The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-04-08
Phases of the Moon for the Month of April, 1874.
The Worlds History.
COMMERCIAL.
HONOLULU APRIL s. 1874

HONOLULU APRIL s, 1873.
by ths schooner Flying Mist Francisco dates
March Is and find little change market quotations:
Regarding markets the o0usuercial Herald says:
For the first time the upon the serras has inter
rupted the Of the Central Pacific Railroad brought
the standstill The March upon the
= feet dep Tor distance Of SO miles % more All the en-
gines EnOw0w and other available appliances Of this
pany promptly brought into ue causing the outside
but three days delay Of nnls and passenger travel The
public owe much 20 the energy 81 the Central Pacific
to clear Of the snow on this
great national highway"
n account Of the snow blockade cansed y storms Of n-
presedened fury and duration In Nevada range
week Although this calamity fallen heavily
called overshadowing monopoly, the Central Pae Railroad
by compelling to employ army q vornen, and per
feet brigade u Locomotives and iesuplow say nothing
of the heavy causd by detention and damages
mans snEulary unjust and short-sghted bill regulate
freights and fares on our railroads.
Respecting Sugar, the paper says:
''Tho we'll o. low grades
Nhis te LOT HAWAIIAN grocery grades u but poorly
supplied business very slack for the season. owing the
terrible condition Of the roads The Bay refinery has patent
for the exclusive use and manufacture Of superior article Of
Cube m table use II perfect cube Of uniform size aud
weight and is smooth all sides and 81 sufficient hardness
10 be proof against orblng by handling and transportation
An extra charge OF c n made that Of Crushed
Respecting Coffee, hnd the following:
1.-THE market strong descriptions the
well nigh exhausted pending fresh arrivals The
from Central American ports auHiousy looked for hut
whether she has little much 1t have depressing ef
trey by Eastern marfs besides whenever market Ian
guishos Chicago aud st. Louis prepared step and take
all the surplus. Present price, 26 n &c. The bark Clara
Bell has just arrived from ChamppTru % days with Isl
bags new crop Central American Greens"
Rice is more hrm-Go for China; a Sc. for table.
Pull has hdyanced-quoied at SIC
Prom Sydney learn OF the arrival Of the bark H. W.
Amy % days from Honolulu with cargo sugar and puu,
which have on
The Colonial markets for sugar much depressed and
prices very low though there every prospect Of improve
Spring advances.
In local trade have report quiet week. Three
whaies have arrived recruited and len Northern cruises
Bark BueHa Vista brings full cargo Of lumber from Puget
Sound to II. HAclfeld a Co.
Ship Ceylon discharged waiting orders which
pected by the mail due
Bark D. C. Murray supposed to be eighteen days out from
San Francisco to-day She nineteen days making the
passage down in April 1873.
Congress has amended the clerical in the tropical
fruit law and restored the duty clause The occurred
by the omission OF single comma and this omission the
national treasury half million Of dollars Tropical fruits
will now pay duty formerly
We refer readers the quarterly statistics published
by Col Allen. They apparently indicate general decline
compared with last years figures This however does
have been here take OF produce arrived
Our st0rehUuses all crowded with produce waiting
shipment and the quantity Of pulu rice & in store
exceeds thai n period % fIs past.