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July, 1920 THE MARINE REVIEW 365 Ocean Freight Rates Per 100 Pounds Unless Otherwise Stated New York Grain Provisions Cotton Flour General Cargo tFinished Coal from to (H.D.) cu. 1h 100 Ibs. - Steel Virginia Liverpool. 4..i.s8. $ 0.60 $ 1.00 $ 1.50 $ 0.65 0.50 7 cities Eondoe tos 0.60 1.00 1.50 0.65 : 0.50 : 100 O00 ee Chiictomia cid 1.00 1.25 2.06 1.05 0.70 1.50 15.00 T $22.00 T Copenhagen ...:....>. a 1.25 2.00 1.05 0.70 1.50 15.00 T 22.00 T Pambure' ss ce 0:75 1.00 1.6714 0.90 0.65 125 14.00 T 22.00 T Bremen 6.54. ee 0.75 1.00 1.6714 0.90 0.65 1.25 14.00 T 22.00 T Rotterdam ciéostu.; 0.75 0.75 1.55 0.70 0.50 1.00 8.00 T 19.00 T PAE EED. Ab ae 0.75 0.75 1,55 0.70 0.50 1.00 8.00 T 20.00 T PlRIVe cb ee ee 0.90 0.90 1.57% 0.90 0.60 125 8.00 :'T 18.50 T Bordeaux oss 6 ea 0.90 0.90 1.57% 0.90 0.60 125 8.00 T 18.50 T. Barcelona' <0) 4. ce 30.00 T 30.00 T 2.00 30.00 T --30.00 T-- 18.00 T 23.00 T Lisbon. «51.085 Sy 30.00 T 30.00 T 2.00 30.00 T --30.00 T-- 18.00 T 20.00 T Marseilles a. e 1.00 1.50 1.90 125 0.70 1.50 15,00 PB eo Eo: (ehod 0 1.20 110 1.4714 1.00 0.65 1.20 1200 1 21,50 1 Naples Soo 1.20 1.00 1.47% 1.00 0.65 1.20 12.00 T 21.50 2 Constantinople <.....2) 23ee7 28.00 T 3 250007 --28.00 T-- 18.00 T 26,00 T Atexandria «'. 2:47. he 28.00 T 20.00 T --30.00 T-- 20.00 T 26.00 T Pioiers © = os 5 1.80 125 --35.00 T-- 20.00 T 22.00 'T Dae ee 23.00: F 23.00 T 2300 F --23.00 T-- 2000 E = Capetown =. 2) i ee oe on 30.00 T --27.00 T-- 20007 = Buenos: Aires' 225.5 4 co oe 35 --20.00 T-- 12:00 T 13.50'T Rio: te: Janewo ssa. & o ts a) --18.50 T--+ 12,5045 14.50 T Pernambuco 3.32.5 ae oe oo a. --19.00 T-- 13.00 17 15,00.) PEaVand 2. ii 0.51% - 0.57% 0.56% 0.51% ace e 0.5634 eek Valparaiso 306.0. 1.18 1.18 1.02 1.02 1800 T 5 Sanh Hralicisco if05.24 oa O75 : 0.75 ae i O72) ae ee SVONGV se Gace oy eee ee ee 25.00. to 3000 T 18,00 TL 2 pee T--Ton. *A supercharge of 25 per cent is added to the Havana rate owing to the congested conditions of the harbor. tLanded. tHeavy products except rails. brought a decided impetus to the shipping from the northern port. Rail embargoes for the most part have been lifted for export business with the result that large quantities of grain and produce from the west and north have found their way through to Boston and Portland, Me., for shipment to Europe and South America. The Sprague line operating service to Scandinavian ports has experienced an exceedingly strong demand for space, the commodities including large quantities of agricultural machinery, automobiles and trucks, machine tools of all sorts, flour, grain, shoes and textiles. Nearly all lines report a healthy mcrease of business during the past month and the export situation appears decidedly favorable. Im- ports have not kept pace with the exports and return trips in some cases have been in ballast. A recent arrival from India contained a $2,000,000 cargo of 'aw rubber, indigo, jute, tea, rice and manganese ore. U.S: Coat Fea Government figures covering the total trade of the port of Boston show exports for the year ended March 31, 1920, to be $287,065,087 as against $226,- 313,216 for the year ended March 31, 1919. Imports for the year ended March 31, 1920, amounted to $384,401,388 as against $264,828,967 for the year ended March 31, 1919. The cotton imports during March, 1920, amounted to $24,333,000 which is a higher figure than reached by the cotton imports for the full year ended March 31, 1919. The single com- modity showing the largest import value is wool and for export is meat and dairy products with leather second. April, May and June statistics in detail are not yet available. a. Several new lines have been started within the past month from the port of Boston. One of these is a freight and passenger service operated by the United States Mail Steamship Co. to Bremen. Interests British From Our European Manager a . June 10. (By cable.)--Market for ocean freights continues easy in a month which has been marked by relatively slight changes in Or in offerings of goods. Interest still centers Particularly around the American coal trade, fixtures having been made at a lower level. Restrictions in the output of coal have brought about an excess of tonnage available for carrying fuel and British coal "atgoes to Port Said are now down to 65s. Condi- rates tions in the Far Eastern trade continue unsatisfactory and rates are weak at 100s, Bombay to the United Kingdom. Java to New York on sugar is also weak at 130s for July loading. From lower Plate ports to the United Kingdom grain is being taken at 115s. On general cargo from Liverpool to Baltic ports a schedule of 45s is quoted. General easiness in the ocean freight market is causing some British ship- owners to consider cancelling orders for vessels.