The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

CLEARED n FOR SEA. I Jan 1 Rocios803, Maciiay, Nantes, coal 1400, fuel 400 W H Pank; bunkers 100, H Goldberg Suulight s 229 Dawson, Liverpool, general, bun- Kers 15, John Bacon Ltd Prestonian s 368, Berry, L'pool. gen, J Bacon Skrim s 275, Christofiersen, Vige. Lisbon etc, gen, bonkers 135, T H Couch coal 70, F. W. Merchant; coai 250, C Fuog coal 2'iO, R, L. Morgan coal 100, David and Co Sir Walter a 297, Winscombe. I/Orient, funl 480 C,rraigola Co; bunkers 70 T H Couch Cape York a 181, McQuarrie. St Brieux, fuel 800 Graigola Co; bunkers 70, Mordy Jones Gramha 8 487, Roberts, Rouen, coal 1550, Harri son Tidswell; bunKers 70, T Fanwick Ada 67, Creemer, Dnnball, coal 150, Glaebrook Bros Marie Eugenie 37, 4 lien, Bridgewater, flour &c 60, W eaver and Co Solway Prince a 98, Owen, Greenhithe, coal 320, Burgees & Co; bunkers 20, P Marrow Hancah Croaedell 142, Holt, Guernsey, coal 260, T P Rose Richards Flying Foam 85, Collins, Folkstono, coal 165 RosabelJc 8 o2, Coppack, B'feory, bunkers 20, P Marrow LeScorff a 306, Jean, L'Orient, coal 600, Ynisar- wed Co; coal l20, bunkers 50, E W Cook and Co Ettrick a 465 McMillon, Glasgow general, M Jones & Bro Annan s 469 White, Glasgow, general, M. Jonas and Bro Barton s 344 Rees, Caen. coal 800f Depeaux bunkers 45 Harries Bros & Co Flavian II 1387 Woodcock Mediterranean, gen., Bnrgess and Co

ENTERED INWARDS Jan 1 Sir Walter s 297, Bristol, nil Flavian s 1387, Liverpool, j general, not to be landed Rosabelle 8 92 Queensferry, pitch 240 GraiuolaCo Theory s 173 Whitehaven, pig iron 500 R Hardy and Co Jessie 93 Plymouth, scrap steel 70 W Buckland Cape York i 181 Limerick, nil Preston an s 368 Liverpooi, general, John Bacon Ltd Sunlight s 227 Liverpool, general, John Bqcon Ld Amiral Exelmans a 3x44, San Francisco & Santa Rosalia via Liverpool, bar copper 297 copper matte 591 a Bath and Son general, for tran- shipment ™ T* tir Nanine Aglae 167 Redon, pitwood vJ60B. «V Cook and Co Botnia a 723 Liverpool, nil Rowenas 687 Manchester, nil Fulton s'610, St Malo, nil Corneille a 1408 La Rochelle, nil Destiny 3ti Minehead, bricks 36 J B Jenkins Maroon s 907 Glasgow, nil Victorine 78 Lanaion, nil Burton « F ouen, nil Annan a 469 Glasgow via Cardiff, general, M. Jones & Bro Ettrick s 475 Glasgow via Cardiff, general, M Jones & Bro Taesos 1120, Newport, general, not to be landed Denis Papin 91 Lables d'Olonne, pitwood 152 order O tra a 494 Rouen nil G Player s 242 Rouen, nil

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The Incorporated. SWANSEA EXCHANGE TUESDAY, Dec. 29 1908. Anthracite Coal. — Finest hand picked malting 24/0 to 25/0 Seoond quality do. 22/6 to 28/6 Swansea Valley Big Vein. 22/0 to 22/6 Red Vein or similar large 18/8 to 18/9 Machine Made Cobbles 24/0 to 25/0 Maohine made Nuts 25/6 to 26/6 Machine Made Peas 12/0 to 18/0 Small Bubbly Culm 4/6 to 4/9 Duff 2/8 to; 2/6 Steam Coals.-Large 16/0 to 16/6 Second quality 14/8 to 14/6 Bunkers, according to Quality 9/6 to 10/0 Through 10/0 to 10/6 Small according tofcquality 7/0 to 8/0 Bituminous Coal.—(Nc. Rhondda) Large 17/6 to 18/0 Small 9/6 to 10/6 Patent Fuel 12/6 to 18/0

The Docksloonsist of the Prince of Wales Dock, the North Dock, and the South Dock each equipped with modern appliance? for the rapid loading and un- loading of vessels. The Entrance.Channei to the Harbour is lighted by means of Gas Buoys The New King's DOCK capable of accommodating the largest vessels afloat is expected to be opened for traffic this year. The Quays are 19,OCO feet in length The Warehouses oontain a floor area of 288,000 square feet. The Railways of the Trust have direct connections with the Great Western, London and North Western, Midland, and Rhondda and Swansaa Bay Railways. There are 26 Coal Tips, and 80 Hydraulic, steøm and Hand Cranes Swansea Is the Centreaof the Anthracite Coal district. There are more Patent Fuet Works in Swansea than at any other port in the Kingdom and the Fuel is held in high repute in Continental and other markets. There is a Large Arealof Land available for Fuel Works, Creosote Works Saw Mills and other commercial purposes. Lines of Steamers run between Swansea and the following ports, viz. New York, Baltimore Philadelphia, Singa- pore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Hiogo, Java ports, Rio de Janerio, Santas liosario, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Ports in Chili and Peru, St. Petersburg, Hamburg Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Treport, Rouen, Nantes, Bordeaux, Oporto, Lisbon, Setubal. Barcelona, Genoa, Leghorn, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, ports in Greece, Constantinople and other Turkish ports Galatz, Ibrail, Odessa, Batoum, Alexu dria &o. Within the Harbour are Nine Graving Docks. Extensive provision has been made for the Fish Trade, in the South Dock. The Swansea Fleet now numbers about 80 Steam Trawlers in addition to Liners and Smacks. Pilotage.The Trustees IUI) the Pilotage Authority. Pilotage is noacort- pulsory, both inward and outwards. ,cs. -a Rates and Charg moderate. The Mumbles Lighthouse Hignai Station is now worked by Lloyd's. Vessels calling for orders can communicate with their Owners without lowering a boat—good and sheltered free anchorage being found nnaer the Mumbles Head at any state of the tide The Trustees have erected on the Mumbles Head a Reed Fog Horn Signal giving three blasts of about two seconds' durati n in quick succession every two minutes. For information on any poiur connected with the Port and Harbour, apply to- WILLIAM LAW, General Manager Registered Address for Telegrams— < LAW SWANSEA.