1. FOREIGN CARRYING TRADE-UNITED STATES. The following statement of the value of imports and exports carried in United States and in foreign vessels and the tonnage of entries and clearances from 1821 to 1898 is furnished by the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department: 1835 135, 288, 865 1859 203, 700, 016 216, 123, 428 228, 164, 855 201,544, 055 92,274,100 109,744,580 81,212,077 74,385, 116 112,040, 395 117, 209, 536 122,965, 225 136,802, 024 153, 237, 077 163, 285, 710 177,286, 302 174,739, 834 176,027,778 157,872, 726 143,389, 704 151,834, 067 146, 499, 282 143,590, 353 149,317,368 133,631, 146 130, 266, 826 136,002, 290 135,046, 207 112,864, 052 118,942, 817 121,365, 493 123,525, 298 120, 782, 910 124,948,948 127,471,678 139, 139, 891 127,095, 434 14,606,877 18,323, 593 18,812, 024 10,629,956 18,217,880 14, 339, 167 14,724, 300 11, 437, 807 14,781, 924 14,260,362 14, 816, 083 15, 683, 624 33,404, 281 26.351,696 27,475,287 38,481, 275 52,574,389 53,038, 388 76,290,322 86, 117, 821 59, 233, 620 64,667, 430 101,773,971 78,913, 134 122,644, 702 134,001,399 134, 106.098 113, 497, 629 143, 175, 340 248, 350, 818 174, 170, 536 333,471, 763 300, 622, 035 248, 659, 583 300,512, 231 309, 140, 510 363,020, 644 445, 416, 783 471, 806, 765 405, 320, 135 382,949, 568 321, 139, 500 329,565, 833 307,407,565 310, 499, 599 503, 494, 913 491, 840, 269 571,517,802 564, 175, 576 512, 511, 192 443, 513, 801 491,937,636 543,392, 216 568,222,357 586, 120, 881 623,740, 100 676,511,763 648, 535, 976 695, 184. 394 68,058, 231 77,693, 461 94, 135, 191 97, 132, 457 91.207,563 89,819,799 94.787.948 105, 622,257 94,808, 638 79,893, 023 65,053,636 78,450, 529 86,942, 442 86,550, 175 100, 204, 804 109,657, 931 100,533, 123 99, 615,041 152,456, 689 139,476, 937 155,028,802 191,322,266 203,250, 562 232, 295, 762 251, 214, 857 243,491, 288 249,617, 953 279,082, 902 179,972,733 125, 421, 318 132, 127, 891 102,849, 409 22,082, 202 26, 643, 512 27,558,386 31,530,583 26, 211,813 18,666, 817 26, 240, 468 26, 463.689 27,043, 165 24,798, 511 19,292,844 32,749,517 27,704, 164 26, 938,341 53,868, 210 44,374,200 45.222,697 52,283,679 65,931, 322 70, 181.429 75,947,355 84, 474, 054 71,906, 284 94, 669, 146 111,745, 825 81, 153, 133 107, 171, 509 121,039, 394 69,372, 180 104, 517, 667 199,880, 691 237,442, 730 22,147,368 28,436,517 32,949, 902 31,923, 439 33, 221, 472 43,862, 947 67,332, 175 83,022, 198 77,502, 138 630,942, 660 747,376,644 Imports and exports carried in American and in foreign vessels, etc.—Continued. NOTE. The amounts carried in cars and other land vehicles were not separately stated prior to July 1, 1870. Exports are stated in mixed gold and currency values from 1862 to 1879, inclusive. Total imports and exports carried in American and in foreign vessels, etc.-Cont'd. Total imports and exports earned in American and in foreign vessels, etc. -Cont'd. 2. TONNAGE OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED IN FOREIGN TRADE FROM 1821 TO 1898. 2. TONNAGE OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED IN FOREIGN TRADE FROM 1821 TO 1898-Continued. 77 8,977,057 1896 5, 196, 320 25 15,792, 864 55 5,968, 795 47 6,812, 090 44 8,848, 808 44 8,784, 163 45 9,056, 525 39 10, 720, 264 38 11,332, 095 38 12,417, 981 35 14, 146, 002 32 16, 148, 218 30 18, 405, 225 30 16, 278, 728 30 17,822, 011 28 19, 468, 604 26 21,756, 715 22 25,388, 657 19 29,219, 229 1930, 160, 012 19 28,698,933 20 26,359,857 22 23,834, 437 21 24, 456, 029 21 23,928, 342 2024, 944, 952 22 24, 280, 236 23 24,582, 487 23 28, 106, 245 24 27,628, 921 33, 168, 351 30,588, 514 23 30, 865, 756 23 30,068, 404 25 31,877,850 23 36, 325, 975 1898 Hon. WILLIAM R. DAY, 3. HAWAIIAN NAVIGATION. CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Assistant Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that during the year 1897 427 vessels, with a tonnage of 513,826, entered the ports of this Republic. The United States still leads the whole world in the number of ships and aggregate tonnage in the Hawaiian trade. Ships carrying the American flag numbered 286, with a tonnage of 270,045, while all other nationalities only numbered 141, with a tonnage of 243,781. This is a good increase over the figures for 1896, but what will be particularly gratifying to Americans is the fact that this increase is almost entirely in our favor. Of the increase of 41 vessels 39 were American, while all other countries had only 2. The above figures would seem sufficiently gratifying to most Americans, but still they do not fully show the preponderance of American bottoms, because they include steamers touching here only to discharge mail and a few passengers. The majority of these steamers are British, and as they carry very little freight to and from these islands it is misleading to include them in any report of the nationality of vessels employed by the Hawaiians in their commerce with the world. Only one steamer, the Australia, makes this place her port of discharge, and she is owned by Americans and has an American register. She plies between here and San Francisco, making thirteen trips each year. To fully appreciate how much of the products of these islands is carried on in American bottoms the steam tonnage should be deducted. In 1897 sailing vessels to the number of 291 entered the ports of these islands with a tonnage of 215.262. Of this number 237, with a tonnage of 164,406, or 82 per cent, were American, while those from all other countries only numbered 64, with a tonnage of 50,856. The following table shows the carrying trade by countries: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, October 25, 1898. The honorable the SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith for your information a copy of a dispatch from the consul-general at Antwerp, transmitting a report entitled, Proceedings of the International Conference at Antwerp on the Unification of Maritime Law." 66 I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN HAY. CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Hon. J. B. MOORE, Assistant Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. I am, sir, your obedient servant, GEO. F. LINCOLN, CONFERENCE AT ANTWERP ON UNIFICATION OF MARITIME LAW. UNITED STATES CONSULATE-GENERAL, The international conference on the question of the Unification of Maritime Law was opened at Antwerp on September 29 under the presidency of Mr. Beernaert, Belgian minister of state. The delegates to the conference assembled in the town hall at Antwerp, where they were welcomed by the mayor, who dwelt upon the ever-increasing necessity of unifying maritime legislation. As the mayor and member of the bar of one of the oldest seaports in Europe, he congratulated the various national committees on the manner in which the questions had been formulated and all superficial matter eliminated. Following the mayor, Mr. Beernaert, in the course of a remarkable speech, congratulated the congress on the vast strides made since last year. Instead of individual initiative there are now in France, Germany, England, and Holland capable committees in full working order. A Norwegian committee is shortly to be founded, and in the United States Mr. Harrington Putnam has laid the foundation for a national committee, but the war with Spain has temporarily put a stop to the work. Mr. Beernaert showed in a clear manner the inconvenience which arises from the diverging laws on maritime property, and the great benefit to be obtained if the laws of each state were reduced to a common code, at least in essential points. NAV 98-18 |