The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-25
& GRAY'S -.
REPORT OF AUG. 10
HimeIy's Estimate Of Cuban
Crop Now lust Over 3,o0o,-
900 Tons

|
irgs, $4,000 tons; total stock, 2gl,03a
tons, against 256,52O tons tIast week
and 351, 1871 tons last year. 8
Estimated aAoats to the United
| ftatcs from Cuba and Porto Rico,
5000 tons; Hawaii, 10000 tons; Phil.
| ippine Islands, $1,000 tons; various,
cor" t""s' total. $4,000 tons, against
total 100000 tons last year. "
cubN--the Entire Island a
Receipts, 1885 tons, against 14,6ssi
tons last week, $4,000 tons last year
Nnd 1000 tons in 1914. Exports,
1905 tons; stock, AGA. 800 tons, against
last year, 46S,000 tons. Centrais grind.
ling, five. against eight last week, six
last year and three in 1914 Stocks in
The United States and Cuba together
Of 76s,53S tons, against 7SS,S23 tons
last week and 865 ,s6S tons last year, h
decrease of g7,3S0 tons from last year. ,
Statistically speaking, there Is just
about enough sugar TO go around be-
f'rR new crops are available, and H.
will all be needed; but il seems lust
now that the statistical position 10 die.
regarded, but sooner or later IL should.
have liz effect favorably to the market.
Tho Cuban Crop =
Sugar continues to arrive at the ship
ping ports, 1890 tons being received
during the week, although Eve centfals
are grinding, against eight last week
and six at this time last year. Ex-
ports show good increase, the total Of
~ Cos tons being distributed rs fol!
lows: 394eO tons to the United states
Atlantic ports, 2024 tons to New Or.
| lam A.Nnp 90 \ Al :
first shipment to Argentina of 4O57
tors makes its appearance.
NV" LARGO export shipments are caus..
ing the stock to run down swiftly, an
l. usual ut this time, stocks now stand
II & Mt 4G4,5O0 tons. The corrected Wis
IDLE production to July 81 showed
80 1864 tons produced to that date,
5O,SGS tons having been made during
the mouth of. July. compared with
"G,1OG tons in July, 1915. Correspond.
ing visible productions for 1915 and
1914, respectively, were 2,420,S29 tons
and 2,46S,52S tons.
Himeiy's Final Estimate
Visible production to August S, thin
year, Is 2,92S, 1865 tons. Weather has
been favorable for the growing crop.
heavy rains GENERALLY occurring. Nj
Himely estimates the crop now finish,
I ing at 100000 tons, and states that
there is in the island $4,000 tons sold
for shipment TO the United States and
10000 tons sold for Europe. He esti
mates the balance Of tnsold and mn =.
shipped sugars (part Of which are as
yet to be produced) at $4,000 tons.
United Kingdom
An order has been. issued by the
royal commission to refners to reduce
their MEETINGS ten per cent temporarily
ihls may be for lack of ready rays
but more likely is a further effort 70
curtail consumption. The British re
hnlng capacity is nowhere able TO sup
ply the eonsumptive demand, but tho
royal commission has to make every
"hort to keep the consumption down to
their announced policy of twenty to
4 twenty-five per cent below that of last
year.
Domestic Beet Crop
Based on government weather re.
ports and notes from the press TO Aug
ust 9, 1916:
Local showers have been reported
throughout the week. from Ohio. Colo
RADIO, Wisconsin, Michigan, Utah and
Montana. Some cloudy weather hns
been experienced on the coast, but no
! rain fell. In Ohio particularly the
rains were welcome after the Continued
dry, hot weather, and still more rain
would benefit the beets In Miehihnn.
particularly in the southern peninsula,
where drought is affecting the crop.
Montana has had ample rain and beets
promise well. Warm weather and bepe
fetal showers have improved conditions
in Utah.
Factories Sold
The press reports that the Michigan
sugar Co. has acquired control Of the
Toledo Sugar Co. through purchase Of
90 per cent of the stock Of the batter
for $500, 900. The Michigan Sugar Co.
IS one OF the largest Of the beet manu-.
faeturers, and showed net profit in 1915
Of $2OS4,O3S. Funds for purchasing
Toledo Sugar Co., it is also said, were
provided from surplus, which on june
30 was $500, 739, =
Advices from Montana are to the Of,
feet that the Great Western Sugar Co.
have secured a site for their new fac.
tory at MissOula, and plans for the
erection of same are maturing rapidly.
There is also considerable talk Of the
Utah Idaho Sugar Co. planning to erect
factory near Shelley, Idaho, but the
location has not yet been fully decided
upon.
The campaign at Chino, Cal, is uu.
derstood TO have started during the
| week.
Sugar In st. Croix
The growing Of sugar cane is the
most important agricultural industry in
st. Cfoix at present, there being $4,000
acres of land under cultivation for this
! purpose.
For the sugar cane crops the land is
fallowplowed, and is fertiIized with
from 20 to 80 tons of pen manure to
! the acre.
The Colonial Government owns a gas.
ohne motor pillow, which is under the
management of the director Of the aR.
rioultural experiment station, and Is
al l. a.. M.