The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
THE PORT OF MOBILE
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR THE
 PAST WEEK.
Recors of the Movement ct Vessel. Engaged in Foreign Trade n. Obtained from 0Bice of the
 Coll .etOr.
[ Advertiser Bureau.

Mobile, Sept. x | While the month was slightly dis appointing. indications for a marked increase of exports and imports for the present month over last year are most f1attering. Exports for tke week ended last night were:
 Havana: 75o sacks bran, 127i46' feet @ pine lumber, 2,990 sacks cornsand gem eral merchandise. Value $6e611 For Cardenas, 1850 sacks corn and mis- 476 Total value of cargo $SS,oS7. British Schooner Charlevotx. for Matanzas, Cuba. 43o,ooo feet pine Ium- Der. Value ss,J62.5o.
 Rottendam. 694 cases cedar pencil slats. 65,042 oak slaves. 582,l02 feet pine lumber. 5.4s0 feet oak lumber. g. s75 feet sawn pine timber: 1373o feet Hamburg. s94.111 feet pine. lumber, B. 079 feet (cubicD of poplar logs. Value $31.546 Total value of cargo s72.03S. Tor ase sacks os corn feet pine lumbe- Value sSoo7. For Value ss,2s1. For Puerto Padre, 4s7:- For Nipe, 19Ds7s feet pine lumber. Value s4,oo2. Total value of cargo
 American Steamship Rio Grande, for bales domestics. 160 cases cedar pen cil slats, 80 packages mercbandtse.
 British Steamship Mariana. tor Bue. nos Ayres. 2.s26.ooo feet pine lumber.
 Nor Norwegian ssdir Steamship Hiram. for Puerto Cortez 19, 900 pounds sacks, 1o5 pieces iron pipe. Value s7oo.
 Norwegian Steamship Fort Gaines. laneous merchandise. Value s1,7sS,
 British Schooner Gienafton, for Cai- barian, 297.14s feet pine lumber. Value
 British Steamship Riplingham. for Buenos Ayres, 1, 1,56S.20S feet pine lum- ber, s56,3s0 feet sawn pine timber. Value $43,777.6o.
 Bocas del Toro. general merchandise Value $1,39s.
 Imports for the same period were
 Norwegian Steamship Fort Gaines. from Bocas del Toro, t2.ooe punches bananas.
 Norwegian Steamship Hiram. from Puerto Cortez, 5000 punches bananas,
 American Steamship Rio Grande, from New York, 5000 packages general merchandise.
 Norwegian stamship Hispania, from Bocds del TOTO; l5,000 punches bananas
 Norwegian steamship Mercator. from Puerto Cortez; 14,500 punches bananas.
 Norwegian steamship Harold, from La Ceiba; 12.ooo punches bananas,
 Vessels arrived up in ballast for cargoes as follows:
 British barkentine Hornt, 4o7 tons, from Gibara; McLennan Master.
 British steamship Eversley, 1,s46 tons, from Dakar. French Africa; Pirch Master.
 Manchester, Eng; Ceder Master. American schooner Van Lear Black, from Havana, 546 tons; Davidson Mas
 x,..4t.t. r...ntt. e.ax.a- ano .. from Barbadoes, B. West indies. Hun ter Master.
 The movement of vessels engaged In the foreign trade into and out of August was exceptionally good as will be shown by the following recapitula- tion compiled from records in the office of the collector of customs.
 Entered
 Vessels Tonnage Americans .... :! .ii,s75 Foreign ......'. .. 6e b5'7l2 E Totals ... ....... =. 10 57Oss A%sTiSsns AorsIkn '.: :... ss ss.sss ssss G Totals 9 ! ;.o;:;. ....... ...,Is HEB. s.ss:.
 As compared with the same month age as will be seen from the follow ing compilation for August. 1905:
 Entered
 Vessels. fonnage; Americans oS.d4 Foreign .'.'ss. s.. 'o oS'rSS
 Totals ., ... IS 65,64S
 srens oieasrea- -, 1890 Enratgn .79 63,726
 
 ro,ois 77 65,116 Grand Totals ......... lo5 1SV,Io4
 The above figures, despite tne Iact that there is @ discrepancy Tn favor or August of last year, from the mani tonnage of vessels, so 1t was stated in the customs office. does not indi- cate a falling off to any extent In the exports and Imports; ao. =. .ha
 From the records in the ofiiee or the @ United States Collector or CustoIns' tne foiiowing figures on exports ana I'm ports for the month of August were ob- tained
 EApot ss Amounts.