, 1877-08-17
MARINE NEWS.
The Present State OF Lake Trade
and It's Effects.
Denial Of Dtsparaging Statements Made
Against the Steamer John
Sherman.
And n budget Of Maritime Items Of
f;encraf Interest.

And n budget Of Maritime Items Of
t;enerai Interest.
THE LAKE COMMERCE.
The Aealvity now prevailing In marine bus!nes
IL having good effect all round. veaec1sowhcrs
and mariners had been derpondent until lately,
and schemes nnA txpedtents werc dsecnascd fof
purposes Of relief, but none waa found It all
feaa.hle or satisfactory 10 the majority and s''
submitted 10 the Inevitable law OF supply
something To turn M, having given .rsup The
Idea Of turning said something up. The time
came With tte pfuapeet or heavy crop Of rcteat',
hs s1 s ' sre., e sssnd e. e ss: ~ ss as @
tha, I'D besn lstd ~ ali Tho season y! within
This .sa,e ot things VA. not confined to this poss.
iat sprcad 10 Ill Tho laroors on the great ehsn os
,ot. Tn' ms ipnbct o. and o.et rs.
in order that they might enter the great grain feet
made bnsEne.e active In thoso iIades mt treighaa
.nnn!ferted All pe unemployed acameu. and
nut few new hands. were. shipped for scts' duty.
md tmnli army of .ssvedntes; dspsndcst On tno
hare secured IN advance ot wave.. md none p
naaaaiiy nss * nnoan. u pssoer sbinse.
bnrk, Iath. etc.. has been brought to thls Pnrt.
Ind immenre quantities 1t mcEchanatte nave been
i1dn.er afe dllc with goods Of ali .icterlptionr.
Tic ahtp chan1terfcs, dry dncks. md slip yards,
TIC tug Ijner sna In fact IL oa'ns:;es ~ men
spondfngly actIyr, and ate rea'lnS sog's Of tho
benefits pf fctter foes on tho lakes.
son was ~ per bn, md marine circles weso blue.
nor paying. but tic rats on grain gives fair mar
comes from Cleveland that teal Is eptctinK that
city IN larger quantities than for somc time fast
to
Thcse was tendency ou the part Of shippers nj
sfaia @ own @ q ioSei dsure. bas !. i not likely
will full morc than fraction, II. Indeed. 1t dons
mt take a rise. The great grain heet has gotten
tho harbor. IN tho meantime tho eranarte. ars
filling up. and the heavy. crop must he moved. /?
eomo extent at least and o'lstock mnst be shipped
Exchsnqes from other ports On tho lakes show
similar state Of Affairs. Chicago IL the lever that
meree Ind 10 far as aneertaf1,ed The yet.e .ntci.
eets arc dining much better than VIA anticipated
len days Or Two weeks ago BY the u1nst 3angune.
and 1t looks A. II fair md rcmuneratirc rates
would prevail until the end Of ths sea,ou.
BUFFALO,.
DrrrALo, Aug, 10.-Chsrters-schr Eclipse,
coal 10 Detroit, :oc per ton: schr II. r. 3iurry,
coal to Eandu4ky u5c pcr ton: few days since tho
.rhr IT, r. 1,ot,,,r,n. cna1 In fhfcaro Ghc per tou.
s.. C,....1s.. ..a, ~ f,,,t,s,, ~ ~. TO-, 1.s
eenE Cha'"p'oh' eo"s ~ eu!t"ko' ~ p'' 'o"' hA'
t!c Juhnton bulk salt 20 chcapo 4oc per toni schf
lIattc Wslt, salt to Chicag9 At &c per hst:
C1caIea-pFop unsa!a. Ch!caHu 1ot bfls aa!t;
prop WiM'low, Dalath; prop naelnc, 0sern Lay,
100 bts cement: prep James Fix. u. Ghteaso.
Duluth G' bfls "a; fa!t ana a2 6s'' cement; prep
Plymouth, Hay CITY; tug Males, Muskaka' tWii M
l1argca In tow; aehf Iypo. chicago, hba
bfis ealt: selF E. Jn14. Ch!eaRo; scl!t Nefadn,
Chicago. GpO tons coal; schr hnfp!lsc. l!etFoi Ivy
tons .ooldtE0 sand; sclf Conneaut Inledo. lo0
s'rls lime; schi Eclipse. DETROIT; N,,u t9ns coo!
large ahktf, Ha9 tlty: 9aFsc alofton. saelnnWs
Scssdls passlnS Ioft tolnotne D1ck tor tWcntY-
trnnc i.ort innf.1,S to siesogran. Il dunncs
Collins }Iny to jGrt Msttand: tclss Aieerlnc, o..
wego to Detroit, A. J. Hing. Thyroid " Toledo
Cossack. NJ. J.. ifcsion' ana t1asahst U,gaens'
"I:s sst,o,tsnu. ~ sr5t,' hIraTn r. Mnntrra'
milwaukee,, Chicago to Oedonsburg; barks iicin.
deer, blMakegun 10 Kinysfon; j. II, 1scck, NaY
City to Kingston; Tclrs II. +. Merrick. MunkcgoE
to collins l!aY; Gcfrttt Smith, Cleveland 10 To-
ronto; Mary stanley, Toledo to Kingston.
u&rra-r. a.r. 1n1. IxctYnarnN.
.N..-. ...s.,.f,n ~ s.,,ano+. ,r,,,
eoWe "tato"eh" puspo!""e ~ en'anH'e ~"
peEsops on board At tho time Of the stmf Jbhf
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