The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-25
CONTEMPLATING DUTIES.

BERLIN, Feb 10-The news received
here from the Brussels Sugar Confer
ence that Great Britain intends impos-
ing a counterVailing duty on sugar
against bounty paying countries, has
alarmed the German and Austrian su-
gar manufacturers The delegates of
both countries met yesterday and dis
Cussed the action to be taken. They re-
solved to do their utmost to prevent
the abolition OF bounties at moment
when the sugar industry is experience
ing q severe crisis and to appeal to
both governments to do nothing which
may disastrously affect the industry
CUBAN SUGAR TRADE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Amer
lean Beet Sugar Association, by its
president, Henry Il. ONnard, has sub
mittod to the House committee on
ways and means a petition urging that
Q committee be sent to Cuba for the
purpose of obtaining by actual inquiry
on the ground and by an examination
Of the accounts of the Cuban sugar
factories, the facts in regard to the
cuban sugar industry The petition
suggests that the Investigations Of the
special committee Will be facilitated IL
the committee be authorized to invite
"A representative of the American Beet
Sugar Association, OF the Cuban plant
Association to accompany the commit
tee to Cuba and to cross examine wit
nesses. The petition states that while
General Wood in his letter to the Sena-
( tors and Representatives asking con-
cessions for Cuba. says the cost of pro-
! ducing sugar in the island is cents
I d pound experts have testified that it
Is from 112 to ia cents, and the Cubans
ARE now making a small profit on their
product.
O. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-The pre-
liminaries OF combination of northern
jobbers who will maintain the price of
sugar We're arranged at the Merchants
club yesterday. Prominent jobbing
houses of Spokane. Seattle, Tacoma
and Portland We're represented, and the
probabilities are that they will be able
to control the price of the sweet com
modify throughout Oregon and WASH
ingtOn.
The northern dealers have combined
with the pool already formed by Cali
fornia jobbers both in this city and
throughout the State. 1t is the purpose
Of the pool to regulate the price along
the entire Pacific slope as far east as
Utah. In order to do this the jobbers
controlling this territory have entered
into an agreement to maintain such
schedule price as shall be adopted by
the pool.
The price, as heretofore, will be de-
termined by the refineries. but 1t is the
intention of jobbers to add an addition
al One-eghth to one-quarter OF n cent
per pound in order to reimburse them
selves for She expenses. OF handling.
The jobbers claim that they have hand
led sugar on such a narrow margin
that there not only ceased to be any
profit in its sale for them, but that 1t
had even become a source of expense.
In many cases sugar had been made a
leader" to induce the retailer to pur-
chase other commodities.
Whether or not the pool will succeed
in its undertaking remains to be seen.
This is not the first combination which
has been formed among the jobbers
for this purpose but it is the largest
and strongest one so far including ev-
cry prominent jobbing house in the
territory covered.
The date for the Intended raise in
price has not yet been determined.
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