Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-13
Direct Trade Between Cities.

The extent and rapid growth of direct
trade between interior cities and foreign
countries is prominent, though little no
ticed feature Of the business of the last
fiscal year, Seventeen cities ayailed
themselves OF the privileges of the act of
1880, With the exception of Memphis,
which is due to local and eXtrinsic causes.
every one of the seventeen showed an in
crease which is always large in peyaent-
age, though sometimes not isap0sing in
amount. Thus the foReign merchandise
arriving at Chicago, without passing
through any seaport custom house. in
1852 was valued at $6,273, ,53h against S4,-
2o3, ,343 in 1881. At st. Louis the later fio-
ures were 81, ,O49, ,69a, and the earlier, 81. 7Of.
40. The total for 1882 at Pittsburg was
1888, 40, and for 1881, 81, 1881, ,I6G. and at
st. Louis, 81, 283, ,009, against 1924, $40, No
other city shows q seVen,hguFed total,
though several others show an Increase of
100 per cent. or mere. For all, the total
was $lS, ,3d0, ,OdG, an Increase Of nearly AZ
par cent. There are immense possibilities
IN a traffic showing such speedy and Wig
orous growth, and OF character so well
adapted TO increase. The exports, even
though shipped direct from the interior.
are reported by the custom house aa ex-
ports from the seaport. But the bureau
of Statistics states that such exports from
Chicago amounted to Gle, 71S tons, valued
at $40, ,s2O, eco, krom st. Louia the direct
exports were valued at over SIG, 900. 900,
From Minneapolis there were shipped di-
rectly abroad 1,1S1, ,322 barrels of flour.
valued at $8,70O,OOO and every
company carrying freight has there
an agent authorized to grant hills of
lading through to every country which
eats our breadstUfss. such facts are almost
startling. 4hanks to cotton, the exports
ofdomestic products fromNeW Orleans last
year We're second only to those frora this
city, and reached the hapdsoGle total of
S71,OOO,OOO. But if the fashion of EXPORT
ing grain trGslA interior customs districts
shoula grow according to its promise and
possibilities there will be a sneelly rear
rangement of cities now claiming front
rank in foreign tFade, and Boston. San
Francisca, and Baltimore must Weld 10
Chicago. st. Louis and Minneapolis. fhus.
IN last November. the exports Of wheat
which might have gone from any mort. dc,
creased ool 600 bushels compared with
1871, but the experts OF wheat flour.
which must be largely credited 10
the mills of Minneapolis. showed an
increase equal to 100000 bushels of
gram. Cotton makes up 90 per cent. of
our total exports. Breadstuffs aggregate
only 70 per cent, but, with provisions & 16
per cent they make uH a trade Whict,
may be largely Iedfstributed aud 10 anonI1,
sutHclent to give enviable s,,;;nerior;tvP -
the city which c0nty,c;iis it. The primacy
Oh New foFSS IS unassailable. 1t transacts
oVe~s oIx times as much of the trade going
and coming as any other city. But even
were it otherwise ana the figures should
show snIae change, it is consoling to con-
slider that wherever in the interior the cur
rent of traffic may start, it must set
through the best seaport, and the commits
sions of handlers and middIemen must re-
main to line our merchants Golfers.