The Republican journal., 1892-11-03
Marine Miscellany.


Ship j. E. Ridgeway, from Calcutta for
New York, before reported at Cape Town in
distress, left that port Oct. T. having repair
ed.
Ship San joaquin, Larrabee, from New
York for San Francisco, before reported at
Stanley, Falkland Islands, in distress, made
repairs at that port and proceeded to desti-
nation, sailing Sept. 4.
4 The Port Clyde Marine Railway Company
has been formed at Thomaston. In addition
to the business indicated by its name, its
purposes are stated to be the carving on of
a towing business and tile canning and fish
ing business, fitting out fishing fleets, etc.
/ Steamship City of Paris has again broken
the westward record from Queenstown. She
arrived at Sandy Hook light ship little af-
1 ter midnight Oct. 18th, covering the dis
tance of 2,7S2 miles in five days, IA hours, 81
minutes.
Strong efforts are being made to show the
government authorities the necessity for a
new hreakwater at Owls Head. A long
list OF disasters at that point has been furn-
ished them and a number of competent
parties have testified IN regard to its neces-
slty. 1t is believed that the secretary of
war VIII report favorably upon it.
FREIGHTs. The Weekly Circular of Brown
X Co., New \ ork, reports for the week end
ing Oct. DO The change of duties in France
to take effect at thu beginning of the ensuing
year. has been the cause of a little squirt in
. barrel petroleum treigltS to that country
during the week at full rates, and there is
some further inquiry for cargocs i'll that di-
rcction to Ne landed before December 18th.
With this exception all ott-sh0re freights
main exceedingly dull There has been Il
fixture of a ship with refined petroleum,
hence to the Continent during the week at
Is l Id, but the market is practically bare
of orders for the 1nted Kingdom and Con
tinent, and as the Baltic season is over. the
prospect for an Improvement in barrel oil
freights is not promising: and the same is
true OF case trelghtS, in consideration of
the condition of the silver market Other
branches Of business are correspondingly
dull. Long voyage general carg" treights
are depressed, and the offerings of ton
mage from the other side of the Atlantic are
in excess of the demand, there is little pros
pect of an Improvement, The River Plate
trade continues Very dull, and is likely to so
continue until the financial policy of the
new administration in Argentine shall be
made known, Brazil freights are also quiet,
but nominally unchanged Deal and timber
freights are inactive, aud previous low rates
are barely sustained. There have been a num-
Der of tobacco charters to Italy during the
week at BIS 81 DDS for Kentucky hhds.
West India fret gifts are about steady with
a moderate outward and light return bust
ness. The Coastwise trades are dull and
more OF less depressed. yellow pine lumber
freights are barely steady, while coal fret ghts
are weaker and all coastwise business very
dull, Charters Ship Henry B. Hyde, New
York to San Francisco general cargo, at or
about 81. Sch. Georgia Gikey, New York
TO St Pierre, Martinique, 5000. Bark Henry
Norwef, Cult to n. s. Cuba, lumber IS,
Spanish gold. Sch. Hattie Fl. Barbour, Perth
Amboy To Bangor, coal, 80 cents. Sch Mag
gle Mulvey, Perth Alnboy to Salem, coal, %
cents Sch. VIM, Frederick, RockpoIt, Me-,
to Charleston, lime, Il cents per barrel.
Sch. Florence Leland, New York to Mobile
genera! Cargo, y. /.