Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-15
LOCAL P0RTIS
| 18th IN PLACE
Compilation of Data Shows
Excellent Standing of Perth
kmboy in Commerce.
VALUES OF IMPORTS
Experts In 1910 from Here
Valued Sl,475,585--R Much
Ore Is Imported.

Values of imports and exports, a
creditable comparison with previous
years, and other valuable data is pub
lished in the new edition of 1.-THE For
eign Commerce and Navigation of the
United States,' edited by o. P. Aus
tin, chief of the Bureau of Statistics
and from figures compiled by the Off
eials of each port. Figures compiled
by the local custom house officials, and
published in this volume, show the ac-
counts for the year ending June 30,
1910, as follows:,
Value of Imports and Exports.
The value of imports for 1910, to-
tailed $7,570,285 or sixty-two per cent.
of the total imports among the Allan
tic Coast districts, and forty-nine per
cent of the United States. In 1909
the figures for the local plant were $7,-
331 ,378, and in 1901, $406,297.
The value Of exports in 1910 were
81 ,475, 5,585, or fifteen per cent. of the
total in the Atlantic Coast District and
eight per cent. of the total United
States ports. The 1909 and 1901 fig
ures were $2,337 ,63Zand 81 1858 re-
spectively.
The values of imports and exports
grand total of $9,045, $40, or twenty
seven per cent. of the total in the Uni
ted States and forty per cent. of the
total among the Atlf ntic Coast Dis
tricts. These figures include merchan-
disc imported free Of duty worth $5,-
451 ,295, or seventy-two per cent of
the total imports at the port. The
dutiable merchandise was valued at So
j..
ported was valued at 1924, ,4S7, but the
foreign merchandise reached the total
of $1,047,09S Foreign merchandise is
goods imported here, and later exported.
Gold and Silver
Gold to the amount of So, ,642 $40, and
silver worth $40, ,129 was imported.
There was no gold exported and the
silver in this class was valued at $4,
443, ,84S. These minerals came to this
port in ore and base bullion.
The duty on merchandise as imported
was 1904, ,664.92 which is fifteen per
cent. of the total collected in the Uni
ted States. Nine countries are includ-
ed in Perth Amboy's list of importers
Mexico being the highest with $5,475,-
978. Firms here export to twenty three
countries, sending the highest amount
to England, which in 1910 reached the
total of $466,657
Record of Vessels.
Fifty-fve foreign steam vessels en-
tered during the year, all with cargoes.
They registered at 92,801 tons, vessels
alone One ship entered in ballast, reg
istering at 800 tons.
Seven steam vessels cleared for for
eign ports, with cargoes, registering at
8,347 tons. A like number cleared in
ballast, with 1929 as the registered
tonnage.
One American and one foreign sail
ing vessel entered with cargo, having
registered tonnage of $50 and 9S tons
respectively. Seventeen American YES
sells cleared for foreign ports with car
60, registering at 4,910 tonnage. The
foreign list numbered one hundred and
nine vessels with cargo, having a reg
istered tonnage Of 20077. One foreign
vessel cleared in ballast, registering at
81 tons
Perth Amboy holds the eleventh posi-
tion among the ports of entry, in com
merce. New York stands first and Por-
to Rico, tenth. Newark and Burling-
ton, the only other New Jersey ports,
stand nineteenth and ffty-second, re-
Epectively.