The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-03-12

TB1JBSDAY uzRcH 4. 1857.

THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1857.
A FAIR business has been transacted the past week, though at
prices unusually low for this season of the year. Island pro-
duce has gone of briskly, several parcels OF conee' sugar. &c"
finding purchasers as soon as landed on the wharf
The Yankee, for San Francisco, will take over a larger iregh'
than at any time for many months indeed she will leave a
large quantity behind, which she vas Obliged to reiase ff "an
of room.
The Lucky star, from San Francisco, en- route FOR Mel
urne. arrived on Friday, and took a small freight of oil and Iulu
Scr. LhoHAo came in on Saturday with 100 tons gaano
from Jervis' Island.
The bark Fanny Rfqjor, with n full cargo of assorted mer-
chandise from San Francisco, arrived on Tuesday evening,
after a passage of 10 days. Her cargo consists of assorted goods.
The clipper ship Aspdsia has a full cargo engaged for New
York direct, and VIII be ready for sea about the 18th instant.
Whale ships are arriving freely at the windward ports OF the
islands, and most of them report from so to $50 bbls taken
since leaving home ports in the United States. The demand for
supplies in the Spring is always light, and mostly confined
mostly to fresh recruits.
We give q few quotations:
CoFFEE-s,,es of several different parcels Kona, amounting
In all to about 5000 and $4,000 lbs at 113c@ 123c. Atthec close
we know of none In first hands the Yankee takes a large
quantity on freight.
sUGAR-Best qualities are firm, and on the advance from
last quotations, owing to supposed favorable advces from the
East the quantity to come in from the plantations is large, and
we do not think the advance viii be long maintained. Large
sales have been effected at nc.
BEEF-Stock heavy best quality held at Sl4.
PORK-Sales of mess at SIS % per Dbl.
FIOUR-None in first hands the Fanny Major has only
brought so bbls. on bakers account. California jobbing at SO
per Dbl. An Importation of 2O or 700 bblS good article would
pay well.
xCuANGE-Whaler bills on the United States offered at
mar sight bills on San Francisco 1 per cent. discount-no
great call for either class.
WooI.-The fact that the number of whalers and merchant
vessels has this season considerably fallen Off, will turn the at
tention of our farmers and merchants to the production of other
products than supplies for the whaling and merchant fleet.
Among the most renumerative products is that OF wool, for which
the highlands of Hawaii and Maui are particularly adapted to
growing. Shipments of wool were made to the L. S last year
by the ocean Telegraph, and we are happy to learn that favor
able returns have been received. WehaVe received the following
note from Messrs. Louzada & Spencer of Hawaii on the subject.
Mr.. prroR.-SR,-As you feel a deep interest in the pros
perity of the Sandwich Islands, and as wool is likely to become
an article of export, we beg to hand you the account sales of
q lot of ours shipped per Ocean Telegram and consigned to
III. A. Pierce, ESQ, Boston, also his letter of Nov. 18th 1856, we
also feel it would be ungrateful if we do not publicly acknowl-
edge the kindness that gentlemen has shown towards us@entire
strangers to him through the whole transaction)
We remain, Dear Sir,
Yours most respectfully, &c,
LOUZADA s SPENCER.