The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-13

The members Of the Hawaiian
Colony at San Francisco appear to
be enjoying themselves rs well a
American tariff legislation will per-
nit. They are hopeful but by no
means sanguine OF n favorable re-
suit.
The smokestack of the American
Refinery shows no sign of lighting
up the furnaces. 1t was promised
by the Trusts agents that the re.
iinery would start up again, free
from the Receivers control, on
March 3D.. Two months have nearly
elapsed since then but the promise
remain unfuliilled. 1t would he safe
to gamble on quite two additional
months, and if the decision is given
before the November elections it will
be an unIoolicd-for event. But
somehow the consumers of sugar on
the Coast and as far East as the
Missouri River, draw their supplies
from the Sprcckcls refinery, without
increase in price or delay in dcliv-
cry, to the manifest annoyance Of
the Trust organ and tOutcrs. They
cannot understand how u great
manufacturing and mercantile firm
can be content to conduct its bust
ness without taking advantage of its
position as exclusive producer Of a
staple commodity and cinch con-
sumcrs. If the American Rein
cry had been in the same po-
sition as the California has occupied
since the middle Of February, ii is
safe to say that refined sugar would
he at least one cent per pound
higher than it is. The people OF
California understand and apprc-
ciate the business policy of the Ca
lifornia Refinery Company. Re
ports in Philadelphia papers agree
in stating that the new Spreckels
refinery is turning out;the very best
qualities of sugar. Everything is
now working smoothly, the Trust
spies having been removed. The
daily output of this refinery is re-
ducing the sales of the Trust rctn-
cries by that amount, and the sugar
being Of better quality gives greater
satisfaction.
The Evening Post published sew
cral interviews on the sugar ques-
| ton on the lst, in which defence
was made of the Islands Treaty.
Mr.. A.. b. Spreckels also replied to
the Chronicles attack upon the la
Dor policy Of the planters, and de-
Tended the treaty and tariff, The
figures lie gives of the production of
beet sugar are instructive. Hawai-
ian planters would have nothing to
fear from beet sugar under existing
treaty conditions. With free for
eign sugar and a bonus upon domcs-
tic sugar the case would he different.
The reply in the Chronicle was tame.
1t contendcd that ii free sugar had
developed the Hawaiian trade, it
should be tried with Cuba and other
countries.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs on May lst acted favorably
on a resolution looking to the cult
Walton of reciprocal relations be,
tween the United States and other
American republics.
The public debt was reduced by
81, G3G, o0l during April. The to'a
reduction in the debt since June 30
1889, was SCI, l2j, SOL up To Apr
80, 1890. Total cash in the treas
ury, SG32 ,2j4,7SS.
LATE CHAPTERS.
Barkentine Discovery, 1913 tons
merchandise to Honolulu in the lla-
waian line.
Schooner John G.. North, 32t
tons, merchandise TO MahukOna il
the Hawaiian line.
SUGAR Quotations.
New York dispatches of May I'd
are MS follows:
Sugar-Raw is steady; sales o
$50 tons Muscovado, 80 test, at )
Il cargo of Centrliugals, 90 test, ;