Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-17

pass to those crops which can for any
ing of surplus below cost of produc-
ton, deliver sugar in the u. 5. at or
below &c. per ID. for So test.
Russia, under normal conditions,
would be country to attract atten-
ton. but this year her crops are
failure.
F. o. LIGHT estimated Russia's crop
last October at 1,975,000 tons in De-
cember at 1856, 900 tons, and on April
18th further reduced the crop to L.
100000 tons, leaving little, if any, SUI
plus for export this year beyond home
consumption.
Such disaster can hardly occur an
other season, and Russia must then
be recognized as an important factor
in reducing the worlds prices with
her surplus exports.
European Beet sugar quotations are
unchanged from last week, with small
fluctuations in the meantime.
All reports are very favorable for
work in the beet fields
The Cuba crop progresses rapidly
and favorably under generally fine
weather, with some local exceptions,
and the production to date is 1,610,-
979 tons, against 1,332,539 tons last
year.
These figures indicate the full crop
estimate of not less than 2,250,000,
tons.
Some 10000 tons have already
gone or are about to go to Europe
from Cuba, and with the low values
prevailing, further amounts may be
taken abroad.
The last sales to Europe were at
1.95c for prompt loading and 1.96c for
end of May loading, f. o. b. Cuba, ba-
sis sc deg. test
One hundred and sixty-eight Cen
trails continue working, with Island re-
ceipts $4,000 tons this week
Atlantic Ports, U. S., receipts for
week were 1878 tons, including 2O.-
762 tons of free sugar from Porto Rico
and 3,444 tons free sugar from Ha-
vail
At the close there is no change to
note in our market conditions, and
sugar offerings, which are quite free
and in excess of refners, requirements
indicate some concession as being
necessary to effect sales.
Tariff.
WASHINGTON, April S0.-With
the time rapidly approaching when
the tariff bill must be transferred
from the house TO the senate, the
Democratic senators who are not sat
isfied with its provisions are making
o. do
which they will make against it Not
only the sugar schedule but the
schedules dealing with wool, with ag-
ricultural implements and with many
itber articles, have become the sub
ject of fault finding. The western
Democrats, who are especially dis
pleased with the wool and sugar
rates, are in almost daily conference
with the president and they have ar
ranged for a formal meeting tomor-
row which will be attended by most
of the Democratic senators from the.
region west of the Missouri river and
at which strong representations will
be made concerning the inequalities
of the bill.
Under these circumstances the at
totude of the executive becomes of
the utmost importance, and no effort
TO move him will be spared The
general disposition at present is to
leave, him to suggest a way out of
the dilemma, but if he does not do
so. there viii be plenty of hints.
Some of the senators would be salts
fled to accent the rate as made by
the house bill. but to cut il in two at
the expiration of two years. instead
of providing for free sugar.
Some spinsters are so timid that
they would hmm at n DroDOSal