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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9.
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Middling 9 l«8c
Tone—Firm
New York Cotton Market
(Today’s Figures.)
.. .. 97% 97% 97% 97%
January .. ~»«„.*« *«»« 863 865 846 860
March .... 856 S6W 860 863
October 875 893 S6B 886
December., ~ . n .• ~ .. ~ 863 876 858 870
Tone—Steady. Spots—9.4o.
(Yesterday’s Figures.)
Open. High. Low. Clos*
January ••• «•. ... ..« ... 8.44 8.51 8.40 8.50
Aiarch .... ...... 8.50 8.58 8.45 8.56
September 8.56 8.65
October .... ••••••• 8.64 8.75 8.60 8.72
December 8.55 8.62 8.50 8.62
Tone—Very steady. Spots—9.3o.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
(Today’s Figures.)
Open High Low. Close
January ... ... ... «» a .i •• .. 871 880 864 874
October .. •• •«••••«• 870 883 860 880
December ... .. .. 867 875 864 873
Tone—Steady. Spots—9 1-4.
(Yesterday's Figures.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8.59 8.62 8.56 8.0%
October 8.63 8.65 8.59 8.65
December 8.57 8.59 8.55 5.59
Tone—Steady Spots 9 l-4c.
CHICAGO MARKET.
(Today's Figures.)
WHEAT— Open High Low. Close
September Open High Low. Close
December.. 97 37 96% 96%
CORN —
September 79Va 79% 79% 79'-.,
December 68% 68% 68% 68%
OATS—
September 4978 49% 49V* 49%
December 50% 50% 50 50%
LARD—
September ..
October •• •• 980% 990 977% 977%
RIBS^-
September % 915
October 920 920 912% 917%
(Yesterday’s Figures.)
WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close.
September 97% 98% 97% 98
December 96% 97%- 96% 97'/*
CORN—
September 78% 79% 78% 79%
December 57% 68% 67% 68'/*
OATS—
sentemoer 49% 50 49% 49%
December’ . . *’«% *O% 5 "
PORK—
September *" ___ ___ __
October * ’
V * 975 972% 972 ’^
ooiob™ 980 97?> 977^
R ‘ B 91J% 915 910 910
October*?’ 9l7 *__ 9 ±° 915 ' Jlh
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
Low middling 9
Strict low midding 9 c
Middling 9 J'*
Strict middling 9 }'*
Good middling 9 3 S
(Yesterday's Figures.)
Low middling 8 3-4
StrlPt low middling 8 7-3
Middling 9c
Strict middling 9 1- 4
Good middling 9 3 S
RECEIPTS, SAXES
AND SHIPMENTS
vet receipt? today H2*
Through eortop todgy 411
Gross receipts today 1639
Receipts for Week.
Sales. Spin. Shplt
Sat. . . . 939 130 ....
Monday ■ . .844 121 259
Tuesday . .770 11
Vert . . . .1366 195 6711
Thurs .... •••■
Fri. •
Totals . . 3919 417 921
Sales for Week.
1903. I*o7.
Sat. . . . 1016 1289
Mon 1475 2164
Tuks . . .1604 2741
Wed . . .1539 2546
Th trs ....
Fri
Totals . . 5634 *740
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock in Augusta, 1908 14,072
Stock in Augusta, 1907 .. .. 11,051
Rcc since Sept. 1, 1907 t.OBn
Rec. since Sepi. 1. 1907 12,891
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
J- 190* 1907.
Sight to Sept 4 76.611 90.736
Daring week 115,914 108 389
lAlble supply. . .1.700.552 2,200,206
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
Today. Last Yr.
. Galveston 6314
- Houston 6889
12-I*oo New Orleans 1,050
PORT RECEIPTS
Today. Lett Yr.
Oaiveatoa 5»34 10509
New Orleans .. . . 615 1850
Mobile 115
Savannah 6332 7495
Charleston 200 566
Wilmington 485 162
Norfolk 277 217
Total ports . . .13544 21000
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
Houston 4691 76.* i
Auguota 2546 1539
Memphis 66 205
St. Louis 83
Little Rock .... 13
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS.
1907 1908
Georgia Railroad .. .. 582
Southern Railway ... 771 1 ..'
Centra! of Georgia . . 544 116
C. * W. C. Railway .. 193 35
Atlantic Coast Line . 60 410
Wagon 245 190
Canal ——
Rlv»r
Net Receipts . . ..2195 1128
Through 351 41!
Total 2546 1539
LOCAL STOCKS AND
BONDS.
(Corrected by Martin A Garrett)
Government Cones.
Hiil Arkoi.
U. S. 3s I*ol lfiOU
V 8. 2s 103<' 19344
6. 8 2r. 1630 iei
State Bene*.
Oa 3>*a. 1910 .1 A J »!
da. 3tye, 191 a, M AN.. 96
Oa. 4V*s. IS 11. J A J ... 103
City Bond*.
Augusta 4*. 1931. MA S 97 ——
Augusta 4HS. 1929. A & O 109
Augsiata 4a. 1921, M & 8 97
Atlanta *«. 1914, J A J.. 101
Augusta 4«, 1929. M & N.. 9*
Charlcaton 4». 1909. .1 A J 99 — —
Charlraton 4)4*. Iss*. A
A O 104
I Charlaaton ta, 1934. A
! A 0 109
CoumWa, 4a. 1910. .1 A J.. 96
Columbus 4V»«, 1927, J
i J A 3 102
Railroad Stocks.
Atlanta and West Point
i R R 140 144
<3u R R and Banking Co 23.’ tV
A A 8 R R Co 101 -
Southwestern R R Co ... 102 lot
Bank 6tocka.
Augusta Saving* Bank . 171 ——
Irian-American Bank (par
3231 40
Merchant* Hank 190 I*l
National Bark . ... UJ i4u
National Exchange Bank. 12* I<o
Planters I.oan A Savings
| Bank 'par 110) It 23
’."nlon Savings Bank (par
M) *2l*
New York Stock Market
Atchison .. *-« ...,0l
Baltimore & Ohio .. .* ..100
Canadian Pacific .. .. ~ *»172%
Chicago & Alton 25
Chicago & Northwestern .« ..164^*
Colorado Southern ..87
Denver & Rio Grande .. .. ..26^
krie . . . . • ... .»«•.*•«-•• ..31
Illionoia Central ....148Vts
Louisville & Nashville •• . .109VL
Manhattan L ....139
Missouri Pacific .. 67*4
New York Central . * 105^
Pennsylvania 124 H
Reading ...180^
Rock Island 17%
Rock island pfd 35
St. Paul 144\
Southern Pacific ... ... 109*4,
Southern Railway 22
Union Paciflc 168 H
Union Pacific, pfd 89^
Wabash 12%
Wisconsin Central 25
(Yesterday’a
Atchison 90**
Baltimore and Ohio 97^4
Canadian Paciflc 172%
Chicago and Alton 24
Chicago and Northwestern .. ..168%
Colorado Southern 36%
Denver & Rio Grande 26 7 S
Erie 2 7 vs
Illinois Central 141V*
Louisville and Nashville 109
Missouri Paciflc 56 >4
New York Central 104 7 *
Pennsylvania 124%
Reading 129%
Rock Island 17%
Do 34%
St. Paul 144%
Southern Pacific ...109'-
Southern Railway 20 7 s
Do 88»,
Wabash 12%
Wisconsin Central 25
Interboro Metropolitan 11%
Citizens' Bank —— 101
Local Bondc.
Augusta Factory Ist 6s.
due 1915, M andM ■. .. l'l
August*. Ry & Kiev Co
Ist ss, MHO, J & U 9(
Bon Air Hotel Co. 6s,
J. & D.. 1011-21 in®
Jacksonville 6s, 1924, M
& M 104
Macon IHs. 1326. January
quarterly 101 ——
Macon 6s. 1910, January
quarterly IC2 ——
Savannah 6s. 1909, Feb
ruary quarterly 9S
Savannah 5n il>l4, January
quarterly 102
Local Bor.ds.
Enterprise Mfg Co. Ist
s*. 1023. MAN 93 97
Sibley Mfg. Co. Ist 6s,
due 1923. J & D 33 67
Railroad Bonds.
Augusts So Ry Ist mort
gage, 58, J & D . .. 85 89
C of Gu Ry Ist Mfg 53...
1945, F and A 110
C of Gti Ry Ist con Mtg
5?, 1045. M and M ...109
C of Gm. Mac & Nor Dlv.
Ist ss, 1946, J and J.. .. 99 ;iJ2
Central of Ga. M, O and
Ate Ist 6s. 1947. J & J.. 9S 102
Central of Ga Eaton ton
Branch, Ist ss, 1926,
J and D 99 102
C of Op Ist pfd income
ss. 1815. Oct 64
C of On 2nd pfd Income
5s 1945, Oct 45
C of G s ! 3rd income, 6s.
1946, Oct 39
C of On Ry Mobile Dlv
Ist as. 1946. J & J ;0$
C C & A 2nd 7s, 1910,
A andO 108 ——
On. R P. & Banking Co
Gft R.R A li CO 6s.
1922 110
S. Ry. Co.. Ist con. ss. 1994.
J and J .. 99%
Southern Cotton Milt a-.ortes.
Abbeville Cotton Mills (8
C) 80 9J
Mf* Co (8 C) . 90
Anderson Cotton Mills (P
C) pfd 62 66
Arkwright Mills 105 lo»
| Augusta Factory —— 70
pel ton Mills no iu
Cabarrus Cotton Mills 130 186
Chadwick Mfg Co (N C.)
pfd 100 100
Chlquola Mfg Co <8 C).. 120 ijo
Clifton Mfg Co <8 C) 115 115
Clifton Mfg co <*s C) pfd b'.t
Columbus Mfg Co (Ga).. 98 mi
[ Courtenay Mfg Co (8 C) 97 ion
I Dallas Mfg Co 'Ala) .. 94 101
I Knoree Mfg Co <fc c> ... 70 bt*.
I'noiee Mrg Co (3 C)
pfd —• 101
Eagle and Phoenix Mill*
•Ga) 132
Easley Cotton Mills ffi C) 125 146
Enterprise Mfg Co (Ga). x.>
<i Mfg Co t 8 C).. 94 100
Do 2d pfd Ktt tfi
rhiiuesvills Cotton Mills
(Ga) 60 60
GranitevlUe Mfg Co (8 C 1 «>o
Granby Mill, pfd . ,>
Crer*d'-’ Mil’s (8 •«) 118 120
| Henrietta Mills (N C) .. 160 I*,/
KinK 'lff. Co W
iifc Co 100
! .an caster Cot»on Mills
(St') 108 .
Lm .reus Cotton MLls (3 C)
pfd 152 lt;o
l.im :uone Mills (S C) .. 140
Louise Mills (N C) 90 :,f,
Do pfd 98
Marlboro Cn»ton Mills
'3 C) . —— 91 %
Orangeburg Mfg Co
Do 2nd pfd 90 _.
Pelhsm Mf* Co (Ga)
Pfd .... 101 -06
Poe Mfg CO. F W (3
C) 100 104
Raleigh Cotton Mills (N
C) 100 104
S*mlnol* Mfg Co Com 40 .
Do 2d pfd '
Seminole Mfg Co, Ist pM 100 103
Sibley Mfg Co 82 65
Fpartm MU!* c 4 C ) . .. 140 144
AUGUSTA GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
'Always Up-to-date.)
! Murphey & Co. quotp prices on Au
gusta grain, provision and produce &r
; follows;
1) S. sides, 45-lb, are., lO'.ic
D. 8 plates, 8-lb ave.. 9 1 4c.
D. 8. bellies. 22-lb ave., 11 l-4c.
Smoked shoulders, 45-)b ave., I lc.
Smoked Shoulders, 8 10-lb, 944 c.
No. 1 Picnic hams, 6 8 lbs.. 9‘,c
Dove brand hams, 8-8 lb*., 9 1-lc.
Capitol City hams. 11-lb, 15c.
R. G. Breakfaat bacon 13V4C.
Beat white corn. 11.0*.
Rest mixed corn. SI.OO.
Ij'at Whit* crflts, <,'/■
Purina chick teed. 100-lbs., $2.16.
I Chicken feed, 50-lbs., 95c,
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
J. C. McAILIFFE,
Market Editor
Interboro Metropolitan, pfd .... 34%
Great Northern ...188%
Atlantic Coast Line 91%
Amalgamated Copper 79%
American Car & Foundry 40%
American Locomotive 60%
Amerioan Cotton Oil .. ....... 35%
Am. Smeelting and Refining .... 96%
Am Smelting & Refining, pfd ..107
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 54%
Colorado Fuel and Iron 86%
General electric 144
National Biscuit 89%
National Lead 84%
Pacific Mall ....27%
People Gas 97
Pressed Steel Car 34%
81oss Sheffield Steel 64
Sugar 134
United States Steel 47%
United States Steel pfd 111%
Western Union 69%
Maokay's 69
Va.-Carollna Chemical 29%
Figures.)
Interboro Metropolitan, ptd.. .. 33‘*
Great Northern 138%
Atlantic Coast Line 90%
Amalgamated Copper 80
American Car and Foundry .... 40%
American Locomotive 62
American Ctton Oil 36%
Am, Smelting and Refining.. *. 96%
Ant. Suietling and Refining pid .106%
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 54
Colorado Fuel and Iron .. .. 36%
General Electric 146%
International Biscuit 89%
..ational Lead 84%
Pacific Mail ... 25%
People's Gas *.. 967,
Prersed Steol Car 34%
Sloss, Sheffield Steel 64
Southern Paciflc pfd 119%
Sugar 183%
United States Steel IS
United States Steel, pfd ....111%
Western Union 68%
Va.-Carolina Chemical 29
Alleged Bigamist’s wife
■ -
liL,
Mrs. Etienne Givmnaiul,
widow of the pioneer eillt
manufacturer of America
is allowed to Have been the
bigamist, wife, by Eugenia j
Vialis, a daughter of
Givernand, who has re
cently brought suit to
brsak licr father’s will.
Mrs. Givernaud, teas Bar
bara Heinr-;, forewoman of
the Hoboken silk mills at
the time she wav. married
The daughter declares that
he already had a wife in
France.
Corn chops. 561 b- , SIBO
Dairy feed, 100-lb*., $1.45.
Pure whi-tr middling*. $1.65. 44
Pure wheat htan $1.45
Virginia H P peanuts, sc.
22-ib crosm che»*e, 151,4 c.
Best second patent flour, $5 00
Standard paten- flour, $5.15.
Fancy listen* dour, $5.25
Wooleott's Royal High patent
flour, 15 to.
Jarboe's Royal high patent flour,
$5 'A
Ethereal, highest patent flour,
$5,75.
Thp above prices on flour 1-8* and
1-4* cotton, wood 15c. more
Cotton shee's. full sir. 2|c
2-lb new begging, 744 c.
2-lb standard pieced hngglng, se.
2 1b sugar bag cloth, s>4c.
I New arrow ties, st.o
’ Whole rebundle ties, b6%C.
Riveted Ilea, 70c.
I No. I. Ga syiup, Hbbla, 38c.
White clover drips, bbls. 30c.
Gold Mine N O Syrup, bins., 26c.
Pure Cuba Molasses, bbla, 31c.
C. O. Molasses. bl is., He.
P Ji. moiasnes, 19c
1 r i-us lard, 501 b can* 11 i-4c.
May Blossom K. R lard, 50-lb can*,
11 34c
Fidelity K R lard, tub* or can*,
12'^c.
12c
.Snow Drift Hogie** lard, $0 lb
can*, 9 He.
UP-TO-DATE GINNERY
WE ARE OPERATING THE BEST EQUIPPED
IN THIS SECTION. : : : : L___L_i !
GINNING 75c PER BALE
BAGGING AND TIES COST
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
WE PAY THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR COTTON SEED. WILL
HAVE FRESH SUPPLY, HULLS AND MEAL IN A FEW DAYS.
Planters Cotton Oil Co.
Turpin Hill. - Turpin Hill.
Charleston & Western
Carolina Kailway
The follow!!.g arrival* At.a nepunuvca
of tiatna, Union Station, Augusta, Ga.,
Hs well as conociioiiH with other compa
nies. are simply given us information,
and are not guaranteed:
(Effective May 81, 1908.)
DEPARTURES.
6:30 n m.—-No. 7, Daily for AnJerson.
Seneca. W.ilhullu. etc.
10:10 a. m.—No. 1, i) illy for Greenwood,
Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Hendersonville mid Asheville.
2:06 p. m. No. 42. Dally except Kunrta J.
for Allendale. Fairfax, Chiuleaton.
Savannah. Beaufort, Port Itoyal.
7:00 o. m No. 88, Sunday only, for Al
lendale, Churl* ston. r« uulort. l*ori
Royal, SavunMih.
4:40 p. in No. Dally for Greenwood,
No. 6 leaves Greenwood ul 6:60 u.
in- for Spui tunbui g.
ARRIVALS
No. 4. Dally from Greenwood, 9: to
n. m. No. 41. daily except Sunday, from
Charleston, Sftvammh. Beaufort. Port
Royal, eto.. No. 3\ Hiinday only, from
Beaufort, Port Hoyt*!, Charleston and Sa
vannah, 1:30 a m 12 30 p in. No 3.
daily from Asheville, Hpartanourg.
Greenwood, etc.. 6 15 p. m. No. 8, dully
from Andarson, McCormick, etc., I:U*
ni.
Tialnn 41 and 42 and ”1 and 38 run
•dlld between Augusta and Charleston.
, Effective Juno 16, 1908, then* will h*
Trl-Weekly Parlor C.ir service between
| Augusta and Asheville, leaving Augusta
i Tuesdays. Thunsdny* and Oaturdayn;
Ashevlln* Mondays, Wednesday and Fri
day*. Trains Nos 1 and 2.
KSRNKB‘I WI Lid (MS,
General Passenger Aaent,
No. 807 Rronduny, Augusta, (Jo.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
(Current a- .ieouies correcteq to Date.>
(7G»li M«uidlari TiniO.)
DEPAH I UHEb.
For flnvannah and Macnri . .. M 7 so«m
For Dublin and Savannah ... . "2:46pm
Foi 8a • gnnah and M toon .. 10pm
h'or Savannah and Macon I!9 40prn
For Buvannah. "lybee, limitsd” ID Ouuin
ARRIVALS
From Savannah m.d M«<ou ... ••7’sopm
From tavanaah and Macou ...••SbOain
From Savannah and Mu eon ....! IS.lOurn
From Dublin and S tvanuah...-*l2-46pin
From ijitvan h ‘Tybeo LlrnUed" 1112 iuam
•Daily. ••Except. Sunday HSunday only.
Drawing Rooni Sleeping Par* between
Augusts und Savwunau on night trains.
Connect* ut Mitten with *hrough Mieq**
lug ears to and from Macon, Atlanta,
! Columbus nirminglmm and Chtcr hid.
IF. F ROW KHS. w VV. JIAOkKTT,
Com 1 /Rt Trav. Pas*. Agt.
716 Broad «it.
ATLANTIC COAST
LINE
(Temporary Schedule via Yemaasee) :
NOTE--These arrivals and depar
ture* are given a* Information, but
arrival end connection* are not guar
anteed
No 82. No. 85.
North September 8, 1908. South
12:30 pm Lv. Augusta Ar. 12.40 pin
5';30 pm Ar. Cfcss'n .Lv 7.45 put
8:15 pm Ar Florence Lv 4 40 am 1
5:10 am Ar Richmond Lv 7:25 pm
8:50 am Ar Washing'll Lv 2:45 pm
10:00 am Ar Baltimore Lv 2:12 pm
12 18 pm Ar W Pliila. Lv 11:153 am
2:45 pm Ar . New York
123 d S') Lv 9:25 an,
Pullman BROILER can* between
Augusta and New York, without
change.
L. D MrC'FLI.FM,
Commercial Agent, 807 Goad St
y.C White, W. .1. CRAIG,
Gen I’aaa Agt Bass, Trsf Mgr
Wilmington, N. r
Texaa Comp lard 60 lb "ana, B%c.
I.ard in tierce*, 1 4c lens; in 60 lb
tub*, I-8c lea*.
N Y. Gran. Sugar, bbls., $!, 40
N, Y. Gran, sugar, 4,2511 b cans
$5 45.
N. 0.. Gran sugar, bbla only, $5.10.
Sugar f O. b coast, 10c |e*s
90 lb pearl grits, ail alr.e*. $2 20
Georgia Country Meal, 96 lb $195.
Georgia Country Meal, 48 Ib, 99c.
Georgia Country Meal, 24 lb, 60c
No. 1 Alfalfa bay, per ton, $23 00.
No 1 Timothy hay, per ton, $17.50.
No ) Pea Vine hav, p«r ton. $30.00.
No 1 Vetch hay per ton, SIB.OO.
New Bermuda hav, per ton, sl6 50
Cotton Seed meal, $21.00.
Cotton Seed hulls, par ton, $9.00.
FINANCIAL
THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
707 BROAD STREET.
ORGANIZED 1566.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS *460,000-00
L. C, HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier.
BEGINNING AUG. 18T, 1908. this Bank will pay 4 per cent In
tercut uii CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These rertlllcHtes wHI
h« Issued hy ub In siune of SIOO.OO and up. for Rilpuluted periods of
time, to suit the Depositors’ convenience.
BAFETY LOCK BOXES »8.00 TO 820.00 PER YEAR.
The business of our out of town friends ca t-fully 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.
We pay you 4 Per Cent per annum if
you leave it with us three months or longer.
The National EKchange Bank .
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, SSW,OOOM .
Georgia Rail rood Bank
Augusta, Georgia.
This Rank Solicits the banking business of
merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent
Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept.
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
LARGEST PROFITS
are insured lo depositors hy the Coupon Certificate
of Deposit, bearing interest at Four Per Cent, col
lectible four times a year- issued in Augusta only
by tlm
Merchants Bank
Capital and Surplus $300,000.00
Hit WANT ADVERTISEMENTS ARE
"HUMANIZING!"
When more people com* to use and answer classified advertise
ment*, more people will know each other —
More People With Interests Will Meet
more people will And channels and opportunities for reciprocal ser
vice.
Truly, the want ads. are "humanlilt/•” people —shaming away
the scorn of small thing*, the »corn of "bargaining," of exchanging
useful but not used thing* for useful and unable ones.
USE HERALD WANTS TOR RESULTS.
Common green coffee, 7 1 4c.
Standard green coffee 8c
Fancy green cotfeo, 9‘/jC.
Cracked rice, 3'/4c.
Japan rice, 6c.
M'-dlum head rice, 4He.
Head rice, 5Hc
Fancy heart rice. fl'4c,
Keroscnne oil, 13c.
Salt, coHob hag*, BOe.
Texa* i;. V oata, 67c
Georgia aeed rye, $1 50.
PAGE NINE
FINANCIAL
There I* constantly growing de
mand for eggs that are both uniform
In sl/.c and color. Such egga, wWia
not demanded, are gem-rally the first
i < :rcd and all other things being
even, they will sell more readily.
About the only wuy one can judge of
'•gg* off hand 1* hy their uppearance,
| and if all are uniform In color and
six they will be nore likely to cm*-
1 maud a better price.