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212 AROUND ESTIMATED VALUE OF FREIGHT THROUGH THE CANAL, 1893. COST OF CARRYING FREIGHT, I893. Itkms. Designa-tion. Quantity Price per unit. Valuation. Price per unit. Amount. Coal, hard and soft..... Net cons. Barrels. Bushels. Bushels. Net tons. Net tons. Barrels. Net tons. Net tons. M ft., b.m, Net tons. Net tons. Net tons. 3,008,120 7,420,674 43,481,652 2,405.344 57.046 32,406 228,730 87,530 4,014,556 688,646 2.470 19,420 415,180 3 50 4 00 75 56 50 110 17 00 1 00 200 00 3 50 18 00 153 79 10 00 60 00 810,528,420 00 29,682.696 00 32,611,239 <n> 1,346.992 64 2,852,300 00 550,902 00 228,730 00 17,506,000 00 14,050,946 00 10,598,810 00 379,861 30 194.260 00 24,910,800 00 80 40 17 OBA 02k 2 00 1 30 12 1 75 80 2 35 2 2(5 1 .36 3 00 ftl.203,248 00 1,261,514 5s 1,217,486 26 Grain, oth. than wh't. 66,146 96 114,092 00 42,127 80 Salt............................. 27,447 60 153,177 5n 3,211,644 SO 1,383,0* Silver ore and bullion Unclassified freight... 5,557 51' 26,419 36 1,245,540 00 ,956 94 9,957,483 11 Note.—The price per unit is based on the values used in 1885, with the exceptions of flour, wheat and grain o her than wheat, for which a new valuation was adopted in 1892. The average per ton of freight is 813.47. The total amount paid for freight was 89,957,483.11; which divided by the total mile-tons 8,980,310,240, gives the cost per mile per ton as h',7 mills. The average distance freight was carried was 831i"0 miles, which was 9& miles greater than in 1892. TABLE SHOWING ESTIMATED VALUE OE EltErGHT THROUGH ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL, MICHIGAN, DURING THE SEASON OF 1894. ITEMS. Coal, hard.................................Net tons . Coal, soft................................... Net tons . Flour....................................... Barrels.. Designation. Wheat Grain (other than wheat: Manufactured iron.......... Pig iron............................ Salt................................... Copper..,........................... Iron ore............................ Lumber............................ Silver ore and bullion.............. Net tons Building Stone...................... Net tons Unclassified freight..................Net tons Bushels.......... Bushels.......... Net tons........ Net tons........ Barrels.......... Net tons........ Net tons M F.&B M.. • pJrUnit. 6. 532,87i ,264.311 ,965,773 ,869,483 ,545,008 36,107 24,552 -00.573 .54S.S76 722,788 412 21,417 451,185 Valuation. 4 75 $ 2.531,132 50 2 50 5,660,785 00 3 75 33,621,648 75 64 22,316,400 12 50 772,504 (K) 50 00 1,805,350 00 13 50 331.452 00 1 00 237,461 00 200 IK) 19,914,600 00 2 60 17,027,077 60 16 00 11,564, 112 00 46,144 00 10 00 214,170 IK) 60 00 27,071,100 00 } 142,114,501 97 Notb—Average value per ton of freight, 810.85. The units of values used in this table are as amended from (hose adopted in 1885 and 1892. LAKES. On accouut of change made in the unit of valuation, the total value of freight this year is not so great as it was in 1893, notwithstanding the increase in the volume of the traffic Vessels built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company seldom fail to win a distinctive record of this report of the St. Mary's Falls canal passages. In 1892 the greatest number of miles run by any lake vessel in the Lake Superior trade was the Thomas W. Palmer. She was credited with 48,044 miles for the season of 233 days. In 1893 the Selwyn Kddy, also built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company, was accredited the honor of carrying the largest single cargo through the canal during the season. It amounted to 3,686 net tons. KAST-BOUND SHIPMENTS OF FREIGHT OF ALL KINDS OUT OF CHICAGO DURING THE NAVIGATION SEASON FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. Moved by lake. Moved all rail. Total, net tons. Season. Amount, net tons. Per Cent. Amount, net tons. Per Cent. iSq-;________________ 3,187,622 3,052,014 2,705,084 ^3-3 58.7 584 1,846,128 5P33-750 5,197.194 4,265,934 1892______________ T891 _______________ j 1,560,850 id