The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21

date American exports 10 the islands
have steadily grown. passing the 81. 0oo.-
600 line In 1873. exceeding 80, 900. 900 in
1888. $4,000. 600 In 1880. passing the $1,000
900 limit in 1891. and promising to reach
nearly $6.0o0,ooo this year
OF the total imports by the Hawaiian
islands in 1875 a little more Than one
third was from the United States. In
1876 the reciprocity trade treaty went
into operation and in 1877 the United
states supplied one-half the imports
into the Hawaiian Islands. which then
amounted 90 81. 500. 900. BY 1850 the i'm
ports had Increased to over $4,000. 900.
OF which Sc. 0eo.0 900 worth came from the
states. In 1884 they were over "a. 500. 900.
OF which more than $1,000 900 were from
the United States. In 1890. $685.. 900.
of which 81. III. 900 came from the United
States, n in 1896. 5000. 300, Of which
about $4,000. 900 came from the United
States. OF the exports from the Ha-
wasian islands the United States has
also a the lions share since the reci-
procity treaty Of 1875. In 1875 only about
10 per cent. Of the exports came TO the
United States. In 1877. the year Of the
Hawaiian treaty, over 30 per cent. came
to the United States, and has since con-
inued in about the same proportion. OF
the $500. 000, 900 worth of exports from
the Hawaiian Islands since the re-
ciprocity treaty Of 1876. more than $780,
000. 900 worth nave come to the United
States and of the 500. 600. 900 worth of
imports into the Hawaiian lands dur
ing that time about $40, 900, 900 worth
were from the United States.
Sugar. of course. appears as the chief
article of expectation from the islands.
though rice has been for years an item
Of considerable value. and OF late coffee,
pineapples n bananas have taken i'm
portant rank in the expectations OF the
islands. OF the SIS, Oo0. 900 worth OF ex-
ports in 1896. a large proportion was
sugar. although In addition to this there
were exports of over 5000. 900 pounds of
rice. 225. 900 pounds Of coffee. 125. 900
punches OF bananas and 147. 900 pineap.
Piles. The increase in sugar n coffee
has been rapid in the last few years.
coffee increasing from $500. 900 pounds
In 1887 to %. 255, 900 pounds in 1896, and
sugar from 212. 000. 900 pounls In 1887 to
443. 600. 900 pounds in 1896.
The tendency OF the last 20 years has
apparently been to a reduction in the
number OF articles produced. In 1876
the list of exported articles included.
besides sugar n rice. wool. tallow.
molasses. peanuts. hides, goatskins,
whale oil, whalebones,
ivory, salt, sperm oil and many other
but now sugar. rice. coffee. ba-
nanas and pineapples are the chief ex-
ports. though the total value In 1896 was
six times that of 1876. when the arti-
cles were much more numerous.
n imports. as above indicated, are
mostly from the United States. those OF
1876 being divided among the great ma
as follows: The United States,
s.. 664, 900: Great Britain. s775. 000: China.
S299. 900; japan, $276. 600: Germany, $24S.-
900; Australia, $40 900. The largest
items In the list OF imports are groceries
provisions. $3.50. ss5; machinery.
$343. los; fertilizers. 1882, 239; cotton
goods, $311. S91; clothing. 1921, $50: hard
ware and agricultural implements. $273.-
267: grain n food. $273.573; lumber.
242; tobacco. $685.. s36; -four. $169. 900;
building material. $102. $50. and, besides
these. scores OF articles ranging In value
500. 900 downward. The popula-
ton at the late census was, In round
numbers. 1903 900. of which 81 900 were
$4,000 japanese. $1,000 Chi
nese, $1,000 Portuguese, $500 Americans.
ESQ British n 1.430 Germans. The re-
ceipts of the government are about
~. 000, 900 annually, of which about one
third is gathered by tariff taxes. one
third by internal taxation n one-third
from miscellaneous sources. the expend-
being slightly less than the re-
ceipts.
The commerce Of the United States
with the islands extends over more than
half a century. one of the tables which
will be presented showing imports from
them as early as 1926. and exports to
them as early as 1887. though the lat
ter seemed to have been only occasional
prior to 1853. when they amounted to
81. 406. and by 1868 had increased to
SEAS. 7S0. In 1873 they were s672. 1871. pass
ing the 81. 600. 900 line in 1877. after the
Of the reciprocity treaty,
while the imports from the islands will
this year be the highest on record. de-
spite the general reduction Of imports
from other parts of the world. the total
for the year being likely To exceed $751;
000. 900 against $l3. 6S7. 900 last year and
S11, 757, 900 in the preceding year.