The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-12-01
c0MPARATUE PRICES Of Recruits for yhaiers at
Hnkokndi, Japan. and HonofaLa, Haraifan Islands, re-
sdseed 70 Tinted States Currency, 5franes at 81 cents.

Recruits .s HonoiuIu put on board ship at the expense Of the
cotton roais, porcelain, ETC., win be delivered on board ships by
japanese oGcers- Exchange on the United Stases at Honolulu.
The Yankee sails probably ON Saturday She is only await
lag the arrival Of the schooner KaiamS, from Hilo, which vessel
b. freight engaged to go forward by her.
M bark Esreief win await the return of the LihoIiho, from
HIio, and viii follow the Yankee. for San Francisco probably
Aboas the i2rh to the 14th Of Decemb-r.
Prom San Francisco our news IL up to the 18th ut. The
mArkets we're dull some excitement had taken place about
he s1vr mines recently discovered on the Sierra range Of
noufains and q little beyond the limits OF the State Of CaIfor-
MA or he veritabIeness of the discovery there can be no que--
uou, but in regard % the richness Of the mines, there is still
ssue Doubt Should they prove n rich and inexhaustibiea as IS
nsw supposed. il viii greatly Increase the supply ofsifver. The
fslovfng eDn the S. r. Mercantile Gazette, Is the most re-
I.he inssrnation we can End respecting these new mines:
~wirkfn the past month our recources in regard to the pre-
eseus metals have assumed a new and most interesting feature
e y o.. rs sou @.s ;so ,ssl ps SsraSs , gs1 sasi. the n Ws a afvss
q, shat has been called 0quhs inaPpropraiey, however) the
surs. lie 8 De Eastern slope Of the Sierra yevad., in about
hassde 20 Is min. distant some ten miles from washoe VAL
iss.y, 4. asis di.co1erssss have been made in the locality
naned. tbMyA lDdiestions are favorable to the conclusion that
nurh Of the adjacent country. for many mile. in extent. parakes
hrEay Of An .urifsrc1s and argentiterous character, Al vr-
bssn opened, ~ Jet hut a fev hundred yards in extent, which
- :iness f.5aioas amounts Of siivsI, and IN some instances,
v<ht and are mingled xith each other in irregular proportions,
prndpaliy a slver, generally about three parts Of silver to one
fgdh- Que aNaJ Of ore from this locality yielded, per ton,
- si.riass sdjscens yielded 5000 in SILVER and $500 in
gU6L he nine nov being worked 10 owned by \ company, the
agen1B o. uhich In this city are Donald Davidson L Co, who
are pUf csnerk Judging from the announcements or the IN
rrsnr pre- - inter that some forty tons have already been
trv0rded 20 dis city, a few IONS Of which have been shipped
vs Ranans md New York 10 Bavre, for analytical examination
The essays made in this city leave no doubt that the ore will
YIN hon &3,oo0 TO $4,000 per ton We learn from reliable
authority that from sevensy-fve to one hundred tons viii have
rsaeksd this city before The incsrmency Of the -~a.on -i have
suYen5ed opeafions- AZ the mines some rude efforts at smeh-
tuwens GRE hare been made, which have proved sufficiently sat
fs1oeuy - warrant the parties concerned in psosecuting the
u16eye7knU> and thu eccnomixing on the cost Of transportation
- IL city, which at present y about 500 per ton"
Deyund - Supplying as the shipping in pa, We notice no
trEsessons vuth reporting. The following are the current
s,sesroas
gE0CR-nsvaHan, 81 HaxaII s12 "a So 50.
sU0An-N0 IL q TIE lower grades S a &C.
C0Y3EEszxre,s sales at IS a 1ec- for best
PROyIsI0Ss-Hausiia beef, 10 q s14, the 1t brands COM
handing he batter figure. American beef, s17 so; pork. 10 "a
$40.
FkEf6Hx9-rhe clipper ship We1fooe chartered TO lead GU
80 = Jarvis Island at S12 per ton- In oil, freights are very
h~, fEasha been made to take oil as low as 81 cents yer
r<r, bx ewing 10 the large number Of vhaIers bound home,
tire eDhzs5aa q her ty dsys, nearly fun. The Rafu9a at Hlo,
hs obeslne1, Ne understand. = fulicargo, a. agents rates, under
sssd 10 he &c per gallon
ExCuANGB-Hobis az par for vhales drafts, and also for
Ills % San francisco.
REAL ESrAfB=Tbe cottage residence Of the late H. r.
Pus = lldha sfrcet, sod on Saturday las; for s57i-a low
sS1< n. Huddy was the purchaser
1ONEx-SnSx fve+Fancs. 1 a 2 per cent prem. Mexican
dslars, : pr cent