The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-10
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. ed Imports from 52s million dollars In
1900 70 ss5 million in 1911. and ex-
ports from $40 to sol million In 1900
exports at that port exceeded imports
by Sll 100000; last year imports ex-
Iceeded exports by ss4.OOO,000 The inn
ports comprised nearly all classes OF
merchandise with India rubber. sugar.
and coffee heading the list Iron and
steel manufactures form about is per
cent OF the exports. and meat and dairy
products and copper each about 10
per cent
New Orleans, 4th in imports and 3rd
! in exports, increased the former from
20 to 6S million and the latter from
14S to 154 million dollars in the 1sO0-11
period. The leading imports are eof-
fee. sugar, and fibers and manufac-
lures thereof. Cotton is the chief ex-
port, with lumber and breadstuffs next
in importance. Galveston, ranking
End in exports and 31st in imports, is
third In value of total trade. Imports
Increased in the 1900-fl period from
IL to 3s4 million dollars and exports
from SO to 1877 million, placing her
ahead of New Orleans. Boston. Balti-
more, and Philadelphia, all of which
surpassed Galveston in exports in 1900.
Cotton forms fully 80 per cent of the
exports at the port.
Boston. ind in imports and 9Th in
exports, increased the former from 50
to 116 million, while the latter decreas-
ed from 124 to "a million in the period
190u-11. Imports, while varied, include
cotton, hides and skins, and wool as
the leading items. About half the ex-
ports consist of meat and dairy prod
ucts. leather and leather goods, and
cotton. Philadelphia, Bird in imports
and 7th in exports. increased her i'm
| ports from 40 to 81 million dollars in
the 1900-ll period. and decreased her
, exports from 81 10 II million dollars in
the same period Sugar, chemicals,
and hides supply about one-third of
the imports; while mineral oils, bread
stuffs, and meat and dairy products
form about 81 per cent of the exports.
Baltimore, Sth in imports and 4th in
exports, increased the former from 20
million dollars in 1900 to 2S million
in 1911. In the same period exports
: fell from III to 95 million. Baltimore
is large importer Of chemicals. cork,
and iron and steel, which form over
1-3 the total imports. Copper, bread
stuffs and tobacco form over half the
exports.
San Francisco 9Th III imports and
| 18th in exports. increased the former
: from 80 to Sc million the latter from
3S to A million in the period 1900-1911.
Puget Sound, the district which in
cludes Port Townsend, Seattle, Ia
coma, and Spokane, increased imports
from 6 to SO million and exports from
20 to 49 million in the same period
Raw silk forms half the imports at
San Francisco and Puget Sound. The
: former exports large quantities Of
traits, breadstuffs, and cotton; the lat
ter, breadstuffs, lumber, and iron and
steel Savannah. the 5th in value of
exports, increased her imports from a
half million dollars in 1900 to mill
lion in 1911, and her exports from so
to 50 million, mostly cotton. At Chi
cago the gain was wholly in imports,
these advancing from Is to 32 million
lin the 19OO11 period. while exports
remain practically unchanged at mil
lion. At Buffalo imports increased
from 4 to 10 million, exports from 10
to so million dollars; at Detroit i'm
ports grew from to million, exports
from II to 49 million; and at Mobile
imports increased from 3 to 4 million,
exports from to rs million in the per-
iod from 1900 to 1911. Port Huron
shows an increase in imports of from
3 to million and in exports, from 8
Ito 81 million; and at Ogdenburg i'm
ports increased from 10 to 10 million
dollars, exports showing little change
since 1900. Other ports showing az
ports of approximately 20 million and
upwards per annum are Wilmington,
N G., st. Paul, Plattsburg, Niagara,
Port Arthur, Pembina, Pensacola. New
port, VT, and Cleveland. The leading
inttrior ports, handling chiefly imports,
in sums from million to S5OO,0O0 an
nually. are St. Louis. Cincinnati. Kan
sas City, Pittsburgh, Albany. Omaha,
Louisville, Houston, Denver and In
dianapolis.