The times., 1901-06-10
SOUTHERN PORTS GAINING.
Statistics show an Increase in the
NnIue of Shining.

The growing disposition OF our export
ers to distribute through the ports south
of New York a part of the export trade
which formerly passed through that great
city. is illustrated by study OF the Bu-
reau of Statistics figures showing the
exports through the various ports OF tho
United States I'm the fiscal year 1900
During that year and the months which
have followed, New Orleans has taken
second rank as an exporting port, and has
displaced Boston in its position as the
second exporting city Of the country. The
very heavy expectations of cotton and tho
high price at which it is exported, have
largely increased the value Of the ex-
ports through the Southern ports. while
1t Is not improbable that the Galveston
disaster may have resulted in tempOrari-
ly diverting to New Orleans some of the
business which otherwise would have
gone through Galveston
The exports from New Orleans in the
( fiscal year 1850 were SI15.s 5.s5S. .764 the high
est figure in the history Of the port, ex-
cept 1892, and an increase of SIS, 90
over the fiscal year 1889. During the nine
months of the fiscal year 1907 the exports
from New Orleans were $122 "a. $50 Sc
curing for that city clear and undis-
puted title TO the rank Of second in the
]
for Boston, which formerly held second
place, being for the nine months. 81, ,173.-
O51, or over Si00Og,UDO less than those OF
New Orleans.
A study Of the percentage which each
of the principal ports handled Of the
commerce of the country in 1900, COM
pared with preceding years, develops
some interesting facts. Beginning with
the port of New York. 1t is found that
it handled only 47.o8 per cent of the for
eign commerce of the country, against
SIS per cent in 1890. 5l.4 per cent in 1896.
and IS per cent in 1897. The loss is prin-
cipaIly Ia expectations, which in 1900 were
but 81 u per cent of the total expectations
Of the country. as against 4-3 per cent in
1891; while the impOrtatiOns in 1879 were
63.2 per cent of the total imports OF the
country, as against 63.4 per cent in 1871
Boston did not make a satisfactory rec
ord either in its imports or exports during
the fiscal year 1900. and the nine months
figures for the present fiscal year already
received show a shrinkage of nearly
-, 100000 in It's commerce as compared
with the preceding year Its imports were
only SO per cent II the total imports of
the country, as against 1.8 per cent in
1S9I. 1G1 per cent in 1896, and 81 per cent
in lS.l3- Its exports in 1900 were only
per cent Of the total. as against 10.s per
cent in 1885 l05 per cent in 1895, and l08
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 lO.5 per cent in 1896, and Sc per
cent in 1895
Philadeiphia's percentage Of the total
foreign commerce of the country has re-
nlatned almost stationary in the last four
years, having been as per cent in 1897
5-31 per cent in 1893. and $50 per cent in
1900. In imports there has been a slight
loss and IN exports corresponding gain
It's imports were 81 per cent Of the to-
tai imports into the country, while in
1881 they were So per cent and in SS94
81 per cent Its exports in 1850 formed
5-62 per cent of the total exports of the
country, as against Is per cent in 1897,
and 90 per cent in 1892.
Baltimore has gained both in imports
and exports. Its percentage of the total
imports and exports Of the country was,
in 1900. S-2S per cent. in 1881 Sic per cent,
and in 1895 rs per cent Its impOrtatiOus
in 1919 were 2.24 per cent of the total i'm
ports into the. country, as against IA per
cent il 1897, and 16 per cent in 1875. Its
share of the total foreign commerce OF
the country in 1893 was per cent, as
against 5-55 per cent in 1897 and 4s per cent
in 1895
Newport News shows rapid growth
in its export trade, which in 1900 repre-
sented - per cent of the total exports
Of the country. as against 2.I per cent in
lSJs, and less than 1 per cent in 1895 Its
imports have also increased materially.
being in 800 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 -four. Galveston increased her
exports over those of last year about
s. .Qd0010. and New Orleans increased hers
rally increased her imports, which in
1855 were S5.511UOO greater than in 1899.