SUGAB. 



197 



or 104,974,229 lbs. cane produced 8,260,810 lbs. sugar. This sugar, 

 with rum and molasses, was sold for — 



Francs. 

 Francs. 2,461,000 



The canes cost 1,075,095 



The total working expenses were .. 578,905 



1,654,000 



Net benefit 807,000 



The director of this Usine receives 24,000 francs per annum, and 

 the two sub-dii'ectors each 10,000 francs, with a percentage on net 

 proceeds. The cane weigher receives 6000 francs. 



Most of the Usines make only first jet, i. e. sugar extracted from the 

 cane juice, and second jet, that made from the first molasses. The 

 difference in the two classes of sugar is trifling, but third and fourth 

 jet are much inferior, and require a great extent of cooler-room, the 

 masse-cuiie of these jets having to remain at times six to eight weeks 

 in the coolers to granulate, and most Usine directors prefer to convert 

 their second molasses into rum. The rum made in these factories is 

 of very superior quality, and they should, in my opinion, be so con- 

 structed that this might be optional, according to the relative value of 

 each product in the market. 



The following schedule shows the number of pounds of canes 

 ground to make each hogshead of 1102 lbs. sugar; and canes ground 

 for each 100 lbs. sugar, made in the year 1871, in the three Usines 

 before mentioned, with the expenses in francs for the canes taken to 

 make each hogshead, manufacturing or current expenses of the factory 

 per hogshead during the twelve months, and net profit. 



Name of Usine. 



Number of lbs. of 

 Canes ground per 



Cost per Hogshead. 



Net Profit 

 to Usine 



Hhd. 1102 

 lbs. Sugar. 



100 lbs. 

 Sugar. 



Canes. 



General 

 Expenses. 



Total. 



per Hhd. of 

 1102 lbs. 



La Eenty 

 Pointe Simon , . 



14,007 

 13,853 

 15,056 



1,275 

 1,257 

 1,368 



frs. cts. 

 143 43 

 139 31 

 153 98 



frs. cts. 

 77 24 

 81 52 

 71 29 



frs. cts. 

 220 67 

 220 83 

 225 27 



frs. cts. 

 107 68 

 129 96 

 100 55 



Average .. 



14,305 



1,300 



145 57 



76 68 



222 26 



115 73 







£ s. a. 

 5 16 51 



£ s. d. 

 3 14 



£ s. d. 



8 17 91 



£ s. d. 

 4 12 7 



Thirteen tons of canes for one ton of sugar. Or, in other words, 

 for each hundred pounds of canes purchased by the Usine, the planter 

 received 9JcZ. ; the general expenses of the Usine were, during the 

 twelve months, h\d. on every hundred pounds of canes ground, and 

 the profit on each was 7f cZ. 



The question is, do these profits of the Usine bear an unjust pro- 

 portion to those of the planter ? 



Could not the Usine afford to be more liberal ? 



Count xYdhemar, of Guadaloupe, has entered very minutely into 



