Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-28
shipment cubas At SIC 6.

lrefned sugar market for the week
have been active, violent and aggres
siye - @~5.s~ :. q. :
/ Starting by enormous orders from
the United Kingdom, which were ex
ecuted to an estimated extent OF co.,.
900 bags. az price Of Base to &c per
/; h., Z o. b. cash. In bond. the country
began TO participate, and refiners have
found il impossible to check the de.
mand, even by rapid advance in
prices. ~.
Last week the market closed with
granulated at fa0c per ID. net. On
Friday refners generally cut down or
ders and booked only such customers
as had no contracts on their books :.
The American took orders all day
at &c, less per cent. but limiting
sales to those customers who had no
orders on their books. declining all
export business. and have continued
same policy throughout the week. The
Warner, Arbuckle. and Federal ad.
yaneed to 5.50c. less per cent, and
Howell withdrew.
On Monday the American continued
W OtNCio Oh uOONO udSIS dl O.OOCs
less 2 per cent The Federal adVanc-
ed to &c. less per cent. Howell and
Warner took, no contracts. Arbuckle
quoted &C, less per cent. Ten thous-
and barrels granulated were taken
from Federal for Europe at soc, in
bend, net cash. -, >
On Tuesday the American and How
ell accepted moderate orders at &c.
less 2 per cent. All others advanced
to 61sc. less 2 per cent l.
On Wednesday the. American and
Howell advanced to 6lhc. less per,
cent and the Federal. Warner and Ar
buckle to &c less; per cent for prompt
shipments, with assortments on con-
tract ...,... -. o.. T.. =. , ~
Howell withdrew from market. j
All refiners figure BE- bags as equiv
alent to one barrel and will allow
buyers % per cent Of their orders in
bags CT 100 lbs, or smaller sizes.
On this day thesentire country APP
peared to go wild, from consumers to
jobbers, and showed eagerness to pay
any prices asked to increase their
stocks. 1ssa% =. 80 -. f.. -.~.l -.
The policy of refners, under present
is to discourage surplus
buying beyond immediate require
ments. .<.z~..~. -. -. 1919
Today the. American advanced to |
6.75c less per cent Howell quotes
&c less per cent.
Today. after buying raws at SIC C.
& I. l6.52c), duty paid. the Federal ad- |
refined to TIC; Arbuckle and
Warner followed. American continued
to take orders at 6s4c less 2 per cent
to a limited extent from regular Gus |
toners. .~.a.. H..
Toward the close American with |
drew from selling refined. and init.
mated that uaey would open at higher
prices tomorrow. -, - =. .-.,s
LIVERPOOL, July 81, 1914.-Cane-l
Owing to the difficulty of chartering |
steamers 10 bring sugar from Germani
ports, sugar on the spot has been in,I
active demand at dearer rates and
business only limited by the enhanced
prices required.
Sales include 1000 tons San Domingo !
1t. los -41Sd to los Sd and 200 tons,
Cuban told tfaportl at los Cd to 10sl
lid, basis asldegrees pol We quote.
Peru syrups.! $50 degrees pol, IS Cd.
GRANNY, 9S degrees pol. lis Cd
Beta large business at irregular
prices. August sold up to 9s Sd bat
las relapsed on the idea that If this
country is involved IN the war sugar
L Hamburg will be unsslakie. The |
.losegjs fat. August IS 2tad. Septen1-
,er IS 3%d, October December 90 Sgd.
Refined-The obstinate manner in II
which the trade up to this week had f
,efused to carry stocks has found
hem short of supplies at time when 4
,fferings Of Continental sugars were q
,ften unobtainable and landed sugars
rave been sold at up to Is Sd to Is 6d1
,ver last weeks rates. Tate's last
were based on lis 119d,
luty paid, less 2B per cent for stand
lrd granulated. ALI sugars now with. i
Irawn Quotations f o. b. unobtain:
bic. II -, A,
GLASGOW-Clyde Sugar Market /,
uly 81, 1914 The rupture between !
Austria and Servia and the fear OF
urther European complications have
aused an excited sugar market dur.
ne the week. Prices during the firstIl
ew DAYS advanced, Adj to 4lkd per ewt;
yhen first products beets touched So
d for July. 9ss Sd for August and ss L
I'D for October December delivery. I.
'oday there has been "a reaction on
ressure of August liquidation and the =
revious advance has been in greatt
leasure lost. the closing quetations,i
eng ss Sd fer August and 9s Cd for
october December delivery {. o: b. +
hamburg, SS per cent analysis. Sui,
ars on the spot and Immediately !
valuable have latteriy realized los ~ I
to los Sd, c.. If. Greenoek. via east H
cast. The uncertainty of further IA
hipments has caused an active de- Ii
land for arrived sugars. -. -. II
Cane sugars have been in small SUP
" and prices remain neminally at los !
d for centrifugals, basis SO per cent Z
on floating. terms. Is
Foreign refined has been strong IL
larket. an active demand for lrompt In
ugars having resulted from the strain
d political situation in Europe, with q