The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-06-22
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FRIDAY. LIVE q. Is

FRIDAY, JUNE q, 1875.
EEPoRTs from the various districts throughout the Islands
are generally hvorable,-good showers have fallen on this
island.
At the sailing Of the steamer from San Francisco, June 10,
cur island staples are quoted as follows: ~sugar-Hawaiian
grocery grades, sGstci Rice-No 1 China, S90sa.5oj Hawai-
ian, ss-5O6s9, per 100 lbs; C~ofee-market quiet and steady
KOna nominal, at Isle.
The new schooner referred TO by Us recently, was success
fully launched from Mr. Geo J Emmes's hipyard on Saturday
'4st, and was named the WaimaIu- She has been purchased
for the coasring trade by Messrs Cooke and others, the price
paid being reported at $500.
We note that the LIkeIike will lay up in the first week Of
July, in order to put in a composition propeller, gaiTsnic &C
tion having rendered the iron one so soft that il is not consid-
cred advisable to use it any longer. This iron propeller re-
placed the one broken last October, thus having been in use
only about nine months. IL was represented by the engineers
in California that an iron propeller would last for years, but in
his opinion it seems they were mistaken. For some reason,
perhaps higher temperature Of the water about the islands, the
gaIvanic action appears to have been more rapid than they
anticipated.
On Wednesday and Thursday next, June 26 and q, Mr.
Adams will hold a large and important Credit Sale at sales
room, by order Of Hymau Bros. Terms will be liberal TO the
trade. The goods TO be offered are fresh, and well adapted to
the wants Of the market; and will be ready for inspection on
Tuesday morning. Retailers will make a point by attending.
We hear that Mr. spreckIes, the California Sugar Refinery
owner, has bought one-haIf Of the Waikapu Commons from
Xr Henry Cornwer, for s2O,OOO,-an advance of some $4,000
on the cost to that gentleman. 1t is said that Mr. ~Spreckles
believes in the feasibility Of the plan spoken Of in these col
umus Editorial Correspondence, May a Of carrying the sur
Plus waters Of the Waikapu, Waikiki and Waihee rivers
across to the Commons" for irrigation These rivers dis
charge as follows. Waikapu River, 81 cubic feet per minute;
Waikiki, II cubic feet, and the Waihee mot including the
Waiehu stream) a cubic feet per minute, making a total Of 20
cubic feet per minute available for use. We also hear that
Mr. spreckles has purchased threefourihs Of the Ookala
Estate in Hno. Hawaii, for $4,000. These investments of
capital in such enterprises here by men Of wealth from Cali
brnis show the confidence they have in the future prospects
Of our Islands, and will help to aIay any timld fears as to
our business prosperity
The foreign arrivals for the week have been: June Is
Am bktn Discovery, II days from San Francisco, with assert
ed mdse; lam bktn Malay, Is days from Burrard's Inlet,
with lumber Haw bk Kalakaua, 81 days from Sydney, with
C0ali l5-stmr Australia, s days from San Francisco.
Departures for the same time are as follows: June Is
Am bk MOonbeam, for Guano Islands, with foreign produce
valued al S226T43i 15-stmr Australia, for Auckland and
Sydney, foreign produce valued at $780, Matte Maceay, for
Portland, domestic produce valued at S~42y5S9SI; 19-stmr
Wilmington, for san Francisco, domestic produce valued at
~ssOY933-s5, foreign produce valued at 800; Jos Perkins, for
Puget Sound.
Bark d c Murray, loaded by c Brewer 81 Go, sails to-mor-
row Saturday for San Francisco.
The ship Ariel was under charter at San Francisco June
Q, to bring a cargo Of mdse and Chinese to this port.