The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-18
The Foreign Carrying Trade MonopoIiz,d by
Other Nations.
ststsmsnt Of tho Foreign and American Vessels
Nov in the Port Of New York-Balancs Of
Tonnage Against Us in Ono Week Nearly
Fifty Thousand Tons-Is Our Domestic
Trade To Be Also Swept Awayl
Important Letter from tho
United States Registry Office.
The Policy Of s'Protection'' rs Applied to
Our Shipping Interests.


A the December session Of Congress draws near
She interesting question again presents itself, What
= going to be done by the federal Legislature for
the RELIEF OF our mercantile mariner That there is
urgent need Of immediate action this direction is
patent 10 every one VINO has taken the trouble to
make even cursory examination Of the matter. 1t
y neither catering to our national pride nor con-
Boiling 20 our patriotic feelings to reject that or oil
She steamers which cross from any American port
10 Europe not one nies the Star-Spangled Banner;
and u decidedly lessons the estimation In which we
hold ourselves as nation to know that from occu-
pying q position second to none as maritime
bower compelled to see by FAR the major part
bf trans marine trade carried by foreign YES
pels. The proportion that exists between the Ame-
1csn tonnage engaged in the foreign trade and the
k0nnage Of foreign bottoms is vast that humili-
biting the fact may be, we compelled to admit
that
TOREIGNERs HAVE MONOPOLY OF THE TRADE.
In order that the readers OF the HERALD may dts
germ Ct glance the actual condition OF mercan-
eile marine the following tables have been prepared
showing the vessels Of all kinds In port at this writ
Ing after the most minute and thorough cxamina-
hon It Is perfectly fair to take the port OF New
York as . criterion BY which to Judge OF tao COM
merce Of the country. Most OF 1t centres here and
Iar more money Is invested IN shipping by our own
tzens than by those Of any other CITY or section OF
knc Union. In addition to this port in the coun-
ny has more ample harbor, nor one where, owing
20 iN being almost wholly land-0cked, vessels can
Flde ct anchor with greater safety. IT, then we and
That week after week. OF the vessels in this port en-
gagged In the foreign trade the vast preponderancc
Of tonnage Is on the side OF nations than our
pwn, We may be well assured that the rule holds
good for every other part Of the Union. The be-
Low narrated have been gathered very recently, and
mi IN hn haix1 rroCklv
Liable What, then, are the facts2
STEAMERS.
or the steamers now In this port engaged In the
Foreign trade, forty-sevcn In number, but twenty
I'VE are American; and OF these twenty-five only
thrcc can be said to ply between this and foreign
poru propcr-two that go to Rio Janeiro and one to
BIT Domingo. Three others 70 to Havana or some
other Cuban port and are rcckoned as "coasters''
simply, aud five others to Aspinwall San Francisco
ana Galveston. The other fourteen are either laid
Hpo for sale. Meanwhile twenty-five foreign steam
ers ere now occupying berths at our wharves and
will soon SAIL for Hamburg. Liverpool, Bremen
Antwerp, Glasgow, Stettin aud other European
ports. The following shows Che amount OF
STEAMER TONNAGE NOW IN PORT.
Tons.
Total tonnage. .............. ............ 70,76l
k zGas'fn soa sonSsse 81 s ffs
Balance IN favor or foreign bottoms. 1000. Assn
steamers laid no or for sale: Alabama, 7S7;
Crcassian, LAST; Commander, -; Flag,
.067; Granada, 764; Minnctonka, o03; Morn
ing star, -; Northern Light, 2,055; San
tee, 698; Saxon. 400; having In all o tom
ud8o VI fsWZ
TILE SHIPS IN PQRr
present 40 moro cheering Indications. or these
there are lhirtJ.elght, OF tonnage varying from
D7s tons to l6sa TONS and they may be SUP divided
Tons.
Total tonnage. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1884
6oreign tonnage. "a, 3s3
American tonnage. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1874
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