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COMMERCIAL,. v MARKET. OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS, I Savannah, Ga., Aug. 2,4, p. m. \ Cotton— The market contiuuei very dull and entirely nominal. There was no demand and but little offering. The day closed without a single transaction being reported. On 'Change t t!ie midday call at 1 p. m. the market was reported nominal at a decline of 5-§o|in all Jules The following are the official spot quo ins of the Cotton Exchange: Middling fair ftood uii^ m e Good ordinary island —The market is still dull and nominal. Nothing doing. We quote: Common Georgias and Floridas 14 @ JSJ^ Podium ICR;'"!' Good medium Medium lino lF'-Sfc Extra Fine ')4©il Choice. &■ Comparative Cotton Statement. Receipts, Exports and Stock ok Hand Aug. 2, 1887, and for the Same Time Last Year. j 1880-87. j 1885-86. Muld.\ Upl(,nd i Stoclr on hand Sept. 1 1,1491 4,304 :;sl| 3.SSW Received to-day I—l * 6 ■■•• j ..., •£: Received previously 27,244| 771,351; 23,088. iBO,.Cb: Total ' aWOII 775.651. 23,93Uj 783.780, exported to-day ! Exported previously ' 27,838: 775,200!! 22.i0ib 781,840, Total ! 27.83S 775,20) 22,700] 781,840 I st< >ck on hand and on fillip l board thb; day \\ 565; 407 1 1 1,2301 1,231, Rice—The market continues firm and active, rir.i business is confined principally to second hands. The sales for the dnv were HO bar rels at about quotations, as follows: Fair (Jood 4 Prime Rough— Country lots 60(7*. 00 Tide water. 90C<bl 15 Naval Stokes—The market for spirits tur p,.‘utiue was firm and advancing. The sales !, ;• the day were 125 casks at 299£c for regulars. M the Board of Trade on the opening call the market was reported firm at 29Ue for regulars. At the closing call it was firm at for ivgulars. Rosin—The market was quiet and si-'niv. There was only a light inquiry. The sales for the day were abut it 850 barrels. At the Board of Trade on Ur* first call the market was reported firm for I and above, anti steady for II and ln'iow at the following quotations: p>, Cand D ‘.Me, K 05c. F St 00, (4 St 05, H jo. I Si 12*4. K St 30, 51 $1 40, N St 55, window -lass Si 85, water white $2 35. At the closing call it was unchanged. NAVAL STOKES STATEMENT. Spirits. Rosin. stock on hand April 1 2,513 77,108 Received to-day 783 2,2-10 Received previously 86,08-1 195,135 Total 89,410 274.783 Exported to-day Exorted previously 76,703 221,580 Total 76.703 221,580 Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day 12.707 53,203 Receipts same day last year 033 1,942 Financial—-Money is very quiet. Domestic Exchange— bteady. Banks and bankers are buying sight drafts at per cent, discount and selling at per cent, pre mium. Foreign Exchange —Tin* market is weak. Commercial demand, $4 83)4; sixty days. ?A Hl%; niiety day:., $4 81V4: francs, Paris and Havre, commercial, sixty days, $5 24*%; Swiss, $5 24**i; marks, sixty days, 94*4. C-i:c critics— Tile market is dull. Stocks and debentures are without life. City bonds are n.*;*leeied. Long date railroad bonds are iri Some little demand. Stocks and Bonds — City Bonds—Quiet. At la.it'i 6 per cent, long date. 108 bid, 110 asked; Atlanta, 7 per cent., 118 bid 121 asked; Augusta 7 p-.-r cent, long date, 115 bid, 118 asked: Au gusta o long date, 108 bid, 11<) asked: Columbus 5 ixjr cent., 100 bid, 105 us keel; Macon 6 per cent. 11l bid, 112 asked; new Savannah 5 per cent, October coupons, 102 bid, 102% asked : now Sa vannah 5 per cent. August coupons, 102% bid, 103*4 asked. State Bonds —Market steady, with light sup lily. Georgia new 6s. 1889. 102*4 bid, 103*4 asked; Georgia new gia 7 per cent, gold, quarterly coupons, 106 bid, 107*4 aikci; Georgia 7 per cent, coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 120 bid, 121 asked. /* lilroad Slacks— Central common, l18V£bi(l, 119** asked; Augusta and Savannah 7 per cent. Kuur:uit4*d, 132 bid, 133 asked: Georgia com m n. 1% bid, 108 asked: Southwestern 7 per r gimranteed, 127 Uj btd, 128 asked; Cen tra! G j*‘r cent, cerriticates, 100 bid. 100% Atlanta and West J*oint railroad stock. 1! Lid. 112 asked*: Atl vnla and West Point 0 P cent, certificates, 103 bid, 10-1 asked. rtonda —Market quiet. Savannah. Florida and Western Hailway Company general mortgage 0 percent, interest, coupons Octol)er, 11“ asked; Atlantic and Gull ilrst mort gage consolidated 7 p?r cent , coupons Janu ary and July, maturity 1897, 118 asked; Central consolidated mortgage 7 per cent., coupons January and July, maturity 1893, 109J4 ki !, 110% asked; Georgia railroad ns, 1897, 10 bid. 108 asked: Mobile and Girard second molt indorsed 3 pci- cent., coupons January and July, maturity Jsf*9, i<k> bid, 104 asked; Mont gomcry and Eufaula firyt mortgage ft \>er cent., mdorsed by Central railroad, 10ftW> bid, Marietta and North Georgia ilrst mort- P-'". 50 years, ft per cent., 99 bid. 100 j/. asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first niort- J-'Hgc in bid. 112J4 asked; Charlotte, Colitm hi and Augusta second mortgage, ill bid, asked; Western Alabama second inert- K‘M-.c imlorcerl 8 percent., los bid, 109 asked; 8- nth Georgia and Florida indorsed, 118 bid, tiski'd; South Georgia and Floridi second inortgugc, 114 bid. lift asked: Augusta and iuixvilie ilrst mortgage 7 por cent., 11114 bid, 112 asked; Gainesville, JelTcrson and South <‘ni first niortgaip; guaranteed, lir>l{ hid. 11CV* a ’ , v , d; Grtiucsvillo, Jeffersoii and Southern not itirmit*ed, 113 asked; Ocean Steamship ft ner cent, bonds, guaramecil by On* frakrailroad, 102% bid, 103 asked: Gainesville, tlefierson and Southern se.oncl mortgage guaranteed, 113 asked; Columbus and Ik me first mortgag(‘ bonds, indorsed by Ceu tral railroad, 105 bid, 103 asked; Columbus a ud Western ft per c ut. guaranteed. UK) hid, ill asked; City and Suburban railway firsi Jnortgage 7 per cent.. 109 bid. 110 asked: (>#!<** and -'ipc Savings and Trust Company, 10G bid, 10, asked. Monk Rfttcks —Nominal. Southern Dank of d"' Blate of Georgia, *XH) bid, asked; Mer chants' National Bunk, 157 ask'd: Savannah t; uii; and Trust Company, 99 bid, 101 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1) bid, UM n ked. , U<i <# sy ocl'K —Savannah Gas Light stock, dividend, 90 bid. 21 asked; Mutual Gas Light bi-iok, SO bid, 23 asked. Bacon' Market lirm and advancing; demand go;h1 ; smoked clear rib sides, 9%c; shoulder*, dry salted clear rib sid.'s, 9%c; long clear, be; slioulder ;, none; hums, 13c. iUooiNo and Tie •- Market quiet. We quote: —2% lbs, hi ;fr>;Blc; 2 lbs, 754(7' 7%'*: 1% J r,hK - v"f 754 c. aecoidiug to brand and quantity, iron ties Arrow and other brands, $1 00c/,l 05 l*‘ r bundle, according to hr.md and quantity. Lagging and tic* in ref ail lots a fraction higher. LJucjkji—Market, steady: oleomargarine, 1 -ICcA jw*; , hn|c*‘Goshen, 1 So; gilt- edge, SWc; cream er.' . 2i^2,v. Gaijiiaue- Northern, 10(7? 12c. 1 hkeke—Market nominal ;.->mlilldemand;stock Mu. We quote, limbic. foi KKr. Tin* market is lirni. We quote for bia.nl lot Ordinary, 2fto; fair, 21c; gtKid, 22c; cb .‘peabm'ry. iSc. ~ / bit.n kitriT- Apples.evaporated. 13c: peeled, <;■: i"'.'u lies. ,-| 0; unuodM, S@7c; cur ra"i". ,-iti-oii. -a,!. . ■*' '"".'lx Tho market fc firm; business fair '* '|U<*tu; Prints, i : ./,('; Goot-glft brown sbirt {?• : , 1 - 4’>7e; 7-lklo, 4 1 brown sli.-t --■-ll white osuaburgg, chocks; 1 ’ yarns, t*c for bent make*; brown drilt- InV' , Hr T'jk-. , risn We quote full weights: Mackerel—No. i-.. nouuj No. a hnti barrels, nominal, v* " ,, t i ■ u"; N>. 8. .jr ro • 8 30. Herring—No. 1, ->v: smlml. :tte; cod, 5 U He. Floiik—Market unanttlo'!; demand moderate. 'P'ote: Extra, s4(Xl(c III); fanny, #4 Sk.i. 4 til' Cilulou Patent; lluii :> DO; family, $4 Ml® Fat-1 T—lemons—Market ailvant-lnx anti da tnaud Rood Weuiii.tr: §7 00.,, m no. r - t’oni—Market very linn; demand l’miit. We quote: Wliite cot*u. iob lots. ft2c; J'-hiloful tot*. Coc; tni.'icd corn, job lot l , ftk*; c<u - load lots. Oaw* ae.idv. demand good, 've Quote: Mixed oats, 42c: carload lots, 40e. Bran, td <*o. Meal, 95c. Georgia grist, per suck, Si io; grist, per bushel, 70c. Hay—Market very firm, with a fair demand; stock ample. We quote job lots: Western, 5l 10; carload lots, 92p£e. Eastern, none; North ern. none. Hides, Wool. Etc.—Hides—Market dull; re ceipts light; dry Hint, 11c; salted, 9c: dry butcher, Bc. Wool Receipts light; j wune in bales, 27* 6c; burry, 10(&15c. Wax, lße. Tallow, 3@4c. Deer skins, fiint, 20c; salted, 16c. Otter skins, 50ct70 $4 00. Iron—Market firm; Swede, 4%(g.5c; refined, 2%c. Lakh—Market is firm; in tierces, 736 c: 501 b tins, 7V6c. y * Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement—Ala bama lump lime is in fair demand, and is soiling at Si 30 per barrel; Georgia, 30;calcined plas ter, Si 50 per barrel; hair. Ic. Ruseudale cement, §1 50; Portland cement, $2 50. Li quoits—Full stock; stead v demand. Bour bon. $150(2*5 54); rye. $150(20 00; rectified, $100(2135. Ales unchanged and in fair de mand. Nails—Market firm: fair demand. We quote: 3d. $3 IK): 4d and sd. >3 25 ; 6d, $3 00 ; Bd, $2 75; 1 Od to Odd, $3 50 per keg. uts— Almonds. Tarragona, 18(2i20c: Ivicas, 176); 18c; walants, French, 12c; Naples, 16c; pe cans, 10c; Brazil, 10c: filberts, 12c; cocoanuts, Baracoa, $5 25 per 100. Oils—Market firm; demand good. Signal, 45c; West Virginia black, 9(g;10c; lard, Gfte; headlight, 15c; kerosene, 10c: water white, I;>H ,( -; uoatsfoot, 62® 80c; machinery, 25(i/;30e; linseed, raw. 52c?; boiled, 06c: mineral seal, 10c; fireproof, IS*: homelight, 18c. Onions—Bermuda, $1 60 per crate; native, $1 00(0; 125 per crate; Egyptian, 75 per case. Potatoes—Long Island Hose, $2 50(22 75. Peas-Demand light: cow i>eas, mixed. 75® 80c; clay, $1 00@115; speckled, $1 00(21 15; black eye, $1 25(21 50; white crowder, $150(2; 1 75. Prunes— Turkish, 53.4 c: French, Sc. Raisins—Demand light; market steady; loose new Muscatel, $2 00: layers, $2 00 per box; Lon don layers, $2 25 per box. Falt—The demand is moderate and the mar ket is quiet; carload lots, 60c fob; job lots, 75 (2 90c. Shot—Drop, $1 4ft; buck. $1 G 5. Sugar—The market is firm; cut loaf, standard A, o*4e; extra C. 5C yellow, sVsc; granulated. powdered, 6 r, c. • yrup—Florida and < leorgia syrup, 402L45c; the market is quiet lor sugarliouso at 35cP 10c; Cuba straight goods, 2Sc in hogsheads; sugar house molasses, 20c. Tobacco—Market dull; demand moderate. We quote: Smoking, 25e(5 $! 25; che wing, com mon, sound, 25({F3iV; fair, medium, 38 (gi.soc; bright. 50(2,75c• line fancy, WWfcttOc; extra line. 90c(W.#l 10; bright navies, 45(&75e; dark navies, 40(2;50c. Lumber—The efleet of the interstate com mcree bill, coupled with scarcity of cars. has considerably curtailed shipments and quieted demand frem the West. Coastwise and foreign demand is quite active, and prices remain firm at quotations. We quote, fob: Ordinary sizes sl3 50(2; 17 W Difficult* sizes . .. 16 ot)(r£2l 50 Flooring boards 26 Shipstuff 18 50 Timber—Market dull and nominal. We quote: 70* feet average $9 Ckko.li 00 BUO “ “ 10 00(3>11 < 900 “ “ 11 00<&12 00 l.Oftft *• “ 12 (X) Shipping timber in the raft— -700 feet average .$ 6 00®- 7 00 800 •• ** 7 Oil® 800 900 “ “ .... 8 000§ 900 51 ill timber $1 below those figures. FREIGHTS. Lumber—By Sail—The market is very quiet, a few cargoes olferiug for New York and Baltimore. All arrivals this week were previously closed. Freight limits are from $5 00 to $6 25 from this and the near Georgia ports to the Chesapeake ports, Philadelphia, New York, Sound ports and eastward. Timber, 50c(rg.$l 00 higher than lumUT rates. To the West Indies and wind ward, nominal; to South America, $1300@,1400; to Spanish and Mediterranean ports, slloo®, 12 00: to United Kingdom for orders, timber, 2i " 235: lumber, i)3 15s. Steam—To New* Y’ork, $7 00; to Philadelphia, $7 00; to Boston, $9 00. Naval Stores—Firm but nominal, owing to the scarcity of vessels. Foreign—Cork, etc., for orders. 2a iowd, and, or, 4s U6d; Adriatic, rosin, 3s; Genoa, rosm, 2s Coastwise —Steam— Tt Boston, 50c on rosiu. $1 00 on spirits; to New York, rosin 50c, spirits Sftc: to Philadelphia, rosin 30c, spirits 80c: to Baltimore, rosin 30c, spirits 00c. Coastwise, quiet. Cotton—By steam—Tin* market is nominal. Liverpool via New York lb 3-lOcl Liverpool \ia Baltimore lb 3-lCd Antwerp via New York Havre via New York lb Bremen via New York V lb Reval via New York 11-320 Bremen via Baltimore lb %c Amsterdam via Ndft' York Jsc Amsterdam via Baltimore 61c Genoa via New York $) lb Boston $ bale \ Sea island bale J*s New York bale 35 Sea Island V hale J Philadelphia bale J® Sea island V l ule * ‘2 Baltimore bale J Providence bale 1 Rice—By steam— New York barrel. Philadelphia V barrel Baltimore P baiTel jjj Boston barrel — A Y Veoetabi.es— By Steam—(By special contract) —To New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Balti more, standard crates, 29c; barrels 40c. A\ lth out the contract, crates 35c; barrels 7 5c. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Grown fowls $ 95 Chickens, 54 to % grown 40 b/> 00 Springers , Ducks ‘ft pail- ? & * J (iee c p pair • • * J O f o>) Turkeys pair 1 M’* '•# Etos, country, V do*w *L, Peanuts—Fancy h. p. Va. Jl 1b... &• ~V 4 Peanuts—Hand picked i|4 % (•!> "Mi Peanuts—Ga. P bushel, nominal. u dr- Sweet potatoes, yet reds bash, SO (if. 80 Sweet potat-ies.yol.yams bush. 65 on < Sweet pot's, white yams bushel 40 Qy>, .y Po -LTKY—Market steady: receipts heavy; demand light for grown; half to three-quarter grown iu good request. Eons —Market irregular with a good demand and bare of stocks, owing to the freshets. Pf.anlts- Fair stock; demand moderate; market ad vancing and higher prices predicted. Sro A ii—-Georgia and Florida, nominal: none m marked. llonty—No demand, nominal. Sweet Potatoes—Scarce; receipts very light; demand good. 1 MARKETS BY TELEGFtAPH. FINANCIAL. Nrw Yon it. Aug. 2. noon.—Stocks active but Wi's-Mled. Monuy easy at 4fit.s per rent Kx chaaso-loajr $i S*a,4.lti44, short MH 4- I L j, StttM! bonds neglected. Government bonds dull '"?:(io7t -Exchaneo dull and weak at $4 K3@. IHi fdonry easy at V/, per cent,, top. closing oiTwed at Sub Treasm-y balances Gold, ci.ir, oil GiO; currency, $12,KM,000. Government bonds milt and heavy; four percents 121.4: lour a n | 4 half per cents IDS*, btatu bonds dull and leattireless. . , -|-j I( was absolutely no news m the stock in uk ' 1 to-dav. The street was filled v. ltb vague rumors of impending trouble, though nothing c: ;i definite nature was made ptiblie. < inly one leiirill failure was announced, but it bad no ell'ert on the course of prices. '! In- only sup reoelv-d was from piirchiu-.es by lamdon, which while Imparting a strong tone to Hie onunli'g was of little otfert Inter, fho buyers ~!• yesterday, including most of fhe Influential traders, were steady sellers throughout ami although the heavy hummci-ltigol tie- past, f.- ivs warn absent,- consid -rable long slock was loreeil out and the market was feverish and wi-ak Muring tla* g*v ‘h r part of the day, inllkH being feeble. Coalers wore the most I iron I neat, with Reading as the pivotal stork, and its ,-an-u'-t ions were very large. New England. St Pml and Western l ulon were heavily t railed ii hiii. the remainder was comparatively quiet The feature of the day was a slump in I>>uis yiu,. New Albsnjr and (thieago. wliicb brojee from Id to 4.'. against 55 lust evening. The opeuing was strong >t odvuttoes extending to % .L. relit. There was a ill d-rntely actl'-.- imsi „.v. which improved some toward noon, but doercascd materially later In tho day. 1 nees wen- weak from the opening, although no inn .,7,1 decline was established until after 11 teclo-k when New England ami coal Stocks Is c urn •ouspiruousl.v weak After a slight re ... very prices again settle 1 down while Ihe de mine gathered forett toward I O'clock, St Paul im.l Hiclnnond Terminal Is'combig weak with tin- above mentioned stocks. 1 1 a* market be . a mo more feverish in the last hour, hut a ifeu t-aily stronger tone prevailed, though the close wa" heavy at fruetions Is-tter than the lowes . The day's business footed up H87.U00 shores. The active list, With few exception .. w.i - lower m the close The following were the closing quotations! .. _ Ala .-OH A.2t0#.11 New Orleans Pa \!7 „i i.h 1! ri 112 VS rifle, Ist mort. . ; m-gm rs. .•i.'rt. lid J N. V (vutral. ... WMj N. Carolina 05... bllhj Nun-a: W. prer.. 4IJ N. Carolina 4., • •*>.* Nor. 1 acUk.^.. • 3-4 Bo Caw. (Brown) ,mt ' •• L.* Oimsnls 105 Paeiflo Mall * Temmi“elta . .. m Heading b.% VteXute *4B Mlohmbnd & Ale .IU vL cou,.olidatej.4 Wejuumid * DmwlW ChneakeA Ohio # KlcUm’dAW. Pt t'hie A Noitiiw'n.tlHs feriiiiual ® 1 “ preforrwl...lß Kook fcdw< % V.-. 12, R;. Paul THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1887. Erie “ preferred .117t^ East Tennessee, Texas Pacific 26*-y now stock 11*4 Teun. Coal & Iron. 82 Lake Shore 91 iq Union Pacific 533 1 L’ville cY Nash.... 60*4 N. J. Central 71 Memphis & Char. 50 Missouri Pacific... 95RJ Mobile A: Ohio 12 Western Union... TOG? Nash. & Chatt’a.. 77 Cot tonOilTrust cer 31 : )s •Bid. t Asked. COTTON. Liverpool, Aug. 2, 12:30 p. m.—Cotton steady and in fair demand; middling uplands 5 9-10 u, middling Orleans 5 9 16d; sales 10.000 bales, for speculation and export 2,000 boles; receipts 1.500 bales, all American. Futures—Uplands, low middling clause, Au gust delivery 5 2.1-64(1; August and September 528 64.1. also 5 2564d; September and October 5 16-oid; October and Noveml>er 5 9-6 id, also 5 8-6ld: November and December 5 6-64d: De eeml>er and January 5 6 64d; January and Feb ruary 5 G-6id. also 5 5-6 id ; September 5 28-6 id. Market quiet. The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clearings amounted to 300 bales new dockets and 500 bales old. 2 p. m.—The sales to-day included 7,900 bales of American. Futures—Uplands, low middling clause. Au gust delivery 5 23-04d, buvers: August and Sep tem'oer 5 27-0 Id, buyers; September and October 5 16-64d, sellers: October and November 3 K-04d, buyers; November and December 5 0-64d, Value; December and January 5 5-64d, buyers: January and February 5 s*64<t, buyers; February and Marchs 6-i;id, buyers; September 5 27-64d, buy ers. Market closed quiet. 4 p. m.—Futures: Uplands, low middling clause, August delivery 5 23-64d, buyers: August and September 5 27-(>id. buvers: September and October 5 15-64d, buyers; October and Novem ber 5 S-G4d. buyers;* November and Decern tier 5 o-64d, buyers; December and January 5 (-G4d, sellers; January and February 5 6-64d, sellers; February and March SG-64d, buyers; September 5 27-G4d. buyers. Market closed quiet. New York, Aug. 2. noon.—Cotton opened quiet: middling uplands 10c, middling Orleans 10%c\ sales 109 bales. Futures—Market opened easy, with sales as follows: August delivery 9 98c. September w 42c. October 9 33c, November 9 29c, December 9 27c, January 9 30c. 5:00 p. m.—Market closed quiet ; middling up lands 10c, middling Orleans 10*4c; sales to-day 273 bales; gross receipts 1,499 bales. Futures—Market closed quiet but steady, with sales of 113,000 bales, as follows: August de livery 9 860 l 88e. September 9 84@9 35c, Octo ber 0 21(63* 25c, November 9 19(5 9 20c, Decem ber 919 c/ 9 20c, January 9 22(&9 23c, February 9 28:53* 29c, March 9 34&.9 3Ge. Green & Co.'s report on cotton futures savs: “There has been considerable animation to-day on cotton contracts, with the general tone of the market easier and prices averaging lower all round. Buying and covering orders on new crop were generally lighter and the desire to sell greater. The latter was due to more favor able weather reports from the cotton belt and weakness on the Southern market, coupled with some disappointment over the tenor of advices from Liverpool. Old crop was also tame and lower, but it looks as though August options wen* not much under negotiation at the mo ment and simply fluctuated with new crop. August lost 17 points and later months about the same, with a recovery of 5 points and some show of steadiness at the close/’ Galveston, Aug. 2.—Cotton quiet; middling 9 : *iiC: net receipts 31 bales, gross 31; sales 130 bales: stock 1,831 bales. Norfolk, Aug. 2.—Cotton steady; middling 10c; net receipts l bale, gross 1; sales bales; stock l,6iG bales; exports coastwise 22 bales. Baltimore, Aug. 2.—Cotton nominal; middling 10VaC; not receipts none, gross none; sales none; stock 472 bales. Boston. Aug. 2.—Cotton quiet; middling 10*<c; net receipts none, gross 1,038 bales; sales none; stock none. Wilmington, Aug. 2.—Cotton nominal; mid dling 10c: net receipts none, gross none; sales none: stock 458 bales. Philadelphia, Aug. 2.—Cotton quiet; mid dling 10*W|C; net receipts 2 bales, gross 2; stock 10.510 bales. New Orleans, Aug. 2.—Cotton dull; mid dling9V<jgc; net receipts 161 bales, gross 161: sales 200 Dales; stock 37,516 bales; exports, to Great Britain 4,378 bales. Mobile, Aug. 2.—Cotton nominal; middling 9%e; net receipts none, gross none; sales none; stock 326 bales. Memphis. Aug. 2.—Cotton dull; middling !)sgc: receipts ] 1 bales: shipments none; sales 209 bales; stock 6,481 bales. Augusta. Aug. 2.—Cotton quiet; middling !o*4c; receipts 4 bales: sales none. Charleston, Aug. 2.—Cotton quiet and nomi nal: middling 10c; net receipts 1 bale, gross 1; sales 378; stock 514 bales. Atlanta, Aug. 2.—Cotton—middling 9*4c; receipts none. New York, Aug. 2.—Consolidated net receipts for all cotton ports to-day 202 bales; exports, to Great Britain 4,935 bales, to the continent 1,281; stock at all American ports 160,727 bales. provisions, groceries, etc. Liverpool. Aug. 2, ■ 12:39 p. m.—Wheat steady and in fair deni and: holders offer moderately; receipts of wheat for the past, three days 177. 000 centals, including 37,000 American. Corn firm and in fair demand. _ New York, Aug. 2, noon.—r lour dull and weak. Wheat dull and unchanged. Com higher. Pork dull; mess Sid 7q. Lard steady at $6 90. Old mess pork dull at sls Freights steady. 5:00 ft. m.—Flour, Southern unchanged. Wheat Idgher; options opened firm: closed heavy at %o.'>4c lower; No. 2 red, Au gust delivery 7!)bi<U.7-.%c. September HOik® SO 13-1()C. Corn advanced l@lje.cand spot i . 2T,e. closing firm: No. 8, August delivery 40):!© 47 l K<t, September-Id'-, b-j-’. < Cits higher; No! 2, 32J4(b.3'!c; mixed Western 33#,35c; No. 2. August delivery 81‘g.-di3l%c, September flops quiet and unchanged. Coffee, fair Kio, spot nominal at lOfo UIV4C; No. i Uio. Ali gn.-- deiivcrv pi Ik)..y 17 n.‘,c; September 17 Odr.i; @l7 October 11 20®17 50c. Sugar quiet and unchanged: refined quiet. Molasses dull arid nominal. Cotton seed oil quoted 27@s30e for crude, llfftyie for refilled. Petroleum, crude 5-!jf(, ibsC. Wool quiet. Hides steady. Pork qmet but steady, lieef dull. Middles dull and nominal. Lard 4<b U points higher: Western steam, on spot (i Use, Soptenibor 7 00@7 04c, October 7 000,7 1 !c. Freights dull: wheat 2%c. Chicauo, Aug. 2.—The corn pit was more excited to-day than any grain pit on "Change has been since the wheat panic in June. Corn got av, ay from the shorts yesterday, and tlmre was a fright among them to-day. Crop reports were unchanged to-day, and that was all the bulls desir. and, and they cam-- on 'Change deter mined- to send corn up. Sept end ier, which closed strong at Vie yesterday, after an advance of lk>e. opened at'lie, sold up to tljrje. then back to lifj-yc. then up to 42c. back to 41ie, and finally to 43J2,c, arnl closed at 12e, just 2c over yesterday Uctolsir sold steadily along from the opening at. 41J.be up to -13Jqe. at the closing. May corn, us 011 yesterday, showed the most marked advance, and closed at 4t!Uc. or 2J<c 1,. rllThe excite-unit in corn had a stimu lating offi-ct on oats, but the usual crowd of t: .al-rs in wheat left their pit to look on or take a hand i:i the corn deal. While it was evident that rh,. 1 uige 1.1 corn was started by shorts,th market long beforo noon, even, hud assumed Kuril strength, and the pit contained such a I my,. cn.Wd of general traders, Dial shorts eea -d to be iinieli of a fitetor from the 1111- tisually large nimls.T of orders received, the eoiintiy m emed to have a settled conviction that owing to tie- lack of rain crops hud sus tained very material damage. The country was very heavy buyer all the way up. Wheat at the otsming sympathised with corn. It closed last a: -hr at ,'Jjye. but opened at 71VSe. Afb-r the early jsirtof the day there was a heavy and dull market. .September declining to 70j,m- iu fact, lluctuntiug betweeu TUVjjc and 7H-V I’D-ttv iiiueh ull tbc last hour. The close was sternly and quiet. Tie- new provision call developed a moderate business, but at other tunes 0:1 the door (i 11 hog products were dull. The ton ■ whs heavy on the showing made by the ins|s-ior. iti Ids monthly report he figures up about pounds lit'rills, .aIK/iit i,.ooo.<ay> more than the crowd were prepared for. Laril also exe- de.l exp.-. t.n ioils hy athii it 5,000 tier,res. Cash quotations t o-day ruled as follow s: Flour oiiiet and nuehauged. Wheat. No. 2 spring 1 V.n Jo; No. 3 spring nominal; No. 2 red Corn No. 2. 11c. Oats. No. 2, 25,, 2.fi. 4 c. vies, pork, 81V Laid, jwr 100 lb, 58 2>6‘t', t; short rib sides. locs*-. $s sm. Dry suited uhoiildens, boxed, $5 Kd-„.:, >1; short clear sides, boxed tbiqis 15, Whisky $1 10. beading futures ranged as loilowa: Opening, iiiguosu Closing. No. 8 Wheat— August delivery. 8096 ® B '-< JO 1 ,, Heiit. delivery... 71 ‘s, >'/6 ‘ ,v 'h Oct, delivery— 72;6 ,i! <#6 Colts- - August delivery. Sept, delivery... 41 4ydi 42 Oct. delivery.... 41J4 43?* 43 August delivery. 21V6 25* ®J4 Sept, delivery... 2f>?6 ®>,J6 ® Oct. delivery.... -*<;H* MehK IJOIil J OIiK — Year $H r * SI- JO |I2 10 Jau. delivery ... 18 <X) 12.0 12 05 August delivery. £fi 55 ffi Sept, delivery.... 0 67J6 675 ti 72J j Short Kins— August delivery. $8 05 fS 12)4 8 OTJqJ He]it. delivery... H 17)6 .... .... Oct. delivery H 10 8 A) 8 17)4 11ALTIHORK, Aug. 2.—Flour easy and quiet; Howard sir "t niHl Western an|>rlinc $8 tl&c 2 fid. extra $3 15453 75, family 81i©.4 -id, city mills NUim-ilne S.’ -rtqi4 Ixl, exirit $3 85443 75; Kio brain's $4 3. @4 t 2. Wheat--Southern steady but quiet: red Jtjc. <K-; amber SKrttCc; Weateru firmer: No. 2 winter red. mi s|s,t and August delivery 7-Sii@iH.-ie. Oiru -Southem nominal; white 514'fgffie. yellow 45K.450C. CtactmiATi. Wig. 2.--7> ii< it firm; No. 3 ro< 7!U©Kc. Com btcher and active: Xn Jraix.vl •uWc. Oats Arm: No. S mixed, Pro- : visions—Pork quiet at sl3. Lard tinner at $c STV*. Hulk meats unchanged; short dear $S 14t>. Paeon unchanged; short door ?9 'S,. short rib ,H 00. Whisky active at $1 03. Hugs steady ami iirm. Louisville. Aug. 2.—Grain quiet.. Wheat —No. 2 red. 70c. Corn—No. 2 mixed 40c. Oats —No. 2, 30@80V£c. Provisions: Paeon—dear rib sides $.123, clear sides $'.150. shoulders $0 75. Bulk meats—clear rib sides $8 50, clear sides $,-;soU; shoulders $6 00. Mess pork nominal. Hams’ sugar-cured iirm at Ukiv&l2, Lard, choice leaf SB. St. Louis, Aug. 2.—Flour active, wheat od vauceu -K,'' early, but strs'k trade caused a de cline, und'the close was tiie same es yesterday; No. 2 red. cash Ttiy.N Sej)teuii>er delivery 71 •, 72 rt e, dosed 72e. Corn hig'ier; cm- :l 36e. August delivery 35-Mte dOtije. hepie.iuber ■vtg,. :t; ■. s e. Oats linn and higher; cash 2dVgO, Si'ieemlKT delivery 2t ; Ue. Whisky steady at $1 03. Provisions steady. New Orleans, Aug. 2.—Coffee weak ana lower; Rio cargoes, common to prime 1 ■ Lye; 20'„e. Cotton seed products dull and nominal. Sugar strong; Louisiana open kettle, good fair .v. ; c: Louisiana centrifugals, choice yellow Ourified (i 3-lB ISOJ4c, prime yellow darihed tic. '[classes steady anil in good demand; Louis iana centrifugals, strictly prime to fancy 28;j, 28'Me, fair to good prime common to good common 18@21e. NAVAL STORES. New York. Aug. 2, noon.—Spirits turpentine steady at diajrc 32c. Rosin quiet at $1 05®t 10. 5:00 p. m.—Rosin dull at $i 05®I 10. Turpen tine steady at 32c. Charleston, Aug. 2. Spirits turpentine steady at 29)4c. Rosin steady; good strained9oc. Wilminoton, Aug. 2 Spirits tur|eutino firm at 20c. Rosin iiuiet; strained 77Rle, good strained Tar firm at $1 30. Crude tur pentine firm; hard $1 10, yellow dip $1 73; vir giu $1 76. rice. New York, Aug. 2.—Rico quiet but steadily held. New Orleans. Aug. 2.—Rice quiet but st eady; Louisiana, ordinary to prime 4!4(a;. r )c. SHIPPING INTELLIG LM I:. MINIATOIIe'ALMANAC—THIS DAY. Sunßises 5:10 Sun Sets 0:53 Hioii Water at Savannah 7:50 a si, 8:88 e u Wednesday, August 3, 18S7. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Steamship City of Savannah. Smith, New York —C G Anderson, Agent. Steamship Win Lawrence, Snow, Baltimore— Jos it West & Cos. Steamship Juniata, Askins, Philadelphia—C G Anderson, Agent. CLEARED YESTERDAY. Steamship Nacooeliee, Kempton, New York— C G Anderson. DEPARTED YESTERDAY. Steamer David Clark, Usina. Fernandina—C Williams, Agent. Steamer Seminole, Strobhar, Beaufort, Port Royal and Bluffton—H A Strobhar, Manager. SAILED YESTERDAY. Steamship Nacooehee. New York. Bark Hans Thiis (Nor), London. Bark Ole Bull (Non, Rotterdam. MEMORANDA. Now York, July 31—Arrived, schrs Gcorgie L Drake, Goldthwaite, Fernandina; Georgie H Mc- Farland, Strong, do; Waccamaw, Squires, Georgetown, S C. Ri val to Julv 3) -Arrived, berk Triade Tara boehia (Aus), tarabooiiia. Key West. Bermuda, July 11—Sailed, bark Hornett (Br), Tedford, Florida; 26th, brig Alfred (Bn, White, Fernandina; 27tb, schr Sambango (Port), Do Senna. Jacksonville. In port July 28, bark Volpas (Rus). from Pen sacola for Loudon, which lias been sold, to leave 30th. Beaufort, S C, July 31—Arrived, schr Mary L Allen. Wiley, Roekport, Me. Port Royal, S C. July 31—Arrived, brig James Mason (Br), Priestly, Para. Sailed, schr Clara E Bergen, Burroughs, Sa vani'.ali (ill tow). SPOKEN. July- 28, off Hatteras, schr Samuel B Hubbard, from Doboy for New London. MARITIME MISCELLANY. The bark Anna Maria (Sw), which arrived at quarantine Monday is consigned to C 31 Holst & Cos., and not as poeviously reported. Key West, July 31—Intelligence has been re ceived here that the schr Joshua H Marvell, Shaw, from Cedar Keys for New York, with a cargo of lumber, struck on Tortugas, during a cyclone on July 25, and became a |al loss. The crew were nil saved. . RECEIPTS. Per Central Railroad. Aug 2—o bales wool, 2 bales hides. 1 pkg paper, 3 pkgs h h goods. 21)7 hbls rosin. )5 bids spirits turpentine, gears wood, 3 cars lumber. !) pkgs mdse, 2 pkgs empties, 2 cases eggs. 6 ears melons. Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway, Aug 2 ''balescotton. 516 bbls spirits turpentine, 1,497 bbls rosin. 10 cars lumber. 4 ears coal, 3 car wheels, 1!) head cattle. !K bols vegetables, 55 head sheep, 138 boxes vegetables. 1 car staves, 8 ears wood, 3 bales hides. 45 pkgs mdse, 1 car blocks. 5 bales wool, and mdse. Per Charleston and Savannah Railway, Aug 2—17 Mils spirits turpentine. 38 pkgs tobacco, 2 bales plaids. 12 eases hardware, 10 boxes tobac co. 7 cases tobacco, 35 caddies tobacco, 2 cases hats. 1 Ml g pipe, 1 lx mchy, 3 coils rope, 14 bids tallow, 4 bbls beer, 1 case stationery, 2 eases shoes, 3 1 cars, 13 calves, 2 bills shingles, and mdse. EXPORTS. Per steamship Nacooehee, for Nov York -31 bales domestics and yarns. 1,118 bbls rosin, UK bbls spirits turpentine. 149.010 feet lumber, 0 hales hides, 7.518 melons. 11 bbls fruit, 75 crates fruit, 7 bbls vegetables, 90 tons pig iron, 93 pkgs mdse. PASSENGERS. Per steamship City of Savannah, from New York- Nalhau Ross, Mrs 31 E Dun woody, A B Hill. G pavis. M Glover, W E Hudson mid wife, LE 33 ell. II Wardell, C C Brown, P G M'-aru. J Kreis, H L Bundy. J.l Smith. Mrs Conklin, .1 J Conklin. E 3' Thompson. LT Randolph, W L Carroll, .1 M Smith, Sally Iv ifet(col), C H Dele gall tool), and 8 steerage. Per steamship Nacooehee, tor New York— 31rs E S LaMimore, 3V Baltimore, Master II Ivil timort'. W II Turner. 3lrs 31 Murray. MrsT 3lur phy and daughter, 3lrs Rielmriis, Mi-s Goodhue, 31iss I, Barcn, 3liss F 31 Myers, Rolierl Slelnlire and wife. S II Benjamin, 3lrs Benjamin and svt, 3V W Chisholm and wife, ESfcneler. Sirs 31 K Livingston, Mrs C Ii Dixon. Mis., C O Warner, 3’i.is Kate Seville, 31iss Sadie Stanton. C N Kil ilret.h Wife and 2 children. Mms E C Hil lreth, W M Davidson ir, J Rutherford, II B Kettriilge, J Crashaw and wife, J Messina. J C Ferris. W H T Walker. K N Hieldes, C H Smith. .1 K Evan ~ T 31 Dnvls. J G Jolinston, H Roth, Miss Cook, Mrs J S Cook, i • I, Grant. J 31 Hogan. \V N Chirk. W V Vail. W II Blitch, Rev C Creagh, J Jins-. Rev A E Kitchen, G E Robbins. TI! Feely, ll Traut, W K Meyer. C J Vetklcr, 3V E White, J E Long, 31 Hutzler, W II Read, ,T H Price. CONSIGNEES. Per Central Railroad. Aug 2—Ford? Agt. Peacock. HA Cos. J I’ Williams & Cos. Jns Dmrv, Stillwell. PA M.G Eckstein & CoAVomoek A \V, Ray & V. I! Myers A Bros, Meinhard Bros A Cos, Peui-son A S Frank A Cos, Lloyd A A. I) Brown. Bacon, J A Cos, J il Daniel A Son, A S Butler, H (1 Gnnalil. Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. Aug 2 Transfer f'fflce, 3leiiiliaril Bros A: Cos, e; t |i ii'Connor. Wilcox, <1 A Cos. C Kolshom A Pro. (’ A Drayton. Blodgett. 31 A Cos, Hero -r ft K. M A Elmo. Iksndheini Bros & Cos, II Myer-l A Bros. Smilh Br- s A Cos, M 't.-ielel ,V Itrri.Fkikiaao ~ V, J McGr-ith A Cos. JP Williams & Cos. C R R& Bk Cos. E T Roliertß, stmr Gt Nicholas. J ‘l’ Vi alsh. Per Suvannan. Florida anil 3Yesterti Itailway. Aug 2 Transfer Office. Mellon-High A Cos, B s Harris, 3lohr Bros. 31 Ferst& Co.IU- ijii J A i Dale, 1) ,v Cos, Eekinun ■ t ' - 3’, 31 Y Hemiei-son. G Merer, Meinhard Bros A Cos, Grady, l)eL A Cos, Chi-siiutt A O'N, D A Altlck A lions. Kny e ij, Uppntan Bros, 3V 3V Chisholm, Ellis. V A 1 'o. !i Cox. J P Williams A Cos. CL Jones. 31 Mael-'U], Iklldr.in A Cos, W W Gordon A Cos, 3V C Jackson, Peacock. IT A: Cos, KT Roberts. Per steamship Juniata, from Philadelphia Arkwright Mills. Appel A 8, Blodgett, M & Cod' H Abraham,, Byck Bros, LE Jtycl A Bon, P Biittimer, J O Butler. O Butler, Brush E L I'", M,\ 1, Ih-owii. Cll Carson. J A Douglu'-s .‘V (V,, ('ornwell A C. City A Sub By, Cohen ,‘i Cos, Fok in an A 3 T , Davis Bros. 1 Dasher A Cos. Jlf lie. ill, I Epstein it Bro, G l-eksteln A Cos. Frank A ( ", A Ehrlich A Bro, 31 Fer*t A Cos, Fret well ,v N. i l-’riod, Graham A 11,G (jGemunden, FKi- r lit I-.H, Cl-'Graham. JP Germaine, Hainijii A DHe j.'itrj. lllns h Bros, G M H*siit A Cos. \ Kraus ;, C Kolshom A Bro. Kavanitugh A 11, Kuckuck & 8. S Kroiis'iitf I*'. Ijtivi 11 A Son. Jno Lyons A Cos. X lying. Llppman Bros. Lindsay A 31,' Hid *en A B, Lloyd A A, I.ilioiithul & Hon.B H levy .v Bro. I) B lest-r. 11.1 Lyons. G B Me,vlr>i'i. O M<*yer, i; 1) ;;eDonell, McDonough A B.J McGrath A Cos, A J Miller A Cos, Jlolir Bros, DP Myers-in, P J Murphy, Jim Nicol--.on,A 8 NlcUoh , PalurT Bros, l'unrson & Peacock, H A Cos. John Pourke, J Rocker A Bro. S. F A W Ry. H Solomon A Son, Kavau.iu.il Cotton Pro*. J HMilva A Son. Thuei,, E A Kcliwar*. J TKbupirine A tiro, J \V Tynan, .1 E LaFur. Havannali .'team Bakery, Knv.ooiOh Co'tou Oil Cos, Jo.i Kognler. Vale R-yal Mfjr Cos, P Townsend, Wee,l AC, A3l A I'W ’.3 si D V\ eisiio.il. Ge-i Wetter, OKU, ii, F A WBy Ga .7: Fla I b il Cos. Per steamship City of Savannah, from New Yor— A K Altinayer & Cos, .1 H Baker, Appel & S, L Blustein. L K Byck C Son. O Butler, Byck Bros, M S'Brown, M A Baric, Blodgett. M & Cos, Baldwin & Cos, Byck A's, Tl* Bona & Cos, ship Macon, J G Butler, S\Y Branch, Crolutn D, Cohen A B. J Cohen, il M Comer & Cos. L (.-har rier, K M Oounor, J 8 Collins & Cos, W G Cooper, C A f 'ox, A 11 Champion. \Y S ('horrv A’ Cos. B J Cubbedgo, C H Carson, I Dasher A Cos, .1 Derat, M J Doyle. J A Douglass £ Cos, G Eckstein A Cos, A Doyle. Eckman £ V, 1 Epstein & Bro, Mias L Ellis. Einstein & L, J II Kstill. A Ehrlich A Bro, Epstein A W, Frank A Cos, A Falk & Son, Ford;* Dept, .1 B Fernando/, L Fivid, Fleisohnmn & Cos, 1 Fivid. J II Furber, Fret well A N. Fisher Bros, M Ferst A Cos, Gray A: O'B, B M (Jarfunkel, J H Grmun, L Gobel, j Goctte, ,1 Gorham. D llogan, C M Gilbert A S Guekenheimer A Son, lie v ter A K, G M Heidt A - Cos, J H Haitiwanger, C M lliilsinan. Harms A J, a L llartfelder A Cos, M Hoar, H Her.se, A B Hull,Harmon A l\A Heller, F 31 Hull, A Hanley. Kavanauah A B, E.l Ken nedy, Pll Kiernan, stiur Katie.li H Levy A Bro, I.ilienthal A Son, Lindsay A M. lappnuui Bros, Lauuey A G. II II Livingston, Lovell A L, Lloyd A' A, Luilden A 1, E Lovell A Son, D B Lester,M Lavin, U Logan, Jno Lyons A Cos. Mohr Bros, N l*ang, Marshall House, Lee Hoy Myers A Go, D J Morrison, H Myers A Bros. ES Meyer A Cos, Moinhard Bros A Cos, A.l 31iller A Cos, G Meyer, \V B Mell A Cos, Moeh leu brock A D, McKenna A' W, .1 McGrath A Cos, A S Nichols,Neidlinger A B, J G Nelson A Cos, (Inlander Bros. * >rr A Cos, J J Oppenheimer, Order notify 11 Miller. Order no tify Wm Hone A Cos, K Platshek, J Perlinsky, M Prager, N Paulsen A Cos, L Put/.el. Pearson A S, Palmer Bros, ,1 Rosenheim A Cos, M Kovelsky,W P Rice, Theo Haderick, .1 J Reilly, c D Rogers, Screven House, C E Sanberg, Savannah Bk A T Cos. Solomons A Co,E A Schwarz, Spelmun Bros, CK Stulls, Smith Bros A Cos, Savannah Steam Bakery, P B Springer, W D Simkins A Cos, T P Townsend, Slater, M A Cos, II Solomon A Son, Jno Sullivan, Southern Ex Cos, J W Tynan, J T Thornton. PTuberdy, ,1 C Thompson, J 11 Wil liams. G \V Tiedoman. O A Weidner,D Woisbein, Wylly A C, A 31 A ( 1 W West, Weed A C, 3lrs L A (Veil, Watson A P, Ga A Fla J S B Cos. BROKERS. 'IOMIE TIME TO SPECULATE^ \CTIVE fluctuations in tho Market offer op portunities to speculators to make money in Grain, Stocks, Bonds and Petroleum. Prompt personal attention given to orders received hv wire or mail. Correspondence solicited. Full information about the lyarkets in our book, which will l)c forwarded five on application. II 1). KYLE, Banker and Broker, 88 Broad and 84 New Sts. New York City. A. L. HARTRIDGE. SECURITY BROKER. I~>UYS AND SELLS on commission all classes > of Stocks and Bonds. Negotiates loans on marketable securities. New York quotations furnished by private ticker every fifteen minutes. WM. T. WILLIAMS. W. CUMMINO. W. T. WILLIAMS & CO., Brokei’S. ORDERS EXECUTED on tho New York, Chi cago and Liverpool Exchanges. COM MLSSIO N M EKCH V N Is. 1C YKAIIK ESTABLISHED. Cr. S. PALMER, Wholesale CoDDnission Merchant. SOUTHERN PRODUCE A SPECIALTY. IGG ltoado Street. ISTew York. Consignments solicited and returns made promptly. Stencils and Market reports turn is lied on application. Hli'luf.nces: Chatham National Bank, Thur ber, Wh.vland A Cos., New York. Also, Banks and established Produce Merchants of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston. ( ITV BONDS. CITY BONDS. \\7Fi will receive proposals for thirty days for V > the purchase of Fifteen Thousand Dollars of the bonds of the Town of Thoinaßvilh*, Geor gia. Tin* Bonds arc in the sums of Five Hun tired Dollars with coupons bearing live per cent, interest, payable January and July of each year, and have thirty years to run. They are tho only bonds ever issued by the town and they offer a rare opportunity for investors. A. P. WRIGHT, Chairman Finance Committee. PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER. Chips from the Old lllock! THE WORKMEN EMPLOYED BY GEO. N. NICHOLS, PRINTER AND BINDER. Their work liu given repu tation to the Establishment. None better. PRO 1 (sALS tV AXTED. Proposals for Paving. City of Havann.ui, Ga., ) Office of the City Kcuveyor, J- July 29th, IMH?. ) I'JROPOSALS will be received until WFDNKB - August 24tli, at 8 o'clock p. m., directed to Mr. F. E. Rebnrer. clerk of Council of the city of Savannah, G., for the paving of that portion of Congress : t••• *. : in said *it3* lying between the east proper*;,-hue <f West Broad street and the west poqerty Hue of Drayton street: also, that port in of Bull street in said city lying Ixjtween t!. ‘ onth line of Con gr oan street and tho north Imc of State street, being a total ana of about eignt thousand square yards. The proposals may be for granite, grawoeke or asphalt blocks or for .died asphalt, tho sih*cl tic at ions of which will 1 * the same as given by the Engineer Department of the District of Cos iumbia in their report for 1886. Any person desiring to bid upon tho above work, but use different spociflcations from those enumerated above, may do so provided tiiat a copy of the specifications upon which they Did is enclosed with their bid. All lids for grawacko, granite or asphalt bhicks must be accompanied by a specimen of the blocks intended to be used. Separate bids will abo Ix3 received for the fur nishing and laying of about tbirfcv-flve bundled running feet of curbstone of either blue stone or granite of the following dimensions; four inches broad, sixteen inches deep, and in lengths of not less than live feet. The curbing to lie die. .el on flu* tot) txm inches from the top on the front face anu four inches from the top on the rear face; to be perfectly straight ami square on the ends. The right to re ject any or all bids is reserved. For further information address J. deBULYN KOFrt, Jit., C. L, Acting City Surveyor. BAMS. m yuur mm fi ' \yl': ' J &ND BREAKFAST BACON -'T O r>X J.i o ;DJ rj- 2X< i•■ WUfcj DIAHINU OUN.PAttMTrO TNAOI-MAtIKS. A LKJMT MIIALLIO *fAL. ATTAOHIO TO THI THIHII, AW) TMt STHIPKO CANVAS, AS IN T*S r**7. MERCHANTS. manufacturer*, mechanic*. corporation*, and all other* in n***d of printing, and blank bof>k cam bare thnir order* promptly filled, at moderat'd inc , at * i *‘d( m I'AtI.NTiJSU ** 'j ::: v \V bituk< si rr**t. DRY GOODS, ETC. Exceptional Reductions —IN Simer Goods AT tola 4 Piwr’s, SUCCESSORS TO B. F. McKenna & Cos., 137 BROUGHTON STREET. FIGURED BATISTE CLOTHS. \ V r E will close out the remainder of our stock * of these flu a' goods, formerly sold at 18c. a yard, now reduced to i2VtjC. 25 pieces Figured Lawns, 88 inches wide, regu lar price 12t£c. a yard; now BW\ 75 pieces Figured Lawns, choice styles, at 60 pieces Wide Width lawns, regular price 10c. u yard; now oV£e. One lot Crinkled Seersuckers, regular price 16c. and 17c. a yard; now 12Ljc. Ono lot of Dress Ginghams, choice styles, regular price 12Vfcc. a yard; now 10c. 96 Imported Marseilles Quilts, slightly soiled, formerly sold at SB. We will close the lot out at Si 85 each. 75 10-4 Honeycomb Quids, good value at GOc. each. Wo have marked them down to 35c. Hosiery and Underwear. 100 dozen Unbleached Black and Colored Hose, regular price l‘JVgc.: now lie. a pair. A mixed lot of Misses’ Fine English. Hose, JUlibed, Plain and Silk Clocked, regular price of these goods from 85c. to ftOe. We will close the lot out at 17c. a pair. 50 dozen Ladies' Gauze Undervests, regular prices 85c. and doe.; now 19c. each. 35 dozen Ladies’ extra fine quality Gauze Un dorvests, regular prices 50c., Ok., 7.x\ and Hsc. We will otter the lot at the extraordinary low price of 47c. each. Oar $1 Uiiliiundried Shirts Reduced to 90c. 75 dozen Gentlemen’s Unlaundried Shirts, re inforced back and hosoms, the best $1 Shirt manufactured. In order to reduce our large stock wo will offer them at 90c. each. ORPHAN & DOONER. FIMIIT.IAKS. WOODBURY, GEM, MASON’S, and other approved FRUIT JARS, at JAS. 8. SILVA & SON *B. HECKER’S SELF-RAISING FLOUR Yields more Bread than (lour raised with yeast, is liner, more digestible und nutritious. Always Heady ! Perfectly Healthful! ASK YOUR GROCER FOB IT. Geo. V. Hecker & Cos., ire BAY STREET, KAVANNAII. MACHINERY. J. W. TYNAN, ENGINEER and MACHINIST, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. Corner West Broad and Indian Streets. A M. KINDS OF MACHINERY, BOiI.EHS, J\ Etc., made and repaired. STEAM PUMPS, GOVERNORS, INJECTORS AND STEAM WATER FITTINGS of ull kinds for win. IKON WORKE IcDoiodo & Ballailyne, IRON FOUNDERS, Machinists, Boiler Makers and Blacksmiths, STATIONARY and PORTABLE ENGINES, VERTICAL and TOP-RUNNING CORN MILLS, SUGAR MILLS and PANS. \ GENTS for Alert und Union Injectors, the simplest and most effective on tue uutrliot; ti.diett light Druft Magnolia Cotton Uiu, th i best ht the market. Ail orders promptly attended to. Send for Price List. IKON PIPE. RUSTLESS IRON PIPE. Eg UAL TO GALVANIZED PIPE, AT MUCH LESS PRICE. Weoa & Cornwell. LOTTERY. CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000. “VF(> do hereby certify that we supervise the arranyem'Kts for all the Monthly and Semi- Annual Drawings of the Louisiana State Lot tery ('oro/i iny, and in person manage and con trol the Drawings themselves , and that the scone are conducted with honesty , fairness., and in' good faith toward all parties , and we authorize ti e Company to use this with f(Mb similes of our signatures attached , in its aavtffv tisenunls. ” ///,,.^ Commissioner*. ID. fh Mw' r:-’ : /ned It.mk* and Banker* will pay .ill I'ri.rs dr.i in ilLouisiana Stat s Lot ti-n.a irhich naty li. 1 presented at our counter*. J. H OGLESBY, Pros Louisiana Nat'l Bank. PiERRE LANAUX, Pres State Nat’l Bank. A. BALDWIN, Pres. Now Orleans Nat'l Bank. CARL KOHN, Pros. Union National Bank. j NPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION'. U Over Half a Million Distributed. LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. Incorporated in JNiS for 25 yeai*s by tho D k laturc tor Educational and (fharitable pur|x>aea —with a capita! of $1,000,000- -to v. tiich a rcserva fund of over O inis siiu*<* been added. liy an overwhelming popular vote its fran* chise won ma 1 ■ a part of the pmsent State con btituLion, adopted lhx*emlx*r Bal, A. I>. 1879. The only Lottery ever voted on and indorsed by the people of any State. It ncror scales or post nones. Itx Grand single \umber Drawlngn take place monthly, and the bemi-Aiinual Draw, tngx regularly every lx uiontlm (June and December). A SDLFM>IB OPPOHTI NITY TO WIM A FOll'l'l ViE. FIGIITII G HAND DRAWING* GLASS H, IN TDK ACADICMY OF MUSIC, NKW OKI.FANS, TUESDAY, August , -207(1i Monthly Dinuing. Capital Prize, $150,000. t3&~ Notice—Tickets are Ten Dollars only. Halves, $5, Fifths, $2, Tenths, sl. I.IMT (if IMU^KS. 1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF $160,000... $150,000 1 GRAND PRIZE OF 60,000.... 50.000 1 GRAND PRIZE OP 1,000. .. 30,000 3 LARGE PRIZES OF 10,000.... 80.000 <1 LA R< i E PIUZES OF 5,000.... 30,000 SO PRIZES OF 1,000.... 20,000 50 PRIZES OF 500. .. 35.000 100 PRIZES OF Ji00.... 80,003 300 PRIZES OF 300.... 40,00 H 500 PRIZES OF 100.... 50,000 1,000 PRIZES OF 50.... 50,000 APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 100 Approximutiuii Prizes uf S3OO $30,000 100 “ “ 300.... 80,000 100 “ “ 100... 10,000 3,170 Prizes, amounting to. $535,000 Application for rates to dubs Aould'nt mmla only to tile olllco of tho Company in New Or leans For further Information write ekarly, irivlnir full address. PUMTAL NOTES, Express Money Orders, or New York Kxelianßo in onti nurv let ror. Currency by Express (at our exiieriao> addressod 61. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La. or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washiiuzton, I). C. Address Registered Utters to NEW OHLLA.\ AATIOAVL B \ AK, Vew Orleans, La. RFMFMRFR That the preaeoce of Gen r\ lL IV| C. IVI Dil r\ era j s j k auregard and Karly, who are in charge of the drawings, is a guarantee of absoluLi fairncKH and integrity, tnat the chances are all equal, and that no ono can possibly divine what number will draw a Prize. HidIKTIUUI that the payment of all Prizes is Gt Aftt \.vrKEl> V FOI H NATIONAL H VIVHH of New Orleans, and the Tickets are signed by the President of an Institution, whoso chartered rights are recognised in Uui highest Courts; therefore, beware of any imitations eff anonymous schemes. J AS. S. SILVA & SON FI UNDGIING OOOUS. Straw Hats! CHEAP STIUf HATS! All our MACKINAWS reduced to close out. WHITE AND FANCY PIQUE SCARFS, 35c. PER DOZEN. Unbleached and Fancy Half Hose at 25c. Pair. Now is the Time to Buy. An cleganl lino of S.VLBRIOGAN und LIHLB THREAD UNDERWEAR and HALF IJOSE. JEANS DRAWERS and GAUZE DRAWERS,' all Sizes. NIGHTSHIRTS, Plnlnand I‘nacy, HAMMOCKS, with Stretchers, for comfort. CHINESE, CORK lUSLMETS and BARB HATS. SUN UMBRELLAS, GINGHAM and SILK UMBRELLAS, and the GLORIA CLOTH tool wears so well. All sizes and all prices. RUBBER PILLOWS, RUBBER COATS and LEGGINS, SATCHELS anil VALISES, WALK. ING CANES and BATHING SUITS, at LaFar’s New Store, :-H> HIT I jlj STREET. GRAIN AM) PROVISIONS. -A_- 13_ Wholesale Grocer, Flour, Hay, Grain and Provision Dealer. r?RE3H MEAL and GP.ITH In white sack*. I Mill staffs of ull kinds always on hand. Georgia raised SPANISH PfCANUTS, also PEAS; every variety Special prices or load lots HAY and GRAIN. Prompt attention given all orders und sutls faction gtutruuteed. OFFICE, m BAY. WAREHOUSE, No. i WADLEY STREET, on line Central Railroad. PAINTS AND OILS. JOHN Gr. BUTLER, W/’HITE LEADS, COLORS. OILS, GLASS, VARNISH ETC.; READY MIXED PAINTS, RAII.ROAD, STEAMER AND MILL SUPPLIES, SASHES, DOORS, BUNDS AND BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. Sole Agent for GEORGIA LIME, CALCINED PLASTER, CE MENT, HAIR und LAND PLASTER. 6 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia. \m CHRIS. MURPHY, ISLS. House, Sign and Ornamental Painting Th XF.< UTED NEATLY and with dispatch. I J Poults, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, Window Glasses, etc., etc. Estimate* furnished on up* plication. CORNER CONGRESS AND DRAYTON STS* Rear of Christ Church, MEDICAL,’. ~ CURES DEAF OKCKMB PAR ENT IMPROVED CUSHIONED 1 EA it DRtJDfft perfectly rett*re the Uofulug and iM'i'fiirm the work of thenatural drum. In* \ rnibu*, f* >r/ifortnble and uiways hi poult ton. All *oi*v**i ;*ut ion ami oven whlp*.*r Ik aril dtettnet* ly Send for llliwtmiwd look with testimonials FKKE A'Mrean or call ou F. H ISOOX. c iiroailwuy, Nw York. Mtulion t**M nwunr 7