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Show Washington, July 4. American ship builders completed 229 vessels of all description during the month of June. ' jH Most of the crafts were of the smaller wooden variety, and the gross ton- H nage for the lot was only 81,385. ' Ninety steel steam vessels were turn- , 3 ', ed out, tho largest being the Renoun $ ;H of 4,154 gross tons built at Lorain, ,'H Ohio, for the Standard Oil company ' "'H and the Sol Due of 1,085 gross tons '; ; IH built at Seattle, Wash., for the Se- ,H attle Construction company. , t H |