The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-03-17

S1THRDIY. MlRCH IL. 1896.

H1HSS - ACC
on Thursday the bark BbisfHer, Of the Regular Dispatch
Line, arrived from San rrancisco-2I days passage She re-
ports light and head winds all the way. The bark BheriHg
was to sail a day o. two later, and may be in before - 90 to
press The BAisfI,r brings a large cargo, eOnsistingo Of mis-
eeuaaeous goods from E.stern and Engish-portG She win be
laid on Immediately to Load ou for New Bedford, By c-L- Rich
arIs X Co. as per adverisnent-, AZ =
The markets in San Francisco we're Hm for our island pro
auce--ugars ruled at Sc 20 HE Molases so cents per gallon,
at whi-h figure 2oSbarrss we're soh. The Ats says:
"The general markets are pretty firm, and in many cases
MesIrs. Abifch, Merrill & Co. SOLD 1900 hf bbIs Of Sandwich
Ishsds sggsr' ranging, according to quality so9i So
There were also sold SCI mats Manila coffee, to roasters, AZ cur
ssian: are qaiet. with ne EXCEPTION o. Eastern butter: which
Is 6rn at sea4 oc for choice. Goldfish has advanced. Coal oil
from hrst hands brought full rates, 81 20"
80 Oa In New York, Jsnu.ry 18th, 10 quoted Sperm, % So;
crude whale, 81 so, and bone, 81 20.
Gold had auctsatsd, during February, between 40 and 137,
standing, at the latest date, a; the latter figure. The decline is
aIrfbuseI to large saFss cf gold coin by the Government, de-
rived from duties -1 -r-siE b
The brig Hesperian, cleared from San Francisco on the End.
for Honolulu. via HumboIt, with a cargo Of lumber.
r. Tue ship S. C. Grant. Capt Rich, WAS loading at Liverpool
Tor HoHoIenu, ia December.
The British ,aip Falcon. arrived yesterday in IS days from
Valparaiso, en- route foe Hongkoag. ga
The clipper ship Waite Suaiiow Is advertised, by Haekfdd
q Co, 70 touch here for freight and passengers for Honykong.
The bark d. C. Murray is oadIng for San Francisco, and
viii be the ars vessel for that port, leaving sbostthe 2oth-
The bark A. A. Eidrndge sailed on the l4th with a full cargo
fsugar 6r Portland. -1rfef -E :
We have Gae past week the nrsta arrival from the Coast
shaIns ground, the bark JDssphise hsvfn. come in with COO
.sDs - on taken on that ground. There have also been tso
arrivals at Hiio, for particulars o. which see memoranda below.
~ S-E ITEMS. sissia
The total value Of malt liquors made in the United States In
The seru crop an the United STATES for 1896 shows an increase
oyer last year "a nea-iy % Ter cent
Insurance. assinss burglary "a new idea suggested In a Lon
Wac .@aaaa.e.arsa in BOsl.sa., @rthe New York market.
a. 4 sslsEa z s. i sSSs. s !: ss 1 a1 s.l''i' ss-sP'' -ss sold
.& : ss sss: Ssss Z ;s ;s! sss.: :; \ s fsssssass sss''' g
past tn: :.i sssis1 ,s st.si !. a a.s :- ssss u saq s@.asy s 81 e.. sG .nss 6 the
dollar per bashsL- and il Commands only about one dollar ad
The Collector Of Internal revenue for Montana Territory
states that. .he. prodgss of the sid and SILVER mines Of hat
Of dollars Three years ago Montana WAS a Wilderness. =
bonds amounting 90 s9ol5s4sos, as ssearaies for their eircu
lation- These bonds, 10 case banks fail to meet their liabilities,
deemahIe at the Treasury Department.
COxsuLA following appoint
meats Of Consuis have been made since the last Official list was
SS5lshe stI viz e., D. Ias sydney; 5 A1.'rsiiAl fees; j.
ao.so., salary 5000 q q. sieafo;, Msf:sfis.. a Salary s sOo;'
Iesasi ,sI5Ey :i go; 40 x@si.. Sies; salary $500, BS
4 ": Asda, Dou; salary $500; "; 9: Brown, Augsburg,
fees a, g Brown; nsn9ye1 iess; "a seaubonIar !erasaiem'
THE fotsowing consular positions are now vacant, viz Turks
81 ssl Ptssrs rs. . .aalTs' s ss1s5S s asSen ase h itay, esn na1e1s si;so IN
fees; Venice, salary $500, and Nantes, salary $500
WHAT Is OSE-Hokss PowEK ,"-The use OF the term " horse
power" Is very common, yet few, except good mechanics Ard
engineers, attach n definite meaning to IL, but regard it IS indE
eating loosely about the power which one horse would exert
It Is, hOweyer, when used In the sense upder consideration as
definite as possible, and means the power required to lift $1,000
pounds avordupois one kos high in one minute.
A horse hitehed TO the end OF a rope over a puny one foot in
diameter, placed over q deep well, travelling at the rate Of about
two aud a half miles Per hour. or 20 feet per minute, will draw
mp $50 lbs the same distance he travels The force thus exert
ed is called, in mechanics, a " horse power" it being an approx
imation 10 the average amount Of continuous power it is fair to
demand OF n strong horse II We multiply the weight raised
Q50 pOands) by the number Of feet il was moved per minute
C22e1 the prod1ct will be the number Of pounds which the same