The herald., 1894-12-01
THE STAGNANT SUGAR TRADE,
Refineries Shut Down for a
Purpose.
The Trust Aiming at Restoration of
Protection.
Adolph spreckiss Echoes Mr.. Have
msyer's Tale OF Woe-HawaiiRn
Sugar TO Be shipped to New
York by Water.

By the Associated Press.
New YORK. Nov. 30.-The Evening
Post says: The statement of H. o.
Havemeyer, president OF the American
Sugar Refining company. that the re.
fineries must be shat down for while.
owing to the depression in the trade,
due to legislation, was discussed today
in business and labor circles. The modi-
fed announcement made by Mr.. Have
meyer today that only half the force
would be laid off. was regarded 40 an
indication of less fixed purpose than
was indicated in the declara-
ton OF the compsny's intention on
Wednesday night. At the re6neriss
in Brooklyn, hundreds OF workingmen
and women, members of their families.
wore gathered this morning. From
their statements it appeared that about
5000 of the 1000 men usually busy there
were idle today. They did not know
how long this would last. When they
were discharged on Wednesday night,
they nnde.s.eea they would resume
again on Sunday. Others said so far as
they knew the refneries were not over
stocked with sugar. rs there were less
than 10000 barrels on hand, not more
than four days supply for the market.
The Mollenhaur refinery, which is not
in the trust, was running at It's full
capacity today. Extra hands were
put on this morning. In Wall
street the disposition was general to
connect the action OF the sugar trust
managers with the coming session of
nothing officially since the vote in the
when the rather striking trade develop
ments of the past two months have
been in progress. 1t has however, been
generally believed that the next divi-
dend on the sugar company's common
stock, which is payable in January and
will be declared in the middle of next
month. will be reuuosd from the quar-
terly 3 per cent.
ADoLPH SPREE KELs TALKS.
SAN Francisco. Nov. 30.-In reference
to the Associated Press interview with
III. o. Havemeyer. president: OF the
American Sugar Refining company,
Adolph Spreckels, director and secretary
of the California sugar refinery. said:
II have read that Hayemyer inter-
view. and understand the exact oondi-
ton OF sugar refining in the eastern
states. Havemeyer and his people con>
troll the sugar trade of the country east
OF the Missouri river, and the California
refinery controls pretty much all west Of
the river. think Havemeyer is right
when he says that closing his refneries
will throw $4,000 people out of work.
The reason they are to close ia this:
They cannot compete with for
sign sugars. The administration mas
effectually shut out the sugar
refining business in this
country. German granulated sugar is
laid down in New York for So. Sc the
hundred pounds, and raw or crude
sugar costs. laid down there, So. 80 the
hundred. That leaves q margin of .06
OF cent per pound on which to pay re-
finery charges and make . profit. The
thing is simply absurd. In the east
they pay refinery hands $1.70 per day.
In Germany the wages are but $1.13.
The trade cannot stand the difference.
The German sugar is bses sugar that
has been refined abroad. This market
ia now bringing in great deal OF Chi
nese sugar that is refined by the two
English firms in Hong Kong. They use
raw sugar from Batavia and the Phillip
pine islands. Those re6neries employ
coolis labor at 10 cents per day. There
Is only one remedy, and shat is protec-
tion."
HAWAIIAN SUGAR FOR NEW YORK.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 30.-After Janu-
uary LIST the Western sugar refinery will
commence shipping raw sugsr direct to
New York from Honolulu by ships sail
ing around the Horn. The refinery off,
cials say the change in the shipment
route lie due to an over supply of sugar
on the Pacific coast. 1t is said, how.
ever, that the real reason is that an un-
usually large quantity ia to be shipped
from the islands next year, and that az
the Southern Pacific would not make
satisfactory rate, the refinery people
will fight the railroad people by sea.
Hitherto all the Hawaiian sugar has
come to San Francisco for distribution.
A number OF local chipping firms will
suffer by the diversion OF freight.
Tired of Striking.