Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-07-13

ceived by the Bureau Of Statistics Of
the Department of Commerce and
Labor. The freight shipments during
the month aggregated 10,s91.220 short
tons, an increase Of "a per cent over
the shipments year ago. This in.
crease was due mainly to the larger
iron.ore shipments; the shipments Of
other leading articles except lumber,
namely, -four. grain and coal, having
declined. The volume Of trafiic
through the Sault Ste. Marie canals
and the Detroit river likewise shows
marked increase in May Of the
present year when compared with
May, 1911. The same improvement ID
also shown in the vessel movement
on the lakes, which was considerably
larger than year ago.
Iro more: The May, 1912, iron.ore
shipments from Lake Superior and
Lake Michigan ports amounted to
5,SO1,44 long tons, an increase Of 81
per cent when compared with the
shipments in May. 1911. The ship.
ments from Duluth.superior amounted
| 4S per cent; from Two HarOors, l.
OSl. O12 long tons. an increase Of 81
per cent; and from Escanaba, 652.4Sa
long tons, an increase Of IS per cent
over May, 1911.
The receipts OF iron ore, which were
mainly on Lake Erie ports. show q
corresponding increase from 3,422,254
to 5,079.96O long tons, or 4S per cent
this increase being shown at each Of
the leading ore-receiving ports on Lake
Erie and at Chicago; the receipts al
Gary and Indiana Harb0r, on Lake
Michigan, showing considerable dc
cline.
Coal: The domestic shipments o
coal on the Great Lakes during May
1912, aggregated 2.444.SS9 short tons
a slight decline when compared will
May, 1911. OF these shipments 1888
short tons was hard coal, 2.1O1,7
short tons, soft coal, and 257.64
short tons were bunker coal supplied
to vessels In the domestic trade. Owe
92 per cent Of the soft coal wa
shipped from Lake Erie ports. mainl'
from Toledo, Ashtabula, Lorain
Cleveland and Sandusky. OF the sof
coal shipments, 1,1l5,S47 short ton
were shipped to domestic ports o.
Lake Superior; 72s,5l6 short tons t
Lake Michigan ports. and S5.433 shor
tons to Lake Huron ports.
Lumber: The domestic lake shiI
ments OF lumber during the month
15S,2Sl NJ feet, were slightly create
, in volume than In May, 1911. Thes
shipments were mostly from the LAX
Michigan and Lake Superior ports q
Duluth, Manistique. Manistse. Man
towoc. Cheyboygan, Washburn, an
Milwaukee.
Grain shipments: The domestl
grain shipments on the Great Lake
during May, 1912, 14,090,462 bushel
: were slightly less than In May, 1871
: namely, 14,349.777 bushels. OF tn
total shipments. 6,SS9.6S4 bushe
I were wheat, an increase Of more tina
3 81 per cent over May. 1911. the shi
. ments proceeding mainly from d
luth-Superior and Chicago. The col
q shipments, 3,309.079 bushels, wei
less than one-half the shipments =
i ported in May, 1911, and proceeds
mainly from Chicago. The shipmen
of oats, 3,477,369 bushels, were sigh
J. ly greater than in May, 1911, and we
n chiefly from Duluth Superior. Chicag
and Manitowoc. The shipments
u barley. 1859 bushels, We're less thu
half those of May, 1911. The no.
Q shipments during May. 1912, 1854
n short tons, of 10 barrels each, show
h slight decline when compared wi
9 the shipments year ago.
u Other shipments: The May. l9l
u shipment of iron manufactures, CO
u per. and unbiased freight have
L. creased, while those OF pig iron al
% bran and millstuff have decreas
IL when compared with May. 1911.
e. Vessel Movement on the Lake
ID The vessel movement during Ma
20 1912, as measured by the number a
tonnage of vessels departing In I
er domestic trade, was larger than
IN year ago. the respective figures bel
e. 1894 vessels of l3,s40,S25 net to
Oh register in 1912, as compared WI
~ $3.50 vessels Of ll,474,607 net to
a register in May, 1911.