The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-06
TOLD BY
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Statistics of HaWaii's
Commerce.
ANNUAL CUSTOMS REPORT
A Strong Showing of the Islands
Business Prosperity and Steady
Onward March.

The following is the conclusion of a
review of the report for the year 1899
of the Collector General of Customs.
With yesterdays article it forms a
complete though brief summary of the
business of the Island ports for last
year, together with interesting COM
parsons with the transactions of pre-
vious years.
Strangers visiting Honolulu marvel
at the busy wharves and crowded har-
Dor. Last year $50 vessels, of a total
tonnage of 7s6,s42 tons. entered Island
harbors, while 643 of III, 4sO tons clear
ed from them. In this list 113 United
States Navy vessels and army trans
ports are not included. In 1898 4S1 en-
tered and 463 cleared, an increase of
2O1 and 1872, respectively, for the past
year. OF the vessels entering 1873 were
steam-powered and 46S sailing ships,
and of those clearing 1S9 steam and Asa
sail. With regard to nationality, go
American steamships and 2S7 wind
TANNERS" entered Hawaiian ports, and
81 steamships and 377 sailing vessels
cleared. Great Britain sent 80 steam
ships and % 'sailers," and 80 and 81,
respectively, cleared. Hawaiian
steamships to the number of two en-
tered and cleared, while 45 "sailers"
departed. Germany entered seven and
cleared six sailing vessels, Japan en-
tered and cleared 80 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 p steamers ranging from Is
to 2,29S tons, nine full-rigged ships, IL
barks, IS schooners and three sloops.
Passenger Statistics.
During the year 32,472 passengers
were landed in Honolulu and 9,O63 de-
parted, 253 being refused landing. I'm
migrants came to the number of %, OSO,
of whom 975 were Chinese, &c, 103 Jap
anese, 341 Americans and Gel Euro
peans and Colonials. In 1898 the total
number of passengers landed was H.
229, an increase of 5,722 in 1899. Near
" 500 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 a 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. Hawaiians drank 1886 plnts of
French champagne in a twelvemonth,
while $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 5,77S gallons of European
wines. other than champagne, helped
to quench the thirst of our population.
Japanese cravings took 5000 gallons
OF sake, which was $4,000 more than in
1898. So much for wines. The spirits
list is as follows: Alcohol, 4,162 gall
Ions; brandy, 5.497 gallons; bitters and
cordials, S13 gallons; gin, 30.711 gall
Ions; rum, 296 gallons; shamshoo, d.
463 gallons, and whiskey, 22,015 gall
Ions. Beer in bottles was drawn TO
the extent of 1924 quarts and 1867
pints, and in kegs and barrels 147, 400
gallons. In 1898 the figures were 49,
944 quarts, 17,1S7 pints and 122, 1872 gall
Ions