The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-23
TIE PACIFIC
THE EXPORT TRADE PORTS.

of the United States flow to the out
side world are opening more widely
wear by year, and this seems to h
especially true of the ports located OF
the Gulf of Mexico, the northern lake
border, and the Pacific coast. For
rnerIy the Atlantic coast ports held
very large proportion Of the export
as well as import trade, but in recent
years the export trade is being distrlo-
uted to the ports at the north and the
south, as we'll as the west, though II
inportations the Atlantic ports stu
retain about so per cent OF the total
import trade. The figures of the IFS
cal year just ended, compared with
those of the fiscal year 1901, presented
nv the Department of Commerce and
Labor, through its Bureau of Stats
ties, show a reduction of Boston OF %
millions in exports. New York a re-
duction of "a millions; Philadelphia a
reduction of millions; Baltimore a
reduction of % millions; Newport News
a reduction of Z millions, and Norfolk
a reduction of nearly millions. Nov
ing down the coast toward the south,
however, and still comparing the hg-
ures of 1903 with those of 1901, Savan-
nah shows an increase in exportatlohs
of about millions; Wilmington, N. C.,
over millions; Galveston an increase
of millions; Mobile an increase OF
a. million and New Orleans a decrease
of millions.
Combining all of the Atlantic ports,
the total exports of 1908, compared with
those of 1901, show a falling off of $685.
600, 600; the Gulf ports show practl-
cally the same figures m 1908 as in 1901;
Mexican border ports show an increase
of nearly millions; Pacific ports an
increase of 10 millions, and northern
border and lake ports an increase OF 10
millions in the exports of 1908 COM
nared with those of 1901. Thus the
Atlantic ports are the only group
showing a reduction in 1903 compared
with 1901.
In imports, however, the Atiah'ic
ports still hold their commanding posi-
fion. The total imports OF l9Vo
to 1,025 millions, and of this,
S71 millions, or so per cent, came in
through the Atlantic ports. In 1893
the total importations were S66 mil
lions; of this, III millions, or 81 per
cent came in through Atlantic ports.
Comparing the imports of 1903 with
those of 1901, the Atlantic ports snow
an increase of Isl million dollars; the
Gulf ports. IL millions; Mexican border
ports, millions; Pacific ports, mil
lions, and northern border and lake
ports, % millions.
Comparing conditions at the principal
ports in 1903 with those of 1898, it may
be said that Baltimore shows an m
crease in exports from 100000 in 1893
to 81 600. 600 in 1903, and an increase In
imports from 100000 in 1893 to 27,OOO,-
600 in 1903 Boston shows in 1893 eX-
ports of sS5, 600, 900, and in 1908, $SS,0O0,-
900, an increase of 100000; in imports
Boston shows in 1898, $79,O00,O0o, and
in 1903, $4,000, 000 gain of $4,000 0O
New York shows in 1898 exports of
S347, 900, OO0 and in 1909. $505,000,o0O, an
Increase of $15S,000,O 900; and imports in
1893 of $54S, 900, 900 and in 1903 of $685.
OOO, 900, an increase of 900. Phila-
delphia shows in 1898 an expectation of
$49, 900 900, and in 1908, s73,O00,O 600, an in
crease of $2400O,0O0; and imports in
1898 of 66,000,000, and in 1903 of $780,
100000, a reduction of $6,000,00O. Savan-
nah shows in 1898 expectations of
little less than $20,0000O0, and in 1903
over $4,000, 900, an increase of $4,000
600. Galveston shows in 1903 an ex-
portation of $S7000,000, and in 1903,
S1O4, O00, 900, an increase of SCI, 100000
New Orleans shows in 1893 an expor-
tation of s77,OOO,OOO, and in 1903, $149,-
DOC, O00 an increase of $72,0O0,OO0.
The following table shows the i'm
ports and exports of the Atlantic, Gulf,
Mexican border, Pacific. and northern
border and interior ports. respectively,
in 1893 and 1908:
IMPORTS.
Ports. 1893 1908.
Atlantic ports .$717, 360,O74 5 S21, 2S3, 32S
Gulf ports 246S2332 3S37S. OSO