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FRIDAY SEPl’EJM.Bfctt 4 News of the Cotton Crop and Markets AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET LAST QUOTATIONS. Middling B%c Old Cotton Tone—Quiet New York Cotton Market (Today’s Figures.) Open. High. Low. Close. January 8.32 8.42 8.32 5.36 October 8.61 8.52 8.54 December * 5.44 8.52 8.41 5.46 Tone—Barely steady. Spots—9.3o. New York Exchange will be closed Sept. 5 and 7. Yesterday’s Figures. Open. High. Low. Close. January 8.52 8.52 8 42 8 IS October 8.59 5.60 8.50 8 53 December 8.53 8 ' I 8 44 8.47 Tone—Steady. Spots 9c. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. (Today’s Figures.) Open. High. Low. Closa i a ° u^ ry 8.48 8.56 8.48 8.50 ®® tobG !' 8.50 8.61 8.50 8.57 rone—Barely steady. Spots—9 1-16. New Orleans Exchange will b e closed Sept. 5 an 7 Yesterday's Figures. January ° Pe "- Hißh ' Low Close a 7 h ,- 8.47 8.40 2 ctobe £ 8.68 8.63 SSO 8.54 December 8.50 8.52 8.39 8.45 Tone—Steady. Spots 9 30. FULL QUOTATIONS IN THE LOCAL MARKETS (Today’s Figures.) Close. Low middling 8 1-2 Strict low middling 8 5-8 Middling ; ..8 3.4 Strict middling 8 7.8 Good middling 9 Low middling 8 1-2 Strict low middling 8 5-8 Middling 8 3.4 Strict middling 8 7 8 Good middling 9 RECEIPTS, SALES AND SHIPMENTS Net receipts today 742 Through cotton today Gross receipts today 742 Receipts for Week. Sales. Spin. Shplfc Sat .... Mon. ... 147 6 Tues. . . . 116 6 .... Wed. . . . 259 .... 301 Thurs ... 119 12 244 Fri. ... 795 .... .... Total. . . 1436 24 545 Sales for Week. 1908. 1807. Sat Mon. ... 191 469 Tueß. . . . 515 827 Wed. ... 543 896 Thurs . . . 616 616 Fri. ... 742 1143 Total. . . 2607 4327 STOCKS AND RECEIPTS Stock in Augusta, 1908 9,776 Stock in Augusta, 1907 8,483 Receipts since Sept 1, 1908.. .. 2,416 Receipts since Sept 1. 1906.. .. 3,951 IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY 1908. 1907. Sight to Aug 29 11,590,638 13,520.656 During week . . 101,488 69,534 Visible supply . 1.713,541 2,323,844 ESTIMATES FOR TOMORROW Today. Last Yr Galveston 5131 6500-7500 Houston 5219 New Orleans 67 PORT RECEIPTS Today. Last Yr. Calveston 7965 5513 New Orleans 443 221 Mobile 6 Savannah 3530 4093 Charleston 36 477 Wumlngton 5 132 Norfolk 15 648 Baltimore 659 Total portsf e5t.)..12000 11782 INTERIOR RECEIPTS Houston 6568 77' Metuhls. T'i 511 V .... . Fine Candles—Where to Get Them ' Heart the art. In today's Herald of the IbtTN Candy company. This j well known and popular candy dls-! penslnp firm now ha* a bigger stock 1 than ever, tnd Is ready to serve Its j psttons with the toothsome dnln'te* i Take a box ot candy home to the ■'lsdy of the house" and make her, forret the toll of house clear.' ng after; the flood. If the candy cornea from j feh<rons It's all right GOLORED FOLK HEED BEDDING Walker and Floyd Com plain They can get Mat tresses Only at One Re lief Station. The relief committee held its daily session this morning at the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Hook. secretary and treasurer, made a report on the financial situation, stating that he and Mr. Berry Benson were at pres ent very busy looking after the cler ical work connected with the react movement, balancing up accounts and compiling a full list of all contribu tions received up to date. Active work of directing the relief work is in the hands of Mr. Rowland and Capt. Huguet. Mr. Hook read a list of all contributions received to day, and submitted a statement of funds on hand. C. T. Walker, chairman of the col ored committee, stated to the gen eral committee that he had thus far been unable to secure mattresses for destitute negroes from any relief sub station except, that located at St. James' church. He stated that a,l his orders had been turned down at the Salvation Army station. Mr. Row land at this point Instructed Walker to meet him at 1 o'clock today, so they could do over the matter thor oughly, and promised, furthermore, that he would look after the colored committee. Silas X. Floyd talked for some min utes along the same line. He said that the colored committee was will ing and glad to be of any service to the general committee they rntiid ren der, but that 'thus far they had been unable to secure mattresses from any station except that at St. James' church. He submitted a suggestion that the superintendents of various, sub-stations be Instructed to honor the signature of C. T. Walker, when affixed to an order for mattresses really needed by destitute negroes seeking aid. He stated that he and Walker would both be glad if the com mittee appoint one of their number to accompany Walker in his visits to the stricken area. Chairman Young ordered that Capt. Huguet and Mr. Rowland talk over the situation with Floyd and Walker together. The rommltt.ee will, subsequently, meet at 12 o'clock noon every day, In stead of 11 o'clock, according to a motion made by Mr. Phinizy and pass ed by the committee. Cpon motion of Mr. Hook It was voted that a competent collector he employed to secure In cash or check all subscriptions made, hut not yeti handed Into the committee. SMALL FIRE CAUSED BY SPARKS FROM LOCOMOTIVE Kparks from a passing locomotive set fire to the roof of an old dwell ing house at 1115 Fenwick stree-, now occupied by 'he Willi* C|d< r Co. at 11 o'clock thl* morning and an alarm was hurriedly sent in from box 612. The chemical apparatus did effective work tin the blaze, which was troublesome for half an hour, at'<| n good pressure was obtained from a nearby water plug. The damage' la estimated at 1100. CHICAGO MARKET. (Today’s Figures.) WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. September .. 98 98% 98 98U December 97% 97% 97% 97% CORN— 3 * September 79% 79% 79 751,. OATS- ember •• •• 68 ‘* 67% September .. 50% 50% 49%' 49% December 50% 60% 50% 50V 4 PORK— September .. —__ October LAKu— September 9 69% 9 67% 9 65 9 65 imis Ct ° ber 9 0 72% 9 ti;> 9 September .. 920 920 910 910 October 920 920 915 9li (Yesterday's Figures.) WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. September 97 m n 7 flg December .. .. 96% 97 ~6 Ss 97m CORN— September 791.;, 79% 79% 79% December 67% 68 67% 68 OATS— September 50% 50% 50% 50% December 50% 50% 50% 50% PORK— September •. .. LARD— September 965 967% 965 967% October 970 972% 970 172% RIBS— September 915 920 915 915 October 922% 925 922% 922% New York Stock Market Atchison 90% Atchison pfd 95% Baltimore and Ohio 96% Canadian Pacific 172% Chicago and Northwestern.. .162% Colorado Southern 36 Erie 25% Illinois Central 109 Missouri Pacific 57 New York Central 105 Pennsylvania.. , ..124% Reading 129% Rock Island.. .. 17% Rock Island pfd 33% St. Paul ’ 144% Southern Pacific 108% Southern Railway 20% Union Pacific 164% Union Pacific pfd 87% Wisconsin Central 24% Flood Flotsam Mayor Dunbar Instructed the chief of police this morning not to mark time against any policeman who was prevented froifc getting to hts beat during the two days of high water. By this aot.ion all policemen will receive full pay for their time during the days they were unavoidably ab sent from duty. W. J. Oliver already has a large force of hands at work on the canal and machinery will be in full opera tion by Monday. Prospects are now that he will have the great power stream ready for uae before the first month Is out. There will be no street lights in Augusta for some tim e to come, but the officials figure on being able to give every Incandescent light in the city the regular power next Monday night. Shoes not damaged by water but boxes broken in moving. Will go at Wet Prices at Great Eastern Shoe Co. ! Store tomorrow. DR- LAND IN BUSINESS WITH LARGE NEW STOCK . Especial attention is called to the 1 announcement of D r . R. H. Land. , druggists, who states that he Is now j >» position to handle all his business and ready to 111] all prescriptions. Practically all his goodt were des troyed by the freshet which swept! over Hie city last week and he h, replenished his stock by new pur chases and with the same competent force at the same old place he Is in position to supply all needs of the public. Look for shoes at Great Eastern JiStore tomorrow—Bargain Prices. A Disguised Blessing. There is no doubt that good often follows evil. The flood was a dis aster thal touched nearly everyone 1n Augusts. But there Is no getting around the ran that had It not been tor th" high waters and the disaster to the Two States Augustans would not have had opportunity to buy so many cheap shoes as have been offer ed by the Rice * O’Connor .Shoe Co. this week. All their damaged Block has been placed on conntera in front of their two atoms and offered at a small sum. Read their ad. In today ( Herald and then examine the offer Inga for yourself Shoes not damaged by water but boxes broken In moving. Will go at Wet Prices at Great Eastern Shoe Co. Store tomorrow. Burled Near Savannahl The body ol Will T. Caldwell's old drug store. We are now ready for your business with a complete line of fresh, clesn. new goods Telephone orders promptly delivered H7c Funeral Notice TH'J FRIENDS AND ACQI’AINT anres of Mr. and Mrs, Augustus Wll.-ian arc requested io al i-r-d the fiir.etr.l of AI'OCHTCH WILriON trnm Th'inkful Baptist church SUN -lAY AFT LRNOON, hept 6th, 1998, at 3 o'clock. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. J. C. McAliLlffE, Market Editor Great Northern 138% Amalgamated Copper 79% American Cad and Foundry.. .. 40% American Locomotive 54 American Cotton OH 35% Am. Smelting and Refng 91% Am. Smltng and Itfng pfd.. ..108 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 54% Colorado Fuel and Iron 36% General Electric 146% National Lead 81% Pressed Steel Car 34% Sloss Sheffield Steel.. ~ .. .. 63% Sugar 133% United States Steel 46% United States Steel pfd 111% Western Union 57 Mackay’s 69 Mackay’s pfd 68 Va.-Carollna Chemical 28% G. A. R. MAY MEET AT SALT LAKE CITY NEXT Atlanta Wn.s Suggeitod But Sentiment, Favored Salt Lake City. TOLED.O O—When the lmslne; sessions of the G. A. R. began thi morning II was rcnerallv orerilrln tha' iho forty-third annual encami ment of that organization '/ould b hold In Salt Lake City. Among tin other probable elites was Atlanta Ga.. but sentiment favored Sail Lakt An interesting feature In connection with the selection of Henry M. Nov lus as eommandef-ln chief, is the fad iliat Col. Nevlus, a native of Nev. Jersey, was studying law with the late Russell A Alger, of Michigan, when the war broke out, and enlisted from Michigan with the Lincoln caval ry. Young Nevius rose lo a com mission with the seventh Michigan and 25th New York cavalry regi ments, and lost an arm in front of. Fort Stevens, when the union army was engaged with G nerai Karly. Col. N'r-vlus beside* beliiK twice di partment commander of New Jersey, has bee.n a Judge and preslrl- nt of New Jersey state senate. Othr officers who were chosen ves terday are: Senior vice commander. J. Kent Hamilton, of Ohio; Junior vice-commander, U. C. Iloyce, of fall fornia; ohaplain-in-chlef, J. F Spence, of Tennessee; suriceon-ln chief, G. lv*ne Tannehlll, of Maryland. The women's relief corps elected Mra. W. L. Gilman of Koxbury, Mass., preaident. NEGRO DIES FROM BEING CUT AT COTTON GINNERY John Allen, colored, whose arm w > lacerated at a Beech Island ginnery last Wednesday, and who was brought to ihe Lamar hospital for treutm -.it, died there yesterday afternoon. ENTIRE CREW WAS DROWNED IN WRECK Was About Fifty Two Men On Board, Most Of Them Were Married. LISBON. Driving straight into the face of a cliff nearly 300 feet high the steamer lailza, hound from Brazil ian ports to Fugnera, was wrecked five mile* south of thst port today and every member of the crew drown ed. Early this morning the steamer was sighted making bad weather and as word was passed around the town hundreds flocked to the overhanging blufTs. The steamer Is owned by Fuguera parties and most of the crew, the majority of whom were married, lived there |t Is supposed that the steamer's machinery became disabled when within sight of land arid th'- big ship drifted helplessly on the rocks while the wives and relative* of the crew, unable to render the sllgh*- est assistance, watched the Luiza slide off a shelving rock and sink In' deep water, carrying with her every member of the crew. When the Luiza sailed from Fuguera for rßazll last May she carried a crew of 52, and R I* supposed that number were drown ed The steamer has disappeared from view and II will be vmu days before divert can be sent down. Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Thft follow in* arrivals a;.a flepnrtuves of ti.uns. Union Station, Augusta, tin., as well as collections with other compa ales. ar# simply given as Information, and firo not guaranteed: iKftvctlvo May SI. IPOS.) , DEPARTURES. o:o0 r. m. No. 7, Dally for Anderson, Seneca. YVnlhaJNn, etc. 10:10 n. in.—-No. 1. Dally for (IreenwoOrt. J. nitrons, Greenville. Spartanburg, Hendersonville nnd Asheville. -:0b p. in. No. 4*. Dally except Surnla?. for Allendale, Fairfax, Charleston, Savannah, Beaufort. Port Royal. *:00 a. m No. Sunday only, for Al lendale, Charleston, Beaufort, Port Royal. Savan’.ah. 4:40 p. m. No. Daily for Breen wood, No. 5 loaves Greenwood at 8:60 *• 111- for Spartanburg. _ T ARRIVALS No. 4. Dally from Greenwood. fB6 a. m. No. 41. dully except Sunday, from Charleston. Savannah. Beaufort. Port Koyal. etc., No. BSunday only, from Beaufort, Port Koyal, Charleston and Sa vannah, 1:30 u. m. 12 80 p. m No. 3. dally from Asheville, Spartanburg. Greenwood, etc.. BL> p. m . No. 8. dally from Anderson. McCormick, etc., 1: 3d p. in ■rrglni 41 in,t 43 and S 7 unit «» run solid 6ftwen Align»** and Chiirle.ton. Lfb'clho June 16, unis, (heio will b» Trl-Weekly Parlor Car service between Augusta and Asheville, leaving Augusta Todays Thursdays nnd Saturdays; Asheville Mondays, Wednesday and Fri days. Trains Nos. j n n»l 2. BHNKST WILLIAMS. General Passenger Agent. No 807 Broadway. Augusta. Ga. CENTRAL OF GEORCIA RAILWAY. (rurrent Smonuies ('orraotsd to Data.) I7l>t It Meridian Time.) DEPARTURES. For Savannah and Maoon . .. ••7:Soam For Dublin and Savannah •i!:46prc, For Savannah and Macon •♦B:4opm For Savannah nnd Mucou !!»:40nm For Savannah, "'I ybee. limited 11/;Warn ARRIVALS From Savannah ai d Macon ... ••7:M>pm From Savannah and Mamm ...••* uOatn From Savannah amt Macon ... .!18: lOaro From Dublin and Savannah. ...'l2:46pm From Savau'h ‘Tybe# Limitsd !!i)L46a»u •Dally. ••Nxcept Sunday. 11 Sunday only. Drawing Room Sleeping Oars between Augusta and Knvutmah on night, trains. Connects at MtUen with through sisep* lug cars to and from Maoon, Atlanta, Columbus. Birmingham and Chicago, 111-, F. F. POW KKS. W YV HACKETT, Coro’l. Agt. Trav. Pass Aft. 786 Broad at. ATLANTIC Coast Line NOTH)—Threw arrivals xml dopariurst nrc given as information, hut arrival aivi connections are not fuaraiUscd. N°. 82. No. 88 North May 1, 1008. South. 2:3opm Lv Augusta Ar. 10 00an 4:ospm Lv Barnwell J.v. 7 &6an 4:Bopm Lv Denmark Lv. 7:56an 6:o9pm Ly... Omngeburg ...Lv. 7 tfmm G;t»opin LV Sumter Lv. i. uOarn 7:65pm Lv.... IGorenee ...Lv 4 40am 6:loam Ar.... Ittchmond ... . I .V. 7;2bpm 9:6oam Ar... Washington ...Lv. 3 16pm 11:20am Ar Baltimore . . ..Lv. 312prv I:4lpm Ar W Phlla. . .Lv. 11 4:l6pm Ar i\«w York, lid St Lv. y :s«ni PUMAS AN PARLOR CARB bmwwe,, AugiiHta and New York without nlxsnge. Dining Car Serves, Florence to Naa York. L n. M'<'dlTjltm. Tommerclal Agent, 807 Broad St. T. C WIDTH, W. J GUAHJ, Gen. Pas*. Agent. Pass. Trad Mgi Wilmington. N. C. Augusta Brewing Co.’s Near BEER. “BOOST AUGUSTA” * ■ " Boost Augustas Manufactories Leave Your Money at Home. Augusta Brewing Co. FINANCIAL THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA 707 BROAD STREET. . _ f , ORGANIZED 1865. » ' *• CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,00a.00 L. C. HAYNE, President. CHA3. R. CLARK, Cashier. BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, thin Bank wIV pay 4 per rent In ferred on CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. Those certificates will ho issued by us in stuns of $ 100.00 and up, for stipulated perloHe of time, to suit, the Depositors’ convenience. SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20.00 PER YEAR. The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after, CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. You can draw your money at any ttime if you deposit it with its and take one of our CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSI*: ?. We pay you 4 Per Cent per amjuru if you leave it with ,us three months or 3onger. The National Exchange Batiik. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS , $5W,(M)0.00. Georgia Railroad Bank v Augusta, Georgia. n Tliiis Bank Solicits the banking business of merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent Interest on .‘ill deposits placed in oui^SavingsjDept. YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED. Greater Facilities and Increased Returns pro insured to thr dpposltor by Ihi“ nun of tho Crmpon Oortlfi cut* 1 of JVponlt, which boar* Interest, from dule ut the rate rtf four per rent, payable four Union a yenr. lfmifld lti Au«uuUi onty by the Merchants Bank Capital and Surplus, $300,000.00 YOUR ATTENTION AND BUSINESS INVITED. GIN Uftors. Pipes, Valves and Tlttlnva, Kiel., %w, Shlnel.. nmf I .in Mills. Gaaolma Paelncs. Fine Mill. In iioik. I OMI4ARD IliON VVOHKS AND SUPPL t;0 (VI «-* AIN Y. Auguata. Oa. . JUST TRY IT FINANCIAL REPAIRS SAWS. RIOS. Ilrliltf.e Twine, Up'bit. Ac., fee any meke of (.In CINGINBS. IIOIITHS «nd PNISSfS end Kcpulri for feme. Sheflhtg. PuUeya, Heltlng, In- PAGE NINE