The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-21
HARBOR, RIVER
AND MARINE
NEWS
Shipping Transactions and
Notes of Interest Along
The Bay Front.

The tug Simpson Will leave today
for MillvilIe, towing barges to be
loaded with lumber from the mills
there The tug will bring back barges
already loaded.
The steamers Eugene and Fritz de-
parted yesterday morning on their reg
Ular runs to FreepoTt and way land
ings. Both steamers had heavy car
goes
The steamers Belle and Vernon, of
the Choctawhatchee Transportation
Co, left early yesterday morning on
their weekly runs to Vernon.
The steamer Manteo is due in today
from points to the east with naval
stores.
Five guineas per cent has been paid
on the wooden bark Olivia, of 443 tons.
built at GTimstad's in 1894, and owned
there by y. Olsen GjOmlc "A. Ribe.
manager), which sailed from kaipara
on April 5, bound for Hull.
Elisa 0talian. ex-British ship Larna-
cs)-I.Ow rates have been paid on the
iron ship Elisa, of 1,463 tons, built at
Liverpool in 1873 by MeSsrs- t Roy
dan and Son, and owned by G. Mares
ca, of CasteIamare, which sailed from
San Francisco on March II, bound for
the United Kingdom or continent.
Statistics concerning Italian ship
building for the year 1906 have been
recently published The italian ship
yards turned out during the period 244
vessels with gross tonnage of &c.
1873 tons, and a net tonnage of 23.77f
tons. The approximate value of the
ships including machinery, is 22.-03S,-
2I2 Ira All these vessels belong to
the mercantile marine. In comparing
these figures with those of the preced-
ing year, there is a general increase of
fifty-three vessels, but the gross ton
mage shows q diminutiOn OF 1922
tons and the net a decrease of 1881
tons, while in the total value there is
d depreciation of 7,92S,55S Ira.
The returns of the Norsk Veritas
show that the number of vessels own
ed in Norway decreased last year By
"a. but the aggregate tonnage became
greater by 67S19 tons: the steam
feet increased by "a vessels and 1885,
444 tons Ca1most all OF the additions
being new steel SteameTs). while the
sailing feet fell off by 9S ships and
IS, 625 tons. The decrease was Ell
tirely in respect of wooden sailers.
namely, 107 ships, of 54.254 tons.
while the iron and steel sailing ships
increased by nine in number of about
16 900 tons.
Advices from Portland. Ore, state
that freight rates on wheat and -four
I,n
Orient will be advanced materially on
September 1. This announcement
was made on August 4 by representa-
tives of the transpaciic steamship
lines. The new rate to Japanese
ports will be So ton, to Hong Kong
$3.50. to Shankhai and Manila 81, and
TO Annoy $3.50 The present rate is
So to Japan and Hong Kong, s. to
Manila and $3.50 to Shanghai.
A steamer is being built at Dunn
barton. Scotland. for the New Zealand
Shipping Company. to be fitted with
tripIe-eXpansion engines. in commune |
ton with a steam turbine. The vessel
is of 5000 tons and will have three
screws. RecipTOCaTin9 engines will !
operate the two side propellers. These |
engines will exhaust into a 1Ow-DreS- |
sure steam turbine. which will drive |
the midship screw This vessel will |
he equipped for carrying frozen pro- |
duce. II is expected that she will |
make thirteen knots an hour Her
maiden voyage will be to New Zealand |
and thereafter viii ran regularly from |
London via the Cape of Good Hpue TO |
New Zealand, returning by, way of /
Cane HOTn--New York Maritime Reg
lister
Arrived
Eyer. Ger. S. Winke, 2126, Mobile |
10 George w. Howe & CO.
Cleared.
Fert Ital- S. CremOnini .2529. for 1
Genoa. with $4,000 s feet boards. |
272.000 $. feet sawn timber. 800 bbIS |
rOSin.
LIST OF VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamships.
Brit Npp1S Good win 2053 Re ]