The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-16
FRUIT STATISTICS.


600. 900 in 1894 and less than 5000, 600 II
1854. The growth in the expectation Of
fruits from the United States has beer
very rapid during the last few years
The Department of Commerce and
Labor, through its Bureau of Statistics
has issued a table showing the value
of fruits and nuts imported and ex-
ported In each year from 1884 to 1904
It shows that the importations were
practically 20 million dollars in value
in 1854. and will in 1904 be about %
millions. while the exports which were
1,746.4 AIS in 1884 will be about 500, 500 ,OOO
in 1904
Apples, oranges, apricots. prunes,
and raisins form the principal items in
the exports of fruits. The value of the
apple expectations in 1904 will amount
to about So million dollars out of the
20ia million dollars worth of fruits ex-
ported, and OF the Sla million dollars
worth Of apples exported about 5ia
million dollars worth was export
ed in the natural state and mil
lion dollars worth as dried fruit.
The expectation OF prunes from the
United States has grown very rapidly
in recent years, the total number of
pounds exported in 1898, the first year
in which a record was made by the Bu-
reau of Statistics, being, in round
terms, 16 millions; in 1902, 90 millions;
in 1903, sc millions, and in 1904 will
amount to about "a millions. valued
at about 31s million dollars. Germany
France, and the United Kingdom are
the principal customers for this class
nf ms nh tt,
sent to Germany in the fiscal year 1903
being 1872 million pounds; France, 16
millions, and the United Kingdom, Is
millions; while Belgium took nearly 8
million pounds, Netherlands nearly
millions, and Canada about AZ mil
lions. OF the &c million pounds of
prunes exported in 1903. . millions went
from San Francisco and 53Ia millions
| from New York, although they are.
chiefly the product of the Pacific coast.
Raisins are also becoming an impor-
| tant feature Of the export trade in
fruits. the total number of pounds of
raisns exported in 1908 being AZ mil
lions, while for the year just ended the
total will be about million pounds.
Canada Is our largest foreign custom
er for this product, the total quantity
exported to Canada last year being
over million pounds. The principal
port of shipment was San Francisco,
from which about ~ million pounds
were sent from Detroit, three-quarters
of a million pounds; from the district
of North and South Dakota, half
million pounds: and from New York,
quarter of million pounds. These
shipments from the eastern ports ORR
ginate, of course, on the Pacific coast.
OF apricots, the total exports of which
amounted last year to over 8 million
pounds, So million pounds We're ex-
ported from New York and about p
million pounds from San Francisco.
The imports of fruits and nuts have,
az already indicated, changed but lit
tie in total value, but in character there
has been a material change during the
last decade. Oranges of which the
total importations amounted to over az
million dollars in 1896, will amount in
1904 to but little over a half million
dollars in value Of imports. Lemons,
which amounted to over 5 million dol
lars in 1895, will amount to little
over million dollars value in the I'M
portations of 1904. The bulk of the
lemons come from Italy, and of
oranges, chiefly from the British West
Indies Bananas form by far the larg-
est single item in the importa tons of
fruits and nuts, and will aggregate
over I million dollars in the fiscal year
1904, against Az millions in 1898. They
come chiefly form Central America,
Cuba, and the British West Indies.
Hawaii ought to be able to take care
of a great deal of the increasing ba-
mana demand Our bananas should |
control the Pacific Coast market. |
Skilled cultivation applied to oranges
and lemons in this Territory utilizing
the gulches hardly fit for any culture
but fruit and coffee, would also no
doubt further reduce the proportion of
imports to exports of those fruits.