The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-09-30

New York, Sept. 20th.-Cuban centri-
fuga, 96 degrees, 6 Lie cents; granu-
lated, SIS cents.
The markets in America and Europe
are steady and firm. No changes of rate
are reported in San Francisco. During
the past two months the worlds supply
of beet sugar has been disappearing with
rapidly, and cane sugar supplies have
been also reduced to a low point, due to
the increased consumption, and prices
have consequently hardened. Prospects
for the next crop are good, but the prob
able changes in the tariff make the
course of the market in this country I'M
certain.
The Tariff Bill.
The Conference Committee on the Nc
Kinley Tariff Bill has just settled down
to work, and its report may be expected
to be completed as early as possible. The
bill if signed goes into effect October LIST,
and the sugar schedule and reciprocity
features are as follows: As now con-
structed the bill provides that the exemp-
tons from duty of sugar, molasses, coffee,
tea and hides provided for in this act are
made with a view to secure reciprocal
trade with countries producing these
articles; and for this purpose ON and
after the first of July, 1891, whenever
and SO often as the President shall be
satisfied that the government Of any
country producing and exporting sugar,
molasses, coffee, tea and hides, raw and
uncured, or any of such articles, imposes
duties or other exactions upon the agri-
cultural or other products OF the United
States, which, in view'of the free intro
duction of such sugars, molasses, coffee,
tea and hides into the United States, he
may deem to be reciprocally unequal and
unjust, he shall have the power, and it
shall be his duty, to suspend by procla-
nation to that effect the provisions of
this act relating to the free introduction
of such sugars, molasses, coffee, tea and
hides, the production OF such country,
for such time as he shall deem just; and
in such case, and during such suspension,
duties shall be levied, collected and paid
upon sugars, molasses, coffee, tea and
hides, the product OF or exported from
such designated country as follows:
All sugars not above No. 13 Dutch
I i IL 1,,Ax
their polariscopic test as follows: ALI not
above No. Is Dutch standard in color,
all tank bottoms, syrups OF cane juice or
beet juice, melada, concentrated melada,
concrete and concentrated molasses,
testing by the polariscopic not above rs
degrees, seven-tenths of one cent per
pound, and for every additional degree or
fraction of a degree, two-hundredths of
one per cent. per pound additional. All
sugars above No Is Dutch standard in
color shall be classified by the Dutch
standard of color land pay duty as follows:
All sugar above No. IL and not above No.
IS, 138 cents per pound; above Is and
not above 20, rs cents; all above 20, 2
cents
Molasses, testing about 56 degrees,
cents per gallon; sugar DRAWINGS and
sugar sweepings shall be subject to duty
either as molasses or sugar, as the case
may be, according to the polariscopic
test.
On coffee cents per pound.
On tea 10 cents per pound.
Hides, raw or cured, whether dry,
sailed or picked ,Angora goat skins, raw,
without the wool, manufactured or
raw asses skins, and skins, except sheep
skins, with the wool on, y cents per
pound.
The Senate and House conferrers have
agreed on the reciprocity feature. The
passage of the sugar tariff appears to be
quite another matter, and there is certain
to be a long harangue over it. In the
meantime shares in the sugar companies
are driven around as if by the wind.
Personal Mention.
Hon. and Mrs. William Ct. Irwin of
Honolulu, accompanied by Mrs. Twins
mother, Mrs. Ivers, have gone East. In
New York they will be joined by Miss
Aileen Ivers, who has been spending the
past year with Eastern friends.
John D. Spreckels has been appointed
on the Republican county committee.
Capt. Robertson, the Ocean Dude"
late OF the brig Consuelo, has gone into
the ranching business.
Capt II G Morse of the Alameda
officiated as referee at the regatta held
on the Admission Day celebration on the
Sth, and gave great satisfaction. He was
presented with beautifully engrossed tes-
timonial of appreciation.
Oceanic Mail Contract.
A dispatch from Wellington, n. T.,
dated the 18th, says: The House of Re-
representatives. has approved the renewal
for one year OF the contract for carrying
the mail between New Zealand and San
Francisco.
Robert j. Creighton, the agent in this
city for the New Zealand Government
stated in regard to the above dispatch
that he believed the New Zealand Legis-
lature had authorized the Postmaster
General to make a contract for one
year extension of the service conditioned
upon the United States Government
contributing half the ocean subsidy, and
giving free railway transportation to the
British-C Colonial mail across the Amer
lean continent. Mr.. Creighton's cable