The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-10-31

and East Indies at about the best rates recently
| current. Indeed, for one or two spot ships Il
| slight advance has been paid, namely IS cents
hence to Japan, and 35d36 to Java River Plate
and Brazil trades quiet, there being compare
| lively few orders for lumber in the market. Yes
sells suitable for the West Indies and Gulf trades
| are still in moderate supply, and rates both ont
| ward and homeward have steady support. Bus
mess however, has not been very brisk Coast
wise Lumber Freights fairly well sustained
from the lower Atlantic ports, whilst from the
Gulf they are inclined to yield little, under in
creased offers of tonnage at and bound to West
| India ports, which is partly consequence of de
| creased enquiry for the River Plate. Other
Coastwise Freights are firm especially for Coal,
| with good demand, current collier rates hence to
Boston and vicinity ranging from $ll5 to $l.30.
! Charters Sch. Addie q. Bryant from Sabine Pass
to Minatitian (two trips lumber, Sl2. Sch. Wyer
| q. Sargent, same voyage, (tWo trips Sl2. Sch.
Saran - - RaM son, same voyage, zone trip, ST.
| Sch. Willie l.. Newton, New York to Pont-a Petre,
general cargo, private terms. Sch Matilda Brooks,
| from Mobile to north side Jamaica, lumber, pri-
vate terms. Sch Lizzie Lane from Jacksonville to
st. Thomas, lumber, so. Sch Norombega. New
York to Brunswick, rails, : 45, thence to ST. Mich
aeis, lumber Sl4 30. Brig John II. Crandon, from
| Montevdeo to II port north of tiatteras, private
terms Br Bk Lima, from Boston to Buenos Aryes
| lumber, Sl4. Bk Henry Norwell from Rondout to
| wilmington, y e., cement, - cts Sch Willie H..
Newton, from Mobile to New York, lumber, IS 81
free wharfage Sch ii. j. Cottrel, New York to
| Galveston, general cargo, private terms.
| LAUNCHED. The four-masted schooner Millic
| q. Bovine launched Oct. rs from the yard of ii.
III. Bean, Camden, is the largest four-masted yes
sci in salt water ever launched She is twelve feet
| shorter than the five masted Governor Ames and
the same depth of hold The dimensions are
keel, 220 feet; breadth, A. feet; depth, 2la feet
length over all, 249 feet The lower masts are lo1
feet: topmasts, j6 feet; jbboom, "A feet; spanker
| boom, y; gatls, Al feet. The sails spread eight
| thousand yards and were made by George W. liog
er>, of Boston. The frame is of Virginia White
oak, heavily planked with hard pine ceiling and
/ yellow pine. She is thoroughly built. The boss
was J. C.. Dutch; the boss joiner was ii. c. Small ,
| boss fastener Dreamer; boss black smith, Sides;
| upholstered by J. b. Dunton, of Camden; rugged
/ by Albert ID. Low, of Boston, blocks, windass, cap
STAINS, wenches and wheel We're made by knowlton
! Bros, of Camden. The anchors bought Of
| the I ). Navy. and weigh sixty seven hundred
| pounds. The chains are two and quarter inch,
| made in Columbus, Ohio She has hosting en-
| CINE, three steam wrecking pumps and is heated
! by steam. The cabins are elegantly furnished in
! Guiding hot and cold baths, line medicine closet
/ put up by Rose Bros, of Camden, and windows of
| plate glass. All the appointments Of the vessel
are of the best and she reflects much credit the
master builder, II. NJ Bean, and all concerned.
Her net tonnage is 1886 &. and about $4,000.
she Is owned in part by Capt a. X WiNon, who
will command her; w. b. Bovine, +. f. Croswell,
of West Dennis, Mass; John NJ. Ware! and George
| W. Rogers of Boston; Frederick Bovine, of Flush
ing, l.. l., and others. The Megunticook Band,
| eighteen pieces played at the launching and ac-
| companied the vessel to Boston on Monday, oct.
Is, on the owners excursion party, in tow of the
tug y. II. Doane, of Boston. The three masted
schooner Montana was launched saturday at the
/ New England yard, Bath She was built for II. +.
| Dyer 4 Co, of New York for the Central Ameli-
can trade. She is the 233d vessel launched from
the yard. Net tonnage, 3jS At the Crosby yard,
the Alice B. Crosby, owned in Bath: net tonnage,
loGl y, four master for general coast trade, WAS
launched. This is the third double launch this
year. Launched from the yard of W. Welt x Co,
Naidoboro, fine four-masted schooner OF 1,lG0
tons net The frame is of Virginia white oak
planked and ceied with yellow pine. She is own
ed by parties in Philadelphia, New York Boston
and Maine, She is very thoroughly built vessel
and is to he commanded by Capt. Joseph d. Sproul.
of Bristol. She is to be called the Augustus Welt
in honor Of one of the Old firm of Reed Welt 4
Co., for many wears extensively engaged in shin.
building,.- Launched from Russells yard at East
Deerng, schooner of 500 tons, owned by j. 5.
Wnslow x Co., and Capt. NJ NJ Gould, who will
command her.