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FINANCIAL and commercial
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Ikr llrrroibrr Option * Polale
Hi* Prlf the l>7 Before
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nml Trlnruylile Market*.
The Morning News Office,
Beturday, Dec. lb.
v\ .in the Improvement since Monday
„ otton futUTts market lie* etwut e
-from the bureau blot* and now
ak*ee to move upward from !:a former
, ~j December closed to-day at 1.77 c.
„ ch hr * points above what it was tile
l(J before the bureau decline. The foi
l .1 e ebowa the movement of the active
, i.ttn el nee last Saturday:
*Vac. Jan, March.
irday '• 1"3 ■
Monday
■'.-.lay 4.77 4€l 4 M
witnessed a much better feel
l tn the spot market*, though there
a' not a great deal of trading being
a , due u> the light demand from ail
..iucea The local market ciO#il quiet
* an advance of 8-ltk\ with the demon!
1 ght, end a limited bustnese doing.
The spirit* turpentine market vloe.d
t m at 37%c, with a moderate demand pre
<...i mg. Koetns ck>aed Arm and un
. anged. with nothing of interest In *he
, ( u'.lon. The wholesale markets ruled
i :ot orel active, with a steady Increase
noted In the volume.
Tn** feature of the day tn the outside
r lots # the strength and advances
,■ sn York mocks, which closed with
meteoric ttlgius as to eome Issuer, par
t .r y the Pa idea Tfte bank state
n ■ was much better than expected, and
lr response the entire list rose, the only
esceptlona to a general upward turn being
v nett hies* of a few Indumrtaas which
I .not shown rnte-h tendeney to move
e ther way during the |>a*l few day*. Tiie
fii.owing resume of the different markets
s i! show the tone and quotations at the
c or * i'. g to-day: ,
COTTM.
The coton market closed quiet to-day at
an advance of J-!4r on all grades There
sere no reported sales on tho spot The
demand was light throughout the day,
loth for spot and Interior ootton. Fac-
Ui and brokers alike reported nprihy
.at the |>rt of the buying element, (loot
middling, f o b., was r> p rid firm
arour.l 4 11-lft, The trade report a s arts
kv of good middling cotton, though th irs
ts uonsl b rat b* of the lower grades offer
ing. The day’s receipts were 1V722.
•.-..lns’, 3.755 and 4.737 year before ast.
Home demand Is rejh,rte.l for cotton from
N-* York f. r the filling Of December and
i.'her contract*.
T-.- folowftig were the official spot quo
(s ons a> the rlo*r of the market at the
!'• ton Exchange 10-day:
Tills I-ast
day. | year.
• ..I mMd.ing 9% 7%
Miitdllnr I*'. 7 3-16
Low middling vs iffs
Mark*’ quiet; sales none.
-1 u t.ah it... Iptf. Exports ar.d Stocks
he elpts this day 6.332
R* ■ its this d*y last year 3,73S
T’ds dav year b-fore last 4737
11 •Inee H-(>t. 1, :• 625 9*>i
ay list year WM
Stock ot' hand Ihl* day 124. k*y
b.ime .t iv k> t year 167.6R5
It- ' , tr.d Storks at the Ports—
It <*ipt> this dav 4* vis
It. js. this day last veer 3).k.i9
h- *u •. rbla day year Is‘lore last.. 42.705
T- • r < - ipia since Dept. 1, Ikio..l.el.'.tiVl
ft n. time lust year 1..325,7'*i
V..ir Ie fore last H.fZT*.4M
is . 1. til *sirts to-day ’ - 1 ! Jh>.
c • -ime day last year 1,041.T5)
In Movements at Other P'-rts—
* -tec. I*'lrm; middling, 4 5-lfi; net
r. •> T.sr/v. gross. 13.350; sule*. 170;
r k 242.130.
V, t> lean-—Very firm; nd’dllng, 9%;
l.i t ri -it t-. 15 724; gross, 13.724; sule*.
wia-k. 5873.
Mi-Ml * Steady; m! II ntt, 4'a; net re
■ ijes, VS*, mwf. SSS; sales. 2W; stock. 39,-
ft !?.
<'harl^Morv—Firm: nii<l<)llrur. n#t
493 Kr<*e, 193; Miles, 1U0; fttock. 17,-
WHixUnr^on—Firm; middling. 9\i r.et
!*• t-iptf 199. irr*K, !99; tMOCk 1.*,403.
Norfolk- Hff i.ly; m 9\\ net re
* l*'s. 2.k61; gTCMit, 2,8*1; , SR2; Mode.
H* h 1 more—No mind; tnlddlintr. 10; Ptock.
12.671.
N• w York—Quiet: m!M! nsr. 10%; net
r • H *t* 94i’; irf>P f 6.597; itotk, S4.MO,
—Qu!**t ;tn Mlir k 10; net reeetpti*,
1 277; group. 7.621.
Phllndelphi.i !•* rm;
rw'fipti, 174; irroßp. 473; etook. 5.236.
OwiMcola—Net receipt*, 4,toi>; ittopp,
4 *>*>.
I.ily Movement at Interior Town*—
mi 'dlln*. 9 9-16; net
{*#. 2 •s'. grotp, 2.4‘1; p.tle-. 399; ptock
£ 1 .VSTi,
M■m ph I ft'.sidy; middling 4* net re
e.-tfts. 3.431; ere*., 6,171. sales, >0; stock.
1 ft *k2.
St. la>uts—Bte-idy; middling, 9’j: net re
' • fit*, 1.M3, gTosa, 4,247; mica, 445; stock.
C3 7*4.
aicinnati— Quint; middling. 4 R . red re
' elpts, 1.672; gioss, 1 672. sales, 489; stork
4 425.
Houston- Steady; mklllng, 4 5-16; net re
<■ !*, 13.675; gross, 12.675; anles, 527; gtock
HI 266
i oidsvlll*—Firm: middling. 4%.
Ksports of Cotton Thl* Day—
rial vest on—To flreti’ RrWain. 4.325
New Orleans—To Orest Britain. 12.171;
to Trance, 3.150; to the continent, 8.610.
Charlewtan—Coastwise. 1 646.
N'orf oik—Const wise, 662
Mew York—To Oreat Britain. 1.375; to
the eontlnenl 6.763.
Pensaorka—To Great Britain 4 600.
Total fore gn ext ort# from nil porta thki
day: To Great Britain. 27 971; to Franca.
5 I3(r. to ihe continent. 12 373.
Total foreign exp r s Mnce ftept. 1. 14V>:
To Great Br lain, 1,49X2*4; to France. 320.-
-33; to the continent. 1.012.90*.
Itß 141.4510 COTTOJI.
Prices about ns follow*:
Txtra choice Flcr da# 23 2I
Taney Georgina 21Mf22
Ilxtra choice Georgias 31 <72IH
Cho'ci Georgias 4) ft——
1 tint ffna Georgias 1* O—
l ine 'ie.irgiaa 18 if—
“ Receipt, and flectoL |l4-01 1599-00.
Ilecelpt* past week j 2 632 3 413
Txports past week | 2 334 150
Receipts 1 hi# reason ! 36 339 50.313
Sale* part week I 4,716 2.915
Stock on hand .....| 24.316; 24.633
•51TT115 TITI IIPiS.
The Market Closes 4t*ad) With
Prlee* 3 It * Points Ip.
New York. Dec. 15.—Tha cotton market
oi ened steady with prices 2 to 5 point*
lower tn sympathy with an unexpected
f' action In Liverpool, following a fuT
te~ [ionse by that market 10 our advance
of late yesterday. Hellers ware acar a on
the call and almost Immrdtately follow
lll 6 the a.art, shorts nervously bid far
large lines of January and March. Wire
le.uae* tovk this as a cue that the mar
ket would advance should real support
r, f investment make up develop, and w rc
ruon actively leading up the list In gen
era) Before the end of the first hour Ihe
market had not only regained the opening
loss, but was several pohite above the
MURPHY ft CO , INC.,
Board of Trade Building. Savannah
Private leased wires direct to New York.
4-nlcago and N.w Orleans.
COTTOI4, STOCKS AM) t.lt 41V
Nsw York office. No. 61 Broadway.
Offices in principal cities throughout the
Bouth. WrMa for our 3tarket Manual and
bock containing Instruction* for trailers
close of l.ist night and surprisingly tlrtn
in tone The January option was strong
and relatively higher than the r.st of the
list. Heavy receipts at the port* fallal
to In any way check the erlv buvfty
ranrswwM. W hich spread to all bratu he
of the trade. The Southern and foreign
contingent* were genet tie laiyera aft, r
the course of the nurk.-t became noei
tively determlrcd Wall str-ct w■* n
cllntd to hold aloof for a time, but liter
became closely Idcntlll.d with the buii
movtenent Trading was slow around the
opening, hut quite B'dlve during the !at
hour. IToflt-taklng ds! not materially re
tard th* upward trend of values profit
taking eaused a slairp reaction n. ar the
close The market closed barely steady
wi4h prices net 3 to $ point* higher.
FI.MTt sTln>s 15 TITIIHY4
New Y’ork. Dee. 15— Cotton futures
■Hiened steady and closed barely steady.
Trice* a follows:
Open. High. Law. Close.
January 9.30 970 95' 9.6 l
Feb'Uary 436 9.33 936 4 W
Mir!, 9 32 9 5 9.3'i 9W
April 939 4.25 937
May 9 19 9 39 919 9.33
Jun 9 30 930 9.29
July 9.22 934 916 9.77
A'lgust 596 910 892 9.01
September 333 835 5.13
tOctober 3.99 99 K."S
December 9.72 9*l 9 70 9.77
L.IVBMPOOI. I tlTlfd tItRKET.
Liverpool. Dec. 15. 1 p. m —Spot, limited
demand and prices l-32d higher; Ameri
can middling fair. 5 F 16'; go-st mlddl-tg.
54j and; middling. 5 13-32d; lew mlddPng.
5 7-S2d; goo<l or do ary. 4 3) -32d; ordinary.
4 23-32 J. Till n aof Ihe day were 5.0*)
bales, of which 3 * w, re for speculation
and ex port, and Includ'd 4 300 American.
Receipts. 18.(0' toiles, lt:clU"lnk 7,200 Amer
ican.
Futures opened quiet but steady and
closed barely st.ady. American middling,
low middling December. 5.181 sell
ers; Decern tier-January. 5.1545.161 sellers;
Jsnt) ary - February. 5 13d sellers; Kebru
ary-Marrh. 5 10—5lld sellers; March-
Apr’l. 5 06.1 buyers; Aprl-M iy, 5.05 h 6 061;
buyers; Anr l-Moy, 5 058 3 06.1 buyers;
May-June. s'Jßd buyer*; June-July. 5 OOii
Sold buyers; July-August. 4 <2d seller*;
Augaist-Bepi. mb* r. 4 4W buyers.
M24V t)B 1.4)454 (0TT0.5 ITTIHK6.
New Orleans. Dec. 13.—Cotton futures
irely steady
Dec. 9 3509 2° April 9.229 24
Jan 9.331,9 JPMuy ..4.21454 '72
F.-b 4.50454 32 June 9.1*t9
March .. ...9.23',:* 26 July M359.1t
f-OTTOA LETTER*.
New York. Dec 15.—Morrhy A Cos siv:
Liverpool failed to follow the advance
here yesterday, snd the gain abroad
amounted to hut 2or 3 Points In vi-w
of the B'lvance of about 2t) point* In Jnn
uiry yesti-n'.ay afternoon, a belter fo elgn
market was exfiec ed. At the o:e ning
here prices ruled firm for irate time lo*.
<rg a few points, hut later recovering.
Ituslrees was comparatively Hght, wth
professionals and short buying all the rot
ten ofTer.-.!. There wag no dlri-os'.tlO" on
the part of Interests to sell, owing to
the absence of a wtock of cot'on here and
trie premium on the near portions. A
few buying*orders In January suat Inel
the whole market and la.Hr cateo-d a f’tr
ther advance In the general l‘*t. Janti
,ry soil up to 9.70-. the hisheit idnt
of the reaction rin •• the ffaur* - q io’e-l
11 Monday, when the government report
was Issued May a.lvait'e! fo 9.25'' imd
March to 9360. Whll, there was ,n ab
i-'it'-e of outside buslne-' the tone ruled
Arm at the advance, with shorts -
|ng on every decTlne. Rec-lpta continued
lit, rnl Ituri Interest apisars :o b' a
- In January. Fort receipt- to
day estimated at 46>. against 21 v%9 last
V'- r 11 .e-ten exp< ts Monday, 1? "At' to
12 ,vo. against 5.R21 last year New Or
leans 17.><0 lo 19.0 t). asalnst 8 Sl9 .ast
year.
New Yo-k Dec. 13,—Hubbard Brea. &
Cos. stay: Liverpool falJe.,l to resjiond to
our alliance of yesterday, improving only
2 H>3|*int*, there being, a.-cordlog to mir
advices more cotton offi-rlng tlverw from
th-* South. It was also cablet) that Mr.
13111 son would r.sluce his consumption of
Anwrlmn cotton. This last was vmno
ticeable in tiw desire of the short inten st
In January to cover, which carrtcl the
n- itket tip wtne 15 to 17 point*, catch lug
stop-orders In Ihe distant dellverUs. tin
the advance tho market was met by sell
ing orders againat shipments of cotton
for delivery on December and sltarp re
allxtrg by the long Interest In the neirl>y
positions The movement contlmte* large,
but until we reeelie more stork the short
side will ho dangerous. <J n weak move
ments the local trade ara Inclined to th*
bull salo on all breaks.
imi cioons.
New York. Dec. 13 -The Week closed
with a quirt market tn all descriptions <w
cotton go 'ds and wlth ut quotable change
in prices tn either staple or fancy good-
Woolen good- arc showing better results
In volume and are steadier tn some quar
ter- Am-rl hi cotton yams neglected and
de 1.l dty we,k In price. Egyptian yams
steady. Woolen and worsted yams dull,
but uncharged.
NAYAL 4TOHK.4.
Saturday. Dec. 13.
SPIRITS TERPENTINE—The turpen
tine market npeni-d Arm to-day at 17>ie,
with sale* of 757 casks, and chased Arm
FI 5 A A11.4L.
F. A. Rogers & Cos.
lkCBN)M'll
BANKERS, BROKERS ntt) DEALERS IN
Stocks, Cotton*
Grain and Provisions
jtjt HIGH GRADE j*j
investment securities
. • # CASH OR OR MARGIN • • •
Hioiiest k*r***sicr* *#n Cxdit
(t rite /nr Knak/cr "SAFETY A Y/>....
~. CFKT.4f.vrr TV al’KCt I.ATtOX"
II will pay you lo gel oar term*
'.K aß d special quotation wrtlce T*
s+'+y 39 WALL STREET
New York
JACOB BERRY & CO.
member*ok the
CONSOLIDATED STOCK EXCHANGE.
ESTABLISHED HkA.
44 and 4H Broadway, New York.
BTOCK9. BONDS GRAIN. COTTON.
Strictly a commission house, working in
the Interest* of our client# and executing
all orders upon the exchange# si ml fur
our new bo >k describing market move
merits. 1I 0 flticuiauon sheet# and Market
Peports.
Commlraka 1-16
JOHN W. DICKEY,
fftoelt and Bond Broker,
AtotrrA. ga.
Write ter LleE
J’HE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1000.
and unchanged, with no further sales re
ported. The demand was miHteiwte dur- 1
tug (he day. "tie of 4tw
,
1 . w ltd tht ex
pone. #l.
ROBINS—The rosin market closed Arm
and unchanged, wttii sales of 669 barrel*
at th-- opaui ug call, w htrh constltuttnl the
day’s Oftl. lal busli i-o No grew, amount
of hue.neas wn# transacted, though there
was some inquiry late ,n tn* day. The re
,'elpts were 4.6*1 and the exports 4,053
Price* as follows:
A. B. C |1 30 1 |1 A)
D 1 30 K 1 63
E 1 40 M 1 SO
F 1 4.3 N 2 13
G 1 60 W. O. 250
II 1 55 W. W SB3
Receipts Saturday—
Spirits Rosin
C B R 175 648
H.. F. A W 53*a 2,302
S A 1 343 1.7 J!
Exports Saturday
S|4rtt- Kos n.
C. R R. week, various 1 227
8. F. & W week, varkui ... 60 3>>i
S A L week, vurliou* 1.027
Br 8 8 Artlova. Liverpool 2-30
Naval Siorea Statement—
Spirit* Rosin.
Sto k April 1. I*.. 2.197 112 SOI
Receipts 10-day 1.063 4.651
Receipts previously 306,210 7*l.Bki
Total since April 1 IW.MO 929 ObJ
Kx|sarts to-,lav 61 4
Experts previously 272.153 771.736
Export* since April 1 272.214 776.341
Stork on hand to-day 37.246 153 242
Stork last year R® 1*0.096
Charleston. 8 C.. Tree 15.-Turiwntlne
market Arm. 27c R.mlu Arm. unchanged.
Wilmington, N. C.. Dec. 15 -Spirit#
'urpentln* stoidy, 3> l v'‘' 37 ■; re.-e 1 ;>t s 42
~,*ks Rcwai Arm. 9t.30D1.25; receipts
72' Crude turpentine quiet. 11.3)31.8;
neelpts, 23. Tar etrady. 11.40. receipts.
211.
New Orlear*. Dec 15. -- Receipt s Boeln.
332; ttwia-r.rlne. M
Exports to Port Ltmon: Roaln 15
FIAAAt I4L.
MONEY—The demand keep* fairly up
with the supply
FORF.IGN EXCHANGE—Market weak
and nominal. Cemnierelal demantd. 34 8274;
sixty days 94 795,: ninety day*. 84.77*4:
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty day*.
5.22*4. Swiss, sixty days. 3.36. Beig an.
5.34*4; mark*, sixty days. 934,; ninety
days. 93%.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady;
hanks are buying at 3-16 discount and
selling as follow- 323 and under. 10c pc—
mlum: 125 to 85" 15c premium: 830 to 8100
Sue premium. 8100 to 82 0 25c premium;
97Hi to 81.000, par; 81.00 U and over. 1-16 dis
count.
SECURITIES—There is apparently but
little money seeking Investment.
■ lock*.
Bid. Ask.
Augusta and Savannah R R—lit 112
Atlanta nnd TVi #t Point 122
do 6 per cent ceruffcates 108 ...
Ancu.ti Factory #4 M
Clllgen* Rank 137
Chatham Rank Ill'* 112%
Chatham It. E. Al. Cos., A 57 66
d)do B to 87
Eagle and Phonlx Mfg Cos Ml 106
Edison Electric Ilium. Cos 107 115
Enterprise Mfg. Cos "9' l"8
Germania Bank 131
(leornla and Alibama 2R to
'leorgia Rdiii-ad ..nimon 216 219
Oranltevllle Mfg. Cos 16) 170
J P. Hint Mtg Cos w*
lotngley Mfg. Cos.. 115 11T
Merchants' Nation tl Rink 117 119
National Rank of Savannah 153 167
[ (’glethorire Savings and Trust ...112
People's Saving# a-td L0an..... l'l t'*3
Seaboard comm n 10 11
ilo |referre.l 2*% 16'4
Southsl'st'-i 11 Railroad Cos 1:2 113
Savannah G.i- Light Cos 25 2*
Southern Rink M" 156
Savannah Bank and Trust 119
Sibley Mfg. Cos.. August* hi "*
i Savannah Brewing .....103 105
Bonds.
Bid. Ark
1 Char., Col. A A'.g Ist 6*. 1900 ..1 110
| Chat. & Guif R R 5 per ccn’. Ist
mortgage 182 104
I Atlanta city 4s. 1022 107 I<*
Align'd* el’y 4#. I‘CT 100 lot
I do 4%#. IXS HI
to 7. 1 3 107
t 1 i9i3 ia
Ga Mid. &#. IndM 1!C8. M. A N 101% 10T4
Augusta Factory, fi per ertit. 1915.111 113
Brunswick A Western t . 1938 ..81 65
C. R. H. A Banking collateral ss. 95
c. of G. Ist rooig. s*. 1(45
F. A A ’-n
C. of Ga. con. 6s, 1915, M A N.. 97 96
C of Ga. Ist Incomes. IMS 53 M
do 2nd Income# 17 1-8
do 3d Incomes. 1915 7% 8%
C cf O. (M G A A. Dlv.) 5s
1947. J. A J
C o' O (Eaton Branch). 5. 192d
J. A D to W
City A Suburban R. R. Ist 7#....110
Columbus Cliy 6, list) 157
Charleston clcy 4*. 1909 10 102
Eagle A Phoenix Mi l# 4s. 192S .108 110
Fxll-ott Electric Ilium n "log 45..’.06
Enterprise Mfg 6#. 1902 102 .....
Georgia Railroad 6). lOiO US 117
G. B AK . 1948. J * J US 114
Georgia A Alabama lt s#. 1915. .1"6 157
Georgia slate 3'i#. 157', J A J- U 0 113
do 3%5, 1913, M. A N 106 117
do 4%#. 1915 U 9 120
Macon city 6*. 1910. J. A J 11 IJ*
do 4%a. quar.. Jar 158 Iff
Ocean Steamship 6*. 1920 I'M 108
Hav.innah city ss, quar. January
1918 U 0 *U
do ss. quar.. February. 1909 —ls* Wi
South Carolina state 4%5. 1933 ..117 118
S,! ley Mfg Cos. 6s, 1903 102
Smith Hound 5s 99 MO
S F. A AY' gen mt'g# 6s. 1914 .125 1
do do I*l ss. gold. 1934 ....113 114
do Bt. John Dlv.. l*i <■ 1831 95 86
BF.KLY R ANK UTATF.MRJIT.
New York. Dec. 15 —The weekly tate
meut of overagea cf the associate! banks
show#: Loan* 8792.755.0 rt); decrease. 311.-
in Deposit*. 3942.888.10); decrease, 318 -
Plo.i, Circulation. S3' .724 '00: Increase.
lIIC.IOO tenders. 339 317,100; liicrea#*.
8' 179 200 Specie. 3157.853 ’s). decrease. 53.-
14? 100. Total reserve, 821C992 400; decr-ase.
51911*9110. Reserve rropilrert. 3210.577.025;
decrease. 31.594.10" Burplu* reserve. 6 -
325.375; Increase. 8024.250
MONEY M inKET.
New York. Dec. 15—Money on eall
nominal Prime mercantile paper, 4'* 0
5% par cent. Bterllng exchange steady
with actual hustnc*# In benker#' bill* at
84 M% f>rr demand, snd at 84 *0%04 ISFi for
sixty tiny#; ported rate*. 4 81'#04 8204 85%.
Commercial bills, 84 8.04 *, Sliver cer
tlflcate*. 64tS. Bar silver. 64<-. Mex
ican dollars. to%c. Government bond#
were stroew. etate bond# w*ro> Inactive,
and railroad bonds were Brro.
. BTOC'K# AND BOND*.
The Market Closes atron* AV4(h the
Tendeaey 1 psvard.
New York. Dec. 15.—A conviction gained
ground over night that yesterday's eperu.
UaMve outburst. Involving ## It did high
grade ral.road stocks, had more algnlfl
■•anoo than th# o(>parent imminent relief
to the itK-ocy market on the forthcoming
1 rormous diaburromenta by the govern
ment and corporate tmerest*.
The street having In mind Ihe success
ful de*: In the anthracite coal Industry
wag Inclined to regard with totra credence
the various rumors afloat a* to absorp
tion or reprraentatlon in governing board*
ot railroad* having favorable geogra
(ldeal location*. Thl* policy for a com- j
mur.lty of Interest 1* expected lo bring j
about more attabic economic condition# I
and reduce to a minimum the posslbUlty
wf rt.tf r.ttrs.
As far a* tn* rank and 01* of specula- j
tor* were concerned the expectation th'-t
the much heralded pinch In money ran >
wot,id no, be realise*! was eulßcien: to
revive th* buhteh optrlt which has ben
dominant far some time on tuts aououn
1-ondon's rfwjwutse to our buoyant, close
*t yceterdsy was encouraging, and during
the course of the day the foreign market
bought about 75.<*m share* A; ihe mii
log pronoun ed advai e* were m.ide In
various stocks, but depre—am was noted
tn others, and It was not until after the
publication of the bank statement tha:
the advance assumed an) violence. Th
statement siMiwa.l an increase In surplus
rerorve* of |024,25t\ owing to r<stuctloti in
ifc'poalt liabilities of 8U.T76.t10' and a
smaller gb-rcase in caeh than
cad been k-'K-t lor. Ml |MB
9t*l. A decrease 111 loana of 1t3.6K1.500 w.t'
-oniewlwt inexidlcable. but may h.i)c
been due In part to <-alllng of kNioa earlv
In the week Thla alaowlng was regard
'd with favor, and the market be ante
very animated and broad. The demand
and most subetanttal gains were made :n
th* Pa*-trt,e. St Paul. Sugar. Atihlsims
amt Brooklyn Transit Fnlon PaoUl< and
Northern PactAc rul-l gt übout iiarlty
until Juat before the el,r w ,ien excltisl
buying of ihe latter rushed it up to 76 ,
compared with 72% yesterday s .-.ose Tin
earlier heaviness of the steel s m ks wi*
dispelled, and they ciosml with small
gains.
S|*ectxlatloti left off with buying very
' onAdent. and the tendency upward Tne
rnatki-t for railroad bond - haa tieen atlia
aid broad tturing the week, atal prices
higher on the avrrag, Ftilud rtta;..
n< w4e advance,! %. and the Ja a, at is %
IT cent, over the cell pise of a week
ago.
The total sales of storks err • 44t).3t>*.
Ini.Uilliig Atchison. 31.8,4'. do preferred,
43.4*4). Bali.more and Ohio. 9,7 u. Chcsa•
fs-akc and OlHo B.<s, t!ro*t Wealern. 9-
BurU “ton. XWO: Colorado Bout hern.
Er ‘'’ W-JOO. *!•* Arst. 91n.. loaiis
v.ile and Nashville. 9.its*; Manhattan, 12-
4V>: Missouri PactAc, 14.460; Northern Pa
te 46 :*o, Ontario and Western. 14 fee.
Pennsylvania. 11.140; Heading. 26,*u. do
first preferred 2*.30n. Beading second pre
*'• **•“<• 64,1*4. Southern
PeclAc. -4,t**' Southern Railway. 21,t8®.
'nr 1 !a* rn . ,U,IW * v preferred. 6 Wn. Union
Sme'ilta "-)l>ash preferred, lo 375.
"H wire. 7 701 Tin
Trsn.ll n Urooklyn Hapld
!: Colorado Fuel and Iron.
0-575. People's Gas.
-.800. Sugar. X.ISO, Tenneasee t’oal, s.ltS)
.. . , N,<w York S-o k Lieu
42%;Wabaab .... u %
Wheel * L E. 11%
n •••• *7 i do 2d pref ... n%
tuu Southern 59% Wle. CentraJ .. 12%
f s , 38% Third Avenue ..nr,
, !2V lf> B * ° PWff *6%
*' V t, Q • ,M? * National Tutu- 62%
3 ' *}‘ M'* do prof pat,
OAF ~, " Am "' Copper 9%
* * *Jj *8 i Adams Express 143
* ~* N . W > 7 t American Ex 169
* •**•*•* p 117 V United States Ex 61
* J•A St L.<7% H Wlr Fargo K* IJ3
**} 8011 f ham 81 j Am. Cot Ol! . 3!
do lt pr#f 4.%% .1o | .... 9
TANARUS, d ? : a Pr, ' f 19% Am Mlulling S
|*l A Hudson 122 ! do jq-ef r.
L A \Y. .. 139% Am. 8m A R 5,.%
*'• * H ' ° 26 I do pref 98%
l**f 31%'Amer Spirits .. 2
***•, !**4 do pref 17
do 1* prf SO% Am Steel Hoop 31%
Ut North pref HUP. 4o praf
Hnckmg Coal.. 16 (Am Bteel A W 431,
Hocking Valley 42 | do pref 88',
Illinois Central l?3*. Am Tin Plate %
lowa Central .. 20 j do pref *.
d<, prf 4ta, Am. Tobacco... MF.
L. E. A TV .... 4j I (j,, p rof )Ji
. •*" t' r ' f UO j Anaconda M Cos 47
I#uk* Siiore .... 225 Brooklyn H T 75',
i; * N MV Col. F. A Iron 52%
Manhattan 1... 110%XY>nt. Tobacco 36'.
M f S: Ry. .. 168 ,| do pref 39
Mexican Cen. .. 13'4| Federal Steel 53
Mlnrt. A St. L. 67'4 ! do pref ..... 79
d° ITf U6%i(4en Electric.. 171%
•Mo. Pac.llc 62% Glucooe Sugar .. 32%
Mobile A Ohio. 43% do pref 160
N; * Y 11% Inter Paper ... 22%
d° pref 40% do pref 71
N. J Central.. 145'i'lan-leite Gas 69
N. Y. Central 142%'National Bt*. urt 37
Norfolk A TV... 48% do pref ........ 91
,l 0 P r *7 32 | National L-ad .. 2u%
Northern Pao.. 75% do pref 9C%
do pref 81%'Nat'on.il Steel .. 3V,
Ont A Western 23% do pref 91
Or. . Ry. A Nav. 42 |N.Y. Air Brake 130
do pref 74 iNorth American 18 7 4
Peniurytvanla.. 14.V,’Pac|ffc Coa* 59
Reading 4 n 1w pr , f K
do l#t pref ... 4*% do 3.1 prof . .. 46
do 3d pref .... 3tT4 Paeiffc Mall 43
R. O. TV 65 IPeopl 'g ()as .. 10n%
do Iref Wi f*reaeed Steel Cur 59%
St. la A 8 F .. 21%! do pref 83
do lal pref .... TT.% |*ullm.-in P Car 39D
,lo 3d pref .... 5,a, H t , in R. * T. .. 5%
81. L 8 W 15% Sugur 124%
do pref 3X4* do pref 115
S* P*ul I*2 Term. Coal A I. 42%
do pref Dei c. 8 Leather .. 13%
84 Paul A O. 1) | do pref 74%
Southern Pao.. 4’% U. 8 Rubber ... 24
Southern Ky... 19 | do pref m
do pref 6V% Western Union X 6%
T A P 22%’R. I AB. ...... 14%
Union PacMlc .. 74%' do pref %
•Y* pref 2% P. C. C. A St. L 36
Hondn
U. 8. 2s ref.reg 106%'N. Y. C. Ist* ..!>%
do oou 7'i3 jN. J. C. gen.sa. 127%
do 3*. reg. ...10 % No. P.i 3s 701,
do Ba. eou. ...Pn do do 4s l't-,
do new 4s.ro* 138% 61 AO. <a .... 66’,
do new 4s.ro*, 138% N. Y., C A 81
do old 45.r0*.114% L 4s 197%
do old 45.c0u.113% N. A TV. con. 4s 99-%
do 6, reg ..118% Ore. Nav. Ist* , log
do ss. eou ..113% do do 4s lie
D. of C 8 65s . 194).. Ore S L 4s
Atch. gen. 4s ..102 do do con. i5..117
do adjt. 4* *B% Head. Gen. 4s . 93%
C. of O ron. ss. 97 R. G. TV I*l*loo%
do I*l l."c 64% t. L. A Ir. M
do 2nd Inc. .. 17 | con. 5e 113
Onn. So 2n s ..10835 Bt. L. & 8. F.
C. A O 4*# ...H)l ( gen. * I*3
do do 5* 130% St P. coni. . 179%
C. A Nw. con 7*.133% 81 P., C. A P
do do 8. V j lts .120%
Deb. 5s 121 j do do 6a 122%
Ch(. Term 4e .. 93 80 Pa. Is 62%
001. 80 4* 53 |So. Ry. 5* 3.113%
D A R O 4# ..101% 8. Rope A T. f*. 70
Brie Gen 4* .... S3 jT. A P. Ist* .. 1)4
F W ADC. | do do ;nds .... 60
lstg 73*8' Un l*a. 4s 107
Gen. Elec 5s ..142% Wabish lats . ..117%
lown Cen. Ist* 115% do 2nd* ...10*
L. A N.1‘n1..4s 101% West Store 4e ..113
Mo. K A T. !Wls ’n Ist* .. 67%
tnds 74% Vo. Centurlei ..95%
do do 4s .. . 94%
New York, Dec. 16.—Standard Oil, UMf
313.
Baltimore, Dec 13 —Seaboard common
10*,nil; do preferred, 2%4|29 Bond* 6s.
73078%c
Morphy A 4 0% Stnelc l.etter.
New York. Dee. 15.—The main feature
of the dealings In this morning's stock
market war the exceedingly heavy buy
ing of stocks for foreign account, and
three purchase* appeared virtually tn the
internationally listed shares, with the ex
ception of Southern Pacific, which In
stance fairly extensive were conducted,
on balance, however, the foreign pur
chase* aggregated upward of 50.400 share,
a noteworthy amount for a half-holiday.
Cabk> advlcog reported an exceptionally
active epeculatton In Americans ocks In
London, with excited dealings on the curb
after th* clow of the rngular m ultra.
Pa-tly Influenced by the much higher
range of prices shown for Amert-an
stocks In Ixindon. ami also by experia
tion* that the hank statement wo rid
make a lea* unfavorable showing than ha*
been commonly keriud for during p>*
week, the Block market opened exceed
ingly *trong and active, with very few
exception* to the common tendency at
pearing Local Interest was again rni-f
--ly expressed In th* railway list. In which
some notable advance* were scored. Con
spicuous feature* were Atchison common
and 1 .referred, the Erie share-,, the
Oranger shares, notably Bt. Paul. New
York Central and Pennsylvania. Other
■Treng and netlva foakuras ware Missouri
■(b> Southern Railway.
Train* Arrli* and D*(ri Savannah on 30ib Meridian Time—On* Hour Slower
Than City Time.
Schedule In Effect l>ca 9. 1900.
lt§AD DOWN I" nil: 1 .t.vr ' mead up
No 84 No. 34 , ( emtn I Time.) 1 No. 35 , No. 53
12 'Apin 12 kiam Ta Sa.auiiah Ar t*um 3 yiupin
|j (Knstcru Time.) |
4 itpto 4 Sam Hlackvllle Lv 2 67am| 1 10pm
6 lOpsn, 6 06.1 m Ar CoiiimMs Lv 1 15am, 11 'am
9 h-pm 9 45*m Ar riiarloite Lv 9 Ui>m s luom
*r . (iraenaboro 9 Lv,, 7 lepsn txetu
i ')'** ir - Norfolk lvji isipm
i. 1 ..'.am 1 yxpm Ar ... Datvllle L) ( | 5 40pmi 4 Worn
sTwam s’apnTiAr Ml hmotuf . . Lv 12 o.pm ii 00pm
* 40am 343 pm Ar ... Lyt hburg Lv! 2 i*2,an . win
4 Voiin I lii[in' Ar Chsrkn iesvtile Lv 2 OepmiU 54cm
7 45am 4 6opit> Ar Washington Lv ill 13,tu; I tF"
9 15am 11 3, ni Ar Pail more Lv I 25.1 m *2 pm
II " 2Hm Ar I'hindciphL l.v , 1 Mumi o.,p”'
* 03pm 3,in Ar N* w York Lv|| Itsß Eg"
* *"pni 30ipm,Ar Uo<l<ni Lv|| b OOpm It) loom
No ** TO TUB N 'RTII AND WEST I No 2a
tCentral Tin*) II
Xv Savannah 1.1 I Warn
II (GastOrn Time.) ||
* 10am Lv Columbia At 1 'sam
II Team Lv Stayrtstilwirg 7*v'! 4 13pm
f *‘pm l.v A- la* \ (lie ... Lv 3 Otpos
4 Otfpm lAr Hoi Springs Lvllll 45*m
7 spm Ar Knoxville 1-* *•'"
6 iOsni Ar Lexington Lv| l hlf'"
7 iSpm Ar Cincinnati Lv I pm
4 94pm Ar St Louie Uv: 9 tSam
* Mam Ar Low#vlllo - v llO'*
All trains arrive and de|**r from the Plant Bystem Stailon.
TIIROUOH CAR SERVICE. ETC
TRAINS 33 AND 84 DAILY NEW YORK AND FLORIDA EXPRESS Vaotl
buled limited trains, with Pullman Drawing Hoorn Sleeping Cars between Savan
nah and New Y'ork Connect* at Washington with Colonial Express for Boston.
Pullman Bleeping Car, between Charlotte and Richmond snd Charlotte and Nor
folk Dining Cars Serve sll meal* between Savannah aial Washington.
TRAINS M AND M DAILY. THE UNITED STATES FAS f MAIL Veellbuled
limited trains, carrying Pulitrsin Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Meem Sevan „h
and New York Dining Car* serve gl! meat* between Savannah and TVaanlngton
Also Pullman Drawing Room Sletpln* Car* between Savannah and Cincinnati,
through Asheville and "Th# Lind of th# Sky."
For complete Information ea 10 reta achwlu'.e* etc apply to
F 8 GANNON. 3d V P AO. M J M CULP. T 31 TV A TURK. O P. A..
Washington, D C
S H IIARDWtCK A-*t Gen'l Pa* Agent Atlanta Ga
R C 81-ATTNER. Ticket Agent. Plant System St-itton.
JAM KB FREEMAN. C P A T A 141 Bull slreei S.i iqnnsh. Ga . Phones M>
Pacific. Pal imore and Ohio and Fnl m
p*. Iff. A# Ua* bed) the ease for some
days, the Industrial* and the local trac
tion Issue* played u relatively unimport
ant |>art In tho dealings.
MIB4IKI.L4hK4)I * W4NKF.T*.
Nole-These quotations are rev l,cd
dally, and are kpt a* near as peosible
in ac i>rd with the prevailing wholesale
prices vfflcial quota:*re no: ue'd
whe*i they dieagre# with th* prices whole
saler# #k
Country *<l Mrlhern Produce.
POULTRY—Tb* market Is ateady. Quo
tation* Broilers. 30* 35. |>er pan. half
g,own. 4Mrt*e. three-fourth* grown. 6TO
44c, hens. 45073 c; roomers. 4"u U)c, ducks,
edl7sc; geeee. 75681 W.
EGGSB-Freeh candied. 23024 c; cold stor
age. 21022 c
BUTTER—The tone of the market la
firm Quotation* Conking. 21c; imita
tions. 23c; New Y'ork state dairy, 34%c;
extra Elgin*. 27c.
CHEESE-Market Arm. fancy full
cream cheese, 13%c for 20 to 22-pound
averagk; Trii-ri- pound overages. 13c.
Early Veenhlea.
IRISH POTATOES—Northern. 52 40
sack
CABBAGE—3fIkc per head; crate*. 82 27'.
ONIONS—YeIIow. In barrel*. 82.50;
crates, tt <*’. red. 12 50.
ilreudalull. Hay anil Grain.
FIJIIUR- Market steady; patent. 81 25;
straight. 8' 75. fancy. 83.60; f imlly. 13 4.
MEAL~PenrI. per barrel. 82 SU; per rack,
tl IS; city meal, i"-r rack, boltthl. 81 fff'i;
water ground. 11.12%: cMr grits, sack*.
81,IS; (orl grits, Hudnuta. per barret.
82 40. per sack, tl 14; sundry- brand*.
II IS
CORN-Market Arm: white. Job lots.
49e; carload lot* 60c, mixed corn, Job lote,
44c; curiae*' 1011. 66<-
RtCß—Market steady: demand good,
f*ney head. 6e; fancy. 6%c.
Prime 5
Good 1%N%
Fair , 4 BH%
Commen t'l
OATM-No 2 mixed. COf oad, 84 ;
lot*. 55bF,c; white clipped, enra, I7e; Job,
40c.
BRAN—Job lot*. 85c; carload lots, 94-
HAY-Micket rieadv: No 1 tiniolhy,
02%c; Job. 86c, No 1. so . J,dv W%c ear*
Sugar and Coffer,
SUOAn-
loaf 6.28 Diamond A-. 14
Uruehed .4.28 Confectioners' A. .5 66
Powdered 6.84 Willie Extra C.. 63S
,\XXX paw'd ...4.WlExra C .33
llranulat"! SXV Golib n C 5.13
Cubes Yellow* 4.9*
Mould A J- .6.l*|
COFFEE—
Moclia 36 c Prime No 3 ... 10%c
Java 36 r Good No. 4 10%c
Peaberry 14 r,Falr No 5 10 c
Fancy No. 1 ...IP-.. (Ordinary No. 4 . 9%c
Choice No. 2 ..!o%c|Common No. 7 ..9 .
(otton ItauuiUK and Ties.
BAGGING—Mai ket firm; Jule, 2%.
pound. 8-'v; large lal*. % mall lots,
2-pound, ?%e: • l*land bagging, 12%,'
TII7B-8 andard. 45 pnund, arrow, large
lot*. 51. W; small lots. 01.33.
knit. Hide# and Wool.
SALT—Demand ts fair snd 4he market
steady; carload lot*. I4u-pourid burlap
(,g 47,.; I'li-i-uun l outton sack*. 4A
110-pound burlap eacks. 51 'yc: 110-p,'uud
cot'on racks. 63%c: 135-lwund burlap
*ack*. 58V9c; 125-pound cotton sacks, 4*%c.
MO-imuntl burlap sacks. lc.
HlDliß-Market Arm. dry flint. 13%c;
dry salt. ll'Sc; green rolled. *>.
WOOL—Nominal: prime Georgia, free
o # send burs and black wool. 19c, black,
14c; burry. 10c Wax. 25c; Ullow. 3%c.
Deer skin*. 90c.
Dried and Kvaporaled Frnlta.
APPLES— Evaporated. 707%-; aun dried.
' •
APRICOTS— Evaporalrd. 10c pound;
nectarines. 10c.
RAIBINB—L.L., 82 10. imin-rtel cablnota,
82.75; luoee. 50-pound boxes, 5%c pound
PEACHES-Evoporated. pe*.*d. 17%cj
uniniH 6%(r9c
PEAK*—Evaporated, B%c
Haritvvare and llnllding knpplle*.
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
Cement—Alabama and Georgia Urn*- In
fair demand and sell al *) cent* a barrel;
special calcined piaster, 11.04 per barrel;
hair, tflic. ItoaeoMl# ceenent, II.20)11M;
carload lota, epeet*:; Portland cement, re
tail 82.25; carload lots. 83.00h2.34.
LUMBER. F. J). B VESSEL*. SAVAN
NAH—Minimum. yard s.*e*. 810 3001100;
car Bills. 812 50013.00: difficult at**#. 1400
1(18.00; Ship stock. 814.00016 00; sawn Has.
89.0006.50; hewn !•. 86089 c.
OlL—Market ateady; demand fair: sig
nal 450H0c. West Virginia black. 9013 c;
lard. Me; neaufoot. 60070 c; machinery. 16
*f2Sc; linseed oil, raw, 74%c; boiled, 7%c;
kerosene, prim* while. 18c; water white,
Uc; Pratt’a u*tra!, 16c; deodorised stove
gasoiln,. drum*. lt%c; empty oil barret*,
delivered. 85c.
BHOT— Drop. 81 SO; B. B. and large. 8178;
chilled 81 75
IRON—Market very steady; Bwcde. 5%c.
NAILS—Uh't 82*0 baJ, wire 12 90 base.
BARBED WIRE—B3.SO per 100 pounds.
OUNPOWDER—Per keg. Austin crack
shot, 84.00: half kegs. 82 85; quarter kega.
81.15; champion ducking, quarter keg*.
S2.S: Dupont and llagard smokeless, half
kegs. 811.85; quarter kegs, 55.75: 1-pound,
canister*. 8100; lee* 25 per cant.; Trols
dorf smokeless powder. 1-pound can#, 81;
10-pound c*c f* - (muni
I'rMli and >ul"
APPLES- Northern variety, 827503.86.
ORANGES iFla.l B*'Mi3
PRUNES —to* to 54". 10c; 60s to 60s. 8%-;
90s to 70s. 7 : 70# lo 9c, 4%c; 90s to Ws, 6c;
90 to 100*. 6%c.
8ANANA5—51.2501.76 bunch
LEMONS Tlirkit ele.idv, at 92.50
'•OCOANI'TS DX) per top
PEANUTS Ample "toil, fair ib-mand,
maikct Arm. fin y hau,|-(it<-kci|. Virginia,
per pound. 4%c. haml pl.k.wl Virginia, ex
ih 4.', N C eerd |>r'iinuts, 4c
NUTS -Almond., Tarragona, 17c; Ivlcas.
10'; walnuts, French. 13c: Naples. 12%c;
pecan*. Uc; Riasila, ll'. filbert-, 13r. .>■
aurted nuts, 6i)-|iound and 25-pound boxes,
12<9c.
Aaron, llama and laird.
BA<X)N— Ytaiket Arm: P 8 C. H. side*.
7%c, D. 8. Re lies, l*c (Esstein), arcord
tug to arciage sUc, D 8 tll leva. 8c
(Western); emoked r. It sides, *%c.
HAMS—Huger cured. 11%012%<
LARD—Pure, In tlercae, B%c, In 80-
pound# tins aud 90-isiund tut*. %_,
compound. In tlarcee, 6', , 50-pound tins'
and *O-pounds tub# 4%r
lta< 9)1.1. a \ t;*ii a,
FISH Mackerel, half-barrels. No. J,
B*. No. 2, 87. No 3. 0,75. kite. No 1,
81,34. No. 3. 31 10; No 3,55 c. Uodrlsh. 1-
liound brick*. 6c; 3-poun.l brick* 5%e
Bm,hid herring. |a>r box. 17013 c Dutch
herring. In keg*. 31.10; new mullets, halt
barrels, 83.75.
SYRUP—Market quiet, Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying *4 2*ti.lue, selling
at 330 Me; sugar house at 10015 c
HONEY—Fair demand; strained, In bar
r> Is. 56060 c gallon.
High wtnea basis, 81 77
04 ESV I'll Eli.HTa.
COTTON—Savannah to Boston. pet
cwl.. c; to New York. p*-r cwt . 20c; to
Philadelphia, per hale, 31; Baltimore. 81
FOREIGN DlßECT—Bremen. 40c. 1,1 v
erpool. ex; Hamburg, 66c; 1 (qo-
Barcelona. 55 . M incheatev ; Havre,
4.-- Antw. rp, 4ft-; Ri val. srx-; It lt-id im
45 ; Trli-ste, 55c.
INDlßECT—Liverpool. 350Mc; Ham
burg ex-; Gotbenbiirg, 51c.
LUMBER -Ry Bull—Freights steady; to
Baltimore and eastward. 8t 50 to *5 75 per
M . Including Portland.
LUMBER— Ry Steam—Savannah lo
Baltimore. 85. 4 )’ It. R or B „nd o
deck*. K J), to Phtladelidila. 16 3-lc pci
cwl. (4 pounds to fool); to New York.
WSO per M. 87 35 to dock, lightered to
Boston. i. 50
NAT AL STORES—The market la Arm,
medium #l*c vesxels. Cork, for or
ders, 3* fid per barrel of 310 pounds, and
6 tier cent primage Spirit* 4a 9d tier 40
gallons gross, and 5 tier rent primage.
Large vessels, roaln, 3; spirit*. 4# 3d
Bt, .im. lie tier 100 pounds on roeln: 21%e
on spirits. Savannah to Boston, and 9%c
on rosin and 19c on spirits to New York.
LIIAI*. I’Hut lilovs. ETC.
New 1 ifrk, Dec. 15.—Flour Inactive and
nom,nal a# to quotalion# closing easy
Minnesota patent 83 9604 20, winter pat
enta, 83 "003.90
Rye flour quirt, fair to g>od. 12 WO3 05
Corn tnml quiet Yellow 4o Western, 66c
Rye quiet; No 3 Western, 56%c.
Harley steady; feeding, 421(46c.
llorley malt dull; TVeiern. 65073 r
Wheat—Spot steody; No. 3 red. 76%c; cg>
Hon* opMud steady and were suat.ilne.l
througliout nnait of tha forenoon by a
-oaroltv of sellers steady caibes and wat
tered buying tiy tonal snorts Closed
K'ewdy *4 unchanged price*. March closed
79%c; May. 76%c; Deremlier, 77c.
Corn—Spot firm. No 2. 46%c; option*
market was upheld by further unrotis
faoiory grading of Chicago arrivals, to
getlier with beater cables, th* slrttdtneias
In wheal ami local covering; closed dull
und unchanged. January closed 43%c,
May ctow-d 43- ; December, 44%e
<>e"t-riltict quiet; No 2. 27'in; oprlons
Inactive law steady Reef steady; family
II 1.00013.96; me**. 89 0009 50
li,ef hams. 83".<0020 to
Cut meat# quiet; pickled heiMea. 606 c;
pickled shoulders, 5%06c; pickled name.
9%09%c.
Lard dull; Western steamed. 87 60; ro
flned steady ; continent, 87 60; South Amer
ican. 8*.33; compound, 6%g4c.
Itork quiet. family. 113 51016 00; abort
clear. 314 04017 60: mess. 812'0013 00
Butter weak; creamery. 16025%c; stake
dairy, 1602 H
cheese strong, fancy large fail mail*.
11 011%c; fancy fall mod* small, U\g
12c.
Eggs Arm; state and Psrrmayivanla, 360
39c; TVeatern regular packing at mark. 22
036 c.
Potatoes quiet; Jersey 11.0001.97%: New
York. 81.2501 68%; Long latand, 31.5401.76,
Jersey ew:.ets, 31.7502.7*.
Tallow quiet; city, 4%c; country, 4%0
5%c.
Petroleum dull.
Turpervttne dull. 4u' 4 '>i4lo.
Rice steady; domestic fair to extra, 3%
04%c; Japan. 4%y4%.\
Peanuts steady; fancy handplckad. 4%
05c; other dcmeatlc. sc.
Cabbages quiet, Long Island per 100.
82.0004.50.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool 11c
Coffee future# opened steady at a de
cline of 10015 points and rulwl weak
most of tha forenoon under liquidation,
weak foreign market advices, heavy Bra
silian reeelpts, big crop estimate* for
Rio. burdensome supplies, an absence of
outside buying, foreign selling and bear
ish aggression. Trading was very active,
total sales reaching. 42.250 bags. Including
January at 6 4605 7Or: March, 6 1006.95 c;
May. 6 9001.95 c The close waa steady *4
a net decline of 10016 points. Spot oof
fee. Rio weak; No. 7 Invoice To nominal;
mild quiet, Cordova. %013%e.
Hugar, raw ateady. fair refining.
3 24-32' ; centrifugal 96-test. 4 11-3tc. Mo
lasses sugar. 32)-32* . refined quiet; stand
ard A. * 40 ; caifer tloner* A. S.OX'; mould
A, 5.55 c; cut loaf. 6c; crushed, 6c; pow
dered. 6.70 c; giauulrirtt 5.0 k-; cube*.
4.75 c,
Plant System
of Railways.
Trains operated by 90th meridian Ins-
Ora hour slow r than city tuna.
Jll effect Dec. . 19u>.
All Hull..
l.v. flavannah Dally. Argayanmk.
Between
8 25 ana ........gavenaan. |l2 to arc
lO am] IVayrroe# 1 o< am
k to anyj .Jacksonville... 16 19 am
3 16 pmj and Florida *IJ 45 pin
* w pm. plus . to pm
Between *
1 30 am'........ Savannah ........ I 266 066
& 15 am Uharirsinn | 7 60 un
1 05 |.m and East | 4 55 pm
■ wick A B inewlelL
Between.
"40 mu Brunawlck IK a
t 66 pm Je-up 4 25 pm
Havant.ah and | 7 16 am
. J • Mpm
I'omp .'lions st Port Tampo with Penln
-1606800 tor
lv • v TV cat and Havana Mondays, T:nu6-
dalys and Katurdays. 11.00 p m
Call at Ticket Offices for further Infor
mation.
J. H. POLHEMUR. T T A
TTARI) CLARK rttv Ttehet Ag.nl.
De Hoto Hotel. 'Phene 73
B TT' TVRENN Fars.nger 1 Yaffle Man
ager. Savannah, Ga
m
qa ii'v ca *
gchedule Effective Kept , 1866
Tram# arrive at and depart from
Central Station, With Broad,
foot of IJherty street
90eh Meridian Ttiip- One hour slower than
city time.
10-eve Arrive
Savannah' Savannah:
Augusta. Macon. Atlanta ,|
** 4,f*in Covington, Mlllcdgev Ilie *6 00pm
(ami all Intermwliate points!
Augusta, Macon, Atlantal
(Athens, Montgomery, Cm-j
•9 OOptn lumbtu. Birmingham. Am- *6 00am
lericus. Eufauia and Troy.|
86 00|.m Dover Accommodation j|7 46am
|2 00pm Guyton Dinner Train. !H 60pm
•Dally. lExcept Sunday.
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYREE,
76th Meridian or Savannah city tuna.
LEAVE SAVANNAH
Mor.dav only 625 n m T'ally except
Monday 9.20 a m. Dally 300 p. m.
LEAVE TYREE
Monday only 7:15 a m. Dally *xc*|t
Monday (O Xa. m Dally 5:90 p. m.
Connections made at terminal paints
with all tralna Northsreal. West and
Southwest,
Sleeping cars on night tralna between
Savannah and Augusta. Macon. Atlanta
and Birmingham.
Parlor cars on day trains between >a
vannnh, Macon and Atlanta.
For complete information, ached ales,
rate* and connection*, apply to
W. O BREWER. City Ticket and Fas
tenger Agent. 107 Bull street,
or
TV. R McINTYRF. Depot Tloket Agent
J. C. HAILE. General Passenger Agent.
B tl. HINTON. Traffic Manager.
THKI). D. KLINE General Huperln
tundent Savannah Ga
Double Daily Service
The short line to Norfolk. Washington.
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
Ihe Eat'.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS
FROM
No 77 North and East 900 am
No. 33 Denmark and lo* al Bta
No 31 North and East 11 10 pm
No 46 Jai keonvllla and Florida... 1 lo pm
No 72 Montgomery ,m.| Weal 9 25 Pm
No 74 Helena ail I*-al Point*... 6 65 am
No 90 Jacksonville and Florida...ll 50 pm
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS ~
ron
No. 77 Jacksonville and Florid*... 6 60 am
No. II Jacksonville and Florida...l3 14 pen
No 64 New York and East 1 56 pin
No. 34 lienmurk aid Augusta 9i& pm
Vo 71 Montgomery and West 7 25 am
'■'o. 73 Helena and laical Stations. 6 94 pm
No. 00 New York and East 11 99 pm
Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping car
service to Washington. Bultlmors Phila
delphia and New York; also to Jaekaon
vtll* ami Tanqi*
Dining car* from Savannah to Hamlet
end Richmond 10 New York.
Ruffel parlor earn Savannah to Mont
gomery
For additional Information apply to
Ticket office. Bull and Bryan alraala.
Phone 29
cotton men oil.
New York. Dec. 15.—Cotton seen ml
quiet and fairly steady. Prime '-cud*
barrel*. J6c. Prime summer yellow. 90%c.
Off summer yellow. 10c. Prims white. 84
015 c. Prime winter yellow, 86%0t7c.
Prim* meal, 835.(9).
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago. Dec. 15—Grain and provision*
markets were notable only for their dull
ness to-day. Wheat closed nn hsngwl
corn %c lower; oat# a shade down and
provisions a shade to B%c depreased.
The leading futures ranged as follows!
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. t~
Dec 74) 7% 69%0ri 70 070%
Jan 70%070% 75070% 70% D%
May n% 73% 73% 13%
Corn. No. S
Dec 37 37% 37 97%
Jan 35% 35%03G% 35% 3R%
May 36'* 26% 96%
Oats. No. 8-
Dec 21% 21% 21% %
May .. 236*038% 23% 23% ■%
Me## Pork, per barrel—
.l 912 36 >l2 80 , 312 X 913 S
I. per 190 pounds—
7 7 30 7 15 717%
J 6 90 4 to 4 37% 4 87%
May 6X 496 .693% 6 92%
Short Riba, per I'JO pounds—
Jan 6 25 6 87% 625 6 25
May IX 687% 4 82% 'i 35
Cash quotations were os follow#: Fvmr
dull; winter pi ten* 836603.9": rtralfhte,
33 1003 80; cleat*. 32 Mil K; spring *peci tiff.
84 3>>; patent*. 814008.85. sl-alghu. 3' flftr
8.40; baker*', 6 300 2 75. No. 3 spring
wheat. 66071 c; No. 2 rod. 73%074%e. No.
2 corn. *7c; No. 2 yellow. 37%c. No. 1 oats,
%'3S%c: No 2 white. %irßß%c; No. 3
white. 34%069e. No 3 rye. 49060 c. Fair 80
choice malting, 50060 c No. 1 fluxseeft
61.6301.64; No. 1 Northwestern. 8166%.
Prime timothy seed, 86.60. Mess pork, per
bairal. 311.12%011.X. Lard, per 100 peunde
r.13%07.16. Short rib# side*, loose. 84 360
6 50. Dry salted ahoukb-r*. Ixraed. s'if6yc
Short dear sides, bawl. 80856)675 Whis
ky, basix of high wines, 31 27.
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