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are either lumber, or wheat, flour, grain; in two or three cases only are they ''barley." (2) The lumber cargoes were destined for Hongkong, New Zealand, Australia, Manila and Calcutta; to Shanghai, Hankow, and Tsingtau in China; to Tokio, Kobi, and Yokahama in Japan; to Callao, Darien, Colon, Buenos Ayres in Central and South America; also to Delagoa Bay, to Antafagasta, to Kale, to Port Pirie, to Dalny; also to Queenstown for orders, to Newcastle, to Cape Town and to Hamburg. (3) Wheat and grain cargoes went to Hongkong, to New Zealand, to Queenstown for orders, to Dublin, to St. Vincent for orders, to Ipswich, London, and Avonmouth, to Teneriffe, Marseilles, Callao, Las Palmas, Antwerp and Rotterdam.

A large proportion of the commerce originating in the Northwestern states is carried eastward by rail and amalgamated with the commerce of the Atlantic ports. The extent of such shipments cannot readily be ascertained. Moreover, much coastwise trade exists which adds commerce of Northwestern origin to the foreign business credited to San Francisco. These facts affect the total of our shipments to foreign ports very materially and they should be noted when statistics are under consideration. Also, the fact should be noted that a considerable portion of the Oregon trade passes through Puget Sound ports, thus affecting the relative trade statistics of Oregon and Washington. Idaho, of course, sends all of her products out by way of the ports of Oregon and Washington, except the portion borne eastward by rail.