The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-02-24
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HONOLULU, FEB %, 1907.
The Forest King arrived last week with
cargo Of lumber to H. Hackfeld & Co.
The California bark, ca,aline, Worth, mas
ter, arrived on Sunday from Francisco lay
of and on, and sailed the same evening Tor
Japan. She brought no papers or letters.
To-day the American clipper ship Haze,
FORSYTH, master, passed the port bound for
Manila. Capt. F. sent on shore some papers
and letters.
Adyices by the Haze report the sugar mar
ket less firm, and that the bark Cambridge
was to sail on the 10th inst for this port, and
NAV be looked for IN all this week
The ship Ratler left San Francisco on the
lst inst. for Manila, taking come letters and
papers for this port, but has doubtless passed.
The steamer KilaEea was purchased by the
Government last week, for the sum of $4,000.
We are not aware that they have any plans as
yet for her future, but we suppose that they
are convinced by this time that parties outside
of this country, are not likely to come forward
and assist in infer-island steam communities
ton hence, the Government. at this day, were
not willing to see a vessel like the KilGHea
broken up, and thus put steam navigation,
for at least some years, beyond our reach.
The hull of the Il. is good and substantial,
and is pretty well adapted to our trade her
engines are superior, and with new marine
boiler of sufficient capacity, and the necessary
repsirs on her hull, she would be an A ! YES
sci for many years, and, with good manage
ment, should be made to pay her way, besides
interest and insurance.
The bark FAisiIer sailed for San Francisco
on the 18th inst, with fair freight, chiefly
sugar, salt and molasses.
The d. c. Murray sailed on Saturday,
taking full cargo, and some 20 passengers.
The schooner Alaska sailed on the 18th, for
Portland Oregon, with fun cargo of salt,
sugar, molasses, etc.
From the San Francisco Karket Rerietr of
January 3Oth, we clip the following in regard
to sugar:
SUGAR.-Imports from January LIST to 10th
Eastern, bbls 200; Hawaiian. pkgs 4,5lS.
A few days subsequent to our last steamer
issue, the ColimG from Peru arrived with 7O0,-
600 lbs Raws-ab0ut half refining and balance
grocery grades. Competition among the ref
ners was very great, and the result was Its
purchase on Saturday last by the San Fran
cisco & Pacific Refinery at an extreme price.
On the following day, the Akbar arrived from
Manila direct with two million pounds for the
California Refinery. By this opportune ar
rival the latter establishment will be enabled
to keep running, as they have been all winter.
By reason of the above purchase, and imports
from Honolulu, the former refinery expects 70
be able to resume operations for the season in
a short time. Competition promises TO be very
rife throughout 1869, and with liberal ship !
ments of Crushed now making from domestic |
Atlantic ports. we are prepared to see low PR |
ces for Refined in the spring. We now quote |
Circle A Crushed, l6s@l7c; Yellow Coffee |
and Golden, 144c. At auction, $500 lbs |
Western Maple sold at l29c- The Peruvian |
Raws, per Co;ima, were of three grades, and |
sold as above stated for refinery purposes, at |
or about 1O4c, 113@1S1c respectively-the
latter for grocery grades. On the 2Sth inst, |
J. c. Merrill & Co. offered at auction by cata-
logue, on 80 and 60 days credit, 2,2Sl kegs 1
choice Hawaiian Sugar. The weather was un-
favorable-wet and rainy-and, withal, the |
jobbers appeared to have combined together
not to bid, although this invoice Consisted of |
all the Island Sugar in the market. Still, as
the steamer Montana is hourly expected TO ar
rive from Honolulu with further supplies, the |
bidding was very slack and the bulk of the of
fering was withdrawn. About 800 kegs James
Makee, No. l, sold at S13 323c; 81 kegs Pho
neer Mills, Sl2 20; ~ kegs Koloa, Sl2 6T3;
IS kegs Waikapu, Sl2 so; so kegs Lihue,
So IS rs kegs dark, s1l 75@12 2 100 lbs.