Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-01-29
CO M M e r. CIAG.

HONOL UEU, JAN. 20. 1881
Notwithstanding the clustering state Of tho weather
this week, interfering somewhat with shipping
ments both ferr'gn and local pleased the
dcgee OF business activity in our midst which bids fair
for continuance.
The mail steamer Zealandn did not arrive till Wed.
ncsday morning, having been detained for the mails.
Her advccs are 10 the 18th Inst. The Comm,rcioi
Herald Of the 18th inst contains the annual review v
Ing very full and complete tables Of all articles Of
facture, product, import and export for 1880 which
shows steady gain in all directions Me.sr, Williams.
Dimond Co.'S annual circular for the Hawaiian Isi-
ands IL also at hand, giving careful OF the
market In articles Of produce quotations from which
appear elsewhere In this Issue.
The following monthly circular from williams,
Dimond Co, under date Of Jan 18TH shows the oond
tion Of their market for our producei
"onr last advioes were dated, 2oh nit, per City Of
and limited business in most Srancbe. Of trade eon.c
9nsnnt 9n upon the holiday season, hnt we confidently
abundsn, harvest the coming season very favorable
the rainf,'l ,o date amounting 70 I q inches =,
though supply qs e
owing to the aSk o. resepts IN time to meet the large
slight changes in the great distributing markets The
are higher in the East but no change advised from
Manila since our last the base being still s6T. We
Of Selling sugars Mspa a. orders have gone to that
market to buy upon valuations as determined by po
crciofors all sales in Manila have been made entirely
by color without regard to saccharine strength which
RICE Before The arrival o. The Hazard and ralkin
burg the supply IN rst hands was closed by the job
hcrs NJ oso and some WIS engaged to arrive by the
former vessel TO h al overland order at the same price
sdasr a.. there being no snaury A. The
maintained Y the receipts are light as expected dur
S' s's srs se'" enquiries. bu. no stock in
hry hsnas apa only ims supply With The trade
Ras.an ,bto,tom) is sold at aihc duty paid. Dealers
rs ,sf Ss. lyss r'' 81 &C for rendered and "
&ooI.. Not much doing We quote San Joaquin and
TIoTR@S IS saReps Extra ssI, i'sa starr r. Mil stss
fREidlirs@b%riSs Sh the arst week in tai. month,
a. Ss was sna s Sset KIN Ascns S
farmers entered the market and virtually cleared IT Of
dsenggcd tonnage and at better rates the last charter
wcrp We quote the market arm with only two free
FsSnsure Ssi
esth; Ida Mckay, Jan aSth. The new bktne " II Di.
mond will sail In about month In the Hawaiian Line
Our shipping notes show the P Jordan, Ella and II
Almy m having sailed for this port from San Fran
cisco all OF which fully due with assorted merchnn
disc cargocs valued at sGosi7 We do not by thc
cargo lists that short supply Of hay will be at al
improved, as but small lot is the way, about is,
bales
The condition Of the coal market noticed last weel
docs not find prospect Of early relief though
cargoes:are route. This doubtless has Its effect or
rates for Grewood. The recent cargo per brig Shee
Anchor from Ascension Island found ready market
and is now held at $500 per cord.
scarcity still exists in the market for many staple
lines Of European goods through the arrival OF
q Hacndel. 100 days from Bremen, with good
10 replace principally, the cargo lost by fire with the
Wyiie last summer in the Atlantic This famine III
however, give way 20 the proverbia feast tn
Hacndei followed BY the Atlanta nearly due, als
the Viola from Liverpool due, and several others from
London, Glasgow and Norway expected In the
few weeks. Advices from New York places the tim
OF sailing of the bark Cheshire in Crossman's line
probably on the Sth inst.
The sale Of estate mentioned in our last tax
place Saturday the 2and inst. failed to draw on
many competitors and but portion disposed OF n
bargains TO the purchasers. On Monday next Mr. W
Parke will offer at auction y parcels Of properties stu
ate Mani, Mookai and Hawaii belonging to tn
Kanaina Estate which will doubtless bring out man
investors
The Ksakaua promises to get of to-day for San Fran
cisco with full cargo OF domestic produce, and vii
carry mail to be followed by the Discovery, and tn
Claus Spreckcls next week.