The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-28
PUGET SOUND SHIPPING,
Red Letter Week for Oriental shppngFour Large
Arrive From China and Japan

Last week was a red-lstter week II O
loaded 20 tasir utmost capacity arrived in
bulk OF TnA freight WIS consigned 10 East
tEgiy prompt IN Gispa Eehing train after y
eE.ssl goods 70 the Atlantic sea board and
sound reure saves anywhere from three :
As3atic cotst- Al the present rate the v
will double the business transacted in Sa
business IL 50 promising II IS 20 BE- rsgre,
kets - quite dull, and the last seven "a
a single load OF lumber xas shipped sorsi
depression, and shippers are looking for
autumn and winter. There has been an g
Eastern points by rail. Taking everytai
LOOK on Puget SOUND IS exceptionally pro
New rules for measuring vessels. Z
vessels the following instructions have be
carrying capacity shall De determined 3
side length outside width and inside dep
TIE cuoFient Will be net cubic fser coaIea
steamers, aDs for ocean. lake. bay or SOU
This viii give the number OF persons So
an1ple-Ths carrying capacity or a boat {
and three feet in depth will be deternin
xs-7 equal ise.s equal 3 persons For ocs
dimensions, is9.Io equal IS persons
Insurance OF the Blairmore.--Ons OF
Pacific coast insurance has lust been dsE
don Fairpay. shipping paper. says: IT
the Scotch courts. on appeal The vesse
is.ss. was eapslzed by q sqaail and sank.
icy. and the owners rendered notice OF q
total loss. As usual. the notice was dee
omitted there ard then 10 commence iega
vessel was an absolute total loss and a 10
action commenced under those circunsEa
comma ding position As il was. The TN
r4u<e @ e $50 were PREPARED to pay that
the owners took action, which was dism
house. on the ground that IL was irTele
icy for total loss The owners then ap
Jus; confirmed the judgment in the court b
that whers there was a well established
law in Scotland with which the English |
same rule should be followed in Scoiian
vail in different parts OF the same countr
base Judgment on the state Of circuInsta
commenced. II the owners OF tie Blai
derwrifeTs when their ship was under w
been declined, they would have been in
as al "a TF
Charters and Freights-Accerding TO re
hard 10 obtain. The markets appear 10 b
BILE to send rates much lower than the pr
charters have been placed, and il Is too G
sons grain freights. Following are the
Br blk. 2o10 tons wheat or harley to Uni
Kirk, Il Is 81; direct port, t1-chartered D
Florence Stella. Br sh. Ito tons. now o
bia to Freemantie: e ios-chartered prior {
Nelson, schr. $50 tons, now al Tacoma. IN
Charles Nelson. Katie Flickinger. bktn.
huiui-chargered by Charles Nelson Co
Francisco 10 Honolulu and sugar thence /
& Bros Co Merose, blk. 94i tons, ium
salia. Caradoc, Br sh. :. ioa tons. wheat {
owners accoant-to he loaded by Eppfng
chandise from San Francisco to New 70
line Tropic Bird. bktn. 33l tons. return
Rithet. Haw bk, l,625 tons. returns to Hon
son. blk, 81 tons returns 70 Hiio from Sa
tons. merchandise from San Francisco I
Sang, BIZ IS, his tons. now on the Colu
cargo 20 Tfeutsin. II los. oregon, blk, l.S
Sydney. lump sunl-chartered by j. j. NJ
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wieder, Ger sh, 1855 tons. now at San Di
or London & SIS Sd-chartered prior TO ar
Renewal OF Officers Licenses-The foil
inspectors OF bulls and boilers this week a
George NJ Barlow, July ]: James +. Curt
July 2: W. ". Easter, F. W. Cater A l.
Charles G.. Norrby. June y: James T. 30
Connell. July ?. Pilots-Howard Pennfie
Watson, July 8 Engineers-Robert Mel
William Law. July 2; Henry Brown. Jul
Coast. has succeeded Capt. Olsen in co
man Anton Nielsen Is In command of I
Nelson. F. A. Marmont has succeeded I
Mascotte. A. j. Soper IS master OF the 81
William Primrose IS again in command o
Lermond. William Crockett is captain o
George Bartsch Is in command of the stea
sell is master of the steamer Lydia Tnom
New Eessels-sasoiine launch Market
Aid and OF the following admeasurements:
hold 2s feet and $50 net tons. Schoone
W. Chappell, OF the following adneasnre
Seattle by Valentine stislich, of the folio
breadth 80 feet, depth "a feet and SIS 10
Seattle by --.Sandstrom. Of the followin
breadth II feet, depth 81 feet and 1928 ne
breadth feet. depth feet and 81 net 10
com by Otto Marcusen, OF the following
III feet. depth 3.3 feet and 6.52 net tons.
Sales OF Vessels-John 4. Finch, OF Sp
Land Company the steamer Augusta, y.
Of Aberdeen. have sold the steamer Hera
Co OF New Netlakahtla. Alaska, for 81
REPAIRS OF y eSSelS--lHe DtiAisl snip ~
preparatory TO loading lumber at Nancou
and will be retitted and equipped for pas
under the British flag. The schooners w
and the barkentine Tam o'Shanter were o
week undergoing an overhauling.
Marine Mshaps- British ship Port Ell
goes of lumber on Puget sound en- rout
into Montevideo recently with her cargo o
on the last voyage OF the steamer We
cisco the low pressure connecting rod OF IN
der top and port after column and compse
The machinery was dismantled and the Ee
engine.
Renewals OF Llcenses-Managers OF tn
censes and enrollments renewed this wee
June so sioop Pilgrim. 5.24 tons.
Inspections OF vesseis-The following 3
July /. Skagit Chief: July .. Thistle and K
VESSELS ON +
The following vessels are on Puget 80
loading and discharging cargoes. In the G