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or 7 TO IS! ROIATS THE
rOTTOK rt'Tl RM MARKITT.
Hh,. 'larlset Shnnril n Tendency tn
Improve on t rop Kallinalrt an<l
l orrmaK of Receipt#—Spirits Tor.
.ratine Sold at 3T'-e After the
< isslun—Hostna I p Re on I. K, M.
Muck* Active and llnojant—Local
and Trlraraphlr Markets.
The Morning New# Office,
Wednesday, Dec. 11.
*.• a sharp rally In the cotton
market to-day from the recent de
i; e closing being steady, with price*
to II point# htgnrr. The market
> jteid to the various itop *>-
Al , , which will probably be made
| u w on One large commission
t - (lit out an estimate of 9,7t)0,C00
I, to-day. which. It was elated, wa
, f the Influence* that gave the mar
„ a firmer tone. The Arm In Question
k eti la>t season's crop to be 8,700.000
.' The general belief I* that a ma
v of that* estimate* will be below
(rr bureau.
■pritt ttinientlne market close l
but sold alter the aioemg at
l with a c.msiderahle demand prevall
n < Tba market shows a tendency to
1 to * ignt pressure, and judging from
!•* outre during ih* part two weeks It
i.• j not he rurprlrtng If further losses are
~nd before the bottom Ir reached
V title this laatw. It l preety certain that
b ,-f* will not be In the market for May
/ ..rt futures, notwtihrtandlng It Is long
p.* the lime for half or more of Ihe
.. . amount of futurea to hove been
i .1 Export-i. e*|eet to get tn on a low
M and In view of tne present ten
der-*. of the market doubtleaa have tea
to believe they wtl he suecea ful
that If factors de-lde to tell at all
As the prl-e bid I* below what they arc
v ( to accept. It seems probable that
If e market drops to a much lower level
h - will hove to enter the competitive
market for the entire of their
r't seasons supplies. The rosin mer
it' nurd fitm at an advance of 5 r on
I K, M
R. Wed activity developed in the New
York stock market, and judging from
>-,*• underlying wholesomeness of me
monetary situation t seems that n hull
movement is about to he launched Money
r 1 around M* to 4 per cent a part of
i v but later eased off. closing around
4 per rent for call loans This had the
< ■ of encouraging speculation, which
was shown by an Improvement through
•- Ist Several of the mercurial In
r . als dropped on realizing hut later
>■ • —I regaining a part of their Ins-e*
7t 'ol.owing resume of the different
n . s ’, will show the tone and quotations
s • closing to-day.
(OTTOV
- spot . tton market opened qtitrt at
a lint of 1-16 c, hut later reacted, cloe
h e j net at yesterday's prices. Rales
f tie day on the spot were m 2 biles.
1 .av s receipts sets 6 815. against
7 nd 5.704 year before last. The d*-
n.sr.d w.ts not such as to keep trading
r t.g along, at a very lively pace, and
red without any tinu-ual f*w
t it l developing. The conon futurea
r•K- ' losrd Mi-j.lv with prl -e* net 7
* l sans higher. The Irregularity In
* - I inn. whi h was reflected In the
s niaiket-ihadtheeffe tof restrictlhg
trading '
- r iiowing were the official spot quo
te -o - at the close of the market at the
tot I.v har.ge to-day:
. This tgR
| day. | year.
'• i middling S', 75.
'lid-l'tiig ;i* 7t
1. " m Idling iS
Market quiet, riles. 102
• Hi ah Receipts, Kxports and Stocks
1 • p’r this day 6.815
n.eeipir this da\ last v<ar 7.51.
hi- lav year before last 5.704
K <!pts s an Kept. 1. I*oo ftc.474
Sim.- biv last year 567,,73
1 m •- ,-onilnont *,IJ
coastwise 5.450
b k on hand this day 17752a
S..fn> .lay last year 10-’.73/
i ami Slock' as the Ports
I * ipis thi** day ~ 51.545
1 fits tills day last year v .3*1.207
I e pits this day year before last.. 54.521
.1 re-elpls since Kepi. 1. 1200 ...3.275,741
- in.- tune last year 3.432.0:7
it before lari" 4.222.17'
f' k .it all ixirts to-day 477.321
r ami. pay last year .1.1811.002
i'.v Mov-emenls at t>ther Portr:
■ •ton—Quiet; middling. I' 1 ,, net ra
* 14.535. gror*. 14.514; stock 131.524
... Orleans—Steady; middling. 9';
*• ri-vt*. 15 119. gross. 1*119; paler.
* -t.s k. 33.W*
'I dl< Quiet, ml.ld ing 9: net recelptr.
-io*s. 1.520. stock. 37.039
* ston—Quiet; middling. 9',. net re
' if'ts 460. gross. 459. stock. 17.071.
Wi'mli store-Firm, middling. :*: net re
■ p, 1,986; gio-r. 1 920. rales. 7.800. stock.
31 oiJ
N'.c folk—Quiet; middling 4’,. net re
' ■ •- two, s>s. 51; stock 400*.
Halt.more—Nominal; middling. 9*4.
t t.* 200; Stock. 9.372
New York—Quiet and steady; mldrllln*.
5 , net re . (pis. 90; gross. 7.307, sa e*.
r.'ock. 59.844
u ' ton Quiet, middling 9*,: net re
' 1.971. groer. 5.112. sales. 121
"hiladelphla—Quiet, middling. 9* t : net
!eeipt*. 97 gror*. 97; slock 4.034
l • nracola—Net receipts. 194; gross. 104
: ally .Movements *t Interior Town*:
Augusta— Stendy; middling. 9*. net r
" t■' 1.474; gross. 1.001; efock. 57.547
Memphis— Dull; Net receipt*. 4,310.
9 O'. 4,447; salss. 800; stock. 134.415
lavulv-Quiet; middling 9 9-16. net re
i*.p s. 2.50 b. gror*. 13.192; stock 09.08*
■ inr.ati—Quiet and nominal, middling,
t net recelptr. 907; gross. 907; tock. 10.-
1U
Ilouton—Dull; middling. 9',; net re-
V >tr 14 535. gross. 14.535: sto.-k. 105.074.
i'.ultvlliw—Firm; ml-ld.lng. 9**.
'porta of Colton This Day—
H.vesion—To the continent. I.ll*.
•*w Orleans—To Ureal Britain, 7.675;
1 'bent. 2,07 b; coastwise. 6.427.
Mobile— Coastwise. 500.
Savannah—To the continent. 9,123. coast
* e. 5.450
and Mmlngton—To Ore*t Britain. 5,655.
Norfolk—Coastwise. 1.063.
’ '• York—To Oreat Britain, 3.3*1; con
i' srt, ’ nfo.
1 r'acola—To France. I*4
7". t*l foreign export* from all r*rt* this
' 1 To rireat Britain. 16911. lo Ftanre.
'o the contlnem, 18.5ff1.
"tal foreign exports from all ports thus
1 " ’hi* week To Oreal Britain. 90.027.
■' " . 7.400; lo the continent. 39.439
total foreign exports since Kept. 1. tWd
* Oreat Britain. 1.447,2*9; lo France. 3*.-
14 to the continent. 9S4.*eO
barb-ston. H C.. Dec 13—Cotton Arm;
Middling. 9c; aalea 35 bale*.
MBA I*l.A YD 4 OTTO*.
1 rices about aa follows:
•-v.ra choice Florida* 22H
Fir. y Ueorglas SIH
era choice Georgia* 21
' holes Georgias 195*
* "w fine Georgias 1* Gl*'9
* n> Georgias 17
R - ipt* and Blocks- 190iMl 1*99-0 ■
7-*ceipt, put weak ....r *.lt 4.170
71'ports past week | !1 1.375
7 • '<■dfws this season i 33.707 46 79
F>lr p* gt Wf . e g j 3,942 4.451
F x-k on hand | 24.34* 21,4a.
4 OTTO A FI TORUS.
Ihe f Iniinii Steads Wtl* Frlre* Ip
7 to 13 Falals.
New York. Dec. 13.—The cotton market
f* 4 * * iueg guWo toward rat-uyer# of
MURPHY & CO., INC.,
Board of Trade Building. Savannah.
Private leased wires dlre -t to New York.
Chicago and New Orleans
COTTO.Y, STOCKS AMS OH At*.
New York office. No 4; Broadway.
Offices tn principal Gil,* throughout the
Bculh Write for our Jdsrket Manual and
bock containing Instiuct'on* for traders
the late severe dr :ln<- to-day At the
stnrl weak L.ivrrpvasl esble-. large foreign
selling orders, larger rneipta than <x-
Itected ar„j liquidation gav. the markei
an cuey underiotw- and for. ~1 pil,. off
> to 10 point*. Afier a llg ,t additl'i.al
* in. th. m irket quietly stag . n
ixm prohi -t .king Hy . lev. u o'clock the
undertone was hnrdrin.g on nrmn. -■ wit.i
Pfh'es back to l ist night s final bid# The
market continued t-> . xhlhli mill lent
strength lo make Ive.ir . suspicb-u- of a
■harp up turn Kmaller r-iimde tan
. \i, ie<t f,, r to-morrow I elpts .■ New
Orleans and lf<>uston caused a spu t of
heavy general buying and price* ru hed
upward until a ner rle of ;:q27 pot.'.i
was estsbllshe.t Not u few traders Join
ed for e* With tin bulls af *. having
covered over sale*, while the wire house
same into posses-ion of numerous buy
ing orders from parties w :m have fougnt
shv of the market fra I. ng Uni Th#
near months were Mis strongest on ihe
list, owing to ihe small slock of .-Ottoi
In New York, or wr.lch she: is could count
to mak* deliveries on contract and the
fact that th# local market I- so fa, be
low a partly with other mark# thal <ot
ton .an be bto.rght here only at a loss
Trading was active much of the .lay At
the close the market was steady with
prices net 7 lo 12 points higher
I'l.l I'TI ATHJ9* l> FCTO’REX.
New Y'ork. Dec 12 —Cotton futures
opened easy and cloaed steady. Prices as
follow*.
4pM High laiw- < io*
January 1 9 15 *36 9 12 9 33
Fcbtuary .. 9 •> 9 27 2 05 * _.t
Mareh 9 <K 9 23 9 01 9 19
April * 97 • .1 I.M
May | 9 94 9 17 * 95 9 1 2
June * 9: 3 12 9 9. 9 10
July 5 *1 9 12 5 92 9 07
August . *75 *9l '74 S'*
September .... .... *34 8.31 8.32
October j j .... , 7 95
December 9 33 9.63 9.33 9 4k
MVERrnni, • itto\ h'hkbt.
Dtverpool Dee 12 - Spot, moderate hum
ness price* 3-52,4 kwer. American mid
dling fair. 5 U-16d: good mblriilng s*l.
middling 5 9-32*1. low middling 5 5-32d:
good ordioari' 4 17*32d. * rdinarv. 4 19-32*1
The sales oi the day were f.ntX) bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and export
and included 7.3<i0 American; receipts 2*
one baler all American
Futures opened quiet and closed steady.
American middling low middling clause
Do-ember 5 12d sellers. Do ember-Jati
uarv *. 044.4 sellers Janttary-Februar.-.
07d. sellers. February-March 5 (NflS or.l
sellers March-April. VOBbS Cdd seller.
April-May. 5 ood. buyers May-Jum 4 42.1
buvers. June-July. 4 Wkl eiwrw. July-Au
gust. 4 5784 &and sellers August-Sepiem
her 4 45494 44-1. sellers
M! ORLf.A" < O TTO A MARK ITT.
New Orleans. 7>o 12—4'otton futures
closed steady
December.hid 917 April . 9 OVftO if.
January
February 9 na®9 in June 9 03*19 m
March 9 0439 07 July 9 02'i9 Of
COTTON I.FTTKH 9.
New York. Pc* 12 Murphy & Cos sa\
Cotton In Uverpo-.! dev lined 5-12.1 on
spots ml idling. 5 9-32d, sales 8.000 b.tl.
Future*, after deellnlng 3-64d. closed iu
to 1 2-64d Itelow yeaterday's prices tbjn
tluental Euroiveans sold here at the op.it-
Ing at alxtut 8 points dev line and the K*,u’h
a. so sent orders to sell After th. ot-en
ing the intirke' sfeadbd on coyerlt K "t
sales Mttd ttontb new buying. .Uwptte liberal
tev-elpts estlm vled thi" week at iort*. 310.-
<OO. against 307,000 last week,
and 22* 600 a year ago The
come-ln-slght this week estimate.!
440 0(0 bales against 441.000 last
week, and 350 000 a vear ago This niar
ket eontinura tw muih Itelt.tv Ihe parity
of fhe South that cotton cannot bo hr ughl
here, and manufacturer* are paying above
Ihe basts of this market The corrected
semi-weekly receipts at tne thirteen iwtn
• l|.al Interior town ar. 140.000. against
KH.om lat yewr. ar.d 138,00) tn I*9*. The
m.-irkei was very Arm during the after*
noon session on a-, ount of liberal buy
ing b> tocai*. also shorts coverttig latth
am A'wxattder A Cos. made fhetr esttmatr
of 9,700,000 Ivased upon about .3 900 refd.es
b. Ing received Fstlmaud port re.-.-ipes,
55.000, against tk,Ofi New Orleans expect#
to-morrow 12.00 t to 13.000, against 4 fM tact
year; Houston, 7,M to 8 fast, against 12.114
last year
New 3'ork. Dec. 12—llubbard Bros. A
Cos. ea> At the opening 1: was evident
mat the pressure to seli was about over
for the moment and the local trad"
■ .ought freely In anttel|Mt|.>n of a natural
reaction which was due after the liquida
tion of the past few days. The turn came
Just after the noon ca.l, sharply advanc
ing prices, catching stop-orders, especially
In Itecember and January, which carried
the entire market along Heeelpts at the
Interior town* were heavy, and she move
ment |>romlse* to exceed that of last week
At Houston, however, the estimate for to
morrow war small, due to the strike on
the Kama Fe Railroad Th* crop esti
mate of 9.76* 000 bales, by a commission
house, whose estimate last season was
8.7W.000 biles, had the eftect-of bringing
some outside buying orders. In Liverpool
a sharp reaction is expected to-morrow
imi fiOon*.
New York. Dec, 13 —The-volume of bus
mesa doing In th# cotton business of the
market shows no material change from
previous days of the week The general
tone Is.dull and m plain brown and grey
cotton goods somewhat easier, although
prices are not quotablv lower Blear pea
and coarse colored cottons remain steady
print cloths still Inactive and wide good*
easy Print* and gingham*, no change
More business and. ing In men's wear wool
en* as the result of colder weather, but
market still irreguisr
9*l AL STORK*.
Wednesday. Dec. 12.
SPIRITS TVBPKN'TINE -Tne turpen
tine market opened steady to-day at 31c.
with sales of 309. and closed dull and un
changed with no further sale# report.-d.
Business wa- on a light acale until after
the closing when the price dropped fo
J7IJC, at which It was understood a round
lot war sold There seem# to he a rather
weak undertone to the market, which
yields in response to slight pressure.
No sales of turpentine have yet
been reported. For a time it wav tmder.
stood buyers expected May-August fu
tures at 37c. and last rumor 1* that
one of the l*rge“ exporting firms is
willing to fwy only 35e These offers are
of' course, not accept* nlr to factors Un
der present conditions it Is not apparent
when a trading basis for futures will !•
agreed upon. If at all I* seems still
fwaslble as previously stated, that buy
ers may go Into the open market for the
entire of their next season's supplies. Tn
day's renelpia were 618. and Ihe export*
169 . „
ROSINS —The rosin market closed firm
at a decline of 5c on grades 1, K and M
the demand was fair, though It jv not
understood there was any great amount
fiv
JOHN W. DICKEY,
•lark and flowd Broker,
UI BTA, OA.
Write for Ltat.
IHE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1000.
of ?r*l inn# tV- 4a:*• hour* Tl'
il\ - 4 *,4 jif# MPit 4.09 T arwl :li* oxpoi *
• <>4 l’n- *H f i>llii\\ u
A B C 13i 1 $!
H • - I *) K . J .9,
R 1 W M 1 ..I
E - 1 K N 2 lo
G I jf W U 2 '
H l \\ \\ 2 S.
Nival Btore*> Hut^ntriu—
f*plrl-< Houm
yStock April 1. 11*00 2 142.
m 4 • r*..
I l ***4*4*||y,yi |r*vtou#ly ,W 7*v i*ts
l oral iu. April 1 :>•;
E*port# to-U\ tw) ;:>i
; ir%rrrt!* previously . its T*>*
I. Maori* Hi April 1 ... 2.V>t
>*•> k tit i 11>-itv . .4,74. it.. *:ii
k i*t y#ai 21.r.27 l
* Per 12 —TurprntitK* firm,
iir firm, unrhn*4*<i
WiiniUMa'on. N t*. hit 12 Spirt' tu.
P*t>tln‘ pteurly. . r*M'#‘lpt--.
ftomn i*l v, jofii 2*., rut-ifa- 4i
w*’iu4i turpentine timi. #1 • miml 2 3**,
Tar RUiitly. f! ¥:>. i2
N* w OrlMni, hr. 12 - lloHn
y* birrrhi; receipts turi>entlnc. 7S Ea
:ort# none
I in %>< I %E.
MONEYrTh*- nioiM \ * is workmv;
FOREIGN EXrHA.VGi: Mtrket .k
] Commere.al demand, MW4 sixtv dav#.
$4 71*% nicety 4k>>. HTH*. fran* ►. Barib
ii*l Havre. *i*t> -lay#. 6 22S Hat*.
, sixty dav# 5 2d* 4 Rrlfiin. i. 4‘*-: marks
■f*tv ?3*q ninetN dav*. 33*.
DOMEsSTIC EXCHANGE - steady;
kvank# :re buying at 1-14 .lU’osnt ail
aellinc ** follow $36 and unrter. HV pr—
mlum s2’ 4 to soo. 1&* premium. t SIOO
30c premium. to 2/k* prennum.
tSUO to Sl.OOo ' premium; sl.-<0 4 and over,
75c pe< M premium.
Iluckt-
Bid Ask.
Ausiifta and Savannah R B 111 1114
\tlanta and Writ Potni 130
do 6 per otnt cerluVat** ..10k
Auausta Factory M w
Cltlxena’ Bank 136
* haham bank 11l 112
Chatham R. E A I Cos.. A S7 f*
do do B fd 57
Eagle and Phoenix Mfg Cos 103 1
Edlaor* El*, irlv Ilium Cos Itf7 110
Enterprise Mft Ca l< 10$
GertnanU Bark 131
Georgia and Alabama ...... 3* 3a
Geofgta 'Rall’ > oad. common ..
Granltevm# Mfg Cos .!*> 1H
1 P. King Mfg Cos 102 Y&
Lang lev Mfg Cos 115 1*
Mer hanta* N .tlonal Batik .117 11^
National Bank of Savannah 15& 157
Oglethorpe Saving# and Truat ..113
People r Savingsand
Beaboard common 11 13
do preferred . 2 .30
Bouthivetern Railroad Cos. 111 I *.- 11-
Savant ah Light To -4Y4 35 }
j Southern B<*r>k I**9 141
tMivannah Hat k and Tru.-t 11^
| Sibley Mfg Cos . Augusta k.' fc*
[ .Savannah Brewing —lO3 105
Honda.
Bid Ask
r*hnr. Col * Aug Ist 5s 1W 100 110
Chat A Ou f R It 5 per lst
mortgage 102
\tlania city i>, 1022 107 100
Augusta city 4s. 1 *J7 .Rk 1"0
do IV. HI
do 7s, 1903 107
4Jo I>l3 122
\!a Mid t>. Jud and lf*39. M A N 114 102*4
\rgu#ta Factory. 4 per cent , 1915.1 P 113
Hruniwlrk A Western 4 . 19> *3 **s
I c* R R. A Hanking collateral 5s 95
of O Ist motg. ss. !94.
F Sr A 120 121
\ of Ga eon I**!'. M A N 07 s * 97\
of Ga. Isl Jneom it. IW'i M’t 54
do 2nd Income k** 17‘y
do 3d ln<otnr . 104'* 7S
C of < (M G A A. Dlv ) 5
1947. J. A J W M
C of (i fKaton Branch). ss. 190*1
J & I> 9*
r’lty A Huburban R. R. I#4 7s ... 110
Polunihua City ss. I>9 107
Charleston dty 4#. r*oe ion 108
Eagle A I'ha*nlx Mi l# os. 192 H lOK 110
1 >ll son Electric Ilium n.iihiK h • •
Enterprise Mfg. U*>2 102
tJeorgln Hallr scl 6y. 1910 116 11T
G 8 A F . PH.'. J A J 113 114
Georgia A Alabama Ist ss. 1945 l*v> 17
Georgia state
do 3Us. 1915 M & N 106 107
do 4,5. 1915 H 9 120
Macon city 6a, 1910, J A J, ....116 116
do 4*-*#. qnur Jan I** 1®
Ocean 5. l'*3o 104 BjU
Savannah city 6s, quar. Jartimry
131$ HO 111
do sm. rpiar February. 15a*** •• 1®
South Carolina state 4S-. 1943 .117 119
Sibley Mfg Cos. 6#. 19U3 102
South Itound 5m - 99 101
S . h' A W n mt’ge tie. 1934 US
do do Ist sa. gold. 19.14 P3 114
8? John DIV.. let 4a 1934 ... 96 96
MONEY MARKET.
New York. Dec 12—Money on call
steady at 4<f*4 fr cent la-4 hmvt
ler cent. Prime nwr antlle (niper 4 , tr/ ,
ii*-r cent. Sterling exchange easy with
actual bustnc.-e In bankers bills at $4 M* 4 {T
MU4 for demand, and at for
sixty davs Poated rates $4 HI *V&4 $3 aru!
$1 fc'EtJ4.96 Commercial bills. 14J6M.116J.
Silver certHlcgtes, 64966 c. Bar silver.
4t Mexican dollars. Ooverninem
tiovids srrong State bori4ls Irregular. Rail
road bonds Irregular
jITOC Kk 4>l) nuxm.
IHlrltf mil buoyancy the Featnree
of be Dny.
New York, D*< 12 -A. tlvlly in a large
number of usually dormant securities
was liken by traden. to-day to demon
strate increw sod Interest in the stock mar
ket on the part of Ihe oultkl# public.
Gains in lll#*., properties were more ex
tensive Ilian in the usual market leaders,
and extended to four polnis In some cases.
During the forenoon there was great ani
mation and strength, with speculative In
terest radiating from one group of stock#
lo another. Factor# which contribute.! to
the day # rise Included traffic statement#
for the first week of December, embrac
ing all sections of the country showing
substantial In-Tease*. The fact that a,
yet money rates have not exceeded 6 per
cent, and that tnaiay the highest flgurc
made was s'j. which tapered off to 4 per
cent before ihe cols*, rendered specula
tor* less uneasy. With the absorption by
lh sub-trea.surv on Internal revenue col
lection* and transfer* to the interior, the
banks thus far this week have lost |3,-
Sno.ooo. Rates for sterling exchange ron
ttnuo to yield, sixty day bill* declining V
It Is understood ihnt lb> question of Im
ports of go4*l I* being considered by a
prominent I'ustilution on the twsl# of al
lowing interest on the money while in
transit ..With the relief apparently In
sight should conditions become stringent
In the money market, speculative pools be
came active and forced ■ ons-derablo cov
ering of abort lines The nrarkut for
Americans abroad vva de - rlbeil as buo> •
ant and the artittrage house* bought about
35,00 ii aba re e on for lxwtdon This
denim I whs printarlly responsible for the
weakness In sterling exchange rate#, a.
offerings of commercial acceptances were
only moderate.
At the outset of business th# coal stock*
were the principal features and generally
( got well above last night’s closa on an
| enormous demand. Thao# properties la*r
Oil sliowed the effect of Iwwvy reallm
tlon* Heavy buying d*\*doi*d In Ihe
steel stocks owing to encouraging reports
) of (he trade ootiook.
Tin I'la to made the extrehw rtsa of IT,
w\Jt tales! a<MB WU* noa tto (Os—t OtUv*.
and a g.ssl second. wHh a gain of I",
Satisfaction over the annual report pub
lished b> the Ilr.-oklvn Rapid Transit
'<-mpanjr pro-no:st a dehuit and for the sto k
and strm.gtheneit .ill trai *n- tlon* tmipu
Phare w at if
'al* tn the ilronger*. I’m ;tu - an.t sonic of
tli. Southern and Southwestern
with Burlington. Kansas aisl Texas pi*
fir red. and lsnilsiill . special.) promi
nent
t.uimg the e*rt\ tfiernoon all the for.
sign buying had .cased th. demand
showed sign* of ex a- ci end prl e
w. re Incite,cl to yield Not much tmpres
slivn however, was tna-.s o ptin-s when
ill** traders res Ixcd. and tt.rie we., few
strong ei*a* which kept the general mar
ket pr|t> .) Hi, n.,, g Unusually lrg.-
de.iltngs in the l.kc tc ■ aiul Westrin
-to k* raus*.l ,i rls. of 4aid ,t r#spe t
li-.i for tip common aid prefcried ami
N. York Chicago and St trouts hr-t
lire I erred jump. I t point: lo !o. An In
. reuse of tier cent to I pei cent In the
• nil annual dlvid- ii on the Mimic ipo;l-
S Icnils -otunion slock l--ultrd In rt-e
of It, In It a price tn the tit h hour a raid
w*- IVniu 'i*. Goal ansi tor
stock broke D, jH-i ~ ii: ori a rumor that
•he directors weir In ■ sslon and hit
I till, qua rtrrli dtvldeisl ,ai ihe at . k
lt:i- movement unrettk-.l the • nilr. mar
ket an,l prices fell away lupidi) ace:aging
" fwimt for the mo.-1 iieomtnent ratln-a.fts
an I extending to 2*- In tin si-lalUc- Tin
ia :< bt Inc WW off. •> : Whet tl h
•tic known that the r-port of uuideti.t
'.on mi Tenn- r'c-al was unfounded
the slock iallied points and ai, titli-r
sto* k recovered sini"wiiat. sp. itl.ilicin
leaving off active and sfrtatg
Husiir ■* in bo.cls w.t very' heave and
m: tble strengt i was displayed bv Kansas
and Texas Ibsui - Hiadtng fouts am up
lo id l , early, but lost practically the rise
in avmpalhy with the .Irclln. In .u. k
Reullxlng sole- depress'd Ih. Kite* Is
sues nil lay. the general 4‘* closing a po.nt
off Tin* market otherwise was until teres l -
eg and Irregular. Tutsi sales, ion value.
15.V'70,0W'
United State refunding s’s. rcgisterel
id vanned V and new Is Q per cen' on th#
at call.
Total stock sale* 10-dav were Xgt.v.)
- area. Including Atchison, 16.W0. Atchi
son pr- ferrssi at,'.'., Cheaapeak. and Ohio.
.6rt, Hurling ton aid Quincy. 11.M5. Rock
leaiKl. 7.fro. Delaware ar.d Hudson. 8 15.1
hlrtc. 31.15 u, Frle flrsr preferre.l 19.776;
Louisville and Nashville 6..Y10. Manhattan.
16 J 6 klissour! UaclAc. ,snn Missouri,
Kansas and Texas preferred. 24.750. New
York • etiirai 7.16 U. Norfo k n,l We-lern
7*o. Not I hem Uactn. . 17,1.. Ontario anl
VVe-tern, 46,315. Pennsylvania. 11.500.
Reading. 12 485. Reading flrel preferre.l.
49.246. Reading second preferred. Iti.gc. s
losuis Houihwev.em preferred. 5,.m St
Paul. 26.660, Sou them P*etn, . i;,svi South,
rn Rallw.ii 8,601, Southern Railway pre
ferred. 10,700. Texas snd Fa.lff 7.300.
I I.lon Uaeiffc. i;t aw, Wheeling and lake
Krte 9.450. Amerl-an Smelting. IS.lSii
Steel Hoop. 5 405 American Steel and
)v ir*. 44 3vt Tin I’lale. 26(#4# Armui.an
Tobacco, *.3Bt>. Hrooklyn Rapid Transi;
JBS; Colorado Fviel, 6,g0. Continental To
bacco, 5.010. Federal Steel, 43.150. Fi ral
s-eei preferred, 6.1 M; People's Gas. >..K6
National Steel, 9,300, Sugar, 18.61 M Tenn-
Uoal Hiat Iron. 15,900 leather 6 410.
I nlird Sit es Rubber. lO.Sbai. Western Pn
• R' l-ui'lt I ton a
New York Stock Idst.
Atchison .39'iW'shash .... 9if
do pref M>l do pref 12,
H 8 " *>N W heel AI,E 1H
Can I'ac T do 2nd pref &
Can Sou Wls Central II
• hee A Ohio ITT, Third Ave 116
*' O " 144, B. A O ofil
R A Q lK Natl Tula. 61H
C., tnd A 1,. . 22 do pref ex-dtv.lhSl
do |eef 5g kriot Copper .. 92',
c. A 1; 111 . ofd 974 Adam- Fx . 143
• aNw 168 ;\m F.i l*a
C. R I. A P ll'Ag U. 4 Kv 51
<• c c ASi u 67 Welle Fargo Fx 133
Cfdo Bout ... 7 |Am Col Oil .... .31Q
do Ist pref 48". do pref *1
■lo 2nd pref 14 Ant Mailing 44,
Dwl A- lluds-m .116 | do pref ... 15
Del, LA W lCj Am S A Ref 54\
I>en A R G. .. 9A do pref. ........ 96
do pref 90H: Am Hi Irli* •
F.rlc ID* ‘0 jsref ..... 17
do Ist pref 4*v. Am. Steel Hoop
Gteat Nor pref.lso’j do pref 7k
HOi-klng 'Va.l .. 1 (Am. SAW 4..'.
110. king Val. . 39 | do pref . sl,l,
111. Cent. 134 .Am Tin Plate 4s*.
la Central IF* do pref Up
do pref .44 Am. TohaccO IPTi.
U E AW .■’*; do pref ll
do pref Its. |Ana. Mm. Cos.. 47\
I oik* Slime .. Si. Illiook. It T. .. 73S
I-ouls. A Nash 8.34. CoI. F A I 61V
Manhattan t- 1(0-', Conti. Tobacco 35*
Mel. Si. Ry . .167 ’. do |U*ef .. 89'$
Max Cent 134a Federal Hie. 1 . 6£ T ANARUS,
Minn A SI. L. 67 j ,io pref 7714
do pr f i'llL General Electric !>
Mo, I’a A''*u;lu.w *4',igar. 53V
Mobile A Dillo. 43 do ptef ...UK)
M. Iv A T 13 VI nil. IMper .... 224,
do pref v, do pref 71',
V. J C 144 jlai'ls-te Gas 7u
N. Y. C 111?* Natl Biscuit .... 37'*
Nor A WM ... 43 j do |ir#f. ........ 91
do pref 814. Natl I>-ad 19
Nor Pac 7IK, do pref 694*
<k> pref M-VNatl Steel 89
Ont. A West. .. 37**, do pref. 93
Ore H. A Na 42 |N. Y Air Brake ln
do pref. 7k North Am 19V*
Pennsylvania .1424* Paclfle Coast ... 51
Reading . 21‘j do let pref 85
do Ist pref .. 6644’ do 2nd pref. ... SI:
•lolnd pref . 34 PaciAo -Maill .... 43',
K G W. 65 |f'eo|n.-‘a tJax .. 99‘*
do pref 91 IPressed S Car Vi
Ht I- A 8. F . !9' do pref M
do let pref ... 75 |Pull Pal Car..Ml
do 2nd pref. .. 4*N S It A T 6
Ht. D. Sw ... . 154.1 Jugar 1261*
do pref 37'. <lo pref 115
SI. Paul IJTVTemi. C. A I .. <H*
.lo pref 179 IU. B. Deal her ... 134*
Bt. P. A • >m. ..121 do pref 7M
Sou. Pac 434. l.\ S Rubber .... 38'*
Hou Hy 184* do pref MM*
do pref as {Weal Union A! a
Tex. A Pac I't; H. I A 8 16
I,'nton Pac 73'. do pref 65S
do pref 8148. P. C. A St. 1, 58
Bonds
t". 8 Is.rcf reg 1064 - A O. 4# ft. 4
do cou 1IH T | N. Y. C. Ims
do 3*. reg .W* bid 108%
do Is, cou 100’t N J C. gen us 137 .
do new 4a.reg 1384* No. Pa 3a ... 704*
do new 4s. eou 128', do do 4s ,0514
do old 4s, reg.!l4 1 4 / V Y . C. A St
do old 4s. eou 111 1 * 1- 4e 107';
do ss. reg 111'. N * 4V mn 4- 991 J
■lo ss, cou ...11IVOre Nav. Ist*
D. of C 3 65* .1344* bid h/.
Atch. gen 4e . .102 Ore. Nav. 4* .. Itril-i
do adjl 4 88', Ore S. I„. . 139
Can |s.i 2nd* . 198', do do .on 5s ..117’*
C. A O. 44s . IIS Read Gen 4* .. 9. ,
do do is 1204, K a. W. Ist* ln
C A Nw coti.7# UW 1 , 84 L. A Ir. M
do do 8. F , eon 5a ...IU
Deb U IS Bt D. A 8. F
Chi. Term *• .. M 4 gen 6s 129
Col 80. is •••■ 844,81. P. eon, lilH
C. of O. con. 5s >7 Bt P.. C. * P.
do Is* Mic **W Ist* 1204*
do 2nd ine . . 1646 do do 5s 121
D A R G 85.1014* •■'•. Pa 4s 8345
Erie Gen ♦* 614, So Ry 6* ;i2',
F W A D. C S Rope A T. 6a 7b
i„ta 79 R A P. 'aid . ..114
Gen. Klee 8s .. 142 | do do 2nd* .... 7*
Ja <>n Ut* U346BUn Pa
• g N. L’nl. |4Vabash lets 116'*
t* bid WI 1 <*" 7bd* 10646
Mo K * T. 4Ve#t Shore 4* .118
2fids 74HIWU Cen. * .. 8744
do do 4s 644*Ya. Cen. bi-l .9t
New York. De> - 12 —Ht*nlard Oil 79Wi
TM>
New York. Dec 12,—Consolidated flas
Cloaed 190
Baltimore. Dec 12 —Seaboard common
ltfVßflle; preferred. 2J T *C-*c.
Marphy A Co.'a Stock Letter.
New York l)e' 12 -Exceedingly active
dealing In th* Bn* and *•>'’ Reading is
sues were til# features of the stork mar
kei upon the openina of hualnese this
morning The other stock, influenced hy
the prospective changes of control 04,o 4 , tne
koaosyivaiAa Coat CuDayauy wets also
Southern Railway.
Trauia Arrive and Depart Savannah 0.1 9fhh Meridian Time—On# Hour Slower
, Than City Time
Schedule In Effect lie. 9. W
RBaDDoWS “ To niKKAHT lU 'DII"
, . 1 a | Nv>. Ik, Nn U
?,.|.m 12 kiafn l.v .. . n, .is" 4 ham ’pm
tlAstern rime I | |
1 ;Ip'll I .'.lam ilia, kvllie i-V 2 67 itt. 1 bh'liv
k '"ian H D6aift Ar C'lluinlaa l-v 11. in am
* i-11, :• i.vtm 4r Charlolic l.v *4. U* v am
II 44pm 12 . in Ar vit'-ensboi'i l-v 7 Ivyau i'.'itv
' fl.-im Ai Norfolk lV| * 4,4 "
1: ini 1 ;xpni Ar Danville ” .... l.v . 40;nv 4am
■ ■ 11 1 v r I:i h 1 u ! i‘ * 1
V I.y bb.ig ... I-' tm "• m
4 Jam Ar Charl.il Uri-v Ule l.v 2 oaimiill kii-m
, vr W.ahu-bui Id 11 UoM • -■ P ‘
l 4 l■ im ,tn vr Halt mure l.v 8 >m H 2,|im
An Vi PhUoAeiphli .. . I. r "'.n. 6 "T"'
1 * im At nw i rh l.v ' Warn 118 pm
I Bo 1.. -•p '■ ■
N>" H Tv 1 Till. NORTH AND \\ I . No fc
(C n rli l iuie 1 il
RViim \. v ~ “ , ,1, I
(bate 11 Time)
H 3“*m |,v coliimhl.i Al 1 ' '
II -••am l.v ji..itiaitb.i.g ■■ I■' 6 15pm
-‘ *’pm I.v ,y bf-v tl.e L' * ORpm
• V • Hot opi t.XTi E 1 4 - ,,m
7 JfH>m Ar Knoxvjlir l#v , I ii
- Ar Lrmiutftoii . Ev 10 3|.n
7 4‘pm Ar Gilt tnnfttl E v H
H (vrjn Ar ... ..lit Lout* . . I*' *
•• ' * •J • *
Ail (rain# anrlv and vl#|wr from thArianl m
TIlHorOlI i \H HFeIIVB E. ETC
TRAINS 33 AND M DAILY NF,W YORK AND FU>HIDA EXI’REHfI VaMI
bul*-I llrnncii iruln#. with Pullman D'AWirtx RiM><n Bl#r|MiK Car# Iwiwnru
•* ami N* v\ Y 4 rk < ai \Y#h|nglor nti Colonial l.xi>rr • cri Ho#ton
Pullman Si*6*pjfn Car CtAil tJtu ml lU* hmoniJ mid ChAr|i>tte n<s Nor -
fn|K I‘lnlnx * SrrvA .ill msilt b-t* Snvannnli #i*<J JViuhlnfioii
TltA v i.y THB Ufill JAIL VnttMil
ItmtiAal Irwin#, r#rrvlr* Pu! man D; wtng Ronm Cur* bAr*n R-iVhii <ih
in 1 N>h \i>rk Dint * ran **r\u all beinern H.ivoihmili it<] W^onlng’oi
Aiftii I'ullriuii Irawtng K<mi tflrrplfi# Cart htw#ci Suvam.ah au<l CUrolim*U,
through Anhavtll# aiwS ‘ Tho of t • HJtv
I*or *x>mpirtr tnformailoti nm to
F * GANNON *1 V r A G M J M Cl Ll* T M. W A THUC. O T. A .
\Vtintton. l C
8 H HARDWICK A*t
R C RLATTNER A*rnl. Plant Hvairm H(#r:on
JAM KK FREEMAN C P ♦ T A HI Hull #tt#rt s4vnn#h Oa . Phon^#
■J#'" Idedlv #trony. but the *J#allnic#
Ir mil'll 4e## than n th‘ *
• jiinl in# r < nx* , rai mark*-* w<*
lerlolly in *ir r>irller fi# f,, fi
.J. i > h*it)g bv (hr alreralh
ff the anthr*ltr roal nroup awi i“*
fiv th* rrn* ar.i favorable of
♦ h** fleaitf'R her** for foreign a ■ *>un
frong noftve f***ture# aete
I’i tfic. Mt -ourl Parifi - #nd Souifxrrn
pieferr*l The lo'al traction #!i.'*re# w*****
'omfwr*i tively pegfi*. led. huf wrrr firm
*n<l little of fnlere# 4 look Jn the
quaiierv Hugar ffrong
and th re xv# .* re< overv In
FnlteA Hiate# Rubber rommoti While H
aae romnionly exiieoieM that falrlv blg'i
rd'fji vxoukJ |revall in (he money nrke
tfi-Max. (here n; I'vertt! tn n ihw#l
iii m~ on (liar 'cca(. and (he fiailef in
, ie#fioo A ‘d *xot #**rv (o ohe k arilx
racing Northern Baolflr 6fset lare*l quai
terly *Jivltlen<J of 1 |er oerit n rnmnion
• fork pavihie Feh 6. Total gk’.lJ6
•hare#
dl( MXDF/OD MHIKJVP*.
No(e Tha#* qxioiatlon# are revised
•Jailv. untl are kepi a# near a# poa#lN
in at on! with the prevailing whole-al*
pricea Official quota!irax* are not i.w**d
wlxfl lha> l#ag re# with l*fi price# w ;k1
-,|er# a#k
i oiintn at*l Nortlirm ••roJa-e.
POUETRY The market la utejyrlv Qtio
tatinn# Rrollet?* 30|lU- f*et pair. hail
grown 4.M760c. llire#-fourth# grown. W(t
. hena. rooaur#. . ducki*
geee ?. ( 4|sl *>*
FXKJR- Fret*h randlnl. 22$r#24c. cold #tor
ag
BUTTfcH The tone of the market l
firm Q'lorailon# (WklMt 31*. ftmila
tlon#, 2Jt , Nex* York !•((• dairy, -4* r
■ Hr# Klglna, 27>'
CHBlfiHfr Market firm. fn*\ full
cream chvaiw. for 2*) lo 22 i>ound
average, 28'*/ jcxl averages 12 .
Earl J t-griahlr#.
1 RIfiHI POTATOHH Northern $1 #>s2 tt>
aack
<*A BHA<llv—MWc per head
(tNIONR- Yellow. |n barrel- $2 2.>f2.*iO
ciaieai. tors) OU. red. $2 20i2 .Vt
llrralalnff. Ila> and (raln.
FlgOFlt Market te#dv; $4 2..
#ira!gfit. $: 75. fanrv $.( (W. family, t? 4-1
MKAIr Pearl, per barrel. $7 fin. p.-r .* k.
$1 16; * :(> meal. |er aaek. I*oßfnl. $1
xvater gr*tinl II.US; Hy grit-, fh< kp,
$] 1. grit#. Hudniita. fer harm.
$2 */*. p*r eu k. $1 2*; #undry brand*,
61.16
(’ORN-MirlcH firm: white, job loin.
O', carload lot?* muni corn, Job lota.
ty ; iarloa<t lot#. 6k.*
fie Trl* ete, kv IMDIHIXT !,lv rpool.
Hamburg 40 Oothcmburg, V.
HR'K Market ateady. demand good,
fancy head. 6c. fancy, ft’jc.
Prime r
* ood I’yfM-*
Fair 4 04*4
• < ti 3H
OATIE-No 2 mlxe*i carload, M ; Jot*
lota. gt . White cl|jfed. ear. 4 *, 37* . Joh.
40r
RRAN Job lot#, w- carload lot#,
HAY—Market #feady. No 1 tlrnofhy.
Job. 66c; No 2. Jrk*; Job. <7*/kc car#
xHir anl 4 offff.
HFOAR-
Cut faf 6 19 Diamond A .6 61
Crushed 6 N Confectioner#' A M
Powdered IN.WMfi Extra C. 564
XXXX pow and 99 Kstr C *•
GranuisttO ~ 5 84 Golden (I 509
CBbN . • 5 Y' lluw# 4*l
Mould A . 609
FOKFEE-
Mncha ... 26 .Prime No * lot.r
tin i . 26 c Good No 4 I ’ l *
Pcab—rry .14 c Fair No. 5 10 c
Fancy No. 1 . 1154"' Ordinary No 6 .V
riiol"- No 2 . ,10V'i'ommon No 7 . 9 i
Soil, Iflt*a Mini Wool,
SALT—Demand Is fair and the mark*!
steady. <arload lot,, inn pound burlap
Backs. 47c. I>-pound cotwm aacks. 46> .
ll'i-pound burlap sacks. 515p'. 110-pound
coiion necks. 5254 c: 125-pound burlap
sacks, 56 4 4 r; 125-pound cotton Sucks. 59',c.
Ji-pound burlap sack*. #lc
HIDKB4- Market Arm. dry flint. 1354 c.
dry salt. 1154 c; gr**n sailed. 6c.
WfKrly—Nominal: prime Georgia, tree
ot Bind burs and black wool. I*'; bla>'k,
lc. burry. Me, Wax, 25'; lallow. 354'
D*er skins, 20*
Dried und Evaporated Fruit*.
AI"PI.E8— Evaporated. I@T,c; sun dried.
15405 c.
A PRIf'OTS— Evaporated, lA' lund;
nectarines, 10c
RAIBINB I.U. 12 10; imperial cabinets,
12 75. 100-e yi-pjnd boxes *V pound
PI6AC HER—Evaporated, pealed. 17’4r;
unpealed 5*09
UEARR-Kvaporan'd. *V
Hardware and llalldlag Supplle*.
LIME. CADGIUM, BLASTER ANI>
Cement—Alabanw and Georgia 11m* In
fair demand and eil *1 *0 cmwils a barrel;
special calcined pfo-t*'', *!■*• P- r hrrrl;
hair, 4615 c. Ro*e*B*le csenent *1.2001.X;
Carload lots, spe* 1*1; Bortland cement, re
tail *2 25; carload lots. 12002 2>.
LUMBER. F. O B VKBBKLK SAVAN
NAH Minimum yard sie- 110 11.00,
car Bills 112.r013t. difficult sixes. 1400
Ship stock 110000. sawn He..
B*fOo*Mi; hewn 4l<*. SS®**-
OID— Market ateudy, <lera*ind fair; sig
nal 4.'dfsor, West Virginia black. Mil2c;
lard, sc; ueatafooi. 66170 c; machinery, 16
4fXc: linseed oil. raw Khr. t/04led. 7*Vc;
kerosen., prime while. ISo; water white.
, Brwlfs astral. 14c; deodorised stove
gasoline, drum*. 115*c; empty oil harrrts.
delivered/ *s<
PHOT—Drop. *1.50, B. B. and large, *1.75;
chilled. *1 75.
, moN-Msikm vtgy sttatkii W -
NAILK Cul %'J 30 I*lß 4 ' w\rr ft Aa Sr nr
BARBED WIRE $3 ftu 100 pounilr
GFNPCtVDEIi Pr* k*|i Ati!iti I|k
•hnl. $4 . half H***i*. |2 Jlf. k> u*
$1 2b. rhnmplon <lu kinc quurFr kk#
Tl 2*. Dui*n nn*l half
k*ir# sll V., r|imrt>r SR7S; I |s>unl.
ranl#!*r* II !**a- per rent Tmi*
dorf emolcrlee# fK*waler. 1-pnun<l ran#, sl.
I'* inufnl • m. Qi*c |#un'l
t II fi au> n u anil Ties
RADIOING -Market firm Jute. 3l£-
imiiml *V large lota s : jt . lot#.
7V . "e*i inland h iggtiiK 12V*
TIER 8 amlairi. iS pi il. arrow large
lota, $1 30 ernall llk $1 >U
I'rn Ho nm <1 Aaf
A PPI.EA-Northern voi'letv w
ORANOICB rFia IS 7&00.I0
PRI'VWt 4A- to jo . ,Vm to arv.
aw to TtN. 7< 70* to au tv, to ic,
t t > K*e. giyc
BAN AN AK S'. Hrt% l 7$ bunrh
IJCMONH \1 rk t rt-.ily, at
roi’OANnTl s4*>*4 sft
PEANCTK Amf>l' 4 tinck fair *lem.trd
market firm, fdti y hanrl plrked Virginia,
per pound 4V . haml pi ked Virginia, ex
tra# 4 N C aee<l |*eirH*i#.
Nl’Ts Almond*. Tarntg >ng 17*. Ivlni,
10c, mtlnulk Fren h. Uk Naples L’V •,
pe< an 12* . BrmgU". Mr, ftß>ert*. Mr; ax
worte*| nut#, ULpouiul and (toiind boxe*.
1 V±c.
Mneon. Ham* nhil I •r #4
BACON Market firm. f C R aide#
7U- 4 , D H Hellle* X l *. (E.iMern) a4 t‘orl
- fo MVerngc fife; H tielller.
(We#tern), nmokM c |< #lle,
IfAMS .Sugar cured. lISOISV
LARI* Pure. In Uer
pound* tin# and fl imtimf tiPm SV.
compound. In tlere#. #*4l, fao-|j6itiii<J Huh.
and SO-|riundM tub, •V
HIHI 111.1,4 M.oi n.
► IHI f Minkeiel, half-barrel#. No I,
$4. No 2. $7 No 3. $. 7'. kits No. I*
$t :•. No 2. $1 1, No ,7. Cn6tf|*h, |.
I*oll nd brirkr. Ac, J |Ruti.t hrlckn.
h rrliuJ. I**r *k>x. Dutch
herring. In kc*#, $1 10, new mullet. 4 Itai*
barrel#. $3 Ji*.
HY R! 'l* Market quirt; Georgia anl
Florida eyrup. buying at , m lllng
ut SJW . MiKr houn* ut 10*1 Uh
IIONKY Fuir df iimntl, atruuied, in bar
| r< D, u&gj** gallon
limit Kilim baiui, $1 17.
(MEAN llllll.HTV
rOTTON-f#v#nnah to Po-ton, |d
<*w t.. %*■. to New York, p* r cwt . 20r; to
j Philadelphia, per bale. sl. Baltimore. $|
KOBE ION DIRECT-Btemet, VM •. |,iv
rrfool. k# ; Hamburg. 4Xr; now. Me;
liar< elotM, Uh . Mrx ne#ter. Cm , Havre.
40* Antwerp. ¥*• . Reval. .'(>•, liotterrfafn.
El’MB Eli By Hall- Freight# steady; lo
Baltimore and eastward, ft to $F> 7* per
M . Including Portland
EC M lER Bv Ht* 4 am—Haewiuiah to
Baltimore. $:. . p R. |< or R and f>
dock#. C' 50; to Philadelphia. If 2-JU* |w i
cwt (4 pound** to foott, to New York.
!'*>-to |er M. $7 26 to dM k. lightered to
Mo#trai, $8 10
NAVAI. STORKS—Th* markei I, llrm.
medium hixi- venae!#. Ibodn—-**ork, for or
der#. :ih kl ier barrel of 310 |w>und#. and
|er rent frlmag Hpirlt# 4# Ik! jier 4>
| gallon* gro##. and B |er rent primage
Ear ge Vesnel#, loMn, 3#; ep.rHii. 4# 3d
Httam, lie f*er 100 pound# on ro*!n; 21V
on rplrlt#. Havannah to Ronton, and $V
on ro in anl Jiw on #pirlf* to New York
GRAIN. TMOViglowa RTF.
New York Dec 12 Flour firm again
i held a ati.ide highar. with u fair
o' old pri< •74 Minn*aota luitent, $4 <)o4>
4 2S
Uye flour quiet fair to good. $2 Of*.
< hop e to fancy. $3 il
Buckwheat Hour. $2 lohJ IS
Buckwheat nomine*!. wruCJi
< orn meal steady; yellow Weptern. 17c.
Bye steady; No. 1. Western. MV fob
afloat
Barley ateud> Barley malt dull. IYe*t>
ern. t>i472
Wheat B|mr firm and active; No. 2 red
n% fob afloat; option? from ojeninif
depreealon. caueed by disappoint Ing ca
ble#. hardeneti gradually Into (xudflve
(trength on email primary c<elpt#, <x#>-
1 tinned ft>et<er n:;l!lng and active
covering The afternoon market wan par
ticularly strong, on Ht Ix>uia buying, a
• heavy export bu#lne#. generwl bull sent!-
i nent, hlglxr Western market# and liberal
j rbarance*; rloerd firm at \r net ad
vance. January, 77V . M*r< h. 7f T 4c; May.
! December, 77c.
Corn—Hi>ot #tei4ly; No 2. 4f%r; ofHlon#
# a ly to firm all day. supported by the
rise tn wh*at. poor ronllt>on of Western
corn, export demand 49nd covering, closed
firm * higher. January cloaed. Sc
May. Ci***’. luremlier, ii-
Oats—Hpot firm, No. 2. 2715; option#
quiet all day, bui firmer
Beef firm.
Cut meat# quiet, pick!**! bellies, Pnfr
Eurd quiet. Weetern nmmud. s7.fid. I>e.
cr mtur clrard, 17.50, nomiryl. icglneo
steady.
Pork steady.
Butter #teoly; < re*n>ery, lMf Jtk ; fac
tory 121SV
Che<e firm; fancy large, 1 I*wtf 1 IV*';
I mii( 11 12*
Egg# ateady . state and f*ern#>lvanJa,
*>
Polatoe# quleg
Tallow quiet.
Petroleum dv^ll.
Itoaln aulet
Turpentine dull,
Illc firm
MoUane# steady.
Cabbage quiet.
Freight# quiet, cotton by steam. Ifr
CofTe* Hinjt Rio easier No 7 Invoß-e.
7c; rrdld quiet; Cordova, Vss43V
Cwffee luluiea outuotk bajvV ta*4jr R
Plant System
of Railways.
Trail # op<*rated by h mirVUan t ■
t>ne hour •loser than c|y time.
In effect Dec . INN*
AII tr.4ln.
Ev BgVitnn.ih. Dully. Ar Savannah.
Between
1 • * ni knYiinnah |l3 W am
• lu am Wujn njml ....... | 1 60 am
s 1 urn J#< Kvevtli# (in am
*!* ... and Florida ji2 46 pin
t n fxdnta ) 7 <k pm
Between
f ' ant . liavsr.fl ah |266 am
am . . ..ChfilfCtOO {7 60 stir
4 and Lid | 6 6a pm
Ev Brunswick, Ar. Bi untwlclt.
Bet w een
Brur A t k I 6\fn
0 0.. ian Jeup .. ....... Hi'l pm
Savannah ■•*! 7 li* am
I 44 Y 44>t vll le 6 pm
' ‘on* ’ Pert T#mt* with Tenln
-1 • l(i ■ *#! flu tmcrit le irtng for
K-*y W-m uid I!*van* Mondays. Thum*
duly -and Saturday*. L 'it p m
('all ut Ti ket Otfi e.i for further Infer*
mat lon
J. 11. POEHEMI'H. T. T A
U \HI CI.AHK Cttv Tlket Agent.
I*e Htvfis Hotel 'JMtone 73
It W WRENS Put
ager. Havunnah da
* —* T~ " 1 —— —■ '-i 1 ' 1 , -■ ’ggagggp
MCEORCLV
RVca y
Schedule Effective 45ept. lA, 1 9f6.
Trsfeiae arrive at .nl 4|eparr from
• eutrel Star lon, West Broad.
foot 4>f liUety street
!*°fh JlMldUn lliro One hour fkmer than
, OMy tune
Iseeve Arrive
Hexannah Savannah
Ali#* M l I X ‘ i*6 !
•t 4 -m t’oviiiKK i .Miiledgevlile *i 00pm
•txl nil IrHermedl.ite |Kln:#
Argus 1,4 Minor Atlanta
At hen Montgomery, Co
s Klrmli gbam. Am *4 -Mini
erlru#. Eufeuia and Troy j
‘ j OOprn Dover Acttjmmfwlallon tfT 44am
! 00pm (iuyfon Dinner Train ;|4 kpm
•Dally fEicept fftirulwy.
IIKT 'VEE.NI BAY ANN All AND TYREE
7btti M. iMUii 01 Havaonah ’lty time
LEAVE HA VANN AH
Meiflax only 62i m Dally e4*ept
Monday k3* in Daily Ino p m •• -
LEAVE 'I*YI4ME
Mai 4 tex only 7:16 a m I wily except
Monday 10.26 a. m Dally s.JO p. m
(Yninertton# mad** mi trrwiinal imlnia
with ell crslne .Sortn%%w(. Weat end
Mouth west.
■ lee(*liig car# rex night tialn# between
Savannah and Auguste. Macon. Atlanta
and RlrmJngHMtfi
xatifiab Macoii rind Atlanta.
For <omplet* jrif-.rmatt<m. r hedilleg.
aea and 4 orme. lUm, apply to
W ti BREW EH City Ticket and Ifa#
ranger Agent, It/7 Bull etreet
nr
M It M. INTYRE, Depot Ticket Agent.
J C IIAIEK daietgl I'aoaenger Agent.
K II HINTON. Trafll' Manager
TlltwO. i. KEINL. (teneral fluparln
icndtnt. bav.tnriah Uft.
,^%VFsTißUita
SfaSAMtgi [[MITED
Double Oaily Service
Th* abort line Norfolk. Wasliln*<on,
lialtiinore. rhiladeqSila. New York and
Ihe Khl
AKIII VAL OF TRAINS
FROM
No 27 North uriti Lost 500 am
No. 13 Denmark ncul la. al HI a
■ ions 10 am
No, 31 North ami East ..12 10 j>tn
No 44 Jaokwnville und Florida... 1 h pm
No Tl Mon'S’Witery and West 8 X pm
No. 74 Helena and lexal F'tinl# . 8 4f. am
No 66 Jacksonville and Florida.. .11 80 lira
DEUARTURR OF TRAINS
FOR
No. 27 Jaekaonvlll'- and Florida.. 5 oßam
No 31 Jaekaonvlll. and Florida 12 18 pm
Nn ii New York and Bust i 88 pm
No 34 Denmark and Augusta 1 si> pm
No 71 Montgomery an ) Weal 7 x am
No Tl Helena anil las?* I Suit ion*. 6 80 pm
No 66 New York and East 11 59 pm
Maxulfl ml Pullman buff'd sleeping car
ar\l<* lo Washington. H 'ltlmor. Philn*
del phiz and New York, aiso lo Jaoknon
vtlle arid Tamiw
Dining <ais from Vaiannnh to Haalot
ond Hlrhmond lo New York
Buffet parlor car# Savannah lo M alt
gomary.
For additional Information apply lo
TVket Office. Hull and Bryan * I reels.
Iffione 28-
100 15 poinls de line, ami ruled quiet with
a weak lUidrtione under adver*. cnbl*.
Inn* receipts, weak stmt deparmwait at.
an absenca of rpieulailon and favorable
crop a< counle Ulosed atewdy lo lo 15
m Ints lower Total sale# 21.750. D"-comber,
ill*-, January. 5.10'. Mareh. 5 i*U6 00*.
Sugar—Raw snarly, fair raflning.
3 39-32*1. centrifugal, Ss< teat, 3 13-32d- Mo
lasses sugar . 321-1 W; refined quiet.
4 OTTO' M.KIr OIL.
New York. Dre 12' —Cotton seed oil was
unsettle*! and barely steady, with small
sales at quotations Prime crude herrel*.
2Xr prinw suroriFr yellow. 8lo; off oum
m*r yellow. 90‘-j* . prime white. *Sc: prim*
winter yellow. -TtmHr: prim# rnea*. 125.50,
4 HICAOU MARKET*.
Chicago Dec. 12 -Lighter receipt* and
an Improvement In the "ash denmnd.
caused nn advance in wheat to-day, May
closing V' over yesterday. May corn
closed tie snd December tic higher. May
oats Closed *t‘4e up and provision# un
rtiwngr.l to 6c lower.
The I'-idtng futures rangeil a* follows:
Openlnr Highest Lowest. CioMng.
Wheat No *—
Dec KF6 7084 <S9t4 ®t
Jan TOMfWWi 71*. 709, TUa
May . ntxtfTSS 74*4 7254 77',#74
Com No. I
De. 3*5,0*64 3754 **4 3T5,
Jan 355* 355* *544
May SSWK 365* 35% 86>*W>,
< ml . No 3
Dec 2154 215* *Hi 'k
May as rtSOM sn* 23*52%
Mess pork per barrel—
Jan 812 15 812 3h *l2 12*4 *l2 1*
May ... 12 025, 12 10 12 CSV. 12 15
lard, per 100 pounds— . -
Dec 71754 7 1754 TIS 7gH
Jan 6 85 6 *5 6 60 b\
May ,6> 6 > * *7>4 >
Short rib*, per 100 pounds—
Jan 6 *0 • S2<4 6 17H 6 *0
Slav ... im. 6 225. *7s* *
Caah quolatlons were as follow*: Flour
easy. No. spring wheat, 7ie72c; No. 1
red. ;2tt7'-'. No I >rn. 3Ts*c; No. y.How
lC.Bticued so M*v<i I’aga.j
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