Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-14
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growing disposition on commerce 10
seek its destination By shortest roros
and easiest grades ls illustrated ny
the increasing share OF the exports
which made their exit through me
Gulf and northern border ports last
year The value OF exports passing
through the gulf ports In the calendar
year ibli was 4i3 million dollars,
against 2I0 million ia 1900, an IN
crease Of Ga per cent, that passing
through the northern border ports POS
J million, against l0l million In 1900, IN
increase OF iS4 per cent. whilC that
passing through the Atlantic ports IN
the same period increased but 20 Der
cent The share OF the total exports
Fuased out Of the Atlantic norts foli
ron rs per cent IN 1850 10 GS per
cent Ia 1900 and IS per cont In 1911.
while the share through the gulf ports
increased from "a per cent In 1880 TO
Is per cent In 1900 and % per cent
In 1911, and through northern border
ports from 4 IL per cent IN 1880 TO
/ Z per cent In 1900 and "a l-2 IN 1911:
through Pacific ports there has been
little change. the share being for pach
period about g per cent Even on the
import side the share of the commerce
rasslng through the Atlantic ports Is
materially less than IN earlier years,
being but 76 per cent IN 1911, against
81 per cent In 1900.
New York. New Orleans. Galveston.
Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore. San
Francisco Savannah. Port Townsend
and Buffalo. according 90 figures mst
lcOmpleted by the bureau OF statistics.
department Of commerce and labor,
represent, IN the order named, the ten
customs districts through which pa sses
80 per cent OF our entire imports and
exports.
New York, the leading port. incress-
cd imports from 529 million dollars
in 1900 to S95 million In 1911, and ex-
Forts from $40 TO sol million. I'm 1900
exports az that port exceeded imports
Iby Sil 100000: last year imports tx.
ceoded exports by s9f,00O,O00 The
imports comprised nearly all classCs
TOT merchandise with India rubber,
sugar and coffee heading the list Iron
ana steel manufactures form about rs
Irer cent Of the exports, aud meat and
dairy products and copper each about
10 per cent.
New orleans, fourth IN imports and
third In experts increased the former
ttom 20 20 6S million and the Latter
. rom li3 20 i5i million dollars ia the
i900-ll period. The leading imports
are coffee, sugar and ibers and manu-.
lectures thereof Cotton Ia the chief
export with lumber aad breadstuns
neXi iu importance. Galveston rank
ing second in exports and 3ist in I'M
ports, Is third In value of total trade
Imports increased In the i90O-li Ter
iod from / Ia 10 "a million dollars
and exports from 90 TO 1877 million.
placing her ahead OF New Orleans,
Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia,
an Of which surpassed Galveston M
exports Ia 1900 Cotton forms fully
30 per cent Of the exports &C the port
Boston, second IN imports and sixth
IN exports. increased the former Z om
90 TO nc million, while the latter Je.
4 frreased from i2f TO "a million ia IRE
period l900-il. Imports. while varied.
Include cotton, hides and skins. aud
wool as the leading items Abou, half
J The exports consist OF meat ana da ry
! products, leather and leather goods,
and cotton. Philadelphia, third in i'm.
ports and seventh la exports. incre1s-
GO her imports from 90 60 81 million
dollars IN the l9Oo-ll period. aud de-
= creased her exports lNom 81 90 ~ -li.
lion dollars Ia the same period. sugar,
chemicals and hides supply about One
thsrd OF the imports; while mineral
{ ellis. broadstuflB, and meat aud DAIRY
products form about 81 Der cent OF the
exports Baltimore. eighth in imports
I land fourth Ia exports. Increased the
former from 20 million dollars n
1900 to 2S million m 1871, In the
+ same period exports fell from NJ 10
r. 90 million, Baltimore IL a large .m-
Porter OF chemicals, cork aud iron and
steel. which form over l-3 the tutal
imports. Copper broadstaiis and 90
bacco form over half the exports.
San Francisco. ffih In imports and
j. eleventh IN exports, increased THO
10 former from 80 90 SO million. the lat
ter from IS TO a. million in the period
l900-ll. Puget Sound. the district
which includes Port Townsend. Seat
tie, Tacoma and Spokane, increased
= imports from g 20 SO million and os.
e. ports from 30 To 40 million in the
q lsamo period Raw silk forms nalf the
imports as San Francisco ana Puget
Sound The former exports large
Quantities of fruits breadstuns and
8 cotton; the latter, hroadstuifs, lumber
p and iron and steel. savannah. the
hfth port IN value OF exports iucre IS
ed hCr imports from a half million
/ dollars On 1900 10 six million In 1874,
| and her exports from 90 to- 50 million
mostly cotton AZ Chicago the gain
d was wholly IN imports these adyanC-
Ing from 10 TO 80 million la the 1890.
IN period Whilc exports remain prac.
ucaliy unchanged at nine million. AZ
Buiialo imports Increased from iour
20 no million. exports from ~ % U0
K million dollars, 40 Detroit imports
, Grew from three 10 eight million cX-
Turts from ~ 10 40 million, and at
Mobile imports increased from three
20 four milton exports from "a to 2S
million In The period from 1900 10
1911 Port Huron shows an increase
in imports OF from three 20 six mil-
lion and ln exports nom nine 20 ~
ImilliOu. and az Ogdensburg imp0i ta