The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-01-29
10

-. $50
Tie paTFTS from san Francisco, by the ID. c. Murray, are
uuususHy interesting, a. they contain the annual statistics o
The Commerce Of that port We give below the following sum-
mary
The tatal imports Of foreign gssI- we're s15,5s2Z3s, which
We're a Nv hnTir-i dollars IN excess 81 tho-= q the previous
year The imports from the Hawaiian Islands are set down
al sLl-3r5iG, of which total the item Of sugar Is given AZ
S'S'f5l6- There are snly thr-~ other countries WHOSE traie
~h san Franci-eo exceeds that uf rhes- lslaa~ls. Iiress are
Great Britain, France and China
HE expert traie Amounted - S5s-I55+6J, Of whirh- SD
2-',iI4 wNs speeie- The err1rs to these Ishnds are set down
at SS''-s56- showing a falling or u about two hundred and
hty t4oussni doittss from the previous year la the list Of
oouniri-s 10 which exports were made, these Islands stand
ziNtl-
The total number of passengers arriving By sea Is given at
24-f61, AMI the DEPARTURES z3Jyj. The arrivals from Homo
L1Iu S57, the departures o. Honolulu 49,
The value of f~iehts on vessels arriving from Honolulu is
set down AZ s55I-s, d which Ss0,2OO was received by the
steamer EIb9, aud Tire balance hy The regular packets The
steamer freight money from this port to san Francisco,
Averaged 5000 q Trip
Only three ~lalers visited that port ia 1~5g-oue IL the
spring and two in 1he fan, al o~uvi there Tbs i certainly
agreat falling III, after the bod praises d the I0ft given in the
papers of the previous year.
An Interesting item. OI statistic, not in previous reports, is
the receipts e merchandise b the Overland Pacific Railroad,
from which We learn that a large traEic Is being done on it,
Bots anil shoes head the list Of gods received b. rail C5,T2G
casesl rheu coni=s butter (5,2j5 packageL then cheese 1881
paekageJ, tien dy goods, hats. tohacco, &c in lesser guam
titles The rate 81 freight averages 10 cents a pound
The receipts from revenues and customs amount, for the
year 10 S~II,5J4553O, showing a decrease, a. compared With
Isss, tie diminished receipts being mostly in the items Of H.
temal revenue
The real estate safes ft the year under review exceed those
Of any previous year, the aggregate amounting 10 S~29,S37,TI7. 4
The coinage al tHe Branch Mint amounted to Sl4,34G,UJO,
showing a falling n a. compared with previous years
The aggregate u tae dividends Of local interpretations has
not been a great a. IN some previous years, the amount for
the past year being set down At S4,6j5.I55.
Respecting the markets in san Francisco, our ~aiviees state
that there has been a material decline in sugars. The two last
steamers from China brought shipments Of extra choice cen
JnflgIi sugars To prevent the coutinuance Of such ship
Heuts, and possibly with a desire To obtain possession Of sew
era! carEzS of refinery grades still on the market, the refiners
JRere have reduced the prices for sIglrs, viz: Crushed, l4e-j
NeIgw g. Hi The effect has been to d-moralDe te market
fr Hawaiian sugars, which are quoted at IIDII!c or choice;
IOfAIIc- for god s5G9c- fr medium, &c-
For m1Ia--rs there was no demand.
The stock Of rice was heavy jobJing At Sc.
Kona cOHee, I7c, anil none in first hands.
Pulu, nominal AZ d.
Gold bad advanced, AMI was quoted at te --latest AT 2aa23
premium.
Sperm oil in New York was IN moderate demand at Il 5ji
whale dull al s51JO cents