The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

CLEARED FOR SEA. I January 18 Portaferry s 74, James, Bristol, gen, M Murphy Julia s 75, Lnxon, B'water, coal 185. Thomas & Co Circe s 512, LeMasson, Caen, coal 1600, bankers 80, P H Coward and Sons Grace 99, MurdocK Cherbonre, coal 200, Main Colliery Co Speedwell s 570, Leddra, Konen, coal 1300, bnn- Kers 50, E. W. Cook and Co Blanche Rock s 171, Ashcroft, Rouen, coal 540, Williams & Behenna; bankers 60, Fisher and Co Jeanne 75, LeQuennec, La Ilochelle, coal !50, E W CooK and Co Juno s 828, Owen". Amsterdam, gen, B. S. N. Co; coal 500, Western Valleys Co; bankers 100, Ocean Co Hildur s 580, Rasmussen, bunkers 100, H Gold- berg

ENTERED INWARDS I Jan 18 Hannah M Bell s 1932, Bristol, nil Jalia s75, Highbridtie, nil Rlanclie ROCK s 171, Jarsey, nil Circe s 511, Caen, nil Juno s 825, Amsterdam via Bristol, gen, B. S. N Co; general, not to be landed Hero e 667, Rochefort, nil Gracie s 668, (iriimby, pig iron 1513, order Gbsidian s 3U9, Plymouth, nil Algerie s 1536, Antwcrp. gen, not to be landed

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THE Swansea Coal Market. Jan. 18 1908. Anthracite Coal. — Finest hand picked malting 28/0 to 24/0 Second quality do. 21/6 to 22/6 Swansea Valley Big Vein. 19/0 to 20/6 Red Vein or similar large 18/9 to 14/8 Machine Made Cobbles 28/0 to 24/0 Machine made Nuts 25/0 to 25/6 Machine Made Peas 11/6 to 12/6 Small Rubbly Culm 8/9 to 4/0 Duff 2/0 to 0/0 Steam Coals.—Large 14/9 to 15/0 Second quality 18/6 to 14/0 Bunkers, according to Quality l2/6to 18 10 Small according to quality 7/6 to 8/0 Bituminous Coal.— (Nc 8 Rhondda) Large 17/0 to 18/0 Through 14/6 to 15/0 Small 9/8 to 10/0 Patent Fuel 12/6 to 18/0

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The: Docks ^consist of the Prince of Wales Dock, the North Dock, and the South Dock tacb equipped with mcdern appliances for the rapid l-nding and un- loading: of vessels. The Entrance Channel 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 19,000 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 Swansea Bay Railways. There are 26 Coal Tips, and So Hydraulic, at@am and Hand Cranes. Swansea Is the Centre of the Anthracite Coal district. There are more Patent- Fuel Works in Swansea than at any other port in the Kingdom and the Fuel is held in high repute in Continental|kand othel markets. There is a Large Area of Land available for Fuel Works, Oreosote" Works Saw Mais 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, Santos Rosario, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Ports in Chili and Peru, St. Petersburg, Hamburg Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp Treport, Rouen, Nantes, Bordeaux, Oporto Lisbon, Setubal. Barcelona, benoa, Leghorn, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, ports in Greece, Constantinople and other Turkish ports Galatz, Ibrail, Odessa, Batoum,Alexandria &c. 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 are the Pilotage Authority. Pilotage is nonconir pulsory, both inward and outwards. Rates and Charges, —are moderate. The Mumbles Lighthouse Signai Station is worked by the Trustees. Vessels calling for orders can communicate with their Owners without lowering a boat-good and sheltered free anchorage being found unaer 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' duration in quick succession every two minutes. For information on: any point connected with the Port and Harbour, apply to- WILLIAM LAW, General Manager Registered Address for Telegrams- SWANSEA,