The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-15
THE WORLDS GREAT PORTS.
European Cities Going Ahead While
New York Is Standing still

European Cities Going Ahead While
New York is Standing still.
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 40 per cent,
the tonnage of vessels arriving at or de-
parting from the German port of Ham
burg has increased 20 per cent In the
same period. The geographical posi-
ton of Liverpool is highly favorable
to shipping, and the docks of Liverpool,
it is well known, have at large expense
made the harbor most desirable one
in the facilities which 1t gives to YES
sells of all dimensions. But recently
Liverpool has had to contend with the
serious Industrial and mercantile rival
ry of the city Of Manchester, and the
business of Mancheste ter has been great
ly promoted by the Manchester Canal.
The German Government, in the con-
struction of the new Baltic Canal, has
Disseminated in favor of Hamburg,
which has increased its shipping bust
ness very largely of late years at the
expense of the other North German
port of Bremen. AT the close of the
Franco-Prussian war the tonnage of
vessels arriving in and departing from
Hamburg was 100000, and of Bremen
in the same year 100000. Since then
the commerce of Bremen has increased
about 10 per cent. and that of Ham
burg 300 per cent
Notwithstanding these great gains
the city of London still retains Its re-
markable distinction of being the great
est port in the world for sea-going YES
sells, New York following not very far
behind, but showing comparatively
little Increase. The number of ships.
steel, steam or SAIL which leave the
port OF New York in n year is about
z,OOO, and more than two-thirds of the
total number of such vessels are reg
stored under foreign flags. New York
mas gained of late years in respect of
ne amount of business done with Eli
'opean ports, but there has been no
corresponding increase in the volume
u business done with domestic ports.
lhd moreover the city of New York
las mad to meet very strong competi-
ION from Baltimore and New Orleans.
considerable portion of the shipments
T western grain having been diverted
0 these ports and away from New
ork. The business of the port of Lon
on Is very largely of local charact
-ohdon being mart of CONSUMPTION
nd Interchange of articles arriving
rom other parts of England.
Inc four cities of London. New York
liverpool and Hamburg stand at tbe
eaq OF the ports of the world but
mere are others at which n very largo
lercantile business Is done-some de-
reasing, but a larger number falling
Keep up with the ratio of growth in
lercahtlle business. Antwerp in Bel
lum stands fifth among the CONNER
III ports or the world and very neor
; with volume of tonnage nearly nc
sn' Is Marsellles, in France, the chief
'rt or the Mediterranean. Hayre. in
rance, does a considerable business
lleHy with foreign countries. in the
tipping line and Stettin, in Germany !
large business, chiefly coastwlse. Tho :
'Veiopment of the railroad and canal
stems of each port has much to do !
ith It's growth in commercial bnsi- ,
'ss' and 1t Is n fact usually to be OH ,
rVed that a city which is the termi.
IS or a canal retains longer and better +,
shipping trade than n railroad fer a
mus AT least this is observable in 7
e United States.-New York SIM