The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-15
THE MARKETS
Last Sugar and Produce
Quotations.
Circular of Williams, Dimond & Co..
Reviewing the Situation =
Charters and Exchange.

A. Schaefer & Co., of Honolulu, the
following market reports to February
9th, forwarded by the last mail by
Williams, Dimond & Co. are furnished:
Worlds Sugar Markets.
Sugar-Prices for the local market
and for export to Honolulu were adj
vanced &c on January 16, and again
on January 10, 1sc, since which no
changes reported. Western Sugar Re-
filming Co.'S list, as follows, for the To-
cal market:
Cubes (A), crushed and fine crush
ed, 5-8c; powdered, 5-Sc; candy,
granulated, 5 Lac: dry granulated,
fine, 3 1-Sc; confectioners, A, 1-8c;
magnolia A, 3-4c; extra c, 5-Sc;
golden c, 4 lie.
Dry granulated for export to Homo
lulu, 3 3-8c
Basis-Continued at 3 15-16c, with
on4y one sale on the 18th of 1000
tons at 4 Slice, until the 18th, cost and
freight sale 1900 tons at 4.34c; 18th,
spot sale 1000 tons 3-Sc; no sales
reported until Jan. Goth, spot sale 900
tons at 7-16c, since which no sales
reported, making net basis Feb. 6 for
Island sugar in New York 7-16c; San
Francisco, 4 Lie
New York Refined-Advanced Jan.
10th to 4.90c; Jan. 18th, sc; 10Th, 5.05c,
since which no changes, making net
prices for dry graduated in New
York at this date sc.
London Beets-Jan. 10th, 9s Sad;
11th-17th, 9s lid: 18th, 9s Z 1-2d;
18th, 9s Cd; Goth, IS 1-2d; 22d, 9s
8 Lid; 23d26th, 9s Z I'D; 9th. 9s
8 Lad; 10Th, 9s Z I'D; 30th, 9s Sad;
31st, IS Cd; Feb. 1st-2d, 9s Cd; Sd, IS
9 3-4d; 5th, 9s Sd; 9Th, IS 10 I'D.
London cab.e Feb. list quotes Java
No. Is D. S., lis Sd; fair refining, los
Cd; Feb. beets, 9s Sd.
Stock-According to Willett &
Gray, Jan. 31st, estimated total stock
United States four ports, 1926 tons
against 107 1927 tons same time last
year. Cuba six principal ports, 25,00(
tons against 1906 tons same time las
year. Total stock in all principal coun
tries at latest uneven dates by cable
Feb. LIST, 2,621, 916 tons, against 1855,
$40 tons; excess over last year, So,
367 tons. Latest estimate of sugar
crops of the world, grand total cane
and beet sugar, S,42S,000, against 1898
1899, 7,973,931 tons. Estimated in
crease in the worlds production, asa,
069 tons.
Eastern and Foreign Markets-A
indicated by quotations above, tn
market has been steady and advancing
for the past month, and at the clos
the tone and tendency favor sellers
who are holding sugar at LIE for 9
. degree test centrifugals. 1t is report
. ed that considerable quantity of nev
crop Cuba sugar has been bought 70
future delivery, sugar not yet made
on the basis of isle c. and f., for 9
degree test, equal to 4.54c duty pal
for SO degree test. 1t is also rumore
that very heavy sales of Egyptian su
gar have been made, equal to IL
= duty paid for So degree centrifugals.
European markets continue to ShoI
. strength and some further improve
ment may be expected, partly OWN
to an increasing demand for beet su
gar from America.
Total shipments from Java nov
afoat, shipped prior to Dec. 81, report
ed 22,500 tons, due to arrive in NeN
York on Or before May 1st, and it
d estimated that there may be expected
total of $4,000 tons from that sourc
d to arrive on or before July LIST, a
against arrivals of 150,S56 tons iurin
= the same period last year.
The situation on this Coast sti
continues favorable for the comm
beet crop.