The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-02-25

cayenne, at or about 81 300. Sch. r. w. Hop
kins, Cientuegos to North of hatteras, sugar, at
or about l, y and ID cents. Sch. Belle Hooper,
Macurls to New York, sugar, $3.50 and port
charges. Brig Harry Smith, Turks Island to Bos-
ton, s 1t, cents. Sch. Methebesec. Mobile to S..
Jago. lumber, p. t. Sch Melissa Trask St. Do.
mingo 10 New York, sugar 50. 80 and port charges.
sen. LIZZIE b. Wiley, Fortune Island to New York,
salt. l. 2 cents optian Bath, 6 cents. Sch. Mary
L. Crosby, Fernandina to New York Rondout,
lumber, 81 90 and towage, 40 NJ. feet per day.
Sch Joel f: Shepherd, Savannah to New York.
lumber $4.37 12, and ties, Is cents Sch Sena-
tor Sullivan Mort ok to Gloucester, coal ST 81 9
DISASTERS, ETC. Sch Viola Reppard, at Nor
folk, lost part of shoe by stranding on Hampton
bar. She had been blown the Gulf Stream
on the passage from Boston and was making back,
running free on the starboard tack at the time of
the collision with British bark Antigua. The bark
was also running free on port tack The schooner
received some damage to few top timbers and sew
eral planks, but proc. eded on her way, making no
water. Sch. Olive Pecker, at Boston Feb. Is,
from Buenos Ay1es, was 5S days on the passage,
and from lat. "a to lat. 3S, had gales from N w.
to n E. during which sprung bowsprit and had
main spanker boom carried away -. Capt Cook
Of bark Thos A. Goddard, at Boston Feb. 1S from
Rosario, reports wa rs days making the passage
and had adverse weather most of he time. Was
eight days getting down the River Plate. Had n.
W. and n. N. w. winds to lat 80 south, and had
no s. f. trade winds. From lat. % north had
heavy weather. during which lost royal and main
staysall and also had lower maintopsail split =.
Sch. Ialofa, Fletcher, at Wilmington, N. c Feb.
~, from Punta Gorda, had be- II in collision with
sch. VIM f. Campbell, Strout. from Wilmington
y e., from Port au Prince The TalOfaS anchors
fouled and the Campbell had chain plates carried
away.
FREIGHTs. The Freight Circular of Brown &
Co, New York, reports for the week ending Feb.
2Oth: Considerable interest is yet manifested
III tonnage Tor long voyage trades inquiries being
extended by the South African, Australian and
New Zeahnd lines for vessels to take tn, berth
for general cargo, but the supply of suitable
carriers receives no important additions, the few
coming TO hand having i'll most instances been
closed previously for case oil and other trades.
SlIbDerS r
tonnage to the far East and prepared to en-
terrain offers of vessels for distant loading upon
the basis OF full recent rates paid but in anticipa-
ton OF a strong market for some time owners are
slow to avail themselves of the opportunities that
are now presented. Barrel petroleum freights
commune very dull, but as tonnage offerings are
vet OF a limited character, there is quotable
change from previous rates. Negotiations tor
Naval store tonnage to load at the South carri-
ed on chiefly with foreign owners direct, and up
on terms that are rIgidy guarded by local princi-
pals A moderate inquiry is noticed for lumber
tonnage to the River Plate but shippers hest
tate TO rise their bids, vessels are very sparingly
offered. The quotations remain SSu 50 from the
East and Provinces, and S11750S12. 90 from the
Gulf. There has been no special increase in the
demand Tor tonnage to Brazil or other South
American counties, hence rates are nominally I'M
changed. Medium size vessels are wanted to a
moderate extent for coal, lumber and general
cargo to the West India and Wndward Islands,
and as such rather scarce, the tendency of
the market is somewhat frmer. For the return
voyage sugar offers more freely from St. Domingo
and south side Cuba, with $3.50 and port charges
the prevailing rate for the former to New York
and II and 10 cents for he latter to Philade-
phia, New York and Boston. There is no i'm
provement in Goa stwise lumber freights from the
South; the demand is limited, and rates low and
unsatisfactory The coal trade to Eastern ports
continues extremely dull: rates are without quo
table change.