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218 AROUND AVERAGE DAILY WILD RATES, SOFT COAL, OHIO PORTS TO PORTS NAMED. Year. Milwaukee. Escanaba. Duluth. Green Bat, Manitowoc. 1885-----------..... $0 63 fo 51 $0 49 ---------- ---------- 1886_____________ 83 60 78 ---------- ---------- 1887_____________ I 06 72 89 ---------- ---------- 1888____......-. 84 61 66 ______ ---------- 18S9-------------------- 54 49 52 ---------- ---------- 1890-------------------- 64 45 49 ---------- 1891_____________ 61 52 49 ---------- ---------- 1892-------------------- 58 43 43 $0 55 $0 49 1893--------.....__ 48 40 38 50 41 1S94-------------------- ---------- --------.....- ---------- ---------- 1895-------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- Average 9 years, 69 53 57 .....- ---------- (Coal shipped, net tons; handled without charge to vessel.) SH/P BUILDING STATISTICS. The following table shows the number and tonnage of vessels built in the United States and officially numbered by the bureau of navigation, treasury department, during the quarter ended June 30, 1894 : STEEL.* IRON.* WOOD. STEAM. STEAM. STEAM. SAIL. No. Gross Tons. No. Gross Tons. No. Gross Tons. No. Gross Tons. Atlantic and Gulf- 6 8,709-35 3 1,819.20 39 6 26 16 87 5,181.52 1,984.00 5,881.84 1.163.33 14,210.69 166 23 10 9,87745 567.86 6 10,155.84 170.17 2,992.72 Western Rivers— 3 Total-------------- 15 19,035-36 3 1,819.20 I199 l3,438-»3 *No steel or iron sail vessels. It will be noted that although ship building has bten very dull on the lakes, the tonnage of steel and wooden steam vessels LAKES. constructed in lake ship yards during the last quarter is greater than that of the Atlantic coast. IRON AND STEEL VESSELS BUILT ON THE LAKES DURING THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. Sail vessels and barges Steam vessels. Total. June 30. No. *Tonnage. No. ?Tonnage. No. *Tonnage. l8qi........- 9 5 4 4 1 11,722.14 5,281.57 4,979.02 4,575-28 428.30 26 18 31 19 14 10 3 51,102.08 23,167.23 53,009.49 33,626.56 29,414.91 I9,590.0l 6,077.99 35 23 35 23 14 11 3 62,825.22 28,458.80 57,988.51 38,601.84 29,414.91 20,018.31 6,077.99 1892- ______ 189I......- 1890 _______ 1889__________ 1888________- 1887__________ 23 27,387-3! 121 215,998.27 144 243,3S5-58 *Tonnage is registered gross tons. VESSELS UNDER CONTRACT IN LAKE SHIP YARDS IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR FOR PAST EIGHT YEARS. December 15. Number of boats. 1SS6______ 1887...... 1888____-. 1889______ 1890--------- 1891______ 1892______ 1893-------- 1894--------- Total 31 60 59 56 38 45 49 28 20 Capacity, gross tons. 65,750 108,525 100,950 124,750 77,950 76,000 68,470 26,400 43,850 Valuation. (4,074,000 8,325,000 7,124,000 7,866,000 5,337.000 4,896,000 6,909,500 2,538,500 2,870,000 386 702,645 $49,940,000