The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-01
SUGAR


Williams. Dimond u Co.'s latest
sugar circular received by the Ala
media is as follows:
our last circular PEI Nippon Maru
was dated July &c, 1906
Sugar.-The California and Hawaiian
| Sugar Ref Co. reduced prices i'm the
| local market August 18th 10 points, but
advanced prices total of 10 points
on Sept 18th. followed by another adj
vance of % points Sept nth, their last
list for California, oregon and Wash
ington being as follows: Granulated
basis, S.1Oc. Powdered. 5.2Oc: Fine
Crushed and (A) Crushed. 5.35c: Bar
ry. 510c. Extra Fine Dry GRADUATED,
! 51Oc.; Coarse Dry GRADUATED 5.1Oc.:
! Gamers GRADUATED, 51Oc. Confec-
J TONERS (A), 51Oc.; Confectioners' Crys-
! tai, 5.2Oc; Cubes, 5.35c.; Bricks, 5.35c. /;
/ Beet GRADUATED, Goo ID. bags only,
! 5OOc. Excelsior ca, 47Oc. Extra OBJ,
45Oc. Golden CO, 45Oc.; Yellow CD,
! 44Oc.
Similar changes were made for Alas
ka and Hawaii. the last list of the
estimated Sept. 5th, 25O, 435 tons against
/ California and Hawaiian Sugar Ref
CO. quoting Dry GRADUATED at 4S5c.
for the localities in question.
New York Refined.-An advance Of
10 points over previous list prices &C.
/ CURED Aug. 9Th, followed by another
advance of 10 points Sept. 18th, estab-
fishing a price on that date of 49Oc.,
net cash is barrels equivalent to 4.S5c.
net cash in bags. Since that time no
further change has occurred.
l.. To,
va 90 deg. test lis. Cd. Fair Refining,
9s Cd. against los. 3D. and S. Cd. re-
spectively, same date last year. Octo-
Der beets los 2Ad. against IS. 71hd.
corresponding period previous year.
Latest Statistical Positions.-Wilett
& Gray reports u, S. ports in all hands
202 OBS tons, same date last year. Five
ports Cuba, estimated Sept. 4th, $4,000
tons against 2O6, 900 tons, same date in
1905. United Kingdom Aug. list (bond-
ed stock, 100000 tons against 100000
tons previous year Total stocks in all
the principal countries by cable Sept.
9Th at latest uneven dates 1,S66, ABA
tons; increase from last year 462, 4O6
tons. Y q eNlSMk
Sugar crops of the World-total cane
sugar crops CIV. & g. 4,SS5,S33 tons.
European beet sugar crops Of. O.
Licht) 100000 tons United States
beet sugar crops CIV. & g. 2S3,717 tons.
Grand total cane and beet sugar 12,-
139, $50 tons against 9,5O1, SOP tons, pre-
vious campaign estimated increase in
the worlds production 26O7,S9S tons.
Eastern and Foreign Markets.-The
firmness i'm the raw sugar market, to
which we called attention in our circu-
lar of July 26th, has continued with
out interruption throughout the period
under review and quotations have
hardened appreciably, latest mail adj
vices from New York under date of
the 18th inst, revealing activity
The dominant feature of the situa-
ton is to be found in the outbreak OF
an Instruction in Cuba which has be-
come serious and the complications
which have arisen politically in tha
country prove very detrimental tC
business and unless a satisfactory
solution of the questions at issue is
shortly reached-to which end the Ma.
tional Government at Washington i:
apparently eXerting every influence a.
its command-stagnatioR may follow
islands are bound to be heavy suffer.
ers, in which event it is of course tC
be expected that the crop will be less.
ened by the lack of attention to the
fields and by the diminished supply o.
labor, even if positive destruction tC
cane fields and factories should bc
i avoided.
? The alarming advices from Cuba
have not failed to exert heavy influ'
ence on the course of the market, in,
= herently strong Independent of devel
/ opments of political nature in Cube
and it is not surprising that specula.
tors have been induced to enter the
European beet markets while refiners
alive to the gravity of the situation
have endeavored to provide for future
requiremnts and transactions have oc'
Cured latterly at advancing prices
while quotations in London have re-
sponded to the general course of the
market and a firm market has prevail
ed there, but is now slightly easier as
we judge from telegraphic advices as
to the course of European beets within
the last few days.
The demand for the refined product
has been good although new business
is less brisk, judging from latest mai
reports from New York while general
Ily speaking the future course of the
raw and refined sugar markets will be
watched with great care in the ligh
of existing conditions.
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