Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-27 | Page 2 | Another Rise Sugar Prices in Prospect

I BOSTON, April 2C ReproBentativos m of large sugar refineries and dopnrt- I ment of justice officials conferred here I I today, but progressed no further tban H discussion of "'the whole sugar situa- I tton, ' they said. H The conference will be resumed to- B morrow. Meanwhile reports persisted that H another rise Jn sugar prices was in H prospect. , H Howard Figg, assistant altomey- H general, find in charge of Uie price re- H auction campaign, would not discuss HI proceedings of the conference. I3e- H j Tore it met ho said the question or H prices would be taken up only In its H relation 10 the obtaining of sufficient H sugar slocks to meet, the demand. It H . developed tonight, however, that much H of the discussion bore on prices. H Much Talk, No Action. H : Refiners in attendance said there lij had been "much talking but no ac- It tion.' Government officials who at- H 1 tended refused to divulge the subjects H dobatcd, nor would they indicate what H j efforts were under consideration to- H ward halting a further skyrocketing I in priceB. Refiners declared they H could not guarantee adequate supplies' H without further increases. The ab-' i- normal demand fur sugar has lorcud. HI them Into hard competition with ror-j Hi eign buyers, they said. Mr. l'iggs HI; efforts in connection with the sugar situation have been dlrectad at (level- oping sources of supply which will H prove sufficient to meet requirements.: HI He was saiu to have asked refiners HI to make a survey of the world's vis- Hf ibl1 supply and for a statement of the HQ amount of their stocks. None of the Hi refiners wore said to have even "nor. H mal" supplies. But the amounts held H were not disclosed to, the public. f Sugar Planters Go to Washington. Hi NEW ORLEANS, La., April 2C Hf United States District Attorney Moo- Hv r.e and four Louisiana sugar planters HI left here tonight for Washington to HI appear Thursday before the congrcs-j HI j siunal committee investigating Bugar HI prices In this state and their effect on' HI p.iccs. On the eve of their departure,1 HI n'e American Sugar Refining company HH Minuunced an advance of one cent for HI tanulatcd sugar, making the selling J ' sec io 1-2 cents wholesale, and 21 1-2 1 Bi rne ships laden with 100,000 bags' Vl i ( uban raw sugar, averaging be-' H un 200 and 300 pounds per bag, HP u at the docks today, two of them ft j iloading,