SHIPPING SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12600, 2 March 1903, Page 1 (Supplement)

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

This summary represents shipping events of tho period commencing February 9 and onding on the 28th of that month, both dates inclusive. During the period which has elapsed since the issue of our last shipping summary a very fair amount of shipping business has been done, while the prospects ahead are of tho most satisfactory character. Our great staple wool, although tho season has been a late ono, is coming in freely, and there are encouraging reports for the product of a large grain crop to add to the season's exports Tho number of vessels of all classes which have arrived at the port of Otago during the period here represented has been 31, with a total of 79,808 tons register, and the departures 31 vessels, with a total of 83,150 tons register. Last month's arrivals were 36 vossels, showing a total of 67,167 tons register, and the departures 27 vessels, representing 62,940 tons register. The arrivals of vessels from overseas this month havo been 5, with a total of 27,971 tons register, and the dopartures 6 vessels, with a total of 32,144 tons register. Last month we had 5 arrivals, with 18,973 tons, and 3 departures, with a total of 17,228 tons register. The first oversea arrival was the Onion S.S. Company's steamship Aparima, of 5704 tons, Captain W. Courbarron, from Calcutta, via Singapore and northern ports, which arrived at Port Chalmers on February 15. Sho was followed oh the next day ' by the Tyser Line Company's fine steamship Mimiro, of 6225 tons, Captain Lidstom, from Loudon, via Sydney and northern ports; and on the 18th inst. the Shire line steamer Fifeshire, of 8500 tons, Captain B. Coull, a I favourite vo;»l litre, c«mc into port,

The iron barque Kinclnno, of 718 tons, Captain Munro. (vice Captain Robertson, a gentleman well known here, who resigned oommand at Auckland), from New York, via Auckland, came port on February 24, and was followed. the next day by the Shaw, Savill, (i;id,Albion Company's splendid steamship Aotc.a, .of 6423 tons, Captain Louden, from .London, with cargo for this port and the north. The first oversea vessel which left the port of Otago was the White Star liner Dclphic, of 8873 tons, Captain Breen, for London, via T-imaru- and northern ports. Her outward cargo- from Dunedin consisted of 4295 bales wool-,- 3 -do sheepskins, 180 do flax, 26 casks tallow, 997 frozen sheep, and 11 packages sundries. She left Port Chalmers on February 0. and was followed on the lltli by the New Zealand and African S.S. Company's s.s: Kent, of 5490 tons, Captain Young, fdr Durban and Capetown, via northern ports, 1 with the following Dunedin cargo:—1800 quarters frozen beef, 740 boxes butter, 50 cases 'Condensed milk, 155 do poultry, 31 do assorted meats, 100 sacks oats, 3 do seeds,'' 7 ' packages agricultural machinery, The Tyser line steamer Mimiro, of 6626 tons. Captain Lidstone, left Port Chalmers for London, via- the Bluff, on February 18. Her cargo from this port consisted of 2445 bales wool and one case of merchandise. The Shire line steamship Fifeshire, of 8500 tons, Captain B. Ooull. left Port Chalmers on February 21 for London, via the Bluff, with the following outward freight from this port:.—2lß bales wool. 62 do sheepskins, 24 do rabbitskins, 114 do flax. 11,817 carcases of frozen mutton, 922 cases rabbits, 643 cases beef, 45 hags hearts. 45 eases kidneys, 10 do sweetbread, and 1 do sundries. The Shaw, Savill. and Albion Company's ship Invercargill, of-1247 tons, Captain Tom Bowling, left Dunedin for London, via Wellington, on Fobruary 25. The barque Lady Elizabeth, of 1208 tons, Captain Cowell, left Port Chalmers on February 28 for Newcastle, New South Wales, to load for the south-west coast of South America; and the ship Nelson, of 1247 tons, Captain Ccriez, left the lower harbour the same day; in ballast, for Baliia Blanca. Argentina. A fair amount of shipping trade has been carried oh, while, there is a bright prospect ahead. During the past three woeks the arrivals have been 12 vessels, with a total of 34,171 tons, and the departures 12 vessels, with 37,671 tons, against 10 arrivals, with 28.816-tons, and 10 departures, registering 33,171 tons, for the preceding three woeks. The arrivals coastwise amount to 14 vessels with a total of 17,886 tons, and the departures 13 vessels, with 13,335 tons register. For the preceding three weeks we had 21 arrivals, with 19,378 tons, and 14 departures, showing-a total of 12,541 tons.