Evening star., 1901-06-10
DISPlACING~ NEW YORK
SOUTHERN PORTS TAKING HER
TRADE
Her Exports Show Considerable Fall
Ing on, While Those OF Baltimore
and New Orleans Gain.

| The growing disposition of our exporters
| to distribute through the ports south of
New York a part OF the export trade which
| formerly passed through that great city ,s
| illustrated by a study OF the bureau OF sta
tistics' figures showing the exports through
| the various ports OF the United States In
the fiscal year 1900. During that year and
the months which have followed New Or
leans has taken second rank as an export
ing port and has displaced Boston In its
| position as the second exporting city OF the
country. The very heavy expectations OF
cotton and the high price at which II 10
exported has largely increased the value
Of the exports through the southern ports.
while it is not improbable that the Calves
| ton disaster may have resulted IN tempo
rarfly diverting to New Orleans some OF
the business which otherwise would have
gone through Galveston. The exports from
New Orleans In the fiscal year 1890 were
Sllo.sSS S,164. the highest figure In the his
tory OF the port, except in 1892, and an in
crease Of $2S.0O0.O00 over the fiscal year
1899. During the nine months OF the fiscal
year 1901 the exports from New Orleans
were 2.Z}4. .6fS. securing for that city a
clear and undisputed title to the rank OF
second in the list OF American export Cities
the hgures for Boston, which formerly held
second place, being. for the nine months
$Sl.ld3,o5l, or over $40.000.0Oo less than
those Of New Orleans.
Loss of New York.
study OF the percentage which each Of
the principal ports handled Of the COM
merce Of the country in 1900 compared
with preceding years develops some inter-
esting facts. Beginning with the the port
of New York It is found that IT handled
only 4703 per cent of the foreign commercs
of the country, against 52.5 per cent In
1880, 51.4 per cent in 1896, and 4S per cent
In 1897. The loss is principally in exporta-
tons which In 1900 were but 87.2l per cent
or the total expectations of the country. as
against Alb per cent in 1884; while the i'm
portations in 1900 were 632 per cent of the
total imports of the country, as against GA
per cent in 1894.
Boston did not make a satisfactory record
either In its imports or exports during the
fiscal year 1900, and the nine months
flgures for the present fiscal year already
received show shrinkage of nearly So
0oo,OoU In Its commerce as compared with
the preceding year. Its imports were only
S1a per cent OF the total imports of the
country, as against lis per cent I'm 1897, 1o1
per cent in 1896, and S4 per cent in 1893.
Its exports in 1900 were only per cent of
the total. as against 10.S per cent in 1896.
1O5 per cent in 1895, and JOS per cent IN
1893. Taking the total imports and exports
OF the country, Boston had in 1900 but So
per cent of the total. as against los in 1903
and . 6 In 1893
Philadelphia's percentage OF the total
foreign commerce of the country has re-
matned almost stationary in the last four
years having been 6.25 per cent in 1897,
6.31 per cent in 1899 and $50 per cent IN
1900. In imports there has been a slight
loss and in exports a corresponding gain,
Its imports were 6.1 per cent OF the total
imports into the country, while I'm 1897 they
were 6.3 per cent and I'm 1894 SO per cent.
Its exports in 1900 formed 5.62 per cent Of
the total exports of the country. as against
AS per cent in 1897, and Sc per cent In
1892
Southern Gains.
Baltimore has gained both in imports and
exports Its percentage of the total i'm
ports and exports OF the country was In
1900 s. 2S per cent, in 1897 s. Id per cent and
in 1890 7.6 per cent. Its importations in
1900 were 22i per cent OF the total I'M
ports into the country, as against Ia per
cent in 1897, and 1.6 per cent in 1925. Its
share of the total foreign commerce of the
5.35 per cent in 1897 and As per cent in
1885.
Newport News shows a rapid growth In
its export trade. which in 1900 represented
% per cent of the total exports of the
country, as against II per cent in 1897
and less than j per cent in 1898 Its I'M
ports have also increased materially, boing
in 1900 more than eight times those OF 1894,
but forming, however, less than l per cent
Of the total imports into the country.
The gulf ports increased their eXporta-
tions materially, especially in cotton wheat
and flour. Galveston increased her exports
and New Orleans increased hers about $2S.-
100000. New Orleans also materially In
creased her imports which in 1900 were S.
5lU.NN greater than in 1S.A