Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-02-26
Trade Review, 1880.
Annual Statistical Report Of
the Custom House.

We present herewith in convenient tabula-
ted form the carefully statistics of
the Collector General of Customs, W f. Allen,
for 1880, which will be found instructive and
valuable for reference The trade of the
Islands is shown to be in mos. thriving con-
dition, and we might add that the same may
be said Of business at home.
One noticeable evidence of our prosperity is
the number and class OF buildings erected dur
ing the year, most of them of character that
denotes permanence. In addition to the Gus
tom House statistics we present table giving
n comparative view of the commerce of the
Kingdom from 1874, showing the totals for
each year This table will be of additional
interest, rs it comprises in condensed form
all of those issued by the Collector of Customs.
not only for $50, but for period of 80 years,
and is an excellent index of the progress OF
the country during that time.
Our table of imports shows a material falling
off in dutiablc goods compared with the pre-
vious year, of 1895, 1885, while the list of
frcc-by-treaty goods exceeds 1879 by S4l,-
0sG 81, and the value of goods in bond ex-
ceeds those Of 1873 by S4G,5 SO, notably in
ale and beer, spirits, and groceries and pro-
visions The total values compared with
the previous year show n reduction OF $685.
G99.9s. A careful review of the table shows
some very interesting facts, evincing healthy
condition of trade on the whole.
A noticeable reduction is apparent in the
importation OF machinery, both in the dutiable
and free list fact which we attribute to the
various plantations being now about supplied
with their needed outfits. save for occasional
extensions or repairs. In lumber. agricultural
implements and tools, paints and oils, we see
evidences of extension and industry in their
increase over the figures of the preceding year;
while the falling off in all the classes of dry
goods, fancy goods, jewelry and plate, and n
few other minor articles, indicates a tendency
Of care in excessively stocking limited mar
ket with luxurious and extravagant supplies,
especially when take into consideration
the increase to our foreign population, who
are the principal purchasers. A gain to the
census ia here indicated also by the increase
in the importation of -four, groceries and pro-
visions, grain and feed, naval stores, etc.
while the increase in animals, saddles, car
riages and material, and furniture, would also
indicate a growing Improvement in living,
moving and having our being in these fair
isles of the Pacific.
The ports of Kahului and Hilo each show
an increase both in dutiablo and free goods.
Taking it altogether, we consider the import
trade of the Islands to be in very prosperous
condition, that shows n saving in imports ovcl
the previous year of $69,69o.9s, while ou
exports show gain of Sl,ls7, 726.9O for the
same period.
Another very important showing by the i'm
port tables is the steady growth OF trade will
the United States, that notwithstanding ou
saving on the WHOLE as shown above, the gair
10 our treaty patron has been S2OG,2O2.57 oil
free goods alone. A review of the treaty
period may be of interest in connection witt
this article, as showing its progressive strides
1876. S3i3,s3l; 1877, 81 ,l00,6i3, 1878
Sl,Gl9,9ss 1879, 81, $40, 1855; 1880, S2,026,-
$50. These figures show only the free goods
to which may be added the following duty
paying and bonded goods, viz: 1876, SILL.
4O7; 1877, $685. 1853; 1878, S426,9l5; 1879
S473762; 1880, S60l 1871.
Trade with Great Britain shows decrease
of $2l0,S7s the past year, and Germany show'
falling off of Sli5O55, much of which is nj
doubt through the loss of the n. q. Wyite
which was burnt last Summer en- route frou
Bremen, and whose duplicated cargo by thu
G.. +. Haendi is also reported total loss OF
the Falkland Islands. China shows no ma
tcral change, notwithstanding the increased
r ,,,,;c ott.v, NvhI 4
the colonies of Australia and New Zealant
have fallen of 1857, and France shows
deficit of SlS,07l. British Columbia, igIrinl
for years past in our tables, has now disap
peared altogether.
Table No. 3, giving all import cargoes ex
cceding $4,000, shows that out of the list o
eighty-fve entries, one is from Hamburg, tw
each from London, Boston, New York ant
Hongkong, three each from Glasgow, Liver
pool aud Canton, one from cruise and tn
balance sixty six-are from San Francisco
OF tho vessels engaged in this carrying trad
of tho islands we find 6sty-six are American
twenty British, six Hawaiian, two Chinese an
one German. The average value OF the car
goes here shown are: From England, Soi,
us - Boston and New Yoik, $65,556 = Sa
Francisco, SOS, 467 China, Sls,i60. German
shows only u single cago of s5O,4os which
far below the average fall ships generally 9,
ceeding double this figure
Tables and 5, show exports for the per'c
under review. Compared with earlier yea
it is noticeable how the ist of domestic o.
ports are narrowing down all the time, thong
in concentrating our lines of produce it is graf
flying that success crowns the labors OF Of
planters and graziers, to show gain on u
previous years figures of 81 ,lss, 1880. I'll
several articles OF produce SHOWN an increas
are as follows; Sugar. lbs Il, 563, 500, mola
sos ll0,ss0 gals, rice, lbs. l,077,027 aud &C
fee lbs 25,223, fungus, lbs. i2,23o, banan'