SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 904, 18 May 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report, May 18-9 a.m., wind, N.E., light; weather, cloudy. Barometer, 30.39; thermometer, 45. High Water. To-morrow —Morning, 9.26; night, 9.50. Arrived. —May 17. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Berniche, from West Coast and Nelson, Miles, Hassal, and Co., agents. Passengers—Miss Thomas, Captain Priest, three in steerage, and three for Dunedin.

Annie, ketch, 14 tons, Foster, from Port Levy. Master, agent. Quiver, ketch, 19 tons, Smith, from Le Eon’s Bay. Master, agent. Phcebe, s.s., 416 tons, Kennedy, from Port Chalmers. Union Company, agents. Passengers Misses Guinness, Mackay, Messrs Fleming, Roundtree, and J. B. Steele. Columbia, sc oner, 46 tons, Conway, from Napier. Elizabeth brigantine, 75 tons, Travers, from Thames. May IS. Star of the Mersey, brig, 255 tons, Nicholson, from Newcastle. Cleared. —May 17. Southern Cross, s. s., Holmes, for Raglan. May 18. Phcebe, s.s, 416 tons, Kennedy, for Sydney via Wellington. Oceola, brigantine, 261 tons, Matheson, for Adelaide. Sailed.—May 17. Taranaki, s.s., for Northern ports. Passengers—Saloon : For Wellington—Messrs McGowan, S. Compton, P. O’Lilly, J. W. McNeale, For Napier—Mr and Miss Walker, Rev. Mr, Mrs, and Miss Brown. For Wanganui —Mr T. B. Foot. For Manukau —Mr G. Vinson. Steerage : Mr and Mrs Hewitt, Messrs. Willis, Elson, Hornig, Geissler, Davidson, A. E. Weaver, H. Petersen. Maori, s.s., for Dunedin. May 18. Antelope, cutter, 17 tons, Malcolmson, for Akaroa. The s.s. Phcebe sails for Sydney via North this afternoon. The schooner Columbia, from Napier, and brigantine Elizabeth Curie from Pelorus Sounds arrived during last night. The Star of the Mersey, brig, was signalled this morning.

The barque John Knox will complete her discharge at the Gladstone Pier to-day, and be shifted to a berth at one of the inner wharves to commence loading grain for Sydney. The Mangerton was berthed at the Gladstone Pier yesterday, and will begin putting out her sugar to-day. The Piako was berthed at the inner berth of the Gladstone Pier yesterday, and begins her discharge to-day. The Welliugton is taking in grain at the rate of 2000 sacks per day. Already 0000 are aboard, and there is no doubt she will be ready to sail at advertised date, the cargo coining rapidly to hand.

The Carnatic only completed her clearance last night. She has on board 6000 sacks wheat and 135 casks tallow, for London, valued at about £BOOO, and besides that a large quantity of grain for Wellington, to which port she sails first slant of wind. On arrival there she discharges coastal cargo and loads up for London for the N.Z.S. Company. | |The following arc the contents of a telegram from the captain of the barque William Gilford: —“ The ship is on shore one mile from Tois Tois; all hands saved. The ship was blown away from Dunedin and ran for the Bluff. The crew were kept at the pumps night and day. Obliged to rim her on shore as she was sinking, having lift. 7in. of water in her hold. She became unmanageble, and would not steer. She is not likely to break up at present.” A Eiverton telegram states that the first of the late earthquake waves lifted the Express from her moorings and brought her closer in shore, but carried away her funnel and mainmast. Before the waves rolled in the steamer's decks were dry, and the men were about to commence pumping out. Kb other damage is reported. SHIPPING TELEGEAMB. Poet Chalmeeb, May 17. Arrived—l2.4o p.m,, Taupo, from Lyttelton. Bluff, May 17. The Fernglen has left for Port Chalmers in tow of Koputai. THE SUEZ CANAL TEADE. The returns of the tonnage passing through the Suez Canal during 1876 show that England keeps its lead, while the trade of other nations with the East is on the whole decreasing. The tonnage of merchant ships of all nations using the Canal last year was 1,986,698, against 1,908,970 in 1875. Of the 1,986,698 tons, 1,510,198 belonged to British ships, leaving only 476,500 to be credited to the mercantile marine of every other country. Thus the British shipping which paid toll to M. de Lesseps was more than three times the total tonnage comprised under every other flag. In 1875 the foreign tonnage was 494,549; so that there was a falling-off last year to the extent of 18,049 tons. This falling off, however, was more than compensated by an increased British tonnage of 95,777. But for this increase in British trade the traffic of the Canal would have contrasted unfavourably with 1875. The total number of merchant ships which passed through the Canal last year was 1395, against 1411 in the previous year; but the British ships increased from 1061 to 1092, or as nearly as possible three a day. After the British comes the French mercantile marine, which sent a tonnage of 135,345 in 1876, against 129,466 in 1875. The Dutch, with their Eastern possessions and long established trade, naturally rank next, sending through the Canal a tonnage of 101,031, against 88,116 in 1875. Then comes Italy, with a dimishod trade of 60,998 tons last year, against 65,325 in 1875. Austria sent 56.280 in 1876, and 65,223 the year before; Spain, 37,233 and 31,878; Germany, 27,281 and 31,049, rather a serious percentage of reduction; and Eussiawas in the same position with 16,627 tons last year to show against 18,222 in 1875. It must be remembered that 1876 was a year of exceptionally bad trade, but. 1877 promises to be no better, and with war may be worse. The Government vessels and yachts of all nations passing through the Canal represented in 1876 a total tonnage of 109,172, towards which England contributed 68,035.