Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-01
PoRT NOTES.
shipping. Receipts and EXPORTS and
other Matters of Interest.

444,0S5 feet of lumber were exported
coastwise on Saturday.
Eightv-seven bales of wool were received
here last week, and sixty five bales exported
coastwise.
The receipts Of rosin to date have been
100, 725 barrels, against 95, 796 barrels at the
same time last year.
The steamship City of Savannah had for
New York Saturday forty-nine cabin and
three Storage passengers.
The exports of rosin since April 1st have
been los, l34 barrels, against 97,467 barrels
for the same time last year.
The receipts OF spirits turpentiue to date
have been 20 0l9 casks, against 1891 casks
for the same time last year.
There are at present at quarantine six
vessels representing five natiOns-England,
Sweden, Norway, Germany, Portugal.
The steamship City of Savannah had
amongst her freight for New York, on
Saturday, 6S5 watermelons and 45 turtles
The exports of spirits of turpentine since
the LIST of April have been 25,9O2 casks,
against Is, 9lS for the same time last year.
The exports of timber from Savannah
coastwise since September LIST, have been
1921 lS feet, against 2, 734, 321 feet for the
same time last year.
The exports of timber from this port to
foreign ports since September LIST, have been
1897, 71S feet, against 2,940, All feet for the
same time last year.
There has been shipped from this port
coastwise since September 1st SO, 463,072
feet OF lumber, against 81, Isl, 342 feet for
the same time last year.
One hundred and ffty-nine bundles of
hides were received here during the past
M hV11 dra1 fEtw ntnu
bundles exported coastwise.
The Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
wav had among its freight for this market
on Saturday four car loads of watermelons
and four barrels of sponge.
The exports Of lumber from this port to
foreign ports since September LIST have been
13,203, 075 feet, against IL AIS, l56 feet for
the corresponding time last year.
The exports of cotton from Savannah to
continental ports since September LIST have
been 266 ,S78 bales of upland, against 900, 800
bales for the corresponding time last year.
There were in port on Saturday three
steamships, five banks, four briggs and
twelve schooners-a total of twentY-four
vessels. At the same time last year there
were twenty-one vessels in port.
There have been exported to France
since September 1st "A, 564 bales Of upland
cotton and SUS Oales OF sea island, against
Is, 752 bales of upland and 1913 bales OF sea
island for the same time last year.
The exports coastwise from Savannah
since September LIST have been 355 474 bales
of upland and 5000 bales of sea island,
against 293 ia bales of upland and 11,l04
bales OF sea island for the corresponding
period last year.
The total exports of cotton from Savan-
nah to foreign ports since September LIST
have been 500 406 bales of upland and OPS
bales of sea island, against 424 296 bales Of
upland and 796 bales of sea island for the
same time last year.
There have been exported from Savannah
to Great Britain since September 1st 1877,
964 bales of upland cotton and 5,2l7 bales
of sea island, against 184,554 bales of up
land and 598 bales Of sea island for the
same time last year.
Messrs. II. T. Grant 81 Co. are having their
cotton warehouse, on Bryan street, opposite
the old Planters Bank, put in thorough
order, and are having the floor Of the office
newly planked and the office renovated pre-
paratory to next seasons business.