The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-01
LOUISIANA CROP
= :. SELLING RAPIDLY
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WiIlett & Gray's Weekly Resume
Of Worlds Trade In
Sugar

Sales Of raw sugar at New York dur
ing the week ending November 10 we're
800 tons Cubas in store and 10 500 bags
immediate clearance.
Stocks in the United States and
cuba together were lGg,657 tons,
against 1905 tons last week and
LhSGl3 tons last year, decrease of
lOB,95B tons from last year.
WIlett & Gray stated in their report
that the. market closed steady. The
close of the market was influenced bV
tables reporting rains in Cuba, by re.
ports that the recent cold wave had
damaged small part of the cane crop
IN Louisiana, and had also caused a
part of the beet crop in Colorado and
Utah to be frozen in the ground. Latcr
advices from the South and West min
imiEe the damage done by the cold
weather. .
Louisiana Crop Moves
The New Orleans market has been
fairly active at the basis of cents de.
hvered at New Orleans, and some
10000 tons have been sold at this ba.
sis. The first shipment north was
made this week by the s. S. Marianne,
carrying 10000 bags and destined
Boston.
United States Atlantic ports stocks
show slight decrease, the total stocks
being 62,l12 tons, against So, 800 tons
last week. The receipts we're ,43,l73
tons, and melting Al 900 tons.
London cables us that immediate
legislation is indicated to further re-
strict sugar consumption.
Cuban News
T. Exports of the past week were 1926
tons, all destined to the United states
Allan .ic ports. These figures are small
and are less than half Of those of last
week. Stocks in Cuba are reduced to
97,21a. tons, against ll9.2GS tons last
year.
Weather in the islan nd is still unset.
tiled, although conditions are improv--
ing. We have q special cable report
ing that the rains during the week
have been of variable intensity in the
different parts of the island
Some of this years Muuritius crop
sold under contract to the British royaI
commission is TO be shipped under an
arrangement between the British and
French governments to France. This
afords the Nautilus growers an op.
bortunity ito introduce their product on
the, French markets.
Java Exports
Special cable from Batavia reports
exports from Java during the month of
October of $4,000 tons to Europe, 5000
tons to Port Said for orders and &C. 600
tons TO Asiatic ports; total Of $4,000
tons. In October last year %, 1863 tons
were shipped p Europe and 3O6,3G5
tons in October, 1914.
Since the beginning of the 1867
crop in April this year there have been
shipped to Europe $4,000 tons, while
during the corresponding periods Of the
two preceding years there were shipped
333,22l tons and 4479S3 tons rrspcc
tlv4y. Z Total shipments since start of
crop to end of October to all counties
compare. 956,00O tons in 1916, 1867 ,Q22
tons in 1918 and S70,33l tons in 1914.
Refined
The export demand has been prin-
ciRaily for .new-crop deliveries. and
some 2QO0 tons have been placed for
European countries at around 5.33 |
'"uts for February March shipments.
rhc nriG" asked for prompt shipments +
is 6.30 cents to $40 cents in bond.
domestic beet graduated is quoted |
at 100 cents FOR territory up to Buffalo
and Pittsburgh. 1t was expected that
this week would see these sugars Of. !
fered further east of these two cities.
hut thus far this has not been the case.
Advices from Detroit state that the far
western beets are in frcer supply. but 7
that Michigan and Ohio shipments are
still backward.