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RELIGION OF THE ESKIMO.
TIVBS of LABRADOR ARE FAST
BSI’OI'SIKG CHRISTIANITY.
Moravian Missionaries Doing Excel
lent Work Among Them-Wives of
the Ministers Stand High in Com
munities— All Classes Manifest a
Receptive Faculty In Matters Sa
cred.
Front the Montreal Gazette.
In a recent letter I directed attention
to Rev. Canon Pilot’s interesting account
Of his Visit last year to the Moravian
m i-sion stations on the coast ot Labrador,
published by the Colonial and Continen
tal Church Society. Canon Pilot has the
warmest admiration for these devoted
missionaries, and describes in glowing
terms the good work done by them. The
change among the Eskimos under their
care is complete. They have left behind
a l their heathen practices and supersti
tion...-, and though far from faultless,
they have become, in the majority of in
stances. exemplary Christians, and are
Iree from many vices that contaminate
their fellows In large centers of popula
tion. Their simple childlike piety is often
very touching, and their conduct com
mendable. Drunkenness is unknown
am ns them at the stations, but at times
t: t iers bring intoxicating liquors and ex
change them for skins, and then the usual
evil consequences follow', but such sup
plies are very limited. The missionaries
found it necessary to prohibit dancing in
h. rules of the church.
The Eskimos have no game? peculiar to
themselves, but the missionaries have in
troduced some, such as draughts and dom
ir.oes, which they have learned to play
with some skill arid much enjoyment, their
highest stakes being three matches, "Aunt
Sally," a pole with a tin can for a head,
is shied at with etones and is encouraged
among the children, as it leads to ac
curacy of aim.
The Children and Dug..
Mimic seal and deer hunts are also prac
ticed by the youngsters. It is the privi
lege and also the duty of the children to
break in the pups. A tiny sleigh is pro
vided and the dogs are harnessed and the
team started, parents watching all the
while with proud and eager eyes the lit
tle chaps that can keep in check and or
der the unruly, untrained team of baby
curs. Other games—"hide-and-seek.”
"hockey” (with a sealskin cuff for a ball!,
"cross tag” (a game something like
"tierce” played at Sunday school picnics
-are engaged in. all introduced by the
missionaries. Thus even amid the ‘ ice
and snows of dreary Labrador young life
vindicates its right to gladness.
These Eskimo dogs are very useful, ni
ne .1 indlspensible, bua far from beauti
ful cr miable. Canon Pilot says “they
ure fieroe-looking brutes, with long brist
ling hair, treacherous eyes and ugly look
ing fangs. They are a cross-breed be
tween a wolf and some native dog. They
are the scavengers of Ihe place and de
vour fish and fat. Last winter a child 3
y irs old wms so mangled by these brutes
that it died within a short time. I heard
6[ a gtrl 13 years old who tripped when
g"ing to the well for water and the hun
gry pack w'as upon her instantly and
tore her in pieces. When they have tast
<l human blood it is no longer safe to
k •;> them; they are shot to the no small
10 and inconvenience of their masters.”
Hut without their dogs the Eskimos
would fare badly. When in winter they
travel far into the inierior in search of
game or' fur these hardy brutes carry
them over the snow fields on their sleighs
wiilt incredible speed, and in the spring
they are no less needed to hunt the seal
and walrus on the ice floes. They can
iravel sixty miles in a day and never
taste foot iill the day's work is over.
Their skill in driving a team of five to
thirteen dogs, harnessed in pairs, with a
k ider out somt distance ahead, is mar
' clous. The driver, seated on his come
tick with a long whip ofs walrus hide,
"can with r. sudden flick take the top off
the ear of a leading dog, and, if he de
sired, even cut it off.” All this rough.
o i file it. natural to a native, but to
I'.uropeaus means discomforts innumera
ble. The Moravian missionaries bear it
ii,l cheerfully, amt after a time become
I- : . rts in the use of the dogs and com -
ic i Us Dr. Grenfell of the Deep Sea
mission is one of the most accomplished
and.... drivers and has traveled thousands of
ruler, ip his comestick when engaged ;n
his arduous duties.
Missionaries’ Wives.
Th wives of the missionaries take part
11 teaching the r.at vet, but Canon Pilot
tI s tha in addition they perform all
the household duties—scrubbing, wash
ing, rooking, etc. "Each one in turn 1-)
‘,iuii: e-mothir' for a we k. and upon her
uv lets the customary work, washing,
coking and baking, in which she is as-
Ei-td by an Eskimo woman, who comes
at 6 o clock in the n o ning and retires to
her own hut outside at the same hour in
di- i-n'ng. No natives are permitted to
i in the hou : e. The kitchen is a model
of order and ch an.iness. Indeed, the law
if ordi r and cl at Press s wins to be he’d
'■ paramount Imprr ance among the
br hren and punctuality and method the
r • if tl'pir 1 fe. They rise at 6 in the
1 ornirg on the toiling of the bell. After
f miy n ayer each cne goes to his work
”11 9. when the bell summons them to
t frugal meil provided by the house
ttil Work is r sumed till neon—the din
ttr hour—and supper is taken at (PThere
“ a morn ng and an even'ng j'3^§ lloo
0( ti e litany, with s’nging of fc’; in
the church for all.
In matters of church organiraiaffyi, ley
| riiim ihat their orders are 1.
h nd and flown from the church \ ~ he
I ted Brethren. There are three E- es
f nth Piers—bishops, presbyters anal .t
--' 1 Bishops have no special postticnFor
a t o i:y as bi hops, but have a seat and
j’’ in their synods, which are compos
< of he ministers and delegates from
o i gifgation, and are convened peri
-0 i 1 ly. Asa general rule the ministers’
art's are rais and by the congregations
a ‘ as they are able. T.ielr children are
" 1 den at. che general expense. Small
’•'n ig pensions are allowed to disabled
Tbs caries and their widows. In tha
f 1 ■ of the Labrador mission part of the
tx l* I- i;ure on It is met by the profits of
t ■ trade, the remainder being furnished
>n subscriptions made to the general
f :; ' 1 ' of the church.
1|; addition to the simple fare provided
*’ 11 missionary’ Is allowed at the com
“ Deem.mi if his work S9O a ye3r to pro
" e clothing. This sum Increases hy
bf £t i h of service until It reaches the
maximum of $l5O a year, or f3O.
Little Known Tribes,
h appears that there are about 1,000
b'kl nos, away north of the Moravian
1 1 ns. who ate still In a condition of
” th eism. Owing to insutllcient means,
1 1 i hr. r. a e unable to plant missions
< them, although very desirous of
‘ o. Th y are scattered over 500
f ‘ "fa coast line, stretching north
m Hamah, the mest northern of the
riv, nn statlors, the region being bleak
| " and desolate in the extreme. Ca
i’ilot gives a most interesting ac-
V, ''f thc-e Eskimos. He describes
" is being tali, ns the average of
m-n, and of broad and heavy build
f .'"me over alx f(Jet and t[K , average
five feet six Inches The women
l ‘’ rt and stout. They live chiefly on
~ l; ,n, ai. whale, porpoise and fish. Cook
t!i ‘ 1 unknown among them; all their
faten raw The skin of the carl
!an fishes clothing. They are a Jovial,
au-haturtd race. Their wants are few,
All Fever Is Curable.
There are very few people In tills world who are so well tint that a
bottle of Johnson’s Clilli and Fever Tonic would not mnhe them feel
better. This is a great medieine. It eures fever yulekly. It sharpens
the appetite. Pats the liver in the best possible condition. Take a
coarse of Johnson’s Tonic and feel young again. Price 50 cents if it
eures.
"I have sold all of Johnson’s Tonic that I had on hand except four bottles.
It acted like a charm. Every bottle has given entire satisfaction. It broke Into
fevers of the highest type where doctors had failed. I recommend Johnson’s Tonio
to be the best fever medicine on earth. It goes like hot cakes when fever is on
hand. KM. PAUL. Fleming, Ala.
and they exchange their furs and other
spoils of the chase for ammunition, to
bacco, knives, iron, tea, sugar, etc. In
summer they live In tents made of seal
skins, in winter in small circular snow
housts. The women marry early, gener
ally at 14 or 15. Asa rule, a man has
as many wives as he can support by his
hunt. “These Eskimos never inflict cor
poral punishment on their children, who,
without it, easily learn to obey and res
pect their parents and elders. The dead
are placed' in a sitting posture, with the
knees drawn tightly up, and the whole
body covered with deer or sealskins. The
body is placed op the hare rock and cov
ered with stones, to prevent the birds and
animals getting at it. There Is no other
ceremony.”
WILD TIME OFF CAPE HORN.
Storm Center of Two Oeenns, Where
Gales Are Contlnnnl.
From the London Leader.
When the Cape of Good Hope was first
doubled and called not unjustly the Cape
of Storms seamen were unacquainted with
the truly terrible character of Cape Horn
to those who would try and weather it,
climb, as it were, inch by Inch up the
vast slopes of those pitiless eastward
rushing sea? or hang on day after day,
week after week, with the most dogged
determination against the steady fateful
oncoming of a westerly gale that seemed
as If it would never end. Had those early
discoverers encountered Cape Horn what
term of dread, I wonder, would they have
applied to it? Fof stormy as “the cape”
(as sailors always term the southernmost
point of Africa) undoubtedly is, and ugly
as are its untrue seas, it does not for
one instant compare in severity with the
Ham, whose black, grim wedge thrusts
itself so deeply down into the stormiest
region of the world.
Ail readers of "Two Years Before the
Mast” will remember the graphic com
fort-disturbing picture there drawn of a
sailor's life In those painful seast a pic
ture that is studiously moderate In its
coloring. That it is so all those who know
it will admit if they will read the follow
ing extract from a ship’s log sent to me
by the owners from Bristol—a story terse
and seamanlike, intended for owners’
eyes alone, but full of tragic interest to
all those who care for the men who go
down to the sea in ships. She was a
bark called the Lota, of some 1,300 tons
register, bound from Barry, in Wales, to
Iquique, on the west coast of South Amer
ica.
Her outward passage, as far as what
sailors call the “pitch of the horn”—that
is, right south of it, but in this case
actually a little to the westward of it—
was uneventful, if slow, occupyng sev
enty-nine days. Thenceforward the Cap
tain's own words must be given, with an
occasional explanatory note;
“We got to the westward of the Horn
three days later (Sept. 20). but were driv
en back by westerly gales, which con
tinued with little or no intermission for
nearly two months. We were for eight
weeks south of latitude 56 degrees south
(that Is to say, they were In a position
corresponding in temperature to the coast
of Greenland in February and March),
and six rimes succeeded in getting from
sixty to seventy miles west of Cape Horn,
but were as many times driven back
again. Not once from Sept. 20 to Nov.
5 could we keep the upper topsails set
for twenty-four hours consecutively
(which meant that as the wind was foul
they were not only making no progress,
but were being driven bodily to leeward).
“On Sept. 24 and Oct. 4 we had extra
heavy gales, and on both dates saw two
other shtps without a sail set, apparnt
ly having sea anchors out. At 3 o'clock
on the morning of Oct. 15, we being then
in latitude 50(4 south, longitude 68 west,
lying on the port tack with only the
main lower topsail set, the wind increas
ed to a hurracine force. Its general di
rection was from the southwest, but
sometimes it would change two or three
poims, and with the terrible sea that was
running the danger to the ship of a gen
eral smash-up was very real, indeed.
“About 7 o'clock a sea broke on board,
taking three of the boats and smashing
the fourth. We had extra lashings on
the boats, but everything was smashed,
even the chocks being torn from their
fastenings on the skids. At Ba. m. an
other sea broke on the bowsprit and car
ried away the foretopgallant and royal
stays (wire ropes Only about one inch in
diameter), and while trying to secure this
another sea struck the port bulwarks,
doing much damage. (I omit technical
details.) Several of the men had very nar
row escapes of being washed overboard,
and four were injured—broken leg, cut
head, broken arm and broken ribs re
spectively. At midnight the wind ceas
ed a little, but continued blowing a very
heavy gale, while the ship was practical
ly under water, the sea was so bad.
“At 6 o'clockjthe following morning the
foretopgaliant mast snapped off close to
the cap. Its fall knocked many other
spars' adrift, making quite a wreck of
her aloft, but details are too technical.
In the afternoon I was knocked down by
(he sea. injuring my hack, and for sev
eral days, besides much pain, I had only
partial use of my legs.
"At this time we had eight men laid up
out of at most fourteen. The officers
worked splendidly and did everything they
could possibly do, but I um sorry to say
the crew is Ihe most useless and cow
ardly lot of men it has ever been my
misfortune to command. (What a pity
no nationalities are given.) Avery little
injury would cause most of them to sup
pose that they were too ill to work, and
at last we had to literally drag them on
deck, except, of course, those that really
were injured. (Poor skipper and offi
cers but Uoubtly, trebly, poor crew! Get
a glimpse Into their bitter den, their
dripping bunks, their miserable fare, and
spare a little phy for their sufferings,
nor wonder that they were reluctant to
"come on deck.”) . ..
The following few days, though the
weather was bad, we got things a bit
secure again. Heavy weather continued,
and on Oct. 24 we were back to 57 south
and 63% west (or about 150 miles east of
the Horn), lying on port tack, with the
two lower topsails set, when the wind
suddenly increased to hurricane force;
both topsails were split and two men
were Injured. We got other topsails bent
the following day and worked night nnd
dav to repair the split sails. On Nov. 5
we had the first moderate day since Sep
tember Four days later the wind left
the western half of the compass for the
first time since passing Staten Island, on
Sept 17, Arrived at Iquique Dec. 3, 153
days from Barry (or nearly twice the
time taken on an ordlraly smart pass
age.)” _
—“I wish I knew how to manage my hus
band,” "Why don’t you make him think
he is having his own way?" "Oh, I do.
But I want him to think that I think he
he Is having his own way.”— Brooklyn
Ulc,
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1000.
SPOT COTTON MARKED DOWN.
GENERAL DECLINES FOLLOW THE
ADJUSTMENT OF SPOTS.
Much Cotton Offered at Ltvwer Prices
Dot no large Sales Reported—Ev
erything Against Future Market,
Which Went off 0015 Points Un
favorable Cables, Good Crop News,
and Large Offerings of Spot Cotton
the Cause—Turpentine Firm at I!)
Cents—Local and Telegraphic Mar
kets.
Morning News Office, May 29.—The
three higher grades of spot cotton were
marked off at the opening at the Cotton
Exchange to-day. A relative adjustment
was also made in many other Southern
markets. Spot cotton was freely offered
at reduced prices throughout the belt,
which had the effect of adding material
ly to the dampening effect caused by ac
tive selling of futures by all branches of
the trade. Everything was apparently
against the future market, which closed
easy on near months and steady on far
months, with prices 9 and 15 points net
lower. The English markets were weak,
and crop news from the South was of a
character to induce selling. The trade are
not quick to form conclusions as to the
probable outcome of the present ten
dency, since the situation is such as not
to admit of anything like a reasonably
correct opinion. The bull clement ad
mit that the outlook is not altogether fav
orable to them at present, but believe
the change will come when spinners are
forced into the market later.
Spirits turpentine continues firm at 49c,
though the demand is not what it was on
Monday. There is an apparent weaken
ing, caused by the withdrawal of the
Standard, which was a free buyer for two
days previous. The rosin market remain
ed firm and unchanged. The wholesale
markets were steady. The following re
sume of the different markets will show
the tone and quotations at the close to
day:
. COTTON.
In adjusting prices to-day the local
market was marked off 5-16 on good mid
dling, % on middling, and %c on low mid
d.ing. Other spot markets throughout the
belt declined relatively, though the de
clines did not have the effect of inducing
business. Spinners are not backing up the
market, and the result is its lack of sup
port from any source. How long this
state of affairs will continue remains to
be seen. The hand-to-mouth policy which
has been adopted does not offer holders
of cotton prospects of any immediate
change.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at (he close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day.
This | Last
day. | Year.
Good middling |9% |6%~
Middling |9 j 5%
Low middling |5%
Good ordinary |B% |4%
Market—Quiet and stpady; sales, 7.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks—
Receipts this day J, 336
Receipts this day last year 2,134
Receipts this day year before last. 68
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 1,066,402
Same time last year 1,062,356
Same time year before last 1,175,151
Stock on hand this day 21,395
Same day last year ... 18,731
Receipts and stccks at the ports—
Receipts this day 4,592
This day last year 5.612
This day year before last 10,238
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 ..6,309.747
Stock at the ports to-day 258,916
Stock same day last year 679,338
Dally movements at other ports;
Galveston —Quiet; mhlling, 874 c; net re
ceipts, 221; gross, 221; stock, 24,146.
New Orleans—Easy; middling, 8 16-16, net
receipts, 2, Oil; gross, 2,011; sales, 1,300;
stock, 99,697.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, B%c; net re
ceipts, 11; gross receipts, 11; stock, 5,619.
Charleston—Nominal; net receipts, 1;
gross receipts, 1; stock, 6,067.
Wilmington—Nominal; stock, 2,154.
Norfolk—Nomina!; middling. 9%c; net re
ceipts, 1,036; gross, 1,066; stock, 10,292.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 974 c;
gross receipts, 575; stock. 4,972.
New York —Quiet; middling, 9%c; net re
ceipts, 931; gross, 3,990; sales, 4,534; stock,
75,051,
Boston—Quiet; middling, 9 5-16 c; gross re
ceipts, 87.
Philadelphia—Quiet: middling, 9%c net
receipts, 35; gross, 36; stock, 5,504,
Daily movement at interior towns:
Augusta—Quiet; middling, 974 c; net re
ceipts, 3; gross receipts. 3: stock. 7,630.
Memphis—Steady; middling, 8 13-10 c; net
receipts, 73; gross receipts, 73; salts, 325;
stock, 38,471.
St. Louis— Dull: middling. B%c; net re
ceipts, 84; gross receipts, 1,103; stock, 40,617.
Cincinnati—Steady; middling, 9-%; net re
ceipts, 683: gross receipts, 683; sales, 1,100;
stock, 10,095.
Houston—Quiet; middling, 9c nt receipts
318; gross receipts, 318; stock, 13,725.
Lutsvillc—Firm; middling. 974 c.
Exports of cotton this day:
New Orleans—To Great Britain, 1,107;
continent, 2,609; coastwise, 1,820.
Charleston —Exports coastwise, 300.
Norfolk—Exports coastwise, 964.
New York—To Great Britain, 3,779; to
the continent, 567.
Boston—To Great Britain, 225.
Total foreign exports from alt ports this
day: To Great Britain, 5,111; to the conti
nent, 3,176.
Toral foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 14.914; to
the continent, 13,915.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1599:
To Great Britain, 2,133.869; to France, 686,-
608; to the continent, 2,550,400.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York, May 29—Much of the im
provement scored within the past few
days in cotton futures was out within the
first hour to-day under very active selling
by all branches of the trade and irreslst
-11 le bear Influences The opening figures
which showed a decline cf 3@9 points were
about top for the day arid while there
were occaslc nal per.ods of steadiness on
flurries of profit-taking the general rul
ing cf the market was weak and the
trend of prices steadily downward. With
in the first hour the opening break was
increased to a matt<r of B@lo points, while
later in the session another spell of weak
i ess carried (trices off >tfi2s points from
last night s closing. The dominating in
fluence was weakness In the English cot
ton market, where both spot and future
deliveries suffered severely from heavy
selling pressure. The European specula
tive eleimnt was influenced by good crop
arid weathir reports from the South, to
gether with liberal offerings of spot cot-
MURPHY fit CO., INC.,
Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York office. No. 61 Broadway.
Offices in principal cities throughout tha
South. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing lnstructiona for traders.
ton In the belt at lower prices. The New
Orleans raarki t was relatively the weak
est on the list owing to active bear specu
lation, prompted by exceptionally good
weather and crop statements and reports
of additional reduction? in si>ot quota
tions throughout the belt. There was a
notable increase in commission house
trading. The market closed easy on near
months and steady on far months with
prices 9t&15 points net lower.
New York. May 29.—Cotton futures open
ed easy and closed easy on near and stea
dy on distant months. Prices as follows:
bpen. High. Low. Close.
January 7.63 b 7.66 7.60 7.60
February 7.67 b 7.67 7.64 7.62
.March 7.70 7.70 7.67 7.64
April
May 75 8.75 8.61 8.60
June 8.68 b 8.68 8.53 8.46
July 8.66 8.66 8.47 8.47
August 8.43 b 8.44 8.30 8.30
September 7.94 7.97 7.81 7.89
October 7.75 7.75 7.72 7.72
November 7.60 7.62 7.60 7.59
December 7.62 7.64 7.59 7.58
January 7.64 7.60
February 7.65 7.62
March 7.69 7.64
Liverpool, May 29. —Cotton: spot, lim
ited demand; prices 1-lSd lower; Ameri
can middling fair, 515-32d; middling,
51-36d;good middling, 5 3-16d; low middling
4 IS-16d; good ordinary, 4 13-lWd; ordinary,
4“4d. The sales of the day were 7,000 bales,
of which 500 were for s|>eculatlon and ex
port, and included 6,50) American. Re
ceipts 7,000 bales, including 5,900 Ameri
can.
Futures opened quiet but steady at the
decline; American rftlddling, low middling
clause; May, 1.58#4.59d, buyers; May-
June, 4.50(ft'4.57d, value; Jtine-July, 4.54d,
sellers; July-August, 4.51614.52d, buyers;
August-Sept ember, 4.447}:4.45d. sellers;
Sepcember-October, 4.29®4.30d. sellers; Oc
tober-November, 4.19(g>4.20d, sellers: No
vember-Dtcembcr, 4.15@4.16d, sellers; De
cember-January ,4.13@4.14d, value; Jan
uary-February, 4.12d, buyers; February-
March, 4.12d, sellers.
New Orleans, May 29.—Cotton futures
steady.
May Nominal November ...7.32©>7.33
June ........8.49 bid December ...7.32517.33
July 8.49@8.50 January 7.33?i7.34
August 8.10618.11 February ....7.3407.35
September ..7.6807.69 March 7.36@-7.37
October 7.43®7.44
COTTON LETTERS.
New York, May 29.—Hubbard Bros, &
Cos. say: Weaker advices from Liverpool
led to a liquidation In our market of the
recent buyers with a resulting decline and
no apparent support, excepting on the
new crops, which appear to have been
absorbed by the sellers of August on the
Idea that new crop positions in case of
any damage to the growing crop would
be relatively the cheaper. This view is
intensified by (he belief that subsequent
manipulation will occur as a result of
the recent failures. The decline in print
cloths, which was not generally known
yesterday, tended to confirm the impres
sion that the dry goods market was not
of such a character aa to justify any ac
tive speculation on the bull side in the
summer positions. . The trade, however,
is very timid in view of the strong sta
tistical position and Is not prepared to be
heavily short of cotton on the present
basis. No further trouble is expected
as a result of the recent failures. It Is
noticeable that the market is assuming a
more normal condition than for many
months past.
New York, May 29.—Murphy & Cos. say:
Cotton in Liverpool, y s and lower on spots;
middling, 5 1-16*1; sales, 7,000 bales. Fu
tures opened 2@4 points lower and closed
about 6 points down on old and 3 points
down on new crops. Our market opened
s®lo points lower arid weakened further
after the opening on rather general sell
ing of summer months. The sharp de
cline from highest prices of yesterday
induced some covering by shorts ir. view
of to-morrow’s holiday, and the market
ruled steady during the balance of the
morning session. Weather South is very
favorable for the crop, except further and
rather general rains in Texas. The after
noon session was easy on renewed sell
ing by longs' and shorts’ sales of new
crops for out of town account.
DRY GOODS.
New York, May 29.—The market to-day
has continued quiet in all departments.
The export demand for heavy brown cot
tons has been on a smaller scale than
of late, and there has been no expan
sion In home buying. Bleached cottons
and coarse colored goods also slow of sale
at prevailing prices. There has been no
demand for print cloths at the new Fall
River price of 3t4c. Prints are quiet.
Some new fall fancy calicoes standard
grades opened at 5 ! 4c- Ginghams firm
throughout. Woollens for men's wear
and dress goods dull and easy to buy.
Market closed to-morrow.
NAVAL STORES.
, Tuesday. May 29.
Spirits Turpentine—The turpentine mar
ket closed firm at 49c to-day, but with
the demand somewhat lighter than it
was the day previous. Opening sales of
1,529 casks at 49e were reported, but they
were properly Monday's business. Wheth
er the Standard has supplied Its needs is
not known, and factors are considerably
interested in a settlement of this. For
the past two days the company has been
the controlling factor In the market, and
helped largely to maintain the price. The
receipts were sales 1,529 and the ex
ports 2,875.
Rosins—The rosin market olosed firm
and unchanged to-day. If anything, the
undertone was weaker, and- the chances
not so favorable for business. Opening
sales of 2,044 barrels were reported. The
receipts were 5,339 barrels, sales 2,044 and
the exports 866. The following were the
quotations;
A, B, C VI 15 I 1 50
D 1 15 K 1 60
E 120 M 175
F 1 25 N 2 05
0 1 30 W G 2 31
H 1 40 W W 2 40
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
190) 1900.
Stock on hand April 1, 1900... 2.197 142.506
Receipts this day 2,679 5.339
Received previously 59.439 113.237
Total .64,315 261,082
Exports to-day 2,875 866
Exports preyiously 38,584 148,199
Total since April 1, 1900 41,459 149,065
Stock on hand this day 22,856 112.017
Stock same day last year 23,104 103,051
Same day year before last.... 2,970 6,282
F. A. ROGERS & CO., Inc.
Bankers, Brokers & Dealers in
Stocks, Cotton, Grain & Provisions
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LETTER FRO/V\ OHIO.
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LETTER ERO/VY TEXAS.
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RESPESS DRUG CO.. Drops.,
Charleston, 8. C., May 29.—Turpentine
market quiet at 47%c; sales none.
Rosin quiet, unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, N. C., May 29.—Spirits tur
pentine, nothing doing; prices unchanged;
receipts, 122 casks.
Rosin steady; $1.05@1.10; receipts, 462
barrels.
Crude turpentine firm; $1.8502.90; re
ceipts, 49 barrels.
Tar firm; $1.40; receipts, 114 barrels.
FINANCIAL.
MONEY—The demand keeps fairly up
with the supply.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE—Market Is
steady. The commercial demand, $4.57%;
sixty days, $4.84V8; ninety days, J4.82'4;
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 6.19%;
Swiss, sixty days, 6.25*4; marks, sixty
days. 94%; ninety days, 94.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Steady;
banks are buying at par. ar.d gelling aa
follows: Amoun4s to and Including
$25 10 cents premium; $26 to SSO, 15 centa;
SIOO to S2OO, 25 cents; S2OO to SI,OOO, %
premium; over SI,OOO. $1 per thousand.
SECURITIES—The market Is fairly
eteady.
Stocks.
Bid. Asked.
Augusta and Savannah R. R.....1U 112
Atlanta & West Point 125 126
do 6p. c. certirs 106 106
Augusta Factory 85 90
Citizens Bank 130 131
Chatham Bank 111% 112%
Chatham B. E. &I. Cos., A 57 68
do do B 56 57
Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Cos 103 106
Edison Electric Ilium 104 106
Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 103
Germania Bank 130 181
Georgia & Alabama 29 30
Georgia Railroad, common 2)9 211
Granltevllle Mfg. Cos 165 170
J. P. King Mfg. Cos 105 106
Langley Mfg Cos 115 —O
Merchants National Bank 11l 112
National Bank of Savannah ....150 155
Oglethorpe Savings & Trust ....112 11$
People's Savings & Loan 104 105
Southwestern Kailroad Cos 11l 112
Savannah Gas Light 24% 26%
Southern Bank 138 160
Savannah Bank & Trust 120 111
Sibley Mfg. Cos.. Augusta 9) 95
Savannah Brewing 100 101
Bunas.
Bid. Asked.
Char., Col. & Aug. Ist 6s, 1908.. 106 107
Atlanta city, 4%&. 1*22 11l 113
Augusta city. 4a, 1927 106 ip6
do 4%5. 1925 11l 112
do 7s, 1901 HI 112
do 6s, 1913 H 8 11
Ala. Mid. ss. lnd'd. 1928, M. & N..101 103
Augusta Factory, 6 per cen'.,1916.110 111
Brunswick & Western 4s, 1938 83 84
C. R. R. & Banking, collateral 5s 92% 93%
C. of G. Ist ss. 60-year gold, 1915
F. & A H 8 11*
C. of Ga, con. ss, 1945. M & N.. 92 93
C. of (la. Ist incomes 1945 42 43
do 2nd incomes, 1945 12 13
do 3rd Incomes. 1945 6 7
C, of G. (M. G. & A. Dlv) 55,1917
J. & J 9% 99%
C. of G. (Eatonton Branch), 5s
1926. J A J 99 100
City & Suburban R. R. Ist 7s. .109% 110%
Columbus City 6s, 1909 106 10*
Charleston City 4s, 1945 103 104
Eagle & Phenix Mills 6s, 1928 ...108 109
Edison Electric Illuminating 6s. .104 106
Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1903 101 102
Georgia Kailroad 6s, 1910 116 ...
G. S. & F., 1945. J. & J 11l 112
Ueorg a & Alabama Ist ss, I'j4s. .105 107
do consolidated ss, 1916 1... 96 93
Georgia state 3>/ 2 s. 1930, J. & J.. 106 197
do 3%5. 1915, MAN 104 196
do 4%5. 19)5 118 119
Macon city 6s, 1910, J. & J 118 119
do 4%5, 1926, Jan. quar 108 110
Ocean Steamship ss, 1926 106% 103
Savannah city 6s. quar. July.
1911 112 113
do ss, quar., August. 1909 111% 112%
South Carolina state 4%5, 1933 117% 119
Sibley Mfg. Cos. ss, 1903 102 103
South Bound 5s 98 99
8., F. & W. gen. mt'ge 6s, 1934...123 124
do do Ist ss, gold. 1934 Ul>% 112%
do (Bt. Johns Dlv.) la* to. 1924... 94 M
New York, May 29.—Money on call was
easy at 1%®2 per cent, prime mercantile
paper, 3%®4% per cent. Sterling exchange
heavy, with actual business in bankers’
bills at $4.87% for demand and at 4.84%
04,84% for sixty days; posted rates, $4.86%
nnd $4.88%; commercial bills, $4-83%@4 84.
Bar silver, 59%c; sliver certificates, 60S!
61c; Mexican dollars, 47%c. Government
bonds steady; state bonds strong?, rail
road bonds irregular. •
STOCKS AND BONDS.
New York, May 29—Several incidents
helped professional traders in putting up
prices of stocks to-day. A selling move
ment in the last fifteen minutes of trad
ing, however, made some wide breaches
in values and the closing was ralher
weak, but with net gains saved for the
majority of stocks. Htigar continued to
occupy a preponderating share of atten
tion. A further advance of 10 cents per
hundred pounds in the price of refined
sugar was the occasion of the strength tn
the stock. The American company led In
the advance and Its competitors In the
trade quickly followed.
Wall street gave much attention to the
movements of representatives of the va
rious companies, as bearing on the prob
lem whether the rival Interests had or
had not come to an agreement for a set
tlemmt of the trade war. The moderate
price movement in the stock in view of
Ihe news seemed to indicate that the
short Interest had been largely eliminat
ed. After advancing something over two
points, profit-taking lurntd the price back
ward. London bought stocks here to the
extent of 20.000 shares, Louisville being
In a sp-cial demand for that account.
This buying gave the opening tone to the
market, and was has* and on the favorable
war news and the easier money condi
tions In London.
The eve of a holiday Invariably leads
to the closing up of accounts, and buy
ing for the shorts was an element of
strength to-day. Some relief was felt at
the non-occurrence of further financial
difficulties. The Iron and Steel stocks
were strong, led by Steel lloop on the
favorable annua! statement. Confirma
tion of reports of an arrangement for the
absorption of Standard Gas by the Con
solidated Gas Compnny was a favorable
Influence. Railroad earnings so far as re
ported were good.
The room tiaders were disposed to take
the bull side on the general ground that
the market was due for a rise In view
of the firmness displayed In face of the
two brokerage failures list week and this,
notwithstanding these various elements
of sir.ngth, it cannot be said that the
sentiment for an advance was very deep
rooted. Uneasiness continues over the re
actions! y tendency of business and espe
cially over the decline in freight traffic
and well defined reports of cutting of
ratrs The need of rain In the spring
wheat belt is also causing anxiety.
The bond market was very dull and Ir
regular. Toial s ibs par value $1,535,(XX).
United States bonds were unchanged in
hid quotations
The total sales of stocks were 250,300
shares, Including A'chison preferred, 12,-
990; Burlington, 17,470; Missouri Pacific,
13,490; Northern Pacific, 6,642; St. Paul,
7,710; Union Pacific, 10,350; American To
bacco, 10,760; Sugar, S2 370.
New Yori- *W'k List.
Atchison ?6%lUnion Pacific ... M%|
Do. pref 7'%! do prof 73%|
B. & 0 76%| Wabash 8
Savannah, Ga.
Can. Pacific 93% do pref 20%
Can. South .... 62 W. ft 1,. B 9
Ches. ft 0hi0... 27% do 2nd pref .... 25%
Chi. G. Weet... 12% Wis. Central ... 15
C., B. ft Q 127% Third Avenue ..113
C., X. ft L 22 Adams Ex 115
do pref 61 American Ex ...150
Chi. &E. 11l ...101 U. S Ex 4 >
Chi. ft N0rth...163% Well* Fargo Ex.UB
C., R. I. * P... 106% Am. Cotton Oil . 34%
C. St L 58% do pref 90
God. Southern,.. 6 Am. Molting .. 3%
do Ist pref 42 do pref 22
do 2nd pref ... 16% Am. Brnel. & H. 37%
Del. & Hud 113% do pref 88%
Del. Dae. & W. 176 Am. Spirits 2%
D. & R. G 18%- <jo preferred . 17
do pref 68% Am. Steel Hoop. 22%
Erie 12 do pref 7„%
do Ist prof ... 36 Am. 8. ft W 35
G. N. pref 154 do pref 74%
Hocking Coni .. 14 I Am. Tin Plate .. 22%
Hocking Valley. 38%j do pref 72%
Illinois Central.ll2 Am. Tobacco ...91%
lowa Central ... 17%| do pref 125
do pref 48 j Anaconda M. Cos. 42
K. C., P. ft G... 17 | Brook. R. T 71
L. B. ft W 27%| Col. Fuel ft 1... 35%
do. pref 21%'Con. Tobacco .... 24
laike Short! 212%! do pref 78
1,. & N *)% Federal Steel ... 24%
Manhattan L ... 90%| do pref 67
Mel. Bt. Ry ....185% Gen. Elec 132
Mexican Cen.... 12% Glucose Sugar .. 48%
Minn, ft St. L.. f2 | do pref 99%
do pref 96 jinter. Paper ....21%
Mis. Pacific .... 54% do pref 6 %
Mobile ft Ohio ..hl>V4iGas .... 61
M. K. ft T 11 National Biscuit. 29%
do pref 33 do pref 79
N. J. Central ..118% National Lead .. 19%
N. Y. Central ..131%! do pref 97%
N. ft W 35% National Steel . 2‘%
do pref 18% do preC 81
North. Pacific . W* n. Y. A. Brake.l27
do pref 73% North Am 14%
Ontario & W ... 21% pacific Coast ... 49
Ore. Ry- & N... 42 do Ist pref .... 80
do pref 76 do 2nd pref .... 59
Pennsylvania ..130 pacific Mall 28%
Heading 16% people’s Gas .... 99%
do Ist pref .... ’% pres. Sleel Car.. 43%
do 2nd pref 28% do pref 75
R. G. Western.. 68% p u) p a l. Car ...180
do pref 87% gta,n. Rope & T.. 5%
St L. ft 8. **■••• 10 Sugar H 7%
do lot pref ... f, 9 g UK ar pref llli
do 2nd pref ... 33% xenn. Coal ft I. 73%
St. L., ft R%U. 8. Leather ... 11
do pref 26% do pref 69
St. Pnul 1 08 TJ. ft. Rublber ... 28%
do pref 172 do pref 96
St. Paul ft Om.lll West. Union .... 79%
South. Pacific .. 34%jn, j. & ft 13
South. Ry !2%j do pref 60
tk, pref 55% p. c, c. ft St. L. 69%
Texas ft Pacific. 16%
Bonds.
U. S. 2s, refg.,lo4 | 2nds 68%
do 2s. reg. ... 99%|M0..K,ft T. 4s. 92%|
do 3s, reg. ...108%)M. ft O. 4s .... 86%
do 3s, cou. ...109%!N. Y. C. Ist* ...111%
do new 45,reg.134%;N. J. C. gen. 6a.121 7 4
do new 45,c0u.134%jN0. Pa- 3s 67%
do oM 4s, reg.lls%)No. Pa. 4s 105
do old 4s, c0u,115%!N. Y., C. ft St.
do ss, reg. ...U3%| L. 4s 106
do os, eon. ..113%]N. & W r . con.4s. 96%
D. of C. 8 66s ..122%;0re. Nav. lets ..111
Atch. gen. 4s .101 !Ore. Nav. 4s ...104%
Ateh. ndjt. 4s .. 83%!0re. S. L. 6s ..129
Can. So. 2nds..lo6%|Ore. S. L. C. 55.U4%
C. of G. 5s .... 97%’Read. gen. 4s ..88
do Ist Inc. .. 42%|R. O. W. lsts .. 98%
do 2nd Inc. .. 12%!St. L. ft Ir. M.
C. ft O. 4%S ... 99%| con. 5s 110%
C. ft O. 6s ....116%|St. L. & S. F.
C. ft Nw. C. 75.141%| gen. 6s 124
C. & Nw. 8. F. |St. P. cons. ...170%
Deb. 5s 119 |9t. P.. C. ft Pa.
Chi. Tetm. 4s .. 96 | lsts 120
Col. So. 4s .... 86%!St. P., C. ft P.
D. ft R. G.lsts.lol%! 6s 121%
D. ft R. O. 4s . 99%: So. Pa. 4s 83
B. T.. V. ft G. |So. Ry. 6s 112
lsts 103 IS. Rope ft T. 6*. 71
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