50 TlMEHRI. 
caused a dead loss. It is a well recognised fact that, 
cane juice marking ioo° Soleil, or 1*63 pounds of sugar 
per gallon, and with crystals at 26/ to 28/ per cwt. in the 
English market, the juice is worth 3 cents per gallon. It 
then becomes a simple calculation as to what point it will 
pay to receive megass from the first mill and deluge it with 
water to extract the sugar contained in such megass. 
In my early calculations, as may be found in "Sugar 
Growing and Refining" edited by Messrs. LoCK» 
WlGNER and HAARLAND, I fell into the fatal error of 
valuing cane juice without deducting the cost of making 
the said juice into sugar; this may be safely taken as 
fully one half. So that my early calculations require 
the following corrections ; the original calculation is 
thus : — 
2i lbs. of sugar at 5 cents (2|d) = 17-5 cts. 
6 „ of coal at $6^(27/) 1> ton = r8 „ 
Difference in favor of coal = 157 „ 
taking into account the cost of manufacture of 3^ lbs. 
at 6c. the calculation will be as follows : — 
3^ lbs. of sugar at 5c. (2^d) = 17-5 less 6c. = u'Sc 
6 „ of coal at $6£ (27/) = per ton = r8c. 
Difference in favor of coal v. sugar = 97c. 
When this is taken all into account, the sugar planters 
cannot be accused of throwing away those fabulous sums 
of money which their detractors charge them with be- 
cause of faulty crushing ; all such sums may safely be 
halved. I quite grant that the loss is great and calls for 
close watching ; and this I think the table which I now 
lay over sufficiently proves. 
