THE CUBA REVIEW 



39 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



CANADA WANTS POLARISCOPE USED 



Canada still uses the Dutch Standard 

 of color, in its customs assessment of 

 sugar. 



■*By means of it," says the West India 

 Committee Circular, "sugars are divided in the 

 Canadian tariff into two classes, those above 

 and those below the Dutch Standard, the 

 sugars of a color above this standard paying 

 duty at a higher rate per polariscopic degree 

 than those below. In this way the refining 

 interest, which would be prejudiced by^ the 

 introduction of sugars capable of going into 

 direct consumption, is protected. Recently, 

 however, a new "16 Dutch Standard" has 

 been issued by the Government which is 

 stated to be materially darker than the No. 

 16 previously in use. The effect of this is 

 seriously to threaten a considerable section of 

 the trade in sugar with the British West 

 Indies. It will particularly operate against 



the importation into Canada of Barbados 

 centrifugals, grocery muscovados, and Jama- 

 ica yellow grocery crystals, which under the 

 new standards, have to be assessed at the 

 higher rate of duty. Some of the 96° crystals 

 from Demerara and Trinidad also come peril- 

 ously near the higher duty point." 



To prevent confusion the influential 

 Canadian pul^lication quoted above urges that 

 the use of the Dutch Standard should be dis- 

 pensed with in favor of thepolariscope. "Be- 

 fore the polariscope came into vogue," it 

 says, "the Dutch system was no doubt a mo.st 

 useful means of assessing duty. But its em- 

 l^loyment was open to abuses and the intro- 

 duction of the polariscope did away with its 

 necessity. The United States have given 

 it up after years of use, and the trade in 

 sugar between the West Indies and Canada 

 would be much stinudated if this mediaeval 

 weapon, now used solely^ for the benefit of 

 the refiners, were abolished altogether." 



HOME INDUSTRY IRON WORKS 



ENGINES, BOILERS and MACHINERY 



Manufacturing and Repairing of all kinds. Architectural Iron and Brass 



Castings. Light and Heavy Forgings. All kinds of Machinery Supplies. 



Steamship Work a Specialty 



A. KLING, Prop. 



JAS. S. BOGUE, Supt. 



MOBILE, ALA. 



ESTABLISHED 1852 



INQUIRIES REQUESTED 



ROHLIG & CO. 



FORWARDING AGENTS 

 BREMEN BREMERHAVEN HAMBURG 



Knocheniiauerstr. 16-17 am Hafen 113 Alsterdamm 14-15 



GENERAL AGENTS OF MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE, NEW YORK 



UNDERTAKING TRAFFIC ALL OVER THE WORLD AT LOWEST RATES 

 THROUGH RATES TO AND FROM EVERY PLACE PROVIDED ON APPLICATION 



Telephone, 3.3 Hamilton. Night Call, 411 Hamilton. 



Cable Address: "Aliiworks," New York. 



ATLANTIC BASIN IRON WORKS 



Engineers, Boiler Makers & Manufacturers. Steamship Repairs in all Branches 



Heavy Forgings, Iron and Brass Castings, Copper Specialties, Diesel Motor Repairs, Cold Storage 

 Installation, Manufacturers of "Lassoe" Fuel Oil Equipment, Carpenter and Joiner Work 



18-20 SUMMIT STREET 1m u -i^ it 

 11-27 IMLAY STREET / ^^ar Hamilton Ferry 



Agents for "Kinghorn" Multiplex Valve 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



DON'T OVERLOOK THE 

 ADVERTISING PAGES 



OF 



THE CUBA REVIEW 



They form not the least interesting portion of 

 the publication, and there is sufficient variety 

 of investment propositions and valuable mer- 

 chandise announcements to meet everyone's 

 need. Get in correspondence with CUBA 

 REVIEW advertisers for the goods you want. 



Please mention THE CUBA REVIEW when writing to Advertisers 



