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Show THE WAR IN SUGAR PRICES. Conflicting Repor-e Abont tha Trouble Dptw.in Sprpchela and tha Truet. Piin.AtiKi.i'iiiA, Aug. II. Among the rumors relative to war in sugar prices, was one to tlm effect that Spreckels' action was the. result of an agreement with the suR.tr trust, and it was also thought the cut was iu union with the policy of the combination, which is supposed sup-posed to be striking at the, outside refineries, re-fineries, in the city through Spreckels. It: was also reported that Spreckels had raised the price of granulated to t 1-100 per pound, which is the same, price asked by other reiincries. Both reports, however, were said to be erroneous by one of tho Spreckels company. W hen nsked if there had been any advance lie said decidedly had not been; tha! they hail not reduced sugar to -1 cents a pound and that it had not been ljeio'.v that price; that other reliuers were soiling ai 4 l-l(i cents. lie further stated, however, that they had sold a quantity of sugar on fltesday at 4 cents per pound whhoiit. lowering llieir price to that point. He said they were carrying a large quantity of sugar they did not want and sold it al 4 cents jicr pound simply to get rid of it. The fact that the Spreckels sold sugar at 4 l-li! cent gave rise In the rumor thai thev had raised the price, as their price had been I 1-IH cents. The lirm says they cm hardly be said to hav e made the advance because they sold a quantity quant-ity at ! cents to get rid of it. The iTmorthal t lie sugar trust hud anything to do vv illi tin; cut iu prices w as denied, and the statement made thai the Spreckels sold a quantity at a reduction purely in their own interests. |