The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-22
Trade and N.vlg.aion of Nortl, Germany.


Trade and Navigation of North Germany.
The following briet, and In some respects neces-
sarly incomplete, review of the trade and shipping
of the various States and territories of North Ger
many more Immediately exposed to the Injurious
consequences of state OF warfare, will perhaps
be of more than usual interest under existing cir
cumstances. 1t will place the Manchester Com
mercal Associations, which have taken the lead
In impressng upon the government, by memorial
and deputation, the. urgency and Importance of
bringing its accepted friendly mediation betwlxt the
contendng parties to prompt and peaceful issue, IN
possession OF the more precise facts and figures
which an intelligent body OF merchants will best
know how and most OPPORTUNITY to turn to- account
in urtherance of their objects. We begin with Ham,
burg, promising that the returns, which are the
latest we have received, and assuredy the latest
yet made public here, are not In all respects
brought down to the same date This default of
completeness does not, however, materially affect
the general view which it is desirable to present,
or the considerations which 1t is calculated to
suggest.
The number of vessels which entered the port of
Hamburg from the sea during the quinquennial Pc
Rod from 1910 to 1874, gives an annual average of
1852, of 4Sl, 900 tonnage. These figures show an
increase in the navigation of more than l25 per
cent In the space of thirty years. In the year
1885, total of 1880 vessels entered from the sea,
vlz-435 coming from transatlantic ports; 1856
other ports of Europe. Of the values of the COM
modltles imported in the same year by this mass
of shipping, we have no specific returns; but taxi
ing the maritime commerce, imports and exports
together, at the rate of proportion to the ge-
neral commercial movement as in 1S43, which
comprised the traffic with the interior of Germany,
inclusive of portion of that through Altoona, we
should have about 22t millions sterling of sea
borne trade upon tota! aggregate movement OF
| nearly IS millions. As, however, ASP vessels more
entered the port of Hamburg in 1916 than in 1913,
whilst proportionally the saings might be in the
same ratio, the collective value of imports and
ports by would probably be in excess also in
| the former year.
For the years anterior to 1S45, we have more
| precise and abundant materials to work upon,
without, however, being enabled to detach alto
gether the special movement of trade and naviga-
ton from the general movement, which comprc-
hends that carried on by the Ebe and by land car
rage. The sea and river navigation together
shows the following results for the years stated
1912. 1S43. 1874.
Entries and sailngs of
vessels together. lS%a 1881 Il, IA 3 SDS
The years 1871, 1912, and 1913 show much
greater shipping and trading activity than 1874 In
1871 the excess of shipping employed was equal to
14S All tonnage in 1912 to l00 175, in 1S43 to 109
305 tons, more than in 1874. The entries and sail
lngs for 1874 were thus distributed :-Entrles,
1863, OF $50, 4SS tonnage; sailngs, 6,74, OF $685.,
$50 tonnage In this movement of navigation the
trade with Great Britain in 1912 employed 1920
vessels entries and salings together, Of 49,, 129
tonnage but In 1874 only 2,ls7 vessels; of 3S3,775
tonnage. The country next IN order for the I'm
portance of its connection by sea traffic with Ham
burg, is Holland, which in 1912 had inwards and
outwards together, S02 vessels of 81 225 tonnage,
in the trade in ls4reduced to 696 vessels of IL Os
tonnage. The trade with Prussia, almost all by the
Higher Elbe occupied 5S2, 900 tons, inwards and
outwards, in 1912 in lS4i, 496, 052 TONS With Han
over chiefly uvial navigation also, the tonnage en-
ployed nwards and outwards together, was 81, 70S
tons in 1872, and 46,5l5 in 1874. We have no re-
turns separately of the maritime and fluvlal navl
CATION, but II may be stated, as general approxl-
nation, that the latter enters for more than one
half into the whole number of vessels, with at
by the Ebe was materially affected by the oner-
GUS tariff OF dnties imposed upon Its navigation In
late years. The commerce of Hamburg absorb
upwards of 80 per cent of the total navigation OF
the Elbe.
The commerce of Hamburg represented about
the following aggregate values in imports and ex
ports of merchandise, by sea, river, and land car
rage =
fs5 100000 fs47e5ooo ss4oiOooo
For the last year cited the returns for the others
being omitted as superfiuous and unnecessary, the
total movement thus presented was made up OF
imports to the value Of about Ell 557 900, and of
exports for El6, 453, 0O0 The following are the
proportions in which the three countries which
figure at the head of the list entered for imports
land exports in the aggregate mass for lSA:-
Prussia, for. .E4621 $50 ca 669, 500
Great Britain. $4,000 ss2 800 ss sso ' ESQ
The principal imports from Great Britain con-
sisted OF raw cotton, cotton yarns and fabrics,
wooden fabrics, cutlery, iron and steel, and indigo
The chief exports from Hamburg to Great Britain
were raw wool, corn and flour, and cotton manu-
features.
The Importance of the trade with Hamburg to
figures. 1t may be added, moreover, that as the
total effective shipping OF Hamburg consisted, on
the LIST OF January, lS45, OF only 205 ships, OF the
aggregate burden of 80 ,937 tons, inclusive of eight
steam-vessels of which five served on the Elbe,
this most important traffic carried on chiefly
by, and all to the advantage OF, British shipping.
THE PRussIAN PARLrAMEm-The deputies re:
ceve an allowance Of three thalers (ninc shlllngs)
per day, and their travelling expenses. To some
OF the peasant representatives the allowance Is In
dispensable for the Journey. One OF the deputies
ii day laborer, proietdrier, but the great ma
Jorlty OF the Chamber consists OF men IN easy, 1t
not wealthy circumstances. Even those classed
"peasants" are mostly occuplers of land what
should call small farmers. l29 deputies are
persons holding offices, either of the State or the
municipalities most of these are jurlsts or law
yers; there are forty-one clergymen merchants
and manufacturers, thirty-one; teachers and Ge-
iehrte Sdpdns, or it may be assumed, professors,
twenty seven landed proprietors, twenty six-of
these only three are holders of privileged estates
(RtterguD, which, having formerly belonged to
the domains Of OF the class OF mobiles, are still
almost exempted from taxation mechanics, seven
teen; magistrates, seventeen; physicians, ten;
military officers, four prince of the reigning
house and four of the ministers; peasants, forty
five; sgrlcuturlsts, or renters OF large parcels ct
land, five two shopkeepers, one agent, one land
surveyor one day-laborer. and town councillor
Of ihiry-nne deputies there is no special descrp-
ton. From the class Of mobiles there are twenty
four deputies returned. The majority Of the pea
SAINT representatives. (twenty-nlne) have been
elected in Silesia.
LOUIS PHnIrrE ANnJIIs FAMILY AT CLAREMoNr.
We have just visited the neghborhood, where
we have learned on unquestionable authority that
the single hired, carriage with which LOUIS PM
lippe INDUCED the ex-Queen and himself DUNG
the first month, has been discontinued, and The
only expense of that kind vcnured upon is the hire
Of three cabs Sunday morning to convey the
family TO the oman Catholic chapel at Weybrdge.
The whole OF the household. chief and depend
ants, dine together. Everything, including what