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Trafthe on Y Details of the Record Breaking Tonnages Carried Last Year Are Presented — 1917 Promises Equal Activity AKE interests are facing the navi- I , gation season of 1917 with the assurance that they must duplicate their record breaking performances of last year. The Marine Review pointed out just a year ago that 1916 would test the capacity of the lake fleet to the fullest extent. The fleet was operated at maximum capacity all season, with the result that all previous freight-moving records were greatly outdistanced. The forthcoming season is practically cer- in activity, tain to match 1916 and immense tonnages of iron ore, coal and grain must be moved by the bulk the American and Canadian canals was 91,888,219 short tons, against 71,290,304 short tons in 1915. The total coal movement was 28,792,- 800 net tons, of which soft coal repre- sents 24,369,000 net tons and hard coal 4,423,800 net tons. The 1916 movement shows an increase of 2,500,000 net tons over 1915, but was 4,570,000 net tons less than the record set in 1913. The total grain movement in 1916 was 363,- 999,156 bushels, or 10,555,975 net tons, against 386,019,375 bushels or 11,194,562 Great Lakes Traffic Statistics net tons in 1915. The record grain movement was set in 1913 at 11,697,- 160 net tons. The table showing the iron ore trafic reveals shipments of 64,734,198 gross tons from upper lake ports in 1916, far surpassing any previous year’s movement. Of this tonnage, Lake Erie ports re- ceived 51,807,272 gross tons and Lake Michigan ports 11,573,857 gross _ tons. Lake Erie docks on Dec. 1 held 10,- 167,760 gross tons. Shipments of iron ore to furnaces from May 1 to Dec. 1 were 44,- 982,917 gross tons. The table show- ing the average freighters during COMMERCE THROUGH SOO CANAL time spent in port the short navi- fs Total tal ty Increase eae by vessels of the : eason eason er Cent : gation season. tO18 1916 oa Tae Des. Pittsburgh Steam- The accompanying Vessels: o ot ee pe seer Ces ship Co., reveals . MEPS we vevcencs UMDEF ~.ceveve ’ ’ tables furnish a Sailing © iui. et Number ........ 1,884 2,461 Ces ee that the average complete record Unregistered ....... Numberif/.'. 07. 1,650 1,340 BLO oie eee stay increased of the fleet’s ac- roe eOtal settee: Namber’ eis 21,233 25,407 4,174 20 from 25 hours, 27 tivities during Sho aoe ie Pepien Number ees 13,808 16,190 2682737 minutes in 1915 to 1916 and earlier peer tee Ao abe Ce ey, ee CEES reer aes 24 30 hours, 12 min- oN : reig beatae eee Dior cerss fete setae »290, ,888, 0 91 PAS ERE : years. aa Passengers 220000002. Number. ....0.. 50,336 54.922 | 4,586 9 ... a in 1916. At presented wi oal: r ee an Pardee eas Siok ener 2,030,730 2,210,219 179,489 +9 ~«.. ower eke ports is Sie oe meet Short, tons....... 11,326,328 13,912,900 2,886,572 23... the time increased eaahical pee Our eas arrels ..... ee aoe, 10,239,841 1,802,904 21 ... : : . oe Wheat oie ee Bushels .......-- 255,481,558 226,063,315 29,418,243 ... 12 from 17 hours, 41 the bu reighters easy ee a rea one 93,189,561 oe, 402,621 Aa es minutes to 20 AE Kel ig Iron....Short tons....... ‘ 202,194 D587 ais 5 : moved 102,200,000 Ce LOU eae eave Bavrele levies is os 699,337 729,840 30,503 84. <4 hours, 30. minutes. tons of freight GORGES icant eas Short tons....... 156,436 126,043 BO998.. cess 1D At upper lake ee ea Teta: Ofc ce ocak Short tons....... 45,213,604 63,452,107 18,238,503 40 ... : : year, Bamber c40ccs0 fc Mf (BR. M... 456,451 al ese. 115,099... 25 ports the time in- ‘trasted with 79,- General Mdse anigne wast erate Short tons.. glacninte 1,595,398 1,649,020 53,622 3 Seis creased from 7 400,000 tons in COAL MOVEMENT ON LAKES, NET TONS hours, 46 minutes bi ~ Fees Year Pittsburgh Ohi poe oe ini Tot its Hard Coal tee. se we : Boars, = O ittsburg 10 irginia ota ar oa ovement ci fons in) +7te). 1916 8,674,000 . -5,163,000 9,491,000 24,369,000 4,423,800 28,792,800 minutes. The the best previous 1915 10,100,000 2,620,000 ~—s 8,750,000 = 22,420,000 + — 3,800,000 =. 26,220,000 table also pre- ve The ‘com- 1914 11,195,000 1,363,000 9,106,000 22,995,000 4,285,228 27,280,228 . 1913 13,415,473 6,176,624 = 8,736,586 28,328,683 5,033,696 — 33,362,379 sents, the record plete report of the 1912 11,300,000 4,676,000 7,360,000 23,335,000 4,204,741 27,539,741 for the vear 1906 : : 1911 10,611,941 4,019,544 7,151,200 21,782,685 3,917,419 25,700,104 ieee aie ee | eee temas Sees teas dee ieee | Se, tne geen r ,687, : ,874, ,564,690 3,052,706 18,617,396 Soepuen, BS 1908 8,700,000 3,600,000 3,450,000 + 15,750,000 3,538,098 + —-19,288,098 cates the great canals in 1916, 1907 10,549,995 4,074,296 3,420,941 18,037,232 3,449,695 21,486,927 improvement ir emaa: that. 25.407. 1906 9,237,272 2,560,906 2,743,732 +~=-:14,591,910 2,681,808 + 17,273,718 ; : , 1905 7,443,883 2,062,692 2,109,262 11,615,837 2,785,362 14,401,199 dispatch made vessels of 69,824,- _ *Includes fuel coal and also shipments from the Kentucky district and Pennsylvania durin th t _ districts other than Pittsburgh. g epee 463 net tons regis- decade The GRA DE | HE GR : ter passed through IN TRADE OF THE GREAT LARES steamer W. P. these waterways (Shipments of flour not included.) SNYDER JR. broke i : 1916. 1915. 1914. 1913. 1912. in 1916. The total Lake Superior 319,252,876 320,236,805 218,622,167 317,051,875 243,110,902 all records for a tonnage of freight Chicago ........-. 25,058,000 44,438,000 89,791,000 55,180,000 47,608,600 : Milwaukee ........ 3,188,280 4,324,428 10,857,683 11,867,798 16,655,248 single ore cargo locked through Other ports ...... 16,500,000 17,020,142 18,430,099 19,250,672 _—_:15,806,389 when she carried Totals, bushels.. 363,999,156 386,019,375 337,718,949 403,360,346 323,181,139 Totals in net tons 10,555,975 11,194,562 9,793,850 11,697,160 9,372,252 CONTRACT FREIGHT RATES ON IRON ORE AND COAL peg oe Cates Cents, Cents, Cents, Cents, 914 1913 1912 1911 1910 Iron ore, head of Lake Superior to Ohio ports, gross ton.......+..++4- 50 40 50 55 50 60 70 Iron ore, Marquette to Ohio ports, groSS tOM.... ese esses eee e eee e eens 45 35 45 50 45 55 65 Iron ore, Escanaba to Ohio ports, gross tOM.....+.seeereeeseeeeeeenes 35 25 35 40 35 45 55 Coal, Ohio ports to Lake Michigan ports, net ton........sssereeeeeees 30 30 30 30 30 30 35 Coals Onio, ports: to: -Duluth, net toni... cece sees eter eee eeenes 30 30 30 30 30 30 35 or AVERAGE DAILY FREIGHT RATES ON GRAIN AND LUMBER eat, Duluth sto” Biuttalo, bushels. iso. coe cee eet ete Peet eannas 4.18 a25 1.14 2.01 2.02 aa OW ieen Olgeaes th Bulialo, hostel. 2... 02. .-- sdb e une cea cee nse eccnq ees 3.08 1.20 + te 1.43 1.39 108 144 Lumber, head of lakes to Lake Erie portS........--sseeeeesereeeceees 364 261 225 256 276 260 234 74