The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-07

small profit, indicating n market value
eventually for Cuba eentrifugals Of 2l5c
g. 4 Z. before the end Of this campaign.
At the close the market Is quiet and
steady at the current quotations. with
ont special interest being shown by
either buyers or sellers as to any
change.
Refned--Th has been no change
IN rehners selling prices and list quo.
tations daring the week, the Federal
remaining at 430c less 2 per cent for
prompt shipment orders, and all others
at 4.4Oe less 2 per cent for fine gram
Elated.
New business Is still backward at full
prices, but Withdrawals are fairly lib.
efal at the former basis.
Prompt shipments are being made by
all refners.
Our United States beet production for
the coming campaign has now started IA
the State OF California under favorable
conditions for good results AZ 10 out.
turn and prices. States this side Of the
Rocky Mountains do. not begin their
campaign until October.
Export price for graduated Is 3.30c
per pound, fob, New York, in bond
for round lots, net cash.
New Guma- Meier Cuba Crop Esti-
mate Special cable received by, ns
July 80, 1914, from Messrs. joaquin
Guma- Leandra Meier, Of Havana THE
Cnba erop (l9l3,14) Is now estimated
at 1550, 900 tons. = t,
Previous estimates Of this crop by
Messrs. Guma-Mejer were
December 3, 1914. /. (. .2,479 GOO tons
April !, 1914. 4. /. \. i. (. 2,550,O00 tons
May 90, 1914. SO. 4. 100000 tons
Cuba Crop Special cables received
by us from Havana, Cuba:
July n, 1914; Rain Is wanted;
centrals grinding, against 10 last year
July 81, 1914 scrop Soldering from
drought; Centrals grinding Against
10 last year and II in 1912.
European Beet crop.-F. o. LIGHT
cables us specially from Magaebarg
Germany, July II, 1915: tsWeather Il
livery favorable for the growing
lerop.p
July 81 1914: q. Weather Is very
favorable for the growing crop, hui
rain il partly wanted.
London Mail, July 10. 1gl4.--The
market ut the commencement or the
week was directly affected by reports
\ Of good rains In Germany, etc, and al
though Mr.. II. o. Iieht still states that
rain Is desired In Eastern Germany e
clear growing beet roots Of insects
the generally improved outlook for tht
crop has caused renewal Of August
foundations, and we have seen IN,
prize down to 9s 3ill Today thu
value has recovered torDs And, owins
to scarcity Of sellers; II Is noteworthy
that during the recent quietness. thu
Continent have been very unwillin;
sellers Of new crop positions.
1--WE now quote: July o. 81 nomina
value, August 9s AID paid and sellers
September os 5h value, October ecem
Der 0s 5A buyers, January March ?
714d value, May Is ohd paid and buy
ers
Although the Indian demand has fell
en- of for the time being, II is reported
that China is enquiring for Java 81
CARS, which for the moment are Is owe
| American parity, and for the Unitel
Kingdom they stand at about 81 +
41ad over the relative price Of So pc
cent beet.
Cuba. - According to special reports
received by us from all parts Of tn
Island for the week ending July IL
/ 1914 ~ Even the occasional light show
j ers which have recently fallen from
! time TO time In sugar-growing sections
1 Of the Island now seem to have cease,
and generous rains are urgently de
sired in most sections for next eroI
cane The grinding campaign Is prae
Itically over. Temperatures ruled very
hot during the week
The Beet Sugar Industry.
United States.--We and Crop
These notes are based principally upoT
the Government Weather Report TO
the week ending July 20, 1914:
i Ohio. Favorable rains Seffectualll
broke the droughty conditions which
have prevailed in this state for SOM
J, weeks These dry conditions, adde'
TO the general delay in seeding cause'
by early cold and excessive rain, hay
prevented the late sown seed from get
ting properly started, aud prospects
were decidedly unfavorable prior 4
the past week. Conditions will b.
much improved by these rains, but en-
tire recovery from the effects of thu
drought is hardly to be expected
i Michigan Heavy showers greatly
favored the growing beet crop. cominI
as they have when rain was Just begin
ming TO he needed Thinning i nov
practically finished ana by loosenini
the soil, where baked, the rains vii
enable all field work 70 BE- brought I,
an early and satisfactory eompIetiou,
Il Colorado.--Ample showers, especially
HEAVY IN southeastern sections con
tinue 70 favor the growing beet crop
\ AT the same time there is abundan
fair weather, which allows field worl
to be carried on.
Utah Favorable showers and higl
temperatures continue and the bee
crop is growing finely. Warm weathe
has now prevailed for about asmontl
and the crop has caught up most o
the haelswardnsss caused by the con
tinued low temperatures before tina
time. t
n cahfornia.--No rain fell during tn
week. Temperatnres again heeam
normal, after hsing quite cool in tn
Il preceding week. These coalition
favored the ripening Of tho beet croI
haryesting. and sheing at the few fac
tories which have started the, cam
lpaign.l
4 Other states Conditions confirm