COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 443 
Wholesale trade in fishery products of Hawaiian Islands in 1900—Continued. 
Honolulu. Hilo. | total: 
Number. i Value. | Number.| Value. ANumber. V: alue. 
= = ae eames wea | 
PRODUCTS—continued. | 
Sardines (American): | 
Canned (2 oils) <-......-...- cases. .| 759 $3, 036 682 $3, 069 1,441 $6, 105 
Shrimp: 
Canned:(1=lb:)'=-...-..-.-.. number...) 26, 064 2, 541 2, 736 267 28, 800 2, 808 
Cannegn(2-ls) ise cecc «b.cs0ce'e doses] 4, 848 QOUS ape aicteee tere chavs siaverstctals 4, 848 901 
Dried (400 lbs.) ........... barrels... 9 277 99 5, 940 108 6,217, 
Dried: (LOOM s:)) 25.2. sss. 5. boxes. .| 1 | SR Ree eral ectpoon cos 1 18 
Skipjack, pickled .......... pounds. .| 15, 000 GOO Retest Roo tee 15, 000 600 
Sprats, canned (l-lb:) 222.- = number... 720 QO ene ates ames cees | 720 270 
Caviar: 
Cannedi@=lb.)i 22222-5522 225 dow 660 206 276 86 936 292 
Canned, (2-lb,. iss << .25.--4 002 doses} 1, 224 769 180 113 | 1, 404 878 
Clams: 
Canned! (1=lb.) 2222.02. 225228 dou.3: 39, 760 3,427 3, 120 325 38, 880 3, 752 
Canned (2-lb.)..-....... : a 672 YA (ees 672 87 
Chowder (38-lb. cams) ......-- Baer 2,640 2,640 462 
suicey(I-WbsCans) e222. scene Dee 384 384 | 29 
Juice: (2-lby cans) ssos5-6522 Betts 960 960 | 100 
Lobsters: | | 
@Cannedz-lbh iss geese cee Gores 19, 680 SNOB AE eee eects eeeee anor 19, 680 | 3, 034 
Canned (=I) )mcecetoc es. scae alos aan 39, 936 8, 486 4,416 1,012 44, 352 9,498 
Oysters: | 
Canned (I-lb:)=.2s 5-2: --.--< dora: 91, 440 9, 296 30, 184 3, 482 126, 624 | 12,778 
Camnedi((2-Ib!)\s 520. on 508 do. 3 2,544 GO4Y etn ss sal poe eee 2,544 604 
Curried (2-lb.icans)'.-.2....2- dozze: 1, 200 Bb ARE Ress See eee ee 1; 200 390 
Curried (1-lb. cans).......... dota. 902 228) eee se selec e sta 902 228 
Terrapin stew (1-lb. cans).....d0.... 480 BOOM es eee ice eee ae | 480 | 500 
Turtle, green (1-lb. cans)...... do. . 192 BOI SPR st nese eeepc 192 35 
Tongues angisounds!- 22-2 -.2--> i Fp | aa ie 9 18 9 18 
Ota eeenee nee ee ae er. Oe Sears oak nee cRGCee 3065179) | ee oes Naat 4 Sd gee 359, 965 
Fresh fish is also brought to Honolulu from San Francisco in the 
cold-storage rooms of the regular steamers. Until last year all of this 
fresh fish came from Victoria in the Canadian steamers, as the San 
Francisco steamers had no cold-storage rooms previous to that time. 
During 1900 the following products (not shown in the wholesale 
table) were retailed in a fresh state in Honolulu: 
Pounds. Pounds. 
Cod, Berne, smelt, and shad..... S204 HALNONALOUL po 22 jase oases 312 
Flounder Dy 2 671 
Va DWtee See hese. 5, ee ane bee 39, 88 Ss 606 
SalmMonerr. Vesescce so aes eee aes ls 793 Sturpeone 2. 2. .c..c nee sscacceeee cece 290 
IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS. 
As the domestic fisheries have not been sufficiently developed to 
supply the large home demand, great quantities of foreign goods must 
be imported to make up the deficiency. These imports consist princi- 
pally of salted, smoked, dried, and canned goods, and are very diverse, 
owing to the unusual mixture of population. The Chinese and Jap- 
anese are the principal consumers of dried abalone, cuttle-fish, oysters, 
seaweed, and shrimp; the dried and salted cod is preferred by the Portu- 
guese and Porto Ricans, while the natives are great lovers of salmon. 
An attempt should be made to introduce the abalone, as it would 
probably thrive well on the rocky reefs and sea walls. 
The raising of sugar is the principal industry of the islands, and as 
large numbers of laborers are required on the plantations, which are 
frequently not accessible to markets where fresh fishery products can 
be obtained, these must be supplied with the prepared products. 
