The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
MOBILES EXPORTS MATERIALLY CAIN 0VER FISCAL YEAR
Increase Of More Than Four and Half Millions Shown
 In Eleven Months

Le ed Wire )-Outbound. cofAmerce Hsssing through the port of Mobile for the fiscal year which ended June 30, was valued at approximately $30,000,000, which was a material in crease over the same period of 1922, according to information yesterday ~ollowing the compilation of data showing official comparative figures for the first i months of the fiscal year of 1922 and 1923. Accurate fig ures for the 12-month period were not available at the customs house, but the value of outbound merchan- disc for the II months of 1922-23 for the district was shown to be S35,- o60,27S, as compared with S30,905,993 for the same period of 1922. The in crease was more than S4,500,000.
 The figures were looked upon in shipping circles yesterday as evil dence that with necessary improve ments to the facilities, Mobiles com merce will develop to greater pro portions.
 Imports likewise showed a sub stantial increase for the first Il months of the last fiscal period, com pared with the imports of a similar period Of the year ended June 3O 1922 The total value of foreign ex- ports district during the Il months during the past fiscal year. aggre- gated S3106,915, against $2,331,167 in l months of the previous year, the records 5how.
 Of the total imports of the district during the first eleven months of the last fiscal year, the value of com merce handled into the port of Mo bile was shown as $2,939,137
 Comparisons of both imports and exports for years ended June 30, 1922 a elimination of statistics for June, in asmuch as the compilation has not been completed for that month of this year.
 Increase Over Year.
 The value of exports from the port of Mobile alone for Il months of the fiscal year amounted to $2S,912,0 ,049, and wheu the records for June are tabulated, the ports export business obviously will be shown to exceed S30,000,000 for the year. Composing the district of Mobile are Mobile, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Biloxi and Bir- mingport.
 In spite of the accustomed decline in volume of trade and shipping, a fact coincidental with the arrival of summer months, the port of Mo- bile has held high place as a port of entry.
 During the first six months of 1923, traced through June 30, 469 vessels of all stations, aggregating net ton mage of 1,03S,353, entered the port, or 12 vessels more than the same year period. On the other hand, during the first six months of 1922, when Mobile was even then acclaimed as one of the major gulf ports, but 397 vessels of all flags, arrived and en- tered the port. Their tonnage amounted to S14,796 tons.
 These figures a5 published by the state harbor commission through the office of the Mobile harbor master, where an accurate check is kept of vessels of all flags and types enter ing, included only vessels entering number of vessels and the tonnage of vessels departing from the port.
 Four steamers carried on custom house records of the day showed rather more activity in port today than on Friday, there were but~two arrivals to balance the two depart ures of the day, the fourt steamer clearing but not sailing. l.a. <.
 Carrying a heavy tonnage of lum- Der, barrel shook sets the latter to the number of 13,0 002 sets, cotton ho- siery, clothing, hogs, enamelware, barbed wire, porcelain and goods of all kinds, the Norwegian steamer Gaute, operated on charter to the Munson Lines, sailed for Havana and way ports yesterday, making Car denas and Caibarien in addition.
 J. o. AGREE DEAD
 JO Acree, Sr., Well-known Mobilian who has been in the automobile business for the past several years, died at local infirmary today. MT: Acree is survived by his wife and