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THE MACON TELEGRAPH,
RIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1895.
THE WORLD OF TRADE.
Reports dt Wire From the
Gheat Markets.
Now York, March 7,-Money on call was
at early at 2 per cent., last loan at 2 and
doting offered at 2 per cent. Prime mer-
cantlle paper, <44*9 per cent. Bar ellver,
60%. Sterling exchange Arm, with aotual
business In banker*’ bill* at 4.8744*4.86 for
elxty day* and 1.83*1.8344 for demand.
Posted rates, 4.88V4»4.90. Commercial bill*.
4.8644*4.8744. Government bonds, lower;
•tats bonds, dull; railroad bonds, higher.
Silver at the board was 60% bid.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
xailxosd stocks.
Amor. Cob Oil... 23
do prefd. 67‘/l
Am. Sugar Bohn; 90%
do pret'd. 93
Am. Tobacco Co, H%
do pr*rd.ll»
A..T. and 8. Fo. 8%
Balb and Ohio.. S3
Canadian Facifio
Chess, and Onto.
Chi. and Alloa. .147
Chi, B. and «... 7u%
Chicago Gas 71%
Dei., I,, and IV
Die, and Cattle
Erie.
New Jersey Cen.. 65;
New York Cen... 94%
N. Y. and N. E.. 29%
Sort, and W. prel IDy,
Northern I’acltic- 3%
do prefd. 13%
A 1 /. Northwestern... 88%
lo% do prefd.188
- Pacific Mad 21%
tin!*... 71%
tndVV*. .158%
_ _ Cattle F 18%
e. 8%
do profd. 10%
n.Electric.... 26%
Gen.
Illinois Con.
Lako Erie and Yv 15%
do prefd. 71
lake Shore 136
laio. and Nash.„ $ %
Lon. and N. Alb. 6%
Manhattan Cons.107%
Mem. end Char.. 10
Michigan Cen... 92%
Miasonn Paciflo. ——
Mobile and Ohio. 12*4
N., C. And St. L.. 63
■TATS BOXDSe
Alabama clasa A.1U0M, Tonne’ao old 6s..
** B.I05 / ** now aoteJJa* 84^4
- * C* 95 * 6s.
La. eUmped 4 a..loo I Virginia 6a dof... 8 1 4
N. Carolina os.... O'J I “ t’ra,,.. 0 s /,
* is. ...125 “ ‘
do profd; 8$
U. H.Cordage...
racino aiau aixa
Heading. 1%
Bock laland 62
bk Paul# M T 4
prefd. 117
Silver Certiflo’es. 6054
Tonn.C. and L.. 14
do prof df 70
Texas Pacific.... 8%
Union Pacific.... 9
W„ St. L. and P. bV %
do prefd. 12%
Western Union.. 60%
WhTgandL.K.
do prefd. 3G
Sontbern Ivy 6e. 8654
•• *• con. 9%
- -pi,a.
8-0. 4>4s 103
1 untied debt 68)4
OOVZUMVZXr BONDS.
U.S. 4a refciit’d..ll0)4| U. S. 2a rogular.. 95
U. b. «a coapona.112 |
* Biu, i AakmL
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Mew York* March 7.—Auiei lc*w» Sug*T
monopolized the dealing at the stock ex
change* me stock figuring for 153,100
shares In a total of 263.066 shares for the
entire list. At times the excitement ran
hlfffi'uKa Mg blocks of the stock changed
hands with great frequency. One house
bought 6,060 shares and a half dozen or
so other firms Handled lots of 2,000 to 6.000
•hares. The stock opened at 91% and
then rose to 92% on tne advance in the
price of refined of 1-16 of a cent per
pound. The rise brought out heavy of
ferings and 0 reaction to 91% followed.
Brokers credited with acting for the in
siders were given up as sellers, probably
for the purpose of throwing the traders
off the scent. It was soon discovered,
bowever, that certain capitalists closely
affiliated with lower Wall street Interests,
under cover of these sales wers using
other firms to accumulate the slock.
When the bears, who have been pound
ing away at the stock for days, found
this out there was a rush to cover which
developed into a perfect scramble when
it was announced that the directors had
declared, the usual dividends of 3 per
cent, on'the common and 1% per cent, on
the preferred. The arch manipulators In
the stock succceeded In covering their
tracks pretty well, but enough leaked out
to convince the street that the directors
have been working at cross purposes for
NM Has on Dm fllyMiid question and
that the H&vemeyer party had come out
ahead as usual. While nothing definite
Vj known, the Impression Is that the
.Brooklyn contingent favored a reduction
in divoenri rate mu! that Sts follow* rs
have been conducting their stock market
operations accordingly, with the result
that they bad to get back their short
sales afterward. Outside of Sugar, which
closed af the top notch, there was very
little In the market. New York Central
nnd Baltimore and Ohio were weak
among the railways. The first named
dropped from 96 to 94%a95, the decline
being accompanied by rumors of a cut
in thtjjlvldend. Baltimore and Ohio sold
down to 62. the lowest yet recorded in
the present downward march; later ral
lied to 53%. In the final dealing o steadier
tone prevailed. The net changes were
very Irregular, some stocks showing
gains of %*%. and others losses of about
as much. Evansville and Terre Haute
gained 2 per cent.; Canadian Paclfllc lost
2 per cent. The bond market was higher.
Sales of listed stock aggregated 1«.(H>
shares and of unlisted stocks 169,000
kberes. ._ . .it .
Wilmington, March 7.—Steady; middling,
5; not receipts. 3w. stock. 16,08.
Philadelphia, March 7.—Firm; middling,
6 16-16; net receipts, 3.866; Mock, 14,540.
Savannah, March 7.—Steady; middling,
6%; net receipts, 1,757; stock, 63,384.
New Orleans, March 7.—Firm; middling,
5%; net receipts. 4.211; stock. 376,520.
Mobile, March 7.—Firm; middling, 6%;
net receipts, 9; stock, 29,548.
Memphis, March 7.—Steady; talddllng,
5%; net receipts. 1,081; stock. 100,667.
Charleston, March 7.—Firm; middling,
5 3-16, higher asking; net receipts, 77;
stock, 60,255.
Augusta. March 7.-Steady; middling,
6 5-10; net receipts, 485; stock, 27,044.
Cincinnati, March 7.—Steady; middling,
6 6-16; net receipts, 6,167; stock, 16,708.
Louisville, March 7.—Quiet; middling,
5%.
Si. Louis, March 7.—Steady; middling,
6 3-16; net receipts; 396; stock, 66,CA
Houston. March 7.—Firm; middling,
53-16; net receipts, 2.498; stock, 43,859.
THE SUN'S COTTON REVIEW.
New York. March 7.—The Sun's cotton
review says; Cotton advanced 5 to 6
points, lost most of this and then rallied
and closed 8 to 9 points higher for tho
day, with safes of 196,800 bale* Bombay
receipts this week, 32,000, against 7,000 for
the same time last year. Thus far this
year, 3*%o00. against 568,000 for the same
time last year. Liverpool advanced %al
point for future delivery and closed quiet
with spot sales of 12,000 bales at prices
l-32d higher. In Manchester cloths were
quiet, yarns firm. Port receipts, 16,185,
against 27,949 a week ago and 7,738 last
year; thus far this week, 101,628, against
117,266 for the same time last week. New
Orleans futures were higher. The re
ceipts there tomorrow are estimated at
4.000 to 5,000 bales, against 3,193 last Fri
day andjS.642 last year. The exports were
enormous, the total for the ports today
reaching 49,00'/. The Liverpool stock
afloat tomorrow. It Is claimed, win show
a large decrease. The receipts at the in
terior towns this week are estimated at
66,000 bales, against 27,000 last year and
44,000 In IS*?, Port receipts this week are
estimated at 120.000 to 130.000, against 92.-
418 In lfc2. They may reach 130,000 if tBa
Port Royal steamer clears. Greek inter
ests of late have bought May nnd sold
August at 10 points difference. Houston's
receipts were estimated for this week nt
only 15.0&) Miles, but they have already
r»anhr*i 91.662. nnd if the 2.500 bales eX=
pected tomorrow come to hand they will
be that much larger.
Today's Features.—Many of the German
Shorts were covering partly for con tin eta!
account. They did not wait much on the
order of their covering, but they covered
at once when they saw outside buying
orders coming In and Liverpool at once
i.**' ser and more active than had been
e/pected Wall street was taking a aand,
Llv*ipoi 1 sent buying orders. Grseas
were buying near months at least, even
If they sold some of the distant months.
The Southern *p.»t markets showed more
snap and more activity and buoyancy. It
Is true that the res slots at the ports were
heavy, but pome fhlnk they are not likely
to be quite so heavy as was at one time
expected. The interior towns will get a
big load of cotton this week. But on all
sides are predictions of a decrease In the
near future. At any rate the market of
late has been more active, at advancing
prices. R. Schlenburg A Co. were buy
ing today, and so were Mohr, Haneman
A Co., Bunn A Co.. A. H. Rainey. Robert
Moore J8 Co., Mlnzeshehner A Co. and
other members of the German contingent.
Greeks were buying, partly. It is said,
agnlnst large spot sales at the South to
Now England sinners. The main feature
was the scare among the bears. They
climbed the pole.
on that of© the other grains,
. :«. :t >h :.rm- r tl m yes!
May. Cash oats were firm.
Provision.—Pork and ribs w
ing today, but laru d!3 not bc
wanted very urgently. The hi
of them as held back yestenhi
the market to cover *tv1 #n>
thought Armour had a finger
and was working prices up.
market communicated Home nt
product at the opening, after wc
offerings were very light and
active. May pork closed 22*4
than yesterday. May lard 7%
and May ribs 17% cents high
ith th
ly for
r ic
future quotation?
The following Hi the closing of \ Plead
ing fature quotations; y
WIDEST— Open High Low [ Close
March. . .
• 51%
5244
51%
,1 6144
May. . .
. *944
64%
53*
5344
July. . . .
- 64%
66%
64*
6474
CORN-
Mareh. , .
• 42’i
43
42.-.
4274
May. . .
. 44',
44%
4T
, 4444
July. . .
- ii;»
44%
<44
«?4
OATS-
May. .
. 2S:i
13
287
; »
June. • •
2874
28?
, 2874
July. . ,
PORK-
- 2744
2744
2144
May. . .
. 10.6744
10.90
10.674;
I 10.86
LARD-
May. . .
. 6.6744
6.62%
6.r»5
6.6244
July. . .
. 6.70
G.7J
6.70|
6.75
RIBS-
May. . .
. 647%
5.60
5.47V
5.80
July. . .
. 5.64
5.7244
6.C0
5.7244
CASH QUOTATIONS.
Flour was quiet, with prices steady and
unchanged.
No. 2 Bpring wheat. 63%a57?4.
No. 2 red wheat, 51%a52%.
No. 2 corn, 42%a43.
NO. 2 oats. 28%.
Pork, 10.75a82%.
Lard, 6.Ra47%.
Ribs, 5.4&50.
Shoulders, 4.62%n75.
Whisky. 1.28.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
COTTON.
Macon, March 7.
Th© Macon market for spot cotton is steady
at the following quotatlona-
Oood Middling 6V4
Middling 5>4
Krict Low Middling 5
Low Middling 4*/.
Good Ordinary - 4)4
Ordinary 4',
Clean Htains *,...4 %'to 4J;
Bed Stains *
to*t xecxhts.
I.!
p
|,1
| 3 '
5 i
.a S
a
3 s
H
PAtunlxy.
Monday
Tuesday
\Vednefedxy....
Tbnrvdaj
Friday
90969
21281
Mil
150,%
1« 1%
12199
29394
29219
18806
27949
16960
8185
131(50
11 '7'i
12004
773H
8708
7139
11*34
'."06
9317
9065
8310
Total thin week
101,629
117,266
59,452
'46.665
New York, Mar.7.—Cotton steady. Middling
gnlf .L’K; middling upland 6;J. bales
Ml bales.
The cotton market for fntnro delivery closed
f;rm. Halee 196,800.
CUTHBERT8 COTTON LETTER.
Now York, March 7.—(Special.)—Cotton
ruled firmer and more active today and
a further adv?.!*'* of 8 to 9 points in
values was established throughout the
list of opuons, making a net advance of
about 18 points since yesterday morning
and about 25 points since tbe Inaugura
tion of the upward movement. A day or
two ago anybody who suggested buying
cotton was regarded by the talent In the
trade In the light of Imbeciles, and bulls
then were as scarce as hen's teeth. But
what sn awakening there has been
among the shorts today; they have been
tumbling over each other to cover their
contracts, and seldom has there been a
livelier day’s business transacted. The
market seemed to take the bit in Its
teeth from the start snd steadily ad
vanced In the face of the most strenuous
efforts of big bears here and at New Or
leans to hold It In check. Facts, figures
and statistics cut no figure at all In the
sp*c*iMI«n. ‘HerTtlment was the ruling
power behind the market snd prices ad
vanced as business progressed, the clos
ing prices being the highest reached, with
every Indication of a further advance.
The total sales for the day were 196,800
bales. The receipts at the ports were
only 16.1K bales, against 27,949 last week
and 7.700 last year, while the exports for
the day aggregated 49,007 bales, most of
tfhlch Was shipped to Great Britain and
the continent.
E. B. Cutbbert * Co.
New York, T.Iarch 7.—Butter quiet;
fancy, > steady; state dairy, CM18; state
creamery, old, llaI6; Western dairy, 8al3;
Western creamery, new, 13a20; old, 10al6;
Elirlns. 20.
Cotton seed oil—Quiet; crude, 22; yel
low, prime, 2B; yellow, choice, 26%; pe
troleum, homfnal.
Rosin—Firm, quiet; strained, cui'sVtttCtt
to good, 1.55al.60.
Turpentine—Quiet and firm at 85c36%.
R'.ce-Fairly active; domestic, fair to
extra, 4%a6; Japan, 4%a4%.
Molasses—Foreign, nominal; New Or
leans op*n' ketth\ good to choice, 28a38;
firm, fair demand.
Coffee—Barely steady. 5al5 points up.
March'/ 15.10«15; 'May, 14.70aso : July and
August,' 14.60; September nnd October,
14.75«S0; December, 14.60&6C.
Spot Rio—Quiet, firm; No. 7, 16%.
Sugar—Raw Fair to active, firm; fair
refining, 2 11-16. Refined, moderately ac
tive, 1-16 of a cent up; off A, 3 9-16al3-16;
standard A, 8%n4 i-i6; cut loaf, 4 , ,4all-16;
granulated, 8%a4 3-16.
Freights to Liverpool—Qulist, nominal.
NEW ORLEANS PRODUCT.
New Orleans, March 7.—Sugar—Open
kettltf: Strictly prime. 2 7-16a%; prime,
2*si full fair, 2~5-16; fair, 2 C-Na%«r in
ferior, l%a?4.
Sugar—Centrifugal: Plantation granu
lated, ~I 9-l6a%; choice whits, J%; off
white, 3%a%; gray, white, 3 1-16; choice
yellow, 35%; prime yellow, 2Tfril5-16; off
yellow, 2H; seconds, l%a2%<
Molasses—Open-kettle: No quotations.
Molasses—Centrifugal: Prime and good
fair, 8a3; fair, 6%a9; good common, 6a7;
common, 5; syrup, 9al4.
Local refinery sugar: Market strong;
powdered and cut ioai, 4 7-16; muiidard
granulated, 4 15-16; confectioners' A,
HI. • Stra.ly, with a i,<-u,yA.V. iin l:
rmney, i’ll jit ; r-rtir.c,
fair. ordinary, 3%a%; common. - l t
to : «crcenlni;r. ’j'jnr.U.
.Mexican cofffto—Good, 19%: fair. 19%.
Crude coffon seed oil—Prime. 19: loore.
ISsISVj; refined, per nation, 21 fcent.i nt
wholesale for shipment.
Columbus snd Rome raJlroxd (
per ceit. bonds don. and July
coupons ... ... St
Aiuruma nr., KBoxrQls railroad
7 per cent, bonds. Jan. snd
July coupons, du* 1*9 KB 1
LOCAL BONDS AND STOCKS,
w.-cn Gas Lurht aal Water
consol,, lit) and November
coupons
Wesleyan cotl.se 1 -per cent,
tonds, Jan. snd July coupons. 110 1
Macon Vo.unt—'O' Armory i per
cent, bonds. Jan. and July cou
pons iot
Bibb Man aloe curing company S
per cent, bonus, April nnd Oct.
coupons 159
Progress Loan and improvement
Company , i*
Southern Phosphate Company
etoclc JS
Acme Brewing Company
BANK STOCKS.
First Notional Bank stock 1*
American Nstlosal stock M
Exchange Bank stock
Union Savings Bank and Trust
Company stock 90
Central Georgia Irani, stock
Macon Savings Bank rtock
Central City Loan and Trust
Company stock - 99
HARDWARE.
Corrected Every Saturday by Dunlap
Hardware Company. ,
Axes—98 to 87 per doezn.
Bar Load—6c per pound.
Bucketc—Palnoe. 11.25 per dozen; ce
dar, three hoops. 82.25.
Cards—Cotton, 84-
Clu Ins—Trace. 83.60 to t<-0 pex
dozen.
Well bucloets—83.25 per dozen.
Ropo-Araotlla, 10c; si Bel. 8c; cotton, Us
12 oentn.
Shoes—Horse, 88.95; mule. 81-25-
Shovels—Ames. 81b Per dozen. B
Shot—Drop, 81.25 per sack.
Wire—Barbed. 2Kc per opund. "
Nails—8.65 base, wire; cut 81.25 base,
base
Tubs—Painted. 82.35: cedar, 84.50 pel
nest.
Broom*—Si.25 to 85 epr dozen.
Hamcs, iron bound, 83.
Measures—Per nest, 81.
Plow Blades-6 cents pound.
Iron—Swede, 4 i-2o per pound: rollnod.
2c basis.
Plow Stocks—Hatmen, 90 cents; Fergu
son, SO cents.
DRUGS. PAINTS AND OILS.
Corrected Every Saturday by Henry I.
Lamar Sl Sous.
Clnamon Bark—Per oound. 12 to 15cl
Cloves—Per pound.- 15 to 25c.
Druas ind Chemicals—Gum assafoo-
tlda, 50 to 75 cents per pound; camphor
gum, 55 to GO cents per pound; gum
opium, 82-CO to 83.75 per pound;
morphine. l-8s, 32.25 to 32.45 ounce; qui
nine (according to size) SS to 90 cents
ounce; sulphur. 3VjnGc oound; salts, Ep
som 2% to 3c pound; copperas, 2% to 3c
pound; salt petix. j9 .o 12c pound; bo
rax, 11 to 15c pound; bromide potash, 45
to 50c ptr pound; chlorate, 25 to Me per
pound: carbolic add. 50c to 3L75 pound;
chloroform. 75c to 11.40 pound: calomel,
85s to 31: logwood. 16 to 20c pound;
cream trrlar. commercial. 25 to 30o.
CANNED GOODS.
James St Tinsley Co.
I
Apples—'-pound cans. JL26 per dozen.
Blackberries—2 pound cans, 31 per
at 1.13
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool, March 7 Colton spot market
good; prices hardening; American middling
j l-ai. Kales l'J.lluu bliss, American 8,70m,
speculation tnil export 1000. Receipts for tho
day , of whlchS were American.
Futures closed quiet.
| Opened.
263-98
2 63-94
1-94
3 2-91
3 8 61
3 5-04
3 9-91
3 7-91
3 9-61
310-94
1 Clraej. '
2 69-9499
3 61-64*3
3 1-64
3 2-64
3 $-«4*» 4-M
3 4-01x3 6-64
3 6-64
3 7-64
3 8-64*3 9-61
310-6,
■January..
February.
March..
April
Mar
June.,
July
August
hejH* ruber..
October....,
bo\ ember..
December..
9 60
6 65
6 67
5 63
b V4
6 67
6 C3
6 72
6 70
& 73
5 74
5 73
0 73
t M
5 69
5 83
6 t«3
9 W
azczirrs xanzxrosTs.
1 For the
To-day. | Week.
toneo.ul.tod net receipt*..
“ Exports to O. Britain.
“ Exports to France....
“ Exports tocoutinenL
Ftock on hsnd st New York
16,189, 101,623
21,W.'| 41,533
6,306
27.165 j 78,121
Uoui mice bopt. 1—Net receipts.... 0.898,2:*)
“ “ “ Export* to O. Ik 2,701.707
* “ Exp. to Franco. 680,790
“ “ Exp. continent. 1,654,132
>rw o*i,rim cbosuto i ctdszs.
New Orleans. March 7—Cotton futures
steady. Bala* 7^900 hale*.
January I July. 5 M
February Auguat 8 65
klarcn. 5 gg | Keptembur 6 6*
April 8 91 I October 8 91
V 1 -’ 9 38 November 6 99
J “he 9 44 | December 5 69
PORT QUOTATIONS.
Galveston. IIarch 7.-P|rm; middling,
5 3-16; net receipts. 1.182; stock. 99,191.
Norfolk. March 7.—Firm; middling., 2-14;
Bet receipts, 2.t£3; stock, 44,404.
Baltimore* March 7.—flteady; mlMllny.
644; net receipts, 777; stock. 2M49.
Boston, March 7.—Steady; middling.
9 U-Uj net rtctlpts, 8,422, ,
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, March 7.—Some time ago It
was decided by the directors of tbe board
of trade that a committee should be ap
pointed to examine the wheat In store
at Chicago to detrmln* just how much.
If any of it. Is In bad condition. It was
sold today that President Baker wos
about to appoint that committee and tbe
crowd sold wheat on tbs fact, although
Mr. Baker was reported as saying that
tbs Inspection should be considered bull
ish rather then s bearish card, for the
reason that the good grain would be sep
arated from the tad, which In the light
of tbs present doubts, would benefit the
trade. Some peopele were of the opinion
that as the Inspection was to be a pri
vate one there might ntiu be room for
conjecture. There was mors weakness
than strength In today's market, the uuy-
Ing at ths opening on dearer French mar
kets and on nn encouraging report (to
holders) of the Cincinnati Price Current
being overdone, the Inter demand not
being Influential or large enough to ab
sorb the offerings. Toward the doss there
was w covering by shorts, one prominent
member of ths contingent buying In a
line he sold s few days ago nt materially
higher figures. May opened from 62% to
11%, sold between 91% and 9444. closing at
U%. unchanged from yesterday. Cash
wheat was cosier.
Com.—Th same old cry of no business
was heard In th* com pit. The specula
tion In this grain la nt n very low ebb
nnd the orders today were on s par with
those of many days past Outsiders
were leaving ths market severely alone
snd ths local contingent ,tn view of the
closeness of th* market, took very little
Interest. Ths tons was dependent on
wheat, the doss showing no change from
yesterday. Cable* ware east r May com
opened at 4444. sold to 4444. dostx--
wax etrady to Arm.
Oat* Sn • h;,ru-e fn.fn previous oondl
lb ns took pi., .. In the oat market. It
u*n« du!', so dull that prt-'es merely moved
% of a cent *11 day. Tbe tone was base-1
NAVAL 8TORK3.
Wilmington.March 7.—Rosin fir
for strained; good strained, 1.20.
Spirits turpentine firm nt 32 cents.
Tar firm st 1.00.
Crude turpentine, firm: hard, 1.10; eoft,
1.60; virgin. 1.70.
Savannah, M.tr.lr 7.—Spirits turpentine
market ilrm-nt 13 cants for rutulars;
sales. 91 casks; receipt*. IT easkM
Rosin—Market clot-.-d firm vvlilt yon 1
demand; sales, 2.0W barrels; receipts.
barrels. \
Whole A. B. C, U00; D. 1.14*19; E, US; F,
1.40*46; O. 1.55*60: II. 1.86; I. 106; b. 2.20;
M, 2.46; N, 2.63; window glass, i*-'. water
white, 2.60.
Charleston,* March 7,-Turpentlrk firm
st 3144 cents: no receipts.
Rosin—Firm's! 1.15 for good stained;
receipts, 201 barrels.
d07.t-:t: 5 ;>-un V v'-r,.-. t: V, dn.
Corn—2 oound cans. 90 cents to 81.60
per doa-tn-
Strim- Beans—2 pound cans. 90 cents
per dozen.
cents; 3 pound cans. 81.
Okrt and Tomatoes—3 pound —
11.10 pc- daz»n.
June roue—3 pound cans, 81.23 per
dozen.
lied Cherries—2 pound cans, Ji.60 per
White Cherries—2 pound c.ms.81.7* per
duzen.
Lttn.n Beans—Jl.2b.
t’ev. hi — Z pound cans, 81.50 per
dozen.
Pineapple*—1 pound cans. 81.60 to 82.23
pet dozen; grated. F- W., 82.25.
Ka.upbemvw—2 pound cans. 81.35 per
BIG FEES AT THE BAR
NEW VORK LAWYERS WHO MAKE
FORTUNES ANNUALLY.
A Dozen or More Who Kara More Than
the Interest of a Million—Choate, Inger-
soll, Brooko nml Carter—Tho TIrm of
Ilowe & llummcl.
[Special Correspondence.]
New York, Feb. 38.—While it may
be true, no so ofton stated, that a great
city is a discouraging place iu which to
build up a professional practico of any
Eort, it is undeniably n fact that it is
only in tbe busy centers of industrial
and commercial life that the greatest re
wards in art, science, medicine, theol
ogy and the law can bo won. And this
is more strikingly true of tho law per
haps than of any other profession.
So well has this como to bo under
stood that within tho past two or three
dccados several legal luminaries who
had already won profftsional nnd finan
cial suoocss away from New York have
pnlled np stakes and migrated hither,
whore they felt sure they conld earn
still bigger fees and still wider renown.
To every one will ocour the caso of
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, and per-
toze
AND STOCK REPORT.
BTATE OF GEORGIA BONDt
Bld.jlkA
10344
in
an and July
• 116 117%
n. and July '
low date. .101 I 102
T per cent bonds, Jan. and July
coupon*, maturity 1836....
4% per cent bonds. Jan. and
July coupon*, maturity U15...1U
4% per cent bonds. Ian and July
coupons, maturity 1922-
6% per cent bonds. Jan. t
coupons, maturity loss date
MUNICIPAL BONDS. j
Savannah 5 per cent, bonds 104 106
Atlanta bonds, price as to rate
of interest ind maturity 106 1J0
Augusta bonis, price as to rate
of Interest and maturity 160 111
Rome bonds, 8 per cent IOC
Columbus 6 per cent, tools ... .lul 104
Macon 6 per cent bonds, quar
terly coupon* Ill l 111
RAILROAD BONDS. '
wberries—2 pound cans, 81.50 per
dozen.
Peachea, pie—2 ;>ound cans, 81.35 per
dozen.
Apricots. California—8 pound cans.
82.'lit v* r doz<*o.
l»e;ich*- *-allX»ynl.t—82.25.
Pig Feet—2 pouna cans, 82.2S per
dozen.
Itoaat Beaf-'d pound cans. 11.20 per
dozen: 1 pound nns. 82 per d'jz-n.
I'orn Beef—1 pound cam*, N.25 p?r doz.
lifted Ham—1-4 pound cans, 65 cents
per lozea, x-2 pour/1 cans, 81.25 oer
dozen.
Lunch Tongues—1 pound cans, 83 per
Tripe—2 pound cana, 81.55 per dozen.
FRUITS AND NUTS.
Corrected bz 4. A. Cullen.
Flim—Pry, choice. 12 1-2 to 15 cents.
Peanuts—No/th Carolina, 2%aJ cents;
Virginia. 4 and b cents.
Lemons—83.
Nuts—Tftrragonla almonds, is cents pet
pound; Naples walnu:a, ts cents; French
wuinuts. i. cents; pscans, 10 cents.
Apples—Sun dried. 6 to 7 cents per
pound
ltulsins—New in mnrket, L75 per box;
London layers. 2.00 per box; loose Mus
catel. 82 p»tr box.
Irish Potatoes—82.50 per sack.
LIQUORS.
im
xm.
Savannah. Americas and Mont
gomery railroad 6 per cent,
bonds, Jan. and July coupons i
Georgia Southern and Florid*
railroad 4 per cent bonds. Jan.
and July coupons, due 1572.... I
South Georgia and Florida rail
road Indorsed 7 per cent bond*
Jan. and Jui> coupons
Northe-ts’ern railroad Indorsed
€ p-»r cent bond*. May and
November coupons II
Macon and Northern railroad
certificates of bond* March
and September coupons 40
Charleston. Columbia and Au
gusta railroad 7 per cent bonds SI
RAILROAD BTOCK3 AND DEJ3EN
TURE9.
Central railroad common stock 111 13
Central railroad c per cent Uo-
betuxes 28 S
Southwestern railroad stock.... 661 68
Georgia railroad stock 187 lid
Atlanta and West Point rail
road debenture* M K
Atlanta and West Point raUroad
stock 88 90
Central railroad Joint mortgigs
7 p«r cent, bonia Jan and July
ct. on i • Ill
Gevrg’* ra’lruajl 6 per cent,
bond* Ja— snd July coupon*
flu. 1837 1(3
Georgia railroad 4 per '•enL
bonis. Js•#. and July coupon*
July coupons, due lfclO Ufl^
120
101
111
Georgta railroad 4 per cent,
bouaa. ?an. and Juty coupons,
due l'/22 11J
Montgomery and Bufauia rail
road, 4 pe* cent, bond* Jan.
and July coupon* due L'*»....lOi
Ocean fitesmsh^ hood* 6 per
di>e
Columbus and Western railroad
f per cast. Juty <
118
Whisky—Rye 81.11/ to 83.50; corn. 81.M
to SI.50: gin. 81.10 to 81.75; North Caroling
corn.81.10 t* 81.53; Georgia corn, ILG0.
Wines—50 cont* to 81; high wines,
8L22; port and sherry, 81 to S3; claret,
86 to 810 case: American champagne,
87.50 to 50 p-r case; cordial* 812 per
dozen; bitters, 8? nor dozen.
POULTRY, EGOS A COUNTRY
PRODUCE.
(Corrected every Saturday by E. A. Wax-
elbaum A Bro.)
Hens. 25-271-2.
Chicken* 15-20.
Turkeys, CG-8L00.
Geese, 40-G0c.
Eggs. 1S-20C.
Butter, 15-Uc.
Sweet potatoes, 60 to 80c. bushel; Irish
(, KA hmh.l
potatoes, $2.00 per bush.L
Rutslxcars, $1.75.
Cabba«r. $3 to $3.50.
Unions. $3.25.
White Peas, 75-1.50.
Country Oround Pea., 60c.
Ev iporatsd Apples, (uc.
Evaporated peaches, 1244c.
Georgia Syrup, 22-28C.
MEATS.
Corrected Every Saturday by W. L.
Heavy.
Fresh Mesfs—Weetern beef, 6 to 644c;
lr •; 1 1 ■ • •. '. ' ■ . ■:
9 to 644: Westers mutton, 744 cents; na
tive mutton. 9 l*2c; imik>l pork sju-
ucn t 1-Jc; fresh pork suua i^e, 3o; Bo
luses sausr .•*. 6c.
HIDES. WOOL. ETC
Mrs, 1 cenLJ.
Goat reins—10 to 6 cents esctL
UheeD :-k.—20 ic 50 ueuu each.
Bees’*** -16 to 22 cer.tx
Wool—W esh. 1. ih to 20 cent, per
poaaS: on washed 44 to 11 easts; Deny,
I 60 it cent*.
JAMBS C. CABTEB.
haps hn is the one man of all that have
adopted this course whoso name is of-
toncst boforo tho pnblio. The into Ros-
ooo Conkling was another great lawyer
who camo here to win n fortune, and
when ho was snddonly taken away, al
most by accident, bo had gono far to
ward fulfilling his ambition to die a
rich man, an ambition which ho could
never have gratified had ho remained
in politics, or, rotiring from that excit
ing pnrsnit, had gono to practicing law
in one of the lessor cities.
George Hoadloy, ox-governor of Ohio,
is anothor man of tho law who camo to
New York to gain richos after ho hail
won a good degree of success both in
business nnd politics elsowhem His
nnmo is not so often npon tho lips of the
pnblio, nor does it run off tho ends of
roportors’ pencils with any such fre
quency as that of tho free thinking, out
spoken colonel, but tho ox-governor is
understood to be mnking a most excel
lent incomo all tho samo—in fact, prob
ably twice or thrico as much ns Colo
nel Ingersoll. Ex-Jndgo Dillon is an
other instance of tho snmo sort, nnd so
was the Into silver tongnod Daniel
Dougherty, who camo horo from Phila
delphia, and so is Charles W. Brooko,
who lias been termed tho loader of tho
afiw *ui. criminal bar*
Two Criminal Lnwyer*.
Mr. Brooke, who, liko Dougherty,
enmo horo from tho Quaker City, is cer
tainly ono of tile notable figures of this
town. Ho camo in tho seventies, and
this story is told, thongh not vouched for
by mo, concerning the cansoof his loav-
ing Philadelphia: A yonng man named
Gerald Eaton was aconacd of murder,
and ho secured Mr. Brooke for oonnsol.
Brooke was so thoroughly convincod of
Eaton’g innoconco, in spite of tho most
damaging circumstantial evidence, that
he vowed sever to try another csss in
Philadelphia if tho verdict should be ad
verse. Tho jury declared Eaton guilty,
nnd tho lawyer kepthisword. Whether
tho story bo truo or not, tbe honey lipped
lawyer has had no canso to rogrot tho
transference of his allegiance to the
Knickerbocker town, for his celebrated
cases have been many and his fees fat.
His Intost notable caso was that of Mey
er, tho poisoner. Though Mr. Brooke is
dose to CO now, ho looks qnite ton years
younger than that, and he walks with
the olastio stop of a boy.
Moro pictnrcsqno titan Mr. Brooko
and destined to bo n leader nt tho crimi
nal bar is his partner, O'Bnlllvan, tho
yonng man who becamo famous nt a
hound, so to speak, beennso of his inti
mate knowledge of medicine, displayed
daring tho trial of Corlylo Harris for
wifo murder. O’Snllivon is a physician
niwcii ns a lawyer, auu hu unueratonua
horse doctoring, too, for one of his nu
merous dogrccs is that of doctor of vot-
erinnry medicine nnd surgery, and ho
served in this capacity for it timo with a
regiment of British soldiers. Ho is still
yonng, being littlo if any o*or 115, and
an athlete in bnild and bearing.
Who Is tho Loading Lawyer?
Possibly I owe tbe reador an apology
for mentioning those two ahead of snch
practitioners os James C. Carter, Joseph
Choato, Colonel E. C. James, Elihn
Root, Wheeler IL Pockham nnd others
Certainly these men are moro impor
tant, broadly speaking, than oithor
Brooke or O'Sullivan, nnd their earn
ings nremneh larger, thongh it Is doubt
ful if, aside from tho freqnont political
mention of some of them, nny ono is so
often namod in thonowspapers as either
O’Snllivan or Brooke, and of a surety
they nro not nearly os often mentioned
In the printed pago ns that strango pair
who do legal hnainoss under tho firm
name of Howe & Hummel. But of theso
last morn anon.
All the nowspaper reading world
knows Joseph Choato to bo an impul
sive man, as he is also brainy nnd elo
quent He is an ardent Republican and
a practical politician, yet ho did not
hesitate a year or two ago, and nt a St
Patrick’s dinner, if I remember aright
to chargo tbe Irish with nearly all the
misdeeds mentioned in tho criminal
code, beside* others of which no ono had
heard before.
He mado everybody look blank, too,
not long ago, at a dinner given by tho
dry g( is men to Mayor Strong, by al
luding in a highly undiplomatic man-
ner to certain transactions alleged to
have been carried on between the mer-
chant< and the polica Even his wurm-
< >t fn* uds thought Mr. Choate indis
creet ou Loth these uovaeiou**, but h*
cover seemed tc mind
“roasts,” and some not so gentl^
Were administered by the now r ' V ”
each case. Mr. Choato i. perhaV?
gcrwlth a jury than Withaiudwi,?
is weak nowhere. When he i a t »iU- 1
court, ho likes to lean hiariaht.
his right knee and to
from ono hand to the other TOi A
strikes this attitude nnd begin, i,l.^ ^
gling, it is timo for thewitnZ^
other sido to look out Choate i» vT
to make them kJieve he is thei. * • !
and then get tl*m to betray then,! 9 *
Jainrs C. Carter. "*
ames C Carter is quite another —
of man. He is a mcholor. He i**^
olubman. Ho is not rhetoricaL n *
In all these thing,
not magnolia
the vory antithesis of Choate Bnthir
a powor with tho judges, who 7
wnys delighted with the clear and wi
English iu which lie couches his aT 1
monts, so groat a con*, st do they ^
to tho involved and turgid verbian,
somo legal utterances.
Mr. Carter has found the law a ha
mistress, but his devotion, which
involved many occasions of all -?
study, has •*>»•» «— -* ™
tion which ho certainly poesemesuLr
tho judges of being moro profonnii,
his knowledge of the common law a -<
tho statutes than any of his brethra
Mr. Carter is now well along in y«»
for ho was bom in 1837. Howassnjk
timato friend of tho late Bamnel J. fit
den. Ho was not friondly with the k,
David Dndloy Fiold, whose oodesv^
moro than onco tho object of hiikJ
analysis and effective ridicula 3
Other Successful Lawyer*
After theso men, if I wore writing B
exhnnstivostndyof tho prominentct®.
hors of tho Now York bar, I should «|
according to tho judgment of my lay TJ
friends and tako up a group of about Jt
somo of whom aro well known to ncr,
paper readers while somo of them a
not Among this score and a halt l
should include suck men as Froderini
Condort, Benjamin F. Traoy, Eli!,
Root. Wheolor H. Peckham. Willi.
B. Homblower, John E. Parson,, Ifc
lancey Nicoll, Francis L. Wellm^
Colons! John R. Fellows, and soon <j
theso it is understood that Mr. Pang,
lias been tho reoipient of the target
single feo. The figures, as I tenants
them, were so high that I shall not ttj.
tnro to name them. Certainly thejisi
high enough to fnrnish a man of
orate wants with tho nest egg st itsi
of a competency. This fee was pails
Mr. Parsons by tbe Sugar trust, anil
is stated that it was larger not
than any over received by anyofa
New York lawyer, but positively Ha
largest over paid to any lawyer in Am*
ica. Mr. Parsons, howover, has not*,
biggest practico in Now York by ■
means, nnd there are probably not i
dozen who make moro than $50,009;
year. Colonel Ingersoll cannot ptopetl
bo inolnded in this number, I am tok
but it is currently bolioved by tho lej
fraternity that Mr. Carter earns f 104
000 or moro every year by his praft
sion, nnd that tho earnings of Mesq
James, Root, Wheolor II. Pecklm
Choato nnd Tracy all run from 175,01
to $100,000. Mr. Parsons’ earning! a
estimated at from $90,000 to (75,009
Mr. Coudert, however, is probably:
receipt of n larger regular income ta
his law practice than nlmost any ott
practitioner. IIo is of French d - .
a. Ids natno indicates, although h,
bom in New Vra-lr. It has mi
that his most ri gular clients sro
crowned heads of Europo,” but thsti
ohvioasly a joke. However, tbe f»-6«
mains that ho lias nctod for many fj
cfgn governments when tho extradiii
of criminals has been desired, u:>
has two or threo European dcccnti
granted to him in recognition of h
services of this sort
Delancey Nlcoll’s prartico is set don
at from (29,000 to (39,000, Mr. WeS-
man’s at rafhor less and Mr. Horatio*
er’s nt (40,000 to (50,000.
An Extraordinary Legal Firm.
After all, it is popularly believedtha
few Now York lawyers make mat
money than W. F. Howo of elephautiot
tread and onormons waist, and Ah
Hummel, so littlo in person as simp
to amnso the man who sees him for the
first time. No two man ooald be more
dissimilar as to personal appearance tl
temperament than thoso. A great Kura
of strength with Mr. Howo betas i
jury lies in tho fact that ho powessal
nil times on inexhaustible supply o
tears. Theso aro somewhat of a rsrit
among men in America, at least si I*
as any ono is privileged to know byo»
lor demonstration, for whon Amnia
mon cry they aro apt to bo ashamed a
themsolves nnd to got out of sigkk
When Mr. Howo cries, ho is anxiocit
have tho fact known. Ho is always px-
ticularly desirous that a oortain II <*•
ShtlU nndmtsnd all abont it, sod fit
undoubtedly truo that many a case 19
been won for Howo & Hummel by Ik
senior partner’s tours.
It has been assumed by many that th
practico of Howe & Hummel was ca
fined to dlvorco casos nnd thedeta»a
alleged criminals. It is trne that li?
aro prominent in theso directions*®
that they aro socmlagly "alwiys tm
tor dofenso," bat ono of their ttc*.-
sources of incomo consists of foes •
drawing theatrical contract*. VTt
they do not possess a monopoly of tb
class of work in Now York, they ds
very largo part of it Whether ti<
really do moke os much money a, tk
are boliovod to is a question not mm
nnswered. Pome lawyer* say not; ti
their oarnings aro not more than no
(15,000 to (25,000 a year oaoh and t;
Brooko & O’Snllivan mako even Usi
L D. Mabsiuu.
HU Gain.
“Mr. Rmarto,’’said tbobcadof tbefa
“I happened to overbear your crlucc
this morning nf tta manner luwfclretM
ness la carried on hero. You n; ;*^ 1 '
tailoring under a mistaken Uea.
matter of fact, wo aro not running
In tu nn in y N 1 nt ' ,:l _ t
carry on tbia businras simply ** **”. t
fur tbo lnstructlun of young men. b --
you seem to know so much mor. »■
business than wo do it would U *
waatlng your timo to kc-i pyoo h**9 *
cashier will settle with you. WW*
loss Is your gain.’’—Boston Transon?-
A Tip to tho Boys-
“One of tbo snre Indications that * :
wants to marry you," said a youor »
nn tboother night, "Is tbofactof b-* ^ t
lag to see yon stredUyaad senm-j
flower, nnd theater tick, t, rarely. 1
dl : 1 that th. I, .HI who 'I ‘
oonstantly with tb<«« favor-, can l
taken seriously. That Is a rathjr 6 a - r*
adox too.”—AldanU JvUUiaf
