The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-09-17
oMMERCIAL.
WEDNESDAY EYE-G, SEPT. Is, 1857.

VIZ hare no foreign arrivals or departures to record other than
the whale ship William Eirt which came in on Saturday with
600 bbts oil Her report viii be found in It's appropriate place.
The leading feature in business this week has been the contin-
lance OF heavy auction sales, including = large sale a. the ware
house Of Messr- Hoischaegsr K stapenhOrst-atx which the dis
play o. An elegant and well selected stock Of dry goods, silks,
&C. quite surprised the audience This sale went of brisk, and
q IN advance on previous rates There Is no change TO note in
staples, and our remarks i'm last weeks issuea 5 regards business
generally are very applicable to tire week Just past
The bark Yankee and schooner Flying Dart are both nearly
due from San Francisco and their arrival is looked for with con-
siderable interest The fdraBtee Is over due from Oregon, and
tie Jenny Ford from TeekaI-t- The ship William Writ Is ship
ping her oil per Harriet r. Jessie.
Our quotations. this week, as last, are mostly reports OF auction
sales, and We would remark that prices on the average have
been satisfactory, owing probably to the liberal credit given
Cash sales on the contrary go quite hard al present and most
articles OF merchandise when submitted to this process are liter
ally slaughtered.
sUGAR-smaIr receipts fron Maui. We quote No. / in kegs
., loc5 there areabouf 10 tons more tocome from East Maui this
Jason. In the course Of three months three large plantations,
whose aggregate crop viii probably equal 900 tons, viii commence
grinding, and we may then look for more activity in the sugar
ralrket, and some heavy transactions.
FLOUR AND w~HEAr-The quantity Of domestic flour Is
gov rapidly increasing, as the mfI is turning cut about $50 bbs
pr week Late advices from Eas. Maui report the yield much
better than former reports, and estimates are given that there
VIII o over 1000 bushels TO grind We hear that some 1000
bushels are now AZ the beach at Kahului, awaiting shipment to
Ho-olulu- The quality II the wheat last received is much i'm
proved over the early receipts, and the -four is likewise a finer
article.
BEEF-In the absence Of any demand Il, is difficult to give
quotations, the stock both Of Hawaiian and American is quite
heavy.
LIMBER-rhe market il bare Of ncrth-wes. boards, butlarge
'upFE are looked for shortly, their being four vessels now on
the way from the cast; paned, tOngued and grooyed boards,
jobbing- at &c; pickets at 4c
WINES AND L~IQU0RS-Sales at auction as follows: Z. '.
Proprirtors brandy 50 y gallon kegs American do at 55c,
saz-rac do 50; NarteIrs 81 Otard 81 I2i Dua Gordon Sherry
81 IS Y gallon; 20 kegs AonOngahels whisky IS a size ia
maica rum 81 e5 cases cla-er g II sauterne 81 81 schie-
dam schnapps 81 IL a S.
GTNNY BAGS oalss sold at 15c.
BRooM@125 dog at s. Is q So IS
HAMS-Sales 5 bbls at Il "a I4sc-
DRY GOODS, &c-Sales AZ auction Of blue drills at SIC;
hleeched shirttngs 1t 81 "a &c muslns at ST "a loo 100 pieces
book nusHns st 81 so a 50 81 IFS Swiss robes at 81 a 81 81;
- pieces Irish linens at 80 a 41e 10 cs fancy prints at 9 "a
lotc orange and green prints at q "a ST c; denins at 1c
black broad cicth So s2 1 81 81 blue do 81 so; scarlet do 50.
CASE GOODSlSaEes Of cream tartar at 80 % CSC tins sal
mon IS y dec peas So % ounces 81 assorted meats 81 so;
assorted preserves 81 so % S. pepper sauce 81 81 mustard
81 lemon syrup 81 So
WHOLE PEPPER-5b bis sold at 10 a Ioc.
CRACKERs30 tins sold at SO 81 % So IS.
soAP-Sales IS hxs salt water soap at 81 2 bx.
PAPER-Saes $50 reaus white paper at 56c a 81 12i.
~BREAD-Snan sales pilot a. 6sc; navy do at SIC
SHOES-Sales Of 2OOpai- brogans 81 So a 81 20 $50 pair
calf shoes 81 O6 a 81 Iel $50 pair pumps 81 Ga
HATS doz gents fine cashmere sold at 81 81 a 81 IL.