The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-05
SOUTHERN EXPORTS.
The Advance in Values Greater Than
That at All other Ports.

From advance figures Of the exports OF
merchandise from this country in the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1895 II Is posi-
BILE 10 draw some conclusions of particu-
lar interest 10 the commercial forces Of
tho South. Tho year has been one Of
progress. The great increase I'm quanti-
ties of wheat exported at advanced price
the demand for American iron. steel and
machinery In foreign countries have mado
tho year remarkable one In many re-
spects. The totals value of the exports
increased from Sl,O50 1913 $50 TO $l,23l. 1880
or SIS 1885, 1914, equal 20 Ills per cent OF
this increase says the Manufacturers
Record. the South had s65.4l7999. or g
per cent. and other ports Sili9lS,395. or
% per cent. The increase at ports south
Of Baltimore and including that city,
but excluding Georgetown, $. c.. and ST.
Augustine. Fla. was from $3.50. 1880 to
$40 80 $50, or 1l42 per cent. At all other
ports tho increase was from 500, $3.50
10 $3.50 424 06i, or 17W per cent. The ac-
tual increase IN 1893 over 1897 at all ports
was about $40 900 600 more than that Of
1891 over 1896 But the percentage Of in
crease I'm 1898 was less than that Of 1897,
I'm spite OF the increased value of bread
stufs. Nor does the percentage Of in
crease al Southern ports show as marked
crease az other ports as appeared I'm 1891
There are two facts which must lie con-
sidered I'm explanation OF this one is
that I'm lsg6'97 the breadstun exports at
Southern ports made a rapid advance.
While the volume of such exports
has been maintained and increased,
# could not be expected that the per-
centage could be so great without an
effect upon other ports more marked than
IS the case.
Again. the low price Of cotton this
year has done much TO depress the total
values of such exports I'm which depres-
sion tho South has by far the largest
share. For instance. the number 81 balea
sent frCm Southern ports IN the ten
months ended juno 30th increased from
4,9iS,7i 10 6192, 7S1. or l.2iL0i2. while their
export values increased only from $751;
g07C3 to SiS3 102 200, or $500 AZ. ON the
other hand, while tho number OF bales
at other ports increased from 1032 2s6 TO
1.254 $50. or 2322Si. their export values
increased from $iO.G7S.5i2 20 Si2,oSJ,3S3, or
Sl,406S7l.
The only ports other than Southern
where the quantities Increased and the
export values decreased were Bangor,
Nc. and New York. AT Huron. Mich
there was a decrease I'm quantity end
value.
Southern ports having decrease in
quantities and in values are Beaufort
5. g, Norfolk. Paso del Norte and Sa-
luria. Those having increased Quanu-
ties but decreased values are Charleston,
Corpus. Christi. Galveston, Mobile and
New Orleans OF the twenty-siX South
ern ports eleven show decreases in the
values OF exports. Most of them are the
smaller ports. Five of them show a dc
crease I'm the values OF the cotton eX-
p0rts-BeaufOrt. Norfolk, Corpus Christi,
Mobile Paso del Norte
In spite Of this drawback from a sta
tistical standpoint, the gratifying fact Is
that the percentage Of advance in varues
OF all exports at all Southern ports IS
greater than that at all other ports.
Comparison of four leading Southern
ports and four other leading ports makes
more manifest this favorable situation.
At Baltimore the increase in 1898 over
1891 was s33 lj2. 92f or 3s.6S per cent; at
Newport News SS.lTL9i6, or 3j9o per
cent; at Galveston, $l02iO.4f, or 49,
per cent; at New Orleans, ST. 1881, or
l101 per cent: at Philadelphia, $500 65,
or 1889 per cent; al Boston. I56l262.
or 10 80 per cent; az New York, SJ3 s35, sSl,
or 1874 per cent. a san Francisco, 81
516 153, or 3.9I per cent.
The total value OF exports at Balti-
more in 1855 was Sl.3l5,Gl2 more than at
Boston, and the total at Galveston and
New Orleans S732S. 1873 more than the
combined totals at Boston and Philadel-
phia The total at New York was nearly
S5.0t0.005 more than the total az all South
ern ports, and il is 50 per cent. OF all the
exports outside Of Southern ports.
though the percentage Of its increase is
below the average of all DOrtS.
Tho exhibit az the Southern ports Is
valuable as indicating the progress
mace by them I'm comparison with other
ports in the country and tho promise OF
greater things in the future II they dis
play full wisdom, alertness and energy.
Two letters dealing with problems af-
fec.ing the future of the South appear
IN this weeks Manufacturers Record.
one Is from Ex-Governor McCOrkle, Of
West Virginia, and the other from Hon.
William l.. Trenholm, late Comptroller
OF the Currency, and now Of New York.
The principal industries announced dur
ing the week by the Manufacturers Re
cord were an $4,000 industry at Ensly
City, Ala. Cotton ice factory a. Jack
sonville, Fla $4,000 glass manufacturing
company at Tallapoosa. Ga; $1,000 lum-
Der mills at Newport Ky: $1,000 rice
mill at Lake Charles. La; $4,000 timber
company at New Orleans. La. $4,000
company 10 build ice factory az Balti-
more. Nd. $4,000 mill and gin company
at Vicksburg. Miss; 100000 coal mining
company In Chatham county, n. G. $3.50
company TO erect cotton-seei oil mill II
Gray Court. s. c.; cotton mill TO add
5000 splndles and 500 looms at Columbia,
$. c.; cotton mill adding 1000 spindles at
Pelzer 5. c.; $1,000 mill OF l25 barrels OF
-four capacity and 600 bushels Of corn
meal capacity 10 cost about $4,000 at
Greenville s c.: $1,000 company 70 erect
cotton-seed oil mil and ginnery at West
minister. 5. c.; $4,000 handle company at
Knoxville, Tenn; $1,000 OIL well company
at Corslcana. Texas. $4,000 chair factory
at Tyler. Texas. $4,000 channel company
at Galveston, Texas.