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ship of such vessels, having 754,000 gross tons, followed by 
Norway with 346,000, Sweden with 278,000, and Germany with 
276,000. The United States ranks fifth with 267,000 gross tons. 
Sales Prices of Ships. 
Prices of second-hand cargo steamers followed the trend of freights 
in 1925 and fell to a very low level. During the last half of the year, 
8 steamers of 5,000 to 10,000 deadweight tons, not over 5 years 
old, brought an average price of only $24 per ton. Few sales were 
made during the first half of the year. In the first half of 1924, 8 
vessels had brought an average of $27 a ton, while 3 sold during the 
last half brought $38 a ton. Too much weight should not be placed 
on these figures since in such a small number of transactions unusual 
factors in one or two sales may throw the average out of line. 
Table 28.—Net Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared in Foreign Trade 
Thousands of net tons of vessel capacity. Net ton equals 100 cubic feet of space. excluding cabins. 
machinery, ete.) 
Macg 
Tatal..conununene 
American. o.oo... 
Foreign. ooo. 
Per cent Ameri- 
Cano eee on. 
With cargo (total)... 
American. ....-.. 
Foreign __..._.__ 
[n ballast (total)... 
American. .._.._. 
Foreign. __..____. 
Total seaports. -.._.. 
Total northern border 
910- 
1914 
\ver- 
aoe 1 
18. 819 
1,328 
as’ 091 
4 3 
2, 597 
3042 
“ 555 
,022 
5 286 
Vas 
5, Guy 
1. 408 
Entrances 
Total 
1093 1 1994 
88, 319 
88. 299 
27,725 
38. 594 
29, 628 
28. 664 
41 R 
42 4 
‘8, 986 
21, 125 
37, 861 
7,333 
8, e00 
1 an 
8, 838 
1, 652 
7, 156 
9, 454 
"975 
a7R 
3 ha 
, 26 
2 ARS 
Sea- 
ports 
| only, 
1025 1008 
69, 378 | 55,636 | 
21, 149 
34 487 
an’ W|®_n 
30, 773 
21, 202 
19, 571 
18, 605 
8, 745 
"_RAQ 
13,450 
17,033 
26,417 
12,186 | 
4,116 
3 069 
6, 636 
12 740 
55,636 | 
(910- 
1914 
AVer- 
aga 1 
46. 579 
11, 590 
24’ 920 
a4 0" 
10, 404 
8, 996 
31, 408 
6,175 
2, 594 
3 58] 
34, 065 
11. 814 
Clearances 
Total 
Sea- 
ports 
| | only, 
1024 1925 1925 
1992 | 
686.624 © 88.910 
70,228 | 57, 160 
27,808 ' 21, 304 
12,420 + 35,766 
s0al 37.4 
27, 932 
38. 692 
30, 091 
28 RIR 
41 a 
47 7 
31, 912 
8, 966 
32, 946 
14,712 
8, 966 
5.746 
53, 216 
13 408 
53,720 
20, 465 
33, 255 
15,190 
9, 626 
5, 564 
45,750 
14, 948 
30, 802 
11, 410 
, "6,448 
4, 964 
57, 160 | 57, 160 
13 068 | _ 
55, 294 
13. 616 
+ Fiscal years ended June 30. 
Source: Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 
Entrances and Clearances. 
The amount of space available for cargo and passengers in our 
foreign trade is shown by the net-tonnage capacity of ships entering 
and clearing (Table 28). The total net tonnage of vessels in foreign 
trade entering American ports in 1925 was 69,378,000, a record 
figure. This was 48.8 per cent over the average of 1910-1914, and 
the tonnage with cargo was greater by 55.8 per cent. This difference 
indicates more complete use of the vessels, although definite knowl- 
2dge on this point is precluded by the absence of data comparing 
actual weight of cargo with tonnage capacity during pre-war years