The Washington times., 1903-09-07
EXPORTS SHIFTING
FROM ATLANTIC PORTS
Loss There Gain of Gulf,
Lake, and Pacific Points.
STILL SUPREME IN IMPORTS
Decrease of S9s, 200, 900 in Two Years in
Exports, But Got so Per Cent of
Imports in 1903.

The doors through which the exports
of the United States flow to the outside
world are opening more widely year by
year, and this seems to be especially
true of the ports located on the Gulf
of Mexico, the northern lake border.
and the Pacific coast. Formerly the At
lantic coast ports held a very large
proportion of the export as well as i'm
port trade. but in recent years the ex-
port trade is being distributed to the
ports at the North and the South, as
we'll as. the West. though in importa-
tions the Atlantic ports still retain
about so per cent of the total import
trade.
The figures of the fiscal year just
ended. compared with those of the fiscal
year 1901, presented by the Department
of Commerce and Labor, through its
Bureau of Statistics. show a reduction
for Boston of S55,O0O,OoO in exports;
New York a reduction of $4,000 900;
Philadelphia a reduction of $6.OO0 900;
Baltimore a reduction of O,0O0;
Newport News a reduction of $1,000. 900,
and Norfolk a reduction Of nearly ST.
O0O. .O0O
Increase at Southern Ports.
Moving down the coast toward the
south. however. and stin comparing
the figures of 1908 with those of 1901.
Savannah shows an increase in exporta-
tions of about IS. coo. 900; Wilmington.
n. c., over s.. 600, 900: Galveston an in
crease of 50, 600, 600; Mobile an increase
of 81. zoo. 10000. and New Orleans q de-
crease Of s.. 900. .OOO
Combining all of the Atlantic ports,
the total exports of 1908. compared
with those of 1901, show a falling off
of SOS 900 900; the Gulf ports show prac-
tically the same figure in 1903 as in
1901; Mexican border ports show an in
crease of nearly $1,000, 900; Pacific ports
an increase of 10000. 900. and northern
border and lake ports an increase of
SIS, 900 060 in the exports of 1908 com
pared with those of 1901. Thus the At
lantic ports are the only group show
ing a reduction in 1903 compared with
1901
Holds Commanding Position
In imports. however. the Atlantic
ports still hold their commanding posi-
tion. The total imports of 1903 amount
ed to 81 .025, ,O0O. 900. and of this. s21 .OOO.-
600, or so per cent, came in through the
Atlantic ports. In 1888 the total inn
portations were $500 600 coo; OF this.
s7I7 900 900. or 81 per cent came in
through Atlantic ports. Comparing the
imports OF 1903 with those of 1901. the
Atlantic ports show an increase of SI51,-
O00. 900, the Gulf ports S12. 600. 600, Mexi-
can border ports $4,000. 900. Pacific ports
$4,000. coo. and northern border and lake
ports S25. .0OO. 900.
Comparing conditions at the principal
ports in 1903 with those of 1893, IL may
be said that Baltimore shows an in
crease in exports from $71 900 600 in
1893 10 $S1, ,0OO. 900 in 1903, and an in
crease In imports from 5000. 900 in
1893 to s27. .O00. 900 in 1908. Boston shows
in 1893 exports of $50, 900 900 and in 1903
SIS. 900. 600, an increase of $4,000, 900; in
imports Boston shows in 1898 $79, ,000,-
o0o. and in 1903 $50. 900 900. a gain Of
$1,000, 900.
New York shows in 1898 exports OF
S547 600, 900. and in 1908 $5O5. GOO 600. an
increase of s15s. zoo. 900; and imports in
1O"" u T"10'''V'ON' anu IL 4'O" Va TO40'
OOO. 900. an increase Of so. 600. 600. Phil
adelphia shows in 1893 an expectation
of $40 600 600. and in 1903 S73, 900. 600, an
Increase of $24. 900 900; and imports in
1893 of S66 000. 600 and in 1903 Of $780,
OO0. 900. a reduction of $4,000, 600 Sa-
vannah shows in 1893 expectations of a
little less than $40. 900 600. and in 1903
over S54. 900, 600. an increase Of S34, 600. -
600. Galveston shows in 1893 an
expectation of $4,000 900. and in 1903
s104. 100000. an increase of $67. .00QsOO.
New Orleans shows in 1893 an exporta-
lion OF s77 900 900. and in 1903 S149, -
600, 900. an increase of S72, ,0OO, 600