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Show SUGAR PRICE CONTROL PROPOSAL IS DROPPED SAN JUAN, Aug. 28. Correspond-j once.) The Porto Rico Sugar Producers' Pro-ducers' association has replied to a re-, quest to Join Cuban sugar Interests In tin effort to prevent refiners from forcing forc-ing down the price of raw sugar that. w-hllc the local association cbuld not join officially with Cuba in such an cflort because of federal laws. Porto Rico would not make shipments of si.gar except as sold. The cable received from the Assocl-, ii.tlon de Colonos de Cuba said: I "In view of the unjustified lowering i-i prlce of raw sugar which endangers I sugar growers' Interests to the exclusive exclu-sive benefit of refiners, wc- Invite you .to inform us If you think it possible to obtnln Joint action to adopt legltl-I legltl-I mate measures to avoid grave losses( ; lu the jrcsent and coming crop " i'ollowin,: the receipt of this cable u meeting of the board of directors of tiie Sugar Producers' association was t illed and Eduardo Gonzalez vvus nu-j jthorlzed to send this reply for ths as-delation: as-delation: "Federal legislation prevents Joint 1 action We assure you that our pol- ic Is to sell before shipment and not: to offer In advance. " |