The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-12-29

THURSDAY, DECEMBER -, 1855.
~ sdvsi q the clipper ship Daring, on the e4sh. 10 days
nA San Hnncsco, placed US in receipt Of our New York mail
80 This vcseei is chartered to load guano at Bakers
-, II tl3 80 per ton O~ing to the rough weather, she
came Inside and anchored, but will proceed ON her way to-day.
We understand that when the Anglo Scron was really to sail
from San Rrsncisco Er Honolulu ION the 2i inst) with the mail
ozbsara, she vss offered, and accepted a charter to load wood
Hu the Mexican coast fr England at 81, or f45 for the conti-
nent- The Shooting Star and JOHN Frazer were taken up at
the same terms The clipper bark Comet would leave for this
post via Hno on The 18th, and will be due in a few days The
ship Bflarsukse, which sailed hence for San Francisco on the
11thp % November. arrived over on the It'll Of December, 25 days
passage Tie 4reAnees, which sailed hence on the 10th, had
n< arrived mp to the Sch of December 81 days out
The ship Lessidas, from Puget Sound, with .ul cargoof ium-
bs, the bark Josefa IHyon, from Calao. with cargo OF guano,
and the small schooner Jsaanen, is tons, from San francisco,
have come in since our last issue. The two former are bound
for China, and have put in for repairs The latter is intended
Sr . coaster
for Peru, inviting proposals for the purchase Of $50 tons Of Chin
cha Island euano from the bark Josea AHyon. The leak said
t. he in her upper works, and is caused by her being too heavily
loaded, on which account the captain wishes to dispose 4 a part
Of her cargo and tighten her.
Two vhalzs have been sold during the past week, both Of
which viii be Withdrawn from the whaling business one o
them, the Ben RxsA, Of Warren, was bought by Nesss- 90
Williams 4 Co. for the sum Of - 1900 Its understood that she
yin follow the BoreifeA to MKean's Island, and lad guano for
the United state- The bark Vernon, owned by a company at
ths port, 7. g. Wilcox, agent, has been sold for $500, to Capt
i. Ming u e93 OlmA x % enc VIII sA VI "se'N-
tor Lahaina, where q cargo Of s~eet potatoes awaits her. thence
she will proceed to San Francisco, under command OF Capt..
King.
The departure Of the Black Sea- for New Bedford, has been
delayed some days, owing to the strong southeriy winds She
has q cargo valued at $2l1 ,s1s, aG vii probably sail to-day.
The mail from the East brings 5 advices Of the departure Of
the clipper ship Syren, from Boston, for this port Oct. 81 She
has q large and varied cargo, which win be found reported below.
She would be followed by the bark D.. Godfrey, to sad on the
iesh to SGT o. November. Should the Washingfon AUsfon, nov
100 days ouf, not arrive, these large cargoes viii not mere than
supply The ordinary demands Of trade
We learn also that the insurance on the shipments per Fleet
rood, which vessel was bound for this port, but lost on Cape
Hon, have been paid No further news has been heard from
her BIZ Of Captain Dale and the passengers, and the probability
Is dat hey are ali lost. Those who remember Captain Hall,
formerly master Of the Sepkronia, will regret to learn that he
was among the lost. He chartered and loaded half the vessel
FIR Tahiti. and a Is supposed that he left the vessel in Captain
Dale's boat
Business has been growing more dull as usual towards the
close Of the year, and . confined nov mostly to The retail trade
The preparations for the funeral Of the Young Prince John Pitt
Kiusu, created some Eveiiness, but ttat being over, viii be fol-
lowed By . reaction Those who are not acquainted with the
facts. vii be surprised at the proiigaiity Of the natives in pre-
paring fr state fanerais- One firm alone in Honolulu has sold
for this purpose nearly four THOUSAND dollars worth Of mourning
goods, and in one day its sales amounted to nearly 5000. The
estate Of the Prince, which Is said to be very large, is understood
to psy for the expenses Of the funeral, which must amount to at
least $1,000. etE-H gr rErF l-r
sUGAR-Ihe new crop from Kauai is beginning to come in,
though . nrie later than last season The supply in the market
is small, and held q; u for best quality.
MOkAS<E@IIc LLhoL10 Drought N lOS Ddrrels nWm
the Chinese Plantations ut HIo. Sales at 1sc. including con
COFREE-Jobbing at Isc, slow sales
d. sPULU-Dry, packed, worth Oh a 10c. akDsf Ea
CORN-Jobbinga at II a r.
POrAT0EsLThe Frances Palmer has engaged some 500
barrels swers and the Yernon about 1000 bbis- ditto both lots
,nised 1t Lahains- The reputation OF these is better at San
Fnncsco than any other % our island growth They are said
to be produced frcm the Tombez seed.
sALT-The Frances Palmer takes about tons, on owners
account
LUMBER-Ofa all kinds abundant.
ExCHANGE-On San Francisco par. Eastern and Whalers
bills 1 per cent premium. Bank rates p premium
SAN FRANCISCO
Our sdvices are to the 9Th inst. The market for most Of our
staples remained unchanged We make q few quotations:
s~ueAR-Rav sugars are very dull. Light sales Of Sandwich
Islands nc S a Die Sales ct No. 1 China at "a "a lie Sales
Of choice New Orleans 1t loo. In refined eastern, there had
On-s00 gals sperm sold at 81 IS.
MoLAsEtS- l. SIC; do syrup Soc
CosTKx-Saieso Of Rio, which Is about the quality Of ordinary
81, quoted a. 17t a 17ic-
PorlroE-Ish 81 2s % 81 20 per 100 lbs Sweet, none
Offering
Futile % 15c-
FLooH-yaJ br; saks Al IS a 50 50 for California Hax-
all So So
NEv BEDSoxD On MAzKEr-The sperm oil market as We
have before sssfed, has been gate active, although the sales have
not Announced to hsf 40 much as last week. Sales this week foot
nm ~ nil 0n ri Al n q . vU IN the baIanre a 4 |