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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
SEWS UF THE TW O STATES TOLD
IS PARAGRAPHS.
A Petition For a Charter For n S>
Gold Xlnlnff ( ompit ■) % Negro
Bo) of l)uuictu*rl> Comity Survive*
a Woond That Would llnve Caused
Ut-alh In Muu Caira Out of Ten.
A Doctor of Macon Jailed on Ac
count of u Dispute Over a Board
Bill.
GEORGIA.
Otic gentlfman in the Glade section of
Oglethorpe county has male seven hun
dred gallons of l>la< kberry wine and at
last accounts wa* still making It.
So far, ng delegates to the Griffin con
vention have Been selected to represent
Campbell county. A mass meeting was
called for the 2d of July, but it failed to
materiaUe. Campbell is for sound
money.
The citizens of Gainesville have address
ed a letter to Hon. Hoke Smith, Inviting
him to address them on the currency
Question. They have suggested the 23d
Instant as the date for th* address, in
case the secretary can arrange to come.
Ferry Butler, a one-armed negro living
about lo miles from Washington, was
phot Thursday while plowing In his field.
The top of his head was blown off. and
lie had laen dead some time when found.
Butler was a Quiet, industrious negro,
and the cause of the killing Is not known.
Mrs. A. S. Ramsey of Thomasvllle died
Thursday after an illness of three wi ks.
This Is the third death In her immnlia’e
family In two months. Mrs. W. H. Bibb,
her sister, died two months ago and >lrs.
Addle McLendon, another sister, died one
month ago. They were daughters of the
late Maj. William Stegall.
W. M. Everett, as attorney for J. H.
Helmer of DeKalb county, Leroy Moore
of Greenville, Mich.. Joseph Storey and
G. Berger of Hastings. Neb., has filed a
petition for a charter for the Helmer Gold
Mining and Milling Company. The capi
tal stock of the company is put at
000. The objects of the company is to
mine gold, to buy and sell mineral lands
for profit, and In fact to carry on a general
mining business, with headquarters In At
lanta.
The fourth annual session of the colored
Sunday school workers of Georgia is being
held in the Mount Olive Baptist church
ut Atlanta. The election of otfleers oo
enrred Thursday. The old officers were
re-elected by acclamation. They are as
follows: ITof. A. R. Johnson, president,
of Augusta; T. It. Fardeld of Athens, first
Vico president; Rev. W. L. Jones of At
lanta, second vice president; Rev. W. A.
Crittenden of Social Circle, third vice
president; A. A. Blake of Atlanta, fourth
vie© president, and J. S. Brandon, sec
retary.
Lexington Echo: Oglethorpe county has
one young farmer who Is wandering far
from the beaten paths of agriculture In
this section. He is running a three-horse
crop this year, but In all has but ten acres
In cotton. Instead, though, he has ten
uereH In cabbage, has ten bushels of onion
Bets growing, and corn, peas and cane In
abundance. He has an excellent pasture
in which he has about a hundred shotes
and as many head of cattle, which he is
raising for market. We doubt not his bank
account will soon begin to show the result
of his divergance from the old methods
of farming.
The operators at the Lockhart mine, In
Hall county have ordered ISO large posts—
Seventy-five seven feet long and the others
fourteen feet—for timbering purposes.
This is ono of the oldest mines In the
county. It ‘was operated before and dur
ing the war and many years since, nnd
thousands of penny-weights of gold have
been taken from Its many valuable veins.
The Davis, Waitts and Rice mines, on the
Tan Yard branch In Hall county, will
ceaee operation this week, as the starling
tip of the Preacher mine cuts all the wa
ter off from it. The machinery at the
Proacher mine was started up Monday
and things are moving In good style.
The real and personal property In the
city of Columbus, as assessed, amounts
to $13,000,000 In round numbers. The total
collections of taxes on real and personal
property for a single year amount to $126,-
000 or $127,000. There are seventeen indi
vidual taxpayers, who have this year
paid $15,1779. or about one-eighth of’ the
total amount. The largest sum paid bv
any one Individual is $1,819. The colored
people of Columbus make a good showing.
There are 252 property owners, and the
total valuation is close to SIOO,OOO. The
colored people also own several church
edifices, one of which, St. James Metho
dist. comparing favorably with any house
of worship in the city.
At Atlanta Friday Justice Landrum dis
missed the action taken by A. N. Martin
BOme time ago to gain possession of a
diamond ring raffled by H. E. Delaine,
of the Georgia railroad, on account of its
being an Illegal contract and if the re
marks made before the court by Attorn*”.
John Clay Smith, who represented Mr.
DeLanev, be accepted, all people taking
chances In a raffle of any kind can re
cover their money and all of them are
liable to prosecution for gaming. About
a month ago DeLanev instituted a raillo
for a diamond ring. Martin put his name
on the list but had not paid for his chance.
When the raffle occurred Martin was not
th* re to throw his chance, but w hen his
name was called a friend threw lit. This
friend of Martin’s won the ling by thro.v
lng the highest number, but Deßanev re
fused to turn It over to Martin, who after
ward demanded it, claiming that he had
not paid for his chance and was not enti
tled to it. This led to the suit.
Dr. C. C. Thompson Is now In Illbb coun
ty Jail at Macon, on a charge of obtaining
board under false pretenses. Fome time
ago Dr. Thompson began boarding at the
Pettier house, on Fourth street, and con
tinued to board there until last Match
When he left. Mrs. Zettler claims that
when the doctor came to hoard with her
he claimed to have SSOO In the safe of some
doctor in the city, nnd that she let him re
main on this statement. She further al
leges that when the doctor left he dl l so
surreptitiously, or In other words, jumped
his board bill, amounting to $54. This is
the substance of her evidence before Jus
tice Gerdine and on this stab-ment Justice
Gerdine held Dr. Thompson in $l5O bond,
and in default he went to jail. Dr. Thomp
son, in a voluntary statement to the court
while not under oath, denied all of the
essential allegations made by Mrs. Z*t
tler. and said that he did not sav lie had
SSOO ln f a doctor’s safe, and furthermore,
that he Is not indebted to Mrs. Zettler,
as he has paid her more than the amount
of his board In professional services and
money.
Sylvania Telephone: A case somewhat
novel In Its charter, on account of the plea
filed, was tried In the county court before
Judge Kittles on Monday last. H. H
Camp, as administrator of O. E. Carter,
through their attorneys, Oliver & Ov**r-
Btreet, brought suit against Dr. J \V
Powell on a note given for lightning rods.
Dell & Wade, representing Dr. Powell
filed a plea denying his liability, because
the rods were not erected in a skillful and
scientific manner, and especially because
the rods did not have glass Insulators. The
plaintiff claimed that although the rods
were not Insulated with glass, it did not
affirmatively appear that they were not
Insulated with some other non-conducting
material. Plaintiff further claimed that it
was not necessary to use insulators on
rods; that the practice of doing, so is a
needless and expensive one, and Is a relic
of an ignorant custom. The Encyclopedia
Britanniea was cited as authority to sus
tain the position. In rendering his de
cision,, Judge Kittles said the point at
Issue was u very nice one. but he decided
In favor of Dr. Powell. The case will be
appealed to the higher courts and Its final
result w’ill be watched with interest.
Albany Herald: Dr. W. A. Strother had
come under hts care Thursday afternoon
the dressing of a wound that would have
produced almost Instant death in nine
cases out of ten. The patient was the 4-
yt-ar-old son of Albert Hall, colored, who
lives at Hardaway. The child was brought
to the city by its mother and turned over
to Dr. Strother, who looked after the
wound. It was ascertained that about
noon yesterday the wounded child and his
elder brother were playing in the house
■with a pistol. The weapon was fired and
the bullet struck the younger child in the
mouth, entering under the tongue and
coming out on the back, between the
shoulder blades. Just how the accident
occurred could not be learned, but the way
In which the bullet struck the negro Is
about as remarkable as the effects pro
duced. When the pistol was fired the
child must have had Its mouth open and
tongue raised, as there was no evidence
of the shot being fired at close range. The
mother of the child says the wound bled
very little, while coming to town, and at
no time was there complaint. Dr. Stroth
er, who rendered medical attention, says
It Is Indeed remarkable that the child was
not killed. He says the bullei barely
missed the vital organs and that he thinks
the child will recover unless the wound
produces inflammation of the brain. After
the wound was dressed, the little negro
asked for a drink of water, gulped it down
greedily and asked to go home.
A school teacher of Gwinnett county
was called before the county school com
missioner Wednesday to show cause why
his license should not be revoked for tak
ing undue liberty with one of his pupils.
It was charged that during a recitation at
the last term of school this teacher laid
his arm around the neck of a young girl
who sat beside him on a bench. The com
missioner decided that evidence was not
sufficient to revoke the license and re
fused to grant the request of citizens, ask
ing for his removal.
James Bailey Mclntosh died at his home,
on The Ridge, at Darien, on Wednesday
last. He was stricken with i*aralysis on
Tuesday anil passed peacefully away on
the following afternoon. He was In hts
751 year, lie leaves a brother, W. S. Me
Intush, and other relatives.
FLORIDA.
Two negroes are to be hanged at Lake
City next Wednesday.
There is talk of establishing a business
college and a conservatory of music in
Orlando.
Tudor R. Hall and family of Bartow
leave soon /or Paris, France, which will be
their future home.
The county commissioners have esti
mated the orange crop in Lee county this
year at 14.355 boxes.
An incendiary attempted Wednesday
night to burn the News-Register newspa
per office at Brooksvllle.
A meeting to form a company to estab
lish a canning factory In Gainesville has
been called In that place for Tuesday.
The mercantile business of J. It. Chltty
& Cos., at High Spring, was closed out by
bill of sale on the 10th Inst., to J. E. Grady
& Son of Savannah.
At a meeting of prominent colored men,
held at Orlando last Wednesday, It was
definitely decided to remove Edward
" aters College (colored) from Jackson
ville to Eatonville.
Cornelius Van Houton of Orlando has
sold the entire grape cron of the famous
Niagara vineyard to J. B. La Mont ague,
who will manufacture the same into wine.
It Is stated that business In the United
States land office at Gainesville, for the
month of June, was not heavy. Home
stead entries w ere made upon 4.53.8.13 acres
of land, and final proof was made upon
9,707.18 acres.
The robbery of Dr. Hastings at Hunt
ington, Putnam county, says the Crescent
City I’hllosphcr, was much more serious
than first reported, as $034.50, SIOO worth of
surgical Instruments nnd a lot of goods
wore stolen. The Iron safe was In the
doctor’s store, and was blown open.
D. Dawes of Crescent City, says the
I’hllospher of Wednesday, purchased a
young heifer at Asheville, N. C„ and had
her shipped home by rail. She Is now
only three years old and the mother of
four calves, giving birth to triplets Juno
24. Since her first calf was born Aug. u,
1893, she has averaged dally sixteen quarts
of milk.
Dr. John Gulteras, of the marine hos
pital service, and who Is now considered
the leading yellow fever export of the coun
try, has been sent to Tampa by the gov
ernment to Investigate the yellow fever re
port spread concerning that city. He will
remain several days, not to study yellow
fever, but to Investigate germ diseases
In semi-tropical climes.
Photographer Freeman of Bartow hns
been employed to make about fifty views
of fields, groves, etc.. In Polk county to
show what corn, rice, sugar cane, mel
ons, etc., look like in the fields. He Is also
employed by the Peace River Consolida
ted Phosphate Company and Is already at
work taking photographs which will
show all the works. These photographs
are to be exhibited at Atlanta.
Palutka Advertiser: Mrs. R. W. Davis
Is the champion gardener. On a little
plot of ground, hardly more than 20x40
feet, sho raised this spring almost every
variety of vegetables, Including corn, to
matoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, etc., and
all In sufficient quantities for family use.
On nine hills of cucumbers sho raised at
least three bushels of this vegetable.
J. W. Roberts has let the contract to
Brown & Frazier for a two-story brick
building, 50x100, at the corner of Zack
street and Florida avenue, at Tampa. They
broke dirt for the new structure Thurs
day. The lower floor will be used for his
plumbing business, and the second for of
fices. The building will cost $7,500, and
work will be pushed to an early comple
tion.
Judge Arnow has completed his labors
as special sanitary inspector for Gaines
ville, and is now preparing a lengthy re
port. The report will embrace a complete
census of the city In ull the important
parts. The report nas not been fully made
out, but the Judge thinks that the report
will show a population of 3,0u0. With the
many additions not included with
in the city limits, the number would be
swelled to about 4,000.
A convention of delegates from the sev
enteen counties south of township four
teen, met in the court house at
Tampa Friday, to fix the time
for killing wild game under
the statute. Twelve of the counties were
represented, eight by delegates, three by
letter, and one, Volusia, by wire. F. A.
Tugue of Marlon moved to make It from
November to February Inclusive. Mr.
Baker of Sumter, wanted October to Jan
uary, and Mr. Watson, of Osceola, moved
to make It from September to December. A
yea and nay vote was taken, which re
sulted In the months of October, Novem
ber, December und January being fixed as
the time for killing wild game. The secre
tary was instructed to inform the various
boards who had no delegates present.
The Morning News correspondent at St.
Augustine writes as follows: The orange
and vegetable growers of middle und west
Florida are realizing that to successfully
grow citrus fruits und early vegetables
they must go south of a line drawn from
Ft. Pierce'on the east to Tampa on the
west. James E. Ingraham, the land com
missioner of the Jacksonville, St. Augus
tine and Indian River railway, is Issuing
half rate tickets for persons, household
effects and farming implements to on
average of four families a week who arc
moving Into the Lake Worth and 111s
caync neighborhoods. Located near the
head of the Hillsborough river Is a colony
of Candler (Florida) farmers selecting
canal and railroad lands.
Jacksonville Times-Union: A few weeks
ago railroad men of Jacksonville predict
ed that the Adams Express Company
would become ti competitor of the South
ern Express Company within two years.
They have changed their minds as to the
time, and now make confident predictions
that Mr. Plant will have a competitor
within a very few months—by January,
ut least, perhaps In less time than that.
All that the Adams Express people are
waiting on, the railroaders say. Is the re
organization of the Central and the trans
fer of formal control from present hands
Into those of the Southern. The connec
tion around Washington, the stumbling
block of the past, has been arranged. It
is not as good a connection us the one
proposed for the future, but It Is Baid that
it will do the business in the way of sun
plying the missing link. This connection
is by ferry across the Potomac, at Alex
andria, Va„ to the terminal on the other
side of the Baltimore and Ohio railway.
Jacksonville Citizen: The prospects are
that the Florida pineapple crop this season
will not be more than 3.000 crates. This Is
the estimate made by Maj. Turner, secre
tary of the Florida Fruit Exchange, at
Jacksonville. Pineapples from the ludiun
river section have been coming Into mar
ket for several weeks now, but they are
very scarce, and do not come In by the
train load as they dW last season.' The
crop of 1894 amounted to something like
50,000 crates. The small crop this year
shows the effects of the freeze of last win
ter. It Is predicted, however, that next
year’s crop will be much larger, and that
it will be fully half of that of 1894, pro
vided there are no serious frosts in the
meantime. Maj. Turner was asked in re
gard to the orange crop, and he gave It as
his opinion that the crop would be much
larger than most people imagined,
although, he said, It would be very scat
tering. He estimated the crop at 100,000
boxes. Most of the fruit will come from
the Manatee river section. In the southern
part of the state, where the cold
did very little damage. Maj. Turner
thought that in 1896 and 1897 the orange
! crop will be very fair.
THE MOItXIXO NEWS: SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1593.
Jacksonville Tmes-Unlon: W. J. Huff-
Btexler, the game and gentlemanly little
bicycle ruler of Orlando, is not satisfied
with the result of the contest between
him and George Adams of this city on tit*
Fourth of July, and wants another go to
settle the very much disputed question as
to who is the champion of Florida. To -
following challenge Was given to the Or
lando correspondent of the Times-l nion
by Mr. Huffsietlet: "I hearby challenge
George N. Adams of Jacksonville for :t
match race to be run during the next
meet to be held by the Jacksonville whe-1-
men sometime in September. Ihe dis
tance to be from one to five miles, for a
SSO prize. Signed, W. J. Huffstetler.”
Hutlstetlrr thinks, says the Orlando oor
resiiondent, that he can outride Adams
arid Is very positive that he would havs
beaten him but for the unfortunate ac
cident that befell him. He and those of
his friends that saw the race, and tho
subsequent riding of the contestants, are
much of the opinion that Adams purpose
ly fouled him. In Jacksonville there are
very few of the opinion that the foul was
intentional. Mr. Adams has always rid
den fairly and above hoard and Is as
anxious as Mr. Huffstetler for another
meeting, which will be a real test as to
the respective abilities of the two. Jack
sonville Cyclers have a higher opinion of
the speed of the Orlando man than they
did before the meeting, and if the race Is
pulled off there is likely to be lively bet
ting with no odds. Mr. Huffstetler Is of
the opinion that the meet Is to be held in
September. Tbe wheelmen are endeav
oring to arrange It for about Aug. _3, but
that matter has not yet been definitely
settled.
DeLond Record: Our people were all
astir when the news reached the city last
Monday morning that Mrs. Clackner, an
aged lady, 67 years of uge, had been
knocked down twice the night previous at
her home In the Tedder settlement five
mile* north of Delamd. About 10 o'clock
Sunday night Mrs. Clackner was awaken
ed by a call, and was told that her neigh
bor, Mrs. Tedder, was dying and she was
sent for to go $o her Immediately. She
got up dressed herself and went down
stairs and asked the negro further partic
ulars about Mrs. Tedder, stating that she
thought the Tedder’s were on the coast.
The negro then said that they had re
turned that afternoon and that Mrs. Ted
der was not expected to live through the
night. Mrs. Clackner then started, pre
ceded by the negro to the edge of the
yard, where she was knocked down twice
by tbe negro, using a llghtwood limb. Mrs.
Clackner's screams evidently frightened
the negro, and he ran. and as Mrs. Clack
ner was getting up the second time saw
her assailant mount his horse an 1 rode
off at a rapid rate. Mr. Kimberly lived
r.ear by and she finally succeeded In get
ting to his house and reported the facts
as above stated. Mr. Kimberly came In
after the sheriff Monday morning, and
Deputy Sheriff Sams und Supt. Booser
wont out there, and began a hunt for
the scoundrel. They followed the horse's
track very easily to where a negro boy
named Hob White lived. They also track
ed the horse from the place to Mrs. Claek
ner’s He was found, arrested and lodged
la Jail. Tuesday afternoon before Judge
Fitts, Mrs. Clackner. Mr. Tedder, and
Messrs. Sams and Fooser gave evidence
that appeared to fasten this fiendish work
upon the 16-year-old boy. who. of course,
denied knowing anything about It, but he
Is no doubt the brute that assaulted this
aged lady. Hts Intentions were evidently
rape, for Mrs. Clackner is In needy cir
cumstances. Mrs. Clackner could not pos
itively identify White as the negro who
had assuulted her. Had she done so at
the committing trial probably the crimi
nal court would qot have been called upon
for a trial.
A special from Tampa to the Jackson
ville Tlmes-Unlon says: Tuesday morn
ing the Tlmes-Unlon contained a dispatch
from the quarantine inspector at Tarpon
Springs, saying there were thirteen Span
ish smacks and fifty sponging vessels In
the harbor. The Inspector has no boat,
and he asked that the Germ, from tho
Mullet Key station, be sent round to uid
him In his work. Before the Germ arrived
the number of smacks had swelled to
twenty-one, and the sponging lleet to be
tween fifty and seventy vessels. The
spongers at this season of the year come
to Anelote harbor every Saturday to de
posit their week’s catch In kraals, to be
washed out a week later. These Spanish
smacks come there to meet the spongers
to carry on an Illegitimate trade, contrary
to the laws of the United States, and an
chor just outside the three-mile limit and
sometimes within. They sell the spongers
brandy for pork and flour and other pro
visions furnished the fleet by its own
ers, for tho spongers, as a rule,
have little else with which to buy the
coveted drink. The Germ anchored be
tween the two fleets to see they had no
communication with each other. Capt. S.
E. Hopo and the quarantine officer went
out to inspect the smacks both for Infec
tious disease and for contraband goods.
They waved their flags at the flying ves
sels, but they gave no heed and both the
Inspector and quarantine officer fired first
ahead of the boats with repeating rllles.
When the balls struck Immediately ahead
of the vessels and splashed water upon
their forebeams, they hauled down their
sails and came to. When Capt. Hope
boarded one of the vessels, a great big Ba
hama negm waved a big knife savagely
at him, and the captain had to tell him
he would use the pistol he had in his hand
If the knife was not sheather. The negro
replied the captain had no right to shoot,
to which the captain replied: “If you
don't put that knife down, I'll show you
whether I will do it or not.” At that the
negro quieted down. The Germ ordered the
smacks out of the harbor, and by Thurs
day morning they were all gone. But
they will be back Saturday, and trouble Is
expected. Last year thirteen smacks, evi
dently some of the same ones now here,
were arrested and detained at the custom
house. They were lined heavily liv the
United States district court here, but on
appeal of tho cases were dismissed with
out payment. This has emboldened them
and they now say they will do as they
please, and If anybody Interferes with
them there will be trouble.
THE MARKET QUIET.
BIT PRICES GENERALLY STEADY
IS LEADING DEPARTMENTS.
A Fair Biialnmn Done in Spirits Tur
lienline—Rosin (Inlet, But Firm.
Cotton Quiet and Steady—The
AYhuleNule Markets Steady and I'n
cliniiKed.
Savannah. July 13.—The only active
market during the short business day
was spirits turpentine, which sold freely
at the current price. The rosin market
was comparatively quiet, and only a lim
ited amount of sales were reported. In
cotton there was very little doing, the
sales being only two bales. Stocks and
bonds wete steady and generally un
changed. The wholesale markets were
quiet, but steady and unchanged.
COTTON.
It was a dull day in the cotton market,
with scarcely an operation to make the
business Interesting. The receipts were
but one bale, but the sales wore double
the receipts, being two bales. At the
t’otton Exchange, the market at the reg
ular call, at 1:30 o'clock p. m., was bul
letined quiet and steady and unchanged.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market at the
cotton exchange to-day:
Good Middling g 15-1 G
Middling 11-lg
Low Middling gag
Good Ordinary g
Ordinary 5 7_yg
Market, quiet and steady; sales, 2.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks—
Receipts this day j
Same day last year 177
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1894 242,917
Same time last year 962i2.Vi
Stock on hand this day 3,04,j
Same day last year 8,659
Receipts and stocks at the ports—
Receipts this day 4<r>
This day last week 2,383
This day last year 022
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1894..7,898 i4
Same time las-t year * 3.806 561
Stock at the ports to-day 384,720
Stock same, day last year 271 703
Daily movement at other ports—
Gaiveston—yutet; middling, ll-16; net
receipts. 81; sales, 1; stock. 10,922.
New Orleans—Firm; middling. 7(4; net
receipts, 90; sales, 300; stock, 103,453.
Mobile—Nominal; middling, g'*; net re
ceipts, 1; stock, 5.937.
Charleston—Quiet middling, 6'.; net re
ceipts, 8; stock, 19,070.
Wlmlngton— Steady: middling, t-V net
receipts. 1; stoc k. 3,199.
Norfolk—Steady; middling, S7; net re
ceipts, 3; stock, 14.285.
Baltimore—Lull: mi idling, 7 3-16; net re
ceipts. 47: stock. 12,527.
New York— Steadv; middling. 7 1-16;
sales. SSB, Mock. 195.317.
Redon—Ea*) ; mel ding. 71*; net receipts
lei; gross, las.
Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 7%; net
receipts, 159; stock, 11.159.
Daily movement at Interior towns—
Augusta—lsteadv; middling, J, net re
ceipts. 9; sales, 97; stock. 6,105.
Memphis—Dull; middling, 6**; net re
ceipts 76; stock, 2,450.
St. Ixjulr—Steady; middling, G\; gross,
91; sales, 70; stock, 18,894
Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 7: net re
ceipts. 2; sales, .550; stock, 8,074.
Houston—Quiet; middling 6 11-16; revise
ne receipts, 128; stock, 18,964.
Exports of Cotton This Day-
New Orleans—Coastwise, 12.
Charleston—Coastwise, 6.
There were no foreign exports from the
ports to-day.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1694
To Great Britain, 3,403,581; lo France, 772,-
139; to the continent, 2,409,543.
Liverpool, July 13, 12:30 p. m.-Cotton
dull; prices favor buyers; American mid
dling, sales, 5.000 bales; Amer
ican, 4,6>St bales; speculation and export,
■*"V bales; receipts, 7,000 bales; American,
6,600; futures opener] steady at the de
cline; demand moderate; American mid
dling, low middling clause, July-August,
3.4!d; August-Sep;ember, 3.43d; 9ept*m
ber-October, 3.44 >(5.45®3.44d; December-
January. 3.47J|3.48®3.47d; January-Feb
ruary. 3.49d; Februury-Mar h, 3.5 M;
March-Aprll. 3.01d; futures quiet,
1 p. m.—Cotton. American middling,
fair. 4 9-3. M; go si middling, 3 27-321; mid
dling, 3 11-166; low middling, 3 9-16d; good
ordinary, 3 7-16d; ordinary, 3' 4 d
Futures, July. July-August, 3.41®
3.42, buyers; August-Scptember, 3.43®
344 J, sellers; September-October,
3.45d, sellers; lUctober-Novemher,
3.16d, sellers; November-Decem
ber. 3.47d, value; December-January,
3.48, value; January-February, 3.49, buy
ers; February-March, 3.50®3.51d; March-
Aprll. 3.52d, value; Aprll-ifay, 3.53d, buy
ers; futures closed quiet.
New York, July 13, noon.—Cotton futures
opened steady; July. 6.78 c; August. 6.82 c;
September, 6.SBc; October, 6.92 c; Novem
ber, 6.97 c; December. 7.91 c.
New York, July 13.—Cotton futures
closed steady; July, 6.70 c; August, 6.3-K*;
September, 6.85 c; October, C.9ne; Novem
ber, 6.94 e; December, 6.99 c; January, 7.06 c;
February, 7.10 o; March, 7.15 c; sales. 51.600
bales.
New Orleans, July 13.—Cotton futures
steady; sale*. 19.W8) bales; July, 6.53 c;
August, 6.54 c; September. 6.57 c; October,
6.60 c; November, 6.63 c; December 6.68 c;
January, 6.73 c; February, 6.78 c; March,
6.83 c.
Galveston, Tex., July 13.—The first new
bale of the season, classed as strictly
middling, was sold at auction to-day by
Kuhn & Fraussen. The price paid was
SIOO.
New York, July 13—The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 3,143.167
bales, of which 2.762,267 bales are Ameri
can; against 2,609.617 bales anil 2,115,417
bales respectively last year. The receipts
of cotton the past week at all Interior
towns were 1,161 bales. The crop lti sight
Is 9.649,035 bales.
New York, July 13.—Rlordan & Cos. say
of cotton to-day: “A dull and apathetic
speculation during the week has resulted
In a decline of about 10 points, as com
pared with the closing prices of last Sat
urday. To-day's trailing was devoid of
feature, except the stubborn refusal of the
market to go down In tho face of consid
erable pressure. August opened at 6.82 c,
declined to 6.75 c. und closed 6.80®6.81c,
with tho tone steady. The bears declare
that all the life has gone out of specu
lation; that everybody who thinks well of
cotton is loaded up with as much as he
can carry, and is waiting for somebody else
to relieve him of his burden at a higher
price than he paid for it, and that clear
weather during the next six weeks Is likely
to repair whatever damage the crop may
have suffered. Under these circum
stances, they urge, holders of cotton are
sure, sooner or lut-r, to grow tired and
to throw ttyelr holdings overboard, and
that this process will necessarily result in
a lower range of prices. This Is about the
whole argument. The bulls, who now In
clude In their ranks many of the strongest
houses In the exchange, are not a bit
frightened. They admit that a forced llqul
datlon of weak holders may cause prices
to temporarily yield a little further, but
they contend that on any slump the cotton
eold out will find its way into stronger
hands. They hold that present prices are
so low as to preclude the possibility of any
senous decline, and that nothing but an
overwhelming crop with existing trad®
and conditions could bring us back to the
low prices of the past winter. Whereas,
it is now absolutely certain that at the
best, only a crop or moderate dimensions
can he expected, whilo a very small one
is more than possible. Finally they say
that the chances for a big advance are so
much greater than those of any material
decline, that speculation in cotton may
wake up at any moment and give us a
genuine bull market. It seems to us that
the. situation, at the moment, strongly fa
vors the bull side, but tho outcome will all
depend upon how the crop will fare the
remaining weeks of July und in August.”
NAVAL STORKS.
Spirits Turpcntine-The market con
tinued firm, with a fair demand for the
receipts. An interesting feature of the
day was a clearance for London of over
5.000 casks. The quotations bulletined at
the board of trade was 2. r >*ic. with the tone
lirm. The reported sales were 782 casks
Rosin—Only a fair business was reported
dining the short session at the board of
trade. The market, at the opening and
closing, was bulletined firm. The aggre
gated sales posted were 791 barrels. The
following were the official Quotations*
c *llO 1 ,'n 85
4! 1 25 K 20
g 1 30 M 2 35
0 1 55 W G ? so
H 1 60 W W 2on
Naval Stores Statement-
Stock on hand April 1
Received to-day 1,477 3,090
Received previously 118,931 287,189
Total 122,829 37?,559
Exports to-day 5,098 0 092
Exports previously 98,393 285,370
Total ...103,493 291,462
Stock on hand and on ship
board to-day 19,356 83,197
Slock same day last year 51,682 93,313
Receipts same day lest year.. 1.365 4 763
Charleston, S. C„ July 13.—Turpentine,
steady, firm, at 2i>4c; receipts, 80 casks.
Rosin, good strained, firm, at $1.15u1.25'
receipts, 471 barrels.
Wilmington, N. C., July 13.—Rosin firm;
strained, sl.l"Vi; good strained, $1,224 bid.
Spirits turpentine steady; machine, 23310;
irregular, 254 c; tar firm at $1.30; crude
turpentine quiet; hard, $1.20; soft, $1.70:
virgin, 2.20.
New York, July 13.—Rosin active,
steady; strained, common to good, si.Es’ra
1.5742. Turpentine quiet, easy; 2%254c. ~
RICE.
The market Is quiet. The following quo
tations are posted at the board of trade:
Clean—Rer pound, fair, 3fi3';c; good 3’i'
@34c; prime, 4>i<g44c; head, 5o; job lots,
Vrlf tic higher.
Rough—4scGsl.2o per bushel.
FINANCIAL.
Money, steady, with a fair demand.
Domestic Exchange—The tone of the
market Is steady. Ranks are buying at
par and selling at 4 per cent, premium
up to $5,000; over $5,000, at SI.OO per SI,OOO.
•Foreign Exchange—Market firm. The
following are net Savannah quotations:
Commercial demand, $4 89; sixty days, $4.88;
ninety days, $4 874; continentals, steady;
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, $3.17;
Swiss, sixty days, $5,184; marks, sixty
days, 95 3-16;
Securities—Securities are inclined to be
quiet. The offerings ure light In South
western.
State Bonds—Georgia. 44 per cent., 1915,
113 bid. asked; Georgia * per cent., 1896,
102 bid, asked; Georgia 34 per cent., long
dates, 1014 bid. 1024 asked; Georgia 34
per cent.. 1915. 1014, bid, 1014 asked.
City Bonds—New Savannah 5 per cent.,
October coupons, 1064 bid, 106\ asked;
New Savannah 5 per cent., August cou
pons, 107 V, bid, 1084 asked.
Railroad Bonds—Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent, interest coupons. 1134 bid, 115
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated 7 per cent, coupons, January
and July maturity 1897, 102', hid. 104 ask-1;
( entral consolidated mortgage 7 per cent,
coupons, January and July maturity, 1893,
124*2 bid, asked; Central Railroad and
Ranking fompany collateral gold ss. 90
bid. B*s asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 111( 112
bid, 112 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage, 114 bid, 116
asked; Montgomery and Eufaula flrat
mortgage Indorsed 6 per cent 105% bid. lU%
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida flrat
mortgage 6 per cent, trust receipts, i'-'l bid,
asked; Savannah and Atlantic 5. In
dorsed, 22 bid. 20 asked; South Georgia and
Florida indorsed firsts, 166 bid, asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage, 106 bid, asked; Savannah and
Western os trust, certificates. Indorsed by
Central railroad. 62 bid, 63 asked; Sa
vannah, Ameri'Ois and Montgomery Os, 52
bid, 32 asked; Ocean Steamship 6 per cent,
bonds, 1920, 93 bid, 95 asked; Columbus and
Rome first indorsed Cs. bid, 22 asked;
Columbus and Western 6 per cent., first
guaranteed. 112 bid, 114 asked; Augusta
and Knoxville railroad, 7 per cent., first
mortgage bonds. 102 bid, 103 asked; City
and Suburban railroad, first mortgage 7
per cent, bonds. So bid, 05 asked; Electric
railway bonds, 25 bid, 30 asked; Alabama
Midland, 5 per cent., $9 bid, 90 asked;
Brunswick and Western 4s, 72 asked;
Bouth Bound railroad ss, 74'a bid, 75**
asked.
Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan
nah 7 per cent., guarant-ed, Sft bid: M
asked; Central common, 12 bid, 14’* asked;
Georgia common, 170 bid, 171 asked; South
western 7 per cent, guaranteed, 85 bid.
86 asked; Central 6 per cent, certificates,
D!t l.id, 25 asked; Atlanta and
West. Point railroad stock, 95
bid, 96 asked; Atlanta and West Point
G per cent, certificates. Id’s bid, 95V* asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.—Ex-div. Citizens’
Bank, 104'* bid, 105V* asked; ex-div, Chat
ham Bank, 48'- bid. 49 asked, ex-div. Ger
mania Bank 102% bid, —asked; ex-dlv. Mer
chants' National Bank, 101 bid, 102 asked;
ex-dlv. National Rank of Savannah, 132 bid
134 asked; ex-div. Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company, 100 bid, 101 asked; ex
dlv. Southern Bank of the State of Geor
gia, 161 bid, 163 asked; ex-div. Savannah
Rank and Trust Cos , 104% bid, 105 asked;
ex-dlv. Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, 52% bid, 53V* asked; Savan
nah Construction Company, 74 bid, 75 ask
ed; Title Guarantee and Loan Company,
85 bid, asked.
New York. July 13.—Money on call was
nominally, lft 1% per cent. Prime mercan
tile paper, 3%®* per cent.
Sterling exchange Is steady, with actual
business In bankers bills at s4.S9fi4.By'i for
60 days and $4.90 for demand. Poste t
rates, $4.89%®4.90%. Commercial bills,
4.55%ft4.58%.
Bar silver, 66%c.
Government bonds were firm; state
bonds were quiet. Railroad bonds were
higher.
Stiver at the board was quoted at 07'*
<867%.
New Y’ork, July 13.—The treasury bal
ances were as follows; Coin, $102,542,811;
currency. $64,737,036.
New York, July 13.—The weekly state
ment of the associated banks shows the
following changes: Reserve, increase, sl,
231,600; loans, decrease, $2,312,700; species,
decrease, $231 6k); legal tenders. Increase,
$9X7,400; deposits, decrease, $1,9u3,2i'0; circu
lation, lncroat'c, $44,300. The banks now
hold $33,40.3,3(0 in excess of legal require
ments.
New York, July 13, noon.—Erlo, 10*4;
Northwestern, 98%; do preferred, 17%;
Lake Shore, 147%; Norfolk and Western
preferred. 14; Western Villon, 91%; South
ern Railway common, 14%; Southern Rail
way preferred, 42%; American Sugar, 107;
Baltimore and Ohio, 62%; Canada South
ern. 53%; St. Paul, 68%; Rock Island, 71*4;
Delaware and Hudson, 130%; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 163; Manhat
tan. 111%; Michigan Central, 100; New
York Central, 101%,
New York, July 13.—Speculation at the
Stock Exchange was dull throughout,
only 104,199 shares being traded In. The
changes, such as they wore were due
mainly to the operations of profession
als, although at the start there was a
little selling by holders who exaggerated
the importance of the shipment ol' $200,-
uuo gold by the Lucania to-day. The re
actionists, however, were unable to make
any Impression on prices to speak of out
side of the Industrials. Sugar, Chicago
Gas, Leather and General Electric were
notably heavy In this group, and fell %®2
per cent.. Sugar leading, with sales down
to 106%. Chicago Gas ran off to 55*4, Gen
eral Electric to 35%, Leather to 16%, and
do preferred to 86. The railway list Was
not Influenced to any extent and the
losses were generaly confined to the
fractions. The shorts are chary of ex
tending their lines in the railways for the
reason that the Impression Is gaining
ground that an Important move Is con
templated in the anthracite coal trade.
It is thought that during the coming
week something will be heard from the
big bankers who have been looking over
the ground, with a view of adjusting the
differences which have existed In this
trade for some time past. In the last
hour speculations developed a firmer tone
on covering of short contracts, and prices
rallied anywhere from % to 1% per cent.
The market dosed barely steadv In tone.
Net changes in the railway iist show
losses of %(% per cent. Sugar, how
ever, lost 1% per cent. The bond mar
ket was quiet and higher. Sulcs were
422,000, The sales of listed stocks aggre
gated 64,000 shales; unlisted, 40,000 shares.
New York stock list—Closing bids—
Stocks and bonds: American Cotton Oil,
26; do nreferred, 73%; Sugar Refinery, 137;
do, preferred, 99%; American Tobacco,
111%; do preferred, 113; Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Feu. 9%; Baltimore and Ohio,
62%; Canada Pacific, 57; Chesapeake and
Ohio, 21%; Chicago and Alton, 157; Chica
go, Burlington and Quincy, 85%; Chicago
Gas, 56%; Deluware, Lackawanna and
Western, 16,3; Distillers. Cattle Feeders,
20%; Erie, 10%; do, preferred, 23; Edison
General Electric, 3n%; Illinois Central,
98%; Lake Erie and Western, 25%; do, pre
ferred, 84; Lake Shore, 147%; Louisville
and Nashville, 59%; Louisville and N. A.,
8%; Manhattan, 111%; Memphis anl
Charleston, 15 asked; Michigan Central
10o; Missouri Pacific, 32%; Mobile and
Ohio, 23; Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis, 68; L'nited States Cordage, 1%- do
preferred, 2%; Now Jersey Central, lrtl‘, ;
New Y’ork Central, 101%; N. Y. and N. E“
48%; Norfolk and Western, preferred, lc
Northern Pacific, 4%; do, preferred, 17% ■
Northwestern. 98%; do preferred, 143>i;
Pacific Mall, 28%; lieadlr- 18; Rock Is
land, 71%; St. Paul, 68%; do, preferred.
122%; Silver Certificates, 67; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 37%; do preferred, 96;
Texas Pacific, 12%; I'nion Pacific. 13*4;
Wabash, St. L. and P., 8%; do preferred,
19%; Western Union, 91%; Wheeling and
L. E., 16%; do preferred, 53%; Southern
Railway ss, 98%; Southern railway com
mon. 14%; Southern railway preferred, 45%
State Bonds—Alabama A, 107; do B, 107-
do C, 97; Louisiana stamped 4's, 100; North
Carolina 4’s, 104 asked; North Carolina 6'4
123; Tennessee, new set, 3's, 90%; Virginia
G's, preferred, 8%; Virginia Trust Re
ceipts, 6%; Virginia Funding Debt, 82;
South Carcdina 4%’, 106.
Government Bonds—United States 4’s
registered. 112; United States 4's, coupons!
112%; United States 2's, registered, 97.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Bacon—The market is firm. Smoked
clear sides, 7%c; dry salted clear rib sides
714 c; long clear, 7%c; bellies, 7Vic; sugar
cured hams, 10*v 4 c.
I.ard—Market firm; pure in tierces, 7%c
--50-pound tins, 7’ic; compound in tierces’
DVjc; in 50-pound tins, 514 c.
Butter—Market steady, fair demand;
Ooshen, 15c; gilt edge, 20c; creamery. 21c-
Elgin, 24c. *
Cheese—Market dull; SH'f'lZc; fancy full
cream cheese, 10® 12c; 20-pound average.
Fish—Mackerel—Half barrel, No. 1. $8 50-
No. 2, 27.50; No. 3, $6.00; kits, Net. 1, $] 25-
No. 2, $1.00; No. 3.95 c. Codfish, 1-poiind
bricks, 6%c; 2-pound bricks, 6c. Smoked
herrings, per box, 20c. Butch herring, in
kegs, SI.OO. New mullet, half barrels, $3.50
Salt—Demand is fair and the market
steady; ear load lots, f. o. b., Liverpool
200-pound sacks, 40c; Virginia, 126-pound
burlap sacks, 33c; ditto, 125-pound cotton
sacks, 36c; smaller lots, higher.
Syrup—Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup, buying at 23c and selling at 23®
2oc; sugar house at 18®32c; Cuba straight
23;g30c; sugar house molasses.
15®20c. ’
Tobacco—Market quiet and steady
smoking domestic, 22®60c; chewing com
mon, sound. 24® 27c; fair, 23@35c; good 36
&48c; bright, 60®65c; fine fancy, 6o®80e; ex
tra tine, $1.U®1.15; bright navies, 25©45c
h lour—Market firm; patent. $4 40-
straight, 4.20; fancy. $4.10; family, $3.90 ’
Corn—Market Is steady; white corn job
lots, 63c; car load lots, 0c; mixed corn
Job lots, 62c; car load lots, 59c, cracked
corn. Job lots, $1.20 sack.
Oats—Car load, 38c; job lots, 41c.
Bran-Job lots, 95c; car load lots, 90c
Hay—Market steady; western job lots
97*4: car load lots, 92V4c.
Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $2.90; per sack
$1.32V4; city meal per sack, $1.22*4; peari
grits, per barrel. $3.10; per sack. $1.42*4-
city grits, per sack, fl.32* z .
Coffee—Market steady; Mocha, 29'ic' Ja
va, 29c; peaberry, 22>,-c, fancy or s'taa
dard. No. 1,21 c: choice or standard. No. 1
JD%c; prime or standard. No. >. 20c; good
or standard. No. 4,19 c; fair or standard.
No. 5,18 c; ordinary, or standard. No. 6,
17c; common or standard. No. 7,16 c.
Sugars—Market firm; cut loaf, 5%e;
crushed. 5%c; powdered, sc; XXXX pow
dered, 5%c; stanuard granulated, 4%e;
cubes, sc; mould A, 4%c; diamond A, 4%c;
confectioners, 4%c; white extra, 4%c; ex
tra C. 4%c; golden C. 4%c; yellow, 4c.
Wines—Domestic, port, sherry, cataw
ba, low grades. Soft Soc; fine grades, SL9O9
1.5 u; California, light, muscatel and an
gelica. $1.3581.75; lower proofs In propor
tion. Gins lc per gallon higher. Rum, 2c
higher.
Liquors—Market firm. High wine ba
sis, $1.24; whisky, per gallon, rectified, 100
proof. 11.35Q1.75; choice grades, sl.W>ft2.Go;
straight, $1,454*3.50; blended, $2.00144.00.
Lemons—Market quiet; per box, $4.75@
$5.00.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, S%3>
10c; common, 7ftßc.
Oils—Market steady; demand fair: Sig
nal, 45f(50c; West Virginia, black, 9ft 12c;
lard, 65870 c; neatsfoot, 60685 c; machinerv,
2uft3uc; linseed, raw, 60c; boiled, 63c; ker
osene. Georgia test, ll%c; water white,
13c; fire-proof, 14c; guardian, 14c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement—
Alabama and Georgia lime In fair de
mand and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk
and car load lots special; calcined plaster,
$1.60 per barrel, hair, 4ftse; Rosedale ce
ment. $1.3084.40; car load lots special;
Portland cement, retail, $2.40; car load lots
$2.10.
Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona. 16c; Ivacas,
14c; walnuts, French, He; Naples. 12%c;
pecans, 10c; Brazils, 6c; filberts. 10c; as
serted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound, 108120
per pound.
Peanuts—Ample stock, fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand picked Vir
ginia, per pound, 6c; hand picked, per
pound, 4%c; small hand picked, per
pound. 4c.
Onions—Crates, Egyptian, $1.25; sack,
$3.00.
Potatoes—Dull: Irish, barrels, $2.0002.75.
Nalls—Market steady; base, 60d; $1.70
steel; $2,00. wire.
Shot—Firm; drop to B, $1.30; B and lar
ger, $1.55; buck, $1.55.
Iron—Market very steady: Swede, 4%4J
sc; refined, SI.BO base.
Gun Powder—Per keg, $3.25.
Lumber—Demand, both foreign and do
mestic, Is firm. Ordinary sizes, $11.09®
12.00: difficult sizes. $13.00(318.00; flooring,
boards, $15.0x622.00; ship stuffs, $16.60320.00;
sawn ties, SIO.OO.
Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides—The market is
active, good demand; receipts, scant; dry
flint, 12%c; dry salt, 10%c: dry butcher,
9%c; green salted, 7c. Wool—Quiet; prime
Georgia, free of sand, burrs and black
wool, 14%c; blacks, ll%e; burry, 760 c; wax,
25c; tallow, 4c. Deer skins, fine, 20c; salted,
15c.
Poultry—Stendy; fair demand; grown
fowls, per pair, 55365 c; % grown, 404143 c.
Eggs—Market very dull; country, per
dozen, Bft 9c.
Bagging and Ties—The market Is firm;
Jute bagging. 2% pound, 7%c; 2-pound, 7%c;
1%-pounds, 6%c; quotations aro for Job
lots; small lots higher; sea island bag
ging, 9%®10%c. Iron ties, large lots, 85c;
smaller lots, 90c®$1.00.
Dry Goods—The market Is quiet; prices
firm and advancing; demand light. Prints,
3445 c; Georgia brown shirtings %, 3%c;
76 do, 4c; 4-4 brown sheetings, sc; white
osnaburgs, 638 c; checks, 3ft3c; brown dril
lings, 6%@6c.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
Cotton—Market quiet. Rates quoted are
per 100 pounds. Direct—Boston, per bale,
$1.25; New York per bale, $1.00; Philadel
phia, per bale, $1.00; Baltimore, per bale,
SI.OO.
Lumber—By Sail—Freights are steady at
ruling rates. Foreign business Is more or
less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4.25<@
5.50. for a range Including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base 44
feet, 16c. Timber rates, 50c®$1.00
higher than lumber rates. To the West In
dies and Windward, nominal; to Rcsßrla.
$12.00ft!3.00; Buenos Ayres or Montevideo,
$10.00311,00; to Rio Janeiro, $14.00; to Span
ish and Mediterranean ports, $11.30311.50;
to l’nited Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, £4 5s standard.
By Steam—To Now York, $7.00; to Phila
delphia. $7.00; to Boston, $8.00; to Balti
more, $5.00.
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market Is
quiet. Large sized, Cork for orders are
Genoa, 2s 3433s 6d; Adriatic, 2s 64<
3s 9d. South America, rosin, 65c per barrel
of 280 pounds. Coastwise—Steam—To Bos
ton, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin, 90c on
spirits; to New York, rosin, B%c per 100
pounds; spirits. 85c; to Philadelphia, rosin,
7%c per 100 pounds, spirits, 80c; to Balti
more, rosin, 7%c per 100 pounds, spirits,
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, etc.
New York, July 13,-Flour steady, win
ter wheat, low grades, $2.70ft3.30; fair to
fancy, s3.uoft4.efl; patents, sl.2uft 1.25; Min
nesota clear, s3.loft-3.40; patent*. J:;.9oft4 ",o
low extras, $2.70ft3.30; southern Hour dull
ftpa<ly; common, fair extra, $2 l<XnX IS*
good to choice, $3,204(4.00. When.t dull!
easier; No. 2, red store and elevator, 70*441
71%c; afloat, 71%ft72c; options were dull
arid Irregular, opening wenk ami d-*cllo
ing 7*ftl%c, advanced to%ft-%c, fell %ft%e.
closed firm at %ft%c below yesterday.
Com scarce, firmer; No. 2. 50%e, eleva
tor; 51%c afloat; options were dull but
firm at %c advance; active; July, 50%e
September, 61%c: October, 50%c. Oats
quiet, firmer; options dull; July, 27%c; Pet>-
uunber, 284 C; spot. No. 2, 28ft28%c; No. 2,
white, 33(033%c; mixed western, :>,ft "9.-
Hay quiet, firm; shipping, sft7oc; good to
choice, 85ft9,ic. Wool fairly active, firm;
domestic fleece, 13ft22c; pulled, 13ft:;4o :
loxas. lOftHo. Beef dull; family,
13.txi; extra men, $8.(81. Reef hams steady,
dull, 18.00ft18.50. Tierced beef quiet
choice extra India mess, sl7.ooft 18.00 Cut
meats quiet, firm; pickled bellies 7ft7%c
shoulders, 6c; hams, 9%ft;loc. Lard quiet’
weak; per hundred pounds, western
steam, $4 00; city, $6.0006.10; September.
*’•'2* nominal; rennotl Quiet; continent
J 7.00; feouth Amfrica, $7.30; comj.oun.L S (A
V ork inactive, steady; mesp, *12.2.V*
UOO. butter, choice, firm, fair demand;
state dairy, creamery, 17c; wes
tern dairy', creamery, 17ffil7c- El-
Kins 17c. Cotton seed oil, dull, about ateariv
crude, 23c bid; yellow
5 r ? r, iT,’ Petroleum nomi
i?' I !,’ * bjiadejphia and Baltimore. $7.00; do,
bulk, s>.lo<b‘s.l4. Rice moderate!v active
>’ r ™; domestic fair to extra, 4%ft6c; Japan
414%c. Molasses, foreign, nominal- Nev>
Orica ns open kettle, good to choice. 26ft)
32c. Sugar firm; fair refining, 2 7 . e; refined
fairly active, firm; off A, 4%*i4%c; stan
dard A. 4 7-16ft4%c; cutloaf and crushed
5 l-ltVo>sV 4 c; grunulatcd, 4 7-16Ji4\->'
Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton, l-itifi;
gram, 2d. *
Chicago, July 13. noon.—Tha market
opened for wheat, July, 65c; corn, Septem
pork. J'lly. $11.00; lard, Septem
ber, $6.40; ribs, July, $6.10.
Chicago, July 13.—After exhibiting an
easy undertone throughout the session,
wheat finally broke and closed weak at a
decline of l%e from yesterday’s last price*
The crowd had bought too much wheat
yesterday, the demand to-day beintr far
too light to absorb the amount for sale
and In the end sacrifices had to be made’
in order to dispose of the property. The
news from the northwest was still con
flicting, and the traders are feeling dis
posed to permit the question of yield of
spring wheat to go undenied until the
harvest returns begin to come In. Septem
ber wheat opens,l from 67%4i67%, sold be
tween 68%c and 66%c, closing at 66%c with
the loss before mentioned. Cash* w-heat
was steady at yesterday's prices
Corn—The interior supplies Is the one
alarming feature. Whilst it is acknowl
edged that the new crop will be an enor
mous one, it is yet a matter of fact that
none of it can be available for delivery on
September contracts.
Oats, though holding steady, were with
out notable support. Tnrough the merits of
corn prices were prevented from declin
ing. but the trade lacked interest or fea
ture. It was a Saturday market of the
usual kind. September closed a shade
under yesterday. Cash oats were steadv
dosing weak and %e per bushel lower.
Provisions—A moment’s steadiness at
the opening was about all the strength
seen in products. After declining steadily
during the morning, there was a national
recovery of part of the loss, hut the buy
ing that brought about the rally was rath
er to realize profits on short sales, than
for the purpose of Investment. Selling was
scattered, but the brokers, who were con
spicuous on that side, are the same who
usually are identified with Armour's opera
tions. At the close September pork was
lae under yesterday, September lard 2%c
lower and September ribs 5c lower
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Gr> enin K- Highest. Lowest. Closing,
u heat—
Ju'y 66 66*4 6474 6)
Sept 67% 68% 66% 66%
Bee 63% 76% 68% 69
Corn—
July 15% 46% 45% 45%
■®P* to 7/ 47% 45% 46%
Mar 36% *>74 36*4 *
Oats— *
July 23% 24 23% —.
Sept 23% 25% 23% * ■
May 27 2l£ as**
Pork— *
July ....sll 00 Ml 00 $llOO
Be*t .... 11 32% 1132% 11 os *]{ '!.
L.ard— Vi
July ...630 6 30 6 30 ,
B, £i,yr 615 111
July .... 6 10 6 10 6 10
ept .... 625 625 615
The cash quotations were as folW .
Flour was quiet, with a little steadier f*\
lng. There was no quotable chane.-, ?'
prices. No. 2 spring wheal, t-- '•*
red. 65* *c; No. 2 corn, 45%ft46% c - v , J
oats, 24%e; m-ss pork. $11.10ft11.12% ‘Sr "
$6,32%; short rib sides. 16.10ft6.15- drv .
shoulders, $5.25®5.37%; she-t clear I.i t 1
$6.75ft6.87%; whisky, $1.24. lfc “’
Cincinnati, July 13.—Flour, quiet- .■ _
ter patent, $3.4084.10; do fancy, $35,’,. - 7
do family, $3.2063.40; do spring patem-’
$3.75ft4.00. Wheat, receipts small
strong. Corn, active; No. 2 white tra
48c; do mixed track, 47c; No. 3 mixeu a- ’
No. 2 mixed track, white, easy >7- ’
Oats, active; No. 2 mixed track’ ‘
Pork, market dull, unc hanged. ’ f ,;’Y
weak. Steam leaf, 6*40; kettle lard 6*
prime steam, quiet, but steady, at 6% 1 . * ’
Bacon, dull, loose shoulders, 5%0 - ]„ o< ’
short rib sides, 6%c: loose short clear l,„
7o; (lry salted meats, dull, unchat,v...i’
Whisky, quiet, easy, $1.24.
St. Louis, July 13.—Flour, dull; patent*
$3.50ft3.60; extra fancy, $3.25y3.33- f
$2.90t03.u00; choice. $2.5®2.70. Wheat low'
er; July, 64%0; August. 64%c; Septeml..’’-
94Vg5eo; December, b7%c. Corn. in-*-.
July, 41c; September, 42%c; Decenfi .’
31%c; May, 32%c. Oats, flint; July
September, 23%c; May, 26%e. Pork, stan
dard mess, $11.50. Lard, prime steam, ~,
choice, $6.25. Bacon, shoulders, 6%c; lone."
6%c; clear ribs, 6%e; short clear, 7c- dty
salted meats, shoulders, 5%c; longs, V 2-
clcar ribs, 6%e; short clear, 6%c. lliirh
wines, steady, $1.25.
Baltimore July 13.—Flour, firm. Wheat
unsettled; No. 2 red spot and July mil
68%c; August. 68ft68%c; September,
69%c; steamer No. 2 red, 64%e; southern
by sample, 69ft7uo; do on grade. 65ft.7ij.
Corn, firmer: mixed spot. 50%ft51c; July'
50%c bid; August, 50%e asked; September’
51c asked; southern white, 51ft52c; do yell
low, 52ft : 5Se. Oats, steady; good Inquiry -
No. 2 white western, 32%ft33c; No. 2 mixed
do, 30%ft31c. Rye, inactive; stock, 5,896
Hay, easier, 16c. Grain freights, more ad
tlve; steam to Liverpool, l%ft.l\d, July
Cork for orders, 2U, July. Other articles
unchanged.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
New York. July 13.—Fruits steady for
choice stock. Vegetables plentiful anl
freely offered as a rule; demand very mod
erate; prices unchanged.
Cincinnati, July 13.—Apples, $1.00ft1,23
per barrel; fancy, early harvest, s2.ioft2!%
per barrel. Georgia peaches, $2,644$ 2.5n; for
choice, $2.75(03.00; California, sl.loft 1.5> per
box. Pears, new early harvest. $2.T0ft3.67
barrel. Plums, California, $2.(Xifi2.25 per
box. Muskmelons, fancy, sl.7sft 2.00 per
crate. Watermelons, $0.0047 8.00 for fair,
and $10.00ft12.00 per 100 for fancy, or
anges. Florldas, $2.50ft3.00 for large; $3,25'.t>
3.50 for small; California, naval, s3.ju p r
box; seedlings. $2.75ft3.25 per box; ilea
sina, $2.75 per box.
(For Marine Intelligence Bee Sixth Page.j
curiosities of Dismal swamp.
Oncer Things Foand by a Govern*
meat Scienilst in That Strange Ren
Klon.
From the Washington Evening Star.
”1 have Just returned from a visit to ths
Dismal Swamp,” said Dr. A. K. Fisher, or
nithologist of the department of agricul
ture, to a Star writer. "It is a strange re
gion, full of oddities that are not to ha
found elsewhere. The purpose of my ex
pedition was to Investigate the fauna of
the locality, and of rare mammals and
birds I secured quite a number. Snakes
are abundant and are alleged by the na
tives to be venomous, but all that I saw
were harmless. When I picked up a good
sized one from a log and held him by the
neck, the negro who was paddling for
me shuddered so that he nearly upset tha
boat.
"I found about fifty species of birds
breeding in the swamp. One of them was
Swalnson’s warbler, which Is very rare.
I trapped several species of small mice—
rice mice, field mice, golden mice, and lem
ming mice. The lemming mouse is hard
to eatoh because it will not take any sort
of bait; the only way to capture It is to set
a trap In its runway. I set my traps In dry
places out of water. Among other things I
got two rare shrews.
"There are plenty of cattle In the swamp
—small, dark, and very wild. They are the
progeny of animals that have strayed from
domesticated herds. Hunters stalk and
shoot them like deer. Bears are ntimerous
In the autumn they feed greedily on the
fruit of the sour gum. Wildcats, opossums,
and raccoons are not scarce, while squir
rels are remarkably abundant. The squir
rels have discovered an easy way to get
a living, by going along the shores of Lake
Drummond and picking up the nuts and
berries which have fallen into the water
and drifted In windrows. They trot along
the logs and fish them out with their
paws. Deer are common, hut hard to get.
In the fall hunters run them Into the laka
and catch them with dogs.
"There Is fine fishing in Lake Drummond
which contains plenty of perch, black
bass, two kinds of pickerel, three species
of sunfish, and other panflsh. There is
no dry ground In the swamp, and one sinks
at every step to his knees In mud. The
cane which forms brakes all through tha
south Is abundant. Together with a varied
undergrowth. It is tangled with vines that
run up Into trees, so that half a mile an
hour is a good rate of progress. One must
carry a knife to cut the vines, walking
being further impeded by the cat-briar,
whose thorns catch in the clothing and
hold on like hooks.
"The boats used In the Dismal Swamp
are all dug-outs, made from cypress logs,
twelve feet long and very narrow. To
shape such a craft properly Is a nice piece
of work. The novice who steps Into one
of these boats is apt to go out on the
other side, but the native stands up and
paddles with security. The water is dark
er than amber and excellent to drink; it Is
said to be a sure cure for malaria. Thera
Is no malarial disease in the swamp. Tha
swamp is full of magnolias, from tne siza
of bushes to trees sixty febt high. When
I was there they were full of flowers. Tha
cypress trees are cut for shingles. Tha
best trees for the purpose are those which
fell from twenty-five to fifty years ago,
and are now covered with moss. The ne
groes wade In and cut off the moss and
rotten bark. Then they cut up the log
Into shingles on the spot. The next best
tree is one that is newly fallen, and tha
third quality is the tree that has to ba
felled.
"The Dismal Swamp Is the most north
ern of the great morass swamps. Lake
Drummond, In the center of It, is four
miles long and of an oval shape. Thera
Is a very odd fact about the Jericho Ditch,
which extends for a distance of eleven
miles from the Nansemond river to the
lake. From the middle point of the ditch
the water runs both ways; there Is a cur
rent toward Lake Drummond and another
current in the opposite direction toward
the Nansemond river.”
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ONE MILLION
HIDES WANTED!
Dry Flint Hides 12%0
Dry halted 10c
Damaged 6c ■*
Green Salted 7e
Beeswax. 27c
K. KIRKLAND,
No. 211 St. Julian Street, SAVANNAH, GA.