The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-01-15

JAN. u, 1sss.


"s s'<e . sdsht improvement IN trade this vset. and . ntt,s
n9ssy nr scus descriptions os goods Two large auction saies
asss occurred during the week, which were better attended than
cssaAs and the bidding snrnewh.k spirited.
fhe shipping Is East leaving purt, and the wharves begin to
me quiet which ehar.cteriscs their appearance during
u between sessoas" The Gladiator, for New Bedford, has
ABOUT half her cargo Of oil aud bone On board, and freight now
ofkrs but slowly
AGAIN warrants The shipmeut Of an orr hide, tallou, skins and
WOOL 10 those ports, and . marked advance has taken place In
the price which shippers here feel justified in paying to the pro-
dncers-
The fne clipper shzp Syren has just finished dsehargiug her
cargo, and Notwithstanding the accident that befen her On her
passaev. has TUNED out her cargo In perfect order. She has
seen laid On the berth for Neu Bedford, and viii await the aui-
val Qthe spring nsss Of whalenL
ns brE.nsdne A.ss.sffe. ssudey, arrived on "Wednesday,
is days from New Bedford She . . hBe and seaunch craft Of
some 20 tons burthen, and nued up with good accommodations
far pass<ug.s- She has bad an unusu-ny long passage ous, ow-
Ing - . cain Of tvsny days on the iis- In the Atlantic. and be-
Ing kept or Cape Horn some t~enty-shree days by heavy wea-
ther. Her cargo consisss mainly Of ship stores, 4 report Of which
vm be foond below.
The Modern Times Is the next vessel due from Boston, via
TsAir, and viii be looked for any time after the soth inst She
has only . portion Of . cargo for this port
The Kalana sailed on Saturday last kr Na~iiwEi, for a Load
e sugar. The ptantafiocs on Kauai are getting in their crops
Nth great rapidly. and sending them forward to market with
CUT is of time. A sin further Improvement Is manifest this
year In the quality and In the grading Of these sugars, and they
desrvediy occupy the from; rank In the San Francisco market
The eodes crop on Kauai is eouingfrvard, and looks healthy
There b much reason for hoping and believing that Il vii, this
year be spared the blight which for two years past has rendered
k utterly worthless
The Stormy weather Of the last two weeks in December, inter-
rupeed the trips Of our coasters, and prevented them getting of
caxEoes Of produce which In some instances were waiting ship
ment- Several coasters have come in with little or no cargo.
There Is some prospect of mild weather through this month, and
ve hops that coasters and producers VIII be able to resum- op-
erations With renewed vigor-
We Oder some few quotations Of actual sales, with remarks on
a few leading articles
accumulating; job"ing sales Of No 1 at &c.
We hear q no sales for export Crushed is dull and market
oser-suppiSed-
SoAP-rhe market is nearly bare Of saltwater soap; brown
10 IN good supply. Sales Of No. 1 family soap at ease
C0DFIsH- But light demand at airy time; sales at auction
Of Is drums at s. so93i 70 2 drum, which is but about one
tenth Of Eastern cost
c0RDA6E-Larse sizes are extremely dull and do not realize
cost; In small sizes there has been some transactions at 1iGlSc.
OATs-Are concentrated in two hands, and prices have adj
vaneed; jobbing At &c.
TEAs--In short supply, and prices materially advanced; We
qsose good 0olong At 4565oc-
BEEE-A very considerable quantity OF Hawaiian has rem
cold through the fall season at remunerative prices. At the
close the stock Is large and light demand.