The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-10-30
OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
SAN FR ANCIsCo.O Oct. Sth. 1855

DEAR srR,-Business remains much the same as last advised
The schooner Flying Dart sailed Sunday morning, Oct. 5th, fol
your port, and took down the Eastern Mail.
. By the arrival OF the Lucas, 20 days from Cooks inlet, we
heard of a few whaIesbins, but our reports were very meagre.
Since our last, the Yankee, AIcibiGde, Vaquero and William
and Martha have arrived from your port. We have now in
port British steamer Brisk, recently arrived from Panama in
76 days, also II. b. MS ship of the line Monarch, Is days from
Vancouver's Island. The Alarm is at Sauceito also. The fol-
lowing clipper ships have arrived from Eastern domestic ports
since our last:
Flying Dutchman, 122 days from New York orpheus, $50 do.
from Boston Santa Claus, 40 do. from do. Enterpe, 12 do.
from New York Robin Hood, 125 do. from do Endeavor, 127
do. from do. John Gilpin, 139 do. from do. Thatcher Magoun
i41 do. from Boston Napier, 12 do. from New York Nor
wester, 1SS do. from Boston John E. Thayer, 131 do. from New
York.
We soon look for southerly winds and rain, and with their
advent, an Improvement in the length of passage from the East.
Tomorrow quite a feet of fine vessels sail for your port, as per
memorandum enclosed, and, as much interest is manifested in
the result, we doubt not the Commercial Advertiser will contain
a full report of their arrivals in days and hours-aIso. of anv of
the large fleet Of clippers now in port, who may touch at your
port en- route for China.
Referring to enclosed for particulars, and prices current here
with, We remain, &c.
P.S. We look for the Frances Palmer in about two weeks.
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9th, 1856.
% n. brands, s. 50 q IS Extra, IS 25i Fowiers selfGRising
WHEATmsales Of about 500 SKIS at q q &c.
PPaaTTs sT9Gs SKIS ss sold = at s 81 a 81 40 ., ewt.
PoRK-4O bbls Mess Pork changed hands at $50, cash Is
hall do Extra Clear on private terms 80 do do Clear at SI9 so. |
LARD-We heard of the sale of a small lot iu lob tins at
&c.
BGTFER.sales of 225 fks at SOC 60 do on private terms.
asUGAR--Saleb by auction of $500 Mats China No 1 at IS 873
p cwt; 25Od do at SIS 90; $50 do do at SO +; $50 bbls Crushed
on private terms.
RICE-5oO mats China No. l sold at esc, cash.
TEAS-Messrs. Poulterer, De Ro & Edredge sold to dav 40
cases Gunpowder Tea, in LIB canisters, at 331c $50 cases I'm
perIal, and $50 do GunpOwder do, also LIB canisters. at 35c.
MATTlNG-Sale of $50 rolls GA check, ex Lizzie JarUis, at
$3.50.
New BEDFORD On MARKET.-[For the week ending Sept. IL
The transactions for the week include sales OF sos bbs. sup
posed at 81 90 y gallon. Whale is in good demand, with sales
since our last OF goo bbls, understood at SIC fP gallon. Also. 200
bbls Humpback and inferior at 7Sc. In Falmouth, the Hobo
nok's cargo of $500 bbls was sold at SOC 99 gallon, delivered
there. In Fairhaven, sales of $50 bbls at soc }R gaIon-the mar
kt closing firmly. Whalebone-We notice a good demand with
a further advance in prices. The transactions for the week in
clude sales of19,T 700 Tbs OChotsk at CSC 5000 do at CSC 5000
do at &c $1,000 do large ochotsk at 7Oc.-Shipping List.