The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-10-21
HAWAIIAN COMMERCE.
a Report Concerning the Industries of
the Islands by Consul-General Sew

InerOe ana INDUSTRIES OF 111Wdll WAX
forwarded on April 10th last to the
Department of State by Consul
General Severance, and appears in
the issue of the Consular Reports
just at hand:
As the result of the recent extern
sion of the treaty of reciprocity be-
tween the United States and this
Kingdom for another term of years,
renewed activity in the various de-
partments of business throughout
the islands has been manifested, re-
sultlng in an increase of agricul-
tural products and stimulating the
commercial relations with the
United States for the past twelve
months, making the year 1889 one
of marked prosperity.
The addition of American ton
mage will be required to convey the
products ofHawaii toits nearestmar-
kettle Pacific Coast-and several
fine vessels have been recently con-
structed at Puget Sound and added
to the large fleet of American YES
sells already engaged in this profit
able trade.
Since the completion of the new
railway of the Oahu Railway and
Land Company, trains are now
running over this road, which ex-
tends some fifteen miles westerly
from Honolulu, passing the head of
Pearl Harbor and opening to the
market good sugar land capable of
irrigation. These lands are being
taken for the cultivation of cane by
American capitalists, and several
new plantations are already COM
menced. The principal materials
for the construction and equipment
of this railroad are supplied from
the United States.
On the island of Kauai large
tract of land is now being brought
under an extensive system of irri-
CATION for the cultivation of sugar
cane, the cost of which when COM
pleted will exceed s2,O0O,OOO of
capital. Americans are largely en-
gagged in all these enterprises.
In Honolulu the American street.
car system has been introduced
and operated successfully, the roll
ling stock and animals having been
imported from the United States
Although an English corporation
projected the road, the stock is
owned by various nationalities here.
The Hawaiian Government has
adopted the electric light system;
so also. have many Of the large
mills on the different plantations,
the plants used being all manufac
tured in the United States.
From the annual report of the
Collector General of this kingdom
for 1889, important statistical in
formation may be noted. The ex-
ports of this kingdom virtually all |
go to the United States. The trade |
with the United States during the
past year has increased 5.7S per
cent; 1910 per cent of all imports
and 91.35 per cent of all the eX-
ports for 1889 were with the Unit
I'd States. With Great Britain the
rade was S674,S31, OF 1888 per
cent; with China and Japan, s212,-
$50, or IL per cent; with Austria
asia, s122, 1895, or 0.65 per cent;
With Germany S9O,741, or O.4S per
.ent; with British Columbia. s33.-
200, or DIS per cent; with the ISL
lnds of the Pacific, SIS. 2S2, or OIL
Ter cent.
The total value of all exports and
IMPORTS of the kingdom for the year
$50 amounted to s20,378,O31.
gainst SIC, 172, 321 in 1888, show
ne an increase of 81, 295,71O. The
xports amounted to S13, S74,341,
n increase over 1883 of S2,I7S, 635.
The total value of imports of
merchandise was So, 43S, 100, against
4, 540,SS7 for 1887, showing an in
rease of SS97 SOB. The excess CT
alues of exports over imports of
during the year was
8, 5O1 ,451, an increase of $500
o., as compared with 1888.
During the year the specie i'm
orts were sl,146,925, against ST.
OF $50 in 1888, a decrease of $780, 1
80. The exports of gold amount ,
d to s40,777, showing an increase
f exports of slG,842 over the year
S8S. F
The total value OF exports for the f
ear amounted to s14, 939, 241, an
lcrease over 1888 of over go G
o. 807. The total quantity of sugar
xported for 1890 was 242, 165, 835
ounds, or 121, 900 tons, valued at
1888, 3O2, an increase of 6,277,4s ?
ounds above the total export for a
reyious year. Total quantity of p
ce exported, 9.699,196 pounds,
alued at s451,13 showing a de- II
- mo -na =.