The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-11

at Stapleton, S. L, yesterday for Nor
folk. He viii make thorough eXamina-
ton of the sunken vessels of Admiral Ger
veras feet TO ascertain how many can
be saved. Capt Sharp is the man who
had charge of the Merritt-Chapman forces
when they went to Havana harbor to
make an effort TO raise the United States
battleship Maine.
Negotiations are still pending on the
part of the United States government for
the purchase of the Allan Line steamship
Roumanian, now at Philadelphia. 1t was
expected that the sale would have been,
concluded last week. She has not loaded
any outward cargo. The vessel was for
merry the British steamship Richmond
Hill, and her name was changed when she
came into the possession of the Allans If
purchased she will be used for a troop
ship.
The Holland America Line has contract
ed for two new twin-screw steamships, to
be ready by 1900. With the two vessels
now building, and with one recently put
into service the line will have five twin
screw vessels. That nearest completion
is the Statendam, which is due to sail on
Aug. % for New York. She is 525 leet long
and 60 feet wide. The new vessels are to
deep. The Ryndam, to be finished next
year, is of the same dimensions.
The vessels are being built with a view
TO the comfort of the passengers and their
speed will not exceed eighteen knots each.
OF the two new ones, Harland & Wolf of
Belfast, Ireland, are building one and
Blohm & Voss of Hamburg the other. The
Ryndam and Statendam were built by the
Belfast firm. All are to be of steel.
There is little doing just now in sail
tonnage. Orders are very scarce, partic-
uary for West India and South America,
and with vessels offered more literally the
market shows an easier tendency. Some
little inquiry is noticed for lumber ton
mage to the River Platte, and for medium
size vessels the market is steady at $l1000
1900 from the provinces and $l4.25614.50
from the Gulf. There is less demand for
long voyage tonnage, and with freer Of
ferings rates for Australia and India are
slightly weaker. Case oil rates to China
are firm. Coasting trades are dull.
Steamers are in very limited request, all
departments showing inaction and with
rates more favorable to shippers.
A glance at the lists of vessels up, cleared
and bound for this port will show the
number to be 81, of which five are steam
ships; one ship; thirty-seven barks and
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there is said to be a number of foreign
vessels bound for Savannah for naval
stores whose charters have not been an
nounced
The steamship Itasca Of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company has
been withdrawn from the Savannah line
and put on the routes between Baltimore
and Boston.
Capt James of the Merchants and Min
ers steamer Itasca, at Baltimore, from
Savannah, reported seeing, July Z, off
Hatteras, fifteen light and loaded schoon-
ers bound south. On the same afternoon
he saw the Hatteras lightship steaming
south.
The New England Company has been
given an order to build five large coal
barges for the Consolidation Coal Com
pany of Baltimore. They will be used in
the coast rade.
The schooner Arthur McArdle has been
chartered for a cargo of coal from Phila-
delphia to Savannah at 65 cents.
The Italian bark Maria Ratio, 1909 tons,
has been chartered for a cargo of rosin
from Savannah TO Java at or about IS Cd.
Inc Tug ROBERT turner arrived at mum
derbolt last night towing one of r. Rit
tenhouse Nfoore's dredges from Mud river,
bound for Savannah.
The revenue cutter Colfax returned yes
terday morning to Charleston, S. c.
The excursion boats leaving for the va
rious seaside resorts took large parties
Yesterday Notwithstanding the inces-
SAINT rain during the afternoon, the excur-
sionsts appeared to enjoy themselves and
returned in the best of humor.