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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 News of the Cotton Crop and Markets AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET Middling 9 l=l6c Tone—Steady New York Cotton Market (TODAY’S FIGURES.) Open. High. Low. Close. January 8.57 8.63 8.53 8.51 March 8.60 8.60 September 8.76 8.75 October 8.77 8.83 8.74 8.79 December 8.66 8.73 , 8.63 8.65 Tone—Steady. Spots—9.4o. New Orleans Cotton Market (TODAY'S FIGURES.) Open. High. Low. Close. January 8.68 8.75 8.68 8.72 October 8.74 8.81. R.’W 8.80 December 8.67 8.71 8.67 8.68 Tone—Steady. Spots—9%c. # Chicago Grain and Provisions (TODAY’S FIGURES.) WHEAT — Open. High. Low. Close. September .... 98% 98% 87% 97% December v „ 97% 98% 97% 97% CORN— September 81 81% 80% 80% December 70 70% 69% 69% OATS— September .. 49% 49% 49% 49% December 54% 50% 50% 50’/* LARD- September.. .. 9.92% 9.95 9.90 9-92% October 9.87% 9.97% 9.92% 9.97% RIBS— September 9.25 9.33 9.20 October 9.30 9.45 9.80 9.42% FULL QUOTATIONS IN THE LOCAL MARKETS (TODAY’S FIGURES.) Low middling 8 7-8 Strict low mtdding 9c Middling 9 1-8 Strict middling 9 1-4 Good middling .. , 9 3-8 (YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.) Low middling 8 15-16 Strict low middling 9 1-16 Middling y •• • • 9 3-16 Strict middling 9 5-16 Good middling 9 7-16 RECEIPTS, SALES AND SHIPMENTS Nat receipts 1729 Through cotton today 89 Gross receipts today 1878 SALES FOR THE WEEK. Sales. Spin. Shpit Sat. ... 939 180 Monday . . .844 121 2l>’’ Tuesday . .770 11 -••• Wed . . . .1366 155 671 Thurs. . .1351 11 1191 pri 833 48 992 Total . . .5270 428 2113 RECEIPT 6 FOR THE WEEK. 1908. 1907. Sat. . . . 1016 1289 Mon 1475 2164 Tttes . . ..1604 2741 Wed. . . .1539 2546 Thurs. . . .1625 2308 pri 1818 2251 , Totals . . 9077 13293 STOCKS AND RECEIPTS Stock in Augusta, 1908 13,027 Stock in Augusta, 1907 13,472 Received since Sept. 1, 1907 ..11,493 Received since Sept. 1, 1906 ..17,244 IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY 1908. 1907. Sight to Sept 4.... 76.611 90,736 During week 115,914 103,389 Visible supply. . .1,700,552 2,200,205 ESTIMATES FOR TOMORROW Today. Last Tr. Galveston 7129 Hluston .... 700-1,300 New Orleans 833 PORT RECEIPTS 1907. 1908. Galveston 4859 14411 New Orleans 559 Mobile 426 416 Savannah 6967 9883 Charleston 1227 1495 Wilmington 2181 518 Norfolk 629 770 Baltimore 186 Brunswick 3186 650 Total ports J 0682 27000 INTERIOR RECEIPTS Houston 7160 7087 Augusta 2251 1818 Memphis 94 300 St Louis 178 LiWlc Rock 164 I LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. * v ___ _ (Corrected by Mar'ln a Oarrettl Government Bonce. oM. Askel V. 8 Ss 1905 Jo#% IT. 8 2s 1930 103% l’ 8. 2a. 2**o 10* State Bones. Ga 3%5. 1930 J ft !.■■■ »T G» 3%5. 1915. MAN- •» G*. 4%e. 1322. J A J ... ««i City Band* Auguste Is, 1931. MAS ST ■ August* 4%», 1925. A A 0 102 XJrusia 1991. II A • tr Atlanta Ss. 1914. J A }■■ IDS Augusta Is, 1135, M A N.. 95 —— AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS. 1907 1908 Georgia Railroad .. .. 369 181 Southern Railway ... 429 345 Central of Georgia .. 271 167 C. & W. C. Ry. .. .. 399 148 Atlantic Coast Lin e . 11l Wagon 480 316 Canal River 192 572 Net receipts 2251 1729 Through 89 Total 2251 1818 VILLAGERS FIGHT the mm FIRES DULUTH, Minn.—The two hundred inhabitants of Foxboro, a small Wis consin village 12 miles from here, are battling for their lives with forest fires which completely surround the village and are rapidly eating their way toward the town. Reports from Cook and Lake coun ties stato that the flames are still spreading and that an Immense quan tity of Umber has been destroyed. Damage to the extent of SIOO,OOO has been done at Washburn, Wls., where a whole block in the business section succumbed to the flames. Hibblng is still the center of most peril from the flames in the Mesaba range district and a desperate effort, is being made a mile west of the towu to stay the approach of the Are. Assistant Chief Schaufele, is slowly recovering from the effects of tint accident that he suffered whiie going to the Georgia Iron Work’s fire Charleston 4s, 1909, J A J 99 Charleston 4%*. 1923, A A O 104 Charleston 9s. 1924, A A O 105 Coumbla. 4*. 1910. J A J.. 9* Columbus 4%5, 1927, 4 J. ft J 102 Railroad Stocka. Atlanta and Weat Point R R 140 144 Ga R R and Banking Co 24.’ 2V. t A A S R R CO 103 Southwestern R R Co ... 102 to* Bank Stocas. Augusta Savings Bank . 175 —> Iritm-American Bank (par 1 125) «0 Merchants Bank ... .... 190 191 National Bark 183 i4u National Exchange Bank 12* ISt Planters I.oan A Savings Bank (par »10) 20 22 'Tnlon Savings Bank (par $25) ... *2% Cltlsena’ Bank - 111 Local Bonds. Augusta Factory Ist 6s, due 1915. M and M.. .. t'! Augusta Ry A Elec Co Ist ss. 1940. J A 1> 94 Bon Air Hotel Co. 6s. J A D.. 1011-21 .100 Jarksonvlfie ss, 1924, M ft N 104 Macon t%9. 1926. January quarterly -.101 *— Maeon 6*. 1910, January quarterly 102 Savannah f,«. 1009, Feb ruary quarterly ... 91 ——- Savannah 69 1914, January quarterly .102 —— Local Bonds. Enterprise Mfg Co. Ist Bs, 4923, MAN 12 97 Sibley Mfg, Co. Ist 6s, due 1923. J A D .... 91 (7 Railroad Bonds- Augusta So Ky Ist mort gage. 6a. J A I> . .. 41 *9 C of rje Ry Ist Mfg 6*. 1945, K and A tl* C of Ga Ry let Con Mtg sa. 1946 M and M TO* C of Ga. Mac * Not Dlv, Ist ss, 1946, J and J.. .. 99 191, New York Stock Market Atchison 89% Atchison pfd 95 Baltimore & Ohio \.. 99% Canadian pacific 173 Chicago & Alton 24% Chicago & Northwestern 162% Colorado Southern 37% Denver & Rio Grande 27% Denver & Rio Grande pfd 66% Erie 29% Illinois Central 143% Louisville & Nashville 109% Missouri Pacific 56% New York Central ... 106% Pennsylvania 124% Reading 130% Rock Island 18 Rock Island pfd 34 St. Paul 141% Southern Pacific 106% Southern railway 21 % Union Pacific 165% Union Pacific pfd 89 Wabash 12% Wisconsin Central J 28 Interboro Metropolitan 11 % THE SENATE HAD TO WRANGLE AGAIN ATLANTA, Ga. —The senate got into another parliamentary wrangle this morning soon after the session convened. Mr. Knight, made another motion that the senate adjourn until Saturday morning at 9:15 o’clock. Mr. Peacock made, a point of or der that the motion was not, in order on account of the fact that the pre vious question had bdhn called. The chair ruled the motion in order. Mr. Felder appealed from the decision. The chair entertained the appeal and Mr. Felder began a speech in support of the appeal. The house took a recess to await the action by the senate. The senate voted to over-ride the decision of President Flynt by 19 to 17 at the conclusion of Mr. Felder's speech. I. BOOTH AGO. IN DECEIVER'S HANDS • CHlCAGO.—lnteresting details of how "A. Booth & C 0.,” the fish trust swallowed up SBOO,OOO of the person al fortune of W. Vernon Booth ’n less than eight months and how it broke itself, breaking lls competitors, became public today, following (he failure of the company and the ap pointment late yesterday afternoon of a receivar to take charge of the assets. Incidentally it was revealed that ten days ago W. Vernon Booth, ill from worrslng over the finances of the concern that he could not remedy, was called upon for $1,000,000 and given ten days to produce the money, with a receivership as an alternative. The money was not produced and the receivership proceedings were taken yesterday, just in time to heat an attachment suit for $35,000. begun hy the Girard National bank of Philadel phia. President Booth, who is one of the best known members of Chicago’s most exclusive society, organiser of the Onwentsia Hunt club, and until recently master of the foxhounds there, is reported to be ill. OFFICERS HUNT FOR FARMER’S TOREURER ♦ PORT JERVIS. —Defectives of the LackawnnnM, the Erl* and the Ontario and Weston, railroads ba'c beep searching all trains slnec Wednesday night in an endeavor to cap)ure one of the three non who tortured W’ll Darn Hattlev. an aged farmer, of Glen wood, Susquehanna county, I’a The day pr- vlous the farmer sold a .umber of beep and rec*if«.,| $l,00 ( t He sent hi* daughter to Montroae to deposit the money. Three robber* entered hi* home ha fore the girl* returned All wore naak* They demanded the money of Hortley. He told them he htid aent I to the hank They would not b»- ieve him. end failing to make him re eal It* suppo*ed hiding place, they -ee.ted an Iron until red hot and sp oiled It to hi* feet Hartley screamed in agony, but in !s'»d hi* daughter had taken It to ic bank The "men then searched the rouse and found $8,50. Unraged at THE AUGUSTA HERALD. J. C. McAULiFfE. Market Editor | Interboro Metropolitan pfd .... 32% I Great Northern 186% ! Atlantic Coast Line ... 91 j Amalgamated Copper 76% I American Car & Foundry .. .. 38% American Locomotive 46% American Cotton Oil 35 % Am. Smelting A Refining 93% Am. Smelting & Refining pfd ..104 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 52 1 i Colorado A Iron 34% General Electric 143 National Biscuit 89' National Lead 81% Pacific Mail 26% ; People’* Gas 97 pressed Steel Car 3:1% Pullman Palace Car 162% ! Sioss Sheffield Steel 63 Southern Pacific pfd 119% Sugar 131% United States steel 40% United States Steel pfd 109% Western Union m Mackay’s 67% Virginia Carolina Chemical .... 29% Do., pfd 109% SCHOOLS UHL READY FOB OPENING MONDAY The schools are In readiness for the opening Monde;. Lime has been distributed over the grounds and the buildings have been thoroughly cleaned. The Davidson school is in readi nesa, excepting the front fence and that will be finished the first part of the week. The work at the Central is being rapidly pushed and will be finished in a few weeks. The building is ab solutely safe and it has been cleaned ! thoroughly. The yards are In shape land there Is nothing to prevent things from moving as usual. The Tubman school is in readiness. The building did not suffer very much from the flood and the use of plenty of water and soap, with disinfectants, has put it in good condition. The negro schools have been put. in order and a large attendance is ex pected. • St. Mary's Convent is In readiness for the coming year, excepting I lie fences that were washed away. This is a vary old Institution and its nu merous advantages are well known. St. Patrick's Commercial Institute will h ready Monday morning. The hnlT<nng has been thoroughly cleaned and the grounds are In order. Brother Elias will replace Brother Adolph, who will not teach this year. The Sacred Heart Academy open ed last Monday with a large attend ance. The studies are the same as before and there have been no changes. Sacred Heart college opened last Monday with a large enrollment. The curriculum is better this year than ever before and notice Is* called to the different, studies. Miss Funk's Commercial school, In the Harlson building, is open and a night class has been added recently. This school offers great advantages to those who wish to take a course In shorthand, typewriting, and espe clal attenllon is given to hookkean-, Ing. There have been several changes in the faculties of the public schools and they are as follows: Tubman— Miss Elisabeth Willis and Miss Pow el replace the Misses Coffin; Miss Lena llawkes replaces Miss Isabella Jordan. Central- Miss Maude Wood re places Miss flora Webb; Miss Clara Wallace replaces Mis. Belle Cona rher; Miss Alma Vldetto replaces Miss E. Pritchard. Davidson Mtss A T. Goodrich re places Miss M .1 Plank; Mrs. Shew make replaces Miss Charlotte Ward law. Fifth Ward Miss Clanchc Hteadly replaces Miss K. T Mcl-aws; Miss Caddie Robertson replaces Miss Bn die Schrameck; Miss E, Pritchard re places Miss Adele Macmurphey. Houghton—Mias Cornelle Hchelf fieln replaces Miss Fannie Pierce; Miss Beulah Todd replaces Miss Cor Inne Schrameck Woodlawn Mtss Arlle Macmur phey replaces Miss J. K. Smith; Mis* B. T Mel.aw* replaces Mis* Blanch-* SteadL; Miss L. Goodrich replaeea Ml** m T. Goodrich. The enrollment of new pupil* -it the school* Is progressing slowly, the parent* are urged to send their rhll dren that are to be enrolled thi m week, as the principals are at thejr respective school* every day from 9 ;to 12 o’clock The enrollment to date i 1* aa follow*; Tubman *chool 60 Central school 9 Houghton school ~ .. 25 Woodlawn school 40 Davidson school 10 Fifth Ward school 80 All white teacher* are requested to be present at the normal class for | white teacher* at the Tubman school, Friday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock not finding more, they beat the ***d fannei until h* w«* lh*»n»lble, and rude away. Two of them were raptured They gave their name* n* William Wandell and Oioai Flstt. The third I* fit 111 at I urge. UP-TO-DATE GINNERY WE ARE OPERATING THE BEST EQUIPPED IN THIS SECTION. :::::: : : GINNING 75c PER BALE BAGGING AND TIES AT 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 Railway The following arrlvuts ar.a aei>armvo« or trains, Union Station. AuguaMu, Ha., well ns oonectlona with other compa nies, ,ii« ilmply given aa Information, uud are not guaranteed: iJEfTeotlve May 81. 1*08.) , DEPARTURES. «:30 a. m. No 7, Dally Tor Anlirion, Bon*ca, etc. 10:10 a. in.—No. 1, T»ully for Greenwood. Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, HenderMonvilla and Anhevllle. 1:0b p. in. No. 4*. Dally except Hunilaf* for Allendale. Fairfax, Charleston, Suvannah. Reuuforl, Port Hoyal. 7:00 n. m. No 88, Hunday only, for A! loudalf, Charleston, Peaufort, Port Hoyal, Savun?*ah. 4:40 p. in. No. .7, Dally for Greenwood, No. ft leaven Greenwood al S.bu *. lU* for bpartanburg. ARRIVALS No. 4, Dully rroni Greenwood, »:3b •• 01 No. 41. dully except Sunday, from C.hurlealon. Savannah, Beaufort. Port Hoyal. etc., No. 37, Sunday only, from Beaufort, port Koyel, Charleston and Ba- Viinnuh, 1:30 a ni. 12 30 p m. No. 3, dany from Aahevllle, spurt uimuri;. g '"l* wood, Stc„ p. in No. H. dally from Anderson, McCormick, etc.. 7:8:> p ni. Trains 41 and 42 and 87 and 3K run solid between Augusta and Charleston. ICffactive June 18, 190 ft. thoie will he Trl-Weekly Parlor Car nervine between Awguata and Asheville, leaving Augusta Tuesday*. Thursday* and SaturdnyM. Asheville Mondays, Wednesday and Fri day*. Trains Nos. 1 and 2. KKNKST WILMA MB. General Pasaonger Agent. No. 107 Rroadaav Augusta. Ga. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. (Curr*mi ftcneauiPH corr«H i«a to uat«.) (70th Murhlltiit T'jitig.) DEPARTURES. S'or flavnmiHh ami Mhcuii .... ••7.30am For Dublin and Savannah •/:4r»pn* For Savannah and Mucon •M:4o|»rn For Savannah and Macon !!»:40pin For Savannah, "Tybee, limiteu 11/.OOnm ARRIVALS. From Havannah and Macon ... •*7:&Opm From Havanruih und Macon .■ . * roin Havannah und Mu con !!8:10uir From Dublin and Savannah... ••12:41>pm From bavun'h **Tyb«o l.lmltud"lli^:4imm •Dully. ••ICxcrpt Hunday. llbunday only. Drnwlng Hoorn Sleeping r»r« r>ntwo«n Awgn«ta and Huvunnuh on night tralna. Connects ttt Millen with 'hrough ni««p- InK car* »o and from Mucon. Atlanta, Colombo*, Rinnlnghuni and Chlcajo, Ilia. F F. POWFKH. W W MACKKTT. Corn ! Agt Agt. 7lft Itrnßn tit. ATLANTIC COAST .LINE (Temporary Schedule via Yemaaaeel NOTK These urrlvals nnd depar lure* are given hh Information, but arrival nnd eonnetftlon* are not guar anteed No. 82. No. 85, North September 8, 1908 Houfh 12 80 pm Lv. Auguste Ar 12:40 pm 5:80 pm Ar Ghaan Lv 7:45 pi.t 8:15 pm Ar Florence Lv 4:40 am 3:10 am Ar Richmond Lv 7:25 pm 8.50 nm Ar Wauhtngn Lv 3:46 pin 10:00 am Ar Baltimore Lv 2:12 pm 12 18 pin Ar VV Rhllu Lv 11:155 am 2:45 pm Ar*. New York 1 25 dHi i Lv 9:25 all) I’ullmau HROILLIt car* bt tween AiifiiHtn and New York, without change. L. D, MdTU.LI M, Commercial Agent, 807 Iroud Hi T <’ While, W .1 (7 ft A Hi, tien. i’a*n Agt. I'a»a, Trai Ml’,r. Wilmington. N. C. JACKSONVILLE IS ! OUT MGER JACKSONVILLE, Fla No liver, lost, no one Injured, $6,000 property loss and the street* practically clear of water, summarize* the ultua'lnn so far as *he flood la concerned toda’, Yesterday the situation looked seri oils for twelve Inch*’* of water had fallen In two day* and the street* in iiiburh* were flooded, ceiar* were un d'T water nod tie gualn buslm ss pot (lon of the city wa* threatened, but the rain stopped last night and alt danger in Daaaed. FINANCIAL THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA 707 BROAD BTREET. QRGANIZED 1866. CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITB $450,000.00 L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, C**hlor. BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, tills Bank will pay 4 per cant In tercst mi CERTIFICATES OF DEPOBITB. Those certificate* will lie ißHiied by us in Mims of $100.0(1 and up, for stipulated period* of time, to suit tbe Depositors’ convenience. SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20.00 PER YEAR. The business of our out of town friends carefully lookad after. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. You can draw your money at any time if you deposit it with ns 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 Exchange Bank. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $540,000.00. Georgia Railroad f3tink Augusta, Georgia. This Hunk Solicits the banking business ot’ merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept. YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED. Certified Checks Ar B tha raoit convonlant and »nf*>at of all forma of romnwrrtal paper. Thla la whal wr Ihhiio to you for PRINCIPAL AND INTKKJSST whan wo rlv,. you our Coupon C*rtlHcata« of Oapoall 4 per cent Interest 4 tlirica a year—iMUod In AiiKuata only hy tho MERCHANTS BANK Capital and Surplus $300,000.00 “Moot Up of UipkpuV 1 WE HAVE RECOVER mm iflK di muiey * E d from the flood Remember the place and gel your work done at ' ' HICKEY’S BARBER SHOP. 22 1 KIOHTH 9TRRET. AUQU6IA, GKORQIA. GIPvI repairs %it S * WS - 81,,S ' Urlrtl ‘ ! Twin *- Ac... far «*v nuika I ■ ** ° M tNO,N(; '> BOlft «>» .i.i/l t'IUSM S , . ~ , . „ • n ‘ l «*»*lr* loi »am<t. Sh-tlln*. I'ullry*. Ueliln* «. |tflor», Volvn* mnd riflings, | i*fit r *w. Shifiulv I«uh m.ii, t m 1 » iTSWXStt aSo°^V?^ Looking For a House? High-class Houses, Flats and Rooms in every part of Augusta advertised in THE AUGUSTA HERALD and many at mod erate rents. Advertisements recioved at Herald Of fice or by Telephone. TELEPHONE 297 PAGE ELEVEN FINANCIAL