The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-21
Sugar.
W YORK. Nov. 12.-Cnba

The local trade is quiet, and re-
ceipts are almost nil. The Western
Refinery has reduced prices / cent,
and granulated is quoted at ) cents
with other grades in proportion.
A despatch from Ontario, Cal,
dated the 18th ultimo says: THE
Chino Sugar Factory closed its
second seasons run to-day, having
been in operation since July LIST.
Nearly $4,000 tons of beets were
worked up, for which the factory
paid the farmers $4,000. The
total output of crude sugar is
1903, 541 pounds, on which the
Government bounty is nearly
$4,000, making about 200 car
loads of sugar. Over 500 hands
have been employed in the factory
and beet fields, and $4,000 were
paid in wages. The beets show a
remarkable percentage of sugar,
some lots having 2 per cent, and
bringing Sc per ton"
The Norwegian steamer Nor
mand, chartered to load sugar at
Java for San Francisco, was
wrecked on one of the Picadoros ISL
ands when en- route to Java, in the
same typhoon in which the P. and
o. steamer Bokhara was lost. She
sailed from Nagasaki October 9th.
Puget Sound Trade.
The Merchants of the different
cities on Puget Sound are taking
steps to enlarge their trade with the
Hawaiian Islands in view of the
establishment of the new steamship
line between the two places which
will soon be in operation. They
have boxed up samples of merchan-
disc, including cereals, crackers,
pals, tubs, shingles, soap, matches
and other manufactured articles,
which are now on the way to the
Hawaiian capital. One brewing
company has sent three barrels of
beer which the travelling manager
of the Puget Sound and Hawaiian
Traffic Company will put on tap
for the delectation of the business
men of Honolulu. "a
An Arctic Disaster.
The news of fearful whaling
disaster in the Arctic, accompanied
by heavy loss of life, reached San
Francisco by the steam whaler
Beluga, Captain Sherman, which
arrived from the mouth of the Nc
.-enzie river. The Helen Mar was
dshed in the ice on October 9Th,
latitude II degrees 80 minutes
'h and longitude 100 degrees &c
:, tes west, and Captain E. o.
,o AVN ter and thirtyfour men were
med. Only five men escaped
RIM sumping on the ice. They were
oloniilfth Mate William Ward, Boat
. steerer Antonio Pangalino, Sailor
Penores, Cook Acey Kashaw and
Japanese Sailor Katsura. The last
two named arrived yesterday OF
the Beluga. The fifth mate anC
boatsteerer were placed on boarC
the steam whaler Thrasher and thu
other sailor on the bark Reindeer
With the exception of the Jap
anese the survivors were badl.
frozen and are injured for life. Tn
japanese escaped the rigors of TIVE
days on an iceberg by bein!
dressed to withstand the hardship
of such a trying ordeal.
San Francisco News.
John D. Spreckels has returned
from his European trip. He /:
we'll and glad to get back.
A fine heroic size statue of Star
King, the great preacher, has beer
unveiled at Golden Gate Park will
appropriate ceremonies.
The great battle of municipal
politics has resulted in the almos
total defeat of the Republicans
Ellert, the non-partizan candidate
is elected by about 1900 plurality
The Democrats get all the patron
age offices. O'Donnell, the perpe
tual sand lot candidate, beat tn
old party candidates and pushe
Ellerts hard. O'Donnell said b
was counted out and will tigh
His first step was the arrest We:
terday of Registrar Brown and HI
chief deputy on the charge
classifying election returns to tn
detriment of O'Donnell. Bot
were released on $4,000 bond
There will doubtless be an otfici;
recount, which may elect O'Dol
nell. The Australian ballot sy
tenn though slow is liked by II
intelligent voters.
The State has voted for the ele
ton of U. S. Senators by tt
direct vote of the people; al
in favor of the act providing f
100000 depot at the foot
Market street.
American News.
A general strike in the lab
unions of New Orleans is now
progress and the situation is
! serious that the State troops ha
l o,,Jorod +o no in readiness