The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-25
HARBOR, RIVER
AND MARINE
NEWS
Shipping Transactions and
Notes of Interest Along
The Bay Front.

| The steamer Capt. Fritz discharged
her cargo of 205 barrels of naval
stores and big shipment of shingles
at Central wharf yesterday, and LETT
for points up the narrows.
The schooner Ruth entered yester-
day and is taking cargo for the return
| trip.
The steamer ManteO returned from
Mobile yesterday morning bringing
over good cargo of freight for local
merchants from eastern points She
also had a large number of pasSen-
gers aboard. After taking on cargo
here she sailed for points along the
coast.
The tug Nellie has gone to GuIfport
with a number of bargeS in tow, which
are to be loaded with creosoted lum-
Der and timber for the work to be
done at Fort Pickens in building the
sea wall The tug is expected today
The fishing schooner Angelina OF
the fleet of Saunders & Co, entered
yesterday with a catch of 1000 pounds
of snappeTs.
The tug Simpson, which went to
Millville. towing bargeS, and was ex-
pected back Sunday night with
barge loaded with lumber, has been
delayed on account of the rough wealth
er- The tug could not pass over the
bar at St Andrews, according to tele-
grams received yesterday by the own
er
The tug Monarch has gone to Mo-
bile, where she will be locked for an
overhauling.
The steamer August Belmont en-
tered port late yesterday afternoon,
going up to quarantine.
The fishing schooner Minnie w
took on ice and supplies yesterday,
preparatory to putting to sea as soon
as the weather is favorable.
The British steamer Victoria, from
Havre, which went up to quarantine
yesterday, was released late yesterday
afternoon, and came over to the city
to take cargo.
The Odessa correspondent of the
Standard says that there are fifteen
British steamers at that port waiting
cargo, and twenty-five others anchored
in the Golden Horn at Constantinople
awaiting orders as to their Black Sea
destinations OF the steamers al
ready there on charter the lowest
freight rate is SIS for L-H.AR. hut the
highest possible price obtainable from
the shippers is IS, and that, too. for
small parcels only The grain arrivals
are very sparse. and most of them
are in a wet condition from exposure
to the extraordinary and delug1ng
rains which have flooded the country
during the last fortnight An enor-
nous amount of grain has been
spoiled, and lies feTmenting and rot
ting IN the fields. It has been impOs-
sibIe to garner it owing TO the rain
floods which have continued from day
to day during a whole fortnight OF
all cereals maize alone has been
saved. 1t cannot have too much moist
ure. and will not be cut for another
three weeks or a mOnth- 1t is in
magnificent condition One sees as
many as five full cobs on the one
stalk. In all likelihood this cereal
will give a record abundant crop.
The unprecedented slump in freight
rates is involving the shipbrokeTS in
ruiuOUs losses Steamers have lately |
left this and other Black Sea ports |
on each of which the brokers have /
been paying from 500 pounds to as
much as l 800 pounds difference and /
there Is little prospect of their re
rouping themselves. A number OF
steamers have been fixed for Septem- 1
Der loading at IS and 9s. and in the ;
hest Of cases il Is unlikely that 4
fTeiehts will this autumn exceed as 1
or IS Cd. British brokers were never I
faced with a blacker outlook tnan they /
are at present
The long passage of the bark Good :
News from Philadelphia for Tacoma is
explained BY Captain Erickson master
OF the vessel He states that the
passage was tedious throughout the /
run Of 209 days The vessel had /
very severe weather of Cape Horn. !
She struggled for 20 days 10 get into
the Pacific. HOwever. she was not !
damaged at that time. On MAY 20 when I
OFF the latitude of Valparaiso. a sudden /
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