The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-30
OPTIMISTIC TALK;
CAUTIOUS BUYING

Following is the opening of Brad.
streets trade review under date of
August 70:
Orders for future delivery indicate
further moderate Improvement in the
trade situation, house as well as road
sales expanding IN fair degree. Many
visiting buyers are in the country's
leading markets, and those hailing
from the cotton-growing sections of
the south and southwest are disposed
to purchase quite freely. This is ex.
planned partly by the fact that the
south is very favorably situated as re.
CARDS all of it's crops. Talk from buy
ers in general is optimistic enough
but, withal, purchases on the whole
show that considerable caution pre-
walls. This attitude is especially ap.
parent among those catering to the
cereal producing regions, where crops
underwent further deterioration in
July. 1t is noteworthy, however, that
recent rains have made for better
feeling as regards corn crop results
and~~in consequence merchants are
fostering more roseate anticipations
though still acting conservatively
Cautious buying heretofore has kept
stocks within comfortable bounds, and
the advance of the season together
with the arrival of buyers should
bring about a further seasonable in.
crease in trade. In some sections re.
quests for shipments on orders that
were held up last month are being
made. Dry goods, allied lines and
millinery lead in point of relative ac-
tivity. Where demand for cotton
goods has developed, the fact is
brought out that supplies of some de.
sirable grades are short, this being
due to curtailment, past and present
There is noted more confident buying
of raw wool this week. On the other
hand, trade at retail is characterized
by midsummer dullness, and especial
ly attractive bargain sales are very
general.
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lor, which arrived Sunday from Mon
terey, on her maiden voyage, was an
I elegantly fitted up vessel, but none
was prepared for the excellence thar
was found when she came up to her
berth.
i She is new ship, having been
turned out only last year, and the in.
formation that she was uL-to-date and
well-fitted was mentioned in the Sta,
last week. Captain G. Holmes is in
command, and naturally he is proud
of the vessel, for she is really the
best that has been seen in her line in
these waters, and better in many in
stances than some of the liners that
ply here
Everywhere the keynote is excel
lence of finish. The captain is quar-
tered in a suite of rooms with a bath
attached. The officers have rooms to
themselves, and so have the engin-
GERS. The fittings are thoroughly up
to-date. The woodwork is well fin
ished, while the captain and the chief
engineer can acquire all necessary in
formation without stirring from their
rooms, everything being recorded
automatically.
She has good speed, having done
, over thirteen knots, while her usual
running is up to high rate for this
class of vessel. She has a capacity
= of $4,000 barrels of oil.
She brought full cargo of oil yes
terday from Monterey for the Asso,
ciated Oil Co. 1t is expected that
she will be regular visitor to this
port. She is in every respect quite
the latest word in marine construc-
ton, and differs very materially from
the modern tanker.
Chief Engineer Movine developed an
internal trouble as the ship neared
Honolulu, and Immediately on arrival
he was dispatched to the Queens Hos.
Lital.
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