The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-11-27

This reason I have been careful in buying, believe that on re-
ceip, Of news OF this seasons catch bone win fall. As near as 1
remember be said be was not posted about bone as he purcnased
so little of it, he had no confidence ; told him j. was a danger
auctuated 20 or SO per cent In New york. last year, in July
OF 4 August, it was very low; think it could be bought Tor % o .
rates very highi in my opinion there is no margini ii any "ns
Gn snea, % nsstoss cents cents s : Ioa ~ .E FOR . : rs, w .ine d rate rates were yer hSsd
necause money was very tight Have oPportu1i.,esto Pn'cnaase
generally OF Mr Cartwright. I have bought Of cart"rlsht
trade bone as good as this, [ don't know where ne s' u, nmas
none Of my business. 1 may have bought OF natives, oil diVers
who got it from the water. a slab or twoi NATIVES o. ~ ooss
bought at So. S. and Go cents. all small lots, have bought from
Dir. Bodies, Think, a small lot at 50 cents. CsoSs ExANISEp--
sIi mares con',n;ssion n their rates. Trade bone is some
times of good quality, Boiles' was not a go1a a 5 nus resent'
none I have bought below 90 cents in as good as this 1 have
paid 60 cents and more, have paid less 10 hoiies ana oaf'"righ.,
say 90 or % cents !, since ns., SNIP, m",15 o cos NJ with this; bone zone
like this l have paid as high as 90 and DO cents Tor IN small
lots; would not invest heavily at that rate; canno. say about
the market rate; if this bone (he stolen bone) had been offered
me by usual dealers, at 40 cents, l should take it qsick; If
Instances of fuctuaiion in whaiebone are frequent; eight or
nine years ago W bought bone and lost heavily. Within i've
or SIX years there have been instances OF such nncidations'
cannot name any particular instances bone now worth IN Er-
New York about one dollar, nin-tenths OF Shaiebone which
goes to New Bedford is sent to Europe know OF no sale .,s
perhaps Cd cents Have not sold any this year. We are pur.
ehasers. Would not have sold at IS cents but for pressure of
money market. Our crews are paid OFF about 81 per cent. of
voyage. Have not known natives or boat boys to sell whale
ooue done up in this shape; they have not come to me: Re-d'-
rcct-The Shenandoah raid caused whalebone TO rise; have
known bone to sell for $50 thaiers; don't know fit was at this
Az Carttgright-Am doing business in this city; in ship
chandlery and commission business. for 10 years, on my own
asSoun., nov a.' cue tr 4 as eu ~"
his general character as a merchant and should say IT was not
Eurone and I niteS SITES: Il suetu |" eens;aerablS in four or
five years ir has been higher aud lower than at present; now %
and 100 cents a pound in gold; has been 90 or 40 cents; don't
know when this was. Owners have in one or two instances lost
in paying of at Consular rates. IL hucsSSs NO much that the
Consular rates hxed this year are e0n@g5a unfair n to III, he
effect to depress the market; Europe is the chief market and for
officers and two men. through the Captains. this season; don't
remember of any other season; have paid from SO to &c cents;
Cross ExANINSD.-This bone (alluding to bone in COURT is not
should say this was not trade bone because is marked and in
bundles; this would bring 63 or &c cents. Have never known
known natives to have a few slabs obtained from the water
when lost in drying; Bone has fallen as much as S3 per cent.
in n few months. The catch controls rates to 4 great extent;
have not known bone to be sold at 40 cents; have paid from so
Ofisers only; Know = Of two eases this season and the transactions
x s endorsed by .he Captains; paid Tor III sae Ss,, M ma = M S0 sa aSn
S. JAnthon.-Clerk with Mr.. Heuck have been in
his employ Z or 8 months have heard that bone was
sold at the store have not seen money paid for bone
remember 2 natives who had bone and could recog-
nize them it was during this month identified Ma
kookoo saw him first at 9 o'clock in the morning
he was in the store came in from the back door ; L
was sitting in the store writing when our native.
Keamalu, came in and said there was some boue out
side Nakookoo came in afterwards and asked him
what he wanted and he answered that he had bone
for sale in the yard he said he brought it at night
time so as not to pay for \ license. Nakookoo then
went out at front door. Afterwards saw him in the
shed. Mr.. Heuck came down and we weighed the
bone with him When 1 saw Nakookoo in the shed
MIR. Heuck was in the store. | had no more talk with
NakoOkOo. Cross EXAMINED.-It was the first time
that L saw Nakookno did not know him before ;
spoke to him in English ; know a little Hawaiian
he told me he brought it at night time because he
was afraid to pay q license. After the police had
been tO. the store l told MI. Heuck what the native
told me about bringing it in the night did not tell
MIR. Heuck before hefause I did not consider ii i'm
important did not see the man when he came the
second time weighed bone but once our native and
Mr. Heuck were present when it was weighed. Ma
kOokoo told me he brought it in the night time and
told me where it was and told him it was all right.
1 don't know why Nakookoo told me about bringing
it in the night time {; he volunteered ; I asked him if
he would have any more to sell and he said, yes.
When weighed it was bundled like this, but l did not
see the mark. p
Mr.. C. = Pflger-Know Mr.. Hcuck am in his employ as
book-keepef, sales, IAN. &ci have not been present this month
and identified Nakookoo as the party who received $50 from
M,; H e rs,sI DID %. not see the bone on "a a. Tins time :, but !. dsa On the the
recognized this bone. Parke and Dayton asked if Mr.. Heuck
yes told them where it was, and went with them to show it.
MIR. Heuck returned after Parke and Dayton's visit. Showed
again. Examined the bone and saw the marks. taking it to the
brought out. Told MIR. Parke that 1 could recognize the man
that got the money IN my presence. The weighing house is "A
see into it from the office the office door is u glass one por-
,hs Of =, the m wsighins rho no1 :, can .,s be seen RI from =, Merchant err an street.
the one ON Merchant street has a bolt and a latch the gate is
top the latch Keeps them together this gate can be opened
from the outside the Fort street gate has only a latch during
paid to fastening the gates. The fence on Merchant street is
, rrs.e int al r iss. p1 paft, s0s ss I n Has , %sy p Wi,1es, ps s, nss
examined. The Attorney General brought witnesses in rebuttal.
mia have been whaling 81 years ; am familiar with this port;
been coming here and at iahaina since 1912 never saw men
trade bone is brought to my ship 1 buy it, and before 1 was
men or officers of in bone never know OF it for the past Is
years do not know that it is a practice at this port.
f. Homan.-Is master of whaler Con. Hop-
land have been whaling in the Pa cifc since 1850;
have been a master for Is years and never knew
officers or men allowed to have trade bone on board
any ship L was i'll men do not trade through the
master. Cross EXAMINED.-This season I found my
men had been trading and forbid it took what they
had and weighed it and when we arrived here took
up to Cartw rights and they sold it to him one had
Is pounds another 20 pounds it is not custom, and
If I go north again [ shall be more strict. Officers are
not paid in bone ; 1 found after arriving here that a
bunch had been purchased by my officers this trade
bone is different from our bone it has the hair off
Never heard of officers paid in bone here. Redirect.
The trade bone on my ship was a poorer article than
bone we catch.
Captain Rnotries.-Is master of whaler George
Ho,ciand have been in Pacific feet since 1S49 /;
never saw officers or men allowed to trade in bone
not in any ship L have been in or in my present
ship it is not allowed and never has been in any
ship in which l have been /; never heard of its being
allowed. Cross ExAMINED.-Never knew men to
trade In bone, nor officers, only masters. For the
reason that our bone is lying in q pile loose and if
they were allowed to trade they could take from the
ships pile and claim it as their trade bone. If they
traded without my authority I should take it away
from them-Re-direct-F trading was allowed We
Or Md have no way of de ecting fraud.
Both parties having exhausted the evidence, closed,
and the Court adjourned until the Goth at half past
Q o'clock to hear arguments of counsel.
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