The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-06

Traffic movements on the Great Lake 2
during October. as measured by the vol
ume OF shipments from the various lake
ports, aggregated ll,S26O8 net tons-i
quantity larger than the total shipped
during any month Of the current season
with the exception of August, ana = per
cent I'm excess OF the quantity shipped
during October. 1906 The gain in traffic
for the month Is due chiefly TO the larger
quantities OF coal, ore and minerals
shipped, though the figures OF grain, flax
seed, and unclassihed freight also show
increases as compared with the hgures
for October. 1906. the only item showing
a smaller volume OF traffic being lumber.
Domestic iron ore shipments for the
month, mainly from Lake Superior and
Michigan ports-6. l.oG gross tons-ex-
ceeded shipments during any other month
of the season except August. and were "
per cent. larger than the October 1905,
figures. Lake shipments for the "
months OF the current season -3S.S52. i3S
gross tcns-werc Is per cent I'm excess
OF the corresponding 1906 shipments-Du-
luth and Superior being responsible for
about 50 per cent. OF the increase I'm the
total
Shipments OF soft coal for the month.
mainly from Lake Erie ports to the hecd
OF the Lakes and Miwaukee-l,6il6l 6ls net
tOnS--Wett DtlVW the lEuffS loi hh' 'N'
preceding months, though IA per cent In
excess OF the October, 1906, figures. Ship
ments for tho 10 months OF the year,
Is 2si.7s3 net TONS were about = per cent
in excess of the corresponding 1905 tgures.
These totals are. however. exclusive of
the quantity OF bunker coal placed aboard
vessels engaged In both domestic and for
eign commerce on the Great Lakes Re-
ports from masters OF vessels engaged in
domestic commerce show the quantity OF
bunker coal loaded during October as
.56.59S net tons, or considerably below the
October. 1906. figures OF 30S.675 net' tons,
white the quantities OF bunker coal load
ell on vessels engaged in domestic COM
mcrce during the 10 months OF the cur
rent season--l .766,0iS net tons were
slightly above the corresponding 1906 ilg-
urcs OF 1.737, ,9o2 net tons. The bureau OF
statistics Is also able 10 show, for the
FIRST time. tho quantities OF bunker coal
loaded at the various lake ports OF ves-
scls engaged In the foreign trade--the
total for october being 2560i net tons.
Shipments OF hard coal, mainly from
Buffalo. Erie and Oswego. totaled 5i2. l59
net tons for the month. compared with
80, ,23S net tons reported for October. 1906.
The 10 months shipments--33S7,i 100 net
tons, OF which total 81 per cent. proceeded
Prom Buffalo. compare favorably with
the corresponding 1905 figures OF 2,i555S6
net tons.
WHEAT SHIPMENTS.
Wheat shipments for the month. mainly
from Duluth, Superior and Chicago-12.-
H2.2i9 bushels-were considerably heavier
than during the preceding months, as we'll
as during October. 1905. The total for
the season-4i3l4,i2 ,i22 bushels-was about a
PER cent. in excess OF the corresponding
tota t,a oh oil 1Ikt
all from Chicago. totaled 6.693.962 bushels
for the month and a., ,4si.6l for the season,
compared with $50 bushels and 40.99S.-
35i bushels for the corresponding 1906 Pc
riods. The barley shipments for the
months. 900 bushels, chiefly from Su-
perior and Mlwaukee-show a considera-
ble increase as compared with like fig
ures for October. l9O6-3.e92.6 CPS bushels the
season figures. IL, 1881. 797 bushels. are about
II per cent below the corresponding 1906
total. A large decrease is also shown
IN the shipments of oats both for the
month and the season, the latter figures
1si69.544 bushels. being 81 per cent below
the corresponding 1906 figures.
Lumber shipments for the month. 1861
1876 M feet. are about II per cent. below
the corresponding 1906 figures-the per
cent decline being even larger In the case
OF the season shipments. 1.2S905i NJ feet
compared with 1.542. .36i NJ feet reported for
the 10 months OF 1906. all the larger re-
ceiving ports. with the exception OF Chi
cago. reporting correspondingiy smaller
arrivals for the season.
The amounts OF package freight, both
for the month and the season--S57. 800 and
s 5s91,7 ,742 net tons-show large increases
over the figures of the preceding month
as well as the October, 1906. figures, the
largest relative increases being shown by
the smaller ports. Ludington. Sandusky
and Grand Haven, though some OF the
leading ports, as Buffalo and Chicago,
also show larger figures than for the
preceding season.
Figures OF coastwise arrivals at lake
ports during October S952 vessels of l3.-
1888 net tons register. indicate a small
Ter vessel movement than during the pre-
ceding month. though the tonnage of ves-
sells reported is larger than during Sep
tember. The corresponding 1905 move
ments were sos vessels OF il,16i.462 net
tons. Vessel arrivals for the 10 months
OF the year. 6o,2Sl, OF S6.572, lSG net tons.
show a considerable increase In tonnage
whom compared with the corresponding
1906 figures of 67S50 vessels of so. .Se6 2l7
net tons. About "A per cent. Of the total
tonnage entered In the domestic trade is
credited TO Duluth, Chicago. Milwaukee,
superior, buHaio ana cleveland, in tho
order OF their importance.
CANAL TRAFFIC
Freight traffic through the canals at
Sault Ste. Mario and at Ontario. Canada.
during October aggregated s.il6,597 net
tons. being slightly below the preceding
months total OF S.5s2,706 net tons. though
largely in excess of tho October. 1905
and 1906 traffic Of 7eo1 .07s and e.0i67sl net
tons. or the total traffic for the month
s.995.Hs net tons represented an east
bound. and 1.f2l .1i9 net tons westbound
movement. The eastward iron ore move
ment. 6,153.50S net tons. while about a
quarter of million below the Septem-
Der movement. was ~ per cent. I'm excess
OF tho October. 1906. and 81 per cent.
larger than the October. 1906. total
The total quantity OF eastbound iron
ore reported to have passed through the
canals during the present season aggre-
gated S5.0S6.6i4 net tons compared with
3i.3i7.si5 net tons for the 1906 season and
Z.S52,9iS net tons for the 1906 season. while
ngdres OF the westbound soft coal move
ment were s.6c6,5oo net tons for the pres
ent season. compared with Gfs5.0Js net
tons and 4Hs.7ls net tons for the 1895
and 1876 seasons, respectively. a large
increase Is also shown In the eastbound
season movement OF wheat the feqirea