The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-25
HAWAIIAN TRADE WITH U. S.
PACIFIC PORTS.

The people of San Francisco have
declared against annexation and some
of the papers want to abrogate the
treaty. An argument is that some of
our sugar goes to New York and that
therefore the Pacific Coast does not
get the full benefit of the treaty. AS
a fact the Pacific Coast gets the full
the fault of our planters that the pop
ulation of the Pacific Coast is not suf-
ficiently large to use up the whole of
our crop. We send to the Pacific Coast
all that is demanded. If we have
large surplus over what are we to do
with it? Fertilize our fields with it or
feed it to our pigs? No, we send it a
far longer and more dangerous voyage
than the one to San Francisco. We
send it to New \ DIRK, and then Uncle
Sam, if not the Pacific Coast gets the
benefit of the treaty. But as has been
stated above the Coast could have all
our sugar if it needed it.
Now in the matter of trade the peo-
pie of San Francisco must remember
that we stand third on tn >ir list. The
figures for 1896 are not yet published,
but those for 1895 are just as good for
the sake of argument. Indeed, the fig
ureS for 1896 will show an advance in
our consumption of goods from the
Pacific Coast.
During the year 1895, from the U. 5.
Pacific ports 1872 American vessels emit
cred the port of Honolulu, &c went to
Kahului, 10 to Hilo, ~ to Mahukona
and one to Waimea, in all $50 vessels
during the year. The tonnage of these
vessels amounted for Honolulu, to
1882 tons; Kahului, $3.50 tons; IIilo,
12,349 tons; Mahullona, 3,741 tons, and
Waimea, 200 tons.
But that is only one side of the
American shipping trade. There also
cleared from Honolulu to the United
States Pacific ports 1872 American ves-
sells, from Kahuui 20, from Hilo, 16,
from Mahukona 10 and from Wamea
1. But even this does not tell the
whole story of American shipping. For
besides carrying to and from the Pa
cific Coast, ships flying the American
flag leave this port for other parts of
the world. In all during the year 1895
there were 219 American vessels emit
cred all Hawaiian ports of entry, with
a total tonnage of ,S76 tons, and 217
cleared, with total tonnage of 1885,
O7S. So much for the American ship
ping. 1t does not seem a bad showing
for little country of only 100000 in
habitants, and it shows the value of
the trade to American ship owners.
They own 74.70 per cent of all vessels
trading to the islands.
But the shipping of other countries
also carries and fetches to the Pacific
Coast ports. 1t is tedious going
through figures to the average reader,
but The Star is DESTROYS that the state
cific ports should be understood. AT
Honolulu, American and vessels of
other nationalities entered to the num-
Der of 147, with total tonnage of 49,
mage of 171,7O4. Kahulu entered 81
vessels, tonnage 12,122, and cleared 27,
with a tonnage of 1903. Hilo entered
"a, with tonnage of 1899, and cleared
20, with tonnage of 15,640. Mahukona
entered ~, with tonnage of 3,741, and
cleared 49, with tonnage of 6,072, and
Waimea entered and cleared vessel OF
200 tons. All the figures in the above
paragraph deal with the U. S. Pacific
ports only.
Now let us look at the values that
this fleet of vessels carries. The lIa
waiian Islands in 1895 exported 81, 1o".
s7454 worth of goods to the U. S. Pa
cific ports, and imported $4,121,920-2 p
in all a volume of trade amounting tr
$11 ,224, 794.76 or 1911 per cent of the
whole trade of the islands.
With the Atlantic ports the trade
was as follows: Exports, $1,2s9,315
imports, 1894, 399,16; in all, $1,6S3,
714.16; or 11.S9 per cent of our tota
trade, thus giving to the United State,
81 per cent of trade amounting tC
$14,1ss, 1860.
Now it seems reasonable that {
trade with the Pacific coast amounting
to over eleven millions of dollars is
trade worth keeping. There are ship
ping freights, there are commissions
to be charged, and there are manufac
lures and produce to be bought ant
sold. Refuse Annexation and abrogat'
the treaty and this trade will vanish