St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-31
OCEAN STEAMSHIP TROUBLES.

an Adcance ia Ocean Freight Rates to
British and Continental Ports.
A. E. Johnson, Northwestern emigration
agent, has just returned from New York,
where he has been for some time looking 9
after Northwestern interests in the emigrant
business. He reports that no settlement has
yet been arrived at between the German
lines at New York on the emigrant business.
An informal meeting was held a few days
ago by the various representative es audit was
too apparent that no amicable agreement
could be arrived at, and the meeting was
adjourned. The only question at issue now
is that of the differential or equal steerage
rates, all lines in the German conference
being willing to grant differential Storage
rates to the Carr Hamburg line, except the
Hamburg-American Packet company This
company intends to continue the fight until
every line comes in and takes equal rates.
The Carr line has discontinued booking,
claiming to have booked enough passengers
to fill the ships for six months. The North
German Lloyd has made its prepaid
tickets good for one month from the date of
issue in America. This is virtually discon-
tiuuing the booking of passengers By the
Lloyd, and leaves the field for the time be-
ing in the ccatrol Of the Hamburg American
Packet company.
THE FEELING IN NEW YORK
between the German agents is so intense
that there is scarcely any hope of restoration
originating on this side. Whenever and
whatever agreements may be made they must
necessarily come from the other side. 1t is
understood in New York that the company's
line is in the English market ~ith view of
buving additional steamers to enable it to
make regular weekly sailings, which will re-
quire three more. The present brisk de-
mand by the British government for the bet
ter class of merchant steamers may DELAY the
purchase temporarily. Ocean freight rates
both to British and continental ports have
stiffened perceptibly within the past few days
and shippers are generally refused contracts
for future date of sailing, as the steamship
lines very naturally expect still higher rates
on account of the great demand for steamers
by the British government. That the re-
auirements of the government are most
urgent is most evident by the fact Of charters
of such steamers as the Itruria and Oregon
of the Cunard, the Alaska and Arizona Of the
Guion, and America of the National lines,
perhaps the FIVE fastest sailers afoat.
As regards the English lines, the best class,
at present at least, don't care for the steer
age business. Cabin bookings from Amer
lea for April, May and June are far in excess
OF last year, at an average higher price BY all
lines. and as freight rates are good and
promise to be better, the emigrsnt business
Is not of great mportaBce- All good steam
ers for the next three months will 20 out
FruI OF C4BIy PASSENGERS
aud freight to Europe, aud return with
European tourists for the States and
fair liue of imports The freight
articles that the advance is On are
salt meats, lard, pork, butter, bacon,
cheese and grain. The French Tran sztlau-
tic line, between New York and Hsvre, Is
building four new steamers, $3.50 tonnage
each and 10, 600 horsepower. These steam
efs will be Of steel and guaranteed TO twenty
knots an hour, which viii make the time
between the points named eight DAYS. They
will cost 81, 300, 900 each and be ready for
service in the early spring of 1886. The az
| rivals Of emigrants have noE assumed lssge
proportions; as an instance the Maine and
/ Elder OF the LLOYD landed al New York Sun
| day. the 29th. with 1,s32 emigrzuts, znd
very heavy arrivals are looked for from al.
I steamers during April, Nay and June. Since
( the vifhdraval Of SO many large carriers i
/ is serious question how the large volHin:
/ Of emigration already booked can be brough
over Every one Of these are taken out o
New York b. the Pennsylvania road TO Chi
7 eAgo on the 81 orders
THERE y NO CHANGE
+ IN the situation Of west-bound rates: emf
+ grant 81: second $ to $40 and frst-clzs
/ sl2 TO sl4 - Chicago No one professed !
know how long these rates would, renal
I bat al the trunk lines exeept the lPsnnsyl
4 Tania appear to Be dissatisfied with the pres
ent status. The Pennsylvania has mad
/ colossal preparations 10 receive ana forwsr
( promptly the entire ernigranf business II
intention being 10 nzssg= tie business 50 5
TO eOa vince all competitors OF lis saps-io
! advantages foF bar ding this eEass Of basi