Products Exported from Baltimore - 1997

The following goods were packed into shipping containers to be shipped from Baltimore to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. Next to the item is an indication of the US state or Canadian province from where the item came. All of these goods were loaded aboard a COSCO container ship in June, 1997.

To Hong Kong To Shanghai To Singapore
tinplate sheet (for cans)
402 skids (MD)
78 pkgs. (NY)
18 pkgs. (CA)
tin plate waste
38 pcs. (MD)
tin-free steel waste
151 skids (NY)
53 skids (PA)
electrolytic nickel
11 bdls. (NJ)
lumber
39 pks. type n/a (NY)
35 pks. cherry (NY)
15 pks. oak (NY)
11 pks. oak (VA)
frozen poultry
12,364 cas (VA)
12,133 ctns. (GA)
1,250 ctns. (Quebec)
1.090 cas (Quebec)
1.275 ctns (MD)
1,135 ctns. (MN)
1,300 ctns. (MS)
household / personal goods,
137 pcs.
bleached paperboard
(to make toilet paper
paper towels,
and novelty umbrellas)
479 rolls (NY)
clay-covered news board
92 rolls (CA)
machinery, 6 cases (CA)
auto springs, 24 boxes (NJ)
tinplate sheets (for cans)
218 skids (MD)
frozen poultry
1,300 cas (Quebec)
lumber
49 pks. oak (NY)
12 bdls. oak (PA)
13 pks. maple (NY)
13 pks. cherry (NY)
household goods and
personal effects (VA)

Notes:

pack of lumber (about 210 pcs/pack) weighs about 3,800 lbs.
carton of chicken -(about 26 pcs / case) weighs about 41 lbs.
38 pcs. tinplate waste weighs 93,885 lbs.
6 cases machinery weighs 25,770 lbs.
151 skids weighs 371,975 lbs.

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