Year: 1866

were exhibited. We have now a small silk manu-
factory in this city which visited i few DAYS since
The apparatus seems of the simplest and cheapest
construction and the work easy To- be done |
could not help thinking how well silk could be
raised and manufactured in the Islands thr latter
portion Of the work 80 simple that any child Of
ordinary intelligence could do il with little instruc-
ton We have now two wooden m is pro-
jeced in this city. Of which. the Pacific Wooden
Mills has its buildings in course Of erection and a
large quantity Of machinery ready 10 put up-it
being the expectation Of its pr0pretors 10 have il
running the Ist of December. The other mill
has some of its machinery here but no steps have
yet been taken to build These mill. will manu-
facture wooden knit goods of every description.
and possibly can supply Your market at lower
prices than the goods can be got elsewhere. These
mills will use considerable cotton for various goods,
the quality needed being better than produced in
California. While the subject of wooden goods
l may state that You will probably have visitor
at Honolulu this winter who goes over to examine
into your wOol-raising prospects. IT the induce
ments are sufficient 10 put up mill in your city
and manufacture. the gentleman spoken Of Is able
and willing to take part in the enterprise.


The Sugar Trade.


The sugar question just is 4 most interest
ing to your people. prices still being very low
in this market. This has been brought about by
the cupidity Of reiineTies, who with ability
furnish their manufacture to supply the state placed
their prices high at the commencement of the
wear as to- allow Of shipments from the Atlantic
States and Europe at profit. Probably the bulk
of 10000 barrels Of crushed sugar i now ON the
way to this market from Eastern ports. while from
mismanagement on the part of the managers Of the
refucres. they have got at loggerhcaSs with job
bcrS. who have combined against them. Sales of
sugar are made in very Emitted quantities while
stocks of refined accumulating heavily in the
warehouses of the sugar works. One benefit has
been induced by this. and that is the appreciation
by jobbers of the grades of Hawaiian sugars which
are now relatively higher than coffee and other
grades of yellow and brown refined sugars. \
new movement promises 20 he inaugurated in re-
gard to sugar next year which If successful. may
in time affect your island interest Mr.. SPrecklcs
of the sugar reuers of this city. Is abOut visit
ing Europe with a view of introducing sugar beet
culture in this State. Ii is said that the improved
varieties of sugar beet can be grown in Northern
climates at such great profit a. to exclude cane
sugar. 1t will be tried here no doubt.


Pacific Codfsheries.


4 marine interest which should attract the attcn-
ton of your merchants. Is the cndfishcries on the
Asiatic and NJrtfyyest coast. The latter ground.
which admits of earlier fishing is near SchimiagIn
Island. just sOnth and west ui Oonala>ka. Fish
can be caught in abundance aud are much supe-
riDr 10 the rancid salmon caught by the Indians.
and shipped to- yOuT port from Victoria and Sitia-
One of the fleet this year SCHOONER Page will
sail from the OchOtsk fishing ground for sydney,
there to dispose of her cargo.


Other Local Matters.


Another matter of interest To Your merchants
the Kerosene rclineres i'll this city. which now
manufacture largely Of California petroleum. Re
fined oil be bought here. i'll bond. the
in Eastern cities. and at as low prices and
OF equal quality


One Of the new institutions in this city. Is the
establishment by the New York Herald of a bureau
of information for all matters connected with the
interests of the Pacific Coast and China. The
Herald has large corp of correspondents and
special reporters this side Of the land. and in
tends keep it, readers thoroughly posted up with
from this, well as from every other part of
the world.


By the first steamer of the China Mail Line
Mark Twain will probably revisit your shores "n
route for Japan and China. where he proposes to
spend few years travelling and writing for the
Eastern press. AJAX