The New York herald., 1866-01-29
The Shipbuilding Business OF
New York.
Work New i'm PregreSs---NOthing but
Steam Vessels Building.
TWO Of the Largest Wooden Steamships Ever
Bnili AT Present on the Stocks.
THE VESSELS AND THEIR MACHINERY.
&c &c. &c.

Ru.ness at The various shipyards in aud adjacent to
tie city is gradually reyivng; but still this branch Of
industry has not as yet fully recovered from the pros
tration that followed upon the close OF the
Prom the commencement the termination of the
great rebellion our shpbuilders lad work than
ftcy could conveniently attend 10, and often
rccd to recommend lhcir patrons 10 Baltimore, Boston
and Mystic to have their work performed, being unable
TO attend 10 il themselves from the fact OF already hav
in. an oi work their hands that utterly pre-
cuded the possibility of their receiving more orders
ihan they could Ill in ven time Many Of our en-
shpbuildcrs that period had scarcely laid the
Keel of vessel before they contracted to build
thcr the first should be launched Al the
present day they hardly lind enough work TO keep
their men employed, and in few instances the
gates of the yards tightly cosed-a sure indication
that work in that quarter Is Very dull
sBIrBUILDISG MATERIALS, ETC.
The materials used in construction of vessels like
everything else, steadily advanced in price during
tinuancc of the war; and in almost doubled
Yellow pine, that formerly entered largely into the
construction OF every description of vessel was owing
the blockade OF the Southern pors very article
in the Northern markets. and could but with greatest
difficulty be purchased at any price It has however
.ince the opening of the ports, been pouring into
market so fast that it appeared at time If the
market about TO be Hooded: but the shpbuilding
business improving little, the equal to the
supply, and the pitch pine was quickly bought up Now
from the South the North is anticipated that pine
and live oak will be selling the old rates With
this exception material has advanced about forty nor
cent ON the old prices but there is just bare possibility
of slight decline before great while The wages OF
& tne mechanics have in some places been slightly
ouceu from the war rates and they now receive,
general thing two dollars and fifty and three dol
lars per day.
VARIED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER or STEAM
VESSELS.
The most not ceabe feature presented at tL shpyars
and the showing the direction that large shipping
merchants are drifting n is the unprecedented number
of steam vessels that building Out OF all the
vessels at present on the stocks about to be
menced in ts city there a single sailing vessel TO
be found among them. In the combined shipyards of
Brooklyn, Williamsburg and GreepPoint i woud be nm
possible to find above Ave o lha cas the depand
very clearly being in favor Of steam During the past
four years there has beon built in and around this city
Iust twice as many steamers sailing vessels twenty
seafners TO every ten sailing craft, and have
reached point for the first time IN this business where
every vessel, without single exception that now
'Shia s'~". ."@ on tie o'd system OF
canvass propulsion cannot but result advanaseousy to
shipping merchants well as benchcia'iy 10 our
ship carp n,crs and machQis,s Sailing Vessels are well
aud probably best adapted FOR long 66es but fN c6st
Ing perposcs We need many steamers to keep pace
with our growing comn@rc and increasing travel along
four eastern seacoas which stretches distance of
nearly three thousand miles.
The daily increasing intercourse between this country
aud Europe also requires additional steamers 10 placed
the lines already established aud iS all i'm
probable that before the expiration of another two years
there will regular daily packets plying between
is il alone on tho Atlantic thai our steamers are multiply.
ing rapidly. The Pacific Ocean bears upon us broad
waters many o the finest models OF merchant steam
MARINE trading along the South American Pacific shores
and making San Francisco the great depot from which
they cadiate west north and south and now that our
trade and commerce with China and japan have
a regular line al steamer 10 those lar on conntrss To
meet this demand the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
a, amers which rive pronise of being among IN. Won
ders OF the age
TIN hAsMorh sIhtMshirs.
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h ,s sha Perps T 'e ,ses. mooa'h heShantmes
IN me world ,he Seei ol IRE one At Nj Webbs yard
Was hna aoom. ,hree Week ago. Out ts one construct
my g oy M, n'seis u sncWh' iuI'hcr auvahoeo ahd
vii VII poua"y s ,, oa 'ei! o' la"hcnns soine uno IN Au
gust next Both vessels are expected TO be IN proper
condition for making their regular trips between san
rIan.isco, Nanasawa japan, ahd hong hons, thna
ABOUT he hrt OF next year. The round voyage, from the
me OF leaving 'he port OF san Francisco until return
ing 70 the SAME occupying abouttwo months They are
70 De constructed OF the best materials, and Will be in
,espeV. suPeIor Ncsseis. iney are 70 DC supplied
Win al tne modern improvements aud WIN each have
sot, mnen esdy TOT sea over million OF dollars fhey
WILL VII od aNiooa n'o ouf mao' tgn' coinparimenls and
s,,oney uraceu WIN iron oars running diagonally
.nrougnont the enthe length OF inc vessel The Two
sers ooiIespohn w'n esch oner in every narucniar
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s, ~ e'ey ps.,,a' p, "a, ~ I,frus sxe appointments
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rHE DIMENSIONS ot rHE sTE ,utgs.
Both vessels viii be idewheel steamers substantial
braced with and will he about Eve thousand tons
burden, carpenters They will have three
fu decks, and will be full ship rigge, aud will all be
principally constructed Of yellow pine Tho timbers are
nrst TO be braced with diagonal bars O. on which
the first pankng or yellow pine will be laid. This
pankng will next bc hrsccd in the manner as the
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