The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-14
How it is Done.

1t seems there are those who are unable to see how the
in t6e oay m milh asw or h naa resulted is eae o In Faisln a6l shs l Rrl1 ise Of in sSsess
and for the benefit of the re6ners Of San Francisco.
not other importers and merchants obtain supply from else
wherei The answer is easy: A simple statement of a few
The resners, commanding very large capital. have obtained
The planters are simply their agents. Nobody can obtain
sugars for shipment except on terms made by the sugar mo-
lions. Competition, therefore, in this trade cannot exist. The
!; operators = snip the sugars a. suSn times and a. IN such guam a.
their own hands. Now the supply from this source, though
Pacific coast. A certain quantity must be imported from
other countries, or supplied from Eastern markets. But this
Hawaii free Of duty, is able to make prices for the balance
e eons S to lerm .fs at on Ssae Is p pnde1sold A1 1r i%pG iime a Mnp QUICKLY EGeiIy
ruined. No one can venture TO compete with so powerful an
week in the most arbitrary fashion. These fluctuations are
simply signs that the monopoly is crushing somebody who
losses sustained by the monopoly in these transactions are
trade they control Cor sugar is an article Of universal con-
sumption, the demand for it is uniform and steady, and it will
lower rate; In this way the monopoly that imports the enor-
NOUS aon,so product = &c Of the Islands am free e. OF duty also virtually has
the market to suit its views Of its own interest.
control of a single management, and how prices are made to
fuctuate TO meet its caprices and minister to its greeds. The
the sugar market Of the Pacific coast. Given, the advantage
a quantity Of sugar free Of duty, and the remainder Of the
work is simple and easy. What follows is q matter of course.
sugar, competition for the market is out of the question, and
the monopoly has full sway. The treaty is a great mistake.
Besides its injurious consequences from a general point Of
view, it has destroyed the direct trade of Oregon with the
.aga9 there gsc except eo on R sneS te2ms ' aa arc arc l aaeseas ss to q , Isg re OF
fners Of San Francisco. If they should attempt Importation
the market or brought to the terms of the monopoly. View
now we VIII, the treaty is a real grievance. 1t is a good
but Il bears hard on the masses OF people and on an important
Of the POSl lie. interest," IN and is the reverse of reciprocity in
let IN Tree Of duty, or this treaty should be terminated as
speedily as possible.
The foregoing, copied from the Oregonian,
of Portland, Oregon, June 9th, is one of a
series Of articles which recently appeared in
that journal attacking the Hawaiian Treaty.
To the unthinkipg mind unfamiliar with the
immutable laws which govern trade and COM
merce all over the world, the objections urged
to the Treaty may have some weight, and
are to that extent mischievous. But any
merchant or business man knows quite well
that the price OF sugar, like that of any other
commodity, is and must be governed by the
laws of demand and supply, over which the
matter of customs charges can have but little
influence. Besides, the writer starts from a
false premise when he asserts that The re-
fners = = have obtainad control of the
entire sugar product of the Hawaiian Islands,,
We have bsen at the pains to make special
enquiries at the proper sources, and have
ascertained that the sum of all the existing
contracts held by the San Francisco Refneries
IN these Islands amounts to q little over forty
per cent, of the entire sugar crop of the Is
lands and for the present year only. The
sugars TINS sold In advance are what are known
as second and third sugars the grocery grades
or counters" go into the market as usual,
both at Portland and San Francisco. Our
customs statistics and books of shippers show