Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-05


short of the 1870 record Iron-ore ship
i ments during the month totaled 4670S15
i long tons, of which almost 700 proceed
+ ed from DuluthSuperior and Two Har-
bors. The shiprn nts for the 10 months
/ of the present season totaled 2s,TH693
long tons. commred with 59.042,51 ana
1854 5S3 long toas shipped during the 20
months of 1910 and 1899, respectively OF
/ the total iron-afs receipts for the season
+ %, oi6, 2l9 long to5s or S2gc are credited
/ to Lake Erie pors ard 5,1346ls long tons
/ to Lake Michigal ports a considerable
decline in ironSge receipts is shown for
all the importaf4 ports with the eXcep-
j ton of Conneau. which reports an in
crease of half a tqilHon tons and Lorain,
the season receipts Of which closely ap=
proXimate those Of a year ago.
The Shipments of soft coal for the
month 2.1s2, s45 short tons. were on a
lower scale thar in october, 1910, when
2,554114 short rms were shipped The
shipments for th 10 months of the pres
ent year. 14.9Se68 short tons, of which
over one-haIf proceeded from Ashtubula
and Toledo. likeelse fell short Of the
$50 shipments Of i6.25LSl9 short tons
/ over 95q6 of this coal moved 10 Lake
Superior and Late Michigan destinations
+ the principal ncaiRing ports, Duluth
/ Superior and Milwaukee claiming about
/ 64ec eff the total receipts of this article.
October shipmsts Of hard coal, 459,stl
! short tons, likewise proceeded on
smaller scale than in 1910 though the -
months figures. g 72e-1il short TONS are
larger than those Of year ase ne
main destinations Of this coal were pu=
f WI
the quantities tnlloaded at Lake Miehi-
gan ports exceeding by far those re-
ceived at Lake Superior destinations.
Shipments of lumber during october,
f5a 265 NJ feet were heavier than for
any month of TIE year and exceeded by
moro than % milton feet the correspond
ing 1910 shipments. The 10 months snip
ments. LOCI, 773 NJ feet. were below the
1910 record. all the larger receiving ports
including CHICAGO. North fun7wanda.
Frankfort, Burala. and Ludlaeion re-
porting smaller transactions than last
year
Grain shipments during the month az
gregated 1920 01 bushels, compared VITA
Il. 7s1. 497 bushels shipped during October
1910. and &c. a4S,2 S7 bushels SHIPPED IN octo=
her. 1909. The 70 months shipments, rs
the corresponding 1909 and 1910 figures
OF the total forwarded during the u
months of the present season, = So4,525
bushels was wheat. 45,2lS,5S7 bushels
corn; 24.400 As bushels oats; 7,7000i3
bushels, barley; 4f6o3S bushels rye
and 1.414, 222 bushels. tlaXseed- The gam
In the total over last years figures IS
due chiefly to the heavier shipments Of
wheat corn. and oats. The movement
of barley decreased by more than three
million bushels he shipments of flax
seed show further decline from the
abnormally low figures of the preceding
year. The -four shipments for the month
and season. 16l 4S2 and 93S.S46 short tons
of 10 barrels each. respectively, were be-
low those Of year ago Buffalo and
Erie being the principal destinations of
these shipments. The 10 months ship
ments of the other articles specified in
the lake returns. VIZ. iron manufactures,
pig iron. salt and copper, all show
smaller totals tuan IN 1910. the decreases
being especially notable in the first two
items mentioned, 4 large gain appears
under head of Unbiased, including pack
age freight, the 10 months figures for
the present season, 7.272,s6 short tons.
exceeding b. far the corresponding rec
ords of the previous years.
Tie vessel movement in the domestic
trade during the month, as measured by
the number Of outgoing vessels-Sll9 for
the month under consideration, as
against SPA vessels for october, 1910,
shows a considerable increase, while the
tonnage figures for the month, Y, 6,s25
net tens register, We're but slightly IN
excess of the corresponding 1910 figures
Of 2709. 10 net tons register The depart
ures for the 10 months OF the present
season totaled 69.5i9 vessels Of ~, 26s, 256
net tons register. compared with S., 052
vessels Of 996l6,6s1 net tons register re-
ported for the same period in 1910.
The Saalt ste. Marie canal authorities
report a total freight tonnage for the
month Of 1921 ,572 short tons compared
with 7S5s. 7s3 short tons for October, 1910.
the gain being due TO the heavier west
ward movement of hard and soft coal 10
Atlantic and Canadian destinations.
The freight movement through the
canals for the season to the end of Oeto-
Der, 4, 359, 739 short tons. Notwithstanding
the heavier westward movement. shows
decline Of over SO from the CORE
spending 1910 total.
The domestic merchandise movement
during the month by way of the De-
troit River totaled S.130197 short tons,
compared with 9,0lo,7S6 short tons for
October, 1910
The 10 months figures for the river, a.
674,062 short tons. show decrease Of
about 1870 from the corresponding 1910
total. the decline directing chiefly the
southbound movement. The vessel
movement for the season to the end of
october was composed of 1871 vessels
Of 1920 1s5 net tons register compared
with 1920 vessels of 44S29.5oi net tons
register reported for the same period of
the year before.