New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-09

Baltimore made material gains IN nsF exports
though in imports there was n slight loss In her
percentage Of the total impor,stions into the coun
try Her percentage OF the total exports Of the
country was In 1885, SO per cent; In 1897. 81 per
cent In 1885, rs per cent; In 1895. &c per cent: In
1894 81 per cent. and In 1890 81 per cent.
Her importaons in 1898 were IL per cent OF the
total imports into the country; in 1897 IL per cent
in issi is per cent. and N 1891 "a per cent.
country IN 1898 So per cent; IN 1891 3D. per cent
in 1895 and lS1 AS per cent in 1894 5S per cent and
Newport News shows rapid gain in her exports,
which in 1888 were "a per cent 81 the tosai OF the
1884, 1885 and 1896. and little less than per cent
in 1895. ..,.
Her imports have also increased materially being
In 1895 more than three times those OF 1894, the
total however forming less than per cent OF the
the tota imports and exports OF the country was
to ii that time they formed less than per cent OF
the total.
rally. especially in wheat and wheat flour. though
In corn there was heavy decrease Galveston
sr cent While those Of New-Orleans ncrea sed ii
per cent those OF las, year
those NJ M bns ~ han
OF 1897. while New-Orleans lost materially In her
IN rb tss' ,mnors at New-Orleans in 1898 amounted
m 57 per cent Of the total OF the imports into the
country against III per cent In 1897. 10 per cent
in 1894 and IA per cent In ls9i while the exports
sos against 900 per cent IN 1897. 0is per cent in
1850 1850 '-''' ~ 'N'' "
Cialvestons share OF the total expectations Of
the country In 1893 was SsS per Gent against 5S!
per cent I'm 1897 412 per cent In lSw 393 per cent
In 1884, 3.43 per cent in 1892 and 2sS per cent In
1890.
RECORD OF PACIFIC COAST PORTS.
Pacific Coast ports. as already indicated. show
n gain both in imports ard exports. San Fran
cisco exported IN 1895 ai per cent Of the total ex
ports OF the country. against s.cs per cent in 1885,
a7s per cent IN 1894. sss per cent In 1892 and AZ
PEI Her T' percentage Of hs Imports ,s gas is &
per cent to. In 'Ss o. 4'e ee Pet GEM" " 1870 cent
a The e" Puse, Sound customs district gained matcri
ay exports s 1898 being rs per cent Of the soa
against 3 cent IN 1881 os per cent s IN iSss eS
cent ,Ss Sed o sSusS s.
those OF 1887 were much greater than those OF any
Taking up the leading articles OF exports SUCH as
Sa
ton sxpor, trade whs their loss becomes
the ss9Y o G pV which in ISIS M per cen,
wheat hasd h Sa as Ds,
Of Ss the esn ws export 81 Ss was per cent and IN
os but 2 per , ssat hsr sn Of the nSu,
P Of in net s Hs s.p ss
70 Boston exported in 1898 less than per cent OF
the wheat crop. against over IA per cent in 1881.
and but 90 per cent ". '''c Sot" eAports against
over 10 per cent In 1894.
NETWORKS DECLINING COMMERCE
This loss Of grain exports by New-York and
Boston became the gain Of Baltimore. Newport
News New Orleans. Galveston and certain Of the
Northern border ports.
Baltimore handled. In 1888. H7 per cen. Of the
wheat expectations, against 81 per cent in 1897;
Newport News increased from less than per cent
In issS to over per cent In 1885, New.Orleans IN.
creased from less than cent In 1897 to over II
per cent in 1898. and Galveston increased from is
per cent In 1897 to over per cent In 1881,
In corn exports, however. New-OSeans and
Galveston lost. New-orleans dropp!nG from IL
per cent Of the total corn exports OF 1881 TO per
cent In 1898, while Galveston dropped from ~ per
cent In 1897 to 20 per cent In lSsA