The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-20

In 1875 only about 81 per cent. of the ex-
ports from the Hawaiian islands came to
the United States. In 1877 the year follow
ing the treaty. over so per cent came to
the United States. and has since continued
in about the same proportion. OF the 500,
100000 worth of exports from the Hawaiian
islands since the reciprocity treaty of 1876,
more than $1S0.0O0, 900 have come to the
United States. and 6. Of the 10000, 600 worth
that time about SiO,OO0,00O were from the
United States.
ticle of expectation from the islands. though
rice has been for years an item of consid-
cradle value, and of late coffee, pine apples
and bananas have taken important rank in
the expectations Of the islands. OF the Sl5,-
100000 worth of exports in 1896 almost SIS
000,O00 worth was sugar, though in addi-
ton to this there was vas exported over 5000
126. eco punches of bananas. and 147,000 pine
apples. The increase in sugar and coffee
has been rapid in the past few years, coffee
increasing from $500 pounds in 1887 to 255 600
in 1885, and sugar from 2120OD,00o pounds in
1887 to 443 ,0c0 pounds in 1896. The ten
dency in the past twenty years has appar-
entity been to a reduction in the number
of articles produced. In 1876 the list of ex-
ported articles included besides sugar and
rice. wool, talow, molasses, peanuts, hides,
goat skins sheep SKINS whale oil, whale
bone ivory, salt sperm oil and many other
articles, but now sugar, rice coffee, bananas
and pine-apples are the chief exports.
though the total value In 1895 was six times
The imports as above indicated are most
ly from the United States, those of 1876
being divided among the great nations as
follows United States. Sc, 464 900; Great Brit
ain, $755,0OO; China, $4,000; Japan, $276, 900;
Germany, S14S0 600; Australia, $l140G0 The
largest items in the list of imports are
groceries and provisions, $500, SS5; machinery,
$3i3, los; fertilizers, $685., 239; cotton goods,
$Sl1 ,Ss1; clothing, 1892 ,55s; hardware and ag--
ricultural implements, S275.267; grain and
feed $273, 1853; lumber, $255 242; tobacco, 1884,
1896; flour, $169 co., building materials, $102,-
G39, and besides these, scores of articles
ranging in value from 100000 downward.
The population at the latest census was
in round numbers 109000 of whom 81, 900
were Hawaiians, 1000 Japanese, 81, 600 Chi
nese, Il, 600 Portuguese, $500 Americans, $3.50
British and 1,430 German. The receipts of
the government are about 50, coo annually,
of which about one-third is gathered by
tariff taxes, one-third by internal taxation
and one-third from miscellaneous sources,
the expenditures being slightly less than
the receipts.
Our commerce with the islands extends
over more than half century, one of the
tables which will be presented showing inn
ports from them as early as 1896 and ex-
ports to them as early as 1887, though the
latter seem to have been only occasional
prior to 1853, when they amounted to "a, 400,
and by 1863 had increased to $64S,7S0 In 1873
they were $672 191, passing the 81 900 600 line
in 1877 Immediately after the enactment of
the reciprocity treaty, the $500 600 line in
OCO stage in 1850, the ST. 900 in 1891, and
promising to be nearly $500 eco this fiscal
year, while our imports from the islands
will this year be the highest on record, de-
other parts of the world the total for the
year being likely TO exceed SIS 600 600,
against $13, 6S7 600 last year and 81 1857 900
in the preceding year.