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PART TWO.
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
SEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IX PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.
Mr. John R. Shaw, for more than won
tv-five years one of the leading business
men and prominent citizens of Americas,
will leave shortly for Atlanta, where he
will reside and engage in business as a
member of the firm of Shaw & Camp, ma
chinery and milling supplies.
Marietta Journal: It is said that Judge
Goiter’s charge to the grand jury about
gambling will cause progressive euchre to
be abandoned in Marietta. He charged
i ial any game with cards or schemes, no
matter how fixed up, for anything of
value, prize or money, whether played by
the 400 in a parlor or a negro in the
wood, was gambling, and, charged the
prand jury to find true bills against all
who should violate the law.
Vienna Progress: Col. D. A. R. Crum
Has succeeded In collecting the amount due
the county for taxes by the'Gecrgia S>uth
,rn and Florida Railroad from Judge C.
C Kibbee, of Macon which amounted to
about $2,000 principal apd interest. The
county has bten deprived of the use of this
money for a number of years, on account
of tlie failure of Judge Kibbee, who was
employed by ihe ordinary to co lect the
taxes, and to turn it over co the ordinary .
t’p to date the cotton receipts of Athens
have readied 45,(00 tales. This stands
against 60,000 bales at this time lasi year.
The cotton men there estimate the total
n ceipts for this season at 60,000 bales as
against 86,000 bales last year. At the be
ginning of the year the estimate was that
the receipts would be 40 per cent, short.
This estimate holds good and shows how
closely the cotton mep had figured down
ihe condition of the crops In that section.
The annual stockholders’ meetings of
live of West Point’s leading enterprises
were held last week. The Lanett cotton
mi s. ihe West Point Manufacturing Com
pany, Riverdale cotton milts, Luka t
teaching and dyeing works and the Chat
tahoochee Valley Ratlioad Company. The
year's business closes on Nov. 1, and their
business for the past year has been very
,-all-factory and these companies are
is riding nearly $750,0 0. their comb nel
(apital being $2,000,000. The usual divide.-.ds
were declared and the old officers re
ceded.
Dublin Courier-Dispatch: Laurens
county will stay in the prohibition column
for .years and years to come, as no liquor
advocate will be quick to bring on in
other election. The voters have said they
will not have it again in our midst and
ibeir mandate is supreme. The cam
paign, which closed Tuesday was a re
markable one—remarkable’ for the fact
that ihe banker and the artisan: the pro
i, --iona) man and the laborer: the mcr
chiirr and the farmer; the white man and
i! i black, worked side by side to prevent
>hc reintroduction of whisky into this
T. G. Hadden, a postal clerk on the line
:c.ween Atlanta and Brunswick, fell from
the door of h s car Wednesday afternoon
wliile the train was running at a high
rale of s:-eed. lie sustained serious in'er
ral injuries, it is thought, and a fracture
o the collar bone. The accident occuried
whi 1- the northbound train, which is due
in Atlanta at 4 p. m., was running through
Kohi n, a small station eighty miles I e ow
Atlanun. Hadden was busy at the letter
'i and of the car, lying up the mails when the
• nsineer blew the whistle for the s ation.
idle ncstal cle.k hurried to the dour to
itch the mail pouch suspended from the
1 1une. In some unaccountable manner he
idipped, tell through the open door and
pin gtd headlong to the ground.
A special to the Morning News fioai
Folkston says: Prof. L. E. Mallard's
f 00l at this place closed for the term
o-terday evening with appropriate exer
ii is. While the school consisted princi
pally of small scholars the exercises were
especially good. Among those deserving
i-pectal mention are Masters John Tyler
in "Aunt Chloe's View of Matrimony,’’
i hurley Wright in “The Telephoney,”
Kuy Haddock and Will Hathaway in “The
School Boys,” Bobbie Mattox, G. W. Had
dock, Jr., and Miss Pearl Wright ill “The
Sick Boy,” and little Misses Ulmer, Oliiff
rd Fannie Dusenberry in recitations. It
' is been a long time since the Folkston
S- liooO has had a teacher that has given
Hi- universal satisfaction that Prof. Mal
-1;"'d has the past term. The patrons are
nxlous for him to continue the echo, 1
I" xt year, but it is not yet known wheth
er he will stay or not.
Wednesday night while Section Master
Adams of the Tifton, Thomasville and
Kii'f Railroad was riding to Moultrie from
‘I Ron on a hand-car, accompanied by his
"He and Miss Newton, a guest of his
"iff, Mrs. Adams became panic stricken
a ' the [ieed at which the car was going.
Without a word of warning, save a shrill
<•>. which came 100 late, she sprang from
l ■ car, directly upon the track in front
"t 'he flying trucks. In her desperate
I' '!> she carried Miss Newton with her, lo
"""in she had been holding. The hus-
I'liid. frantic at the appalling sight, sprang
item the car. The car ran over Mrs.
Adams and Miss Newton. Mrs. Adams'
limb was iiroken in two places, and she
" ic internally injured and her flesh lace
fided. Miss Newlon was desperately
funded, suffering a number of severe
fr i.-tures and lacerations. Dr. Wilson of
Moultrie was summoned as quickly as pos-
R'de. and is now attending the two ladies.
While they are very seriously injured, it
I* believed both will recover.
Macon Telegraph: Capt. Cassisus E. Gll
•pßc is going ahout the work of clearing
Ih* Oemulgee, between Hawklnsville and
Macon, In a way thai is highly gratifying
*he Macon people. For the past sev
ril weeks Capt. Woolvin, with a corps
r ‘‘ workmeti, has been encamped on the
'auks of the river near Central City
| "rk. building a boat suitable for haul
' c rocks, building Jetties, etc., and wlth
ih* last few days Capt. Gillette has
01 -lered another crew with a boat to come
'• re and join Capt. Woolvin. After an
examination of all the obstructions In the
innel between here and Hawklnsville.
engineers have decided that the task
'I clearing the river will not be by any
'n ms the most difficult that was ever ac
"nplished in the state. In fact, It Is the
'Pinion of Capt. Woolvin that no more
' "i two or three bad places are in the
*' • These re the sand bars be/ween
' 'r.tl City Park and the river bridge,
"and the Buttermilk shoals, a few hundred
■•"'lh above the Hawklnsville wagon
'ridge,
H any Herald: The Col. l.ockeit men
""‘•l In the puss dispatches as the cun
• r of the cavalry which scoomp*nle*l
/ ' H. W, Law 'on on hia fatal rai l from
J ' I to Han Mateo, this week, is a Ocor
* son of the (bte Coll B. Q. Lockett
Sfl)E itloriuno i\ T rto&
and brother of Mr. Win. larckott o' Al
bany He is a graduate of West Po nt. and
n.is been in the regular army since his
graduation, having ri.-en to his pres tit
rnnk by gradual promoti n frtm a lleuten
anej. Me see it stated in the dispatches
that when Gen. I.awion w*s killed on
Monday morning. Col. Lockett to k com
mand of the extxdi ion. Col. Lockett has
been o’ heme vety li t e since his gradua
tion. and, although he visited his brother
here a few years ago, he is not pet son and y
known to many po-opie in Albany, but rd
our old citizens remember him as a boy
" l| f his father was known to everybody
in Southwest Georgia. Now that it is
know that Ccf Lockett is in the thickest
of tlie fighting in the Philippines, news
from that quarter wiil be looked for with
increased interest by our piople.
FLORIDA.
C. E. Chase, one of the best known veg
etable growers of Boynton, died Wednes
day from heart disease, after an illness
of only twenty-four hours. Mr. Chase
was 47 years of age, and leaves a wife and
three sons. He was a native of Saginaw,
Mich., and had lived in Florida only four
years, being one of the first settlers at
Boynton. The body wilt he taken to his
former home for burial.
William Dudy, a German, in the employ
of Mr. F. Stlupnagel as foreman at Cutler,
shot himself about noon on Sunday, killing
himself instantly. He had been out dur
ing the morning with a young man named
Rieber, and was taking a cup of coffee
in his tent with his visiror. While ex
apiining a small revolver belonging to Mr.
Rieber, the weapon was accidentally dis
charged with fatal effect.
The coroner’s jury at Tampa Wednes
day finished the investigation on the death
of B. F. Daniels. They returned a finding
that the man came to hip death from gun
shot wounds inflicted by W. H. Stafford,
and that they believed the same to be
murder. According to the evidence at the
inquest, young Will Stafford, the nephew
who was arrested, had nothing to do with
the affair, and he will be released.
W. L. Holloway of Plant City says that
he has been growing cassava for six years
and finds that it makes the largest yield
and best food for animals and fowls of
anything on his farm. Slock eat it raw
hut it must be cooked for fowls. He claims
his yield was fourteen tons an acre on un
fertilized land. He lays off his rows four
feet apart and his hills three feet apart,
with one joint in a hill or 4,000 to an acre.
W. Charley Moore of Oeaia, who had the
misfortune to lose his house by fire Wed
nesday morning, was overtaken with an
other loss. Learning that his family was
houseless, he left one of the Dunnellon
mines, of which he is foreman, and took
a hack for the depot. When he went to
buy a ticket he found that his cash, s3l,
and his check for a month's wages were
gone, and a search did not bring them to
light.
The Tampa Light Infantry is now a
part of the state militia. The arrange
ments have oil been completed to be ac
cepted on the part of the state, and a
meeting of the company held. The gen
tlemen who compose the company took
the oath, ami became members in due
form. The uniform have iteen ordered and
will soon be ready, and the equipment
from the state will also be forthcoming.
W. L. Jewell is captain and M. Henry
Cohen first lieutenant.
Wednesday evening, directly after the
steamer May Garner left the wharf at
Switzerland, Jake Quackoo, Clarence
Barrell and James King, all colored, were
pushing'a truck with a load of freight
for W. C. Steele up the wharf, when about
twenty-five feet of the wherf gave way
and let ail into the river. Quackoo and
Barrett succeeded in getting out, but
James King, the mail-carrier, was drown
ed. His body has not yet been, found.
The mail was also lost.
At a meeting of the Pensacola City Coun
cil Wednesday night an opinion from the
City Attorney relative to the purchase of
the water works plant in that city was
considered. It was moved and the motion
prevailed that the water company be no
tified that the city would purchase the
plant, the 26-year franchise having ex
pired. At this meeting the Harbor and
Sanitary Committee, in conjunction with
the County Attorney and pilot commis
sioners, recommended the appointment of
a harbor police to guard against the dump
ing of ballast in the bay. This latter
measure will receive further consideration.
Mrs. Florida McGuire, a resident of Mo
bile, Ala., lost Monday filed a bill in
chancery in the United States Court for
the Northern district of Florida against
William Fisher, W. A. Blount and a large
numter of others. The hill of complaint
is quite lengthy and in it the claimant
states that she is the owner of a large por
tion of undivided right, title and interest
lo the real estate and improvements there
on, known as the “Rivas trqct, ’ consist
ing of 300 arpents of land in the city of
Pensacola, containing 263 acres, with a
number of houses, improvements, orchards
and gardens, which interest exceeds $50.-
000. She avers that the tract was legally
granted by the Spanish crown on Nov. 10,
1806, to Gabriel Rivas, her grandfather,
and that she is deprived of its enjoyment
by the illegal acts of the various defend
ants named in her hill of complaint.
Tampa Tribune: The police are now
dealing with a very unique character in
the' person of Gottletb Wernle, who is
young, good-looking and the possessor of
a good-sized bank account, and who,
rather than draw out any of his savings,
has submitted to a term of duty on the
city chain-gang. Wernle was arrested a
day or two ago. He was found asleep in
box-car. Without the appearance of
a tramp, he nevertheless, accepted confine
ment at the station as a natural order of
events. Wernle has been working on the
streets for two days. When he was Jailed,
he handed t’ol. McGraw a bank book for
safe keeping. The book showed that
Wernle hail on deposit, with the Savings
Deposit Bank Company of Elyria, O the
sum of $415, not one cent of which has
ever been drawn. When they asked him,
at the station, why he did not draw
enough to pay his fine, he said: "No. I
want that for something else. 111 work
on the gang.” _
POLITIC* IX GEORGIA.
Waycross Herald: Most of the Georgia
legislators ere at home to-day. Many of
them are there to stay.
AmericUH Tlmes-Recorder: It la wthted
WTilfcffeK
titlf tit r*
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1899.
that Hon. Mark Everett, the able repre
sentative from Stewart county, wiil be
urged by his friends to make the race for
Prison Commissicaer. Should Mr. Ever
ett enter the race lie will lie a strong fac
tor. He is a man of strong personality
nnn firm convictions; always haules for
what he thinks is right without hope of
reward or fear of punishment. Mr. Ever
ett is a man of large experience, having
represented his county in both the upper
and lower house of the general assembly
and making a record that any man could
well be proud of. The Times-Recorder is
for him for anything he wants because he
can be trusted to do his duty and will re
flect great credit on the state should he be
elected Prison Commissioner.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Scene* on Savnnnak-Bonuri Train*
Bringing in the Drummers.
“What are you taking home?" The an
swer may be, "turkey," "pair of geese,”
"chickens,” "eggs," or a dozen other
things acceptable to the palate of a dinner
during the holidays. Truly the afternoon
trains Savannah-bound present a strange
appearance this week before Christmas.
Savannah’s drummers—and the average
man has no idea of the great number of
men traveling from the greatest shipping
port of the South—present a jovial and
happy aspect when coming in for the holi
days. It seems to have become customary
when closing business for the old year and
going home, to buy something from Ihe
country stores for the Christmas or New
Year dinner or egg-nog. Hence the ques
tion of every newcomer who has just got
aboard at the last station. Some poor
fellow, probably who was rushed with
business until the last moment, does not
have anything; then the amusing part
comes in, when some friend of his goes to
some more fortunate man who has a large
supply of eggs or chickens bought at prob
ably half or a third of what he would
pay at the market, and say: “Didn't you
pay 15 cents a dozen for that box of eggs?”
The answer being in the affirmative, he
is informed that the conspirator left the
city two days ago, and eggs were going at
1214 c. Then the intended victim is In
formed in a whisper that he can unload
part of his produce on “Brown,” as he
was just bewailing his luck of not having
time to get anything. This scheme, rare
ly works. The lucky holder thinks of the
loving wife and little ones at home, and
knows that the eggs will seem fresher,
the turkey fatter and the chickens sweeter
than if they were bought at the produce
dealers. The “quack, quack. ’’ of the
geese, the squaling of the chickens, the
gobbling of the turkey, and the “keep
your feet out of my basket of eggs," are
mingled with the clatter of the happy
knights of the grip. Some of them proba
bly have been from home months. Indeed
to them, Christmas is truly a happy an
ticipation. Over there you will see a seat
turned so it faces the rear. Four jolly
home-eoiners sit facing one another with
a suit case on their knees. Faintly
through the noise you will hear: "My
hand is good for one." I'll bid two;" I’ll
go ” the door opens as an overloaded
drummer tries to come in sideways.”
What have you got?”
CEXTIKY PLANT IX ATHEXS.
An Did Ai'Kl't) Woman Who Claim* to
Be Over lOT Year* Old.
From the Athens Banner.
A real century plant has been discovered
in Athens by a member of the police force,
and the discovery brings an interesting
story to light.
A certain member of the police force,
in making his rounds yesterday, had oc
casion to visit a cabin on the lower end of
Thomas street.
He went in, and saw an extremely aged
woman sitting near a small blaze. She
was industriously working away on a bit
of knitting and paid no attention to his
entrance. He addressed a few questions
to her from the doorway, but still she paid
no heed, but going nearer, he finally at
tracted her attention.
The officer noticed that she was appar
ently of great age, and he decided to
make some inquiries. He finally got the
old woman to understand him, and then
began ar interesting recital. She told
of things that had occurred over ninety
years ago, and her information was singu
larly accurate, too. Upon being ques
tioned as to her age, she stated that she
was born In-1793, in Greene county. She
is Ihe mother of sixteen children, with
one of whom she is now living.
This daughter is over 70 years old and
has a family of twenty children herself.
The mother, however, seems to be even
stronger than her daughter. When the
younger woman wishes to sew. she in
variably gets her mother to thread her
needle for her. The older woman enjoys
splendid health, and a remarkably keen
eyesight, and but for her deafness would
be in possession of ail of her faculties.
Her mind is clear upon almost all sub
jects, though she seems to live prkioipally
!n the past. She admits that fdie knows
nothing that has occurred in latter days,
but her knowledge of happenings that
transpired nearly a century ago is won
derful.
The old woman ts named Jessie Wil
liams and claims to he 107 years old. She
will probably live for some years yet. "s
her health seems to be little impaired by
age. She is the grandmother of a regulor
army of children.
SHERIFF HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Went to Arrest a Veixro Gambler anil
Was Fireil I pon.
Hinesville, Ga., Dec. 22.—Sheriff Brewer
came very near to death yesterday, and as
it is will be laid up for some time with a
painful, though not dangerous, wound in
Alls hip.
Yesterday he went down to Rireboro to
arrest Farmer Norman, one of the most
notorious negro gamblers end outlaws in
the county. The sheriff found Farmer be
side the road seated on a log. Driving
up by him. Norman was ordered to re
move his hands from his breast and put
them up. As Norman’s hands came out
they held a pistol and as he made a move
ment to shoot, Sheriff Brewer began fir
ing at him at close range. It is known
that one ball hit Norman, but it made only
a slight wound on the head.
Norman's companions, three in number,
had began to take a hand in the affair,
hut the sheriff seemed to bear a charmed
life and escaped with only one wound,
though at least twenty shots were fired nt
him by the outlaws and at very close
range, which makes his escape all the
more miraculous.
Sheriff Brewer was brought here and the
bullet was removed speedily hy Drs. A.
I. and R. 8. Hendry and he Is now do
ing as well as could tie expected or hoped
for tinder the circumstances.
Deputy Sheriff Henry is In Ihe lower
part of the countv and will apprehend the
scoundrel If possible.
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
(ii;\Kß\l, < OMMTIONi OF TH \I)B
IH lilINCx THK PAST W 1.1 K.
1 lie Flurr> in Other Section* Not
Felt l.ocii 11 > —Holder* of Cotton
SteiMlfuNt in Their frilth That
Prior* Will It I e-Bank Clenrlutr*
for the Week Show Inerenae of
s7!£4,in<M? Same Week l.n*t
A ear—S|i|rllN Declined—lt o*ln \l
-* u need—Foe'll and ( l’e lea rn | hle
Ala r kef m.
Savannah, Dec. 22.—While there were
commercial disturbances iti the leading
markets during the week. <lu effects were
not felt locally. The cotton holders in the
position of the man with a hear by the
ears stood steady, and the sjjump in values
did not shake their faith id 8-cent cotton
a whit. Offerings did not pour in as a
result of the flurry. This was not sur
prising to factors and brokers, however,
as they share the belief with holders that
higher prices are sure lo come on the
short crop this year.
The bank clearings show a marked im
provement. The clearings for the week
just ended were $3,964,139.98. against $3,239.-
949.57 for the correspond ng week last year,
showing an increase of $724,190.07.
The naval stores market was like the
house divided against itself; spirits tur
pentine went off, while rosin jumped on
Wednesday, and was very Arm at quota
tions the balance of ihe week. Spirits de
clined He from Monday to the closing to
day, when the market was posted Arm at
4Se. Business was lively with <hc whole
*®l< branches because of me tardiness of
many dealers in ordering earlier. Pro
duce remained Arm, with but few quotable
changes. The following resume of the dif
ferent markets will show the tone and quo
tations at the close to-day and their con
dition during the week:
COTTON.
The cotton market was quiet and easy
during the week. While commercial dis
turbances prevailed in other weetione of
the country, Southern markets were not
apparently affected in the least. The sales
for the week were 1,139 bales, and 45,852
bale* so far this season. The receipts for
the week were 30,227 bales upland, and 3,-
420 bags sea island.
The following were the official epot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day;
Good middling 7 5.15
Middling 714*
Ixnv middling 6 13-16
Good ordinary * s_j#
Ordinary Nominal
Market quiet and easy; sales. 212.
Receipts—The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 30,227Ibales upland and 3,420 bags sea
island, against 35,812 hales upland and 2,042
bags sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central of Georgia Railway,
18,550 bales upland and 454 bales sea island;
Savannah, Florida and .Western Railway!
4,145 upland and 1,455 sea island; Charles
ton and Savannah Railway, 2,051 upland;
South Bound, 186 upland; Florida Central
and Peninsular, 827 upland, 618 sea island;
carts, 6 upland, 35 sea island; Savannah
river
steamers, 4 upland; Georgia and Alabama
Railway, 4.317 upland. 858 sea island.
KxportSr—The exports for the week were
27,733 bales upland and 5.082 bales sea isl
and. mowing as follows: To Baltimore,
1,995 upland; lo New York. 4,321 upland.
331 sea island; to Boston, 3,605 upland; to
Liverpool. 6,600 upland; to Manchester,
2.540 upland, 4,751 sea Island; to Bremen,
7,613 upland; td Antwerp. 1,060 upland.
Stock—The stock on hand and on shlp
boaid to-day wore 149,111 bales upland ami
19,606 bags sea island, against 113,578 ba'e*
upland and 18.769 bags sea island at the
correst>onding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton—The market is firm.
There were sales of 6,066 bags for the week
ending Friday, against sales of 1,856 bags
for the corresponding week last year. The
receipts were 4,126 against 2,042 for the
same week last year. Following are the
quotations;
Fancy Floridas 15%®M6
Extra choice Floridas 15M>
Choice Floridas 15
Fancy Georgias 14%® 15
Extra choice Georgia ’...34%
Choice Georgias 14 V.
Extra fine Georgias 13*4@1S1i
The receipts for the past week were 4,126
bags, against 2,0-12 bags for the same week
last year.
ICxports during the week were 5,082 bags,
moving as follows: to Manchester, 4.751,
to Havre, 100, domestic, 231.
Exports for the same week last year
were 5,666 bags, of which 1,500 bags were
for Liverpool, 1,162 to Manchester, 738 for
Havre, 50 bales for Reval, and 2,206 to
Northern ports for domestic consumption.
The total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899,
have been 54,339 bags, against 39,725 bags
for the same period last year.
The total exports since Sept. 1, 1899, have
been 27,230 bags, moving as follows: To
New York, 304 bags, of which 5,392 bags
were for Manchester, 8,176 bags for Havre,
1,555 bags for Bremen, 1,880 bags tor laver
pool, 50 for Reval, 356|bags for St. Peters
burg, 9,811 bags for domestic consumption.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 26,999 bags, moving as fol
lows: To Great Britain, 9,991 bags; to
Franco, 8,409 bags; to the continent, 560; to
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
10,805.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 23,697 bags, against 18,769 bags this
day last year.
Charleston, S. C„ Dec. 22.—Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 497
bags; exports, 384; wale-, 351; stocks, 2 873
bags.
Quotations—Medium, 18c; fine, 19@29c:
fully fine, 21 i r n 23c. , ,
The total receipt since Stepi. 1, ISS9. l ave
been 5,693 bags. Those for the same period
fust year were 4,264.
The exports since Sept. 1, 1*99, have been
3,433 bags, against 2,055 tag* for the name
wtek last year.
Savannah Receipts, Experts and Stocks:
Received this day 4.979
Received same day last year 6.740
Same day year before last 8,419
Received past week 33,647
Received same week last year 37.854
Received same week year before last. 55.670
Received since Sepl. 1, 1899 618,645
Received same time last year 776.292
Received same time year before 1a5t..893,947
Exports this day, coastwise none
Export* past week, coastwise 10,252
Exports past week, continent 8.663
Exports past week, France none
Export* past week. Great Britain .. 13.900
Total exporta past week 32,815
Exports Since Sept. 1. 1899
To Great Britain omitted
To France otnltte.l
To the continent omitted
Total foteign omitted
Total coastwise omitted
Total exports omitted
Exports Same Time Last Year—
To Great Britain 49.520
To France 27.999
To 'I" continent* 3*4,9*11
Toial foreign 412,457
Total coastwise 218,101
Total exports 630,558
Siock on hand this day 168,717
Slock on hand same day last year... 140,330
Receipts and Stoiks at the Ports—
Receipts this day 35,939
This day last year 58,491
Title day year before last 61,665
Receipts past week 217,36s
Same days last year 358,831
Some days year before last 307,9'7
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899... .3,711,215
Same lime last year 5,146,321
Same time year before lust 5.199,795
Stocks at the ports to-day 1,119.225
Stock same day last year 1,436,904
Dally Movements at Other Ports—
Qalveston-;-Quiet; middling, 71.; nel re
ceipts, 6,759; gross. 6,759: stock, 219,105.
N’ew Orleans—Quiet and steady; mid
dling, 714; net receipts, 8,361; gross, 8.364;
sales, 750; stock, 389,296.
Mobile—Dull; middling, 7 1-16; net re
ceipts, 127; gross, 127; stock, 38.903.
Charleston—Quiet and steady; middling.
7 S ; net receipts, 791; gross, 794; stock, 26,-
024.
Wilmington—Steady; middling, 7; net re
ceipts, 2,551; gross, 2,551; sales, 20; slock,
28,355.
Norfolk—Steady; middling. 714; net re
ceipts, 4,944; gross, 4.944; sales, 98; stock,
40.175.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 714; net
receipts. 4,230; gross, 4,855; stock, 23,556.
New York—Quiet; middling, 7 9-16; net
receipts, 829; gross, 4,834; stock. 112,794.
Boston—Quiet; middling, 7 1-16; net re
ceipts, 524; gross, 10,430.
'Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 7 13-16; net
receipts, 320; gross, 320; stock, 14,776.
Dally Movements at Interior Towns—
Augusta—Steady; middling. 7 3-16; net.re
ceipts, 1,999; gross, 2,067; sales, 895; stock,
56,105.
Memphis—Steady; middling. 7 5-16; net
receipts, 2,736; gross, 3,433; sales, 400; stock,
188,810.
St. ljouis— Dull; middling, 7 5-16; net re
ceipts, 979; gross, 6,832; stock, 106,039.
Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 714; net re
ceipts. 1.935; gross. 1,835; stock. 20,626.
Houston —Quiet; middling, 714; net re
ceipts, 8,158; gross, 8,158; sales, 208; stock,
109,972.
Louisville—Steady; midtiling. 714; net re
ceipts, 56; gross, 56; sales, ,31; stock. 1,100.
Kxiorts of Cotton This Day—
Galveston—To the continent, 2,322.
New Orleans—To Great Britain, 4,500; to
France, 7,750; coastwise, 4,290.
Charleston—Coastwis**, 784.
Norfolk—Coastwise, 2,429.
Baltimore—To Great Britain. 503: to the
continent, 1,850; coastwise, 2,000.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 8.029; to France,
7,750; to the continent, 2,340.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week; To Great Britain, 66.238; to
France, 15,189; to the continent, 67,637.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1899:
To Great Britain, 951,525; to France, 413,-
781; to the continent, 1,028,248.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York. Dec. 22.—Not much new bus
iness was attempted in cotton to-day.
Scarcely any outside orders reached the
exchange and the local Interest had al
ready been pretty well evened up In antici
pation of the holidays In this country and
in Europe. The market opened steady at
an advance of Ito 4 points. There was
not a full response to Liverpool's goal
showing. Private cables were quite bull
ish. Indicating low slocks in the hands of
English spinners against a good demand
for cloths and yarns. To-day's local
market, however, had practically no spec
ulative support and before noon had drift
ed back to the closing figures of yesterday.
Later In the session the situation was
very tame, but sentiment was rather bull
ish. particularly on the strong Liverpo I
statistics and the small receipts of cotlon
in this country. The Southern spot mar
kets wore all reported in very good shape.
Few traders had the courage to take the
short side with such factors In view, and
while business was very dull and the un
dertone of the market was quite firm with
the close steady, prices were net 1 point
tower to 3 points higher.
New York, Dec. 22. noon —Cotton futures
opened steady: January, 7.08 c; February,
7.15 c; March. 7.22 c; April, 7.25 c; May, 7.29 c;
June, 7.29 c; July, 7.30 c; August, 7.28 c; Sep
tember. 6.94 c; October, 6.82 c.
1 p. m.—Cotton futures closet! steady;
December, 7.04 c; January, 7.07 c; February,
7:14c; March. 7.20 c, April, 7.24 c; May, 7.28 c;
June. 7.29 c; July. 7.30 c; August, 7.26 c; Sep
tember, 6.92 c; October, 6.82 c; November,
6.77 c.
Liverpool, Dec. 22, 4 p. m.—Cotton: Spot,
fair demand; prices hardening; American
midllng. 4 5-16d. The sales of the day
were 10.000 bales, of which 500 were for
speculation and exi>ort and included 9.700
American; receipts none.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady
at the advance; American middling, low
middling clause: December, 4.10d; Deeem
ber-January. 4.08d sellers; January-Fcbru
ary, 4.06d sellers; February-March, 4.04d
sellers; March-April. 4.02@4.03d, April-May,
4.01d sellers; May-June, 3.63d sellers; June-
July, 3.63d sellers; July-August. 3.6(83 sell
ers; August-September, 3.56't1)3.57d buyers;
Beptembor-Oelobcr, 3.49d value.
New Orleans, Dec. 22—Cotton futures
were steady; December, 6.95 c bid; January,
6.93i&6.94e; February, >’>.9*y6.97c; March,
6.99fi7.00c; April, 7.01417.02 c; May, 7.04@/7.05c;
June, 7.06@7.07c; July, 7.0Wi7.09c; August,
6.92&6.95c; September, 6.634t6.0Tc; October,
6.50@6.68c.
COTTON LETTERS.
New York, Dec. 22.—Liverpool recovered
the largest portion of the dec Ine of yes
terday to the surprise of the* trade, and
have bought fr<ely here, taking fully 20,-
(00 ba e from this market. Opening high
er under this demand the same dull drag
ging liquidation has been evident during
the mornlpg, supplying all the buy ng o -
der* from Europe. Receipts at the ports
1 and Inier or towns continue so small that
none care to be short of cotton. On the
other hand there Is a constant stream of
selling by outside holders, which discour
ages any buying for an advance before
the holidays. Liverpool will be closed unt I
Wednesday and our market until Tuesday
morning.
New York. Dec. £2.—Murphy & Co.’s
cotton letter says: Liverpool was belter
than expected this morning. Sp.ts were
unchanged with sales of 10.000 baits Fu
tures were 2-641/3-64 hlgher.Thl* caused our
market to open 21/4 points above last
night’s final figures. There was consider
sb.c sel’lng for local ao ount and prices
eased off to about yeat rday’s closing fig
ures. where they remained until late In
afternoon when Ihere was a qut k ad
vance to the highest prkve caused by
good buying orders from Europe, Receipts
continue light. Ports receipts 35,000 to-day,
•gainst ,0 last year.
AUSTIN R. MYRES.
60 Hroadway, New York City.
STOCKS—BONOS—WHEAT.
Member N. Y. Consol. Stock Exchange.
niIKKM COTTON HEPOHT*.
Comparative cotton statement for the
week ending Friduy, Dec. 22, 1899 anil Fri
day, Dec. 21. 1881
13M 188*'
\. I I■■ ■.: >I - ,11 .ill 1 S
ports for the wiek ; 217,368] 360,511.1
Total receipts 3,711.215|5,416,324
Kxisirtb for the week j 143,064 286,816
Total exports 10 dale 2,333,554 3,801,016
Stocks at l’. S. ports ,1,119,225|1,33,904
Storks at Intel lor towns ..| 804,389: 714,589
Stocks til Liverpool | 703,00011,256,1KK)
Stocks of American afloat
for Great Britain j 166,000| 384,000
Comparative state of net receipts at all
the ports (luring the week ending Friday
evening, Dec. 22, 1899, and during the same
week last year,
| 1899. | 1898.
Qalveston | 45.6711118,639
New Orleans 1 67,6931 96,953
Mobile | 9,648 j 10,(914
Savannah ! 33,tH7| 37,851
Charleston j 4,185) 9.266
Wilmington ) 8,852) 10,321
Norfolk | 17,646 | 32,970
Baltimore j 4,23i!| 1.368
New York | 4.174 J 3.146
Boston 1 6,103| 11,104
Philadelphia | 1,265 1.475
Pensacola 1 13,7081 3,11)3
Brunswick 1 2,875) 21,022
Newport News | 1,518| 862
l’ort Arthur | 1,153 j
"ToStl in7,M|l*UK
Cutnparatlve statement of net receipts
at nil the pons from Sept. 1. 1899 to Fri
day evening, Dec. 22, 1899, and from Sept.
1, 1898, to Friday, Disc 21, 1878:
Receipts since Sept. 1— | 1899. | 1898.
Galveston 1,128,0681,178,951
New Orleans | 960,0J5|1,2t>7,284
Mobile | 116,695; 183,411
Savannah j 618,645) 788.032
Charleston ,| 1*13,174 804,024
Wilmington | 204,96,5; 261,065
Norfolk j 218,354' 419,6'5
Unltlmore j 51,842] 11979
New York j 32,761 j 49,441
Boston i 38,088] 144,663
Philadelphia | 21,5531 19,142
Port Royal | 18,138
Pensacola | 52,065] 101,823
Brunswick | 25,486| 155,587
Newport News | 3,924| 13.331
Port Arthur j 5,551| 11,802
Total 711,21915,4 !6,324
Stock of cotton at all ports Friday, Dec.
22, 1889, and on the same day ef the week
last year:
~Ports— | 1899. ( 1898'.
New Orleans j
Mobile I 38,903 ' 46.530
Galveston ] 249,105 ] 362,992
Savannah ,| 168,717| 132,317
Charleston | 26,024 ] 53,861
Wllmingion ] 28,355! 19,512
Norfolk I 40,175 ] 86,673
New York | 112,794 ) 89,651
Other |ort | 65856, 62.100
“Total ■■■■7 ',[ 1,119,225)i,336,901
NOVEMKST INTO SIGHT.
Now Orleans, Dee. 22.—Secretary Hes
ter’s weekly Now Orleans Cotton Ex
change statement, issued to-day, shows a
decrease In the movement Into sight com
pared with the seven days ending this
date last year, in round figures, 158,000, a
decrease under the same days year before
last of 143,000.
For the twenty-two days of December,
the total allows a decrease untier last year
of 445,000, ami a decrease under the same
time year ta*fore lust of 413,000,
For the 113 days of the season that have
elapsed, the aggregate Is h,ehlnd the 113
days of last year 1,535,000, and behind the
same days year before last of 1,213.000,
The total movement for the 113 days,
from Sept. 1 to date. Is 5,576,770, against
7,111,610 last year, and 6,789,589 year before
last.
The movement since Sept. 1 shows re
ceipts at all United States ports of 3,742,-
772, against 5,424,684 last yeaf; overland
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
rivers, to Northern mills and Canada, 762,-
853, against 631.178 last year; Interior stocks
Ir. excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year, 540,562, against 570,465
last year; Southern mill takings, 630,583,
against 485,383 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have been
149,204, against 317,838 last year, making the
total thus far for the season 2,410,968,
against 3,769,141 last year.
Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show a decrease
of 3,254, as compared with the correspond
ing period last year.
Storks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern Interior centers have
Increased during the week 32,486, against
an increase during the corresponding pe
riod last season of 20,942.
Including slocks left over at ports and
Interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought Into sight thus
tar for the new crop, the supply to date
is 6,196.008. against 7,379,176 for the same
period last year.
won ID’S VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans, Dec. 22. -Secretary Hes
ter’s statement of the world’s visible sup
ply of cotton shows an Increase for the
week just dosed, of 70,400, against an In
crease of 163.548 last year, and an increase
of 99,393 year before last. The total visi
ble is 4,299,327, against 4,228,837 lasi week,
and 5,438,410 last year. Of this the tola!
of American cotton is 3.648.327, against 3,-
620,837 lasi week, and 4,856,410 last year;
and of all other kinds, including Egypt.
Brazil, India, etc., 651.000, against 608,000
last week, and 632.000 last year.
Of the world’s visible supply as a'rove
there Is, now afloat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe, 1,902,<8)0
bales, against 2,029,000 last year; in Egypt,
180,000, against 226,000 last year; In India,
245,000. against 174,000 last year, and In the
United -Stages, 1.972.C00, against 2,109,000
last year,
THE BICE MARKET.
The Tone Firm and Receipts to llnte
t bout IMMI.onn Bushels.
Rice continues firm and quiet, as is to
be expected at this season. Quotations for
clean rice are as follows:
Prime 4%&4%c
Good 4 ©4%c
Fair .....3%<13%c
Common 2%@2%c
Rough Rice—Tide water. 60@90c; up
land. 48®60c. Receipts this season, about
2W.0U0 nushels.
DRY GOODS.
New York. Dee. 22.—General condition of
the market unchanged; demand quiet for
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all staple cottons, but quiie large
enough to take care of supplies. Heavy
brown shielings ami drills In limited n*'tr
request, but steady. Bleached cottons In
active. and prices firm, Denims and oth
er coarse colored cm tons difficult to buy.
Prints, hoih fancies and staples, quiet to
day, no chunge in prices. Wide shr st
ings strong. Print eloihs Inactive, no
change in price-. Uncus strong. Bur
laps quiet, hut firm.
N tVAL STORES.
Spirits Turpentine—The gradual decline
Since lasi Monday brought the price of
spirits to-day from 48% cent* to 48 rents
firm. The break came at the opening
on Tuesday, when the market was posted
firm, with salsa at 48% and 48% cents. At
Hie closing on Tuesday, and on Wednes
day and Thursday, the market was firm
and unchanged hi 48%c. After the closing
Thursday buyers were bidding 48 cenia,
and 11 was the prevailing opinion then that
factors would yield. The opening to-day
was quiet at 48% cents, and the closing
firm al 48 cents. The demand at thta
price is considered good. The receipt*
for the week were 5,424 casks, and the ex
ports 5,816 casks. The receipts to-day
were 669 casks, the sales 160 casks, and
the exports 500 casks.
Rosin—Conditions were favorable foe
good business In rosins all week. From
the beginning of the week a good demand
prevailed, which was the main factor In
causing an advance of five cents on all
grades Wednesday, except water white,
which remained firm at 3.00. Buyers were
eager for supplies, mid there were few
days the otTeringa were not taken. The
receipts for the week were 31.422 barrels,
and Ihe exports. 28,206 barrels. The re
ceipts to-duy were 4,462 barrels, the sales,
2,530 barrels, and the exports 9,657 barrels.
Quotations—At the close of the market
to-day lhe following quotations were bul
letined al Iho Board of Trade:
Spirits Turpentine—Steady at 48c, with
sales 150 casks.
Rosin—Firm; sales, 2,530 barrels.
A. B, C 3115 I 51)
D 1 15 K 1 53
E 1 20 M 1 85
F 1 30 N 239
G 1 35 W. G 2 80
H 1 45 W. W 36)
The following were Ihe quotations for
the corresponding week lasi year: Spirits
turpentine firm at 41%r for regulars.
Rosin firm: A, B. C, *1.(8); D, 31.00; E, 1160;
F, 31.00; G. *1.15; 11, $1.30; 1, *1 40; K, *1.50;
M. *1.65; N, *1.75; W. 0., *2.06; W. W.. *2.30,
Receipts ami Expprlo-Tlie total receipt
for the past week were 5,424 casks spirit*
turpentine and 31,422 barrels rosin. The
exports were 5,816 casks spirits turpentine
and 28,206 barrels rosin, ns wing ns follows:
To New York, 142 casks spirits turpentine
and 629 twrrels rosin; to Philadelphia. 170
casks spirits turpentine, and 271 barrel*
rosin; to Baltimore, no tasks spirits aid
4,371 barrels rosin; to Boston, no cask*
spirits and 45 barrels rosin; to the Interior,
313 casks spirits and 907 barrel# rx'ln; o
Manchester. 3.360 barrels rosin; to Hull.
3,175 Iwirrels rosin, and 167 casks spirits; t >
Flume, no spirits, 7.644- larrel rorrlti; to
Pernambuco, 1,500 barrels loslti; to Ito 1 -
terdam, 1,516 casks spirits, and 3,460 barrels
rosin; to Garslon Dock. 500 cask* spirits,
and 5,605 barrels rosin.
Receipts, shipments and stocks from
April. 1. 1899. to date, and to the c*rre
aponding date last year:
Spirits. Rosin.
1899. 1899.
Slock on hand April 1, 1899... 3.506 111,.194
Received this week 5,444 31,123
Received previously 283,952 820,2u5
Total 292.992 963,02,1
Exports—
Forelgn 204,194 427,730
New York 311,615 128.273
Coaslwlse and Interior 33,192 228,761
Total 268,001 784,487
Stock on hand ’ 24,991 178,538
1898. 1898.
On hand April 1, 1898 16,773 138.683
Received this week 3,745 23.968
Received previously 299,875 848,110
Total' 320,193 1,011,Ml
Exports—
Foreign 209,469 472,260
New York 47,807 161.287
Coastwise and Interior 41,219 163,752
Total 298,495 797,305
Slock on hand 21,698 113,773
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 22.—Turpentine,
market firm at 48e; sales, none. Rosin,
firm and unchanged; sales, none.
Wllmingion, N. C., Dec. 22.—Spirits tur
pentine steady, unchanged; receipts, 10
casks. Rosin firm, U.lftftd.l6; receipts. 341.
Crude turpentine firm, 11,604j2.80; receipts,
41. Tar steady, *1.25; receipts, 953.
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.
The bank clearings during Ihe past week
acre *3,964,139,54. against *3,239,949.57 for the
corresponding period last year, and *3.441,-
993.61 for Ihe corresponding period In 1897.
Clearings by Days—
Saturday *791,829.98
Monday 665.827.69
Tuesday 582,031,51
Wednesday- 650,598.62
Thursday 014,128.03
Friday 650,723.71
Total *3,964,139.5*
Foreign Exchange—‘Market steady. The
following are the Savannah quotations:
Commercial, demand, *4.84%; sixty days,
*4.80%; ninety days, *4,77%; francs, Parie
and Havre, sixty days. 5.25%; Swiss, sixty
days. 6.28%; marks, sixty days, 93 9-18;
ninety days. 93 1-16. ,
Domestic Exchange— Steady; banks ere
buying at % per cent, discount and selling
as follows: Amounts up to *25, 10 cents;
*25 to *SO. 15 cents; 150 to *IOO, 20 cents; SIOO
to *2OO, 25 items; *2OO and over. par.
Securities—The market Is flat and quo
tations nominal.
Stocks and Bonds—State Bonds—Georgia
3% per cent, bonds of 1930. 11l bid, 112
asked; Georgia 3% per cent., do 1915, 107
bid, 109 asked; Georgia 4% per cent, bonds.
1915, 121 bid. 122 asked; South Carolina 4%5.
121 bid, 122 asked.
City Bonds—Atlanta 4% per cent., 1922, 112
bid, 113 asked; Augusta 4 per cent., 1927, 101
bid, 107 asked; Augusta 4%5, 1925. 112 bid,
113 asked; Augusta 7 per cent.. 110 bid,
112 asked; Augusta 6 per cent., 112 bid,
B3 asked; Columbus 5 per cent.. 107 bid.
109 asked; Macon 6 per cent., 118 bid, 118
HSked; Macon 4%5, 1926, 108 bid. 110 asked;
Savannah 5 per cent, quarterly January
coupons. 114 bid. 114% asked: Savannah
6 per cent, quarterly February coupons.
114 bid, 114% asked; Charleston 4s. 105 bid.
106 asked.
Ra I mad Ronds-Savannah, Florida and
Wes ern Kail , ad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent. Interest courons, bid, 126%
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
tirsi mortgage 5 per cent, gold bonds, due
1921, hid. 116% naked; Savannah, Flor
ida nod Western Ra Away Cos., Str Johns
division, first mortgage 4s, bid.
26 asked, and Interest; Central RaP
toad and Banking Company col
lateral sa, b!d, 94 asked; Cast-