The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-10-21

rCorCspaY E,Er,ro. ocr. 20, 1855.

WEONESD4Y OCT. 20. 1855
Noth- We have now in port 81 whaIer-, against 16 last year
same dare The total arrivals Of vhsiers at all the ports Of the
islands up to Oct % this year have been II, against 40 same
time last year.
She <t that Erouna about sept sth. and brings reports from
nineteen vessels not before heard h1in. The total number oil
yesscls that have cruisei there this season, 50 far as have been
reported, amounts TO SO, and the probability is that fully 100
vessels have cruised there The latest reports win be found in
the list O a fourrh page These reports are not very favora-
bic, but september remained, which may have changed the as
peel We expect to hear Of some fares Of over 1000 bbIs- though
the highest reported rs yet are the King Fisher, 1900, Frances
Henrietta, loo, lysr5sryporf, Reindeer and Nerrfnac, each
1905 tbs-
The Last week has been memorable for an unprecedented ar
rival Of merchant vessels, and the wharves were never so
crowded as at present ; even the limited capacity which the I'M
completed market wharf offers, was eagerly taken advantage OF
by two vessels at \ time, and its narrow sangway Of a few feet
In breadth crowded with goods On Thursday last arrived the
brig Esma from San Francisco with lumber, vegetables and as
sorted merchandise, the Hanoverran bark HaTbnrg with whale
mems stores and an assortment Of German goods, the ship
Mountain Haue, from Boston, with 400 tons Ice, and a guam
tty Of coal, lumber and sundries, and the bark PorteH1, from
Liverpool, with the usual assortment OF English goods Yester-
day the ship Harriet r Jessie, from New Bedford, arrived,
bringing o full CARGO of vhaIeinen's stores, mostly consigned to
vaross whale ships; and to-day the banks Aierauder. from
New London, and Yankee, from San Francisco, both bringing
fun earyOes Of merchandise, making a total Of seven cargoes in
one week.
In view Of these heavy imports Of merchandise occurring 70
nearly together, and the generally unfavorabe reports from the
whaling feet, trade has langushed, and prices Of most descrip-
tions q goods have receded from former quotations. At AUG
tons we notice that the bidding is very dull and prices rule ex-
ceeiingiy low.
There Is considerable activity however among the coasting
vessels, the smaller crxn being busily engaged in the potato
trade, bringing that vegetable from Maui and MolOkai to the
whale ships ut Lahaina and Honolulu The larger vessels hnd
full freishts Of beef he wood, pull, hides, sheep and sundries
from the wiDdwari islands. Within the past few days, however,
the rough weather which has prevailed has materially interfered
with coasting arrangements, and prevented in a measure the
getting OF Of cargoes which were all ready for shipment at the
various ports. The most serious Inconvenience felt in the coast
ing trade Is the want of suitable lighters or other means of con-
veying produce Oh to the vessels, which, owing to insecure an
chorages, are often compelled to receive cargo while under way,
laying on and on The instances are almost numberiess OF val
liable parcels Of produce having been seriously injured by sea
water while being conveyed to ship in frai canoes or Ieaky whale
boats
The introduction Of ice firms an era in the commercial his
tory Of Honolulu Of no trihing importance, and some nerve was
required in making the venture in the face Of popular opinion,
which has always secuted the idea that ice could by any posi-
biity ever become a permanent and paying " institution i'm the
islands, The prospect now, however, seems favorable and the
enterprise really deserves success
The schooner Maui Hikiaa a sold at auction this week for
s1aOa She goes to Tannings Island to engage in the cOcoanut
oil trade. Tie small schooner Alexander, recently from Fan
ning's Island, was sold for $3.50.
The figafe MerTimac has laid in during the week a large
supply of stores, which win prevent the necessity of her going to
san Francisco for that object Among the supplies taken of
were about $1,000 lbs bread, lbs bbs- beef 100 tons coal 20
coruS rood. & c
sUGAR-Market inactive and supply quite small. The plan
tations on Kauai will commence grinding shortly
FLOCR-The stock is excessive, and sales of any quantity are
effected only 1t low rates. Sales Of Galego at auction at 81 81.
BEEF-Sles Of Us bbls- Americas Mess to the MeTrinac on
private terms
BEER-Sales ex Portena Of 1000 doz best brands London
bottled Ale at So % Y doz-
H0PS-SmaIl sales At auction 1t lie
~REIGHTS-rhe Am clipper ship Mary Robinson has been
chartered to load 800 tons gano at Jarvis Island, for the
round sum Of $4,000, equal to about S2 2 ton. Oil freights
are inactive, and il would he impossible for any ship arriving to
ind a full freight
RxCHANGE-The Purser of the L. s. ship IHsrrinIc adver-
tised publicly on Monday for the sum Of SO 900, for which bills
on the L. s Treasury Department were to be furnished in sums
Of $1,000 or over. The whole was taken at a rate understood to
average "A per cent The demand was large, and the discount
for exchange on the East rOse n little in consequence. We quote
EhaIers' exchange At 5 a y per cent
The California markets appear to have undergone little or no
change from our last quotations
VIEW BEDFORD OIL 80.
SPxxx-Is in good demand both for export and home use, and
the recent advance in Europe has tended to make the market
here more firm. The transactions since our last include sales Of
COO bris ut I'D cents, $40 do at III cents, 500 do at 13 cents,
and 80 do AZ l2i cents per ganon-the latter being an advance
on previous quotations Holders are now asking Us cents for
prime OIL
wHAIE-we notice sales Of 100 bts polar at Sc cents, and
40 do, South Sea, at 80 cents per gallon, which may be consid-
cred the market price for good North aud South Sea oils
WuALEBoSE-Remaius quiet, without transactions--Shp-