The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-11
pUGEr SOUND SHIPS.
Changes in Masters, Charters and Clear
ances of Vessels.


PoRr TOWNSEND, Jan. l0.--Since last
report there has been no change in
freights. There is good demand for car
riers IN both coal and lumber, and quite a
scarcity of tonnage in the latter. Roths-
child d Co. quote rates in lumber as fol-
lows: West coast fCallao range) sos to 52s
Cd for large and 55s for small; Melbourne
62s cd TO 65s Port Prize and Adelaide Cos
to 67s Cd; United Kingdom Us Sd to los
Shanghai 62s Cd to Cos; San Francisco IS
to $5.25.
Freights for coal from Nanaimo or De-
parture bay to San Franciscn remain at -
to San Diego $3.50 to 1915. Tacoma and
Seattle for San Francisco 1915 to -.
During the month of December and up
to date fourteen vessels left the Sound
lumber laden, and four wheat ships and
one with Hour. Altogether the export
of lumber during that time amounts to
9,S21 $50 feet, 60, 703 piekets, 1860 shin
giles, $50 $50 laths and 16.0SS slaves. The
wheat exported amounted to l52, 303 bags
and 80, 35218 sacks OF our.
The latest charters reported are as fol-
lows
British ship yiscount, 1,270 tons, now on the
Columbia river wheat thence to Cork, United
Kingdom, Hayre or Antwerp. G. Is 6d-chartered
prior to arrival.
British ship Constance / .592 TONS now at Ia.
coma, wheat thence to Cork, United Kingdom,
Hayre or Antwerp-chartered prior to arrival.
British ship Scottish Glens aa61 tons now nj
Astoria wheat from the Columbia river TO Cork
United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp-chartered
prior 10 arrival.
saip Merom, l,2oi tons, lumber. from Port
Blakeloy 10 northumberland by Rcnton
Holmes Il Co.
British ship Primrose Hill, 1851 tons, now al
Tacoma, wheat thence to Cork, United King
Afa
rival
Chilean bark Emma Louisa, now at Port Blake
ley. lumber thence to west coast South America
owners account.
Bark General Butler, I.12i tons lumber from
Puget sound to Port Pirie-chartered by Pope &
Talbot.
Bark samoset. 633 tons, lumber from Puget
sound 10 Guaymas- chartered by Hanson q Co.
Ship kennebec, 2,025 tons, coal from Nanaimo
TO san Francisco or san Pedro-chartered by
John Rosenfed's Sons.
Bark Seminole, !, 1876 tons, coal from Nanaimo
to this port-chartered by John Resembles
Sons.
The clearanccs for the week are:
British ship Nagasaki, in ballast to Vancouver
to load.
Ship Alexander Gibson. Captain Hubbird
1890 tons of coal to san Francisco.
Ship Prussia to Nanaimo to load coal for San
Francisco
Barkentine Willie r. Hume, Captain Brigham
So5ls2 feet of lumber, l6lss stones, 35.3l0 laths
the whole valued ut Ss,2s4 and 400 cases OF sal
mon valued ut 81 ,l00'to Melbourne
British bark H. b. Cam, Captain Foote; el7
1SS feet OF lumber, valued at s1i,O97
The following changes of captains have
been registered during the week at the
| custom-house:
Henry McAlmond to the steamer Puritan vice
III. f. Beecher.
II. b. Jones to the steamer Queen City vice
John Russell.
Edward Carrotti to the steamer Seaside vice
Richard Knight.
ii. VI. Race to the steamer Edna vice James
Gilman.
John c. Reed to the steamer Printer vice
Robert G.. lawson.
Robert Jack to the steamer Delta vice D.
Troutman.
John L. Regain to the steamer Mollie BECKER
vice George r. Hall.
Arthur Bullne TO the steamer Marcy vice
Edward Kelly.
John Hodges to the steamer Sophia vice
George McAyov.
G. T: Nagley to the steamer San Juan vice
John IL. Nibhe.
W. II. pewolf to the steamer City of Seattle
vice W. J. Wait.
D. r. Lord to the Anna NJ Pence vice L. b
Hastings.
2. J., Hatch to the steamer Fleetwood vice
Henry Thalan.
Fred pinkerton TO the steamer Indiana vice
7. II. Mcmillan.
The bureau of navigation, treasury de.
partment. has assigned official numbers 10
three Pacinc coast vessels, viz: Schooner
Aida, of san Francisco, SOC. 80 net tonnage
No. i06,s0l, and signal letter X. I. V. f:
schooner Romona, of San Francisco, 81. 81
net tonnage, No. il0,390; steamer Bailey
Gatzert, of Seattle, 4i4.32 net tonnage, No
3,isS.