The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
US. TRAFFIC HALF OF |
THE CANALS TRADE
In First Two Months Vessels
Carrying 588,049 Tons
Pass Panama.
WAR HITS BIG WATERWAY

WARRINGTON. Nov. SIN IN. two
months from August Is to October Is.
during which the Panama Canal has been
open. ia vessels carrying in the arere.
gate bs3.9is tons OF cargo have passed
throueh the waterway. This Ia about
what was expected OF the early period OF
the canals use
summary Of tho operations through
the canal for the FIRST two months OF its
existence as an available interoceanIc pas
saseway was received here to-day. Among
other things Il Ia suggested that the canal
trafnc Is considerably affected by the war
in Europe
Canal officials have found that the trade
through tho canal has followed we'll de-
nned trade routes and may be grouped
into four classes worthy OF study. Il ia
believed. because they probably indicate
the nature OF the traff'c through the canal
In the immediate future.
The heaviest traff'c. II IL said, has been
between the Atlantic and Pacific ports OF
the United States. n trade in which only
american vessels can engage. as they
have monopoly OF the coastwlse traf,c
OF the United States. Manufactured goods
ana general merchandise have been car
inc canal IN great variety
chiehy from tho port OF New York and
secondsrtly from Boston. Philadelphia and
New Orleans to California and Puget
Sound ports and also TO Honolulu
Carsoes on Esstbound Trips.
on the eastbound voyage these vessels
carry chiefly canned fruits vegetables and
salmon, lumber. grain. sugar pIneapples
and wine. Twentv-four vessels have al
ready passed through the canal east
bound on this route with 1920 tons
and twenty-five westbound with 1925.
Many OF the vessels In this trade have
passed through the canal twice. west
hound and eastbound These passages.
forty-nine In ALL constitute - per cent If
the total number OF passages through the
canal, while the cargoes carried have
amounted to exactly so per cent OF the
total freight passed through the water
way.
The second most important .route ia
| from the eastern coast OF the United
/ states and the western coast OF South
America. Northbound vessels carry prin.
cipally nitrates from Chile with secon-
| dairy cargoes OF raw materials from the
western countries of South America. and
the southbound vessels carry manu.ac-
| tured articles from the United States and
Europe. To date the northbound traffic
has considerably exceeded the southbound
traffic, though the latter seems now "a
be getting we'll under way.
| Traffic from the Pacific ports OF The
| United States and southwest Canada
| largely in grain, IL regarded a. largely
| seasonal. owing to the wheat harvest
Ten vessels have gone through eastbound
| on this route with grain Eight foreign
vessels have passed through westbound
in ballast, returning later with grain car.
goes on the eastbound route. One vesse
with manufactured goods from ANTWERP
To, Ia tA hrip ~ O.,
on the return trip.
oil Sent 20 the Orient.
The fourth great route, II IL said. ha,
been from the Atlantic seaboard OF IN,
| United States to China and Japan with
refined petroleum In bulk and In case,
and other petroleum products. Four YES
sells have gone through In this trade from
| the Gulf OF Mexico with 24.931 tons ane
four from Philadelphia and New Yorl
with 2s.570 tons. No vessels have gon,
In the opposite direction on this route.
Next TO the four principal routes de
scribed the most notable development
has been the coal trade from the middle
Atlantic seaboard OF the United Statei
America. Five vessels, four from Nor
folk with 22.535 tons and one from Raj
timore with 5000 tons. have carried Goa
to the upper Pacific and one vessel from
Baltimore has carried 6.olo tons OF Goa
TO Valparaiso.
None OF these vessels has returned
through the canal up TO this time. thong,
Il In understood that all are to load will
Pacific coast products and return to tn
eastern United States and Europa
Tho development OF line from Liver
pool around South America with vessel
sailing In both directions via the Panaml
Canal has been arrested by the war
, One vessel has used this route.