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300 Ore on Dock May 1 Ore held on Lake Erie docks on May 1 was slightly in excess of the balance on the corresponding date a year ago. Statistics gathered by THE MARINE Review from various dock managers at Lake Erie ports show that the amount of ore on Lake Erie docks May 1, was 5,681,085 gross tons, compared with a balance of 5,622,019 gross tons on May 1, 1918, an increase of 59,066 gross tons. The corresponding figures for 1917 and 1916 were 4,772,232 and 3,343,405 aroRs tons. Total rail shipments from Lake Erie ports to furnaces during the winter season from Dec. 1, 1918, to May 1, 1919, were 4,774,037 gross tons, as shown in the following table: Tons On dock Lake Erie ports, Dec. 1, 1918. 10,455,122 Qn dock May 1551919. 5 6... ees 5,681,085 By rail to furnaces, winter of 1918-19 4,774,037 Winter shipments during 1917-1918 were 4,704,330 tons. The amount of ore shipped to fur- naces during the 1918 navigation sea- son was 43,349,912 gross tons which, added to the winter shipments, gives a total of 48,123,949 gross tons of ore forwarded to furnaces over these docks in the year ended May 1, 1919. This total compares with 47,963,072 gross tons moved in the corresponding period ended May 1, 1918; 50,378,445 tons in the year ended May 1, 1917, and 40,- 716,358 tons in the year ended May 1; 1916. The following table shows the ore on. docks at the close of the 1918 naviga- tion season and at the opening of the 1919 | season: Gross tons May 1, Dec. 1, Port 1919 1918 BUGS ea cas bias eet wns 392,623 525,947 MO ee ee ees occas 369,978 439,094 Conneaut 6.3... Scituate waceee 731,503. 1,703,701 PASNEADIUA 2s elle fase ks niwes « 1,740,072 3,292,738 MOM 2 ce cai es ek 326,621 510,855 lOvelanG 8 ee eacte sy a4 1,259,120 2,117,176 MEO ee eo Lecce 190,003 828,384 MUON ee ee he ee oon 429,200 607,233 MONO Cre cee ee vc ewe 241,965 399,839 OUAIR eee crag See ier his 5,681,085 10,455,122 April Ore Shipments Ore shipments for the opening month of 1919 are far ahead of the tonnage moved in the corresponding month last year. This resulted from the early opening this spring, while last year boats were delayed by ice until toward the close of the month, Shipments of ore from upper lake ports during April were 1,412,239 tons, compared with 235,870 tons in April, 1918, an increase of 1,176,369 tons. April, 1917, shipments were THE MARINE REVIEW 211-532 tons. Detailed shipments fol- wae Gross tons Port Apr., 719 Apr., '18 Escanaba ...-ecercereeree? 71,417 ae ce Marquette ..--+-++eerseee? cS sees 10, Ashland ..---cseeceeereee® 147,368 Pease Superior ....---eeeeeseree 101,730 99,562 Tilt = se ee ees 794,050 56,991 Two Harbors ...+--++++++*° . 297,684 68,609 Notas <5 icc sews se cle ne 1,412,239 235,870 1919 increase ...-+-+-++s 1,176,369 Gaevle Soo Canal Report Freight movement through the Soo canal in April, 1919, shows a substan- tial increase over the opening month of last season. The total tonnage for last month of 2,373,163, compared with the total for April, 1918, of 422,489 tons, shows an increase of 1,950,674 tons. The comparison of tonnage fig- ures for the past six years is as fol- lows: Net tons Pop VAD i eee 2,373,163 Aga We oie 422,489 AM, SOIL eee ee css 258,290 Pte (OIG sieges css we 215, 362 orn 19157... ee i 434, 735 opr. 114 ea. ee 744, 520 From this summary, it is seen that the total tonnage carried tor the month of April of the present year exceeds by 157,801 tons the large shipments for April, 1916. The United States canal opened on April 10: while the Canadian canal opened two days later. Of the total freight carried in April of the present year, 2,089,965 tons were handled by the United States canal while 283,198 tons went through the Canadian canal. The following tabulation gives the figures in detail for 1919 and 1918: EAST BOUND To May 1, 'To May 1, 1919 1918 Lumber, M. ft. B. M....... 2,650 200 MLOUP OMICS san oe ee ee Wheat, bushels'. 20.0. =, 16,729,000 4,441,647 Grain, bushels' 3... 2. 4.176,041 2,083,029 Wonper, nel tONSe re ee Iron ore, net tons.......... 1,139,326 147,188 BiG non MEL ONS. ke a Stone, met tons............ NG Q00 Ge General merchandise, net tons 11 (6 Passengers, number ......... o 0 WEST BOUND Coal, soft, net tons......... 415,824 88,078 Coal, hard, net tons........ 142,864 0 Oe ON ee Mfgd. iron and' steel, net tons 2 0 Salt nets tons. 5,000 0 OW net tons.6s0 6 46,656 0 Bone: net tones 9,200 General merchandise, net tons 6,551 8,915 Passengers, number ........ Dyer eee SUMMARY Vessel passages, number..... 716 187 Registered tonnage, net...... 2,090,769 401,465 Freight-- Eastbound, net tons...... 1,756,266. 821,296 Westbound, net tons...... 616,897 101,193 Total freight, net tons.... 2,373,163 422,489 June, 1919 Lake Erie Receipts Out of a total of 1,412,239 ton. shipped from upper lake ports in April, Lake Erie ports received 671,005 tons, as shown by figures compiled by Tug Marine Review. The balance on dock May 1 was 5,681,085 tons against 5,622, G19 tons on May 1, 1918. Detaileg figures are: Port Gross tons, Buhaloe 66 oss oasis se eee eee 27,194 ewer a pda ie! hy ws acide esieoss scart a eeiergs CONNERUE. a he oie cies ee Coe, 366,775. INSHEADUID © he oe een ceisls clench oe 46,750. REDON fees es cic ose we one aie ere wociie wee tos 66,178 Cleveland ee ves eet ee eeu we eke 71,091 TGOV AN Coe oe a oes hie soo a aca Oe 43,882: OHULON, oe a ea eens 20,480: MOLGUO ee ee ie ee Cie Sie ote ge eae WOtROlb Shea os eeeti see ok os sre te eek Sobor oaes 28,655. Mota As och cae eis wane eae cate 671,005. April Lake Levels The United States lake survey re- ports the monthly mean stages of the Great Lakes for the month of April, 1919, as follows: Feet above mean Lakes sea level March = April - SUPCTIOR: (29. Stic s oe 601.89 602:02. Michigan-Huron ..... 580.74 581.02. St Cir. a css 570.09 . See Bye eo 572.48" 57300" Ontario 2.054. . co: 246.01 Lake Superior is 0.13 foot: higher 246.43 | than last month, 0.58 foot higher than: a year ago, and 0.45 foot above the. average 'stage of April of the last 10. years. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.28. foot higher than last month, 0.39 foot lower, than a year ago, and 0.84 foot above, the average stage of April of the last , 10 years. Bake Bee is 0.57: foot higher than last month, 0.79 foot higher than a, year ago, and 0.75 foot above the average stage of April of the last 10 years. Lake Gaicic a year ago, and 0.09 foot above,,the average stage of poe. of: the last. 10 years. is. 0:42. foot higher than last month, 0.74 foot lower -than - The Union: Water Meter: Co. Wor- cester, Mass., has - presented -to, the . steamship WorcESTER.a marine whistle . similar to those which the company. has , furnished for use on torpedo: boat de-: stroyers. March 29, at Groton, Conn., The steamer was launched on: the name: selected being a reward for the city's: large oversubscription to the last Lib- erty - loan, The Universal Shipbuilding Co.,. Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is to build two. steel ships to be used in the lumber ~ trade between South Africa and New York.