The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-19
HARBoR NEWS.
utems Of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front

Business was very quist along the
water front section Of the city on Mon
day, 10 being one Of the duilest, u not In
deed the duiless day that has been az
periencsd since the coming Of the present
winter season. At the wharvss OF the
Grand Trunk which for the last six weeks
had been a perfect hive Of industry. the
absence Of hustle ard fury was particular
IL noticeable. There was only one steam
or In port, the Grsoian Of the Allan line
which arrived ons day last week.
BY the latter part Of the week every
thing will resume the usual busy aspect
for, besides tho Dominion which IL due
today, four other big ocssn liners viii BY
that time have arrived. These are the
Issok Of the Thomson line which comes
from London: the Memnon Of the Elder
Dempster line which halls from Bristol,
the Salaria Of the Donaldson line which
Is from Glasgow and the Laurentian OF
the Allan line which sailed from Liver
pool several days ago.
The fish arrivals were the Moses b.
Lindsay with 5000. the Unique with 60o0.
the Nettie May with 5000 and the Fannie
Hayden with 1900. Included in the lot
were few haddock.
The British schooner Laura q. Hall ar.
rived with q cargo consisting Of 100 tons
of arinds:ones. She Is from Lower Cove,
N. s.
Articles have been opened at the office
OF the United states shipping commits
sioner for the schooner X. Il. Pettigrsw
from Portland TO St Simons and return
ana the barge Colorain from Portland to
q coal port and return.
"Tha jobting trade Of Commercial
street Is holding up unusually we'll for
this season OF the year." said one OF the
leading business men Of the city. There
continues to be great &C ,roity Of pure,
straight Porto Rico molasses. New Or
leans centrifugal N GLASSES has advanced
about four cents q gallon as this prop OF
this molasses Is only about 45 per cent OF
what 1t was isss year. Open kettle mo-
Iassss ranges all the way In prices from
85 cents to 30 cents a gallon. this being
higher than has ever been known before.
But tbs jobbsrs hiding m,lasses In
Portland are Offering prices that are a
little lower than those OF the Boston and
New York jobbsrs.'
The four masted schooner Major
Picksnds, now at Leighton's wharf, East
Boston, has been hbeied in the sum OF
s15,, 100 in the United States District court
In this city ~ Sylvester Whaien, the
owner Of the lost fishing schooner Sylves.
ter whalen, and Michael Hogan. the mas
ter OF said schooner. The libel alleges
that the Sylvester Whalen was struck by
the Pickands on November IS, when %
miles southeast from Highland light;
that no REQ or green lights were displayed
on the latter vessel. as required by law,
OF d that had she continued on the course
she was then heading instead of attempt
ing to cross the bow Of the fisherman there
would have been no collision.
The libel claims that the WhAlen, with
her beats, tackle, outfit and gear, were
valued at s13. 0o0 the personal property Of
the master and crew, $500; provisions,
ice, bait. etc.. $1,000. and the proceeds Of
the fishing trip which the vessel was then
prosecuting. $1,000.
The owners of the Major Piokands re.
quest the court to limit their liability,
and claim that their vessel 10 worth SIS.
Q0o and the cargo Of coal she was then
carrying $500.