The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-18
Balance in favor OF foreign bottoms. ;. :.

or the foreign vessels four are up for Liverpool,
four for Antwerp, three for Bremen, TWO for
Havre. one for Glasgow one for the United King
dom, two for London, and one each for Rotterdam,
Hamburg and Lisbon. Ofthe American vessels one is
mp for Sidney N. s. w. one each for Callao and Mel.
bourne; the destination of the others being San
francisco, New Orleans ana coast ports. Nine
others are awaiting orders Two are FOR Europe an
ports-the Cornelius GrinneI for London. and the
Excelsior for Liverpool. Their tonnage Is. respec.
uvely, 1916 AMI 1,1s4 tons OF the foreign ships
I'VE belong to British ports proper six to British
Cosona. ports, three to North Germany, one to Rus
sia and one to Portugal
BARxs.
There are eighty seven barks In port, OF which
twenty-five are American and sixtv-tive foreign.
The American owners are mainly New Engianders.
bueuos 1yres, /; Hontcyideo. 2; Siciiy, /; caao.
I; the Conttnent 1; Cfeniuegos, 4: Genoa. L Tue
Others are for Galveston san san Hayans AS
kotierdam, Marseilles Bordeaux Cadiz. Bremen and
other European pOrts. Immense quantities or
potts - : 800 ''''''- = ''' ~ .'-'"'
in all there Is . tonnage Of barks of........ ASH
Foreign tonnage. 81, S68
An1ertcau tonnage ........................ II, o03
Balance In favor Of foreign barks ......... 10 sos
or this foreign tonnage there are:Austrian, AHA;
North German, 1857; swedish, $40; Spanish 3o6;
u,
Norwegian, S2Oi. and Italian, 4,sss ''
BRI0s
which tweniy-six are American ana iiity.sIrSs &c
oregn Tabuated, the tonnage OF this class Of yes
kes U as follows
Total brig tonnage Observation-Disclosures. 10 6s7
Foreign brig tonnage. .................. IL. 900
American brig TONNAGE .................. 1928
Balance in favor OF foreign bottoms 49,. aosl
or this foreign brig tonnage there comes from
hal possessons sse TONS from North Germ STV'
Gao tons; from Norway, s2S tons; from Denmark
eas tons; from Italy, 800 toms aud from Mexico %
ions. Ii VIII be seen that our c0nuguity to our
% the sre SSs the aas
which che smaller sized vessels can be used. Our
bwn briggs are up for West Indian and home ports
mostly but the foreign vessels are not only for West
Indian but European continental, South Amert can,
British colonial and British proper ports. From
many or the colonial ports especially those Of Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick, large cargoes OF lumber,
lime, &C., are received weekly; and the great bulk
Df this trade probably oighth-tcnns OF ~ Is done
In foreign vessels.
or the schooners in port Q0i) only eighteen are OF
ownosi Ia New Brunswick and Nova scoua. Their
homage, IN all, amounts to 23s9 tons. Our own
r ars nor ns por which
hidden TO foreign vessels, and hence their trade Is
not 90 much affected as Is that which Is suited 70
scnooner craft. however, come into competition
With foreign bottoms when engaged IN carrying
pananas. oranges and other sruts Indigenous 10
Hopicad climates, which we get from the West In
uies. me following shows the proportions between
american and foreign schooners now In this port
io'aa tonnage NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l6,3i3 tons.
american schooner tonnage. .......... 1904 TONS
roicHh Scnooher tonnage. ............. 1859 TONS
III hvoi Va american bottoms. 0,065 TONS
RECAPrTuLArIoN
TO sum up, then. II appears that the tonna0es OF
vessels now In this port are as follows.-
Steamers e exclusive or the regular liners that
ply between New York and near homo no,ts
such NJ Alexandra, Va; Portland Charles. ToDs
ton SaVanhnh' Noroik, &C., ~ In NUMBER. 10, 701
Enlps'. A., 334
42,s71
erigs....' 10, 537
6ch0oncrs. ....... 1898
Total. ...s,...,....... 100 80