The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-05-28

MY Is, 1865.


The mail which arrived on Friday briassu u fall and interest
ing commercial news from san Francisco aud New York. The
markets Gr our staple products show no Improvement. In
san Franczco, trade suu continued without animal on, almost
Ifees-, which IL attributed 10 the absorbing interest in mining
stocks and speculati7nz- We give a CONDENSED review Of that
market:
sgsAs-Ths transactions for ths period under review have
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euua a; III 95iei China. No / 80 20 a s9s5i = L, dark, I72
aalA,s@saiss af II ! s : i5e 2 NC: syrup reported.
RtcE-The mar4et Is without ehinse. and the arrival q large
s . 20. It. Sales Of 500 bags F''na' 'is' ~ bags : l. a
SALTS tons Of I, sI52 5.
CoFyEa-The stock Of ali descriptions although not excessive.
- anfi~- ani the market exhibits no vitality beyond the limit
ana AZ increased demand would meet a corresponding advance
a a a sss. Sales Of Nio' 2's a 2's' Costa Ee"' -'s' Koaa' -ai'
ExcHAyGE-Ezehange on the Atlantic cities ranges al 80 a
Banssrs' Bills. asa. 90 davs, F ranc., go as La Ten,
been active. Ka;esof yesterday (uay J.. hoEeysr- are vel main
ttined We quote III buying and selling prices Of dealers at
amount could be placed.
The above IS equal to 3 premium q 81 per cent on the gold
pad, which Corresponds with the rate q g1II in New York al
the latest advices- which stood at Isl on the Ist % May-
The Eastern markets continue in the widest s-ate 0: excite.
meat and change. The prices ruling one day were no; TO be re-
lied on for tselty-mur Eour-.
Al illustration Of The speculative spirit that rules in ihe COM
merci,I centres at the East, Is given n a transaction Of AT.
Stewart, the dry goods dealer, who, in order 20 obtain a cheaper
remittance % Europe than current exchange 70 pay Tor MS in
ports from thence, stationed agents ia each Of the principal CT
ties, aud on a given day bought up all the butter that could be
had, amounting 10 t0HT millions Of pounds. for export to
Europe.
a capital story, exhibiting the gold frenzy in Boston, when
that article began 20 decline. will be found on our last page.
The Hamburg bark Fetiscl will sail to-day, in ballast, FOR
Sydney, where a. the last accounts shipping was in active de
mlnI- and she ~II probably do wen-
Besides the F0aHg Hscto5, which brought nearly a full car
20 Of assorted merchandise, we have no foreign arrival 70 notice
and bat few coasfng vessels. No more conclusive evidence Of .
in thu auction rooias- sUI cur agricultural enterprises are AL
quietly moving forward, and any depression in trade can only
be temporary. 2
Some % our small produce growers, anxious 20 open up a
market FOR their Industry. frequently make shipments of prod
Uce 10 san Francisco, as experiments, in entire ignorance Of
what they are doing, or the hazard attending such transactions
To illustrate this We VIII insert a copy 81 what actually occurred,
the account sales having been received BY the last mail. We
reserve the names only
account safes AbTchaHaise per Comet. from Honolulu.
case Leaf Tobacco, 81 is "a I6c. Per lb..-.....-SlO y
Charges
Freight , 90
Commissions 1 % so 20
Balance due from the shipper, 50 9s
The above is only a sample Of the result experienced in nu-
nervous ventures made by parties, who hope to open up a mine
~ their " prospecting in a new field. As a general rule. It Is
always better for the producer to sell his produce alta low figure
home than undertaket TO realize in = foreign and uncertain mar
et. The only exception to this ruI. IS, when he cannot sell at
my prize at home.