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The Montreal Gazette
November 19, 1984


           Superior ranked top ore port.
           
           SUPERIOR, Wis., (AP) - Iron ore shipments from
         Superior, Wis., topped nine million gross tons for
         the year through October, making it the top ore port
         on the Great Lakes, the American Iron Ore Association
         reported.
           Shipments from the Burlington Northern railway dock
         in Superior totalled 9.3 million gross tons through
         October, comprising a sizable share of the 39 million
         gross tons shipped from U.S. ports so far this year,
         the association said. A gross ton equals 2,240 pounds
         or 1,016 kilograms.
           Escanaba, Mich., was the second leading port,
         shipping 7.3 million tons. Shipments from Two Harbors
         topped 6.6 million tons while Duluth has shipped 6.3
         million tons.
           Shipments from other U.S. ports included Silver Bay,
         3.1 million tons; Taconite Harbor, three million tons
         and Marquette, Mich., 3.3 million tons.
           Canadian ports on Lake Superior and the St. Lawrence
         River shipped a total of 9.3 million tons through
         October.
         
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