The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-22

Of the Italian purchases, the quantity
being estimated ut 10000 tons.
The cancelling of these sugars viii
neeessitate the French government to
look for further. supplies to America,
and II Is understood that negotiations
are at present under way to secure
part, or all, Of this quantity from our
re1uers. a a ~. II
/ Az the close the market Is firm at
the Bee. q {. (4.0lc) basis for, gGs.
test eentfifugrls, with little desire for
business, except on the hand to-mouth
basis for necessary Requirement. Of fe,
fnefs. 1& ''1i2fBsf Nh :.
Futures Advancing
! Trading in sugar futures on the Cof-
fee Exchange has become rather more
active, with an advancing market quo
tation. Sales include February at
2.S0c, July at 3. l8e and September
Int 3.2Jc, in store, in bond. III
x The several holidays interrupted sales
and deliveries to some extent, but re-
;hpers' business for the week was fair
| ly- good. Nv.
France Buys American Refined
Some refnersi hayingfan increased de,
uiand from France, have been some.
what pushed for necessary supplies OF
liaws, thus holding both the raw and
Ifefned prices quite firm, and even
showing m advance in refined for the
week from 4.753c to 4851c per H.,
net cash, for fine gTannlated.
The local demand is fairly good for
the season. There has been some ac;
tivity this week in export business,
and, further business has, been done
with France for January. March, ship,
liment, The quantity is yariously est,
mated between 10000 and 20, 1000 tons,
and II Is said that part Of the bust.
ness consisted of an exchanges of raws
for, refined, allowing nominal figure
| price mentioned Of 46 francs c. ii. 4.
French ports, the equivalent is about
3. 85c, net cash, in bond for New York.
--latest reports from New, Orleans
state that the Chalmettes refinery win
remain closed until new crop Cubas are
available. y Z, ~ .,.7 ", (, /, g Z.
In the meantime the American (Pbil,
kaaelphia) refinery Is shipping by
steamer to New Orleans 250O tons re-
fined sugar to supply the New Orleans
,,loeal trade. Further shipments are pos.
tible. Il
German Winter Grain Crop injured
GermanylNo November %, 1914 More
or less frost during the past week has
almost entirely, prevented work in the
fields. However, the delivery of beets
Inns continued to a certain extent
There has not been enough snow with
the frosts TO protect the winter grains,
So far, and some damage to them 4,
already reported For the stored beets
the. cold was quite favorable, and was
especial " welcome in the east, where
deliveries are still, very backward. In
the rest of the ,epuntry the campaign
eontipues,, generally, with smoothpess,
hut it IS still diificnlt to, estimate the
size of the current. produetioDs. as 10
some cases the factories themselves, do
not know how many beets win finally
reach them for manufacture. In some
districts the farmers are using as much
as Twenty-Five per cent of their crop
Tor cattle feed, and in Others the pros
poets are, that the beets toward the
end Of the season will lose much IL
sugar. - F o. Lieht,) 4 " q
Domestic Beets -. ~. s
Heavy rains in California have cx;
redited blowing, and the beet crop is
being planted. Conditions Ia the beer
factories are reported normal. - =,
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