The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-03
TRENT TRUST CO.
MARKET LETTER
Honolulu, June 2, 1911.

Honolulu, June 2, 1911.
) The market during the week
showed a bearish tendency with
nearly all the sugar stocks sharing
in the movement The one exception
being Oahu which, after quite a
sharp decline to $50 per share closed
the week fairly strong at 1850 bid.
The recovery in this issue is due to
the announcement of a probably out.
turn of $4,000 tons as against an esti-
mate of 2S,OJO tons, as given in the
annual report.
The sugar stock market on the
coast remains steady, with slight
strengthening in MAXWELL
; Among the local stocks, Eva was
offered quite freely by number of
brokers, causing a weakening in this
issue. Olaa is in strong demand ut
4.5O, with offerings at AIS
The market closed as follows Eva,
31.25 bid, 31.5O asked; Oahu, 1850
bid, 3O.75 asked; Waialua, 1920 bid,
1850 asked; Pioneer, 10000 bid,
2050O asked; H. G. & S Co., 1926
bid, 1876 asked, Olaa, 4.50 bid, 475
asked; McBryde, $50 bid, 6.75 asked.
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should risk life and limb-of others,
of course-in their very laudable chase
after wealth. On the Hackfeld wharf
this morning a latecomer. came tear
ing down the dock at a reckless rate.
When nearing the line, he suddenly
swerved outwards in order that he
could back his machine into position,
quite regardless of the pedestrian who
was in his way. That seemed a mat
ter that concerned the foot passen.
ger entirely. The chauffeur did not
even blow his horn, but simply trusted
to the man getting out of his path.
The number of the automobile was
715. Judging by the way these
chauffeurs harrass passengers and
dash about the open wharves, Chiffon
will soon find it necessary to have
a police officer stationed there to reg
ulate them, or rather regulate those
who will not be halfway decent with
the privileges that they receive.
No Stowaways for Sherman.
The transport Sherman made port
last evening from Manila, and left
again this morning amid a very en-
thusiastic send-off.
The vessel had a pleasant run across
from Manila via Nagasaki, and was
full ship in every way, for she car.
ried 379 casuals of the U. S. Army,
seventeen casuals of the medical
corps, twenty-one casuals from the
navy, six sick men, ten prisoners,
twenty-three discharged soldiers, and
thirty-one civilians, a total of 497 in
the steerage, while there were ninety
five in the first cabin, and sixty-nine
in the second cabin, a grand total of
Gel souls.
For here there were two passen.
gers-Lieutenant and Mrs. p Wright.
son-and about thirty tons of house.
hold effects. From here there were
eight departing passengers, and about
100 tons of household goods belonging
to the passengers were taken.
Harbor Officer Carter was a vigilant
one on the wharf this morning, for
there were several who had openly
declared their intention of getting to
the Coast. Three stowaways that ar.
rived on the Mariana from Fiji were
conspicuous. They tried to walk
around the dock with unconcerned
looks on their faces, but somehow or
another their looks were always to.
wards Carter. Those three did not
make it.
Col. Homer w. Wheeler who was
Northumberland of the Fifth Cavalry,
Leilehua, left as officer commanding
the Sherman, vice Major Hind. OIL
Wheeler will retire shortly after his
arrival on the mainland, having serv.
ed forty years.
Berger's musical aggregation was in
attendance, and the Marine band
marched up and added its quota to
the program. The men on board were
happy, and they applauded all the stir
ring strains that were played. The
Sherman carried a small mail.
Among the passengers from here
were Colonel Wheeler, Major Benson,
Fifth Cavalry, on three months leave;
Mai. Willard A. Holbrook, Eighth
Cavalry promoted from the Fifth, to
report for duty at the war college at
Washington, DC, accompanied by Mrs.
Holbrook; Capt. Albert U Faulkner
First Field Artillery, in command of
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