The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-27
BIG FOREIGN COMMERCE
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS FOR
AUGUST PHENOMENAL.
Larger Than the High Water Mark
Figures of 1898. They Run Way Up
in the Millions.

The foreign commerce of the United
States in the month of August, 1899,
was the largest in the history of that
month. The eXoprts were nearly 20 pei
cent higher than those of August of the
phenomenal year 1898, and SO per cent
higher than the average of August in
the years 1894, 1895 and 1896, while for
the eight months of the calendar year
ending with August they are the high
est in our history. The total exports
for the eight months ending with Au-
gust, 1899, were 1892, 595, 1872, against
$7SS 692, 207 in the phenomenal year 1898
$64l, 979,330 in 1897 and $500, 29S, Az in the
great export year of 1892.
The importations for August also
show a marked increase, being 500, us,
737 against A9.617,349 in August last
year, and $39, S44, sos in August of 1897
While the details of the August impor-
tatons are not at hand, the details of
the July imports which have recently
been completed indicate that the
growth in importation is largely in the
class of materials used by manufacture
ers and in tropical foodstuffs. In the
seven months ending with July the i'm
portatiOn of raw fibers for use in manu-
featuring amounted to $13, $50 $50,
again $10,SS2, 321 in the corresponding
months of 1898, and 5000, 1888 in the cor
responding months of 1897. Rubber
importations in the seven months of
1899 are $21, 1870, 1923, against SIS, 544, 1872 in
the corresponding months of 1898, and
$1l, 652,936 in the corresponding months
of 1897. Imports of raw silk for use in
manufacturing amounted in the seven
months of 1899 to 500, 1851, 1877, against $15,-
221 BOB in the corresponding seven
months of 1898 and $12, $50 100 in the cor
responding months of 1897. Imports of
hides and skins in the seven months
T,,1x- . @
against $24,5S9,092 in the corresponding
months of 1898 and 500, 1855, 4O2 in the cor
responding months of 1897. In tropical
foOdstuffs the increase is also apparent
The imports of fruits and nuts in the
seven months of 1899 were $10,9S9, 623,
against $I749,27S in the corresponding
months of 1898 and $9,014, us in the cor
responding months of 1897; cocoa, 3d.
54S, 146 in the seven months ending with
July, 1899, against $2,316,97O in 1898, and
81, 754, 1872 in 1897, while of sugar the i'm
ports of the seven months of 1899 were
SCI, M 1898, against 1913, $50 in the cor
responding months of last year.
The growth in exports is in both agri-
cultural products and manufactures.
The August expectation of breadstuffs
was $25, $50, 1852 in 1899, against $19, 909, 1923
in August of 1898, $25, 514, 491 in August
of 1897, and $14,61S733 in August 1896.
OF provisions the expectation of Au-
gust, 1899, was SIS, 5S4, 755, against $13,-
4S9,09S in August 1898, $12, 400, 566 in Au-
gust, 1897, and $40, 4S9.152 in August,
1896. Mineral oils also show an increase,
being for August, 1899, $685., OO9, against
$5,Ol0,507 in August, 1898, 1891, 276 in
August, 1897, and $5,61S,276 in August,
1896 Taking the four great articles
which are named in the advance state
ment of exports of domestic products,
breadstuffs, provisions, mineral oils and
cotton, the total for the month of Au-
gust was $53,925,4 SS, against 4,55S, $40
in August of last year, S4S, 305, 066 in
August, 1897, and $36,691, 4S5 in August,
1896.