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 COMMERCE. ETC. — COMMUNICATIONS — REFERENCES 799

Commerce and Shipping-— The following table shows the shipping

of Danzig

in recent years : —

Entered

Cleared

Years

Number of vessels

Total register

Total cargo

1,283,630 •7.757

Number of T« -

Total regfatei

Total cargo

1013 . 1911 . 191.'..

1916.

1917.

1918.

2,910 2,159 1,411 1,664 1,258 1 .237

924,837

■

888,668

2,855 2,181

1,228

Tons

M6.864

166,888

366,907 473,9*1 383,392

lOUs

878,471 556,317 1S3.624 138,956 101,992 109,786

For centuries Danzig has been a well-known grain market and shipping point. Its advantageous geographical situation at the mouth of the Vistula its vicinity to the great German. Polish, and Russian grain districts, and Hi foreign shipping connections have placed it at times in the first rank.

The following figures show total amounts of grain (wheat, rye, barley, oats, leguminous plants, and corn, and oleaginous seeds) received at Danzig in recent years, as well as the total outgoing shipments by the sea route. The figures showing receipts include (except for 1916, 1917, and ] 918) stocks held over from the precediug years.

Years

Incoming Outgoing

crain re- ^rain

ceived at shipped

Panzig by sea

Metric tons Metric tons

-1909 1010 1911 1912 1913

441. 70S

636,215 666,812 541,111

353,170 424.241 439,967 336,714

Years

Incoming {Tain re- ceived at Danzig

Outgoing grain

shipped by sea

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

1918.

ric tons 421,346

202.979 91.S15 72,719

Metric tons 250.009 8,751 4,483 15,615 6.12*

Sugar is next in importance to grain, and lumber ranks third as the commodities dealt in at Danzig. For lumber Great Btitain is Danzig's best customer.

Communications. — Danzig is connected with Poland by three main lines: — Danzig to Warsaw, 204 miles; Danzig to Lodz, 263 miles; and Danzig to Posen, 192 miles.

The metric system is the sole legal system of weights and measuies in Danzig.

References.

Athkenazy (Simon), Danzig and Poland. Londo:;

Chitholm (G. Gl, ' Tue Free Citv ot Danzig ' in The Geographical Journal f<r April,

Keyset ( Erich), Danzig's Werden und Wesen. Danzig, 1021. Sim-ton (Paul), Gesclnoite der Stadt Daozu. Danzig, iOlS.