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Show HEAVY DROP IN LAKE SHIPPING Bufralo, N. Y., Juno 2 With twenty twen-ty big freighters swinging idly behind the broakwater, owing to ccarolty or cargoes and a heavy reduction In the number of boats in commission, shipping Interests are taking n pessimistic pessi-mistic view of the outlook for tho season's sea-son's business on the Great Lakos. Official customs figures ohow a decrease de-crease of 70,000 tons In coal shipments from this port for May-, and a decrease de-crease or 295,000 tons-for the first two months of navigation.- Salt shipments ' Show a decrease of nearly fifty jicr cent. c ' ."X , Shipments of -cemenj have dropped from 3C5.O0O barrels to 125,000 'arid railroad Iron from 1-1,000 tons to C.5Q0 tons. Receipts of grain this week will be tho smallest alucc the opening of navigation. |