The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-18
HAWAII COMMERCE
WITH UNITED STATES
Trade Has Rapidly Increased Since An
nexation of That Territory in
1893, Says U. S. Off
cial Report.

Washington, D. G., May ls.--Our in.
sular territory Of Hawaii with an area
OF only 6,449 square miles and an esti-
mated population in 1914 OF 207,7i3, has
increased its trade with the United States
land foreign countries from $4,000 900 in
1904 to approximately $766o0000 in 1911,
making its per capita commerce 1868.
The trade of Hawaii has rapidly in
creased in the period since the annexation
of that territory to the United States in
1898 Shipments thereto from this coun-
try, according to official figures published
by the bureau OF foreign and domestic
commerce department OF commerce, have
grown from $6,s0o,000 in 1897 the year
preceding annexation to 81 100000 in
1914. and imports from foreign countries
from 100000 to S600O000 The ship
ments from Hawaii to the United States
during the same period grew from Sl6,-
900, 900 to S4s,3O0,000, while those to for
eign countries are negligible amounting
to less than 100000 in 1897 and only
$3.50, 900 in 1914.
Sugar, the leading Hawaiia.4 staple, has
steadily increased in value Of output and
the product for the last 10 years amount
ed to l0,000y000,000 pounds, with value |
OF 1864 100000 Other important articles |
of production. according to the 1915 edi- |
ton Of the Hawaiian Annual arc pine |
apples, coffee and rice So rapidly has
the canned pineapple industry grown that |
the leading share of our domestic con
sumption of pineapples is supplied BY
those from Hawaii, having supplanted |
those from Singapore and other countries.
Stated in order Of value. Hawaii's ship
ments to the United States in the last
year included sugar to the value
Of $50. 100000; canned pineapplcs, $4,000.
000; coffee, s500,00O; hides and skins,
sls9000; molasses and syrup. Sl5s000.
rice. Sl33000; bananas, $4,000. and
fresh pineapples. $4,000.
Shipments to Hawaii from the United
States comprise large variety of ar
ticles, chiefly manufactures and food
,tuffs Representative items in last years
rade include iron and steel. S2.720000,
,rcadstuffs s2,32000n; mineral oils, ST.
100000 cotton manufactures, 81 .3sl 600;
Of wood, 81 .253000; auto
mobiles, cars and other carriages, 81
$4,000. and meat and dairy products
II .l07 900. Other items ranging from
zoo, 900 downward include tobacco manu-
actures. spirits. wines and malt liquors,
Explosives, fertilizers paper and manu- ,
actures thereof. electrical machinery and
pplances, vegetables, automobile tires.
ruits and nuts, chemicals, boots and
hoes, fish, hay, vegetable oils, paints
nd varnshes, cement and butter.
The sugar crop OF the current wear.
ccording 10 the Hawaiian Annual" will -.
pproximate $4,000 tons. record to- 7
al; but owing TO lower prices its value !
III he somewhat smaller than that of !
he preceding year. The coffee crop is
lso reported as being exceptionally /,
esvy. estimated at $4,000 bags. Ship >
rents during the calendar year 1914 =
to 3.5oo,0o0 pounds. The ran.
ing industry was especially affected by
Nv prices at the beginning of the year
evertheless the shipments Of canned
ineapplcs to the United States during
VA were the largest on record.
The following table shows the value 81 !
awaits commerce with the Omitted States y
Nd the principal foreign countries dur q
Y 1914: =