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THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
RICHMOND FIRE
LOSS THIRD OF
A
RICHMOND. Va.. .Inn. 23 —The fire
n the WU.uiif building >■ lrly totl-iy.
which destroyed the LIgh; Infantry
B ues armory and equipment, the
equipment. the Eouther - and Adams
express '.nr: p>-. a:id .1 branch of the
Surhurg Tohatrn Company, entailing
a loss of - imp $200,000, was followed
BAILEY FORMALLY
ELECTED SENATOR
ATPTIN. Tex.. Jan. 23.—Hon. Joseph
TV Haii* v waj formally elected United
.'••nai or by tin two houses ’*f
the* Texas L* gif laturc in joint session
for ar itivr six-year !<*rm. Mr. Bailey
received 10S vo;> s in the joint session
out of 147 cast by the two houses. When
the announcement was made the occu
pants of the galleries engaged in pro
long] applause.
Tonight an open-air celebration and
light procession was given in honor
nalor Bailey.
of
Bacon and Clay
Vote Aaainst It
Senators, $7,500; Vice-Presi
dent, Speaker and Cabinet
Members, $12,000.
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express (including Southern -
s) loss $50,000. insurance $3.:.-
:lue-- Battalion, lo- - *3", 000. in
surance. $2,000: Surburg Tobacco Co.,
loss $40,000. Insurance $40,000; V/ll-
iiamf building. S75 000. Insurance, $So,-
000: 'B. F. Johnson Publishing Com
pany S75.0on. insurance $60,000; United
Stares government (Blues supplies)
$27,000, no Insurance.
Assistant Fire Chief Shaw fell from
a lader and sustained a fracture of the
hip. Firemen Olinst and Bozell were
cut bv flying gla - s. Fireman Haake
m.is caught under a falling wall and
badly Injured.
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AUSTIN, Tex. Jan. 23.—Acting un
der authority granted him by the Tex-
n anti-trust Law. County Attorney
Brady lare today had H. Naudin. one
of the auditors of the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company ,.i St. Louis, who is in
this city, brought before Judge J. D.
Moore, justice of the peace, in order
to have him testify as to the authen
ticity of documentary evidence held by
the State in connection with the \Ya-
ters-Pierce Oil Company and which
Will be used in the forthcoming anti
trust suits against the company. This
testimony is now playing a prominent
part in the investigation of Senator J.
\V. Bailey by the legislative committee.
Mr. Xaudin’s evidence is said to have
established that various vouchers and
other documents in the possession of
the Attorney General of Texas are not
forged and have not been altered, but
are correct and records of the transac
tions between the Water-Pierce Oil
Company, Senator Bailey and others.
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Spirited Debate
Over Pensions
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.—This was
a day of oraiory in the House, the pen
sions appropriation bill affording nn
opportunity to a. number of Represen
tatives to make speeches, not only in
behalf of the bill itself, but on the
tariff and the San Francisco school in
cident. The latter subject, Mr. Hayes,
of California, insisted that all Califor
nia desired was to he permitted to con
tinue American and that the Chinese
exclusion law should ho made to apply
to Japanese coolies.
Mr. Grosvonor. of Ohio, occupied an
hour and a half in a discussion of-the
tariff.
Mr. Crumpnckcr. of Indiana, and Mr.
Taylor, of Ohio, spoke on pension leg
islation of a general character, both
having bills before the pension com
mittee lending to broaden the scope of
existing pension laws.
A spirited controversy arose over an
effort to have the pension agencies of
^tlie countries reduced from eighteen to
k one. The provision was sharply.antag
onized by members representing dis
tricts from which agencies would be
removed.
Without reporting the pension ap
propriation bill under the five minu'to
rule, the House, at 4:43 p. m., ad
journed.
A. 8. FIRE IRS. C0.’S
ASSETS, $292,250
! ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 23.—A state-
! meat of the cash resources of the At-
| Tanta-Birmlngham Fire Insurance Co.,
and the Prudential Fire Insurance Co.,
has been filed by the United States
court here by J. T. Dargan and A. C.
Sexton, receivers of the former com-
i puny. The assets of the Atlanta-Birm-
1 ingham Company are reported to be
. $292,150 and the liabilities $687,319. The
I cash resources pf the Prudential are
given as $431,497 and the liabilities
I $167,718.
! The Atlanta-Birmingham Company
is reported to have been involved in
the San Francisco fire $681,074.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The Sen
ate today accepted the proposition of
the House of Representatives to in
crease the salaries of Senators, mem-
I bers and territorial delegates to $7,500
! annually and those of the Viee-Presi-
: dent, the Speaker of the House and
i members of the President's cabinet to
$12,000. This action was taken by a
vote of 53 to 21. and followed a discus
sion of nearly three hours. An amend-
I ment confining the increase to cabinet
| officers and the presiding officers of
j the Senate and House, was voted down,
as was also a proposition to postpone
the Increase until 1913. The details
of the vote arc as follows:
Yeas—Aldrich. Allee. Ankeny, Ben-
i son. Beveridge. Braridegee. Bulkeley,
i Burnham. Burrows. Carter, Clark,
i (Mont.), Ciarke (Ark.). Crane. Cullom,
! Daniel. Dick. Dillingham. Dubois. Du-
; pont. Flint, Foraker, -Foster, Fry, Ful
ton, Galllnger, Hale. Heyburn, Hop-
j kins, Kittredge. Knox, Latimer, Lodge,
| Long. MeCumber. McEnery, Millard,
1 Money. Xevlands. Nixon. Overman,
i Penrose, Pettus, Piles, Scott, Simmons,
Smoot, Spooner, Suthiand, Tillman,
Teller. Warner and Warren.—53.
Nays—Bacon, Berry, Blackburn, Bur
kett, Carmack. Clapp, Clay, Culberson,
Frazier, Hansbrough, Hemenwav, La-
Follette, McCreary. Mallory. Nelson.
Patterson, Perkins. Rayner, Stone, Tal
iaferro and Whyte.—21.
President Roosevelt gave his views
in advocacy of ship subsidy in a spec
ial message, which was read in both
Houses.
. Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, began
an extended address setting forth the
child labor conditions of the country
in support,of his pending bill, prohibit-v
ing interstate commerce in article#
which are the product of child labor.
Mr. Beveridge spoke from 3 o’clock un
til 4:30, and gave notice that he would
conclude his address tomorrow.
An urgent deficiency appropriation
hill was reported to the Senate by Mr.
Hale, who said he would ask for its
consideration tomorrow.
CONSTRUCTION OF COLLEGE
HELD UP BY DEFECTIVE TITLE.
- ATLANTA. Jan. 24.—The board of
trustees of the Fifth District Agricul
tural College, which met yesterday at
Monroe, in Walt on County, did not give
out the contract for the construction
of the buildings. Ih seems that some
flaw was found in the title of the
two hundred and fifty acres of land
offered as a location for the college.
The board adjourned, to meet again in
five days, this time to be allowed the
people of Walton to secure another
tract of land.
A committee, consisting of C. II.
Candler, of Dekaib, chairman: G. F.
Hunnicutt. of Fulton, and A- D. Ham-
mack. of Rockdale, was appointed to
examine ail applications for teachers
in the school.
SCHOOL FUND WILL BE
IN EXCESS OF ESTIMATES.
ATLANTA. Jan. 23.—From present
Indications the available funds for
: Fhool purposes will be $69,000 in ex
cess of the estimate made for defray
ing the expenses of this branch of the
state government. The estimate made
on this account for the year 1907 was
$1,786,588.33. The increase comes large
ly from the tax on selling liquor.-. This
item has run up from $21*0,000 to
$242,000. Besides this the prison farm
contributes $16,639.71 from the sale of
products. The sale of old school lands
turns into the treasury $S.680.62, and
$5,000 comes from poll tax.
Great Northern Railroad Is
Balked in Plan to Increase
Its Issue of Stock.
ST. PAUL. Minn., Jan. 24.—In the
Ramsey county dlstric. court today.
Judge Oscar Hallam signed an order
enjoining the officials of the Great
Northern Railroad Company from
making the proposed increase of $60,-
000.000 worth of additional stock of the
company, or issuing the same or any
part thereof, during the ponding liti
gation, without first making an ap
plication in writing therefor to the
Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission and securing its approval
thereof, as provided by the revised
laws of Minnesota.
The pending suit :o restrain the
stock issue was brought last month by
Attorney General Young to compel the
railroad’ to apply to the state railroad
and warehouse commission before is
suing the stock, as the laws provide
that railroads must in that state show
the necessity. for such an issue. The
Great, Northern attorneys claim that
under the company’s original charter
it could issue stock at will, and that
the law granting this power to the
railway and warehouse commission is
unconstitutional; As Judge Hallam’s
order states that the company's con
tention cannot be sustained and t’ - at
'application must be made to the rail
road commission before the issuing the
proposed stock, the decision, so far
as the county court is concerned, is
final.
Judge Hallarr. in his memorandum
accompanying the injunction, says that
the state concedes that under the gen
eral laws Of the state defendant may
lawfully increase its stock subject to
the regulation mentioned. The court
says the injunction was asked to com
pel tho company to submit to this reg
ulation. which the defendant does not
propose to do. Therefore the court
holds that there is but one issue raised
in .he case, and the ultimate right of
the railroad company to make the p r o-
posod issue of stock is not involved in
this action. The case will be appealed.
Wise Counsel From the South.
'•I want to give some valuable advice
to those who suffer with lame back and
kidney trouble," says T. R. Blanken
ship. of Beck, Tenn. “I have proved to
an absolute certainty that Electric
Bitters will positively cure this dis
tressing condition. The first bottle
gave me great relief and after taking
a few more bottles. I was completely
cured: so completely that it becomes a
pleasure to recommend this great rem
edy." Sold under guarantee at all
drug stores. Price 50c.
May Take an Easy
Turn for Governor
His Letter to Rear Admiral
Davis Is Severely Con
demned. vi
LONDON, Jan. 24.—The colonial of
fice is now in possession of official ad
vices from Governor Swettenham,
concerning the exchange of letters be
tween himself and Rear Admiral Da
vis. but the extent of these advices
and whether or not they contain an ex
planation and apology or extenuating
circumstances had not been disclosed.
It appears that the imperial authorities
requested the governor of Jamaica to
send them a copy of his letter to Rear
Admiral Davis. This now has been
furnished and it shows that the letter
as sent out by the Associated Press
was to all intents and purposes a cor
rect copy. The fact that Governor
Swettenham wrote to Rear Admiral-
Davis having been established, there
remains only to determine the official
form of action, anil the indications arc
that the matter will be handled in -the
usual diplomatic service and the cor
respondence will be made public in a
blue book. What the British govern
ment and people condemn is the text
of the letter to Rear Admiral Davis,
the foreign office having declared that
there was “no excuse for sucli language
from an official to the office of a
friendly nation engaged in the work of
humanity." Rut on the question
whether or not Governor Swettenham
was justified in asking Rear Admiral
Davis to withdraw his armed forces
from the island, the British opinion in
clines to hold that Governor Swetten
ham acted clearly within his rights.
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NEWBERRY WILL INSPECT
SOUTHERN NAVY YARDS
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.—Assistant
S* rotary Xewluvry is arrar.u:::#: ..mko
his annual tiip of inspection of the
ith* rn nwvy yards ant? stations. lie
will leave Washington February 9 4 .v
rail for New 0»> ;ins to examine the
Airier Naval Station near that city.
Embarking: on a naval ve.-sfl. .V.\ Xo\v-
bePry will proceed to Pensacola. Key
‘ uantanamn. inspecting t he
cal
tl
northward will ton -h at Port Royal and
Charleston. S. C. The assistants will be
accommpanied bv Cant. Vreeland. his
naval aide, and perhaps, though this
point is no* ce’tVd Mrs Newberry :> :;,i
Mrs. Metcalf will accompy him as his
guests*
HONDURAS LOTTERY
CO. GIVEN A BLOW
MOBILE. Jan. 24.—United States
; secret s- rvice m- n. aided by customs oifi-
I rials, made a raid on the printing office
I of the Honduras Lottery Company in
| this city last night, confiscated everything
| in the establishment and caused the ar-
1 rest of E. L. PInac and T>ewis Graham.
1 of New Orleans, and 18 employes, includ-
; ing pressmen, printers and packers. The
men were detained until this morning,
when they were released on bonds.
I ’file bo it bringing the list of drawings
j arrived in Mobile yesterday. Late to-
j night Martin Holbrook, manager in Mo
bil,- of the Southern Express Companv.
| and J. L. Pickens, clerk in the depot
office of the company, were arrested
charged with conspiring to circulate the
I prize lists of the Honduras lottery. They
! were released under $2,000 and $1 000
| bonds respectivelv.
MAN BEATEN AND ROBBED
IN BROAD OPEN DAYLIGHT.
; ATLANTA. Ga.. Jan. 24.—Fred Pat-
| rick, formely the sheriff of Wal-
i ton county. was terribly beaten
and robbed by three white men
I on Woodward avenue, near the corner
‘ Of Terry Street, yesterday afternoon
| about 3 o'- iock. Patrick had his face
i badly bruised and lacerated. He was
| standing on the corner waiting for a
j trolley cur. The indifferent manner ir>
I which the city is policed, due to sfTe
: small force, seeing lo increase crime o'
* this .character.
Georgia Fruit
Growers Meet
The Georgia Fruit Growers Associa
tion held sessions at the Hotel Lanier
yesterday, having representatives from
every part of the state, and especially
in the section where the largest orch
ards are located.
President H. A. Matthews presided
and about fifty members of the asso
ciation were present as well as a num
ber of others -who feel an interest in
fruit industries.
At the morning session, election o£
officers was held. H. A. Matthews, of
Fort Valley, was re-elected president:
F. C. Summerour, of Dalton, vice-pres
ident: and W. T. Chaney, of Rome,
secretary and treasurer to succeed
Frank Hazleliurst, who declined to
servo another term, this decision hav
ing been announced some time ago to
the president of the association. The
retiring secretary has held the office
several years and the work he has done
for the association was recognized by a
rising voto of thanks at the meeting
yesterday.
The question of freight rates on
shipments of fruits was not discussed
at any great length, as the commit
tee having the matter of inquiry in
charge was not prepared to submit a
report to the convention. M. Felton.
Hatcher stated that the committee had
not held a conference with the inter
state commerce commission, hence no
definite action could be taken on this
subject. It was mentioned, however, as
a matter of encouragement, that rates
on fruit between the Pacific slope and
Eastern points had been reduced, and
it was reasonably inferred that simi
lar results would be obtained between
Southern and Northern markets when
this special committee could present
the matter to the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The question of rates
has been a vexatious one to shippers
In this section, and efforts have been
made several times to secure a- satis
factory rate.
It seems that Florida, is also inter
ested in the matter of securing a lower
rate on the fruit shipments from that
state. A member of the -Jacksonville
board of trade was present and listen
ed to what the Georgia growers had to
say on this line. He brought an in
vitation to President Matthews and
requested that he appoint a commit
tee of three to go to Jacksonville on
January 30, at which time a joint
meeting of the Jacksonville board of
trade and the immigration committee
will be held, when the matter of trans
portation of fruit will come up for dis
cussion. President Matthews will
make these appoints later.
H. N. Starnes, horticulturist at the
State Experiment Station, delivered a
lecture on “Crown Gall." a disease
which has given much ‘trouble to fruit
growers and Is a detriment to orchards.
Mr. Starnes showed a thorough know
ledge of the subject and gave timely
hints to growers.
This address was followed by a dis
cussion of peach and other fruit can
neries for the state and several im
portant points were brought out by
those who have made a careful study
of the industry.
In the afternoon session a general
discussion was had on the various dis
eases, their prevention-and cure. This
part of the meeting was participated in
by several members and much valua
ble information was given by experi
enced orchardisis.
The convention will hold an adjourn
ed session in Atlanta in February at
which all the fruit growers of Geor
gia are invited to be present. At this
session steps will be taken toward
making stronger the organization and
enlarging its membership. This move
is in accord with the fight that is to
b(5 waged for better rates for fruit
transportation and a more united or
ganization is desired before the battle
begins in earnest. Before this meet
ing is held letters will be sent to every
section of the state where fruit orch
ards are located.
Macon was represented in the con
vention by Frank Hnziehurst, E. J.
Willingham. Felton Hatcher, George
Jewett, and others.
Dudley M. Hughes, of Twiggs coun
ty. was present, as his section of the
state has many'‘fine orchards along the
line of the Macon and Dublin railway.
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE
BALLOTS FOR SENATOR.
TRENTON. N. J., Jan. 24—The New
Jersey legislature met in joint session
today, took two ballots on tbe United
S:a:es senatorship without result. First
ballot Senator Dryden (Republican)
36‘ ex-Governor John W. Griggs (Re
publican) 6: Justice Mahlon Pitney
(Republican) 2: Col. E. A. Stevens
(Democrat) 16: Woodrow Wilson
(Democrat) 10; James E. Martine
(Democrat) 6: ex-Judge Gottried Kru
ger (Democrat) 5.
Second ballot—vote exactly the same
excepting that five Democratic votes
for Judge Kruger went to Dr. Wilson
increasing his total to 13. Prior to the
join; session the Democrats held a
meeting and fail'd to agree upon a
candidate lor senator,
inompanMe ; COTTON IMRKET HIDE
In Grandeur] , H y m
Eruption of Mauna Loa Wel
comed by the Natives
of Islands.
HONOLULU, via San Francisco,
Jan. 23.—At midnight Wednesday, Jan
uary 9. the people of nearly all parts of
Hawaii awoke to the realization that
the splendid spectacle of an outbreak
of Mauna Loa was before them. In
Hawaii volcanic activity is never
dreaded: it is always welcomed. It
means a spectacle, as long as it lasts,
incomparable, magnificent—and so far
as the experience of the hundred years
of historic time goes—without danger
to life, almost without danger to prop
erty. From the summit of Mauna Loa,
a vast cone which rears itself from a
base 30 miles in diameter and includes
almost half of the isle of Hawaii, to a
height of 13.675 feet abovc^sea level, a
grea: glow began to be seen. It rose
-in an immense column of light, re
flecting from the overhanging clouds,
and seeming to spread out over a large
area of the zenith. Where the column
left the mountain it seemed almost
white in the intensity of light. As it
ro_se and spread out in reflection on the
clouds it assumed a deeper, redder
tinge.
Light Slowly Bursting Forth.
The great column of light did not
burst suddenly into view. The column
of lights, a shaft at first, grew in size
and brightness for several hours. To
those who have seen eruptions of
Mauna Loa, It told its own story.
Somewhere near the summit of the
great mountain, the molten lava had
broken out in a fiery stream, fornjjng
first a cone and then bursting thr^y j t
the side of this, started as a river of
fire, and lava down the gently sloping
side of the mountain.
Then it began its descent to the sea,
a stream of liquid fire, forming its
banks as it moved, the lava on the
outer edges cooling more rapidly than
in the middle of the stream, but ever
forced on by the weight of the molten
mass behind, hurled from the under
world by titanic force.
In the distance it is a spectacle only.
Nearby there is the deep surging of
the molten mass hurled in great bil
lows. from the depths below. This
wonderful spectacle, remained a pillar
of glory until the first light of the
dawn began to pale its splendors, to
turn them, as the light in the cast
strengthened into a pillar of smoke by
day.
Four days after- the outbreak the
stream of lava found its way to the
sea In a brilliant cataract of fire it
plunged over a cliff, into the waters of
the Pacific.
vLIVERPOOL. spots closed 5.90
NEW YORK, spots closed 11.00
NEW ORLEANS, spots closed.... 10.7-16
THE LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
The Macon cotton market yesterday
was steady and unchanged at the follow
ing quotations:
Range of Prices
Good Middling 1084
Strict Middling 10'-
Middling 10(4
Strict Low Middling 10
Low Middling : 9(^
Good Ordinary 9
Ordinary SU
Spot Cotton Movement.
Rects. Ship. Sales.
44
44
Stock on Hand.
Sept. 1. 1906 2.374
Jan. 24, 1907 6.237
THEFT HI ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 24.—Atlanta
has suffered from another big diamond
robbery. While it is not as large as
the Ryan job, still the loss of $1,000
worth of jewels and $60 in money is
enough to make Arthur Dunnett, of 210
West Fair street feel like he has met
with a heavy blow. Mr. Dunnett is a
well-known traveling salesman, and
his wife conducts a private boarding
house.
The stolen gems represent seven dia
mond rings and a handsome diamond
booeh. valued at $350. This brooch
was given to Mrs. Dennett by her hus
band as a Christmas present and was
highly prized bj» Mrs. Dennett for this
reason.
Despite the activity of tile police, not
the slightest trace of the missing jew
els has been unearthed and no infor
mation has been obtained tending to
disclose the present whereabouts of the
suspected boarder.
The diamonds and money disappear
ed from tho room of Mrs. Dennett. The
gems and the greater portion of the
money was in a strong box, a small,
iron safe, which was kept' in a closet.
The remainder of the money was in a
small box, which had been left on a
table in the room.
A boarder is said to have paid his
board to Mrs. Dennett, amounting to
about $10, and then left the house.
This sum was placed on the table, near
the box containing the other money.
Later Mrs. Dennett discovered that'the
the table where she had left it.
money box was empty. The $10 board
money was still lying untounchde on
TWENTY MINERS
LOST THEIR LIVES
TRINIDAD. Col., Jan. 24.-^-Twenty
miners, according to the most author
itative information available this even
ing, lost their lives as a result of an
explosion, which occurred early today
in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany’s coal mine near Primro, 20 miles
west of this city.
Two of the dead are Frank Hobart,
miner, and R. J. Lumley, fire boss.
The names of the other men killed
have not been learned,' as the shift boss
who checked up the men who went
into the mine last night is missing.
Ail the men except Lumley were for
eigners, most of them being Italians.
The explosion stopped the air fan
which was not repaired until late to
day. and there is little chance that
any of the men in the mine are alive.
Late advices are that the mine is
severely wrecked. The rescue party
has penetrated 300 feet and recovered
four bodies.
NEW YORK.
NEW TORK. Jan. 24—The cotton
market made a pretty steady showing
during today's trading, and closed
steady at a net advance of 7 points.
Sales for the day were estimated at
150,000 bales. The opening was steady
at an advance of 6 to 10 points on
better cables than expected, Liverpool
failing to respond to the local break
following the census report of yester
day.- There was consderable cotton for
sale at the initial advance, but offer
ings were very well absorbed by the
time demand from spot people, yester
day's sellers and others influenced by
the steadiness of Southern spot mark
ets and the continued talk of unfavor
able seed for the next crop. Trading
became less active during the middle
session but the steadiness of the mark
et rendered some of tho room shorts
nervous and in the early afternoon,
prices firmed up quite rapidly on cov
ering and bull support with March
selling at 9.53 and May realizing to cut
down the advance somewhat, but the
closing tone was steady. The Houston
estimate for tomorrow was heavier but
was offset by the lighter New Orleans
estimate and the interior movement for
the day showed shipments to be con
siderably heavier than receipts at most
points. Private wires from New Or
leans reported that buyers from Mem
phis and some other interior points
were reporting the market in search
! of supplies. Southern spot markets
i generally unchanged. Receipts at the
i ports today 4S.3S7 bales, against 52,662
! last week,and 15,493 last year. For the
week (estimated) 300.000 against 348,-
741 last week and 111,502 last year.
Today’s receipts at New Orleans 12,597
bales against 6. 048 last year and at
Houston 6,839 bales against 4,225 bales
iast year. *
Futures closed steady at the following
quotations:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
January 9.33 939 9.32 9.34
February 9.85
March .....9.45 9.53 9.42
May* .'.'.'.'.’.‘.’.‘..9.54 9.62 9.61
June
July 9.59 9.63 9.58
siUgust 9.52 9.63 9.58
September 9.57 9.61 9.56
October 9.64 9 74 9.62
. Movement at the Ports.
9.47
9.53
9.56
9 59
9.63
9.58
9.59
9.69
Receiots and Exports. Today. Week.
Consolidated net receipts.. 48.387
Exports to Great, Britain.. 2..721
Exports to France 450
Exports to Continent 15.887
j Stock on hand all ports. .1,274.531
Since September 1. 1906—
Consolidated receipts 7.047,028
Eports to Great Britain 2.261,697
Exports to France 633.870
Exports to continent 2.075.733
Exports to Japan 119,042
Price, Net Receipts, Sales, Stocks.
The Ports.
Price.|Rects.]Sales.| Stck.
j Gaievston . . .110 9-16! 25729!
I Ne Orleans .110 7-161 12597
! Monde
;Savannah . ,
.Charleston .
I Wilmington ,
i Norfolk . . .
Baltimore .
New York
Boston . . .
Philadelphia
I10U
.110 3-16
.(1044 |
.110 I
. lOU
.11044 I
..111 I
-111
..ill I
8901
5648!
174;
335!..
21471
"26I 1 "
881]..
5471898197
56001398625
900 47325
1093:176425
...I 14155
...I 14963
616 4951S
.... 9262
3001146140
.’!’ '2339
Interior Movement.
Jan. 19. 1907 12 —
Jan. 21. 1907 S 60 60
Jan. 22, 1907 60 120 120
Jan. 23, 1907 16 16
I Price.!Rects.]Sales.| Stck.
Houston . . .]10 9-16! 6839! 755 80569
Augusta . . .; 11170 3641 47588
Memphis . . .110 5-16 2932! 46001170907
St. Louis !10% 1 900 77' 30123
Louisville . . .]10% | | ! SS10
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 24.—Cotton spot
good business done: prices 4 points high
er: American middling, fair. 6.70; good
middling 5.90; low middling 5.64: good
ordinary 5.00. The sales of the day were
10,000 bales of which 1.500 were for soec-
ulation and export and included 9.600
American. Receipts 30.000 bales, includ
ing 21.900 American.
Futures opened steady and closed
steady: American G.' O. C.:
Clo
5.56
5.41
5.41
5.48
5.45
January
January-February ....
February-March
March-April
April-May
May-June
June-Juiy
July-August
August-September
September-October
October-November
November-Deccmbcr
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 24.—Spot cotton
closed steady 1-lSc higher: middling
10 7-16. Sales on the spot were 4.150
bales and 1,450 bales to arrive.
I Futures opened steady at an advance
| of 4 to 7 points on better cables. Trad-
! ing during the early session was dull.
! l»ut a heavy local spot demand and short
covering put May as high as 10 29. The
closing tone was steady S to 11 points
I better than yesterday,
i Cotton futures closed steady as fol-
i Jows:January 10.19
February 19.18
March in.21
| April 1oi22
I May 10.24
| June 10.20
1 July 10.32
STOCKS Win 0011
HID PROFESSfONJU
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.—Another dull
and narrow market today marked the
lapse of speculative opYrations into
tho hands of the strictly professional
class of traders, the origin of orders
approach closer to the stock exchange
and these volume decreases. Most • f
today's business was believed to origi
nate on the floor of t'ne exchange it
self. Commission houses complain of
entire lack of outside business and the
outside financial powers arc disposed
to let the market lie fallow, so far as
any evidence of their activity can be
discerned. Speculative sentiment con
tinues mixed as to the manner of issue
for the market from the present dull
ness, whether by a renewal of the re
cent liquidation or by a recovery. Rail
road notes in issues of varying sizes
continue to come upon the market and
this continues to be recognised as evi
dence of difficulty of flotation of capN
fal issues in more permanent form.
Growing notice is attracted, however,
to the activity with which these issues
are sought and the quickness with
which offerings are sold, showing that
capital, however- limited the supply
may be now, is nevertheless procurable
at a sufficient rate'of interest. Money
conditions continued to work easier.
Rates for time loans here yielded no
tably and quoted practically for all
periods half cent lower. The Bank of
England and the Bank of Fiance show
ed a further strengthening of position
and the discount rate at Berlin yield
ed further during the day. Presence
of the secretary of the treasury in
Wall street, afforded opportunity for a
denial of rumors circulated yesterday
that a further postponement was in
tended for the day of deposits to the
treasury beyond February 1, to which
it has been advanced already. This
may have accounted for the easing otf
prices late in the day, although the
market was impressible to the profit
taking on the day’s movement in the
narrow line of trading. Call money
hardened perceptibly when the intend
ed policy of the treasury became
known. Net changes were very small
at the regular closing.
Bonds were steady. Total sales par
value $2,112,000. United Staets bonds
were unchanged on call. Total sales
stocks 509,000 shares.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.—Money on call
easy; l%a4 per cent. Ruling rate 3:
bid 3(6: offered 4. Time loans dull and
easy; 60 days 4(6a5 per cent and 90
days 5 per cent: six months JitjaVj per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 5»ia6 per
cent. Sterling exchange easy, then strong
with actual business in banker's bills at
4S5.70a485.75 for demand and at 481.40a
4S1.45 for 60-day bills. Posted rates
482a 4S2(2 and 4S6a586(6. Commercial
bills 481 (J. Bar silver 68(6. Mexican
dollars 52 7-S. Government bonds steady;
Railroad bonds steady.
Grain, Provisions. Groceries.
These prices are at wholesale and not
(Corrected by S. R. Jaoues & Tinsley Co.)
to consumers:
CORN—Sacked white 68
Sacked mixed 67
Special quotation on car lot.
either sacked or bulk, made
on Replication.
OATS—White clipped 48
No. 2 white 47
No. 3 white 46
White feeding 45
Special quotations made on
car lots-
HAY—Choice timothy $1.25
No. 1 timothy 1.26
No. 2 Timothy 90
No. I Clover 90
Timothy and clover mixed.. 93
B'ddlng straw ,....' 63
BRAN—pure wheat 1.36
Mixed bran . ... 1.10
Jersey stock feed 1.25
Reliable feed 1.1,1
"Standard feed 1.10
FLOUR—Private stock, fancp past. .$5.15
Royal Owl. best patent 4.15
Top Notch, firs* paten.t 4.05
New Constitution. *4 patent. 3.50
. Orange Blossom, straight.... 3.50
MEAL—Water ground Juliette 67
Other brands 66
MEATS—Drv salt ribs 9.t£
Extra half ribs sv.
18-20-lb. D. S. bellies 10*;
1S-20-Ih. Boston bellies lltj
Bulk plates ga^
Smoked meats Sjo. over abc.ve ‘
HAMS—Fancy sugar cured 16
Standard sugar cured 15
Picnic hams n
LARD—Pure tierces 10(4
Pure, ir. SO-lb. tubs 10 1 4
Pure, in 50-lb. tins 10(4
Pure, in 60-lb. tubs 10
Pure, in 10-ib. tins 1054
“' Pure, ni 5-Ib. tins 10*1
■ Pure, in 3-lb. tins 10 7 4
White-flake tierces ... 7(4
The same .additions for other
sizes as named above.
SYRUP—Georgia cane (new) 40
New Orleans 28
Biarlc strap IS
SALT—160 lbs. White Gotten sok....50
100-lte. Burlap mcKs 48
Imnorted itock Salt, lb U4
CHEESE—Fill cream 15
Special prices ear lots.
GRISTS—Hudnuts. In bbls $8.66
Hudnuts. In 26-lb. sacks 1.70
SUGAR—Granulated, in hbis. or sck..5.25
New Orleans clarified 464
New York yellow. 4(6
COFFEE—Choice Rio 14 *
Prime Rio 13
Medium Rio 12
Common ll
Acbuckle's Roasted 16.54
RICE-—Choice head 7
Medium 6
Common 4
Lum'ber.
(Corrected by Massee-Felton hum. Co.)
Common framing at $16 to $20 per
thousand.
j Sized framing at $'7.50 to $22.50 per
^ thousand.
Stoi-m sheathing at $17 per thousand.
No. 2 common flooring at $20.00 per
thousand.
No. common ceiling at $17.50 per thous
and.
No. 1 common flooring and celling at
$25 per thousand.
"B" grade square edge weather board
ing at $22.50 per thousand.
No. 1 common weather boarding at 120
per thousand.
No. 2 pine shingles at ?2.25 per thous
and.
No. 1 pine shingles at $4.25 per thous
and.
No. 1 cypress shingles at $5.50 per
thouand.
How to Avoid Pneumonia.
We have never heard of a single in
stance of a cold resulting in pneumonia
or other lung trouble when Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken. It not
only stops the cough; but heals and
strengthens the lungs. Ask for Foiey’s
Honey and Tar and refuse any substi
tute offered. Dr. C. J. Bishop, of
Agnew, Mich., writes: "I have used
Foley's Honey and Tar in three very
severe cases of pneumonia, with good
results in every case.” H. J. Lamar,
near Exchange Bank.
DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.—The dry goods
market for the day was steady' Fur
ther advances wrv announced in bleach
ed goods and ginghams. Prints are still
having a large sale at the new price
levels. Dress goods for fail are selling
well. Heavy brown goods are in better
call and prices are firmer.
COTTON SEED OIL.
XE(Y YORK, Jan. 24.—Cotton seed oil
was firmer on covering and good bull
support. Prime crude F. O. B. mills
SSUaSl: prime summer yellow 56 nomi
nal: prime white 33 nominal; prime wint
er yellow 52 nominal.
Liquors—Wholesale,
(Corrected bv Weichselbaum Sc Mack.)
WHISKEY—Rye Jl.in to S3.50; corn
$1.16 to $1.50; gin. $1.10 to $1.76: North
Carolina 'om. $1.10 to S1.5C; Georgia •
corn J! 69
WINE.—75c. to $5: htgb wines. $1.30. J
rert and sherry. 75c. to $4; claret. $4 to j
Cii) a case; Americas champagne. $7.50 ta
BUREAU’S REPORT
OE COTTON 6INNE0
WASHINGTON. -Jan. 23.—The Census
report, issued today, shows that 12.167.373
bales of cotton, counting round as half
bales, have been ginned from the growth
of 1906 to January 16. 1907. The number
of active ginneries this year is 28,525. By
States, the amount of cotton sinned of
the growth of 1906 was as follows:
States. Bales.
Alabama 1,215.673
Arkansas 764,520
Florida 60.428
Georgia 1,602.713
Indian Territory :... 364.215
Kentucky l.h‘9
Louisiana S37.737
Mississippi 1,363,895
Missouri 40,051
North Carolina 588.315
Oklahoma ... 3S0.6t»5
South Carolina 887.192
Tennessee 252,501
Texas 3.74L988
Virginia 13.631
Tho sea island cotton ginned to Jan
uary 16. 1907, distributed by States, was:
Florida ”. 25.666
Georgia 34.775
South Carolina 7.761
Candy.
Cream mixed candy in pails, 10c,
Stick candy. In barrels, 6)4c,
Crackers.
(Corrected by Winn-Johnson Co.)
Barona sodas. 6c.
Barona nicnacs. 7t£c..
Barona oyster cracker*, 6^e.
N. B. C. sodas. 7c.
Ginger snaps <N. B. C.) To.
Assorted cakes. 10c.
Sugar cakes. 8c.
Hardware—Wholesale.
fCV*rrected bv Dnmap Harware Co.)
WELL BUCKET?-$4 per doz
MOPE—Manila. 14(4c ; Seeel, lie.; cot
ton 18%c.
WIRE—Barb. 3e. per lb.
PLOW STOCKS—Harman, 90c.; Fergu
son. 800.
TUBS—painted. $2.26: cedar. $5.00.
POWDER—$4:50: half kegs, $2 75; «
kegs. $1.5C: Dupont n.iii Hazard smoke
less. half kegs. $11.35: »i kegs. $5.75;
1-lb. canisters. $1. FssCS D»r cent.; Trois-
dorf smokeless Dowder, 1-lb. cans $L
SHOVELS—$6 to $11 per doz.
CARDS—Cotton. $*.50 per doz.
PLOW BLADES. 5c. per lb.
IRON—2He. pound, base; Swede,
pound.
AXES—$5.50 dozen, base.
LEAD—Bar. 7(4c. pound.
NAILS—Wire. $2.40 keg, base;
$2.40 keg. base.
SHOES—Horse. $4.25; mules. $4.25
BUCKETS—Paint. $1.70 doz.; white ce.
dar three noons. $3.20.
CHAINS—Trace. $4 to $6 doz.
GUN POWDER—Per peg. Austin crack
$4.50.
SHOT. $2.00 a sack.
4HO.
cut.
Dry Goods—Wholesale.
SHEETINS—4-4, 5 to 6c
DRILLINGS—7 to 7b,c.
TICKINGS—4(4 to 13Hc.
CHECKS—4 to ?\c.
BT F.ACHINGS-4 to 8c.
PRINTS—4(4 to 6s.
EmiS OF IIEAI
AND Dill MS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Moat and
dairy products exported in 1906 ex
ceeded 200 million dollars in value;
and if to this is added the value of
food animals exported, the total would
aggregate 250 million dollars. Meat
products exported show in practically
all classes, except canned beef, an in
crease over 1905, while cattle, hogs and
sheep show a slight decrease compared
with 1903. Fresh beef shows an in
crease of over a million dollars in
value: salted beef, a slight increase:
tallow, a gain of nearly 2 millions;
bacon, an increase qf 7 millions: lard,
an increase of 2 millions; oleomarga
rine. a gain of about 2 millions; while
butter shows an increase of nearly 2
million dollars, and cheese a gain of
Iff millions. In a single class, canned
beef, there is a marked decrease, the
value of canned beef exported during
the year having fallen over one-ivilf
or from about 7% millions in 1905 to
about S’- millions in value In 1906.
This decrease in exports of canned
beef—a decrease amounting to about
16 million pounds in tho year o> ours
chiefly In the shipments to Japan and
the United Kingdom. The shipments
of canned beef to Japan in 1905 were
14(A million pounds,' the loss being
thus more than 14 million pounds in
the shipments to that country alone.
This falling off In the shipments to
Japan Is due chiefly to the fact that the
exports of 1904 and 1905 to that coun
try were.abnormally large, due to war
requirements; the shipments to that
country in 1903 were but 48,463
pounds: in 1904, 2,649,419 pounds: in
1903, 14.404.37S pounds, and in 1
less than a half million, thus indlcai-
ing that the movements of this article
In 1904 and 1903 to Japan wore due.
almost exclusively, to the temporary
requirements of the' war period. On
tlie other hand, a marked loss has. for
some other reason, occurred in the
shipments to the United Kingdom. The
detailed flgurcs for December have hot
yet reached the Bureau of Statistics
of the . Department of ■Commerce and
Labor, but figures for 11 months end
ing with November show a fall from
oS,14S.7Gl pounds to. 20.764,S42 pounds
in exports of canned beef to the
United Kingdom.
To many other countries the exports
of canned beef show an increase In
1906 compared with 1903. To France
tho figures for 11 months of 1906 wore
1,103.358 pounds against 731,578 pounds
in the corresponding months of the
preceding year: and to Germany,
2,065,861 pounds against 869,265 pounds
in tile same month of 1905. To Central
America, Cuba, South America, the
Philippines. British Africa, and other
sections of Africa, the exports of canned
beef also show an Increase in 1906, as
compared with 1905, the chief falling
off occurring, -therefore. In the ship
ments to Japan and the United King
dom., the total reduction In exjiorts "f
canned beef amounting to about (0
million pounds, valued at' about 4 mil-
ion dollars, for the 12 months 1906.
Canned beef forms, however, a small
proportion of tile value of meats ex
ported from the United States, the to
tal of meats alone aggregating over
200 million dollars, while that of canned
beef was. even In its best year, less
than S million dollars. Fresh beef, ba
con, hams, salted pork, lard and "oleo
oil" for use in making oieomargarim
are the. chief items forming the 200
million dollars' worth of meat products
exported, and to this should be added
about 5 million dollars’ worth of but-,
ter, nearly 3 million dollars' worth of
cheese, and about 2 million dollars’
worth of milk exported in the year
1906.
The distribution of this enormous
vane nf food supplies—over 200 million
dollars in the year 1906—is interesting.
The records of the Bureau of Statistics
show that' of the 22* million dollars'
worth of fresh beef exported in the 11
months ending with November. 1906,
22)4 millions went to the United King
dom. Of the 34 million dollars’ worth
of bacon exported, 27million dollars'
worth went to the United Kingdom. 2
millions to Belgium, and less than a
million dollars' worth to Germany. Of
the 19 million dollars’ worth of hams
exported, 16% million dollars, worth
went to the United Kingdom, half a
million dollars' worth to Belgium, and
less than a million dollars' \vorth to all
other Europe. Of the 11 million dol
lars' worth of salted or pickled pork
exported, over 7 million dollar’s worth
went to the L r nited Kingdom. Of the
53 million dollars' worth of lard ex
ported in the 11 months ending with
November. IS million dollars’ worth
went to the United Kingdom, 17 mi'-
lions to Germany. 5)4 millions to Neth
erlands, 2)4 rnillions to Belgium, a half
million to France, and 3 millions to
other countries of Europe, while 2 1 -
million dollars’ worth went to Cub:.',
and a half million each to Mexico and
Central America.
Of the 16 million dollars’ worth of
oleo exported for use in making oleo
margarine about 8% millions went to
Netherlands, 3)4 millions to Germany.
1 1-3 millions to the United Kingdom,
and a little over 1 million to Norway.
This "oleo,” which goes in the form of
an oil. is used for the manufacture of
oleomargarine, or imitation butter, and
goes in larger quantities to Nether
lands than to any other country, the
total quantity sent to that country in
the 11 months of 1906 having been over
100 million pounds. In addition to this,
there was sent to Netherlands during
tile same period over 10 million gallons
of cotton-seed oil. which is understonj
to be also largely used in the manu
facture of butler in thata country.
The total quantity of oleo oil sen! out
of the country in the year just end'-d
is over 200 million pounds, valued at
over 17 million dollars, of which a lit;!o
more than onc-nalf went to the Neth
erlands; and of cotton-seel oil, about
40 million gallons, of which over one-
fourth went to the Netherlands.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO,
market was
realizing, th
net loss of :
Oats were .
were 2^ft5 1
Wheat-
May . .
July . .
Sept. . .
Corn—
Jan. • .
May . .
Sept. . .
Oats— .
Jan. . ,
May .. .
July . .
Sept. . .
Mess Pork—
May . .
July . .
Lard—
Jan. . .
May . .
July . .
Short Ribs—
Mav . .
July . .
Jan. 24.—The h»cal wheat
weakened today by general
v May option closing at u.
1-8. Corn was down
* shade lower. Provisions
igher.
Open. High. Low. Close.
7!U
9.17%
9.40
9.42%
9.05
7.17%
32%
9.22%
9.45
9.49%
9.10
9.22%
7S-;
78%
35 N,
9.22%
9.42%
9.47
9.05
9.17%
NAVAL STORES.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 24.—Turpentine
firm 70: sale 721; receipt? 221: shipments
216. Rosin firm: sale 3.834: receipts 1.7G5;
shipments 2,475; stock 80.261.
Quote: A. B. c. 400; D. 4<>0a4O5: R.
400a405; G. 400a420; H. 410a35: I. 435;
K. 515; M., 550; N. 625; W. G. 675; W. W.
685.
CHARLESTON. S. <:.. Jan. 24.—Tur
pentine and rosin nothing doing.
WILMINGTON. Jan. 24.—Spirits tur
pentine nothing doing. • Receipts 37
cask?. Rosin nothing doing: receipts 127.
Tar firm 240; receipts 79. Crude furpen-
UAfi firm 335. 150 ftnd 450. RQoeiptg 48.