SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9155, 10 September 1888, Page 4

SHIPPING.

toGH WaTEH at Auckland—9.2l a.m.: 9.41 p.m. Manukau—l.l a.m ; 1.21 p.m. f UN.—Rises, 6.15 a.m.; sets, 6.45 p.m. MOON.— quarter, 13th, 9.40 a.m. ARRIVALS. Zealandia, R.M. s.s., 3000, Van Oterendorp, from Sydney. Passengers —For Auckland : Misses C. Langsford and A. Westgarth, Mr. and Mrs. William Westgarth, Messrs. J. J. Miller, R. S. Smvthe, H. Dobson, Noel B?rotter. For San Francisco : Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bogne, Mr. and Mrs. C. Greenway, Mr. »nd Mrs. A. W. Riddsale, Mr. and Mrs. F. Riddsale, Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. T. Sevalle, Mesdames S. A. Ad ami, A. D. Bacchus, S. L. Murdoch, R. Robley, Misses M. C. Adami, A. S. Bacchus, J. Cornev, Greenway (4), L. A. Murdoch, Messrs. R. D. Clark, J. Cameron, A. J. Downing, Charles Esmarck, J. B. Gaylord, T. Kennedy, J. McDougall, D. J. Maekay, E. D. Morrison, H. Macdonald, J. Menton, J. Robley, Walter Reeks, A. Stern, W. T. Symott, A. Wilkie, J. A. Whalen. — Union S.S. Co., agents. Lad Mabel, brigantine, 215, Cellem, from Newcastle. Passenger :—Mrs. Cellem. —0. F. James and Co., agents. _ loina, s.s., 159, Amodeo, from Mercury Bay. —Northern S.S. Co., agents. _ . Stati'a, s.s., 79, Hopkins, from Bay of Plenty.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. . Douglas, s. s., 59, Austin, from Opotiki.— "Northern S.S. Co., agents. CLEARED OUTWARDS Wellington, s.s., '270, Stephenson, for Whangarei.Northern S.S. Co., agents. "Gael, schooner, 9S, Ray, for Thames. — Master, agent. DEPARTURES. Wellington, s.s., for Whangarei. Gael, schoonev, for Thames. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. , London" : Selembria, s.s., to sail about July 27. Balmoral Castle, s.s., to sail in July. Oxford, s.s., to sail in July. Devi'i, barque, sailed April 30. Lutterworth, ship, via Port Chalmers, sailed May 19. C'jairmont. barque, sailed June 10. Wairoa, ship, sailed July 3. Waitangi, snip, loading. Zealandia, ship, sailed August 3. •SJI-V FRANCISCO : Alameda, P.M.s.s., about September 15. jtTEW YORK : _ _ Rebecca Crowe 11, barquentine, sailed June 30. Man* A. Greenwood, barque, to clear July 23. £10 JANEIRO: Monica, barque, sailed May '2. IvEWCASTLE : Jessie, barquentine, early. EXMBF.RI.KY : Clansman, brigatitiue, sailed August 3. 3JAKOTONGA : Agnes Donald, schooner, early. SYDNEY : H.M. s. Diarnoud, to-day. Frank C uy, schooner, sailed September 6. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON : Piiko, '.hip, via South, early. Crusad.er, ship, to load. USBON : CouL' iakvle, barque, early. ffONGA. "ITC. : Ma ile, schooner, early. KEW V ORK : Albert Russell, barque, early. STX>y KY : Parnell, brigantine, early. ALT .ANY, W.A. : " Meretu-y, barque, early. •SW-iiOTON A Ada C. Owen, to load. UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. Tor,ay. — Australia arrives from East Coast. Penguin arrives at Onehungaat 10 a.m. W aivarapa arrives from South, and leaves ior Russell. Zealandia leaves for Honolulu at 5 p.m. cesday.—Penguin leaves Onehunga at 21.30 a.m. Australia leaves for East Coast at 6 p.m. Wednesday. — Wairarapa arrives from Russell. _ Thursday.—Arawata arrives from Wellington. Wairarapa leaves for South at noon. Wanaka arrives at Onehunga. Friday.—Alameda arrives from Honolulu, and leaves for Sydney. Wanaka leaves Onehrmga. NORTHERN S.S. CO/S MOVEMENTS. To-day. — Gairloch leaves for New Plymouth and Waitara at 1 p.m.; lona leaves for Mercury Bay, Tairua, and Tauranga, at 5 p.m. : Clansman for Russell, hangaroa, a"ad Mangonui at 7 p.m.; Douglas for Tau-T-'anga, Whakatane, Whangamata, and Opotiki at 5 p.m. ; and Staffa for Opotiki at 10 fi.m. : Wellington arrives from Whangarei. TciSDAY. —Rowena leaves for Hokianga at 1 p.m. ; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, and Parua Bay at 8 p.m. Wednesday.—Gairloch arrives from Waitara . Thursday.—Gairloch leaves for New Plymonth and Waitara at 1 p.m; Wellington arrives from Whangarei; lona arrives from Tauranga early, and leaves for Great Barrier at 8 p.m. Friday".Clansman arrives from Russell at 6 a.m., and leaves for Tauranga at 7 p.m.; lona arrives from Great Barrier early, and leaver for Mercury Bay at 7 p.m. Wellington leaves for Whangarei, Marsden Point, and Parua Bay at 8 p.m.; Staffa arrives from Opotiki.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR. [This list does not include coasters.] Crusader, ship, at Queen-street Wharf. Piako, ship, in stream. Killochan, ship, at Queen-street Wharf. Coulnakyle, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Albert Russell, barque, at, Railway Wharf. Kentish Lass, barque, at Queen-sweet Wharf. Stavanger, barque, in stream. Ada C. Owen, brigantine, at Railway Wharf. Parried, brigsmtme, at Railway Wharf. Gael, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. Dunediu, schooner, at Railway Wharf. Torea, schooner, in stream. Christine, schooner, in stream. Made, schooner, at Queen-street Wharf. Gisborne, schooner, at No. 2 Jetty. IMPORTS. Per brigantine Lady Mabel: 325 tons Newcastle coal. Per Killochan and Crusader: 100 tons Fison's superphosphate, special potato, horticultural, wheat, grass ana turnip fertilisers. ■—W. J. Hurst ana Co. After a lengthy and expensive sojourn in "the port, the barque Coulnakyle was on Saturday morning hauled into the stream by the tup: Awhina, in readiness to sail for Marseilles to-morrow with her original cargo of copra and tallow from Vavau and Sydney. The first export of New Zealand coal to an Australian port, in consequence of the stoppage of supplies from Newcastle, is shortly to be made from the Kamo mine. The barque Mercury has been chartered by Messrs. James and Co. to load a cargo of »60 tons for Albany, Western Australia, the arst port of call in Australia of the Suez >.ail steamers. She left Nelson for Whangarei direct on Wednesday last, and her fcrrival there is expected early. At the Railway Wharf the brigantine Ada C. Owen began discharging her fruit, cotton, and other consignments on Saturday forenoon. _ The various ships lying at the wharves are likewise b'jsily engaged in unloading. Having discharged her grain from Lyttelton, the schooner Gael sailed yesterday morning for the Thames, for which port she has some cargo. ShC/rtly after daylight yesterday the brigy.ntine Lady Mabel was signalled, but ligh t head winds hindered her from making tht: harbour till late in the afternoon. She comes from Newcastle with coals to Messrs. O. F. James and Co. Captain Cellem reports vii the passage, that the Lady Mabel left "Newcastle on August 25 with light S.W. winds, which continued till the 30th. Thence till the North Cape was rounded, the wind blew fresher, and a high sea was encountered. 'The brigantine was on Cape Brett on the sth Inst., 11 days out, and has been three days accomplishing the last 100 miles, haying to contend against strong S. and S.E. winds up the coast. She was off Tiri at 8 p.m. on Saturday night, and arrived in the harbour and anchored at 5 p.m. yesterday. The Lady abel will berth at the Hobson-street Wharf to-day. By cable advices to hand at Sydney it appears that grain freights have suddenly advanced at San Franeisco to 40s. This is a liigher rate than has ruled on the Pacific Coast for a very considerable period. When the last San Francisco mail left the Zealan- • aia, at present in port, wheat freights were quoted at 27s 6d and 30s, at which figures tonnage was being fixed, so that it will be seen a very large advance has taken place, "the cause doubtless being the scarcity of 'suitable tonnage for carrying the Californian grain surplus. . The Shipping Guide of September 4 states that in consequence of the coal strike " The barque Andes, now at Newcastle, has re3'ived orders to go on to Portland, Oregon, in Ballast. The Ordovic, also lying at Newcastle, to load for Valparaiso, has been ordered away to a New Zealand port for a cargo for a South Australian port. It must be a very peculiar sense of satisfaction to those strike agitators to see the business of the port •of Newcastle rained in this manner."

The steamer Essex, from Sydney to London, is having a truly eventful voyage home,

and it is doubtful mow whether she will reach home without having to report the loss 01 her master. It will be remembered she was at Aden on fire, landed cargo which subsequently was destroyed by fire, went into Port Said still on fire, and was there scuttled to extinguish the flames. She is now reported as having put into Lisbon for medical assistance, the captain being dangerously ill. About half-past two o clock yesterday afternoon the outgoing mail steamer /.ealandia was signalled outside Tin, and three hours later she was berthed alongside the Queenstreet Wharf, where a crowd ol some two hundred people had assembled to witness her arrival. She brought eight passengers to this port from Sydney, and lias on board a large number in transit for America from Australia. The Zealandia also carried twenty bags of "Australian mails for New Zealand, but no' freight. Mr. G. McLane, the purser, kindly supplies the following memoranda of the passage : —The Zealandia sailed from Sydney on the sth instant at 5.30 p.m., and had smooth seas and clear weather with light northerly winds across. On the Sth, at"l p.m., a steamer steering east was passed, and the North Head rounded at 4.45 p.m. on the 9th instant. A supply of coal was taken in at an early hour this morning, and the Zealandia will receive cargo for Honolulu and San Francisco till noon, and sail for those ports at 5 p.m. The Northern S.S. Oo.'s Clansman was being cleaned and overhauled on Saturday in the dock. She will resume her running this evening. About 10 o'clock on Saturday night the s.s. lona got in from Mercury Bay, calling at Cuvier Island en route. The Staffa arrived on Saturday afternoon from Bay of Plenty ports, with passengers and produce, and the s.s. Douglas also came into port yesterday afternoon with three passengers and 400 sacks maize. In order to meet the convenience of a number of visitors, who came to town to see the England-Auckland Football Match, the s.s. Wellington did not sail for Whangarei till Saturday evening, when she took away a good number of passengers.

FREIGHTS, Etc. Messrs. C. F. James and Co., ship and timber brokers, report as follows for the past four weeks :Our last report went forward on the 13th August, since which an unusual amount of excitement has been manifested in shipping circles consequent upon the Newcastle miners going out. on strike. Tonnage generally continues very scarce, and better rates are offering in consequence, with every prospect of a continuance for some time to come at least.

Timber Freights.We report the following fixtures for the period under review For Melbourne we have fixed the Presto, while the Wenona, Caberfeidh, and Parnell are fixed for the same port; they all load at Kaipara. For Sydney the Greeion Bend is chartered through us to load sawn from Mercury Bay, while the Zodiac loads from Kaipara : for Newcastle the Loongana is loading sawn from Mercury Bay; for Wellington the Lizzie Guy litis sawn from Kaiiiara and the Kentish Lass bulk from Bay of islands: for Hobart, the Helen loads a cargo of baulk from Whangaroa on owner's account : for Dttnedin and Invercargill, there are no fixtures to report, though lor handy vessels we could find immediate employment. We quote rates as follows: —Baulk, Kaipara to Melbourne, 4s Gil to ss; ditto, Sydney, ,">s 6d; sawn, East Coast ports to Sydney, 2s 6d ; Melbourne, 3s 3d to 3s 9d ; West Coast to Sydney for baulk, lis Gd to 3s 9d; Brisbane for sawn, 3s 9d; Rockhamp ton. -Is 6d ; Dunedin from West Coast, 3s 6d. Guano.—We report the fixture of the. Three Cheers and eoland. from Long Island for the Bluff and Dunedin respectively, at rates withheld. Coal. — Arrivals from Newcastle have been the s.s. Bucephalus, Grecian Bend, and Loongana, in to ourselves, and Parnell ; while the tonnage to arrive is confined to the Jessie, Rose M., Lady Mabel. and the Linda Weber, other bottoms fixed have been unable to obtain loading. From Greymouth, arrivals are limited to the Waireka, in to us, and Louie, while we have despatched the Ika Yuka with a cargo for Tonga, and fixed the Waircka for another cargo. Owing to the strike at Newcastle attention has been again turned to Greymouth coals, our largest consumers having entered into contracts for several months' supplies, which is bound to considerably affect business with Newcastle when the strike is over. For this reason we do not look for the same briskness, lately manifested, for some months to come. Our local mines have been fairly taxed to meet the demand made upon them for home consumption. We shall despatch the barque Mercury, chartered by us, at '27s 6d with a cargo of 500 tons Kamo coal direct from Whangarei lor Albanv (Western Australia) during the week, and are prepared to repeat the operation. Produce.—' only arrivals to report are the Helen, Kentish Lass. Reliance, and Gael, the two former in to our care, while we look for the Camille at an early date from Dunedin. We report rates firmer than they have been for some time, and quote 10s as current, with an upward tendency. There is an unsatisfied demand for tonnage from Southern ports to Sydney and Newcastle, 15s being offered, at which rate we are prepared to charter.

India.We despatched the s.s. Bucephalus on the '28th ultimo with a cargo of 302 horses, direct to Calcutta, being the first shipment from this port. Sale of Tonnage.—We report the sale of the three-masted schooner Silver Cloud locally, and of the Three Cheers to a Queensland firm.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. Gairloch, s.s., Norbury, from Waitara.— A. Barnes, agent. DEPARTURES^ Glenelg, s.s., Norbury, for Wanganui.—A. Barnes, agent. The Northern Co.'s s.s. Gairloch, fromWaitara, arrived on Saturday evening with a general cargo. The Northern Co.'s s.s. Glenelg, for Wanganui, took her departure at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.