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probably not exceed '27s. to 28s. per cwt., and the long price would most probably 

 not exceed 40s. 4rf. to 41s. 4rf. per cwt. Indeed a fall below those prices might be 

 anticipated from three causes: — )st. From the diminished cost of production of 

 refined cane-su^ar, consequent on the increased consumption produced by the fall 

 in its market price from 49s. 4d. to 42s. 4rf. per cwt. ori the equalization of the 

 duties. 2iid. From the removal of the absurd restrictions now imposed on cane- 

 sugar refiners. And 3rd, from the competition between cane-sugar and beet-sugar, 

 if the latter were manufactured to any extent. 



As to the third question, Would it be profitable to manufacture from beet-root 

 at the Irish price of I5s. 6d. per ton, or the Essex price of 19s. per ton, refined sugar 

 to sell at 28s. per cwt. ?— the calculations on this point which had been most relied 

 on were two in number, that of Mr. William K. Sullivan, Chemist to the Museum 

 of Irish Industry in Dublin, and that of M. Paul Hamoir, of the firm of Serret, 

 Hamoir, Duquesne and Co., the largest manufacturers of beet-sugar at Valenciennes, 

 and dated April 1 8, 1850. These estimates were as follows : — 



Mr. Sullivan s Estimate for Ireland. £ 



60,000 tons of beet at 15s. per ton 45,000 



Cost of manufacture at 9s. per ton of beet 27,000 



Total outlay... 72,000 

 Produce, 5 per cent, of sugar at 28s. per cwt 93,000 



Estimated profit... ,£21, 000 



Same Estimate applied to Essex. £ 



60,000 tons of beet at 19s, per ton 57,000 



Cost of manufacture at 9s. per ton of beet 27,000 



Total outlay... 84,000 

 Produce, 5 per cent, of sugar at 28#. per cwt 93,000 



Estimated profit, only... £9,000 



M. Paul Hamoir's Estimate for France. £ 



60,000,000 kilogrammes (61, 607 tons) of beet at 16 francs (12s. lid.) 



per 1000 kilogrammes (one ton nearly) 38,400 



Cost of manufacture nearly 13s. per ton of beet 39,900 



Total outlay... 78,300 

 Produce, 4^ per cent, of sugar at 39s. per cwt 114,000 



Estimated profit in France... £36, 700 



Same Estimate applied to Ireland. £ 



60,000,000 kilogrammes of beet at 15s. Qd. per ton 46,080 



Cost of manufacture nearly 13s. per ton of beet 39,900 



Total outlay... 85.980 

 Produce, 4| per cent, of sugar at 28s. per cwt 81,844 



Estimated loss in Ireland... £4,156 



Same Estimate applied to Essex. £ 



60,000,000 kilogrammes of beet at 19s. per ton 56,468 



Cost of manufacture nearly 13s. per ton of beet 39,900 



Total outlay... 96,368 

 Produce, 4| per cent, of sugar at 28s. per cwt 81,844 



Estimated loss in Essex... £14,524 



From these simple calculations it appe.ired at ouce, that by only introducing into 

 the estimates the Irish and English prices of beet-root and of refined beet-sugar. 



