The Portland daily press., 1896-01-03
CARGO or THE VANCOUVER.
The Falling Off in Local Freights Because
of Lack of snow-The Crew Of the
Ellen Lincoln in Boston. ,'i7sa

J. W. Trefethen reported the arrival
yesterday of the Gloucester schooner
Edith NJ. Prior, with 40, 200 pounds OF cod
and paddock.
The Memphis will probably sail Satu r
day instead of Friday, being held in order
to complete full cargo She is now at
the elevator for second time, and will
probably take out about Sc, 00o bushels of
loose grain. NS
Hon. D. H. Ihgraham. United States
consul general at Halifax. sailed yester-
day for that port on the Vancouver.
The steamship Vancouver sailed yester-
day with cargo valued at s203, 900, of
which $101,00o represented American
products. The Canadian portion Of her
cargo consisted of II, $3.50 bushels OF peas,
5171 maple blocks 9S6 wooden doors, IS
crates of road carts, SO organs, IS cases OF
sewing machines, IL cases of poultry, 8
cases and 20 bales Of leather, 1880 bales of
cut hay, 1913 cases of apples, no boxes
Of ham and bacon, 43 tiercss of pork. 90
cases of canned meats, IS boxes OF butter,
120 packages of agricultural implements,
63 crates Of p,1lleys, So packages Of emery
stone, % boxes OF tobacco, 10 CRATES = of
bicycle rims, 9d25 boxes of beans, 11eboxes
of peas. $50 bags of oatmeal, 100 bales of
oil cake, 10 packages of sundries. SSlsThe
American portion of the cargo consisted
of s5, 53S bushels of corn. 1895 boxes of
ham and bacon, $50 tierces or lard, 80
cases of canned meats, oassaof personal
effects, and 1888 boxes of peas. The Van
couver took out three saloon, five inter-
mediate and thirteen steerage passengers
For some reasons there has been rather
a falling off within the last two days in
the quantity of through steamer freight
over the Grand Trunk. This is probably
due to the fact that in Canada and the
West, the New Year holiday is more
generally observed than in New England.
Rapid work must follow however, as the
steamers now here and those on their way
will call for large amount Of freight.
Mr.. Woodman of the Grand Trunk, said
yesterday that while through freights
have been of late very heavy over his
line, there has been falling off in local
freights due to the lack of snow. He re-
ferred to what General Manager Payson
Tucker of the Maine Central said of the
immediate need of snow. and said that
Mr.. Tucker is right, and that heavy
fall of snow at this time would revive
business wonderfully all over the state,
and in fact through this section of New
England
While there have been heavy rains in
the mountains there is practically no
snow there. The first of the season there
was heavy fall of snow through the
mountains, but the warm weather took 1t
all off, and the numbering business has
suffered greatly.
Business is very dull at the great lum-
Ter centres along the line OF the Grand
Trunk. and will soon be practically at a
standstill unless there is heavy fall of
snow.
The mills at North Stratford, are
cutting considerable lumber because thew
had a heavy stock left over, and are
rapidly working it up. with it is need
less to say orders well ahead.
The mills at Berlin Falls are doing but
very little, working mostly on the stock
on hand when the season opened, and of
course with that stock rapidly diminish
ing.
The West Milan mills are doing little
better, being held out by a lumber rail-
road running back into the mountains.
They are getting some lumber, but of
course it is costly season for the mill
owners.