The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-03-14
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AZ rua b anr 81 o. asi--t art has always u-eu e1a-al-rvi
W lnaf~ Alan ] "r--. John \ --ni-- AMI 'hsrF-
: W--l IT, amount q th-r liabilities j. -sd % - sl--JO-
Urn = : n Gshn { O., "a 40 ias~i fsr q hesvy aHqaa,
a.! -.it- amounting % marry scO.OyJ we're commenced against
@ ~ Attachment
10 ---lm~u,lg On tie causes q ta~s- failures. tho BaHsfra
makes .oua~ remarks Which arr very truthful
-CaHfau-a interest turH- uur to b= THE main i;~m q i---
~h-nsv-r the internal afsirs % a fallen commercial house are
esp ~ 70 view. The r--eat failure 81 Taft. MeCahiI = Co,
- r-narkabI~ a. IT, point IL j. -tatei hy god authority.
houn<-i capital employed by them during TIL tsD past y-ars-
ha-rvcr extensive IT, business. could have stool up % long in
TIE f7e Il sreh a steady drain upon IL resources. NJ aGthen-
b~comr - hape-~siy involved tut tn mast probable cause
capital ~ retiring wealthy MEMBERS Il the finn to which ~as
aided tb~ Hsc4--ty ofs-tting tn large estate q two deceased
par-u-r-- IN this m-uHer -oms % ths-@ whp Funded The h"1-r-
and labSred biggest n bHiEiiug up ~ great business, witnessed
thu partners retiring with ample ~-alth- vLlr they e1Htinu4i
usss % te esi 4 ten year-' aIor. with 80 g. call t~ir own
than Ehln tley commenced mercantile Hfs- The only wonder
j. that the house stool - tonz. IN thu FAC = IL enharl-smsnti
aEi perhaps The T1r-. error enulmit;ed 81 ~ ranasement- 90
vel settled ssrt- thar Do extensive bushes can ~ successfully
prosecuted in san Frlneiscn. when tn greater portion efesp''ai
every new hIure confirms ;he conrcfn-ss ofthis 'heo'y-7
No business. however profitable : may b., can Permanently
succeed. whch becgmes subject to the payment q heavy sum.
for interest Il is true that ,he rate ofintere-t IN san franeise"
4, higher thsa IN most other commercial mi oriuns-tEo, three,
AMI even me per cent being Onen psyei there for temporary
acronn0iatons-but the profits there are sometimes in the
sane ratio. though no doubt ess NOW than in Nrm~r years No
business i. exempt from the denAni hr interest in one way or
another. hut every rrHIent merchant viii aim 20 make thu item,
<hich i always one % los a. small a. possible
~ 60 -F~s-r form - Erar-
eisco to the evening q the 18th ulto. Abstract q ;he market
vii b. found below
The bark IN, arrived over on the 18th Of Feb. u days
ruu Honolulu, and the Comet on thu morning q the i''h, l.
days passage. % these arrivals. the Bulletin says
The bark Comet arrived yesterday from Iouoiuiu, with =
earvo u I-Iand prgIucr, NOS; q which fnIs a Iuu market,
last per zos. butasori nothing % interest commercially.
smFNxSrs To CmSs-Th- Moonlight which touched at
this part on the 5th, en- rout- hr Hou=S"ng- obtained 1900
m-. o. fungus .mt two passenger her freight AMI passage mo
nsy amounting 20 abous $50. This. fungus i very bulky AMI
- taken at from one and a half % two e-ut- per PauHi. ae-
according 10 shich party pays u- expense % getting / "ato
the ship Considering that the Moonlight was detained here
eight hours, havng arrived during the forenoon and s-ia-d
AZ sun,Iosn the same Day ,is Is doing very we'll The clip
per which touched before her. took freight and passenger money
At this port 10 the amount q $3.50, having been detained only
two days. We state these facts that CaPtlfns Of Hongkoug
ships passing the port may E-ow what Inducements are offered
and how trfdiug are the detention and expense ineunedb by
stopping No port in the world is safer 10 touch at than Hon
Dlulg, but where freight Or passengers are wanted, a pilot
should be taken to anchor the ship IN the ofhng- We hope o.
80. every Hong Kong ship t0achh here in passing.
wHAIrSG KEP0ETs-we refer 20 our memoranda below for
the latest ship news from the coast feet and from the south.
Capt. stones report, though long, : very interesting From
the cuast feet. the reports are rot 30 encouraging as last year
the average being not far from 200 bbls, some vessels having
ms or nothing.
CoAsrISG TEADE-we wish OeaTI the attention Of the govern
authorities to the want Of facilities offered at the ports
through the islands, for taking OF and dfscharging cargo. The
greatest drawback which the steam company experience in their
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landings, even Hill, with its growing trade, not having anything
in the shape % a wharf. Ia this Archipelago, where the ocean
be said u be cur great highway, the improvement Of ports
and landings in the usry first duty q the government, hut ex-
at Honolulu nothing whatever has been attempted, although
'arous amounts have for years been Appropriated for ths pur-
by the legislature, and appear from time to time in the
budgets as Is in mockery 1.-THE requirements Of the people. A
spell u an enlightened despotsmr instead Of our pres
mt delightfully."- free constitution. AMI still more free ministerial
way, would probably be 4 great advantage to thus in is par
ocular
The premises occupied by Hessrs. Gilman & Co. of Lahaina,
Maui, ii sill he noticed. are advertised To let or for sale. This
: one Of the most eligible stands for a ship chandIery business.
that i to be found ut these islands. Messrs. c. & Co have been
n business at Lahaina for the past nine years. during which
ew firms have been more successfully conducted. with credit to
anil with satisfaction to those having business reIa-
with them In retiring as they 10 from our Islands, where
have been residents from ten To twenty years, their alb
.ence will be noticed not less BY their NUMEROUS friends here
than by the many shipmasters who have visited the islands dur
ng that time
TIE only foreign arrivals at this port since the departure Of
he 10 go1piHg, Peb- 18th. have been the American whaIeship
rfsoHs, Simmons, from California coast. ship Moonlight, Breck,
rom san Francisco, and brig JossphiHe, Stone, from the Guano
Islands Our wharyes and harboF have consequently been very
quiet Business has also partaken q the same dizziness. and
hough no important changes in rates are noticed, We give the
o1owing quotations
SrGAE-Cousiderabs shipments, amounting to seyenty-fve
tons, Eo forward ~ the TaHkss- sales % 10000 lbs. Nc. 1,
been made It ole, which Is as high a. We can quote
~FLoUH-Harket wei suPpirl- Sales are confined To local
demand, which j. small
LrHHEE-No change, firm at last quotations
Ou-The Yankee tlkes about $50 bbs, from the Congress,
hippei through to New Yosk or Boston
MoLISsE-Stpck heavy ami dull. sbi az BE
ENcHGSeE-Dul and Offering in rNcsss ofdernand.