The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24

today with lumber from Arcata and the mails.
Captain Chris Christophersen has taken com,
it on the Eureka, Rogue river and Smith river
run. 1t will carry supplies TO northern coast
points and return with produce and canned sal,
mon. The Martha carries about 90 tons OF
freight.
Steamer Prentiss will probably get to sea late
this evening with lumber cargo from Fields
Landing for San Francisco.
steamer Bowdoin. loaded with ties from Arcata
and Little River for San Pedro, is lying In the
stream and will get out this evening or early
tomorrow morning.
Bound for San Pedro with lumber from Fields
Landing the steam schooner W. III. Murphy is
lying inside the bar awaiting favorable weather
Tor crossing
Believing from their recent scanty catches that
Humboldt bay has been made barren Of crabs
by the activities of foreign fishermen, many
OF the crabbers are now removing to San Fran
cisco With their gasoline craft I For t several az
the crabs for the San Francisco market.
For the first six months of the present year
were exported from. Humboldt bay than were
exported during the same period in 1899. Dur
of lumber exported from this bay, while
for the first six months of the present year the
exports totaed 100, 1913, $685.
Another interesting comparison is that the
domestic lumber exports for the first half of this
year exceed the total lumber exports for the
same period in 1909 by more than. 3. 900. 900 feet
During the first six months of this year the
domestic lumber exports have amounted to l3o-
500. 736 feet, while in the period of 1909
American ports amounted to 13l. IA. $50. This
shows a tremendous increase in lumber eX-
ports for this year over the same period in
Several vessels are now loading lumber earsocs
on this bay and with other charters in prospect
it is certain that during the present year all
records for lumber exports Will be surpassed
LOS ANGELES, July 3.-Arrived-Steamer
Bee, Mukilteo: steamer Hoquiam, Willapa;
steamer Grace Dollar. Albion; steamer National
City. Newport Landing; steamer Hanalei, San
Francisco: steamer Atlas. San Francisco
sailed-steamer Beaver. Portland; steamer
Santa Rosa. San Diego; steamer Grace Dollar,
Redondo; steamer Atlas, Redondo; steamer
Capistrano. Redondo; steamer Temple E.. Dorr.
s. Higgins, Fort Bragg; steamer AlveBa. Colum
bia river schooner Oliver J. Olsen, Grays Har-
Dor.
ASTORIA. July 23.--Steamship Stanley DIlar
with a partial cargo of lumber for San Fran
CISCO left this morning for Grays Harbor TO fin
steamer Shasta cleared at the custom house
last evening for San Pedro with cargo of
$4,000 feet Of lumber loaded at Hampton. 200. :
600 feet loaded at Rainier, 100000 feet loaded
at Prescott and 4s6, 600 feet loaded at Portland.
Steamer Sue II. Emore arrived last night
from Tilamook with freight and passengers.
Steam schooner Newport sailed this morning
for Coquille and Yaquna with freight and pas
sengers
Steamer Eureka sailed this morning for Eureka
with freight and passengers.
Steamer Breakwater sailed this afternoon for
Coos Bay with freight aud passengers.
D.
with cargoes OF lumber for San Francisco, went
TO This morning.
American bark Pactolus with lumber for Cape
Town, South Africa. towed to this
afternoon. 1t has been delayed here for several
days because one of the sailors deserted and
some difficulty was experienced in securing a
man 10 fill his place. as sailors are scarce now.
SEATTLE, July 23.--Arrived: Steamer Tam
pico from Tacoma; steamer Charles Nelson, from
San Francisco; steamer Alameda. from Port
Blakeey.
Sailed Steamer Monterey for San Francisco;
steamer Charles Nelson. for Tacoma: British
steamer NJ. S. Dollar, for Eagle harbor: steamer
Meteor. for Tacoma; steamer Dolphin, for Skag
way.
TACOMA, July 23.-Arrived: British steamer
Suveric, from Vancouver steamer City of Pu-
ebla. from sound ports.
Departed: Japanese steamer Tacoma Maru,
for Yokohama; steamer Watson, for sound ports.
ABERDEEN. July 23.-Steamers Doris. Tahoe
and Coronado sailed today for California ports.
Schooner Kona sailed for Honolulu.
Schooner David Evans came off the marine
railway and is loading for South American ports.