The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-15
BOSTON ONCE MORE
DISCOVERS HAWAII
Sugar Boat With Full Cargo I'M
presses Hub With Import
ance OF Islands

The arrival of the Panaman at Boston,
September 90, with full cargo of 5000
tons of Hawaiian sugar was cause for
considerable comment by the Boston
press. The Christian Science Monitor
says:
1.-THE cargo brought to Boston by
the steamer Panaman was contained in
1894 bags. And strange enough, this
shipment Of cane was brought all the
way from Hilo in charge Of Captain
Kane, master of the steamer. Besides
the sugar there were 1000 cases of pine.
apples aboard the vessel. Even then
the craft had space for 1000 additional
Panama Canal delayed the vessel about
twelve days.
Some History
In years before the Panama Canal
was opened Hawaiian planters shipped
considerable cane across the Isthmus OF
Tehuantepee from which freight steam.
ers brought it to United States ports
The heavy expense Of transshipment
across the isthmus now is avoided and
direct shipments are being made, Ha
wall becoming an aggressive competitor
of Cuba for the American markets.
Not for many years has shipment
of sugar reached Boston direct by
water from Hawaii. 1t used to come
here aboard sailing vessels. which made
the long voyage around South America
But steam power has driven sailing
ships from commerce in sugar.
Too Big For Harbor
1.-THE Panaman is much larger thar
the average sugar steamer coming t
Boston from Cuban ports, and coulC
not pass through the narrow draw II
Fort Point channel to the refinery
wharf. For this reason the cargo il
being transferred by lighters.
"This is understood to be the larges
cargo of sugar ever to reach Boston il
one vessel.
Can This Be True?
"The cane produced in the Cuban
Islands is understood to be somewha
sweeter than that which comes from
Hawaii. In other respects the tw,
products 'are much the same.
"On the other hand the beet sugar o
tho Middle v est and West is not near
ly as sweet as the canes. In fact, re
fners say it is necessary to use prac
tically a barrel and half of the bee
product to take the place of one bar
rel of cane sugar. On the average
ton of beets yields only between 23
and POO pounds of sugar, varying from
year to year.
Carnival of shipments of beet suga
from the West recently forced tn
wholesale market down cOnsiderabl
and eventually had the effect of reduc
ing the retail price from six and one
half cents to six cents per pound
1.-The huge shipment from Hawaiia
ports aboard the Panaman caused
further reaction on the local marke
the wholesale price falling off thirt
points Immediately, the large refnerie
quoting five cents a pound in larg
quantities. The jobbing price abou
the city dropped thirty points to cor
respond and the retailers today wer
selling at five and one half cents
pound.
ITO forecast the future market con
ditiOn would be uncertain, but dealer
in Boston feel that in view of tn
abundance of the Cuban supply an
the fact that the New York market
now selling at sacrifices in order to ge
rid of surplus stocks, a further reduC
tion in Boston may be looked for Wit
further competition from the Hawaiia
Islands the prospects for more reduC
tons appear favorable.