Georgia Historic Newspapers

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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