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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
SATURDAY, May 15, 1875.
Index to New Advertisements.
To llont—Apply to George W. Hard
wick.
Ice Cream at the Scbutzenplatz Sun
day-John Rappold, Schutzenwirth.
Augusta to New York for !(p2O—T. S.
Davant, Agent.
Georgia Comruandery No. 1, K. TANARUS.,
Meets To-Night.
Gun Lost —Apply to W. M. Dunbar.
Attention All 1-Last Chance to get
the Magic Needle Threader.
Commercial Bank of Augusta—W. T.
Wheless, President.
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
Washington, May 15, 1 a. m. —For
Saturday, in tho Gulf and South Atlan
tic States, and the Southern portion of
the Middle States, rising barometer,
southwest to northwest winds, clear or
partly cloudy weather, followed by
lower temperature. For Tennessee
and the Ohio Valley and the Lake re
gion, rising barometer, northeasterly
winds, clear or clearing colder weather.
Missouri Vaileys, rising barometer,
northeast winds and lowor tempera
ture, followed by falling barometer,
southeast winds, and threatening
weather preceding a storm centre. For
New York and New England, stationa
ry or falling barometer, southerly
winds, warmer, cloudy weather and
possibly rain, followed in tho Middle
States by brisk, cold, northwest winds.
The rivers will fall from Keokux to
Vicksburg, and change but slightly
elsewhere.
Thermometer May 14, 4:16 p. in.
Augusta, 82 deg.—Fair.
Boston, <59 deg.—Clear.
Buffalo, 56 deg.—Cloudy.
Charleston, 72 deg.—Fair.
Chicago, 48 deg.—Fair.
Cleveland, 62 deg.—Fair.
Knoxville, 81 deg.—Clear.
Montgomery, 85 deg.—Fair.
New Orleans, 82 deg.—Clear.
New York, 61 deg.—Clear.
Portland, Me., 61 deg.—Cloudy.
Toledo, 64 deg.—Cloudy.
THE SCHUTZ ENFEST.
Last Day of the Festivities—The Re
sult of the Shooting—The New King
—A Happy Close.
The festivities of the Schutzenfest
closed yesterday evening, after a most
successful season of enjoyment to all
who attended. The visiting Schutzens
of Aiken and Charleston, left for home
on the 8:20 a. m. train of the South
Caroliua Railroad, all in good spirits
though they were not so fortunate as
their more skilled brethren and hosts
of Augusta. The Fusilier Band of
Charleston also departed yesterday.
The main features of the day were
The Last Shooting Contests.
The members of the club were en
gaged from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., in the con
test at the Target of Honor, resting
shots, 200 yards distance, tho member
making the largest number of rings in
ten shots, to receive the first prize, the
next highest and so on.
The King’s Target.
At 4 o’clock shooting at the King’s
Target commenced. This target was
200 yards, resting shots. It took the
place of the Eagle formerly used. —
Each member had one shot, and the
one making the best center to be King
until the next annual Schutzenfest—
Shots to bo measured. The shooting
was flue, showing great skill on the
part of several inembeis. Mr. John D.
Hahn having made the best single shot
was loudly cheered and immediately
taken on tho shoulders of several of
the members, and carried from the
shooting house through the saloon to
the front of the hall. He was patted
on the shoulders until wo thought his
bones must be very sore. All of the
party were then cordially invited by
him to partake of liquid refreshments,
when they drank to the health of King
John 11. Tho Club was then formed
in front of tht hali, where
The Presentation of Prizes
was to take place. President Spaeth
spoke a few words to the members in
German (which we did not translate),
and then presented the prizes to the
successful contestants at the Target of
Honor, as follows :
Target of Honor.
Ist Prize—Gobi watch and chain, pre
sented by tho Charleston Sehutzen
Club. Charles Meyer, 109 rings.
2d Prize—A silver-plated water set,
presented by Oetjen & Doscher. C. E.
Scherer, 107 rings.
Sd Prize—Fine China tea set, pre
sented by Luyties 8r03., New York. D.
Sancken, 106 rings.
4th Prize—Fine China tea set, pre
sented by E. H. Pughe. Henry May,
105 rings.
sth Prize—Solid silver goblet, pre
sented by Columbia Sehutzen Club. H.
Hograph, 102 rings.
Gth Prize—Wine set, presented by
F. A. Brahe & Cos., J. J. Bredenburg,
102 rings.
7th Prize—Five gallons fine whis
key, presented by Ulman & Cos.,
Baltimore, Win. Markwalter, 99 rings
Bth Prize—Fine cushion, present
ed by Miss Bohr, Jacob Hertz, 97 rings.
9th Prize—Silver-plated water pit
cher, presented by Oglethorpe Infan
try, Company A, J. H." Meyer, 97 rings.
10th Prize—One case of fine whis
key, presented by the Hannis Distilling
Company, Philadelphia, Win. Voelker,
97 rings.
11th Prize—Card receiver, pre
sented by H. B. Plant, Clias. Spaeth,
96 rings.
12th Prize—Fine table cover, pre
sented by Miss Mena Rappold, John D.
Ham, 95 rings.
11th Prize—A pair of mantel orna
meats, presented by H. Hafers, A.
Brenner, 93 rings.
A Present from the Aiken Sehutzen
Club.
By direction of the President, Acting
Secretary H. Schnelker here read a
letter from the Aiken Sehutzen Club,
which accompanied a handsome arm
chair, a present to the Augusta Club.
Tho following is a translation of the
letter, which was written in Oerman :
Aiken, S. C., May 10th, 1875.
s’o the Officers and Members of the Au
gusta Sehutzen Club:
Dear Sirs and Brother Schutzens—
By direction of our Club, I have the
honor to present to our parents a small
token of regard. We beg, however, to
have it placed In your meeting room,
for the special use of our dear papa—
the President of your Club.
Respectfully, with Schutzens’ greet
ing, H. Busch,
Secretary D. S. G.
Proclaimed King.
The President then announced the
result of the shooting at the King’s
Target as follows—44 members partici
pating, one shot each. The bull’s eye
was 6 inches, and divided into 12 rings.
Shots outside the bull’s eye were not
counted:
John D. Hahn, 6 rings; Jacob Hertz,
5 rings; H. Sehnetker, 4 rings; H. Ho
graph, 4 rings; J. J. Bredenberg. 3
rings. President Spaeth then an
nounced that
John D. Hahn
was King of the Sehutzen for the year;
and after addressing a few pleasant
words in German to the ex-king, Mr.
A. Brenner, he took from his neck the
king’s chain of silver and placed It
upon the new king, congratulating him
at the same time. He then presented
him witli a large silver goblet, and pro
claimed him
King John 11.
The President cordially thanked the
memberaof the club for the prompt
ness with which they had acted at all
times, and also thanked the guests es
pecially, for their presence. Ho then
pronounced the third annual Schutzen
fest of the Deutseher Sehutzen Club of
Augusta closed.
Mr. Hahn briefly responded, after
which the President announced that
ex-King John Stelling, ex-King A.
Bronner and Mr. J. H. Meyer would
escort King John to his residence in
his carriage. Loud cheers vjfere given
the King sevoral times, and especially
as the handsome carriage, drawn by
two white horses moved off. Another
carriage containing the family of the
King followed. A salute of three guns
from the artillery was given as tho
party left.
Incidents.
In three minutes after tho result was
known at tho King’s Target the genial
Matt O’B. had chalked on a large card
board the name “John,” beneath which
was a crowing rooster and “3d King.”
The ball of Thursday night con
tinued nearly all night, a number of
street cats leaving the Platz, crowded,
after three o’clock..
The cap rifle and air guns were in
almost constant use, especially the
former, each day of tho Fest. 9
An iucident occurred Thursday night
which was not down on the bills. One
of the large codar bashes at tho inner
gates caught fire about 11 o’clock and
made quite a big blaze of light,
almost burning tho gates. It was soon
torn away, however.
A special train arrived from Aiken
Thursday night bringing a number of
persons to attend the grand ball. It
returned about half past two o’clock
yesterday morning.
Tho number of shots fired by the
Schutzens during the Feat was 4,514.
Closing.
We experience great pride in being
able to say that the Fest closed with
out anything occurring to mar tho en
joyment of the occasion. The Germans
have a national reputation as lovers of
pleasure and enjoying themselves to
the utmost without once getting out of
humor. President Charles Spaeth of
the Shutzen Club exerted himself to
the utmost to afford pleasure and com
fort to all, being materially, in' fact
fully, supported by all the officers and
members. Augusta is fortunate in
having a club composed of such men
who have inaugurated the Schutzen
fest here and established such beauti
ful grounds, which are used not only
for such occasions as this one, but are
also a spot suitable for the numerous
pic-nics which take place at this sea
son. Our military companies also find
the Platz a most convenient place for
their annual target excursions, as
everything necessary is at hand—tar
gets, shooting stands, etc., etc.
The monthly shooting contests of
the club are the means of creating a
generous rivalry among the mem
bers, and with the annual fests
make the organization a very popular
one.
On Sundays
the members generally visit the Piatz
and pass a part of the day in social
converse. During the Summer, on
Sundays ice cream, cake, fruit and
other refreshments will be served to
those so desiring, who visit the Platz.
Mr. Joljn Rappold, the ever attentive
Schutzenwirth (this means keeper of
the grounds, we suppose), has charge.
In Conclusion,
we will say, with a host of others, to
the club, “May you live long and pros
per.”
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CITY TOPICS.
The annual May picnic of St. James’
M. E. Sunday school took place at
Schultz’ Hill yesterday.
The Schutzenfest is over, but a pop
ular vote would go for having another
ball and Illumination at the Platz.
Our full weekly review of tho mark
ets crowds out much other city matter
thijs morning.
A christening of that superb punch
bowl by the Clinch Rifles is on the
tapis. Good shots are expected to be
fired from it.
In the Augusta Hotol Otis a nice
place.
Judge Gibson will deliver his decision
to-day in the injunction case against
the Georgia Railroad as to the consum
mation of the purchase of the Western
Road of Alabama.
A granito crossing is to be placed
across Ellis street, from the Post Office
to the northwest corner.
Mechanics, independent, and Wash
iugton, No. 1, fire companies, are agita
ting the question of having a target
excursion and contest between the
companies, at an early day. This will
be quite a novel innovation on estab
lished customs.
A large photograph of the Blanner
hassett hose carriage, decorated as it
won the prize, showing Undlno in her
shell chariot and the members of the
company at the rope, is on display at
Prontaut & Son’s.
The Cotton Exchange barbecue up
the canal is the topic for next week.
Market active with a lively demand
and upward tendency.
Peronal.
Mr. Boykin Wright, formerly an as
sistant in the Richmond Academy, is iu
the city. We are glad to see him look
ing well.
~ JUDICIAL.
County Court.
State vs. Henry Cumudng, negro, ao
cased of assault and battery. Verdict
of guilty and sentenced to a flue of $25
or to six months on the chain gang.
Not having the tin, the defendant took
a shovel to cultivate the stroets of the
city.
State vs. Henry Thomas, negro, ac
cused of simple larceny. Verdict of
guilty, and sentenced to a six month’s
engagement on tho county chain gang.
State vs. Jack Williams, colored, in
dicted for burglary at night. Verdict
of guilty.
The court took recess to 9 a. m. to
day.
Storm Shadows.
The Signal Officer has just gotten
some specimen copies of stereoscopic
views of the path of the March cyclone
in the vicinity of Indian Springs. The
labor of the artist and the magic of
sunlight have portrayed most graphi
cally the desolate scenes and terrible
devastations of the angry storm king.
Braham Musical Club.
President J. E. Hamilton, who is
also Business Manager, of the Braham
Musical Blub, composed of leading
young colored men of Savannah is in
the city arranging for a grand concert
next Tuesday evening at Girardey’s
Opera House.
The first two concerts ever given by
this amateur organization lately came
off at the Savannah theatre under the
auspices of prominent citizens, and
were decided successes from every
standpoint.
Attention All !—To-day is positive
ly the last day that Mr. Shepard sells
the Magic Needle Threader in Augusta.
So be sure and supply yourselves. *
“Neuril.” —The instantaneous cure
for Neuralgia. Depot, No. 291 Broad
street. ap7-ly
The Banner Baptist 8 tale.
The Charleston News and Courier, in
some remarks referring to the South
ern Baptist Convention, recently in ses
sion in that city, gives some reliable
statistics of the strength of this de
nomination. It is stated that the num
ber of Baptists in Alabama is 75,600;
Arkansas, 44,900 ; District of Colum
bia, 8,150 ; Florida, 17,000 ; Georgia,
170,000 ; Kentucky, 147,000 ; Louisiana,
35,300 ; Marylaud, 5,650 ; Mississippi,
88,030 ; Missouri, 88,600 ; North Caro
lina, 116,500 ; South Carolina, 94,000 ;
Tennessee, 104,300 ; Texas, 54,000 ; Vir
ginia, 146,600; making a grand total of
about 1,216,000 persons, of whom, per
haps, 800,000 are constituents of the
Southern Baptist Convention. From
these figures, it will be seen that there
are more Baptists iu Georgia than any
other Southern Stato—not oven ex
cepting Kentucky and Missouri, which
have a much larger population. Geor
gia lias 23,000 inoro than Kentucky,
nearly twice as many as Missouri, and
as many as Arkansas, Florida, Louis
iana, Maryland and Mississippi com
bined. She may justly be styled the
Banner Baptist State.
August Flower. —The most misera
ble beluga in tho world are those suf
fering from Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plaint.
More than seventy-five per cent, of
tho people in the United States are
afflicted with theso two diseases and
their effect: such as'sour stomach, sick
headache, habitual coativeness, impure
blood, heartburn, waterbrash, gnawing
and burning pains at the pit of the
stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue
and disagreeable taste iu tho mouth,
coming up of the food after eating, low
spirits, etc. Go to the drug stores of
F. A. Beall, M. E. Bowers, and Barrott
& Laud, Wholesale Dealers,
ruyll-dfeow&c.
Reward ok Merit. —The United States
Government has given not only to Dr.
Price’s Cream Baking Powders, but to
his True Flavoring Extracts, the pre
ference, and largo quantities are ship
ped to its military posts. No more, we
say, than it deserved, for it truly has
proved itself in our family all that we
desire, making bread, biscuits and
cakes better than any other we have
used, and just so have we found his
Flavorings of Lemon, Almond, etc., as
pure, natural and strong as can be
made. Try these articles, ladies, and
see if you do not find them superior to
anything of their kind in the market,
myll-tutlisasu
The Voice of the Great Wf.st. — The
voice of the great West accords to Hos
tetter’s Stomach Bitters the foremost,
place among specifics for malarial dis
ease, and this opinion is echoed wher
ever upon this continent the Bitters’
have been introduced as a remedy for
intermittent and remittent fevers.—
Those maladies being the peculiar
scourge of vast regions of country in
the Western and Southwestern States,
it is not surprising that the Bitters
should be the great medicinal staple of
such localities, or that their inhabi
tants should regard t his article as in
dispensable in the household. The ex
perience of the western emigrant proves
that it is the very best means of accli
mating him to unaccustomed air or
water ; and old residents of fever and
ague regions say that it is the only
thing that protects them with certaiuty
against the visitation of miasmatic dis
ease. An equally high estimate is
placed upon its virtues as a remedy for
stomach, bowel and bilious csmplaints,
and as a general tonic and corrective.
mayl3-tsathtu&c
Don’t fail to go to Quinn & Pendle
ton’s for anything you may want in
the Book, Stationery, Music and Peri
odical Hue. myl2-tf
Letter and Note Head Printing.—
Letter headings, note headings and en
velopes printed in any style and at the
lowest prices. We havo a large assort
ment of all kinds of paper and cards
at the Constitutionalist office, 43 Jack
son street. tf
Fools Cap, Letter and Note Paper
at low prices at
m9tf Richards’ Book Store.
Cheapest and Best Croquet, at
my9tf Richards’ Book Store.
Great pleasure will be taken at all
times in showing the Large and Varied
Stock at
my9tf Richards’ Book Store.
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The Most Certain Cure for Chills
and All Fevers, and all disorders
arising from malarial influence is the
Magic Cure, to be had at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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The Best and Pleasantest Throat
Lozenge, at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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Congress Water, constantly arriving
fresh from Saratoga Springs, kept on
Draught and in Bottles, also the best
Soda and Kissengen Water and Ginger
Ale, at
J. H. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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Patronize the only Paint and Oil
Store in Augusta. I keep none but the
best goods, and will sell you any quan
tity you want from a teaspoonfnl up
wards. George D. Connor,
my9tf 53 Jackson street.
Call at the office of C. W. Harris,
No. 219 Broad street, for Insurance at
adequate rates in non-Board Com
panies duel-if
Buffalo Spring Lithia Water, and
Gettysburg Katalysine Water, at
J. 11. Alexander’s Drug Store.
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We have on hand about 2,000 pieces
of New and Popular Music, which we
will retail at half price.
myl2-tf Quinn & Phndleton.
You can find a fine assortment of
Standard, Miscellaneous, Sunday
School and College Text Books at
uiyl2 tf Quinn & Pendleton’s.
A fine assortment of Office and Fan
cy Stationery at
myl2-tf Quinn & Pendleton’s.
Blank Books, all sizes and styles, at
m9tf Richards 1 ' Book Store.
Variety of Sunday School Song
Books at
my9tf Richards’ Book Store.
Splendid Initial and Fancy Writing
Paper at
my9tf Richards’ Book Store.
New Novels just received at
my9tf Richards’ Book Store.
More Light I — lf you want your
stores and bouses brilliantly illumi
nated, send to George D. Connor, 53
Jackson street, for your Kerosene
Price, 25 cents a gallon. my9tf
Strictly Pure White Lead, Linseed
Oil, Turpentine, Varnishes, Window*
Glass, Colors and all house Painters’
Supplies at
George D. Connor,
my9tf 53 Jackson street.
Victoria, look over upon us, and
see what a blessed little country you
might have had if the British Parlia
ment had behaved itself one hundred
years ago,— Rochester Democrat.
FINANCE AND TRADE.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE AUGUS
TA MARKETS.
Constitutionalist Office, i
6 o’clock P. M., May 14, 1375. \
Trade has jogged along during the week
that lias closed, hardly varying from the
easy paco already noticed as coming over
its movements with the approach of Buin
mor. Quotations are almost wholly un
changed from previous prices, while the
ratio of supply and demand in all depart
ments with few exceptions remains the
same.
Money, Stocks ami Bonds.
Very little has been doing iu financial cir
cles. A large numberof visitors, drawn by
the convent ion of stockholders of the Geor
gia Railroad and the annual festival of the
Augusta Sehutzen Club, has given an add
ed liveliness to the general aspect of the
city for the week; but thosolfriends and
strangers have been engaged, tho one kind
in the investigation and determination of
important questions and matters apper
taining to the great corporat ion that con
trols Augusta’s communication with tho
West and Southwest, and the other in the
devoted > orviee of tho merry god of pleas
ure and enjoyment, rather than in partici
pating in the work that controls the fluctu
ations and in tho fortunes and misfortunes
that follow tho rise and fall of tho values of
stocks, bonds and money.
The stock of the Central Railroad and
Banking Company declined to-day from 69
a6O, at which it has been recently standing,
to 57%a5H, for what cause is not stated, 'fee
stock of the Commercial Bauk lias ad
vanced from 93 to 95, at which it stands
steady. The action of tho Georgia Railroad
Stockholders’ Convention, in referring the
matter of tho purchase of the Western
Railroad of Alabama to the Board of Di
rectors of that con oration, and the coMtin
ua.nee of the old Directorship ami the
change in Superintendents, havo exerted as
yet none, if they will any, influence upon
the stock and bonds of tho road, and have
not affected in any perceptible manner
their market valuations.
Money continues easy, with ample ae
commodations on prime securities. Loans
havo principally boon effected on gilt
edged colaterals, low acceptances having
been negotiated and a very small amount
of paper being alloat. We can only ac
countfor the latter rather unusual condi
tion in the asserted fact that planters are
paying cash more than in previous years
for wlmt they get, and are having their
own paper discounted by factors In such in
stanc s as they requite credit for supplies.
A considerable amount of indebtednesses
from last year’s transactions still hangs
oyer undischarged, it is true; but if our
planters and farmers are indeed making
this effort to run their places and farming
enterprises upon a cash basis and the least
possible use of the credit system, we may
justly hail it as auspicious of bolter times
for them, an enlarged prosperity for the
South, and a firm assurance to those hold
ing claims against this important class of
our people of the wiping out of all old
scores. Wo quote as follows:
Gold, Silver and Exchange,
Gold 1 14 a 1 15
Silver l 05 a 1 10
Exchange on New York % a % Prem.
State and City Bonds.
Augusta 7’s, short date 95a97
Augusta 7’s, long date 86a60
Savannah’s, old SBa9o
Savannah’s, new. 88
Mac n’s 74
Atlanta B’s 83
Atlanta 7’s 72a75
Rome 7’s noin’l.
Georgia State B’s, new. 102
Georgia 6’s 88
Georgia7’s, Jenkins’ mortgage 98
Georgia 7’s, Smith’s issue.... 93
Railroad Bonds.
Georgia Railroad 95
Macon and Augusta 83
Same, endorsed by Ga. R. R 85
Same, endorsed by Ga. and S. C. R. It .82
Port Royal first mortgage gold 7’s, en- .
dorsed by Ga. Railroad . 81
Atlanta and West Point 7’s . 85
Charlotte, C. A A. Ist mortgage 7’s 72
Central, Southwestern, anti Macon and
Western, first mortgage 7’s 95
Central first mortgage par.
Railroad Stocks.
Georgia Railroad 78a0
Central 57%a58
Charlotte, C., & A .nominal.
southwestern 79
Augusta and Savannah 85a36
Macon and Augusta nominal.
South Carolina Wall
Atlanta and West Point 70
Bank, Gas Company ami Street Rail
. way Stocks.
National Bank of Augusta (asked) 140
Bank of Augusta 102
National Exchange Bank. Wo
Commercial Bank 95
Merchants and Planters National Bank 90
Planters Loan and Savings Bank, 10 paid
in, per share ...' $5
Augusta Gas Company, par 25 42
Street Railway ‘ 50
Stock of Augusta Factories.
Augusta Factory 165
Langley Factory 125
Graniteviile Factory wo
The Unstamped Checks Investigation.
(Washington Correspondence of the New
Times. 1
Some misapprehension seems to exist
among the managers of State and private
banks in regard to the arrangements made
between the Secretary ot tho Treasury and
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by
which the duty of examining National
Banks for the discovery of unstamped
checks was delegated to the Bank Examin
ers. This arrangement does not affect
State, or private banks, which will still be
wfliinlned bv Supervisors of Internal Reve
nue, Collective, or their deputies. By the
arrangement referred to the Internal Rev
enue Bureau did not relinquish its right to
make theexaminationthrough its own offi
cers, but as tho inspection of National
Banka could be more economically made
by the Bank Examiners, an I the banks
themselves could thus be saved from the
visitation of two sets of officials, the new
plan was adopted. To impose the duty of
making this special examination of Stake
and private banks upon the Bank Exami
ners would greatly increase their labor
while the Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue knowstof no reason why this duty
should not be as well performed by the or-
I cers of his Bureau as by those under the
direction of the Comptroller of tho Cur
rency.
National Bank Convention.
A circular invitation, of which the fol
lowing is a copy, has been issued by a huge
number or prominent, banking houses in
New York, Boston, Portland, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, loledo, Bt. Louis. Gloucester,
Providence, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Al
bany, Bullalo, Rochester, Pittsburgh, De
troit, 8t„ Paul, Chicago, Quincy. Milwaukee.
Indianapolis, Louisville, Memphis. New
Orleans, Charleston, Richmond, Galveston,
Dallas and San Francisco, and addressed
to bank officers and bankers or tho eoun-
llioiu leading firms in Augusta
—with the view to holding a national con
vention in Haratog aon the 20th of IJuly:
April, 1875.
To the Bank Officers and Bankers of the
Un.ted States:
You are respectfully invited to attend a
national convention of bank ca.shiars and
bankers, to be held on the 20th day of July
next, at Saratoga, New York. Ihe desire
and necessity for a mooting such as is now
proposed has long been fufiy realized, and
Is importance duly appreciated by all who
havo an official connection with banks.
The advantages afld pleasure, individual
ly, that will be derived from personal iu
tereouise with those* who are in daily cor
respondence, are alone sufficient induce
ments for such a meeting; and besides
better acquaintance and pleasure we be
lieve that great profit will result from in
terchange and comparison of ideas and
experiences relating to the conduct of
our business. We cannot but think
furthermore, that our general inter
ests will be promoted by a national
congress of experienced ban# officers and
financiers, in which, doubtless, questions of
national interest and importance, as they
relate to us, will bo fully and freely dis
cussed. These objects combined must, we
believe, command universal respect and
atteutlon, and exert a powerful influence
for good. From the hearty approval of tho
meeting and its objects received through
responses to correspondence with cashiers
and bankers in the principal cities and
towns of the country, we have every reason
to expect a very large attendance.
It will give us pleasure to have you sig
nify, to oue of the undersigned, your inten
tion to be present at the convention; and
also any counsel or suggestions you may
be pleased to give respecting the meeting,
the order of business, subjects for discus
sion and action, etc., etc.
Cotton Market and Situation.
The stock of cotton on hand in Augusta
last evening by actual count numbered
8,157 bales, against 8,260 bales at the dose
of last week and 14,719 bales this date last
year. Receipts for the week havo been 370
bales, against 359 bales last week, and
sales 1,710 bales against 687 bales last week
From these figures it will be observed
there has been little variation in the local
cotton movements for the week under re
view and the previous week, save in the
matter of sales, which show an excess of
1,023 bales iu favor of this week sold. The
price lias continued at almost the Same un
varying figures.
A gentleman who lias n-centlvlbeen on a
tour of inspection through certain portions
of the cotton section of the country, icings
information, derived from personal inqui
ry ami observation, that the cotton stand
is admirable, and planters are rejoicing
over as fine prospects for an excellent crop
as have gladdened their hearts for yeaisg
The Scope of country visited extends from
Augusta to Memphis and thence to New
Orleans. The only trouble complained of is
that the heavy rains in the Winter and
early Spring preveatod such thorougli
plowing and preparation of lands as would
lnsuro the fullest fruiting of the plant with
propitious seasons.
On Saturday the mat ket opened with a
good demand for even-running middling
and higher grades at full prices, lower
grades standing weak. Quotations for the
day were:
Ordinary .Nominal.
Good Ordinary. 14
Low viiddling 14%
Middling 15%
Good Middling 15%
Receipts, bales 46
Bales, bales 431
Monday there was a fair demand at Sat
urday’s prices, with light offerings and
quotations unchanged. Receipts, 58; sales,
104 bales.
The market during Tuesday was very
quiet in tone, and in quotations nominally
unchanged, tho same prices ruling. Re
ceipts, 48 bales; sales, 167 bales.
Wednesday the market was steady, hav
ing improved in tone, with a good demand
all day. The higher grades advanced %'c.
and quotations at the Cotton Exchange
were:
Ordinary Nominal
Good ordinary 14
Low middling 14%
Middling 15%
Good Middling 15%
Receipts, bales 169
Bales, bales 128
Thursday the market was.steady, slight
ly belter, with an active demand all day
and quotations holding the same figures.
Receipts, 24 bales; sales, 769 bales.
On to-day (Fkiiiay) the market opened
firm with a fair demand, and at 4 o’clock
p. m closed quieter. Receipts were 37 bales:
sales, 111 bales. Low middling advanced
from 14% to 15c.
The Augusta Exchange closed witli re
ports and quotations as follows:
Ordinary . •. . Nominal.
Good Ordinary 14
Low Middling 14%a15
Middling 15%
Good Middling 15%
J'ho following is the daily cotton state
ment for Augusta to-day:
Receipts since Ist Sept., 1874... 174,098
Receipts at Augusta to-day. ..... 37
Bales in Augusta to-day in
Stock iu Augusta to-day, by count. 8,157
Stock here same date 1871 14,719
Brice Middling here same date 1874.. 17%c.
Receipts at all U. S. ports to-day 3,576
Stocks at all U. S. ports to-day 435,682
Stock at same this date 1874 309,068
Stock at same i bis date 1873 412,989
A summary review of the week’s cotton
movements may he given for Augusta as
follows:
TOTAL RECEIPTS AND SALES Fofi THE WEEK.
Sales 1,710
Receipts 370
Receipts.
The several railroads centering at Augus
ta, and the only boat that has arrived on
the river, have brought cotton to the city
during the week ending this Friday eve
ning, the 14th, inclusive as follows:
Receipts by the Georgia Railroad
bales 1,359
Receipts by tiie Augusta and Savaunah
Railroad ts "... 5
Receipts by the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta lt&ilroad
Receipts by South Carolina Railroad 4
Receipts by Port Royal Railroad
Receipts by l iver steamer 4
Total receipts by rail and river 1,372
Total receipts by rail last week .1,082
Shipments.
Tiie shipments, through and local, from
I Augusta, for the week are as lollows over
I the several railroad lines and per river
steamer:
South Carolina Road, local shipments,. 875
South Carolina Road, through ship
ments 683
Augusta and Savannah, local 192
Augusta and Savannah, through 136
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Road,
local
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Road,
through 266
River steamer 229
Total shipments by rail and river .2,381
Comparative Receipts at all U. S. Ports
for the Week.
Year 1875. Year 1874. Year 1873.
20,139 20,968 22,815
Decrease for 1875 from 1874.. 829
Decrease for 1875 from 1873 • 2,676
Comparative Receipts at all U. 8. Ports
Wince Sept. Ist to this Date,
Year 1875. Year 1874. * Year 1878
3,333,887 8,593,067 3,243,751
Decrease 1875 from 1874 259,180
Increase 1875 from 1873 85,136
Comparative Stocks at all U. 8. Ports
This Date.
Year 1875. Year 1874. Year 1873.
4:35,682 309,068 412,989
Excoss 1875 over 1874 . 126,614
Excess 1875 over 1873 . 22,693
Comparative Stocks in New York this
Date.
Year 1875. Year 1874. Year 1873.
176,360. 133.151.
Excess 1875 over 1874 43,209
Comparative New York Quotations of
Middling this Date.
Year 1875. Year 1874. Year 1873.
• 16%c. 18%e. 19%c.
Decrease 1875 from 1874 ...2%0.
Decrease 1875 from 1873 : 3%c.
o * The Course of Cotton.
[From the NeWYork Bulletin, May 11th].
There has been quite a number of sudden
end unexpected changes iu tills market
since our last, lmt. on the whole the tone
was slack, and the changes in value are all
to a lower scale. No positively new fea
tures have arisen to work a decided influ
ence upon the position, except possible tiie
larger run of receipts at the ports and an
increased movement at t he interior towns
which were reflected back from Liverpool
in the shape or' a weak, undetermined
market. The main pivot, however, upon
which matters turned either directly or in
directly, was the absence of a good healthy
demand for actual cotton, and the failure
to make any 1 eduction in stock; in
deed, the supply has increased, and “too
much cotton” was very evidently tho com
plaint under which the market was labor
ing—for tho time being at least. There
have been plenty of operators who could
figure out an entire consumption of the en
tire supply in sight, and a goodly amount
of that to come beside; ami would also
show, to their own satisfaction at least
that ruling prices were by no means ex
travagant, but the feeling seems to have
become thoroughly diffused throughout
the trade that the reality and not the ex
pectation of cotton going out will bo the
only basis from which a good, solid, healthy
tone can be obtained If tiie supplies at.
this port could have been separated from
the complications by which they were en
tangled with the speculative movement, it
is probable that buyers and sellers could
have agreed upon terms Jong ago, but it is
too well known that the stock of cotton
here is used largely as an instrumentto in
fluence the contract markot, and recent
manipulations have tended strongly to
shut off any good bona fide demand.
During the period under review there has
been very little demand from our Eastern
spinners, and they are certainly acting
closely up to the previously expressed de
termination of buying only from hand to
mouth. Bome few sales havo been made
for export, and exporters could occasion
ally bo found manifesting a slight show of
interest, but the demand on foreign ac
count has i*een neither quick or general,
and buyers have exhibited much greater
caution than last week. It has been diffi
cult to calculate a clear margin at any
time, and private advices were even loss
encouraging than those through public
sources, while offerings or stocks f. o. b at
the Southern ports were made In such form
as to permit of purchases there on much
better terms than here. The possibility of
political difficulties ia Europe, though not
exactly a positive disturbing element; has
been cited as a point to keep in mind. The
open offerings of stock have at no time
been free, and nothing in the way of pres
sure to realize was allowed to develop
itself. Yet there lias been no difficulty ex
perienced in finding all the cotton required
at ruling figures, which were reduced %c.,
and in a quiet way a great many holders
havo been on tiie lookout for customers.
The general average of quality keeps up
well; indeed tho difficulty is to find a really
poor assortment. .
On contracts the market has been kept
tumbling about from oue extreme to anoth
er, wit h two or three sharp and unexpected
fluctuations, and all apparently upon the
caprice of the heavily interested operators,
no decidedly new influencing features show
ing themselves. After a sharp decline here,
to be sure Liverpool was caßed firmer and
this had the temporary effect of bringing
back a portion of the shrinkage almost as
rapidly as it was lost. But it was hiqted
that the favorable accounts from abroad
had in some way been “doctored,” and as
subsequent dispatches seemed to endorse
this theory there was another re-action on
tho downward turn.' Taken as a whole, the
buyer has had tko advantage, and up to
the present, writing there can do found few
indications of any very strong undertone
As before, the Operations have been con
lined principally to the four months cover
ing the balance of the present cotton year,
with May a little the strongest, as the
plan is evidently still to k<>ep exporters
from getting hold of stock just now. Of
short notices there have not been many, if
any purchases by exporters, and but little
done in a speculative way. Into the next
crop the speculative movement has boen
small and prices havo followed the general
downward turn, sometimes more rapidly
than on the early months. The advices at
hand from the planting section have al
most without exception proven good as to
the progress of the seediug and the condi
tion of the weathor, but as yet no positive
information is at hand in regard to the
acreage. A portion of the trade think there
will IX3 an increase of breath sown, while
others hold to the opinion that the acreage
will certainly be no larger, and probably
less, owing to the apparent determination
on the part of many planters to give
greater attention to the raising of corn
wheat, etc. ’
Bagging, Twine and Ties.
Standard 2% pound bagging 13%a14, and
nominal. Gunny, 11%a12, and nominal.
Baling Twine—Per lb., 17.
Iron Ties-Arrow, 5; Beard’s, 6; lie
painted, 5.
The Week's Weather.
As of interost, hearing relatively upon
the seasons for cotton and the crop pros
pects, wo have obtained from Mr. Bessant,
the courteous Signal Observer iu charge of
the Augusta office, the subjoined state
ment of the rainfall and thermometrical
variations for the week at this station :
Total rainfall, in inches 80
Highest temperature, degrees 93
Lowest “ “ 57
Average “ /. V.V. 75
The only raiu fell Monday. The hottest
temperature was at 4:IG p. iu. .Sunday, and
the lowest at 7a. m. Tuesday. While there
has been little rain here, there has been no
lack of showers iujOharloston, St. Mark’s
iu Florida and throughout the cotton belt
generally.
The Meal Market.
The market has rested easily during the
week. Little his been doing, the demand
being in-.oeraxoly with ample supplies.
We quote at unchanged figures:
Clear Bibbed Bacon Sides 13% a 14
Dry Salt Clear Bibbed Sides . ... 13 a
14 ry Salt Long Clear Sides 12% a
Bellies 13 a
Smoked Shoulders 11 a 11%
Dry Salt Shoulders 10 a 10%
Sugar Cured Hams 15 a 15%
Pig Hams 10 a
Tennessee Hams .14% a
Lard— iu tierces, 10%al7; in cans, kegs
or buckets. 17%a15.
The Live Stock Market.
Hogs and Sheep arc not in as good sup
ply as for some weeks back. Beef Cattt*
are in fair supply. Wo quote: Live Hogs oil
foot 7%a8 cents; ditto Sheep, 6; ditto Beef
Catle, 5 1 5%.
The Corn, Oats and Wheat Market.
Wheat is stilt active, with a good de
mand and small arrivals; holders appear
unwilling to sell at quotations. Choice
white, $1.70; prime white, $1.65; amber,
$160; red, $1.50.
Corn ii a little stiffer, with a good de
mand. While prime, $i.13at.15, by car
load; yello-v and mixed. $1.09a1,12, sacks
included.
Corn Meal—City bolted, 5i. 12751. 15;
Western, sl.lO.
Oats—Feed Oats. 85a90 cents.
The Flour Market.
Tho market has continued firm with
steady prices.
CITY MILLS QUOTATIONS:
Supers $6 50 a 6 75
Extras 7 00 a 7 25
Family 7 50 a 7 75
Fancy 8 00 a 8 25
WESTERN QUOTATIRNS:
Fine $5 50
Supers 6 50
Extt as 6 75
Family 7 25
Fancy 7 75
General Grocery Market.
Candles—Adamantine, light weight, 161
17; full weight, 19a20; sperm, 40; patent,
sperm, 50; tallow, 12a13 per pound.
Cheese—Western, 14a15; Factory, 18al9.
Bice—7%aß% cents per pound.
Salt—Liverpool, $1.45.t1.50; Virginia, $1.15
a2.25 per sack.
Soap—No. 1,6 c.; Family, 6%a7.
Mackerel—We quote fvfl weights only as
follows: No. 1- mess iu kits—s2.soa2.7s;
half barrels, $7.50a8.00; No. 1, in kits, $1 75;
N0. 2, in barrels. sl2; half barrels, $6.50;
kits, 1.40; No. 3, barrels, large, $9a9.50; half
barrels, large, $5a5.50f kits, $1.25.
Salmon—Per dozen, pound cans, $2.75;
two pound, $3.50; Salmon iu kits, $3 50.
French Peas—Pound cane, per dozen
$4.50.
Pickles - Underwood’s, quarts, $4 74; half
gallons, $8 7j per dozen.
Green Corn—Two pound cans, $3.
Gelatine—Nelson,s, $3 per dozen.
Ground Peas—Tennessee, $1.50; Georgia,
$1.50 per bushel.
Green Grocery Market.
Apples—green, per barrel—Western, $4;
Northern, $5. Butter—country, p.-r lb., 27%
a3O; Goshen, 35; Beeswax, per lb., 25; Beans
per bushel—Western, $1.15 to 1.25; North
ern. $2.50 to 8.000; \Y hite Table Peas, $1.50
to 1.75. Western Cabbage, per dozen, $1.20
a 1.50; New York Cabbages, $1.80a2.00;
Chickens—Spring, 30a35; grown, 40; Ducks,
40; Geese, 65. Eggs, per dozen, 18a20. Hon
ey. strined, per lb., 20; Irish Potatoes, per
bbl.—Western, $2.75a3.00; Northern $4-
Onious, dry, per bbl, s3al; Sweet. Potatoes,
$1 per bus; Dried Peaches, peeled, 14c. per
lb.; Dried Apples, 10c. per lt>; Soda, 8; Tur
keys, $1.75 to 2.00a piece; Tallow. 7a9. Grits
per bus. $1.40 to 1.50; Western Pearl Grits,
per bbl., $5.75 to 6.00 ; Pearl Hotuinv, $5.50
a5.75.
Sugar aud Coffee Market.
Sugars.—We quote 0, 10 ; extra C, 10%
all; yellows, 9%a9%.
Coffees.—Bios, 21%a24; Javus, 33a35.
Syrup and Molasses Market.
Molasses—Mdtecovado, hhds. —aso; re
boiled hhds., 39; barrels, 41a42; Cuba—
hhds, 50; barrels, 50a53; sugar liouso
syrup, 65; New Orleans syrup, 70aS5 fy
gallon; Silver Drip, 75 cents; Sugar Drip
$1.60.
The Liquor Market.
Ale and Porter.—lmported, $2.25a 2.75.
Brandy.—Apple, $2.50a3.00; Ainorican,
1.40a2.00; Freuoh, s6al2; Schleifer’s Cali
fornia, $5; New, $4.
Gin.—American, $1.40a2.50; Holland, $3.00
ftG.OO.
Whiskey.—Corn, country, per gallon, $1.35
a2.50; Bourbon, $ gallon, $1.50a5.00; Gib
son’s W pallon, $2.50a6.00; live, U gallon,
$1.35a6.00; Rectified, $ gallon, $1.35a2.75;
Robertson county, gallon, $1.G0a2.50;
High Wines, $1.25.
Wine.— Madame Clicquot Champagne,
$30a82; Napoleon’s Cabinet, $30a32; 800 le
rer’s, $33a35; Roederer’s Schreider, $30a32;
Imperial American, $2)a22 %/ case or pints
and quarts; Madeira. SOalO; Malaga, $2 50
$7 gai.; Port, $2.50a6; Sherry, $2.50a5.
The Horse and Mule Market.
Fresh lots of horses have just been re
ceived to-tay and yesterday by leading
dealers in the city, giving for the moment
a supply surpassing the demand. Good
animals can bo bought from SIOO to S2OO,
casfror on undoubted paper for short dates.
We quote:
Houses.— Average Saddle, $l4O to $150;
Harness, $l4O to $150; fancy Saddle or
Harness, $175 to $200; Pouey Horses, ssoa
100.
There Is an absolute dearth of mules of
fering, while the demand is good. The re
cent efforts of dealers to get mules have
proven unavailing, prices ranging even
higher out West, than here. 1 his stats
of affairs has been caused by a big demand
East to repair the losses of the winter from
disease, exposure, overwork and death.—
SVe quote nominally:
Mules— Good medium broke, $125a140;
extra draught, $150a175.
The Hay and Stock Feed Market.
Hay— Choico Timothy—car load lots,
$1.40 per hundred; Western mixed, $1.25a
1.35 per hundred; Eastern Hay, sl.srf'
1.70 per hundred; Northern. $1.25.
Bran and Stock Meal—Wheat Bran,
S3O per ton; Stock Meal, 90a$l.
Peas— Mixe<l, $1.25; Clay, $1.35.
Fodder— sl.7sa2 per hundred.
Countrv Hay—sl per hundred.
The Plantation Wagon Market.
One and a half inch axle, $85a05; I s j inch
axle, $00; l 3 4 inch axle, $110; 3 inch thimble
skin, S9O; 3>4 inch thimble skin, $93.
The Hide Market.
Flint— l3al4 cents; green—Ca7 cents y ft,.
The Lumber and Building Material
Market.
Shingles, $5 00; Laths. $2 50; Pure White
Load, per lb., 9a14; Cneroxee Lime, per
bushel, 40c.; Ohewakla Lime, per barrel
$1 75; Plaster of Paris, per barrel, $4- Ce
ment, $2 75; Plastering Hair, 8c; Flooring
$23; Weather Boarding. $lB. '
The Oil Market.
Headlight, $ gallon. 33a40; Kerosene, 18a
20; Lard, $i.30a1.40; Linseed, boiled, $1.10;
Linseed, raw, $1.05; Sperm, $2.25a2.50; 'Tun- I
ners, 65a70; Spirits Turpentine, 45.
I’lie Paper Market.
Book, 14c; Manilla, 8al0; News, best rag,
llal2%; Wrapping, Qaß.
Orange Hide Powder.
To the following quotations ten per cent
must be added for small jobbing country
trade:
Ora' ge Rifle Powder, kegs, 25 lbs $5 75
Orange Rifle Power, half kegs, 12% lbs 3 13
Orange Rific Powder, qrt kegs, 6% lbs. 1 68
Blasting Powder, kegs, 25 11 s 3 75
Blasting Fuse, per 100 feet 90
Hazard or Dupont Powder.
Sporting Powder, kegs, 25 lbs, $6.25; half
quarter kegs, 6% lbs,
$1.80; 1 lb canisters, 25 in case, $12.75; % lb
Canisters, %in $8.15. Blasting Pow*
del, 2j tbs, $4.25; fuse, $ 100 feet, 90.
The Hardware Market,
010 following quotations the prices
ol many leading articles are lowered, par
ticularly Swede Iron and Nails-
P 1 cks —513.50a15 per dozen.
SHOES-Horse, $7; Mule, 8.
Steel-Plow, 9 per lb.; Cast, 20 per lb.;
Springs, 13 per lb.
( ’asti.nos—6a7c.
Sad Irons—6 per lb.
Shovels —Ames’ Ih, $15.50 per doz.;
Ames’ and h, sl6 per doz.
SPADES-Amcs’d h, sl6 per doz.
Anvils—Peter Wright's, 16 per lb.
Axes—Common middle size plain, $11.50
per doz.; Samuel Collins’middle sizo plain.
$13.50 per doz.; Samuel Collins’ light, sl2
per doz.
Axles—Common, B%c.
Bells—Kentucky cow, $2.25a12.00; Hand,
$1.25a16.
Bellows—Common, $12a14; Extra, $lB
a‘24.
Caps—G. I)., 45 per rn.; W. P., 90 i>er nr.;
Musket, $1 per m.
Cards—Cotton, Sargent’s, $4.50 per doz.
Hoes—Hd. Planters sßalo per do z.
Iron— Swede, 7aß; Horso Shoe, 6; Kouud
and Square, 4a5; Nail Rod, 10.
Nails—Hid to 60<l, $4.25; Bd, $4.50; Cd, $5;
4d, $5; 3d, $5.50; lod to 12d, finished, $5.25;
Bd, hnishod, $5.50; 6d, finished, $5.75; 3d.
line, $7; horse shoe. 20a33.
Tho Dry Goods Market.
Brown Cotton—Suffolk A 4 4,8; Suffolk
B 4-4,
4-4 9; Fruit of tho Loom 1-4, 13. Laeonea
L 4-4 Fine Brown, 10%; Portsmouth B 3-4
h me Brown, 6.
Bleached Sheeting and Shirting.—
Canoe 27 inch, Cc.; Fruit of the Loom, 12%a
18; Lonsdale, 36 Inch, 13; Wamsutta G XX
36 inch, 16% al7 ; Waltham 10-4, 37%; Utica’
pa4s Jft?K 4 ' 4 - 7 t* : Greenville A 4-1,
12%. King Philip Cambric, 20; l’or-ahoutas
4-4, 12%; Conewago 7-8,8%; Campbell 3-4,
O 4.
Pillow Case Cotton. —Amoskeag. 42
inch,lsc.; Waltham, 42 inch, 15; Adcros
coggln, 42 inch, 18.
osnaburgs —Richmond, 10%e.; Santee,
No. 1.11%; Phoenix, 10.
Cambrics— Paper, Garner, 8%a9e.; High
Colors,B%a9: .Lonsdale, 9; Manviile, 7%a8;
Masonville, 7%; S. S. A Sons, 7%; Cambrics
(glazed), Elberton, 7; Fraoklin, 7; Harmo
ny, 7; High Colors, 8.
Ginghms.—Donmstle, Gloucester, 10%;
Lancaster, 12%; Baird, Hi; Scotch 20.
Checks and Stripes— Athens Checks,
13; Eagle aud Phoenix, 13; Magnoiia Plaids,
10; Richmond Stripes, 11; American
Stripes, 12; Arasapha Stripes, 10%; Lucas
ville Stripes, 10al2; Eagle and Phoenix
Stripes, 12%; Silver Spring, 12.
ijpCousKT Jeans— Kearsage, 13%c.; Naum
4nMr, 13%; Laconia, 11%.
Kentucky Jeans —Mllette, 42%e.; Keo
kuk, 45; Hillside, 13; Pacific Railroad, 4u;
Southwark Doeskin, 45; N. C. Wool, si;
Arkwright, 18%; Buckskin, 24%; Cave Hill
Cassimere, 20; Albany, ll; Silver Lake Doe
skins, 35; Leesburg, 32%; Henry Clay, 35;
Satinets—mixed grey, 35; heavy, 60; black,
40, 55a60 cents.
Prims—Gainer’s Fancies, 9c.; Ancona
Fancy, 10; Gloucester. 9a9%; Aiuoekeag,
k: Hartel’s Fancies, 9%; Arnold's, 10al0%;
Merrimaes. 9%; Albion, 9%; Pacific, 9ain;
Bedford, 7%; bpragne, 9%; Dunuell's, 9%;
Wamsutta, 7%; Maverick, 8%; Hamilton
Shirting, 9c.
Spool Cotton—Coates’, 70e.; Stafford,
40; John Clark, Jr., 70; Clark Barrow’s. 20
Needles— sl 40ai 60.
Ticking.-, Lawrence, 9c: Conestoga, A A
15; Arlington 3-4, 12%; Arlington 7-8, 15;
Summer-ett, 12%; Biddeford AAA, 24
Monumental City, 25.
Athens Goods—YariH,s 1.35; Checks, 13;
Stripes, 11c.
Jewell’s %. 8%c.; 4-4, 9%c.; Jewell’s Os
naburgs, 13%c.
Bundleman Light Stripes, 510 yards, 11;
Bandleman Fancy Stripes, dark, 510
vards, 11%; Bandleman Checks or
Plaids. 510 yards, 12; Eagle aud Phoe
nix Checks, 500 vards, 13; Montour 7-
Shirtings, 506 and 1,(00 yards, 8; 4-4
Sheetings, 50 0 and l,Ouo yards, 9%; Yarns,
assorted. No. 6-12, 50 bundles, 125; 5-16
inch rope, 40 pounds, 25c per pound:
Milledgeville Osnaburgs A 8-ounces, 650
yards, 13%; Milledgeville Osnaburgs 1J
6-ounce, 800 yards, ll%; Milledgeville Osna
burgs 4% ounce. 1,000 yards, 10; Milledgo
ville Plains, 525 vards, 17; Milledgeville
Yarns, 8 and 10, $1.22%; Troup Factory
8-ounce Osnaburgs, 14; Troup Factory
0-oimce Osnaburgs, 29inches, 11%; Troup
Factory 6-ounce Osnaburgs, 27 inches, 11;
Troup Factory 7-ounce Osnaburgs Checks,
14: Troup Factory, 7 ounce Osnaburgs
Stripes, 13%; Richmond Stripes, 850 yards,
2; Southern Cross Yarns, 125.
The Tobacco Market.
Tho market is still stiff for goon’ reliable
stocks. Supply light aud scarce, and a
further advance anticipated. Pii es con
steady, as follows:
Common to medium, 55a60; fine bright,
70a75; extra fine to fancy, Ssasl.w! smok
ing, 55a 65; fancy smoking, 7.a51.50 per lb.
The Cigar Market.
Imported Havanna— Regalia Rrittanicu
slßoa2oo, Media Regalia $150a160, Iteina
Victoria $150a205, Regalia de la Reina $l3O
also, Lundies $120a140. Conchas de Regain
slooal2o. Operas SBOa9J, Prineesas sßoa9o
to brands.
Cle\k Havana— Regalias $120a150 Reiua
Victoria $90a125. Conchas, SBO, Conchitas
SGSa7O.
Seed and Havana— Conchitas $45a50.
Conchas ss&a6o, Conchas Regalia $60a65.
Regalias $70a75, Londres $70a75. Regalia
Britianica s7saso—according to quality.
Clear Seed—From $20a45, c ommon from
slßa2o.
Cheroots—Common $12.50, Best sl4.
Miscellaneous Market.
Concentrated Lye, rase, $6.75a7.25; Pot
ash, y case, $8.25a9; Blacking Brushes, $
dozen, $1.50a4; Brooms, U dozen, $2.50a4.50;
Blue Buckets, $ dozen, $2a2.75; Matches,
gross, S3; Soda—kegs, 6%a7c.; Soda
boxes, 7%a8%; Starch, 7‘ *al2; Feathers,
5'2a53.
Manufactured Cotton Goods.
Augusta Factory— B-4 Shirting, 7; 7-S
do., 8%; 4-4 Sheeting, 10: Drills, 10%.
Granitkville Factort— 3-1 Shirting,
7%; 7-8 do., 8%; 4-4 Sheeting, 10; Drills,
10%.
Langley Factory— A Drills, 11 ; B Drills,
10%; Standard 4-4 Sheeting, 10%; Edge
field and A 4-4 do., 10; Langley A 7-3 Shirt
ing, 8%; Langley 3-4 Shirting, 7.
European Money Markets.
London, May 14—Noon.—Erie, 25%.
Paris, May 14— Noon.—Rentes, 04f. 10c.
United States Money Markets.
New York, May 14— Noon.—Stocks ac
tive but weak. Money, 2%. Gold, 115%.
Exchange—long, 487%; short, 490%.
Gold opened at 115%.
New York, May 14—P. M.--Money easy
at 2%a3. Gold 115%a116. Governments
active and strong. Exchange, 437%. States
quiet and nomiual.
Baltimore, May 11 — Virginia sixes,
peelers, 41%; Virginia consolidated, 55%;
West Virginia, 9; North Carolina sixes,
old, 20 bid to-day.
New York Produce Market.
New York, May 14 Noon.—Flour dull
and declining. Wheat quietand unchanged.
Corn dull and unchanged. Fork quiet—
mess, $22. Lard firm—steam, 15%. spirits
of Turpentine firm at 31%. Rosin heavy at
$1.90a1.95 for strained, freights firm.
New York, May 14-P. M.-Flour dull;
market still rules in buyers’ favor, but
prices without decided change; Southern
Hour quiet aud drooping; common to fair
extra, $5.25aG 20; good to choice extra, st>.2s
a8 50. Wheat—supply offering very small,
with a fair inquiry; market may be quoted
a shade firmer at $1.35*1.40 for Winter red
Western; $1.40a1,42 for amber Western;
$ 1.40a 1.45 for white Western. Corn heavy
and lc. lower, with a moderate demand;
87a88 for Western mixed; 88a88% for higli
mixed and yellow Western; 90a91 for white
Western; 86a8ti% for Western In store
Coffee steadier at lOalS 3 .,, gold, for rlo or
dinary to prime. Sugar dull and heavy and
/9 lower; 8%a8% for fair to good refining•
prime, 8 5-l08a8^; muscovado, 9%; centri
fugal refined dull and declining at let.
'°. r crushed. ifoiasses qdiet,
with a limited jobbing demand. Rice qub-t
and unchanged. Petroleum dull and uom
oc™.de ’ J' rHnetl, l2%aia%. Tallow
nrni at 9. Rosin and turpentine quiet.
Pork firmer; new, $22. Lard firmer at
for prime steam. Whiskey duil at
$1.21, and clo qng with free sellers at those
hgures. Freights firmer; cotton by steam
%a9-32.
Western Produce Markets
ST. Louis, May 14.—Flour quiet and un
changed - Corn opened liighor—No. 9 mixed,
74; closed ut 73%. Whiskey firm at S2O.
Porn nominally at $21.75. Bacon unchanged
witii only a limited jobbing demand. Lard
dull at 15% asked, 15 bid.
[ Chicago, May 14.—Flour dull and un
changed. Corn in fair demand; No. 2 mix
, ed, 72%a72%; rejected, 69%a<i9%. Pork In
I fair demand at $21.50. Lard quiet at sls 4n
Whiskey nominally $1.13.
Cincinnati May 14— Flour steady Corn
SSi.'SS&f^
Si
weak; No. 1 Western amber, $1,38; No. 2 do.,
$1.35; mixed do., $1.34; No. 1 Western red,
SI3R; No. 2 do, $1.34a1.35; Maryland red.
$1.35a1.40; do. amber, $1.45a1.46; do. white,
$1.30a1.40; No. 2, Western spriug red, red,
$1.17a1.19. Corn: Southern, firm ; Western,
steady; Southern white, 90; Southern yel
low, 87; Western mixed, fi7%. Gate, firm;
Southern, 80a81; Western mixed, 75; rve.qui
et, $1 15al 18. Provisions quiet with a down
ward tendency. Pork, $22 50a23 00. Bulk
Meats—shoulders, 9; clear rib sides, 12%a
12%; unpacked, 12%a12%. Bacon-shoul
ders, 9%; clear rib sides, 13a13%; hams,
14%a15%. Lard—refined, IGaIG%; steam,
15%a15%. Coffee dull; ordinary to prime
rio, cargoes, 16a15%. Wldskey—small sales
at $124, now held at $125. Sugar ea.-it*r.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
Liverpool, May 14—Noon.— Cotton— sales
of shipments of the new crop, on the basis
ot middling uplands, nothing below low
middling, at 8 8-16.
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester dull but
not quotably lower.
Liverpool, May 14— Noon.— Cotton,firm;
middling uplands, 7%; middling Orleans, 8a
S I'k'JOC; speculation and export,
2,000; for the week 51,000; speculation 8,000;
importation, 961,000; American, 591, 00 o; re
ceipts, 69,00.); American, 39,000; actual ex
port, 6,000 ;.ailoat, 637,n0J; American, 136.tX>0;
on basis of middling uplands, nothing be
low low middling, deliverable May 7%-
do., deiiverable July, 7 15-16; on basis of
middling Orleans, nothing below low mid
dling,s deliveralde June and July.B.
2P. M.—On basis of middling uplands,
nothing below good ordinary, deliverable
June and July, 7 15-16; shipments of new
crop, on basis of middling uplands, nothing
below goisl ordinary, 8%.
4 P. M.—Cotton—sales, of which6,ooobales
were American.
European Produce Markets.
Liverpool, May 14—Breadstuff’s, quiet;
corn, 335. 6da33s. 9d; long clear middle-, 51s.
3d; short dear middles, 535. 3d.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, May 14—P. M.—Net receipts,
171 bales: gross receipts, 206.
Futures closed quiet and steady. Sales,
22,700, as rollows: May, 16 3-16, 16 7-32-
June, 16 7-32, 16%; July, 1613-32, 16 7-15;
August, 16 9-16, 16 19-32; September, 16%,
16 13-32; October, 15 29-32, 15 15-16; Novem
ber, 15 21-82, 15%; December, 15 11-IG, 15%;
January, 16 29-32,15 15-16; February, 16%,
16 3-16; March, 16 13-32’16 7-16; April, 16
17-3/, 16 21-32.
Boston aud Philadelphia Cotton Mar
kets.
Philadelphia, May 14.-Cotton quiet;
middling, 16%; net receipts, 338; gross
501; weekly net receipts. 1,088; gross, 2,348;
exports to Great Britain, 150.
Boston, May 14.— Cotton dull and nomi
nal; middling, 16%; low middlings 15%;
good ordinary, 15%; net receipts, 76 bales;
gross, 169; stock, 18,157; weekly net re
ceipts. 254; gross, 3,132: cxpoits-lo Great
Lntain, 1,142; sales, 1,454.
Southern Cotton Market.
. New Orleans, Mi<.y 14.—Cotton firm and
in good demand; middling, 15%; net re
ceipts, 1,275; gross, 1,276; exports to Great
Britain, 2,568; sales, 3,500; stock. 113,886,
weekly net receipts, 5,998; gross, 6,333; ex
ports—to Great Britain, 2,568; to Fiance
3 404; to the Continent, 2,371; coastwise!
369; sjles, 17,750.
, Savannah, Alay 14. —(\itton quiet; mid
dlmg, 15 9-16; low middling, 15 3-16; good
ordinary, 14%; net receipts, 532 bales; ex
ports coastwise, 567; salcf, 470; stock, 2,-
120; weekly net receipts, 2,700; gross. 2,707;
exports—to (treat Britais, 4,044 ; coastwise
1,420; sales, 2,730.
Galveston, May 14. —Cotton steady;
middling, 15; net receipts, 64 bales; ex
por’s coaotwise, 3C; sales, 956; stock 37-
474; weekly net receipts, i,o:; groas, 1,05-',
exports to Great Britain, 4.466; coastwise
1,011; sales. 5,709.
Memphis, May 14.—Cottoa steady; mid
dling, 15%: net receipts. 2% bales, sales,
1,100; stock in 1875, 22,885; stock in 1874
30,000; weekly net receipt.,, 1,145; -im.-'
ments, 4,888 sa cs, 3,200.
Baltimore, May 14.—Cotton firm; mid
dling, 16; low middling, 15%; good ordi
nary, 14%; net receipts, 19; gross, 46; ex
ports coastwise, 75; sales, 9.J0; spinner.
300; stock, 9,912; weekly net receipts 21
gross, 412 *. export® to Great Britain, 570;
coastwise, 79 1 ; sales, 3,040; spinners, 657
Nashville. May 14.—Cotton quiet and
steady; niiddl ng, 14%; low middling, 14%
good ordinary, 13%; weekly n-t receipts
221;. shipments, 760; sales, 1,151; spinners'
60; Stock—lß7s, 9,994; 1871, 7,051.
Selma, May 14.—Cotton unchanged;
middling, 15*,a15%; weekly net
240; shipments, 577; stock -1575, 1 ,949; 1*74
actual count, 3,483.
Charleston, May 14. —Cotton—demaud
fair; middling, 15%a15 : %; net receipts, 20,>
bales; exports coastwise, 102 ; sales, 700,
stock, actual. 15,2 >l, Weekly net rec*ipt
1,908; gross, 2.192; exports coastwise, Ro
sales, 2,700.
Mobile, May 14.—Cotton steady; mi.'l
dling, 15% ; net receipts. 213 bales;‘exports
coastwise, 1; sales, 250; stock, 21,366
Weekly net receipts, 1,008; exports coast
wise, 166; sales, 1,750.
Columbus, May 11.-Cotton dull; mid
dling, 15; low middling, 14%; good ordi
nary, 14. Weekly net receipts, 235, ship
ments. 827; spinners, 37; stock, 1875 5 395-
1874, 3,821. ‘ '
Macon, May 14.—Cotton dull; middling,
15; low mnldliug, 14% : good ordinary, 14-
weekly net rooeipts, 127 bales; shipment-’
241; sales 246; stock, in 1875, 3,810; 1874’
3,819.
Montgomery. May 14.—Cotton quiet and
steady; middling, 14% : low middling, 14% ;
good ordinary, 13%; weekly net leceipts,
116 bales; shipments, 657; stock, in 1875.
1,519; 1874, 1,082.
Wilmington, May 14 Cotton qu.et anJ
nominal; middling, 15; net receipts, 34;
stock, 1,193; weekly net receipts, 406; ex
ports coastwise, 277.
Norfolk, May 14.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling. 15%a15%; net receipts, 324; exports
coastwise, 289; sales, 100: stock, 4,000:
weekly net -
wise, 2,014; sales, 808,
"" Tl ~■■■ E - -- -
MARRIED.
At the “Hull Place,” near Augusta, on
Thursday, May 13, by the Rev. John R_
Dowe. Mr. Paul E. Carmichael and Miss
Sarah M. Stages, daughter of Mr. S. W
Stiles, of Bloomfield, New' Jersey. *
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T HE if EM BERS OF THE ST. %ND RE W’S.
SOCIETY, aud the friends ana acquaint
ances of James Gamaway are respectfully
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Presbyterian Church, at 9 o’clock, THIS
FORENOON.
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h or terms, apply to •
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