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Marine Business Statistics Condensed Seattle Traffic The record of traffic at the port of Seattle and in the Washington customs district, including months. for which figures are now available, follow: erage stage of November of the last 10 years. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.25 foot lower than last month, 0.12 foot lower than a year ago, 0.02 foot above the (10-year average stage of November: FOREIGN IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND TONNAGE Trassing Through Washington Customs District Entered, Cleared, Total, 1920. Imports Exports Total Tons Tons Tons : Pe inie wars veveee $29,954,055 $15,883,758 $45,847,813 242,653 280,827 523,48 penile Raa elor ss a CET 15,989,197 56,697 ,923 276,702 266,878 543,575 March.) oc. %.500.. soepoes 46,892,720 82,786,040 79,172,760 302,678 282,694 585,372 ADT 6 Re ices es 82,713,226 25,158,134 57,869,360 280,959 243,328 524,287 IBS) eS oe ss Sietnls «oii 88,291,480 12,299,371 50,598,851 291,641 289,354 580,995 / SIME Heke. s. eee ie we sels 28,549,557 18,392,975 46,942,832 297,591 268,389 465,980 PUY Si Sate ee ce Sivledics 20,886,360 16,057,896 86,944,256 276,721 316,101 592.922 PAUBIISE es Mone occ so ait ss + 25,854,981 11,355,885 37,210,866 288,651 310,535 noun epltemben. esis ces sie elas yece « 20,486,721 9,256,973 29,743,694 290,186 301,196 591,382 SEATTLE PORT TRAFFIC 1920 Deep Sea Arrivals se Sea Departures No. 0. Ships Net tonnage Month Ships Net tonnage 220 =: 284,587 January 237 320,212 220 302,158 February 236 306,467 290 341,705 March 299 325,164 328 =: 841,921 April 848 334,540 376 328,594 May 392 324,932 353 332,666 June 433 346,849 417 ~---441,626 July 461 444,607 438 371,148 -- Auzust 393 368,327 422 380,582 September 323 345,535 859 347,412 October 314 366,669 WASHINGTON CUSTOMS DISTRICT --Entrances-- --Clearances-- No. Tonnage No. Tonnage Jan.--Arerican .. 61 87,385 196 128,962 Foreign ...... 185 155,268 187 151,865 346 242,653 383 280,827 Feb.--American .... 147 88,528 173 98,347 'Foreign ..... 188 188,174 176 168,526 330 276,702 349 266,873 Mar.--American .... 185 118,794 174 107,134 Foreign ..-.. 161 183,884 155 175,560 346 302,678 329 282,694 Apr.--American .... 177 127,786 174 91,676 Foreign ..... 183 188,174 176 168,526 856 280,959 342 243,328 May--American .... 228 107,183 272 107,444 Foreign ..... 188 184,458 194 181,910 416 291,641 466 289,354 June--American .... 264 135,420 238 93,617 Foreign ..... 190 162,171 194 174,772 454 297,591 432 268,389 July--American. .... 272 105,814 304 122,723 Foreign ..... 220 170,907 219 193,878 492 276.721 523 316.101 Aug.---American .... 292 117,200 292 125,510 Foreign ..... 203 171,451 199 185,025 495 288.651 491 310,535 Sept.---Amerlean . 229 101,048 239 116,189 Foreim ..... 209 189,138 216 185,007 435 280,186 455 801,196 Dee Lake Levels | The United States lake survey re- ports the monthly mean stages of the Great Lakes for the month of No- vember, 1920, as follows: Feet above mean sea level ; Oct. Nov. Superior ...... Mey ows aecues 602.68 602.48 WHCWICANEUION: oie eer so a's 580.55 580.30 ES OININ coe eles ch cess « - 675.14 574.87 MOD es ey sie cenit siee 572.05 571.95 MVTITANMY oe, pcb caine ise vra'h oie 245.29 245.23 Lake Superior is 0.20 foot lower than last month, 0.03 foot higher than a year ago, 0.04 foot below the av- { Lake Erie is 0.10 foot lower than last month, 0.27 foot lower than a year ago, 0.08 foot above the average stage of November of the last IU years. ; Lake Ontario is 0.06 foot lower than last month, 0.88 foot lower than a year ago, 0.41 foot below the average stage of November of the last 10 years. Pittsburgh River Traffic Substantial gain, despite adverse business conditions, was shown in the river traffic of Pittsburgh harbor in October. The aggregate movement was 2,/08,//0 tons as against 2,612,- 545 tons in September. Of the October total, the largest item was coal, of which close to 2,000,000 tons were shipped out of Pittsburgh for transport on the Mon- ongahela river alone. It was the largest item, also, of Pittsburgh ship- ments carried on tthe Ohio river. Sand was moved in greatest volume on the Allegheny river. The record for October in tons follows: Allegheny Monongahela Ohio Coal oe eo 105,480 1,802,616 267,250 WOKE ke a es ce 32,591 1,459 Gasoline: os. e.. 1,600 1,000 567 Gravel? ey ei. 107,034 96,621 12,739 MING eee, 124,897 119,449 17,639 Miscellaneous 5,754 58,969 9,230 IPHCKOL CRIG0. 6 6 ee ee ee 8,902 otal. see ec. 344,765 2,111,246 312,759 Grand: total, Octobers.....36. <6» 2,768,770 Grand total, September............. 2,612,545 Announcement is made that the old shipyard on the Savannah river near Savannah, Ga. is to be developed by the Savannah Coal & Dock Co, with a complete coal loading plant. The first construction is to be a temporary load- ing plant to cost approximately $200,000. Plans, however, are being prepared for a permanent plant with a capacity of approximately 12,000 tons a day and a total cost when completed of $5,000,000. 38 9 e ° Canada's Shipping Prediction 'that Canada will take sixth place among the countries of the ~world with her 400,000 tons of shipping is made by the Bankers' Trust Co, New York, in its booklet Dontinion of Canada, compiled by its staff of trade experts. By the end of this year, the study says, her total shipping may be sufficient to place her in a commanding position, Orders by the munitions board in 1917 for 90 ships paved the way for construction of an aggregate of 900 vessels of various kinds and types, Twenty-four steel freighters and 50 wooden ships are among her products. The following vessels have been built for Canadian registry from 1914 to the end of 1919: / No. sailing Gross No. steam Gross vessels tonnage vessels tonnage VON a oe 6 24,287 201 32,423 VOUS Oe eas 96 13,926 148 10,372 LOIG eee Lo 20,335 126 14,537 1917 105 23 CDT 138 35,310 ONS Ge eg ee 219 52.269 178 91,724 1919 » 198 BD, 110 211 123,897 Votale 023. . $59 190,347 1002 308,263 Lake Erie Receipts The Lake Erie ports received 5,352,022 tons of iron ore during November, as shown by figures compiled by MARINE Review. Total shipments from the up- » per lakes during the month were only 5,305,738 tons, the heavy loading of car- goes in the last few days of October aiding to increase November - deliveries at lower lake ports. The balance on dock Dec. 1 was 10,955,868 tons against 10,454,843 tons on Dec. 1, 1919. Detailed figures are: Port Gross tons Buffalo 'and Port. Colborne... oe ic oo. 266,594 WRI as oe is oO ae 257,759 CONNGAIE 3 oe ee oe, 566,045 ASMTADNG oe eek es 1,482,759 MAMPONG cag re eee le el eae e 119,710 Blevelande eee eek on es io pes 1,037,545 OLA eer ee oe te eee re elon we oe as 466,164 HUNON Use ee eo, ee cee ess 174,807 POLCU Qs ive ee eee i a oe ee 272,478 WICUROlEsS ee es ee ic ae 108,170 MOtH ene one ene oe 5,352,022 The Great Lakes Engineering Works, Detroit, will continue, as heretofore, the business of designing, building and re- pairing steel ships, the company an- nounces. Records established during the past 18 years have won for this company a high reputation for service and work- manship in ship construction, for both Great Lakes and ocean trade. The same organization which served in the past will continue in charge of opera- tions.