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GEORGIA _AND_ FLORIDA.
Ibe News of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.
T he Contract for the Odd Fellow*
Hall at Griffin. Awarded—Adjt. Gen.
Hell Receive* a New Magazine
Kifle—Death of a Former Resident
of Savannah at Rome —Mr. Fleming
to Lose the Sight of Only One Eye.
GEORGIA
The Telegraph office at Crawford has been
discontinued.
i cxington's bank lias proven such a success
,liv. stock cannot be bought in It now.
i u nunbar, of Roswell, has moved his
ft p Ck of goods to Atlanta. His family will go
there later.
.....,. twelfth annual state convention of the
v 01 m s Christian Temperance Union w.U
he bold in Rome, May 25 to 28. inclusive.
'the lumber mills at EUijay, are now cut
(VO feet of lumber per day. besides
buying the output of all the. smaller mills in
the county.
, storehouse of D. VY. James at Blakely
■ 'broken into bp thieves ard ronbed of
"on-idera 9e clothing, shoes, etc.—something
like $l5O or 1200 worth.
The republican candidates for the Senate
tr (turner, have decided to submit their
firms to a committee, appointed by the
Chairman of the executive committee of Gil
mer county.
Wednesday morning the residence of S.
\ Youngblood, who lives near Grovetown,
is '•'••V.i.ond county, was destroyed by tire.
1 ver .thing in the house was burned. The
origin of the lire is unknown.
•Ihe report that the Roswell Manufacturing
company would move their machinery to
Marietta is without foundation. They con
template putting in more looms at their new
m iU in order to manufacture goods from their
joe yarn.
\- \thens the case of Cheney against the
CleoV i Carolina and Northern Railway Com
nio v resulted m a verdict of SI,OOO damages to
the plaintiff. The husband of the plaintiff was
lulled by a Georgia. Carolina and Northern
train a short while since.
-\t Lafayette Monday a jury was empan
ted under a commission from Judge Foster
re examine into the mental condition of Mrs.
W H Martin and her brother. Taylor Crutch
field vfter the examination it was recom
mended that they be sent to the asylum.
It is said that the Hon. Seaoorn Reese will
he in the race for the judgeship if Judge Mc-
Whorter resigns. It seems now that the race
~ , . ctween Reese and Shannon. They both
hrve strong ffrends tnatwiii do aii they can
in the interest of their choice for this respon
sible and important office.
Adjutant-General Kell has received from
the war department at Washington anew
maca ine rifle, sent for Inspection. It is on
the order of the Winchester rifle, and has a
range of OK) yards. It has a short bavonet
on the end exactly like a bowie knife, which
can be taken off and used as such in close
quarters.
The contract for the new three-story Odd
Fellows building at Griffin wab let Thursday
afternoon to H. D. Row otham for *15,000. It
will re of Columbus pressed brick and stone,
most of th- front being of the stone trimming.
The work of tearing down will begin Monday
morning and the stores will be completed
ready for occupancy Sept. 1.
The Richmond county executive committee
has decided to call a mass meeling on Satur
day, May 5. for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the gubernatorial convention and
electing anew executive committee. John
A liarnes was elected secretary to succeed S.
P Weisiger, deceased. A full Evans delega
tion will be elected from Richmond.
Snarta Ishmaelite: Warren Edwards, Mil
ler Grieve and Mark Johnston, of Baldwin
ro intv. have announced themselves as candl
es. es for the State Senate from this district.
Under the prevailing system it is Baldwin’s
time to f .rnish the demo ratio nominee. The
latter announces that, if eluded, he will vote
for F. (l. duHignon for senator. Edwards and
Grieve do not announce tbeir preference.
Lexington Echo The upper half of this
county was visited on Friday evening last, by
one of the heat lest hailstorms it has seen in
years ihe down pour was terrific for a few
minutes, nut luekdy it did not last long and
no great amount of damage was done. Some
off lie stones were as largo as partridge eggs
ami in pia, es the ground was covered to a
half inch in depth. Corn was beaten to
pieces pretty i adly by it.
A remarkable collection of i old ladies was
that w hich took dinner with Mr. and Mrs W.
\ Pa at Statesboro Saturday, the youngest
of the four being 1* years oid. They all hap
pened in by a strange coincidence, and at the
ta ' Mr. Hail made a note of their ages as
follows Mrs. S. A. Urannen. Mr. Hall's
mother, aged TV Mrs. Hebe ca Mtkell, Mrs.
Had s mother. 77; Mrs. Louise Hodges, 77;
Mm Jane summons. 77. The combined ages
of the four ladies would make a total of 306
years.
Madison Madisonian: When. Assistant Post
tnast.-r Kurlow opened the mail pouch the
o licr day he discovered two letters which
evidently have a history, were it but known.
The letters were stamped 18.19. and were ad
dressed to men. George R. Jesup. Madison.
Ga who has been dead for thirtv-tive years.
,n“ was from Augusta, Ga.. and the 'other
from Quitu y. Fla. ihe flight of years has
stained the letters to a <luli yellow, and the
addresses and postmarks are barely percept
u le. IV hat is the history of the missives,
or wnere they have been these thirty-tive
yea . tsa mystery which probably never will
be solved.
mme Tribune: Col. C. J. K. Inghram died
at his home m U eat Rome Thursday. He had
been m .ad health for some time, and his
uea h was not entirely unlooked for. C'ol.
ing..rum i ame lo home from savannah about
m wen years ago. and with the exception of
! v, ° v '" i; ■ resuencein Birmingham, has lived
jn ..ome ever since. Up to two year ago he
"as m the insurance business, but since that
1 • eaith' has kept him from all bust
- le v.-as It years old. He married Miss
hm. r, ,ew York, a sister of Mr-. M
turn..,o s col. .nzhram leaves his wife aid
■,.?? e . n> and #*•-■> !>** a s.ster. Mrs.
Kennel! Vv l.liams, at .Cave Springs.
Herald: Dr. A. W. Calhoun, the
l Int 0 ''••st of Atlanta came uown from
ii-ic'iii' c.tv on the express b riclay night,
‘ At 1 ° cloek aturday. ir ( al
-1 ' n -' to Augusta was for the purpose of
' acaref ;1 examination to th? condition
n, ’ 11 eyes ihe doctor spent the
!J?. • u u “hMr. Mem’n?. Iho examination
v,^ n ;er complete and thorough. Dr. Cal
vfV-H . >,lvs is a; solutely no danger of
;, - u ,‘ min iositi K the right ye 'J his vor
■ in Hvco.-dance with the already ex
! the home physLiaus and
F p,'.. 1 ho J 0 * 1 e - ve is, of < o irse gone Mr.
f’c.'i" - NM-fting along veiy nuely, a great
" ettei than was anticipated.
premature explosion of gunpowder
h ... V‘ ust , !l ‘ hursday. two men were
lU ‘,- Q 1 t- r h neither of them sufferecMatul in
v, . i ,- unun; fhe men employed iy the
;■ : r A s!a w Lun(l l eoine in the work of
on tpp' niic property of the company
f. . ‘' s,<^e Oi the end e are Luther
ThiM-inn !• . anr * J °hn Calhoun, colored.
•m n um* i k ' Un , owder i lasts to loosen the
Pro , une xplaine.l reason, a Hast
r r , . ‘■ompany Th raJay unex
•v,.. Xi .°oed The two men named, who
Mr Vi ' Kl received the lull forte of it.
fr-:,• • " as hardest hit. lie received a
verV ‘ 1 alongside the head, and is
, • ° V to lose the si lit of one
"in ' „ P lso . r elveU o’her wounds
-in- -•>'• <a it. thoi.gh painful nature. He
at ''.'"'iiuuwn very violently and It was
i..t,. ,■” >liat he had susialued several
f-m , ‘ . u i, les ,' He is laid up tor ihu pres
i- -ecinff great deni of pain, he
b.e of i ery oeßt °f attention with the
■ -.! me eye. One side of his head
tw-ir-v ■ r u i' s< v rl ' f'alho-m whs knocked
d-. lifted in the air and
not . , ■ ,l ,lal and for e. However, he w.is
a ~ ; , l I , l ' l “If" Ml'. Cat,ley. He has
11 ihe right eye. hut the eve itself
!,'7'. ho complains of an internal
, .but he Is out. and it is not sup
m.i . UL ‘ cas smiered alarming internal
fron.‘ ’ rime ß: The passenger train
i■■ i, ~ °u Melnesrtav morning last
c ■ ' 1,11 * hite men under peculiar ctr
"■l: • b’-...i, ,* lrce werfi chained together.
~ b rs i\ ere guards over them vvitu a
11 a , “ u " ea 'h. The three undt r
’ t■ i, ,y,one of them being a
t. • /; . .*!!' 1 once a representa
utivi rjj t from r.chols county.
1 , ‘. l Iwo re hitlve® of the same name.
v? m ? re I<use Londermilk.
’ • . , l un McConnell, tur{ e.i
--"ho operate tram roads, and
U„„ loaded with merchandise
• V?® } ll6 Savannah. Florida and
r ; <*r k i,v . C i rfiD subjected to legated
’ r V 'I,.' 1 knov ' n Partlen. Ihe box cars
rtl ‘ fcf, ‘ . limos broken open at night, and
f-i -h* nmthii letl aw,iy ° n last Friday
,L , r^ ber y o* the kind was
the i>(ople became aroused
th- t Tuti * [ the roobers The result
t h it 2L 11l V JHe throe men * and we
u they have confessed. A large
d - nti \ y df . s‘ ole n merchandise was recov
t>..', 5 r ,hev were under arrest, one of
bv tte S ? r l? sr upon ODe of u *e guards
Da , me of Hivernack. seized his gun
a S d ftrea at to, the load of shot causing a
was f ide ’ Hadgttt fled aim
nnr hi.™! 1 nfte *° tlmes h V the guard, but
cantureri H Th2 S rUD d ?. wn ' however, and re
safe y K " e br ° Ugllt loValdosta for
FLORIDA.
„^° astlD 8 ears of corn have made their ap
pearance in the Orlando market.
P* rson * have each guaran
toward the establishment of a busi
ness college at Jacksonville
The orange trees around Green Cove
are holding a fair crop of fruit, not
withstanding the light bloom.
A - Corle y one of the most
prominent citizens of the state and an author
ity on public lands, is very ill at Leesburg.
' ® e ' ren manatees or sea cows were seen in
, l “ e z.sf.y aSt ‘ aQ rll ? r * a ’ st week. They passed
naer tne Saiastian bridge all close together.
• inlay, who for several years has been
janer at the \ olusla county jail, died Tues
day morning after an iliess of several months.
n ll on good authority that Capt.
.nm Mtzgerald will soou commence the erec
tion of a 3 story building on his lot at the
northwest corner of Bridge and Bay streets,
at JacKsonville. Ihe new building will front
• o feet on Bay street and 210 feet on Bridge
street.
.T. J. Green, of W. C. Green & Cos., the con
iractors on the government building, at Jack
sonville. has made a proposition to A. Hunt
ington to erect a.>story building at the south
east corner of Korsyth and Hogan streets to
cost :30.0t0. Mr. Green proposes to put up a
hand-ome building with a marble front.
Mrs. s. A. Sawyer, of Jacksonville who
was arrested Tuesday on a warrant sworn out
by Mrs. hiizabeth Chiconie, c harged with as
sault and battery and who was released on
her own rei o.rnizance for her appearance be
lore Justice Jaukson Thursday morning at 10
o clock, did not put in an appearance, con
sequently the case was postponed indefinitely.
Manatee Advocate: Ihe cattlemen of Man
atee county have fenced in a large quantity
of pasture land on Miakka fiats. This can be
regarded as aa advance in cattle raising. It
gives the owners a better control of then
stock and will enable them to improve the
breed. Already some Jersey blood has been
introduced, and the day may not be far dis
tant when cattle may be raised in Manatee
county for the production of butter and
cheese, as well as for beef. Ihe old plan of
unlimited range for cattle had many draw
backs ard could answer only for tho produc
tion of beef cattle, while the new mode makes
improvement possible, and will have its
effect upon the industry throughout the
county.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Kainbridge writes as follows: “On Wednes
day, April 25. at 11:30 o’clock, wedding bells
sounded announcing the marriage of W. G.
Mathis and Miss Nora Cox. both of this city.
The wed ling party reached tho Presbyterian
church promptly at 11 o clock, and were pre
ceded to the altar by the attendants as fol
lows: Mr. C. T. Mathis and Miss Bessie
Curry, Mr. Charles Williams and Miss Mag
gie Peabody. Mr. Cary Cox and Miss bottoms,
of Thomasville; Mr. Martin Curry and Mbs
Nina Williams. Mr. C. A Crews and Miss Lou
Allie Dickenson. Mr. Ed Ranev anil Miss
Anna Haygood, Mr. Elmore Peabody and
Miss Gertrude Harrell. The ushers were D.
I). Boozer and A. C. Subere. dhe beautiful
and impressive ceremony was performed by
Dr. Griffiths, of the Presbyterian church.
The church was beautifully and tastily dec
orated with evergreens and beautiful spring
flowers, in fact every surrounding presented
a lovely appearance, and it seemed as if all
nature had smiled upon this happy union.
The oride is the eldest daughter or Mr. S. M.
Cox of this city, and is a universal favorite
wherever she is known. The couple took the
12 o'clock noon east bound train for an ex
tended bridal trip through Florida.
Tampa Times: About 3:30 p. m. Thursday
the yard engine at Port j ainpa struck a man
walking on the trestle and knocked him o f
into the water. Ihe train struck the man's
left arm. throwing him down and cutting the
arm off near the shoulder. He was picked
out of the water and taken into the ware
house where bis arm was dressed bv Dr.
Altree, who was summoned from Port Tampa
City. He received no other injury except a
slight bruise on the head. The injured man
is Dr. R. W. Laws, a dentist of Dade C’ty.
He is evidently insane and was sent
to the state asylum about eighteen
months ago from Dade City. He was
released as cured several months ago.
and began practicing dentistry in San
Antonio. Quite recently someone questioned
his sanity, and he could not be found, probably
having heard of it. he left to avoid arrest
Dr. Laws had been at Port Tampa several
days and had been knocked off the tracks
twice by the yard engine without being hurt
before he was struck ibursdav afternooA. He
is known to gentlemen in Tampa who say he
is an excellent genllemau and a good dentist
wnen in his right mind. He is unmarri and and
hails from Baltimore where his relatives live.
He will be :aken to the railroad hospital at
Sanford for treatment.
Punta Gorda Herald: About 3 o'clock Tues
day morning ;he crew of the tow boat Francis
Beidler, owned by Albert F. Dewey, of the
Charlotte Harbor Sr.evedore and Lighterage
Company, were awakened by a smoke, ar s
ing somewhere from within the boat, and
upon investigation it was found that a smoul
dering hre was burning all over the lower
portion of the vessel. Heroic efforts were
made to extinguish the slowly burning bla ’e..
but all to no avail. The boat being con
structed of such hard pine wood, and the tire
having gained such a jootbold, it was impos
si le to do anything with it. About 9:30 a. m..
the whole vessel was on lire and the flames
could easily be seen from Punta Gorda.
Attempts were made to tow* the boat
nearer to shore after it was seen that
there were no hopes of saving it. but it soon
sunk. Ihe boat was not worth more than
•yIo.OOO. but had cost Mr Lewey considerably
more than this, he having spent about *5. 0)
or >6 <OO iepa<rmg it last simmer. The
amount of insurance is not known, out it will
not perhaps cover more than half the value
ot the boat. Mr. Dewev immediately boarded
a train for Pensacola where he will purchase
another towboat. Three tramps for c argoes
of uhosphate a e expected to arrive next
week assigned to his company, but Mr. Dewey
will, no doubt, be equal to the emergency.
Frank A Walpole, editor of the Sumter
County Yidette. of Wildwood, in Sumter
county, filed in the clerk s office Friday a bill
in chancery a .ainst F. L. Rutland, tax col
lejtor, and Walter Graham, one of the pub
lishers of the Sumter County Times. The
bill alleges that Rutland had promised
the delinquent tax list of 1893 to
the Yidette. but that he has. or is.
a out to award the list to the rimes, and aks
that Rutland be made to stand by his prom
ise. and that an injunction be issued against
him to prevent his deliverln : the list to Gra
ham, and that liahain be en.oined from re
ceiving and publishing the same. The list
has, however, been delivered, aud the typos
are putting it into the tonus of the Times
'the case will, no dotit t, be an interesting one.
as it is thought boih sides will light to a finish.
It appears that some time back Walpole -ap
proa had Rutland and pro; ojed to get up a
petition from the registered voters of the
county who voted for utland, asking him to
award the Its: to the Vidette, and that Rut
land prom is :d him (Walpole that if lie could
get a nia ority of such voters on said petition,
that he would give the \ .dotte the list, and
that on the last Tuesday in February, a com
mittee consisting of Hon J. E. Btirwlck and
George E. Lovell ddivered to Rutland a
number of petitions which they claimed con
tained the necessary names to secure the list
which Rutland accepted with th- remark,
••that if they did that settled it." ■ ut upon ex
amining said petitions he found that,
after striking out the names of some
vh nn ho knew* vote;! the third party
ti ket. and some who were not citi ms
of the United bta’.es. some whose
names appeared on the same 'wo or three
times and some fifteen or twenty who were
not re ’ red voters, tht Vidette man was
lackim t ore ttt ste nia o it . in the mean
time the lines'for, e and tileries be a 1 lo
Undo t someth!a o t the status of aifairs
and inquire wuy some l.a i si- ned said 1 ell
tton etc and also demanded some show, and
began to circulate a petition, which was oe
inu signed by parties, asking Rutland to take
tlieir namesolf the Vidette list.
Lika Our Congressman.
From the Darien (Ga.) Timber Gazette.
Congressman Lester will have no oppo
sition in this county, and it will probably
be the same way all over the district. He
has made a faithful representative.
*jnce Col. Lester has been in congress
he has secured iioJKXi tor the Dai ieu riv et.
He has done well.
"Robert, dear, how do you suppose those
dozens and dozens of ompty bottles ever got
into the cellar*:"
■ vVhy. 1 don't know, my dear. I never
bought an empty bottle in my life. Ex
change.
Waiter—Do you know, sir, that I envy that
wine glass of yours :
Utner—now is that. 1 humus'
"You tip it to often, sir."—Yonkers btates
man.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, APRIL 29. 1891
COMMERCIAL.
SAY AN N A7T>IAUKFTSr
Office Morning News. \
Savannah. Ga., April 28, 1894. f
Cotton.
The local spot cotton market remained
easy and unchanged to day. There was very
little business'being transacted. The sales of
the jday were 166 1 ales. On Change at the
regular midday call, at 1 o’clock p m., the
cotton market was bulletined easy and
unchanged. Ihe official quotations are as
follows:
Middling fair
<-ood middling 73.
M.ddling 71,
Low middling c 8
Good ordinary 6Vi
Comparative Cotton Statrment.
Receipts, exports and Stock on Hand April 28, 1894, and for
the Same Time Last Year.
1893-TH. 1892- ’93.
IsUnd U P< and ' Isfand U P laad
Stock on hand Sept. 1... 1,412 9,520 1,795 7.789
Re-eived to day. 658 78 414
Received previously 54.014 8r 1,4 88 35,216 706.C24
Total _ 55.426 881,666; 37,089 714.231
Exported to day 147 335 ] 69 552
j Exported previously.. . 53,162! 839.919 u 33,1*'5 675 314
j Total 53,309 ' 840.254; 33,234 675.896
; Stock on hand and on
i shipboard this day 1 2,117| 41.412 | 3.855| 38 335
Rice
The market is Arm. The sales to-day were
barrels. Tile quotations at the Board of
Trade are as follows:
Head *@s
Prime 41^
g°P d ... ...3‘4®3^
E a ‘ r . 3M(ft3H
KbaKh 50e@*l 50
Naxal Stores.
Spirits turpentine—The market continues
firm with a good demand. The sales of the
day were about 60J casks. At the Board of
Trade at the ojiening and closing the market
was bulletined Arm at 26Hc for regulars.
Rosin—There is a good demand, with com
mon grades stiffening in prices, there being
an advance of 5c on them to day. At the
Board of Trade, at the ttrst call at 'll o'clock
am., the market opened Arm. with an advance
of be on A. B. C. and D grades, the sales being
537 barrels. At the regular Saturday s closing
call, at 1:30 o'clock, p m.. the market closed
with a part advance of 5c on E rosin. The
following were the quotations at the Board of
Trade at the close ot the market.
A, B, C end D. 31 05 | K $2 23
E 1 05§j 1 10 M 2 30
F 1 26 N 2 50
G 1 35 W. G 2 60
H 1 60 W. W 2 70
1 1 90 |
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1 11,634 109 5777
Received yesterday 858 2,169
Received previously 18,270 48,627
Total 30.762 J60,r73
Exported to day 257 1,614
Exported previously 16,404 45,352
Total 16,661 46.966
Stock on hand and on ship
board to-day 14,101 113.807
Stock same day last year. ... 17,712 78.352
Receipts same day last year.. 1,024 2.153
Price spirits turpentine same
day last year 274^c
Financial.
Money is easy.
Domestte Exchange—The tone of the mar
ket is steady. Banks nre buying at par and
selling at * per cent, premium up to SS,(HX).
and 1-10 of 1 per cent, tor amounts of $5,000
and over.
Foreign Exchange—Market firm. The fol
lowing are net Savannah quotations: Sterling
commercial demand. 14 87*; sixty days,
$1 86*; ninety days. $4 86; francs, Paris and
Havre, sixty days. $5 18: Swiss, sixty days,
$5 19*: marks, sixty days, 94 3-16.
Securities—Central securities are firm at
the advances, with but limited offerings.
State Bonds—Georgia 4* per cent. 1915,
113* bid, 114* asked; Georgia 7 per cent 1596,
107 bid. 107* asked; Georgia 8* percent.,
long dates, 98 bid. 93 asked.
City Bonds—New Savannah 5 per cent,
quarterly July coupons 105* bid, 196* asked;
new savannah 5 per cent. May coupons, 106*
bid. ’.Ob* asked.
Railroad Bonds —Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, gold ss, 93
asked; Central consolidated mortgage 7 per
cent, coupons. January and July maturity.
1893, 115 bid. lirasked: Savannah and West
ern railroad 5 per cent, trust certificates 48*
bid. 49* asked: avannab. Americus and
Montgomery 6 per cent. 48* bid, 50 asked;
Georgia railroad 6 per cent*. 1910. 106 bid. 108
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida first
mortgage 6 per cent, to j bid, 81* asked:
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6
per cent, indorsed by Central railroad, 94*
bid, 95 asked: Augusta and Knoxville first
mortgage 7 per cent. 95 bid, 100 asked; Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent., due in 1920, 93 asked.
Columuus and Rome first mortgage bonds,
indorsed i y Central railroad, 44 asked; Col
umuus and Western 6 per cent, guaran’eel.
94* bid. 95 asked; City and Suburban railway
first mortgage 7 percent. 82 bid. 86 asked:
Savannah ana Atlantic 5 per cent., indorsed
30 asked: c-lectric railway first mortgage 6s.
65 bid: South Georgia and Florida first mort
gage 7 per cent, lUB asked: South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage 107 asked * Alabama
Midlands. 88 bid. 90 asked.
Railroad Stocks—Central common. 12 bid,
asked; Augusta and Savannah 7 per cent,
guaranteed, 80 bid. asked; Georgia com
mon, 144 bid, 145 asked; Southwestern
7 per cent, guaranteed, including or
der for div. 60 bid. asked: Central 6 per
cent, certificates, with order for defaulted
interest. 2>* b;d, asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock. 78 bid. B.)asked:
Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent, certifi
cates. 87 bid. 90 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc —Southern Bank of the
Stale of Georgia 160 bid, 165 asked; Mer
chants National Bank 9ft bid, id asked;
Savannah Hank and 1 rust Company 101 uid
101 - asked; National Bank of Savannah, 128
bid. 131 asked; tttrleth rpe savings and Trust
( ompany. 101 bid. 104 asked; Citizens' Bank.
100* bid. ltd* asked. Chatham Heal Estate
and improvement Company. bid. 48
asked; Germania Bank, 101 bid, 104 asked;
Chatham Bank. 49 bid. 50 asked:
Savannah Construction Company. 65 bid,
66 asked: Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pany. 71 bid. 72 aske i.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Bacon—The market is firm and advancing.
The Board of '( rade quotations are as fol
lows: Smoked clear rlo sides B*c;
shoulders, none; dry salted clear rib sides,
7 ,0: long, clear. 7',c. bellies 7*c: shoulders.
7: 2 c; sugar cured hams, 12*e.
Bagging and lies -The market steady.
Jute lagging, 2*B). 6c; 2!t>. S*c; lNlh. sc;
quotations are for job lots; small lots
higher; sea island bagging. 12*c. rron ties—
Large lots. 9i@ tne; smaller lots, $1 ou@fl 05.
Butter—Mamet steady; fair demand; Gosh
en. 20c; gilt edge, 22c; creamery, 23c; Elgin,
25c.
Cheese—Market Arm. fair demand; 12@13c;
fancy full cream cheese, 13*@14c; 29©
average.
Ca a,es-Supply ample. Barrels and bar
rel crates. $1 2i.-o.jl IU.
Cotice- Ihe market is steady; quoted at
for Mocha. 27c; Java, 27@28:
peal erry, 23c; fancy or standard
No. 1. 21*e; choice or standard
No. 2. 21c; prime or standard No. 3, 2o*c:
good or standard No. 4. 20c; fair or standard
No 5. 19*c: ordinary or standard No. 6,
18*c; common or standard No. 7,18 c.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated. ll*c:
common. 707!4c. Peaches. California, evap
orated. peeled 227?24c: California, evaporated,
unpeeied, 13@15c Currents, 4*@s. Citron,
14 n 15c. Dried apricots, 16c
Hour—Market quiet. Extra. $3 00; family.
$3 25; fancy, $; 45: patent, $3 Bo@4 85, straight
$3 60.
Grain—Corn Market is strong and ad
vancing. White corn, job lots. 63c; carload
lots. I'Oc. Mixed corn, job lots. 62c; carload
lots. 50c. Oats—Mixed, job lots. 48c; carload
lots 45c; Texas red, rustproof. 55c. South
ern seed rye. $1 25. Bran—Job lets, 97*c;
carload lots. 92',c. Meal—Pearl, per barrel,
$3 0"; per sack, $1 3744; city meal, per sack.
$1 20 Pearl grits, per barrel $310; per
suck. $1 42*: city grits, per sack. $1 30.
Hay-Market steady. Western. Job lots.
92' jc: carload lots, 87*2.
Dry Goods—The market is quiet, demand
light. Prints, s@6*c; Georgia brown shirt-
ing. 3-4. 4c: 7-8. do. 4\c: 4-4 brown sheeting
544 c: white osnaburgs. Bc. checks. 4c.®6c:
brown drilling. 6@7c.
Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement—Ala
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand and
selling at Rsc per barrel, bulk and carload
lots special: calcined plaster $1 75 per Dar
rel; Hoaendale cement. $1 30 ,1 40;
Portland cement, retail, i: mi; carload lots.
$2 15.
Hides. Wool. Etc.—Hides, the market Is
Arm: good demand; reteipts light; dry flint.
5‘ t e: dry salt. 3'ic: but, her suited 3c; green
salted. 24c. Wool, market steady: prime
Georgia, free of sand, burrs an j d.tckwools
14c. blacks. 10c; burry,7 12c. Wax 2.c Tal
low. 44c. Deerskins flint. 23c; suited sue
damaged. 10c. Otter skins. 50, -(ft.-fj no.
Iron—Market very steady. Swede. p.iASc;
refined, 2c base
-Light demand; Messina, *2 75®
I,ard—Market steady: pure, in tierces. 9c
501 b tins. 94c; compound, in tierces. 6'.c: in
501 b tins. 644 c.
Nails—Market steady: base 60,1. *1 15; SOd
$1 23: 40d, $1 40; :od. $1 40; leu. .ji 60: 2nd *1 30;
lOd. $1 83; fld. $1 75; 6d. *1 9 ' 4d. $2 05 : sd, *2 05;
Sd. 82 35 : 3d tine. 82 75. Finishing 12d 41 80
lOd #1 90; Bd. 82 05: fid. 82 25; od. 82 40: 4d
82 60. Wire nails. $1 60 base.
Lumber—Demand, both foreign and domes
tic. is very quiet, and mills are generally in
quiring for orders. We quote: Easy sizes.
811 2S; ordinary sizes. 8U ou t 14 00; difficult
sizes. 813 OU®lB 00: flooring boards, sl4 50,;
22 00; shipstuffs. 81650@23 no
Fish—Mackerel, halt barrel. No. ! 89 50:
N0.2. 48 00; No. 3, $6 50. Kits. No. 1 81 43-
No. 2, 81 25: No. 3. 1 00. Codfish 1 lb bricks'.
6 1 4 c; 2-lb bricks. 6c. Smoked herrings, per
box. 22c. Dutch herring, in kegs. $1 00; new
mullet, half barrel. 83 75.
Liquors—Market Arm. High wine basis.
1174: whisky, per gallon rectified. 100 proof.
*1 : s.i*l 75: choice grades. l ui.,2 50; straight.
814.V(3f0; blended, 82 oof'4 Mi. Wines—Do
inesttc. port, sherry, cataw: a. low grades, i4i.fi
85c: An* grades. $1 00® 1.30: California light,
muscatel and angelica. 81 3i >i 75: lower
proofs in proportion. Gins le per gallon
higher. Rum 2c. higher.
Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona. 17!a®l*e: Ivicas
54(a;16c; walnuts. French. 124 c; Naples, 14c:
pecans. 124 c; Bruzlls. 9c: Alberts, 10c;
assorted nuts. 501 b and 251 b boxes. 12@13c
per pound.
Onions—Crates, 51.03@-1.55; per barrel. $3.00.
Oranges—Scarce; boxes, nominally $2.50©
2.75.
Oils—Markot steady, demand fair. Signal
45@fiOc; West Virginia, black. 9© 12c; lard.
67c: kerosene. 10-> 4 c: neatsroot. 500.75 c: ina
chinery. 20,730; linseed, raw. 55c; boiled, 58c;
mineral seal, 18c; homclight. 14c; guardian.
124 c.
Potatoes—lrish, sacks. $3.00.
Shot—Firm; drop to B. 81.25; B and larger,
8150: buck, 11.50.
Salt—The demand Is fair and marlteO
steady. Carload lots, f. o. b , Liverpool. 2:j
pound sacks. 65c; Virginia. 125 pound burlap
sacks. 40c: ditto, 125 pound cotton sacks, 45c0
smaiier lots higher.
Sugars—Market Arm and higher. Quoted at
cut loaf, 54c; crushed, 54: powdered. 4 he:
XXXX powdered. 54c; standard granulated,
44c; cubes. sc; mould A, 44c: diamond A,
44c; confectioners. 4c; white extra C.
44c: extra C, 4c; golden C, 3’ B c; yellows.
3‘ 4 c.
Syrup—Florida and Georgia, new 324fi3.35c;
market quiet for sugar house at 30®40c:
Cuba straight goods, 28@30c; sugar house
molasses, 15./30C
Tobacco—Market quiet and steady. Smok
ing. domestic, 22©60c; chewing, common
sound, 24®.’7c; fair, 28®35c: good. 30'!48c;
bright. 604 file; flne fancy. 65©80c; extra line,
$1 Uo©l 15; bright navies. 25®45c.
Freights.
Lumber—By sail—Freights are quiet at
ruling rates. Foreign business Is more or less
nominal The rates from this and near-by
Georgia ports are quoted at $4 09 j 5 IX) for a
range including Baltimore and Portland, Me.
Railroad ties, basis 44 feet, 14c. Timber 50©
*1 00 higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies and Windward, nominal: to Rosario.
sl2 000,13 00; Buenos Ayres, or Montevideo.
$lO 000,11 00; to Klo Janeiro. sll 00; to Span
ish and Mediterranean ports. sll 3017,11 50; to
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for lum
her, £4 3s standard.
By Steam—To New York. $7.00; to Phila
delphia, $7.00; to Boston, $8.00; to Baltimore,
56.00.
Naval Stores—The market is steady, with
good demand for spot vessels and vessels to
arrive in April or summer months.
Large. Cork, for orders are placed
at 2s 6d and 3s 9d; medium sized 2s 9d and
4s. South America, rosin, 7c ’%>. barrel of
280 pounds. Coastwise—Steam—to Boston,
lie P 100 lbs. on rosin, 90c. on spirits; to New
York, rosin, 84c. P 100 lbs. spirits fisc; to
Philadelphia, rosin, 74c. p inu "tbs, spirits,
80c: to Baltimore, rosin, 74c. p 100 lbs;
spirits. 70c.
Cotton—By steam—Market dull and nomi
nal; moderate inquiry for room Rates are,
per 100 lbs., direct; Genoa, 50c; Barcelona
50c; Bremen. 35c; St. Petersburg. 50c: Liver
pool via New York. 42c; Havre via New
York, 45c; Reval via New York 7uc;
Amsterdam via New York. 42c: Amster
dam via Baltimore. 40c; Antwerp via New
York. 45c; Antwcxp via Baltimore. 40c; Bre
men via New York, 50c; Genoa via New York.
60c; Hamburg via New York. 46c; Boston, per
bale. 81 25; New York, per bale. $1 00; Phil
adelphia, per bale, $100; Baltimore, SIOO.
Country Produce.
Market for poultry steady; fair demand;
grown fowls pair, 6)9 70c; grown, 45@.50c;
geese $9 pair, 90o@fl 00; ducks. 65@75c. Mar
ket for eggs is steady; market fully supplied;
to ntry p dozen 193,11 c. Peanuts—Ample
stock; demand fair; market steady; fancy
hand-picked Virginia, p B>. sc; hand picked
@ tti, 3*c; small hand-picked, 1$ lb, B*c.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Financial.
New Y'ork, April 28. 4 p. m.—Money on call
is easy at 1 per cent, 'the last loan was at 1
per cent., and at the closing was offered at 1
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3*@4 per cent.
Bar silver d.*c.
ternng e (chance is firm, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at $4 B.'* 4 87*. for sixty
days and $ 8 *@4 88 4 for demanu; , osted
rates $4 8-@4 89*.
commercial bills $4 for sixty
days
Govern rent bonds steady. State bondsdull.
Railroad bonds 10. er.
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
neglected.
New lork. April 28.—The following were
the opening quotations at the stock Exchango
to-da v:
Er e 15
Chicagoand Northwestern 10744
Lake shore t 8 ,
Norfolkaad Western prufarrel 21
Richmond 1 id West Point Terminal 9*
W estern (Jnlon 8. *
New York. .April 28—Speculation at the
stock exchange to-day was confined to the
industrials, ami 01 these A nerican Sugai-wus
the most consoicuous. rie stock opened at
ldl* and jumped to KHI4, closing at 1143
'ihe rise was urought acout t y rumors from
Washington (bat the Senate finance com
mittee had agreed upon a sugar s. hedule pro
vtding for a duty of 40 ;er cent, ad valorem.
* of a cent addi’ional on refined and 1-ldtn of
a cent per pound additional on sugars imported
from countries paying a ounty. .he shorts
made a perfect rush to cover, but they were
unaule toget all the stock they needed even at
the advance. Transactions were heavy,
amounting t037.109in a grand total ot 89.610
shares. Lead was a good second and jutnred
from 38 to 40 * for tin- common and trom 84 to
86 s for the preferred ihe stock was favor
ablv Influenced 1 y Washington advices. 1 ord
age was nrtner on the settlemt n' of internal
dissensions, thi ajo ' as and General iec
tric were also in demand in a slightly higaer
range, 'he general railway list was quiet
and a: out turner. Union Pacific was excep
tionail, weak on repons of a $29 assessment,
ihe announcement ot the -ew England reor
ganization pi n had 10 effect on th: slo k.
speculation cosed ti Ini Railway and ms
cellaneous orris were quiet and weak. Gales
crnip. sed 2 -.! shares listed stocks an I 53.-
9 smi listed shares.
The quotations at the closing were as fol
lows:
Amn. Cotton Oil.. 30* Missouri Pacific.. 29X
do. prof 71* Mobile & 0hi0.... 17*
Sugar Refinery... ltd , Nash..C. St. L.. 72
do pret 9 |.NaU. Cordage *3 *
AmericanTob’co ms do do pref.. 4n*
do pref 98 N. J. Central 110*
Atchison.T.3t S.F. 13% N. Yft Central 99
Baltimore* Ohio. 79* N. Y.&N. E s*
Canada Pacific... 66 Nort.BtWest.pfd.. 21
Cbes. A Ohio 18* Northern Pacific. 4 %
Chicago* Alton. 138 do preferred.. 18%
Chicago,B.*Q... .8% Northwestern ..107*
Chicago Gas <4* do preferred. 141
Del.. Lack* W .161 Pacific Mall 16*
Dia.&Ca .Feed.. 25 Reading 19
EastTennossee . 4* Richin'd T’minal. 9
do pref 11 Rocklsiand. f9
Erie 15% St Paul 61*
do pref 33 do pref 119*
Ed. Ge.i. Electric :8* Stiver Certif s .. 61
IlllnolsCentral... W Tenn.Coal*lron. 17*
Lake Erie * W... 16* do do pref. 65
do pref .... 69 (Texas Pacific..... 62$
Lake Shore .... 12s* Union Pacific— 18*
L’rille* Nash 49y W'bash, S. L. 4P. 7',
Louisville ot N. A. s* do do pref.. 16*
Manhattan 125* Western Union.. 81*
Memphis AOhar ‘5 Wheeling *L. E. 13*
Michigan Cenlrul. 97*| do do pref. 49*
STATE BUNDS
Alabama A 99 Tenn..new set. 63 1054
doll UK Tonn.new set 5s lot
do P *IOO Tenn .new se . 3s. 774
La stamped 4s 100 ; Virginia 6’s pref 50
NorihCiroltnals 99 Va Trust Re- is 35
North Carolina >3 1214 Va. Fund g Debt. 60
Tennessee, olds.. 60 j
GOVERNMEST BUNDS
United States n. reg stered 113 V
UnltedStties 4s. coupons m
United Sta.es 2s. re,’.3 ered 964
'Asked. 'Bid.
New York. April 28—Treasury balances
to-day were as follows: Coin. 8102.710.uM: cur
rency . 14 *'.490,000.
New Yoik. April 28.—The weekly state
ment of the associated banks, issued by the
clearing house to-day, shows the following
changes:
Reserve increased $ 1,409,925
Loans increased 1.83;.9u0
Specie increased 546 600
Legal tenders increased 1,942.000
Deposits Increased 4.314.7410
Circulation decreased 513,500
The banks now hold SB3 417.950 above the re
quirements of the 25 per cent, rule.
Atlanta. Ga.. April *,B —The clearings of
the associated batiks for the week were
$796,239.
Cotton.
Liverpool. April 28. noon.—Cotton—Quiet;
moderate demand: prices unchanged; Ameri
can middling. 4 1-16:1; sales 7.000 bales; Amer
ican. 4.700 bales: speculation and export, 300
bales; receipts 12.000 bales; American. 4 :11x1
bale*. Futures opened quiet; demaud mod
erate.
Futures—American middling fair, low mtd
ling clause: April and Mav. -——d; May
and June. 3 62-640. also 361 64d; June and
July. 3 63-fitd, also 3 62-64d; July and August,
1 1 fild. also 4d; August and Septum
her. 4 2 64d, also 4 l-64d: September and Oc
to. er. 4 3-6ld. also 4*2-64d; October and No
vember. 4 4-64d. also 4. 3C4 1; November
and December. 4 5 6ld. also 4 4 Old Tenders
at today's clearings were - bales new
dockets.
1 p. m.—Cotton, American middling fair.
44d; good middling, 4 16d; middling. 4 l-itid;
low middling, 3 15-lOd; good ordinary,
3 13 16d; ordinary. 3 l s d.
Futures—American middling fair, low mid
dling clause: April. 3 62 64. sellers; April
and May, 3 62 64, sellers; May and June,
3 62 6td, sellers; June and July, 363 Bid.
buyers; July and August, 4®4 !-64d; Au
gust and September, 4 2 64d, sellers; Sep
tember and October. 4 2 64©4 3 64d; October
and November, 4 3 6401 4-64d; November
and December, 4 4 64@4 5 64d. Futures
closed steady.
New Y'ork. April 28, noon.—Cotton futures
opened steady, as follows: May, 7 22c; June.
7 29c: July, 7 35c; August, 7 88c; September,
7 -lie: October. 7 45c.
New York. April 28, 4 p. m Spot cotton
dosed quiet: middling gulf 7 11 16c; middling
uplands 7 7-16 e; sales u 5 bales.
Futures closed steady, with sales cf
92.000 bales, as follows: May, 717 c; June
7 22c; July, 7 27c: August. 7 uzc; September.
7 35c; October. 7 38c; November, 7 43c; De
cember. 7 17c: January. 7 53c
New York, April 28.—'Total consolidated
net receipts at all the ports to-dav were .1,933
bales; exports to Great Britain B,S2J bales, to
Fran e bales, to continent 2 530 bales;
stock 630,428 bales.
Total so far this week: Net rooeipts 3.035
bales; exports to Great Britain 8.320 bales.
to T rance bales, to the continent 2,550
bales.
New York, April 28.—The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 3,847,240
bales, of which 3.225.140 bales are American,
against 3,731,407 ami 3.199.507 bales, respect
lvely, last year. Receipts this week at all
Interior towns 22,711 bales. Receipts from
plantations 26.298 bales. Crop In sight 7,012.279
bales.
New Orleans. April 2. Cotton futures
closed quiet but steady, with sales of 30,i00
bales, as follows: April —c. May 6 91c,
June 6 95c, July 7 Ole, August 7 usc, Neptem
her 7 06c, October 7 07c, November 7 12c.
December 7 18c
New York. April 25.-The Sun's cotton re
port says; "Bear hammerings and selling by
discouraged bulls caused the decline to day.
Some increas * in the acreage is expected this
year, especially in Texas. The cotton goods
trade Is depressed. During the week plant
ing has made excellent progress. Early cot
ton is said to be coming up well. The Wilson
bill hurts business, and ibe Hatch bill
threatens speculation Some contend there
Is a large snore interest here The bull in
interest is not. as a rule, aggressive, though
the decline of late hrs not been without a
contest. The weather and crop news seems
to be more bearish."
Now York. April 28.—Riordan & Cos. say of
cotton to-day: The week closes with col ton
at the lowest point touched this season. The
slight improvement In Liverpool to day was
regarded as encouraging, and our ouening
prices were only about I point lower than yes
terday's closing's. But immediately after
the call a quiet pressure to sell out long cot
ton was noticea >le, and. as nobody seemed to
care to buy. except at concessions, the mar
ket gave way The decline continued with
brief Intervals of steadiness throughout the
two hours ot trading. August sold down to
7.39 c, amid much excitement. Just then a
leading hoiTse. which is understood
to be Aghting the decline. ihl
7.31 c for l.i CO August. This checked
the tumale, and August rallied lo 7.33 c. The
close was steady at the de line. 7.32 c being
bid for August. It is idle for anybody to at
tempt to forecast the immediate future of the
market. Brices are now so low that the
sllgh cst development favorable to cotton
might occasion a reaction of 20 or 30 points at
any time, yet everything, at the moment,
seems against the chances of improvement.
Trade is undoubtedly bad, both at home and
abroad. 'I he visible supply ot cotton is still
112,000 bales more than at this time last year,
and the prospects now are that the
amount of cotton in sight at the
end of August will be fully as
m ch as at the end of last season. Every
thin: now de, ends u on ihe character of the
season for the new crop We think that
the e is no doubt that the acreage will show
more or less increase, if th > season should
be a good one we fear that cotton wi.i sell at
very low prices, hut even nt present quota
tions the elect of anv crop s are would be to
ca sc a sharp advance. Weighing all the
cm lltions anil chan es, we cannot say tha'
wo feel hopeful ot a higher market. 'lhe
history of speculation this season has been a
re ord of successive and disastrous liquida
tions. hirst Jan ary, then March and now
May If the promise of the new crop should
warrant the exp cta’lonofa big yield, there
is too m ich reason to fear that th * liquida
tion of August, when it comes, will be at still
lower prices.”
COTTON TABLE
T)ar Mil. Raj. Sales. Stosk.
Galveston Steady 7 I 16 199 49.231
Norfolk ...Norn'l 7 1 16 712 .... 28,0.6
Baltimore v ..Dull 7* 190 .... 22,211
Boston Quiet 7* 86 ...
Wilin g 0n... Quiet 7 4 .... 10.;,54
Phi lad a Quiet 7% 91 .... 18.691
N. Orleans.... Dull 7I 16 1,748 OO 155,512
Mo lie Dull 6 15 16 1 1( 0 16,451
Memphis.. .Steady,"* 222 1,-100 41.4 8
Augusta ......Uuif7j# 263 183 15,182
Charleston, teady 7* ss .... 37,9.13
Cincinnati...steady 7 7-16 487 1.687
Louisville. Steady 7* .... ...
St. Louis. .. Quiet 7* la 740 47,675
Houston Quiet 71 18 101 672 8.473
Atlanta Easy 6,% 82 ....
KXPOBTS or COTTON.
Gr. Brit. C'st. Cont. Fr’nc.
Galveston 208 ....
Norfolk 350 .... ....
Baltimore lUO .... ....
Boston 350 ... .... ....
New Orleans 5,531 136 .... ....
Mobile 350 ... ....
Charleston 104 1,250 ....
Grain, Provisions, Etc.
New York, April 28.—1 lour dull and weak;
winter wheat, low grades $2 (s@j 15; fair
to fancy, j-2 45 2 75:pa;euts $3 l:@i 15; Mum
esotu clear 42 59 v 2 9u; .ulnnesota patents
>t.,0@125; low c ties 2 05@2 45; southern
flour dull and weak: common 0 fair extras
5-2 <IU@3 09. go ,and to choice extras .3 ,0 rA 29.
Wheat dull und lower, w.th options closing
firm: No. 2 rod In s ore and elevator. 6l@
61*c; ailoa tlQ,o.*c: options w-.-io fatriy
a.live and largely in a switching way with
price-, ■„ *0 lo ve and cloning weak; No. 2
red closed April 61 *c; ~av6T,,c: .iune62*c.
Corn dull and easier: No. 2. i.'l%c la cleva or;
44 c afloat; steamer mixed 4.t*c; options
were dull and weak at *(-< %c decline; April
43„c; May 43 ,c; July H,c nuts dull;
options Irregular; April 41c. May :.7o; Juno
3u 'iC; spot No. 2 41c; no. 2 white 42c: mixed
western 410,12 c; white western 41@45*c.
Hay quiet, 1 home firm; shipping 6)@fSs.; good
to choke 80e/90c. Beef quiet and steady;
family sl2 0()@f14 00: extra me is $8 Uo@3 5).
Beef hams urn at I8t;0, Tiercc-d beef firm;
city extra inula mess si9 Uo@2l no. Cut
meats dull und steady; pickled nellies 7 ,c:
pickled shoulders 6*c; pi kled hums 19 c j
19*c; middles nominal. Lard steadv, quiet; !
western steam tso.i; city *7 2 @7 37'*1: op
tima sales none: refined quiet; continent
ss6i; >outh American .8 65; compound *6 12*
@6 25. Pork quiet aud steady; mess tl4Uj©
It 25; extra prime 113 50. Butter quiet aud
easy; state dairy, new 15@19t: state dairy,
old ll@l5c: state creamery, new, l.*' ; /2o*e;
western dairy, new. 10 pi.plle: western cream
ery, new. Is<£3o*e; Eigins 2i@2U*'.fi .no
lasses, foreign nominal: New Orleans open
kettle, good to choice 9dvi3Bc ina. tive and
s eady Peanuts nrm Coffee—options quiet,
unchanged to 10 points down; May 15 50©
15 55. July 15 40; September 14 807714 90;
spot Rio dull and steady; No. 7. Ifi 'kc; sales
none, sugar, raw. dull and slealy. refined
dull and easy; fair leiiuing 2 id ; oA A
3 y©3 15-16 c; standard A 4 1 UQSRc; cut loa f
•Id'Bx: crushed 4 13-16 - s*. ratiulaled
4 1 h©4\c. 1-heights to Liverpool rase and
quiet: cotton, steam 7 6ld: grain steam 2'id
asked.
t'hi ago. April 28.—Within a range of ‘pc in
May and iu July, it .an ce easily un
derstood that the character of to dav s mar
ket was dull, the May was changed into
Ji.lv in small lois and so equa.ly divided
Wi re the long and short lines that tile spread
dtu not widen more than „e from the and tier
en.e ruling at ihe close yesterday. This
small ex.ess would Indicate that possible a
little more of the May was sel l than of the
July, l ardrldge and Armour wore both in
the market in a small way, but further than
that there was nothing notl ea le to the
trade, ihe news was as a rule, discouraging
to holders from the start, and at the close
May was ) s c under yesterday and July
lost VfiVjc. Corn showed a decided weak
ness today. May was sold rather more
liberally than the later deliveries. It was
assumed that Schwartz was d.sposing of some
of his long stutT, and the consequence was a
weaker feeling 'l he range of prices on Mav
was i etween 38‘$c und 37 a a c. the closing being
at the inside, ‘,o lower than yesterday. Jan
uary closed v under yesterday, oats The
continue and liberal arrivals of oats hato broken
the backs of tne nuns. May closed •*. under
yesterday l ash oats were in light demand,
the feeling was weaker and prices lower.
Provisions--A slightly firmer feeling pre
vailed at the opening of the market! or the
product, due to a strong and somewhat higher
market for hogs. 4he business was so small,
however, that a meltirg away iu prices took
place from sheer inactivity, more than from
any heavy selling the weakness iu grain
had some induced influence on values which,
combined with the dullness, resulted in de
clines all around. July pork closed 12V,c
lower than yesterday. July lard 5c lower and
July ribs 2>„e lower.
Chicago, April *2B Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour market dull; a couple of ex
port orders were worked at a slight reduction
in price. Wheat -No. 2 spring 57*c; No. 2
red 57\0. Corn No. 2, 37‘,®37J$c. Oats-
No. 2, 32 \ ®:t.i '4 c. Mess pork, per barrel,
sl2 32 1 4®12 37>4 Lard, tier 100 pounds, $7 65
@7 57', Short rib sides $6 11©fi t/\ Dry
salted shoulders sfl(Xl©6 25. short clear sides
$6 87‘, ,< 7 12V,. Whisky, $l 15.
Loading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Closing.
Wheat... April 571, 57 *
May 58$ 58
July 61 60
September 611, 60$
Corn April 3737%
May 38 37 •„
July 391, 38JK
September 40 39
Oats.... April 3319 33
May 331, S3
July 29'., 90£
September 25 2514
Pork April $ $
May 12 47* 12 30
. . JI.V 12 57* 12 50
Lard April $ $
May 7 55 7 56
July 7 20 7 15
Ribs April
Mav 6 55 e 50
July 6 45 6 42!$
Baltimore, April 28.—Flour dull and un
changed superfine $1 80©$2 00; western ex
tra $2 15©5;.50 ; western family.s2 76®53 00;
winter wheat, patent $3 2Yfiis:i 50; spring
wheat, patent $3 60©$3 90: spring, straight
$t 26©3 60. Wheat quiet and easy ; No. 2 red
spot and April 00-!i(.6iit,c; May 0;B„@60 ~c;
Julji,62©62*c; steamer No. 2 roil 57vu68c;
southern milling, by sample, 59®62c; sales.
9J.000 bushels. Corn easy; mixed, spot 14
@44',; April 44*0.44*c: May 43V@43',c; July
44*0 old; steamer mixed 43©(3*c: southern,
by sample. 4;@46c: Bouthem on grades. Tv®
4.i'ic. Oats Arm; No. 2 white western 42 (.
4'J*o; No. 2 mixed western 38*©3Uc. K.ve
dull: No. 2. 65®56c. Hay market steady:
good to choice timothy sll 50©15 00. Grain
freights quiet; steam to Liverpool, per
oushel. 2@3*d; Cork, for orders, per quarter,
2s 6d; cotton, per 109 pounds, 25c; flour, per
100 pounds, 100. Eggs steady at 10*@iie.
Provisions firm; mess pork, sls 00. Bulk
meats -shoulders 7*c; short rib sides 7*e;
clear sidesfjg. Sugar cured smoked shoulders
B*c; hams, small I2*e; large, llvse. Lard,
roiined Oc. Butter seadv: creamery fancy,
22c; ladle tanev 14c; store packedU@l lc. Coffee
dull; No. 7,17 c. Sugar steady; granulated
4.33 c.
Cincinnati. April 28—Flour, spring pat
ents $3 40©$3 05 ; family $2 4'K@s2 05 Wheat
—No. 2 red 56V,0. sample 51c. Corn—No. 2
white 4l*e: No. 2 mixed, 42*c; No. 2 yellow,
42*c. Oats—No, 2 mixed 36*0. Pork—job
sales; City mess sl2 59; clear mess sl.l 75:
family sll 50. Lard steam leaf 7*o: kettle
dried 7i,c. Bacon steady; shoulders 7c;
short rib sides 7*e; short clear sides 7¥c.
Whisky steady at $1 15.
St. Louis, April 28.—Flour, no life to the
market: patents $2 80@$2 95; fancy $2 20©
2 30: choice $1 9J©200. Wheat lower; May
53*c; July 55? r. Corn lower; May 36‘xc;
June 86c; July 30*c. flats weak; May 3::
July 27*-(27*c; August 2le. Pork, standard
mess sl3 00: on orders. sl3 30 Lard, prime
steam quotable at $7 37*; choice :7 fli. Dry
salted meats—shoulders $6 00; longs $6 6f,':
clear ribs $6 665: Hhor s*6 80. Bacon—boxed
shoulders $7 00: longs $700: clear ribs 17 57*;
shorts $7 50. High wines steady at (l 06.
Itice.
New Y'ork, April 28.—Rice quiet, steady;
domestic fair to extra, 334@5*c; Japan 4*
@4*o.
Wool. "
New Y'ork. April 28.—YVool in fair de
mand; domestic fleece 20325 c; pulled ld@2sc.
Petroleum, Oils, Etc.
New York, April 28. Cotton seed oil quiet
and steady; crude :hi@llc; yellow 3 @!3*e.
New York. April 28.—Petroleum dull un
changed; Washington, In barrels $6 00; Wash
ington. In bulk, $t 50: rellned nominal; Now
York. In barrels, $5 15; Philadelphia and
Baltimore In barrels, $5 10; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, In bulk. $2 00@*2 65.
Naval Store*.
NewYork, April 28.—Rosindull biitsteady;
strained, common to good, $1 17*@$1 20. Tur
pen ine qu,et at 39i'.
Charleston, April 28.—Spirits turpentine
firm at 26c. Rosin Arm; good strained.
95c.
Wilmington, N. C.. April 28.—Rosin dull;
strained 82*c: good strained, 87*c. Spirits
turpentine dull at 27c. Tar qt.ict at 90e.
Crude turpentine steady; hard $100; soft
$1 60: virgin. 2 00.
Sun Rises 5:21
Sun Sets 6:39
High water at Fort Pulaski I:36am, 2:10 pm
(Central Standard Tlmei.
Sunday. April 29.
Arrived Yesterday.
Steamship Elliot |Br], Brown, Bluetlelds—
Kavanaugh & Brennan.
Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship Wm Lawrence, Foster, Balti
more -JuoJ Carolan Agent,.
steamship Iris i Belg 1, Smit. London and
Antwerp—Antwerp Naval stores Cos.
Yfewor in,la.
Tyl ee. April 28—Arrived, barkentlne Austra
[Rua|. . Lagutara. Sailed, steamer
Wastwater |Br). Stephens, Bremen. 9.30 pm,
wind Sr., light: fair.
Charleston. April 24—Cleared, schr M Fu
el 1 a Wood, sna ilding, Baltimore.
Sailed, barkenttue n’afel |Sp|. Casals. Bar
celona; t rigs hortunata [ltall, Russo, N'orr
koping: Marla Luisa |Sp|. Barcelona
Ja ksonvllle, April 28 Entered, schrs Isaac
Onerton. Trim, New York; Nimrod, Falker,
New York.
Cleared, schr Penobscot. Dodge. Fall River.
Mo ile. At Til 24 Cleared,lark llerua Kjs|,
Kwitzell, Montevideo: schr Bertram N
White. Carta/en: steamship Clearwater Br|,
Me arlund. New Orleans.
New Orleans. April 28-Cleared, steamship
Cosililciin. Liverpool.
Port Eads, April 28—Arrived.steamship Ag
nes |Norl. Felsen. Uocas del loro. Hudson,
Kemble. New York; Cottlugliain (llrl. Steele,
Teneriffe.
Sailed, steamship Eldorado, New York.
New York April 26 Arrived, schr Red
Win ;. Johnson. Charleston.
Cleared, i ark E s Pow-dl. Charleston.
Boston. April 26--Arrived, schr Thelma,
Leo. Beaufort
Baltimore Ai r.l 26—Sailed, schrs Ida Law
rente. Campbell. Savannah; Emma C Mid
dleton llignce Charleston
Norfolk. April 20—Cleared, schr John
Pierce. Savannah.
Prawle Point. April 26 Passed, steamer
Uroomhaui.h |Urj, Davis. Savannah for liar
burg.
Rotterdam. April 23 Arrived, bark YVil
11am INorl. Larsen, Brunswlc k
Hamburg. z\pril 25 Arrived bark F E Hag
roeyer IGeri. Knack. Savannah
Great Y'unnoulh. April 2>—Arrived, bark
Andreas Weide |K,,sL Welde, Darien
Fllntrannan, April 21- Passed, 1 ark Her
man l.emhkuhl [Nor|, Anderson, Savannah
for Reval
Falmouth. April 26 Arrived, barks Glen
rosa | Br|. Card. Rosario; Golden Rod [Hr .
Mcßride, Buenos Ayres; William Bateman
r<”-er). Moritz. Bremen for St Simons, Ga,
.leaky).
For additional shloplngnews
see other columns.
Notice to Mariner*.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic Informa
lion will c f lrnlshed masters of vessels free
of char,*e In Unit's! States Hydrographic Of*
flee in the custom ho iso. Captains are re
quested o call at the office.
Reportsof wr "ks and derelicts received for
transmission to tho navy department.
Passengers.
Per steamship Wm Lawrence for Baltimore
—Mrs L LVs-er. K Atlas R F, Martfleet. Mrs
Harttleet, K H Poole. George I edweek. A B
Foy, Robert Milner.
Receipts.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway,
April 28 1 iar 1 rude oil. 1 car empty burrels,
2 cars wood, 2 ears staves. 2 cars meal, 1 coop
chickens, 1 case cigars, I bicycle. 1 box paint,
I idl iron. 1 oar household goods. 60 boxes
snult. 40 boxes tobacco, 4 sa. ks peanuts.
Per Savannah Florida ai.d Western railway
April 28 4to t ales cotton. 14 ears coal, 1 car
bum, 75 bills flour. 5 hbls whisky. 25 cases
e 'gs, 5 bbls coffee, 1 cur wood, 1 piano. 5 sacks
pork, 4 bbls tallow. 71:6 bbls rosin. 38 cars
lumber. 394 bt ls spirits turpentine. 26 cars
rock. 42 ht Is potatoes, 1 empty drum. 15 bbls
empty bottles. 2 bales hides, 3 bales wool. 18
pkgs household goods. 5 bbls syrup. 924 boxes
I bids fruit. ils s boxes vegetables. 252 bbla
vegetables. 92 pkgs mdse.
Per Central railroad. April 28—384 bales
cotton 1 car hay 1 car grits, 1 car tankage, i
cars meat. 3 cars brick. I car empty kegs,
I car b< n s 3 cars wood 1 car lumber, 1 car
oats. 1 ,ar lard compo .ml. I car flour, 1 car
pipe, 173 bales domestics, INS boxes canned
beef. 47 tot-Isoil. 50 tons pig iron. 1 pole car.hH
bbls spirits turpentine. 1.373 bbls rosin. 25 erts
shoulders, 61 bbls hams, 10 bids 1 oil. 9 tierces
ootosuet. 6 eases drugs. 261 pkgs hardware. 1
organ. 1 bbl coal tar. 12 car wheels. 60 caddtes
tobacco, 4 bbls empty bottles, 100 cases p h
products. 20 bbls whisky. 75 cases whisky. 8
pkgs furniture. 196 pkgs mdse, 30 boxes eggs,
3 pltgs household goods 2 empty drums* coop
chickens. 22 half barrels.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail
rouu, April 2s 5 cars lum 1 or, 207 caddies
tobacco, 12 bbls whisky. 6 cases cigarettes. 3
bdls hnflk collars, 1 refrigerator, lease hard
ware, 6 cases stno tobacco. 4 cars stone. 2 pkgs
signs, 2 organs. 31 t ales cotton. 1 pr wheels. 8
cars wood, 2 cars crate material. 37 crates
beans, l half bbl coffee, 25 cases pipes, I box p
oysters. 72 empty cans, 120 crates oranges. 23
crates cabbage. II bales moss. 4 empty ammo
drums. 3 cases dry goods, 68 crates squash. 80
crates cucumbers. I btil s al soda. 10 bbls pota
toes, I bdl rubber hose, 1 bbl Insect powder. 3
boxes e soap. 16 crates egg plants, 8 crates
vegetables, 27 boxes g fruit. 330 crates toma
toes, 1 box printers rollers,! case empty cans,
32 pkgs household goods
Export*.
Per Belgian steamship Iris for London—
-3,965 bbls rosin, valued at $16,898.75. For
Antwerp—s.29B bbls rosin, valued at $15,467;
2.580 hbls spirits turpentine In tank, valued at
$31,830. and 1.280 casks spirits turpentine,
valued at $17,280. Total valua lon of cargo,
$64,475.75.
Per sclir Flora Rogers for Boston—33o,olo
feet p p lumber—Georgia Lumber Cos.
Per schr s B Marts for Philadelphia -302,341
feet p p lumber—Stillwell, Milieu & Cos.
Per steamship Wm Lawrence for Baltimore
—l5O bales cotton, 272 bbls spirits turpentine.
1,798 bbls rosin, 125 bbls pitch, 533 bbls crates
vegetables, 168 crates vegetables. 324 boxes
oranges. 43 bales domestics, 18 casks clay, 16
bdls hides. 166 pkgs mdse.
ELECTRICITY IN GAKBLING.
Varloua Devices to Which Profes
sional Players Resort.
From the Electrical Review
Aprojios of tho recent exposition in one
of our daily papers of the maner of
dishonestly winning races through tha
agency of the electric current, we may re
call several of the ingeniously contrived
cheating devices used by gamblers,
sharpers and others for the purpose of
■arry ng on their nefa i its traffic. Amoug
the dev ices secured by the police during
a recent raid on a New York gambling
establishment there was one device for
stopping the passage of a marble at a
certain point, which could be changed at
the Will and discretion of the operator in
charge. Each compartment was regularly
numbered and had underneath it a small
secreted electro magnet the wires from
which wore so connected with spring con
tact [joints plai ed under a footboard,
which in turn was situated and hidden on
the floor, that the ball could be arrested
in is progress at any point.
Hero, though, was apparently a diffi
culty in connection with its successful
operation. While it is true that the ball
could be stopped, the suddenness of the
stop would immediately attract the sus
picions of tho [flayers. It was evident
that the stoppage must be performed
gradually so as to appear natural. A
quick glam 0 at the wheel showed the
operator which compartment was the
most profitable one for him. The ball
slowed up, stopped and he gathered in his
ill-gotten guins.
TO AVERT SPSPICION.
The gradual slowing up was produced
by a successive number of weak impulses
Sent through the adjoining eleotro-mag
ets, thus retarding the progress of the
ball, which was composed of an inner
sphere of sort iron, surrounded by a
highly polished celluloid coating. Great
skill on the part of the operator was, of
course, required to avoid detection. Hut
the men who worked this scheme felt so
sure that discovery was impossible that
their very boldness and audacity fur
thered their work. Murder, however,
will out, and the secret was finally laid
bare to a curious crowd.
Another device that attracted consid
erable attention was planned to deceive
the most inquiring. A table was devised,
the top of which contained a number or
squares laid off similar to a chess board,
immediately aiiove the center of tha
board was suspended a light metallic ball
b.y 11 cans of a slender silkon thread. A
compound mechanical motion at the top
of a triangular framework placed imme
diately over the center of the board
caused the silk thread to take a rather
erratic course. On the boards were
placed a number of statuettes somewhat
similar to chessmen, but all of appoxi
mstely the same bight. The suspended
ball was started on its erratic course
while the table was slowly revolved.
AN* INGENIOUS ARRANGEMENT.
Bets were then made as to which par
ticular piece would remain erect when all
tnoo.hers were knocked down. Piece by
piece they dropped until but one remained,
and this one, of course, was declared the
prize winner. The game was even more
audacious than the one above mentioned,
but, if anything, it was more ingenious.
The way in which it was made "a sure
thing” ior its possessors was as follows:
Underneath each individual square was a
rather strong electromagnet, all the
north poles pointing upwards. Each
magnet was separately controlled in an
adjoining room, signal being communi
cated to the operator by any of the well
known systems common with so-called
“seiond sight” performers. Inside of
the light suspended ball was a compound,
permanent magnet with the north
pole pointing downwards. Each marker,
whi it i described as some
what similar to a chessman, was loaded
with a piece of soft iron passiug through
its axis. The pieces for as many players
us were present were placed upon the
board. The opera lor then, according to
his discretion, selected the pie- e which
he desired to remain till the last. The
signal was given and the hall was started.
Of course, tho piece left till the last was
the one selected, and time after time were
li;s wages oi cheating gathered in. Nor
did llie crowd of fools diminish.
Current from a few cells of battery
being sent through the electro-magnet
energized it, north polo uppermost. Lhe
piece was held rather securely against
the lioard, and even if the light ball did
knock against it, the force of the blow
was not sufficient to dislodge it from its
position.
Senior Partner—That salesman of ours
must i e In love with the model.
Junior Partner AVhv?
Senior Partner—Ho iet her klsa him the
other day.—The Cloak Review.
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