7. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE. [(a) Foreign-built vessel, admitted to American registry; (b) built in the United States. Figures in brackets [] are approximate.] 1. Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Company (British).—Capital stock, in round numbers, $1,500,000, of which about $100,000 is American. From November to March fortnightly service to Liverpool and monthly service to Bristol. Round trip 4 to 5 weeks. 2. Allan Line (British).-Fortnightly passenger service to Liverpool during winter months. (See also Philadelphia, Boston, New York.) 3. Donaldson Line (British).—Irregular service during winter months to Glasgow. 1. MISSISSIPPI AND DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY. [(a) Foreign-built vessel, admitted to American registry; (b) built in the United States. Figures in brackets [ ] are approximate.] Vancouver Sarnia Toronto Dominion. Parisian Laurentian Name. Amarynthia. Name. Cumberland (b) Flag. Name. British Rappahannock. Kanawha Appomattox Greenbrier. .do .do ..do ..do ...do British ..do ..do ....do British .do ..do. Flag. American.. ..do Gross tons. Flag. British ....do ..do .do 5, 231 3, 672 3, 694 3, 316 ....do ..do 3, 176 3, 175 27, 001 3. DONALDSON LINE. 2. ALLAN LINE. Material. 5,359 Steel. 4,750 ...do 4,750 .do 3,983 Iron 18, 842 Iron Steel.. Iron ....do ....do ...do ..do EASTPORT, ME. International Steamship Company (American).-Passenger service, three round trips per week to Boston, St. Johns, New Brunswick, via Eastport; via Portland, Me., every other trip. Capital stock, $300,000. Chiefly American. Year No. Material. 1884 1891 1882 1882 1880 1873 1874 3,883 Steel. 3. 883....do 3,883 ..do 2,874 ..do 2,874 ..do 2,874 ...do 20, 251 1881 1891 1891 1872 1881 1886 1832 1885 1881 1869 100 100 70 70 65 40 40 485 2222 1893 1893 70 1833 1893 70 280 Year No. NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship Company, Limited (American).-Capital stock. $1,250,000; in part owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Freight service every 10 days to London and Liverpool. Usual period of voyage, 12 to 14 days. 50 50 40 140 Year No. built. crew. [125] [$700,000] Value. ༄「 $389.600 389.600 38 38 38 191, 800 194,800 121, 750 121, 750 121,750 1, 534, 050 33 33 33 211 [$1,500, 000] Value. $200,000 170,000 20,000 390,000 Value. $250,000 250,000 250,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 1,260,000 SAVANNAH, GA. Antwerp Naval Stores Company (Belgian).—Monthly freight service to Antwerp. Period of voyage, about 20 days. Iris [(a) Foreign-built vessel, admitted to American registry; (b) built in the United States. Figures in brackets [ ] are approximate.] Name. 5. Pinillos Line (Spanish). Flag. Belgian.. NEW ORLEANS TO FRANCE. 4. Chargeurs Reunis (French).-Every 20 days to Havre. Name. Barbadian Cuban Floridian. Jamaican.. Louisianian Mexican. Nicaraguan. West Indian William Cliff. Yucatan Gross NEW ORLEANS TO GREAT BRITAIN. 1. West India and Pacific Steamship Company (British).-Passenger and freight service to Liverpool 5 times a month during winter months; 3 times a month during summer months. Average voyage, 17 days; returning via Kingston, Colon, Central American, and West Indian ports to New Orleans. 2. Harrison Line (British).-Regular freight service to Liverpool direct; also return via West Indies and Mexican ports. 3. Cuban Steamship Line (British). 2, 333 NEW ORLEANS TO MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. NEW ORLEANS TO WEST INDIES, MEXICO, AND CENTRAL AMERICA. 6. Arthur Caron & Co. (charterers).-Weekly freight service (fruit) to Boca del Toro. Flag. 7. J. L. Phipps & Co. (charterers).-Freight service (fruit) fortnightly to Costa Rican ports. 8. Southern Pacific Company (American).-Passenger and freight service weekly to Havana via Florida ports every 9 days to Brazos, Santiago, and varying service to Bluefields. British 9. Macheca Brothers (Royal Belize Mail Steamship Company).-Mail and passenger service to British Honduras; also freight service (fruit) to Central American ports. 10. Oteri Lines, to Central American ports. NEW ORLEANS TO GERMANY. ....do ..do ..do Material. .do .do .do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do Steel... 11. Hamburg-American Line (German).-Irregular service to Hamburg. In addition to regular lines a large export grain trade is carried on from New Orleans in chartered vessels to various European ports, one firm loading annually 75 steamships, mainly British, averaging 3,000 registered tons each; average number of crew, 28; average value of steamers, $125,000. The steamers vary so that no regular list is possible. A large fruit import trade is also conducted by chartered vessels, mainly Norwegian. 1. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Year No. built. crew. Gross 4, 105 2,600 3, 117 4, 202 3,257 4,501 3, 642 3, 183 Year No. 45, 195 1893 Material. Steel. Iron ..do 3, 642....do 4, 202 ....do ...do Iron 2,704 Steel. 3,287 ....do 2,753 Iron Iron Steel. 30 [$140,000] 1893 1880 1885 1891 Value. 1884 1893 1891 1891 1891 1883 1891 1888 1882 2. HARRISON LINE. [(a) Foreign built vessel, admitted to American registry; (b) built in the United States. Figures in brackets [] are approximate.] 9. MACHECA BROS. LINE. [(a) Foreign built vessel, admitted to American registry; (b) built in the United States. Figures in brackets are approximate.] Name. Breakwater (b).... Rover (a) Shearwater Wanderer (b) Prof. Morse (a) S. Pizzati (b).. Joseph Oteri, jr. (a) Cheruskia Cremon. Holsatia Kehrweider Stubenhuk Valesia.... Scythian.. Hector Name. Flag. Name. Mascotte (b). American.. British do ...do American. do ....do ....do German ..do ..do do do ...do do ..do Flag. British do ..do ..do Gross tons. 1,665 1. 147 10. S. J. OTERI LINE. 1.020 539 106 Flag. 6, 437 11. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE. American ....do ...do British 3,372 2,067 2,067 1.867 2,893 2,943 2,333 20, 467 Material. Gross Iron Wood.. Steel Iron Steel. ..do Wood Iron 240 1,357 2,376 2,040 6,013 Gross ..do 900 1,600 1, 600 1.738 4.938 Steel. Iron do .do do Steel. Iron PENSACOLA TO WEST INDIES, MEXICO, AND CENTRAL AMERICA. Export Coal Company (chartered vessels).-Irregular freight service (coal) to Havana, Vera Cruz, and Tampico. Capital stock, $227,000. All American capital. EXPORT COAL COMPANY. Material. Steel... .do ....do Year No. built. crew. Material. 1880 1872 1894 1881 1883 Iron .do Steel. .do TAMPA TO WEST INDIAN PORTS. Plant Line (American).-Capital stock, $1,000,000. Biweekly to Havana during the summer; during the winter, weekly from Boston to Halifax. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. 91 Year No. built. crew. Value. 46 40 50 [$500,000] 186 [$900,000] Value. $20,000 45,000 75,000 40,000 180,000 Value. $200,000 300,000 175,000 175,000 850,000 |