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Reports by Wire From the Great Markets. New York, Dec. 8.—Money on call nfm- lnal at lal% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3a4 per cent. Sterling exchange strong, with actual business In bankers’ bills at 4.87% for sixty days and 4.88a % for demand. Posted rates, 4.8ty4.89%. Commercial bills, 4.%%a4.87. Bar silver, 61%. Government bonds flVin; state bonds dull; railroad bonds strong. Silver at the board was 61*4 bid. STOCKS AND BOND& PAILKOAD STOCKS, Amer. Cot. Oil... 27 do prefd. 70% Am. Sugar Befin; 91 do prefd. 93 Am. Tobacco Co. 93*4 do prefd.106 A., T. and S. Fe. 4% Halt and Ohio.. 67 Canadian Pacific 50% Chesa. and Ohio. ChL and Alton..145% Chi., B. and Q... 72k Chicago Gas 72k Dei., L.andW*.. 161% Dia. ana Cattle F 9 E. T.. V. and G.. 10 do prefd. 17 Erie 12% do profd. 24 Gen.Eloctrie.... 86 Illinois Cen 89 Lake Erie and W 16% do prefd. 70% Lake Shore 130 Lou. and Nash... 53% Lou. and N. Alb. 6% Manhattan Cons.107% Mom. and Char.. 10 Michigan Cen... 99% Missouri Pacific. 28% Mobile and Ohio. 18 STATE B0STO8. N., 0. and St L.. 85 V. S. Cordage.... 9% do drefd; 16% New Jersoy Cen.. 94 Now York Cen... 99% K. Y. and N. E.. 31% W.nref 20% > 4% uu prefd. 17% Northwestern... 98% do prefd.141 Pacific M Beading. It and tV. Bock Island Bt. Paul 68% do prefd.118% Silver Certiflo’es. 61% Tenn. O. and 1... 10 do prefd. 70 TexasP&ciflo.... 9% Union Pacific.... 12% W. , St. L. and P. 6% do prefd. 14% Western Union.. 87% Wh’l’g and L. E. 10% do prefd. 39 Southern B’y 5a. 69 •* “ con. 11% « “ pf,d. 37% Mail 22% ig 15% W; PtTor 15% •- * 62% Alabama class A.103% “ “ B.1U5 “ “ O. 92% La. stamped 4’e..l00 Teun'see old 6s.. 60 Virginia 6b nego. H 1 /. GOVERNMENT BONDS. TJ. S. 4s regisi’d. .114% 1U. S. 4s regular.. 97 U. b. 4s coupons, 115% I Bank Statement. New York. Dec. 8.—The associated banks raako the following statement for the weok ending today: Beserve. decrease .$19,318,160 Loans, increase 8,273,400 Specie, decrease 17,857,600 Legal tenders, decrease 5,406,900 Dopoaits, decrease 13,785,400 Circulation, increase 21.100 Tho banks uow hold in excess of re quirements dftho 25 per ct rule-.$32,903,560 COTTON. Macon, December 8. The Macon market for spot cotton is quiet at tho following quotations- Good Middling 6% Middling 5 Strict Low Middling 4% Low Middling 4% Good Ordinary.... . 4% BOCAL RECEIPTS. This Day.. Yesterday 1 $ a 1 3 | .e» *5- j. <& « i 2 ?n 888 821 709 1 498 573 G392 232 181) 421 | 210 251 618 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. Stock on hand September 1,1891... oceivod since Septembor 1, 1894. ♦. 1,400 63,131 PORT RECEIPTS. —■ fag oH M !«! ¥ g Saturday....... Monday Tuesday Wftdneaday.... Thursday Friday 47114 47984 73001 60978 40207 47430 .75945 44544 02897 55239 43033 42847 42450 30392 42340 40862 32955 27683 25914 Total this woek 47.114 £47,984 44,514 30,892 New York, Dec. 8.—Spot cotton dull; middling gulf 6; middling uplands 6%. Sales bales. The future market opened quiet and closed steady. Sales 68,400 bales. I Opened j Closed? January February March April May June.* Jnty August September October. Novombor December 5 03 5 04 5 09 6 7* 5 79 6 63 5 88 5 93 6 58 RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS. Consolidated net receipt*., *• Exports to G. Britain, “ Exports to Franco.... “ Exports to continent. Stock on hand at New York To-day. 47,114 6,814 6,308 23,505 1,140,924 For tho Week. 47,114 6,814 5,868 23,565 Total since Sept. 1—Not receipts.... 4,073,636 11 n 11 Exports to G.B. 1,206,970 *• M " Exp. to France. 361,908 " “ 41 Exp. continent. 1,030,893 THE WORLD’S VIS ID US SUPPLY. tho total visible supply of cotton for for the world is 4,285,884 Of which are American., * 9,896,684 Against the same time last year 4,163,024 Of which were Americau 8,760,724 Bocolpts for the week at all interior towns 621 Beoeints from plantations SIX Crop brought m sight since Ser.tem- ber 1, 1894 6.422,681 NEW ORLEANS CLOSINO TUTU AES. New Orleans, Deo. 8.—Cotton future closed steady: sales 21,100 bales. January „ ....6 82 February 5 88 March. 5 44 April 6 48 May... 6 54 Jnno 5 59 July* 6 64 August 5 69 September October November December 5 80 PORT QUOTATIONS. Galveston, Dec. 8.—Steady; middling, C 6-l«; net receipts, 12.853; stock, 288,510. Noffolk, Dec. 8.—Steady; middling, 514; net receipts, 5.352; stock, 80,180. Baltimore, Dec. 8.—Nominal; middling, 6%; stock, 29,416. ■Boston, Dec. 8.—Dull; middling, 5%; net receipts, 8*33; stock, 2,256. Wilmington, Dec. &—Steady; middling, 514: net receipts, 2,083; stock, 26,275. Philadelphia, Dec. 8.—Quiet; middling, 6; net receipts, 629; stock, 9.828. Savannah, Dec. 8.—Steady; middling,6H: net receipts, 3,499; stock, 102,444. New Orleans, Dec. 8.—Dull' acid easy; middling, 514* net receipts, 13,833; stock, 364.469. Mobile, Dec. 8.—Quiet; middling, 6H; net receipts. 1,020; stock, 25.308. Memphis. Dec. 8,-Quiet; middling, 5%; net receipts, 4,002; stock, 119.061. Augusta Dec. 8.—Steady; middling, 5 5-16; net receipts, 1.175; stock, 3G.9U9. Charleston. Dec. 8.—Firm; middling, 514; net receipts. 2,83$; stock, 82.576. Cincinnati. Dec. 8.—Steady; middling,5% net receipts. IM7; stock. 11.994. Louisville. Dec. 8.—Quiet and easy; mid dling. 5 7-16. St. Louis. Dec. 8.—Steady; middling,5%; net receipts, 1,790: stock, 52,698. Houston, Dec. 8 —Quiet; middling. 5 5-16 pet receipts, 8,729; stock, 76,334. STEVENS’ COTTON LETTER. By Special Wire to Lyon & James. • New York, Dec. 8-r-The market showed more spirt, or more stubbornness and obstinacy. If you choose, than the av erage operator had expected. Prices fell 3 to 3 points early In the day, but thoy rallied later on and closed at a net ad- vance for the day of 1 to 2 points. Liv erpool disappointed the bears. Although vas lower, still tt decline donly 2 points on futures and l-32d on spots, with sales of only 6,000 bales. But- Now Or leans showed resistance to a decline and even advanced 3 points. Some Texas tel egrams clal mthoLt receipts are likely to fall off in the nqtr future. Othe rdis- patohes take a different view, averring movement Is likely to continue lib eral for some weeks. Receipts at Waco are light. Reports from some parts of North Carolina state that farmers have sold their last bale. N New Orleans ex pects 13.000 to 16.000 Monday. The re- •Ipts at the poets today are estimated at 45,015, against 47,984 last week and 44,- 544 last year. Houston got 8,720, Against 14.489 last week and 7,532 last year; Mem- phis received 4,002, against 5,344 last week and 4,104 last year. Sales here today were 68,400, the speculation being quite moder ate. Spots were dull and unchanged. We hear that sales of bagging and tle3 at New Orleans are very heavy for this season of the year. The South was of fering cotton freely. In some cases at the lowest prices thus far named. There were vague rumors of trouble among tho cotton mil's at Troy and Cohoes, N. Y. The Chronicle states that the weather during the week has been favorable in most districts of the South and - that picking is progressing rapidly and tho crop movement continues very liberal. The rainfall during the week, as a rule, has been light. The quantity of cotton that came in sight during the week was 487,225, against 400.053 for the same week last year. The total thus far is 6,422,651, against 4.295,294 last year. We adhere to the conviction previously expressed that until there is a decided falling off in the crop movement it would be Idle to ex pect any decided or sustained advance In prices, although It is well to remember that the short Interest is pretty large and that the market would probably re- SUN’S COTTON REVIEW. New York, Dec. 8.—The Sun’s cotton article will say: Cotton declined 2 to 3 points, but re covered this and advanced 2 to 3 points, closing steady with sales of 68,400 bales. Liverpool declined 1-32 on the spot with sales of 6,0(D bales. Futures fell 2 points there, closing quiet. New Orleans ad vanced 2 points, lost this and declined 1 point. Northern spinners during this sea son have taken, according to the Chroni cle, 1,085,867 bales, against 667,996 bales for the same time last year. Total brought Into sight eluting the past week, 487,223, against 400,068 for the same time last year. Last week 510,415 bales came Into sight. Total in sight thus far this sea son, 5,422,651, against 4,295,738 for the same time last year. The crop movement has continued very liberal during the past week. Tho rainfall was light and picking is going on rapidly. The world’s visible supply Is 4,235.884, against 3,760,724 last year and 3,906,321 in 1891. Spot cot ton here was dull and unchanged. Port receipts, 117,114, against 47,984 this day last week and 44,544 last year. Houston re ceived today 8,720, against 14,489 this day last week and 7,532 las year; Memphis, 4.002, against 5,344 this day last week and 4,104 last year. New Orleans expects re ceipts on Monday of 13,000 bales, against 21,291 last Monday and 17,393 last year. The receipts at Memphis, St. Louis and Houston aggregated 13,612 and the ship ments 24,846. The Liverpool news was un expectedly bullish, although It showed some decline. Reports from some parts of the South Indicated a smaller Interior movement. There were rumors that some of the ills of Cohoes and Troy, N. Y., were finding the times pretty hard, but nothing definite was reported. The mar ket hero is heavily short and tho bears are nervous. It is believed that they would run quick on any bullish news. Some of the German houses tried to ham mer the market today, but ade a rather poor fist of It. LIVERPOOL. Liverpool, Docembor 8.—Spot cotton marRct demand quiet, with prices easier. American middlings 8%. Sales 6,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export, and Included 6,200 Amorlcan. Receipts 18.100 bales, of which 18,160 were American. Futures quiet. December Dec.-Jan Jan.-Feb Feb.-March...... March-April April-May. May-Juno June-July July-August..... Aug.-8ept Opened. |Closed. 3 2-64 2 Cl 3-C4 3 4-32 3 5-04 7*04 o3 8-G4 9-61 310-64 3 ‘2-04*3 3-G1 3 2-64u3 3-04 ‘ 2-01 a3 3-04 3-C4a3 4-04 3 4-64a3 5-04 3 C-C4 3 7-64«3 8-G4. 3 9-61 310-61 a811-04 312-04 GRAIN AND-PROVISIONS. Chicago, Dec. 8.—Yesterday’s- weakness In wheat produced an abnormal demand for “puts” after the close, tho ' crowd seeing but one side to the market. That very fact proved the only obstruction to a decline today, the demand from hold ers of those privileges acting as a sus tained The shipping was weak, that feeling continuing for some time, slight improvement taking place, howover, as the session progressed toward the close. May wheat opened from 69% to 59%, sold between 59%*a% and 69%, closing at G9%— %a% of a cent under yesterday. Cash wheat was weak and averaged % a cent lower than yesterday. That branch of the market was dull. . Corn.—What might be termld a pause in tho advance took place In earn today. The receipts ran over the estimates by 61 cars, while the output from stores was less free than in the recent past. Prices ruled lower during the session, a loss of % of a cent from yesterday being re corded at the close. May opened at 5u%, declined to 49%, closing at 49%, with tho depreciation mentioned. Cash corn was at a discount of % of a cent, with very few takers. Oats were lower only for the reason that wheat and corn showed weakness. Nothing important appeared to guide the trade and speculative action was Inert. May closed %a% of a cent lower than yesterday. Cash oats were weak, a de cline of % a cent being quoted, with buy ers and sellers holding off. Provisions.—The market for product ‘was as dull ha It usually is on Saturday. Complete inactivity prevailed, an easy feeling marking the opening, for which the live hog market received the credit. Grain firming up later afTected provisions to their advantage as regards tone, but wlthou much lmproveent In value. The close was unchanged from yesterday for January por kand a shade higher for January lard and January ribs. FUTURE QUOTATIONS The leading futures ranged as follows* WHEAT— Opning. Hlghst. Lwst Close Dec CIS 5474 6474 54% Hay. . , ; • MS MS MV* 59% July. . . . . CO 6074 6074 6»1% CORN— Dec 4744 4775 4474 47% Jan. , . * . 4774 4774 47 47% May. .... 4914 5074 4974 49% OATS— Dec. . • • • 29% Jan. • • • • 2974 29% 29% May. , , » ■ 32H 2274 3274 32% FORK— Jan. . • • • 11*9774 12.0274 11*9774 12.00* May 12.3274 12.3774 12.3274 12.37% LARD— Jan. • rn • m e.92'4 €.96 6-9274 6.92% May. . „ « . 7.1274 7.1774 7.1274 7.15 BIBS— Jan. • » , . 5.95 6.9754 5.95 5.97% May, Cm * • 5.1774 6.2274 61774 6.20 CASH QUOTATIONS. Flour was dull. Prices were quotably steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 59a6L No. 2 red wheat, 55. No. 2 corn, 46%. -No. 2 corn, 29%a%. Pork. 12.00al2.12%. Lard, «.87%a6.». Short rib sides. 5.96a6.0£ Dry salted shoulders, 5.12%a5.2S. Short dear aid**, 6.25a6.J7%, • Whisky, L22. NEW YORK PRODUCE. New York, Dec. 8.—Butter quiet; fancy creamery, firm; state dairy, I3a23; state creamery, 18a24; Western dairy, llal6; Western creamery, 15a25; Elglns, 25. Cotton seed oil—Dull, but steady; crude, 25: yellow, 29. Petroleum—Dull, nomlna: refined New York, 5.50; Philadelphia, 5.50; refined, in bulk. 3.00a3.05. Rosin—Quiet, steady; strained, common to good, 1.30al.35. Turpentine—Dull, steady at 27%a35. Rice—Fair demand, steady: domestic, fair to extra, 4%a6; Japan. 4%a%. Molasses—Foreign nominal; New Or leans opetx kettle, good to choice!! 28a3S; fairly active, steady. Coffee—Options barely steady, quiet, 5 points up to 15 points down.^December, 14.06al4.19; March. 13.lQal3.20; May, 12.75 to 12.80; September, 12.73. - Spot Rio, dull, steady; No. 7, 16. Sugar-iRaw: Dull, steady; fair refin ing, 3; refined, dull, unchanged. Freights to Liverpool—Quiet and un changed. NEW’ ORLEANS SUGAR. &C. New Orleans, Dec. 8.—Sugar steady; molasses dull. Sugar—Open kettle: Strictly prime, 2%; fair, 2 3-16; common, 2a2 1-16. Centrifugal: Plantation granulated, 8%; choice white, 3%a5-16; choice yellow, 3 1-16; off yellow, 3%. Molasses—Open kettle: Choice, 27a28; prime, I6al7: common. 12. CentrIfUg.il: Fancy prime. 7a8; now syrup, 13al4. NAVAL STORES. Savannah, Dec. 8.—Turpentine market firm at 25 cents for regulars; receipts, 730 casks; sales, 1,000. Rosin—Firm and unchanged, with sales of 3,000 barrels. Quote A, B, C, 1.00; D, 1.05; E. 1.15; F, 1.20; G, 1.35; H, 1.65; I. 2.10; K, 2.50; M, 2.75; N, 2.90; window glass, 3.10; water white, 3.25. Cnrleston, Dec. 8.—Turpentine quiet at 25 cents; receipts. 15 casks. Rosin—Good strained firm at 1.00; re ceipts, 13 bSarrels. Wilmington, Dec. 8.—Turpentine firm at dOcents for strained; good strained, 1.00. Spirits of turpentine firm at 24% cents. Tar steady at 95 cents. Crude turpentine firm; hard, 1.10; soft, 1.50; virgin, 1.70. macon’bond and stock report. STATE OF GEORGIA BONDS. Bid. Ask’d 7 per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons, maturity 1896 10G 106 4% per cent, bonds, Jan. and July coupons, maturity 1915..., 114H U5 4% per cent, bonds, Jan and July coupons, maturity 1922 116 117 3% per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons, maturity long date.. 99 100 MUNICIPAL BONDa Savannah 5 per cent, bonds 104 106 Atlanta bonds, price as to rate of interest and maturity 100 120 Augusta bonds, price as to rate of Interest and maturity 100 116 Rome bonds, 8 per cent ,....104% 105 Columbus 5 per.cent bonds ... .106 104 Macon 6 per cent bonds, quar terly coupons 112 112% RAILROAD BONDS. f Central railroad* Joint mortgage 7 per cent bonds, Jan and July coupons 119 120 Georgia railroad 6 per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons, duo 1897 102 103 Georgia railroad 6 per cent bonds. Jau. and July coupons, July coupons, due 1900 102 108 Georgia railroad 6 per cent bonds, Jan. and Juiy coupons, due 1922. 110 113 Montgomery and Dufaula rail road, 6 per cent bonds, Jan. . and July coupons, due 1009....102 161 Ocean Steamship bonds, 5 per due 1920 93 Columbus and Western railro-ad 6 per cent July coupons U0 1U Columbus and Rome railroad 6 per ceit bonds, Jan, and July coupons 33 40 Augusta and Knoxville railroad . 7 per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons, due I960 99 lej Savannah, Amerlcus and Mont gomery railroad 6 per cent. • bonds, J-an. and July coupons..'50 G1 Georgia Southern and Florida railroad 6 per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons, due 1972.... 86 87 South Georgia and Florida rail road Indorsed 7 per cent bonds, Jan. and July coupons 103 Northeastern railroad Indorsed 6 per cent bonds. May and November coupons 103 161 Macon and ^Northern railroad certificate* of bonds, March and September coupons 44- 46 Charleston. Columbia and Au gusta railroad 7 per cent bonds 99 101 RAILROAD STOCKS fcAND DEBEN TURES. Central railroad common stock.. 19 17 Central railroad 6 per cent de- betures 23 23 Southwestern railroad stock;... 67 69 Georgia railroad stock 150 352 Atlanta and West Point rail road debentures 90 92 Atlanta and West Point railroad stock 80 (Q LOCAL BONDS AND STOCKS, Macon Gas Light and Water consols. May and November coupons n Wesleyan college 7 per cent bonds. Jan. and July coupons..100 11$ Macon Volunteers’ Armory 7 per cent bonds, Jan. and July cou pons..... 104 iv» Bibb Manufacturing Company 6 per cent bonus, April and Oct coupons 109 101 Progress Loan and Improvement Company 65 19 Southern Phosphate Company stock 75 80 Acme Brewing Company. 100 BANK STOCKS. First National Bank.stock.. 126 191 American National Bank stock.. 85 w Exchange Bank stock. 93 94 Union Savings Bank and Trust Company stock M 93 Central Georgia Bank stock w Macon Savings Bank stock 99 92 Central City Loan and Trust Company stock 70 72H DRY GOODS. Corrected Every Saturday by 0. Wax el l-sum & Ron. Prints—Berwick. 3 l-2c; standard 4 1-2 to Cc; turkey red, 4 to 5 l-2c; Indigo blue. 4 to 4%c.; solids. 4 to 6 cents. 8heeUngs-3-4a3%, %a4c.; 4-4a4-2, I cents. Tickings—From 5 to 12c. Checks—3 1-2 to 6a Bleaching*—Fruit of the Locm, f 3-4 to 7 li DRUGS. PAINTS AND OILS. Corrected Every Saturday by Henry J. Lamar & Sons. Cl ns m on Bark—P$r oound. 12 to 15a Cloves—Per pound. 15 to 26a Drugs ind Chemicals—Gum assafot- tlda, 35c pound: camphbr gum, 55 to 65c pound; gum cplum 32.40 to $2.W pound; morphine. l-8s. 32.25 to 32.45 ounce; qui nine (according to sire) 38 to 20 cents ounce: sulphur. 4 6c pound: salts, Ep som. 2 1-2 to 3c paired; copperas. 2 to So pound: salt petr., -Q 'a 12c pound; bo rax, 15 to 18c wound; bromide potash, 50 to 55c per pound; chlorate. 25 to 30c p**r pound; carbolic acid. 50c to $1.75 pound; chloroform. 75c to $1.40 pound; calomel, 86c to $1; logwood. 19 to 20c pound; cream trrt&r. commercial, 25 to 30a a FRUITS AND NUTS. Corrected by A A Cullen. ' Figs—Pry. choice. 12 1*2 to 15 cents. Peanuts-^North Carolina, 3 1-2 cents; Virginia, 4 and b cents. Lemons—3.00&3.50. Nuts—Tarragonla almonds, u cents pet pound; Naples walnuts, it, cents; Frencs walnuts, 10 cents; pecans, 10 centa Apples—Sun dried. 6 to 7 cents per pound. Raisins—New in market. $2 per box; London layers, $2.25 per box; looso Mus catel. $2 per box. Irish rotatoes-si.» per sack. ^ 4 HARDWARE. *»? V 'Axes—$6 to $7 per doezn. Rax Lead—6c per pound. Buckets—Palate. 31.25 per dosens oe- dar, three hoops. $2.25. Cards—Cotton. $4. Chains-Trace, 33.60 to $4.0 per dozen. Well buckets—t3.25 per dozen. Rope—Manilla, lOc; slsel, 8c; cotton, 13a 12 cents. Shoes—Horse. $4: Mule. $5. Shovels—Ames, $lo per dozen. Il Shot—Drop. 11.35 i>**i '•aok. Wire—Rarb«l. 2%c per opund. Corn Beei—3 pound cans $2 per doien. Nails—$1.65 base, wire; cut, $1.35 base. Tubs—Painted, $2.35; cedar, $4.50 per nest. Broom.--Jl.25 to }5 opr dozen. Haines, lion Hound, J3. Measure*—Per nest. J1. Plow biadcs—l centa per pound. Iron—Swede. «i-2o per pound; refined, 2c basis. Plow .tocVv—Ilalmen, tl; Ferguson, No. i: canned goods. "I Corrected Every Saturday by fl. K. Janues & Ttasley Co. Apple"—5-ooond cans, ,1.25 per doM. Blackberries—2 pound ennj. ,1 per dozen; 3 pound cane. J1.C5 per dozen. Com—2 pound cans. 90 cents to ,1.50 per dozen. Strms Beans-2 pound cans, 90 cento per dozen. Tomatoes—2 pound cans, por dozen, SO cento; 3 pound cans, ,1. Okra and Tonuitoes—% pound cans, ,1.10 pe~ dozen. June Peaa-2 pound cans, ,1.25 per dozen. Red Cherries—2 pound cans, ,1.60 per dozen. White Cherrles-2 pound cans.,1.75 per duzon. Lima Beans—,1.25. Peache^a pound cans,' ,1.50 per dozen. Pineapples—1 pound cons, ,1.50 to ,2.25 pet dozen; crated. F. & W.. ,2.25. Raspberries—2 pound cans, ,1.85 per dozen. Strawberries—2 pound cane, ,1.50 per dozen. Peaches, pie—2 pound cans, ,1.35 per dozen. Apricots. California—3 pound cans, ,2.25 pe- dozen. Peaches. California—,2.25. Pig Feet—2 pound cans, ,2.25 per dozen. Roast Beef-1 pound cans, ,1.20 per dozen; 4 pound cans. ,2 per dozen. Corn Beet—2 pound cans, ,1.85 per dozen. Potted Ham—1-4 pound cans, 05 cents per 'iozen. i-2 pound cans, ,1.25 per dozen. Lunch Tongues—1 pound cons, ,3 per dozen. Tripe—2 pound cans. ,1.05 per dozen. MISCELLANEOUS GROCERIES. Corrected Every Saturday by th. S. ’ Janues & Tinsley Co. Th. following aro strlotly wholesale prices: Fish—Kit, -white Ash. 60o; In half barrels, *4: mackerel in half barrels. No. 8, *5.75; No. 2 In kits, 85 cento. Flour-Best patent, ’per barrel, *3.25; second patent, ,3.1a; straight, ,2.76; fam ily, ,2.00: low crudes. ,2.25. Sugar—Standard granulated, 4K cento; extra C Now York,' 414 cents; Now Orleans clurllled, W. cents. Ray—Wt” quote -today No; 1 Timothy, at ,18 and fancy. ,18. bleats—Bui ksldcs—714 centa j . Com—50 cents .per bushel. Oats—Mixed, tic; white. 4Sc. Lard—TierceB 8 cento; cans, 8!i cento; 10-pound canB, 9 centa oil—no. Bnuff—Lorlllard’s Maccaboy snufr, .tone J.-irr 45o per pound; glass jars, 45c per pound; 2-ounca bottles, ,9.900 per gross; 2-ounce cans, ,8.60 per gross; 1-pound cans, ,3.95 per gross; Hstlrnao snuff, 1-ounce glass. Do; 1-ounce tins, *4.25- per gross, Tomato catsup—Pints, 90o; quarts ,1.25. Hominy—P»r barrel, ,8.75. Meal-Bolted, 00 cento; plain, 99 cento. Wheat—Bran. 85o. Hams—la to 13o. Bhduldera—9 l-2o. 1 ^ HIDES, WOOL. ETC, Corrected Every Saturday by G. Band * Co. Hides—Green salt. 3 cento per pound} dry flint, n cents per pound. Goat skins—10 to 20 cents each. > , Sheen Skins—20 to 60 cents eaoh. Beeswax—IS to 20 cento. Wool—Wcshed. it- to 20 oents per pound; unwashed, 10 to 11 cento] burry, 7 to 10 cento. LIQUORS. Corrected Every Saturday by L. Cohen & Co. Whisky-Rye ,1.10 to *3.50; corn, It.M to ,1.50; gin, ,1.1ft to ,1.75; North Carolina corn,,1.10 to ,1.50; Oeorgla com, 11.50. Wines—SO conto to ,1: high wine*. ,1.23: port and sherry, ,1 to claret, ,6 to ,10 case: American champagne, ,7.60 to ,8.50 per case; cordials, ,12 per dozen; bitters, ,8 per dozen. !C il MEATS. Corrected Every Saturday by W. L. Henrv. Fresh Meats—Western beef, 6'4 to 6c; Georgia b»cf. 4 1-2 to Go; dreased hogs, 6V4 to 7c; Westorn mutton, 744 cente; na tive mutton, 6 l-2c; smoked pork sau sage, 8 l-2c; fresh pbrk sausage, 8c; Bo- Jogna sausage. Go. ANSWER THIS QUEBTION. Why do so many people we im around us seem to prefer to suiter and be made miserable by Indigestion, con- stlpatlon u dizziness, loss of appetite, coming up of the food, yellow skin, when for 75 cents wo will sell them Shiloh’s' Vltsllzer .guaranteed to cure them? Sold by Goodwyn ft Small Drug Company, corner Cherry s'rwet and Colton avenue. OH. WHAT A COUGH! Will you heed the warning—the ilg. ml, pel haps, of the sure approach of that more terrible disease, consumtlon? Ask yourself If you ran afford, for the Mko of saving 50 cents, run the risk and do nothing for It We know from experience that Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough. - ft never falls, nils ex plains why more than a million bottles were sold the past year. It relieves croup end whooping cough at once. Mothers, do not be without It. For lamo back, idde or chest, use Shiloh’s Porous Plasters. Sold by Goodwyn ft Small Drug Company, comer Cherry street and Cotton avenue. USE HOLMES’ MOUTH WASH, Prepared by Dra. Holmm ft Mauon, Dentists, 556 Mulberry Street. It cures bleeding gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore thro.ii clear.i 'hr leech an.l purl il-a the breach. For sals by all druggists- AN... ADVERTISEMENT placti la th« classified columns of The Telegraph Is sure to brlnff RESULTS “It’s about 11 years now since I han dled trains by wire, and I would not go baok to It for ,100 a day. You havo really no Idoa of how it wears on a man. Some stand It hotter than others, but It wrecks every ono's nerves sooner or later. “When Iwas appointed night dlspatoh- on ttrig road, 1 thought 1 was tho big gest man In Missouri. I took to smoking 15 cent olgars and wearing *8 hats. I had a well developed ease of swelled head anil showed It all ovor mo. A few months' ex perience with faithless operators, tricky trainmen and arrogant superiors, howover, took the conceit out of me, and 1 began to realize Just how big a job It was to handle heavy train wire and glvo satisfaction. Tho fact is, the man who oan plcaso all hands has yet to bo born. Thcro aro times when some train must be delayed, and lt’a often n case of Hobson's obolco. Tho trainmen who wait curse tho dispatcher into tho middle of purgatory and book again, and those who got advantage brag about tho run they made. ' “One night tho road was fairly hot with trains when I came on duty. X wondered how In thundor 1 should ovor got tho pos- songor train through wlthoutdelay. There soomed to bo n train on every side track ovor the wholo longth of the road and moro between stations. I worked llko a beaver. It was In tho old days of what are known ne ‘single’ orders, when eaoh train rcoclved a soparato order,whloh must bo Bent to oach onoooncernod singly. You will easily see how In the rush of business a single order might be incorrectly trans mitted and trains leavo stations under conflicting orders, whloh would certainly bring thorn togothor unless oorreotod. Nowadays tho most progressive roads all use orders so worded that two trains or moro rocolvo them at tho sanio tlmo, and thus tho risk of error’ is lessened. That system wan linrilly known In my time, and wo worked on tho perilous single or der plan. “A double header loft tho foot of ths mountain abnnt midnight, holding an or der giving it tho right to Summit. About 85 minutes ahead of it was a fast freight. Tho lattor had an cuglno numbered 497, and tho double train had engines 843 and 337. You must remember I was working every mlnuto trying to keep tho freights out of tho way of tho night passenger trains. “Along toward morning a train was ready to go down tbo mountain, and I gavu tho order to 'run wild’ and wait for cnglno 437 at Summit. In sorno way or other tho double train following slipped my memory completely. I havo thought since I must have got mixed on tho two uumbors, 427 and 827. At any rate, when tho operator at Summit roported tho two trains leaving, it came over me with tho suddenness and pain of a gnlvanlo shook thnt I had given what wo call a'lap'order. “Tho horrible feeling that selzod mo ofton makes mo shudder when I think of It now. My hand fell from tho koy, limp and nerveless. Bom.thing seemed to eaet n blur beforomy eyes so I could not read tho ordors befdro mo. Tho blood rushed to my head, and my temples boat llko trip hammors. But only for a second. Lika a flash I seized tho koy and asked the oper ator to stop tho down train. It was too Into. It had gone. Then I trlod to roach tho doublo train, hut It, too, had passed tho Inst telegraph ofllco, and I know no earthly power could prevent those trains from striking hard, for the grado 1a nearly 20 feet to tho mllo up tliore. "I sent for thochlef dispatcher Immedi ately and told him tbo situation. Hewus an old hand ut tho business, and an affair of this kind trotted bis nerves almost to tho point of insanity.' Ho added nearly 100 pur cent to my ugony of mind. Ho would sit down and look the train sheet over and seem to dovour the fatal orders with Ills oyos, then jump up with a ges turo of despair and say, ’By gosh, that's too bad!’ Then ho would paeo up and down tho floor, rcpoatlng to himself: ‘That’s too bsd, too bad. They’ll strlko as sure ns tho world,’ returning always to poro over tho train shoot and ordor book. I could havo screamed with tho awful strain of nervous susponso. I confidently believe that nothing but took of oourago and the curious fascination kept me from rushing out and Jumping Into the rlvor, 75 feet Isilew. “I felt absolutely oortaln thnt some of thoso men would bo killed. Had both trains been single tho drlvcrsmlght possi bly sco oach other's hoadllghts in tlmo to jump, but I was sure tin* men on the sec ond cnglno of tho doublo bonder would go Into tho wrook all over nntl die as aura as fate. It has beoomo fashionable nowadays to disbelieve In a physical hereafter. I don’t know anything about that, bat I do know that If montal torturu bo tho lot of those who sin In this life, after our ac counts aro audited, I should prefer to take my chances with tho old faBhlonod stylo of punishment. “.Suddenly both rotoys opened with a snap. Tho chief looked atmowlth a per fectly lndosorlbablo expression and went to tho awltchboard without n word. Wo both know without tolling what It meant. The trains hail struck, and the plied up wreckage lind broken thowlros down. Wo tested fur the break and soon located I, half way up tho mountain. I gave up the tost partlrlo of hopo at this, and only waited in a kind of dull wonder to learn tho oztent of tho casualty. “Tho DO or 40 minutes thatetopsed offer the wlro failed until wo got tho ofllotol re port of tho accident seem to mo now as misty as n dream. I worked away at the wlro mechanically, guided only by tho force of habit, and using tho circuits as thoy woro made up by the chief. Ho kopt fussing at tha switchboard In a perfect misery of norvousuoss. "At longth tho Summitoporstor called, and my honrt boat almost audibly as I an swered him, for I knew from his trom- uhniH Bonding that ho hail received the re port. I think ho must have understood my feelings, for tho first words ho telegraphed almost crazed mo with gratification. Be fore sanding a lino of tho formal report ho told me, ‘There's nobody hurt)’ I gave up right then and thcro and said: 'Mr. H., you'll havo to taka tho rest of this report. I can't,' and got up and went home.” ‘‘It soema tho engineer had seen ths headllghtsnd jumped, and tbomen on tho first cnglno of tbo doublolieader, after giv ing asiiarp whlstlo for brakes, shrieked to the following crew to jump and kept on shrieking after they struck the ground and until tho cnglno passed them. Tho warn ing wav heard In time, and all bands got oil with nothing wane than a few bruises, but that finished my train dispatching.” —Now York Advertiser. I Had Tried Them. Little Dot—Mamma read In a paper that a deaf man was stung by a swarm of boos, and now ha can hear os well as over. Little Dick—I don't sco how beo stings could mako a deaf man bear, but I should think thoy’d mako u dumb man speak.— Good News. BOTIAL GRIFFIN. Ortflln. Dee. 9.—fSpecteJ).—On tost Thursday evening one of tho moat en- JovalWe eDRevuinmento of the aeason •wvm given tov Miss Buntee Edwards, on* of Orlflln’s b-tiuUf-rl ixelety young tidlni. at her elegant suburban real, (lenoe. tn honor of MW Mhmlc Herder- eon, a very hinds rnc and ocomnkahed yonrrr lady of Atfuhln. Ga., who has been visiting Mtes EHwatrdn for several itayn. Miss 'Hendenton to very popular, and ha* made a large numb-.T of friends. Who will rfsrrt to learn of her depanturo for home on Monday, How the Chines© Plsjr Chess* Cboss has been played in Chino, accord ing to tho Chlnoso, about 2,000 yoars. Tho Chinese game, which la little llko the gnmo played in America and Europe, is supposed to havo been invented in the yeur 1180 B. C. and apparently had an origin independent of the Indian game, aa its rules of playing as well as the peculiar marking of the board abundantly demon strate. There are 79 squares, of which elgh6 run together to form a river, whloh crosses tho hoard at the center, having 32 on each side, but as the man stand on tho inter section of the lines there are 00 positions for tho 10 plecos used by each player, or 20 more than In the European game. Tho pieces are like checker men In shape, each of the seven kinds on eaoh fide having Its name cut on the top and TBS CHINESE CHESBBOABI>. distinguished by Its rod or blook colors. Tho four squaros near each odge fonn tlio headquarters of tho genoral, out of which he and his two secretaries cannot move. -On each sldo of tho headquarters aro two elephants, two horses and two chariots, whose powor aro less than our bishop, knight and castle, though similar. The chariot is tho moat powerful piece. In frbnt of tho homos stand two caunoneors, who oapturo llko our knight, hut xnovo like our castle. Five soldiers or pawns guard the rlvor banks, but oannot return when onco across it in pursuit of tho en emy and get no hlghor vnluo when they reach tho hist row. Eaoh piece is put down in tho point wlioro it captured its man, except the cannoneers. As tho general ennnot bo taken, tho ob- Jcofc of each plnycr is to cheokmatu him in his hoadquarters, therefore preventing his moving except into check. Tbo want of a queen and the limited movos of tho men rostrlot the combinations in the Chimi60 game more than In westorn cboss, but it bus its own elements n* THE OLDEST FICTION. A. Neat Uttlo Story Tlrnt Was Written Some 3,200 Years Ago. Onoot tho meat ancient examples ot fiction in tho world, ono which has sur vived tho rlso and fall of many an anclont) and many a modem empire, is an Egyp tian romance entitled “Tho Tale of tho Two Brothers.” Wo havo tho original manuscript in tho British museum. It is wrltton on 10 sheets of papyrus, in a< fine hieratic hand, and it was penned some 8,200 yoars ago by a Theban soribo named Ennuna. This Enaana was libra rian of tho palace to King Moronptah. tho supposed pharaoh of tho oxoduB, and ho appears to havo wrltton the talo by order of the treasurer for tho untortalnrncnt of the crown prince, Setl-Moronptah, who subsequently reigned as Setl II. This prince has signed his nnrno In two places on the back of tho manuscript, the»o being probably tho only autograph signatures of any Egyptian king which have come down to our time. This most venerable and precious docu ment was purchased In Italy by Mine. d’Orblnoy, who sold It in 1807 to the au thorities of tho British museum, and It is now known as tlio D'Orblnoy papyrus. The story begins exactly like an old fash ioned fairy talo: “There wero two brothers, children of ono mother and one father. Anpu was tl»6 name of the big brothor, and Botau wua the name of the little brother. Now, Anpu had a house and a wife, and hls llttlo brother lived with him as hls serving man. It was Betau who drove tbo oattlo to the fields and tilled the ground. It was ho who thrashed the corn and did tho field work. It was he who drovo the oattlo to the pasture land and tilled the ground, for this llttlo brother wua a good laborer, and ho lind not Ills equal In all the country. Ho followed Ills oattlo every day, and ho oamo baok to tho housouvory evening load ed with the produce of the fields.'’—Tlio Late Amelia B. Ed worth* in Contemporary, Review. Washington m Football Nursery. • Washington seems to bo tho nursory of oollego football players just now. It has turned out some of tho best playors on the grldlroned field. Jiesldos young Blalno ihore is Cockrell, tho son of tho United Htates senator from Missouri and a mem-, her of tho University of Virginia olevon.’ Frank Butterworth, Yale's grout main stay, and tho host full back on tho foot- 1 hall field, Is a Washington boy. Bo Is Phil King, who was for years tho head of> tha Princeton team. Taussig of Cornell, j tho young man who Is winning such n reputation aa an ond rusher, lives In Washington, and there aro a number ot others from tho Capital City on the minor, oollego oiov^ng, . ' A VETERAN'S VERDICT. Th. Wsr I. Over. A Wall-known Sol« dler, Correspondent and Journal ist Makes a Disclosure. Indiana contributed her thousands of brava soldier* to the war, and no state bean* a bet ter record In that respect than It does. In literature it la rapidly acquiring ua enviable place. In. war and Uteratura Solomon Yowell, well known as a writer as ”8o!,' lifts won uri honorable position. Dur ing the late war liu win a member of Co. M. 2d. N. Y. Cavalry and of tho 13th Indiana In fantry VolunNmrs. hoarding an Important clrcumatance bo write* ax follows: “Hovcral of ua old veteran* here are using Dr. Mile*.’ Restorative Nervine. Heart Cure and Nerve and Liver Pllln, all of them giving splendid aat iftfaction. In fact, have never used remedies that compare With them. Of the Pills wo munt nay they arc the best com bination of the quail ties requited lo a prep aration Of their naturo webavo ever known. w« have none but anmta of praKe for th«nu They are the outgrowth of a now prlnclpl* la medicine, and tone up the system wonder fully. Wo say to all, try these reruedleti.' 1 -Solomon Yowell, Marlon, Ind., Dec.5.1&& These remedies are sold by all drugglut* ou a positive guarantee, or t“-nt direct, by tue Dr. Miles Nealcal Co. Elkhart, fud.. on re- relptof prl<*;, il per bottle, alx bottles $6. ex- pr, ts prepaid. They positively CQClalc UCUhct •pun** uor <Uag ervus Uruga*