The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-10-14

WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. Is, 1855.

OrR sCGAx IsrExrsrs-we intend to notice from time to time
the Progress Of our agricultural and grazing interests which
are yearly assuming more importance in the export trade OF the
islands, and which must become our mainstay Of prosperity.
TEE East MAUI PLAxrAroS-we are happy to learn that this
plantation, established in 1850, gives promise Of an unprece-
dented yield Aneh Of sixteen acres, now being cut, win yield
from 3 TO 81 tons Of sugar to The acre. The growing cane, though
planted feet apart, literally covers the whole field; the ground
being completely hidden from sight, while 20 walk through it is
next To an impssibdlitv- Strange as IL may seem, a person set
down in the midst Of the cane, without n compass, would ind the
utmost difficulty to extricate himself from It's mazes- II IL 50
high that, seated on horseback, one cannot by two or three feet
reach the hand to the top Of the leaves The sticks are In every
direction from horizontal to Perpendicular, forming an almost
impenetrsbie jungle The stalks Of cane As delivered at the mill,
vary nom ave to nine feet in length, and from four TO eight
inches In circumference. There Is also, not yet arrived at matu-
nxy, upon the plantation, nearly 100 acres f growing cane, the
yield Of which VIII fully equal that Of the field above mentioned.
From one 20 two tons per acre Is in Louisiana considered a large
crop The best MANFRED lime lands o. Jamaica, with all the ea-
Perience Of It's sugar growers, and planted In rows but four feet
apart, produce barely three tons to the acre The results, as OBJ
tanned on our Plantations, may challenge competitions from any
sugar lands In the world No where can such Inducements be
he'd out to capital for investment, as in cur islands, In sugar
growing.
The East Mani Plantation is singuIariy fortunate in the quail
ity Of the sugar produced, nearly four-hhhs being Of the best
brands Of raw sugars This attention TO quality Is bringing about
its legitimate results, for already in the California market the
Sandwich Island sugars receive the preference Of buyers, and til
I'D 20 be the richest sugar taken TO that country. This planta-
lion has now enough cane growing to enable its owners to take
on each year over one hundred acres We may congratulate its
manager on the thrit and perseverance which has brought the
profitable growing Of sugar on these islands to the certainty Of a
fact
The arrivals Of merchant vessels during the week have been the
clipper ship Mary Robinson from Melbourne, in ballast, to load
oil for home, the brig lduanee and schooner Alerander from
fannines Island, with cargoes Of cocoanut oil, and the brig Teu-
fossa from Bremen, with an assorted cargo Of German goods,
embracing also a quantity Of whaIemen's stores.
There are now 1--WE fine clipper ships and one bark on the
berth h< oil and bone freight. viz. the Golden Eagle, E. F.
WWeffs, SkyiGrk, Vest Wind, Mary Robinson, for the United
States, and the bark Condaee, for Hamburg.
The brig Adranee Is discharging her cargo of cocoanut oil into
the Wesf Wind.
The bark Frances Palmer, formerly employed as a packet
between this place and San Francisco, and recently returned
from a whaling cruise, has been sold and stripped of her whaling
gear, and We learn that she will be again employed as a mer-
chairman on her old route. where she was always a favorite with
the public There are rumors Of a new clipper bark being pur-
chased or about to be purchased in San Francisco, to take the
place Of the Fanny Major, now on the line between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu.
The schooner Alexander, formerly the De Witt, just in from
Rannings Island, is offered for sale, having been found too
small for the business for which she was required.
The brig Emma from San Francisco hove in sight Tuesday eve
ming too late to enter the harbo, but has not since been seen.
The Emma brings a fair freight, the same having been rejected by
the FanAy Major on account Of her being full.
Trade has been very quiet since our last, and in island produce
there Is nothing whatever doing. Whale ships begin now to
come in pretty freely from the North, and a brisk trade may be
looked for shortly.
OIL-The cocoanut oil ex Aduanee has been sold for export
at about Al cts y gallon, the quantity is about 10000 gals.
BONE AND wALRUS TEETH-An the bone arriving IN port
5 being shipped tothe United States We hear ofa large sale Of
walrus teeth at DC.
CIGARS-There has been some movement in Manila cigars,
and sales Of 100 VI have been made at SIC "a ST. 2 NJ. ICON
siderable supply is shortly expected per Hero from China.
LoUORs-Market over supplied with most descriptions
Small sales at auction Of brandy, inferior, at 6Oc y gall
LUMBER-The cargo Of redwood ex Alice was sold at auction
At SIS IS v VI for boards, sS2 so for flooring, s33 for clap
boards, and 50 so for shingles The jobbing trade is dull
sHINGLEl2o NJ ex Fanny Major sold at So IS Y NJ
ExCHANGE-Dun- per cent. may be quoted as the rate.