The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12
AMERICAN PROSPERITY.

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February, 1904, were greater in value
than in any preceding February and
formed also a larger per cent of the
total exports than in any preceding
February. For the eight months end
ing with February the total manufac-
lures also exceeded the total in the cor
responding eight months of any earlier
year. The fiscal year 1900 was the ban
ner year in exports of manufactures
from the United States, but from pres
ent indications the fiscal year 1904 Will
show an even larger total of manufac-
lures exported. The month of Feb
ruary shows a total of thirty-eight mil
lion dollars worth of manufactures eX-
ported, against thirty-four million dol
lars in 1900, while for the eight months
ending with February the total Is two
hundred and lightweight millions,
against two hundred and sixty-eight
millions in the same months ending
with February in 1900.
These figures, which are presented by
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor through it's Bureau of Statistics IN
its publication entitled Advance
Sheets from the Monthly Summary OF
Commerce and Finance" indicate pref
ty clearly that the fiscal year lso4 VIII
show a larger total of manufactures
exported than any preceding year In
the eight months for which record Is
already made the total exceeds pS
twenty millions that of the highest rec
ord previously attained that OF l9Oo'
while the fact that February, l9Oi eX-
ceeds by four millions the figures OF
February, 1900, also indicates that the
increase noted in the earlier months Oh
the year is continuing in the latest
available months and thus likely to car
nv the years total considerably beyond
that of 1900. Not only in the grahd
total of manufactured exports does
February exceed that of the correspond
ing month in any preceding year. but
the nercentage which manufactures
form of the total is also larger than III
the same month of any earlier year.
For February, 1904, manufactures FORM
cd 3263 per cent of the total exports
of domestic products, while the largest
percentage shown by any earlier rep
ruary was that of 1902, when manuiac-
lures formed S1.S4 per cent of the totai
exnorts. For the eight months ending
with February the percentage Whlch
manufactured exports formed OF the
total is slightly less than in the cor
rasnonding months of 1900, being 1or
1904. 27.9i per cent and in 1900, 29'6S per
cent. so.
comnaring conditions in 1904 with
those of 1894 it may be said that the
axnorts of manufactures have grown
from twelve millions dollars In Nalue
10 tbirtV-pignt mil
lions in February, 1904, or over three
times as much in February, 1904, as III
February. 1894. For the eight months
ending with February, 1894, the to'"l
value of manufactures exported was
one hundred and twenty-three mlllioh
dollars and in the eight months ehui's
February, 1904, two huhareu anu
lightweight millions, or two ana
third times as much in 1904 as In 1881.
Comparing with 1890, 1t may be s''iu
that February of 1890 shows to'"i
expectation of manufactures of ten hnu
n half million dollars against thlrts-
eight millions in 1904, and for the eishe
months ending February. 1881 Oh one
hundred millions against two hundred
and eighty-eight millions for the sall,e
months in 1904. In February low,
manufactures formed 1877 per cent VI
the total exports and in FEBRUARY l'of'
80. SO per cent; in the eight months emu
ing with February, 1880, manufactures
formed 1858 per cent of the lotaI en-
ports and in the eight months ehuihs
with February, 1904, 27.94 per cent
Thus manufactures are not only IN
creasing rapidly in their grand totai
of value exported but also increasing
the percentage which they form OF the
total exports.
The increase in expectation occurs IN
nearly all important articles or great
groups of articles. over so per cent OF
the total value of manufactures is In
cluded in the ten groups of articles
iron and steel, mineral oils, copper
manufactures. leather and it's manu-
features, cotton goods agricultural I'M
Elements. scientific instruments, cheml-
Gals. wood manufactures, cars and car
rlages and scientific instruments-and
their relative magnitude is indicated in
the order in which they are here stated
or these great groups, which FORM
over so Per cent OF the total exports OF
manufactures, all except cotton soous
show an Increase I'm the eight months
thllNE WIN lfnlAhlN ~ ''i''f"''H $3.50
the corresponding eight months OF the
preceding year, Iron ana steel manu-
features show an increase of about i've
million dollars for the eight months,
mineral oils about eight millions, cop-
per manufactures about twelve mil
lions, agricultural implements, Two
ana bali millions. scientific iualulr
menis ono milton, leather ana liH
manufactures Yn0d manufacture. Hui
ears aud carriages ana chemicals ''Ha
then ono WilllQn each Mhllf cotton
manufacture rh0N "a reduction nf Fla
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