The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-03-06
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Tas arrivals from foreign ports for the
wee z7-re the [. ). : Adams from SamOs,
IL Srsuiboul. on a whaling cruise, the Ere
rsou. from Tongatsbu, the Velocity from
Eorcksug. the Ceylon and the 5. S. Belgic
sron Sa- Francisco
The departures we're the 5. ). Belgic for
Euucl *. the Jennie Walker for Fauning's
Isizud. the c. Q. Nhituore, VIZ. G. Irwin,
Ss-zuac and W. Z Dimoud from kahuluil
so- 81. Francisco. The shipments for the
above aggregated about 4.46O tons sugar and
IL tals nee The values Of the cargOes 70
San r L1cIsco amount 10 S4l6,ouO-
Tie receipts Of produce from domestic
po-ts- since last weeks report, are 4Z.2So
bars S1rar. 695 hides and goat SKINS, l45
heaf I'VE stock. gT3 bags ava, 81 bags rice,
- BIS co5ee, > barrels molasses, Il bales
VOC. and srndry packages Of unenumeEated
articles
TIE fonozIng correspondence from san
Francisco. under date February d, appears
IL brfzsrrasf's New YORK OF February IL.
= contains matter OF interest 20 Hawaiian
Tllaurers- Two statements N the letter are
Incorrect. sud should Be corrected. The
EaEalizn sugar crop Of 1855, nov beng har-
-este Z. wIll not exceed that OF loSI-say le0,-
90 saort tons Nor Is there Is much pro-
baaiilE Of auy larger amount IF Hawaiian
sugar being shipped 10 New York than was
shlptc3 N Isl, II indeed as much II II Is
isezt there as vas sent n 1881.
The actions Of the eastern sugar trust are
regarded With keen interest on the Pacific
ssozsi- znd frequent discussions have been
1ei1 as 80 It's outcome. The close relation
ship uith the Hawaiian Islands, their sugar
crop and trade. are no doubt conducive to
this interest At first the workings of the
trust seemed 10 indicate tendency TO
advance the price Of raw sugars, which would
have resulted IN higher figures being obtained
By tie Hawaiian planters. who are paid on
the Cuban basis Il New York on arrival of
their sugars At San Francisco. But subse-
C1ent events DO not point - maintenance
o. The recent high values for raws, the manIp-
zlzri01s % the eastern sugar trust lndlcat-
lne that they intend 20 force down the price
Of rEEs a. low as possible while advancing
she price OF refined Hence the Hawaiian
planters vii not derive the benefits Of the
high prices that would otherwise have nstur-
ally resulted from the shortage IN the worlds
sugar supply 70 50 fall Al extent a. they had
anticipated. The higher the price paid for
Hawaiian sugars the larger the orders thence
for California products, and vice versa. 1t
i ouly natural, therefore, that merchants
and producers On the Pacific coast should be
interested II the operations Of the eastern
sugar trust II for this reason alone.
But there are other points Of interest. The
production Of sugar IL the Hawaiian Islands
VII TINS year be the largest IN the history of
The trade, the crop being estimated at fully
l25.lgg tons. as against lO5.U00 tons IN 1887.
The whole Of this vii come - San Francisco,
besides about $500 tons from Mexico and
Csutrsl America, and $1,000 tons from
AEuilE- These last receipts will be unusual
and the largest direct shipments from that
eo1rce for many Years past, last year only
one cargo having been received from Manila.
This vii bring the total receipts for this
year at San Francisco up TO 10000 tons,
besides about 10000 tons Of beet sugar grown
n California, making 10000 tons supply in
al, or nearly 5000 tons more than the total
receipts Of 1851. The American Refinery of
San Francisco wall take about $1,000 tons of
tie Hawaiian sugar and about half of that
from Central America and Mexico, say 81, 500
tons N all The California Refinery will
take 900 tons from the Islands, $1,000 tons
from Manila, $500 tons from Mexico and
Central America and 5000 tons Of the beet
sugar. manufactured Ct the new beet sugar
factory AZ atsonville. The Alvarsdo beet
tsctory vii also have about 5000 tons of
beet sugar.
II VII Be remembered that last year, when
ste Total receipts Of sugar ~ San Francisco
were only 10000 tons. some 10000 tons of
rtw HAEsiiaus had to be shipped to New
1ugk- The consumption Of refined sugar on
tie Pacific coast amounts TO about IS 900 tons
annually, and the quantity exported east and
ei-eEhere - $500 tons This disposes of
10000 tons. Allowing 10000 tons for an
increased consumption in the year and for
shortage N the receipts, there will be sur
pms OF 60.plV tons, for which q market has
70 Be found somewhere. The Manila sugar,
when refined viii doubtless be used for
export 70 foreign ports in America, to the
EEEslisn Islands SD elsewhere. so that the
rs1ners may obtain tue benefit Of the draw
back There Is no drawback on Hawaiian
sugars a. they pay no duty. The Manila
sugar, moreover, was contracted for when
values were at the lowest notch. so that, even
paying duty, they could now be refined and
sold al a good profit and at less cost than
HAWAIIAN duty free sugars, for which SIC.
Is palc 70 DAY unrehned. AS these sugars are
paid for on a basis which includes the duty
IS paid on sugars imported into New York,
II Is evident tnat they cannot be exported
from san Francisco to any other country
where they would be subject to duty, and
tneF must therefore, ind market in the
United STATES. 1t was recently stated in
brlastrssf's that New York might very rea-
sonEolE expect larger supplies of Hawaiian
raE s1Ears this year than last, and it is safe /
70 assume that from 5000 to $1,000 tons of !
such supplies viii be shipped to New York via
caps Horn during 1855. 1t would seem that {
Il would be cheaper as to freights and loss in
polarization 10 ship the Hawaiian surplus 4
sfocEs direct from Honolulu. But this can 4
not be done because the planters sell their /
sugars to the san Francisco refneries, to be |
paid for on arrival there on the basis of /
Cuban IN New York on the day on which !
each cargo arrives IN San Francisco. This. I
OF course. preclgdes direct shipments from I
Honolulu % New YORK. snd necessitates re-
shipment. wlth the consequent increased cost
70 the shippers 1t san Francisco. It is sub (
seq1eutly res0ld III New York on account of /
TIE San Francisco refinery that may have ex-
e u M 3 4F
EaEalian planters, whose care concerning /
thzlr CT ps su6s the moment it arrives In t
Sc Francisco. II Is for this reason that I
s1cn Interest Is taken In the MANIFESTATIONS 1
Of tue sugar trust and their evident intention 4
% force down the price of raw sugars or to 1
refuse 10 purchase at any price As before 4
stated. there sill be from $1,000 to $1,000 tons /
Of Hawaiian raw sugars practically at the 4
mercY q the eastern sugar trust.