Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-14
RECEIPTS FOR THE PORT
SECOND LARGEST IN NEW JERSEY
Since the Colonial Days Perth Amby Has Had Wide Dealings With the
WMld--ImpMS and Exports Of Oden Times Compared With Those Of Today

menced his duties in April 1908. He
succeeded in July of the same
year by Charles Goodman, who was
appointed by Edmund Randolph,
Surveyor-General of the customs in
America. The next collector, John
was appointed-I7oI by
Anne's government. In that
year the rights Of New Jersey were
established by a decision
handed down by the Queens Bench,
in England.
AS far back as 1913, when the con-
dition of the Province was very favor
able for grazing and cattle could be
raised very cheaply, a law va passed,
forbidding the sale to any n out
side of the province, of all hides, and
tanned leather. In 1919, the edict
was extended to cover Indian dressed
skins.
In 1904, " for the better encourage
ment of builders of ships and the
vessels, within the Province" the ex-
p~ortation of any climber, planks,
boards, slaves, oakbolts, heating
hoops or hop poles" was prohibited,
except to some port cover the broad,
seas Chat is TO say into the Kingdom
of England, the West Indies, or to
any of the Summer or Wine Islands,
directly, and there to unload the
same" Expectation to even these
ports was encountered by the requisi-
ton of bonds and other restrictions.
Inspectors we're appointed in all
The lowns to prevent infringements of
this act, William Frost being the i'll
spector for Perth Amboy and Piscata-
way. This act was harmful and did
not give the promised impetus to the
shipbuilding industry. This is shown
by the presentation to Miles Forster,
on December Ist. 1902, of a town lot
sin consideration of his having
built the first sloop in Perth Amboy
belonging to the Province, and to
be navigated hence.
The expectation of wheat also
came under the ban and, in I7I4, a
duty was placed upon wheat exported
from the Eastern Division to any of
the British colonies upon the American
Continent. This act was soon 1e-
pealed.
For a means of comparison the
business Of the port for the year end
ing June "a, 1851, may be interesting.
In that year there were (4I) arrivals
of vessels and SO departures. The
imports, for the same year, from
foreign ports were as follows; 1860
gallons of rum, $1,000 gallons of
Molasses, 333, 96S pounds of sugar,
437 barrels of naval stores, 1873 pipes
of wines and r2,75o bushels of salt.
The exports to foreign ports for the
same period were; 6,4a4 barrels of
-four, I68,soo pounds of bread, 3I4
barrels of beef and pork, I7,49I
bushels of grain, $4,000 pounds of
hemp and small quantities Of butter,
hams, beer, hax-seed, bar-iron and
lumber.
1t was estimated that the commerce
of the province at the commencement
of the Revolutionary War was twice
as great as in 1851.
The principal imports at the pres
ent time are ore, coal, %unrefined as
phalt and lead. The exports are ca
bles and wire, refined block and
sheet asphalt, coal, gold, silver, cop
per and lead.
During the ten years ending June
80, 1901, the total receipts were
S436,4Io.2S; total expenses of col
lection, SIo6,933.36; profit to the
United States, S3ao,476.9s. In one
year during that decade there was a
loss, in 1894, when the expenses ex-
ceeded the receipts by $7,5S6.o9.
The profit in 1901 was $99,767.o7,
the best vet. This years report is