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Marine Business Statistics @éndenaae Record of Traffic at Principal American Ports for Past Year New Orleans (Exclusive of Domestic) New York (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage mber, 1929... 577 2,642,897 567 2,548,764 ecu 584 2,537,306 626 2,775,730 DULY vers 2,648,419 588 2,582,929 June .... 2,511,671 582 2,582,929 AY: sescsiscecsessesensise 2.612.925 640 2,782,012 ADP i] cscecceossesscsesesses 626 2,677,963 606 2,547,409 March cicsiecccccceeccses 576 2,428,002 599 2,587,030 February — o.....creeee 584 2,345,973 550 2,391,154 EV SUNVUGANY. ccchsavencepsoens 528 2,416,692 548 2,385,658 December, 1928.... 554 2,369,709 559 2,342,928 Philadelphia (Including Chester, Wilmington and the whole Philadelphia port district) (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage tember, 1929.... 107 282,105 61 145,895 east Bsa icevevacnsa 110 271,857 54 120,595 DULY crivcciccceccccenseses 120 321,726 70 188,269 BEANIE Go civccrsccctassesescns 97 254,811 61 140,065 May escccerccccoscescveees 126 343,548 75 191,192 April... 818,240 6 194,158 March ...... 809,233 81 203,080 February 263,790 56 168,324 January 243.505 63 187.612 December, 1928 .... 106 809,214 72 213,261 Boston (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage eptember, 1929.... 139 387,061 106 265,839 eee Sceetabies wee 189 887,061 106 265,839 DAL aeecctivekercecsses sass 151 876,620 109 327,487 TMS ei vecstetecssessoosss 135 309,662 103 268,270 MEAG. eiscccisecaccceeosecse 139 843,990 113 286,147 PASIVTT ES atevevencesssees 125 828,493 87 221,533 MATHS sicsscecliscsseses 90 805,532 59 209,077 PODLUALTY, — <evsccecesesee 96 289,629 58 196,264 TANUATY. decccccseciecss pe 08 294,086 47 164,132 December, 1928 .... 100 312,100 69 214,047 Portland, Me. (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 30 58,497 30 64,559 August 59,299 31 58,111 Daly reaceeans 55,9382 31 53,761 PUNE = Sesh easss 49,060 28 47,961 May. hc 89,080 25 39,830 April 45,922 21 48,999 March 86,185 15 38,415 February, oo... 19 46,400 17 46,121 PANUATY oe cis: 20 59,880 21 61,434 December, 1928 .... 25 61,251 25 62,930 Providence (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No, Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929... 9 38,226 5 23,339 PUGS eo ssccsececssecces 6 24,438 6 25,315 FIAT RSS EL PE rt 12 38,408 9 29,585 31) 8 (ela ORs aes ied 11 40,920 uf 81,040 1 CS gc pe RCM nk 39,061 5 18,506 15 TL 8 Sea a pene 5 20,267 5 17,898 EEO Ds coceesecccsssccas 5 19,121 5 21,902 February 2 5,891 4 17,323 January uf 24,095 4 17,289 December, 1928 .... 6 20,741 8 32,974 Portland, Oreg. (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— -—Clearanves— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 33 129,576 52 191,302 PAUP USE acccd.cssectesiese 45 166,207 65 229,834 NS yi ens 26 98,630 48 172,196 7.) og | ERR TOR 36 136,798 47 169,257 ORTON i isis 45 170,528 64 232,651 February _.........00. 85 137,304 48 181,425 MANUAL. i. cdsccssssosthees oF 105,843 50 181,584 December ...........+.. 39 144,128 56 205,572 November _ .........0 30 115,469 653 198,195 October, 1928........ 42 154,623 62 224,018 Note: The figures given in this table are for direct ent to other American ports after original entry and before eign trade in this category were 61 of 208,641 net tons en Baltimore (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— -—Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 117 874,893 108 355,532 141 444,315 150 466,464 160 499,292 158 485,913 Fes bs 13) 430,355 134 427,138 . 155 478,043 155 465,843 158 471,851 156 465,710 131 401,217 1388 426,539 Pebrusry Gita 127 897,147 1382 410,667 PANUALY. ~ sisscsansisevece 126 886.102 122 372,302 December, 1928 .... 127 892,832 134 400,355 Norfolk and Newport News (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net Nou. wel Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 27 67,040 74 189,010 AUGUBE SS ccenceks 82 86,983 95 256,104 74,562 97 220,215 39,983 78 160,520 80,599 89 228,221 54,399 13 215,664 55,442 84 217,780 February: 53:08 cks 20 55,902 58 155,238 SANUBTY: 2 Sane 18 86,787 = 61 154,970 December, 1928.... 32 78,123 90 223,258 Jacksonville (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— -—Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 17 86,618 13 23,731 AM OUBE sc avscacanceses 18 45,422 10 15,617 MUAY? tease ace cccauseavecectes 12 21,3888 12 PA Aan a is b VAG cise siesnctecctaecessazt 14 21,699 16 35,889 IVEY: euscbeeecpacesesenns anes 12 24,974 12 26,010 BATIT UL: eit ccessharsass tee 15 33,7384 13 27,662 Ma vOR: 2k iccseusssnanes 20 25,950 16 21,897 PEDLUGEY | iicciascsecosece be 27,851 9 13,422 SANUBEY Aaisvecisesensane 16 19,754. 14 28,046 December, 1928 .... 13 17,657 7 9,510 Key West (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— -—Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 55 64,464 59 (253821 August: <ciiesaane 60 70,851 60 68,913 DAY Serene ttancas 72 84,674 67 80,233 SUNG: Coes ciessasparee 68 81,920 68 78,980 MEY aiauisepounee 99 110,911 100 110,658 April 79 %7,984 5 17,672 Marchiv success: Ut 82,370 176 96,935 Pebruary —ccccccscseseee 84 104,667 73 90,947 SEMINUAV, © asec rees seeds 82 98,373 79 99,243 December, 1928 .... 79 79,816 72 79,3854 Mobile (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net ae Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929... 91 208,323 83 213,660 August 96 238,785 83 193,379 PULY coctencecaeiputamecesnel 267,053 109 264,552 June ..... 204,219 98 218,437 May s.c5 211,519 15 168,343 April 213,941 77 174,116 March 220,251 105 264.084 February: disccsccwes 85 202,594 69 164,847 TFANUALY <vesseceeansiens 83 186.978 179 168,403 December, 1928 .... 100 234,963 89 212,341 Seattle (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net i Net nth ships tonnage ships tonnage cee 1929.... 46 208,192 47 208,236 AUSUSU oicesecsessusecnece 62 258,910 638 268,569 Sia ys isee eoeatvessccesnase 64 259,303 62 252,021 JUNE cease 48 199,237 56 238,867 MAY: eccssrccesawesnnesessss 51 216,463 53 221,564 April 62 264,744 +61 254,647 March: ::..... OU 234,394 59 248,901 Pebruary. — ccscedeecsses 53 222,462 55 225,789 DANUATY. csescososcnsoses 60 242,464 73 290,077 December, 1928 .... 62 249,729 63 259,823 rances and clear ances. final departure. At the port MARINE REVIEW—November, 1929 —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 257 684,208 260 698,665 AUSUBE sisal 272 726,363 273 721,024 WULY Se isesececceivaeion 279 712,824 288 741,716 DUNG aieieccssusceeas, PA EL 708,089 273 711,898 May Sasecdds Saveumnseesuiak 289 758,671 277 717,581 April & cscs 294 751,444 278 708,155 March 2383 778,515 298 517,632 February 248 682,052 249 675,432 VRNUALY = nk 273 710,969 282 744,078 December ........ss000 274 762,019 260 690,010 November, 1928.... 252 690,157 263 716,105 Charleston (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— -—Clearances— No. Net. No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage April, 1929 ........... 24 62,976 26 62,467 March ........ 14 87,470 18 46,087 February 26 78,237 26 66,648 January 23 54,709 25 57,589 December 20 46,569 17 43,041 November 22 56,983 22 50,043 October asain 24 59,186 26 61,673 September ............ 21 60,956 22 54,537 Ag ust eee 24 62,574 26 63,874 Ouly;: VOSS eae 26 59,204 27 61,976 Galveston (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 47 131,512 101 823,955 AUBUISEt kisi kerk 37 87,502 74 275,017 Pa ye ey aos 36 12,198: 87 259,450 JUNE Soe 35 15,614 %8 243,391 May asaucnuseaccascteniens 37 79,121 79 220,456 2 80) ob Wane ie eee at 36 82,330 93 294,062 BINED oc) « Ussing aboard 33 62,436 Ei. 221,143 Bebruary = ssi 387 965127 38h 256,077 JANUBEY: cose eae 45 133,396 106 847,297 December, 1928 .... 45 129,285 107 855,592 Los Angeles (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage Dulys 19208 es 2038 705,042 169 620,250 VUNG eases 186 574,459 159 582,247 May gthanvcddbencuvsdacaneds 167 604,274 224 597,519 BODY ccpcsccsdssccecaustia 175 546,939 184 650,172 Maren iaiccsccssssacdests 177 512,573 1380 523,807 February: ssc. 150 470,851 157 484,043 CANUAYY: nae cca 193 581,857 191 536,504 December ....c.ccc00005 199 551.301 154 487,064 November _............ 209 541,906 179 514,647 October, 1928 ........ 22h 568,910 216 515,889 San Francisco (Exclusive of Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage September, 1929.... 151 563,770 134 559,772 AUQUSt:: cc3o.cans 196 723,330 168 669,499 BY Wi aan opers tp ee ee 173 680,770 153 621,762 JUNE ees eesessccoae 167 643,580 147 584,361 May Mises icin nsases ates 179 643,864 165 613,836 ya\)0) 9 3 laters eerer a ab 173 673,174 158 606,246 March? eciniticnkne 176 655,851 174 692,407 Pebruary > ikcccaca 153 603,008 1380 484,085 SANUATY:. ices 135 587,423 142 560,239 December, 1928 .... 155 607,902 152 582,612 Port Arthur (Including Domestic) —Entrances— —Clearances— No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage May, 1929 % wu... 22 76,344 26 87,941 Aprils 2 iaciccesasse 21 19,267 23 81,991 Marcelo naiccicace 25 76,152 27 81,778 PODPUary:s scccccsccasnce 16 53,3810 21 68,705 JADUATYocsssncu 22 68,758 24 76,496 December _ ..........00+ 21 65,710 14 43,776 November _..........5 23 71,818 28 69,425 October 0c. 19 58,857 19 58,686 September ............ 22 13,785 24 79,696 August, 1928 ......... 25 718,765 23 72,389 Additional vessels in foreign trade enter and clear from and of Philadelphia, for instance, additional vessels in the for- tered and 64 of 215,676 net tons cleared for the month of August. 85