| Show EXPORTS exhorts AND new york aug 8 A special to the times from washington says representatives of the great ports of the united states will be interested in some of the figures which the bureau of statistics of the treasury department has just compiled regarding tine the import and export trade of the various vadious ports portis of the country and comparing the years business with that of preceding years the rivalry among the coast cities for the honor and profit of handling a satisfactory proportion of the foreign commerce has been unusually sharp in the past year or so the rapid growth of the carrying trade along the chain of great lakes and then by canal or rail to the coast the sharp competition and reduced rates by rail from the grain fields of the west to the south atlantic ports and the increased rail and water facilities of transportation between the upper mississippi valley and the gulf ports together with improved harbor facilities at vari various out points have produced material changes in the drift t of the great bulk of the grain and provision product of the country which goes to europe while our increased commerce with asia and oceania has haa materially and advantageously affected the business of the ports on the pacific coast these facts together with the claims that certain ports enjoy special advantages in railway rates and terminal facilities have made the interest in the comparative business of the various ports unusually great A comparison of the figures co covering the exports and imports of the varlo various us ports during the fiscal year with those of preceding years presents some interesting and suggestive facts bearing on this subject they show that th chri d atlantic la tic ports considered a as an entire fe golup a ftp retained when compared with the preceding year their normal proportion of the exports export of the year wt but I 1 5 lost in imports the total increase I 1 exportation from these ports being i I 1 per cent while teetotal the thel total increase in 1 por tation from the entire country y aiyu per cent the total im the atlantic ports how however eve fell fh cent while the total imports ts into tl country decreased but t 3 per beg the gulf ports did not t as a a who maintain the rate of increase which 8 country at large made in exports th the percentage for gain being but is 88 vat cent while their loss in imports w still greater being per cent the pacific ports made the moat catl factory record of any group thel their r in exports being per cents cent wm they actually gained in imports ah per cent ur the northern border ports made H largest percentage of gain in ex exnor gions the total for the year belne being per cent greater than that of the i ceding year while importations importation 8 per cent the gulf ports increased their d materially especially W whai and wheat flour though in corn ZI fah was a heavy decrease galves t creased her exports over those ot otts M year per cent while those of alte orleans increased 11 per cent hi in imports galveston made a T n increase those of 1898 being 49 7 cent greater than those of 1897 wi new orleans lost materiale mater ialy in bler heral ports which in 1898 were 41 9 per ner ral less that in 1897 the export at tfx orleans in 1898 amounted to a cent of ther the total imports into the os try against per cent in S per cent in 1894 and 24 per cent it in am while the exports were per c cen the total of the country in 1898 a aal per cent in 1897 per celet 1893 12 1274 74 per cent in 1892 an and d 12 as 1 cent in 1890 y Galves tons share of the total eft lations of the country in 1898 baat waat w per cent against per cent in per cent in 1896 per L bew 1894 cent in per 1892 and 21 2 cent bentin in 1890 pacific coast ports as alrea already d y I 1 ins bated show a gain in in imports ports ano aad ports san francisco exported in 18 per cent off at the total exports om country against per cent 14 4 and per cent in 1890 her ve age of the imports was in 1898 1 cent in 1879 45 per cent in DR cent and 1890 per per cent puget sound bound customs district materiale mater ialy in her share of the co corneau ead of the country her exports in I 1 ing per cent of the total aad per cent in 1897 78 per ceana 1896 55 per cent in 1893 and aa cent in 1890 while the imports c year although slightly less than of 1897 were much greater thau than of any prior year |
