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VAUGHN GETS
HIMES MEO
0
JOHN W. VAUGHN, OF 8188, SEEKS
$lB9 GIVEN TO JOHN W. VAUGHN
OF THE COUNTY OF „
CATOOSA.
•
Jokn W. Vau*hn, of Bibb county, called
at the office of the prtoon coramiMlon
yesterday and demanded SIS 9 from the
state of Georgia for weeping him one year
over time after he had been pardoned.
He did not get the SIBB and the fact was
dearly demonstrated to him that he was
not kept over time, and that he was re
leased from the ®*nltenUary exactly one
day after his pardon was received. He
then admitted that bo had made a mis
take. and that he had been informed by
hto friends that the legislature of I*o had
appropriated ESB to him for working over
time as a result of his being Illegally de
tained.
Ho was Dot the man. however. John W.
Vaughn, of Catoosa county, who was par
doned in UM and who was not released
until UM. was the unfortunate and for
tunate ms", because he was kept a year
by mistake after ho had been legally par
doned. and was later on paid $lB9 for the
extra work he did. The Catoosa county
Vaughn was sentenced to the penitentiary
for voluntary manslaughter and was par
doned by Governor Northen. By some
error the papers were kept for a year be
fore being discovered, and when they were
f>«ntf*Veu»kan was Immediately releas
-ed Last year a friend of hla Introduced
a resolution tn the house to pay him for
the work he did while illegally confined.
A f<w d&ys John WVsughnn, of
Bibb county, who was also pardoned In
ISM. heard that such a resolution had been
cinrs. and got the Mea that he was the
man tn whom the money was appropriat
ed. Ho came to Atlanta yesterday
entered the office of the prison commit
•lon and announces that he had Sil. 000 to
soerd in getting that D«9 and would spend
every cent of his SU.<X» to get It.
Secretary Yancey looked up the reoords.
end showed Vaughn, who ’ranted the DM.
where he had been pardoned lr * N
ISM. and that he was released
after the pardon was granted. Then
Vaughn said he was mistaken and left
commission officials are of
the opinion that he made an honest mis
take.
SENATOR SEV^- EST|NG
CAMDIN. X. J-. Dec. ».-Senator Wil
liam J- Sewell Is resting easy this morn
ing and his physicians say there Is no im
mediate cause for alarm, unless he should
have another sinking spell, such as oc
curred late yesterday afternoon. .
Dr Paul M. Mecray made the following
statement for the Associated Press at
• ;IS this morning:
••Senator Sewell passed a fairly
night and is resting easy this morning."
Foremost In the South.
Dr. Haffiaway has iong been acknowledged
Che leading specialist tn the south, and has
eiowd more chronic diseases than any ten
other physicians. Write him about his suc
cessful system of home treatment. J. NEW
TOK HATHAWAY, M. D.. *» Inman Bldg.,
AOanta. Oa.
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-FEMALE" BARBER
WAS NOT A WOMAN
ARTHUR L. CARVER MASQUERAD
ED FOR THIRTY YEARS IN HIS
NATIVE VILLAGE.
BOSTON. Dec. 20.-The trite saying that
"truth la stranger than fiction” was nev
er better exemplified thgn in the case of
Arthur L. Carver, of North Haven, Me ,
says a special to the New York Times,
who for SO years has paraded before the
public as a woman under the name of
Lilian G. Carver. The case of “Miss Car
ver” was brought to the attention of the
public thio morning by the publication of
a dispatch from Rockland. Me., saying
that the person who was supposed to be
Lillian Carver, of North Haven, Me., for
the past » years to In reality Arthur L.
Carver. This morning’s dispatch states
that "Miss’ Carver for a number of years
conducted a candy store and barber’s
shop. "Mias’ Carver was an expert bar
ber and was quite popular with the per
manent residents and the growing sum
mer colony of North Haven, and was well
and favorably known. "Her” barber shop
was a popular resor*. of the village gossips
and "Miss’ Carver to said to'have bad a
prosperous business. "Her” soft white
hands were much admlredXiy the patrons
of "her” barber shop, and many tales are
told of village swains who tried to capture
the "female” barber with their winning
smiles.
"She” never refused a tip from the
village folks, the ricb Bostonians or the
New Yorkers who make North Haven
their summer home. "Miss’ Carver dis
pensed soda to the young ladles of the
village and passed out the candy to the
school children for many years, taking
their pennies In return, but nobody ever
suspected that “phe” was he.
In the morning dispatch from Rockland
to made public a sworn statement signed
by Mr. Carver, his parents and the Rev.
Lyman R. Sweet, pastor of the Blaney
Memorial Baptist church, CT Richmond
street. Dorchester, and to as follows:
“Having been known in North Haven,
Me., (my birthplace and home for 3-3
years), as a female by the name of Lillian
O. Carver, I do hereby publicly declare
that I have been masquerading, and for
more than ten years against my wishes.
Force of habit, filial regard and dread of
the necessary sensation attendant upon
such a step have prevented me from doing
my duty, which now. as a Christian, I un
dertake to do. My real name to Arthur
Leslie Carver. I am a man. and since
September, this year (1801), have dressed
and have been known as such.”
DEMURRERS ArFOVERR”LED
BY JUDGE LUMPKIN
Judge J. H. Lumpkin has overruled the
demurrers to three of the four cases
brought in the Cobb county superior court
by Mayor T. M. Brumby, of Marietta,
against the securities on the bond of R.
E. Lawhon, clerk of the city council of
that town. The decision to the demurrer
In the other case has been reserved until
Monday morning to give the plaintiff time
to meet a certain'point raised by the de
fendants.
The three cases, under the ruling, will
now proceed to trial. It was sought by
the defendants on the demurrer to throw
MOTHER AND CHILD
PERISH IN FLAMES
JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 19 —The home of
Henry Davto, six miles south of Jackson,
was destroyed by fire this morning and
his wife and 2-year-old child cremated.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1901.
MORE VETOES
Pill 01 BILLS
THE GOVERNOR REFUSES TO SIGN
OTHER RESOLUTIONS FOR PEN
SIONS—REASONS ARE
GIVEN.
Governor Candler Friday vetoed some
more of the pension resolutions which
were passed by the general assembly, and
assigned as his reason, that they were
contrary to the constitution of the state.
The following statement was made by the
governor Friday.
’’l have vetoed the following resolu-j
tions: .
"No. 63. A resolution authorizing the
payment of pension of T. C. Williams, of
Jackson county to his daughter, Mrs.
Mittie Bigham.
"The records in the office of the com
missioner of pensions show that Captain
Williams was paid a pension of IW for
the year ending December 31. 1599, and
that ha died before the end of that year.
Hence, he being dead no pension was due
him for the year 1900. Hence the resolu
• tlon if approved would grant a donation
to Mrs. Bigham in violation of para
graph 1. section 16, article 7 of the con
stitution, and for this reason is disap
proved.
"No. 227. A resolution to pay Mrs.
George G. Johnson the per diem accruing
to her husband.
This resolution provides for paying to
the widow of the late Hon. George W.
Johnson, representative in the legislature
from Jefferson county, the per diem to
which he would have been entitled had he
lived and served as representative of his
county through the session just closed.
But, in fact, he died and his successor
was elected before said session began and
this successor has sat as the representa
tive Os the county and received the pay
due the said representative for the entixe
session. Hence the resolution seeks to
grant a gratuity to the widow of the de
ceased member and is in violation of para
graph L section 16, article 7, of the consti
tution, which declares that “the general
assembly shall not by vote, resolution or
order grant any donation or gratuity to
any person, corporation or association,”
and for this reason the resolution to dis
approved.
No. 376. A resolution to pay Mrs. Jo
seph H. McWhorter the per diem accru
ing to her husband.
This resolution provides for paying to
the widow of the tote Hon. Joseph H.
McWhorter, representative in the legisla
ture from Oglethorpe county, the per diem
to which he would have been entitled
had he lived and served as representa
tive of his county through the session
Just closed. But, in fact, he died and his
sucessor was elected before said session
began and this successor has sat as the
representative of the county and received
the pay due the said representative for
the entire session. Hence the resolution
seeks to grant a gratuity to the widow of
the deceased member and to in violation
of paragraph 1, section 16. article 7, of the
constitution, which declares that "the
general assembly shall not by vote, reso
lution or order grant any donation or
gratuity to any person, corporation or
association,” and for*this reason the reso
lution is disapproved.
The resolmion by Mr. Flynt, of Spalding,
Appropriating $447 to the widow of the late
John Mclntosh Kell, as the salary for the
balance of the term of the late adjutant
general, was also vetoed by the gover
nor. In vetoing the resolution Gover
nor Candler said:
"No more gallant officer ever fought
under any flag and no son of Georgia ever
reflected greater honor on the state of
his birth than General Kell, and If It
could be done without violating the con
stitution no patriotic Georgian would ob
ject to the provisions of this bill. But
article 7, section 16, paragraph 1, of thd
constitution, declares that ‘the general as
sembly shall not by vote, resolution or
order, grant any donation or gratuity in
favor of any person, corporation or asso
ciation.’
“General Kell’s salary as adjutant gen
eral was paid to him up to the date of his
death and since that date it has been
paid to his successor In office. Hence, no
part of the salary Is due to anybody. To
pay 744” to the widow of General Kell
would be to grant a gratuity which Is for
bidden by the provision of the constitution
quoted above, and for this reason I am
constrained reluctantly to disapprove this
bill.”
The following pension resolutions were
also disapproved on the ground that they
were unconstitutional:
A resolution that the pension of William
J. Watkins be paid to his four children.
A resolution to pay the pension of H. S.
Taylor to his widow, Mrs. 8. R. Taylor.
A resolution to pay the pension of Mrs.
Ruthy Kitchens to her son, Richard
Kitchens, of Emanuel county.
A resolution to pay the pension of John
T. England to his widow, Mrs. John T.
England, of Oglethorpe county.
Governor Candler vetoed the bill estab
lishing dispensaries In Webster county,
and gave as his reasons the following:
"This bill provides that the dispensary
commissioners named In It and their suc
cessors In office shall, without submitting
the question to a vote of the people, es
tablish a dispensary, not only In the town
of Freston, the county site, but also In
such other place or places In said coun
ty as may hereafter become Incorporated.
This opens the gats too wide. Any cross
roads settlement with twenty-five voters,
white and black, may, by becoming In
corporated as a town, qualify Itself for a
dispensary and upon request of the ‘mu
nicipal authorities.’ the dispensary com
missioners of the county, it may be In ut
ter disregard to the wishes of nine
tenths of the people of the neighborhood,
‘shall at once take steps to locate a dis
pensary at some suitable and convenient
location In said place.* The people are
not to be consulted and the commissioners
have no option, but are obliged by this
bill to plant In the community a dispen
sary. For these reasons the bill is disap
proved, 18th of December, 1901.”
Last night Governor Candler vetoed the
bill making the judge and solicitor of the
county of Coweta county elected by the
people. A large delegation of the people
of Coweta county called on the governor
yesterday morning, and were In his office
nearly three hours. In declining to ap
prove the bill Governor Candler says:
"Both the representatives in the general
assembly from Coweta county and a con
ceded majority of the qualified white vo
ters of the county having petitioned me
In writing to veto this bill, it is In con
formity with their request, disapproved
19th of December, 1901.”
WAKEMAN IsTeMOVED
FROM NEW YORK JOB
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-It was an
nounced at the white house this after
noon that the president has removed Ap
praiser Wakeman, of New York, on the
recommendation of Secretary Gage.
He will be succeeded by George White
head, of New York.
At a conference today between the pres
ident and Secretary Gage It was decided
to summarily remove Appraiser Wake
man, of New York. Official announcement
to this effect was expected today.
Wakeman, it is said, wrote the presi
dent, attacking Secretary Gage.
The president refused to entertain the
charges or overlook the offensive charac
ter of the letter.
ILL CLUMDfi
FORREVEUGE
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS IN RE
DEMPTION CO. AFTER PRESI
DENT MORGAN—OTHER
ALABAMA NEWS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 20.—Many of
the certificate holders in the Continental
Security Redemption company, now In
the hands of a receiver, are clamoring for
revenge and the preliminary hearing of
President George W. Morgan, who was ar
rested in Georgia last week and brought
back here on charges of embezzlement and
making false entries, to being attended by
a large number of people.
Some very Interesting evidence is being
brought out at this hearing. Morgan has
strong attorneys and every step is being
fought desperately. The new turn taken
in the case by the issuance of warrants
from a United States commissioner's court
charging the use of malls for fraudulent
purposes, one of which was served last
afternoon on W. L. Dodd, who was secre
tary of the Birmingham Debenture com
pany, which concern was absorbed by the
Continental Security Redemption compa
ny, has added to the sensation. Dodd
made bond easily for his appearance be
fore Commissioner Cornish on next Mon
day morning. One of the allegations Is
that the certificates of the debenture com
pany were similar to lottery tickets.
Dodd's attorneys deny all the allegations.
Other warrants of this kind will probably
be served In a day or two on other de
fendants. Many of the men who held cer
tificates In the Security Redemption com
pany and the concerns which were ab
sorbed having banded together to pros
ecute officers of the concerns Interested.
Many people In Georgia are bond or cer
tificate holders, a Gebrgla concern having
been absorbed among others.
SEVERAL THOUSAND
GALLONS OF OIL BURN
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 20.—8 y the
dumping of a hot pot with furnace slag
at Ensley fire was ignited in an oil house
and several thousand gallons of oil were
destroyed, entailing quite a loss. The oil
was the property of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company. The hot slag
exploded while being dumped out and this
got on to the oil house with the above re
sult.
ALABAMA POULTRY SHOW •
DRAWS LARGE CROWDS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala Dec. 20.—The at
tendance at the seventh annual show of
the Alabama Poultry, Pet Stock and Pig
eon association Is Increasing dally. The
show will come to a close'tomorrow night.
F. J. Marshall, of College Park, Ga.. Is
scoring the birds and some very high av
erages are being made. There are more
than five hundred birds on exhibition,
while a large number of Belgian hares
and rabbits are also being shown.
CARGOOFCOAL SINKS
IN THE OHIO RIVER
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 21.—The steam
er Joe B. Williams, belonging to the Mo
nongahela Coal and Coke company, of
Pittsburg, met with an accident In the
Ohio river near Carrollton, Ky., just be
fore daylight yesterday, which re
sulted In the loss of 175,000 bushels of coal
as well as seriously injuring the machin
ery of the boat.
The Williams was on her way from
Pittsburg to New Orleans with a large
tow boat of coal and when she reached
a point on the river near Carrollton her
machinery became unmanageable and she
ran Into the Kentucky bank. Seven of
her barges containing 85,000 bushels of coal
each were sunk and the greater portion
of her tow was scattered.
The steamer Hattie Brown, which was
passing, went to her assistance and the
scattered barges were recovered and the
Williams was taken In tow.
A number of the crew who were at
work trying to save the coal suffered
severely from the cold, several of them
being badly frozen.
BODY IS SEARCHED FOR
WITH SUBMARINE LIGHT
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 20.—At Elizabeth
City, N. C., today as a last resort a sub
marine lighting apparatus was employed
to find the body of 18-year-old Nell Crop
sey, who has been missing from her home
one month tonight.
The apparatus was sent by Lawyer An
drew G. Cropsey, of New York, uncle of
the missing girl, who gave Instruction
that the river be searched frorp end to
end. -)
Justice Cropsey, father of the girl, still
believes that she to alive and that she has
been abducted at the Instigation of James
Wilcox, former suitor of Miss Cropsey.
Wilcox says that Justice Cropsey false
ly accuses him and he swears he does not
know the whereabouts of the girl, al
though he was last with her.
Wilcox Is awaiting the grand jury’s ac
tion on a charge of abducting the girl. <
The case has attracted widespread at
tention.
A New York detective who was working
on the mystery, has given it up, saying
that in 40 years’ experience he never
handled such a puzzling affair.
russiaTtaggered
AT RAILWAY FIGURES
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—'the Odessa cor
respondent of the London Times and New
York Times says reticence 1s shown by
the Russian official publications In regard
to the actual cost of the trans-Siberian
railway. Acording to the Odessa corres
pondent, the line, when It was begun ten
years ago, was estimated to cost 350,000,000
roubles (280.250,000), but the difference, es
timated and actual, up to a year ago. was
over 430,000,000 roubles.
Before the line can possibly be put In
working order, says the correspondent,
there is reason to believe that the total
cost will be over one billion roubles
($515,000,000).
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SEMI4KEKLY MARKET BEPfIRT
Spot Cotten Market.
Atlanta, quiet, 713-16 c.
New Orleans, steady, 8 l-16c.
New York, steady, 8 9-16 C.
Liverpool, quiet, 4 21-32 d.
Cincinnati, quiet, B%c.
Mobile, normal, 713-16 c.
Saiannah, quiet. 7%c.
Augusta, dull, B%c.
Wilmington, steady, 7%c.
St. Louis, quiet, Bc.
Cincinnati, quiet, 814 c.
Norfolk, steady.- Bc.
Galveston, steady, Bc.
Baltimore, normal. 814 c.
Boston, quiet, B%c. •
Philadelphia, quiet, B%c.
Memphis, steady, Bc.
New York Cotton.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—The cotton
market opened quiet and firm with prices
2 to 5 points higher on a continuation of
bear scare which started in the last hour
yesterday. Ths alarm of the shorts was
Increased by a rise of 2 1-2 to 3 points In
futures and l-16d in spot cotton in Liver
pool. and by official reports of freezing
weather over practically the entire belt,
this making the eighth day of the cold
waves' reign In the cotton country. The
first, spurt of buying carried March to 8.25
and May to 8.29, after which there was
some slight reaction, under profit taking
by scalping longs. Stfll later prices
sprang back to high point of the four
hour and, in fact, for the season thus
far, on renewed demand from shorts.
Trading was more active than the aver
age of late with the commission contin
gent liberal buyers at the higher prices.
Wall street, the south and Europe bid for
late months which were relatively firmer
than near positions. A firmer ruling of
southern ?pot markets and glowing ac
counts from cotton goods centers helped
to check any serious reaction In the first
hour. The port receipts were larger than
the same time last year, but not enough
to materially Influence the course of the
market.
nkw YOna cotton. ■
The following were the ruling prices tn the
exchange today:
Tone, firm; middling, 8 9-16 c, steady.
T_4Lst Cloib
Open HUb Low Rale Hid
January 8.15 8.17 8.14 8.16 8.18
February «-21 J. 20 8.20
March 8.25 5.25 8.23 3.20 3.16
May* ” “ L' 3-27 842 527 AM «’»1
June ... " 8.33 8.83 8.33 8.33 8.31
Ju"y .8.30 8.34 8.28 8.34 8-84
August 8.14 8.21 8.13 8.21 8.20
December .. .. 8.15 8.15 8.15 3.15 3.15
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
The following were the ruling quotations In
the exchange today > ■
Tone, very steady.
January.. J. 07
February .'. .. ..’ 8.03
March: 8.15
April.. .. ’-I*
May 8.20
June 8.21
July..' .. 8.24
December ’ 8.08
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Bv Private Wire to , Murphy A Co.
The following were the ruling quotations it
the exchs—z— today:
Tone, steady; sales, 6,000; middlings, 4 21-32 d.
Open. Close.
January and February 4.35 4.35
February and March 4.84 4.30
March and April 4-84 4.34
April and May 4.34 4.34
May and June ... 4-34 4.34
June and July 4.34
August and September * .... 4.28
November and December ... ... .. 4.36 ..8.
December and January 4.25 4.35
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1898-9 1899-0 1 900-1 1»M
Galveston ... .. 19,586 5,631 12,532 13,279
New Orleans 14,351 12,202 14,199 12,899
Mobile .; «38 966 925
Savannah «,728 3,621 6.555 8,177
Charleston 1.006 581 823
Wilmington 1.683 834 321
Norfolk 2.088 1,937 3,285
New York 509 750 -»•••.
Boston 1,635 1,215 714 520
Philadelphia 814 40
Total at all ports. .60,663 17.310 40,144 *50,000
‘Estimated.
Estimated Cotton Reeelots.
Houston expects Monday 10,500 to 11,500 bales,
against 11,860 bales last year.
New Orleans expects Monday 14,000 to 15,000
bales, against 17,539 bales last year.
Murphy & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—The market advanced
3 to 5 points the first hour. The advices from
Liverpool were quite satisfactory, price there
showing a fine advance despite indications of
heavy receipts estimated at over 50,000, as
against 40,000 last year, but as this Is regarded
simply as Christmas cotton neither New York
nor Liverpool attaches much Importance to
heavy receipts at this time. According to Man
chester reports trade with India was bettar and
the fact that no advances were at hand tend
ing to disprove small crop estimates is making
bears less tenacious in their views.
Four leading Texas towns show a movement
to date for the season of 9 per cent under last
year and as facts are stubborn things comment
Is unnecessary. The. advance was well main
tained. Local shorts' covered.
The Chronicle says that the weather in the
south during the week has been quite wholly
unsatisfactory. Temperature has been very low
as a rule, below zero at some points. Rain
has been quite general and excessive In a few
districts. Picking has been Interrupted where
not already completed, and the movement of
the crop to market has been Interferred with.
As an evidence of the shortness of crop we have
reports from Texas that parties in that state
are buying cotton seed hulls In New Orleans
for the purpose of feeding their stock. This Is
conclusive evidence that the crop is
short in Texas, and we give the report for what
it is worth.
Southern Exchange Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Continued low temper
ature in the south, higher cables and a bullish
weekly Chronicle report contributed to a more
bullish feeling this morning. Opening figures
showed an advance of 2 to 5 points, and al
though transactions were limited, prices con
tinued to harden during the short session, and
the last transactions were at the highest point
of the day. Spot markets were reported very
firm, and the movement showed signs of fall
ing off. Estimated port receipts for the day
were 50.000, agginst 40,000 last year. The close
was firm at the best prices of the day 3 to 6
points net higher.
W. E. Small & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—There was a scarcity
of cables explaining Liverpool’s advance of
3-64 d. In deliveries and l-16d. In spots. But
explanations were quite unnecessary as it Is
evident that continued moderate tendency of
the movement Is causing considerable doubt
regarding late crop ideas abroad,, and con
sidering the general impression that foreign
spinners are pooly supplied with raw cotton
it would not be surprising if the English mar
ket developed greater strength within a brief
period. On this side the good felling was
supplemented by an Increased speculative de
mand that gradually forced prices up not
withstanding the liberal profit taking by .hold
ers of old contracts and the closing tone is
very steady with quotations 5 points higher,
than yesterday. Traders are generally disap
pointed at the absence of the customary easy
tone of prices that was expected to result from
liquidation of both spots and contracts before
the holidays. Heavy liquidation has been ac
ceptable, but developments have been of such a
nature as to cause a ready absorption of all
offerings and Instead of becoming easier, prices
Improved in the process.
With the expanding growth of sentiment In
favor of the market, if receipts show no In
creasing tendency In the near future, it is
sure that prices will be forced materially
higher.
World’s Visible Supply of Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.—Secretary Hes
ter’s statement of the world’s visible supply
of cotton, made up from special cable and
telegraphic advices, compares the figures of
this week with last week, last year and the
year before.
It shows an Increase for the week just closed
of 196,921 bales, against an Increase of 130,409
last year and an Increase of 70,490 the year
before last.
The total visible Is 3,991,368, against 3, <94,947
last week. 3,990,224 last year and 4,299,327 the
year before last.
Os this the total of American cotton is 3,446,-
868, against 3,285.947 last week, 3,276,624 last year
and 3,648,327 the year before last, and of all
other kinds, Including Brazil, India. Egypt,
etc., 545,000, against 509,000 last week, 624,000
last vear and 651,000 the year before last.
The total world's visible supply of cotton
shows an increase compared with last week of
196,921 bales, an increase compared with last
year of 91.644 and a decrease compared with
year before last of 307,459.
Os the world’s visible supply of cotton as
above, there is now afloat and held in Great
Britain and continental Europe 1,935,000, against
1,704,000 last year, 1,902,000 year before last; in
Egypt 203,000, against 174,000 last year and
180,00 year before last; in India 149,000, against
240 000 last year and 245,000 year before last,
and in the United States 1,705.000, against
1,782,000 last year and 1,972.000 year before last. ,
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, Pec. 21.—The following Is the
comparative cotton statement for the week
ending yesterday: _ _
Net receipts for the week ... ... ... 289,477
Same week last year 265.959
Increase ... 23.518
Total receipts since September 1 4,270.931
Same time last year ...4,227,766
Increase ' ... 43,165
Exports for the week 1 “ 5,8 12
Same time last year 148, 11 5
Increase ... 7,674
Total receipts since September 1... ...8,107,945
Same time last year 2.931.133
Increase * 178,812
Stock at U. S. ports ... 986.758
Same time last year 986.578
Increase lso
Stock at interior towns 686.9<4
Same time last year 766,384
Decrease .1. ... ... .. 79,410
Stock at Liverpool 620,000
Same time last year 542,000
Increase ... f .. ... ...
American afloat for Great Britain 353,000
Same time last year ... • ... ... 314,000
Increase ... .'I. : 39,000
Weekly Cotton Crop Statement.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21.—Secretary Hes
ter’s weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement shows a decrease In the movement
into sight compared with the 7 days ending
on yesterday last year in round figures 6.000,
an increase over th« same days year before
last of 60,000 and a decrease under the same
time In 1898 of 85,000.
For the 20 days of December the totals show
a decrease under last year of 40,000, an In
crease over the same period year before last
of 190,000 and a decrease under 1898 of 179,000.
For the 111 days jof the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the 111 days
of last year 74,000, ahead of the same days
year before last of 451,000, and behind 1898 of
1,000,000.
The amount brought Into sight during the
past week has been 381,569, against 387,357 for
the 7 days ending this date last year, 321.211
year before last and 466,225 the same time
' In 1898, and for the 20 days of December it
has been 1,204,104, against 1,243,833 last year,
1,013,973 year before last and 1,382,842 the same
Mme In 1898.
The movement since September 1 shows re
ceipts at all United States ports of 4,325,565,
against 4.196,389 last year, 3,687,970 year before
last and 5,306.949 the same time in <S9B; over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
rivers to northern mills and Canada 500,382,
against 639.156 last year, 762.853 year before
last and 631,178 the same time in 1898; Interior
stocks in excess of those held at the close
of the commercial year 525,713, against 693,094
last year, 540,562 year before last and 570,460
the same time In 1898; southern mill takings
633,000, against 530,252 last year, 542,248 year
before last and 475,647 the same time In 1898.
These make the total movement lor the lu
days from September 1 to date 5,984,660,
against 6,058.895 last vear, 5,533,633 year before
last and 6,984,239 the same time in 1898. »
Foreign exports for the week have been
169,138, against 147,110 last year, making the
total thus far for the season 3.158,160. against
2,922,531 last year, an Increase of 235,629.
Northern mill takings and Canada oon"*
the past seven days show a decrease of 36.426,
as compared with the corretpondln< period
last year, and their total takings since Sep
tember 1 have decreased 107,438.
The total takings of American mills, north
and south, and Canada, thus far for the sea
son have been 1,520,077, against 1,520,265 last
year. These Include 878,881 by northern spin
ners, against 986,339. _ . _
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading
southern Interior centers have increased during
the week 122.301 bales, against an Increase
during the corresponding period last season
of 115,125, and are now 71,911 smaller than at
this date In 1900.
Including stocks left over at ports and in
terior towns from the last crop, and the num
ber of bales brought Into sight thus far for
the new crop, the supply to date to 6,344,347,
against 6,181,429 for the same period last year.
New York Stock*.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—Stocks were firmly
held at the opening and small fractional gains
were the rule. Amalgamated Copper ad
vanced 2 and then reacted as much. Deal
ings were on a very small scale and were re
stricted to the principal stocks.
Important advances were confined to yester
day’s leading stocks, mainly'the coalers and
local tractions. Hocking Valley was pushed
up 3% to 69%c. and the Reading common rose
well above 5 and led the rise in the hard
coalers. Manhattan and Metropolitan Street
Railway gained a point. Sugar was heavy
and fell 1%. while Amalgamated sold alter
nately a fraction above and below yesterday.
There was some realizing In the grangers ana
Pacifies and the market fell into dullness.
Northwestern preferred rose 9% below the
previous transaction, and Wheeling and Lake
Erie first preferred a point.
There was some selling before the bank
statement appeared which carried Hocking
Valley back 1U and Atchison and Union Pa
cific a fraction below last night. Buying or
ders came Into the market after the favorable
bank statement and prices rallied, led by
Brooklvn Transit. That stock. Metropolitan
Street Railway. St. Paul. Missouri Pacific and
a few less prominent stocks rose a point or
more over yesterday. Liquidation of Sugar
and covering strength carried It to“15(i and
checked the rise elsewhere.
The closing was moderately active and about
steady.
Grain and Provision*.
CHICAGO. Dec. 21.—May wheat opened %OHo
higher today at 80%@80% on firmer cables.
There were few offerings and the bull inter
ests were active both here and outside. Receipts
were very small and prices at once advanced.
May soon selling up to 80%. At this figure offer
ings became more liberal, but prices held well.
Local receipts were 18 cars, ene of contract
grade. Minneapolis and Duluth report 530 cars,
making a total for the three points of 648,
against 540 last week and G6O a year ago.
Corn opened firm on cables and In sympathy
with wheat. May starting up at 67©«7%c.
Trade was small early and the early advance
was only to 67%c. Receipts were 104 cars.
Oats were firmer at the start In sympathy
with the other grain*. There was a small out
side demand at the start with very little offered
in the pit. May opened %@%c up at 45%@45%c,
and advanced to 45%@45%c. Receipts were 56
cars.
Provisions were dull and steady at the open
ing. The grain'firmness Influenced a small ad
vance. May pork opened unchanged at 316.79
and sold up to $16.80; May lard unchanged at
$9.72 and advanced 2% and May ribs unchanged
at $8.57.
Chicago Quotation*.
WHEAT— Open. High Low. Close
December.. .. .• ..... 77% 77% 77% 77%
May 80% 81% SO% H
July 80% 81 80% 80%
* CORN—
December 64% *4% 63% 64
Mav 67 67% 66% 67
July 66% 66% 66% 66%
DecembM.'.. .. •• »• •• 44% 44% 44% 44%
May <5% 45% 44% 45%
July 39% 39% 38% 39
PORK— „
MayT\ 16 72 16.85 16.70 16.82
January 9.67 9.72 9.67 9.72
May.. .. :. 8.72 8.80 9.72 9.77
January 3-37 8.37 8.87 8.37
M&y.. •• e« ee ee ee ..8.57 8.60 8.05 8.60
.. 1 RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO.
Today Eat. tomorrow
Wheat 18 cars 22 car*
Corn I°4 car " 90 CB "
Oats 56 cars 60 cars
Hogs 32,000. head
Chicago Close Quotations.
CHICAGO. Dec. 21. Wheat—December. 77%c;
January, 77%c; May. 81; July-
Corn—December, 64c; May. 67c; July. 66%v% c -
Oats—December, 44%c; May, 45%©%c; Sep
tember, 43%C%c. »
Pork—December, $15.15: January, $16.27%.
May. sl6 82%; July. $16.90.
Lard—December, $9.72%: January, $9-72%»
May. J9.77’£ „—, „
Rbs—December and January. $8.37%; . May,
$8 60.
Flax—Cash northwest, $1.59; southwest, $1.57;
May. $1.58%@159.
Rye—December. 63%c; May. 67.
Barley-'Cash, 56@63c.
Timothy—March. $6.60.
Clover —March, $9.50.
Chicago Cash Quotations.
CHICAGO. Dec. 21—Wheat—No. 2 red. 83®
85c: No. 3 red. 79®83%c; No. 2 hard winter.
78<®79c: fio. 3 hard winter. 77@78c: No. 1 north
ern eprlng. 78® 79c: No. 2 northern spring, 77®
78; No. 3 spring. 74@77c. ■
Corn—No. 2, —: No. 3, 6%®%c.
Oats—No. 2. 46@’.ic; No. 3, 45%@46c.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
Following are the quotations la the Liverpool
krstn market today:
WHEAT- , Cloae-
March 6s 2%d.
CORN— .
January " "’J., ’’’ As 3%d.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21.—Wheat—Firm; No. 2,
red, winter, western, 6s 2d.; No. 1 northern
spring. 6s 2%d.; No. 1. California, 6s 4d.; fu
tures steady: March, 6s 2%d.; May. 6s 3%d.
Com—Spot, firm: American, mixed, old, 5s
9d.; futures inactive; January, 5s 5%d.; March,
5s 4%d.; May, 5s 4%d.
Liverpool Cotton Seed Oil.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21.—Cotton seed oil dull;
refined, spot steady, 22s 6d.
Turpentine spirts firm, 28s.
Rosin, common steady, 4%c.
Petroleum, refined firm. 7%d- ' ’*'? \ .•
Linseed oil ' dull. ' 31s 6d. -- V
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21.—The produce exchanga •
will be closed December 25th and 26th.
Naval Store*.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Dec. 21.—Turpentine firm.
36%; sales 63. Rosin steady; W W, $3.85: W G,
$3.60; N. $3.25; M, $2.65; K. $2.25; I. $1.70; 1%
$1.45; G. $1.25: F. $1.20; E, $1.10; D. C. B, A,
$1.06. Receipts turpentine 404; rosin. 1,795.
St Loui* Quotation*.
ST. LOIUS, Dec.-21.—Wheat—No. 2 rad. cash
elevator, 84%c; December, 84c; May, 84%c; July,
<9%c: No. 2 hard. 79®80c.
Com—No. 2 cash. *7%c; December, «T%e; May,
69%®%c; July, 68%c.
Oats—No. 2 cash, 48c; December, 41c; May,
47%©%c; No. 2 white, 51%c.
Oats—No. 2 cash. 48c; December, 48c; May,
47%®%c; No. 2 white, 51%c. •
Rye better, 66c.
Pork better; jobbing, $16.10.
Lard higher, $9.57%.
nominal, $3 95
Spelter quiet, $4.17%.
Poultry firm; chickens, old. sc; young. Bo|
turkeys, B%c; ducks. 6©7c; geese, 3®4c.
Buttes steady; creamery, 20025%c; dairy. 150
20c.
Eggs steady. 25c. ■
Wool Quotation*.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 221—W00l steady; terri
tory and western medium. 15017 c; fine, 11016 c:
coarse, ll®lsc.
Sugar and Coffee Quotation*.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—Standard granulated,
$4-90. Coffee—Jobbing, 7c; invoice, 6%c,
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21—Standard granu
lated. $4.60; fine granulated same as standard.-
ATLANTA, Dec. 21.—Standard granulated,
$5.15. Roasted coffee—Arbuckle. 100-lb. cases,
$11.80; Lion. 100-lb. case*. $11.30.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
Cotton.
ATLANTA, Dec. 21—Middling cotton quiet
At 713-16 c.
Stock* and Bond*.
The foltewlng are bld and asked quotation*
for state and city bonds:
Bid. Asked.
Georgia 3%5, 27 to 39 years 108% 109%
Savannah sa. 190* 10T. 108
Georgia 4%5. 1915 .1..........115%
Macon 6s. 1910 11$
Atlanta 7*. 1904...... 107
Atlanta 6s, 1914..., 121 , <
Atlanta 6s. 1911 114
Atlanta 4%*, 1922..
Augusta is, 1906.... 107 >
Newnan 6s ...110 ,
Columbus 5s ~ 106 '
Railroad Bond*.
Georgia 6s. 1910
Georgia Pacific Ist ..127 ,
C., C. A A., 15t....- 107
Atlanta and West Point Debts....los 108%
C. R. R. of Ga. tot Incomes 75 78
2d Incomes 32 83
Railroad Stocks.
Georgia 838
Southwestern 117% 11$,
Augusta and Savannah 115 116
Atlanta and West Point... 158 I*o
Atlanta Clearing*.
Darwin G. Jones, manager of the Atlant*
Clearing House Association.
Clearings today, December 21, 1901..8 399.393.6$
Week endi’.ig December 21. 1901...... 2.927,275.81
Same weet last year... 2,600,689.18
Clearings lor week* ending nearest to
December 7, in the following years:
1893 1822.018.28
1895 1.987.949.27
1896 1746,8*7.28
1897 1,876.204.26
1898 ... 1,688,617.01
1899 2,135.047.41
1900 2.870,110.70
7901 8.ML3C2.4*
Cotton Seed Product*.
Cotton seed oil strong, 32%©33c per gallon;
eotton seed, sl2 per ton t. a. b. station; cotton
seed meal. $23 per ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk,
$6.00 per ton; bale hulls. $7.00 per ton. . ’ ~
• Country Produce.
Butter—Georgia Jersey, 18020 c: Tennessee
Jersey. 18020 c; Tenr.essee choice. 14015 c;
sweet potatoes. 40®60e; Irish potatoes, $1.15®
$1.25 per bushel; onions, $1.7501.99 per bushel;
honey, new crop, strained, 7©Bper pound;
comb, bright. 9010 c per pound;
$3.00 per bushel; chestnuts, $1.75® 1.85 pee bush
el; white peas, SL6OOI 75 per bushel; mixed
peas. $1.0001.10 per bushel; stock peas, SIOO pet
bushel; eggs, 22023 c.
Nut*.
Mixed nuts, 12%c; Brazil nuts. 16017 c; Eng
lish walnuts. No. L 12%o; No. 2 walnuts.
10%c; North Carolina oeanuts, 4%e; hand
picked Virginia. 5%c; extra fancy Virginia,
6%c; almonds. 13014 c; pecans. H012%c.
Poultry and Game.
Hens, 22%0 each; fries, large. 16c; me
dium. 12%o; small. Wo; oocks. 15017%0.'
guineas, 15c; geese, full feathered, 40c; ducks,
puddle. 22%c; Pekin ducks, 27%©30c; turkeys
live, 8c per pound. Quail, 10c each; wild
ducks, 25035 c each; wild turkeys, 12%c pet
pound. Dressed rabbits, 10c; dreeeed
turkeys, 10O12c; dressed fries, 14016 c: dressed
hens, 10011 c; dre: ed ducks, 11%012%c. Live
opossums, 25235 c euch; dressed opossums, 10©
lie per pound.
Fi*h and Oyster*.
Pompons, 15c; Spanish mackerel. 9©loc; trout,
salt water. *c: trout, fresb water, 7c; blue
fish, 6c; snapper, 6%©7c; bream. 6c; mixed,
fish. 4c; Grouper. 4©sc; mullet, $4.0006.00 per
barrel: market dull.
Oysters—Extra selects, $1.2001.30 per gallon;
selects, sl.lO per gallon; stews, 75080 c per
gallon. , - .
Flour and Grain.
Pure .inter wheat flour—Fapcy Diamond pat
ent. $5.00; first patent. $4.60; straight. $4.06;
extra fancy. $3.95; fancy, $3.60; choice family,
$3.25; family? $3.15; spring wheat flour, fltol
patent, $4.75; bran, large sacks, $1 20; small
sacks, $1,25; corn meal, plain. 85c; bolted,
78c; grits. $3.70; bags, Hudnuts, $2.15. Corn
mixed. 88c; white, 90c; Texas rust proof oats,
75c; white oats, 60c; No. 2 mixed, 58c; hgy,
timothy No. 1, large bales, *1.10; small bales,
$1.00; No. 2,90 c; Georgia rye, $1.10; Tennessee
rye. $1.00; barley, $1.00; victor feed, $1.35 per
100 pounds.
Fruit.
Florida oranges, $2.3502.50 per box; grape
fruit $4.5006.00 per box; lemons, choice, de
mand good. $4.00 per box; fancy apples, $6.00
©5.60 per barrel; pears, $2.7608.00 per barrel;
plneanplee. $3.2503.50; banana*, straight, per
bunch. $1.6001.15; culls- *1.0001.26 ner bunch:
prunee. 506 c oer pound; currants, SOWe per
pound; pi* peacnes, 8-lb.. *2.60 per crate; taoie.
2-lb.. $2.50; 3-Ib., $3.60; raisins, $1.5001.60 per
box, cranberries. 54.0ii010.00 per barrel.
Vegetable*.
Cabbage, New York. 1%01%c per pound;
tomatoes. $3,000X60; egg plants, $1.2501.50 per
dozen; celery. Kalamasoo. 30©40c per dosen.
Meat, Lard and Ham*. '
Reg. R.. 9c: half rib*. 9%c; rib 8.. 9%09%e;
fat 8.. B%c; lard. best. H%c; 2d, 10%c; break
fast bacon, 13015 c; hams, 12©14c; according to
brand and average. Ca. H.. 5%©9%c.
Groceries.
Coffee—Fancy, 10%c; law grade*, 7® 10c; Ar
buckle roasted, $11.80; Lion, $ll,BO. Sugar—Cut *
loaf, 7%c; cubes, 6%c; powdered *%c: granu
lated. New York. $5.45; New Orleans. $5 10;
extra C, 4%c; refined yellow, 6c; New Orleans
clarified, 4%©5c. Candy—Assorted stick.
box, 5%c; per barrel, 5%c. Matches—2oo*.
$1.1002.00; 6s. 45056 c, owing to brand. Soda-
Box. $3 45; keg. 2®2%c. Rice—Fancy head.
B%c; head, 7%c. Starch-Rearl, s%c_; lump.
sc. Cheese—Fancy full cream. 12%©13c; full
cream, 12%c.
Powder—Rifle. $4 per keg: drop shot, $1.60.
Cracker*.
Standard soda. 7c; milk. 7%c; XXX cream.
7%c; lemon cream, 9c; comhllls, Bc. assorted
penny cakes. 8c; assorted jumbles, 10c; lunch
milk, 7%c; XXX soda. 6%c; XXX ginger snaps
*%c; pearl oyster. 7c: excelsior. 7%c.
Bagging and Ties.
2%-lb., per yard, 7%c; 2-Ib., per yard, 7e; 1%-
lb., per yard. 6%c. Ties. 45-lb. steel arrow, per
bundle, sl.lO.
• Snuff.
Railroad mills. 7-lb. jars. 47%c; 1 os. Macea-
boy. $5.70 gross; one ounce bottle, $6.60
per gross; 1 2-3 ounce Maccaboy, $9 50 gross;
1 ox. Sweet Scotch, $5.40 grose; 1 2-3 ox. Sweet
Scotch, $9 25 gross; Lorillard’s l-!b. jars, 57%e;
extra fresh Scotch, per case 1 gross, 1 2-3 ox,
$6.00; extra fresh Scotch, per case 6 dosen, 1
os., $6.00; Ralph’s Scotch, per case, *• dozen, 1
oz., $2.90; Ralph's Scotch, per case, < dosen, 1
2-3 ox., $5.10; Bruton’s Scotch, per case, * dozen,
1 ox.. $2.75; Bruton’s Scotcli, per case. * dozen,
1 2-3 ox. $4 80.
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new. .white, 55060 c per 7b.:
old geese feathers. 15025 c; duck and geese
mixed, 30040 c; duck feathers, pure white, 360
40c lb.: duck, colored, 25c lb.: chicken. 10c.
Hides, Skins ana Uld Metals.
Hides—Green oelted hides. No. I, 40 lbs., and
up, 8c; No. 2. 40 lbs. and up. 7c: No. 1, un
der 4n lbs., 7c; No. 2, under 40 Ibu. 6%c; No 1
and No. 2, ary flint hides, all weights, 12c;
No. 1 and No. 2 dry salt hides, all weight*.
11c; green end salted shearlings, 25c each;
green salted lambs. 35045 c each; green salted
eheep, 45075 c each; green salted goats, 25c
each; green salted horse hides, $2.00 each;
green salted mule hides, $2.00 each; colts and
ponies, SI.OO each.
Tallow—ln cakes, 6c; in barrels and tubs, sc.
Beewax, 25c.
Old Metal—Heavy red brass. He; heavy y«-
low brass. 8c: light brass, 6c; copper, toe; light
copper, lie: bottomx 10c; xlnc, 2%c.
. Scrap Iron—Mixed scrap, $9; stoves and pots,
$6 per gross ton.
Woodenware. r • '
Two-hoop nine palls, per dozen, $1.40; 3-hoo*
pine pails, per dosen. $1.55; 2-hbop brass
palls, white cedar, $2.75; 3-hoop brass bouna
pails, red cedar. $6.00; shoe brushes, 85c to $4;
brooms, from $2.25 to $3.00; clothes pins, per box
of 5 gross. 75c; washboards, from 85c to $3.00;
pine tubs. 8 fn nest, per nest. $2.40; galvanised
tubs. 1 in nest, per nest, $2.40; bread trays,
from $2.00 to $4.50 per doxen; wood-rUn sieve*
per dozen. 90c; ax handlex *o* to $1.26- per J.
dozen; No. 1 chimneyx per case of * doten.
SJ; No. 2 lamp chimneys, per case of 6 dozen,
$3; No. 1 pearl top chimneys, per case of *
dozen. $4 20; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per case
Os ( dozen, $5.40,
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