The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-08-04


I'm eaaaing tr.de among these isisnds has become an i'm
portanf hrznch of our domestic indusfry. Its increase from year
% ysr Il SLOW hut steady. Our coasters arrive and depart
Benerany With good and not unfrequenty with deeply laden
essHoes, and judging from the business doA, must be reapins a
ntr Income As a general thing, coasing among the islands Is
safer than in any other part Of the world. This remark applies,
Of eourse, only when vessels are placed in charge Of skiIfui and
competent captains, and n0 under ignorant and careless natives,
vho know no other rule than to allow all hands to sleep through
TIE night watches, simply flashing the helm and leaving their
vessels at The mercy Of the wind and sea- We have schooners
which have been coassing from i've 70 ten years., without meet
ing an accident worthy Of mention, or neelng repairsosher than
those required by ordinary wear and tear
The freishting business, as we said before, is steadily increas-
ing over that Of former years, and is likely to increase still more
- I'M sugar and pulu interests extend The sugar manufac-
ture 1t H1o alone, promises in 1850 to amount to over 600 tons,
or ooethird more than the entire annual produce ten years ago.
Besties this, Mani viii produce her 300 To 400 tons, and Kauai
promises not less than 500 tons This Is sugar alone, besides
The large quantities Of molAsses, amounting on all the plantations
to perhaps 5000 or 10000 bbLs. The pull trade is increas-
ing, and VIII amount to some 100000 Tbs; so too Of the wheat
interests. amounting to some 1000 bushels. Per annun- All
these are slowly growing, and we look upon them as a solid
basis for a permanent feighting business between the ports Of
these islands. Perhaps we might add to these the wood trade
We have no means Of arriving at a correct estimate Of the
amount Of wood brought to Honolulu by coasters, and consumed
here in one way and another. But Judging from the number OF
vessels engaged in the trade, il must amount to 1000 or 1900
cords q year.
Now IL Is thought by some that the Introduction o. steamers
wnl interfere with tie trade Of the coasters But We have u
vnys been Of ths opposite opinion, judging from the effects OF
the Introduction Of steam In all other countries, which has inSa
rnhky been to increase trade and traveii and instead OF taking
away the trade Of coasing vessels, really increases it to such
an extent as to call in new coasting vessels That the same
eject will be seen here, we have no hesitency in predicting
And all our readers, whether interested in schconers or in mer-
camille or agricultural pursuits, should hail the prospective IN
troduction OF steam, which We trust will take place during the
spring Of 1850.
In trade we cannot notice anything Of interest There has
been nothing doing. The only arrival has been that OF the clip
per Moonlight, enroute for China, which touched for few hours
on Tuesday to procure seamen and papers, The only departure
has been tha. of the Yankee on the 3lst, a schedule Of exports
and passengers by which viii be found below
By request, We reprin, the following table Of rates OF depr-
ciased gold add silver coins, as fixed by the Chamber OF Conn.,
m1ce. Parts OF gold coins named are understood to be depre-
-eiated Ia the same proportion Of discount a. the larger pieces.
soser-sgns are bought for export at 81 30, and are really worth