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Show ISIiANB SUGAR CROP SMALLEST IN YEARS IIUNOIX'LU, T. II.. Dec. 21. The sugar production of the Hawaiian islands tor the crop year beginning September 3". iau. and ending Sep-! Itember 30 1921, totalled only 539,186 !tons the lowest in the past 10 yettTS, K. Faxon Bishop, retiring president of the Hawaiian Sugar I'Janters' lussocia-I tion told the annual meeting of tho. oj'ganlzatvn here. Shortage and delay in harvesting! are due to V.o shortage of labor, both ' for harveltins and other operations.") his report suid. ' The outstanding feature of the years work has been tho shortage an 1 under-effic )ency Ol labor, notfonly affecting the li2l crop, but having its banetul influence also on plnnting. progress and rotation of luture crops How serious will be the effect on future crops remains to be seen. "The price for raw suar in 1921 j also has been disastrously low. The upheaval in the market has resulted in a situation little short of chaotic, not only fli tiawail. but in every' cane-growlng cane-growlng country of the world " I |