The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-27
SUPREME COURT
GRANTS HEARING.
Will Consider Granting Louisiana
Planters injunction on Cuban
Sugar Preferential.

The Supreme Court Of the United
States will hear the Louisiana appeal
against the Cubar preferential sugar
duties April 9.
Willett & Gray predict some loss Of
sugar in Cuba because of the oyerripe
ness Of the cane. The market closed
steadier for the week ending March 1e.
Their report Of conditions Is in part as
follows:
Review for Week.
The week Raws declined .O6e Re.
fined declined .09sc. Net cash ouota.
tons this date are: Centrifupals. 2.D5c;
Granulated, 3.S22c. Receipts. 70. $50
tons, Meetings, 10000 tons. Tstal stock
in Atlantic ports, ISL ,952 tons. against
2,383 tons last week, and l55.70i tons
last year. Beet sugar quotations, (, o.
b, Hamburg, IS 0Kd per ewt. for SIS deg.
analysis, equal TO S4sc for 90 deg. test
Centrifugals at New York, duty paid.
First Marks German Granulated I. o. b,
hamburg, lis Cd, equal to 3.93e New
York, duty paid.
Estimated afoats TO the United States
from Cuba and Porto Rico, $4,000 tons;
Hawaii, $4,000 tons; Philippine Islands,
5000 tons. Total $4,000 tons, against
total 10000 tons last year.
Net Cash PIiee Refined. The lowest
price named for refined here on this
date is basis Of Cane Fine Granulated,
in barrels, at 3.s22c net cash.
Statistics by Special Cables-Cu Cuba
The six principal ports:
Receipts, 10000 tons; exports, 81 900;
stock, 36l 900 tons, against 256,00J tons
last year.
centrals grinding, Iva, against ia
last week, ia last year and l73 in 1912.
Entire Island receipts for week, 49,
600 tops, against $4,000 tons last week,
81, 600 tons last year and $4,000 tons In
Stocks in the United States and Cuba
together Of $653,253 tons, aga; INST $780,
PSI tons last week and Az EOS tons last
year, an increase Of l76,04s tons from
last year
Europe Stock in Europe, s,74O,0Oo
tons, against 3, 73l 900 tons last year.
Visible Supply.-Total stock Of Eu-
rope ard America, 1898, 1853 tors again,t
i,2Os, 205 tons last year at the same UNI
even dates. The increase of stock is
1850 tons against an increase Of 1884,.
36l tons last week. Total stocks and
afoats together show a visible supply
Of 4,55s,25S tons against 1909 POS tons
last year OF an increase Of 249, 04s tons
Raws.--A decline for the week OF
l-l6c per lb, is shown by the sales made,
which were mostly at the basis of
| 15-l6c c. & f., for 90 deg. Centrifugals,
2,05c per ID. duty paid.
| Business included both Clbas and
Porto Ricos, and the quantity s5ld was
quite fair one, but holders continue
TO press for sale Porto Rieos,t giving
some little indication Of further e5nses.
sioDs to be made.
A cargo was taken for the United
Kingdom at 9s. 3D., equal about 1916
| 2. 4 f. New York, the lowest quotation
yet made for that country. 5s,s
Buyers Showing Interest.
| At the close, however, the tone is
steadier, buyers showing more interest,
with some 100000 bags Cnbas and
Porto Rieos taken at the current quota
ticn, 2.95c. Spectators paid l-52e c.
& (. for May shipment. ,
The weekly Cuba cable give the
market the easier tone now noticeable.
The week receipts were again large,
10000 tons for entire Islpnd, with ia
sentrals working and weather fn,. Mr..
Iimely gives exports including $500
tons to Europe, $1,000 tons 10 Atlantic
ports and 700 tons to New Orleans.
\ The Atlantic port receipts were large,
H9,569 tons. Meetings also inere lsed
by full week 5 work by IeRneIs TO
catch up with orders, and stocks in.
creased 1850 tons. .ae... rs
European markets declined lid for
February and all months, closing at 9s
/ 0sN a fnr No n O..
9s cad for May futures, with no indi-
cations of Improvement, but rather the
opposite to small further extent.
The Louisi ina planters have appealed
from the opinion of the attorney gen
eral regarding duties on Cuba sugar to
the Supreme Court Of the United States,
and the court is TO give them hearing
on April 9th as TO an injunction against
collecting less than l.34sc per Id duty,
30 deg. test, on Cuba sugar. In the
meantime, all Cuba sugars are RAISING
the customs at 1.oO4sc per ID. duty 90
deg. test.
Cuban Production.
/ We print Messrs. Guma- Mejer's Gu.
ban production 10 February 2Sth, show
ing 916,352 tons against 7s2,6O3 tons
last year, which continues 10 indicate a
! full crop up to the estimates, although
some persons recently returned from the
Island found reasons in the full matur-
| ity Of the cane before II can all be
ground TO fear some deteriorations by
its delayed use.
Cuba Crop.-Mr. HimeIy reports I'M.
der date of Havana, March 2, 1914: The
five new Centrals which grind for the
first time this year are now at work.
They are: The ''Manati Sugar Com
pany" and "Central America in ORR.
epte province, Central Ciego de Avi.
la" and "Compania Azucarera Cana.
guey" in the province of the latter
name and +" Central Ulacia" at Sagua.
Three Of the older Centrals. however,
have not started up yet. "'Elena" in
Matanzas province is still idle because
Of trouble with its cane farmers. "San
Francisco de Asia, " of Sagpa, has sold
its cane to a neighhoring Central fac
tory and win not grind this year. and,
finally, "San Manuel, Of the Cuban.
American Sugar Company. which Is