The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-10-30
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
San Francisco, October goth, per S. 5.
Zealandia.
trrom our Special Correspondent,

difficulty to keep track OF the changes IN
the San Francisco sugar market since the
departure of the Australia. The decline
noted on the day OF sailing Of that
steamer was kept up till 9 80 a. m. on
10th inst, by which time the reduction
in values had amounted to q cents on
all grades of refined sugars except yell
lows, which had fallen l1s cents. Gran
ulated was selling at rs cents when the
saccharine thermometer began to rise at
4:3O p. m. on 10th inst. by Is cent, fol-
lowed by further upward movement OF
u cent on the following morning. The
prices to-day are: GRADUATED ~ cents,
cube, crushed and powdered 10 cents,
Extra c 638 cents, Golden c cents.
The stock of raw sugar at Atlantic
ports on Oct. LIST was very small, and
over 50, 900 tons less than at the same
date in 1889.
Hawaiian Commercial stock has
touched $S5 for sales, and is now held at
that figure.
In New York the market for raw SUI
CARS has declined, 96 degrees being
quoted at Ga cents, though this figure
is now almost nominal, as hardly any
transactions have been recorded. Hold
ers remain firm in asking higher figures,
but the demand for raw sugar has mater
tally diminished owing to the closing OF
six Trust refneries in the East.
The American refinery is only working
half time, its receipts of raw sugar hav-
ing been very light for some time past.
Mr.. Charles Havemeyer, who is now in
Portland, will remain at San Francisco
to take charge of the Trusts business
here.
The beet factory at jacksonville is i'm
full operation, working day and night.
Samples of the raw sugar have been
shown on the streets and are said to be
of fine quality, lighter than the Ha-
waiian. The sugar polarizes at 9S de-
grees and is ali sold to the California Re-
fnery by the Western Beet Sugar Com
pany. 1t is believed that the highest
price realized by the farmers for their
beets will be $3.50 per ton. Mr.. John d.
Spreckels has been at jacksonville for
the past ten days experimenting the ini-
tial operations OF the factory.
Eastern papers are bitterly denouncing
the action of the sugar trust in closing so
many refneries, anticipating much dis
tress and possible starvation to men,
women and children during the coming
winter.
AS reported in my last letter the SUI
preme Court of New York has granted
Attorney-General Tabor permission to
bring suit against the Havemeyers.
Hard on the Poor.
The bakers of New York and Chicago
have advanced the price Of bread one
cent loaf in consequence of the corner
in wheat. For a week back the weight
of loaves has been diminished from two
TO four ounces in lieu Of an increase in
price, but now they find that such a
course is impracticable, as for what is
usually charged for the regulation loaf
under the circumstances they will be
compelled to give only what might be
denominated good-sized roll.
The cracker bakers between Pittsburg
and the Rockies have advanced the
price of crackers from p to ~ cents per
pound owing to the higher prices of -four
and lard.
In Ramsey county, Dakota, there are
20 families utterly destitute of food and
fuel. Men, women and children are in
rags and have not cent of money in the
world. Their crops were totally de-
stroyed by frosts in August, and all their
land, stock and farming implements are
mortgaged.
Duty on Guava Jelly.
In a letter to c. w. Sherman, of Ho-
nolulu, Hawaiian Islands, the Secretary
of the Treasury says that guava jelly,
imported from the Hawaiian Islands, is
not entitled to free entry, inasmuch as
there is no provision in the Hawaiian
treaty for the admission free of duty OF
either the fruit of guava or the jelly made
therefrom.
The total regular and permanent an
nual appropriations of this session OF
Congress amount to 1922, III ,03SS1. The
estimated revenues for the year are
$40, 000, 900, leaving a surplus of $l7,-
$4,000.
Sporting Matters.
Director Stearns of the Detroit Base
ball Club is authority for the statement
that Brouthers, Richardson, Bennett,
CAMEL and White have been sold to
Boston for next season, for $50 900. This
IL luo SE6dtCoI OCelA al OdC hlotOig Va peaSS
ball.
John L. Sullivan is recovering and has
accepted the position of sporting editor
on the New York Illustrated News.
Teemer and O'Connor have signed
articles to row on the Potomac on No
vember oath for the championship OF
America. The winner will 60 to Aus
tralia to try conclusions with Kemp.
Mi. w. A. Kinney of Honolulu has
had talk with President Spalding at
Chicago. Kinney stated that there were
two good baseball teams in Honolulu,
and suggested that match be played at
Honolulu on the morning of the arrival
of the American teams, with one of the
local clubs, and that the two American
clubs play together in the afternoon. To
show the good quality Of the Honolulu
men, Mr.. Kinney referred to Harry
Whitney who was second baseman of
the Amherst College baseball club, and
is now captain of the Honolulu team.
DIR. Mackenzie's Defense.
The New York Herald has published
complete Dr. Mackenzie's book relative
to the death of Emperor Frederick OF
Germany. The title of the work is
The Fatal Illness of Frederick the
Noble, by Sir Morell Mckenzie Mark
now how plain a tale all put you down.
Il Henry ~, Part l, Act H., Scene w."