The Alaska daily empire., 1913-02-01
and Customs
 Business of Alaska, 1912

and British Columbia in Southeast ern. Southern and Western Alaska, was 2O.645. as compared with 19,924 in 1911: the arrivals at Nome, St. Michael and Boring sea were 2,S67 as compared with 2,2OS in 1911.
 The departures from Southeastern, Southern and Western Alaska in 1912 were 1S,5O2, as compared with IT, 525 the previous year; the departures from Nome, St. Michael and Boring sea were S,875 as against S,741 in 1911.
 The arrivals at Eagle from Dawson last year were 594 as compared with 11O7 in 1911. The departures from Eagle in 1912 were 935; in 1911, sos. The report adds
 Increase in Shipments.
 "All of the four divisions of Alaska show an increase over 1911 in the val ues of shipments received from the United States. Most of the unprece- dented increase, however, was due to the unusual industrial activities in Southeastern Alaska, resulting in that division receiving A per cent of the entire amount shipped to the district, an advance of 75 per cent of the pre- ceding year.
 Tho voIua of shipments of merchan- disc from the United States to the different sections of Alaska in 1912 was
 Southeastern Alaska, $9,769,224, as compared with $5,492,416 in 1911.
 Southern Alaska $4,321,6S9 as com pared with $S,246,464 in 1911.
 Boring sea, etc, $4,16S,9S4 as com pared with $2,919,456 in 1911.
 St Michael and Yukon river, $3, 732,914 as against sS,51O,S1S, in 1911; total for last year $21,992,761 as com pared with $15,169,149 for 1911.
 Value of Merchandise.
 The total value of merchandise shipped from the United States to Southeastern Alaska was $9,769,224 the shipments to the different towns heinz as follows: Douglas, $4S4,79S, as against $357. 7.467 in 1911; Haines, S343. 2O5. as compared with $24S,7OO in 1911; Juneau $1,41791O, as com pared with $655,1S2 in 1911; Ketchi- kan. s1,454. .7SS, as compared with s7l1.114 in 1911; Loring $35$,S79; Pet ersburg $358,379, as compared with s22S O75. in 1911; Sitka, $14S,654, as compared with STILES in 1911; skagway, $7O9,529, as compared with s225.7S5 in 1911; Treadwell, $780, 1858. as compared with $1,O61,545 in 1911: Wrangell, $526,727, as com pared with $24S,627 in 1911. All other places $8.32S,479, as compared with $l'- 415.29 in 1911. Total for 1912, $9' 769, ,224: total for 1911, $5,492,416.
 The value of merchandise shipped from the States to Southern Alaska, CYakutat to Unalaska and Dutch liar bor, in 1912. was $4,S21 ,6S9. The val lie of merchandise shipped from the United States to Boring sea and Arc tic Ocean points except St. Michael was $S,7S2,914;
 In the tonnage of vessels entering and clearing at Alaska ports in 1912, Ketchikan leads with S59,O42 tons and 3151S9 tons, respectively; Nome is next with SS,259 tons and 41,5OS tons respectively. Cordova, 29,916 tons and 52.676 tons; Juneau, 22,524 and 1S947 tons respectively; St. Michael 16,786 tons entered and S,59S tons cleared; skagway 2,674 and 16,l99. Total tonnage entered, 4S7,S79, cleared 4S1,3 ,399.
 Ketchikan also leads in foreign trade with 162,3OS tons entered and 112 S9O cleared; Eagle is next with 16,64S and 16,5S6, respectively. Ju- neau's foreign tonnage was 1,4O6' and 2777 respectively; total, entered 199,221; cleared, 15S,565.