MARKETS UNCHANGED.
THE LEADING DEPARTMENTS FIRM
WITH A GOOD DEMAND.
All of the Offered Stock of Ronin
Taken at Current Priced Spirits
Turpentine Firm at -25 Cents a Gul
lon-low Grade Rosins Partly Ad
vanced R Cents a Barrel—Whole
sale Markets Steady.
Savannah, July 24.—There was a good
demand for all of the offerings in the
leading departments to-day. The cotton
market continued firm and unchanged.
'The reported sales for the day were 113
bales. Spirits turpentine continued firm
at 25c, with bids for all of the receipts.
Rosin partly advanced 5c on H grade and
below and the sales aggregated the
amount of the receipts. The wholesale
markets were steady and unchanged. The
following resume of the different markets
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
The demand continued good and buyers
eucceeded in securing 113 bales. The tone
of the market remained firm, with quota
tions unchanged.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling
Middling I*
Low middling
Good ordinary
Market firm; sales, 113.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day J
Receipts this day last year 316
P.eceipts this day year before last..
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1896 841,689
flame time last year 7t>4,58l
Same time year before last 943,226
Exports, coastwise, this day 50
Stock on hand this day 9,241
Same day last year &.084
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports—
Receipts this day '■■■• 360
This day last week
This day last year 4 ’3
This day year before last 177
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1896, ..6,606,374
Same time last year 5,155,330
Same time year before last 7,927,634
Stock at the ports to-day 108,341
Stock same day last year 172,634
Daily movements at other ports—
Galveston —Quiet; middling, 7%; net re
ceipts, 35; sales, 133; stock. 2,297.
New Orleans—Firm; middling. 7%; net
receipts, 95; gross, 164; sales, 300; stock,
33,578.
Mobile-Steady; middling, 7%; net re
ceipts, 7; gross, IM; sales, 350; stock, 2,132.
Charleston—Firm; middling, 7%; net re
ceipts, 12; stock, 10,W.
Wilmington—Firm; middling, 8; net re
ceipts, 12; stock, 1,212.
Norfolk—Firm; middling. 8%; net re
ceipts, 58; gross, 470; sales, 17; stock, 1,397.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 8%; stock
2,963.
New York—Quiet; middling. 7 15-16; gross
60; sales, 458, all spinners; stock, 61,143.
Boston—Steady; middling, 7 15-16; net re
ceipts, 123; gross, 449.
Philadelphia-/Firm; middling, 8 3-16; net
receipts, 17; stock. 3.812.
Daily movements at interior towns—
Augusta—Firm; middling, 8; sales, 36;
Htock, 1,106.
Memphis— Steady; middling, 7 13-16; net
receipts, 7; sales. 250; stock, 6,198.
St. Louis—Steady; middling, 7 13-16; net
receipts, 8; gross, 43; sales, 52; stock, 10,-
430
Cincinnati—Firm; middling, 8%; stock,
S 282.
’ Houston—Quiet; middling, 7%; net re
ceipts. 9; gross, loti; stock, 1,407.
Louisville—Firm; midd, Ing. 8.
Exports of Cotton This Day- » 1
New York—Forwarded, 60 bales.
New Orleans—To the continent, 1,640
bales.
Charleston—Coastwise. 50 bales.
Savannah—Coastwise, 50 bales.
Norfolk—Coastwise, 412 bales,
Exports from all ports this day and thus
far this week: To the continent, 1,640
bales.
Total exports from all ports since Sept.
I. 1896—2,998,557; to France, 699,545; to the
continent, 2,135,247.
Liverpool, July 24. 1 p. m.—Closing, cot
ton, spot quiet and prices unchanged;
American middling. 4%d; the sales of the
day were 6,000 bales, of which 500 were
for speculation and exnort, and Included
11, American; receipts, 1.000, all Ameri
can; futures opened steady, with a mod
erate demand, closed quiet at the advance;
American middling, low middling clause.
July, 4.12(f6i. 18d buyers; July-August, 4.11 d
buyers; August-fleptember, 4.07 d sellers;
Reptember-October, 3.63 d buyers; October-
November, 3.57(ir3.58d buyers; November-
December, 3.55 d sellers; December-Janu
ary, 3.53®>3.Md buyers; January-February,
8.63413. Md sellers; February-March, 3.54 d
sellers; March-April, 3.54iy,3.55d value;
April-May, 3.55418.56 d sellers.
New York. July 24.—The cotton market
developed a good deal of irregularity to
day, chiefly resulting from the close of
August contracts, which opened at a de
cline of 4 points and made an irregular
rally of 10 points, while tbv rest of the I
list, following the opening cull, worked !
within a range of 6 points selling from i
7.43 c to 7.53 c; August sold oft to 7.47 c, but
not without a slgzag action., which led to
а. more or less current belief that manip
ulation. more than any other cause, was
nt work. I| was claimed that the rise was
caused by a demand from .consumers. The
market closed quiet and steady, with
prices Anally 2 points lower to 2 points
higher; sales, 43,400.
New York. July 24. noon.—Cotton futures
opened steady; sales, 2.300 bales; January,
7.57 c; February, 7.09 c: March, 7.13 c; April,
7.17 c; July, 7.45 c; August. 7.43 c; September.
t.3Bc; OctolwT, 7.07 c; November. 7.02 c; De
cember, 7.05 c.
New York, July 24. 1 m.—Cotton fu
tures closed steady; sales, 73,400; February,
7.11 c; March. 7.14 c; April. 7.17 c: July, 7.500;
August, 7.47 c; September. 7.25 c; October.
7.07 c; November. 7.02 c; December, 7.04 c
New Orleans, July 24.—Cotton futures
quiet; sales, 3,900; July, nominal; August.
7.39u7.41c; September, 6.905! 6.92 c; October*
б. 7*08.77c; November, 6.78(<i6.79c; Decem
ber. 6.*)9i«81c; January. 6.83<i6.85c; Feb
ruary, «.s6©«-88c; March. 6.89<»«.91c.
The total receipts since Sept. 1. 1896 have
been 9.474 bags, against 10,514 bags for the
same time last year. The exports sfnee
fspt. I, 1896. have been 9,464 hags, against
965 bags for the same time last year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks-
Received this day j
Received same day last year..??????? y>
Received samv day year before last g
Received past week ’ m I
Received same week last year”” ” *53
Received same week year before last im
- Receipts since Sept. 1.18 M Sil
Receipts sama time .last year 754 "W
Receipts same time year before last 943 no
Exports this week, coastwise ’ j7 ms
Exports Since Sept. 1, 1896
To Great Britain ,e .w,
To France 15
To the continent sr »
Total foreign .* ‘.'.”*.43M«
Total coastwise 419 «t 8
Total exports ??.??835 95S
Stock on hand this day
Stock on hand same day last year” 773 s
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— ’
Receipts this day 91(
This day last week
Thia day last year
Thia day year before last ISS
Receipts past week ’ • 474
Same week last year
Same week year before last J'w
Total receipts since Hept. |. tsas ”?6.MD>li
Same lime laat year ”$ 154
Same time year before last ~\.T »ir <57
Stock at the ports to-day 110,113
Stock same day last year 177,971
WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.
Movement at Interior Towns—
Memphis—Receipts, 216; shipments, 1,209;
sa.lt* 1 100
Cincinnati—Receipts, 1,008; shipments,
fi-IQ» gftlcs 50.
Augusta—Net receipts, 80; shipments, 60;
sales 139
Louisville—Net receipts, 58; spinners, 59;
sales, 59; stock, 140.
Houston—Receipts, 752; shipments, 738;
sales, 222.
■ St. Louis—Receipts, 169; gross, 1,744;
shipments, 3,197; sales, 685.
•Movement at the Ports—
New York—Net receipts none; gross re
•ceipts, 1,906; exports to-Great Britain, 1,-
735; to France, 500; to the continent, 9,084;
forwarded,' 1,135; 'sales; 9,266; spinners, 7,-
266.
Wilmington—Net receipts, 72; exports
coastwise, 712.
•Galveston—Receipts, 777; exports coast
wise, 2,601; sales, 162: spinners, 142.
• Norfolk—Receipts, 65; gross receipts,
265; exports coastwise, 78; sales, 68.
• • Baltimore—Receipts, 319; gross receipts,
410; exports to the continent, 101; coast
wise, 600.
Boston—Receipts, 118; gross receipts, 2,-
002.
Philadelphia—Net receipts, 625; exports
to Great Britain, 306.
Mobile—Net receipts, 10; exports coast
wise, 59; sales, 200.
Savannah—Net receipts, 91; exports
coastwise, 1,048; sales, 824.
Charleston—Receipts, 3; exports coast
wise, 3,724.
New Orleans—Receipts, 354; exports to
France, 665; to the continent, 1,678; coast
wise, 1,107; sales, 2,250.
Comparative statement of net receipts
at ail the ports from Sept. 1, 1896, to Fri
day evening, July 23, 1897, and from Sept.
1, 1895 to Friday July 24 1896.
Receipts Since Sept." 1.‘”11896-97.” |1895-96? ’
Galveston 1,345,156 | 927,136
New Orleans 2,070,397|1,756,172
Mobile 303,224 1 205,914
Savannah 840,435! 753,411
Charleston 399,388| 280,199
Wilmington 234.446] 171,079
Norfolk | 703,947| 338,579
Baltimore 60,614| 44,196
New York 108,7981 98,439
Boston 160,235| 153,936
Philadelphia 48,697] 45,033
West Point 50 143,635
Port Royal 73,662 75,754
Pensacola 67,892 17,603
Brunswick 125,161 74,340
Newport News 9,707 15,472
Texas City 54,245 54,019
’ total |6,606,01415J54?917
Total foreign exports from all ports
since Sept. 1, 1896, arid for the same period
in 1897.
’ Ports.”" jGt.'Bt?] Fr’ce. | Cont."
New Orleans'??"?? “?| 845,094 ] 422,687|~691.734
Mobile and Pen. ...| 206,722| | 42,738
Galveston | 741.291| 201,595 ] 285,726
Savannah 48,263| 15,334 372,542
Brunswick 103,347] 21,789
Charleston 78,322] 181,554
Port Royal 71,600]
Wilmington 95,4311 111,363
Norfolk 148,320| 5,200 45,942
Newport News 9,427] 1,128
New York 329,451| 41,931 292,540
Boston 229,126| 3,292
Baltimore 80,997] 1 82,«ub
Philadelphia 11,186| 8,997 450
Jl’otal? 1896-97 |2?998,575699?545]2,133, 607
Stock of cotton at all ports July 23, 1897,
and on the same day of the week last
year:
"Ports— | 1897. | 1896.
New Orleans I~ 2,2621 37,813
Mobile .........................| 14,065] 1,556
Galveston | 2,125] 6,624
Savannah ......; 9,2981 7,738
Charleston 10.660 10,859
Wilmington 1,902 4,046
Norfolk 1,369 4,131
New York 61,501 92,171
Other ports 6,966 13,037
"Total , ~ ~|ii0,143ii77,974
Comparative cotton statement for the
week ending July 23, 1897, and July 24, 1896:
1897. 1896.
Net receipts in all U. S.
ports for this week 2,434 6,553
Total receipts 8,606,014 5,154,917
Exports for the week 14,069 27,955
Total exports to date 5,837,608 4,441,975
Stocks at U. 8. ports 101,143 177,974
I Stocks at interior towns .. 26,931 74,708
Stocks at Liverpool 774,000 693,000
Stocks of American afloat
for Great Britain 14,000 28,000
New York, July 24.—Riordan & Co. say
of cotton: "Nothing of importance has
developed to affect the cotton market this
week, and prices show no net change of
moment. August contracts fluctuated
widely in the early part of the week; they
declined sharply, but in the last two days
they were very strong and recovered the
entire loss. The week closed with the
shrewdest judges more puzzled than ever,
to determine what the immediate future
of the market should be. To-day there
was little doing. Liverpool was practic
ally unchanged, and the opening here was
5 points lower on August, and about the
same as last night's figures on the other
months. In the first hour there was no
pressure, and the market advanced. Au
gust was the leader. Towards the close
local bulla were selling and part of the
improvement was lost. January opened
at 7.07 c, advanced to 7.10 c, declined to
7.08 c. and closed at 7.08 c to 7.09 c. with the
tone of the market quiet and steady. Al
though our crop accounts are not as uni
formly favorable as they have been, they
are satisfactory, and the continued prev
alence of dry weather in Texas is the
only menace, as yet, to an enormous yield.
There is no general speculation, but senti
ment strongly favors a higher market.
The bulls are confident and claim that a
very large crop will he readily consumed
at higher prices. Stocks and wheat have
both had good booms, and they predict
that cotton will be the next to enjoy one.
It is certain that with the world so bare
of cotton the early rush of supplies will
fall to have its usual force as a depress- 1
ing influence on prices. Good times and
good business are confidently expected on ;
all sides, and this should encourage those i
who are friendly to cotton. For ourselves, 1
we believe that whatever the market may
do between now and the time that the new
crop will be at its greatest rush to mar
ket, the prices will not then look cheap.
At the sanic time we recognize that senti
ment is against any decline and we advise
caution in selling short, except on good
advances."
WAV Al. stores.
I Spirits Turpentine—There was no change
I in the situation of the market to-day.
I There was a fair demand at the current
I price and the offerings were easily dis- I
I posed of. At the first call at the Board •
I of Trade, the market was bulletined firm
lat 25c, with sales of 710 casks. At the
last call it was unchanged, with no sales
reported.
Rosin—The eager demand for the offer
ings in rosin sent the price of H and
below up 5c a barrel on part sales to
day. At the first call the market was
bulletined firm, with sales of 4,«73 bar
rels. There were no sales reported at the
closing of the market. At the opening
and closiug the market was bulletined firm
at the following quotations:
A. B. C $1 anil 25 I $1 55 |
D 1 XMil 25 K 1 60
K 1 25U1 30 M 1 65
F 1 30©l 25 N 1 85 I
G 1 356»l 40 W G 206 I
H 1 JOfil 55 W W 23b
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin. I
Stock on hand April 1. 1897.. 4,836 177,333 |
THE WEEKLY NEW (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK) MONDAY, JULY 26.1897.
Received this day 1.251 3,036
Received previously 138,553 354,844
Total 144,640 535,219
Exports to-day 610 9,705
Exports previously 112,202 353,886
Total Since April 1, 1897 112,812 363,591
Stock on hand this day 31,828 1/1,628
Stock same day last year... 32,821 128,944
Receipts same day last year. 1,285 4,774
Charleston, S. C., July 24.—Turpentine
firm, 23%c; sales none. Rosin firm; sales,
none; A, B, C, D, $1.15; E, $1.20; F, $1.30;
G, $1.35; H, $1.45; I, $1.55; K, $1.55; M, $1.65;
N. $1.75; W G, $1.90; W W, $2.00.
Wilmington, N C., July 24.—Spirits tur
pentine dull at receipts, 266 casks.
Rosin firm at $1.25; receipts, 737 barrels.
Crude turpentine quiet; $1.30; hard, $1.80;
virgin, $1.90; receipts, 32 barrels. Tar firm
at $1.15; receipts, 51 barrels.
New York July 21.—Rosin, steady;
strained common to gpod, $1.60<g;i.65. Tur
pentine, firmer at 26@26%c.
RICE.
Common Nominal
Fair 3%@3?i
Good 4
Prime
Rough, 65c to $1 per bushel.
FINANCIAL.
Money—The market is easy; demand
good.
Foreign Exchange.—The market is
nominal. The following are net Savannah
quotations. Commercial, demand,
sixty days, $4.85%; ninety days, $4.85%;
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days,
5.18; Swiss, sixty days, 5.19%; marks,
sixty days, 95 1-16.
Domestic Exchange—Steady. Banks are
buying at % per cent, discount and selling
as follows: Up to $25, 10c premium; $25 to
SSO, 15c premium; SSO to $lO3, 20c premium;
S2OO and upwards at par.
Securities—Market is quiet with «ome
firmness in Central issues.
Stocks and Bonds—State Bonds—Georgia
3% per cent, bonds of 1930, 101 bid. 103
asked; Georgia 3% per cent., due 1915, 102
bid, 103% asked; Georgia 4% per cent,
bonds, 1915, 114% bld, 115% asked; Georgia
4 per cent.* due 1926, 110% bid, 112 asked;
South Carolina 4%5, 108 bid, 109 asked.
City Bonds—Atlanta 7 per cent., 104 bid,
105 asked; Augusta 4%5, 1925, 103% bid, 104%
asked; Augusta 7 per cent., 112 bid, 113
asked; Augusta 6 per cent., ill bid, 112
asked; Columbus 5 p<r cent., 103>4 o:d, 104
asked; Macon 6 per cent., 114% bid. 116
asked; Maeon •»%», 1926, 103% bid 104 asked.
Savannah 5 per cent., quarterly October
coupons, 109% bid, 109% asked; Savannah
5 per cent., quarterly August coupons.
109% bld, 110 asked; Charleston 4s, 94 bid.
95 asked.
Railroad Bonds.—Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent, interest coupons, 113 bid, 114
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent, gold bonds, due
1934, 105% bid. 106 asked, and interest; Cen
tral Railroad and Banking Company col
lateral gold ss, 93 bid, 94 asked; Central
of Georgia railway first mortgage ss, 50-
year gold bonds, 114 bid, 115 asked; Cen
tral of Georgia railway first consolidated
mortgage ss, 92% bid, 93% asked; Central of
Georgia railway first preferred incomes,
36 bid, 37 asked; Central of Georgia
railway, second preferred incomes, 12% *
bid, 13% asked; Central of Georgia railway,
third preferred incomes, 5 bid, 6 asked;
Georgia railroad 6s, 1910, 110 bid, 111 asked;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first ss.
105 bid, asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage 7s, 113 bid, 115
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida, new
ss, 95 bld, 90 asked; South Georgia and
Fldrlda first mortgage 7s. 102% bld, 103%
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage 7s, 102 bid, 103 asked; Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent, bonds, 1926, 100 bid,
asked; City and Suburban railroad first
mortgage 7 per cent, bonds, 80 bid, S 3 ask
ed; Alabama Midland 5 per cent- indicted,
88 b!d,“9o Risked; Brunswick and Western
4s, 65 bid, 70 aaked; South Bound railroad
ss, 67% bid, 69% asked; Southern railway
5s 92% bid,93% asked;Georgla and Alabama
first preferred ss, 102 bld, 103 asked; Geor
gia and Alabama first consols, 78 bid, 79
asked.
Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan
nah, 93 bid, 94 asked, ex-div.; Georgia
common, 168 bid, 170 asked, ex-dlv.; South
western, 92% bld, 93% asked, ex-div.; At
lanta and West Point railroad stock, 101
bid, 102 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6
per cent, certificates, 101 bid, 102 asked;
Savannah Construction Company, 69 bid,
70 asked.
Gas Stocks—Savannah Gas Light stock,
21 bij, 22 asked, ex-div.; Electric Light
and Power Company, 55 bld, 60 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.—Citizens Bank, 108
bid, 109 asked; Chatham Bank, 44 bld, 44%
asked; Germania Bank, 106 bid, 108 asked;
Merchants National Bank, 85 bid, 87 ask
ed; National Bank of Savannah, 124 bld,
125 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 102 bld, 103 asked; Southern
Bank of the State of Georgia, 150 bid, 155
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany, 100 bid, 101 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company, A, 54%
bid, 55% asked: B, 53 bid, 54 asked; Peo
ples Savings and Loan Company, 92 bid,
93 asked.
Factory Bonds—Augusta Factory 6s, 101
bld, 102 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 100
bid, 101 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manu
facturing Company, 6 per cent, bonds, 40
bid, 42 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s, 101 bid, 102 asked.
Factory Stocks—Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, bid, 25 asked; Augusta Factory.
80 bid, 83 asked; Graniteville Factory, 145
bld, 151 asked; Langley Factory, 104 bld,
105% asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
93 bid 96 asked; J. R. King Manufacturing
Company, 104 bid. 105 asked; Sibley Manu
facturing Company, 70 bld. 76 asked; Sa
vannah Brewing Company. bld. 88 asked.
MISC ELI ANEOI S MARKETS.
Bacon—The market is steady. Smok
ed clear sides. 6c; dry salted clear rib
sides, 5%c; bellies. 6%c; sugar-cured hams,
10%c.
Lard—Market firm; pure in tierces,
sc; 50-pound tins, 5%c: compound, in
tierces, 4%c; 50-pound tins. 4%e.
But ter—Market lower, fair demand: Go
shen, 13%<?15c; gilt edge, 17@18c; creamery,
18%*$20c; fancy Elgin, 21@22c.
Cheese—Market firm; fancy full cream
chease, ll%c; 20-pound average. 10%$jllc.
Fish—Mackerel, half-barrel. No. 1. $8.50:
! No. 2. $7.50: No. 3, $6.00; kits. No. 1, $1.25;
I No. I, $1.00; No. 3,95 c. Codfish, 1-pound
] bricks, 6%c; 2-pound bricks. 6c. Smoked
herring, per box, 30c; Dutch herring, in ]
kegs, $1.60; new mullet, half barrels, $3. |
Salt—Demand Is fair, and the market ]
steady: carload lots, f. o. b.. Liverpool, ]
200-pound sacks, 48c: Virginia. 125-pound |
burlap sacks. 32c; ditto 125-pound, cotton, I
48c; bright. 60©66c: fine fancy, 65@S0c.
Coffee —Steady: Mocha. 27%c; Java. 26%c;
Peaberry, 17%c: Standard No. 1,16 c; No.
3. 15c; No. 3. 14c; No. 4,13 c; No. 5, 12%c;
No. 6, ll%c; No. 7, 10%c.
Sugar—Equality Prices—Savannah Quo
tations: Powdered, S.SOc; standard granu
i la ted, 5.06 c; cubes, 5.30 c; confectioners' A,
4.95 c; white extra C. 4.75 c; golden C, 4.37 c.
Tone firm.
Flour—Easy; patents. $4.75; straights,
$4.40; fancy. $4.30; family, $4.00; extra,
53.75,
Corn—Market steady: white corn, job
lots, 4Te; carload lots, 45c; mixed corn,
job lots. 45c; carload, 43c; cracked corn,
job lots. 85c sack.
Oats—Carload lota, 30c; job lots, 32c.
Bran—Job lots, 75c; carload lots, 70c.
Hay—Market steady; western, job lots,
83%c: carload lots, 77%.
Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $2.20; per sack. !
$1.00; city meal, per sack. 92%c; peari
I grits, per barrel, $130; per sack, $1.06; ’
i city grits, SI.OO.
I Lemons—Mcrlet quiet; new esc Mes* ■
i slna, per bo-r, 53.75C4.00.
Oranges—Messina oranges, nominal. $2.50
C 2.75.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 6c;
I common. 4%&5c.
I Raisins—L? L-. $1.75; %-box. $1.10: looee.
GO-pound boxes, 7c per 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, 11c; deodorized,
stove gasolene, 13c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement—Ala
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk and
carload lot special; calcined plaster, $1.60
per barrel; hair, 4@sc; Rosedale cement,
$1.30@4.40; carload lots, special; Portland
cement, retail, $2.40; carload lots, $2.10.
Cabbage—Northern, barrels, per head,
B@9c.
Nuts—Almonds, Taragona, 12c; Ivicas,
10%c; walnuts, French, 10c; Naples, 11c;
pecans, 10c; Brazils, 6c; filberts, 10c; as
sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes,
cocoanuts, $3.75 per 100.
Peanuts—Ample stock; fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir
ginia, per pound, 4 1 z £c; hand-picked, per
pound. 4c.
Onions—Crates, $1.25; barrels, $4.00.
Potatoes—lrish, old, $2.00 barrel; new,
$2.50@2.75.
Shot—Firm; drop to B, $1.25; B to larger,
$1.50; bulk, $1.50.
Iron—Market very steady; Swede,
sc; refined, $1.60 base.
Nails—Cut, $1.70 base; wire, $1.95 base.
Advance national list of extras, adopted,
Dec. 1, 1896.
Gun Powder—Per keg, $4.00; half keg,
$2.25; quarter keg, $1.2). Champion duck
ing, quarter keg, $2.25. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs,
quarter kegs, $4.20; 3-pound canister, $2.10;
1-pound canister, 75c. Less 20 to 10 per cent,
off.
Lumber—Demand, both foreign and do
mestic, is firm; ordinary sizes, SU,OO@
12.00; difficult sizes, $13.00@18.00; flooring,
boards, $15.00(322.00; ship stuff, $16.50@20.00;
sawn 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 firm; full supply; candled,
per dozen, B@9c; country, 2c. less.
Syrup—Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at 22t£@25c; selling at 25
(330 c sugar house at 19@32c; Cuba straight
goods, 23@30c; sugar house molasses,'ls@
20c.
Tobacco—Market quiet and steady;
smoking, domestic, 22@60c; chewing, com
mon, sound, 24@27c; fair, 23@35c; good, 36c.
Hides, Wools, Etc.—Hides—The market
firm; dry flint, 12c; dry salt, 10c; green
salted, Wool—Firm; prime Georgia,
free of sand burrs and black wool, 16^0;
blacks, 14i4c; burry,s@Bc. Wax, 22c. Tallow,
2c. Deer skins. 15c.
Bagging and Ties—The market is steady;
jute bagging, 214-pound, 6%@7c; 2-pound
6i<i@Bi4c; 1%-pound, 6c; quotations are for
job lots; small lots higher; sea island bag
ging, B@Bi4c; standard Arrow ties, steel, 45
pounds, large lots, 80c; small lots, 90c.
Dry Goods—The market is steady; de
mand brisk; prints, 4@sc; Georgia brown
shirtings, 4%c; %. 4%c; 4-4 brown sheet
ings, 514 c; white osnaburgs, 7@7%c;
checks, 4@sc; brown drillings, s@6i4c.
OCEAN 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, 30c; Bremen,
< via New York, 38c; Amsterdam, via New
York, 43c; Hamburg, via New York, 40c;
Genoa, 46c; Reval, 53c; St. Petersburg, 53c.
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
Portladn, 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; to Buenos Ayres and Montevideo,
$10.00@11.00; to Rio Janeiro, $14.00; to Span
ish and Mediterranean ports, $11.30(5)11.50;
to United Kingdom for orders, nominal
for lumber, 4 pounds 5s standard.
By Steam—To New York, 75.00; to Phil
adelphia, $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. 3s 3d@3s Cd; Adriatic, 2s
6d@2s 9d; South American, rosin, 65c per
barrel of 296 pounds. Coastwise—Steam—
To Boston, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin, 90c
on spirits; to New York, rosin, B%c per 100
pounds.
WILD RUSH TO BEAT THE TARIFF.
The French Liner La Tonraine Gets
in Jn»t Too Late.
New York, July 24.—The rotunda of the
custom house was the scene of the wildest
excitement this afternoon. News had
been received that the Umbria and La-
Touraine were steaming up the bay, and
soon the custom house was filled with
scores of anxious importers and brokers
eagerly awaiting the arrival of the cap
tains of the two vessels.
A cab dashed up to the building from
which Capt. Dutton of the Umbria sprang
and ran hastily up stairs. He entered the
rotunda at 2:41, bathed in perspiration,
and the anxious waiters burst out in
cheers. A line was at once formed of
brokers and importers, all with entry pa
pers made out, while the captain hasten
ed to make his returns and present his
manifest. A great throng was left anx
iously awaiting the arrival of La Tou
raine’s commander, but at 2:55 p. m. he
had not arrived. The cashier’s office was
kept open until 3 o’clock this afternoon,
but all the other divisions and the survey
ors offices remained open an hour longer.
Importers with goods on the French
steamer had their representative on hand
to tile entries as soon as Capt. Santanelli
appeared with his manifest. When at 4
o’clock no Frenchman had arrived, the
crowd began to groan and jeer. They gave
catcalls and hisses for the Dingley bill
and cheers for the Wilson law. It had
nearly dispersed when Capt. Santanelli
and a representative of the line drove up
in a coach. The captain seemed a bit
ruffled by the remarks of the brokers as
he made his way to the French division
and was referred to Mr. Couch. In the
I latter’s office he went and tendered his
; manifest, but was told that his vessel
1 could not be entered to-day as he was
| several minutes behind time, and the cus
| tom house was closed for the day. The
I captain then left the building, one of the
crowd shouting to him that he had cost
them several thousand dollars.
Monday's rush at the custom house will
be very heavy. To-day's receipts were
$361,114. The total for the week was $5,-
669,326.
LONDON TIMES PREDICTS WAR.
Sealeries and Gold Fields to Cans-?
the Conflict.
London. July 25.—The Sunday Times, in
a sensational article, predicts war between
Great Britain and the United States and 1
says another letter upon the seal fisheries ,
question will follow, but that this will j
fall to elicit a protest from Lord Sails- I
bury. A new source of trouble, according i
I to the Sunday Times, is probable as a re
; suit of the recent gold discoveries upon
the Yukon river and its branches. The 1
■ Sunday Times asserts that confidential
communications between Russia and the j
United States are being exchanged with a
view to contending that the Klondike re- I
gions constitute a part of the territory of j
Alaska ceded by Russia to the American j
’ cavtrnuietit. *
ROBBER TARIFF NOW RULES.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE DING
LEY BILL.
The Signature Attached at the
White House About 4 o’clock With
a Dainty Pen Bought for the Pur
pose by the Author of the Measure.
The Bill Passes the Senate at »
o’clock by a Vote of 40 to 30.
Washington, July 24.—The tariff bill
passed its last legislative stage at 3 p.
m. to-day, when the Senate, by the decis
ive vote of 40 to 30, agreed to the confer
ence report on the bill. The announce
ment of the result was greeted with en
thusiastic applause by the crowded cham
ber.
This closed the great labor for which
the Fifty-fifth congress assembled in ex
traordinary session, and after stubborn re
sistance, at times threatening a deadlock,
the Senate concurred with the House in
a resolution for the final adjournment of
the session at 9 o’clock to-night.
The President’s message for a currency
commission was received from the white
house, but the House bill creating the
commission was not acted on. Thus the
1 closing day was prolific of a series of
momentous events, each of which, alone,
would have been of extraordinary inter
est.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
affirmative vote was cast by thirty-seven
republicans, one democrat (Mr. McEnery),
one silver republican (Mr. Jones of Ne
vada), and one populist (Mr. Stewart).
The negative vote was cast by twenty
eight democrats and two populists (Messrs.
Harris and Turner).
Mr. Teller, silver republican, and two
populists, Messrs. Allen and Butler, were
present and did not vote. One populist,
Mr. Kyle, and one silver republican, Mr.
Pettigrew, were absent without pairs,
which were equivalent to withholding their
votes.
Although the result was a foregone con
clusion, yet this did not abate the eager
interest attaching to the close of the great
contest. Early in the day the debate was
listless, though enlivened at times with
virulent criticisms by Mr. Allen and by a
speech from Mr. Burrows of the finance
committee. Messrs. Caffery, Morgan and
Stewart occupied the time up to 3 o’clock,
when the vote was promptly taken.
Then came a long parliamentary battle
over final adjournment. The opposition
endeavored to score a point by compelling
a vote on laying the President’s message
before the Senate and succeeding in this
attacked the majority for refusing to act
on the President’s message. The
main desire of those opposing adjourn
ment was to secure a vote on the Harris
resolution calling on the President to stop
the sale of the government interests in
the Union Pacific railroad. For four hours
an acrimonious parliamentary contest was
waged. Gradually the tactics of the op
position were overcome, and shortly before
7 o'clock Mr. Morgan withdrew further
opposition, and the resolution for final
adjournment was passed.
Complimentary resolutions to the Vice
President, Mr. Hobart, were adopted, and
at 9 o’clock the final scene was enacted
by the formal adjournment of the session.
The Dingley bill is now the law of the
land. The step necessary was taken at
the white house when the President affix
ed his signature at 4:04 o'clock to-day.
It had been arranged that the President
should go to the capitol to perform that
function, but owing to uncertainty as to
the time that the bill would be ready, that
plan was abandoned. The members of
the cabinet who are in Washington came
to the white house about 3:30 o'clock and
assembled with the President in the cab
inet room.
A few moments before 4 o’clock Repre
sentative Dingley appeared, accompan
ied by Representative Hager, chairman
of the House committee on enrolled bills.
They were admitted at once into the pres
ence of Mr. McKinley.
The latter was sitting quietly at the long
cabinet table with Secretary Gage and At
torney General McKenna on one side and
Postmaster General Gary and Secretary
Wilson on the other. He rose and greeted
Mr. Dingley and Mr. Hager cordially.
The President had several pens at hand,
the owners of which had begged they
might be used to sign the tariff bill, but
Mr. Dingley unexpectedly taking a case
from his pocket producel a beautiful
mother-of-pearl handled pen, dainty
enough for a lady’s use and requested
that it be used for the signature. The
President recognized the right of Mr.
Dingley, though he laughingly commented
on the diminutive size of the pen. He
then appended his signature to the bill,
asked the date, and wrote "July 24th, ap
proved," and the bill was an act.
The question of the day and hour when
the new tariff law will go into operation
has been raised at the treasury depart
ment.
Information has been received that a
vessel laden with sugar has been sighted
off the capes and probably will enter the
harbor at Philadelphia during the after
noon. Another vessel with a cargo of
wool is in Boston harbor, and other vessels
similarly laden are expected to arrive dur
ing the day.
The question is a new one as far as tar
iff bills are concerned. The matter has
been considered by the treasury officials,
and it is very probable that they will hold
that the new act went into effect at 12
o’clock last night. The department, how
ever. has ten days before final liquidation
in which to determine the question, and no
action is likely to be taken before the
last of next week at the earliest.
SENATE’S. CLOSING SESSION.
Detailed Story of the Passage of the
Bill.
Washington, July 24.—The close of the
long and exciting struggle was near at
hand when the Senate met at 10 o’clock
this morning, under the unanimous agree
ment of last night that the final vote be
taken at 3 o’clock to-day. Eleven sena
tors were on hand when the session open
ed and several of these busied themselves
with clearing out their desks preparing
for departure. The doors were opened at
10:30 o'clock and Mr. Allen of Nebraska
resumed his speech in opposition to the
tariff conference report. Mr. Allen crit
icised the effects of the bill on the farmers.
He instanced the barbed wire required by
them for fences, on which they were plac
ed by the bill at the cold-hearted mercy
lof the barbed wire trust. On the other
j hand, he declared the money sharps of
I Wall street, had already juggled $32,000,000
out of the mere knowledge that the sugar
schedule would be ‘adopted.
Mr. Caffrey of Louisiana followed »n
I criticism of the sugar schedule. He stat
. ed that ships from all parts of the world
! were hurrying in with cargoes e* raw
■ sugar, to avoid the duties of the bill. Al
j ready eight months’ supply had oeen
I brought in. thus cutting off government
j revenue to that extent and giving enor
-1 mous profits to the trust.
• Mr Burrows, a member of the finance
committee, then took the floor for one of
the few speeches from the republican side
of the chamber, speaking at length in de
fense of the lumber schedule.
Mr. Morgan, dem., of Alabama, then
spoke in condemnation of the abandon
ing of the stock and bond stamp tax. He
said its alleged unconstitutionality was a
Action that had been controverted by a
score of laws.
Mr. Morgan stated that the abandon
ment of the stamp tax on bonds and stocks
was in the interests of the New York
trust. Immediately that the conference
report became known Sugar stock went
up with a bound until it was said $30,000,000
had been made. The meaning of this, he
said, was that the speculators felt secure
that their stock transfers were to con
tinue without tribute.
“And I charge,” exclaimed Mr. Morgan,
vehemently, “that the abandonment oc
curred under tfle compiand of the sugar
trust.” ' f
At 2:40 o’clock Mr. Stewart of Nevada
took the floor. He said the tariff could
not alleviate the distress of the country,
and he urged that the main injustice of
tariff legislation was the inequalities of
the benefits and burdens it carried.
The time for the final vote was now al
most at hand, and there was an air of
eager expectancy throughout the cham
ber. The senators had come from the
cloak rooms and lobbies until there was
hardly a vacant seat on either side of she
chamber.
Mr. Dingley, the author of the bill, was
present, as were alt o other members of
t the ways and means Committee, and many
'of the rank and file of the House filled the
rear areas, making a semi-circle of earnest
faces fronting the presiding officer.
The galleries had filled to overflowing,
with a goodly repretientation of ladies.
But few of the foreign representatives
were present, several secretaries of the
Japanese and Spanish legations being the
only occupants of the diplomatic gallery.
At five minutes of three Mr. Stewart
was still speaking. He proceeded leisure
ly on general tariff and financial topics,
continuing until the hour for the final
vote.
Promptly at 3 o’clock the Vice President
announced that the ttime for the final vote
had arrived, and directed the roll call to
begin. It proceeded .rapidly, and with few
interruptions for paiirs. At 3:08 the result
was announced—yeas>, 40; nays, 30, as fol
lows:
Yeas—Messrs. Aldiich, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Carter, Clat’k, Davis, Deboe, El
kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger,
Gear, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar,
Jones of Nevada,
ery, McMillan, Mason, Morrill, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Plaitt o£ Connecticut,
Platt of New York, Pritchard, Proctor,
Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart,
Thurston, Warren, Weiimore—4o.
Nays—Messrs. Bate, Bacon, Berry, Caf
fery, Chilton, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel,
Faulkner, Gorman, Harris, Jones of Ar
kansas, Lindsay, Mallory, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell, Morgan, Murphy, Pasco, Pettus,
Roach, Smith. Tillman|, Turley, Turner,
Turpie, Vest, Walthall and Whiter—3o.
The following pairs were announced, the
first for and the last against the bill: Mr.
Chandler with Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cullom
with Mr. Gray, Mr. "Wolcott with Mr.
George, Mr. Hanna with Mr. Rawlins, Mr.
Wellington with Mr. McLaurin, Mr. Man
tle with Mr. Kenney, Mr. Wilson with
Mr. Heltfeldt.
Mr. Hanna voted at first, under the im
pression that Mr. Rawlins, with whom he
was paired, was present, and, learning of
his absence, withdrew his vote.
The following senators were present and
did not vote: Messrs, Allen, Butler and
Teller.
Two senators Messrs. Kyle and Petti
grew, were absent and not paired.
The Senate then went into executive ses
sion. The doors were opened at 4 o’clock
and business resumed. A message from
the House announced that that body had
passed a resolution for an adjournment
for the two houses at 9 o’clock to-nignt.
Mr. Morgan promptly rose for a parlia
mentary inquiry. He said the invariable
practice was to refer an adjournment res
olution to the appropriations committee,
and that the pending resolution was open
to debate. He asked the chair if the res
olution was open to debate.
There was sharp discussion as to the
parliamentary status of the resolution.
Senators on the republican side must
have overlooked the fact, suggested Mr.
White, that the President of the United
States has just sent a message to congress
saying it was necessary that we should
pass a law creating a currency
sion at this session. Ini view of this re
quest from the President, senators will
hardly Insist on immediate adjournment.
Mr. Berry of Arkansas said that back
of this motion to adjourn was a plan to
kill the Harris resolution relating to the
Union Pacific railroad, involving a saving
of $50,000,000.
Mr. Thurston of Nebraska said the
Union Pacific resolution had been brought
in well knowing that the tariff conference
report was about to come in, and the
advocates of the resolution had consumed
all that time for debate.
After another sharp fight on the Pacific
road resolution, and the question of ad
journment, Mr. Bacon moved that the
President's message be laid before the
Senate.
On a viva voce vote, the motion prevail
ed, the democrats voting solidly and many
republicans joining in the affirmative. The
message was then read, senators giving
close attention.
At 7 o’clock the Senate took a recess till
B:4S, when it reassembled for a brief con
cluding session. Only sixteen senators
were present, and the attendance in the
galleries was slim.
The President’s message recommending
a currency commission, was received, and
on motion of Mr. Cullom was referred to
the finance committee.
The House bill for an International mon
etary commission was referred to the
finance committee.
This closed the work. There was a mo
mentary lull, and the Vice President an
nounced: “The Senate stands adjourned
without day.”
OFF FOR THE GOLD FIELD*.
Relatives of the Vanderbilts on a
Pleasure Trip,
New York, July 24.—Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Sloane of Morristown, N. J., relatives of
the Vanderbilts, left Madison last evening
for Alaska. They went in a special car
to Buffalo and will proceed to Chicago
byway of the great lakes and thence to
Seattle. From there they sail for Juneau
and will then go overland to Klondike.
They have gone for pleasure and have no
intention of prospecting.
WON’T PAY IO CESIS ON A DOLLAR.
The Liabilities of I,aw yer Schiatz
Reach $1,000,000.
Chicago, 81.. July 24.—The liabilities of
Theodore H. Schintz, the lawyer and real
estate dealer, who assigned last week,
have been found to reach $1,000,000, while
the available assets have dwindled down
to less than SIOO,OOO.
Only one mortgage has been found
among the papers in Schintz’s office of the
scores that were given to him. It was for
$137. too little to count for anything as an
asset.
Over Exertion of Brain and Body.
Take Horsford’* Acid Phosphate.
It is a wholesome tonic for body, brain
and nerves. Wonderfully quick in its ac
tion.—ad.
HOUSE ENDS IN A HURRAH.
SIGNING OF THE TARIFF BILL
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
The Stone Bill Providing for the
Creation of a Currency- Commis
sion Rushed Through After tire
Reading of the President’s Mes
sage on the Subject—Only- Two Re
publicans Vote in Opposition to
the Bill—A Continuous Fusilade of
Oratory One of the Featnres.
Washington, July 24.—The last session
of the House was marked by many inter
esting events. In addition to the final act
of the speaker in affixing his signature to
the Dingley tariff bill, a bill providing for
the creation of a currency commission was
crowded through in the closing hours, and
the spectators who thronged the galle
ries were treated to a continuous, if not
very brilliant, fusilade of oratory for sev
eral hours.
The House recessed until after the Sen
ate had adopted the conference report, and
one minute and thirty-one seconds after
the House reconvened, the engrossed bill
was signed and on its way to the Presi
dent.
The demonstrations which marked these
events were enthusiastic. The galleries
played a significant part in them.
When the President’s message came in
recommending the creation of a currency;
commission, it was answered by the re
publican leaders with great promptitude.
By means of a special order, the Stone
bilJ, introduced some -days ago, with the
! approval of the administration, was
brought to a vote after an hour’s debate.
> Considerable feeling was manifested on
both sides. There were some sharp ex
changes and some bitterness was dis
played.
There was of course the usual attempt
to"rhake political capital out of the situa
tion, but all realized that the bill would
i not pass the Senate and to that extent
the debate lacked seriousness.
Still the republican leaders felt they
were doing their duty. When the vote
was taken the republicans presented an
unbroken front with two exceptions, Mr.
Linney of North Carolina and Mr. Ma
honey of New York, who voted with the
opposition against the bill, which was
passed by a vote of 124 to 99. As the Anal
act of the session the speaker announced
the appointment of the House committees.
Almost immediately after the House as
sembled an adjournment was taken until
3:30 o’clock to await the action of the
Senate on the conference report.
When the House re-convened at 3:30
o’clock both Maj. Pruden, the President’s
executive clerk, and the Secretary of the
Senate were in the main doorway as the
speaker called the House to order. Maj.
Pruden announced a message from the
President of the United States and the
Secretary of the Senate afterwards an- ■
nounced the adoption of the conference a
report on the tariff bill. The
side broke into a storm of applause that®
arose and swept the galleries. The bilfl
was carried to the speaker’s rooms andH
Mr. Reed immediately fixed his signatured
All this time the republicans and the galjH
leries. continued their cheers and
pl-ause, which only subsided after the clerldd
had announcel the speaker’s signature. W
Mr. Dingley, the floor leader of the ma- 1
jority, then presented from the ways and 1
means committee a resolution for a final
adjournment at 9 o’clock to-night.
This resolution was made the occasion
for two brief speeches, one by Mr. Wheel
er of Alabama, and one by Mr. Grosvenor
of Ohio. The resolution was then adopted
without division, and the speaker laid
before the House the special message of
the President, recommending the appoint
ment of a currency commission. Its read
ing w-as closely followed and liberally ap
plauded by the republicans;
Mr. Henderson, rep., of lowa, from the
committee of rules, presented a special
order for the consideration of the Stone
currency commission bill, with an allow
ance of one hour for debate. It was at
first Mr. Henderson’s declared purpose to
cut off debate on the special order, but at
the urgent solicitation of Mr. McMillin
of Tennessee he agreed to allow the twen
ty minutes’ debate on a side.
The special order was adopted—l3o yeas,
102 nays. Present and not voting, 10.
The debate proper on the bill, which tha
order limited to one hour, then began. Mr.
Stone in opening the debate referred to
the President’s declarations in his inaugu
ral, when he said that this question should
be considered when adequate revenues had
been first provided. The proposition was
simple. It proposed) that the President
should appoint a commission of level-head
ed business men to make the broadest in
vestigations, to consider all the schemes
which were presented and report to him
what, if any, legislation was needed.
Mr. Cox of Tennessee, who was ths
leading minority member of the commit
tee on banking and currency of the last
House replied to Mr. Stone. He spoke
briefly, predicting that the work of ths
committee would be valueless. He assert
ed that the republicans of the House did
not want to pass this commission bill,
but preferred to raise the issue with ths
President.
The Stone bill was passed, after a rather
acrimonious hour’s debate, by a vote of
124 to 99. The House at 8 o’clock took
half an hour’s recess.
When the House reconvened the speaker
announced the appointment of the com
mittees.
At 8:55 o’clock, when the reading of ths
names was concluded, Mr. Grosvenor,
from the committee appointed to wait on
the President, announced that they had
performed their mission.
The President returned a congratulatory
reply. Then, at 9 o’clock, the speaker de
clared the House adjourned, without day.
POSTMASTER NAMED FOR ATHENS.
Monroe B. Morton’s Name Sent in by
ihe President.
Washington, July 23.—M. B. Morton,
alias “Pink” Morton, was to-day appoint
ed postmaster at Athens, Ga., in accord
ance with the regular republican pro
gramme, previously announced in these
dispatches. Morton is a colored man, who
would easily pass for a Caucasian, and
his appointment was not unexpected, al
though it has been vigorously opposed by
the white people of Athens and vicinity.
His leading competitor was J. Madison
Davis, also colored, who held the office
under the Harrison administration. Sen
ator Foraker’s cousin, W. W. Foraker,
white, who entered the race recently, wag
never in the running.
Among the nominations of postmasters
that failed of confirmation by the Sen
ate to-day were those of Monroe B. Mor
ton at Athens and I. D. Hargett at Rocky
Mount, N. C.
The President also sent the following
additional nominations to Uhe Senate:
To Be Collectors of Internal Revenue—
James D. Brady, for the Second district
of Virginia.
Quinby Vance, surveyor general of New
Mexico.
Robert A. Cameron, to be register of
the land office at Alva, Okla.
Henry D. Bowman, receiver of public
i moneys at Las Cruces, N. M.
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