The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-11
IMEST|GAIIONOF
! SUGAR SHORTAGE .
CALLED0NE SIDED
Senator Reed Chalrman.of Com
mittee, Is Opposed To Food
Administrations ~ I.
GIVES POISON AMPLE
TIME TO SINK IN DEEP
New York Writer Considers Ha-
waiian Sugar Price As Be-
ING Somewhat Uncertain

IN VI IVY SSNFfyfutAS 5S"SS,ASN"
Unfair treatment Of the food admin
istration and the sugar commissions by
the senate investigating committee be-
cause Of the attitude and known senti.
ments Of Senator Reed, chairman of
the committee, is charged in letter
received BY local agency from IT'S
New York correspondent this week The
writer says that the attacks were
launehed and the poison given time to
sink In before the food administration
was given its chance and il is ancer-
tain how serious the damage has been
or whether IL can be readily rectifed
when the facts are fully brought out
by the. food administration and the
sugar Commissions. The letter was
written December 22 and said:
Investigation One sided
"This has been week Of stagnation
in thu market. All the men Of light
and leading have been, either voluntar-
lily o. involuntarily, detained at Wash
inkton and kept 80 busy stemming the
attacks Of the iconoclasts Of the trade
that they have had no time or thought
for anything else. The investigation
90 far has been and, deliberately so,
very much one sided. #fais.s, 'S,f. f
tssenatof Reed had made mp his mind
that the food commission was detest-
able thing and took pains to exclude
any testimony that could be construed
TO be in its favor. He has succeeded
II bpfeadihg broadcast throughout the
country his peculiar point of view and
has given the poison time to sink in.
Whether the belated opportunity giVerl
- the food commissioners TO say some.
thing in.their own defense win be time
u enough TO permit the public to strike
~ even indgement il another question,
hut one which does not particularly
Interest," the malcontents. Sufficient for
them that they got in the first blow,
Fhether above or below the belt is
finnnferial.
Hawaiian Price Uncertain ."...
"saies Of rawS for the week have been
almost negligible but such as they have
been we're ON the duty paid basis of 5.92
rents The freight rate from North
Coast Cuba ports has been definitely
fixed at 3Sh cents per 100 pounds. and
adding this to the AGO fob. figure, one
would naturally expect that the basis
for Hawaiian sugar would be in the
neighborh0od of six cents, but there's
many q slip twixt the cup and the lip
these days.
Agreement Il Rumored
stThefe Is a well defined rumor on the
street to the effect that the interna-
fional sugar commission is about to
make q definite contract with the Gu
han planters to agree to sell $500 600
tons Of the coming crop at AGO cents
fob. Cuba TO be delivered to tonnage
furnished by the commissioners at the
monthly rate Of ii percent of the es-
iimnted .outturn of each plantation. In
this way. there would be no chance for
one Influential sugar company to gain
an ndvantage over the smaller concerns
and AL would get n square deal. As
confirnatory of this rumor we have
inst received the following Announce
ment TO the Trade No. g.:
tIn order TO increase rapidly
ihe supplies Of sugar to the United
States, the cooperation Of sellers of
Cuban and also of Porto Rico is
earnestly requested in offering as
large quantities as possible Of su-
ears for shipment during Decem.
Der and early January.
LTD facilitate the forwarding
Of these early sugars pending the
c0mpletion Of the proposed Cuban
nontrAet, the International Sugar
COMMITTEE confirms its previous
Assurances to representatives Of
Cuban sellers that IL will receive
these sugars from Cuba at such q
price cost and freight as well, af,
ter deducting freight, yield a net
price 10 the seller of about 400
Fob. from principal north side
ports; or Ass fob. from principal
south side ports, For,
All freight rates are subject
TO later adjustment
ffHargesting in Cuba is getting I'M
Ter way with the latest report indi-
eating that Go Centrals are now oper-
afing against 4s.77. and 81 at the APP
pfoximate date in 1916, 1915 and 1914
respectively.
nllInod Product
fThe famine on refined sugar is stil
With us. On all sides we learn of the
uIIimafs consumer being sugarless in
spite Of assertions to the contrary. The
American IS quoting S.l5 cents basis
while the other fefiners are still pegged
nc 8.36 cents.
tYonrs truly.
IwELCH 4 COMPANY,
bs(Sqd.) TT, MACDONALD,
=, n2nd Vice President. "
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