The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-01-09

year. exceptional weather and ample tuin
W. might increase say 5000 tons Nhat
Is sueh crop when compared with ssIs
needs Of the United States In 1871
l.l0S,722 tons of sugar were used up by
our g-eat neighlbor, and II Is well known
that the increase in the use OF sugar out
strips the natural increase Of the popula
ton. What then must 5000 tons OF Isl
and surur appear in the great total Of the
sugar used IN the Republic; mere b1ca-
taIis. mere trife, drop in the bucket
The question OF admitting such 8 tritie
duty free. should not weigh with the leg
islators OF the United States one moment.
As for the Louisiana planters, Hawaii does
no, clash with them one iota. II the treaty
is ahrogated and the sugar production
Of the Hawaiian Islands falls of as It
infalhably will do, the Poetic Coast wlH
FL the hiatus in It's imports with sugar
from Manila To Hawaii the United States
have been paying in goods; IN spite OF
considerable apparent discrepancy be-
tween exr.r; and imports, the amount OF
coin actually sent down in 1882 was only
paltry S500000. II our memory serves us.
Our trade report for 1888 must stand as an
excellent argument in favor of the treaty
and it will doubtless be SO used by those
who are favorable TO Us
Next TO sugar, rice stands. We ind that
though the cleaned article has fallen of
to the extent Of 275 tons. but on the other
hand there has been an increase IN The ex-
port Of paddy amounting to 454 tons. This
business Is almost entirely conducted by
Chinese. who prove industrious and frugal
and get more out OF their land than any
other class Of people would. How the
United States will view the rice matter, nc
one seems to know accurately. but there
seems to be a sort OF uncomfortable feel
ing that those changes which President
Arthur alluded to in his message, will in
clude rice at once.
4 small industry which has progressed
remarkably well during the year Is that OF
shipping bananas: an increase Of 16.O5i
lunches Is certainly a great advance. Tins
industry deserves every encouragement
Wherever man has plot Of land he car
easily cultivate few bananas, and we are
Informed that quite large proportion OF
| the bananas exported come from small
holdings. Coffee has also increased: II Is
almost double what it was in lSS2, but
even now the export Is really insignificant
being but eight tons for the whole year
The other exports which show an increase
are fungus. goat skins, hides, hetel leaves
calf and sheep skins. Iallow and WOO.
have fallen of. the former 1896 pounds
and the latter 2IO,642 pounds. Of the
fourteen articles which comprise Our Gx
ports. five show a decrease and nine an
increase: hut uf those showing a decrease.
in the case Of sugar the decrease Is 81
small that It may be regarded as practic-
ally the same as last years export. Three
articles have disappeared from the hist
altogether, VIZ: salt poi and pulu.
The report for the year Is on the whole
/ encouraging, our exports have fallen on
but after al the falling off Is Cnly trlhing
4 young country like ours should always
be advancing. and we would rather have
seen Sl6I.OoO increase than decrease, but
! the small decrease can be readily accounted
for by the drought; II Is not caused 10y
any falling off in the energy Of ouT people
Indeed the increase IN the number OF mi.
nor articles Of export shows that an energy
i being displayed by small holders, which
We hope to see developed slll further dur
lnE the present year. This year viii alsc
add new industry to the list: the Alden
Fruit and Taro driving Company at Wal
luku. are in full working order now and
considerable quantities both Of taro houI
and bananas will probably be consumed
abroad
Were this country only sure Of the
treaty. the commercial outlook would be :
thoroughly bright one. let Us hope thst the
bright ray Of renewal may fash across OUI
path