The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08
TO GO OVER A MILLION.
SAVANNAHS COTTON RECEIPTS
REACH 100000 BALES

hEACa SOOsOOO 6ALrS
All Ports Except New Orleans Dis
tanced- $1,000 Bales Be
hind-Ths Virginia Ports Led by 16o.-
600 Bales - Tee Sea Island Crop
Greater Than Ever Known-6o,O 900
Bags the Estimate-Savannah Re-
ceipts for the Last Eight Years.
Savannah's cotton receipts passed tho
9O0, 900 bale limit yesterday.
Ali previous records for tho first Eve
months of the cotton season have been
sclipsed. Indeed, with one excer ton, the
record this season surpasses that OF any
other in the history OF the port. The entire
receipts for any previous twelve months
except those Of 1889, 80 have been distanced.
A satisfactory feature this season is the
fact that the receipts have not besn simply
a squirt on account Of the stupendous crop
made, but they are the result of q sure and
steady growth, season by season, as an
analysis Of the appended table will show.
The season has hardly closed its first
half yet, and there is considerable
speculation on the cotton exchange as to
what the total receipts of this port will
approximate for the year ending in August.
NOT LEss THAN MILLION.
1t appears 10 be fairly certain that they
will be not less than million bales, and
there is no telling how much more
than that Bets are being freely
made on the exchange that they
will reach from 1,O30.000 bales to
1850 900 bales. In fact, some bets make
the limit as high as /, 100, 900 bales, and there
Is every reason to believe that the latter
figures will be nearer correct, as there is
said TO be still any amount Of cotton in the
country to come forward.
On the Savannah river the oldest steam
boat men say that they have never seen
such a season for cotton. The boats are
still bringing in heavy loads every trip,
and there seems to be no dimiuution at the
landings.
THE HIGHT NOT YET.
With the enormous cotton receipts which
Savannah will show up at the end of the
season, she has not yet reached
her hight. as next season will
see the port eqipped with new railroads
and facilities, and she may divide honors
with New Orleans for the time being the
first cotton port OF the world Should Sa-
vannah's receipts continue to increase as
steadily in the next couple of seasons as
they have in the past two, it is possible New
Orleans may take second place and Savan-
nah the first
A noticeable feature Of this seasons busi-
ness is that up to a short time ago Calves
ton was neck and neck with Savannah in
receipts, but she has been shown a clean
pair of heels.
GALVESTON DIsTANCED.
Savannah is now In the lead by about
$4,000 bales, leading the combined Virginia
ports about 100, 600 bales. and Charleston by
not quite half a million bales. New
Orleans, strange to say, has received
over 100, 900 bales less In net receipts than
she did year ago, and this in spite of the
fact that the largest crop ever produced in
this country has been made this year. Out.
side OF the above ports Savannah's net
receipts have surpassed all the ports of the
United States combined.
THE SEA ISLAND CROP.
The sea island crop of this season will be
the largest ever made, and operators in
their estimates name 90. 600 bags. Of which
Savannah will probably recsive three
fourths. Already she has received more
sea island cotton than was received the
whole OF the previous season. One of the
features Of the sea island trade this
season is the heavy Increase in the size Of
the bales. In previous seasons the weight
Appropriated between 800 and 400 pounds
per bale. and this season the average is from
+OO W 7tO POUNDS Per DaIe, ana not 1ntre-
guently the weight runs to 600 pounds. In
the production this season the
bulk Of the crop has been
made in Georgia and good portion in the
counties adjoining Chatham county. Ire
Florida crop will be short in some sections,
while the Carolina crop has shown good
increase. The producers of sea island have
reached better averages for this season per
mule than ever before. 1t is a large crop,
but consumption will be found for it on
account of its cheapness.
THE RECEIPTS BY YEARS
The following table of receipts for the
past eight years shows the receipts each
season from Sept to Feb. Z. and also the
total receipts each year from 1SS2-'S9 to
1SS9-'90, inclusive: