COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 445 
The table below shows, by countries, for the years 1897, 1898, 1899, 
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. 
1898. 
1897. 1899 1900.* 
Countries and products. = == ; ; == 
No. | Value. | No. Value. No. Value No Value 
} | | 
Australia and New Zealand: | 
Fish, miscellaneous, salted, | } 
PACKALCRE esc eo oe See sarees) Rees Cerra neal (eee ae 150 $970" | a 2552- 5242 sete ee 
HETMINR2 se. oe cee see cases. .| 1 i ee Ene helene ee es ee eee Sanne 
Mullet, canned.....-..- de: 5 RS: 
L(t) Ase eee GOzZe soe eco 
Motaless ae ea eee AI eee 
Canada: 
Cod-fish, salted ....-- pounds... 
DOR eee ees ne drums. . 
mish; iresh | 2. = Ss=s- 2 pounds... 
WO ciasceceese ese pieces. . 
Herne 5-5 5520 7-2 pounds. - 
1) ye ee eee kegs... 
Mackerel, salted ........ kits... 
DOs s22es2-— + = barrels: 
Miscellaneous fish, salted, 
MOUN GSS. se serene soe anal ech e co eleee ewes 
Miscellaneous fish, salted, 
DACKAP CS <5 on os a'se sso a5se5=s|o5225—4es|saneeee 65 DOS" 1252 Sete ees beste 8 Bans 
Salmon, fresh......-. PoUTIESs=) * Tt SAG pesos. + ste Sas ees Sas 13, 950 912 | 27;669 1, 468 
DOg Pe races boxes. . (i eee 2 cA) eee bee eee) Paeneineee) Meaty t 
DOiostS ee sc 222228 - pieces. - 2 DOG) eA - Cee RA Bele ete ea Pyedl aie Ee a 
Salmon, salted.-half-barrels.. Decree Ras: Snes aes Hotta Pe ee cee Poca ee pee aeene 
DO'. 2. ss52 s53.-52<- barrels. . 1 18 Jos eee eee core eee 2; CGY] eae Aer) eee 
{15 7 beds eh ae eee FE eA 4,537 | pat nuk RGIS |e C7 | are 4,744 
China: 
cere gamed! =.=: =< pounds. . PA] eee 65579) |. =-==- 2 MOLL [acs 1, 363 268 
oe Seer ACER p25) , 228 2) 1,224 | Oi) 2720) | eee [bone 
Cuttle- fish, dried ....pounds..' 42,547 |...-...- 52Ua7S) |e ee AO DIS, Woes se ses 1.3: 786 [--2 
DOs35) 55 packages. - 46 | 3,9 25 | 4,192 | 7 4,244 | 2 1,130 
Rish,; alive:.-=..--.-. number. |. ==. eel co se ee eee ee ee 112 6 b22et to. [Eon eeee 
Fish, salted. ......--. pounds...) 306,520 |...-..-- 300, 300 |-..------ FS ¢ by eats 7 al Rene : Pola Bt Maes 
DOls os aes oes packages 285 | 16, 564 190 | 16,842 | 324 | 17,258 | 49 2,771 
HT CITIN Po es See cases...) 4 ga |p yee (Leles eet epee they CTE (Peete) eee eer 
Oysters, dried .........- do.. 327 | 2,669 360 | 2,591 | 413 | 3,417 133 1,162 
poaweet, dried-=.=- package. 44 162 48 | 138 | By |seceee [owes ee cat|esshen ze 
SOE A A CASS: .| 22522225. see es eee eee eee 32 209 6 27 
Shrimps, adrieds. 26.2 unds DSA, | se ea ee a tek 2 ae Sb oases oftna eee as 
Seo oeee Se oe packages... 17 101 6 5 | (aerate Paes 9 32 
Rta ears prea se SS elk ee ys. vy Cel ee 24.990 fence. 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. 
