The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-29

Advices from Washington today state
that the Ways and Means COMMITTED
are contemplating putting tax on
freight in transit 70 the extent of
per cent. This would affect all sugal
shipments, as well as other merchan,lise
The tax is 70 be included with seine
lothers In order 10 raise revenue, due Il
the decrease in the revenue on imports
on account Of the European war.
San Francisco, .Oal. (By Telegraph
September 10, 1914. California, iIa
waiian advanced to 7.25c., Western now
7.25c,
The Beet Sugar Industry.
United States. ~ weather and Crop
These notes are based principally upon
the week ending September z, 1914;
.Michiga week has been gen
orally cool and wet, with some bright
days y
indiana. During the past month the
beet crop, which was backward on &c
count Of drought, was greatly improved
by abundant rains, and now looks fair
ly. promising.
colorado. - Bright, sunny weather
with generally low temperatures, has
greatly favored the ripening Of the Feet
crop dnring the past week and also the
harvesting of the crop, which has now
started at few points. Light rain
would be welcome to loosen the soil for
blowing out, but heavy rain no long.
or desired.
Montana. showers during the
past week have slightly relieved the
droughty conditions which have prevail
ed during most of the summer. Streams
were already reported unusually low at
the middle of August, so that condi.
tions as a whole have not been entirely
favorable, for the growing beet crop.
Idaho. Dry weather continues and
good rains are greatly needed. How.
ever reports indicate that the rect crop
is growing fairly well
Californta.-Coob dry weather con
tinues. Moderate rain near Betteravis
ON Au9ust 3lst my. have slighs'y 1r
layeI the starting Of the campaign at
that point.
Field and Factory,--Notes from the
press:
The campaign at Visalia, California,
ended about August goth and was CON
sideped fairly successful. Harvesting
tut InC DCllGIdNlA ldNtOIl DIdItbu fAu-
gust cath and the campaign was SEIZED.
,uled TO start on September LIST.
Owing to the fact that early plans TO
operate the Fallon tNevada) factory
this year were given up, there is beet
seed enough in the warehouse there to
plant 1000 acres of beets. sfr rs
The factory at Ogden, Utah, was
scheduled to start the campaign on Sep.
TENDER 10th. A large crop is expected
in that section this year, and many Of
the beets grown will be shipped to the
factories in the Cache Valley.
A report from Sugar City. Idaho, says
that the beet crop though thin in places
promises to be quite heavy and fully
as large a yield as last year is antici-
pated. et
A report from Rocky Ford, Colorado,
rays that In some places rust and leaf
spot are damaging the beets. IL is hop
ed that the early starting Of the fac,
tory will check these pests before they
have made great progress, gm
The Great Western Sugar Co. is re-
ported to have sold 100000 bags Of its
1914 product at pre-war time prices
The eampaign at Grand Junction is ex-
peeted TO start not later than October
LIST.
II is said that after vigorous search
the Department Of Commerce. has loeat
ed 100000 bags of beet seed in Ger.
many, which ii may be possible to OBJ
tain for the United States (this would
plant about 100000 aeres), *.
Cuba Crop.--Special cables received
by us from Havana, Cuba;
September 4, 1914: Heavy rain in
some parts; Centrals grinding, against
3 last year and ] in l9l2.D t.
September s, 1915 ssHeavy rains In
some parts; in others drought continues,
2 Centrals grinding, against last year
and | in d19J2.f
Cuba.-Aecording TO special reports
received by us from all parts of the Is.
land for the week ending September A,
l9l4-There was little change in wealth.
or conditions during the past week, al,
thought the rainfall was generally less
than in the week before. While a few
places report sufficient moisture, the
vast majority need rain greatly. San.
tiago is the only point reporting over
an inth Of rain. The light rains have
at least served to- loosen the soil at
many points, permitting field work and
especially preparing lands for planting
cane, 10 make good progress. Central
g Boston closed down recently, after
making 460,0S3 bags of sugar Tenn
peratures continue high.
West India Embargo. embargo
recently placed by Great Britain on ex-
ports from the West Indian Islands was
removed only after protest was made
TO the British Government by the Is
lands involved. The object of the pro.
hsbition of the expectation of sugar
from sugar-growing colonies was to en-
able the government TO secure sugar in
order to make good TO some extent the
deficiency Of sugar from the Continent
Negotiations followed after the des.
patch of the protest and on August