New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-13
LEADS IN FOREIGN TRADE
New York Handles $3.50 Per
Cent of Country'S Total.
PORTS GAIN, S169,386, 7O6
Domestic Exports for Last
Fiscal Year Reached Total
of S883,750,517.

The foreign commerce OF the Port OF
New York for the fiscal year ended Jun,
"a 1912, is made the subject of an an
,,rss ana comparison with the business
,r,rsacted al the other ports Of the coun-
~ in the annual report Of the New YORK
chamber Of Commerce. which will be
issued to-day This part Of the COM
us,ce Of the metropolis amounted TO ST.
gt2s5.S4O, an increase Of s169.3SG,7O6
over the preceding year.
The total foreign commerce Of the rest
| n the country was s2.l74.451,477. an in
,rsase OF Sl35,97S,4S4 and combined the
/ total foreign commerce Of the country
was s4OsS.7lj.317. an increase Of $685.
A5l4O
y In foreign commerce. the report says
Alsw York has made a larger gain than
1 he rest Of the country during the last
fiscal year bringing the ports percentage
% the country's business with foreign ma
tons 10 $3.50 per cent, compared with
Ble per cent in 1911. During the ten
year period from 1900 TO 1910 New York s
share averaged ass per cent.
New Yorks imports. including gold and
silver, during the year ended June go.
1912. were Sl.O0C,S1G.75S. or 5G5l per
cent Of the total imports Of the United
states. al the other ports Of the United
states imported only 1872, 434,S95, which
was S26A3S1.S53 less than was imported
40 New York New York's merchandise
imports. gold and silver excluded. were
greater than those Of all other ports.
The domestic exports through the Port
Of New York. including gold and silver,
gere SSSS.T50.517. or 1882 per cent Of the
total exports Of the United states, leaving
10 all other ports combined exports valued
USl.s0S.7Ss.324
OF foreign merchandise exported the
port handled 2S.69G.5G5. while these eX-
PORTS from other ports amounted TO Sac
s2Ls22
y Of the imports coffee represents the
largest value Of the commodities brought
n during 1912. OF the S117S26.542 in
'ofee brought into the country, S7Ae5e,-
100 was received through this port.
sugar came next, with an aggregate Of
Nl5,Jl5,OtF, OF which soy, 4Jo,-Zl was en-
tered through New York.
The country imported S2O217,5S1 in un-
manufactured cotton. and the manufact-
ures Of cotton that We're brought in rep
resented a value Of SGJ,152.7S5. Raw
wool was imported to $33,070,342. and
manufactures Of wool sent from foreign
Countries amounted to $1Ae12G19
India rubber was among the highest on
the list Of imports. showing that $9@,OlS,-
.j5 worth was brought in, practically all
Of il through New York.
Against these the list shows exports Of
raw cotton amounting 10 s565,S4s,211'
most Of which was shipped from New
York, and manufactures Of cotton valued
at Sj0,769,5l1. Agricultural implements
exported show value Of S35, 640OO5.
Exports Of breadstuffs exceeded the
800 GOO 600 mark. and meat and dairy
SrOducts s15O,OOO,O0 Tobacco and its
manufactures show exports close 10 $50
0OO, 600.
Highest on the export list are the
manufactures Of steel and iron, with
Sl52,18,130 machinery and machines,
with '115.4O6,132. and pig iron, bars,
plates, etc, with s1OS,S75,117.