The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

AZ, ,426... Totals. S3l4 .}Ji;
The above, with one exception, is
tie most valuable cargo that ever
cleared foreign direct from any Pacific
coast port, by sail.
This statement is made with full
knowledge of the facts, and does not
admit of successful contradiction.
During many years the writer has
kept record of all the big cargoes that
have cleared from San Francisco and
Astoria.
Some very valuable shipments have
been made from both ports.
The most of the cargoes that go by
sail from either Astoria or San Fran
cisco are valued under $4,000: a
small percentage go as high as S75,-
600, and still smaller percentage as
high as 100000. A hundred thou
sand dollar cargo is not usual, though
in the records of shipping from Pa
cifc coast ports will be found several
approximating in value that of the
WeStLGnd which spreads her wings
to-day and sets out for the metropolis
of the worlds shipping.
SOME VALUABLE CARGOEs.
Among valuable cargoes shipped
foreign, direct from this coast, may be
mentioned the ocean King, which
cleared for England from San Fran
cisco, in September, 1875, with a car
go worth $220,600: the Three Broth
eTS, the largest merchantmen then
aflOat, from San Francisco to Liver
pool in March 1877, with a S239,OOO
cargo; the Glory of the Seas, from
San Francisco in November Of the
same year, with a $242, 900, cargo; the
Gienperis from Astoria, in September,
1881, with a S254, 900 cargo; the Ed
toin Reed from Astoria in July, 1882,
with 1927 900 cargo; the EliCeH from
Astoria, August oath, 1882, with a
100000 cargo, (the most valuable
up to that time); the PinmOre, in
June 1888, from San Francisco with a
S244, 900 cargo; the FiBgal from San
Francisco, in August 1885, with a
S254, 900 cargo, and the WaSiGle from
San Francisco in October of the same
year with cargo valued at $500, 300.
OF this 100000, there was S236, SIS of
il Columbia river canned salmon.
THE MOST VALUABLE CARGO,
We come now to the most valuable
cargo ever shipped foreign, direct, by
sail from any Pacific coast port. TO AS
tOria is due the honor of loading such
vessel.
On the 25th of August. 1882, the
British ship WdGldcetOlOn cleared
from Astoria with the following cargo,
loaded at Astoria:
To Liverpool per WaiIdcetoi0n.
From Astoria 10000 cs. salmon. $378, 900
$3.50 bbls -four. l2,112
This is the most valuable cargo ever
cleared foreign, direct, by sail from any
Pacific coast port.
The WGllGcetOlOn arrived safely at
her home port, and the English papers
made much reference to her large
consignment of salmon, and the un-
precedented value of the cargo.
Lest our statistical friend of the
San Francisco Bulletin, whose prac-
tised pen adds daily value to the
pages of that journal, should see fit to
contradict the above statement by
citing the st. Paul which left San
Francisco in November, 1878, with a
S400, 900 cargo for London, we would
disarm such probable citation by the
statement that the st. PGul was a
steamer and didn't clear for England
direct, but went first to Panama, and
thence to London.
The next most valuable cargo clear
ing foreign direct by sail from any
Pacific coast port, is the WeStlGnd,
which cleared yesterday, as given
above, with cargo worth, f. o. b., in
the river, S314, 1900. The third in value
was the El1OeU, which cleared from
here in August, 'S2, with a cargo
loaded here, and worth 1903, 800.
The fourth in value is the WGSddle,
which with S236,575 worth of Oregon
salmon in her hold, cleared from San
Francisco for Liverpool. in October,
1885, with cargo worth 100000.
ANOTHER CLAIM FOB ASTORIA.
1t may be further stated that dur
ing three days of August 1882, there
was shipped from Astoria, direct, for
eign, by sail, an aggregate of value of
cargoes, exceeding that similarly
shipped in similar time from any
other Pacific or Atlantic coast port.
That is to say that neither from San
francisco or New York, or any other
American port, was there ever shipped
foreign direct by sail in any three
days, as much as by value cleared
foreign direct by sail from Astoria,
during three days in August 1882.
On August 23rd, 1882 the Jas. q.
Balm mot "Blaine") cleared from
Queenstown, with -four and salmon,
worth according to custom house
sworn statistics from which this is
compiled) S134,50O; on August the
Oath, the El1DeU cleared for Liver
pool carrying -four and salmon worth
$303, 300: on the 25th the Glengarry
cleared for London, with -four and
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