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MARKET REVIEW,
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Chronicle Office, |
Avousta. Ga. April IS. 189.1. I
Cotton today was quiet at 7 5-8 for mid
dling. Receipts were 93 bales and sales 61.
Liverpool spots Were In moderate demand
at Irregular prices. Sales were 7,000 bales.
Arrivals opened steady in fair demaud and
closed firm 1-G4d higher than yesterday’s
close for most mouths.
New York spots closed steady at 7 15-16
for middling. Futures opened steady at an
advance and closed very steady 8 to 9
points higher than yesterday's close.
12 m. z n m.
Good ordinary 6 3-4 6 3-4
Strict good ord i 7
Low m.ddllng 7 1-4 7 1-4
Strict low mid 7 1-2 7 1-2
Middling 7 5-8 7 5-8
Strict middling 7 3-4 7 3-4
Good middling 7 7-8 7 7-8
Low mid stains 77
Middling stains 7 1-4 7 1-4
Tinges 7 3-8 7 3-8
RECEIPTS AND SALES IN AUGUSTA.
Days Receipts Sa'as
Saturday 188 2to
Monday 96 628
Tuesday 99 61
Total 333 919
STOCKS.
Stock in Augusta April 18 23 757
Stock last year April 19 18 768
RECEIPTS.
Receipts September 1 to April 18.... 156 639
Last year April 19 180 503
PORT RECEIPTS AND STO-’
1893. 1893.
Receipts from plantations
week ending April 14 31 373 42 414
Toial port receipts Sept. 1.
to April 14 4 671 379 6 647 427
Stock at all U. S. Ports.. 721 251 866 785
Stock iu New York 259 811 392 699
PORT RECEIPTS AND SALES.
D. This week 1892
Saturday 7 827 6 439
Monday 8 793 9 074
Tuesday 9 261 9 431
Wednesday 4 291
Thursday 6 821
Friday „ 6 284
Total for 3 days 25 881 42 337
LEHMAN BROS.
Direct Private Wire Telegram to L. M.
Burrus.
New York, April 18.—Liverpool was
better today and the feeling there was
Unit liquidation was over for the pres-
efl\a.nd that weak bulls were all shaken
out. We also incline to this view and
the very heavy decline in values during
rhe past week lias, in our opinion., more
(than discounted all present bearish in
fluences. Advices from Texas and Mex
ico are to the effect that the drought
there is by no means broken. It has
become fasihionable to become bearish in
cotton amd the short interest, is heavy
ond hence we are bullish for at least 30
or 40 points and advise purchases on all
declines.
COTTON.
New York, April 18. —Cotton steady,
uplands, 7 15-16; Orleans, 8 3-16. sales
577 bales; good ordinary, 7 13-16; low
middling, 7 1-2. Futures closed very
steady. Sales 221,000.
April 7 .>5
May ‘ ™
June
July. . . .
August. 4
' September X So
October X oX
November j,
December ) X
January.. 7 97
New York. April 18.—Consolidated net
receipts at all ports today 9.621; exports
tn Great Britain none; to France, none;
to the continent, 4.375; stock. 721.251.
Total so far this week, net receipts,
25,881; exports to Great Britain, 14,1 <2;
to France. 334; to the continent. 14,861.
New Orleans, April 18.—Futures firm.
Salos 68,800.
April 7 31
Mav 1 64
S . . J 42
July 7 50
August 7 .>4
September X
October ‘ jj”
December 7 ba
DAILY' COTTON.
Galveston, April 18.-Dotton _ quiet;
middling 7 1-2; net- receipts 1,465; sales
6,200; stock 47,065.
Norfolk, April 18.—Cotton easy; mid
dling 7 11-16; net receipts 675; sales
79; stock 39,106; exports coastwise 351.
Baltimore. April 18.—Cotton nominal;
middling 8; gross receipts 27; stock
9,653.
Boston. April 18.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling 7 15-16; net receipts 1,297; gross
receipts 4,310.
Wilmington. April 18. —Cotton quiet:
middling 7 1-2; net receipts 10; stock
9,809: exports coastwise 773.
Philadelphia. April 18.-y Cotton quiet;
middling 8 1-2; net receipts 88; stock
12.251.
Savannah, April 18.—Cotton quiet;
middling 7 1-2: net receipts 376: sales
300; stock 48,074; exports coastwise 72.
New Orleans. April 18.—Cotton steady
middling 7 9-16: _nrt receipts _ 3.751:
gross receipts 4,870; sales 5,250; stock
244,227.
Mobile, April 18.—Cotton firm; mid
dling 7 5-16; net receipts 502; sales
500; stock 18,014; exports coastwise
495.
Memphis, April 18.—Cotton steady;
middling 7 5-8; net receipts 259; ship
ments 409; sales 1.600; stock /3.569.
Augusta. April 18.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling 7 5-8: net receipts 99; sales 61;
stock 22,757. .
Charleston. April 18.—Cotton nominal;
middling not quoted; net
stock 26.769; exports coastwise 256: to
the continent 2.900.
Cincinnati, April IS. —Cotton steady;
middling 8; net receipts 397; stock 6.423.
Louisville, April 18.—Cotton nominal;
middling 8 1-4.
St. Louis, April 18.—Cotton quiet;
. middling 7 7-8; net receipts 500; gross
receipts 1,135; sales 1,200; stock 90,-
619.
Houston. April 18.—Cott op easy; mid
dling 7 1-2; net receipts 905; stack
’ 13,043.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Liverpool April 18. —Noon —flutiou iu
moderate demand, prices irregular;
American middling 4 3-8. sales 7.000
American 6,400, speculation mid export
500, receipts 20,000. American 17,800.
Futures—Market opened weaker, since
becoming steady; demand fair.
May and June 4 11-6461‘12-646713-6467
14-646/15-646/85-64.
June and Julv 4 12-646/12-646/13-646?
14-646/15-646/16-646/17-64.
July ami August 4 14-646/13-646/15-64
6.116-646/17-646/18-646719-64.
August a.ud September 4 15-646714-64
6/16-64(017 I'4’-.-19-646/18-64.
September and October 4 16-646717-64
6/19-64.
October anil November 4 17-646/18-64
6/20-64.
November and December 4 16-646/17-64
6/20-64.
Liverpool. April 18. —4 p. m.—April
4 15-64 sellers.
April and May 4 15-64 sellers.
May and June 4 15-64 buyers.
June and July 4 16-646/17-64.
July and August 4 18-64 sellers.
August and September 4 18-646/19-64.
September and October 4 19 646/20-64.
October aud November 4 20-64 sell
ers.
November amd December 4 20-64 buy
ers.
Futures closed firm.
THE SUN’S REVIEW.
New Y’ork. April 18. —The Suu's cotton
review says: News came iu favor of
the bulls. Liverpool is slightly higher
after the very marked depression of
yesterday, and encouraged the hope that
after al! there will be no serious trouble
over Thursday’s settlements. Ellison s
figures as cabled over here were dis
tinctly bullish. lie thinks that stocks
at American (»orts at the end of the
season will be 300,000 bales less -than
at the same time last year based on a
crop of 6,500.000 bales, and that Euro
pean ports at the end of the season will
hold 800.000 bales les* than at the same
time last year. New York aud Southern
shorts were pretty good buyers. and
in later trading Europe sent quite a
number of buying orders. The result
was a very fair net advance for the
day. Southern weather news cut no
figure in speculation today. The failure
in coffee had a depressing effect tem
porarily. Prices advanced Bto 10 points
and closed very steady, with sales of
221,000 bales. Liverpool advanced 1 to
1 1-2 points and closed viery steady
with spot sales of 7.000 bales. In Man
chester varns were irregular and cloths
quiet. Bombay receipts for the half
week were 34.000 bales, against -4./.000
during the same time last year. Now
Orleans advanced 14 to 16 points, but
lost some of this later on. Spot price.*
were steady on a basis of 7 15-16 f r
middling uplands with sales of 2.479
bales for exports and 500 ’’’’J'” 11 '*:
There was a decline of 3-B®.Mc at
seven of the Southern markets. New
Orleans sold 6 000 bales..
norts were 9.261 bales against 9.9(>1 this
day laKt week and 9,431 hurt year. Total
thus far this week .25.881. against .>;n
--710 during same Vme last. week. Re
ceipts at. three interior towns were B.>B
against 772 this day last week and
932 last year.
BONDS.
State of Georgia 8 8 m 1 12
; late of Georgia 4 1-2 5....... 1 00 1 12
i mnista 7’s. various dates..s pr. ct. basis
Augusta 6’s. various dates..s pr. ct. basis
Au- -iu B’s, various dates..s pr. ct. basis
v gu n «L ah a”:::::::::::: 1 “ |«
Sibley Factory B’s. W 3 I M 102
Enterprise Faetorv fi s 1908 .... 102 1 O
A &K. R.R. Ist mt ge <s. SO 99
C C & A. RR. Ist mt’ge 7’s. 1895. 1 00 1 01
C C&A R R M 7 ’ s - ,91 °- 1 ” 111
C.’ C. & A. R.R. Consuls, 1933.... 98 1 00
Central R. K. 7’s, 1893............ 1 05 1 06
Georgia R R. 6s, 1897 103 1-3 1 04
(Georgia R. R- 6's, 1910............. 1 10 112
Georgia R. R. B’s. 1922 1 12 1 D
M. *N. G Ist mt’ge 6’s, 1911 80 85
M & N G. Consuls 6’s, 1937 25 25
STOCKS.
Augusta Factory 90 93
Graniteville Factory 1 50 1 55
Factory 98 1 00
Enterprise Factory 93 95
.1 I’. King Factory 1 05 1 06
5 blev Factory 85 86
Augusta Gas Company Stock 26 27
National Bank of Augusta 65 70
National Exchange Bank 75 so
Flantera Loan and Savings Bank 03 04
Commercial Bank GO 65
Georgia R.R. A- B. Co. Stock.... 160
Central R.R. & B. Co. Stock.... 20 22
Southwestern Railroad Stock.... 80 83
Auyusta and Savannah Stock.... 1 03 1 05
Atlanta & West Point Railroad.. 96 9s
A & W. P. R.R. Debentures.... 95 100
C. R.R. of Ga. Debentures 40 42
Augusta Land Company Ila 1 25
C. a L. &A. R.R. Stock iu m
J. 8. BACIIE & CO.
Direct Private Wire Telegram to L. M.
Burrus.
New York, April 18.—The market
opened somewhat better, London buy
ing. about 4JMJO shares. Prices were
again attacked wiltli a view to covering
by shorts. Manhattan was again pressed
for sale but a large line of stock that was
shaken out was liquidated yesterday and
stock sold today was mostly short sales.
During the afternoon prices advanced
somewhat but fell off again.
Some talk is being f indulged in that
our government, when it chouses a secre
tary of the treasury does not take a
banker to fill that position, as it is said
the mysterious question now before Con
gress can only be dealt with by a man
who has been conniected with finance
all his life. Short interest was somewhat
decreased today, the most noteworthy
selling being in Chicago Gas which was
taken very well.
During the present uncertain condition,
of things we think it will do well to
sell stocks whenever they rally.
FINANCIAL.
New Y’ork, April 18. —Money on call
easy, closing offered at 4. Prime mer
cantile paper 6 1-26Z8- Sterling ex
(ihiange firm—posted rates 4.87 1-26/
4.89 1-2. Commercial bills 4.85 1-267
4.88. Government bonds weaker. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
SPECULATION IN STOCKS.
New York, April 18.—A calmer and
more confident tone characterized the
dealings at the stock exchange today. Ad
vices from Washington that free gold
in the treasury had increased SSOO.<XIO,
and that the administration was fully
prepared to meet any radical change in
the financial situation Had a reassuring
effect, and led to free purchases of stocks
for both accounts. The bears made sev
eral attempts to check the upward move
ment but were unsuccessful. Their prin
cipal drives were against Mivabattan and
Chicago Gas, the first right -lifter the
opening and the latter alter 1 o’clock.
I
IHE ALGUSIA CHRONICLE. APRIL H), 1893.
Manhattan sold off from 151 to 145, and
Chicago Gas from S.B to S 5 3-4. The
gouerul list was kept somewhat iiTogubir
by these movements, but fluctuated with
in comparatively narrow limits until
quite late in the day, when the bulls
rushed prices up on shorts. Manhattan
1 sold up 6 1-4 to $1 51 1-4, Sugar 2 to
Isl 02 3-4. Chicago Gas 1 3-4 to 87 1-2,
IVestern Union I 5-8 to 95 5-8. Missouri
I Pacific 1 1-2 to 51 1-2, National Cordage
|1 1-2 to 61 34, General Electric 1 1-2
ito $1 93 1-4 ex-div„ mid other leading
| shares from 1-2 to 1 14 per cent. Just
previous to the close Manhattan fell
j l>aek to 81 50 and Chicago Gas to
;86 34. but the remainder of the list re
' acted only fractionally and the market
; left off firm in tone. Dealings, of course,
were largely professional, and the changes
were due chiefly to manipulation, but
operators who lacked courage yesterday '
bought liberally on all reactions today.
Sales—listed stocks, 213.000; unlisted,
45.000, Subtrensury balances; Coin,
869,716,(MM); currency, 816,398,0(81.
CLOSING Bins.
I Atch. Top.& S. F. US'. Richmond Toruil’l S'.
BultoAOMo 85'., Rock Island t 2».
Canadianfacitlc.. St I’aul 76%
Cheß & Ohio 23L1D0 Pref
Chicago, B Q... va l .. Silver cert’s 83',
Chicago A A1t.... 140 "Sugar Refln’ry.... 102% !
Cotton Oil 46% Do Fret 97 i
Do Fret 80 Ten Coal and Iro* 21% I
KaatTenn :% Do Fret 100 I
Do Fret S 4 Toxas Pacific 8%
Erie 2<>%Union I’ac 80%
Do I’ref 4.5 Wabash 10% 1
111 Central 101% Do Pref 21%
Del, Lack A W... 14;.% Western Union... W
Lake Erie A Wus. ‘A”, Ala, class A t!03%
Do Fret 79', Ala, cl iss B tl'6%
Lake Shore 129'., Ala, class C 96
I L’ville A Nash... 73% La Consuls Wj
Mem A Cbast'n...* 40 NC. 4’s *95
, Michigan Central 105 |N C. 6’s *l2O
‘ Missouri Pac 60%'S C. Browns • 95
I Mobile A 0hi0.... 28 Tenn, olds 62
Nash C. and St. Lo 89% Tenn, new set 6’s. 101%
j N. Y. Central lt;t:% Tenn, new set s's. tl’ 4
i N.J Central 117'.. Tenn, uew set 3’a. t 76
Nor A W pfd 211%) Va 6 s ‘MI
Northern i’acillo., 16 s , Do ex-mat coup’s. *3l
Do Pref 40% Do Consols 50
I Northwestern 112'-, U. S. 4s registered 113
Do Fret 140 U. S. 4s coupon... a 112%
Facitlc Mall Su' . L’.S. 2s * 99%
, Reading 24%
‘Bid. tAsiu'.l i tOffercd. $Ex-div.
LAMSON BROS. & CO.
Direct Private Wire Telegram to L. M.
Burrus.
Chicago, April 18.—The general spec
ulative markets were uninteresting dur
ing the entire sesiou. Foreign markets
were irregular. The drought in Franw
and Hungary still continues. The bears
clitiim there has been no damage from
drought on the continent. It is only a
surplus of moisture that can damage the
) crop. We notice, however, theiv was
; some foreign orders and considerable
inquiry for export which gave rather n
i firmer tone to cash grain. The May deal
1 seems to be settling up. Just how the
I shorts stand is an open question.
Now tlnat navigation is open the move
i incut is liberal. Sales of cash ribs yes-
Lterday and today amounted to alsmt 35
) ears. This caused a strong fi'eling in
I the provision pit. The trading in ribs
is light and it is very difficult to execute
an order within reasonable rime at the
market.
PRODUCE.
Chicago. April 18. —The Jonah on
'Change today was May wheat. While I
everything else had quit the session and .
left off at alxmt lust night’s prices, May
wheat appeared about ready to jump over
board. Nobody seemed to care very much.
Clique brokers bad considerable May for
sale but as the shorts covered up pretty
generally on yesterday’s break there was
n rather meagre demand and weakness
ruled, prices soon going off I 3-4 from
i yesterday’s close. Business in July was
I spasmodic, being quite active nt. times
| and then having long seasons of dullness
) The market closed slow but steady, half
a cent from the bottom for May. July |
was confined to a range of 3-8 and closed !
; unaltered from last night. 4’orn started)
nt about, the dosing prices of yesterday,
: ruled steady and closed with a trifle ad- i
vaiwe. There was moderate trade in
outs within 3-8 range and the close win.
i at a net loss of 1-8601-4. Provisions com
paratively steady with but little change.
Cash quotations: Flour barely sternly
/and‘dull; No. 2 spring wheat 73 1-260
' 74. Corn 40 1-2. No. 2 oats 28. Mess
pork sl6 656Z16 70. Lard $9 706/9 70.
Short ribs sides $9 400z’9 45. c ,P rv )
salted shoulders $9 256/'.) 37 1-2. Short
clear sides $lO 00@10 05. Whiskey |
Wheat- Opening. i
i April 713-4 t 74 1-4
XIUV U* <4 14-
> j u ly.’.' 73 3-B@l-2 73 3-4
1 Anrilt 40 1-2 40 3-S@l-2
Sl-2 425-8024
28 S 2
.1u.y... 38 1-4 28 1-8
W.*--... 16 75 W 67 1-2 )
J«ly 16 82 1-2 bj ®
September 16 15 !•' 17 1 2 I
' .-■■■> u-t Kins— „
( May 9 42 1-2 9 45
) Julv 9 42 1-2 9 45
September 9 47 1-2 9 45
Lard— . __
, May 9 75 9 7»
julv 9 85 9 B.i
September 10 02 1-2 10 00
New York. April 18.—Flour dull and
sfr/'lo lower on account of the absence
! of buyers; southern flour dull and weak
; —common to fair extra $2 106/3 10.
I good to choice extra $3 156/4 20. W heat
i fairl.v active and firm—No. 2 red. store
. and elevator 75 1-2; afloat 76 146/76 12;
) options dull, opened weak at 1-86/1-4
decline, closing steady nt 14 decline -
No 2 red closed April 74 34. May 75 1-1.
‘ June 76 3-8. Corn fairly active for ex
: port- No. 2 45 elevator: 50 12 afloat;
) ungraded mixed 46 1-26/48 1-2. steamer
i mixed 48 3-4, November 48: options very
! dull, without feature, closing steady at
, i-S<ql-4 decline. Oats -pot <|iiict but I
I firin', options dull and easier—April 3;i,
i M iv 33 1-2. Juno 33 3-8, sjsit prices No.
•J 37 1-2. No. 2 white 40 1-2, mixed
■ western 376/39. white western 396/49.
Cotton seed oil dull but steady -crude 4*) f
16/41. yellow 46. Petroleum quirt, re-)
) fined nominal. Rice steady bit', quiet— j
i domestic fair to extra 36/5 1 2. Japan
■ 4 1-26/4 3-4. Molasses —foreign nominal |
New Orleans open kettle good to choice:
firm and fairly active at Pea
nuts quiet and unchanged. Flaxseed
nominal. Wool dull but. firm—domestic
fleece 276/32, pulled 266/37. Beef j
quiet and easy—family sll 006/12 00.
extra mess $7 506/8 50. Beef hams dull
.it $lB OOTierced beef dull but steady - i
city extra India mess sl7 <lO6/17 50. |
i Cut meats in moderate demand but fnrn
-pdckled bdllies 10, shoulders 9, hams
)12 1-26713. Middles quirt but steady—.
| short clear 10 1-4. Lard quiet and ;
I weaker—western steam closed at. $lO 00 !
) bid, city? $9 00: option sales none, rc
) fined dull and weaker, Continent $lO 35.
! South American $lO 60. compound
)$7 87 1-26/8 00. Pork dull and easy—
'old mess sl7 75, new mess $lB 25, extra.
prime nominal. Coffee —options opened
at a decline of 75 to 105 points, and
closed steady 606/75 down—April sl2 90
6/13 30. May sl7 756/13 20. .Inly sl2 65
6/13 25, September sl2 556/13 20. No- )
veniber sl2 856/13 10, February sl3 00,
spot Rio dull and nominal—No. 714 c.
Sugar dull but firm—fair refining 3 1-4, |
ref : ;ed quiet and firm, off A 4 5-86/4 7-8.
ista. dard A 4 5-166/5 1-8, granulated ,
i 4 15-166/5 1-4. Freights to Liverpool :
) weak —cotton 3-32 d., grain 1 l-4d.
St. Lonis, April 18.—Flour very dull )
but steady, unchanged. Wheat sank j
) slowly with but little reaction, closing )
: 14 below yesterday. No. 2 red cash high- (
I er, 64 3-8. May closed 65 14, July 69
1-4, August 69 7-8. Corn was dead. No. )
12 mixed cash 36 5-8. May 37, July 38
) 7-8. flats firm, No. 2 cash 31, May 30
) 5-8. Whiskey 1 15. Provisions strong, ;
higher. Pork standard moss jobbing new )
il7 50. Lard 9 62 1-2. Dry salt meats .
i loose shoulders 8 75. longs and ribs i
Bacon nicked shoulders 9 75, longs and
ribs 10 2,56(37 1-2. short- Io 506/02 .1-2.
Hams, •,’ugiir cured, 12 fl it/13
Baltimore, April is. Flour dull.
Wheat dull: spot and April 74, Mat
74 1-S((i74 I'4, milling wheat by snmpl“
736776. Corn steady: spot 48 1 46748-
1-2, April 486/48 14, May 48. yellow
corn by sample 49, white 516/52.
AUGI'STA GENERAL MARKET.
OF DRIED AND GREEN FRUITS,
COUNTRY PRODUCE, ETC,, COR
RECTEI) BY SPRATLING & CO.
Butter—Tennessee, in cans, choice
226/25; erenmery, in tubs, 24(g2Sc.
Eggs—l3ft/U.
Poultry Large fine, 25(j/30; grown
bens, 356740.
Lemon—Choice, 360 s per box, $3 25
@s3 75.
Oranges—Florida, $2 50(<j$3 00.
Bananas—Packed, sl.sUft/,52.00 per
bunch.
Potatoes—Choice celected Seed Rose
and Hebron potatoes, $3.506/$3.75 per
| barrel: table potatoes. $3.006/$3.25.
Onions—Red or yellow per barrel.
$4 50.
Apples -Eastern fancy, per barrel $3.75
: 6X4.25.
Peanuts—Fancy North Carolina, per
I pound, 5 1-26/6; Virginias, 7 1-267:8.
Turnips, per sack J'1.606(1$ 1.75.
Sweet potatoes, 50676't per bushel.
Lady peas, $1.756t‘2.00. crowder peas,
$1.356(11.50.
Cabbage, $2.75 (73.25.
GROCERIES.
Corrected daily by Lee & Bothwell.
Sugar -Cut loaf. 5 7-B@6; Crushed
none; Powdered. 5 7-86(6; Granulated,
5.2675 1-4; A 4 7-8675; White extra O
4 7-8; extra 0, 4 1-2; Golden, 4 1-4.
Hams—Choice sugar cured 146/14 1-4;
California hams. 116711 1-4.
Choice O. K. 381'740: extra prime O. K.
336/35; prime. 216726; O. <). 166717;
centrifugal, 22. Good demand for com
mon grades of New Orleans at 146716.
Syrups Sugar drip, 28@30; New Or
leans. 306/35 per gallon.
Coffee -firm—Java. 286730: Lnngura,
246/25, very scarce; Rio, 17 1-26/22, ac
cording to quality.
Rice—South Carolina and Txmisinna
—Head fancy. 5 3-4676; head choice. (
4 3-36/5; good, 4 l-Sft/4 3-4; 36/3 14 for!
common.
Caudles—loc pet lb, wax, 20c, sperm, !
Peas 5.56760.
Hay- Fancy Timothy. SIS.OO per ton, )
car lots, choice. sl7 per ton.
Teas Imperial. 306/SO; young hyson,
306/80; gunpowder, 40ftj>45 per lb., ac
cording to quality.
GROGERS' SUNDRIES.
Candles—loc per lb; wax, 20c;
sperm, 25.
Soap- $2.256755. according to qualiy.
Salt Liverpool, 906/95; Virginia,
57 1-26/60.
Snuff Macaboy, 456/.50; Railroad
Mill, $4.75 per gross in one ounce cans.
Powder Keg, 251 b $3.7-5; half keg.
$2.15; quarter, 6 14, $1.25; blasting
$1.90 per keg
Shot 1.506i51.55 per keg.
Nails On a basis of 50d. and GOd. $2.
BREADSTUFFS, PROVISIONS AND
GRAINS.
Flour—Best of first patent, $4.406/)I
$4.50; straight, second patent. $3.8.16/ )
3.90; clear straight. $3,006/3.65: fail'’.' ;
i family, $3,406/3.50; common, $2.90((/''
$3.15.
Grits —Western, $3.156753.25 per bar
rel; city mills, $3.10 per barrel. _
Fine Feed—Per hundred, $1.05.
Bran, 95.
Corn—White corn, in car lots. 58, less
60; mixed corn, 58; ear lots, 56 1-2.
Meal- 566/58; cream. 566760.
Lard—Pure leaf in tierce, ll@ll 1-4;
lard compound, 8.
Oats—White, 466748; Red R. P. 4767
50.
i Provisions—Dry salt ('. It sides 101-8
:10 38 packed; dry salted liellies, pack
oil, 10 3-46/11, bacon shoulders, 1) 3-i?X
I 10.
Bacrt‘—Clear rib sides, packed, f. o. b.
11 1-216711 3-4.
CANNED GOODS.
Fruits per dozen.
31b Standard peaches, $2.25; 2Tb Stan
dard peaches, $1.50; 3111 pie peaches.
$1.10; 31b California standard pears.
$2.35; 3rt> California standard apricots,
$2.25; 3IT) California standard quinces,
$2; 3IT) California assorted fruits. $2.25;
21b pineapple, standard, $1.50; 21b
pineapple, extra, $1.85; 21b pineapple
extra grated, $2.15; 21b blackberries, sl.
Canned meats per dozen.
ITb corn beef, $1.256/$1.30; 2ib corn
beef, $26/$2.10; 21b roast beef, $1,256/;
I $1.30; 2Tb roast beef, s2g/$2.10; lib
' iuio-h tongue, $3.25; IH> chipped beef,
■ $26/$2.U>; 21b tripe. $1.906/$2; l-41b
j potted ham or tongue, 80ftjS5.
A STAND-OTl'’.
i Slow a City Mlsßionary Met IlfaMatcSi in
j.- the I so of IningUttge.
I “My dear brother,” faltered the city
I missionary, with red whiskers and a
tremulous voice, as he renehed through
the prison burs and fondled tho puzzle
faced youth—“my dear brother in G<sl.
what untoward circiimst mce, what un
foreseen influence, led thy erring foot
stops from the paths of rectitudi-’.'”
“Once more. I’etie.”
Once more the missionary repcatxsl his
question with even n greater depth of
feeling.
“Yer curves is too wide for me, pod
ner. What’s de graft, anyhow?"
“How came you in jail? What have
you done to thus forfeit your liberty?’
“Na.wthin‘,” replied the puzzle faced
youth, as a floo.l of light bro! '■ in o»i
! him. "I didn’t, do nawthin'. _ But UH
) tell you how it was. Sc ‘I ’Boni; six
months ago in Portland I hooks up with
In gilly from ’Frisco. Tie hud a sack.
) and braces me fer a game of poker. See?
: I’m pretty flip wid de pasteboards my
self. but I sees dore wuz a tapioca in
sight, an’ I didn’t want to qir-cr de
Hunk. Sue? So I fouch<‘B do to
I a chum of mine in Salem. He's a dead
smooth duefc—a foxy bloke with a crock
er.v glim. I tells him to come on and
) help me peel de pelt off a jasper from
)de sout’. See? Well, wo sits in n game
'wid de ’Frisco mug and pulls his leg f<r
400. Den he maces me for a round wid
Ide dice. Go’tel. sez I, does yer mean
biz? Pat's what, sez ho. Trot, out yer
I basalt blocks, sez 1. See? W<ll 1 skins
[him for a hundred cases and de bones.
Rut do jay wuz dead game, ai d wanted
!to bowl me fer fifty. I t.ak< ■' him up
and makes a killin’ of eighty plunks on
I Hogan’s alley. Den ho quit- and ducks
his nut. See? lie didn’t; let on dat he
wuz sore or nothin’ and ’bout <ix weeks
later he sends me a tellin’ rue I
could make a winnin’ in ’Frisco. Tings
Is cornin’ me way. I th’nks. so I lines
me clothes wid velvet, an’ goes to ’Fris
ico. See? De mug meets me at de ferry,
i trows a few geezers into me. steers mo
again’ n brace game, and I sinks mo
| wad. Had to soak mo spark to cat on.
I Den de mug gives ,me de horse laufth
1 low down, puts de gang on, and I've
boon skating on me uppers ever since.
See? La«t night. I wuz pinched fer a
) vug, .-in’ expert to get it in de neck today.
|bnt yer can bet yer feet I’ll play oven.
' Seo?” And the puzzle faced youth
) scowled ferociously.
At first the missionary listened with
j an .expression of pained astonishment not
immixed with awe. Bewilderment fol
l lowed: then a fix''; of compassion, chang
ing io righteous indignation as tho youth
■ riinded off his tale of woe. Thon the mis-
I sionary limited up the turnkey and said
lit was a downright shame <to pen up an
1 insane man with criminals. lie was go-
I ing to- see the authorities about it him
i self.—Sau Francisco Examiner,
COTTON IN GEORGIA.
Ar Abla Article by Mr. H. IL
Hickman of Augusta.
The Success of Cotton Spinning
in the South.
What Ono of tho Most Successful of Mill
Men Say.
In. Ifj9l wo had in Georgia 479,863
spindles. In 1.892 50,000 were added to
this number, giving us a total of 529.-
SG3 spindles at. the beginning of this
year, with about 12.000 looms, or about
one-fifth of the entire spinning and weav
ing capacity of the southern stales.
When wo take into consideration the
large territory ombrueod by Georgia;
tho beautiful climate, for the most part
very healthy and in every way favorable
to the manufacture of cotton; an inex
haustible water power, running through
the cotton fields whoso -nroduet is more
than a million bales tier annum, and an
abundant supply of the best of labor, it
seems that Georgia’s progress has not
been wliilt it. should be. The stale will
regain its position at. the trout of tho
southern cotton iudustrv, however, alter
a while. We had a poor cotton crop last
season and conseuiientlv we have had
very little surplus money for investment.
It is gratifying, however, to know that
all the mills worthy of the mime in the
state are doing fairly well and are pay
ing reasonable dividends. Os course, old
worn-out mills without means and with
poor management must go to the wall.
Running such mills is like running an
old worn-out. plantation with lame mules
thirty years old. “daddy gopher” plows
aud reaping hooks aud scythes to gather
the grain.
Two years ago 1 was criticised by the
able president of the Bibb Manufactur
ing Go., who predicted loss and destruc
tion to the southern cotton'mills on ac
count, of bad management and over-pro
duction: but from that time to the pres
ent we hnve had a good demand lor (ill
tho goods wo could make. As far ns the
mills I represent are concerned. I con'd
have sold twice the output at fair profits.
Two years ago. when I predicted that
we would spin our entire cotton crop in
tho south in half n century, 1 was per
haps somewhat enthusiastic. If 1 had in
cluded the entire United Slates and
imide mv limit of time three-qniirfers of
a eeintury. it would have been nearer
the mark, but 1 do not hesitate to say
that the rime will come when this coun
try will bo the greatest inanul'iietiiring
centre in the world.
Tile accomplished editor ol Dixie has
promised to surpass mv most sanguine
expectations, proposing u clean sweep.
To revolutionize cotton-spinning iu the
south, he proposes lo ninke a period
combination of all the southern mills,
sweeping out all New England by mak
ing dll the line goods in the south. 1 his
must be discouraging to our Yankee
brothers. Dixie states that we have been
going from bad to worse, until the ma
jority of our mills have ceased to declare
profits and are absolutely fronting loss
and failure.
The Manufacturers’ Record replied to
Dixie, giving a long list of dividends
paid by southern mills., and showing
that all was not lost, showing, too, that
the cotton manufacturing industry of
the south is stendilv improving in its
methods and machinery and advancing
surely towards tho higher standards of
excellence maintained in the older man
ufacturing sections of the north. But
Dixie is not, willing to have our eastern
mills make all the fine goods and pocket
all the big profits. This pugnacious ad
vocate of the south would demolish nil
the New England mills, knock nil tho
intelligence, ingenuity mid energy out of
our Yankee- brother, erect tine-goods
cotton mills down south and pocket nil
the large profits. This would indeed be
a great victory, but. when all these bat
tles shall have been fought and won,
then we mav look for tho niillenium.
There is a natural field which the New
England cotton manufacturing industry
must continue to occuuv for sonic years
to come, and there is a natural channel
iu which the development, of the south
lorn cotton industry must progress. In
the north tho tendency is steadily away
I from those grades of goods that can be
| made to the best, advantage in the south,
i while in the south the industry is grad-
I ually advancing to the finer products
! made in New England mid thcieby en
i i-ronching upon tin* industry of tin- north.
The ultimate outcome of these teiidenci-as
is obvious to nil. except those who per
sistently refuse to see it; tho southern
industry will e.xnmid while rise northern
I industry must contract, into narrower
: limits.
I Georgia is Peculiarly a Inpti d to the
j requirements of cotton mmiufm-l iiruig.
i iiiirticidm Iv iu tin- I’iedipont setetion—
the northwest counties of the state. Tn
I this region the climate more nearly up-
I iirom-hes that, of New England than
elsewhere, mid the river and mountain
streams suniilv rnnnle water power for
all tho needs of the industry. Augusta
and. Columbus are the chief centres of
the industry, tin- two cities containing
a dozen mills, with tibo tt 240,061) spin
dles and‘nearly 8.000 looms, considera
bly more than one-hiilf of the industry
of Georgia. The other mills tiro scattered
among the smaller cities and towns.
A word now about the culture of cot
ton in Georgia. The productiou of cotton
may be familiar to many who reml this,
but for the benefit of those who have
never seen a cotton field I will outline
the' growth of a crop. To produce and
market a cotton crop reunires about the
lull twelve months. All contracts for
labor extern at Chri/tm.is. and •whi n the
holidays tire over the fir-a half of Jan
uary is occupied to a. great, extent in
making the necessarv climiges and set
tling now tenants. This once accom
nlished.part ct the hands arc put. to clean
ing the ditches mid fields, repairing the
I premises and breaking down the old
) cotton stall s, pronarine the way for the
i plows. Plowing begins as soon as the
‘land is ready, mid bv spring all the land
that is to be cultivated should be nicely
j turned over mid a I,loner proportion of
I small grain should ho sown. Corn is
) planted and all attention is then turned
to cotton.
Broad mid deco furrows are opened
where each row is to be. mid the fertili
zer is spread along the bottom of each
row. A plow then covers the fertilizer
with the soil and forms smooth beds
ready for the seed, tn the Gulf States
) the seed from a former crop, with ro
| fuse from the stables, forms the eh’of
| fertilizer used, but in the Atlantic Slates
lit. is necessary to supplement these large
ly with various manufactured com
pounds. As soon ns the season for kill
ing frosts has passed, planting begins,
varying from tho lest, of March to rite
last of April, according to latitude. The
beds are opened with a. shallow furrow,
the seed is ca ref till v sown in a contin
uous row. either bv hand or ma -hine,
and then lightly covered. If the season
be propitious, the plants come up quick
ly. appearing in narrow green bands
down each row. When thev attain a
height of two or three inehw: a furrow
is run on the side of each' row with a
Inarrow idow. mid the laborers start in
I with hoes “chopping out" the larger
portion of the young cotton, bin leav
i ing at regular 'ntervals dumps of two or
[three stalks. Those are thinned down
| to one stalk in each interval, on a sec
; ond and more careful working. Some
learth is thrown to them by a suitable
plow to form a soft bed in which the
roots mav extend, and the crop is fairly
started. The distances between the rows
and between the plants when full grown
may about touch each other, covering
the entire field. The cron once started
needs frequent workings, keeping the
ground free from grass mid slightly
i stirred so that the roots may penetrate
it freely. Deep plowing is very injurious,
. us it cuts the roots.
If the season be favorable the growth
is rapid. By the first of Muy the plant*
almost cover the ground and blooms
begin to appear. All cultivation must
umri censm ns plows would dumago the
plant, and Tor a month nothing is done
in tho cotton fields. Six weeks from
the appearance of the blooms the bolls
mature mid open, mid picking begins
early in August iu the more southern
lititudes, mid by the middle of the
month bales of new cotton begin to
! come into market in appreciable qiinii
|tity. tluit time until Christmas the work
lof gathering mid preparing the cotton
market is eont’nuons mid urgent. After
Seutemlier 1 the fields are white with
I open bolls, while blooms eontiune to ap
pear and iii’iv suit forms until frost kill*
the plant. It is this continued bearing
from July 1 to November that always
ensures n moderate cron nt least, unless
mi exceptional disaster destroys all cal
culations. Tho extended use of fertilizers
.ntul more skillful cultivation bus greatly
i increased the yield. Ton years ago the
total crop of the south was about 6JMMI.-
600 bales, while hist season it. was over
.9,000,000 bales, although thou all the
I conditions were exceptionally favorable.
In tho same time the crop of Georgia
his inereased from 800.000 bales to 1.-
! 200,000 bales. H. II HICKMAN iu
Southern Stiites.
Till-; COTTON ACREAGE.
The Increase Not 'loo Great for the Fx
pru'pil Drni’llld.
The reports from the cotton region re
ceived by cotton mon hero contain sonic
very interesting information, which
while it cannot be definite at this early
I date, give ratlier a general idea of the
‘present, status of the crop, and furnishes
j a basis on which t > figure out a proa
| pert, witli some degree, at least, of ex
actness.
Tin' general impression which is being
conveyed on all bands that there is a
largely increased acreage, is probably
tire outcome of mi attempt to bear the
market, but there are coiunter balancing
iiitliteiiees whi< 11 may in the end defeat
I tho efforts of the bears.
According to the report of the state
[agricultural department, hero is an iu
ere.'se of about 16 per cent, in Georgia’s
i acreage, mid there is likely to be a very
i little more planted. Georgia may well
l be taken ns an average lor the southern
I. states, with the possible exception of
I Texas, ns her farmers ‘are, as a rule,
i conservative mid consult their interests
before m-tiiig hastily. In Texas it is said
I that, the crop is liable to be considerably
larger tha.:i was the crop of last year in
that state, so. all around, it. is safe to
count on an increase of abuot 12 per
I eent. throughout the entire notion grow
j ing section.
I The increase in tho acreage of sea
| island cotton, as shown by letters from
various sections of Georgia, South Caro
lina mid Florida, bus not Imen so large.
The sea island cotton was in the
ground this year nearly two weeks ear
lier than is usual, mid the bulk of the
crop has already been plmite I. The rea
son of the early start was that planters
hare heretofore been snffiring from
I drought, whu'.i the seed v. as put out late.
[The Florida crop was all plantisl some
days ago, according to tho reports re
ceived. mid most of tin- Georui i < p is
i now in tho ground. Si early was the
I long staple cotton planted this year that
(I great dual df it south of here was
(above the ground by March 15, mid some
)of the stands now are considerably ad
i vmioisl.
'Die reports in regard to the acreage
vary. Some sections report mi increase
some a decrease, while some say the
['■roti is about the smii“. A general sum
i imiry of the report.-, indicates ihat there
Ih is been liilie if anv increase in the
long stapl - product iu South ('aroliaa,
■mi increase of 6 lo 111 nor eeiit. in G.-or
igin and mi increase of about 5 per cent,
in Florida.
The upland cotton is in many places
above the ground but is not far enousti
( advanced to base any crop prospects
[upon it. One set-bacl;. of which part of
I the crop .s in dauucr. arbes tri-in the
) fact that the price of cote I s- - d was
so high this year that almost all the
I farmers sold all of their seed, buying
| fertilizers and uew seed fur sowing this
I spring. The eonseqnimeo is that if a.
j cold snap should injure part of the crop.
or if the stands should not turn out
I good, the farmers would, in niany in
[ stances, be minus the seed with which
[ to replace them.
The. fact of n somewhat increased
acreage, and further that the recent
! rains in Texas, mid the adjacent cotton
I territory have made it probable that, the
Texas crop will pan out. have probably
been responsible, sav the cotton men for
the recent decline ill the price, which,
as is well known, tins been nearly a
cent tier pound during tin- hist week or
) ten da vs.
It pill be readilv seen, however, that
the increase is not enough to seriously
affect the in irls-.-t during coming year
while the crop this year will be larger
than that of it will ru-l run up :is
high as did that of 1891. Now last year
the simply fell short, and the year be
i fore tin- market was overstocked. So it
) is probable after all that this year will
bring forth a moan between the crops
[of the last two seasons, and as the de
) maud from various causes is liable to bo
[increased, :i fair mid prosperous season
) nil around is anticipated.
Among other things that an- liable to
) increase the demand this var. it may
I be noted that the uses to which the Sta
|ih- is being put are ineri-asin.g every
‘ year, as well as the fact that all snb
i stitutes for < ‘ tton are phiying out. Then
[ too. it mav be noted that the cotton at
Liverpool has almost all been bought
[ mi. mid there is verv little ll,ere To l-e
I disposed of, which, it will be remem
bered. was not the ease at the opening
[of tlio s-.-asoti of 1892. All these fa<-ts.
and others which might be enumerated
-.-■(> to indicate that a larger crop will be
ner-di-d to supply the demand.
Everybody is expecting mi early crop
Ulis year, and the exporters are leaving
I early that, ibev may r"tnr:i wln-,1 the
crop first begins to bi- marketed. —8a-
) vminah News.
COFI EE r.l-OKEI.' FAIL.
The Announconieut Ito ( General
,>cmo"n' : z -io -
New Y’ork. '.pril H ■ iinn-mni-e
--meet of the fa.'.uro of Th .mis M. Barr,
& Co., of 167 Froid, re. I. - IT-<- brokers,
was made oti the e, J i e.wlimige short
ly after noon today. With the announce
ment prices wont off i-o-i-■' 1 -rably, as it)
is not known how far the failure- may
reach. Barr & Co., acted as brokers for
George Kaltenbnch. the big European
plunger whose “corner" in coffee col
lapsed a few days ago. The coffee trade
generally is suffering from a big drop of
i over 266 points, which Inis taken plaew
j within the last three days.
Tho firm carries contracts to the ex
j tent, of 86.666 bags on the Now York
coffee exihiiiice. It also curries coltnn
[contracts on the cotton exchange. Tho
b.i7:i:-:>-s .■■:■- fated (it between $275,-
) 066 mid $ t 00.666. The house was eon
i sidoro l ver;, -trong. Tho business of
Thon-as M. Burr & 1’,,., was established
by Thomas L. Barr, father of the head
of tin- present firm, many years ago, but
) he retired about three or four years ago
lo : -i-c-it tin- presidency of the National
City Bank of Brooklyn, which he still
[holds. He is -;ow a special partner iti
the firm of Thomas M. Barr & Co.,
[ Thomas M. Barr says tho cause of hid
failure is that bis call for money from
i Europe.,u ,- is/omi-rs was sot responded
to. The failure has rmiso I a general
demoralization in the coffee business.
[ Beware of imitations. Taka no “just,
ias good.” See that you get the genuine
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup, the peerless
■ specific.
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