Newspaper Page Text
part TWO.
iTI&ORGIA SND ©
*vJ ® FLORIDA. ’
GEORGIA.
j a. Peacock ha* been elected chief
of ,he Dublin police force to fill the va
fV caused by the resignation of G. W.
Belcher.
The trustees of the North Georgia Agri
cultural College are preparing to start a
vineyard on the land of the institution,
j ~tce (Sober is >;oir,g to make a gift of
ftti choice rooud vines for this purpose.
The trial of Commissioner W. M.
Bridges of Rome for embezzlement and
foreerv drags along slowly. Every Inch
( he ground is being fought over by the
opposing counsel. The trial will consume
the entire week.
Then are only twenty-six government
distill- r- in operation in the state, and
ont of this number was destroyed by fire
on la-t Saturday at Thomaston. Usually
al this season of the year the number is
never fewer than sixty.
Dublin Courier: We see other places in
Georgia advertising “horse-swappers’ con
ventions," but it is never necessary for
pnhlin to do so. Everybody within 100
miles knows that when Superior Court
meets, the snappers will be here, and they
are on hand in full force this week.
State Entomologist Scott of Atlanta was
in Barnesvilie Monday and visited the or
chards in that community. He found all
the orchards free of the San Jose scale,
which is doing so much damage in some
sections. He expressed himself as pleas
.l with the conditions of the orchards
visited.
A colored man, Dan Hadley, brought a
freak to Boston in the way of a chicken
the other day. It had four perfectly
formed legs, two of which were In the
usual place and the other two came
from the back just above the tail. Tt lived
fourdavs. Mr. K. W. Daniel has it on ex
hibition in his store preserved in alcohol.
Tom and Frank Kemp were found guilty
o: ii. murdt r of John G. Cook and sen
tenevd to lit. imprisonment at Buena Vis
i Wednesday. Cook was murdered last
Xovemier. Tills is the first time in the
history of Marion county for forty years
(list a white man has been found guilty
if murder. Tin* Kemps were indicted by
the grand jury last week.
Walker (' unty Messenger (Lafayette):
J. J. Henry, when the wheat began to
get low in h s bin, made a discovery. In
me bottom was a hole stopped by a cobb
stopper, around which had been wrapped
n red string. The enterprising thief had
eo'tcn under the bin, n.uTib a hole ami
then plugged it. Through the hole he had
taken out nineteen bushels of wheat.
The dir. rors of the LaGrange mills have
I d meeting, at which they passed a
t 1 solution to double its producing capae
■'>■ and a stockholders’ meeting for Jan.
"" has •,n called to ratify what they
have. This mill has been running hardly
t<n years, has always paid 7 per cent, on
its bonded debt. 7 per cent, on its stock
and now proposes to double up without
calling oa the stockholders for a dollar.
I'll, suit filed in Atlanta by ex-Chemist
Biiyne against Chemist McCandiess, which
" is decided by the Superior Court a few
v.' ks ago in favor of the latter, will be
cnrii. and to the Supreme Court. The litl
f iim:i grew out of the claim made by Mr.
d 'Mi. that the laboratory was his per-
VI i! property. Taking this pos lion and
n ' ' " 11 his construction of the law. Mr.
a.wi’ brought suit in the Superior Court
or t:>o possession of the laboratory.
s said there are five genuine cases
of meningitis in Brunswick. Dr. J. A.
■ 'diy physician, stated that there
"ns no special cause for alarm, but that
V" ! w vises returned thus far are un
meningitis. Nothing has been
m i us yet to check the malady, but the
PAsi"i., ns who have the oases in charge
-i“n instructions as to how the pa
uni- are to lie treated. Only one of the
' atlents is white, a Mrs. Pittman, the
others being negroes.
Athens may have a number of new in
' 'Tie? " .thin the present year. Mr. Poin
'l'Xt't of Tampa, Fla., is there with the
01 ''moving his cigar manufactory
e cat cn.v. Mr. Spooner of Schuyler, N.
“ just arrived in Athens and is
*’ '“la 'Bug with the view of establishing
r n '.' I' V' 1 llK ' ry in ® r hour Athens. It is
, ni<nt of Lowell, Mass., is consider
-1 '• matter of establishing a large sup-
Pleme: ’ la ' '"ill in that vicinity.
' 11 I,is Patch: Work on the Bruton
. i " f ’ OIJ Railroad is progressing rather
ar. ' ‘i", l "’T .'tet’b steady at it. They
A r ' 11R a hrst-class road as they go.
far i m" schedule is being run as
off h < ' 1 "here the citizens have laid
huj| j *'ttle town. Dr. Kennedy is
h. . U mc ‘ k ‘ rn hotel. A good
lit,-,' " 11 !> "Ulingß are going up in the
*i'l , 11 ls expected that the iron
r„i '' ' as fnr as Register’s still by the
pi,, . . ~r‘ ' on ' week, where a rest will
" ll, kon for a short while.
Jf. Aimed a Dennis, the 8-year-oid
f i. ‘ v^r ' Rrank Dennis, who re
-51 i- „ ' 'hrec and a half miles from
tin;.- 8 ° severely burned on Satur
day ,|• , f ,‘ lsl ,ha t -“he died on Mon.
B t,,', "" k - rhf ‘ Rttle girl went into
8.1- 1V . '""’kr-houso aiiout 9 o’clock
to sm,,k" " 1,111 ' a hre under some meat
cloth. and ln some manner her
> . „ on nre and her lxx)y teni .
!n '• i■ ■ th‘ ? r< ’ h ' lp cou -' i Re l lo her.
-lied ~ ' bur " ln * clothes from the
ver.i, i utno-V 10 hPr own hands RC ‘
Mrs. lla
urr. tine | */'*. p - ( l R ' ar <J*. after intense
r. .i. n , ' V ednesday morning at the
“ *'• * k;:.‘wr, M,r i ! Phe , w ’ T Mr - J- M. Morris.
• "1 .-noniy Wlnder from burns
! " 1 " •and. , tPr mld,li *ht- Mrs.
•'..s f'.iin.-'i. 1 mi,,nl *ht, and es
. “ of Lor blU Pa^l a adn and ho > at
1 '* unit, l the VjTlt ß- **” ll * Was to °
'■ , and
I: : n ~ • • I t -'l'*' a rds, in ter-
I ' V ‘he -lone a “mptt'd
lit. u, ';l burning bedding
I
i >|on , m im limited and rhe
W j H | fri gbuully y h oVe *? ped her. Her
I y burned, and before
|pje |feto£
•kath came to end her agony she suffered
intensely.
The officers of Miller county are gather
ing all the evidence possible against the
Phillips gang which attacked the home or
J. V. Rustin, a farmer living near Col
fiuitt, on 'Saturday night of last week and
murdered Rustin and his young son. shoot
ing them down in cold blood. Nine men
have been jailed as members of the gang
and other arrests are likely to be made
soon. It develops that several day's be
fore the kil.ing of Rustin and his son the
oid man was warned to leave the county.
He received a threatening letter and a
pictuie of a coffin and skull and cross
liones all of which was thrown into tvs
yard by unknown parties. He was told
that he must leave the county because his
daughter had *worn a tie an(} causf<l , he
arrest of Coot Phillips for wronging her.
The old man paid no attention to this
warning, not thinking that the men would
harm his family. He determined to prose
cute Phillips for ruining the reputation
of his daughter, and when this determina
tion was made clear the mob was organ
ized to kill him, and the attack on the
house arranged. Coot Phillips is said to
have been the leader of the crowd. He
is charged with having wronged the Rns
tin girl and because she prosecuted him
he wanted to get her and the Rustin fam
ily out of the way'.
FLORIDA.
There are many more Northern visitors
in Gainesville this winter than there were
last year. Most of those now there ex
pect to remain during the entire winter.
Some sneak thieves entered J. v. Harris'
lettuce patch at Tacoma Monday night
and relieved him of picking about twelve
crates. The amount lost reaches $25. The
tracks of the thieves headed in the di
rection of Micanopy.
J. A. McDonald, who is in charge of
the extensive operations of the Bast Coast
Railway at Nassau, including the erection
of the Hotel Colonial, the estimated cost
of which is over $1,000,000. left for Nassau
Tuesday on the steamer Miami.
Punta Gorda Herald: The Fort Myers
Press notes that Spanish gold coins are
again plentiful in Southern Florida as a
result of the reopening of the cattle trade
with Cuba. As yet Spanish gold coins are
not so plentiful in the vicinity of the
Herald office.
Mr. F. O. Painter of DeLand recently
sent one crate of kumquats to market
and received $24 returns for them. This
is one of the choicest of the fruits of
Florida and the wonder is that more of
the people do not plant them. They make
a beautiful tree and may' be easily pro
tected, as they are small.
The ladies of the Cathedral congrega
tion at St. Augustine are busy making
preparations for the annual fair, to be
given in the Bishops hali next month.
They' have already received some valuable
contributions, and will spore neither time
nor labor to make it n success. The pro
ceeds will be added to the altar fund,
the object of which is to erect a magni
ficent high altar in the Cathedral.
Another death has occurred at Cocoa,
and another good citizen gone. B. Nail,
after an illness of about twelve days,
died at his home Tuesday. The funeral
took place Wednesday from the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, of which he was a
consistent member. Mr. Nai) has been
mail carrier ever since the railroad car
ried the mail. The town will miss him,
as he was for years its only public team
ster. He was 67 years old.
Gainesville Sun: Savannah and Jack
sonville are kicking at the action of the
river and harbor committee, while Tampa
is well pleased and compliments the com
mittee. While we would like to see all the
cities interested secure ample appropria
tions for the improvement of their har
bors, we cannot help believing that the
aggregate whole of the sum appropriated
has been equitably distributed, and that
the committee has acted impartially.
The Punta Gorda Bant: has been reor
ganized and SIO,OOO added to the capital
stock, all the stock now being owned by
residents of Punta Gorda. It will be in
corporated as a state bank, and hereafter
will be on Independent institution, it
formerly having been a branch of the
state bank of Ft. Meade. Its name has
not been changed and it will continue to
be known as the Punta Gorda Bank. C.
L. Huddleston will continue to serve as
cashier P. W. McAdow will probably be
president, vice Warren Tyler, and J. H.
Farrington vice president.
De Land News: The cassava factory
is taking in cassava as fast as it can be
hauled. It Is a mighty poor man that can
not dig two tons a day, and each acre
has averaged from 30 to 60 tons according
to the care or cultivation and fertilizer
used. Six dollars a ton is being paid for
the crop. And yet some fellows who are
too lazy to dig a ton a day are kicking.
Considering that cassava will grow in al
most any old place, and the factory Is
close at hand, there is much encourage
ment for orange growers, who can make
an excellent income from cassava while
waiting for the halcyon days of oranges to
return.
The liquor dealers of Jacksonville are
wiill demanding the refunding to them by
the city a certain amount of money col
lected ns a license under the ordinance
passed by t'he city last September. Al
ready R. W. Simms, a wholesale liquor
dealer, has succeeded in gaining a decision
from the Supreme Court on habeas corpus
proceedings, wherein he was arrested and
fimd in the Municipal Court SSOO for not
paying the SI,OOO license tax. Since the
order of ihe court discharging Simms, ac
tion In the Circuit Court to recover s>o
was begun by Jos. Zapf, who paid a li
cense as wholesale and retail liquor dealer
aggregating SI,OOO. Other suits of a like
nature have been instituted.
—Author—l am troubled with Insomnia.
I fle awake' at night hour after hour think
ing about my literary work.
His Friend—How very foolish of you!
Why don’t you get up and read portions of
It7—Tll-Blls
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. 189!).
X Restful Riding \
Riding in a buggy that baa the Thomas Coil Hprinpra is ij
———* restful, because of the easy, even, comfortable, springy mo- l
tion they give the buggy. Never jerk, jar nor throw. n^.—■ ■m.—■ ..■■■■■ D
THE THOMAS
COIL SPRINGS |itj *5?
are being substituted for old style side-bar springs by SL L Springs
the most prominent builders of carriages in the . W alluct4Ki
country. ‘Little expense and no trouble to attach to / V
an old buggy. Write for descriptive circulars. / \
The KuflTalo Spring & Gear Cos., HufTalo, \. Y. 4 mnr
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONDITION OF GENERAL TRADE
111 RING THE PAST WEEK.
An Improvement In the General
Rnainess—Rank Clearings at an I ti
er ease Compared With Same
Week Last Year—Cotton Higher.
Advance in Spirits Turpentine Af
ter a Decline—Rosin Firm—Other
Markets Fairly Active.
Savannah. Jan. 27.—There was a mate
rial advance in cotton during the past
week, and spirits turpentine, after a de
cline, reacted and advanced to \k cent
above last week’s closing. Rosin advanced
5 cents on water white. There was an ad
vance of 15c a barrel on flour. Other mar
kets were steady and fairly active. The
security market was steady with light
offerings. The bank clearings show an in
crease over the same week last year. The
following resume of the different markets
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
An advance of 5-16 cent was reached in
the cotton market during the past week
for middling, while other grades showed
an advance on an average of 'X cent.
The demand was good, but the sales only
amounted to 2,781 bales for the week in
spots. At the Cotton Exchange to-day the
market was bulletined firm, with sales of
323 for the day, the quotations remaining
unchanged.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotidn Exchange, to-day:
Good middling *
Middling
Low middling
Good Ordinary
Ordinary 4%
Market firm; sales, 323; for the week, 2,-
781.
Receipts—The receipts of cotlon at this
port from all Eources for the past week
were 16,438 bales upland and 1,474 bales
sea island, against 17,934 bales upland and
1,003 bales sea island for the same week
last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway. 17,213 bales;
per Savannah, Flor kin and Western Rail
road, 5,734 bales; per Charleston and Sa
vannah Railway, 475 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 1,175 bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular, 759 bales; per
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 2,403 bales;
per Savannah river steamers, 130 bales; per
carts. 33 bales.
Exports—The experts for the past week
were 20,799 bales upland and 1,950 bales sea
island, moving as follows: To New York,
4,665 bales upland and 1,950 bales sea island;
to Baltimore, 350 bales upland; to Boston,
2,332 bales upland; to Liverpool, 615 bales
upland; to Bremen, 12,037 bales upland;
lo Rotterdam, 800 bales upland.
Stocks—The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 105,255 ba’es upland and
14,323 bales sea island, against 95,873 bales
upland and 23,578 bales sea island at the
corresiionding time last year.
Sea Island Cottorl—The market during
the past week was quiet and firm. There
was a part advance on some grades. The
demand for the better grades was good
and the sales, reported, were 1,434 bales.
The sales were made on a basis of the fol-
lowing quotaiions:
Fancy Floridas 14V4
Extra choice Floridas 1344
Choice Floridas 13
Extra fine Floridas 12 Stl2'4
Fancy Georgias 13 @1344
Extra choice Georgias 1244
Choice Georgias H @1144
Extra fine Georgias 1044@10%
I Fine Georgias 944@10
Medium fine Georgias 844® 9
Common Georgias 8
The receipts for the past week were
1,474 bales, against 1,003 bales for the same
week last year.
Exports during the week were 1.940 bales,
moving as follows: 675 bales to Manches
ter, and 1,275 bale* to Northern ports for
domestic consumption.
Kxiwrtß for ihe same week last year,
2,717 bales.
The total receipts from Sept, 1 to date
amount to 46,478 bales, against 51,871 bales
for the corresponding lime lust year.
The total exports from Sept. 1 to date
have been 38,184 bales, moving as follows:
To Great Britain, 13,428 bales; to France,.
5 081 bales; lo the continent, 650 bales; to
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
19,025 bales.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 34,710 bales.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1 4,328 bales, against 23,578 bales this
dav last year.
Charleston. S. C.. Jam 27.—Sea Island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 77
bales; exports, 229 bales; sales, 208 bales;
stocks, 2,571 b'es.
ouotations—Medium fine, 18c; fine, 20r;
fully fine, 22@25e; extra fine, 40@5rtc.
The total receipts since Sept. 1. 1898, have
been 4 032 bales, against 9.898 bales for the
same lime last year. The exports since
Sept. 1. 1893- have l *' en 4011 ba!, ‘ s ' against
4 476 bales for the same time last year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock--:
Received this day 6,277
Received same day last year 2.910
Same dnv year before last 3,780
Received past week 27,912
Received same week lasi year 18,937
Received same week in 1896 29,989
Receipts since Sept. 1. 1898 911,791
Receipts same time last year 953,727
Exports this day, coastwise 1,401
Exports past week, continent 12,837
Exports past week. Great Britain... 615
Exports past week, coastwise 9,297
Total exports past jveek 22,749
Exports Since Sept. 1, 1893
To Great Brlialn 51.942
To France 27,999
To the continent 396,768
Total foreign 476,759
Total coastwise 294,617
Total exports 771,356
Exports Same Time Last Year—
To Great Brilain 61.397
To France 32,54-t
To the continent 445,140
Total foreign 539,081
Total coastwise 306,131
Total exports 845,261
Stock on hand this day 119,613
Stock on hand same day last year... 119,451
Charleston, S. C.. Jan. 27.—Tur|>entine
market quiet; 41ciasked; sales none. Rosin
steady; unchanged; sales none.
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports—
Receipts this day 27,221
Th 79 day lasi week 34,385
This day last year 37,261
This day year before last 20,861
Receipts past week 169,409
Same week last year 212.823
Same week year before last 140,313
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1898 6,611.861
Same time last year 6,516.787
Same time year before last 5,502,924
Stock at the ports to-day 1,080,918
Stock same day last year 1,262,137
Daily Movements at Other Ports—
Galveston—Firm; middling, 6; net re
ceipts, 4,618; gross, 4,618; sales, 800; stock,
234,950.
New Orleans—Firm; middling, 5 11-16; net
receipts, 7,810; gross, 8,197; sales, 1,660;
stock, 449,614.
Mobile—Firm; middling, 5%; net receipts,
2,041; gross, 2,041; sales, 200; stock, 39,514,
Charleston—Firm; middling, 5 11-16; net
receipts, 1,184; gross, 1,184; stock, 23,802.
Wilmington—Firm; middling, 5*4; net re
ceipts, 48; gross, 48; stock, 12,662.
Norfolk—Firm; middling, 6; net receipts,
2,459; gross, 2,459; sales, 857; stock, 34,444.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 614; not
receipts, 1,489; gross, 2,562; stock. 35,837.
New York—Quiet, steady; middling, 6*4;
net receipts, 359; gross, 3,473; sales, 837;
slock, 105.674.
Boston—Steady; middling, 66; net re
ceipts, 937; gross, 10,919.
Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 4; gross, 4; stock, 10,604.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns—
Augusta—Firm; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 572; gross, 572; sales, 2,851; stock,
42,955.
Memphis—Firm; middling, 5%; net re
ceipts, 2,168; gross, 3,352; sales, 1,800; stock,
106.657. - ■ . , r-im-
St. Louis—Firm; middling, 6 13-16; net
receipts, 302; gross, 2,810; sales, 448; stock,
79,469.
Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 5%; net re
ceipts, 1,878; gross, 1,878; sales, 50; stock,
16,148.
Houston—Firm; middling, 5 15-16; net re
ceipts, 3,530; gross, 3,530; stock, 161,863.
Louisville—Steady; middling, 5%; stock,
610.
Exports of Cotton This Day—
Galveston—To Great Britain, 9,767; to
France, 650.
New Orleans—To Great Britain, 6,227;
coastwise, 1,936.
Mobile—Coastwise, 150.
Savannah—Coastwise, 1,505.
Charleston—Coastwise, 207.
Wilmington—Coastwise, 47.
Norfolk—Coastwise, 1,126.
Baltimore—To Great Britain, 2,491; to the
continent, 4,097.
New Y’ork—To Great Britain, 3,203; to
the continent, 800.
Boston—To Great Britain, 6,092.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 28,275; to France,
1,205; to the continent, 101,897.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain, 79,-
670; to France, 17,495; to the continent, 76,-
868.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1898:
To Great Britain, 2,645,372; to France, 671,-
094; to the continent, 1,859,002.
Liverpool, Jan. 27.—Cotton spot, moder
ate demand and business; prices favor
buyers; American middling, 3 6-16d. The
sales of the day were 10,000, of which 1,00)
were for speculation aid export, and in
cluded 9,1u0 American; receipts, 27,001
bale*, including 22,800 American.
Futures opened quiet with a fair demand,
and closed firm; American middling, low
midd.ing clause, January, 3.18@3.19d sell
ers; January-February, 3.18d buyers; Feb
ruary-March, 3.18,1 buyers; March-April,
3.19d sellers; April-May. 3.19®3.2ft] buyers;
May-June, 3.2‘>@3.21d buyers; June-July,
3.21@3.22d sellers; July-August, 3.22d buy
ers; August-Septembor, 3.22d buyers; Sep
lember-Ocrolxr. 3,23.1 sellers; Oetober-No
vemher. 3.22d sellers; Noveniber-Decem-
Ijer, 3.22<l value.
New York, Jan, 27.—Speculation in cot
ton continued io show unabated force; in
deed, the volume of to-day’s business was
even greater than that of yesterday. Only
selling for the purpose of securing profils
prevented a more marked advance than
that actually recorded, which at the ut
most strength of the market was a mat
ter of 10 points. The opening call was 1
characterized by intense excitement and
greut activity, caused by strong cables
and bullish pointers from all directions,
with prices 3 to 7 points higher. Follow
ing the call there was a further advance
of 2@3 points, with occasional reactionary
intervals, under liquidation of long con
tracts. Asa rule, orders were for buying
cotton, whether from Liverpool, Wall
street, New Orleans, Fall River or other
leading points. Private cables said that
the English cotton trade showed genuine
alarm in consequence of the upward move
ment In prices on this side of the water,
and the broadening tendency of speculat
ive competition. Local sentiment ulso gen
erally favored the idea that, notwithstand
ing the advance of 14c already secured In
cotton since the advance set In, the gen
eral outlook remains as bullish as ever,
especially In view of the small receipts!
reports of a backward plantation work
and the small purchases of fertilizers.
Weather in the eSouth was generally
against field work, being very cold, ac
cording to to-day’a weather map. ’ The
fact that the Liverpool stock of cotton
shows a gain of nearly 166,000 bales on the
week, made no particular Impressnjn here.
In View of the apparent decrease of 85,000
bales in the amount afloat.
The feature of the cables was the Indi
cation of a Btrong-drtnahd from Engl.Bh
and continental spinners. Tho market
closed steady ala net advance of ?j5
points.
New York. Jan. 27, noon.—Cotton fu
tures ottened steady at tlx advance: Janu
ary, 6.08 c; February. 6.09 c; March, 6.14 c;
April, 6.18 c; May, 6.2!e; June', 6.21 c; July.
C.24e; August, 6.25 c; September, 6.10 c; Oc
tober, 6.10 e; November, 6.09 c; December,
6.13 c.
4 p. m.—Cotton futures closed as follows 1
January. 6.11 c; February, 6.11 c; March,
6.13 c; April, 6.16 c; May, 6.19 c; June. 6.20 c;
July, 6.220; August, 6.24 e; September, 6.U9c;
October. 6.09 c; November. 6.09 c; Deo tu
ber. 6.12 c.
New Orleans, Jan. 27.—Cotton futures
steady; January, 6.56 c; February, 0.76 c;
March, 5.78@5.79e; April. 5,81@5.83(•; May.
5.85@5.86c; June, 5.87@5.88c; July, 5.90x5.91c;
August, 5.88@T5.89c; September, 5.71@5.760:
October, 5.76615.77 c; November, 5.76®5.78c;
December, 5.78@n.80c.
New York, Jan. 27—Hubbard Bros. &
Cos. say of cotton; “Although Liver|>ool
wus a shade lower, the decline was disap
pointing in view of the weakness here
last evening, and when our market opened
at an advance that market quickly fol
lowed our improvement, closing firm at
the best prices on this advance.
Were large liquidation was ln order all
day, a greater advance would have other
wise occurred had not the long cotton
been for sale. It would appear the liqui
dation was brought about by the increase
in the movement at the Southern Interior
towns, where the receipts hbve been in
creased by the improved roads and Ihe
desire of planters to obtain the benefit
of the advance. Locally the trade fears
the movement will again fall off, ns tmd
weather is predicted, except in Georgia
and the Carolinas. On the whole, the
market has lost the nervousness of yester
day, but the only weakness is the absence
of any short interests, should the outsid
ers wish to liquidate further. The break
during the afternoon was hardlj- due lo
disquieting rumors regarding the outlook
at Manila, and, though the close was
steady, traders are looking for a decline
In Liverpool to-morrow."
WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS,
Comparative cotton statement for Ihe
week ending Jan. 27, 1899, and Jan. 28, 189 K:
1899. 1898.
Net receipts at all U. S.
ports this week 169.409 212,823
Total receipts 6,611,861 6,516,787
Kxporls for tho week 174,068 223,466
Total exports to date 5,075.418 4.525,732
Stocks at U. S. ports 1,080,948 1,262,137
Stocks at Interior towns... 604,875 581,448
Stocks at Liverpool 1,715,000 1,014,000
Stocks of American float
for Great Britain 235,000 335,000
Comparative statement of net receipts
during the week ending Friday evening,
Jan. 27, 1899, and for the same week last
year:
~itß99rii6r
Galveston 777. | 26,177 j 40,711
New Orleans | 54,799 : 74,347
Mobile | 8,6241 12,706
Savannah | 27,908| 18,937
Charleston j 3,803| 10,033
Wilmington - | 3,387| 2,895
Norfolk ;.| 12,306 | 7,755
Baltimore j 1,484 ! 3,080
New' York | 2,814| 4,854
Boston | 16,442 | 6,996
Philadelphia | 1,823 | 2,269
Port Royal | |
Pensacola I 9,842| 6,408
Brunswick | | 21,171
Newport News | | 661
'Total .7 77.777777.7.. |169,409]212,823
Comparative statement of net rttcbtpta at
all the ports from Sept. 1, 1898, to Friday
evening, Jan. 27, 1899, and from Sept. 1,
1897, to Friday, Jan. 28, 1898;
~ ' ~ | 18997 | 18987”
Galveston 777777 [l,987,39311,584,’235
New Orleans j 1,620.53711.931,538
Mobile j 219,669] 282,185
Savannah | 811,790 ] 956,G67
Charleston j 332.5181 398,402
Wilmington | 280,128 ] 284,266
Norfolk j 499,182 : 468,461
Baltimore j 21,846| 46,475
New York j 88,806 ' 91,825
Boston | 219,8571 134,680
Philadelphia ~.] 27.449 ] 51,325
Port Royal j 20.865| 45,038
Pensacola j 136,740] 77.747
Brunswick | 221.3081 156.823
Newport News j 14,128] 7,12 u
Port Arthur | 19,585]
' Total '....777;6,611.86! o.V, re
stocks at all ports Jan. 27, 1899, and on
the-same day of the week last year;
| 1899 ' j 1898.
New Orleans j -149.814 542,799
Mobile | 39,5141 82,813
Galveston | 234,9.70! 211,032
Savannah | 119,13| 119,451
Charleston | 28,802| 39,888
Wilmington | 12,8521 15,351
Norfolk | 34,444 | 67,702
New York j 105,674| 160,679
Other ports j 80,873 ! 42,840
“Total ■ ■■'■Y, ■■■■■■■■'jl,oß9,94B} 1,282,137
Movement Into Bight.
New Orleans, Jan. 27.—Secretary Hea
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex
change statement shows a decrease In the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year of
50,800, an Increase over the same days
year before last of 65,000.
The amount brought into sight for the
twenty-seven days of January Is 985,770,
against 1,181,662 last year.
The total movement for the 119 days
from Sept. 1 to date is 8,696,206, against
8.478,195 year and 7,022,908 year la-fore
last. •
The movement since Sept. 1 shows re
ceipts at all United -Stales ports 6,537,051,
against 6,528,082 last year; Interior stocks
In excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year 310,228, against 617,192 last
year; Southern mill takings, 605,829,
against 598,708 last year.
Foreign exports for the week, 173,751,
against 140,515 last year, making the total
thus far for the season 5,100,310, against
4,572,258 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
North and South, and Canada, thus far
for the *< ason have been 2,130,131, against
2,125.264 last year.
Stocks at the Seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the Week 68,438
hales, against a decrease during the cor
responding period last season of 41,925, and
are now 163,894 smaller than at this date
in 1898.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns, from last crop, and the
number of hales brought Into sight thus
far for the new crop, the supply to date
is 8,963,772, against 8,594,749 for the same
period last year.
World's Visible Supply.
New Orleans, Jan, 27.—Secretary Hes
ter’! statement of the world's visible sup-I
ply of cotton shows a decrease for the
week Just closed of 79,951 hales, against
a decrease of 60,511 last year, and an in
crease of 55,661 In 1895.
The total visible is 5,023,184, against 5,-
105,035 lasi week, and 4.417,429 last year.
Of this the loial of American cotton is
4.771.184. auainst 4.846,035 last week, and
4,221.4:9 last year. And of ail other kinds,
Including l-lgypt, Brazil, India, i le., 264,000,
against 259,000 last week, and 226,000 last
year.
Note—The actual reduction in the visible
supply, compared with last week's totals,
is 79,851, in total of which 74,851 is Ameri
can. These totals include Memphis stock
correction, vwhich should have been made
previous to this week, so that the net re
duction for the week proper is 55,026, of
which 50,026 is American.
Liverpool Colton Figures,
Liverpool, Jun. 27.—Following are the
weekly cotton statistics: Sales, total, 66.-
000; suies, American, 61.600; trade takings,
75,000; actual export. 9,000; Import, total,
181,000; Import, American, 156,000; stock,
total, 1,715,000; stock, American, 1,099,000;
afloat, total, 235.000; afloat, American, 235,-
000; sales for speculation, 2,800; purchases
for export, 9,900.
dry Gonna.
New York, Jan. 27.—T0-day's demand
for cotton gosls shows sonic improvement.
Several liberal transactions were reported
in staple cottons at agents' full asking
prices, and orders from the general trade
were more numerous. Denims continue
to harden. Bleached cottons are very'
tlrm. with some disposition to look for
further advances shortly. Prints and ging
hams were in moderate demand, but the
tone of the market Is strong. There was
a good demand for heavy' woolens for
men's wear at low prices. Dress golds
ruled steady, with fair sales. Burlaps are
strong and occasionally %c higher.
NAVAL STOIIES.
Spirits Turpentine—After a decline from
41 cents to 34 ! - cents, the demand became
better during the week and at the close
to-day was firm at % cent higher than
last week's close. At the Board of Trade
at the first call to-day the market was
bulletined firm at 41 cents, with sales of
517 casks. At the last call the market
closed firm at 41% cents, with sales of 52
casks. The receipts were 253 casks.
Rosin—The only change In the market
during the post week waa an advance of
5 cents on water white. There was a fair
demand during the week and the market
held tlrm. To-day the quotations were
unchanged, with reported sales of 3,139
barrels. The receipts were 3,514 barrels.
Quotations—At the close of the market
to-day the following quotations were bul
letined at the Board of Trade:
Spirits Turpentine—Finn; 41 Vic.
Rosin—Firm.
A, H, C *IOO I $1 35
D 1 00 K i so
E 1 00 M 1 6<9
F 1 00 N 1 75
G 1 06 WO 2 05
a 1 20 W W „2 35
The following were the quotations for
the corresponding date last year; Spirits
turpentine firm, at 32c bid. Rosin firm; A,
B, U, *1.20; D, *1.20; K, *1.257 F. *1.25; O,
$1.35; H, *1.60; *1.70; K, *1.80; M, *1.90; N,
*2.00; W G, *2.20; W W, *2.55.
Receipts and Exports—'The total receipts
for the past week were 1,729 casks spirits
turpenline and 21,300 Imrrols rosin. The
exports were 1,460 casks spirits turpentine
and 21,529 barrels rosin, moving as follows;
To New York, 325 casks spirits turpentine
and 1,403 barrels rosin; to Philadelphia, 25
casks spirits turpentine and 159 barrels
rosin; to Baltimore, 2 ea-ks spirits tur
is-ntlne and 1,268 barrels rosin; to Bos
ton, 80 casks spirits turpentine and 416
barrels rosin; to London. 5,425 barrel*
rosin; to Gars too Dock, Bu 6 casks spirit*
turpentine and 3,750 barrels rosin; to Per
nambuco, 3,600 barrels rosin; to Parabyha,
1.800 barrels rosin; to Copenhagen, 23
casks spirits turpentine and 3,000 barrels
rosin; to the Interior, 197 casks spirits tur
pentine and 676 barrels rosin.
Receipts, shipments and stocks from
April 1, 1898, to date, and to the corre
sponding date last year:
Spirits. Rosin.
1899. 1899.
Stock on hand April 1,1898... 16.773 138.68!
Receipts this week 1,729 21.306
Received previously 306,474 962,197
Total 323,976 1,122,186
Exports—
Foreign 225,885 529,947
New York 49,261 171,074
Coastwise and Interior 44.429 176,348
Total 319,565 877,369
Stock on hand 14,411 244,837
1898. 1898.
Stock on hand April 1, 1897.. ~cw 6 177,339
Receipts this week 1,173 1i’379
Received previously f 298,143 1,008,289
Total 304,152 1,203,007
Exports—
Foreign 198.143 718,163
New York 38,332 141,130
Coastwise and Interior 26,069 148.619
Total 263,544 1,007,934
Stock or. hand 40,608 195,073
Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 27 —Spirits tur
pentine, firm at 41<?t41%e; receipts, 49 cask*.
Itoeln, firm at 90c and 95c; receipts, 1,070
barrels. Crude tiinsnlinc. firm ai 11.33
and *2.40; receipts, none. Tar, steady at
*1.10; receipts, 431.
New York. Jan. 27.—Rosin steady;
strained, common lo good, *1.35. Turpen
tine steady at 4:l',‘,'<ll4c.
FINANCIAL.
The hank clearings during the past week
were *3,286,244.15. against *3,131,415.7* during
the corresponding week last year, and *3,-
073,880.93 during the same week In 1897.
Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange The market ts
steady. The following ate the Savannah
quotations: Commercial, demand. R.B4V
sixty days, *4.84%; ninety days, $4 !
fumes, Baris and Havre, sixty days, 0.250-
Swiss, sixty days, 5.28 Vi; nprka, sixty
days, 93 12-16.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows:
Amounts up to *2O, 10 cents; S2O to *OO. 10
cents; *OO to *IOO, 20 cents; *2UO to *SOO, %
per cent, premium; *2‘X) to *I,OOO at Vi per
cent, premium; *I,OOO and over, *1 per *l,-
000.
Securities—The demand is not so urgent
for Investments, but offering? arc light.
Stocks and Bonds—State bonds—Georgia
3Vi per cent, bonds of 1930, 110 hid, 111 ask
ed; Georgia 3V4 per cent., due 1915, 108
bid, asked; Georgia 4V4 per cent, bonds,
1915. 121 hid, 122 usked; Georgia 4 per cent.,
due 1920, 116 bid, 119 asked; South Carolina
4V2, 115 bid, 116 asked.
PAGES 9 TO 10.
City Bonds—Atlanta 4Vi per cent., 1923,
10t’> hid, asked; Augusta 3%, 1828, loivi
bid, 102 asked; Augusta 4'is, 1925, 107 hid,
los asked; Augusta 7 per cent.. 11l bid, 112
ask. -1; Augusta 6 per cent.. 11l bid, 113
asked; Columbus 5 per cent., 107 bid, 109
asked; Macon 6 per cent., 115 bid, ask
ed; Macon t'-s, 1926, 106 bid, asked; Sa
vannati 3 tier cent., quarterly April cou
pons. 112% hid, 113 usked; Savannah 6 per
cent, quarterly February commons. 113
bid, 113% asked; Charleston 4s, 101% bid.
1021. asked.
Railroad Bonds—Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
6 ir cent. Interest coupons, 120 bid, 121
asked: Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent, gold bonds, duo
1924. 110 bid. 11l asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collaterals ss, 94
hid, 93 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first mortgage 6s, 50-year gold bonds, 118
bid, 119 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first consolidated mortgage ss, 93 bid,
94 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first preferred Incomes, 40% bid, 41 Vi asked;
Central of Georgia Railway second pre
ferred incomes 13 bid, 18V6 asked; Cen
tral of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes, 6 bid, 6V4 asked; Georgia Railroad
6s, 1910, 114 bid, 116 asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta first ss, 106 bid, 107
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage 7s, 117 bid. 118 asked;
Georgia Southern und Florida new ss, 109
bid, 110 asked; South Georgia and Florida
second mortgage 7s, 100 bid, 101 asked;
Ocean Steamship 5 per cent, bonds, 1926.
105 bid, 1(81 usked; City and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage 7 per cent, bonds.
101 bid, 102 asked; Alabama Midland 6 per
cent., indorsed, 99 bid, 100
asked; Brunswick and Western
4s, 82 bid, 83 asked; South
Bound Railway ss, 92 bid, asked; Geor
gia and Alabama first preferred 6s, 105
bid, 106 asked, Georgia anil Alabama con
solidated 6s, 100 bid, asked; Eatonton
branch, 97 bid, 100 asked; Central of Geor.
gla. Middle Georgia und Atlantic division
3s. 96 bid, 98 asked.
Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan
nah, 106 bid, 107 asked; Southwestern,
1061* bid, loo':* asked; Atlanta and West
Dolnt stock. 118 tild, 120 asked; Atlanta
and West Point 6 per cent, certificates,
101 Vi bid, 102 asked; Georgia, common, 200
bid. 203 usked.
Oils Stocks—Savannah Gas Light stock,
24 bid, 25 asked, ex-div.
Bank Stocks, Etc,—Citizens Hank. ]ll%
hid, -- asked; Chatham Bank, lot
bid, 102 askrel; Germania Bank, 112 bid,
asked; Natlonul Bunk of Savannah,
127 bid, asked; Merchants' National
Bank of Savannah, 85 bid, 87 asked;
Oglethorpe Havings and Trust Company.
104% bid, 106 V. asked; Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 127 bid, 128% asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 104 Vi
bid, asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company, A, 53 bid, 54 ask
ed; B, 52% bid, 53 asked; People's
Savings and Doan Company, 93% bid, 94
asked.
Factory Bonds—Augusta Factory, 105
bid, 106 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s, 100 bid, 102 asked; Eagle and
I’henlx Mills 6 per cent, bonds, due 1928,
101% bid, 103 asked; Bibb Mfg. Cos., 106 bid,
310 asked.
Factory Stocks—Augusta Factory, 53
bid, 85 asked; Granltevllle Factory, 140
bid, 145 aski-d; Langley Factory, 100 bid,
101 asked; Enterprise Factory, common, 90
bid, 94 usk'-d; J. R. King Manufacturing
Company, 100 bid, 101 asked; Sibley Man
ufacturing Company, 70 bid, 76 asked; Sa
vannah Brewing Company, 105 bid, 100
asked.
New York. Jan. 27.—Money on call was
steady at 2%4t3 tier cent.; the last loan
at 3 per cent.; prime mercantile paper, 2%
4f3 per cent.; commercial bills, *4.82; ster
ling exchange firm, with actual business
In bankers' hills at *4.X4%#4.85 for demand,
and at *4.82V"4.83 for sixty days; posted
rates, *4.*8%1t 4.86%; silver certificates,
r,9%60%c; bur silver, 58%c; Mexican dol
lars, 47c. Government bonds were steady;
state bonds were strong; railroad bonds
were Irregular.
New York. Jon. 27.—Total bank clearings
In the United States for the week were
*2.144.768,474; per cent. Increase, 66.9. Ex
clusive of New York, *658,567,921; tier cent.
Increase, 32.3.
New York, Jnn. 27.—Changes as a result
of to-day's trading were rather mixed,
with gains predominating. The market
opened with hesitancy, but this was speed
ily dissipated by an Influx of buying orders,
nnd the market started up under the in
fluence of strength In the low priced spec
ialties and standard stocks. Ixmdoti was
a free seller; on balance the sales amount
ed to 30,000, which encouraged the room
traders and put large short lines to check
the rise. Commission houses had a large
volume of buying orders well distributed
through the list, which forced the bears
4o take back stocks, after effecting only a
slight relapse In the market’s strength.
Brices were forced up under the leadership
of the Flower stocks, including Hoc I* Is
land, People's Gas and Brooklyn Transit.
The low priced stocks were then taken In
hand. Tennessee Coat and Iron moved up
3, American spirits preferred 2, Wheel
ing and Lake Erie preferred 4%; first pre
ferred, when Issued, 4; Pacific Mail, 2%,
nnd Indiunu|iolls and Louisville preferred
3. Among the specialties there were ad
vances of 24* in Rubber and 2 In Sugar,
while Metropolitan moved within 2 points.
There was an average rise of over a point
In the Grangers, except Northwest. Tha
largest rise in the group was that of Rock
Island, 176.
The Coalers, Morgan stocks nnd Cincin
nati, Cleveland. Chicago and 34. Louis
were quiet, und Long Island Jumped 5%.
and Norfolk ami Western preferred on
large transactions advanced 1%.
The move In the latter was attributed
to talk of an Increased divide ml rate.
I.ake Erie and Western and Chicago Great
Western preferred rose in the neighborhood
ol 2 Isiints. The news accompanying the
advance Included the favorable report of
the Senate commerce commission on lie
steumshlp subsidy bill, which lament ted
Pacific Mall; un explanation that the new
beet sugar company would not Invade the
American Sugar Refining Company’s ter
ritory, und a number of demand rather
than on the development of marked bullish
speculation, large transactions and buoy
ant prices, huve been features in these sta?
pies, and signs are not wanting that sym
pathetic though smaller movements in a
number of other lines are either under
way or contemplated.
Exceptional industrial activity, princi
pally In the Iron and steel trades Is another
feature of note, and here, too, price* ad
vances are hut all general, reflecting so far
as can be seen chiefly the urgency of on
sutriers' requirements, the claim in fact
being made that speculation has not as yet
entered Inm buying on this branch of in
dustry. The same cfalm, however, can
hardly be made us regards a number of
movements toward consolidation In this
and other industries, where, in fact, the
movement toward combination Is described
ns approaching a virtual craze. t n the
regular channels of distributive trade, con
ditions continue, hi the main, satisfactory