New-York tribune., 1874-11-18


Richard Marsh and john Mcmahon we're charged. tne
former with assaulhng Adam Schwagel and the latter
with beating and kicking Erasmus Hand Thry were
all placed under $500 bali to answer at the Special se'
si0ns.
CONDITION OF THE STEAMSHIP TRADE.
THE PANIC JUST BEGINNING TO DE FELT BY THE
TRApE-pULLNEss CONTAINED OF IN SOME
ouARrERs-rTE COMPANIES GENERALLY HOPEFUL
AND SPEEDY IMPROVEMENT ExPECTED-A
DIVERSION IN FAVOR OF BOSTON,
The business of the transatlantic steam
shiD companies Is somewhat depressed. The steamship
trade escaped the effects OF the panic TO great extent
last year. account OF the general failure OF crops IN
England and on the Continent, which led to q brisK
demand for gram, breadstufs, and all xmas Oh
provisions The steamship companies did an extra
ordinarily largo business finding employment for all the
vessels they could send out. Now there Is eompara'
lively little demand for grain and provisions ABROAD
and freight rates are about half those Of last year. In
ports have also fallen off, and immigration has decreased
about One-hal. These causes have combined Win the
general dulness Of trade to depress the steamship pus
ness This state of depression, however, does not prom
ise to be permanent. One cause OF IL has oeeh the
breaking up Of the steamship conference at Liverpool
which unsettled passenger rates, and led to damaging
rivalry among the lines. The reGstablishment OF TINS
conference is earnestly desired by OF the lines ana
IL improbable that 10 may at any time DO ELECTED
For the last nine months the profits OF the trade nave
lighter than usual Where the loss occurs usually
rho homo voyage from Liverpool For dead freight
he other side only FROM 81 20 to 81 per ton 10 god
is charged. The average coat Of round voyage from
New-lOrk TO Liverpool aud return, by hrstcass
steamer lie about $780, 900. Although some reduction nas
been made by many steamship lines In the number ana
tonnage Of their ees the worst Is thought 10 DO over
and the prominent lines not only promise to mako no
further reductions bat declare intention of increas
ing their during the Winter II possible Some OF
40 all Tla
packing provisions opening and the effect of this
trade is already felt Outgoing steamers carry full
cargoes and except for the comparative lOwness OF
freight rates the business done wod be considered
very good. There is every promise OF renewal OF
immigration in the Spring, which will DO unusually
large IT, is considered probable nearly all OF those
who were induced by the cheapness OF passage TO
Europe and dulness OF trade here to go back this
Summer to the old country, return then.
The Williams Guion line will mako only ortnightly
trips until trade revives. The State line has tenn
porariy reduced the number OF its working steamers
and until next month will make only fortnightly trips
Tie line ha5 withdrawn or two OF its largest
steamers, substituting smaller ones for the winter
trade. The National line has made no reduction and
will keep all Its vessels employed during tho Winter
Tho Anchor Line will make its regular trips AMI With
draw OF its steamers, and the agents say that the
business Of the line Is rapidly improving The Whlte
Star line has made no reduction, and the steamers
have full lists OF cabin passengers, making the Com
2any sure OF $1,000 in gold for round trip, beside all
the seeage they accommodate ana good
cargoes OF cotton, provisions. e .u,ou
The Hamburg line is still running all or It's steamers
and contemplates no reduction. The Bremen line De-
gan last Spring to make semi-weekly trips from New
York These we're continued until last week, when the
Wednesdays steamers were Withdrawn. aud until fur
ther notice weekly trips alone will be made Ihls ine
depends principally upon Immigration, carrying COM
paratiyely lc freight 1t has esht or nine steamers
laid up IN Hamburg. The agents are confident oi IN
T3o varioTs coastw.e lines from New-York to Will
miugton Charleston Galveston, New Orleans, Havana
and her ports ee the depression OF trade 10
some extent but very little reduction has been made in
their force. The frcights from Havana nave iarSey
fallen of; very little sugar is brought from that
port Tao reason given IL that this is the season be-
tween crops. and New-York importers are trying to
dispose OF their Old stock before importing new Tne
direct expectation Of cotton from NewOrleans ana
Several of the European lines building new steam
ers which will bc put INTO active service next SorIn2
The State and the Innan lines nave each new steamer
nearly finished, and steamers arc building for the
Anchor, the Hamburg, and the Bremen lines. Among
the New;YSrk aud Bermuda Steamship ,p 'company. g
last January Ins Company has secured contracts for
carrying Bermuda mails both from the United States
steamers, tho Canima, OF 1,Go0 TONS and the
Georgia. OF 900 tuns burden madns fortnshtly trips
but has been reconstructed by VIM: Cfhmp d Sons OF
Philadephla she can accommodate % nrst-eIass, 25
seeondcass anJ % steeraXo passengers The Georgia
was formerly Southern priyateer she WAS rented
for tho cOstng trade about i've years ago Bermuda Is
becoming fdYori,e Winter resort, and the Company
anticipate brisk business during the Winter months
Bermuda depends almost entirely upon New-1Ork for
bread5ufs, provisions, clothing, anu ana articles or
luxury and in the Spring IL sends back large quan-
Titles OF potatoes and other vegetables and fruit.
Last July the National Steamship iue attempted 70
establish branch line OF steamers between Boston am
Liverpool. The enterprise was entirely experimental
Three OF burden each, have been
poyed in this trade touching at Boston every fortnight
The business OF the line has not yet been sufficiently re-
munerative TO warrant its permanent establish
ment, but the managers have strong hopes that
II will eventually prove to be a complete sue
cess The steamers touch at Boston Only on the
voyage from Liverpool They have not yet Deen
able to secure full eargoes at Boston for the oLward
voyage and accordingly, after partially loading at tna
port they come ewYork complete their cargOeS
and sail for Liverpool Tue trade from Liverpool to
Boston is found 10 be very good Inc steamers carry
these trips full carg0es OF iron, STEEL WOOL cr0ckeIy
dry goods, fruits & for which ready marketis i0und
at Boston, The establishment Of this line
lively small expenses at Boston. AT the
former port there Is communication tax, aud
no wharfage to pay for ships. Is the case here but
only goods. There other advantages which en-
hand. there great disadvantages. Not tho least of
these scarcity OF outward bound freighs, which
prevents large steamers from sailing directly from that
port Europe. The local trade OF Boston Is very small
vantage :oIhe establishment OF new steamship line
at Boston the fact that the Que already
there possesses such advantages In lts
control of territory and facilities that new
with i which would hardly be warranted In an expert
mental undertaking. The heavy taxes Imposed upon
shipping the OF EewYOrk, both by legal enact
mt the unreasonable demands OF labor, are 80
Onerous however. that trade is beginning 10 grow mt
other that account, and tho agents OF the Ma
tional line quite confident that their Boston branch
Will yet become permanent Institution.