Jan. 15, 1921 



Deterioration of Sugars in Storage 



641 



Table I. — Chemical and bacteriological analyses of Cuban raw sugars in storage- 

 Continued 



transported by railway — continued 



TRANSPORTED BY RAILWAY AND VESSEL 



M 2 



M 3 



Ag 1 



Ag 2 



Ag 3 



Middle. 

 Surface. 

 Middle. 

 Surface. 

 Middle. 

 Surface, 

 Middle. 

 Surface, 

 Middle. 

 Surface 

 Middle. 

 Surface, 



[Apr. 5 



iMay 3 



(May 26 



Apr. 5 



May 3 



May 26 



Apr. s 



May 3 



May 26 



Apr. 5 



May 3 



May 26 



Apr. 5 



May 3 



May 26 



Apr. 5 



May 3 



May 26 



Apr. 5 



May 3 



May 26 



Apr. 5 



May 3 



May 26 



[Apr. 5 



{May 3 



[May 26 



[Apr. 5 



{May 3 



I May 26 



[Apr. 5 



{May 3 



[May 26 



[Apr. 5 



<May 3 



iMay 26 



96 



0. 7 

 .6 



•9 



1-7 



•3 



1.0 

 .6 



•5 

 1. 1 



•3 

 . 1 



•5 

 . 2 



•7 

 •4 



1.0 

 .6 



•5 

 •3 



. 2 



1. o 

 .6 



From the data given in Table I it will be seen that the sugars vary in 

 initial polarization from 92 to 98.2; in moisture from 0.75 to 2.90; in per- 

 centage of reducing sugars from 0.52 to 1.83; in percentage of ash from 



