Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 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 a statemest compiled by
the Merchants exchange of Portland
based on reports from local exporters
In spite of 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 it 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 S2,632,12 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
97h cents and last August it was S315
cents; the September price was SIC
and the previous year 81 cents, with
$1.06 again prevailing in October, as
against $50 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 10. 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 for
ships carrying cargoes to Europe, the
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 ports
September and October of this year
were valued at $11,113,221, as com
pared with $15,294,S5S last year in the
like period Total imports for these
three months in 1914 were $1,000 $40
as compared with $14,7S2,134 in the
corresponding period of 1913
Big Wheat Increase.
The following is a comparison OF
the principal foreign exports of Puget
Sound for August, September and DC
tober this year and last:
Wheat, bushels, 1913, 1907, SO9, 1914
3,017,726; flour, barrels, 1913, 436,
999, 1914. 1886; cotton, bales, 20,
1913, 1914, 1880; lumber, 1000 feet
1913, 1883, 1914, 1921; canned sal
mon, lbs, S.OS9. FOG, 1914, 5.59S,S92.
Tea imports Gain.
Japan promises to take as much cot
ton as usual Puget Sound is now tn,
principal tea port of the United States
having received 100000 pounds las
month. This Increase, like much O
the other increase Of imports, is du'
to the Communicating of the Canadian
Pacific liners by the British govern
ment There is now no regular com
merce between British Columbia ant
the orient, and the nor-h Pacific com
merce goes to the Japanese steam
ships plying to Puget Sound.