The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-16
The Arctic Fleet or Is72.


SEw BEDFORD
Active, James Allen, Midas.
Alaska. Jareh Perry, Northern Light,
Arnoida. Josephine, Nautilus,
Camilla, Lag5da. s~a Brzsze,
Helen Mar, MaSeIso, Taton.
Illinois,
Aeon Barns.
Arctic.
SYDNEY.
FarsSay. ~. b. Shipping List.
The twenty six vessels in the Arctic feet the coming season,
viii, providing they have ordinary success. make more money
for their oEners than ever before. This viii BE- owing 10 the
low stocks Of oil and bone in Europe and America At the
close Of the year. whale oil vas held at so cents, aud bone at
81, with no prospect Of a Eeedy fall
February 2Oth, the number Of vhaIeships in port" at
New Bedford was twenty-seven, ten Of which were for sale.
WEDNESDAY. 4 :. NJ, MARCH 10, 1872.
AT the regular meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce this
A NJ, : COMMITTEES, consisting Of W. L Green as chairman,
5. n. Castle, H- A. p. Carter and Mr.. Along, was formed 20
memorabilia the coming Legislature in relation to removing thu
existing import duties on sugar, coffee and rice.
The real estate at waimea, Hawaii, belonging to the late
Robert lett, sold nj auction to The mortgages, r. Love, Tor
is3.4sO.
The Aiaksa street property sold to Mr.. Kahananui for $50.
W. make the following extracts from letters received per
Montana, and daret San Francisco, February 2oth:
SThe A. p. Jordan and r y: Hood arrived on the 18th
Bdays and the latter 10 days from your port. Sugars by these
vessels met with ready sales. the market being entirely bare Of
~As we feared, our redneries have not been able to agree
upon any basis for future products, and the Consequence will
be sharp competition between them. Already we are informed
that their prices will be reduced shortly from 2D2ic per
pound, and ISLAND sugars must sympaihze in the decline. We
quote Choice, loiGlIc; good, 9iGl0c; medium, SAGE )
"~CoEFEE-continues in small stock and prices are firm.
Central American choice, Iea2Oc; Kona, I79lsc.
"PULU-DTy, HOBO, but must decline with any large re-
%RIoE-The imports for the week ending 18th inst. are
about 100000 pounds, which has weakened the market for
China Hawaiian, a lair demand for choice at SlG9lc; or
a1oLAssEs-DuM. The decline in wheat prevents its use
by our distiliers, except al very low figures, say l2G2Oc. Or
sdiaHS, 2o925e choice; 2S93Oc, small demand.
~HIDBs-Caihorni dry, zoe green, sic"
The receipts Of sugar at San Francisco for the week ending
February 10th, hoteI up ABOUT 100000 pounds fact that
must affect the demand for Dur island staple.
The importarIons Of rice at san Francisco for the month Of
February had been unprecedented, amounting to ten and a
half millions Of pounds Those OF sugar were nearly twelve
millions OF pounds These facts are OF Importance To our
asreulturists-
Brig HesPerian sailed from san Francisco, via Humboldt,
for Honolulu February 10Th, with lumber.
From London we learn that, at a meeting held at the Man
sion House, the adoption Of the Metric system Of weights
measure and coinage was warmly recommended.
In the market report Of the British Trade Journal for
February, we note that whale bone advanced, upon receipt of
the news Of the Arctic disaster, from E3T595T5 pr ton.
Holders were asking f6OO per ton.
FRJDAY, MARCH Is, 1872.
By the arrival Of the NeVada at noon to-day, we are in re-
ceipt OF Auckland news up to the 25th of February. The
market AZ Auckland was bare Of Hawaiian sugars, with no
enhancement Of values Of stocks on hand Of Australian and
MauriIius.
The news Of the month contains but little Of interest in a
commercial point Of view.
At a meeting Of the Auckland Whaling Company it was
proposed to send TO HOnolulu, to purchase and ht out a whaIer,
where there were always vessels being sold off after dis
charging their OiLn
In home business circles we have but little to report. The
bark MaiUiHa has cleared for Jarvis Island, taking out sup
plies, &C.
The lot OF land with house sold by E. p. Adams yesterday,
brought ~Sl,0IOa good prce-MT- s. C. Wilder being the
purchaser for HoIokahiki.
We clip the following from the New Zealand Herald:
The improved price FLAX, and the evident favor with which
IL is regarded in America, hove raised the spirits Of our manu-
facturers, who were many Of them disheartened by the obsti-
macy Of the British rope-makers, whose interests lay in the
direction Of Russia and Manila American manufacturers
have not been slow 10 allow the virtues and value of phormium,
and 4; Is likely, before long, that the American market will
absorb the whole Of our fibre. Direct shipments Of wool. flax,
and gum, 10 New York, and San Francisco are rapidly becom-
ing large and more frequent, and our commercial relations with
the United States seem 10 be Of n very satisfactory character
The upward tendency in wool has raised the price Of sheep
Throughout the colony At Mr.. Buckland's annual sheep fair,
held the other day, about 5000 animals were Penned, and most
OF them were sold al good prices. Lecesters showed the great
est increase, the average price having increased from los. Cd.
last year, 10 2ls. and 2ss 81. The hot weather and drought
will have tended To diminish the exports Of butter and cheese.
RECEIPTS OF DOMESTIC PRODUCE FOR THE WEEK.