Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01
MUCH BUSINESS
FOR TERRITORY
MARKET in 1915
New Quarters in Maunakea
Street Will Greatly Facill-
tate Work of Division

pirate and much necied Christmas
gift, and with plaEs for better and
more adequate facilities nearing com
pletion.. indications are .Eat 1916 will
be a better, biggec and more success.
full year for the Territorial Marketing
Division than any similar period in
its past history.
Only two years ann d half old the
division, under the direction of Supt.
A. T. Longley, already has built up a
large and profitable business, which
is netting returns not only for the ter.
ritory but for the various growers and
raisers of produce Throughout :he IS
lands
The idea Of the market primarily is
TO get the producer the best possible
price for his produce, and TO educate
the producer toward growingt better
crops and toward selecting and grad.
ing what he sends into the market.
The business during 1918. Snperin-
fendent Longley reports, has greatly
increased since 1914. and now that the
market officials are in iheis new quar-
ters in Maunakea street, they expect
TO produce even a greater volume Of
business during 1916.
The old quarters were Inadequate,
and for this reason a large aInunnt OF
the produce spoiled, says Longley, and
thfs consequently meant low returns
for the consigners in many instances
Made satisfactory Returns.
All this should be eliminated now
that We are In our new building. says
the superintendent. During 1915 we.
had handled nearly every island pro
duct which comes to the Honolulu
markets, Consignments of beef,
hogs, poultry, eggs and various other
products all greatly increased In vol
ume during the year, and in many In
stances the market has been able to
make satisfactory returns to the pro-
ducers
s1f the local producers would take
as much care in preparing their goods
for the market as mainland producers
do, they could soon get a great deal
OF the trade that is now going to the
California producers
AS an example, superintendent
Longiey points. out that live poultry
which Is shipped into Honolulu from
the mainland, especially from Galifor-
MA, IS generally in better condition
than inland poultry. There is no eks
cuse for this, II seems. Mr. Longley
adds.
During the last year the onion crop.
which promised so well few years
ago, was almost a. complete failure
and very few onions were planted in
the islands during 1916 Mr.. Longley
says that the Bermuda onion seems
to be particularly hard to cure and
keep here. and it Is probable that
some other variety may be grown.
island EGGS are Scarce.
There also has been scarcity of
island eggs during the last few
months. and prices have been abnor-
mally high. During the spring months
there probably viii be an oyer-supply
of island eggs. The growers on Oahu
are talking of putting their surplus
eggs into cold storage to prevent
prices going 50 low as to make the
sailing Of fresh eggs a losing propo-a
s1tion. as It has been during the last
two years "A bfoducer must get more
than g ecenfS dozen for island eggs,
even during the<lleavy laying season.
to make the business paying one,
says Mr.. .Longley.
Dung 1916 about 500 punches Of
island grown banafas were shipped
to the mainland OF this number $40
have been shipped since
July I.
Sacks OF f'rice to the number Of 2055;
R10S cases Of Nepanese taro and So
oases of lotus, as we'll as large ship
ments Of fresh pineapples were in
cluded in the produce which the mar
Ket Sent to California.
Sweet Potato Crop Good.
To take the place of the nearly de-
funct onion industry. the Madeira. or
sweet. potato is being grown in large
quantities on Kauai and Oahu. This
potato is said to be. the best. of its va
riety ever grown in the Hawaiian
Islands. It is expected that 1t will
bring high price in California dur
ing May and June next, when the mar
ket there viii be practically bare
Within a short time the market in
tends to open a retail stand where
there viii be on sale all sorts of island
fruits and vegetables at regular prices.
The division also intends to arrange
for deliveries to the outside districts
at least one day each week. When this
system is inaugurated, no attempt will
be made to deliver and 10 cent or
ders. People buying in such small
quantities will be required to take
their purchases with them.
superintendent Longley predicts
that 1916 will be an unusually busy
yea& tbr the division Hundreds Of
sDfall farmers and homesteaders are
Cooperating in the work.
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