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Marine Business Statistics Condensed Ship Work in U.S. Yards HIPS built in American yards and S officially numbered by the bureau of navigation, department of commerce, during August, 1920, were 178 of 259,- 210 gross tons, of which 46 of 226,428 gross tons were steel steamers. The output by months during 1920 has been as follows: stage of. August, 1876, and 1.27 feet above the low stage of August, 1895. During the last 10 years the August level has averaged 0.2 foot lower than the July level, and 0.2 foot higher than the September level. Lake Ontario is 0.08 foot lower than last month, 1.71 feet lower than a year ago, 0.92 foot below the average —Sreagoing - ——_——_—_ —— ; —-—Steel—-— —-—-Wood—-— —— 'fotal—— —-Nonseagoing—- —-Grand total-— Months Number Gross tons Number Gross tons Number Gross tons Number Gross tons Number Gross tons January ...... 45 231,221 15 17,597 60 248,818 55 4,862 ro 253,680 February ..s<% 58 230,967 16 21,031 74 251,998 66 15,233 140 267,231 March 2 ixcaiess *62 259,552 9 10,602 71 270,154 799 9,555 170 279,709 ADE Shik wares 47 225,395 7 11,211 54 236,706 110 14,736 164 251,442 Mayo Sacco 30 151,780 alt § 19,104 47 170,884. 13 14,261 184 185,145 June: 2 Soe $45 231,686. 9 19,513 54 251,499 144 L5,577 198 267,076 SU: sc eae 34 185,731 6 10,908 40 196,639 133 20,600 173 217,289 ANGUS SERS one §46 224,310 6 8,518 52 232,628 126 26,582 178 259,210 *Includes 2 vessels of 13;652 gross tons built of concrete. FIncludes 4 vessels of 1224 gross tons huilt of concrete. tIncludes 2 vessels of 12,972 gross tons built of concrete. §Includes 1 vessel of 6144 gross tons built of concrete. The output for 12-month periods ending with each month of the current year has been as follows: stage of August of the last 10 years, 2.64 feet below the high stage of e Grand total, ce —— Seagoing———_ —_-_-— -—- — including ——Steel -——-Wood—— —-Total——- ——nonseagoing Months Number Gross tons Number Grosstons Number Grosstons Number Gross tons FADURIY ise este oes 805 3,594,615 311 529,934 1,116 4,124,549 2,346 4,247,475 February Siete. tes 816 °*38,619,476 301 492,870 1,117 4,112,346 2,351 4,243,276 March eee oes 831 3,679,285 266 417,074 1,097 4,006,359 2,335 4,224,980 Aprils 2:2 ye cone ate 803 3,588,503 243 376,288 1,046 3,964,791 2,298 4,100,817 May cae tievecs asco 749 3,388,915 240 360,413 989 3,749,328 2,232 3,890,554 SUNG Tes cea heres 722 3.290,620 210 297,864 932 3,588,484 2,158 3,734,741 TT area Reed Coen ah ae 684 3,146,257 183 252,993 867 8,399.250 _-_- 2,086 3.554,352 AupUSES See eee 645 2,978,301 164 225,180 809 3,203,481 2,026 3,358,224 August Lake Levels The United States lake survey re- ports the monthly mean stages of the Great Lakes for the month of August, 1920, as follows: Lakes Feet above mean sea level July August SUDORIOR eee iia vise aieie sreacece yin e's 602.94 602.93 Michigan-Huron =... see eee eees 581.03 581.01 SG. cCI oc ees see es 575.63 575.66 1D 2 egies ee eae ae ts aad Baas So 572.63 572.65 CETTE G CADE Soa ie nae RRS ae Ea or re i 245.70: 245.62 Lake Superior is 0.01 feot lower than last month, 0.37 foot higher than a year ago, 0.35 foot above the average stage of August of the last 10 years, 1.00 foot below the high stage of August, 1876, and 1.33 feet above the low stage of August, 1879. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.02 foot lower than last month, 0.13 foot lower than a year ago, 0.15 foot above the average stage of August of the last 10 years, 2.50 feet below the high stage of August, 1876, and 1.16 feet above the low stage of August, 1911. Dur- ing the last 10 years the August level has averaged 0.1 foot lower than the July level, and 0.2 foot higher than the September level. Lake Erie is 0.02 foot higher than last month, 0.49 foot lower than a year ago, exactly the same as_ the average stage of August of the last 10 years, 1.46 feet below the high August, 1862, and 1.27 feet above the low stage of August, 1895. During the last 10 years the August level has averaged 0.3 foot lower than the July level, and 0.4 foot higher than the September level. Lake Michigan Receipts Receipts of ore at Lake Michigan ports for August were 1,772,490 gross tons, as shown in the following record by ports: Port Gross tons South: “Chicagos: Wi os ces sas ween ene 916,642 Hast-: Jordan; Mich \..tysiewe acere one mare ee aie wo oe Bovne- City; Mich: “.:céee He Daa anos tC ace cae MRI Wa liKO Gs ce oa os eieia ga eoadesnrore eile 29,026 Indiana Harbor, Inds fives vc seine orteres 170,927 Garysecinds oe eee eee (Sdorena cupa ta anc oe 655,895 Motal isos scic caivaidicces a dieie’s aie eee es 1,772,490 The bureau of navigation announces that ships built in American yards and officially numbered during August were 178 of 259,210 gross tons, of which 46 of 226,428 gross tons were steel steamers. Salaries of the masters of the ship- ping board steamers will remain at $330 to $412.50 a month for another year, according to the secretary of the Ship- masters’ association of the United States. pro adeold Soo Canal Report The total movement of freight through the Soo canal in August was 12,425,290 net tons, an increase of 847,611 net tons when compared with the total movement of 11,577,679 net tons in July. When compared with the shipments for Aug- ust of last year which totaled’ 6,609,961 tons, an increase of 5,815,329 net tons is shown. Theetonnage comparison fig- ures for the past seven years follow: Net tons AUGUSE FOZ0 oo one cet Sale a en oe eh see cee 12,425,290 AUST EO Be ge eee aes engin arte wee 6.609,961 AUSURE, TOUS ica sie vc een re aes oes 12.789,801 AMBUSESS LOTT: cited a cote owe Oe arate en aca a 13,967,108 AUR Ust POLO: Se ata ee cates Pani 14,031,262 AUBUSE SL OUD ois cis go © scenaseroram clatenorest 10,540,781 ANB USt LOLS. See eas Cue 8,934,986 Of the total freight carried in August, 9,278,071 tons were handled through the United States canal, while 3,147,219 tons passed through the Canadian canal. The following tabulation gives the figures in detail for 1920 and 1919: EASTBOUND To Sept 1 To Sept. 1 1920 1919 Lumber, M. ft. B. M.... 125,254 155,704 Mout, batels eee 3,950,902 3,793 ;247 Wheat; bushels: 0 ncuor tes 39,099,711 56,106,225 Grain, bushels .......... 26,439,256 32,626,065 Copper, net tons ........ 7,718 27,286 Tron ore, net tons .....% 33,573,707 29,407,053 Pig iron, net ‘tons ...... 212 8,548 Stone, net toms .......... 39,825 31,862 Gen’l] merch., net tons.... 34,474 , 43,815 Passengers, number ........ 28,283 23,353 WESTBOUND Coal, soft, net tons...... 5,376,364 8,149,362 Coal, hard, net tons...... 1,124,860 1,148,176 Iron = ore, net “tons... 73,083 46,983 Manufactured iron and steel net tons vere ces 48,313 85,118 Salts: net: tones sc. Secs 60,901 57,069 Oe Net tons is Sess 207,658 236,319 Stone, net tons ........ 295,647 73,304 Gen’! merch., net tons 302,163 257,806 Passengers, number ....... 29,825 24,643 SUMMARY Vessel passages, number .. 11,007 11,300 Registered tonnage, net. .33,318,627 31,434,716 Freight: Eastbound, net tons ...... 36,120,218 32,630,084 Westbound, net tons ...... 7,488,989 10,054,184 42,985,018 Total freight, net tons ..43,609,207 Record Panama Traffic During the fiscal year from July 1, 1919, to June 30, 1920, the volume of trafic passing through the Panama canal exceeded that in any previous 12-month period. A total of 2478 com- mercial ships made the transit, as com- pared with 2025 in the fiscal year end- ed June 30, 1919, 2130 in the fiscal year 1918, and 2134 in the calendar year 1919, according to the Canal Record. The number of commercial ships pass- ing through the canal in the fiscal year 1920 was about two-fifths above the average traffic for the period of canal operation. It was approximately one- sixth greater than the number of ships in the previous record year (1918) and