The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-02
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTf
Per 8. s. Umatilla, San Francisco, III
FL, 1889.
(From our special correspondent

ing OF secondary Importance to cues
ton of supplies, of both raws and
refined. A notable feature of the
week is the further decrease of II, 261 |
tons in receipts from Cuba and news
from the British West Indies that |
the season is closing with $4,000 tons
less sugar for shipment from Trim
dad than last season, and correspond
ing shortages from other islands.
Thus far there has been no extraor-
binary decrease in the United States
receipts 1891 tons) under last year;
but now interest does not consist in
what we have received, but IN what
we have in hand and are to receive,
and where it is to come from. The
importers stock is but "a, 222 tons
against 15O,135 tons, a deficiency of
1888 tons which last year existed
in local stocks for retiners to draw
against as their own supplies gave
out. The refners have lost $685.
tons for the week, and have now but
28,0OO tons in excess Of same time
last year. A point which cannot be
emphasized too much is apparent
from these figures. The importers
will have no local stocks as they had
last year to give the refners, when
the usual foreign supplies gave out;
therefore the necessity for hunting
the world for unusual supplies is
many times multiplied, for the re-
fners' stocks must be maintained
and increased to give them any Sc
curity at all against an absolute
dearth of supplies. They must not
only fill the void of last year, but
the increased void of this year, caused
by the 125,013 tons minus of i'm
porters stock. Only two sources are
open for this, the East Indias and
Europe, in both of which they must
compete with European buyers.
Total stock in all the principal coun-
tries by latest mail and cable dates
is 1886 tons. against ], 065, 466 tons
at same time last year. A prominent
planter and Senator of the United
States writes that the drought has
seriously injured the growing sugar
crop Of Louisiana.
Foreign Affairs.
The ship-owners of Liverpool have
unanimously refused to grant the
advance wages demanded by the
striking seamen.
The Transatlantic Steamship
Company, whose vessels run be-
tween Liverpool and New York, an
nounce that a vessel will be speci-
ally fitted out and moored in the
Mersey; in which non-union seaman
can be boarded during the time
steamers are in port and provided
with police protection
The large tea warehouse Of Cornes
& Co. of Yokohama was burned on
June I'd, causing a loss of $4,000.
A Japanese has been arrested on
suspicion that he intended to assas-
sinate Count Goto, the new Cabinet
officer. The Van Setback Hall OF
the Reform Church of America was
opened recently in Yokohama. The
stewardess of the steamer City OF
Sydney committed suicide by jump
ing overheard while on the voyage
FROM Hongkong to Kobe
Torrential rains, accompanied by
thunder, have swept over Hesse
Southwest Phalia, Nassau and Thur
ingia. The storm extended east tc
) Saxony, south to Bavaria. Serious
: damage has been done to crops
Several persons and large number
Of cattle persisted.
Ostrog on the Black Sea, neal
Odessa, was nearly destroyed by fire
A thousand people are homeless
The damage is estimated at a mil
lion rubles.
) The Mexican Government has Just
officially promulgated the treaty
which was signed at Washington
. with Japan on the Both of November
last. It marks a new era in the
diplomatic relations of Japan with
the Western powers, and will prob
ably be shortly followed by the nego
tiations of a similar treaty between
the United States and Japan. This
is the first time that Mexico has
had the honor of iniating a new de-
parture in treaty relations with the
Eastern powers, and the Mexican
officials are naturally elated over
the prominence and advantage
which this step has given them.
Another large diamond robbery is
reported from Leipzig, where Holt
buer's jewelry store was entered by
means of skeleton keys and dia-
monds to the value of $4,000 marks
were stolen. The police are looking
for two Americans who were staying
in Leipzig with lady, and who have
vanished since the robbery.
The King of Holland has had a
serious relapse from his recent re-
covery.
Half the city OF Lachan, Province
of Scechuen, was recently destroyed
by fire. The confagation ragged for
four days and it is estimated that
10000 persons were killed, most of
them crushed while trying to escape
from the narrow streets. Ten thous-
and persons are homeless.
The latest news from Hayti shows
that Legitime is now in precarious
situation. The troops Of Hippolyte
have overrun the whole country,
pursuing Legitime to Port-au-Prince,
his last stronghold. Hippolyte had
$4,000 men before the place, while
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