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Newspaper
Mackay Mercury
Location
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
3
Fragmentary notes discuss marketing and extraction pressures in the sugar industry with references to figures like Lundus and Anga, highlighting struggle over refining, pricing, and export dynamics in the West Indies during a period of industrial change.
A detailed discussion of West Indian fruit marketing in London notes a broad government and municipal frame shaping trade. It highlights Jamaica bananas and oranges, dealer demand, supply gaps, and the need for regular year round shipments via steamers like the Trent and Tagan.
A historical note discusses extraction pressure and diffusion methods in bagasse processing for juice yield. Observations compare sugar outputs between enhanced and ordinary bagasse, noting the potential superiority of a modified technique. The piece mentions researchers, journals, and trials, with concerns about efficiency and practicality for large scale use.
The article fragment discusses diffusion battery figures and pressures, references Hatmakers and Denig, Murphy, Hatton symbols, and a Spanish regime context. It notes extraction impacts, yearly trade rough approximations, and hints at future continuation next Saturday.
A historical survey traces the Philippine sugar industry from colonial export strength to decline. It notes monopoly pressures, world market effects, and shifts in production, pricing, and trade as growth waned and bankruptcy risks rose, marking a turbulent period for sugar producers.
The proposed excise on sugar affects the Commonwealth and state crops. It outlines a £3 per ton levy on saccharine products, date references, contract adjustments, and price reductions borne by manufacturers. The measure seeks to regulate sugar from the crop year and set terms for pricing and duty collection.
Telegram from Caradon to SE Edwards MH cites threats to grower interests if federal regulation proceeds. Message warns proposed revisions may injure labor, hamper production, and provoke widespread protests. Contains garbled text but references strikes, assembly, and potential actions by growers against policy changes.
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