The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

summary of the business Done by
the Canals of the WOrId-The Brit
fsh Steamship st. Irene Before Re-
ported Aground Is AfOat Again.
List of Vessels Bound for Savan-
nah.
The great canals of the world and the
growth of the business passing through
them are discussed In series of tables
lust published by the treasury bureau of
statistics, in its latest issue OF the sum-
mary of commerce and finance. The bust
ness of the Suez canal, the Kaiser Wilhelm
canal, the st. Mary's fall, the Welland
and New York canals are given for num-
her of years.
The Suez canal shows net tonnage of
6576 tons in 1868. its first year; Ask, 500 in
1870; over 100000 in 1872; more than 2,OOO,-
600 in 1875, and steady increase until 1891,
when the figures reached $685. m, since
which time there has been comparatively
little change, the figures for 1897 being
slightly below those of 1885, but 80 per
cent. in excess of those of 1887, and more
than three times those of 1877.
The Kaiser Wilhelm canal, which has
been in operation but three years. shows
an increase of 50 per cent in that period
in the tonnage passing through IT, that of
the first year after its opening being 1905
9S3, and that for the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1898. 2,469. 1876
The ST. Mary's Falls canal. connecting
Lake Superior with the lower lakes. shows
a more rapid gain than the Suez The
freight tonnage passing through the St
Mary's FAILS canal in 1881 is given at
l,56I741, reaching more than 100000 tons
in 1885. more than 100000 in 1887; more
than 100000 in 1889; more than 9,OO0O0O
in 1890; more than 100000 in 1892; more
than 13C00.0O0 in 1894, and more than 49,
100000 IN 1897
The Wellard canal tables show that the
quantity of freight passed through that
canal in 1880 was $780, 1874 tons, and in 1896
1,2799S, though comparing 1895 with 1872
1873 and 1874 no increase is found the fig
ures of 1872 being 1883, l04 and those of
1873. 1,5O6484, while the tons passed from
United States ports to Unjed States ports
through the Welland canal fell from 74S.-
5@ in 1874 to 65S 213 in 1886
The New York canal tables show a
steady decrease since 1880 in the tons of
merchandise carried to tide water. The
number of tons of freight carried to tide
water on the New York canals in 1880 was
4,O67,4O2; in 1880, 3024,765, and n 1897, 1885,
2l8, while all other canals mentioned as
above indicated show large gains in bust
ness meantime.
The reduction of freight rates, especially
on the Great Lakes and by rail- in compe-
ution with the lakes and their canals is
also shown by a series of tables These
show a material reduction in freight rates
between Chicago and New York, whether
carried by lake and rail lake and canals
or by all rail. though the reduction where
carried by the all water route of lake and
canals is greater than in cases where a
part or all of the transportation is by rail.
The average "a ties per bushel for wheat
from Chicago to New York by lake and
canal were. in 1877, 1924 cents per bushel;
in 1887, S.5 cents, and in 1897, AIS cents.
The tug Angie and Nellie arrived yester-
day from Brunswick TO tow the barge Jo-
seph Souther to the latter port to assist
in Tightening the British steamship st
Irene, which was ashore. Upon arrival of
the tug, a telegram was received from
Brunswick that the steamer had been
foated, and it was unnecessary to take the
barge. The tug returned TO Brunswick
without the tow.
The tug North American made an I'M
schooner John r. Penroze, aground in the
Delaware bay below Reedy Island The
tugs work tasted but, one hour after
which 1t wiSi decided that further efforts
would not be made until higher tides came
The vessel rests easy on a soft bottom and
Is in no danger.
Passengers by steamship City of Augusta
from New York, Dec. Capt. H. Blum,
wife and servant, ]. B. Thompson, Mrs
H. A. Fl. Wilke, Mrs. c. S. Woodward, J.
E. Hennessy. r. E. Boynton K. HUM,
eight members Battery D, C. Neidberg, P.
Olsen
Passengers on steamship Itasca from
Baltimore-D Francisco and wife, Master
Harry Lowden, j. F. Gatlmew, Miss Low
den, Mrs. G. w. Lowden, j. b. Bigler, j.
W. Dolch, Mrs. DR.. Mary Jennings, Mrs.
F. Elder, w. j. Murphy, j. Green.
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