The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-05-19
uoyd's Register Reports Total
OF 7,066,766 Chip Tens
IN Yards OF World.
BIG DROP N U. s. m YEAR
Total Building Here, 100. 900 Tons,
10 Only About 40 Per Cent Of
Record Year Ago--Jspan
Shows Small Gain.

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gross tons OF merchant vessels are re
ported as being 10 the shipyards " the
world. says a statement bg Lloyd's
Register. Compared with the total OF
January 1. the 1854, 708 tons. 10 be
exact, represents a decline OF less than
10000 tons. nearly Ia per cent.
The actual decline IA shipbuilding
activity has been much sharper 10 the
past three months than appears on the
surface says the statement The total
reported for Great Britain. 379s 593
gross TONS, Is gain Of $4,000 tons
over the Janunry record. but there
has been marked reduction Ia the vol
ume OF tonnage Oh which work Is
actually proceeding Lloyd's Register
nnds
Work Suspended.
Included IN the total In the hands
Of British shipynrds are 497. 900 gross
tons u vessels on which work has
been suspended. and an additional 800
900 tons the completion OF which has
been postponed, chiefly owing TO the
strike Of the shipIolners, which has
interfefed with the hitting out OF
number " large liners and other yes
sells. the report continues. Taking
this total Of $4,000 tons into consid-
eratiOn. therefore, the total OF new
ships on which work Il proceeding In
British shipyards IN 1901 ,593 tons. or
about 20 per cent less than the total
at the beginning Of the year.
Additional indications OF the condi-
lions IN the British shipbuilding are
by the returns OF launch
lngs and new work begun during the
1rst quarter OF this year. New keels
only 1871 600 gross tons, In
with 100000 for the last
quarter Of 1920. and 7Ol 900 for the
quarter ended April /. 1920. Launch
ugs during the quarter Just ended
represented 43i.O tons, as against
$4,000 tons for the last three months
u 1920. Even With the delays due to |
trikes and other causes, therefore,
york Is being completed more rapidly |
han new work Is coming on"
Decline In America.
Returns from American shipyards
how that the decline which has been
b effect moro than year continues.
.ioyd's says Thee total construction
eported under way on April I Is
100000 tons. only slightly more than
per cent OF the American total a
ear ago. The aggregate for all other
except the United States.
rsst Britain and Germany (for the
'st.uamed no official returns are avail
ble) shows gain OF about 5000 tons
yer the January total. Lloyds estl-
lates
''.rhe apparent world decrease Ia
iipbuilding activity during the last
iarter. therefore. has been not far
om million tons. decline OF about
IA per cent. the statement says
I'm some directions, however. gains
~ shown In the volume OF cOnstruc-
on under WAY These are most
arked Ia the case or France. which
,w stands next to the United King.
pm and the United States as q ship
aiding nation. having displaced Hol-
nd during Tie last quarter. A year
70 France. with only 100000 tons UNI :
n way. was led BY Japan. Italy and
ollsnd. and was constructing only :
~ tons more than the British do
Inions. Today. with s2T.Ovo tons
Hiding. she has nearly two and hslr
mes the total Tor the British domln-
ns. aud leads Japan and Italy by :
5000 tons and 1900 tons. respect Z
~. Z
japan shows small yln In the :
tai under Construction. al compared
IN the previous quarter. and Italy, :
Hand and the British domlnlous Z