The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-21

quantities, the consumer Is often able to
purchase his supplies at less price than
he can buy, even in the market of Initial
production, the same article In Its fresh
state as offered in a retail way for daily
consumption. and this. added to the con-
venience OF having an article available
at any moment and at any season of the
year, is a factor constantly at work to
make larger demand of any wholesome
article of food which may be for sale at
Il reasonable price"
The Pacific ocean is becoming more inn
portant in the ocean carrying trade than
was ever before known. Quite a fleet of
vessels under sail and steam are engaged
in carrying lumber and wheat from this
city, San Francisco and Puget Sound
ports to South Africa, Australia and New
Zealand There is a great need for
more thorough appreciation Of meteoro-
logical matters over the North and South
Pacific oceans, especially the latter, for
which the photographic office has, as yet
not issued q pilot chart. A knowledge
of where to find fair wind and a favor
able current Is a desirable thing to have
on board ships of all sorts and conditions
There is a fleet of coal carriers trading
between Newcastle, N. S. W., and this
Coast, and their passage varies from be-
low so to 100 days. An old shipmaster
who recently ransacked accumulated data
and tabulated the positions of each OF
seventy-six ships on this route has come
to the conclusion that the longest pas
sages have been made by crossing the
equator too far east or too far west. The
actual meridian most affected by the ves-
sells mentioned was 1853 west, but the pas
sage of vessels that crossed there var ed
from 50 to n days. The most rapid pas
sage of these seventy-six ships were made
by crossing the equator between 14S west
and 1853 west. The equator was crossed
anywhare between 116 west and 179 east,
irrespective Of month Shipmasters en-
gagged in the trade mentioned should
supply all the data they can regarding
their voyage to the photographic office,
and, in time to come, the same would
no doubt tend to shorten passages.
During the cereal year 1S9i-95, ending
June 30th last, 164 vessels left this port
with grain cargoes. Four of them were
bound to New York and the rest of them
to direct points in the United Kingdom
or to Cork for orders. All Of them have
arrived at their destinations with the ex-
ception of the ship Belle O'Brien which
left here on June 18th and was lost off
the irish coast tne latter part OF ldSt
month. The New York ships made the
following passages: I. F. Chapman 126,
Arabia Ill, e. b. Sutton 1856, Aryan 1O7
days. There was great difference in the
passage made by the vessels bound to the
United Kingdom, most of whom were
Britishers homeward bound. Many of
their captains expected to get there for
Christmas dinrets, but missed them by
taking too long a trip. Captain Mercier,
of the Beecroft left here on August 2Sth,
and thought he could spend New Years
If not Christmas, day among his rela-
tives He slipped up on 1t though, get
ting to London on March 10, after pas
sage of 1874 days The Kenyon was 1872
days, the Laomene 1S0 and the Callirrhoe
and Traveller each 175 days on the trip.
There were 126 other vessels that were
over $50 days on the passage. The Pin
more, hence April 2Sth, made the best
passage home, getting to Cork in 96 days.
No other vessel of the fleet made the
passage in time that could be written
with two cures The next best were the
Kilbrannon in 105 and the Salvatore Ci-
ampa and the Stronsa each in 107 days.
Some good trips have been made by the
grain fleet In this cereal year. The Ger
man ship H. F. Glade, hence July Sd,
arrived at Cork in 10S days, the I, f.
Chapman went to Liverpool in ia days
and the Kelat and. the Waterloo to Cork
in 116 and 11S days respectively,-Com
cial News