The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-04
Sugar News.

sugar NGHs-
In refined sugars there was decline
st san Francisco OF = cent on August
18th, and 4 cent on August 10th, max
ing grauuIated ~ cents. There mas
been no change in raw sugar until to-
lay. 3 telegram from New York an
nouncing an advance there OF 3-l6 cent,
making 90 deg. c. 7-16 cents with the
market yerytrm.
The sugar bounties conference has adj
journed till August 9th to permit final
reference 10 the powers interested.
France and Belgium decline to sign the
convention unless it Is also signed by the
United States, which will not be done.
Senator Plumb having objected to the
proposed reduction Of 50 per cent. in the
DUTY On sugar, It is believed that the
Senate tariff bill viii recommend re-
duction Of 331g per cent. The Demo
Gratis recommend 3 reduction Of % per
cent. so that there Is 3 likelihood OF an
agreement being reached on this point,
If on no other.
It Is stated that the wages OF the lab
orers Of the Lebanon, Penn, ManufaC-
turing Co have been raised from five TO
fifteen per cent. owing to the handsome
order for machinery, received by the
Company from Claus Spreckels for his
Philadelphia refinery
Up to July 3lst the imports Of sugar at
San Francisco for the current year
amounted TO 20 ,507 .S5l pounds. Since
then three eargues Of Manila sugar, g. us
tons, have arrived, besides more Ha-
waiian. This Is the largest quantity ever
received here IN 4 similar period. The
demand has been unusually large, keep
ing both re6neries busy night and day
The latest estimates Of the coming crop
Of beet and cane sugar show that It will
be equal TO that of two years ago, which
was the largest ever recorded. There Is,
therefore, a probability Of a decline IN
prices early next year. The London
beet market has advanced considerably,
so that New York refners are now IN
able TO obtain supplies from that quarter.
san Francisco Items
Mfnd-re4der Bishop vas discovered, at
five O'Clock IN the morning, living on the
sidewalk near the Palace Hotel He was
unconscious and suffering from 3 severe
wound IN the head He had been TO the
Cremorue Variety Show early in the
evening, and there lent one Of the act
resses the cane presented him by Eala-
kzua, which she used during one OF her
songs and dances He last remembers
being near Morton street about l q. III.
but does not remember going near the
Palace. The kalakaua cane was found
with the gold head broken Of.
The MiIIen-Grifhth, or Goodzll-Per-
kins, line OF tug boats has been sold 70
I the Ship Owners and Merchants, or Red
Funnel, Tug beat company, the consider
ztiou being 800, 900 cash and 81, 000 IN
stock There has been considerable cor
ruptiou Of late years In the t0Wage busI-
ness and It Is feared that rates viii now
I be materially advanced unless the
[ SDreckels tow boats maintain their regu-
/ lar opposition line, which seems probable
a. they ere Increasing the number Of
I their tug boats
/ The Occidental Landry At San Fran
cisco was totally destroyed BY FIRE On the
night Of August 18th, with al the wash
/ ing Of the principal steamers IN San
Francisco Steward Clark Of the Ala
media last his wash and starts OF with q
change Of linen
John Henry MangsIs, father Of Mrs