The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-07-09
COMPETITION IN UNITED STATES
Central America Fruits
Shipped 10 California.
P-e Apples AZ Starvation Prices
Esr F-s-sncs Have Killed
Hawaiian Fruits.

rte Ts-z-tS has seen the growing o.
f-s sc- export Chinese have been
lz-Es-v Interested. and have shipped
ttc-s-Es cs lunches FOr pinespples
and tz-a-as san Francisco has de-
PENDED 70 q grsat extent upon Hawaii
t--t-s s-77,y o. the luscious fruit. and
tsz years asp q man cane here from
yHc-r-51 and engaged. among other
rrl--s. -- shipping bananas 20 British
Cc---til and as far East as Winni-
peg Na-i-cta- This man is s-ill re-
ue-hs-eE tr some OF the growers. for
D. -eTF- cz-e tack
EIcFE- In growing pireGppies. there
has been no increase in the number o.
f--- --oECcE-s ir The Islands. so that
uzz-Hre- re5-c-iou has been made in
the price Cf tl-auas Is not due 10 com
petition lucally As Is the case with 9TH
e- fruits. I- Is rct 6i=cult 20 remember
whs- suEz--lClf pineappleS were sold
OF -Ae streets here for IS cents each.
Tie sane quality anG size fruit may be
had today for g third OF that price. and
even lass
Oar competition comes from an
C-ha- direction said N. P. Robinson.
n large shipper OF EGwaiisn fruits. last
night and for that reason il does
Dc- uzy 20 send awzv Hawaiian banan-
zs Or pines For about three years past
Central American fruits are shipped
into New Orleans thence 70 san Fran
ciSco and Other California cities. and
sold for less than we can afford 70 sell
Hawaiian fruits Before this tremen-
6c-s competition began. Hawaii prac-
ricauv controlled the California mar
kec ir these TWO products.
Z DO not think they can grow fruits
much chsars- than We. bur they have
Eez- advantage over Is in the mat
te- az s-sigh-s We paw S or 70 cents
Freight on g bunch OF banznas. while
the Central American planter lands his
IN Sz- Francisco for 90 cents s bunch
The sa-e may be said of pineapples.
Ours used 70 fetch 8 big price. but what
ear 6 grover DO II he has % compete
with the Central American product that
sells ir Sz- Francisco AZ 50 cents
6azs-- n point O. favor. our fruit Is
t-s--e- but the masses want Cauutity
-a-he- -hsn quality
FC- stz-virE purposes the UPLAND
hz-E-E Ike those s-own AZ Kalihi. is
superior 70 thar grown in swamp lands
-te difference Is this Upland fruit
r1pe-S hand a- 6 time. so that you
car ts-E q bunch IN q room and have
-ire ard green fruit until the bunch is
co-S--ez- waikiki fruit ripens all 81
cree. You hang M bunch today. for
instance and in Two or three days the
f--- IS dropping 20 the floor. This
grade = roo r-eacherous 70 ship 70 the
Coas- rc- even when II Is picked quite
E-ee- the bunch may 80 70 pieces when
3 few DAYS from port
Until re set scue concession in
The -a-re- Of freighrs. il Is useless for
rs 70 compete IN California OF any
Ehe-e eISe II the United States with
Central American bananas. for the
whole COUNTY seems 70 be supplied
from nat nsrr o. the country. For the
No--h he fruit fs shipped from New
Orleans 70 New York. and that made
ths distributing point
With annexation. there may be
steamship corpe-rio1 between San
Frz-cisco and this port. and freights
b cheaper IN former years. be
fore Ne had such competition
with he South. thousands OF
hErckss Ee-e shipped by each steamer
1esri1E here. hui excessive freight rates
have driven Is. practically. out OF the
market Some people have an i6ea
rhEr With annexation the number OF
truir erCvsrs VII increase. but I dC
uC- -hi-k 50 I hsve disposed OF ms
planting interests and do not think
! sEzu embark IN Il again when an
neEEIC1 becomes 6 fact The bushes;
q preserving fruits may increase il
Eofu-e after that happens. because tbs
dry On such things VIII be removed
sE6 then Es would have E good stand,
frE liz The san Francisco markets
Whs- re use6 20 ship fruits in lzrs
g Quantities than We do nov. We seem
e. 20 have the advantage. because v,
were nor limited Is TO season. But n.
sDe soo6 luck falls 70 the Csntra
American planter. for they receive tbs
fruit IN san Francisco al any tine.
an not sEsre how often New Oriean:
has steam couuunicatfol With South
eD frutt-shipping ports, but I know
there Is 4 daily through line betweel
NsE Orleans zZ6 san Francisco. and
think q ir-a freight rate OF 20 cents
bunch OF bananas for g distance OF )
so niles azilst 800 from san Fran
cisco % Honolulu and % 70 45 cents
bunch les freight