The number and gross tonnage of steamships of the different lines are shown in the following table, the tonnage being from “Lloyd’s Register:”
--------------------------------------------+------+-------- |Number| | of | Total Lines. |Steam-| Gross |ships.|Tonnage. --------------------------------------------+------+-------- Wilson | 30 | 114,000 North German Lloyd | | (12 direct and 9 calling at Baltimore) | 21 | 111,585 Hamburg-American (including Baltic line) | 19 | 82,589 Anchor (including Mediterranean service) | 15 | 63,083 Netherlands | | (9 direct and 4 calling at Baltimore) | 13 | 43,314 National | 12 | 54,062 Sumner | 12 | 42,800 White Star | 10 | 58,162 Florio | 9 | 22,500 Red Star | 7 | 33,959 Fabre | 7 | 23,600 Mediterranean & New York S. S. Co. | 7 | 15,000 Inman | 6 | 41,276 Cunard | 6 | 40,253 French | 6 | 46,927 Allan | 6 | 23,738 Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate | | (Atlantic service) | 6 | 12,000 Guion | 5 | 22,651 Bristol City | 5 | 24,000 Beaver, during winter months | 5 | 17,500 Arrow | 5 | 13,000 Thingvalla | 4 | 11,985 Union (Sloman’s) | 4 | 11,750 Marseilles | 4 | 12,000 Great Western S. S. Co. | 4 | 10,000 Bordeaux | 3 | 6,000 White Cross | 2 | 5,169 Linha de Vapores Portuguezes | 2 | 3,777 Insular Navigation Co. | 1 | 2,893 --------------------------------------------+------+--------
This list gives only the regular lines engaged in the freight and passenger business, besides which there are the tank steamships, the tramp steamships, and a large number of vessels which call for orders from other ports, as well as steamships which are chartered for special freights.
_Central and South American, West Indian, and other Lines from New York._
------------------------------------+------+-------- |Number| | of | Total Lines. |Steam-| Gross |ships.|Tonnage. ------------------------------------+------+-------- Atlas | 12 | 22,000 Booth’s | 10 | 14,000 Red Cross | 10 | 16,225 New York & Cuba S. S. Co. | 9 | 25,300 Red “D” | 6 | 11,020 Quebec S. S. Co. | 6 | 9,094 Royal Dutch West Indian Mail | 6 | 10,156 United States & Brazil S. S. Co. | 5 | 16,400 Compañia Trasatlantica | 5 | 10,866 Earn | 5 | 12,500 Union (Sloman’s) | 4 | 8,000 Clyde (West Indian) | 4 | 6,600 Waydell’s | 4 | 4,500 Trinidad | 4 | 4,000 Atlantic & Pacific S. S. Co. | 4 | 9,904 Pacific Mail | 3 | 8,800 Wessell’s | 3 | 4,500 Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate[18] | 3 | 7,500 Honduras & Central American | 2 | 3,000 Anchor (West Indian Service) | 2 | 2,077 Maryland | 2 | 6,000 New York & Porto Rico S. S. Co. | 2 | 2,000 ------------------------------------+------+--------