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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

by the strike: of course preference is
given orders in hand for these grade,
but the rehners expect to catch mp
with these old orders by the end of
the week.
During the early part of the week
the market was quiet, but, later on,
following the advance in raws, the
demand increased considerably and
genera advance of loo in prices OF
refined was made. American and
Howell quote basis of 5.25c less |
per cent for granulated, with further
advance of 10 points on their soft
grades.
Arbuckle Bros. advanced hards only
and now their whole list is basis
5.25c less | per cent for graduated.
Federal and Warner advance their
list to 5.25c less / per cent for gran
ulated. ..
All refiners are accepting orders at
the old price of 5.l5c less | per cent,
and good business Is doing, as the
price is safe for several weeks to
come.
1t would be good policy for buyers
IN anticinata tbeir WANTS in sending
Withdrawal ,rdors no dalovs I'm sbin-
ments are likelv IN continue for some
time
France.
August 3.--The weather conditions
have been slightly hotter than the
preceding week, although II IL not vet
seasonable. The rains have been fire.
ouent. allowing more sunshine hut I'm
spite of the turn for the better. the
weather continues cold for the sea-
con. Harvesting of cereals has been
rushed with all vigor wherever prac-
ticable.
Beet plants are very backward. and
the growth is being interFered with
by numerous worms, caterpillars. etc.
The test made July 2Stb shows the
average weight of the root only n
grams; In 1909, also year OF back
ward development, the root weighed
on the same date lO7 grams, while I'm
1908, a good year, the root weighed
Nv SldilSs
Only exceptional weather will be
able to pull the crop up to normal
"cr"'ah beel 'rop'
r. u Lichts pre-cahpaign tests
compare az follows Win those maze
III same time III the Two preceding
yours
ror Masueours DIST aug ~
average oi other herman dlstrlcts'
Trans
l'lO' l'oS' l9OS'
average weight with
without leaves 800 90 On.
sugar nor cont 1901 o7s 20 90
ouotient of nuritv S2o5 76o2 SIr9
Average of other cerm,n dis,r,o,s
August /.
crops
ION tooo toos
Avarooo woioh,
with Io,yos -o- eco go
leaves ........... 2lS 100 2IO
Sugar, per cent. ....l3.94 1927 1896
Quotient of purity .S3.3G 1873 S2.20
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03
Sugar Prices.

Sugar Prices.
The price Of sugar has dropped
slightly but Is still very close to $50
ton. One of the very happy Incl
dents In connection with the fierce
battle with the elements experienced
by the ship VIM. p. Frye from Kahu-
lui to Philadelphia was the fact that
top-nOtch price. The late cargoes and
the late crops are securing the best
returns Of the season.
Quotations for beets are gradually
dropping as the new crop approaches
the time for harvest, and the beets
and centTifugals are now nearer
parity than at any time for the past
year.
Willett & Gray's Sugar Journal for
Aug. is says of the sugar market:
Statistics by Special Cables.
Cuba--The six principal ports: Re-
ceipts, 1000; exports. $4,000; stock,
$4,000. against 81 900 tons last year.
Centrals grinding 2, against last week
3 and 1 IN 1908.
s,a,ls q, tho Ir,,,od s,o,as and
Cuba together of 469,753 tons, against
l9G,O53 tons last week and 363. 529
ions last wear an increase q, Iog IA
TONS from lac, vsnr T''-T
Europe-stock in Europe. 1904,
y,, 40 'o"s '"S' 'e"''
1917 s.pp'' a.. ~, -,
,-stea. S ~, VI i.u.ope anu o. A .n '
1865 t" aea' f'O''tS 'oiis
90 go, =. ele SAM ~ u".es' ine h-
sa =, 40 900 'ons' "sa'nS,
-V'o'V 'as, "eeN, io'e'
s 800, ""a as oseaneI sho" u
aa"t,e, 20, 10 VI i'ooi'''" .onS'
aeoraoao >, 20 ooc .' "'' ''"'' VI ="
D. 80 " ''''-' 'o"''
Th" , , = -
hora oon,tn,,aa :" P'''e'
~, L,,.tn -, =,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

Condemnation proceedings for the
extension of Bishop street through to
Beretania have been instituted. the
advertisement for the owners of prop
erty to come into court having been
published.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

be in full swing in the course of the
next three months.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

Consequently the active buyers and
sellers, the traders who make the
market. and the spectators II you
Will, are sort Of swinging in the bat
ance before turning to something
new And Honolulu real estate bids
fair TO be the next business feature to
attract the money and the confidence
Of the public II must be admitted
however that many, many people still
have memories, and even property on
their hands that they mortgaged NJ
halt the value In the days OF the boom
and had to buy In for the price of the
mortgage They think II will happen
again. They cant believe that the
Federal establishment and the thou
sands of men coming here and to
come In connection with the Federal
works. to say nothing OF the tourists.
constitute any more permanent basis
Of growth than the plantation booms
Of 1900. They are of course mistak-
IN. and being pretty clear headed men
on all other matters they will soon
see their error in extreme conservat-
ism IN this.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

There is no lack of confidence in
sugar and sugar stocks, but the gem
eral opinion seems to be that with the
exception of the cheaper shares, the
Speculative factor has been eliminat-
ed from the stock market, Prices on
the old lines shares have reached q
good figure which is accepted as be-
ing about as high as they ought to go,
on the present outlook for the raw
sugar market. The expectation is
that the price during the coming sea-
son will be quite or nearly as good rs
last year. but no better.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

Magoon Brothers is the title of the
latest firm to enter the real estate and
trust business in the city. The mem
bers Of the firm are the elder sons of
3. A. Magoon. They are bright young
men, full of energy and ambition and
should make II good showing In the
general development of the town.
They have started in with a list of
good property and excellent agencies.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

L. II. Paris, manager OF Il. o. Hall
d Son, was elected president of the
Commercial Club this week. The new
members of the board of governors
are John Drew, ED Towse, A. Gig
nouS. Fred Bush and r. NJ. Church.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

The 100000 plant of the Honolulu
Lava Brick Company Is expected to
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

Appraisers returned their findings
to the court this week on the estate OF
the late Alexander Young. They find
the estate valued at 81 ,2S3, 1892.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-03

DR.. Victor s. Clark arrived this
week to assume his duties as an off
Ger Of the Territorial Board of Immi-
grafton. DIR. Clark Is well known in
the city and islands. He is an expert
of proved capacity and the Territory
IL very fortunate in securing his SER
vices. He will act as the executive
officer of the Board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

The twentieth century Young man thin rs
little Of beauty unless il - gilded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

see, have great confidence in America.
Nv new work will be a light opera-no
blood or tears or murder After the pro
ductfon Of The Girl of the Golden West
shall return to italy TO my country place
al Tore del Lago.'
With these last words a bright light
came into his eyes. It was easy TO see
that Tore del Lago meant more 70 him
tban all the opera houses in the world.
And then the ducks. his caller haz-
arded.
And then the ducks" replied the com
Doser. Ducks IN the daytime and music
in The night. ! compose always in the even
ing. The absolute stiffness is Ear more con
ducive to thought than is the whirl OF the
dav Every night from 10 O'Clock until l
OF . o'clock in the morning L sit AZ my
piano. with huge supply OF coffee and
cigarettes. a pencil and a pad of paper
Most composers. ] think. have worked III
the evenine-Verdi always did so. And
then my viIla-any one who lives there
could not help but compose.
The village near the villa is still called
Tore del L.a-o because there was once d
tower there. and there is still a lake Ny
villa I have built where the tower stood.
M garden reaches TO the lake, where IN a
little artificial harbor are moored my three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

countries Without plenty Of cotton the
world of business would go TO smash
Cotton is in everything you wear. except
your spectacles-it can be found IN your
hat, coat and shoes. The Standard Oil
Company would have 10 shut UP shop II
il were not for cotton wicks- The babe
is wrapped in cotton. When man dies
ne is buried in a cotton shroud- Miners
burn cotton in their lamps Every car
wheel revoIves in cotton waste Cotton
controls the destiny Of the universe
We'll. Whitneys gin. displacing hu-
man labor. spread cotton all over the
earth. Inventors have lived and died
but they have not found any new pTIn-
cipIes or improved on Whitney's original
methods The first gins contained twenty
saws and We're operated by hand or
horse power. The gins OF today have
seventy saws and are run by steam on
gines. Great as Whitnev's invention
was. adding untold billions e dollars 10
The wealth of civilization. II destroyed
~ per cent of th1 tensile strength OF
cotton by breaking or splitting the deli
cate fibres Spinners. therefore. must
twist the fbers and make their threads
thicker. which. of course. Is a waste OF
material 1 want 70 save that waste. #
possible. IF am ever successful. ] snail
nave Increased the value of our cotton
crop based on 12Wn0en bales al har-
vest. in the SUM Of S:|oo@oo0o an
nUaIly."
Is il true that American cotton goods
are scarcely sold in any Of the markets
outside Of the United States"
u feel Inundated in saying that II IS
& fact absolutely. A manufacturers OF
cotton we are in a ridiculous position
We produce 50 per cent Of the worlds
supply of raw cotton. Do You get those
figures Engltshmen and Germans. how
ever. come To Galveston. load foreign
ships with our cotton. carry 1t 10 their
own factories in Europe. make IL into
IA brics and send il baCk-again in for
eign vpsSeIs-t0 h. sold 70 Americans
Two passages across the ocean. customs
duties added hut. nevertheless. the Eu-
rcpean spinners Outseu us.
.'SwitzerI and-littIe. mountainous swift
zerland-that doesn't grow a pound OF
cotton. sends us-we the people Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
But is il moral" said. TO sell some

/ But is it moral" I said. Ito sell some
thing one hasn't got?"
Il can answer your question right off,
but you might think me indecently per-
sonal or unjust"
Go ahead" I replied
What are you doing now" Mr.. SuIly
inquired. with a sudden pounce.
Getting an interview with a mighty
J interesting man" answered. not catch
ing mis- purpose just then.
When did you sell ito Mr.. SulIy al
most shouted.
"A year ago. in some instances. I an
swered. You see. I have contracts.
Never mind going any further. You
have already said enough. We hear a
slather Of gush about legitimate and lie
gitimate speculation" Mr.. SuIly Went on
TO say. but the moral surveyor never
lived who could run the line and drive
the stakes"
What mental and temperamenral
qualities are necessary IN a specula tor o.
I asked. closing the incident
Il would not venture an answer I'M
less knew all the twists and turns Of
all the business heads on earth. have
stood in the ring with five hundred op-
posing men and done as pleased. The
reasons are so obscure that I cannot
explain or comprehend them There is
infinitely more than the brutal operation
of running up the price. Attack, retreat.
defence are all vital on particular occa-
sicns. A bull campaign or a bear cam
I. q CF CT M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
His Lox,e 81 Open Air Iporf attracted
Him Tos0ord BefoSco'S Girl Of
TIE Golden West

tempted 10 use any essentially American
themes.
The opera IL the main follows the play,
though there are q few changes, and I
think the music more dramatic than any 1
have written ! have dedicated il TO Queen
Alexandra who so admired my Madame
Butterfly"
/ Then signor Riccordi who had been
hitherto silent, broke in
You know Mr.. BelascO came 10 a re
hearsaI the other evening and after i
was over declared himself delighted with
the work SAYING that Signor Puccini had
captured absolutely the Californian spirit
He also is 10 arrange meeting between
Miss Destinu. who is 10 create the title
part in the opera, and Miss Blanche Bates,
who created II IL the play As Miss Bates
is a Californian and thoroughly conversant
with the spirit Of the PLAY. she VIII un-
doubtedly be d great help TO Miss Desunn.
Mr. keenan,. VINO played the Sheriff, has
already seen Mr.. AmatO. VINO Is 10 sing
the part in the opera
The interviewer then asked Signor Puc-
ciri why ne had chosen New York as the
place for the first production Of the new
opera
There are many reasons replied the
con1pose~ any one Of which would have
been sufficient In the first place, you have
il New York the greatest operate instltu-
ton in the world The Metropolitan j. alb
soluteIy unique In Nj T0scanini as its
conductor IN its splendid corps OF singers,
its magnificent orchestra. il Is unrlvaIied
Besides. il was America that furnished the
inspiraIion for the opera. Here its charac-
tiers. its spirit viii be understood as no
where else are these reasons not sufh-
Gent for my wishing The Girl 10 receive
lis first production in New York?
- hope. too. that in a short while It viii
be sung in English, as an excellent trans
latior has been made The whole spirit Of
modern opera requires the words TO be
understood as we'll as the music. NO pun
lie can properly appreciate a work unless
this Is so Il is TO be hoped that in time
America VIII have all its operas sung IN its
native tongue"
In reply 10 d question whether he intend
ed 20 have a fling at game shooting while
in this country the composer said
"AIast ! shall not have the chance
When 7 am not at rehearsaIs il rs true that
I am hunting. but I am hunting not ducks
bur plays } am attending all the New
York theatres III the hope or finding some
thing new fUr the stor. Of Al opera You
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
Puccn Would Rather Talk Duck Shooting than Grand Opera

The maestro knows how - Use mess
sans guns, toe. fo- almost every DAY ne IS
away on the lake with a party OF friends
duck shooting, returning a. night. al t--ed'
but not TOO tired for the evening 5 work
You know a little WEAKNESS stl-s ths
imagination" said SIEuo~ PUccini-
Then the conversation switched 20 tls
present status OF music IN Italy
The DAYS OF 6eI canro are gone sam
the composer Singers now wish 20 MAKE
their debuts too quickly 10 learn 70 sing
properly. The art OF singing takes years o.
voice acting ability and temperament Seem
all that are generally required As 10 ul-Sis
itself IL Is sufficient 20 say thar I am III
Italian 10 say as we'll that 7 believe me-
ody must always he the queen I think
too. that the complicated haruoCies OF Ger
tain recent composers viii disappear ard
that music will return 20 simpler things. Z
do not believe that Wagner means -a5 cl--
sic OF the future"
The door few open and Antonio PucrI-i
entered He IS a replica or his ta-Hsr-
They might. indeed, be brothers. younger
brother. trifie taller. a trile >psrer iu 1E-
ure- He said something n Italian The "
terviewer understood enough of the Ian
guage 10 know that PucCini Junior was n
forming his father that a rehearsal awaited
him. and so the interview ended vhsC =
seemed as il II had only begun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

4 broad shouIdered, rudy checked man
o. something over six feet # height, with
closely cut hair and z stubby mUstache,
with an air that Is pleasingly aggressive
such IS Giacomo Pucc3nl. most popular OF
modern operate composers. There Is moth
Ing u this a:hlete-it is impossible 10 be
iieve that he Is more than forty-that sug-
sests the musician as the musician has TOO
often appeared 70 the everyday Phillstlne
II short, he is n every one Of his seventy
ODD inches distinctly e man
Such Ct any rate, was the impression
made upon = Tribune representative who
called upon the composer the other day in
his apartments il tie Hotel knickerbocker.
Signor Puccini IS accompanied during his
present American visit by his son, Antonio.
and Signor Tito Riccordi, the son OF the
great italian music publisher. Antonio
Puccini was not present during the inter
view, but Signor Riccordi was
= suppose you want 10 know about my
new opera, The Girl OF the Golden West. So
were the composers first words You
know that 7 would really rather talk about
duck shooting. Il is my hobby in Italy.
and 7 should Ike 10 do some Of il here
The open ai-, The open country-that is
what : love-
\ glance al the athletic figure showed
more strongly than words what that love
OF the open had meant for the composer;
showed too, xhy he had chosen such an
open air subject as BeIasco's Girl for his
latest opera; showed how he had been able
20 break the bonds Of European prejudice
and cross the ocean 10 give the first per
fgr-lance Of this opera II the land whose
spirit had given 1t birth
Yes, 7 have always admired America "
said Signor Puccini- AND 7 admire in
tensely me arr Of David Belasco. That is
why the last two operas ! have composed
nave both been taken from plays by him.
! became interested III The Girl Of the
Golden West four years ago while 7 was
in New York attending rehearsais Of
<AIadanaa Butterfly ! went TO the various
theatres looking for . subject and finally
Lit upon The Girl AT this time / had
also n mind Pierre Louyss story La
Femme ct le PonJin,' bUt I finally gave up
.bis for the Belasco play.
IN the opera I have stFIven 10 Obtain
an sfuosrhere that is essentially Amerl-
can. and 7 hone that I have succeeded !
have frculcated IL the score = few bars
If Indian music. ana also some OF your
rsxtiEI.e. bat otherwise have not al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

Even mua glittcrs when the sun shines
on it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
Know Annual
by Tells
Cotton Seed Stacks. Led TO Huge Corner

merChants-did not know. in fact. with
whom I had been talking.
Dan he said, you are impregnabe
III your position. You can put cotton to
20 cents. Come to me If you require any
more money. Moreover. my organize
ton and my Offices are at your disposal
Telling him l wanted time in which
10 think over his kind offer I walked
home in the chill and dusk Of the even
ing. Mentally, I was not comfortable.
The sun had gone out of the sky and
out Of my soul, and darkness was falling
uuon the earth and Dan Sully. I saw
again the two merchants pleading for
quarter I owed them nothing but q
good licking.
But behind them I beheId an army
Of men out Of work and many women
and children in wretchedness. I faltered
for moment. and then surrendered,
without conditions, to my conscience.
The next day I relaxed my grip on the
squeeze and let the market go to
thunder. I abdicated, you understand, to
the cost of my pride and the honorable
millions had made by hard work in
the market.
And now" said, "tn all the light
Of your knowledge. would you deliberate
l. advise a young man TO become a spec
ulatOr by profession"
7 am no counsellor to mankind. How
ever. when challenged am constrained
10 make some pertinent remarks. The
infant takes a chance when it first at
tenpts TO walk. Love is a speculation,
the groom from the case. The merchant
buys goods on the suppOsition that ne
will sell them at a profit The asricult-
urist sows wheat in the autumn with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
Bv JAMES p. MORROW

What is a corner? IN wheat, for in
stance. corn. oats or cotton2 By the
conclusive word Of Daniel J. suIIy It is
tie fabIed and impossible achievement Of
greed or daring in speculation.
Put rou started one seven years ago
last z0rfnE-- I said.
-'Not corner" Mr.. Sully replied in
direction = undertook a hull cam
7r.f-n that developed ultimately into
squeeze No commodity that is gen
erauv produced can be cornered. A
squeeze is only a way station on the
read 10 z mythical destination that never
can he reached because It is non-eX-
!s1en-'
How did your campaign begin?'' in
CURED.
IN q snowstorm. followed by freeze
You are picturesque" I ventured.
'7but Indefinite"
AS . broker in cotton" Mr.. Sully oh
served. jerking out his words with ner-
vous energy. y had gone into the South
twice each season The crop Of 1898
broke all the records. In February Of
The next year 7 vas at Memphis. The
winter had been unusually severe and
caused delay In the picking OF cotton
4 storm came ou-snow and 3 cold wave
following.
Leaving Memphis, on the way 70
Mississippi. saw cotton hanging on
the stalks covered with ice Returning
home BY another route I saw piles OF
frozen seed il the fields and fence cor
ne-s. ! also thought Of the boil weeTIl
and its slow and destructive Taarch from
Mexico north and eastward
a theory came TO me on the cars
The frozen seed on The outside Of each
7,ile would be planted Farmers in the
warm sun Of spring, would SOW il IN
,hinkingIv. Seed deterioration. continu-
Ing for q year or TWO, together Win the
boil worm. would make cotton scarce
according 20 my lights and mathematics
.sPeschIrc Providence. where ! lived,
2 elaborated my theory TO my father-In-
law who was superintendent OF the
largest cotton mandatory IN the InlIeo
states. J gathered information Tor three
ears. watching all regions Of the SOUTH
-, -f,e mean time very closely MY
,oor-- v.-as working out. just as / Il
had been 81 problem in algebra Then
- 9,--nci0Ias that were as sound as me
----- ~. ,---.s,-=-a-far. / began the bull cam
- - ~. 7qas
r. us manned a a squeeze. not as a
e.-anrad every bale Of cotton
49, ,...s delivered 70 me or offered. No
- -f-.r r had could be obtained IN
,s--. -,,----~,- Throughout the last three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
Good Stories Told By Two Mayors
A PEsslMIsT OF HUSBANDS.

James c. Dahlman, the Mayor OF omaha
said TIE other day OF a terrific graft
scandal:
These things destroy our faith in human
nature. They give US the pessimistic out
look of the elderly woman in the jewellers
shop.
"A salesman in this shop was showing
an ingenious electric clock 10 a young girl.
You see. miss. he said. BY touching
this lever you switch a bright light on the
face Of the clock. It's a splendid device
for telling-ha. TIA. haI-for telling the ex-
act hour of your husbands return from the
club
The young girl smiled.
But l. she said, haven't got any hus-
band
An. but you viii have some day. said
the clerk
Yes she agreed. Then she nodded
toward the clock. But mine she said,
won't be that kind.
AT this juncture the elderly woman in
terp0sed.
Ny poor child she said. they're all
that kud. I'll take the clock she added,
to the salesman"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
PLAYING SAFE.

fright 1910. b James 3 Morrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

Would you like fine family COW"
THAT thing She cant give more han
four quarts"
"'Tain't the milk Shell gic -iEE- n
front o. an automobile. IN she good fo-
500 damages season 10 any FANNY
Judge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

JOHNNY" said the teacher. ~-nis IS -
third time / have had 70 punish you rals
week Why are you 50 -auS-l--
BECAUSE answered the I1r1rT-EI 3
youugsrer. grandpa saws the good d
young and I amt takin' any chances. -
Chicago News.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

an expectation OF a harvest in the sum-
mer 10 come. Speculation begins at the
cradle and ends at the tomb"