The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-06-05
COMMERCIAL.
HONOLULU. IuNE ! lSa

HONOLULU, JUNE : ls7a.
We have to note the arrival Of the Steamship No.
houeo an ! bark Queen Emma from San Francisco
with the usual freights aud passengers Oar latest
dates are up to the cath nit.
From the Commercial herald. Of the sIth, We
give the leading articles in which We are mostly in.
teres;ed
SUGAR-ImPorts for the week include s.Se5 keg:
Hawaiian, per D. c Murray; CSC bags Central
American. and e4S bags Mexican, ex steamer. The
supply Of raws upon the market is exceedingly
meagre, and our Island friends seem determined to
send of increased supplies the Colonies, for the
reason Of the habit have Jas they say,) of selling
all their product at the long price-duty pAid-and
charging full commissions thereon. This, and Cali
fornia interest, they say, prompts them to do.
We quote Hawaiian at Si@IOie. The market for
Refined Sugar shows continued hrnness. We have
now three re6ueres in full and constant operation
the Bay, California. ami san Francisco aud Pacific
The price Of California Cube is &c above Crushed.
Following Is the schedule Of prices-an in barrels
Cube. lcsc; Circle A Crushed, i2!c Extra Powdered
l?!c; Extra formulated, lee Extra Golden Z" c.
lie; Golden, lOlc. For hf bbls, &c extra, and fol
bxs, !e 4 n additional Is charged.
MOLASSES AND SYRUP-ou the 18th inst, a:
before noted by Us. the price Of Golden Syrup was
reduced l5e per galon-from soc down to csc in
kegs. The local supply from the California and
other redueries is liberal. Golden Syrup Of supe-
nor quality, sells Csc kegs sac in barrels soc
for hf bbls. Hawaiian MOlasses is scarce-eommon,
22!@.a5c; good to choice Syrups, SO@25c.
WooL-Stoeks continue to accumulate. being now
25,OoO sacks. The market is very slack. leading
holders fsm, not disposed to relax their grip aad
demanding soc and upward for their choice clips.
Ea.ieru buyers have for the part returned home
empty-hanied, not able to purchase at what they
considered safe prices. Another Eastern order has
been executed this week, say 500 bags, 400 $40
4Sc, by the same party heretofore buying like
quantity at an average Of 45c.
We notice the Commercial Herald has for some
time pas; advocated the idea of making San Fran
cisco free port. The interior papers do not see the
point clearly, that is, why it should be the
pense of the State The fact is, the people of San
Francisco, for many years back, have been looking
what they supposed to be their hes; interest-ak
ing what they could honestly out of everything that
came in their way. Caring nothing for the future.
free ports or moderate charges on vessels and the
like, Until the thing was forced on them; now they
can see where the shoe pinches, after losing large
interior trade BY means the railroad they are try
ing to mend matters by reducing port charges, and
will no doubt see that their interest viii be in part
that Of their constituents guard their own and
benefit San Francisco, but not in the selfish manner
they have for the past twenty years. They have
20; look general principles thai excessive
charges on shipping reduced; to that
wharfage. drayage, storage, interest and com
missions are reduced. and that they make it
for the interest Of commerce to visit their port other
wise they will find it is for others interest,", to build
Up other ports and railroad dePots-
We have to ;,ote the arrival Of the Norwegian ship
Atlas l4O days from Liverpool, and the Duke of Ed
inburgb from Newcastle, With Goals the Hawaiian
Government.
The bark D. c. Murray was to leave San Francisco
few days after the steamer. and may be looked for
the latter rsrt OF the week.