The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-06
SUGAR CONTINUES
TO move, AWAY IN
RECORD SHIPMENTS
Movements For First Third Of
This Month viii Be- At last
Months Phenorilnal Speed
DIFFICULTY NOW IS "
TO FILL. CARGO SPACE
Steamers Loading VIII In Many
Instances Take eafgoes OF
Pines As Well As Sugar

BY September 10, II, is expected,
there will remain only about 10000
tons of the 1918 Hawaiian sugar crop
to be shipped. Up to the first Of this
month the shipments had been 44l,660
tons and it is estimated that by Sep
tember 10 or IL there wih have been
moved about $4,000 tons more, This
estimate is'conservative and takes into
consideration the tact that a number
of the vessels nov in port are taking
part canned pineaPples and part su-
gar. -~-,,
Never has sugar moved from the ISL
ands 80, rapidly as in the past five or
six weeks. August made q record for
sugar departures never before approach
ed and the first third Of this month
will be at practically the same rate.
In August the departures were l02, l67
tons of which the Sugar Factors shipped
$3.50 and other shippers 6637.
1t is estimated that total shipments
for this year win be about $1,000 tons
and the, estimate for departures up
to and intending September 10 Is 475,000
for later shipment.
Grind Wears End g.,
On the first of the month, according
to the figures furnished by the plahta,
tion agencies to the representative }of
the shipping board there, was $4,000
tons Of sugar awaiting shipment hut Of
this there was comparatively little in
storage at loading points. Taking these
figures in connection with the ship
ment figures the total production, to
that date was 527 900 tons besides what
has been ground and refined for local
consumption by the Honolulu Planta.
ton. This would leave only about 49,
900 tons at that date as the further
and late production.
Shippers Kept Busy ..
II has now become something of q
problem to keep the sugar moving 10
loading points fast enough to meet the
steamers that are ready to carry il
away. A large part of, the $4,000 tons
reported as waiting shipment the first
Of the month was on Kauai and the
InterIsland company is moving. that
to Honolulu as rapidly as its vessels
will permit. The balance is in store
houses at various plantations to great
extent and the rest in transit. The
amount at the shipping points is com
paIatiyely negligible. At Huo for in
stance there is little and il is estimated
that the plantations shipping from
there have only about 10000 tons still
Il, 60. Iu Honolulu there is almost none
in storehouses and the same condition
is reported from Kahului.
September exceeded past records by
about $4,000 tons and the movements
are now progressing at the rate Of 100,
600 tons a month. The amount on
hand indicates that this cannot long
continue and that the end of the ship
ping, year is at hand.
Diverted To East
OF the 100000 tons sent last month
about $4,000 tons was diverted from
west to east. This sugar was ladened
on steamers that had been chartered
for one trip to the Coast but arrange
ments were made to send them through
the canal to Atlantic ports. 1t was
promised after July ! that there would
be shipped about rs 900 tons to Allan.
tie refineres so It is evident that there
still will have TO be a considerable
amount go to the East
In this respect the planters have
been fortunate for earlier Indications
were that what went East would have
to 60 from the Pacific Coast overland.
thus adding largely to the cost Of ship
mentS Eastern shipments are more
costly to the planters and the returns
correuspondingly reduced but to get
the shipments through all water makes
the arrangement far more satisfactory
than it could otherwise be.
Canned Pines Going
Just at present. and more so from
now on, the canned pines that wait
shipping are making the situation cas-
Ter to meet for the planters for II is
impossible under present labor eondi,
tions to speed up production. The can
ners have been clam moring for shipping
space us did the sugar planters and
the shipping board. rising to the Ocea-
sion, Is giving the Islands more freight
communication between here and the
mainland than was ever before enjoyed.