The Washington times., 1903-01-28
PORTS OF THE COUNTRY
MAKE NEW RECORDS
Increase on Pacific and Mex
lean Border.
GULF POINTS FALLING OFF
Show a Decline Of Thirteen Per Cent as
Compared With Last Years
Figures.
GULF POINTS FALLING OFF

The record Of the year just ended viii
show marked change in the share
which the various ports have had in The
distribution OF the exports OF the United
States. The Gulf ports show a falling OF
OF about Is per cent in expectations as
compared with last year, and the At
lantic coast ports a decline Of about 10
per cent, while the Lake and Northern
border. ports show a gain Of 3 per cent,
the Pacific Coast. ports a gain of 10 per
cent. and the Mexican border ports an
increase of - per cent. These marked
contrasts. in which The ports tributary
to the Atlantic show reduction and
those on the Pacific or fronting upon
contiguous territory show an increase.
are in keeping with the general trend Of
the years commerce. II which exports
10 Europe show marked decline, and
those to Asia and 10 the contiguous ter
ritory at the north and south show
marked growth. Exports 20 Europe es-
peciaIIy were affected by the crop failure
OF last year, since breadstuns and pro
visions fern the large proportion OF the
sales Of the United States to that part
of the world: while our exports TO Asia,
Mexico. and Canada were less affected
by crop failures, since manufactures
form the bulk Of our sales to those parts
of the world Hence the decrease in
shipments through Gulf and Atlantic
ports and the increase in those through
Pacific ports and those fronting upon
contiguous territory
Coming down to details. however. the
business Of the principal ports presents
some sharp contrasts in the proportion
of loss or gain On the Atlantic 'front.'
age, New York in the eleven months
for which detailed information has been
received by the Treasury Bureau of Sta
tfstics shows a drop from S467 000. 600 IN
eleven months Of 1901 to $4,000 600 in
the same months of 1902, a reduction Of
per cent Philadelphia shows a fall
from So. COO, 600 IN eleven months of 1901
10 S63. 600 coo in eleven months Of 1902.
z reduction of : per cent; Newport News
shows a drop from $50, 600, 900 in eleven
months of 1901 TO $27, coo 600 in eleven
months of 1902. decrease. of about 10
per cent; Baltimore shows fall from
S92. 600, 900 in eleven months OF 1901 70
s63, coo goo in the same period Of 1902. a
reduction of % per cent; Boston shows
drop from s120, GOO, 600 in eleven months
of 1901 to s78. 900, coo in the same months
Of 1902. q decrease Of % per cent.
Charleston. Wilmington and Savannah
are the principal ports on the Atlantic
Coast Showing an increase in the eleven
months o. 1902 as compared with the
same period Of 1901, exports from
Charleston having increased from
s.. .706.s41 to s5.02S. 468; Wilmington IN
creased her exports from 81, ,055, ,43S to
S12,559. .565. and Savannah from So, 1885,
3s5 in eleven months of 1901 to $3s 900,-
265 in the same months Of 1902. On the
Gulf coast. Galveston shows a reduc-
tion in exports from S94. .00O. 900 in eleven
months Of 1901 TO SS0.000, ,000 in the same
months Of 1902. fail Of about 15 per
cent, and New Orleans shows a drop
from SI31, ,000, 600 in eleven months Of
1901 10 s111 000. 900 in the same months
Of 1902. a reduction Of 10 per cent.
On the Pacific Coast, the principal ex-
portations are through the ports OF san
Francisco, Puget Sound, and Willamette
(Portlandl. San Francisco shows a gain
from 233. 100000 IN eleven months OF 1901
10 S34. 600 600 in eleven months of
1892. an increase Of 3 per cent; Puget
Sound shows d gain of from S23, 900, 900
IN 1901 10 S31, 900 600 in eleven months of
1902, an increase of 90 per cent; Viii
Iamette shows slight decrease. from
sI0186-270 in eleven months OF 1901 TO
81, 9,749, ,501 il eleven months Of 1902. The
northern border ports increased their
exports from Sl03 00O. 600 IN eleven months
Of 1901 to $106 900 600 in eleven months
Of 1902. q gain Of about , per cent. dis
tributed among the twenty-five ports on
the Great Lakes and boundary line be-
tween the United States and Canada.
The Mexican border ports show a gain
OF from SIS. .000. 600 TO so. .00O, 600, or 8 per
cent. during the same period, distributed
pretty evenly among the FIVE ports on
the Mexican border. While the above
figures include only eleven months Of
the year, they are presumably fair in
dex Of the full years operations at the
various great doorways through which
the exports o. The country are dis
tributed.
On the import side. the Atlantic ports
show a gain Of from SG43. 600 coo to $69s.-
000. 900; the Gulf ports from So .000 zoo
to So. 600 600, the Pacific ports from $47.-
o00. 900 TO $50, goo ,000 the Mexican border
ports from So .342. .GlG to S12.55g. .723. the
northern border ports from $50, COO. 900 10
$4,000 eco. and the interior ports from
$40 600 COO to 81 eco eco.
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