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pe ete es i ' July, 1914 Lake Trade The ore movement to June 1 is less than 50 per cent of which it was to Jine 1 of last year. About 25 per cent of the vessels enrolled in the Lake Carriers' Association have not yet gone into commission. No season in many years has exhibited the lassitude of the present one and no material improve- ment is looked forward to until July. Up to June 1, 4,121,749 tons of ore were shipped as against 8,150,599 tons for the corresponding period last year, a decrease of 4,028,850 tons. The coal movement has also been slow owing to coal mines. The grain trade is being cared for by the line boats and several bulk freighters have gone into ordinary rather than knock about the harbor for cargoes. There is some reason to be- lieve, however, that the fall months will be brisk. Following were the ore _ shipments during May and up to June 1 with cor- responding data for last year: May, May, Port. 1913. 1914. WISGANADACS fe ook he e's 738,158 385,188 NPAEQUCTLE = Sore Sais ees 489,547 121,873 AShianG 760 ves Lee 681,460 300,928 NUDETIOn 6 es ns ae. 2,047,396 1,673,269 PCIE esc ss cles sesh ea 1,939,848 734,090 (wo: Harbors. 3 iis See 1,387,803 636,715 7,284,212 3,852,063 UOUA. 7; COCTEASC od 02s s eis 3,432,149 To June 1, To June 1, 1913 1914 Port. : f BOARD Cr eee Cel vies eS 955,187 495,917 NPABCUGITC: 666540 shes vies 527,041 121,873 Doman ore es 734,941 341,766 BUDCHOL Gia. se Peis 2,300,271. 1,735,607 Boe yo oy is as oa 2,100,220 734,090 wor tlarbors = 60. 6.5 1,532,939 692,496 8,150,599 4,121,749 914 decteasé = 2c css 4,028,850 Lake Erie Ore Receipis Out of a total movement of 3,852,063 tons of ore during May, 2,589,338 tons were received at Lake Erie ports, dis- tributed as follows: Port May, 1913 ee 325,671 Pore Coote 3. ei 43,543 CS 30,230 ee 591,331 ee a 504,495 Perot ee, 216,632 Se 479,736 ee ae 193,074 ee Ea 92,346 Oey eer ------ Be 78,096 ee 34,184 Pe 2,589,338 Commerce of Lake Superior The commerce passing through the canals at Sault Ste. Marie during May amounted to 7,488,116 tons, a decrease of 3,888,079 tons from the corresponding Movement for May, 1913. The move- Ment to June 1 was: 8,262,635 net tons, THE MARINE REVIEW as against 13,281,750 net tons to June 1, 1913, a decrease of 5,019,115 tons. Following is the summary: EAST BOUND. To June 1, To June 1, 1914. 1913. Copper, net tons... 18,910 9,169 Grain,» bushels 4 43 es 22,193,810 18,381,894 Bldg. stone; net tons: 2235 2 Hlour, barrels: (3.22. 1,588,511 1;475,252 Iron ore, net tonse:,.., 7,308,544 3,765,607 Pig' iron; "net tons. 4.27 3,759 4,328 Lumber, "M: ft: BM &; 77,984 T25227. Wheat, bushels 7. 42,059,027 34,905,559 Unclass. frght., net tons 60,340 53,996 Passengers, number 1,684 939 WEST BOUND. Coal, anthracite, net tons 626,159 287,938 Coal, bituminous, net tons 2,890,789 2,192,001 Flour, barrels 40. 6 ese greens 367 Grain; bushels =. sen ee Mictd. iron, net tons... 85,789 66,726 Salt," barréls™ 2. 2 181,095 266,133 Unclass. frght., net tons 121,615 171,092 Passengers, number 1,829 1,120 SUMMARY OF TOTAL MOVEMENT. East bound, net tons... 9,430,301 5,505,160 West bound, net tons... 3,851,449 2,757,476 Potal ecg hee ae eee 13,281,750 8,262,636 Vessel «passages 0.624% 3,767 2,990 Net registered tonnage.. 9,703,397 6,347,431 May Lake Levels The United States lake survey re- ports the stages of the great lakes for the month of May, 1914, as follows: Feet above Lakes. mean sea level. Superio®: 205 602.33 Michigan-Huron 2. 3s 580.32 Erie: 1S. 35) gee 572.91 Ontario. 2a A 246.95 Lake Superior is -O050. ft higher than last month, 0.26 ft. higher than a year ago, 0.36 ft. above the average stage of May of-the last 10 years, 0.72 ft. below the high stage of May, 1861, and 1.51 ft. above the 'low stage of May, 1911. Average stages of the last 10. years indicate that the June level will be 0.3 ft. higher. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.26 ft. higher than last month, 0.74 ft. lower than a year ago, 0.46 ft. below the 'average stage of May of the last 10 years, 3.20 ft. below the high stage of May, 1886, and 0.76 ft. above the low stage of May, 1896. Average stages of the last 10 years indicate that the June level will be 0.3 ft. higher. : Lake Erie is 0.81 ft. higher than last month, 1.07 ft. lower than a year ago, 0.06 ft. above the average stage of May of the last 10 years, Lol at below the high stage of May, 1862, 1.60 ft. above the low stage of May, 1901. Average stages of the last 10 years indicate that the June level will be 0.2 ft. higher. Lake Ontario is 0.20 ft. higher than last month, 1.02 ft. lower than a year ago, 0.02 ft. below the average stage of May of the last 10 years, 2 ft. below the high stage of May, 1870, and 1.99 ft. above the low stage ot May, 1872. Average stages of the last 10 years indicate that the June level will be 0.2 ft. higher. 273 Cape Cod Canal Tolls It isannounced that vessels of above 500 gross tons will be charged for passage through the Cape Cod canal on the basis of having on board 800 tons of cargo at 7 cents per cargo ton ; per single passage. Vessels having on board more than 800 tons, 7 cents per cargo ton; and vessels of more than 500 gross tons without cargo will be charged 5 cents per gross ton. These rates were fixed recently by the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Co., which is building this waterway at a cost of $12,000,000. Personals R. B. Wallace has resigned as gen- eral manager of the American Ship Building Co., which office he has held since 1908. | Capt. W. C. Richardson, of Cleve- land, celebrated his seventy-fourth _ birthday anniversary on June 10, and the trade hopes he will round out the century. J. HH. Sheadle, who .for © many years has held the title of secretary of the Cleveland-Cliffs .Iron Co. was elected vice president of that company at a recent meeting of the board of directors. S. Livingston. Mather was elected secretary. During the past 15 years the operations of the Cleveland- Cliffs Co. have undergone an enormous expansion and Mr. ,Sheadle's activities -- have covered a very wide range in the affairs of this organization. Contracts have been arranged for the construction of the two colliers which have been chartered by the Dominion Coal Co., Sydney, Cape Breton, for a period of ten years. One of the contracts has been placed by James Chambers & Co.,° Liverpool, with Short Brothers, Sunderland; and the other by John Heron & Co., Liv- erpool, with Doxford & Sons, Sun- derland. The vessels will each have a dead- weight carrying capacity of 11,000 tons, and they are specially designed to suit the Dominion Coal Co.'s re- quirements. They are to be of the single-decked type, with topside tanks, and are to be built on the Isherwood system of ship construction. They will be the largest single-decked steamers flying the English flag. The tug Wisconsin was launched at' the Cleveland yard of the Great Lakes Towing Co. on May 23. She is intended to work in ice in Duluth harbor.