The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-10-17
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
San Francisco, October 9th, per S. S
Australia.
CFrom our Special Correspondent
Points on Sugar.

for raws, though there is a tendency to
lower values. At this season of the year
the demand for sugar always falls off,
and as a result four eastern refneries
have been closed down, viz: the Boston
and Bay State at Boston; the Dick and
Never, and Castro and Bonner refneries
at Brooklyn. About 1000 men are
thrown out of work and at Boston there
is talk of an independent refinery being
built. The closing of these four estab-
lishments naturally lessons the demand
for raw sugar and offers of 612 cents now
rule for 90 degrees, holders, however,
still remaining firm at ga cents, the
figure at which the last transactions wee
effected.
The Senate Finance Committee has,
through Senator Sherman, reported
bill which declares unlawful and void
all agreements, trusts or combinations
between persons or corporations. Per
sons entering into such combinations are
declared guilty of high misdemeanor
punishable by fine of not more than
$4,000 or Imprisonment for not more
than five years, or both.
The Republican Tariff bill has been
presented to Congress and it makes, as
was expected, a cut OF so per cent. at
the existing sugar duties. The following
is the clause relating thereto:
All sugar not above No. l3, Dutch
standard in color, tank bottoms, syrups
of cane juice or of beet juice, melada,
concentrated melada, concentrated mo-
lasses, testing by the polariscope, not
above IS degrees, mills per pound, and
for every additional degree shown by the
polariscope mills. additional; all sugars
above No. 13, Dutch standard, and not
above No. It,, 138 cents (nOw , 75-l00
cents); all sugar above No. Is and not
above No. 20, is cents (now cents) +;
all sugars above No. 20, 2 cents inow
80 centsl. Molasses, testing above So
degrees, 40 cents per gallon (nOw Sc
cents). Sugar candy and all cOnfectiOn-
cry, including chocolate confectionery,
made up wholly, or in part, of sugar,
valued at u cents or less per pound, or
sugars after being refined, when tine
tured, cOlOred or in any way adulterated,
cents per pound (nOw and 10 cents).
Glucose or grape sugar, "a cent (now 20
per cent. ad valorem.)
The Samoan Situation.
Later advices from Samoa, dated
Auckland, September 9th, are to the
effect that another engagement had taken
place between the followers of Malietoa
and Tamasese. The latter were under
command of German officers and were
defeated.
President Cleveland has now taken
hold of the subject with a view to
checking the arrogance of the Germans.
Representative Morrow called upon Sec
rotary Bayard explaining that the king
mot NV tho MoliotOo mon u-OI11d
be careful to see that American interests
in the island are amply protected, and
| for this reason he felt that the moral aid
of this Government ought to be extended
to him.
Mr.. Bayard intimated that the matter
was at the present time the subject of a
diplomatic correspondence, which, judg-
ing from the tone Of the dispatches from
the German Foreign Office, would result
in the ultimate withdrawal of the Ger
man forces at Apia, thus leaving matters
in the same condition that they were be-
fore the late King Mahetoa was deposed
If it were not for the absence of a
quorum in the House, which prevents
the passage of any legislation by unani-
nous consent, a resolution would be in
troduced asking the State Department
what steps it proposed taking in the
matter, and calling on our Government
| to preserve by every means within its
power the autonomy of the island.
Political Matters.
Outside of the proposed change in the
sugar tariff, that on rice is of most in
terest to Hawaiians. The Republicans
| propose the following change: Rice,
cleaned, 1 cent per pound (now pa
| cents); uncleaned rice and rice -four or
meal p cent per pound (now y cents
and 20 per cent. respectively; broken
rice a cent per pound (now l 4 cents).
| The total reductions in the bill amount
| to $50 100000, made up as follows
$27, 759 900 on sugar; $24 100000 on to-
| bacco, internal revenue; alcohol used
in the arts $500, 900; free list $780,
! 900; other reductions 100000. The
! duty on wooden cloth has been increased
l cent per pound, which is the only
| change in the existing wool tariff.
AS the Republicans claim that re-
| duction in tariff is advisable, it is diff
| cult to see much difference between the
protection theory of either party. Duties
are to be reduced, and it is only a ques-
ton of what articles shall be touched
| If it were not for the fact that parties in
| terested in the production of sugar from
| sorghum or beets were confident of the
| rapid development of these industries in
| the United States, the committee would
recommend a still greater reduction in
the rate of duty on sugar.
The Chinese Exclusion Bill was signed
| by the President on October 1st. In a
lengthy message to Congress, accom-
| panying the bill, the President recon-
mends that special provision be made to
| enable those Chinese to land who were
on the way before the bill was signed.
He also advised the appropriation of
$276, 619.75 to indemnify such Chinese
as have suffered damage through vio-
lence at the hands of lawless men. As
it is now almost impossible to obtain a
quorum IN Congress, no action will prob
ably be taken.
The Chinese on the steamer City of
New York, having arrived here before
the bill was signed, will be permitted to