Show TONS IONS OF CUBAN SUGAR SOLD I American Refiners Believe U. U S. S Board Will Win Cease to Function NEW V YORK Yom S Sept pt 26 American American sugar Bugar refiners rA In the expectation that the tho United States sugar equalization board will cease to function December 31 as provided by law la have gone into the Cuban market and bought tons of ot the new crop for I their domestic requirements It wa was announced here The board a corporation capitalized I at part of a con congressional war appropriation bought the entire Cuban crop last year and stabilized the selling price of ot sugar in th the tha I United States Only action by President President dent Wilson can extend its life lICe It Itis Itis is said the president nt has hall not yet yeti i indicated his purpose as to whether he he will allow the corporation to dissolve dissolve die dis dis- dis solve automatically and permit what the traders call t p normal market or continue the organization for an another another another an- an other year It is estimated d by the trade that I about tons of ot the new Cuban crop have been sold a large proportion proportion I tion of ot which has been taken by foreign foreign for for- eign eln buyers who will have it refined in the United States on a toll basis 1 I Practically all American refiners according to equalization equalisation board officials orI of- of I have withdrawn from th the selling market owing to their oversold over sold sold condition and their Inability to toI I I meet what is called an inordinate d demand mand I |