The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-11-08
C0MvTFRCIaI..

HONOLULU. NOV. I'll, ISL.
-Er u----u, or he bs-k Comet, las, evening. with
5atss l-ou san Francisco . the 18th ult., giving
5s1ses s--ossts 81 the grea; calamity at Chicago,
a-d q ts st rners earful frcs in the woods and pra
re- 81 ths West, ~ which townships and villages
va us-y q their inhabitsn;s were anaihilased in
Sew ssa-t snonsuss lsoae escaping with their eyes
hz-us out Or otbc-vise fes-fuIy iujured.) may well
divert our ihourhts from the copArs,ively light dis
sso- q q loss q thirty odd ships q the whaling
arct and f-eH the negative kind Of commercial loss
vt a-t absa; 10 suHer in consequence. Whilst read
iur1s thousands of women and children living for
DAYS without food elothinr We fee comparatively
-l..is i-scrssts5 the rrice Of either here.
-tt san Fraucisso Corsrsrriol Hs-ai6 Of the lsth
MA save In rcEar5 q business generally. We
have lad gsiss unexpectedly dull week. The an
s-1aes1stt On Noudny q destructive IRE, causeda
r.zie 10 clnue-oisI circles which for the moment
soezF 90 have paraiysei trade m all departments
similar feeling has existed in business matters
ss-c s5H,s me iatelseaee arrived from the Arctic.
ard ths % the fearful losses OF ueghbuTs.
Ii We nav nov 80 cal theu) IN the Western States,
has ADDED much 10 the general depression.
We also learn the names of two or three Insurance
Cuuraniss which have suspended OF discontinued
usiucss. among which are the % Security Insurance
Company OF New york. the e Lu-illard.' and the
o. 1Iauhattau p Companies. The latter is FIRE In
suraaos Company and entirely distinct from the
Nauhattar Life Insurance Company. which has
Agency here. which Is exclusively Life Insurance
Company.
some Interesting commercial statistics publish
&C r he s. F. Co-.-e-eiul Herold Of the ISth ult.,
pointing large progressive increase Of the trade
cf ihas purt By way Of the Pacific Railroad. and
eerrrspuuiiug decrease Of trafse By The total
freight money On eargOes paid to sailing vessels
irving az that port IS put down for 1852 at 1875 o2o;
for ls-e 81 ses4l.67s, and for 1871 at s2.s7e.6ss.
Tho sane journal observes: " The exten; % which
ne overland railroads trcnehing upon transporta-
tor ~ vessels may be gathered by glance at the
tsbs # exports Esst by rail- for The first nine months
OF the curreus year compared with the like period
Of Is-0 The increase has been IS 900 600 lbs
cr uirht showing notable augmentation Of trade
with remote istorior points and Atlantic markets"
VISA Inference to Sugar the same paper says:
"Our market exhibits continued hrmness. with sales
Of 25o0 kegs grocery grades, in lots at si@llic.
Islsnd moasses arr quoted At 2Q 2sie barrels for
common good to choice is held at a5@.sOe; IN kegs
at zoe. Palu. with light imports and small stock,
prices rule arm al PC. Wool. s5@2Se for medium
grades OF fall clip, and fo- choice clips s0&SSo-
Hides, I79ISie for dry, and St@9e for sailed.
A dozen or more large vessels had been chartered
pressed Newcastle n. 5 W, for Goals. at rs
f1r the round voyage. The Mount Diabio and Bel
lngbau lay mines, however, had furnished latterly
about hall the coal consumed upon the coast.
The following Is the report q the New Bedford OIL
Market for the week ending Oct. 4th-sales Of as
btls Of Sperm made a. sl-25 = gallon Northern
Whale a. IS cents = gallon.