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: Marine Business Statistics Condensed ts 'ing New, York Traffic Clearances from New York showed a decided increase during the month of October, which would indicate one of two things, either that the freight movement in better or that bunkers are more reasonable. It would appear that both factors have been at work. There has been strenuous competition for business and _ coinci- dent with the decrease in freight rates business develops. - The entrances for the month showed the nominal increase. Of the 526 ships entering 251 brought general cargoes, 154 brought bulk cargoes and 121 entered in ballast. The clearances were the largest for any month. this - year, representing an increase in total tonnage of approximately 12 per cent over the month previous. Bunker prices were fairly well main- tained during 'tthe month although these showed a decided weakness NEW YORK PORT TRAFFIC. 1920 (Exclusive of Domestic) --Entrances-- --Clearances--- No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage January ..... $72 1,148,126 410 1,450,778 Webruary ..... 377 1,174,913 330 1,054,269 Marck ....... 440 -1,322,013 410 1,369,829 ADM eee 431 1,302,177 3886 1,243,000 MAY G52 oa: . 444 1,343,052 390 1,258,996 ~ June -. 508 1,545,144 436 1,364,297 WN ee oes 510 1,627,721 462 1,518,406 AUPUBL cee 537. 1,634,719 499 1,649,416 September . 506 1,728,266 493 1,574,228 October ...... 526 1,763,904 514 1,719,103 *Corrected. early in November. At that time bunker coal dropped to $19 a ton, alongside. A month previous. spot bunker coal had been quoted at $16. Fuel oil also showed a slight de- cline, but it was not nearly so pro- nounced. Early in November fuel oil, 16 Baume, was quoted at 7% cents per gallon, New York, which was 13% cents per gallon less than the price at which it had been selling a month pre- vious. Diesel oil, 58 gravity, held firm at 15 cents, per gallon. Philadelphia Traffic Freight movement through the port of Vhiladelphia declined during the menth of October. This was due in part to the cessation of the sugar imports and the slowness of the grain and flour exports, but more especially resulted from the fact that bunker costs at the port did not decline in anything like the proportion that they did at New York. Juring the first week in November, vessels were clear- the port of Philadelphia with bunker coal that cost them from $15 to $16 a ton. Some left with only sufficient bunker to carry them to Norfolk.. On vessels clearing at the same time fuel oil butiker had cost 11 cents a gallon. The city of Philadelphia plans en- tering into a contract with -the fed- PHILADELPHIA PORT TRAFFIC 1920 (Exclusive of Domestic) --Entrances-- --Clearances-- No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage JaMaty 20. Ge. 59°... 139,941 67 : 199,396 February 67 184,758: 72 - 230,766 WO aes i. Ol. 2223:082 . 65 = 171,724 TU es a 88 205,694 89 237,730 May 32% 129 316,246 126 315,997 ANG ae as 106° 251,010 15 -2181,975 MU a ee G9 206 93a 86: 20a oo. ANBUSE secs cs: 134 336,802 145 404,867 *September roo 360,188 147 449,818 October ...... 107 299,511 157 446,010 *Correction. eral war department to take over the army piers at Oregon avenue. Under this arrangement the city would main- PHILADELPHIA PORT TRAFFIC 1920 (Including Chester, Wilmington and the 'whole Philadelphia port district) (Exclusive cf Domestic) --Entrances--- --Clearanees-- No. Net No. Net Month ships tonnage ships tonnage NU Oe a ee 104 250,164 93 272,913 AUCUBE =. ee. 153 377,695 156 438,230 September 144 385,676 1538 467,357 October .......... 119 328,074 165 465,800 tain the piers and rent thein for com- mercial uses and divide the profits therefroin with the United Staltes army. Suez Traffic Declines The effect of the Panama canal as a relief for the traffic through the Suez canal is convincingly shown in figures just obtained by the Marine Review. A steady decline in tonnage has been shown since 1912, or since the Amer- ican canal has beeen in operation. The largest year's traffic of Suez was in 1912, when 5372 ships were locked through, carrying an aggregate of 20,- 295,120 tons of cargo. This total has shrunken until, in 1919, but 3986 boats passed with 16,013,802 tons of cargo. Movement for the various years was: Years Ships Net tons Oe eR ee 8 5373 20,275,129 MONS a ee ee 5085 20,033,180 OUR ie ee ie 4892 19,409,405 MN ee ee eee eS 3702 15,266,155 OG ee es 3110 12 325,347 Oe oe 2353 8,368,918 NOUR ee ee 2522 9,251,601 Ge re pe ne 3986 16,013,892 Sale of the equipment of the Housa- tonic shipyards at Stratford, Conn., has recently been announced. The shipyard equipment, which was used during the war to build six government freighters, is valued at $175,000. 658 Boston Traffic Entrances and clearances of vessels engaged in the foreign trade at the port of Boston during July were as follows: VESSELS ENTERING AND LEAVING BOSTON PORT DURING 1920 (Offshore Trade Only) Foreign Registry --ENTERED-- --CLEARED-- No. Net No. Net Months Ships Tonnage Ships Tonnage JAHUNEVR oe. 26 66,829. ° 17 54,203 ROUTAN ec ete 23 68,344 8 19,227 MANGHS 3. cacy ss ape 86,755 15 39,079 ADH celine eo B82 2211719 21 43,726 May ites ais 31 60,204 28 34,472 MUNG ee es 58 109,204 44 49,906 WUee oe roa, 62). 118,887. 56 53,820 AUCUST eer ee 85 122,019 59 55,394 September... 64 107,212 52 49,801 October. 2 >: 50 97,841 41 56,652 American Registry . o --ENTERED-- --CLEARED-- No. Net No. Net Months Ships Tonnage -- Ships Tonnage qanuary ee 27 74,297 23 49,203 HeDtUary = 62 Ae 23 55,878 16 86,296 MECN a os ee 36 84,031 21 48,438 ADH 6 eo, oak 46 68,777 47 74,498 MAY ak we 54 64,466 53 52,964 VUNG? oe ee 62 88,932 44 74,688 WULY oe ess eae 49 99,617 31 70,879 AUSUSE: Boe ee 48 113,687 ~ 24 69,249 September ....... 35 103,284 23 73.244 October 32 84,187 21 59,385 October Ore Shipments Shipments of iron ore from the Lake Superior district in October aggregated 8,848,986 tons, an increase of 2,647,103 tons over the record of October, 1919. Shipments in that tnonth were 6,201,883 tons. The lake fleet up te Noy. 1 had moved Sa-122- 342 tons against 43,978,414 tons to Nov. 1, 1919, an increase of 9,143,928 tons. Shipments by ports in October and up to Noy. 1 are shown in the following table: Gross tons - October, To Noy. 1, Port 1920 1920 Mscanaba: 60 es 1,030,683 6,514,327 WiAnCUette 20 ee 2s ee 482,495 3,117,097 Ashland PE Cicerone. 1,260,162 § 7,447,197 HUDEMOR yee 2,274,801 13,566,731 DUH eee 2,432,465 14,089,331 vO SMarbOrs (2 co. 1,368,380 8,387,653 MOU oe a 8,848,986 52,1292 342 Lake Michigan Receipts Receipts of ore at Lake Michigar ports for Octoher were 1,194,863 gross tons. as shown in the following record by ports: : Port iross tons pOUtHs Chicane. Ele yao ee 76 Gos dora o Mich; 3. ee : : Pome io Mich. ee PRE OUNC Oe eet eee ee 18,530 dans Hatboro thd. gs 142,211 Oa ny a ee 323,046 Oe ee 1,194,888