The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-02
COMMERCIAL.
THURSDAY, JANUARY =, Iss9

IxxzDuArxIv after our Last issue was circulated, two clippers
arrived frun San Francisco, the LHcTeeia, ~ith - days passage
and the Rssfoa LiyAt. ?. days Pa.sag. The former had on
board $50 Chinese passengers, anchored outside, aud sAIei
on the 9Th sr Hongkong. The latter entered the hAroor' AMI
saIsI on MOnIay Sr N'Keans Island, to load gaano fr the
Maurnius-
The ne~. by these vessels is not specially important The
weather hr the lat week In November had been very rainy IN
San Francisco, 81 much 50 as to int. ere with the shippin- bust
ness. In the markets no important changes are noticed Sugars
sko. an increased fmness, and white crushed has advanced 70
lie, which, IL permanent, VII have is effect on raw sugars
Regarding tbs article, &c AHa says: Refined sugars have
shown more Grmness, Ic- having been ordered and declined for
round parcels OF New York standard crushed"
Adyces have b-ea receivei |, ~ itch render it probable that
Congress will, during Is present session. stl further increase
the duty on sugar, raising e to } or 4 cents per b, a. a
war tan Tbs eject Of this vi be To send st more Of ou- PRO
dlce Of this article to Victoria
The prolonged absence OF the Speedr-sH is causing some anx-
Lefty. All goods ordered ON tie coast during October and
September. are still unreceived, hut are expected by this bark.
She could hardly have saaei from San francisco o early as the
10Th, or else is making a very tedious passage OF some goods
our market is becoming quite destitute Kiss ted that there
Is not one weeks supply Of fOu- in the place
The ship Raduga has Obtained a al cargo, consisting Of some
1000 bbls- Of oil, 60 600 lbs bone. u Ih = large quantity Of hides,
goat-skfns, old copper. &c She will sail for New Bedford about
tie ssk inst.
The whale bark Catherine returned rom sea yesterday, owing
to the i'ness f Capt Hampstead. She is lying CD the port
The HiberniG sailed yesterday for New Bedford direct, in
charge Of Capt. Watson, late first officer ofthe Mary Frazier.
Local trade Is very qr'et, and We notice no transactions worth
quoting
By an advertisement, Il win be seen that Messrs- W. A.
Aiirieh, J. 8. Walker and g C. Allen, have entered into a CO.
partaer.hip to carry on a general importing business. These
gsnsecen have all been long resident here, and possess the
fanee confidence Of the business community. Their perfect
knowledge Of the importing and island trade will render them
veIi qualified for the business they have Undertaken
The firm Of h. y. Bodies & Co, Ship Chambers Of Lahaina, has
gone into liquidation, an assignment having been made to
Messrs J. 9. Walker, Of Honolulu, AMI chas- Hustace, Of Lahai-
na- The estate, it is thought, vii realize 80 cents on a dollar.
The simos. ent~e withdrawal Of ~halrrs from Lahaina, and e
verses running back fs several years, are the causes Of the
failure
MAxryAcrrExs md AIRS ~ sAs HAscrsco-sALr-Th
sive aod lucrative branch of industry. There are no less than
six mills in the city, where it is car. Jed on. producing an aggre-
shape Of coarse, or REX salt, is brought run Garments Island
. the .boS-. Of The Raw OF san FIaocipss. which lie within the
Jurisdiction Of Con IN Costa and Aimeda enuntie-. That which
Is sorts in this market about $40 . : ton. Thai which is pro-
ssrr sao On ~. sss s ssoT ,s q 3 day and : v1 1-",,HId bs fr liI 10 !, a a. : % s IL
grOund. IL Is not suitable TO- eui' g meat, hut does very well
being brought to the mill in its ca Ide form, in coarse crystals Of
t ssiai.e 5, : !. : s aSa 10 mr. isa put esps s 2 70 the T Rsr asaa III sa Brought sshi
from across the bay Is very large, and constantly Increasing
month--S. .. Mirror.
Corrox AID RS MAsxrr.-The New York Independent,
eoumenuns On EngLaDds wan, Of cotton, says:
"But IS thee any such demand for cotton in England as
that would procure az We think not II I. nos co ton that she
can force he cotton to marke. she eanoo; rorce a market for the
Gotten fAbrics- III wee not AXE nov as mu-h Of these as 10
necessary for the prr perfty Of her manufacturing population,
we arc not likely 10 buy any moe Of them when she has forced
NJ into war. The pcogre 5 Of events has altogether altered the
Aspect Of this question Six months AFRO IL was thought that the
van, o Ensi.aa would be ths raw material The sxP-sted de
mand has created an unusual supply rom olher sourcrr than
our own country, 50 thai the quantity on hand Is unusually
lsrre, and that coming forward win probably keep pace with the
demand In the meantime the market for manufactured go ds
In this country has & zen OF, and less % the raw MAJ eral 10
needed manufactures are to be idle u will not be fur want
Of the stapie, bot az want VI . sale for their fabrics War can
nos free an export trade whatever II may not with the import;
10 may take The cotton to the ICON, bot c-nnot take the cloth 70
the consumer. The nan who finds IL difficult TO sell the manu-
hctured produce Of n single tale, will not buy two bales on n
declining market for his goods and Re who is barely able to
10y that produce now, will not increase his purchases when bis
resources and wants are crippled by a state Of war"