The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
Freights and Charters

c. Bevfuss q Co. ship. and freight brokers, re-
port freights and charters for TIE week as fol
Coastwise Lumber Csartering has been quiet
during The week Of the mills being
busy catching up Wllh he lost time during
fhe recent cold spell However, there have
been few fixtures. asd We have to report the
charter of the schooner Luzon al 1915 10 San
Francisco. with the O9t1cn OF S4-50 san
Pedro, loading her cargo Oh tie Columbia river.
The owners Of the Forster Rnd Commerce &C
cepted So - for iumber and poles 70 san Fran
cisco bay The little iroo bsrkentine Good
Nen-s which recently came around The Horn
with dynamite, Was chartered 10 load at Ia
coma for San PEDRO while the A. n. Baxter
losds lumber on EnlaPa hsrbor al $50 for this
port.
The steamers Shosho1e and J. b stetson viii
losd lumber on erHys Harbor and Puget sound.
respectively. Terms are private. bet the desti-
nation is San Francisco
Grain Coastwise-The market is very dull.
There are Only one or two inquiries, and no
charters al an 70 report
OGshore Iumber-The French vessel which
WAS fixed some time ago from British Colymbia
90 Noumea has just heen reported She Is the
snip Champ-sny, lib IONS, row al Honolulu,
snd viii be ready 10 load some time IN March.
The British bark Csrmanian has been fixed 10
load lumber from Puget sound 10 a direct port
in the United kingdom a. As Charterers have
The option Of sending the vessel 10 two ports
~ paying 5s additional. and the further option
~ sending the vessel 10 Cork for orders. In
case they DO thle the rate VIII be as 3D.
This vessel IS now On the Columbia river. but
viii shift 10 Puget sound 20 take On the
cargo.
The French bark Brzenr win load redwood
lumber at Eureka for direct port in the United
kingdom snd viii receive AS Cd.
Two local owned schooners have been fixed al
private terms 10 take lumber from Puget sound
30 CuaFmas-tbe J. D. Griffith. carrying about
COO III. and The BIG barkentine Aurora, carry Ing
The steamship KIsh vas chartered to take
lumber from north Pacific ports TO Taku bar
aud viii receive 3cs-
Onshore Grain-AB unusual fixture, the like Of
which happens very rarely Is the charter OF the
steamer Katsngs to take grain from Portland to
AfEWTEUfINr- r-n7S m
mated during the week By a local firm
.Hsrleflhg OF gram vessels LOT the United
Kingdom has been 50 quiet that the French bark
JoiDTlLe was dispatched 10 sydney heads for
orders. Exporters win not sell grain and ships
arc NOT in demand at any price.
As Wo reported last week. there were eight
diseDgsced vessels the Columbia river. but
fhore are also about dozen lying idle in the
different Puget Hound ports. This makes nearly
- vessels without charters
Tho STEAMER ST. CroiK. recently purchased on
fhe Atlantic coast, b89 been fixed 10 take the
place ~ tho steamship Bertha the Alaskan
run and VIII sail from Puget sound the latter
We have Just learned that tho big steel ship
Manga Reva VIII load at san Francisco for At
isntic ports. IN Is rumored that her entire cargo
VIII consist Of scrap iron.
The recent severe storm which has swept the
coast and lasted longer than most mariners OK
pected b8s resulted in the loss Of The steam
schooner Sibyl Marstou and the schooner Ensign
on the southern coast Both were lumber car
rers owned At this port. the former carrying
about 1000. 600 feet. being new steamer. and
the latter sallng vessel only SIX years old
snd carrying S0o00O feet The same storm re-
suited in the total loss o. the French ship
Alice. with her large cargo u cement consigned
- Portland. and nearly wrecked the large oil
barge Roderick Dhu. but this carrier ia
care Of the rug Navigator. Of the most
powerful the Pacific coast. and that managed
10 hold 81 clear Of the rocks where the FIRST
two vessels mentioned are now resting theil
bones