The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-02

/ lance between Stetn ana the nearest rival port
HamDurg-and the line win fall little west OF tho
thirteth meridian. Extend this line due north and
and me eng eaSer part the prossa
| empire, with the exception OF an inconsideraQlo
fraction bordering on switzerland, VI! lie On the
eastern side. Within TINS boundary are embraced
the cities or Berlin IeiPsie Dresden. Franktort-on-
tneoder. Posen, Breslau Prague AMI the vast mineral
resources not to speak or the fine fabrics OF SIesla
ana Bohemia. In addition TO this, with direct com
munication with New York, tue Baltic ports, Memel
K@nlgs0erg and Dantzc would contribute their
share to swell tho bulk OF imports and exports in
American bottoms
Il Is a dsagreeable fact but one which the
monthly report or the Deputy Special Commissioner
OF the Revenue In charge OF the Bureau OF Statis-
ties shows to be true That for the quarter ending
iareh 81, 1862 there were imported into the United
States from Che North German Confederation wares
TO the value OF s95I,24 OF these wares were I'M
ported through the ports or England alone
GUM Holland, Bremen and Hamburg, $40
453. Thus from England alone nearly 1--we times
as muea as from all other ports together. For the
transportation 10 England. OF course foreign bot
toms were exclusively employed; and as the report
above referred 10 further shows that during the
quarter ending December III, 1868, the number OF
foreign vessels entering American ports were in
proportion to American vessels as two Is TO one, we
the greater share OF the transportation 10 the United
States.
tiscs OF the Baltic ports, OF interest to American
merchants aud snip owners. In the port OF Memel,
for the year 1857, when trade was depressed owing
ballast 4eS; tonnage o. "a. The value q imports,
In the pore OF Dantzic eve take 1895 as moro "a
vorable for trade) there were imported: Cotton
Soea cenner guano o aosi centner; rosia aae1
ner leaf tobacco, 2a04 cenner; tar aud PITCH H. 2l
csntner
There were entered this year at this port OF
freghted vessels, 1856 tonnage 1888, $685. In ballast,
1896 tonnage, las, 49, Total value OF imports,
6,66o,e30 rhts.; total value Of exports $685. 40s
rhts.
One American vessel. with tonnage Of 257,
arrived at this port during the year.
For tie same year at the port OF Knnigsberg we
note as foll0ws:-vesseis arrived. 1908; tonnage,
223, Ss2; OF these in ballast $40; tonnage 29,4ss
We note no vessel sailing under the American flag
but eight vessels from American ports with petro-
The imports during this period were as foIows:-
Rice 66270 centner; petroleum, 53,357 other oils,
including turpentine &c. $685. tobacco 80 134; rubber
and gutta percha wares 423; tar, pitca asphalsne,
l7.s1e cotton, 8o,9a7; guano 2,430; rosin, 2,403.
Total value OF exports $685. $50 rhs. total value OF
imports 4l,951, 500 rhts.
In the port OF Stettn we note the following for
1s6S:-Entered sea gong sailing vessels freighted
40 $40; entered sea going steamers freighted S42;
tonnage. 2dS,962; in ballast 10; tonnage, 10,2o4;
American vessels, 4; tonnage, 1893.
Some OF the imports in Stettln during this period
were tine foilowing:--
Cotton Gs las centner value q 1876 500 rhts guano
12s,637 centner, value 12S,So7 rhts; gutta percha
1870 centner value 400 rhts. rice. 1872 2lo centner
value 1884 rhtS. tobacco, 2807 centner, value
224,j60 rhs.; cotton seed Oil 1868 centner value
4l,000 rhts,; petroleum, S04 centner, value
1928 rhts; tar pitcn rosn, min. oil, 1885, 1855
centner, value Ale, 483 rhts,
the principal articles of export from these ports
are grain, lumber and live stock, With the eXcep-
ton Of the coasting trade the li0ns share falls TO
England. Her iron steamers are gradually monopo-
lizing the Baltic, and the owners OF sailing vessels
are coming to grief In O corresponding ratio.
/ have not the means OF aseeftaining accurately
the number OF emigrants to the United States for
any given period for the country bordering the
Baltic and the vast territory lying south and east,
which finds Stettn Its nearest outlet. 1t Is be.
lieved, however, that the number Is equal, II not
greater, than the number from the same amount oil
territory in any other part OF Germany. The pros
poets OF success In the attempt TO establish direct
steam communication between New York and the
Baltic are favorable. Whether this Is accomplished
by American enterprise not 1t VIII at least be
compshed somehow and some way. But our
national pride would certainty be gratifed to see
this achievement added to the oonqucsts OF American
enterprise.