The San Francisco call., 1906-10-01
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

TACOMA Essh-, Sept. 3o-The schooner
King Cyrus arrived today from San Francisco
70 load lumber.
The new steam schooner Washington sailed to
day Tor Oakland with lumber from Port Blake
The schooner Queen sailed today from Port
Ludlow with lumber for San Francisco. The
schooner Mary E. Foster arrived at Port Town
send today from San Francisco TO load lumber.
The steamship Buckman sailed for San Fran
cisco last night with a large cargo. California
hnrers are ofering unlsuaIIv high prices for Ium-
fer - rsisfornis and south America The base
price on lumber has been raised from ST 70
$50 per thousand Tie charter rates to San
Francisco are steady at 81 80 per thousand, and
IS % 70 San Pedro. Every available vessel suit
able for lumber carrying has been chartered.
John Schafer and wife Of Port HadlocE have
sued the Hastings Steamboat Company OF Port
Townsend 10 recover $1,000 II Is alleged that
Mrs. Schafer and baby were injured several
months ago while alghung from the steamer
SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. 30.-The schooner
Harold Blekum sailed yesterday afternoon f0I
San Francisco with fun cargo Of lumber The
steamer Eureka in the San Francisco coal trade
has gone on Moran's drydoek for repairs before
Iaborers are scarce along the water front
snd dock downers and steamshipmen are un-
able 70 secure enough help 10 transport mer-
chandise TO and from vessels. The high wages
paid at San Francisco Is believed 10 be the
cause, and no relief is expected until the Alaska
feet brings out about thousand men who
will remain here and on the coast during the
winter The steamer Northwestern arrived from
Nome yesterday IN little less than seven days.
This IS record time.
Charter prices for the San Francisco lumber
trade are hrm at 81 % TO s. 30; San Pedro at
sAN PEDRO. Sept so.-The steamer Yo-
semitic, Captain johnson. arrived this morning
from Astoria with full cargo for the Consoll-
dated Lumber Company The steamer James S.
Higgins. Captain Higgins arrived in. port today
and docked at the Southern Pacific Railway
wharf with q full cargo. The schooner Beu-
lah Captain Johnson. anchored IN the outer har-
Dor this morning She VIII be towed inside
tomorrow The schooner Caroline Captain West
erdahl dropped anchor outside this afternoon
and viii be docked at the Kerchkon Kuzner Com
panr wharf tomorrow. The schooner Commerce.
Captafn Aleycr. sailed for the north this morn
ing and will reload at Puget Sound points Tor
san Pedro The schooners Philippine and J. II.
Bruce. which have been delayed a few days
awaiting a crew. received their full complement
OF men today and left for sea-
Weather al p. m. clear. wind southWesterIy,
velocity IS miles per hour
EUREKA Sept 3O--The steamer Rosnoke
sailed FOR the south this morning, and the
steamers Arctic and Corona arrived from San
Francisco The steamer John r. HslIer is due
from the city. The four-masted barkentine Au-
roris Erickson was brought into port last
evening 10 load lumber al Arcata FOR San Fran
cisco from which city she started nine days
ago She viii discharge her ballast at Knights
wharf in this city before going across the bay
for cargo.