Newspaper Page Text
16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
M:n > OF TDK T\\ O *T \TKS TOLD IN
IMRAtiKArHK.
Prof. Towntrnl to Srrrr Hi* t nimrr-
Sion With YYeslcynn Crllrtcr—A Ar
gro %rrest-#l on Suftplriun of Firing
a Trrttle—Aal*- of (hr Oilarlimn
laailirr t 'm|it n> '* Plant—A Salt
Aaalnat the AAeatern Inion Otrr n
Hull In a t’ammrrrlal Mruaße.
GEORGIA.
The National Rrick Maker* Association
will hoM a convention In Atlanta the first
week in December.
During the past ten months—from July,
1894. to May, 1895, the deposits In Atlanta's
banks have increased almost 11.000.010.
3. A. Glover of Augusta is suing liefore
Judge Eve for $250. that amount Itelnir due
him by the "Wool Hat.” a populist paper.
Spellman a week ago was united to Daw
son by telephone, and the line will he at
once carried forward connecting Dawson
with Cuthbert.
It is estimated that there is about 40.000,-
(*> feet of all kinds of timber at the dif
ferent booms and alongside of the vessels
now in port at Darien.
Thomas Edwards who stole 120 from the
money draw* r at the postofflee of Austell,
was sentenced at Atlanta Friday to three
years In the government reformatory at
Cheltenham, Md.
James Marshall, colored, of ltanks coun
ty. was sentenced at Atlanta Friday to two
years at hard labor In the national peni
tentiary at Columbus, tj.. on the charge
of robbing a poslotttce in the county men
tioned.
News has been received at Athens from
the convict camp at Traders' Hill that
Thomas Farmer, sent up for ten years
for killing "Gov." Hunter near Nicholson a
few years ago, had broken his leg and
was badly hurt.
The High Shoals Manufacturing Com
pany of Uatkinsvllle, have purchased the
Price * mill property on the Appalarhec
river and will ereet at an early date an
other cotton factory. This company's plant
at High Hhoals Is now running night and
day and cannot supply the demand for
their goods and this new factory will be
erected to aid In supplying the trade with
their class at cotton goods.
The •postofflee at South Rend was enter
ed by a burglar Thursday night and a
number of letters were taken, together
with afw stamps and other things. The
registered mail and nearly all of the
stamps and other valuables were locked
In the safe, so they were not in reach of
the burglar. All that the burglar secured
for his trouble was about $1.50 In stamps,
some four or live hundred letters and four
quilts.
The following postmasters have been ap
pointed for Georgia: Jamah a, Glynn coun
ty. J. YV. Hrocklnton, Jr., vice R. F. Lewis,
resigned; Sumter, Sumter county. S. H.
Hooth, vice H. A. Burke, resigned; Yinc
yard, Spalding county, Sarah Hosted, vice
\'. L. Hughes, resigned, Waynemanville,
Vpson county, Harry Eoel>, vice Louis
Hamburger, resigned: Wynns Mill, Henry
county, j. A. C. YY'.vnn, vice J. O. Smith, re
signed.
At Cordele two large brick stores on
Main street are now nearly completed, and
another two-story brick on the same street
is being erected. Two large frame dwell
ings are soon to be erected on Eleventh
avenue and two on Tenth avenue. A fine
school house Is being built by popular sub
scription. It Is large enough to accommo
date 150 pupils and w ill Ik l ready for occu
pancy by August 1. A stock company has
been formed to complete the old unfinished
“Freddie Shipp" college with a capital of
$5,000 and work will be commenced bv June
1.
A negro has been arrested In Madison on
suspicion of being the person who fired
the trestle near Godfrey some time ago,
when Engineer Will Gay was sent to an
aw ful death. YY’hen this accident occurred
It was well known that the firing of the
trestle was Incendiary, but no i lew could
be found as to the guilty party. At the
time two watches belonging to Engineer
Gay were missed, and they have never
been seen until a few days ago. when
they were found In a manner that led to
the arrest of a strange negro at Madi
son.
The last will and testament of the late
Young L. G. Harris, of Athens, has been
offered for probate and was to have been
probated the first .Monday In June, but
the day set for propounding the will has
been set for June 13. in order to give Hon.
N. J. Hammond, one of the counsel for
propounders, a chance to be present. It is
almost certain that a caveat will be filed
to the will, and that a big legal fight
will come up over the disposition of the
estate, which was worth about **o,ntxi.
The caveat will be brought by relatives
of Judge Harris.
Mrs. Jennie S. Rates obtained a verdict
t Atlanta Friday morning against the
Rrttish America Insurance Company for
S2OO, with interest on *58.56 at 7 per cent
amounting to $7.50, a total of *207.50. Her
suit was for *SOO on a policy in the a Vive
company, the policy covering a house
w hich was burned on the 30th of June, 1893.
Shortly after the fire her attorneys at that
time. Messrs. O'Rrlen & Arnold, she al
leged, compromised with the insurance
company for *145. Mrs. Hates refused to
accept this compromise settlement, repu
diating the action of her attorneys. She
employed other counsel In the person of
Robert Jordan, and through him brought
Suit for *SOO damages.
The Cedartown Lumber Company was
once one of the most prosperous of Cedar
town's industries, but the enterprise be
came hopelessly crippled in carrying out
its contract for building Folk county's
court house. J. H. YYright was apiiolnted
receiver, and has operated the plant In
that capacity for nearly three years.
About a year ago the plant was offered
at receiver’s sale, and was knocked down
to Y\ r . S. Shlflett for only *1,900. The plant
cost ahout $29,000, and the machinery is
all In good condition. The bid was so low
In proportion to real value that Judge
Janes has waited a year before confirm
ing the sale, to give an opportunity for
higher bidders. No other buyers appear
ing, Judge Junes last Saturday eonfiremd
the sale made bv Receiver YVrlght, and
Mr. Shlflett thus becomes the owner.
Prof. Charles O. Townsend has resign
ed the chair of science at Wesleyan Fe
male College, of Macon, his resignation
to take effect at the close of the com
mencement exercises of the Institution
next week. Prof. Townsend and wife will
sail for Europe this summer, and Prof.
Townsend will spend a year In study in-
Germany. There is considerable specula
tion as to his successor. It is reported
that Prof. W. P. Bonnell may be elected
to the vacancy by the hoard of trustees
at their session during commencement
week. The presence of Prof. Bonnell in
Macon gives some color to this rumor.
For the past ton years he has been doing
missionary work in China, and is a mem
ber of the faculty of the Anglo College
in Shanghai. He formerly lived in Ma
con, and before going to China taught in
the public schools of Atlanta.
The Americus Produce Company Friday
filed a suit against the Western Union Tel
egraph Company for live hundred dollars
damages. The suit alleges that the Amer
icus Produce Company telegraphed on May
2 to its agent at Alley, (la., to buy sheep
and ship on the fifteenth and to pay same
to bind trade, but that the message, when
received by its agent, read “ship on fifth '
and instead of “pay same to bind trade, '
the message read "pay same, big trade."
This caused the agent to buy all the sheep
he could find as he warited “big trades" for
his house. The sheep were shipped on the
fifth and the company was not prepared to
receive them; twenty-five of them died and
as no preparation had been made to pav on
the fifth the company claims they were
greatly damaged and put to much trouble
and annoyance on account of same. Simon
Cohen, secretary and treasurer, is at a loss
to know what to do with so many sheep.
A few months ago a negro named Frank
Edwards was killed in Wilkes county and
at the last term of the superior court for
that county the grand jury indicted J. H.
Rainey, a white man, for the killing. But
Rainey had disappeared and all search by
the sheriff of that county failed to find him.
Tuesday last a pedestrian passed through
Lexington, going toward Athens. A few
miles out of town he was seen bv E. (>
Roane, who recognized him as Rainey.
Mr. Roane went to Lexington and reported
haying seen the fugitive to the officers.
This soon put Sheriff Maxwell on the trail
and in a few hours he had overtaken and
arrested the man, brought him to Lexing
tlirV..aPrl f ,laC( ‘d hint in jail. The sheriff
of Wilkes county was notified of the arrest
an* the prisoner was sent for and taken to
Washington Wednesday.
The arrest of White at the postoffice at
Augusta Thursday was followed by the
suspension of two of the carriers. The
• cause of this is entirely a matter of spec
i uiation to the outside public. Some hazard
the opinion that It has some connection
: with the claims the carriers have recently
put in against the government. Rumor
l states their suspension, however, as due
[ to their inability to meet certain financial
obligations, which the rules of the service
| compel them to. The men have a right to
appeal the matter to the assistant post
master general, hut whether they will avail
themselves of this remains to be seen. In
the meantime there Is to be a thorough ex
amination Into their shortcomings.
J H. Hallman, Charles Foster. J. H.
Petherick. L. S. Roggs and H F. Cary
have filed an application with the clerk
of the superior court at Atlanta for a
charter for the Exposition Hotel Company
for a period of twenty years. It Is stated
in the application for charter that the com
pany Is anxious to make money, and with
this end in view wishes a charter for a
business which will consist of building and
leasing hotels, operating hotels, renting
houses, buying land and selling land. The
capital stock of the company is put down
at *35,000 and privilege is asked or Increas
ing It to $50,6*10. The company asks to b
granted all the privileges of such Institu
tions and if they are granted will set up an
office In the city of Atlanta.
A few days ago Capt. Lasslerre and
some of the pilot lioat Oracle's crew were
cruising off the Brunswick bar In a small
skiff The Grade was at anchor a few
hundred yards from them. Suddenly a
monster shark, which Capt. Lasslerre es
timates as not less than fourteen feet
long, crossed the skiff's course, and not
very gently seized the bow of the little
boat between his jaws. The wiggling of
the big fish rocked the boat alarmingly,
and the occupant* came very near being
spilled into the sea. line of the men for
tunately had a rifle with him, and fired
a number of shots Into the shark's mouth.
This settled his sharkshlp. and he turned
loose. Capt. Lassierre say* they attempt
ed to capture the c an ass. but that It was
too heavy to pull in without some pur
chase, which the small sklfT did not afford.
FLORIDA.
The I’ensaeola Athletic Club now lias 12U
members.
J. M. Qttarterman, of Fnlatka, died Fri
day morning of consumption.
At Gainesville, Friday morning, Dennis
Lawson, colored, charged with murder,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was
sentenced to twelve months in the peni
tentiary.
Mrs. Abrams, of Titusville, a lady 85
years old, met with a serlbus accident
on Wednesday evening, by falling off the
steps leading up to the back porch of
the house, breaking her arm aliove the el
bow.
Ed Donohue, a young white man who
was convicted of arson In the criminal
court of Escambia county earl)' last year
and sentenced to two years In the state
penitentiary, has been pardoned. He had
but a. few more months to serve.
Thursday the surveying party of the Fer
nandlna YY'estern crossed the St. Mary's
river Into Georgia, at a point southwest cf
Hilliard. Mr. Cook reports the country flat,
but susceptible of drainage. The survey Is
being pushed on towards Jasper.
The large warehouse of Gunn & Beck
inger, of Tampa, situated on the river
bank, is sinking. It Is full of groceries,
hay. grain, etc., and the loss will he con
siderable. It is hard to secure help to re
move the goods on account of the danger.
Gus F. Anthony, on Monday, made an ex
change of a house and lot in Washington.
Ga., for 120 acres of land at Hardeevllle,
about twelve miles south of Titusville.
Eight acres of the land are planted In
orange trees, the balance being pine and
hammock land.
A. 8. Thompson, of Titusville, has sent
a challenge to George Adams, of Jack
sonville, who won the southern champion
ship at the bicycle races In North Caro
lina a few days ago, to race him for SIOO,
the race to be run at Titusville over the
half-mile road course. The race will be
for a gold medal, and the SIOO a present,
or side bet.
In the circuit court at Gainesville Fri
day the entire day was occupied In the
trial of Joe Holder for the murder of John
nie Parker at LaCrosse. The murder was
commit toil about four years ago at Igi-
Crosse. The two young men were em
ployed together In a cotton gin, and hail
a quarrel which led to a fight, and In the
scuffle Farker was cut with a knife, from
the effects of which he afterward died.
At 10:30 o'clock Friday morning the Jury
reported that they had been unable to
reach a verdict and asked to be dis
charged. Holder furnished bond in the
sum of $2,000, and the case was continued
until the next term of the circuit court.
Lieut. YV. YV. Farter of the Halifax Rifles
and publisher of the Journal, Daytona,
Fla., and his wife arrived at St. Augus
tine. Friday evening, from Jacksonville
en route home from the encampment of
the state troops at Tallahassee, via the
beach from Pablo on their wheels. The
distance, thirty-two miles, was covered
in two hdurs. A boat went from St. Au
gustine, in response to their signal on the
North beach point, and brought them to
St. Augustine. After a night's rest, they
started on their wheels, via the Anastasia
Island beach to Matanzas inlet, where
they will be ferried across, and continue
on down the beach to Daytona, thus scor
ing the first continuous bicycle trip from
Pablo to Daytona.
The members of the Florida conference
college board of trustees held their annual
meeting Thursday. The former officers of
the board were re-elected, excepting the
treasurer, who suggested that the treasu
rer and financial agent be the same person,
which was adopted, and YV. H. Stelnmeyer
was chosen to fill the two offices combined.
A long time was given to a consideration
of the many applications for positions in
the college. Ten persons applied for the
presidency, and every place had numerous
applicants for It. The final result was
reached with perfect unanimity, so far as
the presidency is concerned, and almost so
with regard to the other positions, and it Is
as follows; Rev. J. T. Nolen, A. R., R. L>„
president; Rev. F. A. Taylor, A. M., Rev.
T. A. Jordan, A. K., R. D., professors in
literary department, and Mrs. Lucy Moore
Lee, teacher of music and art.
A large crowd gathered at the court
house at Fernandtna Thursday to hear the
trial of the cases against the young pilot,
Jones Davis. There was no trial, how
ever, for after some consultation among
the attorneys, the eases were dismissed. It
Is rumored that this action was taken for
two reasons. In the first place, it is said,
Davis did not bring the steamer Feliciana
Into Florida waters, but only piloted her
over the Cumberland bar, which It Is ad
mitted he had a right to do under his li
cense from the Georgia commissioners.
Then, It Is said, there are other pilots who,
acting under licenses Issued by the Georgia
commissioners, have brought ships Into
Fernandtna, and so are guilty of the of
fense charged against Davis, and that
thesa pilots were to have been arrested, if
the cases were pressed against Davis and
his conviction secured.
Thursday night Chief of Police M. J. Tru
man of Palatka, notified Policemen Radish
and Pullman that he desired them to ac
company him in order to raid the dis
reputable r.egro house kept by Ida Stewart
In the city. About 10 o'clock they went out
to the house. Chief Truman ami Policeman
Pullman went to one door and Policeman
Radish went to the other and demanded ad
mittance; the door was opened and Radish
entered. After he was admitted, he asked
if Louis Densler was in the house. Densler
answered that he was, and came forward
and presented a pistol and fired at Police
man Radish. Radish at once assured him
if he would give up that he w ould not harm
him. The negro then ran by Radish and
fired at him again, burning Radish's face.
The negro made his escape from the house.
Policeman Radish and the other officers
then got together and shot at the negro
several times without effect. The negro
was finally captured. •
Sanford Chronicle: The tannery of
Messrs. Zapf & Rohrer is in most success
ful operation. The new thirty horse power
holler, manufactured at Chattanooga
Tenn., was placed in position last week
and is now in permanent use. About fif
teen cords, or many tons of saw palmetto
roots, are used every week, and the refuse
after the tannic acid Is extracted. Is used
along with one cord of wood pet- week in
keeping up the fires under the
boiler. The residue is a great
amount of ashes weekly. valua
ble for its large percentage of potash mak
ing an excellent fertilizer, and which Is of
fered to farmers at a very low figure. Fully
one hundred hides per week are converted
Into leather, chiefly of three varieties lace
harness and uppers; for all of which there
are ready sales at fair nrlccs. The whole
establishment, fitted up as It Is with all
the necessary accessories. Is moving alon:;
ir. the n.*jst prosperous manner.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1895.
THE MARKETS BUOYANT.
THE I.EADIHG DEPARTMENT*
STEADILY ADN NNtING IN VAl.l E.
Spot ( niton Adtouml l-liic. lint ili-
Offering Stock N cry I.igllt—Spirits
Turpentine nnl Hosin in Strong
Request W ith llii > ers Eager to Par
chase at Advanced Price**—'The
General Markets Stcail) nl In
changed.
Savannah, May 25.—The tone of the lead
ing staples in the local market was very
firm to-day, with a strong demand in each
department. Cotton rose to 6%c for mid
dling, but the offering sto- k was very
light. Spirits turpentine advner 1 *jc to
27‘4c for regulars, and all of the available
offerings were taken. Rosin was also in
good request, and medium grades sold
above quotations on some small lots. The
wholesale markets were Flea iy and gen
erally unchanged. The following resume
of the different markets will show the
tone and the quolatioos at the close to
day:
4 tITTOX.
The controlling markets advanced again
to-day and closed about 8 points above
yesterday'*. Tiie local spot market moved
up in keeping with futures and another
1-Mc advance was recorded on all grades.
There was a good demand, but th- offer
ings were confined to small lots. Tile re
ported sales amounted to 213 bales. At the
Cotton Exchange at the regular call, at 1
o'clock, the market was bulletined firm at
1-lSc advance ail around, middling being
B\e.
I’he following were the official spot quo
tations, at the dose of the market, a* the
regular call, at 1 p. m.. at the Cotton Ex
change, to-day;
Good middling 7
Middling *>-,
1-ow middling 6 7-16
Good ordinary 6 1-16
Ordinary s’s
Market firm; sales, 245
Middling same day last year. 6 7 *c.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks:
Receipts this day 798
Same day last year 267
Receipts since Sept. 1. 1894 927,539
Same time last year 943,696
Stock on hand this day 24.715
Same day last year 21,863
Receipts and stocks at the ports—
Receipts this day 2.913
This day last week 3,816
Tills day last year 1.276
Total receipts since Sept. 1. 1894 7,797.398'
Same time last year 5,782,553
Stock at the ports to-day 512,557
Stock same day last year 458,127
Dally movement at other ports—
Galveston—Holiday; net receipts. 151;
stock, 20,799.
New Orleans—Steady; middling,, revised,
6%; net receipts, 1,352; sales, 850; slock. 184,-
096.
Mobile—Firm; middling, 6* 4 ; net receipts,
2; sales, 50; stock, 10.124.
Charleston—Strong; middling. 6* = ; net re
ceipts, 87; sales, none; stock. 299199.
YVllmlngton—Steady; middling, 6%; stock
11.813.
Norfolk—Firm; middling. 614; net re
ceipts. 82; sales. 103; stock, 13,791.
Baltimore—Quiet; middling, 7 3-16; stock,
17.718.
New York—Dull; middling, 7Y g ; net re
ceipts, none; gross, 3,612; sales, none; stock,
216,856.
Boston—Dull; middling, 7 5-16; net re
ceipts, 339.
Fhlladelphla—Firm; middling, 7V4; not
receipts, 10: stock. 10,653.
.Daily movement at interior towns—
Augusta—Quiet; middling, 7; net receipts,
9; sales, 234; stock, 12,144.
Memphis—Stead) ; middling. 6%: net re
ceipts, 20; gross, 152; sales, 75; stock, 184,449.
Bt. Louis—Firm; middling, 6 13-16; net re
ceipts, 66; gross 541; sales, none; stock,
31.667.
Houston—Quiet; middling, 6 11-16; net re
ceipts, 235; sales, none; stock, 6,870.
Exports of cotton this day—
New Orleans —To Great Britain, 680; to
France, 150; to the continent. 750; coast
wise, 2,712.
Mobile—Coastwise, 469.
Charleston —Coastwise. 711.
Norfolk—To the continent, 2,005; oast
wise, 4.
New York—To Great Britain, 6,013; for
warded, 537.
Total foreign exports from all ports to
day and thus far this week: To Great Brit
ain, 6,693; to France, 150; to the continent.
2,755. „
Total foreign exports since Sept. 91.—T0
Great Britain, 3,257.426; to France, 764,775;
to the continent, 2,306,904.
New Orleans, May 25.—Correction.—lie
duet from exports to Grent Britain since
Sept. 1, 556 bales; from exports to France 97
bales, and add to exports to the continent,
32 bales.
Liverpool, May 25.—Noon—Cotton, de
mand moderate; prices hardening; Ameri
can middling. 3 27-32d; sales. S.OOO bales;
American. 7,800 bales; speculation and ex
port, 500 bales; receipts, none.
Futures opened steady; demand fair;
June and July, 3.51fi3.52'u3.54d; Julvaitnl
August, 3.53©3.54f3.554f3.56d: August and
September, 3.544(3.55113.56'ii’3.57d; Septem
ber and October, 3.55<fi3.58d; October and
November, 3.5553.56f1ti3-58il; November and
December. 3.s6*fi'3.R7'’f/3.58((i3.59d; December
and January, 3.60d; January and February,
3.59d. Futures firm at the advance.
Liverpool, May 25, 1 p. m.—Cotton, Amer
ican middling. 3VI; May, 3.555i3.56d buyers;
May and June. 3.55*fi3.56d buyers; June and
July, 3.56d sellers; July and August. 3.57d
buyers; August and September. 3.58d buy
ers; September and October. 3.59d buyers;
October and November, 3.59@3.60d buyers;
November and Deei-mlsr. 3.60912.61(1 value;
December and January, 3.6FyP,.62d sellers;
January and February. 3.626/3.63d; Febru
ary and March, 8.63613.64(1 sellers. Fut
ures closed firm; American middling fair;
4 15-32(1: good middling. 4 1-32(1; low mid
dling. 3Wd; good ordinary, 3%d; ordinary,
3 7-16d.
New York, May 25, noon.—Cotton fu
tures opened barely steady; June, 7.13 c;
July, 7.22 c; August, 7.25 c; September, 7.33 c;
October. 7.31 c.
New Y’ork, May 23.-—4 p. m.—Cotton fut
ures dosed steady; sales. 129.400; May,
7.14 c; June, 7.12 c; July, 7.18 c; August, 7.24 c;
September. 7.28 c; October, 7.32 c; Npvem
her, 7.35 c; December, 7.38 e; January, 7.43 e;
February, 7.47 c; March, 7.53 c.
New Orleans, May 25.—Cotton futures
quiet and firm; sales, 44,800; May and Julie,
6.98 c; July. 6.08 e; August. 7.08 c; Septem
ber, 7.06 c; October, 7.04 c; November, 7.07 c;
December, 7.10 c; January, 7.14 c.
New York. May 25.—The total visible sup
ply of cotton for the world is 3,762,752 bales,
of which 3.384,562 hales are American,
against 3,447.577 hales and 2,841,377 bales
respectively last year; receipts of cotton
this week at all interior towns, 12,807 bales;
receipts from the plantations, 6,602 bales;
crop In sight, 9.512,766 bales.
New York. May 25. —Riordan & Co.’s re
view of cotton for the past week: “A week
of great activity and lively fluctuations in
cotton closed to-day, with prices only about
5 points below the highest point yet reach
ed, and with the tone of the market steady.
Influenced prohahl.v by the bad weather
report of the Financial Chronicle cabled
hence. Liverpool advanced sharply to-day
and closed firm. Our opening was higher,
August selling on the call at 7.28 c, hut
large speculative holdings were thrown
upon the market and prices were forced
down to 7.'22c for August. After some
nervous fluctuations between these prices
August closed at 7.24 c. Wednesday next
will be notice day for June deliveries, and
many think that there wtil be heavier
tenders than the market can stand. This
fear may tend to depress prices somewhat
on Monday, but the bad start that the un
seasonable weather has undoubtedly given
to the crop, strengthens our confidence in
the market, irrespective of the fluctuations
of the moment, and we think that pur
chases upon declines are reasonably cer
tain to be profitable. Rnt while we expect
the general course of prices to be upward,
the market probably will be sensitive and
subjeet to frequent reactions. We there
fore advise the acceptance of moderate
profits on advance.”
>\V \I, STORES.
Spirits Turpentine—There was a strong
demand for the day's receipts, and factors
wore open' for the highest bids. Sales
were made at 27 c. 27>v\ 2714. • and 27' to, and
the entire offerings were finally disposed
of. The situation at present is dhcourag
ing to the factors, who expect that higher
prices will prevail shortly. The spirited
demand at present, htHTTvcr. is said to lie
Caused by short orders, which have to be
filled, and that, the expected large re
ceipts of June, will froslv supply the cur
rent demand, and perhaps slightly weaken
the tone of .the market.
At the Bokrd of Trade, at the first call.
the market was bulletined firm at 27**0.
the sales being 759 casks, as follows: 61
casks at 27c, 74 at 27*. and 624 at 2T"---'. At
the last call, at 1:39 o’clock. It was bulle
tined firm at 27Sc, with sales of 195 casks,
as follows: 135 at 27*,c and 60 at 27*tc.
Rosin—The inquiry was particularly
strong at the opening of the market, and
continued up to the close. Every buyer
In the city seemed to be in quest of rosin,
snd the market was In a very firm po
sition. Water white was quoted at 5c ad
vance at the close, and sales of H. I, K
and M Included small lots a! l*)c to lie
above the market pri e*. At the close of
the market at the Board of Trade, it
was bulletined firm at the following quo
tations:
A. B. C *1 10 I *1 90
D 1 3" K 2 10
E :.. 1 25 M 2 35
F 1 408)1 45 N 2 GO
<1 1 55 YV G 2 60
H 1 75 W YY’ 2 90
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1 2,421 89.28"
Received to-day 1.144 3,174
Received previously 48,105 122.154
Total 51,670 214.6**
Exports to-day 35 1,116
Exports previously 35,141 154.110
Total 35,176 135,226
Stock on hand and on ship
yard this dav 16,491 79,372
Block same day last year 24.137 106.825
Receipts same da\ last year.. 1,9*>7 3,988
Charleston, S, ('., May 25 —Turpentine
firm, 26*40; receipt-. 59 barrels. Rosin,
good strained firm. J1.05b1.15; receipts, 239
barrels.
YY'ilmington. N. c , May 25.--Rosin firm:
strained, *1.15; grod strained, *1.20; spirits
of turpentine steady at 26‘jo. Tar firm at
*1 25. Crude turpentine steady; hard, *1.20;
soft. *1.80; \ Irgin, J: 35.
New Vork. Slav 25. Rosin dull, steady;
strained common to good. *1.5*i1.87>. Tur
pentine, quiet, steady; 29tf930c.
KICK.
The market is quiet. The following quo
tations are post*-1 at the Board of Trade:
Clean—Fer pound, fair, 3@3*4c; good. 3<4
@3a4e; prime, 4* 4 'q ILc; head, sc; job lots,
18b *4c higher.
Rough—4scsjsl.2o p' r bushel.
FIN V NCI AL.
Money Is steady, with a fair demand.
Domestic Exchange— The tone of the
market Is steady. Ranks are buying at par
and selling at ** per cent, premium up to
*6,000; over *5,000 at *I.OO per *l.o*o
Foreign Exchange Market firm. The
following are net- Savannah quotations:
* ommereial demand, $4.87*4 sixty days,
.*s ninety davs. $1.86*-*; continentals,
steady; francs, Faris and Havre, sixty
'lays, $5.19*4; Swiss, sixty davs, *5.2094;
marks, sixty days. 1-16.
Securities—The market is quiet.
State Bonds—Georgia, 4*4 per cent., 1915,
Jiit, .s'. ask and; Gesrgia. 7 per cent.,
1896, 10a bid, 106 asked; Georgia 3'A per
cent-, long dates, lu2 bid. UK! asked.
City Ronds—New Savannah 5 per cent.,
July coupons, 106*, bid, asked; new Sa
vannah 5 per cent.. August coupons, 10684
bid, ; asked.
Railroad Ronds— Central Railroad ami
Banking Company collateral, gold as. 90
bid, 9:>_ asked; Central consolidated mort
gage * per cent, coupons, January and
July maturity, 123 bid, - asked; Savan
lla" and \\ estern railroad. 5 per cent, trust
certificates, 54 bill, 55 asked; Savannah
Arrnncus anil Montgomery 6 i**r cent., 51
i>!a. a,, askeil; Georgia railroad 6 per cent.,
esT Georgia Southern
L‘ or ,F F f ™ort|?a*e *> per, rent.. 94
i>Ul Sto aafced; Montgomery and Kufaula
first mortgage 6 per cent., indorsed by
Central railroad, mi bid, nr_> asked; Au
gusta and Knoxville first mortgage 7 per
tent., 95 bia, lOu asked; Ocean Steamship
a per cent., due 1920, 97*4 bid, 98*4 asked;
C olumbus and Rome first mortgage bonds
Indorsed by Central railroad, bid, 43
asked; Columbus and YVestern 6 per cent
guaranteed. 110 bid, 112 asked; City and Su
burbau railway, first mortgage 7 per cent.,
I* bill, asked; Savannah and Atlantic 5
per cent., tndors. I, 15 bid, 23 asked; Elec
trie railway first mortgage 6s, 35 hid, 38
asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage 7 per cent.. 106 bid, 107 asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage, lCi bid, 106 asked; South Bound rail
road 5s Indore, 1. 74 bid, 76 asked; Ala
hama Midland. Kt bid, 9o asked; Brunswick
and Western 4s, guaranteed, 71 asked.
. .v*"Jl oa , Btocka—Central common, 12
hi,i. 13 asked; Augusta and Savannah 7
per cent., guaranteed. ~ hid, 81 asked
Georgia, common. 160 hid. 162 asked 1
Southwestern 7 per cent., guaranteed. In
cluding order for dlv., 66*4 hid, 68 usked
Central t> per c, nt., certifi jates, with order
fur defaulted interest. 17 bid. 17*, askeil;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,’
94 hid. 9a asked; Atlanta and YVest Point
b per cent, certificates. 96 bid, 97 asked.
Bank Stocks. Etc.—Citizens Bank. 103%
bid, 104*4 asked: Chatham Rank, 48*,. bid 41*
asked; Germania Bank, 103 bid, 104 asked
-Merchants National Rank, 9814 bid, 100
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 15*
bid, asked: Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company, u bid, 101 asked; South
ern Bank of the State of Georgia, 164 bid
165 asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany, 106 bid, 107 asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company. 5",
bid, 51 asked; Savannah Construction
Company, 74 bid, 75*4 asked; Title Guaran
tee and Loan Company, 79 bid. 81 asked-
Brush El.-otrk- Light and Power Com
pany, 56 hid, asked; Savannah Gas
Light Company. 20 hid. 21 asked.
New York, May 25.—Money on rail was
at I}il>-- per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 3-Vtl per cent. Sterling Exchange
steady, with actual business in hankers
hills at *4.871/1.87** for 90 days and *4.SBW
*4.88*4 for demand. Posted rates, *4.57*.--f(
4.BB'Commercial hills, S4WW/4.56 : ' 1
Bar silver, 67e. Government bonds higher;
state bonds firm; railroad l>onds Were
strong. Silver at the board was quoted at
New York. May 25.—The treasury bal
ances were as follows: Coin, $83,484,000; cur
rency. *60,921,000.
New* York, May 25.—The weekly state
ment of the associated hanks show the fol
lowing changes: Reserve, Increase, *2.387,-
250; loans. Increase, *4,795,600; specie. In
crease. *788,300; legal tenders. Increase,
$3,630,200; deposits, increase, *8,126,000; cir
culation, increase, $54,400.
The hanks now hold $39,975,150 In excess
of the requirements of the 25 per cent. rule.
Commenting upon the foregoing state
ment the Financiers says: "It is evident
that the banks of New York this week are
accumulating money faster than they can
loan tt out. The Increase in loans is a
favorable Indication of increasing busi
ness, hut the rate for funds is so low that
it Is possible that New York Is doing a
large share of business usually transacted
by banks at other places. Loans have ex
panded since April 1. *18.(100.000. but deposits
in the same time have increased *57.500.600,
and the excess reserve is *27,000,000 larger.
The accumulation of money at this center,
in view of the unquestioned advance in all
lines of business. Is not easily explained,
and cannot he accounted for on the mere
supposition that trade balances are being
settled. One year ago this month, when
business was generally depressed, the New
Y'ork hanks were carrying only *l3,Orti,Ooo
more in deposits than at the present time
and the excess reserve was then nearly
$80,000,000.
Naturally the large volume of loans—
over ssoo,ooo,ooo—is proof conclusive that
somebody is finding use for money, but the
fact remains that idle funds are increasing
for the want of borrowers. Still two or
three weeks further increase in loans such
as has been reported for a month past, will
make that item the largest ever known in
th history of the New York banks, and if
there is a ossation of interior shipments
to this point, the market will quickly re
cover its tone. New York, however, can
not use all the money In the country, and
the increase of $8,125,000 In deposits was
anything but welcome. The gain In cash
during the week was made up of $3,630,000
In legal tenders and $788,300 specie. The of
ferings of money while active, seem to be
regulated to avoid, if possible, a long re
turn to the ! per cent, rate."
New York, May 23, noon.—Erie, 13%;
Northw estern, 9SI 2 ; do preferred, 144; Lake
Shore, 148; Norfolk and Western, preferred,
15; Western Union, 92%; Southern Rail
way, common, 14V4: Southern Railway, pre
ferred, American Sugar, 118 1 ,; Balti
more and Ohio. 64; Canada Southern. .',4;
St. Paul. 67%; Rock Island. Delaware
and Hudson. 131%: Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, 16%; Manhattan, 115%; Mich
igan Central, 100%; New York Central, 12.
New York. May 25.—0n favorable crop
news and a further break in wheat, storks
show a rising tendency. The strong fea
tures were Burlington, l<ake Erie and
Western, common and preferred Minneso
ta, and St Louis, old and now storks.
Texas I’m ific, American Tobacco. Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg. Jersey Central.
Colorado Fuel, Colorado Development,
Hocking Coal and Gas. The rise
In these shares was equal to %@3t 4 i>*t
cent. Tobacco jumped 3% to 114%: Laelod-'
Gaa- Colorado Fuel, p 2 to 27'j;
Colorado Development. 2*4 to 10“%: Jersey
Central, 1V to 1024; Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg. 14 to 2* ; Minnesota and Bt.
Louis assessment paid 1 to 38; do new com
mon stock. H to IS 1-3; do firsts, preferred,
3 to 834. and do second 1 to ti; Leather,
common. 14 to 23, and preferred. 14 to
Jersey Central was bought on the favor
able report for April. The rise In the spe
cialities was principally to purchase for
commission houses. London was not a fac
tor In the market selling a little St. Paul
and buying some Northern Pacific pre
ferred. but not enough to have any in
fluence either way. In the closing dealings,
wheat suddenly shot up over three cent* a
bushel on alarming reports from the west,
and this led to a general reaction in prices.
American Tobacco, which had led the ear
ly rise. Included 14 per cent to 1134' and
the remainder of the list receded 4 to 4
per cent., and closed rather weak In tone.
A* compared with Friday's closing prices
for the active Issues, the list showalosses
of 4 to > 2 per cent. Total sales were 150,105
shares, including 13.800 tobacco, 11,700 sugar
and 9,!J)0 Distillers; 127.000 shares were list
ed and 23.0 W unlisted. The bond market
was active and strong. Sales were $1,672.-
000.
New York Stock List—Closing Bids—
Stocks and Bonds—American Cotton Oil.
<}° preferred, 754: Sugar Refinery,
•I*4: do preferred. 994: American Tobacco,
do preferred, 1144: Atchison, T. and
S. K., 84; Baltimore and Ohio, 64: Canada
Pacific. 52', ; Chesapeake and Ohio. 224;
Chicago and Alton, 150; Chicago. B. a* 1 <J.,
8): Chicago Gas, 744: Delaware. IA-ka
wanna and Western. 1614; Distillers and
Cattle Feeders, IPL; Krir, IX4; ,k> prefer
red. 274; Edison General Electric, 33: Il
linois Central, 96; Lake Erie and Western,
-t n; <lo preferred. 83; Lake Shore. 148;
Louisville and Nashville. 594; Louisville
and N. A., Id 1 ;, Manhattan. 1154; Mem
phis and Charleston, 15 asked; Michigan
Central, 1004; Missouri Paolfie, 29; Mobile
and Ohio, 24: Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Ig)uis, 91 asked: United States cordage,
4'; do preferred, 6V; New Jersey Central,
101 s ,; New York Central, 102; New York
and New England, 424; Norfolk and West
ern. preferred, 15; Northern Pacific, 54;
do preferred, 20; Northwestern, 984; do
preferred. 144; Pacific Mail, 274: Reading,
174; Rock Island, 694; St. Paul, 674: do
preferred, 1204; Silver Certificates, 074;
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 294; do preferred,
86; Texas Pacific, 134; Union Pacific. 15;
Wabash, St. L. and I*., 84 . do preferred,
194; Western Union. 924; Wheeling and L.
E.. 14; do preferred, 454; Southern Railway
ss, 944; Southern Railway, common 144;
Southern Railway, preferred, 394.
State Bonds—Alabama A, 1074: Alabama
B, 108; Alabama C, 974; Louisiana stamped
4s. 100; North Carolina 4s, 102; North Caro
lina 6s. 124; Tennessee, new set. 3s, 87; Vir
ginia 6s, preferred, 84; Virginia Trust Re
ceipts, 64: Virginia Funding Debt, 804.
Government Bonds—l'nlted States 4s,
registered. 1124; United States 4s, coupons,
113; I'nlted States 2s, registered. 97.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Bacon—The market Is steady. Smoked
clear sides, 74c; dry salted clear rib sides,
74c; long clear, 74c; bellies, 74c: sugar
cured hams, 11c.
I.ard—-Market firm; pure In tierces, 74c;
50-pound tins. 8c; compound. In tierces,
54c; in 50-pound tins, 6c.
Butter—Market steady; fair demand;
Goshen, 13c; gilt edge, 20c; creamery, 21c;
Elgin, 24c.
Cheese—Market dull; 84@12c; fancy, full
cream cheese, 10012 c. 20-pound average
fish—Mackerel—Half barrel. No. 1, 38.50;
No. 2, $7.50; No. 3, |6.00; kits. No. 1, $1.25:
No. 2, $1.00; No. 3,95 c Codfish, 1-pound
bricks, G4c; 2-pound bricks. 6e. Smoked
herrings, per box, 20e; Dutch herring, in
kegs, SI.OO. New mullet, half barrels, $3.50.
Salt—Demand is fair and the market
steady; carload lots, f. o. b., Liverpool.
200-pound sacks, 49c: Virginia. 125-pound
burlap sacks, 33c; ditto, 120- pound cotton
sacks, 36c; smaller lots, higher.
Syrup—Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup, buying at ?3o and selling at
23023 c: sugar house at 18032 c; Cuba,
straight goods, 2.i@3oc; fugar house mo
lasses, 15020 c.
Tobacco—Market quiet and steady
smoking domestic, 22060 c; chewing, com
mon, sound, 24@27c; fair, 23035 c; good, 360
48c; bright. 60065 c; tine fancy, 65®80c: ex
tra fine, $1.00@l,15; bright navies, 25@15c.
Flour—Market strong, advancing, patent
*5.10; straight, $4.90; fancy, $4.80; family
$4.50.
Corn—Market is advancing; white corn,
job lots, 75c; car load lots, 72c; mixed corn,
none.
Oats—Market advancing; mixed job lots
46c; carload lots, 43c.
Bran—Job lots, $1.00; carload lots. 924 c.
Hay—Market steady; western job lots.
924 c; car load lots, 874 c.
Meal—Pearl per barrel, $3 40; per sack
*1.50; city meal, per sack, $1.35; pearl grits,
per barrel, $3.60; per sack, $1.65; city grits’
per sack, $1.45.
Coffee—Market steady; Mocha 294 c: Java
29c; peaberry, 224 c; fancy or standard.
No. 1,21 c; choice, or standard. No 2
204 c; prime or standard, No. 3,20 c; good
or standard, No. 4,19 c; fair or standard
No. 5,18 e; ordinary or standard, No. 6
17c; common or standard. No. 7,16 c.
Sugars—Market firm; cut loaf, 54c
crushed, 54c; powdered, sc; XXXX
powdered, 34c; standard granu
lated, 44c; cubes, sc; mould A, 44c; dia
mond A, 44c; confectioners, 44c; white
extra, 44c; extra C, 4%c; golden C, 44c
yellow. 4c.
Wines—Domestic, port, siierrv, cataw
ba, low grades, 60083 c; fine grades, SI,OOO
1.50; California, light, muscatel and an
gelica, $1.3501.75; lower proofs in propor
tion. Gins, 1c per gallon higher. Rum 2c
higher.
Liqouis—Market firm. High wine ba
sis, $1.24; whisky, per gallon, rectified, 100
proof, $1.3501.75; choice grades, $1 500° 00
straight. $1.4503.50; blended. $2.0004.00. ’
Oranges—Messina, $3.9003.25.
Lemons—Market quiet; per box. $3 750
4.00.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 840
10c; common, 7@Bc.
Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona. 16c; Ivacas
14c; walnuts, French, 11c; Naples, 124c’
pecans, 10c; Rrazils, 6c; filberts, 10c; as
sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound, 10012 c
per pound.
Peanuts—Ample stock, fair demand
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir
ginia, per pound. 44c; hand-picked, per
gound, 34c; small hand-picked per pound,
Cabbage—Barrel crates, $3.0003.50.
Onions—Crates, Egyptian, $1.25; sack
$2.75.
Potatoes—Dull: Irish, sacks, old, $2.50:
new, barrels, $2.5003.50.
Nails—Market steady: base. 60d, SIOO
- $1.10; 40d, $1.25; 30d. $1.25; 20d, $1.35; lod
$1.50; Bd, $1.60; fid, $1.75; 4d, $1.90; 3d, $2.20 :
fine, *2.6o.Finishing. 12d, $1.60; lOd. $175-
Bd, $1.90; 6d, $2.10; sd, $2.25; 4d, $2.45. Wire
nails, $1.40 base.
Shot—Firm; drop to B, $1.20; B and lar
ger, $1.45; buck, $1.45.
Iron—Market very steady: Swede. 440
sc; refined. $1.70 base. nv
Gun PoWder—Per keg, $3.25.
Oils—Market steady; demand fair; Sig
nal, 45®00c; West Virginia, black 9®l2c
lard. 65070 c; neatsfoot, 60085 c; machinery’
20030 c; linseed, raw, 50c; boiled, 6c- kero
sene, Georgia test, 114 c; water white
13c; Fire-proof, 14c; Guardian. 14c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement—
Alamaba and Georgia lime in fair de
mand and selling at 85c per barrel bulk
and car lead lots special; calcined piaster
$1.60 per barrel; hair, 4@sc; Rosedale cel
ment, $1.3001.40; car load lots special-
Portland cement, retail, $2.40; car load lots)
Lumber—Demand botb foreign and do
mestic, Is firm. Ordinary sizes. slloo®
12.00; difficult sizes, $13.00018.00; flooring
boards, $15.000 22.00; ship stuffs, $16,500
20.00; sawn ties, SIO.OO.
Hides. Wool, Etc—Hides—The market
Is active, good demand; receipts, scant
dry flint, 11c; dry salt, 9c; dry butcher,
9c; green salted, 6c. Wool—Nominal;
prime Georgia, free of sand; burrs and
black wool, 12c; blacks, 9c; burry, 7®9c
wax, 25c; tallow, 4c. Doer skins, tine. 20c
salted. 15c.
Poultry—Steady; fair demand; grown
fowls, per pair, 65065 c; 4 grown, 40@45c
Eggs—Market quiet, country, per dozen
Bagging and Ties—The market Is firm
jute bagging, 24-pound, 7%c; 2-pound, 74c:
14-pound, 6 vc; quotations are for job
lots; small lots higher; sea Island bagging
940104 c. Iron ties, large lots, Sic; small
er lots, 90@51.00.
Dry Goods—The market Is quiet; de
mand light. Prints, 3@sc; Georgia brown
shirtings, 4,34 c; % dof 3%c . 4 _ 4 brown
sheetings, 44c; white osnaburgs, 6®Bc
checks, 3405 c; brown drillings, 506Vjc.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
Cotton—Market quiet. Rates quoted are
per 100 pounds. Direct— Barcelona
40c; Genoa, 40c; Reval, 42c’
Havre, via New York, 43c; Liverpool via
Boston. 30c; Amsterdam via New Yo--k
40f; Antwerp via New York, 40c: Genoa’
via New York. 46c; Hamburg, via New
York, 39c; Reval, via New York 53c- Na
l ies, via New York, 53c; Trieste, via’New
York. 57c; Venice, via New York. 60c- Ror.
ton, per hale, 31.25; New York, per’ bale
31.00; Philadelphia, per bale, 31.00 Balti
more, per bale, 31.00.
HOTEL TYBEE,
Tybee Island, Georgia,
IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
The Hotel Tybee, under the present management, i 3
an ideal family resort. A splendid place for your family
to spend the Summer.
The Hotel is now noted for its excellent service and
splendid cuisine, the table being supplied with all the
delicacies that the market affords, and an abundant supply
of fish, crabs, shrimp, etc.
Leon’s Fine Orchestra Engaged for the
Season.
RATES—S2.SO and $3.00 per day; $12.50 and $15.00
per week. Special monthly rates.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS FOR PARTIES OF TEN OR MORE,
BOHAN & COWAN.
Lumber—By Sail—Freights are. quiet at
ruling rates. Foreign business is more or
loss nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4,000
5.00 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, basis 44
feet,l4c. Timber rates,sOcosl.OO higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Windward, nominal; to Rosario, sil.oo®
13.00; Buenos Ayres or Montevideo, $lO 000
11.00; to Rio Janeiro, $14.00; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, $11.30011.5o; to
United Kingdom tor orders, nominal for
lumber, 14 5s standard.
By Steam—To New York, $7.00; to Phil
adelphia. $7.00; to Boston, SB.UO; to Balti
more. $5.00.
Naval Stores—By Sail—The market Is
quiet. Large-sized. Cork for orders are
placed at 2s 44d@3s 74d; small-sized, 2s
9d and 4s. Genoa. 2s 3d@3s 6d; Adriatic,
2s 6d®3s 9d. South America, rosin, Coc per
barrel of 280 pounds. Coast wise*—Steam
—To Boston, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin,
90c on spirits: to Xew York, ropin, 84c
per 100 pounds, spirits, 85c; to Philadel
phia, rosin. 74c per 100 pounds, spirits,
80c; to Baltimore, rosin, 74c per 300
pounds, spirits. 70c.
GR 4IV PROVISIONS, ETC.
New York. May 25.—Flour firm; winter
wheat, low grades, $2.7003.50; fair to fancy,
$3.7504.25; patents, $4.250 4.75; Minnesota,
clear, $3.2003.60; patents. $4.1505.10; low ex
tras, $2.7003.50. Southern flour, quiet, firm;
common to fair extra. $2.650 3.40; good to
choice do. $3.5001.25. Wheat stronger, mod
erately active; No. 2 roil store and eleva
tor. Sic; afloat, 814 c; options opened weak
and declined 1014 c; rallied 34034 c, fell 4c
and closed firm, at 34034 c over yesterday,
with trading fairly active. No. 2 red May,
804 c: June, 804 c; July. 814 e; September,
814 c. Corn dull, firm; No. 2,574 c elevator,
5S4c afloat; options declined 4® 14c, ad
vanced l-014c, closing firm at 4c over yes
terday, with trading fair. May, 574 c; July,
584 c; September. 59c. Oats, dull, firm; op
tions quiet; May 324 c; June, 324 c; July,
334 c; spot No. 2. 324,0330; mixed western.
33@34c. Hay steady, quiet; shipping 55060 c;
good to choice, 750X0c, Wool firm, unchang
ed. Beef dull unchanged. Beef hams, quiet,
weak, *19.181. Tlerced beef Inactive, easv;
city extra India mess, $17.00019.00. Cut
meats dull, easy; pickled bellies, 54®6c; do
shoulders, 5054 c do hams, 84094 c. Lard,
quiet, opened weak, closed firm; western
steam, 6.900 asked; citv 6.25 c; May, 6.850,
nominal; July, 6.95 c, nominal. Refined,
quiet; continent, 7.15 c; South American,
7.50 c; compound. 5054 c. Pork, dull, steady;
mess, $13.50014.25. Butter fair demand,
firmer; state dairy 100174 c; creamery, 19o:
western dairy, 74012 c; creamery, new. 120
19c- old, B®l3e; Elgins. 19c. Cotton seed
oil, quiet, firm; crude, 24c; yellow, 270274 c.
Petroleum nominal. Rice, fair demand,
firm; domestic fair to extra, 44®6c; Japan,
40 440i Molasses, foreign nominal; New
Orleans .open kettle, good to choice, 26032 c;
fairly active, fancy firm. Peanuts, quiet.
Coffee firm, unchanged to 5 points up; Sep
tember, 15.00®15.05c; December, 14.95016.00 c;
March, 14.80014.90 c; spot Rio, quiet; steady;
No. 7,16 c. Sugar, raw, quiet, firm; fair re
fining, 3c; refined, quiet steady; off A 140
44c; standard A. 4 7-16044 c; cut loaf and
crushed, 5 1-16054 c; granulated, 4 7-16®
44c. Freights to Liverpool, quiet, nominal.
Chicago, May 25, noon.—There was a live
ly opening to the wheat market. The July
option opened from 14c to 14c lower than
the close yesterday. Immediately sinking
another half cent. This was succeeded by
a quick totally unexpected upturn, that
lifted prices for the July option nearlv 5
cents In as many minutes. The quotations
are Closing, wheat. May. 784 c. Corn,
May, 524 c. Pork, May, $12.25. Lard, May,
s6.ao. Ribs, May, $6.15.
Chicago, May 25.—There was a sensation
al live minutes in the wheat market to
day when prices, with rapid strides, re
covered to 79%c for July. The dav began
with a rather discouraging outlook for
holders, yesterday’s closing weakness be
ing carried Into the opening transactions
and for a while it looked rather gloomy
for prices, 2%e in all, being cut from quo
tations. At 74%c for July a steadier feel
ing developed, following which a gradual
rise to 7614 c took place. The weakness was
the effect of raids and showers in Kansas
and Nebraska last night, further realizing
sales being due to this cause. When the
weather predictions of frost in the west
and northwest became public about 16:15
there was one of the greatest bursts of
strength that has yet been seen. July was
holding steady around 76c, but within five
minutes sales were being made at
79%c. The bulge was so quick and unex
pected that the amount of trading was
comparatively small between the prices
mention*!. the gain being made in 14c and
He jumtP
At the advance there was scarcely any
relaxation in strength, the close being
within 14c of the top. July wheat opened
from 75%c to 75c. sold between 74%c and
79%c, closing at 79%c—2%c higher than yes
terday. Cash wheat was strong and
higher, relatively with the futures.
Heavy receipts of corn continue to be in
order. The rains in the southwest were
an inducement to sell at the opening to
day, but when wheat experienced the
change of heart, there was a reversal of
sentiment in corn. The rally carried prices
back to where they were at the close yes
terday, with an easy undertone ruling
July corn opened from 53c to 52%c, sold
between 52c and ole, closing at 53%c—un
changed from yesterday. Cash corn was
steady. Responsive to the action and tone
of wheat, oats opened easy, and later be
came firm. The trading was not notable
for anything of an unusual or inspiring
character. July oats closed a shade high
er than yesterday.
Provisions—The product market was in a
weak-kneed state at and around opening
Quotations on hogs were 5c lower, and li
looked as though the boom In wheat was
about to collapse. I'nder these circum
stances it was not surprising that prices
suffered somewhat. The bulge in wheat
later, was reflected In provisions and a fair
rally took place. July pork closed 2%c
higher; July lard 2%c lower and July ribs
unchanged.
Leading futures ranged as follows-
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat—
May 74% 78% 73% 7^l.
July 75% 79% 74%
Sept 75% 80% 75 &o%
Corn— *
May 51% 52% 51 57^
July 52% 54 52 m.v?
S Oats-' s2 *‘ “*
May 28% 29% 28% 29
June 28% 29% 28% w v
Pork-" 79 ’* 2S * 29%
July . ..312 10 312 35 312 10 12 k
S ?ird—’ 12 12 *’ 12 “i
July .. 660 fi 62% 660 R .„
Sept.... 680 6 80* 675 Jj*
Ribs—
July .... 6 124 625 6 124 6 0
Sept .... 6 37V, 6 424 6 324 ” c’•
The cash quotations were as fo]W,’
Flour was quiet, but strong; holders ask
Ing full prices. No. 2 spring wheat yi, „
834 c; No. 2 red. 784079 c. No. 2 corn V*
No. 2 oats. 290294 c. Pork. *12.250p iV
Lard, $6.52406.55. Short rib sides $kV.
6.20. Dry salted shoulders. $5,374. ; •
short clear sides, $6.5006.524. Whiaitv'
$1,264. "
Cincinnati, May 25.—Flour, active light
receipts, offerings light, prices very fi-m
--winter patents, $4.10®4.50; family, $35,4
S.i.i; spring patents, $4.350 4.60; family is 1!
0-3.35; rye flour, $3.1503.40. Wheat offer
ings small, market firm; No. 2 red, traVk
854086 c; No. 3 red, 60c. Corn, moderate
demand, liberal receipts, market quiet; \el
low ear, 544 c. Oats, offerings not exces
sive, light demand, market dull; Vo *
mixed, track, 314 c. Pork, fairlv active
but easy; mess, $12.75; clear mess, $132, :
family, $13.25. Lard, easier, moderate del
mand; steam leaf, 7c: kettle, 7c; prime
steam. *6.4506.50. Dry salted meats, easv
rather quiet; loose shoulders, se: loose
short ribs, 64c; loose short clear sides. 6V‘
boxed meats 4c more. Bacon, easy,'light
demand; loose shoulders. 54c; loose short
ribs sides, 6.65 c; loose short clear sides 7c;
boxed meats 4e more. Whisky, easv'as
uiet at $1.24.
St. Louis, May 25.—Flour firm and quiet;
patents. $4.1004.25; fancy, $3.5003.9):
choice, $3.1503.25. Wheat higher; May, Sic;
July. 8040804 c; September, 804 c. Cora
higher; May, 53c: July, 534 c; September,
534 c. Oats higher; May, 294 e; July. 294 c;
September, 294 c. Pork, standard mess,
*12.50. Lard, prime steam, 64c; choice,
64c. Bacon shoulders. 64c; longs, 64c;
clear ribs, 64c; short clear, 74c. Dry salt
ed meats, shoulders, 54c; longs. 64c; dear
ribs. 64c; short clear. 64'. High wines,
distillers finished goods, $1.24.
Baltimore, Md., May 25.—Flour firm.
Wheat unsettled; No. 2 red spot and May,
790794 c; June, 79c asked; July and August,
7940794*'; September, 8040804 c; stcamir,
No. 2 red, 760764 c: southern by sample,
80082 c; do on grades, 78081 c. Corn, easv; i
mixed spot, 590594 c; May, 584059 c; June,
58-c asked; July, 5740574 c; August, W-o
bid; southern, 684059 c. Oats, easier; Xu. 2
white western, 3740374 c; No. 2 mixed do,
340344 c. Rye Inactive. Hay, firm; $13.00®
14.0n. Grain freights dull; steam to Liver
pool 40:1c, May; Cork for orders 2s, M
May. Provisions steady; mess pork, $14.50;
bulk shoulders, 64c; short ribs and clear
sides, 74c: sugar cured shoulders, 74c;
hams, small 114 c: large, 114 c: lard refined,
Bc. Buiter steady; fancy, creamery, 19c;
store packed, 8010 c. Coffee, firm; 16@16>,c,
Sugar, strong; granulated, 4.70 c.
BRITTS AND VEGETABLES.
New York, May 25.—Palmer & Frost
quote: Potatoes, prime, $3.5004.50; seconds,
$2.000 3.00. Beets. $1.0001.50.' Cucumbers.
Savannah. $1.0002.00. Beans, Savannah, 75c
031.00. Tomatoes, $4.0006.00.
(For Marine Intelligence see Sixth Page.)
EX-C'IRCIS MAN'S QUEER FENCE,
It Is Mmle of the Block** From Which
Show Bills W ere Printed.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
Way out on North Halstead street, be
yond the bier stube district, even beyond
where Luther Laflin Mills lives—ln fact,
just one block this side Lake View- water
works—is the oddest, most unpretentious
and at the same time one of the most
costly fences in all Chicago. Persons who
are habituated to taking walks in that
neighborhood have repeatedly passed the
fence without noticing it, or, if they did
see it, have bestowed upon it no more
thought than they would have given to a
stretch of charred boards.
This peculiar fence Is 200 feet long and
marks the north boundary of the premises
of “Burr” Robbins, a retired showman,
whose name was once almost as faniiliaf
to the public as that of Barnum himself.
Mr. Robbins did not tire of the sawdust
ring, the aroma of the menagerie, the red
“lemonade with the matrimonial straw
berry at five, at five,” and the “doubls
jointed California groundnut” until he
had amassed his pile. Then he and bis
caravan wended their way to Chicago and
disbanded forever, the proprietor 10 set
tle In £ake View-, the remainder of 'b*
show to be “absorbed" as all other retir
ing circuses are and will continue to be.
Of the paraphernalia of the greatest and
only, Mr. Robbins kept a few souvenirs
the center poles and the boards fro*
which were printed the wood cuts. “
former lie now in the retired showmans
back lot; the latter were made into *
fence. As sawed Into six-foot ' ongt y
and stood on end without regard to th
sequence of events tn the arena, they pre
sent a most novel sight. They are stain™
with the various inks used in the produt
tion of the gaudy show bills, and, being
sawed without thought of the I ,resc ' r '.*'
tion of the text, form a Jumble of
phrases and pictures that, put togetlif •
would form the advertisements of a * *
cus performance of modern times. *■
words “show” and "only,” “Mile ” an l *
“Mons,” can of course be spelled 0
without much trouble in the reversed c '
tings, and pictures of somersault!
equestrians and bespangled queens 0. ■
ring can be better imagined than discer
ed in the disconnected parts of
inserted at random in the long line of 0
parted greatness. i(
“‘There may be handsomer f enc ®®, ,
Chicago,” said Mr. Robbins to a tn
one day, “but with the exception of ”
Torrence’s iron fence I don’t believe t
is one that cost more than mine.” .
ONE MILLION
HIDES WANTED!
Dry Flint Hides
Green Salted
Wool 11C
K. KIRKLAND. .
No. 211 St. Julian Street, SAVANNAH. u