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When in Detroit, call us for Prompt Service A.J. BAXTER & CO. SHIP CHANDLERS AND MARINE HARDWARE Wire and Manila Rope Paints, Oakum, Hose Tackle Blocks, Turnbuckles PHONE VINEWWOOD 2-3250 8631 West Jefferson Ave. Valves, Packings Boiler and Pipe Covering Mazda Lamps Detroit 17, Michigan ESTIMATES OF IRON ORE MINED AND SHIPPED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1943 AND ACTUAL OUTPUT IN 1942 Ore mined Ore shipped ee (Net tons) 1942 1943 District 1942 1943 Net tons Value Net tons Value Lake Superior: Michigan... 23 2.075 17,499,060 17,494,000 18,065,011 $45,599,536 16,289,000 $41,537,000 Minnesota... ....... 82,809,939 77,474,000 82,728,985 179,752,236 77,106,000 169,633,000 Wisconsin: 2... 1,682,897 1,678,000 1,734,089 3,936,590 1,593,000 3,664,000 101,991,896 96,646,000 102,528,085 229,288,362 94,988,000 214,834,000 Southeastern States: nee pe 1 9,912,598 9,109,000 9,906,563 19,034,753 9,108,000 20,038,000 COPIA Pes. Airsigin 5 i 345,737 371,000 345,569 1,031,088 375,000 1,118,000 10,258,335 9,480,000 10,252,132 20,065,841 9,483,000 21,156,000 Northeastern States: : gad ae eS acs 1 676,537 584,000 - 675,763 3,672,750 582,000 f c ; Ow. York: 3.22252. 1,413,00 Peanalvania { 2.817.310 3,284,000 2,769,943 16,750,627 2,992,000 1 | 3,493,847 3,868,000 3,445,706 20,423,377 3,574,000 21,413,000 Western States..;....%.: 1,725,086 2,863,000 1725 ,366 6,163,660 2,812,000 10,000,000 By-product ore? Ge: 720,172 697 ,000 755,844 S20 ork 691,000 2,960,000 Grand Total. <..:. 118,189,336 113,554,000 118,707,133 DIG ATS: 754 111,548,000 270,363,000 * Obtained from pyrite treated in, but not necessarily mined in Delaware, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and From Skilling's Mining Review, Duluth, Minn, Virginia. GREAT LAKES CARGO STATISTICS Following are the official statistics of 1943 season lake movements of the four major commodities, iron ore, coal, grain and limestone as announced by A. T. Wood, director of the ODT Great Lakes division. 1943 1942 Net Tons Net tons TOM OLre se ee 94,533,434 103,125,990 Gross tons 84,404,852 92,076,781 Bituminous. coal. os. 2.8 foe 51,191,031 51,623,848 Krom Lake Brie... 26. 5 46,059,334 47,814,592 Prom Lake Outario: 4 322 2 =. 4,069,326 3,624,256 From Lake Michigan:........... 1,062,371 185,000 Anthracite €oal.i., 2.0 816,659 909,949 Erom Lake Brie =.) 3-3 660,929 575,176 From Lake Ontario... 23... ..: 155;730 334,773 Grain 2 11,810,116 8,501,586 From 'Lake Michigan.....°..:... 154,240 428,295 From Lake Supenior::.. 05.0222. 11,655,876 8,073,291 dimestones oo ee a, 17,339,675 18,570,048 Gross tons: 655 2 a et 15,481,852 16,580,400 Potales oo ee 175,690,915 182,731,421 483 | SS SEL ER RP SM OO SN Oe TN