The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-19


grocery and provision houses, Homo
lulu is not in danger of any serious
shortage in food supplies as conse
quence of the San Francisco calamity
Next to such an assurance from the
men who know the sources of Homo
lulu s supply of the neeessaries of life
nothing could be more gratifying than
the tone of their dealing with the
question. The prevailing sentiment
more or less positively expressed, was
that the last thing the large providers
would think of was to take advantage
of the San Francisco catastrophe for
specializing in articles of the people s
subsistence.
1t is learned from z. H. Paris. Sec
rotary of the Honolulu Merchants AS
ISOLATION, that all orders of provisions
for the Sonoma have been duplicated in
the Alameda s mail for shipment from
Seattle.
Following are the expressions of
opinion from the leading provision
houses in reply to the question, GLOW
will the Honolulu provision market be
affected by the San Francisco disas-
ter?'
NJ. A. GONSALVES & co.
M. A. Gonsalves, president of the NJ.
A Gonsalves & Co.., Ltd, said:
cit is very hard to say as yet, but
it seems to me that business in hams,
bacon, cheese, etc, which is right on
Market street will be affected.
Potatoes, fresh fruits and that sort
of thing, even if destroyed, will soon
be replaced.
Flour, grain and feed will be all
right. There is no fear of any shortage
in these lines. A steamer is due on
Friday with supplies of such things.
There may be shortage of cheese
for few weeks, also of some other
standard provisions. There is a short
age of cheese now, but people can do
without that. The factories where mae
aroni and such articles are made may
be in the wreck, causing some temper
airy shortage.
"The Sonoma was to leave San
Francisco tomorrow and ought to have
fruits and vegetables aboard, as well
as general provisions. We expect po-
tatoes and smoked fish by the Arizonan
from Seattle. Onions are coming now
from New Zealand, this being their sea
son there. | think the Gerard c. Tobey
with 10000 eases of kerosene is now
on the way.
H. MAY & CO..
Hugh E. Mcintyre, vice president of
III. May & Co., Ltd, stated that lots
of provisions were coming from San
Francisco and Seattle, adding:
There IS 10000 case of Kerosene oil
on the way. It is II days out, so
there's no chance for speculation in OIL
81 don't think there will be any
oh
than when the Alameda was laid off
comes from Seattle. There is a big lot
of flour on Monday g steamer from the
Sound.
'tOrders by the Alameda may be de
layed, causing some shortage Butter
may run out if we don t get any in the |
Sonoma due next Wednesday. / don t |
think there will be any shortage until |
the Alameda gets back. Butter, cheese,
hams and bacon may come short, as we !
never order more of these than we need |
from one steamer to another.
LEWIS s. CO, LTD.
Harry F. Lewis, president of Lewis &
Co, Ltd, said that there might be a |
shortage of some fresh goods, such as
ham, bacon and crackers, but nothing |
serious. There were abundant stocks
of canned goods in town now.
3Of course the Sonoma may not be |
able to get away on time Mr.. Lewis
said, cor have her freight of fresh |
goods on board. There is a shortage of !
kerosene now. The Cinnamon have
put it up, but we have not raised the
price,
H. HACKFELD & co.
George Rodiek, director of Ell. Hack
field & Co., Ltd, has no apprehension of
like a famine or even a period
of famine prices to ensue from the San
Francisco disaster.
1--WE are getting our -four, as well
as bran and hay, In the north, Mr..
Rodiek said t'There may be some in
in the matter of fresh pro-
visions for few days, but the Seattle
market can supply US with nearly ev-
erything we need.
'sThe Nebraskan will be due from
San Francisco tomorrow and another
steamer from the Sound in few days.
In the meantime there are pretty good
stocks on hand.
~ have no fear of a famine or any
thing of that sort. There is plenty of
-four in the town and plenty on the
way.
''There is one thing sure, that we
would not put up our prices in cal
lmity like this. -
THEO. H. DAVIES & co.
Mr.. Childs, manager of the grocery
department of Theo. H. Davies & Co.,
Ltd, answering the opening question, i
aid:
''Some lines will be affected. Every
hing we have ordered is on the way, ,
,ut we are stocked up pretty well. ,
Still, the market is going to be short in
ONE things. We have not had cable II
rom our agent yet. Il
81 don't think there will be any s
,reat shortage of anything. Kerosene /
il is on the way. The S. G. Wilder is ,
IN the way with a general cargo. The
heritage in oil is past. 1t has been t
argely artificial. Every japanese who |
las So or $40 has FIVE or ten eases of ,