Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-16

name he could not recall: an interest
in a plantation at Santa Cruz in con.
neCtion with. Mr. Watch. Hawaiian
planter which produces from 5000 to
10000 tons of sugar year All these
interests had been acquired he said.
before there had been any agitation OF
the question Of a reduction of the tar.
III rates. lie added that he knew moth.
ing about cuban sugar land holdings
by other Americans,
Entering upon a brief explanation of
his own. Hay"meyer said that along
with it's Cuban purchases the sugar
trust had bought 10000 tons of beet
sugar on It's way from Germany.
1T will OF course ne said, BE I'm.
derstoOd that this sugar was not
bought because OF any prospective con.
Cessions in that direction"
"If" h. said. the committee com.
pels mo to give the Information | can
of course, do so. hut do not see what
my private interests have to do with
this inquiry"
Here Senator Plat concluded his
questions ana Senator Teller took the
witness. bringing out the fact that the
/ capital stock of the trust had been in.
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self"
Ie ,,ti II. b,a mot odyorood ~,
r,ono, e, .b. - ,,onioar ~,
sunnoseJ that some odvancos ha5
been mad. 10 tham nv tho local harI,s
and thar M douh, advances nod haan
made also by American brokers while
on this noint no eaid no made HE n,,.-
chases through Cuban brokers bmr
that So Tar A, he Irew none or ,bnm
was a sugar ,wner He added that ha
would rot deal with brokers who had
sugar of their own 10 seu.
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Spcaklng Of other sugar Interests in
the United states Mr. Uayemevnr said
he had 90 understanding with The 9th.
err refrC~te5 eyrept fine Snrec,,oIs
plant IN California. which he held in
Joint ownership with Mr.. SpreckeIs
All other ratinaries we're independent
of the trus.. The capaclty Of the
4 Spreckel, refinery he placed at 5Oo 0O0
pounds 4 day,
Asked by Teller whether he was still
buying suglr IN Cuba. he said. I'VE
are still! try.ug to buy. but we have NOT
succeeded IN making any n"rcbaSes
since Aori, cath when tho sugar wos
withdraw from ,he morLat an account
of impryva.i chances oP sacuring Tho
American .pnCassIOn."
"HOw do you arcount for tho auc,u
atoms in th. nrice nj Cubar smso,
when yor Lsyn mentioned as HAVING
occurr.j 7,,rhi, rho ~, ,,s,,, - o.
The are due TO the changes in the
beet sugar market in U,mhwrg Tboro
has been , onnstartIv decraasTno ma
ket there m account of tho increaSad
beet su,,r pr,duct which has Amount,
ed to ab,r' moo 0Oo TONS in the ras,
wear"
"Then v,u regard the hoet sroor
producer, .. cnmnetitors oC yonrs o.
II certainly do. there is what you
mighk cali , commercial rjvalrv
Last summer Won forced tho nrioo
of refined sugar ot noints In tbo Nil.
souri v,IJav err low d;d ro,, no, ."
Yes We dtd We mr. n ot 90
cents par mound whareas Tho rrioas
before hat been A 10 cants ard ~"
price in Atlantic coaet noIrts ~ o,iII
maintained M tho bIsbor aguro" '''''
"HoU i'm, did vou Loan sba
down." p'''
Until We recovarad our trodo Tho
beet supa, maI;ars undartool, 30 aon
troll the markers nv Contracts uitb
dealers which I ronsidered In ros,rain,
of trade Consequently we reduced tha
price until our trade was restored m