Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-20
WILLEIT& GRAYS journal GIVES
LATEST SUGAR TRADE FACTS

for differences in tests, and probably
both may be used at times until ex-
perienee settles as to which il shall
be. ~ ..,
European markets moved up for
February 2I-4d. March lI-2d.. May
2 lid, and cane. SO degrees. lid,
and became more active than for
some time past under the Cuban re-
ports and not because of any change
in the European beet crop situation,
as reported by F. 0. LIGHT. .....s
We call attention to the annual re-
port of The sugar trade of Great Brit
ain, as given herewith in full, and
showing an increase of consumption
for the year.
Crop reports from cane-producing
countries are given herewith, and are
of interest. -..
At the close there are freer offer
ings for February and March ship
Iments at 3-16c c. & f., which price
has not yet been paid.
CUBA CR0P-Special cables re-
ceived by us from Havana, Cuba: "
January 80, 1914: Rain is falling
in light showers in some parts of Gu
ba: 163 Centrals grinding, against
163 last year and 167 in 1912"
February 3, 1914: Weather I'M
settled; 1863 Centrals grinding, against
164 last year and 16S in 1912" F.
February 4, 1914: Rain is falling
copiously, improving cane but retard-
ing receipts and grinding"
CUBA CROP. - A letter from Gu
ba has been sent to a prominent sugar
commission house, giving views in re-
gard to the size of the Cuba crop, and
from which we make extracts. 1t is
interesting in view offs the fact that it
takes the stand of a short crop, in
spite of the favorable reports and the
early start of the present crop:
Various planters and colonos of the
different cane zones of the island have
written to a number OF the newspa-
pers, stating and showing by figures
that the pre- sent crop ewill hardly
reach. or possibly not pass, 100000
tons, instead of 2,569,143 tons as esti-
mated by Mr.. Himely. and 2.479,6 900
tons as estimated by Messrs. Guma-
Meier. -. ... 49,. -.
Il can tell you that, besides what is
stated in the newspapers, / am receiv-
ing frequent letters from various
friends who know this business, and
who believe as do that the shortage
in the production of the island will
not fall below 20 per cent, which will
be some 100000 tons Hess than the
above estimates. j
Last year most of the fields of the
island did not receive the proper at
tention. The rains have not been
what they should have been through
out the island, from which two causes
the return cane will have but little
development, and this Is being now
seen as the cane is being cut I" Z.
Supplementing the above the writer
recently cabled the following:
"For your guidance we advise that
according to the best information at
hand the yield of the cane fields, all
districts included, and which is af-
firmed, the total production will not
exceed 100000 tons"
The commission merchant to whom
the above was addressed reports as
follows: .s.
az have just returned from leng-
thy trip through, Cuba and Santo Do
mingo and can say that. the above i'm
preston of the present crop appears
to be generally held in, the various
districts through which l passed,
planters stating that although the
fields appear to have a good growth,
on looking them over they have found,
on beginning cuttings in different
parts of the fields, that the canes are
not nearly as large in length and d.
ameter as they had expected. From
this it would appear that we could ex-
pect a shortage from last years yield
per acre, and should We have a rather
early beginning of the rainy season,
say in May or early June of this year,
/ certainly believe that the crop will
fall short of the early estimates"
CUBA CROP.-Mr. Himley reports
in part under date of Havana, Janu-
airy &c, 1914-A good many assertions
are made to the effect that the crop
will be short, especially in the dis
tricts of Sagua, Cardenas. and Glen
fuegos. There is no doubt that the
cane did not attain proper growth in
some parts of those districts, owing to
lack of rain at the time when t was
needed, but on the other hand the