Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-11-13
CANAL GREAT BOON
GRAIN EXPORT TRADE THIS
YEAR FROM PACIFIC COAST
BEST IN YEARS.
PRICES GO UPWARD ALSO
Portland and Seattle, Owing to World
War, Are Principal Tea Ports of
United States-Japan Takes Our
Cotton as Usual.

Portland, Ore-~he Panama canal
has been the salvation of the Pacific
coasts grain export trade this year.
according to statemest compiled by
the Merchants exchange of Portland
based on reports from local exporters
In spite of a decided falling off in the
wheat demand and the fact that no
cargoes were dispatched for the Euro
pean continent for several weeks aft
er the war broke out, total shipments
for the months Of August, September
and October were only 74,177 bushels
short of the total expectation for the
corresponding period last season. This,
exporters declare, could not have been
possible had 1t been necessary to route
grain via Cape Horn or the straits,
with attendant risks of capture in
southern waters by hostile warships
Big Jump In Values.
Within the three months of the
grain exporting season already passed
Portland exported 2,593,633 bushels of
wheat valued at $2,632,125, and the
three same months in 1913 are cred
tied with 2,630,4S0 bushels, but valued
at only $2,9S0,3S9. The climb in the
market is responsible for the increas
ed value of grain exports and in that
connection comparison of wheat quo
tatiOns has been issued For blue
stem during August the average was
&c To- OF Z
cents; the September price was 81 90
and the previous year 81 cents, with
$1.06 again prevailing in October, as
against SS1a cents the same period in
1913
Steamers that have sailed for Eu-
rope via the canal with grain cargoes,
those in the river to load and others
listed number TO- Thirty-three sailing
vessels are under charter to load grain
here, either en- route or in port, bring
ing the total of vessels in the grain
fleet to date to AS, with the season
less than half over.
Atlantic Trade Increased.
| Besides affording a safe route Cor
canal has increased Portland trade
with the Atlantic coast to remark
able extent
Doubles Puget Sound Trade.
.Seattle.-The opening of the Pana
ma canal has more than doubled the
| water traffic between Puget Sound
| and Atlantic cOast norris
Total foreign exports for August
September and October of this year
were valued at $11,113,221, as com.
pared with $15,294, 1858 last year in the
like period. Total imports for these
three months in 1914 were $40 ,670,
as compared with s14,782,134 in the
corresponding period of 1913
Big Wheat Increase.
The following is comparison OF
the principal foreign exports of Puget
Sound for August, September and DC
tober this year and last:
Wheat, bushels, 1913, 1,907,S09, 1914
3,017,726; flour, barrels, 1918, 436,
999. 1914. 377,366; cotton, bales, 20,
12S. 1914, 10,3S0; lumber, 1000 feet
1913, 117,523, 1914, 1921; canned sal
mon, lbs, S,0S9,70 1914, 5,593,S92.
Tea imports Gain.
Japan promises to take as much cot
ton as usual. Puget Sound is now the
principal tea port of the United States
having received 100000 pounds las,
month. This increase, like much Of
the other increase of imports, is due
to the Communicating of the Canadian
Pacific liners by the British govern
ment. There is now no regular com
merce between British Columbia and
the orient, and the nor-h Pacific com
merce goes to the Japanese steam
ships plying to Puget Sound.