SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8732, 19 February 1890, Page 5

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

This summary represents shipping events for' lh« period commencing January 20 and endiug February IC, both dates inclusive. STATISTICAL, FOREIGN, ETC. Shipping matters have been brisk during the month, and a fair amount of business has resulted; our great staple, wool, has come steadily to hand, both from our up country districts and outports, while a large quantity of skins, tallow, and frozen meat has reached us for shipment. The weather has been all that the farmers could possibly desire for garnering in their crops, aud wo anticipate a busy grain season to follow. During tfce month CO vessels of all classes with a total of p&,120 cons register have arrived at the port of Ocago, while 72 vessels, representing a total of 59,682 tons register, have left it. Last month the arrivals were 72 vessels with a total of 68,400 tons, and the departures 64 vessels represeutiug 55,322 lous register. The arrivals from oversea ports this month comprised five vessels representing 8016 tout, register, and lie departures soven vessels with a totui ul 11,571 tons register. Last month there were nin« arrivals representing 16,518 tons, aud six departures with a total of 5845 tons. The first arrival tiiis month from n Home port was the ship Tarsnaki, of 1199 tons, Captain Go; - dou, from London, with 2300 tons of cargo. S';e came into Pott on January 24, after a fair passage of 89 days. The German barque Levuka, of 437 tons, Captain Strohsal, from Hamburg, arrived hero ou February 4 aflor a passage of 131 (Uys, bringing 70U tons of cargo for this port and Auckland. The Shire Line steamer Elderslie, of 2761 tons, Captain Cuthbert, from London, via South Australia, Melbourne, and Sydney, reached Port Claaimtrs ou February 7, having part of her homeward cargo in the shape of a large quantity of froze.) mutton, wooi, tallow, &v. (taken iv by her at Oatnaru and Timaru) on board and coming here, as is usual with this line line of steamer.-, to complete loading for London. The Ii.M.S. lonic, of 4367 tons, Captain Kidley, from London, via the Cape or Good Hope aud Hobart, reached Port Chalmers on February 11, after a splendid passage of 41 days 2 huurs, bringing 2500 tons of cargo, 05 passengers, and 24 packages of mails and parcels post. The bsrquentine Jasper, of 252 tons, Captain Rodgers, from the Mauritius, with a full cargo of sugar for this port, arrived iv harbour on the morning of February 15. The first vcsel which left us this month for overseas was the Shire Line s.s. Fifeshire, of 3920 tons, Captain Olson, for London, with passengers and a cargo consisting of about 6000 bales wool, skins, flax, &c , 996 cases butter and cheese, 27,053 carcases frozen mutton, 115 cases and 15 bags kidneys. Of this 2767 bales woo), 38 do sheepskins, 92 do rabbitskius, 16 do flax, 37 do leather, 2 do hair, 996 case 3 butter mid cheese, 1 cask tallow, 1 cask sundries, 10,424 carcases frozen mutton, and 15 bags kidneys were shipped at this port. She left Port Chalmers on January 24. The ship Dunedin, of 12fiO tons, Captain F. C. Roberts, left Port Chalmers on tho some day for London, via Oamaru. The barquo Quceu Jlab, of 999 tons, Captain Brown, left Dunediu on January 29 for London, viaPicton. The locally owned barque Laira, of 465 tons, Captain Hughes, left Otago on February 3 for London wish 2509 bales of wool, 20 do skins and basils, aud 500 sacks of grain. She left the port in splendid trim, and wo anticipate her | genial commander will have another of his ! clipping passages Home. i The N. 2.5. Company's chartered barque ■ Salado, of 542 tons, Captain Anderson, left, the port ou February Bch for London with 1833 . bales wool, 46 do skins, 259 do liar, 2 do basiln, 4 do hair, 7 casks skins, 2 cases sundries, sad 228 sacks oats. The German barque Ooncordia, of 652 tons, Captain Oliver, left Daucdin on February 10 ; for London, via the Blulf. The RMS. lonic, of 4397 tons, Captain Kidley, left Port Chalmers on February 15 for i London, via Nortleru ports. Her outward cargo i ! from this port consisted of 238 bales wool. 226 pkfts cheete, 100 cases, 58 kegs butter, and 9001 i froztn sheep. INTERCOLONIAL. ' Our trade with thu sister colooieo this month I has been, brisk. The arrivals comprise 13 : j vts'fd.-i (principally steamers) of the total of ; i 23,131 tons register, awl the deparltin s 12 i i vessels, reprraeimii" 22,555 tons. Oast wiuiitli • • there were 12 avrivah with 20.403 tons, and 12 !'. ck-uariuris with 23,678 tons. t i COASTAL. :I We have been fairly busy with out trade this 1 | month to and from the port 6on the seaboard Ij of New Zeaiaud. The arrivals comjjrisfd isl vessrls of all c!«s-«s wiih n total .-f i' 3,573 ' j tons register, mid thy departures 53 its.-?1s, ; j representing 25,556 tons. Last month 51 vessels 1 | with a total of 31,449 tons arrived, aud 46 > ; vessels, representing 22,799 ton*, sailed for • | coastal ports. J I DOCKS, SLIPS, ETC > j The graving dock and slips at Port (Jh^.lnierii i ] have been ws-ll patronised during the month, ■ ; and ihe several handicrafts connected with thei i shipping have been ruuiunr.r.it-ively employed. • i A SWEDISH SHIP IN DJSTUESS. ,'• "What is known iv u&uticr.t parlance ss ".-. , : hmauiick" was tow<:<3 into Port Chalmers on , . January 30, aud [i.-oved to be the Swedish sbi[> • Ottolina, from Sydney for Genoa, with a cargo

of shalo. Tho Ottolina was built at Holland some 21 years since of hardwood, and she is a noblu looking vessel, with a lino tlush deck—her registered tonnage being 1252 tons—and is owned by Mr Lagorgrecn, of Stockholm, and was on a voyiijjo from Sydney to Cienon, but meeting a heavy westerly a aU>, attended by a high sen, sun sprang a leak, ami the crew refusing to proceed on the voyagu rOle was bended for the nearest port, mul ftnivwi o!E t.hr; liimN on tin.- 20lb iilt. Wti ata indebted M Oaptsln Tein-itrom, who is on his first visit to New Zealaud, for tho following report :—Left Sydney with 163 C tons of shalo for Gonoa on January 18, had moderate N.B, to N.VV. winds wich lltm weather until the morning of the 24th in lat. 48.41 S, long. 161 47 8., when she eucouutered a heavy westerly gale, attended by a high S.W. sea, causing thu veseel to roll aud strain heavily. After about threo hours the vessel was found to be making water at the rate of ISiu per hour. The crew were at once set to work at tho pump,", but finding the water was still gaining upon them the vessel was hovi>-to under her lower topsails, and having an ougiuo on board steam was got up, by which means the water was gradually reduced. There being no signs of the leak stopping at 6.30 p.m. of that day, the whole of the crew came aft anil informed Captain Teruotrom tbat they refused io proceed on tho voyage to Genoa, owing to the leaky state of the vessel, and requested him to steer for the nearest purt. The crow continued working at tho pumps all night, but finding the water iitill gaining, steam was again got up, and on tho following morning the gale moderated, and she, was put on the course for Otago under easy canvas so as not to straw tho venssl; experienced moderate \V. and S.W. winds until sighting the Snares at 1 p.m. on tho 26th ulfc., thence light variable winds and tine weather up tho coast, anchoring off the heads on tho 29th ult., aud towed into port as above. Sho will probably after bein« surveyed hnvetodifieharge and bo docked, as Captain Ternstrom informs ua while at michur outside the heads she made about Gin water per hour, and lying iv harbour sho is now inviting about 3iu per hour.

Siuce tho above was written the Ottoliua has been partially discharged, the effect of which has of course materially altered the conditions of the loak. We are, however, of opinion tbat it will bu necessary to thoroughly survey and repair her before she resumes her homeward voyage.