449 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
THE WHOLESALE TRADE. 
The wholesale trade in fishery products is carried on in two cities— 
Honolulu and Hilo. Owing to the constant demand for such articles 
from the sugar plantations this business 1s very profitable. A 
the sugar plantations purchase their supplies direct, and these are not 
None of the firms is engaged exclu- 
sively in this business, being principally wholesale grocery firms. 
Honolulu leads in this business in every particular. She 
firms employing 73 persons, and a total investment, including wages 
paid, of $348,380 in 1900, while Hilo had 5 firms, with 30 employees, 
and a total investment of $161,745, including wages. 
Salmon is the principal product handled, followed by sardines, cod, 
oysters, lobsters, mullets, and shrimp in the order. named. ‘The total 
value of all products handled amounted to $359,965. 
included in the following 
table. 
few of 
had 9 
Table showing the wholesale trade in fishery products of Hawatian Islands in 1900. 















| Honolulu. Hilo. Total. 
| Number. Value. |Number.| Value. | Number. Value. 
BUREN seine aeian se See cee ce mone e ceatets | Opie See eres Dy ete cee aee's a eno se 
IM PlOVECS ose oe soa ae ensemoe sees | Wo slecclearce cre BOR ER aarti 1037 ee 
Broperty: 556: 8a. eitace eee eaees eee Ae eis Hip20G 5800) async $112" 000) | Sarees eee $318, 850 
Wiagesi2ec.s- BU EGS Ue SApeaoaeee MD AAB oon cearse arene 42,975 
Cash capital DBE OU | Eoapepoca- BY how asapsoccons 148, 300 
Potals so2 SaciawsteSewasesnsoes cee se eeceeees 348;380!)|-)/.22-6's\< UGH W45.| fesacen sees 510, 125 
PRODUCTS | 
Albacore, pickled .......... pounds. .| 21, 250 863 cS <coecms|soaseeesee 21, 250 863 
Anchovies: 
Spiced (in }-lb. jars).-.-..- number... 360 113 48 15 408 128 
Spiced (in 23-lb. kegs)-......- doi== 250 60) Present ace seecse cee 250 1,760 
In oils (in 3-lb. jars)-........ doz=- 240 180) AS Saese cee sce 240 180 
Barracuda, pickled ...-.-..-.. pounds. . 17,300 692 300 12 17, 600 704 
Bomitospickled=:pesuss==8 ea: dome: 24, 650 1,199 | 13,800 828 38, 450 2, 027 
Cod, dried and pickled: 
lait ases 5.225 wc sispcceeie eimai Glo aes 112, 000 89603 toe ctesene lpeseseaecee 112, 000 8, 960 
Califormigecss=ces sence ose dow 465, 036 20,142 | 147,860 6, 052 612, 896 26,194 
Eels, smoked (1-lb. cans)..number. . 120 TS Na aersceeal eon eee 120 78 
Finnan haddie (1-lb. cans) ...do.... 2, 640 715 1, 200 225 3, 840 940 
Herring: 
Hreshi(i-lbycans)) 2222 sees do.... 1, 800 270 2,000 450 3, 800 720 
Bloaters (1-lb. cans)........- dozens. 12, 880 2, 308 384 64 138, 264 2,372 
Kippered (1-lb. cans)......-. dosss: 10, 448 2, 540 264 61 10, 712 2, 601 
Pickled at lbs.) ...-half barrels. . 180 1,170 35 228 215 1, 398 
Pickled ((5ylbs:)! = tess seee kits... 211 869 eee occa] sc cteeaees 211 369 
Smoked (4 lbs.) .....-..-..- boxes. . 175 BG lac'ceciaiseael sistance 175 36 
Smoked (10 lbs:)! ----. ase--2- dove 1,540 H8Sia cake te eee See 1, 540 538 
Mackerel: 
Canned cae Saeiclesteoue number. . 480 80 iSczt eects 480 80 
Cannedi(lelba)ees.ceeeeeaeeee do. 4, 800 5 4, 800 800 
Canned (ob. eee eee do.... 2,160 fe 2,160 630 
Pickled. o-c.. coc eesewccteteeae kitsee 540 703 1,190 
Pickledlec 223. cheer half barrels. . 120 120 840 
Soused (1-lb. cans) ...... number... 480 63 864 113 1, 344 176 
Malleti@=lbscans))sae-ece- cree doves 66, 480 10041 |e se sl Sacceonce 66, 480 10, 041 
Salmon: 
Cannedi(l=lbi)\ikeeaaseee eens do....| 1,213,344 | 114,161 | 239, 232 22,428 | 1,452,576 136, 579 
Canned) (2-lbs) secs casccenee doses 4, 800 15000" || wec ncn cea Paeeeeeees 4, 800 1, 000 
PIGkKIeEd eacscaccsces half barrels... 1, 455 8, 730 835 5,010 2, 290 13, 740 
Doses ekeekemescesses barrels 4,793 59, 913 173 2,076 4, 966 61, 989 
DOR ees concise Se nee butts 20 840" Sees e eee eee cee 20 340 
BEES eeacece emcees aoe kits... 22 559 37 71 559 630 
DORR eee oetes half barrels. . 21 TOD: |: Soke eee eeee sae 21 105 
Smoked! 222253522 Gefiesesais pounds... 102 12:15 sSoe cee leeecenene. 102 12 
Steaks (1-lb. cans) ....--. number.. 10, 224 V5 863 Nos ESS oeeterces 10, 224 1,363 
Sardines (foreign): 
Cannedi(@ioils) eee -eeh sass cases. . 3, 078 27, 240 114 848 3, 192 28, 088 
Canned tf Oils) eee soaese eee doles 35 GIStla. ooo ee Me eae eer 35 613 
Canned (12 ozs. oils) -.....-. dower 100 1 I7fsya eee aetae eS sasooas 100 1,175 
Canned (3 tomato) ......---- Gozere 50 LUBE an aeuunaslaggecosane 50 475 
