The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-18
TWO WEEKS OF
ClTY'S BUSINESS
Report of the Hawaiian Mercantile
Agency in Honolulu for the
Past Fortnight.

The Hawaiian Mercantile Agency
semi monthly circular has the follow
ing of interest to the commercial world;
We feel safe in predicting the com
plete eradication of the plague in oui
midst and with its cessation a brighter
outlook in our community. There
seems to be some apprehension not en-
tirely groundless, amongst the whoie'
sale and jobbing houses. OF bad effects
from the continuance of quarantine
Some of them are suffering because
of inability to forward orders and thus
be enabled to receive and forward theli
In this regard and from
serious and Numerous complaints made
we feel justified in calling attention tc
the situation.
Business was never better in retail
lines. boots and shoes, dry goods and
staples of all classes, report great &C
tivity and steadiness in their respective
lines and the effect OF past difficultles
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
among the list. Feed stuffs
N NJ
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.
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.
Produce Quotations.
Oats, per ton, $35 to $3.50; barley
per ton, $26 to $3.50; hay, bale, SO to
81; bran, per ton, s21.50 to $3.50; wheat
per h., IL to rs cts; -four, per Dbl.
SO TO $3.50; island rice, $3.50 to 81; su.
gar, Az hams and bacon, IA to Is cts.
sugar peas, $1.50, S. F.; barrel salmon
$3.50 to $14, Honolulu; California po
tatoes, 2 to 212; table fruits, doz., 81
s. f.
COPARTNERSHIPS. - Wing W.
Sing Co, Honolulu, Oahu; II. Finck,
& Co., Honolulu, Oahu.
Real Estate.
The mortgaged Indebtedness of tn,
Islands has increased since our last re
port $472,131. Recorded instrument
have been as follows: Ninety-tw,
deeds. $196, 299; 80 mortgages, $52S, 1872
20 leases; "a releases, $56,651; bill
of sale, $1,650; chattel mortgages;
powers Of attorney; 2 assignments O
mortgage; assignments of lease:
agreements; affidavits. Mortgages
no rate given. $24,2S1; at s per cent
$425, 900; at per cent, $45,451; at
per cent, 28,250; at per cent, 200
at 10 per cent, $500; at IL per cent
$1,000. Total. $52s.7s2.
JUDGMENTS-Hiro Choichi VS.
Lily Spencer. assumpsit; judgment 70
plaintiff for 1885. p. II. Burnett VS.
F. j. Cross. assumLsit; judgment 70
plaintiff for S27.25. w. L. Disney va
James Chamberlain, defendant, Enter
prise Planning Mill, garnishee, assump
sit; Judgment for plaintiff for $50. 10
Camara & Co. VS.. Home Bakery Cafe
defendant, +. locker, garnishee, as
sumpsit; judgment for plaintiff 70
1857.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are tn
arrivals during the past month: Ar
rivals-Foreigners, As; japanese, s
total, %. Observation-Disclosures, 1863
Hawaiian, 4; Japanese. 81; Chinese
AS; total, 242.
EXCHANGE-Follow are the cur
rent rates OF exchange to the countrie
named, gold basis: American, Allan
tic Coast, l per cent; Pacific Coast, 2
OF l per cent; British, sight, 4.93 pc
pound sterling; sixty days, 400 pc
pound sterling; German, 24kc pc
mark; japanese, 80 per Japanese yen
Chinese, 4sc per Mexican dollar.
Euilding Material Prices.
To take effect March /, 1900: n. w
rough, SIS to s35 ] 900 feet; selected
stock. S34 to SAL per 1000 feet: T. an,
c., $3.50 to $40 per 1000 feet; red
wood rough, $50 to $3.50 per / .OOl
feet; clear surfaced one side, $3.50 t
$40 per 1000 feet; spruce, clear surfac
ed, $42.5O to s45 per 1000 feet; shin
giles, 1925 to s4.25 per 1000; laths, 40
to goo per bundle; split redwood posts
zoe each; lime, per barrel, 50: cement
per barrel, s4.75; brick, per 1000, so. 81
10 SIG; cut nails, god per keg, $3.50
wire nails. per key. $3.50; add 81 OF
gal. 8 to Cd. and $3.50 from Sd. up.
NEW FIRMS-Emanaka &c Co., Lii
ha, near King; Miss c. X. Hutchinson
Beckley avenue. Kalihi: zee Lung
Puueo, Hilo; Grimwood, Richardson
& Co, Judd building; David Lawrence
Fort street; Pacific Supply Co., corne
Queen and Alakea; Honolulu Shee
Metal Works. Richards street: G. A. vi
EZRA, Kerosene warehouse, Kakaako.