The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-08


During The fa ending July 81. 1905 than 5ooooooooo
pounds OF valued SIoooooooo were imported into the
States he total domestic sugar production amounted to about 6
oooo pounds Ibis brings the capita sugar consumption the
OASIS OF 100000 inhabitants pounds increase
pounds the average SO pounds out of
100 consumed came from abroad the per capita contribution to the
pockets of foreign amounted about while only
about IS cents went into the domestic sugar
But who the foreign importers that derived the greatest
benefit from the sugar consumption American peope The
statistical figures show that the imports of European sugar
dwnded down from year to until they amounted only $1,000
900 pounds during the fiscal against 1902
and On the other imports of cane sugar
increased Porto Rico and Hawaii exported
pounds OF during the And where did
cane from? IT CAME FROM POOR SUFFERING
CUBAl
The question naturally Cuba
h of all the paid imported when poor planters
can hardly keep the wolf from the door and mserab
unless the American Congress grants them 50 per reduction
duties what will do when the planters become fairly well off And
what shall we expect when they become prosperous?
the Cuban planters power enough Congress
the of the domestic sugar industry while they
destitute what will able
industry they get rich?
Much has been written about land fastening ills prey,
where wealth accunrlates and decay But bard who
will sing OF the fastening ills of country where
their unse devotion cosmopolitan brotherhood point
Tor the caorous poor abroad! Where the combination OF Mark
Twain and James Wcomb Riley nmortalize his by the
Divina Commedia of this of woe?Bee Sugar
DECISIONS OF THE BRUSSELS CONVENTION
The appointed by article of the Brussels
Brussels from June and July and and will
again October IS The commission declared that double
contingent of Austria violation of the convention and
that Russia, Argentina, and other countries whose
definitely settled should be subject the import duties provided for
the United Luxembourg
ton while the application of Peru temporarily laid the table
pending the adoption of laws haunonng with the convention
The following rules adopted for the uniform attitude of the
contracting states in the matter of certificates of origin:
Article In order safeguard the execution of the convention
all imported into the contracting for
ton must be accompanied by certificates origin Sugars without such
certificates excluded
payment of maximum duty fixed by the permanent commission
Article 2 Bounied sugars may be imported for transit.
Article The transit mentioned in article is only permitted
der direct official
house magazine.
Article The certificates of origin be issued by the author
tiles appointed for this by the of the producing
importing renanuacurng countries For greater the
ceving demand consular certificate if the
coming from country belonging the convention.
Article 5 The certificates contain the brand and
quantity of the b. the description number and marks of the
packages the OF the country which the
ally from whcht is exported and that of the land which
imported d. the of transporting the raroad, ship
lighter,
be fixed by the authorities issuing them This period
coed year The time of storage will not be counted
Article The certificates of for countries
not aeng the convention must furthermore specify that the sugar
from factory which does work imported by those
countries that excluded from subject special duties
Article The certificate of origin becomes invalid if the
ansshpped the destination which
bounies Exceptions be permitted OF military dsturban
the from contracting that
shipped under conditions guaranteeing their identity
The commission decided draw uniform sample for
certificates origin but leave their form the judgment OF the
issuing provided only they contain the data demanded
by articles and o.-Beet Sugar Gazette.
GREAT SPEED.