The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-04-20
TWO WEEKS OF -. T.. E. (.
CITY'S BUSINESS
Repor' Of the Hawaiian Mercantile
Agency in Honolulu for the
Past Fortnight.

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The Hawaiian Mercantile ,.Agency's
semi-monthly circular has the follow
ing OF interest to tue commercial word:
We feel SAFE In predicting the COM
plele eradication OF the plague in our
mast and with its CESSATION q brighter
outlook in our community. 1nere
seems to be some app enenslon not en-
tiIeiy sroundiess. alnonsst the Wnoie-
sale and tobDing HOUSES, OF bad enects
from the continuance OF quarantine
strlngencies. - '''i
Business was never better In retail
lines, boots and shoes, dry goods and
staples OF all classes, report great ac-
tiyity and steadiness in their respective
lines and the effect OF past difficulties
will soon have vanished.
With the immense amount Of build
ing going on, lumber and hardware
have received flush business and the
demand is equal to. If not slightly in ex-
cess of the supply. The class of build
ings seems a slight improvement over
those destroyed.
Prices OF staple articles are about
down to normal figures Potatoes,
beans and vegetables generally being
principal among the list. Feed stufrs,
hay, etc, have come down in price, and
indications are, as we have said, that
business has about resumed its ordin-
AIRY trend. Coal oil is yet in advance
OF usual figures, due partially to in
creased cost. -, Hsl r
Collections are very close and the
financial world seems to be pushing
with unwonted vigor Loans are few
and hard to obtain, lenders being very
choice In accepting security. Sugar re-
mains firm. .t 80
Produce Quotations.
Oats. per ton. $35 to $3.50; barley,
per ton, $26 to $3.50; hay, bale, SO to
"a; bran, per ton, $21 so to 1880; wheat,
per h., IL to rs cts; flour, per bbl.,
50 TO $3.50; island rice, $3.50 to 81; su-
gar. Az; hams and bacon. ID to is cts;
sugar peas, $1.50, S. F.; barrel salmon,
$3.50 to $14, Honolulu; California po-
tatoes, 2 to 21s; table fruits; doz., So,
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CoPARTNERSHIPS. - Wing Wo
Sing Co.. Honolulu, Oahu; H. Fincke
& Co.. Honolulu, Oahu. '
Real Estate.
The mortgaged indebtedness of the
Islands has increased since our last re-
port S472,l31. Recorded instruments
have been as follows: Ninety-two
deeds, $196,2S9; So mortgages, $52S, 1872;
~ leases; "a releases, $56,651; 4 bills
OF sale, $1,650; chattel mortgages; 4
powers of attorney; assignments of
mortgage; 4 assignments OF lease 2
agreements; attidavits. Mortgages
no rate given, $24,2S1; at per cent
S425,UOO; at z per cent, S45,451; at s
per cent, $2S,25O; at per cent, $2,7OO;
at 10 per cent, $1,000; at IL per cent,
$1,000. Total. S52S,782.
JUDGMENTS-Hiroi Choichi VS..
Lily Spencer, assumpsit; judgment for
plaintlf for $3.50. p. H. Burnett VS..
f. j. Cross, assumpsit; Judgment for
plaintiff for $27.25. w. L. Disney VS..
James Chamberlain, defendant, Enter
prise Pianing Mill, garnishee, assump-
sit; Judgment for plaintiff for 5000.
Camara & Co. VS.. Home Bakery Cafe,
defendant, F. locker, garnishee, as
sumpsit; judgment for plaintiff for
1851.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are the
during the past month: Ar
rivals-Foreigners, As; Japanese, s.;
total, SO. Observation-Disclosures, 169
4; Japanese, 81; Chinese,
As; total, 242.
EXCHANGE-Follow are the cur
rent rates of exchange to the couatries
gold basis: American, Allan
tic Coast, per cent; Pacific Coast, q
of l per cent; British, sight, 4.93 per
pound sterling; sixty days, 49O per
pound sterling; German. 241sc per
mark; Japanese, 80 per Japanese yen;
4Sc per Mexican dollar.
Tuilding Material Prices.
To take effect March 1, 1900: N. w.
rough, s28 to s35 1000 feet; selected
stock, S34 to SAL per 1000 feet; T. and
G., $3.50 to $40 per 1000 feet: red
wood rough, $50 to $3.50 per 1000
feet; clear surfaced one side, $3.50 to
$40 per 1000 feet; spruce, clear surfac-
ed, $3.50 to s45 per 1000 feet; shin
giles, 1926 to s4.25 per 1000: laths, zoe
to soc per bundle; split redwood posts,
zoe each: lime, per barrel. 50: cement,
per barrel, s4.75; brick, per 1000. $3.50
to s26; cut nails, 20d per keg. $3.50;
wire nails. per key, $3.50: add So on
gal. 3 to Cd. and $3.50 from Sd. up.
NEW FIRMS-Emanaka & Co., Lii
ha, near King; Miss c. X. Hutchinson.
Beckley avenue, Kalihi: zee Lung.
Puueo, Hilo; Grlmwood. Richardson
Y Co., Judd building; David Lawrence,
Fort street, Pacific Supply Co., corner
Queen and Alakea; Honolulu Sheet
Metal Works, Richards street; c. A. Vi |
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