New-York tribune., 1909-01-01
49, voRn,s EoREiGN coMMERcE.

ITO forthcoming annual report cf tire New York
chamber Of Commerce shows that n0tOt-h
.ha rari, Of fao7 and the subsequent depression
the total foreign commerce or the port Of New
YORK decreased only S7s11S in the fiscal wear ending
June 90 fenS although there was decrease q
500 4N9 90 in the total foreign commerce or ths
United states The loss ~ New YORK vas m
f,o-tr,a u hffe that of the United states was be-
+rrsa- : and : Ter cert. The loss was entirely IN
ir7rorts ard the excess 81 exports over Imports
fo~ the whole country vas sSS-''H-2
There vas. however. a reversal or t1e recens
-o,,rrer-iaI ,osirfon Of New York. whose imports
~ ,.,-,,r7,o,1,- in excess Of exports. During ths
7s-ar year ended June 20. 1o0S View York exported
81 1 7a more than imported. fact Of laFse M
+srast for in the preceding fiscal year NeW YORK
fn7rorts were s21E72 s74 in excess OF exports An
excess Of exports over imports has not occurred
refo~e IN ~sv York since 1901. when the excess eS-
portz were S7ss4a256. Since 1897 there have oesn'
including rars only four years of excess exports
Cor,rarfn 1905 with 1898 period Of ten years tne
statistics show that the commerce OF New York
has had a growth Of nearly 50 per cent this oeinE
aI,,,cst equal 10 that Of the whole country whose
o,fr since 1853 has been over % per cent ms
fox-as cf the city in some articles or nerchandlss
exported or imported, is compensated f'r ey gains
IN other articles
- works. share Of the imports OF the United
etats in 1sqS was 655 Per in 1908 Il was Ss1
rar cent New Yo-k-s share of the exports OF the
country II 1888 vas SS5 per cent IN lSO5 II vas
sa No. cent The eity's share OF the total roressn
-, 2 +fc t-nited States considerably
o,a~ & per cent TiIree-fourtEs Of al the sugar
i,,-or+s4 enters the port OF New York and nearly
,trse- -fot,rths Of the coffee. and nearly one-haf
tpa tea Considerably more than three-fourths or
an tho cotton silk and wOoj manufactures imported
or,, through the port of $ew York over 80 per
cant cf all the india rubber. nearly 90 per cent or
the diamonds and precious stones. nearly % Per
sr, az Il, the wines nearly co per cent Of the hides
- s-trs and over ~ Der cent of the tin imported
into toa country enter through New 4oTk New
Works share OF the exports OF copper Is over u
nor cent. of the exports OF mineral oils 81 per
cont and Of the exports of provisions and dairy
rrof,,es nearly as per cent. Nearly one-fourth or
ali the cattle exported. Cne-fourth OF all the
+obsc-, exrorted and nearly q per cent OF the
rre-.!stuHs exported go through the port OF New
York.
In the last ten years NJ ok has gained IN
its share Of the imports Of sugar. cotton manu-
facfures india rubber and Tin. and Ia its snare OF
the exports Of provisions and dairy T-oducts or
mineral Oils and copper. In the tea years the
cfrv's share OF the imports OF coffee. tea SILK
v-ooIIer, goods rides and skins and wines has de-
creased: and II has also fallen behind IN its share
Of the exports Of cotton. hreadstuns. tobacco and
cattle The most notable lite cf gain Of the city
has been in exports Of copper and mineral oils;
while its most noticeable loss is in the exports OF
breadStuffs.