The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-31
,gFiIRS In HAWAU.>
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:. sinister ThurSton interviewed
In San Francisco.
.ccrRsIONS TO THE VOL
CANO.

,ccrRsTONs TO THE VOL
CANO.
Thurston, formerly Il member
~. gaiian Cabinet, is at the Occl'
..,, MOTEL. He talked to-day very in
,,.+pglv about Hawaiian affairs. First
/. nike Of the sugar plantations OF Ha-
II The situation, he says, is about
BIZ
aIie sugar business has been, Of
~, 4 little uncertain since the Nc
rray Tariff bill went into effect. The
s-s quantity of sugar that brought in
sW00O to the islands last season will
~ in only about $8,OOO,OOO this season
sas present basis, a large difference OF
SD000. The probability is that the
|;,ers will not grind until late, begin
!. probably, about January 1st, in the
q that the situation will be improved.
tstofOre grinding has begun in
7ember. The situation cannot be
BE than it is now, and we hope for
,.uVement. This hope is based some
1t on theidea that President Harrison
/ rsimpose duties on the products of
|slrgowing countries which are not
. reciprOCally connected with the
[lod States under the Reciprocity
Ee That would improve our market
!GuS8. 1t would make a difference
llcent and a fraction per pound, or
1t SO per ton difference. At the
zslt rates sugar is bringing only $50
i@ Per ton to the planters. This is
2!ost price to many, but a few are
Ea still to pay low rate of interest.
gB dependant largely on facilities
athe richness Of the soil. The next
.2'ill be as large as the preceding.
'llIe the planters are hanging on by
al eyehds, the immense amount of
iNal invested in plantations makes it
asSlry TO continue. To discontinue
adnVolve dead loss, for the land is
Y 'auable for other purposes The
-9T1Iy OF the planters, perhaps, may
<aoe to keep going at the present pri-
3 HE Mckinley bill would not en-
y! feeze US out, but l think that at
~ " per cent. OF the planters might
\ "4peled to retire If we get no relief.
ra' nave gone out so far.
THE EFFECT OF THE BILL.
glen the bill took effect we had in
\. !. tISo'thirds of the crop of 1S9O-91.
~ GAer third brought only the re-
5 1~a I Rice. The crop of 1889-90 was
~, ~ 10y 'VOO tons, and the crop of 1890
h s M ABOUT the same amount. About
, ss9 IONS OF the last crop, roughly esti-
i ~, Was sold at about $50 per ton off
", ! nS u which it would have brought
S S"s Tue Mckinley bill took effect.
N ~ = = u no doubt that King Kalakaua's
|g5t s 1uV united States, which result
n, T ny i0r him, was partly brought
|sSf. !! :: MS desire to see what could be
|rss ru II n the sugar matter. The Ha-
\ ~ a9'efnment is now committed
|.rtsJ a. S.'empt to negotiate with the
d, r r; tsates Tor further reciprocal rela-
r51o, s.in the United States, the basis
|assn ' ~, QelnS complete reciprocity be-
~ n .le two countries.
|sSa a' ., fnect OF such reciprocity would
|a,sarr S'5i'iiul !llo OF our export trade in
/ Sers i i fruits nuts with the United States.
d, a = HOW duty of from 80 to 80 per
esrsi 9 ~a US. Ii that duty was re-
ats D We would increase our business
apicaI ltT ,n;t' Of piueapples and other
sapete I u;.S No other country could
&dssD"olasn Us in that industry because
Sanrsmoss.llS SO largely in our favor.
: .s&7sto net III are under way for the
4 ii 6sio5au o. u. Plneapples, the cultivated
a&d i s,o VI better quality than that
sFgles Fa S,TT n, wild. The trade in pine.
! States 'G "a all be done with the Unit
a3e sre do, Inc figures of our foreign
gatto 66S 10 iOIIes familiar and yet thew
Siads had a tblly borne in mind. The
ae last r aoOut $2O,000,0OO in foreign
Sasss Was !var and 80 per cent OF the
eaa'ie ap WI ra entire foreign carrying trade
) aud Of 'f t5s last year did Is pei
9 SHARE Vie mere remaining 27 per cent q
'saiau fac ST h., to vessels flying the
lBp n1 ~ Out owned by Americans,
h d.. DEMAND FOR p1NEAppITs
n Fran aaa Tor preserved pineapples
SSaited oDa u' we would soon send an
!, n sQitsS aaIlt ~, The pineapple grows VI
) oparstalse districts in the island Ids
{, SsFsd, Il fb loSe5t. All we now have
y export the o.9, duty is removed 10 we
~ Scale tbss uaya jelly on a much
~ export man b,a now. We now do :
i y also DO sr business Of that sort sort W W.
+ y asat 6a app ri dried bananas. Tht
+ y aei ont mas been tried, and the a nH'
a cut was excellent til but 1t,G tS Se1l
= dulles IN N the business I because eaust
aelons o, We sent up here I a lot .
aud 5;oa arrived here i In good c .aS
pa Saat has the t aeencv o foe con 2n
ae cDi55p9paIess, will 20 exta lOs va
'ss a., nd vsse es5fn Of }d,. grapes. water
esp.s Ve prcayyoota with the fruits V Wba,
q. orp ieout two months 10 tfala abead 4u u
Be- 10 s so@petiTFihosaF There co. could,
~ QUEEN b out, ours are i pu' Wne'
!, IL her ' Ss recently visited ever
sOt to awaken viole len