The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-08-17
Commercial News
By Churchill Harvey Elder.

Saturday.
morning the stock sold a" prices ranging from lOsO down lO Almost
instantly strengthened again. however, and lowered around 100 during the
the Toward the the reached 1oS5e
again, but the closing price 1O925
dividend Saturday, slight falling off was
looked for 1t did maeOz however, and the stock continued rOng
though but few sales recorded.
Oahu which has been pretty steadily SO of good
demand during the price, respectable blocks
sold The total deals for the week aggregated 1852 shares and several blocks
of 100 or more shares sold
expected buying yesterday and
the slipped Only price,
more would doubtless have been taken had been sight The stock closed
at s2l25 bid, 1925 asked
Early week. Hawaiian Commercial big blocks at 49,
strong demand for this stock partly in all probability the direct result
the sudden interest which mainland exhibiting Saturday
shares brought 1926 and the Change session closed with that figure bid but
no N sight.
the climbed rapidly until reached
1850 asked The sales of this stock especially noteworthy
At the block shares sOl while brought
the latter The next sale block of 100 shares brought only 49, however, and
the last recorded sale of the week 1875
Only five shares of Pa sOld they $50 This
$40 share niger than the which the preceding sale recorded
But that price did tempt holders let when the Change
nor a any
paid follows:
On August following paid Sugar ~ per
Oahu IL o. R. Co. u cent? PepeekeO
and Waialua, p per cent
Property Demand.
Chinatown property in demand and offered for sale
is being figures there but little be had at
already being turned the direction of the
fire engine house lot Maunaea and Paua Streets which will be sold
by the government the end of this month
price placed property highest
fixed for land in Chinatown and that there will be lively scramble
among the bidders.
Before Chinatown the engine house Chinese
company destroyed
the Chinatown greatest demand however, and its sale has been
generally demanded
Chinatown generally
Streets
is held by the Bishop Estate Before the fire. it was all let Chinese and
japanese under long The all buildings
the forced forfeit their being financially unable
began Bishop
Estate make the uaacve the Chinese
buildings been replaced
noldC
extent, and has forced the r-ces on other property
With the Chinatown the adi
districts
with them had in the older location however
in the burned district Chinatown
i Profitable
Approximately
lulu the of the which
out monthly by the Hawaiian Dredging Company labor and
e that money goes to local people
Already cubic yards earth
and this the has already estimated and approved 100000 ubi
The calls for the
f There three
. be put to work
Something per
Pearl Hor job has been completed and work the remaining portion
will be rushed along with the greatest possible expedition
+ Work big dydock which will
Civil Holiday chief
and Docks will arrive here on the ao instant look the ground
u, construction work will begin shortly after
The drydok will hiring full
work. and there will doubtless plenty
N employment competent workmen who may apply.
r Railway Active.
Ho Railroad gradually advancing With the last
yesterday morning
1925 This probably the that all tn
"a large quantity holding for better
There Merchant yesterday
that Ho railway securities will again make their quan
of size at figures under
Arrangements have practically been completed the grading
the roadway Hamaku through plantations
small
is of
work
policy company the property
holders rather than legal methods and the result has fo
Of of kind.
of extending
the that little dieg
the through along the line