332 COMMERCE. YEARBOOK Table 20.—Mississippi-Warrior Federal Barge Line Tonnage Nore.—Total tonnage in 1922 was: Mississippi, southbound 331,816, northbound 267,853; Warrior, south hound 159,728. northbound 100.616. Section and commodity Southbound 1923 © 1624 | 1825 0,870 "408,602 430, 111 Wheaton. iocommconnnee. 51,921 99,108 176,278 DOT ccc imcunccacmmea , 080 90,974 33,783 RY cineca ccna , 885 6,681 4, 761 Cotton. .__coeoeooona__. ,226 12,268 !7,058 Bauxite ore concentrates..; +673 19,654 15,567 Fabricated steel_._____._, 477 1,082 37,360 Bariron.____.............| 5,442 3,336 O) Janned goods...._.......| 8,249 14,920 [4,703 Allother.. _....._....._. 6,337 -60,570 130,611 Warrior section. ____|.81,706 134,770 111,581 22,247 82,678 26,463 "583 36, 765 49, 314 584 5,087 ® © 894 L699 | 10, 504 500 9) 2) J 2,007 @ , 97 516 3,053 5831 6,018 329,247 Section and commodity Mississippi section. Bauxite Ore. ..uomcoicana. SION <p gpg ascieionss salu. ¢ ama offee... BARRE E) 15 J Citrate of soda. ...__..._. urlap. ceo Janned goods.._. ...._.. Alother._. ...__...._. Warrior section. ___. MIanganese Ore. .......... uphar.._._. to. Came IAT ecccccmccaaa, anned goods... sono. MIDE. cumin mmm “erchandise........-._. wl other. o_o... Northbound 1023 | 1924 | 1925 480, 644 B1, 510 163,301 152, 403 6,516 148,016 192,421 7,019 | 22,524 39,820 242 17,507 12,776 3,195 6,140 | A 2,038 15,074 8 1,100 10,875 11,873 6,112 6,513 7.819 12,820 50,051 63,442 7, 545 37,576 119, 883 "416 32,031 37,042 ,771 22,566 21,788 (660 4,141 2,888 ,750 5,361 21,167 040 - 2,178, 2,892 10,629 | 14,631 L041 (®) 4,002 7.840 10.669! 14 573 219 581 (440, 901 + Included in “ Fabricated steel.” ? Included in “All other.” ! Includes: Cotton, 3,316 tous; pig iron, 5,224 tons; and cotton ties, 8,733 tons. } Source: Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, War Department, New York State Barge Canal. There has been a steady gain in traffic on the New York State Barge Canal since its completion. The total movement on the New York State Canals amounted to 2,006,000 tons in 1923, 2,032,000 tons in 1924, and 2,344,000 tons in 1925. Of this last total 83 per cent was carried on the Erie Canal between the Great Lakes and the sea. The largest single item carried on the system is wheat; the other principal commodities are petroleum, sand, stone and gravel, barley, and sulphur. Much more wheat was carried in 1925 than in 1924. Barley, however, showed the greatest increase, 253,755 tons in 1925 as compared with 63,628 tons in 1924. There was also a large increase in the tonnage of sulphur. Table 21,—Traffic on the New York State Canals (Tons) Commodity Total. ...._.._ Products of agriculture: Wheat ooo... RY€rmennccaaacnn Flaxseed ......_.. Barley. .ovucuius Corn covessamuwn All other __..____ forest products; Lumber. ....... Pulpwood.....__. All other.......... Products of the = ground: Jand,stone, gravel Sulphur... Coal rcccanns All other ...._... Entire system 1923. | 19% 006. 284 12. 032. 317 1925 9 844 013 300, 732 216, 342 06, 140 63, 583 46, 558 t1 BR? 112, 840 78, 712 18, 518 63, 628 34, 666 30. 301 566, 669 43, 610 21, 880 153, 755 18,133 18 010 10, 313 24, 685 12. 999 80, 490 69, 940 8744 mae wor 7 "19 453 123, 289 22,037 {1 EL0 42, 056 384, 204 101, 624 51,743 21,657 366, 075 77,856 7, 222 21. 553 Commodity Manufactured products: Petroleum and other oil___.... fron, pig and bloora.. oo... fron and steel articles...._... IK ocramasanes BH ae cesnanaas UEAL oman “aper and paper produets. _._... “hemicals and AINE. wm win All otherooeeonao. All other products... Entire system 1923 1924 {1995 221, 610 200, 750 322,141 35,907 31. 801 29 AR] 5,008 46, 853 39, 517 19, 440 14, 403 28,475 51,896 35, 752 12,083 35, 974 35, 814 8, 875 30, 368 30, 492 34, 657 | 24, 449 20, 464 15, 332 89, 809 A, 782 47,738 33,714 76, 704 14. 185 Source: Superintendent of Public Works, State of New York.