The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

small Fleet of Norwegian Banks in
Port and Few Bound for savannah.
Schooner Joseph w. Brooks Load
ed with Lumber-Ocean Freights.
Matters of Interest to Shippers and
Mariners.
The fleet of barks in port is small.
and there are not many bound for Sa-
vannah. Previous predictions of ship
ming people as to the fate of the banks
so far as the hauling of naval stores
was concerned, is apparently to come
true. Direct and indirect steamers
are catering so much for this class
OF freight lately that they have about
taken II from the square-riggers. Ma
val stores is carried by these steamers
at such rates, however, that engage
ments for naval stores are secondary
TO most other freight, which pays a
higher rate of freight. Banks find
the oil carrying trade profitable. and
many of them are entering it. For
some time these vessels have been
gradually working their way towards
the Gulf, first in carrying lumber from
those ports to South America and
now oil. If present indications count
the near future is apt to see the
steamers carrying the bulk of the
naval stores exports of Savannah.
The schooner Joseph w. Brooks
Capt. Davidson, will sail with cargo
of lumber to-day. Capt. Davidson is
among the old-timers who visit the
port. His experiences at sea have
equipped him to manage a schooner
under about every condition. He is
al home when fire breaks out aboard
Before the vessel he now commands
changed her name she was in trouble
in a storm on one of her voyages
down. A lamp overturned and fire
broke out. But Capt. Davidson was
as good fireman as seaman, and
soon had the flames extinguished. He
came into port with his vessel dis
figured, but not beyond recognition.
The steamship City of Savannah.
which arrived from New York yes
terday, reports passing large fleet
of schooners, bound south, on her
trip down. Among them were the
schooners Charles V. Woolston, Sylvia
{. Hall, Myra w. Spear, James c.
Clifford and Penobscot.
In the line of sail tonnage the fea-
ture of the market is the improved
inquiry for lumber vessels from the
East, provinces and Gulf to the River
Plate. Tonnage of medium size from
Boston and Portland to British Amer
lea is now quoted at $S.00@S.25, prov
inces $3.50 and Gulf $11.50. Small and
medium vessels are in demand for
general cargo hence to West Indian
ports and there is also some inquiry
for lumber from the South, but suita-
bic tonnage is extremely scarce Coast
ing lumber rates have yielded to the
point of S. Brunswick to New York,
with the demand slow and unsatis-
factory. Coal freights are at a stand.
Other departments are without new
feature. Steamer freights do not inn
prove, Prompt boats are offered quite
freely for the several trades, with cur
rent rates acceptable, but for forward
loading, timber, deal, grain and gem
eral cargo tonnage is held at higher
gures.-Journal of Commerce.
The tug Foster, the new boat for
duty at quarantine, has arrived from
Mobile. While the duties of the sta
ton boat are not heavy, she has to
keep on the move pretty steadily. She
carries station officers out to board
and inspect incoming vessels. and car
ries all supplies for quarantine from
the city.
savannah Almanac, 10Th Meridian
Time.
Sun rises at 5:19 a. m. and sets at
1882 p. m.