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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1901)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1901. FOREIGN COMMERCE For Year Ending November 30, Was $10,001,683. THE IMPORTS WERE $1,476,801 Merchandise of the-Value of $2,378,- 570 .Exported to Aaln. and the Pacific Islands, a Heavy Xacreaae Over 1899. 5.579 172,951 2.0S5.2S0 60 1,004 117,875 Imports at Portland for the year begin ning December 1, 1829. and ending Novem ber 30, 1900. were $1,476,801; exports, $8,624. 882; total, $10,001,683. The principal In crease of the year was In exports to Asia and the Pacific Islands. These were $2,37870, compared with $L2S6,359 for the 12 months ended November 30, 1899. The following statement of the commerce of the year waB prepared by Collector of Customs L Li. Patterson: Principal Imports, by Commodities. Quantity. Value. Cement, pounds 32,327,077 Chemicals Cigars and tobacco Clays . Coal, tons , Coffee, pounds , Earthenware , Enameledware , Glass, window, pounds Iron, charcoal, tons...., Jute, bags and cloth.... Liquor, malt, gallons... Manila, tons Matting, square yards, oil Rice, pounds 5.530,223 Salt, pounds 1,429.001 Seeds , Silk, raw, pounds 3,850 Spirits, gallons 11,507 Sugar, pounds 763,218 Sulphur, crude, tons 2,815 Tea, pounds 633,520 Tin ;.. "Whisky, American, re turned, gallons 8,251 Wines "Wool cloth "Wool on skin, pounds... 117,143 And smaller quantities of cottons, met al, silk, wool, toys, etc, to make total Im ports $1,476,801. I. T. shipments, to other ports In the United States $996,622 I. T. shipments, to ports in Canada. 133,397 Exports, by Countries. British Africa- $ 222,437 Chinese Empire 163.567 England 220,250 Hong Kong 1470.528 Ireland 5,703,625 Japan 711,544 Philippine Islands 33,037 Asiatic Russia 299,844 were $8,204,122, chiefly to Great Britain and its possessions. Exports of lumber were $121423. Imports, by Countries. Austria-Hungary , $ 1348 Belgium ... .' 64,9a6 Brazil a..., 44 British Australasia 243 British Columbia 81,433 British East Indies 491,495 Chinese Empire 17,725 Colombia 50 Cuba .-. , J100 Denmark .i 10 England .'. 116.308 France ,.,. 3.313. Germany .. . r..... 128,63d Hong" Kong 126.776 Trrfanfl 729 Italy -.... .-..:..:.:....,.'. 2.26T Japan .' 266,565 Mexico Netherlands Philippine Islands Quebec, Ontario, etc. Russia Asiatic .. Scotland Sweden-Norway v.. Switzerland 40 550 180,856 346 130 13,909 2,714 55 $122,443 U.S87 16,922 9,635 17,373 15,503 56,092 4.192 47.406 2.714 410.S18 9,979 204,213 8.939 15,861 111,409 4,776 8,732 23,399 10,633 21.763 67,138 96,833 9,934 8,256 4,199 5.362 12.118 Total $1,476,801 Principal Exports, by Commodities. Quantity. Value. Barley, bushels 740,880 $ 311.938 Cotton, pounds 898,592 63; 633 I Fire arms and explo- , aives 4 " 4,175 I Flour, barrels 801,356 2.1SS.831 iHay, tons 147 2,062 Lard. Dounds 29.900 2.573 Liquor, malt, gallons.. 89,805 36,352 I Lumber 122,423 Machinery and tools 6,354 Meat, canned and salt 1,826 Nails, wire, pounds.... 15,900 500 Paper, printing, pounds 2,834,516 61.094 Salmon, canned, pounds 43,200 3,500 Wheat, bushels 10,189.753 6.703.353 And smaller quantities of fruits, provis ions, etc., to make total exports $8,524,882. Vessels Entered and Cleared, Coast Trise. Tonnage. No. Sail. Steam. Entered -. 253 159.144 202.534 Cleared 151 2,413 153,82a Total 404 161,557 356,360 Documents Outstanding. No. Tons. Registers 4 3,959 Enrollments 84 26,373 Licenses under 20 tons 10 10S Total 98 30,433 N&W OVER 1, 000,000 Population of OregorvWash ington and Idaho. LARGE INCREASE SINCE 1850 Thirty-seven Towns in the Pacific Northwest "With Over 2000 Peo plePortland the Metropo lis of a Vast Region. Fifty, years ago. Oregon, which then comprised all of the present States of Ore gon, Washington and Idaho, jart of I Wyoming and a large part of Montana, had a population of 13,294. According to the census of 1900. Oregon, Washington and Idaho contained 1.053,411 people. Ore gon had 413J536, an Increase of 99.769. or 31.7 per cent, since 1SS0; Washington, 518,103. a gain .of 168,913, or 48.2 per cent; Idaho 161,772, an Increase of 77,SS7, or 9L7 per cent. . Oregon's population in 1900 with com paiisoii for 1S90 and 1SS0 follows: 1900. 1890. 18S0. Baker 15,597 6,764 4,616 Benton 6.706 8,650 6,403 Clackamas ....... 19,658 15,233 9,260 Clatsop' -........-12,765 10,016 7.222 Columbia . 6.237 6.191 2,042 Coos 10,324 8.874 4,834 Crobk ...;..:.... 3,98$-- ?,244 .... Curry ,. 1.863 1,709 L2OT Douglas 14.565 11,864 9.5S6 Gilliam i. 3.201 3,600 .... Grant 5,946 6,080 4,303 Harney 2.596 2,659 Jackson .... 13,698 11.455 8.ini Josephine .1. 7,517 4,878 2,485 Klamath ......... 3,870 .2.444 .-.. Lake 2,847 2.604 2,804 Xane 19,604 15,198 9.411 Lincoln -. -. 3,515 .... .... Linn J. 18,603 16,265 12,676 Malheur ; 4.203 2,601 Marion 27.713 22,934 14,576 Morrow 4,151 4,205 Multnomah 103,167 74,834 25,203 Polk -9,823 7.S58 -6,601 ! Sherman 3,477 .Tillamook 4.471. Umatilla 18.049 Union 16.070 Wallowa 5,533 Wasco 13.177 Washington 14.467 Wheeler 2,443 Yamhill 13.420 1.792 2.932 13.381 12.044 3.661 9.1S3 11.972 10692 970 9,607 6.650 11120 7.032 9945 Totals 411535 313.767 174.763 population with compari- 1SS0. "Washington's sons: Adams ... Asotin ,... Chehalls"-. Chelan .... Clallam .. Clark ..... Columbia Cowlitz .. Douglas .. Ferry Franklin . Garfield .:. Island ..... Jefferson . King Kitsap .... Kittitas .. Klickitat . Lewis Lincoln Mason .... Okanogan Pacific .... 1900. ... 4.180 .. 3.931 ... 5,603 .1 ... 7,123 ... 7,877 ... 4.926 ... 4,563. ... 486 ... 3.418 ... 1.870 ... 6:512 ...110,003 ... 6,767 ... 8,704 ... 6,407 ... 15,157 ... 11.969 ... 3.S10 ... 4.6S9 ... 519S3 1890. 2,093 L5S0 9,249 m- 2,771 633 11,709 6.490 6,709 7.103 6.917 2,062 3,161 696 '"! 3,897 1.787 1.087 ,363 1,712 63.9S9 6,910 4,624 1,738 8,777 5.167 4,055 11.-499 2.600 9.312 1,467 4,358 639 1645 VHHHMMMMHHMMMMMMMM, '' M t It M M -f- Total $8,524,882 Grain and flour are Portland's principal exports. Shipments of these commodities JOBBING TRADE $110,000,000. Pprtland's Business in 1000 Shows an Increase of 10 Per Cent. Portland's jobbing trade last year was $110,000,000. an Increase of $10,000,000 com pared with 1899. In some lines the in crease was 25 per cent, but the average for all branches was about 10 per cent. Both wholesalers and retailers had a pros perous year and In the case of some re tailers Increases of 190 per cent were re ported. Portland's large Increase In the face of keen competition Is gratifying. Portland has Seattle, Tacoma and Spo kane to contend with on the north, San Francisco on the south, and the Middle West and Salt Lake on the east. The Middle West Jobbers are especially ac tive, and they have the advantage of discriminating rates from the railroads. Otherwise they could not invade Pacific Coast territory. The growth of Port lands trade Is directly attributable to the growth of Its tributary country. Vessels Entered and Cleared. Entered. Cleared. American l British 19 83 Danish 1 French 6 German 1 23 . Italian 1 Japanese 1 . 1 Norwegian 4 6 Russian 1 Total 27 126 Entered. Tonnage. Sail. 13373 2,003 15,376 Steam. 24352 1.343 7,307 33,002 Sail. 1.727 123,443 1,650 9,970 39.3S8 1,434 1,467 179.079 Cleared. Steam. 25,136 2,083 i343 11.353 39.945 PORTLAND'S COMteRCIAL SUPREMACY. Mercantile Capital of the Metropolis of the Northwest Nearly Equals That of Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma Combined. Portland's commercial supremacy In the Northwest Is demonstrated by the vast capital of her mercantile Interests.- She has 1362 firms worthy of a definite rating. for financial worth and general credit in the .books of commercial agencies. This Is an Increase of 283 firms sine January, 1S99. These 1362 firms represent finan cial strength aggregating $22,472,000. Seattle has, 831 firms, representing $9,997,000. Spokane has 647 firms, rep Benting $7,117,750. Tacoma has 605 firms, representing $7,405,250. Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma combined have 1983 ratable firms, with $24,550,000 capital. Portland aione has -very nearly as much capital as the three princi. pal cities of Washington put together. An important point to be remembered in comparing Portland with the Washington towns Is that a number of Middle West, Atlantic seaboard and California houses which .have branches In Portland, but not in Washington, are not included lb Portland's mercantile capital. Reference books of commercial agencies refer inquiries about these firms and corporations to the home offlceB to Chica go, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York, Omaha, Boston and San Francisco. There are 67 of these -firms. Of them, 16 have branches at Seattle, four at Tacoma and nine at Spokane; total, 29. The remaining 38 transact all their business, from Portland- The business of. these houses helps .swell the Jobbing trade of Portland, as the distribution Is done from here, but the capital employed is credited elsewhere. How ever, the fact that these firms- are located in Portland shows that they know where the commercial metropolis of the Northwest Is, and where the bulk of the business Is done. The following summary sbows in detail the commercial greatness of Portland. Firms are classified ac cording to their financial strength, beginning with those worth "over $1,000,000," and grading dpwn to those worth "less than $500." The average for each class Is the mean h&tween the maximum and the minimum worth accorded to the class, except those designated "less than $500," which are rated at $500: Pierce 65,513 San Juan 2.92S Skagit 14.272 Skamania 1,633 Snohomish ....... 23.960 Spokane 57.452 Stevens 70,543 Thurston 9.927 Wahkiakum 2.819 WaUa Walla ... 13,650 Whatcom 24,11a Whitman 25.36q Yakima 13.463 60.940 2.072 8,747 774 8.514 87.487 4.341 9,675 2.526 12.224 18.591 19.109 4,429 3.319 943 S09 1,387 4.263 1.245 3.270 1,598 8.716 3.137 7.014 2.311 Totals ...518,10? Idaho's population, with ' : .- r i?oo.j Ada 11,559 Alturas Bannock 11.703 Bear Lake ....... 7,051 Bingham 10.447 Blaine U 4.900 Boise , 4.174 Canyon 7.497 Cassia 3,951 Custer 2,049 Elmore 2.2S6 Fremont 12,821 Idaho 9.121 Kootenai 10.215 Latah 13.451 Lemhi 3,44& Lincoln 1.784 Logan Nez Perce3 13,748 Oneida 8,933 Owyhee 3,804 Shoshone 11,950 Washington 6.SS2 349.390 75316 comparisons: 1890. -1830. 8,363 ' "4,674 2.629 ' 1.633 PORTLAND IN 1900 More New Buildings Than ii Any Year Since 1893. 6,057 13,575. 3343 3143 2,17 1,870 2955 4,103 9473 1,915 4469 2.847 6,819 2,021 5.3S2 3,833 IMPROVEMENTS COST $936,68" 3,235 3.214 LH21 2,031 513 '2230 3.965 6,954 1.436 409 879 In the Ten Years Ending With 1000, 1 Buildings Representing an Out lay of 13,372,015 Have Been Put Up in the City. -Portland .... Albany ...... Asniana Astoria Baker City . Eugene Grant's Pass La Grande .. Oregon City Pendleton ... Salem The- Dalles , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 FINANCIAL WORTH. Over $1.000.000 $750,000 to $1,000,000. $500,000 to $750,000... $300,000 to $500,000... $200,000 to $300,000 . $125,000 to $200.000.. $ 75.000 to $125,000 . $ 50,000 to $75,000 .. $ 35,000 to $50,000 .. $20,000 to $35,000... $ 10,000 to $20.000... $ 5,000 to $10.000... $ 3.000 to $5,000 ... $ 2,000 to $3,000 ... $ 1,000 to $2,000 ... Less than $1,000... Less than $500 .... Total Totals for 1899 22 I 1,000,000 875,000 625,00 400,000 250,0)0 162,500 100,000 62,500 42,500 27,500 15,000 7.500 4.000 2,600 1,500 750 600 Portland. 5 2 1 4 8 10 .20 31 28 63' , 77 107 112 87 127 185 603 1362 1079 '5,000,000 1,750,000 . 625,000 1,600.000 2.000000 1.625,000 2,000.000 1,937,500 L190.000 1,540.000 1,155,000 802,500 448.000 217,500 190,500 ' 139.600 251,500 $22,472,000 21.233,600; Seattle. 0 0 1 4 3 8 11 17 13 29 65 75 61 50 68 92 344 831 728. a 626,000 1,600,000 - .-.,000 1,300.000 1100,000 1,062,500 652,500 797.500 976.000 6S3.50O 204.000 126,000 102,000 69,000 172,000 $9,997,000-7,326.250 Spokane. 1 0 1 0 2 5 H 9 16 13 39 46 49 27 66 67 305 647 501 1,000.000 "es.'ow eoo'ooo 812,500 1,100,000 662.500 680,000 357,500 6S5.0Q0 345,000 19d,000 67,500 84,000 60,250 152,500 $7,117,750 $3,107;0C0 f Tacoma. 2 0 0 2 1 7 6 5 12 37 63 39 39 28 39 216 605 474 2,000,000 SOO.OOO 250,000 1,137.500 900,000 875,000 212.500 830,000 655,000 397.500 156,000 97.500 57,000 29,250 108,000 $7,405,250 $3,945,000 Total 161.773 84,385 32.610 Abolished In 1SS5. . j Washington has 20 towns of over 2000 i population. Oregon 12 and Idaho 5. The population of these towns follows: Oregon. 18S0. 17.772 1.S67 842 2,803 1.258 1,117 1,263 730 2,856 2.232 Washington. 1890. 46.355 3,079 1.736 6.1S4 2.605 4.111 1.432 2.583 3,062 2,505 5.721 3.029 Seattle 3.533 42.837 Tacoma 1,093 36.001 Spokane 350 19.923 Aberdeen 1.633 Ballard 1,173 Colfax 444 1.649 Dayton 996 3,868 Everett .... Fairhaven 4,070 Hoquiam 1,303 Mo-nr Whntenm . "North Yakima 1.535 Olympla 1,233 4,ess Port Angeles .... Port Townsend.. 917 4,554 Republic Roslyn 1.484 Snohomish 1.409 1.993 Vancouver ... .... 1.722 3.945 Walla Walla 3.58S 4,709 Idaho. Boise 1890. .2311 Lewlston 849 Moscow Pocatello .- Wallace 873v 1900. 90.426 ,3,149 2.634 8.3SI . 6,563 3,236 2.290, 2,991 3.494 4,406 4.258 8,542 80.671 37.714 36.848 3.747 4.668 2,121 2.216 7.838 4.22S 2.603 6,834 3.154 4.082 2,321 3.443 2.050 2.7S6 2,101 4.006 10.019 1900. 5957 2425 24S4 4046 2265 Portland spent more money for netf buildings last year than in any year since1 1S93. Up to December 26, City Englneei Chase had Issued 3S7 permits, represent ing improvements costing $936,635, an in crease of nearly $300,000 over 1S09. In the 10 years from January L 1891, to Decern' ber 26, 1900, Portland Invested $13,372,915 now buildings. While building in the' early '90s was somewhat in advance of the needs of the city, nearly all these buildings are now occupied, and vacant houses, either in tho city or In the sub urbs, are scarce. The following table shows the building record for months for last year, together with comparisons with the preceding nine years: Months. Permits. January 31 February 34 March 44 April 47 May 23 June 42 July 41 August, 33 September 25 October 31 November 13 December 18 Total- ". 387 Years. Permits. INDIAN RELICS AND CURIOS. v Seen in One of the Mont Interesting of Portland's Establishments. One of the places well known In Port land and visited by all tourists is the Cu rio store of D. M. Averlll & Co., at 331 Morrison street. Here can be seen the largest collection of Indian relics and cft rlos ever shown on the Pacific Coast. Tourists are surprised at the extensive collection and wonder how the firm Is content to stay In Portland. The Portland buying public, however, contributes very largely to its business, and its fame has grown beyond local limits. Constant In quiries and orders come from all the prin cipal Eastern cities for articles whlcn cannot be obtained elsewhere, and the firm's Increasing orders testify if their honorable method of business. 1899 1893 1S97 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 357 151 . 224 . 193 . 345 . 271 . 622 .1,078 CUT THIS OUT. Valu s. 1 $ 170.(00 J 69.760 1 100.870 J 1U.2&LAMI 45.525H 96.200H 158.050 H 64.290 M 41.02SH S0.265 H 27.150 H 32.000 H $ 936.685 Values. $ 643,390 640.415 418.795 184.143 677.100 374.505 2,161. 3.295. 4.245,: We have purchased, at very low figures, the excellent stock of furniture, carpets and stove3 formerly owned by the Stand ard Furniture Company, and are offering the public exceptional bargains in every department. Mr. Schmeer will start East In a few days to purchase an entirely new stock from the leading manufacturers, and when these goods arrive no house In i Portland will be able to show greater va ' rlety or a better selected stock. These goods will be sold at a small profit, as It will always be the policy of this firm to , keep furniture moving, and the prices ' will accomplish this result. We will never i allow competitors to undersell us. The ' latest designs, low prices and fair treat ment is the foundation on which We will stake our reputation. 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