The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-03

there were shipped from Norfolk 1,13s,-
935 bushels, valued at s366.193
In another portion of this article, the
growth of our trade in meat products
Is mentioned, and IL will not be
exports in this commodity last month
amounted to 1.779.S09 pounds valued at
syn. l63. and exclusive of . 100 barrels and
2.6io cases. amounting in value to about
Soo,3o4. making total valuation for
lard of about Sl55.7l7.
y simple sum in addition will show
that the total valuation of the exports
III these three articles cotton corn
and lard. during November. 1896 was
S2.SOO, 696. A further calculation i'm sub
traction Will prove that this leaves about
s'oZ ooo TO be divided among the other ex-
ports the chief of which are coal, logs.
oils. tobacco, oats. etc
Sixty good ships, staunch and true.
loaded at this port during that month
some OF them merely took on coal. The
iollowing figures will show the value
Oh number of the cargoes: $365. .gG5. ST.
i6O S5S,463, s32. $50. S256 SIG. $500. SIT. s73.-
3hO 9O.T30. s2SI. .290. sll474O, s4S 500
s2St.t4o, s6sSG3, s66,14O, s34, $50 77,40O,
S2G5,ooO, s69.GO0. s306. sos
IN EXPLANATION THEREOF.
Taking the month OF November. in
summary, II Is seen that in round num-
oers, cotton. corn, and lard. composed
aoou. s2.soo,ooO OF the exports, leaving
a little over S500O00 for the miscclla
heons trade. Discardng this latter
amount. We have the three articles
above mentioned and the increase in
me shipments of the same to account
for.
Taking cotton first. as the most ,mpor-
tant item. 1t Is well known fact that
me trade in that staple at this point has
been augmented of late In a wonderful
degree. From figures recently publish
IN Inc NirEin!an, IL was shown that in
the receipts Of cotton for the period
between Sept. l. 1896. 10 November
2o,h. last. was exhibited a gain of 2OS.-
2'l oaies over corresponding period for
last year. including West Points re-
ceipts in the la tier. 1t was further shown
mat savannah our most formida BILE
rival along the Atlantic Coast, which
had beat us 20o.0S3 bales In 1896 this sea
Son Is ahead Of Norfolk only &c. lG6 bales
win indications that this port would
eaten up. and. perhaps, pass her before
me end of the season. The Southern
and other roads have been responsible
chiefly for this great increase.
AS TO CORN.
as 10 corn, compilation OF figures
published several months ago in the Sc
columns. told the story of the enormous
growth in corn shipments here. revealing
the fact that In this respect Norfolk
was rivalling Baltimore and New York
and even making resnect BILE compari-
son with Chicago. The building of the
Norfo'k and Western railways elevator
ana the extensive connections made by
tha. road, was chiefly responsible for
ms. Ten years ago. Norfolk's corn
shipments were !nsiEnifican;, amount
Ing, indeed. practically to nothing To-
day millions ot bushels go out every
month 10 foreign ports. and this uuant!-
~ VIII increase as facilities enlarge.
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES.
The Old order has changed In the mat
ter OF the shipment OF meat products
ture's shipped their foreign bound mea.
and lard hy way OF New York ana now
10 say the least the business is hc!ng di-
vided, and Norfolk is getting a fair
share. a large quantity of goods of this
q iss is brought here daily over tho Nor
folk and Western, and last month one
vessel was loaded with .3z4. 800 pounds
Of Chicago lard. 4 year ago such n
thing was practically unthought OF. To-
day products OF the Western packing
houses form an important and rapidly
growing portion of our exports.
AMONG TRANSPORTATION MEN.
y splendid general idea of the extent
and character of the business of the
port may be gathered from Information
in the city. The far-seeing gentlemen
who have charge OF these are each n
mine OF valuable informa ton, and thew
are all experts in their line. 4 repre-
sentative of the Virginian made the
rounds of the offices Yesterday. and un-
earihed many interesting facts The
consensus of opinion is that while the
export trade of the port is on the in
crease there Is also going to be a healthy
and still larger growth in the import
business. One OF the hes, known local
managers in the city declared that with
in the next six months Norfolk would
see surprising boom in this direction
and said that he based his prediction
upon positive information which he was
not al liberty 10 disclose.
NEWLY ESTABLISHED HERE.
Among the first sportation men
called upon by the Virgin!an represen-
,ative was Mr. C.. c. Patterson. the ge
NAL and clever local manager Of the VII
liam Johnston Company. Limited This
corporation. as is known. Is one of the
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