The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-12-15


Dv16t he psss week, whaieships and nerchartmen have
-n@enPt1t departing hr home ports and cruises. Our harbor
DbnDningt hinned out, and We number to-day but 70 vessels
- pBe- ne shipping season has been Of about the same length,
- se jstgs hat about the same amount Of business has been
doc, Is last fail TIE question, how much money Is disbursed
annnAny by whaleuen is still unsettled some ships expeniing
fun dxt 70 ten thousand dollars, while others spend less than n
bousanA some are Of opinion that $1,000 are spent, as an
sseSE< By eseh vhacr that enters. pays on and re-shiPs crew,
zcd Busuyes The ordinary amount Of supplies The advances
pait - e. crew shipped here varies from two to three thou
o11 Geuns per ship. Assuming that $1,000 are spent here by
eoEAucu4 Il woud make the disbursements OF the feet Of l95
- Vtking the islands this fn s7ss,ooo- OF this sum, pro
habU ooehah (aua perhaps mor-) Is paid out for seamens
vaDw sdvances-
- Cur last issue, the ship Sifria has sailed for New Bed
ford, umh = cargo Of OIL and bone the bark Maria. with oil for
HrcDEnk nj the Isyasia, in ballast, for Mckeans Island The
tn1v 0mehnut arrival has been that Of the Rostock ship j.
1epe5sys Ism itka, loaded with spars- She sailed again for
HoerneqE % the 18th. having obtained some twelve or fifteen
Ram<9k The Black Sea, which has been awaiting the
arrival - cncuuuut oil expected from fannings Island, has
oh~E4o quantity Of whale ol from the BENJAMIN RHsh,
sa1It 70 complete her cargo, and will sail on the Lth for
NJ 1senrh whaIeship EsPadon. which has been condemned.
va ~ - auction 90 The sth, by order Of the French Consul
Her hull and lower masts were purchased by Messrs- Burns q
2Emnes. fr 1925. Her gear and apparel realized 4 little over
17,10o-sOeal, sl,l3o- This makes the fifth whaier Condemned
ths smson-or sixth, including the Faith The frequent dis
pmal q vhaleships in this manner may appear surprising to
thoes VI are ignorant OF the severe straining and frequent
e6ors can avert
An auction sale, by J. y. Col5uTn, Of damaged China goods
received by the Hero, took place on the 12th- These goods are
reported to have been purchased in AMOR About coo damaged
camphor trunks, sold in los lots, brought. on An average, about
81 20 q LOT, or nest. At the same sale, Al coils small Russia
hemp rope sold from 2+c % Ste b ID s5.doz white shirts, -
.S6 IS 81 Y doz-; 10 boxes chowchow, 81 20 "a $50 81
doz- China hats, 81 a 81 Cd Y doz-
On the I3h, a large assortment OF goods were offered at aue-
lion by A. P. Everett, but the prices centrally were low. sales
we're made Of I02 bags China rice, lie "a Ice Y ID 90 cases
damaged navy bread, &c 2 b 81 doz- pickles, s2 II "a s2o2
In domestic trade and produce, we note no change very
little produce is coming in, the grinding season on the planta-
tons having hardly begun yet stock Of sugar, rnoiasses and
coffee In the market, very hnitei-
There has been 4 steady ard. we think increasing demand Tor
Hawaiian beef Ibis fall The absence Of two ships expected Che
Fseetrooa and Bcshington AAston) has, perhaps, Increased
the demand, but the reputation 81 our beef is evidently becom-
ing hvorzbly established among whalemen. The prizes realized
have been from sIl to ga; American beef commanding some
three to focr dollars over the latter figure
The Warelef, now on the berth for san Francisco, viii sail
about Saturday. She takes the pulu brought from Hno 10y the
Likofii9, ali her cargo consists chiefly Of that article.
On our fourth page, We reprint the exports Of oil and bone,
90 far n they have been obtained
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