The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-12
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
San Francisco, October 25th, per Bark
entine Planter"
tFrom our Special correspondent

L udNS
after the S. S. Zealandia, and twelve
days before the next steamer will take
her departure for Honolulu, the oppor-
tunity is good one for sending a supple
mentary letter which may prove welcome
to your readers as it will be unexpected.
Some Sugar News.
The market for raw sugar mas again
declined and e cents is now quoted for 90
degrees. The refined market in San
Francisco has undergone no change.
Willet and Hamlen's latest circular,
dated New York, Oct. 18th, says Dull
ness is the daily feature. Quotations are
nOminally reduced, but without signif-
canoe, as spot quotations IN the United
States are not now as fair d criterion of
values as are the prices being paid
abroad. AS anticipated, Mr.. LIGHT al
ready foreshadOws reduced estimates for
the beet crop. Louisiana sugars have
commenced arriving at New Orleans in
small quantities and meet with ready
sale. This crop will be smaller than the
last. Cuba crop prospects are again
favorable for as large crop as last years,
but new sugar is not available until Jan
uary and in the meantime we must con-
tinue drawing from Europe and Deme-
rara. 1t is significant that the United
States is thus early eager for the appear
ance of new crop sugar. Total stock in
all the principal countries Is 4Z9, 84S tons
against 52S, l47 tons at same time last
year.
The beet sugar manufacturers of Sax
Ony have unanimously passed resOlu-
tons declaring The Sugar Bourte5 Con-
VentiOn Incompatible with their interests
and likely to injure the beet sugar indus
try. 1t is believed that the agreement
of this convention will never go into eff
feet, this opinion beginning to prevail
even in England.
The jacksonville beet factory is still
running day and night, and several car
loads of sugar have been delivered in
San Francisco for refining. 1t is thought
that the next factory Will be erected at
Salinas where the farmers have under
taken to plant 10000 acres annually in
beets. A considerable quantity of beets
have been grown there this year ana
shipped to jacksonville where they real
lied 81 per ton, or $40 per acre, gross.
Should the reduction III sugar duties,
proposed under the Republican bill,
come into effect, great impetus will be
given to sugar raising in Mexico, and
plans to that end are already being
talked about.
E. w. Keller has addressed a long
letter to the Chronicle on the subject of
refining sugar by electricity. His name
is suggestive of the Kelley motor, and
the sugar scheme is regarded in some
what the same light by experienced re-
finers both here and in the East.
Hawaiian Commercial stock suddenly
receded this week to $50, but on the
same day recovered to 1925, at which
figure all offerings were taken.
Suit Against the Trust.
The committee of the Tammany So
ciety, that was appointed to investigate
the sugar trust in San Francisco, has
presented lengthy report setting forth
the fact that the combination was formed
October "a, 1887, between the stock
holders of eight sugar reineries in the
East, the capital stock aggregating $45,-
100000. Further, that the object of the
combination is to do away entirely with
all competition between the various re-
fneries of the country, to the manifest
in jury of the consumers, the proof being
found in the fact that the price of sugar
has already largely advanced since the
formation of the trust"
The only California concern in the
Crust is stated to be the American Sugar
Refinery Company of this city, with a
capital stock of 81 100000, which entered
the com binatiOn March l, 1888, since
which time it has been absolutely under
the control of the latter.
The committee further reported that |
the American Sugar Refinery Company, |
in taking this action, had committed an !
illegal act, rendering it liable to the for
fixture of its charter, and the institution |
of proceedings looking to the bringing |
about of this end was advised.
The report was accepted by the So
ciety, and the committee authorized to |
institute the legal proceedings suggested, |
through the Attorney-General, to assist |
whom the employment of additional |
counsel was authorized. The committee,
consisting of r. B. Mitchell, G.. !
L. Alderman and p. F. Dunno, was re-
by the addition of G.. A. Buck
ley, who has lately been in correspond
ence with the New York Tammany So
ciety on the subject.
Some Political Matters.
A parade of the Democratic clubs took
place on October 22d in San Francisco,
about Z, 800 men being line.
1t is stated that Governor Hill refuses |
to meet President Cleveland in New
York to review the great Democratic
procession.
4H6 6AlSGoHCS VI S0IIOW IeNer III fIO- |
rIda has thrown aside all thoughts of
politics until now that the fever is abat-
ing. The Democrats are beginning a
vigorous canvass.
1t has been decided that Chinese la
borers, in transit to some other country,
may be transferred from an incoming to
an outgoing steamer at San Francisco
The Democrats are incensed over the
publication of letter, written privately
by Lord Sackville, the British Minister
1t Washington, to an American citizen
Of British birth at Los Angeles, and re-
commanding him to vote for Cleveland
IS the best friend to British interests.
Lord SackVille states that he has done
nothing at all prejudicial to his position
Or in violation of any international cOur-
eSY The Democrats want Secretary !