New-York tribune., 1896-07-28
A DULNESS IN SHIPPING
THE PIERS OF THE LARGE BROOKLYN
STORES ARE PRACTICALLY DESERTED.
ONLY a FEW SMALL VESSELS ARE LOADING ON
UNLOADING AN NO IMPROVEMENT IN
TRADE CONDITIONS Is LOOKED
FOR RIGHT AWAY

FOR RIGHT AWAY
The shipping business for the last two weeks has
been unusually dull ar the entries for the last TWO
days have been below The average n Tribune re-
porter visited the waterfront yesterday from fui-
ton Ferry to tho Erie Basin stores, and business
WIS far from good. At Martins piers there are TWO
of Lamport & Holt's steamships discharging cofec
from the Brazilian ports At Roborts's stores the
Curacao the Red d Lines handsome new steam
ship is loading for the island for which she Is
named and for Maracaibo. being built specially Tor
trading TO the latter port. At the Mediterranean
stores only Phelps Brothers steamship. the Pom
tiac Is discharging. Only ono small brig Is at
Pierrcponts stores
At Wilson's three piers only the four r-mased
steamship Ohio formerly Of the Monarch
steamers Is loading wheat for Hull. The Ralto,
another OF the Wilson liners. IS loading wheat at
Dow's elevator. The solitary steamship GlenoiGht
is discharging at Woodrufs stores. At the Column
bia pier the Fabre liner Massa Is loading for
MarseilIes Dow's elevator IS the busiest place on
tho waterfront.
As already stated In The Tribune. there is a
marked falling off In the charters to the East
African coast. and the ruinor was noted that SAILING
ships are being chartered TO do this trade. because
they he obtained so much cheaper There Is
confirmation of this in the fact that the Nova
Scotia clipper ship Canara is taking on cargo or
1900 bushels OF baggcd grain at Dows elevator
Her destination could be definitely ascertained,
but II IL either East Africa or Australia with the
odds largely In favor Of the former
Boards Amity-st pier was empty and so were
Robinson's but for the three-masted schooner
Judge Charlison. dscharging Il cargo OF log"ood
The only vessel at the three piers Of the tnior
stores IL the Anchor liner Olympia, discharging a
Mediterranean cargo. The elevator of the United
States Warehouse was idle
In the Atlantic basin two clipper ships are hnish-
ing their cargoes OF case oil for China ana
japan ports At the North Central pier the Portia,
Bowring Archibalds Halifax steamer. which ar
rived on Sunday is discharging her cargo OF fish
and canned lobster. The Elm Branch is hard at
work. trying to be ready for by August 8, when
she is expected TO sail for the Cape The Indrapura
at the Eas. Central pier. for the same ports. is
being pushed rapidly. She carries an immense
quantity Of general cargo. Barber Co. are load
ing the steamship Cam at this pier, for Shanghai
and among her freight are many millions OF Ameri-
can pinhead cigarettes for the Heather Chnee."
The Great South Central pier looked solitary with
but one Union Hamburg steamship, the Marsa.a
discharging This completes the list Of vessels In
the Atlantic Basin. with exception. This is the
little white brig sansett. hailing from Las Palmas
port in the Canary Islands. The Sansett came
the Health Department promptly refused 10 allow
the ballast to be pu; ashore hsre on the grounds
The sand was put on lighter ard towsd out 70
a
miles beyond the Scotland lightship. Before getting
there although the tug left at o'clock IN The morn
TO dump the ballast within the specified limits
The tug, with the barge and weary health IN
spector, reached the Atlantic Basin eleven hours
later. Now the Sansett Is loading cargo of
bagged wheat. Her destination could not be learned
In the Erie Basin the same state OF affairs ex-
listed at the other piers Two little barkennAs
made the loneliness more marked in the big ele-
vator slip. They are the 81; Crox and the Matilda
The small iron bark Charles Racine had arrived.
but was not working. The Mersey Belle, oil Liver
pool. y. b., dischargng a cargo OF dyewood
the steamer Guy Colin getting rid Of a cargo
Of ora. copper apparently
The work Of discharSing the cargo OF nitrate or
soda on the derelict bark Janet Court. OF Glasgow.
commenced yesterday. 1t was as dry az snuff.
and actually seemed 10 smoke as the dry dust few
from the sacks OF nitrate when thcy were landed
from the hold The vessel has had many visitors
since the story OF her abandonment ard recovery
was told In The Tribune.
These vessels formed the entire fleet at work In
the district and they afforded but ttle work. As
a result, the streets adjoining the idle piers were
filled with groups OF ongshoremcn In blue jump
ers and overas. who lounged around In enforced
ldeness slept the hours away In the shade OF the
big warehouses.