SUGAR-PRODUmON IN BRITISH WEST INDIES 61 



for local conditions vary considerably in the different 

 islands. 



Concerning sugar-making, up to the present you 

 have only seen one variety, Demerara crystals, pro- 

 duced from cane-juice. The West Indian factories 

 turn out numerous kinds : 



Demerara Crystals. — Bright yellow, crystalline 

 sugar, similar to that made in Demerara, after which 

 it is named. 



White Crystals. — A crystallized sugar, used for 

 coffee. With this variety, the bleaching process is per- 

 formed in the factory where the crystals are made. 

 White crystals are now being manufactured in some 

 of the Demerara factories. 



Grey Crystals. — Made solely for refining. 

 Muscovado (old-fashioned, soft brown sugar). — 

 (a) Crude Muscovado, in which the concentrated sugar- 

 juice is put into bags or hogsheads, and the syrup left 

 to drain away from the solid. This sugar is sent to 

 refiners, or to manufacturers of various eatables and 

 drinkables that require sweetening. 



(b) Centrifugal Muscovado, the result of separating 

 the solid from the syrup by centrifugal machines. 

 Sugar of this variety is sold for refining or for grocery 

 purposes, according to its colour and to the respective 

 markets' demands. 



On arriving at Barbados, I take you straight to a 

 place where you can see the most old-fashioned method 

 of sugar-making that can now be said to have any 

 connection with the sugar industry. In justice to this 

 enterprising little island, however, I must assure you 

 that by so doing I am treating it unfairly. True, this 

 Colony has not yet adopted quite such up-to-date 



