Arizona republican., 1907-07-15

was included in the foreign trade fig
ures of 1897, is not included in those
of 1907, that territory having become
in 1900 a customs district Of the Unit
States. large share of our trade
with Hawaii (aggregating in shipments
therefrom about 2S 1-2 million dollars |
and in shipments thereto about IA mil
lions) enters or leaves the country
through Pacific Coast ports, and this
fact should be taken into consideration
i'm determining general conditions in
that section of the country. San
Francisco has. in fact. increased her
receipts of merchandise from Hawaii
from 10 million dollars in 1897 To about
I6 millions in 1907, and her shipments
thereto from millions 10 IL millions,
while Puget Sound. Whose receipts Of
merchandise from Hawaii are incon-
siderable. shows a marked growth in
shipments To that territory. the gain
having been from quarter million
dollars i'm 1897 to about l l-2 millions
in 1907.
This drift of the foreign trade away
from the Atlantic ports and toward
the ports on the southern, western.
and northern borders occurs more
largely in exports than in imports. and
is due in part to the fact that a much
larger share of the grain and cotton
exported now finds il way to Europe
via the Gulf Pacific. and northern
border ports than formerly. and to the
further fact that the exports TO the
Orient. which have increased rapidly
during the decade. pass chiefly out of
the Pacific coast ports. In imports the
gain by the southern. western. and
northern border ports over those on
the Atlantic front. while not SO strong
Iy marked. is due to a rapid increase
in importations from the Orient which
pass largely through the Pacific ports.
and the increase in movements from
Mexico and Central America at the
south and Canada at the north OF ma
terial for use in the manufacturing es-
Establishments of the United States.
summarization Of the years busi-
ness shows that less than a dozen Gus
toms districts are credited with five
sixths of the entire foreign commerce
of the United States. Stated in the
order of magnitude they are approx
mately as follows: New York. 1.4so
million dollars; Galveston, PSI mill
leans. 217 millions: Philadelphia. ia
millions; Baltimore, 145 millions San
Francisco. 80 millions Puget Sound.
/ 6s millions: Savannah. &c millions;
| Mobile, 2S millions and Chicago %
millions. Considering imports and ex-
ports separately. the leading ports are
in imports: New York. Boston. Phila-
delphia. San Francisco. New Orleans,
and Baltimore: and in exports. New
York. Galveston. New Orleans Balti-
more. Boston. Philadelphia. Savannah.
Puget Sound, Detroit, San Francisco,
and Buffalo.
Detailed information as to the trade
of the various ports by principal ar
ticles during the year just ended IS not
vet available. but the character of that
business may be ascertained, approXi-
mately, by reference To figures for the
year 1906. For that year New York
was credited with about one-third OF
the total exports of the country, iron
and steel go million dollars). meats
60 millions), copper ingots and bars
CAS- millians). mineral oils CAS- millions)
land cotton $50 millions). being the
leading items in list of articles IN
Guiding practically every branch OF our
EXPORT trade. At Boston the principal
exports are meats (27 million dollars)'
cattle 90 millions). cotton 90 MIL
iions). breadstuffs 90 millions), and
lard (6 millions). At Baltimore. cattle
Is million dollars). corn (13 millions),
wheat and flour IS millions), cotton
90 millions). copper ingOts and bars
(27 millions, manufactures of iron and
steel (7z millions). lard q millions)'
land leaf tobacco (S milliQns). are the
leading articles of expectation The
chief commodities exported at the port
of Philadelphia are mineral oils (2u
millions). breadstuffs 11 millions),
and meats (6 millions). At Savannah
cotton constitutes the most important
item of expectation. At Galveston. the
principal cotton port Of the country
while cotton Q37 million dollars) Is
the leading article exported. bread
stuffs Q2 millions) and cOtton-seed
oil cake % millions) are items OF in
, lcreasing importance. New orleans Is
second to Galveston as an exporter OF
cotton being credited in 1906 with 81
million dollars. Corn. flour. cotton
cloth. cotton-see oil cake. cotton-seed
oil. and leaf tobacco supply the bulk OF
. remaining exports from New Orleans
their values ranging downward IN the
; order named from 10 millions to mil
, lions. At San Francisco cotton cloth
IS million dollars). iron and steel a
. millions). fruits (2i2 millians); and
wheat and flour. canned salmon
fruits. and cotton (each about mil
, llions) constitute the principal exports
AT Puget Sound the leading exports
= are cotton cloths Go millions), wheat
6s millions). flour q millions). anC
| cotton. iron and steel manufactures
and copner each about 4 millions.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WRECK.