The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11

was ~ ,ooV'oli pOunuS, val .eu NJ |
sS, 1856, ,OG1, an increase of ,695,-
39l pounds over the total exj )rt of
the preceding year.
Next to sugar in value am lg de-
mestic exports stands rice, 4 iount-
ing to 1887, ,296 during 1885, The
export of rice fell from o, $4,000
pounds in 1884 to 1867 25S ounds
during 1885, decrease of .,125,-
747 pounds.
Hides stand third on the list If
domestic exports. During 50 the
export value of hides amounted TO
s71,532. Bananas stand next with
a valuation of S5S, ,s09; and wool
S49,57 The aggregate value of
these five commodities constitute
$3.50 percent of the total domestic
exports for 1885.
IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
The value of imports during the
year as already stated amounted to
So, $3.50, ,544, falling off from the
imports of 1884 of SS42, ,544, or %
percent. The decrease in the value
of dutiable goods was 1888, APO;
goods free by treaty, S323,04l;
bonded goods, S92, 1882; and goods
free by law, S43,751. Of this de-
crease in imports S735, ,46S, or 1929
percent, occurred during the first six
months of the year 1885.
COMMERCE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
AND OUR CARRYING TRADE.
The total value of our exports to
and imports from the United States
during the year 1885 aggregated
1,S74, ,043, or 92.04 percent of the
value of our foreign commerce.
The value of our commerce with
Great Britain was S4S6, ,O23, or 3.76
percent; with Germany, SlG1, 1892,
or l.25 percent; with China and
Hongkong, S134, ,31S, or 1.04 per-
cent; with Australia and New Zeal
and, SS5, ,9S4, or 0.67 percent; and
with all other countries, Sl57 500,
or l.24 percent.
OF the total value of goods trans
ported in our foreign trade S9.05
percent was carried by American
vessels, 5.6S percent in British ves-
sells: German, 2.11 percent; l.S1
percent in Hawaiian; Norwegian,
1925 percent; and in vessels of all
other nationalities, 0.10 percent.
TONNAGE.
The total tonnage of Hawaiian
vessels engaged in the coastng trade
for 1885 was 9,249 tons, as against
9,S26 tons for 1884.
The tonnage entered at ports of
the Hawaiian Islands in its foreign
trade during 1885 was 100, 1873 tons,
of which 1873, ,044 tons were Ameri-
can, As, 203 British, 6,610 Hawaiian,
3,257 German, and 4,024 other ma
tionalities.
l may here mention that during
the year / steamer, schooners and
/ brig, with total tonnage of 669
tons, have been added to the list of
Hawaiian registered vessels. The
casualties to our shipping for the
same period number 5 vessels.
IMMIGRATION AND PASSENGER MOVE
MENTs.
During the year 5,410 immigrants
arrived in the Kingdom. OF this
number 3,10S arrived from China,
1861 from Japan, and 341 from
other countries. The departures Of
immigrants aggregated 1908, show
ing an excess of arrivals over de.
partures of 3,605.
The number of passengers thai
arrived during 1885 was 1,730; de-
partures, 1,7S3; passengers in tran
sit, 1927.
CUSTOMS REVENUE.
The receipts from all sources dur
ing the year amounted to S502, 1887
This, however, includes the sum o
S12,577 realized upon contlabanc
goods, principally opium. OF tn
9 total customs revenue collected tn
duties on spirits amounted to S247
I 991, or 1887 percent; and upol
merchandise, $156,S00, or 31.2
l percent. The receipts from al
: other sources amounted to S97 SAG
9 or 1912 percent of the total revenu
collected.
A comparison with the year 1873
shows a decrease of $22, ,804 on tn
duties levied on spirits, and $500
on merchandise.
The total decrease ON custom
: revenue for the year 1885 amounte