The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-30

New York is included. The Sun saws.
Some German merchants. bankers
and imperial officials have found great
encouragement in the fact established
by figures that, while during the last
ten years the commerce Of the city OF
Liverpool has increased forty per
cent. the tonnage OF vessels arrjyine
AT or departing from the German mort
Of Hamburg has increased seventy per
cent. in the same period. The geo
graphical position OF Liverpool is
highly favorable TO shipping. and the
docks of Liverpool, it is well known
have AT large expense made the harbor
a most desirable one in the facilities
which Il gives 70 vessels Of all dimaD-
sions. But recently Liverpool has had
20 contend with the serious industrial
and mercantile rivalry of the CITY Of
Manchester, and the business of Man
chester has been greatly promoted by
the Manchester canal The German
government. in the construction of the
new Baltic canal, has Disseminated in
favor OF Hamburg. which has increas-
ed its shipping business largely of late
years at the expense of the other North
German port of Bremen. At the close
of the Franco-Prussian war the ton
mage of vessels arriving in and de-
parting from Hamburg was 1000 OOO
and OF Bremen in the same year was
100000. Since then the commerce of
Bremen has increased about 70 per
cent. and that of Hamburg 800 per
cent
Notwithstanding these great gains the
city OF London still retains it's remark
bic distinction of being the greatest
port In the world for sea-going vessels.
New York following not very far he
hind, but showing comparatively little
increase. The number of ships. steel
steam or sail. which leave the port of
New York in a year is about 1000. and |
more than two-thirds of the total num- |
'er of such vessels are registered I'M
Ter foreign flags. New York has gain !
I'd OF late years in respect of the |
mount of business done with the Eu- |
opean ports, but there has been no |
corresponding increase in the volume |
f business done with domestic ports. |
nd moreover the city of New York has |
LAD TO meet very strong competition /
rom Baltimore and New Orleans q /
considerable portion of the shipments /
f western grain having been diverted
o these ports and away from New
ork. The business Of the port of Lon
on is very largely of a local character.
.ondon being mart of consumption
nd interchange of articles arriving
rom other parts of England.
The four cities of London. New York.
liverpool and Hamburg stand at the
cad of the ports of the world. but
here are others at which a very large |
lercantile business is lonesome de-
reasing, but a larger number failing
, keep up with the ratio of growth in
he mercantile business. Antwerp in
elgium stands fifth in the commercial
orts of the world, and very near it.
nth a volume of tonnage nearly as
Ugh, is Marseilles. in France. the
hlef port of the Mediterranean.
[avre, in France, does a considerable
usiness, chiefly with foreign countries
l the shipping line, and Stettin in
ermany, a large business. chiefly
Oastwise. The development of the
abroad and canal systems of each
ort has much to do with its growth
commercial business, and;it is a fact
sually to be observed that a city
hich is the terminus of a canal re-
aims longer and better its shipping
'ade than a railroad terminus. At
asst this is observable im the United
tates.