No. 872. COMMERCE OF SELECTED UNITED STATES PORTS: 1965 [In thousands of short tons (cargo). Excludes Great Lakes. In addition to commerce shown here, many ports have (a) commerce with ports on internal rivers and canals; (6) purely local port traffic] Source: Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers; Waterborne Commerce of the United States. No. 873. FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FOR CIVIL FUNCTIONS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY: 1940 To 1966 [In thousands of dollars. For years ending June 30. Includes Puerto Rico and outlying areas. Represents funds actually expended under the direction of the Chief of Engineers for maintenance and improvement of rivers and harbors, flood control, and other miscellaneous works] Source: Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers; annual report, Statement of Costs. No. 874. COMMERCE OF SELECTED GREAT LAKES PORTS: 1950 TO 1965 [In thousands of short tons (cargo). Comprises foreign, lakewise, and coastwise shipping] No. 875. FREIGHT CARRIED ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM: 1940 to 1965 [Net traffic. Comprises main channels and all tributaries of the Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers] Source of tables 874 and 875: Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers; through 1950, Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, Part 2; thereafter, Waterborne Commerce of the United States. No. 876. COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL, 1940 To 1966, AND BY NATIONALITY OF VESSEL, 1966 [For years ending June 30. Comprises oceangoing tolls-paying vessels and foreign naval vessels of 300 net tons and over (Panama Canal measurement) for vessels rated on net tonnage, or 500 tons displacement and over for vessels rated on displacement tonnage. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 235-237] No. 877. VESSELS ENtered and CLEARED IN FOREIGN TRADE-NET REGISTERED [In thousands of net tons. Excludes domestic trade] No. 878. VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED IN FOREIGN TRADE-NET REGISTERED TONNAGE, BY FLAG OF CARRIER VESSEL: 1941 To 1965 In thousands of net tons, except as indicated. Includes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Excludes domestic trade. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 192-203] Source of tables 877 and 878: Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; Foreign Commerce and Narigation of the United States, and current summary reports, FT 975, Vessel Entrances and Clearances. 84, 192 73, 663 20, 763 52,900 84.470 18,653 65.817 87,273 18,952 68.321 91,036 96, 822 101, 212 103, 473 19,648 71,388 20,833 75.989 21.501 20,979 No. 879. [In thousands. EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SHIPYARDS: 1940 TO 1966 Prior to 1959, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Annual average employment in establishments primarily engaged in building and repairing all types of ships, barges, canal boats, and lighters of 5 gross tons and over, whether propelled by sail or motor power or towed by other craft] Includes all full- and part-time employees who worked during or received pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Data have been adjusted to March 1965 benchmark levels indicated by data from Government social insurance programs. 2 Includes Curtis Bay Coast Guard yard (Md.) through 1958. Source: Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current data for private yards published monthly in Employment and Earnings and Monthly Report on the Labor Force. No. 880. EMPLOYMENT ON U.S. FLAG MERCHANT VESSELS: 1935 TO 1966 [As of June 30, except as indicated. Estimates of personnel employed on U.S. merchant ships, 1,000 gross tons and over. Excludes vessels on inland waterways, Great Lakes, and those owned by, or operated for, the United States Army and Navy, and special types such as cable ships, tugs, etc.] Employment affected by maritime strike, Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coast ports. 2 Decrease due to seafaring strike. Source: Dept. of Commerce, Maritime Administration; unpublished data through 1960; beginning 1961, monthly data in Maritime Manpower Report. No. 881. BASIC WAGE SCALE FOR ABLE-BODIED SEAMEN: 1935 to 1967 [Represents basic wage, over and above subsistence (board and room), paid to seamen having qualifying experience and employed on U.S. flag merchant vessels. Excludes overtime and fringe pay benefits] 1 Seamen on both coasts receive extra pay for Saturdays and Sundays at sea. Beginning November 1955, West Coast incorporated this extra pay into base wages but East Coast did not. Source: Dept. of Commerce, Maritime Administration; Seafaring Wage Rates and unpublished data. 247079 067 39 No. 882. U.S. MERCHANT MARINE-SUMMARY: 1930 To 1965 [As of June 30 for 1930 to 1940; January 1, thereafter. Includes Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands. Covers documented vessels of 5 net tons or more. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 153-174) 2 Vessels having no propelling power of their own. 3 Comprises iron, steel, composite, concrete, and aluminum. Beginning 1961, includes plastic (fiberglass). For 1963, 1964, and 1965, steel amounted to 24,336,000, 24,860,000, and 25,279,000 tons, respectively. Excludes vessels engaged in whale, cod, and mackerel fisheries. Source: Treasury Dept., Bureau of Customs; annual report, Merchant Marine Statistics. No. 883. U.S. MERCHANT MARINE-VESSELS, BY YEAR BUILT: 1965 [As of January 1. Includes Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands. Covers documented vessels of 5 net tons or more] Source: Treasury Dept., Bureau of Customs; annual report, Merchant Marine Statistics. |