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Marine oo Ship Launchings The past month was a busy one with the shipyards, as is evidenced by the number of boats upon which construction work was finished and the boats dropped into the water for outfitting and pre- paring for trials. The work of finish- ing some of these has been rushed, so many now are nearing completion. Among those which took the water in September were: Ep Estero: Tonnage, 8000 deadweight; 352 feet over all; builder, Downey Shipbuilding Corp, New York; owner, South Yacific Co., Atlantic Steamship lines, New York. Verpon: Tonnage, 1800 deadweight; tanker; owner, Tidewater Oil Co., New York; builder, Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., New York. BurraLo Socony: Tonnage, 800; barge; 156 feet over all; owner, Standard Oil Co. of New York; buiider, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Elizabeth, N. J. WintaM Prnn; Tonnage, owner, United States shipping board; Pusey & Jones Co., Gloucester, N. J. Joun SrevENS: Tonnage, 9000 deadweight ; owner, United States shipping board; builder, Merchant Shipbuilding Corp., Harriman, Pa. KeLoske: Tonnage, 7500 deadweight; tanker ; owner, United States shipping board; builder, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, Del. BuisHA WALKER: Tanker; owner, Pan-Ameri- can Petroleum: Co., New York; builder, Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pa. Ciement C. Smrrt: Tormage, 10,300 dead- weight; tanker; 480 feet overall, 59 feet beam, 33 feet 8 inches depth; builder, Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building Co., Baltimore. 12,500 deadweight ; builder, Grirrvu: Tonnage, 2250 gross; owner, James Grifith & Sons, Seattle; builder, J. F. Duthie & Co., Seattle. : Donna LANE: Tonnage, 3200 deadweight ; owner, Price ©o., Seattle; builder, Price Co., Seattle. JAMES C. HamMLEY: Four-mast schooner; owner, Rogers & Webb Co., Boston; builder, Cumber- land Shipbuilding Co., South Portland, Me. PacrEeT: Tonnage, 8800 deadweight; owner, United States shipping board; builder, Atlantic Corp., Portsn:outh, N. H. Cuina Arrow: Tanker: tonnage, 12,600 dead- Weight; owner, -Standard 'Transportation Co., New York; builder, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass. SULANIERCO: Tonnage, 5350 deadweight; own- fr and builder, Submarine Boat Corp., Newark, N. Suscobanco: Tonnage, 5350 deadweight; own- : a builder, Submarine Boat Corp., Newark, Lumar: Tonnage, 7500 deadweight; tanker ; (wher, U. §. Mexican Oil Co., New York; build- et, Terry Shipbuilding Co., Savannah, Ga. Soo Canal Report During September, the total num- ber of vessels locked through the Soo 'anal was 2674. They registered 8,469,143 net tons and carried 11,748,- 131 tons of freight. Compared with the movement for August, when 12,425 299 tons were handled, the fig- "res show a decrease of 677,159 tons. oy the total freight carried in Sep- ember, 11,383,150 tons were handled Y the United States canal while 364,- ' tons passed through the Canadian at the canal. ' he tonnage figures for the past seven years are compared as follows: September, 1920..... ees Rees : yen September, 1919.00... es -.. 10,2027917 September, 18.0041. 4 ae 12,400,073 September, 1017.00.00). Sev ssi | de ee September, 1916...... 12. 122906524 September, 191.0). 10,979,451 September, 1914 heel ee 8,417,716 The following tabulation gives the season's record for 1920 and 1919: sete see ee EASTBOUND ss To Oct. 19 Lumber, M. feet B.M...... 157,646 185,818 Flourbarrelss (27 6. 4,571,912 : 4,710,694 Wheat, bushelsejc.365257..2 50,724,199 66,287,216 Grain; bushelsy 2. 2550: 29,542,026 35,544,656* Opper; Net: tons... | 34,185 40,176 Iron, ore; net. tons... 42,295,119 37,385,615 Pig iron, net tons.......... 212 3,608 Stone, net tons............ 45,162 44,262 Gen'! merch., net tons..... 37,447 49,452 Passengers, number........ 33,063 27,9433 WESTBOUND Coal, soft, net tons....., 7. 7,417,138 9,306,210 Goal, hard; net tons.. ....; 1,301,983 1,379,206 Iron ore, net tons.......... 99,403 71,863 Mfg. iron and steel, net tons 53,584 99,730 Salt, net tons: +. 4). 4.54. 75,285 71,982 Oil; net tons:. $e 268,285 281,235 Stone, net tons.¢..0..07... 367,491 199,911 Gen'! merch., net tons..... 363,822 321,130 Passengers, number........ 34,010 28,229 SUMMARY Vessel passages, number.... 13,681 13,877 Registered tonnage, net.... 41,787,770 39,189,697 Freight Eastbound, net tons....... 45,410,347 41,155,878 Westbound, net tons....... 9,946,991 11,731,307 Total freight, net tons..... 55,357,338 53,187,935 Panama's 6-Year Record The Panama canal completed six years of operation at the close of business on Aug. 14, 1920, having been opened to commerce on Aug. 15, 1914. During the six years, the total number of com- mercial ships making the transit was 10,573. Their aggregate net tonnage, ac- cording to the rules of measurement of the Panama canal, was 34,540,266. The cargo they carried totaled 40,313,629 tons of 2240 pounds. The traffic was made up of 4934 ships, of 16,145,434 net tons, carrying 16,576,778 tons of cargo from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and 5639 ships of 18,394,832 net tons, with 23,736,851 tons of cargo from Pacific to Atlantic. The canal was opened shortly after the beginning of the war in Europe. This and the interruption of traffic due to slides, the last serious one of which came to an. end April. 15, 1916, inter- fered with the normal use of the canal in its earlier years, and government requisitioning, high freights, scarcity of tonnage, financial and industrial uncer- tainties, and fueling difficulties have since the signing of the armistice de- layed the establishment of what may be considered the conditions of unrestricted mmerce. on distinct and healthy growth of the traffic is, however, discernible, especially in the calendar year 1919, and the fiscal year 1920. Each of these, in ships and 599 , | Business Statistics ; Condensed a net tonnage, exceeded all previous years; and the fact that the traffic in the month and a half of the current fiscal year, beginning July 1, 1920, has been at a rate greater than that of any of the preceding years, indicates a continuing upward trend. 2 ' Ship Deliveries Many boats have been added during the past month to the American mer- chant marine engaged in the deep sea trades and are ready to load cargoes for their maiden trips. A majority of: the boats were, of course, for the shipping board, though several were built for private interests. The addi- tions were: PANHANDLE Strate: 522 feet x 62 feet x 42 feet : tonnage, 12,000 deadweight; built by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J. owner, United States shipping board. Dispatch boat: Tonnage, 2800 deadweight ; built by Pusey & Jones Co., Gloucester, N. J.; owner, Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc. GLADYSRE: Tonnage, 7500 gross; tanker; built by Terry Shipbuilding Corp., Savannah, Ga.; owner, U.S. Mexican Oil Co., New York. _ ALeic: 401 feet x 54 feet x 32 feet 10% inches; tonnage, 5976 gross, 3700 net; builder, Merchant Shipbuilding Corp., Chester, Pa.; ~ owner, United States shipping board. CaRRABULLE: 390 feet x 54 feet x 32 feet; tonnage, 5543 gross, 3407 net, 7825 deadweight ; builder, American International -- Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pa.; owner, United States shipping board. CastTana: 890 feet x~54 feet x 32 feet; ton- nage, 5543 gross, 3407 net, 7825 deadweight ; builder, American International Shipbuilding Coip., Hog Island, Pa.; owner, United States shipping board. ; ToMALVA: 890 feet x 54 feet x 32 feet; ton- nage, 5543 gross, 3407 net, 7825 deadweight; builder, _ American International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pa.; owner, United States shipping board. ; Crry oF WEATHERFORD: 400 feet 7 inches x 54 feet x 82 feet 10 inches; tonnage, 5401 gross, 3364 net, 9000 deadweight; builder, Pensacola Shipbuilding Co., Pensacola, Fla.; owner, United States Shipping board. HatFr Moon: 401 fect x 54 feet x 32 feet 10 iuches; tonnage, 5673 gross, 3484 net, 9000 deadweight; builder, Newburgh Shipyards, Ine., Newburgh, N. Y¥.; owner, United States shipping board. ANAHUAC: 180° feet x 81 feet x 17 feet; ton- nage, 863 gross, 461 net, 1193 deadweight ; builder, N. Y. Harbor Drydock Co., New York; owner, Mexican government. e Srern Exporter: 425 feet x 56 feet x 30 feet; tonnage, 5686 gross, 3450 net, 9380 deadweight ; builder, Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, N. J. ; owner, United States Steel Products ,Co. LS RAILCO: 324 feet x 46 feet x 28 fee oa tonnage, 8545 gross, 2174 net, 5350 deadweight ; builder, Submarine Boat Corp., New- ark, N. J.; owner, Submarine Boat Corp. Lake Michigan Receipts Receipts of ore at Lake Michigan ports for September were 1,290,554 gross tons, as shown in the following record by ports: Port Gross tons South Chicago, Ill. ....---+eeereerreee® sy 768,274 East Jordan, Mich Uke as wh seed unease i We eee Boyne City, Mich.....--++e+eererertees i aaoee Milwaukee....%....-- ons iaseavecsees see iene Indiana Harbor, Ind......+++++++++++++* ; setae Gary, Tnd..< covscececvccenssss ters t) > . 1,290,554 seveeceos ee seer eee Total, ¢. csesss '