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£903-] MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. 31 except the American and Mediterranean route, the distance being more than halved. "3, Tyne ports to the St. Lawrence river, the distance saved would be 150 miles. "4, West of. Britain and northeast of Ireland to middle western ports of the Continent, the distance saved would be from 377 to 98 miles." The canal will affect an enormous tonnage, estimated by the sanguine engineers at 9,500,000 tons per annum. At an average rate per ship and cargo of 36 cents per ton, this would yield a revenue of about $3,406,550. IRON AND STEEL IN FOREIGN TRADE. The 'anticipated change in the movements of iron and steel in the foreign trade of the United States did not make itself ap- parent in the August record as was expected by students of this subject. The figures of the August imports and exports of iron and steel just presented by the department of commerce and labor, through its bureau of statistics, show that the imports of iron and steel in August, 1903, were $3,440,100 in value, against $3,- 529,676 in the preceding month--July--and against $4,123,314 in August of last year. Thus the falling off of imports of iron and steel in August, compared with the preceding month, amounted to less than $100,000, and compared with August of last year amounted to $683,214. Practically all of the reduction occurs in ingots, blooms, slabs, billets, and bars of steel, and tin plates. The quantity of ingots, blooms, slabs, billets, and bars of steel, and steel in forms not otherwise specified, imported in the month of August, 1903, was 45,650,655 lbs., against 74,076,956 lbs. in July, 1903, and 87,420,104 lbs. in August, 1902. In tin plate the importation of August, 1903, was 6,977,012 lbs. against 11,598,703 lbs. in July, 1903, and 6,287,106 lbs. in August, 1902. While the reduction in these two items shown in pounds seems large, the actual reduction, as already shown, is less than $100,000, as com- pared with the preceding month of the present year, while for the eight months ending with August the total value was $32,- 289,525, against $23,456,760 in the corresponding eight months of last year, and $12,210,382 in the corresponding eight months of the preceding year, 1901. The following table shows the total value of iron and steel imports in the eight months ending with August: Value of iron and steel,.and manufactures thereof (exclu- sive of iron ore), imported into the United States. light months ending August. Value. HGS 2 oh6 a ee eee $ 8,759,226 MOO isons Kos ho ee ee 9,388,862 TOOO) 06.0, Pe Gee ee eae 14,722,696 TOOT eh Ge eee J eek ee i) 12,270,852 1OO2 5.6 ee Sa te Os Sa aa eR a 23,456,760 1Q03 Be eet Sy 32,280,525 On the export side the figures of iron and steel for the month of August show little change compared with the preceding month, or corresponding months of the preceding year. The total ex- ports of iron and steel. for the month are $8,363,443, against $8,- 641,525 in August of last year, while the total exports of iron and steel during the eight months ending with August, 1903, are $65,406,034 in value, against $65,904,829 in the corresponding months of last year. The following table shows the quantity of the principal arti- cles of iron and steel imported in August, 1903, compared with August, 1902: Articles. Aug. 1902. Aug. 1903. Tron 'ore, toms... .oe0 ee. 113,788 153,430 Pig iron, tONS 060. ue ee 79,447 49,475 Scrap: iron, tons ee ee 13,759 5,664 Bar sron;. [bss eg 5,035,272 7,843,068 Bars, railway, of iron or. steel, tons 1,988 9,347 Hoop; band, or scroll iron, Ibs..... 697,665 1,120,121 Ingots, blooms, slabs, billets, and bars Of steel, dbsi4.4;4,01 9-02 87,420,104 45,650,655 Sheet, plate, and tagger's iron, lbs.. 817,613 2,688,127 Tin plates, terne plates, etc., Ibs.... 6,287,106 6,977,012 Wire rods, dbs. 645. 4)4233 tee. 3,720,170 4,230,145 Wire, and manufactures thereof, Ibs. 520,825 859,641 | In an advertisement elsewhere in this issue James Pryor, Houghton, Mich., offers for sale two complete dredging plants, consisting of two dredges and the tugs Maytham and Duncan Robertson with five dump scows and two flats; also sundry dupli- cate parts of machinery, extra spud anchors and dipper teeth, etc. The plants are in good working condition, comparatively new, and could be delivered at once on satisfactory sale. At the request of several senators and representatives the department of commerce and labor has begun the preparation of tables showing the effect of foreign subsidies upon the mer- chant marine of the world. It is the intention to use the tables in the contest at the coming session of congress for the ship- ping bill. Hunters' Speciai Rates----Via Nickel Plate road to points in northern Michigan and Wisconsin. Tickets on sale Sept. 15 to Nov. 15, '03, inclusive. Liberal return limit. See nearest agent for particulars or address E. A. Akers, C. P. & T. A, Cleveland, Ohio. Oct, 23 (i738), Denver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Col.--Low excursion rates via Nickel Plate Road, Oct. 3 and 4. Tickets good to return to Oct. 30, '03. Get particulars from nearest agent or address E. A. Akers, C. Po & <1. A., Cleveland, VU. Oct. 1 165 French Navy's (305% =e oe - English Royal Navy - -. : Russian Imperial Navy - depict dia The "Messageries Maritimes" Company ~ BELLEVILLE WATER-TUBE BOILERS NOW IN _ USE (FEBRUARY, 1903) On Board Sea-going Vessels, NOT INCLUDING New In- stallations Building or Erecting. Japanese Imperial Navy _-- emeente Austrian Imperial Navy -- - - : Italian Royal Navy - | : : Chilian Navy -- - - - = Argentine Navy - : ~Chemins de fer de Quest: (The French Western Railway Co.) Steamships plying between Dieppe and Newhaven - - Total Horse Power of Boilers in Use 276,460 H. P. 849,300 " 193,900: ..% 122,200. 32,900 = - - _- 13,500 © 26,500: 7 - - - 13,000, = 87,600..." - 18,500 ~*~ - - 4,634,360 Societé Anonyme de Etablissements Delaunay Belleville CAPITAL: 6,000,000 FRANCS Works and Dock Yards of the Ermitage at Saint-Denis (Seine), France. Telegraphic Address: Belleville. Saint-Denis Sur-Seine |