Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-11

ing anil milling under the system long
in vogue end they have left hut little
reserve resources ont Of which a new
cooperative plan.
The government in years past has
given assistance to tie planters
through the banks, in one way or an
other, for the EXPRESS purpose of en-
aiding them to avoid tho somewhat eX-
acting and bur 1ensome terms Of some
Of the exporting houses On the other
hand the planters have not as a rule
been prudent ard thrifty and the
money made available by the govern
ment has quite frequently gone for
other things tan the improvement
Of equipment and methods. after the
bare expenses of harvesting had been
betrayed.
The salvation OF the Philippine
sugar planters in most of the produ-
cling localities would be the financing
of sugar centrals by outside capital
This was recognized Ivy the govern
ment two years ago when the sugar
central board was created for the pur.
pose Of making it possible for the gov
eminent and capitalists to cooperate
in the establishment of such centrals.
AS the government has not hao
enough money to permit the carrying
out Of this plan, nothing to date along
this line has been done further than
to create the board So far the board
has been limited to the conducting
of a few Investigations into .applica
tions for loans, of which none have
been made up to this writing.
A group of sugar men at SHAY, Ne
gros, have formed a corporation, with
IN the last few days, for the purpose
of erecting. new mill and installing
modern machinery. The mill propos-
ed will be comparatively SMALL The
capitalization is for $4,000. Another
new mill is projected for Pampanga.
Messrs. Smith, Bell & Company are
importing a $4,000 mill for the Selle-
ner plantation near Angeles. The
Pampanga region is rapidly increasing
in importance in sugar production.
After the province of Occidental Ne
gros, Pampanga ranks highest in acre
age and amount of producI.
Exports Discussed
Data is lacking to show just what
part of the sugar crop for each year
is exported. Exports are calculated
for the calendar year, whereas the
sugar milling season runs from No
vember till June. The exports regis
tered for each year necessarily in
clude portions of the crops of two
years. Probably not over twe-thirds
of the cane harvested each year is
exported in the form of sugar. FOR
example the total value of the sugar
exported during 1915 vas $11, 310,210.
The estimated value of the total cane
crop of 1916 was $17,06S,0 66.76.
This does not mean, however, that
one-third the annual cane crop is con.
sumed in the islands in the form OF
sugar; for Of the Sl7,06S,066.76, the
value of last years crop estimated at
prices prevailing in the municipal
markets, s15,641,SS1.77 represented
the value of crude sugar. S1,0S6 .999.15
the value of the panocha, $3.50, 1878
the value OF the 6asi, and $S8,906.eS,
the value of the IEolasSes. Basi is
beverage produced from the juice OF
the freshly cut cane
The values given above are calcu-
lated Oh the average price of 2.02
cents per pound for crude sugar, 2.09
cents per pound fer penocha, 140O4
cents per gallon for basi and 1914
cents per gallon for molasses. These
we're the average prices in the NUM-
cipal markets for the islands, and
we're computed by the Bureau of Agri-
culture Of the Philippine Islands.