The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-12-30
COMMERCIAL.
HoYoLUIU DEogKBER a. is,

There has been but little business done past week. az
usual during the holidays. We the arrival the bark
Matte Maceay 80 days from Portland with full cargo Of
Oregon produce ucadag 3l barrels barrels aud 20
salmon, i4se sackz -four 100 bArre apples and
plies Of oats bran potatoes bread &e consigned Messrs
Hacied O. This vessel viii return with despatch to
Portland.
The same rm has cleared bark sparrovlav Calhoun
which sails NJ o'clock to-day Tor San Francisco She car
the heaviest cagoes which has len our port for
months including 81 pounds sugar 564 gallons OF
whale OIL 1000 pounds iiee, &C.
This departure closes the list Of exports for 1874 and win
total for sugar about twenty-five millions Of
pOundthe largest product which the islands have as yet
turned year The prospects the coming year
look favorable as the past has been.
Foreign Commercial Items
The Directors OF the Pacific Mail Company have ratified
tsByear with the Panama Railroad under which the
former privilege Of making tariff on freight and
passengers between New York and San Francisco all
earnings Of the ralroad company y per per Annu
70 stockholders be equally divided between the Pa
mama and Pacific Mail companies.
The following from the Sacranasio Union viii interest
wool growers;
rules much less in New York, Philadelphia
Wool from other states In the FIRST place California
Woods sid unuasbedwe have few facilities this
coast for washing sheep the in New York Ohio
etc. Again. Caofnans shear sheep twice year
shorter than Eastern clips The Fall clip Of this
"a "a 8 months growth the spring clip a months The
average Ia weight California Woods when ulweshed
G2lE per Then California Woods have
less Alher seed and Bur1e which very Objectionable
some Of the drtes parcels Of Southern Woods lose IS 50
Der cent IN washing Now, then with all these disadyan
tagss growers have complaint; s with
Doubt for their interest 10 sell their clips is
dirt all than it would be had the the facilities for wash
ing their noks II unicqnently the case that large
uos sheep the Southern Coast counties enveOped
cloud aud clouds Of dust that load the
fleece with EARTH thus adding pound
weight the fleece This then the explanation Of
the Some Of Northern clips well Oregon,
exempt from Z e Ill., which accounts for the difference in
values In this connection, 1t should be stated that Texas
Woods rule less than Californian, and Colombo still less
ing bad condition Of the eeces The only thing that
De- said with reference the market ia that scattering
parcels Of choice being sold quotations. but the bulk of
Fall clip amounting IS 80 600 bales remain here
awaiting buyers L be impossible to start buyers
take hold freely No matter what concessions made
low quotations % therefore, be considered nominal and not
particularly applicable to the large stock Of Wool here for
sale The SALES for the week in ots aggreguie 20 coo Dc at
c for choice l314c for BURY and Earthly. 15lS for free
all Of the Fall clip. The market closing very dull
II from these quotations Of California WOOL
pound be deducted for duty and freight the value Of Sand
witch Island woods Of similar grades in San Francisco very
low at the present date.