The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-07
AARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
CHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.


number of passengers from points up
the choctawhatchee.
The steamer Edna C. completed
taking on cargo yesterday and will sail
today.
The steamers Fritz and Eugene
sailed early yesterday morning for
points up the Choctawhatchee with
heavy cargoes.
The coast steamer Tarpon sailed
last night for points down the coast.
carrying out a full cargo and a num-
Der of passengers.
Two steamers, the Malinche and the
Royal Sceptre, entered yesterday both
consigned to j. A. Merritt & Co., and
will take. cargoes here.
June Weather at Sea.
The advance sheets Of the north At
lAntic pilot charter for May have been
received, 1t contains a full list of all
notices to mariners issued by the
United States photographic Office dur
ing the past month, defines the
limits of the different trade winds and
other useful information for mariners.
June is a pleasant month over the
north Atlantic, and summer conditions
are so well established that the wealth
er conditions change less than during
any month of the year.
Pressure-The entire central part of
the ocean is covered with a bank of
high pressure; it's maximum area, 1925
ihahes, loes to the southwestward OF
the Azores. The gradients north and
south are weak. The lowest pressure,
29lS0 inches. lies mainly north Of the
55th parallel.
Temperature-Sout from the
35th parallel on the west shore, and
from the goth parallel on the east, the
temperature over the great body of the
ocean to the equator averages rs de-
grees to so degrees. On the western
shores the isotherms are crowded
much closer together than on IT., east
ern borders. The temperatures along
the transatlantic routes average be-
tween 80 and IS degrees.
Winds-This month the northern
limit Of the southeast trades reaches
the 5tha parallel of north latitude in
naidocean From to degrees north
OF thfsFel the northeast trades be-
gin. Between the two the percentage
of-tafms is high, reaching 81 per cent
offlthe African coast in the vicinity OF
FFeetown.
The northern limit of the northeast
trades extends along the 28th parallel
across the ocean westward from the
35th meridian. From the crest of the
much weakened in force, are felt as
far north as the 35th parallel. These
trades show their greatest force and
steadiness between the 10th and 25th
parallels. east of the 10th meridian.
Persistent Gains and light breezes
are experienced all along the ridge of
'-tke high pressure between the 25th and
4btntpdfalleTs N, and the 25th and the
s50th neridians w.
North of the high pressure area the
prevailing winds are southerly and
westerly, distributed as follows: West
of As degrees, so per cent of which
80 per cent are from the southwest
quadrant; between the 30th and the
45th parallels, 70 per cent, Of which 81
per cent are southwesterly.
Along the American coast from
Sandy Hook to Hatteras 38 per cent
of the winds are southwesterly; south
OF Hatteras 81 per cent are north
westerly.
Throughout the Caribbean Sea, the
West Indies- and the southern part of
the Gulf. e. of Mexico easterly winds,
withS -rtffn squalls, prevail. In the
northern gulf the winds are more
southwesterly and of light force.
5Gales-High winds rarely occur in
June and only occasionally exceed a
percentage in force lies between lati
tude 40 degrees and so degrees N,
and longitude 20 degrees and so de-
grees w.
Fog--The percentage of fog is
highest in June and July. Off the east
and southeast shore of Newfoundland
an area of so to 65 per cent extends
to the Tai of the Bank. A small area
OF 40-to As per cent lies between Cape
Cod and the 65th meridian W. The
fog area, across the ocean in a gen.
eral northeasterly direction to the
British Isles. There the area of maxi
mum percentage. 20 to % per cent,
Scovers the English Channel and a mar
row strip OF sea to the west of France.
Shipping Sales.
The steel four masted bark Prince
Robert. 1854 tons register, hailing
from the port of Christiania, has been
sold to Hamburg owners for the sum
of 1880 pounds. She Is at present
lying at Hamburg, where she will be
taken over by her new owners. This
fine vessel was built at Liverpool in
1898 by the well known builders,
Messrs. T. Royden & Sons, and passed
her last survey at Hamburg in April,
1910, when she released in Lloyd's
Register 400 Al. She was last owned
in Christina by 'Actieselskatbet Prince
Robert Mr.. A. ANDERSEN, manager.
Tbs steel bark Kinfauns, 931 tons
. register, or Dundee, and now lying at
Lyon, has been sold through Messrs.
Bohr, Behrend & Co., to Norwegians
for 300 pounds. She was built in
1886 at Glasgow by Messrs A stephen
& Sons, and passed survey in July,
1906. at Rotterdam, releasing 400 Al
She was last owned by the trustees
of the late j. Copper, Messrs. W. O.
Taylor & Co.. Dundee.
The Glasgow bark Marjory Glen, L.
O13 tons register. now in the Tyne, has
also been sold to Norwegians by
Messrs. Bahr, Behrend & Co, and the
price is stated to be $500 pounds.
She was built Of steel at Grangemouth
IN 1892, by the Grangemouth Dockyard
company. and was owned in Glasgow
nv Messrs. ]. NJ. Campbell & Son.
she passed last survey at Birkenhead
IN November, 1909 and was released
4 100 Al.
y First Auxiliary Sailing Ship.
Marine Journal: It is not true that
+he auxiliary, bark Quevelly was the
frst auxiliary sailing vessel to leave
the port of New York under her own
steann; as several years ago the big
fve-nlasted German auxiliary ship
Eickmers sailed from New York under
auxIliary power. over half a century
go moreover, two American auxiliary
1;-1r sbtDS Edith 1912 and the