Yoronama—
Bank, Demand for the fortnight ended December aport
states that prospects on the homeward berth continue excellent and there is a heavy demand for space for London, #0 that Conference liners are now fully engaged up to the end of January next. Rates on cereals have been raised by 20 per cent. as from the 7th instant with the usual three days' proviso in which to declare fo ward bookings for three months advance, As regards the Pacific the pressure for space has somewhat relaxed, as four or five extra poate have been put on the berth during the past fortnight for De-comber and January loading. The improvement in the coastwise trade continues in spite of Newchwang being now closed for the w' ter, and although there is not much demand for "outside" tonnage "he regular liners are doing well and rates are unusually firm for chis season of the year, this is due, in great extent, to the flourishing tate of the Southern markets good rates are being obtained in all directions. The next cargo boats on this berth are as follow:—London and Hull, Glen-turret (December 15) and Merionethshire (December °7); Mareeillee, London and Antwerp, Kitano Maru (December 18), Fushimi Maru (December 95), and Nagoya (December 28); New York via Suez, City of Naples (December 30); New York via Panama, Indrasamha (December 22) and Ohalister (January 15). Cargo is plentiful on the New York berth, principally from the outports, so much so, in fact, that an extra boat has been put on for the end of the month.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.