The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-04-06
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t>vR rrad-rs are aware th-t rserc ia, b-rn a considerable
- in ths value 81 sane leading staple. in European ard
american markets. which aust ultimately affect pue=s here.
among these are iron, coal, e,tfon, copper, wool, whale oils
nd whale bone ThesefS articles furnish the raw materials
lsed in the manufacture % probably three-ouuhs Of all man
hetured goods, coal being indispensable as fuel. % work up
he gsoiS, and where Is value i enhanced pr1duc made By
Is ad must share in the increased cost. To sh0H the changes
" will ga Je The prices current 10 Landon Or New York, in
SCI ami 1s.2:
Isl. cotton. per .. NY, May, ISL. I5GICc 239g5lc
al wool, per u, \. \ May IL So1@gc @S44Se
ing. coal, PER ton, London, Jan, IL laUl,s ZolC2s
ing copper, per ton, London, Jan. Il E50d5G fl0OUl03
perm oil, New YORK, July, H. $Iz0Hl2j SlInMl 50
shaie BON. New YoTEs J9iiy. II. 9oSs0c ~sI601Is0
'hese quotations show a ri-e-in eight or ten months in tie
uicbes quoted e from IS 70 100 Per cent The advance in
1ttoa and wool Is not more extraordinary than that In iron
ID coaI-the two great products Of England The advance
owing 90 several causes. That Of wool and cotton j. attn-
Ited solely 10 small crops The cotton crop Of America and
ldia Is one+hlsd less than it was in 1871. causing an advance
about 80 per cent. in the quotations d all grades The rise
iron, coal, and copper Is attributed to the numerous strikes
ong workmen in the English mines and factories, which
ave created a scarcity in the Ece Of a constantly Increasing
smanI. These strikes are not ended, As among the latest adj
ices Is the report Of a large strike Of workm-n in BirniHg-
IN, England. The advance in oils and bone j. owing solely
the Ioss Of the Arctic feet in 1871, which caused a speeula-
We movement, from the effects Of which the market has not
covered ~
The high prices nov obtained Tor wool in Europe and Amer
4 D have had the effect Of stimulating the price here, and two
2 the largest eHps-Ihe Sinclair and the Waimea Grazing
as have been sold for between 10 and Il cents per pound,
here two years since il was hard 10 get 10 cents for the same
sHeIe- The bulk Of our woods are not considered fine, and
i e generally very dirty, causing a large loss in washing said
Be a. much a. 20 per cent That is, ,out Of every 100 pounds
island wool, as shipped away in dirt and grease, only 30.
nnds OF manufacturing wool Is obtained. We also hear Of
Ais Of the late Mr. Motifs wholesome 500 pounds, said TO
pure merino and very eean-at p cents pr pound.
4fhe bark Gsrstqug cleared to-day in ballast for the Cuano
knds.
The bark Camden cleared to-day for Por Gamble in ballast
The American whaling bark Nautilus, Capt Smith, arrived
III 2h, from 81. Helena The Nautilus Is 2s months out
d home, with 1000 bbls- oil Since leaving 81. Helena, she
j taken IS bbs. whale ami so sperm oil on Massafuero,
\ be the bark Po'tia, Of Talcahuana, IS bbs. oil Tins season,
the bark Mary, eIean-
he bark r. ~ Hood, Weeks, was at Humboldt, March
b, repairing, AMI would sail for Honolulu, in about ten days.
Pie n. p. Jordan Was to sail about the 18th for this port.
We clip the following from the san Francisco Commercial
raid and Market ReUieg Of March sths
ne wool market Is excited. 4sc having been refused for the
bg clip. In fact. buyers are now paying 4oDISc for choice
before sharing During the current week, we have re-
, Melbourne brought SIS bales. The Queen Emma from
y via Honolulu, brought 3sl bales and by the Moses
liable that these I,S26 bales wool will all be secured for the
! wa. received here by rail from Salt Lake. IL was imne-
Fly b9ught up; and, after being assorted and re,baied, re-
ks EeonOmist, Of February 18th. says: Nothing but 4
page Of machinery for the next sixty days viii now afford
IA freIief 10 the manufacturer They may go on till they
II NTcoI up to ten shinings per pound but this will form no
n nuate, no permanent relief The state Of the foreign wool
tket Is no better than the domestic. All foreign woods are
II ery light stock, aud prices are rapidly advancing Cape
Il = have risen 20 half a dollar per pound. None 81 the new
4 thas Yet come 70 hand, nor will there be any for several
b. Everything on the way is already secured All wool
i 1.-THE Cape and Australia ah0at for this country would not
A lone mill in operation for one month, and We must wait
OF sixty days for this 20 get IL in a dirty, greasy state
y docks n the American ports were thrown open 10
I'll Hade tomorrow. we could not obtain enough OF wool 10
Dur mills in fun operation for the next Eve months, be-
xEngland, Germany and France are O~utbdding Us in the
N ITS of The world The natural consequences Of all this
every possible effort will be made in all the wOOlgrOw-
Htinns Of the country to Increase the supply, and the
a. Hctive profits % be realized from raising wool will prevent
U hughter Of sheep and induce farmers TO devote more time
N tcare and good keeping Of their hOcks- Our Eastern eX-
Is generally speak Of the pressing demand for manufac-
purposes, and that choice clean woods had been actually
Il soc to 81 per pound
~ New YORK, March 18th.
lEs-Strong- Dry, Csc Sailed, l2ic; Green, l2c.
.-Quet. Sperm. 81 6OGl TS; Winter Bleached, 81 20
III D; Whale. T5c do. Winter BIeachei, S0DS5c.
0oL-Steady. Spring. fine, 3SH45c; bury, 32G3Tc