The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-23
Last Years Foreign Trade.

We have been pernltted 10 PupllSh VIC
following report of last years foreign trade
of the Hawaiian Islands by the Hon. Col
Iaukea, Collector General of Customs:
FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, Feb. Is, 1866 /
His Excellency Jno. II. Kapena, Minister
of Finance:
Sir-In conformity with the requirements
of section 553 of the Civil Code, have the
honor to submit TO Your Excellency the
annual report of the business of this Bureau
for the year ended December 81, 1885.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The total value of exports and imports of
merchandise during the year amounted to
S12, S99, s62, as against S12, s32, 696 for 1884,
Showing an increase of $67, 166.
The total exports of both domestic and
foreign production for 1885 amounted to
50 ,O69 ,3l8. showing an excess over the
value of such exports during 1884 of
1874, 135
The imports of merchandise was IS, $780, |
544, as against 81 ,637 oil during the pre-
ceding year, showing a decrease of $SO6,97 |
The excess of the value of exports over /
imports of merchandise during the year |
amounted to s., 238, 774, being an increase
of 81, 681, 105 as compared with 1884.
During 1885 the specie imports were
1924, 075, as against 81 100, 1861 in 1884. The
exports of specie during 1885 amounted to
$64 COZ showing an excess of imports of
1858, Alb over the exports for the year.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
The total value of domestic exports for
1885 amounted to $685., 663, showing an
increase in the value of such exports as
| compared with 1884 of $3.50, 1855.
! The export of sugar shows marked in
| crease for the year. The total quantity ex-
| ported during 1885 was III, $50 ,314 pounds
| valued at So BOT, 061, an increase of 28, $685.
| 391 pounds over the total export of the
! preceding year.
Next to sugar in value among domestic
exports stands rice, amounting to 1897 ,296
during 1885. The export of rice fell from
| 9493 900 pounds in 1884 to 1867 ,253 pounds
during 1885, decrease of 2, 125, TAI pounds.
Hides stand third on the list of domestic
exports. During 1885 the export value of
hides amounted to 81 $50. Bananas stand
| next with valuation of $58,S09 and wool
| $49,573. The aggregate value of these five
commodities constitute $500 per cent. of
the total domestic exports for 1885.
IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
The value of imports during the year as
already stated amounted to $3.50. 544, a
falling off from the imports of 1884 of $842,-
544, or % per cent. The decrease in the
value of dutiable goods was 1888 APO; goods
free by treaty, 1923 OIL; bonded goods,
500, 1872; and goods free by law, $43, 751. OF
this decrease in imports $735 ,468 or 1929
per cent, 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 $11, 874, 043, or 92.O4
per cent of the value of our foreign COM
MERGE The value of our commerce with
Great Britain was $486,023 or $40 per cent
with Germany, S161 1872, or 1.25 per cent;
with China and Hongkong, 1884 ,318, or 104
per cent; with Australia and New Zealand,
$S5 1884, or O.67 per cent; and with all other
4 countries, $157 500, or 1.24 per cent.
OF the total value of goods transported in
our foreign trade 89.O5 per cent was carried
by American vessels, 5.6S per cent in
British vessels; German, 2.11 per cent;
181 per cent in Hawaiian; Norwegian, LIS
per cent; and in vessels of all other nation
= alities, 0.10 per cent.
TONNAGE.
The total tonnage of Hawaiian vessels
, engaged in the cOasting trade for 1885 was
9,249 tons, as against 1926 tons for 1884.
The tonnage entered at ports of the Ha-
waiian Islands in its foreign trade during
s 1885 was 100, 1873 tons, of which 1873 ,O44 tons
( Urif R10 Hq-
e waiian, 3,257 German, and 4,024 other ma
= tionalities.
L may here mention that during the year
steamer, 2schooners, and brig, with tota
tonnage of 669 tons, have been added to the
h list of Hawaiian registered vessels. The
+ casualties to our shipping for the same
period number vessels.
IMMIGRATION AND PASSENGER MOVEMENTS
: During the year 8, 40 immigrants arrive,
in the Kingdom this number 3, 10
Cd from China, 1,961 from Japan, ant
81 from other countries. The departur
of immigrants aggregated ,SO5, showing al
excess of arrivals over departures of 1905
! The number of passengers that arrives
III during 1885 was 1,7SO; departures, 1,783
i0 passengers in transit, 1927.
: CUSTOMS REVENUE.
The receipts from all sources during tn
wear amounted to $500, 1857. This, however
includes the sum of s12,577 realized upo
contraband goods, principally opium. c
lie the total customs revenue collected tn
"a duties on spirits amounted to $247, 991, c
as 1887 per cent; and upon merchandise
in S156, 800, or 31.21 per cent. The receipt
of from all other sources amounted to $97, 54
\ or Is. AZ per lent of the total revenue co
- lected.
IL A comparison with the year 1884 shows
Is decrease of $50, 8O4 on the duties levied o
lie spirits, and $35, 800 on merchandise.
ut The total decrease on customs revenr
r. for the wear 1885 amounted to 1893
er A series of tables are herewith submitte
re giving detailed statements of the export
" ton and importation of merchandise, al
,r- other facts pertaining to the foreign trad
% and maritime interests of the Kingdo
r.: during the year under review.
1t will be seen that in the construction
nc these tables, comparative statements al
eel other details of value for statistical wol
ul have been added to the tabulated stat
re nents that heretofore accompanied Il
" annual report of the Customs Bureau. III