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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1897
Page
9
Movements of sea going craft at principal American and foreign ports with schedules of vessels to arrive and depart from Philadelphia and New York. Delaware River and Bay news. Closing of the foreign mails.
Arrivals include steamers Chesapeake British Payne London ballast Gust Heye City of Truro Ful cher Odessa iron ore O G Hempstead Strathisla Marshall St Jago Barn Line Strathay McKenzie Hamburg via Barry sugar O G Hempstead Wingate Simmons Richmond merchandise W P Clyde & Co Benefactor Townsend New York merchandise Richard Willing Fowler Baltimore merchandise Fr 8S Groves Anthony Groves Jr Grace Baltimore merchandise F 8 Groves Elko Warren New York merchandise W P Clyde Co Steam yachts May Loveland Newport R I pastes Sultana Potter New York John R Schooner or W Middleton Shaw Kennebec ice J N Stetson Co
A dense table of ships and shipowners appears, listing steamers and schooners across British and American firms. Notables include Jago, Nethergate, Provi d Norfolk, J. B. Hamel Jr Co, Quaker City Fruit Co, Gulf Stream, and Keystone towing barge for Boston among others, with crews or owners connected to Hempstead Son, W P Clyde Co, Megee Co, and Nicholson.
Maritime notices list steamship arrivals with tentative due dates. Rhynland from Liverpool is due June 12, with TENG from Antwerp due June 20. Additional liner Antwerp bound vessel and other June 13 and 20 schedules appear in the brief notice.
On June 9 to 10 schooners and tugs arrived, sailed or passed listed vessels including George A Howes and Juniata toward Norfolk, four masted sail status, and steamers racing to destinations such as Antwerp Havana and Boston with several tows and clear movements noted at Reedy Island and Down to ports like Providence Fall River and Portsmouth The report records multiple vessels by name and destination in a routine harbor log from Breakwater Delaware Bay and River.
Pennland from Philadelphia to Liver pool arrived Queenstown 11 PM on the 9th inst and sailed. Berks from Boston to Philadelphia towing a barge passed Nobska on the 10th inst. Langoe British bound for Baltimore sailed St Jago 6 AM on the 10th. Ethelwold British bound for Philadelphia sailed Port Antonio on the 9th. Gurly Norwegian bound for Philadelphia sailed Port Antonio on the 9th. Phoebe British bound for Philadelphia sailed Cape Verdes on the 9th. Indiana bound for Philadelphia from Liverpool sailed Queenstown 3 PM on the 10th. Schooner Luther T. Garetson bound for North of Hatteras in port at Port Spaley on the 27th. Schooner Bradford from Philadelphia arrived New London on the 9th. Schooner Jennie Middleton bound for Philadelphia sailed Richmond on the 9th. Schooner Anna E. J. Morse from Philadelphia arrived Vineyard Haven on the 9th. Schooner Edward J. Berwind from Galveston tied at Punta Gorda Fla on the 10th, loads 7 peds. Schooner James Roy J. bound for Wilmington NC cleared Punta Gorda on the same period. Taste
Postal notice lists sailing times and destinations for foreign mail from Philadelphia. Friday June 11 includes Newfoundland Assyrian La Touraine to Europe and Germany via specific steamers. Saturday June 12 details routes to the Netherlands Genoa Britain Ireland Scotland Europe Fortunes Island Jamaica Central America and Mexico plus Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago and St Pierre Miquelon with scheduled departures.
Ships arrived in New York including Saale from Bremen and London, Persia from Hamburg and London, Lady Furness from Manriting and Bal timore, Leon from Port Antonio, Palgrave from Calcutta, and Gardiner from New Orleans. Clearances listed for Barbarossa, Bremen, Phoenix, Colbensa, Alliance, Beery, and others.
Notice of Saturday June 12 mail closures for Europe France Germany Netherlands Genoa Scotland and Europe routes. Ships listed include Bretagne Aller Veendam Kaiser Wilhelm II Anchoria and Eruria with specific departure times and supplementary at 11.30 A.M.
Liverpool and Copenhagen record arrivals from New York Montreal and New York while Baltimore Philadelphia and Boston ports show steamers sailing and passing. Listed vessels include Majestic Manitoba Lahn Fulda Emma F Angell and more with routes to New York Plymouth Baltimore and Antwerp.
New Orleans reports the fire on the French steamer California bound for Havre is out. Damage not yet known, to be assessed in days. Highland Light notes the British schooner Walter Miller ashore at Nanset Inlet, may be saved. crew saved. A. G. Heisler total loss south of Wellfleet, cargo gone, crew saved. Midnatssel towed to Montevideo for repairs after collision. fenced and patched at sea, then brought here.
The schooner Emma B Shaw grounded May 27 on the Reedy Island dyke and is now breaking in half and sinking. Only the bow remains above water.
A summary of vessels active in port includes the Belgian steamer Sagamore at Balti more bound for Tampico with coal valued at 2.15 dollars per ton. The Italian bark New York, 388 tons, at New York, reported incidents from Calais to Sicily aboard the owner’s account. Bark Arlington, Philadelphia to Lisbon, carrying 3000 barrels of fine petroleum. Schooner Bianca, British, 179 tons, New York to Point a Pitre with general cargo and private terms. Schooner Linnet with coal from Philadelphia to Bangor. Be Kacertaradoe E Schmidt, coal, Philadelphia, and cml member E Babcock, coal, Philadelphia.
The Castle Wheelmen racing committee has arranged a monster club meet at Tioga tomorrow weather permitting. Champion Zimmerman plans to arrive this afternoon for trial spins and to renew acquaintances as entries and handicaps are listed for novice one mile, one mile handicap heats, five mile handicap, two mile handicap with multiple heats and numerous competitors named.
The Morgan stocks led a strong market in New York and Philadelphia as Reading, Northern Pacific and Lehigh Valley climbed after Morgan’s return from abroad. Reading preferreds and common rose, while Lehigh Valley hit new highs. broader gains followed on railways, tariffs, currency reform hopes, and improving crop prospects.
DeHaven and Townsend stock commission brokers at 428 Chestnut Street furnish the following quotations. The notice lists current prices for several securities, reflecting active trading and market movement.
M. Thomas & Sons auctioned yesterday at the Philadelphia Exchange a varied portfolio including 150 Central Transportation Co. 19 percent, Chicago and Western Indiana Rail Road Co. gen mtg 6 percent due 1982, 118 percent Guamates Trust and Safe Deposit Co. and other securities such as Marsden American Cellulose Co. common at $10 full paid, Union National Bank and Harrisburg National Bank issues, and several 6 percent and 8 percent notes.
Call loans quoted yesterday at 28 percent and time loans 3 1/2 percent. The Upton Traction Company now owns every share of the Twelfth and Sixteenth streets line. The first passenger train on the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, largely Philadelphia owned, ran from Kansas City to Horn Brook, a distance of 653 miles.
Grain and Produce notes receipts of 23 483 bushels of wheat and 72 216 bushels of corn with shipments of 19 771 and 52 842 bushels respectively. July options rose on corn strength and shorts covering, cash wheat eased 1 2c in light demand, and export prices for No 2 Pennsylvania red and No 2 red were nominal. Corn options firm with a 4c advance amid West buying, aided by the Cincinnati Price Current outlook. cables lower and exporters quiet.
Local grain markets show dull futures and modest demand for oats rye flour and hay with mixed offerings for oats and rye. Reports note several carloads of oats and mixed commodities sold, refined sugars firm, flour prices steady, cotton demand limited and provisions and poultry markets mixed with steady fowls and lower dressed poultry prices.
The leading futures ranged with wheat values reported and cash quotes for flour, spring wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley and flaxseed. Receipts and shipments data accompany market activity while butter and cheese stay firm and eggs steady.
The Equitable Trust Company announces it accepts deposits, makes loans, executes trusts, insures titles to real estate, provides surety, and takes charge of real estate as part of its varied financial services. It also collects income and related financial activities.
Separate trust funds earn interest while insured deposits are held. Officers and directors listed include W. F. Varrity president and others. Insurance and savings services offered with safes available in burglar-proof vaults. Trust investments kept apart from other assets.
Belmont's Don De Oro narrowly misses second as Octagon leads from the start to win the $10,000 Brooklyn Derby at Gravesend. Buddha, Don de Oro, and Bran Lad contend down the stretch in a closely run card as Scottish Chief falters and Haphazard claims the final race after a hard drive.
New York on June 10 reports Pennsylvania crude steady for July at 85c bid with no sales. In Ol City, June 10 certificates show no bids. profit balances and licenses noted with 99,865 barrels in shipments and 164,729 barrels in runs.
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