The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-02
TRADE REPORT
The Business Record of
Two Weeks.
Normal Condition of Commerce.
Buyers Have Cash--The
Strain Over.

The Hawaiian Mercantile Agency's
semi-monthly circular for the term
ending April 80 has the following:
With this issue We report business in
general about down to a normal con-
dition. In the retail lines the rush
seems to be about over, and yet a
good, steady trade is continuous. A
hopeful yet indicative sign is that buy
ers mostly have cash, and thirty days
or longer credit is not asked. This is
due TO preferences on both sides Of the
counter. We have nothing noticeable
in any special line. Some show slight
dizziness, which is due only to season
The quarantine having been raised, in
ter-island trade is large, and the va
rious coasting lines are pushed to
handle freight offered Real estate has
taken tendencies to higher prices, and
transactions since our last report show
material increase in volume with
prices advancing at increased ratio.
Selling is easy, but it is hard to find
opportunity 10 purchase desirable
properties. Sugar is firm. Tendency
toward rises. A very large bulk is
now awaiting shipment; charters hard
to obtain. The general business strain
seems to be over, and we are now go
ing ahead and prepared for brighter
prospects before us. Collections are
slow, and money is still scarce.
The following are the arrivals and
departures during the past month:
Arrivals-Foreigner 100; japanese,
"a; Chinese, 5; total, 129. Departures
Foreigners, 246; Japanese, 4; Chi
nese, 30; total, 279
Real Estate.
The mortgaged Indebtedness of the
Islands has decreased since our last re-
port $57,193. Recorded instruments
have been as follows: One hundred and
eighteen deeds, 1854 $40; 46 mortgages,
$80,S41; Is leases; 40 releases, $13S ,O34;
3 bills of sale, $10,609; chattel mort
cages, $4,000; 8 powers Of attorney, 6
assignments of mortgage; assignment
of lease; 1 agreement. Mortgages, no
rate given, $25 ,O31.01; mortgages, Z per
cent, 100000; mortgages, per cent,
$4,000; mortgages, 8 per cent, $500;
mortgages, 10 per cent, s7195; mort
cages, II per cent, 1915; total, $780,
S41.01
Judgments.
w. G. Keeth VS.. e. Jackson, defend
ant, Lucas Bros, garnishee; assump-
sit; judgment for plaintiff for $3.50.
Camara & Co. vs.. l.. Busnell, defend
ant; Honolulu Iron Works Co., garni-
shee; assumpsit; judgment for plain
tiff for s31.49. Antoine Lopez VS.. Man
uel Rodrigues, damages; judgment for
defendant with costs $3.50. Camara &
Co. VS.. j. S. Antoine, assumpsit; judg-
ment for plaintiff for $7756. VIM. NJ.
Graham VS.. F. J. Church and c. E. LIE
Munyon, assumpsit; judgment for
plaintiff for $685. Lai Sing SEee vs.
Makanui (wl, assumpsit; Judgment for
plaintiff for 1910. Chez Seu VS.. Ma
Sim Set, assumpsit; judgment for
plaintiff for S14.9S. Agnes M. McIn-.
tyre VS.. Emma NJ Nakuina, assump-
sit; judgment for plaintiff for $226.45.
kito Tamakichi VS.. Antoine Botelno.
assumpsit; judgment for defendant
with costs 1855. Geo. Andrews VS..
Home Bakery, assumpsit; Judgment
for plaintiff for S71.35. B. J. Ignacio VS..
D. G. L. Mates, assumpsit; Judgment
for plaintiff for SIT. w. B. Mclean ct
al. VS.. Chas. D. Walker, replevin and
damages; judgment for plaintiff for
restitution of one boat and outfit, 81
damages and costs 1855. Lam Zip VS..
Peter Martin, action summary posses
sion; judgment for plaintiff for posses
SAoAi VI property AuU SUSlS So.OU.
Building Material Prices.
To take effect March 1, 1900: N. w.
rough. $2S to s35 per 1000 feet; select
ed stock, $34 to SAL per 1000 feet; T.
and G., $3.50 to $40 per 900 feet: red
wood rough, $50 to $3.50 per 1000
feet; clear surfaced one side, $3.50 to
$40 per 1000 feet; spruce, clear sur
faced, s42.50 to $45 per 1000 feet; shin
giles, $3.25 to $4.25 per 1000; laths, zoe
| to 9Oc per bundle; split redwood posts,
| zoe each; lime, per barrel, $3.50; ce-
ment, per barrel, s4.75; brick, per
1000, $3.50 to s24; cut nails, god per
keg, $3.50; wire nails, per key, $3.50;
add So on gal. to Cd. and $150 from
Sd up.
Following are the current rates of
exchange to the countries named-gold
basis: American, Atlantic Coast, /
per cent; Pacific Coast, "a per cent;
British, sight, 4.93 per pound sterling;
sixty days, 400 per pound sterling;
German, 25c per mark; japanese,
40 rs per japanese yen; Chinese, 4SA c