The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-12
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Per s. =. Oceanic, San Francisco. Sep
tember 4, 1890.
(From Our Special S. F. Corregpondent.)
Sugar News.

II OuE OptClhi It
Sugar News.
New York, September 4th, Gu
ban centrifugal, SO degrees, 81
cents; graduated, 81 cents.
Both the Eastern and California
markets are considerably firmer in
tone than they were when the
Zealandia left. LEGAL prices have
advanced / cent, on the basis OF
graduated at st cents. The first
of the cargoes of sugar for the
California Refinery has arrived
from Java, and the others are ex-
pected in in short intervals.
Advices from the City of Mexico
say that an American syndicate is
buying sugar lands in Mexico.
Finance Minister Dublan has as
sured the Associated Press cores
pendent that the Government
would not impose tax on sugar
exports. He said the Government
wished to do all in its power to aid
commerce.
Sugar Legislation and Reciprocity.
The Senate has reached the con-
sideration of the sugar schedule,
and developments are awaited with
considerable interest. The discus
sion has already begun, and on the
18th inst, Senator Aldrich offered
the following amendment to the
Mckinley bill:
Section g All sugar not
above No. ID Dutch standard in
color shall pay duty on their polar
iscopic test, as follows, namely: All
sugar not above No. ID Dutch
standard in color, all tank bottoms,
syrups of cane, juice, or of beet
juice, Melada, concentrated Melada,
concrete and concentrated mo-
lasses, testing by polariscope not
above rs degrees, 40 of l cent per
pound; and for every additional
degree or fraction of q degree
shown by polariscopic test, .O2 of 1
cent per pound additional.
ALI sugar above No. Il, Dutch
standard in color, shall be CLASH
fed by the Dutch standard of
color, and shall pay duty as fol-
lows: All sugar above No. ID, and
not above No. 16, Dutch standard
of color, IL cents per pound; all
sugar above No. 16, and not above
No. 20, of color, LIZ cents per
pound; all sugar above No. 20,
Dutch standard of color, 2 cents
per pound; moIasses, testing about
Sc degrees, 4 cents per gallon.
Sugar DRAWINGS and sweepings
shall be subject to duty either as
molasses or sugar; as the case may
be, according to the polariscopic
test.
on for Honolulu.
On the arrival of the Charleston
at Seattle Admiral Brown was inter-
viewed by the newspaper men of
that place and expressed the opin
ion that revolution was impend-
ing at the Islands, the cry being
"Hawaii for Hawaiians." Accord
ing to him, the new element was
ready to down the Cummins Cab
met. These disturbing reports
were supplemented by others of an
uprising on the island of Molokai
given by the captain of the schooner
Vesta. The state of affairs was rep
resented to be alarming that prob
ably the largest crowd that ever
met an incoming steamer assem-
bled on the Oceanic dock when the
Alameda arrived in order to get
the news of the revolution, that
was expected. The suspense was
almost painful among those inter-
ested in Hawaiian matters, until it
was learned that all was quiet. The
Charleston, however, has started
for Honolulu again under impera-
tive orders from the State and
Navy Department.
Central American War.
1t is believed in Guatemala that
the war between that country and
Salvador is over, and that peace
will soon be signed. General Ezeta
refuses to withdraw from the con-
troll of the affairs of Salvador and
it is likely that he will remain after
the peace is signed.
General Martin BArrundea was
shot down in the cabin of the Pa
cifio Mail steamer Acapulco while
she was at San Jose de Guatemala.
on the 10Th. He was Guate-
malan revolutionist and took re-
fuge on the vessel. A demand was
made on Captain Pitts for his sur
render and he acting on the advice
of United States Minister Miner
decided to comply. Barrundea
would not give himself up and was
shot down by the Guatemalan
authorities. His daughter at