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ANNUAL SHIPPING REVIEW.
THIRTY 8TH,
"JORN #BITE'S"
year
except
leg-affeot-
Mosera
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1907.
in
four builders, psikople, P.
that they are 90 suco and defecundo:ta
3d.
The combination of important. English of America has paid higher freight thap shipbuilders with foreign firms has been cargo of nitrata er grain from the West Coast. extended by the contection of Faimers Ship We have not had outward or homeward bailding Company, Limited, with Ls Sosista freights at their best when they warn The your 1006 has happily pasand with prac- Armstrang, Whitworth and Co.'s sasoiation At the commencement of the year Wales
Cantiers, of Gruss, making with Meurs at their lowest in the opposite direction. tically all countries free from war, but the year with Mara Anasido and Co., of Genoa, and Genon was Gr. Ud., and ore from Bouth Spain unfortunately records terrible eruptions involve
Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. with 6.d. In July the same voyages were be ing great korsoflife and proper youlandand son,
Messrs. Hawthors, Guppy and Co., of Naples, out and 5. Gd, home; at present they are 74, 31. in the Ber
· Revere sarthquakes - borno with remark
are Wales engaged able courage—s;
shipbuilding out and 7e, 2d, home, In January, San Francisco and Valparain, three Tyne firma and typhoons ic Chinnand the Gulf of Mexico, Italy, which is becoming a very important to liver Plate was 10s and home 10s. In May The hon also probably
building country. been unparaleled i
the same voyage was 19r. out and 13. down to As already stated, forsigu shipowning has 9r, home, sad now are 14. out and 1 home, the amount cort that has been almost
of
a new Bounty Bill in In January, Wales to Aden was 108, out and epidemic
have brea extended. France iz perianal quarrls. There
brea April last, sarging from their previous subsidies home from Bombay, 14, 3 to 15s. 6d. In Jere
passed disputes between the Board of Thule and the Mercantile Boringthieee-Trade Unionists and which were evidently intended to eurourage the same voyage was 8s. 6d. out and 11s. to 198.
shipowning, by ent
extend home, and now 9e out and 168. 6d. home. Oxt- their lenders--biraalan of the ware purfinment shipbuilding as mach
ing the bounty to foreign-built shipa not over ward rates, during the year bave varied con- Liberat, Labour and Socialist g
Wales to Genos, from Se. to Be Member African shippers 2d the Lines Clyde and probably, ou Reccset of present prizes not being of the Shipping Federation-South two years old. This has not encouraged so far
number of orders to our l
7. 9d.; St. Vincent, 62 9d, to 8p.; Mente Vidon or Buenos Ayres Ds. 9d. Tess Shipbuilders and Ironworkers-Strikes of workmen at home and abroad-Times samleiestly attractive. Our Ameriena friends still to Ios, 60.; Cape of Good Hope, 10 to 145.;
cantine to agitate the subjec Nomerapers and
8., 3d, ts 13. Aden, 8, 3d. to 11. and Pablishers. All eruptious much trided opini
of subsidy with literaty
Mercantile Colombe, S., 3d, th disputes-
opinion to Marine, but they wi
Home Pore, Jr. 91. to 178. will den bleas wisely continue to shipping, which with sacr
increased
Freights have shown equally it which British and Foreign tivals surround this derate their energies to intertal trade is
great fluctuation. Odesss to U.K., I. 6d. to 6, 6d. River Plate to U.K., 16s. 6d, to 98.. taking what they cannot
work profitable. Notwithstanding
as ecouvraically Bombay to UK. or Continent, 178, 94. to 83. there entoward eirenm stators-and to they are the natural with cheep transit for their produce. Experience Nitrato Perts to U.K. or Continent, 23, to corollary of progress-the year cre-rite the
The of the largest addition to our Mercantile Marine of International Mercantile Marine Company, bas
do-American organisation, the 13. 68,
From Amerien, which at times has had no eny your, in effective tonnage and in size sud
This 4ffective tournage
* not proved very couraging to American inquiry for grain bas been a bad market, the been fucreased, it is extimated by short investors for further extensions in shipowning. highest rates for picked ports have been 24.
power. 1,000,000 tons of dead weight carrying.
Turbine engines contiano in favour, though, and down to ls, 98, per quneter. From capacity by the redne & freeboard that has been rot yet universally adopted for fact liners, and the Gulf ports to licked ports on nett charter,
a sanctioned. The production of cur shipyards they have not yet developed the necessary to the 24.
12% to 31. From Pensacola for pitch-rise, of mer. bant gleamers has been about 1Stopen qualities to make them prefate for cargo which the largest production of ships. The result of their working in the gok,
as rear Jorinther Litonin d any year, host exceeds ba laga totellas!
Mauretania will year by about 104,900 tots. The teun ge neded is the uses sent their fate with many of the lines British Register, ., new st Camere
mers who appear to be locking on. They are bought from foreigners, has been about 1,550 (fatourably reported upon in the warship tops. One ward alone, Musers. Swap, Hunter and rodnought for maroaring and speed, and Wigham Richardson, Limited, bas produced 2 are to be put into several foreign warships steamers of 126,2
tons. The steers remova
building ed from the British Register, including thos solt to foreigners, have been about 350 ans, building sailing ships is now small
cak: scarcely be called a factor in cou sidering effective fosnage affat, but there have been removed from its British Register, including Colonial Register, about 240,000 foue of sailing ships.
Bor
industry with en interest more perplexing their friendly competilors who acide them Gd.; Calcaita to Dundee, 2. 94. to 13:
The that it
and steamers
Hojs.
A large number of time elarters have been entrout not only for general cargoe", but to full freight contracts of speculators, and for from Australia to India, China. Philip pines, and West Coast of America, combined with lumber freight contracts,
A very large trade has been done in rese
oil from Amerien to India, Australis, Chion and Japan, involving mach longer voyages that when this supply was made from the Caucasus,
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A large number of obsel-te Government vessels and other oil atramers have been sold for breakings
rap, and emmanded, is sympathy with increased cost of material, about 10 per ton thu gross register bigher than twive meths presiously.
Wages concerning shipbuilding have threaten ed trouble, but with the exception of the infile effort
on the Clyst. Love not case serious The post your has witnessed the launching of the largest and fastest steamers os rveerd, and disturbance. Shipbuilders on the North-Eastence to 30s, to San Francisce, and for coals probably the limit in size, if not ia power, that Coast rare an airnoce varly in the gear to their the necessities of commerce or prudent enterprissman, and an ultanea was giran in August to the will dictate for many years to one. The men of the Iron and Stel Manufacturers. In gigantic Cunard Company's turbine smer realised. It seems, therefore, strange that a the latter trade wages are regulated by prices Lailania was launched by Messre. Brown and Co. in , and the sister steorder
similar arrangement taken in conjuction with engineers and mer.
John
the
The necessity of reasastruction in San Frane sco and Valparaiso through the destruc. tions by the earthquakes bas created smploy meat for a large morat
tonnage for cargoes of
iron
steel, etc. from UK, and Continent, causing freights
from
tisu normal rate
of
past years of los per los to
20, fo
to Iquique. There has also been a large trade in coal from Australia to the West Cassi of America, occasioned by the same cause, and the requirements of steamers, for where s
gleamers go they create trade-to supply their own con kamption. Rates hare goze uf, Newcastle fo
Mauretania by man. Henter and prime coat is not adopted by the builder, West Coast to 25., an adrance of 10s, on the
and
poster
41
Strikes of workmen in all directions have been
Trade
expo
the
Wigham Richardson in September last, They are one of about 5 tons eie rampant, and must base cost the men, who hase 760 ft. b.p. by 8 ft. by 60 Ft io. 10 deck, having six decks, displacement 15,00tons generally failed, tertible loss and suffering. 72,000 i.h.p. to drive them knot been made, and where business, as is now the hour at son, These vessels are a
area cubiti rulle British or onions largest steamer ofat, with shipping, is worked on the narrowest
On the
the margin,
it has become a matter of continuing samo day as tho Launch of the farrelat there was latched by trade-equally important in the men's interests Messrs. Harland and Wotif, for the White Star
as the masters-to resist these demands. In Line, the sa Adriatis, of about 25,000 tons grasddition to the strike of Irouwerkers on the
708ft. by 75 ft. register,
of two 50 ft, with engines Clyte Ly
months' duration. દર્દી Ship-platers to steam shont 18 knots. The increase in sian of on the Tues now in
in the Diath week, there Дата vderely has
to warships
launched day been strikes of Riveters, Platers, Engineers-of extended ing the year, as seen in the turbine Dreadnought, Shipbuilders' щед Genos--of sailors, 1800 tons displacement,!
by stevedores, ele, at Odessa of seamer at 520 Et. by 6 ft. by Hamburg-of labourers at Fiams. Stettin, 45 ft.; Lord Nelson: 16,53) 1 as displacement, L'Orient, Leghorn and Hamburg-mine workers 410 ft. by 79 ft. Gin. by 43 ft. and agamema at Bill oa-anthracite coal of about the same rize. There were under con- Legislation affecting shipping during
miners in Americi. straction at the end of September, according to year has been important; favourably by the the returns of Lloyd's Register of Shipping of merchant steamers 1,253,031 toss-about reduced lead-line introduced in March, and 100,000 tons less than at the end of last year.
unfavourably by the
the responsibility to ow The past year opened with Shipbuilders and Workmen's Compensation Bil.
involved in Shipping being folded in tho Engineers wall supplied with work, and many
The reduction sufficient to oceny them the geuter part of of 75 per cent in light does comes into force in April next, making the reduction 20 per cent the year; now orders, however, becaine scarce, and oorly in the year many builders found themselves getting through their contracts ent and with little inquiry Owners realising the large amount of tonnage building increased by the additional tounge afloat produced by the reduced freeboard, dissipatel anticipated improvement in freights, in the Spring freights in most directions had substan declined, withheld farther orders, notwith Auding
builders, although material kept high, were prepared to reduce prices. As cosirict continued scarce, wany builders paid off seme
сидеть
enforceable on all foreign ships on 1st June stuce April, 160%. The British lead-line will bo
boy
anal rate of late years,he large amount
of tonnage to the West Const caused mirate to U.K. or Continent declined freza rapid decline in Lomeward freights, which for 24s. to 14s. end lumber business has necessarily bres taken at poor rales.
The transit of the Russian troops from Vladivostook and Japan to the Black S provided good employment in the Spring for about 75 large steamers, of which about 40 were British.
These long voyages have been a great relief to the market in giving empiryment to the farga type of stemmer
The large trate usually anticipated for. repla disappointing with the Far Eset as it was after replacement after a war has been equally
Ja
basting
the South African War. With the exception ments (and thoas very moderate) have ben of a few cargoes to Vladivostock, all require. carried by the regular liner, and in these mary British stormers have beau displaced by the Japaness strautere returning to their trades,
The Far Eastera
which in past years
profitable
employ ment to a large number of British, German and Scandinavian steamers, many of which were built specially for the trade, kas practically next. A Royal Commiten Las been appointed to inquire into the training of British besed entirely to Japaness onneries with the exception of two local British companies in Caian. Freights in these trades for sharter sailors for the Mercantile Marine, and another Royal Commission to inquire inta Shipping bare been very low and unprofitable throughout Rings. The latter apperts a singular precedent the year. of inquisition that woull be more appropriate upon the combinations formed to paralyse trade by atrikor, at the dictate of men neither employers or labourers, bat suply paid agitators, regardless of the distress they scente. “The cool trade hasbron very active throughout at this time the shipbuilding men should the year. Early in the year large erdere were have boon so imprudently advised by their placed in Wales for stocking the coaling stations leaders to strike, causing the masters to abroad, es ecially of foreign Powers, in con
off ather pay
classes of workmen, which ofquence of the queasiness over the Moroccan in Conference and unsettled European outlook.
f their main for. It was strange unt ↑
OnBera
tlon
The activity in the stool trade and the restriction of exports from Bilbao by the strike of miners have caused large shipments of gre from south of Spain, Mediterraum and Black Ben, although rates have been poor except towards the close of the Danube and Azot season, when good rates were paid. Estes from Gr Coatinert South of Spain to UK. ports have variet during the year from 58, tu 103. 1993, and from Greece from 8,
450.
Wrg
rater,
a of numurvas orders during the past to the supplies steamers take on leur ng this compensate below the standard fixed by thei
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necessity resulted after two months idenen At the same time the demand on the Tyne wrs two-thirds performed by foreign steamers, paid the defeat of the men. This suspention of work
The Baltic trade, which is now probably kas nesisted in the gards being bitter employed great from Germany on out of dim culty of outwards and homewards sightly better rates at this and of the year t
n they would otherwies of their iron and steel works, and dificulty of than of late years, but still much too low. have been. The increase of trade shown by the supply from Westphalia. There was also Hoard of Trade Ruturus and movement of pro- no active demand from Walos far France Large sailing ships have
Сат experienced so 2011- cou abroad, with the continued advance in the owing to the Meiko af oliery, uiuers in peter rocked properly, ind must ha Cost of
well with material, has encouraged the placing by that country. The experts to contit strains out to the
stations doing remarkably
high rates pril West COUBT. which will two for the requirements of the Mercantilo
a long way months, and prices, therefore, are about 5 per and
for the low gos
homeward cent higher than would have been accepted in country are now enormous, the expert of coal which are the Autumn. The contracts of the year, apart from the United Kingdoma in 19 & wat 47.476,707 Union of
Union of Sailing Ship Owners. I is standard from ordinary cargo steamora, indinude twanty tons, and in addition for bunker supply when
ciconmvented by vessels being And steamers for the Lloyd Braziliero trading from leaving 17,306,146 tons. The export coal tax ta a round freight from U.K, or Continent, or
from N.S.W. to West Coast and tome to the Brazils up the merican coast, six large was removed in November last. Prices are si-nmors for the new mail service bot seen Great gradually ady need throughout the year,
and are
or Continent. Britain and Australia under contract with the now 36. to 3. tid per ton higher in Waler, and Commonwealth
3th Government, and m maoy steamers
ers 28. to 28. 6d. in the True, than at the rommenes for foreign lines. All foreign countries exe-ptment of the year. Prices at forain stations for Amerion and China hare increased the fasts of the coming year's supplies are Ligher that last existing companies were of which have enlarg-year-about 23. to 25, 61, in the Mediterranean; ed their capital, and by many new owneries, and is. Gd. River Plate, 3. 61. Brazil; s. 1 where the countries have building facilities Eastern porta for Indinu but Japanese coal bars extended their building, and in Suvaral
in China and Java is Ix. 6.1. cheaper, cause Tvmpetitors was a spiller, The high Book rate current throughout the Steal ship-plates in January wore £7, por year, from 4 per cent in January, Incinating tex, and gradually and down to £r in July, between this and 2 per cent until Octoler, when a further reaction was contemplated; lian it advanced to 3 por cont, and in the same but the
to
Stay
V.B. Considering that the North Americas grain trade, one of the previous sain sources of employment, especially for the larger steamert, and the River Palas grain trade, which was the mainstay of the freight market for the thres years prior to the close of 1905, have given vary peor employment during the past year, it is supply
alwaya
surprising, with the largely havai
seeking engagements and the
of liner tonuag, that freights
en sustained as well as they have, although it is disappoint a ng that, with the grant volume of to reap
entered
irou in from the United States for pig month to ti per ce, at which, it has since | trade passing, shipowners are not able t up to ht;
tsional price which are now remained, hae dunhitless caused a grunter greater benefit from such,
is no doubt that movement of produs, which brings usiness to
The year just
upon has brought as the prioa material has been forced up by the shipping. The detention at all foreign ports to the centerary of the steamship, the first foreign demand for steel, although there is as well as Jong turus at coal poris through steamer of commercial success being the Clare strong feeling that makers have put prices up diffinities with labour, in some cases a stene mont, built in 1807, of 16) tous. The develop unduly by combination, which they can do, not being thres month in South America and six ment of shipping has probably been greater having at present any competition of foreign weeks in Olease and Mediterranean ports, have than any dustry, of which shipbuilder. maker.
The Australian trade from Great Britain has performing, and if
crased uli voyages to take much longer in engineer and owner may justly ba pron. It is provided surprieus in the Royal Mail Steam commensurate this would be an atrautags in mind that we annet always depend upon the freights were mado | kawater, necesary for shipowners to boar în Packet
Company taking the pines of the relieving the pre-ar of tonusse seeking volume of trade continuing to sp, ly the Pocilla Stes Nurigation Company in that employineat, wash is, undoubtedly, to get to amount of traille new current, evas at the tor trade, when the anomaly occurred of the alterus a low of the improvement in freights that should
The pics of steamera to balld are higher than a year since, in consequence of the advance of material and increased cost
of
Only
of the former Company going up in consequence have arises feon the enormous volums of trade of their haring got in, and the shares of the that has been passing throughout the world, latter Company go og up in
of Rog*«I\po© Sailing ships have had a welcome r-viral thefe haring got out of, that trade. The new in safus by the high freights to the West Mail contra, te commence in 108, of the Coast of America. A good numbe of large Commonwealth has been awarded to an entirely ships hva olanged hands at sa improvement nex company.
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Jusurabee rates on s'asta es ara fuclined to be higher, and sailing ships are
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Frights have
ad such vicissitude, and have grantly
many trados from what was looked up
their
nai ural O.TH. The homeward surge, which is the most valuable, need to give the higher freight, bat this year a cargo of coal to the River Plate has borne more freight than a cargo of grain home wards, sud a cargo of cement to the West Coast
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