MHOBiaaaan THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD VOLUME 31 m ii i ii ii bbwwwuu n—ebbs > ii h i 1 1 nmafimunmw Panama Canal Museum Gift ofthe UNIV. OF FL. LIB. - JUL 1 2007 j Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/panamacanalr31193738isth THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD PUBLISHED MONTHLY UNDER THE AUTHORITY AND SUPER- VISION OF THE PANAMA CANAL AUGUST 15, 1937 TO JULY 15, 1938 VOLUME XXXI WITH INDEX THE PANAMA CANAL BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE 1938 THE PANAMA CANAL PRESS MOUNT HOPE, CANAL ZONE 1938 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— direction of the Governor of The By Panama Canal the matter contained herein is published as statistical information and is required for the proper transaction of the public business. Volume XXXI Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 15, 1937 No. Traffic Through the Panama Canal in July 1937 The total vessels of all kinds transiting the Panama Canal during the month of July 1937, and for the same month in the two preceding years, are shown in the following tabulation: July 1937 July July Atlantic Pacific 1935 1936 to to Total Pacific Atlantic 377 456 257 200 457 T.nnal commerrifl 1 vessels ' 52 38 30 32 62 Noncommercial vessels: 26 26 22 22 44 2 2 1 1 For repairs 2 1 State of New York 1 Total 459 523 310 255 565 1 Vessels under 300 net tons, Panama Canal measurement. OCEAN-GOING COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC 2 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, 1937, as compared with the same period in the previous year: No.of Panama Canal net vessels tonnage Tons ol cargo Tolls Month 1935-6 1936-7 1935-6 1936-7 1935-6 1936-7 1935-6 1936-7 August. 395 473 2,102,387 2,398,306 2,019,298 2,396,331 $1,757,259.77 $2,051,540.28 September. 391 466 2,095,599 2,428,317 1,994,487 2,526,366 1,780,805.80 2,045,440.82 October . 441 482 2,357,640 2,499,678 2,22S,536 2,463,069 1,964,076.81 2,081,758.23 November. 418 368 2,165,559 1,768,738 2,050,422 1,747,368 1,796,820.57 1,488,054.25 December 459 341 2,382,602 1,655,501 2,187,731 1,538,503 1,997,206.74 1,366,388.58 January. 472 399 2,411,073 1,915,787 2,148,935 1,855,937 2,018,543.52 1,598,323.51 February. 452 377 2,322,013 1,940,611 2,155,031 1,839,788 1,952,682.73 1,602,306.30 March .... 526 536 2,714,768 2,770,451 2,634,150 3,016,418 2,293,S74.51 2,355,149.04 April 482 473 2,483,561 2,460,549 2,430,134 2,652,880 2,079,730.70 2,067,026.68 May 488 544 2,504,215 2,839,127 2,419,652 2,950,925 2,081,103.73 2,376,706.36 June 481 472 2,449,127 2,450,018 2,459,752 2,670,466 2,073,359.39 2,070,337.89 July 456 457 2,364,539 2,395,306 2,450,324 2,476,366 1,999,105.18 2,029,642.45 Total... 5,461 5,388 28,353,083 27,522,389 27,178,452 28,134,417 23,794,569.45 23,132,674.39 2 Ocean-going commercial traffic includes only tolls-paying vessels of 300 net tons or over, Panama Canal measurement. Traffic by Nationality of Vessels 3 for July 1937 No. Panama Tons No. Panama Tons Nationality of Canal net of Nationality of Canal net of ships tonnage cargo tonnage cargo British . *89 530,371 497,268 Japanese .... 25 152,660 181,094 Chilean. 2 8,126 10,096 Netherlands 24 S9,077 96,365 Chinese. 2 7,893 13,113 Norwegian. .. 50 242,804 287,186 Danish. 18 91,194 87,823 Panamanian 15 34,354 43,643 Estonian 1 2,337 Spanish 2 9,085 15,280 French . 9 47,225 42,27S Swedish 10 44,7S4 55,856 German . 30 111,645 139,793 United States 163 942,997 955,543 Greek. 10 46,884 31,481 Yugoslav. 1 3,987 7,150 Honduran 2 3,140 632 Italian . 4 26,743 11,765 Total... 2,395,306 2,476,366 3 Tolls-paying vessels of 300 net tons or over, Panama Canal measurement. 4 Includes two naval vessels of 19,700 tons displacement. — THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD August 15, 1937 Traffic by Trade Routes, July 1937 The movement of vessels over the various trade routes contributory to the Canal is summarized in the table below. In connection with this table, the traffic passing through the Canal has been segregated according to the primary origin and ultimate destination of the voyage and the cargo listed is the total aboard at the time of transit. As cargo frequently is laden or discharged at ports en route, the cargo tonnage figures shown opposite each trade route do not necessarily show the actual cargo tonnage passing through the Canal between the two terminal areas indicated by the trade route. Atlantic to Pacific Pacific to Atlantic Trade route No. Panama Tons No. Panama Tons of Canal net of of Canal net of ships tonnage cargo ships tonnage cargo United States intercoastal 58 349,427 209,307 59 343,286 438,844 East coast United States and: 3 14,462 4 17,048 24,840 1 1,570 1 1,570 632 20 85,562 28,228 15 69,793 181,366 3 15,016 11,983 4 20,128 28,368 9 52,927 60,668 1 4,673 8,000 8 48,751 47,477 18 108,266 133,261 Far East 44 231,156 354, 83S 5 31,933 32,549 2 9,611 10,930 East coast Canada and: 2 10,576 8,192 2 6,645 2,250 2 12,172 24,201 Australasia 4 24,019 25,227 2 9,707 9,762 1 6,617 5,720 . Far East . 2 14,089 16,101 1 4,631 7,355 2 5,468 5,021 East coast South America and: 1 4,962 6,110 1 4,128 6,588 3 19,085 17,332 Cristobal and: 4 3,727 2,972 6 6,017 4,916 13 7,707 3,060 15 9,184 11,610 West Indies and: 4 24,436 5 30,227 59,379 2 6,003 10,396 1 5,160 10,340 1 5,946 Europe and: 11 60,399 7,974 7 47,878 74,217 23 140,901 70,652 19 102,965 138,916 2 10,810 7,944 2 6,245 5,484 18 114,267 44,046 24 139,948 206,639 1 5,672 6,963 Australasia 6 5S.530 38,128 4 31,886 23,367 Africa and: 1 2,912 4,334 1 2,774 4,000 1 5,409 7,753 1 4,866 10,400 3 27,969 12,290 1 4,861 5,436 1 1,329 52 Total 257 1,372,233 1,036,316 200 1,023,073 1,440,050 6 Two naval, 19,700 tons displacement. Origin and Destination of Cargo by Major Areas, July 1937 The following table summarizes the origin of cargo passing through the Canal in July 1937. 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: 21S.973 14,815 417,591 27,585 48,466 727,430 Other North America 18,745 26,528 13,751 20,384 34,552 113,960 64,108 26,519 39,589 37,421 167,637 12,757 80 8,943 4,826 683 27,289 Total 314,583 67,942 440,285 92,384 121,122 1,036,316 —. Auguti 15, 1937 THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC Tons of cargo destined for Origin Other Total United North Europe Miscel- States America laneous North America: 433,275 71,571 115,256 7,825 627,927 24,840 1,922 95,179 8,819 130,760 Other North America 29,567 5,013 5,484 40 064 178,296 40,283 205,209 10,428 434,216 15,161 5,014 20,954 41 129 162,026 3,928 165,954 Total 843,165 127,731 442,082 27,072 1,440,050 Principal Commodities Commodities in transit through the Canal which aggregated 10,000 or more tons either during July 1937 or July 1936 are listed below: July July Commodity Commodity 1937 1936 1937 Atlantic to Pacific Long tons Long tons Pacific to Atlantic Long tons Long tons Asphalt and tar 9 ,950 22,548 Asphalt and tar 11,335 9,942 Automobiles and parts 23 ,296 31,733 Beans, edible, dry 7,845 13,466 Canned goods, various 12 ,142 9,983 Borax 7,881 15,484 Cement 9 ,583 19,264 Canned goods, various 53,568 51,006 Coal and coke 11 ,810 12.49S Coffee 11,039 14,651 Iron and steel J 50 ,042 202,737 Cold storage (food products) 6 22,103 15,381 Machinery 13 ,219 19,425 Copra 15,273 9,938 Manufactured goods 4 ,042 11,512 Cotton, raw 12,924 12,801 Metals, various 12 ,636 126,289 Flour 19,687 16,023 Oils, mineral 59 ,104 52,412 Fruit, dried 9,474 10,759 Ores 29 ,670 23,045 Lumber 263,316 324,907 Paper and paper products .