Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-30


eggs are the only products of which
the Territory of Hawaii bought less
in the mainland markets during the
month of October, 1907, than in De-
tober, 1906.
OF all other commodities in the
mainland markets Of which the statis-
teal summary of the Department of
Commerce and Labor makes record,
Hawaii's purchases were larger for
the month and also for the ten
months ending with October last.
The grand total of the table en-
titled Shipments of Domestic Mer-
chandise from the United States to
Hawaii" gives a value of Sl,O32.7SS.
for the month of October. 1907, and
Sr,624, 926. for October, 1907. For
the ten months period ending Octo-
Der the total for 1907 is Sl2,732,-
900; for 1906. S9,995,1SS.; and for
1905, S9,949,399.
This proves conclusively that Ha-
wall is going ahead. It is buying
more goods This increase is not
made up of increased values.
The quantity is greater and has
steadily grown larger for the years
under comparison. The average
mainland community that could turn
to the Government records and show
an increase of nearly three million
dollars in its purchases from the do
nestle markets would be heralding
the fact abroad in large type.
We regret to say that despite these
facts of progress the croaker Is heard
loud In Hawaii.
$50 much is heard of our increased
purchases in Japan that one might
be led to believe that Japan is gain
ing all the increase because of the
predominance of japanese in our pop
ulatiOn. This is far from the fact.
During the period under consider
alton our imports from Japan did in
-rease, but the proportion of pur-
bases in the japanese market is in
gnihcant. Hawaii bought goods
b.. ON Japan during October, 1906, val
ed. at SS4,SSO., and during October,
.907, valued at S195,525. This is
more than 100000. for the month,
but there are single groups Of main
land purchases, like iron and hard
ware for instance, that show as large
IN advance for the same period.
For the ten months period Japan
also did well. The japanese imports
ending with October, 1906, We're ST.
O35,537 For the ten months end
ing in October, 1907, the value was
S1,470,592. This Is nearly half a
million increase. The total imports
from all foreign countries for the ten
months period We're $3,17l,S25. for
1906 and $3,56S,766. for 1907. Ha.
walls exports to Japan for the same
period We're S46,194. in 1906, COM
pared with $l46,S05. In 1907. Thus
on the basis of the percentage of in
oKease Hawaii has the best OF It.
The Pacific Coast ports are as usu-
q! handling practically all our goods
from the mainland, although New
York, by virtue of the Tehuantepec
route, handled goods to the value of
S1,53S,74S. in 1907 as against S79,-
762. in 1906. San Francisco's share
advanced from $S,5S1,2O4. in 1906
TO $9.1S6,972. in 1907. Puget Sound
went from S1,16S,1S5. in 1906 to ST.
57S,1O2. in 1907. These figures are
all for the ten months period. The
new ports added to the list since last
year are Willamette, Ore. Oregon,
Ore; Baltimore, Md; Newport News,
Va; Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va;
md San Diego, Cal.
Tba. tables giving the itemi2ed ar
icles bought in the mainland mar
Tets are always interesting and in a
measure are an index of progress.
The falling off in lumber purchases
would indicate a cessation of build
ing operations, while the advance
from $446,1S4. to S6OG, 100. in man
ufactures of iron and steel, shows Il
larger demand for hardware and ma
Chinery.
Purchases of animals went from
s93,167. in 1906 to $113,O5S. in
1907. Automobiles jumped from
ten machines valued at S1G,750. dur
ing 1906 TO 1871 machines valued at
S19S,SS3. 10 1907.
Drugs and chemicals went from