, 1880-10-24

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Grain frcights took tumble yesterday under
the influence Of liberal offerings Of tonnage
| Enrly charters were made at cents but later
ones. embracing by far the grcater proportion
| OF the whole, were freely effected at 6H cents.
The day proved to be an active one in the mar-
ket, md room was taken for *, GOO bushels,
including Hqxsced. Charters: To Buffalo
Schooners NJ. S. Bacon, Ncwsboy, Wells Burt, F.
| a. Georger, james Couch, r. G. Leighton, j. H.
Rutter, g. S, Hazard, steam-b bar9cs Northerner,
Nnhant. ketchnm, and Hnrlbut, and propcllers
| New York. Rochester, Wuycrly. and Russia,
eSat II" S eets propeller ,hn bufat9
Ahrn Cobb, wheat; schooner n. \. Muir, 1ax-
seed ut r. * , cents: schooner Naiad, corn vt :
deiphia, corn and ttaxsced, and propeller Cor
don Campbcl!, whcat on through rate. To
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Europe, wheat at 11A
cents: schooner George II: Mellon. corn. Gu
pacity, 1e5@0 bushels wheat, 1,os5,000 bushels
corn, aud u, coo bushels t'axsccd.
Course frsights are tending upward. and may
be quoted 81 cents per LOU feet higher nn luM-
bcrmcn are Offering s:.37H, and curriers' nro
S:..:5 VIII be acceptei; from Mcnon,irce The rate
is said to be I: - afso and from tho Straits 50.
BCcKED Ef A LOCOMOTIVE.
l. The schooner Winnie Wing lost her jlhboom
Mt the kinzie street railway crossing yesterday
afternoon In this wise: She WAS c:.st adrlft to
permit the schooner 4. J. Mowry to haul iuside,
and thus shifted uhead so thar her jibboom pro-
jected over the railway track. The danger Of
the situation was not co,nprehentled BY tle crew
f'f the Winnie Wing Unit! u freight train came
rurnbling along and carried away the horn. Tie
vessel foots the bill.
RuppER OF CANVAS.
Capt. Thomas Fountain, of tho schooner Pen
saukCe, crcMled quite sensation among vessel
Captains anu vessel men yesterday by unnuunc-
ing that ke had steered his vessel from Plum
yiset1 in an emergency Occusioned by the loss IF
the wooden ru1dcr which she ordinarily
many 10 visit the PensauEee during The few
hours she lay moorcd at the foot 0f LII saIo
Street. The contriSancc was round to he of
iii ordinary rt:daer. This canvas was sec ured
toa tnn,aruck stock. which in turn was spiked
tn the stern pos: Of the vessel. at the outer
end Of theblade four Or five eycct holes we're cut,
through which ropes were woven, All lcu.aing 10
q single tiller rope passed over each quarter Of
Ing wheel. which in tue present c.!sc was placed
,iller rope does not swing tie rudder,
other, as fish curves his tail. This contrvance,
which proves to be u great novelty among fresh
,s waIer sailors, is often mud made Use of on salt
reporter Of TnE TRlnuSE. '@@'N - @'''
DOCK NOTES.
Il large feet crowded tho lumber market
yesterday morning. But lumber sold freely. !.
The schooner 1}nvid Vance is tn receive new
foremost ut II ller Bros. shipyarl.
- Cnpt: D'ou2las, 9f tho Newbnre. claims TINT
Wissahlckon. The statement to the contrary he
prouounces fnlsc.
Sam Olsen has taken the contract to release
the schooner Eclipse from the beach at Ludiug-
ton and deliver her In harbur there, by tile close
Uf DMyigntioD, for $l.:DO
The tug 4. p. Wright has gone to North Day
from slnnlstce, with n steam pump and other
wlecking appliances, to get OF tie schooner
Pnuline.
Frank Pcrew has concluded to name his new
steam barge. nDw' building at Cleveland, after
Mr.. John Il. Lyon, the wel1-known grain l-dealer
OF this city.
first time.
Leroy Wcscott Is now master of tho schooner
E. P. Royce, vice William Courtand.