The Republican journal., 1892-03-24
The Republican Journal Thursday Morning. March a. 1892

Small and medium size vessels adapted to
foreign trade, on the other hand, have been
in somewhat better request this week, but
rates cannot be said to show an improvement
in any direction, for whilst the available
supply is moderate, it appears to be fully
equal to the requirements of chartererS
Petroleum freights continue dull on basis of
previous low rates for both barrels and cases
For Australia and New Zealand there has
been rather more inquiry this week, espec-
tally to cover homeward business, and some
fixtures have been made. Prospective bust
ness in that direction, however, is not very
encouraging, charterers complaining of de-
creased offerings of freight and are apprehen-
slye OF dull business for some months to
come. Charter rates are about los I'D a los
pei 20 cubic feet to Melbourne, lbs to Sidney,
OBS I'd a 24s to Adelaide, 26s a DIS I'd to
Brisbane, and 26s a 27s cd. to New Zea-
land ports. For San Francisco charter rates
remain about $50 dead weight ton, and
for Portland, Oregon, and Puget Sound about
IS. For ports in Chill current quotations are
about 1Ss a Dos cd, as to size of vessel, and
for Peru about 25s. River Plate and Brazil
freights are about holding their own, with
moderate business. Deal and Timb Der freights
for Europe are substantially unchanged and
quiet Naval Store freights remain dull
and weak, products at the shipping ports be-
ing scarce and tonnage ample. West India
and other short foreign frcights have been
moderately active during the week, and
rates outward and homeward remain about
steady. A considerable number Of vessels
have been fixed in Cuba for sugar lately,
chiefly at S4G cents from the north side and
il" IA from the south side tn ports North Of
Hatteras. yellow pine lumber frtights are
becoming little more active, but rates, on
the whole, have not improved. though few
small light draft vessels have done a little
better from the South Atlantic ports to THE
Sound during the Week. CUaStWiSe coal
freights continue almost at a stand though
a good many vessels are coming cut o. win
ter quarters and am early revival of tasness
is expected. Charters: ship Alner Coburn
New York to Seattle and Tacoma, general
cargo, basis IS dead weight ton. Bark Jell-
nie Hardness, Manila to New York, hemp,
-. Ship w. II. Macy to arrivel New York
to San Francisco. general cargo, basis about
$50. Sch. f. II. Hartman, New York and
Wilmington t" .Jacmel, lumber, S7.25, and
back from Port de PaiX to New York or
Philadelphia, logwood, S:.75 Sch. Edward
johnson, Philadelphia to Cienfuegos and
back North of Ilatteras, not east of New
y ork, sugar, 10 cents Boston 20, coal out
for port charges. Bark Grace Lynwood,
Matanzas to port North of Hatteras not
east of New y ork sugar, g cents, Boston TO-
Delaware Breakwater f. o., II. Sch. Nahum
Chapln, brunswick to New York, Fall River
or Cornwall, lumber, S4.s7 1-2 Sch. Lester
A. Lewis, Brunswick to Norwich, lumber
$3.50. Sell. Edward Fl. Blake, Fernandina
to New York, lumber, IS. Schr. George
Twohy, st. Simons to New York, Sound
port or Boston, lumber, -. Brig II. G.
Sibley, Philadelphia to Havana, coal, 81 60
Bark Herbert Fuller, Maccio to Delaware
Breakwater f. o., sugar, IA cents, direct port
not east of New York, Is.