The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
GROWTH OF PORT .
 TRADE IS STEADY.
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(Continued From Page One.l have moved by the same route, while some white pine has been brought to the port for transhipment to Cuba. Red cedar shingles also form a part of each manifest from Pacific ports. z While reports of the United States department of commerce show that one third of the standing timber available in this country is within the southern states, it is apparent that this movement of fir and other wood from the Pacific, via the canal to the ports of the Gulf and beyond into the interior in its ir-- fancy, and is certain to grow.
 This movement shows that the cont- merce of the country gradually. is ad- justing itself to changes made possible by the Panama canal. The long haul by rail across the continent from east to west and from west to east is giv- ing away before the more economical short rail haul to and from the ports of the Gulf and long haul by ocean car riers, through the Panama canal to and from the ports of the Pacific. & z. Variety Of Items
 Manifests of westbound ships show such items as refrigerators, rosin and
 
 pine tar, ice cans, wooden handles, wrapping paper, engines and fittings, radiators and crushed oyster shells !; the last named item being Mobiles contri- button to the petaluma poultry indus try, as the shells are used for chick feed.
 The Pacific Caribbean Gulf Line, represented at Mobile by the Van Hey ningen Brokerage company, is building up big business between Mobile and the ports of the Pacific, with four first class steamers in the trade.
 Lumber still leads in volume of water shipments from Mobile, thoufh the fig ures are still materially below those of the pre-war period. Official reports for 1925 show that the Gulf ports main- tains their supremacy in volume of lum- Der exports, accounting for more than half the movement from all ports of the country. New Orleans was given first place with 237 ,S99 900 feet, com pared with 196,072,OO0 in 1922, and 377 ,S07 600 feet in 1913. Mobile sec. ond, with 18S, 7S3, 900 feet in 1923, con- pared with 139 ,369, 900 in 1922 and 365 ,227 900 feet in 1913, and Gulfport third, with 13O, ,168, 900 feet in 1923, 44Vy&&1gOOO 4CCt All 1O<< dAu O4O,3OftUUU feet in 1913.
 New Orleans, Mobile and Florida dis tricts last. year shipped an aggregate of 42,655, ,S90 pieces of slaves out of total from all ports of 64,187, ,121.
 There is steady movement of lurn- Der through Mobile to Europe, South America, Cuba and to the Atlantic sea board, The steel and iron movement IS equally widespread. Flour and other grain products and machinery 20 to the Indies in increasing quantities, General cargo originating in Alabama shows more frequently in outbound man ifests than ever before in the history of the seaport.
 The total value of the exports from the port of Mobile for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1923, was S31 .881 '257. as against $29. .737 800 for the previous fiscal year. The figures for the dis trict of Mobile, 1923, were S9,441. .164 and for 1922 they were $S5. 76S'412 The district includes the ports of entry. Guifport, Pascagoula and Birmingha m in addition to Mobile. ,.
 Value Of Imports
 The total value of imports for 1929 as shown by the same renort wee s, 461 ,692 for the district and R oss :.