The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-28
FREIGHTs STILL ACTIVE.
Sailing of the Labrador with a Full
Cargo.

"Freights are holding up we'll" said
Mr.. Woodman of the Grand Trunk YES
terday. I'VE are taking all that is offered
once more. We have still surplus on
hand, and there is no prospect of being
cleared up until the arrival of the Scots
man."
| This steamship Labrador of the Domin.
| ion line sailed yesterday with large car
go. The Canadian portion, valued at
$19S, 1875, was made up of 12, 1853, bushels
of peas, 5943 barrels and 1913 boxes of an
pies, 600 bundles of oat cake, $40 bags CT
rice meal, 200 bags of peas, 1916 bags of
oatmeal, s494 maple blocks, 647 bundles
of broom handles, 1874 packages of ma
chinery, las organs, 81 barrels of potash,
9311 boxes of cheese, 8 packages of butter,
613 boxes of ham and bacon, 10 cases,
and AZ bundles of leather, and 1T horses.
The American portion of the cargo, val
ued at $54. 094, was made up of 7945 bush
els of peas, $500 bushels Of barley, II, All
bushels OF corn, 463 barrels Of apples, 5464
sacks of flour. go maple logs, 443 cases of
oeAahou Aiodos, ~ pdrltos Va pins ~
boxes of ham and bacon, 3 packages of
sundries and packages Of shocks.
Mr.. e. !. White of Harrington. the
noted ship builder, was one of the out of
town men on Commercial street yester
day.
Mr.. J. H. Blake had the following to
say yesterday regarding various sohoon-
ers:
Mr.. E. j. White is rebuilding the
schooner Silver Spray, at Sand River. n.
S., where his mills are located. The
schooner G. V. Minot is hauled up at
Simpsons wharf East Machias, also the
schooner James freeman. Schooner For
est Pride is loading lumber for BOSTON !:
schooner Josie is waiting her turn to load
lumber; also schooner j. w. Cooper,
schooner Daccoka and schooner A Inns. are
hauled up at Rim bridge waiting for
gentle spring to come At Harrington.
Mr.. e. j. White is repairing the hull
and changing the rig Of tnig Ellen M.
Mitchell and will make a three masted
schooner of her. She will be done about
April 49,"
Mr.. Sanford Kennison of East Machias
came here yesterday to go into the Ma
r1ne hospital. He has been at the Marine
hospital atMachias for the lastg ontb an
der the care of DR.. Hunter. :sone years
ago while firing salute his hand was
somewhat injured by powder. DR.. Hun
ter thought it best for Mr.. Kennisen to
speaks i'll the highest terms of the kind
treatment he received at the hands OF
DR.. Hunter.
The schooner Winnie Laury was towed
into port yesterday with mainsail and
jibs gone, and badly iced up. She was
out in the late storm and had rough
experiences.
The schooner J. Nickerson put in here
yesterday for new anchor.
4 j. W. Trefenthen reported ester ay tt Q
arrival of the schooner Robert s.lIu carr,
with 5000 pounds, the Monticello. witt,
5000 pounds, the Eva and Mildred with
1000 pounds, the Lucy Devlin, of Glouces-
ter, with 5000 pounds, the Lettie May
with 5000 pounds, and the George B. Me-
Clellan with 5000 pounds of mixed fish.
During this week the lobster receipts
have been small, a total of So OOO and
the fishermen have been paid 30 cent
each, very high pirce. The lobster men
are making good money as it - puo
would make much more were it not for
the cat fish, A large cat fish will go into
lobster trap, and selecting the best
Holsters will kill them. In the morning
all the fishermen find in their traps a j
overgrown oab fish. The Randall BROTH
ers secured six cat fish one morning this
week, and lost $14 worth of Holsters.