COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 445 
The table below shows, by countries, for the years 1897, 1898, 1599, 
and up to June 14, 1900, the imports of fishery products. This table 
shows the vast preponderance of the United States over all the other 
countries combined. A considerable part of the imports from the 
_United States was composed of salmon. Counting complete years, 
China occupied second place until 1899, when Japan forged to the front. 
The large influx of Japanese laborers during the past ten years is the 
principal cause of this considerable increase in Japan’s shipments. 
As the Chinese and Japanese prefer to buy fishery products specially 
prepared to suit their taste, such as abalone, cuttle-fish, oysters, 
shrimps, and seaweed, and as these could be obtained only in their 
home countries, this demand has caused a considerable trade with the 
countries enumerated. Great Britain is fourth, followed by Canada, 
Australia and New Zealand, Germany, and France in the order named. 
Table showing, by countries, the imports of fishery products during the calendar years 1897, 
1898, 1899, and to June 14, 1900. 

























1897. 1898. | 1899. 1900.* 
Countries and products. Ss Tae | Sey 
No. | Value.| No. | Value. No. | Value.| No | Value. 
Australia and New Zealand: 
Fish, miscellaneous, salted, 
PGR SR Cae ee eos oe ee oan el senealon cnnmee| Sse aesieclessc es 150 S570" Et aes oe Geese 
PIEININ GS-2 ne hc cows cases. - 1 ae See Gees | Serselese 5 less as oe ai leistaeeeeellneaernee laanesaee 
Mullet, canned........- dors: 475 | 1,883 | ODT Reames = 655 | 2,432 122 $475 
103) ee Chee ae ora ae Gozene=|-eraseen. [ae RAS 2 AQON on O2Ih eee eens eeeee Serre Ae etl bh te diet 
RS i eee ee oe el IE SSOR Es Soe B05): laa rao SWOOD) oon nee 475 
Canada: 
Cod-fish, salted ....-- pounds..| 67,200 |...--..-. AQT S205 ae sere | 92,200 | 3,740 | 72,400 2, 850 
[BD . SHR eAeDe ogee drums. . 400 | 3,980 AOC a STAN a seen ecm Oe ey te er are 
MISH EneS ee se oes oe pounds! =|" "2800! |22- 222 25680) te dil 24an Ee ew ce se escase 6,141 426 
1D ea aes SR pieces. - 1 1 (TPA) ee ae eS SY oeeeee ted (Saearare Aweee ane laarmoe cee 
a eee Sess css: pounds OOO woe en saus etl eee ete WN ii eee (Seer aru | 8 2 SRA ae aa a 
Does So mate a ama =e kegs : 166 90 TDN | eer lae ee ete ee ee cvalll ae stetetnreS 
Mac borer salted!=.----2- kits 11) ea doer | eee aleecket ol eater ne | SSmemiet tal ete eae a areca 
Dia Se oemece ero barrels. . 5 (Ae eee eae ee esa SeOdd Hee oatce aepornacaitoscesac 
Miscellaneous fish, salted, 
[ECDL HUANG IS eee le ae a el fe DETDO) Es aoeeets\ ee ace ease see sell esate tons lepeeyaiatatre 
Miscellaneous fish, salted, 
DECKAP CSS tar. nape cememamen- ate. Seeeaoean'= ae 65 DOSE Se ee yearn Seve [ts cere ete Sectereteta ere 
Salmon, fresh........ OUTS |p ela COON eee: ce eee ia elena ae ae 13, 950 912 ; 27,669 1, 468 
ltt) Sees Bee eee boxes. . dl watt ae 2 Ty [0 ee eas I ee te Ses CES ie 
DG Hes al Baer Se ata pieces. - 2 Ge Secale ba ese) (Cae eel sls St eee ca eels eae 
Salmon, salted.-half-barrels. - PA bak = i fel br ee Seer ee eee nased Seecoeees Gee eeeee erence asec recs 
Ole cosas oo as barrels. - 1 13a eater 2 SON Stee eee eae eee 
180) 5) pad a Se Ye BS Eta CS Al ees a 43619 [sess cc. 4° 687" | .ses2cee 4,744 
China: 
Abalone, dried ...... pounds..| 5,823 |.-....... EBVO) a Seanee 7FeSll Peotone 1, 363 268 
WO seccceas eae packages. . 25 | 1,228 Daly alay77.) 94] LA TOn eee eerc see eee 
Cuttle-fish, dried ....pounds..| 42,547 |........ 525478) esos - <5 AQY IB: |Pamaseee ISNT8Gu acs 
DO Regence oes packages. . 46 | 3,988 25 | 4,192 70 | 4,244 2 1,130 
Fish, alive.......... Pa HS 231 O°) Del eek tee | eT Oe (taal ae ae eee 112 (oh SEece soa Boost aae 
Fish, salted........-. pounds..| 306,520 |........ 300;300) 2 a5--5 = - S17 Dosen eee AD 126) |beceeass 
Oe ss. soe packages. . 285 | 16,564 190 | 16,842 324 | 17, 258 49 2,771 
Berming: Si2s.c5-s-ss5-2 cases. . 4 1D} Bee eales. Sones |e errs | seoeeetos emer ees ellen = 
Oysters, dried .......... doz. 327 | 2,669 360 | 2,591 413 | 3,417 123 1,162 
Seaweed, dried..... package... 44 162 48 138 LS hillesedtencalla=daacces Jpacdeces 
DO ee ee ca CLT dle IEG 2s dl Sosa Cobar cata ae becitee 32 209 6 27 
Shrimps, dried.....-. pounds... Bh Wall oe Se ie aes Bee Sane asioc oon acl meocecor hoes MAT ae 1 eae ee 
IMSL asses packages. . 17 101 6 | Sill Paes Se be aeneoe 2) 32 
ROU en doce Saco eens sits see> oe< DA OF Eien atararoine PA: Al Acer 26, 846 5, 390 




* As the islands were formally annexed to the United States on June 14, 1900, and no further record 
was kept of the imports from the United States at the custom-houses, it was thought best to end the 
records of the other countries at that date, so that they would be uniform. 
