New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-19
DULNESS IN SHIPPING.
FEW STEAMERS TO BE SEEN AT BROOK
LYN PIERS.
ONLY ONE BUSY SLOT BETWEEN TIE ERIE
BASIN AND TIE EMIIAE STORES QUIET

BASIN AND TIE EMIIsE STORES QUIET
IN OTHER PLACES.
Rarely mas there been such unqualified stagnation
IN shipping from the Brooklyn water front as at
present 4 tour along the biz wharves yesterday
disclosed an almost unparalleled quietness. There
WAS Jus, one busy spot between the Erie Basin and
the Empire Stores.
This was Prentice. stores. where the Wilson
Limo cleaners tie up. The iindoo and Colorado
were work. and the Martelo had sailed earlier
In the day. Speaking of the state of business
Superintendent Phillips said:
THE imports are rather small. hut the export
trade is excellent. There will have left h"re 10y
Saturday ie.5Oo tons Of general cargo including
grain and naxseed, or about -9e0o tons. Including
our Artverp boat from Hoboken. The cattle trade
has fallen Off largely and there Ia rot much colps
in grain. the Hndoo for Hail. taking ABOUT h''"
bushels There are good prospects for Euro
pean market for horses. our ships carry large
numbers to Antwerp. and have just received an
order 10 reserve space for eighty head on IN"
Hindoo. There large numbers Of horses neihs
shipped from here for cavalry purposes
The fact that these steamers are the onl- ones
doing a good business. Is due to se>era! causes.
There is Immense capital behind thcm; they ere
a. regular In their arrivals and departures az
ferry boats: they connect at Hall with Vessels or
the same lire for cvrry port OF importance In the
world, ana ihCN are ld1iN liSl N'SSeS ~
go.
With the exception of these. there were oiiy TWO
conee-boats Of the I.amport & Holt Iine TO break
the rnonotory of empty piers rom Wall 10 Fusto"
Ferry Not single vessel Of any kind was az me
Enpirc Stores and the pier doors We're locked tlbh'
Al the Woodruff Stores the Nogemann steainrr
I,ovpstakken 4. dschargnS a Hamburg cargo OF
sugar and general merchaEcis". ana iSo"riiB "
Arch:bald's steamer Terrier VAS dscharsns
CARGO OF sugar from Cienfucgos. .
hoard, .Ami; y-Sf. pier WAS empty, so were me
three Robinson pier. At Union stores the Ahchof
liner Algeria occupied one pier. The other TWO
empty. IN. 800, 49,, ,aa,
for weeks ,, -. ,ao,,,,,
fer Snuth and East Africa the Laurel Branch ana
The TsdV F,lrncss. The latter came here IN ballast
from DeIagoa Bay. "A distance OF some 1000 miles;
her captain said "A thing ne had never before hearu
of. ~ ,,,... -
The little steamer Fort William was loading Tor
Porto Rico AZ the otherwise empty South 'chtrai
PIer the finest i'm BROOKLYN. big clipper "lscnaIE-
Ing her Carlo Of cccoanut oil ana plunDago AZ me
West Central Pier and schooner or two hrisheu
the small list. ., , sr,.,u
schooners were at work and the tl"rchtnts ana
C;orman- American Stores We're equally empty; .
One unhappy result OF this state OF altairs - lne
idleness and consequent misery among the ioIs-
shoremen Every pier had it's group OF ldIe ntli'
How they manage to exist Is a mystery 10 an tx
cont themselves hut IL IL safe to say they 90 not
ON an average earn anything like 50 a Week tX-
cepting those who get the first chance at cargo.