The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-05-24

4 q. 1872.

Loc.L trade evfuce- no disposition 10 change from the
situation reported last week. Notwithstanding the extra
number o. foscign arrivals. all % which brought free
supplies o. various kinds q merchandise, which. with
few xreptious. seem - come 20 an already well supplied
market. The unsettled state Of the weather the early
part o. the wsok. with rain quite vinterhke, may have
had something 70 do with the sluggish nature o. trade.
but ~ f. q blessed boon FOR the agricultural and pasturaI
Industries d the Islands that these rains are extended 70
rs % far along In. or toward the summer months
The principal topic FOR the week has been labor from
the south sea ISLANDS. for which the Storm Bird viii be
rseftsd a. early a. possible. The schooner Settie Merrill
goes down shortly. with the authority Of the Board Of
Immigration. for Iabore-s. for and on account Of the
Picnsr MIL Negotiations. We learn are pending toward
ohartsrfng tbs German bark Louise 10 proceed also for q
supply. 30 A. 10 meet the deficiency 90 keenIy felt In the
expansion % planting interests. and IL must be a source
OF eradication 20 the Board that its efforts 20 supply this
want. will tend 10 the double purpose Of giving us the
nesded labor aud a people that will ~eommingIe with our
own.
Adviees by the Australia from San Francisco on Mon
dag last are % the 18th inst. and are almost wholly taken
uD with discussions upon the new Constitution for Cali
fornfa. which passed By . majority Of about 1900 con-
trary 10 the majority o. the Press. and believed to be
against the beat interests Of the State. It's effects, for
some time to come. Will be very damaging 10 trade, and
how far we o. the Hawaiian Islands viii be affected
thereby IL a question Of interest not yet decidable.
The Market quotations Of our Island produce does not
show any material change. unless we may mention the
hnnnesa held for rates quoted. viz:
.. sSa q The ss.. asm a l.d T. s Sqa. 30 ssi ias a sTRe5y; al Ts sSS%
GDs cents FOR various grades.
~RIcE-Owing 10 the heavy supplies Of China. this
commodity has fallen 10 ~ for mixed TO So for No. /.
which doubtless IL the cause OF 10000 rs being import
ed by the Discovery. Hawaiian table is scarce and
waited at 6@S6k cents per -, and jobbing at q shade
higher.
C~oETEE-This article, through free arrivals from Cen
trail America, with an overstOck. has compelled i'm
poTters 70 iooi to the East for relief. prices being quot
able At lShGiG cents.
This state Of the market has held for some time past
and has discouraged our exporting the same; prices here
have consequently dropped that even households receive
the benefit in = reduced price for the fresh roasted and
ground article.
While foreign arrivals with free imports have been
large for the week the exports have been light, though
the departure. probably tomorrow, of the Forest Queen
vfl no doubt show = fair weeks work.
Our next arrival from the Coast will be Wilder & Cos
new steamer Lehua for the Kauai route. now due. to be
followed shortly by the II W Amy and Foster < Co.'S
new steamer Iris. now in San Francisco receiving ma
ehinery. These two steamers will be valuable additions
% our eoasting neet-