The New York herald., 1872-01-13

during M year, sl0 quickest trips of which AZ
hours aEd from Queenstown in eight days and SIX
hours The csrgoes carried tn the 2do trips reached
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the amount Of 224 400 tons, and from New York In
sensers SvGed as ssssass
1911 passengers, divided-Capin !, 7oo ana steer.
age, SAL; the total number transferred each way
Of this line, one Of the most successful ships that
ever crossed the Atlantic, 1t Is well to remark, Is
sidewheel vessel! TINS company have IN course n 20 o.
very fast steamers-the Bothnia and the Scythia
They win be ADDED to the fleet early m the spring.
INMAN LINE-NEw YORK TO LIVERPOOL.
Among the important and longest established OF
the Atlantic steamship lines is thls They employed
OF Brussels, 3O69 tons City OF BROOKLYN 29ll tons;
CITY OF Paris 3,0sl tons; CITY Of Antwerp: 2Sst
toay S Of civ o sUns I o. tons o
OF New York, 5000 tons; CITY OF Dublin, zoos
IONS; CITY Of Lnerick 2,40o tons; Cty Of Brlssol,
OF Durham. 1900 tons. These made elghty-elg
voyages each way, bringing to New York from Liver.
carrying outward TO- 900 passengersa total OF 900
persons. These figures are not exact, but are as
line. The cargoes to Europe. comprising cheese.
grain, bacon, lard, cotton, pork, beef ana nour,
voyage, while those from Europe to New York were
made up with dry goods, steel, TIN, wire ana iron:
Ts Saet q e SS ro New O
to Queenstown in eight days and six hours, and by
the City OF Brussels, Ia November, sailing from
Queenstown to this port In eight days. seven hours
and fity minutes. The Inman line mas three
steamships in course OF construction, These are
Montreal each OF large tonnage ana designed 70 De
y aRpolnted The business OF this line
HAMBURG. RG.AxERICAN PACKET c0MPANY--Nnw YORK
This ne so sadly yG with during 1870 nv
the war between France and Germany succeeded
In assuming some Of the old regularity last year,
Hammonia Captain j. Meyer; Hoisatia, Captain q.
Captain TraGsmann and Tnans'a, eapfain Ehiers is
Each OF these Is about three thousand tons bur.
asn The Ger%ana Captain HaDcn
Wnzen Of the Aamourg-New Orleans route, occa.
sionally. during summer and autumn, piled to New
YORK when the trade demanded 1t. These vessels
during the twelve months made forty Blk regular
and SIX extra trlps The voyages from Europe
made before peace was fully restored. but. that ac-
complished, They touched at Hayre as in times
was equal to nine days and thirteen hours from
Queenstown, while those from New York to
Plymouth were made IN the average time OF ten
and eight hours to Queenstown. The Slesa and
Cimbrla each made a passage to Plymouth IN nMe
York last year were PSI es6 divided cabin 4lsS and
steerage, the total work of this character being
during the same time, consisting Of cotton, wooen
and SILK goods, wines, metals, herrings, &C.
o@ TONS ceny gra seed
lard, bacon, rosn, logwood extract, cotton, sewing
machines and AGRICULTURAL implements The sxten,
from Hamburg speaks well Tor tner ENTERPRISE.
and the formation Of the second In branch
and Laguayra Puerto Csbeo, Curacao, Aspinwali
and other ports thereabouts, demonstrates that
no time in accepting it. The vessels for the West
Indies trade are the BOrussa, Batavia and TeuJ0-
na ey o s e m
course OF construction by the company Tor the New
York llpe two large steamers, the irisa and FoIne-
rania while third OF equal size Is INTENDED FOR the
New Orleans and West Indies trade
WILLIAMS GUIoN's LINE--NEw YORK TO LIVER
POOL.
Yet young line in the Atlantic Ocean trade, II
has become q liked institution and deservedly SO.
II employed during 1871 seven steamsnips-the
wyoming, 3,43O tons; Wisconsin, 1929 IONS; Colo
RADIO, a0l5 tons; Nevada, j. l25 tons; Idaho, Sl32
TOMS These ape sanch and
make their voyages with cOmnendable regularity.
SeaT ps wsfs New
ssserege ana taxing to E
c the Weve monns m n ong
49, 623 persons The cargoes carried from New York,
consisting OF cotton wheat cern PROVISIONS &c.
Liverpooi TO this port $3.50 tons In weight ana
measurement. The latter were mostly railroad iron,
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD-NEw YORK TO RREMEN.
This line during the year employed thirteen steam.
America, Hermann Deutschland, Weser, Rhein,
Main, Donau Hanover, Frankfort and kodin, aver.
oe poe weTs .Ts
made each way by these vessels, the shortest west
ward being by the Rhen IN August, occupying nine
days and twelve hours, and eastward by the same
steamship In eight days and fourteen hours. From
New York TO- Bremen % Via soptnampion % od tney ney
tons OF cargo, ing OF cotton, TO.
bacco, breadstufs aud provisions; and
brought 53l passengers and 63 900 tons OF cargo,
mostly dry goods, hardware aud wines. The North
German Lloyd also MAINTAIN regular Line line from
ployed. These are the OHIO. Berlin, Baltimore and
LeipNg making fortnightly trips. lt need hardly
be added that these vessels are well constructed
WHITE STAR LlNE-NEw YORK TO LIVERPOOL.
Yet among the youngest VI all the lines engaged
in the European trade, this gives evidence OF rapidly
reaching point that Will make 1t one OF the most
successful. Since March last the company has EN-.
pioyed three steamships--the Oceanic Atlantic and
Batlc-all iron vessels and constructed by eminent
tDe TGs e Ma esos eaaas s
ocean IN June and made six voyages. The
Baltic made her first trip to tnis port IN
forty minutes apparent time, and returned
10 Queenstown In eight days. fifteen hours and
thirty. y.elght minutes mean Time. The Oceanic.
pioneer Ship OF the line, on her second voyage to
New York made the run In eight days, seven hours
aud minutes TFec ,na,s are IN
ing the Celtic, Republic and Adratc. They Will be
as Thoroughly built and well appointed as are those
now running.
BALTIC LLoYD--NEw YORK TO sTErTfN.
This line having for It's route, botn ways, around
the North OF Scotland, stopping at Cnrlstiansand,
Norway, and Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stettln,
Prussia, commenced running TO tolls port In june
last, and then has emploYed two steamers the
Humboldt and Franklin, each ABOUT two thousand
ton burden. Their business mas been so successful,
however that the directors have recognized t1e
necessity Ol regular communication at snort
intervals between the Baltic ports and New York,
and, as o consequence, there are building for the
more powerful than those now running Five voy-
ages were made during me year, the number OF pas.
carried outward 1885, The cargoes outward were
chiefly ard rosin, grain, logwood extract, cotton.
tobacco and general merchandise Tor Germany;
Russia and grain, lard and tallow for Denmark.
Those to this port embraced drugs, cement, liquors,