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THE' MACON DATE'S!* TELEGRAPH! THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBEB 17, 1008 7 LOW CHRISTMAS RATES Between All Points on the SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Also to all points on connecting lines in territory south of Ohio and Potomac, and east of Mississippi rivers, including Washington, D. C. Tickets will be sold December 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30, and 31, 1908, and .January 1, 1909, with limit good to leave destination returning not later than midnight Jan* uary 6, 1909. Consult any ticket agent of the Seaboard Air Dine regarding rates schedules, etc. , J. J. PULLER, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. " Atlanta, Ga. H. G. A. NASH, President. H. G. A. Nash Audit Co. EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS ■•"nai 203*204 National Bank Building, Savannah, Ga. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE. T5 * r Expert Accounting in All Its Branches, COTTON SOLD INTO NEW LOW CLOSE IS STEADY, NET UNCHANGED TO 7 POINTS LOWER—BEAR8 IN CONTRAL. LIVERPOOL spots clOfcjd *.,.....4.84 NEW YORK spots closed 9.10 NEW ORLEANS spots closed 811-16 closed weak at the following quotation.*?: Range of Prices. Middling ku Strut I aw Middling 7% Low Middling 7>* Spot Cotton Movement. licet h. Sh'n. 8*les. Dec. 12. 190ft 442 lift* 1029 Dec. 14. 190ft 446 296 242 Dee. 13. 1908 257 1S9 189 Dec. 16, 1908 366 284 295 Stock on Hand. Oldest Whisky House in South ESTABLISHED 1881 OLD SHARPE WILLIAMS. Pure*flno otd Rye. by the gallon $3.04 4 full quarts $3.60 Express prepaid. GEORGE J. COLEMAN. 4 full quarts Express prepaid. ANVIL RYE. Turc and substantial fam ily whisky, by the gallon..$2.60 4 full quarts $2.90 Express prepaid. OLD POINTER CLUB CORN. 4 full quarts ....$2.90 Express prepaid. OLD GEORGIA CORN Direct From Bonded Warehouses and Old. By the Ballon your full au»rts • •_ Express prepaid. for price list and catalogue. Mailed free. THE ALTMAYER & FLATAU LIQUOR CO. 720, 722, 724, 726 West Bay Street JACKSONVILLE, * - FLORIDA who havo supported the market the en tire season in face of the selling by the south. When the cotton trade see enln- nora buying and trade which la now poor In Europe Improves, they also will buy. At the moment the movement, which continues on a- scale of 600.000 lmles above the record-breaking crops, makes spinners bdleve hi a large crop exceed ing tho government estimate. WHEAT IS HIGHER TaKINGo vF southwest millers HAD STRENTHENING EFFECT ON MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—A nlmpioved de mand for cash wheat by millerx In the southwest had n strengthening* effect on the wheat market today. linal quotations showing net gains of r *»a»i to l*,a'l>4c. Com, oats and provisions closed easy. Wheat- Dee. . . , May . . July . . , Open. High. .Low. Clos. 1.00-Si 1.01*4 1.00*4 1.01% 1.05G l.OtiSt 1.05 V* 1.06b* 97 £ 98*4 97% 08% Oats— Dec. . , May . , Lut'd— Jan. . , May . . 67% 61 3 * 61% 49% 67% 61 61% Siiort Ribs— Jan. . . . May . . . NEW YORK. NEW YORK. Dec. 16.—The cotlnn market sold Into new low ground for the current movement with tho close steady, net unchanged to 7 points lower, active months being generally 4 to 0 points low er. Sales for the day were estimated at 175.000 tales. The inurket opened steady at unchanged f >rlce» to a decline of 4 points and quluk- y sold off to a net decline of 4aG points on tho active months under local hear pressure and liquidation promoted chleily bv talk of easier southern spot markets. The failure to catch stop loss orders be low 8.50 for March caused somo covering by local professionals, bn tufter a rally of only 3 nr 4 r°lnt* the market again weakened under liquidation and the low point wus reached during tin* early after noon when January sold at K.23 or within 14 points of the session's low record made on September ?. Reports that the National Glnncrs' As . social hm hail revised lts figure* making j goods fade Is stca ly. but small lots aro the amount glnner during the period of ino wbeing taken. Ketsdler* are rc|H>rtcd December 1 to 13, 869.000 bales Insteady of * to |,e doing a vi-i.v fair trade In many 726.000 hales e:« reported earlier In the' places, more partlculurlv outside of the week pro; ably helped the decline. | large Industrial center- Later the ntnrkct w«s nervous and lr-1 —- regular, hut worked up from the lowest; on the reports tliat Interior bonders wero not showing any disposition to much | ring support and poor general demand, l'l-lme - *•» crude In barrels f.c.b. mills 29%: prlim . ■ . - . . summer yellow 38u%: prime summer R«<*elnt* cotton at the ports today white 38%a42; prime winter yeiiow 44niti; wero 49.%6 hales Sgulm?t «.9.137 bales last „ff summer yellow 37%h38; good off su week and 40,984 bales lust year. For the nier yellow a7%a38U. NAVAL STORES. I WILMINGTON. Dee. 16.-8phlts t pontine Htomlv at .-.7: receipts II casks. ■ Rosin steady at 2.6i; receipts 117. Tar ! Arm at 1.70; receipts 229. Crude lurpen- 1 tine firm at 2.00, 3.60 and 3.00: receipts DRY GOODS. NEW YORK. Dec. lG.-The dry goods market shows n slightly steadier tone with transactions still on a moderate scale. Underwear and hosiery lines for fall are on sale and arc being ■bought conservatively, with the exception that a larger ordering will coine forward after tho turn of the year. Tho silk piece - ng . . .. further doelino In futures by recent seller*. Tho eloso points up from the lowest. Ia*» year. Today's receipts at New Orient)* w> 9.991 hales nmlnst 11.394 hales last y« and at Houston 18.327 hales ugninst 13, easier under withdrawals of hull j balea last year. 20 ImiitcIs. Spo* Cotton and Future* CHARLESTON, lb , NEW YORK. Dee. 16.— Stmt cation (firm at 37*A. U**sl i tlvm. Q\.< Closed quiet; middling uplands 9.1«: ntld- IC. 2.H?U:<90; D. E F and O. dling gulf 9.35: sales 1.100-balea. 'll. 3.3.); I, 4.or,: K. r,.ti0: M Futures opened steady and closed »C.03: W. G.. 6.30: W. W.. 6.40, steady as follows: “ 7 *iii!);, Open, January 8.45 February 8.46 . _ Mareli 8.52 8.64 8.46 8.49 2.92%: II. 3.40 iApril —• - «« I May 8.60 8.62 Juiic ... July August ...., 8.50 I 8AVANNAH. Ga.. Dee. 16.—Turpentine firm at 37%n38; aalea 9X«; ree Ipts 672: Close. ' shipments 340. Rosin firm: sales 2.717 8.41 reenlpts 3.260; shl.micnts 6.229; st«.ek 154.. 8.42 294. Quote: A.lt. C. D J E. F and G. .. s.f.o 8.55 8.60 8.53 j Pept ember )+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦ :;don’t wait too long Placing your orders for your wants in our line— file rush may delay prompt forwarding by express, and cause you disappointment. Send us your orders—we Will take good care of them.and in every instance send you best obtainable value. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Here are two exceptional offerings: OVERHOLT RYE, bottled in bond, $13.50 case of •< ► lfc quarts. 4 ► BLACK LABEL RYE, $15.00 per case. -f EXPRESS PREPAID. 4- Other good things at equally as attractive prices. 4 Complete line of Wines, Whiskies and Cordials—from the low^priced up to the best. Send for price list. SAM WEICHSELBAUM & MACK, Inc. P. O. Box 163. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Mr. Hors Amason la with us and respectfully solicits the favor* of hla friends. ++++++++-♦•♦+♦ ♦+-f++4~f+4"4~4*f++- 1.80 8.76 8.81 Receipts and Exports. Rcco|i,t« and Kvnnrit Today Consolidated net r-oelni*.. 49,9611 Exisu-is to Great Rrituin.. 4« Ex?»orls to Frnn»*e 7.221 Kxpmts to continent 28.56tl Export sto Japan Exports to Mexico 4.V Stock on hand all ports. si REMOVAL. 2:5! I After today The Telegraph 8 " can be found at our new place, 452 Cherry St. 1,175,348 Rlnco R*ptetnb«*r 1. 1908— Consolidated recolnls .5.6X0.640 Exports to Great Britain ,1.r»lo.r,?s Exports to France r.tx r.si Exports to continent 1,722.783 Exports to Japsn 61.638 Exports to Mexico 1.953 Price, Receipts, Sales. Slock. The Ports: ! Prlce.'Rec»s.!Ss1es ! Galveston . . .!ft*S I 5*128! 132913*5413 New Orleans 11-1«i 99911 2oSO-9vc:,7 Mobile . . . .18 9-161 22821 10501 79609 flivanmth . . .'8% I »»*9| 200l'ivi-.4!i Norfolk . . Baltimore . New York .18% .18% .18% ..19.10 .19.10 i inMi;;;::;f i?***? ' 42661 1033' R-sn Philadelphia .. |9.35 Jacksonville . •!.... I 1781 1100H23345 I 1671 1 I I I 5917 Interior Movement. . 20671 13221102307 I 4014! 13501173775 ! 70|| | 36161 ! 1569! I 1X961 . . ...» I A 1 Little Rock....|8 6-16| 2095! I 436H4 a middling 4.64; EONAL CONSIDERABLE REPURCHASE OF STOCKS BY THOSE WHO HAD SOLD YESTERDAY. NEW YORK. Dec. 10.—There was con- Hhlcmhle repurchase of atocka today, largely by tlmae who had sold yesterday nml the day before. A recovery In prices the •on sequel much the covering during the pi buying being attributed to f abort contracta put out •dous aching. Tin* upward encouraged by some of the events Of tlv Is still restricted by the diminished re- * utv.es of the money market and the situation in that respect remained tho principal *ubj< cl of conNlderntlon. Tho pWdtion bus not reached that of strin gency such is forces out speculative stock holding by culling of loans, but available resources ore required for other purp'»»ps than speculation. Tho level of lutercht cutes both on cull a ml on tlmo 1ms now reached a higher llgure than at i-olid It Ini Tho present 5.00; m‘d.llltig 4.81. . „ foo<| ordlnnrv 4.13; ordinary 3.73. The sales of tIm- day wen* R,«00 hales, of which 600 1 nlos were for speculation nnd .. export, ntut Included 7.600 hales Arneil- i gone on between tho pnrth can. Receipts wove 25.000 bales, Im-lud- i speelllcatlons in the contra* Inc 11.260 Ita'er American. Futures opened easier snl closed quiet and steady: American middling O. O. C.: this rinse. Jnnu:iry-I-*ehnieiy 4.61 Jtine-Julv 4.61 July-Alices! 4.60 August-Reptenther 4.54 fleptem be**. Oct ntier 4.60 October-November 4.4?l£ No\*eml»er-l>*ceml»er 4.46 December-January 4.4314 January'-February G910) 4.45 Sam & Ed Weichselbaum P. 0. Box No. 55. 610 Market St. Chattanooga, Tenn Phone No. 820. MOUNT VERNON PURE RYE. $ 4.50 1 Gallon Jng .... 4.00 $ 8.75 2 Gallon Jug .... ..$ 7.75 $12.50 3 Gallon Jug .... ..$10.50 WEICHSELBAUM’S OLD CORN $3.50 1 Gallon Jug .... 3.>3 $ li.lifl 2 Gallon Jug .... ,. .$ 5.G0 $ 9.25 3 Gallon Jug ,. .$ 8.25 4 Quarts 8 Quarts 12 Quarts 4 Quarts 8 Quarts 12 Quarts EXPRESS PREPAID ON ABOVE Send for full Price List. Send in your orders for Christmas now, before tho rush. We carry A complete line of fine Wines and Whis kies, and all the leading brands of Beer. -*-* NEW ORLEANS. NEW ORLEANS, Bor. !«.—Spot cotton Ault and easy, unchanged; middling 8 11-16. Rales on the *pot were 750 bales and to arrive 1,390 hales. Futures opened quiet at a dcclino of 5 to 8 points ns the result of bearish ca ble*. both private and orriclsf from the Liverpool market. Following the first call there wo* a slight recovery, the net- months rising to within 2 to 4 points coming from liquidating longs quite as much as from bears who were going short And prices fell off ogAln until they showed a net loss of 7 to 9 points. Weak spot markets aided the snort side and the approaching holidays caused bulls to He*- Itnte nbout Increasing their lines. The market dosed steady at a net loss of 3 to 6 points. Futures closed as follows Deccmbr, bid 8.68 January, bid 8.58 February, nominal 8.57 Mdrch, bid 8.68 Arrll, nominal 8.60 May, bid 8.68 June, nominal 8.65 July, bid 8.78 Hubbard Bros. A Co.'s Cotton Letter. NEW YORK. Deo. 16.—Liverpool de dined In a dull market abroad while liquidation In January was notleeable here by the old longs, while new outside In* vestors took May on a scale down Boutltarn markets continues on their downward course as stocks become heavy and buyers do not absorb the dally offer Inga. The entire support to prices eomw from speculative and Investment by northern and western people list * _ The wait- ttlcment has h< «*n given as a motive for holding up of orders for i material* nil through the railroad world, j which. It Is uH.<un>c.-d, will he released j Tile rumor was revived also of tho mining retirement of Reading 2d pre ferred stock by exchange Into common id first preferredbstock in equal por- The dednrntlon of tbe regular dividends ... day’s ruins am small outside of ex- ecptloliul ruse*. Bonds w»-re steady. Total sales, par value 14.416.000. United States 2d registered declined 14 per cent on call. I levs cotton Is cheap at these prices, and CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE “NEARER THAN EVER” VIA NEW DOUBLE DAIUY SERVICE BEGUNINING MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st. 34. | 32. | SCHEDULE. | 33. | 31. | 1:35 p. m. 4:20 p.m. 5:10 p. m. 10:45 p. ra. 11:00 p. m. 7:55 a. m. 7:50 a. m. 3:00 a. ra. 5:58 a. ra. 6:15 a. ra. 11:10 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 8:35 p. m. 8:15 p. m. 9:15 p.m. 8:00 a. ra. Lv. Macon. 0. of Ga. Ry. Ar. Ar. Atlanta. C. of Ga. Ry. Lv. Lv. Atlanta. L. & N. R. R. Ar. Ar. Knoxville. L.&N.R.R. Lv. Lv. Knoxville. L.&N.R.R. Ar. Ar. Cincinnati. L.&N.R.R. Lv. Ar. Louisville. L.&N.R.R. Lv. Lv. Louisville. Penn. Lines. Ar. Ar. Chicago. Penn. Lines. Lv. 2:02 a. m. 11:05 p.m. 10:40 p. m. 5:10 p.m. 5:05 p.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:15 a. m. 7:35 a. m. 9:50 p. m. 3:40 p. ra. 12:30 p.m. 11:55 a.m. 6:15 a.m. 6:00 a.m. 8:25 p. m. 8:00 p.m. Through Sleepers on both trains, Macon to Cincinnati. Chicago-Louisville Sleepers on 3:00 a. m. train. Louisville Sleepers on both trains from Atlanta. Dining Service (all meals). Observation Car. - For Sleeping Car reservations, rates and information write J. R. Almand, Trav. Pass. Agt., H. C. Bailey, Div. Pass. Agt., No. 4 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. ' Total sale* today were 795,600 *hr NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Amalgamated Copper 81% American far and Foundry 46% American Gar and Foundry pfd ..107 American 4 Tot ton Oil 42 American IIWe and Leather pfd.... 35 American l« <• Securities 245 A merit an Linseed 14* American locomotive 662 American I.ocomotive pfd ...109} American Smelting and Refining .... 851 Amer Smelting .and Refg pfd 1021 American Sugar Refining 130* *1 48 SI ::::::: 8 177 J« .... »X American Woolen Anaconda Mining Co. Atchison Atchison pfd Atlantic Coast IJne ... Baltimore ami Ohio Baltimore and Ohio pfd , Brooklyn Rapid Transit . Central leather pfd 8lK3!A K a , OT r .::::::::::::: , Ri* Chicago Great Western 11% * Northwestern 178 . and St. Paul 149% I KL Louis 6»# el and Iron 38% Chicago ami Northwestern Chicago. MU. '' — C. C. C. and Colorado Fue Colorado and Southern .. . Colorado and Southern 1st pfd ..mi 74^ Colorado and Southern 3d pfd Consolidated Goa .... Com Product* Delaware and Hudson ..164 17 •ra* SfcnrlttM Mj 881 Two Quarts in Your Favor •WITH ONE EXCEPTION, the smallest ship- * * ment we make is six quarts, and we do not assort. This reduces the cost of handling, packing and carriage charges, enabling us to offer six quarts at about the same price as we would get for four. In ordering from us you actually buy direct, from our distiilery, which is No. 100, Coll . . . , District, Tenn., located in a valley on our farm. The water we use in distilling is the finest in the world for this purpose. . / The grain is the best Northwestern Rye and Malt and Tennessee Valley Corn. The quality of our whiskies is so pronounced you will at once discover the difference from the ordinary kind. Do not let our low prices prejudice you. They a»re wholesale, and you buy direct. Our whiskies are always the sameC* * EXPRESS PREPAID — Shipment made in wooden boxes. ■ Com Whiskies “GltASSY VAI.LEY"—Unnd'iltrr. oted. Very old. No licttcr Corn Whiskey made. 0 full quarts, $4,00; 19 full quarts,$7.50. “GRASSY VALLEY"—White, 100 proof, straight Corn Whiskey. Wo are tho only distillers selling 100- proof corn nt $2.50 per gallon, two { 'tl)ont>,*$4.75, delivered. Shipments n jugs. Smallest shipment one gallon. Blended Whiskies “R. II. C. CI.UB"—A perfect hlciul of old Kentucky Whiskies. It has tuat rich oily appearance. \Vc consci entiously ray there la no Itelter whis key. 0 full quarts, $5.75; 19 full quart*, $11.00. “CATE’S Bfl”—A true blend of Kentucky Whiskies. A good honest whiskey. Will give entire satisfac tion. 0 full quarts, $5.00; 19 full quarts, $9.50. Tennessee Whiskey “FREESTONE" — Unadulterated, straight Tennessee Whiskey. Our lenchitlg process makes this whsikey distinctive. None heller. Very old. <i full quarts, $5.00; 1J full quarts, $10.00. Bottled-in-Bond Whiskies Following brands bottled by tin Gorernraent, whose stump guarantees . age, purity and strength. CONCORD TUIlE RYE, 100 proof, 0 full quirts, 15.50; IS full quarts, $11.00. CONCOIID BOUnBON, 100 proof, 0 full quarts. $5.50; M full quarts, I $10.50. claukivs rum: nYE, 100 proof, 0 full quarts, $0.25; IS fuh quarts, $12.00. Our whiskies do not contain one drop of spirits or other injurious substances. They are of delightful flavor, high in food properties and medicinal virtues. R. H. CATE & CO., Distillers Chattanooga, Tenn. t Louisville, Ky. Order from nearest point. Iowa Central Kansas City Houthern Kansas City 8oiith<*rti pf«l IsOulavllU* and Nashville Minneapolis and Ht. Uiula ..... Minn., HI. P. and Ha nil Ht, M Missouri I'ar-tlh- Missouri. Kansna and Texas Missouri, Kansas and Tax., pfd .... Nations! Lead New York Central New York. Ontario. .i..l Western .. Norfolk and Western North Am*.Than Northern 1'acilh: I'.'u-llh- Mall Pennsylvania People's Gas Pittsburg. L\ C. and Ht. l/»uls Railway Hte«.*l Hprlng Rending Republic Hteel Republic Bteel pfd .... Mock Island Co. ...... Ro*-k Island pfd Houtkem Pndfl** Houthern Pacific pfd .. Houtharn lUllwsy .... Houthern Railway pfd Temtassa* Cowsr .... ml Paufio .... .. Ht. I^uls and West, .fll . 37% . 67% .122% Ht. I>«uis and West, ...7.. 40V HI. I/juJ. untl Will. »(«.... «( union Pmrllln lUf Union FwUl. Pfd nJ UulUd HUM !*.»>«. rnlinl Hiat,*, Ituhbcr tat pfd .... Vnlteil Hint*-* Hteel 1'nlted Hiatus Bteel pfd (’tali <’upper Virginia Carolina (’hcmlral Virginia Carolina Chvinlcnl pfd ... Wuh.-i.il i Wabash pfd WestlnghotMc- Kh- trlc . Western Union WlM-rllng nnd Luke Erie Wisconsin Central Htundnrd Oil Amcrlgun T. and T NEW*YORK BONDS. IT. 8. refunding 2s, registered.... U. H. refunding 2s, coupon 1J. 8. 3s, registered IT. H. 3s. coupon IT. H. 4s, registered I*. H. 4s coupon American Tobacco 4s Aim rlcnn Tobacco fa At. bison general 4s Atchison adjust ment AfdiLion c-v. 4s Atchison cv. 6s Atlantic Hooat Line 4s Uultlmore and f)hlo 4s Baltimore and Ohio 3%s Brooklyn R..T. cv. «a (’••iitrai.of Georgia 6a U* ntral of Georgia 1st Inc Central of Georgia 2d In** ('• ntrul of Guwrgl i 3d Inc Chesapeake and Ohio 4S4s Chicago and Alum 8%s ChPago. B. and Q. new,4a ....... Chicago. R. I. and l*s. R. R. 4s , Chicago. U. 1. and Pa. It. IL col. I ulorado Industrial 6a .» Colorado Midland 4s Colorado and Houthern 4s ... I Mu ware and Hudson cv. 4a .. iMivcr and Itlo Grsndu 4s ... Erie prior lien 4s Erin General 4s •••••• llocklng Valley 4Vis Interborougli Met. 4a Japan 4s . Japan 4%a Japan 4%s. 2d series Louisville and Nash, unified 4* Manhattan consol gold-4B Meslciiu «'• ntral 4s Mexican Central 1st Inc. .......-• Minn and Ht. Ixmla 4s M!ikourt. Kansas and Texas 4s Missouri. Kansas and Texas 2nd*.. National It. R. of Mexico con. 4a.... New York Ontra» geo. 3%s ....... New Jersey Central general 6# New York Money Market. NBW YORK, Dec. 16.—Money on firm at S%a3% per .cent/ ruling rate closing bid 3, offered at 8U. Time loans firm; sixty days and n days 3% to 3% per cent; six m< 8% to 4 per cent Pries mercantile pap cent Sterling exchange ca business In bankers* bill for sixty dsy bill* and maud. Commercial hills 4.Si 1 Bar silver 487.' Mexican dollars 45. % ocr .tfai