The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03

FERTILIZERS.
me business in fertilizers during the past
WE'VE months was hardly satiHfactOrv 10
Jhe manufacturers. The low price of cotton
ana Inc consequent inability of farmers To
pay tQr the previous seasons purchases
N %ere me Lne causes. And then planters took
less iertlliAers than for several seasons. The
loss In volume will probably reach 331 per
cent, as compared with sales of the nrevi
Gus y year. Then again, prices of materials
ruled higher, having advanced 81 O6mI n
per ton, which made the goods cost more to
manufacturers. Especially was this trne of
ammoniated materials and phosphate rocks
T I1J5sL Tuled ABOUT the same as last year
Ohder THESE circumstances manufactlirers'
pronts were very small. A good MANY
manufacturers, however, foresaw a preat
deal IN the beginning of the season, and by
care ana discrimination, with close atten-
ZION 10 business, were ready TO meet any
emergency. Otherwise, a very disastrous
season may have resulted
Early last September. the outlook was so
poor Ior the cotton trade that most of the
northern dealers abandoned the southern
market altogether, and some OF the mann
Iactnrers mere did not run their works at
all during the year. In fact, none has been
son. F'''' '0A
Prices of fertilizers ruled about the same
as last year, ammoniated goods selling at
S20G2l per ton for large lots and suSar
phosphate of lime sl30i4
There was no improvement in the rates of
freight, which have remained the same
This question of freights, however, con
tinues to be one which greatly agitate the
trade. The cost of ton of freight, the
dealers say, has amounted to about one
third of the value of the goods.
the expectation of Florida rock through
this port did not take on any very great
proportions during the year. The distance
of Savannah from the mines and the high
rates of railroad freights made such ship
some increase in the foreign shipments
from Florida during the year over the
shipments OF last season. The railroads 1t
Is said, are not fully in touch with this
traffic yet. They have made no effort to
facilitate the loading of Florida phosphate
vessels here. Outside of the hauling OF the
rock as so much ordinary freight nothing
has been done. No Inducements have been
offered to shippers to avail themselves OF
the advantages of this port, while Fernan-
dina, Tampa and Punta Gorda have been
given all the concessions possible, and those
ports have made arrsngem ents for hand
ling the rock.
In the matter of transportation of fertil-
lzers by the railroads, everything has been
We're plenty OF cars, aud quick dispatch was
given, The high rates OF freight were the
chief drawback to the trade in general.
>, The fertilizer combination in South Caro-
lima continued TO hold up the price OF rock
Inc outlook for the fertilizer trade Of Savan-
nan thiE coming season, to say the least is
not bright. Manufacturers, however, hope
10 obtain an advance on the stun over last
seasons prices in order to reimburse them
Tor some OF the losses incurred.
The outlook for cotton and it's price will,
as usual, De the chic factors in the sale OF
fertilizers the coming season. Outside OF
the accounts carried over, dealers will COM
mence the season in fairly good shape. They
carry over no stock, and it is intended to
reduce the production II the demand is not
such as TO warrant the average output.
The Appropriated exports of fertilizers
from Savannah from September l, 1891, to
August 81, 1892:
Tons