Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-13
HIGH COST OF Living EXPEDITED TO
GO Higher AS RESULTOF THE VAR
Jas II. Love.

Provisions and animal foodstuFfs arc
guing u be higher in Honolulu na &c
count Of the European war. I'm some
Instances prices have already ahue ap.
butt there IS somewhat of hopeful
feeling that the situation will be re-
lieyed before long, through the oreHs
ing Of the Atlantic commerce, also
that il will not become so bad as re-
tailers and consumers Seem to think.
The pessimistie view Is evidenced by
the stocking up OF household llrders
with more provisions than are i'm.
mediately required and by the at,
tempts Of iObbers and through them
country stOTekeepers to lay in large
supplies before prices go higher With
regard to Atlantic shipping. tire factor
is a sword that may cut two ways.
Local importers are at loss, for I'M
stance. why flour shouid be higher
while export wheat is embargoed by
the war. They have an idea that the
result should be the opposite This
morning several importing hauses
were visited to get line on tho ne
tual situation. and the results Of the
inquiries aBpar herewith.
While raw sugar is setting new rec
ords. refined sugar h 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
$50 per hundred Refined as q rule
is about q 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 9,95
cents per pound, this figure being re.
ceived by the sugar planters about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Re,
fined is thus about S1.50 a bag higher
than raw-but at any minute this
quotation may be changed.
The retail grocerB, IL was said this
morning, are advancing sugar to Gus.
toners as the wholesale price goes
up. -. r..
]. r. Hamburg of Fl. Hackfeld & Co,
Ltd, said Our advices of yesterday
and today from the coast are that the
patent fiours have advanced Ea cents
a barrel, and Of course ether grades
will be in proportion, Pink salmon hns
advanced 40 cents the case and red
salmon 90 cents. All mill feed has
gene up 81 a ton. Rice, some grades
haSe advanced IS cents and some 50
cents the bag. Canned meats have adj !
yanced about 20 per cent in price
F. L. Waldron OF f. L. Waldron & |
Co, Ltd: Flour has advanced about i
}G cents a barrel Barley is about i
stationery WITH erTatic movements /
Wheat is up IS a ton. CoFnrd beef has /
gone up, Rice. has advanced about |
50 cents the bag. the wholesale price +
Of Hawaiian being $3.50 IL is harI to I
get q line on prices, they are so err
attic. Some coast experts are
.efusing Hawaiian orders. In thel
opinion of some of us here i'll
s difficult to see why the price of
1our should be advanced when eX-
)ort wheat cargoes are tied up. The
,nfy explanation is that the rise in
four is the result of speculation on
he event OF the opening up of Allan
ic commerce. Refined sugar has
rome up this morning"
J. f. Child, manager of the grocery
department. of Theo, H. Davies q Co,
I'd 1t is hard for the local trade
o know just where il is at We had
cableEram the other day that coffee
lad declined by about $3.50 the bag.
tomorrow we may be advised that it
las advanced 2 cents a pound Can
led meats are advancing very rapid
y. With regard to flour we had been
xpecting a decline of 81 a barrel be-
ore the war scare, so that most o. +