The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-01-29

LAN. %, 1s57.

THURSDAY, JAN. %, 1857.
The past week has been one of extreme dizziness in trade, re-
minddrE US sorcibly of the condition of things here during the
dog days of July. The day or two succeeding the departure I"
a packet for the coast, are generally marked by unusual quiet
and in this instance, the departure of the Fanny MDc Oh "0
21st, together with the stormy weather with which we have Oeeh
visited, have almost put a qufetus on all KINDS Oh uSines .1
the present. An aucion-sale on Friday of sundry mercnahuSe
went off heavily. and the prices obtained were lower than we
have known for many months.
The auction-sale of valuable Real Estate IN AaunaAea 0fee'
set for Monday, was indefinitely postponed.
Three or four retailers are preparing to close out their SVocA a'
auction in a few days.
There have been no foreign arrivals this week the Frances
Palmer, now fully due, is anxiously looked for, and her arrival
will, doubtless go far towards enivening trade.
The ship Post has been well calked and re-coppered, and VIII
be ready to resume her voyage shortly the expenses oil her
detention and repairs will exceed $4,000.
The Esc1pe is being thoroughly re-ftted for the Oregon TRACE
The assignees' sale of wines and liquors, comprising Ii s'ocA
&C. W. Jones & Co., was sold On Tuesday. We quote prices OBJ
tanned for some articles:
Claret, 81 IS "a SCI per doz.
Champagne, ordinary, 81 so ID 81 81"
Hook, 81 % "a $4S7
Old Tom Gin, SIS IS
Catawba Brandy, SIG so
London Porter, quarts, $50
Congress Water, 81
Raspberry Syrup, So
German Cordials, 81 70 "a SIS %
Pinet CastnlOn Co. Brandy, 81 81 per gallon, in bond.
Ordinary S137 "
Cognac in cases, 81 81 per doz, IN BOND
BRAN-Auctions sales of 200 bags at ] cent p b.
sUGAR-No change; stock light.
COFFEE-Salesa at lie. best qualities command l23c-
FLOUR-No change the supply Of wheat at the mill Will be
increased shortly by a parcel from Maui, amounting to 2OOo or
5000 bushels.
ExCHANGE-sight bills on San Francisco sold at par;
Whalers' bills 1 per cent. northumberland light.
The WHALING FLEET OF 1S57.-The result of our enquiries
in regard to the feet Of 1857, is that it will be smaller than for
five years past, many whalers, which formerly cruised in the
North Pacific, have LEFT New Bedford fitted out for sperm-whal-
ing on the Line and South Pacific. The North Pacific fleet of
1857, as near as we can now judge, will not number over 16o or
40 vessels.
have left American ports during 1856 for the North Pacific. The
total is ffy-eight vessels.
The foHowing vessels hare sailed from Ne1o Bedford
Abigail, Smith Jireh Perry, Cannon
Adeline, Taber Josephine, Allen
Canada, Ricketson Kingfsher, blk. Palmer
Caravan, Bragg Lagoda, Willard
Chas. W. Morgan, Fisher Louisa, blk, Hathaway
China, Thompson Mary Frazier, Rounds
Chris. Mitchell, Manchester Morea, Manchester
Cicero, Courtney Niger, Jernegan
Condor, Whitney Ocean Wave, blk, Baker
Contest, Ludlow Polar Star, Weeks
Daniel Wood, Morrison Rainbow, Halsey
Eliza, bark, Cornell Rapid, West
Empire, Russell Rambler, Willis
Fanny, bark, Boadry Reindeer, Ashley
Florida, Fish Saratoga, SIocum
Fortune, bark, Anderson Silver Cloud Coggshar
Gay Head, Lowen Thos. Dickerson, Plaskett
Gen. Pike. Russell William Writ, Osborn
Gov. Troup, Milton
The foHoooing uessels haze sailed from Uarious uVhaling
ports
Arctic, Evans, Fair Haven Brutus, Henry, Warren
South Seaman, Norton, do Covington, Newman, "
Tahmaroo, Robinson do Benz. Morgan, sissOn, Nj.
Massachusetts, CRbatfeId, do John / Elizabeth. Eldridge,"
Champion, Coffin, Edgartown Cincinnati, Williams, ston.
Mary, jerks, Newburyport, Crandall,. "
Benz. Rush, Wyatt, Warren shepherdess, Watious, Mystic
To sail from New Bedford NoU. 20:
Massachusetts,, Greene Sharon, L. B. King
Nassau, nauHaoOh