The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-28

complaints are especially loud this yea,
owing to crops being sown late and then
delayed by continuous rains. Leaves in
many districts are still green, and dly
or wet time may cause difference u
several hundred thousand tons. The root
in wet weather will increase in weight,
but not as much as il ought to improve
in quality, and per cent less polai liza
ton may increase the cost of manufac-
turing by Is per cwt. Therefore the YEA
Their is keenIy watched and will influence
markets and lubricants more than tenn
porary demand. At present it seems that
there are more roots per hectare, but
that the saccharine for the moment is
TO per cent Representing to Is per
cent? inferior. Last year exceptional
qualities of sugar per acre in Austria,
AMI if we compare this year to 1894 we
shall probably have a large excess in
Russia and Holland, counterbalanced or
more than counterbalanced by the de-
ficiency in Germany, Austria and prob
ably France, unless We have an especial
ly fine October.
Unless the quality improves this year
considerably, there Will be heavy loss in
making sugar at present prices, and with
firmer prices for wheat there may not be
much chance this autumn TO obtain larger
contracts for roots. The statistical po-
sition in France remains bad.
Our latest mail advices from New York
of October 14th state that there is not
much going on in raws, but more or less
inquiry noticeable. The buying interest
pays little attention TO the slack trade in
refined. Buyers, however, show no dis
position to pay an advance, and of four
cargoes of Java sugars arrived recently
at the breakwater one comes to refiners
and three to importers, who have ordered
them into store to await better prices.
The market for refined, as a rule, has
continued duh, although the refiners are
oversold some grades. American re-
fined sugars are at present holding most
of the trade on account of their relatively
low prices with foreign, which latter are
not just now, for that reason, in compe-
tition as literally as some time ago.
The price of granulated declined on
September 18th to 4.S1c; October 9Th, to
4.O6c, and 9Th to 3.94c, less the usual dis
count.
Spot foreign graduated is quoted nom
inally at 3.75c to 3.S5c for medium Ger
man, S.9oc to 1850 for Dutch, and 8 Use
for fine German.
London cable OF October 18th quotes
Javas No. 10 d. s. at 10 IL; fair refin-
ing, 9 8; beet, October, 9: November,
8 1 L.: first marks German graduated,
10 Ii, f. o. b.: Hamburg equal 3.60c net
cash delivered at New York, duty paid.
FIour-G. G. Elk Family. S. per Dbl; FL
Dorado, 1875 per Dbl; Crown, $4.95 per
Dbl. all f. o. b.
Bran-Fine, $12.5o; coarse $500 per ton,
+. O. b.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $3.50; choice $3.50
per ton, +. o. b.
Barley-No. / feed, 81 1-2ca9oc per ctl,
f. o. b.; ground or rolled, $500 per ton,
f. o. b.
Oats-Fair. s1.Oo@1.O2 -; choice, $115;
Surprise, s1.25 per ctl I. 0. b.
Wheat-Market excited. Chicken, $1.40;
milling, $1.5001.55 per ctl, +. 0. b.
Corn-S. Y, - 1-2c,-. L. Y, 81 lac per
ctl. f. o. b.
Hay-Wheat comp, SLIGO; large bales,
$1,000 per ton, f. o. b.; cat comp, $50;
large bales, $3.50 per ton, T. o. b.
Lime-90cQs1.0 per Dbl, T. Q. b.
Charters-Few transactions have taken
place in tonnage since our last circular
advices, and lower rates. Last, an iron
ship, 18th inst, IS orders, 81 direct,
with merchandise clause. AT this writing
there is no inquiry whatever. and any
quotations would be entirely nominal
owing to the wheat situation, that article
having rapidly advanced owing to de-
mand from India and other places. Spot
wheat today may De quoted at $3.50 to
$1.55 per ctl, as against S1.10 the date of
our last. Until wheat settles we hardly
expect any demand for tonnage, as ship
pers are well supplied TO arrive
WILLIAMS. DIdOND & co.