The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-26

MARCH

MARCH %, 1870.
The N~- Bedford Standard and MoerTt, receFed oyte
Iasf mail. give their snnuaI reviews Of III American WhAhhs
feet. which contain some facts Of interest
Tine STANDARD says tSouSh the catch has been an average
~ the vsa-z- work cannot be considered a SUCCESS, the general
depression Of business and the fan in gold having had a bad
effect upon the price 81 OIL --+
IN. Arctic heet. ~ vessels. made a very successful catch
bat the oehotsk see- 8 vessels, did very poorly There was
only oDe vessel Oh The Northwest Coast and she was unsuc-
eessfaL
The total catch OF the Arctic feet was A.ss2 barrels of oil
and COS 1OI pounds Of ~whzebone, making an average for each
vessel IL $40 barels Of OIL aud II PA pounds Of bone. The
average catch Of sir Ochotsk vessels was but Al barrels Of
oil, and ASH pounds Of bone
The scarcity IT whales at the commencement Of the season
induced the Ehalers 70 go into vairus fishing, and a IArE
quantity Of that oil was secured. This is a new feature in the
Arctic fishery. The bsst average made by the North Pacific
feet for the past tSenty-nine years was in 1850, when the
average for IL ve3sek was 1,692 barrels The best averages,
in these years we're made from 1s4l 10 1853. II
Sperm whaling is not 50 successful as formerly Rthe
North Atlantic the catch EH OF a third from the previous
year, and in The south Atlantic the catch was below the aver
age. n the Pseifc OCEAN the vessels also did poorly.
During the past year nine vessels have been added toahe
whaling feet Of the country. including one new one At Proyise<
town and one Al NsE London The number withdrawn, by
shipvreck, sale, &c, : IS. Six of these were lost AZ SEA, and
four condemned in freign ports The net reduction fALhE
heet . 10 IN number and 1,52s in tonnage. New London is
the Guly port which made a net addition % her feet last year.
Th< entire American whaling feet Consists Of 3&2 vessels,
aA1siy - ships, Is barSs, Il brig, 81 schooner
The exports TO frsiga Countries Of oil from the United States
last year were 1856 barrels Of sperm, and 3,S42 Of whale,
and eli sos pounds e whalebone- The home consumption,
same time, vas I7,I55 barrels Of sperm and 50, 23s whale. and
z05s23 p1unas G vhaieb0ne-
The Mercury has some very severe but just remarks about
the attempt ola Ew psrs0ns here last IAN % compel the whale
men 70 pay dear hr their ezrhaEge- And from all se can gather
ia viii result IN arriving away a portion 81 the feet which would
otherwise have returasd here. The usTeHyy says;
Whatever may b. said d the moral effect Of the whale
ships Stopping az the sanIEfch IELands, Il 10 beyond caVI that
they have largely Contributed % their material prosperity and
We ubt not, II the owners Of the ships had not suffered from
the eu1rm0us expense Incurred AZ Honolulu, no suggestion Of
leaving q tt s4a FraSeisco ~old have been made The adj
santaRss Of the former are maui0di and before the eonstruc-
the op-aia= Of The railroad, Inss advantages oVsrfaIanced the
evils q esesaaiys eh1rss' fssultHE n rui7SGs STans- Now
hi tbSf bort. and IN case Of ned. can fanish readily a new
captain OF rgia1rce a crew The captains cannot BE made TO
pay 80 roundIy Er ezeh1nge a. they have been ~ the Islands,
and certainly shipments o. ol and bone csn be a. readily and
reasonably mase al san Francisco a. AZ Honoiulu- Though il
y probable tLat The change Of port would have been made
s ssy S ssSs d S4s'fa as tb ~ Ss ss s5 afPiar Eecs "a 81 IL s sss l11 power,
and must submit b. any amount II fleeing Times are
changed To yied q prodt nov, the vhAIng business demands
masters who not onIy Gao slaughter 1haIes. but have some tact
IN m. rran.artton ii brt,inegs What h saved on A vyvase h I
now of quite a. much Importance as what il captured on the
voyage, and -hfpoEners are naturally stunning ports where
e~vortauHt charges rub, and seeking those where they can con-
troll the expenditures"
The STANDARD Of February L gives the. suorins report Of
the oI market at that date !
The oil mtrset has been acnVe The nasf week, with coulder- Z
able demand hr both sperm and whale OIL
I'm sperm the price has advanced % 81 S. per gallon, at
which price sales have been made q Iy4I5 barrels, Of which
Whale oil has ben n brisk demand for manufacture, with
sales Of 1895 barrels, of which 900 barrels were Cumberland
Inlet 1850 Northern, go south s@, 40 hnmpbaek, and IS
backhsh. the Northern reported on the basis Of so cents per
gallon Er prime In New London a sale has been made d IOO
barrels humpback At IS cents per gallon. and il Is stated that
sold.
The stock in first hands to-day is 1881 barrels sperm oil
and 1900 barrels whale oil, a gratifying reduction since the
ft Of January last, when the stock was 25O52 barrels sperm
OIL and 4L633 barrels whale oil
gallons sperm oil, loo gallons whale oil, and q, 20 pounds
whaIeboue- !
Several teIesrams in the papers received the last week, indi-
cate that the return 10 specie payments is not far Of. Among
them we not. iAese; -
RocHEsrER IN. w March 5th-sereraI business houses
IN this city resumed spcclc Payments to-day
CIscINSATI, March 5th.-A number Of dry goods and other
stores began paying silver change to-day probably many
more viii follow on Monday. The brokers SOFA all their silver
today, IL h believed, 70 b. used for thai purpose
In New York city, leading firms had also resumed specie
payments The latest gold quotations were liz TO 113 bat
there is every probability il viii still further derine TO below
Ito, and perhaps to par. =t. l# rH.rN !
We have adviees from San Francisco by the North star to
March :, but observe no special changes in market quotations
oG island produce California p~rOduce-hour, oats, hay, pota-
toes, &c, are quoted low.
Congress has taken up the tariff bill for discussion, and the
general sentiment both in and out Of that body Is that the re-
duetious made in duties are altogether too small A strong
effort viii be made to remove the duties from some leading
staples and reduce IL largely on others
The ship NOyfh Star Is en- route for Hongkong with q cargo
d hoar, and sails for that port today.
The schooner Maggie Johnaton brings q cargo Of lumber
and wfH return to San Francisco with despatch.
The bark ID. c. Murray sailed for San Francisco on Tues
with a cargo OF domestic produce, and viii be followed by
the Comet, now on the berth loading.