The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-12-09
nnMMERoIAL.
rRJD6Y DEcEMBER s. 1s71.

FRIDAY. 8, ISL.
BrsISEss transactions during the week have been limited,
in q great degree, 70 supplying immediate wants. and our
streets have presented a very duh aPPearanee- The amount
OF sugar and other domestic produce landed at this port has
been quite small, but az the mills are generally grinding win
full crops, the season may be expected to be a good one The
weather. that at the time q our last report was quite unset
tied. has been very favorable for the transportation Of cane,
and our planters have taken advantage VI IL TO hasten heir
operations From abroad, the news, while of interest to ai' Is
Of a more quiet character than has been usual for some time
past. and markets are steady. IL Is estimated that the south
ern sugar crop for 1871 in the States, viii be about 30 per cent
greater than that o. last year, and that southern planters are
extending their operations, 50 that the crop for 1917 viii, with
a favorable season, be largely in excess Of that for The current
year
It is reported that the spare vessels Of the Webb line ohe
Dakota, Abs tons. and the Santiago dc Cuba, l.o7 TONS
both side-EheeI vessels with excellent passenger eeomhOoa
tDn-) are TO be sent around frOm New York, as soon d they
have been thoroughly repaired. and placed on the line mere
In this connection we would state that the last advIces from
sydney. received by the Feuada. reported that considerable
freight would be Offering for the December steamer. consisting
principally Of wool and fax 6r the California market As the
through freight takes pr cedence, il Is possible that The moses
TsyLoT's freight capacity, on her next trip over, may be July
taken nm bv the Ns6Taska's cargo. Mr. Webb cannot put his
additional Tessels on too 5000, as his ability TO create a CON-
mercs between the United stAIes and the Colonies, has by no
means reached its limit
The New York and Boston markets for hides have shown
unusual activity during the past two months, as we learn from
our eastern exchanges Large sales Of dry hides were made in
October at 22926e- nd per pound, and vet hides at llS'Sc-
Per pound currency. Twenty thousand Sandwich Islands
goat skins sold at 50 cents probably, ex SyTeH.
We notice that The principal manufacturers Of nails through
out the States have agreed upon a uniform advance oil p cents
per key The rate is now fixed at $3.50 per kg for lOd to
God, and the range for invoice lots is s55oW7 IS for selections
The oil market was completely unsettled upon the receipt Of
the news Of the loss Of this seasons catch in the Arctic The
nominala advance in the prize Of Sperm and Polar, WINS not 80
great a. f. would have been IL the Greenland catch had not
been a very successful ooe, and the market soIneThat de-
pressed hu c1nsequence- Buyers are very cautious, prefernng
70 vail unit. the actual deficit can be made known before Offer
ing sun as holders are firm, prices are advancing, and We
have no doubt but that an advance 20 one dollar per gallon for
Polar IL established by this time The supply Of bone on hand
and 10 arrive this season viii barely meet the manufacturer
demands probably, AMI prices must materially advance. Its
confidently expected that a large portion Of the bone aban-
doned this season will be taken care Of by the natives during
the winter, and be bought By WhaIemsn next summer. We
see that quite a large feet Is being made up for the North
Pacdc, and we anticipate a brisk season during the coming
year.
The advance in the price Of coffee that we noted in q pre-
yI0us COMMERCIAL seems to hAYe been Predicaied upon an an
ticipated failure Of the West Iodia crop Later advices show
that the supply from there will be somewhat better than was
anticipated, and that prices viii not touch the point indi-
Gated by speculators. II is a matter Of regret that with all
our advantages Of soil and climate We are not able to export
more than we do Of this staple article.
The following articles Of domestic produce have been re-
refvsd NJ thtsu ort during the week ending today: