GENERAL STATISTICS OF EACH FLAG OF
SAILING VESSELS.*

FLAGS.

From the Bureau Veritas Répertoire Général, 1903-1904.

Ships under 50 tons
net classed with
Veritas.

Ships of 50 tons net and upwards.

No.

Tonnage.

Ships recorded as lost.

Totals... 26,873 7,812,957 1,465

58,855 1,510 392,918

The Répertoire Général only gives sea-going vessels of at least 50 tons net, therefore some difference must exist between the official statistics of each Country and this list.

Vessels under 50 tons net which are classed with Bureau Veritas are also included.

Other tatistics with respect to sailing vessels appear on page 85.

RATES OF FREIGHTS ON CERTAIN ARTICLES, AT THE FOLLOWING DATES, IN THE

UNDERMENTIONED TRADES.

Jute.-Calcutta to London (sailing ship) or Dundee

GENERAL STATISTICS OF EACH FLAG OF
SAILING VESSELS.*

FLAGS.

From the Bureau Veritas Répertoire Général, 1903-1904.

Ships under 50 tons
net classed with
Veritas.

No. Tonnage.

Ships of 50 tons net and upwards.

No. Tonnage.

Ships recorded as lost.

No.

Tonnage.

89,121

56,542

56,847

29,962

27,149

14.907

20,353

22,817

14,914

2,430

17,291

5.406

11,646

4,809

495 3,128 4,968 1,5 1 1,982

123 4,855 365

354

350

25

191

307

Totals... 26,873 7,812,957 |
!

1,465 58,855 1,510

392,918

*The Répertoire Général only gives sea-going vessels of at least 50 tons net, therefore some difference must exist between the official statistics of each Country and this list.

Vessels under 50 tons net which are classed with Bureau Veritas are also included.

Other tatistics with respect to sailing vessels appear on page 85.

Grain Freights.--New York or
Philadelphia to C. F. O.
(steamer) per quarter
San Francisco to U.K.,H.A.D.
(iron sailing ship) per ton

S

wheat...

Odessa to United Kingdom and Continent (steamer).. Rice Freights.--Rangoon,&c.

to United Kingdom. Coal Freights (outward ss.)Wales to Lisbon per ton

Gibraltar

Genoa

Odessa

Port Said

Aden

Bombay
Madeira

""

33

Cotton.-Gulf Ports to Liverpool, Havre or Bremen (on net register)

"

RATES OF FREIGHTS ON CERTAIN ARTICLES, AT THE FOLLOWING DATES, IN THE

UNDERMENTIONED TRADES.

40

20

9

17

0:42 6 22

15

7
O

12

6

12 O

7

*

O 13

6 13

6 23 9

O 10 6 10

6

7 6

6 6

66

619

9 O

6917

66

8

6

69

10

Jute.-Calcutta to London) 32 6 32 627 6 20 (sailing ship) or Dundee ..

40 37 6

10 6 8' net

69

6 3

40

net

No quotations

2 9

27 6

a

25 O

5

5

5 O

7

6 o

7 6

7 6

56

37 6

27 6 27 6

S.

3 14

27

10

6 6

8

20

69

6

s. d.

3 6

1

22

O

5 6

6

13

.

6 3 5 3

6

37 6

7

8 o

7 3

20

18 9

Steamer, deadweight.

666

10

7 3

968

6

6

3

9

6

6 10

0 14 6 16 o

6 14

*

617 0

37
7

I

42 6 45 0 50 O

27 6 27 622 6

1

Nov.

1901.

32

3

6

9 6

4 9

5 34

56 5

O 25

4

9

6 2

T

9

6 12 6

6 20

9

63

4

2 6

6

25 0 33

96

20 O 20 O 20

O 5 O 6

0 23

Dec.

1904.

S.

8

5

9

3

9 28

66

66

0 25

5

0,59

SHIPPING WORLD

TABLES OF STEAMING DISTANCES.
BETWEEN VARIOUS PORTS IN EUROPE, TO HALIFAX, ST.
JOHN (N.B.), AND QUEBEC.
LIVERPOOL to QUEBEC, viâ
M
North of Ireland & Belle Isle 2633
North of Ireland & Cape Race 2801
South of Ireland & Cape Race 2826
LIVERPOOL to HALIFAX, viâ

North of Ireland & Cape Race 2531
South of Ireland & Cape Race 2476
South of Ireland and South of

2619

Newfoundland Bank
LIVERPOOL to St. JOHN, vià

North of Ireland & Cape Race 2801
South of Ireland & Cape Race 2728
South of Ireland and South of

Newfoundland Bank
Glasgow to Quebec
Loch Ryan to Quebec..
Belfast to Quebec......
Dublin to Quel ec............ (N.A.) 2602
Milford Haven to Quebec....... 2687 Cape Race to St. John
Glasgow to Halifax.........(N.A.) 2464

2843
(N.A.) 2565
2509
2515

Yarmouth, Norfolk ...180
London

Dungeness
Beachy Head.

Portland

Plymouth

Falmouth

Hamburg

Nieu Diep

310 300

332

St. Catherine (I.W.) ..393

·440

513

.545

.413

.252 Sheerness

Amsterdam Canal..
Rotterdam Canal

258 Dover...... 266 Southampton 327 Plymouth .279 Cardiff .397 Liverpool..... Brest outside Ushant 62

Havre

Bordeaux.

.896 ...915 1120

1225

1449 Douglas..

Dublin

1429

114 Cork...

128 314 1230

(North about)

126 Queenstown

Greenock..

Troon

Ardrossan

Belfast

Dublin.
Liverpool.
Cardiff.
Limerick

NORTH SEA, ENGLISH AND ST. GEORGE'S CHANNELS, ETC. SUNDERLAND to M. SUNDERLAND to M. GLASGOW to M Hartlepool.. .16 (South about) Londonderry Whitby -37 Swansea ..690 Sligo... 720 Limerick 720 Dublin

Flambro' Head

.68 Cardiff

Hull

776 Milford. .887 Cork

1755 1205 .695 590

...431

Dundee

Aberdeen

Dublin

Limerick

LONDON to
Hull

Middlesborough
Shields.

Leith

Dundalk

Belfast

Holyhead....

Loch Ryan to Halifax
Belfast to Halifax......
Dublin to Halifax
Milford Haven to Halifax
London to Halifax
Antwerp to Halifax.
Cape Race to Halifax
Sable Island to Halifax
St. John to Halifax
Portland to Halifax
Glasgow to St. John
Loch Ryan to St. John
Belfast to St. John... (N.A.) 2682
Dublin to St. John
Milford Haven to St. John
London to St. John
Antwerp to St. John

2725

2785 2610

LIVERPOOL to

Milford

Swansea
Cardiff

Bristol

Londonderry

Barrow

Whitehaven

Stranraer.

Ardrossan

.214

LEITH to 317 Alloa

526 Dundee

..647 Aberdeen
Glasgow by Channel...766 Inverness...
Amsterdam Canal......188 Wick...
Havre

...198 Berwick

Swansea .233 Liverpool ......295 Cardiff

M

2329 .(N.A.) 2412 .(N.A.) 2515

2360

Sable Island to St. John........

.315 Falmouth

.430 Plymouth
.420 Southampton.
.433 London

277

336

(N.A,) 2734

.46 Southampton
-73 Falmouth
146 Hamburg..

.627 Falmouth
608 Plymouth

.610 Southampton
602 GLASGOW to
..690 Ardrossan

720 Campbelton .880 Stranraer

.808, Belfast ....................

2807

2767

3077 ........ 3017 725 393

556

169

375

435

468

582 ..765

..43 Leith, by Channel ...1063

.87

.........143 .249

430

.197

.292

.347

346

222

.170 Stettin

188 Rotterdam Canal

.247 Amsterdam Canal..

23

48

.85

Newcastle .68 Hartlepool

70 Middlesborough .......138

120 Hull

254 Lynn
135 Yarmouth
.....140 Ipswich
...217 Dover

.210

.185

52 115

128

.235

.266

.291

348

386

506

.646

.489

782

370

-353

.396

·445

..277 Ostende

301 Antwerp

322
...352
HULL to
470 Christiania
Hamburg

.....45

Rotterdam Canal......195 74 Amsterdam Canal......206 .87 Ostende

...116, Antwerp

.540

387

203 240