But while it is true, that domestic trade of Germany - its most important trade, also it is true,

But while it is true, that domestic trade of Germany - its most important trade, also it is true, that its foreign trade has during last half of the century made more of successes than those from any other European country, and within last three or four decades there is more than advancement than even those from the United States. About 1840 it has increased six and two third time while that from the Great Britain has increased six times, and France only four and [108] times one heel. It is now the second
In the world, being it is more than that half from the Great Britain, before those from the United States, [1] and it is very considerable before that from France while in 1860 it was much less than half of that from the Great Britain, it is less than those from the United States, and it is much less than that from France. Germany, however, well is not approved concerning seaports as in its overseas trade it substantially depends on foreign seaports namely, ports in Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, and Austria. Rotterdam in Holland and Antwerp in Belgium is much more favorably located concerning trade of its head extracting and industrial areas than any of its own ports. There are only two German seaports with water of depth, sufficient to adapt deeply pulling vessels in which foreign trade now mainly bear on - namely, Cuxhaven, the remote port of Hamburg, sixty five miles from Hamburg, and Bremerhaven, the remote port of Bremen, thirty five miles from Bremen though recent improvements of navigation of Elba allow courts even a sketch to rise to Elba completely to Hamburg. But Hamburg (625 000), for the reason, that within many centuries it was ex-port an input, has created very big foreign trade, being the fifth in the world in this respect, London, New York, Liverpool, and Rotterdam, one being before it. Foreign trade of Hamburg - almost one half is more than the whole foreign trade of all other German connected ports, while foreign trade of Bremen - approximately one quarter that from Hamburg. Bremen as Hamburg, was [109] within many centuries ex-port an input, but in 1888 both Hamburg and Bremen surrendered in the big
Divide them ex-port privileges, and has entered into the general customs association of empire. Both cities extremely did not wish to throw their ancient unique commercial privileges as they were afraid of huge loss of trade thus, but hoped, that that they have lost in foreign trade, will be made to them in the increased trade with other parts of empire. One reason for the big development of foreign trade of Germany last years is found in services, that it possesses for high-speed transport to and from Italy by means of tunnels through the Alpes.
Northern central Germany, showing a ship canal and leading commercial arteries.
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