The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-12-15

The day ~H come when silk culture will be an important
branch % Industry in California, AMI We trust in these Islands
also
F1rr MArErr.-The Aie., quotation Of tie San Francisco
fruit market Is given below
The retail prices u fruit n our market at this time are
sptt1snhsrg aRPles s. 80 per BIZ; yeuos believers, g to
81 To 81 rs eoskins Pear-, - cts to sli table pears, oto ; cts.
grapes 4 to ! etsi Museat grapes. % u 25 et.f strawbenies
Az stsi oranges, IS cts per dozrn3 I-mon-, 81 so, lines. So
the onier they ar- in and the manner of packing
TH< ANEEbCAs DEsr-A telegram from Washington dated
November 8, says The treasury statement shows a redGe-
uon % sslOOo,Oo0 on the public debt during October, with
sSo.OOooOO in con, and s~5I-OOoOOo in currency on hand en-
the Isl Of November It IS estimated the revenue from all
sources during the present fiscal year will be s65O,O0G.OOO"
This enormous income win allow a reduction Of the public d. bt,
IL IL thogght, "a less than s1SOOOOO 600 be1re the eBd of June
next. when the fiscal year closes Al the present rate % taxa
ton, the debt can be cancelled tifhiT fen ys4rs.
OIL AVID BoSE-we noticed last week tina, the prices had
advanced IN New York We anticipated this when a decline
vas reported some weeks since, Ehieh appeared to be started
mainly to Affect the prices for psying-Or .eamen In Pacific
ports The advance may have been caused BY the AdVices
from the scotch uhal~rs, ~hi<h, according To a report given
among our - whaling Items" have doue poorly this season.
Sales u ArctIs whaIeboEs were made in October - sLSO per
pound In whale oil there had been active speculation, ard
sales were reported a. high a. $780, and sp.nn at s26Ia255.
The STOCK Of both kinds Of oil in Eastern markets was low, and
with the increasing demand, IL seems probable that prices will
advance still higher during the winter.
OHEGOx MARxEr.-We are indebted to Nessrs- MrCrAeken,
Merrill Il Co, for a report Of the Portland market. received b.
the bark a. a. Ehdyidg(-
PORTLAND. Nov. :, Is65.-we have but little change to note
sinre OGr last Basiness continues good. and our merchants
have no cause 10 complain I5rg- freigLts continue to be sent
up the Columbia river Cr the supply % our northern customers,
ant ny private letter We learn that business on the upper Co
Iunlhit has much imPrOyrI-tis tells decIsayrly the difference
between the rival routes u Montana a few nOuths ago our
ers, but the near sppruach % winter hashp-usnt renewed ae.iv
ty = The traL---Ass eust2D<E@Csn AMI orders were pourins
in Freixhf - at this time much lower Mt UmatiIa than Il wai
= few months ago. An the goods i'm store have been forwarded
and the transfers we're Offering at low rates TO contract for tn,
delivery % E,-ds at the mining towns
On an incD as7i demand fr expectation The steamer FidsG
ter took a good freight. mostly -four, To Victoria The barker
1as"stetmA 5fxiHsssss,' sssHHeed' r5yss t2Fssyn FIR e lHSpPflsIgg
nour, frem the Standard and Imperial mills, for the san Fran.
cisco market Our san Francisco friends are largely exportius
a surplus % wheat and Hour at prices that brings n portion u
the supply IN the san francisco market frm Oregon. We
note exports iron san Francisco to HonoIGlg % apples, barley
81 country produce. We have several vessels running direct
and When the same articles % produce can be purchased mOrs
eheaply In Portland than In san francisco we certainly Uugh:
90 drive n brisk tAde with the Islands IN the articles noted
We have certainly advanced from the Old days Of Oregon i'm
providence BY importing direct our sugars, &c, and IL we can
proper footing
sGsARs-Sand. It. sDIOlc; San Francisco Ref C., IIIGIIli
POwd. Is Crushed, IN bbls- l3iGli; China, No. /. H.
SALT-fiverpnol fue. v ton sJ5; Carmen Island, SIS y ton
StLMOS-IiaIfb hL, 81: bbts, sl3.
CASBLEs-Grsnt's, tic; Enlery's, 21c-; Sanders, 20.
COEEEE-Kio 2Sci Costa Rica, Id; Java re; kona, Csc
DhED FErIr-oreg9n apples, ll4l2!e-i Eastern in hL bbls
Is; California peaches L.
FLoUE-Impsral, IS y bbl; Standard, IS; yaughn's. So
Magnolia 81 50; salem Mills, So 80; Albany STRAIN Mills
~ Soi Dayton, exirasuperhne, S. do. suPerhne, 81 So; Good
Country brands, St2S-