The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-08-04

Consumption first six months of 1S77...-...322S1.397
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lead in furnishing the supplies Of sugars; TACT quite note.
Islands was only about q half million pounds twenty years
The business men and the planters OF the islands will also
notice the important fact that they are supplying US with only
about one third Of our consumption Of sugars
The deliveries Of sugars in this market are always larger
the last half Of the year. and our total requirement for the
In excess Of last year. Of this quantity the islands will fur
n mn . thai we shall require $4,000 900 pounds duty pay
ing sugar. The question naturally arises, can the islands in
sufhcjent warrant fox the necessarily large outlay to produce
Il, a return for which win require a year and a half:
references to the permanence Of the treaty. It is not probable
there is a general participation IN its dement's by the people
here. Its opponents are chiefly in the Atlantic States, and in
he asds OF It's friends, it is desirable that the Hawaiian Gov
eminent and people should show that they are not unmindful
sought for treaty confers, they beng evidently the chief bene-
The ne1t question is, will the present high rate of duty on
Sugar be continued by the United States! There is good
revenue on manufactured goods is diminishing, our home
fabrics taking their place a a lar Is P Rn u q ~ necessary e
the free Int, like tea and coffee
supply Of Sandwich Island grocery grades Of Sugar; but
there would have been quite a deficiency had not the rehneries
sold a large quantity to the grocery trade from the stock
which they secured, by contract, last year: The two years
mixed there with dark grades to reduce the duty, and were
only suitable FIR refining. During 1875 and 1876 Golden c
refined was used to a great extent as a substitute for choice
Island.
In our circular Of the LIST OF January last we cautioned the
planters against making, for obvious reasons, such very white
washed sugars as had. at that time, been received, but on
other grounds than any apprehension that they would be ex-
Guided from free entry under the treaty. No one attached
any importance to the clause in the treaty, Commonly
kHOIGn as Sandwich Island SugGTS.n This clause may have
been suggested by some parties who wish to exclude, from
the benefits Of the Treaty, what has long been known as
plantation refined Sugar. But as the decision of the Secre-
tary only excludes washed Sugars. above No. 20 Dutch stand
ard, IL is only necessary TO conform the grade accordingly,
which can be done by a sample 10 guide but we notice that
brilliant, light, cream colored sugars are quite as acceptable,
and nearly as valuable as washed.
With reference TO the course Of the markets of the world
for sugars for the next twelve months, we venture the opinion
that there is no good grornd for expecting a low range of
Europe in the early spring. on the breaking out of the war
between Russia and Turkey, would naturally lead to Increased
attention TO grain crops instead of Sugar bets. The two ma
tons at war produced more than 100000 tons of Beet Sugar,
and agriculture Of all descriptions must suffer by its desola-
ton.
The exhausted soil of the great Sugar beet fields in
France. Germany and Austria, gll probably cause a def
cheney Of the crop this year, as great as the last, even
should there be an equal planting.
The defcie cy Of the crops Of cane Sugar the coming year
Is likely 10 be equal to this years, especially in Cuba, where
the iusurrection against the Government continues, both
parties having large armies in the field, and the insurgents
wantonly destroying many plantations. Besides the pecun-
the internal revenue tax upon the Sugars produced is greater,
in some cases. than the profits made, thereby discouraging
the production.
twill be interesting TO notice the large falling off in
receipts Of Sugars from New York this year, being only
$4,000 lbs for six months, against nearly 100000 lbs in
1876. showing a gratifying Improvement In the Sugar trade
OF this city by the increased supply of Island grocery grades.
w repeat our remarks in our Circular Of the LIST of
January in regard to Rice. Any considerable increase Of the
product should be of a description acceptable to our Chinese
population, and in 49-lb mats.
We close with the assurance of our opinion that the
Hawaiian planters can 90 on with improvements and OUTLAWS
for an increased product Of Sugar, with the just expectation
remuneraIing prices, to reward their industry and enter
prise