The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-16
HARBOR AND
Marine NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

Yesterday was busy day on Cen.
trail wharf. number Of the naval
stores feet arriving with good car
goes. Among the vessels were the
Williams with 307 barrels, Rollo with
Magnolia and Belle, all with full car.
goes.
The schooner Osceola of the War
rem feet is among the recent arrivals.
She brought a cargo of $4,000 pounds
Of snappers.
The new schooner Alcina, recently
purchased in Gloucester by Saunders
& Co., arrived in port yesterday,
coming by way of the Campeachee
fishing banks, and making a remark
ably quick voyage. She brought in
the record cargo of fish ever landed
at gulf port, being between 10000
and $4,000 pounds Of snappers and
groupers.
The launch Firefy, recently pur.
chased by H. H. Boyer, arrived yes.
terday from Philadelphia, being
shipped on a fiat car. The launch is
a large cabin boat, and will be sent
to the mills of the German-American
Lumber Co. at Millville for use there.
Receipts of fish by Saunders & Co.
for this week have been heavier than
in many years, total of 3O4 1000
pounds being received. The following
vessels have arrived during that time:
kwasind, $4,000 pounds; Caviar, 49,
900 pounds; Littlefeld, $1,000 pounds;
Lettie G. Howard, $4,000 pounds; Lot
tie E. Haskins, 10000 pounds; An.
geilena. $1,000 pounds; Favorite, 5000
pounds; Carrie B. Welles, 5000
pounds; Independent vessels, 5000
pounds; Alcina, $4,000 pounds, max
Ing total of 100000 pounds.
Shipping Sales.
new steel screw steamer building
by Mr.. William Walker. Mayport, has
been sold to the Egyptian Oil Trust,
Ltd, London. Dimensions: 121 feet
10y % feet by 1915 feet; about 80
tons lightweight; compound engines.
stroke. She is being fitted with pas
senger accommodations and Is in.
tended to trade between Suez and the
Red Sea.
A new steel screw spardeck cargo
steamer now building on the Tyne to
carry about 1850 tons lightweight has
Just been sold to Liverpool firm.
The steel screw steamer Alnwick,
owned by Messrs. Hunting & Sons,
Newcastle. is reported sold to British
buyers. She was built by the Tyne
Iron Shipbuilding Company, Ltd, New
castle, In 1894. Dimensions: 800 feeI
by 41.6 feet by 2S.5 feet; 3,04O tons
gross; triple-expansion engines, "a
inches, 40 inches and GA inches by 49,
inch stroke. by Messrs. J. Dickinson
& Son.
The iron screw steamer LANDAU
City has been sold to foreign buyers
at about 1850 pounds. She was built
by Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co..
Stockton, in 1882. Dimensions: 27O
feet by SO feet by 24.S feet. 1,9O2 tons
gross; compound engines, SO inches
and 81 inches by 36-inch stroke, by
Messrs. T. Richardson & Son.
The iron screw steamer Swift,
owned by the General Steam Naviga-
ton Company, Ltd, London, has been
sold to Greek buyers at about $500
pounds. She was built by the Sun
derland Shipbuilding Company, Ltd,
In 1884. Dimensions: 210 feet by 2s.4
feet by 1928 feet; 667 tons gross; en-
elneS, Il inches, 81 inches and Sc
Inches by 30-inch stroke.
The steel screw steamer Acara.
owned by Messrs. Furness. Witty &
Co., Ltd, West Hartlepool, is report
ed sold to foreign buyers. She was
built and engined by the Palmer Com.
pany, Ltd, Newcastle. in 1904. Di-
mansions: 400 feet by so feet by 1928
feet; 1882 tons gross; triple-expan-
nj to-
and Il inches by 4S-inch stroke.