The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-16
SUGAR GAIN IN
PHILIPPINES

nearly $4,000 tons, produced under
better and more economical conditions
than have ever before prevailed in the
district, Negros and Pnnav will scpd tn
market this voar .ho .,,.,.. -.
s"e"'
) 'oP !" t"e history Oh American oceu-
patton or the Islands. Combined with
increased output in other sections not.
ably on tho Island or t,,,o. ~. ~.
fair to raise to total nroJnction ~ tbo
Islands for 1oIo 20 noa.t,. onn 400 -.
AGAINST loss tbar ooo oo1 tons e. ~ ~
veor 1910
Figurns for po,oy o,l N,o,ro. ,,.,
comniIod rccontIv h, W. 1nra.iI,,,t
Scpdros If tbo Lort 90 49, b,,;t,r';,'',
Islands ubo has met rot,,rrai f.pl,,
month - trin tbro,,,b ,l,, go. .a,t;a,,,
of those islarJs an brs;,asg ~ ' oo,roa'
tion u,;+b nIooirS. .ba -on 400 -,
loan Tn sngar mon reconti,, ni,do all
able through the bank Inv the action of
Governor General Forbes.
In company with Treasurer Me
Creary, of lloilo, who formerly was
treasurer of Negros, Mr.. Sendrcs visit
ed all parts of the Islands, making n
careful survey of the situation and
where called 1pon investigating and ar
ranging for loans from the fund.
Loans OH 100000 Piculs.
Tins far tho honl, hos ,,l,,o1 ,,.;,i,
individual ogricrltnr;sts Ioars ON 49,
mated crors oanra,r,+i,,, 30 400 I'll
or onnrovi,n,+ei, 5G Nna .ans o 49, ta
other nart;os rorroson+ En.onn I'll.
which brings +o tntoI ~ +bo So,,1, f o,,or
atoms nm 70 nnnroyimatolv IN ooo +ons
When +bo onyornmont aI,+hoyiaol .Lo
loan of 5O6 Ooo nosos 20 tbo Nooros
and Panav planters. n basis of . ,esos
per picul was decided upon, but the
bank found that a basis averaging 1.60
pesos per picul was satisfactory to the
planters, ami all loans have accordingly
been made on that basis. Thus the
bank has placed approximately 100000
pesos with the planters within the past
thirty days, which has had a wonderful
effect upon the commercial and indus
trial condition of the two islands.
Private Capital Loosening UP.
Arotbor potewortby oordition bos
becn hrouqb+ obont tbrorah tho onor.
alton of the loans For veors ,yooIthv
mon of uoiIo and Nogros bo,o hcs;.
tated to finance smear mon hecorsc NJ
| tboir evtrovooont +en1on.ios Tbis
veor en- ,yrea+ has beon +bo chance in
tboir methods of doing Lnsinosa ,rJ
so many economios horctoforc nm.
known have benn offoctod That those
canitalists aro com;rg for,yard yyitb
mnnev which +bnv orn v,;Il;no IN land
at reasonable rates of interest, which,
when considered in connection with
the heavy loans made by the bank,
would indicate that the yoke has been
removed from the neck of the Negroes
Panay sugar industry.
Big Rice Crop Helps
| Anotbor foo+or Il, fo,or of +bo on
oor mor tbis yoor 10 ab,,ndon+ orons If
No. o,,d onrn nth stonIos .ro ohtoin.
abIo OF nr;cos mrcb Io,,nr tb,n ,bo,o
,ro,,oiiod i, yoors Cboan fooI oraIles
thar, 20 f,,.noo tboir fnrons an Ices
monoy a Foot which tho nIaptors have
rot Lo,n slo,, ~ GOO
,Ito,,,4i,o. a a,,,,,or. +bot ,o1a IL
hl H. t,o,,, ,,l,i,. 81 +ba man
oros-nro hn;nn
,nod, on all sidos Tho foolish snonde
;nr, Of monoy and tbe niIirg nm Of nm.
necessary OBLIGATIONS against their
crops through indulgence in Injuries
which they can not afford, have been
stopped. On every hand the individual
planter is awakening to the need of
economy and the conservation of his as
sets, with the gratifying result in pros
pect of greater profits and better all
round financial conditions when the
season ends.
Quality Is Improved. uau.
Rv roason of better mcthods of
nlant;ng harvesting and MILLING the
amalitv of Tho 1o12 cron nromises IN he
better than that of preyious years and
tbe nercentage of centrifugal sugar will
show a considerable increase. Present
ost;motos If tho centrifupal outnut
,Iaco II ot IL 400 tons AGAINST a total
capacity of $4,000 tons The reason
for the production of less centrifugal
than the capacity of the mills is that
field transportation facilities COULD not
be developed apacc with the installa
ton of centrifugal mills and they will
not have the cane to work on during
the next grinding season. However,
greater acreage will be opened to the
centrifugal mills next year, and they
r,iu NJ full aauncitv