The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-10
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SATURDAY
OUR DOMESTIC EXPORTS.

.Reverting to the subject of our
foreign trade statistics, we have some
remarks to make upon the compare
tive statement of domestic Exports for
the first nine months of 1884 and the
present year. These figures are sug-
gestive, and indicate most accurately
the direction ia which industrial de-
velopment is progressing.
Sugar is the staple product of these
Islands, and during the September
quarter, 1885, the export of this COM
modify was 27,77O,9O1 pounds, worth
$I,379, SO4 91-not bad showing for
three months. In quantity, our ex-
port of sugar from January 1 to Sep
TENDER 80, 1884, was 124 ,549, 452 pounds,
as against las, 644, 276 pounds in 1885,
showing an increase for 1885 of 20, 094,-
s24 pounds. This increase will be
added to considerably during the cur
rent quarter, although the bulk of the
seasons sugar has been shipped
already.
There was decrease of So, $50 gall
Ions molasses, comparing the past
three quarters of 1885 with 1884, i'm
proved methods of handling the cane
reducing the quantity of mOlasses and
increasing that of sugar.
The rice export fell off in the same
period by 1,777,S47 pounds. The crop
was light one, and home cOnsump-
ton increased considerably during
the period covered by these statistics
by additions to the labor population
from Japan and China, rice being the
staple article of diet with the natives
Of those countries. The rice trade is
practically in Chinese hands, and
does not put much money in circula-
ton except such as may be paid for
rent of land; but it is an item Of value
TO the carrying trade. In the Septem-
Der quarter, 1885, 1898, 800 pounds rice
were exported, valued at $11S,732 50.
There was an increase of 4,S74
bundles bananas in the first nine
months of 1885 over the corresponding
period of 1884; and the export value of
13, S28 lunches shipped in the last
September quarter was $13,747 so.
The total export from January to
September 80, 1885. inclusive, was
43, 673 punches. This fruit trade is,
therefore, steadily developing, and it
may attain to much larger proper
lions with proper business connec-
tions in the States. 1t is now an i'm
portant industry, ranking next to
hides, or fourth OH the list of exports.
Coming to hides and skins, we are
enabled to estimate pretty accurately
the consumption of beef and mutton
on the Islands, inasmuch as we do
mot tan many hides or skins, but
Up the1S>Sa3}ulk of them green. The ex-
'rt value of these commodities for
Ie past qaarearter was-hides, $780,
g 81; sheepsH ins, $21. 300; goatskins,
J, 765 40. ThssGe number of pieces eX-
orted IN the I'D first nine months of
s5 was-hldes;ts, 1896; sheepskins,
563; goatskinines, 16, AS. Now, if we
yerage these Rl figures we have for the
ear 20, 44o h'iesdes, exclusive of calf
kins, which inS may be taken to repre-
ent the CAT Fcasses of cattle used as
God, althSS pSugh of course some of it
goes to y waste, especially on the other
Land ), where wild cattle is still
slaughtered for their hides. The
Islands tanneries perhaps roughly off
set this source of supply of green
hides, leaving the actual consump-
ton OF cattle at about 10000 head
yearly. In like manner 10,084 sheep
were slaughtered for mutton in the
past nine months. and q, 927 goats
were killed mainly for their pelts.
There was no coffee exported in the
past September quarter, and only
1916 pounds in the first nine months
of 1886, against 4,0S1 pounds in the
corresponding period of 1884. This is
to be regretted, because no better
coffee is grown anywhere than is
raised in this Kingdom. We think
it would pay to devote greater atten-
ton to coffee raising in this country.
1t is an article of universal consump-
tion, and always brings remunerative
prices.
Wool does not appearin the Septem-
Der quarterly export, bat on the lst