New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-20
HAWAITS COMMERCE.
THE UNITED STATES HAS THE LIONS
SHARE OF IT BOTH WAYS.
FIGURES GIVEN BY THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS
INCREASE N VALUE. DECREASE
~ VARIETY.
10y TELEGRAPH T. THE rRIBrxnl

~ VARIETY.
ICY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBrNrl
Washington. June l9-The Hawaiian Islands.
their commerce finance production and popuia-
ton form the subject OF q series OF tables when
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 since the reciprocity treaty
OF 1876 has had large share Of the commerce
Of these islands Prior to 1916 the annual sales
Of the United States to the Hawaiian ISLANDS
had never. save in two exceptional cases
reached $1,OO0.OOO. With 1917. however. the
$1.WOOOOO line was permanently passed. ana
since that date American exports 10 the ISLANDS
have steadily grown. passing the S2,oVo'ooo line
in 1873 exceeding S3OO0OOO in 1888. $4,0U,OOO
in 1890 passing the 100000 line in 1871, and
promising to reach nearly 100000 this year.
OF the total imports by the Hawaiian lslahds
in 1879 a little over one-third was from the
United States In 1876 the reciprocity treaty
went into operation and In 1877 the United
States supplied one-half Of the imports into the
Hawaiian Islands which then amounted to ST.
10000 by 1850 the imports had increased to
over 81. 10000. Of which over S2,Ooo,0D worth
came from the United States. In 1884 they
were over S4.TOOOO Of which more than 3d.
10000 were from the United States; in 1880.
Sc $4,000 Of which $47l1,UO came from the
United States. and in 1896, SG063o oo Of which
about $4.ODDUoO 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 1916. In 1919
only about - per cent Of the exports from the
! Hawaiian Islands came TO the United States.
In 1877. the year following the treaty. over 30
, Per cent came to the United States and has
since continued I'm about the same proportion.
OF the S9ODpoVO worth OF exports from the
Hawaiian Islands since the reciprocity treaty
J ~ 1876 more than $1SOODVD worth have
come 70 the United States. and Of the 100000
600 worth II imports into the Hawaiian Islands
during that time about $10.VOO.oD worth were
from the United states.
SUGAR TIE CHIEF EXPORT.
Sugar II course appears as the chief article
~ expectation from the Islands, though rice has
! been f0r years an Item OF considerable value,
and 4 late coffee. pinearpos and bananas have
! taken important rank In the expectations OF the
| islands Of the $1,000 0oD worth of exports in
! 1896 almost SlJOD0ODO worth was sugar. though
.n addition 10 this thore were exported over
: 5D1o 0oO pounds - rice. - 900 pounds of cof-
! Zee. l.GoOo lunches Of bananas and 1i7.O0o
/ rlncaprles. The increase IN sugar and coffee
/ has hcen rapid IN The last few years. coffee in
+ creaeirg from j.3OpNOO pounds in 1851 10 Do
-. ODJ pounds IN 1896 and sugar from 1000
/ O1o pounds I'm 1851 TO 4i3.ppoOoO pounds In
+ 1906 TIE tendency in thu last twenty years
. has am lr"ntly boon - a reduction in the num-
/ Beer ~ articles produced In 1876 The list Of cX-
ported articles included besides sugar and rice
wool 'aliow rnolasses peanuts hides goatskIns
4 shcepsk!us whale OH. whal"bone. ivory. salt
sperm OH and many other articles. but now
sugar rice. coffee bananas and pineappes are
/ the chief exports thousA tho totnl value in
/ 1896 was six times that Of 1876 when the ar
,ic.os We're much more numerous
The imports M above indicated are mostly
! from The United states. thos" II 1876 being d.
vidod among the great nations as follows:
$7iIoDD. china. S2!rroD. japan. S276U'; Ger
I many. Sl4NvD. Australia. SlliOor The larg-
est items ia the LIST ~ imports are gro cries and
/ rr1,iei.ns $50 50. machinery. $.43 100 fer
| tlzers N332.23l. cotton goods. 81 SJl. cloth
ins $-.2.II". hardNar" AMI agricultural imple-
/ m"uts SI1N.-G1 grain ana feed. >2I@.I!3 lum-
4 lc~ $50 PIP tobacco $l!l S9i. iiOur Sl69oOD
+ building materials. >lo2.i59 ard. besides these
scores - articles ranging in value from Slnvo
Tn. reputation at tho latest census was in
/ round numbers lV1op . whom 3lpD were
F HtwaUaus 2isD japanese. 1000 Chinese.
1000 Portuguese 300 Americans. 22iO Brit
fen and l.4JO Germans The receipts Of the GOV
/ cr,i-... d. af. about S2ontWtD annually. u which
+ about 0ue-thirl Is gathered iy tariff taxes. one
/ uird ly Internal taxauon ard one-thrd from
miscellaneous sources. The "Np"nd lures being
slightly Jess than the receipts
THE EARLIEST TRADING.
I'll, commerce of the United siates with the
Islands extends oyer more than half a century
one ~ the tables which VIII bee presented show
lng Imports from them as early 1876 and
exports 10 them as early as 1891. though the
l.,t.r seem {, have been only occasional prior to