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IRON MARKET REPOR'Y, CLEVELAND, Oct, 18. _ The market has been dull butsteady, with a limited demand. We quote, all free on board cars at Cleveland: Nos. 1 & 2 charcoal....... $24 00@26 00 Nos. 8, 4, and 5 charcoal! 25 00@27 00 No. 1 all Luke Superior ore, coke foundry 21 00@22 00 No. 2, all Lake Superior ore, coke foundry 20 00@%1 00 Mill irons. No.1 Am No. 1 Soft silve Reported by FE, L. Harper & Co., Cincinnati. There is no change in the condition of things since our last report. Consumers feel assured that their wants can be readily supplied at any time and entertain no ap- prehensions of a scareity that will affect their requirements. In the meantime, pro- duction of iron is on the decrease, and in- sufficient to-day to supply a healthy or nor- mal demand, It is a question of time when the crude metal will be scarce enough to be appreciated. ‘The Frenchman who did not need his money so long as he was sure he could get it, but was exceedingly anxious to have it when there was some doubt about his getting it, may illustrate the position of pig iron consumers to-day, and in the near future, in this country, while there is no likelihood or occasion for a sharp advance, prices are lower than the rea) situation war- rants. We quote as prices current: E FOUNDRY. Hanging Rock Charcoal No. 1 Hanging Rock Charcoal No. Btrong eutral Coke No.1 ws e S 0 50@21 Sv $23 25 to $24 25 - 2225 2325 1950 * N American Scotch, No. 1. GREY FORGE, . Neutral Coke. $17 00 to $17 50 Cold Short. - 1650 1700 CAR WHEEL AND MALLEABLE, Hanging Rock, strictly cold b!as a «warm biast..... Lake Superior ‘‘Vulcan” all grade: Southern Car Wheel, strictly cold blas 2: 27 00 ‘ 2856 [ Continued Jrom Ist page.) Continental, of New York. ‘Ihe crew were all saved. Your correspondent, on Saturday, paid a Visit to the boat building establishment of > Dean & Co., located in this city on Atwater street, and was surprised at the extent of their operations and the improvements in- trod iced in this line of naval architecture. Their buildinge, large and commodious, em- ploy quite a number of hands who turn out an average of one boat per day, or six per week. A boat suitable tor the largest craft on the lakes can be turned out in two and a half days, including painting. ‘Two lads can eut out and put in shape a boatin twenty minutes. The planking for a fourteen foot boat is made ready in ten minutes. ‘Though built strong and substantial, they are light in weight, requiring but two men, one at each fall, to hoist it to the davits. ‘They have no knees, and though planked as other boats, require no calking.. Ancther specialty in their line is that of life boats, which are considered. superior to the metallic, are more easily handled and, when once seen, require no endorsement. ‘Their -establishment is probably unsurpassed west of New York. | In connection with the foregoing I should be quite remiss should I omit mentioning a novel invention which, if ever attempted be- fore by others, has until now failed to prove a decided success. This is what Dean & Co. style a water velocipede,. which, in form, is like those used on terra firma, viz., one wheel forward and two aft, parallel with each other but cylindrical in style. The after wheels have on the ovtside seven sheet iron tans 4x6 inches square, which serve as the pro- pelling power. The forward wheel is three feet in circumference, the others four feet. The drums of all the wheels are of sheet iron, and the whole is painted in unique style. As to its proving a success, there is no gain- saying, asa trip across the Detroit river was performed a few days since in the short space of twenty minutes. It must be seen in order’ to comprehend more definitely its true character, ‘ CHICAGO. Special to the Marine Record, As the schooner Fleetwing was being towed out the tow line parted and she drifted over against the pier, smashing her stern and sustaining other damages, On Friday evening last the steambarge George Dunbar collided with a canal boat in tow of atug going up the river and sank her, she was loaded with 5,000 bushels of corn and the loss on the cargo and vessel will be about $3,000, 3 The tug Parmelee, with the schooner R, P. Mason in tow, tried to pass the tugs Lorena and J. V. schooner M. E. ‘Tremble in tow, near Cly- bourn avenue bridge yesterday, As results the Mason lost her mizzenmast and main rigging, and the ‘Tremble had her great jib- boom sprung. The schooner Elbe, of Milwaukee, is in the hands of the marshal at this port. She arrived with a cargo of culled lumber. ‘The captain who is part owner, sold the cargo and disappeared without paying off the crew. No one was left in charge of the craft. ‘The crew concluded that the captain was trying to defraud them out of their fair pay, so they have got out a libel against the schooner and it was seized. Grain vessels were in moderate demand to-day at unchanged rates. Several large steam and sail craft were chartered to take ore from Escanaba to Lake Erie ports. Among these were the schooners M. S. Bacon, Sunrise, Donaldson, and J. Bigler. The best rates obtainable on grain cargoes is ona basis of 3!ge for corn, and 3ge for wheat to Buftalo. Several telegrams were received from Milwaukee asking for vessels to come there and luad wheat for Buffalo at Chicago rates, A heavy southeast gale has prevailed for two days. ‘fhe schooner Petrel, bound from Burnham’s Pier for Milwaukee, with a cargo of wood, water logged oft Sheboygan this morning. Her cargo was jettisoned in order to keep her afloat. Signals of distress were made, but owing to a heavy sea tugs did not venture out. On reaching the piers she broached.to and sunk. She is now a total loss and is going to pieces. The crew were saved. The Petrel was built in 1867, valued at $1,500, and was uninsured. She was wrecked at Milwaukee last May and three lives lost, but was repaired and again set afloat. : The schooner Pilot arrived here on Thurs- day last from Milwaukee where she had undergone repairs to damages sustained by her being in collision with the schooner R. Hallaran a short time-ago. The following changes of vessel masters have been recorded at the. custom house: John C. Maddock, schooner Adventure, vice H.G. Hamilton;;}William Courtland, schoon- er Conneaut, vice Captain Ruben Cassidy; William Wahlman, schooner C. G. Mixer, vice H. C. Fulton; S. Christianson, sehr. J Loomis McLaren, vice Charles Swenson; P. C. Roach, tug Robbie Dunham, vice Paddy Gorman; Arthur Maguire, tng J.C. In- gram, vice Captain Elliott P. Learned. The barge Michael Corry collided with the schooner Gipsy, of Sheboygan, in the river on Monday morning and carried away the jibboom, bowsprit and cathead of the latter, The steambarge Wilds collided with the schooner Adirondack at ‘Twelfth street bridge aud carried away the latter’s bow- sprit. The crew of the Evanston life-saving sta- tion did good service to the schooner Pianet on Wednesday, the 10th instant, by going to her off Grosse Point, where she had sprung a leak, and manning the pumps, thereby sav- ing her from sinking until a tug arrived and towed her into this port, when she was taken to Miller Brothers’ drydock. At Miller Brothers’ drydock the schooner Norman was calked; schooner Planet was valked; steambarge Michael Groh had a leak stopped; tug J. W. Parmelee got her shoe fixed; schooner Moses Gage was re-calked; schooner Danforth got anew centreboard ; schooner R, P. Mason gota new mizzenmast and mizzen tepmast; schooner Gipsy, a new jibboom, topmast and eathead, At the Chicago Drydock Company’s dock schooner Japan had her bottom calked; tug Rebel got a leak stopped; schooner Belle Brown, anew shoe, and rudder steck and some calking; steambarge White and Friant, her shoe repaired and a new wheel; schooner Scotia, a new rudder stock ; barge Whitbeck, anew boom; schooner Alice, a new jibboom ; schoouer Adirondack, a new bowsprit; barge Minnecoune, a new rudderstock; schooner Bangalore, calking ; schooner Kitty Grant, calking ; schooner Waukesha, some repairs; schooner M. L. Higgie, new boom and some calking; schooner ‘Iwo Fannies, ceiling ealked; tug C. W. Parker was lifted at the derrick and had a line taken out of her wheel; the steam canal boat D, J. Moore was lifted at the derrick and got a new wheel, Captain Faleon, the well known subma- rine diver of Chicago, is about to start with 5 for where he will, if possible, raise the steamship Greshaw, which is laying at the upper city limits in 60 feet of water, The steamship is 260 feet in length, 34 feet beam and 23 feet deep and measures 1,700 tons. She is of iron, built and owned at New Cas‘le-on-'l'yne, England, by Messrs. Smith & Co., and in- sured by Schofield, of the same place, and was valued at $150,000 when she sank about two years ago, by drifting foul’ of a steam- ship anchored in the river, and punching the flew of an anchor through her quarter. A Cincinnati wrecking company tried to raise her by means of chains and capstans, and spent some $4,000 but did not succeed and abandoned her, Captain Faleon went to New Orleans in February last, and in- spected her, and will proceed to raise her on terms cf 75 per cent. of the ship’s va'ue. BUFFALO. The body of a man was found floating in an eddy inthe Niagara river on Monday, above the old suspension bridge. It was entirely nude, with the exception of a blue stocking upon one foot. ‘Nhe body shows marks of having been in an accident of some kind, and it is thought to be that of one of the missing Colorado victims, A somewhat embarrassing point appears to have been reached in the Colorado ex- plosion case. ‘The investigation was ad: journed until to-morrow, when it was hoped that the injured men would be: ready to testify. It now appears that Engineer Lovett, the one most interested in the case, is far from recovered, and if he is not to appear it would be cruel to admit further direct testi- mony against him in his absence. It is stated that the developments of the case have told seriously against his chances of recovery. However.this may be, there will probably be some unimportant witnesses ex- amined, and the most direct part of the testi- mony held over until it can be confronted by Mr. Lovett. Damaged wheat, corn, and flaxseed is offered for sale at. Buffalo. ‘There are 165,- 000 bushels. The grain was in the Steenberg Elevator, recently destroyed by ‘ire. The boilers of the steamship Fred .Mercu? were tested. by Inspectors Learmouth and Dickson,‘and under acold water pressure of 140 ponnds the front of them showed a slight defect. Last year they were allowed a working pressure of 110 pounds. ‘This last test was twenty-five pounds lighter than that used last year. Coal freights on Monday were extremely active. Rates. were somewhat mixed; 90 cents was reported to have been paid, al- though nothing definite could be ascertained. Engagements: Elizabeth Jones, for Chicago, 11ge; W. H. Barnum, tor Milwaukee, 90c; Wayne and Whitney, for Chicago, at 80c, having chartered to arrive. On ‘Tuesday $1.00 was paid the charters at that rate being propeller Queen of the West and the schoon er Ellen Spry, to Chicago; and schooner Annie Sherwood to Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE. Heavy shipments of grain from here are looked for until the close of the season, and better rates are expected. The rates are now on a basis of 3%4c for wheat to Buffalo, ‘The schooner Australia, reported missing for three weeks, and given up as lost, has been heard from, There is a big demand for grain carriers at this port, but there are few vessels. Three regular line propellers were chartered to- day tor wheat te Buffalo. Itis rumored that the Seaman’s Union would flx wages at $3.50 per day, an advance of fifty cents. This will no doubt bea surprise to vessel owners, most of whom have been complaining of -the advance of a week or j two ago, trom $2.50 to $3.00 per day. claim- ing that the wages were exhorbitant con- sidering the freights. OSWEGO, The steamers ‘Toronto and India on the Niagara and Toronto route, connected with the Michigan Central and Canada Southern railroad line, have laid up for the season of 1883. Captain J. Daggett during the year has been manager of the line. On Friday, the steamer C. H. Dimmers | corn Jaden, was sunk in the Erle canal, above Schenectady, The schooners Sea Foam and Monitor are on Mitchell & Gallagher’s drydock,. The dredge Wolverine is doing good work ‘on the contract in the harbor. New Orleans, | The survey ou the ‘Typo has been com- menced, PORT COLBORNE, The schooner W, Y. Emery has taken the cargo of luinber of the wrecked Hercules. The schooner Norway was righted up and taken to Port Dalhousie to be docked, The propeller Roanoke has been lying at Welland since Saturday night, being unable to get through the aquednet on account of the low water occasioned by the easterly and northerly winds which have prevailed here since yesterday. Other vessels bound down are also being delayed in consequence of the low water, KINGSTON, ‘The Hiram Calvin pulled off the John A. last evening with one jerk, atter forty cords of wood had been removed off her deck, She was not damaged any. She has been taken to Garden Island, where she will be laid up for the winter, ‘Nhe work was done under the supervision of Mr, A. Malone, Calvin & So.’s new and rising wrecker, ‘The Ameri- can government was very courteous in allow- ing a Canadian bout to do the wrecking. ERIE, On Friday, Oct. 12, .he steamer Ontario, of Beatty’s line, which left Sarnia Thursday night with about 300 tons of freight, 100 deck and 40 or 50 cabin passengers, for Duluth and intermediate porte, went hard aground about 3 o’clock p. m. during a heavy fog about half a mile from shore about eight miles southwest of Port Elgin. After ineffectual efforts to extricate her from her rocky bed, and fearing the. effects of the ap- proaching storm, Captain James McMaughy about midnight, decided to land the ladies and children, which was successfully carried out, although: a heavy sea was rurning at the time. This morning the balance of the passengers were also safely put ashore, and are encamped in-a wood on the beach. Every care and attention is being paid to their wants by the officers ‘of the steamer. The steamer is awaiting the arriyal of a steam tug, when it is hoped that she will be got safely off without injury ifthe weather remains favorable. She is resting on the bottom, in about eleven teet of water. Her hold having been filled with water to steady rher, no damage is believed to have been done to-her bottom up to the present time. Great praise is due to the captain, officers, and crew for their admirable conduct under the trying circumstances. Lieutenant McConnell, Superintendent of the third life saving district, Long Island, was detailed tocome to Erie this week to investigate the charges preterred against Captain Clark, of the life saving station at this port. The charges grew out of the drown- ing of James O’Brien and two others who were. out on a Sunday excursion last July, and wherein it was alleged that Captain Clarke had not responded to the alarm with sufficient promptness. The investigation resulted in a complete exoneration of Cap- tain Clarke-and his crew. STURGEON BAY, The new light near Sherwood’s point was displayed tor the first time Wednesday night, and isa valuable acquisition to the light- houses of this region, The tug Pensaukee is employed in tow- irg logs from Menominee and Peshtigo to the Holt & Balcom mill, Oconto. The key holding her screw got loose last Friday, ebliging her to go to Red river, where there are conveniences for raising the stern of a disabled tug.. She was repaired on Saturday and returned to Peshtigo for a raft on Sun- day. The tug Leathem made some rapid time on Saturday, having taken four heavily laden schooners from Menominee to the lake, passing throngh the canal just five hours from the moment she started, They don’t all make such runs ag this, or if they do they keep ’mighty quiet about it. The schooner C, A. King, ore laden from Escanaba to Chicago, found the southeastern too heavy for her on Monday, and when off the ship canal signaled for assistance. The tug Spear brought her into the harbor, where the sea was 60 high that the King struck bottom in sixteen feet of water, disabling her rudder. The damage was repaired, and on Tuesday the Spear was towing the ves- sel into the lake when a davit was broken, causing the King to again return to the hares bor, The davit was mended, and on Wednes- day morning the vessel resumed her voy- age.— Advocate.