The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
THE RESOURCES OF HAWAII.
How American Commerce With the
Islands Has Expanded.

NEW YORK, June 20-The Hawaiian
islaLds. their commerce, finance. produc-
tion and population will be the subject or
a series of tables which viii appear in the
next number Of the summary or iinance
and commerce. issued by the bureau OF
statistics says the Washington CORE
spondent of the Tribune.
From this II appears that the United
States, since the reciprocity treaty Of 1876.
has had large share of the commerce or
these islands. Prior 10 1876 the annual
Gales OF the United States to the Hawaiian
Islands had never, save in two exceptional
cases. reached 81. coo. coo. With 1876 the
100000 line was permanently passed. and
since that date. American exports to the
Islands have steadily grown passing the
1900 600 mark in 1879. exceeding s.. 100000 in
1sS3. 81 900 o10 IN 1890 passing the $4,000
line in 1891. and promising to reach nearly
ST. 900 GO this year.
OF the total imports by the Hawaiian isl
anas. in 1876. little more than one-third
was from tia United States. In 1876 the
reciprocity trade treaty went into opera
ton and in 1877 the United States supplied
one-half OF the imports in the Hawaiian
islands which then amounted 10 81 500 0t1.
by 1880 the imports had increased % over
81 20 600 OF which over s. 600 900 worth
came from the States: in 1854 they were
over s.. $50. 0o0. of which more than s. 10000
were from the United States In 1890. Sc
ca Gna OF which A1il coo came from the
United States and in 1896 sso63.o0n of
which s4.cooooo came from the United
States.
OF tho exports from the Hawaiian Islands
the United States has also had the lions
share since the reciprocity treaty of 1876.
In 1875 only about Il per cent. Of the tx
ports of tho Hawaiian islands came to the
United States. In 1S77 the year OF the Ia-
a
United States. and since continued IN about
the Same proportion. or the 500 on 600
worth OF exports from the Hawaiian ISL
ands since the reciprocity treaty Of 1876
more than sfso 60 0[a worth HAYS, come 20
thu United States and OF the 500 600 go
worth OF imports into the Hawaiian islands
during that t!nle~ bout so eoa 00s worth
were from the United States.
Sugar of course appears aa the chief ar
ticlo Of expectation from the is.anis
though rice has been Tor years an item Of
considerable value and OF late coffee pine
armies. and bananas have taken important
rank in the expectations Of the Islands
OF the si5 s1 worth OF exports in lSrs;
almost Sli.@o 80 worth was sugar. though
IN addition 10 this there were exports OF
over 5oon ofn pounds az rice co. 90 pounds
of coffee iZ6Oo punches Of bananas and
l&7,ea ptnAapnes. TIE 'ncreaSe IN sugar
and coffee has been rapid I'm the last few
yrars. coffee increasing from 5.an0o11
pounds in 1857 "a - ~ 90 pounds In 1895
and sugar from 2l2 900 pounds IN 1857 TO
i;s-"0 90 r>0ands n J9-i
The tendency In the ra.zt twenty wears
has apparently hees % a reduction in the
number 81 articles produced In 1876 the
list % exported articles included boes5es
e11Ear aD3 rice wts0'. tailov. mn asses pea
rUts. hides. Eoatskias. sheepsAinx whale
81 whaicaone ivory SAT-. sper-r, oil and
many other articles: hut Tow sugar rice.
coffee bananas ana plnoappIes are tho
CHIEF exports though the to.ai val,l, in
1S@; ws's' six times taat of IS7s. when the ar.
tic'os we're much nzore numerous
TIM IMPORTS as above Indicated are most
: fro9 the United States those ~ 1875 ho-
inC divided among Tho great nations as
follows, TIE United States s. S; aso;
Grvat Ifri.3!u. g. so. f~hir7 sSsa a<n. Ia
pan. sS,s 6's; Germany s2sS a'0. Australia
slli,ost The iarEest items IN ITO u-s ~ Tn
ports are gsTses~ics and r~avi-ierS E-1s ~.
machinery. SssTia fertilizers 500 -. col.
ten goods sStLTI: >lerhjng. see T,s. Aa~l-
ware ara agricultural inlalJG1en.s se-S -.
srsly9 ana feed 81 gsG- iunl'>er - -. to-
ssccc Staa Naf iiofr S1S% ts9. }.;stdl~C ~ e.
rsai sioa -. an7 besides trrse ss-rreS t,f
ar'lo.e ranging tn valss. f:asl sal - SOW -
ward.
Tgss, population at :9se Iate eessxtfx yyas T.,
Tosad rRafcer. fssa - whom s. fssg wa~a
Haw2jsans. = f*=1 t1resns@,>. e A3 Chinese.
1@.Sta FogtagGese. $50 A-ueybcavs. s1-a
British. ana : g., Germans
TIE receipts - the govern 1ten. are aeS7,Y.
s. ~ =" annually. Of wh.es1 aSse1e o7a~thlrsf
- gathered hv carzn taxes. ouT-ihiv1 ~ iu-
terrai taxation. ara one- .hiri from MIS-
csel'snea,1s sources, t.se expenditures ae3ar
xNchtsy les shan tire .~7tV.s
The commerce Il tec United Sfa,as " n
taN gs.aGIs extends "Yc~ Hsoge than half
css.snrv ere ~ tAe tsA5ae y hfen wfll -,
ysreS~n;esI showing imports from thcsn as
early = fN.S. ard exp1rts ~ shsrn as ss-is
"a fSss -hossgh ,le batter setaeei - have
h<ea oysly <-~sasiCsss@si pe4c~ ~ - when
taey zErad1srfss 10 sac. ard ~ iSSs had IN
,-~exasex. to SOS ~ In fsTs there were
So 81 passing the 81 az .sl line 81 Isl.
after the enac1nss1 g tno eoa1ooka<