The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

and in this way buy raws only on a
hand-to-mouth basis so as 70 tide over
the next two or three months, without
having any very sharp advance.
Whether OF not they will be success.
full remains to be seen. The market
closes quiet, and in the absence Of sales
the spot quotation remains nominally
on the basis of 4.36 cents duty paid
fer 96-degree eentrifugals, 3.S6c. duty
paid for 50 muscovadoes, and Sole.
duty paid for So molasses sugars. The
world s visible supply is 2,050,00 tons,
as against 100000 tons last year"
TROUBLE LOOKED FOR.
Cuban conditions are thus given
under the New York date of July Ii:
90 Weather conditions continue very ia
vorable. Cuba having this year a typ
zeal rainy season, with frequent heavy
showers. and hot sun the rest of the
time. and these conditions, if con-
tinued, must tell with Importance on
the next crop. Politically the Island is
somewhat unsettled, and it remains to
be seen what the solution win be. The
general opinion is that if the United
States Government withdraws the first
part of next year, that it will not be
long before there is further trouble,
as the defeated candidates are not like
ly to live quietly under the governments
which viii be elected.
LAND COMMISSION ORGANIZES.
The Land Commission appointed by
Governor Frear has already organized
and the individual members are at
work studying up the subject. 1t has
already been decided that public meet
ings shall be held on each of the is
lands. 1t was felt that as the publ:
lands are on every island and the pe0-
pie on every island are interested, it
would not be fair either to the people
who wanted to be heard, or to the com
mission which wants to hear all that
can be said on the subject. TO eOnfne
the public hearings TO Honolulu. The
dates for holding these hearings have
not vet been determined and they will
probably not begin until September.
MILITARY MAPS OF OAHU. &
A detachment of 100 men of the
Engineer corps are to arrive here early
in November. and under the command
of Captain Orwell will make surveys
for military maps of this island. The
HtAd surveys VIII tahN az aN"SN tAANS
months.
PRIvY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
The Archives Commissioners have de-
eided to publish the proceedings of the
Privy Council These are a storehouse
of Hawaiian history and besides are
the ultimate evidence of the titles To
much land in the islands.
HAWAIIAN HOTEL MORTGAGE.
A mortgage of the Hawaiian Hotel
property TO Bishop Co. for $50, 900
was filed for record during the week.
MARKET FOR CHILL PEPPERS.
In answer to inquiries from the Pro
motion Committee, letters have been
received from San Francisco indicating
that a good market for chill peppers
could be found there at the seasons OF
the year when they are out Of season
IN the Coast -ssss
KING STREET PROPERTY.
The James Campbell Estate has be-
gun proceedings TO declare forfeited
the lease Of a piece of land on King
street between the O'Neill and the
Collins buildings, which was leased 90
r. G. A. Peterson for term of TWEEN
ty-one years. Nonpayment of rent -
the ground on which the forfeiture OF
the lease is sought.
COAST BIDS FOR KAHAUIKL
A number Of bids were received at
San Francisco for constructing the adj
ditional buildings at Fort Shafter.
Some Of these bids. ar least. seems 70
be lower than the lowest bid received
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