The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-03

The Week.-Raws: Spots declined
.03c Refined: Unchanged. Net casl
quotations this date are: Molasses
2,97c.; muscovado. 3.22c.; centrifugals
SEC. Granulated, 455c. Receipts
15,052 tons. Meetings., 10000 tons. Tota
stock in four ports, 317,65i tons, agains
342,602 tons last week. and 227, 456 ton!
last year. Beet sugar quotations, fob
Hamburg, SIS. AID. per cwt. for SIS deg
| analysis, without bounty, equal t.
3.74c for SO test centrifugals at New
York. First marks German granulated
fob. Hamburg los. sid, without
| bounty, equal to 4.34c. New York, duty
paid.
Estimated afloats to the United
| States from Cuba and West Indies, So
| 600 tons; Hawaii, $1,000 tons; Java, %.
900 tons; Peru. etc, 5000 tons. Total
| 142 600 tons, against 10000 tons last
| year.
Net Cash Prices Refned.-It is gen.
| orally understood that the lowest price
| named for refined here is basis of gran
| ulated, in barrels and bags. 455c. net
cash, by all refiners.
Statistics by Special Cables.-Cuba.-
| The six principal ports: Receipts, 1000
| tons; exports, 31,S00 tons; stock, 199.-
900 tons. against 81, 900 tons last year
@ centrals grinding against last year
This weeks summary of the Stats
tical position shows stocks in the Unit
ed States and Cuba together of SIG 654
tons, against, 572,602 tons last week and
Oh, 456 tons last year, a decrease of 27,-
500 tons from last year.
Europe.-Stock in Europe, 2340000
tons, against 153S,0OO tons last year.
Hamburg reports no shipments of re-
fined sugar to the United States this
week.
Visible Supply.-Total stock OF Eu-
rope and America. 2,S56, 65i tons. against
20s2,456 tons last year at the same I'M
even dates. The increase of stock Is
774.l98 tons. against an increase of
SA.371 tons last week. Total stocks
and afioats together. show n visible
supply of 3.O11. 1854 tons, against 2,267,-
468 tons last year, or an increase OF
IA 1893 tons.
Raws.-The advance in value OF Cuba
centrifugals to the parity of European
beet sugar has brought the anticipated
action.
1t is now confirmed from London that
at least 1900 tons OF beet sugar have
been taken for the u. S. at basis of
ss. AID. fob. Hamburg for SO test cen-l
trifugals at New York, equal about
3.74c. duty paid.
Naturally the meeting OF prices in |
with Cuba has held in |
che26 any further advance In the lat
ter. and IN fact, prizes are scarcely
at the full advance, the lat
est sales being made at basis OF 3.72c.
duty paid for 96-deg test. against 3.75c.
al the close of last week. Bids are
now out at 1-s2c. less than this price.
say 5-16c. c. and f.. basis 95 deg.
equal to $40 duty paid for 9s-deg. test.
which were accepted to the extent of
70. 900 bags. We continue our quotation
,f 75c.. basis 90 deg. as the spot value,
is n lot of Porto Ricos were taken to-
day at that figure.
As Europe now fixes values, rather
than Cuba, 1t Is worthy OF note that
European markets have remained
steady. but dull, during the week. at
b. I'D. except on one day. when the
touched 8s. lid.
The source OF greatest confidence in
he market maintenance Is In the fact
4 the very urge Increased demand for
efned sugar for direct consumption,
which Is well sustained and has even
letter prospects ahead from the brill
liant reports coming In from the peach
ROD Statea Double the product of