Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-13
Jas. 4. Love.

Provisions and animal feedstnffs are
going TO be higher IN Honolulu on &C
count of the European war In some
Instances prices have already gone up,
but there is somewhat of a hopefni
feeling that the situation will be re-
lieved before long, through the opcr-
ing Of the Atlantic commerce, also
that it will not become so bad as re-
tailers and consumers seem to think.
The pessimistie view Is evidenced by
the stocking up of household larders
with more provisions than are I'M
mediately required and by the at
tempts of jobbers and through them
country storekeepers to lay In large
supplies before prices go higher. With
regard to Atlantic shipping, the factor
is q sword that may cut two ways.
Local importers are at loss, for in
stance, why flour should be higher
while export wheat is enlarged by
the war They have an idea that the
result should be the opposite. This
morning several importing houses
were visited to get line on the ac-
tual situation, and the results of the
inquiries appear herewith.
While raw sugar is setting new rec
ords, refined sugar is also doing some
jumping and the condition Of the
mainland markets is Immediately re-
fiected in Honolulu.
Refined sugar in Honolulu is quoted
today by the wholesale grocers at
$3.50 per hundred. Refined as a rule
is about a dollar bag higher than
raw, and the rise in raws usually
comes shortly after the announcement
of a jump in refined. The war stu
alton has brought about a greater
comparative advance in refined than
in the raw product.
The last quotation for raw was 5.95
cents per pound, this figure being re-
ceived by the sugar planters about
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Re-
fined is thus about $3.50 bag higher
than raw-but at any minute this
quotation may be changed.
The retail grocers, it was said this
morning, are advancing sugar to Gus
toners as the wholesale price goes
up.
]. F. Hamburg of H. Hackfeld & Co.,
Ltd, said: "Our advices of yesterday
and today from the coast are that the
patent fiours have advanced 90 cents
a barrel, and of course other grades
will be in proportion. Pink salmon has
advanced 40 cents the case, and red
salmon SO cents. All mill feed has
gone up 81 ton. Rice, some grades
have advanced rs cents and some so
cents the bag. Canned meats have adj
yanced about 20 per cent in price"
F. l. Wa1dron of F. L. Waldron 6
Co., Ltd: Flour has advanced about
stationary with eractic movements.
Wheat is up S5 ton. Corned beef has
gone up. Rice has advanced about
SO cents the bag, the wholesale price
of Hawaiian being $3.50. 1t is hard to
get a line on prices, they are so er-
ratio. Some coast exporters are
Hawaiian orders. In the
opinion of some of us here it
is difficult to see why the price of
-four should be advanced when ex-
port wheat cargoes are tied up. The
only explanation is that the rise in
-four is the result of speculation on
the event of the opening up of Allan
tic commerce. Refined sugar has
gone up this morning"
J. F. Child, manager Of the grocery
of Theo. H. Davies & Co,
Ltd: ct is hard for the local trade
10 know just where 1t is at We had
cablegram the other day that coffee
had declined by about $50 the bag.
Tomorrow we may be advised that 1t
has advanced 2 cents pound. Can
ned meats are advancing very rapid
". With regard to -four we had been
decline of 81 barrel be-
fore the war scare, so that most OF