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About Savannah weekly news. (Savannah) 1894-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1897)
SPOT COTTON STEADY. A FAIR DEMAND IN THE LOCAL MARKET AT UNCHANGED PRICES. Futarei Closed at a Few Points Lower-Spirits Turpentine Market Closed Firm nt Cents a Gallon. Rosin Declined in Price—The Wholesale Markets Quiet and Steady—Markets by Telegraph. Savannah, Jan. 16.—There was a good de \ mand for spot corton to-day, and the sales were 991 bales at steady and unchanged J quotations. The spirits turpentine market was quiet at the opening, but closed 'firm, with sales of more than the receipts. • In rosin there was a decline in the price of the common and medium grades and also on water white of the pales. The whole sale markets were quiet, but steady and generally unchanged. The following re eume of the different markets will show the tone and the quotations at the close to-day: COTTOM. The local market remained steady, with a good demand and a fair amount of sales. At the Cotton Exchange, at the first call, the market was bulletined steady and un changed, with sales of 16 bales. At the second call it was unchanged, with sales of 134 bales. At the last call the market was bulletined steady and unchanged, with further sales of 841 bales. The following were the official spot quo tations, at the close of the market, at the Cotton Exchange to-day: Good middling 7 Middling 6% Low middling 6% Good ordinary .4 6% Market, steady; sales, 991. Sea Island Cotton—The market was quiet and unchanged, as follows: Extra choice Floridas 15%@ 16 Choice Floridas 14%@15 Extra fine Floridas . .........14 Fancy Georgias 12% Extra choice Georgias 11%@12 Choice Georgias 11 @ll% Extra fine Georgias 10 ©>lo% Fine Georgias 9% Medium fine Georgias 9 Common Georgias 8 Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks; Receipts this day 3,101 Receipts this day last year 1,817 Receipts this day year before last .. 3,286 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1896 656,702 Same time last year 559,561 Same time year before last 736,944 Exports, coastwise, this day 525 Stock on hand this day 83,715 Flame day last year 92,728 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 25,160 This day last week 20,134 This day last year 13,332 This day year before last. 28,102 Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1896....5,255,598 Same time last year 3,782,983 Kame time year before last 5,729,764 Stock at the ports to-day 1,104,515 Stock same day last year 991,455 Daily Movement at Other Ports— Gatte^on— Steady; middling, 7; net re ceipts, 1,469; sales, 728; stock. 150,990. New Orleans— Quiet; middling, 6 15-16; Wet receipts, 13,457; gross, 13,955; bales, 1,900; dftotk. 406,774. ' Mobile—Nominal; middling, 6 13-16; net receipts, 2,621; stock, 38,660. Charleston—Firm; middling, 6-14; net re ceipts, 330; stock, 38,190. Wilmington—Steady; middling, 6%; net receipts, 1.0-13; stock, 13,656. Norfolk— Steady; middling, 6%; net re rtglpts. sales, 124; stock, &4M). FiPtadtlmure—Nominal; middling, 7%; wtock, 27,415. New York—Quiet; middling, 7%; net re ceipts. none; gross, 1,006; sales, 384; spin ning, 841; stock, 281,874. Boston—Quiet; middling, 7 5-16; net re ceipts, 999; gross, 1,717. Philadelphia—Weak; middling, 7%; net receipts, 109; stock. 8.500. Daily Movement at Interior Towns— -1 Augusta—Steady; middling, 7 1-16; net re ceipts, 293; eales, 290; stock. 49,024. Memphis—Steady; middling, 6%; net re ceipts, 280; gross, 530; sales, 1,500; stock, 184.673. ; St. Loute-jQulet; middling, 6 15-16; net re ceipts, 294; gross, 1,462; sales, 1,105; stock, ' Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 7; net re ceipts, 1,492; sales, 200; stock, 5,360. Houston—Steady; middling, 6 15-16; net receipts, 4,232; sales, 205; stock, 48,936. Louisville —Quiet; middling, 7. Exports of Cotton This Day- Galveston—To Great Britain, 10,745. New Orleans—To Great Britain, 5,110; continent, 625; coastwise, 3,863. Mobile—Coastwise, 583. Savannah—Coastwise, 525. Charleston—To the continent, 8,753; coastwise, 731.' Norfolk—To the continent, 300; coastwise, 1,513. New York—Forwarded, 6. Boston—To Great Britain, 7,945. Total foreign exports from all ports this day and so far this week; To Great Bri tain, 23,800; to France, none; to the con tinent. 9,677. Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, ’96: T« Great Britain, 2,142,803; to Francs, 463,- U>2; to the continent, 1,234,196. Liverpool, Jan. 16, 12:So p. m.—Cotton, demand moderate; prices easier; American middling, 3 31-32 d; sales, 8,000, all Amer- I .in; speculation and export, 500; receipts, 27,000| American, 26,&X); futures open ed quiet with demand moderate; January, 3.59ft»3.58d; January-February, February- March, March-April, April-May, 3.58 d; May-June, 8.69 d; June-July, July-August, 3.<Wd; August-September, 3.59@8.58. Fu tiires quiet. Spot prices; American mid dling fair. 4 13-82 d; good middling, 4 3-32 d; low middling, 3 27-83 d; good ordinary, 8 23-32 d; ordinary, 3 17-3 M. 1 p, rn. -American middling. 3 31-32 d; Jan uary, 3.68<i sellers; January-February, February-March, March-April, 8.57@i8.58d sellers; April-May, 3.58 d sellers; Mav- June, 8.58@3.N»d sellers; June-July. 3.59 d Wellers; July-August, 3.59@3.60d sellers; Au gust-September, 8.58 d values; September October, 3.53 d values; October-November, 1.61 d values. Futures closed quiet. New York, Jan. 16. noon.—Cotton futures mpenetl steady; January, 6.92e; February AMc; March, 7.<Mc; Aprjl, 7.10 c; May, 7.18e June, 7.21 c, July, 7.24 c. New York, Jan. 16. 1 p. m.—Cotton closed quiet; sales. 62,200 bales; January and February. 6.33 c; March, 7.00 c; April, ?,0U; x May, Mio; June, 7,18 c; July, 7.22 c; August s.»c; September, 6.'.Hie; October’and Nol vember. 6.9uc. New York, Jan. 14. The total visible FTPIy of cotton for the world is 4,165.05; bales, of which B,Klfl,W? bales are Ameri can, against 4,065.003 and 3,627.802 bales re spettively. last year. Receipts during tin past week at all interior towns were 82,343 bale*. Receipts from the plantations wen Ifl.lTO bales. The crop in sight Is ; i Utiles. Th* receipts for the past week wet 1*478 bags, against 1.797 bags the sane Week last year. The exports for the week were 2,15’ bags. moving as follows: To Havre, 42. Bags; to Manchester, 903 bags; to Liver pool, 525 bags; to Glasgow, 310 bags, r< rutthrm ports for domestic consumption &,•< bag*. Exports same webk last year were 1.9;. l»,4gS. (TM total receipts from Sept, I to dat •mount to 73,195 bags, against 65.560 bag.- f@r the corresponding time last year. ,Th« total exports from Sept, i to dab •mount to 48.548 hags. moving as follows To Cheat Britain. 31.797 bags, to France bags; to the continent. 1.8*4 bag*; t nprtttrrn porta for domestic consumption 14.bag*. The total exports for the same period last year were 48,599 bags. Stock on hand, and on shipboard to-day was 27,354 bags, against 17,364 bags this day last year. Charleston, S. C., Jan. 15.—Sea Island cotton market: Receipts for the week, 111 bags; exports, 377; sales, 579; stock, 6,108. V Quotations: Medium fine islands, nom inal; fine islands, 18@19c; ffilly fine is lands, 20© 23c. The total receipts since Sept. 1, 1896, have been 8,820 bags, against 9,245 bags for the same time last year. The exports since Sept. 1, 1896, have been 3,873 bags, against 6,720 bags for the same time last year. Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks; Received this day ; ...* 2,153 Received same day last year........ 3,291 Received same day in 1894 3,519 Hectored past week 12,554 Received same week last year 12,813 Received same week in 1894.. 16,19 i Received since Sept."!, 1896 ..653,601 Receipts same time last year 557,744 Receipts same tkne in 1894 733,658 Exports this day, coastwise 1,577 Exports this week, coastwise 8,563 Exports this week, continent 24,214 Exports Since Sept. 1, 1896 To Great Britain 40,768 To France 15,341 To the continent .....255,532 Total foreign 311,482 Total coastwise 284,404 Total exports 563,268 Stock on hand this day 81,139 Stoqk on hand same day last year.. 90,911 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 29,818 This day last week 32.286 This day last year 25,238 This day year before last 38,324 Receipts past week 147,357 Same week last year 123,124 Same week year before last 210,766 Total receipts since Sept. 1, ’96 5,230,488 Same time in 1895-96 3,766,097 Same time in 1894-95 ,5,699,089 1 Stock at the ports to-day 1,114,783 Stock same day last year 1,012,962 New York, Jan. 16.—Riordan & Co. say of cotton to-day: “We have had a very dull week in cotton, with fluctuations within a narrow range, the highest and lowest price for March having been 7.14 c and 7c, resj>ectively. To-day an uneat- Isfactory Liverpool report resulted in a further decline of 3 or 4 points. March opened at 7.04 c, and closed at 7.01 c, with the tone quiet, but the demands was brisk at thetdecline and after the close, prices improved a couple of points. Some shrewd traders to-day were inclined to think that the turning point in prices, not only of cotton, but of all commodities, has been reached. There is no doubt that trade is Improving; slowly perhaps, but surely. There is only one contingency, in our oplfilon, which can prevent a decided improvement in the price of cotton. We mean a renewal of big receipts, and this, we think, very improbable. In our judg ment now is the time to buy cotton." New York, Jan. 16.—The Sun says of cotton: “The trading to-day was almost lifeless. Lower cables, unfavorable Man chester advices, larger receipts than had been expected, and some selling, for con tinental account had a weakening effect upon the market, but owing to the in tense dullness of the speculation, the de cline was slight. The trading was of a local professional character. The receipts at the ports for the week, it is now esti mated, Will be larger than last week, though the quantity to come into sight is estimated at only 160,000, against 67,000 last week. The decline in Liverpool was attributed to the plague in India, which, it is feared, will lead to a curtailment of production at Manchester.” WEEKLY COTTON^REPORTS. M o vem s* tat the Port a— 1 *'' _ .. New Yqrk—Net receipts, 2,336; gross, 31,032; exports to Great Britain, 25,618; France, 1,452; continent, 2,443; coastwise, 6,986; sales, 4,930; spinners, 1,096. Boston—Net receipts, 6,567; gross, 20,551; exports to Great Britain, 7,861. Texas City—Net receipts and gross, 941; exports cpastwlse, 1,200. Pensacola—Net receipts and gross, 6,210; exports to Great Britain, 6,210. Wilmington—Net receipts and gross, 4,127; exports coastwise, 1,000. Baltimore —Net receipts, 2,111; gross, 6,882; exports to Great Britain, 3,907; con tinent, 1,857; exports coastwise, 3,000. Newport News—Js.2 and gross receipts, 205; stock, 1,981. Mobile—Net and gross receipts, 6,775; ex ports to Great Britain, 14,046; continent, 856; exports coastwise, 2,641; sales, 2,600. Norfolk—Net and gross receipts, 11,028; exports to Great Britain, 3,122; exports coastwise, 9,587; sales, 1,627. Galveston—Net receipts, 33,925; gross, 35,143; exports to Great Britain, 27,550; France, 6,333; continent, 845; coastwise, 4,389; sales, 3,283; spinners, 240. Charleston—Net and gross receipts, 6,705; exports to Great Britain, 6,027; continent, 6,303; sales, 240. Philadelphia—Net receipts, 1,455; gross, 2,106; exports to Great Britain, 306. Savannah—Net receipts, 12,457: gross, 12,554; exports continent, 24,214; exports coastwise, 8,563. New Orleans—Net receipts, 50,523; gross, 52,480; exports to Great Britain, 33,511: France, 32,184; continent, 22,221; channel, 5,481; exports coastwise, 6,702; sales, 29,650. Movement at interior towns— Louisville—Net and gross receipts, 345; shipments, none; spinners, 235; sales, 235; stock, 590. Memphis—Net receipts, 6,671; gross, 10,- 086; shipments, 12,176; sales, 14,550; Columbus, Ga.—Net and gross receipts, 660; shipments, 1,099; sales, 1,099; stock, 181*7, 13,774; 1896, 13.249. Houston—Net and gross receipts, 29,521; shipments. 33,032; sales, 2.431. Albany—Net and gross receipts, 161; shipments, 1,611; stock, corrected, 3,994. Newberry—Net and gross receipts, 72; shipments. 35; stock, corrected, 800. Yazoo City—Net and gross receipts, 1,815; shipments, 1,978; stock, 17,292. Little Rock—Net and gross receipts, 1, 075: shipments. 2,877; stock, 7,440. Vicksburg—Net and gross receipts, 1,747; shipments. 2.769; stock, 23,471. Dallas—Net and gross, 1,088; shipments, 1,272; stock. 852. Brenham—Net and gross, 789; shipments. 1,303; stock, 4.168. Macon—Net and gross receipts, 287; ship ments, 579; stock. 1597. 9,415; 1896. 8,138. Charlotte—Net and gross receipts, 474; shipments, 474; stock, 100. Greenwood—Net and gross receipts, 225; shipments. 225; sales, 325; stock, 125. Athens—Net and gross receipts, 937; ship ments, 1,850; spinners, 119; sales. 1,969; stock. 8,487. Selma—Net and gross receipts. 422; ship ments. 1,197; stock, 1897. 8.135; 1X96. 5.520. Atlanta—Net and gross receipts, <73; shipments. 328; stock. 7.730. Meridian—Net and gross receipts, 550; shipments, 600; stock. 2,215. Helena—Net and gross receipts, 1,394; shipments, 1.463; stock, 11.598. Columbus. Miss.—Nel and gross receipts. 395: shipments, 997; sales, 997; stock. 2.871. Eufaula—Net and gross receipts, 5; . shipments. 77; spinners, 67; sales. 144; stock, 3.350. Raleigh—Net and gross receipts, 192; shipments, 432; stock. 730. Columbia, S. C.-*Net and gross receipts. u 0; shipments. 670; sales. 670. Natchez—Net and cross receipts. 1.181: shipments. 1,383; sales. 1.576; stock, cor ceeted. 13,770. Augusta—Net receipts, 1,996; gross. 3,951, sbipments, 3.233; sales. 3.010. Shreveport—Net and gross receipts, 1,464; .ilpments, 2.839; sales. 1.948; stock. 24.799. Rome—Net and gross receipts, 430; ship ments. 1,110; stock, 3.747. Nashville—Net and gross receipts. 747; hlpments. 637; spinners. 164; sales, -dock. 1»7. 348; 1838, 1.115, Montgomery—l * Si 2o' S ;' J: w:< *’ 3,3i<: s’oek. THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWOTIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1897. St. Louis—Net receipts, 2,465; gross, 11,- 752; shipments, 11,162. 'Cincinnati—Net and gross, 8,092; ship ments, 9,203; spinners, 200; sales, 275. Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Jan. 15, 1897, and Jan. 17. 1896. 1897. 1896. Net receipts at all U. S. ports for this week .. 147,357 123,124 Total receipts 5,230,438 3,766,697 Exports for the week 231,400 153,142 Total exports to date ....3,812,005 2,385,541 Stocks at U. S. ports 1,114,783 1,012,962 Stocks at interior towns .. 515,076 518,193 Stocks at Liverpool 1,147,000 1,111,000 Stocks of American afloat for Great Britain 326,000 165,000 Comparative statement of net receipts at all the ports from Sept. 1, 1896, to Friday evening, Jan. 15, 1897, and from Sept. 1, 1895, to Friday, Jan. 17. 1896: Receipts stnce’SeptTf - 1896-97 | 1895-95 ” Ga 1 vest on 1,i56ji)62 7267984 New Orleans 1,590,564 1,267,302 Mobile 225.161 155,022 Savannah 652,470 557,314 Charleston 331,065 221,367 Wilmington .1 216,045 140,654 Norfolk 595,723 217,935 Baltimore 43,292 31,218 New York 90,108 67,030 Boston 114,968 75,597 Philadelphia 27,637 25,116 West Point 5Q 134,720 Port Royal 58,767 40,268 Pensacola 46,023 6,915 Brunswick 71,469 52,581 Newport News 8,780 7,429 Texas City 42,254 39,245 Total 5,230,438|' 3,766,697 Total foreign exports from all ports since Sept. 1, 1896, and for the same period in 1895-’96: Ports— |Gt.Br.|Fr’nc’| Cont. New" Orleans | 560,758|279,630| 362,825 Mobile and Pert 150,108| 10,063| 11,680 Galveston | 568,946|131,752| 197,204 Savannah | 40,768| 15,341| 255,532 Brunswick | 71,469| | Charleston | 76,061| | 149,446 Port Royal | 58,767| | Wilmington | 95,431| | 87,471 Norfolk | 125,525| 5,200| 30,600 Newport News | 5,799| |. New York | 163,5531 15,714| 92,300 Boston | 145,598| | Baltimore | 50,337 j 5,352| 37,062 Philadelphia | 5,888| | 349 Total, 1896-'97 1.|2,H9,003|463,052|1,224,469 | 11 Total, 1895-’96 11,175,2791342,4191 943,812 I— 11 Total, 1894-’95 |2,098,836|562,530|1,489,483 “Ports “| 1897 | 1896 " New Orleans 402,406 381,656 Mobile 36,622 40t896 Galveston 160,266 113,831 Savannah 81,139 90,911 Charleston 38,591 46,837 Wilmington 21,364 25,357 Virginia 39,261 77,405 New York 290,903 193,800 Other ports 4-1,231 42,269 Total |j,114,783|1,012,962 DRY GOODS. New York, Jan. 16.—The week has closed very quietly to-day in all depart ments of the dry goods market. General business continues disappointing, but still taking the week throughout, there has been some improvement over several weeks, immediately preceding in the mar ket here at first hands, and a most de cided expansion of buying of print cloth goods at Fall River. The local jobbing trade reports fair business for the week, and reports from other jobbing centers are mostly satisfactory. Spirits Turpentine—Therft 1 was a slow de mand for spirits turpentine early in the day, but later there' was a fair request for the day were greater tljnn the receipts. At the Board of Trade at the first call, the market was bulletined steady at 25%c, with no sales reported. At the last call, the market closed firm at 25%c, with sales of 510 casks Rosin—There was a drop in prices to day. The entire line of common and me dium grades were lower. At the Board of Trade, at the first call, the market was bulletined firm at 5c decline on F and below, 10c on G, 5c on H and I, and 5c water white. The sales were 1,085 barrels. At the last call the market was bulletined firm and unchanged, with no sales report ed. The quotations at the Board of Trade were as follows: A, B, C $1 50 I |1 85 D 150 K 190 E 155 M 190 F 1 55 N A 1 90 G 1 60 W G 200 H 1 70 W W 2 20 Naval Stores Statement- Spirits. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1, 1896.. 5,319 134,978 Received this day 341 4,018 Received previously 314,601 1,011,257 Total ....320,161 1,150.253 Exports this day 708 4,487 Exports previously 285,611 870,486 Total since April 1. 1896 ...286,319 874,973 Stock on hand this day 33,842 275,280 Stock same day last year .. 19,040 232,945 Receipts same day last year 342 4,509 Charleston. Jan. 16.—Turpentine, firm at 25c; sales, none. Rosin, firm; sales. 300 barrels; A, B. C, $1.40; D. E, $1.45; F, G, $1.50; H. I, $1.65: M. N, $1.80; W G, $1.90; W W, $2.00. Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 16.—Rosin firm; strained, $1.45; good strained, $1.3). Spirits turpentine firm; machine, 25%c; irregular, 25c. Tar firm at 95c. Crude turpentine steady; hard. $1.30; soft, not quoted; vir gin. SI.BO. | New York, Jan. 16.—Rosin steady; strain ed, common to good, $L70@1.72%. Turpen tine quiet, 27%©28%c. RICE. Cornmou Nominal Fair 3%©3% Good 4 ©4U Prime 4%©<\ Rough, 60c to $1 per bushel. FINANCIAL. Money—The market is easy. Foreign Exchange—Market steady. The following are net Savannah quota tions: Commercial demand. $4.86%; sixty days, $4.83%; ninety days, $4.82%; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days. 5.21; Swiss, sixty days. 5.22%; marks, sixty days. 94%. Domestic Exchange—Steady. Banks arc buying at % per cent, discount and selling as follows: Up to $25. 10c premium; $25 to SSO, 15c premium; SSO to SIOO. 20c premium; SIOO to S2OO, 25c premium; S2OO and over at par. Securities—The market is quiet with a little investment buying, but qo specula tive ventures. Stocks and Bonds—State Bonds—Georgia 3% per cent, bonds of 1930. 101% bid. 102% asked; Georgia $% per cent., due 1915, loi bid. 103 asked; Georgia 4% per cent, bonds. 1915. 113% bid. 114% asked; Georgia 4 per cent., due 1926, 110 bid, 11l asked; South Carolina 4%5, 107% bid. 108% asked. City Bonds—Atlanta 7 per cent., 104 bid. 105 asked; Augusta 4%5, 1925. 103 bid. 104 asked: Augusta 7 per cent., 112 bld, 113 asked; Augusta 6 per cent., no bid, m asked; Columbus 5 per cent., 103 bid, MB asked; Macon 6 per cent., 114% bid. 115 asked; Savannah 5 per cent, quarterly April coupons, 107% bid. 108 asked; Savan nah 5 per cent., quarterly February, cou pons. IftX bld. 108% asked; Charleston 4s 91 bid. 96 asked. Railroad Bonds—Savannah. Florida and Western railroad general mortgage bonds. 6 per cent, interest coupons. 112% bid. lii asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage, consolidated 7 per cent, coupons, January and July maturity, 1897, 100 bid. 100% ask ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com pany collateral gold ss, 95 bid, 97 asked; Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage ss. 50-year gold bonds, 110 bid, 112 asked; Central of Georgia Railway first consoli dated mortgage ss, 91 bid. 92 asked; Cen tral of Georgia Railway first preferred incomes, 27 bid, 29 asked; Central of Georgia Railway second preferred in incomes, 10 bid, 12 asked; Central of Georgia Railway third preferred incomes, 5% bid, 6% asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1910, 107 bid, 109 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first ss, 106 bid, 107 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second mortgage 7s, 113 bid, 116 asked; Georgia Southern and Florida, new ss, 93 bid, 94% asked; South Georgia and Florida first mortgage 7s, 104 bid, 105 asked; South Georgia and Florida second mortgage 7s, 102 bid, 104 asked; Ocean Steamship 5 per cent, bonds, 1926, 101 bld, 102 asked; City and Suburban railroad first mortgage 7 per cent, bonds, 80 bid, 85 asked; Ala bama Midland 5 per cent, indorsed, 87 bid, 90 asked; Brunswick and Western 4s, bid, 70 asked; South Bound railroad ss, 70 bid 73 asked; Southern Railway ss, 89 bid, 91,asked; Georgia and Alabama first pre ferred ss, 98% bid, 100 asked; Georgia and Alabama first consols, 80 bld, 81 asked. Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan nah, 92% bld, 93% asked, ex-div, Georgia common, 160 bid, 163 asked; {Southwestern, 91% bid,92% asked ex-div;Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 100 bid, 101 asked; At lanta and West Point 6 per cent, certifi cates, 98 bld, 99 asked; Savannah Con struction Company, 70 bld. 74 asked. Gas Stocks—Savannah Gas- Light stock, 22% bid, 23 asked; Electric Light and Power Company, 66 bid, 67 asked, ex-div. Bank Stocks. Etc. —Citizens Bank, 10S bid, 108% asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank, 45 bid, 46 asked, ex-div.; Germania Bank, 106% bid, 107% asked, ex-div.; Mer chants National Bank, 92% bid, 93% asked exAliv.; National Bank of Savannah, 126 bld, 127 asked, ex-div,,; Oglethorpe Sav ings and Trust Company, 100 bid, 101 asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank of the State of Georgia, bid, 168 asked; ex-div.; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa ny, 100 bid, 101 asked, ex-div.; Chatham Real Estate and Improvement Company, A, 52% bid, asked; B, 50% bid, 51 asked, ex-div.; People's Savings and Loan Com yany, 92 bid, 93 asked. Factory Bonds—Augusta Factory, 6s, 100 bid, 102 asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 100 bid, 101 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 102 bid, 103 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufactur ing Company, 6 per cent, bonds, 40 bid, 50 asked. Factory Stocks—Savannah Cotton Fac tory, bid, 50 asked; Augusta Factory, 82 bid, 83 asked, ex-div.; Fac tory, 145 bid, 151 asked; Langley Factory, 106 bid, 107 asked; Enterprise Factory, common, 99 bid, 102 asked; J. R. King Manufacturing Company, 103 bid, 104 ask ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, 96 bld, 98 asked; Savannah Brewing Company, 92 bid, 95 asked. MISCELLANEOUS M * RKETS. Bacon—The market is steady. Smoked cl<.r sides, 5%c; dry salted clear rib sides, sc; long clear, none; bellies, sc; sugar cured hams, ll%c. Lard—Market steady; pure, in tierces, sc; 50-pound tins, 5%c; compound, in tierces, 4%c; in 50-pound tins, sc. Butter—Market lower, fair demand; Go shen 15@17c; gilt edge, 20%@22c; creamery, 22%©24c. Cheese—Market firm; fancy full cream cheese, 11@12%c; 20-pbund average, 11%@13c; fancy Elgins, 24%@26c. Fish—Mackerel, half-barrel. No. 1, $8.50; No. 2, $7.50; No. 3, $6.00; kits, No. 1, $1.25; No. 2, $1.00; No. 3,95 c. Codfish, 1-pound bricks, 6%c; ? 2-pound bricks, 6c. Smoked herring, per box, 20c; Dutch herring, in kegs, $1.60. New mullet, half-barrels, $3.50. Salt—Demand is fair, and the market steady: carload lots, L o. b.. Liverpool, ■ 12E- pound- burlap sacks, 32c; ditto, 125-pound cotton sacks. vße; smaller lots, higher. • Syrup—Market quiet; Georgia and Flor ida syrup buying at 22c; selling at 23@25c; sugar house kt 18©‘32c; Cuba, straight goods, sugar house molasses, 15® 20c. TobaccoI—Market 1 —Market quiet and steady; smoking, domestics, 22@60c; chewing, com mon, sound, 24@27c; fair, 23©35c; good, 36 @4Bc; bright, 60@65c; fine fancy, 65@80c. Sugar—Equality Prices—Savannah Quo tations—Cut loaf, 5.18 c; crushed, 5.13 c; powdered 4.80 c; XXXX powdered, 4.93 c; standard granulated. 4.55 c; cubes, 4.80e; mould A, 4.80 c; diamond 4.55 c; confec tioners’ A, 4.43 c; white extra C, 4.05 c; ex tra C, 3.93 c; golden C, 3.87 c; yellows, 3.74e. Tone firm. Coffee—Mocha and Java, 27%c; Peaberry, 20%c; standard No. 1,17 c; No. 2,16 c; No. 3,15 c; No. 4,14 c; No. 5,13 c; No. 6,12 c; No. 7, He. Flour—Very strong; patents. $5.50; straights, $5.25; fancy, $5.10; family, $4.60. Corn—Market is steady; white corn, job lots, 44c; carload lots, 41c; mixed corn, job lots, 43c; carload, 40c; cracked corn, job lots, 85c sack. Oats—Carload lots, 32c; job lots, 35c. Oats—Texas rust proof, job lots, 55c. Bran—Job lots, 85c; carload lots, 75c. Hay—Market steady; western, job lots, 85c; carload lots, 75c. Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $2.20; per sack, 95c; city meal, per sack, 85c; pearl grits, per barrel, $2.30; per sack. $1.00; city grits, per sack, 95c. Lemons—Market quiet, new crop Messi na, per box, $2.75@3.00. Pineapples—Cases, $4.00@4.50; half cases, $2.25©2.50. Oranges—Florida. $3.75@4.00 per box; im ported oranges, $2.7E@3.00. Apples—sl.7s@2.oo barrels. Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 8%@10c; common, 7@Bc. Raisins—L. L., $1.75; % box, $1.10; loose, 50-pound boxes, 6%c pound. Oils—Market steady; demand fair; sig nal. 45©50c; West Virginia, black, 9©»l2c; lard, 58©65c; neatsfoot, 60©85c; machinery, 20@30c; linseed, raw, 35c; boiled, 37c; kero sene. Georgia test, 10c; water white. 11c; fire proof, 12c; guardian, lie; deodorized, stove gasoline, 13c. Lime Calcined Plaster and Cement- Alabama and Georgia lime in fair de mand and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk and carload lots special; calcined plaster, $1.60 per barrel; hair, 4@sc; Rosedale ce ment, $1.30@4.40; carload lots, special; Portland cement, retail, s2.4o;,carload lots, $2.10. Cabbage—Barrel®, 7c; barrel crates, $2.00 ©2.S. Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona, 16c; Ivicas, 14c; walnuts, French; 11c; Naples, 12%c; pecans, 10c; Brazils, 6c; filberts. 10c; as sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 9%©slOc; cocoanuts, $3.75 per 100. Peanuts—Ample stock; fair demand; market steady; fancy hand-picked. Vir ginia, per pound. 4%c; hand-picked, per pound, 4c; small hand-picked, per pound. 4c. Onions—Crates, $1.25; barrels, $3.50. Potatoes—lrish, SI.BO barrel; sacks, $1.75. Seed Potatoes—Virginia second crop, $3.25; Houlton Early Rose, $2.75 bbl. Shot—Firm; drop to B. $1.30; B to larger, $1.45: bulk. $1.45. Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 4%@ sc; refined, $1.70 base. Nails—Cut, $1.90 base; wire, $2.15 base. Advance national list of extras, adopted Dec. 1. 1896. Gun Powder—Per keg, $4-00; half keg, $2.55; quarter keg, $1.30. Champion duck ing, quarter keg. $2.35. Austin. Dupont and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs. 18.45; quarter kegs, $4.30; 3-pound canister, 1-pound canister, 75c. Less So to 10 per cent. off. Lumber—Demand, both foreign and do mestic. is firm. Ordinary sizes, 12.00; difficult sixes, $13.00@18.00; flooring, boards, $15.00©22.00; ship stuff. $l«.50@20.00; eawn ties, SIO.OO. Poultry—Steady, fair* demand; spring chickens, 25c per pair; half-grown to three-quarters grown. 30c to 35c pair; full-grown fowls, 50c per pair. Eggs—Market fully supplied; candled, per doxen. 15c; country. 3c less. Hides. Wool, Etc.—Hides—Tne market firm; dry flint. 10%©Uc; dry salt. »c; green salted, 5%c. Wool—nominal; prime Geor | gia, free of sand burrs,and olack wool. Winter Snaps. Our CLEARANCE prices place Fine WINTER CLOTHING, OVERCOATS and UNDERWEAR for Men, Boys and Children on a Lower Price plane than you ever before heard of. You can save money by buying now. All sizes. ORDER BY MAIL. KEHOE’S IRON WORKS, Foundry, Machine, Boiler and Blacksmith Works. IRON and BRASS CASTINGS, EN GINES and BOILERS, KNOWLES’ PUMPS, INJECTORS, LUBRICATORS, STEAM GAUGES, supplies of all kinds. Repairs to SHAY Locomotives and MA CHINERY a specialty. WM, KEHOE & CO., BROUGHTON, FROM REYNOLDS TO RANDOLPH STREETS. B PARKER’S”"” HAIR BALSAM Cleanses and beautifies the hair. Promotes a luxuriant growth. Never Fails to Restore Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. Cures scalp diseases & hair tailing. SOc, and SI.OO at Druggists 13c; blacks, 11c; burry, Bc. "Wax, 25c. Tal low, 2c. Deer skins, 15c. Bagging and Ties—The market is quiet; jute bagging, 2%-pound, 6%c; 2-pound, 6c; 1%-pound,s%c; quotations are for job lots, small lots higher; sea island bagging, 7%@ 8c; Standard Arrow ties, steel, 45’pounds, large lots. 75c; small lots, 90c. Dry Goods—The market is steady; de mand brisk; prints, 4@sc; Georgia brown shirtings, 4, 3%c; %, 4%c; 4-4 brown sheet ings, 5%c; white, osnaburgs, 7@7%c; checks; 4@sc; brown drillings, 5@6%c. OCEAIB FREIGHTS. Cotton—Market firm; rates quoted are per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, $1.25; New York, per bale, $1.00; Philadelphia, per bale, $1.00; Baltimore, per bale, $1.00; to Liverpool, via New York, 40c; Bremen, via New .York, 45c; Antwerp, via New York, 50c; Havre, via New York, 53c; Am sterdam, via New York, 53c; Genoa, via New York, 55c; Reval, via New York, 63c; Hamburg, via New York, 50c. Direct: 38c; Barcelona, 48c; Genoa, 48c; Liverpool, 35c. Lumber—By Sall—Freights are steady at ruling rates. Foreign business is more or less nominal. The rates from this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4.00 @4.50 for a range including Baltimore and Portland,’ Me. Railroad ties, base 44 feet, 16c. Timber rates, 50c@$1.00 higher than lumber rates. To the West Indies and windward, nominal; to Rosario, $12.00©) 13.00; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, SIO.OO @11.00; to Rio Janeiro, $14.00; to Spanish and Mediterranean ports, $11.30@11.50; to United Kingdom for orders, nominal for lumber, 4-pound 5s standard. By Steam—To New York, $7.00; to Phila delphia, $7.00; to Boston, $8,00; to Balti more $5.00. Naval Stores—By Sail—The market is firm. Large-sized, Cork for orders, are as follows: Rosin, 2s 6d; for barrels of 310 pounds and 5 per cent, primage; spirits, 3s 9d; Genoa, rosin, 2s 3d@2s 6d; Adriatic, 2s 6d@2s 9d; South America, rosin, 65c per barrel of 280 pounds. Coastwise—Steam— To Boston, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin, 90c on spirits; to New York, rosin, B%c per 100 pounds. WILLIAM W. ROGERS DEAD. Hlh Demise After a Short 11l nene From Pneumonia. Mr. William W. Rogers died last night at 6:30 o’clock at his residence on Gordon street after a short Illness from pneu monia. The announcement of his death, which came suddenly, will cause deep sorrow and regret. Few young men were better known or more popular in business and social circles. His position as cash ier of the .Merchants National Bank brought him in close contact with business men by whom he was universally es teemed. Mr. Rogers’ illness began with an at tack of the grip, from which he ap parently recovered. While attending Sousa's band concert at the theater last Saturday night he was again taken ill and was compelled to return to his home. Pneumonia at once set In. Tuesday his illness became serious and from then he was under the constant care of his physi cians, Drs. Corson and Boyd. Yesterday morning his condition became critical. He began sinking and after that his physi cians abandoned all hope. There were constant and anxious call ers at the house ail day to learn of his condition and if there were any hopes for his ultimate recovery. The nnouncement early in the afternoon that his life had been despaired of was re ceived with general sorrow'. Mr. Rogers was about 40 years old and was the son of Col. and Mrs. William Rog ers. He leaves, besides his parents, a wife and brother. The latter Is tn New York.and was telegraphed the news of Mr. Rogers death. The funeral will probably take place to-morrow morning. Mr. Rogers had been cashier of the Merchants National ’Bank for three years. Before that he was treasurer and manager of the Marion Phosphate Com pany. For many years he was connect ed with the Central Railroad Bank, and the office of the treasurer of the Central railroad. He was an honorary member of the Savannah Volunteer Guards bat talion, and was an ex-lieutenant of Com pany C. In business, he was a man of the strictest integrity, honorable and up right, and had the confidence and esteem of the community. Socially, he was po lite, kind and of a generous nature, and the friend of everyone who knew him. His widow and brother, and his honored father and mother have the deepest sym pathy in their bereavement. OREGON’S LEGISLATURE. The I’nusnnl Spectacle of a Sunday Session to Be Witnessed To-day. Salem. Ore., Jan. 16.—The House met this morning at 10 o’clock. The roll was called, but a quorum was not present. The law says: "The House shall adjourn from day to day.” consequently a motion to ad journ till 2 o'clock to-morrow. Sunday, was carried and Oregon will witness the un usual spectacle of a session on Sunday. The senatorial situation is still unchanged. MR. ROBERTS* LOVE LETTERS. SPOKE OF FEELING LIKE “A S YEAR-OLD IN A RYE PATCH.” Mrs. Charlotte B. Carson Tello of Her Meeting; With Him in November, 1804, at Cordele—Convinced Her of His Intentions on His First Visit. On His Second Visit the Time for the Marriage Was Fixed*—Several of the Defendant’s Expressive Love Letters Head in Court*—Mrs. Carson Comes From Famous Vir ginia Ancestry—Trial to Be Con tinued To-day. There has not been a more interesting proceeding in court in sometime than the trial now in progress in the United States court of the suit of Mrs. Charlotte B. Carson of Auburn, Ala., against Mr. Will iam Roberts, Sr„ of Valdosta in which she asks $25,000 damages for breach of promise. Judge Speer’s court room was an at tractive place to many yesterday when the proceedings began. Among the spec tators were several ladies, some of them northern visitors, who are here for a short while only. All of them were greatly in terested in the testimony, which, in many particulars, was most amusing, and, on one or two occasions, the court had to suppress the laughter that was produced. But It was the letters from the defend ant to the plaintiff that were responsible for most of the merriment. Mr, Roberts is a gentleman of about 68 years, but his love letters, nevertheless, bore the stamp of youth. There were smiles audible, and smiles behind fans, when some of those present heard statements read from the letters, Which no deairt retailed to trfem recollections of somewhat younger days. Both the plaintiff and defendant were in court with their counsel. 'Mrs. Carson is a handsome and attractive woman, perhaps in middle life, though younged in appearance, and, as was shown, is highly connected with prominent Virginia an cestry. The bearing of the defendant, though dignified, is far younger than his years. He is a gentleman who is well known in Savannah, as well as in the sec tion where he lives, and, as stated, was two years ago the state senator from his senatorial district. The plaintiff was rep resented by Judge Allen Fort of Americus and Mr. Marion Erwin of Macon, while Hon. F. G. Uußlgnon appeared for the defense. In beginning the proceedings, Mr. du- Bignon moved to continue the case on ac count of the absence of Mr. Roberts’ old est daughter, she being the one who ob jected to the marriage. Judge Speer over ruled the motion on the ground that Mr. Roberts himself was the best witness as to the facts to have been proved by his daughter, and on the further ground that’ her evidence could have been taken by interrogatories. Mrs. Carson was then put on the stand as the first witness, and she was the only witness during the day’s proceedings. "I was born in Stafford county, Virginia, Mrs. Carson said, in reply to the inter rogatories of Mr. Marlon Erwin. “My family name was Riggs, and I am grand niece of Chief Justice Marshall of the United States supreme court. My husbands name was J. P. Car son, wrho belonged to the con federate service, having served under Gen. John B. Gordon. He was the cap tain of Gen. Gordon’s sharpshooters, and commanded the memorable assault which captured Fort Stedman when Grant was closing around Lee at Petersburg. He died in 1889. “I met William Roberts, Sr., about the first of November, 1894, at Cordele. He had been recommended to me by his friends, and I was solicited to receive a visit from him. On his first visit he con vinced rrte of his intentions. He made three or four visits and then wrote to me between times.” Then Mr. Erwin tendered in evidence fifteen letters extending over the period from Nov. 25, 1894 to April 30, 1895, writ ten by the defendant to the plaintiff, and also a photograph of Mr. Roberts, which she said had been given to her by a friend of hers in Cordele, who was aid ing in arranging the match. Mr. Erwin read several of the letters to the jury. All of the letters abounded in strong ex pressions of love and affection, and show ed practically that he had not received any definite answer from her, until after he had written repeated letters pressing RED ROUGH HANDS Itching, scaly, bleeding palms, shapeless nails, and painfnl finger ends, pimples, blackheads, oily, mothy skin,dry, thin, and falling hair, itch ing, scaly scalps, all yield quickly to warm baths with Ccticvra Soap, and gentle anointinge with Cuticuba (ointment), the great skin cure, (yticura I* sold thronrhmtt the world. Porras Dsco axd Chxm. Coar.. Sole Prop*.. Boston. ear* ■* How to Produce Soft, Whit* Hands,” free. ITCHING HUMORS CcTTccilA Baa her to accept him and made his second visit. At that time it was agreed between them that the marriage should take place some time in February. The letters in dicated also that while Mr. Roberts sta ted some of his children had objected to the marriage, he had made up his mind to marry her in spite of their objections. In one of his letters he said he longed for the time when he could take her to hia arms and fold her to his loving bosom. At another time in writing her of his love and affection, he spoke of a wedding that was to take place near his home, which he was<o attend, and when he thought of her he said he would feel as Bill. Arp had expressed it, “like a 2-year old in a rye patch.” He was frequently in the habit of put ting Biblical quotations in his letters, and in that of April 30, 1895, written ten days before his marriage with Miss Jessie J. Cook of Boston, Ga., he quoted the fa mous conversation between Christ and the apostle Peter, who, when Christ asked. “Dost thou love me, Peter?” replied, “Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee.” His comparative reference follow ed in the assertion that it was not neces sary for he and the plaintiff to ask each other this question, for each knew of the others strong and enduring love. After the reading of some of the letters Mrs. Carson was again questioned. “He professed to be very much in love,” Mrs. Carson said when her testimony was resumed, “and after the second visit wished to marry me immediately, as soon as we could appoint a day, and I agreed to marry him, and February was appoint ed as a time. He said his children object ed to his marrying any one, but that they had no personal objections to me, that he would not regard their objections, and he wished to know of me if I would regard my children’s opposition, and I told him that my children were too sensible to put in any objection to anything I might do. They had confidence enough in my judg ment to let me do as I pleased. “On the occasion of his second visit the day was appointed. He wished to have the marriage ceremony performed imme diately. and den.t fq.r a minister to have it performed in the house at once. I object ed to that. He seemed to be sincere in his professions of love and affection, and I believed them. He said he was worth, at the lowest estimate. $25,000, and stood well in his community, and if I had any doubt about it I could send any friend I wished to investigate his standing financially ami socially. Mr. Bivins, my son-in-law/went down to Valdosta, and found Mr. Roberts’ representations had been very correct. “We were to arrange the day afterwards by correspondence. February was the first time chosen, and afterwards April. No day was appointed. He was as sincere in his professions of love and confidence as any one could expect or desire. He said his children objected to his marrying any one, but that he would use his own pleas ure about it, that they had no personal ob jections to me, but that they really ob jected to his marrying any one at all.” Court was adjourned about this stage of the case, and it will be taken up again this morning at 10 o’clock, at which time Mr. Erwin will continue the reading of let ters from Mr. Roberts to Mrs. Carson, At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s testimony the defendant will probably appear on the witness stand, and it is said he also has some letters, about eighteen or twenty in number, written him by Mrs. Carson.whlch will also be put in evidence and read be fore the court and jury. The interest In the case appears to grow more intense as it progresses, and no doubt there will be numerous spectators In the court to-day. MRS. CAMPBELL ONCE LIVED HERE. A Savannnli Side of the Famou« New York Will Content. William Campbell, the millionaire wall paper manufacturer, died last month in New York, and his will is now being con tested by his daughter, who is not satis fied with his leaving her $75,000. Mr. Campbell’s misfortunes in Savannah are still very vivid in the minds of news paper men of that day. He and his wife arrived in this city by steamer from New York in 1876. He left his wife at a hotel and started back for New York by rail. His wife employed lawyers and arrested her husband at the crossing of the Charleston and Savan nah and Central railroads, and he was brought back to Savannah. The case came before the courts and the testimony of Mrs. Campbell was a revelation to the bench and bar. Campbell fought the case, but the court gave his wife alimony and mulcted her husband in heavy costs. The final outcome w’as a divorce, in which Mrs. Campbell was given a princely income by the courts. After various ad ventures she married again, and her hus band was relieved of- his burden. During his last sickness Campbell arranged to turn over his immense business to two of his trusted employes at a valuation of $509,000, in which they were to pay 6 per cent., and the remainder of his immense estate, other than the $75,000 left to his daughter, he bequeathed to his housekeep er, Mrs. Ash, whom he would have mar ried had the lady been quite sure that her husband was dead. Campbell, according to the statement of his lawyer who drew up the will, in speak ing of his former wife, said she “had been a perfect devil, and her daughter, who is nowi contesting the will, was a chip of the old block, only worse.” The episode which caused a nine days’ excitement in this city was a revelation to many people. Run Over by an Engine. Macon, Ga., Jan. 16.—A negro named Elisha Wilder, who was run over by a switch engine yesterday in the Soutnern railway yard, died this afternoon. 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