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PRESIDENT TO END
SCHLEY’S CASE
ftIJNCE
APPEAL OF THE ADMIRAL WILL
BE QUICKLY DISPOSED OF,
IT IS NOW SAID.
WASHRING TON, Jan. 1< President
Roowrvalt will, unto* he changes hit
present plan, dispose of the appeal of
Rear Admiral W. 8. Schley within forty
sight hours. Hie action, be is confident,
will settle the naval controversy. ’
In making such prompt disposition of
the appeal of the rear admiral Mr. Roose
velt will surprise not only the appellant
but also the navy department. Secretary
Long has been expecting the president
would await the receipt of the brief which
Rear Admiral Schley's counsel Is prepar
ing. Rear Admiral Schley has gone
couth, believing that the president will do
nothing in his case until the presentation
•f the document next Monday.
According to officials outside of the
navy department who assume to have
knowledge of the president's course. Mr.
Roosevelt has been priming himself for
action ever sine* Rear Admiral Schley
appeared at the white house. He imme
diately sent for a copy .of the testimony
offered before the court of inquiry. He
obtained other Information concerning
the views of the cantatas of the fleets
immediately after the battle of Santiago.
He has talked with Captain Clark, who
commanded the Oregon; Rear Admiral
Taylor, who commanded . the Indiana;
Rear Admiral Evans, who commanded
the lowa, and Mr. Graham, a correspond
who was on the Brooklyn. He has
heard Rear Admiral Schley’s own state
ments
Naval officials profess confidence that
he president will uphold Secretary Long
ind the findings of the court, with the
exception of those individually expressed
by Admiral Dewey. If he fails to do this
be will be accused of having given away
to popular clamor, for before Mr. Long
acted upon the findings of the court he
submitted his indorsement to Mr. Roose
velt. who approved it. If the president
acts adversely to Schley before the Rear
admiral submits his appeal friends of th*
admiral wtu charge him with unwilling
ness to consider points which they think
will vindicate their hero. This charge
was made by them against Rear Admiral
Benham and Ramsay.
Unmindfwl«of any criticism that may be
made, however. Mr. Roosevelt has mads
his investigation, and he purposes to act
conscientiously, believing that the coun
try will accept his verdict as that of an
honest and impartial man.
FITZSIMMONS WILL FIGHT .
IF HE CAN GET A BACKER
NEW YORK. Jan. 17.—Robert Fitxsim
mona, one time champion prize fighter,
has made the following statement:
_ “In reply to Jeffries' statement that he
has Used every honest means to induce
me to fight, can say that I have never
heard personally from either Jeffries or
his manager. I never asked Jeffries for
any inducements.
“If any sportsman will back me for $30.-
<v»j I will fight him. winner to take all.
AU I ask if I win is the purse.
“I did not Intend to re-enter the ring,
but if Jeffries thinks I am dishonest or
a bluffer. 1 will show him who is a quitter.
• “I have retired since the Horton law
was repealed, and never have asked any
one for a fight. Jeffries has been continu
ally annoying me by challenges and news
paper talk. I am tired of it. and want
him to understand that when he casts re
flections on my honesty he had better
look into some of his own fights, especial
ly that with Ruhlin.
“I have invested my capital in a home
for my family, and the rest of my money
I use in supporting them. That's why I
haven't the huge lumps of money that he
seems to have.
“As I said before, if any sportsman will
back me with a 220.W0 side bet I will show
Jeffries that he is slightly mistaken both
as to my honesty and fighting ability.”
STALLINGS GIVES UP
. THE AUGUSTA FIGHT
AUGUSTA. Ga.. Jan. 17.—Postmaster
Stallings returned from Washington yes
terday. He says that he shall make no
effort to hold up the ratification of the
appointment of Mr. Smythe, though he
claims he was badly treated in not being
given time to present his endorsements.
He also states that the unfriendly meet
ing. reported to have occurred in Wash
ington between himself and his success
ful rival, as reported in the Constitution
and other state papers, was pure fiction,
be not having seen Mr. Smythe since last
summer. He is preparing to retire at the
expiration of his term.
The fight for assistant postmaster is now
waxing warm. It was reported that Mr.
Boyce, son of former postmaster Ker
Boyce, was booked for the place, but
the Republican machine will make every
effort to have this place go to a negro. It
is not believed the new postmaster will be
driven into this.
JUDGE SPEER
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION
MACON. Ga.. Jan. 17.—Judge Emory
Speer yesterday derided an important
question concerning the removal of cases
from other courts to his court. Mrs.
Knobloch's $20,000 damage suit against the
Southern railroad for the alleged killing
of her husband had been removed from
the city court of Macon to the United
States court. The city court ha* four
terms per annum and the United States
court has only two. The question arose
as to whether or not the case had gained
time by the transfer and could be tried
one term earlier. Judge Speer held that
the rule or general principle is that a de
fendant shall have six months to file his
answer and six months more to prepare
for the trial, and he refused to give the
case any advantage on account of its
transfer.
PRISONER is defiant;
COOLLY TAKES ARREST
DENVER. Col.. Jan. 17.—At the request
of Chief of Police O'Neal, of Chicago, the
police of this city have taken Into custo
dy -William H. Howard, on the charge of
larceny and embezzlement. It is said that
the charge is made at the Instance of
the First National bank, of Chicago. The
arrest was made at a rooming house
where Howard was living under the name
of HUI. Howard refused to talk of the
arrest further than to sky:
“My arrest is not a surprise to me. I
earn* here two months ago and have been
living under the name of Hill. Embezzle
ment is the charge, and I will not say
whether I am guilty or not.”
BANK
GETS A LONG TERM
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Jan. !«.—ln the fed
eral court this morning J. M. McKnlght.
former president of th* defunct German
National Bank of this city, who was con
victed last Saturday of embezzling the
bank's funds, was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for six years and was fined $lO.
A motion for a new trial was overruled.
The case trill be appealed.
McKnlght has been tried four times.
KOHLSAAT RESIGNS
HIS EDITORIAL DESK
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.—The Record-Herald
tomorrow will publish an announcement
by H. H. Kohlsaat in which he says he
has turned over its editorship and entire
busin era management to Frank Noys*.
Mr. Kohlsaat says other Interests demand
a larger chare of his personal attention.
He adds:
“I shall still retain close and intimate
relations with Th© Record-Herald as pres
ident of the company and owner of 60
per cent cf its stock.”
Ever aince Mr. Kohlsaat bought out The
Inter Ocean several years ago It has
been the ambition of every newspaper man
In Chicago to secure employment with
him. as he was the kindest of men. He
made a fortune with a chain of restau
rants and bakeries and another fortune
in real estate deals. He bought The Her
ald upon the death of James Scott and
later absorbed the old Times, merging
the paper under the name of The Times-
Herald. Last fall he bought The Record,
a prosperous morning dally, and merged
it with his paper under the name of The
Record-Herald. His paper has always been
a pow er for clean r 01l tics and honest gen
eral and municipal government. Mr. Kohl
saat lives in a splendid mansion on the
Lake She re drive.
UICTImIfThIEF
WAS ft THIEF
■ HIMSELF ’
MANNERS. UNDER ARREST IN
NEW ORLEANS, IDENTIFIED
AS THIEF WHO STOLE
THEBAUD GEMS. •
CHICAGO. Jan. 18.-Theodore E. Man
ners, who is under arrest tn New Orleans
and is positively identified In Chicago,
says The Chronicle, as the valet of Paul
G. Thebaud. of New York, is a fugitive
under the charge cf having stolen $50,000
worth of jewelry from the wife of his
employer. . >
The identification is by Dr. Louis G.
Witherspoon, of 1002 West Madison street,
who the prisoner declared would identify
him as the son of a pawn broker in this
city.
Dr. Witherspoon says that the photo
graphs of the missing valet, who disap
peared with a fortune in diamonds, are
unquestionably exact pictures of the man
he knows as “Manners,” although, oddly,
the suspect gave Dr. Witherspoon as a
reference and as one of the men who
could prove that he was what he claimed
to be—the son of a Chicago pawnbroker
with a residence at 3100 Groveland avenue.
“I know Thoma* E. Manners, or the
man who represented himself to me under
that name." said Dr. Witherspoon, "but
he never told me that he was a citizen of
Chicago. He always claimed that he was
a resident of New York city.
"The Manners whom I know and who
was certainly the valet wanted for the
big jewelry robbery in New York, was In
Chicago last week. He called on me nt
my offices and later we took dinner to
gether.”
Dr. Witherspoon says he first met Man
ners on the pier in New York city two
years ago and that when they left the
ship in Hamburg Manners gave him val
uably information regarding resorts in
Germany and Switzerland, showing he
was an experienced traveler. Dr. With
erspoon says Manners always had plenty
of money, and when here last week said
he was going to New Orleans, then San
Francisco.
■'Manners always claimed to me.” said
Dr. Witherspoon, “that he was the son
of the president of a large firm that im
ports and exports fruit and that he acted
in the capacity of auditor, visiting Eu
ropean agents of the firm.”
A RUSSIAN PEASANT ASKS
THE POLICE TO KILL HIM
Michael Gotzintzky. cold from exposure
and faint from hunger, stepped ifito the
police station Thursday night and asked
some good policeman to please kill him.
Michael was not insane, not drunk, but a
man, a native of Russia, who scarcely
knew the English language, out of work
without friends or acquaintances and
weary. He saw little ahead of him but
suffering of the most intense kind, and
In the end death by starvation.
He sought what he thought was the
proper place. He walked Into the sta
tion and meekly, though earnestly asked
that death be made the balm to heal all
his suffering and end his misery.
Gdtxintzky is about 55 years of age. He
can not be easily understood In English
and this probably prevented him from
finding the work which he longed for. He
has been here about three months.
He was given a warm supper and a bed
for the night by the policemen. He ate
ravenously. He devoured every crujnb
and then said he felt better. He was al
lowed to go to bed. next morning
awoke much refreshed.
Gotzintxky wants work some where a*
a gardener. He is a hard working man.
simple but earnest, and if he can secure
the work he desires will again be happy.
AGRICULTURAL STREET FAIR
PROPOSED FOR AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA. Jan. 17.—The merchants’ as
sociation of this city is getting together on
a plan to put in an agricultural fair onXhe
asphalt next fall. The plan is still in em
bryo. but is to be shaped out right away.
To this end regular meetings are to be
held, the first of whiclr is to be held on
Tuesday evening of. next week. It will
be in the nature of a banquet to Messrs.
Martin V. Calvin and T. J. Berckmans.
who are to the guests of honor, and
are expected to make addresses and make
valuable suggestions to the association.
Mr. Calvin, as secretary of state agri
cultural society and practical farmer, and
Mr. Berckmans, as the leading pomologlst
of the south, have a valuable experience
which it is proposed to draw from.
TRIAL OF CHERRY TREE
FOLK POSTPONED
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Jan. 17,-The par
ties who were some day* ago placed un
der arrest for their alleged connection
with the now famous Amos Owens Cherry
Tree company, were to have been given
a hearing before a United States commis
sioner at Rutherfordton. N. C.. yesterday,
but by consent cf both sides the trial was
continued until February Sth. A number
of witnesses were present to testify
against the defendants, among them
Amos Owens, who claims that the concern
used his name without authority and that
he furnished them only a few trees.
THREE ARE INDICTED
FOR MURDER IN ROME
ROME. Ga.. Jan. 16.—John McGhee and
John A. Jones were indicted this morning
upon the charge of murder. It is alleged
they killed Mr. Frank Miller at Cave
Spring two months ago. Miller was shot
by McGhee with a pistol while he was
attempting to get in his buggy. The In
dictment says Jones aided in the crime.
An indictment for murder was found
against Langdon Bowie, charging him
with the homicide of Dunk Locklear at
the Anchor duck mills.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1902.
HIS NECK IS SAVED
BY GOVERNOR’S
ORDER
HENRY BROOKS HAS A NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
ON THE GALLOWS.
Henry Brooks, the negro who was to
have been hanged in Savannah at 10
o'clock Friday, was respited by Gov
ernor Candler thirty minutes before he
went on the gallows. His escape was a
narrow one, and had t.iere been the
slightest delay in the transmission of the
message Brook* would have perhaps been
in another world.
While at breakfast that morning Gover
nor Candler received a message from sev
eral prominent citizens In Savannah,
arp°ng them being Hon. Fleming dußig
non, asking that the execution be stayed
until the murder was investigated furth
er. From the report received by Gover
nor Candler Brooks paced his cell all
Thursday night and constantly cried out
that he was innocent of the crime for
which he had been convicted.
The main witness against him seems to
have been a character that many people
did not believe on oath. When the death
warrant was read to Brooks that morn
ing by the sheriff, preparatory to going on
the gallows, and when the ministers and
were in the cell praying. Brooks
stoutly protested that an innocent man
would be hanged. So earnest did he seem,
and so straight did he tell his story, that
prominent cjtizens who had serious doubts
about his guilt all along wired the gover
nor to grant a respite until the matter
could be further looked into.
Governcr Candler was perfectly familiar
with the case, as the papers had been sent
to him by the prison commission. He had
his doubts az to the guilt of the negro and
after he went over the testimony some
time ago he sent for the chairman of the
prison commission and asked if the boat'd
was unanimous in declining to recommend
a commutation of the sentence. The
chairman replied that the board was
unanimous and the governor accordingly
approved the findings of the commission.
Friday morning when the telegram came
Governor Candler decided at once that he
would grant the respite asked for and he
wired me sheriff to postpone the execution
for 30 days. Now he will have the murder
further investigated.
Brooks was convicted of murdering a
policeman in Savannah early in the year.
The evidence against nim was said to-be
entirely circumstantial. Many prominent
citizens of Savannah have interested
themselves it. the negro’s behalf, and it is
now' thought that the sentence 'will be
commuted to life imprisonment.
The negro had a narrow escape from
being hanged, as ail the prept rations were
made, and. the gallows was readv. The
telegram from Governor Candler staying
the execution was receivea just 30 minutes
prior to the time set for the hanging.
YOUNG’wOMEN BARE
FLESH TO THE KNIFE
CHICAGO. Jan. 17.—1 n an hour’s time
Dr. Dorsay Hecht, before a clinic at the
Post Graduate hospital, cut bits of
cuticle from the arms and legs of fifteen
young women, and covered a burned and
livid face with fresh, healthy epidermis.
The patient is Miss Helen Peck, 16 years
old. whose face was terribly burned by an
explosion of gasoline. ,
Three times the pumber of young women
chosen volunteered to make the sacrifice
for their suffering friend.
MISSISSIPPI SULL
STIRRED RT SCANDAL
PENITENTIARY REPORT CAUSES
NO END OF TALK—MAY CUT A
FIGURE IN NEXT GUBER-
NATORIAL RACE.
JACKSON; Miss., Jan. 16.—Like Ban
quo’s ghost the penitentiary committee s
report continues to stalk through the halls
of the legislature. The senate seems to
be unable to get off the subject. For
three days It has talked about the report,
but It has all been talk, for nothing has
been accomplished. The Investigation
seems to be such a good thing that the
senate wants more of it. It has passed
a joint resolution calling on the commit
tee to sit further, examine more witnesses
and take more testimony. Senator Moore
said on the floor of the senate, that since
the first report was submitted, that he
had heard of more damaging evidence
against the management of the peniten
tiary, but he did not state who was in
volved in this new evidence and left the
senate and the public to uraw its own
conclusions.
That there is politics in the report
seems to be no doubt, and the way things
are shaping themselves right now, it looks
like the report may play a prominent
part in the next gubernatorial election.
i n fernaiTm achineTsent
- BY MAIL, EXPLODES
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Jan. 17.—J. W.
Martin, a postoffice clerjc, was injured
this morning by the explosion of a pack
age of powder, nitro-glycerine or an in
fernal machine.
He was stamping letters and packages,
and a package addressed to a hardware
house here, exploded when struck with
the stamp.
Examination revealed on it the name of
a New York smokeless powder concern.
The interior of the parcel showed a tin
box containing the explosive had been
carefully packed.
The local hardware firm disclaim having
ordered such a package or having been
notified of Its shipment.
It has not been receiving samples of
explosive* by mail, which fact suggests
the infernal machine theory.
JUDGE HART WILL
RESIGN VERY SOON
MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga., Jan. 16.-The
superior court of Baldwin county is in
session this week, Judge John C. Hart,
of the Ocmulgee circuit, presiding. Quite
a number of important cases are on the
docket and several prominent lawyer* are
in attendance. It is generally understood
all over the state tnat Judge Hart will
be in the race for attorney general, and it
is said that he will resign his judgeship
early in the spring. In his charge to the
grand jury he intimated that his judicial
career would soon close.
strikincTmachinists -
DECLARE STRIKE OFF
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Jan. 17.-Th<* Ma
chinists’ union at Salisbury, N. C„ has
declared the strike in the Southern shops,
at Spencer, near there, terminated. The
Sun. a Salisbury paper, gives the follow
ing regarding the action of the machin
ists in calling off the long struggle:
The machinists' strike on the Southern
railway, which has been on since last
May has been declared off by the Salis
bury union, so far as the local situation
is affected.
SEMI-WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Spot Cotton Market.
Atlanta, quiet, 715-16 c.
New Orleans, steady, 715-16 c. .
New York, steady, 8 5-16 c.
Liverpool, steady, 4 9-IM.
Charleston, firm. 7 13-lfo.
Mobile, normal, 713-16 c.
Augusta, steady, B%c.
Savannah, quiet, 7%c.
Cincinnati, steady, B%c.
Wilmington, steady, 7%c.
St. Louis, quiet, 7 15-180.
Norfolk, steady, Bc.
Galveston, quiet. Bc.
Baltimore, normal, B%e. ,
Boston, quiet, 8 5-16 c.
Philadelphia, steady. B%e.
Memphis, quiet, 715-16 c.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18—The cotton market
opened steady with prices 407 points btaher
on fairly active demand, firm local shorts and
commission house*. After the call Wall street
and the south bought along conservative lines
and Europe ticked up scattering amounts of
the near months. Whereas, nearly everything
worked against the market today'* session was
of strong bullish average. Receipts at the
ports were much smaller than the average of
late and only about 5.000 in excess of those the
same day last year. The Liverpool cables were
about 2 points “to the good." while private ad
vices stoutly maintained that trade conditions
tn Manchester were the best known. New Eng
land mill reports were quite encouraging,
though spinners were said to be carrying com
paratively light supplies of raw material the
predictions for next week's port receipts point
ed to 175.000 bales, or less, with ak “in sight"
but little, if any. In excess of last year. As
against 8.14 last night. May. in the local ring,
opened 8.19, advanced to 8.20 and then eased
off a trifle later, only to again stiffen up on
moderate general buying. The south and Wall
street continued to buy on every slight reac
tion: room operators settled up short ac
counts and went long over Sunday.
The market closed steady with prices net 2
to 7 points higher, . ,
NEW YORK. COTTON.
Following were the ruling quotations In the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling. 8 5-16 c, steady.
Last Close
Open. High. Low. Sale. Btd.
January 8.01 8.01 ’ 8.01 8.01 8.01
February 8.07
March ....\.. ..8.12 8.14 8.12 8.12 8.12
April 8.17 8.17 8.16 8.16 8.16
May 8.19 8.20 8.18 8.18 8.18
June 8.22 8.22 8.22 8.22 8.19
July 8.24 8.24 8.22 8.22 8.22
August 8.06 8.07 8.06 8.06 R. 06
September.. .. ..7.77 7.77 7.77 7.77 7.75
October 7.70 7.73 7.70 7.73 7.72
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
The following were the closing quotations os
the floor of the exchange today:
Tone quiet and steady.
January 7.92
, February 7.92
March ........... 7.98 ..
April , 8-01
• May J...... 8.06
June <■».. : 8.09
Ju1y..'..., ....,.v. 8.13
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Following were the rultlng quotations on the
exchange today: <
Tone, firm; sales, 6,000; middling. 4’4d.
Opening Close
January and February .... 4.28 4.29
February and March... 4.27 4.29
March and April 4.28 4.29
April and May .. 4.28 4.29
May and June 4.28 4.29
June and July ... 4.29 4.29
July and August ’.. 4.28 4.29
August and September... 4 24 4.25
September and October..., - 4.17
January ... ..... 4.29 4.30
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1898-9 1899-0 1900-1 1901-2
GaTaveston .’. 3.392 4,724 5.350 5.812
New Orleans 7.581 8.861 6.346 7.865
Mobile 2,083 1.650 188
Savannah.. .. 5,760 5,184 4,150 5,365
Charleston 6'57 221 1.254 834
Wilmington '/ 816 894 ...... ......
Norfolk 1.600 1,645 613 1.513
New York 279 700
Boston ,1.883 407 570 610
Philadelphia., .. .... 875 376 104
Tctsls at all ports. 24.168 19.982 •JS.noo
•Estimated... -
Estimated Cotto” Receipt*.
Houston expects Monday 4,500 to 5,900 bales,
against 4,779 bales last year.
New Orleans expect*! Monday ,10,000 to 12,000
bales, against 12,136 bales last year.
W. E. Small & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—This morning Liver
pool strengthened after the decline of yester
day and the usual Saturday short covering here
carried May back to .8.20. Considering the
heavy movement thia week and the general un
certainty the P-vel at the close is satisfactory.
The gain for the week has been due to the
Monday estimate of less than 9.500,000 bales on
the crop and more confidence is placed in this
than In the Neill estimate of 11.250,000 bales.
A feature of the day was the trade report of
the Chronicle and of Bradstreet's showing a
generally favorable condition of all manufac
turing branches of the cotton industry.
From the tenor of such reports there is little
In the outlook to Induce short sales for a de
cline in prices. As long as the position con
tinues as it is we would rather buy on all da
telines. , .
Murphy Co.’a Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK. Jan. 18—The market was 5 to
7 points up at the opening. Sellers of yester
day appeared as buyers because of a slight;
advance at Liverpool. There was not much
business on the whole but there was a dis
position to support the market despite the
fact that receipts at ports pointed to a to
tal of 25,000. agatns 20,000 last year. Many
Texas towns reported stocks far behind last
year. A well known New York firm published
a statement indicating * crop of 9,754.000. but
this fell flat, in faet, all estimates under
10.000.000 bales are regarded as unworthy of
serious consideration so long as receipts con
tinue on a comparatively liberal scale. Un
important changes in prices were shown after
the opening. Everything depends on the re
ceipts the balance of the week. The total visi
ble supply of ootten shows a loss of 35.000
bales, while the American supply alone shows
a loss of 27,000 bales. Cotton continues to be
exported on a big scale. Some call this a very
bullish feature but others construe it as bear
ish in the long run as the rise of the** con
tinued shipments must be an accumulation of
cotton possibly far in excess of European
trade requirements. Liverpool holds now de
spite her loss in stocks for the week, a
stock ahead of last year amounting to 232,000
bales of all kinds. Great Britain has taken
200.000 bales more than last year since the
opening Os the season. With these large
stocks the question is is she likely to mate
rially advance prices.
World’s Visible Supply of Cotton.
NEW YORK. Jan. 18.—Secretary Hester's
statesmhnt of the world's visible supply of cot
ton, made up from special cable and telegraphic
advices, compares the figures of this week
with last week, last year and the year be
fore.
It shows a decrease for the week just closed
of 8.734 bales, against an increase of 22.487
last year and a decrease of 47,151 the year be
fore. X
The total visible is 4,439,728. against 4.448.462
last week, 4,109,764 last year and 4,199,834 year
before last.
Os this the total of American cotton is 3,699.-
728. against 3.710.462 last week. 3,803,764 last
year and 3.431.834 year before'last, and of all
other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil, India,
etc., 740.000, against 788,000 last week, 806,000
last year and 768,000 year before last.
The total world s visible sqpply of cotton
shows-a decrease compared with last week of
8.734 bales, an increase compared with last
year of 829.964 and an increase compared with
year before last of 239,894.
Os the world’s visible supply of cotton, as
above, there is now afloat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe 2.263.000, against
1,878.000 last year and 1.933,000 year before last;
in Egypt 229,000. against 187,000 last year and
201,000 year before last; in India, 277,000, against
366.000 last year and 318.000 year before last,
and in the United States 1,671,000, against 1,679,-
000 last year and 1,748,000 year before last.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, January 18:—The following Is
the comparative cotton statement for the week
ending today:
Net receipts for the week 225.R29
Same time last year.. 169,244
Increas 56,585
Total receipts since September Ist .. .. 5.363.648
Same time last year., 4,971,443
Increase 392,205
Exports for the week.. .. 246,482
Same time last year.. 118.298
Increase 128,184
Total exports since September Ist 4,040,302
Same time last year 3,649.964
Increase.. a 390,238
Stock at U. S. ports 981,167
Same time last year 876.225
Increase 104,942
Stock at interior towns 640,272
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Same time last year 771,199
Decrease 131.227
Stock at Liverpool .. 90",0<i0
Same time last year 668.000
Increase 232,000
American afloat for Great Britain.. .. 32$,tN0
Same time last year 253,000
Increase 69.000
Weekly Cotton Crop Statement.
NEW'ORLEANS, Jan. 18.—Secretary Hes
ter's weekly Now Orleans cotton exchange
statement shows an increase in the movement
into sight compared with the seven days
ending on yesterday of last year in round fig
ures of 75,000 bales, an increase over the same
days year before last of 108,000 and over the
same time in 1899 of 8.000.
For the 17 days of January the totals show
an Increase over last year of 238,000, an in
crease over the same period year before last of
277,000 and over 1899 of 83,000.
For the 139 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 139 days
of last year 278,000, ahead of the same days
year before last 964,000 and behind 1893 by
1,038,000.
The amount' brought into sight during the
East week has been 299.473 bales, against
14,356 for the seven daya ending this date
last year. 191,235 year before last and 291.353
the same time in 1899. and for the 17 days of
January It has been 778,527, against 540,641
last year, 501,781 year before last and 695,612
the same time In 1899.
The movement since September 1 snows re
ceipts at all United States ports 5,465.206.
against 4,966.914 last year, 4,378,981 year before
last and 6,428,679 the same time in 1899; over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
rivers to northern mills and Canada 662,553,
against 777,560 last year, 887.404 year before last
and 901,105 the same time in 1899; interior
stocks in excess of those held at the close
of the commercial year 487,711, against 694,022
last year, 474,626 year before last and 496.569
the same time in 1899; southern mill takings
768,000, against 666,647 last year, 678,208 year
before last and 594,806 the same time in 1899.
These make the total movement for the 139
days from September 1 to date 7,383,470. against
7,105,143 last year, 6,419,219 year before last
*nd 8,421,161 the same time in 1899.
Foreign exports for the week have been
263,419, against 147,569 last year, making the
total thus far for the season 4,137.784, against
3,653,878 last year, an increase of 483,906.
Northern mill takings and Canada during the
past seven days show an Increase of 6,642, as
compared with the corresponding period last
year, and their total takings since September
1 have Increased 56,264.
The total takings of American mills, north
and south and Canada, thus far for the sea
son have been 1,969,572, against 1.927,107 last
year . These include 1,190,461 by northern
spinners, against 1,246,725. \
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading
southern interior centers have decreased during
the week 67,193 bales, against a decrease dur
ing the corresponding period last season Os
20,147 and are now 15,279 larger than at this
date in 1901. _ ,
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 is 7.743.1u<,
against 7,227.677 for the same period last year.
It must be remembered that the weekly,
monthly and season's comparisons in Secretary
Hester's reports are made up to corresponding
date last year, year before last and in 1899.
Comparisons to close of corresponding weeks
are misleading, as totals to close of this week
last year would take in 140 days of the sea
son, year before last 141 days, and in 1899
142 days, against only 139 .days this year.
Grain anti Provision*.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—Trade in the grain pits
opened today with the old-time Saturday dull
ness. The tone was improved, but the trade
was very light early in the session. The bullish
factors were improved future and spot cables
all around and the continued reports of dam
age to winter wheat from the dry weather.
There was some rain in the southwest last
night, but Kansas City reported one-fourth of
the entire winter wheat crop ruined. May
wheat opened % to He higher at 80t»c to 80%@
80’*c, and fluctuated between those figures and
80Hc. Shorts were the principal buyers and
commission houses sellers. Local receipts were
32 cars, nonF of contract grade; Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 531 cars, making a total for the
three points cf 563 cars, against 508 last week
and 460 a year ago.
An improved demand, short covering and a
general better feeling sent May wheat up to a
strong close, higher, at 81c. ...
There was very little corn for sale at the
opening, and that with the influence of the
wheat advance and the strong cable list started
Moy corn U to He up at 64»*c. Later on the ad
vance commission houses began offering freely.
May, however, heki firm and sold to
at the end of the first hour. Receipts were light
at 81 cars. x .
The early demand in oats was not urgent, but
on a scarcity of offerings and' the strength in
other grains this pit opened strong, May H®%c
up at 45Hc to 45fcc. There was an improved de
mand after the start and May soon soiq to 46Hc.
Receipts 182 cars. '
Corn felt the influence of the late wheat
improvement and on short covering and scarci
tv of offerings. May advanced and closed strong
l'@lHc higher, at 64%@64%c.
provisions were dull at the opening, but with
an Improved tone. Prices for hogs at the yards
were better and this influence, together with
the grain advance, started some outside buying.
May pork opened 2Hc to 5c up at sb.O7 to $17.10.
and advanced to $17.15: May lard unchange.! to
2Hc higher at 19.72', to $9.75, and May ribs a
shade higher at 8.67 H, and sold up to IS.iO.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
The following wer* tha ruling prices in ths
exchange today: _
WHEAT— Open High Low CP»e
January
Mav 80% 81 80% 81
CORN-
January ••••
May... 64 64% 64 64%
July 63% 64% 63% 64%
OATS
May 45% 46% 45% 46%
Julv 40% 40% 40% 40%
PORK- _
January... ... 16.77
May... 17.07 17.17 17.05 17.12
LARD- _
January. ...
May 8 .72 9.77 9.72 9.72
SIDEB-
January 8.42 8.47 8.4- 8.47
May 8.67 8.72 8.65 8.72
——
Chlcago’Clcso Quotation*.
CHICAGO. Jap. 18.—Close: Wheat—January
77%c, May 81c, July 80%c.
Corn —January 61%c, May 64%©64%c, July
74%c, September 63%c.
Oats—January 45%c, May 46%c, July 40%c,
September 32%c. ....... , ■
Pork—January $16.77%, May $17.12%, July
’’l.ard-January $9.47%. May $9.75, July $9-82%.
Flax—Cash, \N. W. $1.69, S. W. $1.66%, May
U-78.
Chicago Cash Quotation*.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—Wheat—No. 2 red. 84%@
83%c; No. 8 red. 80%@84%c; No. 2 hard, higher,
80%c; No. 3 hard winter, 76%@78%c; -,No. 1
northern spring. 77%©79%c: No. 2 northern
spring. 76%@78%c: no. 3 spring, 73%®77%c. •
Corn—No. 2. ..; No. 3, 60%®'%c.
Oats—No. 2, 46®%c; No. 3, .45%@46c.
LIVEDPOOL GRAIN. ■ - .
Bv Private Wire to Murphy & Co.
‘The following were the ruling quotations tn
the exchange today;
r Close
WHEAT—
May 2%d
CORN—
May 5s l%d
Liverpool Quotations.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 18.— Wheat-Spot, No. 2,
red. -western, winter, steady, 6s 2d; No. 1,
northern, spring, steady, 6s 2d; No. 1, Califor
nia, firm, 6s 6d. Futures, steady; ssaroh, 6s
2%d; May, 6s 2%d.
Corn—Spot, quiet; American mixed, new.
5s 6%d; American mixed, old, 5s 7%d- Futures,
inactive; February,. 5s 5%d; March, 5s B%d;
May, 5s !%d. •
Cotton seed oil. hull refined, spot firm, 235.
Turpentine spirits, firm. 29s 9d.
Rosin—Common, steady, 3s lOfed.
Linseed oil—Dull, 29s 9d. >■’,
Murphy & Co.’* Grain Letter.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Steadiness in all ce
reals continued this morning and during the
first liour prices improved materially. May
wheat in Chicago sold at 80%c and In New York
at 85%c. The Liverpool’ market- advanced %d
on comparatively light world's shipments and
less anxiety to sell on the part of American
holders. There Is very little desire to .contract
ahead on the part of either Russian or Argen
tina exporters. The visible supply In Argen
tina is only 800,000 bushels, against 1,800,000
bushels last year, and the export sales surpkisf
is variously estimated at from 15,000.000 to 80,-
000.000 bushels. News this morning proved con
flicting. Strength abroad tended to advance
prices, while reports of some rain and snow
in the winter wheat belt caused some selling
on the part of those who bought yesterday and
the day before.
According to Bradstreet's, exports for the
week aggregated 4,690.202 bushels, against 3,-
336,000 bushels, against 106,000,000 bushels last
year. The usual January thaw tn prices ar
rived this week, says this authority. Food
products, particularly cereals, pork and dry
products’, have all weakened and close lower
on ! the we°k.
• W. E. Small & Co.’s Grain Letter.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18..—Wheat— have heard
of no export business at the seaboard. St.
Louis reported 150,000 bushels No. 2, red, taken
late yesterday by southeastern mills. Only
a poor cash demand anef low grades are little
slow at Minneapolis, but we understand that
all flour offers were accepted, the first for a
Iqng time. Manitoba wheat, is freely offered
both’ here and at the seaboard. Under the
; stimulus of a higher Liverpool cable and a
continuation of dry weather in the southwest
with forecast for fair weather, buying was
of a good character with a number of orders
from St. Louis ajid a number of others from
southwestern points, while wealthy local op
erators favored the buying side which start
ed the shorts to covering at a lively gait,
the market closing strong at top prices.
Weather conditions govern to a great extent
and rain or snow would be the signal for a
lively selling movement. Oh hard spots we
favor sales.
Corn was influenced in an upward direction
by the strength in wheat and on buying by
commission houses and a few large local op
erator*. while there was said to be an im
provement in the cash demand. The short in
terest covered quickly, not caring to go over
Sunday with open trades. Further advances
may be brought about but we believe they
should be met with sales.
Oats advanced sharply on aggressive buying
by commission house*, a-hich was thought to
be on orders given out by Patten In order to
corral the short Interest. This movement was
n._successful one, while Sales of 50,000 bushels
at the seaboard was looked upon a* a bullish
factor. The stocks here are light but on
а. further advance we look for realizing sales.
Provisions advanced in sympathy with hogs
While shorts covered freely on Cudahy buying.
There will be a good run of hogs next week
and should further advances appear we would
favor sales.
St. Louis Quotation*.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 18.—Close: Wheat higher;
No. 2 red cash elevator 88%c, track 90c, May
88%c. July 81%«t81%c; No. 2 hard 79%@84c.
Qorn higher; No. 2 cash '44%c. track 64%®
65c, Maj’ «6%®66%c, July 66%@66%c.
Oats higher; No. 2 cash 48c, track 49c, May
48%c, July 40%c; No. 2 white 48%©49c.
Rye nominally higher at 65c.
Pork firm; jobbing $16.25.
Lard higher, $9.27%c.
Lead steady. $3.87%@3.90.
Spelter steady, $4.17%.
Poultry firm; chickens Bc, turkeys B®9c. geese
5%c.
Butter steady; creamery 18®25c; dairy 15®20c.
Eggs steady at 23c. .
Wool Quotations.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18.—Wool strong; territory
and western mediums 15@17%c; tine H<Bl6%e:
coarse 11® 16c.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 18.—Spirit* of turpen
tine firm at 40 bid; sales 276. Rosin firm; W.
W.. $3.85; W. G.. $3.60; N., $3.25; M , $2.65; K..
$2.25; 1.. $1.70; H.. $1.45: G.. $1.32%; F., $1.30;
E., $1.25; D.. C., B and A , $1.20; sales 1.864.
Receipts of spirits, 172; receipts of rosin. 3,819.
Sugar and Coffee Quotations.
’NEW YORK. Jan. 18.—Standard granulated,
$4.80. Coffee— Jobbing. 7%c; Invoice, 6%c.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 18.—Standard granu
lated, $4.70; fine granulated same as standard.
ATLANTA, Jan. 18.—Standard granulated,
$5,00. Roasted coffee—Arbuckle. 100-lb. cases.
$11.80; Lion, 100-lb. cases, SU.3O.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 18.—Butter—Receipts. 3.597
packages; market steady; state dairy, 14<ttl%c;
creamery, 16®23%c; June creamery, j»®-21c;
factory, 13©io%c.
Cheese—Receipts. 1,537 packages; market
firm; state full cream .fancy, 10@i3c; state
full cream, small. ll%©ll%c; state, best made,
-large, 9%c; do. small. 10@10%c.
Eggs—Receipts, 2,214 packages; unsettled;
western, at market, 24©25c; southern, at mar
ket, 23®24c. ,
S*ugar— Raw, weak; fair refining. 2%e: cen
trifugal 96 test. 3%c; molasses sugar. 2%c; re
fined steady; crushed, $5.16; powdered, s4.<»;
granulated. $4.65.
Coffee—Quiet; No. 7. Rio, 6%c.
Live Stock Market.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 18.—Cattle, receipt* 350 head.
Including 100 Texans; market ejeady. Beef
steers $3.50®6.30. stockers and feeders s2.6o®>4.Z>.
cows and heifers $205. Texas steers $3.50®5.35,
cows and heifers $2.50®3.85.
Hogs—Receipts 3.000 head: matket 5c higher.
Pigs and lights $6®>6.10, packers »5.10®6.25.
b’t'.chers $6.2506.60.
Sheep—Receipts none; market nominal. Na
tive $404.60, lambs $4.50©6.20, Texans $3.75®4.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18.—Cattle, receipt* 300 head.
Market steady to slow; good to prime steers
36.5007.40, poor to medium 3406. Stockers and
feeder* $2.2504.75, cow* $1.2504.65, heifer* $2,250
5, canners 3L2502.25, Texas fed steers $3.25©5.60.
Hogs—Receipts 20.000 head; Monday, 40,000;
left over. 2,059. Market stronger; mixed and
butchers $5.9006.40, good to choice heavy $6.35©
6 60, rough heavy $6®6.25, light $5.6506.10, bulk
'
10c lower.- Good to choice wethers $4.3005, fair
to choice mixed $3.7504.40. western sheep $4.25®
5.10, native lambs $3.5005.90. western lambs $o
CITY, Jan. 18.-Cattle, receipts 100
head. Market unchanged; native steers s4.7a©
<.75, Texan and Indian steers S 3. Texas
cows $2.5004.50, native cow* and heifers g.7B©
5.25, stockers and feeders $3.2504.50, bulls $3.00©
4.50. calves $3.7306.25.
Hogs—Receipts 6,000 head. Market steady to
5c higher: bulk of sales $5.7506.50, heavy $6.50©
б. packers $4,2506.50. medium $6.1006.50, light
$5.5006.35. york«-rs $5.2506.26. pigs $4.5005.35.
Sheep—Receipts nope. Market unchanged.
Muttons s4®s; lambs $506,25; western wethers
$404.75, ewes $404.50.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 18.—Hogs—Active, strong,
higher; butchers and shippers, 36.3004.40; com
mon, $4.7506.10.
Cattle—Steady; fair to good
5.65; common, 32.5003.25. I
Sheep—Steady, $2.2504.25.
Lambs—Steady, $4- 7506.00.
Kansas City Quotation*.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 18.-Wheat-May, 79%c;
July, 79c; cash. No. 2, hard, 77©77%c; No. 2,
red. 89c; No. 2, spring. 75%©76%c.
Corn—January. 75%c; May. 66%065%e.
Corn—Cash, No. 2, mixed, 65066 c; No. 2,
white. 69©69%c.
Oats—No.* 2, white, 47%048%c.
Bradstreet’s Review. s
Bradstreets review says: . , .
The usual 'January thaW in prices arrived
this week and *>:uritles, food products, partic
ularly the cereals, pork and dairy products,
coffee and sugar among the groceries and
copper among the metals, have all weakened
and closed lower on the week. The causes for
this movement have been in many case* tech
nical, and the general trade situation has not,
on the whole, been weakened. K anything, in
fact, improvement may be expected to follow,
a striking example of this being in the cereal*.
High prices had killed off export trade, but
this seems to have revived thf* week on the
decline. In distributive trade the situation has
certainly improved. A larger spring business
has been done in cotton and woolen goods.
Advices from the west are of an enlarged
spring jobbing business and collections remain
satisfactory. Northwest advices ars particularly
good, agricultural implement* and dry good*
being ordered and shipped in large volumes.
Trade in the southwest continues satisfactory,
but the lack of needed moisture for th* winter
wheat crop is a disturbing element, tending to
dull the edge of trade. More is doing in lead
ing eastern textile market*, prints and ging
hams moving well with jobbers, while a good
business is also reported in woolen goods,
though new prices made are rather lower than
expected.
There is even some improvement noted in
southern trade, largely the result of firmer ton*
of raw cotton. . .
Among th* industries iron and steel are easily
first in the volume of new business and In
production, although th* bulk of it is for deliv
ery in thq latter part of the year.
Car shortage is shown to nave materially
reduced the December output of pig iron. Sales
of the latter this week have been very heavy,
fully 160,000 tons having been taken, most of
it at Pittsburg and at a premium and the same
i* true of steel billets. Conservatism in th*
matter of advancing pig iron prices is still
noted. Southern producers announc* that they
will discourage anj" advance beyond sl2 for No.
2 at Birmingham. Conservative plans may,
however, be disarranged if the scarcity becomeo
more acute Predictions of advances in foundry
and charcoal grades are confirmed by price
changes this week. Finished product* tend
higher. Copper has been ‘cut to the bone this
week and 11 cents is the nominal price, but
claims are made of sales as low as 10% cent*
without any particular improvement in demand
reported, although exports are large.
The boot and shoe Industry looks forward
confidently to an active spring business. Al
though the question is not settled, it is gen
erally expected that prices will be higher.
The cereals have been active and excited.
Liquidations by disappointed longs was a fea
ture early and prices crumbled, aided by the
«”spension of a prominent western operator and
bear rumors of further troubles. Unsatisfacto
ry wheat cron advices, not enough moisture be
ing reported at the west and southwest, were
sustaining features later, but the main element
seems to have been the awakening of a better
export demand for wheat at the lower levels.
Flour acted in sympathy with wheat and here
also a better export demand appears to hav*
been evoked. Corn and oats were off in sym
pathy, but are still above export level.
Wheat, including flour, export* for the week
aggregated 4,609,202 bushels, against 3,567.710
las* week and 3,336.054 in this week last year.
Wheat exports Julj- Ist to date aggregate
158.004,473 bushels, against 106,163.694 last season.
Corn exports aggregate 298.093 bushels, against
166,873 last week and 5,184.550 last year. July
Ist to date corn exports are 21,255,717 bushels,
against 107.730,760 last season.
Business failures in the United States for th*
week number 291, against 346 last week, 290 in
this week last year, 255 in 1900, 262 in 189 S
and 309 in 1898.
Canadian failures for the week number 35,
against 32 last week and 50 in this week a yeal
ago.
McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Produce
Letter. e
ATLANTA. Jan. 18.—Trade conditions are
assuming their normal conditions after the lull
that usually exists after the holidays.
Apples are more active wish Indication* that
warrant continued advances in prices through
out the remainder of the season. This, If any
thing. applies more strongly to conditions -on
Florida oranges. The movement of California
Navels will soon begin, but prices are going to
be high, as the crop is Shorter than for sev
eral years. •
I.emons are moving moderately with no
change as to prices.
The market on cranberries is very dull.
Cocoanuts are cheaper than, at any tlm*
during the season.
Banar.aq are. also, comparatively cheap, with
onij- a limited demand existing.
Florida vegetables, such as tomato**, fancy
head lettuce, egg plant, string beans and
peas are all in good demand at fancy price*.
A few crates of strawberries are arriving and
bringing entirely satisfactory price*.
The market is well cleaned up on grapefruit,
and we anticipate much better price* than
since the holidays within the next few days.
The onion supply is light with prices ranging
high. , '
This can, also, be applied especially to New
York state Danish cabbage, and eating Irish
potatoes. . '
The glut on sweet potatoes is cleaning up,
and the market showing more activity.
The demand is good for field peas of the col
ored varieties, while white stock is mor* plen*
tiful with prices easy.
A good demand exists for live poultry at quo
tation prices.
Eggs are more plentiful and w* anticipate
a decline in prices in the next few days, with
favorable weather condition*.
Spareribs, backbones and sausage ready Mie
at fancy prices. ,
Butter supply more liberal with indication*
of a decline in prices.
Game of every description is selling readily
at fancy price*.
Florida cabbage will begin to move in the
next few weeks, provided weather conditions
remain favorable. /
ATLANTA MARKETS.
Cotton.
ATLANTA, Jan. 18.—Middling cotton quiet
at 7 15-160.
Vegetables.
Cabbage. New York. 1%©1%e per pound;
tomatoes. $3.00@3.50; egg plants. $1.2501.50 per
dozen; celery, Kalamazoo. 30040 c per dozen.
Country Produce.
Butter— Georgia Jersey, 20©22%c; Tennewoo
Jersey, 18020 c; Tennessee choice, 14015e;
sweet potatoes. yams, 60070 c per bushel;
white 4fr®soc per bushel; Irish potatoes. $1.15©
125 per bushel; onions, $1.7501.90 per bushel;
honey, new crop, strained, 7®3c per pound:
comb, bright. 9010 c per pound; whlte peaa
$1 7502.00 per bushel: stock peas, 31 2501.40
per bushel; eggs, fresh, 27c; cold storage, 24
©2sc.
Seed Potatoes.
Aroostook Co.. Maine, seed potatoes, 11-pk.
sacks. Bliss Triumph. $4.00; Goodrich, $3.5<%
Rose. $3.50; Peerless. $3.50.
Meat, Lard and Hams.
Reg R.. 9%c; half ribs, 9%c; rib 8., 9%®10o;
fat 8., 9c; lard, best, U%c; 2d. 10%c; break
fast bacon. 13©15c; hams. 12©14c, according t«
brand and average: Cal. H.. 8%09%c.
Poultry and Game.
Hens, 30c each; fries, large, 20022 c; me
dium. 17c: small. 15c: cocks, 15017%c;
guineas, 15c: geese, full feathered. 40c; duck*,
puddle. 22%c; Pekin ducks, 27%©30c; turkey*,
live, 9c per pound; quail. 13%c each; wild
ducks. 23035 c each; wild turkej-*, 12%c per
pound; dressed rabbits, 8c each; dressed
turkeys. 12©13c; dressed fries, 14©15c; dressed
hens.’ 11012 c; dredsed ducks, 11%©12%c; liv*
opossums. 25035 c each: dressed opossums. 10©
tic per pound. ,
Cotton Seed Products.
Cotton seed oil strong, 32%©33c per gallon;
cotton seed. sl2 per ton f. o. b. station; cotton
seed meal. $24 per ton; cotton seed hull*, bulk,
36.00 per ton; bale hulls, $7.50 per ton.
Nuts.
Mixed nuts. 12%c; Brazil nut*. 16©17c; Eng
lish walnuts. No. 1, 12%c; No. 2, 9%©10c; ,
North Carolina peanuts. 4%c; hand-picked Vir
ginia. 4%c; extra fancy Virginia, 5%c; almonds,
13014 c; pecans. U©l2%c.
Fish and Oysters.
Pompano. 15c; Spanish mackerel 11c: trout,
salt water. 7c; trout, fresh water, 7%c; blue
fish. sc: snapper, 34%07c; bream, Sc; mixed
fish, 4c; Grouper. 4@sc; mullet. $6.0006.50 per
barrel: market firm.
Oysters—Extra select, $1.15 per gallon;
select*. SI.OO per gallon; stews, 75@80c per
gallon. —„ .a, •
Fruit.
Florida oranges, $2.5003.75 per box;
fruit S4OO per box; lemons, choice, de
mand good. $3.50 per box; fancy apple*. ss.o*
05 60 per barrel; plneapjple*. $2.7503,00;
bananas. straight per bunch, $1.25©1.50;
•ulls. 75c ® SI.OO per bunch; prunes, s©6c per
pound: currants, 8010 c per pound; pi* peaches,
3 lb $2.50 per crate; table 2 lb.. $2.50; 3 leb.,
$3 so’; raisins. $1.5001.60 per box; cranberries,
$8.6009.00 per barrel. - •
Crackers.
Standard soda, 7c; milk, 7%c; XXX cream,
7%c; lemon cream, 9c; cornhills, 8c; assorted
penny cakes, 8c: assorted jumbles, Me; lunch
milk, 7%c; XXX soda, 6%c; XXX ginger
snaps, 6%c; pearl oyster, 7c; excelsior, 7%c.
Flour and Grain.
Pure winter wheat flour—Fancy Diamond
patent. $5.26; first patent, ss4-85; straight. $4.35;
extra fancy, $4.05; fancy. $3.85; choice family.
$3 25; family. $3.25; spring wheat flour, first
patent, 35.00; bran, large sacks, $1.26; small
sacks, $125; com meal, plain, 85c; bolted.
78c; grits. $3.70; bags, Hudnuts, $2.15. Com
mixed. 88c; white, 90c; Texas rust proof oats.
75c; whit* oats. 62c; No. 2 mixed, 60c; hay.
timothy. No. 1. large bales. 31.10: small bales.
|1.00; No. 2. 90c; Georgia rye, $1.10; Tonnes***
rye, $1.00; barley. $1.00; victor feed, $1.50 per
100 pounds.
Groceries.
Coflee-Fancy. 10%c; low grade*, 7010 c: Ar
buckle roasted. $11.80; Lion. $11.30. Sugari-Cat
loaf. 7%c; cubes. 6%c; powdered, 6%c; granu
lated. New York, $5.05; New Orleans, $5.00;
extra C. 4%c; refined yellow. sc; New Orleans
clarified. 4W>c. Candy—Assorted stick, per
box. 5%c; per barrel. 5%c. Matche*-200*,-
$1 1002.00; 6a, 45056 c. owing to brand. Soda-
Box. $3.45; keg. 2®2%c. Rice—Fancy head,
B%c; head. 7%c. Starch—Pearl. 3%c; lump.
sc. Cheese—Fancy full cream, 12%©13c; full
cream. 12%c
Powder—Rifle, $4 per keg; drop shot, $1.60.
Bagging and Ties.
2%-lb., i>er yard, 7%c 2-lb., per yard. 7c; 1%-
lb., per yard, 6%c. Ties, 45-lb., steel arrow,
per bundle, sl.lO.
Snuff.
Railroad mill*, 1-lb. jars, 47%c; 1 ox. Macca
boy $5 70 gross: one ounce bottle, *6.00
per’gross; 1 2-3 ounce Maccaboy, *9.50 gross;
1 oz. Sweet Scotch, *5.40 gross; 1 2-3 oa. Sweet
Scotch. *9.25 gross; Lori Hard* 1-lb. Jars, 57%c;
extra fresh Scotch, per case 1 gross, 1 2-3 os.. •
*6 00; extra fresh Scotch, per cas* * dosen, 1
os. *6.00; Ralph * Scotch, per case, 6 dozen. 1
oz . *2.90; Rolph's Scotch, per case, 6 dozen. 1
2-3 oz., $5.10; Bruton'* Scotch, per case. Mozen,
1 oz.. *2.75; Bruton's Scotch, per case, 6 dozen,
1 2-3 oz., HM- _
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new, white, 55060 c per lb. I •
old geese feathers. 15025 c; duck and geese
mixed, 30040 c; duck feathers, pure white, 35©
40c lb.; duck, colored. 25c lb.; -chicken. 10c.
Woodenware.
Two-hoop pine pail*, per dozen, *1.40; *-hoop
pine pails, per dozen, $1.55; 3-hoop brass bound
pall*, whwite cedar. *2.75; 3-hoop brass bound
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 tub.s 8 in nest, per nest. $2.40; gal
vanized tubs. 4 in nest, per nest, *2.40; bread
trays, from *2.00 to *4.50 per dozen; wood-rim
sieves, per dozen, 90c: axe handles, 60c to *1.25
per dozen; No. 1 chimneys, per case of * dozen.
*2 00; No. 2 lamp chimney*, per case of *
dozen, *3.00; No. 1 pearl top chimneys, per case
of 6 dozen. *4.20; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per
case of 6 dozen, *5.40.
Hides, Skins and Old Metals.
Hides—Green salted hides, No. L 40 lbs., and
up, 8c; No. 2, 40 lb*, and up, 7c; No. 1, un
der 40 lbs., 7%c; No. 2. under 40 lbs., 6%c; No. 1
and No. 2. dry flint hides, all weights. 13e;
No 1 and No. 2 dry salt hides, all weights,
11c; green and salted shearlings. 25c each; ,
green salted lambs. 35®45c each; green salted
sheep, 45075 c each; green salted goats, 250
each; green salted horse hides, $2.00 each;
green salted mule hides, *2.00 each; colts and
pnoles, SI.OO each.
Tallow—ln cake*, 6c; in barrel* and tuba. se.
Beeswax. 25c.
Old Metal— Heavy red brass, lie; heavy yel
low brass; 8c; light ’ A ss. 6c; copper. l*c; light
copper, 11c; bottom r 0c; zinc, 2%c.
Scrap Iron—Mixed -crap, *9; ztoves and pot*,
$6 per gross ton.
COTTONMILL LOCKS
OUT ITS EMPLOYES
AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. 17.—The Granite
ville mills have been closed down all the
week. The trouble was caused by the
speeder hands, only eight In number,
who struck Monday morning for an in
crease in wages from five to six cent*
per hank. As the mill cannot be operated
without the speeder President T. I. Hick
man ordered the entire mill closed, lock
ing out about 600 hands.
President Hickman, when seen about th*
trouble, said that no' other course was
open to the mill management. While th*
Increase in wages demanded by the eight
striking speeder hands was slight, if gran
ted this would be speedily followed • by
hands in other departments, who would in
justice, be entitled to a like increase. Th*
mills jn thta section had made very small
profits during the year passed, and had
in fact been run at a loss during a portion
of the summer, to keep the hands em
ployed. He thought the trouble would b*
adjusted in a day or two. as the relations
between the officials and employes had
always been so pleasant, and the latter
would soon see that the management
could not really comply with th*lr d*-
mand. »
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