The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-03
SUGAR IS
LOOKING Up
Latest Coast Markets
for Sugar, Coffee
and Rice.
Following are extracts from Williams,
Dimond & Co.'S sugar circular:

San Francisco. May rs, 1904.
Our last circular per Alameda was
dated April list.
SUGAR: In the local market Beet
'Granulated Goo ID. bags only was ad-
-vanced ten points March 10th by the
Western Sugar Refining Co., while on
April Goth an advance of ten points in
dist prices for all. descriptions of sugar
was announced by the Western Sugar
Refining Co., followed by another ad-
vance of ten points on May 5th and again
AN advance of ten points May I4th, the
Western Sugar Refining Company's lat
-est list for California, Oregon and
Washington being as follows:
Tablets-half bills, 6.2oc. boxes, 6.45c.
Cubes (A), Crushed and Fine Crush
ed, $3.50.
Powdered, $500.
Candy GRADUATED $500.
Dry GRADUATED, Fine, SOC.
Dry GRADUATED, Coarse, 5.7oc
Fruit Granulated, soc.
Beet Granulated Goo Id. bags only
5000.
Confectioner's A, SOC.
Magnolia A, 5000.
Extra c, 52oc.
Golden c, 5.Ioc
ID" Sugar, 5000.
Corresponding advances at the inter-
walls stated above likewise were made
for export, the last list, dated May I4th,
quoting Dry Granulated 5.2oc for Alas
ka and Hawaii.
We have just been advised by the
Western Sugar Refining Co. that they
have sold out their offerings of Beet
Sugar and for the time being are no
longer prepared to submit quotations to
the trade for Beet GRADUATED
LATEST STATISTICAL POSITION.
Willett & Gray report by cable U. S.
four ports in all hands, estimated May
18th, 10000 tons against 25o,4So tons-
same date last year; six ports Cuba, esti-
mated May 18TH, 22S,ooo tons against
.365,744 tons,-corresponding period pre-
vious year. United Kingdom, estimated
May 18th, $4,000 tons against o6I42
tons,-same date in 1903. Total stocks
in all the principal countries by cable,
May 10Th, at latest uneven dates, 3,o24,
1872 tons against 1921 800 tons; decrease
from last year, 2oo,o74 tons.
EASTERN AND FOREIGN MAR
Our refners have latterly abstained
from the market, but it is evident from
ansPectloh OF the statlstical position OF
sugar tllat aeiiVeries OF tne large pur-
Sliases llaae ny Ieniiers III April are
drawing 10 an eho, marked reduct,oh
IN ING receipts from CuDa Deing as
tliEulsliils feature oi tfe SITUATION. me
la'iiiis OH III leeGiPts rom Suoa, inc
quarter 10 when olited otates relners
ION ior tlle pulk Oh t!eii suppiieS at
.iiis 'i'l'e Vi llie year, coi'iciues WIN re-
pol's OF coh'iiuea Dad weather there
anu statements mat as resul, OF ram
I NC crop 10 Plaeticaliy ehued Ill INC
A renewal of interest in Raws has
been caused IN part by the conditions
above outlined and we are enabled IN
consequence TO report considerable sales
Oh Suoas lot sIlpliienl III tris ana he Se
the existinp stock in the nrinc;nal Cuban
shipping ports, 1t Is estimated that not
more than 100000 tons remain unsoid,
and unless Weatner conditions III the
Island improve this amount VIII soon
cease TO De factor Ill the establishment
OF prices.
oaies OF forto kicos at an advance
are ihe"ise reported ana tile Nav sugar
market although quieter Tor the mo-
ment' ACCORDING TO latest mail advices
from New YORK; under date OF the 2oth
INST, reveals hrm undertone, while Oh
leTrnss arr nght'
ne most t:onounc ct feature OF the
s s - visible III 'nt colitlhuous pet
.ein,el' opse'Vapie III l'ie Priees oi Eu-
Iopeail Deets' 1he most Satisfactory lea-
ture 81 the european SITUATION beng
o orsue,nr,ole II, rhe larse increase IL, tne
consumption s', ih IN Ioh''i h countries
M"e'e .iJ als'. ne mas oeeh InedpI,eu,
a. tesuie o H., .nJ Jilalses Wil,en nave