Show THE SUGAR TRUST AND THI THE CONSUMER WE WB have often called attention to the vario various us wa ways Ys in which the republican party assists corporations monopolies and trusts in their nefarious trades of fil chine from the consumer his hard earned earned money from the mere prospect of the dingley tariff bill becoming a law the sugar trust has taken in one month from the consumer the enormous sum of of extra profit just how much this para site will demand when it gets the added protection which this bill gives to it the gods only know on march ath the day of mc Kin leys inauguration the market quotation for standard raw sugar per pound was 3 3 16 cents on april 2nd and the market quotation of the same sugar was 3 38 3 8 cents per pound the difference therefore afore between the price of standard raw sugar 96 centrifugal on the day that mckinley was inaugurated and one mouth month later april 2nd and was waa 3 16 cents the market quotation for granulated sugar per pound on march ath was aj 4 cents the price of the same sugar on april 2nd and was aj 4 cents per pound the difference between the price of granulated sugar on the day of mckinless McKin leys inauguration and A april april 2nd and was 8 16 cents this resulted in an increased margin profit to the refiner to the sugar trust between the price of standard raw sugar and the price of standard refined or granulated sugar during one month of mckin leys administration of 5 16 cents the sugar trust puts out oat each year pounds of the pounds annually consumed in this country according to the testimony of the officers of the sugar trust it fixes the price upon refined sugar it will be seen from the foregoing figures that the monthly output of the sugar trust is pounds with an increased margin of profit therefore of 5 16 cents per pound its total increased profit from the consumer during the first month of the mckie mckinley li ey administration has been with the same increased margin of profit for refining the sugar trust would make an increased profit from the consumer in one ye year ar of and in the four years of mckinless McKin leys adminis i the consumer would be compelled to turn over to this monster |