Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-01
sosToh's FOREIGN TRADE.
Only Port on Coast to Show an In.
crease for the Year.

Boston, Feb 2S.-The annual report OF
the Boston Chamber Of Commerce issued,
today. shows that the total foreign trade
of Boston for, the year 1901 was $751;, Oc5,-
2lS, and that Boston Is the only port
among the principal ones along the Altar
tic seaboard that shows an increase in its
exports or in its total foreign trade dur
ing the year.
The report says: While the imports
were slightly below those of 1900, both the
exports and the total foreign trade ex-
ceeded all previous records. The figures
in detail are as follows: Exports, $751;
6s7 80, an increase of 81 .SO3.ess over 1900:
imports, SOS 337,3 2s, a decrease Of s. 1873. i53
from 1900. Total foreign trade. $ls7 OO5.-
2ls, as compared with 1872, Col, 1853 in 1890
The port not only continues to hold the
second place in total value of its for
eign trade but has made slight gain on
New York during the past year. The rel
alive percentage of the total foreign trade
of the United States carried on by the
two principal ports of the country was a.
follows: l90l--New York, ass per cent. /;
Boston, 81 per cent. l90O-New York. 46.3
per cent; Boston, S.3 per cent
lie duu tidiS-shipiHChl tduC
passing through this port amounted to
81, 63S, 7S9, made up as follows: Entered
for Boston trans shipment to foreign
countries, principally Canada, 81, 262 093, as
compared with S., S27. 7SS in 1900. Canadian
imports entered at various ports and ex
ported to foreign countries via Biston,
ST. 476 FOG, an increase of s., 97S,395 over the
previous year.
The imports of merchandise at Boston
forwarded to interior points without ap-
praisement amounted to 81, O64, sol. With
these additions the total foreign trade
passing through this port in 1901 is $2l2,-
7Os 9O8, as compared with 500 OBS in
1900.
Six classes of exports constituted 30 PEI
cent Of the total exports from this port
in 1901, viz Provisions, So. 800, 600; bread
stuffs, $2s, 732, 600: leather and manufac-
turers, 81, 90, 600: cotton and manufac-
lures, 81, 19S, 600; animals, $9.90l.0O0; iron
and steel manufactures, $3,432,0OO.
The principal exports were: Sugar, S.
COL OOO cotton and manufactures, T,742.
600; wool and manufactures, S,5s3 900;
hides, Sc, $3.50, 600; fibres and manufactures
Sc. 637, 666; chemicals. $4.033OO0.
or the total importations of machinery
into the United States more, than one.
half is imported at Boston; of cotton.
about three fourths: of leather. one-half;
and Of clothing wool. four-fifths.
The figures of shipping at the port of
Boston during 1901 make satisfactory
showing The coastwise movement con-
tinues heavy, the arrivals in this trade
equals din point of numbers the figures of
the previous year, and as regards tonnage
showing an increase of about $500, 900
gross tons. There was falling of of
about 200 vessels in the fleet from South
ern points and an increase of a similar
number from ports in the East
There was an increase of $50 of the num-
Der OF barges, while the number Of
schooners fell off to the extent of 400
The tonnage entered and cleared at the
port of Boston in the foreign trade shows
substantial gain over the preceding
year. The arrivals in this trade num-
bered 1857, an increase of 16S over 1850,
and the aggregate tonnage was 2.475. 49,
an increase of 10000 tons.
The steamships sailing to European
ports were 39l as compared with 3G5 in
1900.
The report shows the shipment Of grail.
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