London, Jan, 24.
The Shipping Controller has framed new freight rates as from February 1 (1) for cargo vessels directed to load homeward government cargoes, owing to increased cost of bunker coal, port delays, and increased cost of loading and discharging. The rates per ton to Great Britain are:—from Cuba 85 shillings: from Australia, 150 shill lings: from the River Plate 107 shillings and sixpence. The present Government rate for sugar from Cuba is 50 shillings per ton: for grain from the River Plate 62 shillings per ton for grain from Australia 105. shillings per ton.—Reuter.
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