The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
FREIGHT RATES ARE REPORTED
HARDENING AT GULF PORTS.

While the supply of Tonnage Is
Less in savannah Than Few
Days Ago No Appreciation In
Rates Is NOted-Capt. kinzfe of
the Planters Line in TOwn--Mat-
xers of Interest to shippers and
Mariners.
The reported hardening tendency of
che foreign freight market at Gulf
ports has not reached Savannah.
since the supply of tonnage here is less
than it was few days ago, and with
sailings ahead of the arrivals, it
would seem that an improvement is
In order. Several tramps are bound for
savannah, and a few are now due to
arrive.
The developments in the cotton mar
kets during the past few days have
carried prices up to a point which 1t
is believed may uncover considerable
cotton now being held in the interior,
and if this results an increased move
ment to port may be looked for. Be-
fore the recent bullish developments
the markets were lifeless, with no in
centive for holders to put their cotton
on the market. If the change in con-
ditons brings splnners into the mar
ket and start trading in the interior
and at the port on a lively scale it
may mean much for shipping agents.
Referring to conditions in the Gulf the
Galveston News says in a recent is
sRe:
An unconfirmed report from New
orleans stated that ocean freight
rates there had taken a sudden jump
of cents on cotton for Liverpool,
other rates having been advanced in
proportion ffliiss-~as encouraging to
the local ship agents, who have been
a pretty blue crowd this fall because
things in the early summer looked so
bright, while this fall they have been
black. Rates tumbled fearfully, the
causes OF which have been threshed
over 1t is sufficient to state at this
time that the situation was universal
and not confined to any one port.
Tonnage at Gulf ports has been thin
ned out with the result that there is
getting to be an excess of freight Of
fering and rates are getting back to
basis where it is profitable to oper-
ate steamers.
Capt. J. II. Kinzie, traffic manager
of the Planters Line, arrived in Savan-
nah yesterday from Augusta. Since
-
States, in operation a large business
has been handled. From Augusta
Capt. Kinzie looks out for his line in
getting it's share of the movement from
the West to the port, and is succeed
ing in getting very satisfactory bus.
ines. After the busy rush of cotton
hauling is finished the Planters expects
to get a big share of the fertilizers
shipped from Savannah to points along
the river.
st. Johns, N. F., Nov. 25.-The fire
reported in cargo of steamer Dunblane
(Br), from Savannah for Bremen,
which put in here Nov. 81, is out. About
20 bales badly burnt; 800 discharged.
The claim of Thomas Needham,
shipwright, of West Hartlepool,
against George Leeder, ship repairer,
of Middleton. Hartlepool, raised an inn
portant issue, says the London Ship
ping World. The applicant was en-
ployed by the respondent, and in April
of the present year he was preparing
to remove the rudder of the ship So
phie in the Central Dock which, it
was commended, was used by the re-
spondent as a ship repairing yard.
Plaintiff fell through a hatchway and
fractured his right arm and sprained
his back. so that he was totally inca
pacitated for a period of twelve
months. The accident was admitted,
but it was contended for the respon-
dent that under the workmen's COM
pensation act the dock, not being en-
tirely hired by the respondent, was
not a shipbuilding or repairing yard,
and therefore could not be regarded as
factory. His Honor, Judge O'Con-
nor of the Durham County Court in
giving his decision, said that before a
ship could become a factory within the
meaning of the act it must be under
the actual and entire occupation of
the repairing firm In this case there
was no evidence that it was; but, on
the contrary, the ship was in the &C.
cupation of the owners at the time
the repairs were being done. He felt
great sympathy with the applicant,
but must give judgment for the re-
spondent.
The sailing yacht Slipaway of Nor
folk, Va, arrived Saturday afternoon
from Beaufort and is anchored off
Hutchinson's Island. The party
aboard consists of Mr.. c. T. Williams,
the owner, and wife: Mr.. t. c. Will
liams and Miss r. E. Williams. They
are bound for the Indian river on
pleasure, and will continue on their
voyage south to-day. Mr.. Williams
is a railroad man, well-1nown in the
South, and who is taking thirty days
vacation.
Trading in sail tonnage is confined to
the coastwise and nearby foreign
trades, long voyage business being CIV
en- little or no attention, says the New
York Herald. The inquiry for ton
mage for West India and coastwise
business is limited and rates were
steady In the market for steamers
there is no Improvement in either the
demand for vessels or the rates bid.
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