The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-24

canned peaches. pears. and apricots
are. Its greatest use IL In the making
OF glazed fruits and as fruit for use
at bars. The Hawaiian canned pine
apples being softer. when served on
the table as a canned fruit. can be eat
en- more readily with a FORK or with
a spoon: IL has no woody residue. and
hence Is making Its way as a table
fruit.
DEVELOPING A MARKET.
The Hawaiian pack has gr,ssn from
say 5000 cases four or ave years axo
TO $4,000 cases In ig05. probably s1s.oee
cases in 1905. and an expectatisn %
100000 or 100000 cases In 1893. The
question Is will the market continue
To increase In anything like that ratfor
/ IL Is reasonable question. our house
Is the only concern that has system
atically undertaken to create a market
/ for the Hawaiian canned pineapple.
/ The earlier pack OF the Islands was
consigned TO san Francisco. New
/ York. and perhaps other places. and az
warehouse and insurance charges piled
/ up against Il and the demand from
banks or others who had made adj
vances became more Imperative. u
was sold for whatever 1t would bring.
Hunt Bros. Company undertook 10
create a market. II is In the 5usiress
of selling canned California fruits 20
Wholesale grocers all over the United
States and In other countries. Nosf %
the goods we handle are OK a high
quality. We were in a position 20 bill
a quantity OF the Hawaiian canned
pines to our customers in various parts
OF the country. writing them what
they cost and asking them to do the
best they could with them. They sold
I them to their customers through their
travelling statesmen. and in addition We
have statesmen in. the east who work
in conjunction with the statesmen OF
our customers in introducing new va
rieties OF goods. In no case were any
of these shipments returned. and in
most cases additional orders were re-
ceived. We had one OF our statesmen
out here during the last packing sea-
son in order that he might know At
first hand all about the goods. In
this and other ways We have spent
money TO create a market
PACKERS MUST UNITE.
other packers have been able 10
dispose of their pack. carried along by
the general ability OF the market to
absorb the increase OF output. But
whether it will continue 10 do so or
not, is not sure, and / doubt II Il will
Our own Increase in output has been
from 1890 cases to nearly 100000 cases.
which is a little more rapidly than
the output as whole has increased.
though not such great deal. Ny own
opinion is that 1t will not be long be-
fore the packers Will all have TO unite
in systematic methods for developing
and increasing the market
During the past season we sent
about 5000 cases TO England. Liverpool
and London are the greatest distrfb-
uting centers OF the canned fruit out
put in the world. Great Britain takes
about 100000 cases Of Singapore pine
apples annually. They are nomiaaIiy
the same size as our cans. but in real
ity trifie larger. They sell at from
four shillings to four shiliings six
pence. We sold ours at eight shn-
lings. and part OF them al eight shi-
lings six pence. With such a differ
encs in price, even admitting that or
pines are much the better. the increase
In sale in England must necessarily be
slow.
MARKET FOR GREEN PINES
Now as to the market for green
We have made II a point
70 ship green pineapples by every mail
'teamer-the Pacific Mail as well as
ne Alameda and the Hilonian. in or
Ter that We might keep the commits
non merchants to whom we consigned.
supplied, and create steady market
we shipped during the canning season
IS Wen as between seasons, although
turing the canning season the advan-
age would have been in canning them.
sometimes we did very well, and some
INES not so we'll On the average per-
laps we did as well as II we had
AIMED them. What green pfneapples
leed Is well ventilated place during
transportation. The deck would be an
deal place If it were not for the dan
er Of getting wet. They viii not
tand wet. They must be kept dry.
hey Will not stand refrigeration. They
urn black when taken out. Improve-
1ent in ventilation will improve the
usiness OF shipping green pineapples.
ovERSTocKING THE MARKET.
You ask me IL there is danger OF
Ver-stocking the pineapple market.
~ there Is possibility. There is az
resent a pretty fair margin of profit
the industry. Any business that
resents good margin of profit Is in
anger OF overstocking the market.
INK the real test will come about
W. the anticipated crop OF that year
III De from 10000 to 100000 cases.
nat is four times the crop of 1907.
nd twice that Of 1908. 1t seems hard
possible that the market can keep
indefinitely absorbing a product
lat Is doubling every year. I have
I'D mat our company at present does
u contemplate the immediate in
ease OF its paintings beyond the
,reage already decided On for the
" crop. Still IL the 1909 pack should
owe on more easily than we now
lucipate. we might be disposed 10
Ae Few chances But It IL hardly
De expected that the market IN
1ed VIII absorb an output indefinite
which doubles every year. and It
kes time. and effort, and money to
veiop a market