The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-17
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So Analysis Beets, 13s. Per Ton, s96.80.

1918 per cent. Of the imports were
free Of duty. the figures for 1910 being
1852 per cent.
The bureau Of statistics in its pub
LEGATIONS presents tables showing the
percentage of merchandise imported
free OF duty in each fiscal year from
1921 10 1909. In the wear 1921 the
share admitted free of duty was 800
per cent: in 1872. 80 per cent; then
there was slow but steady advance
until IN 1881 the share entering free
Of duty was $50 per cent. Then there
! came sharp advance by reason of
changes III tariff laws, and in 1888 the
share free Of duty was PAL.
One year later. through another
change in tariff. the share admitted free
of duty rose to 1857 per cent and con
| tinued at about that ratio until 1912.
when it dropped to 1858 per cent. Fol
! lowing further changes in the tariff
| laws. the proportion of the imports en-
/ tering free of duty fell to 1871 per
| cent IN 1914, 14.S3 per cent. in 1915,
/ 1862 per cent. in lS47, 1868 per cent
! in IS4S. ga per cent. in 1851. ranging
/ from that point slowly upward until
! the share admitted free of duty in
| 1860 was 2034 per cent.
! During the civil war period the share
| admitted free of duty ranged from
/ 27.95 per cent. in 1862 downward to
/ 1867 per cent. in 1864 and 1912 per
/ cent in 1863 From 1867 to 1872 the
( share Of the imports free of duty was
less than at any prior period except
I the single year 1921. the proportion en-
/ tering free Of duty in 1867 being but
: 1 n
/ in 1869 $50 per cent, and in 1870 4.74
per cent.
! In 1873. following a change in tariff
! in which the free list was enlarged.
! the proportion entering free Of duty
! was 26.sl per cent. ranging slowly mp
ward to 33.l per cent. in 1850 and
/ 34.05 per cent. in 1889 Under the
! operation of the law which went into
! effect October l. 1890. under which
sugar was admitted free Of duty. the
! share of the imports recorded as free
/ Of duty was. in the fiscal wear 1892,
/ 1919 per cent; in 1898. 1913 per cent.
I and in 1894, 59.11 per cent.
/ In 1896 the proportion entering free
! of duty was 1896 per cent; in 1897,
1899 per cent: in 1898. 30 per cent
! falling IN 1899 to 1872 per cent and
! ihh- ny liphi + PEI cent 10 ~ - per
cent. from that time until the end
! of the fiscal year 1908. and increasing.
as already noted under the tariff act
! Of August ;. 1909. to 1872 per cent.
! in August. 1925 per cent in Sentember.
, 5o.6l per cent. in October. 54.11 per
! cent in November and ,j5.96 per cent.
! in December 1909.
The total value of all merchandise
;
! reached as much as $1,000 900 prior
! IN 1873. passed the 5000 900 GOO line in
1880. the $500. 100000 line in 1891. the
S44o.o00.00o line in 1892. the $500. 1000
3 600 line in 1905. the 5000. 600 600 line
IN 1907. and in the calendar wear Just
! ended was practically $4,000. 900 the
/ exact figures being 5000 1871. The
principal articles forming this large
/ total OF non dutlah!e imports in the
: calendar year 1909 were: hides and
/ skins Slo4,0o0.000. india rubber so.
! coo. 600. pig tin S27 300 600. raw silk
! s. 100000. fbers S29, G66. coo 66. cotton
! Sl3.oUo00oo. copper S40.0O0,OO0. coffee
1S6.500.0G0, tea $l6.5O0O0O. cacao $13.-
33.333.33 chemicals 50. d0O. 900. art
works so 100000, and undressed furs
1 S12.750. 900.
! 1t IS proper 10 add that the figures
for each fiscal year from 1927 ito 1909
relate 70 imports for consumption. while
those for the five months ending with
/ December last relate to general i'm
ports. and while the latter are not alb
soiutelv comparable with the annual
! figures referred to. they Indicate at
| least In general way. the proportion
! of the imports under the new tariff