The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-01
TEN MILLIONS OF COMMERCE.
OCTOBER THE GREATEST MONTH
IN THE HISTORY OF SAVANNAH.

Freight Exports Footed Up Over
$4,000, OOO-Domestic Shipm N t y
Amounted TO Over $4,000, OOO-Im-
ports Were Large, TOO-The Tom
mage Heavier Than During Any
Month For Years-Over 100 Vessels
Were I'm Port.
The month OF October, just ended, was
Savannah.
The volume Of trade, both foreign and
domestic. was larger than that of any
month in the history Of the port.
The total exports We're valued at nearly
100000. almost double the amount of
exports during the month of October a
year ago.
Statistics compiled by the Morning News
give an idea of the immense business,
showing the foreign and domestic exports,
Imports, number of arrivals, and sailngs
of steamers, and sailing vessels and their
tonnage.
The total valuation of foreign exports
was 1912, sos, against $2,721, 1858 for the cor
responding month last year.
There were % foreign steamships and %
banks cleared through the custom house
during the month. These vessels carried
to foreign ports, 49, $50 bales of upland cot
ton, valued at $4,27s, 51S; 1,5O5 bales of sea
island cotton, valued at $50. 739; 4 III tons
of pig iron, valued at SAG, 100; 7,215 tons
of phosphate rock, valued at 81, 100; 49,
1886 barrels spirits turpentine, rosin, rosin
oil and pitch valued at $645,39S; $4,000 feet
Of lumber, valued at $275; 5000 slaves, val
ued at $3.50; 36 tons old railroad iron, val
ued at $685. 800 pounds of oleomargarine
and 100 barrels of rice.
The total valuation of domestic ship
ments by thirty-three steamships and
twenty-seven schooners, to northern
ports amounted, approximately, to about
100000
With the exception of a part of the ex-
ports of lumber, the shipments were made
on the New York, Boston and Baltimore
steamships, and were as follows: 1871
bales upland cotton, 2,24S bales of sea is
land cotton, $40 casks of spirits turpen-
tine, 49,770 barrels of rosin, Is, 502, PA feet
OF lumber and crossities, 5,635 tons of pig
iron, 4, 420 cases and bales of domestics.
1888 barrels of cotton seed oil, 1,221 bar
rels of rosin oil, 519 barrels of pitch, LAT
bales of factory sweepings, 293 bales of
linters, l1l,OO0 shingles, 4,4S4 barrels
and crates of fruit, 9S1 packages
of vegetables; 1851 bales of hides and
wool; $50 cases of cigars; 59S barrels of
rice; 7,101 sacks of clay 4S6 casks of clay;
81 turtles; 60 barrels of fish; 4S5 cases of
canned goods; car loads of iron pipe; 1791
pieces of iron pipe; 800 sacks of cotton seed
meal; 2S6 bales of straw; pa bales of moss;
300 sacks of rice chaff; 122 barrels of ochre,
and $3.50 packages of miscellaneous mer-
chandise.
The imports from foreign countries were
valued at a2.672 The articles were as fol-
lows: 69,440 square yards of cotton bag
ging; 1908 tons of German kainit; 1,725 213
pounds of muriate of potash; 2,729 barrels
of cement; 81, 429 pounds of sulphate OF pot
ash, and lot of appollinaris, china, glass
ware, and miscellaneous articles.
The tonnage of the port for October was
heavier than any month for years, and
perhaps the largest in the history of Sa-
vannah.
The number of vessels to arrive were
40, including 40 American steamships, IS
schooners, and l barge; % foreign steam
ships, ship, and % banks. The total ton
mage of vessels was 151, 54S, of which 124240
was steam, and q, 3O8 sail