The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-09-22

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something exceptionally splendid, of it
kind. The column is headed as follows:
The GAZETTE, with Characteristic disin
genuousness, denies our statement regarding
the probable yield OF sugar and molasses FOL
the present and next years, without, how
ever offering any reliable data to support it'
assertion.
1t appears that, in his weekly issue o
Sept. 18th, this statistician, who, very
properly says that the dissemination o.
correct information should be the great
object of a commercial newspaper" had
published the following as fact:
"Sugar and molasses come in quite freely
from the plantations, averaging two hundred
tons week, with prospect Of continuance
at the same rate TO the close Of the year,
when there will probably be an increase
The reports from the plantations are gener'
ally good, and the average yield will be fully
up to expectation"
This is the quotation, verbatim ct lit
eratim,-punctuation and all. At the
same time, they make the following report
of the state of stocks Of imported goods
and Of the prospect of sales Of the same
Trade for this season Of the year is consid.
cred very good, with steady demand from
the country districts for choice staple goods.
Now, We do not intend to get into any
discussion with these gentlemen, those
interested in what they are pleased to call
ZONE Of the leading journals in the coun-
try" to wit, the p. c. A. aforesaid,l as to
their report. In the discharge of our duty
to the People, who Own and maintain this
paper, our Commercial was written out
as follows:
On Kauai, all the plantations have done
grinding some time ago; on Oahu, only Will
der's and Chamberlain's Plantations are at
work, expecting 10 turn out about GO tons
more; on Hawaii, the kohala Plantation is
the only enc still at work; whilst from Maui
about 1000 tons may be expected as the
balance of the present years crop. Making
careful estimate, We are of opinion that
from 1000 TO LOO tons of sugars may vet be
expected TO go forward 10 San Francisco of
the present years crop. The overestimates
Of our sugar crop must work to the disad-
vantage of the Planters, particularly under
the present circumstances, where the San
Francisco importers carry heavy Stocks
and should they rely on the report that 200
tons of sugar per week for the balance of
on the expected new crop of 1870, say 700
TO 5000 tons, We may certainly expect that
prices Of sugars will recede considerably.
And the following remarks were likewise
made, in their proper place:
We have been at considerable trouble to
get accurate information regarding the bal
ance OF the crop of sugar yet 10 come in,
and believe it TO be thoroughly reliable, Tsee
commercial column. None Of our friends
can inform US on what basis calculation is
formed that we are to have 200 tons per
week for the balance of the year, and an in
crease thereafter II is not SO, and our friends
and factions in San francisco may rely upon
1t, that no such accession to the already large
stock will reach them from here.
1t will be seen that no mention is made
of any paper or person in our report.
But We simply state the facts, not imagin-
ing that any pretext could be made out Of
it, for any allusion to the private business
of the persons connected with this paper,
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Now, it makes very little difference to
us what our neighbor's report is,-that
concerns his 912 snbsefibers,-but it will
be observed that our report was made on
the facts; and many gentlemen in town
expressed regret that advance slips had
not been issued from this Office, to go by
the steamer Of last week.
But let US examine this curiosity. and
then every one will give the Editor great
credit for his assiduity in getting it up, and
will admire his ingenious attempts to creep
through knot-hole. Read over the SEN
tence again. Here il is:
sugar and molasses come in quite freely
from the plantations, averaging two hundred
tons week, with prospect of continuance
at the same rate 10 the close OF the year,
when there will probably be an increase
Is there one man in this community
who does not know that that sentence
neans-that 200 tons of sugar is to come
in weeklyi Have We ever sold molasses
BY the ton, here! Does anyone, in saying,
al have turned out 500 tons. or 1000
tons. this year" mean 500 or 1000 tons of
sugar and moIasses! or does he mean so
much sugar, and the molasses. which natu-
rally belongs to it, or so much thereof as
be may choose to send to market for,
frequently, the priee Is 50 low, in c0nse-