, 1879-03-07
MARINE.

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Dredging Needell-Ttte Tug.Isoa.x
The prospect for n season Of navigation this
ycnr That will bo moro roinuuerasyc II tic tlc-
pressed vessel interest than Il has hcun nincc tie
flush t,ne of 1872 is Euotl. The large quantity
Of grain received during the winter has render.
ed II necessary to store l+Ui5,OG0 bushels on
board vessels, In order to relieve il,u oycrcFows-
ed elevators, In which there were 1n,0E',0sD
bushels yesterday. Nearly ali the grain on ship
board Ia Tor spring delivery at buffalo, nnt most
Of II Inns been taken at Il carrying ratio uf s!x
cents per b11shc Including stornEc. But It IA
believed by o'YncIs atld ngcnta tiMt the vcsscls
nnd chartered nnd tsose TO nrriss fron' below.
navigation. While tn: outlook Is good, tic
ycsse-mcn arc not building up any vcry high
lIopcst nur any afr castles, 10 have lien1 tuinbIea
tlutn by srfnc unforeseen .cifcumstarees, alli
tllcy are mol rushing around to build rev slla
nor to rclu!s ol oucs 10 any unusual extent;
thc disastrous kcat0ns that they have cxperl4
etcct since ~ }lavo taught tllen to be cautious
about launching nut too far IN thu way Of LutItl-
ing A1i.l rebuilding. etc., alld thu scIson Of 's5
taught them q lesson on aA I,r1y uncntlls
and prolonged scnAon Of navigation that thcy
cannot fall to prollt by. While II Is lrobabe
that tho Straits Will bc open 10 navigation early
thia year, 1t is not 70 psot,nblc that yessclmcn
will hurry cut tllclr crnft the wAy they did last
THE EFFORTS or TIE OWNERS
at this port to orEanizs for the purpose Of OH
tanning fair rates of freight tn tllc future hare
crs nj buffalo, Cleveland, Dctroit. md O5wo:o,
nnh II Is quite likely that tLe Convention to bc
stc. at Cleveland Oh the. LII. int. will be at:
"ss tssa " G iako or cr sasy u of ts tp pfepsl aos
harmonious and mutually bene!Esial result.
Letters nre expected ftdD, uwnrss al Other
ports, and SOON .I,e delegates will la appontctl
| to attenu the general meeting 1t Cleveland.
Tic Chicago o"1crs viii probably meet TO-
morrow AFTERNOON to take lurthcr steps In
! bringing abuut n uniun Of tllr weasel interests
| On tic laktft--n contamination they have long
One Of tho owl,rss VIM writes go 1ayorably to
! tic Chicago AssucIatIon OF Vessel-Owncrs is
air. A. nradley, Of Cleveland, who rauka as ulo
Of tic leading owners.
effect TO at!r up the lakc mariner mid those
who do business with htln, nNl iEc faso,itc
haunte along sontll Water street. between Lake
| nld Filth ayrnuc, were Huftg animated hy tic
lnen WHO arc clusey Identified With Caicago'f
great .narnc Interest The Offices OF agents
| chandlcss, und others, wh0se business allfcE
them with the carrying trade OF the lakrst wcst
aao qnttu animated, and Gayo M ocular Syidene. :,
tugs-tl1e Q. d. Green. Triad. frank H.
Crauc, and llacitley-wcsc in commission, nnt
hnye BEEN transferring scllooncrs anil o.hcl
| craft from OHE GCGK u HUtIutE Ut lTOtl tNE1
winter lnoorlsigs to the elevators. Ono schooner
ine hoi1iee' snat has nn" eurGo " elaii !. ne
1ot MiutcE otntaGe. wv tmSu ~ ~ .s W. ~
EieYAtor vi 1lc eout' o1AAeos W oioetaFec nel
earSo.
~ loslo"lns ID lst ol 'essc'8 j" 'A's "aroo
Ihat nuse
| olkA1a oa hoAHp'
Bteaul.bargo Nahont, md schooners Annie II
Peterson. g: 4. Wing, Erassns corning, EI!e,
Spry, +. W. clifford. +: L, Daniorsh, eto!uc'
West, George Murray, i. J: Webb, H. Z. 1tist!
nra, II. 4. ba!dwl's,. ll1ersc y Jonet. IL. "
Sage. j. ". Uoanc, MelY,nn. Minnie Slnwsotl
Mcars, niagara, Natnd, Pnincas y. Marsh, fcu
saukce u. T. llnyes. RiShasu Wlnsl9w
Sam Fllnt, 6nniuci j. lttuen, Sunrise
Samuel II. Foster, Snu Diego, Tw
Fanuies, W. y. Crosthwntte. VIII
| tWD or thscc cxcrpttols perhaps. these vessel
| WILL 70 bG!1W Will 1lle carEucs, some oi whit
were tnkcn Oh at going rute III thu spring, MI
nthGrs ot rates ranging from tour to slS cents I
GGilnlo. ....-..
| There 1syeFy great necessity fof tic early urcuG
iny uf tlle river, ald ycssel-lne'l are anxious
have thc work done before tllc season fn!rly sef
H.. The depth OF %ntcr IN tho tnaln rive
Is from thirteen to fourteen foet. lhe sout
branch AVERAGES about ttirtcon an! one'ha
q, .e r ~ - sa s ,eGs
! The expenditure ut u larrv sun, OF money ri
10 required to nut the river III llayignbIc con!
tton, The CIV Engineer ia nov engaged o
the estimates ior tic work,
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