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.
