The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18

A GFsas Rnereass IN Trade Win ths ovas-s n
Other Artirnea Re.aaea r..


Mention was made during the tariff dsbats
several weeks ago OF the heavy shipments Of tee
arriving on the Pacific coast largely in anticipa-
ton OF q possible duty being laid on the COM
modify. These large imports. which csms
chiefly through Tacoma. served to draw attsn-
ton to the rapidly Increasing ommor Of that
port.
A statement was made that most Of the tea
coming hero via the Pacific entered through
Vancouver. This seems, according to statistics
Of the Yokohama Chamber OF Commerce, not to
DO the fact. at any rate In respect Of Japanese
tea According to compilations made by the
Tacoma Ledger from figures furnished by the
chamber. only 1897 per cent. of the exports OF
tea from Japan to America for the period ex-
tending from May Q, 1895. to April "a, 1897.
went to Vancouver, while SO. SO pcr cent. went
to Tacoma San Francisco received 1910 per
cent. Portland, Or. Asa per cent and Seattle,
WASH. AIS per cent, the remaining 90. 20 per
cent. coming by way of suez, The record In
Tacoma's favor was continued undoubtedly up
to the end Of juno by tho great receipts already
mentioned. So much tea came to that port that
1t was said that 81, 900, 900 worth of it might be
seen in one warehouse, where It was awaiting
insgSsetion. That warehouse. on an ocean pier.
The heavy receipts of tea wero not tho only
attention and made tho townspeopIe well salts
Ned with the way Affairs were going with them.
The months experiences az the port were inter
and June %, and discharged 2e,eoo tons Of
the first steamer Of the principal trans-Pacino
line terminating there entered the harbor.' She
took away only about the Same amount. The
exports for the last month of June were valued
At SslSi,1s5. OF which s2s.sto went to British
The largest single cargo of June arrivals at
Tacoma was also the largest cargo, it 10 said. ever
the steamer Mosul and amounted to 6,4O0 tons.
Three other steamers which arrived In the same
there that week up to Is. 700 tons.
The steamers that come laden leave Tacoma
that Insa the hni j Snase enpo alsoi from IN h there neF %sls s ssss ssia
the month Tere sses.ess.. The tea. valued at
month up to os s..ess .4 rs '0 The ot to ,%PO Of im nSp sas
for sig months OF 1897 Is shown to DO S+.6o3.-
time, 81, 7e4, 33.14. making a total Of business
ier that port for the hrst halt Of this year Of
and the total number of Oriental csrEoes re.
ceived at Tacoma since the drst one mentioned
Of June ! y q L, i've Year, ago; is 1inety-one; That
Of cargoes had In that time been shipped to
China and Japan From an occasional steamer,
now there Is a regular steamer in each direction
every three weeks. besides many extra char
In the article in which these statistics are set
forth by the Ledger it is pointed out that both
the imports and the exports of the first half Of
this year at Tacoma show a handsome, percent
The import OF six months Of 1897 were more
than 81 per cent. greater than those for the
whole year OF 1896. the figures being, for the
year 1895. 1928, l6s: for six months, from
Jan. to June 80, 1897. $4.6o3.5ll. The ex-
ports from Tacoma for the first half of this year
amount to very nearly half tho total for 1895,
and the prospects. 1t is said. are for increased
exportations during the latter part OF the year.
During 1896 the exports were Z. 924.
Those for 1897 up 70 June 80 had been
leaving Tacoma. are lumber and ties for
Chinese railroad building. Among the principal
items Of the shipments for China and Japan
are electric and steam machinery. raw cotton,
cotton prints, condensed milk. and flour. A
cargo of 300 tons, worth $4,000. which left
on one otlast months steamers. included, besides
the things mentioned. bicycles. cigarettes. coke.
tobacco. hats. bones, organs. nails. ginseng,
castings. pipe, brass goods. tallow. wire, silk.
leather. and a COW: There were II ,o23 sacks OF
-four. weighing 1885,, $50 pounds. and so cases
OF cigarettes. which weighed 35o. $40 pounds,
besides - hogsheads of tobacco.
Tacoma prides herself on her port facilities.
which are so disposed that within a space Of 100
feet are comprised. alongside, steamer, wharf,
warehouse. and railroad cars.