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mmmimtmimmmmmttmmmmmtmmnmmmM THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD VOLUME 29 >»—»—WMM—<—»—»» Gift ofthe Panama Canal Museum UNIV. OF FL. LIB. ' JUL 1 mi \ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/panamacanalr29193536isth THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD PUBLISHED MONTHLY UNDER THE AUTHORITY AND SUPER- VISION OF THE PANAMA CANAL AUGUST 15, 1935 TO JULY 15, 1936 VOLUME XXIX WITH INDEX THE PANAMA CANAL BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE 1936 THE PANAMA CANAL PRESS MOUNT HOPE, CANAL ZONE 1936 For additional copies of this publication address The Panama Canal. Washington, D.C., or Balboa Heights, Canal Zone. Price of bound volumes, $1.00; for foreign postal delivery, $1.50. Price of current subscription, $0.50 a year, foreign, $1.00. .... ... ... THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. Subscription rates, domestic, $0.50 per year; foreign, $1.00; address The Panama Canal Record, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, or, for United States and foreign distribution. The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C. Entered as second-class matter February 6, 1918, at the Post Office at Cristobal, C. Z., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Certificate- By direction of the Governor of The Panama Canal the matter contained herein is published as statistical information and is reriuired for the proper transaction of the public business. Volume XXIX. Balboa Heights, C.Z., August 15, 1935. No. i. Traffic Through the Panama Canal in July 1935 The total vessels of all kinds transiting the Panama Canal during the month of July 1935, and for the same month in the two preceding years, are shown in the following tabulation: July 1935 July July Atlantic Pacific 1933 1934 to to Total Pacific Atlantic Ocean-going commercial traffic 382 394 196 181 377 Local commercial vessels 27 40 31 21 52 Noncommercial vessels: United States Government 13 26 Colombian Government . 2 For repairs 1 2 Total 441 483 241 218 459 Vessels under 300 net tons Panama Canal measurement. OCEAN-GOING COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ' The following tabulation shows the number of vessels, Panama Canal net tonnage, tons of cargo carried and tolls collected, from the ocean traffic transiting the Canal each month for the 12 months ended July 31, 1935, as compared with the same period in the previous year. No. of Panama Canal net Tons of cargo Tolls vessels tonnage Month 1933-34 1934-35 1933-34 1934-35 1933-34 1934-35 1933-34 1934-35 August .... 393 401 2,158,755 2,245,247 1,912,679 2,187,780 $1,828,320.19 $1,906,821.39 September 385 435 2,095,215 2,332,351 1,795,540 2,142,832 1,757,083.14 1,947,536.76 2,172,752 October . 433 467 2,414,410 2,516,087 2,123,972 2,034,963.22 2,098,299.03 November 432 469 2,393,779 2,546,417 1,948,655 2,339,001 2,000,060.65 2,137,916.55 December 476 443 2,616,777 2,331,250 2,191,245 2,089,310 2,203,319.45 1,952,192.57 January. 479 425 2,581,095 2,294,137 2,086,480 1,945,085 2,159,642.48 1,911,094.13 February . 452 430 2,461,993 2,205,057 2,123,956 1,836,383 2,078,950.58 1,826,999.63 2,210,434 2,280,217.26 March. 508 455 2,702,006 2,398,231 2,464,735 2,018,114.62 April 469 432 2,492,529 2,258,926 2,290,795 2,079,028 2,120,640.81 1,890,572.41 May 459 424 2,566,067 2,366,455 2,301,666 2,291,968 2,146,421.35 1,996,156.81 June 366 405 2,018,355 2,134,237 1,766,608 2,080,717 1,706,774.58 1,798,449.39 July 394 377 2,177,193 2,035,873 1,934,237 1,777,815 1,822,909.64 1,683,649.94 Total . 5,246 5,163 28,678,174 27,664,268 24,940,568 25,153,105 24,139,303.35 23,167,803.23 Traffic by Nationality of Vessels ' for July 1935 No. Panama Tons No. Panama Tons Nationality of Canal net of Nationality of Canal net of tonnage cargo ships tonnage cargo . British'. 435,910 377,035 Norwegian 39 183,297 211,069 Chilean . 7,351 7,257 Panamanian 11 25,610 17,889 Danish 46,467 37,790 Peruvian .... 1 1,640 1,536 Danzig 19,943 16,870 Swedish 7 34,112 48,605 French 67,138 71,342 United States 155 900,703 715,328 . Jugoslav 1 German . 105,755 95,895 4,567 8,300 Italian. 30,757 9,476 . Japanese . 129,796 113,551 Total 377 2,035,873 1,777,815 Netherlands 42,827 45,872 ' Ocean-going commercial trafiBc includes only tolls-paying vessels of 300 net tons or over, Panama Canal measurement. » Includes 1 naval vessel of 10,380 tons displacement. — THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD Aufjust 16, 19S5 Traffic by Trade Routes, July 1935 The movement of vessels over trade routes is summarized in the following table. The trade routes are classified according to primary origin and ultimate destination of the voyage through the Canal and the cargo listed is the total aboard at time of transit. Cargo may be laden or discharged between the terminal areas indicated, hence in the cargo listed below there may be some which had other origin or destina- tion: Atlantic to Pacific Pacific to Atlantic Trade route No. Panama Tons No. Tons of Canal net of of Canal net of ships tonnage cargo ships tonnage cargo United States intercoastal 58 342,176 47 299,365 290,515 East coast United States and: Canada 15,225 22,617 Central America 2,310 4,062 South America 55,185 24,535 54,554 106,735 Hawaiian Islands 14,950 6,100 29,795 48,963 Australasia 35,063 30,878 5,155 8,300 Philippine Islands 46,171 28,988 95,251 92,155 Far East 107,362 132,722 21,833 9,576 Canadian intercoastal 3,300 6,834 East coast Canada and: United States 3,235 6,454 Australasia 9,983 9,175 18,289 11,133 Far East 4,343 7,156 South American intercoastal 12,198 16,001 5,829 3,379 East coast South America and: Canada 9,809 11,295 5,020 3,671 Central America 1,549 774 Far East 7,606 4,796 Cristobal and: Central America 2,545 1,709 7,887 2,776 South America 5,786 2,214 7,868 7,082 West Indies and: United States 11,726 South America 3,450 Far East 6,554 12,942 Europe and: United States 43,346 13,649 43,865 80,360 Canada 143,798 64,363 153,945 184,287 Central America 5,012 3,292 South America 105,230 30,544 118,848 176,614 Hawaiian Islands 5,635 11,090 Australasia 73,465 48,551 35,652 31,339 Philippine Islands 6,736 987 Far East 6,345 5,702 8,795 Egypt and South America 16,100 Foreign vessels in ballast (United States intercoastal) 3,190 Around the world 17,694 11,255 7,049 6,067 Vessels not engaged in commerce Total 1,079,134 649,105 956,739 1,128,710 One naval vessel. Origin and Destination of Cargo by Major Areas, July 1935 The following table summarizes the origin of cargo passing through the Canal in July 1935, and its destination by major geographical trade areas: ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC Tons of cargo destined for Origin Other Total United North Asia South Austral- States America America asia North America: 190,495 14,659 163,220 21,546 30,878 420,798 Other North America 8,164 19,324 13,035 8,817 9,288 58,628 48,319 14,211 28,619 47,947 139,096 12,749 492 3,014 13,816 512 30.583 Total 259,727 48,686 179,269 72,798 88,625 649,105 .. — . August 15, 1935 THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC Tons of cargo destined for Origin Other Total United North Europe Miscel- States America laneous North America: United States 290,248 9,679 135,471 1,093 436,491 Canada 20,218 1,557 127,506 789 150,070 Other North America 49,836 2,054 12,782 64 , 672 104.480 15,656 173,515 ^16,259 309,910 Australasia 16,663 6,142 27,967 50,772 96,726 11,215 8,795 59 116,795 Total 578,171 46,303 486,036 18,200 1,128,710 Principal Commodities Commodities which aggregated 10,000 or more tons either during July 1935, or in the corresponding month in 1934 are listed below: July July Commodity Commodity 1934 1935 1934 1935 Atlantic te Pacific Long tons Long tons Pacific to Atlantic—Continued Long tons Long tons Automobiles and parts . 16 074 18,193 Coffee 7,395 12,232 Coal and coke 5 986 10,595 Cold storage (food products) ' . 17,747 10,710 Cotton, raw 31 118 9,685 Copra 8,102 14,219 Creosote 18 047 126 Cotton, raw 12,478 16,200 Iron and steel 100 54S 101,744 Flour 5,775 26,971 Metals 14 ,752 19,954 Fruit, dried 10,679 18,183 Mineral oils 55 ,528 45,527 Fruit, fresh' 11,964 30,068 Ores 1 691 15,951 Lumber 45,753 89,315 Paper 24: 341 34,400 Metals (principally copper) ...