “anerma, the Northern terminus of the railway to Smyrna. ‘l'his action has been taken be- cause i the recent capture by Turks of rae Turkisn arms depot at Akbarn, near Chansk in the Dardanelles. Snall de- tachments of British troops are on guard, Wrench troons have also reintorced the (;endarmes at Adrianople and it is re- ported that British artillery has been landed at Ismid, the terminus of the Bag- dad railway. London Feb. T7th. A semi-official statement Issuecd tonight speaks of a ““misunderstandirg’ wi'h regard to the list of Germans demanded. It says that the French and Beigian portions of ihe list have not been seen in England, there- fore it ecannot b 2 assumed that Great Britain will iend Fer full support t~ such unknown lis's which are bound to become the subject of communications between the Allies and the German Government, The British list, however.it adds, remains withou modifieation and h Id good. Berlin, feb. Bth.--The Aliies list of German war criminais and a covering let- ter were handed to Premier Bauer at nine o’clock on Saturday night by Demarciller, the French Charge D’Affaires. A letter from Premier Millerand a companied the rote and the list explaining that the new procedure of the Allies was the outcome of the refusal of Baro.. von Lersner to transmit the list of the German Govern- ment. Premier Lauer expressed to the French Charge the Government’s disap proval of Baron Von Lersner’s action. Paris, 7ih.—7The Supreme Keconomic Council is to consicer the 2x:h nge ques- tionand the general European situsetion and also to hear revorts on the proposed trading with Russian ¢ doperaliva sneie- ties,and consider the problem concerning raw materials and other ecommodites. It met yesterday afterncon and was ovgan- izad, the Minister of Commerce bcing President. 'The ecuncil will a'so ¢onsider th> revitualling and tonnag: prob’ems in connection with the reports handed by the various Commissions. London, Feb. Tth—Meetings of the Ex -cutive Council of the Leazue of Na- tions will be held at St. James Palace, beginning on Wednesday. 1 NEwW YORK. Feb. 9th 1920. ' Flour, Blencad Clear St. Lawrence ['rand ! pr. brl. $11.75 . Meal, Kilndried per 100 ibs $3.75 | New Season’s Pork per brl. $46.00 - Heavy Mess Pork perbbl. $44.00 ° ' Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs | $13.04. ~ Sugar---Crystals minimum $12.79 . Molasses Sugar (Confirmed by Brokers) ‘ ¢8 12--100¢. . Cotton, Middling Upiand, at {L.iverpooi per | » Ib. no quotation - kxchange, New York and London, 60 | days’ sight $3.35 - Exchange New York and London, sight $3. 38 | LONDON, Fe2b. 9th 1919. Sugar—i)emer'i;? Crystals duty paid price. | fixed by theßoyal Commission per cwts | 106s. od. -109 s. od. Muscovado, 897/~ basis, floating terms 11, bond, Ditto duty paid. 955. od. 975. od. German Beet 88”/¢ 1.0.b. no rurther sajes during the war White Java sugar et U. Kingdom eit g withcut engugen.ent. 90.0 . White Java Sugar, ait Uunited King- domi 1f arrives beiore £7lh Lecember 85/ . Demerara Kum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middiing Red pe: | ewtl 128s, Od. 130s. od. . Cott¢ Medium Fine Sea Island, at 1y- | erpool nominal per ib. | Bank of kngland rate of Discount per . cent. 6. i Consols £0 . dhree per cent renies in Paris Fes. 58.65. . All prices subject to change. SUGAR NOTES. | Betfore the war the United States con- . sumed 972,125 tons® oi sugar ilor manu- | taeturing purposes. Now, with the ad- vent of prohibition the increased use of . candy and soft drinks the nation needs 1,600,000 tons lor this purpose alone. 'l'he per capita consumption has increas- . ed from &b to 93 pounds.—Louisiana ' Planter. Jan. 17th. | lt is interesting to note that during | 1918 the wholesale sugar prices in the ~ United States averaged 9 cents a pound. . In Germany 1t was 9. i 4 cenis, England - 12.55 cents, France 15.67 cents, Italy, 19. | 70 cents, Austria £22.43 cents, Belgium ¥5. | 71 cents, Hungarv $26.65 ccnts, Turkey . sl.43bcents, and Russia $2.856 ceals. L 1. i The sugar imports in New Z-aland in | 1918 amounted to 1,041,848 hundred- | weights. In. 1916 they amounted 1o l 1,249,096 hunared wegnts. The Fiji | islanders gave the biggest part of these | imports. * Some Java sugar was impor- | ted because the Fiji islanders had trou- ' ble with hurricanes just at a time when | the suear industry was about to go ' “over the top.”’—lbid. :