The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-19
MARKET COLORLESS
EXCEPT N FUTURES
Much Activity Reported In New
Crop Cuban Raws And
GRADUATED BeetS

Sales of raw sugar in New York dur.
ing the week ending November I were
5000 tons Philippine muscOvadOs and
about $4,000 bags Cubas and Porto
Ricos,
Willet & Gray's report states in part
that stocks in the United. States and
Cuba together were 366,s6l tons,
against 439,735 tons last week and
800, 412 last year, decrease of 2S,j
tons last year.
The conditions prevailing during the
preceding week, as reported in our last
issue relating to difficulties in making
prompt shipments and deliveries to the
re6ncries has continued Throughout the
present week under review, although
at the close somewhat improved.
As result such sugar as was avail.
able for immediate use commanded
further advance from 4.2Gc to 4.45c per
h., duty paid basis.
New Crop Sales
New crop Cubas and Porto Ricos are
becoming more of a factor each day.
Offerings are increasing and a fairly
large amount of January February SUI
Gars were Obtainable during the week
at Sc c. & f. (4.lOc), with occasionally
the possibility of shading February
somewhat. December new crop Cubas
have been offered at 3Hc c. 4 f.
(4.26c.)
Occasionally a lot of January has
been taken by refners and operators
at Sc c. & (. G.Olc), but the business
done has been limited.
New crop Porto Ricos are nominallv
4.26c for December shipment, but bids
are solicited at lower figures.
In Cuba
Receipts for the week continued
about steady at 229O tons, with one
Central still grinding. The greater ar-
tivity in the world's markets are re.
hCctcd in the increased exports of 49,
500 tons. OF this amount there were
exported to New Orleans 500 tons, to
Vancouver, 3. e., Canada, 5000 tons
and to Europe 1900 tons, according to
Mr., Himley, with the balance to the
nited States Atlantic ports
The exports have reduced the stock
in the Island to lSl,77S tons, again It
50 373 tons at this time last year. The
weather for the growing crop continues
favorable. The visible production is
2,542, SOS tons, against 2,57G,335 tons,
or decrease Of SO, GO tons.
Pefned
Difficulties of obtaining raw sugar
supplies promptly in sufficient quaint
ties to meet the demands for the re-
fined products, and also added Difficult.
ties in making shipments 10y reason Of
congestion in freights, have caused
some refnrrs to be somewhat behind in
filling their orders.
Such delays have been, in instances,
as much as two weeks.
New business is good at present price
of $3.50, less . per cent, which is AN
advance Of ten points from last week.
As we 90 to press the market Is
frmer, with limitations by some re
fners of higher prices.
Beet Crop Is Moving
The selling OF domestic beet rcGncl
was encouraged by the difficulties IN
tn" way of Came refined, and AT the old
basis of 5.O5c, less ; per cent, for Chi.
cago Buffalo territory, very 90" |
business was undoubtedly placed.
Quotations are now jlJr, regular terms,
for this territory, or say 5.0i7r net
cash.
Russian Estimates
Russia. Program of Crop Distrihu.
ton for l0l5-lG.-The Minister of ~
nance has placed the contingent for thr
miami consumption for the next year
at | ,G4O,O tons, valued as raw. The
supply, with normal yields, is placed at
COCOON tons, the imNiolal.lc reserve at
l2S,O00 tons, the export contingent to
Finland and Persia at 100000 tons.
The price limits on Sand sugar for the
Kew district from September LIST to
December 3lst is set Mt r. 40. From
January LIST to August 81, 1916, at Il.
{ 80 per pood. The total stock on Au'
gust 3lst is given at 4SO,433 tons,
against 100000 tons August |, 1913,
and 327,77S tons September |, 1918.
Tests made September LIST give weight
of roots 322 grms., against 1928 and 1856
grms. in the two preceding years,
weight of leaycs 1876 grms, against 1870
ana 2S6 grms., sugar content 1853 por
cent, against IL per cent and l5.4 per
cont.--(Deutschc Xuckcrindustric, OctO-
bcr'S, 1850
U. s. Factory Notes
The factory at Chino, California, -
reported to have finished slicing bcrts
on October 10Th after a very surr"ssfrl
season covering - days. While the
campaign was slightly shorter than IN
some years, the weather and other con.
ditiOnS were very faNorahl" and the
factory was able to work at mghrs;
speed throughout The Southern Cpil.
fornia factory at Santa Ana Finished
sIicimg about the middle Of Octohc.
and the Cooperative factory at the
same point was expected to follow
about November LIST, as was the Hunt
ingtom Beach factory. Anahcim wi,s
expected to run until the middle Of 80
vemher and the Los AlamtOs even later
At Ogden, Utah. while the sugar con
tent has proved disappointing the ton
uanR mar nara has hnnn fnuuI In ay,nn,