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SEASON 1944 LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE SHIPMENTS FROM UPPER LAKE PORTS Gross Tons-- Railroad Weights CUMULATIVE FOR SEASON Season % Season J Port Dock 1944 of Total 1943 of Total (Concluded November ) Escanaba... =... CENW 3, 5,778,300 112 6,330,565 7.50 Marquette... 2... 2: DSS.& A... 2.73. 308,306 . 38 601.736 1 Marquette...:.... bak 2 3,421,956 4.22 3,196,873 3.79 Ashland. :....2.°. C.& NW 26... 3,847,930 4.74 3,743,483 4.44 Ashland... Seo Eines... 5. 1,730,923 213 1,705,859 2.02 Superior.<.. 0... Great. Nor:.. ©... 23,551,664 29.01 24,936,189 29.54 Superior... Soo laine. 5 222. :; 1,064,034 131 1,200,720 1.42 Superior... ==. 2. Nor Pac... - 1,324,253 * 1.63 1,596,033 1.89 Duluth=.3 =] DM &IR: 2... 20,332,214 25.05 21313,01o 25°32 Two Harbors..... DM @ikt i. 19,331,761 23.82 19,275,591 22,84 U.S: Ports... Total 2222... 80,691,341 99.41 83,960,822 99.47 Michipicoten...... Algoma Cen...... 479,197 .59 444,030 08 Grand Lotal 81,170,538 100.00 84,404,852 100.00 Decrease from Year Ago........... 2,484,802 2.97 % * Adjustment--Decrease October shipments 1 ton. *Includes 16,411 tons Canadian ore handled over this port in October and November. 19435 84,404,852 19040 Fe 63,712,982 103% 62,598,836 1942 3 92,076,781 19393 ee. 45,073,052 19362 5 e. 44,822,023 194) 80,116,360 TOSB sas: 19,263,011 1935.02 as 28,362,368 The Lake Superior Iron Ore Association 1170 Hanna Building, Cleveland 15, Ohio November 30, 1944 SEASON 1944 GRADES OF LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE SHIPPED BY LAKE In Gross Tons (Cargo Bill-of-Lading Weights" ) SUMMARY TOTALS--BY RANGES U.S. Ranges oo Tons Percent of Total Mesabas 2) 6 61,306,616 76.29 Vermilion: 23 ee 1,419,708 LUZ CuVUNS oo 2,205,352 2.74 'otal Minnesota. 6.20) 64,931,676 80.80 Gogebie. 505) 2S 5,523,061 6.87 Marquette: <2. 532 ae 4,656,358 5.80 Menomine@s:2 0 ee 4,757,142 5.92 Total Michigan-Wisconsin...-...2.. 40... 14,936,561 18.59 Total U.S. pane Ue ee 79,868,237 99.39 Canadian Michipicoten = 22.2 ee ee 474,405 59 Steep Hock <2. ee a ee 16,248 .02 'Tétal Canadian (es a ee 490,653 61 Grand Total 2°: 6 80,358,890 100.00 TOTALS--BY GRADES U.S. Ranges Tons Percent of Total Non Bessemer: 2. 2 i 60,111,928 74.80 Bessemer. (3 16,864,758 20.99 Maneaniferous: 205.5050 a 2,318,820 2.89 Sihceous 25 a 540,740 .67 Aluminiferous: 2.3.6 30). 0, 31,991 .04 Total US: Raneés 2330 2 eae 79,868,237 99.39 Canadian WBCSSEMIOP (0 2 ar ee ee 490,653 61 Grand Total". 2.30 80,358,890 100.00 *Bill-of-lading weights are 1 % less than upper lake railroad weights. The Lake Superior Iron Ore Association 1170 Hanna Building Cleveland 15, Ohio January 15, 1945 495