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CANADIAN CANALS.

(From Canadian Official Reports.)

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF GRAND TOTAL FREIGHT PASSED THROUGH THE UNDERMENTIONED CANALS DURING THE SEASONS OF NAVIGATION OF 1894, 1895, AND 1896.

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Grand total (1895).254,405 1,034,476 280,387 71,992 214,799 264,085 45,941 574,156 795,532 1,944,709 2,740,241

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Grand total....293,353 1,619,668 259,659 100,519 1,197,245 3,536,054 117,535 867,040 1,867,792 6,123,281 7,991,073

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE TRAFFIC THROUGH CANADIAN CANALS, 1884 TO 1896.

United States
Vessels.

Year.

1384..

1485.

1386.

1387.

Canadian Vessels.
No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
Tonnage. Passengers. Tons.
17,642 2,775,924 4,080 618,004 21.722 3,393,928 84,430 2.622,213
17,312 2,681,639 3,795 547,438 21.107 3,229,077 70.571 2,673,641
19,844 2,945,613 4,147 667,953 23,991 3,613,566 78,762
18,991 2,847,952 3,883
566,680 22,874

Total.

Freight.

No.

Tolls.

$320,401

300,421

2,969,093

347,962

3,414.632

82,914

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1388.

17,661 2,640,322 3,921 631,777 21,582

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1389.

19,393

2,995,582

4,542 830,648 23.935

3,826,230

81,362 3,166,368 380,616

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127,135 2,913,047 838,116 22,848 3,973,570 146,336 871,795 25,105 4,273,760 152,439 3,031,736 1,286,295 25,342 4,720,349 134,189 3.546.989 329,014 1,012,027 23,158 4,060,931 142,124 2,942,715 288,129 886,679 21,563 3,869,738 152,262 2,740,231 265.413 1,228,120 25,622 4,677,826 151,342 3,413,674

330,510

2,902.526 346,686

373,848

326,766

Total
on

Welland
Canal.

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

Canals.

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STEAMSHIP LINES FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS.

NEW YORK TO GREAT BRITAIN.

1. Anchor Line (British), 7 Bowling Green.-Express, passenger, and mail service weekly to Moville and Glasgow, via Londonderry, connecting with steamers to Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, and Bombay and Calcutta.

2. American Line (International Navigation Company-American, British, Belgian flags), 6 Bowling Green.-Capital stock, $15,000,000, all owned in America. Express, passenger, and mail service weekly to Southampton. Average period of voyage, under 7 days. (Line also from Philadelphia.)

3. Allan State Line (British), 53 Broadway.-Weekly passenger and freight service to Glasgow. (Lines also from Montreal, Philadelphia, Boston, and Portland.)

4. Arrow Line (British), 11 Broadway.-Capital stock, $130,000, of which about $6,000 is American. Service, principally freight, every two weeks to Leith and Dundee, with option of call at Glasgow or Deptford. Average voyage, 10 days.

5. Atlantic Transport Line (British flag), 1 Broadway.-Capital, $3,000,000, almost exclusively American. Weekly passenger service to London. Average voyage, under 11 days. (Lines also from Baltimore and Philadelphia.) Through bills of lading to all European and Eastern points, particularly Australian and New Zealand ports.

6. Bristol City Line (British), 25 Whitehall Street.-Every five days freight service to Bristol and ports in British Channel.

7. Cunard Steamship Line (British), 4 Bowling Green.-Capital stock, $10,000,000. Express, passenger, and mail service weekly to Liverpool, via Queenstown. Average voyage, under 7 days. (Line also from Boston.)

8. Bibby Line, 9 Stone Street.-New York, via Liverpool, to Marseilles, Colombo, and Rangoon. 9. White Star Line (British), 9 Broadway.- Express service weekly to Queenstown and Liverpool. Average voyage, under 7 days. Also freight and live-stock service.

10. Lamport & Holt Line (British), 301 Produce Exchange.-Weekly freight to Manchester, going up canal and delivering direct. Freight service to London, Liverpool, and Antwerp occasionally.

11. Wilson Line (British), 29 Broadway.-Weekly service to Hull, and fortnightly to Newcastle, chiefly freight. Average voyage to Hull, 12 days; to Newcastle, 14 days. (Also fortnightly service from Boston to Hull, and line from New Orleans.)

12. Manhanset Line (British flag).-Capital stock, $962,500; all American, with exception of one small interest. Service every 10 days to Bristol and Swansea, Wales. (Line also from Baltimore.) 13. National Line (British).-Capital stock, $1,000,000. Weekly freight and live-stock service to London. Average voyage, 12 to 14 days.

14. Sumner Line (American).-Irregular freight and cattle service to Liverpool by chartered vessels of various flags. 15. Hamburg-American Line (German), 37 Broadway.-Capital stock, $12,000,000. Total tonnage, 422,655; number of vessels, 147. Express passenger service to Southampton. Average voyage, 61⁄2 days.

16. North German Lloyd (German).-Bi-weekly express, mail, and passenger service to Southampton. Average voyage, 61⁄2 days. 17. Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French).-Express, passenger, and mail service weekly to Southampton.

NEW YORK TO GERMANY.

[15]. Hamburg-American Line (German).—Weekly express, mail, and passenger service to Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton; average period of ocean voyage, 61⁄2 days. Weekly mail and passenger service to Hamburg via Boulogne-sur-Mer; average period of voyage, 10 to 11 days. Semimonthly freight service to Hamburg direct, returning via Havre; average period of voyage, 13 to 14 days. (Lines also from Montreal, Portland, Galveston, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New Orleans.)

[16]. North German Lloyd (German), 2 Bowling Green. - Bi-weekly express, mail, passenger, and freight service to Bremen, via Southampton, connecting with the company's Imperial German Mail steamers to Eastern Asia, Australia, Brazil, River Plate. Average voyage to Southampton, 6 days. (Line also from Baltimore to Bremen, and from Galveston during season.)

18. Union Line (German).-Fortnightly passenger and freight service to Hamburg. Round trip, 6 weeks.

19. Vogemann Line (chartered steamers of various flags), Produce Exchange.-Freight service to Hamburg two to three times per month; average voyage, 14 to 15 days. (Line also from Norfolk.) Through bills of lading to Baltic ports, Constantinople, Braila, Galatz, Russian and Australian ports.

NEW YORK TO FRANCE.

20. Bordeaux Line (French flag).-Monthly freight service to Bordeaux; average passage, 10 days.

[17]. Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French). - Capital stock, $8,000,000. Express, passenger, and mail service weekly, via Southampton, to Havre. Average voyage, under 9 days.

21. Compagnie Nationale de Navigation de Marseille (French).-Capital stock, $1,500,000. Passenger and freight service to Marseilles and Naples; sailings depending upon traffic. Average voyage, 18 days.

22. Fabre Line (French), 47 South Street.-Fortnightly passenger and freight service to Marseilles. Average voyage, 15 to 17 days.

23. Nouvelle Compagnie Bordelaise de Navigation (French).-Capital stock, $150,000, partly American. Monthly freight service to Bordeaux. [15]. Hamburg-American Line (German).-Express passenger service to Cherbourg: average voyage, 6 days. Mail and passenger service to Boulogne-sur-Mer; average voyage, 10 days.

NEW YORK TO THE NETHERLANDS.

24. Holland-America Line (Dutch), 39 Broadway.-Capital stock, $1,680,000. Express, passenger, and mail service semi-weekly to Rotterdam and Amsterdam, calling at Boulogne. Average voyage, 9 to 14 days.

25. North American Transport Line (British flag; American charters).-Freight service to Rotterdam every 10 days. Average period of voyage, 15 days.

NEW YORK TO BELGIUM.

[2]. International Navigation Company, Red Star Line (under Belgian flag).—Semi-weekly passenger and freight service to Antwerp.

26. Phoenix Line (British), 29 Broadway.-Weekly freight and live-stock service to Antwerp. Average voyage, 14 days.

NEW YORK TO THE BALTIC.

27. Danish Star Line (Danish), 302 Produce Exchange.-Fortnightly passenger and freight service to Copenhagen and Stettin. [15]. Hamburg-American Line.-Fortnightly to Copenhagen and Stettin. Average voyage, 15 days. 28. Scandinavian-American Line (Danish).-Capital stock, $536,000. Service every 10 days to Christiansand, Christiania, Copenhagen, and Stettin. [11]. Wilson Line (British).-Freight about once a month to Gothenburg.

NEW YORK TO PORTUGAL AND SPAIN.

29. Empresa Insulana (Portuguese), 29 Broadway.-Passenger and freight service to the Azores, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, and Lisbon every 6 weeks. Usual voyage to Lisbon, 15 days.

30. Linha de Vapores Portuguezes (Portuguese), 9 Stone Street.-Passenger and freight service to Azores, Madeira, Lisbon, and Oporto monthly. Voyage to Azores, 8 days.

[34]. Prince Line (British), 61 Broadway.-Passenger service to the Azores every 3 weeks. Voyage, 7 days.

NEW YORK TO THE MEDITERRANEAN.

[1]. Anchor Line.-To Gibraltar, Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, Messina, and Palermo. Service is fortnightly.

[15]. Hamburg-American Line. - Express passenger service to Gibraltar, Naples, and Genoa in conjunction, during the winter, with the North German Lloyd.

[22]. Fabre Line (French), 47 South Street.-Fortnightly passenger and freight service to Marseilles (15 to 17 days) and Naples (15 to 17 days), with transshipment to all other Mediterranean ports.

31. Austro-American Line, Produce Exchange.-Monthly service to Genoa and Trieste. Through bills of lading for Italy, Sicily, Levant, and Black Sea ports. Also, Red Sea and India.

32. Navigazione Generale Italiana (Italian).—Capital stock, $10,600,000. Passenger and freight service fortnightly to Gibraltar (15 days) and Genoa (19 days).

[16]. North German Lloud.- Weekly express passenger service to Gibraltar, Naples, and Genoa, connecting with Company's Imperial mail steamers to Egypt, en route for Eastern Asia and Australia. Average voyage, 11 days. Also weekly passenger service to Naples in conjunction, during the winter, with the Hamburg-American.

33. Mediterranean and New York Steamship Company, Ltd.-Phelps Line (British flag), 11 Broadway.-American capital. Freight to Mediterranean ports; also, to Aden, Bombay, and other Far East ports.

34. Prince Line.--Passenger and cargo service every 3 weeks to Naples, Genoa, and Leghorn, via Azores. Freight for Adriatic and Black Seas; also, for Aden, Bombay, and other Far East ports.

CHINA AND JAPAN, INDIA AND THE FAR EAST

35. Edward Perry & Co.'s Line (Suez Canal route), Produce Exchange Annex.-Monthly service (or according to requirements of trade) to Aden, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Kobe, and through bills of lading for East African ports, Persian Gulf, Java, and Straits; also for China and Japan coast ports, and Vladivostok, etc. (Lines also from Mobile, New Orleans, and Galveston.)

36. Barber & Co.'s Line, Produce Exchange. - China and Japan, via Suez Canal, for Aden, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Yokohama, and Vladivostok, and through bills of lading to all Eastern ports.

37. Ocean Transport Company, 301 Produce Exchange. Monthly service to China and Japan ports, via Suez Canal, to Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, and Yokohama, and through bills of lading to all Eastern ports.

38. United States and China-Japan Steamship Line, Produce Exchange Annex.-Via Suez Canal for Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, and Yokohama, via Red Sea ports. Through bills of lading for Beira, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Mauritius, Java, the Philippines, Saigon, Foochow, Amoy, Chefoo, Taku Bar, and Tientsin. (Also service from Gulf ports.)

39. American and Indian Line, 115 Produce Exchange.-Service via Suez Canal to Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Madras, and Calcutta. Through bills of lading for Zanzibar and Tamitave, etc.

40. United States and Australasia Steamship Company, 60 New Street.-Monthly service to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and New Zealand ports.

41. Norton's Line, 115 Produce Exchange.-Monthly sailings to Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and New Zealand. 42. Pyser Line, Ltd., Produce Exchange.-Sailings to Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Littleton, and Port Chalmers.

43. American and African Line, 115 Produce Exchange.-Service about bi-weekly to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay), East London, Port Natal, and Delagoa Bay; also to Mossel Bay, Tamitave, Zanzibar, Mauritius, and Réunion. Through bills of lading to Inhambane, Mozambique, Quillimane, and Beira.

44. Union Clan Line (British), Produce Exchange.-Bi-weekly service to Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay), East London, Port Natal, and Delagoa Bay; also to Mauritius or Tami

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45. United States and South Africa Steamship Line, Produce Exchange.-Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Natal, and Delagoa Bay.

46. South and East African Mail Line, 35 South William Street.-Through bills of lading and passenger tickets issued to Cape Town, Algoa Bay, Mossel Bay, Knysna, East London, Mozambique Coast, Mauritius, and Madagascar, via London. Weekly sailings.

47. American and Australian Steamship Line, 115 Produce Exchange.-Monthly service to Fremantle, Adelaide Wharf, Melbourne Wharf, Sydney, Brisbane, and New Zealand.

48. Union Steamship Company, Produce Exchange.-Through bills of lading via Southampton to Cape Town, Algoa Bay, Mossel Bay, Kowie, East London, Natal, Inhambane, Beira, Quillimane, Mozambique, and Zanzibar.

49. Booth Steamship Company, Ltd., 88 Gold Street.-Foreign capital. Passenger, mail, and freight service every 10 days to Para; every 20 days to Manaos; every 20 days to Maranham and Ceará. Boats to and from Pará and Manaos touch at Barbados. The company operates 4 small ocean steamers, especially constructed to ply in the waters of the Upper Amazon. They run from Liverpool, Hamburg, Havre, Oporto, and Lisbon to Iquitos. Peru. American cargo for Iquitos is shipped, via Liverpool, at the same rates as charged on European cargo,

50. Red Cross Line (British), 113 Pearl Street.-Freight and mail service to Brazilian ports, Pará and Manaos, via Barbados. Through bills of lading issued to Iquitos, Peru, via Liverpool.

[41]. Norton Line, 115 Produce Exchange. - Semi-monthly service to Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Rosario. Goods taken for La Plata, Colastina, St. Nicolas, Bahia Blanca, etc.

[34]. Prince Line, Produce Exchange.-To Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, and to Rio de Janeiro direct, calling at Cabadille, Maceió, Bahia, and Victoria.

51. Panama Railroad Steamship Line (American), 29 Broadway.-Capital stock, $9,000,000. Express, passenger, mail, and freight service every 10 days to Colon, Isthmus of Panama, connecting at Colon with steamers for Cartagena, Santa Maria, Barranquilla, and Savanilla, and at Panama for West Coast of South America. Average voyage, 6% days. (Line also to San Francisco, Central America, and West Coast of Mexico.)

52. United States and Brazil Line, Produce Exchange Annex. Bi-weekly service to Pernambuco, Maceió, Rio de Jeneiro, and Santos.

53. Red D Line (American), 135 Front Street.-Mail, express, and passenger service every 14 days to Curaçoa. Puerto Cabello, and La Guayra. Average round trip, 23 days. Also freight line to Mazacaibo (two steamers); round trip, 26 days. Also one steamer connecting Curaçoa and Maracaibo, and one steamer connecting Curaçoa and La Vela de Coro. Also calls at Porto Rico.

54. New York and Pacific Steamship Company, Ltd., 1 and 2 Hanover Square.-Capital stock, £150,000. Regular monthly service between New York and points in the Straits of Magellan and ou the West Coast of South America as tar north as Guayaquil. Average voyage, 60 days.

[10]. Lamport & Holt Line. Regular passenger fortnightly service on the 5th and 20th of each month direct to Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro. Regular monthly freight service to Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, and Rosario. The company owns 70 steamers.

55. West Coast Line, 30 Broad Street. -Freight service about once in two months to all ports in Chili, Peru, and Ecuador.

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