COMMERCIAL STATISTICS

WATER-BORNE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1934

COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF

THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS

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CONTENTS

Introduction..

Explanation of tables and terms.

Water-borne commerce of the United States during the calendar year 1934:

Table No. 1.-Comparative statement of the total water-borne com-

merce of the United States by calendar years.--

Table No. 2.-Commerce of ports, by grand divisions..

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Table No. 3.-Commerce on the rivers, canals, and connecting chan-
nels, by grand divisions..

Table No. 4.- Commerce of Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific ports-

Table No. 5.-Commerce of the ports on the Great Lakes...

Table No. 6. Ferry traffic and cargoes in transit at Atlantic, Gulf,

Pacific, and Lake ports.-

Table No. 6a.-Car-ferry traffic on the Great Lakes..

Table No. 7.-Commerce on rivers..

Table No. 8.-Commerce on the canals and connecting channels_

Table No. 9. Ferry traffic and cargoes in transit on rivers, canals,

and connecting channels---

Table No. 10.-Ton-mileage of freight carried on the inland water-

ways of the United States...

Table No. 11.-Passengers carried by water.

Tables Nos. 12 to 50, inclusive.-Receipts and shipments of principal
commodities__

Table No. 51.-Cargo vessels of specified lengths and widths passing

through Panama Canal, 1934...

Table No. 52.-Comparative statement of traffic through Panama

Canal by calendar years.

Table No. 53,-Panama Canal freight traffic for the calendar year

1934..

Comparative statements of commerce for preceding years and detailed

commerce for the calendar year 1934..