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MONDAY, AUGUST 31
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
LAST QUOTATIONS
Middling: 9 x /\e
Old Cotton 10c
Tone—Quiet
New York Cotton Market
(Today's Figures.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January .... 8 52 8 52 8 47 8 st)
October 8 52 8 55 8 48 8 55
December 8 49 8 50 8 44 8 50
Tone —Steady.
(Saturday's Figures.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 840 845 838 544
August 854 —— 854
October 858 861 852 856
December 846 852 845 848
Tone—Steady. Spots—9.so.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
(Today's Figures.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8 37 8 43 8 33 8 41
March . 8 44 8 46 8 44 8 46
August 9 S 3 9 36 9 33
October 8 52 8 56 8 43 8 56
December 8 44 8 50 8 42 8 50
Tone—Steady.
Spots—9.so.
(Saturday's Figures.)
- Open. High. Low. Close.
January 857 857 853 854
February —— 856
March *63 863 859 862
September —— 871
October *62 862 855 856
November 853
December 857 857 850 852
Tone —Steady.
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
(Today's Figures.)
f ’h>se.
Low middling 9
Strict tow middling 9 1-8
Middling 9 1-4
Strict middling 9 '*•*
Good middling 9 *-2
(Yesterday's Figures.)
NO QUOTATIONS.
RECEIPTS, SALES
AND SHIPMENTS
Net receipts today 14'
Through cotton today
Gross receipts today 191
y.::eipts for Week.
3a!«p. spin. Shpit
Sat
Mon. ... 147 6
T ues .... I
Wed •
Thurs • .... ....
Kri ■• • • ... ■
Total. . . 147 6
Sales tor Week.
1908. 1907.
Sat
Mon. ... 191 469
Tues •■..
Wed.. * .• • •
Thurs ....
Fri
Total. . . 191 845
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock in Augusta, 1908 8.352
Stock in Augusta, 1907 8,687
Receipts since Sept 1, 1907... .358.849
Receipts since Sept 1. 1906 . .. 469
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
11(18. 19117.
Sight to Aug 29 11.590.638 13,520,858
During week . 10t,4*8 69.534
Visible supply . 1.713.541 1,323.144
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
Today. Last Y r
Galveston 3221
12-1509 Houston
—— New Orleans 259
PORT RECEIPTS
Today Last Yr.
Galveston 8811 4378
N>» Orleans 1123 23
Mobile .. 255 78 '
Savannah *1546 1041,
Charleston 32 j
Wilmington ——
Norfolk —— !
Baltimore - 1
New York —— —— i
Boston ——
Philadelphia ——
Brunswick ——!
Pensacola —— |
Various. ——
Total porta test.). .13000 55*2
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
Houston 6034 1
Augusts 191 469
Memphis .. ——
St. Louia
Cincinnati.. .. .. —— ——
Little Rock ——
Open. 2pm Close.
Jan-Fnb. . .4.61 4.58 4.59%
Feb-Mar. . .4.61 .... 4.61
Mar-Apr. . . 4.64% 4.61 4 62%
Apr-May. . . 4*.65 .... 4.63%
May-.lunc. . . 1.66 4.62% 1.64%
June-Jtily
July-Aug. . .5.32
Aug-Sopt. . . 4.89 4.81 % 4.87%
Sept-Oct. . .4.70 4.65 4.66
Oct-Nov. . . 4.66 4.62% 4.63%
Nov-Dee. . .4.63 .... 4.61
Drc-Jan. . .4.61 4.58 4.59%
Stiles. 2,000 l receipts, 1,200; tone,
steady ; middling, 5.25.
LOCAL STOCKS AND
BONDS.
(Uorr«c*'vl by Martin A- Garrett.)
Government eorcs.
Afik<vS.
r. s. 3s, i!»o$ mo
r. S 4s. 1323
r. S. 2s, 1030 103
State Bones.
Ga S’fcF 1030 J & J 97
i in. 3',4,s 1915. M St N .. 93
On. 4M.S, 1922, .1 Sc .1 105
C'ty Bonds.
\UJ*us?n 4?. 1931. M A: S.. f>7
Aiir.wtr. 4'Ag. 1923. A & 0 103
Augusta ts. 1931. M .* * J 7
Atlanta, 13)4, .1 v J . U>b - - ■
Augusts: 4.«, 19 '*. M A N. . 9s ■■■
Uh:7rloßton 4f. 1909, J Si J 99 -
Charleston 4’is, 1928, A
& n JO4
• Uarlrston as. 1924, A
& 0 105
Coumbiii, 4s, 1910. J Sc. J.. 9b —-
Columbus 4»*, 1927, J
J. & J. 102
Railroad Stocks.
\tlan 1a and ’.Vest Point
R. It 140 144
Ga U R and Hanking Co 23? 237
A St S II U CO 103 ——
Southwestern R R Co ... 101 10b
Bank Stocks.
Aucusta Saving** Hank . 17b ——*
Irian-American Hank (par
$25) 10
Merchant# Hank 100 195
National Hark . 133 i4o
National Kxchans* Hank. 126 100
Planters 1/mn A. Saving}*
Hank (par $10) 20 22
1 Inion Savings J‘ar»k (par
$25) 62!*
Oltlxen*’ Bank • l')l
Local Bond*.
Auguata Factory l*t Cb.
due 1915. M andM . I'l
Augusta Tty & Co
Ist 1940, r t u ... M
Bon Air Hol'd Co. «s.
J. A D . 1011-21 .100
Ja<k*onvllle s*. 1924, M
* N 10« -
Mar on I«A*. 1926, .fanuAry
<iu*rt'-rly loi ——
Macon Is. 1910, January
quarterly 102
Fav/.ni-r.h ss. 1909, Feb
ruary quarterly . ... 9$ ——.
davannnh f»s 1914, January
quarterly . .102
Local Bond*.
Enlerprl** Mfg Co. l*»
r.». 1923. MAN ... 93 97
Sibley Mfg Co. lat s*.
due 192:*, J A II . ... 93 17
Railroad Bond*.
Augusta So Ily Ist mort
gage, r.y, J A l> . . . *5 hy
v” of Gn Hy let \lfg 55,..
1945. K .in.l A .119
C of fla Hy Ist Con Mfg
sa. 1946. VI and M ..106!*
C of f»U. Mar ,* Not l*iv,
tat r*s. 194*;, ,i nnd j . 99 :o:
Crntn*l of f »a M, G and
Atr Ist s*. 1947, J A J 99 10'J
C« .trtil of Ga Ka ton o*l
Branch, lat £.*, 1926.
J and I» 99 102
C of G* ) R f In* ohm
5* 191 f. CV* 69
C of Gn 2nd pfs] Income
f»s, 1946, Oct 49
C of G 3rd Income, 6*.
1946 Oct 29 «
C Ga tty Mobile Htv
let 6p. 1946. J A J ... 10f ——
C C A A :r*d 7s, 1910,
A *MO .. .10$
On R R At Hanking Co
G* R R A n co (i
I*-- .110 _
F Hy, Co.. let con. 6». 1994.
J and .1
'-.Outhern Cotton Mm wtortc*.
Abbeville Cotton Mills <H
C) .v. 96 94
Afken Mfg cn 11 (•).„- . 90
\ ndert on Cotton Mlita (8
f ’> PM 61 $4
CHICAGO MARKET.
(Today's Figures.)
Open. High. Low. Close
WHEAT —
September 94% 95% 94% 95%
CORN CCCmbrr •* •• 94 ’* 95 % 94% 95%
September .. 77% 77% 77% 77%
December .. 66% 67% 66% 67%
OATS—
September .. 49% 49% 48% 49%
PORK- embW 49 m 8 49 49 '' 9
September .. -
October ’ ’
LAHU—
September 9 45 9 47% 9 42 9 17%
October fl 50 955 ‘ 950 955
RIMS—
September .. 8 87% 8 97% 8 87% 8 97%
October .. 8 92% 905 8 92% 905
(Today's Figures.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
WHEAT—
September 94% 95% 94% 94%
December 95 95% 94 % 9414,
May 98% 98% 98 98
CORN—
September 77% 78 77% 77%
December 66% 66% 66% 66%
OATS
May 64% 64% 64% 64%
September 40% 49% 48% 48%
December 49% 49% 49 49
PORK- -
Ma.v 51% 51% 50% 51
September 1475 1475 1462 1465
October 1485 1487 1487 1477
LARD —
September 937 937 935 937
October 943 947 94:, 945
January 9:17 937 995 935
RIBS
September 887% 890 887 8.85
October 895 897 895 895
January 840 840 832 832
New York Stock Market
Atchison 91%
Atchison pfd 95%
Baltimore and Ohio 95%
Canadian Pacific 177
Chicago and Alton 24
Chicago and Northwestern.. ..162%
Colorado Southern 3574
Erie 23%
Illinois Central 140%
Louisville and Nashville 110%
Mexican Central 16
Missouri Pacific 57%
New York Central 106'.,
Pennsylvania 125%
Reading 128%
Rock Island 17%
Rock Island pfd 31%
St. Paul 144%
Southern Pacific 106%
[Southern Railway 19%
Union Pacific 163%
Union Pacific pfd 86%
Wabash 12%
Wisconsin Central.. 23%
Mrs. Drexel
j, '
Mrs. Anthony Drcxel, who is one of
the latest of American society women
to make London her ifyno. She has
juiit Iriged for seven years a hand
some residence in the England capi
tal.
Arkwright MMIa 106 109
Augusta Factory 70
Helton Mill n 110 uj
(’libarnn Cotton Mills . 130 135
Chadwick Mfg Co f N C.)
pfd 106 ino
Chlquola Mfg Co <B C) 120 120
Cllftm, Mfg Co (F C). lift 116
Clifton Mfg Co (« C) pfd 69
Columbus Mfg Co (Ga).. 91 sf»i
Courtenay Mfg Go (H <*) V 7 106
Dallas Mfg *'o (Akt> .. 94 101
Fnore' Mfg Co (H C) . . 70 bo
1.-iorce Mfg Co (8 C)
pfd lOl
Kagl'' and Phoenla Mill*
(Ha) 132
Kadcv (!otton Mill* (F C) 136 Hr,
ICrrcprl * Mfg Co (G*).~ x»
C.-ffricy Mfg CO <8 O).. 94 100
J2d pfd -. »« 91
( in l r ’« >*villff Cotton Mill*
(On) 60 60
GrauH'-vti;* Mfg Co (H C) 155 !«()
I Granby Mill, pfd - - 62
lOrendel Mills (H C) 116 ]2O
I Henrietta Mills 'NO 140 16/
! King Mfr Co 9/
!«o gl y Mfg Co lOO
f.tiTif *t*»r Cotton Mill*
H r, 10$ .
f.. -*• • Co**nn Mb!* (H C|
rM. 152 140
f .tone Mill** '8 C) . 140
f.euier Mills *N Ct • S#o •i,
!»'• pfd • 94
i Marfboro Cotton Mill*
I Oran**-1 g Mfg Co
T»o 2nd pf*l 90
| Pelham Mfg Co <0»)
l pfd ... 101 -04
po* Mfg Co, r W (8
C) 100 104
: Rnlelgh Cot*on Mill* <M
I Cl .100 104
I Fenbuole Mfg Co Coni 40 —~
r>o 2d pfd —-• lb
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
J. C. McMlffE.
Market, Editor
Intcrboro Metropolitan 11%
Interboro Met pfd.. 34%
Great Northern 137%
Amalgamated Copper 81%
American Car and Foundry., .. 40%
American Cotton Oil 35%
Am. Sniltng and Refng. . .. .. 98%
Am. Sniltng and Refng pfd.. ..110
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 53%
Colorado Eudl and Iron 36 yj
General Electric 147%
National Biscuit 89%
National Lead 86%
People's Gas 96%
Pressed Steel Car 35%
Sloss Sheffield Steel Rf,
Southern Pacific pfd 120
Sugar 137 %
United States Steel 47c;
United States Steel pfd 111%
Western Union 55%
Mackay's «8
Va. Carolina Chemical 29%
DRUGGISTS BUS!
DURING THE
FRESHET
■■ i «•
3 h,. fact that many ririiKKlntH did
not keep open Sunday rilKhl canned
an uniMiial amount of comment from
medical authorities Dr. tiiiKann
Murphey, president of the Board of
Health, speaka very dlarooraainisly of
such action and declari-a lhal every
druKKtat who has hla dniKS arranged
so that lie can do Imsineas should
keep open as ionx as the public may
demand it.
Dr Murphey declares that Ihe idea
of not keeping open Is preposterous
and It would he same proposition
should a doctor hann out the Hl*n
and say he was tired The need of
medleln,. Is ureal and should be aup
piled In every possible Instance.
Dr. ftobt. I|. Land Jr., was one of
the drn: alsla remaining open last
niKhl, though lie did not Imv,. much
IlKht to slenal to the public.
Druggist* ar e Surprised.
During ail Interview Monday morn
inu. Dr. .1 K Green, president of the
Driiaalsts assoclatlmi said Most of
the principal drua stores In the city
have been lUlliik prescriptions ail
during the freshet They have „b
served regular hours, while It had to
be done in many instances with Go
uld of a lantern W,. are very sorry
to hear that any physician has I;
ed to «et his pro .crlptions filled
"We gladly assure the public that
we are Klvln* full service and are
observing regular hours."
MR. CARR’S FUNERAL
WAS THIS AFTERNOON
Wan Burierl at four o'clock
in the City Cemetery.
The funeral of Mr. Harry Harr, fho
young man who war drowned while
tryli'R to escape from the burning
wtrehotira of the Nixon fir miry rum
pany during the freshet, occurred
this afternoon at f o'clock from Ht.
Patrlrk'a rbnrrh, Roy. Knthrr if.-n
ner.aey offlola'ln* Mr C»rr ix anr
vfved bv a fath»r, Mr. if. w. Carr,
thru brother*. Meaara. fihaa, f,,’
Pi-rre and Antoine Carr; three at*-
tara, Mr*. Marie Kmith, Mi*» Caro
Carr and a married alater who live*
In Charleaton.
The Interment taker plane at the
etty cdfnattry.
a»mtnol< Mr* fio, |.< tin ini
Stfctey Mf* Ce «| at
rten JttOa (IC).. „ 1M it.
Charleston & Western
Carolina Railway
The following arrivnu ar.fl (impart ures
of trains, Union Station, Augusta, Ga.,
as well as conectlong with other coijira
nlv's, .ire pimply given as Information,
and are not guaranteed:
(Effective May 31. 1008.)
DEPARTURES.
6:30 n. nv No. 7, Dally for Anlorsoo,
Seneca. WnlhtGla. etc.
10:10 a. m.—No. 1, Tkilly for Greenwood.
Lnurons, Greenville. Spartanburg.
Hendersonville and Asheville.
2:01* p. in. No. 12, Daily except Snoda;.
for Allendale, Fairfax, Charleston,
Savannah. Beaufort, Port Royal.
7:00 n. m. No 88. Sunday only, for Al*
lendale, Charleston, IV.iulorl, Port
Royal, Savannah.
4:40 p. m No. 3, Dally for Greenwood,
No. 5 loaves Greenwood at t».o0 a
111- for Spuflanbuig
ARRIVALS.
No. 4, Dally from Greenwood, t:3f>
a. m. No. 41. dully except Sunday, from
Charleston. Savannah, Beaufort, Port
Royal, etc., No. 37, Sunday only, from
Hcrufort. Port Royal, Charleston and »u«
vannah. 1:30 u. m. 12 30 p. m. No. 2.
dally from Asheville, Spartan ours.
Greenwood, ete., 6.1 Sp. m. No. 8. dally
from Anderson. McCormick, etc.. • 3a
p. in.
'lrnln* i! and 4? and ST and SI run
bolid between August « and Charleston
iCffectlvo Juno lu, \SM»s, their* will b*
Trt -VY< *tkly Parlor r.ir servha. between
Align: tn and AshuviUe. leaving AugtiPtu
Tuesdays Thursday- and Saturday*
Asheville Mondays, Wednesday and Fri
days. Trains Nos. 1 and 2.
FRNKK’I AMI. Id AMR.
General Pusnenger A sent,
No. 807 Broadway. Augusta (in.
GENUAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
(Current Acneouies correcton to i>ate.)
(•6th .Meridian Time.)
DEPARTU RES.
For Savannah and Mitem . .. ••7:Jloatn
For Dublin and Savannah •2;4f>pn.
For Savannah and M.aooti **B;4opm
For Savannah anti Macon !!9:4opm
For Savannah, “T.vbec, llmli«4" liTuoum
ARRIVALS
From Ravannah m l Macon ... ••7:ftop »n
From Savannah and Mtuam - •.•*S;6oatn
I Front Savannah and Iklacon ... . ! !K. loam
From Dublin and Savannah *l2:4(>pni
From Savan h l’yb«e Limited" 1112:4i>*ui
•Dally. ••I'ixcept Sundry. !! Sunday only.
Drawing Room Sleeping Gars between
Augusta and Savannah on night trains,
ronnecta at Mlllon with through Mieep-
Ing cars to and troin Macon. Atlanta,
Columbus, Rlnnlnghum and ChluiWu, Hie.
F. F. PGUFJtS. \V V\ HACKKTT
Com'l. Act. Trav. Haas. Agt.
78r* Broad Si.
A TLANTIC
Coast l^ine
•NOTK I’ll* so arris.iF and departure!
are given as information, but arrival air.)
connection* are not guaranteed.
No. K. 2. No. Rfc
North May 1, 11)08. South*
2:2.<'pm t,v Augusta Ar 10 ooanr
4 or.prn l.v Bnrnweil .. .l.v. / i«sa
4 :30pm Lv. .. . Denmark ....Lv. 7 l>6ao
s:oojnn Lv... Orangeburg ...Lv. 7 llbtm
6 r.Opn. LV bumLe! AI4V. i* .*On ns
7 :lif*pm Lv.... Florence .. . . Lv. 4 40am
fi: 10am Ar. . Richmond Lv. 7 gpin
9ifiOatn Ar .. Wujihlngton . Lv. 3 16pm
1120 am A r... Baltimore . ...Lv. 2l2pir
I:4lpm Ar.. W I’hlla Lv. 11 f»6a*n
4:1. dun Ar Lew York. .3d St Lv. 9 iftuin
PULLMAN r\KL‘)L CARD between
Augusta and New York without nhange.
Dining Car Scrvlje, Florence to Non
York.
I*. TV MGULLTTM.
Commercial Agent, 807 Broad :4t.
T. C. WIIITW. W. J. OVAIU.
Oen. Pftf'u Agent, Pa»e. l’rad Mgt.
Wilmington. N. »:.
AUGUSTA GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
Murphey ft Co. quote price* on An
Kiitta pirnin, provision Htid produce a*
follows:
I). S. *lde*, 4H th, ave, !>%r.
D. 8. Plates, 8 lt> nv« ~ . ,|%C.
I) S. bollleH, ‘l'l lit ave, lo%e.
Smoked Hides. If, lh ave , I tty. c.
Smoked Shoulders, 8 10-lb. '.t’far.
No. 1 I’lenic bums, OR llm, !l I - 4c.
Ilovp brand hams, II lh, 10140.
Capitol Cltv ham« II lb 15e
It. (i. Hreakfasl haeon 1 ii Vie.
Hept white corn, * I ,«tri.
Hphl. mixed enrn, SI,OO.
IteHt white oat*, title.
I’nt'ina ehlt'k feed, 100 llm, $- 20.
Chicken feed, HO-lb*., of>c.
Corn chop*, WtrlliH, SI.BO.
Dairy feed, 100 ll.h , $Mr«.
Pure wheat middlings, $1.60.
Pure when, bran. sl.-10.
Virginia 11. P peanut*. 6c.
22 ib ercHitt eheesc. 15Vi*'.
Sent second |iatenl flour, $4,60.
Standard patent flour. $t »o.
Kanev patent flour, s'.oo,
VVoolentt'* Royal IHkh patent
flour, $6.25.
.larboe'H Royal hlph patent flour,
$5.40.
Kthereal, hlnh«Bt patent flour,
$5 50.
The above prices on flour I R« and
I 4s cotton, wood Isr more
Cotton Kheets, full 81/.e, $1 00,
2 lh new lutKKlnp, 7‘4e
21b standard pieced happing, sc.
2-lb Btigai bap cloth. 5’,4<,
New arrow ties, $ 1,0«! V 4 •
Whole re hut) die tlea.
Riveted ties, 76e.
No. I Cn Syrup, 2hhla , 28
White clover drips, libls, 20e.
Cold Mine N. O. Syrup, bbia., 2flr.
Pure Cuba Molaxaea, bbla, ;ilc,
C O. M),lasses, bbl*., 15e.
r C. leaf lard. 50 1b tana, lie.
May Blossom K ft. lard, 50 Ib cans,
II %r.
fidelity K R lard, tub* nr ran*,
I2e,
Snow Drift Horlcsb lard, 50lh
cans, !l l-4e.
Texas Comp laid, 50 1b fans
Card In tierces, I 4r lea*. In *lO lh
tuba, 1 Re leer
N V Cran. a-tgar, bbla, $5.30
N. Y. Oran, sugar, 2511 b eatia
sr, 35
N O Cran sugar, hbls only, $5 10.
Sugar f O. h. coast, |oe P-as
90-lb Pearl grits, all sixes, $2 20.
Oeorgl* Country Meal, »li Ib $195.
<«eoigla Country Meal, 48 Ib, 99r,
fieorgla Country Meal, 24 lb, 50 r
No. 1 Alfalfa hay, per ton, $22 00
No 1 Tlmntlfy hay, per l/»n, $17.50
No 1 P»a Vint: hay, per ton, $20.00
No | Vatrh hay, per ton. sl*.oo
New Bermuda nay, per ton, sl6 50
Cotton Meed nit-ai, $24.00
Cotton Heed hulls, per ton. $9.00.
Common green coffee. 7 I-4c.
Standard green toffee Re
Kanry green coffee, 9 %c.
Cracked rite.
Julian rice, sr,
M'-dlum head rite, i%<s,
FINANCIAL
THF. NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
' 707 BROAD STREET.
ORGANIZED 1865.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000.00
L. c; HAYfJE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier.
BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, this B.ink will pay I per rent In
terest „n CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These eortlflentes will
bo issued by us in sums of SIOO.OO and up, for stipulated periods or
time, lo suit the Depositors' convenience.
SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $70.00 PER YEAH.
The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
You can draw your money at any time if
you deposit it with us and take one of our
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT.
\Yo pay you 4 Per Cent per annum if
you leave it with us three months or longer.
The National Exchange Bank.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $540, 000.00.
Georgia Railroad Bank
Augusta, Georgia,
This Bank Solicits the hanking business of
merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent
Intel eat on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept.
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
Help Yourself and not Others
h.v nslriß our new Coupon Certiorate of Deposit Principal and
Inleresl a,ways available ucKotlahlc Interest tit four per cent
tour Hines a \our. Call he used hy those at a distance as well
aa Ulnae who come In person. We Invite your bualneai—lstued
In AugUßla only by thu.
Merchants Bank
Capital and Surplus, $300,000.00
THE BXPlikll INCI2
of thnuanndß of our depoaltora la identical with 1 hat of the prr«nn
who hna not he rum to Have The Imrdeal pari about the whole tniat
lICHH for them was the STARTING POINT, \ftor the lee was broken
and ihe start rmidn It wan found to he an may matter to lay
aside a certain mini each wc>'k or month Ami ll la certainly aaton
tailing how rapidly u bank account grown. ~,f„.clally when 4 per
cent Intercut 1h added to II each six niunlha Como In uml make
your mart tomorrow morning early.
, "WHERE SAVINGS ARE SAFE.”
THE AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK
B*3 BROAD STREET.
UNWORTHY ONES
USE SEEKING
SUPPLIES
IMS I ■■■ »#
Complaints are heard from many
sources that provisions are being tin
wittingly dlstrltmled to unworthy
beneficiaries at the various snlista
lions established by the relief coin
jmlltce throughout the city
Mr. Robert R Carroll, who was In
'charge Hiiiolhv of the station that cm
lu at til that acftlon of the clt v above
th- (iret-na street bridge and as f.is
ns Hawk's Hulley for It* territory,
hhlil this afternoon that he knew po*l
lively n rabble of negroes from across
the canal. In the dry an a. were
crowded hlioiil noarl every suhata
lion In Hie city, securing provisions,
anti making their way hack to homes
that wcr ( never touched by the wal
or Hi furth'-r tated that he drove
over several section* In the oiilsklt'
of lh city toil a alio »ui day. whom
long lines or ncryot* could In- seen
making Ihelr w»’ to town, baskot*
In arm, tti draw provlalona which they
do util rtally need
He said: 1 had personal charge
of my di,tlrlit all tiny Sunday. W«
refused to dlsjiense supplies to the
inoli Ihtil crowded around the wavon
On the eontrsry, wc took every street
and every »lley in turn, called at Ilia
houses hy number, luqnlrtd about the
nlsc nt each family anil dispensed the
provision* according to what was
nettl'd It look us a long time and
the work was hard but w<- finally got
through and knew that every in dv
person In that district wa* looked af
ter, Thin to lint I nightfall we went
to every house and left a caudle and
Is.- of matches
"In my opinion the provision*
should be token to the house, where
hundreds of ib iMuto ja op I* are work
Ing to <" heir belong.lift* cl-ent iml
dry I lie way |t * carried on now.
there's no telling how many unworthy
peopl* arc deriving the benefit of the
relief work rtou, by the committee "
FORBNJN SILVER MARKET
ItONDON il'ir allver sfe.tdy at
23 UH, unchanged,
Hi ad rice, 5%c.
Fancy bead rice, fiVic.
Keros / se oil, Kb
Halt, to'.fob bags, 60c.
Texas If p oafs, r,7c
Georgia Het-d rye, $1 60.
PAGE NINE
FINANCIAL
S. 0. BUM & 80.
NOTJiNKRUPT
Poaaesa Hfilf Million Dol
ling More Than Lialiill
tieg.
NBW YORK Assignee Rhnadc*,
of the flrin of A O. Itrown ft Co.,
which suspended litsl week, follow
ing » sensational effort to smash fhs
market on flic stock exchange, filed
a report today which Indicates on It*
face that llm firm Is not bankrupt, hut
possesses over and above all Ibiblll
tics, more Ihitn hsif a million dollars,
(if course, the value of the assets i*
bar'd upon current mark'd prices of
securities held by Hie house, but da
panda upon lh, fluctuation* of the
'market Mr. Rhoades says the eon
dltlon of A. O llrown ft Co., Is as
1 follows;
| Assets, Including two stock ex
change seats, $4,529,802; liabilities,
$3,978 895 Kii.-ss of asset,g, $550,907.
Forme. - Co is: rssimn Churl'--, f? ,'t.
tlelleid of Maine, who was appointed
receiver of the flrrn on Saturday by
.lodge Holt of tip Cnlted State* dls
frlet court, filed ).,« bond of $260,000
today mid took < luirgc.
In the llgld ol tlie statement Is
slu'd by Assign'll Hhoade* Reealyer
UttlcU'dd will have little lo do el
eept io put a corps of expert account
ants on th< hooks to check th" its
i.lgnei book, iimke liei i. ion an'l
collect his lee.
MOSES BOiJNtToVER
ON ASSAULT CHARGf
.lam** Mown, wl«# nit Will Watt*,
Saturday night wa* given flfto »»r f(0
day* and w»a bouml rjvrr to th*» fu*
inTior court for a**ault with Intent
to murder.
I Th* (»r*nd fnirlie** Mktl* 4**vld»i'l i
I ft*'*- ti> '(id durli*** of M*'*kl6ntMirg. h*i»
! j«i*i Jdlmml Hi** ftu*»o <4r-*k f'Ftjr r ll*
i #sf»*r l'*»lnK * d#voiW l/Uth»’m»i *ll h*r
'Mi# #'mi V«r*tofi of h*r lm(>art-il
| hlghn#M, who win m#irrt#*d id ihf (|r*ud
•Dull** Vladimir In 1674, I* warmly wai
/ #»)n« 6 hy th* nniilMi *h» more *o **
|r wna «ri i**d *v#nt, llnr h|*-
!#*• In Inw, tin* Grand DliehM* Ann*-
to» of M* > klayihurg, mofhor nf th*
rrnwp print*' of G*rtn*ny fa 4ii'ifhf*r
of »6»* Grttrid I Mike \fi# h • I of Hwr.*l/i.|
rr-f»)i it tru* to lh« r«n*t* of th* Uipwi
cburcL.