Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-22
WILLETT & GRAY
/. REPORT, AUG. 8

NEW YORK, Aug. j (WlLleu
Gray). = United Kingdom. - State
ments of imports, exports and con-
sumption for the six months ending
June 30 will be found worthy of no
tice. Imports to date show an in
crease of IA per cent over last year,
but are l6 per cent less than in 1914:
Hence consumption amounts to 816,362
tons. against 944,4S0 tons in 1915, and
9T5, sos tons in 1914, a decrease OF u
per cent compared with last year.
Our London adyices are to the effect
that the sugar commission has now
purchased 10000 tons of the Mauri-
tirs ere OF: 1861 cut of total crop
estimated ct 2e5 600 tons. The pur-
chasing basis e. 18s ca :. r. b.. which
figures atcut i3.SGc in u s. currency.
The commission has also extended
their purchases of Javas by $4,000
tons. White s.3ayas are offered at Els
Cd t. o. b. and No. II d. S. at 19s Sd.
They have recently advanced the sell
ing quotations in London of both
White Javas and Mauritius Crystals,
the former to Ais / I'D and the latter
to 40s Z I'D. Raw basis, go deg. net
analysis, has also been advanced to
36s Sd. -. ...-<
RUSSIA statement has just ap-
peared giving the anticipated sugar
production for the coming campaign
as 1,394. $50 tons, which is in accord
with our recent estimate of 100000
tons, published in our July q issue.
The stock on hand is so small that
81 frRo nv iloh Ia 10 Tn
pected to exceed 1907. 799 tons, which
makes it obvious that the demand will
far exceed the supply. -
Fruit Crops and Local Sugar Stocks.
We have now completed the tabula-
ton of reports as received by us on
the condition and prospects of the
fruit crops of the country and the
stocks of sugar in hand. Some thirty
states have been covered by these
reports and are highly interest
ing. The sugar stocks; particu-
IarIy, are worthy of mention, as
the lightest ws~haye recorded in
many years and while we were aware
such was somewhat the case, it was
surprising to us to receive so many
reports so consistently identical in
this respect The states of Maine,
Virginia and West Virginia were the
only ones to report stocks as normal
or equal to last year, while all the
others listed ranged from practically
no stock of sugar" to every light
stock on hand" The conditions Of
the crops themselves and prospects
of yields may be considered generally
as very good. Probably outturns in
Pennsylvania and three or four west
ern states will be poorer than usual,
while New York might he called only
fair. but elsewhere more than aver
age yields will cover these DEFICIENCIES.
Russia Petrograd. July 10, 1916
A statement has just appeared show
ing the anticipated sugar production
III the coming campaign. 1t shows in
the first place that the area soWn to
beet this year. according to figures on
1st-14th June, is less than that of last
year at the corresponding period by
S2.476 dessiatines (222,6S5 acres), or
11.9 per, cent II is assumed that the
sugar production PEI dessiatine III
acresp will be 1886. pods (51S5 lhs.1,
based on the Average OF the preceding
ten years; in such case the quantity
of sugar to BE expected from the area
named with normal harvest would
be S6,533. 900 p, or 1,S94,956 tons. It
is calculated that there will be small
quantity carried over from the current
campaign into the next one, amounting
&c no mere than seven million p.
+ t1I2,S43 tons J. so that the total guam
titv of sugar available during the
iele-17 campaign is not expected to
exceed 3.5a0.G6 D., or 1.507.799 tons.
which is about two millions less than
was calculated for about two months
ago II is obvious that the supply is
not eeing to be equal to the demand,
Therefore there is a suggestion that
the government instead of reguiat
ing it has daHe in the past. the
production IF sugar in order rot TO
overload the market. should now rath-
err regulate its consumption 81 rs 10
make the dram on the, available sup
ply as easy as possible. ..-....