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Three Biggest Ships in World Are for Sale ghip?ping Men Question the Utility of ?the Leviathan, Imperator and Bismarck Under Conditions To-day Emigration Trade Likely Field for the Ex-Vaterland Is Seen in the Handling of the Traffic From Italy Can the ?fiant line***? the ship of 80.000 gross tons and over?be made a paying proposition? is a question that is arousing much interest in shipping eircles at present. In all the world there are only three vessels of this type and all of them are the product of German shipyards. They include the Imperator, of 62,000 tons; the Lfcviathan, 64,000 tons, and the Bismarck. 56,000 tons. Only one of them is now in service and no de? cision has been made as to the future of the other two. Even at the pre-war cost of con? struction and under pre-war rates of operation the Leviathan was never re? garded as a paying proposition. If this 112,000,000 liner could not be mad? to pay shipping men ask, What can be expected of the Bismarck, which, it is said, has cost nearly five times ss much as the Leviathan to build? Interest and depreciation alone will ?run to staggering figures. Imperator Offered for Sale -, The only one of the three liners Bow in operation is the Imperator which is being run in the transatlan? tic service by the Cunard Line, tc which she was allocated by the British government as replacement for the los? of the Lusitania. Great Britain haf now announced that about forty ex German Unera ar? open to purchase by British shipowners, and among these is the Imperator. Shipping interests in this country are conjecturing as to whether the Cunare Line will seek to purchase the vessel Opinions vary, but there is no lack o1 those who believe* that the company'! experience in the operation of the ship has not been such as to dispose the line to add the Imperator permanently ?to its transatlantic fleet. Super-liners these men say, are of value only a: floating advertisements, and the net* era of shipping has no place for this ?type of vessel. The new ships con tracted for by liner companies, the*, point out, are mostly of moderate size this type being regarded as the moa economical and profitable to operate. Several groups of interests are re ported to be still anxious to acquir? the Leviathan, lying idle at her dock it Hoboken. The financial requirement in regard to reconditioning her, how ?/ver, are so heavy that it is not believe? any attempt will be made by private in terests with a view to buying her fo use in the high-grade passenge ?ervice. Field for the Leviathan Emigration, some shipping men be lieve, will furnish a field in which th? Leviathan can be operated profitably Reconditioning of this vessel with i view to securing high-class passenge patronage, it has been stated, would in voive an expenditure of at Jeas $10,000,000 to $12,000,000? practicall; the entire original cost of the vessel The present-day cost of interior fur nishings is so far above the pre-wa itandard that some of the largest oceai lines in their new ships have aban doned ornate decoration and are re sorting to simple effects. Even unde this plan, however, the furnishing o a new liner is a highly expensive propo sition, running into a matter of mill ions. For the emigrant traffic, it is pointe out, the Leviathan could be recondi tioned comparatively cheaply and coul easily be fitted to carry 6,000 steerag passengers per trip, even under Amei ican registry, where the requirement for the crews quarters take up muc more space than any other. ?No matter how cheaply the Leviathe is reconditioned and run, however, he bill for upkeep will be a large on? Five hundred thousand dollars a roun trip for operating expenses is the fis irre put by one leading steamship mat To pay this, he estimates, would requir W?0 steerage passengers, the best a*? ?rage to be hoped for being 4,000 o the trip from Europe and 1,000 on th trip back. This would also mean a average of $100 per trip per steerag passenger, four or five times the pr? "W figure, but it is not doubted thi ton price could be obtained for som time to come. Heavy Immigration Looked For * Wito the opening up of emlgratic from Germany and Russia a gTeatl increased influx of steerage passengei li looked for, even in excels of th present inpouring. Italy is at preser Ik i 2 * the Kre&test proportion t ?e inflow. There are no Italian docl f? Present capable of accommodatin toe Leviathan, but some steamship me Point out that if she was placed in gen *y *? Italy pending the opening u or Wie northern European traffic, sk could be anchored in Italian harboi ?no the emigrants brought out to tf IT, *n barge*. k-T ?? Bif,rT>ar<* '" not yet in servie l? i?" at 8 do<rk ln Hamburg awai ?g the completion of her superstru .v - e expectation i? that wh? it .i,.,turned over to Great Brita ?n? will be allocated to the White Sti "*? >n replacement of the Britanni ?n<J will subsequently be offered f? ?vWh.?t,,er Pirehaaera can be fwcnr? w the three biggest line? In tl ???d at anything like their eost ?on.truction is a question, shipph "**n say. Nothing has been heard lately of tl Proposition of Edward N. Hurley, fc ??r chairman of the Shipping Bo*? ??have the board build 1,000-foot It ?"? On investigation, it is ?aid, <2lft,i?Pd!th*t itr would co8t irc ?W/X-0,000 'to 840,000,000 to constru tel'?H*1 of th,s ?l2?- ??* the ProJ? "*? wereupon dropped. e Jfl SnppH-e? Contracted For *?? Shipping Board ?nnoun?ee th ??d??? i?t ?applying lubricating < ?* PMifle dit, poti? M? Honolu t tw?We month? from October 2* wen ?-warded to the Standard C ***?P*?y of California. The awa 2rTer? ?tlmated requirement? of 87 7? gallon?, valued at $195,808. - ? ' ?. ? . *??p Shipyard Fraud Char? Th* United gut?? Diltriet Court *?ttl?j, WMb7 bat dismissed the F ESf??*?* ??py?rd? fraud cum. ?m ???en charged tj-fit false reprea? I lE??" wtM ma4,# *? th? Bhippl ??** M .to th? time certain ha C*?***pUttt?. it order to collect ^< *? ?peser eov?tneticjn. In the World of Shipping The need of aid for th? new mer? chant marine is emphasised, shipping men point out, by the recently pub? lished figures showing the proportion of American shipping engaged in the country'*? foreign trade. Within the last few months there has been a striking reversal of conditions and In i stead of American vessels carrying the bulk of American commerce, that ad? vantage is again in the hands of for? eigners. This is not proof that Ameri? can shipping is insufficient to meet American trade needs, it is eimply an indication that the abnormal con? ditions prevailing during the war and carried on into the post-armistice pe? riod have come to an end and that com? petition is again the real test which shipping must meet. That difficulties are being found in meeting it is whal the figures indicate. Other figures that indicate that the American maritime situation is not al optimistic are those relating to th? amount of tonnage under constructor in American shipyards. With both government and private orders declin I ing from month to month, the ship i building industry is contracting a! most as rapidly as it, expanded durinj I the war. Already a number of th? ! smaller yards have been forced to clos? down for lack of orders and otheri are expected to follow suit in the nea: future. Some of the older yards havi contracts sufficient to carry them 01 for about a year more, but there an few of these. A brighter side to the situation, it i claimed in some quarters, is showi by the sales made by tho Shippin; I Board of vessels at the prices fixed b; the board, which the majority of ship owners say are well above the presen market value of tonnage. These ship owners also point out that the sale ate being made in most instances, no to old established shipping interest 1 but to new or comparatively new con cerns.. The old lines, it ia declaret ! have not and will not buy tonnage a the Shipping Hoard's valuation. America, however, is having no nie nopoiy on shjppng difficulties. Gres Britain is also feeling the pinch. Th following, from a leading British mi rine publication, is characteristic of th opinions entertained in Englsh shij ping circles: "There is now no getting away froi the fact that the crest of the shippin boom has been passed and that the d? scent into the trough is a very shai one. The fact that it would inovitabl have to come, of course, has been cl vious all along, but the optimism an ignorance of some interests have mac the downward curve appear to be vet much sharper than was necessary. We established firms, with a thoroup knowledge of their business, wilt con through unscathed, having taken t! seamanlike precaution of battenir down and making fast. But it is, ui fortunately, obvious that there s many firms who will crumple up vei shortly. Of course, one view is th British shipping is very much bett off without such inexperienced ownei but against this, must be placed tl fact that it is into such concerns th a great deal of money has been i vested by small capitalists who ha never interested themselves in shipp'u before. When they lose it they wi of course, also lose all their confiden in the Industry and will not hesitate to spread their panic to aa many of their friends as will listen to them. This state of affairs is most unfor? tunate for the industry. But it does not appear that there is any help for it and what cannot be cured must be en? dured." Which simply means that in Great Britain, as in the United States, only the fittest elements of shipping will survive, shipping men here say. Once the cleaning out process has been com? pleted, however, they add, the mari? time situation will have been greatly strengthened. The most unfortunate part of the American situation, they state, is that the plan to give prefer? ential treatment to the American ship has been sidetracked, with the result that much valuable time will be wasted before the will of Congress can be converted into action. That foreign nations will feel most kindly toward President Wilson for his refusal to serve on treaty nations the notice of changes in treaties that would make It possible to aid Ameri? can shipping goes without saying. How the British regard th*? merchant ma? rine act Is indicated in a review o! shipping conditions in the Pacific ap? pearing in it British shipping publica tion. According to this the English i hrve little to fear from American com | petition in the passenger trade, bul mtjch from the Japanese. In the freigh' business, however, it is said to be f verv different story. "The provisions of the Jones art,' ?ays the paper, "will give the Ameri cans the big-yest null, and the Japanos? hnvc a start in their government sub sidies. We have perforce to make oui way against these handicaps, and it i: only by all branches of the shippint industry pulling together that we shal be able to do it. The Pacific trade i not one that is lightly to bt? throwi away, and our representatives in thos> waters have not the slightest intcntioi of doing so." So much has been written about th? advantages of oil over coal as marin fuel that it is interesting to note tha a warning is being sounded in som ouarters an to the dangers of oi I Ship owners must be prepared fo emergencies that arise through the us I of oil, it is pointed out. For instance j it. is stated, the owner of oil fuc steamers should be more careful o the men he employs than in the cas of an ordinary coal-bunkered vesse The disadvantages of free oil fuel o a ship are not to be underestimate? nor the ease with which such a cond; tion comes to pass. Any coal whic break;* bounds can be easily returne to its proper place, or else dumpe overboard. With oil, however, it i quite another matter. Getting it bnc into its tank is impossible, and pumr ing it overboard is almost certain t cause trouble. A case in point that is cited is thr of an American steamer which was d< tained in Stockholm on account of tlaim of nearly $30,000 nut forward b the German owners of the sailing ve? sel Avance. It was alleged that oil w? pumped out of the American ship, an that a stray flame set the oil on fir The German vessel was speedily i flames, and the cre\*j is reported 1 have had a narrow escape from deat The problem of waste oil is a live or with the New York harbor authoritie and steps are being sought to deal sa isfactorilv with the practice of dum; ing the oil into the rivers and the ba Marine Reporta THE TIDES Hlrh water Low water AM FM AM PM Sandy Hook. 6:4? 7:0? 12:42 1:07 Governor's Island. 7:09 7:23 1:15 1:38 Hell Gate. 8:51 9:13 2:69 3:23 Note.?The above le-ures are standard time and not New York State time. ARRIVED TESTERDAY Vessel. Port. Docked at. West Oll.Genoa Anchored off Stapleton, S I Rotterdam.Rotterdam Pier 7, Hoboken, N J Yalac'a.London Pier 4, Sec "K," Weshawken, N J Cuba.Cristobal. Pier 33, Bklyn Lake Callstosa.Havana Anchored oft Stapleton, S I Drottnlngholm. .. .Gothenburg Anchored oft* Quar. 8 I Weit Lashaway. . .Philadelphia ^ Ft 63th st, Bklyn Polarlne.Trieste Anchored off Tompklnsvllle, S I San Tirso.Norfolk Pier 1, Tidewater. N J Vasconla.Hamburg. ?? ?? RiCOMINO STEAMSHIPS Due To-day Vessel. Port. Departure. Paneras.Rio de Janeiro. . Sept 5 M ara val.Trinidad .Sept 17 I.a Savoie.Havre .Sept 1 7 Philadelphia.Southampton .. .Sept 18 Toloa.Cristobal .Sept 19 Byron.Barbados.Sept 20 Bergensfjord.Christiania .Sept 18 Callao......Buenos Ayres... .Sept 2 Dae To-morrow Duca <5' Abrtizzl.... Naples.Sept 18 Mobile.Liverpool .Hept 17 Due Wednesday Morro Caatle.Havana.Sept 22 Idaho.Hull .Sept 14 Tungus.Turks Isle.Sept 23 Dae Thursday Baltic.Liverpool .Sept 23 Carrillo.Kingston .Sept 2 4 fort Hamilton.Bermuda .Sept 2S OUT-DOING STEAMSHIPS Sail To-day Mall Vessel Closes Sail? Vltellia, Glasgow.- 12:00 M West Trama. Naple?. . ????. 12:00 M Car.anova, Santiago... - 32:00 M Eelbeck. San Francisco - 12:00 M Hall To-morrow Montevideo, Cadiz_ 8:00 AM 12:00 M La Touraine. Havre... 8:30 AM 12:00 M 'Mayaro. Trinidad. 7:00 AM II :00 AM Zacapa, Santa Marta.. 7:30AM 11:00AM Kbro, Valparaiso . 9:00 AM 1:00 PM .'?Sonaba. London.-12:00 M Welshman, Hamburg...-12:00 M McKeesport, Bordeaux. - 12:00 M Gusa. Rotterdam .??? 12:00 M Norden, Guantanamo . - 12:00 M Bolton Castle, Manila. - 2:00 P.M Chicago Bridge Santo?. - 12:00 M Sark, Buenos Ayres. . . ? . . 12:00 M Steel Mariner, Rotter? dam . . .. 12:00 M Niagara, Havre . -:- 12:00 M Sail Wedmadaxjr Patria, Marseille* -10:30AM 2:00PM A. F. Luckenbach Rot? terdam .- 12:00 M Pruth, Hull . ? i 12:00 M Yaque, Havana . ??- 12:00 M Holllke?, Kingston. 12:00 M Sail Thursday Mauretant?, Southamp? ton. 1:00AM 12:00M Columbia, Trieste. Bovlo. Manchester.?.. horn mon, Stockholm... Hi?, Stockholm. lUtnbleton Range, Car? diff .-_ Port Bowen, London... Coronad*. Rotterdam.. Juliana, Cadis. Jekyl, Danzig. Lryden, Shanghai. Alaska Maru, Hong , Konf . nicnafrrtc. Rio Janeiro Avar?, Santo?.? M J Seanlon, Santo*..-??? Persian Prince, Yoko? hama .?.? ..i? ? Ablanset, Lisbon.?. .-? ... Michael, Para. ,. Reports by Wireless From United ?States Naval Communication ?Service [Distance I? glv?|t In mile?: report? are dated at noon unless otherwise specified! Abereo* 121 from Columbia River Light e PM Sept 22. Acrn? 141 from Ban Franolceo Sept St. Advene? (71 S Ambrose 8ept 24. A?w|4?l? P4 Five Fetborn LV Sept U. Alabama (0 N Jupiter Kept 24, Albania? 100 K Brunswick Ssi?t 14. Aigle Ut 40 ?2 N, long ?? 13 W Sept tl. Alientown ST N Jupiter Kept 2>. Amorte?? #4 Key WmI B?pt tt. Antletam 398 E Lobos Is?snd Sept 24, Ardmore 606 from San Pedro S PM Sept 53. Arlington? 15 NE Winterquarter LV Sept 26. Arpon 203 W Key West Sept 25. Argonne 156 off Cape Henry S ni Sept 25. Argyll 225 from Seattle 8 PM Sept 24. Aryan 255 W NW Tortugas Sept 25. Ashbee lat 27 14 N, long 73 53 W Sept 24. Astral 3.011 from San Pedro 8 PM Sept 23. Avondale PO S Scotland LV Sept 26. Baldbutte 24 K Sand Key Sept 23. Bar Harbor 76 N Havana Sept 23. Baton Rouge 17S ESE Galveston Sept 24. Boston Bridge lat 18 54 N, Ion 65 63 W Sept 25. Brindllla 60 S Cape Sable 8 PM Sept 24. British Isles 35 S Miami Sept 24. Bristol 45 S Scotland LV r, :40 PM Sept 25. Bylayl 45 SE Ambrose 5 PM Sept 25. C A Snider 15?' 13 Sabine Bar'Sept 25. Cabrille 77 N Jupiter Sept 24. Callspell 19 SE by H Hatteras Sept 24. Callao 543 S Scotland LV Sept 25. Calavares 72 N Jupiter Sept 24. Cantigny lat IS .''7 N Ion 67 03 W Sept 24. Pape Romain 165 N Colon Sept 24. Carrillo ISO S Kingston Sept 23. Cart ago 100 E Cape San Antonio Sept 25. Charles M Everest 246 NE Tampico Sept 24. Charles Pratt 240 S Jacksonville Sept 25. Chester Klwanla 10 E Fire Island 5:30 PM Sept 25. Chinampa 181 NE Tampico Sept 25. City of Columbus 96 SW Frylngpan Shoals Sept 24. City of Rome 175 NB Halteras Sept 25. City of St Louis 234 S Ambrose Sept 24. Cllffwood lat 32 14 N Ion 85 53 W Sept 24. Coastwise '?01 E by N Ambrose 4 PM Sept 25. Colon 473 S Scotland LV Sept 21. Col E L Drake 130 from Point Wells 8 PM Sept 24. Colorado Springs 3,237 from San Fran? cisco X PM Auii 23. C'omanch? 285 S Scotland Sept 25. Corapeak 70 S Capo Henry Sept 25. Cornelia "60 N San Juan Sept 24. Corning 463 B Tampico Sept 23. Cotton Plant 3 E by S Highland Light Sept 2?. Cowan 40 SW Winterquarter Sept 26. Cranford 253 S SE Cape Race Sept 24. Cretan 35 S Cape Henrv Sept 25. Creole 45 S Scotland LV 6 PM Sept 26. Crlsfleld 26 S Hatteras Sept 25. [?auperata 26 S Winterquarter Sept 25. beerlodge lat 20 24 N Ion 76 2? W Sept 24. Delight 3,017 from Cape- Flattery S I'M Sept 23. Derbyline 1,524 from San Pedro 8 F.M Sept 22. Devolente 200 N Key West fiept 23. Dcwey off Five Fathom Bank LV 8 r.M Sept 24. Dillworth 110 from San Pedro Sept 22. Dungannon lat 43 00 N Ion 43 05 W Sept 23 Durango 294 from San Francisco 8 PM Sept 23. Eastern Admiral 1,500 from Yokohama f PM Sopt 24. Eastern Guido 1,849 from San Francisco ! PM Sept 2 4. Eastern Light lat 42 45 N Ion 63 61 \\ Sept 24. Eastern Shore 426 SB Cape Henry Sept 25 Easterner 12 SE Souih Pass Sept 25. Edith 182 S St Johns Sept 25. Edward L Doheny 30 NE Jupiter Sept 24 El Alba 63 N Hatter>as Sept 26. El Capital) 176 BSE Galveston Si?pt 24. El Mundo 237 S Hatteras Sept 25. El Norte 17 S Jupiter Sept 24. El Occidente 239 S Scotland LV Sept 21. El Segundo S67 from San Pedro 8 F^ Sopt 24. El Vallo 312 SE Jupiter Sept ?4. Eldrldge 1.060 from Seattle 8 PM Sept 23 Elkrldge 865 from Seattle Sept 22. Escambia lat 37 25 N Ion 72 16 W Sept 26 Essex 10 S Absecon LV Sept 26. F D Asche 140 NE Colon Sept 24. Farnworth 20 E Fire Island G PM Sept 26 Fort Wayne 45 from Boston Light 8 P-V Sept 23. Frod W Weiler 90 S Cape Henry Sept 2?. Freehold 248 8 Scotland LV Sept 2?. Freeman 75 S Hedge Fence LV Sept 24. Geo H Jones 140 NW Tortuga? Sept 24. ?ieorgU 235 WN'W Tortugas Sept 24. Gloucester p?l Five Fathom Bank L\ Sept 28. Gore? GO SW by H Cape Lookout Sept 28. Grecian 3S SW bv H Fire lslaml Sept 2?. Gulfiard 395 WNW Tortugas Sept 25. Gulf Maid 1S2 S Overfalls Sept 24. H M Plagier 40 N Hatteras f"*-pt 25. Haleakea ?6 W Honolulu 8 I'M Sept 24. Halo 68 8VV by W Brunswick LV Sept 24 Hilton 146 SW by E Nantuckel LV Sept 24 Hlseo 1? W Hand Key Sept 23. Holbrook 1,893 from Seattle Sept 22. Hollywood 376 from Honolulu 8 PM Sept 2 Hoxbar 160 S Ambrose Bept 26. Hyades 76 W San Francisco 8 PM Bept 2< Hyannls lat 17 31 N. loa 60 41 W Sept 25 Imlay 1.772 from San Fran t PM Sept 23 Inspector 155 8 Hattarns Sept 24. J C Donnell 71 NH Hatteras Sept 24. .1 F O'Nell 13 H Hatteras Bept 26. Kaweah 68 SW Hatteras Bept 25. I.a Savoie 12 E Ambrose 12:47 I'M Sept 2( Lake Annette 1 B Overfalls I.V Sept 2?. I,n kn Arllne 4 N Jupiter Sept 24. Lake Beacon "0 N Hatteras Sept 26. La k?? Charlotte 20 E Kan.l Key Sept 23. Lake Canaveral ?>0 E Cape Henry Sept 2 Lake ?'hurles 6 K South l'as? Sept 25. Lake. Duncan 300 K Cap? Henry Sept 24. Lake Farlln 133 HK Galveston Bept 24. Lake Pllinrtre 24 1 H Scotland LV Sept 2' Lf.ke Gaspar 29 8W Portland LV Sent 21 Lake O'vser lat 40 26 N Ion 70 31 \ Sept 2?. Lake Ollboa 187 H Ambrose Sept 24. Lake Glrardeau 20 B Cape Henry Bept 2 Lake Graphite lat 41 46 N Ion 63 46 \ Bept 24. Lake Hurst 200 N Jupiter Sept 26. tads Uhu? Ut N luttera? Sept a*. Lake Llltcusun IS E Cap? Charles LV | PM Sept 24. Lake St Clair 18 SB Hatters? Sept 25. Lake Silver passed Highland lV Sept 25. Lake Strabo passed Jufctter Sept 24. Lake Wlnthrop 5 S R?b??cca Shoals Sept 23. Lake Yelverton 150 SSE Cap? Heury 10 PM Sept 25. Lampo- lat 34 01 N Ion 77 01 Sept 25. Laramle 105 N Hatteras Sept 24. Lehigh 193 S Hatteras Sept 26. Llghtburne 220 WNW Tortugas Sept 24. Lithopolis 20 S Hatteras Sept 25. Lurlino 5?3 from San Francisco t PM Sept 23. Muddequet 286 ENE Cap? "?Jenry Sept 25. Maiden lot 33 46 N loo "3 O? W Sept 25. Matanzas HO SW Hatteras Sept 24. Matlnicock 47 SSW Hatteras .Sept 25. MatsonlH 1,685 from San Francisco 8 PM Sept 23. Maul 452 from San Francisco 8 PM Sept 21. Melrosc Ion from Boston Sept 2?. M eon lat 2 2 17 N, ions 77 21 W Sept 25. Merrtmac 3 B Winterquarter Sept 28. Meton 75 NE Hatteras Bept 26. Mevanla 485 ENE Tuxpam Sept 24. Milwaukee Bridge 65 E Fire Island 11:42 AM Sept 25 Mlskianza 2,537 from San Francisco 8 PM Sept 23. Momus 273 N .luplter Sept 26. Momomac lat 42 62 N, loti 61 39 W Sept 24. Montrolite 300 SW Hattera* Sept 25. Muskogee 293 S Ambrose Sept 26. ?nanrucket 3" SW Fire Inland Sept 26. ?angue -ISO NNE Cristobal S^pt 24. NeptuiTO 44 from South Pa.-s Sept 25. N'-.shnmin.\- 29 E Cape Henry Sept 25. N"W Britain 1,204 E Overfalls Sept 23. I Kilo 970 from San Francisco 8 PM Sept 22. j Noble? 07 ENE Cap.? Henry Sept 26. ! Norman Bridge 2 S Hatteras Sept 25. I <-' 1 Waring 140 ESE South Pass Sept 24. i Oconee 92 S Scotland LV Sept 25. ; Ollvebank 65 E Cap? Henry 7 AM Sept 2?. ; Ontario 16 SW Fire Island Sept 26. ; Opequan lat 15 40 N. long SO If. W Sept 24. ? Pachet 8 s Smith Point Sept 25. Panama 850 NE Cristobal Sept 24. i Panuco AM Tk 480 B Tampico Sept 24. I Paraguay 73 N Halteras Sept 26. Pastores H40 N Colon Sept 25. I'earl Siir.u ;(4"8 from gHn Francisco 8 PM S<'PI 23. 8 PM ! Pioneer ."9 SB c0ntov Light Sept ' Point Lobos 407 B San Francisco ; Sept 2 4. Princeton 75 SW South Pa?s Sept 25. ! Pulaski 24 B Key West Sept 23. Qulttlctis 206 B St Thomas S?pt 24. ? Radiant Io?j n Jupiter Sept 26. Hed Hook?1,095 from San Pedro 8 PM , Sept 24. I Salem County 23 K Port l.obos Sept. 25. Salina 2.576 from Shanghai 8 PM Sept 23. San Jer?nimo 325 SW San .man Sept 21. San Ma'eo 130 N Jupiter Sept 7:.. Spnia Leonora lat 25 29 N Ion 87 1 W Sept 25. Smita Marta 80O S Scotland LA' Sept 21. Santiago 173 S Scotland LV Sept 25. Saxon 30 N Key West Sept 23. Soliviarle 2.*. E Ambrose Sept 25. Sepulga 46 NE Haltera? Sept 25. , Severance 146 N Jupiter Sept 25. 1 Shenandoah 99 SW South Pass Sept 25. ! Sherman S3 S Scotland LV Sept 26. ; Summerset 171 J3 SB Sabine Pass Sept 25. Standard Arrow 620 from San Francisco 8 I'M S. pi 23. Stanley 1,639 from Colon Sept 24. Sua :;<i N .lupiler Sept 24. Sundance 7!f. II St Thomas Sept r"?, Surfolk 17 7 H Cape Henry Sept 71 Suriname 58 K SB South Pass Sept 25 Svlvan Arrow 3.019 from San Francisco v PM Sepl 23 Ten-ifly la.' 62 <>': N Ion It 28 W Sept 25. Tivives 251 S Kingst??n Sept 23. Toloa :.:.7 S Scotland Sept 25. Trontolllo 12'". X Jupiter Sept 23. 1'liia 228 S Scotland LV Sept 26. Venezuela 1,411 from San rFanclsco 8 PM Sept 23. Vesta 230 N"W Tortugas Sept 24. Virginia 234 ESE Cabine Bar Sept 24. W 1' Teaglo 135 S Ambrose Sept 25. W S I?heein 74 H Sand Key Sept 2"*. Wateftown 309 SW Hatteras Sept 24. West Cactus 129 from San Francisco 8 PM Sepl 22. Weal Ca toot 1.900 E Honolulu 8 PM Sept 24. West Cos ote J.0?7 K Colon Sept 23. W'hI lil'dara 5<!4 from San Francisco 8 I'M Sept 23. West Hartland 245 E Cape Henry Sept 25. West Holbrook 2,046 from Seattle S PM Sept 23. West Ira 1.090 W San Pedro Sept 22. West lnsklp 2,110 W San Francisco S PM sept ;.:. West Islip 40 "a* Fire Island 5 PM Sept 26. We?,t Isom 87s from Seattle 8 PM Sept 22. West Das 2,154 from Capo Flattery S I'M Sept 23, West Mius 1,190 W San Francisco 8 PM S?pt 24. West Nomentum 271 NW Columbia River Light 8 PM Sept 74. West Totant 10 SSE Tortugas Sept 23. W.-M View lat 33 52 N, Ion 73 S7 W Sept 24. Western Knight 520 W San Francisco Sept 25. Western Ocean lat 41 40 N, long 62 68 W Sept. 24. Western Star 240 E Boston LV Sept 26. Wllcox 12 E Hatteras Sept 26. Wm N Page 127 B Cape Henry Sept 26. AMERICAN PORTS BALTIMORE, Sept 26?Arrived: Sirs Pachet, from Portsmouth; Slthonia (Br), Tyne; Mangore. Santiago; Lake Marlon, Antilla: Wladimar Sawln (Dan), Shields; Solfels (Br), Barry. Capo Henry, Va, Sept 2fi?Passed out: Sirs Lake Frieborn, for Jacksonville; Woudftold, for Bordeaux. Passed In: Strs Nord (Dut), Rotterdam; Sau.Pa-land (Br). Tyne. CHARLESTON, S C, Sept 26 ?Arrived: Strs Lake Strabe, Gulfport; Lake Huerst. Tampa: lug Baldrock, Delaware Break wati'r with barge Charlea Hearne, bound for Savannah; barges Smith and Terry No 2, bound for Fernandina in tow (put In for oua!>. Sailed- ?'???a Saxon, Havana; Lake Farlbault, Boston, GALVBSTON, Sepl . .Arrived: Str Mar Blanco (Sp), Ponart. Sailed: Strs Grey stoke Castle (Tin. Mobile; Harp-rley (Brl Valencia; Peeks"*.'!!, Bremen and Hamburg via Norfolk' Topila, Tampuiu. NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 26 -Arrived: Agonne, Marseilles; Arralz (Sp), Las Palmas for Newport News; British Gen? eral (Br'. Gibraltar; Cora Peak. Cristobal; Everglades, Philadelphia for Newport News; Iosslfoglu (Hk), Ferrol; Lake Dun ran, Rouen; Mlchaelston (Br?. Newport; Nehlmlny, Liverpool; Onekaraa, New York; Polaris (D^n). Shields; Pera (Br), St Michaels for Newport News; Porto (Swed), Barcelona: Rosins (?Ik', Genoa; Snrpfos (Nor), Hastings; Sierra Quemada (Bel), New York; Sioux, Havana; Sonja (Swed), Spitzbeigen; Trevaylor (Br). Mo? bile; Tremayae (Br), (imia; Tampa, Charleston; Taubste (Braz), Marseilles; Thorpe Grange (Br). Newport; Victor il? Chavarrl (Sp), Newport; West Martland, Dublin; Yandlola (Sp), New York; Z?n? gara (Br). Barry. Sailed: Albion Star (Br). Auckland, N 55; Albert Stolla (It), Savons; Baldina (Br), Sharpness; Per tor.a. Botswood; Golden Gate (Nor), Bnr dcaux; Q.'taland (Swed), Oxelsund; Gtui domar (Ri), Bah?a; loannis Carras (ilk). Philadelphia; Inkra (It), Montreal; John Artuma, Liverpool; Peruhos (Dr). Monte? video; Sauerland (Br), Baltimore; W?>st Bridge, Manchester; Western Belle, Buenos Ayr-s; Williams Page. Italy; Wil limantic. New York; Vladimir Sawln (Dan). Ballttmore. PHILADELPHIA, Sept 26 -Arrived: Str I La ron berg (Dull. Hartlepo.il. Marcus Hook, Pa, Sept 26?Passed down from Phlladel- ' phi?: Strs Arizp.i. Rotterdam via Ant? werp; Eastern Tempest, Copenhagen via Gothenburg; Sunoil. Port Lobos. Reedy Island. Del, S?pt 26?Passed down from Philadelphia: Sirs Alexandra (Dan), Chris? tiania and Copenhagen via Baltimore; Slagpool (Br). Havre; Cascade, Buenos Ay res; Altmaha, Havana. Delaware Break? water, Dei, Sept 2??Passed up for Phila? delphia: strs Sassenhelm (Dt), Rotterdam; Pedertca (It), N^w Vork; Lake Annette. Nerfolk; KlderdJIk (DO, Norfolk; Green wich (Br). Norfolk. Passed out Philadel? phia: Strs Bowden (Nor), Savannah; Pearlmede (Br), Havre; Manchester Ship? per (Br), Manchester via Halifax; West Wauneke, London and Antwerp via Boston; Casper, Knuen via Bordeaux; Battle Luck enbach, New Yo,rk. .Sailed: Str Candrlgen (Nor), Hampton Roads. J M Guffpy, Tampico; Mascotte, Havana via Key West. PORT ARTHUR. Tex, Sept 26?Arrived: Strs Flagstaff, Houston. British Peer < Br). Liverpool; Dardogne <*-*r). Bordeaux; Paul Paix (Br). Liverpool. Sailed: Strs Sucrosa, Tampico; GulfoU, Philadelphia; Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia; Suwanee (Br), for Brit? ish ports via Sabine to ImiaM cargo; War .landollx (Br), Liverpool; Laurel (Br), British ports, Gulfcoaat, Jacksonville. PORT EADS. La, Sept 26? Arrived! Strs Fastener, Klo de Janeiro; Manta, Porto Rico; Median (Br), Texas City; Neptune, Frontera, New Orleans, from Industrial Canal; Olympier (Bel). Antwerp; Yamato Maru (Jap), Cherbourgh, France. Sailed: Sirs Siglo, New York; Oodoesund (Nor), Cienfuegos via Manzanillo; M^tapan. Bocas del Toro via Havana, Kingston and Chrts tubal ; Omon (Hon), Omoa via Port Cortea. PORTLAND, Me, Sept 26?Sailed: Str Lake (?alisteo, Norfolk. SAND KEY. Fia. Sept 26 ?Pass*.) west boun.l 25tli. Strs Radlolelne (Fr), Winter ton (Br). Finarte, Vltruvla (Br). SAVANNAH, Sept 26? Arrived : strs Eastern Star, Baltimore; City of st Louis, New York; Chattannota, Buen.?? Ayr. s via Havana. Sailed: Str Chassie Maersk (Dan), Havre TAMPA, Fia, Bept 26?Arrived: 3chr Prlucilla Ahlen. Havana. FOREIGN PORTS Departure? for New York Southampton?S 8 Imperator. Llverp-iol?S S Kaiserin Auguits Vic? toria. Barbados?8 S Francis, 8allu?t. Faimouth?8 8 Vlncol. Hazlehurst. Panama Carral, Cristobal?8 8 Oen W C Gorga?. Arrivals from New YospU Rio Janeiro?S S West Avenal. Liverpool?8 s Caronia. Panama Canal. Cristobal?S 8 Renaci?, Naugus, Kludordyk. TRANSPACIFIC MAILS The connecting malls close at the Gen? eral Postoffice and City Hall Poatoltlo? Station. New York, at ? p. m., a? follow?: Hawaii, Japan, Corea, China, Siberia, Slam, French Indo-Chima and Netherlands Kast Indies, via San Francisco, steamship Nil?. September 27 FIJI Islands, Australia and New Z??!*?1?1 via Victoria and Vancouver; B. C, ?teain ?hlp Tahiti. September 29. Hawaii. Guam and Philippins Islsnds, via San Francisco, steamship Orsat North? ?rn, September 8*. The Week in Business Readjustment, to a lower* level was hastened last we*k by the focussing of popular attention upon the recent cuts in cotton goods and upon the an? nouncement of lower prices by three automobile makers. Retail merchants had their confidence in present prices further shaken by the publicity given to statements from leading trade factor?*that prices were evidently on the downward trend. The slight recovery that cotton goods in the unfinished state made earlier in the week was lost. Raw silk, however, man i aged to retain its gain and closed the week about a dollar a pound higher than the week previous. In other basic commodities, however, such as wool, cotton and hides, the closing quotations were slightly lower than those at; the opening of the week. The two leading mail order houses announced lower prices on the majority of the articles they handle, specific attention being drawn to textiles, apparel and shoes. Developments in the immediate future, according to some of the best in? formed trade leaders, are likely to take the course of revaluation of stocks on hand, purchased and possibly paid for some time ago, to conform with the present open market levels. This may entail taking a loss by jobbers and retailers who Lave been pricing their wares upon a cost basis rather than upon a replacement value basis, but is necessary, in the opinion of business men, to give an impetus to the distribution of goods already made. From statements issued by retail merchants daring the last week, and espe? cially by the secretary of a national organization of retailers, it appears likely that another wave of price cutting at retail is about to set in. Some retailers make no secret of the fact that the fall buying on the part Of consumers has been I dull, and that resistance to high prices has been exceptionally stalwart. More I and more, merchants are tending to lose their conviction that prices cannot fall | btlow cost to them, or cost of production, and are preparing to liquidate stocks at prices that will prove attractive to the general public. As yet ?"there has been nothing in the wholesale developments to indicate ? that retailers are willing to enter into large contracts for the delivery of goods j in the future at current prices. Manufacturers and primary wholesalers still i complain that the retailer is buying at so slow a rata that the future welfare of I industry in general is being imperilled. Cottons Further price yielding in cotton j goods wag conspicuous last week. ] Araory, Brown & Co. made new prices on ginghams averaging around 25 per cent below the former list. Marshall Field & Co., in Chicago, also revised | prices downward, as did many other ? wholesalers and converters throughout | the country, It is questionable, how | ever, whether th? price revisions have i stimulated business. Some converters ! assert ihat business improved during j the week, whereas others stated that it I hud gone along at the same slow pace j of former weeks. The gray or unfinished goods market I showed pome strength early in the j week. The standard 64-??s, 38l/s inch ? print cloths rose to 15 cents for spots, I hut dropped back to 14 ty cents at the ? clo.-e of the week. ! Silks Although raw silk maintained its gain - of approximately a dollar a pound throughout the week, and some pro | ducers and wholesalers advanced prices i of finished goods slightly, it was only I in a few houses that any large volume of business was done. Buyers of silks appear to be holding off in making pur? chases for immediate and futuro re '? quirements. Producers say that the present price for most finished goods is ! below the cost of production, and that future orders will have to show a higher price or the cost of production decline, | before business can pass on a large scale. In the sales that were marie dur i ing the week satins apparently were in ! greatest demand. Woolens Raw wool and cloths may be said to j have weakened perceptibly during the week. The British wool sales were ? weak and prices reverted to about the level of the .luly slump. Prices in Boston were lower than during the > previous week. New openings of j spring woolen goods by local mill j agents reflected the downward price tendency, "T.'orsteds are in a better position and some lines are reported to be well sold. As yet the volume of business booked by leading mills has not been sufficient to cause much of an increase in activity at mill centers. In the cloth trade the manu? facturers of fabrics and of apparel are still at variance on the price ques? tion and the same holds true of the attitude of the clothing retailer toward the manufacturer. Leather The spurt In the buying of leather i reported early in the week died down toward the end, and the trade reverted to inactivity, Hido prices fluctuated and then weakened in the last few days. South American hides were quoted at 25 cents a pound for top grades, with few takers. Leather was reported to be slightly more active in the Middle West. In the shoe trade business is not up to normal, and retailers are watching each other for the first evi? dence of a wide break in retail prices. A leading retailer of men's shoes re? duced his maximum prices from $17 to $12 a pair. Other reductions were made by retailers of both men's and women's shoes. Manufacturers, as a rule, are still standing firm on price lists put into effect some time ago, but rumors that some of the Brooklyn makers of women's fine shoes are book? ing business quietly at extremely low prices are current. Jewelry Although prices are remaining firm in the jewelry trade, the volume of business continues to shrink. Most re? tailers report that consumers are buy? ing sparingly now and this is reflected in the orders being placed with whole? salers and manufacturers. The higher priced articles are suffering more from a lack of demand than the moderate ; priced jewelry. Platinum continues to, advance and last week was quoted at $160 an ounce for the 10 per cent iridium grade, which is the quality, used mostly in the jewelry trade. A few months ago this grade of platinum was quoted at $90 an ounce. Diamonds | are tending upward, despite the fall in foreign exchange. Furs The fur market lacked any distinctive development last week. The strike in the plants of the manufacturing fur- ' riers continues to hold production down to about 25 per cent of normal. Som<:> ; trade leaders prediet the end of | the strike within the next two weeks, j Shipments of new furs for the London auctions next month are small and the ! British commission firms are trying to ! avoid the acceptance of new shipments! when possible. The fact that the | American and Canadian auctions have been postponed leaves England in the position of price maker now. Prices at the London auctions are expected to show a 20 per cent decline from spring prices. Appare! In women's apparel, in which price reductions by both manufacturers and retailers have been existent for some time, there is a fair volume of busi? ness. Some manufacturers and retail? ers assert that coats, suits and dresses are selling fairly well, but that there has been a decided slump in underwear, hosiery and other accessories. In the men's wear trade business has been of 1 a more halting nature. Retailers have j not yet received a heavy demand for overcoats and suits or for hats, al? though both overcoats and hats are in better demand than suits. It is felt by many in the trade that retail reduc? tions in clothing will be made before long to stimulate consumer buying. That retailers are carrying smaller stockt than they were when the spring i slump came is recognized in all qu^r- : tcrs of the trade. The deadlock on wholesale buying of I BUYERS' WANTS. Fifty cent? per tine each insertion. OFFERINGS TO BUYERS. Fifty rent* per ?ine euch insertion. OFFERINGS TO BUYERS SERGES?14,21?, 5.607, S.60I. 2,371 will sell cheap. 6111 Spring. . knit underwear for next spring ?till i exists. Manufacturers are unable to ! meet the buyers' ideas of right prices, j although the reduction ih cotton yarn ! prices during the week is strengthen; I ing the possibility of lower prices for ! knit goods. Buyers Arrived Fairchlld Service '? AKRON. Ohio? B. PCelff-T. jewelry; Marl borough. ?? .,, I ALBANY- -Gold Stores; Miss "Marx, sill waists; 366 Fifth Avenue, room 712 ATLANTA?Chamberlaln-Johnson-Du Bos? Co ? C Y Rose, bovs' clot hin?; and fur? nishings: 48 West Tl'.lrty-fifth Street. I BALTIMORE?fashion Shop; J. ireeden berg, furnishing goods; Marlborough BALTIMORE?American Wholesale tor poration; P. L. Heck, toys and fancy itoods; M S. Messersmith, remnants; F. QuellmaU, cotton piece goods; ?bi Fourth BOSTON?R. II. White Co.; S. Fallu, boys" rlathing; 4.12 Fourth Avenue. BOSTON ? Gllchrtst Co.; Miss Hirsch. waists; !?">?* Fifth Avenue. BOSTON?Jordan-Marsh Co.; Miss Me Cauley, women's extra size apparel; Mr. Moran, representativo; 432 Fourth Ave BOSTON?Wolfson Bros.; L. W. Wolfson, liosierv, etc.; Alcazar. [ BUFFALO?II. Brown, furnishing goods; I Grand.. . _ ! BUFFALO?R. Miller, piece goods; Penn | sylvanis. CHANDLER, Okla.?K. Jacobs Sa Co.; K ; Jacobs, general line; Pennsylvania. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.?Schwartz Bros.; I D. A. Shuniacker, women's ready to ! wear: Pennsylvania. CHICAGO?Marshall Field * Co.; C, B. Sturgon,"Wholesale, ladies' coats; W. F. Browning, men's clothing; II. I?. Tute, vouths' clothing; W*. Beiden, Wholesale cotton wash goods; Mrs. A. Tryon, picture frames und mirrors; R. J. Clark basement furs; 1107 Broadway. . * CHICAGO?Mandel Bros.; Miss N. Stern lierg, fancy good?, art needlework; 13 East Twenty-second Street. CHICAGO?Boston Store; P. B. Smith, sta? tionery: 44 East Twenty-third street. I CHICAGO?Spauldlng Waist Shop; Henry Nathan, waists; 276 Fifth Avenue. CHICAGO?Marshall Field & Co.; I*). C. Blair, men's underwear; 1117 Broadway. CINCINNATI?Alms & Doepke Co. ; John Stockman, white goods an?l linens; 350 Broadway. CLEVELAND?S. Blum. general mer i'hii ndisfi : Pennsylvania. CLEVELAND?The. May Co.: H. Rosen stein, waists, etc.; 37 West Twenty-sixth Street. DALLAS, Tex.?Hlgginbotham-Balley-Lo gan Co.; J. Hlgglnbotham, hosiery, un derwear, furnishing goods; Pennsyl DAYTON, Ohio?Simons & Stiner; M. L. Simons, women's ready to wear: Penn? sylvania, DES MOINES, Iowa?Lederer-Strauss Co.; millinery; 33 West Thirty-ninth Street. DETROIT?A. N. Hammer, shoes; Breslin. FARGO, N. I' ?The Black Co: M. N. Gll Dcvt. general dry goods, holiday goods; 352 Fourth Avenue. G PEUX VILLE. S. C?G. D. Barr Co.; W. Ward, dry goods; Pennsylvania. HUNTINGTON, VV. Va. ? Ajiderson-New t'Omb Co.; R. F. Beckett, house furnish iriK's; 432 Fourth Avenue. INDIA?Grade Bros. Ltd.; L. C. Mousell. manager: 7 Hanover Square; East India depart ment. INDIANAPOLIS ?L. Goldberg, women'? wear; Pennsylvania. JOPLIN, Mo.? Chrlstman Dry Goods To.; Leila A. Dawsoii, ready to wear; Mc Alpin. KANSAS CITY, Mo?Smith, McCord 4 Townsend; P. C. Barbee, silks and dress goods; Sim Beam, hosiery ami under? wear; 72 Leonard Street. KANSAS CITY, .Mo.?George B. Peck D. (). Co.; Miss K. Finnagan, ladlca' reacTy to wear; 2)0 Fifth Avenue. ' MEMPHIS?Bry-Block Mercantile Co.; C. Hess, coats, suits, etc.; 352 Fourth Ave? nue. NASHVILLE?Castner-Knott Co.; W. E. Ambrose, representing; 23 East Twenty sixth Street. OLYPHANT, Pa.?Mrs. J. Gildenberg, millinery; Grand. PADUCAH. Ky.?Lowenthal .t Son; IT. Lowenthul, women's ready to wear; Herald Square. PALMYRA, l'a -J. Slimer, women's asd children's ready to wear and clothing; Grand. PHILADELPHIA?Glmbel Bros.; G. R. Dunn, notions; Broadway and Thirty- i second Street. '? PITTSBURGH ? Kaufman's Dept. Store;1 H.-irrv G. Starr, basement ready to wear; 1261 Broadway. PONTIAC. Mich ? M. Fine, men's and women's furnishing goods: Pennsylvania. PORTLAND. Ore,?Nerolro Co.; S. F, Ne miro, coals, suits and dresses; 15 East Twenty-elxth Strct. PROVIDENCE--J. P. Mourin * Co ; J. P. Mcurin, ladies' ready to wear; 277 Fifth Avenue; Hart, Flanagan Co, PROVIDENCE?Gladdiug Dry Goods Co. ; G. Sch?nf?rber, merchandise manager; 200 Fifth Avenue. READING, Pa.?H. Samuels, millinery; Grand. RICHMOND, Va.? S. Sonnenberg & Son; S. Sonnenberg, boys' clothing and fur? nishings; 200 Fifth Avenue. ROANOKE, Va. ?William Kohen & Son. J. B. Kohen, ladles' suits, furs, dresses and millinery; Pennsylvania. ROCHESTER--Gold Stores; L. Gold, Jobs | suits; S66 Fifth Avenue, Room 712. ROCHESTER?Duffy Powers Co.; Miss S. ! Feldman, Jobs dresses; E. McGregor, | toys, gift shops and novelties; 1261 Broadway, SACRAMENTO ? Charles P. Nathan A- I Sons; E. C. Nathan, jobs coats, suits and dresses; 100 West Thirty-second Street,! fifth floor. SACRAMENTO?Bon Marche; E. C. Na? than, jobs coats, suits and dresses; 11)0 j West Thirty-second Street, fifth floor. SALT LAKE CITY?Boston Store; J. Find- | l.ng, jobs coat?, suit? and dresses; 15 East Twenty-sixth Stri'et. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.?Washer Bros.; Mr. Washer, general merchandise; 1150 Broadway. SAN FRANCISCO?Bauer Bros. Co.; S. Bauer, dry goods; Pennsylvania. SAN FRANCISCO?C. O. Peterson, tailor? ing goods; Herald Square. SAN" FRANCISCO ? O'Connor, Moffatt A Co.; Miss B. Fall, ladles' and misses' ready to wear; 132 Fourth Avenue. SAVANNAH Ga.~J. Taylor, housefurnlsh Ings; Alcazar. SAVANNAH, Ga.?The Royer Co.; W. Roy. r. women's ready to wear; Alcazar. SCR?NTON, Pa.?Scranton D. O. Co.; H. D. Ehrlich, suits; 37 West Twenty-sixth Street. SIOUX CITY?Weinberg's; L Weinberg, jobs woolen dresses; 1182 Broadway, Room 4 01. SPARTANBURQ. S. C. ? Greenwold Co.; M. Greenwald, clothing and women's readv to wear; Imperial. SPRINGFIELD, Mo?Heer Stores Co.; L D. Dail, Jobs ready to wear; J. M. Big? gins, i East. Thirty-third Street. STEUBENVILLB, Ohio?Munger Co.; A. Lowengood, merchandise manager; Stan? ley C. Macrae, 1270 Broadway. ST. LOUIS?B. Nugent S? Bros. Co.; Miss Sullivan, dresses, coats and suits; 404 Fourth Avenue. _TRAVEL_ Pn?ora? IPA6M S?W?RAlE Itl-INSATLAHTTQUe H ?Sxpms? Port?] Servi?? ISHsf NEW YORK?HAVRE NIAGARA.Sept. 8? LA TGI*RAINE..Sept. 81. Oct. 28, Nov. t? LA SAVOIE.Oct. 1, Oct. JO, Nov. JT FRANCE.Oot. ?Nov. ? Deo. 1 LA LOR H AI VE. ...Oct. 15, Nov. 13. Dec. It LAFAYETTE.Oct. 23, ?? BOCUAMBEAU.. ...Oct. 88, *?Jec. 4, -? NEW YORK?BORDEAUX CAROLINE. .,.Ott. S3 C-O-HPAN-K'IS OFFICE, It STATS 8T? W. t. ST. LOUIS?CuraToIl-SUTermaa Garment i Co.; A. CarafoU, merchandise manager. Pennsylvania. ST. LOUIS?Finkelstetn-Ste?aer Garment Ctf. ; M. Flnkelstein, ralllinery. women'? ready to wear; Pennsylvania. ST. LOUIS?B. Nugent ft Bro.; Miss O. Nolde, muslin underwear, petticoats, ki? monos; >. Ahrens, Jubs dresses; 1261 Broadway. SYRACUSE?L. Fisher. Jewelry; Conti? nental. SYRACUSE?9. Kurzweil, women's ready to wear; Pennsylvanla?. TOLEDO?Meyer Jonaason; William Mil? ler, general ready to wear; 276 Fifth Avenue, Room 60S. VIROINIA. Mina?Ure. J. B. Howe, mil? linery; Grand. WACO, Tex.?Williams Dry Goods Co.; J. R. Sellers, notions; Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON?S. Kann Sons Co.; Miss A. M. Hagan, ladies' ready to wear; 433 Fourtn Avenue. WASHINGTON?J. E. Cunningham Co.; Miss Maher, job? coats, suits and dresses; 276 Fifth Avenue, Room 603. WASHINGTON?The Brooks Co.: Mrs. Brooks, joba coats, suit? and dresses; 27S "Fifth Avenus, Boom ?OS. WASHINGTON?H. Goldberg, Jewelry; Herald Square. WASHINGTON?The Home Store; A. Cohen. Herald Square. WASHINGTON?Dulln-Martin Co.; W. H. Martin, china, glassware and silverware; Park Avenue. WILKES-BARRE, Pa.?H. Land*?, Jew? elry: Imperial. WORCESTER. Mae?.?The Loul?e Shop; Miss Mourin. ladles' ready to ?Mr; 2"7 Fifth Avenue Hart-F'.anaijwi Co. WORCBSTI-R. Man.-. Murray'? 9?c ?ore.?.. Inc.; 8. Slater, Keneral mdae. ;. 1-18 We?t Thlrty-?lxth Street. Buyers Coming BOSTON?Gilchrist Co.: C. W. Down?, woolen piece good?, ?ilk?; due in New York September J8 ; Mra Allard, dre*?e?. etc., and Mrs. Wither?, glove?: dee In New York September !9; care 300 Fifth Avenue. Shipping Board Line Active The line operated between Seattle and Auckland, New Zealand,- by the Shipping Boardd is reported to be do? ing a large business. There is talk of putting two more vessels on th. line. Strike Holds Up Liner France HAVRE. France, Sept. 26.?Sailing of the steamship France, scheduled for to-day, has been held up, owing to m ?wage dispute raised by her firemen. TRAVEL TRAVEL France TRAVEL on this large, fast quadruple ?crew steamer. Superior accommodations for all classes of transatlantic travelers. Comfortable staterooms, spacious saloons, dining, music, reading, smoking and writing rooms. A renowned French cuisine. Juvenile Theatre. Every convenience and comfort that French thought fulness and eourtesy can provide. FRENCH LINE Compagnie Generale Transatlantique 19 STATE STREET NEW YORK ails OctB S.S.PANHANDLE STATE Sailing October 21 NEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWN?BOULOGNE?LONDON First Class Only Outside rooms only, bedsteads in all, baths with most room?, luxurious accommodations, excellent cuisine, ?-.pacioua en? closed promenade. Every modern appliance for protection. S. S. SUSQUEHANNA, Siilllng Xovember 17. Cabin und Third CIuhm Only FROM NEW YORK FOR BREMEN AND DANZIG DIRECT. i Passenger Department.4T> Broadway. New Y.>rk City Telephone: 1200 Whitehall i Freight Department.120 Broadway, N?w Tork City | Telephone: 8."00 Rector f SOUTH AMERICA ?RAZ?L^URUGU ?Y-ARGENTINE United ?Mases Shipping Board's Passenger ?Service New York to Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aire*. 8. S. CALLAO. 13,000 Tons (a).Oct. ? 8. S. MARTHA WASHINGTON. 15,000 Ton? (b).Oct. 30 (a) First class? only, (to First and second class. For passage raten and other particular? apply to any Fassenger Agency or to MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE Pqssens-er Dep't. 83-92 Ifeaver Street, N. Y., also at Mm Line's Offires at Drex-'l Bids., I Key?*er Bid?;., I Conway Bldg.. I 418 Olive Street, I Mobile, Philadelphia. I Baltimore. Chicago. Ft. Louis. I A!ab?ma. I*1TERMATI0NAL MERCANTILE MARINE COMPANY AMERICAN LINE I WHITE STAR LINE K. Y.?CHERDOt'KO-SOUTHAMPTON Philadelphia. 11 A.M. Oct. 2 Oct. 30 Nov. 27 New York..II A. M. Oct. 15 Nov. 13 Dec. II St. Paul. ..II A.M. Oct. 23 Nov. 20 Dec. 18 3?E1T YOR??HAMBFRG Manchuria.. 11 A.M. Oct. 2! Dec 2 -? Mongolia.... 11 A.M. Nov. 4 Dec. 16 - RED STAR LINE N. Y.?SOUTHAMPTON?ANTWERP Finland .... 1 I A.M. Oct. 2 Nov. 6 Dec. 11 Zeeland. ... 11 A.M. Oct. 9 Nov. 13 Dec. 18 Kroonland ... 11 A. M. Oct. 23 Nov. 27 - Lapland_II A.M. Oct. 30 Dec. 4 -<? N. Y.?CHERBOrRG?SOCTHAMPTO?? Olympic ...3 P.M. Oct. 9 Nov. 6 Nov. 27 Adriatic ... 11 A.M. Oct. 20 Nov. 17 Dec. 13 NEW YORK?LIVERPOOL Celtic:... Il A. M. Oct. 2 Nov. 6 Dec. 18 Orna.Oct. 2 (Pacific Sleam Nav. ?Ce.) ?Mobile ..II A.M. Oct. 5 Bajtic.11 A.M. Oct. 9 Nov. 20 Dec. 24 '(Formerly Cleveland.) NEW YORK?AZORES?GIBRALTAR NAPLES?GENOA Canopic.3 P.M. Oct. 26 Dec. 16 Cretic.3 P.M. Nov. 9 Jan. 5 Cr'FICES, O BROADWAY, NEW YORK Htrs 51 Si 3* It 12 HtriS Rl.?f LARGEST BRITISH ?STEAMER LYMPIC ES?1 OCT^- NOV6' ^/HCGommodations available in all classes Cuisine unsurpassed Spacious siuieroonis Suites de Lux? WHITE $m UNE ?BRO?JDf^?YSE: SOUTH AMERICA B R?Z?L- U R U 6 U AY -AR GEN Tl NE Uait-K? State? Shipping Board'? Pw*eng?w S?Mrri?s?S| New York to Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buen? Aire? S. f. CALLAO.a^-x.13,000 Tona (*), O?. ? ~me (b).Oc?.8d First and Moond das?. o. ?>? vw .^ji./? v.,.i?,?uv ? on S. ?. MARTH A WASHINGTON.15.000 Tas (a) First class only. fb) Pirn and For passage rat*? end other particular* apply to any Passenger Agency or to MUNSON STEAMSHIP UNE Passenger Dep't? K-l? Beaver St.. N. T., also at the Line's Offices at , Drexel Bid?.. fKerser Blclg-, Conway BWg.. |41? Olive St. | Mobile. \ Philadelphie?, Baltimore ] Chicago . St. Lewis I Alabama There is probably ne heiter tinte than now to enjoy the educational and cultural advantages o/ a trip to Europe. Travel by ene ai our steamers. Accommodations, general appointments and cuisine are unescelUeX Mauretania . ...N-rw York to Cherbourg and Southampton....... Sept. 30 Oct. 28 -- s Imperator .....New York " Cherbourg and Southampton..... .Oct. 7 Not. 11 Dec. ? Liverpool._Oct. 9 Nov. 6 Dee. i Londonderry and Glasgow.Oct. 9 Nov. 6 D?ec. 11 Liverpool .Oct. If ? . Cherbourg and South ?unpto?.Ott. 12 Nov. 2 Nov. 23 Plymouth and Cherbourg. ...A ...-Oct. 21 Nov.25 jaa. I Liverpool.......Oct. 23 Nov.20 Dec. 18 K. A. Victoria..New York Columbia.New York Vestri?.New York Aquitania .New York Caronia. .New York Carmania.New York Saxonia ..-.New York " Plymouth, Cherbourg and Humburg.Oct.30 Dec. 9 Pannonia.New York " Patres, Dubrovnik end Trieste.... ??Oet, 30 ? , - PMsenger mhS Freight tkarrlee*. For later HtlUoff? atynts ?A 21 ?it 24 STATE STREET. NEW YORK