The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

In s months IsSI. iss2
.i' Sas 6r ibs go55s.s,i s1ssl 55sGsi,5 :3o $50
MoIas gals. 6.s1s.5c 1slg1s9 I1sI65i iIu0S
Total Value snIgl,7iO su,G9,5i
The general tone Of business here Is fair, with
ont being satisfactory. In dry goods, hardware,
boots and shoes and many other lines moderate
distribution Is taking place but by no means is
the activity exhibited which looked for at this
season. The tinkeriug Of Congress with the tariff
was considered a drawback to the COMMERCIAL
movement, and the adjournment of that body
was freely declared 10 be all that was necessary
to revive business in all lines. Ii was adjourned
and trade has shown some little animation. But
the parsimOny Of the exhibit is Disappointing
Especially is this true in the iron and steel indus
try. Pig-irun furnaces are offering their various
outputs at low rates but buyers strangely enough,
do not book their orders. In steel rails orders
hq' been given sufficient 10 keep the mills busy
until July !, but the market now is very dull
indeed.
The only deeply gratifying feature in the bust
ness world since January l. has been in our in
creased exports. During January they exceeded
the shipments abroad IN the corresponding month
last year by about lI,OO,OJ0- This WIS done to
heavy exports Of cotton, raw and manufactured,
tho excess Of which, as noted above, amounted 10
over SllOO0OO0. Indian corn and wheat flour,
were also IN good demand on the other side Of the
Atlantic. Hence the export trade has been we'll
sustained. This is not quite true at the present
moment Gotten shipments have slackonud
owing TO wants of English spiunGrs being, for the
present, supplied. NhCat anu corn are also less
in demand on the other side owing TO large stocks
these being unexpectedly heavy supplies from India
The German prohibition Of the import Of AmCri-
can hog products; Just about going into effect, Is
nomiually caused by q desire to prevent the Ger
man subject from eating pork said TO be affected
with trichinua. This has been exploded however by
German impOrtrs themselves. The true reason
for the prohibiory act is a desire to protect the
German hog product dealer II will not succeed.
Germany needs more pork than she can raise.
The United States will send more 10 the European
countries bordering Germany and they in turn,
will export their own products to Germany.
The most notable purely social event ever tax
inn yiacc in the United States was unquestiunably
the fancy dress ball given by Mm. X. Vanderbilt,
son Of Wm. IL, the railway magnate, at his palace
on Fifth Avenue, adjoining that Of his father.
Il took place last evening. There were 100 in
vitations out and about 200 were accepted. The
ball cost the Nanderbilts S2OOOUO the cost Of
the wine alone being 5000. The display OF
silks satins, yeyets, and masterpieces Of the
drcssmakgr's and costumer's art together with
the precious stones worn cannot have represented
an investment Of less than S5.OOOO0O. Language
shrinks from the task Of attempting 10 describe
the banks of flowers. the display Of interior deco
fete. There were - police delegated TO keep or
der al the entrance where 300 common folks
had gathered TO witness the arrival Of the money
arisiocracy Of New York. All the Vanderbilt
ir. He is in disgrace for marrying divorced
wOman-so his father says. So VIM. H. ir., has TO
earn his own living and eat humble pic. The
event of the evening was the opera bOuftc qun-
drille in which the four ladies taking part presgu-
ted four leading opera boutie hcFoiccs and dis
PLAYED their shapely limbs meath transparent
drapery. The ball was principally noticeable, as
to the attendance, for there being no representa-
tivcs Of the literary intellect Of the metropolis
The great gems among the gentlemen there were
railroad kings bankers, speculgtOrs, railroad
lawyers, and heirs 20 estates. Representative
authors poets, statesmen-there were none
forgot 10 mention that Paul Dana the heavy
weight Of the \. Y. Siut, and Nm. II. HUrlburt
mot arrayed As Burke's Peorage,' by the way
were present. So was the Due de MOuy, fresh
frum Paris, a simpe-looking youth. He has been
conspicuous recently as the man for whom Md'llc.
Frvchine, the Russian actress lin Paris. shot
hCrsClf She dj ] il in de Moruys rooms whittier
he had fed from her and on his refusing to see
her moru. BE is now here posing for admiration.
ALmHT CLARK.