The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-24
Europe MUST BUY
From. AMERICA
- Refiners Find Conditions Easier
" With. More Abundant Sup. y
aa' 81 '7pNinStoeks1 larger


Sales of raw sugar at New York dur.
ing the week. ending November o
were $500 tons full duty, 5000 bags
Porto Ricos and 100000 bags Cubas.
Willett 4 Gray report receipts at the
United States Atlantic ports, 5O,959
tons; MEETINGS, $4,000 tons; total stock,
59,99s tons, against 81 ,O4O tons last
week and 15o;sl4 tons last year. F.. =
- Estimated afoats to the United
States from Cuba and Porto Rico,
. $4,000 tons; Hawaii, 10000 tons; Phil.
ippine Islands, 1900 tons; various
$4,000 tons; total, $4,000 tons, against
total 10000 tons last year.
Stocks Improve ''
Stocks IN the United States and
Cuba together of 1905 tons, against
2Q0,S44 tons last week and 3O5 ,926 toms
last year, a decrease of 1926, gO4 tons
from last year.
In part, Willett & Gray report sales
at 6.52c, which total 1870 900 bags, in.
elude sugars Of various countries, some
free OF duty, some at concession of
duty as Cubas, and some that pay the
full duty as assessed by the tariff: The
American was the principal buyer.
Louisiana sugars about UNCHANGED.
with lowest sales at cents for 96 de.
gree refining grades, with but little
business reported.
The statistical position, as far as re.
fners are concerned, shows signs of i'm.
proyement, as the receipts this week
are larger than MEETINGS, being o., 959
tons against $1,000 tons required for
MEETINGS. Total stocks are -59, 099
tons
Heavy Rains in Cuba
There appeared at Cuban shipping
ports during the month of October
12;6S8 tons, against 1865 tons same
month last year. The exports of the
week were of far size-33,l75 tons to
the United States Atlantic ports and
S,2l4 tons to Europe. Stocks are re-
duced to III ,504 tons, against las, 374
tons al, this time last year..
u, Heavy rains - Gontipue generally
throughout the island. If start
earlier than usual is to be made in
grinding the new crop, it will be neces-
sary Tor the heavy rains to stop soon
and cooler weather set in, in order to
ripen the cane and increase the sugar
content. Late cable advices to us state
that abundant rains have occurred in
santa Clara province, with fine wealth
err In other places.
Philippine Islands
Special cable from Manila reports
exports Of $4,000 tons during October
to the United States Atlantic ports,
1000 tons to San Francisco and 1000
tons TO eastern countries, a total of
$4,000 tons. The shipments this wear
have been large, a total of 10000 tons
being exported to. the United States
and $4,000 tons to all countries,
against $4,000 tons and 10000 tons,
the corresponding fgures for last year
Exports from January I to October
81, 1916, to the United Kingdom were
6S.440' tons, against $3.50 tons during
the same period hast year. The large
shipments would indicate that stocks
in the Philippines are running very
low at this time, the end of the season
and just before the start of new crop
making. Nineteen thousand tons are
now afoat for United States eastern
ports, against $1,000 tons at this time
last year. 80
Special cable just received from Ma
Mia reports the l9l5-l6 crop has out.
turned $4,000 tons. This crop had
previously been estimated at 100000
tons. The 19l6.l7 crop just starting
is estimated at only 100000 tons, in
Guiding $4,000 'tops centrifugal sugars.
British Refners Make Money
Glasgow paper announces that
big extension scheme Ii in eontempla.
tion by one Of the Greenoek sugar re.
fDing companies. This is a natural
outcome Of the prosperity. which has
been the lot of British refnbrs since
the war broke out, and evidently conf
dence is felt that this prosperity in the
British sugar refining business will
continue after the war. ."
Weight ard sugar. content of the
beets now being harvested 10 Germany,
Austria Hungary and Belgium give re.
suits considerably below those of a
year ago! ",''''
Sugar cardS Dire expected to be in.
troduccd in Sweden on November I, |
1916. rs they have been recommended |
by the national food supply commits !
sion and will apply to the whole coun.
try,
Sugar has been scarce in Denmark,
with grOccrs limiting the quantity to !
be purchased for some time, but the |
matter Is now being Investigated, and
some arrangement will be made to ale
viate the existing difficulties.
In. Russia preparations are being
made for the importation of American
and Java sugars. Such importations
will be expensive and can only be
made where high-priced sugars can be
paid for. Tho importations will be
made by the ministry OF trade in cor
neGtion with the Petrograd bourse
committee on systemized basis.
About $4,000 prisoners of war are to
be allotted to the sugar industry to
work the factories and refneries.
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