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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

The condition of the real estate market i'm
thus city during the year under review has
been one of steady increase in values All
classes of real property have advanced in
value, and the prices of to-day as compared
with those of year ago will show an average
advance of from - to 80 per cent Some
classes of property notably vacant lots in the
older portions of the city and in the extreme
southern suburDs-show a much larger per-
centage of enhancement by several fold than
this. but the rate given IS intended to repre-
sent an extremely conservative view Of the
average increase on all kinds OF real estate in
the city. In fancy pieces. such rs desirable
business stands or private residences. the
price Obtainabie is limited by the ability of
buyers TO pay. as very fun prices are easily
obtained for all such as are put upon the mar
ket. The year opened with very general
expectation of much better business in
other branches than was realized, and it be-
came apparent very early in the year that there
would be some disappointment in this particu-
lar. hence buyers were Il little more wary about
purchasing real estate than they otherwise
would have been, and what the public has
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\
The annual review of oar market. occurring
in the midst of the naval stores season. rem
ders it diilicIlt to give q clear exhibit Of the
present crop. We are compelled to take
halves of two seasons; 50, in fact, the present
review comprises the last half of the last
crop, and the first half Of the present crop.
As usual, however, we give comparative
statements, showing the pR'3eress of this trade
and the outlook for the future,
During the past fall and winter extenSi Va
preparations were made for cutting boXEs.r
and money being freely ADVANCED for, new
business, the indications were sfhat tlc ln-
crease of production would be very h3ayy.
Early receipts in the spring seemed to Cor
rObOrate this theory, and prices gradually re-
coded until they reached the minimRm cost
Of production. As Is generally the case. this,
Of itself checked production, and receipts for
the last two months have not kept up the
promise of the early months, and the
outlook now is. that while there
will be Il large increase in the Georgia crop,
the falling of elsewhere will counterbalance
what threatened to be Over-productlOn. and
the year will close with better re-
suits to the manufacturers than at
first seemed probable. Especially does this
apply to spirits turpentine amt the finer
grades of rosin, which have been freely
handled by spectators.
In regard to our immediate receipts, we
show gratifying increase. We run up re-
ceipts of spirits turpentlne from 1859 casks
to ll6, Ia casks, and of resins from 309,S3l bar
rels to 43O,54s barrels-an increase Of about 80
per cent. on spirits and about 40 per cent. on
resins, the difference in the rate of increase in
the two articles being caused by the fact that
spirits has been closely marketed, while some
resins are still in the country Comparing
our receipts with the other southern ports.
according to the appended table, which has
been carefully made up from the best statis-
teal sources. we ascertain that
savannah increases so per cent. on spirits
and 70 per cent. on rOsin.
Wilmington decreases per cent. on spirits
and 10 per cent. on rOsIn.
Charleston increases Q per cent. on spirits
and Il per cent. on rOSln
Mobile increases 46 per cent. on spirits and
is per cent. on rOsin.
Brunswick increases . per cent. on spirits
and Il per cent. on TOsn.
( COMPARATIVE TABLE or RECEIPTS FROM SEP
TENDER ], 1882 To SEPTEMBER l, 1855.
Spirits Turp. Resins,
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STEAM FREIGHTS.


C0H0n.-During the past season foreign
freights on. the average ruled high.
and for quite a period direct steam
tonnage was very scarce. This may
be easily explained by the large num-
Der of freghters absorbed by the English
Government for the Egyptian war, the large
export movement of grain from America to
Europe, and the steady flow of cotton orders
for steam shipment for the United Kingdom
and continent.
steamers are now making steady inroads
into every trade, many being chartered for
sugar from Cuba, and for coffee from the
BraZils. Quite a number have been fixed
this summer for timber from Pensacola, and
phosphate rock from the south Carolina
mines. One steamer loaded rOsn hence for
Marseilles, and we learn that even this eN-
pertinent resulted probably.
For the last three months there has been a
great depression in steam freights all over the
world. The increase of steam tonnage has
been 50 great, and so many firms have gone
into building vessels, that the markets of the
world have been overstOckcd, and we now see
the reaction which ALWAYS follows an over
production. The increased carrying capacity
Of steamers has done much to bring about the
above result. Where owners formerly had
boats of LOCO tons net they have now replaced
them with others ranging from l.j00 Ia 1000
tons register.
The carrying trade with the East Indies and
the rice ports has been bad for sometime. and
American grain freights have been almost
unObtainabe, and this at a time when there
was nothing doing IN cotton.
1t l. impossible 10 make any predictions
as to how cotton rates viii rule during the APP
preaching season. as this will be governed by
the supply of and demand for boats. Cotton
is such a small factor in the carrying trade
that our market must be governed by what Is
doing at the Northern grain ports and in the
East Indies.
Rates to East Indies from Great Britain are
twenty per cent. lower. and grain rates from
the Northern ports TO Great Britain sixteen
per cent. lower than they were at this date
last year. ON the other hand we may say
there are no steamers idle and there seems to
be employment for all. Trade has been bad
everywhere for the last sin months. should
we see sudden revival, we may yet see a
higher range Of fFeights this winter.
Below we give resume Of the movement
bv steam from our port last season. and a
comparative statement of the number of
steamers loaded for European ports direct.
For the last four years the cargOes carried
from our port have been very satisfactory,
showing q greater number of pounds of cot
ton TO the ton. net register. than from any
other American port.
NUMBER OF STEAMERS, TONNAGE AND BALES
OF COTToN CARRIED FROM JANUARY ], 1873,
TO MAY !, lSsj:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

Mdrch.-Receipts 241 bales; sales 54j bales.
The demand continued active. but the receipts
were 80 small that they were auetioned of to
the highest bidder, and prices were cOnse-
qJRntly very irregular. During the remainder
of the season. little or no cotton came to
market. Quotations were:
Carts and comm0p Georgias ..-. 30 9d24l &C.
Common Floridas .... ...---.- 2j1G25l &c.
Medium FlOridas ....... .25l6Gq 26e.
Good FlOridas ...---.... -.-.... 27c.
Medium fine Fl0riGtas ..-. .. .27l5(G2Sc.
Fine FlOrldas -.-....... -......- 29(G30c.
Extra fine FlorIda- .-...... Ne stOck.
STATEMENT OF SEA ISLAND CEoP-RECEIPTs.
Net receipts at Charleston, bales.l5,4G6
Net receipts at Port Royal . 2,50l
Net receipts at savannah jafter
deducting through shipments
Charleston ..-. .i0.S1J
Net receipts at Fernandiua ..- 6.S24-}a il.5
South Carolina Crop
Received at Charleston 400
Received at Port ROYAL 2,5sl
1885,
Less reed from Florida. a,352-l5.1i5
6reOrgid crop
Received at Savannah. 1850
Less reed from florida. 9,032- .S43
FiOriGd Cp01-
Received at Savannah 9.052
Received at Charleston 2,252
Received at Fernandina 6,S2i-lS, l0S- 81. 866
RECEIPTS. EXPORTS AID STOCKS.
Receipts Charleston.
Stock ON hand September /, 1882. 81
Receipts to date ..... lJ4G6-l5,5 ;f}
ErDOrts-
To England direct and via North
To France direct ami via North
ern ports .-..-... ...-....-..- l,sA
To Northern mills ....-.... 300
Burned .... .-..-... .-...------.-. 2z--l5,j20
Stock on hand September l. lSSa.. ..... -
Receipta- Port Roydk
Receipts o date ..--......---.. 250l
ESV0Ffs-
TO England direct and via North
ern ports -....... ....... 81
To Northern mills .-.-..-... -..-.... l6S5- 2.50l
RECEIPTS N0rdRHdh.
stock on hand September ], 1882. 66
Receipts TO date -.--. ......- .l0S15-l09ll
To England direct and via North
To France a direct and via North
ern ports 59S
To Northern mlllS -..-.....-.. 3.0lG-lO.921
Stock on hand September I, 1855 ...... Il
'gSReceipts- FeraaRdiHa.
Receipts to date. .........-.. 6.S24
ErDorts-
To England direct ................ %
10 Northern mills ......... G,759- 6,s2l
TOTAL SUPPLY AND EXPORTS.
Stock in Charleston sept. l, 1882 IL
stock in Savannah sept. /, 1883 Is
Total stocks September /. 1852 1$s
TOTAL cropas per statement 'S2-S3.35, 656-i5, 799
Eag 70 t5 70 v e T.u,
CharIst'n ll.69o l,29i 800
Port ROYAL sits 49, 1865
Savannah 1.23 59S 3,046
Frn'ndna IS 49,. G.750
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la.9ot l.S92 l2,949-33.745
Burned in Charleston .....-...... 27-35.712

stocks on hand at all ports sept. l. 1853 y
OF which Charleston has Is bales and Sayan-
nah Il.
We find that 2,j79 bags of FlOridas, averag-
ing but I35 pounds weight. have been sent the
Wlllmantic Thread COmpany-2,0S1 bags
from Fernandiua and 1872 bags from savannah.
We have reduced these to ordinary bags. at
;G7 poundslwe lind 30 pounds Is the average
for FloridaS] and deducted them from both
receipt, and eNpOrts-say 1919 from the former
and 3l2 from the latter port.
crop Pr0spects.-TO this date the reports
from Florida are favorable and the indica-
tions are that the crop from that state will at
least equal, if not exceed, the last. The re
ports from Carolina are not SO favorable, and.
in consequence Of the backward condition of
the plant and the appearance Of caterpillars,
the risk of damage is greater than it was at
this time last year. The outlook at present j.
for total yield about equal to the last.
RECEIPTS OF COTTON AT THE PORT or sAVAN-
ma -sq So m q.
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Total

Total -...--..... l06.7G0 1887
TIMBER AND LUMBER.
Twelve months ago lumber declined con
siderably. in fact, the decline from June To
September was the seyerest the trade has ever
experienced. During the winter months
heavy rains prevented a very large output of
lumber and prices advanced about 81 10 81 30
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

bt1f >tsf BID. Il Ske".
stare Georgia per
r-u.- l0nds. due 1859 l06 l01 l05 loo
state - Georgia per
eez- sosts,m'1's lSS6.lO5 100 IOl los
~.1.e u Georgia per
cent. bonds. due lSl6 - rs I3o Ia
Iiy savannah per
cent. 49nds. So ~ - 7gs
..io-. sage bonds mi H2 100 10
ields .-.... IO5 Jos los los
--omeryS EufauIa
E- Z. Is per cent en-
..n-@ed bonds l0f lU5 lOl l02'
"cs-e-nR. Rs percent.
,..- 1's iPd; .I 5oPd' x llsls loe n5s}s
sutrsl Z. r. stock OF 81. o. ~
l-us-a \ savannah
p. J.. stock ...-. lis 10 IL IIq
>H--western Il. r.
=, debenture, 81 - - 90
COTTON.
l-a business season OF ISS2-S3 opened with
prospects. The belief was very general
--G WELD would he very large. Transac-
i-- we're on the basis that the crOp would
r. l-y seven millions Of bales. The daily
throughout the fail were heavy, and
.ldlu. the impression first formed. The
-af show that the impression was not
"toH-- Tie crop OF the season just closed l.
south. OF course this great crop. to-
..-'- with large stocks OF cotton goods in the
4 RS the English manufacturers az the
ng OF the season. affected prices I'M
by. starting at l2c. Tor middling.
- began TO fall gradually until about
18th, when middling was quoted al
The lowest point reached during the
- The crop was about 100000 'balc-.
amount Savannah received S26O5I
--- This was gain over the previous
>2.5s4 bales. The actual sales were
t= bales. 1t is gratifying. OF course,
snow that our receipts show an
but 20 compare the receipts
season just closed with those
t previous season does not tell
exact condition Of affairs. The
r the year lSSI-S2 was small, il being
.t5j,0is bales. The year was what Is
an od-year. the yield not being a fair ava
--- That year, however. was quite satisfac-
~, "-en prices are taken into consideration.
,h prices made up in measure for the
s'l. In -Order TO determine whether
-AIning or losing in the matter of re
- cotton we must make a comparison
'' our business Of the season Of lSS0-Sl
,'.i OF the season just closed. The crop
tason OF 's0-Sl was up TO that time the
ever produced. Il reached 6,60j.500
f --i savannah received Of it SSi,3ll
f9f the season just closed the crop
s--- 100000 bales, and our receipts we're
bales. This comparison shows that
fe fallen behind a little. out Of a crop
-l-l bales. we ought To have received
iEhborhoOd Of 1000, 600 bales Savan
sun, however. the leading cotton port
'llh Atlantic coast, but her advantage I
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

port that the past yeelr's business was pfoffta-
bic u whole. Below We give the shipments
of fruits and vegetables from the LIST Sep
TENDER, 1882, 10 Slst August, 1853, inclusive,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

per LOCO, and held their own very well
until about June of this year. when there was
decline of about 90 to q cents per 1000.
There is large demand for lumber at these
prices. and the outlook is that all Savannah
and Brunswick mills viii have as much as
they can do at fairly remunerative prices for
the next six months to come, owing 10 the fact
that other mills further south having higher
freights to pay cOastwise are almost entirely
excluded from the c0astwise business. and as
the lumber business stands to-day, Savannah
and Brunswick have considerable advan-
tage over Gulf ports, and many Florida ports,
and the prospects are that the mills win have
plenty to do at slight advance in prices, but
no material advance must be looked for, as IL
would start up a great many mills that would
remain shut down. The prospects are that in
the very near future, lumber will make Il
rapid advance, as great many buyers have
held on and stocks are becoming considerably
reduced in Western and cOastWise markets,
and they must be replenished. as the building
activity throughout the country Is more
marked than it has been for many years.
During the past year there was only one tail
IRE in this market. While it was Ofno import
ance, as it was looked upon as a fOregO con-
clusiOn. and of course, all were fully pre-
pared TO meet it, but as an evidence of the
prosperity of those engaged in the business,
this was on record as being the only failure in
years. Apparently, all our lumber men
are doing well. 1t is true that during
the wear few of the smaller mills have been
compelled to stop running. which was owing
to the fact that all the timber had been cut
down IN lne Immediate vicinity, ana. OF course.
the cost of putting supplies within easy reach
would not warrant their running, because it
costs much TO run mill cutting 10000 to
10000 feet per day as one cutting $4,000 to
10000 feet, requiring about the same amount
of labor. The introduction of labor Saving
machinery in the past few years has enabled
the largest mills to run very cheaply, while at
the same time they do q larger amount of work,
thereby facilitating the filing of contracts
much more readily as-Well as satisfactorily.
Appended we give the shipments Of lumber
and timber for the year, both coastwise and
foreign.
SHIPMENTS OF LUMBER AID TIMBER FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 81, 1888:
lumber Tj5sber.
COastwise, feet ........ 81, 9A.9l2 2,4l2.744
Foreign l9.I5S,792 3,543,947
Total .............. 7I.IO3,7Ol 5,o56.6ol
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

fNOTE.-A large number of vessels arrive
and depart cOastWise that are not required by
the customs regulations to enter or clear.
heahove statement only includes those YES
sells in the coastwise trade that acteaHy en-
tered and cleared at the Custom House..
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

The wool market opened dull ard in a state
81 uncertainty, ihc reduction in die tariff ar-
tectlng Georgia wool from to 3I%c per pouud.
Prices opened in May at 26c., one fortunate
holder realizing as high as PC. Tor a round lot.
Ii was soon telt that prices were too high and
they subsidized very rapidly and fell as low Il,
2215c. by tie middle of June. Rallying the
latter part OF the month they continued to ad-
vance in July until they reached DC, at
which p2fcc the market has remained steady
to the clase. The estimate of pounds market
ed here can only be reached by approxjma-
ton. As near as can he ascertained not more
than 100000 pounds have been handled here
this season. showing the clip to have been de
cIdcdly short as compared with late years.
The dry hide market opened in September
at f5c. An advance took place early in Feb
faa1y, reaching rs high as l5c. in April. The
market has since been undergoing a steady
decline. and the season closes duh and weak
at ~ Sc: the recent heavy failures in Boston
causing tanners and dealers to become very
Indifferent about purchasing. Receipts, ~
near as can be asccrtained, are. from Septen-
Der l. 1882, TO September l. 1888, $1,000 hides,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

There was very little doing n the market
during the past year, owing ~ the large sup
Plies produced b. farmers n this state and IA
fact Throughout tie south. The conso qurnce
of such large tIops The rast season has 81 abic6
farmers 10 carry themselves without h;s;ng
tC0ntinped on Eight Pg9o.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01


The fertilizer trade of Savannah during the
past year amounted to abOUt seventy thous-
and tons, or about two millions and six hua-
dred thousand dollars in value, compared to
the sales of about sixty thousand tons durinL
the preceding year. The increase is partly
owing to the fact that Savannah houses have
Tor the lirst season IN their history
been introducing the article into the States OF
tennessee and Texas that were formerly sup
pled by merchants reUFesentiug Northern
markets. Dut WHO were unable to Offer
as favorable terms to the planter The
adj Ition to the amount Of business is also at
trlbutable TO the improved condition of the
farmer. who. having exhausted his supply OF
the artlcle the previous year, and been
benefited by an increased production
OF crops where the fertilizer was iudiCiousIv
useu. lelI encouraged to purchase largely.
Inohgh thc Yield IN crops has in some dis
trlcts fallen short, owing to unreasonable
weather, the value CT the fertilizer Was fully
demonstrated where the conditions fer max
ing good crops were otherwise equal Hence
the outlook of she trade for the COM
ing year IS Yesy promising, especi-
ally since nearly every planter who
used the material last season paid cash
Tor IL and Is sufficiently indeDendent to
order new supply. During the previous
year the trade was less promising because
many farmers were in want of means. or the
credit with which to buy The close of th,.
past seasons trade shows that the merchant
mas but very few, if any, accounts Il carry
TO next season for the accommodation
OF interior purchasers, the collections for the
year having been unusually satisfactory An
pended are the shipments in pounds Of com
nhercial fertilizers by way OF the different
railroad and steamer lines from Savannah
during the year The statement includes an
through shipments from other points in addi-
ton to the amount shipped by our merchants
and shows that the bulk &c the trade is Justly
credited 20 the enterprise Of Savannah factors.
EXroRFS OF GUANO FRO4 IST SEPT. 1882. TO
AUG. 3lST, 1852, INCLUSIVE.
PnUnGs
Per tentrai Railroad ....... l2f, l6S, 501
Per savannah, FlOrid9 and Western
Railway .--.... ......... ........ 27,9S4,0 G9
Ter Charleston and Savannah Rail
way. Observation-Disclosures. ES50.0O0
Per Augusta river sseamcrs - 227S.a60
Per Florida and Satjlla steamers LOGS Ol6
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01

TONNAGE OF THE PORT OF SAVANNAH FROM
SEPT. !. 1852. TO AUG. 81. lSS3. INCLUSIVE:
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The past year has been quite successful
one for the Florida growers of early Vegeta-
bles who had the good fortune 10 get their
truck in the Northern markets very early IN
the season, and of course obtained gilt
edge prices, and they closed The
season very proftably The markets
in and around our immediate section
were less fortunate. rs they came on the
market very late with their early vegetables.
when the Northern markets were beginning
to be glutted. Consequently our truck farm
ers end the season for the most at a loss. and
in some cases the result OF the transactions
was severely felt. The fruit trade has held
its own very fairly, and producers have OBJ
tanned full prices for all their shipments
to Northern and Western markets.
while the business has seemingly
increased very largely during the past year
and has added no little to the general pros
peflty Of Southern Georgia and Florida. One
Of the most notable features of the business
was the large shipments of watcFmelons. the
bulk OF which were shipped from south and
Southwest Georgia, and sales were effected in
Northern markets at very high prices in the
early part Of the season. The growers i'm that
section found more profit in their acreage in
melons than the same amount planted i'm rot
ton.
In foreign fruits there was very little inn
ported directly on account of the quarantine
restrictions, and the bulk of receipts have
been by way Of Charleston, still the trade
shows healthy Increase, and onr dealers re-
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29
Two Curious Needles.

rhe hou ehOld,
The Ming OF Prussia recently visited
u needle mar ufsotory IN his kingdom, In
order to see what machinery, combined
With the human hand, Oould produce.
He was shown number of supeline
needles, thousands of which, together,
did not weigh half M ouncs, and mar
velled how Huch minute objects could be
pierced with an eye. But he WAS to sse
thst in this respect even something still
fiuer and mora perfec. could be created.
The borer--thst is the workingmgn
whose business it is to bore the eyes in
thase needles asked for hsir
from the monarch's head. 1t was
readily given and with smile. He
placed 1t at once under the boring
machine, made hole iD it with the
greatest care, furnished it with 3 thread,
and then handed the singular needle to
the astonished King. The second curious
needle is in the possession OF Queen
Victoria. 1t was made at the celebrated
needy mandatory at Redditch, aud
represents the column of Trajsn in min
iature. This we'll known Roman column
is adorned with numerous scenes in
sculpture, which immortalizs Trajan's
hsroio action in war. On this diminu.
tive needle scenes in the lie of Queen
Victoria are represented in relief, but &c
finely cut aud so small that IL requires 8
magnifying glass to see them. Ths
Victoria needle can, moreover, be opened
| it contains numbsr of needles of small
| size, which are equally adorned with
| scenes in relief.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29
water Fowls as Barome,ers.

In new book called ''Tne Fowler in
Ireland" Sir Ralph Payne Calvert states
that the movements OF the water fowl
indicate approaching changes in the
weather more surely than any barometer.
Thus, il ducks fly but short way after
a shot, violent gale may be confidently
expected. 'Snipe, like duck will res
and feed in prospect of 3 disturbance of
the elements. When the sale comes
roaring down, perhaps accompanied by
rain or slest, these birds will rise from
their retreat, aud whirl sbou! like dead
leaves in the murky sky" An arrival
of wild swan intimates . severe frost
II they leave ss auddeply as they came,
the weather will turn mild again. Herous
will break away from their tilbing when
it IL coming on to blow from osrts II
quarter, for they dislike beating he me.
ward in the teeth OF the wind