The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-01-15
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TINS past week has BEN one q ua.atf-G.s e,usc,g,f,- :, e..
community On account O trc Steamers being 50 far t.ff-l
--11 'me- which has, 10 q measure, iHicrfereI with busi-
@--"se"sHt' 90 various quarters 20 as 70 re-der the
"A '".t ual actual business would warrant Tt- mn
arrival of re Cauaa vas accounted Gr r, ~. fs., h.. -
ARRIVAL q 'c = City 81 Melbourne. which had h,-n etsr-,5
~ ue \ : Wales G1vlumeat 60 take De-, -r.~- ,t. ~
90 her machinery on the passage down
%se'--tiilrl oi ri small q boat was . gra7, 4-z---,-.
ment ana ilIIgy % our merchant. vb, t,5
height =; TIE steamer, about 500 tons Of which va f-t, h.
mn 'i1eh o. this goes forward by the Mary Belle Robert.
~1 IA DeI' bui the bulk u Fruit that had been ready a
week ago q almost a total loss. The steamer too. I'm, boy
ever a cargo valued az si5,35I.Tg d5uesuc and s7oc s-s--
"a arrival Of the Mary Belle Roberts on Friday night llsr
"i'1I q usls1al short passage Er this time Of the wear o., IA
u1yS Ion san Francisco brings Us dates 70 Dec. zaH. she
drought no Post ohce mail as Consul Severance d.anes b.-
sailing IN aivanee Of The steamer. which "a. r. ra.ve-n.
ON not sufficient O. warrant sending Il By her a, e-arert
d Ten years the average passage Er December shovel On
Jay s-Nns VssselS- In connection with the Gazette. re-
H@iA- On TINS subject. the suggestion has been made thar IN
change IN this direction wouId come very prorarrv vf,s5, -,
province Of the Chamber o. Commerce. A an sa.et q, ,be
ua'ati'lea h7eing Of our Contemporary, We would ask how il
"ouh nave been II the steamer had sailed on time and III.
marx win the i1A post Office mail, had the average Massage n
20 days This r. one Of those question, Tia, bss - -
len 70 discretion rather than hamper il with imperative di,-c-
IONS
We regret to have 70 chronicle the total loss Of the schooner
HATE on Sunday last, At NawiTwHI. with -oua 2O1 lon II
sugar on board from the Eoi5a Plantation. md nj, ~.
morning the total destruction By fire or rnsmu buildings of
The Prnoeviie Plantation, With all Of the small maebiaery.
particulars Of which are given elsewhere. Thh. i. a heavy
loss TO The plantation, Tor though partly covered by Insurance
'Wuehy 70 me taking on the crop, which is ready, viii be a
serious one The Fairy Queen returns to-morrov with mare-
rial TO commence rebuilding Immediately.
Inc ne" coaster Nettie Merrill took her departure on We'd
ne'day 70 greet her owners at Lahaina, Messrs. Campbell Z
Eurton, under command Of Lahaina's hvoite. Capt. Crane.
The brmer Nettie, now named the Marion. has been rl,rai
on the Kauai route under Command Of Capt Lambert. and
telegraph signal No. &c has been placed at her service.
me Mary Belle Roberts is loading rapidly, TO get OF for san
Francisco On Monday next. and will be followed shortly BY the
Clara Bell The Jane A FalkinBurg is loading for Portland,
promising early dispatch, and the French bark TanereIle Is
ballasting, while awaiting advices per steamer.
The auction sale o. Chinese goods, ex TafereIe, On Wednes-
day last by Mr. & p Adams was fairly attended, and realized fair
prices, amounting in all to about $4,000. We note Camphor
Trunks sl6Us2lO0i Mating ssG9.5Oj Manila Cigars at
Sl2 so but withheld.
Am Sch Panonia sailed yesterday for Tahiti, taking I25
head cattle, and 5 tons hay.
Whaieship Rainbow, Capt Cogan, left san Francisco Dec
2aI for this port, but will probably cruise en- route
The Granada is looked for any hour, but the mention last
week OF her being due here on the night Of the 17th promises
TO be verified.
From the 5 F Herald and Market Review we make. the
following quotations
sUsAK-COntHued supplies Of Eastern yellow Coffee sugars
find ready sales at paying rates. Dealers are getting impa-
tent to learn the action Of Congress on the Hawaiian Treaty,
rs the course Of business for 1876 hangs very much on their
decision. The hehnertes are running 70 fuli capacity and are
accommodating stock, 10 close for repairs for holidays. Cube,
Crushed and other Whites at 12012Ic.; Yellow CoGees
IOGi1e-j Central Am. Muscoyadoes 417lc; Hawaiian No. l
s0I0Ie.j No. 2, 607c.
MOLAssEs-The demand for Hawaiian is limited, with a
fAF stock. Quoted at 25027lc.
RIcE-Hawaian Table T46T3c-; China No. 1 at 6G6ic;
No. 2, At 5i06c. Two cargoes OF China, Of nearly 10000 bags
each are expected shortly.
PULU-NO sales reported, quoted at TG7lc.
COFFEE-StOcks Of the various grades are waning slowly
and are concentrated ia the hands Of importers who are san
guine as to the future Sales for December are quoted as fol-
lows Salvador 2le-i Guatemala 2Iic; Costa Rica firm at
PIE; Java 2SG29c. Manila and Rona are reported at gle.
~HIDEs-Market IS DUH and weak at the quotations, I5c. for
dry and &c. for wet sated-usual selections. The New
York market is quoted weak, with a downward tendency.
WOOL-The year closes upon q very clean market so far as
stock is concerned. The weeks transactions, though light,
are considered important in view Of the limited supply and
prices realized. Spring clip lTGIsc.i Fall clip 120l5c. for
average; bury and earthly 90IOc.
The new steamer Australia for the Australian Service,
sister ship 10 the Zeaandia, was launched Nov. 10, by John
Elder 81 Son she is $500 tons register, and her dimensions
are 576 n long, 81 n beam, aud % It. deep. She is 500 horse
power, and has three OF the latest improved style Of compound
engines, one Of 85 and two Of O. in. diameter. She has ac-
Communications for 40 first class, 80 second class, and 100
Storage passengers Her rig is as a four mased schooner