The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-12-31
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jsH1e One item of the assets of the deceasaps
f4 - q thousand shares of the Illinois Central
aske4 4af Sl4O n share, and which was worth. after
ne up the installments, $500, 600. The same
Sa'y sou yesterdaye~blic sale at $50, 900.
Insanity, the decease and the nsolve6sS
AnuRE OF THE PorAro Crop IN ESsAsn
mel don Star, of October 9Th, says that the
xnrK as WHICH had up to that time prevailed of
s1K [op in that country had been suddenly
L&tHrFhe Star says: Within the last few weeks
rot has manifested itself in the most extraor linarv
manner Hundreds of acres will not pay for the
digging, as the potatoes, although looking very well
when first taken out of the grou nd, in "A hours are
unnf Tor use. Unfortunately, this sudden manifesto
ton OF the disease Is not confined to any particular
- district, but seems very general This is very sad
Intelligence for the poor, as it will practically mt
Us valuable esculent beyond their reach. Fo!tu-
nteiy, however, We have had a very plentiful har-
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS IN EURoPE-The landau
Times, of the latest date received, saws:
Inc money market Is exceedingly quiet, and, owing
( to the absence of any important failures and the
signs of general stability among the leading manu-
featuring and shipping firms throughout the country,
very satisfactory feeling is observable. Uncertainty
still prevails as to the probability of any further up
ward movement on the part of the bank, but the
question will perhaps be solved before the lapse of
another week. The demand for money is compare
lively quiet, both at the bank and out of doors.
AZ numerous suspensions continue to be announced on
o5s1he Continent, especially among the manufacturing
In the city article of the same journal. the follow
: Ig remarks are made
M The advance in the bank-rate to eight per cent.
- ems greatly to have checked the expectation of gold
New York The Argo, from Southampton, has
zen out 10000 from France, but only G. 1900
m England; while the total by the Cify of Bali
pre-, from Liverpool, is only eS, 200. 1t was intend
to send E2O,OOO by the latter vessel, but the bank
pvement caused the principal portion to be counter
tnded- The quantity of goods being forwarded is
81 try small, and this fact will tend to improve the
snerican exchanges. The India Company have
zen notice of a further rise of four per cent. on
ler rate for bills on India
The Daily .Necs has an article of news which is
teresting-that the East India Company are about
make some large renittances of silver to India;
at they have already effected assurances to the
mount of az least f2OO,OOO. The policy now inau-
Surated by the East India Company will tend to az
fgraVafe the drain OF silver. at n time when it has
aiready acquired very announcement proportions. The
in Odtty -Sers remarks, IN conclusion, that the period
:, Is evidently drawing near when the expenditure en-
Ttallei by the Indian revolt will exercise a more direct
N intuenee upon the English market. The approaching
~ dispatch OF two hundred thousand or half a million
sterling Insilver by the India House authorities to
!. the relief of the local government, will probebl be
r,ronly the first OF a series of calls upon this market.
There has been a monetary pressure on the ranks
:. eof ireland.
-ment. Ii understands that treA ench Government
have decided upon resembling the prohibition against
the export Of corn and -four from France. To this
step they are impclled in consequence of strong re-
monstrances from the agricultural districts. One
likely effect OF the measure, according to the Daily
Ssus, viii be to precipitate n fall in the English corn
markets, which are already depressed by the high
rate Of interest, coupled with the accounts from
4 America.
The Paris correspondent of the same Journal writes.
that the Government of the Bank of France wensa
Compeigne on the 10Th, prepared to ask the Emp&
for a decree giving forced currency to bank-notes.
1t was not likely that the request would be granted.
The bullion in the Bank of France was stated, upon
reliable authority, to have decreased thirty-fye mil
lions of francs since the last monthly returns.
Gcld was being taken from the Bank of France for
America