The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-12

At New York SO degree test cen
trifugals have remained at $7S, while
the parity of European beets has ad-
vanced 20 cents to 1920 a ton.
Expert opinion favors a higher range
of prices for the ensuing year, based
on the increased consumption and the
comparatively stationary condition of
Europe's beet yield.
Dividends have been announced as
follows: Onomea (San Francisco), 40c.
share; H. c. & S. Co., Csc. share; Pc
peekeo, l per cent; Paauhau, 15c. share.
The annual meeting of the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association will con-
vene here tomorrow.
John A. Buck, president of Honolulu
Plantation Co., before leaving for San
Francisco in the Alameda, expressed
his complete satisfaction with the quail
ity of the refined sugar now manufac-
tured on the plantation of that com
pany near Honolulu. 1t is the first and
thus. far the only Hawaiian plantation
producing refined sugar on the ground.
SOME PUBLIC MATTERS.
Territorial Auditor Fishers state
ment of the condition of the treasury
for October shows current receipts of
$3.50, 331.11, being $51, S6S.72 more than
for the same month last year. Taxes
and land revenue account for consid-
erably more than the excess. Expen-
ditures on current account were $219,
751.O1, being 25,24S.40 more than for
October 1906. Money paid to the coun-
ties was $65, $50, or $3.50 more than
for the same month last year. The
current cash balance Oct. 81 was $685.
592. 90, being $29,S51.14 in excess of
the balance year before. By the
sale of bonds $28S,561 was received
and the bonded indebtedness was 81,
OO2, 200, or $4,000 more than on De-
tober 81, 1906.
Foreign imports to Hawaii for the
first eight months of 1907 amounted to
So. 1894, IA, against $2,650,S94 for the
corresponding period of 1906. For the
same comparative periods Hawaii ship
ped to foreign countries domestic
products valued at $164,91S in 1907
against value of $3S,077 in 1906. So,
while the adverse balance of trade to
Hawaii, including in computation $4,000
foreign goods shipped hence, is 81
so5,356 for the eight months, the ex-
ports of domestic products to foreign
countries have increased 333 per cent,
while the imports from foreign coun-
tries to Hawaii have increased but a
fraction less than thirteen per cent.
These figures evidence promising con-
dition. While our trade with the main
land is yearly increasing, the expan-
sion of our markets in foreign coun-
tries implies a double benefit. Hawaii
finds new customers for herself and at
the same time obtains additional credit
at Washington for customs revenue col
lected here on foreign goods directly
imported
In the platform of the Mohonk Con-
ference the only recommendation made
concerning Hawaii was that Congress
should give serious attention to legis-
lation necessary to relieve Hawaii from
the disadvantages which the Coastwise
Shipping Act imposes. Abram Lewis
Jr. delivered an able address at the
Conference on Hawaii's relations to
the ship subsidy, and DR.. N. B. Emer-
son a very comprehensive address on
the race problem in Hawaii. Congress
man Lilley of Connecticut gave the
gathering his impressions of Hawaii
formed while visiting the islands with