The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23
SUGAR. RICE AND COFFEE
PRICE OF SUGAR HAS, FALLEN
OFF SLIGHTLY.
Williams, Dimond q Co. Guardedly
Predict a Further Decline-Buyers
Not i'm the Market-Increased Crop.

Williams, Dimond u CO.. under date
of November 9, give the following re-
garding sugar prices and conditions:
Basis.-Oct. 10th to oath, no sales;
25th, cost and freight sale $50 tons at
4.45c; 26th to Nov. LIST, no sales; I'd, cost
and freight sale 800 tons at 4.37c since
which no sales making basis for SO
degrees centrifugals in New York on
that date 4.37c, San Francisco 3.99c
Wilett q Gray report Nov LIST, total
stock L. S. four ports in all hands, es-
timated oct. 3Oth, 53,1O4 tons against
1S1, 413 tons same time last year. Six
principal ports cuba, estimated Oct.
31st, 1900 tons against 1880 tons last
year. Total stock in all principal
countries by cable, Nov. LIST at latest
uneven dates, 337 504 tons against &c.,
ASS tons; deficiency under last year,
29S, 954 tons. Total sugar crops of the
world, estimated grand total, cane and
beet SUI to Nov 1st 9,12l,000 tons
against S,293,7S2 tons; estimated in
crease in the worlds production S27,
21S tons.
The New York market throughout
the past month has been generally in
active with few transactions, although
the sales of SO degrees cuba Centrifu-
gals for immediate shipment at the re-
duced prices given above, have served
to bear out the previous prophecies of
I
will follow with increased offerings.
Latest reports indicate that buyers are
showing very little disposition to make
purchases of sugar to arrive, largely
influenced doubtless by the weakness
displayed in the European market for
beet sugar the slight advance on the
29th ult. to 9s. Cd. fob. for October
beets, due in all probability to pur-
chases made to meet contracts which
| had to be fulfilled before the end Of
the month, not being maintained
Estimates of the Java, Cuba and
! Louisiana crops are unchanged, al
though cooler weather is needed in the
latter country to improve the yield,
while it should be borne in mind that
the Cuban crop in the past has always
turned out short of initial estimates.
| According to Messrs. G. Czarnikow's
/ Weekly Price Current, London, under
date OF October 25, estimates from fac
tories relative to the coming beet crop,
| foreshadOwng over 100000 tons, indi-
cate that Mr.. LIGHTS figures will be too
/ low unless the weather is not so FAVOR
able as during last year, or uDless the
already high quality is incapable of
Improvement as formerly.
Refined has been in light demand
with shadings in soft grades and a
guarantee against decline has doubt
less delayed the anticipated reduction
in list prices, WnlCn, from topographic
advices indicated above has at last oc-
Cured.
Rice.-Market is very dull and lower
prices are looked for. Louisiana is
quoted today at from 3 to &c according
to grade. Japan-light demand; price
495 dutv paid. The new crop is ex-
pected shortly China-in bond 2.32R,
duty paid. 4.25.
Coffee Hawaiian-Market still very
duu and hlIt few small transactions
have been reported since our last cir
cular. Stock in first hands today 3,742
/ bags.
Our latest sugar telegram from New
York, Nov. 9.-"No sales. Granulated
unchanged. Beets unchanged"