The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-10-30
oMMERCIAL.

stTURDIT. ToB o.. 1852
We have before alluded to the fact thai an '."s
mad- in san Franei-co to break up the eredlt system
charge interest aaa all balances da- fr over thirty as.s bsA
.,atrru.nt In the Bulletin, Of October ~, 10 appears ma'aia
a.-~,inr sf the san Francisco and C0HHsessAi A-
held the previous day, the Committee "a -
reported the firm Of an agreement. NhHsh -" .
new v.t-m viii take effect an the lst q January i''o@ ny
,.w,-u.of an. awr.sg.rnt. Al. monthly balances Of $50 and
unwar4. r. On be settled with . pron.ssofy note F"re'
signing the agreement eau withdraw by rs'hs ""
SECRETARY, prior to December Tstf aftsrwafds- NC -
notice ~ intention 90 withdraw viii BE- HessSSafS-
.,,t a.. The u.psr Quoted frum, that : movement o. WA
$3.50. h.., fa..,y.rard- ~ property carried cut . eaan0t
s,u !, he NJ advantage 20 the mercantile interests s"sh1
system would be equally advantageous here,
t,bu.h.d . hut eu-tom has . long indorsst us Pssssh' f"'
terry -ystsu, that 10 would be next 10 "HP"-'''s !"
change. -
rne Nv YORK Tff6Has ays thas the metrieai standard %
~,,rht. aaI measures, aseorians 10 a recent report !" IN M
p.ror Napoleon IN. from the Minister Of Agriculture and ''H-
Insrrc, Is saiaing ground Ia every e'intfy' AMI a. en-"
ri.nv aa,pted ~ Belgium, Holland, Italy, The fape' sc"s'
-, po,,,,s,f cfrec~. Nexieo, BAIL, chile, View Granasia-
and the Republics of south America An EHgl-h ep'nmh'
.l,n- to. has declared IN fivor IL it, introdnetoa int" Britain
IN. Niuist-r proposes that q Commisssnn h"uAi D. Pr"nu0
or The purpose u delivering % brsigH Countries @sineai
.t.n1.rls which may serve % render NE system Esnefa-
.rass PuopGertox-Gt Il sstlmat~I thai The total amount
al sugar. Of su sials pcstaessi Ia the world IL 2so'"'" "a
Annually. The United States consumes 10000 toes an"
ssr-at britain $4,000 tons. The consumption Is Increasing
ANNA VI Tn gan W W INV
,,y AZ aop ton.. OF The total production the Island 81 Cuba
IA. hitherto supplied oue-uhiri. ant this supply viii nov be
manaurably cut OF The American crop last year was NN-
esther about 100 900 tons, IcsSing more than sOo,Ooo 70 o sup
piled from abroad. They are beginning TO raise sugar IA
FLORIDA, the elimass aSl aad being saad as well adapted TO
cane A. Louisiana. -
LOCAL COMMERCIAL
Tn, r-,arn 81 the arSt Arctis whaIers, the EoAots and
orisSs. with fan anil V1lmabte earg1es 81 OF and bone, o'sn
v,.urs. having aIls-i every eask, . a favorable omen from
-aa~a A.. 6.f,- Al the. s-aaonss cafch nr the whale f:ef- Thr
AsAsla Is a Hawaiian vessel, owncd by hes~ss- h"tsehiHssf
a Co, ot this city. The rcTosts from the other Hawaiian
.hips arr gprd. and IL 10 prubnbis they all return 10 port soon
win cool earr,es. TIE feet is slow IN frtnruing hoH' the
Arctic. owing % tmc rsesnt Gains north Of tats group A weeks
FRESH, ,r.le wind viii bring into port from twsnts-aye IN thirty
v,.-rl. at Ieast. Last year az tina date We had between thirty
and brty Ia port.
I'm. s,s, p.,y. from The whaling feet win have IA effect on
bu.inru. throughout thu Islands, and tend u impart more AMI
nation and e~onGisner, where duTIness has prevailed 80 s1'en-
.svsly. The paying of Of from n thousafd n twelve hundred
..amsn at this port during the Hanth % November, Involving
nj least two hundred thousand dollars, tents to give activity
10 every branch 81 indnatry.
Beside. the whalers rsportsi, We have but Que merchant
arrival In note, that % the bark Vernon with a eafsB lumber
from Puget sound, 70 whbsh she returns in ballast
The American ship Hiaasgoya, Barrett, touched or the
port ON Monday last. 18th inst, en- route with a cargo % spars
from Burrard's Inst 10 Shanghai, 20 land a seaman Who had
be,k.n hi. arm by n Gl from aIotr. she sailed the same day
and without anehoring.
The brig By=antasn is offered for sale She $ built OF the
best English oak. sail to be staSneh and sound, can stow 1000
barrels AMI her stores, anil is thought to be well adapted % the
whaling service =
From San Ffancisco several vessels are fully due, ine!uding
the packet. n. q. Mprrog and Comet, both q which ought TO
arrive next week DC with the ar.t strong winds.
Tn. bark E1han Allen has secured n fun cargo Of Island
producer, and viii sail Sr san Francisco on Tuesday nert. TAX
ing the mails
Mr. q. a. Barlow held a large credit auction sale on wednes-
s.y Inst, which comprised staple goods. The sale was rather
heavy, but prices we're satisnsstosy, considering the gen srai
duincss Ian tradf.
We have M Iatrr s'reirn asvtces To report this week, though
a mail may be considered a. fully due.
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