The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-01-03

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ing Figures Shown at the Custom
| House
From the TulI and complete reports
| at the custom house yesterday interest
ing figures were gathered showing the
tremendous business don through the
| port Of Wilmington during the month
of December just closed. without
comparing the record with that OF the
| past it is believed that the shipments
/ during the month exceeded the ship
ments Of any other month in the his
| tory Of Wilmington.
During that time there have been
| cleared for foreign countries, by the
| firm of Alexander Sprunt & Sons nine
| big cotton steamers, having a total or
! 1902 bales. with the tremendously
value Of Sc, III, 900. In addition to the
| big cotton shipments two other steam
| ers have cleared for foreign countries,
| one loaded with rosin and gum logs.
valued 1t $50, 900 and the other loaded
| with rosin, valued at S34 600.
The record for the month Of Novem-
| Der was considered a remarkable one,
| it having been the largest November's
business ever recorded. but it has been
exceeded by nearly $3.50 900 in value
by the December export business.
In November there were shipped to
| foreign countries 95,971 bales of cot
| ton. valued at IS, 40, 900. In COMPARE
son with the business done last De-
cember. the corresponding period a
year ago, the magnitude Of business
is seen to be ever more remarkable
and gratifying. During that month
there were shipped only 39,518 bales,
with the total value of s., 164 1872, this
! Defenders business.
The steamers that have cleared, with
| their cargoes and respective destina-
tons as shown by the custom house
! records are as follows:
December 2-Gorjistan for Germany,
1888 bales, valued at $4,000.
December 4-Sahara for Germany,
1875 bales, valued at $795 900.
December 13-Torgorm for Spain,
5,265 bales, valued at $317 600.
December 13-Densdale Hall for Ger
many, with 1890 bales, valued at
$50, 900.
December 16-Venetia, for France,
| 1000 bales, valued at $725. 600.
December 18-Rubens for England,
r. 1000 bales, valued at $4,000.
December 21-Hillmere for Germany,
1883 bales, valued at $815 900.
December 3O-Dacre Hill for Ger
many, 1O,687 bales, valued at $64O,0 900.
December 31-Lord Derby for Eng
[ land, 1903 bales, valued at 1901 900.
In addition to the above cotton
steamers that have been cleared the
| following other foreign exports were
made during the month of December:
December 4-Armenia for Scotland,
with f. ,O74 barrels rOsin, valued at
$50 0 and 1865, 900 feet of gum logs,
valued at $35, 900.
December 2?-Ness for England, with
| S,515 barrels rosin, valued at $4,000.
The custom house records show
| that in addition to the tremendous
value of exports, there arrived during
the month Of December imports from
| foreign countries having the value Of
| SIP, 695 and the collections of import
| duties during December amounted to
| S. ,546.58. The imports came in on
several different steamers and con-
| sisted largely of burlaps, fertilizer
materials and fruit.
| The custom house keeps a record only
of exports to foreign countries and i'm
! ports from foreign countries, nc report
! being ~obtainable as to the value Of
! the big coastwise shipping, which
would greatly increase the remarka-
bly, fine showing of this port.
The British Steamship Lord Derby,
2,401 tons, Captain Glasson, was clear
ed yesterday for Liverpool, England
by the firm of Alexander Sprunt &
Sons. having or a cargo of cotton
valued at 1901 600. The Lord Derby is
the second clearance Of cotton STEAMERS
within two days, the steamship Dacre
Hill having left port yesterday for
Bremen, having on a cargo of 1857
bales, valued at S640,000. The Lord
Derby carries the third largest cargo
of the season, her cargo having been
6ACc6ueu Only ny the IOduS Vi tue
Anglo-Saxon and the Invertay, bot1
of which took cotton to foreign cOun-
tries.
With the clearance of the latest
ship there still remains at the Cham
pion compress wharves four steam
ers all of which are being rapidly
loaded with cotton, and the German
steamer Herminie Hessenmuller which
arrived in port Monday with a cargo
of German kainit will also take on cot
ton. after she discharges her present
load.
The tug Alexander Jones has re-
turned to this port after an absence
of two weeks.
The Jones left Wilmington sometime
ago for Jacksonville, Fla, where she
took a vessel in tow to Santiago, Cuba.