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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1894.
THE \MS OF A CHAMPION.
Crowds Follow Corbett About, and the
Cranks Make Dis Life
Miserable.
BESIEGED BY NUMEROUS BEGGARS
J.fltfra of Advice end Scheme* for Him to
lnr.it In—A Peneefal Shove lmpot"
.tble In a Public Piece—"Pirn
Escape” tvlitaker. Crowd.
In the minds of many people the cham
pion pugilist of the world Is greatly to bo
envied. Ho has to put up with a certain
amount of abuse and bo designated at In
tervals as a "brute” or a "slugger,” but
the people who call him these names never
come around to attack him in person, and
he beoomes accustomed after a time to the
denunciation of those who abhor glove
fighting.
He can make more money on the stage
than the licit Shakespearean actor. He
can command more salary than any 13
college presidents put together He re
ceives a tidy sum, such as $35,000, for go
ing Into n ring for an hour or so and re-
fusing to let some other man hit him. He
is cheered and lionized by a faithful pub
lic and held In deepest admiration by
CnOWDS FOLLOW Bill OB THE STBEET.
thousands of men who admire physical
prowess combined with bravery and gams
ness. It must be very pleasant, observe*
the Chicago Record.
But the championship has many disad
vantage*. If James J. Corbett, the pres,
tint king of the pugllistio world, goes Into
the street from his hotel, a crowd follows
him, and hundred* of people etop and
point him out as tho man that "lleked''
Suiilvan and Mitchell. When he leave*
tgie theater after one of his performance*,
be must break through a crowd to reach
his carriago, and even then hi* admirers
Insist on running after tho carriage. If
be enter* a hotel dining room or public
restaurant, all tho other people at once
coaso eating nnd ataro at him agapo.
Wherever ha goes strangers crowd up to
him and insist on ihaklng hands. Other
lnqulsitlvo gontlcmcn ask permission to
feel of his muscles. Ono day ho was sent-
ed In a qnlot oorncr of tho Grand Pacific
rotnndn attempting to avoid tho publla
gnzo when ho was approached by n mnn,
who said: “I thought 1 couldn’t ho mis-
taken. This Is Corbott. Come on, boys."
Several of his friends, who had been
following slowly bohlnd him, come for
ward, and be said, "I'll fell you, Corbett,
I'd like to hnvo you stand up to the boy*
enn sco how big you aro.”
The champion said ns pleasantly a* ho
could that ho was not on exhibition. They
stood before him a full ininuto Inspecting
him carefully and then walked away.
Corbett Is a young man of patience and
InOnlto good nature. Otherwise he could
not linve borne up under his experiences.
Ono dny ho und his noting manager, Uud
Woodthorpe, wont Into a shoe itoro. Some
one recognised the champion as he passed
In. The doorway began to till up. “What’*
the matter!” tho newcomor would ask
upon teeing tho crowd In the doorway.
"Corbett's Inside."
"Is that so! I wonder If I oan gate
look at him!" And he would push In
with tho others. The mob forced Its way
Into the store, and tho street outside be
came pocked.
The proprietor of tho store became
frightened. Ho telephoned to the police
station, and In a fmv minutes n patrol
wagon loaded with officers arrived. The
policemen fought tho people away from
the store and cleared tho sidewalk some
what, but tho noise of-tho wagon and the
sight of tho great crowd see mod to bring
several hundred more pooplo to the scene.
After the polloomon took oontrol of the
store tbo big crowd waited outalde for the
champion to show himself. In order to
escape them, ho and Mr. Woodthorpo
climbed n back fonco and crawled over a
roof to the alley and got back to tha ho
tel by avoiding tho traveled streets.
On the same day he and Mr. Wood-
thorpe went Into tho billiard room by a
hack way and began to play a quiet three
linll game. When they entered, the room
was proctloolly deserted. Within half an
hour It was so overcrowded by eurtous
persons that the two playore could hardly
find room to move around the table. The
manager made bit way to the table and
said, "Mr. Corbett, I'm sorry, hut you
will have to atop playing."
"Why so!”
"As long as you play thla mob will stay
In hero."
"That’a not my fanlt. If they have no
buslneaa In here, why don't you keep them
out! I am a guest at this hotel, and I
propose to finish my game."
After a few more shots, however, he
broke through tho crowd, went to the ho
tel office and paid hie bill, refusing to
stay any longer at a hotel where he was
refused tho uso of the billiard tables.
Of late he has been compelled to avoid
public barber shops because of tho orowd
which Invariably gathers around. Some
one will recognize him, and the news wilt
travel like wildfire, with the reeult that
by the time he leaves tho barber’s chair
tho shop Is besieged by a crowd. One day
a barber came to hie room to shave him.
Ho made a few strokes with the razor,
and his hand trembled so badly that ho
stopped altogether. “Mr. Corbett," said
lie, “ I’ll have to stop for a minute and
steady myself."
"What's the mattor with you!”
“Well, It kind of breaks me up to tblnk
that I’m really working on the man that
licked Sullivan."
The barber was actually overcome with
emotion. Corbett roared with laughter
nnd begged him to rest until be bad re
covered from tbo shock.
In an eastern hotel two waiter* quarrel
ed lie-aura saob wished to serve the dis
tinguished champion. One stabbed an
other, and tho honor fell unexpectedly to
third mnn
A* Boon as Corbott arrives at his hotel
he find* all sort* of communications wall
ing for him. Often tlwy ora from people
who want money on one pretext or an-
ether. Some are mere begging letter*, and
others Invite hint to Invest In “good
rc< * nt, J raoclved s tea page
i«if-:r from qtuitn who asked him to Iq,
vest $5,000 In a patent puzzle, which, It
was guaranteed, would make $100,000
within a year. Many of the lotter* give
him advice. Reforohlscontestwlth Mitch
ell he received dozen* of letter* telling
him Just how to defeat tho Englishman.
At present he Is being told how to go at
FiMalmmnni.
Woodthorpe says that since Corbett de
feated Sullivan ho ha* put soveral thou
sands of dollars into charities or loans
which practically amounted to gift*. " Bo-
causo lie doesn’t go around and blow him-
self at barrooms he lias been called close
and stingy," sold Woodthorpe. "Corbett
Is liberal with his money If he thinks he
is doing some good with It, but ho Isn't
foolish enough to give up to every roan
who comes along and asks a favor. Sines
he began making money he has been tor
mooted by touchers. Every messenger
boy, waiter or servant who does the slight
est eervlco expects a big tip or a tieket to
the show."
When the champion pugilist Is on the
road, his trials Increase. At every station
where his train stops a crowd coines aboard
to get a look at him. Some enterprising
telegraph operator always sends the new*
ahead. In the Corbett company Is a big
man named John McVey, who Is often
mistaken for the champion, and at many
a way station he has been palmed off on
the publio.
One evening In London as tho perform
ance was about to close Corbett and Ills
manager, William A Brady, were called
upon behind the scenes by a number of
distinguished looking Englishmen clothed
in dignity and correct evening at tire. One
of them, as spokesman, asked tf Mr. Cor
bett and Mr Brady would do them the
tenor to Join them at a supper after the
performance was over.
Mr Brady at once shrewdly suspected
that the gentlemen represented the nobili
ty At least t hey were men of Importance.
He and Mr. Corbott accepted the Invi
tation. They attired themselves In even
ing dress and were escorted to the car
riages In waiting. After a long ride they
were brought before a brilliantly lighted
doorway and shown Into the banquet
room, where there was a large company
of gentlemen, all very correct and digni
fied and most of them wearing the Eng-
llsh pattern of side whisker* known as the
"fir6 escape."
***r ,,OruOii H'vi *ur. oraujr Weis the
guests ot honor. The greatest considera
tion was shown them. In the speeches
Mr. Corbett teas called "our guest of bon
or,” "the world's conqueror" and "the
great champion." Mr. Corbett and Mr.
Brody made speeches, In which they re
turned thank* and eulogized the English.
An address of welcome lettered on vellum
was presented to thechampion boxer, who
began to fee! bimself quite overcome
After tho speeches wore over and a* a cl!
max to all the other honors the two Amer
icans were askod to step up stairs and en
roll their names In tho ltfo membership
book. Accompanied by all tho gentlemen
with the aristocratic whiskers they march
ed up stairs and signed their names in a
book which was labeled "Life Member*
of tho London Walters’ Club."
The Slayer of Andy Bowen.
II » lew more men arc killed In the
ring, Jomcs J. Corbett will have no dlffi
oulty In avoiding c meeting with Bob
Fitzsimmons, for the reason that public
sontlmenl will prevent a battle anywhere
THE WORLDJF TRADE.
Reports by Wire From the
Great Markets.
New York. Dec. SJ.—Money on call was
easy at 114*2 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 3a (per cent. Sterling exchange
dull, with actual business In bankers'
bills at 4.87%a% for sixty days and 4.88%
to 4.88% for demand. Posted rates, 4.88
to 4.8914. Commercial bills 4.88%al.87%.
Bar silver, 69%. Government bonds
steady; state bonds higher; railroad bonds
lower. Sliver at the board was 60 bid.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
BUUtOAO STOCKS,
Amor. Cot Oil... 24*4
do nrefd. 69
Am. Kngarltufin; 97
do prefd. 91
Am. Tobaoco Co. 95
do prefd.l06V{
A..T. and 8. Fe. iV.
Balt and Ohio.. 63%
Canadian Paoiflo Mil.’
L'heea. and Ohio. 17%
Chi. and Alton. .146
Chi., B. and Q... 71
Chicago Oas 71%
Dei., i>. and W-. .100
Dis. and Cattle F 9%
E. T.. V. and O
do prefd
Erie 10
do profd. 28
Gon.Electric.... 84%
Illinois Can 87%
Lake Eno and W 16%
do prefd. 73
Lake Shore 132
Lon. and Nash... 68%
Lon. and N. Alb. 6%
Manhattan Cons.lOllJ
Mem. and Char.. 10
Michigan Cen... 97
Missouri Pacific.
Mobile and Ohio. 18
N„ C. and 8t L.. 65
D. S. Cordage.... 7%
do orefd; 12%
New Jersey Cen.. 93%
Now York Cen... 99%
N. Y. and h. E.. 32
Norf. and W. pref 1H%
Northern Pacific- 4
do prefd. 17%
Northwestern .. 99%
do prefd.141%
Paclflo Mail 21%
Reading 15%
11. and W; PtTer 15%
Rock Island 62%
bt. Paul 59%
do prefd.119%
Silver Cerufle’es. 00
Tenn. C. and 1... 16%
do prefd. 70
TexaaPacific.... 9%
Union Pacific.... 11%
IV., St. L. and P. 6%
do profd. 13%
Western Union.. 87
WhVganJL. E. 10%
do prefd. 89%
Southern R’y 5s. 90%
’’ ’’ con. 1<>»“
" " pf,d. 36%
"KID” LAVIONK.
nn this continent. Tho death of Andy
Bowen at the hands of George, or Kid,
Lavlgno Doc. lfiwaapreceded but amonth
by tho killing of Con Rlordan at the bands
of Bob Fitzsimmons. The death of Bowen
was doubtless tho result of the blow on
hta head he received ns he struck tho hard
floor of the arena in Now Orleans.
George Lavlgno was born at Bay City,
Mich., only £3 years ago. He stands 5
feet 8% Inches nnd In oondltlon seales 1SH
pounds. He acquired his first extended
farno by beating Joe Boto, ehaniplon of
the Paclflo ooost, in Ban Francisco in 80
rounds fora $1,000 purse. Lavigne then
beat Eddie Myer In Dana, Ills., Feb. 11,
1803, In 23 rounds. He next went against
Young Grlffo In Chicago Feb. 10, 1804,
and although an eight round draw was de
clared Lavigne hod tnueh tho bettor of It.
Lavigne went east In a hopeless endoavor
to make Young Grlffo fight, but did not
succeed. Lavigne was matched against
Jerry Marshall, whom he beat In ten
rounds at the Beastde A. C., Coney Island.
Bept. 17, 1894.
At the same place the following month,
Oct. £0, be defeated Johnnie Griffin In 15
rounds. James J. Corbett says that La
vigne Is the Ideal fighter of his weight
Lavigne hae fought two draws with
George Slddons, one at East Saginaw,
Mich., In March, 1880, of 77 rounds, tho
other at Grand Rapids, Mich., April 20,
1880, of 68 rounds.
IN THE WHEELING WORLD.
Raymond MoDonald won £8 first prizes
from July to October.
Walter C. Sanger le open for an engage
ment next acason. He says he bas offers
from France to turn professional, but has
disregarded them.
It ha* been decided to hold the next na
tional assembly of the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen in New York city next
year.
In the eight yean Lehr, the German
cycling champion, baa been racing be bas
won £34 lint prizes, 8 seconds, 3 thirds
and 81 championships.
The new exar of Routs U an enthusias
tic wheelman.
Zimmerman declares that ho has raced
his lost professional ram nnd will retire
from the track end go Into business
Mr. Carlisle, sn English cyclist who
recently broke all previous record* by rid
ing 868 miles in 88 hours, used no stimu
lant when be felt exhau*tel except In
Quickest time to Washington, Balti
more, Philadelphia and New York via
the Southern railway. Leave Macon at
8.46 a. m„ arrive Washington (.42 a.
m.. Baltimore 8.06 a. m„ Philadelphia
10 25 a. m. and New York at 12.45 nbon
Sleeping car space reserved In advance!
Apply to Jim W. Carr, passenger and
STATS BOXDS.
Alabama cites A. 194% Teun'see old 6s.. 60
’’ " B.1U7 “ near set.3a.
" “ C. 93 “ 5s
L*. stamped 4’»..10U “ 3*- 83%
N.Ctrolina6s....lUl Virginia (isnego. 8%
“ 4s. . ..124% “ landed debt 00
OOVEBXHIXT BONUS.
U. 8. 4* regiet'd.. 113% i U. B. 4s regular.. 97
U. b. 4s coupons.116 |
Ilnnli statement#
Now York. Poe. 82.—Tho ansociated banka
mako the following statement for the week
ending today:
Reserve, increase $ 554,880
Loans, decrease 8,005,100
bpecie, increase* 0,551,100
Legal tenders, decrease 8,580,800
Deposits, decrease 10,204,200
Circulation, increase 36,200
The banks uow hold in rxcesa of re
quirements of the 25 per ct. rnlo>.$33,000,675
COTTON.
Macon, December 22.
The Macon market for spot cotton is quiet
at the following quotations-
Good Middling tM
Middling 6
Strict Isovr Middling *
Low .Middling «...
Good Ordinary *
Ordinary
LOCAL KKClIffly,. ^
fHafisy.;
Yesterday
;<;
W~ E* B ' & ' -1
231 I 430 I 255 1.213 ) 7712
239 | CH | 418 | I*!* |_7537
COMl'ACATIVX STATEMENT,
btock on band September 1,189L..i r ..' ,_ l.U)0
eoelrod amco September 1, 189* 68,789
COIIT RECEIPT*.
Saturday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday...
Thursday
Friday
Total this week
ia!
W;
S3*
49821
78317
62HI4
47859
46626
VtlllH
67,660 49,821
•a s
6
41616
4111.1
33263
69548
39737
33J8U
"«3E
26234
21811
20621
New York. Dee. 22—Spot notion dull.
^niddllng^giilfS 15.18;ralddhugupl*uUa6 11-10;
The future market opened quiet and closed
steady. Bales 68,900 bales.
January...
February..
March
[ U;.euud I^Jioeed.
April...
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
6 41
6 45
5 51
6 55
5 61
5 65
6 70
6 75
6 43
6 47
5 51
IS 66
5 61
6 66
6 71
6 76
6 80
S 41
■zczirrs and extoats.
Consolidated net receipts..
•• Exports to G. Britain.
“ Exporta to France....
" Exports to continent.
Stock on hand at New Yorl
PFnr tho
To-day. | Week.
57A03. 57,503
23,686 28.686
19,377 19.300
29,006 29,006
1,212, U2l|
Total since BopL 1—Net receipts ... 4,780,800
“ " " Exports to O.B. 1,657,223
" “ “ Exp. to France. 441.806
" " “ Exp. conliueut. 1,102,273
THI WOULD * VISIBLE SUPPLY.
The total visible aupplyof cotton for
for the world ie 4,664,566
Of which are American., 4,2 to,366
Against the same time last year 4,468,100
Of which were American 3,934,990
Receipt* for the week at all interior
towna 2*5,536
Receipts from plantations 124,921
Crop brought in light ilnce Septem
ber 1, 1894 6,356,790
NSW ORLEANS closuo re runes.
New Orleans, Dae. 22.—Cotton futures doted
steady; (ale* 19,200 bale*.
January.
April.
.. a uu
July
.. 6 42
.. 6 15
August
.. 6 46
.. s m
September...
.. 5 49
.. 526
.. 6 31
October
November....
.. 6 52
6 36
December....
■ 605
PORT QUOTATIONS.
Galveston, Dec. 12.-Steady; middling.
51$; net receipts. 14,706; nock, 274.S61.
Norfolk. Dec. 22.-Dull; middling, Hi;
net receipts; 3,041; stock, 74,Wt.
Baltimore, Dee. ZL—Nominal; middling,
6%; stock, 24,002.
Boston, Dec. 22,-DulI; middling, 6 11-16;
net receipts, 1,616.
Wilmington, Dec. 22.-Qul.-t; middling, 6;
net receipt*. 1,751; stock, 28.446.
Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Steady; middling,
5 15-11; net receipts, 183; *tock, 11.875.
Savannah Doc. 22.—Dull sad easy; mid
dling. 5 1-1*; net receipts, *,72*; stock.
110.224.
Naw Orleans, Dec. 22.—Quiet and easy;
middling, 6 1-1«; net receipts, 21,715; stock,
6JJ7L
Mobile, Dec. 22,-Dull; middling. 4 16-16;
net receipt*. 1.270 :itock, 43.27*.
Memphis Dec. 22.—Ea«y; middling. *14;
net receipts, 4,41*; atock, 1I7J9*.
Augusta, Dec. 22—Steady; middling, Mil
net receipt*, 1.*W; stock. 3*,MA
Charleston. Dec. 22.-8teady; middling,
Mi; net receipts, 2,29*; stock, 79,0*1.
Cincinnati. Dec. 22—Btrady; middling,
5%: net receipts 4.1*2; atock. 12,Ml.
Louisville, Dec. 22.-Quiet; middling, t%.
Bt. tout*, Dec; 22.-Quiet; middling, 6%;
net receipts 1,«M; stock. *(,412.
Hourton. Dec. 22,-Weak; middling. 6%;
net receipts, 1»,154; stock. 74.0*8.
LIVERPOOL.
demand 'inlet, price* eaaier. American
■riddhoga Sl-SJ. Bale* R.lflo hales, of which
•PWla'ion and export, and
jnehidsd 7,700 American. Receipts 12,000
bale*, of which ll,*t» wore American! Future*
December.
Dec. Jan
Jan.-Feb
Feb.-March
March-April
AprU-May
Mly-Jilnj
Juue-July
July-August...,
Aug-Sept
Opened. | Closed.
3 59-64
2 59314
2 59*64
62-64
2 63-64
3 l-64a3
a 2-6*
2 59-64
2 59-64
2 80-61*2 61-64
3 01-64S2 62-64
2 63-64
3 *3 1-64
5 2-o*
3 3-61*3 4-61 3 3-64*3 4-64
3 5-64 8 6-64
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, Dec. 22.—Today'* short session
of the Board of Trade was unusually dull,
the three holidays which will Intervena
before the next day'* trading causing op
erator* to hold off. The range was con
fined to % of a cent all day, with the
close a ehade higher than yesterday. May
wheat opened Irom 58 to 68%, sold at 58%
and closed at 68%—a shade higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat sold % of a cent
below yesterday’s prices, but closed firm.
Corn.—A bearish sentiment was still the
most prominent feature In the corn mar
ket. There was nothing In the situation
to give hope to holders, and although the
trade was light, still sellers had the bet.
ter of the argument. Prices firmed a lit
tle with wheat, but they soon fell away
again and closed weak. May corn open
ed from 48 to 48%, sold between 48? and
47%, closing at 4S—% of a cent under
yesterday. Cash corn was weak and %
a cent per bushel lower than yesterday.
Oats opened easy, rallied fractionally
and later lost the recovery, the reaction
of corn governing the changes. The busi
ness was dull and uninteresting. Msy
closed % of a cent under yesterday. Cash
oats were easy, with prices ranging from
% to % a cent per bushel lower.
Provisions.—There was no trade aside
from changing operations, January being
converted Into May In the produce mar
ket today. The hog market was reported
lower, so that provisions were quotably
lower. January pork closed 2% cents un.
der yesterday; January lard 2%a5 cents
lower and January ribs unchanged.
FUTURE QUOTATIONS
Tho leading futures ranged as follows!
WHEAT-
• Opnlng. Htghst. Lw«t
Closg.
Dec
53*4
53%
53%
63%
May
58%
68%
58
68*4
July
58%
68%
58%
68%
CORN—
Dec
45
45%
44%
44%
J.in
45%
45%
45
45%
May
48%
4a%
47%
48
OATS—
Dec
29
29%
»
29
•Ian
28%
28%
May
31%
31%
31?
31%
PORK-
Jan
11.55
11.87%
11.95
U.55H
11.90
11 r.«;
May
11.95
U.92%
LARD-
Jan
S.19U.
6.75
6.72%
6.75
May
7.09
7.02%
6.97%
7.00
RIBS-
Jan. . . .
.5.77%
5.80
5.77%
5.80
May
6.02%
6.06
6.02%
6.02%
CASH QUOTATIONS.
Flour was dull nnd easy and very lit
tle business was transacted.
No. 2 spring whlat, 67%a50.
No. 2 red wheat, 53%.
No. 2 spring corn, 44%.
No. 2 oats, 29.
Pork, 11.62%all.75.
Lard, 6.72%a6.75.
Short rib sides, 5.89a5.5S.
Dry salted shoulders, 5.00a5.12%.
Short clear sides, 6.12%a6.25.
Whisky, 1.23.
NEW ORLEANS SUGAR. AC.
New Orleans, Dec. 22.—Sugar steady; mo
lasses steady.
Sugar—Open kettle; Full fair, 2 1-I6a3-16;
good fair, 2 1-I6n3-18; fair, 2 1-I*a3-16;
good common, 1 15-l*a2; common, 2 15-16.12.
Centrifugal: Plantation granulated. 3%;
choice white, 3%a3 3-18; gray white, 8al-ll;
choice yellow, 2 15-18; prime yellow, 2%a%;
off yellow, 2 9-16a2 13-16; seconde, l%a2%.
Molasses—Open keltic: Strictly prime,
21; good prime, 18al9: prime, 14alS; good
fi.tlr, *al2: fair, 6al2; good common, 8;
common ,7.
Centrifugal: Strictly prime, 7; goqd
prime, 7; prime, S; good fair, S; fair, 3;
good common, 4; new syrup, 10al4.
Rice—Steady and up; fancy, 5%a%;
choice, 4’>*r\5; prime. 4%a4%: clod, 4a4%;
fair, 3%a3%; ordinary, 3%a3%; common,
2%a3%.
Rio Coffee—Fair, 18%; low fair, II; good
ordinary, 17%.
Crude cotton seed oil—Strictly prime
crude, 22a24; loose, 26%a21; refined, 23a27.
NEW YORK PRODUCE,
New York, Doc. 22.—Butter quiet and
easy.
Cotton seed oil—Fair demand, steady;
crude, 24% bid; yellow, ?9a29%.
Petroleum—Nominal.
Rosin—Quiet, firm; strained, common to
good, 1.36al,40.
Turpentine—Dull, steady at /7a27%.
Rice—Fair demand; steady: domestic
fair to extra, 4%a*; Japan, 4%a4%.
Molasses—Foreign, nominal; No wOr-
leans open kettle, good to choice. 28a38;
Coffee—Steady and unchanged to 5
points up. December, U.96al4.06; March,
12.10; May. 12.55al2.65. ■
Spot Rio—Dull and steady: No. 7. 15%.
Bugar—Raw: Dull and steady: fair re.
fining, 2%. Refined: Dull, steady and un
changed.
Freights to Liverpool—Dull, nominal;
cotton, Vid; grain, 2%d.
NAVAL STORES.
Wilmington, Dec. 22.—Rosin firm at 9*
cents for strained: good strained, l.M bid.
Spirits turpentine 34%.
Tar firm at K.
Crude turpentine steady; hard, 31.10;
sort. <1.50; virgin, 11.70.
8avannah. Dec. 22.—Turpentine firm at
25%; sales, 800; receipts. M2.
Rosin—Firm at the decline; good de
mand; sale*. 6,000 barrels. Quote A. B. C,
1.00: B. 1.10; F. 1.15; G, 1.26; H, l.M; I,
2.98; K. 2.35; M. 2.(0;.N. 2.00; window glaze,
S.10; water white, B.3B.
Charleston, Dec. 22.—Turpentine firm at
24% cents; receipts, 54 casks.
Rosin—Good strained firm at l.lOal.16;
receipts, 174 barrels.
STATE OF GEOROIA BONDS.
Bld-Ask'd*
7 per cent bond*, Jan. and July
coupon*, maturity 1M 10* 10!
4% per cent bond*. Jan. and
July coupons, maturity 1*16.... 115 11s
4% per cent, bonds, Jan and July
coupons, maturity 1922 11* U7
2% per cent bonis, Jan. and July
coupons, maturity long date, .too 101
MUNICIPAL BONDS.
Savannah 6 per cent bonds 104 19*
Atlanta bonds, price as to rate
of Interest and maturity too 120
Augusta bonis, price as to rate
of Interest and maturity loo ill
nome bonds; I per cent 104% 106
Columbus * per cent lands ... .103 1,1
Macon ( per cent bonds, quar
terly coupons 112 m
RAILROAD BONDS.
July coupons, dqe 1900 103 lot
Savannah, Americas and Mont,
gomerr railroad * per cent,
bonds, Jan. and July coupons.. (0 Cl
Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad C per rent bonds; Jan.
and July coupons, due 1272.... 86 87
South Georgia and Florida rail
road Indorsed 7 per cent bonds,
Jan. and July coupons ut
Northeastern railroad indorsed
( per cent, bonds. May and
November coupons 10* lot
Macon nnd Northern railroad
certificates of bonds, March
and September coupons 44 41
Charleston. Columbia end Au
gusta railroad 7 per cent bonli 39 in
RAILROAD STOCKS AND DEBEN-
TUBES.
Central railroad common stock.. U tl
Central railroad » per cent, de-
betures a a
Southwestern railroad stock.... 76 71
Georgia railroad stock 153 If*
Atlanta end West Point rail
road debenture* W re
Atlanta and Watt Point railroad
stock to IS
Central railroad Joint mortgage
7 per cent, bonds. Jan and July
coupons jjo
G might railroad 6 per cent,
bonds. Jan. and July coupons,
due 1897 103 1(0
Georgia railroad 6 per cent,
bonds Jan. and July coupons,
Tn’.v rnunnn*. dun 1900 ICO ins
Georgia railroad 6 per cent , •
bonds. Jan. and July coupon*,
due 1922 110 llj
Montgomery and Eutaula rail
road, 6 per cent, bonds. Jan.
and July coupons, due 1909....102 104
Ocean steamship bonds, 6 per
due 1920 *3
Columbus and Westirn railroad
6 per cent. July coupons U6 m
Columbus and Rome railroad *
per ceiL bonds, Jan. and July
coupons «f
Augusta and Knoxville railroad
7 per cent bonds, Jan. and
LOCAL BONDS AND STOCKS.
Macon Gas Light and Water
consol* May and November
coupons is
Wesleyan college 7 per cent.
bonds Jan. and July coupons. .106 116
Macon Volunteers' Armory 1 per
cent bonds, Jan. and July cou
pons to* m
Bibb Manuiaeturlng Company 6
per cenL bonds, April and OcL
coupons loo 101
Progress Loan and Improvement
Company H eo
Southern Phosphate Company
stock 75 80
Acme Brewing Company 100
BANK STOCKS.
First National Bank Btock 121 130
American National Bank stock.. 85
Exchange Bank stock 99
Union Savings Bank and Trust
Company stock no
Central Georgia lfank stock 80
Macon Savings Bank stock 89
Central City Loan and Trust
Company stock 70 72%
DRUGS. PAINTS AND OILS.
Corrected Every Saturday by Henry J.
Lamar & Sons.
Clnamon Bark—Per pound, 12 to 15a
Cloves—Per pound, 15 to 25a
Drugs and Chemicals—Gum assafoe-
tlda, 35c pound; camphor gum, 55 to 65c
pound; gum cplum 32.49 to (2.60 pound;
morphine. 1-Ss. 32.25 to 32.45 ounce; qui
nine (according to size) 38 to 90 cento
ounce; sulphur. * to 6c pound; salts, Ep
som, 2 1-2 to 3c ponr.d; copperas, 2 to So
pound; salt petr., 19 M 12c pound; bo
rax, 15 tolSe sound: bromide potssh, 59
to C6c per pound) chlorate, 25 to 30c per
pound; carbolic add, 50c to 3L75 pound;
chloroform, 75c to 31.40 pound; calomel,
S5o to $1: logwood. 16 to 20c pound;
cream trrtar, commerdal, 25 to 30a
DRY GOODa
Corrected Every Saturday by S. Waxel-
laum & Son.
Prints—Berwick. 3 l-2c; standard 4 1-2
<0 5c: turkey red. 4 to 6 l-2c; Indigo blue,
4 to 4%c.: solids, t to 6 cents
Sheetings—3-4*3%, %s4c.; 4-414-2, 5 cants.
Tickings—From 6 to 12a
Checks—3 1-2 to 6a
Bleaching*—Fruit of the Loom. S S-4
to 7 l-2a
11 FRUITS AND NUTa
Corrected by A. A. Cullen. ’
Fig*—Dry. choice. 12 1-2 to 15 cents.
Peanuts--North Carolina, 3 1-2 cents;
Virginia. 4 and b cents.
Lemons—3.50a4.00.
Nuts—Tfirragonla almonds. Is cents pel
pound; Naples walnuts, 16 cents; French
walnuts. 10 cents; pecans, 19 cents
Apples—Sun dried. 6 to 7 cento per
pound
Raisins—New In market, 1.75 per box;
London layers. 2.00 per box; loose Mus
catel. $2 per box.
Irish Potatoes—«.» per sack.
CANNED GOODS. I
Corrected Every Saturday by 8. B.
James A Tinsley Co.
Apples—3-pound cans. <1.25 per dosea.
Blaokberrleo—2 pound cans. 31 per
dozen; 3 pound errs. 21.05 per dozen.
Corn—2 pound cans; 90 cents to $1.50
per dozen.
Strim. Beans—2 pound cans, 90 cento
per doxen.
Tomatoes—* pound cans, per dozen. SO
cento; 3 pound esnn. $1.
Okra and Tomatoes—3 pound cans,
$1.10 pe. Ja**n.
June rc.ie—5 pound cans, $1.25 per
dozen.
Red Cherries—2 pound camt, $1.60 per
dozen.
White Cherries—2 pound cans,$1.7$ per
dozen,
Lima Beans—31.25.
reach**—2 pound cans, $1.50 per
dozen.
Flucapples—1 pound txtns. $1.60 to $2,21
pet dozen; grated. F- A W., $2.25.
Raspberries—2 pound cans, $1.85 per
dozen.
Strawberries—2 pound cans, $1.60 per
dezen-
reaches, pie—3 pound cans, $1.35 por
dozen.
Apricots. California—1 pound cans,
$2.25 P" dozen.
Peaches. California—$2.25.
^ Pig Feet—2 pound cans, $2,25 per
Rose; Beef-1 pound cans, $1.20 per
dozen: d pound cans. $3 per dozen.
Corn Beef—2 pound cans, $1.85 per
dozen.
Potted Hsm—1-4 pound cans, *5 cents
per Toz*a. x-2 pound cans, $1.25 per
dozen.
Lunch Tongues—1 pound cans, $> per
dozen.
Tripe—2 pound mas. $1J15 per dozen
HARDWARE.
Corrected Every Saturday by Dunlap
Hardware Company.
Axes—$8 to $7 per doezn.
Bar Lead—6c per pound.
Bucket;—Paints. 31.25 per down; os-
dar, three hoops, 32.25.
Cards—Cotton. $4.
Chains—Trace, $3.60 to $4,0 per
dozen.
Well buckets—13.25 per dozen.
Rope—Manilla, 10c; slse], 8c; cotton, 12a
12 oents.
Shoes—Horse. 34; Mul*. 35.
Shovels—Ames, $19 per dozen.
Shot—Drop. 31.35 pet sack.
Wire—Barbed. 2»ie per opund.
Corn Beei—x pound cans I-' per dozen.
Nails—$L« base, wire; cut. IL3S base,
base.
Tubs—Painted, $2.35; cedar, $4.60 per
neat.
Brooms—31.25 to 35 epr dozen.
Ilames, Iron bound, $3.
Measures—Per nest. 31.
Plow Biades—4 cento per pound.
Iron—Swede, 4 I-2o per pound; refined,
2c basis.
Plow stocV/—Htfitnen, $1; Ferguson,
90c.
HIDES. WOOL. ETC. I *
Corrected Every Saturday by O. Bernd
dt Co.
Hides—Green salt. > cents per pound:
dry flint. 5% cents per pound.
Ooe.t skins—V0 to 3) cents each.
Sheep Skin*—SO to 50 cent* each.
Beeswax—1* to 22 cents.
Wool—Washed. J* to 20 cents per
pound; unwashed, 10 to 13 cents; burry,
7 to 10 cents.
MISCELLANEOUS GROCERIES.
Corrected Every Saturday by tbs 8.
Jaque. & Tinsley Co.
The following are strictly wholesale
prices:
Fish—Kit, white fish. 60c: Sn half
narreis, *4: mackerel In half barrels.
No. 3, 16 73; No. 2 In kits, 86 cents.
Hour-Best patent, per barrel, 3JJS;
second patent, P.15; straight. 32.15; fam
ily, 32.50; tow erodes. 32.25.
Sugar—Standard granulated. 4% cents;
extra C New York. 3% cents; Naw Ur-
leans clarified. 1% cents.
Hay—W* quote today No. 1 Timothy,
at SIS and fancy. 319.
Moato-Bulk sides, 6% cento -
teoru—08 cents per bushel
Oats—Mixed, 45c; white 4ti>
8 cents; cans ’lv
10-pound cans, 9 cents * c ®Ot|
Oil—lie.
Maccabov .....
«o per jxrand; ^unce “bottiei"*
per gross; 2-ounce oans. $8.69 pre
1-pound cans, M.l« per grora- S*T ot »
14™?' J^ UnC ® Slas3 ' 6o:
♦4.25 per gross. ^
^Tomato catsup-Piuts, 90c; quart ,
Hominy—p»r barrel, $175.
Meal—Bolted, M cent*; plain 55 ....
Wheat-Bran. 86c. ’ ^, cent »-
Hams-10% to 13 cent*.
Shoulders—9 l-2c.
LIQUORS.
Corrected Every Saturday by L a..
& Co. 01ltl
Whisky-Rye 31.19 to p.so- C0Pn _
t0 „ Eln - Sl ln “> Sl-75: North
corn.ll.10 to $1.50; Georgia corn, ff* 1
Wines—50 csntA to ji* hi*h n.t’
fl.23: port and sherry, Jl to »;
$6 to $10 case.- American chamre 1 *
$7.60 to $8.60 per caae;
dozen; bitters, $3 per dozen. ^ t ’ !I
MEATS. ' • 1
Corrected Every Saturday by w, t
Henry.
Fresh Meats—Western beef, (% .
Georgia beef. 4 1-2 to 60; drees!!,! h 1
6 to 6%c; Western mutton. 7% cents' '
tlve mutton. 6 l-2c; emolted pork ’JH
sage. 8 l-2c; fresh pbrk sausage, Jc’ iu
logna 6ausage. Gc. *
e the MERMAID.
I tvns lmzlly conscious of a gentle, mo
tllDg nolso near me, nnd then loinctlilcj
wet nnd cold camo dab in my lace, j 60 ,
up with a jerk, and there sat a mermaid!
Good gracious! You can imaglno how
startled I felt.
She sat on the sand quite clo*o to me.
resting on ono band, nnd with her tall na
indisputable tail, with beautifully glu.
tenlng silvery brown scales, coiled round
in „ Biocmui curve, cue was fascinating.
!y protty, with n swoct face, laughing now
at my air of bewilderment, and with Ion •
tresses cf brown hair blowing scout her
I suppose my dropped jaw and staring
eyes must have struck her as very com
ical, for she laughed—such a musical,
soothing laugh, strangely like the ripple
of tho waves among the groyne* higher
up the beach.
“Excuse me,” she said, "but you loci
so funny.”
"i'unnyl” I exclaimed Indignantly,
“What havo you been up tof You've been
throwing water over me. ”
“I haven’t.”
“ Yes, you have. Look here, my face ii
all wot now, and my hair la damp."
“I didn’t throw water over yon. I nip.
pose It wo* rather forward, but 1 put the
end of my tall on your face. You looked
so tempting, you know, lying there. I
really could not resist you.”
“Well, you shouldn't, then,” 1 raid.
"Now you've woke me op, and some of
the water bas gone down my neck."
I (poke grumpily. You see, Iwoncaicc-
Iy myself yot It was so utterly Incom
prehensible that I should he sitting her*
with nn absolute mermaid, a creature I
had never for n moment believed In, lis
ting almost close enough for mo to touch.
I had wandered off that afternoon among
tho huwlders that lay piled up on tha
ililning bench nt tho foot ot the cliffs to
tho loft of tho llttlo town. It was very
hot, so hot that after skimming thrones
tho columns of tho paper I bad brought
with me I lay lack and snoozed, Inbllu-
fill disregard of the glaring sun and t.iO
white rocks and tho low ripple of there-
treating tide. And then happened all I
havo described.
"Do you knowyoti snore!" she sold sud
denly.
Said I, "Yon mu*t bo a very ralrahlcv-
ou* girl—mermaid, I mean."
"Ob, no, I’m not—not nearly so h*d at
some. It'* lucky for you my couiln wasn't
with mo when I come up nnd found yoa
hero."
"A gontloman—n merman!" I ven
tured.
"Ob, nol She usually come* up here
with mo ot an afternoon, but she’* np *1
tho other end of tha bay today. Her
namo'* Genevieve, and mlno's Maud."
"Wbero do you get your nnmu!" I
asked.
"Ont of book* wo plek up. We got
mlno nnd my cousin Imogen’* out of a
supplement that dropped overboard from
n ^steamer. Pretty namo, Imogen, Isn't
“Not half so pretty as Maud.”
“Well, I don’t know. We'ro glad to
get anything to rend. Ia that today's pa
per!" pointing to Tho Chronicle that lay
on tho beach.
“Yos,” Isold. "Would you Ilk*Itw
read!"
“Thanks, awfully. No, no* now, hut
I'll take It with me, If you don't nilsd
Smoke your pipe, will you!”
“With great pleasure. Bure you don't
mind!”
"Not a bit. Beside* I want you to 1st
mo light It”
So I pulled out my pipe and fllltdli,
and Maud, with a sinewy loop of her toll,
glided up to mo. She seemed highly de
lighted at being allowed to strike tho
match for me to got a light by.
"Isn't this jolly!" she laid, looking up
at me with wonderful eyes.
“Rather,” I said, looking down Into
them. "Do you often go in for Ibis sort
of thing!”
"Well, now, I’ll toll you," *he replied.
"You’re the first man I ever *pcke to—
like this, I mean—but old Ncp tent nt*
hore for trying to. You’re In my nook,
you know. 1 often come here, and yester
day It waa so hot that I dropped arieeit
and when you camo along I only Just bad
tlmo to get behind that rock.”
"So you'vo seen me before, then!”
"Ob, yes, several times. Ieawyoualon*
the beach on Sunday evening.”
"Tha deuce you did—I beg your par
don.”
“And I Fa tv you kies that fiihcr git'-
Oh, yes, you did.”
“Wall," I sold, turning very red, "Iad»
mli It, but It waa only one."
"There ain’t any mermen bere,"•h ,, *'
plied.
"Aren’t then! I suppoeo R’a rathe*
lonely.”
"I used to be opoout a little with on* •*
Brighton, but we never eco one here.
That’s old Nep’a doings I haven’t tee®
kissed for ever eo long."
"Really!" I sold, edging over towrid
her.
"Really,” aha sigh'd, looking down.
"Er—tball I—would you—*ball w* -
tlint 1a"—
I leaned over her aa she raised her !***•
smilingly, mischievously, to mine,
juit os our lips touched, with a
twist of her tail aho caught mo a dab **
the face with her wet fin. ,
I fell over backward, nnd by the ttnw 1
had got tho rand and wet out of my eJ*
tho mermaid lind disappeared.
No trace of her was left, hut my new*-
paper was gone, and as I wuntelowly b»**
I fancied l cnald catch sight of her, lJ 11 *
Out by the big black rock that Just aho*' •
ttealf above the sea. I stood still andeslm*
to her and distinctly saw her white
wav cl to mo and heat'l the rippling of her
laugh and taw, too, her long hrewu n* 1 -
tomtng on the wave*.—Sketch.