The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-05
LAKE COMMERCE
OF THE COUNTRY
During the Month of August
Shown by Government
Report.

WASHINGTON sept. IA loss OF
more than ten per cent in the do.
nestle freight tonnage shipped be-
tween ports On the Great Lakes dur
ing August OF the present year is
shown by the monthly figures Of
lake shipments, just made public by
the Bureau Of Statistics OF the De.
partment of Commerce and Labor.
These shipments totaled 11,643,123
short tons, compared with 1906, lis
short tons in August. 1910, and ~
543,057 short tons in August, 1903
Assuming that the relative losses fol-
the succeeding months of the present
season, as compared with last season
Will not exceed the losses for August,
the 1911 domestic freight shipment,
on the Great Lakes are not likely to
exceed seventy two and one half mil
lion short tens, as compared with
S6.7S2.s16 short tons in 1910 and
S0,974,6O5 short tons in 1909. The
total domestic lake shipments for the
eight months Of the present year as
gregated 45,5s4,S66 short tons OF
about nineteen per cent less than in
1910. OF the total loss of over 1917
million short tons about 1913 million
short tons represent the loss in iron.
ore shipments alone.
The iron-orc shipments for the
month aggregated 5,341,626 long tons
compared with 6,S72,27S long ton.
shipped during August. 1910. Iron.
ore shipments for the year will prob
ably not exceed 80 million long tons
compared with forty-one and one hall
million for the preceding season.
The August shipments of soft coal
2,733,Os6 short tons, exceeded the cor.
responding 1910 shipments, all the
larger shipping ports such as Ash
tabula, Toledo, Cleveland, Lorain ano
sandusky showing considerable gains
over the 1910 figures. Shipments fol
the eight months. 1O,5O9,O26 shor
tons, were 7SO,95s tons less than ~
1910, Cleveland, Lorain, Huron, and
Fairport showing the main losses FOL
the season, while Toledo, Ashtabult
and sandusky report larger ship
ments than year ago. About two
thirds of the coal received during thu
month was landed at Duluth, Superior
and Milwaukee docks. Shipments
hard coal for the month and season
6S3,44O and 2,SO7,l64 short tons, re
spectiyely, mainly from Buffalo, os
wego, and Erie, we're also Eeayi.
than the year before.
The lumber shipments for tn
month, 149,92l NJ feet, fell below tn,
corresponding 1910 shipments. of 15S,
Ss2 NJ feet. OF the eight months
shipments, 7Oo,722 NJ feet, about fifty
four per cent proceeded from LAX,
Michigan ports, about thirty-nine pc.
cent from Lake Superior ports, large.
ly from Duluth, and about seven pei
cent from Lake Huron ports.
Grain shipments for the month
1i,226,9s5 bushels, compare favorably
with like shipments in 1910, 1t,475,
800 bushels. OF the total, 6,6lS,16l
bushels was wheat; 3,S7S,O22 corn
S,254,9Ol oats, and the rest barley ant
rye. The grain shipments for tn
eight months of the present season
73,S77,435 bushels, likewise show
large gain over the head Of corn am
cats. Flour shipments during An
gust l35,9S7 short tons of ten bar
rels each, show a slight Increase owe
the figures of year ago. The month
" shipments of the other specific
articles, l. e., pig iron, iron manufac
lures, salt, and copper were a
smaller than the year before. TIL
August and eight months shipment
of unbiased, including packag
freight, 1,O72,767 and 5,SO9,O95 sho
tons, exceeded in volume similar 10
shipments.
The August freight traffic throu.
the sault Ste. Marie canals, S,54s,S
short tons, shows a considerable d
cline from the corresponding 1910 al
1909 figures of 9,744,556 and $685.
short tons. AS against a heavy 10
for the month in the eastbound iro
ore movement considerable gains
the westbound coal and eastbou
grain movements are noted. The W
sci movement through the canals
tie month and season was considt
ally lighter than during last year, /
relative decline in tonnage bel
much larger than the decline in /
number OF vessels locked through.
The domestic freight moyeme
during the month by way of the I
troit river, S,9S4,O95 short tons, v
about million andea half tons Zig