The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-15

McBryde Sugar Co. (par $2O). 100 at 81,
500 at IS. S55, 40 at $8.12 1-2. 1850 at
$S.25, 215. at $S62 IL $50 at So. rs, 497,
$40 at $3.50. So at 1915, 20, so, 8 at So. 50;
Oahu Railway & Land Co. (par $1,000,
4lO at $50; Oahu Sugar Co. (par 5000,
40 at $117.50. 10 at $12O. 20 at $125; Eva
Plantation Co. (par 500, lao at SIPS,
200 at $2S, 70, 20. $50, %, $50, 3, IS. 10, 80
at $3.50; Waialua Agricultural Co
(par $1,000, 10 at $63.5 so, 80 at $64 1885,
10 at $65, 80, 30, SO at $40; Hawaiian
Sugar Co. (par 500, 500 at $32, 80 at
$32.25, 90 at $3.50; Honokaa Sugar Co.
(par $500, 40. 80 at $19, 27O Honokaa at
$19S7 IL; Inter-Island Steam Naviga- |
ton Co. par $1,000, % at $122.50; Ha- !
waiian Commercial & Sugar Co. (par |
5000, at SIS; Haiku per cent. bonds, |
$4,000 at 102; Paia 6 per cent bonds. S25,-
900 at 1872; Olaa Sugar Co. par $2O), 8
at $3.50
Yesterdays New York report of the
sugar market is: SO degree test CEN
trifugals, 512S3c.; per ton $1O2 Sc 60
So analysis beets, les: I'D; per ton,
s11O
GENERAL REVIEW.
'Six-cent sugar would not do the re-
tail trade so much good as would the
of two hundred more me-
chanlcS in Honolulu. In this neat
manner the mercantile situation is
sized up by VIM. H. Smith, manager
Of the Manufacturers Shoe Co. He
was commenting upon an exchange of
views had by him with merchants in
other lines when he made the remark
lust quoted their conclusion having
been that the past week had been one
If the dullest for a long time expert
,nced in the retail trades. Mr. Smith
rave reason for the opinion he ex-
PRESSED, which was that the renewed |
ctivity in stocks was causing people
# moderate means to rake and scrape
heir resources for the wherewithal to
'uy rising stocks. Until the increased {
wealth from sugar began, in tangible t
egree, to find other channels of dis I
ribution than the stock market there /
would not be much enhanced benefit
O local industry and trade.
Under decree of foreclosure. Com l
missioner Sims yesterday sold the Ber- [
almann premises at Kalihi, H. P
)wyer being the purchaser at $4,000.
ames F. Morgan sold a auction three
earl City lots, adjacent to the rail-
-ay station, for $500 each-two to Ha- 6
allan Land & Improvement Co. and
ne to E. H. F. Wolter. This is an n
dvance on the valuation in which
earl City lots have hitherto been held
The Fisher, Ables Co. Ltd, a new 81
uctfon commission and real estate
9ncern, reports an active demand for
buses to rent. Auctioneer Fisher yes "
lrday held a sale at the American
tables of horses and carriages, which
allied about $1,000. There was keen
,mpetition on the better horses. A
IIy-ho coach brought $780,
David L. Wilmington has bought the
ow place on Prospect. at the head of
lapai street, and will make extensive
terations in the house. Rev. Dore-
US Scudder is improving his dwelling,
e former Scott place, in Prospect
rect a house lot at Prospect, head
Magazine street. has changed hands
id will be improved forthwith. There
considerable favor being shown for
operty in that scenic neighborhood.
for furnished houses
we been received from the East by
a Hawaii Promotion Committee. A
mmittee of the Merchants -Associa-
IN. after several days of animated
in that body, sent a cable
am to Delegate Kalanfanaole against
p purchase of any building for Fed
Al purposes. Governor Carter is busy
preparing matter for his message to
LEGISLATURE, and the departments
q getting ready their estimates for
The Tax Appeal Court
s decided that sugar agency con-
,cts have no taxable value and the
liter will go TO the Supreme Court
the last word. Taxes collected in
, Island of Oahu for 1904 amounted
$780,. 500 against 1921. 397 for 1905.
ilip Peck has returned to Hilo, re-
ring a good prospect of floating the
.hala-HiIo Railroad bonds in the we
stern States.