The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-12
COMMERCIAL POINTERS
MESSRS. WILLIAMS. DIMOND d.
CO.'S MONTHLY LETTER.
Sugar Prices. Cane and Beet-Coifee
Up yellow Fever Favors our Crop.
San Francisco. Oct. 4. 1897.

Dear Sirs: Our last Circular was
dated September q, per Australia.
SUGAR.-prices of refined for Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington re-
manned unchanged until September
NC all round, as per prices quoted be-
low subject to the usual rebate:
Cube ca, crushed and fine crush
ed 62lc.
Powdered, &C.
Candy graduated, sac.
Confectioners'. \. $40.
Dry GRADUATED, fine, j5sc.
Magnolia, \, SIC.
Extra c, SIC.
Golden {. SC.
California, 4, 53sc.
Dry GRADUATED for export in bond.
marked up on September rs, 1sc. max
ing price 4Ac. since which no change.
BASIS. Remained unchanged un-
til September %. when it was advanc-
ed on spot sale in New York of POO
tons at 3 15-16c. No sales reported
previous to that date, except 5000
bags on September s. at 3%c. Moth
ing reported since September 90. max
ing the net basis for Island sugar
here today, 11-16c.
EASTERN AND FOREIGN MAR
KETS.-Last mail advices under date
of September 20 report the tone and
tendency of the market easier in con-
sequence of the weakness in European
markets. Independent rehners have
withdrawn from the market as buy
ers and the Trust has not been in the
market for some time. Sellers views
are still strong, but it is thought the
next business may be at 1-16c lower,
as the last sale of Muscovadoes, 50 de-
grees test. at 5-16c, shows "A slightly
easier tendency when compared with
recent sales made to Canada at 3&c,
| for the same test.
Under date of September 30. Java,
| No. Is, d. r., los Cd; fair refining, SIS
! 10bd. Eastern refiners are reported
as having bought about 100000 tons
of Java sugar at much less cost than
current quotations for centrifugals,
and fully Hc per pound below parity
of beet sugars. Several cargoes are
now nearly due. and with such a sup
ply they are quite Independent of beet
sugars for the remainder of the year.
CUBA CROP.-Nothing sew to re-
port from there. Stock in the six
principal ports by cable for the week
ending September 20, 600 tons. Last
week. same date. 5000 tons. Last year
same date iG.1S5 tons. with a visible
production for the entire Island to
September % of 217,700 tons against
81, $50 tons the same time last year.
LOUISIANA CROP.-Latest mail
advices under date of September p.
report cool weather. which will have
a tendency to create a rapid accumu-
ation of saccharine matter. and prob
ably hasten the sugar making season
and it is expected that some of the
mills will commence grinding about
the 10th to 18th of this month.
Stock of sugar at United States foul
ports, 111,ovu IONS. Last week, saline
ua,e, 1-9,Y2u tons. Last year, same
date, jlY,4S4 tons.
IAIlriC COAST BEET SUGAk.-
the factories on TINS coast nave been
AT WORK Slhce the laCter part OF .hu'
gust but from present indications tine
output Will be less than last year.
Our latest telegram from New \ orb
under date OF TO-DAY, quoted centrifu
gals, 90 degrees, l5-l6c, with seller,
ready to accept this price. Londor
beets, IS degrees test, dull, at SIS 6A d
No indications of an important chang,
in raws for the present Estimates
European beet crop unchanged; Cubi
crop promises to be smaller than las
year. Cuban independence expected
in season for larger crop the follow
ing year.
KONA COFFEE-No stock i'm frs
hands. The last sale, % bags, eN. str
Moana, of good current quality, a
f,,It, =
day at 1SM19Rc, according to quail
ity.
Hawaiian, we quote toda,
at 5M5kc regular. \ further rise o
nc is expected next week. Japan
4.S5Mjc regular. This strong feelin,
in rice is partly caused by the yellow
fever in New Orleans, which puts al
embargo on shipments from tina
quarter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FLOUR.-G. q. Extra Family, S.; +
Dorado, $500 per Dbl, f. o. b.; Por
Costa, So; Crown. So; per bbl.. f. O. /
BRAN.-Fine, $3.50; coarse, ST.
per ton, f. o. b.
BARLEY.--No. 1 feed, 92hc per ctl
+. o. b.; ground or rolled, $20.5O pc
ton, {. o. b.
OATS.-Fair, $1.25; choice, $1.35
surprise, $l.40, per ctl., f. o. b.
WHEAT.-Chicken, $l.55; milling
SLIGO per ctl., +. o. b.
CORN.-S. v, $l.27R@1.32h pc
ctl., t. o. b.
-9OcM$10O, per Dbl. f. o. b.
HAI.-Wheat comp. SIS; larg
bales, SIG: per ton, f. o. b.; oat comp
Sl2; large bales, Sl3. per ton, f. b.
CHARTERS.-The English carg
\ market having declined about 3s pc
, quarter, freights here have show
signs of weakness during the past Sc,
eral weeks, but tonnage appears stead
lily held at Prs Cd net, and 27s Cd OF
e ders, Is Sd less direct as to size, an
J. an occasional charter is being mad,
,. LUMBER.-Rates continue steady.
Those who believe chronic diarrhoe
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