The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-02
VIRGINIA EXPORTS THROUGH
NORFOLK PORT INCREASE
TOTAL SHOWN BY UNOFFICIAL
FIGURES TO HAVE BEEN
NEAR SIS, 600 200.

NORFOLK, VA. Jar. Showing
an increase Of ss9a,sss.7s over the
values for the preceding year of 1912.
the exports from the port of Norfolk
for the year 1919 Just ended. reach
ed total valuation Of $t7,969,9 64.Ts,
according to an unoficial total taken
yesterday from the books In the Nor
folk custom house. The exports for
the year. 1912. amounted to $I7,-
2I6.3cs.
The year 1914 was a banner one in
the local exporting and importing
business. Between six and eight
large foreign steamers carrying car
goes for foreign markets left the port
OF Norfolk each month In addition
to the vessels sailing direct from Nor
folk to foreign ports. articles and
commodities with values ranging
from 20 to rs times the values Of
tie exports direct from Norfolk. were
carried To Northern ports for expor-
tat'cn on the large steamers plying
between ,hose ports and various ports
In Europe.
l. Norf,ix received her Just due in
the value Of the exports which pass
through her gates only to be carried
to Some other American port where
1t Ia reshippeds on vessels foreign
bound, this city would rank second
or third IN the export business of the
United states. Large carsoes of cot
TIM. tobacco end other valuable ar
ii lies which help to increase the
value OF sxF erts. are carried away
daily TO B1slen, New York, Phtla-
delphia and baltimore fol tranship-
ment on the .essels leaving those
ports.
Although the articles pass directly
through Sor TX, no record is kept
in local trade annals and tho value
cf the articles help to swell the value
OF the eSports from the Northern
ports at rr.tept.
Four New Freight Steamers.
During the Year the Holland Amer
lean Line. which does big export
business through the ports OF Nor
folk and Newport News put into ser
vice four new 10000 ton freight
steamers built especially for the trade
from Hampton Roads to Rotterdam.
The steamers are the Noorderdyk.
Oosterdyk. Sooterdyk. and Wester-
dyk. The sSvent of the steamers in
the local tt..oe was marked with a
banquet rendered to the business men
OF Norfolk On the Noorderdyk, the
Atst VI tire locA StcaHic1s W 80 theo
service.
Another feature of the custom
house business during the year 1913
was the rmalgamation Of the port
OF Newport News with the port of
Forfclk. with headquarters in Nor
folk. Both Norfolk and Newport
News made strong bid for the
headquarters Of the district. and
Norfolk won out.
Coal Exports S6,S2S,265.73.
Coal made up the greatest volume
OF any article exported during the
year. as a total of 2.386.o70 tons.
cargo AMI bunker coal. valued at
t6.s73,265.75 were exported. Cotton
was second. a total Of 70.o32 bales
valued at $4,521.774.lS having been
exported.
Imports also picked up considera-
bly, during the year. the largest in
crease being In the importation of
kalri: and fertilizer materials.
The value Of the exports for the
various months during the year 1919
follows: January, s1.4ss.s4s; Febru
airy, $l.s3S,416; March, s9e1, 07e;
April, 31.b0418s: May, $t,21s,0l0:
June. $1.024,i44; July. s1,192.s40:
August, ss32.274; September, SOFA
275; October. $2,a12,7os; November.
se,3ss,54s: December. sles2.ssl.7s.
Values for the year 1912 were: Jam
uary, $1,03414S: February, $1.754,-
SIG: March. s13ss7ss: April. 81,
4o3.ose: May, s1.SS6.427: June. sss7.-
ESQ; July. $l.15s.57s: August. $l.17s,-
551: September. s735.243; October.
Sl,a23,502; November, $2.699,362;
December. sl.7s5.e23.