Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-17
NO CHANCE FOR
EMARKET IN
EAST JUST NOW
A. {. Longley, Market Super.
intendent. Says Competition
of Florida Fruit Too Great

Il
The fact that the Pacific Mai
Steamship Company shortly win take
its ships off the Pacific, and that tn
Oceanic Steamship Company expects
to take the Sierra off the Honolulu
San francisco run. has sadly handicap
ped the plan of the territorial market
ing division to ship fresh Hawaiian
pineapples to the mainland, according
to Superintendent A. T. Longley, who
returned from the coast today.
In addition to this information, Mr.
Longley told the Star-Bulletin that
after thorough investigation of con,
ditions. he has found it practically i'm,
possible to open In the East this year
q market for Hawaiian pines. The
competition of the pineapples grown
in Florida, he says, is too strong.
Mr.. LoHgley's trip to the. coast was
primarily for the purpose Of interview
ing the officials Of transpacific steam
ship companies with a view to having
them put additional ventilators on
their vessels which would permit the
shipping of a greater quantity of
fresh pineapples from Honolulu to the
mainland. These interviews were had,
he said today, but the outcome was
not very successful
The Pacific Mail officials informed
Mr.. Longley that they would give the
division all the space required on
their vessels and would arrange the
placing of freight from the Orient so
that this space would be ready when
the vessels arrived in Honolulu. The
news that the Pacific Mail would go
out Of business, however. put an end
TO any plans In that direction.
The Oceanic people offered the d.
vision space for 100 tons of pines q
steamer, meaning the Sierra, but that
II could not promise anything on the
vessels stopping at Honolulu on their
way to the mainland from Australia
Mr.. Longley learned in San Francisco
that the Sierra probably will be taken
off the Honolulu-San Francisco run
and placed In service between San
Francisco and Australia
The Matson line promised the divis-
ion more space for pineapple ship
menfs, but declined to give aid to the
extent Of installing additional yenti-
lators. The company offered to give
space fer 800 tons, or 5000 cases, Of
fresh pineapples each month.
Summing the whole thing up" Mr..
Longley said, today tive will have to
rely on the Matson Zine for our pine
shipments. andEat 4llAt we are limited
to 800 tons q months That is but a
mere drop insthe bucket. Next year,
II the pineapple crop shows an in
crease, we Will have to have more
space for shipments"
After spending several days In San
Francisco, Mr.. Longley proceeded to
Chicago. where he expected to open a
market for the fresh pineapples grown
by the small farmers on Oahu which
are not contracted for at the can
neries 44f
While in the eastern city he con-
ferred with several commission men.
He found that Il is impossible to open
a market at this time OF the year, but
believes, as he said today, that from
the first of February until the middle
of April there will be a demand for
choice fruits, and that Honolulu will
be able to ship pineapples there in
carload lots and sell them at a paying
price. Large shipments Of Florida
pines are being made to Chicago, and
the fruit is very popular, he said.
Mr.. Longley explained that on the
Pacific coast about four times as many
pines are being used as before the first
Of July. They are meeting with a.
good demand in spite of the fact that
California fruits are plentiful and
cheap
The present plan of the division
is to ship every pine where we can
ind a market (which will bring the
producer profit no matter how
small" Mr.. Longiey continued. ''Of
course, we cannot expect to market
all the fruit available this year and
while we are making every effort to
find a market for all the pines for
which we can get TRANSPORTATION, no
doubt great many will have to be
lost. didn't look into the demand for
canned pineapple, but every restaur-
ant to which | went had Hawaiian
pineapple, canned, on the menu
During the pineapple season in Chi
,ago that city receives several car
oads each day from Florida. Very few
IRE received from Porto Rico. The
season starts about the first of April
and continues until the end of the
year. AS to the Cutan pines, one ship
Der told me that he had hundreds Of
ons of the fruit in Cuba which were
,otting for the want of a market.
So, for the time being. the diyf-
ZION will not be able to do anything
n Chicago
On his way back to the. cnast, Nr |
1oEgley stopped at Salt Lake CITY.
where. he says, there are prospects |
# good market. He saw some Ha- |
vaiian pineapples there which were
elling for 1912 cents a mound. Mr..
5ongley saws he thinks the local di-
,ision could ship them there at prices
which would make them sell at about
tx cents a pound
Speaking of the Hawaiian exhibit /
t the exposition In San Francisco. Mr..
.ongley said that it chad the crowd, .
tut that there should be something
more for the people to see He2savs
hat the aquarium without a doubt is