The Portland daily press., 1896-02-03
MORE OCEAN STEAMERS NEEDED.
A Vast Amount of Freight Already
Here, and More Offered.

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Here, and More Offered.
Bad Luck of the Coasters-Od Schooners
Leading the Fleet-Lobster Men Dis
| gusted With Their Bad Luck of Late
are Thinking of Digging Clams-Perish-
able Freights Sent by Way of Portland
Rather Than by Way of New York.
There is an astonishingly large amount
OF freight on the way here, or here al
ready. Despite the fact that few weeks
ago one of the steamers sailed for Liver
pool with less than a full cargo, the
amount OF freight now on hand will
make that practically an impossibility
during the rest of the season. There Is
already nearly full cargo here for the
next steamer of the Belfast line, while
steamer of the largest size might load
for Liverpool with grain alone without
much lessening the amount ON hand.
There is great amount of flour here, and
more than 300 car loads Of grain that will
be taken as soon as the rush Of perish
able goods Is over or at least to some de-
gree.
There is vast amount of apples yet to
be forwarded. One man holds 10, 600 bar
rels he proposes to later send to this port
for shipment, and the shipment of
boxed meats promises to increase, rather
than diminish, and this GLASS of freights
must be given the right of way. While
every steamer is taking much grain, more
and more is offered and sent forw ard.
| Mr.. Woodman of the Grand Trunk said
Saturday that his line was holding
freight trains back waiting for a chance
for chem in the yard. They are called
In as rapidly as room can be made for
them. If the lines choose to send over
extra boats they could be loaded at any
time. and at the shortest notice. The
shippers are eager to forward freight, and
the steamers are taking everything pos
sible. Even the great cargo Of the Scots
man did not peroeptibly diminish the
amount on hand. The Mongolian is be-
ing loaded with the same class Of freight
and there is no sign that steamer is
here, for as fast as freight is taken from
the sheds, other freight is put In, and the
amount on hand holds about the same.
The schooner Little Sadie was reported
Saturday off the coast with her main
mast sprung. She was under double
reefed mainsail. with braces to hold her
mainmast up.
A skipper who made the run to this
port Saturday reported that when he left
Boston at least seventy-flve schooners
were at Boston or Gloucester bound east.
| 1t was a trif1e odd but of the seventy
five the three to reach here first are all
among the veterans Of tho fleet, the
Matthew Vasser, Henry May, and Lii
| liam.
"Pm going to take up my traps. get
me hoe, and dig clans.' said lobster
man Saturday. IT can at least dig bar
rel every tide. I've had sixty -four traps
out all this week, end have taken just
eighty -four lobsters''
J. w. Trefethen receievd Saturday 49,.
600 Holsters. but they were taken all the
way from Prospect harbor to Port Clyde,
and represented the work of many men.
The lobster take at Monhegan has drop
ped of astonishinlgy, and Thursday the
"haul" Of all the Monhegan fishermen
only resulted in the capture of 500 lob
strs. AT this season of the year the lob
sters remain quiet and won't trap The
lobstermen have been doing a rushing
business, but at the present time with
Holsters in quick demand at sixteen cents
each, they are hardly able to make it pay
them to go out. The price of Holsters
will be likely to keep up, as there is an
active demand. with soant supply.
The freights of Saturday were con-
fined to three schooners with stcatch"
Of about 10, 900 pounds each.
The schooner Brenton, Captain Hart
field, arrived yesterday from Nova Scotia
with 1913 tons of Cumberland coal. The
Trenton is one of the lucky schooners.
She is always busy, makes quick passa.
ges on the average, and is never long
away from this port.
The four masted schooner John f.
Randall, Captain Croker, arrived yes
terday forenoon from Philadelphia with
2, $50 tons Of coal FOR the Maine Central.
She encountered a very severe snow
storm of Cape Elizabeth Saturday night
accompanied by tremendous sea.
The steamer Portland arrived at 81
O'Clock yesterday.
The coasters are having hard luck.
They are subject to long detsntions and
a skipper said yesterday that the skip
per who is able to clear his expenses dur
ing the winter will regard himself a very
fortunate man.
For the first Sunday Of the shipping
season the Gran1 Trunk had no freight
special on the way yesterday. The oon-
dition of the yard will prevent the fur
Their receipt of freight until some of the
freight now here is removed.
A noteworthy feature of the shipping
business this season is the fact that q
great mass of perishabIe freight has
been forwarded by way ofPortland rather
than by way Of New York. In this GLASS
OF frelghts may be included boxed meats,
although not strictly speaking, perish
able. Shippers Of this class Of freight
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