The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-10-15
PACIFIC :
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY, OCI5BER 10.
Letter from san FrSsiciscO.
ErRoM OUR owS coRREsPOS sST-]

Wv u utNluk my 'N@r
A., Informed me this morning, that IL might he three
o- four DAYS before this vessel got of, owing to the
.rFeuIty In procuring = crew. Sailors are very
s.arce here ut present, and as Billy Birch Of the
Nirs,rels saws, How IS this:' Well how is il?
reneat. But it's so. This vessel carries priDci-
noIIv Wheat and Flour to China, and about 200 tons
assoseI merchandise to the Sandwich Islands. Alex
andre Phillippeus, a Russian officer of note, Is passen-
ger by the Daring. lie goes TO Shanghae 70 take
charge Of some responsible command Tor the Russian
Government. NIessrs. c.. w. Brooks & Co. are load
fng the clipper ship TaHJOre to folio" the DaT1HS-
She will have 100 to $50 tons Of freight for Honolulu.
Shipping and Market Report.
This being the most important item for many Of
vour readers, I give you the market a. l have been
able TO get hold OF il. The bulk Of tie island bust
ness il done by Messrs. McIsuer & Merrill AMI Chas.
W. Brooks s. Co, and they undoubtedly keep their
correspondents posted, but the quotations given by
me are from actual sales
CorFEE-The CGsar, 81 days from Rio, for this
mort. with n full cargo Of Coffee to James Patrick
/ Co., put into Valparaiso July 9th 70 repair, hav-
inz suffered : much damage She will be obliged
10 discharge, as well as to dispOseiof part OF her
cargo, and will doubtless be detained 4Il 1st Septem-
Der. aud can scarcely be looked for heSe much before
December lst. This is unfortunate foS the trade, as
the StOCk OF ltlOi - feiJ IO", nun ~
thus leaving us bare of all kinds:S fine COfees
are now held Mt advanced rates. Salet27c. "a 29c.
AT auction, McRuer & Merrill SD largely Of
Hawaiian Sugars and Syrups. Prices Son the whole,
were low and unsatisfactory to the imtsrters.
SUGAR. 25OO kegs Sandwich Islnds, choice,
SO so, down to &c. for dark-at pr, cte sale, No.
at Sill 80.
srnUp-s5 bbls. heavy, 2sIc; 226 l. do IS, 27c;
100 10 10 IS, SOC.
RrcE-S5 bbls. Sandwich Islands &c Carolina sold
d &C. China and L. I. rice much in excess Of de-
mand. Rice continues to accumulate without i'm
proyement in demand or value.
Eastern Meat Provisions Of all kinds continue
scarce and in demand.
PoRK-The supply is very short, with sales of 40
bbIs. Extra Clear at S25 so; We quote half bbls.
Eastern Mess So so "a S13; so bbls. Eastern Prime.
10 arrive, at SI8, since resold as SOU. on private
terms
CoAL-sydney coal to arrive SIC; Anthracite $50
Since the arrival of the recent fleet from the Allan
tic, trade has somewhat revived, with considerable
inquiry for desirable goods to complete assortments,
which, in the main, are becoming very much re-
duced, both in the city as well as in the country.
In fact, it is remarked by persons well informed that
the stock of goods-such as Flour, Groceries, Provi-
sions, etc.-in the mountain towns, particularly IN
the southern part of the State. AMI especially in the
placer mining districts, is lighter now than for years
past. Still. there is at present no inducement held
out to traders to purchase for the fall or winter
trade, until the question is fully settled in regard to
the permanency or rather the return of their in
habitants. For now whole towns and villages appear
TO be deserted by the rush of men and miners to the
Reese river and other new mining districts. We
may therefore look for a decided advance shortly.
m 49, Vyy.I,u-yo. orrfyo1 nm tho 1Tth With
coal from n. > W.
The .4rctic arrived in Boston, August 4th- L am
{. out aud injured by the pie rates Sc 90. as my
patcrnal relative having the fear of Senmes, Aiailtt
& Co. before his eyes, paid that amount to have the
war risk underwritten on a lot of coffee and sugar,
which 1, his dutiful fIius, sent him by said vessel
1I-Schr Kate Sergeant West
Boston Nov. L., for Honolulu, was at Falkland Is Aprii2'
probably put hack for repairs
Kate is having n hard time Of it.
EorIeaux-saHed-JuIy 27-Lancastria, EimoElson, for
Honolulu. Aug. :, Boston, schooner oHomea, for Honolulu
The ship SamT Robertson was condemned at Per-
nambuco, July Q, for want of $4,000, required for
repairs to proceed on her voyage
Messrs. C. w. Brooks s. Co. inform me, that they
have advices Of the arrival Of the Francisco ut PetrO-
pauloski, and was discharging cargo.
The Tahiti Mail Packet "Surprise."
On the 10th the French brigantine Surprise arriy-
ell ut this port from Tahiti. She is the first of the
regular postal packets sent under the mail contract
with the Tahiiian Government. The Surprise was
formerly the Cora, which, sailing under Peruvian
colors, Kidnapping Kanakas in the South Pacific.
was taken by the natives Of the Island Of Ruppa and
delivered to the French authorities ut Tahiti. Evil
dence Of her character as n SLAYER being found, her
captain. for fear Of personal consequences, secretly
left Tahiti during the night. The Cora was con-
demued by the authorities at Tahiti and sold. After
being re-naturaIized, she has brought the first special
mail under contract to this port.
4 Now C~od-Fishery.
The brig TTmaHdrG, Turner, arrived on the 18th,
IS days out from PetropaulOski. She brings 10 tons
Of genuine cod fish, which were caught and cured by
the crew Of the brig. These fish arc reported to be
equal in quality to the best caught on the Atlantic
coast. The fishery on the Asialic coast has been
known to whaIemen for many years, but the lot
which has now arrived is b believed to be the first ever
received at this port, but it is an old story nj Honolulu.
The Rebel Pirates come to Grief.
1 am n little even on my old shipmate Maftt,
(23 years ago, however, when he Jcas n gentleman,)
Tor u telegram, dated New York, Sept. 10, says The
Florida is still IN port 1T Brest. and to-day it is
stated in the journals that she Is gong to be seized
by owners Of certain French vessels which had been
burned by her; and that q British nan-of-war was
also lying in wait for her, for burning q British vessel.
The funds and commerce generally had q great
advance, in view Of the certainty that peace will be
maintained in Europe. Also that the claim OF rebel
piracy, on the ocean, to be treated rs legalized prlva-
teering, is soon to be tested in the French Courts.
n preliminary decision has already been rendered,
whereby British owners in London Of the silver stolen