Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-18
MEAT VAR IS
PREDICTED in
near FUTURE

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ment came the news that syndicate
| is being quietly formed here and that
| negotiations are underway with the
/ firm of Levy, Schweitzer & Company.
OF San Francisco, great importers of
Australian and New Zealand meats.
and that it has practically been agreed
that that company shall throw OF
here enough meat to supply new
market which is planned by the syn
dictate. .....
Sweeping Cuts Made.
In the face of the developments, the
| imminence of new meat era for the
island, both the Metropolitan and the
Hawaii companies have made
sweeping reductions in the prices of
mutton, and the latter company has
also cut the rate on beef to the ex-
tent of one-half cent pound, which
puts ii on the wholesale market at
eleven cents. Mutton. at Wholesale,
has been cut two-cents, and at retail
the reduction varies, in some In
stances being even greater.
1 -. uOoS WIZ Oll tue
OF the situation are openly predict
ing today that bitter fight between
zee Hop and the Hawaii Meat COM
pany will result, and that cuts, irres-
pective of profits, will be made by
both concerns. zee Hop, however, for
his part says that there will be no
reductions, and that no matter what
cuts the opponent company makes,
his market for the Australian meats
will remain firm, as the demand for
the imported beef and mutton is
greater than the SUPPLY
The new syndicate, which 1t is I'M
derstood is almost ready to be launch
ed, will rely entirely upon meat from
| the Antipodes, and II is upon this UNI
derstanding, it is learned, that CAPT
tai has been obtained to launch it.
1t was said today that negotiations
with Levy, Schweitzer & Company are
mainly completed, and it is expected
within a few days that active steps to-
ward the erection of building for
the concern will be taken.
The syndicate plans to establish a
| general market, such as the Spree
kels' Market of San Francisco, carry
ing a general line of meats, fruits,
produce and dairy products, but in
particular engaging in the meat bust
ness for retail trade.
Good Grade of Meats.
1t was with the return to San Fran
cisco of Melville Schweitzer. of the
firm of Levy, Schweitzer & Co., that
the formation of the syndicate began
here. He had been on an extensive
"trip through the Antipodes investigat-
ing Australia and New Zealand as a
source of meat supply. The success Of
his trip was shown by the heavy ship
ments OF meats which arrived in San
Francisco for the firm directly after
and put on the market at reduced
prices. Both the beef and mutton are
said to be of superior grade.
Agreements with steamship compa-
MES have been made for cold storage
space, and according to the statement
attributed to Mr.. Schweitzer many
tons of meat will arrive in San Fran
cisco during the summer. If, because
of the route of the steamships on
which this meat is shipped, it is i'm
possible for portion of the shipments,
to be thrown off here, those active in
the plans of the syndicate say that it
will be re-carted to this city from San
Francisco, and that even with the ex-
ira freight it can be put on the market
at lower prices than those prevailing
here at this time.
Receives First Shipment
zee Hop received word of the form
ing company this morning and express
ed himself as pleased. He says he has
been expecting such a scheme for
long time.
For more than year zee Hop has
been working in an effort to break
with the Hawaii Meat Company and re-
ceive his own shipments of beef and
mutton. He said that though great
deal of it was being sent to this city,
all of 1t went to two concerns, the Ha-
wall and the Metropolitan companies,
and that he has been obliged to take
from them such meats as they would
give him, usually of an inferior grade
The arrival of the Mariana last night
with the Australian meats marks the
first success he has had. But from
now on he declares that he will regu-
larly receive his supplies on the
steamships of that line, and Will not
be forced to look to the Hawaii COM
pany for meats hereafter.
At the offices of the Hawaii and
Metropolitan companies today the flrm
members were reluctant to discuss the
present meat situation, contentlng
themselves with verifying the report