The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-09
MANY LINES
IN DANGER
Staples Which May
Become Very
Scarce.

HeArs OF shortage of many staple
TIE strike Of the teamsters at San Fran
cisco. followed and joined as it is now
by the coming out of the Water Front
laborers, has caused notifications to al
most every large dealer in the city from
its Coast connections that there will be
delays. and that these may be serious.
Mall yesterday told this story to most
Of the wholesalers. but there is hope
that before there is any complication a
solution will be found which viii permit
saioading vessels as of old.
Merchants say that the prospective
shortage will be felt first in timed
goods, meats especially. There is said
to be only fair supply of smoked meats.
and feed is placed in the category of
short. Hay is In fair supply, consider
ing afloat and in stock and fresh fruits
aad vegetables win be in need of replen-
ishinE before the strike Is broken ac-
cording to the present outlook. There
was shortage of some brands of cigar
cites and whiskys. but the Sierra
brought a new stock, which may last
until free shipments are resumed
Already there Is talk of corners in
various lines, but merchants who see
any chance for trouble in replenishing
their stocks, have taken the course of
cutting Gown large orders, that their
warehouse supplies may not be exhaust
ed early. The plan appears to be that
there will be given no chance for spec
alators to buy up all the available sup
ply by giving to any one customer only
what is absolutely necessary. There is
some talk of securing supplies from an
other port than San Francisco, if the
next mail does not tell of "a resumption
of work by the striking teamsters. This
would mean large orders for cortland
and Seattle. though the fact that there
is mediation offered and practically ac-
cepted IN San Francisco leads to the be-
lief that there will be no long continued
battle.
one of the short supplies is said to be
feed and hay. one large consumer yes
terday purchased 100 bales of hay with
an order for feed to match, to preclude
any chance for a shutting down on the
ratiOus for the horses. Another tried to
secure the same supply but 1t is SAID that
while assurance was given that there
will be no shortage in t.e supply the
duouHt hShtb tOulu NOT utnNtreU
now.
The Increased use Of gasoline and dis
tiilate has made that grade one of some
Importance and there was a rumor yes
terday that an attempt would be made
to corner the market. An order for 100
cases was refused by one firm yesterday
but assurance was given that there
would be no regular customer of the
house who would not be given enough
all the time for his engines. with this
he had to be content. James Gordon
Spencer. manager Of tn. Pacific Hard
ware Company. said yesterday that there
was afloat and in warehouse for that
hrm on ugh distillate and gasoline to
supply the market until the middle of
September Should there be any failure
e Keep up supply, however, he sad
there would be simply refusal to book
large orders for immediate delivery.
MIR. Archibald Young. of Won Hamm-
Young Company. said that while he could
not say what was in warehouse and
what was afioat. there would be no diff
hculty In meeting the demand. AS to a
combination 1t Is said that there might
be one but for the reason that If the
dealers would combine to raise prices
the customers would simply buy direct
and thus take away trade which would
mean more than small advance on the
prices obtained