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Marine Business Statistics Condensed Boston Traffic An increase in tonnage of American ships entering the port of Boston dur- ing November is shown over that of October. Fewer boats entered, but their aggregate tonnage was 96,389 tons as compared with 84,187 tons in the mouth previous. Foreign vessels ag- gregaled about 800 tons less than in October. Both American and foreign clearances were smaller. The price of bunker coal main- tained its previous level, 10,486 tons being furnished to ships during No- vernber at a cost of $172,298, or less than: £17. per: ton. Puel om to tie amounc oi 64,629 barrels was furnished at a cost to the ships of $138,288, or about $2.00 a 'barrel. Jentrances and clearances in Novem- ber were: VESSELS ENTERING AND LEAVING BOSTON PORT DURING 1920 (Offshore Trade Only) Foreign Registry --ENTERED-- --CLEARED-- No. Net No. Net Months ahd Tonnage Ships Tonnage January" |. kee . 26 66,829 17 54,203 February. os... ses 23 68,344 ,8 19,227 MAPONS 5.5 Sa cacace 24 86,755 15 39,079 ADH Re Oia wes 88° 119 21 43,726 May hoe Se esis ee B1 60,204 28 34,472 GMI Aisi peru s os 58 109,204 44 49.906 Sy 2 Or 62. 7-113 337, 567% 53,820 AUISNSE = Ses e ayes 85 122,019 59 55,394 September ....... 64 107.212 §2 49 21 October 26) .6056.0. 7 D0 97,841 41 56.652 November ......4. 50 97,044 34 57.121 American Registry --ENTERED-- ---CLEARED-- No. Net No. Net Months Ships Tonnage Ships Tonnage JANUATY. <i ccos cles 27 74,297 22 49.203 Mebruary 2.04005 sas 55,878 16 36,296 March: 56.43 56.644-86 84,031 21 48.438 April 4 ccbesce cee 20 68,777 4T 74,498 Mayo Scere cee 54 64,466 53 52.964 JUNG ao Sires 62 88,932 44 74.688 JULY cece ce 49 99,617 31 70.879 Aligust: 33.455 <0 48° = 138687. 24 69,249 September ......+. 85 102.284 23 72 944 October sisi cecess 82 84.187 21 59.255 November: 6 652.5% 629 96,389 18 49,991 Canadian Canal Traffic Although the movement of 'wheat through the canal at the Soo increased the report of the bureau of statistics of the Dominion of Canada shows a shrinkage in the volume _ handled through the Welland canal in Octo- ber from that of a year ago. The loss was 1,536,567 bushels. During the same month an increase of 67,590 tons in the movement of soft coal through the Welland locks was made over that of the same month of 1919; but a loss was shown from the totals of September of this year of 33,831 tons. In the aggregate the movement was larger than a year ago. A decreased movement of wheat and an increased tonnage of soft coal was shown, like- wise, in the returns from the Trent canal. nadian canals follows: October October Increase 1920 1979 Decrease WELLAND CANAL No. of vessels 449 383 66 Vessel tonnage 364,629 334,952 29,677 Wheat, bushels 1,829,967 3,366,534 x1,536,567 Coal, soft tons 67,59 193,786 126,196 Total cargoes, tons 336,164 283,712 52,452 ST. LAWRENCE CANAL : No. of vessels 972 965 7 Vessel tonnage 521,447 511,879 9,568 Wheat, bushels 1,946,034 3,202,200 x1,256,166 Coal, soft tons 212,859 134,163 78,69 Total cargoes, tons 455,369 388,591 66,778 TRENT CANAL No. of vessels 430 500 x 73 Vessel tonnage 12,723 1955237 6,800 No. passengers 1,464 1,466 x 2 Total cargoes, tons 6,834 10,502 x 3,668 RIDEAU CANAL No. of vessels 146 Zan x 86 Vessel tonnage 13,246 15,400 x 2,154 Total cargoes, tons 10,186 15,465 x Sy2e OTTAWA CANAL No. of vessels 226 201 25 Vessel tonnage 38,092 34,886 3,206 Total cargoes, tons 33,956 27,985 5971 CHAMBLY CANAL No. of vessels 300 216 84 Vessel tonnage 34 687 25,412 9,275 Total cargoes, tons 41,781 36,257 5,524 MURRAY CANAL Vessel tonnage 15,874 25,861 x 9,987 Total cargoes, tons 12,920 20,0.1 x 7,131 ST. PETERS CANAL Vessel tonnage 10,569 11,632 x 1,063 Total cargoes, tons 6,777 8,607 x 1,830 ST. ANDREW'S CANAL Vessel tonnage Total cargoes, tons 3,994 2,415 1,579 1,174 492 682 x Decrease New Shipping Firms November showed a considerable slump in the volume of indicated in- vestment in new shipping enterprises. Only seven companies with a capi- talization of $50,000 or more 'were incorporated during that period. Fig- ures compiled by the New York Journal of Commerce show an_ ag- gregate of but $3,650,000: involved in November's new incorporations of shipping enterprises. This is 'about one-tenth that of the preceding month. It is the smallest amount recorded since April of last year. In November, 1919, the aggregate in- dicated investment in new _ shipping business was $52,700,000. The following companies were in- corporated in November: Alaska Peninsular Transportation Co., Oreg. $100,000 Anchor Coal & Transit Line, Inc., N. Y. 50,000 Columbia ide meer i a a 1,200,000 Globe Ship Repair arine Supply Co., DelAWATO (5 So ck or wh ccs 2 hn oe wees ; 200,000 Great Gulf Steamship Corp., Delaware.... 1,000,000 Luiz, G. M., "Steamship Co., Delaware.. 100,000 Roosevelt Steamship Co., Inc., Delaware.. 1,900,000 Wotal i... «Fs. cont vee test acsecescese S,000,000 The steamer J. S. Morrow recently put into drydock at Ashtabula with 15 damaged plates. 37 The traffic of the various Ca- - Record of Ship Work Shipyards had another busy month in November, despite the fact the govy- ernment's building rapidly is being con- cluded. While deliveries of completed ships were not numerous, launchings showed the yards have had a busy fall. SHIP DELIVERIES EasterN Sworp: Built in Japan; altered. at Todd Dry Dock, Ine., Seattle; delivered to ship- ping board. CHARLES Watson: Built by Union Construc- tion Co., Oakland, Cal.; delivered to Standard O11 Co. No. 106: Barge; 30 x 180 feet; 1800 tons; delivered Nov. 3 to Union Petroleum Co. by Clinton Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Syros: Freighter; 9600 tons; delivered ' Oct. 28, to shipping board, SHIP LAUNCHINGS R. J. Ritey: Tanker; launched Nov. 6 at National Shipyard, New York. STEEL InveNTOR: Freighter; launched Nov. 14 at Federal Shipbuilding Co. yard, Kearny, N. J.; owned by United States Steel Products Co. TuscaLoosa City: Freighter; launched Nov. 6 at yard of Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Co., Mobile, Ala.; owned by United States Products Co. CANADIAN Sapper: Freighter; launched Nov. 9 at yard of Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co.; owned by Canadian government. TreMoNT: Freighter; launched Nov. 30 at Sommerville, Mass. CuHotrrnca: Freight and passenger; launched at Newburgh Shipyards, Newburgh, N. Y., Nov. 30; 2100 tons; owned by Cuyamel Fruit Co. Suaittenco: Freighter; 5350 tons; launched by Submerine Boat Oorp. at Newark, N. J.3) owned by 'Transmarine Corp., Newark, N. J. JoHN WortTHIMGTON: Tanker; 12,000 tons; launched Nov. 15, at G. M. Standifer Con- oes Co., Seattle;; owned by Standard Oil JO. Warwick: Tanker; 6000 tons; 49 x 854 feet; launched Nov. 20, at lower yard, Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building (o., Baltimore; owned ty shipping board. Hampton Roaps: Tanker; 10,800 tons; 59 x 430 feet; launched Nov. 26 at south plant of Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building Oo. ; owned by shipping board. DAKARIAN: Freighter; launched at yard of David & William Henderson & Co., Ltd., Glas- gow, Scotland; owned by International Mereantile Marine Corp. CANADIAN HARVESTER: 48 x 260 feet; launched Nov. 20, Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur, owned by Canadian governmert. No. 110: Barge: 30 x 180 feet; 1300 tons; launched Oct. 26 at Mareus Hook yard of Clinton Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Philadelphia'; owned by Union Petroleum Co. Freighter; 4000 tons; by Port Ont. ; W. J. Hanna: Tanker; 16,600 tons; launched - at yard of Sun Shipbuilding Co.; owned by Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey. | Barry: Destroyer; launched Oet,.28 at yard of New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J.3 owned by United States navy. ' Hooster Stare: Freight and __ passenger ; launched Oct. 22 at yard of New York Ship- building Corp., New York; owned by shipping board, 5 oe CANADIAN Mariner: Freighter; 52 x 418, feet ; 8100 tons; launched at Halifax, N. S., Nov. 22; owned by Canadian goveroment. JoserutneE C. McQyresten: Schooner; 2600 tons: 230 feet over all; launched at yard of Francis Cobb Shinbuilding Co., Rockland, Me. ; owne! by Lewis K. Thurlow, Boston. Praripom: Tanker; launched Nov. 12 at yard of Terry Shiobuilding Co., Savannah, Ga.; owned by VW. S3-Mexican Oil Corp. Mazen A. Frye: Schooner; 28 x 200 feet; 2000 tons; launched by Frye-Flynn Shipbuilding Co., Harrington, Me. Zenpen EE. Omir: Schooner; 1450 tons; launched by East Oourt. Shipyard Co., East Boothbay, Me.; owned by Crowell & Thurlow, Boston. ' Steel --