The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-04
THE PORT OF WILMINGTON.
INTERESTING STATISTICS OF RECEIPTS
EXPORTS AND SHIPPING

Goods Nearly Three Times "a Much
as During the Preceding Year-Re-
ceipts of Cotton and Naval Store> |
The Tonnage of Shipping Increased.
Larger Vessels Coming Here>
The Messenger is under obligations
to Colonel John L. Cantwelh the efi-t
cient secretary of tire Iroaucc exchanged
for the interesting statistics which wei
publish below. From his annual foot
ing we learn that tie annual exports
from the port of Wilmington during
the year of 1900 ending December 81,
were as follows:
Cotton-Domesidc, 20, 301 bales; for
eign, Isl, 5o4 bales Total. 2S7, sos bales.
Spirits turpt.ntine-Domestic, 23,074l
casks; foreign, 1.52s casks. Total, a.
COZ casks
Rosia-Donestic, $50 barrels; for
eign, Ia, 265 barrels. Total 170,SO5 bar
rels. ti~tA
Tar-Don.estic, 81. obs barrels; foreign
Is, s24 barrels Total. 60. 939 barrels. In
cans, domestic, 25.
Crude turpentine Domestic, 1851
barrels; foreign, 200 barrels. Total, 49,
BAT barrels.
Pitch-Dons.stic, 2.53S barrels; for
efgn, sec barrels. Total. -3,343 barrels.
Timber and Lumber-Domestic, 3d.
503,067 feet; foreign, II. $50, 231 feet. To-
tai, $3.50 2es feet.
Shingles-Domestic. 2.911,325 foreign.
2,293. 400. Total, 5,204. I25.
Peanuts-Domestic. 126. 521 bushels;
foreign, u bushels. Total. 1858 bush
els.
Cotton goods-Domestic. s,24e pack
ages; foreign, none.
Cotton yarns-Domestic. SCI pack
ages; fsreign, none.
Paper stock-Domestic. 500 packages;
foreign none.
EXPORTS FOR THE YEAR 1899.
The exports in 1899 were as follows:
CotIon-Domestic, 14.093 bales; for
eign, 226, 1872 bales. Total, 240,S $50 bales.
Spirits turpentine-Domestic, 3 1905
casks; foreign, S07 casks. Total 1852.
Rosin-Domestic, 8.274, barrels; for
eign, 124, 701 barrels. Total. 132,975 bar
re1s.
Tar-Domestic, 81 $50 barrels; for
eign, 1865 barrels. Total. S2,515 bar
rels. In a domestic. 1,341.
Crude turpentine Domestic, 11,610
barrels; foreign, ITS barrels. Total, H.
785 barrels.
Pitch-Domestic. 2.125 barrels; for
eign, 6S barrels. Total 2,193 barrels.
Timber and lumber-Domestic, 49,
730. $50 feet; foreign, S,5I7. 96S feet. To-
tai, 81, 24S,3 1928 feet.
Shingles-Domestic, 4.1s9, TAG; for
efgn. 1,139,25O. Total, 5.3SS. 996.
Peanuts-Domestic, S2,671 bushels;
foreign, 400 bushels. Total. 8 ,131 BUSH
els.
Cotton goods-Domestic. 1882 pack
ages; foreign, none.
Cotton yarns-Domestic. 444 pack
ages; fOreign, none.
Paper stock-Domestic. 2SS packages;
foreign, none
YEARS RECEIPTS OF COTTON
AND NAVAL STORES.
The receipts at this port for the yeaI
1900 were as follows: Cotton, 290,5 5s
bales; spirits turpentine. 1856 casks;
rosin, las, 9S5 barrels; tar. II, 1856 barrels
crude ~turpentine. 20.06I barrelsA
Receipts in 1S99-Cotton. PSI, $40 bales
spirits turpentine. 29.24S casks; rosin
1904 40 barrels; tar. 1851 barrels
crude t~urpentine. II. $50 barrels.
SHIPPING ARRIVED 1900.
The annual footing of the books o.
Captain Z. D. Williams. harbor master
show hat during the year ending De
cember 31st 261 ships of all kinds IN.
tered the port of Wilmington, the ag'
gregate tonnage of the vessels being
PIP, 3S5- OF the total humble of vessel:
there were SO steamships of which s.
were American ana 90 were IOre1Sn, 81
barkS Of which 4 were American anG
80 foreign; s brigs of which 6 were
American and ? foreign: 80 schooner
OF which 50 were American and Is for
eign; % barges, all American. The tom
mage was as follows:
American-57 steamships, O,13S tons;
50 ~schooners, %. 629 tons: 4 barks, g.
729 tons; % barges. %. 156 tons; 6 brigs
1857 tons Total number of American
vessels us, with an aggregate of 129, 61s
tons.
Foreign-36 steamships. 70,177 tons
80 barks, 1S,S47 tons. Is s~chooners, g.
T2S tons; 2 brigs, 514 tons. Total num-
Der Of foreign vessels SO. with an aggre-
gate Of 81. 766 tons.
The arrivals of shipping in 1899 were
3e4 vessels of all kinds. with an aggre-
gate Of 1S6, SSS tons. More vessels ar
rived in 1899 but the tonnage in 1906
was in excess of the preceding year by
p ,502 tons. This shows that a larger
class Of vessels are now coming to this
port. The American tonnage the past
year was 20, 794 tons greater than the
American tonnage of 1899. The in
rease OF foreign tonnage in favor of the
year just ended, was ]. 10S tons, Sc that
ping in 1900 a been mostly in Ameri-
car vessels.
THE ARRIVALS LAST MONTH.
IN llsdI VI SAIppins mere III the
month OF December just ended was as
follows:
Americans steamships, 1854 tons: /
bark. 525 tons; s schooners. 2,65S tons:
3 barges, 2,676 tons. Total number of
vessels, IL, OF IL. 413 tons.
ForeignS steamships, 4.41o tons; 8
barks, 1,6T0 tons; 1 brig. 1876 tons To-
tai number of foreign vessels Z, Of g.
276 tons.
Total arrivals OF American and for
eign vessels in December. "a, of an ag-
gregate of 1859 tons.
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