SHIPPING NEWS FOR THE MONTH.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 309, 20 October 1888, Page 3

SHIPPING NEWS FOR THE MONTH.

Sax Francisco, August 29bh. — British b'irque Omeo loads lumber at Eureka, Humboldt Bay, for Sydney. September 1. — British barque Pacific Slope loads timber at Mood\ville, for Sydney ; barkque Julia loads merchandise afc San Francisco for Melbourne Wharf. September 2. — Brig Anna Catharine loads lumber at Eureka, for Sydney, 60s. ; and for Melbourne, 70s. ; ship Mystic Bell, Freeman, sailed from Sari Francisco, for Melbourne, taking 48,346 lbs broom corn, 2,117 1 >ackages broom handles, 1,000 cases canned fruit, 2,858d00r5, 313,300 feet lumber, and 76bbbs., 412 half do. salmon. Value of cargo, §28,340. September 4. — Schooner William Witzeman loads lumber at Puget Sound, for Melbourne. September 8. — Schooner J. B. Jordan loads coal on the Sound for San Francipco, and thence to Sydney with merchandise. September 12. — Barque Charles B. Kenny loads lumber at Puget Sound, for Hobson's Bay — 495. Septembr 15. — Barque Annie Johnson loads merchandise at San Francisco, for Melbourne. Septempber 16. — Sailed from San Fran cisco for Sydney, British ship Port Jackson, Crombie, carrying 3,650 doors, 1,262 M. feet lumber, 2,450 bundles laths, etc., valued at $14,713. September 18. — British barque Atteur, Magrath, cleared from San Francisco for Sydney, via Burrard Inlet, Puget Sound. September 18. — British barque Darra loads lumber at Burrard Inlet for Sydney ; Norwegian barque Semiramis loads lumber at Burrard Inlet for Melbourne; ship George Thompson, sailed from Tacoma, Puget Sound, ior Australia, with 800,000 feet lumber. September 22 — British barque William le Lacheur loads lumber on the Sound for Melbourne ; the Germanic sailed from San Diego for Puget Sound to. load lumber for Melbourne ; barques Majestic and Bonheur load lumber on the Sound for Melbourne ; British barque Catalina cleared from San Francisco for Melbourne.

San Fj&ancisco, September 24th, 1888. Flour: City extras, 4.60 to 4.85; in terior brands, 4.50 to 4,85 for extra. Wheat : No buyers. Holders are keeping offerings till times are more brisk. Prices easy. No 1, 1.45 to 1.47^; exbia^ choice, for milling, 1.50 to 1.52£ por cental. Barley: Browing and Chevalier both, in demand for shipment. Brewing, 92£ to

97£ cents"; standard Chevalier, I.4s *j^MJ percental. ' ' '-if\M^m Hops : New crop, 15 to 20, centi',';-,dl(i| crops 6 to 8 cents. . :V^i|| Coal : Australian, per ton, $14/ - . "C 5 JM§§ Broom corn, |40 to $75 per ton, according! to quality (wharf prices.) t t ' ' '^ x -'^"^m Tin : Sydney, 24J cents per poyndi" r,fgm Timber : Pine, rough, merchantable^ ;'tb ! || Wft,, $20 per, id. ; spruce, rough, 21, per m.'jp redwr od, rough, merchantable, 20 per m. ;'-h& Quicksilver : $45 per flask. ' :* \"Wt Fish : Columbia River salmon, 1.70' to% I. /O. > ' v t^-A* Sacramento, 1.60 ; Alaska, 1.55 to I.6o*vj|