Georgia Historic Newspapers

    FUTURES DISPLAY
IRREGULAR TONE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
AT GENERAL DECLINES
Rain* Over Most of Belt—Some In
dication* of Clearing Condition*.
Liverpool Easy, but Partly Recov
er* —Course of Market Depend* on
Big Traders—lmpression Still Ex
ists Time Enough to Catch Up.
Savannah Unchanged.
AT THE CLOSE
Futuret:
Liverpool, .4% to 6 points lower.
New York, 7 to 10 points lower.
New Orleans, 6 to 9 points lower.
Spots :
Savannah, unchanged. ,
Liverpool, 8 points lower.
New York, 10 points lower.
New Orleans, unchanged.
The speculative cotton market was
Irregular yesterday, but mainly weak.
'Cables were tame and the weather
■map was regarded as slightly better.
'Closing prices were generally at de
'cllnes.
The map showed a good deal of rain,
and the bulletins reported more or less
in nearly all districts. Clearing con
'ditions were rather probable for the
immediate future, but still the outlook
was not for permanent settlement. The
'barometric pressure was low all over
'the county, nowhere as high as 30.
'This holds out scant hope of a dry
epell yet awhile. The Mississippi river
was still rising, but very slightly.
'.Liverpool was easy early, but rallied
later. The close was very steady, av
eraging about !> points net lower. Spot
sales were 8,000 bales.
New York was easy early, declining
some 15 points. Better buying appear
ed on the break, and the decline was
mainly recovered, but renewed pressure
carried the market somewhat under
the early low level. Another rally of
about 10 points left the close steady
at a net loss for the day of 7 to 10
points. Xew Orleans declined 6 to 9
points.
The course of the speculative mar
kets from one day to another depends
chiefly upon the. operations of the big
traders. These will take advantage
of hullish. developments in order to re
alize profits, and as like as not will
give effective support when the tem
per of the general trade turns dis
tinctly bearish.’There is ah impression,
partly the result of former experiences,
that it is still too early to predicate
anything positive about the outlook for
the crop, and there is also an optimis
tic feeling that a few days of bright
weather will soon place conditions on
a normal footing. Renewed indications
within the next day or two of return
ing unfavorable conditions may work
at least a partial conversion.
The Savannah market was steady
tat unchanged quotations, but with
I nothing doing.
' SAVANNAH MARKET. ~
The Savannah spot market was in
active and nominal. The market was
quoted steady at unchanged prices on
both the opening and closing calls,
with no sales reported.
The follow.ng are me quotations ant
rales or spot cotton on the different
ra!ls:_
I Open. I Close]"
Steady. | Steady.
mld dHng 12 1-16 12 1-16
Middling .. U 9-1611 9-16
Low middling io 13-16 10 13-16
Good ordinary ......... 914 9u
Ordinary 814 BV4
Sales 1 1
Following are ine~UumparaUve offlT
Clal 1 p. ra. quotations for yesterday,
the day before and last year, with
•alee tor twenty-four hours ending l
p. ra. as reported by the Cotton Ux
r hemps:
jYestei-1 Day | Last
1 day. fßefore.t Year.
Ot>od middling ,112 1-16| 12 1-1611514
Middling 11 9-16111 9-1611514
l.ow middling . 10 13-16il0 13-16114%
Good ordinary .9% |9% |13%
Saloa 4 .... | >49 j . ..
The market for cotton to arrive re
mained nominal, at unchanged quo
tations. No transactions were re
ported.
Following are the f. a b. quotation!
f* sod *hr d»v before:
I *| Day
l I Close. |Before
• •
Good middling 12 12 *
Middling 11% 11%
Low middling ...10 10
Good ordinary 9 9
Ordinary 8% 8%
Sales ... ...
•Nominal.
Tinges %c under the above quota,
tlons, stains lc under.
MOVEMENT AT BAVANNAB
Receipts—
Receipts yesterday 885
Lest year 1,244
Year before last 1,780
Receipts since Sept. 1 2.318,923
Same time last year 1,380,781
Exports—
Foreign 2.829
Foreign for season . 1,706.174
Last year 861,362
Coastwise 1.594
Coastwise for season 547,151
Last year 488,606
Stocks—
Stock yesterday 87,597
Last year 36,871
Unsold stock April 30 8.475
Last rear 8,630
AT ALL PORTS
Receipts yesterday 6.943
Same day last year 10.025
Same day year before last.... 18,207
So far this week 40,275
Last year 43,102
Exports yesterday 8.304
Same day last year 3,150
Receipts since Sept. 1 11.513,932
list year ... 8,214,974
Stock at all ports 614.774
Same time last year 413,147
DAILY COTTON MARKET
Port Movement-
Savannah—Steady. Middling. 11 9-16 c;
net receipts. 885; gross, 885; stock. 87,-
579. Exports—Continent, 2,829; coast
wise, 1.594.
Galveston—Steady. Middling, ltc; net
receipts, 1.457: gross. 1,457; sales, 1,000;
stock, 175,516. Exports—Continent,
2.800.
New Orleans—Quiet. Middling, 11
13-16 c; net receipts, 845; gross, 857;
sales. 535: stock, 71,651. Exports—
Coastwise. 1.957.
Mobile —Net receipts, 25; gross. 25;
stock. 6.635. Exports—Coastwise, 11.
Charleston—Steady. ‘ Middling. 11
9-Wc; net receipts, 75; gross, 75; stock.
Wilmington—Steady. Middling, ll%c;
net receipts, 100; gross, 100; stock, 10,-
207.
Norfolk—Steady. Middling, ll%c;.net
receipts, 853; gross, 853; sales, 1,025;
Btock, 43;90T. Exports—Continent, 497;
coastwise, 1,713.
Baltimore—Nominal. Middling, U%c;
gross ; receipts, 750; stock, 7,820. .
New York—Quiet. Middling, li.80c; ■
net receipts, 1,084: stock, 154,603. Ex
ports—Coastwise, 086.
Boston—Quiet. Middling. 11.80 c; net
receipts, 476; gross, 476; stock, 20,335.
Philadelphia Steady. Middling,
12.05 c; net receipts, 38; gross, 88; stock,
2.609.
Texas City—Net receipts, 11; gross,
11; stock, 636.
Gulfport—Stock, 10,068.
Port Townsend—Net receipts, 2,178;
gross, 2,178. Exports—Japan, 2,178.
Total to-day at all ports—Net re
ceipts, 6.943. Exports—Continent, 6,126;
Japan, 2,178 i Stock, 614,774.
Consolidated, at all ports—Net re
ceipts, 40,275. Exports—Great Britain,
35,642; France, 5,734; continent, 36,456;
Japan, 4,715.
Total 3lnce Sept. 1, at all ports—Net
receipts, 11,513,932. Exports—Great
Britain, 4.004,520; France, 1,117,225; con
tinent, 4,142,024; Japan, 491,147; Mexico,
8.609.
Interior Movement —
Houston—Steady. Middling, 11 15-16 c;
net receipts, 1,146; gross, 1,146; ship
ments, 1,233; stock, 57,847.
Augusta—Steady. Middling, 12c; net
receipts, 658; gross, 1,010; shipments,
743; sales, 250; stock, 51,632.
Memphis—Steady. Middling, ll%c;
net receipts, 468; gross, 1,138; ship
ments, 2,099; sales, 950; stock, 39,231.
St. Louis—Firm. Middling, ll%c; net
receipts, 1,008; gross, 2,915; shipments,
1,967; sales, 701; stock, 22,124.
Cincinnati—Net receipts, 896; gross,
896; shipments, 710; stock, 12,395.
Little Rock—Firm. Middling, ll%c;
net receipts, 177; gross, 177; shipments,
139; stock, 17,847.
Total to-day—Net receipts, 4,353;
gross, 7,282; shipments, 6,891; sales, 1,-
901; stock, 201,126.
SEA ISLAND
The following prices are baaed on
factors’ quotations and are revised
weekly on Fridays:
Fancy Florida* ~.f7
Fancy Georgias ....tl
Extra choice Georgias ...II
Extra choice Florldas IS
Choice Ga’z and Fla.’s 21
Extra fine Ga.’s and F1a.’5....21
Fine Ga.’s and Fla.’s ...21
Medium fine II
Common Ga.’s and Fla.‘s ....17
Inferior 12 @ls
NEW YORK CLOSING
7 TO 10 POINTS LOWER
New York, May B.—With weather rer
ports indicating rather more favor
able conditions in the South, the cot
ton market was generally lower to
day, and, with the final tone was
steady, last prices showed a net loss
of from 7 to 10 points.
The opening was easy at a decline
of 12 to 16 points in response to lower
cables than due, more favorable weath
er In the central belt and overnight
selling orders, which had probably been
attracted by the easier tone of the
market late yesterday. Support from
leading bull Interests checked the de
cline around the opening figures, and
with the official -wpatt\er forecast in
dicating a continuation of unsettled
weather with showers in many sections
of the belt, prices worked gradually
higher during the forenoon. Old crop
positions rallied to within 3 or 4 points
of last night’s closing figures, while
tto new crop recovered practically all
Weeseirir kwsr 'btrt dwerfags iHoWraen
on the advance, and the market weak
ened again in the afternoon.
Much of the selling was attributed
to some of the big buyers on the
break of last week, and there was
also considerable pressure from Mem
phis sources which was supposed to
reflect the better central belt weather
and diminishing apprehensions as to
further breaks in the Mississippi levees.
Prices sold about 18 to 19 points net
lower on this decline, with October
touching 11.50 c, but met good support
and closed 10 or 11 points up from
the lowest. Leading trade Interests
and up-town operators were credited
with buying heavily on the afternoon
break and the subsequent rally, but
the market appeared to be more or
less unsettled in the last few minutes.
The official forecasts were for gen
erally fair weather in the Carolina*,
Georgia and West Texas, but pre
dicted unsettled conditions or showers
elsewhere. Local map readers said
that barometerlc conditions pointed to
a day or two of clearing weather in
the South, but that the existence of
low barometers over various sections
of the country gave no immediate
promise of any prolonged spell of set
tled weather.
Liverpool attributed the decline there
to better weather reports and Ameri
can selling.
Spot cotton closed, quiet, 10 points
lower; middling uplands. 11.80 c; mid
dling gulf, 12.05 c. Sales, none.
Cotton futures at New York. May 8;
I I 11 I Day"
IQpen.'HlsrhJT."”- 'Oln.elß’f’ra
May I 11.29; 11.381 11.29' 11.34! 11.44
June ....I 1 11.411 11.33; 11.36 11.46
July ..... 11.43 11.51! 11.35' 11.44 11.54
Aug 1 11.42; 11.521 11.40; 11.49; 11.58
S“pt 1 11.481 1.4 S 11.481 11.521 11.62
Oct 11.55! 11.68' 11.50 11.611 11.68
Nov ..... .’....1 .....I 1 11.651 11.72
Dec 11.64 11.771 11.60; 11.701 11.7*
Jan 11.611 11.72 11.571 11.66 V. 75
Feb I' I ! 11.661 11.75
March I 11.79! 1I.«H 11.741 lm
NEW ORLEANS
6 TO 9 POINTS LOWER
New Orleans. May B.—Cotton futures
opened steady at a decline of 7 to 10
points. Cables were better than due
for tWs market, but worse than due
for New York, and the decline in the
latter market that followed was re
fleeted here. The weather map was
again unfavorable and gave the mar
ket a steady tone at the decline. Longs
were inclined to take on cotton at the
lower prices. At • the - end of the first
half hour prices were 8 to 11 points
down.
The market acquired a very good
tone around the middle of the morning,
and gossip of the floor was that large
spot Interests were heavy buyers of
contracts. The demand more than ab
sorbed offerings from both sides and
finally put prices of the most active
months to a net advance of 3 to 5
points. At this level prices Were 11 to
16 points up from the lowest. Late in
the morning lorgs were heavy profit
takers and prices fell off again. At
noon the market was 8 to 10 points un
der yesterday's close.
In the afternoon the market was dull
and featureless. At 2 o’clock prices
were 1 to 4 points under yesterday’s
finals.
The market closed steady at a nef
decline of S@9 points.
Cottoh futures at New Orleans, May
8: ‘ ; ■■
I I I r I Day
(OpeniHlghi .LowiCTosaJbTr*
Mav 1 11.09 ll.rtl ll.Oj 11.75|
July ....I 11.87; 12.02: 11.85 11.88;
Aug 11,71 ! ; 11.73;
Sept 11 68 11.77', 11.71 11.72
Oct ! 11.67 11.77 ll.*p, 11.64;
Dec 1 11.69 11.80 11.64 ll.Oj
Jan. '.;..! 11.70 i 11.75, ll.TOj U.Tlj
March .;| 1176| .....j 11:771 .....
THE WEEKLY NEWS {TWOTHCESA-WEEX) THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1912.
SLIGHTLY EASIER
FOR TURPENTINE
CLOSE QUOTED AV/ 4 @AV/ 2
Rosins Strong for High Grades.
Other Grades Steady.
Turpentine was slightly easier again
yesterday. The opening was nominal
ly unchanged at 47%@47%c, with no
sales. Later, 140 casks were sold at
47%c, and 486 casks at 47%c. The
close was quoted 47%@47%c, total
sales, 626 casks.
Receipts were 1,187 casks; ship
ments, 275 casks, domestic.
New York was quiet at 50%@51c.
London was 35s 6d for spots.
Rosins were strong for the higher
grades and steady for the balance.
Advances ranged from 25c on W. W. to
2%c on K. I and below- practically
unchanged. Total sales, 1,890 barrels.
Receipts were 2,961 barrels; ship
ments, 3.499 barrels, domestic.
New York was easy at 26-60.
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT
The following were the figures and
quotations of the naval stores mar
ket as posted at the Board of Trade:
Spirits. Rosin.
Receipts yesterday 1,187 2,961
Last year 786 2,288
So far this week 3,289 8,086
So far this month 5,790 14,826
Receipts since April 1.... 16,674 47,584
Last year 20,252 57,047
Exports yesterday
Since April 1 7.350 49,491
Last year L, 5,520 17,400
Coastwise yesterday .... 275 3,499
Since April 1 7,445 22,862
Last year 7,370 25,017
Stock yesterday 18,452 47,438
Last year 8,936 44.748
I Tester- I Day Be- I Last
1 day. I fore. | Tesy.
Tone.| Steady. | Firm. | Firm.
fip’ts | 47%<g47%| 47%@47%! 65
Sales. | 626 [ 461 | 241
Rosin.l Firm. | Firm. | Firm.
W.W.I 7T45 7.20 | 7.55
IV. <3.' 7.40 7.17% 7.66
N. .. 7.30 7.17 % 7.35
M. .. 7.20 7.15 7.30
K. .. 7.15 7.12% 7.30
I. ... 7.10 7.10 7.25
H. ... 7.05 7.05 7.25
G. .. 7.05 7.05 7.20
F ... 7.00 7.00 7.20
E. ... 6.60 6.60@6.70 7.15
D. ... 6.35 6.35 7.10
B. ... 6.10 6YO G .75 __
Sales. 1,890 1,218 1,935~
IN OTHER MARKETS
Jacksonville, Fla., May B.—Spirits
turpentine, 47@47%c; sales, 278 barrels;
market firm.
Rosin, firm; sales, 1,603 barrels. Quo
tations: B. *6.10; D, *6.35; E, *6.60; F,
*7.00; G, $7.05; H. *7.05; I, *7.10; K,
*7.15; M, *7.20; N, *7.30; WG, *7.40;
WW, *7.52%.
Charleston, S. C., May B.—Turpentine
firm, 47%c.
Rosin, firm. Quotations: B, *6.10;
D, *6.85; E, *6.60#6.70; F, *7.00; G, H,
*7.05; I, *7.10; K, *7.12%; M, *7.15; N,
WG. *7.17%; WW, *7.20.
Wilmington, N. C., May B.—Spirits
turpentine steady, 46%c; receipts, 20
casks.
Rosin steady, *6.00; receipts, 48 bar
rels. Tar firm. *1.90; receipts, 22.
Crude turpentine firm. *3.25, *4.50 and
*4.50, receipts. 6 barrel*.
New York, May 8. —RoSin and tur
pentine easy.
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKS?
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Buying.
76c per *I,OOO discount; aelltng. *l,OOl
•r over, ltc premium.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE _ Marks?
firm. Sherling, commercial demand,
*4.86%; sixty days, *4.83%; ninety days,
*4.82. Francs, commercial demand,
5.18%; sixty days. 5.22%. Marks, de
mand, 95; sixty days, 94 5-16; ninety
davs, 94.
Statu and Municipal Bond*.
Bid. Asked
Georgia Stt*. 1(15. c. 95
do. 4%5, 1915. c. 100% .
do. 4%5. 1915. r. 100% 101%
da 4s. 1926. a 100% 101
do. 3%5. 1930. o 96
City Atlanta 3%5. 1931 90 ...
do. 4%5, 1917-31 102% ...
City of Augusta 4%5. 1925..101. ...
da 4s. 1932 94% ...
da 4s. 1933-34 95
City of Macon 4%5. 1926 ...101
da 6s. 1923 107 100%
City Savannah 6s, 1913 ....10d ...
do «%«, 1969 109
Bank Stocks.
Bid. Asked
tCitlzens nd Southern 2*5
Chatham Bank .............125 ...
Commercial Bank 114
Citizens Trust Co ITT I*o
Chat. n. E. and I. Co 103 104
Exchange Bank 121 ...
Germania Bank 183% ...
Georgia Saving Ass’n 156 ...
Hibernia Bank 166
Merchants National Bank..lll 1U
National Bank 233 ...
Oglethorpe S&v’g and T. C0..158% ...
Peoples Bank 115 ...
People Saving and L. Ass’n.lo9 101
Real Estate Bank * T. C0..117
Savannah Bank and T. Co.. 163
Savannah Trust Co 135 ...
Railroad and Industrial Securities.
Bid. Asked
Augusta and Savannah ....108
Atlanta and West Point ....142% ...
Alabama-Midland 5s 106 107%
Central of Ga. Ist m. 65.... 113% ...
da consols. 5s 108% 109%
do. ccl. trust 5s 101% 101
Chat, and Gulf 106
do. 5s ...102% ...
Eaton ton Branch 5s 101% ...
Georgia Railroad 260 265
Ga. Southern and Fla. 55...107% 108%
Georgia Railway & Bkg. ss. 103 104
G. Southern and com. 81 36
da 2nd vrererred 78 It
do. Ist preferred 96 96
Jacksonville Electric 5s .... 65 109
do. common Ut ...
do. preferred 115 ...
Macon Railway and Lt. 65.. 99 100
do. common 95 ...
do. preferred 166 ...
Middle Georgia and Atl. 55..105% ...
Ocean Steamship Co. 6s ....101% 103%
Sav’s, Fla. and W. Ss 110 IU%
da 6s w 184 ...
Savannah Electric Ca 6s ... 76 ...
da preferred 86
do. common ................ 6 7
Southbound 5s 107 108%'
Southwestern .111 ...
Bibb M’fg Co. common (6
do. preferred 166
Planters Rice Mill 66 55
Propeller Tow Boat Co 68
United Hydraulic Comp. Ca . a
Savannah Brewing On. ...166% 161%
Savannah Hotel Co. 6s ....... 90
Savannah Hotel Co M 25
Savannah Cotton Exchange.... US
south Atlantic P. A P. Ca..U» ...
SAVANNAH’S
CURRENT MARKETS
Note—These. quotations are kept as
nearly as possible In accord with the
prevailing wholesale prices. Official
qnotatlons are not used when they dis
agree with the prices wholesaler* ask-
POULTRY—-Market steady; halves.
TOeSOc. three-quarters, 90c@J1.06; hens.
*3.190c@*1.00; turkeys, 17@18'.
EGGS steady; country, 20@21e;
Tennessee, 22@28c; cold storage, none.
BUTTER—The tone of the market is
steady. Quotations: Elgin, extra, 35c;
Elgin first, 33c; renovated butter, 60-
pound tubs, best grade, 31c.
CHEESE—Market firm; fancy full
cream cheese, 20@22 pounds, 28c; 28@32
pounds. 21c.
WHITE PEA BEANS—American.
*3.10.
VIRGINIA B. E. PEAS—Per bushel,
*3.25.
CALIFORNIA B. E. PEAS—Per
bushel, *3.75.
CALIFORNIA LIMA BEANS—Per
bushel, *4.90.
POTATOES-New, *3.00.
ONlONS—Egyptian. 105-pound sacks,
*4.50; crates, *2.25; Texas Bermudas,
crates, *2.50.
CABBAGE—Florida, crate, *3.75.
Breadstuff*, Grits and MeaL
FLOUR—Patent, *6.20; fancy, *5.60:
straight, *5.75: family, *5.50; spring
wheat, best patent, *6,60.
GRITS AND MEAL—Market steady; -
Pearl meal, per sack, *2.?5@2.30; water
ground, *2.20@2 25; grits, sacks, *2.25®
2.30.
RlCE—Market steady; fancy head,
«%@6%C.
Good 5%@6
Fair 4%@5
Common 3%@4
Grain and Hay.
CORN— Jobs. Cars.
No. 2 white ..1 15 1 12
No. 2 mixed .....1 14 1 11
Cracked corn 2 20 2 15
OATS—
No. 2 mixed 76 74
No. 2 clipped 77 76
BRAN
Pure wheat bran .........1 80 175
HAY—
No. 1 timothy 1 85 1 80
No. 2 timothy 1 75 1 70
No. 1 clover, mixed ~l 75 170
Stock feed 2 10 2 05
Dairy feed 185 180
Beet pulp X7O 160
Syrup.
SYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, 40@42%c; imported
West Indian, in puncheons. 30@32c; in
barrels, 32@34c.
Coffee.
Java - .*..24 c
Mocha c
Pea berry 20%e
Fancy No. 1 19%c
Fancy No. 2 c
Prime No. 3 18%e
Good No. 4 :...18%c
Fair No. 5 17%c
Ordinary No. 6 17%c
Common No. 7 17%q
Sugar.
Cut loaf 6.55
Cubes 6.10
XXXX powdered 6.40
Fine granulated 5,80
Confectioners’ A 6.55
White Extra C 5.20
Golden C 5.00
Fruits and Nuts.
BANANAS—Per bunch, *1.90, *2.o#@
*2.25.
LEMONS—Fancy Messlnas, *4.00.
APPLES—Boxes. *3.00@3.25.
PEACHES—Evaporated, peeled, 19c; 1
pound, unpeeled, 13c.
APRICOTS—Fancy, 14c.
RAISINS—3-crowns, *2.10.
FlGS—Dried. 10@10%c.
CURRANTS—In barrels, 7%c; loose.
In 25-pound boxes, 8c; in 12-ounce
packages, 9c; 16-ounce packages, ll%c,
ORANGES—California, *3.75.
APPLES—Evaporated, in cartoons,
10%c; loose, 9c; North Carolina, dried,
9c.
CITRON—In drums, 18c; crystal
lzed, in 10-pound boxes. 16c; lemon
peel, 12c; orange peel, 12%c.
PRUNES—Scarce; 10c, 16c, accord-
Ing to size.
NUTS—Almonds. I*c: walnuts; Eng
lish, 17c: French, 17c; filberts, 18c; pe
cans, 16@16c; Brazils, 16c; mixed nuts,
25-pound boxes. 13%e.
Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM. PLASTER AND
Cement—Alabama and Georgia lime
In fair demand and selling at *l.lO per
barrel; carload lots, special; hair, 4c;
Portland cement, retail, *1.90; carload
lots, special.
GUNPOWDER—Per keg; black pow
der, *5.25 per keg; half kegs, *8.30;
quarter kegs, *1.60.
SHOT—Drop, *1.85; B. B. and large,
*2.10; chilled. *2.10.
BARBED WIRE—*2.7S per 100
pounds.
IRON—Market firm; refined, *1.96;
Swede, 3%c.
Oils.
Water white oils ll%c
Deo gasoline, drums 12%c
Strictly pure linseed oil, raw.... 83 0
Strictly pure linseed oil, boiled ....94 0
Meats and Lard.
HAMS—Sugar-cured, 16%@17c; pic
nic hams. 10%@llc.
D. S. butts 10%@10%
D. S. plates 11%@U%
Western heavy bellies 11%@18
Eastern light bellies 12%@12%
Eastern medium bellies 12%©12%
Eastern heavy bellies 12%@12%
D. S. C. R. stdes U%@l3
Smoked C. R. sides 13%@13%
Market firm.
LARD—Pure, in tierces. ll%c; 60-
pound tubs, ll%c; 50-pound tins. ll%c:
compound, in tierces, B%c; 60-
pound tubs, 3%@8%c; 50-pound tins,
B%@9c.
FlSH—Mackerel, half barrels. No. 1,
*1.36; codfish. 1-pound bricks, *9.00; No.
2. *7.00; No. 3, *7.50; kits, 7%c; 2-
pound bricks, 7%c; smoked herring,
per box, 14@16c; Dutch herring, in
kegs, *I.OO.
COTTON SEED—Prime, car lots, t
o. b. cars, Georgia stations, per ton,
116.00@20 00, according to quality cotton
seed meal. *26 00.
Miscellaneous.
SALT—Car lots, 100-pound burlap
sacks, 37%c; 100-pound cotton sacks,
*B%c; 125-pound burlap sacks, 47%c:
125- pound cotton sacks, 48 %c; 800-
pound burlap sacks (Liverpool) salt.
77c; small lota at an advance over
these quotations.
HIDES Market, easy: dry flint,
2tc; dry salted. 19c; green, salted,
11c; green. 10c.
BETTER PLANT SOME
CROP BESIDES COTTON
Agriculture Commissioner So
Tells Farmers.
Atlanta, May B.—The weather of the
next ten days in Georgia is going to
settle the fate of the state’s cotton
crop, according to Commissioner of Ag
riculture J. J. Connor.
•’lf we have no rain for the next
ten days," said Mr. Connor, "and the
ground has an opportunity to dry out
so that it can be plowed. Georgia
should have a fairly good crop.
"On the other hand, if the same sort
of wet weather as we have been hav
ing continues, then I am confident
that the Georgia crop will come pret
ty near being ruined. In that event
there is only one thing that could save
it and that is the exceptional factor of
a winter that is about a month or
more late.
"The situation is undoubtedly the
most desperate Georgia has seen In
many years. Planting is five weeks
behind and In many sections no plow
ing has been done. If it keeps on
raining for the next ten days the
Georgia farmer will do well to abandon
cotton altogether and turn to other
crops. I think this is good advice
right now and that the farmar who
puts in corn and peas to-day in place
of cotton will come out on top."
THE WEATHER
Washington, D. C., May B.—Fore
cast;
Georgia, South Carolina and Florida
—Generally fair Thursday and Friday.
Alabama—Fair Thursday and proba
bly Friday.
Cotton Region Bulletin—For Savan
nah, Ga. For the twenty-four hours
ending at 8 a. m., 75th meridian time,
May 8, 1912.
Stations of Max.| Min.| Rain
Savannah District. |Tem,|Tem.| fall.
Alapaha, clear 80 65 .52
Albany, clear 82 67 .47
tAmericus, clear ... 86 61 1.67
Balnbrldge, clear ... 84 66 .83
Eastman, cloudy .... 80 63 .83
Fort Gaines, clear ... 85 68 .30
Gainesville, pt. cl’dy..| 81 67 .80
Jacksonville, clear .. 82 *7O .12
Lake City, cloudy ..81 69 .16
Madison, clear 80 60 .16
Marianna, clear 84 66 1.02
Millen, cloudy 84 64 .40
Quitman, clear 81 67 .80
SAVANNAH, clear... 80 66 1.19
Tallahassee, clear ... 80 66 .40
Thomasvllle, clear .. .. 66 .72
Valdosta, clear 87 67 A0
Waycross, clear 81 67 .44
•Lowest last night.
tNot included in averages
Texas Rain—Abilene, .92; Palestine,
.72 Ballinger, 2.00; Clarendon, .10; Dub
lin, .76; Haskell, .38; Mexia, .36; Quan
ah, .60; Waco, .26; Weatherford, 1.12;
Longlake. .48; Fort Worth, .26; Corpus
Christl, .01; Rrownwood, 1.01; Cor
sicana, .18; Eastland, 70; Nacogdoches,
.20; Snyder, .54; Waxahqchie, .02; Kop
perl, .42; Riverside, .16.
Heavy Rain—Wilmington, N. C., 1.60;
Cheraw, S. C., 1.70; Kingstree, S. C.,
1.80; Yemassee, S. C., 1.10; Augusta,
Ga., 1.36; Aberdeen, Miss., 1.00; Bal
linger, Tex., 2 00; Weatherford, Tex,
1.12; Brownwood, 1.01; Americus, Ga.,
1.67; Marianna, Ga., 1.02; Savannah,
Qa„ 1.19.
I District Averages
No. j
Sta- Max. Mtn. Rain
tions Tem.|Tem. fall.
Wilmington ...j 10 80 64 .90
Charleston .... 5 82 66 .80
Augusta 11 78 62 .60
SAVANNAH 18 82 66 .60
Atlanta !14 76 60 j .20
Montgomery ...j 14 82 64 .40
Mobile I 12 82 64 .20
Memphis I 15 78 60 .70
Vicksburg Jl4 82 64 j .00
New Orleans ..! 18 84 60 j .40
Little Rock ....( 18 84 80 j .60
Houston |5Ol 84 60 i .60
Oklahoma [llf 82 58 ! .60
Remarks—Except in~th«T Vicksburg
and New Orleans districts, showers
occurred over all districts. They were
heavy at scattered stations in the Caro
iinas, Georgia. Mississippi and North
ern Texas. It was slightly warmer
yesterday over the western portion of
the belt. Partly cloudy weather pre
vails this morning generally over the
belt.
River Report—The hight of the Sa
vannah rfver at Augusta at 8 p. m.,
75th meridian time, yesterday was
20.5 feet, a rise of 0.7 foot during the
preceding twelve hours. Falling.
•Thunderstorm.
C. J. Doherty,
Local Forecaster.
| SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Standing of the Teamt.
. Won. Lost. P.C.
SAVANNAH 11 4 .733
Albany : 11 4 .733
Jacksonville 11 6 .647
Macon 7 10 .412
Coumbla 4 12 .250
Columhua 4 12 .250
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standing of the Team*.
Won. Lost. P.C.
Cincinnati 15 4 .789
New York 14 4 .778
Chicago ....11 9 .550
Boston 8 11 .421
Pittsburg 7 10 .412
Brooklyn 6 9 .400
Philadelphia 6 10 .375
St. Louis 5 15 .250
At Pittsburg—Brooklyn, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing of the Teamt.
Won. Lost. P.C.
Chicago 15 6 .714
Boston 11 7 .611
Washington 10 8 . 556
Cleveland 9 8 . 529
Philadelphia 9 8 .529
Detroit 9 12 .429
St. Louis 6 12 .333
New York 4 12 .250
< : :
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Standing of the Team*.
Won. Lost. P.C
Chattanooga 13 8 .619
Mobile 15 10 .600
Memphis 12 9 .571
Birmingham 15 12 .556
Atlanta 11 10 .524
New Orleana 9 14 .391
Montgomery 9 15 .375
Nashville 7 13 .350
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
MEET_ATCLEVELAND
American College Alumni at
Reunion.
Cleveland. 0.. May B.—Cathotio cler
gymen from all over the United Spates
who are graduates of the American
College at Rome, are here to-day for
an alumni reunion that will occupy
two days. Special significance attach
es to the gathering this year as Car
dinal Farley of New York and Car
dinal O'Connell of Boston, who were
recently elevated to the Sacred Col
lege, are both graduates of the Amer
ican College In the Eternal City. Both
distinguished prelates are expected to
address the reunion.
The regular business meeting of the
American College Alumni Association
was held this morning at the Hollen
don and was followed by a luncheon.
To-morrow the visiting churchmen will
be taken by automobile to all parts of
the city and will be guests at the
Country Club. The official badges de
scribe Cleveland as "the Pivot Citv,"
this designation meaning that it is the
ptvot between the business and re
ligious activities of the East and the
West.
How Land Values Grow.
Valdosta, Ga.. May B.—There was a
sale of real estate in thlg city yester
day which shows how values have in
creased here. A small building lot in
Dukes Bay. which a citizen had
"thrown in" tn a horse trade several
years ago was sold for *3OO. A negro
man had an old blind horse which he
wanted to swap for a fine hog. He
threw tn this piece of land, which he
regarded as worthless. The estate of
the man who made the trade sold It
yesterday for *3OO.
About the same time this estate
built two little brick stores on Hill ave
nue at a cost of not more than *1,500
apiece. One of them soid yesterday for
*ia<WV or *4o* a front foot. This is
about the highest priced piece of prop
erty this cit%hes had.
TO CHATTANOOGA
GOES NEXT REUNION OF
GRAY VETERANS
Continued from Page One.
When the report of the committee
on resolutions was read it was found
that one clause had to do with Gen.
Trimble's invitation for a joint re
union of Blue and Gray at Gettysburg,
The convention as a whole, however,
struck out that clause and with prac
tical unanimity adopted in its stead
one written by C. Irvine Walker, lieu
■ tenant-general commanding, of Char
leston, S. C., accepting the invita
tion. It was passed with enthusiasm.
The resolution in full is as follows:
“Whereas, Gen. H. M. Trimble,
commander-in-chlef of the Grand Army
of the Republic, voicing the common
sentiment of his comrades, has issued
an invitation to the United Confeder
ate Veterans, to participate, in all good
fellowship, with the Grand Army of
the Republic in the celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the battle of
Gettysburg, which invitation is cloth
ed in the most patriotic sentiments,
which sentiments, so nobly expressed,
we most highly honor; and,
"Whereas, the general invitation to
participate in this celebration has been
accepted by every state of our coun
try and all have appointed representa
tives, most of whom, from the South,
1 being our veteran comrades;
Final Reconciliation.
"Therefore, be it resolved:
1 "First, That the United Confederate
■ Veterans cordially reciprocate the fra
ternity so warmly shown in this in
vitation and gladly accept in the same
spirit of pure patriotism and sincere
good will in which it has been ex
tended;
"Second, that the United Confederate
. Veterans most earnestly and heartily
unite with the Grand Army of the
| Republic in the hope so well expressed
by Gen. Trimble that this event may
' mark the final and complete recon
ciliation of those of the opposing arm
ies of fifty years ago, and the per
manent establishment of harmonious
and fraternal relations between the
North and South and that lt may glad
den the hearts of all our countrymen.
“Third, That to induce the largest
possible attendance of Confederate
Veterans at said celebration and to
represent the United Confederate Vete
rans in any co-operative effort with
the Grand Army of the Republic, the
Pennsylvania Gettysburg Commission
or others, in matters relating to the
aforesaid celebration, a committee be
appointed consisting of Gen. C. Irvine
Walker, chairman and one veteran
from each of the U. C. V. divisions."
! Invitation Extended by G. A. R.
3
, Macon, Ga., May 8. —The following
. letter from H. M. Trimble, commander
. in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re
r public to Gen. C. Irvine Walker, com
f mander-in-chief of the United Confed
. erate Veterans, inviting members of
, the latter organization to participate
in the semi-centennial celebration of
, the battle of Gettysburg, was read at
to-day’s session of the U. C. V.
, "Dear General: have read your
, general orders No. 9. with very great
pleasure. From it I learn that you
are fully advised of the action
taken by the state of Pennsylvania,
and the plans already well under way
for the celebration of the fiftieth an
niversary of the battle of Gettysburg
on July 1, 2. 3, and 4, 1913, and that
you also know that the commission,
created by that state has requested
ail surviving soldiers of the Civil War,
North and South, to participate therein
. as officially invited guests, to be pro
-1 vided with seats in a body at all of
-1 fleiai functions during the celebration,
1 under the joint direction of the com
-2 niander-ln-chiefs of the Grand Army of
) the Republic and United Confederate
) Veterans, subject, of course, to the ap
proval of the commission.
I “If this event might mark the final
and complete reconciliation between
those of the opposing armies of fifty
" years ago, and the permanent estab
lishment of harmonious and fraternal
relations between the North and South,
lt would certainly gladden the hearts
* of all our countrymen.
1 “To that end. voicing, as he believes,
1 the common sentiment of his comrades.
and speaking for them in that behalf.
• the commander-ln-chtef of the Grand
I Army of the Republic, extends to you
1 and your comrades of the United Con
-1 federate Veterans most cordial greet
ings, and sincerely requests that you
and your comrades, in numbers as
great as possible, join with the vet
erans of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic, in the celebration of the semi
centennial anniversary of the battle
of Gettysburg.’’
I VETERANsTo RIDE FREE
IN MACON STREET CARS
>
5 Railroad Commission Gives Its
Consent.
Atlanta, May B.—Upon requests from
f Macon, Chairman C. M. Candler of
I the Railroad Commission this morning
1 got into immediate communication with
members of the board, and authority
was given to the Macon Railway and
Light Company to transport free of
charge Confederate veterans who are
’ attending the reunion In Macon.
: The veterans may ride on the Ma
> con cars to their hearts' content dur
i ing the reunion without paying a
■ cent.
• Chairman Candler says this does not
I create a precedent as there is no other
organization in the world like it.
. FEDERALS POISON
SPRINGS FOR REBELS
1 Continued from Page One.
simultaneously invited Orozco to join
the revolutionary cause. As proof of
this Gomez produced a copy of the
proceedings of the El Paso junta on
March 2.
The names of Dr. Policarpo Rueda,
now revolutionist representative i»
Washington, and other leading Mexi
cans are signed to It. Gomez also ex
hibited the letters of Pascual Orozco
accepting the offer of military chief
of the revolution and the correspon
dence in which Orozco welcome/1 Bo
mez as provisional President.
To all of this Orozco's father/ nodded
assent. Senor Gomez declared the con
fusion that appeared to exist is the
handiwork of Gonzales C. EJnrile, now
in Chihuahua, who he said was ambi
tious to control revolutionary affairs.
Enrile, it is alleged, signed Orozco's
name to telegrams expressing opposi
tion to Gomez. Fear ttjat the Ameri
can authorities might Apprehend him
for a violation of neutrality laws was
the reason given by Gomez for his re
peated dentals heretc/fore of complicity
tn the revolutionary propaganda.
Gomes Waits lor Orozco's Mes
sage.
Juarez, Mexiob, May B.—Emilio Vas
quez Gomez, S'j-called provisional pres
ident of Mexf/'O, was to-night without
the expected advices from Gen. Oroxco
confirming dhe right of Gomez to the
civil chleftr/hiship of the revolution.
The intimacy of Gomez and Col.
Pascual Qvozco. Sr., father of the mil
itary lea/ier, alone gives a semblance
of authority to Gomez* present posi
tion. ffo those who have been in
clined to doubt that harmony exists
In r*J>el circles, it has been point
ed qait that Pascual Oroxco. Sr., is
Minister of War in the Gomez cabinet.
CjVunez believes that when his mes
sejvger. now en route, reaches the jun
ior Orozco In the latter will
confirm provisional presi-
SEVEN
SERIOUS OUTLOOK IN
HARD GOAL REGION
MINERS ARE THREATENING
Women Are Chief Disturbers
in Some Sections.
Philadelphia, May B.—The situation
in the anthracite coal regions is be
lieved to be growing more serious
hourly. To-day’s shooting of threap
foreign miners at Minersville by stata
troopers ha 3 had the effect of embit
tering the foreigners. It is said to
night two of the men have no chance
of recoverv.
At a meeting held to-night in Mi
nersville. at which all Americans weret
barred, threats were made against tha
troopers, and the miners say they are
determined to prevent work being dona
at any of the collieries in the Miners
ville section to-morrow.
lt is feared that if the troopers at
tempt to carry out their avowed in
tention to search the foreigners' homes
for firearms to-merrow, it will
in bloodshed. At Shenandoah the)
troopers were called out to-night td t
disperse a crowd of several thousand*
which had been assembled on the main!
street by some trivial accident, bud
there was no violence. There is an in
creasing feeling of unrest in the Scran
ton district. Eighteen state police ar
rived to-day for patrol duty in the re
gion north of Scranton, where violence
broke out yesterday and was con
tinued to-day.
Woman are the chief disturbers in
the Scranton region. About 300 of
them gathered to day near the Dixon
& Von Stors colliery but there was no
violence.
In Peckville a crowd of women and
a few men inarched to the Ontario
washery and demanded that operations .
cease, but union officials persuaded
them to return to their homes.
Capt. Groome of Philadelphia is in
charge of the state police and he has
warned his men to avoid a conflict
with the trouble- making element of
the miners os long as possible.
s. c. diocese"is
AGAINST SUFFRAGAN.
Continued from Page One.
school work, missions and service were
appointed. Few changes were made in
the personnel.
It was at this time thkt a memorial
from the colored council was received
that urged favorable action on the suf
fragan bishop plan.
The meeting of the diocesan coun-.
cil was one of the most earnest and
interesting it ever held and probably
marks a new era In the church and
in church work in this state. Tha
subject under discussion was ’’Tha
Church in Social Service,” and the dis
cussion came up over a report of a
commission appointed at the last
council to make recommendations in
this matter. The result was to make
the social service a permanent depart
ment of church work, the fixing tJfke
commission was a standing
providing for its financing. j" -*i
Keep the Balance Up.
It has ti--cn truthfully said
(listurbame of the iven balaifl ', i
lu-aith tauses serious trouble.
(an lx- too careful t . keep tk(^|
anee up. When people begin tB j-J
appetite, or to get tired
least imprudence brings on
weakness, or debility. The
needs a tonic, craves it, and TWiuld
not be denied it; and the best tonic of
which we have any knowledge u-
Hood's Sarsaparilla. What this m*
cine has done in keeping healthy
pie healthy, in keeping up the eBP 1
balance of health, gives it the same
distinction as a preventive thai -it en
joys as a cure. Its ea;ty use il
lustrated the wisdom of the old saying
that a stitch hi time saves nine. Take ,
Hood's for appetite, strength; and en-J
durance.—ad.
DEFENSE BEGINS '
IN ALLEN TEdAL
FORTY WITNESSES STEADY
Effort Is Made to Shaw Officers
Fired First.
Wythevitie, Ya., Mr.y B.—The defense
of Floyd Alien, firsj of the Hiilsvilie
court house assassins to face the bar,
got well into its ense bef-ira court ad
journed to-day fcnd began swearing
witnesses to surpport the theory that
the first shooting came from the court,
officials on Maren 14 when the Allens
rode into town ar.d killed Judge Mas
sie, Prosecutor Foster. .Sheriff Webb, a
juror and/ a bystander.
Two oty these witnesses were jurors
who sat. in Allen's trial, to which lha
court house murde-s came as a shock
ing climax. One swore he believed the
firet shots came from ihe court offi
cers and th.- other that ha had seen
■Sheriff Webb fire at Alien On cross
examination, however, one admitted
that the Allens oegan firing before
Sheriff Webb, and :he other admitted
fiat he did not hoar well and could
not '-.cate sounds d -finitely. One of
the witnesses, put on to Impeach testi
mony offered by the prosecution, ad
mitted under cross-examination that
he owed Sidna Allen *BO.
When court adjourned to-day seven
witnesses had been examined by the
defense. Probably forty will be sworn
One testified that Byrd Marion, an in
dicted member of the gang, awaiting
trial for murder, was not in the court
house when the shooting took place
and that Victor Allen left the court
room before it began.
GEORGIA BAPTISTS’
REPORT IS FINE
Missions’ Contributions Show
Great Increase.
Atlanta, May S.—Georgia Baptists
will make a splendid showing at ;na‘
coming convention at Oklahoma City
on May 15. The report will show that
the Baptists of the state have given
during the yeir ending May X. *53.000
for home missions, an increase of *7.-
OCO. and *85,000 to foreign missions, an
increase of SIO,OOO over the largest con
tributions made in a/iy previous year.
The contributions for the entire'
South were *366.000 for home and *580,-
000 for foreign missions, an increase pt
910,000 in the first instance and *75,006*
in the latter over any pros isms s ear. *
Additions to the church foreign field*-
were over 4.000 and at home appro***
matalv 50.000.
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