SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10621, 17 March 1896, Page 2

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

This summary records shipping ovents of the period commencing February 17 and'ending March 15, both dates inclusive : —

STATISTICAL AND FOKEIGN.

Daring the period represented here shipping matters have been briak, and a considerable amount of trade has been transacted, while the outlook for the coming season may be looked upon as a fairly good one. Our produce traffic may be considered to be fixed on a firm basis, and its prospects jnat now are all that can reasonably be looktfd for; numbers of small producers who hava hitherto refrained from forwarding their goods to ths old country will now Uka advantage of the Otago Dock Tmut opening their commodious refrigerating o'aamber3 at Port Chalmers, and will chip their ov/u dairy goods and produce of tbat kiud direct to t.ha mother land.

Tbe amount of shipping work at the Port 'his month compares favourably with that of Jan-uary-February, and business generally raay bo considered to have hardened.

Daring the month the number of arrivals of vessels of all c'asse3 at the port of Otsgo have been 47, representing a total of 6729 tons register, against 49 vessels last month with 60,543 tons. Tho depastured thli month have been 44 vessels representing 65,638 tons register, while last month they amounted to 40 vessels with a total, of 55,077 tons reigteter.

The arrivals from oversea ports this month comprise six vesseh witSi a total of 16,728 tons, and the. departures seven vessels representing 21,802 tons. Last mont!» the arrivals were five vecsels with 13,059 tona register, and the departures six vessels representing a total of 14955 tons.

The first arrival from oversea ports this month was that of the Shire line steamer Buteshire, of 5774 tons. Captain Cufchbert, R.N.R., from London, via intercolonial ports, waieu. reached here on February 18 to complete cargo for London.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's barque Lutterworth, Captain Kelly, from Liverpool, v'n Wellington, arrived at Dunedin wharf on February 20; and was followed on the 24tU by the N.Z.S. Company's gt?am!.b.ip Aoraogi, of 4196 tons, Captain Sutcliff.*, from London, with the Shaw, Savill, and A'biou Company's barque Helen Denny, of 728 tons, Captain Tuit, Doth with full general cargoes from London.

The N.Z S. Company's B.M.S. Kimatsks, of 4515 tons, Captain H. B. Greenetroet, from London and intermediate ports, reached I'ort Chalmsrs on March 12, and on the sauia day the clipper bwquentine R. A. C. Smit'u, of 623 tins, Captain Hooper, arrived afttr a clipping passage of 95 days from New York.

The first departure for overseas was that of the U.S S. Company's chartered ritearasr Chilka, of 1450 tons, Captain Jacobs, for Calcutta, via, Australian potts. She left Dunedin on February 17.

The Shire line steamer Buteshire, of 5774 tons, Captain Cutbbart, K.N.11, left Port Cbalmcr?, on February 21, for London, via northern ports. Her cargo from Dunodia coufiisted of 233 bales wool, 20 do leather, 11 do bani!s, 2930 cass3 chees9, 50 boxes butter, and 2 pkgs sundries.

The fame company's ss Fifeehirs, of 3719 tons, Captain "Wilson, left Fort ChilmerK on February 29 for London, taking oil passengers uurt the following cargo : —From Port Chalmers : 790 b»les wool, 11 da sheepskins, 22 do leather, 1 do clippings, 3 do horns 1 do glne nieces, 8 ancles grass seed, 68 catks tallow, 28 do peltc 300 cases preserved meats, 104 boxes batter, 2 easeq fish, 9 do sundries, and 17,658 carcases mutton. From the Bluff: 7228 carcases mnttou, 44 cases 5 kegs butter, 1956 bales wool nod skins, 406 sacks grass seed, 16 do pearl shells, 59 casks tallow and pens, 1 ease sundries. From O»maru: 363 bulei wool End skins, 23 casks pe'ts, 8019 carcases mutton, 6 froson calves, and 1 easy sundries. The N Z. Shipping Company's a.s. Aoraniji, of 4196 lons, Captain Sur.clife, left Port Chalmers on March 1 for London, via nort&ern potts. She took a quautity of wool from here.

The French corvette-of-war Scovff, of 1500 ton», Captaiu Lecomte, left the lower harbour on March 9 for Francs, via Northern and Soulh Sea ports. The burque Waimea, of 848 tons, Captain Haslum, lef o Port Chalmers on March 1, under charter to the N.Z. Shipping Company, for .London, taking 4341 bi!e3 wool, 9 do vhnepskins, Zs' do basils, 20 do clippings, 27 do rabMtikine, and 1 rait sundries. : The R.IH.S. Rtmntaka, of 4-515 ton3, Captain GrecMtreet, laft Port Chalinevs on March 15 for London, via Lyttelton, Amorg3t other cargo From Dancd'n, she took 10,500 carcases of frozen mutton and 2160 ciees of cheese. INTEKCOI-ONUL. A fair amount of trade has bean done betwesn the I Jort of Otago and tlnso of the eister colonies this month. The arrivals number 16 vesnel?, with 30.583 tons, and the departures 14 vessels, with 29.181 tons; while last month the arrivals were 16 vessels, with I 29,431 ton*, and the departures 13 vessels, ' representing 24,942 tons. COASTAL. An average coastal trade hai been done during the month, the arrivals being 25 vessels, ■with 19,935 tons, and the departures 23 vessels, with 14,655 tons. Last month the arrivals were 28 vessels, wiih 18,053 tons, and the departures 21 vessels, with 15,180 tons.