The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-12-28

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The increase of Manila sugars has been as rapid
as that of the lslands, on the same footing, that is,
both admitted at SC. per pound for No. II, and
34c. Per pound above that grade. 1t appears,
however, that the Hawaiian plantations maintain
the competition with great difficulty, and the
abrogation by the treaty of the 3 cents duty Is a
necessary boon in their favor. one for which the
Government IL disposed To abandon S63 POS OF
revenue upon its imported goods to obtain. The
Federal Government will lose $780, 600 ofrevenue
Immediately, and S24O,OOO more prospectiyely,
and seeks redress in the collateral advantages
which may be derived from the extended inter
course. 1t does not appear that the people of
California will derive a benefit corresponding to
thoee OF the planters. The plantation price now
il stated at SIC. the duty here Is Sc. for raw su-
gar, and the cost of transportation ETC., make the
price here &c. The treaty makes the raw sugar,
that il, sugar uIder No. - Dutch standard, free
Of duty, which would reduce its price here to &c. {;
but the growers depend upon the remission of the
duty TO increase the plantation price, because
they are now unable to live The effect would
probably he u divide the duties, that is, 10 raise
tire price there ut least one-half, and lower it here
One-half. This, however, depends upon the gem
eral markets for sugar. If Hawaiian raw sugar,
under the treaty, Games in ut an advantage of &c.
To SC. per pound lower than that of the other
sources, il is very clear that the market for 1t will
extend - rapidly az perhaps to shut out the COM
Ieting sugar. To do this, however, will require
a great extension of the production and an influx
of labor and capital into the Islands, which must
promote "A larger consumption of that merchandise
which, in turn, Is admitted into the Islands free
of duty. Ii is quite probable that n small reduc-
ton Of the cost of Sandwich Islands sugar would
throw the whole demand upon that article, and
by 80 doing raise the plantation price 10y perhaps
two and Il half cents out of the three cents of re-
United duty. Ii IL not, therefore, quite apparent
what benefit the people of this coast would de-
rive from the reduction Of the duty. The Sand
witch Islands may be able To underscll all others
until they have reached the full capacity of this
market To consume, which, taken at II 900 900
pounds, will cause Il loss of Sl.23O, 600, sugar
duties, To the Government. There viii then only
have resulted the reduction of seven sources of
supply to one, without any reduction of price
here. Again, the sugar sent from the Sandwich
Islands hither is in the following proportions:
DUTY. Pounds.
Under No. cts. t,0425sl
Over No. cts s'eia,o'S
Total for fiscal year, to June 3Oth. ......I5,s65,6
The sugar below No. 10 il raw, and goes all 10
the rcfncries on that quantity will be the imme-
date loss of S2IO.OOO of revenue. That above
No. ~ Is grocery quality, like Yellow c, ready
for use, and therefore completes with the local
rcfinerics on that the duty of 81 cents is retain
ed. Now If the duty IL RENTED Un the lower
qualities ONLY, the whole will sOoR come in the
crude form, exclusively for refners' use. The
ultimate effect of the treaty would, therefore, be
to continc all the sugar importation TO the raw
qualities of the Sandwich Islands, and that entire
" in the hands of the retineries. These local
companies will thus have a great advantage over
the Eastern refneries by the difference of the duty
on raw sugar. We may take a table of the
whole sugar trade of the United States for the
last fiscal wear.