The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-23
SUGAR.

Granplated, AZ cents.
The local market has been ad-
vanced another eighth cent, and |
granulated is quoted at 81 cents.
Arrivals from Hawaii are free, and |
stocks are accommodating for the
summer trade.
Adolph Spreckels has gone East
for an indefinite time, He will
manage the Philadelphia Refinery
of Claus Spreckels, and the affairs of
the Western Sugar Refinery Com
pany, as well as the Oceanic Steam
ship Company and all the other
Spreckels interests in California
will devolve upon John D, Spreck
els. Claus Spreckels will shortly
make a trip to Honolulu for his
health. Mr.. G. A. Spreckels is in
terssting himself in entirely differ
ent enterprises since his with
drawal from the Spreckels in
terests.
The Franklin Sugar Refinery of
Philadelphia, owned by Harrison,
Fraser & Co., has been absorbed
by the Trust. This was one of the
finest refneries in the East, and
was one of the principal ones to
stand out so long against the big
Trust. It is said to have mace
from 100000 to 100000 an
nually for it's owners, and if so the
Trust must have paid a pretty
price for it. The sale has revived
the rumor of the absorption of the
Spreckels Refinery by the Trust,
but this is just as vigorously de-
MED by Spreckels and the Trust
officials as ever.
A statement prepared by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
in regard to the sugar bounty shows
that 1923 claims for bounty,
amounting to $6,914,654, were re-
ceived, and 925 claims, amounting
to $2,952,020, were paid. The beet
sugar bounties were 1915, 406, dis
tributed as follows: Nebraska,
$53,974 California, $139, 534 !;
Utah, $21, 1893.
A dispatch from Havana, dated
the 9TH, says: "Sugar-making is
greatly retarded by the want of
field-hands to cut the cane. The
receipts at the principal ports of
the island are far behind those of
last year up to March 1st. The
several lines of railroad throughout
the island are not calculated upon
to largely increase the production
-c---5-- g. 1901 Cesrrd lInvU nut
f~s-<s~-;=l-s-7 zzss1.r.@& ~ss17zofor1o move
the sugar and molasses from the
country stations, consequently
much delay in loading cargoes at
the seaboard has occurred. The
continuance of accidental and in
territorial fires and the burning of
immense tracts of standing cane
will reduce the production of sugar
md insure bad year for the sugar
p ae ~ If Cuba. The active efforts
OF tn n9 miller TT Spain to induce
the Madrid Governh--4 to annnI
the Reciprocity Treaty VIII Hb =.
United States bid fair to succeed,
and some think it only question
of time when the old tariff will be
resumed and the duties on -four be
restored. In this event, of course.
the United States will impose duties
on Cuban sugar and other products
to the great detriment of the pros
perity of the island"
The Tahiti's Fate.
The United States man-of-war
Boston is coming hither from
Callao, and on her way she will
call at Acapulco for orders. There
she will receive instructions to
proceed to the Socarro Islands off
the coast of Lower California in
search of any survivors of the i'll
fated blackbirding brig Tahiti and
her cargo of Gilbert Islanders
There is a fanciful story ahoat
that q "slate writer" said the Ia
hits people were not all lost, but
the vessel is going to the islands
because if any of the Tahiti's
people lived after she capsized, they
would be found on the Socorro
Islands if anywhere. These ISL
ands are exceedingly desolate, and
are rarely visited. The result of
the Boston's trip there will be
awaited with great interest.
The Case Compromised.
Timothy Hopkins has compro-
missed his case against E. F.
Searles, the husband of Mrs. Hop
kins-Searles, and the will will not
be contested. Other claimants
have have also been bought.
It is understood that Mr.. Hop
kins gets 100000, none of which
is in Southern Pacific securities or
bonds. Most of it is in California
real estate. Searles and Hunting
ton thus continue in the control of
the South Pacific Railroad. The
big house on California street, in
San Francisco, will be turned into
a Public Art Gallery and Museum
by Searles.
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