The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND, Feb 20.-Portland gained second
Bsce in point Of prominence among the leading
wheat shipping ports Of the United states dur
ing the month Of January this year with total
ot.8. 4TI.422 bushels. valued at 50, za2. 225 New
. York leads Philadelphia comes third and the
combined Puget sound ports fourth.
. Portland also made a good showing In the
-four exporting line the port holding ffth plsce
from the TOP, Puget sound coming sixth with
go barrels. Portland exported Il 36e barrels
steamer George W Elder. Captain Jessen.
sailed this evening for San Pedro and way ports.
Steamer Alliance. Captain Parsons. sailed this
-CEenlng Tor Coos bay ana the steamer BREAK
water CAPTAIN MacGenn, is due to arrive here
from Coos bay tomorrow.
SAN PEDRO. Feb. 20.-AUiFed: Steamers
francis Il Leggett, from Mukflteo; ]. J. Loggie.
from Eureka: Bowdoin. from Seattle; Homer.
from Portland: Yellowstone. from Astoria; Olym-
Iiic. from Bellngham; Coos Bay. from San
Francisco: Alcstraz. from Eureka; schooner Ruth
II. Godfrey. from Iquieue.
iarbor, Nltg OF fhenla. AOf San Dieeo. fianalel'
4 r san franclseo' COOS Bay lor san iran
q SEQ. Roanoke. for Portland; Tsmalpais, for
Columbia river; schooner EndeaYor, for Port
ASTORIA, Feb. 20-Steamer Saginaw arrived
today. from San Francisco and proceeded up the
river where IL Will load lumber for return.
oil tank steamers Atlas and Argyll both ar
rived ia port this morning and after taking on
pilots proceeded 70 Portland 10 discharge their
American Hawaiian liner Riverside arrived
from Portland early this morning and after taking
on 3 800 cases OF salmon belonging 10 the
Alaska Tishemen's packing company. to be de-
livered az New York and Philadelphia. pro
ceeded TO sea-
steamer senator arrived from Portland late
last night with q good freight and passenger
Iisf and crossed out for the bay city.
steamer Cascade. with $4,000 feet OF lumber
loaded at Prescott. the only arrival down
the river yesterday. but on account Of a very
rough bar was unable 10 cross out until today
II Is bound for San Pedro.
Steamers wellesley and William BOwden both
arrfred down the river early this morning with
fsI1l cargOes of lumber for California and pro
iceeded- at once 70 sea.
steamer George W Elder IS due from Portland
late tonight with a full freight cargo and pas
eerger fst and weather permitting IL viii cross
cut early IN the morning, bound for San Pedro
and way ports.
Norwegian steamship Elsa, with 2 600. 600 feet
~ lumber for DUNEDIN. New Zealand. was un-
able 10 cross out today account OF a rough
s.ar and deep drift. II win probably make it
f0morroW. as the weather conditions look m5re
faVOrsble.
British steamship Aeapanthus has been char
fcred 70 load an outward cargo Of lumber from
ibis port II viii probably be here tomorrow
French bark Ia Tour d AuFergne arrived this
morning from Portland with wheat for the Unit
= Kingdom and viii leave out at the first op-
l0rtunity-
Captain T.. BJorn. who signed at the custotm
10use today master of Tire schooner ". +.
Jeweff succeeding Captain AbrahamsoD. who
also viii eontinne as master of the schooner Al
rena Captain Edward Anderson was signed
his morning as master Of the steamer Argo
succeeding Captain Robert Jones, who has re-
signed