Arizona republican., 1908-01-06
LAKE TRADE
FOR A MONTH
The Figures for November
Made Up
In Spite of the Depression
They Exceed Those of a
Year Ago.

Washington. Jan. 5.-Traffic move
ments on the Great Lakes during Nov
em5er. as measured by the volume of
shipments from the various lake ports.
totaled S970.14S net tons. compared
with S,594.533 net tons shipped during
November 1906. and 7,492.11i net tons
shipped during November, 1905. The
only item showing a large increase
over the corresponding 1906 figures is
coal. all other large classes of mer-
chandise showing but slight increases
or even decreases. This is particular
ly true Of lumber. the shipments of
which were 80 per cent below those
reported for November. 1896.
Domestic iron-Ore shipments for the
month. mainly from Lake Superior and
Michigan ports. 4042.237 gross tons.
shows but slight variations from the
quantity reported for November. 1906.
Like shipments for the eleven months
of the year, 40.995.672. were II per
cent in excess of the corresponding
| 1906 figures, the increase being due
mainly to larger shipments from Du-
luth and Superior. Adding to the
eleven months total, about 10000 tons
Of iron ore exported TO Canadian ports
for the season and about 100000 tons
the estimated shipments during the
early part Of December before the
close of navigation-we obtain the to-
tai of iron ore shipped by lake for the
1907 season about Al 300. 900 gross tons
which is practically the trade estimate
for the seasons shipments as given
by the Marine Review
Shipments of soft coal for the month
mainly from Lake Erie ports to the
head Of the Lakes and Milwaukee.
1.66l,30S net tons. show a larger total
than those for the proceeding months
as well as those for November, 1906:
shipments for the eleven months Of
the year. 14.9i6.071 net tons were
about p per cent in excess of the cor
responding 1906 figures: these totals
are exclusive of the quantity of bunk
er coal placed on vessels engaged in
both domestic and foreign commerce
on the Great Lakes. Reports from
masters Of vessels plying between do
nestle lake ports show the quantity of
bunker coal loaded during November
as 219.0I2 net tons compared with
1s6.sOS net tons reported for Novem-
ber. 1906. while the quantities Of bunk
domestic commerce during the eleven
months of the year is stated as 1885,
060 net tons compared with 1884. .IOj
net tons loaded during the correspond
ing period in 1906. The quantity of
bunker coal taken by lake vessels i'm
the foreigr. trade during the month Of
November was 1865 net tons. Ship
ments of hard coal. mainly from Buff
falo, y. Y. Erie. Pa. and OswegO. y.
Y. totaled 541.45i net tons for the
month compared with 457.03g net tons
reported for November. 1906. Ship
ments for the eleven months. of which
"a per cent proceeded from Buffalo. are
overy>1 900. 600 net tons i'm excess of
corresponding 1906 figures.
Wheat shipments for the month,
mainly from Duluth. Superior. Chica-
go. and Milwaukee, 14,295.511 bushels.
show a large increase both over the
October figures as well as the Novem-
ber. 1906. figures. The total for the
season. 5S,609.433 bushels. of which
over % per cent is credited to Duluth.
Superior and Chicago, are about 40
per cent larger than the corresponding
1906 shipments. Corn shipments.
practically all from Chicago. totaled
.6SS 92S bushels for the month and
44.153.6O2 bushels for the correspond
ing 1906 periods. Barley shipments
for the moths. 2.354.569 bushels,
mainly from Superior and Milwaukee