Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-04
NEARING THE END.
An Agreement Reached Between the
Dock Committee and the Ship Owners.

A cable special from London to the Philadel-
phia Times says that the docks joint committee
held long consultation last evening and it is
reliably reported that they virtually decided to
accede to the ship-owners request that COM
mittee Of practical men on behalf of both men,
companies and ship owners should meet at
once to arrange plan by which the latter may
hire the labor necessary to discharge their
ships instead Of having it done, as heretofore,
by the docks joint committee.
NEARING THE END.
It is not certain that the passage Of q formal
resolution to this effect not deferred. 1t is,
however, reported from reliable source that
Mr.. Norwood and his associate directors came
to the conclusion last night that such action
should be taken. The bringing together of
the committees for the purpose stated must be
regarded as promising speedy settlement of
the strike.
Itmeans that the docks Joint committee has
at last decided to allow ship-owners to employ
their own labor at the docks IL only the minor
details can be satisfactorily arranged. No won
der the ship-owners are alarmed and Disguised.
IN addition to the loss of time many Of them
will have stiff damages to pay for delayed and
spoiled goods.
CASE IN POINT.
The condition Of q single industry will illus
trate the situation. The Kaikoura and the
Fifeshire arrived from New Zealand nearly
three weeks ago and their cargoes are still I'M
delivered. In spite of tremendous efforts to
obtain outside help the Fifeshire which had on
board $4,000 Cases, has only been relieved Of
half her number, and yesterday a few men who
were engaged ON her left their work. Out Of
the kaikoura, which contained $4,000 frozen
| sheep, only few hundred were obtained The
| supply is insufficient TO meet the demand, and
as a consequence, prices are being maintained
sIx nd hale
Merchants are unable to carry out their orders
| and provincial markets are destitute in COM
| parison with the usual supply.
Another cargo has arrived with 50. 900 frozen
| sheep on board The Doric which has this
cargo, left Gravesend yesterday and was ex-
peeted at the Royal Albert dock last night.
When she will have her hold open for dis
charge remains to be seen, for there are nearly
10000 carcasses undischarged at present and
what with the Dorics s., 900 some 100, 600 car
cases will be lying idle.
AT srASDsrILL
| One large Arm Of exporters, which has con-
nections in every port Of New Zealand for get
ting q good supply Of mutton, are almost at q
standstill, and they expect when the strike il
over that the market will be glutted and that
prices, as q natural consequence, will be very
low. The news OF The dock iaborers' strike at
Liverpool took London colonial merch ants and
| brokers by surprise. Several well-known colo
NAL firms, a. Q last resort 70 avoid disastrous
delay Of stock in England wired to their Liv.
erpooi agents today TO redirect and transport
their goods by rail TO Glasgow
Heavy losses are being suffered by merchants
| who are executing orders under contract, they
being unable to carry them out in the time
stipulated by the contracts. In dispatchinr
goods from London to Glasgow the cost Of
freight u double the prices paid for shipment
Of stock direct from London to Melbourne.
This goes to show only in small degree the
magnitude OF the expenditure entailed upon
London merchants By the present striks.