The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-03-19
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
Tsr -. :. UaripOsa, san Francisco.
March ., 1889.

ltrum our Special Cores ordsnt1
For the first time in several
months the Atlantic steamer carry
ing the English mails for Australia
has arrived at New York on time,
and, there being no delay across the
continent, the MaripoSa is able to
leave on her schedule date, The
next steamer advertised TO sail for
Honolulu Is the Umatilla on March
3lst, her departure being delayed for
q few days Is the charterers are I'M
able to secure her as soon rs they
had hoped The Umatilla IS 4 sister
boat Of the Walla Walla, which it
was thought would have been placed
II this trade. Your next news from
the Coast viii probably be received
By sailing vessel.
The Sugar Market.
The advance in the price of raw
sugar. reported as having taken
place in the East in my last letter,
was notified to the San Francisco
refuers on March 4th, fully a week
later than it should have been, four
Hawaiian cargoes thus losing the
benefit Of the higher price. The
present quotation for Cuba centri-
fugals, 50 degrees, Is ) 11-16 cents,
but the real price Is s. to ) 1916,
the market being very firm at this
figure.
i revised estimate Of the Cuba
crop shows q shortage Of 100000
tons as compared with the crop of
last season. The Brazil crop has
been almost entirely cleaned up,
planters there being able to obtain q
higher price by selling to distillers
than by exporting. British reiners
are creating an active demand for
beet sugar, owing to the short sup
plies of cane, and beet Is quoted at
14s. 6d. for April delivery. The i'm
preston Is gaining ground that the
increased production Of beet sugar
viii be readily absorbed, leaving ii
shortage to be supplied from cane
countries. The Louisiana season Is
unfayorabIe, and field work for the
next crop i very backward.
II San Francisco the market for
refined sugars has advanced : cent
per pound, the quotations now
standing as follows GranuIated
81 cents, Cube = and u cents.
Mrs. Howard and her associates in
the electric sugar frauds are now in
Jail IL New York, awaiting trial.
There has been some further dis
eussi0n IL the press about the West
meatl's cargo of Java sugar, but
there are no new developments. An
American Refinery official has de
MED the charges Of the special
agent OF the Treasury, and Collector
Hagsr has intimated that the reason
Why he did not seize the cargo was
because the Moiety Act, which gives
20 collectors One-halt the value Of
what they seize, Is no longer IN
force, and he would have had lot
of trouble for nothing
san Francisco News.
James McCQrd Is dead
Marshal Doare, the capitalist, and
brother Of Micah D0ane, dropped
dead IN the street.
Floods viii has been filed, be-
queatLiug an estate valued at $500,
600 He had decided away much OF
his property before his death
John Hill, real estate agent and .
s-1cE6r0ker. has failed with liabiIi- /.
ties Of over $4,000.
Judge Terry has been released .
from Alameda jail for contempt Of (
court. and Is now out on bail on four I.
charges fled against him by the .
Grand jury
The Spring Valley Water Co will .
test the validity Of tie new order Of /
the Board Of Supervisors which re-
luced the water rates
The yacht CascO brought q pouch .
q mail from Honolulu, and the cap .
tain refused 20 deliver it at the Post
Office He was informed that he was
liable 10 & fine Of SI000if he did not
10 50 ard the mail very promptly
found it way 90 Washington street
/ seizure Of 500 boxes five taelJ Of
Jplum has been made on the steamer
Empire. arriving from Victoria
The Farmers Union Of LiFermCTe I
las made an assignment, with liza
lilitie= amounting TO $4,000.
Harry Wilson has resigned his
position a. Chief Engineer Of the
iEariPosa, which he has held ever
ilce the steamer vas built He re-
.Grls to Melbourne where he VIII es-
abIish an agency for the machinery
nd engineering firm Of Parke. &
Lacy.
i fra broke out on board tie bark
lLasca- IN San Francisco harbCE,
.Ging damage TO the amount Of So
90
The new steamer City Of New York
a. had changes made III her ma