SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9344, 19 February 1896, Page 6

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Phases of tuk Moon. F___**_JtT. d. h. m. Last quarter ... ... 0 8 p.m. New moon ... ... 14 3 43 p.m. First quarter ... ...22 8 45 a.m. Full moon ... ... 29 7 21 a.m.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Wkatheb Rbport—Tuesday, February 18. Wind, N.E., clear. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 30.56 30.45 30.43 Thermometer ... 64 67 68 High Watir—Wednesday, February 19. Morning, 7.48 a.m.; evening, 8.9 p.m. Sun rises, 525 a.m.; sets, 7.1 p.m. Moon rises, 10.38 a.in.; sets, 9.0 p.m. Weaths-. Forecast. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday afternoon aa follows: —"Strong N.E. to N. and West winds, with heavy swell ; very high tides; glass fall."

Arrived —February 18,

John Bell, schooner. 98 tons, Kirk, from Waitapu. Pito-uthly, Wallace aud Co., agent.. C.ematis, ketch, 67 tons, Williams, from Qaveluck. _'. ti. Ker, agent. Clio, suhoouer, 81 tous, Moore, from Colling wood. Piitcauhly, Wallace and Co., agents. Maori, 8.5., 5160 tona, Moff-tt, from London via Wellington. Dalgety and Co., agents. Flora, s.s., 1273 tons, Beruech, from Dunedin. Passengers—Misses Thompson, Goggtns, Cargill, Ramsay, Bartieman, Brown, Mesdames Joachim, Graham, Mes ra Seymour, JOachim, Rauger, Sohwaiz, Moore, Sim, and ten steerage. Uniou Steamship Company, agents. Penguin, s.s., 935 tons, Flemming, from Welliugtou. Passengers — Misses Hill, Barber, Tribe, O'Bne.i, Hassell, RadciifFe, Mesdames Milroy and 2 children, Lusk, Stuart, Smith, Dr. Uassell, Messrs Smeller, Diamond, Muutun, Bendall, Warren, WiUon, Wiggius, Enengreen, Lyous, Stuart, Nicliolls, Williams, PatteMou, Lee, Smith, Malcolm, Smith, Allan, Kingslaud, Skelton, Owen, aud 19 steerage. Union Steamship Compauy, agents. Clearrd —February 18. Karoola, barque, 201 tons, Richards, for Newcastle. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., ageuiH. Sailed—February 18. Corinna, s.s., 1280 tons, Mc Beath, for Westport. Uniou Steaun-hip Company, agents.

Peiiguiu, s.s., 935 tons, Manning, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Mouogue, Grey, Cameron, Davey, L_dy Glasgow and party. Mesdames Grey, Suckling, MoDougaU, Melhuish, Todd, C.ptain Preston, Messrs Ayers, Suckling, Porter, Somerfield, .MoDougall, Melhuish, Wakelyu, Crick, Kersolm. Bruwn, Moore, Duthie, Todd, Master Boyle. Uuion Steamship Company, agents. Flora, s.s., 1273 tons. Bernech, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Graham, Figgis, Harris, Roger-, Grey, Mesdames Harris, Gough, Blaue, Hon. Graham and son, Dr. Puruy, Messrs Jeuuiugs, Harris, Figgis, Stephens, Brown, Laiug, Reiner, Crick, Blaiue, Master Harris. Uuion Steamship Company, agents.

Jaue Douglas, s.s,, 95 tons, Whitby, for Akaroa. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. Imports. Maori—From Loudon via Wellington— 900 tons general cargo. Keuguiu — From Wellington — 7 boxes plates, 2 cases coffee 12 sks hides, 8 drums oil, 1 case iron, 20 cases, 51 pkgs. . Clematis — From Havelock — 42,000 ft timber.

Flora—From Duuedin—2o bags sago, 273 bdls pipes, 2 casks whiskey, 42 boxes soap, 9 hhds ale, 5 kMkns do. 3 barrels do, 9 drums oil, 9 ingots tin, 318 bars iron, 144 bales wool, 23 pkgs gear, 47 cases, 62 pkgs. Exports. Karoola—For Newcastle—lsll sks wheat, 200 do flon-, 600 bags do, 330 ska brau, 145 do chafl, 64 do sharps. Omapere—For Timaru—4 cases fruit, 5 baleß mats, 3 cases, 11 pkgs. For Dunedin —1 bale woOl, 37 sks wheat. The barque Karoola cleared at the Customs yesterday moruiug for . Newcastle, with a cargo of piuduc. loaded by Messrs Wood Bros.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's fine cargo steamer Maori, Captain Moffatt, arrived yesterday morning from Loudon via Wellington. She brings 900 tons geueral cargo fur this port.

A BIG CARGO.

The Shaw, S-vill'and Albion Company's splendid steamer Tokotnaru, whioh sailed from Lyttelton on Saturday last for London, took away'the la gest ship.nent of meat by several thousand carcases that has ever loft New Zealand iv oue bottom. The shipment comprised no less thin 105,690 oaroasea and 5442 legs mutton, 227 quartets beef, 61 oases and 35 bags kidneys, 3 cases sweetbreads, and 5 cases fish. By far the largest portion of the mutton went from Christchuich, 80,129 carcases being shipped here, 17,154 at Napier, and 8407 at Wellington. 5384 of the legs of mutton were shipped at the last named port.