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PART TWO.
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
m;ws of the two states told i\
PAR AGR APRS.
GEORGIA.
The Nopth Georgia Fruit Growers’ Aar
eoeiatiqn meet at AdairsvUle on Apirl
4 and 5, for the execution of a programme
that will be of vast interest to fruit men
everywhere.
Over 100 negroes left Atlanta Sunday
morning via the Seaboard for Alabama
and Mississippi. About tiwo weeks ago
i similar crowd left) via the Macon and
Northern road. It is said another party
will leave this morning. This work of
■migration agents -will hurt the farmers
}>f that and adjacent counties. It is al
ready felt in some of them.
W. W. Leman, a well known citizen of
Macon, died Monday morning at the res
fiience of his daughter, Mrs. t\ L. Edd
*' ngs, after a short illness. He was taken
tkidenly sick Sunday night. He had liv
i i in Macon for forty years. He was 85
years of age and leaves six children—Mrs.
; . L. Eddings, Mrs. Z. Wright, Mrs. H.
!!. Starr, C. C. Leman, J. W. Leman,
and W. W. Leman, Jr.
Work on the new Young Men’s Christian
Association building at Macon was com
menced Monday morning. A large force
f hands was engaged in removing the
brick from the old building and clearing
out the debris. Alexander Blair has the
contract and will make an effort to have
the work done in the next few months.
The building will be one of the handsom
est in the state. It will cost about $15,-
(00.
Mt. Vernon and vicinity have just ex
perienced some of the coldest weather of
Die winter. The thermometer has been
down as low as 14 degrees above zero,
and hogs and cattle have frozen to death.
The larger portion of oats have been killed
and about all of the gardens. The older
people say this is the first time in years
that collard greens have been killed by
the cold. The Oconee river has the larg
est freshet in it that we have ex
l>erienced since the famous destructive
August freshet of 1887.
At the Rankin House in Columbus Sun
day every waiter, nine in number, struck
just before the noon hour. The dinner was
cooked, the guests were hungry, and it
bad to be served, so all the attaches of
the p’ace were ins'ailed as waiters. One
of the clerks acted as head waiter, 'and
by thus utilizing the force dinner was
<*rved. Monday old waiters had been em
ployed and the places of the strikers were
< eing gradually filled. The waiters struck
r ” higher wages. The hotel folks said
they treated them too leniently.
Capt. A. J. West of Atlanta will he one
of the speakers at the great reunion of
l r nited Confederate Veterans which will
be held at Louisville. Ky., the latter part
of May. Ths distinguished honor was
< Deferred upon Capt. West by invitation
Horn the local committee at Louisville.
The other day the Hon. Bennett H.
Young of the Louisville committee of the
reunion, a prominent Confederate veteran
and one of the able lawyers who was
engaged upon the case of the late Gov.
William Goebel, desired to know which
county in Kentucky would furnish the
largeM number of hams to the reunion.
One county 1n that state at once sent
word that it would contribute 500 hams.
This shows that the state of Kentucky is
as sound on hogs as she is great on
horses.
The rural delivery service in Bibb coun
ty has not yet started. It was thought
that it would commence on the Ist of
March, but no preparation further than
laying eff rhe routes has been made. Post
master Herez said Monday morning that
he bad heard nothing from the depart
ment in regard to the appointment of the
carriers, and that it would be impossible
to start the routes without the carriers.
Inspector Gaitree has not returned from
Thomasville, where he went some time
ago, and until he gets back the matter
will rest. The people living 4n the country
districts are anxious that the delivery
should commence. None of the negroes
have applied for positions, as they deem
it useless. It will be remembered that the
Degrees the delay In the rural de
livery service last year, and when Con
gressman Bartlett secured it again this
year it was on the condition that no ne
groes be appointed.
The little village of Gracewood, near
Augusta, has had quite an exciting ex
perience with mad dogs. A dog belonging
o Mr. James R. Jordan was seized with
ibies, and before being discovered had
itten a number of other dogs and cats,
nd wound up by biting Mr. Jordan be
ore he was killed. A fine horse owned by
Jr. Jordan died with all the symptoms of
lydrophobia, and the celebrated mail
tone from Columbia county was sent for
1 applied to Mr. Jordan’s wound, to
-lch it adhered for several hours, with
i e pea ted rinsings. This is supi osed to
have extracted all the virus. Dogs in that
neighborhood are now being closely
vatched, and quite a number have been
tiled. It Is a peculiar coincidence that a
?w years ago a mad dog owned by Mr.
ordan acted similarly. Then a dog bit a
orse. several cows and hogs and bit his
’aby in the foot, the shoe fortunately pre
senting the teeth from inflicting a wound,
'he horse died within a few days aftc*r
earful paroxysms, and every one of the
ows and hogs bitten also died. It will
not require a dog tax law to diminish the
dog population in the Gracewood neigh
borhood this year.
FLORIDA.
Maria Paseto, an Italian boy of 4 years,
was throw’ll from a runaway hor.e Sun
day, near Port Tampa, and Instantly
killed.
Capt. E. D Hugh of the United State®
army has been detailed as commander of
the fort at Egmont Key. He has been
conveyed o his new ]K>st of duty, where
be will spend some time.
It is stated that the towns on Manatee
river, Braldentown, Palmetto and Mana
toe. particularly, are so full of winter vis
itors that it is next to impossible to secure
accommodations. All the hotels and
boarding houses arc crowded, and the
towns are enjoying a veritable boom of
tourists.
Up to the close of business Saturday
evening 10,345,000 cigars had been Hhlpped
from Tampa for the present year. This
L compared to a shipment of 11,105,00;) ci
gars for the corresponding period of last
rear, and shows on increase of business
•{hat is of comfortable proportions. The In
ere;iuo. measured in digars, amounts to
ft.L’4o,ooo.
Tampa Tribune: Tom Hudson, one of
tile assistants in a local gambling houfee,
fPje JEofuing |Jjeto&
grew tired of his job Saturday night and
“sloped,” as the gambling phrase ex
presses it. He took with him as large a
slice of the house’s bank-roll as he could
conveniently gel hold of. and left without
notice of schedule or destination. A re
ward has been offered, and the officers in
other cities notified to look out for him.
He got about $175.
F. A. Lewter, who lives in the northern
part of Orlando, is going heavily into the
poultry business. He has a large number
of eggs in his incubator, is building yards
and otherwise preparing for an extensive
business. It is h*s Intention to keep about
3.000 hens. Mr. Vincent, a neighbor of
Mr. Lewter, is also working on a simi ar
line. He has brought out one lot of
chicks from his incubator and now has an
other lot of eggs in process of incubation.
This will be anew industry for Orlando.
Hon. Pierce Tucker, prosecuting attor
ney for Polk bounty, former city attorney
of Lakeland, and one of the best known
lawyers in South Florida, died at his home
in Lakeland Monday night, after a long
illness, from consumption. Mr. Tucker's
untimely death will be greatly deplored
by the people*of this section. He leaves
a young wife and three children. Mr.
Tucker was an untiring worker for the
good of this community. The last public
work done by him was the drawing of the
Lakeland municipal charter.
Key West Inter-Ocean: In the edito
rial columns of to-day’s Issue will be
found a clipping from the New York To
bacco, which tells of the success of a Key
West three for 5 cents sheroot. As su> h
classes of cigars are not made here, it is
evident that the name Key West is be
ing fraudulently user!. How long do the
people of Key West propose to have th* ir
rights infringed on in this way? The Su
preme Court has decided that the name of
a city cannot be used as a trade mark,
vet we allow such infringements upon out
rights without a word of complaint. If
one half of the cigars, palmed off on the
public for Key West cigars were made in
this city, it would be necessary to cover
the island with sky-scraping tenements to
hold the people it would take to make
them. As it seems impossible to get a
board of trade, why don’t the aldermen
take the matter up? *
Jacksonville Times-Union ami Citizen:
The authorities are still hard at work on
the Roberts murder case, and while they
are confident that they have evidence suf
ficient to secure a conviction of the Ham
mond boys, they still refuse to talk on
the subject for publication. To Ham
mond, the boy who is in a cell at the city
jail, was taken into Chief Vinzant’s of
fice late Sunday afternoon and made to
undress. As soon as Hammond removed
his undershirt a large and long blood stain
was found on his back, just below the
line of the collar. Just whftt the authori
ties think of this is not known as they
will not talk about it. The general sup
position Is, however, that Hammond be
came covered with blood, and while he
took the precaution to wash the outer
clothing that he wore, he did not wash
his neck lower than the collar, and the
immen.se blood stain that was there
was allowed to remain undisturbed on ac
count of his not being aware of its pres
ence. The clothng chat was found near
Geary’s house has been given to a chem
ist for analysis, but just who has them
is not known, and will not be told to the
representatives of the newspapers. It is
sufficient to state that an expert has them
in charge, and that the officials are con
fident that the stains will prove to be
those of blood, notwithstanding the facH
that the clothes were washed before be
ing found by the officers. The aged fath
er of Tom and Horace Hammond was in
the city Sunday and yesterday, and ap
peared to be heartbroken over the affair.
He does not think that his boys are guil
ty, and expressed himself to that effect.
He has not as yet engaged counsel for
his boys, but this is hardly necessary as
yet. for the hoys refuse to talk to the
officials, and nothing more cbuld be de
sired or done by a lawyer at present. The
. xamlnation before the coroner’s jury to
be held Saturday morning is expected to
be an interesting one, and some startling
developments may be brought to light by
Detective Jones and the other officers who
are at work on the case. The hearing will
probably be a private one, as the office
of Justice Willard will not accommodate
all those who may desire to hear the evi
dence.
•
BRI XSWICK VEWS ITEMS.
Conference of Plant nn<l Southern
Official*—Ollier Matter*.
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 28.—There was a
conference in Brunswick to-day regard
ing the new track arrangements between
the Southern and Plant System people.
Supt. G. W. Haines of the Plant and
Supt. A. Gordon Jones of the Southern,
together with Train masters Bennington
Heith and other officials of the two sys
tems, were in the conference. It seems
that nothing definite has been done, as
all the officials are here to-night, and it
:s given out that there will be no news
until later. The new arrangement wi!l
save the Southern coming the three-mile
bend around the city to mike the depot,
and it will save the Plant System making
the loop around the Southern to get to
the depot and docks and yards. Both the
Southern and Plant System tracks will
life used to get into Brunswick, and a
joint station and telegraph office will prob
ably be maintained at the six-mile cross
ing.
Mr. J. P. Davenport has been called to
Plymouth. N. C., by a telegram announc
ing*. the illness of his father. Mr. Hey
wood Davenport, one of the best known
lumbermen that formerly operated in this
section and in Florida. Mr. Davenport
hue been in hospital for nine months
suffering from a complication of diseases,
and it seems his end Is near. His daugh
ter, Miss Elolse Davenport, has been with
her father tor aome time.
A Brunswick and Western train Mon
day night killed on o'.-l colored woman,
Amelia Stewart, near Plye’s marsh. Her
body was horribly mangled, the hands
)x*ing cat off and scattered on the track,
head severed from the body completely
and limbs torn from the body entirely.
She was a county charge. The coroner’s
jury exonerated the railroad from all
bln me.
Surgeon R. K. I>. Burford of the Ma
rine Hospital Service has been authorized
\o advertise for bids <o build officers’
quarter* ot the quarantine station and
gives notice that sealed proposals for such
work will be received at his office up to
•March 6.
(’apt. W. M. Tupper is now in Boston
arranging for the steam yacht Corom.i to
come down. The Coroma cos* about $l5,
000 to build nna is elegantly fitted In brass,
plate glass mahogany. She Is 32.61 tons
gross, 13.30 net; length, 79.1; breadth. 13.6;
depth, 4.8; built at Newport, R. 1., 1882.
No candidates will be Indorsed at the
political meeting called for Friday night.
This seems to be the sentiment of thnaa
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, 31 ARCH 1, 1000.
THE SICK ARE
MADE WELL,
Ami the Weak, are Restored to Full
Vigor anti Strength at the Hunris
of tle Greatest Healer of
Modern Times.
Are Von a Perfectly strong, Active,
Vigorous, Hen 1 thy. Happy Alan or
Woman f
flf not, you should
not delay one day be
fore you consult a
specialist, one to
• whom the human
body is an open l>ook
j and who understands
every phase of weak
ness and disease and
to whom the proper
treatment for a cure
is as simple as the
, Adding of a column
of figures.
The Leading Specialist.
For over 20 years DR. J. NEWTON
HATHAWAY has been the leading spec
ialist of this country. His practice has
been for years larger than that of all
other specialists combined. His cures of
all sorts of diseased conditions have been
the marvel of the medical profession and
the people generally. His fame has spread
into every town and every hamlet. Those
afflicted with all manner of diseases have
sought his services in order that they
might be made whdle by the administer
ing of his wonderful syslem of treatment.
Wrecks of humanity have come to him
for consultation and medicines, who a few
months later have returned to him in
most vigorous health to give him their
thanks.
All Chronic Diseases Cured.
Dr. Hathaway treats all chronic dis
eases, those peculiar to men and those
peculiar to women, Catarnh, Rheumatism,
Kidney Complaints, Eczema, Loss of
Manly Vigor, etc.
Varicocele and Strietnre.
Dr. Hathaway’s success in the treatment
of Varicocele and Stricture without the
aid of knife or cautery, is phenomenal.
The ]>atient is treated by this method at
his own home without pain or loss of time
from business. This is positively the only
treatment which cures without an opera
tion.
Every Case Specially Trenti'd.
Every case taken by Dr. Hathaway is
specially treated according to its nature,
all under his general personal supervision,
and all remedies used by him are pre
pared from the purest and best drugs in
his own laboratories under his personal
oversight, and all from special prescrip
tions of his own.
Dr. Hathaway makes no charge for con
sultation or advice, either at his office or
by mall.
J. NEW TO AS HATHAWAY, AI. D.
Dr. Hathaway A Cos.,
25A Bryan street, Savannah.
Office hours—9 to 12 m,, 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
p. m. Sundays 10 a. m. to 1 p. m.
who are supposed to be on the inside of
the Good Government Club affairs. The
meeting is understood to be solely for
the purpose of discussing county affairs,
and the course to be pursued in the com
ing elections.
Dr. Slingcrland, head of the Shaker col
ony, now' being erected at White Oak. re
cently bought a building sixty feet square
and three stories high for the accommo
dation of the colony and those that are Jo
come down from Ohio in the early spring.
The Shakers are planting fruit trees and
grapes and in Glynn are developing enor
mous acreages of rice fields.
Hon. J. D. Sparks, judge of the City
Court, will convene court Monday. The
ottendance will be large, as it is the first
se. siot; of court in many weeks, an ad
journment having been made some time
ago on account of the illness of a pris
oner, Frank Skipper, who has since died,
and the danger from the malady he was
afflicted ivith having passed the time limit,
Judge Sparks has decided to convene
court.
Efforts ore being made to revive the
Young Men’s Business League. It was
a live factor in the commercial progress
of Brunswick some years ago, ond now
that the city is getting on a firm basis
financially efforts are to bo'made to get
capital to come down this way again.
VALDOSTA’S NEWS OFFERING.
Prof. W, 11. Alerritt Alnde County
School Superintendent.
Valdosta, Ga., Feb. 28.—Prof. W. B. Mer
ritt, principal of the city schools of Val
dosta. has been made County School Com
missioner. Prof. M err it is one of the
leading educators of the state and Is a
progressive worker.
Mrs. Sallie Belote. who Is 84 years of
age. walked from her home, six mile?,
below here, yesterday, between breakfast
and dinner, returning in time to prepare
the noon meal. Mrs. Belote Is the widow
of n Confederate soldier. On the way she
passed one of her neighbors who was
hitching up his horse to corn* to lowt.
He told her to wait a little while and she
could ride with hitn. She thanked him for
his offer, but said she was hi too big a
hurry to wait, so kept speeding toward
the city at o gnit that would have tired
out a girl of “sweet sixteen:’’ Mrs. Be
lote Is said to be the hardest worker of
her age in all of the Wlregrass regions.
Mr. Owen Smith of this city celebrat
ed his ninetieth birthday yesterday. Ha
has lived to see six generations and his
great-great-grandchildren living in this
city. He has a score or more great
grandchildren living here. He eamo to
this section when the Indians were hen*
and has lived in Valdostn all of his life,
rearing a large family, the members of
which held places of honor In this and
other Southern states.
The Valdosta Exposition Company held
n meeting <o-day and decided to hobl
nnother exposition here during the com
ing fall. The date of the coming exposi
tion Is Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. The merchants
ord business men are to interest them
selves In behalf of the show' and they are
going to make a contribution to be used
<o Increase the number of premiums.
V negro driver giving his name as Oli
ver Williams was arrested at midnight
Monday night by two officers. The ne
gro had 3B revolver and 105 cartridges
stropped around him and the policem-n
hd trouble in arresting him. as he
threatened to shoot both of them. They
got the drop on him, however, and forced
him to surrender.
Brick have been hau’.ed to Ashley street
for the two brick buildings to be used an
storehouses. The structures will be two
stories each and are being erected by Mr.
A S. Pendleton.
The Valdos-ta VkJctte* have rented the
upiwr story of the Ashley building and
at u to occupy it aa an armory in future.
COTTON SCORES ADVANCES.
LOCAL MARKET. GOES ll* 3.1 tie
W ITH THE TONE FIRM.
At tlie Advance n Good Ilunim*.. Wits
Don,—New York*. Estimated Suit's
Were I.IMIO.OOtt Hates in the Ail
vnnee oi II to 311 Points—Apimmu
tneonwisteitey of Wall Street
Firm's Advlees and lls Actlous
1 mine for Loeul Comment—Auvni
store. Quiet anil Steml>—l.oeal anil
TV I enroll hie Market..
Mcrning News Office, Feh. 2v—The ad
vance of o*l6 cent in the cotton market
was the host for several days past, anil
was to some extent a surprise locally.
New Ycrk jumped at a lively rate during
the early session on heavy buying, clos
ing easy and irregular at a net advance
of It and 21 points, with sales estimated
at a million bales, which is the largest
business, with few exceptions, in the his
tory of the cotton market. Liverpool also
advanced, notwithstanding the fact con
siderable cotton is being received in that
market at present to the great relief of
shippers.
The general opinion among the local
trade is that the price of middling basis,
which c osed to-day at 9 1-HSc. will reach
ten cents in a short lime. The only fac
tor that may prevent this is the heavy
receipts, but It Is not currently believed
the receipts will continue large a great
while.
Attention has been attracted several
times this season to the special telegrams
of I’rlce, McCormick & Cos., the New York
brokers who led the bull campaign up to
a few weeks ago, when they changed
front, much to the surprise of Southern
cotton men, by advocating that the mar
ket, then about eight cents for middling,
was at Its highest. Few look the same
view of the situation, and did not there
fore follow the Arm’s advice to sell at
prevailing prices. The market continued
steadily upward, and the tendency has
not changed since the opinion was given
out. The local trade sllll receive advices
from this Arm as to what is best for Them
to do with their cotton. The last was re
ceived Tuesday, and is as follows: "In
view probable large planting and present
large receipts further advance cotton Im
probable. Regard purchases present prices
dangerous.’’ The surprise of the recipients
of these messages may well be Imagined
when, private advices were received yes
terday that there was heavy buying for
the Arm’s account at the highest prices
of the day. It was said their purchases
run into the thousands of hales. The
above message was supposed to be Hied
in New York after the closing of the ex
change there, or at least, It was received
as a night message. This fact caused com
ment, and had many dealers wondering
how the Arm bought so freely this morn
ing when they considered It “dangerous,"
according to their advices. In comment
ing on the large buying Murphy & Cos.
say that the absorbing demand for South
ern and local account kept New York ac
tive and lirm, and being followed by very
large purchases, supposed to be for the
account of Price, McCormick & Cos., start
ed prices up to 9.09 for August, at which
liquidation was free. The dally New York
cotton comment says the feature of the
buying In that market was the business
of a Wall street Arm, which bought enor
mously with apparently a limitless and
special demand for August contrails. The
reported action of the firm was a subject
for discussion among the local trade.
Naval stores was at a standstill until
after the closing when a few sales of
pgsins were made below quotations for
three grades, and 23 cents above for N.
Spirits turpentine was quiet at 53 cents,
with a light demand. The wholesale
branches were lirm and active. The fol
lowing resume of the different markets
will show the tone and quotations at the
close to-day:
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COTTON.
The cotton market advanced to-day, and
there was a general good, fueling among
the trade as to Ihr prospsem for better
prices shortly. Predictions for 10-ceut cot
ton are being made freely. The only
drawback to the market was the large
receipts, but this did not seem lo have
any Influence in checking the advance. Lo
cal sales were 878 bales. The receipts for
the day were 3,70S bales. Receipts this
season, 923,826 hales, against 979,132 bales
same (lay last year.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at the
Coiton Exchange yesterday.
ThlsjTues-j Last
i day. | day. j Year.
('rood middling 9'4 f l r l6 6~3-16
Middling 9 1-161 8% |5 13-16
Law middling 8% | 8 9-16 5 5-16
Good ordinary BV4 . ) 6,1-18,4 13-16
Market, Arm: sales, v/8.
Savannah Ke Wjils, exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day 3,70*
Receipts this day last year 1,642
Receipts this day year before last.. 3,021
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 923,826
Same time last year 979,132
Same time yi4r before last 1,000,653
Exports, coastwise, this day • 1,444
Stock on hand this day 143,272
Same day last year 55.3C9
Receipts and Slocks at the Ports,
Receipts this day 35,217
This day last year 11,171
This day year before last
Total receipts Since Sept. 1, 1899. .5,448,847
Same lime last year 7,166,764
Same time year Is fore last 7,378,630
Stoek nt the ports to-day 948,232
Slock same day last year 807,534
Sen Inland Cotton.
The market for sea Island cotton closed
Arm. There were soles of 912 bags for
the week ending Friday, against sales of
2,278 bogs for the corresponding week last
year. The receipts were 1,311 bags, agaln.it
322 for the same week last year. The fol
lowing were the quotations at the cloning
Friday:
Fancy Florljlas 20
Extra choice Fiorldas 19 ®19%
Choice Fiorldas ~...19
Fancy Georgias 19 © 19(4
Extra Choice Georgias 19
Choice Georgias 18(4
Extra line Georgias 18
Daily Movements at Other Ports—
Galveston— Steady; middling, g 13-16; net
receipts. 6.613; gross, 6,613; sales, 1,439;
stock. 152,632. .
New Orleans— Steody; middling. 9; net
receipts, 19.374; gross, 19,374; sales, 4,900;
stock, 374,744.
Mobile—Nominal, middling. 8%; nil re
ceipts, 101; gross, 101; sales, 150; stock, 18,-
868.
MURPHY & CO., INC.,
Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New York.
Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND (SR %IN.
New York office, No. 61
Offices in principal cities thtoMgliout the
South. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing instructions for traders.
Charleston—Quiet find nominal; mid
dling, 8-V*; net receipts, 885; gro-ss, 885;
stock, 32.812.
Wilmington—Quiet and steady; mbldling.
B®'.; net receipts, 270; gross, 270; stock, 14,-
783.
Norfolk—Firm; middling. 9 1 *; net re
plants, 2,053; gross, 2.053; sales, 58; stOv’K,
45,294.
liultimore—Nominal; middling, 9 5-16,
net receipts, none; gross, 1.300; slock. 11,-
368.
New York—Quiet and steady; middling,
9 5-16; net receipts, 785; gross, 4,181; sales,
1,125; stock. 129.604.
Boston —Dull; middling, 9 3-16; net re
ceipts. 1.302; gross, 1.599.
Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 9 9-16; not
receipts, 126; gross, 126; stock. 7,762.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns—
Augusta—Steady; middling, 9V; net re
ceipts, €45; gross, 645; sales, 3.021; slock,
26,758.
Memphis—Firm; middling. 8A 4 ; not re
ceipts, 416; gross, 782; sales, 1,700; stock,
113,469.
St. Ixiuls—Firm; middling. 8 13-16; not
receipts. 352; gross. 2.614; stock. 84,427.
Cincinnati— Firm; middling, 9; net re
ceipts, 1,553; gross, 1,583; sales, 150; stock,
13,119.
Houston—Quiet; middling, 8 13-16; net re
ceipts, 3,144; gross, 3,144; sales, 22; stock,
67.080.
Louisville l —Active demand; middling, 9.
Exports of Cotton This Day—
Galveston—To France, 6,311; coastwise,
8.440.
New Orleans—To Great Britain, 4,500;
coast wist?, 2,247.
Savanna h—Con st w I se, 1.444.
Charleston—To tho continent, 5,650;
coastwise, 798. |
Wilmington—Ooaltwise. 500.
Norfolk—Coast wise, 3,017.
Baltimore—To Great Britain, 2,428; con
tinent, 2,600.
New York—To the continent, 4,178.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day—To Great Britain, 6,928; <o France,
6,311; to the continent, 20,868.
Total foreign exports from nil ports thus
far this week—To Great Britain, 95,728; to
France, 17,406; to tho continent. 54,674.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1899
To Great Britain. 1.577,277; to France,
057,930; to the continent, 1,798,831.
COTTON FITCHES.
, New York, Feb. 28.—Excitement at the
Cotton Exchange ran high again to-day.
At one time prices showe.l a net rise of
VB@39 points, after the market had opened
6(3.7 points higher. The early cables were
disappointing 'and the local contingent
was a little inclined to sell until it be
(Camf apparent that the speculative public
eras' sllll on, the buying hand, with a
limitless capacity for absorbing cotton.
European orders were particularly heavy,
although the demand was general. A
feature of the local buying was the busi
ness of a Wall Street concern, which
boug : t enormously with apparently n lim
itless and special demand for August
contracts. This concern was a heavy sell
er yesterday, ami had changed front so
many times lately that the local traders
were puzzled as to the actual relations
of tne house to the market at the present
time. There is said to lie a large short
Interest In March cotton. The local trad
ers are nervous, and while more or less
out of sympathy with any further ad
vance at the present time, remain afraid
to go short of the market, fearing ma
nipulation and the effects of renewed spec
ulative buying by the public bull inter
ests with the statistical position still u.
ctptlonally strong, except’ for large re
ceipts. Talk of increased acreage and
heavy fertilizer purchases was s factor
which held the new crop posllloua *t)
check. ’i’he excitement Increased as tile
session advanced. Just before the close,
however, there was a period of reaction
und tr enormous risdizing, which causes! a
sharp decline from the top. The mar
ket Anally closed easy ami Irregular at a
net advance of 14&24 points.
The sales of the day are estima4ed al
1,000.000 Iwls-S, this being the largest busi
ness, with a few exceptions, In the history
of the cotton market.
New York, Feb. 28, noon.—Cotton fu
tures opened steady at the advance.
March 8.95 September 8.18
April 8.53 October 7.Mi
May 8.92 November 7.78
Juno 8.91 December 7.73
July 8.92 January 7.73
August 8.85
4 p. m.—Futures closed easy.
March 9.08 September 8.30
April 8.09 October 7.90
May 9.09 November 7.88
June 9.09 December 7.87
July 9.10 January 7.88
August 9.04
Liverpool, Feb. 2>, 4 p. m —Cotton: Spot,
moderate demand; prlcis l-32d higher.
American middling fait, 5 7-16d; good m d
dhing, Slid, middling 53-101; low mkid lug
5 1-16d; good ordinary, 4WI; ordinary,
4 11-ied. The sales of the day were B.COI
hales, of which 500 were for speculation
an.d export and Included 7,300 American.
Receipts 12,000 bales, Including 7.003 Amer
ican.
Futures o|ned quiet and clrsed steady
at the advance; American middling, low
middling clause., March, 5.0745.C7d, val
ue; March-Aprll, 5.06725.01d; Aprll-May.
4.684(4.65d, buyers; May-June, 4.00fi4.1d.
value; June-July, 4.58d, buyers; July-Au
gust. t.56d, sellers; August-Kept cm Ire r,
4.494/ 1.50(1, buyers; September-October,
4.31d, sellers; Oetob r-Novembcr, 4.21d,
sellers; November-December, 4.16d, sell
ers.
New Orleans, Feb. 28.—Cotton futures
firm.
March *8 99 Heptember ~8.12i8.14
April 9.02(39.08 October 7.744(7.75
May 9.024(9.03 November ..*7.05
June 9.02(39.03 Decern tier . ,7.64®7.65
July 9.024(9.03 January .*7.60
August 8.834(8.84 •Did.
COTTON LETTERS.
New York, Feb. 28.—Hubbard Eros. &
Cos. say; Our market has been the scene
of wild excitement to-day, under whai ap
pears to tie the covering of a prominent
Walt street house, who are believed to
have bought upwards of 100,000 bales In
this market, and also a large quantity in
Liverpool. This demand on a narrow
market carried prices rapidly upward un
til May sold at 9,25 e, the highest price
touched since the autumn of 1895. From
this point there was a rapid break of 14
points in less than flve minutes, when it
became evident that outside Interest were
biking their proflts on a large scale on
this covering demand. The market closed
Irregular and unsettled, with the trade at
sea over these gigantic operations, which
are the largest 11 has ever seen. ’When
this selling started the market appeared
to foe without buyers, und It was utmost
impossible to execute orders. Tbs move
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THE MORNING NEWS, Savannah, Ga.
ment of the crop continues heavy, and we
outer, the beginning of March about 159.-
000 bales ahead of the crop of 1897. The
trade expects a higher Liverjiool to-mor
row In answer to the advance hen .
New York, Feb. 28— Murphy & Cos. say;
Advance In Liverpool exceeded expecta
tions, causing our market to open about
5 points higher, which brought out real
izing sales. The absorbing demand for
Southern and local account kept this mar
ket active and Aim, and being followed by
very large purchases supposed to lie for
account Price & McCormick started prices
up to 9.09 c and 9.<Hc for August, at which
liquidation was free. Receipts continue
large und Ihe amount In sight Is only 1,-
700,000 behind a year ago, when the dett
clenoy at the end was similar. The senti
ment is very bullish, hence the market Is
without the usual short (merest. It Is
freely predicted that 9.12 c wLI be paid for
March delivery. In the afternoon there
was considerable buying to cover and
prices began to climb skyward at a rapid
gale, May selling ‘it 9.23 e and August at
9.19 c. At this advance the scalpers began
to sell, taking a very handsome profit, and
this caused a decline of some 14 points.
1
IIIIY GOODS.
New York. Feb. 29.—The market for all
staple cottons shows unnbaied strength,
and further advances are noted In plaids,
cheviots, ticks, ducks and brown sheet
ings. Raw cotton helps the market, hut
short supplies fully Justify the action of
sellers. The demand Is of fair extent and
fuller lhan sellers can take complete care
of. Higher prices expected In leading
bleached goods ticks. Prints Arm In all
staple lines. No change in ginghams.
Print cloths quiet, but Arm. Woolen and
worsted dress goods strong. Plain fabrics
well sold for fall, and good demand for
fabrics, chiefly In low and medium
grades.
It ICE Hr AH K ET.
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 He to !4c 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 4847W4
Good 4 (H<A
Fair SA4@3%
Common 2%@254
Rough Rice—Tide water, 600 to 90c per
bushel; upland. 40c lo 500 per bushel,
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits Turpentine—The demand contin
ues moderate, and business on a very lim
it and scale. The tone of the market quiet.
Things were lifeless throughout 10-day,
there being no sales reported and no t>-
pnrent effort by buyers to get anything.
The receipts were 118 casks, sales, none,
and the exports 2,998 casks.
Roedn —Several grades sold off after the
closing to-lny. Grades E, G and H sold
5c off. and will he so reported. 'Phere
was an Improvement In N, which sold up
25c. The decline may give an Impetus
to business, as it Is understood there Is
some demand for these grades. The re
ceipts were 1,604 barrels, safes (official)
none, exports 4.812 barrels. The following
were the quotations:
Rosin —Quiet; sales, none.
A, B, C 5O I 82 05
D 1 60 K 2 25
K 1 60 M 2 50
F 1 60 'N 2 75
O 1 70 W G 8 50
H 1 90 W W 3 65
Naval Stores. Statomenb
• 1899. 1899.
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on 1 and April 1, 1899 . 3,591 111,396
Received this day 118 1 604
Received previously 303,796 1,033,381
Total 307,610 1.146,381
Exports to-day 2.998 4.812
Exports previously 297,890 987,852
Total since April 1, 1899. .300,888 992,664
Stock on band this day .... 6,622 153,717
Stock same day lust year .. 7,783 169,039
Receipts this day last year. 202 1.856
Charleston, b. C., Feb. 28.—’Turpentine
market Arm at 53c; sales none.
Rosin Arm and unchanged; rules, none.
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 28.—Spirits tur
pentine. nothing doing; prides unchanged;
receipts 9. Rosin Arm. 81.4031.45; receipts
132. Crude turpentine Arm, $2.0)4(3.25; re
ceipts 8. Tar Arm, $1.30; receipts 506.
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady, but In bountiful
supply.
Foreign Exchange—Market weak. Th*
following are the Savannah quotations:
Commercial demand $1,86 3-16; sixty days,
$1.82 11-1*; ninety days. $1,813-16; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, $5.2184; Swiss,
slxey days, 5.25(4; marks, sixty days,
93 15-16; ninety days, 93%.
Domestic Exchange—. Steady; banks are
buying at .75 per SI,OOO discount, and sel
ling ts follows; Amounts to and Including
PAGES !) TO 10.
$25, 10 cents premium; S2O to SSO, 15 centsJ
SIOO to S2OO. 25 cents; S2OO to S6OO, * pre
mium; S6OO to SI,OOO. 75 cents; SI,OOO an>>
over, 75 cents per SI,OOO. *
Securities—Central of Georgia securities
are pressing sales and weak,
, Stocks.
Bid. Asked.
Augusta and Sav. It. R 107 108
Atlanta & West Point 125 124
do 6- p. c. ccrtlfs 105 106
Augusta Factory 88 85
Citizens Bank 125 126
Chatham Bank 108 100
Chatham R. E. & I. Cos., A 57 58
do do B 56 57
Eagle & Phcnlx Mfg. Cos 106
Edison Electric Ilium 101 105
Enterprise Mfg, Cos 99 102
Germania Bank 127 124 j
Georgia nnd Alabama 24 25
Georgia Railroad common 206 207
Granlievllle Mfg. Cos 165 170
J. P. King Mfg. Cos. 104 106
Bangley Mfg. Cos .........115 120
Merenants Naltnal Bank 106* loO*
National Bank of Savannah ....141
Oglethorpe Savings & Trust 109
People's Savings & Loan 100 101
Souihwestero Itallroad Cos. 107 107*
Savannah Gas Light 25 26
Southern Bonk 145 146
Savannah Bank and Trust 115* 116*
Sibley Mfg Cos.. Augusta 90 92
Savannah Brewing 102 101
lion da.
Bid. Asked.
Atlanta city, 4*s, 1922 11l 112
Augusta city, 4s, 1927 105 106
do 4*s, 1925 112 113
do 7s, 1903 107 M 8
do 6s, 1913 118 11#
Ala. Mid. ss, Ind'd, 1928, M. & N... 98 100
Augusta Factory 112 113
Brunswick & Western 4s, 1938 82 84
C. R. It. & Banking, collateial 5. 90 >1
C. of G. Ist ss, 50-year gold, 1945,
F. & A 117 118
C. of G. con. ss, 1945, M. & N 90 #1
C. of G. Ist Incomes, 1945 33 34
do 2nd incomes, 1915 9* 10*'
do 3d Incomes, 1945 5* 6*
C. of G. <M. G. & A. Dlv.) 6s, 1947,
J. & J #4 95
C. of G. (Eatonton Branch), os,
1026, J. Kc J 97 98
Char., Col. & Aug. Ist ss, 1909....107 108
do do 7s. 1910 115 116
City & Suburban R R. Ist 75...109* 110
Columbus City 5. 1909 106 108
Charleston City 4, 1945 103 104*
Eagle tn Phenlx Mills 6s. 1928...105 107
Edison Electric Illuminating 65.105 106*
Enterprise Mfg. 6s. 1903 103 104
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 115
O. S & 1945, J. &.1 108 109
Georgia & Alabama Ist ss, 1945..103 106
do consolidated ss. 1945 96 92
Georgia state 3*s, 1930, J. & J 107 109
do 3*B, 1915, M. & N 105 106
do 4*s, 1915 sl9 120
Macon city Cs, 1910, J. A J 116 117
do 4*, 1926, Jan. quar 106 107
Ocean Steamship ss, 1926 106 108
Savannah city ss, quar. April,
1913 112% 113
do ss, quar.. May, 1909 112 118
South Carolina stale 4Vis, 1933 117 119
Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 102 104
South Bound 5s 95 96
S., F. & W. gen. m'tge 6s, 1934..123 124
<lo do Ist ss. gold, 1934 110* 112*
do (St. John's Div 1 Ist 4s. 1924 . 94 96
N* w York, Feb. 28 —Money on call
steady, actual transactions ranging fronts
2 to 2*i rer cent.; last loan 2V4 per cent.,
dosed oiTcred at 2 per cent. Prime mer
cantile paper, 4*ss&* per cent. Sterling
exchange heavy, with actual business tm
bankers' bills at $1.86* for demand, and at
$4.83* for sixty days. Posted rates, $4.8474
4 65. and $1.87*714.88. Commercial bills,
$4.82*404.82*. Silver Certificates. 39%t rf
6084 c. Bar silver, 5984 c. Mexican dollars,
4784 e. Government bonds Irregular; stalk
bonds Inactive; railroad bonds firm.
STOCKS \M> lIOKDS.
New York, Feb. 28.—Evidence aoeumu
lated as the day progressed In the stock
market that the short Interest In ths
group of specialties, which has recently
been declining, had become unwieldy ami
before the day bad closed an urgent de
mand develop'd for these storks from tha
(tears, who hud overstayed the market
and Who were eager bidders for stock to
cover short contracts. Thus the apparent
anomaly was presented of a buoyant rise
In the price of stocks concerning which
recent unfavorable news was still uncon
tradicted, or new facts developed of
still more unfavorable character.
Additional mechanics’ liens were plltsi
up uistn the assets of the Third Avenue,
and a receiver was appointed; yet tha
stock offered tlrm resistance at yester
day's low level, und rose at one time as
much as B*. The Franchise Tax Com
mission. which recent rumors by profes
sional bears have credited with a purpose
to practically confiscate the net earning*
of local corporations, began Its sittings to
day, but the stocks of the Now York pub
lic utilities rose from 2* to 6 points.
Published lotions alleged continued de
moralization and cutting of prices of Su
gar. and the conviction of professional
speculators remains unshaken that tha
next dividend will be cut; but Sugar show*
a net gain of 2*. The simple explanation