The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-02-28
COM CIAL.
RryrE~ T5E THE MN PlrxrT-I
THURsD4r, FEBRU4RF Is, 1871.

sss fa.Ass With assorted merchandise fucl san Funeseo- our
ar1zn ARRIVAL. have ben
Esb .-An brig AGATE. La=tou. hrUm VeKe4ns and PhernIx
Islands. 30 ballast.
sim b4r.~nane Constitution. Foser, fum Por Towns
md -ith cargo u lumber o H~c.trbd & Co
l"-U- : steam slooR wyomihg 5 guns. Nitehsn, irSn
i2-AH .h ". l. Rieharison, PeuAano=, from Chn.tm,.
Is-An ~h ship Lancaster, Russell is., from Marques,
has taken no oil since leaving HoooiglG-
o-AD ebPPer bark Yankee c"~n'iore Patty ID days
as-Am d ship Congress "A. s,rAabur., fruu Mer.alt.
Bay. 30 srfs WI ths .szs-a-
We have h.d thu. far only t~o -h7Ier this spnnx. sgsia.;
eight reported during the same period hst year The whale
snip cengre-,, which recruited a: san Francisco last fall ant
eruised on the lower Csrf5-nfa eoa-,. during December and
January, bring 200 bbI- = oil taken during the nOnths-
This cal sill be shiPp.d BY The TaHkss ia san Faneisco to
S,- ss1Ara- Il has been taken al ; e.- per gallon through
20 New Betnr4 aaI b.ss a. IL The C0ngrsss hrnss hvr-
able reporas from the feet cruising % the coast and L 8
probable thA; s<ver1l thousand barrels -fl arrive from there
dsrng March FOR shipment % eastern ports
our foreign departures during the month, have beer
Fee- IAN zh ship Benjamin Rush. Fish. 20 cruise
An Clip. ,sP FAR WIND crg.sl5 sr Bakers Island
liam sch " l. Richardson, Penhano-, 70 ssn Fran-
2s-An VII ssp Lancaster, Russell, to cruise On Japan
2s-HaE.s sch Kalaaa, La~toa. o. JohH'on's Island.
SIS steamer wyOuins, Mitchell, FOR san Francisco
The schooner Ealgna, which sailed on the 25tt- has been
dispatched by Nsssrz. Waterman 4 Co at the instance ofthe
o-n~rs % Johas-n Island, resident in san Eraneiseo, to take q
the a<n left on that island some nine or ten months ago This
gang consisted % one Nrsign-r and Ave Ha~afans, and il IS
feared that they EH not be hound alive, although they Sers
supplied with nine noarhs provisions when III there The
schooner "a expected hack within thirty days from the day
q sailing. We understand that this h no; Considered by ne
eL~tmants q thi. island an sbndouDent, a 5 they leave much
valuable property there.
MovszEsrs or VESSELS ~ PoET-Resar4ng the sv vessels in
port, the following memoranda arr given:
BARI Yankee Is hove down to repair damages sustained in
grounding in the Channel on her entering, from San Francisco.
The damage is slight, reqrinnS merely a new false keel she
viii be ready 20 sail again March l. % 18th
An ~haI-ship Congrsss Il landing her 81, and sill undergo
son< slight repair bsfBre teayIug. On her Northern cruise
Tn, Missionary packet Morning Star Is being fitted cut With
all dispatch, and will sail to-day, Thursday. With supplies
foe the relief Of the MarqGesAn Mission, before reported in
distress
The brig Agate, csrmerIy a guano pacEetJ will sail soon for
the California Coast there 70 BE- engaged in the coast whaling
service.
70 take the pLsee % tE= brig Agats. reported -od last week,
and will sail for the Phanix Group shortly
Our eoas,nz feet, including .h- steamer KHaH.a, IL brf.ky
engaged in the frsiehung business, in which they mostly ind
full employ. There IS about the samea amount Of local trade and
travel between the islands, as in former years, and however
much our foreign eomnarce may decrease. this will remain about
the SANE
siner the SI- and transi-r Of the STEAMER HaaHsa, her pros
pects As a coaster, have been very much improved, and each Of
her trips during the past months, has netted a handsome prof;
over her expenses On several of her trips, she has had over
too hundred passeng-rs- She Is nov looked upon Is among the
b~st and safest Investments ~e have here, 70 say nothing Of the (
impetus which steam communication mus; give 20 all ports
rhersit Is introduced, and becomes reliable
A as of onethiu: interest in the schooner Emma Ro0ks,
has ben made during the past week. understood to have
ben at the rate Of sIi, SOO-inI5cative Of confidence in our
local trade She Is 4 New London built clipper, OF $50 tons,
the same vessel in which Prince Loo and suite visited Victoria
and San Francisco last 81 and for symmetry Of build and fast
sailing, il would be difficult 70 find her superior in any port
Or SHIPMENTS TO STDSET-Adviees received from Sydney
BY the last mail, report favorabIy Of shipments ofcoa.t oil made
BY the bark HGtaIesa, which arrived in Sydney, Sept. "A. mot
Nov As stated by the PofyaesiGEl The oil sold At for E3I /
pr ton, or about sig cts per gallon, American measurement,
leaving = fair margin 70 the shipper Regarding samples OF
our isLand wheat shipped TO Sydney by the same vessel, a cor
respondent writes I
Il have sent the two bags to a friend % mine, the owner and
Ts.1 S !, r /. sivl I'M n' Tin Hh p, % mos IsdsT ,@t i - can rely
Ny own opinion = that a cargo viii always sell At from II TO
l u sI . ssIf- 'sio" the hest Ne" W sample The Eraini'
This agrees with the tenor Of previous aayices. and OF re-
turns o. shipment. Of -four. There can be no doub, that when
~hesf 10 shipPet in good dry condition, frye from weaviIs, il
vii pay we'll Being Of = drRr nature than the Australian
grain, e mus. improve the -four when mixed with that Here,
thee, 9 = market where hundreds Of thousands Of bushels Of
wheat, 10 fact all that could possibly b raised and furnished
NJ one dollar per bu,heI, or IL full and plump grained, at even
a higher figure, might End = r-ady sale The grain only
you'd DO 10 ship, as the COS; Of grinding in Australia Is much
less than here. What . hes is open in this one branch Of
agriculture to our Industrious native popuIziicn and 10 any
immigrant foreigner. who might come among Us 1
By our advices from New Bedford, ~ hear that the ~haIer
PauIinI, which was wrecked at Lahaina last fall, was insured
N New Bedford for S30.sOo. .
scsAE PLAST.Iroys.-There is a growing feeling Of conf
esncs in Investments in sugar estates, based mainly on the GER
:Ainty Of th- crops, and the sure market for the manufactured
produce There never was a better field for the SAFE investment
Of capital from abroad than Ia sugar manufacture in this kingdom
There are only ten " twelve estates IN operation. while there is
rom for one hHadred- Time alone Is needed to produce
prnr-iy returns Sr all capital invested here in the manufacture
q sgsr- such Investments require several years TO produce
rstnrns.
We hear that some changes have been made in the Lihue
sssat-. several partners rrsbden; In the United states having
disposed Of their interest, and the whole Is now owned by
Messs W A. Abireh and W. c. Parke, Of this city, and
Me-.rs- William IL Rice and G. Provost, o. Lihue, Kauai,
the Two latter holding eleven hurteenths % the whole. Mr..
Ice has for many years been manager. and Mr.. Provost the
tuxxr boI.- Of thS sta.e IL l. I. ~ n no. extensive "A
best arranged estates on these Islands. and has produced an
average yield Of over $4,000 a year for the past four years.
The estate eost about $4,000, but the reeen, purchases have
been made At a large discount from the cost Under its present
management, and admirable working condition, IL esnnO, prove
else than q good Investment
A sale Of two shares in The Haiku Plantation Of East Mast has i
recently been male, at = hgurs LITTLE above the par value. Thi. :
estate has not yet begun grinding operations. but promises 10 a
be one Of The best heated. and mos; lucrative sugar msnuas c
tories in the kin-IoD- We are happy TO chronicle those evil Z
dences Of prosperity. for IN our sugar Interests il our main hope =
Of future progress.
Loc.. rzADE has been pod during th- past month, prrticu- =
larry the iobbinE trade wish the other Islands. and this wouII q
Indicate 4 returning heaithinsss in business generally. We +
give rurrert qu1tations u
srG.R-ReeeiPts from the plantations have been steady dur .
ing the months but no lzrge stock remains on hand a. IL has =
been in fair request for export and local consumption. The =
stock in agents hands is about 10000 lbs A sale Of 10000 .
In. No l Lh1e Plantation vas made yesterday for export at o
Sic Tor ev-nness Of grade ths 10; has not been surpassed, h
nix weeks grinding showing no perceptibIe difference in quality. d
We quote dark a. She; light No / ~ &c. II
MoLAssEs-Last sales at 2c. per gallon. 1
FLocs-A sale % 800 sacks 81 California, ex Yankee, a.
81 so, q fair quotation
PrLU-The recent stormy and wet weather has had a tendency .
tendency to the gathering Of Puiu, and the receipts have teen
light Indeed is evident that there viii be a falling OF in the
shipments during the next two months, which must create an =
advance in the price Tn. low price which the article has real
Ezed Of late in san Francisco, has had u tendency TO curtaI
operations here. and eonhne the business chiefly to one firm.
Good dry pGIu in shipping order is worth here SC, but difficult
% purchase in large lots
LrNsEE-The stock is not hesdy, but addition - looked for
early in March by the tarkentine Jenny Ford, from Puget ,
sound. We quote boards &c, scanting &c, and shingles IS so. q.
ry,oxx .xn Gnk- GErxZ- yUdes -en uo,a he a. L. o-Jfn.rv