The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-23
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
san Francisco, January IL, 1890, Per
). ). Alameda.

(From Our San Francisco Correspondent
Sugar Matters
The quotations in New York, Jan
uary IA were Cuban centrifugal, 50
degrees, 5 GIG cents, graduated 81
cents. Prices are wholly nominal.
The local market is quiet and the
new crop of Hawaiian is coming in
slowly. The feature since the de-
parture Of the Australia was the de-
cision of Judge Wallace on January
6 in the American Sugar Refinery
case, declaring the company has for
feited its corporate franchise. The |
decision has onlyintensitied the bitter |
feeling between the local refners,
the American Company's representa-
tives denouncing the Spreckels IN
unmeasured terms for prosecuting
the case, while the Spreckels family,
one and all, are in a particularly
happy frame of mind.
The Eastern market is quiet, and
if anything weaker. The troubles OF
the Trust are the only matters of in
terest in the trade.
On the 10th Judge Ingram of New
York issued an Injunction to restrain
the sugar trust from making a trans
fer of property unless ordered. No
money will be paid in dividends
pending decision by the Court of
Appeals. This order defeats the
avowed intention of the. trust to
transfer its assets to the new COM
pany which was recently formed in
Connecticut with a capital of S10,-
100000.
The consideration of the sugar
tariff was begun by the Ways and
Means Committee of the House on
the 9Th inst. John Dymond, Presi-
dent of the Sugar Planters Associa-
ton, read a memorial asking for
protection sufficient to enable the
United States to produce its own
sugar. Dymond said free sugar
from the Sandwich Islands did not
affect the price of sugar in this
country and was not, therefore, a
detriment to the sugar industry of
the United States The matter has
not been finally reported on.
General Trade Mention.
The exports of merchandise from
, San Francisco to Hawaii during the
/ month of December were valued at
5 S345, 100, raising the total for the
' year 1889 to Sc, 1892, 800 The increase
, over 1888 is 81, 1885, 100, or about SO
per cent. The exports to the various
islands of the Pacific and to Australia
for 1883 were as follows: Australia
,, $2,124,0OO, New Zealand $17O,900
: Samoa $S3,400, Marquesas islands
: $4,000, Society islands $34S,9OO
e Fannings island 5000, Gilbert is.
{. lands $34, 500, Marshall islands $50,
S 900, Caroline islands $500.
!: During 1889 the number of pas
p was 2,O73, and 945 departca Cow a
waiian ports.
n John D. Spreckels, J. B. Stetson
: M. Ehrman, j. L. Roster, NJ. Jones
: and Leon Sloss have incorporated
e the Pagaro Valley railroad to run ;
narrow guage line between Watson
vile and Salenas, Cal The capita
:, is $1,O0O,0OO, of which $4,000 is sub
/ scribed. The incorporators are al
identified with the beet sugar pro
iect at Watsonville, and the road il
u feeder to the jacksonville sugarie
Personal Mention.
Acknowledgement Ashford is il
Washington. The result of his con
n ference in Ottawa with Sir Johl
n Macdonald in regard to the trans
o Pacific cable project is not known
=. here.
h Henry George is to speak here be
J. fore departing for Honolulu and tn
It Colonies The Sugar Tax Society
: has the matter in hand.
Robert j. Creighton is recovering
very slowly from his injuries. Thu
q fractured bones Of the leg are no
i knitting as fast as they might anG
e the chances are that he will be lac
J. up for long time to come.
!, The Influenza.
/ The influenza is still prevalent il
all parts of Europe and America, bu
# seems to be of less verulent type thai
h it was fortnight ago. The diseas,
}, has not spared the royal families o
d Europe, for not only has the GA
: had IT, but several members of tn,
S English royal family ha re been badl.
Frustrated.
', The Dowager Empress Augusta o
Z Germany died of influenza at Berlin
a at 4:30 A. NJ. on the 7th inst. Th,
T. Empress was born on September &c
n 1917, and was daughter of Charlie
o Frederick, Grand Duke of Weimar
e The baby King Of Spain has SUI
Z fered acutely with influenza and i
was thought at one time that h.
: would die.
In America the influenza has no
j. caused many deaths alone, but it ha
e proved very severe Oh those suffering
/ with consumption. pneumonia, bron
e chitis and other diseases. The NOR
tally rate has been greatly raised il
= New York and other places. Th
:. disease is prevalent in San Francisco
: in mild form, but has not attracted
a any special notice. Whether it vii
), march westward seems very doubt
1t full.
San Francisco News.
i There was a short strike at tn,
e Union Iron Works on the Sth inst
y About 800 men left because the com
n pany wanted to assess them thirt,
= | oontc ooob nor month for ma1icn