The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-05
Sugar.

Sugar.
New YORK, May 2Sth, Cuban CEN
trifugals SO dogs. 8 43-1OOc.; granulated
4 3-16c.
San Francisco-Granulate 81 net,
So nominal.
The only feature in the local market is
the movement of several large fruit
packing houses, candy manufacturers
and other large consumers to import
refined sugar from Germany and Hong
kong. 1t has been discovered that such
importations can be made and cut I'M
der the prices established by the West
ern Sugar Refining Company. 1t was
this fact which caused the recent reduc-
ton in the price of granulated from 6
cents to so cents, and set the Refinery
Company to making exclusive contracts
with some refiners at cents. The re-
cent importations from China were made
by Siegfried & Brandenstein, E. L. G.
Steele & Co. and Parratt & Co, and sold
for 5 cents before the refners made
their cut. D. Ghirardelli & Co. and
Fontano & Co. have several hundred
tons of refined beet sugar on the way
ITOIu Will SOob tilCh
about Az cents to land here. The re-
least this figure, according to MIR. Fon-
tana, if they want the business.
Dispatches from New York announce
the arrival of Claus. Spreckels there, and
his early departure for Germany. He
expects to remain abroad six months or
more, ostensibly for pleasure, but really
f,n bic hoof inv QlfiOotiOn9
and experiments. He met Havemeyer
in New York and the two are on very
friendly terms.
Hawaiian Gable.
The appropriation Of $25, 900 with
which to make the preliminary surveys
comes available on July LIST, and already
preparations are on foot for the work.
The Navy Department has resurrected
the memoranda of Admiral Belknap and
Commander Erben's old surveys of the
route for use later on. Belknap surveyed
from San Francisco to Honolulu, and Err
ben from San Francisco. Belknap found
a submarine peak of coral deposits at a
depth of 1923 fathoms in latitude 80 deg.
81 min. north, longitude 1872 deg. 81 min.
west, and on nearing the Hawaiian ISL
lands found coral at a much less depth.
The greatest depth reported was 1854
fathoms. Erben found shadows of 435
and Alb fathoms, and at one place sound
ed ,253 fathoms and found no bottom.
Lava was found at 1854 fathoms. 1t
was during Belknap's survey that Pago
Page Harbor was plated and accepted
and that the remarkable depth of 81
miles was found in the Japan current,
necessitating a DETECTION of any cable
from San Francisco to Japan, to Hawaii.
The same surveys showed that the most
feasible route to Australia was by way of
Hawaii, Fiji and Phoenix Islands, with a
switch at the BONN group to China and
Japan.
The Chase of the Itata.
Advices to date are to the effect that
the cruiser Charleston is still in purs nit
of the insurgents gunboat Itata. The
rebel steamer did not touch at AGA
pulco, but evidently continued hel
| course for Chilean waters. A vessel
answering the description of the Itata
was seen off the Central American coast
on the goth, headed south, and is be-
! lieved to have been the one for which
the Charleston Is searching. The insur
gent cruiser, Esmeralda, which put into
Acapulco about two weeks ago for coal
is still lying at that port unable tt
secure fuel. She is unable to proceed
and although the commander is wei
supplied with cash, the Mexican govern
ment refuses to permit anyone to sci
him coal, and it looks as though the
cruiser might stay there till the war il
Chill is over.
Rear Admiral Seymour of the British
navy in an interview in Montreal, speak
ing of the attitude of the United States
Government said that the Americans arr
entirely within their rights in attempt
ing to recapture the Itata and that GU
government has nothing to do with thu
Esmeralda, unless that vessel should in
terfere in the capture. He expects
fight will occur and thinks the Amer
lean navy amply able to deal with thu
insurgent fleet.
1t is reported that the insurgent part,
has informed the United States Govern
ment that upon the arrival of the Itat
at IQuiqui she will be surrendered an
the complication thus ended, but thu
far the report has not been confirmed.
1t is understood that if the Itata is nc
captured before she reaches iquiqui, thi
government will make demand for he
surrender and If this is refused the situs
ton will be serious one as the Unite
t States will have to enforce its demand
American News.
The contracts for the big buildings fo
the Worlds Fair have been let, and tn
Commission are assured that they vi
be completed in time for the opening i
: May 1898.
1t is reported from Washington ths
Senator Blair may yet go to China d
United States Minister. 1t is hoped {
square matters with the Chinese Govern
ment, and save Blair the humiliation {
Withdrawal.
Preparations are being made to organ
ize line of steamers to ply betwee
Chicago and the great lakes and som
port on the Bristol Channel. An Englis
( syndicate with So 900 900 capital has tn
8 scheme in hand, and it is expected thu
, some of the vessels will be in commits
SIGN next year. The steamers are I
5 reach the lakes through the ST. LawrenC
2 river and Welland Canal, and it is pr'
posed to build ten of them of steel, eac
to have an actual tonnage capacity
I 2,7OO. They will be of the twin sore
q pattern, fast and seaworthy, and will il
, clude Hamburg and Bremen in the
route.
Senator Stewart is out with the decl.
ration that at the next session of Coz
: gress he will introduce a constitution.
amendment, providing that Presider