270 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES 
Influence of free port on the development of foreign trade.—The sup- 
pression of the free port in 1886 caused a temporary shrinkage of the 
traffic with the hinterland, owing to the high tariffs prevailing for the 
manipulation of goods in the free zone, and on account of a general 
diffidence on the part of private traders to utilize the bonded ware- 
houses instead of the town depots, which were previously under their 
direct control. These difficulties were soon overcome, and traffic 
picked up greatly when it was found that the bonded warehouses 
offered every guarantee, security, and manipulation facilities. This 
traffic increased so rapidly that it resulted in the congestion of the 
free zone in November, 1896. 
Owing to the competition of Hamburg, Trieste is undergoing at 
present a severe crisis, and it is believed locally that this port can exist 
only with the continued support of the Government in its endeavors 
to arrive at an understanding with Hamburg and the German railways 
for a system of rail tariffs less unfavorable to this port and a division 
of the hinterland in a satisfactory manner between these two ports. 
A conference with this end in view is to be held in June, 1928, and it 
is hoped that a final agreement will be reached settling the points of 
interest between the two ports. 
Comparative figures of the trafic of Trieste in the free zones and the total traffic in- 
cluding the customs port 
TRAFFIC MOVEMENT IN FREE ZONE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF BONDED 
WAREHOUSES 
7aar 
027 ec ec ccneec commana 
COR ccm mmm 
By sea 
Imports ' Exports 
Tons 
. 104, 492 
954, 347 
, 206, 068 
, 469, 719 
151, 209 
71,620 
“68 
Tons 
395, 758 
301, 327 
721, 441 
792, 356 
586, 78¢ 
294, 488 
21,27 
76, 52¢ 
55, £14 
R28, 471 
L258. cal 
By rail 
Imports 
Exports 
Tons 
729, 792 
820, 532 
789, 304 
300, 330 
360, 368 
348, 618 
291, 17% 
345, 547 
141, £31 
740, 511 
‘Tons 
842, 034 
740, 828 
1, 054, 344 
1,497, 100 
038, 452 
584, 446 
764,212 
832, 352 
875, 522 
RAO. 8R3 
Total 
fraflic 
Tons 
3,372,076 
>, 318, 034: 
3,771, 157 
+, 689, 505 
325,815 
. 929, 169 
206, 236 
?,376, 190 
2, 225, 717 
3. 648, 602 
Per cent 
(1913, 100 
per cent) 
92.4 
90.9 
103.4 
128.6 
91.2 
52.8 
80. ¢ 
66,1 
61.0 
100. 0 
TOTAL TRAFFIC MOVEMENT OF TRIESTE 
mm 
30 = 
. 856, 938 
, 491, 580 
, 916, 883 
. 870, 919 
2K, RIC 
52, 856 
32 
SON 
£65 
314. O17 
313, 500 
034, 482 
338, B5¢ 
186, 024 
ed. 127 
270 
aang 
4 
145 715 
, 325, 362 
, 387, 595 
, 393, 243 
405, 958 
266, 17¢ 
121, 867 
68070 
15° FQ7 
WL, 1 
188 210 
[.097, 360 
061, 418 
,219, 192 
, 578, 520 
. 054, 28. 
697, 42¢ 
737, 03¢ 
399, 718 
961, 14 
ang C2 
393, 162 
765, 076 
465, 978 
¢41, 430 
071, 414 
925, 42: 
303, 08¢ 
106, 82 
£57, 43; 
s 147, 274 
79.0 
77.4 
88.0 
96. 1 
36.2 
47.6 
47.1 
50.6 
46.4 
100.0 
No statistics are available covering the valus of foreign commodities imported or exported from the port 
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