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Originally published in 1907
THIS WEB VERSION COPYRIGHT 2003 GET NJ
SINCE the establishment of the Hamburg-American steamship
line here in 1863, the growth of the foreign and domestic
coast line commerce of the city has increased at a marvelous
rate. The official statistics of four of the six lines clocking here,
namely the Hamburg-American, the North German Lloyd, the
Holland-America and the Scandinavian-American lines, show an
aggregate of 651,646 passengers and 2,381,438 tons of freight
carried in the year 19o6 to and from this port and foreign ports.
The figures for the year 1906, in detail, are as follows
The number of tons of freight carried to and from this port
by the Wilson and Clyde lines in 1906 is large and increasing.
but not given Here, as the figures were not obtainable front
these two companies in time for this publication.
New steamers are being added yearly to these lines. Many of
the largest dimensions being now laid down, or approaching
completion, and both the passenger and freight business shows
rapid increases from year to year, the traffic for the first six
months of 1907 being larger than for any previous six months.
Number of sailings to this port.
127; number of sailings from this port, 108; total number of
sailings to and from this port, 235. Atlantic passengers carried
to this port, all classes, 200,000; Atlantic passengers carried
from this port, 62,000; total passengers to and f, this port,
262,000. Amount of freight exported, 450,000 tons ; amount of
freight imported, 400,000 tons; total of freight exported and imported,
850,000 tons.
Number of vessels employed between
this port and foreign ports 16, of a total tonnage of
241,400 tons, gross register. Number of passengers carried to
and from this port 273,560. Number of tons of freight carried
to and from this port 526,000.
Number of vessels employed between
this port and foreign ports 6, with a total tonnage of 89,170 tons,
maintaining weekly service. Number of passengers carried to
and from this port 80,384. Tons of freight carried to and from
this port 585,438 tons.
Number of passengers and
freight steamers plying between this port and foreign ports 12,
of a tonnage of 78.000 tons. Number of passengers carried to
and from this port, 36,262. Number of tons of freight carried
from this port 232,000; number of tons of freight carried to
this port, 188,000; in total freight exported and imported 420,000
tons.
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