The American Sugar BulletiR •<~ .!.~. Q~ ,.~, ;.,·~ ; \' .•..-~ ,,~ ._,.;..,.:! ~ l.: Published Weekly by October IS, 1918 Edited by Merrick P. Willett 'The American SugarRefining Company 117 Wall StreelJ G~ !'&k l~~f The Franklin Sugar Refining Company Volume III-Number 42 Telephone Hanover 980 ===============================================~~~•W"'~~· ~,F~ ~~:: ---....~."'11!~.., THE NEW YORK MARKET ANNOUNCEMENTS OF Tf&' ITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRAT RAWS-Since we went to press on ----- Friday last arrangements have been made for shipping "Washington, D. C., October 11, 1918. north some 302,250 bags of Cuban, 49,900 bags of Porto Rican and 36,700 bags of Santo Domingo sugar. These WHOLESALERS' LIMITATION ON shipments include the first amounts to come forward in SUGAR SALES November. The Santo Domingo sugars are for Canada, To all Federal Food Administrators: via New York. The Sugar Distribution Division Prices paid by the Sugar Equaliza- has received several inquiries of late regarding the limi­ tion Board continue unchanged at 6.055c. per pound for tation in the sale of sugar from wholesalers to retailer-s 96 test sugar, duty paid, New York basis, equivalent to to 1,000 pounds at one time. 6.055c. per pound for Porto Rico and St. Croix sugars, In view of the fact that our present 4.985c. for Cubas c. & f., and 4.799c. for San Domingoes Certificate Distribution Plan gives you control over the and other full duty paying sugars. retail stocks by the issuance to retailers of certificates for not more than a thirty clays' supply, the above limi­ Refiners pay the Sugar Equaliza­ tation has automatically ceased to be of further service. tion Board 7.2Ec. for these ,;ugars as received. You are therefore at liberty to notify wholesale grocers that they are permitted to make REFINED--Conditions in regard shipments to retail grocers to the full amount of the to refined sug·ar have changed but little during the week. certificates s urrend creel. The demand continues light under the limitations of the Faithfully yours; certificate system and refiners are reported to have gen­ erally caught up with their back orders and to be able to UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION" ship prompltly. In Bulletin No. 1236 of October 11, "Washington, D. C., October 14, 1918. 1918, the Unilted States Food Administration announces American Sugar Refining Company, that a new regulation becoming effective October 15th re­ New York. quired the consumer to purchase his allotment of sugar It is necessary that all North At­ every fifteen days or semi-monthly, rather than every lantic ports refiners adhere strictlv to our instructions week. to make no shipments to points w~st of direct line from SITUATION-The receipts from Buffalo to ·Pittsburg thence following eightieth Meridian Cuba and Porto Rico continue very moderate, as the sup­ South. · There must be no exceptions unless specifically plies of raw sug-ars are being stretched over the months authorized by Food Administrator Sugar Division of October and November and part of December. \V a:shington. We hereby authorize North Atlantic ports refiners to continue distributing as customary heretofore While the receipts of raw su<Zar are from stock at seaports South of Virginia-North Carolina low they are sufficient for the requirements for the sale boundary to jobbers and manufacturers in vicinity of of ;efined rthrough the United States Food Administra­ and normally supplied through such seaports even tion's Certificate System. though located West of eightieth Meridian. We request There have been no announcements such refiners to use care that such distribution be elimi­ nated [sic] to October requirements of purchasers and vvith regard to the completion of the detaih for the pur­ also request that refiners carry no consignments at such chase of the next Cuban Crop, but it is understood that ports in excess of quantities which they reasonably ex­ the contract has been about completed, and it is only a pect to sell and deliver by November first. matter of a short time before the document will be signed and issued for those interested.' FOOD ADMINISTRATION, Sugar Divisi011" EARTHQUAKE IN PORTO "Washington, D. C., October 16, 1918. RICO-Press dispatches report that the earthquake American Sugar Refining Company, which occurred throughout Porto Rico on last Friday, New York. October 11th, did serious damage in the towns of Maya­ Referring our telegram October guez, Amasco, Ag-uadilla. Aguada. Ponce and adjacent fourteenth please include Norfolk, Virginia under au­ country. thority extended as to seaports south of Virginia, North While this section contains some of Carolma Boundary. Please understand such authority the most important cane mills on the Island, there have extended only with reference jobbers and manufacturers been no advices received here that the mills themselves located south of Virginia-North Carolina Boundary and have been damaged. Most of the damage is understood does not include any jobbers or manufacturers located north of this boundary west of eightieth meridian. to have been in the villages and the ports, but .further reports must be awaited for more specific information on . FOOD ADMINISTRATION, this subject. Sugar Division" Every endeavor is made by the editor to secure accurate information for this publication, but no guarantee is given of its accuracy nor is any responsibility assumed for operations based upon this information. All Quotations are in cents per lb. unless otherwise specified. All Statistical Figures are tons of 2,240 llrs .. unless otherwise specified. Permislrion is given ta reprint, with ·credit, in part or in full, any article in THE AM!!;RIC.\N SVG.\!l BvLL!!:THf· 320 The American Sugar Bulletin October 18, 191~ ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LOUISIANA P R 0 SPEC T S SUGAR COMMITTEE BRIGHT-During September weather conditions proved very favorable for the L ouisiana cane crop and pros­ "New York, October 11, 1918. pects in:pr?ved considerably during the month. Local Purchases October 11th reports 111d1cate a considerably better yield than was ex­ 20,000 bags Cubas, October shipment, at 4.985c. c. & f. pected on September 1st and a crop of almost 250 000 96°. tons is now anticipated. At present cooler weathe~· is 4,800 bags Porto Ricos, Afloat for New York, at 6.055c. rapidly ripening the cane, which is in splendid condition c. i. f. 96°." except in some sections of western parishes where the summer was extremely dry. "New York, October 14, 1918. Purchases October 14th The cane which was planted since ?eptember, 1917, is good everywhere, but the cane grow­ 30.500 bags Cubas, October shipment, at 4.985c. c. & f. 96° ." mg from the stubble left by last year's harvest is dis­ appointing in some sections. "New York, October 15, 1918. The securing of sufficient labor to Purchases October 15th handle the crop is the most disturbing question at pres­ 36,700 bags San Domingos, Afloat and for prompt ship­ ent. The shortage is severe and should a freeze come ment to New York, at 4.799c. c. i. f. 96°. early in November or in this month as it did last year 4,100 tons Porto Ricos, October shipment, at 6.055c. the final outturn might be seriously reduced by the lack c. i. f. 96° ." of labor. DOMESTIC BEET SUGAR "New York, October 16, 1918. PROSPECTS GOOD-The Government's estimate of Purchases October 16th the United States beet sugar crop on October 1st indi­ 241,750 bags Cubas, October/early November shipment, cates that while the acreage this year is smaller than last at 4.985c. c . .& f. 96° ." the yield will be greater. ' · The following table shows the lat- "New York, October 17, 1918. est estimates and comparisons with former years: Purchases October 17th 10,000 bags Cubas, Early November shipment, at 4.985c. 1918 1917 1916 1915 c. & f. 96° ." Acreage planted to Estimated sugar beets . 689,700 806,600 768,500 664,300 CUBA PROGRESS-The Cuban Sugar made, long figures for the week ending October 13th show a rather tons . 766,000 683,220 732,728 780,554 sharp ~ecline in exports to 22,499 tons and do not report Short tons beets any s~rpments to Europe, which has been receiving large delivered ..... 6,359.379 5,980,377 6,228,256 6,511,274 supplies for some weeks past. Receipts keep up well and The area planted to sugar beet!< stocks are still large for so late in the season at 343,236 this year is almost exactly the area of the State of Rhode tons; larger than a year ago by 280,905 tons, and 66,686 lsland, 1,250 square miles. tons larger than two years ago. · Only one beet out of eight is "worth Heavy rains are reported in all its weight in sugar," which is to say that it takes about parts of the Island which are very favorable for increas­ eight tons of sugar beets to produce one ton of beet sugar. ing the weight of the growing cane and furthering its California, where the campaign is progress. It is still too early in the fall for them to now drawing to its close, produced 27% of the total last interfere with early grinding. year, but with 250,000 tons less beets this year its pro­ portion of the crop will be less. Colorado, which pro­ HAWAIIAN SHIPMENTS- By duced one-third of the entire crop last year, is also ex­ September 10, it is expected, there will remain only pected to show a decrease. Utah and Ohio promise large about 90,000 short tons of the 1918 Hawaiian sugar crop increases in production. to be shipped. In August the departures were 102,167 SANTO DOMINGO-According tons of which the Sugar Factors shipped 95,529 and other to a report of the United States Consul dated Septem­ shippers 6,637.