The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
CARGO OF THE LABRADOR.
War Rumors Serve to Quicken he Ex-
port Business.

There Is a Great Demand just Now for
Boxed Heats for Germany-How the
American Hog Gets There Dead If Not
Alive-A Poor Showing for Fishermen
Saving the Cargo of the Brunette
Coasters Will Not Lay Off Yet.
The Labrador of the Dominion line
sailed yesterday with the largest cargo of
the season. The Canadian portion of the
cargo was valued at $136,0O0, and the
American at $1S1, ZOO. She took out S206
bushels of peas, 1888 bushels of corn, 420
tierces of tallow, 5000 barrels of apples,
242O bundles of staves, 81 pieces of birch
lumber, 80 cases of eggs, 460 American
cattle, 2760 maple blocks, 125 sacks Of
beans, AZ cases of turkeys, 1856 packages
of meat, 259 tierces of lard, % bales of
leather, 9511 boxes of cheese, 90 cases of
paste. 81 packages of butter, one case of
tobacco, II packages of sundries. She
had one saloon, six intermediate, and five
steersge passengers. The regular crowd
was on hand to see her off.
There is no niistaking the fact that the
talk of war between England and Ger
many has served to greatly stimulate the
export trade, and orders are being placed
practically without limit. A we'll in
formed gentleman said last evening that
packed meats will be largely taken after
this. The English commlssary depart
ment has vast stock on hand, but still
much. and perhaps the greater part OF all
that is now being shipped will be for
army use. As is we'll known, there is a
marked GOODNESS between the American
hog and the Emperor William, and the
former is not allowed while alive to enter
the dominions of the latter, but he gets
there dead If not alive When it is said
that a steamer has taken out given
number Of packages of "meats," pork
is meant, and the English dealers simply
ship the original American hog over to
Germany, and the Germans pay the Eng
lish dealers commission they might
save if the Emperor William would only
consent to cultivate more direct and
friendly relations with the American
hog. A.
The talk Of war means that both
countries will do their best to add to
their stock of food on hand, and SO from
this time onward there will be no
questions regarding the possibility of
getting freights, the only question will
be choice of freights. For example ths
Laurentian will probably take about 25,-
600 bushels of loose grains and she will
take very large number OF cattle. Pro-
visions are in demand. and canned and
packed meats, meaning pork, grains of al
kinds, cheese, and in fact any and all
kinds of provisions will find market on
the other, side of the water. IT the
present state of things should continue,
or the relations between England and
Germany become more strained this will
be the greatest export season in the
history of the port of Portland, or of the
Grand Trunk.
The steamer people are in position to
give any desired class of freigAts the
preference. and provisions are. being
taken, and grain in bulk left The de-
mand for cattle is very great, and the
Laurentian will take out more cattle
| than she would under other ciroum-
stances. 1t was stated last evening that
all the cattle and sheep taken out will
serve to help out the English market,
and that Germany will only receive the
packed meats. There is also strong de-
maud for Canadian pressed hay Only
20 barrels of Maine apples out of a total
Of $500 taken by the Labrador, shows the
falling off in the Maine apple crop last
year. Steamer people say it is simply
out of the question to ship apples enough
to supply the English market.
Coastwise people are looking for an
other long season of calm weather. and
as rule will not give up the business
yet. They can secure freight at almost
any point along the coast for either the
Portland or Boston market, and they are
sure Of return cargo. The open winter
has enabled the residents along the coast
to make more and larger shipments than
for years past, and there is, SO the skip
pers say, brisker demand for labor. and
of course for goods. AS most of the
coasters come back light from Boston.
and load here, the coastwise demand for
goods has been no small item of trade
this season.
This is proving a bad week with the
fishermen, although the fleet is out, and
there viii probably be many in this
morning If the wind permits. The Fanny
Hayden. arrived yesterday, and Captain
Turner reported a hard trip in many re-
spects. He encountered high winds, a
| heavy sea. intensely cold weather, and
| the schooner showed a decided tendency to
ice up. He brought in IL, 900 pounds of
cod and haddnck, and the Fairy Queen
had TO- 900 pounds. J. W. Trefethen also
reported the arrival OF one or two small
trips"
Captain Murphy of the schooner Sarah
Hyde. passed the wreck Of the Brunette
off Port Clyde. Many boats were around