Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, December 15, 1902, Page 7, Image 7
WHAT GEORGIA’S LEGISLATORS ARE DOING AT THE STATE’S CAPITOL FRANCHISE BILL 15 . PASSED Bf SENATE fcY VOTE OF THIRTY-SIX TO TWO THE MEASURE IS ADOPT- ED BY THE UPPER •IV BRANCH. The Candtar franchtoa bill, which pass ed the house several days ago. was passed late Thursday by the senate, the vote being B to 1 The only voters in the neg ative were Senator Paul Turner and Sena tor Smith. This Mil was up for discussion all the mornin*, and was passed at 4:45 that aftemoon-Governor Terrell will prob ably sign it- Tbose voting In the affirmative were: Senators Allen. Atkinson. Christie, Clark. Clements. Comas. Crumbley. Da vta, Duncan of the tenth. Duncan of the 96th. Golden. Harrell. Hightower. Hop kins, Hudson. Jordan. Lee. Ledford. Mat thews, McClure. McLean. McMichael. Merritt. Middlebrooks. Moore. Park. Per ry. Roberta. Skelton. Snead. Sweat. Sym ons, Von Buren. Worsham and Howell. In the nagsttvs: Senators Paul Turner aod WnMth The MD was passed with a few alight amendments, which will not, however, af fect the general principles or intention of the measure, so that it la likely the house will quickly concur. ALL AMENDMENTS ARE VOTED DOWN IN HOUSE The fist of absentees Thursday, as taken from the Journal of the house clerk. Is as follows: Glenn- Johnson, of Baker; Johnson, of Crawford; Maples. Roper. Watson and Welch. Following the roll call of the members of ths hauss, the reading of the house journal was dispensed with, and several unfavorably reported bills were referred to the committees which had reported them to the house. At the request of Governor Terrell. Mr. Catvta. of Richmond, introduced a reso lution providing that the commissioner of agriculture be allowed to place an exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase exposition, at St. Louis, to be paid for out of the 619,00) appropriation given for the aupport of the agricultural department. Mr. Hall, of Bibb, fought the resolution on the grounds that if the appro priation to the department was not used, the surplus must be returned to the state treasury, under the present law. Mr. Calvin said that the department of agriculture was provided for to advertise the state, and that It was right for the department to make such an exhibit, even without the consent of the general assem bly. He said that if he was commissioner of agriculture be would not ask the legis lature for permission to make the exhibit at St. Louis. “Well, you would get yourself into the most serious trouble if you did.** thunder ed Mr. Hall. The resolution was lost by a vote of 66 to ». and there now seems to be absolute ly no chance for the state to have any kind of an exhibition, however small or large, at the great Louisiana Purchare exposition. The committee on rules made a report to the house, fixing senate bill No. 68 as a special of-der for the day. and then cutting off any further special orders at this ses ■ sfc>n. Senate bill No. 68 was a MU by Senator Clements, of the fifteenth, and provided for the continuation of the present lease system of the state convicts r Mr. Felder, of Bibb, made a strenuous fight against making this bill a special order for the day. making the fight on the grounds that he had a bill providing for placing the convicts of the state on the public roads before the house, and that he wanted to get it before the house and he had failed He urged that both the sen ate bill and his own bill be allowed to go over until the next session. Speaker Morris left the chair and spoke for making the Mil the special order for the day. He said he was not specially in favor of leasing convicts, but that It was his duty to demand that this matter be taken up at this session. He said Governor Terrell had said that If the general as sembly passed a lease system, he would g*t more money from the lessees of the convicts even if he had to throw out ev ery bid and advertise again for a dozen times Mr Morris said that be thought the state should get more moriey for the convicts, but that the governor should have ample time to advertise for bids. Mr. Stovall, of Chatham, fought the ef fort to make the senate bill the special order, while Mr. Steed, of Taylor, argued for the consideration of the bill. Mr. Sla ton. of Fulton, said that if he could be lieve there was sufficient time to lease the convicts after the next session, he would favor passing the Felder amendment, which struck out the clause providing that senate MU No. ffi be made special order. On an aye and nay vote the Felder amendment was passed by a large ma jority. the vote being 1C to 97. The effect of this vote is that there will be bo leasing of convicts this year, and tt is more than probable that there will at the next session be a bitter fight for the working of the felony convicts on the public roads of the state. . The vote was a signal victory tar Mr. Felder, of Bibb, who fought the convict bill from the very start and made an ef fort to have passed a MH providing for the working of the convicts on the public roads. A message from the clerk of the senate, announcing that the highest branch ot the general assembly had overridden the ve to of Governor Terrell on the summer Fission bill, was greeted with much ap plause in the house. The genera! appropriation Mil. as amended by the senate, was then taken up for action by the house. The first section amended by the senate was the payment of a salary of $2,500 to the resident physician at the state sani tarium The house provided that this IXSOO be paid out of the money given the sanitarium, but the senate struck out thia clause and provided for the payment of this money from the state treasury. The house, upon motion of Mr. Davis, of Meri wether. refused to concur The next section amended by the senate dealt with the number of porters employed in the senate and senate committee rooms and the house committee rooms. The house provided for eight for the house and five for the senate. The senate thought five porters enough for the house and three for the senate. The house thought It needed eight porters, and will keep them, though it passed that part which allowed the senate to cut its porters from five to three. The house refused to allow the senate n» to purchase 75 new chairs for the senate committee rooms, it being stated that there was a fund from which these chairs could be purchased. The house refused to allow the senate to hire an extra door keeper for the cloak room or two extra door keepers for the Side doors of the senate chamber. The house agreed to allow the senate three pages, and the senate amended the house bill by making the number of pages for the senate five. This brought on quits an argument, but the senate will have to ABSENT MEMBERS WERE ORDERED : ARRESTED SPEAKER MORRIS HAS EVERY TRAIN HATCHED AND MEM BERS OF HOUSE COULD NOT LEAVE TOWN. The general tax act. as amended by the senate, was up for consideration in the house Friday and senate amendments were disagreed to with rythmical regularity by the members of the house. In order that they may go before a joint conference committee of both house and the senate and be threshed out there. The occupation tax clause was stricken from the general tax act. and will proba bly , come up in the guise of a separate bill at the summer session. The sensation of the morning's proceed ings of the house was the order given by Speaker Morris to the sergeant at arms, to deputise several men, go to the depot and arrest every member of the house who tried to leave the city before the house and senate adjourned sine die. This order from Speaker Morris is an innovation in the efforts to keep the mem bers present, and there are few members in the house who can remember the time when such an order has been given before. At the time the summer session bill was passed this morning there was 170 mem bers in the house, but this number dwin dled down to about 80. and then Speaker Morris gave his order to the sergeant at arms to arrest the members trying to leave the city and bring them back into the house. Following the call of the roll, the read ing of the house journal, which was very voluminous, was dispensed with. Hon. Murphy Candler, author of the franchise tax bill, asked unanimous con sent to dispense with the regular order of the day for a few moments. He said that the senate had made several amend ments to the franchise tax bill. The house did not know just what these amendments did to the bill and he wanted them disagreed to in order that a joint conference from the senate might explain toe changes wrought by the senate. This consent was granted, and the fran chise tax bill, as amended by the senate, was read. Mr. Candler moved to disagree to all of the amendments of the franchise tax bill sent by the senate, and this ac tion was taken. The report of the committee on rules, making the summer session bill the spe cial order for the morning, was adopted by a vote of 105 to 0. Governor Terrell’s vete message to the summer session bill was then read for the first time in the bouse. The summer session bill originated in the senate, was unanimously passed by the senate and house and went to the governor for his signature, but the chief executive vetoed the bill because it added eight months to the terms nt office of the governor and state house officials. Mr. George, cf Morgan, moved that the house pass the bill over the veto of the governor. Mr. Reid, of Campbell, argued against the overriding of the governor’s veto. He said that' the state treasury would be in a frightfully depleted condi tion during the summer months, and with no Chance c-t getting more money. He said the senate had stripped the general tax act of everyttiing which would bring in any extra revenues, that >40,000 had teen added to the general appropriation Mil. The main question was ordered and an aye and nay vote was called on the ques tion. By a vote of 128 to 37 the veto of the Governor Terrell was overridden by the house. The greatest enthusiasm which has been manifested since the opening of the house was exhibited when the result was announced by Speaker Morris. Disor der could not be stopped and Speaker Mor ris had to again order the floor cleared of ail visitors. On the motion to override the governor’s veto, the vote was as follows: Aye: Alexander. Alford, Almand, Ayres, Baldwin. Beall, Bell of Emanuel, Bell of Milton, Booth. Bowen, Boynton. Brown, Bruce. Buchan. Buchanan. Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin. Candler. Carr. Carrington, Carswell. Cliatt, Cook, Cromartie, Crumb ley, Daves, Deal, Derrick. Dozier, Duckett, Duggan. Edwards, Fields. Flanigan, Flynt. Foster of Oconee. Foster of Towns, Franklin. Fussell. Gaulden. George, Glenn. Grenade, Grice. Griffin. Hawes, i Hays, Hendry. Hicks. Hixon of Carroll, i Hixon of Sumter, Holder, Houston, How- I ard of Laurens, Johnson of Baker. John ' son of Clinch. Jones of Dougherty, Jones of Pickens. Kelly. Kendrick, Kent, Kil burn, Knight, Lane. Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh. Little. Mann, Maples, Martin. May sen. Miller of Bullock. Miller of Muscogee, i Milla Mitcham. Mitchell. Morton. Moses, Mulherin, Mcßride. McElmurray, McLain. Mcßae. Newton, Nisbet. Overstreet, O'Quinn, Parker. Pate of Dooly, Pate of Gwinnett. Paulk of Coffee. Paulk of Irwin, Peyton. Phillips of Jefferson. Phillips of Quitman. Preston. Proctor, Rainey, Ran kin. Rawls, Redwine. Rice. Richardson, Ridley. Rogers of Hall. Rountree, Shack elford. Shannon, Singletary, Slaton, Spence, Stanford. Steed of Carroll, Stew art, Strickland, Thompson. Tracy, Valen tine. Walker of Monroe. Wellborn, Whit ley. Wise, Womble, Tates. Nays: Adams, Akin. Arnold, amble along with three pages, for the house refused to allow them more. The senate amendment to section 8, appropriating 3400 to pay the special depot commission appointed at the last legis lature. their actual expenses, was con curred in by the house. This appropria tion provides for the payment of >4 per day to the members of the committee and the stenographer of the commission. i The next senate amendment provided I* for an appropriation of $15,000 for the sup port of the Soldiers' Home, near Atlanta, instead of 812.500 as provided for by the i house, was disagreed to by the house and I the old soldlerto will get only 812,500. The ' vote was to disagree to the senate amend ment was 76 to 54 The senate voted to give to the state sanitarium, at Milledgeville, 8340.000, in stead of 8310.000, amount voted by the house. Without any debate the previous question was called and by an over whelming majority, the house refused to concur in the extra appropriation asked by the senate. Mr. Franklin, of Wash ington. gave notice that he would, at the proper time, move to reconsider the ac tion of the house in refusing to concur in the senate amendment. He was greeted with hand clappings and with the slam ming of desks when he tried to speak Section 5. wfllch provided for the appro priation of 8100.000 to go to the sinking fund to pay the interest on the bonded debt, brought on a' bitter fight. The sen- I ate had amended the general appropria tion bill so as to make it applicable for two years, instead of one, as provided early Ln the session. Mr. Hall, of Bibb, lead the fight against the senate amendment. He said that the senate had no right to change the appro priation bill applicable for two years. He said this was an appropriation on the part of the senate, a thing unallowed by the constitution of the state. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15. SUMMER SESSION BIEL WINS OUT HOUSE PASSED MEASURE BY A GOOD MAJORITY OVER THE VETO OF GOVERNOR TERRELL. Georgia legislators will hereafter meet in Atlanta on the fourth Wednesday in June, instead of the fourth Wednesday in October, as has been the case hereto fore. The house Friday by a vote of 128 to 35 declined to sustain the veto of Governor Terrell, and the senate having done so Thursday by a vote of 38 to 3, the bill by Senator Skelton was declared ' passed by Speaker Morris, and the next session of the general assembly will meet in Atlanta on Wednesday June 24. l£o3, or within seven months from the adjourn ment. * The passage of the bill means that the term of Governor Terrell, who was elected for two years, and the terms of Comptroll er General Wright, State Treasurer Park. Attorney General Hart. Prison Comml sioners Joseph Turner, Clement A. Evans, Thomas Eason. Commissioner of Agricul ture O. B. Stevens, Secretary’ of State Phil Cook, Supreme court Justices T. J. Simmons. A. J. Cobb, Samuel Lumpkin, W. H. Fish, A. J. Little and John 8. Candler will be extended for a period of eight months, and that the present legis lature will hold two more sessions of fifty days each, one in June, 1903, and anotner in June, 1904. The general election days, which are the first Wednesday in October is not changed by the bill, but as the constitution of the state says and as tne constitution is construed by former Attorney General Boykin Wright, the returns of the elec tions must be canvassed by the general assembly in joint session. The next general election will not be held until October, 1904. and under the constitution of the state the returns can not be canvassed until the session of the legislature in June, 1905. For that reason the governor and the other statehouse of ficers, and presumbably the judges of the superior courts and solicitors of those courts in the state must hold until they are declared elected again, v or until their successors are elected and qualified. The bill will also change the fiscal year of the state from September Ist to June st. Everything will be changed about con siderably under the new law, but the leg islature by a big majority thought it was best for the state, and so decided despite the veto of the chief executive. Governor Terrell, when seen shortly af ter the passage of the bill over his veto, said that he would have to oegin scaling the appropriations which had been made by the legislature, as the appropriation bill did not take into consideration that the legislature was to meet again in June. The expenses of the general assembly generally amount to about 870,000 per ses sion and a deficit will no doubt be created in the treasury, as the expenses of the session will have to be paid from the money which is now being paid into the treasury from this year’s taxation. Beauchamp, Blackbum, Brinson, Cann, Conner, Davis, Davison, English, Evans, Felder, Hall. Hardeman. Harden, Henry, Howard of Baldwin, Howell, Hutcheson, Lowe, Mizell, McCurry, McHenry. Owen, Reid, Steed of Taylor, Stovall, Thurman, Tigner, Underwood, Walker of Pierce, Warren, West, Wilson and Wooten. Tax Act Up. The general tax act, once passed by the house, as amended by the senate, was then taken up as a continuing special or der of the day. The house did not like the amendments which the senate had seen fit to add to the tax act, and it began disa greeing to them with alarming regularity. The house refused to concur in the ac tion of the senate in striking out the tax on agents of industrial life insurance companies. The senate had cut in half the sliding scale of taxes upon circuses in this state, but the house disagreed to the senate amendment. The senate had refused to raise the tax upon liquor dealers, as the house had done. The present liquor dealers' tax is 8200 per year, but the house had raised this to 8300 The senate cut this to 8200, and added an amendment placing a tax of 810 on all social and fraternal clubs re tailing intoxicating liquors to its -mem bers. Upon motion of Mr. Blackburn, of Ful ton, the house cut out the tax upon clubs, and then refused to agree to the cut made by the senate. Stock brokerage tax will be 81,000 instead of the 81.500 tax at first imposed earlier in the session. The house had imposed a tax of 81,500 on stock exchanges in this state, an increase of 8500. The senate cut this 8500 and placed it at the original 81.000. as was charged last year. The house concur red in t*is senate amendment after a speech from Mr. Miller, of Muscogee, who said that several of the exchanges in this state would combine if the increased tax was placed upon them. The tax was there fore lowered by the house. The house, when it first passed the gen eral tax act, placed a tax of 81,000 upon the manufacturers of coca-cola. This high tax was stricken entirely by the senate, but, by a vote of 80 to 20. the house re fused to concur in the action of the sen ate in striking this tax from the general tax act. The house refused to concur in the sen ate amendment which cut the taxes on football, baseball and bicycle amusement parks. The senate proposed to increase the tax on ticket scalpers or ticket brokers, from 850 to 8100. The house made the tax on this class of brokers 850, but the senate increased it. The senate amendment was fought by Warren Grice of Pulaski, and the house refused to concur in the senate amendment. SENATE HELD BUSY SESSION FRIDAY MORNING The senate seld a busy session Friday morning, but no bills of any great im portance were passed. Mr. Brinson’s bill to prevent the adulteration of syrup in Georgia and to require adulterated syrup to be so marked was passed. The resolu tion by Mr. Atkin providing that the at torney general shall perform the duties of the special attorney of the Western and Atlantic railroad was also passed. The following additional bills were dis posed of: By Mr. Hixon of Sumter—To amend the charter of the city of Americus. By Mr. Evans of Washington—To amend section 982 of the code. By Mr. Knight of Berrien—To create the city court of Tifton. The bill to create a dispensary at Ham ilton, Harris county, was tabled until the next session. The bill by Mr. Peyton, of Habersham, abolishing the city court of Habersham was passed. The bill by Messrs. Cann. Stovall and Harden, of Chatham, fixing a time for the election of officers in towns of more than 50,000 in habitants was passed. Chairman Lee. of the penitentiary com mittee. reported that his committee had visited the convict camps of the state and FRANCHISE BILL AS IT HAS FINALLY PASSED THE CANDLER BILL IS AMENDED IN SOME RESPECTS, BUT FRANCHISES MUST NOW PAY TAXES. The franchise. tax bill as passed by the senate differs somewhat from the Candler bill, but its effect Is the same. Several slight amendments were added to the measure, but they will not change the in tention of the measure—to tax all fran chises. The following is a copy of the bill which passed: A bill to be entl’led an act to provide for and require the payment of taxes on franchises and to describe the method for the return and payment of said taxes. Section 1 Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Georgia In general assemb'y met, the term ‘•special franchise'* as used in this act shall Include every right and privilege exercised within this state granted to any person, partnership or corporation by the state or itg authority or by any county or county officer or officers or any municipal corporation or officer thereof for the exercise of the power of eminent domain or for the use of any public highway or street or the land above >r below any highway or street within the limits of said state, and every special right exercised within this state grant ed by charter, resolution, "bylaw, statute or otherwise whether uwler the laws of this or any other state, for the exercise of any public service, such as the construction and operation of railroads equipped for steam,, electricity, horse power, compressed air or otherwise, for the common carrying of passengers or freight, the construction or operation of any plant or plants for the distribution and sale of gas. water, electric lights or power, steam heat, refrigerated air or other substances by means ot wires, pipes or conduits made under or above any street, alley or highway, or the con struction and operation of any telephone or telegraph plant, all rights to conduct wharfage, dockage or cranage business, the conduct of any express business or the operation of sleep ing, palace, dining or chair cars, all rlghta and privileges to construct, maintain or operate canals, toil-roads or toll-bridges, the right to carry on the business of maintaining equip ment companies, navigation companies, freight or passenger depots, and every other like special function dependent upon the grant of public powers or privileges, not allowed by law to natural persons or involving the performance of any public service, not Including the mere right to be a corporation by trading or manu facturing or other corporation exercising no special franchise above enumerated. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, by the authori ty aforesaid, That on or before the Ist day of May in each and every year, every person, partnership or corporation holding or owning and exercising any special franchise or fran chises within the state of Georgia, shall make a special return, sworn to by such person or member of sueh partnership, or by the president, vice president or secretary of such corporation, to the comptroller general, stat ing the value of said franchise as exercised within this state, and particularly describing the same, accompanying said return with a certified copy of every statute ordinance, reso lution. contract or grant under and by au thority of which said franchises are held, claimed or owned; provided, nevertheless, that where such certified copies have once been filed with or returned to said comptroller general, it shall not be necessary In any oub sequent annual return to duplicate the same, but the same shall be considered returned by reference to the copies filed as required by this section. > Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, by the au thority aforesaid. r qiat the comptroller general shall not be bound to aeeept the valuation assigned to such franchises In the return made, but it shall be his right and duty to review the same, and in case of his refusal to accept the return, the subsequent proceedings shall be in all particulars the same as are now provided by law tn the case of his refusal to accept the returns made by railroad com panies of their physical property, and said franchise shall be taxed at the same rate as other property upon the value thereof as re turned, or if the value returned is not accepted, upon the value as above ascertained, the said tax to be levied and collected as now pro vided in case of the .property of rallrcad com panies. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, by the au thority aforerajd, That' in the cases of all special franchises Mhrclied beyond the limits of one municipality ar county, as in the case of telegraph or telephone lines, or railroads or steamboats, the return provided for ih the second article shall show the number of miles over which said railway or tolegreph or telephone franchises or other special fran chises are exercised In each county an 1 In each municipal division within said state, in like manner as railroad companies now make returns of their physical property. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, by the au thority aforesaid. That the valuations for taxation of such franchises in each county and municipality. In or through which said franchire is exercised, shall be apportioned to each county and municipality as is now pro vided by law for the apportionment of the per sonal property of railroad companies. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, by the au thority aforesaid. That the comptroller general shall certify to every such municipal cor poration, and the taxing authorities of every such county the name of every special fran chise taxable within such municipality or county, and the amount of taxes due on the same to such municipal corporation or county as now provided by law in the case of railroads. Sec. 7. Be It further enacted, by the au thority aforesaid. That the taxes due to each municipality or county on such franchises shall bo'collected and enforced as now provided by law in the case of other taxes due the same by railroad companies. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, by the au thority aforesaid. That any person, firm or corporation failing to make return of his special franchises, as hereinbefore required, shall be liable to rtouble taxes thereon, in like manner as la provided by law In the case of failure to make return of other property. The value thereof to be assessed by the comp troller general from the beat tfnormation ac cessible to him, and certified In like manner as provided in section 6 above. Sec. 9. Be It further enacted, by the au thority aforesaid. That nothing in this act contained shall be held, taken or construed to exempt from taxation any franchise not enu merated In this act; but all franchises of value not provided for In this act shall be returned for taxation and taxed as other property under the present laws. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted. That all laws and parts of laws In conflict with this act bo and the same are hereby repealed. PUBLIC PROPERTY FUND TO PAY THE INTEREST After disagreeing all day and half of the night over whether the public prop erty fund, consisting of 8125.000 now in the treasury, should be used for the pay ment of the public debt, an agreement was finally reached at 1:30 Saturday morning, when the house receded from its position and agreed by a vote of 70 to 60 to use the fund. Several conference committees were re quired to report, and though each commit tee recommended to the house that it recede from its action and allow the funds to be used, the house voted down the re port and appointed a new committee. The senate, however, refused to agree with the house and held out that the fund should be used, and when it was seen that it looked like an all-night session, the house finally agreed to come under and the fund will be used to pay the interest on the bonds, which are falling due next J"uly. A woman and child died of cold and starvation on Hope street, New York city. But, then, you have probably al ways noticed that there is nothing in the name of a street, anyway. had found them, without exception, in good condition. The committee recom mended that the prison commission be au thorized to employ a competent mining ex pert to visit the mines where convicts are worked. The resolution of Mr. Middlebrooks fix ing 6 o’clock Friday afternoon as the hour of adjournment of the legislature was adopted. A house resolution providing that the clerk of the house and secretary of the senate prepare' a list of the bills which were undisposed of and send a copy to each member of the house and senate was passed. The bill by Senator Golden to prevent speculating on futures was tabled. The senate then adjourned. SEMI-WEEKLT MARKET REPORT Spot Cotton Market. Atlanta, steady, B%c. New York, quiet, 8 55-100 c. New Orleans, quiet. B%c. Liverpool, steady, 4 52-lOOd. Galveston, steady, B%e. Norfolk, steady. 8 3-16 c. Baltimore, nominal. B%c. Boston, quiet, 8 55-lOOc. Wilmington, firm. 7%c. Philadelphia, quiet, 8 80-100 c. Savannah, firm. B%c. New Orleans, steady, B%c. Mobile, steady, Be. Memphis, steady, B%c. Augusta, steady, B%c. Charleston, firm. 7%c. Cincinnati, steady, B%c. Louisville, firm. Stye. St. Louis, steady, 8 3-16 c. Houston, steady, 8 3-16 c. New York Cotton. NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—The cotton market opened quiet and unchanged to three points lower and then became steadier on covering in view of light receipts. Following the first call the market soon rallied two to four points Chiefly on covering, the bears finding very lit tle cotton for sale with receipts little more than half what they were a year ago today. A leading feature in the movement of cot- I ton was the small estimate for Monday’s re ceipts at Houston; this being 8,000 to 9,000, against 16,039 last year. Current estimates pointed to port receipts of only 240,000 bales, which would make the “in sight” movement next Friday very small. Savannah receipts were but 5,497 bales, on which estimates for the day’s receipts were reduced to about 30,000 bales. The weather in much of the cotton belt was poor and not only checked the move ment. but Interfered with outsiders. Selling was further checked by an impression that a certain important Interest, if not more than • one, stood heavily short of March and May | contracts and this led to the expectation of | a covering on a large scale. The market, however, was not a broad one. Local senti ment having been bearish most of the week led to the accumulation of a considerable short interest for room accotints and while prices took a higher level soon after the opening call the volume of business was small through- ( out the list. The market closed barely steady, 2 to 4 points lower, except September, which was nominally 12 points lower. NEW YORK COTTON. Following were the ruling quotations on the exchange today: .Tone, barely steady; middling, 8 55-100, quiet. Last Clot* Open. Blab Is»w. Sale. Rid. January 8.30 8.35 8.30 8.31 8.30 February 8.23 8.25 8.23 8.23 8.20 March.. 8.25 8.29 8.23 8.23 8.23 April ... 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.25 May 8.30 8.33 8.26 8.27 8.27 t June 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.26 July 8.31 8.35 8.30 8.30 8.29 August 8.15 8.18 8.13 8.15 8.13 September ~ .'. 7.83 December 8.32 8.32 8.30 8.30 8.29 LIVERPOOL COTTON. Private wire *o Murphy « Co. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 13.—Cotton, spot quiet; prices 2 points lower: American middling fair, 65.14; good middling, 34.66; middling. >4-52; low middling, $4.40; good ordinary. 34.28; ordinary, 34.16. The sales of the day were 7.000 bales, of which 300 were for export and speculation and included 6,300 American. Receipts. 29.000 bales, including all American. Futures opened and closed quiet; American middling, G. O. C. Open. Close. January and February 4.47 4.45 February and March 4.47 4.45 March and April 4.47 4.45 April and May 4.47 4.46 May and June 4.48 4.46 June and July.. .. 4.48 4.46 July and August.. .. .. .. .. 4.48 4.46 November 1 and December 4.49 4.48 December and January 4.47 I 4.46 COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS. By private wire to Murphy 4 Co. nmn isoo-i 1901-2 1*52-3. Galveston 6,799 15,350 12.994 7.389 New Orleans 14,531 15,729 14,441 8.944 Mobile 1,612 888 928 1.153 Savannah 3.755 6,332 7.535 5,947 Charleston 535 433 872 1,360 Wilmington 1,498 199 2.072 .... Norfolk 2,092 2,Ml 3,454 4,112 New York.. .. A,... 657 946 1,174 ~k . Boston 830 1.277 414 1,101 Philadelphia. 50 174 42 .... Total «U p«ls .31.859 48,349 43,929 *33,000 •Estimated. Estimated Cotton Receipts. Houston expects tomorrow 8,000 to 9,000 bales, against 16,089 bales last year. New Orleans expects tomorrow 13,000 to 15,000 bales, against 14.149 bales last year. Galveston expects tomorrow 9,000 to 10,000 bales, against 13,562 bales last year. Movement at the Ports. NEW YQRK, Dec. 13.—Cotton quiet; mid dling uplands. 8 55-100 c; middling gulf, 8 80- 100 c; sales, 52 bales; net receipts, 296 bales; stock. 130,524 bales. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 13—Cotton steady. Sales. 3,030. Ordinary, 6 13-16 c; good ordinary, 75-16 c; Jow middling, 7%c; middling, B%c; good middling. 8 9-16 c; middling fair, B%c; re ceipts, 8,944; stock, 346.668. Galveston—Steady; middling, 814 c; sales, 802; receipts, 7.389; stock. 227,128. Mobile—Steady; middling, 8c; sales, 560; re ceipts, 1.153; stock, 33,210. Savannah—Steady; middling, 7 15-ltc; sales. 390; receipts, 5,497; stock, 186,666. Charleston—Firm; middling, 715-16 c; sales, 400; receipts, 1,360; stock, 24.151. Wilmington—Firm; middling, 7%c; receipts, 1,867: stock, 25.219. Norfolk —Steady; middling, 8 3-16 c; sales, 404; receipts, 4,534: stopk. 38,301. Baltimore—Nominal: middling, B%c; stock, 8,432. Boston—Quiet: middling, 8.55; net receipts, 1,151; gross, 7.563. Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 8.80; receipts, 635; stock. 4.924. St. Louis—Steady; middling, 8 3-16 c; receipts, 8,129; stock. 26,536. Memphis, Tenn.—Cotton closed quiet; ship ments. 5,967; sales, 550; stock, 108,194; mid dlings, B%c; receipts, 2,613. New Orleans Cottton. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13.—The spot cotton market was decidedly quiet today. The over cast sky interfered materially with the in spection of the staple and considerably re duced the volume of business. Factors con tinue to hold firmly to the board level. Sales 3,050, including 1,300 to arrive. Quotations un changed, In the future market operations were eon fined mainly to the months of January, March and May. The decline In Liverpool af fected the trade on this side adversely as the opening was 1 to 3 points below last evening’s prices. But the slow movement of the crop and a continuation of miserable weather throughout the cotton belt seriously retarding picking operations somewhat offset the effect of Liverpool’s weakness and In consequence shortly after the morning call there was an advance of four to seven points on the sev eral positions. This was followed by con siderable short selling by the bears and prices fell off 7 to 8 points, after which a series of mild fluctuations ensued that brought the market to a noon closing that ranged from 1 point above to 2 points below yesterday's level. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. The following wers the tullag quotations is the exchange today: Tone steady; middling B%c; steady. Last Close Ooen HUb Low Sale Blu January 8.11 8.18 8.10 8.11 8.13 February 8.16 March 8.23 8.28 8.20 8.22 8.22 April ; 8.26 May 8.31 8.35 8.27 8.80 8.30 June 8.40 8.40 8.40 8.40 8.35 July 8.38 8.40 8.37 8.37 8.37 August 8.17 December .. . 8.07 8.08 8.07 80S 8.06 New Orleans Cotton Letter. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 13— Liverpool sim ply followed the course outlined by American markets and relapsed into a quiet condition evi dently awaiting further direction from America. There were declines of 2 points alike In de liveries and spots and the sales in the latter department amounted to 7,000 bales, a fair bus iness for a half holiday. Early traders here were affected at improved prices in consequence of continued bad weather throughout the south, but there was more disposition toward con servatism. and some realizing was subsequent ly accomplished under the Influence of harden ing money rates in New York, while the ef fect of larger receipts with the return of clear weather was feared to some extent. Prices accordingly received a setback, though the good feeling toward the market was not perceptibly affected. The continuance or wretched weather in the entire belt is undoubtedly strengthen ing the belief that large crop estimates are not now entertained. If the movement fails to expand In the new year in accordance with large crop Ideas, it will be a different matter to Reep the bulls in check. Murphy & Co’.s Cotton Letter. NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—Cotton prices eased off this morning on small offerings, but later turned steady and advanced 2 to 3 points. Al- though the market continues dull, interest in the staple appears to be broadening. The sta tistical situation is so very strong in numer ous directions that people who will most re quire cotton betray great anxiety lest they have been deceived by bear leaders as to the actual sixe of the crop. If the movement is safe guide for estimating the crop then we shall witness before many days a decided change in sentiment. Small crop estimates are jubilant since receipts fall to show up larger, while the fact that the world's visible supply of American alone is 350.000 less than last year Is in Itself enough to prevent any decline of im portance, while it should before long bring in confident buyers who will not be shaken out by ridiculous explanations of the small movement which have no sound basis. It is felt that un- I lees receipts pick up speedily we shall short- ly And people in most cases looking for a crop not much, if anything, in excess of the bureau figures of 19,417,000. Interior receipts are run ning light. The estimated port receipts were 33,000, against 44.000 last year. Cables showed two points’ decline. Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Bullish foreign news caused firmness in wheat today, although the close was at about steady prices, with May 14 higher. May corn was lower and oats off *4c. January provisions closed unchanged • to IHc higher. Reports of rains in Argentine, which have caused much delay in the harvesting of the wheat crop there, were the chief factors in the situation, although Liverpool cables were also of a bullish character. The volume of busi ness was light. The opening on May was firm. H® 14c higher at 77% t0’7714c and on quite gen era) buying with light offerings, there was an advance to 77%e. Later on liquidation May declined to 77%c. closing %c higher at 77%© 77%c. December closed unchanged at 7514 c. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to . 232.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 694,000 I bushels, against 675,000 a year ago. Mlnneapo- I lis and Duluth reported receipt of 508 cars. local receipts of 71 cars, 28 contract, made total receipts for the three points of 579, against 885 last week and 504 a year ago. The action of December corn was the main feature In that pit, there being more business in that delivery than for some time past. The I opening was %c lower at 5714 c, but a sharp ad vance to 5814 c occurred early in the day, which brought out considerable liquidation and these was a sudden decline to 53%c, but on the break the offerings were well taken, most of which was said to be for the account of Liverpool. The elose was %c lower at 56%c. In May the trade was narrow and «of a local character; higher cables imparting some strength at the opening, which was unchanged to %c higher. The close was 14®%c lower at tSlitl'tSUc, after ranging between 43%c and 43%@43%c, after celpts. 233 cars, 36 were contract. Oats were inclined toward a lower plane, owing to considerable realizing and selling sup posed to be against Increased country pur chases of cash. The fluctuations were within a j narrow range. May selling between 33%c and 3314 c. closing %c lower at 33%c. Local re ceipts, 155 cars. Provisions showed good recovery from the recent slump and the market was strong on small receipts of hogs and higher prices at the yards. There was a little advance early tn the day on the hog situation and expecta tions of smaller receipts next week, but prices eased off again and the close was steady. Janu ary pork being 2%c higher at 816.50, January lard unchanged at $9.70 and ribs 214 c up at 88.25. Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat, 65 cars; corn, 340 cars; oats. 180 cars; hogs, 44,000 head. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Opening High Low Close WHEAT, No. 2 December 75©75% 75% 75 75% May ... 77%<3>77y J 77% 77% 77% July .....74%@74% 74% 74% 74% CORN. No. 2- December 57% 58% 65% 56% January 48% 49 47% 48% May 44%©44% 44% 43% 41% OATS. No. 2 December, new 31% 81% 31% • 81% May 33% 33% 83% 33% MESS PORK, per bbl.— January 16.70 16.77% 16.60 14.60 May 15.52% 15.62% 15.50 15.52% LARD, per 100 lbs.— December 10.22% 10.27% 10.22% 10.22% January ».72% 9.80 ».T0 9.70 May 9.10 9.15 9.10 8.15 SHORT RIBS, per 100 lbs.— January 8.87% 8.40 8.36 8.86 May 8.30 8.38% 8.27% 8.30 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 21,500 14.200 Wheat, bu 68.900 32,400 Corn, bu 163.200 102.200 Oats, bu 145.900 142.800 Rye. bu 15,300 7,400 Barley, bu 72.400 11,180 RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO. Estimated Today. Tomorrow Wheat 71 cars 65 cars Corn 223 cars 354 cars Oats IM cars 150 cars Hogs ..14.000 head 40.000 head Southern Exchange Grain Letter. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Wheat opened steady, but became weaker on large selling orders late In the session. Commission business was the paramount issue. The local crowd did not see any bargains and very wisely held off. Re ceipts today were light at all grain centers. Minneapolis receiving- the bulk of the ship ments St. Louis brokers were good sellers. Corn moved in sympathy with wheat. There were few orders early. The late session was marked by liquidation and a decline of %c. Provisions were dull. Clearances for the week: Wheat and flour, 2,373,560; corn, 1,026,411; oats. 199.742 Primary receipts and shipments: Wheat. 694,000-201.000; last year, 675.800—106.000; corn, 606,000—322,000; last year, 487,000—328.000, Clearances today: WTieat and flour, 213,808; corn, 236,822: oats, 47.000. Hogs today. 16,000 head. Wool Quotations. ST. LOUIS, Dec. IS—Wool steady; territory an western medium 17©19; fine 16©18; coarse 13®17. New Orleans Sugar Market NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13.—Sugar steady; open kettle, 2 13-I<©3 7-16 c; open kettle cen trifugal, 3 7-16@3 13-16 c; centrifugal granu lated. 4 3-16@4%e; whites, 8%©4%c; yellows. 3%©4c; seconds. 2%@3 6-16. Molasses, steady; open kettle. 21®S5c; cen trifugal. 7«23; syrup, 23©28c. New York Produce Market NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—Flour firm; rye flour steady; buckwheat flour firm. Oorn meal dull. Rye steady. Barley dull. Wheat—Spot firm; No. 2, red, 88%c. Op tions firm all day. The chief buying motives were unexpectedly higher cables, further re ports of ruin In Argentina, small western re ceipts and general covering. Near ths close the market declined on poor export trade, test prices being %c net up. May closed 81%e; July. 78%c; December, 83%c. Corn—Spot, steady; No. 8,64 c. Options firmer, but quiet with wheat, unfavorable weather, small contract arrivals, and cables. The market finally eased off with wheat closing %c lower to %c higher. May closed 49c; December, 62%c. Oats—Spots firm, unchanged; options quiet, but firm. Beef steady. Cut meats quiet. Lard firm; refined steady. Pork steady. Butter steady; extra creamery, 30c; state dairy. 20©28c. Cheese and eggs setady, unchanged. Tallow dull. Rosin and turpentine firm. Coffee—Spot Rio quiet. Sugar—Raw firm; refined firm. Coffee—Futures opened quiet, unchanged to 5 points lower. Prices sagged steadily lower in the last half hour, with final figures net 6 to 10 points down, and steady. Sales, 89,750 bags. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 13.—Turpentine, firm. 51 %c; receipts, <l4; sales, 566; exports, 364. Rosin, firm; receipts, 2,846; sales, 2471; ex ports. 640. Quote: A, B, C, D. 81.45: E. 8160; F, 81.55, G. 8170; H. <1.95; I, $2.20; K, $2.60; M. $3.05; N, $3.55; window glass, $3.80; W W. $4.20. Live Stock Market, CHICAGO, Dee. 13—Cattle—Receipts. 300; nominal; good to prime steers, $5.«0@6.00; poor to medium, 53.50415.50; stockers and feeders. $2 00®4 50: cows. $1.25®4.50; heifers, $1.90©5.20; canners, g1.25-ff2.35; bulls. $2.00284.50; calves, $3.00®’7.00: Texas fed steers, $3.50@4.75. Hogs—Receipts, 16.000; strong to 10c higher; good to choice heavy, $6.15©6.40; light, $5.50© 5.90: bulk. $5.90«M.15. Sheep-Receipts. 1.500; dull; good to choice wethers. $3.50®4.2j; fair to choice mixed, $2.50© 3.50; western sheep. $3.65424.25; native lambs, $3 75©5.50; western lambs, $4.00©5.25. KANSAS CITY. Dee. 13.-Cattle: Receipts 900. Market unchanged. Choice export and dressed beef steers. $5.30©6.00; fair to good, $2.65'35.15; stockers and feeders, $2.50©5.86; western fed steers, 83.00C5.25; Texas and In dian steers. $2 35483 60; Texas cows. $X00©2.56; native cows, $1.2504.00: native belfers, $1.75© 3.75; canners. $1.0002.20; bulls, $2.25©3.75; calves, $3.00@6.00. ... Hogs—Receipts, 5,000; strong to 5c high er; heavy, $6.06%©4.16; light. $6 86©6.05; pigs, $5.50©6.90. Sheep—Receipts, none; unchanged; natlvs lambs, $4.00©5.40; western lambs. $3.55©5.55? J fed ewes, $3.0003.95; native wethers, $3.1004.60; > western wethers, $3.00©4.20; stockers and feed ers. $2.0003.35. BT. IXHT3. Dec. 13.-r-Cattle: Receipts!. 2,000, including 1.600 Texans: steady; nativs. shipping and export steAs. $4 5005.50, with strictly fancy worth up to $4.75; dressed beef ’ and buteher steers, $4.00©5.25; steers under 1.000 pounds, $3.7505.25; stockers and feeders, $2.45©4 25: eows and heifers, $2.2505.00; ear ners. $-. 50412.50; bulls. $2.2503.40; calves, $4.00© 7.00; Texas and Indian steers. $2.6004.85; cows and heifers. $2.8003.40. Hogs—Receipts, 1,500: strong; pigs and lights. $5.7005.90; packers, $5.8506.10; butch ers, $6.8006.80. Sheep— Receipts, 1.000; quiet; native mut tons. $3.3003.90; lambs, $4.3005.50; culls and tucks. $2.0004 00; stockers. $1.5003.00; Texans. $8.6003.30. . CINCINNATI. Dec. 13.—Hogs—Steady; select ed butchers. $6.25; common. $4.7506.00. Cattle—Steady; fair to good shippers, $4.25©' 5.00; common, $2.0002.73. Sheep—Strong. $2.0003 75. Lambs—Strong. *4 0005.50. McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Produce Letter. ATLANTA, Dec. 13.—Trade conditions are be coming very active on account of the near ap proach of the holidays. The out of town trade especially is now contracting for its supplies, for the occasion, and tt will be a hard matter L for the jobbers Interested to meet the co nd I- , tions that will exist until after the 25h of De cember. Apples are plentful. but in some instances the variety and quality are not such as are wanted for the special occasion. The Ben Da vis variety, however. Is giving satisfaction ia both cases. Prices are such as will justify a liberal consumption and a heavy movement is anticipated. To the contrary, however. Flort- • da oranges are in light supply, and we doubt ■ If receipts will be sufficient to meet the de mands. This will, naturally, enhance their val- A ue and good prices are looked for. Lemons continue steady, and with light re ceipts at points of Importation, wa see no reason for a decline in the near future. Prices now ranging ■ higher than has ever been' known at this reason of the year. The banana trust is taking time by ths L, forelock, both as to being able to fill all orders. > and at the same time materially advance their prices. Heretofore it has been an uphill busi ness to receive and ripen sufficiently to satis fy the holiday requirements. Cranberries continue to advance and the best varieties are bringing the best prices known I for years. Celery Receipts are light and strong advances are anticipated for the holiday trade. s Irish potatoes continue to advance and the best grades are going to bring high prices In the near future. The bottom has dropped out on sweet pota- 3 toes, with the supply heavy, with the market i .a showing great weakness. Eggs are weak with receipts more plentiful, and indications are for a decline. . i : There Is a good demand for the best grades of butter. Poultry continues scares, especially Lena and fries Turkey receipts are quite liberal, and lower prices are prevailing than was antlci-‘ J pated. There is a strong demand for both red and yellow globe onions. Cabbage Is plentiful and moving slowly at good prices. Weather conditions are unfavorable for the sale of fresh meat, especially spare ribs, back bones and Tennessee sausage. ATLANTA MARKETA Cotton. ATLANTA. Dec. 13.—Middling cotton quiet at 8 8-16 c. , Vegetables. Cabbage. 75c©$l per hundred; tomatoes, per basket crates. $2.0002.50; green beans. SI.OO per crate; celery, 25035 c per dozen. Dressed Poultry and Game. Dressed turkeys, 12%©13%c lb.; hens, 12%©Ue pound; opossum, 10c per pound; rabbits, luc 1 each; squirrels, 708 c each, quail, 12®12-,zc each; - ’ wild ducks. 25035 c each: wild ‘uriceya, Lus per pound. Meat, Lard .-nd Hamg. Reg. R-. ll%c; half ribs. li%c; rib R.. 12%ci fat 8.. Kie; lard. best. 12%c. 2d. ll%c; break fast bacon. ..101»*; hams, 13013 c, accotdlog -« | band and average; Cal. H.. H%e; lard com- a Bound. *%:. _ Country Produce- Hutter—Georgia Jersey. 2Co2T;ic'. Tennessee Jersey, 20®22%c; Tennessee uioice. 150;<c; Tenn, rausage. 10c lb.: ribs and bones, 9c ib.; q Irish potatoes. 80085 c bushel; sweet potatoes. 70075 c per bushel; onions, slOl.lO per bushel; .*4 honey. »ew crop, strained, s©6c per pound! comb, bright, So«c per pound; eggs, fresh stoc., 24c; cold storage, 23e. Fish and Oysters. Pompano. 16e; Spanish mackerel. 8c; trout, 3 salt water. «%c; fresh water. 7%c; blue sis% 7c; snapper, 7%c; bream, sc; mixed flan. 4c.* grouper, 4c; mullet. $6.5007.56 per barrel; oys ters. extra selects. $1.25: selects. $1.10; stew. sOe. Live Poultry and Gama. Hens. 80038 c each, active; fries, large, 20022 c; *; medfums. 15016 c; small, 13©155; cocks, 20c; gum eax. 13020 c; geese, full feathered. 40c; duck*, puddle.. 22%025c; Pekin, 30®32%c; turkeys. 110 12%c per pound; opossum. B©loc per pound. Fruit. Apples, fancy eating, $3.0003.50 per barrel; J choice, $2.5002 75; oranges, Florida fancy brighta, $2 5008.00; russets, $2.5007 75 per box; tangarines and mangsrlnes. $4.5004.75 per box; grape fruit, $4.00® i.OO per box; lem- ons. fancy, $5.00, choice. $404 50, demand good; limes, 76c per 100; pineapples, $2.5003; bananas, J straight, per bunch. $1.0001.25; eulis, 'W4HIO6-. 3 prun-s. «06c per pound, currants. 6010 c per pound; peacnea. 3 lb. 32.50 per crate; rkisint.. • $1.5001.90 per box; New Tork state trapes. 5 lbs. Catawba, 20c; Malaga grapes, $5.5006.30 per kes- Cotton Seed Products. Cotton seed oil nominal. 87c per gallon; cat, ton seed $13.00 per ton f. o. b. station; cotton seed meal. $32 per ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk. $6 00 per ton; bale hulls, $7.00 per too; aacksO hulls. $7.50 par ton Ftour ard Grain. Flour—Old wheat flour: >ancy Dtamoadl patent, $4.75: first patent, $4.3; straight. $3.98; extra fancy. $3.75; fancy. $3.70; spring wheat . 3 flour, nrst patent, $4.76; bran, large sacks* $1.00; small sacks. $1.00; corn meal, plain, 76c; Nuts. Mixed nuts, U%c; Brazil nuts ll%012%c; Eng. lish walnuts. No. L 14c; No. 2,12 c; North Carolina peanuts, 404%c; extra fancy Virgins, <©4%c; choice, 405 c; almonds, 13014 c; pecans, 9 10011 c. CracKers. Standard soda. 7c; milk. 7%c; XXX cream. I%c; lemon cream, 9c; cornm»s. 9e; assorted pennv cakes. Sc. assorted tumbles. 10c; luncS milk. 7%c; XXX soda. «%c; XXX ginger snaps, 4%c; pearl oyster, 2c: excelsior. 7%C. Groceries. Coffee—Fancy, 10©llc; low grades, 7©l<«: Ar buckle, roasted. $10.90; Lion, $10.30. Sugar—Cut ’.oaf, 7%e; cubes. <%c; powdered, 4%c; granu lated, New York, $5.00; New Orleans. $4.90; extra C. 4%c; refined yellow, 4%c; New Orleans clarified, 4%04%c. Candy—Assorted stick, per lb . box. 4c. barrel. 6%c. Matches-80S in box. 81.1002.00; 6s, 45055 c. owing to brand. Sods— Box. $1.75; keg. >«%c. Rice-Head, de; fancy bead. 7c. Etareb-dPearl, 3%c; tump, 6c. Cheese —Fancy full cream, 14c. . S Powder—Rifle. $4 « o»r kag; drop shot. $1.89. bolted, <sc: grits Hudnuts, 92-pouuds, $1.65. Corn—Mixed. 65c; white, 68c; Texas rust proof sata, 60c; whits oats, 48c: No. 8 mixed, 44c; hay. timothy, No. 1, large bales. $1.«6; small bales, 96c; No. 2. 88e: Georgia rye. $1.10; Te*. nesse rye. $1.00; barley, $1.00; victor feed, SI.BO per M 6 pounds Feathers. Geese feathers, new. white, 55089 c per lb.; old geese feathers, 15©2Sc; duex and geese mixed. 30040 c. Bagging and Ties. 2% lb., per yard. 7%e: 8 lb., per yard. 6%e; 1% lb., vrr yard. <%c; ties. a5-lb. stem arrow, per bundle, 91.06. Woodenwars. Two-hoop pine palls, per dozen. $1.50, 3-hoep pine palls, per dozen, $1.76; 3-noup brass bound nails white cedar, $2.76; shoe brushes, 85c to |L 00; orooms, from $2 26 to $4.50; clothes ptne, per box of 5 gross, 75c: washboards, from 85a to $3.(6; pine tubs. S in nest, per nett, $2.50; galvanized tuba 4 lr nest, per nest, $8.40; bread trays, from $2.00 to $4.60 per dozen; wood , 1 rim sieves, per dozen. 80c: axe handles, tei to SLK per dozen: No. 1 chimneys, per case of 6 dozen, 82.40; No. 2 lamp chimneys, par case of 6 dooen. $3.30; No. 1 pearl top chimneys, per case of 6 dozen. $4.80; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per case of « 16.40. Hides and Skins. Green salted hides, 60 lbs. and up. per n»« No Is, 9c; No. 2green salted hides. 40 to 46 lbs., per Ib.. No. Is sc. No. 2s 7c; green salted : IB hides, under 40 lbs., per lb.. No. Is 7%c, No. Is 4Uc- dry flint hides over 16 lbs. 14013 c; under 14 lbs-. No. Is 13c, Ho. 2s 12c; dry salt hides, ever 20 ibs.. per lb., No. Is 12c; No. ?a lie; dry salt hides under 20 ibs.. per lb„ No. 1s lie. Ho 2s, 10c; tallow in cakes. No. 1,6 c; No I 5%e; tallow tn barrels and tubs, per lb.. No- 1 ®%c; No. 2 sc; beeswax, per lb.. 24c; green salted horse hides, each. $1.5002.25; green saltsa «Hts* and ponies' hides, each. 75050 c. SENATETHANKrOFFICERS AND MAKES THEM GIFTS Just prior to adjournment Friday night the senate passed the following resolu tion, introduced by Senator Comas, of the third district: “Resolved, That the thanks of the sen ate are due, and are hereby tendered to the Hon. Clark Howell, president, and the Hon. H. W. Hopkins, president pro tem. of the senate, for the able and impartial manner 0 which they have presided over this senate.” Secretary Northen and his assistants; Major R. E. Wilson, the doorkeeper, and his assistants; Messenger Flynn Hargett and Mrs. T- R- H. Cobb, the postmistress, were thanked by similar resolutions. A silver cup was presented by the senate to Journal Clerk Guery Brannen, for his i young son, Edward Hill Brannen. 7