The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08
GROWTH OF THE
CARRYING TRADE
Bureau Of Statistics Furnishes Some In
tsrestinS Figures.
THE RIVALRY OF THE PORTS
In Getting Trade with Other Coun-
tries.
rAnklI0
THE RIVALRY OF THE PORTS
COMPARISON WITH FORMER YEARS
Manly All the Ports Show Increased
Business-Those of the Pacl1lc
Leading.
Bv JOS: Oil.

,-,., C.otes will he interested In some
| figures which the bureau OF Sta'iS>
the treasury department has JUST COMP -
| regarding the import ana export
| the various ports of the country "h' o
| paring the years business with tn'' - 49,
| ceding years. The rivalry pet"eo .
| coast cities for the honor and prohl OF
| handling a satisfactory proportion VI W. w
| foreign commerce has been unuSualS 9
| In the mast wear or two. The RAPID gro" -,
| of the carving trade along the ch"li - -
| great lakes and thence by cahal 81 i
| to the coast the sharp competition an
! reduced rates by rail from the Sreat s i"i'.
! fields of the west to the South r
| norris and the Increased rail and water ia
| ciltieS of transportation between .h0 ~
| per Mississippi valley and the gun poi ~
| together with improved harbor taClHb'S
| at various points, have produced mateiia
| changes in the drift Of the great DUN oA
| the grain and provision product oi III.
! country which goes to Europe Whlle ~ o
| increased commerce with Asia ana c'e''.
| lea has materially and Advantageous d
| fccted the business of the ports on tl'e
| ciffc coast These facts. together WIN 'ne
| claims that certain ports ENJOY Spe'lal a"-
| vantnges in railway rates and termlhal Ia
cilities have made the interest III the com
| parative business of the various ports un-
| usually great
| A COMPARISON of the figures covering the
exports and imports of the various porl9
| during the fiscal year with those o1 pre-
| ccding years presents some interesting ana
! suggestive facts bearing this subject.
| They show that the Atlantic ports conSld-
| cred as an entire group retained, when
| compared with the preceding year, their
! normal proportion Of the exports OF the
| year, but lost slightly in imports the total
| increase in expectation in these ports being
| 1851 per cent. while the total increase in
! exportation from the entire country was
| 17.3 per cent; the total importation OF the
| Atlantic ports. however fell 4l.4 per cent,
| while the total Importation into the coun-
| try decreased but 1913 per cent. The gulf
| ports did not, as a whole, maintain the
| rate of increase which the country at large
made in exports, their percentage OF gain
! being but Sc per cent, against an average
| of 173 per cent for the total while their
| loss in imports stin greater. Being
22.9 per cent. against an average of 1913 per
cent for the entire country. The Pacific
ports made the most satisfactory record
of any group, their gain in exports being
25.7 per cent, while they actually gained in
Imports 163 per cent. the total imports for
the country were being decreased 1913 per
cent. The northern border ports made the
largest percentage of gain in expectations,
their total for the year being 27.3 per cent
greater than that of the preceding year.
while in importatiOns they lost 2l1 per
cent.
Considered by Ports.
Taking up the ports individually how
ever. and considering their uercentage of
the total commerce 1,,rina Io,,a,r ,,,,,,
of wears the ron,r,st. ,d f,.,,,
Increase in interest
Roginntr.r vim ,,,.. ,,,,,.. ., >-.,,- VII =.
Is found that sho handled only 459 per cent
Of the foreign commerce of the country
in i>a2 IA na, r,,n. =, fstc '- ~. 'O'e ~
oao+ T., r>c- NJ, I ca" 10 P''
,,,,+.,,io,,. i,.,,, ~ I"V' .i "a
,t - w. ,,iH ,e-- i!i 1870 put "''i per
@ ,-'' ol tns 'o-"' cNp'' dt'on5 81 tht touh-
l,o+ t ,eac ,5'li ~ . ''' ~ i>'.' foI per
h ,,,l,,,,,t,tt,, ~ fSnr -, ''f' VIM ~
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can't in 1>,l
R,.too di1 NOT o,,l. - .i.r,. 49,
cord either in nor i,nnor+s or ,.x.r,o,,s ,lr
io., tho ,aar ius, nndnd rf,, ,,nr,nr.,.;l,,,.
u.,'r. anI,, "a ,ar ,.a.rt tb,' .+, t,,',t
20 ,, ,,.h,. 't - 80 '''ii' ~
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f t - 40 trral - i,,il
VIE 90 ~ l.,I - ,ur- .t, 'l . '''t9 @
the Coui'u "I''o - 4''' - ~ 0~ P1l
cent, III 1919 ".o PEI CENT III I''1 o. per
cent ana Ill IA2" 80 per cent itI "Al'oi Ia
lions were 10 per cent "s"IllS' 70 per CeIi'
IN I69t II per cent III Io'o, ~" Po' CEt'C
1922 o'8 per cent III 1890 ana ',o PEI cent III
49, heF PeiCcn'"6c ot o1'G 'o''1l 4'ilp"' -
ana exports "elns III @ IoCo ~ @ pol Ce!,t ' -,
IS'I o. per cc"'. - zoo, t' '- ~ ,eoa
io|' 90 Pei In 80 ,"oo 70 90 I,, .
o'.t bc' IN 90 80 .l;, ,.;, -, b,. >,,
D"I "I>liii0i' . w., .o I.,,h+
poi''' 'Ho"5'' " " - ., +tI -,
loss III Noi tI, [r
poiiatIoiN, H''' ~ ,a
cehlabe ol l"c ,''NI '-'f ttn7 -
was III 1870 ~ PC ' - ,Tos - ,o,.
cent III @ @1o'' 80 p t aa IN 1suo ( 2
cent III '0T, o. ,f,,,.ta+iHrs IN 1eoS Iv4ra
Po' f 10 total imDorts INTO the
i'- P Isa- "A nor cent in 1896 IL
- 1cQ5 I & nor cent in 1893 and in
r , ,o,, and in 1891 "a per cent
I1'f 40 nf tho total foreign commerce.