The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-19
CUBAN GROWERS, .
] REF|NERS FAIL TO .
AGREE ON Prices
Producers Stand Firm and VIII
Not Permit Small Remainder
Of Crop To Go Cheap
CONTROL CONSIDERED
AS GIGANTIC BLUFF
Power Of Administration To Be
Exercised When Time Comes
a.. To Move Next Crop

Practical deadlock between Cuban
growers and eastern refiners is the
report contained in the letter received
this week by one of the large Homo.
lulu agencies from its eastern repre-
sentative. The Cuban growers are de-
termined to receive q price equal to
that which the American and Hawaiian
growers have agreed TO accept but
have u very limited amount on hand
at six cents, net The letter bears
date Of October 9, and says:
"This week end still finds our mar
ket in leading strings There have
been purehas ~ of about $4,000 bags
Cubas for prompt shipment at 5.S713
cents C. & +. Some of IL is for
Canada, some for Philadelphia, some
for New York refners, all of these
purchases believed to be against ex-
port orders which are being filled by
permission of the food control author
tiles, but except these comparatively
small odd lots there have been no
offerings
"Cubans are sitting tight believing
themselves to be engaged in a fight
to q finish with our Eastern refners.
Whether or no, it is a fact that there
are no sellers under six cents G. 4 +.
and they say they will find q market
Z, elsewhere for their remaining ,unsold
fifty thousand tons sugar rather than
permit 1t TO be sold here on these re-
liners terms. 1t is said there are
strong hints that the full power of the
administration will be brought to bear
through the shipping control board on
recaleitrants and that when tonnage is
to be furnished to move the coming
Cuban crop Nhese stiff neeked ones will
meet with discrimination, The stiH
necked ones are not dismayed at the
prospect and are said to be prepared
70 set tile regulators at defiance in
the belief that what they call 'gigan-
tae bluff can be called with impunity.
1t is very pretty quarrel as 1t stands.
Java Sugar TO Move '",g ~. IL r
"There is reason to believe that
10000, tons Jayas will be moved at
last, the British, government furnish
ing tonnage during the present quar-
ter. The price IS said to be &c basis
96o FLO. B. Java. :. f.. 49, .,....s
Receipts in Cuba have ceased to
be Of much consequence. There are
still three eentrals operating and one
Of them probably will continue for
some time as it only commenced about
six weeks ago owing to machinery
delays. The tropical storm of last
week has been very beneficial all over
the Island. The outturn of sugar for
the crop is well over that of last year,
but stocks, nevertheless are down to
about liz, 900 tons, much of which, as
already, indicated, is sold and waiting
shipment. r,3
Refined Sugar Sought @...H
"Refned sugar is now in quite ae-
tive demand. New England has been
trying to buy supplies here but with
indifferent success. The Federal, War
ner, and MeCahan, Philadelphia, have
withdrawn from the market. Arbuekle
has ceased melting and only supplies its
regular customers. The American,
Howell and Pennsylvania, Philadel-
phia, are quoting 1886 cent basis but
restricting sales to the utmost. West
ern cane sugar. it is reported, has been
sold as far East as Newark and Boston
on the basis Of S.35 cents f. o. b. Chi
eago, the freight prices bringing the
price well above Eastern quotations..
Confectioners have been asked TO
slow down their operations and con-
snmers Of sugar are asked to curtail
except for preserving purposes. At the
present rate of consumption the scare
ity Of supplies win be very acute long
before beet sugar can reasonably be ex-
pected to relieve the situation. The
Louisiana factor seems to be overlook.
ed for the time being, but producers
there are said to be determined TO turn
out as much white sugar IS they can,
rather than allow TeRners! to eonts6I
their output" - "' .. ..'......... 'S5'<.