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PTE ARTS Ne oe ve These turbine engines -grate area and 7800 L. trely, September, 1919 New Type Freighters (Concluded from Page 414) the Isherwood system of _ framing. They have short poop, a bridge house extending over the machinery space, and a topgallant forecastle. Each has two pole masts, which are fitted with four 5-ton booms each in addition to the 30-ton 'boom on the foremast. The main engines consist of two steam turbine generators, connected to motor aft geared to shafting designed to develop sufficient power to propel the ship at 11 knots per hour when loaded. are capable of 3000 shaft horsepower.. The propellor is a 4-blade right-hand sectional wheel with cast iron hub and cast steel blades.: The deck 'machinery, which consists of the usual windlass, winches, steer- ing engine and warping winch, is steam driven. The anchors, chains and_ lines -are in accordance with Lloyd's rules. The boiler plant consists of - water tube boilers with sufficient units to give approximately 117 square feet of square feet of heating surface. They are tested for a working pressure of 210 pounds. <A forced draft system has been installed, and the boilers are fitted for using coal. The evaporator and feed pump has a capacity of not less than 25 tons in 24 hours. The refrigerating plant consists of one 2-ton motor driven ice machine. The shop machine tools con- sist of one lathe, one drill press and a shaper, with equipment. The turbine driven electrical appar- atus is of a sufficient size for handling lighting, wireless, refrigerating machine and work shop. When commandeered by the shipping board, it was decided to alter the plans in four minor in- stances. The bridge was lengthened and the cargo hatches increased in size. The government is still retaining pos- session of these vessels, their ultimate disposition being held in abeyance. Soo Canal Report The total movement 'of freight Proueh "the Soo. eanals tor July was 11,916,152 net tons, which is an increase of 696,736 tons over the amount carried m June of the current year. When Compared with the shipments for July of last year, which were 13,362,344 tons, "4 decrease of 1,446,192 tons is shown. The iron ore movement shows an _ in- 'tease over the amount carried in June of 900,532 tons. Copper shipments show a slight decrease. During June, 8024 tons were carried through the Soo, while the amount recorded for July, 5647 tons, shows a decrease of 2377 tons. Lumber is. coming forward more a gain of 3152 feet over the AL 382,775 THE MARINE REVIEW shipments for June being shown. Wheat shipments are lagging, the figures for June being 6,402,051 bushels, which compared with 2,391,840, the shipments for July, show a decrease of 4,010,211 bushels. The tonnage figures for the past six years follow: July; (19106: oe ae aes 11916152 July, 1918 oe 13,362,344 July, W947 13,650,047 July 1906) 14,048,494 July 1900S 9,719,237 Julyy 1914 ce 8,830,256 Of the total freight carried in July, tons were handled through the United States canal, while 533,377 tons passed through the Canadian canal. The following tabulation gives the figures in detail for 1919 and 1918: EASTBOUND -- To Aug. 1, To Aug. 1, 1919 1918 Lumber;.:M: -feet/) Bo. Mi. ts &. 116 505 139,514 Blours:-barrels x. athe hee ck 2,857,574 3,524,314 Wheat,' "bushelsy 34 3.23335.5.55 54,619,007 12,245,812 Grain, bushelsie. 4 6. ess 27,341,324 13,481,607 Coppers: net: tons .s eyes. 17,613 42,387 Tron' sore; *net, tons are. 24,679.059 29,227,120 Pig': iron; net : etOnsie se DOO. ese Stone; net. tons. sce os ee ZL COOP ce tone Gen'] merch., net tons...... 36.107 27,076 Passengers, number ........ 13,633 6,811 WESTBOUND Coal, soft; "net: tonsa tse ckss 6,959,811 5,786,682 Coal, shard, net tens..c5 3... 962 789 668,886 Tron "ore;: net: tons. 4... a 45,949 49,312 Mfgd. iron and steel, net tons 61,008 18,798 Salt,: met. tOnSt ose es 45 545 39,182 Oily met TONS ieee es. 194 418 149.034 Stone; net: tOnse ras 58,65) 273,718 Gen'] merch., net tons...... 196,664 182.447 'Passengers, number ......... 14,073 6,521 SUMMARY Vessel paszages, number..... 9.197 9,298 ersewa tonnage, net...... 26,296,516 28,504,591 Freivht: Fastbormd, net tons........ 27,550,183 30,522,858 Westbond, net tons........ 8,524,874 ~ 7,088,039 Total freight, net tons...... 36,075. 057 37,610,897 July Lake Levels The United States lake survey re- ports the monthly mean stages of the Great Lakes for July, 1919, as follows: Feet above mean sea level June July Supetior ~.Vessi e e 602.45 602.58 Michigan Haron ee oa 581.50 581.34 Sie GlaIt 4 os eh 576.45 576.24 Erie (28.6 573.77 573.45 Ontario j:4.tees es 247.95 247.75 Lake Superior is 0.13 foot higher than last month, 0.34 foot higher than a year ago, 0.18 foot above the average stage of July of the last 10 years. -- Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.16 foot ower than last month, 0.60 foot lower than a year ago, 0.45 foot above the average stage of July of the last 10 years. ; Lake Erie is 0.32 foot lower than last month, 0.86 foot higher than a year ago, 0.67 foot above the average stage of July of the last 10 years. Lake Ontario is 0.20 foot lower than "last month, 0.90 foot higher than a year ago, 0.96 foot above the average stage of July of the last 10 years: 437 July Ore Shipments' Shipments of iron ore showed a gain during the latter half of July, bring- ing the total for the month up to 9,173,429 tons. This total is the highest so far this year, surpassing June by 1,200,000 tons: In July of last year the ore fleet 'set a record 'by moving 10, 659,203 tons. Total shipments to Aug. 1 are 25,181,848 tons compared with 29,608,933 tons in the corresponding period last year, a decline of 4,427,085 tons. : Detailed figures of shipments by ports are: ; July, To Aug. 1, Port 1919 1919 Escanaba. es ieee ee 1,007,036 2,421,563 Marquette: ts. 22ee 443,850 891,726 Ashland" 3 fog Ce eee ee IL 6 58 2,944,845 - Superior) 4.4 ee ee 2 244 907 5,486,468 Duluth ccs ee 3,122 098 9,821,136 Twor: Harbors aie.7 32 se 1,178,985 3,616,110) Totalonsc ae ae 9,173,429 25,181,848 TOLS decrease' ees 1,485,774 4 427,085 Lake Erie Receipts Out -of a. total of 9,173,420 tons shipped from upper lake ports in July, Lake Erie ports received 7,250,619 tons, as shown by figures compiled by Tuer Marine Review. The balance on dock Aug. 1, was 7,069,893 tons ' against 7,228,721 tons on Aug. 1, 1918. Detailed figures are: Port Gross tons Buffalo and Port Colborne................ 930,597 Brle ok cee es a 180,503 Connealt oe ee ea 1,234,669 Ashtabula: sce ca ee eed 1,777,531 Fairport. ies cs te wa ees 375,622 Cleveland: 05. sea og ae ie os ee 1,431,818 Train 2 8 a Se area rns eee 627,089 HUron hey 246,788 Toledo: @ ove eS ee et ee Cee eee 289,974 Detroit ss. pees See Gen ee reais 156,028 Total oe Aan Fee ee 7,250,619 Issues Export Guide The third edition of the Export Reg- ister, issued by the Export Manufactur- ers of the United States, New York, recently was published. It is. half cloth and leathér bound and contains 837 pages. The book was compiled to enable those interested in foreigm trade to make a careful study of export commission 'houses with a view of determining which are best prepared to handle their particular goods in given markets. Detailed re- ports on more than 800 of the leading export houses, who have their own offices, agents, correspondents, etc., in the various countries in which they operate, are given. These reports in- clude the ratings, markets to which the commission houses ship and the lines in which they specialize. Christened with crude oil from the oil fields of Oklahoma, the 'steamer Tursa recently took the water at Hog Island. She* is 400 feet long, 50 feet beam and is capable of logging 11% knots an hour.