The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-16

WILLIAMS, DIMoND & co.'s CIRCULAR.


Per Steamer Australia, San Franci.co,
| December 81. 1890.
Our last circular was dated December
4th, per Australia.
SUGAR-There have been few changes
during the month i'll the local market.
The California Refinery continued
their price list as last advised, until the
23rd inst, when they made q reduction
, OF Zee per Id. on whites and &c, per 10.
| on yellows. This refinery, after having
| been closed down for several weeks.
started up 22d inst
The American Refinery, which has
been closed for repairs, will start up
January I'd, and to-day made q further
| reduction in prices, so that the principal
grades of both reineries are quoted as
follows:
American Refinery - Cube, 6Isc.;
Gran, 58c.; Ex. u, &C.; Col. G. &c.;
California Refinery - Cube, 6}1c.;
Gran, 614c,; Elk. c., Sc. Col c., 45zc.
Otherwise the situation here is with
out new features.
Cuba Basis On December Sth, the
basis declined to 5-16c., and on the
18th to SIC. Since then there has been
no change, but sales of Cuba centrifugals
were made in New York at the above
figure on the 18th, 18th, 18th, 10th, 23rd
and 9th inst.
Eastern and Foreign Markets. There
are no material changes to note during
the month. Our latest mail advices
from New York of the 9th inst, state
that there has been some little business
in spot and near by parcels on the basis
OF 9-l6c. for 80 deg. test Muscovadoes,
and 514c. for So deg. test centrifs., but
cargoes tor shipment have received no
attention. Refiners are still working up
their direct receipts of Louisiana and
also European beet. the importations of
which have been quite heavy recently.
Purchases at higher prices are not pos
sible as long as supplies are available
from above sources.
Refiners have already absorbed about
100, 900 tons of the Louisiana crop. Sell
lers are not disposed to accept the prices
offered for cane sugar, excepting that an
improved demand and higher values
will be shown later on. Dispatches from
London report that M. LIGHT has in
creased his estimate of the German beet
crop 10000 tons, which makes the total
for that country 1910, 900 tons.
Total stock of sugar in all the principal
countries, at latest uneven dates Is $685.
OPT IONS, against 646, 553 tons same time
last year.
Our latest telegram from New York of
to-day, quotes London beets 8S deg. test
rs. 3d.; Cuba centrifs. SO deg. test
SIC. Market firm with an improved de-
mand for futures. Price of granulated,
5 941O0c. Trust certificates, 562sc. on
the 30th. Highest for the month, 601<c.
European and foreign markets steady.
Another beet factory with q capacity
of 500 tons beets per day, is about to be
established in San Bernardino County,
this State The projectors are the Ok
nard Beet Sugar Co. of Nebraska; $500
acres of beets will be planted, and the
factory will be ready for work in Novem-
Der, 1891.
RIcE-Since our last circular, the mar
ket continued for sometime on basis of
sac. @57ac. for No. Island, but dealers
would only buy for immediate wants.
On the 10th inst. the steamer Belgic
arrived with 3 800 bags Japan polished
rice, which was sold ex-ship at 51sc.
down to 434c., the last 500 sacks being
sold at auction. Other shipments also
being expected, price of Island has
dropped to 4a4c., at which the last sales
were made.
FLouR-G. G. Elk. Family, 81 25 per
bbl.; q. G. Eldorado, 1926 per bbl.;
Crown, $4.20. All 1. o. b.
BARLEY-No. Feed $I.52La 90 $l.55
per ctl.; Ground or Rolled. $3.50 per
ton, f. o. b.
BRAN-$22. so per ton, (. o. b.
MIDDLNGs-$23. so per ton, (. o. b.
OATs-Choice Feed, $500; Surprise
81 10 per ctl, {. o. b.
WHEAT-Chicken, $1.37R; Milling,
$1.42k per ctl., f. o. b..
HAY-Wheat,$l a SIS per ton, fob;
Dat, $l4 a sl5 per ton, (. o. b.
LIME. Y. L., 81 40 per bbl., +. OBJ.
other brands 81 80 per bbl., I. o. b.
CHARTERS Since last advices con-
Stunning markets have advanced, and
with rain here and tonnage in light sup
ply, an advance has been secured, ass.
U. X, Havre, Antwerp, Dunkirk being
paid for iron, and 40s. U. X, Havre,
Antwerp for large wood. The holidays
have as usual interfered with business,
but at the close we quote the market as
quite steady, with tonnage held at last
rates. No change to note in lumber or
coal rates.
ExcHANGE-N. J. regular, &C.; tele-
graphic, 10c.; London bankers, God,
S4.S1 "a $4.S2