The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-09

strangers Waiting lllnolulu mlrvc
at the busy whnrvcs and crowded hair.
Dor Last year Gi6 vessels, OF e total
tonnage of isG.Si2 tons. entered and
harb0rs. while Gi3 Of 771,as0 tons cioar.
ed from them ln this list ma United
States Navy vessels ana army lrans.
ports are not included. In 1898 iSi en-
tered and 1913 cleared an Increase OF
2Ul and 1872, respectively. for the past
year. or the vessels entering 1873 were
steam powered and iGS sailing ships,
and Of those clearing lSg steam and asa
sail. with regard to nationality, 20
! American steamships and PSI wind
tanners entered Hawaiian ports, and
| 81 steamships and 377 sailing vessels
cleared. Great Britain sent SO steam
ships and % "sailers," and 50 and 81
respectively, cleared. Hawaiian
steamships To the number of two en-
tered and cleared while 40 "sallers"
| departed. Germany entered seven and
cleared six sailing vessels Japan en-
.ered and cleared 33 steamships, and
of all other countries four steam and
| four sailing ships came to Hawaii.
| The list of Hawaiian registered YES
sells, the Island fleet which will be
turned over to Uncle Sam shortly,
shows u steamers ranging from Is
to 2,29S tons, nine full-rigged ships, II
banks, is schooners and three sloops.
Passenger Statistics.
During the year 32,412 passengers
were landed in Honolulu and 9,063 de-
parted, 253 being refused landing. I'M
migrants came to the number of 2S $50,
Of whom 975 were Chinese, &c, 1913 Jap
aneee, 34l Americans and 661 Euro
peans and Colonials. In 1898 the total
number of passengers landed was H.
229, an increase of 1922 in 1899. Near
iy 800 citizens of Hawaii returned from
abroad last year, and 3,1S9 aliens ar
rived WHO did not intend to remain in
Hawaii. This last number gives good
idea of the extent of the pleasure trav-
ell to the Islands.
Statistics of Liquors.
An interesting table is that of spirits
drawn for consumption during the
year. Hawaians drank 1886 pints OF
French champagne in a twelvemonth,
while POI, $3.50 gallons of California
wines were consumed. China furnish
ed 3,76S gallons of her native wine,
more than 1000 gallons less than in
1898, and SITS gallons of European
wines, other than champagne, helped
| TO quench the thirst of our population.
Japanese cravings took 149,002 gallons
of sake, which was $4,000 more than in
1898. SO much for wines. The spirits
list is as follows: Alcohol, 4,162 gal
ons; brandy, 5,497 gallons; bitters and
cordials, S13 gallons; gin, BOIL gal
.ons; rum, 296 gallons; shamshoo, 21,-
1853 gallons, and whiskey, 22,015 gal
ons Beer in bottles was drawn to
he extent of 65,241 quarts and 25,367
pints, and in kegs and barrels 147, 400
gallons In 1898 the figures were 49,,
J44 quarts, 1877 pints and 1892 gal
Ions.
United States Imports.
A dissection of imports from the
United States, our principal seller, is
lesson in our necessities and luXuries.
Almost everything is on the list. The
following shows the imports of live
stock and its value: Bulls, 81, S2,352;
cows, $50 $7,132; goats, LOG, $212;
horses, 1,O35, $9S,057; hogs and pigs,
'''''' Pio,tNoI l,iii. PlDp,Aiu,
sheep, "A, $3.50; various, ., $685. chick
ems and fowls 1888, $3O5O; ducks, 12,
$40; geese, 90, 500; turkeys, IS, $57;
various birds, 43, $3.50.
Honolulu's building boom cost high
Bricks and tiles valued at $3S,922 were
brought in, almost $4,000 worth of &C.
ment was purchased abroad, lime came
to s50,696, doors to S2l,563. window
sashes s30,1gS, window glass $5,119. and
roofing iron S1l,264.
What Clothing Cost.
Clothing of all sorts imported into
the Islands in 1899 was valued at ovel
S550,000, of which about $2O5,OOO was
for boots and shoes. Dry goods and
fancy goods, women's "fiXins, etc.
were imported to the value of nearly
100000. Refined sugar made bill of
$50, $40.
From Other Lands.
Germany sent a little of many things
hut principally building materials,
clothing, crockery, drugs, woolens,
rugs, hardware machinery, railroad
material and aerated waters.
ports, her total being S113,4SO, and
Frances S64,130. France sent abou
$4,000 worth of clothing, and $4,000
in liquors.
Chlna's Queer Foods.
Chinese importations have an espe-
cial interest just now, when high au-
thorities point to Asiatic foodstuffs as
a probable source of plague infection.
The following is table of the Celes-
tial foods imported, with their respect
i've values: Beans, dry, S3,O99,79;
bean stick, s5,6S2.60: bamboo shoots,
sl,596,S9; dates, Sl1997; eggs, s7,401.-
SO; hams, s22.7O; I've. $3.50; meat. on
ice, slS7.52: macaroni and vermicelli,
S,379.3S; mushrooms, $l,935l7; al
monds, $2SS.3S; various nuts, 81, 490.59;
olives, S6ll.77; orange and citron peel,
S24.l6; oysters. s3.4l7.2i; peas, dry,
$l7750; rice, S20,259,S5; sage, $4,000;
sauces, Chinese, s2,406.94; sausages.
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