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,|-OT COTTON MARKET FIRM T
an ADVANCE OF 1.10 cent.
I hi- llrmaad for ( niton 4.ond.
Though llulilrrn Minn the Firm
Maud. nml Thrrrb) Hralrlrl Trail,
ma— *|ilrlia Tur|>rnllnr Firm hi
;|Ti —lliialaa Firm and t at-kaaard.
Mark! Ar-llvr and Nlraaf, AN llli
\orihrrn Farlle ( uioaaoa the
I'raiarr— l.oi-al and Telegraphic
Markets.
The Morning New* Office,
Thursday, |>n. 30,
following Ihr Improved lone In the cot
ton future* nuirkrt to-day (hr spot mar.
kH developed marked strength, and
many of them closed at the advance,
o ith transactions In moderate volume,
ins Savannah spot market advanced
!fl with a satisfactory business report
.d There was considerable Inquiry for
, otton from many sources, hut the main
hindrance to lively trading was the dts
ln Unatioii of holders to sell except on
the basis of an advance commensurate
aith the rise In the futures market.
The rplrlls turpentine market < 10-ed
him at 37c. with a good demand prevail
ing. and about all the supplies offering
sold at this price. The day was other
wise without feature. The spirits In sec
ond hands mentioned yesterday as being
offered, and which was reported to hava
had a weakening effect on the market
becauaa offered at concessions. I under
- loud to have been withdrawn. In con
l ection with the sales nf May-August fu
tures It may be said none hare yet tieen
made, ami as the holiday suspense Is at
hand. It Is Improbable that any trading
in future* will be done this year Tha
■ osu market closed firm and unchanged
vn unsucceasful effort to hammer pales
was the only feature of note
This was another of the series of red
-(ter days for the New York stock mar
ket For some time past ample evi
dence have developed to show that pre
i -dent In the stock market can no longer
be relied upon It fooled the Wall
street community after the election by
i unturned advances In the prices of
stocks, and It Is disappointing many now
In advances nrar the usual (H-rlod for
holiday dullness The trend of prices to
day was a repetition of what It has been
for several day* past, though the ad
vance* were shifted to different stocks.
In which there was a surprisingly shaip
improvement The feature was Northern
Pacific common, which at Its highest was
d 4 points above yesterday's closing, with
sales of 94.9W' From 95%. the highest
point, the slock reacted to 91% on ru
mors that a plan had been perfected for
the voluntary retirement of the preferred
■ lock In January hy exchange for general
len 3 per cent bonds. Missouri Pacific
- ored a rl*e of t*j points, with sales for
the day of 7*.(W>. Union Paetflc ruled ac
tive and strong, sales 94.9fYi Money on
' all iosed steady at t> per cent
The following rewumc of the different
markets will show the tone and qtiota
uons at the closing to-day:
c otto*.
The cotton market j fairly active to
day. with the demand for cotton good
There was no great disposition to sell
however, at least at concession*. The
~lmarket cloeed firm at an advance of
l- with sales of 213 haler. Good mid
dling. f. o. b., ruled firm around 9 11-ISc
to V, with a satisfactory business re
torted by brokere. The da ye receipt*
i>.te B.SW. against 3.7 last yeat. and
t.slki year before last A rise of from *
■o 22 points In the cotton luturew market
hid a strengthening effect on spot mar
many ot which responded In ad
vance*.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
ffhls I~M
I day. | year.
Good middling *'* * 5-1*
Middling 9' *'•
la>w middling t*4 * 13*18
Market firm ah
.Savannah Receipts, Exporl* and Stocks.
Receipt* thlw day 4.>W
Receipt* this day lasi year 3.720
This day year before last 4,9#
Kecelpta since Bept, J, I*o #4*317
Same day last year *******
t'ontlnent exports 6.193
Slock on hand thla day 137.139
Sain* day latt year 157.9J1
Receipt* and Btock at the Ports—
Receipt* this day 17.771
Receipt* thl* day last year 37.897
Receipt* this day year before lwt 43.9!*'
Total receipts wince Sept. 1. 19*1 ..4.182.349
Same time lt year 3,875,27#
Year befot e last 1,108.878
Slock ai all porn* to-day *76.1®
Stock same day last year —1.114.934
Dally Movements at Other Porta—
• ialveston— Dull and steady; middling,
net rccVlpte, f 7s: gross. 1.78, atock.
>14.794.
New Orleans—Firm; middling. • 7-1#; net
teeelpt*. 6.822: gross. 5,822: sale*. 9.260;
stock. .772.0*9
Mobile- Quiet: middling *'; net re
■ eipts, gross. 956; ealee. 300; stock.
38.911
Vharieaton—Steady; middling. 9 3-1S; net
receipts. 2.592, gross. 2,IB; slock. 19.9*6.
Wltmlng-ton—Quiet. middling 9S. net re
ceipt*. 527; gross, 527; stock, 11.000
Norfolk—Steady; middling. 9**; net re.
celpts, I.9*#. gross. 1.98#. sales. 16#. stock.
43.287
Baltimore—Nominal, middling. 10. gross.
460; stock, 15,237
New York—Quiet and steady; middling,
10 1-18: net receipts, 909. gross. 4,975; sales,
161; stock. 56.9®.
Itceson—Dull, middling 10, net re-celpt*.
2 612; gross. 3.78*
Philadelphia—Firm; middling. 10 5-18; net
receipts. IS3. gross. 183; atock. 6.927
Pensacola—Net retSMpIS. 837; gross, 337
Dally Movements at Interior Towns—
Augusta—Steady; middling, 9*-^ . net re
ceipts, 1.543; gross. 1,543; sales. #o. stock.
#2 #BO
Mempbts—Quiet; middling. 9'; net re
celpts, 8,425. gross. 4.29* sa.es. 2.00: slock.
115,791.
St. laml*—yulet and steady; middling.
9‘; net receipt*. 2.814: gros*. 7.844; stock.
70 980
Cincinnati—Quiet; mhtdllng. 9V net re
el ipt, 1.594; grows. 1.694; stork, 11.484.
Houston-Dull; middling. 9': net re
ceipt*. 12.998. gis*. 12.99#; stock. 118.1*4
Id>ul*vll)e-Flrm. middling. 98*
Ex pore* of Colton This Day—
■ ialveston—Coastwise, 5.113
Newt Orleans—Continent. >.
Mobile—Coastwise. 50.
S tvannah—Continent. 5.193
Wilmington—Continent. #.**•
Norfolk—Coastwise. 979
New York—Continent. 269
I’ensarola—Continent. 3*7.
Total foreign export* from all ports thla
s*i To "he conslnent. 13.3*9.
-. mat foreign exports from ell port* |hu#
far this week: To Orest Britain. 54.U9;
to France. 8.385; to the continent, 58.9*4
Total foreign experts since Sept 2. l*no:
To (treat Britain. 1.524.437 ; 4o Francis, 32".-
470; to the continent, 1,069.5^
ISA I9LA9D COTTON.
Prices about as follows:
Extra cholca Fforidaa 21 034
Fancy Georgia* 21 ■9022
Extra choice Oeorglaa 21 ®IIH
< holes Georgia* -® 0
Extra fin# Georgia* 1* 0
Fine Georgias 18 0 —
Receip* and Sock#— |uoo-<*i.
, p**t'we*k j 18*3 MU
Kxporta peat I'Hk I *.* !•
Receipts (bit season **.J*>, 6,*U
MURPHY <i CO , INC.,
Board of Trad. Building. Savannah.
Fm*U U*a#d wires direct lo New Tort
Ihlcaro ftild New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCK ft .%*!> (in UN.
N*w York office, No. II ttroadw my.
Office* In principal ciil throughout (he
■oulh. WrMe for our Market Manual and
ft containing intt ucitone for trulere
Balee part Week ; 4 71* 2 115
Block on hand j 34 514 .4
C OTTON Ki ll HO.
The Market Wry *ie|% \%lah Price*
r > In 2‘J I'olnta mutter.
Nrw York. IV. 30 —The cotton market
ft’lvanceti 13 to J3 1-olnt* to-day. Inherent
•trength ftixl new ouilirh Inrtuencea were
t ia couaoi* for the general improvement
If* values atxl for u aemi*mare of the
hear forcer. A*ule from ponv* of the old
time leader*, the hull iH-rtlon of the trwde
took advantage of the him to pe. ure pnK
lit*, little energy wan put forth to intar
en the Inveetmcrx public, am] from open,
ing to doping operation* werr In good
part for the Mttlenient o( ou Inland In#
obllgiitioitp prior to th tMK'inrnng of the
triple iiollflay adjournment On (he flrd
eall the market w*- tlrm with pri< ea l to
*• potntP higher The**- ftjturri* provttl lo
be ihe lowest of the ttay mp after the
opening perntntent demand from the
phorta reaulted In a Ptewdy upward move
ment throughout the Itat Kuropfaii In
teieptf. a number of prorpinenr K*wHliern
houae* and peveral Moor lealefw brought
on the advance, rhiefly January anl
March coiMmrta. The cable* were favora.
ble. but the domln.tnt Influence Ur o( i
further d* teaw in the movement The
eatlmatee for to-morrow arrlvalp were
under the idea* of even the bull* ami the
probable amount In Nlgl* thi wek w.*
cut from 2o.m* to STj.tUi Good report*
were received from boutnern mMla and
Manchepter At the elope the market w.ip
very tHeariv with prpe ft to ii point.*
higher f
FLKTIATIONft IN PITIRBU.
New York. Dee. 2ft —Cotton future#
ei flrin ami cloud very *icari> fricet
ap followe
open High. Clop.
Jauuarc ft. 46 IM4 ft ♦•> 5 •*-'
February 37 ft 4# ft 37 ft 4S
March 5 i\ ft t 104 0.44
April 9 3* ft >. 9 3S 9 (0
May . 921 ft 36 t. 24 9 $
June 9.50 ft.J6 9.Si
July ft.lh 93U ft.lß 930
Augunt * 93 9 >.* S.S3 9 “4
Beptemt>er A 43 *.13 * 41
October * eg VOS * ‘<l
D**c*nber 9 ft.*4 ft.Cl ft ai
M\Fit POOL COTTON ff IRKCT.
Liverpool, 20—Spot, nudlerate bu*l
n#ftp. prb e<* pteady; American middling
fair. 5 IS-bid. good middling ■> , y l. mid
dling 5 13-3 M low middling 7-.LM. good
ordlnar) 4 31-32d; ordinary, 4 2t-32d The
pa lee of the da% were 6.00 b bal* . of
which wer* foe nation and •x
--port. -ind Included 5.600 American. Ke
celpt* 13.d00 tigiep. Including •? Ameri
ca n
Futtirea opened quiet, hut (Mead) and
doped firm. American middling, low mid
dling clauwe; December 5 32ti*-Bd, value
De<*ember-January. yvl buy ere, Janu
ary-f>bruary. S.iTirß ind buverp. Febru
ary-March, 5.154, peber*. March-Aprll,
s.l2tyA lSd. buyer* Aprl-Ma>. 5 lttd. we lerp.
May-June, 5.b7®5004. buyers; June-July.
5 05d buver*. July-Auguet, 5 014. buyer*.
Augupißeptember 4 53d
NEH OH LE AN# C OTTON FI T* RES.
New Orleaue, Dec. SO.—Cotton future*
eloped quiet and ftead>
Dec. hid ft.it April ft.3oC>ft S2
Jan M iy 9.39Q9 H)
Feb ft.SSgt 37 June ft 271/ 9 .3ft
March ft.3599.J3] July ft. 23 09 36
COTTON IJ7ITERI
New* York. Dei*. JO.—Murphy St Cos #av:
Colton in Liverpool wa* um hung* 4 up to
2 p. vn.. then improve 4 and oloaeJ 2 to 3
pointw above yeaierday’a cloelng pricer.
F.timau*Ni receipt* at port* only 3*."00.
;<galn*t 47.000 la ft week.and 2ft.on name day
a year ago Thin maned phone to cover*
Ing. particularly In near month*. January
advancing from ft.47c bid o ft *4 . aborts
were the principal buyer* Then the mar
ket wu* very rtrong and particularly dur
ing the affernon pension. Recent buyer*
were (he principal rollers. The decrease In
receipt* to-day caused ►om < uneaslnst
among shorts, this being ihe first day
there haa been any material decrease
against last year.
New York Dec. j' -Hubbard Bro*. St
Cos. *.> The market opened with an Im
provement on the steadiness and the
strength in Liverpool, and a* prices ad
vanced there during the day the firmness
In our market continued. The Imivluk was
not Urge, but sufficient to absorb the of
ferings and the light estimate nt New Or
leans and Houston made sellers chary.
iihy (iuoiya.
New York. Dec. -Si-oi bueine** con
tinued llmlled In cotlon good* will) mull
or,let* of average extent. Heavy brown
cotton* *llll quit* Irregular for spot good*,
alcadv for contract*. Light weight vtxirs*
and hive yorn make* *low a; previous
price* Bleached colton* are Inactive, but
steady. Prim cloth* without feature In
both regular and odd good*. Prim* In av
*C* -e requeet. Gingham* alow at prevloua
price* Men - * wear woolen* for quick ib
livery" ln f * lr demand
3 33 AL (TOIIN9.
Thunutoy, Dec.
SPIRITS TI'RPENTINE—The turpen
tine market opened I)rin at 37c. with rale*
of 414. and -lo*ed firm ond uik-1) ing,-l.
with no afternoon sale* reporle.l. The de.
mant wa* *all*faclory at the decline. *1
which It war Ibe current understanding
tlist the market wa* very firm It wa*
understood lhal Ihe rplrlt* In second
tiond* which wa* offered yesterday, wa*
withdrawn from Ihe market. o that (hi*
had no Influence o-d*y In further nffeol-
Ir.g ihe price. Factor* had no trouble in
disposing of (heir entire receipt* at the
matke* price. The day'* receipt* were 1.-
927 and Ihe export* none
N sale* of M*y-Augu*l future* haw
yet iMen made In some quarter* a higher
market for *plrlt* I* looked for during
January, when |i I* possible foreign buy
er* will appear. If this theory cotne* true
tl I* probable May-August contract* will
be made In a hurry when tra.Ung doe* he
gin A* previously Mated In Ihe Morning-
Nrw* It I* pretty oortaln that no bu*!ne*
w.ll be done In this eo-ir.eellon until lb
market advance*, a* factor* are unwill
ing lo sell at anythin# n*r Ihe present
mice Business In future* might follow
xn advance In the market to comethm*
near forty rent*. . . . . „
ROHINH-The ro*ln nynket cloaed firm
and unchanged to-day. with sale* at the
opening coll of 1.9. M barrel* Tne -leroatvl
wax moderate. 11 wa* said n effort was
made to hammer the higher grade*.
a fair quantity ef which are understood
to !*• offering. The effort wo* not uc
ressful. however The day’s receipt* were
5.3*4. and the export* none Price* a* fol
low*;
S I*9 K 113
w" 1 a N 2 13
a"" 1 60 W. G 9 99
,| 1 99 W. W * 93
FINANCIAL.
JOHN W. DICKEY,
glaek anil Bond Broker,
4101 *l4, 95.
Writ* Iwr Llat.
"HE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1000.
Receipts Thursday—
Spirits Itopin
Central Katiroad 174 1.765
S . F A W 553 t *Kft
B. A L Jb l.n
Southern Railway 13
No shipments Thursday
Naval Btores duitrmeiH—
Rpltlt*. Rosin
Stock April 1. 1900 2 197 141506
Receipts to-day 1.037 r. 324
Receipt * previously snft.lk* ftotsgg
Total since April 1 113 7‘*ft 950.6. M
Exports to-day
Exports previously 372.473 711 s£>
Exports since April 1 .273 473 7*l 525
Htock on iiat l (Ids da% .... 40.33# b* 123
Hits k saim* day lut >rar . 31A32 1*3.631
CharieMon. Dec. 30 —Turpentine market
firm 31’i Rosin firm, unchanged
Wilmington. N C . Dec spirits tur
pentine firm at S?9&Sc Receipts. 41
llosln ftrm, tl 3091.36. receipts. 362 har
r la.
Crude turpentine quiet slp3. re
celptft iso
Tar steady 11 4'*: rei riot* 512
New Orleans. In*c SO— Receipt*. Rotn
23i cx|K>rt*. non*'
FINANCIAL.
MONET—The demand keeps fairly up
with the supply
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market weak
and nomlna! <'omvnerclftl decnaiul,
sixty k*ys. tl 77V ninety day*. 14 77*4.
francs. Paris and Havre sixty days.
S.2JS; Bwlss. sixty days, 5 26. Belgian.
5 34‘v; marks, sixty days. 93* 4 ninety
days. 9Z\
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Bteody;
banks • buying at \ discount and
selling >* follow* S2T. and und#r. 10c pre
mium. 525 to gV 15a' pimturn: |SO to 1100
ft) premium; SIOO to S3O 25c premium.
S2OO, -rd over par
BBCI’RITIEB- There id apparently but
Ilf tie money seeking Investment
Stocks.
Rid. Aftk.
Augusta and Sivannah R R ...lll* 1124
Atlanta and West Point 133
do 6 per cent ortin ates lot
Augusta Factory *4 *6
CitUen* Bank 137
Chatham Bank 113 113
Chatham It. E. St I. Cos.. A 37 50
do do R 56 57
Eagle and Phoenix Mfg Cos 103 105
Edison Electric Ilium. Cos 107 110
Enterprise Mfg. Cos 103
Germania Bank 131
Georgia and AlitMim 2* .'*i
Georgia Uailioad. lominon 316 21ft
Granitevllle Mfg Cos 16" 170
J I*. King Mfg Cos 103 lbs
Langley Mfg Cos 115 117
Merchant* National Bank .116 130
National Bank of Bavaniuih —133 157
Oglethorpe Raving* and Trust .113
People’* Ravings m 1 and Loan IvS
Bea board common 10 11
do |*refened 26H Tt'i
Southwestern Kaili<<*4 Cos 112*4 113*5
Savannah Gas Light Cos 24 25
Southern Bank 15ft I*A>
Savannah Bank aixt Trust lift
Sibley Mfg Cos.. Augusta K 5 **
Hav.Vnnah Brewing 168
Stands.
Rid Ask
Char., Col St A.g Ist s*. I>oo loft 110
Chat A Gulf HRS per cent. Ist
mortgage 103 04
Atlanta city 4s 1922 107 Jflft
Augusta city 4s, 1937 l'6 lJft
do 4’9s, 1925 11l
|o 7s. 1903 107
So Iftl3 123
A.a Mid ss. Ind and 192*. .M A N 1014 lu2S
Augueta Factory. 6 per cent 1915 111 113
Brunswick A Western 4s. 193 ft . 64 *5
C R R. A Banking collateral 6s 95
C. of G Ist nwng. ss. 1945
V. A A 120 121
C of Ga. con. 5s 194 V M AN ft# 97
C of Ga Ist Incomes, 1945 53** 54* a
2nd Incomes 17 IS
do 3d Incomes, 1945 7 l ft l *
C of O (XI a. & A Dlv ) is
IM7. J A J TO
C of O, (Baton Branch), &•. 1924
J. it D % V
Cit> 4 Subtil turn K. K. lit h. MO ...
t'oiumbui City i. 19*9 107
Charlrlton rlty it. 1909 I<*> 102
Ktglt it rhornlx Ml 1 (*. 19 lOS 110
FAJiion Electric Illnnnnttlug s lOS
Enter*rln- Mf*. 1902 108
Oeorgl.i Kallr>d 6. 1914 110 I'7
C. . 4 F . IMS. J it J 113 114
U.-urcta 4- Alnb ima lit S-. 19ti 1"6 107
Oeorgla Kite 3',. I'*', J it J 110 111
Uo 31,1. IMS. M & N 11 107
<ju 4ve. iis ne taw,
Macon city 6*. 1910, J 4 J He 119
Oo 4H"- <>uir . Jan '■* !•
Ocean f(t, i aniehlp 9a. 1920 ... .104 lot
dnvannuh city 5, quat JaniHiry
1919 110 111
.lo ’>, quar Fehruory, 1909 109 KjO l ,
Pouth Carolina atate 4Mr. 10-’J .117 119
H.bley Mfs Cos. oa. 1903 103
Soulh Bound 3* *9 1*)
S. F. A W xeh mt’ S. 19:11 12.". 12i
do do 1l 9a *ol.l, IM4 113 11 A
do St John DiV.. let 4a. 1131 ... 99 K
tltlUll 41 4lt K FT.
New York Dec. 2-.— Xlonet on. eall
•teiidy h< Hf.l per tent., laal loan I (H-r
cant. Prime m r-antlle paper. l- r
cent Sterilnx .xclianxe aleady. with ac
tual hiialneaa In l*nk*ra‘ l.llla at 91 9IS
for demand and at 91 *>’;.4i4 ••••. for alxty
daye Poaled ratee. 94 91911.911, and 9199*1
4.95',. Commercial hllla. $1.794,5i 4 Mt>, Sll
ver eertlflealea, 91-ltoi Bar allvcr, 033.*'.
Mexican dollara. SOc. tjoverninent bonda
Irregular: aa'e bonda alrong, railroad
Ininda alronx
<TOI HK A*t MIIMtN.
Thr Murkrt 4 ontinue* Iftlvr at \d
tanriaa Prlee*.
New York, Der >—The stock market
to-day ltd not vary materially In < harac
lir from that which ht prevailed for
many day*. Kxcept that *om* of the
stock* which ware rushed upward*, a*
well a* Horn** of those which yielded under
the selling prraeure to realize profit* were
different from altoee on previous day*. the
market wa* the aume.
Profit-taking wa* palpably on an enor
mou* *cale and war not without effect on
price*, hut the Inroad* made were itol *e
rlnu* end the offering were easily ab
sorbed. while Ihl* partial weakness In Ihe
murker did r.ol In Ihe lea*! impair the
eager rueh to buy rlocka which showed
any ll*polilCrn to advance. The day end
ed with the market more generally reac
tionary than for aome time pa*t under n
flood of relllng to t ike profit* In Northern
Pacific end other etock* which had *hown
TTie moat aggressive strength during the
day. The rurh to ell Northern Pacific
wa* retired hy ihe puhllcetlon In a new*
bureau * bulletin of the rlalrmrnt that a
plan ha.l been perfected for the voluntary
retirement of Ibe preferred rtock In Jan
uary by exchange for general Hen * per
cent bond*. l*l per cent of the bond*
being given for the preferred etock Thl*
atatement we* not vouched for a* by offi
cial authority, hut t ceuaed a rudden drop
In Northern Pacific to 81 t*. the price hav
ing touched 85H. or 84, point* over la*f
night. Thl* movement In Northern Pa
cific wa* the main feature of the market
but there were yert*t other Important
movement* which teemed to have relation
to It. Including the Wisconsin Central
•lock*, preferrel Mirquette *tnck*. the
Krle •lock* and St Paul.
The *treet wa* full of rumora of plan*
for comb nation* looking to anew tran
eontinental line and to the ronaolldatlon
of Interest* in Northweatern territory.
The gatna In the group mentioned extend
ed all Ihe way from 2 point* up to In
Northern Pacific. There wa* betide* *
vigorous upward movement In Mlaeourl
Pacific, which carried It 41* paint* over
!at nlellt and ralined a revival of mi tv
old rumor* of plan* for exteniive ronaoll
datlon among*! the Oould Southwestern
Railroad compante*. A rt*e In t’nlon Pa
cific lo 78 seemed to be due to an at
tempt to adjust the dtacrgpancy in value
bet ween that stock and .Northern Pacific
Illinois Central rose buoyantly In the
morning per cent on a be la led demand
to secure the rig Ms of sutun'rlptlon at par
•o the proposed new stock issue, which
are limited to stockholders of record to
da > .
ffugar was the one feature among the
.'te< I.lilies with a rise of IV which w,-
a?trlliw(<!*d to a turn ag.ilnst the shorti* by
the calling in of long stoi-k A rise of I
In General El sc t rb' ami a full recovery of
yesterday's violent dei line In New York
Air Brake wire on very tight dealing *
and attracted very litlc at-entlon guile
a number of obscure low prlceil -40 k
were awakened from a long Alormant stale
*nd move 4 ui*wurd from 1 to 5 points,
with no other apparent reason than to ad-
Jbs; their prices 10 the higher level re
cently attained by the general list.
The market continued very broad but
the reactionary tendency wa- quite mark
rd through n large portion uf the lis* in
cluding the Vanderbilt group. The
tors' meetings for the various omiu *’
In this group to-day failed to bring any
cor formation of the recently varied rumors
of stock r adjustments and rcllremeiits.
(minting conclusively to the manipulative
chara*fter of thes*- rumors But this seem
ed to have very lltie effect on the cred
ence given to to-day’s cxtepsiv* crop of
new rumors The motntenan<e of the
Bank of England s discount rate at ( |er
rent, laid a bracing effect on the mark* !
n<l (he continued esse of money here fail
ed to offer .my check to the ac tive spe il
lation.
The market for railroad bonds continued
active and *(rong without Important ex
ception Total s.le-. par value 64J15.0U0
I’lilted Btntes 6, old 4 and 5s advanced
*4 and new Is declined '* ier cent on the
um call.
To-day’s total e.iles of stcK'ks to-*lay
were 1.5X1 500 shares. In'lucllng Atc'hlson.
24 4ho. do tr*fererd 31. AXE lt.l*imor* :n9|
Ohio. s,*•. t'hesapeake and Ohio, S3 V*).
Burlington. 3*.10u; Lo k Island, lft 7t*>.
Denver ai.d Itlo Grande. 6.00 V. do
prelererd. *.loft. Erie. 140i. do first
preferred .lYSftt); Illinois Central. lI,JW*.
Loulavllle and Nashville. 15 SOU. Mar. hat
tsn. lfc.fttai. .Meitiipolit.il) 1U.300. Misfourl
I*ac-iff. . 7ft.ft*. Missouri. Kansas and
Texas prefererd 2l.ftui. Norfolk and West
ern. 15.ft* . Northern Pacific. 2U,ftx>. 110
preferred, 53,600. Ontario and Western.
16.000; Pcnnyhrnnl 15.ftx> Reading. 10.H0;
tlo first preferred ‘si.Boo. do aectnd pre
ferred. 6,lt*), Ht Paul. *9.ts)u. Hciiiihern Ha*
• lib . 51.501. Kcmtlisrn Railway. si.ftU' do
preferred. 6.100. Texas and l'49'ltlc. lO.TOt).
In ton Pacific, HI !** preferred, 31.4(0;
Wheeling. 16.1**1. do preferred ft.AX). Wis
consin Central. 10.700; Copper, ll.Ati.
Place. 10,100; TolwicA'O, 17.*u). liiuoklyn. 44.*
J**, Colorado Fuel. ft.iWO, Continental Tu
ba c 4 o 13.HU; Federal Htele. 12.0*1. Na
tlonal Bteei. People's Gas Jft.luO. Hu
grti. 134.UUU. Tennessee Coal, ft, 400. Leather,
6,10". Western Fnion. s.ftU
New Y'ork Bto*k List
Atchison .. t ■ V\l>ash tj
Io |irf . . X 6i € do prf 35
L AO HI W A L K 12S
Cain Pa . . hnl do 2nd prf. . Sl>4
Can Ho sft* 4 Wls Cen 16’,
(*. 5 U . 40 Thlid Avenue ..117
c G W. 1, H. A O prf *4\
C., B A- U l** 1 , Nat Tube 62
c . Ind A L. 37’ do prf ..Id!**
c . Ind. a L Anial. Copper tC'a
prf 62*4 Mints Ex 15
I C. A E 111. ft4‘i Am Ex 177
< 4 N'w . ItSßft V. 8 Ex 56
f It I A P lIX Wells Fargo . l*i
* cc 4. Hi 1, 7i Am Cot. OIL .71*4
Cel. 80. ... ft do do prf ft"
do do Ist prf 41% Am Malt 4 *
do 2nd pif. ... \7\ do do prf 25
l> A II 122* Afn It melt A R 63
I> . L. A W lift | do do ptf ft*
I* A R G. . 26 ? xAm Hplrits 2
do (Jo |tf ... *2% do do prf 17
Ki le 33St Am. 8 Hoop ;*>•;
d<> Ist prf Wh do dt prf. . 76** ?
G N prf IW* .Ant H A W ST,
lloc k Coal 14 j do do prf *7*4
j llock- Valley . 41‘, Atn. T Plate 53'*
, IN. Cen I*h4 do *fo prf *ft\
' la Cen 20*4 Am lob laja,
do do prf 46 j do do prf .136
L. K A \S 47*6 Ana Min. (’o 4V %
do do prf 112 B. It T 76(4
l.dkr Shots it'. F A lion .. 57* 4
I, AN *SV Con Tot*
Man L 112' *' d< do prf. If.”,
Met Hf Ity. . .172*4 Fed. Hteel . U> }
Max Cen ... H**. do do prf 7m
M. A Ht L . 67* \ Gen. Klar 163
do do |rf ...103 dluroas Huger 4ft
Mo Pa do do prf .. *5
M. K O 5\ lot n'l Paper. 24*
Me*.. K A T .. isi 4 d< do inf 73* 4
do do |rf (JL la*f lede G.is 73
N. J C Nat Bis 77',
N. Y. C 14!*, do do ihT ftl
N. A W 41 Nat lead TH*-
do <Jo prf . M’ a **<> prf. .. W*ft
No Pa Nat. :iH^
do prf ftg-V da do prf *2'*
one A W. ;it, N. T A 8., 168
ore It A N.iv 41 ‘ No Am lft*
clci do prf 76 Ps. Coast 6ft*6
Pennsylvania I4:t*. do k> Ist prf M
Ht ading ;4, do 2nd prf' 6*l
do Ist prf ts\ P* Mail I2'y
lo 2nd pi f. 36*4, People s Gas 99
H. G W C . I*reased H Cat
4o do prf . ft* $ do do prf '
Hi L. A H F. *33 Pblr Pal far 3UI
!o do Ist prf.. 7ft H. Rope AT... 5
do 2nd prf .. 54*4 Htlgttr !*>*♦
Ht. L. Hw ..... 16, do prf Ilsi
do do prf .. F> |T., C A Iron SX 1 *
Ht. p J 3314 I*. B leather
do prf Iftftki do do prf 744
Ht. P A Ufn...125 V H Rubber 3\
Ho I’a 42% Vdo |rf 7ft%
Ho Ry 21 Wert Fnion . W%
do do prf 71 It- I A H 16
T. P 22 do prf
In Pa 76% P C.C. * Hi L. 56
do do prf 88*4
Honda
F H 2s. ref.reg 105 j do do Is ft|>,
do coy 106't lsts ..lift
■k) ir, ri-K. 1101, S. J C iii. 1299,
|,, rou - V '* (’. Jl* ... 7!**
do new 4e.r<*K.llt do do 4 lot>
,lo 11. H i.,CAU l.V* $ O 1, M’j
do old in. re*.117.1, N. 3 . 4* A Hi
do old 4k. rou Il9<, *-• A* 199',
do M, rru ...II3A, S. * VV ron.4k 995,
do sr, u)U. ...11.3*, A)rr N*av. let, .111
I>. of C. Ulk ...U k> do 4k ltd
Atrh. *rn 4k ° Tr 8 I- * I29 1 ,
do djl 4k ... UK, do do ron 9k lIIV,
l .if <; I on. .Mt S—d. Urn. 4k 9M,
do let Inr .V, . *1- D. 3V Ikik .Mil
do ?nd lm-. ... 17*. B >- )<• * lr. M
Can. Ho. ind* .I9A, eon • HJH
C 4 O. 4*X ...104 tn, L it B F.
do do 9* IDO*. *rn, 6* !
C. & Nw. con. 91. I*, con* .....Ml
7k I>, Hi P: C. * I*.
do do 8. r "U tJMi
Del*, o* 1 1M do do 5* ITJf.
Chi Term 4k KV, 0 IM 4k R>,
Col Ho 4* 94>, Ho Hy. 6k .114',
I*. & R O. 4*101% 8. Kof * Tk JO
Eric Gen 4k ... 96*, T 4Kr I*. Iklk ...114
1' \V. 49 D. C. do <lo 2nd* 96
DU sw*, Cn In. 4* 107
(}n. Bier. S* ...146 \V*t>*h I*l* .117%
I*. Cen. I*l* ....ItJV do ind* I*
I, A N. Cnl 4k 101 1 , W-id Hhorr 4k .115
MO . K * T VVI*. Cen 4*l* 9
j, k jK :. 79’, Y>. Comurle* 9W,
Sow York. Dec. to —Btendard 011 91.1'/
HP
Sow York. Dec. Jf* —ConKO.ldetrd Ga*
clOKrd 191.
Seaboard fteeaettles.
Haliimutc. Dec. 30—Beabourd common.
to I ,bios Heaboard preferred. 2t,; bond*
4*. 72M72*t
llarptl A 4 o'* at nek l.ettrr.
New York. Dec. 30—The Bank of Kng
lar.d did not advance It* maximum of dis
count a* expected American stock* In
that market were Irregular and lower
with strength, however, exhibited hy
Denver preferred. ItlinM* Central amt
pnn*ytvan4e Uattr ihe market hardened
all around. Tha general markat waa
steady and feature!##* Con#ot* were un
changed s 87'. The continental market*
were steady
A t.romlnent Berlin banking hounc wee
reported to be In difficulties Some tmpor
ten! tel head meeting* were scheduled
*nc to-day. notably those of Ltk* Shore,
Michigan Central, Lake Ur. and Canada
Southern Railway.
Trains Arrive and Depart Revgnnsh nn ftOth hieridisn Time—Ona Hour Howr
Than City Time
K Deluli 1 In Effect Dec 9. iftOft. •
KEad _ t 6 tUi: baht |J read rp7~
(Cent i a N
li Mpin 1- Kiam I. .. Savannah 7T.. . Ar~9'**m 1 o'ii*tn
(Easurn Tint* )
4 34|xn 4 23am Blaickvtlle . Lv 2 57am l 10pm
6 lopm ft o.'mhi Ar Columbia . Lv l 15am tl lam
* ftiptn ft 45am Ar .. .. Charlotte .. |,v ft 55 pm (loam
••' • V r i Lvjl 7 tflpi • •
• " Ar Norfolk L * •
1 M(*m Ar Da*vl .. l.* 9 o,ni. (Main
79pmT|7r I tU.fimon* i* u 4:pm 11 oopm
J Him, I 4lp Ar (.jrnckburg . Lv .1 ldi*i 7 ttaM
4 lUir &.1 pm Ar Chr|.M teavlJl* Dv 1 o*(*n:l7 94i n
7 lean* I 90j,nv Ar W.,ab>nlon l.v .11 19-im; 9 9op.iv
9 15am 11 Kpm Ar Ball moro I.v 9 Ram 9J wn
1195 am ! Mini Ar . I‘hllatfclphia Lv|| 9#an * 9i|m
* 03|.n. Kj.vm Ar N' W Yoik 1,v|,12 Mam I 59'"
9 JOpm I ,|.m Ar Bo<lon l<*|| ft *|>m W M*m
No w To mi: RBMH XJBS WOT. jl No 3i
i tCemnl Tim) [|
•7 *6m : ,X.v Havamiali . I■ - 9On
(Baviorn Time)
I.v Columbia A* I i:-atrv
11 7.arr |,v Siiaria'ilaxk I.v *■ . vtv*
■Wm i.v Aabaril - . . i.v 1W
o7pm Ar |io( B,.i.nc- . Id ;U team
7 aoimi Ar Knoxville I-* I* 1 "
* J®'*"* Ar l>rxln a mi I,v 1 10 op.n
'1 ■ etn Ar (TnclllMtl ........ .Id uOpm
m * hi Unit .1* 18m
7 K*im Ar la>ul#vtil.. I.v) 1 4ia*n
All iraln* arrive and dr(r4 from tlieplanl H>*iem Hiailon.
TllßOt OH CAR HBRYICB. rTC
TRAINH AND 14 DAILY. NEW YORK AND FIXRIDA KXPRF.HH Yaall
buled limited train*. llh I’ullman Dtawing Rnonv Hlreidng Car* between Havan.
nali and New York Conn* la at IVa.hlnalon -uli Colonial K*|>reK for B" ion
Pullman Hiec|vln* Care (♦rween Chari >4t.. ml Richmond and Charlotla and Nor
folk Dlnlna Cara Serve all meal* beta >‘en Hnvannah and (Va<hln(loti
TRAINS 15 AND M DAII.T TIIE I NITKD STATTH FABT MAlt, V.4lbiiled
limited train*, rarrylnf Pullnain Drawtni Room Hlerpln* Car* ld*rti H.v.n ah
and New York Dlnlif Car* erv* All meal* between Havaiinah and Waonln(lOn
Alko Pullman Drawing Room Hlaepttig Car* between Savannah and Ctnclnnad.
■ hroiich Aahevllle and Tho l-and or tha Sky '
For complete hiformallnn •* lo ra|r achodulM. etr apply to
F S GANNON II V 1* A 0 M J M I’l’l.P T M 3V A TI'RK, G P. A .
Washington. f> 4”
f 11. HARDWICK Aa4 C.en - I Pa* Agent Atlanta, Ga
R C ni.ATTNFR, Ticket Aent. Plant Hyateni Station
JAMES FREEMAN, C P AT A 141 Hull *treel Hnvannah. (1* . Phone* ISO
Southern An Increaae In ihe Sliore
dividend wa* talked of The practical con
lukloii of negoihvlloiiK to cfdtKolldal*
Guagenhelm'a S**m ; proiierllee with the
American Smelting and Reltnlng '<*
would. H waa ajlueiM be lied I the laller
Banker* e-ilmaie ihe January dlahiire.
me lit* a* Ihe mormon* *u*n of llaMUiov
The market oponerl li regular. Sugar waa
Ihe leader will, wide opening tain* e
tending 10 7'. i*rr . eni I nlon P i-111. waa
notably atrong Buying ion Mered goo.i
largely * niHla*lon liouae* Norlliew Pa
villi* .’lowed imdei beat, not very Arm ln
*!.|e buying le|alle*l Wle 111 (lie d>
iloulhern Pa 111.- wa* noiheabtv lievvy
l.aige block of long aiock i-omlng on lie
market Trarilon alo*-lu In av v Weaiern
-ellliig -leel elock* People * Ga*. Hellre
men! Brie 2nd pteferreil 1 alk.d alioul To
lal *le* of Ktock* io-day l.jHl.JJ*'
VIIIOSI.I. (IROM 4 9I4KF/I*.
Note—The*- quoiallona ar* revlK.-d
dally' *nd a" *•''• ' n,, * r "•
In acord with Ihe pievalling whi>le*al*
, . Idl .aI Quotolm*!* ate in • need
when they di*agre aaitli tha price, tehole
aaler* aak
I ouavlry od Norlherw Prodaee
POCI-TRY—Tha niaiket la alaadv Quo
tation* Htoliere. 30|J l*r pair, hall
grown 45g5t9 • Iliree-fourth* giuwu. 5.
Si. hen*. 9Tti7i* rooeiera. 40060 c; duck*
’**uJr . geeae. 7!</|l U 0
EGGS—Freah cand.ed, <BM24c. • old ator
age, 77c.
BETTER- Tire tone of Ihe market I*
him (juoiation* Cooking lie; imita
tion*. 93c; New York Male daltg. 94V.
extra Elgin*. 77c
CHEESE- Market Him: fancy full
. 1,01,1 Cheee 11',4114e for JO lo Jl-poun.i
average. JMS9h-|tmd avarage* l.iy
Early Yrgelakln.
IHIHII POTATOES- Northern. fc'<o
tack
CABBAGE-9<J9. per head: erare* I.'(cat
I tNIONB- Yellow In barrel*. 9*75;
crate*. *1.00; red. 92 90
Breadatuß. Hay **4 Grata.
f'l/ll'H Market *leadv . patent, 94 E;
atraiglit D 76. fancy. 93 <ti. family. $3 M
MKAI. I'earl. per barrel 9* 50. iwr ea, k.
91 15. city meal, pet *ack, bolted. II 07V
w iter ground. *1.12',. cllv rn *oo9*.
91.15. i-wrl gill*. Hudmrt*. per liarre,,
t_. t^ T e.t k, tl 10; aiiixlry brand*.
*1.15 '
CORN—Market tlrm; white. Job lor*
62 . carload lot*. So mixed corn. Job lota,
60, ; carlo*,l lot*. 6'*.
RICE Market aleady; demand good,
fancy head. 9c; fancy. 9Hc.
Prime 9
Good 4>*gMH
Fair 4 *414
Common $94
r, ATM-No * mixed carload, 39-; tab
lot*. 37>t|S9c; while clipped, ear*. *7c; Job.
40.
HRAN—Job lol*. 5,'; carload lot*. *0
MAY- Marker teny, No. I timothy.
K'-tC. Job. 95c; No 9. 90c. Jolt. Wye eara
s„xnr and 4 ogee.
BUGAR
'ut loaf * 23 Diamond A S.*
"rushed * 2*Confectloners' A 688
Powdered . 5.9* White Extra C 5 3*
JCXXX pow'd WBxtra C 533
Granulated 5 as Golden C 8.11
Cubes Yellows .4 88
Mould A * 13!
COFFEE—
Moctia J# c Prime No 8 ... 10*4e
Java 2 C flood No 4 10*4--
Peaberry >< eiFalr No 8 1# c
Fancy No. I llHclOrdlnary No * 98*c
Choice No I thkgclCorr.mcn No T ..9 t
t niton Hsasisi and Ties.
BAGGING- Market firm; Juts. 284-
pound *V: large lota. 884 c: small lota.
I pound. 7V\ sen IsUnd bagging. 1284 c.
TlES—fiisndard. 45-pound, arrow, large
lots. ll®. small lots, 1133
Salt, Hides end Wool
HAl.T—Demand t* fair and *he market
steady. carload lots. 100-pound burlap
sacks. 87c; tin-pound cotton aarka. B*c.
110-pound burlap eacks. BU*c. 110-pound
cotton ea-ka. BVy; 126-pound burlap
sacks. SB'4< ; 125-pound cotton sacks, 59>rc;
Xil-pound burlao aack*. tie
HIDES- Market firm. dry flint, Illy,
dry salt. tl‘y: green salted, *•
wool-—Nominal, prim* Georgia, free
of s n.d bur* and black wool. 19c; bUck.
ic. burry. 10c. Wax, 2Sc; tallow. 38*c
Deer skin*. tOc-
Dried and Evaporated Frails.
APPI.ES- Evaporated Vt*7r; sun dried.
SMI#. . .. .
APRICOT*— Evaporated, 10c pound;
nectarine*. 18*
RAIHINR—L L.. 83 ®; tmirerlal cabinets
82 75; loose. 5"-pound boars. *4r lund
PE AC HE IF Evaporated, pealed, 17>4c;
un|tealed. I*oBc.
PEARS— Evaporated, *V
Hardware and Hulldlnc Wnpplie*.
I.IME, CALCIUM. PLASTER AND
Cement—Alabama and .Georgia lime In
fair demand and sell at ® oenta n barrel,
special calcined plaeler, 81.® per barrel,
hair. 80*>- RoaaSale resnent. 8I.308I1.V;
carload lota, special. Portland cement, re
tail 12 25, carload lots. 82.0002 ®
LUMBER. F. O. B VESSELS. SAVAN
NAH Minimum, yard siaer. 810500110);
car sills 812.8001*.®; difficult else#. H®
01*.i ship stock. lIB.UJOIBW. aawn Has.
*srpos.6<). hewn *!•*, 25088 c
OlL—Market elendy. demand fair; sig
nal 85050 c. West Virginia black, 8012 c;
lard Me, neatsfoot. ®o7Oc; machinery. 18
021 c llraeed oil. raw, W**c, boiled. 7884 c;
kerosene prime while. Ur, water wrhlt#.
lie Pratt's astral. 18c; deodorised stove
gasoline drum*. IlVic; empty oil barrels,
delivered. 85"
HHOT- Drop, I! U, B B. and large, 81.71;
chilled 81.75.
IRON -Market vary steady, Swede. 84c.
NAIIJ4—Out. *2 baee. sure 81 ® base.
BA RUED WIRE—|3.W per 100 pounds.
OI’NPOWDFR—Per krg. Aualln crack
ahol. 94 "i. half keg* I.‘ ?• quarter keg*.
91 25; champion ducking quarter k*g*
$2 25, InitKViit nnd Haiiitd mokele,a. half
keg* 11135. quarter keg*. 15.75; l-puund.
canlfler*. 91W le* 29 per cent . Toil*
dorf mokele* powder, 1-pound can*, tl.
id-pound can*. B>c pound.
I'rult* anil Ant*.
APPI.ES -Northern variety. SSitdiJKi
ORANGES I Pl* 1 tl '0413 id.
PRUNES- 40* l 50-. 10,'; Stt* to *<Vk 9(b".
gn* to Ik. 7, The lo *1 9(*c; *'** lo *>* 9c,
> to !>*, I've
BAN A N AB—ll U I 75 bun. li
I.KMONS Mark, ! aleady, al *2 30
i'OCOANPTB It • i>er inn
PKANt'TK Amide clock fair demand,
maiket tlrm . fancy hand-ph ked Virginia,
per pout,,l I 1 ,*', h tn.l pb ke.l Virginia, ex
I rat 4, ; N C ee,l |>eanul*, 4c
NI'TR Almond*. Tarragon*, 17c; IvDia
I* ; walnut* French, lie; Naple* 1934 c:
pecan*. 12c; Hiaill* lie; Alberta. 13c; ~*
*• Tied nut*. Mi-pouiid and 26-poun<l l*e*.
12<4c.
11a, „n. Hkho and l.ard.
BAf-ON-Market Arm; D S C R *|de|
7 1 *, . D H Rellle* k', ■ 11->*Ktern|. ac-onl
lug to average alxe. D H Itellle*,
(We,tern); antoked (V R aide*. *%c.
HAMS Sugar cured. HMfllHe
I.ARD Pure. In tierce* M4O; In 90
lM>und* lln and m pound tube *'4 .
■ omiKHin.t in Her, e* 9, ; M pound till*,
and 40-pound* lube *',c.
vtiarßt.i. a aeoi a.
PISH—Mat kerel, half-barrel*. No 1.
9. No 2. 7. No 3. |5 75. kit*. No l]
91 20. No 2. 91 10. No 3. *.*• Codfl.li, I
iwund brick*. 9. . 2-poun.l brick*. 9V4*
Smoked herring. |>er hoi 17019. Dutch
herring, in keg*. 91 10. new mullet*, hale
barret*. 92 75.
SYHI'P Mat kit quiet, Georgia and
Plorld.t k>tup. buying ar TXOWi-. aelllng
a’ >'4127 . augar liouxe al IfiQtDr.
HONEY Fair demand, Klralned, In bar
rel*. Ui* r gallon.
High wine* ba*ia. 11.97
f)( KA3 PHIIIUHT4.
COTTON—Savannah to Boalnn, per
ewl . 26e. lo N'arv York, i*r Ctrl, 20c. lo
Phlladalphla. per bal*. 91. Baltimore. II
FOREIGN DIRECT lltemen 40, . IJv
eifiool. 40 . Ilamhuig 49- ; Genoa, COr
Batcelona. 66* Mancheater. gi, ; fluvra,
45c; Antwerp, tor Hvil, Wr. Kofteidini.
45 , Trlcxle, stc.
INDIRECT Liverpool, 35* 33-; Ham
burg 40,-, Gothenburg, 93c,
I.I'MBER By 44>f1l—Freight* *t*a,ly; 10
Balilmore and eaKtward. 91 60 to 95 75 per
M Ineludlng Pori land
I.I’MHEIt By Hie*ni Savannah to
Baltimore. 95. ro P l< H or B and O
dock*. 9 >l to Philadelphia, 14 2-9,- pet
cwl (4 pound* lo foot 1; to Naw York.
I* .’A pet M 97 25 lo dock, lightered lo
BokUU). M 60
NAVAL STOKER—The market I* Arm;
medium Klxe veaael* itoaln—Cork, for or
der*. 3* 9,1 tier barrel of 310 |ound*. and
a 1" r cent primage Hplrtl* 4* 9d per 40
gallor* grti**. and 5 i* r cent primage
lxirge vrsael*. toeln. sk; *p:rH*. 4* 3d
St, am. He per 100 pound* on roaln; 21 'V'
on KplrltK, Ha vat,Halt to lloMofi, and 9V'
on rosin and 19c on *t>iill to New York.
OK YIN. fSOVHinat ETC.
New York Dee. 19.—Flour eonlmun! In
Ktea/ly |io*lt|on without pres-ure to e||
Flour steady; buckwheat flour dull, buck
wheat (jut*t
Corn mal steady
Ry* easy; No 2 Western. 59c. f.0.b.,
afloat
Barley quiet, do mail dull.
Wheal—Spot aleady; No ,2 rd 77%,
f.o.b option* opened #y through short
■telling by local trader*, bur were *oou
sirstiginetieil by preillcllon* of smaller
Northwest re sip, h and *n active ,-over-
Ing; rluaed *tea9v at %c, net *dvjnee.
January closed 7*%e; March. T9%e, May,
7%e; December. 77%c
Corn—Spot aleady. No. 2 4*%e. elevator:
opt lone market va* steady early In the
day Without much feature reflecting
smaller country offering*, steadier cable*,
large clearance stxl export demand. Final
ly yielding uteler sale* for long account.
It ,|o*ed easy at *9l%e net decline; Jan
uary ck>*ed 44c; May closed 42c; Decem
ber closed 49',*
Oal*—Hpol firm. No 2. 27%c; option*
neglected ami steadily held.
Beef steady
Cut meat* •lull; picklwl shoulder*. 9%;;
pickles! ham* x',r*c
lard dull; Western steamed 17 35; re
fined steady; compound. s%t<c
I'ortc t*ady; butter rteady. creamery.
17(123c. factory, H%|H9e; date dairy. I4ff
23-
Cheese strong; fancy large, fall made,
l!%BlI%c; fane) etnall made ]|,412,
Egg- weak; slate 11%> Pennsylvania 24*t
29. . Western regular pa- king, at mark.
3)>1123%.
Potatoes quiet; Jersey*. II 0041137%;
.New York. 11 23flj l .92%. Long Island. 91.j0g
1.73. Jersey sweets. 11 754)2 75
Tallow Arm
Petroleum quiet.
Roaln steady; strained, common to good
21.79
Turpentine quiet. (O^gßc.
Rice firm.
Moioswe* steady.
cbt>.a quiet; Long Island, per 149.
MIL
Cotton by leam 10 Uverpool. I7c.
Coffee—Bpof eoffee Rio quiet; No 7. In
volre. 4%r mild qu|#', Cordova 9%U%e
Coffee future* openesl steady w,|th prices.
9 to W fsotnt* hlaher. and later scored
further *lgn*l gain* on SCltv* covering
and buying or- tho reaction ttinory, dur
ing the afternoon, und ,|oed barely steo.lv
Will) pel' - **, net. 10 to 39 p.>Hit* higher.
Total a*lre M.flth itag*. Including Decem
ber at 9.59 c; March. 9.419 Me: May.
5.758 5 *c
Sugar—Raw steady; fair rflOplog, IV-.
Plant System
of Railways.
Train* operwl-l hv •v.th meridian nmw-
One hour >*,*. r than eltp ma*.
In eAect Dec. 9. 19*).
All train*. ~
Lv. Savannah Dally Ar Savannah.
Baiwevn
1 35 * Kavantvih |l> 10 am
310 am .. B'ayrro*- .... 100 a
* 10 am| . Jack-onvtlte no 40 am
315 pm . and Plorhla 113 49 pm
' ih in • p ,1
ll I or vn
1 ■ eni Savannah J 2 55 am
5 13 am t'hurlr*lon ’ 7 90 am
1 I'm a I'd Ka*t |995 pm
1 * \ Brunaw k.
Between.
* n* *m Drunawl k I 90, m
* *• 1 m Jeeup 4 tl pm
Savannah ,nd .....| 7 19am
■
t'oiin,- Hon* *1 P,,ri Tampa wtfh Penln.
Mtlar and tl, (denial le.iner* leaving fop
Kcv \(>i and Havana Monday*. Thura*
daly * and Kalurday*. ll flit p m
('ail at Ticket (till, e* for further Infor*
mo lion
J II POI.IIKMI’H T P A
WARD CLARK. City Ticket Agent.
De Sntii Hotel Pliorie 73
It W wig ns Pi,-enger Triffl- Man
ager. Savannah, (la.
0$
m. RYca y
Schedule Effective Dec 19. 1910.
Tragi* arrive 01 and depart from
Central Station. We*l llroad.
foot nf Liberty atreet
90th Meridian Time One hour *hvwer than
elly time
l<e*v# Arrlvo
Savannah:
Augusta Macon. Atlanta,l
•’ 43am Covington, MNledgevllla *9 00pm
land alt Inlermedial* polnla|
A igu*l,i Macon AtlantEj
Athens. Montgomery, CO-1
*9 ORirn lutnbtiK. Bunilnghani, Am-'h 90am
ari ua Butnuta and Troy.|
1 ■; ” lh>ver A onimodatkm |7 40am
I.* (topni Ouvion Dinner Train )|4 60pm
•iiaih |Ex ept Sunday
nETWI I N SAVANNAH AND TYRKB.
7.',th Merlailaii or Hayannah elly tlm*.
LEAVE SAVANNAH.
Daliy 930 a m . 3On p m
LEAVE TYREE
2- a 111 ... W p m
Connection* made at terminal point*
with all trail* Nortitwmi. Weat and
South We* I.
Sleeping car* on night train* between
Savannah ind Augucta, Macon. Atlanta
and Birmingham
Parka , ar* on day train* l>*tween Sa
vannali. M*,-on mi Atlanta.
For tomplete infor matlCNi. arhedulaa,
rate* and connection* apply lo
W Q HI4EWEB city Ticket and Paa
•tenger Agent. 107 Bull atraar.
or
W R McINTVRF Depot Tick*! Agent.
J. C HAILE Genetwl Pawenger Agent.
K II HINTON Traltle Manager.
TIIKO. I) KLINE, General Superin
tendent. Savannah Ga.
fflgujwi IjMITED
Double Daily Service
The short line lo Norfolk. Washington,
Baltimore. Philadelphia, Naw York -
Ihe East
ARRIVAL OK TRAINi
FROM
No 97 North and Eaat 900 am
No u l,en,n*,y and l.ocal Ht a
. "na 10 am
No II North mat Eaat 13 10 pm
No 44 Jacksonville and Florida .. I to pm
No 72 Montgomery and Weal 2l pm
No 74 Helena and Ixical Point#... 9 49 am
No *4 Jacksonville and Florida...ll k) pm
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
Fon
No 97 JackeonvlUr and Florida,.. 5 09 am
No tl J* kaotivlll* and Florida. .12 M pm
No 44 New York and East 1 M pm
No *• Dei mark ,r.d A ,g,iia 3 16 pm
No 71 Monlgontery and We*l .... T 35 am
No 73 Helena and Igtcal B,alien* 9 h> pm
No 49 New York and Eaat 1199 pm
Magnlflcetii Pullman buffet ale* ping car
service to V3 ashUigloti. Balilmore. Phila
delphia nnd New Y'ork; also lo 1 ibaiti
vllle and Tampa
Dining car* from Savannah lo Hamlat
and Kkhmond to Naw York
Hufr*( parlor care Savannah to Mead
aomrry.
Kor additional Information apply lo
Tlckel Ofllua, Bull and Bryan alraatE
Phon* M.
1 11 1 ■
, enlrirugal. M teal. vSc molamaa sugar,
3%c. tGlnctf quirt.
POTTO3 tKPtI OIL.
New York. Dec. 20 -Colton seed oil:
Vary few ml*< wer.- reported to-day and
the market losed about aleady; prim#
crude barrel*. 97c'. prime summer yellow,
29V; off summer yellow. 29c. prim* whit*.
344135. . |.rt*n* winter yellow. 34gM7c; prim*,
meal. 935-W.
(Nit till) 3I9MKET9.
Chhogo.Den. 29 - Molar at receipts, bull-
Ikli Argentine new* and Mrmneaa al Ur
errool auatalned wheat to-day, May elop
ing unchanged Corn ckamd % and
lower. reKpectlvely. for May. January and
December Oal* cJoawf a attad* down nnd
provision* practically u,--hanged
The leading fu:urea ranged a* fullowa:
Opening Hlghepi. ixtwest Clot Ing.
Wheal. No. Z~
Dac 70 70 99% (gti
Jan *> t 70% 7,y®Tv% 70 70>m70%
May . 72%®72% 72% 79% 7*%n
Corn. No. I—
!)• 4*i%g4t% 41% 40% 40%
Jan 27% 27% 14% 14%
May ... M%tt29% 39% 19 29%
o*l*. No 2-
Dec 21% 21% 91% 0%
Jan 21% 21% 21% 21%
May .23% V 123% 23%t33% 22% 2%
M** Pork, per barrel—
Jan 112 31 112 27% 212 ID 2$
May ...12 90 US) U 12% U 19%
laird per 100 pound*—
Dec 7 9 7 24 7 20 I
Jan 9 90 4 90 9 *7% 4 17%
Mav 4 95 9$ 9 92% 98%
Shot, Hi m, per 100 pounds—
Jan .... 425 439 930 32%
May . • 37% <ll% 615 • 19%
Cash quotation* were as follow*; Flour
dull and easy; No. 3 spring wheat. 7D%®
71c; No. 2 red. 71#T4c; No. 2 corn. *oc. No.
3 yellow, the. No. 3 oats. 22%®3tc; Nflf t
whit*. e5%%c No. 2 whit*. 25%19n; No.
2 rye. 51092 c, fair m choice mailing bar
ley. Uot*c; No. 1 flaxeeed. tl.lt; N. !
Northwestern. tl.flO; prim* timothy seed.
9140. moes pork per barrel. 91112%#11 21;
lard, par Mo idurul*. M.KO7.S; short ribs
•Idea tlooeei. 19.39*999; dry aalted should
er* (taoaedt 15(7%U.U%; short dear
■lda* tboxe.li 14 7on K. whlahy. tsaala of
high wine*, f1.39; clover, contract grad%
919.0001025.
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