Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, For the Year 1887, Transmitted to Congress, With a Message of the President, June 26, 1888

No. 364.
Mr. Merrill to Mr. Bayard.

Legation of the United States,
Honolulu, January 15, 1887. (Received February 3.)

No. 96.]

Sir: I have the honor to inclose herein the quarterly statement of the collector general of customs showing the principal domestic exports of the Hawaiian Kingdom for the quarter ending December 31, 1886; also containing a comparative table of exports for the years 1885 and 1886. A comparison of the total export values for the two past years gives the following result:

Domestic exports, 1886	$10,340,375.17
Domestic exports, 1885	8,958,663.88
Increase, 1886	1,381,711.29

I have, etc.,

George W. Merrill.

[Inclosure in No. 96.]

Domestic exports of Hawaii.

custom-house returns.

We have been permitted by his excellency the minister of finance to publish the report of the collector general of customs, which is as follows:

Finance Department, Bureau of Customs,
Honolulu, H. I., January 3, 1887.

His Excellency Paul P. Kanoa,
H. M.’s Minister of Finance:

Sir: I have the honor to submit to your excellency the table of the principal domestic exports of the Hawaiian Islands for the, quarter ending December 31, 1886. Also, a comparative table of exports for the twelve months 1885, and the corresponding period 1886.

With the highest respect and esteem, I have the honor to be your excellency’s very obedient humble servant,

Jno. M. Kapena

,
Collector-General.

Quantities and values of the principal domestic exports by customs districts for the three months ending December 31, 1886.

Articles.	Honolulu.		Kahului.		Hilo.		Total at all ports.
	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.
Sugar, pounds	12,920,851	$527,039.67	295,163	$14,266.36	539,550	$24,950.73	13,755,564	$566,256.76
Molasses, gallons	45,746	6,057			4,320	453.60	50,066	6,510.60
Rice, pounds	1,936.900	76,800.55					1,936,900	76,800.55
Coffee, pounds	1,300	220.00					1,300	220.00
Bananas, bunches	10,760	10,407.00					10,760	10,407.00
Taro flour, pounds	220	15.00	220	23.22			440	38.22
Goat-skins. pieces	6,690	3,733.00					6,690	3,733.00
Hides, pieces	8,302	27,929.42	508	2,170.62	165	604.37	8,975	30,641.41
Calf-skins, pieces	105	105.00					105	105.00
Sheep-skins, pieces	1,895	189.00					1,895	189,00
Tallow, pounds	5,420	216.00					5,420	216.00
Wool, pounds	345,604	30,372.08					345,601	30,372.08
Betel leaves, boxes	72	360.00					72	360.00
Awa, pounds	15,740	2,820.00			3,767	656.54	19,507	3,476.54
Sundries		1,456.00						1,456.00
Total value		687,719.72		16,397.20		26,665.24		730,782.16

Quantities and values of the principal domestic exports for the twelve months ending December 31, 1885 and 1886, showing increase and decrease.

Articles.	Twelve months ending December 31, 1885.		Twelve months ending December 31, 1886,		Quantities.
	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.	Increase.	Decrease.
Sugar, pounds	171,350,314	$8,356,061.04	216,223,615	$9,775,132.12	44,873,301
Rice, pounds	7,367,253	387,296.63	7,338.615	326,628.98		28,638
Hides, pieces	19,045	71,532.78	31,207	111,910.72	12,162
Bananas, bunches	60,046	58,809.50	45,862	43,824.25		14,184
Wool, pounds	474,121	49,573.93	418,784	37,872.08		55,337
Goat-skins, pieces	19,782	15,023.32	21,173	12,644.35	1,391
Molasses, gallons	57,941	7,050.00	113,137	14,501.76	55,198
Dried bananas, boxes	892	4,265.00				892
Betel leaves, boxes	350	1,945.00	295	1,482.50		55
Sheep-skins, pieces	8,783	1,735.62	9,255	988.00	472
Coffee, pounds	1,675	283.00	5,931	1,067.00	4,256
Fungus, pounds	1,137	113.70				1,137
Calf-skins, pieces	26	20.00	105	105.00	79
Taro flour, pounds			440	38.22	440
Tallow, pounds			21,305	1,011.00	21,305
Awa, pounds			20,372	3,550.24	20,372
Sundries		4,954.36		10,118.95
Total value		8,958,663.88		10,340,375.17