, 1880-01-29
Cn|CAGO'S FOREIGN COMMERCE
Direct Trade Between Lake Ports md
Europe Abandoned.
Through Shipments oI Western Products from
Chicago Across Tho Atlantic.
Operations Of ths mmedlateTramportatiau Ad-
Tea fmportatfeaA

From Our Osv, CorrtsponttNf. |
WAeIIN0rx,s, jim. 23.-Mr. Nimfno, Chief OF \
tho utlrcn,l ut Statistics, will soon publish |
another report upon tho tnternnt commerce of |
tho United Suites, similar 10 tho report; upon |
tho snme plum which received such fAvnrnlao
consideration Inst year. portion Of this work
Ia now cotnpetcd. Tho volume Will contain MI |
Interesting chapter upon tho tircot tradc be-
tween Interior ports IN tho United 6tatcs AtHl
foreign countries. FrOin tho portion OF ,thHt
shaPtcr !en stss +" t0 firsIS (
DIRECT TRADE nf1wEEE cIlIcAuO AND FOREIGN
C0uNT1nEs-Kxrnlt1R+
There no record ri tho time when tho direct
n th p Gem Sexp VIZ to sfop9 cSa &C.,
cllascs Ut Western products wcro mado on orders
from Europe, ara + e stated that to some e.
Visions Il, EuroIt, On thor own soconnt, Such
shipments, however, consisted ma!nly q
S Sos ssnnSG sSnsSGaed tboes to some to se her Sy
made Tor tho occaa trsansportati ion On tho IL
1saj. nrl,s THO Cr'tIlcai, war. lnrgc ql'nnt!tios
% Ss set s 9e4s sr o Got md II fFaso
VII esSs; NV York in Or Eontrrsl Shipments were
New New York city. or by Like md Canndlan Cainni
route to Montreal, rs ut that time it wls Hlip-
pissed to bo !mpfaeteag!G 70 t5anspofI i,s Hta'in
sopsst!o! VIA tse !aSe s; e%nsi rests; ~ MA
Mtlti G M u, ~ % gimea fra, atf hoUn
10 The sen6tu.rd. When navigation closed on tho
inkrs dIlrifr fho oyytrtcr pf WRJ-'57 direct ship
n1onts wcrc, 70 Limited e1t9nt. mh,!c @ Irtin
lrMtis rho plill Of liircCt Rhtpnents frsy1n Chl-
cag1 to Earopo In vessels loaaed nt that port pert
tthcnrt: 10 Europo, his 1t times bccn strongly
advoeated; but Tits ilcthnd Of direct tr1.lc G:-
viii INV ticrrrn of SUCCESS Ase from tho I'M
purtant question rs 70 Inc safety of employinx
ncross , to onea II yessojs of tho iinitd slzo
y tg atHSr vsss, 9s,,y M ss
'fSn fpariS i % he nst threo years ended June 20, tho
| c1nnrantes of yrsscIs fr1tn hike pprts Ia pt,rts
In EuruIto hls been rs follows: Thrco in 1871
iionp in lSiS. and threo il, iB;O This lnuthol OF.
mav thar"fore. b" reEnEsictl d. p1,ctjrlly aba;l-
i.si,si Tha oI,iu!oi, e, However, ontestii,cti in
sou,o t,1artors thnt tits method Of direct tra,io
Vii ikS @ peIe 1 o to III ."
tha epjaruo,ncnt U of tic Casadiaf, eanais. work
my d ,S,9g r;%rsss ;tont ,ro,r .bnnoa ,ron Chi.
cnro ln Ei,ror,n on through b}t(s uf lltl.1x Is
tr,insportpd across tho ocean In sailing vessely.
A table OF shlpulents to EUROPE .n throl9h
from isUa q isis, inclusive. shows TINT there ,ns
hcc rpld growth y the direct exportnion of
Hour, gra' @ PROVISIONS. y, ana 'n'Scesna''cous
| frelghts frum Chicago 10 EUROPE.
~ ,a,,r whnnt n1n rS an nrov,s
en the tan19S @ u HI a1sGs o 1fn1g ro1s
n9oyisua year. Tbo dlrcst @ exportation of tour
i,mrrcis IN isis TIC direct exportntion Of whent
increased from 5:s0 bushels In lS69 to d, III ,osl
| In 1878 The d!rgct cxportnttnn Of c0rn lncrcaseh
1,11u xnVa In
lss HptS sn te i Iireat exporfon * ot prnsssos ii:
packagcs In 1879 Tho totMl tonnage Of direct
oily s.sls TINS IN ise and to onls 17,ssl fa lS1o
thsfs fSet e aSot sar's% % S5RS H yff e es III
m,nted b. tho secretnry of tug thtcARo
l.oarrl OF Tr1!.le th,.t tho value or tho direct
tho Atllntic seaports amounted to noont ~ per
cont OF tho fore9ol!ig amount; u would tnits "
TINT th9 s 1rn y,e or aFect r. OF
~ ~ tic i, total Shipment ot srsl aud i!ois r.
iy;s. nmontlrg 10 tie 876 t06 bushels. it appenrs
TINT i, ,1aa,0G7 bushels. or 0%0e por cent was
sfpe leyog iscs1g e sts EaoRe R,cao TINT tho direct
rnox cn1cAoo 70 EUROPE
rnpy Sns ot tho h@S eontr mpt1
NJ t,o 4 nirposo Of oultivt,tng thc foreign
trads il aI Ieef III and hog pr!,,ois. Inc ncthod u
cutting an crnx aeg taese ~ Ghe4 y,
hn;s mi tnsins of the pcopjo Of Ur.at Brita
th .s sMss y e. e. cSaSM a!n1fs ES5e e' ~
f"nt,,nrs ~ t,htn.ro nrn SrokjnT to aynil thomi.
anixn. nf tl,H n,lSuntnvcs Of foretun tnnrkots
Mt,,r ~ tho .3r Tx;S ,,f,n;t I'M nnr rcnt III thH
uEet ~ v1po1 pa,t Il r. Tni oA'pp'" W
T,,r DIRECT rupOrrArtoy or rOnE1oH uER-
THE 'l"set citaSi,1an an AT cn1cAun. '' ''A
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