New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
SOUTHERN PORTS GAINING.
TAKING EXPORTS WHICH FORMERLY
WENT THROUGH NETWORK AND
OTHER NORTHERN CITIES

WASHINGTON. June CSpeciaD--The growing dis
position of exporters to distribute through the
ports south of New-York a part OF the export
trade which formerly passed through that city
is illustrated by a study of the figures given by
the Bureau OF Statistics, showing the exports
through the various ports of the United States In
the fiscal year 1900. In that year and the months
which have followed New-Orleans has taken sec
ond rank exporting port. and has displaced
Boston in its position the second exporting city
Of the country. The heavy expectations of cotton
and the high price at which it is exported have
largely increased the value of the exports through
the Southern ports while it is improbable that
the Galveston disaster may haye resulted in tenn
porarily divertng New-Orleans some of the
business which otherwise would have gone through
Galveston. The exports from New-Orleans in the
fiscal year 1900 Sis S,7s4 the highest figures
in the history of the port, except 1892 and an
crease of over the fiscal year 1899 In the
nine months of the fiscal year 1901 the exports from
New-OrIeans were So, 234 $50. securing for that
city clear and undisputed title to the rank OF
second in the list of American export cities. the
figures for Boston. which formerly held second
place, being for the nine months SS1 173O51
than $4O0OO.OO0 less than those of New-OrIeans.
study of the percentage which each of the
principal ports handled of the commerce of the
country in 1900. compared with preceding years.
shows some interesting facts Beginning with the
port of New-York it is found that IT handled only
1903 per cent of the foreign commerce OF the
country, against 525 per in 1890. 514 per
pally in exports which in 1900 only 81 q per
of the exports of the country. against
AS per in 1884, while the imports in 1900
were 63.2 per cent of the total imports of the
country, against 63.4 per in 1894.
Boston did not make satisfactory record either
in its imports exports in the fiscal year 1900.
and the nine months figures for the present fiscal
year already received show a shrinkage Of nearly
100000 in its commerce as compared with the
preceding year. Its imports only S1a per cent
| of the total imports Of the country. against
us in 1897. 1O1 per cent in 1886 and s.4
per cent in 1898 It's exports in 1900 only
per cent of the total, against 1O.8 per cent in
1886, 105 per in 1895 and 1913 per 1893
Taking the total imports and exports of the coun-
| try, Boston had in 1850 only 81 per cent of the
| total against 1o5 per cent in 1896 and 96 per
! cent In 1898.
PhiIadelphias percentage of the total foreign
commerce of the country has remained almost sta
| tonary in the last four years. having been 5.25
per cent In 1881 531 per cent in 1899 and $50 per
@ cent IN IN lo- ~ IN lnpSFts there mas 1een shgnt
ports were o-l per cent o. the total imports INTO
and in 1884 50 per cent. Its exports in 1900 formed
40 per cent OF the total exports OF the country
i aa against 10 per cent in 1891 and 'S per cent in
| Baltimore has gained both in imports and ex-
ports. It's percentage Of the total imports and ex
/ porA of the country in 1900 was SIS per cent in
1897 SIS per and in 1895 10 per cent It's i'm
into the country against II per cent in 1897 and
commerce of the country in 1900 was per cent. as
against 535 per cent in 1897 and As cent in 1895
/ port trade. which in 1890 represented % per cent
| per cent in 1897 and less than per cent in ls9S
Its imports have also increased materially, being
forming however. less than per cent OF the total
The Gulf ports Increased their exports material
! ly, especially in cotton. wheat and -four Calves
| about $3.50 COO, and New-OrIeans increased hers
about s2s,OoOooO- New-Orleans also materially in
| greater than in 1899.