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DUN'S REPORT.
Last Quarter of the Year Opened with
Brighter Prospects Than Year Before.

Brighter Prospects Than Year Before.
New York, Sept. 30.-R. G. Dun &
Co. S weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
The last quarter Of 1904 opens with
much brighter prospects than pre-
vailed a year ago. At that time Sc
curities had fallen on an average of "a
share from the top point a year pre-
viOus, and there was general DISPOSE
ton to curatil manufacturing and
commercial operations because of the
heavy loses. The nation was entering
or a period of conservatism, augment
eG by numerous labor controversies.
AT the present time there are no
alarming features, strikes are few and
ur important, whue the indications Of
growing confidence are numerous.
Business does not show the hesitation
customary during the closing weeks of
a presidential campaign, and the pros
poets of good agricultural results slim,
uiates trade, especially among retailers
al the west and south. Building oper-
atoms are expanding, providing bet
ter demand for lumber and materials.
Clothing and kindred lines are stimu-
| lated by colder weather. Manufacture
ing plants are decreasing the proper
ton of idle machinery. the chief COM
plant coming from cotton mills, which
suffer from disparity between the
prices of raw material and finished
products.
The movement of wheat is heavy.
! but is retarded by inadequate traffic
facilities at some points, and railway
earnings for September exceeded last
years by 6.5 per cent.
Money is easy and abundant With
the exception of steel rails, which are
not on a parity with the rest of the
market, prices of iron and steel have
apparently attained a position of sta
bility, and tardy contracts are gradu-
Any coming forward.
Textile manufacturing plants are
still operating on reduced time. par
ticuarly as to the New England cotton
goods division. mere is no accumu'
latin of cotton goods. but purchasers
persist in disregarding future needs,
cUnfining business to immediate re
qrircmonts only. Export trade is less
active. but it is serving to reduce sup
plies. Wooden goods are more active
Liberal purchases Of packer hides and
calf skins have hardened quotations
somewhat in the western markets.
Failures this week number 223 in the
United States. against 226 last year
and IS in Canada compared with 10 q
wear AGO
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WHEAT MARKET
FEW POINTS UP
MAIN FEATURE OF TRADING
WAS OPERATIONS BY THE
LEADER. OF BULLS.
EASIER TONE VISIBLE IN CORN
The Market Weakened on Liberal
Receipts and an Alleged Bear
lsh Crop Report.-oats
Were Firm-Notes.

Chicago. Sept. 30.-Stimulated by
reports of covert purchases by a
prominent trader, who was often an
open seller the wheat market To-Day
turned from weakness TO strength
and December closed 3-4@7'S higher
and May lois higher. Corn lost n
shade. oats and provisions about
unchanged.
At the opening sentiment in the
wheat pit was rather bearish, DE,
cember opening Ia Ill 5'SMI-S ana
May l.l2 l.SMl.l2 l-2. After touch
ing lie, December declined to LII
IA and May sold off TO Ill "a. The
main feature of the trading was a
series of operations by the leader OF
the bull crowd. The belief was gen
eral that although this operator was
an open seller, his purchases through
brokers more than Offset the sales
The result was rally in prices, De
cember advanced to 1.12 7-SWl.l3;
and May to 1.13 "a, and the market
held firm the remainder of the day
December closing at LIP SIS and May
at 1.13 3.S@5-S.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported 9S6 cars against 997 last
week and TAG last year.
An easier tone prevailed in corr
early. owing to liberal receipts ant
an alleged bearish crop report. The
market weakened later on realizing
and the close was easy. December
opened so 3-4@7-S and closed same
Receipts 1872 cars, II contract.
AS result of liberal new crop sen
timent in oats was bearish. Decem
Der opened 80 1-2 and closed at 81
SO. Receipts 1913 cars.
Provisions were firm. Light re
ceipts of hogs and decreasing provis
ions stocks. There was continued
liquidation of October pork and rib
while shorts covered quite freely il
lard. January pork closed sc high
er at 1912 10; lard 2 IL higher a
7.4O@742 IL and ribs IL higher a
GS5.
Estimated receipts tomorrow G.
cars; corn 1873 cars; oats Jag cars
hogs 5000 head
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pr.ir. Cor eslaisn nonsreh.

Sir Hugh Gilzean Reid. she British
Journalist who came ~ this country
sgr,a tao months ago ~ preside over
the u1rld's press parliament 81 the
81 Ilris far, maintains a house IN
prusufIz and for years has been On
terms q close persDnal Intimacy With
ISyrold. fhs Belgian King. sir Hugh
ssvr that tir majesty has been The
victim rf nueh slender ard mssreIrs
sfrfaf1n. l,rth BE pubiir ard 1riFsie
IT. having ben ririauslg DISTURBED ~
safswr-r. The Ming D.. ADDS. -is =
rsr ul1n n is ltuposslbls 80 ~ 90
safu ard fia1sr u2l0 lIlDu Dis fruf
,ss-a,-ar 581rs him b. one "a tie besi
q u0usrchs-
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LIVE STOCK.
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Kansas City.


Kansas City. Sept, 3O.-Cattle re-
GENTS 200. including 100 southerns;
steady to strong. Choice export ana
dressed beef steers 500G6,00; fair to
good 3.75G5.00: western fed steers
975G5.5O! stockers and feeders go
m4.0O: southern steers 2.4Od3'5o'
southern cows l.5OM2.75; native cows
5Om375: native hciiers 2.5O@i,5o;
bulls 1.75@3,25.
Hogs, receipts $4,000; market lac
higher: top 600; bulk of sales 5,S5W
5.95: heavy 5.9OdG,00; packers 5.S5
65.95; pigs and lights 5.GjM5,9O.
Sheep, receipts 1000; steady; ma
tive sheep 40Om5.25; native wethers
I325M3.S0: native ewes 3.OOM3.3O;
western sheep 4.O0M5.25; western
yearlings 3.5O63,SO; western lambs
I3.25m3.GO; stockers and feeders 2.5o
a 400.
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COTTON MARKET
IS IRREGULAR.
APPREHENSION THAT BUREAU
REPORT WOULD BE BeARlsH
CAUSES A BREAK.
MUCH RESISTANCE TO DfCl Ne
There Was an Active Bear Pressure,
Which Was Supposed to Originate
In Wall Street, and Which
Aided the Decline.

New York, Sept, 3O.--Priccs In cot
ton ruled quiet, In spite Of n pretty
good demand, as they declined. The
dominating influences seemed to be
continued reports Of n weakening spot
situation and apprehcnsions that the
monthly report of the government on
next Monday would make n very bear
lsh comparison with the figures of last
wear. The market opened steady ut n
decline of 3M9 points, which was hard,
" response To n very weak set OF
English cables, Il good weather report
in the south and the outlook Tor very
heavy receipts. But the additional de-
cline attracted no little covering, and
Immediately after the call prices recoy.
cred some i6l5 points Of the loss This
proved to be the high point for the
session, for almost at once there was
active bear pressure, supposed to orig
mate with lower Wall street, and the
market sold off.
The decline was slow, with prices
showing remarkable resistance to
tsSllIt, all 'oiini"'iN'' IVA as
the market dropped each additional
point down, buying orders came in for
both accounts. II was also thought
that philadelphia interests Were buy
ing on a scale down. But the bears
confined raiding the market. and in
the early afternoon catching stop on
dcrs caused a break to below 10 cents
fer October, while December sold al
t0.1Oc, January 10.15c and March at
10.2Gc, or a net decline of from IL to
10 points. The close was steady at
net loss of from II to- II points.
Receipts at the ports today 60, lO2
bales, aginst 42,292 last week anu
35l5G last year. For the week, 44os'o,
bales. against 2S9,l44 last week, and
292.34S last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans
1862 bales, against 5,lOG last year
and at Houston 1G,249 bales, against
1904 last year.
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MARINE
Port of Galveston.

Galveston, Sept. 30.-Arrived: The
steamers Wray Castle. .Br) Watson,
Antwerp; Telefon, (Nor) Holm, Mo-
bile: Farmand, (Nor) Carneilinsen,
Port Arthur; Pennine Range OBJ
Blanee, Shields.
Cleared: The steamers Clifton
(Br) Denger, Bremen; Domingo de
Larrinaga .Br) Arnold, Manchester;
Alamo, Avery, New oYrk; Mattewan
(Br) Smith. Havre; Blue Cross, OBJ
Storm, Hamburg; Frankfurt, (Ger)
Albrecht, Bremen; Ramore, Head
(Br) Suffern; Swansea and Belfast
via New Orleans; Farmand (Nor)
Carneilinsen, Tampico.
Sailed The steamers Alamo, Av
cry. New York; Clifton (Br) DenSer
Bremen; Crea .ItaD Revello, Genoa
Irk (Br) Delargy, Liverpool; Way
farer (Br) Wood, Liverpool.
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Taking Of American Cotton by Spin
ners Throughout the World.

New Orleans, Sept. Secretary
Hester gives the takings Of American
cotton by spinners throughout the
world as follows, in round numbers;
This week 10000 this year, against
li7,000 last year and $4,000 year be-
fore last.
Total since September this year
ai4,00O, against 10000 last year and
iG2 ,0OO the year before,
or this, norlnern spinners and
Canada took 10000 bales this year,
against 100000 last year and 10000
the year before; southern spinnefs
10000. aginst 10000 last year and
10000 the year before; and foreign
spnncrs 27S.0OO, against 10000 last
year and 1000 the year before,
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New Orleans. Sept 5o.-sugar was
strong: opan kettle . 14as-i; open
rafla centrifugal 4H1-2. centrifugal
whites = 1916. yellow 8 2ANI-s. sec
.Dnd= 2 5-ENa
sTr1a--l= nominal Dpen Eeifle p
49,. centrifugal 1gG15. syrup nom
inal Il ia
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FINANCIAL.
sssss 5s ssssssss
Bank Clearings.

New York. Sept. 3O.-The following
table compiled by Bradstreet, shows
the bank clearings ut the cities nam
ed for the week ended Sept. 30. with
the percentage of increase and de-
crease as compared with the cores
ponding week last year. Totals III
clude clcarings of iiity'two other cit
les. Canadian totals inclue clcarinSs
of seven other cities in Canada.
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New York Exchange.

New York, Sept. 3O.-Prime mer-
camille paper 1-2@5; sterling eX-
change heavy. with actual business
in bankers bills at 4S5.50m4S5.55 for
demand and at $4,000 4S3.i5 for 60
DAYS Posted rates 4S4 1-2m4S6 IL
n iS7. commercial bills 4S2 3-4m 1873
2S Rar silver -: Mexican dollars
AZ "a Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds strong.
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New Orleans Futures.

New Orleans, Sept. 3O.-Cotton fu-
lures steady: October 9.S9@9Oc, NO
yrmber 9.97M9Sc, December lo.ozmooc'
ycmbor 9.97M9Sc. December lO.O26rO3c,
January 1O.1O@11c, February lO.l9g
2lc. March 10.29@3Oc.
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New Orleans Spots.

New Orleans, Sept. 3O.-Cotton
ctcady: sales 3.15O; ordinary l-2c'
GOOD ordinary S13-lGc, low midd ing
. 7-1Gc. middling Toe. good middllhS
10 3IGc middling fair l07-lGc. Re
GENTS 1O.7S7; stock G0,5l5.
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$4,000 last year, and l,05oOOO year
before last; in Egypt 57,OOO, against
si,onn last yeag and 37,O00 year before
last; in India 2dG,0O0, against 267 ,0O0
last year aud 2ii,UuO year before last;
ana in the United States 5S9.O0o,
against sSs 900 last year and 100000
year before last,
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Memphis Cotton oil.

Memphis. Sept. 30.-On. car lots.
per gallon: Prime crude %; on
crude nominal: prime summer yel-
low . -: on summer yellow nomi-
nal: choice cooking yellow. less than
car lots. 80
Meal prime. 2l.0OH21.Z5.
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New York Futures.

New York, Sept. 3O.-Cotton futures
closed steady. October 1Oc, November
l0O3c. December 1O.O3c, January
f0.1Sc, February 1O.22c, March lo'2Sc'
April 10000, May 1O.32c
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New York Money.

New York. Sept. 3O-Close, money
on cali firm / 1872 -: closing bid
.: offered at -: time loans steauy'
co DAYS 3: 80 days IL; 6 monts
3 "a.
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Pine Line Bsanoes.

Oil City. SEPT s0.-Crcdit balances
$50: shipments 77.3s2; average 90
FZ9. runs 100 f7s. average F5sht-
Lima 7515Z. average G1rsf. runs.
Lima GS .rG7. average G1.ZZ3.
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MI. u. Pa-ke Wolfe. returned ri
dav night from her visit 30 Nrw YORK.
A. these places shg studied fhr nov
and catchy ideas - fashion While
In 81 Louis =hn attended fbr dress
makers convention.
Mr. Wolfe Will open hfr uiDfIfH
rarl1r= Monday the Ord and ualrrflf
81 10 rr.rrl rnI ZIP
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Td Q WI Tue
Miscellaneous

Rope-Sisal, 7-l6 basis ~, Manila
cotton, xxx, II "a.
Salt-Rock, 300 per ton: Louisiana
coarse. IS: Texas and Kansas, per Dbl,
CO.'S. 81. 90: lO0-3s, -. IS: li0-2, S2.s5
Pickles -Pints, %: quarts, sl.65 =;
gallon. s3.25: 1-gallon, ~: -5-gallon
tegs. -. IO-gallon kegs. $3.50; Cross
and Blackwell's pints, s3.65.
Candy Stick, wrapped, standar
Sal: fancy mfed, in pals. 6taS;
fancy in cases. llals' roc llalz.
Starcn-pearl, 4O-lb BOXES, 4: gloss
bulk. Il: Nickel, $500: ] ~ 3 pound
packages. 5sjB.
NOlas.es - Centrifugal, fair, y;
triue 2GaBs: choice 23a-50.
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New York Spots.

New York, Sept. 9O.-Cotton, spot
steady. 1Oc lower: middling uplanus
10 COO. middling gulf lO.S5c; sales
loo bales.
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London Exchange.

London. Sept 30.-Consols for
money and account - u. Bar sill
yer quiet 5G -: money u; short
hills ? LA SIC: three months ? BIC.
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Paris. Sept. 3H-Three per cent
raufo- gTf suc for account, exchange
ON I0ud0n Z5f 1sc for thecks.
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THE LOCAL MARKET
Grain ana Hay.

Quotations for carload lots delivered
ON tracks Beaumont or other poihu
taking same rates Dealers charge
from store 5gl0c per 10 pounds more
on bran, 2G3e per busheI on oats ana
corn. lOQl5e per 100 on haY.
oats-Texas. S0q5be; No. . mixed
ace; white. bldbae.
Bran-Per 100 lbs. sl,Oaul,lo,
Corn hops-Pure sl.25q l,3o'
oats-TeXas i3gi5e.
COrn-1Oc.
Hay-Choice alfalfa. $500; choice
timothy, $500; South Texas prairie,
s7,6o9s,5o; Johnson Erass. ss'eog
1000.
yancing tendency.
Market barely steady. with a declin'
ing tendency.
Hides and Wool
Dry flint butchers. 10 pounds ana
up. l3c. :.
Dry iint kips. under Is pounds. 10
l-2c.
Dry salt hides. over IS pounds. lee;
under IS pounds. DC.
w. 9. hides, 1-2GTo.
Sheep pelts, 10 to 400.
Goat skins. 10 to 1bc.
Horse lair Is to tSc.
Wool, free spring. 12 l.. to ise
Wool, free fall. loo.
Wool. hard bury Sd.
Butter ano Chesss
Butter-Bme Star, %: dalrS
butter lSa20: Elgin, 26a27; iiernlc'
Fancy Creamery, ~: Meadow Gold, ~
Fancy renovated creamery, 23a24.
Alllson's Pure pasteurlzed cream
butter. single pound Soc; pounds
for sc.
Checse-Full cream flats, lis; daisies
l4i; prints, 10; full cream Longhorns
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Montreal .... 2111S.9G1 So
Totals ....S 51,4S9.S3OI IL
"NCt included in totals because cor
tanning other items than clearings.
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Hear Maru=. fhr premier 2 fa.
,Iarinaf PLAYER - she rnrld. rrI N1r
dar. Or- e. 81 she y. -. r. a
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pruus and Chemicals.

Quinine, 34a40c per ounce bottl
morphine, 2. 35a26O per ounce: cocain
4. % per OF: borax 9-lOc per pound IN
1O0-lb packages; copperas ZOO in bar
rels: castor oil, 1.20 per gallon IN D.
gallon packages: epson salts, 2. % per
loo lbs, in barrels: alcohol, 2. 70a3. on
per gallon: sulphur, 3. % per 100 lbs, in
barrels: alum SIC per ID, IN barrels:
calcium carbide, 400 per 100 lbs: salt
reter. To ID ir harrit.
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Flour and sreadsturfs.

Flour-Basis '4S.lb sacks Fancy
high pitent $500; fancy half patent
$3.50; third grade $3.50; 2ilb sacks
10 per barrel higher: -four in WOOD, 80
ner barrel highercar lots Zoe less.
Farinaceous Goods-Grits. homlny
and cream meal, in 40-lb sacks, per
sack, 49, pearl meal in 35-lb sacks
81 95 per barrel OF -four sacks; Scotch
oats So. SAB. 90: Friends oats S2,95a
2 90. Columbia oats. S2.S5: Hawkeye
oats, 2.S5: Hecker's buckwheat, li-lb
packages, $3.50.
Crackers-A b C soda bulk, boxes,
7. Lib cartons. per dozen. 100: ginger
snaps, II: creams, s. stage planks, "
cakes and iumbles. III
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IS OF. cleared currents, SO in case,
per ID. 81: Il on cleaned currents, AZ in
case, per 10. 7i;3 Crown Smyrna I'M
ported figs, 10-lb boxes, per pound,
II! & Crown Smyrna imported Hgs, 10
Id. boxes, per III, 10; , crown Califor-
mia figs, lib bricks, 10 Id boxes, per
box, i. is: 3 crown California figs, lib
cartons, lO-lb boxes, per 10. l.25: II OF
packaees seeded raisins, 45 in case,
Der pkg. Q: 10 OF packages seeded
raisins, 80 in case, per package, 81;
2 crown L. L. raisins, 20 ID boxes, per
box, 100: 3 crown L. l.. Raisins, 2O-lb
boxes, per box, 2.l5; 2 crown l.. l..
raisins, BIB boxes, per box, 10; Amer
Corsican citron, 10-lb boxes, per Id,
10: Amer. orange peel, 10 ID boxes, per
ID, IA; Amer. lemon peel, 20 ID boxes
per 10. IA: No. California almonds,
soft shell, sacks containing about 80
pounds, per ID. 10 less quantities. per
! In: II.
D.,,na gaI9 nor In
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SdtbtSo sSSe'"
California Extra Standard AID
tins)-Black cherries, So. 20; whlte
cherries, 1926; Y. G. peaches, vi. 15:
L. c. peaches $l.S5; apricots, $i'9O;
Bartlett pears $l.S5; grapes, Sl.5o;
standard, 10 per dozen less.
Eastern Canned Goods and Vege-
tables-No. 3 apples, So; sliced plneap-
pies, 81; L. and G. oineappless, SLIGO;
ex grated pineapples, BIB: pineapple
chunks. lib cans, sl.35. pineapple
chunks, NIB cans. SLIGO: Singapore
ex-grated pineapples, 81. S5; 2-lo pears
Is; BIB strawber les. 80: 2-lb black
berries, IS; 2-lb peaches, none; 2-lh
fulI-weight tomatoes, 75aS0: BIB full
weight tomatoes, LOO; 2-lblight- weight
tomatoes. 8OaS5: 3-lb lght-weight. %:
alb kraut /. %: BIB Petit Pols ex sifted
June peas, LOO: 2-lb standard Marrow
fat pcas, /. 90: 2-lb lightweight Mar
ro- tss peas, 80: BIB pumpkin, 30: ~
81 g Ridge corn, 10; ~ al
corr, 1.25al. 80: BIB Cupid hulled corn
1 On
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Toto1s TT c s2O11 095.49SI IL
Totals outside
of New York 7SS4SG,o1S 5'i
Dominion of Canada.
,,o,4rool 11S9G1 So
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Canned Molasaes.

Georgia Cane: gallons, 80, hall
gallons, $50, quarts 3.75: Cero dc
Batterie, gallons, $40, half gal. 300
quarts 3. rs: Kairomel Syrup, 10 lbs.
Dried EruIts and Nuts.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-13
NUUANU STREET LOTS
MAY Be COkDtkhtD

Nuuanu streets contour Just above
Hotel, on the right hand side. does
hot conform with the legal street line
and certain property owners beyond the
Perry and Mclean blocks are strenu-
ously Directing to moving back, to Civ
ing up portions of their lots to mako
the street.
One protruding piece of property be-
longs to +, Harrison, and others to the
Austen estate and c. Boite. These par
lies have practically refused to con-
form to the street line and the matter
has been brought To tue attention OF
the Governor.
1t is said that there is nothing left
for the Government to do In the mat
ter but to proceed to condemn the prop
erty.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-13
TEACHERS May SUE
GOVERNMENT
. FOR Full SALARIES

There was some talk today Of sever.
II OF the public school teachers bring
ing actions at law against the Govern.
teent to seek to compel the Territor,
% pay to them their full salaries, &C
6ording to old schedule, up to the
month of September, on the ground
hat they are employed by the year
and therefore, special session of the
Legislature and its economies to the
contrary Notwithstanding, are entitled
20 full pay till the expiration OF the
current year.
II had been arranged that cuts In
teachers salaries should not take ell
fect till July, but some Of the teach,
ers, 1t is said, protest that they are
entitled TO the same old pay until Sep
TENDER and suits are likely.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Atkinson stated this morning that he
bad heard nothing of any contemplat
ed legal proceedings.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-13
COFFEE MAKES
K0NA 70 PROSPER
Only GiIt.Edged Section
On the Islands
Now.
CROP LAST YEAR
BIGGEST on RECORD
w. w. BRuNER DRAWS coNsERv.
ATivE BUT AGREEABLE PIC.
TuRE OF CONDITIONS
IN koNA.

The district of Kona Is the only
part of the Islands which Is not crying
nard times. The people Of that part
II the country are paying their bills
and storekeepers are swimming along
serenely with their heads away above
water. These good times In Kona are
accounted for by the fact that the last
years Kona coffee crop sold for $780,;
100. This money was distributed
among a large number of people and
Sas not their only source of revenue.
W. w. Bruner. the well.known cot
fee-raiser and exporter of Kona, says
he crops Of coffee in that district last
year was the biggest on record and
hat the grower got a better price than
las been paid before In the last seven
Or eight years. Mr.. Bruner IL not
booming coffee especially, but he is
very much gratihed with the results
Of the 1903 crop and expects better
returns for the coffee district this
year.
"Kona," said Mr.. Bruner. "is the only
section of the Islands where the peo
pie are not suffering from hard times.
Il Is the gilt.edged section OF the Ter
ritOry. Business men In all lines over
there can make fine showing. They
can pay for anything they want This
state of affairs financially Is all owing
20 the coffee industry, which brought
to Kona people last year s25O,O00,
THE coffee business In Kona Is
upon a good basis. This year the
crop will be larger than It was last
year. New paintings are coming in.
Better attention Is being given to cul.
;ivation. Fertilizer is being used In
larger quantities. As result we
count on an Improvement In the quail.
lty and size OF the berry and also a
continued improvement In the flavor,
During the past three years there has
been great improvement In the Isl
| and coffee Industry all along the
| line. A great improvement has been
made in the different mills where the
coffee Is prepared for the market. But
| greater benefit has come from the
Improvement In the methods of hand
ling the sales. The selling of Hawaii
an coffee formerly was through 81
many competing hands that the price
sagged from the mere effect OF thu
selling system. The fewer selling
agents there are the less competition
there Is in the market and bette
prices are realized. The market TO
Kona coffee Is being extended all thu
time. The outlook is good for
steady coffee market this year. TIL
Central American crop will be small
and the Java crop also, and thin
there will be a satisfactory deman
Tor the grades of coffee raised here.