Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-20
RESOURCES OF HAWAII.
Series of Tables on This Subject to
BE Issued by Bureau of
Statistics,

WASHINGTON, June 13.-(special) The
Hawaiian islands, their commerce. finance,
productions and population form the sub
ject Of a series of tables which will appear
in the next number Of the Summary of
Finance and Commerce. issued by the bu-
reau of statistics From these it appears
that the United States has, since the reci-
procIty treaty Of 1915. had large share Of
the commerce Of these islands. Prior to
1878 our annual sales to the Islands had
never,sav In two exceptional cases reached
100000. With 1871. however, the million
dollar line was permanently passed and
since that date our exports to the islands
have steadily grown, passing the two mil
lion dollar line In 1873. exceeding $3,Jp)0O in
1855. A.0G0,Og9 In 1880 passing the &'.WcW
line in 1891, and promising to reach nearly
81 10000 this year. OF the total imports by
the Hawaiian islands In 1913 a little over
one-third was from the United States. In
1873 the reciprocity treaty went into opera
tion and in 1sn the United States suppiled
One-haif the imports into the hawaiian 81
ands, which then amounted 10 sZ,1Dvo.
by 1880 the imports had Increased TO over
$3.500,eI0. of winch over s2.1yyW worth came
from the United States; In 1881 they were
over S4 5000, Of which more than s3.vpvD
Were from the United States: in 1s" Sb,s5Z.
GJJ. of which s4,71lV0 came from the United
States, and In 1886, %.@3,o6 OF which about
xiOGUO came from the United States. OF
the exports from the Hawaiian Islands the
United States has also had the lions share
since the reciprocity treaty OF 1876. In lsI1
the Hawaiian islands came to the United
States. In 1877. the year following the
treaty, over 81 per cent came to the United
States, and has since continued In about
the same proportion. OF the 100000 go worth
of exposts from the Hawaiian islands since
the reciprocity treaty Of 1876. more than
'of' and Of the 500 oOo,cO worth of imports into
the Hawaiian islands during that time
about $To,00.cW were from the United
States.
Sugar Of course appears as the chief ar
ticle OF expectation from the islands,
though rice has been for years an item
Of considerable value, and OF ate conee'
plneapp'es and bananas have taken import
ant rank In the expectations OF the 81
ands OF the $15.500.UD worth of exports
in 1896. almost sl5.OOo.oo worth was sugar.
though in addition TO this there was ex.
ported over 5GJ.UO pounds of rice, 22'"o
pounds Of coffee. 10000 bunches of bananas
and 147eco pineapples. The increase IN IN
past few years. coffee increasing from
500 pounds In 1887 to 255.cy In 1886. and
sugar from 212.0 go pounds In 1887 to ~
cOo.ooo pounds in 1895. The tendency In @ the
to a reduction in the number of articles
produced. In 1876 the list of exported art
icIes included. besides sugar and rice; wool
tallow. molasses peanuts. hides goatskins,
sheepskins, whale oil. whaIebonc., ivory,
salt, sperm oil and many other articles but
now sugar rice. coffee. bananas ana pine
annie. are tine chief exports. though the
tnfaj value in 1895 was six times that Of
ig7G when the articles were much more
numerous.
~ from the United States. those OF 1876 he
Ing divided among the great reg tn nations Ions. as & FOL
ain s-5s GO: china, i2Ss oG0 Japan. S27s go:
Gemany AZ Aa'srsla, sI., q, sn@ laSoets rhe are
grrce rios ard provisions f52o ss5; machine y,
fsrlizers sss ;s Ss cotton tswsrsg gosdsd
asr1e1s!Sta sssd w lumber. a: tobacco. .is
ssG: -four $4,000; building materials SiH,-
yanpina In value from 100000 downward.
The population Ct tie latest la census q e., was IN
Hawalians. 1900 japanese. p 900 Chinese.
1900 Portugue.e. s 800 Americans 2zSS III
ish and 1,43o German: The re receipts 2f the
which about third IL gathered by tar
in taxes. one-third BY internal taxation,