The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-28
Commercial Review


Whatever siackness there may have
been in the stock and bond market dur
for by the activity in mercantile cir
Giles. Things went with hum among
the merchants and by last night the
stocks of holiday goods were pretty
thoroughly depleted.
Without exception the merchants re-
port rushing business during the week
and the gross returns will probably
total higher than those for any previous
year.
One particular feature of the Christ
mas shopping was the fact that so much
of the buying was done during the
weeks Immediately preceding Christmas.
One art goods dealer reported himself
almost sold out two weeks before and
this despite the fact that he had laid
in an especially large stock of high
grade goods
Yesterday there was decided short
age in the toy supply and those who
had postponed shopping for the chill
dren until that hour had considerable
difficulty in securing what they wanted.
The supply of holly was woefully
short, owing to the fact that the cold
storage plant on the Hilonian went
wrong and damaged large quantity
of the pretty red berries. Though the
Metropolitan Market ordered a large
| consignment from the mainland, only
relatively small quantity arrived in
| salable condition.
The assortment of holiday goods on
display was exceptionally fine, nearly
all of the business houses laying in
large supplies of goods of the very first
| grade. On every hand there were COM
pliments on the appearance of the stores
and the merchants came in for much
praise on the showing made.
Stocks and Bonds Quiet.
| Trading on the stock exchange dur
| ing the week, was rather slack,
but, despite the small number of sales,
prices held fairly well. The only sud-
den drop of any moment was IN Olaa
which took a decided tumble during
| Wednesdays session. With the last
previous sales recorded at 6.75, fifteen
shares of this stock went at $685. and
Immediately thereafter the shares tum-
| bled to 6.375. Two hundred shares were
allowed to go at the low figure. After
the session three hundred shares, in
blocks of 100 or less, went at the rate
of CPS.
| Yesterday there were no sales re-
| corded and at the close of the session,
6 was the best bid made. Those who
held the shares held out for 6.25, how
ever.
Eva Goes Upward.
Just the opposite state of affairs pre-
vailed as far as Eva was concerned.
This stock opened at 32.125 and start
ed upward, continuing on the ascend
ing scale until the end of the week.
The first advance came after Monday IS
session, when 100 shares brought 1925.
During the session Tuesday twenty-five
shares brought $3.50. Before the ses-
| sion Thursday sixty shares went ait the
same figure and during the session a
like number brought 32625.
Pioneer opened at 1875 gradually ad.
vancing to 1913 at which figure the last
sales were made.
McBryde was fairly firm around 5.25,
though the closing bid yesterday was
but 5. Early in the week il was pro-
phesied that this stock would advance,
but the promised advance did not mate.
rialize.
There was a slight slump in brewery
stock. Monday twenty-five shares went
at 22.50 but the best bid yesterday was
2l75 Those who held tho rtocL uara
demanding 22.50, however, SO no sales
were recorded.
Hawaiian Pineapple Strong
Bids of 20 failed to secure any Ha-
waiian Pineapple yesterday afternoon.
This was not the high figure Of the
week, however, for during and after
the session of Wednesday total of
thirty'six shares brought 29.56.
The Bond Market.
In the bond market there was but lit
tie trading, though 10000 worth OF
Hilo railway skies went at par. Ia.
waiian Irrigation skies also made their
appearance, $4,000 worth changing
hands nj 100.
Oahu Sugar brought 33 on Tuesday
and 1870 shares changed hands. That
was the last sale recorded until yes
ierday, though SO was bid repeatedly
The quotation AZ closing time yester'
day was 1913 bid, 1925 asked.
Sixteen shares OF Inter Island Steam
Navigation brought ll6 before the ses
si0n Wednesday though The closing bid
Of yesterday WAS bui ia,
III Ola bond Issue,
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