New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-07
NETWORKS EXPORT TRADE.
THE C1TY's SHARE IN 1896 TRIFLE LESS
THAN IN 1890.

THAN IN lsO
washington. Feb. (SpeciaD.-A comparison Of
the Treasury tables Of exports for 1890 and 1926
respectively shows that the city OF New-York has
almost but not quite held her share OF the export
trade During 1870 a small fraction less than 10
per cent OF the total exports OF domestic mer-
chandise was shipped from that port, and IN 1Ss
the percentage was 1913. The share OF the export
trade held by some other ports Of the country in
1890 and 1896. respectively. was as follows:
Baltimore. $40 per cent in 1890 and 76 per cent
BOSTON s3 per cent and Il per cent:
Phladephia. - per cent and d - per cent cnI,
san nnahe as and Is per T'' cent
Galveston. 2S and AZ per cent.
Newport News. 25 and rs per cent.
II Will be noted that Boston showed the largest
ratio OF increase and New-Orleans the largest
ratio OF decrease Boston's share Of the country's
cattle expor. business increased from 279 per cent
in 1890 to $50 per cent in 1896. while NETWORKS
share decreased from 40 to 34s per cent and Balti-
more's from 22.S to l45 per cent The exports OF
breadstuffs showed like fluctuations New-York's
share Of the exports Of corn shrunS from 298 TO
o;5 per cent: Baltinore's from "a TO 1911: Bos-
tons from 65 to So. and Phiadelpha's. from $50
70 s. on the other hand the exports OF corn
from Ncw-Orleans increased from 155 to 1876 Of
the total and those from Newport News from l2
nor cert 20 10 per cent OF the total
New-Yorks share OF the countrys wheat export
trade increased from q per cent in 1850 10 30 per
cent In 1896 and Boston's from Is per cent 10 105
per cent while the exports Of that cereal from
Baltimore fell from l9 per cent Of the total to 50
nor cont: those from New-Orleans. from 46 per
cent TO per cent OF the total. and those from San
Francisco from 39S to 265 per cent
New-Yorks share of the wheat -four exports was
32S per cent in 1890 and % per cent in 1886; the
share Of Baltimore shrunk from 212 10 ls6 per cent;
that Of Boston. from "A to 11.5 per cent that OF
San Francisco. from So to per cent, and that
Of Philadelphia. from &C 10 per cent The share
OF Newport News from &c per cent 10 80 per
cent and that OF Superior from % to per cent.
The exports Of provisions showed similar changes.
NETWORKS share OF the total trade in beef fresh.
canned and sailed picked was 50 per cent in
$50 and 524 per cent in 1896; Ral'imore's share
shrunk from Is per cent to 1912 per cent. and Pha-
dcphia's from GO 10 per cent Boston's share.
on the contrary. from % to 20 per cent rise
which was wholly due 10 a heavy increase OF the
export Of fresh beef In 1880 the exports Of fresh
beef from Eew-York amounted in value to S 6OiCl0
and from Boston TO S.7s3.563 In ls. the exports
from Boston amounted 10 T,s5246. while those
from New-York amounted 10 N0.0l9662. New
York's share Of the exports Of bacon I'm 1890
amounted TO 526 per cent Of the total and in 1896
10 IS per cent while Bostons share Increased from
81 per cent 10 Il per cent In lso New YORK
per cent OF the total In 1895 TO only 56s per cent,
while Boston's share. which was .O3 per cent IN
lss, amounted TO AZ per cent In 1876; Phiadephia
share shi unk from TO per cent while Detroit
share rose from IL per cent 10 81 per cent OF the
total and the share of Huron Mich. rose from 2s
p'I In $50 the exports OF lard from New-York
to m td han 81 Peg cent qt the @ ey
had shrunk to q per cent; Baltimore's had in
creased from 1873 per cent to M per Ssnt Ror
gN 70 3 per cent: those from Newport News from
is 10 3.s per cent, and those OF Detroit from less
than one-tenth Of per cent TO per cent OF the
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