The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-07-31
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER,
Fer :. :. Australia" San Francisco,
July II. ISSs.
-rrrm rnr .ree,,l cerresponasn..l

lands. by this mail, is the advance IN the
price Of sugar which is now quoted at 8
cents for % deg. in New York. The change
has been gradual as follows: on July Sd
advance TO SIS cents, July 9TH to Lille,
July 9th to IS, July 18th to cents.
The European and Eastern markets are
both arm and active, beet sugar in Lon
don being quoted at las sd per 100 pounds,
granulated at - and Standard A st ~
in New York. In san Francisco the mar
kes for refined sugars has been equally
active, there being an advance of : cent
on July 9Th and !. cent later on the same
dav. !, cent on July 18th, snd Il cent on
/ July Is,h. The present prices now are:
Cube sugar SSs cents, Graduated Scents,
Contectioners -, Extra { : cents. and
Golden c 90 cents. At New York there
are no sellers of granulated, supplies are
light and the market very strong.
The imports of raw sugar st San Fran
cisco. for the first half OF this year, were
ID. 6s7, SS5 pounds, Six cargoes amounting
10 2S.7lO.OOO pounds have been received
from Msnils and almost the whole of the
remainder iron the Islands Additional
/ imports from Manila will amount TO 81 900
/ tons. The value OF all imports from the
I Islands, for the first hall OF this year. has
/ aggregated s., 80, 054, an increase over last
Congress hiss been deeply interested in
| the sugar tariff. Cannon of Illinois offered
/ an amendment 70 the Mills bill TO the et-
| fect that sugars under No. 10 Dutcn Stan-
/ dsrd should be free, and above thSt stan
/ dsri the duty should be three-tenthS OF
/ one per cent; also that 8 bounty OF , cents
| per pound should be paid 70 producers OF
| sugar from beets. sorghum Snd other cane.
| The question was vigorously dehATed Tor
/ three DAYS when CSuuon's amendment
| ysS defeated. Fuller OF Iowa wanted to
/ plSca ali sugars on the Tree list, and this
I was rejected. Dingley OF Nsine offered an
amendment which wsS deleatet, 10 TX the
| duty not Sooye No Is Dutch stanuaTG
/ with an SdditiOn Of 2-lOO OF cent per
/ round Tor each degree. On motion OF
/ Mills the duty on molSSse> testing nol
/ over IS degrees WAS liked al "a cents per
| gallon. Mills was accused or liking his
| Schedule 10 suit Hayerneyer who Was IN
] yirs,i b fore the WAYS ani Means Commit
/ tee which had changed Its ideas after see
/ ing HIM An attempt was made 70 abolish
! the drawback on sugar exported, but TINS
I
| duties being SLOWED TO stand IS proposed
/ in the Mills tariff bill
\ reason given for the advance IN SUI
| -ar l. that Claus SpreckelS and associates
/ have COFnsrei the stocks IN New YORK
/ Whether this be true or not, 1t i certain
/ that the Trust : nov sending TO London
| for supplies. whereas short time ago Il
| SaS sending CzrgOeS away from New YORK
/ The Trust enis4yored 70 boycott oroSeFs
u D.. II an -Trr - r.1rrr q
| and II Is reported that the brokers are now
/ b0yCOcriug the Trust. Ii Is also stated that
/ Claus SureckeIs has clesred 81 OOo, coo 81
/ ready BY the advance IN sugar values.
/ The receipt Of orders from New YORK mas
I strengthened the London market. which
| also sffecrS that IN New York. This Is con-
/ hrmed by telegram to-day, iron New
/ York. 10 the Call
! There has been intense excitement
I among the trade over the sugar SiJuatIon.
I Iii, fact that the Trust rennerIes are,
| noneOf them. taking orders Tor sugar, a.
| rheS have more orders even than they can
now ill with their present stocks OF raw
sugar and. owing 70 the iuCtuatIOns OF the
I market. they zre afraid to contract for
/ future delivery. The prlce OF both raw
/ znd refined Is expected 10 advance still
/ higher.
tom OF both reEnsries 10 bill sugars 81 the
price on the day OF delivery, 0uG, when Mr..
| WeIch assumed the management or the
/ American. he changed that rule and
| agreed 70 supply slI sugars at the ngures
I quoted on the day they were ordered The
/ California, : month or 80 ago, had It's
| figures 8 shade higher than the American,
/ which has nov orders that II vii take
/ thirty days 10 I'LL 81 81 cents Tor granu-
/ lated Mr. WEIGH L refusing further or
/ ders sli vii soon be in need or more sup
! plies. The demand upon the Coast Tetln-
/ cries has been enormous this year and vii
! continue 50 for several months IL / limited
/ that the American has sent away what II
/ nov needs, four C4FgOsS TO New fOTk and
/ one BY rail 10 Ns< Orleans.
The Acknowledgement OF New YORK y
+ taking eetive proceedings. on behalf OF the
/ PEOPLE. against the sugar Trust, the Su-
I preius Court having decided II another
I ease. that such corporations we're illegal.
! MrA B Spreekels viii leave On the 18th
/ inst. for Philadelphia, remaining there
I probably till the end OF the year
The Hawaiian Commercial Co continues
: to pay is monthly dividends, sndls quoted
/ III from So 70 50 Per share
/ News from China L 10 the effect that
l IRE 81 Hongkoug. on May 3lst. burned $50
L houses and caused the death Of several
l Chinese
! Russian and American female advisers
I Of The Queen Of CGrez are working - =
/ cure the independence OF the country
I from Chinese sUZsrzInty- The general
| fund IN the Chinese treasury mas been CON-
[ pIetsIy exhausted through repairs On the
{ Yellow river and eIpeu=ss Tor the EmpeT-
[ Or's marriage Al streets near the Palace
/ have teen clDsei 10 the public. The Ger
Z nan :. : FeTo vas totally wrecked, on
/ Iuns IIth. On Lzmmz Island Buildings
/ have been dzmagei o. earthquakes al
Tsku. Sporadic cholera : prevalent III
( Hongk0ng- Houzn ! practically ruined
. from the effect o. tie yellow river foods
/ Inc London Times gives full accounts q
I the z1Gsess Of the phOncgrzius ssnt 10
{ London b. kdis0n- Among c0mm8nics-
tio1= seuE II and faithfully reproduced 81
Z the instrument Eere = poem, SELECTIONS
OF TIE piano and COrnet- diets, and letter
70 the TIms- describing the success o. the
/ instFumeut- which Ezs written O4t from
the pho1ogrzphic repetition o. the voice
[ that uttered II 1 Child q seven years
recognized the yOiee q DR.. Powers which
she had u0s heard for tEo yezr=-
The Tahiti natives r@Iectsd the friendl!
oTeTtETes q The French and attacked the
lz1nCh u their EzrzEip, which Ehel shelIed
{ the native villages
Inc PIrrsU1FE Lockout l. practically over
= most q the manufacturing firms have
granted the demands Of the workman
S=imzn Bros & Co. cloak uznafzc-
turErs q SeE YORK, have failed. the banks
being the principal SuFersrz-
R1oerI Garrett hzs zrrTFed Il SFE YORK
after MS trip around the world, which be
EhoToagniF enjoyed He l. II excellent