Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-28
HAWAIPS TRADE
With JAPANESE
SHOWS INCREASE
Imports in 1916 Jump $780,
900 Over Those of 1915;
Exports Total $37,533

Half a million dollar increase over
1915 total in the amount Of imports 10
Hawaii from Japan during 1916 and a
slight increase in the amount Of eX-
ports from here to the island empire
during the same two years Is noted
in the figures given in the reports is
sued by the bureau of foreign and dom
eC.ic commerce Of the department OF
commerce. Washington. ID. c. Hawaii
imported $3,035, 1868 worth Of merchan-
disc from Japan during 1915 and
$3,560,226 in 1916. showing a gain of
$524.S5S. AS to exports these islands
sent away to Japan a total of $21,541
worth of goods in 1915 and $37, 533 in
1916, an increase OF 1892.
The report from the bureau of for
elgn and domestic commerce is signed
by Consul-General Geo. II. Seidmore,
Yokohama, who says that the foreign
trade Of Japan has increased largely:
new markets having been entered
Abroad; work being plentiful for the
people at home: wages having advanc-
ed, and the cost Of liTing remained
the same owing to successive good
harvests. "...'
Japanese total experts Of merchan-
disc for 1916 were valued at 1862 ,042,-
S57, showing an Increase over the pre-
c. ding year OF $209.305,973. An in
crease In imports OF Sill, 919.244 during
1916 over the figures OF 1915 is also
noted.
One noticeable feature in the list of
exports contained IL the report is the
I feet th7t Japan shipped during 1916
to United States and Great Britain
S2.150,0O0 worth of silk handkerchiefs
and $3,S00.000 worth OF toys to the
same countries. ...:.
Hawaii draws great deal of coal
from the island empire; the amount
tmported in 1916 according to the re.
port being $3S5,597 worth. Other i'm
ports by Hawaii we're: Cotton tissues,
$110,479; crab meat in tins, S34,444;
mats and mattings, $4,000: porcelain
s41,751; rice, $1,309, 076: sake, $75,214;
sulphur, $43.457, and tea, $43,715. /
Japan's imports also increased in
1916 principally in raw cotton from
sos, 100000 to $137,000,000 mainly
from British India, China and United
States.
In trade with United States, the va
lue Of exports from Japan to America
during 1916 was s169, e04,040, an in,
crease as compared with 1915 of $67,-
941,402. While tea exports decreased
in value they Increased IN quantity.
The movement of specie and bull
lion between the two countries for the
past two years shows 4 decrease in the
export of the two items from Japan
while the imports show a decided in
crease. According to the finance de-
partment Of Japan, the island empires
reserve increased from s257 ,226, 900 in
1915 to 1856, s29 900 in 1915. More than
two-thirds OF the reserve is stated to
be on deposit abroad.
As to Hawaii's imports of specie
and bullion from Japan the 1915 fig.
ures were $4096, while in 1916 there
was no importation at ALL And while
in 1915 Hawaii exported no specie or
gold to Japan, in 1915 these islands
sent East total Of $4,000. The fig
ures for 1917, in this respect will be
even larger than $4,000, according to
reliable authorities, even though there
viii be no more specie or bullion ex.
ported from here to Japan for the re-
mainder of the year owing to the re-
cent order prohibiting 1t issued byl
President Woodrow Wilson.