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~ eent.; lumber, 6 per cent.; all other products, 17 per cent. ing percentages both hard and soft coal are included under the head of coal" wheat, flour, and grain other than wheat, under the head of "cere- | als, » and iron ore, manufactured iron and pig iron, under the head of 14 MARINE REVIEW. _-A Little More than a Mill Per Ton Per Mile. "TARE, SUPERIOR COMMERCE DISCUSSED © IN CANAI, REPORTS--MILE-TON a tad wih cos at STATISTICS FROM THE CANAI, OFFICIALS. In 1894 the cost per mile per ton of moving freight that passed through the St. Mary's Falls canal was ninety-nine hundreths of a mill. The mile-ton report of the canal for 1895 has just been completed under _ direction of the war department officials in charge of the canal, and it no been found that the mile-ton cost of moving freight last year was 1j;4; mills. This increase is due to the higher freight rates that prevailed in 1895. As usual, this report, whichis a discussion of the canal statis- tics, is very interesting. Although it has not as yet been submitted to congress, the secretary of war granted permission to make it public, and a copy has been received by the REviEw through the eonetery, of the canal officials. From the column of largest cargoes it is ascertained that there were 101 propellers that carried in their largest load 2,000 tons and upward; =| that these 101 cargoes aggregated 223,611 tons, and averaged 2,268 tons. There-were thirty-eight propellers that carried in their largest loed 2,£00 tons and upwards, aggregating 100,360 tons, and averaging 2,641 tons; and ten propellers that carried in their largest load 3,000 tons and "upwards, aggregating 32,408 tons, and averaging 3,241 tons. There were four propellers that carried in their largest load 3,500 tons and upwards, aggregating 14,763 tons, and averaging 3,691 tons. There were three propellers that carried in their largest load 4,000 tons and upwards, aggregating -12,666 tons, and averaging 4,222 tons. There were twenty- one sail vessels that carried 2,000 tons and upwards, aggregating 46,622 tons, and averaging 2,172 tons; sixteen sail vessels that carried 2,500 tons and upwards, aggregating 43,486 tons, and averaging 2,718 tons; four sail vessels that carried 3,000 tons and upwards, aggregating 13,120 tons, and averaging 3,280 tons; and one vessel that carried 4,000 tons and up- wards. TABLE SHOWING ESTIMATED VALUE OF FREIGHT THROUGH UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN CANALS AT SAULT STH. MARIE DURING THE SEASON OF 1895. ans Price ; ITEMS Quantity. per unit. Valuation. % Poa hard, net tons $ 4 25 $ 1,872,027.25 foal, soft, net tons 2 40 5,121,324.00 Flour, barrels............ : 3 75 33,383, 632.50 DVA Gen S ING IS teens reenact ecl geacsrcccnancsareecceccessionmens 46,218,250 65 30, 041,862.50 "Grain other than wheat, bushels'.................0... easel 8,328,694 164, "347.00 Manufactured iron, net tons................ Perce 3,663 50 00 a 683,150.00 i ble LON, MEt CONS .......s.cceececrseseeseseeeeessesceteeeseeneecneees 26,675 13 00 346,788.00 Alt, DATVels si. 22... Baty oe ante PoE 269,919 75 202,439. 25 opper, net tons.. i 107,452 200 00 21,490,400.00 son ore, net tons,... Eau 8,062,209 ei Wi 73.39" 7318.93 Lumber, M ft., B. M.. : 740,700 12 00 8,888,400.00 Silver ore aud. pullion, NEO teCOMS ctrsce tees tece st neecees 100 112 00 11,200.00 STUART TIS TOM Cesc e - eccrre nccdeks bees ces saconeeecnaapee ses » 23,876 10. 00 238,760.00 Unclassified freight, NEY LIONS coccncodeonqaacnso.snctachcbop ic 463,308 60 00 27,798,480.00 Pieters ccccvaal| (oa cath aot coarse $159,575,129.43 Average value per ton of freight, $10.60. The relative values of the different commodities are as follows: Coal, 4 per cent.; cereals, 42 per cent.; iron, 17 per cent.; copper, 14 per In the forego- "iron." It will be observed that the cereals are far the most important 'products, being 42 per cent. of the whole. The value of the freight com- modities for 1895 has been fully amended from information obtained by correspondence with interested manufacturers, producers and dealers, and from reliable published price currents. The valuations on the articles are at their lake ports of destination. __ MILE-TONS, SEASON OF 1896.--COST OF CARRYING FREIGHT TRANSPORTED THROUGH UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN CANALS AT SAULT STE. MARIE: 5 : Price ITEMS. Quantity. per unit. Amount. Coal, net tons..... Bo 2, 574,362 37 $ 952,513 94 Flour, barrels... eaeciG 8.902.302 14 1,246,322.28 Wheat, pushels... «--+| 46,218,250 4 4-10 2,033,603.00 Grain other than wheat, pushers. Foo th ea 8,828,694. 4 5-10 374,791.23 Manufactured ico ek tons... See eaneentat saree 73,663 1 50 110,494.50 Pig iron, net tons.. eae nas (hE caabad tat bags sacas <0 26,674 1 05 28,007,70 SAUMO ALOIS eee rc) aR et ants. 269,919 35,089.47 WOPMOEMMETMUONS terran. ceck shoes cs veevek ee ceces swcecekeesseeelts 107,452 1 66 178,370.32 Tron Ore, net Hake uae | 8,062,209 82 6, 611, 011.38 Lumber, M. ft. B. M 740,700 2 00 1,481 "400, n "Silver Ore and bullion; net tons ne 100 2°33 "933. Biildingwscone;s Me twos. eect. ere sconce. cones 23,876 1 20 28,651 0 st Miscellaneous merchandise, net-tons............ picaiy 463,308 2 50 1,158,270.00 1 S37 Be ete 3 ae : MERE ET ea el cerasiake oes tees axeveriuecsessend | $14,238, 758.02 or ; »-Tn-all cases "tons" mean "net tons" of 2 2,000. pownda? The total amount of freight paid, $14,238,758.02, which, divided by the total mile- tons 12,502,548,892, gives the cost per 'nite per ton, as 1 and iy mills. ~The average distance freight was carried was 830 miles, which is two miles more than in 1894, The average distance freight was carried in 1895 was 830 miles; in 1894, 828.1 miles; in 1893, 831.9 miles. The nature of the data from which the preceding results were found is such that it includes the cost of loading and unloading. Other results were obtained as follows: Total mile tons.........++++«+ season seeeneeeuersaeeeeenecasens 12,502, 548,899 Total freight paid.........-..06 casvatsaeetene Bivens oe sdnatdikaet $14 238,758.02 Cost per mile per tOt........ccccccecereeeeseenteteescseeeeeas 13h mills Average distance freight was Carried tierra. cssst ans 830 miles Average cost per ton for carrying freight.............. 94% cents The total number of registered craft which used the canals during the season was 877, of which 819 were American and 58 Cauadian. The total freight carried by American unregistered craft amounted to 5,655 tons in 139 passages, making an average of about 40 tons'of freight per passage. The freight carried by Canadian unregistered craft amounted to 10,780 tons, in ninety-three passages, making an average of about 116 tons of freight per passage. ' SUMMARY. oe Total number of registered craft.........-..sesceseseseeeceene vena Ott Total passages by unregistered craft.....: Sessececeesessoenne 239 Total freight carried by registered craft.............5...... 15,046,145 Total freight carried by unregistered craft............ oes 16,435 Total pasSengers..........ccseseereenececnnteeseeescennteeeneevsrsnses 31,656 Total valuation of crafts registered.................:.. eee $42,895,800 The Canadian freight amounted to 566,251 fous, which is 33 per cent. of the total freight of the season. The total passages for the season amounted to 17,956, and 1,775 of ) these were by seventy-one crafts under 100 tons: register; their aggregate registered tonnage was 1,915, their average tonnage 27, tons, and the freight carried by these crafts during the season amounted to only 72 tons, The greatest number of miles run during the season is to the credit of the propeller Masaba, of the Minnesota Steamship Co.'s fleet, of Clevelend, and amounted to 45,481 miles. The greatest amount of freight carried by a single vessel during the season is to the credit of 'the pro- peller Mariposa, of the same line, aggregating 90,703 net tons. The greatest number of mile-tons for the season is to the credit of the pro- peller Maritana, of the same line, and is 75,287,054. The largest single cargo carried by a propeller during the season is to the credit of the Penobscot, owned by Eddy Bros. of Bay City, Mich., and amounted to 4,294 net tons. The largest single cargo carried by a sail vessel is to the credit of the tow barge Aurania, owned by John Corrigan of Cleveland, amounting to 4, 392 net tons. © The Tinited States canal was open to navigation during the season of 1895, 231 days, and the Canadian canal eighty-seven days. The amount of freight carried to and from Lake Superior during the season 1899, was 15,062,580 net tons, which is an increase of 1,866,720 net tons, or 14 per cent. in comparison with the season of 1894. No reduction in the rates will be made just now by railways carrying ore from Ohio ports to the several furnace districts, but a marked reduc- tion must be made later on as a result of the Carnegie company becom- ing interested in the Pittsburg,Shenango and Lake Erie Ry. and the docks at Conneaut. When the Conneaut railway is extended into Pitts- burg and the Carnegie company begins to reap the advantages of its new arrangements, the other ore railways must reduce their rate in justice to competitors of the Carnegie company. The boiler of the steamer Iron Age, which gave out under test at Buffalo recently, is now at the boiler shop of the Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, and has been viewed with interest by a large number of marine men. The break extends the entire length of boiler, about 1 feet, and through the lower part of the front end up to the underside of the centre furnace. It is not probable that any use will be made of the old boiler at present, as it is understood that a new one will be built for the Iron Age as rapidly as possible. ; : Through the efforts of Congressman Burton, the light-house board has granted the Lake Carriers' Association permission to go ahead with : the lighting of the new Grosse point cut, and it is expected that within a few days this channel will be completely lighted so as 'to give vessels by night, as well as in the day time, the full advantage of the entire width of the cut, which is 20 feet deep. Two assistant inspectors of steam vessels are now employed at Mil- waukee. They are Thomas W. Swift, assistant inspector' of. hulls, and D. W. 'Lanigan, assistant inspector of boilers. Both are said to be very capable men, although the fact that assistant inspectors were to be ap pointed was kept very quiet. and there were few appucants 'for the place. It is now quite probable- that two 400-foot ships" will ie? {auriched a Cleveland Saturday, Manager Jamés- 'Wallace of . the Cleveland Ship Building Co. is trying to complete arrangements for launchin. 4 e the Wol- vin steamer Queen City on that day. All details have ' bee a» sFranged uM the launch of the Sir Henry Beseemer at the Globe yard. --