The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-05-07
oMMERCIAL

MAY g., 1857.
We have to report another week of extreme dizziness until the
arrival of the Yankee from San Francisco to-day, which event
created considerable stir in the market. She brings a large
assortment of goods on freight together with 500 quarter sacks
-four, about half of which comes direct to bakers for consump-
ton.
We also note the arrival of the bark Metropolis from Colum-
bia River, with a cargo of lumber and salmon; the lumber goes
into yard and will be jobbed out by the importer.
We learn that the bark George has been sold to be broken up
we have not heard the price paid.
We quote a few articles this week.
LUMBER-Jobbing sales Of about Is N, ex Metropolis, at
337 so "a $40.
sUGAR-We hear of no large sales-prices are slightly less
firm than at our last quotations.
CORN-Salesu of so bags native corn at 81 "a Acts; this article
Is of superior quality and meets ready sale. About 5000 pounds
received during the week from Kauai.
s~ALMoN-Sales of 25 bbls at s14; hf bbls at 81 so.
DRY GOODS-We hear of sales of about Is bales Manchester
prints, .ex Kauai, at about Ice.
~FLOUR-Jobbing sales at SIS for California; sales SO bhls ex
Yankee on private terms. Receipts by Yankee about 200 bbls.
BREAD-stocks still heavy. We hear of small sales at S cts.
SAN FRANCISCO
FRIDAY EvEyING, April II, 1857.
CITY IRADE-The leading feature of interest in trade to-
day has been the speculative demand for and sales of drills at
advanced rates. There have been also some transactions Of
moment in American crushed sugars and Adamantne candles;
N the latter, We note a further decline IN prices. The jobbing
trade has been moderately fair. Flour continues il fair request
fer consumption, and wheat Is in demand for milling purposes.
IN cats, barley and potatoes, transactions have been very limited
pAO'4OOS AA-SS ma uICndHSSu' II DdEE COHLSE GlLlsSH
'ast evening, in 81 days from Manila her cargo consists prln-
cipaly of rice and hemp. The clipper ship Reporter, in 10
days from New York, came into port this morning with 3 full
cargo Of assorted merchandise.
FLOCR-Jobbing of $50 / SKIS superfne domestic ut SIS; so /
do bakers extra at SIS so.
WHEAT.3oO SKIS prime and choice sold at 4 "a 4tci 800 do
choice at 81 80, and so do fair at &c.
BARLEY-17O SKIS jobbing at &c,
OATS-100 SKIS jobbing at Ste.
~P0TATOES-211 sacks choice sold in three lots at 1tc T. tbj
15O do Sandwich Island sweet potatoes, on private terms.
1ARD-5O cases, in lob tins, sold at pic, cash.
CANDLES-250 boxes Melvin & Knapp's best Adanlantine
sold at 243c, cash; 300 do Staten Island, $50 do Phenix, 200 do
do, on private terms.
CEMENT-20O bbls Rosendale sold at 50 30, cash.
CLARET-S00 cases Bordeaux sold at So 10.
ALCOHOLICS bbls American sold by auction at 75@6Sc It.
gallon.
DRY G0oDs-2oo bales, in two equal lots, PepperiI Drills,
SOLD at 1O3c; and about $50 do Augusta (Ga) Mills on private
eEms-ChronicLe.
sold to the trade at 81 for 3 and 8 gallon kegs within the fort
night about 5000 gallons San Francisco refined, have been taken
by the trade at 81 12t for 3 and 8 gallon, and 81 10 for IA gall.
cents and 80 do do, at 594c % Gle.
SCGARS-Fhe transactions of the fortnight have been as fol-
lows: 10000 lbs China No. l, on private terms; 42,OoOlbs do at
auction at 1870 cash; 100000 lbs EormOsa at auction at Is "a
7cj about 10O,0 lbs Sandwich Islands at a range of Q "a 133c,
accordingto quality; $4,000 lbs Calcutta at auction at Ii I'd 1c.
At the close BE is offered for China No. /, and 139 asked. In
refined there were sales of 200 bbls crushed early, at 10 Ia 1S3c,
but at the close 200 do do changed hands at 17c.-Mer. Gaz.