The morning call., 1894-05-23
VINA'S BRANDIES.
A Cargo From the Great
Vineyard.
By Sailing-Vessei to Hamburg-The
EX-PiiOt-BOat Peabody Nearly
Wrecked.

1t is the Vina Vineyard Company that
is shipping 400 barrels of California
brandy to Hamburg in the German bark
Philip Nielsen. 1t is the largest consign-
ment of brandy 10 bulk that has been
shipped TO Europe for about five years.
The Vina Vineyard Company is part of
the Stanford estate, and it is rather an
amusing coincidence that the product of
the late railroad kings great vineyard
should be sent around the Horn principal
ly because the rates via the Southern Pa
cifc to New York. thence to Hamburg, are
too high.
A sea voyage improves the quality of
distilled liquors. but in the case Of the
Nelson's cargo the shippers would prefer
TO ship by rail as far as New York, pro-
vided il would not cost too much, for the
brandy is being sent TO Hamburg to meet
a sudden demand for the California article
that has sprung up. There have been
number Of shipments by railroad from
other 0istilleries that do not care TO delay
their shipments by sending them across In
sailing vessels.
Advices from Japan eport that the old
pilOt-boat George Peabody, now a sealer.
was nearly wrecked off the japan coast by
tidal wave. Two men were washed
overheard and nearly drowned. They
chung to torn portion of the mainsheet
that mad been carried away and hung TO
the SchoOner's side, and were rescued.
All doubt regarding the fate of the
American sealer Mascot has been settled.
Yokohama advices verify the report of
her loss.
The customs returns for the month of
March for Japan give a pretty good idea
of how the trade of the United States and
that country stands as compared with that
of Great Britain. The value of exports
TO the United States in silver yens was
2, 101, 1880. value of imports 9l9.962. $50.
With Great Britain the value IN silver
yens was: Exports 5S6, 49, 430 and value
of imports 1893. IA, 22O England. it will
be seen, is selling Japan over three times
as much as this country and buying only
one-tOurth as much as we. The United
States buys twice as much from Japan as
she sells. Commercial experts can find
much TO argue over in this problem of
trade.
The American ship Alameda, that sails
this morning for New York, secured a
crew of men S15 a month, no advance.
The Alameda offered only So 80, but
could not get any men to sign, so she
finally had TO raise the wages to S15.
This breaks the ice toward making a
move for a So rate for deep water sea
-
that the So 90 rate will be in vogue be-
fore very long. 1t is well to explain that
the accepting of SIS per month by the
crew Of the Alameda is not evidence of
the rOut of the sailors in their fight TO
maintain higher standard Of wages. AS
an evening contemporary has already
stated, business Is very dull in shipping
circles, charters are scarce and men have
TO take what they can get or remain idle.
The old S25 standard for deep-water men
will again rule the market just as soon as
business is little brigh ter. 1t is the sup
ply and demand that regulates the market
for seameD, not the Ship-owners' AssOcia-
ton.
On May so the City of Puebla will re-
sumo her place on the Puget Sound route.
leaving here on that date. The Puebla
has been extensively repaired. On the
2Sth the Corona will take the place of the
Coos Bay between this city and Newport.
the place Of the Corona. and the Queen
will leave June l for Alaska. Captain
Hall will have command of the Mexico,
Captain George Leland of the Corona and
Captain Debney of the Puebla.
John j. Hayes is Tor has been, informa-
ton not having been made public chosen
to fill the position of State police officer by
the Harbor Commissioners. HAYES was
given 10 understand through members of
the Republican County Committee that he
would secure the place about six weeks
ago. Gus Ggnac has served the State for
four years in the position that Hayes is to
secure, and has been a careful and efficient
officer. Hayes seems 10 be very popular
along the front and his appointment is
considered good one.