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_/ THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: j SUNDAY WORKING, DECEMBER 20, 1908 „ ,.
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SPECIAL PRICE $3.00
We have a few moro of these French
Leg Tables left, genuine Quartered On'<,
highly polished, exoctely like cut, for only
$3.00."
BRASS BED—$29.50
This would make an elegant Ninas pres
ent—this Brass Bed exactly like cut, 62
inches high, continuous post, is the great
est bargain ever offered, for only $29.50—
$4.50 Down—$1.00 a Week.
Why not make your
wife or your daughter a
present of a nice Mahog
any Music Cabinet! It
would be a very accepta-
ble gift.
SIDEBOARD
$27.o0
For this beautiful Side-
hoard, exactly like cut,
Can you beat it at this
price! This would make
a nico present for the
home.
WE SUGGEST FURNITURE
If you are in doubt about what
to get, come in, look our goods
over, and you will be sure to find
just what you want. We make
a few suggestions here. Any of
them would make nice presents
and something that would be
useful. Why waste your money
on trinkets that would soon be
forgotten? Get something useful
ana ornamental and the whole
family would enjoy it.
Prices from $6.50 up.
A Shaving Stand would
just suit him. It is so
convenient for the man
who does his own shaving,
lias a place for everything
used for shaving pur
poses.
MORRIS CHAIRS
We could not suggest
anything that would suit
him better than a nice
Morris Chair. There is so
much solid comfort in one.
Our prices are exceeding
ly reasonable.
Ladies’ Writing Desk
would make an appropri
ate gift. Any lady would
appreciate one. They are
so nice and convenient for
their correspondence.
BOOKCASES
We have a large line of
Combination and Library
'Cases that would make
the homo an • appropriate
gift.
173-175
Cotton Ave
:A. G. Rhodes & Son Co.
173=175
Cotton Ave.
$16.50
If your dining room needs a new table
hero is yout chance to get a bargain. One
exactly like cut—48-inch top, non-divid
ing pedestal, 6 or 8 feet extension.
$1.00 a Week.
" - * DRESSERS ' ''
Give your daughter a Princess Dresser.
Hero you are sure to find what you want
in a Dresser, one exactly like cut.
_ • $17.50—$1.00 a week.
VETS’ LICENSE
SAMEAS ALL
Case of Unusual Interest Before the
Recorder Yesterday—*Decision Re*
• eerved—Argument of the City At*
tomey.
Tho recorder reserved until Mon*
d»y hla decision In tho veteran's II*
••••* cane heard before him yester
day.
Thle w*a the cnao of n veteran
Mined L, P. Cranford, who runs a
wtof-beer place on the comer of Mul
berry and Sixth street*. Ho was
brought up by Inspector Herrington
•n the charge of doing business with
out a lleenac, the Inspector having
Instructions ffom the city attorney
Ihat the old soldier’s license was no
■•od for this class of business.
Attorney Jesse Harris appeared for
the old soldier, and tendered In evi
dence the certificate of the ordinary
that a veteran's license had been la
med to him. He contended that In
Ike cane carried up from Ocllla to
the court of appeal* tho decision had
been made that a veteran could not
he held liable for a license for selling
near-beer.
City Attorney Charle* II. Hall, rep*
storming the city, Introduced the noar-
hter ordinance of the city requiring
aU persona desiring to sell near-beer
te malm application for such a privi
lege. said application to be passed oh
by the poller committee and council.
He contended that the defendant 'tad
tot made that application and was
Bterefore guilty of a violation of tke
ordinance. He held that thl* require
ment applied to veterans as to all
attorn engaging In the business for
the reason that the city had to lm-
paea certain restrictions as police reg-
olatkma.
Attorney Harrla contended that the
htotneto of telling near-beer wa« as
legitimate a* that of arlllng dry
gaoda. and that the city could require
a dry goods merchant to make appli
cation or cloae hla place of business
at a certain hour.
The recorder took the matter under
advisement, and said he would render
bis decision on Monday morning.
Call on Tuesday, sco the
wealthiest display of Plants
ever exhibited in the South.
Idle Hour Nurseries.
Ooata art rapidly becoming one of
the most Important branches of live
»t<<k now raised tn the northern part
of the republic of Mexico. Requiring i
km care, they are ••specially
adapted to the rocky grpstng lands
surrounding thu plateau. Many per-
a* I ••re ere r-rated In the hast nr at
• t in' ii* k •(•and feeding them far
t*o pr thi• a.fi.**atha, air# they an
marktud el * >rft pruAh
SANDERSVILLE U. D. C’S HOLD
VERY IMPORTANT MEETING
SUBSIDENCE NOTED
FANDER8VILLE, Go.. Doc. 19—Tho
Mary Ann Williams’ Chapter U. D. C.
held its regular monthly meeting with
Mrs. M. D. Jamcrnon and Mte. D. P.
Jamcraon and Mrs. D. 1*. Halo at the
home of the latter. Seventy members
were present, tho largest attendance
In some time.
Mrs. H. a. Lang, president, presid
ed over the meeting.
Among business Items was the read
ing of a letter from the state board
asking that the chapter express Its
sentiments on calling a special con
vention to rcccnaller tho placing of
the Wire monument, tho chapter voted
to call an assembly. Hon. \V. A. Cov
ington, of Moultrie, Is to be Invited to
deliver his lector} on Stonewall Jack-
son under tho auspices of tho daugh*
ters.
A committee consisting of Mrs. L.
1). Holt, Mrs. C. D. Shelnutt. Mrs. A.
S. Chamlcc, Misses M. L. Hay no and
Mary Turbuttoii was apolnted to for
mulate plans for opening a public li
brary her® under the direction of the
IT. D. C. to encourage the reading
of Confederate history, and tho works
of southern authors,
U'c’s birthday is to be celebrated
with appropriate exercises. Mesdames
D. C. Harris. K. E. Weat, S. M.
Hitchcock arc to arrange the pro
gram for that occasion.
The following program added to the
pleasure of the afternoon:
Christmaa in the sixties written by
Mrs. J. B. Wllkerson, read by Ur*.
O. L. Rogers.
Plano Solo—Mrs. A. Chamlcc.
Reading: ttrrlattna* In Alaska.—
Mrs. F. F. 8tacer.
Vocal Solo—Mrs. J. H. Holmes.
Christmas greens Interspersed with
crimson stars, and Joy bells suspended
from archways and electroliers fur
nished beautiful adornment: for the
dining room crimson tulle was used,
caught In the center of the electrolier
and extending to the corners of the
table fastened there by spraye of hol
ly. The center piece was a Norfolk
pine decorated with Christmaa toys
and tinsel, about It hovered "The Spirit
of Christmas.*’ The souvenirs were
place cards painted with sprigs of holly
and mistletoe.
The gracious hostesses served dainty
refreshments.
Several visitors were present, among
them Mrs. T. R. Wylly, of Balnbridge,
Mrs. George WylhvMre. Gordon Chap
man and Mrs. F. II. chapman, of
Richmond. Ve.
Persian CSWIMSrSS of Oar many.
Oensul (Vansral Guenther. *>r Funk fit
figures that the value of the Oev*
Imports for the first nine months of l
exduatve ef precious metal*. umoun
to tl.tO.Tto.MO. against It •* 4SO.HU ipi
the same period ef IHT. TM vales of
•Xperta waa_ll.iM.lto.to*. against II.-
HfJIMto Tlie value wee mainly ar
il? ‘he beats ef the mlree ol
'•I ie, howtv* r. due to tb«
Q*. U i*ai
8UPPORT IN STOCKS SEEMED TO DE
EFFECTIVE IN SUSTAINING
NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—There wan a
aubaldence of the severe selling pressure
in the stock market today, uml support
iseemed to be effective In sustaining
'prices. .The demand did not prove ug-
gresslvet and was backward tn following
any considerable advance In prices, nnd
ithe list weakened sharply at the end.
The publication of a rcasnurlng state
ment from the president of the American
Smelting nnd Henning Company seemed
to check the liquidation In that stock nnd
Its recovery relieved the market from a
source of sympathetic weakness. There
was a conspicuous rise In tho Colorado
Southern securities embracing both tho
slocks ntul bonds, tho latter making oven
more marked advances than the stocks.
Foreign operators In American stock*
were Inclined to look for a bad effect
j’he American Hallway Association's
commissioners report nn Increase tn tho
total of surplus care for tho half month
ending Dec. 9. amounting to 42,814.
I bring mg the total of 175.643 up to the
his bent figure touched since September.
The general distribution In the Increase
ot Idle equipment in all sections of the
country gave an unfavorable Idea of the
progress of the railroad traffic.
Bonds were strong. Total sales, par
value. 14.900,000.
1 United States 2s, registered, declined
»i i»*r rent on call during the week.
Total sales of stocks today were 667.800
nominal.
Time loans dull and steady: *0 and 90
days 3% per cent; six months Sfca4 per
Sterling exchange strong with actual
hualnees In bankers' bills et 4.*5a4 si 10
for <o-day bills and at 4.87.96*4.87.10 for
demand.
Commercial Mil* 4.84\a4.84%.
liar silver 4S%.
Mexican dollars 45.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
Amalgamated Capper
American Oar and Foundry
American Oar and Foundry pret....
American Ootton Oll
American Hide and Leather pref.
American Ice Securities
American Unseed
American Locomotive
American lax-emotive pref.
American Smelting nnd Refining..
Amor. Smelting and Refining pref.
American Sugar Refining
American Tobacco pref
American Woolen
Anaconda Mining Company
Atchison
Atchison pref
Atlantic Coast Una
Baltimore and Ohio
Halthnore and Ohio pfd
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Omtrel leather
V-. .!».*: leather nref.
Central of New Jersey
Chesapeake and Ohio
ut ilHgo «n.| Korthwrateni'V.V.V.!'.i
• ! M” Mi and M i ml
t* . oT C and Si I - 'Hs
f..'. .do Fuel and Iron....
IColoiado axd Southern Mill It
dll.
:!$
: ;! s
:.5l*
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lift
: U
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Colorado and Southern 1st ptef...., 75V
Colorado and Southern 2nd pref.,..-72*
Consolidated Goa 182
Corn Products 16*!
Delaware uml Hudson 178
Denver and Hlo Grande . 3.1%
Denver nnd Hlo Grahde pref soy
Distillers’ Securities 3.*»
Krlc 33V
Krel 1st pref. «... 47V
Krlo 2nd pref 38
General Electric ..157
Great Northern nref 143V
Great Northern Orectfs 71
Illinois Central 146
Interhorough Met 18V
Intcrborongh Met. pref...... 43V
International Paper UV
International Paper pref. ........... 6*V
International Pump 32h
Iowa Central 29V
Kansas City Southern 37
Kansas City Southern pref 66V
l*oul»vllle> and Nashville 121
Minneapolis a ml St. Louis 40
Minn., St. P. and Sault St. M 130
Missouri Pacific x *3
Missouri, Kansas and Texas S8V
National Lead IfM
New York Central 118
New York. Ontario and Western.... 44V
Norfolk and Western 84J
Northern Pacific 140*
Pacific Mall ... 34
Pennsylvania 1-8J 1
Pittsburg. C. C and St. Louis 87
Pressed Steel Car 41V
Pullman Palace Car loj
Hallway Steel Spring 46*
Heading 1”
Republic Steel 26
Kepubllc Steel pref 85V
Roek Island Company 22V
Rock Island Company pref........... 57 V
8t. Louts and San Fran. 2nd pref.. 38*
St. l«ouls Southwestern *1
St. Louts Southwestern pref
More-Sheffield Steel and Iron....*
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific pref
Southern Hallway
Southern Hallway pref.
Tennessee Copper
Texaa and Pacific
Toledo. 8L Louis and Weat.......
Toledo! St. IauIs and W eat. pref.
Union Pacific
Union Pacific pref.
l.’nltcd States Rubber
United States Rubber lit pref
United States Steel
United 8tnte* Steel pref
Utah Copper ...A....
Vlrglnla-Caroltna Chemical ......
“rglnla-Ckrolina Chemical pref..
..abaeh
Wahaah pref. .......
Westlnghouse Electric
Western Union
Wheeling and Lake Erl*
Wisconsin Central
.uitt
:8tt
.178
.94%
!i8
m
. 43*4,
.113
• WJ*
'S
10%
u, S. returning 12s. regbb
U. S. refunding 2a. coupon
U. S. to registered
IT. 8. to coupon .....
IT. S. 4a. regtatered
U. S. 4s coupon
American Tobacco 4s
American Tobasc *a
Atchison general 4a
Atchison adjustment «a
Atchison cv. 4s
Atchston cv. I*
Atlantic Coast Une 4s
Baltimore and Ohio is...
Hal it more an.l Ohio 8%s
Brooklyn R. T. cv. 4s...
Central of Georgia is..
Central Of Orergta UllM.
..10JA
!!ioi).
..iMH
.. 9: %
.. M
.. 82"!
.. 81
Colorado and Southern 4s 99%
Delaware and Hudson cv. 4s 101%
Denver and Hlo Grande 4s 99
Ertc prior Hen 4s < 90
Krlo general 4s 75
Hocking Valley 4%* 106
Interborough Met. 4%s 80%
Japan 4a 82%
Japan 4%s 91%
Japan 4%», 2nd series 91%
l.oulsvlllf and Nueh. unified 4e 101%
Manhattan consol gold 4s 99*»
Mexican Central 4s 85%
Mcxicun Central 1st Inc 21 •
Minn, and St. Louis 4s 85
Missouri, Kansas nnd Texaa 4s.... 98%
Mlsourl, Kansas and Texas 2nds.... S7%
National It. R. of Mexico eon. 4s.... 81%
New York Central gen. 3%s 95
New Jersey Central general 6s....129%
Northern Pacific 4s 103%
Northern Pacific 3s 73%
Norfolk nnd Western consol 4s 99
Oregon Short Line rfdg 4s 94%
Penn. cv. 3%s. 1915 94%
Penn, consol 4s ..103%
Heading general 4s ; 101%
Republic of Cuba 5s 102%
St. Louis and Iron Moun. consol 5s.. 11*2 •
St. Louis and San Francisco fg. 4s.. 85
St. Louis Southwestern con. 4s 76
Seaboard Air Line 4s 62
Southern Pacific 4s 91%
Southern Pacific 1st 4s 96%.
Southern Hallway 5s 108%
Texas and Pacific lsts 116%
Toledo. St. Louis and Western 4s.. 83%
Union Pacific 4s 103%
Union Pacific cv. 4s 105%
IT. 8. Steel 2nd 5s 102%
Wabash lsts Ill
Western Md. 4s 81%
Wheclng anld Lake Krlo 4s 8.3
Wisconsin Central 4s 89%
N. Y., N. H. and H. cv. 6s 139%
Like Shore 4s 95
THIS WAS BIG FINE
OH SMALL MERCHANT
CLAIMED HE WAS DOING BUSI
NESS UNDER VETERAN'S LI
CENSE, BUT VETERAN
WAS ABSENT.
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Then was another veteran 1 , Itcens,
nn before the recorder yesterday
morning.
Lorenzo Jemmerson ha, a grocery*.
,oft drink and meat ctabltahmcnt on
ttaiel atroet. tvhlch he claim, to be.
long to a veteran named Blaemon.
who was not present, and hla where-
.bout, seem to be unknown.
License Inspector Herrington said
that he h«a catted the attention ot
Jemmerson to hla not having a li
cense, but was put oft from day to
day. He finally summoned him be
fore the recorder. He said Jemmerson
had about a five hundred dollars stock
In the store, and that h. kept fresh
meats and soft drinks. Jemmerson
claimed that the stock belonged to
gtsemore, and that he was only then
to do the selling.
As Slamnore could not be found, and
as It waa evident that he did not con-
duet the business, not having bntt
hero In several months, tbs ncorder
found Jemmrnon gullly of doing bus.
laws without a license and lined him
two hundred dollars, to Include II-
Grain and Provisions.
These prices are at wholesale and not
to consumers.
Corrected by S. H. .Taques & Tinsley Co.
CORN—Sacked, white $ 88
Sacked, mixed.... 87
Carload lots, either sacked
or bulk, made on applica
tion.
OATS—White clipped 65
No. 3 white «3
No. 3 white 60
Special quotations made on
car lots. •
HAY—Choice timothy *. i.no
No. 1 timothy no
No. 2 timothy i.oo
No 1 clover sr,
Timothy and clover mixed.. 95
Alfalfa hay i.2n
Bedding atraw «r>
BRAN—Pure wheat i.ro
Bran nnd shorts l.cj
FLOUR—Private Stock, fancy pat.. 6.36
Royal Owl. heat patent R,?3
Ton Notch, first patent 5 00
—Water ground Juliette 85
‘8—Dry salt ribs m
Extra half riba None
18-?0-lb D. S. bellies , io%
Hulk plates 7
Bmoked meats. %c. over
above.
1—Fancy sugar cured 13%
Standard sugar cured 13
Picnic hams 19
LARD—Pure tierces 1014
Pure. In 20-lb. tins io*%
Pure. In 50-lb. tins 11
Pure. In 60-lb tubs n*j
Pure. In 10-lh tubs it*i
Pure. In <0-lb tins
McCaw’s compound lard.... 7%
The same additions for
other sixes as named
above.
SYRUP—Georgia cane (new) 40
N»*w Orleana
Black strap 14
SALT—100 lbs. white cotton sack... 60
Imported rock salt, lb 1%
CHEESE—Full cream 14
GRIT8—Hudnuts, In bbls 8 00
Hudnuts. tn sacks 2.50
SUGAR—Granulated. In bbls 6%
New Orleans clarified 5
New York yellow 4%
COFFEE—Choice Rio 12
Prime Rio 12
Medium Rio n
Common 9 to 10
Arhurkte’s roosted. 15 94
Choice head
Medium
• Hardware—Wholesale.
(Corrected by Dunlop Hardware Co.)
WELL BUCKET8—84.25 to S4.50 do*.
ROPE—Manila. 18c: Sesel 9c: cotton,
*WIRE—Barb. 3.10 per pound.
PLOW 8TUCKS—Harman, 95c.; Fergu-
Swede 4%c.
to**; cut.
IRON-!
NAILS—'Wlrs. M.lo k.g
S*.M k«t bass.
gllOKS-Honi'. I4.SS to *1.50 ktt; mute
Shoe*.' C4.Il tn 84.71.
BUCKETS—Plain, 13.00 dog; whit# ».
■MS
GUN ixm'DER—P«r k.g, Dupont crack
shot «5.t0 k«r.
PHOT—*1.00 mck.
Trim -p-intcit. in': c«Snr. S1.0&
htlo\ Kl.8 -17.00 to tit per Ous.
CAHD8—Cutlon. 14.W per Jos.
Lumber Quotations
■Mr Co.)
’cNMIO* frair.trr (alaft leaf 1 -1 814 r J
Common framing (lo*ff leaf) elfed. 1|.||
£tfuur rraaiai tlorg leaf) IS*Iach _
Railroad Bonds
Central of Ga. 1st mort. 5 per
cent. 1835 114
Central of Ga. collateral trust
5 per cent, 1937 106
Central of Ga. consolidated
1945 108
Central Ga. 1st Inc., 1945 74
Central Ga. 2nd Inc., 1946 64
Central Ga., 3d Inc., 1945 52
Central Ga.. Middle Gh. and
Atlantic. 1947 103
Southern R. R.. 5 pc„ 2994..108
“cnrgla R. R. and Banking
Co.. 5 pc.. 1922 105
da. R. R. and Ranking Co.,
cent, 1910 101
. nnd Fla. 5 pc.. 1945..106
Seaboard R. R., 4 pc., 1050.... 50
Seaboard R. U.. 5 pc., 1911.... 93
Southwestern R. R. stock ..107
Savannah nnd Augusta stock. 107
Atlanta nnd West Tolnt ....149
Gn. Sou. and Fla., 1st pref.. 88
Southern R. R-. com 26
State of Georgia Bond3
cia. 1. laze....,
Ga. 3%. 1928 to 1985....
104 195
Candy
Stick candy in boxes. 7%c.
Stick candy In barrels, 7c.
Grocers. Mixed, pall 7%c.
Cream mixed candy In palls. lOo.
Crackers.
Parana sodas. %c. \
Barona nlcn*cs. 7%c.
Parana oyster crackers, V%c.
N. B. C. Sodas, 6%c.
Ginger snaps (N. U. C.). 7o. " '
Assorted cakes. 10c.
Dry Goods—'Wholesale
-654 to fe.
to 8HO.
Oity Bonda.
Macon 9 pc., 1910 ...%.100 loT
Macon 5 pc., 1922 107 104
K aron 4%. 1926 104 109 ~
icon 4<4, 1910 to 1934 10 •<
On a 3.80 per cent boats. «
f P p c':' £ .
Au^uata 8%. 4. 4%. I * po.. 98 MS
Cotton Seed
Uark.t prte. ot sound, dry cotton i-M
any nusntlly. 114.0, pur ton at uny rail-
rsnd station In Omla.
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES
Via Csnlrat of Gaorgls Railway,
Tk-krta on sals Dwimbar U. 1*. 1J,
*4. II. 10. II, IMA and January 1st,
nos. Anal nturn Unit January <t!t.
19**. For furtbsr Information call on
n«ar*at tt. kit iiki
JOHN W. RLOTT.TT,
Dlstftct Paasvngsr A|*nL