The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-12

IuBdis. Java Su6aiS tdH Dt Doubut at
10 shillings C. & f., for July-August
shipment, equal to 3.91c., duty paid. for
SO deg. test, and one cargo for July
shipment (September arrivaD at los.
1hd. C. and f., equal to 3.94c.
Reports from Europe state that Am
erican refiners have lately secured 50.-
600 tons beet, which is probably not
strictly correct, but may not be far
wrong If late purchases of Javas are
included.
REFINED.
The influence of the strengthening of
the raw sugar market made itself felt
in the refined sugar market towards the
end of the week. The American stop
ped taking orders. except for prompt
shipment, which threw large business
in the direction of Howell and Arbuckle.
so that the Howell advanced prices DC.
per 100 lbs, and Arbuckle advanced 1Oc.
per 100 lbs. in their special competitive
territory in Ohio and West Virginia,
but still leaving them 15c. per 100 lbs.
below other refiners in that territory.
Just at the close, the American
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are willing to take orders at the ad-
vance for shipments delayed 80 days,
with usual guarantee. Arbuckle's prices,
except for Ohio and West Virginia re-
main unchanged, on basis of Also. net
cash for Granulated, in barrels, with
other refiners basis Of 4.SOc. The de-
mand is now lighter as buyers have
contracted for quite full supplies
ahead.
Fruits are coming in more Abundant
ly and warmer weather has set in, CIV
ing promise of an increase in the actual
consumption. At New Orleans, prices
were advanced 10 points to-day, due to
the refiners there being largely oversold.
There is not much doing in Foreign
Granulated, which are offered to-day
at lis. SID, C. & f. for German and
Austrian First Marks" in single 224lb.
bags, and which would cost 4.52c. net
cash, duty paid.
CYCLONE IN CUBA.
Rains interfere with those centrals
that wanted to make the most of the
weather, and but six have now the
courage to continue operations in the
face of such discouragements as are
given in the following report from our
friends on the spot. They write regard
ing the late cyclone:
Santiago, Cuba, June Is, 1904.
I'VE have been visited by the worst
cyclone known here in years. 1t hegan
to rain on Sunday and on Monday, es-
pecially towards evening. the water fell
in torrents. The wind was very high
and the sea was frightful. The damage
done both in the city and country is
very great. All the streams grew into
furious rivers and carried everything
before them Half the village of Cobre
was washed away, drowning about so
people. Every bridge on the Cobre Rail-
road was carried of. A large new bridge
on the Guaninicum River was also car
ried away, this bridge being the one
near the Santa Anna Sugar Estate.
Upon the Havana train coming on !
the Boniatico Bridge, near Moron, some
Is miles from Santiago, the structure
gave way, the engine and tender, mail
and baggage cars were precipitated into |
the river. The fireman and mail con-
ductor We're killed, and the engineer
and train conductor wounded. The |
washouts on the Central Railroad are
only partly known as yet, because not
a wire-telegraph or telephone-is left !
standing anywhere. We cannot COM |
municate with Cienfuegos, Havana or
New York, either by the English sub
marine or the French cable. To-day /
am compelled to cable to Havana via
Kingston, Bermuda and New York.
1T is quite evident that no trains
can be run on the Cuban Central Road
for two or three weeks, or perhaps
longer"