The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-19
TRADE WITH HAWAI-
United state. Commerce Grow .ng In sales
to the bland.

Washington. July 1S.-lluwaihn COM
mercc during the last 10 years is the sub
ject Of circular just issued by the de-
partment OF agriculture. The paper was
prepared by y. u. lluchcr. chief OF the
division OF foreign markets. under the
direction Of Secretary Wilson. The facts
set forth bear directly uron the current
decision of the annexation OF the lla-
waiinn Islands TO the United States, and
are rs follows. The comparison OF sta-
tlstics shows that the United States con-
ttols ~ per cent. OF the entire trade ot the
Islands. The total value of exports and
imports OF Hawaii for 1886 was S2l,aiN,lSN,
of which about two-thirds, sl5,5l5&so, was
the value of goods exports. The average
OF exports Of the ~ years lSS1-lNg1. was
sll .O52lil, and of imports SEES, leaving
an average balance OF $5.6ea,6sl in favor OF
the exports. OF this traffic 9l.2o per cent.
WAS with the United States during the
first i've years OF the decade, and In the
second live years the lend of this country
over other countries was Increased TO
~ .g9 per cent. Another impression OF the
situation may be gained from the state
ment that our trade with the islands In
lsa6. according TO Hawaiian statistics
reached $50 800, the largest amount
ever recorded. while the highest figures
previously were for 1880 when II total OF
SIS sl2. .63l 80 was reported.
The United States however does not
yet hold so high a position in furnishing
goods for Hawaii as In the taking OF the
products Of the islands. OF the average OF
the exports for 10 years, nearly sll,QOo.O0
II year. the United States has bought
practically all only onc-half OF per cent,
has been sold TO other countries, OF the
goods purchased by Hawaii on the other
hand the United States furnishes only
about threefourths.
However. II II chiefly In our sales 10 the
Islands that trade IL growing. The annual
average Of these sales for the iive years.
lSS7-lsl was N3i6.3la but for lS'l-lS~ II
was 81, mi, 27.a while the exports 10 Hawaii
for the last year amounted To S5.iGi glS,
nearly Il million dollars more than for
any previous year.
The goods from Hawaii to the United
States are mainly agricultural products,
while the shipments In the other dlrec-
tlon except breadstulfs. are chiefly manu-
factured. our imports OF sugar make the
/ largest item In the trade while our i'm
I ports of rice come next Next IN order
! are our exports OF brcadstuns, cotton
/ goods. fertilizers, machinery. lumber TO-
\ bacco, wire and chemicals. Ii is notlcoa-
bile that shipments of American live
i stock. meats apples ana corn amount IL
very little Prior to 1876. when the frs,
reciprocity treaty was made between tn,
/ United States and Hawaii. their tota
| commerce average was only 81 go. iy6
| Since that date It comparative growth
has brought the total TO more than iiv,
times that amount
/ Figures are furnished for the first II
months of the fscal year lSg1 as compare1
with the same period of is@. They show
large increases In the import items o
trade. The other countries whose trad,
with Hawaii appears to he growing ar,
china ana Japan. taken together, ant
! Carada.