The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-03-10

THs arrival Of the clipper ship Sea Serpent Is days from San
Francisco, with eight days later news from that port, but no
Eastern mail, is the only important event Of the week This
ship has a large number of Chinese ON board. and sails again to-
day or tomorrow for Hongkong. The news by her is Of no Inn
portAnce-
: The clipper ship Chaplin, of 500 tons, arrived At Lahaina iaa
week, and has been chartered to load oil at that port She sa
new ship, and offers good Inducements TO shippers Of OIL See
advertisement in another column.
On Tuesday, the brig ADVANCE arrived from fannang isiano
with 200 bbis os cocoanut oil, which will be shipped for New
Bedford. Her memoranda viii be found in another place.
The vessels in port loading oil fill up very slowly. The reports
from the spring feet are however good, and the probability Is
that the arrivals during the next thirty days viii bring IN a
large quantity az oil for shipment The Modern Times has, we
hear, been Withdrawn from the berth for New Bedford, and is
transhippiug her oil to the Gladiator
By the mail from San Francisco. we learn that the Yankee,
though sold, win probably be continued on her old route as a
Honolulu packet She may be looked for during next week.
A large sale Of English goods, ex Scotsman. took place IN
Thursday last at the rooms of A p. Everett The total sales
a few articles
Another large sale takes place to-day at the rooms o. -.
Caranave, which will command the attention OF dealers. tenn
braces an extensive assortment Of merchandising o"lA :" VIZ
cargoes Of the Ha6nrg and Kohoia-
Aside from auction sales, trade has been marked oy n % Q
mast Of importance.
~FLoUR-stock ample. Sales at so "a s2 for domestici
HaxaI, s2 ~ s13.
tauons. We quote best quality, in quantities. sc. Dark CON-
mands &c for export to vancouvers Island
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bills at 10 days sight. par 90 days
sight. 1 10 3 per cent. discount. Exchange on San francisco,
par.
SALES AT AUCTION.
PRINTs-Baies OF choice English, 13c "a 14lc-
BLANKETsASuperior g.. sold for 50 81 "a IS; scarlet -
81 q s512-
sADDLEs-yery superior English hogskin, SIS % D sis.
sARDINRs-les doz I boxes sold for 81 sc per dz 80 doz J
do, SIS 81 "a 81 o.
PICKLES-225 doz pickles, in quarts, sold for 81 loM SO
so cases, So 62l "a 1878
SAN FRANCISCO
BY the Sea Serpent, we have received papers to the list oil
February. Very little change from previous adviccs Is noticed
in the current market quotations The speculation in candles,
coffee. Sc-, was subsidng, though the price OF the latter article
still remained firm.
BRr,p-stock excessive, ami prices declined. Sales Of Eastern
Navy at Sc do Pilot at c-
FIoUR-SaIes ut 81 80 40 $40 co; Richmond, at SO 30.
CoFFEE-Rioh held at lste, in parcels Of 500 bags
MoLAssE-SanlSich Islands, &c "a 2c.
SreAK-Stock large, and sales dull No. China, &c we
nottse 10 sales OF :. l. Sales OF Eastern crushed, at l2sc-
OgyGox APPLEs-Sales Of 700 boxes, ex recent arrivals, at
1Sc a &c e ID
OSIoxs-SaIes Of $50 bags California at SIC 2 b.
Por .roEs-An active demand exists for good Irish at &c W
2lc; sweet, &c "a &c, in demand.
PuLU-Salesa at 12c "a lie, on time
SaLr-33 tons inferior 3 L. eN Yankee sold o. siz.
Olive note the safe of 100 brs coast whale (hu-npbacI) at
sac "a Joe, 20 days 1000 rs do reat Monterey destined Tor
the San Frandsco market
O,Ts-since receipt Of adyices from Australia, prices advanced
TO &c. at which figure IL was hrm.