New-York tribune., 1921-09-27


from Shields to take wheat The West
Greylock arrived from Puget Sound to load
for Europe. The steamer Walter Lucken-
bnch sailed for New York via Puget Sound
The Danish steamer Natala arrived from
Cardiff.
schooner Columbia River, 1.o62 tons, from
Auckland, September g. for Astoria. Is a
total loss on Sunday Island (RaouD in the
from Suva received here to-day by the
marine department of the Chamber of
Commerce. Except to state the crew of
twenty-five men, in command of Captain
Nei' Murchison, arc safe, the cable. gave
no further details. The Columbia River
vas ..n wooden y, Len vessel built at aberdeen,
Fife Shipping Company. a subsidiary Of
Balfour,, Guthrie 4 Co.
The Shipping Board steamers Abercos
and Bearport, chartered under the bare
boat plan by the Pacific Steamship Com
pany, have been subchartered to Gray,
Rosenbadm s Co.. to carry wheat to the
United Kingdom or Europe at 60 shilings.
1t is reported by brokers here. The fix
lures are of special interest because the
Shipping Board full charter rate for this
trade is Cos for one port or 65s Cd for two
ports. The vessels will carry bulk grain.
This manner of shipment has been prac-
ticed but little on the Pacific Coast until
recently Two more British freighters
have been taken for bulk cargoes, at 56s
to b8s
The steamer Munindies 2,s43 tons. has
been chartered for full cargo of lumber
from North Pacific port to New York or
optional ports on the Atlantic.
IN contrast to the American liner En-
pire State. which arrived here yesterday
with 1,44o sacks of mail, the str Siberia
Msru Nc (Jap,. arriving to-day. brought only
from the Orient first. Included In the
Siberia's cargo were S17 bales of silk and
572 casks of tea for express to New York.
completing the first round trip voyage
OF an American passenger vessel between
this coast and South America since the
war the Grace Line str Colusa arrived
cargo Of $500 tons Of COPPER ne ors es'ffer fo1
Tacoma. but only eight passengers The
Colusa grounded in the mud while docking
mere, and was delayed three hours.
SEATTLE, Sept a6--Vessels in Alas,,an
waters have been endangered by a severe
westerly gale that swept the North Pacific
Ocean and the Gulf Of Alaska. The str
Vlcsoria, thca Seattle for Nome hove to for
advices here the victoria T expects BE- to to
reach 1ess Nome Wednesday. The str Valdez
no word has been received from the str
hetcshikan. etc which is in Northern waters
York was libeled here yesterday by a
seaman who claimed $3.50 was due him as
wages Bond was posted
IN. Inc shipping Board str West Nimrod,
~hicn mas been Idle here for months Is q
p pe returned to service in the Trans
Pacifc run, replacing the str Cross Keys.
V1CIOHlA. sept 26.-The schr Saucy
Lass has been fitted out as South Sea
Island trader and will sail in few days
Tor Galapagos Island via San Diego and
Mexican ports. -N
VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass, Sept GA
power sloop. owned by ] Crane. became
disabled last night off Gayhead due to
Coast Guard station at Gayhead put
out IN a surf boat to assist the disabled
craft. After standing by line was made
last Ss t to the the sloop and she was towed into
ton the Coast Guard boat was blown to
pieces due to the explosion of it's gasoline
TANK: Severa! members Of the crew were
painfully injured. "ei'
KINGSTON. Jamaica. Sept 2e-The Brit.
!sn steamship Princess May, which LETT
Jamaica Saturday for New York via Cuba
IS ashore near Baracoa, on the northeast
coast OF Cuba The passengers ars re-
10 =, be IN no danger A wrecking steamer
mas gone TO her assistance.
BALTIMORE. Sept Robustness OF the
port Siumped last week as compared with
the preceding. week. Exports for the last
we. week x were s1.147.12s. a decrease of ST.
ooo,S25. Imports totalled $SOS.272, a de-
crease OF $96S,416. Articles admitted free
were were valued at S603.401 and dutiable s2o4,