Arizona republican., 1907-07-15
EAST PORTS
LOSE GRIP
A transfer of Trade to
South and West
The Shifting About That
Has Occurred Within Ten
Years.

so,thern western and northern Dor
ders of the United States are steadily
increasing their share in both the I'M
port and export trade. while, converse
IL. the percentage Of the trade passing
through ports on the Atlantic seaDoard
is decreasing In 1907, SO IL per cent
of the imports into the United States
entered through Atlantic ports, while
in 1907 the share entering through
those ports will be about so per cent
In 1897 about 60 per cent OF the exports
passed out OF the country through At
lantic ports, while the figures OF 1917
will show but about 81 per cent of the
exports OF the country through those
ports. These figures are based upon
the records of the imports and exports
bv ports for the eleven months end
ing with May, as shown by the official
report Of the Bureau Of Statistics Of
the Department Of Commerce and La
hor
Comparing the figures Of 1907 win
those of 1907 Uhe figures for the clos
ing month o: the present year being
en- estimate based upon the known
record for the month of MayJ. Allan
tic ports show an increase Of but II
per cent in imports. as compared win
the Immediately preceding year; Guif
ports show an increase Of Is per cent:
MEXICAN border ports an increase OF
per cent; Pacific ports an increase
of 40 per cent: the northern border
ports an increase of u per cent, and
the interior ports an increase OF 20
per cent In exports Atlantic ports
show an increase o: but l per cent;
Gulf ports an increase of 80 per cents
Mexican border ports an increase or
II per cent. northern border and lake
ports an increase OF II per cent, and
interior ports an increase of "a per
cent. while Pacific coast ports show
a decrease o. about 10 per cent. this
reduction in exports through Pacific
coast ports being chiefly in exports to
! Asia which fell in 1907 about IA mil
| lion dollars below those of 1906.
A more accurate view of the trend
Of the import and export trade is OBJ
| tanned by extending the comparisons
over a longer period of time. compar-
! ing conditions in 1907 with those of
| 1897 the gain in imports Is apporuon7
ed about as follows: Atlantic ports.
| 7s per cent; Gull ports 22O per cent;
Pacific ports III per cent; Mexican
| border ports 337 per cent: northern
border and lake ports lis per cent: in
terror ports $50 per cent and for the
country as a whole 80 per cent In ex-
ports the relative increases are as fol-
lows: Atlantic ports. 46 per cent; Gulf
ports. I63 per cent; Pacific ports Sc
per cent; Mexican border ports 1913
! per cent; northern border and lake
/ fnr ha m tafl
I States as a whole about so per cent.
Taking up the principal ports and
. comparing conditions in 1907 with
those of 1907. imports through Boston.
increased from go millions TO approx
mately 12S millions, a gain of 3s mill
lions: while exports through that port
show little If any gain in the decade,
the figures for 1907 being about the
same as those for 1907 when the total
was l0l millions. Imports through the
port Of New York increased from 4Sl
million dollars in 1897 to S5S millions
| in 1907. a gain of 377 millions, while
exports through that port increased
from 392 millions to Gle millions. a
gain of pa millions. Philadelphia
shows an ipcrease from As millions to
so millions,'o or n gain Of 80 millions in
imports. while exports through that
port doubled. having been ~ millions
in 1897 and approximately "a mil
lions in the year just ended. At Bal
timore imports increased from little
over IL millions i'm 1907 TO approx
mately SO millions in 1907. and exports
Il grew from Sc millions to something
over 100 millions in 1907. At Newport
News imports Increased from a little
over | million dollars in 1907 to about
II millions in 1907, while exports de-
creased from 90 millions in 1897 tC
about IA l-2 millions in 1907. Savan-
nah shows an increase of about mil
lions in imports and 40 millions in ex-
ports. imports having been less than
a half million dollars in 1897 and con-
siderably over millions in 1907, and
exports 23 millions in 1897 and over
63 millions in the fiscal year just end
ed.
on the Gulf the principal ports are
stated in the order of their import and
export trade in 1907. Galveston, New
/ Orleans. Mobile and Pensacola. Al
Galveston imports increased from les:
than million dollars in 1897 to mil
lions in 1907. while exports increased
from 5S mllllOnS 10 244 mllliOnS. A
New orleans imports increased from
16 2-3 millions in 1897 to about 46 mil.
lions in 1907. while exports increased
from 1O1 millions to III millions. Al
Mobile the principal business is In ex-
ports which have grown from 10 mil
lions in 1897 to about "a millions il
1907.
on the Pacific coast, San francisco
shows an increase of % millions il
imports and a decrease of 6 millions In
exports, imports having advanced
from "a millions in 1897 to 56 million:
in 1907. and exports having recedet
from nearly 40 millions in 1897 L
: about 80 millions in 1907. At Puge
Sound imports increased from mil
lion dollars i'm 1897 to about 25 mil
lions in 1907. gain of Is millions
while exports advanced meantime from
less than IL millions to approximatel!
4S millions, a gain of about 80 million
dollars. II is proper to add that th'
figures for these Pacific coast port
do not indicate all OF the actual com
merce at those points. because of tn
fact that the trade with Hawaii Whicl