The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-24
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THURSDAY. JANUARY -. Is5I-
Tux pas: week has been eulvened BY a .gecesslaa Of arrival.
from san Francisco, bringing late and Interesting hr-i-u ne~s
The Consf arrived on the I7th, " dAy- passage the Early
Bird on the IsJh, II days passage the Far HIND GA The 2ist-
les than nine days passage; and the Norwsstsr on the @si,
" days The particulars of the hne passages ar given in
another column On the list, cur community had TIE pleasure
Of reading CaEfrnia dGiiiss u the l2h inst- the papers icing
only nine days oil. a eHcun Stance, re think Ehiehhas never &C.
CURED here hehre-
The n-Fs both political AL financial, brought by ;hes- ,r.,-t
wears a gloomy feature, ant " arr AZ a los % determine What
the future may bring forth Tie panic existing in bu-ir~s
sraIr, both n the North and south, IL 80 intimately allied 10
the political trOubies which disturb the South, that's CESSATION q
the hrseT, can hardly be expected tli the latter are quistei-
When this @m oeeur, no foresight can PrrISet- We etn ouly
hope that "a may soon terminate.
sdyices from he Coast. repogt great strinc-ury IN the money
market, but this j. earSed mainly by the Effort to eT~d for
ward sp.c= % New YORK. AMI thus relieve the Eastern markets
Large balances were due from California, and the drain has
ereatsl a temporary scarcity % money there, which was worth
2o q PER cent
In market quotations very ItJs change had taken place in
ian Francisco. I5 bales of puIu. er Alert, sod on the I1h for
lie per u cash, Indicating a ar demand and hmness- We
also notice sales % Mr. Moutgomery's ground salt al cool prices
The Times of the 29sh Dec and the Ara q the 5,h instant,
report sales Of $50 cases ar sc per II bag, while the best city
and Eastern brands soil a; SIC Cor the zane sized bag This, "a
the result Of ~ first shipment; il vvry encouraging, and inlicates
thaG in this sruIe at Ieas; there u room FIR successful com
petition With our neighbour Mr. Montgomery has ben engaged
for some TINE ia perec-ng his plans hr the grinding ofLis salt,
before shipping Il arguing, and sounlIy tOo, that the profit On
the labor Of grinding could be retained here just ~ well rs to be
pat in the pockets % artisans abroad. still, a = in ali other new
enterprises, he has me SOM dra~baeSs ia this, but appears
determined to overcome them all, AMI Ne doubt not will in the
end be successful. having, as he has, the whole Pacific seaboard
for n market
Tn. bark. 10, and Comet are both loading for San francisco.
the former with coal and puIu, and the latter with oil and sun
dries.
The storm Of the past week has rendered business Of all kinds
very dull.
sale Of shares ofsteamer stock i reported as having been
made a few days since. at $500 per share, the par value being
$500
rx.a.x.y- An -, rauri.ro n I'm tba Fat u,zs.J-
and little doing in il, owing to the panic which prevailed at the
latest aiyTces, rendering remttances Of all kinds more or I@s
doubtful
TRADE AsD REsorRcEs or THE SOrTB.-De Bow, the stats
tIeian, gives, in his RerieI-, some interesting facts in relation to
the trade AMI resources OF the South. Her cotton crops alone,
Tor the season enIing in 1850. amounted to 100000 bales, at
s5s, equaIHng sz32OoO.OOO, or $50 for every slave, and this, too.
in the face Of continually declining market. This cotton keeps
In operation 1850 93s hands, and runs ,. ,245.s39 spindes and
these hands are exclusive Of the multitude employed in all
branches o. trade connected with distribution Of cotton goods
and Of merchandise exchanged for it, including banking, ex-
change, &c
The London Cotton supply Rspe.ter, in speaking Of its own
ed in our cotton factories, and il has been estimated that a, least
100000 persons are dependen: on the cotton trade for subsis;-
The commerce Of the south Is no ineonsidaabe sum. Her
and which are never full. amounted 20 ss62 5sO,Ss4, As follows
Naval 3G954!t
21o.4-o3s
Cotton 2OII2s,I93
With 4Oo0.C COO slaves and $50 per hand This is exclusive Of
values consumed at home-the North taking alone q SDuthern
grain, lumber. wool, hides. market products, Sc. s2OO,OOO,OOO.
Ths s2G5 10000 81 exports - RENTED back to the North in
the SHAPE Of sterling bills. or in produce the commerce being
done IN Northern ships Thus the North receives annually from
th~soath the enormous aggregate q s+S2,5SO39I-
TEE WHEAT CE0P At HoNE AND ABEoAD-Hgnts Haga-
zine says tbs average amount % wheat produced by q number
% European countries, > as oIiows:
Urea brtan
I'VE scalh-s--.--- O4OoO,UoO
span. t1sl++syO
saritnil- lS-sI9-UO
The last crop harvested in the United States We have taken
some paius u ascertain. and Il VII not much exceed 100000
Ofbushels- THIS IL very unequany divided among the States.
New York AMI Pennsylvania have raised nearly enough for
their eonsumption-OhiJ and Missouri n small surplus. The
remainder Of the States, except the following, have a def
gathered in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan. Iowa, California and
Minnesota The crop % tl~se seven States we estimate as fol-
lows
Mtnots Z9OvO-OO
Wfscon@tn OvOOJO
Indiana
Minnesota 6OOOOOO
10000 |
UnquestonabIy these States have produced half Of the entire
wheat % the country.
NEW BEDFORD OIL RAE
The oil market dnrinr the past week has been very quiet,
owing 10 the striugcncy In the money market. n holiday week, |
and the excitement attending the municipal election The only |
transactions have been the sales % two parcels of sperm oil, 365 I
hris, upon private terms The stock % sperm oil in the country
Nov. 18th. was 1864 brts- |
In London Nov To- sperm oil was dull. and could not he