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LOCAL MARKETS QUIET.
VERY LITTLE DOING DURING THE
HALF DAY’S SESSION.
No Sale* Reported of Cotton, Spirits
Turpentine or Rosin—The Markets
Generally Quiet—Half Holiday Ob
served in Nearly All Wholesale
Departments General Markets
Steady and Unchanged—Markets by
Telegraph.
Savannah, June Jl. It was a dull day in
the leading departments of local trade. In
cotton and naval stores there were no sales
reported, while the quotations in each re
mained unchanged from yesterday. The
wholesale markets were fairly active dur
ing the morning, but business was sus
pended during the afternoon in observance
q£ the usual Saturday’s half holiday. The
following resume of the different markets
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
It was dull in the cotton market during
the half-day session. The Cotton Exchange
closed as usual on Saturday at 2 o’clock
p. m. The quotations were bulletined quiet
and unchanged, with no sales reported.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at rfhe
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling 6 5-16
Middling 6
Low middling 5 11-16
Good ordinary 5 7-16
Market—Qu Jet; sales, none.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks—
Receipts this day 298
Receipts this day last year 17
Receipts this day year before last .. 20
Receipts since Sept. 1, ’97 1,181,534
Same time last year 839,294
Same time year before last 749,713
Exports, coastwise, this day 200
Stock on hand this day 15.8G3
Same day last year 15,136
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports —
Receipts this day 1,502
This day last week 75
This day last year *.... 583
This day year before last 1,187
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 ....8,515,008
Same time last year 6,577,152
Same time year before last 5,110,526
Stock at the ports to-day 387,010
Stock same day last year 257,740
Daily movements at other ports—
Galveston—Steady; middling, 6c; sales,
868; slock. 26,819.
New Orleans—Quiet and steady; middling
61-16 c; net receipts, 42; gross, 42; sales, 350;
stock, 137,430.
Mobile—Nominal; middling, 6c; net re
ceipts, 27; gross, 27; stock, 7,426.
Charleston—Steady; middling, 6c; net re
ceipts, 177; gross, 177; stock, 9,498.
Wilmington—Steady; middling, 6%c; net
receipts, 10; gross, 10; stock, 8,009.
, N—'-’’--Steady; middling, 6%c; net re
ceipts, 241; sales, 6; stock, 32,779.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 6%c; gross
480; stock, 12,347.
New York—Quiet; middling, 6 9-16 c; net
receipts, 96; gross, 881; sales, 500; stock,
123,628.
Boston-<Steady; middling, 6%c; net re
ceipts, 182; gross, 182.
Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 6%c; net
receipts, 76;<stock, 7,886.
Daily movements at interior towns—
' Augusta—Steady; middling, 6%c; net re
ceipts, 19; gross, 19; sales 156; stock, 24,231.
Memphis—Steady; middling, 6c; net re
ceipts, 75; gross, 210; sales, 425; stock, 32,-
046.
St. Louis—Steady; middling. 6c; net re
ceipts, 56; gross, 66; sales, 4<K); stock, 39,-
517.
‘•v. ' Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 6c; net re
trelpts, 399; gross, 899; sales, 100; stock, 10,-
Houston—Quiet; middling, 615-16 c: net
receipts, 593; gross, 593; sales, 18; stock,
14,016.
Louisville—Quiet; middling, 6%c.
Exports of cotton this day—
Galveston—To the continent, 2,297.
New Orleans—Coastwise, 261.
Savannah—Coastwise, 200.
Charleston—Coastwise, 107.
Norfolk—To Great Britain, 3,300; to the
continent, 730; coastwise, 822.
New York-Forwarded, 380.
Boston—To Great Britain. 2,708.
Total foreign exports from all ports to
day and thus far this week: To Great Bri
tain, 6,003; to the continent, 3,047.
Total foreign exports since Hept. 1, 1897:
To Great Britain, 3,356,429; to France, 806,-
614; to the continent, 2,866,867.
Liverpool, June 11, 1 p. m.—Cotton—Spot
quiet, .prices unchanged; American mid
dling, 8 9-16 d; sales, 6.000, of which «N> was
for speculation arjd export, and including
6,400 American; receipts. 20,0)0 bales, ail
American. Futures opened quiet with a
moderate demand and closed steady;
American middling, lower middling clause,
June-July, 3 3203 33d, sellers; July-Au
gust, 8.1203.33 d, buyers; August-Septem
ber. 3.3203.33 d, value; September-October,
8 31®3.32<1, sellers; October-November. 3.30 d,
buyers; November-December, 3.29; Decem
ber- January, 8.29, buyers; January-Feb
ruary, 3.29, buyers; February-March, 3.29®
3.30, buyers.
New York, June 11.—The cotton market
opened steady with prices 1 to 3 points
higher on the near months and 1 to 2
points lower on the more remote posi
tions. Following the call the market show
ed a rather tlrm undertone on light cov
ering and increased demand from com
mission houses. The market at 11 o’clock
was moderately active with the general
Hat showing a net gain of 1 to 2 points.
Later in the forenoon the summer months
made a sharp advance on active covering
and buying by two prominent commission
firms, who have recently been reported
to be buying these positions for a
"squeeze.’ The market closed very steady
at a net gain of 1 to 7 points.
New York. June 11. noon.—Cotton fu
tures open steady; saba, 7.600 bales. July,
6.49 c; August, 6.56 c; September, 6.32 c Oc
tober, 6.31 c; November, 6.»c; December.
6.32 c; January, 6.34 c; February, 6.36 c;
6,39 c; March, 6.42 c.
New York. June 11. 1 p. m.—Futures
Closed very steady; sales, 52.900 bales; June
6.53 c; July. 6.53 c; August. 6.57 c; Septem
ber, «.33c; October, 6.32 c; November, 6.31 c;
December. 6.34 c; January, 6.37 c; February’
6 39c; March. 6.45.
New Orleans. June 11.—Cotton futures
closed quiet; sales, 9,200 bales; June, 5.98 c
bid; July. 6.)Cut6.04c; August. 6.01 c; Septem
ber. November, 5.95®6.97c; Do-
oember. 5,98U5.99c; January, 6.0106.02 c;
February, lfiMo6.O*C.
The total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897. have
beeen 10,359 bags, against 9,474 bags for the
sente time last year. The exports Mince
Sept. 1, 1897. haw been 9,616 hags. ’against
*.901 bags for the same time last year.
Savannah Receipt*, Exports and Slocks:
Received this day 272
Received same day last year ...... 64
Received seine day year before last. 445
Received past week 3.096
Received same week last year..'.
Received same week in 1896 J,IJS
Receipt* since Sept. 1. 1897 .....1.181,336
Receipt* same time last year ...... 839.277
Receipts same t.rtie ysar before lest 749,693
Receipt* same time in 18&> W.3SB
Exports past week, continent 4.400
Exports past week, coastwise 3,061
Total exports for week T. 461
Exports Since Sept. 1. 1897
To Great Britain 73.740
To France 32.547
To the continent 622,861
Total foreign 739.148
Total coastwise 444.388
Total asporte 1,173.5*6
Exports Same Time 1-sst Year—
To Great Britain .................... 48,363
To France 15.341
Tk» the continent 873.045
Total fbtelgn 436.649
To*ol coastwise ...................... 411.216
Total experts M7 ( b63
Stock on hand this day 15,765
Stock on hand same day last year.. 15,145
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports—
Receiprs this day 4,956
This day last week 3,363
This day last year 7,864
This day year before last 2,807
Receipts past week 31,363
Same week last year 12,299
Same week year before last 13,310
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897....8,513,506
Same time last year 6,576,569
Same time year before last 5,109,911
Same time in 1895 7,887,961
Stock at the ports to-day 392,887
Stock same day last year 265,638
WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.
Comparative cotton statement for the
week ending June 10, 1898, and June 11,
1897:
1898. 1897.
Net receipts at all U. S. ports
for this week -. 31,363 12,299
Total receipts 8,513,506 6,576,569
Exports for the week .... 65,133 44,183
Total exports to date 7,020,182 5,716,160
Stocks at U. S. ports 392,387 265,638
Stocks at interior towns. 179,926 77.G27
Stocks at Liverpool 1,152,000 1,061,000
Stocks of American
afloat for Great Britain. 92,000 35,000
Comparative statement of net receipts
at all the ports from Sept. 1, 1897, to Fri
day evening, June 10, 1898, and from Sept.
1, 1896, to Friday, June 11, 1897:
" Receipts Since Sept Tl— j~1897-8. | 1896 ; 7.'
Galveston j 1,900,92711,342,035
New Orleans 2.<J39.078[2,061,192
Mobile 361,380 303,070
Savannah 1,181,207 838,024
Charleston 468,754 398,973
Wilmington 321,181 234,298
Norfolk 566,018 ' 703,001
Baltimore 71,156| 58,943
New York 150,337 j 108,345
Boston 217,458 157,553
Philadelphia 79,989 43,666
West Point 50
Port Royal 65,972 73,622
Pensacola 111,691 67,892
Brunswick 214,3821 125,161
Newport News 15,661 9,707
Port Arthur 11,359
Texas City 51,137
Various 107,956
• Total |8,513,506i6”57«,569
~Stock ox cotton at all ports June 10, 1898,
and on the same day of the week last
year:
~Ports— —————————| 3 g 98 | 1897 _
New Orleans 137?608f”59j17
Mobile . 7,398| 4,780
Galveston 29,157| 18,554
Savannah 15,765| 15,145
Charleston 9,428| 18,195
Wilmington 7,999 j 3,462
Norfolk 37,410| 7,317
New York 125,1271125,558
Other ports 22,9951 13,280
Total 392,8871265,638
DRY GOODS.
New York, June 11.—The week has
strengthened the position of most cotton
goods. There is a tendency toward firm
ness in both brown and bleached goods and
other lines of staple cottons are in good
condition. Print cloths have stiffened
during the week. The nominal quotations
on extra remain the same. Prints have
shown little change.
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits Turpentine—There was a good de
mand at the quotation, but factors did not
offer freely at the price, and no sales were
reported at the opening or closing of the
market at the Board of Trade. The mar
ket was bulletined firm at 2Tx? bid.
Rosin—The market remained firm and
unchanged with a moderate demand. At
the Board of Trade at the first and last
calls, the market was bulletined unchang
ed with no saieskitenorted. The following
were the quotations:
A, B, C, JI 00 1 $1 45
D 1 06 K 1 50
E 1 10 M 1 50
F 1 20 N 1 70
G 1 25 W. G 1 75
H ’ 1 45 W. W 1 85
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1, 1898.... 16,773 138,683
Received to-day 1,418 4,389
Received previously 91,509 187,542
Total 109,700 330,614
Exports to-day 429 3,376
Exports previously 96,901 175,381
Total since April 1, 1898 .... 96,330 178,757
Stock on hand this day 13,370 151,857
Stock same day last year .... 20,339 162,859
Receipts same day last year .. 1,747 3,941
Charleston, June 11.—Turpentine, dull at
26c asked, 24%c bld. Rostn, firm; sales,
none; unchanged.
Wilmington, June 11.—Spirits turpentine
steady, receipts, 184 casks. Rosin
firm, unchanged; receipts, 299. Crude tur
pentine steady, SI.OO, |1.60 and $1.70; re
ceipts, 68 barrels. Tar steady at $1.20; re
ceipts, 67 barrels.
New York. June 11.—Rosin steady,
strained, common to good, $1.42%®1.45.
Turpentine steady; 2?%(tj2Bc.
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange The market la
steady. The following are the net Savan
nah quotations: Commercial, demand,
$4.86% sixty days, $4.83% ninety
$4.82%; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, 5.22%; Swiss, sixty days, 5.25%*
sixty days. 94%.
Domestic Exchange—Steady; banks are
buying at 1-1« per cent, discount and sell
ing as follows: Up to $25. 10c premium; $25
to SSO, 15c premium; SSO to SIOO, 20c prem
ium; SSOO to SI,OOO. 65c premium; SI,OOO and
over, 1-16 per cent, premium.
Securities—Market has quieted down
somewhat, but demand is fairly good.
Stocks and Bonds—State Bonds—Geor
gia 3% per cent, txmds of 1930, 107 bid. 108%
asked; Georgia 8% per cent., due 1915. iOS
bid. 107 asked; Georgia 4% per cent bonds
1915, 117 bld, 118 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent., due 1926. 112 bid, 115 asked; South
Carolina 4%5, 110 bid. 112 asked.
City Bonds—Atlanta 7 per cent., 102 bld
asked; Augusta 4%5, 1925. 105 bld, 100
asked; Augusta 7 per cent., 110 bld. Hl
asked; Augusta 6 per cent. bid, 113
asked; Columbus 5 per cent., 103% bid. 104%
i asked; Macon 6 per cent., 116 bid, 117 ask
ed; Macon 4%5, IKK. 106 bld. 106 asked; Sa
vannah 5 per cent., quarterly July cou
pons, 110% bld. 111 asked; Savannah 5
: tier cent., quarterly August coupons. 100%
bid. 110% asked; Charleston 4s, 36 bid, 96
asked.
Railroad Bonds—Savannah. Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds.
i 6 per cent, interest coupon*. 116 bid. 118
' asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent gold bonds, due
I 1924. 106 bid. 106 asked; Central Railroad
| and Banking Company collateral ss. 87
bid, 89 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
i road first mortgage Ss. 50-year gold bonds.
116 bid, 117 asked .-Central of Georgia Rail
way first consolidated mortgage ss, $7 bld.
88 asked; Central of Georgia Railway first
preferred incomes. 41 bld. 42% asked; Cen
| tral of Georgia Railway second oreferred
| incomes 13% bid, 14% asked; Cen-
tral of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes, 6 bid, 7 asked;
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910, 112 bid, 114 asked;
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta first 5s
i<W bld. 108 asked; Charlotte. Columtaa and
Augusta second mortgage 7s, 115 bid. H«
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
ss. 106%, bid. I<*6% asked; South Georgia nnd
Fiorkta first mortgage 7s. 103% b*J. I<B%
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage la. 102% bld. IOS asked: Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent, bonds. 1936. MM bid.
105 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage 6 per eent. bonds, 99 bld. 101
asked; Aiabama Midland 5 per cent, in
dorsed. M bid. SS asked; Brunswick and
Wcaiern 4*. 73 b*U 4 75
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY, JUNE 13. 1898.
Bound Railway ss, 68 bld, 72 asked; Geor
gia and Alabama first pref. ss, 101% bid,
102% asked; Georgia and Alabama cons. ss,
88 bid, 89 asked; Eatonton Branch, 80 bid,
87% asked; Central of Georgia, Middle
Georgia and Atlantic division ss, 79 bid, 81
asked.
Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan
nah, 94% bid, 95% asked; Southwestern, 95
bid, 96 asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock, 105 bid, 106 asked; Atlanta end
West Point 6 per cent, certificates, 101 bid,
102 asked; ex-interest; Georgia common,
176 bid, IS2 asked; Savannah Construction
Company, 66 bid, 70 asked.
Gas Stocks—Savannah Gas Light stock,
23 bid, 23% asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, 72 bid, 73 asked, ex-inter
est.
Bank Siocks, Etc.—Citizens Bank, 110
bid, 111 asked; Chatham Bank 47 bid, 47%
asked; Germania Bank, 110% bid, 112 ask
ed; National Bank of Savannah, 126 bid,
127 Merchants’ National Bank, 87
bid, 88 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Co., 105 bid, 106 asked; Southern
Bank of the State of Georgia. 130 bid, 135
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa
ny, 103 bid. - 103% asked; Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany, A, 55% bid, 56 asked; B, 54% bid, 55%
asked; People’s Saving and Loan Compa
ny, 95 bid, 96 asked.
Factory Bonds Augusta Factory, ICI
bid, 102 asked; Eagle and Prienix Manu
facturing Company 5 per cent, bonds, '-8
bid, 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, 6s, 100 bid, 102 asked.
Factory Stocks Augusta Factory, 63
bid, '75 asked; Graniteville Factory, 145
bld, 151 asked; Langley Factory, 100 bld,
101 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
90 bid, 94 asked; J. R. King Manufactur
ing Company, 100 bid, 101 asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company, 70 bid, 76 asked:
Savannah Brewing Company, 92 bid. 95
asked.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
The followipg are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
Bacon—The market is steady. Smoked
clear sides, 7%c; dry salted clear rib sides,
7c; bellies, 7%c; sugar-cured hams, 9%c.
Lard—Market firm; pure, in tierces, 6%c;
50-pound tins, 7%c; compound, in tierces,
sc; 50-pound tins, 5%q,
Butter—Market steady; fair demand; Go
shen, 15c; gilt 7 edge, 17c; creamery, 18@19c;
fancy Elgins, 20c.
Cheese—Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese, 10%c; 20-pound average, 11c.
Flour—Pure wheat, firm; patents, $6.40;
straight, $6.10; fancy, $6.00.
Mixed flour prices according to percent
age of corn product contained in same.
Corn—Market steady; white, job lots,
55c; carload lots, 53c; mixed corn, ;ob lots,
54%c; carload tots, 52%c.
Oats—Carload lots, 42c; job lots, 44c.
Bran—Job Iqts, $1.00; carload lots, 95c.
Hay—Market steady; Western, job lots,
•90c; carload lots, 85c.
Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $2.60; per sack,
$1.20; city meal, per sack, bolted, $1.05;
water ground, $1.15; pearl grits, per bar
rel, $2.71}; per sack, $1.25.
Coffee—Dull; Mocha. 26c: Java, 26%c;
Peaberry, 12%c; standard No. 1, 10%c; No.
2,10 c; No. 3, 9%c; No. 4, 9%c; No. 5,9 c; No.
6, B%c: No. 7. Bc. •
Sugar—Equality Prices—Savannah ques
tions: Powdered, 5.80 c; standard gran
ulated, 5.55 c; cubes, 5.80 c; confectioners’ a,
5.43 c; white extra C, 5.12 c; extra C, 5.05 c;
golden C, 4.87 c; yellow, 4.80 c. Tone firn*.
Cabbage—Native, crates, $1.50.
Onions—Barrels, new crop, $4.50@6.00;
crates, Bermudas, $1.50®2.00.
Potatoes—New, $3.00®3.25 per barrel.
Lemons—Market quiet; Messina, new,
p/ar box, $4.50(05.00.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 9c;
common, 5®5%c.
Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona. 12c; Ivicas.
10%c; walnuts, French. 10c; Naples, 11c;
pecans, 10c; Brazils, B%c; filberts, 10c; as
sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes,
10®10%d; cocoanuts, $3.75 per 100 1 .
Raisins—L. L. $1.65; %-box, $1.90; loose,
fiO-pound boxes, 6%c per pound.
Peanuts—Ample stock, fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir
ginia, per pound, 5%; hand-picked, per
pound, 4%c; N. C. peanuts, 4c.
Eggs—Market steady; candled, per dozen,
12c; country, 2c less.
Poultry—Steady, fair demand; half
grown, 25®35c per pair; three-quarters
grown, 40®50c per pair; full-grown fowls,
55@65c per pair.
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%0; 2-pound bricks. 6c. Smoked
herring, per box. 20c; Dutch herring, in
kegs, $1.25; new mullet, half-barrel, $3.50.
Syrup—-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at 20@22%c; selling at
22%<8>2&; sugar house at 19@22c; Cuba
straight goods, 23©30c; sugar house mo
lasses, 15®20c.
Salt—Demand is fair, and the market
steady; carload lots, f. o. b., Liverpool,
200-pound sacks, C2c; job lots, 65090 c; com
mon fine salt, 125-pound, in burlap sacks,
carload lota. 38c; common fine salt, 125-
pound. in cotton sacks, carload lots, 41c.
Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides—The market
firm; dry flint, 15c; dry salt, 13c; green
salted, 7c. Wool—Nominal; prime Georgia,
free of sand, burrs and black wool, 17c;
blacks, 15c; burry, Wax, 25c. Tal
low, 2c. Deer skins, 15c.
Oils— Marxet steady; demand fair; sig
nal, 45050 c; West Virginia black, 9®l2c;
lard, 58c; neatsfoot, 60075 c; machinery, 15
025 c; linseed, raw, 47c; boiled, 50c; kero
sine. prime white, 8c; water white, 9c; fire
proof, 10c; deodorized stove gasoline, bar
rel, B%c.
Gun Powder—Per keg, $4.00; half keg,
$2.25; quarter keg. $1.25, Champion ducking,
quarter keg. $2.25; Austin. Dupont and
Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, $11.25; quar
ter kegs, $5.75; l-pound canisters, $1.00; less
25 per cent.
Shot—Drop, $1.25; B. B. and large, $1.60;
chilled. $1.55.
Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 4@
4%c; refined, $1.55 base.
Nails—Cut, $1.50 base; wire. $1.90 base.
Advanced national list of extras, adopted
Dec. 1. 1896.
Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement-
Alabama aud Georgia lime in fair demand,
and selling at 75c per barrel, bulk and car
load lot, special; calcined olaster $1.50 per
barrel; hair, 405 c; Rostdaie cement, sl.lo@
1.20; carload lots, special; Portland ce
ment, retail, $2.20; carload lots, $2.00.
Lumber —F. O. B. Prices—Minimum yard
sixes, $11.00; car siils, $11.50; difficult sizes.
$13<50@14.00; ship stock. $16.50018.00; sawn
crossties, $9.50010.00; hewn crossties, 33c
per tie. Market quiet and steady.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
Cotton—Market nominal: 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, SI.OO.
Via New York—Liverpool. 35c; Manches
ter, 46c; Havre. 57c; Antwerp. 57c; Ham.
burg. 53c; Reval, 63c; St. Petersburg, 63c:
Goihenberg, 63c; Venice, 73c; Trieste, 73c;
Lisbon, 66c; Oporto, 66c.
Uunber—By Sail—Freights are firm. For
eign business Is dull. The rates
from this and nearby Georgia ports are
quoted at $4.50®5.50 for a range—including
Baltimore and Portland. Me. Railroad
ties, base 44 feet: to Baltimore. 13%c; to
Philadelphia, 14%c; to New York, 16%e.
Timber rates, 60c®$1.00 higher than lum
ber rates.
By Steam—Lumber—To Baltimore. $6.00;
Boston. $7.00; New York. $7.75.
Naval Store*—The market is normal and
advancing: medium-sized vessels. Cork for
orders, 3s 6d for barrels of 310 pounds, and
5c primage, spirits. 4s 9d; larger, 4s 6d.
Steam. 12c per 100 pounds on rosin; SI.OO on
spirits to Boston and 10c on rosin, and
We on spirits to New York.
m.ooD sin rts at a hanging.
Wharton. Tex.. June 11.—Frank Martin,
white, was hanged yesterday for his share
tn the murder of the Crocker family.
The rope cut deep into Martin's neck,
causing blood to spurt in a torrent from
the gash.
A large crowd wnuctfseJ the csscutiea
ALMOST SURE TO GET TROOPS.
ARMY BOARD IMPRESSED WITH
SITES OFFERED FOB CAMPS.
Avondale and the Lands Sontli of
Estill Avenue Carefully Inspected.
How the Camps Will Be Reached
and Supplied—The Board Made a
Thorough Inspection of Water
Works—Mayor Meldrim Thinks
There Is No Doubt About Troops
Coming Here.
The short time the army board spent
yesterday looking over the sites offered for
the location of troops at Savannah, is tak
en as almbst conclusive that favorable re
sults will follow. It is believed Savannah
will be recommended to the Secretary of
War as a city well adapted tn every way
for mobilizing a large body of soldiers.
Advices were received from the board
several hours before it arrived, so that
every chance was given the local commit
tee to arrange for it. The board reached
here by the Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad about 5:30 o'clock, and consisted
of Surgeon General Greenleaf, Assistant
Surgeon General and Maj. H. M. Hopkins,
Assistant Adjutant General and Lieut. E.
Jadwin, Corps of Engineers, and Maj.
Hodgson. They were met at the depot
by Mayor Meldrim, Health Officer Le-
Hardy, Capt. C. E. Gillette, Aidermen Ow
ens and Guckenheimer, and Mr. John M.
Egan, vice president of the Central of
Georgia Railway and Ocean steamship
Company. Carriages were in waiting to
take the party over the route planned, and
there was no delay in starting.
Among the things the board wanted to
investigate was the water supply. The
first place visited, therefore, was the wa
ter works, where details concerning the
capacity of the plant, the purity of the
water and facilities for supplying it were
fully explained. It is understood water
will be furnished from the works, which,
it is stated, can be dohe more convenient
ly than by driving artesian wells. The
troops if located too far from the water
works, however, will probably be supplied
by wells which the city will have driven.
It was evident to the bod rd that there is
an ample supply of pure water, a most
important fact in the city’s favor. It was
plain the board was pleased with the sup
ply. The question of adequate water,
which has already proven a serious con
sideration to the government in locating
troops, was, therefore, settled, and the
committee was ready to proceed else
where.
Returning to the city the party passed
Forsyth park, and drove out Bull street
to the territory south of Estill avenue.
The land there is level and in every way
suitable for the camping of several regi
ments. For company, battalion and regi
mental drilling it is admirably adapted,
there being a wide expanse uninterrupted
by undulations of any kind. The locality
is about the right distance from the city,
both for- the convenience of troops and
dealers who may furnish supplies. The
board was favorably impressed with the
land and commented favorably on its gen
eral adaptability. Aside from the infor
mation given by the local committee, the
visitors saw for thetaselves the advan
tages afforded.
It is the belief of the committee that Sa
vannah will be recommended as a suitable
point for the concentration of at least 20,-
000 troops. Mayor. Meldrim thinks there
is no question about getting troops. “I
waa asked how long it would take to get
lands in shape for soldiers/’. tiffr Mayor
said, “and I informed the board everything
could be arranged on forty-eight hours’
notice. To this Inquiry I attach import
ance, for the reason the fact will be given
the secretary as one of significance. Other
questions were asked which leads to the
conclusion that Savannah is sure to get
troops, and that very soon. The commit
tee has worked diligently to accomplish
what everybody in the city desires.”
The hoard was pleased with its visit, but
would not indicate what its recommenda
tions will be. The members referred to the
reception given them, and intimated in a
general way that their trip was quite satis
factory. Maj. Hodgson was a class mate of
Mayor Meldrim at the University of Geor
gia. Their meeting was cordial and the op
portunity of receiving Maj. Hodgson gave
the Mayor much pleasure.
“DIG THAT DITCH.”
Script* Morgan’s Laconic Order to Ills
Older Brother in the Hanks.
Mr. Thomas S. Morgan of this city, who
i£ a wit, as well as a lawyer, has been
the subject of many little jokes and sto
ries since he has been in camp with the
Second Georgia Regiment.
The Boston Journal, of a recent date,
has this story from Tampa:
"The Second Georgia Regiment, now in
camp, has a curious anomaly in one of its
companies. It is Thomas Morgan, a well
known criminal lawyer of- Savannah. He
is a private in military life, but a colonel
in private life, which is paradox enougn
to puzzle the average person into a siege
of insomnia. Here is a verbatim report
of a conversation between Private Mor
gan and Col. Brown, of his regiment:
“ 'Good morning, colonel,’ said Private
Morgan.
" 'Good morning, colonel,’ in reply.
“ 'Can you tell me where I can get a
spade, colonel?’ queried Private Morgan.
‘I have been ordered to dig a ditch.’
" ‘See the quartermaster, colonel.’
“ ’Good morning, colonel,’ from both.
This mme ditch was the cause of a lit
tle joke on the lawyer, which may be told
here with propriety. Mr. Louis D. Mor
gan, Lawyer Morgan’s younger brother,
is a sergeant in the Second Regiment, and
is one of the most popular men in camp.
He has been more recently connected with
the military than his older brother, and
for that reason is his superior officer.
On the occasion Sergt. Morgan was in
charge of the police duty of the camp.
Lieut. Newell West, the officer of the day.
approached Sergt. Morgan and ordered
him to dig a certain ditch. Without a mo
ment's hesitation Sergt. Morgan saluted
his officer, and turning to his brother who
was standing near, commanded in a stem
tone. “Private Morgan, dig that ditch!”
Private Morgan reluctantly complied,
but remarked afterward that he had not
joined the volunteer army to be ordered
about by his kid brother. Since that time
Private Morgan has been relieved from
manual labor and assigned to clerical work
at the officers’ tent.
ONE CARLOAD RROI GHT $2.50.
Good Prices Paid for the First Con
signment of Melon*.
Savannah was well supplied with water
melons yesterday. Three car loads were I
received, consigned to three bouses. The
fruit, on the whole, was of fairly good
size and quality. One car load made up
of exceptionally large melons for so early I
in the season, was sold outright to a fruit
retailer for $250. an average of about 35 I
cents a melon. These tne.ons were soon j
ornamenting fruit stands and grocery I
stones all over the city. One of the other j
car loads was sold, it is understood, for
$l3O. These melons were small and the i
average price was but about 10 cents each
This grade of melon was later in the day
retailing at 3) to 25 cents, while the larger
fruit was offered at 35 to 50 cents. The
prices are said to have oeen quite satis
factory. The total supply of meloos fcr
the day waa fully SjJkO, —-|
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AV ATER FOR THE TROOPS.
Carriers yVill Begin Filling Their
Tanks To-day.
All of yesterday preparations were being
made on the steamship Maverick and the
Standard Oil Company barge 77 to receive
cargoes of artesian water to be shipped
to Key West for the use of the army.
The inside of the large tanks were white
washed to take away all semblance of the
gasoline and oil which had recently been
in them. After the whitewash had dried
it was washed off, leaving the tanks per
fectly clean.
Water will be turned into the vessels this
morning from three hydrants, and it is
calculated that it will take two days to
fill the tanks.
Fire Chief Maguire superintended the
laying of a line of hose attached to hy
drants at Lincoln and Bay and Haber
sham and Bay streets. The hose was run
through the green on the north side of
EBay street and over the roofs of the build
ings on River street. Another line will be
connected with the hydrant at the foot
of Lincoln street, making three streams
that, will pour steadily into the vessels un
til their tanks are filled. Both vessels
will take 700,000 gallons of water, the Mav
erick receiving 450,000 gallons and the
barge 150,000 gallons.
The water is to be taken to Key West
for the use of the troops. It is expected
that the Maverick and her tow will accom
pany the fleet to Cuba and upon landing
the water will be supplied to the soldiers.
On a recent trip to Key West the Maver
ick carried a supply of water from Wil
mington, Del., which was supplied to the
warships.
In securing the services of the Stand
ard Oil Company’s steamer and barges,
the government has ideal water carriers.
Vessels built especially for the purpose
could not be more perfect. The Maverick
was built in 1890, at Baltimore, for the
Standard Oil Company. She has been
employed since then in carrying oil and
towing barges loaded with the petroleum
product, from New York and Philadel
phia, to the branch depots of the com
pany all along the coast. She has made
S2B- voyages,, tyhile in command of her
present master, Capt. Rubelli, who has
been in her four and a half years. This
formidable carrier is built entirely of
steel. Her length is 272 feet, breadth 40
feet 6 Inches, and depth, 21 feet, 4 inches.
She has a gross tonnage of tnd
1,118.35 net. Her usual cargo is 10,000 bar
rels of oil, which aggregates 500,000 gal
lons. One immense pump situated for
w is capable of discharging the entire
cat 'n 3 hours and 15 minutes. There are
two *. **ler pumps aft, which are occa
sionally ’Used instead of the big one. These
will pump, together, 10,000 barrels of oil in
five hours.
In the forward part of the steamer is a
water ballast tank, which is used when
there is no cargo on board. The hatches of
the main tanks are in the center of the
vessel and extend from about four feet
above the upper deck to the level of a low
er deck, and then open out in a broad ex
panse in the hold. The lower deck is used
whfn the weather is bad, as the crew can
pass from one end of the ship to the other
without being exposed to the weather.
All conveniences necessary for the com
fort of those on board are arranged. The
officers’ quarters are roomy and nicely fill
ed up. The saloon is finished in highly pol
ished hard wood; the kitchen, pantry, din
ing room and sailors’ quarters are arrang
ed in the most convenient and comfotable
style. Electric lights are furnished
throughout the ship. She has 1,100 horse
power, triple expansion engines and the
most modern machinery.
One of the noticeable features about the
Maverick is the cleanliness. There is
scarcely a freight vessel afloat that is kept
in a more perfect order, and is so devoid
of dust and dirt. Capt. Rubelli takes a
pride in having everything about his ship
bright and clean and he succeeds admira
bly and to his credit. The crew of the
Maverick consists of 23 men, all told.
MAY FIGHT THE CENTRAL.
Fruit Growers Contract With Oppo
sition Refrigerator Line.
A fight may soon be on between the
Central Railroad and the members of the
Georgia Fruit Growers' Association as a
result of the contract made by the Central
with the Fruit Growers’ Express, a re
frigerator car company of Chicago, con
trolied by the Armours.
As was stated in the Morning News
some days ago, the Central has given the
Armour company the exclusive privilege
of running refrigerator cars for fruit over
its lines. According to the rate sheet is
sued by the Fruit Growers' Express, its
charges per car are to be as follows: To
Ohio river points, $75; to New York and
Chicago, >80; to more distant points, >i»o.
These rates, the fruit growers claim, are
much higher than the net rates paid in
previous years, and in excess of what
other responsible refrigerator car com
panies propose to render the same service
for this season.
A committee of fruit growers endeav
ored, but without success, to secure con
cessions from the refrigerator car com
pany- They claim that owing to its hav
ing an exclusive contract with the
Central, it has declined to con
sider their letters. Efforts were
then made to obtain a conference
with the Central Railroad officials, but
were informed that they could not meet
them. Vice President Egan wired the
committee: “Desire to say we have exe
cuted a contract, as I wrote you, and we
are obliged to use our best endeavors to
carry it out, which we expect to do.’’
The fruit growers committee then con
tracted with the Continental Fruit Ex
press Company, of Chicago, to furnish
them a refrigerator car service at the fol
lowing rates: To Ohio river points, |SS; to
New York and Chicago, S7O; to more crs
tant points. $75, The Central, the fruit
growers evidently fear, may refuse to haul
the cars of this company. If such a course
is adopted a legal contest will be precipi
tated.
In a circular letter to the t&epibera
their association the fruit growers com
mittee say: “Should any railroad refuse
to accept any Continental Fruit Express
cars we request that your committee be
informed at once, in order that we may
have proper legal remedy.”
The fruit crop will begin to move in a
few days and it will eoon be known what
the policy of the Central will be.
PEACHES BY THE TRAIN LOAD.
A Hailroad Man’s Estimate of the
Crop.
Mr. M. H. Connolly, Florida agent of the
North Carolina and St. Louis and the
Louisville and Nashville railroads, was at
the Pulaski House yesterday. Mr. Con
nally has just been through the Georgia
peach belt. He reports the crop in magnifi
cent condition. The growers are enthusi
astic over the quality of the fruit this
year and the size of the crop.
The shipments will be between 2,000 and
2,500 carloads, it is estimated; and good
prices are anticipated for the bulk of the
fruit. From what Mr. Connally says, the
lovers of delicious peaches will have no
grounds to complain this year of any
scarcity in the supply.
Speaking of the Florida orange crop, Mr.
Connally stated that the drought has prob
ably cut it down one-third to one-half be
low what it was expected the crop would
be. At one time the yield of the groves
this year was estimated at between 750,000
and 1,000,000 boxes, but life long continued
dry weather caused a great quantity of the
fruit to drop, and it is now believed that
the crop will be \in the neighborhood of
a half million boxes. Growers expect fancy
prices, though, and are far from being dis
heartened.
The orange growing industry is making
steady headway again. It will be a decade
or more, though, before the crop reaches
the magnitude of the year or two just pre
ceding the great freeze. A crop of a mill
ion boxes, though, may be expected any
year now with fairly good weather condi
tions.
Florida truckers, Mr. Connally says, re
port the season quite a profitable one, es
pecially when they were large growers
of tomatoes. The presence of the army
at Tampa helped to make the truck In
dustry in South Florida more than ordi
narily renumerative, great quantities of
vegetables being sold there for the con
sumption of the soldiers and the large
crowds of visitors.
Mr. Connally spent a couple of days at
Tampa last week, devoting his attention
more especially to the Georgians in camp
there. This regiment, he says, is already
regarded with especial favor among the
visitors and is the center of attraction.
There is more snap and military get-up
about it, and the judgment of all visitors
is highly flattering to the pride of the
Georgians.
CITY OF MACON GOING TO TAMPA.
Capt. Savage'll Orders Changed at
Norfolk.
The steamship City of Macon will not go
to Fernandina after all. Capt. Savage re
ceived orders yesterday, through Vice
President Egan to proceed at once to
Tampa, thus countermanding the previous
orders. The Macon has been at Norfolk
for several days, taking on coal, and will
sail direct to Tampa from that port.
Capt. Savage has been desirous for some
time of seeing something of actual war
fare, and there is little doubt now that
his ambition will be satisfied.
In speaking of this new move of the
Secretary of War, a Central Railroad of
ficial jokingly remarked yesterday, that
the delay in sendlhg the troops from Tam
pa was not clearly explained. “They have
found out,” he said, “that they can do
nothing until the City of Macon arrives.”
The Gate City is at anchor a few miles
out from Fernandina, where she is lying
in company with three other transports.
As yet no orders to move have been re
ceived.
PAYNE IN A SORRY PLIGHT.
Bound to Lone His Position in Spite
t nt His Straddle.
Atlanta, Ga.. June 11.—The troubles of
Dr. George F. Payne, state chemist, who
has been accused by the friends of Col.
R. T. Nesbitt of going back upon him,
continue to increase.
Dr. Payne held office for eight years un
der Commissioner of Agriculture Nesbitt,
but in the recent campaign it is charged
that he tried to stand in with both Mr.
Nesbitt and Mr. Stevens so as to make
sure of his job whoever was successful.
Up to the election day the statements of
both Mr. Stevens and Col. Nesbitt indicate
that Dr. Payne succeeded in riding two
horses going in opposite directions very
well, each candidate being sure that he
was his friend. k
But after the election was over there
was an explosion In the department of
agriculture which showed up Dr. Payne’s
double position.
As the story unravelled itself it appear
ed that Chemist Payne was depending
upon an alleged promise of retention from
Mr. Stevens, in return for the attitude he
assumed toward the Terrill county man’s
candidacy.
To-day. however, Mr. Stevens wired a
1 friend in Atlanta in reply to the direct
question, denying that he had ever prom
ised Chemist Payne that he should retain
his job if he was elected.
From this it seems to be strongly indi
cated that Dr. Payne’s scalp will be one
of the first that will be taken by Mr. Stev
ens when he assumes his duties of com
missioner of agriculture next October.
Following is the text of Mr. Stevens dis
patch:
"Dawson, June 11, 1898—1 did not prom
ise Dr. Payne the position of state chem
ist if he would hands off in the contest
for commission of agriculture. On the i
contrary I refused to make him or his
friends any promise whatever. J
- B.
PUT IN A WORD FOR SAVANNAH.
GEN. GORDON URGED ITS ADVAN
TAGES FOR TROOPS. *
The General Will Leave To-morrow
for Mobile to Assume Command
of His —Mrs. Gordon Will
Accompany Him—Gen. Gordon Not
Yet Advised as to His Staff—lt Will fl
Be Announced to Him in Mobile.
Gen. W. W. Gordon returned yesterday
afternoon from Washington, ac- .. J
companied by Mrs. Gordon and W. W. Gor
don, Jr. ■
In regard to the personnel of his staff,
Gen. Gordon is absolutely ignorant. The H
names which he suggested for appoint-
ment were not acted upon and the general *2
was informed that a list of officers would
be furnished him from the staff depart- -A
ment, but as yet the appointees have not B
been made known to him. jB
While in Washington, Gen. Gordon was 4 ■
introduced to Secretary Alger by Adjt. 1
Gen. Corbin. The secretary plied Gen. a I
Gordon with questions in regard to Fer- \ '
nandina’s qualifications as a concentration (
point for troops. In reply Gen. Gordon
took occasion to praise very highly Sa
vannah’s facilities for handling troops, cit
ing her railroad advantages, pure water
supply, healthy pine forests and level plat
eaus, all of which tend to make this city
a favorable point for mobilizing forces.
Mrs. Gordon will accompany her husband
to Mobile, where she will remain for some
time. Army life will be nothing new to
Mrs. Gordon, who comes of a family that
has long been identified with the army.
Gen. Gordon will take all three of his
horses to Mobile, a. brigadier general being
allowed just that number. Mounted on his
sorrel mare, with his brigadier’s uniform •
on, Gen. Gordon will present a command- •
ing appearance.
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GEORGIA BOYS 1)1 Q- IT,. *
•MA MMVMMMMmmmmw*
Squad I nder Lieut. Hartridge Called
Out to Suppress Riot at Tampa.
There is a good deal going on In Tampafl
which does not c< me to the outside
on account of the rigid censorship which iaß
maintained there. >
A Savannahian. who returned yesterdayfl
from Tampa, says there have been nu- fll’i/'
ni» rotis incidents of interest in connection j
with (he army life there, even in the few fl
days he was there, which have not beenSfl
allowed to go to the papers outside of that ■
city. He does not understand why, forJB <
they are matters, to a large extent, not fIA
connected with the movements of the army I
or the invasion of Cuba.
One of the most sensational incidents oc- flg|
curred there last Monday night, he sald,‘fifl|2
when Fort Brooke and Ybor City were
practically in control of a mob, at least fl'
for a short time. Members of the Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth regiments, United fli
States regulars, all colored, began their fl
work of destruction by forcibly taking f
possession of barrooms at these places. The }
actions of these colored men, he says, were fl|
outrageous. The saloons, though under fl ; *
protection of the stale, their owners pay- I
ing the regular taxes and license, were fl'
wrecked, und the wjiisky and beer in the fl
places were all taken by the soldiers. fl
Sevral saloons and cases were thus
treated, everything in them being demol-
ished, and the soldiers took whatever they Qi
wanted that they could lay hands on. The
city authorities seemed powerless to stop fl
the depredations, and the disorder contin- B
ued until after daylight Tuesday morning.
Lieut. Walter C. Hartridge, with thirty
two men from the Georgia Regiment, un- ■. ■
dec Col. Oscar J. Brown, was sent out to fl'
suppress the rioting. The Georgia boys
arrested about thirty of the rioters and
locked them up. The Casino, the Cuban fl
theater,was made the headquarters of Maj.
Almand’s battalion which had charge of y
the riot, and in one of the rooms of the fl
place the men arrested were locked up. Sg
A number of shooting scrapes took place
in the melee. Several soldiers were wound- ’
ed, but the names of the victims were
suppressed. One negro was shot by a po- fl.
liceman, and a negro soldiers shot a mem- B|i
ber of one of the cavalry regiments, and Ifljh
was afterwards arrested by the provost
guard and locked up. *fl
Drunken soldiers seemed to occupy the
town for a while, but the Georgia boys took
the matter in hand, and soon
the lawlessness. It is said that affairaßSHl
have gotten to such a state there that citfl
izens are afraid to walk the streets alonefl
at night. Citizens of Tampa and its
burba are remaining up all night
shotguns and Winchester rifles,
ed to protect themselves and their
erty. ■
This Savannahian says he does not be- Wfe
lieve such a state of affairs will be al- fi®
lowed to last much longer. He is satis- fl
fled the military authorities will not per
mit it, and believes that when the place
is put under martial law, as it must be fl
soon, if it is not already done, the rioting B 3
will he suppressed. fll
While he was there, the steamer Miami,
w iiilc- being towed into the deep water*
slip at Port Tampa, on Wednesday, for the'
Purpose of taking on a load of troops, ran fl
into the steamer Florida, which was fill-, fl
ing her bunkers with coal at the coal flp
docks, located at the entrance to the slip-
The Miami’s bow struck the Florida
ships on her port side, crushing her
from her top rail nearly to her
Ihe F lorida was taking in water sJoWVB-,',,
the night of the accident, and all tenHWu'
pumps were set at work. There
many troops and about 125 horses on
Florida at the time of the accident,
• lh ‘" hors.-s or nn-n were hurt. flflflß
is said th- Florida ran lx- repaired »
“ 1 11 1 >' s • -ral of the men
:I ‘ n- •) W !.• 'i lvas truc
1 'am- r.«ar b-ing a panic, w
' 1 w afot (unatt.y averted by
of cod heads.
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