COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. s of lake commerce passing through the American and Canadian canals at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Ontario, during the season of 1904. [Compiled from official records at St. Marys Falls Canal, Michigan.] SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR TRAFFIC DATA AND VALUATIONS. ht tonnage and passengers.-The freight unit used and designated as a "net means in every instance a ton of 2,000 pounds. The data relative to freight ssengers were compiled from reports made by vessel masters when passing h the American and Canadian canals. As a daily exchange of these reports e with Superintendent J. C. Boyd, of the Canadian Canal, both offices hare of the entire lake traffic to and from Lake Superior. stered tonnage and vessel valuations.-The registered tonnage, as given, was ed from vessel papers and blue books. Vessel valuations were obtained from Lloyd's. ht rates.-These were compiled from quotations published in the Marine , and from information obtained from shippers, owners, and carriers of the The freight rates given are for lake transportation and classes of freight. cost of loading and unloading. ht valuations.-The unit values used for the various items of freight were by taking the mean for the season-of each monthly average as obtained aily or weekly prices current. Sources of the valuations given are as follows: Coal, quotatious in Coal Trade at Duluth and Superior; cereals, Daily Commercial Record, published Board of Trade; flour, daily quotations in Duluth, Superior, and Minneapolis s; iron ore and pig iron, weekly quotations in Iron Trade Review, Marine salt, quotations at Lake Superior ports; copper, general merchandise, lumilding stone, and manufactured iron, quotations by the principal shippers, and carriers. otations given at point of shipment, freight rates are added to lake ports of tion. compilation was done by the clerical force in the United States Canal office Ste. Marie, Mich., under the supervision of General Superintendent Joseph ican and Canadian canals.-The total freight traffic of 31,546,106 net tons for son of 1904, when compared with season of 1903, shows a decrease of 9 per 3,128,331 tons. This decrease was due partly to the late opening of naviga t principally to the strike of the Masters and Pilots' Association, which was from opening of season to June 13. tems showing an increase are grain other than wheat, manufactured and pig ver ore, building stone, and general merchandise. otal number of passengers was 37,695, a decrease of 17,480, or 32 per cent. assages through both canals numbered 16,120, showing a loss of 2,476, or 13 t, from the 18,596 passages of 1903. The total lockages numbered 10,315, a 1,327 lockages, or 11 per cent. eason of navigation continued for a period of seven months and twenty-seven uring which time the average monthly traffic was 3,993, 178 tons. depth of water in entrance channels and through the canals and locks per a safe draft of 17 to 19 feet. ican Canal.-The traffic through the American Canal was 84 per cent of the eight and 57 per cent of the passengers carried, the amounts being 26,517,916 freight and 21,606 passengers. Compared with the season of 1903, there was ase of 2,654,336 tons of freight, or 9 per cent, and a decrease in passengers of r 7 per cent. American Canal opened May 5 and closed December 13, 1904, making the of its season two hundred and twenty-three days. lian Canal.-The traffic through the Canadian Canal was 16 per cent of the eight and 43 per cent of the passengers carried, the amounts being 5,028,190 freight and 16,089 passengers. Compared with the season of 1903, there was ase of 473,995 tons, or 9 per cent, and a decrease of 15,930 passengers, or 50 anadian Canal was opened April 30 and closed December 26, 1904, making gth of its season two hundred and forty-one days. GENERAL SUMMARY. American and Canadian canals together.] Freight between Lake Superior and each of the other lakes. [Classified with reference to American and Canadian vessels and ports.] 264,910 75,859, 7, 332, 204 26,305, 200 74,580 Transportation charges, including loading and unloading, on freight passing through canals at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Ontario, for the season of 1904. CANADIAN VESSELS. 6,454, 869 185, 126 44, 859 365, 459 19, 635, 797 923, 280 1,356 No. Valuation. 563 $56, 622, 700 787 63,789, 300 5,377, 100 Classification of American and Canadian vessels, showing valuation and the tonnage and Rate per Tonnage. 57,666 Total value. $681, 321.72 22, 884, 661.09 Amount. $2,581, 947.60 612, 369.94 898, 719.64 594, 557.86 370, 252.00 2, 712.00 21,552, 894.30 Freight 23, 958, 873 1,172,500 29,621,637 1,761, 564 48, 660 68,118 1,924,469 Passen- 14, 123 14,123 23,572 23,572 37,695 American vessels carried 94 per cent of the total freight and 37 per cent of the Canadian vessels carried 6 per cent of the total freight and 63 per cent of the Unregistered American craft carried 7,949 net tons of freight in 299 passages, or an Unregistered Canadian craft carried 48,660 net tons of freight in 214 passages, or an Of the 16,120 passages for the season, 2,626 were by 100 vessels under 100 tons Classification of registered vessels as to length and beam over all. 30 to 100 feet.. Class. 6,387 Net tons. 435 488 498.6 Net tons. 497 895 can vessels carried 94 per cent of the total freight and 37 per cent of the ian vessels carried 6 per cent of the total freight and 63 per cent of the istered American craft carried 7,949 net tons of freight in 299 passages, or an istered Canadian craft carried 48,660 net tons of freight in 214 passages, or an 16,120 passages for the season, 2,626 were by 100 vessels under 100 tons Classification of registered vessels as to length and beam over all. |