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fodNDA*. NOVEMBER 12.
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A Stock and Cotton Report
BY W. E. Ml KELL.
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 12, 1906.
Ton') —Steady.
—Today—
Ordinf ry
Good Ordinary 8 13-1 C
Strict Goo" Ordinary 9 5-lti
Low Middling 9 It 1C
Strict (Low Middling 9 7-8
Middling 10
Strict Middling 10 3-16
Good Middling 10 5-16
Good Ordinary Stains
Low Middling Stains i
Tinges (Ist.) 9 13-lt. !
Tinges (3d.) 9 9-16
—Saturday—
Ordinary ..
Good Ordinary 8 13-16
Strict iGood Ordinary 8 5-10
Low Middling 9 11-16
Strict Low Middling 9 7-8
Middling 10
Strict Middling . 10 3-16 !
Good Middling 10 5-16
Tii*es (Ist) 9 13-16
TiSv-i (2nd) .... 9 9-16
*toi:!<r and Ecce-ota.
Stoc’.. in Augusta 1906 44,481
Augusta . 05 90,805'
Rec. 1906 183,151
Rec. since 1905 235,70 7;
•*- > » "X V>i
In Sigh* aid Supoiv.
iVyt'. 1905
Sight *.o Nov. 10.. .4,051,170 3,937,028
During week 567,845 487,054
Visible supply ....3,626,055 3,460,399:
Galveston 28861
21-25000 Houston 29539
20-2’oou New Orleans 23295 •
Middling Last Year 10 7-8.
10 demand for grades’ below Low Middling in Augusta'
PORT RECEIPTS.
(By A. go
Today. Last. Yr. j
Galveston 31051 12855
New Orleans 17954 14511 [
.viootlq .. 2039 -1148
Savannah 1090!* 10554
Charleston 1095 2081
Wilmington 5164
Norfolk 6724 07CS j
Baltimore
New York !
Boston 6!* 92
Outside Ports 500 ....
rhiianelphla ....j
New > ork Cotton
(Quotations from Argo & Jeßter.)
High. Low. Close.
January 9.70 9.46 9.68
February • • • • • • • •
March 9.90 9.65 9.89
April
May 10.01 s 9.77 9.99
June •••• •••• ••••
July 10.10 9.87 10.10
August
September 1
October .....
November
December 9.65 9.38 9.63
Tone —Stead y. Spots—lo.3o.
New Orleans Cotton
(Quotations fro m Argo ft Jester.)
. High. Low. Close.
January 9.76 9.50 9.76
February .... .... ....
March 9.95 9.68 9.95
April ...
May 10.04 9.83 10.04
June .... .... ....
July .... .... .... ....
August .... ....
September .... .... ....
October V... ....
November ... .... ....
December 9 69 9.44 9.69
Chicago Market
(Quotations from Argo & Jester.)
WHEAT— High. Low. Close.
December 73 72% 72%
COtjZ-
’ 4 41% 42
FINANCIAL
Receipts for the Day.
Last year Tbl* Wf»V
Sat 2229 2607
Mon .... 2764 3283
Tues ....
Wed
Thurs ....
Frl
Total . . 4993 5890
Receipts for the Week.
Sales. Rec. Ship.
Sat 523 178 1491
Mon .... 1187 144 i 529
Tues .... ....
Wed
Thurs .... ....
Frl ....
Total . . 1710 322 3820
Receipts.
Net receipts today 2176
Through cotton today 588
Gross receipts today 2764
■
Liverpool Cotton.
Open. 2 p m. Close.
Jan & Feb.. ..5.16 5.19% 5.22%
Feb & Mar.. ..5.18 5.23 5.25%
Mar & Apr.. ..5.22 6.25% 5.27%
Apr &. May.. ..5.24% 5.27% 5.30%
May & June.. ..5.27 5.30 5.33
June & July 5.29% 5.32% 5.35
July & Aug.. ..5.31 6.34% 5.37
Aug & Sep
Sep & Oct
Oct & Nov.. ..5.23 5.27 5.29%
Nov & Dec.. ..5.16 5.21 5.23
Dec & Jan.. ..5.15 5.19 5.22
Sales, 10,000. Receipts, 15,000. Tone
—Firm. Middling—s.sl.
& Jester.) •
Today. Last. Yr.
Brunswick ....
Port Royal 4. ..
Pensacola ....
Little Rock 4256 3477
Augusta 2764 3283
Memphis 7163
St. Louis 15
Cincinnati 1179 314
Houston 19560 9452
Total (Est. Today).. .70000 53996
ARGO & JESTER iirokcr.s
COTTON-STOCKS NO, 7 row. RARY GRAIN-PROVISIONS
PRIVATE WIRES TO NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND NEW ORLEANS.
COMMISSION ON COTTON. $lO. NO INTEREST CHARGED ON STOCKS
Rtfsrenct—National Exchang* Bank. Tsltphonc, 794.
Mii.vvrrr.. .. ..t. .. .. 7i\ c;%
July.. .. ~ .. ~ ~ ~ .. ~ ....... ...... ... .... *««• -...
OA'l 8—
December 84% 34% 34%
May 35** 35! 4 35'*
July.. .. ~....~ ~ .. .. ....... ...... ... .... .... ••
PORK—
January 14.23 14.10 141.7
October 14.12 14.00 14.05
LARD —
January 5.37 5.33 8.35
October 3.43 »,35 8.37
RIBS—
October 7.57 7.52 7.K5
THE STOCK MARKET.
(Quotations by Argo & Jester.
HlFb Low. Cloae
Atchison 97% 97 >4 »74i
Am. Car Fdry.. 42% 42 42%
Am. Locomotive 71% 71% 71T*
Am. Smelters .. 153*, 152'* 183%
B. R. T 77'* 7644 76%
Balt. & Ohio ..117** UC»* 110»4
Cbes. & Ohio .. 52i* 514* 52
Can. Pacific ...173 172% 173
Copper 110 10874 109%
Col. Fuel & 1.. 61 49% 5014
Erie 42% 41*4 42%
111. Central ....173 172% 172%
L. & N 141 140% 140 V*
Mo. Pacific .... 92% 91% 92*4
N. Y. Central ..127% 126 126%
Norfolk & Wean 93% 93 93
National Lead.. 74% 74 74%
Ontario & Wean 45 44% 45
Pennsylvania ..137*4 13674 137%
People’s Gas .. 88% 8874 887*
Rock Island ... 28 27% 28
Reading 144% 141% 142%
Rep. Iron 49 8.. 35 34% 34%
Rubber 48% 48% 48%
St. Paul 171% 169% 171%
So. Pacific 9074 90% 90%
Southern Ry. .. 32% 31% 32
Tenn. Coal & 1.155 153% 153%
Texas Pacific .. 36 35% 35%
Union Pacific ..180% 179% 18®'4
U. S. Steel 4,. 4 45% 45%
Do., pfd 104% 104 104%
Va.-Carolina . . 367* 36 36
munis
FACTOR IN STOCKS
Secretary Shaw's Policy as Declared
Saturday, Had Effect of Wall Street
Trading With Prices Lower All
Along Line.
NEW YORK. —The very heavy
selling movement which broke out on
the stock exchange today was clearly
due to the recognition that the oxlgen
cles of the money situation called for
a more or less extensive Wall street
liquidation.
That Saturday’s bank reserve would
show as It did, a deficit of $1,500,00
from legal requirements, was perhaps!
no more than the financial community
had expected. But It had been confl
dcntly hoped all last week that the
officials at Washington would oomo
forward again with some more ef
fective measure or felief. Before the
opening of business this morning
American stocks in London were
quoted at a % point below me New
York parity. There was no special
change in the foreign money markets,
and while more or less disturbed, the
security markets abroad showed no
important weakness.
The principal source of the heavy
selling, which kept on throughout the
early local dealings, was quite evi
dently pools and other domestic specu
lative Interests. As usual, stocks were
taken quietly on supporting orders
as they were offered down, and while
this permitted the decline to proceed
in orderly fashion. It. was not suffi
cient as undoubtedly It. was noe in
tended to check tho fall In prices.
NEW YORK.—The stock market
opened weak with declines ranging
from 1-4 lo 1 1-2 all along the list.
Virtually the only exeception was
Mexican Central, which displayed de
cided strength, showing a gain of 3-4.
NEW YORK!.—Tho nwespubllshed
Saturday In regard to Secretary
Shaw’s policy made the money mar
ket the plncipal factor of the trailing
this morning.
As the first hour progressed, selling
Increased and a downward movement
prevailed in all parts of the room.
London was a seller and helped de
press prices In the first hour. Gov
ernment bonds unchanged; others
lower.
LOWER PRiCE IN
WESTERN HIN
Corn Led in Weakness and Others
..Followed With Local Professionals
Most on Bear Side of Markets.
CHICAGO.—Lower prices ruled on
the board of trade, declines being
shown of 1 8 a l-4e In wheat, 1-4 a
3-8 c In corn and 1-4 a 3-8 In oats. Corn
led In the weakness and was followed
by wheat and pats. The volume of
business was fair early but It de
creased as the day wore away.
Cash sales were small and Included
25,000 bushels wheat. 50,000 bushels
of corn and 95.000 bushels of oats at
Chicago; ten loads wheat, nine loads
corn and 160,00 bushels of oats at the
seaboard.
Primary receipts of wheat 1,187,000
bushels and corn 720,000 bushels,
compared with 1,548,000 and 878.000
bushels respectively a year ago.
Local professional traders arc most
ly on the bear side of the market. i
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
CURRENT MARKET
EXPERT COMMENT
—zr
REACTION IN COTTON MARKET
IS LOOKED FOR—LAST WEEK’S
DINNERS REPORT WAS BEAR
ISH BUT WOULD NOT ALONE
HAVE CAUSED BREAK—IN THE
STOCKS SHARP RISE PREDICT
ED.
(By Argo & Jester.)
NEW YORK.—It must be remem
bered that the decline of the past few
days baa not been altogether a natural
0110. The gluuers’ report was bearish,
but It would not have caused the
break, which has occurred since It
was received, had it not beu for the
fact that a foolish effort was made
to make the report appear bullish.
Naturally after a market fluke of the
kind seen last week, market will not
readjust Itself to Its natural position
until those who made the mistake
have been run out. It Is beginning to
look, however, as If all the markets
were pretty well cleaned up and a re
action would not be unnatural, no
matter how low prices may go later
on.
(Town Topics.)
NEW YORK.—Tho comparative
steadiness of stocks in view of Sec
retary Shaw’s announcement that no
announcement that no further mone
tary relief need be expected at this
time indicates a soldout condition.
However, in view of close relations
that the secretary has with the lead
ing bankers here und his determina
tion to assist that situation of the
business interests demand It Is evi
dent that me confidence Is felt
that tho return flow of currency from
the west will shortly lie of such pro
portions as to clear the situation.
The market's technical posilion has
not been stronger in a long time and
with the beet people buying on tha
reactions and the bear party disposed
to cover, we would not be surprised
to see a sharp rise this week at the
expense of short Interest. Union Pa
cific annual report to be made public
will not only show earnings on the
hcalc to warrant the 10 per cent dlvi
dend, but also the enormous stock
holdings of the company which will
be calculated to enthuse Its followers.
This Btock probably will be made the
leader in next upward movement,
while St Paul and Southern Pacific
should also do better. The better se
curities generally should be bought In
event, of a lower opening today.
Marshall Spader & Co.: Trading
was only moderate during the middle
of morning sesion. but the list con
tinued steady. There wag some cov
ering by parties who had sold early
on rumors (hat J. T. Gwathney would
Issue a bearish estimate on the crop.
We think the market is purchase on
any decline in face of any bearish re
ports.
We think the market, lias aliout
touched bottom, and particularly In
face of the cold weather reported
from practically the whole belt. We
would buy the option list on any re
cessions.
Carpenter, Bagpott & Co.: The
stock market acts very heavy and at
.times quite wtak. The money roar
i ket is the only factor that we see
puts prices down. We would buy
stocks on any further decline as this
money question Is at least only tem
porary.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK. —A firmer tone was
shown In tin. Spot ami nearby deliv
eries Improved l-4c. Copper was
firmer but quiet. Spelter firm at 5
points advance. Lead was unchanged
COPPER STOCKS.
BOSTON. Piughain 29 Chnnnnn
15 3-1 Cniuhlit 154 Mich'gu I 7 12:
copper range 81 "!-4; Old Dominion
oh: Noth rt'itte III; Genet .I Khvlric
174. Artvrrdif i* 8.
SUGAR MARKET.
NEW YORK. Local refined and
raw sugar markets steady but un
changed. London beets steady.
“NIGHT RinFßS’' DYNAMITF
SNUFF FACTORY
NASHVILLE, Tenn- The ware
house of the American Snnlt company
at Eddyvlllo, Ky.. was wrecked by
dynamite.
The explosion shattered windows
for a wide radius.
Bloodhounds followed trail of
wreekers for ten miles Into Caldwell
county.
Si veral months ago warehouses of
the so called trust In the southern
part of Kentucky were dynamited and
growers who sold tobacco to the a!-
‘ leged trust received warning mes
i sages form the "Night riders.”
AILEENE VAUGHN
BORNEO TO DEATH
Two-Year-Old Child Died at Noon
aa Result of Patel Burn. Funeral
Tomorrow.
Alleene Vaughan, the two-year-old
daughter of Policeman and Mrs. John
Vaughau. died Monday morning at 12
o'clock as the result of a fearful ac
cident which occurred on November
(he 2nd.
The little child was at the home of
her parents, who reside near the cor
ner of Broad and Mclntosh atreets,
nmt si a moment when the watchful
eyes of the mother were turned away
she stooped over and endeavored to
light a splinter from the open fire.
Her dress caught and she was so
fearfully burned that (he efforts of
skilled physicians were futile. Hhe
hovered between life snd death tor
over aweok and finally passed away
Monday morning.
The funeral services will occur
from St. Patrick's church tomorrow.
SHORTER THAN TOM THUMB
WILKESBARKE, Pa —Reese Wig
gles. who was four Inches shorter
than Tom rhumb, was burled today,
lie was 53 years old.
WHERE APPEARANCES ARE MOST
DECEPTIVE.
(By Irene Gardner.)
While I am, of course, perfectly wil
ling to acknowledge that aa a general
thing men understand women much
better than they understand them
selves. I must also acknowledge that.
In one respect the lords of creation
are apt to misjudge tne dear crea
tures.
This Is the matter of dress. Most
men are away off when It comes to
estimating how much a woman spends
on her clothes. When they see a fine
ly dressed woman they immediately
conclude that It must taae a lot of
money to keep her going, and when
they see one plainly dressed they be
lieve that her dry goods bills are
modest, thus very often giving her
credit for u virtue she does not pos
sess . I
For you cannot tell ..ow much a
woman spends on her clothes from the
way she lookH.
Many a woman wb 1 always looks
I stunning spendß less on her clothes
than do other women who never seem
other than plainly dressed. Plenty of
men have fought shy of proposing to
r girl who was always handsomely
dressed because they feared marrying [
one who. apparently, was extravagant, j
These are they who marry women
who appear to dress economically. |
After a time they begin to wonder
how such big bills can be back of
such plain results. They see the
wives and daughters of men whose In
come they know to be smaller than
taelr own Randsomely dressed rand
wonder how they ever pay tho bills.
Then, aner a time, the truth dawns
on them.
For they hud realized that, the host
dressed women are they who make
the moat out of every dollar put Into
domes. This does not Include the
extravagant society woman who
spends a fortune on olothes. I'm
tal.ung about tho average woman. 1
And I state with emphasis that the
average man of today would do well|
to believe that the girl or woman who I
doesn't dress well Is l»uf a poor man-'
ager or else utterly devoid of that de
lightful feminine accomplishment, tho
use of the needle and thread.
For nearly everything In the dry
goods line Is cheaper than It formerly
was, and the woman who has the
knack can make herself charming
looking without an -extravagant ex
penditurs. Such a woman always
buys a few things nnd has them of
fine qua>,>y rather than many things
[of cheap quality. She alters and re
pairs, observes others with care, and
! touched up her own wardrobe continu
ally by the little Improvements and
careful cleaning. The makes tho most
out of every dollar she spends, and as
a consequence looks as though she
spent more money than she really
does, while her next door neighbor
looks plain and monotonous because
she can do nothing to her clothes her
self and cannot afford to hire extra
touches put on here and there.
The man who Is looking lor a wife
would do well to steer clear of the
girl who does not get hersolf up with
style. There's a screw loose In her
makeup. Her house will show the
same lack of expression that Is so
evident in her dress, her children will
never look as well dressed aa do most
of their playmates. She will always
he satisfied to get but a literal return
for every dollar she spends, while the
truly feminine woman always puls
[enough of herself Into the use of
j every purchase to give It. an added
value In the eyes of all who see It.
All men realize that, given exactly
the same materials with which to gel
up a dinner, there are some women
who will put. a delicious meal on the
taldo In a tempting manner and oth
ers who will prepare but an ordinary
one Inattraetively served. They are
sharp enough to see that as a wife a
woman from tho former class would
make the house money show for far
more than would one from the latter
class. It's exactly the same tu dross,
only men don't know It.
GEM. BRUGERETT EN TOUR.
PARIS. H Is announced that Gen.
Brugerett, former commander in chief
of the French army, whose son Is in
a military school In the United States,
will leave shortly for a tour of the
world.
President Roosevelt will entertain
him on his visit In America.
Gen. Bhafter Dying.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal —Major Gen
era! Bhafter Is dying, and the end Is
mormntarlly evxpected.
Physicians gave up all hope last
night when he began to sink rapidly
The two experts, doctors Hert.z
stein and Thorne, who had been call
ed have returned to San Francisco.
If a man Is well and happy be ought
to be willing to lot go at that.
fMM!GRHNTS FOR
! ' AUGUSTA SECT!
Georgia Immigration Committee Is
Ready to Place Imigrants In Augus
ta Terltory Bo n and Many Deairs
Them.
Secretary Moore, of the Chamber of
Commerce, has received a communi
cation from the Georgia Immigration
committee of Suvauuah In which they
state that they havo a man in Fin
land and Scotlnnd securing Immi
grants for Georgia and they expect to
have a ship load of Immigrants leav
ing for Georgia by tho first of next
month.
They have asked Secretary Moore
to furnish them with a list of men
nedlng help hero and Mr. More has
already received application for two
of the men at $3.50 per day and ten
at S{JQ 10 $2 mi pur day. He desires
to hear further from people wanting
help, whether It be house servants or
any kind, together with the wages ex
pected to be given.
Immigration Is considered a boon
for this section as It will start the
the trend this way ami more labor can
be secured for everything, from the
colon mills, which need a lot. of help,
down to the man who needs only one
or two servants.
AUGUSTA PRODUCE
AND PROVISIONS.
Block Peas no
Butter, Elgin (pound) 26
Butter, renovated 20
Oats. Rust proof 52
No. 1 Timothy Hay $20.00
No. 2 Timothy Hay $18.50
Eggs (dozen) 25a20
Chickens 30a 4 0
Sugar. Granulated (bbl.) $5.05
Corn, White (bushel) 70
Hams, (pound) 15a17
D. 8. Sides 91,4
Meal, bushel 67%
Shoulders, smoked 10%
D. 8 Plate «%
Pearl Grits, bushel 72%
Wheat Bran (100 llm) $1 .10
Cheese, cream (pound) 15
Flour, fancy patent $4 85*5.26
Flour, sid pat $4.15a4.50
Sugar, ex C. (lb.) 4%
Lard, Comp, tire (lb.) g'i
Lemons (per box) $1.75
Cabbage, crate $1.76
Butter Beans, pound 5a5%
Nuts, mixed, (lb) 12%
Leaf Lard (tc. lb.) n
Flour. 2d pat $.75a4.00
LOCAL STOCKS AND BONO*
Corrected by Martin A Garrett
uovernmont Bonn*.
Bid. Asked
U. H. 2c., 1930 104
U. S. 35., 1908 18 102%
U. 8. 4s, WO7 101%
U. 8. 4s, 1925 130
State Bondi.
Ga. 3%8, 1930, J & J.... 107
fin. 3%h. 1915. M. & N. .103
Ga. 4s, 1926. J & J 110
(in. 4%5, 1915, J & J IK)
d. v. 4%a, .1 & MOB
City Bonda.
Augusta 6s, 1921, M ft
N 112
Augusta 3Vis. 1929, M A
N 96 98
Atlanta 4s. 1523. JA .1 .102
Atlanta 4V4s, 1922, .1 At J.IOT
Atlanta 6s. 1914, J & J ..113
Bav 6*. 1909, Feb quar .101(4
Sav. ss, 1913, Jan quar.. 105
Local Bonds.
Augusta Factory lit «s
due 1915, M ft N.., .104 106
Augusta Rwy ft Electric
Co. lßt Ss, 1940 J D... 102
Hon Air Hotel Co. Ist 6a
due 1911-1921. J. A D. .100
Enterprise Mfg Co Ist 6s
due 1923, M & N 98 100
Sibley Mfg. Co Ist 5s due
1922, .1 ft .1 98 100
.„. u iey Mfg. Co. Ist Bs
due 1923, .1 ft J 98 100
Railroad 80-ids.
Aug. So. Rwy Ist mort
gage ss, 1924, J A 1).. 96 102
.Ja : it A Bnkg Co 6s
1922, J& J 116%
)r it R A Bnkg Co SB
1910, J & J 104 100
fla It R A Bnkg Co Cs
1922, J * J 106
C. nf (is Ry Ist mortgage
Gs. 1945. F A. A .. ..117
or Ga Ry isi Con Mort
gage 6s, 1945, M &
n uoy 4
C of Oa Col Trust 5s
due 1937. MAN ...106%
C of Ga Ry Mobile Dlv.
Ist 6s. 1946, J A J .. ..108
C of Ga. Ry Macon A Nor
t v. Ist 6h. 4946. J A
J 108
C of Ga. Middle Os A At
lunllc Ist Gs. 191 f. J ft
J 108
C. of Ga. Ky.. Katonton
I’ranch- fist Rs). 192C..1CS
C. o' Ga Ist pref. Incomo
1945, Oct. 89
C of (i t . 2d pref, Incomes
ss, 1915, Oci 71 •
C. of (4a Rwy. 3d prffi
income ss, 1945, Oct.. 72
C C A A 2d 7s. 1910
A A. O 109
:!outh rn Itw.v Ist Con 6»
1994, J. ft .1 115%
' Bank Stocks.
Nat -a! Bank 130
Nat. Ex. Bank 128 133 Vi
Augusta Savings Bank. ..150
Merchants Bank 201 205
Equitable Trust Cc .... 96 100
Union ’Savings Bank spar
26) 40
IrutiAmerican Bank (Par
$26) 49
PI n rrs r oan A Savin :» •
(Par $lO 19 20
Railroad Stocks.
A A 8 R R R Co 116 118
Atlanta & West Point
It. R 162
Atlantic Coast. Line 13'1
Oa. R. R. A Banking C 0.260 264
Southwestern R R Co ..116 118
SOUTHERN COTTON
MILt. «TOCK9.
Bid. asked
Arkwright Mills 122 125
Anderson Cotton Mills (8.
C.) 194
PAGE NINE
ERIE STRIKE IS
DECIDED BY VOTE
About Ninety Per Cent of Ballet
Showed Overwhelming Dealre of
Firemen to go Out—Pros dent Un
derwood Says Ha Won't Yield.
NEW YORK. By an almost
unanimous vote the 1,680 firemen em
ployed by (ho Erin railroad voted to
go ou Hti.kc unless their denmmta are
granted by ih« officials of tho road,
hnrmul unmmncement of the vote waa
announced by Grand Chief Hanrahan,
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. The declulou to declare a
strike was arrived at by secret bal
loting Every fireman employed by
the Eric expressed ~.s attitude on tha
question.
The vote showed about 90 per rent
favored a strike.
Every Eastern road running Inta
Chlcugo will b« affected by the de
cision of today, which ts one of tha
most sweeping declarations ever made
by a body of railroad men.
They have put the whole question
up to President F. D. Underwood, of
tho Erie, He has declared he will not
yield an Inch.
Different On D., L. 4 W.
NEW YORK. Chief Clark, of tha
grievance committee of the Brother*
hood of Locomotive Engineers, an
nounced after a half hour's conference
with President Truesdal. of the Dela
ware, Lackawannn and Western, that
the demands of the engineers had
been grunted.
This means that iho engineers will
work only 9 hours a day Instead ot
12. und that their wages will be In
creased five per cent.
STOPS BUYING SILVER.
WASHINGTON.—The secretary of
the treasury today discontinued tha
purchase of silver bullion. The price
asked was 72 cents an ounce. The
purchase of bullion will not be re
sumed until there Is a decided fall in
the price, the secretary announces.
River Jordan Water.
JERUSALEM.—Tho first shipment
of water from tho River Jordan,
which Is to be sold for baptismal pur
poses, hag started for New York.
The consignment weighs 30,000
kilograms.
SHOT AS RESULT OF JOKE.
POTTSVILLE, Pa. Relatives of
James Aldrich received a telegram
that he had been shot by one of his
companions. John Rogers, as the re
suit of a practical Joke while on u
hunting trip In Canada.
Knowing that Rogers was afraid ot
wolves, Aldrich stole outside the
hunting lodge and imitated the howl
of a wolf so well that Rogers seized
his rifle and fired.
DRINKS WHISKEY FUR CIDER.
WASHINGTON. One of the
strangest can s ever treated at the
Emergency Hospital was brought to
the attention of the physicians at that.
Institution Sunday morning when
Marv Pruitt, a 10-year-old girl, was
cariVd Into the building In a stnpor,
the result of having swallowed the
contents of hulf a glass of whiskey,
which, In her youthful Ignorance, she
mistook for cider.
Augusta rarlory 80 82%
Abbeville Cotton Mllla (8.
(j t ) 11 92 95
Aiken Mfg Co (£i. C.).... 84 88
Bibb Mfg Co. (Oa.) l*2
Mi an ill 111 Mllla (8. C.) ..110 116
Belton Mills 105 108
Cabarrus Cotton Mills (N.
C.) 136
Chadwick Mfg. Co. (N.
C.) 92 95
Cblquola Mfg. Co. (S.
C.) 02 95
C’carwater B ft M Co.. 55 58
Clirton Mfg Co. (S. C.) ..120 127
C1...0n Mfg Co. (B. C.)
Pld 102 104
Columbus Mfg. Co. (Ga l 96 101
Oiurtenay Mfg. Co. (8.
C.) 94 100
Dallas Mfg Co. (Ala.) .. 87 95
Darlington Mfg Co. (8. C.) 60 76
Easley Cotton Milia (8.
o.) 130 m
Erorce Mfg CoS. C.)... 80 84
Enoree Mfg Co (8. C. I prd 98 109
Enterprise Mfg Co (Oa.). 88 90
| Eagle and Phoenix Mills
Ua.) 120 120
Granltevllle Mfg Co (8.
C.) i6O 163
(Irmdcl Mills (8. C.) ...113 117
j Gaffney Mfg Co. (8. C.) . 89 92
Granby Mills rifd 56 66
Ga ncsvllle Cotton Mills
(Ga.) 29 49
l.enrietta Mills (N. C.) ..198
King Mfg Co. John P.
(Ga > 100 108
Latin as Cotton Mills (8.
Cc) 167 170
Limestone Mill -'R C.) .104
Louise Mills (N. C.) ... 90 95
Lotuse Mills (N. C.) pfd. lO2
Langley Mfg, Co 97 99
Lancaster Cotton Mills
(S C.) 100 106
Loci hart Mills (S. C.).. 97 105
Marlboro Colton Mills (8.
C.) - -
Orangeburg Mfg. Co., Ist,
pfd 103
Do.. 2nd. nfrl 92
Ptdham Mfg. Co. (Oa.)
pfd 101 106
Poe Mfg. Co. F. W. (9.
Cl .120 124
; Raleigh Cotton Mills (N.
U.) - -
| Richland Cotton Mills (S.
C.) 134 134
Roanoke Mills (N. C.) ..125
lHaxon Mills (8. C.).. ..103 107
{•••artan Mills (8 C.)..142 151
Kihley Mfg Co. (Oa.) .... 62 65
Trlon Mfg. to. (Ga.) .. ..130 140
Tucapau Mills pfd .. . 163
Victor Mfc. Co 18 C.) ..115 120
Whitney Mfg Co. (8. C.)
0.) 144 ISO
W*raiett Mills (N. C.) .125
Woodruu Cotton Mills (S.
C.) 105 108
Washington Mills (Va.) . 2l
I Warren .Mfg Go (8 C>.. 97 100
I Warren Mfg Co. (3. C.)
I pld 105 107