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STATISTICS OF I,AKE COMMERCE. 211 ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL TRAFFIC, SEASONS OF 1892, 1893 AND 1894. The complete statements of St. Mary's Falls canal traffic for the years 1892, 1893, and 1894, prepared under the direction of Gen. 0. M. Poe, will prove valuable for purposes of comparison, and an indication of the value and volume of the traffic may be deducted from the figures. While the freight tonnage of 1893 as compared with 1892 showed a falling off of 4^ per cent., the movement in 1894 was 2,600,000 tons greater than in 1893, and nearly 2,000,000 tons greater than in 1892, the year in which the greatest amount of freight was moved during the history of the canal. Following are the statements : COMMERCE THROUGH ST. MARY'S FAU«S CANAL—SEASONS OF 1892 AND 1893. Items. Vessels (a)........................ Lockages........................... Tonnage registered.......... Tonnage freight............... Passengers........................ Coal................................... Flour................................. Wheat............................... Grain other than wheal... Maaufact'd and pig iron... Salt.................................... Copper.............................. Iron Ore........................... Lumber............................. Silver Ore.......................... Building stone................. Unclassified (b)................. Note (a). 3 Number.. Number.. Net tons. Net tons Number.. Net Ions. Barrels... Husheis.. Bu hels.. Net tons, Barrels... Net tons. Net tons. M.ft.b.m. Net tons. Net tons. Net tons. Ska soys. 1892. 1893 12. 5, 10.647 11,214 25, 2,904. 5,418 40,994, 1,666 101, 275. 64, 4,901, 512. 1, 39; 459. 12.008 5,553 9,849,754 10,796 572 18,869 3,008,120 7,420,674 43,481,652 2,405,344 89.452 228,730 87,530 4,014,556 688.545 2,470 19,420 415.180 Increase. Amount. 103,854 2,202,539 2,480,872 738,(554 22,537 75,701 540 Per cent Decrease. Amount. I 572 314 797,419 417.701 7,027 34.6 . 12,008 47,010 14.8 28.0 886.576 20,272 43,966 Per cent. 4.5 5.3 7.5 3.7 27.1 11.9 17.0 18.1 51.0 9.6 Steamers----------------------------....._______________________________8,379 Sails--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2,955 Unregistered____________________________________________________ 674 Total___________________________________________________12,008 The canal was open to navigation 233 days during the season of 1892, and 219 days during 1893. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF COMMERCE THROUGII ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL, MICHIGAN, FOR THE SEASONS OF 1893 AND 1894. ITEMS. Designation. SEASON. INCREASE. DECREASE. 1893. 1894. Amount. Per Ct. Amount- Per et. 12,008 14.491 6,431 13,110.366 13,ia5,860 27.2 6 532.870 2,264,314 8,965,773 34,869,483 1,545,008 60,659 237,461 99,573 6,548,876 722,788 412 21,417 451,185 2,483 878 3,260,612 2,399,288 8,367 21 16 34 22 45 5,553 9,849,754 10,796.572 18,869 3,008,120 Tonnage, registered........ { 210,036 7 7.420,094 43,481,652 2,405,344 89,452 1,515,099 5 Wheat.............................. 8,612,169 860^36 37,793 36 38 Salt................................. 228,730 87,530 8,731 12,043 2,534,320 134.243 4 14 63 23 4,014.556 588,545 2,47n 19,420 415,180 M. F. A- B. M... 2,058 1,991 Hi Unclassified freight (b)... 36,005 Note (a)- Steamers--------------------------------------------------------------------__....._ 10,208 Sails ___________________________________________________________ 3,676 Unregistered-----------------------------------------------------------......____ 607 Total-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14,491 Note (b)— Included in the item of unclassified freight are 1,468 tons of wool and 382 tons of hides. Canal was opened to navigation during the season of 1893, 219 days ; 1894, 234 days.