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Newspaper Page Textpakt two. IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. fcE'VS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IJI PARAGRAPHS. GEORGIA. Tt election for Mayor and aldermen ol •!„. town of Butler resulted, after a splrit.-l contest, as follows: Mayor, Henry I Wallace; aldermen, J. J. Windham, W. , i Oman. H. Pope. W. B. Wilson. O. T. Montfort. Ti t .76 bales of cotton which were bad ly i,i,rm din the big lire at Gainesville last yvere sold to the highest bidder, jl i; B, Lowe, of Montgomery, Ala., ~, Bids were sought from cotton men ,11 over the country and a number iint-rs were on hand to attend the auction. nil insa Signal; Some prospect work ■as en in progress in Mill Creek district ,s, week. Some valuable gold leads have n, overed and in such quantity as to y the erection of a first-class gold i- plant. We anxiously wait to see i ,s new gold country brought to the fr’ nr. ar.d believe it will be at no distant day. Mrs T B. Bailey, wife of a prominent younc farmer, who resided at Moxeys, near Madison, cut her throat with a razor i-ht. When found about 9 o'clock I , r was in a woodshed cold and stiff in , ah, the razor still In her hand. Her mind Is supposed to have been unbalanc . as she was gloomy and despondent f , , : days previous to her death. She 1 ,■ av, s a little babe two months old. The a:.air created quite a sensation In that section. The finding of a the body of a dead negro a at two miles from Oglethorpe Friday erased a great sensation. Though the I. iy was decomposed so as not to l>e i, r K.ihle, a feeeipt in his pocket told who h was. His name was Will Vincent, a: ! i was well 'known as a hard-working usro. There were two bullet holes in his c! and one in his back. There is no , 1. .: ! ■of foul play, as the body was found ii n unfrequented place, and he was known to have had money. Thomasvllle Times-Enterprise: Mrs. J. C Coulter was confined in the county jail vest lay afternoon for safe keeping, she in. i. r become violently insane. Mrs. r i iter became unbalanced once before was sent to the asylum from which Ida li was discharged after a few r o and s :■*s cured. A few days ago she be gan to go wrong again and yesterday her condition became such that the officials he mod it wise to lock her up. She will In s tit back to the asylum this week. A county mass meeting of Republicans v. s ii- M at Oartersville, Saturday, and n of the features was a personal en h wocn two colored men, J. T. ' a tt, prominent among his color and v. -ner of the negro prize for best county e>:h : it . : the State Fair, was speaking v. i, har.'h.y interrupted by Enos Pcr k n> Hot words passed and Gossett struck i'erkins violently with a chair, cutting m: -ash in his forehead. A general 1 u was about to take place, knives be ing drawn and lurid language and threat- ng i m nstrations being in order, when <?o> ~■ 11 fled and concealed himself until <iuiet was restored. Drait> collector Bartow F. Carter of Cart* rsvide, one of the best known, ' 1 t n<l most daring officers in the r *v aue service in Georgia, has jusi com -1 i a remarkable month’s work and one *’ wkh exciting and hazardous experi s With one assistant alone for most * ii time—Jasper N. Jones, innocent looking, but of the rougher mold of hu ’ ami schooled in woodcraft as are lev if ,ny others in Georgia—he has pene " i I the hills of half a dozen counties • ‘1 and destroyed more than n doz*n wildcat stills and their belongings. aprured whisky wagons, doing away ■H". i turning in to the government I • * ny amounting to over $12,000. A t Herald: The Herald believes 1 u i . time is ripe when the people in ' Carolina and Georgia, who live the Savannah, should get together. ' j i meet in convention, organize a I in ir.ent river improvement association i•• :>> it that proper steps ore taken ’ ■ re recognition of the great national 1 Augusta will entertain royally • invention and association made up ' ' -Icvaf'S from the river counties in v Carolina and Georgia. We believe ' ' Hi* river steamers will be glad to frr, on excursion boats all properly • 1 delegates, and with a mingling Augusi.Vs citizens, shippers and mer ' ' ' with the people of South Carolina rv! rg|a t with the Governors of the tu ' ' —. with their four senators and -i >na! representation, the conven ' 1 association cannot but be help ami fruitful of results. FLORIDA. i'h ci, license clause of the new game !iw !, ss resulted in enriching the treas -1 Lee county to the extent of over Wn thus far. ! ur.’ii received a nice little bit of money ? * l y. President George J. Baldwin of 1 Tampa Electric Company arrived in luring the morning, went to the ui.litor’s office, called for his bill, J ' - ►mptly handed over a check calling '• i ,ni j n sound figures. This wipes out s 1 differences between the city and 111 ny that have been standing for > 1 rs nd years. A " 4 -xtensive turpentine deal has just * " 1 “nsummated between W. C. Town k 1 I *l O. Purdum by which the lat rn‘ in possession of Mr. Townsend s V ' 'irable naval stores interests at Springs. Mr. Purdum will at ‘ " use the size and capacity of the He has gone to Georgia for extra Mr Townsend still retains his r ' nv - i the east side of the Oeklawalia Krnni has Just been received from 'man R. W. Davis at Washita -0 £• L. Baltzel, secretary of the M '* "f Trade of Fernandina, staling ' nutor Taliaferro, as well as ht n ’"'bd introduce resolutions in Con- Mondny providing for tin ap -1 lon of $50,000 for dredging purp.ves Cumberland sound bar. stating, " Mr. Davis was In hopes early w, uld be taken thereon. S. Williams, a well known col -1 ”1111 Of Winter Park. died at that 'lay or two ago of lockjaw. A j ; , " weeks ago he was working in a "”' ti several boys came along with 'nut had been overloaded. They '; ni • bou It and asked his advice '>”K the charge out; he offered r 11 out. Which he did. The har ii... IM : tear <ng his hands almost In ft was getting along nicely, un- El)c ilornimj til he caught cold in it. causing lockjaw I from which he died. J Chaplain Harry VV. Jones of the battle ship Texas, who. with his family, is spending a two-months' furlough at Or **'. has received a letter which has had ratner unusual experience. The letter was sent from San Francisco to Manila on the supposition that he was on .lie Otegon. From that point t was for warded ua America, and went down on the steamship Morgan. After being in the bottom of the ocean for nearly two months i v - as recovered and ent to the dead let ter office, from which place it was hnuliv -cm to Orlando. 1: (vas consideiably damaged, but is still legibile. It is a wu t'Css of the efficiency of the American pos ial service. 1 itusvi!!e, after passing through an or deal of tire, frost and decadence of the one-time active river commerce, is again on the up-grade, and is rapidly regaining ns former prosperity. The Florida Ex tract Company has recently received a standing order o£ ninety barrels a week trom Chicago for the tannic acid manu factured by the company from ihe root oi th* k saw palmetto. The company has been shipping quantities of the acid to Germany for some time, and the Chicago order indicates that the leather manufac turers of the cofin try have waked up to the valuable qualities of this distinctively Florida product. The factory is now work ins a night and day force, in order to supply the demand for the extract. Another new cigar factory is announced for Tampa. H. H. Stadaker of Chicago arrived there the early part of the week. He had been furnished with samples of Tampa made goods, and found that they went all right. He immediately began ne gotiations, and has closed the contract. The arrangement is between him and Jose De Armas, who will have charge of the manufacturing end of the business. This young man is a son of Severo De Armas, who was in the manufacturing business several years ago. The large factory building on Armida avenue, in vVest Tam pa. owned by Severo, will be used for this new business. The contract is of a mag nitude that will permit of the factory stalling with a large number of poisons employed, and as soon as the material gets in better shape to work the number will be increased. the news at thomasville. W inter Tourists an<l TheJr Doings. Republican Meeting. Thomasville, Ga., Jan. lo.—An amateur musical club has been organized in Thora asville. Mrs. Armstrong was elected pres ident, and Miss Hallie Jones secretary. Thomasville is the paradise for amateur performances and cake walks by the ne groes. They are enthusiastically patroniz ed by the great numbers of Northern peo ple who frequent this place in the winter time. They also tempt the negro picka ninnies to all sorts of antics by throwing them small coins. The Piney Woods Hotel orchestra this season is as large as ever before, and the musicians are of the best. The side tracks to the big new Mays cotton compress building here are being laid. J. P. Williams, the big naval stores op erator. is spending some days in the city on business. The Country Club Is on a big boom. It is growing in numbers, resources and amusements and pleasures, all the time. The golf links have been extended and Improved since last season, although they were considered very good then. The golf craze is in full blast here, especially among the tourists. E. I-. McTyre, an intelligent farmer and physician, living near this city, has re ceived a patent on his new and economi cal process for refining sugar. Dr. Mc- Tyre’s purpose is to have his process used at home on the farms, where cane is grown. An outfit can be constructed at a small cost. Mrs. Speer and Miss Speer, wife and daughter of the state treasurer, have lo cated in Thomasville for the winter. The Republican County Executive Com mittee held a meeting here yesterday, to elect delegates and transact other busi ness, looking to carrying out the Repub lican programme of putting out a full ticket throughout the state at the next election. Winter tourists are pouring into Thom asville now and indications are that the town will be full by Feb. 1. The Knees lit New Orleans. New Orleans, Jan. 16.—The weather was threatening and the track fast. First Race—Selling, seven furlongs. Ben Frost. 7 10 2 and 1 6 to 5, won. with By George. 2 to 1 and even, second, and Sea Knight, 19 to 1, third. Time 1:29. Second Race— Selling, one mile and twen ty yards. Phallas, 510 1 and Bto 5, won, with Statira, 12 to 1 and 4 to 1, second, and The Bobby, 7 10 1. third. Time 1:46. Third Race —.Selling, one and one-eighth miles Donna Rita, 3to 2 and 7to 10. won. with Frank McConnell, 6 to 1 and 2 to 1, second, and Traveler, 18 to 5, third. Time 1:5674- ~ _. , Fourth Race— Handicap, one mile. Florl zar. 3 to 1 and 7 to 10, won, with Sir Blaze, 100 to 1 and 30 to 1. second, and Tom Mid dleton. even, thiol. Time 1:42%. Fifth Race— Selling, six furlongs. Sorrel Rose. 30 to 1 and 10 to 1. won. with Elderim. 16 to 1 and 6 to 1. second, and hirst last, 13 to 5, third. Time 1:1674 Sixth Race-Selling, seven furlongs. Yu badnm. 6 to 1 and 2 to 1. won. with De- Bride 6 to 1 and 2 to 1, second, and L. T. Caton, 4 to 1. third. Time 1:29. facture of carbon sleel mlscroseopic dia monds are formed, and the curious fact la stated by the Scientific Press, (hat. from the examination of a number of steels from a variety of processes. Identical re sults were given. A piece weighing 300 crams was cut from a lump of steel and freaTVwlth nitric acid, the insolulble residue collected being mainly graphitic carbon; after being washed with water It was boiled down three times with fum ing nitric arid, which partially dissolved ihe residue— hydrofluoric acid and hen fuming sulphuric being used—there (hen remaining nothing but graphite which after being washed, was melted wnh chlorate of potash. The insoluble res - due obtained fell to the bottom of a vessel filled with lodide of methylene, the fittie transparent octahedrons visible through a microscope, which burned 4 sh “‘ platinum without any ash, oeing the did monds. NARK SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. JANUARY IG. 1900. MONDAY’S MARKETS QUIET. BISINESS OX LIMITED SCALE IX ALL LINES OF TRADE. The Receipts in Some Branches Too Small to Permit of Trading—Spirits Firm at ol Cents—ltosin Firm itnii VnoUnnged—Demand Good for til Grades—Local anil Telegraphic Markets. Savannah, Jan. 15.—There were no changes of importance in the market to day. and for this reason business in all lines was rather draggy. Spirits turpen tine was firm at 51c, but the .receipts were smail, which was given as the reason for the quiet state of the market. After buy ers made their usual early inquiries and found practically nothing offering, they retired for the day. Rosin remained firm and unchanged, wilh the demand still good for everything that will likely come to market. Cotton was steady thd unchang ed, with nothing lo add interest to the situation. New York futures dropped 10 points during the earfy hours, but recov. ered all but a point at the closing. Liver pool closed at a decline of 4 and 5 points. The following resume of the different markets will show the tone and quota tions at the close to-day: COTTON. The market closed steady to-day. with sales of 669 bales. These sales were made early in ihe day, and after this there was very little local Interest shown. The out side markets were watched with consid erable interest during the day, and es pecially New York, which gave promise at one lime of closing at a drop below Saturday's closing. Futures were off about 10 points, but the market reacted promptly about ihe extent of the early loss. The close was at a decline of 1 point. Liverpool declined 4 and 5 points. Favorable news from the Transvaal was looked for momentarily, which would have the effect of improving things. There does not appear to be any desire in the South, so far as the local trade can observe, to dispose of cotton before It reaches 8 cents, the price holders expect to get. The following were the official spot quo tations, at the close of the market, at the Cotton Exchange, to-day: Good middling 7% Middling 7 5-16 Low middling ...7 Good ordinary 614 Ordinary Nominal Market steady; sales. 669. Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock- Receipts this day 2,697 Receipts this day last year 3,935 Receipts this day year before last... 3,735 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 693,861 Same time last year 866,805 Same time year before last 914,726 Exports, coastwise, this day 4,138 Stock on hand this day 113,506 Same day last year 116,772 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 25.512 This day last year 48,206 This day year before last 50,536 Total receipts since Sept. 1. 1899 ...4,245,206 Same time last year 6,322,332 Same time year before last 6,155,716 Stock at the ports to-day 966,827 Stock same day last year 1,152,639 Daily movements at other ports— Galveston—Steady; middling, 7 5-16 c; net receipts, 5,983; gross, 3,983; sales, 449; stock, 190.915. New Orleans—Quiet and steady; mid dling, 7%c; net receipts, 9,290; gross, 9,290; sales. 4,£00; stock, 398,047. Mobile—Dull; middling, 7 3-16 c; net re ceipts, 2,270; gross, 2,270; sales, 200; stock, 47.325. Charleston—Firm; middling, 714 c; net re ceipts, 675; gross, 675; stock, 22,722. Wilmington—Steady; middling, 7 ! 4c; net receipts, 1,034; gross, 10*34; stock, 5,431. Norfolk—Steady: middling, 7*4c; net re ceipts. 476; gross, 476; sales, 343; stock, 39,- 697. Baltimore—Nominal; middling. 7%c; net receipts, 605; gross, 1,427; stock, 15,429. New York—Quiet; middling, 7He; net re ceipts, 936; gross, 2,700; sales, 4,960; stock, 118.426. Boston—Quiet and steady; middling, 7 11-lfic; net receipts. 278; gross, 3,095. Philadelphia—Quiet; middling,77-16c; net receipts, 104; gross, 104; stock, 9.324. Port Arthur —Net receipts, 1,164; gross, 1,161; continent, 1,164. Daily movements at interior towns— Augusta—Steady; middling, 7 7-16 c; net receipts, 1,346; gross, 1,346; sales, 916; stock, 53,811. Memphis—Steady; middling, 714 c; net re ceipts, 2,518; gross, 3,581; sales, 2,100; stock, 170.257, St. Louis—Quiet; middling, 7 7-16 c; net receipts, 440; gross, 2,358; sales, 102; stock, 99.374. Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 7 6 50; net receipts, 762: gross, 762; stock, 15,871. Houston— Steady; middling. 7 5-16 o; net receip's, 3,254; gross, 3.254; stock, 107,935. Louisville—Quiet; middling, 7*HiC. Exports of Cotton This Day— Galveston—To Great Britain, 7,251; con tinent, 6,810; coastwise, 5,303. New Orleans—To Great Britain, 2,700; coastwise, 3,003. Mobile—Coastwise, 556. Savannah—Coastwise, 4.163. Charleston—Coastwise. 874. Norfolk—Coastwise, 2,587. Baltimore—Coastwise, 1,500. New York—To Great Britain, 436; conti nent, 500. Total foreign exports from all ports this day—To Great Britain, 10,387; to the con tinent, 8,474. Total foreign exports from all ports thus far this week—To Great Britain, 26.269; to France, 8,154; to the continent, 22,082. Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1899- To Great Britain, 1.131,266; to France, 477,- 149, to the continent, 1,2%,343. COTTON FETCHES. New York, Jan. 15.—Cotton futures were neglected almost from start to finish tn the local market to-day. Nobody ap peared to be In possession of orders and scalpers were indifferent. The opening was easy, with prices unchanged to 5 points lower, the decline being more in the way of a sympathetic response to weak cables than to special pressure from the bear side. Later unfavorable English ad vices caused a further settling of values here, but In no woy encouraged shorts, not a few of whom took advantage of the decline to even up accounts. Though receipts were light and Southern marke s generally strong, the trade overlooked these factors and diverted attention ex. cluslvely to the situation in Liverpool and South Africa, New Orleans and a local export house were identified os the prin cipal buyers, though Liverpool purchased scattered lots from time to time. Liver pool weakness was reported later in the day as due partially to heavy selling for the purpose of undoing old straddles. The market closed steady at a net loss of I©2 points. New York. Jan. 15. noon.-Cotton futures opened steady; January, 7.3. V; February, 7 s2c; March. 7.34 c: April, 7.33 c: May and June. 7.37 c: July. 7.39 c; 'August. 7.37 c; Sep tember. 6.90 c; October. 6.77 c. 4 p. ni.-Fu ures closed steady; January, 7.34 e; February. 7.31 c; March, 7 to; April, 7.36 c; May.' 7 39c; June, 7.31 V; July, 7 tic; August. 7 39c; Sept ember, 6.93 c, October, C. 0>; November, f..7(sc: December, 6.40 c. Liverpool, Jan. 15. —Cotton; Spot, in fair demand; prices 1-3-d lower; American middling fair, 4%d; good middling, -19-lOd; middling, 4%d; low* middling, i 11-;LM; low tridd ing, 4 5-32c3; good ordinary 3 31-32d. Th ' sales of the day wore lO.um hal*?. of which 500 were for speculation an 1 export and included \> 0 American. R ivipts 4,030 bales, including 3,4ti0 American. Fu lines opened and closed quiet at the de line; American' middling, low middling clause; January, 4.19d, buyers. January- F bruary, 4.ls£iT.*6d. sellers; 'February- March, 4.13d, sellers; March-April, 4.l<)d, buyers; April-May, 4.07d, sellers; May- June. 4.04'?/4.05d. buyers; Juno-July. 4.02'q 4.03d, buyers; July-August. 4.005/4.01d, sell ers; August-September. 3.59(353.60d. buyers; September-October, 3.51(33.52(1. buyers; Oc tober-Ndvember, 3.45@3 46d, buyers. New Orleans, Jan. 15.—Cotton futures steady; January. ?.17c bid; February, 7.18@ 7.20 c; March, 7.1907.20 c; April. 7.2007.22 c; May. 7.21(q7.22e; June. 7.2307.24 c; July, 7.25 07.26 c; August, T.0907.11c; September, 6.70 @6.72c; October, 6.1?7(&'6.59e. COTTON LETTERS. New York. Jan. 15. —Murphy & Co.’s cot ton letter says: v Liverpool o-day re versed her mood by.declining 1.32-1 on spot s and 4 to 5-64d on futures. Such news was not expected here, hence our market opened 2 to 6 points below Saturday, and declined some further after the call on lo cal liquidation. Liverpool bought here, reversing straddles, and the continent also bought moderately. Receipts, while by no means heavy, show up fairly well, with the probability of our getting for the week, 145,000, which is as much as last week. Trading has not been brisk, neith er does business broaden. Mail advices received to-day from Liverpool are decid edly more bullish in view of their strong statistical position and their disposition now to reduce their crop estimates to about 9,500,000. The afternoon session, opened with more ’firmness after selling out by locals and under stimulus of New Orleans points for to-morrow (being only half of last year), but the Houston esti mate is same as last year." DRY GOODS. New York. Jan. 15.—Some improvement In the general demand for cotton goods reported to-day, but no individual buying of large quantities. Prices of brown and grey cottons are steady with agents, but there is some reselling from second hands rather under market quotations. Bleactied cottons steady. Wide sheetings firm; coarse-colored cottons scarce and very firm; prints in better request at previous prices. Ginghams continue strong; print cloths inactive at previous prices. White goods scarce in both fancy and staple lines and full prices easily maintained. RICE MARKET. There has been a good demand for rice since the new year opened, with a hard ening tendency. The better grades and lower grades have advanced %c to %c per pound, while the medium kinds have*firm ly held their own. There is a strong be lief that strictly prime and fancy rice will further advance, owing to their scarcity. Quotations are: Prime 4%@4% Good 4 @4% Fair 3%@3%, Common 2%@2% Rough Rice—Tide water, 60c to 90c per bushel; upland, 40c to 50c per bushel. Xew Orleans quotation*. Rough—ln good demand. Sales, 1.899 sacks at $1.3093.25. Clean, in good demand. Sales, 411 bbls, at 2(fi2%c. Head Straights 1%®3% Screenings -,..2 <(jZ No. 2 pound Rough $1 00#4 10 Charleston Quotations, The rice market was firm Monday, with sales of 50 barrels. The quotations are: Prime 4%<g:4% Good 4*4^4% Fair 3%fir4 Common 3%<§>3% NAVAL STOKES. Spirits Turpentine—Owing to the small receipts business was on a small scale to day, in fact, there was not enough spirits in factors’ hands, it was stated, to keep trad ng going. For this reason buy ers were indifferent throughout the day, and gave little attention to the market after the early inquiry. The recelp/s to-day were 286 casks; sales, none, and tne exports, 158 casks. Rosin—The market was firm and un changed to-day. There was some trad ing being done, and at the closing the to tal showed up fairly well. Receipts are only in medium volume, though there is a strong demand for everything that can be marketed. The receipts to-day were 2.347 barrels; sales. 2,220 barrels, and the ex[>orts. 2,172 barrels. The following were the quotations; A, 13, C $1 25 I $1 80 D 1 25 K 1 90 K 1 25 M 2 15 F 1 35 N 265 G 1 40 W G 3 15 H 1 70 W W 365 Naval Stores Statement- Rosin. Spirits. 1899. 1899 Stock on hand April 1, 1899. 3,596 111,396 Received this day 286 2,347 Received previously 296,262 923,909 Total 300,144 1,087,692 Exports to-day 458 2,172 Exports previously 272,333 854.400 ♦ Total since Aprtl 1. 1899 . 272,791 856,572 Stock on hand this day ... 27,353 181,080 Stock same day last year .. 13,120 238.431 Receipts this day last year. 389 2,570 Charleston, . S. C., Jan. 15.—Turpentine market quiet at 49c; sales, none. Rosin firm; sales, none, B, C, D, $1.15; E. $1.20. Wilmington, N. C\, Jan. 15.—Spirits tur pentine firm: 50%(?|51c: receipts. 26 casks. llosin firm; $1.20(71.25; receipts, 152 bar rels. (’rude turpentine steady; re ceipts. 7 barrels. T.ir firm; $1.25; receipts. 195 barrels. FINANCIAL. Money—Market steady. Foreign Exchange Market barely steady. The following ore Ihe Savannah quotations: Commercial, demand. $4 B’%; sixty days. $4.82%; ninety days, $4.81*4; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 6.22%; Swiss, sixty days. 6.26V*; marl*, sixty days. 94 1-16; ninety d.ys, 93 11-16. Domestic Exchange—Steady; banks are buying at par and selling as follows: Amounts up to and including $25, 10 cent-*; over $25 and Including $5, 15 cents; over SSO and including SIOO, 20 cents; SIOO to S2OO. 25 cents; S2OO to SI,OOO, % per cent, premium; SI,OOO and over. SI.OO per SLOOO. Securities—lnactive and generally dull. Stocks. Bid. Asked. Augusta and Sav. R. R 107% ;os Atlanta & West Point 125 12, do 6 i>. c. oertifs 102 102 Augusta Factory S5 90 Citizens Bank us 120 Chatham Bank iq^ Chatham R. E. &1. Cos.. A D6 57 do do B 5s Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Cos 105 10s Edison Electric Ilium uh) 105 Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 102 Germania Bank 124 125 Georgia and Alabama 20 25 Georgia Railroad, common 20J 207 Granitevllle Mfg. Cos no 175 J. P. King Mfg. Cos 106 108 Langley Mfg. Cos 114 11s Merchants National Bank 102 103 National Bank of Savannah 138 139 Oglethorpe Savings Sc Trust 107 408 People’s Savings & Loan 100 101 Southwestern Railroad Cos 107 108 Savannah Gas Light 26 27 Southern Bank 138 139 Savannah Bank & Trust 114 115 Sibley Mtg. Cos . Augusta 87 90 Savannah Brewing 100 Id Bonds. Bid. Asked. Atlanta city. 4445, 1922 11l 112 Augusta city. 4s, 1927 104 106 do 4*48. 1925 ill 113 dp 7s. 1903 109 110 do 6s, 1913 120 121 Ala. Mid. ss, ind’d, 1928. M. &N. 98 100 Augusta Factory 85 90 Brunswick & Western 4s, 1938 .... 80 83 C. R. K. Sc Banking, collateral 6s. 9o 9i C. of G. Ist ss, 50-year gold. 1945, F. & A 116 118 C. of G. con. ss. 1945, M & N 89 90 C. of G. Ist incomes, 1945 32 34 do 2d incomes. 1945 10 11 do 3d incomes, 1945 5 6 C. of G. (M., G. & A. Dlv.) ss, 1947 J. & J 90*4 92 C. of G. (Eatonton Branch), 6s, 1926, J & D 94 95 Char.. Col. & Aug. Ist 6s, 1909... 107 108 do do 7s, 1910 116 117 City & Suburban R. R. Ist 7s 109*4 110 Columbus city ss, 1909 107 109 Gharlesfon city 4s, 1909 104 106 Eagle & Phenix Mills 6s. 1928 105 107 Edison Electric Illuminating 6s .. .. 105 Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910 116 G. S. & F., 1945. J. & J 107 108 Georgia A Alabama Ist 5, 1945..102 104 do consolidated ss. 1945 96 97 Georgia state 3%5, 1930, J. & J... 109 110 do 3ftß, 1915, M. & N ; 106 107 do 4*4. 1916 120 121 Macon city 6s. 1910, J. & J 118 119 do 4*4s. 1926, Jan. quar. 108 110 Ocean Steamship 5, 1928 107 109 South Carolina state 4*4, 1933... 121 122 Savannah city ss. quar. Jan., 1913.113% 114*4 do ss, quar. Feb. 1909 113% 114*4 Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 104 105 South Bound 5s 94 95 S.. F. & W. gen. m’tge 6s, 1934..125 126 do do Ist ss. gold, 1934 114 116% do (St John’a Div.) Ist 4s 1934 .94 96 New York, Jan. 15.—Money on call steady, 3%@4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper per cent. Sterling exchange firmer, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.8674 for demand, and at s4.B3%<Tf 4.83% for sixty days. Posted rates, 4.84$ 4.84% and $4.87%@>4.88. Commercial bills, $4.82%. Silver certificates. 58%@60%c. Bar silver, 59%c. Mexican dollars, 47*c. Gov ernment bonds strong. State bonds inac tive. Railroad bonds irregular. STOCK® AND BONDS. New York. Jan. 15.—Except where a stock was under the influ of particu lar causes the market to- vas almost at standstill. No outsid interest was manifested and operations were entirely in the hands of professional hoard trad ers. Individual causes which affected spe cial stocks were for the most part de pressing ones, and the sympathetic effect on the general market was toward lower prices. The most conspicuous movement of the day was in Metropolitan, which was affected by the published discussion of the condition of a prominent trust company. This publication served to explain last week's depression in Metropolitan and a group of industrials and also served to renew it. Metropolitan, Brooklyn Transit and the Tobacco stocks were affected. Metropolitan fell an extreme 6*4. An an nouncement of the bidders for the New York Rapid Transit tunnel contract ral lied the stock slightly above last night’s level, on the belief that Metropolitan in terests were concerned in the bidding. An example of the kind of motives that in fluenced the trading was that assigned for the buying of sugar. One of the large selling orders came from a brokerage house which handles money loans for the American Sugar Refining Company. The traders a r gued that opening selling by in siders indicated a desire to induce selling by others, upon which sapient conclusion they bought sugar. London seemed to take a cheerfdl view of the military de velopments in South Africa, but with very little effect in this market. Reports of a strike depressed American Steel and Wire and some other metal stocks in sympathy. The money market continued to work easier under the influence of continued gains from the Interior and from the sub treasury Last week's sales of stocks were 2,684,071 shares. In the corresponding week of last year there were sold 5,830.075 shares. Last week’s sales of railroad bonds were of a par value of $8,563,000 against $32,343,- 000 the corresponding week last year. Des pite easy money, however, there are many securi*ies upon which no loans can be negotiated. There were some heavy individual trans actions in bonds, and the market was mainly Arm, but there were sufficient de clines to give It an irregular appearance. Total sales par value $1,615,000. United States 5s and old 4s registered advanced % and do coupon and 3s coupon * 4 in the bid price. The total sales of stocks to-day were 340 500 shares, including the following: Atchison preferred, 9.710: Baltimore and Ohio. 16.060; Burlington. 8.150; Manhattan, 10.010; Metropolitan, 20.807; Southern Pa cific 13,510; Union Pacific. 8,950; American Steel Hocp preferred. 13.545; American To bacco. 27,740; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 36,- 698; Federal Steel, 11,581;* Sugar, 69,150. New York Siock List. Atchison 19%|Tex. & Pacific .. 15 Atchison pref . 59% Union Pacific .. 46 B. & Ohio 58%JU. Pac. pref ....74% Can. Pacific .... 92% Wabash 7% Can. Southern .. 49 Wabash pref ... 20% Ches. & Ohio .. 2:i%iW. & L. E 9 Chi. G. W 12L VV. & L. E. 2fl Chi.. B. & W .12 -V pref 27 Chi.. I. & L. .. 15 |Wls. Central ... 1774 C. I. & L. pref. 47mAdams 4 - ' x 112 Chi. & E. 111. .. S3 Am. Express ....1)2 Chi. & 'Northw. Stales ... 4.5V4 C., R. I. & 1'....t0:,'. Wells Fargo !2fl C.C.C. & 151 L.. ftOHIAm. Cot. Oil .... 32)4 Col. Sonliitn, .. o', A. C. O. pref 92 Col. So. Ist pref. 42VAm. Malting ... (i’4 Col. So. 20 pref. 14>,IAm. Malt. pref. 29 Del. & Hudson .11374 Am. Sm. & Ref. 37'-i Del.. L. & W. ..175 |A- 8- & R- pref. 87 AUSTIN R. MYR US, LO Broadway, New York City. STOCKS—BONDS—WHEAT. Member N. Y. Consol. Stock Exchange. Den. ft R. G. . 1779 Am Spirits 2 D. & H. G. pref. 68 ]Am. Spirits pref.. 17 Erie !IV, Am. Steel Hoop . 41 Erie 1m pref .32 :A. S H. pref .. si Gt. Nor. pref. A. and. ft Wire . 4fiH ,-x. dlv ...1177 A- 8. ft W. pref. 8> Hock. Coal l)tj Am. Tin Plate .. 2.s'„ Hock. Valley .3P Am T P. pref SI 111. Central ...lllV, Am. Tobacco 9iV la. Central 117* Am. Toll. pref. in Ceil, prof ... IS | ex dlv 133 K. C., P. ft G.. St. Ana. Min. l'x>. ... 39- 4 L. E. ft W .... 22>, Brook. It. T. ... 67 7 L. E. ft VV pref. 83 Col. F. ft Iron .. L:* larke Shore 19) |Cont Tobacco ... 317, L. ft N. 79\iCont. Tob. pref . 84 Manhattan L. .. 92 Fed. Steel 50 Mel. Si. Ry. ...164 [Fed. Sleel pref . 78 Me*. Central .. 1044|Gen., Electric ...124 Minn, ft St. L . 5874 Glu. Sugar 50 M. ft St. L. pref. 90 joiu. Sugar pref. 9H Mo. Pacific 39%|1nt1. Paper 23 M. ft Ohio 3974!1nt1. Paper prof. 66H Mo., K. ft T. ... lorCled,* Gas .... 79 M. ft T. pref. 32 jNatl. Biscuit .... 36 N. J. Cen. ex. (Natl. Bis. pref .. 89 dlv 115 |Natl. Lead 2674 N. Y. Cen 13394|Nat1. Lead pref.. 10474 N. ft West 2S%> National Steel .. 4174 N. ft W. pref .. 68441 Natl. Steel pref . 92 N. Pacific oltyj N. Y. Air Brake. 134 N. Par. pref 7374 North Amer. ... 14 Out ft VV 21'4|Pacific Coast 50 O. R. ft N 42 |P. C. Ist prof ... 83 O. R. ft N. pref. 76 |P. C. 2d pref ... 63 Pennsylvania ..12974]Pacific Mail 4374 Reading 17 jPeople’s Gas ....103 Read. Ist pref .. 49 7 4|Pressed S. C. ... 58 Read. 2d pref .. 26 jp. S. C. pref 86 R. G. VV 39 |Pull. Pal. Car ..187 R. G. W. pref .. SO |S. R. ft T 9Q St. L. ft S. F. 9 | Sugar 11674 St. L. ft S. F. Ist |Bugar pref 11l pref 68 |T. C. ft Iron .... 8294 St. L.'ft S. F. 2.1 ]U. S. Leather ... 1674 pref 3274]U. S. L. pref .... 7474 St. L. Sw 10 |IT. S. Rubber ex. St. L. Sw. pref. 24-7 4 j dlv 4074 St. Paul 11674!1T. S. R. pref. ex. St. Paul pref ...170 | dlv 102 St. P. ft Om 112 |West. Union .... 8674 So. Pacific 37741 R. I. ft S 1974 So. Ry 1174] do pref 65 So. Ry. pref ... 53*4P. C. C. & St. U. 77% Bonds. U. 3. 2s, reg. ..102V.. M . K. ft T. 2ds. 67%] do 3s, reg 109741 do ts 8974! do 3s, cou 1107, M. ft O. 4s 83>4| do new 4s. reg. jN. Y. C. lsts ..109 ex-int 132841N. J. C. gen. 65..11774 do new 4s c0u.13374 N. Carolina 6s ..127 do old 4s, reg.ll47ii do 4s 106 do old 4s, c0u.114741 No. Pac. lsts ..110 do ss, reg. ex- j do 3s 66 int 112 j do 4s 10374 do ss, cou 11374]N.Y.C. & 5t.L.45.104 D. of C. 3 65s ..119 jN. ft VV. con. 4s. 9274 Atch. gen. 4s .. 7974! do gen. 6s 12974 do adjt. Is ... 79% Ore. Nov. lsts ..110 Can. So. 2ds ....107 7 4! do 4s 10174 C. of G. 5s 8974 j Ore. 9. X,. 6s ...,IJ9‘4 do Ist Inc 33 j do con. 5s 110 V, do 2d Inc 10 j Reading gen. 4s. 83 7 4 C. ft O. 474s .... 96Vp R. G. VV. lsts... 95 do 5s 1157,! St. L. ft J. M. C. & N. con. 75.138 I con. 5s 109% do 5.F.deb.55...118741 St. L. ft 9. F. Chi. Term. 4s .. 95 j gen. 6s 120 Col. So. 4s 89 | Si. Paul con. ...166 I). ft R. G. Ist . 102V, 1 8< .p.c. ft P.15t5.11874 do Is 9774! do 5s 118% East Tenn., Va. j9o. Ry. 5s 10674 ft Ga. lsts 101741 So. Pac. 4s 8174 Erie gen. 4s 68741 Stan. R. ft T. 6s. 8074 F. ft D.C.lsts 72 |Tenn, new set. 3s 9474 Gen. Elec. 5s ...117 T. ft P. lsts ....111 G. ft S.A. 6s. .108 ! do 2ds 51 do 2ds 106 ill. Pac. 4s 102% H. ft T. C. 6s ..110 Wabash lsts ....11474 do con. 6s ....110 f do 2ds 100 la. Central 15t5..109 jwest Shore 4s ...11274 K. & G.lsts 68 | VVis. Cent. lsts.. 8974 La. new con. 45..10674] Va. Centuries ... 84 L. ft N. uni. 4s. 97 1 4 l do deferred .... 5 New York, Jan. 16.—Standard Oil, 491® 493. FINANCIAL VOTES. The New York Stock Exchange has listed the $1.350,600 Savannah, Florida and Western (St. John s Division) Ritlway 4 l>er cent, first mortgage gold coupon bonds of 1934. They are subject to call on or be fore Jan. 1. 1905. The Edison Electric Illuminating Com pany of Boston has declared a 2 per cent, regular quarterly dividend, payable Feb. I. Augusta, Ga., sold Its $3,000 5 per i-enl. 2-year Improvement bonds to F. M. Fulk erson, at 101.66. COIINTHY PRODUCE. Poultry—The markei Is steady. Quota tions: Half-grown, 30@40c per pair; three quarters grown, 404itoc per |wlr; full grown fowls (nonet, 50®65c per pair; roos ters. 40c per pair. Kggs_The market is firm at 17c. Butter—Tjie Cone of the market Is steady. Quotations: Extra dairies, 24c; fancy Junes, 27c; extrh Elgin*. 30c. MISCEI.I.IBEOIIS MARKETS. Bacon—Market Is atiady; smoked clear sides, B%c; dry salted clear sides, 674 c; bel lies. 7T4i", sugar-cured ham-, ll‘ft@l2%c. Lari Market firm; pure, In tierces, 774 c; 50-pound tins. 774 c; compound. In tierces, 674 c; 50-pound llns. 674 c. Cheese-r Market firm; fancy full cream cheese, 14c for 25-pounds average. Flour—Market Bleady; patent, 14.3; •tralght. $4.00; fancy $3.65; family, $3.40. Corn—Market steady; white, job lots. 54c; carload lots, 52c; mixed corn. Job lots, 53c; carload lots, 51c. Oats—Carload lots,‘3Bc; Job lots, 39c. Texas rust proof oats, Job lots. 43c; car load, 41c. Southern seed rye. $1.15. Bran—Job lots, $1,00; carload iota, 95c. Hay—Market steady Western job lota; 90c; carload lots, Ssc; Eastern, 1 one In market. Meal—Pearl, per barrel. 12.40; per sack, $1.10; city meal, per sack, bolted, $1.00; water ground, $1.05; pearl grist, Hud nuls', per barrc-l, $2 45; per sack. sl.lO. Sugar—Equality Prlces-Savannah qua tatlons: Cut loaf. 5.73 c; crushed, 5.73 c; powd-red. 5.43 c; XXXX, powdered, 5.48 c; standard granulated. 5.33 c: cubes, 5.48 c; mould A. 5.58 c; diamond A. 5.33 c; confec tioners' A, 5.13 c; white extra C. 4.88 c; ex tra C, 4.83 c: golden C. 4.68 c; yellow t.SSc. Coffee Dull. Moc'a, 21c; Java, 25c; Peabarry. 13c: standard No. 1. 1074 c; No. 2. 10c; No. 3, 97i0; No. I, 974 c; No. 5. 87 4 e; No. 6. 87*c; No. 7, Bc. Onions White. $125 crate: $’M barrel; red. 11.6301.75 per barrel; yellow. $1.85. Potatoes—Northern, firm at $2.1502.25. I is—Black eyed, $1.85 per bushel. Beais Navy or pi is. $2.00 per buahel. Bananas—sl.2s® 1.75 bunch. I’arsn ps. Carrots and Beets— $2.5002.75 pe> latte.. Lemons—Market firm at $3.75®3.25 box (new crop). Oranges—Florida. $2.7503.25, according to quality. Cocoanuls Market steady; $?. 25 per 100. ; Apple*-Red varieties, $3.2503.50 per bar- j rel. 1 PAGES !> TO 10. Dried Fruits Apples, evaporated, 9@10o; lomiaon. 7@7'ic. Nuts, Almonds. Tarragona, 17c; Ivlcas, 16c; walnuts, French, 12c; Naples, 12c; pe cans. 10c; Brazils, 7c; filberts, 11c; assort ed nits. 60-pound and 25-pound boxes, ilo. Raisins—L. L.. $2.00; Imperial cabinets, 25; ’• o e. 60-pound boxes, BftS74c pound. Peanuts—Limited stock, fair demalul, maiket firm; fancy hand-picked. Virginia, per pound. 474 c; hand-picked, Virginia, 37, c. Fish—Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 1, $8.50; No. 2. $7.00; No 3, $8.00; kits. No. 1, $1.25; No. 2. $1.00; No. 3, SOc. Codfish, l-pound bricks. 674 c. 2-pound bricks. 6c. Smoked herring. i>c-r ltox, lrc. Dutch herring, la lugs, $1.10; new mullet, half barrel. $3.50. Syrup—Market quiet; Georgia and Flor ida syrup, buying at 20c: selling at 25c; sugar house ai 104115 c: selling at straight goods, 23®30c; sugar house molasseo, 1549 20C. Honey—Fair demand; strained. In bar rets, 504$oac gallon. Salt—Demand ts fair and the market steady; carload lots, 100-pound burlap sacks, 14c; 100-pound cotton sacks, 450; 135- pound burlap sacks, 6474 c; 125-pound dot ton sacks, 5574 c, 200 pound burlap sacks. 85c. Hides, Wool. Etc.—Hides—Thlß market firm; dry flint, 1574 c; dry salt, 1274 c; green salted, 874 c. Wool, nominal; prime Geor gia, free of sand, burrs and black wool. Sic; block, 17c; burry, 104120 c. Wax, 25c; tallow, 4c. Deer skins, 20c. Oil—-Market steady; demand fair; signal, 45{i60c; West Virginia, black, 9(512c; lard, 68c; neatsfoot, 60(tt15e; machinery, 16(326e; linseed oil. raw, 47c; boiled. 60c; kerosene, prime white. 13c; water white, 14c; Pratt s astral, 15c; deodorized stove gaso line. drums, 1274 c. Empty oil barrels, de livered. 88c. Otm Powder—Per keg, Austin crack shot, $4.00; half kegs, $2.25; quarter kegs, $125; champion ducking, quarter kegs, $2.25$ Dupont and Hazard smokeless, half kegs, $11.36; quarter kegs $5.57; 1-polund canis ters. SI.OO, less 25 per cent.; Trotsdorf smokeless powder, 1-pound cans, $1.00; 16- pound cans, 90e oound. Shot—Drop. $1.60; B B and large, $1.85; chilled, $1.86. Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 574® 6c base; refined, 3c base. Nalls—Cut, $3.00 base; wire, $3.90 base. Barbed Wire—s4.so per 100 pounds. Lime, Calcium. Plaster and Cement—Al abama and Georgia lime In fair demand and sell at 75c a barrel bulk and carload lots; special calcined Blaster. $1.50 per bar rel; hair, 4®sc, Rosedale cement, sl.lo® 1.20; carload lota, special; Portland ce ment, retail, $2.20; carload lots. $2.00. Lumber, F. O. B. Vessel, Savannah- Minimum yard sizes, $122)0®!.1.00; ear sills, $13.00@15.00; difficult sizes, $16.60(ti25.00; ship stock, $25,004(30.00; sawn ties, $10.60011.00; hewn ties, 33®36c. Cotton Bagging—Market steady; Jute, 274-pound, 7c; 2-pound, 674 c; 174-pound, 6%c; sea Island bagging. 974 c. Cotton Ties—Slanoard. 45-pound, arrow, large lots, $1.26; small lots. $1.35. OCEAN FREIGHTS. Cotton Savannah to Boston, per hale, $1.25; to New York, per bale. $1.00; to I’hlladelnhla. tier bale. $1.00; to Baltimore, per bale. $1.00; via New York— Bremen. 60c; Genoa, 60c; Liverpool, 45c; Reval. 70c; direct: Bremen. 40c: Barce lona, 55c; Genoa, 50c; Liverpool. 40c; Havre, 45c; Ilevsl via Btcmen. 58c; Trieste, 55c; Venice, 58c; Naples 57c. Lumber—By Sail—Freight strong. Sa vannah to Baltimore, iter M, $5.50; to Phil adelphia, $6.00; to New York. $7.00; to Bos ton and Portland, $7.80; crossties. 44 feet base, to Baltimore. 17c; to Philadelphia. 17740: to New York, 18c. By Steam—Lumber—Savannah to Balti more. $0.00; to New York, $8 00; to dock. $8.75; lightered—to Bosten, to dock. $9 00. Naval Stores—The market is firm: me dium elze vessels Roeln—Cork for order*. 3s per barrel of 310 pounds and 5 per cent, primage. 9P' r,,s > 5d per 40 gallons gross and 5 per cent, primage. I -artier vessels, rosin, 2a 9d; spirits 4s. Steam. 10c per 100 pounds on rosin; 90c on spirits. Savannah to Boston, and 874 c on rosin, and SOc on spirits to New York. —X GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC. New York, Jan. 16.—(Flour, weak and 5@ 10c lower, without much demand; Minne sota patent, s3.7*®-4.00; winter igitent, $3.60 ®3.75; winter straights, $3.3603.46. Rye, flour, easy. Buckwheat flour, weak at $2.0002.15. Corn meal, steady. Rye, steady; No. 2 Western, SO’/aC. Barley, quiet; feeding, 437404474 c. Barley malt, dull. Wheat, spot, steady; No. 2 red, 74-s4c; options Opened weak, under bearish cables, large worjd’s shipments and a good In crease on passage; further declines were prompted by liquidation, but tn the last hour prices rallied a little on aktport ru morg; Just at Ihe close, however, a sharp set-back occurred under realizing and (Inal prices were weak at 740%c net dec 1’ tie; March closed, 7474 c; May closed. 73c. Corn, spot, easy; No. 2,4174 c; options, market opened barely steady, with wheat, hut steadied up a little during the day! with provisions and on light country offer ings; it finally eased off with wheat again, and closed easy at 74c net decline; May closed, 39%c. Oats, spot, quiet; No. 2,2974 c. Beef, steady. Cut moats, firm; pickled bellies. 5 7 ,4®7c. Lard, firm; Western steamed. $6!40; re fined, firm. Fork, Hrnf. Butter, steady at the deellne; Western creamery, 21025 c; state dairy, 19®24<-. Cheese, firm; fall-made, fancy, large, 12% @l3c; fall-made, fancy, small, 1274013 c. Eggs, steady; stale and Pennsylvania, 20c; Western, ungraded at mark. 14®18o. Potatoes, quiet; New Jersey, $1.2501 75; I New York. $1.5001.87%; Long Island, $1.39 @2.00; New Jersey, sweets, $2.5003.00. Tallow, firm. Petroleum, steady. Rosin, steady. Turpentine, steady at S3 @6374c. Rice, steady. Cabbage, quiet; I-ong Island, $4.0006.00 por 100 Freight, to Liverpool, very dull. Coffee, options opened steady, wlHi prices 5015 points higher, and Immediately developed pronounced strength on heavy general buying; later forcing prices 50-10 po'nts above the opening figures; report* that the plague had obtained a firm grasp in R'o, a very heavy demand for the spot article at advanced prices, on on Improved statistical situation, added to the healthy condition of the market; the close was steady, with prices 10ff20 rolnts net higher; total sales were 35.750 bags, including Jan uary a- 7 09c: March 7.1007.25 e; spot. Rio, strong an 1 si I rending upward; No. 7. Invoice. -Y--; No. 7. Jobbing. * 7 *c; mild, streng and he'd higher; Cordova. 8 1 401274*.‘. Sugar, raw. strong and tending upward; fair refining, 374 c bid; centrifugal 96-test, 4 S-iOc hid: refined, very firm and active. New York. Jan. 15—Cot'cn seed oil was very firm, but rather quiet, after re cent heavy purchases at Ihe South. Prime crude, birr Is, 33®33V4c; prime cum mer ve'low. 33®331ic; off summer y- How, nominal; hu'ter grades, 31®39c; prime win der yr’Jow, -'ll 7 - 10c; j rime white, 39@40c. Prime tnoal, $25.n0, tVHE\T SHOVED DOWNWARD. Chicago.. Jan. IS. A formidable array of bearish statistics and news and the lack