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* Wise Man Looks to the Interest of His Stock, ■ ■ . , -' / -■. •?Sr - And to put .-yourself in ■?' *’■ 's••-- I this position. ' • ? 1 ; as k yo u r ! ' Vannerson & Co.’s Prepared Sto:k Feed. Our Horse Food — Wil i tO) $ ve life ’ B,y '° aud vigor ,0 your Ottd C nvv PfiOh Will produce more milk nnd butter than any other x food on the market, ns tes itied to by many. Gttd Currunv Vrrnn Will not only keop your hens fat and plump, but JUR VHILKL.N 1 ODD will ad(l cgg!) to your basket We also handle Fine Feed, Bran, Flour, Meat, Grain, Hay, etc. Write us for prices. WE SELL ONLY TO MERCHANTS. VANNERSON «!t CO.. Aiiß-usta, Ga. 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. 5