The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
HARBoR MASTERS REPORT.
Many Imports and Exports Sustain
SeaffIe's Reputation

Tie report OF Capt. =. l. Rogers. har-
Dor master. for the month of May is the
besi source from which an idea OF Seat
tie shipping can be obtained The report
shows many interesting things ia compari-
son with Aprfrs report. The number az
vessels which arrived In port during May
was smaller by IL than Aprifs arrivals.
but the ret tonnage OF the arrivals was
greater by some 5000 tons. The number
OF departures during the month was great
er by ~ than IN April. There was a big
falling off In foreign exports. as no grain
vessels cleared during the month. salts
factory increase IN domestic coal ship
nents IS shown. The shipments were
again limited only By the number OF ves-
gels that could be secured for the trip to
San Francisco. The wharfage receipts for
the month were larger than they have
been for years.
The number OF deep-water steamers ar
irving during the month was S.. with q
net tonnage registered OF 5s.ll5. Tween
ty-hye sailing vessels, with 20. 3So net ton
mage. completes the May arrivals. The
total number OF vessels was S. and their
total tonnage IS ya.
The departures for the month numbered
81, with net tonnage Of $3.50 Con-
seduentiy the number Of vessels In har-
Dor at the end OF May was less by 2 than
AT the beginning. Sixty steamers. with a
net tonnage OF l51. sailed during
the month. The number CT sailing vesse.s
clearing was 8. That is a large number
and was made up chiefly OF the Alaskan
bound sailing vessels that got away during
the month. after waiting some time for
eargoes. AS usual. most of the steamer
sailings were for Alaska.
There Is very little difference IN the value
of coastwise shipments OF the two months.
Exclusive OF the value OF Alaskan mer-
chandise shipments. Seattle sent out t22l.-
40 worth OF commodities. Harbormaster
Rogers has no way of ascertaining the
value of the tons and tons of goods tina:
so north on the Alaskan boats. The weight
OF coastwise merchandise shipped was II sc
tons. most OF which went north. Junes
shipments TO Alaska will be even heavier.
owiEg 10 the facr that many boats will
sail for ST. Michael The coal shipments
OF the month were all coastwise and
weighed $500 tons. The valuation placed
on that great quantity OF black diamonds
IS sl2s,o2S Most OF the coal was shipped
by the Pacific Coast Company TO San
Francisco. The wheat shipments of the
month were net very large. II amounted
to 2,3s tons. valued at s1i.0i0 and was
for the most part carried by the regular
passenger steamers. The coastwise ium-
Der shipments filled several schooners
Their cargoes measured f.5.e 900 feet and
were valued at ss,3l2 The feed and oat
for Coast ports weighed 3oa tons. and was
valued At 5000
The sailing Of the ship William J. Rotche
for New York with 2cs spars increased the
value OF shipments TO Atlantic ports ST.. =
500. In addition 10 that, $4,000 feet OF
lumber. valued al ti1si was shipped. as
Well as u tons OF merchandise
The Yamaguehi Mar1. the one Japanese
ship. sailing during the month. carried
most OF the foreign exports The ship
ments Included 3,4tT tons OF merchandise.
les tons OF -four and $50 tons OF coal
That Seattle IS an exporting port rather
than an importing one Is shown by the
fact that the combined weight Of The i'm
ports Of the month was but s.6sf tons. OF
that amount f.0-l tons came from foreign
ports, 26S tons from Atlantic ports and
ss29 tons from coast ports.
The Washington street gridlron paid the
city the NEST money last month netting
S2iso. The uooriuy buoys were well filI-
ed and brought in &1a5 The other wharyes
brought the total up 10 1904 IS