The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-03-05
COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

COMMERCIAL ITKxs.
Gold in New York, Feb. 10, was 81 per cent. premium.
On the 2o.h January Consols at London were COZ 0soi.
TIE rebel loan is quoted same date in London "a to - dis
Ms- Psriueton wants to know Why captains don't have their
ships properly nailed in port instead of waiting TO tack them
vrssrIs SODA large amount of American tonnage have
been offered for sale in London during December, and new
at fir prizes Sales lately effected aremships somersesshi =
LOSS tons, built at Medhord in 1852, for eli 900, cash George
West, 1,l22 tons, built at NewburypOst in 1855, 81 800; James
Ne.miih, $50 tons, built at Thomaston in 1850, $3.50: Prince
US tons, buiit at Swansea, Mass. in 1877. Ss,aso &c. The
demand for older ships is not so good, and sales for them are
was sold At auction in New York on Monday, for 5000
Bark Peru, ess tons: Of Nantucket, has been sold to Richard
II. ChappeiL Of New London, on private terms. She Is to be
continued TN the whaling business from that port.
Sch. Albert Field, Of Taunton, where she was built in 1854,
165 tons, has been sold to parties in New York, for $1,000, cash.
Maj. Bourne sold at auction in New Bedford, one eighth Of
bark Scion, Of that port, as di.chs rged from her last voyage, to
to Humphrey W. seabury, a. the rate Of s2.7oo; one thirty,
second Of the same to Charles Taber, at the rate OF $3.50.
The ne. 'hip built by William wilcox has gone to Boston,
wilcox.
Sch. cornela, Of New London, 10 tons, has been purchased
By Capt. James T. Skinner and others, Of that city for about
$4,000, for the whale fishery. She will be fitted for ice naviga-
tioa, and dispatched next spring for Hudson's Bay, commanded
Bark Lye-ee-Moon, AS tons, built a. Falrbaven in 1861, has
been sold at Hong Kong for $4,000.
sAS FRAscIsco ITEMS.
GOULD AID Query Drv1pKxD-The Gould and Curry Silver
Mining Company have declared a dividend OF $l25 per foot,
payable on the 9Th Of February.
A NEW Custom HoCsE observation-disclosures James of San
Francisco has determined TO place permanent inspectors on
board all steamships plying between this port and Victoria,
v. l., while on their voyage from this port and back. This
action Is taken on account Of the strong suspicious entertained
BY the Collector that extensive smuggling is being done along
Puget Sound by parties who takes passage on the steamers
Observation-Disclosures
INSURANCE SrArEMEST-The California Mutual Marine In
surancs Company fled its annual statement on the 18th inst.
Iron il We learn TIA, ITS capital stock is $4,000, on which ten
per cent. or $4,000, has been paid, and the balance, $500
secured By notes OF stockholders. The total assets on 3lst
December, 1893, uncluding their capital Of S20O,OO0) were
9zs1,Z5 So and total liabilities, s20,154 Al The balance OF
risks In force on 3lst December last was Si39, 975-Ib.
NEW Dill MARRE
The oil market continue very quiet, and the only transaction
during the past week has been the sale Of $40 bbls, sperm at
3l,e0 per gallon, for export Nothing doing in whale oil or
vhsiebone.
In the London market, 12h inst, the demand for sperm oil
vas very limited, and the nearest value OF American was ET6,
Ell TO Els Whale oil was wanted, and the little K
was he s1r f4s, the stock being all in second hands.
s-iained very dull, and fine quality American
nominal dis Davis Straits whalebone could be bought at
$3.50, Polar vould probably command ESQ to f5i0, and
Southern f4so to f4eo, were there any parcels Offering for sale,
but the market was decidedly quietly. b. Standard, Dee 81.