The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-28
Willet 4 Gray Report That Feb
fuary SAW Greatest Cuban
PfoddstIon u history
SURPLUS or RHMs HAS I
i. t.,.t COMPLETELY VANISHED
Tremendous Demand For Refined
tGAt Home and abroad Ii
e Boosting Prices

o.. ~. 4. ~ 444---<- W. g4
,ns s' s..S e . raw 81 q e.
bags, Cubas and, Porto .Ricos, mainly
to rehners, IN port, ahoats, March, anl
frst,half April shipments. This wa,
The heaviest business done in one
week. for O good many months. 't'
Stocks in the United States and
cuba together 5ss,lSl tons, against
523,646 tons last week and 522.225 ton.
last year, an Increase Of o5,n0s tons
Market Very Strong 49,
Inspart, Willett d Gray = weekly re-
port states that the strength ana activ.
ity Continued throughout the week,
Cuba centrifuEais, Which last week
were at $500 per H., duty paid. are A.
this writing 5.sec per ID, showing al
vance for the week Of 10 cents per 100
Z lbs, on quite extensive buying move,
ment BY both feRhers and operators.
but principally by refners.
An nhusuaily large demand fof r..
fined for domestic eoilsumDfion. 20.
gether with reports that the Cuba crop
IL likely TO be reduced 4 hy existing
( drought in The Island. \ are the immedi.
ate causes Of the strength exhibited in
the raw sugar market.
NO Visible surplus
While the estimated crops Of the
cane sugars Of the world appear snf.
heient to supply the consumption out
side OF the beet sugar countries Of
Europe, still there IL no material sur,
Tius OF zane sugar TO Offset any ma
terial reduction in crop final outturns,
hence, the tone and tendency of the
raw sugar market Is toward higher
prices without material reactions. ~
sales during the week are reported
~ SuDas on an (. o. b. Cuba basis from
ssoc TO s.97c, tOtsling about 20, 900
The Cuba receipts for the week and
Jig March We're o record, being l58,.
tefore, 95,l4O tons total, OF whicb al !.
l57 tons were shipDed TO Eurohe and
according to Mr. HfmeIy. II6,oo0 fons
70 New Orleans and s56O tons W.
Galveston, leaving 5o.4ss tons balance
for the y. s.. Atlantic Ports IEV''S
Stock on March q was 45e I55 tob.
centrals grinding 1873, against ia Iast
year. The visible proHnctinn ~ AZ
Island to the end OF Fef3rbaTiyn wss
old 852 fms ~ 800 ~ 20 70 IONS and
prsyion. ca,, ~ sine gate Tor the two
rhn.T. = 4 = ~ "3 n II
n. Aeeofu month
INA Esf srs nSSses iar lsl6 make
S Sss,5! tSns the largest February. pro
duetion py lar on record, exceeding
even that OF March, 1918, Of $40, Os2 |
anv nv d,s M x record production IN
o,t ths 49, :. N ~ IePorts Through,
~ gsa,,.h. spoit = Tcontinuation OF
ton ~ 49, : upa. Visible Produc-
dates ~ two fa.,.a.a ~. a =.
follows. & Sao AZ I. osS Mpare az
and .04B 3S2 tons IONS
Prom the Poesessiana &@a@+ ~
Light. benefieiaI $780,. =.
during the week ip III sac.;a,,. ~ 3
Rico. 2, z, \ 'i Y''s's - Z oi'o
Our regular non,hl,, A.. FL,
gives expoyts dnr;ns !. Ii, '...n. caDie
tons to San Frane;ss xoan OF ioVo
X. and i3.s5O TONS ~ pSvS Ions =. y
Last veay n, 49,. asiatie ports
shippsa IOoo 49, ~ 3 mere were also
lI.6d0 4ons ~ M, !. i, !. J. 1ahfasco and
norts JaniaSv y ~ iylsn Aotai 4ex
600 tans 80 :. ~ NJ cSrpafy ~ are S2,-
bmau stocks are atill Ranorfad T., ~, 1
land and refineries can III. 49, SnE
time because Of laek ~ saI. - Par' |
sion q sales 81 A ~ "s ~ Y, W 4
tinue limited ~ ali mart. ~ ~ soh
dom. w r', ~ tne KING |
France Prohibits SMEAR rn,,o... n <. II
On March / received Y eah,. 49,.
our cofresDond az 4 4; AZ - ag sI : ron
Qo"ernment MI .t,e;a, nrs .nat tn,
thai private importstion ~ announeec
prohibited ana thaf ins Nm 60 sa,s were |
subject to penaIfies TIM ~ are
the government bas taken aSas a .ha ma
troll OF the sugar busines. sSant NY eeh
the lines prevailing IN tha n aonf
Private cahia aauisan =. A.
,eiyed state that ~ $500
sion has made arranee@aata - Sniian I
ID the French Government I7s oon ~