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Marine Business Statistics Condensed Port Traffic Record Houston (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage February, 1923.... 49 | 50,379 48 167,872 VARUARY = oases ek 49 36,744 52 146,532 December, 1922. 58 70,948 §342195;322 November ....... 65 72,192 63. 215,043 October ccs oo es 55: 57,106 53 168,254 September 43 46,600 43 97,005 PUN SE sock ain oie koe 35 40,503 32 63,281 POLO A eae p eratscc wees 29 30,909 32. 73,299 PUNE cers orca ie aaa --- 38 48,938 36 = 74,798 NEV Se sais ct ok 6 «2+ 44 45,108 42 134,046 April ovis se need: 264751 47 98,825 Mare iaiiay scan 48 45, 312 40 105,309 BODruUALY. Hoi aes 285275173 30 86,028 Port Arthur, Tex. (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— -—Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage February, 1923 52 172,273 44 142,554 damiany fe sacs 52 184,683 61 220,314 Derenivee, 1922: 59). 2105778 65 218,274 November ..... 42 143,551 47 154,010 October e056 68 227,039 66 217,502 September $32 -158;181 57 =168,681 AURUSE 3s aes 5 69 227,941 70 = 224,654 PUNY asisearc cies 88 296,956 82 270,263 FAO iio cee 81 271,752 87 285,633 May ois ee ss 90 303,623 88 292,595 ADI es esau 90 282,288 101 313,829 March: ee cnc so6 91 318,679 87 269,369 February ..... 73 233,148 81 250,138 Providence (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage February, 1923. 17 56,353 "10 39,840° JanUaRy ASS 4 45,175 12 52,651 eceuhee 1922 6 23,609 8 29,871 November Ak ees 11 47,565 10 31,470 October 6554 9 31,293 9 31,232 September 30 84,037 13 40,223 AURUSE F728. eh. 18 61,741 11 38,649 Sathya ess Sateen 10 19,279 7 22,228 JUge seve: 10 31,095 7 17,423 May ..sccvsees 14 49, 985 13 37,000 Aprile en ve 9 24° 854 7 31,049 Marche iss cee 12 45,966 8 34,272 February 2c. 13 53,367 11 46,372 Six North Pacific Ships Lost in February February, 1923 passed into history as one of the most disastrous months in the annals of north Pacific shipping. Six vessels were totally wrecked but by a fortunate turn of fate not one human life was sacrificed. The underwriters will long remember last month as one of heavy losses, the property involved ag- gregating more than $3,000,000. The total losses include the following: American wooden motorship’ Srerra, bound from Bellingham for San Pedro with lumber, in collision off San Fran- cisco with Hawaiian liner WILHELMINA; towed into San Francisco but so seriously damaged that repairs are out of the question. American wooden steamship NIKA, bound from Seattle for San Pedro with lumber, burned off Vancouver island. American steel steamship Santa Rita, bound from: San Pedro for Seattle, wrecked off Vancouver island. British steel steamship TUSCAN Prince, bound from United Kingdom ports for Vancouver, B. C., and Puget sound, wrecked off Vancouver island. American wood motorship CooLcHa, ,bound from San Francisco for British Columbia ports, wrecked off Vancouver island. American wood schooner, Watson A. West, bound from Grays Harbor for San Pedro with lumber, wrecked on San Migue! island, California coast. The Tuscan PrINCE and cargo ‘were valued at $2,000,000; the Nrka and cargo at $215,000; Santa Rita, $250,000; CootcHa, $150,000; Srerra, $150,000; Watson A. West and cargo $50,000. The four vessels wrecked off Van- couver island were lost within 48 hours. With the exception of the Nika, these disasters were due to an unusually heavy snowstorm and gale which swept the north Pacific. The Nixa became disabled and before aid reached her, fire developed in the coal bunkers and the vessel be- caine a total loss. seagoing tugs figured bravely and con- spicuously in the rescue of the crews. Particular credit is given the coast guard SNOHOMISH which returned to Puget sound with 105 survivors. The NikA was a war period craft built at Pascagoula, Miss. She was brought to the Pacific early last year and in August went ashore close to the point where the burning hulk finally grounded. She was sold at marshal’s sale and purchased for use in Alaska. Her owners had temporarily diverted her to the coastwise lumber trade. The CootcHA was built at Olympia, Wash., during the war for the Australian gov- ernment but for some time she had been owned by north Pacific interests, oper- ating in the California trade. She was bound for Victoria where she was to be taken over and operated by the Pacific Steamship Co. Since she had not made that port she was still owned by W. Leslie Comyn upon whom the entire loss falls as she The United States coast guard and was not insured. Record of Traffic Throu gh Panama Canal Atlantic to Pacific traffic Pacific to Atlantic traffic Total traffic through pe — —Panama Canal Panama Canal. Panama Canal No.of Net Tonsof No.of Net Tonsof No. of Net Tons of fas ships tonnage cargo ships tonnage cargo ships tonnage cargo z : January American *88 450,254 313,094 67 320,300 462,245 155 770,554 775,339 Foreign 106 473,524 285,649 91 366,614 530,944 197 840,138 816,593 Total 194 923,778 598,743 158 686,914 993,189 352 1,610,692. 1,591,932 19 December-American 78 365,857 328,924 68 344,847 551,907 146 710,704 880,831 Foreign 83 352,020 231,494 75 312,539 422,777 158 664,559 654,271 Total 161 717,877 560,418 143 657,386 974,684 304 1,375,263 1, 535. 102 November American 65 324,783 234,500 55 273,293 416,515 120 598,076 651,015 Foreign 83 370,180 266,878 91 369,024 508,967 174 739,204 775,845 Total 148 694,963 501,378 146 642,317 925,482 294 1,337,280 1,426,860 October American 70 328,229 264,171 51 250,606 385,196 121 578,835 649,367 Foreign 89 384,223 300,904 84 347,334 495,592 173 731,557 796,496 Total 159 712,452 565,075 135 597,940 880,788 294 1,310,392 1,445, 863 September American 54 260,249 226,741 53 235,008 315,898 107 495,257 542,639 Foreign 72 322,167 241,095 61 252,986 354,454 133 575,153 595,549 Total 126 582,416 467,836 114 487,994 670,352 240 1,070,410 1, 138, 188 August American 58 261,613 257,674 48 236,669 305,838 106 498,282 563,512 Foreign 83 350,249 299,087 68 235,602 303,351 Si 585,851 602,438 Total 141 611,862 556,761 116 472,271 609,189 257 1,084,133 1,165,950 ul American 52 250,378 246,471 55 272,868 335,154 107 523,246 581,625 ~ Foreign 76 323,853 295,941 68 280,772 333,534 144 604,625 629,475 Total 128 574,231 542,412 123 553,640 668,688 251 1,127,871 1,211,100 June American 57 256,060 269,093 45 205,063 211,373 102. 461,123 480,466 Foreign 78 338,136 317,284 48 171,454 179,728 126 509,590 497,012 Total 135 594,196 586,377 93 376,517 391,101 228 970,713 977,478 May American 59 285,265 343,913 49 226,356 264,626 108 511,621 608,539 : Foreign 75 309,448 329,485 60 211,747 220,483 135 521,195 549,968 : Total "134 594,713 673,398 109 438,103 485,109 243 1,032,816 1, 158, 567 April American 47 220,055 260,442 48 223,913 238,420 95 443 ,968 498,462 Foreign 74 300,633 301,991 61 230,232 245,194 135 530,865 547,585 Total 121 520,688 562,433 109 454,145 483,614 230 974,833 1,046, 047 March American 57 256,613 239,696 46 215,547 219,569 103 472,160 459,265 Foreign 81 329,428 342,256 50 174,223 158,568 131 503,651 500,874 Total 138 586,041 581,952 96 389,770 378,137 234 975,811 960, 059 February American 46 199,564 186,486 42 192,931 193,643 88 392,495 380,129 : Foreign 68 288,441 256,339 56 205,599 201,606 124 494,040 457,945 Total 114. 488,005. 442,825 98 398,530 395,249 212 886,535 - 838, 074 ’ Vessels in Ballast 1923 j A’ i 29 181,617 0 2 10,141 0 31 191,758 0 aoe? Foren 26 109,586 0 1 4,942 0 PE 114,528 0 Total 55: 291,203 0 3 15,083 0 58 306,286 0