Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-18
sarannah Il. WiImington.

As our contemporary. the Wilmington
n. c. Morning Star, disputes our asser-
ton. made on the LIST Of September, that
Savannah is the leading naval stores mar
ket in the world. we beg to reiterate the
statement, and present the proofs. We
are not questioning the status Of the TWO
ports in April, lsS3. We were Dehihu
Wilmington then. ON the lst 0i 9epteih-
Der we had caught up with and passed
her.
The NTH u the statement Of the Morn
5,,, .C-Tr respecting the receipts Of the two
cities is as follows.
For the year ending August 81, 1888,
savannah received. in barrels and casks
q naval stores, 80, 9I6-
wilmington. during the same period,
received in casks and barrels Of naNai
stores. 641.117.
Excess in favor Of Wilmington only
ll0,141."
The Wilmington barrel Of rosin weighs
about 320 pounds; the Savannah barrel OF
rOsin about 430 pounds.
Wilmington received during the year
81. ss1 barrels crude turpentine, but only
1O.0jj barrels. were exported; the balance,
.. s36 barrels were manufactured in Will
mington there being a number Of stills
in that city and the product Is counted
in spirits and rosin. With these eXpla-
nations. we present comparison Of the
two ports:
-hvANNAH.
~pirit- turpcntine. barrels -.-- ll6.lzl
Rosin-. f53.54s barrels equal 10 vii
uluEton barrels Jo1.u'f
Total in Wilmington packages 6ol-z2l
wILNINGTON.
-pirit- turpeutine SO.
Resin. -..-.-- 100
Tar 900
Crude t3.Ssl
Is manufactured in Whining 1870
Total 1921
showing an excess in favor Of Savannah
Of $3.50 packages. according TO the VIII
mington standard.
T'dlUes-The Wilmington rOsin grades
far below ~avannah-the great bulk Of
the Wilmington receipts being common
and good strained. while Savannah re-
ceives an enormous quantity Of the pale
grades We think far average Of grades
would be- for Wilmington and X for
savannah.
Now + rosin averaged in price during
the year about 81 80 per $50 pounds. and
r0sin about s. 10 per 80 pounds.
The average price Of spirits turpentine
dur. ~ the year was about 4lI3c. per gal
Ion in both markets. Let US see whose
receipts are the most valuable.
\ barrel Of spirits Will average about
T. gallons in Savannah and less in Will
mingtOn, but We make it the same in both
places.
SAvANNAH.
lIf.lz1 Lbl-. spirits 40 so -, so
ij5.,e4 hu,-- ro-Iu Of 81 its- al s. 10
per ~ To- l,356,224
Total value ...-...... .-... .$s.67s.754
WILMINGTON.
4.-t7 bills spirits Al so -... Sl.6sj $40
1919 bbiz- rosin Of 30 m-. at 81 81
per 80 III ....-......- 1880
7z.t9i bids. tar at 81 > so.sGs
l0.155 bbls. crude az - u ..... 30. I6j
Total .......... ............ s2,546.z7s
We do not see the point in counting
pitch. as we believe It's allmanuiactured
in Wilmington from r0sin and tar already
counted in receipts.
Thus we see that Savannah exceeds
Wilmington in the value Of her naval
stores receipts one million one hundred
and thirty-tWo thousand four hundred
and ninety-One dollars.
If a greater quantity Of gross material,
larger excess Of values, fuller stock and
greater variety. together with a rapidly
increasing trade. in cOntra-distinctiOnt to a
decreasing trade, do not give US the prece-
queHce the leadership Of all the markets.
We are at a loss TO know what Will do so.
Our figures are from our own records
for Savannah and from the Wilmington
Produce Exchange mOHthly statements,
and can be relied upon.
The Morning STIR was aroused to a de-
Tense Of Wilmington by an article in the
New York Commercial Bulletin com
menting on our first Of September state
ment that this city was the leading naval
stores market Of the world. After max
Ing lis defense Of Wilmington. the Norm
iHg STIR saws:
I'VE hope our usually well-infOrmed
contemporary Of the Bulletin Will correct
the wrong impression its article Will be
likely 10 create to the disparagement and
injury Of our port"
We hardly think the Bulletin has Occa-
sion 10 make a correction. Its article, in
our opinion, Is not calculated to give a
wrong impression. Indeed, after reading
our reply, we are inclined to think our
! esteemed contemporary, the Morning. Star,
Will not persist in asking the Bulletin to
make a correction.