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PART TWO.
GEORGIA SND ($
® FLORIDA.
GEORGIA..
J A. Stone of Berrien county Is strange
ly afflicted. He has a crippled leg which
ruises him at intervals of ten minutes to
‘ ,j. liUe a lion. He can be heard half a
pile easily.
Pr T. J. Collins, one of Butts county’s
prominent physicians, residing eight miles
fpsl 0 f Jackson, in handling a gun Mon
s " morning, accidentally shot himself.
"he load of- hot tore off the greater por-
f lon 0 f the left jaw. His recovery is oe
ipaired of.
r Brown, one of the best known men in
Hancock county, committed suicide Tues
liv afternoon by cutting his throat. He
s al olw time county treasurer and a
member of one of the largest mercanfilt
■ rms m that county. It is believed de
ipondency caused the rash act, which was
■rarely unlooked for.
C-riffln Call: R. W. Howley of Savannah
s, spending a few days in this city, and
rll probably locate here. He wishes to
‘ ;nto the dairy business, and spent to
lav looking over several small farms near
hp ci , v He is charmed with this sec
ion. and says it is better adapted to dairy
ng than any section he ever saw.
Mr. Frank D. M. Strachan has been
Pcied to the lieutenancy of the First
ivi-ion Naval Reserves, at Brunswick,
nd'succeeds Lieut. C. L. Elliott, who re
igned. Mr. Strachan is a splendid speci
men of physical as well as moral man
ood and his knowledge of military being
f wide extent, will at once guarantee his
tness for the command of this excellent
rganization.
Dalton North Georgia Citizen: While
ome workmen were digging post holes on
he fruit farm of Col. D. C. Bryant re
,-ntly they struck what was believed to
, marble. A sample was polished by the
Hilton Marble Works and it proves to he
K . best grade of white onyx. The sample
is all the beauties of clock and table
nyx with the buff and light yellow strains
hrough it.
The Northern truck farmers at Fitzger
ld ate all busy marketing their straw
(rry crop now. The berries are fine and
ring fancy prices. Many shipments are
eing made to Cincinnati, St. Louis and
hicago. The berries not shipped are be
ig canned at home. The small five-acre
acts adjoining this place are in fine con-
Itiori and every farmer has a good pros
ect for an abundant yield,
judge Speer has rendered a decision in a
ase from Americus, to the effect that the
Inited Slates court has no jurisdiction
,'cr a homestead laken by a bankrupt:
iat the homeslead belongs to the state
jarts and cannot be considered in the
nited States court as an asset of the
ankrupi, and as regards the homestead,
ie trustee of the bankrupt must look else
here than to the United States court.
A motion for anew trial for John Pend
y has been filed In the Superior Court
1 Atlanta by his attorneys. It is alleged
iat the verdict of the jury was contrary
and the law, to the evidence and to the
rinciples of justice. The judge is charged
lith error in refusing to allow Pendley
return to the stand after he had Un
shed his statement, in order that he
light exhibit to the jury the stripes and
rounds, claimed to have been inflicted
t the DeKalb county convict camp.
Saturday will be another gala day in
'itzgerald. It will be the occasion of the
r.-t annual picnic of the Gray and the
Due. Speaking by prominent citizens,
lusic and parades by Confederate veter
ns and ex-Union soldiers, will be feat
rt- of the day. At night Gen. John B.
colon will deliver his famous lecture on
The Last Days of the Confederacy” at
it opera house. He will receive an en
lusiastic greeting by Union and Confed
:ate soldiers and thousands of others.
It has recently been discovered at the
dinary’s office in Atlanta that a white
tuple had been married by a negro min
or. The case is the only one of the kind
) record in Fulton county, and perhaps
the entire country, for while it is no
‘Common thing for white men to perform
‘(■monies for negro couples, the reverse
‘'position was altogether unheard of un
the preacher called at the ordinary’s
Hee to get a certificate that it was dis
tvered a white couple had been wedded
’ a negro.
" h 'le several intoxicated soldiers of the
eond Illinois Regiment were attempt
-t to set tire to some small wooden sheds
Augusta about midnight Tuesday night,
- 1 ' urred when Lieut. John Maye
:i. as officer of the day, tried to disperse
"m The soldiers resisted Mayeski and
art.,l grapple with him. Mayeski,
'inking his life in danger, drew-'his re
"i and fired. Private James L. Gil
und. whose home is In Ripley, 0., fell
ill a bullet In his left breast. He did
' h IV.- a hand in the fight, and was try
~ rut out the blaze when shot. The
‘ " mg brought out Col. Moulton and oth
s who soon restored order. A
' nv ''ligation will be made of the af
ilr.
A 'P r ..il to the Morning News from
n-hnorr. -ay*; Memorial day exercises
:• hel-1 j; College hall here this after
-1 I--inning promptly at 2 o'clock.
"as :he first public exercise memor
"-i tic Confederate dead ever held
> "nor,. Everything was directly mi
ne management of Prof. J. E. Bar
anti his corps of teachers. Confeder
• Rians, their wives, sons and daugh
, were there to make it a Metn
,'M' 1 oise In fact. The exercises opened
, ". 11 address from Prof. Bgrgeon, in
; 1 learly set forth the real motive
! " occasion, after which the entire
1 '-liutlfully and effectively, sang
" River.” Then followed appro-
"ions, interspersed by patriotic
' ' Bu, 'h a, Dixie.
FLORIDA.
‘ * ‘''l“ia Good Roads Association will
*" ' ' Board of Trade building, Jack
,jn W ednesday, May 3.
" rf 1 very Indication that iho cotton
’hi'-ughout the section around
ll " "HI he larger Ihe coming sea
w .ast. W. O. Hobins.Pi.
n ' JI -•<* Cor U. V. Dutton & Cos.,
|pje JUflfttitifl
authorizes the statement that there wili 1
be about 15 per cent, more cotton thin \
than last year.
Ocala correspondence Times-Union and
Citizen: Judge McConothy has been dis
tributing a petition for signatures, asking
the legislature to transfer the state capi-*
tal from Tallahassee to Jacksonville. It
is getting many signatures. Not that
Ocala loves beautiful Tallahassee less, but
progressive, metropolitan Jacksonville
more.
The Jacksonville Board of Trade has
gone to work In dead earnest to assist
Duval’s representatives in the movement
to move the state capital to that city. The
present dilapidated condition of the Capi
tol building, and its helpless condition in
case of fire, has caused a feeling all over
the state that anew structure is absolute
ly necessary.
Mate Mattson and the other fourteen
survivors of the lost steamer General
Whitney, who were at St. Augustine, have
gone to New York. They received their
pay in full and transportation to New
York. The men left in high spirits and
claim that they never had such kind treat
ment as that received at the hands of the
people of that city.
Advantage is being taken of the low
price of property in In-terlachen. improve
ments have been going on, sidewalks ex
tended and orange groves put in a condi
tion for another effort at orange produc
tion, and a confidence is growing that one
of the healthiest and most beautiful vil
lages in Fldrida will be sought for at no
distant day for desirable homes.
Bartow’ Courier-Informant: 'Mr. R. G.
Perrin of Fort White, Fla., secretary and
treasurer of the Kansas City Phosphate
Company, is in the city in the interests of
his company. Mr. Perrin has a force of
hands at work prospecting, and* if his ex
pectations are realized a phosphate plant
wili soon be among the industries within
the incorporate limits, but the work has
not yet gone far enough to tell the extent
of the phosphate deposit.
A matrimonial epidemic has struck St.
Petersburg. On Wednesday night Miss
Cora Buchanan and Mr. P. G. Cochran:
on Friday night Miss Queen ie Branch and
Mr. E. L. Waggoner, and on Sunday aft
ernoon Miss Minnie Connell and Mr.
Thomas Harding were married. Rev. I.
M. Auld officiated in each case. Judging
by the preparations carried on by young
bachelors in the way of buying lots and
building cottages, there will soon be more
weddings.
By far the most important social event
of the season in Rockledge was the mar
riage of Emma, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. G. S. Hardee, to George Warren
Skelley, which took place Tuesday noon
at the residence of the bride’s parents,
Rev. Browm of Titusville officiating. The
wedding was very quiet, only relatives and
intimate friends being present. The bride
was attired in a tailor-made suit of blue
broadcloth. After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Skelley took the train for Jackson
ville. After a short tour they will go to
Jamesville, Wis., the home of the groom,
where they will reside. The bride was
born and reared in Rockledge.
The Board of Trade committee of Tam
pa appointed for the purpose has been
busy for several evenings now getting the
proposed amendments to the city charter
in shape. The amendments will be of
fered for adoption at the present session
of the legislature. Several are proposed,
but the most important one is the remedy
for the tax collections. Under the pres
ent charter the city has never been able
to enforce tyie collection of its taxes, and
this has caused a great deal of trouble
and placed the city deeply in debt. With
a good law, making people pay, the city
will soon be in a good condition, and all
its current debts paid. The amendments
that are proposed have been submitted to
all of the leading attorneys in the city,
and’ they have approved them as being
perfectly constitutional.
Reports are in circulation in St. Augus
tine which, 1 while not official, come from
reliable sources, to the effect that St.
Francis barracks may be temporarily
abandoned in the next month or two. If
such action Js taken It will be due to the
fact that the troops now there will be sent
to the Philippines or tp a near-by post, so
that they can be hurried to the front in
case of necessity. If the troops should be
moved from St. Augustine, it will only be
temporary, on account of the present
emergency occasioned by the trouble with
the Filipino insurgents. In any event, a
substantial guard would be left there to
look after the large amount of property
in the city and also to guard the prison
ers at the fort, although the latter may
not be necessary, as most of the prisoners
will be discharged at intervals during the
next week or two and the long term men
will be transferred to another prison.
Two *day9 ago a meek-looking gentle
man entered the postofflee at Miami. Stop
ping in front of the delivery window’, he
said: “Mr. Scruggs wants a dollar’s
change in nickels and dimes.’* Mr. Smith,
the letter clerk, not having the amount
asked for in his drawer, the matter was
referred to Mr. Merritt. He opened the
ponderous safe, counted out carefully ten
nickels and five dimes. Approaching the
window, he laid the money down. The
mcek-looking gentleman counted it over
carefully, and, turning away, said: “I'll
go across the road to Mr. Scruggs’ shop
and get the dollar and will be back in a
minute.” The minute passed into an hour,
but the gentleman had not returned. Mr.
Merritt began to suspect there was some
thing wrong, and, going across the way
to Messrs. Scruggs & McDonald’s, he
found out that the meek-eyed stranger
was a fraud, and had feloniously beaten
him out of 100 cents In hard cash.
We Lead and Pay Cash for Hides —
Others Follow.
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SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. APRIL 2.5. 1809.
ROSIN IN DEMAND.
LARGE SALES REPORTED AT THE
BOARD OF TRADE.
The Market Firm and Unchanged.
Spirits Closed Firm at
Cents—Cotton Quiet and Unchang
ed Tilth Light Transactions—Other
Markets Steady.
Savannah, April 27.—The feature of the
day in the leading markets was the strong
demand and large sales of’rosin at the quo
tations. Spirits turpentine had a part de
cline of %c, but closed firm at 40 1 / fc#4lc,
with a fair amount of sales reported. The
cotton market w’as very quiet, the sales
being only 2o bales at unchanged quota
tions. The wholesale markets were fairly
active and generally steady. The follow
ing resume of the different market* will
show the tone and quotations of the day:
COTTON.
The local market opened up quiet, after
the holiday, and the reported sales were
only 25 bales. The receipts were very
light. At the Cotton Exchange, at each
call, the market was bulletined quiet and
unchanged. The reported sales were 25
bales, being made at the first call.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling
Middling
Low middling 51
Good ordinary -
Ordinary
Market quiet; sales, 25.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock-
Receipts this day
Receipts this day last year ...A..., 1,264
Receipts this day year before last.. 980
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1898 1,036,823
Same time last year 1,154,096
Exports, coastwise, this day 1,800
Stock on hard this day 32,764
Same day last year 35,909
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports—
Receipts this day 11,168
This day last year 7.844
This day year before last 7,776
Receipts past six days 54,506
Same days last year 47,957
Same days year before last 25.511
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1898.. .7,835,810
Same time last year 8,268.887
Same time year before last 6,415,611
Stock at the ports to-day 788,013
Stock same day last year 676,841
Daily Movements at Other Ports—
Galveston—Holiday; net receipts, 3,621;
gross, 3,621; sales, 169; stock. 78,877.
New Orleans—Steady; middling, 5 11-16;
net receipts, 2,817; gross, 2,817; sales, 3,000;
stock, 385;079.
Mobile—Nominal; middling, 5 9-16; net
receipts, 336; gross, 336; stock, 13,052.
Charleston—Quiet; middling, SH; net re
ceipts, 614; gross, 614; stock, 16,610.
Wilmington—Quiet; middling, 0%; net re
ceipts, 3; gross, 3; stock, 11,565.
Norfolk—Dull; middling, 5%; net re
ceipts, 987; gross, 987; stock. 54,312.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 6V4;
gross receipts, 651; stock, 18,086.
New York—Quiet and steady; middling,
net receipts, 286; gross, 3,185; sales,
305; stock, 161,452.
Boston—Steady; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 616; gross, 616.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 6%; stock,
10,290.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns—
Augusta—Dull; middling, 6 3-16; net re
ceipts, 47; gross, 47; sales, 595; stock. 31,945.
Memphis—Steady; middling, o%\ net re
ceipts, 686; gross, *786; sales, 1,300; stock,
125,539.
St. Louis—Quiet; middling, 5 13-16; net
receipts, 742; gross, 1,117; sales, 850; stock,
88,536.
Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 6; net re
ceipts, 208; grpss, 208; stock, 10,296.
Houston—Steady; middling, 5%; net re
ceipts, 609; gross, 609; stock, 48,814.
middling, 6%. *
Exports of Cotton This Day—
Galveston—Coastwise, 3,717. t
New Orleans—Continent, 1,099.
Mobile—Coastwise, 210.
Savannah—Coastwise, 1,800.
Norfolk—Coastwise, 479.
New York—To Great Britain, 2,641; con
tinent, 1,510.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 4,521; to the con
tinent, 2,609.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 78,344;
to France, 22; to the continent. 19,435.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1898;
To Great Britain, 3,214,405; to France, 667,-
801; to the continent, 2,439,000.
Liverpool, April 27.—Cotton, spot, fair
demand; prices unchanged; American mid
dling fair, 3 29-32d; good middling, 3 9-16d;
middling, 3%d; low middling, 3 3-16d; good
ordinary, 3d; ordinary, 2 13-16d.
The sales of the day were 10,000 bales,
of which 500 were for speculation and ex
port, and included 9.200 American. Re
ceipts, 3,000 baks, including 1,500 Ameri
can.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet and steady;
American middling, low middling clause,
April, 3.19®3.20d sellers; April-May, 3.19®
3.20d sellers; May-June, 3.19<g3.20d sellers;
June-July. 3.20d sellers; July-August, 3.20d
buyers; August-fieptember, 3.20d buyers;
September. 3.10®3.20d buyers; October-No
vember, 3.19d value; November-Deoember,
3.18@3.19d buyers; December-January, 3.18
®3.19d buyers; January, 3.18®3.19d buyers;
February-March, 3.19®3.20d sellers.
•New York, April 27.—The cotton market
showed surprising strength at the open
ing considering the adverse character of
the influence at hand. In the first place
Liverpool cables reported considerable
softness in futures at that point as the
result of active foreign liquidation and
selling orders from this side. Coupled
with this news were reports from the cot
ton belt that under perfect weather con
ditions the crop was making rapid head
way throughout the southern portion of
the belt with chopping in progress in some
districts, while In the northern section
farmers were exerting every effort to
profit by the favorable climatic condi
tions.
The steadiness of the local market was
hard to account fcr. The crowd had look
ed for quite a reaction from yesterday’s
rise as a natural result of the bearish
news. The bull element were not slow
10 profit by their advantage and by mid
day had scored an advance of 2®4 points.
The features of the day, speculatively,
was liberal buying of the summer months
by a number of local brokers, but for
what account It was impossible to learn.
This particular demand gave rise to num
erous reports of manipulation, some go
ing so far as to state that a squeeze was
in coniVmplation with August shorts aim*
#d at chiefly. Throughout the rest of the
• lay the old crop positions exhibited rela
tive strength and activity* Light llqut-
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For
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Local Securities bouptat and sold.
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dation of new crop holdinss chocked n
sympathetic rise in these months, but on
the whole the market showed surprising
steadiness. The close was shady, wiih
prices 1 points higher lo 3 net lower.
New York, April 27. noon—Cotton fu
tures opened steady; May, 5.73 e; June,
5.77 c; Juiy, 5.81 c; August, 5.86 c; Septem
ber, 5.56 c; October, 5.91 c; November, 5.92 c;
December, 5.95 c; January, 6.99 c; February,
6.02 c; March, 6.05 c.
New York. April 27. 1 p. m —Futures
closed steady; April and May, 5.77 c; June,
5.83 c; July and August, 5.89 c; September,
5.86 c; October, 5.90 c; November, 5.92 c; De
cember. 5.94 c; January, 5.95 c; February,
6.01 c; March, 6.04 c.
New Orleans, April 27.—Cotton futures
dull; April, nominal; May, 5.52©5.54c; June,
5.60@5.62e; July, 5.63<&5.64c; August, 5.61 c:
September, 5.6265.63 c; October, 5.63 c; No
vember, 5.6465.65 c; December. 5.676 5.68 c;
January, 5.7065.72 c.
New York, April 27.—Hubbard Bros. &
Cos. say of cotton; "The mark, t has been
wholly local. Advices from abroad have
referred to the spinners strike with some
anxiety, but foreign orders have been to
buy at lower prices than Ihe market would
permit. The continued good outlook for the
new crop has induced selling of later posi
tions but present crop months have been
well held and at better figures. General
business has been lacking and Ihe trade is
awaiting some development from the er
ratic course of prices. Dullness prevailed
during the afternoon, but underlying stead
iness developing with strength toward the
close of the day. The trade expect better
prices now, that the effect of tiie May len
ders has passed.”
DRY GOODS.
New York, April 27.—General demand for
cotton goods shows improvement in most
staple lines. Brown cottons again in good
request for export and Jobbers showing
great interest. Fine gray cloths and prim
cloths firm. Bleached cottons selling well
in a very strong market. White goods in
staple and fancy lines well sold up for
present season and higher prices likely for
next season. I'rints firm throughout and
the tendency in some lines against buy
ers.
NAVAL STORKS.
Spirits Turpentine—There was a little
fluctuation in the price of spirits turpentine
to-day, but the price was sustained at the
close. At the first call, at the Board of
Trade, the market was bulletined firm at
41c, with sales of 752 casks. At the last
ca.l the market closed firm at 4014641 c,
w,7'n sales of 160 casks.
Rosin—There were largo stales reported
in the rosin market to-day. The demand
was strong and prices were unchanged
from Tuesday. At Ihe Board of Trade the
reported sales at the first call were 3,527
barrels, and at the last call 550 barrels
The quotations were as follows; \
A, B. C $1 05 I * $1 50
D 105 K 1 60
E .... 1 15 M 1 go
F 1 30 N 1 so
G 135 W G 2 15
H 1 45 VV W 3 35
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1, 1899... 3.596 111,396
Received to-day 2,280 4,779
Received previously 15,181 53,285
Total •. 21,057 169,460
Exports to-day 3,066 6,670
Exports previously , 12,215 71,145
Total since April 1, 1599 .... 15,281 77,815
Stock on hand this day 5,776 91,645
Stock same day last year ..... 7,212 134.023
Receipts this day 1,370 2,967
Charleston, S. C., April 27.—Turpentine,
market firm, at 41c; sales none. Rosin
firm and unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, N. C., April 27—Spirits tur
pentine firm, 4014641 c; receipts, 30 casks.
.Rosin firm, 95c and $1.00; receipts, 85. Crude
turpentine steady, $1.35 and $2.40; receipts,
28. Tar firm, $1.05; receipts, 86.
New York, April 27—Rosin firmer;
strained, common to good, $1.40@1.55. Tur
pentine firm, 45c.
<■ > • ■
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange—Market /| s steady.
The following are the Savannah quo
tations: Commercial, demand, $4.881;; sixtv
days, $4.84; ninety days, $4.83; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.21%; Swiss]
sixty days, 5.26%; marks, sixty days'
94 5-16.
Domestic Exchange—Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows:
Amounts up to $25, 10 cents; $25 to SSO, 15
cents; SSO to SIOO, 20 cents; S2OO to $500,' %
per cent, premium; SSOO to SI,OOO, at %
per cent, premium; SI,OOO and over, $1 per
SI,OOO.
Securities—The market is quiet and in
active.
Stocks and Bonds—Slate Bonds—Georgia
3>4 per cent, bonds of 1930, 112 hid. 113 ask
ed; Georgia 314 Por cent., due 1915. 110
bid, 112 asked; Georgia 414 per cent, bonds.
1915, 122 bid. 123 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent., due 1920, 120 bid, 121 asked; South
Carolina 414, 117 bid, 118 aske.d.
City Bonds—Atlanta 4% per cent., 1923.
106 bid, -* asked; Augusta 3145, 1928, JOIVi
bid, 102 asked; Augusta 414*. 1925, 101 bid,
108 asked; Augusta 7 per cent., 11l bid, 112
asked; Augusta 6 per cent., m bid, 113
asked; Columbus 5 per cent., 107 bid. 108
asked; Macon 6 per cent., 116 bid, 120 asked;
Macon 414*, 1926, 106 bid, asked; Savan
nah 5 per cent., quarterly July coupons,
115 bid, asked; Savannah 5 per cent.,
quarterly May coupons, 11a bid, 11514 ask
ed; Charleston 4s, 1(6 bid, 106 asked.
Railroad Bonds—Savannah, Florida and
Western Rai.road general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent, interest coupons, 126 bi.j, 127
asked; Savannah, Florida ap(J Western
first mortgage 5 per cent, gold bonds, due
1924, 114 bid. 115 asked; Central Raliroul
and Banking Company collateral r>s, 97
bid, 98 asked;Centrai of Georgia Railway,
first mortgage ss, 50-year gold bonds, 116
bid, 117 asked; Central of Georgia Rail
way first consolidat'd mortgage 5, 93
bid, 99 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
firft preferred Incomes. 42% bid, 48% asked.
Central of Georgia Railway Second pre
ferred Incomes, 18*4 bid. 14*4 asked; Cen
tral of Georgia Railway preferred
Income*, 6*4 bid. 7 atked; Georgia Rail
road 6s, 1910, 116% bid, 117 asked; Charlotte.
Columbia and Augusta first ss, 109 bid, 110
ask'd; Charlotte, Columbia am] Augusta
second mortgage 7*. 123 bid, 126 asked:
Georgia Southern and Florida new £*, M
bid, 109% asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage 7s, 100 bid, 101 asked;
Ocean Steamship 5 per cent, bonds, 1926.
105 bid. 107 asked; City and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage 7 per cent, bonds,
103 bid, 104 asked; Alabama Midland 5 per
cent. Indorse!. 100 bid, 100(4 asked; Bruns
wick and Western 4s, 80 bid, 83 asked;
South Bound Railway ss, 99(4 bid, 100 ask
ed; Georgia and Alabama first pre
ferred ss, 106 bid. 107 asked; Georgia and
Alabama consolidated ss, 101 bid, 102 ask
ed; Eatonton Branch. 99 bid, lOi asked;
Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division ss, 99(4 bid, 100% asked.
Railroad Slocks—Augusts and Savan
nah, 112 bid, 113 asked; Southwestern. 112%
bid, 113% asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock, 124 bid, asked; Atlanta and
West Point 6 per cent, certificate*, 103 bid,
104 asked; Georgia, common, 206 bid,
207 asked Georgia and Alabama stock,
34 bid, 35 asked.
Gas Stocks—Savannah Gas Light Stock,
27 bid, 28 asked. .
Bank Stocks, Etc.—Citizens' Bank. 119
bid, 120 asked; Chatham Bank. IOC hid,
106 asked; Germania Hank. 116 hid,
asked; National Bank of Savannah. 129
hid, asked; Merchants National Bank
of Savannah, 93 bid, 94 asked; Oglethorpe
Savings and Trust Company, 107 bid,
asked; Southern Hank of the State of
Georgia, 130 bid, 131 asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 111 bid, 112 ask
ed; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, A. 56 bid. 57 asked; B, 55(4
bid, 56 asked; People's Savings and Hoan
Company, 94 bid, 96 asked.
Factory Bonds—Augusta Factory, 101
bid, 102 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany (is, 102 bid, 103 asked; Eagle and Phe
nix Mills, 6 per cent, bonds, due 1928. 102
bid, 104 asked; Bibb Manufacturing Com
pany, 103 bid, 105(4 asked.
Factory Stocks—Augusta Factory. 58
bid, 59 asked; GraulteviUe Factory, 150
bid. 155 asked; Langley Factory, 97 bid,
101(4 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
90 hid, 92 asked; J. R. King Manufacturing
Company, 97 bid, 101 asked; Sibley Manur
factuting Company, 6S bid, 73 asked; Sa
vannah Brewing Company, 105(4 bid, 106(4
asked. •
New York, April 27 —Money on call was
steady at 366 per cent.; the last loan was
at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
3(t®4*4 per cent. Sterling exchange
strong, with actual business in bankers’
bills at $4.87*464.87(4 for demand, and
$4.8i%64.85 1 4 for sixty days. Posted rates,
$4.86(464.86 and $4.8764.88. Commercial
hills, $4.844464.84%. Stiver certificates,
C3%@64c. Bar silver, 63*4c. Mexican dol
lars, 48*4650c. Government bonds were
weak; state bonds were inactive; railroad
bonds were strong.
New York. April 21.—Stocks opened up
this morning, and after moderate fluctua
tions either way, s'.i<3 off below yesterday's
prices. There were advices of crop dam
age, sterling exchange was strong at high
er figures, and eali money was at the legal
rate, 6 per cent., in Ihe afternoon, all of
which combined to send prices off with a
rush and the market closed weak under
pressure.
The demand for money was incidents)
to the preparations of corporations to meet
May disbursements and then there was a
disposition among traders to anticipate a
possible squeeze in rail money to-morrow,
when ioans carry over to Monday. There
was moderate arbitrage buying for Lon
don account early, and Ihe traders also
were prominent buyers, but the diminish
ing commission house business prompted
them to switch their position and sell for
a turn. The trading in 500,000 shares was
practically all for professional operators.
Silver certificates, representing 100,000
ounces, changed hands at from 63(4 to
6i(4c, the lalter being the highest figure
in over two years. The bull speculation in
sliver, as well as dividend gossip, imparted
strength to Denver and Rio Grande issues.
Anaconda Mining had over 3 points
knocked off from its recent advance on
liquidation, induced by the denial of a
large Interest that the proposed copper
“trust" had control of the property. Man
hattan Beach dropped 7 points, with little
recovery, on stop loss orders l>elng reach
ed. New York Air Brake sold up 14 points,
the greater pai*t of which it held, on the
approach of the Judicial decision which
friends of the property hope will be favor
able. Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes -
orn recovered from yesterday’s depression,
on which was connected with rumors of
impending labor difficulties.
The heaviness of the market was accent
uaied by free selling of Brooklyn Transit
and Sugar, although an earlier rise in Su
gar was on an intangible rumor that the
company wou’d offer ngnts to subscrlhe
' for anew Issue of stocks at par, to be
used in connection with some deal with
rival interests.
Further improvements were made in al!
the standard railroad mortgages to-day,
and some new flotations were also taken
at improved figures. The total sales were
$4,195,000. United States registered 3s de
clined (4, and registered coupon, Ihe now
4s coupon and the ss. (* in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks were 640,400
shares, including 9,930 St. Paul, 6,500 South
ern Railway preferred, 18,320 American
Steel and Wire, 6,945 International Paper,
5,520 International Paper preferred, 35,540
Federal Steel, 5.551 Federal Steel preferred,
5,207 People's (ias, 61,696 Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, 19,110 Gontlnenta) Tobacco, 6,540
St Louis and Southwestern, 11.341 Atchison
preferred, 9,507 Burlington, 14,270 Denver
and Rio Grande, 10,963 Denver and Rio
Grande preferred, 11,995 Louisville and
Nashville, 16.950 Mexican Central, 6,920
Reading first preferred, 12,410 Missouri Pa
cific, 8,150 North American Company, 5,770
Ontario and Western.
New Y'ork Closing Stocks.
Atchison 20(41 St. L. & S. W... 14%
do pref 61(4! do d ° P r * f ■•••
B. & Ohio 73 |St. Paul 128%
Can. Pacific ... 93 j do pref 160
Can. South .... 57(4;8t. P. & 0 95
Cent. Pacific ..51 | do do pref ....170
C. & Ohio 27(4!50. Pacific 33(4
C. A Alton ....165 'So. Railway .... 12%
C., B. & Q 143%| do do pref .... 53%
Cht. A E. 111... 77(4iT. & Pacific .... 22%
do do pref ....122 |U. Pacific 46>4
Chi. G. W 15 | do do pref .... 79(4
Chi., Ind. & L. 11 |U. P. D. A CL... 12(4
do do pref .... 45%!Wabash 8(4
Chi. & N. W....160(4 do pref 23%
do do pref ....193 'Wheel. A L. E.. 13(4
C. C. C. & St. L 60%| do do pref .... 34%
do do pref .... 97 I Adams Ex 112
D. & Hudson ...121(*;Amer. Ex 140
I) L & W ... .170(41 U. S. Ex 53
Den. & R ... 24% W.-F. Ex 126
do do pref .... 79*4 A, Cot. Oil 37%
Erie (new) 13% do do pref .... 94
do Ist pref ... 37%| Am'n Spirit* .. 13%
Ft. Wayne 184 I do do pref .... 37
Gt. Nor. pref ..191 |Am. Tobacco ...222
\ I VI IN H. HI RES.
60 BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY.
STOCKS—BONDS—WHEAT
On margin on l-16th commission. South
ern securities a on % commis
sion. Cipher code- furnished.
Member Consolidated Stock Exchange.
QUICK CASH.
FLINT HIDES 15c
DRY SALT He
GREEN SALT 7%0
WAX 26c
New York prices guaranteed on all Fura
shipped us. Eggs wanted.
A. EHRLICH & BRO
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
111, 113 and 115 Bay Street
Hock. Vnl 11 I do do prof ....146
111. Central 117%jcon. Goa 197%
L. Erie A W... I7U Com. Cable C0..150
do do pref 68%|C01. F. A Iron.. 50%
L. Shore 300 | do do pref ....105
L. A N 68-%;Gen. Elec 119
Man. L 122 V How. Com’l Cos. 105
Met. St. Ry 250% | Brook. It. T.... 133%
Mich. Cen 113 |lnt'li'l Pupor ..561*
Minn. A Si. L . RlVs! <* So pref .... 84%
do do Ist pf... 100 1 l*a Ode Gas.. 53'*
Mo. Pacific .... 49% Lead 34
M. A Ohio 46V <7° P ref 113
M. K. & T .... 13 1 Nnt. Lin. 0i1... 4%
do do pref 39 P. Mall 51%
N. J. Central..,ll9VPeeple's Gas ...127%
N. Y. Central...l39%|Pull. Palace ...161
N.Y. C. It SI. L. 131*; Silver Cer 63%
do do Ist pref. 66 |S, Rope A T ... 19%
dodo 2nd pref. 32%|Sugar 170
Nor. * W 21%| do pref 116%
N. Amer. C 0... 12 IT. C. & 1r0n.... 63%
N. Paeitlc 52% U. S. Leather... 6%
do do pref .... 79 j do do pref .... 73
Ont. A W 2fi%|lT. S. Rubber... 52%
Ore. R. & N ... 69 | do do pref ....115
Ore. S. Line... 41V*| W. Union 92
P. C'st Ist pref. 85 jA. Steel A W. 67%
do 2nd pref ..58 | do do pref .... 98%
Pittsburg 181 |Fed. Steel 68%
Reading 22%| do do pref .... 85%
do Ist pref .... 64%’C01. South 6%
R. G. W 34 i do Ist pref 50
do do pref 76%| do 2nd pref ... 20%
R. Island 116 V [Con4. Tob 60%
St. L. & S. F . 11%! do do pref .... 91
do do pref 71 ! Pacific Coast .. 40
'do do 2nd pref. 38VN. AW. pref... 68%
Bonds.
U. S. 2s, rrg. ...100 IN. Y. C. lots ..114%
U. S. Oh, reg. ~107%iN, J. C. Gen. 56.119%
U. S. 3s, roup. .108% N. C. 6s 127
>U. new 4s, |N. C. 4s 104
reg 129 [No. Pa. lsts ...120
if. S. new 4s, |No. Pa. 4 104
coup 130 |N. Y. C. A St.
U. S. old 4s, reg. 112%| L. 4s 108
IT. S. old Is .coup. 113% N. A W. Con.4s. 95%
U. S. ss, reg. . ll%iN. A W. Gen. 65.130
U. S 6s, eoup.ll3 |Ore. Nav. 15i5..112
I). of C. 3 65s ..117 |Ore. Nav. Is ....103%
Ala. class A ...110 jore. S. Line 65.131%
Ala. class B 110 |Ore. S.Line Con
Ala. class C ...100 | 5s 112
Ada. Currency ..100 jßeading Gen. 4s . 89
Atch., Gen. 45...101%|Ri0 G. W. Isis .. 97%
Atch. adjt. 4s .. 83%|gt. L. A lr. M.
Ca. So. 2nds ...111 I Con. 5s 111%
C. A O. 4%s ... 96 |St. L. A S. F.
C. A O. B.V 118 | Gen. 6a IM%
C. A N. Con.7s. 144 |St. P. Cons 168%
C. A N. S. F. [SI. P.. C. A P.
Deb. 5s 123 | lets 122%
Chi. Term. 15..100 |St. P. C. A P.
D. A Rio a.lsts.loß%l 5s 121%
D. A Rio G. 45,102%j50. Ry. 5s 110
K. TANARUS., Va. A Ga. |B. Rope A T.6s. 89
lets !25%jT. new sel. 35... 97
Erie Gen. 4s .... 72%|T. A P. lsts ....114%
F. W. A D. City |T. A Pa. 2nds .. 65%
lsts 86 |Un. Pa. 4a 106%
Gen. Elec. 5s 115 |Un. Pa., D. A G.
G. H. A 8.A.65. 112%J lsts 90
G. H. A S. A. |Wabash lsts ....117%
2nds lll%[Wal>ash 2nds ... 99%
H. A T. C. ss.lll%|West Shore 4s ..113V*
H. A T. C. Con. jWls. Cen. lsta .. 69%
6s 112 |Va. Centuries ... *4
lowa Cen. lsts .110 |Va. Deferred .... 8%
K. C.. P’. A G. |Col. Southern 4s. 87
lsts 68 jM. A O. 4s 86
La. new Con. 45.110 |C. of Ga. 5s .... 99%
L. A N. Uni. 4s. 98%| do Ist. in 43%
M. K. A T.2nds. 68 | do 2nd in 11
M. K. A T. 4s. 94 |
New York, April 27.—Standard Oil closed
4860487.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade Quotations:
Bacon—Market Is steady; smoked clear
sides, 6%c; dry salted clear sides, 5%c; bel
lies, 5%e; sugar-cured hams, 10%c.
Lard—Market firm; pure In llerces, 6%c;
50-pound tins, 6%c; compound. In tierces,
5%c; 60-pound tins, 5%c.
Butter— Fancy fresh Elglns, 23c; fancy
June, No. 1, Elgin, 20c; Imitations, 18®!
dairy, 16c.
Cheese—Market firm; fancy, full-cream
cheese, 13%c; 20-pound average, 14c.
Flour—Market steady; patent, *4.50;
straight, *4.20; fancy. *3.90; family, *3.63.
Corn—Market steady; white. Job lots,
58c; carload lots, 66c; mixed corn, Job lots]
55c; carload lots, 53c.
Oats—Carload lots, 42c; Job lots, 44c.
Texas rust proof oats. Job lots, 48c.
Southern seed rye, *l.lO.
Bran—Job lots, *7%e; carload lots, 82%c.
Hay—Market steady; Western, Job lots,
80e; carloud lots, 75c; Eastern, 75c; Job
lots, 70c.
Meal—Pearl, per barrel. *2.55; per sack,
*1.15; city meal, per sack, bolted, *1.05-
water ground, *1.10; pearl grits, per bar
rel, *2.65; per sack. *1.22%.
Sugar—Equality Prices—Savannah quo
tatlpns: Powdered, 5.56 c; standard gran
ulated, 5.43 c; cubes, 5.55 c; confectioners' A,
5.30 c; white extra, 4.80 c; extra C, 4.74 c;
golden C. 4 56c; yellow, 4.43 c.
Coffee—Dull; Mocha. 26c; Java. 20%c;
Peaberry, 12%c; standard No. 1, 10%c; No.'
2. 10%c: No. 3,10 c; No. 4, 9%c; No 5 9c-
No. 6, B%e; No. 7, Bc.
Cabbage—Northern, *4.5006.00 barrel
Onions—*2.7s barrel.
Potatoes, Irish—Sacks. *2.50.
Lemons—Market steady; *3,00 box.
Apples—*l.26@s.so.
Turnips—Northern, *2.00.
Dried Fr nils-Apples, evaporated, 9c;
common, 5@5%c.
Orange*—Florida, *3.0003.60; California
navals, *3.50.
Nuts—Almonds. Terragona, 13c; Ivioas,
12c; walnuts, French, 10c; Naples, 11c; pe
cans, 8c; Brazils, 7c; filberts, 10c; assort
ed nuts. 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 10c.
Raisins—L. L-, *1.65; % box. *I.OO loose;
60-pound lioxes. 6%c per pound.
Peanuts—Ample stock, fair demand:
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir
ginia. per pound. 4%c; hand-picked, per
pound, 3%c.
F,ggs—Market quiet, fair supply; quota
tions. 15c-
PouPry—Steady; In lair demand: half
grown, 30®40c per pair: three-quarter*
grown. 40050 c per pair; full-grown fowls,
60060 c per pair.
Fish—Mackerel, half-barrel. No. 1. *g,K>;
No. 2, *7 00; No. 8. *6.00; kils, No. 1, *i.2jj
No' 2. *1.00; No. 3, *oc. Codfish, 1-pound
bricks, <%c: 2-pound bricks, e. Smoked
herring, per box, 17c; Dutch herring, in
keg*. *1.10: new mullet, half-barrel, *3.50.
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup, buying at l*@lsc; selling at
PAGES 9 TO 10.
17020 c; sugar house at 19022 c; Cuba
straight goods, 23030 c; sugar house mo
lasses, 15020 c.
Salt—Demand is fair and the market
steady; carload lots. f. o. b., Liverpool, 200-
pound sacks. 68c; do Job lots, 75090 c; com
mon fine aalt, 125-pound In burlap sack*,
carload lots, 14%e; common fine salt, 110-
pound burlap sacks, carload lots, 38%c;
common fine salt. 100-pound burlap sacks.
86c. Same In cotton Backs, 2c higher.
Hides. Wool, Etc.—Hides—The market
firm; dry flint, 15c; dry salt, 13c; green
salted, 7%c. Wool nominal; prime Geor
gia, free of sand, burrs and black wool,
16c; blacks, 14c; burry. 8010 c. Wax, 25c;
tallow. 2c. Deer skins, 15c.
Oil—Market steady; demand fair; signal,
4,1050 c. West Virginia black. 9013 c; iard,
58c. Neatsfoot, 60075 c; machinery. 16@25c;
linseed, raw. 47; boiled, 50o; kerosene,
prime white, 10c; water white, 11c; Pratt's
astral, 12c; deodorized stove gasoline, bar
rels. 18%c; in drums, ll%e.
Gun Powder—Per keg. *4.00; half keg,
*2.25; quarter kegs, *1.25; Champion duck
ing, quarter keg, *2.25; Austin. Dupont,
and Hazard smokeless, half kegs, *11.35;
quarter kegs. *5.75; 1-pound canisters, *1.00;
less 25 ;ier cent.
Shot—Drop, *1.60; B B, and large, *1.75;
chilled. *1.55.
Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 4%c;
refined, *2.00 base.
Nalls—Cut. *2.10 base: wire, *2.50 base.
Advance national list of extras adopted
Dec. 1, 1896.
Lime, Calcined. Plaster and Cement—Al
abama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and sell at 75c a barrel, bulk and car
load lot, special calcined plaster, *1.60 per
barrel; hair, 405 c; Rosedale cement,
1.20; carload lots, special; Portland cement,
retail, *2.20; carloads lots, *2.00.
Lumber. F. O. B. Prices—Minimum yard
sizes, *11.00; car sills, *11.50012.60; difficult
sizes, *13.00015.00; ship stock. *15.00016.00;
sawn crossties. *8.25; hewn crosstlea, 30 per
tie. Market quiet and steady.
Bagging—Jute, 2%-pound, 7%@Bc; 2-
pound. 77%c: 1%-pound, 6%c; sea island,
B%c.
Cotton Ties—Standard Arrow Steel, 45
pounds, large lots, 80c; small lota, 90c,
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
Cotton—Market nominal; prices quoted
are per 100 pounds: Boston, per bale. *1.25;
New York, per bale, *1.00; Philadelphia,
per hale, *1.00; Baltimore, per bale, *I.OO,
via New York—Reval, 47c; St. Petersburg,
47c; Antwerp,'Bßc; Hamburg, 38c; Amster
dam, 37c; Liverpool, 30c; Bremen, 30c; Ge
noa, 38c; Havre, 40c; Gothenburg, 45c. Di
rect, Barcelona. 48c.
Lumber—By Sail—Freights are dull; for
eign business Is steady. The rates from
this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted
at *4.250 5.25 for a range—lncluding Balti
more and Portland, Me. Railroad ties,
base, <4 feet, to Baltimore, 13%c; to Phil
adelphia, 14%c; to New York, 16%c. Ttm
lier rates, 50c@*1.00 higher than lumber
rates.
By Steam—Lumber—To Baltimore. *6.00;
Boston. *7.00; New York, *6.25.
Naval Stores—The market is quiet; me
dium else vessels. Rosin—Cork. Jor orders,
2a 9d per bnrrel of 310 pounds, and 5 per
cent, primage. Spirits, 4s. Larger vessels.
Rosin, 2s 6d; spirits, 3s 9d. Steam, 12c
per 100 pounds on rosin, *I.OO on spirits
to Boston, and 10c on rosin, and 900 on
spirits to New York.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.
New York, April 27.—Flour dull and
easy. Rye flour dull. Corn meal easy.
Rye steady. Barley quiet. Barley malt
nominal.
Wheat—Spot weaker; No. 2 red, 80c; op
tions opened firm on cables and unfavora
ble home and foreign crop news. The
advance Inspired liberal unloading, how
ever, and In the afternoon, Influenced also
by clearances, light, less active export de
mand and more bearish crop reports,
prices broke sharply and closed unsettled
at a partial %c net ilecllne. April closed
78%c; May closed 77c; July closed 76%p.
Corn, siiot easy; No. 2, 41%013%c; options
opened steady, with wheat; under subse
quent liquidation and prospects of big re
ceipts, prices weakened and closed heavy
at %@%c net decline; iiay closed 39%c;
July closed 39%c.
Oats—Spot quiet; No. 2 white, 36c; op
tions dull. Beef steady. Cut meats
steady. Lard easy; Western steamed,
6.47%c; refined steady. Pork Inactive;
family. *10.50011.00. Butter steady. Cheese
old easy; new easier. Eggs firm. Cotton
seed oil quiet. Petroleum dull. Rice firm.
Potatoes Steady; New York, *1.9)02.50;
Jersey, *2.5004.00. Cabbage steady. Cot
ton,' hy steam, to Liverpool, 12c. Coffee,
options opened steady and unchanged,
aside from switching of May lo later
months, business was comparatively light,
and the market without interesting new
features; foreign news bearlshly Interpret
ed, but sentiment against further depres
sion for time being; statistics as expected;
closed quiet, unchanged to 5 points iower;
sales, 9,750 bags, including May, 4.96 c; De
cember, 5.65 c; spot Rto quiet; mild, quiet.
Sugar, raw, firm, with fair business at
quotations. Refined firm, hut quiet.
Chicago, April 27.—Heavy rains through
out the wheat belt caused a slump In the
wheat market to-day. An early advance
on rumors of crop damage In Russia, Ger
many and France was all lost. May closed
with a loss of %c. and July %c. Corn 4a
plined %c. Oats closed unchanged. Porlc
lost sc. and lard and rtbe 2%c each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No. 2
May 72 072% 72% 71 71%
July 72%073 73% 71% 72 072%
Bept 72%@72% 72% 71 “71%
Com, No. 2
May 24% 34% 3,1%033% 33%
July *0 K @35% 34% 34%@34%
Bept 35% 35% 35% 35%@35%
Oats, No. 2-
May 26% 26% 26%@26% 26%
July 24%024% 21% 24 24
Bept 22 22%032% 22 22
Mess Pork, per barrel—
May *8 97% *9 00 *8 95 *8 95
July 915 9 17% 9 12% 9 12%
Sept 9 35 9 35 9 30 9 30
Lard, per 100 pounds—
May 5 15 5 17% 5 12% 5 15
July 5 27% 5 30 5 27% 5 27%
Bept 540 542 % 540 5 42%
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds—
May 4 67% 4 70 4 67% 4 67%
July 4 82% 485 ,4 82% 4 82%
Bept 4 95 4 97% 4 95 4 96
Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
quiet and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat.
71%@72%c; No. 3 spring wheat. 67%072c;
No. t red. 75@76%c; No. 2 corn, 34%0; No. 3
yellow corn, *4%035e; No. 2 oata, 27%c; No.
2 white, 3U@3o%c; No. 3 while, 29080 c; No.
3 rye. 59c; No 2 barley, 37044 c; No. 1 flax
seed, *1.16; Northwest, *1.20; prime timothy
seed, *2.32; mess pork, per burrt-l. *8.950)
9 00; lard, per 100 pounds, *5.12%05.%; abort
rib sale* (loose), *2.5002.85; dry salted
shoulders (boxed) 4%@4%c; abort clear
sides (hoxeil/, *4.9004.85; whisky. dUUUan*
finished goods, per gallon, 11.26.