The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

Special to The Richmond Nirginian.
ID Norfolk. Va, July e4.--The great
1T foreign trade iE the history OF
HE Virginia ports Is shown by ON
cal statistics for the fiscal yea end
zng June 30. 1918, as ;sst completed
~ Collector Norman X. Hamilton, oil
4he customs district of Virginia.
M Exports amounting to sSs.ses,sss
Rere sent out of the country in ship
notions through Hampton Roads. AMI
imports valued at ss.s%Jes4 were
hrouEht into the ports OF the district,
II addition 20 these direct fmporta =
Hons. there was brought into the
Atssrict tobacco in great quantities and
an large value with customs duty paid
thereor at Richmond and Petersburg;
this tobacco having been originally
Imported from Turkey. Arabia, China
ard other countries. warehoused AT
New York and subsequently bv7Igh.
IL fap,f by steamers 10 Norfolk and
$aen transferred by other bonded car
rzers for consum ption in the large
II farrp industries Of Richmond and
PETERSBURG.
b Newport News with her large "N-
rortat.on of horses ard grain. = nstly
Tor France and England. lea all the
ether ports OF the district In exports.
valued at sTo.2ss.491, Nortolhs eS-
ports toSased sIs.os2 Az. which equal
ei the exports OF the entire district
FOR the preceding fiscal year. New
port News Jumped her exports IRON.
Something over Ave million for the
year ending June 80, 1914, 10 over
aeventy million for the year ending
Tune 30. 1914, to over seventy million
fnr the year ending June 80. 1915. this
HAtnr one OF the notable effects OF the
European war upon American export
trade for the year Just closed.
Exports Really Much Greater.
The actual exports for Virginia
amounted to much more than the nK
sares shown in Collector Hamilton
report for the reason that much man
ufactured tobacco. cigarettes. etc.
we're sent out of the country from
Richmond and Petersburg, hut credit
rxnnot be taken in the Virginia ais
frtct for these exports for the reason
they were for the most part sent out
~ the country through New York,
Nan Francisco ana other ports with.
put the district, the port of actual
3xportation always receiving credit fof
It's own ciearances.
OF the Virginia district imports, to-
falling ss,s4T,624, Norfolk led with
valuation Of s3&s0,5sS. Newport
NEWS imports ipf hlnt SSai EVtt
ned at s2.4se.9s1 Those OF Rich
rnond were valued at s502.l69, and
those OF Petersburg were valued nj
4zsx,SSs OF the total district i'm
ports s5,sI2.sSs were free and 81
es4.6s6 were dutiahle. recapitu-
iation OF the imports for the year
free and iutiable. In the district
shows as follows
Norfolk-Free. s3.492,935: dutiahle
9s7.65s. totah $500, 5s8.
Newport News-Free, s1.T77.7S2
dutiabie. s722.1as; total. $2,499,ssf.
Richmord--F Free, s343oss; duu'
able. l5s.0S0. total, $592,l6s.
PetersburR--Free, s1as,lS2; dutt
able, $500; total. s2S4SSO.
Totai--Free. s5,Sl2, sss. dutlahle
$1,0s4.ss6: total, ss.S4T.S24.
Collector Hamiiton's report show
Grand total collections in the distric
3 OF Virginia for the year ending Jun'
20. 1915, amounting to sl,27o.7ol 43
OF this s1,10T.4 s0.i9 was in actua
customs duties. s161,221.24 having
been In other respects under customs
and tonnage tax, as well as collection.