The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-19
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FRIDAY FEBRUtRY n 1s-e

FRIDAY, Is, 1876.
THE week past has been full OF events. with little room to
complain OF dulncss- Hardly had our last issue gone to press
when the ID G Murray announced herself Is days from san
Francisco. She was followed on Monday noon by the mail
steamer City Of Melbourne, with dates to the 9th inst. Al
though our Treaty was still an affair OF the future. the fact
that il had been considered in Committee and was likely 10 be
reported 6vorably upon gave bouyaney to the hope or ultimate
success on its being taken up By the House on the 18th.
The other arrivals have been the French corvette Infernet.
on the 18th, from san Francisco, and the British bankentfne
Mariana, on the leth, from Tahiti. and the British schooner
FaVorise this afternoon, from Victoria, b c. The Mariana,
consigned to C c Mclean, comes 10 swell our lis, ofTahiti
packets In the cattle trade, for which service she will undergo
extensive alterations.
The " q Allen hauIs to-day to her berth for cattle, aud
promises 10 get OF Tomorrow for Tahiti. The Ionia cleared
last Saturday for same destination, with a cargo valued at
sl,s4a.75 domestic, and 500 IS foreign produce.
Schooner Hera expects to get OF tomorrow for San Fran
cisco With a good cargo, and viii take a mail. The d c Muir
ray will follow with dispatch.
The attention Of the trade has been taken I'D during the
week by the large credit sale At the store Of Messrs II HackfeId
& Co, held during Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, which
was the largest sale Of the kind held here for some years past
By courtesy Of the auctioneer, Mr. z p Adams, we are enabled
to present the following quotations. 200 bbIs Salmon, s7GS;
lbs bbIs Portland Cement, s5G5.75; 1G0 nests Camphor
Trunks, SIP 5613i Peanut Oil, 1915 p case; 500 bbis Flour.
s55o36 55i II doz French CaIiskins, s3eG39 p doz; Flannel
Shirts, $3.50 p dOzj Blue Flannel, 6006s! Y yard; Heavy
Denims z14922c Y yard; Blankets, s437.04.5o 2 pair
The sale was very well attended, and the bidding lively, and
IL will foot up about $4,000.
Mr c 5 BartOSs credit sale at F A schaefer & Cos was post
poned for Tuesday and Thursday fnext week.
Through the courtesy Of His ExceIlency the Minister Of
Finance, We are enabled TO publish in full to-day, the annual
customs statistics for 1875, as made up by Col. Allen, the Col
lector General
The tables certainly make a very good showing, there hay
ing been a gain Of almost thirty thousand dollars in the re
eeipis for the year, an increase in the impOrtations over last
year Of some s37I,e4363i and the very handsome gain in do
mesIic exports Of s2l2.927.54, and in total exports of $3.50,
l1573- They also show the large excess of $5s4, O65.92 in
value Of exports over imports, although the imports we're large
Iy in excess Of the year 1874.
The excess Of exports for the last two years over imports
shows the large amount Of 81 ,lI2, S5S. T9;-this is encouraging
Table No. 4 shows that in all the principal products Of thu
kingdom there has been a gain, or in other words more hal
been PRODUCED.
The port has been visited by more vessels than il was il
1874, and the business generally Of the customs has been bet
Ter. There has been additions OF cattle and rum made to on
list Of domestic exports during the year, and poi and sal
dropped from the list. The gain in receipts has been in dutie
on larger importations, on an increased quantity Of spirits con
sumed, and increased receipts for wharfage.
This report shows thai the receipts at the Custom House 70
1875 are the largest for a number of years. Want Of spac
preciudes any further commepts at the present time.