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Jos. A. Magnus & Cos.,
< INC IN NAT I, O.
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
KEWS AM) VIEWS OF THE DAY IT
TWO STATES.
fort Valley’s Extensive Canneries.
Fruit Men Arrested for Work
ing on Sunday—North Georgia
Peaches—Col. Wooten About lie
covered Cnpt. Bronn to Go to
China—A His Phosphate Deal.
Change in Plant System Colors.
Dublin Courier-Dispat. h\ Savannah’s
population is from 8.000 to 15,000 less than
the natives thought it would he. but that
city continues the most beautiful and most
hospitable spot upon the globe. Savannah
is alright whether the poulation is 43,000
or 65,000.
Col. Wooten Ik Better.
Col. W. E. Wooten, of the Fourth Geor
gia Regiment, with headquarters at Al
bany, who has been ill for the past month
at the Southern Sanitarium, on Capitol
avenue, in Atlanta, has about recoverd.
While able to be out, he will exercise pre
caution and will remain in Atlanta an
other month. He was prevented by illness
from being with his regiment, which is
In camp on Cumberland Island.
Reunion of Georgia Cavalry.
The annual reunion of the survivors of
the First Georgia Cavalry Regiment,
which was to have been held July 25. at
Rome, Ga.. has been changed to Aug. 15-
16. Committees on transportation and
speakers for the occasion have been ap
pointed, and have gone actively to work.
On the same day and at the some- place,
the Sixth Georgia Cavalry Regiment will
hold their reunion. Every survivor of the
First and Sixth Georgia Cavalry is in
vited and expected to be present.
An In usual Article.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Deputy Collec
tor Hinton returned yesterday afternoon
from Marion county, where he made a
successful raid yesterday, capturing con
siderable moonshine whisky. Two outfits
•were captured, one a few miles below
Buena Vista and the other northwest of
the town. The proprietors were not
around when the stills were seized, and
were consequently not arrested. Mr. Hin
ton captured quite a number of bottles
and jugs of whisky. It appeared to be of
a very excellent quality.
Bronn to Go to Chinn.
Capt. Oscar Brown, of the First Uni
ted States Cavalry, who Is stationed with
his troops in Yellowstone Park, has re
ceived orders to sail for China from Seat
tle, on July 28. A telegram from Capt.
Brown recurved In Atlanta Thursday an-
Brown received in Atlanta Thurs
day by one of his friends an
ed be kindly remembered to his friends
there and elsewhere in Georgia. Capt.
Brown was formerly stationed in Geor
gia and was well-known to the militia
men throughout th-e state.
Fort Vnlley’a Canneries.
Fort Valley now has three extensive can
neries running day end night. The ag
gregate forcJe employed in the several de
partments approximates 50) hands. The
average output per day is about 8,000 cans.
Peaches form over three-fourths of the
material used, the rest being tomotoos and
berries. The new cannery of Jones &
Miller has been in operation for several
day*. The Home Ice Company’s plant
Is in working trim and several good
freezes of ice have been put on the mar
ket. W H. Harris is president of the
company and H. L. Harris secretary and
treasurer.
Carroll** City Court.
The City Court established for Carroll
county at the special election July 10 will
soon have to supplied with a judge and
solicitor general. Already the following
have announced their intention to be can
didates for judge: Col. W. C. Hodnett
and Judge W. F. Brown, both of Carrol 1 -
ton. Cols. Sidney Holderness and S. J.
Boykin have likewise declared their in
tentions to run for the solicitor-ship of
aaid court. These two last named gentle
men are likewise members of the Car
rollton bar. Intimation has it that several
other lawyers of Carrollton are consider
ing contesting with the above named can
didates for the places.
North Georgia Pearlies.
Peach shipments along the line of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad ore begin
ning to move. It is estimated that there
will be at least thirty cars off the main
line end fifty cars from the Rome division
of the road These consignments whinh
•re oil for Eastern. Northern and Wesr
ern markets, will move ea h day as the
market demands. The entire crop will
not be moved before the end of next
week. Marietta will furnish the largest
shipment elong the line of the road
There are n number of tine orchards at
that point and freight people know what
to expect. Gilmore. Smyrna. Elizabeth,
Adairsvllle. McDaniel and Dalton will al
io make a good showing.
Worked on Sunday.
W H. Bridenslein and J. D. Anrrick.
president and vice president of Mossy
nurseries; J. A. Floyd, agent for
Armour & Co.’s Fruit Growers’ Express,
• rwi N. and C. Deitzen. proprietors of
Deitzen & Son’s canning factory, were ar
rested at Fort Valley on warrants charg
ing them with violation of the Sabbath.
The nurserymen, it was alleged, were
loading cars with peaches; Mr. Floyd.
Icing refrigerator cars and Mr. Deitzen
and his son operating their cannery. The
first two named were given preliminary
trial Wednesday and released for lack
of evidence. The others waived investi
gation and were bound over to the County
Court. These rases will be watched with
Irteresf by those interested in the fruit
business. Other arrests mny follow,
FLORIDA”
In Pensacola (he other day, just before
the hour for the ratification meeting. It
was discovered that the platform for the
speakers had been built by non-union car
penters. The committee Immediately had
It torn down and rebuilt by union work
men.
Tried to Kill HU Family.
John Edwards, a negro, who has been
employed at Orlando for some rime, has
become violently insane. Thursday right
he had to be confined. He attempted to
kill hie entire family, but aid arrived in
time to prevent him from doing serious
damage. He will probably be sent to
Chattahoochee within a few days.
Scarcity of labor.
Contractors in Tampa are greatly ham
pered in their work by a scarcity of labor.
They are constantly demanding good car
penters, and cannot get them, while brick
masons are almost an unknown quantity
for new work. A large number of both
classes, it seems, could get work here at
the present time if they would happen
along.
A Big Phosphate Deal.
Gainesville Sun: The Camp Phosphate
Company of Albion yesterday closed a deal
with Col. J. J. Barr for phosphate lands in
Citrus county, the consideration being
away up in the thousands of dollars It
is undoubtedly the largest deal of the
kind made in several months. The Camp
Company is gradually getting a corner
on phosphate lands in the state
A Change in Color.
Tampa Times: A marked change is be
ing gradually noticed in the Plant System
j\roperties in the past few months. It is
the slow and steady disappearance of
what was known as the Plant System
colors—yellow, with dark red trimmings.
All the new freight cars now appearing
are painted a different color, and many
buildings painted within the past few
months have undergone a change from the
old style.
Soldier* nt St. Augustine.
Members of all the companies in camp
at St. Augustine expect friends from their
hemes to-day. The 22d gives promise of
being a gala day. Capt. Foster of the St.
Augustine Rifles has obtained the consent
of Col. Lovell to suspend the regular or
der on Sunday of do toiling ho many men
from each company for guard duty, the
members of the home company having
volunteered to occupy oil the posts, so as
to give the visiting soldiers the entire day
to devote to escorting the visitors abort
the city. The commanding officer has>
also been requested to order guardmount
end dress parade half an hour earlier on
Sunday in order that these features may
completed before visitors leave the
camp for their homebound trains.
TV a* Nut a Suicide.
It is now shown by several things that
Dr. McLean did not kill himself at Port
Tampa city, as was reported. He was
found dead, and, as there was a morphine
bottle about half-tilled near him, the pre
sumption was that it was a case of self
destruction. The matter was so reported,
and things even went so far as to have a
jury make an examination of the case.
Later it was shown that his death was
due to natural causes, and that heart fail
ure was the most direct cause. The prep
aration which was found in the bottle was
a harmless mixture. This, of course, does
away entirely with the self-destruction
theory, and his friends are glad to know
that he did not suicide, although, they re
great his death keenly.
drowned vr years.
John Oomi'7. Did Not Have tt Chance
to Die of Old Age.
From the Fort Myers (Fla.) Press.
Word reaches us from our Everglade
correspondent that old John Gomez, the
centenarian, had been drowned while fish
ing, on Thursday, July 12, and his body
had been recovered the following Satur
day much decomposed, and buried on his
island, Panther Key, where he had lived
for so many years. It is a strange fate
that a man should have lived to an age
that is granted to but few, to have es
caped dis< asfe and accidents for a period
of 12.1 years, and at last to meet his death
in an unnatural way, by drowning. The
fact that he was out on the waters of the
Gulf fishii g at the time he m t his death,
is evidence that the old mkn was still vig
orous enough to get about, and it is pos
sible that he may have liv.d another ten
years had lie not met with the sad acci
dent which resulted in his death.
That he was one of the oldest, if not the
oldest citizen of (he United States, at the
time of his death, there can scarcely be
any doubt. His story h3s been known for
years to our citizens, and for over ten
years he and his wife have been wards
of the county, the County Commissioners
on many occasions making personal inves
tigations abmt the old man, and for over
ten years have paid him the sum of $S p r
month fr m the county funds.
John Gomez, in telling the story of his
life to a Press representative in May,
1896, stated that he was a native of Por
tugal, and went from the island of Ma
deira to France, while very young. After
ward he w’ent as a cabin boy on a vessel
sailing to this country, but the captain
of the bark was so cruel to him that he
ran away when the bark arrived at Char
leston, S. C. From there he came to St.
Augustine, FJa., long before the Spanish
flag ceased to wave over the fort. He
said while in France he saw Napoleon
Bonaparte on dress parade many times.
He said he had been married but once,
and, looking at hks aged wife, ironically
said, “that was once too often.” He had
never had any children. He was a mem
ber of the Roman Catholic Church, and
exhibited his crucifix with pride. The is
land upon which he lived was distant
about fifteen miles from the Marco post
office, which was his address. At the time
of this interview with him he was over
118 years of age, which would have made
him over 122 years old at the time of his
death. He said he had never taken a
medicine in his life, and always
hadgood health until within the last few
years, when he had been troubled with
rheumatism.
John Gomez In physical makeup, was
a .short, heavy set man, with a head of
heavy curly hair, which had once been
black, but was then silvered all over. He
had large, dark eyes, fairly well preserv
ed, and bore marks of having been rath
er a handsome man. He served in the
Seminole War from 1535 to 1837, under
Gen. Taylor, and was in the famous
Okeechobee battle, which was fought
Dec. 25, 1837. at the edge of Lake Okee
chobee. His wife hails from Glynn county,
Georgia, and is over seventy years old.
The remarkable age attained by John
Gomez, who spent so many years of his
life on his island home on the Gulf
coast, is proof that this const is extreme
ly healthful and the climate conducive to
longevity.
TAX RETIRXS ARK SLOW.
Report* From County School Com
nilaftioiiern Received.
Atlanta. July 21.—The tax returns from
the various counties are not being sent in
by the tax receivers. The last day for
receiving the refTirns is Aug. 1. The con
troller general hopes to have them in by
that time.
It is expected that there will he n big
increase In the returns this year as the
ten counties which have already reported
show up considerably better than last
year.
Nearly all the county school commis
sioners of the state have filed their annual
reports with the state school commis
sioner. Mr. Glenn has not completed ex
amining their reports, hut says there will
be a big increase in the number of pupils
in attendance.
W. F~ HAMILTON,
Artesian Well Contractor,
OCALA. FLA.
Am prepared to drill wells up to any
depth. We use tlrst-claaa machinery, can
do work on short uotlcs and guarantee
satisfaction.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JULY 22, 1900.
THE TENDENCY TO DISEASE,'
Dr. Hathaway’s Method the Only One
Which Cures.
Hi, Rcoord of 20 l ean in rare, of Chronic ni.raae. Place, Him nt the
Head of Hl* Speciality.
J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D.
The Oldest Established Specialist In
file South.
ent stages, all diseases of the kidneys, b.adder and collecting organs, including
varicocele and siricture.
To cure a p'.mpl - on the face, a sore on any part of the body, or to stimulate
a weakened on-an, is not to cine the underlying cause. iDR. HATHAWAY Treats
the CAUSE and rids the whole system of all diseased conditions.
His record of cures for 20 years proves that his method is right; that his system
of treatment is superior to all others.
You can call at his office or write him and have a thorough examination
without cost. If he does not think a course of treatment necessary he will
advise you what to do without expend.
J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. ° ffl '? m'.'toVpT^. 7 te *
Dr. Hflthaufl.v A Cos.,
2SA BRYAN STREET. . SAVANNAH, GA.
MILITARY CHAT AND GOSSIP.
GEORGIA’S PROMOTIONS IN REGU
LAR ARMY FROM RANKS.
Fitting Up of the Old “Heard House”
Rooms—National Air nt Conven
tions—Lieut. Jervey of Georgia.
Some >i(stakes of Newspapers ns
to Well-known Generals Auto
graph Letters From Confederate
General* Romance of the War
Chaplain. %
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla., July
21.—A reader of these letters asks if
Georgia has had any promotions from the
ranks of the regular army. There have
been quite a number, some dating way
back, one being Brevet Brig. Gen. George
F. B. Dandy and another Brevet Maj.
Mason Carter, the latter enlisting as a
private under the name of Mason How
ard. A later promotion from the ranks
was that of Lieut. Lunsford Daniel of
Griffin.
It is gratifying to note that the “Last
Cabinet” Chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy at Washington, Ga.,
have succeeded in tilting up the rooms in
the “Heard House,” where President
Davis and his cabinet held their final
meeting. It i£ to be hoped that many peo
ple may be found who will either give or
loan the chapter articles and relics suit
ed to the rooms and iheir Confederate
museum. Single articles in private fami
lies generally have little value, the gen
eral public seldom seeV them. And yet
when grouped together they become relics
that educate most effectively.
A newspaper reference to Col. Major
reminds me that not only family names
but given names also become mixed with
military and civil titles. Jt has been a
common practice to give negroes such
names, but it seldom results in a mixture.
In the case of white men, however, it is
quite different. There was in the Confed
eral army a Lieut. Col. Colonel Williams,
the Colonel being his given name. There
was also a Judge Thomas J. Judge, and a
Judge Judge Williams, the second Judge
being his given name and tho first one his
title.
It nap reported that when the band
"The Star Spangled Banner" at
the Philadelphia National Republican Con
vention, Col. Teddy Roosevelt was on his
feet in an instant, followed by the vast
throng present. But when the band in
the Jacksonville Stale Democratic
Convention started this national air Jo
seph C. Jones, Esq., of Orlando, son of
the late Rev. Dr. John Jones, and the
writer of these lines were the only persons
In that great assemblage to rise to their
feet. The English people set the world
a line example of patriotism in this direc
tion. Whenever a national air is played
or sung, they rise instantly to their feet.
On all great occasions we Americans or
United Statesians—as my friend. G. N.
Saussy, calls us, should do the same.
The special telegram in the Morning
News of Wednesday about engineer corps
officers going to China, mentioned "First
Eieut. James P. Davey of Georgia.” The
name of this gifted young officer is Jer
yey, and he belongs to a family formerly
of South Carolina. Several of the boys
have been star graduates of West Point
Military Academy and were given fine
positions in the regular army. Dipnt. Jer
vey, above referred to, made a remark
able record at West Point, and as the
family resides, or did reside, In Atlanta,
these bright sons have reflected credit
upon Georgia as well as South Carolina.
Should the war in China be prolonged
there will be great need on the part of the
allied of first class engineers, and
the selection of Lieut. Jervey as one of
the officers to be sent there shows that
the war department in this instance se
lects the right man for the right place.
Capt. Henry Jervey is also in the engi
neering corps and Lieut. Eugene P. Jer
vey in the cavalry corps.
Candidate William Jennings Bryan Is
not invited to Chicago by the G. A. R.,
hut by the Citizens’ Committee. Candi
date William McKinley is not invited by
•he G. A. R.. buf goes as a member of
the Grnnd Army of the Republic. The
rules and regulations of the G. A. R.
forbid any such a li n on its part,
but cities which have entertained the en
campment in the past have taken upon
themselves the right o invite dlstinguish
id men of all parties, but these invited
guests only porticipate in the social and
public exercises that form a sort of en
vironment for *he more formal business
of the occasion. Gen. John C. Black,
chairman of the Chicago Committee on
Invitation, is not only a good sound Dem
ocrat. but a popular Grand Army man,
as many other Democratic Rrnorals are
or have been. The G. A. R. Is not in any
sense a political organization, although
the majority of the. members are Repub
licans.
An Atlama evening paper prints pic
tures of Gen. Andrew P. Stewart and Gen.
Stephen D. Lie and Gin. Oliver O. How
ard. and refers to Lee and Stewart as
major centrals. Every school hoy ought
to know that both these officers were lleu
t-nant et orals In the Coni' derate a mv.
and conspicuous educators since the war
In Miss eslppl, the former as president of
State A*rh filtural College, and the
latter of the State University, until his
appointment on the National Military
Park Board The impression Is also mad
that Gen. Howard left the regular army
and was In civil life when the Confeder
ate war started. He simply res gned as a
first lieutenant In th’ o dnance depart,
merit to take the field as colonel of the
Third Maine Infantry, he being a native
of that state. Howard was a West Point
er, and his promo loti to fill Gen McPher
son s place—killed at the Baitle of Allan
•a, by Gen. Sherman, was recanted by
What is called "the t?r:d ncy to disease"
—that is to acer ain diseased condition
-14 recognized by ail physicians. In some
families there is a tendency to consump
tion; in others a tendency to nervous
dDoide.s; in others a tendency to kidney
and urinary complaints, and so on.
Jt is this tendency to chronic diseases
that Dr. Hathaway cur-rs, as well as the
diseases themselves alter they have de
veloped.
Any sys'em of treatment which fails
to take into account this tendency to a
particular disease cannot permanently
cure. This is why so many physicians
fail in the r attempt to restcre the health
of a patient. They treat simply the local
manifestations of the trouble and go no
deeper. Dr. Hathaway treats all cases
constitutionally. His method of treatment
not only curts the disease itself, but by
building lip the constitutionally weakened
organs, prevents a recurrence of the
trouble.
In tids way he cures permanently all
nervous diseases from whatever cause,
all forms of blood diseases in the and ffer-
Qen. John A. Logan, who came from civil
lif. and was extr. mely popular with the
volunteer soldiers. Howard is a very
p ons man. and has been called the “Gen.
Havelock” of our army.
The going of Gen. T. L. Rosser, “bag and
baggage,” over to the Republican party,
will not surprise any one who has watch
ed his career during the past few’ years.
For a time he was “unreconstructed,”
and kept his more patriotic Confederate
comrades in “hot water” by his rash
speeches and imprudent acts. It is hardly
probable that Rosser will fare as well as
did Gen. Mahone, or Gen. Walker, or
Gen. Longstreet, in the matter of politi
cal offices. He is now’ a candidate for
Congress from his district In Virginia. It
will amuse many readers of the Morning
News to know’ that ex-Gov. Rufus B.
Bullock cf Atlanta, once a Republican
governor of Georgia, talks about “we
Confederates who surrendered in good
faith,” etc. And yet, even before the Civil
War fairly opened. Gov. Bullock, then a
resident of Augusta, w r as in the Ogle
thorpe Light Infantry of that eity when
it stormed the Sand Hills heights and
after a bloodless battle of words captured
the United States arsenal from Capt.
Arnold Elzy, U. S. A., later a general
in the Confederate service. Governor Bul
lock is a United Confederate Veteran and
at. present a very respectable Republican.
The movement of Camp Benning, U. C.
V., of C-olumbus, Go.. to secure autograph
letters from living Confederate generals is
a good one. But why confine the move
ment to living generals, now’ so few and
widely scattered? Letters of this kind
written by’ Confederate generals before
they fell in battle, or died of wounds or
disease, would prove equally as valua-the,
if not more so, as only a few’ of the fa
mous generals are now' living. I would
not part with my own collection of such
letters and autographs for any amount
of money. Col. Charles C. Jones., Jr.,
used to write the handsomest of letters,
. nearly every on? looking l.ke copperplate
engraving. Gen. William T. Sherman
wrote nearly all of hit? letters, and they
were exceptionally neat. He learned the
art. so he told me, while a banker In
California. Gen. Winfield Scott Han
cock's signature was freqeuntly taken
for "Miss T. Hancock,” even by expert'*
j in the matter of handwriting.
Dr. J. C. Pelot of Palmetto, Fla., tells
the Tampa correspondent of the Times-
Union and Citizen that according to the
best informa i ion obtainable, he was the
last officer to serve in the Confederate
army. He bases 4 his statement upon the
fact that he remained tw’o weeks at An
dersonville prison as a surgeon, with rank
of captain after the Union authorities
took charge. Granting this to he true, it
would hardly justify the claim that he
was the “last man in the procession.”
There was no formal muster out of Con
federate officers and sollders when the
collapse came. Detached commands were
scattered everywhere, and they went out
of commission pretty much “on their
own hook,” at their own time and in
their own way. I question very much if
"t can be definitely settled what command
was the last to be mustered out, much
less the last commissioned officer. It was
clalmedfor the late Maj. Gen. S. W.
Crawford, U. S. A., that he heard the
first shot of the Civil War as a surgeon
at Fort Sumter and the last shot of the
war as a general at Appomattox. Un
fortunately, however, the “last shot” was
not tired at Appomattox.
“We chaplains,” writes Rev. E. J. Har
dy, in The Sphere Magazine, “see w’ar lit
erally in cold blood. We have not the wild
pulsation of the fight to sustain us. Our
place is with the wounded on the field
after the battle and in the hospitals, and
there is no romance in war there.” Now,
Chaplain Hardy can speak for himself and
the chaplains like him, but he certainly
misrepresents the better class of chaplains
as I knew them, in actual warfare. He
reminds me of an incident or accident in
the life of Henry Ward Beecher’s noted
father. With other preachers he was once
rolled down a bank in a stagecoach. As
they all pulled themselves out of the over
turned coach a rather “too previous”
brother thanked God that they had escap
ed injury. Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher tart
ly informed this brother that he could
speak for himself, as the others might
not view if in the same light. So I say to
Chaplain Hardy,he can speak for himself,
but the records show that many a zealous
and faithful chaplain, of theßlueandof the
Gray, went to his death in the storm of
battle while ministering to the wounded
and dying. “No romance there?” Well,
Well! And then, too, recall the brave wo
men who as army nurses have been
wounded on the field of battle. But Chap
lain Hardy very kindly admits that there
are chaplains who “considered it their
duty to be in the thick of the fight.” Yes.
and there is where duty calls every brave
and faithful chaplain whenever wounded
or dying soldiers need his ministrations.
The chaplain is the last man that should
.fear danger or death. Sidney Herbert.
RESULT OF MISSION WORK.
Dr. Anderson’s Views of the Pres
ent Trouble In China.
Nashville. Tenn., July 21.—Dr. D. 1,.
Anderson, a missionary of the Southern
Methodist Church at Soo Chow, whose
family is now at Shanghai, left Nash
ville yesterday, cn route to China. Re
garding the trouble Mr. Anderson said:
"There Is no doubt that the present trou
ble is largely the result of mission work.
"For several decades the missionaries
have scattered through the Chinese Em
pire, not only preaching the gospel, but
coming In direct Intercourse with the peo
ple, and have also scattered millions of
copies of different kinds of books, re
ligious. scientific, moral and works on
pollilcal economy, all over the empire.
"The result this Is that a large
party in favor of reform chiefly made up
of educated and cultured men, has been
reared."
TURPENTINE AGAIN DROPS.
IVDEB A LIGHT DEHASD THE
PRICE YIELDS % CENT.
The Fonr Higlier Grade, of Rosin
Also Off, tile Market Being Firm at'
the Decline*—Cotton tlniet ant] In -
changed—lnterior Holder* Decline
to Sell f. o. It. for Less Than From
>4 to 5-lfl Cent Above Local Price*.
Rather Than Accept Less Mill Men
Say They Will Spin Surplus Stock:*.
Banks to Again Accommodate
Farmers—l oral and Telegraphic
Markets.
Morning News Office, July 21.
The turpentine market is going down
hill precipitously. Another half cent was
lost at the opening to-day, when the mar
ket was posted firm on sales of a consid
erable lot. To what extent the declines
will go is beyond conjecture, of course,
but the trade are not inclined to take a
very favorable view of the outlook, which
is taken to indicate that they will not be
surprised to see still further losses before
the price strikes bottom. Liberal deliv
eries seem to have affected the demand
to a considerable extent, and the drop in
the market is said to be partly due to this.
The rosin market followed suit In the
declining movement, and grades M and
above went down ten cents each. At the
decline there was considerable sales,
showing that concessions had been made
to unload stuff. Until to-day the rosin
market has remained firm, with the indi
cations favorable for a maintenance of
prices.
No change was posted in the local eot
to market. Futures were up 9 and 12
points, due to a demand on the part of
shorts to cover. Advices from the crop
belt during the day were of a doubtful
character, some indicating that mild
showers In certain sections were for the
benefit of the crop, while advices from
other quarters were different and had the
opposite effect on the market.
Locally there is no demand for cotton,
at least at the prices holders ask. Brokers
find that interior holders. Including mill
men, are not willing to sell for less than
from % to 5-16 cent above local prices f. o.
b. Savannah. They will not make conces
sions. Mill men say rather than sell for
less they will spin the surplus cotton they
offer. The uncertainty of the size of the
coming crop keeps consumers guessing,
and they are after supplies as cheaply as
possible, believing that prices will drop
at the opening of the season under the
large offerings they anticipate will be
thrown upon the market.
The few local bears who occasionally is
olate themselves to venture an opinion cn
the situation do not believe there will be
much holding of cotton at the opening of
the season, and hence expect prices to go
off sharply under liberal offerings. To the
argument that the hanks throughout the
South will adopt the same policy they did
last year in making advances on cotton
the bears eav they believe many farmers
will not avail themselves of this for the
reason that interest and incidental ex
penses of holding the cotton Win amount
to more than the possible advance above
the season’s opening prices. It is known
that the banks are preparing to accom
modate all comers, however, and the gen
eral belief is that the policy of holding
which was adopted so successfully last
season will be repeated. Last year many
banks allowed the cotton that secured
their loans to remain on farms, but they
have given notice this year that they will
make advances only on cotton stored in
warehouses.
The wholesale markets were steady and
unchanged. Produce was quiet and in fair
demand. The following resume of the dif
ferent market will show' the tone and quo
tations at the closing to-day:
COTTON.
'rte cotton market closed quiet and un
changed to-day. Nothing of local interest
developed. The receipts were in fair vol
ume. It now seems probable that very
little trading in cotton will be done in
the local market during the remainder of
the season unhss exporters find their way
clear to pay from 4 to 5-16 cent above
local prices. Advices from interior hold
ers are to the effect that they are not
willing to make an concessions in price,
preferring to hold the cotton. Mill men
offering surplus stock decline to accept
lower prices, saying they prefer to hold
their stocks for spinning purpose!?. Hence
it is that little is being done at present.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchenge to-day:
| This ] Last
I day. | year.
Good middling |¥ls-l|6H
Middling !94
how middling |9% it'i
Good ordinary jS'g 4*4
Market quiet; sales, 126.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day 393
Receipts this day last year 4
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 1,073,413
Same time last year 1,082 2:9
Stock on hand this day 14,214
Same day last year 8,937
Receipts and Stocks at the PSrts—
Receipts this day 6.177
Tills day last year 1,400
This day year before last 328
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 6,453,241
Same time last year 8,297,495
Same time year before last 8,591,061
Stock at all ports to-day 149,507
Stock same day last year 405,885
Daily Movement at Other Ports—
Galveston—Quiet; middling, 9Vi; net re
ceipts, 86; gross receipts, 86; sales, 11;
stock, 5.134.
New Orleans—Nominal; middling 10 3-16;
net receipts, 2,110; gross receipts, 2,110;
sales.loo; stock, 61,847.
Mobile—Steady; middling, 9%; stock,
4,416.
Charleston—Quiet; middling. 9 E 4; (id re
ceipts, 142; gross receipts, 142; stock, 2,841.
Wilmington—Nothing doing; net re
ceipts, 1,131; gross receipts, 1,131; stock,
3,860.
Norfolk—Steady; middling, 10; net re
ceipts, 1,771; gTOss receipts, 1,771; sales, 31;
stock, 9,224.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 10; stock
2,351.
New York—Quiet; middling, 10; net re
ceipts, 200; gross receipts, 938; sales, 131;
stock, 37,873.
Boston—Steady; middling, 10; net re
ceipts, 344; gross receipts, 465.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 1014;
stock. 2,840.
Daily Movement a* Interior Towns—
Augusta—Quiet; middling, 914; sales, 24;
stock, 2,161.
Memphis—Quiet, middling; 914; net re
ceipts, 10; gross receipts, 10; sales, 100;
stock, 12,077.
St. Louis—Quiet and steady; middling,
964; net receipts, 129; gross receipts, 3SI;
stock, 21,787.
Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 9V4; net re
ceipts, 32; gross receipts, 32; sales, 200;
stock, 8.404.
Houston—Quiet; middling, 9>j; slock
1,739.
Louisville—Quiet; middling, 974.
Exports of Cotton Tlyis Day-
New Orleans—Coastwise. 300.
Savannah—Coastwise, 539.
Norfolk—Coastwise, 501.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1899;
To Great Britain, 2,248,590; to France, 693,-
029; to the continent, 2,668,770.
COTTON FITIREI,
Market Opens Quiet and Closes 0 to
12 Points t’p.
New York, July 21.—The market for cot
ton futures opened quiet, with prices un
changed to 3 poants lower, and with new
speculation totally lacking. The roora-
trade devoted attention to week end set
tlements, the South sold the far months,
Liverpool purchased the summer and ear
ly fall deliveires. Following the call demand
from shorts and scarcity of sellers caused
prices to advance quite sharply, though
business continued to hang fire. The ca
bles from Liverpool were no better nor
worse than looked for. the crop accounts
from the Eastern and Western sections of
the belt were fully as good as the aver
age for some years past, while accounts
from the Eastern division were satisfac
tory in the long run. Warm, local show
ers were said to be benefiting the crop
over the larger portion of the belt. The
political news was the main incentive of
the room-traders in their endeavor to re
duce obligations as a matter of precaution
over the Sunday interval of adjournment.
6pot cotton closed quiet with, prices un
changed.
Cotion futures closed very sieady with
prices net advance of 9 to 12 points, the
firmness being entirely due to local cover
ing on a small scale.
FLUCTUATION'S IN FUTURES.
New York, July 21.—Cotton futures open
ed quiet and close- Prices as fol
lows:
| Open., High.| Low. | Clos.
January 7....p8711" j 8.21~ I~SII~T B - 21 b
February ....[ 8.13 | | | 8.22
March j 8.16 | 8.26 j 8.16 ! 8.25
April | 8.17 bj .... | .... | 8.27
May ; 8.21 b| .... j .... | 8.30
June | .... j .... | .... |
July j 9.70 b! 9.79 | 9.73 | 9.79
August ,| 9.14 | 9.28 j 9.13 j 9.26
September ...j 8.56 j 8.72 | 8.56 j 8.71
October ' 8.27 | 8.39 ; 8.27 | 5.39
November ...( .... j 8.15 j 8.15 j 8.24
December .... 8.11 | 8.21 S.lO ; 8.21
Liverpool,~July 2lTl P- m.— Cotton, spot
small demand; prices lower; American
middling fair, 6V*c; good middling, 5 31-32(1;
middling, 5 25-32d; low middling, 5 21-320?;
good ordinary, 5 17-32; ordinary, 5 11-32 J.
The sales of the day were 2.000 bales, of
which 200 were for speculation and ex
port, and included 1,600 American; re
ceipts 100 bales, all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady;
American middling, low middling clause:
July, 5.38d, value; July-August, 5.34d, sell
ers; August-i September, 5.12#5.13d, value;
September-Ootober, 4.54@4.55d, value; Oc
tober-November. 4.40@4.41d, sellers; No
vember-Decenuber, 4.34#4.35d, sellers; De
cern ber-January, 4.31#4.32d, buyers; Jan
uary-February, 4.29'a-4.30d. buyers; Feb
ruary-March, 4.27#4.28d, buyers; March-
April, 4.26#4.27d, buyers.
New Orleans, July 21.—Cotton futures
steady.
July 10. 1S#10.20 ! January 8.05dft?.05
August ... 9.55# 9.s7’February .. .8.07@8.09
September 8.60# 8.61 March 8.09fi8.11
October .. B.lB# 8.19 April .......8.11#8.13
Nove'ber . 8.06# B.o7,Vtay 8.13(5.8.15
Dece’ber . 8.05# B.Of ' **
COTTON LETTERS.
New York. July 21.—Murphy & Cos. say:
Although Liverpool declined l-16d on
spots, 3-64d old crops, and 1-64 to 2-4>4d
new’ crops, this market was sustained by
covering of local bear sales rather -than
carry the interest over Sunday. The trad
ing in August delivery cotton also tends
to make bears nervous about the statis
tical positon of summer end early fall
months. The Chronicle’s W’eather reports
and crop prospects continue favorable, and
a few weeks more of seasonable weather
is apt to cause increased crop estimates
and bring out liquidating sales, as present
prices are based upon an expected mod
erate yield. Condition of the goods mar
kets,of the world is a marked contrast
with a year ago, when manufacturers were
making very profitable contracts for de
livery of goods from six to twelve months
ahead, whereas, it is now’ impossible to
sell ahead at any profit. Rumor gained
circulation to the effect that European
bulls of prominence had formed a strong
clique to bulge August to 10 cents. The
market during the last half hour w’as up
ward and closed about best prices of the
day. Expect good Liverpool Monday.
New York. July 21.—Hubbard Bros.
Cos. say: Our market to-day showed a
strange inconsistency in face of the good
crop advices, and the small demand for
cotton in Liverpool. The strength was
due to local buying by operators, who
wished to cover their transactions for the
week, end who did not care, in the pres
ent uncertain markets to have an in
terest in the market over Sunday. Their
purchases reached stop orders, and an ad
vance followed with a firm closing. There
was no confirmation of the report current
yesterday afternoon that there had been
a settlement of the bull campaign in Liv
erpool. Receipts continue large represent
ing the purchases for shipment to Europe
throughout the South, where isolated lots
have been held until now*. Traders expect
a decided improvement in Liverpool on
Monday.
KRT GOODS.
New York, July 21.—Tho week closes
with a dull market on the spot and no
business of moment reported in any de
partment. Prices all unchanged, but re
ductions on leading lines bleached cottons
early next week highly probable. Print
cloths fair demand for odd goods, lirm
prices; cotton yarns in fair demand, and
tone of maket firm, especially for lower
counts. Woolen- and worsted yarns steady.
NATAL STORES.
Saturday July 21.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE—The market
for turpentine opened firm to-day at 43
cents, and closed firm and unchanged.
There was only a fair demand. The drop
was on sales of a round lot, the opening
being 1,350 casks, and the closing 13
casks. The downward tendency which set
In several days ago does not seem to have
been checked, and while the trade are
hopeful it is by no means certain where
the price will Stop before bottom is reach
ed. The day’s receipts were 1,909, sales
1,363, and the exports 193.
ROSINS—The rosin market showed some
weakness to-day as to the higher grades,
which went off. M and above declined ten
cents. There were no other changes. At
the decline the market was firm and the
demand fair for the offerings. There was
not a great deal of trading in progress to
wards the early cicging hour at 2 o'clock.
The day’s receipts were 3,431, sales 2,064,
and the exports 10,335. The following were
the quotations:
A fl 35 H J 1 55
B 135 I 1 65
c 135 K j 75
D 1 35 M 1 90
E 1 40 N 2 20
F 145 W G 235
G 1 50 W W 2 65
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock April 1, 1960 2,197 142,506
Receipts to-day 1,909 3.434
Receipts previously 139,858 269,898
Total since April 1 143,904 415 iS3 g
Exports to-day 193 10,335
Exports previously 110,888 308,501
Exports since April 1 111,081 318,836
Stock on hand to-day 32,883 97,002
This day last year 26,123 12.'’570
Charleston, S. C., July 21 .-Turpentine
market nominal; nothing doing. Rosin
firm, sales none, unchanged.
Wilmington, July 21.—Spirits turpentine
nothing doing; receipts. 158. Rosin firm
$1 .25; receipts, 317. Tar firm, J 1.40;
receipts, 48. Crude turpentine firm, J1.70a
2.70; receipts, 176.
New Orleans, July 21.—Rottin receipts
352 barrels; turpentine receipts. 32. Ex
ports to Frontera, rosin 20 barrels; port
Limon, rosin, 75; Lisbon, 500 barrels rosin,
FINANCIAL.
MONEY—The demand keeps fairly up
with the supply.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE—Market Is
steady. The commercial demand. 15 8554;
slxly days, $4.8364; ninety days, S4.S2V
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days,'
5.20; Swiss, sixty days, 5.21*4; marks,
sixty day*, 94H; ninety days. 94.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Stead,
banks are buying' at par and selling
follows: Amount to and including sit?
10 cents: $lO to $25, 15 cents; $25 to SSO *
cents; SSO to SIOO, 25 cents; S2OO to s'-joo
H premium: SSOO to SI,OOO, .60 premium.
$1,0.00 and over buying at 1-16 discount
and selling at 1-16 premium.
SECURITIES Quotations generallf
nominal. The Central issues are firm *2
pecially the incomes.
Stocks.
Bid. Ask
Augusta and Savannah R. R no in '
Atlanta & West Point 125
do 6 p. c. certlfs pjj
Augusta Factory gj
Citizens Bank 128
Chatham .Bank no n,
Chatham R. E. & I. Cos., A $•;
do do B i 5544 0614
Eagle and Phoenix Mfg. co 105
Edison Electric Ilium pot ir
Enterprise Mfg. Cos * 100 in;
Germania Bank v ... 129 130
Georgia & Alabama 27 .>9
Georgia Railroad, common 210 *l2
Graniteville Mfg. Cos ;so
J. P. King Mfg Cos j.)*
Langley Mfg. Cos j :5
Merchants National Bank 112
National Bank of Savannah 147
Oglethorpe Savings & Trus no m
People's Savings & Loan 102 104
Southwestern Railroad Cos. 10914 nrii
Savannah Gaslight Cos. 354!
Southern Bank 157' jjj”
Savannah Bank & Trust 11$ 319
Sibley Mfg. Cos., Augusta, 88 s?
Savannah Brewing 95
Bonds.
Bid. Ack.
Char., Col. & Aug. Ist ss, 1900. ...106 108
Atlanta city, 4!is, 1922 no ni
Augusta city, 4s, 1927 104 j(g
do 4>js. 1925 no in
do 7s, 1903 105 1%
do 6s. 1913 ;i7 T 8
Ala. Mid. ss, ind'd, 1925, M. &N. 9S ;o
Augusta Factory, 6 per cent.. 1915.103 ro
Brunswick & Wcsiern 4s. 1938 SO s>
C. R. R. & Banking.collateral ss. 92 33
C. of G. Ist ss, 59-year gold, 1945.
F - & A 117 113
C. of Ga. con. ss, 1945, M. & N... 91 9*
C. of, Ga. Ist incomes, 1945 44 45
do 2nd incomes, 1945 12% jgu
do 3d incomes, 1945 7
C. of G. (M. G. & A. Div.) ss,
1947, J. & J 96
C. of Branch), 5s
1926, J. & D % rjg
City & Surburban R. R. Is* 75.. 1094 11014
Columbus city, s*. 1909 106 F7
Charleston city, 4s, 1945 101 102
Eagle & Phenix Mills 6s, 1938...108 309
Edison Electric Illuminating; 65.104 105
Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1903 101 102
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 114 115%
G. S. & F., 1945, J. & J 109 110
Georgia & Alabama Ist ss, 1945....104 106
do consolidated 6s, 1915 95 96
1947, J. & J 95 96
Georgia State 3%5, 1930, J. & J... 106 107
do 3%5, 1915. M. & N 104 106
do 4%5. 1915 117% ÜB%
Macon city os, 1910, J. & J 117 US
do 4%5, 1926. Jan. quar 107 103
Ocean Steamship os, 1926 104 106
Savannah city, 6s, quar. October.
1913 11l 112
do f*. quar., August, 1909
South Carolina State 4%5, 1933...116 118
Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 101 102
South Bound 5s 96 97
S., F. & W. gen. mt’ge 6s, 1934..123 124
do do Ist ss, gold, 1934 110% 11245
do (St. Johns DlvD Ist 4s. 1934.. 94 96
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
New York, July 21.—The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve increased $4,121,775; loans
decrease, $3,381,100; specie, increase. $1,651.-
100; legal tenders, increase, $2,111,400; de
posits, decrease $1,315,100; circulation in
crease $747,100.
The banks now hold $24,081,900 in excess
of the requirements of the 25 per cent,
rule.
New York. July 21.—Money on call nom
inal. no loans. Prime mercantile paper,
4(^4 3 4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers’ bills, at
$4.87% for demand, and at $4.83%(§4.84 for
sixty days; posted rates, $4.84%@4.55 and
$4.88. Commercial bins. $4,831,4(54.83%; bar
silver, 61 %c; silver certificates, 61%@62%e.
Mexican dollars. State bonds inac
tive; railroad bonds irregular; govern
ment bonds irregular.
STOCKS ANO BONDS.
Few of the Day’s Gains Held to the
Hijiliest.
New York. July 21.—There were a few
sporadic cases of strength in the stock
market to-day. but none of the gains held
at the high st and seme of them were
more than wiped out. In the railroad list.
Sou h. rn Pacific and S. Paul were the
orly stocks to make any considerab e
show of strength.
Amongst the specialties. Leather, the
New York tractions and Tennessee Coal
were the features. Sugar was lifted two
points at the opening, but it was very
obviously for the pur' o-e of affording a
market upon which to realize profits. The
stock closrd three joints below the high
1-vel aid dfmnat< and the who e market.
As the London exchange was not. in ses
s'on to-day and had adjourned yesterday
before the receipt at Washington of M nis
ter Conger’s message the effect of that
n ws on the Engl sh market is still some
what problematical. French rentes rosa
35 centimes to-day, but the skeptical tone
of che Bid ish pres as to the authentici’y
of the Conger message left a doubt in the
minds of speculators as to how it would
affect the market.
The figures of the bank statement are
again rather mystifying and they do not
“prove.” The receipt this week of $3,50).001
i.i gold which \Vas shipped last week from
the Pacific coast accounts for the large
increase in reserve. The decrease in the
loan item indicates that German borrow
ers are still r paying loans of New York
capital. Sterling exchange advance! in
Paris and Berlin and was firm, though
nominal here, and call money hardened
in increasing the likelihood of
gold exports next week. The much moot
ed question of how the large trade bal
ance in our favor has been paid or met is
partly an wered by the appearance to-day
o‘ advertised offerings by New York and
Chicago bond dealers and bankers of
varied list of foreign government securi
ties inc.tiding German, Russian. Swiss.
Dutch. Belgian, Swedish and Canadian
securities of many denominations. The
market closed easy at unimportant net
changes.
The demands of fore gn governments for
capital to conduct military operations in
Cidna are expected to keep money rates
up to a point that will make it profitable
to leave American x capital in foreien
loans. The Bank of England has inaugu
rat and a p lley of re renchment and recup
eration by an unexplained advance of a
full 1 p r cent, from 3 to 4 per cent, in its
minimum rate of discount and has been
able by borrowings from the open mar
ket to carry the private discount rate up
to its own rate. In *he New York money
market the usual July deficit in govern
ment revenues which amounts for the
month thus fear to about $4,000,000. has
been for the benefit of the market and
has offset the treasury recall of deposi s
from rational banks.
The bond market has failed to show any
pressure of capital seeking investment.
Tho funds disbursed on July 1 are appar
ently held in accessible form awaiting de
velopments in the money market
United States refunding 2s when issued
advanced %, and the Ss, old 4s and 6s ■
per cent, in the hid price. The new 4S
declined *%.
The total sales of stock to-day were
144.500 shares, including Southern Pacific.
161%; Union Pacific, 11.745; American
Steel and Wire, 5.483; Sugar, 24,590; United
States Lea'her, 13,583.
New York Stock List.
Atchison 23%!Union Pacific.. W I
do ppef COV4I <s® pref 75 1
B. & 0 7v t ; Wabash *’•
Can. Pacific .... 89 j do pref I* 1 *
Can. Southern.. 49141 W. & L. E S'.
C. & 0 27-41 do 2d pref .... 22,4
C. G. W 10fc; WU. Central ....