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SAVANNAH’S TRADE TEAR.
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tral aiul Kl<hinonl
A Danville 50 63
Sav iunnh. Kim id: A
WVMtrti K K '>
cohmolm, mature l^'W.
A&LM 1(104 lUH4 104 10C
South ittA Klnr
ida H H ik IndorHiMl
\>y State *.f ia.
7m, mature iw. M
AN 107 100 106 107
South Georgia a I’lor
Ida K H Id 7s riot
indorsed, mature
IM*O M & N < . 101 106 103 105
BONDS 4KD DEBENTURES.
Ocean S t e a m - ;i i p
bonds *'s mature
ltrjo. J6i .1 1014 1024 - 03
Atlanta and West
Point K K 6s cer
tificates of indebted
ness mature IWI. J
A .1 95 97 85 90
Central K Kof (ia 6s,
certificate of iu
debtedness mature
1891, J & J 52 57 ... 25
KAILROAIJ STOCKS.
Atlanta k West Point
stock, 4 yearly div
idends. 3 100 101 85 90
Augusta a Savannah
Stock. 4 yearly div
idends, 345. guaran
teed 102 106 60 65 1
Central R R k Hank*
Cos stock .38 41 ... 15
Georgia R R a Rank
ing Cos stock, quar
terly dividends. 3s 168 170 130 135
Southwestern K K
stock. 4 yearly div
idends. 345. guaran
teed 90 91 30 &5
BANK STOCKS.
Chatham Bank 52 53 46 48
Citizens Bank stock. 99 100 94 96
Cermania Savings
Bank 102 103 94 96
Merchants’ National
Bank stock 127 135 94 96
National Bank of Sa
vannah stock 131 132 104 106
Oglethorpe Savings &
Trust Cos stock 116 117 107 108
Savannah Bank &
Trust Cos stock.llo 111 94 96
Southern Bank of the
State of Ga stock 230 235 160 168
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
Savannah Gas Light
stock 214 224 19 20
Electric Light and
Power Cos stock .70 71 50 55
Savannah Construc
tion Cos stock 63 69 50 60
FACTORY BONDS.
Augusta Factory 6s.
Augusta 102 104 97 100
Enterprise Factory6s,
Augusta 105 106 98 101
Sibley Factory 6s. Au
gusta 101 103 96 100
FACTORY STOCKS.
Augusta Factory
stock 76 77 80 85
Eagle & Phen 1 x Man
ufacturing Cos stock
of Columbus. Ga . 37 42 40 50
Enterpri.A Factory
common stock .. 80 85 87 95
Graniteville Factory
common stock. S C 140 150 145 150
J P King Factory
common stock, Au
gusta 100 101 DS 102
Langley Factory com
mon stock. S C . . . 99 100 90 95
Sibley Manufactur
ing Cos common
stock. Augusta 72'4 75 80 83
Savannah Cotton Fac
tory 100 103 94 98
Rice.
•Savannah's receipts of rice for the past
year Increased over those of the previous s. a
son 112.097 bushels, duo in part to a good har
vest but more to large receipts from the in
terior. lhe average planted on tide-water
places was about the same as in 1892, but on
Uplands the acreage was considerably In
creased. The character of grain was poor,
the probable cause of which were heavy rains
just before lhe reaping period
The market opened with a good demand for
utl grades, but extraordinarily heavy receipts
at N’c* Orleans soon convinced buyers that
with an average amount of foreign rice to
arrive, we would huwi more than the country
won and consume.
i his fact was so well advertised by trade
that all large grocery houses became ilmlted
and would only buy for immediate wants
causing the stocks to bank up In central mar
kets. Instead of being distributed through the
country and disappearing from sight.
Asa natural result the market steadily de
clined. with the exception of a slight sptirt in
January, until about May. when It became
impossible to sell round lots at any price.
Shortly after that it -was apparent that
rough rice for some unaccountable reason
was not keeping as well ae usual, and holders
were forced to mill It . Increasing an already
large stock of clean rice.
The Impossibility of securing money added
materially to the trouble, and forced sale had
to be made, causing a further decline of
fully He.
When sufficient room In mills had been
made to handle rough In storage, prices be
gun to stiffen.
Then reliable estimation from Louisiana
Stating that she would lose fully 50 per cent'
by lack of rains, caused a further advance
and since the terrible loss of possibly more
than 75 per cent, of the Atlantic coast crop by
the late cyclone prices buve advanced fully
Hcand have been advancing each dav since.
The following quotations of the Board of
Trade for Good averaged for each month was
as follows:
Season of 1892-’93. 1 Season of 1891-'92.
September.... 4 4Hm’£
October 4 : Ootnher 4 y!,: (
Novemtier 3 \ V-l November .. . \ ■ r-i '■
December 34t<gi8% December . 4 1 >„
January 3 7 (in4 January 4V4\
February 3VWFebruarv - ■ 4K@4\
March 3t4(f \ March 4typ 414
April SMfeSH, April 4VM 1 .
May 3 May 4)„<0.44
June 2*4ffn3 June 4V'M'i
July Nominal July 4 wSili
August 2 August iSfSti'H
The following statement shows the amount
Of rough received and stock on hand Sept 1
for this year and last:
• 1893. 1892.
_ , . Bushels. Bushels.
Received 552,865 431 312
Pounded and delivered 459,139 431 312
Stock 93.726
_ „ Bbls. Bills.
Clean made 39,101 41321
Delivered 37.852
Stock in mills 1.249
The following statement shows the ex
ports of clean rice from this port to the fol
lowing ports for the past twelve months and
of local consumption in liarrels of 330 pounds:
m , Barrels.
To New York g syj
To Baltimore . ‘' 1 yg.*
To Boston 1471
To Philadelphia '212
To the interior . 6,655
Total exported 16 911
Local consumption 20]938
Total 37,852
Stock 1 249
The following shows the total production of
rice In Louisiana Savannah and Charleston
In bushels of rough for last year:
_ , . Bushels.
Louisiana 390 379
Savannah 552.84*1
Charleston 878.165
T "ial 3,827.309
The total of above production in barrels of
clean of 330 pounds each:
T . . Barrel*.
Louisiana SSI 4*<>
Savannah 3#|joi
Charleston 77.9-53
Total 698,523
Naval Stores.
It our review of last year it was said "the
naval stores trade during the past two sea
sons has suffered from the ill effect of over
production.
..The industry continues to suffer, but from a
different cause. If there is any virture in or
reward for long' suffering, surely there must
he a better time ahead for all connected with
the naval stores trade.
Financial depression throughout this coun
try has curtailed the domestic demand for
botb spirits of turpentine and rosin enorm-
From the statistics given below it will tie
wen the domestic exports from Sent 1. 1816!
IMf *T were 90.297 barrels spirits of
turpentine and 283 552 barrets of rosin, while
•°r the same time in 1891 92 there were 98,046
barrels spirits turpentine and 341.648 barrels
'bowing a falling off of 7 749 barrels
Bp.r.ls turpentine os:barrels () f ros j u
~, ■'*? thl ' decrease lor the year is as atsiv'e
the decrease since April 1, (the beginning
of the naval *f*re v an Ins t*een
1 ( I6i barrels spirits of turpentine
and *3 ,7b lat it l.- rosin. The i norn:" o de
cnutats herewith *hwu nroves i**voni nuv
tion * hat ii-hfti atd (tom time to uni*
that rnAMunei* have '•et n pursuing .1 band
t* tnouUi poiio> Thor** j*. a void to i* lillr l
and when tnoie n a Nune< her norma! condi
tion. letter prices ran reasonably l*e ex
peeu*i
The increased production since IKK* m ■ v l<
accounted for when the increase in nutnNr
of factorage houses is r roembond. in l* v .i
seven houses handled all naval stores r
ceived here, now the numler of houstha> in
creased to thirteen
Much ties Mrm starting took more or less
business from the older houses.and the latter,
anxious to maintain their prestige and hav
ing capital to keep employed, branched on*
ands arted. or caused to be started, rn w
distilleries to replace business they had lost.
The effort max be seen from a comparison of
receipts. I'or season ending March 31. i*K*.
we rc.vived 155.2H8 ou reels spirits turpentine
and.VM barrels rosin; for I s '.*" bar
rel.s spirits tur|ientine and Wtf **T7 barre's
rosin: for I*l*l, 196,166 barrels spirits
turp-ntini and 758.40** barrels rosin:
for 1892. 231.986 barrels spirits turpentine and
873.678 I artels rosin, and 1893 the enormous
quantity of 277.717 barrels turpentine and
1.032,198 iturrels roftln.
IMiring these years the production more
than equaled the consumption, and a surplus
was slowly but surely accumulating as a
menace against the welfare of all concerned
in the trade. This surplus will have to lie
worked off gradually and not allowed to in*
cr. :im*. otherwise spirits of turpentine will
continue to hell at low prices.
Realizing t hat some strenuous effort toward
reduemg the manufacture of naval stores had
to ‘made, the Turpentine Operators Gen
eral Association composed of nearly all the
factor.-, and a number of operators, agreed at
a meeting held last October to limit the cut
ting of new boxes to fifty <SO- per cent, of the
number at the previous season. The results
show the association's action, backed strenu
ously by the factors, was productive of good
results. From statistics gathered in the
spring It was shown about seventy (70> per
cent, of the number cut the previous year had
been cut. Since that the receipts of pale
rosin indicate a seventv-ftve (75) or
eighty per cent. The association while ex
ercising some influence over its members,
does not control them absolutelyMlt was
expected it would. Experience has proved
that more can be accompli ished by the factors
than by any combination of producers.
In 188| the receipts were 133.011 barrels
turpentine against 90,404 in IXX3, a surplus was
on hand and low brices prevailed.
The factors realizing the situation by cur
tailing their advances, reduced the produc
tion to 117,200 barrels in 1885
and 107,369 barrels in 1886. good prices
then prevailed and factor and producer made
money. The surplus having been absorbed
and the consumptive demand having in
creased. factors put out more and more
money, resulting in 147.352 barrels receipts
for 1887, 160,961 barrels in 1888, and 168.208
barrels In 1889. The excellent condition of
trade then Induced new houses to start, em
ploying large additional capital, the extension
of the business bringing about results before
stated.
History often repeals itself,” and it is to
be hoped the season of 189,3 94 is the ending of
a season like 1883-84. and that 1894 95 will
prove as profitable as 1884-85.
From ihe statistics given below it will be
seen that from Sept. 1. 1892 to Sept. 1, 1893,
the average price of turpentine was 29c. ftak
ing the lowest range of prices as a working
basisi against 30c for Sept.. 1891, to Sept.,
1892. The bulk of the crop, however, was sold
at much lower figures than the average.
The lowest price touched for a decade was
accepted during the past month —23 c.. and
had it not been for the advent on this market
of anew and very strong firm of foreign naval
stores buyers, factors would have had trouble
to dispose of their receipts at any price dur
ing the greater part of June. July and August,
owing to the money stringency prevalent
then and from which we are just recovering.
Pale rosins have brought fairly acceptable
prices throughout the season especially du
ring the existence of the "hull" movement
inaugurated In May last The highest prices
paid for W. W. was *4.35 on June 15 and
*4.30 on July 20. After the latter date the
market declined rapidly, owing to the appar
ent difficulty of the "bulls" to make financial
arrangements to continue buying, and the
slaying out of the market power manifested
by buyers who were reported on the short
side of the market. About this time a ma
jority of the factors not satisfied to accept
*3.7sbusis for their pales, formed a pool or
combination to hold their receipt sof fine rosin
for higher prices.
in ordinary times the movement might
have been successful, but the “shorts” whom
they intended to catch fund the receipts of
the factors outside of the combination ample
to supply their demands.
The knowledge that a large quantity of fine
rosin was accumulating in first hands that
would sooner or later be thrown on the mar
ket, had a detrimental effect, and that, coupled
with the stringent money market and com
plete cessation of buying for domestic ship
ments, forced W W., down to *3.35.
Then came the storm of Aug. 27. and a gen
eral mixing of naval stores in yards here.
This ended the combination, and most of this
stock was unloaded on a basis of *3.25 for W.
W.. buyers, risk of storm.
Producers generally are heavily indebted
to their factors, the low prices making it im
possible to reduce their accounts as usual.
Factors have no option but to carry over
these accounts into next season, unless o! her
new houses start in the business and Ihe
usual changing of accounts takes place. (Hr
rying as they will have to do, larger debts
than usual, the money ut their com
mand for next seasons operations
must necessarily be much less than
usual. This alone would insure a diminished
production for the season of 1891 95. But
then a largo'.number of operators working old
places without available timber around them
will be forced out of business. Old boxes have
been worked this season at a positive loss,
and it would bo against the interest of the
factor, and against tho interest of their pa
trons' who are more favorably > situated. to
have thoir farms worked any longer, which
can be done only through the aid extended by
the factor.
Should no more boxes be cut this fall than
last, a profitable business can be predicted
for next season. Operators are learning to
discard their old boxes, and a smaller number
will probably be worked than for years.
Receipts of naval stores from sept. 1,
1892, TO AUG. .31, 1893. AS COMPARED WITH
THE PRECEDING YEAR:
Spirits Casks. Rosin Barrels
MONTHS.
1892 93. 1891 92. 1892-93. 1891-92.
September... 23 412 21,360 92.458 79.460
October 24,202 19.812 84.927 S3 8.59
November. 26.031 21,447 82,410 66,821
December. . 18,983 16.157 99 395 86.442
January 7,486 7,562 103.555 97,230
February 4,345 3,470 78:887 52,891
March 4.855 7,789 56.285 53.116
April 17,885 24.214 47.372 56.897
May 86.429 40.849 80.353 84.650
Juno 35,719 .39.867 91.401 94.911
July 36.788 33,740 88.288 95 272
August 26,140 29.623 81.124 102.55!
Total *62.285 265,910 986,455 963.100
Reaching Savannah by the following
routes:
Receipts of naval Stokes at Savannah from Sept. 1, 1892, to a re. 31, 189 J, by tub
Following Routes:
IS. F.& W. R.R.j C. R .R. South Bound. River Ste m'rs. Coastwise.
'spirits.] Rosin. [Spirits!. ] Rosin. Spirits.] Rosin. Spirits.! Rosin. Spirits Rosin.
September.... 12.3571 43722! 6.98*1 45.744 4131 1.683 217 764 443! 1 C3>
October 13 317 46.837 10.066 *l7Ol 201; 974 270 428 Sift 1644
November... . 14 212 47.785] 10 738 ! 30 018 282| 1 690 294 944 4155 1.773
December 11099 4 8 656 7 425 ! 45,266 142 2.271 135 1.748 182 I (.54
January 3.927] 52.265! SJSSOi 47.902 43 674 10 1,302 146 1 392
February 2.396] 36 IW 1.874 38,599 45 564 HI 1 197 19 1 827
March 3.184; 20.819 1.611! 21.107 2 403 23 807 5; 809
April 9,8531 27,174 7.-508 18,590 147 562 173 282 204 764
May 19.504 : 42,910 15 698 ! 34.068 251 939 379 820 597 1616
June 19.081! 49,201 15.9681 40.197 142 425 321 663 207 915
July 18.601, 47 523 17.167 ] 37,952 71 289 420 917 52# 1.607
; August 13,5941 41.512 11.776! 35,850 129 579 384 1,110 257 ! 2.073
Totals MI-2151 004.1401 113 I*3l 425 ml 1.871 1 10.953' *.*** in w' STS* r ~i
TIIK MORNING NKWS TRADE RKYIKW: SKITKMHKR I*o.
- MIMKATIYE TABbl • F EXPERTS 189! 92
(Xl> 189? 93
MUHIT> turpentine.
! > *1 92 1H92 93
| dusks < sks
>cjt. I to • Foreign 83.294 77 926
March 31. f Domestic 35.919 1 *i
April 1 to'Foreign 92.1M2 80 212
Aug. 31 fDomestic 62.127 48.966
Tot ill 273.522124*135
ROBIN
71*91 92 1*92 93
I bids, j bbls
sept 1 to Foreign 1373 625 416 870
March 31. < Domestic 1162 621} 187.195
April 1 to i’on ign 1216,967j222.775
Aug. 31. (Domestic 179.629! 1*6.357
Total 931,8401923.197
STOCK ON HAND
Spirits. Rosin
Sept. 1 1892 17 376 74 721
Sept. 1, 1*93 31.226 137.979
PRICE PER GALLON <>F SPIRITS TURPENTINE
EACH MONTH KHoM SEPTEMBER. 1892 To SEP
TEMBER, 1893 AND KoR PRECEDING YEAR.
I*9l 92 1892 93
Months. High- Low- High- Low.
est. est. est. est.
September 35 4 34 264 254
<>c to>er :i44 33 29 26
November 33 314 29 284
December 324 304 284 274
January 32 304 31 28
Ke brua ry 41 314 804
March 40 324 35 30
April 34 31 30 27 4
May 314 27 27ft 26
June 28 4 27 27 264
July 274 27 24 ft 244
Augu5t..W..,........27 254 24 4 ‘33
PRICK TER BARREL OF 280 LBS. OF COMMON, MEDIUM AND
PALE ROSINS FROM SEPT. 1, 1892, TO AUG. 81, 1893.
KIN
Common. Medium. Pale.
Months.
*a ** .
Z? W w
£ S J= | S g
s Ia I
x x tc i m w 3
September $ 1 10 * l in ( 1 6741| I SO * 2 60 * 2 ill |
October. . 1 15 j 1 06 1 flu 1 45 2 75 2 50 I
November. 1 124 1 OU4 i 65 l 50 3 15 2 To !
December 1 10 I 1 02V, 1 90 1 65 3 50 8 00
January . 1 10 1 02' , 1 85 1 70 340 3 35
February. 1274 1 10 2 25 1 80 3 75 340
March 125 1 124 2 50 2 25 3 95 3 75
April 1124! 1 05 2 324 2 20 3 85 2 60
Mav 1 074; 1(824 2 20 1 95 3 25 2 65
•Tune 1 15 1 024 2 50 1 95 3 85 3 10
July 1 10 90 2 00 1 50 3 80 3 25
August 90 90 1 50 1 35 3 50 2 50
Ocean Freights.
During the lust season we have had the
lowest ocean freights whleh have over been
known to rule for cotton. The system of
taking forolgn freights was changod'last Sep
tember from fractions of a penny sterling to
so many cents per hundred pounds, in Sep
tember the market opened at 46c per hun
dred pounds to Liverpool and the continent.
In October the rate had declined to 36c. In
November the rate advanced to 39c and even
went as high as 4Se per hundred pounds. In
December and January the rates went as low
as 33c to 33c per hundred pounds to Liverpool
and the continent. The rates to the Medlt
terranean were correspondingly low, while to
Russia no direct business was done, owing to
the Indirect lint s offering lower rates than di
rect steamers would accept. The
whole world having gone largely into
iron steamship building, there was a surplus
of tonnage which overhung the market, and
prevented any payable rates being had. The
failure of the grain crops of Russia had
stopped shipments from the Black sea, and
all owners were depending on America and
India for employment. This season tho out
look is somewhAt better, owing to the low
prices of American cereals, which has
brought about a large grain export from tho
United States to Europe, und a better de
mand for tonnage from Russia. Even with
these advantages in the market, however, we
can hardly see any prospects of any very high
rates, as the supply of tonnage is more Ilian
equal to the demand, and at any time any
high rates are offered, there are too many ves
sels waiting for employment and ready to
take any [laying freights to be had.
Sail freights have kept on a parity with
the last year's business 2 s. On. Cotji 1. 0.,
being the ruling rate, and theffiarteCefs be
ing very careful of the amount of tonnage
they had taken in advance of their require
ments. Taking it alliuall the last season was
a most unsatisfactory one for the ship owners
and charterers, and unless the present cotton
crop is a large one high rates are impossible.
The naval stores trade seems to be in the
same position as the cotton trade, and until
the trade of the world revives we cannot
hope for high rates to foreign markets.
Coastwise steam freights also suffered
from a lack of business. The falling off in
the receipts of cotton, and the depression of
business generally throughout the country
was the cause of the less demand for freights.
The boats of the different lines were kept on
regularly and did and fair average business,
considering the ruling drawbacks to the
trade. Rates have ruled about the same for
domestic shipments.
The coastwise business by sail was very
much depressed. There were a number of
vessels lying up" during the year, preferring
to do this rather than take treights at the
rates offered.
The following are the highest and lowest
rates on lumber for sailing vessels during tho
season:
flight Low’t
Porto Rico and Windward
islands, W. 1 $7 30 $7 00
Cuba 7 SO 6 00
Boston and eastern ports 6 75 5 0)
New York and vicinity. 5 25 5 00
Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Del 5 25 47 50
Baltimore and Norfolk ft no t 25
The following is the number of foreign
steamers, tonnage and bales of cotton carried
by them from this port from Sept. I, 1002, to
Aug. 31,1 HIM, und for the previous eleven years:
No. Buies
Years. Steamers. Tonnage. Colton.
IHHI 32 32 36.203 157,347
1832 33 42 62 222 237.333
IHH3 31 45 51 till 238.200
1881 S3 65 73.536 303,098
1885 86 63 71,680 310 386
1886 37 70 1i.5.747 407 110
1887 88 72 86 802 3)5 in
1888 80 53 65.952 271.411
1880 !1 01 113.440 487 208
I*9o 91 01 124.510 622.006
I*9l 92 86 113.647 461.805
1802 03 68 01.807 355 256
The following is the number of vessels ar
rived at this port during the year, w ith their
rigs, nationality and net tonnage. The num
ber does not include arrivals at Tybee, but
only 4he vesselsjrhich have actually arrived
at the wharve.7 and have discharged and
loaded. It does not include river or inland
coast steamers, or sailing vessels, nor does it
include vessels under 100 tons, except of for
eign nationality;
Steamships. Ships. Bks. Bgs. Schr. Totl
American 332 2 14 8 242 648
British 63 10 1 i 7.5
Norwegian — 16 2 119 1 138
German 1 17 1 10
Spanish 15 2 4 .. 21
Italian 1 30 .. .. 3i
Swedish 12 .. 12
Russian 2 .. .. 2
Austrian 9 .. 9
Portuguese-. 4 .. - .. 4
Danish 5 5
Belgian 2 2
Total 479 5 224 15 243 966
The tonnage was as follows;
Steam. Sail. Total.
American 599,118 162.276 761 3<u
British 89,648 6.510 96.15*
Norwegian 5,948 78.915 84 868
German 19.636 10.636
Spanish 17.402 1,588 18,990
Italian 1.401 16 592 17.993
Swedish 7.294 7,294
Russian 1.909 l ditto
Austrian 6,713 5 713
Portuguese 2.952 2 952
Danish 2,501 2.501
Belgian 3.784 3,784
Total 717.301 296,886 1,014.187
TONNAGE OF THE POJ4T Or SAVANNAH rilOM
SEPT. L 1892, TO AUG. 31. 1893;
Vets I Ton
sels| nage Men.
American vessels entered. 9 3,378 75
American vessels cleared. 91 3 213 67
Foreign vessels entered.. 3041 227.315 4.641
Foreign vessels cleared.... SI6J '254,954 5,014
Total foreign 638' 483.553 9 797
Coastwise entries 430 658 791 17'"OO
Coastwise clearances 417 633.25 V 16 760
Total coastwise 817 1.292,016 33.960
Total foreign 6He; 488 35s 9,797
Grand total 1485.1,780,904; 43,757
\ large number of cnastwlMe r*--.scls arrive
which sis- not r-ontpr H< <1 to enter or clear
Tho-. low-ls are not Include*; In the atsive
IMIM-KY*. IKT OF RAV ANNA II GA . sFPT 1,
l*W. TO Al'i. 3! IKB.
v. t . nil? \
Brimstone tons im.os
Fruits ;n<l nuts 7b ftjo
tons 7D.S4*
Gsmont. lfis 10.422.-2*7. 30.1G3
Dry *roods. boxes.. ... 52 14.979
Muriate of pmash. lbs 895.14.797
Sult. IBs 10.012.513 13.390
Aniline color* 9.90 ft
Uawrmjt 9.440
MolafiHPS. cal ion* 41.175 7.520
and liquors 3 712 3 W 1
Tin plates, lbs 145,000 3.725
Cigars 2.544
Machinery 2.324
Household effect* 2.22 ft
Musical instruments.. . 1473
Sf >ap 1.346
All other articles 7.156
Total if 372.268
GJF.N EKAL STATEMENT, By Articles ANit Countries, of Commodities, the Growth, Produce and Manufacture of the United States, Exported to Foreign Countries from the Customs District of St
Savannah, Year Ending Aug. 31, 1893. i ■ a -‘
OCT TON. j j = NAVAL bi’ORES. . Stay’s II I
Cotton Seed | Oil,Cake and Phosphate Lumber. Timber. Cross- and all Total. ; co
* Countries. Sea Island. Upland. Meal. Rock. ‘Rosin. Turpentine. ties. Shin's Oth'rs| i
Haleaj Pounds. Dollars Hales. ; Pounds. | Dollars. Lbs. Doll'rs Pounds. [DoU'rs Tons. I Dollars. | Barrels. I Dollars. I Gallons. | Dollars. M ft. Dollars. C. ft.JDls Doll’rs Doll's.j Doll's. Dollars.
"(Stria i I 4.5.387! 64.566 68.'i92| 19.053 I 83.0(18 ! , j- 8
Belgium "" 51.a.6 . 40.378 801,3321 236,240 Ii * 37 266.665 4 l‘ §
, Brazil I ■ 4.1801 5.629 639 7.916 j 13.5(5 £ £ 3
I France 527 : 304.373 $ 45,844 24.200 11.849,782* 1.031,666 148 * 1.480 ! 1 078 990 §S 2
Great Britain 5.780 ! 2,330,813 501,728 55*11 27,369 >25 3.353.740 701.986 * 4,914 2,317,286 * 22.825 2.000 22.000! 263,789 595.093 4.874,864! ,1,338.983 162 2.110 j 2.0351 4.743 428
Germany ; 91.(6* 46.191.993 3.971.951 4.250,677 45.648 6,040 60.400 307.880 400.315 1,465.928 411,289 335 4,980! I* 300 14,698 ! 4 9(0.581 7 4 S.
Italy ..! 60.289 ' 29.316.955 2,508.539 W 0 1,090 66,124 ; 92.085 167,7831 49.725 240 2,913 j 1 2 654.202 *3 ”
Netherlands 1.900 915 703 74.219 6.917 69.17(1 149.195 177.816 900,485 - 243,919... [ 0 ! 5*9(4 S-
Portugal 5.6(10 2 703.014 231 883 „ 2,151 3.677! 1.829 21 741, *-.6 301 5"
Russia , 18.250 9.(1(6.981 730 561! 134,886; 202.462.... ; : 1 923013 -S
Spain 91.6(8 4-1.409.814 5.Kt'1.486 14.393 18.293 2,960 38.944 1,71(1*615 i 615 I 3.898,963 =2
Sweden and Norway ..i 6.960 3.39 ft .330 266.020 3.986 5.4071 j 271.433
All others | 55,331 74.974] 1.056 319 1.987 27.iXj ;....* 12,500 961 13662; 1H0.328 gja
Total I 6,307 2,536,1851* 4 1.740. Hu 8.274.510$ 2,291,228 10,297 * 132,197! 1.7Ui*6151$ 12.500* 1.8791* 31^12!*19,883,890 * §§,
The fertilize" business generally was much
more satisfactory during the year ending
August 31. 1894. than the previous year, both
In volume ami in selling prices.
Ma enals v.e e in the aggregate much more
expensive in . ost than the previous veer
ammomatos. tho most expensive of Hli ma
terials used. Iteiug about 50 per ce.nl higher,
while potash salts and phosphate rock were
s roe t hat cheaper, the increased cost natu
rally caused the selling price for ammoniat'Ml
goods to be hit h -r. while the prices for acid
phosphates were lower. Prices during the
season ranged from tit to *22 for ammonia ted
and -tio s'j to *l3 for acid phosphates per ton of
2 OOi) pounds, on cars at Savannah, for whole
sale lots.
T tie Consumption throughout the south was
about .35 per vent larger than for the previous
year the increase being caused from 1!) in
creased acreage planted and (2) shortage in
home fertilizing brought about by the largely
increased sale of cotton seed as compared with
previous years. .Savannah companies head
th list for popularity, the brands of some of
the local companies being regarded by the
planters with the same perfect contiderieo in
their full standard value as gold is regarded
by the hankers. All the Savannah companies
have large plants, equipped with every
branch, and with the latest and best machin
ery for the manufacture of perfect fertilizers.
1 hey are all managed by business men of the
highest rapacity and of long experience in
their special business. The output of the
Savannah companies for the past season was
as follows: Baldwin Fertilizer Company,
23.000 tons: Comer. Hull & Cos.. 19 out tons:
Commercial Guano Company. 13.000 tons:
Savannah Guano Company, 13,000; total, 68.-
OtO tons.
In addition to this quantity, a large amount
was shipped by Savannah factors and dealers
not manufacturers, from the different railroad
wharves, this quantity Iteing about 35.000 tons,
making the total output from Savannah 103,000
tons.
While the sale of fertilizers was not so
large the past season as for the season of
1890 91 1 the largest in the history of the trade,)
the increase over the previous season of 1891-
92. its will be seen from the following table,
was about 35 per cent:
CONSUMPTION IN THE SOUTH 1891-92-1892-93
(EXPRESSED IN TONS Or 2,000 POUNDS.)
State 1891-92 1892 93
Alabama' 83.268 104,086
Florida 25.866 31.600
Georgia 196.342 280,000
Mississippi 20.000 25,000
South Carolina 140.000 198.000
Tennessee 15.700 17,500
481,176 656.186
The Savannah companies' trade extends
largely into each of the above states and which
states represent more than one-half of the
tojul fertilizer consumption of tho United
States. In transportation the companies
make no complaint about the facilities and
promptness with which business was handled
during the year, this having been perfectly
satisfactory. In the matter of rates, they do
complain of numerous discriminations as
against savannah, and also that the railroads'
Lumber Bhipmenta Savannah, from September 1. 182. to September I, 1893.
COAhTWIMt Total
Sail | Steamers Foreign j Feet.
September 7,347.8;"; 2.91 s 330 ' 10.966 !0
IfloU-r 6 617 0661 2.476 261 1.914.115! 11*16 465
November 8 580.816. | 6k* <M 788 136 10 962,251
Decem'-er 5 706 560| 3.1(73 317 772 733 9.56'„> (*>(
January ... 5.629.814] 1.100544 819 K.( n MNi ixs
February 3 638 l(ti (W7.N61 524.068 ! 5 060.022
Mr, 'h 6 494 356 1.701 .W 1.189 (Mil 9 385 797
April 6.1(42.618 2.327.84*1 1,16* 712 9 583 202
May . *.673.266 * 283 561 812 990 12 769 s|9
J'dy 5.102 908 3.021.46* 568.296! 8 692.656
August 4.745.3*11 2.770 187 ' ' 115 077 7.6*3.945
Total 76 600.634! r .648.876 9.889.806 j 114.139.31*
Coastwise. Foreign. Totals. ~
1891 1892 1892-1893 18911892 I 1892 1893 1891 189-’ 181(2 1891
September 11.636.832 10,266.150 1.231 453' 1* 870,366 10 266 150
October 9.159.165 9 293,120 874 598] 1,914.145 10 033.763 11.207,415
November 9.610 935 10 163 515 1 273 481 788.736 10.884 416 10 952.251
Decemtier 9 332 066 8.779.867 4-2 452 772.733 9 764 518 9 562.600
January 10 0(4.714 6 130,358 2.306.278 819.8*0 12.350 992 6 950.188
February 7.662.8*9 4.536,954 1.407 096 524.068 9 129.936 6]060 022
March 11 664.18* 8,195.857 1.414.001 1.189 940 13.078.184 9 385 797
April 11.865.465 8.430 490 975.595 1.152,712 12.781.060 9.583.202
Ma.V 9,918074 11.966.829 1.515.417 812 990 11.433.iul 12 769.819
June 15,057.785 10.854.24* 1.008 650 1.231,280 16.086.435 12.085 522
July 11.850.767 i 8.124.36) 785.661 568.295 12.636 I*l 8 692 656
August 8.473.617 7,518,568 740,476 115,077 9.214.093 7.643.645
Total 126.215.442] 101.249.510 14.028,161 9.889.806 140.243.603 114.139,316
TIMBER SHIPMENTS FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1892, TO AUGUST 31, 1893.
Ports'. Domestic.
New York 3,281.158
Philadelphia 58.139
Baltimore 256.032
Total 3,595,329
PORTS. Domestic Ports.
1891 1892 | 1892 18 <3
Baltimore 34.180.7x17 36.239,486
Boston 4.613.043 5.991.748
Columbia Falls, Me 112.748
New York 37.616,958 35.647.025
Newport News 3,068.996 1.635,896
New Haven 419.218 760.132
New Bedford 400,240
Newhurg •. 2.38,219
Norfolk 801.033
Fall River 729,856
Jersey City 876.167
Philadelphia 23.422.112 16.561,371
Providence 548.305
Perlh-Amboy 2,039 142
Portland 3,748.611 2,723.487
South Amboy 847.057 596.967
Wilmington 2,590.386 2,650,068
Stonington 503,830
Washington 1,619,675 541,058
Waldboro 234,974
t
Total 126,215,442 I 04.24P.510
method of handling claims for overcharges is
very siow and annoying.
The exportation of Florida rock from this
port is steadily on the increase, and the
books of the custom house show the following
record of shipments from May 1,1*92, to Sept.
5, 1893:
SHIPMENTS OF FLORIDA I(OCK 1891 92, 1892-93,
1893-94 (PARTLY EXPRESSED IN TONS OF
2240 POUNDS.)
Month 1891-92 1892-93 1893 94
May 500 2,600 4,772
July 3,943 54
August 2,328 3,635
September... 2,800
October 314 148
November... 1,673
December ... 700 108
February .... 2,108
April 6*50
Total 9.238 11,788 11,207
Some years ago when the railroads were
approached about this exporting, they were
disinclined to make any concessions in the
way of favorable rates; but now, being as
sured that this business can in larger part be
exported from Savannah than from any ol
the Florida ports, they are evincing a more
llhurul altitude, and if they continue their
present fight for this business, the exporting
of Florida rock will undoubtedly in the future
be greater from this than other ports farther
south. While the Florida ports are nearer
the mines, the vastly superior harbor ad
vantages of Savannah will command this
shipping, with proper competing rail rates to
Savannah.
The outlook for the coming season is fairly
encouraging. The manufacturers have all
guarded against an output in excess of the
expected demand, and with fairly remuner
ative prices for their cotton the planters
will use fully as much fertilizer as last
season.
The following table shows how the trans
portation of fertilizers was distributed:
The approximated exports of fertilizers
from Savannah from September 1, 1892 to
Aug. 31, 1893:
Tons.
Per Central Railroad and branches 53,136
" Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway Cos 5f,439
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway
Cos I.ISO
Per Savannah river steamers 3.000
" Florida and Satilia steamers 2,000
“ Coasters 1.000
" South Bound railroad 5.000
Total 116,764
Lumber.
With the exception of the continual de
crease in the prices and the falling off in ship
ments. there is very little business to record
iu the history of the lumber business during
the past year. In fact the history of the
trade seems to have been the same from year
to year during the past three or four years,
ami the low values of the last year have con
tinued to fall this year, until they seem to
have reached rock bottom.
For the past five or six months prices have
been lower than ever before in the history of
the trade, and up to date there are very few
signs of any improvement. In fact, so dull
has been the season that a number of con
cerns in the state have had to go into the
hands of receivers in order to tide it over.
Ihe financial stringency caught the lumber
men right in the midst of one of their dullest
times, and it has gone harder, perhaps, with
them than with any other industry. They
have had to handle their product with less
money than they have had in former seasons
and at the low priees. which have been preva
lent this has been exceedingly difficult.
The lack of any energetic demand has prob
ably been as largely responsible tor this con
dition of things in the lumber trade as any
thing else. Ihe statistics show that the ship
ments from this port alone during the past
fiscal year are about 26 Out),too feet short of
what they were last year, and the decrease
has been general along the coast as well as
foreign. The South American republics,
which have been among the largest patrons of
this market in times gone by, have experi
enced little or no improvement In financial
conditions during the past year, and the large
decrease in their patronage has been seriously
felt. Savannah, of course, handies the bulk
oi the product of all the mills in this section
of the state, and so enormous a falling off in
the shipments in one year must, of course,
have its effect on the trade.
For several years preceding this, however,
there was a gradual increase in the amount
of lumber handled here, probably amounting
to 1284 per cent., for several succeeding years.
This is said to have been due to the commer
cial advantages of this port over other ports
and also to superior banking facilities. But
these superior facilities have been of little or
no advantage in these hard times. Other
ports and other markets have experienced
the same drawbacks, however, ana none of
them Huge done better proportionately than
Savannan Both the decreased volume of the
business and the lower prices have had the
effect of largely reducing the receipts of
the product, and competition, which is always
keen, especially on the South Atlantic coast
has not been without its effect.
Last year the midsummer business, which
was 50 per cent, larger In volume than that of
the preceding summer, made up, to some ex
tent, lor the decrease during the first part of
the season, but during this summer there has
been a steady decrease Instead of increase
ana the usual set off to the dull season has
been found wanting. The increase last sum
mer was due, largely, to the large number of
orossties that were used in the construction
of northern railroads, but this year the build
ing of railroads, as well as everything else
has been slack.
The poor showing made by the lumber trade
during the past year was a powerful argu
ment before the railroad commission when
an increase in freight rates was asked for bv
the railroads of the state. While rates on
other classes of freight were increased some
what, the rate on lumber was allowed to re-
Ports. Foiieign.
Corunna 20.534
Blue fields 423.913
Buenos Ayres 231796
Total 676.243
ports. Foreign Ports.
1891 1892 1892 1893
ißarhadoes . 162,000
Bluelields 96.075 68.000
Barcelona * .... 218.886 102 101
Buenos Ayre9 3.054.951 1911757
Coruna 220,328 660,020
Colon 392 *72
Carrtl* 407.341
Castellnmare 236 776
Genoa - 35563
GarstonDock 154 127
Hamburg 130]890
Las Palmas 133,732
Liverpool 7 bkb
Lisbon 84>T4
Montevideo 165 854
Marin 275,996
Nuevitas 206,59!
Oporto- 1,441.036 1.672.738
Pasandu 368,677 520.712
Pernambuco 374 308 lot 610
Ponce Porto Rico 275.982 115 177
Passages 604,414 81L7U
Palma de Majorca 266,378 454.06 H
Port Movant 18.3,106
Rot terdam 59 793
Santos 402J83
Santiago de Cuba 1,163,028
Santa Crux de Palma 123 2ii
Santa Cm* Teneriffe 215 065
Valencia 1,531,577 613^48
Vl*? 319.655
Walgast 292,132
Other Ports 2,432,358 ]...
Total 14.028.161 9.889.806
main at practically the same figure. The fa
cilities offered by the railroads for the ship
ment of lumber are as well as can be
asked, however, but during the dull season
the near-by mills have the advantage, in that
a much smaller portion of their product is
consumed in paying freight. So far as ves
sels are concerned the shippers have had no
trouble in getting them, the trouble being
with the owners of the vessels in finding a
cargo.
If prices continue to grow lower and the de
mand remains stationary or continues to fall
off. there i6a very poor outlook for the lum
ber trade during the coming year. The pros
pect Is. however, that with a change for the
better in the financial situation an added
impetus will be given to building, and when
that change comes u sudden increase in the
demand is anticipated. People mav put some
of their money into building instead of keep
ing ii In safety boxes. The lumber men are
looking for better times with a change in the
financial e-tuation as well as all other classes
of trade.
Wholesale Grooery Trade.
There was a marked improvement in the
wholesale grocery trade during tho past year
over the season of 1801 92. It is true that
none of the Jobbing houses did an exceedingly
large business heenuse they were unusually
careful In extending credits. The depressed
condition in the cotton and naval stores trade
caused the grocery jobbers to exercise a great
deal of care and caution in their dealings
with the interior merchants, as it was abso
lately necessary to scan credits very closely.
In many instances jobbers were compelled to
refuse patrons who under ordinary circumstan
ces were worthy of credit. If the volume of or
ders received by wholesale grocers however
were any Indication, the aggregate business
would have been fully as large as any previous
year provided all these orders had been
tilled, which was not the case, as a great
many ot them had to be “turned down " Bv
the careful scrutiny and care exercised by the
trade, the losses were much less than those of
the* previous your, when there were a very
large number of failures in the interior. While
there has been a great number of accounts
carried over from year to year. • the merchants
in the country have succteied in holding
their present trade in such a condition that
last year's business was comparatively safe
for the jobbers, who look forward to the in
creasing value of naval stores and cotton to
place the interior merchants in a condition to
pay up their old accounts. The business
along the ,-oulh Bound railroad has greatly
increased and Savannah's trade is extending
rapidly in the section of South Carolina
through which this road passes. The busi
ness with Alabama also continues to stretch
out and enlarge along the line of the, Alabama
Midland, while tho Savannah, Amerieus and
Montgomery railroad opens up a splendid
field for our merchants. The entire railroad
facilities are very satisfactory to ihe trade
and these conditions have brought about a
keen competition for business between our
merchants and western merchants along new
roads with western connections. The sales
ol heavy groceries during the year were quite
extensive. The prices for meats were high
through Ihe entire season and the demand
kept up about as usual, except in some sec
tions where the farmers, realizing the true
conditions of business, paid some attention to
raising hogs for home consumption. The
trade in sugar continued heavy, the low
prices which prevailed during the year hav
ing greatly increased the dealings jobbers
finding it difficult to keep up their stocks
to meet the requirements of the trade
The movements in butter and cheese
were also very heavy and the demand con
tinued steady throughout the year, ltutteriue
is more extensively used than heretofore and
the volume of business done in this substitute
for butter was greatly increased. In canned
goods the demand was enonnous.particularly
in the articles of household use. such as peas
tomatoes and corn. The prices for flour were
low during the past year, and the business
was about as usual. The trade in tobacco and
cigars still Increases and prices ami profits in
these articles keep pace with the demand. The
sales of liquors were about tho same as usual
Collections were fair throughout the year
To sum up. the grocery merchants did not
make as much money as their capital and
facilities for doing business would warrant
but they were satified, considering the great
depression of the times, to end the year with
smaller profits and fewer losses. The out
look for the coming season is much more en
codraging, as the affairs of the planters and
interior merchants are in better shape than
they have been for years. Although the cot
ton crop is not expected to greatly exceed
that of the past year, it is confidently ex
pected that a fair price will be realized
throughout the coming season. If this proves
to be true, together with a better condition
in the naval stores trade, a large and satis
factory grocery trade during this season will
be done.
Dry Goods and Notions.
Tho dry goods trade opened last September
with a better tone than had prevailed for
some months. An improvement in the price
of cotton took place about that time, and the
effect of the improvement was felt in dry
goods. Through the winter the trade was fair.
But in the opening it began to drop off. be
cause farmers were forced to content them
selves with small purchases. And in the sum
mer the effect of the financial stringency be
gan to be felt. Its influence is still upon the
trade, but during the past few weeks the situ
ation has become markedly easier Still, all
in all the year s business cannot be called
satisfactory, nor yet unsatisfactory. The vol
ume of businoss was probably less than that
of the year before, but it was done upon a
more business-like basis. There we re very few.
If any, purchases for speculative purposes.
No jobber bought fifty bales of goods when he
needed ten. upon the theory that a rise might
take place soon, in which case he would make
a profit upon the forty bales - last season he
bought only the ten bales that he needed, and
worked hard to make a legitmate profit upon
them. It is probably true, also, that the
trade last year was conducted upon
nearer Approach | • ( **h Uj Htl .
le-en (he caw lor some time tv r ,;},,,
Ing bills ahead, so strongly Inveigle,;
In Ihe las! Trade K. vi. f
the Morning News, disappeared u, -
extent dering the light times of ih.- last ?>Z
months. Jobbara were less anxious i,,
under theeircumstaoors. and retaden;
lessanxious to buy, hence the dating ih. „ i
abuse of the credit system felt into disu, lT
a degree But the dating ahead of tho pul T.
still all too prevalent it Is an .-xcreseem and
u(>on (he Ivody of tra.ie that demands n.,1
scalpel It seductively leads retailers to r
chase more gisvds than they need .r desire
and saddles upon the joblier a risk that !,o
should not be called upon to assume It huiltls
up a tletions trade that, sooner or later must
result In a crash in which somelMxtv is sms>
to get hurt. The rielails of the system are t,®
well known to the trade to need explanation
here. For general information, however it
may he stated that under the system a coun
try merchant buys blankets and other good*
in Juic that he cannot sell until December
because they appear eheap and he gets long
credit upon them. He overloads himself and
when pay day approaches he finds they must
go at a sacrifice and frequently it occurs that
the jobber furnishes the sacrifice. This per
nicious system is the outgrowth of hot com
petition. It was instituted by northern
houses and must be squelched by them
Southern houses are powerless so long as the
big northern concerns scour the earth with
drummers and offer to date bills ahead four
months upon thirty days.
Notwithstanding the hard times of tha
recent past. collections have been
fair and failure among the merchants
supplied from Savannah few and
far between. Some of the interior mer
chants have h-.d to be "carried over,” but
the number of such instances has not been
greater than the average. Generally speak
ing, the country merchants are in a much bet
ter condition now than they were at the cor
responding period of last year. They owg
less money and have less money owing them
The farmers have made their current crop of
cotton with smaller advances than for a
number of years. They have also paid more
attention to food crops: hence, when their
cotton is marketed they will have more
money to spent! than they had last year. For
this reason the outlook for the fall and winter
in dry goods and notions is bright Stocks
an hand on Sept. J were very low, hardly
above one third of the average of stocks at
that season. Owing to the financial condition
of ihe country, as well as to the reasons
enumerated above, jobbers permitted their
stocks to run as low as they could and at the
same time be able to meet the demands of the
trade. The, prospect of the repeal of the
Sherman law, however, had the effect of en
livening the situation somewhat during tho
first of the month. A conservative estimate
of Savannah's wholesale dry goods and
notions sales for the past year is *3,500,000;
Fruits, Vegetables, Etc.
As compared with the year previous, tho
fruit and vegetable business of the year just
ended shows a slight falling off in the number
of packages handled. But the decrease was
so slight, and there were so many features
common to both last year and the year be
fore, that, generally speaking, there was not
a great deal of difference between them.
Growers were more careful in preparing their
produce for market during last season, hence,
while they sold fewer packages, they got
more money for them. There is, however,
still room for vast improvement in packing.
Asa matter of fact, whether a grower makes
money or not depends in a great measure
upon his packing. Carelessly packed fruits
and vegetables become bruised in transporta
tion and deteriorate rapidly, whereas, well
packed produce not only keeps jongor but.
presenting a better appearance to the pur
chaser, commands a greater price. The off
auge crop, as regards production and prices,
was about the same as last year. For the
current year an increase of at least one third
In production is looked for. This increase,
however, will not mean lower prices or
glutted markets, for the reason that the next
crop will be better packed, better selected
and better distributed than any crop in tl,
history of orange growing in Florida. Tho
growers have formed themselves into an as
sociation for mutual protection, and will taka
care that every city has its supply, but none
more than it can use. Pineapples have taken
rank as a Florida fruit produce hardly
second to oranges. And. from a dealer s
point of view especially, they are the best
m the world. Last season's output of
pineapples was greatly in excess of that of
the year before, and the current season wil;
see the product still further increased by prob
ably one-third. New acreage has been given
over pineapples along the Indian river, and the
old plantations are expected to give a larger
and better yield. Improved systems of se
lecting and packing aro also being employed,
which will have the effect of making prices
better. The last melon crop was not satis
factory, though Southwest Georgia got the
best of what was going. Cold weather re
tarded the, crop in Middle Georgia, so that
the Southwest Georgia crop had two weeks
the advantage of it. When the crop of Mid
dle Georgia finally got to market a glut was
produced, which smashed prices. However,
some melon dealers made money. It is hard
to estimate the next season's watermelon
acreage. The acreage of the season just
ended was somewhat larger than the one be
fore it. The next will be quite as large as the
last, if not larger. The pear crop was about
the si2e of that of last season, and the prices,
generally Speaking, about the same. Pro
ducers who selected and packed their pears
carefully have nothing to complain of in the
season's business. A late spring retarded
truck amt vegetables, so that when they
started in they all came with a rush and over
burdened the market. Truck and vegetables,
furthermore, suffered heavily from tho
financial stringency. They came in
at a time when money w-as at
its tightest. New Y'ork and the western
cities were literally foundered upon a quan
tity of truck ami vegetables that they would
have digested under normal conditions and
called for more. For this branch of industry,
therefore, the season was not satisfactory.
However, in this branch, as in others referred
to above, the producers who paid the most at
tention to selection and packing were the ones
who got the cream of prices. And some of
them did very well. There is not a dealer in
the city but says that the keynote of success
ful truck and fruit-producing in this section Is
the careful preparation of the-stuff for mar
ket. The fact that the truck producing busi
ness of Chatham county alone amounted to
more than 11,000,000 during the past season is
proof that this section of Georgia has nothing
to fear from lhe competition of other early
truck-producing sections. The transporta
tion facilities at this port and in this section
are so advantageous that the production of
fruits and vegetables is sure to continue to
inert use rapidly for years to come. Last
year s business in these lines, it is estimated,
was not less than *3.000,(109. How this was
divided is shown,by the table following:
Appended is a statement of the exports by
the water route of fruits in packages, number
of melons and vegetable in packages to tho
different coastwise ports. There is a consid
erable quantity going inland by rail, of which
it is impossible to give an accurate state
ment:
Oranges & Vegff
other fruits. tables. Melons.
To New York... 720.531 392,911 795,322
To Boston 126.438 33.453 217,590
To Philadelphia. 31,912 11.058 3,226
To Baltimore.... 224,090 49,002
Total 1,102,901 486,424 1,016,138
Hardware.
The volume of business in hardware for the
past year in this market might be denomi
nated as only fair. While we have had
opened up to us some new territory by the
building of new railroads, notably the South
Bound and the Savannah and Western, still,
owing to the general depression throughout
the country, we have not perceptibly felt any
increase of trade. There is no doubt how
ever. that, had we not been so fortunately
brought into contact with tho increased terri
tory turned over to us by the new traffic facil
ities, we would undoubtedly have felt a do
ctded falling off in sales. Having kept our
end up so well however, under the very gen
eral hard times and unusual falling off la
trade everywhere, it argues well for the
future of this city. What is most especially
gratifying to look forward to in healthy sea
sons to come, is the fact that we are soon to
have anew, indepentent and direct line into
and all over the state of .Florida. The com
pletion of the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad. In connection with the South, must
necessarily be of vast importance to Savan
nah's jobbing trade. Jobbers have not been
anxious to push business preferring to de
vote to their regular customers, most of their
attention, having been called upon to an un
usual extent this season, to help out their
friends—the retail merchant In the inter
ior.
In the turpentine tool trade there has been
a falling off which would have been felt to an
extent not easily overcome and the results
would have been more decidedly depressing
had this not been partially overcome bv an
Increased demand over the former years' ag
ricultural business. In this particular line,
which suffered most the year before, thero
was a gratifying increase, owing to the fart
that the farmers had been forced to use their
old implements, etc., and bought only such
things as were actually necessary in the
strictest sense. In both heavy and shelf
hardware business the past year has been
about on a par with the previous year, while
in the ammunition trade there has been little
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