The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-01-12

BIuehill. The Portland cargo was insured
with Morse Y Guptill, The vesse. was worth
about 500 and not insured
Rockland, Jan. 3. The wreck of tile sch.
i W. IL. Jones. which has been sunk in the
harbor of Rockland for some time, has final
| ly been removed under the direction Of the
/ U. S. Engineers office. The wreck has been
a menace TO navigation and has been blasted
and the debris broken up by drtdge. II
will be remembered that this schooner while
loaded with lime caught fire and afterw ard
sunk,
Boston, Jan Is. The Searsport, Me, ship
r.. Il. Thomas, from Manila and Hong Kong,
arrived at this port to-day. The Thomas
loaded cargo of 1910 bales of hemp at Ma
Mia and left that port on April %. She sail
ed from there hurriedy and it was expected
that Admiral Dewey's fleet was near at hand
and that a battle was imminent. For this
reason the ship sailed without waiting to
procure provisions for the voyage and was
obliged to put into Hong Kong to take on
stores. She left the latter port on May %
and had long and trying passage. On Oct,
18th, she was i'll the south Atlantic with her
supplies rapidly diminishing and it was de-
cided TO bear up at MonJevideo. About this
time Capt. f. ID Blanchard was stricken
with paralysis and he died on Oct. 30 She
reached Montevdeo few days later and the
remains OF the captain were taken ashore
Tor lnternent. With the death Of the cap
tain the duties of master devolved on First
Mate Graham. He communicated with the
owners on reaching Montevdeo and was
ordered to bring the vessel to Boston. After
provisioning, the Thomas sailed Nov. g.
CHARTERS. Bark John S, Emery, Boston
to Sierra Leone, general cargo, p. t. Sch.
Olive T. Whittier, Turks Island to Phiadel-
phia, salt, cents, out in ballast. Sch,
Henry Prescott Norfolk to Trinidad. cord
Wood, 20. Sch. j S Lamprey, Barren Island
to Belfast, fertilizer, 81 10 Sch. Marjorie,
/ Baltimore to Galveston coal, 81 so and dis
| charged Sch Yale, Baltimore to Boston,
coal, 81 so Sch. VIM. B. Palmer, Baltimore
| to Portland, coal, 81 30.
FREIGHTs. The Freigh Circular of Brown
| q 70, New York, reports for the week end
| ing Jan 9TH Foreign owners of long voy-
| age tonnage are yet opposed to the accept
ance of current rates for case oil to the far
| East and general cargo to the Colonies, and
to emphasize this fact decline to tender their
vessels for either early or forward loading.
| Shippers, though more particularly those en-
| gagged IN the latter trade, urgently in
need OF tonnage, and though endeavorlng to
| secure necessary vessels upon the basis of
IT'S 1l1s Cd. to Sydney and Melbourne,
would really meet some advance upon these
quotations; difficulty, however, Is expert
| enced in inducing owners to open negotia-
| tons, just previous to the close the adj
vanced rate of a cents was paid for a case
| oil vessel to Shanghai. There is no change
/ IN the position of barrel petroleum treights.
/
| hrmly quoted as representing the market for
| prospective tonnage, there being few or no
! Sulta hle vessels upon spot. Some few luui-
! her orders are in market for the River Plate,
| but business is restricted IN consequence
/ OF the difference between owners and snip
| pers' hmus. Gulf vessels would readily com
! mand S12 80 to Montevldeo for orders, and
! from the Province a considerable advance
| npon the last rate paid could be obtained to
| Buenos Ayres and Rosario, but tonnoge mo-
| mentariy ls not available. There is a mod
crate demand for Brazil, but tonnage offers
| sparingly, notwithstanding the higher rates
current. Outward orders hence to West
India and Windward ports ara numerous,
and back business with sugar, salt, ogwood
etc. is offered quite literally. Higher rates
are generally bid, though the offerings Of
tonnage do not increase, thus the volume of
is limited. There is less inquiry for lumber
| tonnage from the Gulf to w est India ports,
and with moderate supply of vessels in the
former locality seeking business, no improve
ment upon recent rates is obtainable. Very
| few coasting lumber orders have appeared in
market during the week. Tonnage for this
| department, however, is scarce, which fact
serves to sustain firmly previous rates. Col
| Tiers hence to the East are in limited demand
but the market is firm in view of the light
tonnage offerings. Philadelphia rates are
higher, 81 40 to Boston having been paid.