Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-21

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fore, to an extent of say 10000 to 25,.
900 tons per month for the United
Kingdom to exc out the amount of re-
fined required for consumption over
and above the capacity of the United
Kingdom refineries. which capacity is
about $4,000 tons per month Taking
into consideration the above conditions
We see no reason TO expect any mate
rial decline in raws from &c CO f.
Britain Should Buy More.
We rather expect that the export
business in refined will increase. from
certain facts coming 10 us during the
week. such as that Of eight or ten Brit
ish merchantmen having been sunk inI
the Indian Ocean by German cruisers.
some of which were bringing sugar
bags from India for use in Cuba. ri
German cruisers retain control of the
Indian Ocean, there is extreme doubt
as to Great Britain's eventual receipt
of the 100000 to 100000 tons Java sll.
gers already bought Without this sup
ply Great Britain must eventually ap-
pear in the linked States for larger
supplies, although not In the imme-
date future, as without Java it has
bought sufficient supplies from other
directions to supply her demand until
December.
Some weekly items of interest are
given herewith: The National ASS
citation OF Brokers in refined sugar is.
sues objections to war taxes as affect.
ing them. The point is well taken that
the tax of 10c per contract, and the
tax on telegraph and telephone mes
sages, are particularly excessive.
Beet Refined toH Market.
United States beet refined Is now
on the markets from California and
Utah. Under favorable weather fac
tories have started In Idaho, Montana
and Colorado. Others will start this
week in Ohio, Michigan and Nebraska,
and later in Indiana, Illinois, Wiscon-#
sin, Minnesota and Kansas. This
start n. our dDmestic crop is normal
Beet sugar from California, shipped
to Chicago. has been sold to some ex.I
tent probably by secondhand parties,
who contracted at low prices and wish
to secure profits.
Our London mail is exceptionally I'M
teresting on Britain supplies which in.
cludes sugar from Argentine, Spain
and Italy
Holland stocks September 1st were
24.427 TONS her consumption is about
1900 tons per month and the new
crop expected 100000 to 280, 1000 tons.
just now England refuses to let Hol.l
land sugar come III.
II = q bo,,,l Ia. 3
ed were selling at one to two shillingsl
above the maximum wholesale price
of 80 shi1lings f6.54eI and still comes
within the government maximum re-.
tail price of 71sc.
Russia.
The sugars held in free reserve from
last crop for locoI consumption on
payment Of doufs. taxes Gas is GUS
fomary in Russia) have been freed for
consumption. and payment of the ex.
ira taxes on such sugars is deferred
until after January 1. Several inn
portant DEGREES are given on account
Of war conditions. <
Louisiana weather is cool and dry
favoring ripening of cane and grinding
may start within two weeks.
Porto Rico-Lack of rain continues
unfavorable in many sections.
Hawaii.-Rains favor crop prospects
and 1915 outturn larger than last
years.
] We give the Cuba crop outturn in de-
tail herewith as finally shown by
Messrs. Guma- Meier. The Cuba wea-I
Their is proving very favorable for the
growing canes. Rains are plenty and
soften the soil Increased plantingsi
are being made for the crop OF l915-16.
Among our advices is that which I'M
dicates a winter war campaign BY
Germany Some 1000 900 to 1000. GOO
fur oyercoats Of lambs wool are being
manufactured II Germany " fnrriers
sent home from the front 70 make,
them
At he close 81 make. Il quiet ana
steady A tie t11's q @ 6 4 & SOC.
duty faI1| 'or nearby SUGAR and 81