Stone shipments on the Great Lakes in November were virtually unchanged from a year ago. Loadings at U.S. and Canadian ports totaled 4,003,629 net tons, an increase of roughly 50,000 tons compared to last November. For the season, the stone trade stands at 35.9 million tons, an increase of 2.3 percent.
Present indications are for a normal close of the stone trade, with most quarries shipping their final cargo of the season by Christmas or so. The relatively higher moisture content of stone, plus that some stone must be "washed" prior to loading, generally preclude January shipments unless the weather is very mild.
November 2000 | November 1999 | Season-To-Date 2000 | Season-To-Date 1999 | |
| U.S. Ports | 3,436,360 | 3,421,848 | 29,397,397 | 29,348,841 |
| Canadian Ports | 567,269 | 534,099 | 6,535,518 | 5,752,441 |
Total | 4,003,629 | 3,955,947 | 35,932,915 | 35,101,282 |