The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-11-11
Commercial Correspondence.

San Francisco, October IS, 1868.
General trade since the departure Of the last reg
ular steamer for your port has been unusually brisk
The wholesale dealers and jobbers have been busy
turning goods in execution Of interior orders for
merchandise, preparatory to the setting in Of the
rainy season.
The great earthquake which occurred on the morn
ing Of the 2lst inst oocasohed temporary halt in
business circles and had the effect to demoraHze
trade for a day or two. The business marts have,
however recovered their usual degree Of activity.
The only arrival from your port since the departure
Of the Montana has been the Idaho the 18th inst
with 424 bags Ofrehnery sugar and $50 kegs Of gro
Gerry grades. OF the former, portion is said to be
adulterated with charcoal and entered at the Cus
tom House for Appraisement upon it's true merits
The only departure during the period has
been the bark D. c. Murray, the ed, with the
usual assortment Of merchandise valued at $40 "a.
Included in her cargo were 40 sacks Of flour, go
barrels Of lime 203 sacks Of oats and 4s6 sacks Of
potatoes.
The steamer idaho, which sails to-day, carries
valuable general cargo.
The commerce Of port is rapidly increasing
year by year; immense impetus to which will be
given when that time arrives to which all bust
ness men and the public generally looking for
ward to with great expectations Wis the completion
of the overland railroad.
In this connection may remark that the assertion
is made by who is in position tc know, that in
less than year the p. NJ s. S. Co. will be running
weekly steamers to Japan and China. 1t is the opn-
ion Of the writer, that the Company will eventually
conclude TO make your port mid-ocean coaling de-
pot, although nothing has transpred Of late looking
10 such action.
The steamer japan arrived here on the afternoon
Of the 10th inst q days from Yokohama and 81 days
from Hongkong. She had rough weather most Of her
return trip She brought for cargo 900 tons Of gen
eral merchandise, and 20 cabin passengers and 900
Chinese in the steerage.
The whaling bark Fanny arrived on the 10th, IA
days from the KodiAe. She brought coo bbls whale
oil, so do. Of sperm and 5000 s. of bone, consigned
TO Capt. A. W. Pierce. The bark Aurora arrived on
the 25th, from Bristol Bay with oil and bone to the
same consignee.
From the Panama Mercantile Chronicle Of Oct LIST,
we learn that the bark Petrol, Worth, Master with
$50 bbls. sperm oil, and the Mary Susan, Herndon,
Master, with about 500 bbls. sperm oil, the bark
Amy Winslow, with 1860 bbls. sperm oil and 100 do.
of whale oil, and the Hawaiian whaling schooner
Emeline Capt Harris, with 200 bbls sperm OIL had.
arrived at that port with view of shipping their
cargoes eastward via the Panama Railroad.
In presenting epitome Of the market, would
quote the following staple articles being OF inter
est and Importance to your commercial readers:
BREAD supplies Of all kinds are liberal and rule
cheap. There is probably no market in the world
xnhar nd Of
quality cheaply procured in this city. For
BARLEY, the market is FIRM choice brewing is quoted
at $3.50 q $40 and sos a s2l5 for feed to quail
ity. Bricks, common for buildingpurposes quot
able at S11 a s12TM. CANDLEs-Grnts' and Gross
held at 17c the demand for California is increas
ing. CEMEST-the BeneciA Cement Co. report sales
at s2T5 a $500. CoFFEE-Imports of Hawaiian
since Jan. 1st 555s fs. Rio is quoted at lie. and
Costa Rica at 1915, PIsH-Ten vessels have lately
arrived from the north with cod; holders asking
121Se. z u for dry. Oregon Salmon is reported at s.
@S7,2 Is 2 Dbl. FRUITs-California Apples abund-
ant quotable at 81 a $50 2 box for choice. and SOC.
a s1.O0 for common. The Idaho brought 70 boxes Of
oranges 400 bchs bananas and 10 900 lines Oranges
are held at $40 2 NJ. Lines, $500 q NJ. Bananas,
$500 a $500 p bunch. HIDEs are scarce; the de-
for dry. MATcHEs-The San Francisco Percussion
Match Co. are manufacturing expressly for the Ha-
waian trade; put up in five gross tins for export,
they quoted at TOc a 75c. 2 gross. MoIAssEs
SRuP-stocks of Molasses liberal and prices
what nominal; Syrup at soc. in kegs. ons-The
supplies of sperm and whale is light; coast whale
is reported at 45c. 2 gallon. 0ATs-Cafornia
quotable at Sl.TO a $500. Oregon at $500 a s2l5.
POTAToEs sll21S a S1.2O for BOdegas, and S1.OO a
$l.0T18 for Missions. Pull, 2Oc. = n. the Idaho
brought 81 bales RlcE-The stock Of China is lin
tied 10000 mats, about two months supply being
all there is in the market quOtable at 634c a &c.
for No. !, and 81 q 6S for No. 2 Hawaiian is held
at 10 a 10lzc for No. l. sAIT-LiveTpool coarse at
$500 per ton; California bay $780, SUGARS
are scarce and high; our local refneries had run
short Of raws and the timely arrival of 20 29l bags
from Manila was just in season TO prevent the pur
chase Of considerable quantity Of Hawaiian molas
The rehneries have taken advantage of the pres
ent scarcity and the enhanced rates of freight via the
Isthmus to put up prices &c. for crushed and yellow
grades. The market may be considered nearly bare
Of Hawaiian raws No l. and sales have trshspired
Of late. Prices range from 1Ol< a l3I4c according
to quality
The clipper ship Asa Eldridge will be despatched
for Hongkong about the S0th instant, and will
touch at your port and leave a mail.