St. Mary's Falls Canal.

Sault Ste. Marie.

COMMERCE THROUGH ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL FOR EACH CALENDAR YEAR FROM ITS OPENING IN 1855.

34,985

309,991

1,213,788

250,080 2,547,106

The traffic through the "Canadian Canal," which was opened to commerce September 9, 1895, is included in above statement for seasons of 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899.

ESTIMATED VALUE OF FREIGHT, BY ITEMS, THROUGH ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL, MICHIGAN.

Total...

527,807 479,730 22,277,640

46,144 214,170 27,071,100

11,200 238,760 27,798,480

26,880 177,310 31,251,060

560 62.490 34,742,880

46,700 37,388,760

$102,214,948 $143,114,502 $159,575,129 $195,146,842 $218,235,927 $233,069,740

*No record kept until June, 1881. No record kept until 1881. + Excluded from calculation of average dates.

FREIGHT RATES FOR WATER TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.

CANADIAN CANALS.

(From Canadian Official Reports.)

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE TRAFfic ThrougH CANADIAN CANALS, 1884 TO 1896.

TONNAGE OF VEGETABLE FOOD ON CANALS AND RAILROADS COMPARED.

Table showing the tonnage of vegetable food carried on each of the lines of canals and the two principal railways competing for the carrying trade between Lake Erie and Tidewater for a series of years ended December 31:

Total
on
New York

Erie R'ways. Erie Canal.

Canal.

1872.

1,674,320

538.147

THE COMMERCIAL YEAR BOOK.

FREIGHT TONNAGE CLASSIFIED BY CANALS AND PRODUCTS.

The total quantity of freight passed through the several divisions of the canals is as follows: