The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-09-25
THE EXPORT TRADE PORTS.


of the United States flow to the out
side world are opening more widely
year by year, and this seems to to
especially true of the ports located or
the Gulf of Mexico, the northern lake
border, and the Pacific coast. For.
merly the Atlantic coast ports held q
very large proportion of the export
as well as import trade, but in recent
uted to the ports at the north and the
south, as we'll as the west, though III
importations the Atlantic ports still
retain about so per cent of the total
import trade. The figures of the fis-
cal year Just ended, compared with
those Of the fiscal year 1901, presen I'D
by the Department of Commerce and
Labor, through it's Bureau Of Stats
tics, show a reduction of Boston of IS
millions in exports; New York re-
duction of "a millions; Philadelphia a
reduction of 8 millions: Baltimore a
reduction of % millions; Newport News
reduction of millions. and Norfolk
reduction of nearly millions. Nov
ing down the coast toward the south,
however. and still comparing the fig
ures Of 1908 with those of 1901, Savan-
nah shows an increase in expectations
of about 8 millions; Wilmington. N. c.,
over millions; Galveston an increase
Of millions: Mobile an increase of
a million and New Orleans a decrease
of millions.
~t,.t
the total exports of 1903. compared with
those of 1901, show falling off of $685.
900, 900; the Gulf ports show practi-
cally the same figures IN 1903 as in 1901;
Mexican border ports show an increase
of nearly 5 millions; Pacific ports an
increase of 10 millions, and northern
border and lake ports an increase of Is
millions in the exports of 1908 COM
pared with those of 1901. Thus the
Atlantic ports are the only group
showing a reduction in 1903 compared
with 1901.
In imports, however, the Atlantic
ports still hold their commanding posi-
tio,. The total imports of 1908
to 1925 millions, and Of this,
sol millions. or so per cent, came in
through the Atlantic ports. In 1893
the tOlai were cOO
lions: of this, III millions, or 50 per
cent. came in through Atlantic ports
Comparing the imports of 1908 with
those of 1901, the Atlantic ports show
an increase of 151 million dollars; the
Gulf ports, 10 millions; Mexican border
ports. millions; Pacific ports, mil
lions. and northern border and lake
ports, 25 millions.
Comparing conditions at the principal |
ports in 1903 with those of 1898, it may !
be said that Baltimore shows an in |
crease in exports from 100000 in 1898 |
to 81 900 900 in 1908. and an increase in |
imports from $4,000, 900 in 1893 to 27,000,- |
900 in 1903. Boston shows in 1893 eX-
ports of $S5,000000, and in 1908, $SS, 000,
900, an increase of 100000; in imports
Boston shows in 1893, s79,OOO,OOO, and
in 1903, $S6000,000, a gain of $1,000. 900.
New York shows in 1893 exports Of
s347 ,OOO, 900, and in 1903, $500, 900, 900, an
increase of s15S,OOO,0O0; and imports IN
1898 Of s54S,0O0,0O0 and in 1908 of $685.
100000 an increase of $40, 900, 900. Phila-
1elphia shows in 1898 an expectation of
AS, 100000, and in 1903, 5000, 900, an in
'rease of $24,000,000; and imports in
1893 of $66, 100000 and in 1908 of $780,
100000, a reduction of s6,0OO,0OO. Savan-
lah shows in 1893 expectations of n
title less than s2O,OOO,OOO and in 1903
'ver $54OOO,OO0, an increase of $4,000
100. Galveston shows in 1903 an ex-
'ortation of s37.O0O,OOO and in 1903,
1O4,OOO,OO0, an increase of $4,000, 900.
New Orleans shows in 1893 an exuor-
alton Of $77,0OO,0OO, and in 1903, s149,-
100000, an increase of $4,000, OOO
The following table shows the i'm
'orts and exports of the Atlantic, Gulf,
1exican border, Pacific, and northern
'order and interior ports, respectively,
n 1893 and 1903:
IMPORTS. I
Ports. 1898. 1909
itlantic. ports. .$717, $3.50, O74 SOL 2S3 3oS
iulf ports..... 246S23 32 3S37S OsO
1eXican border
ports 80. 13,S25,55O 1887, 100
acihc ports. 4S,315,035 56,474, SOB
orthern border 3
and lake ports 52,923, 400 s2.O53. 26s :,
Interior ports. 9,294,5O1 141S5. OS9 3