The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-27
TAKING STOCK.

The Annual Statistical Abstract of the United States to hand and
furnishes of information about country This
publication gives percentages
per capita that the ordinary individual assmate the material
before him. instead of being choked by columns figures running into
billions
The Of money United States July 1908,
would allowed OF 100000 inhabitants $o and Of
this $2942 circulation The population doubled thywo
years the money has increased $3 per capita and the circulation
per capita or less than oneouh that held thirty
less than half held twenty in fact the smallest since the
of 1906 The interest the debt cents head which ten
cents less than Pensions cost SLIP head the small
since 1891.
gold silver currency after steady
fall for third century the price the OF silver
moved upward 1903 and the of SAB accord with
1903 We learn from this table that the ratio of silver gold has
doubled twenty years having been only 1885 In the
time silver has dropped from $Ioo5 to $o43 ounce
The bullion value OF the silver dollar given only $1,000 less
than half the 1884 price The production capita OF gold o93 and
OF silver 9o9 Wch gues snow Shgh declines from recently Peced
ing years. mark considerable gold 1906 with
coreSpounsN ueaSeu PoquCon Oh Sy o Instance e gou
production per capita is Y cents more than in 1906 while that OF silver
less The internal collected per capita 1903
$287 which owing the abolition the 1893 taxes
from the four preceding years while the cost Of collection 1914
per cent shows increase since 1893 The customs
capita aggregates $49 the largest since $780, but
centage since 1890
there record OF with exceptions 1900 and 1901 The
imports OF merchandise for consumption $2 per capita largest
sum in decade OF the exports in I9o3 6373 cent of
cultural products and 1928 per manufactured products
The exported per total produc
exports only gain when 1874 per
shipped but far less than the percentages ranging from 783
tereng the petroleum exported 1903
1882 cent OF the output against 1903 per and the
smallest amount there is record Of for fully thrs years
Statistics OF leading products retained consumption
pounds OF cotton used against pounds that of
wheat 58 bushels against bushels 1902 and that of
3o45 bushels against 1892 bushels The cOnsumptomg
OF cotton and show tendency gain steadily while those of
wheat and wheat flour Aucuate wildly
The sugar consumption is placed pounds against
728 pounds but with this single exception sugar consump
ton the largest record and double
century The cheapenng the price by
the high figures OF consumption years 1903 the onsump
1887 pounds There evidence in the coffee consumption figures
effect from the of substitutes for this berry Tea consumption
placed pounds capita against "a pounds OIL
distilled spirits lao gallons per capita 1904 but
malt liquors 1904 gallons used the heaviest recorded The
consumption of wines only 48 gallons against 63 gallons in
and 81 gallons 1901 which evidence considerable ucua-
ton probably in imports The wool consumption is placed sal
pounds only oneourh that Of Roughly speaking about
onethrd OF the wool consumed Is of foreign origin
II surprising note dadence Of the American merchant mar
inc but shown by the fact that Of the total import export trade
Of the country agWemgpg 5000 capita only per was