The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-05-09
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
Per X. NJ. s. s. Monowai, San Francisco
May I, 1891.
(From our special correspondent
Smear

Sugar.
New York, May 1st.-Cuban centri-
fugal, 96 degrees, 31ac.; granulated,
41ac.
The long predicted deal between
Spreckels and the American refinery has
been consummated at last. The Cali
fornia sugar refinery as an active corpo-
ration and the firm OF Havemeyers {
Elder have been succeeded by the
Western Sugar Refining Company,
which is the name of the new corpora
ton which will control the sugar bust
ness west of the Missouri river. The
American refinery is shortly to close
down with a view Of curtailing the ex-
penses. The Spreckels insist that they
have come to no agreement with the
trust regarding the business east of the
Missouri river, but certain it is that
Spreckels is the dictator west OF that
line. The manipulation has been car
ried to such high degree of perfection
that the shipment of sugar from the east
to the district west of the Missouri is
impossible on account of prohibition
rates. Locally prices remain the same
and the market bids fair to remain as it
is for the present at least.
n President HarYisOn's Visit.
The tour of President Harrison
through the Southern States and the
Pacific Coast has been one continuous
ovation. Much to the surprise of the
northern people, the reception OF the
Chief Executive of the Nation by the
citizens OF the South was most cordial,
and the various cities We'd with each
other in showing him and his party at
tention. The Presidential party arrived
in California via Fort Yuma on April
22d, where it was met by large delega-
ton.
The President was accompanied by
his wife, Russell Harrison, Mrs. Mckee,
Postmaster General Wanamaker, Sec
rotary of Agriculture and others. The
party made a thorough tour of Southern
California, taking in San Diego, Los An
geles, Santa Barbara and the smaller
towns of that section. The President
arrived in San Francisco on Saturday
evening, April 25th. The citizens OF
San Francisco had made great prepare
tons to receive the honored guest, and
the reception recorded him and his
party was second only to that which
General Grant received on his return
from tour of the world. The city, bay
and shipping were brilliantly Illuminated
and the decorations were numerous and
beautiful. Fully $4,000 people lined
Market street from the Ferry to the
Pavilion where the party Immediately
proceeded. A reception was held, in
which 10000 San Franciscans passed
before the President. The welcome ex-
tended to President Harrison was most
loyal and spontaneous one and will ever
be remembered by him. On the follow
ing evening the President held formal
reception at the Palace, and on the fol-
lowing day the entire party made tour
of the bay, and later attended the launch
of the coast-defense vessel Monterey
This affair was made general holiday
and was attended by fully 10000 people.
The launch was successful, and Mrs.
Harrison had the distinction of pressing
the electric button which sent the great
ship into its element. President Harri-
son and party have visited Senator
Stanford at Menlo Park, and have done
Monterey. The distinguished party has
been feted and honored in every possible
way and the festivals will close this
evening with grand banquet rendered
to the President and bis party by the
citizens of California, to be held in the
Palace Hotel. 1t is expected that the
Presidential party viii go north TO Ore
gon and Puget Sound on Monday morn,
ing. The special train which brought
them to the Coast will continue lis jour
ney and carry them home via the North
ern Pacific Railroad. President Harri'
son is delighted with what he has seen
in California, and it is believed that his
visit will be of great benefit to this
State in the fnture