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trade and finance p O MVS AGAIN LEAD BY ADVANCES all along the line. RISE ON THE STRONG DEMAND. TinrENTISE FIRM AND IN DEMAND AT 31%C. p ul l and Featureless Spot Cotton Market—Transactions Light and Demand Poor—New lork Stocks liOW er—Local and Telegraphic jlurkets. The Morning News Office, Thursday, May 16. \ b ain the rise in the prices of rosin was the feature of local trading. The effect of the strong demand appeared in the advances at both calls at the Board of Trade, and also in the higher level reach ed after the close by bidding of buyers anxious for the receipts remaining in factors' hands. It was un derstood that the offerings were dis posed of at prices entirely satisfactory to laomrs. While the extent of the present demand cannot be told, it seems from the readiness of buyers to snap up the offer ings at steadily advancing prices that con siderable stuff may yet be wanted. Spir its turpentine closed firm at 31%c, with*a good demand prevailing. The cotton market shows no life what ever. The spot demand is light, and the fact that prices show no tendency to move one way or the other creates indifference among holders. Fu tures at New York closed steady, EIIB points higher. New York stocks c'losed generally lower. The local wholesale mar kets closed steady and unchanged. The following resume of the markets will show the tone and quotations at the closing to day: COTTON. The cotton market closed easier and unchanged to-day, with sales from the tables of 25. Practically nothing was do ing in any quarter. There was no demand, and no evidence of any immediate revival of buying. Receipts here were 1,167, against 83 last year, and 33 year before last. Cotton futures at New York closed steady 2®B points higher. The following were the official spot quo* tatlons at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange to-day: | This | Last j day. | year Good middling |B% |9 9-16 Middling |7% [9% Low middling ,]B% |9% Good ordinary ■■■■■. 16 |S% Market—Easier: sales, 25. Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks: Receipts this day 1,167 Receipts this day last year *3 This day year before last 33 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1900 1,026,221 Same time last year ,1,061.461 Coast exports 1.024 Stock on hand 47,110 Same day last year 32,368 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 6,984 Receipts this day last year 4.330 Receipts this day year before last.. 5,284 Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1900 6,924.966 Same time last year ~6,262,966 Year before last .....8,022,124 Stock at the ports to-day 499,138 Stock same day last year 325,028 Daily Movements at Other Ports Galveston—Firm; middling, 7%; net re ceipts, 1,897; gross, 1,897; sales, 2.236; Itock, 85.125. New Orleans—Steady; middling, 7%; net receipts, 1.336; gross, 1,336; sales, 2,150; Slock, 177.595. Mobile—Quiet; middling, 7 9-16; net re ceipts. 9; gross, 9; sales. 100; stock, 9.770. Charleston—Quiet; middling. 714: net re ceipts. 19; gross, 19; stock. 6.215. Wilmington—Firm; middling, 734: net re ceipts, 10; gross. 10; stock, 7,461. Norfolk—Steady; middling, 7%; net re ceipts, 768; gross, 768; sales, 8; stock, 17,- 926. Baltimore—Nominal; middling. 8; gross, 65". stock, 6,254. New York—Quiet; middling, 8 1-16; net receipts, 281; gross, 755; sales, 118; stock, 128.547. Boston—Dull; middling, 8 1-16; net re ceipts, 54; gross, 54. Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 8 6-16; stock. 3,464. Brunswick—Net receipts, 1,443; gross, 1,143. Daily Movements at Interior Towns— Augusta—Quiet; middling, 8; net re ceipts, 122; gross, 122; sales, 481; slock, 24.548. Memphis—Quiet; middling, 7 9-16; net re ceipts, 60; gross, 74; sales, 500; stock, 92.917. St Louis—Quiet; middling, 7 11-16; net receipts, 300; gross. 1.378; stock, 74.097. Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 8; net re ceipts. 1,766; gross, 1,706; stock, 7,778. Houston—Steady; middling, 7%; net re ceipts, 3.358; gross, 3,358; sales, 325; slock, 60,072. Louisville— Firm; middling. 794. Exports of Cotton This Day— Galveston—Continent, 628; coastwise. 1.795. New Orleans—To Great Britain, 3,100; continent, 914; coastwise, 618. Mobile—coastwise, 200. Savannah— Coastwise, 1,024. Norfolk-Coastwise, 461. New York-To Great Britain, 483; con tinent, 1.251. Brunswick— Continent, 1,443. fotal foreign exports from all ports this - v To Great Britain, 3,683; to the con "nent. 4,236. Total foreign exports from all ports thus jar this week: To Great Britain, 36,165; to‘France. 8,151; <o the continent, 41,838. - olal foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1900: Britain, 2,753,209; to France, 680,- *”'■ to tile continent, 2.249,593. SKA ISLAND COTTON. rr ‘ es about as follows: L*tra choice East Flortdas 30 Extra choice Flortdas 19 Jaccv Georgias 1714® 18 Extra choice Georgias 17 uolee Flortdas and Georgias 16 jf Mra fine Flas. and Gecrgias ....15 e ‘ :l ' Florida* and Georgias 14 '<l and storm U 18 !l ’ cipts and Stocks | 1900^1718993)0 j '' P* past - week | 958 39 past week | 3.630 | 455 'P'* 'his season j 60,778|’ 72,178 , P ap t week * 7,756| 2 I ck on hand j 13,527| 6,687 COTTON FUTURES. •he Market Closes (Heady Points Higher. New York, May 16.—Operations In eot tbn futures from start to finish to-day ,v? ' r * conseravtlve and mostly In the way 01 ** ,, leme*tls by room brokers. Shorts the market's chief supporters. On ' ' opening the tone was quiet with prices 1 Ranged to one point higher. Soon af rnJ Vnr<1 * BHcea begun to settle under ‘n selling and Southern selling with > finally off to 7.56 c. The new crop po -11 * lo followed a contrary courae to h *nd after slightly sympathis ing , h lh ® weaknaas In near months, . . "trong on room buying and worked *bove laat night s eloetng. This af h *' h *** l ul ** out of tins with reports heavy rains In part of tha Southwest MURPHY & CO., INC., Board of Trade Building, Savannah, vf.ul,® le *sed wires direct to New xork, Chicago and New Orleans. COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN. New York Office. No. 61 Broadway. Offices In principal cities throughout .La v th ', Write for our Market Manual traders b °° k containln S instruction for belt. Liverpool quickly conformed to the lower near month prices here and at the close was a trifle below the previous day’s final bids. In the afternoon pit shorts became nerv ous and in an effort to cover sent July rapid.y to 7.69 c and October to 7.14 c. There was nothing in the way of news or out side buying orders to cause this change on the part of room brokers. Befote the close a slight reaction had oc curred under fresh selling for both ac. counts, based on belief that the short In terests had been evened up and a long ac count created. Again It was feared that Liverpool would be sensitive to-morrow to the wet weather forecast from the South west. Closed steady with prices net 2 to 6 points higher. FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES. New York, May . 16,-Cotton, futures opened quiet and steady and closed steady. Prices as follows: |Open. |High. |Low. [Close. January | 7.06 | 7.11 | 7T05 j 771f tebruary ~..| 7.10 | .... | .... | 710 ila y I 7.50 I 7.55 I 7.49 | 7.55 Juna | 7.57 | 7.57 j 7.53 | 7.57 Jul Y I 7.59 j 7.69 | 7.55 | 7.67 August | 7.29 | 7.36 | 7.25 | 7.35 September ...j 7.17 j 7.21 j 7.12 | 7.20 October j 7.09 j 7.14 | 7.07 | 7.12 November ...| 7.06 j 7.06 j 7.05 | 7.08 December ...j 7.04 j 7.09 | 7.04 7.08 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, May 16.—Spot, quiet; prices firmer; American middling, 4 11-32d. The sales of the day were 7,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export, and included 6.4C0 American. Receipts 10,000 bales. Including 7,000 American. Futures opened quiet and colsed quiet. American middling, low middling clause, May, 4.13d buyers; May-June, 4.13d buy ers; Jutie-July, 4.13@4.14d buyers; July- August, 4.14d sellers; August-September, 4.09@4.10d buyers; September, 4.0904.1 M buyers; October, g. o. c„ 3.62d buyers; Oc tober-November, 3.60d buyers; November- December, 3.59d buyers. NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET. New Orleans, May 16.—Cotton futures steady. May 7.5705.6.81 September . .7.0107.03 •June 7.480 7.so[October 6.9306.94 July 7.4407.45;N0vember .1.6.8906.91 August 7.2s@7.26[December ...6.5906.50 Morphy A Co.'s Cotton Letter. New York, May 16.—The dry weather conditions which have been the dominat ing factor in the market were broken to a certain extent to-day. Rains fell at Paris, Denison, Fort Worth and Hous ton, Tex., at Oklahoma, and at Fort Smith, Ark., but these being within the region where the crop has been suffering, the bulls were able to maintain control, and bears were correspondingly depressed, although some among them said, as us ual, that the question of moisture was not cutting an important figure except in the minds of people who want to see higher prices. The best informed peo ple in the trade who have no Interest in the market dissent from this view. The situation prior to May, It is contended, makes moisture this month absolutely necessary to give planting a good start, and while the outlook may be less se rious, It is asserted there is no use dis guising the fact that bulls have the best of the situation so far as crop reports are concerned. Another important fact, and one not to be overlooked, is the ap pearance of boll weevils in many sections to an alarming extent, and thi* "causes much alarm. Much cotton land is being plowed up and put into corn. Under ex isting circumstances, with the May crop situation anything but bearish, and prices decidedly low, people do not care to sell cotton, and purchases are being advised, especially as two leading concerns con trol July, and there is strong probability of a queeze. The market eased off 2 to 6 points right after the opening, in about the smallest transactions for time. Liverpool was about % point lower. Bom bay receipts for week. 65,000, against 14,- 000 last year. Port receipts for the day estimated at 8,000, against 4,300 last year. H. A B. Beer's Cotton Letter New Orleans, May 16.—Notwithstanding Liverpool advices were more encouraging than looked for, our market opened 102 points lower on good rains in North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and sub sequently declined 102 points additional. The manipulative tactics of New York on July caused shorts to cover freely here In sympathy later, occasioning an improvement of 84410 points from the bot tom. making the net gain 708 points on old-crop months and 5 points on the new. If one were to be guided by the weekly Weather Bureau and Chronicle, the In ference would be that the belt was suf fering from a drouth. The official re port of rainfall, furnished by the govern ment, shows that there was an abundancy of moisture during April, and that dur ing the past two weeks nearly every sta tion lr. each district has reported good showers. As an evidence of this the av erage rainfall in hundredths of an inch for last week and so far this week in all the districts was as follows: Atlanta, .41; Augusta. .49; Charleston, .42; Galveston, .94; Little Rock. 1.12; Memphis, .75; Mo bile, .08; Montgomery. 34; Savannah, 90: New Orleans. .16; Vicksburg, .39. and Wil mington, 1.86. It will be seen from the above that the claims of rain being need ed are fallacious; what is required dur ing May Is showers to enable the seed to germinate and give the plant that is up a good start. Our private advices confirm the official rains recorded, and say the crop has a favorable start. Com plaints art to be expected each year, but it Is always well to ascertain If the facta corroborare exaggerated statements circu lating so freely by those Interested, es pecially wnen we consider how lnoorrect and misleading these crop damage reports were last year. There is nothing In the present situation to warrant any decided advance. Weather conditions will, how ever. be the principal factors In regulat ing valuta. Bros. A Co.’e'Cotton Letter. New York, May 16.—The market has been small and local during the forenoon, the lack of general business making it easily responsive to passing Influences. There appears no special drift to prices at the moment and the apathy of specu lation Is due to weather uncertainties. Re ceipts are liberal and a good out-turn ap pears probable. The weather probabilities are closely scrutinized and these are the moving factors at present. A Memphis telegram reads; "Reports coming better since rain; temperature rising; conditions more favorable and rain threatened.” DRY GOODS. New York, May 16.—The home demand has been of ahqut late average propor tion* in this market, but reports from retailers here and elsewhere are more en couraging. There has not been any change FINANCIAL. JOHN W. DICKEY, gtoek and Bond Broker. AUGUSTA, GA. Write for List. THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY* MAY 17. 1901. Hill Mitt. Capita! $350,000. JOSEPH D. WEED, President. JOHN C. ROWLAND, Vice President WM. F. McCAULEY, Cashier. S. L. CLAY, Assistant Cashier. A genei # banking and exchange busi ness transacted. Savings Department Interest computed quarterly. Accounts of merchants, banks and cor porations solicited. American Express Company's letters of credit issued available in all parts of the world. Collections carefully made and promptly accounted for. Safety deposit boxes and storage vaults for rent. Correspondence invited. in the tone or price of any department in staple cottons. Print cloths, inactive. Fall River manufacturers meet to-morrow to consider the situation. Prints quiet and easy. Staple ginghams, unchanged. Fine ginghams, scare. Cotton linings, quiet and irregular. Hosiery and under wear in rather better demand than of late , NAVAL STORES. Thursday, May 16. SPIRITS—The turpentine market opened firmer at 3154 c, with sales of 687, and closed firm at 31%c, with further sales of 362. The demand was again such as to keep trading in fair motion, and also ac counts for the higher closing. At the ad vance the upward turn halted, however, as this seemed to be about the highest price obtainable during the day, in view of the rather free receipts. The day's re ceipts were 1,390, and the exports 571. ROSINS—Again the strength and activ ity in the rosin market made It the center of local attraction. The stiffening ten dency has not spent its force, judging from the substantial advances recorded on all grades. Early in the trading the gen eral inquiry disclosed that it was to be another day of advancing prices. The opening at the Board ol’ Trade showed gains of 10c on W. G., as the outside price, 10c on N, I 10c, H s@loc, respectively, as the inside and outside, G the same, F $1.25 @1.30, E $1.20® 1.25, D 10c. A, B, C 10c. Sales of 1,940 were reported at the opening. The closing was according to the sub joined prices, with sales 1,181. After the closing another upward turn started, with advances of 5c on the official prices being reported paid' for I, K, M, N and W. G. The day's receipts were 1,143, and the ex ports 347. Prices as follows: A, B, C $1 10 I $1 75 B 1 15 K ... 205 E 1 20 M 235 F 1 25 N 2 70 G. 1 30 W G 295 H. 1 50 W W 3 20 Receipts Thursday— Spirits. Rosin. C. R. R 149 149 S., F. & W 542 627 S. A. L. 699 467 Exports— S. S. City of Augusta, N. Y 571 317 Naval Stores Statement- Spirits. Rosin. Stock April 1, 1901 5,705 135,841 Receipts to-day 1,390 1,143 Receipts previously 41,816 101,250 Total since April 1 48,911 238,234 Exports to-day 571 347 Exports previously 38,671 135,500 Exports since April 1 39,242 133,847 Slock on hand to-day 9,569 102,387 Same day last year 18.893 104,783 Charleston, S. C., May 16.—Turpentine, firm; 30%c. Rosin, firm, unchanged. Wilmington, N. C., May 16.—Spirits tur pentine, quiet; 31@31%c; receipts, 44 casks. Rosin, firm; $1.0001.05; receipts, 181 bar rels. i . . - • - . Crude turpentine, quiet; sl.lO and $2.10; receipts, 142 barrels. Tar, firm; $1.25; receipts, 106 barrels. New Orleans, May 16.—Receipts, rosin, 55; turpentine. 65. Exports to Belfast, rosin, 1,000; turpentine, 200. To London, rosin, 200; turpentine, 600. New York, May 16.—Petroleum weak; refined New York, $6.90; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $6.85; do In bulk, $4.30. Rosin dull. Turpentine steady, 34%@30e. THE It ICE M ARKET. Advices from the South indicate steady movement of rice on the Atlantic coast, with prices well sustained. In the Southwest a large inquiry has developed and to the surprise and also the disap pointment of many, orders are being turn ed down; not so much on account of price as inability to furnish the required style. This applies more particularly to fair and fancy sorts, but is in a measure also true of medium grades. Cables and correspondence front abroad note steady to Arm conditions at the ad vance previously noted. The local move ment in the East (from Burmah to India proper) is larger than last year, and over two and a half times greater than that of 1899. Talmage, New Orleans, telegraphs Loui siana crop movement to date; Receipts, rough, 1,080,335 sacks; last year, 1,010,906 sacks. Sales, cleaned (estimated), 267,075 barrels; last year, 237,524 barrels. Market firm; more inquiry from distributing trade. Talmage, Charleston, telegraphs Caro lina crop movement to date: Receipts, 50,- 680 barrels. Sales, 49.770 barrels. Market steady; offerings light. FINANCIAL. MONEY—Money plentiful. FOREIGN MARKETS—Market dull and easy. Commercial demand, $4.87%; sixty days, $4.84; ninety days. $4.82%: francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.19%; Swiss, sixty days, 5.21%; Belgian, 5.20%; marks, sixty days, 94%; ninety days, 94 7-16. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Steady; banks are buying at 1-16 discount and telling as follows: $25 and under, 10c pre mium; $26 to SSO, 15c premium; SSO to SIOO. 20c premium; SIOO to S2OO, 25c premium; S2OO to SI,OOO, % premium; 1,000 and over 75c per M. SECURITIES—The market is very quiet and dull, excepting a hardening tendency In Central incomes. Stocks. Bid. Ask. Augusta and Savannah R. R. ..115 116 Atlanta and West Point 159 ... do 6 per cent, certificates .....108 110 Augusta Factory 79 81 Citizens' Bank 141 142 Chat. & Gulf R. R .ftock 107 110 Chatham Bank 99 101 Chatham R. E. & I. Cos., A .... 65% 66% do do B 54% 55% Eagle and Phoenix Mfg. Cos. ..100 101 Edison Kleotrlc Ilium. Cos 109 ... Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 102 Germania Bank ' 132 134 Georgia Railroad, common 233 234 Granltcvllle Mfg. Cos. 163 167 J. P. King Mfg. Cos 99 101 , Langley Mfg. Cos. ......11l 118 Merchants' National Bank ...i..134 125 National Bank of Savannah ...168 160 Oglethorpe Savings & Truot 00..112 113 People's Saving* and Loan 100 102 Seaboard, common 25 26 do preferred 43 44 Southwestern Railroad Cos ......115 1)6 Suvannah Gas Light Cos. 22 23 Southern Bank • 162 164 Savannah Bank A Trust 127 129 Sibley Mfg. Cos.. Augusta 80 81 Savannah Brewing 100 106 Bonds. Bid Ask. Char., Col. A Aug. let Ss, 1909 ...no 112 Chet. * Oulf R. R. A per cent. Ist mortgage 103 104 Atlanta 4*. 1923 106 107 Augusta City 4*. 1927 104 106 do 4%e. 1925 11l 112 do 7s, 1903 105 ... ESTABLISHED 1872. HENRY BEER. BERTRAND BEER EDGAR H. BRIGHT. h. & bTbeer, Cotton i Merchants, NEW ORLEANS. Members of: New Orleans Cotton Ex change. New York Cotton Exchange and Associate Members Liverpool Cotton As sociation. Special attention given to the execution of contracts for future delivery in cotton. do 6s, 1913 120 122 Ala. Mid. ss, ind'd 1928, M. & N..10T 108 Augusta Fact’y 6 per cent., 1915—109 111 Brunswick & Western 4s, 1928 87 88 C. R. R. & Banking collateral ss, ex-coupon 100% 101% C. of G. Ist mortg. ss, 1945, F. & G 120 12144 C. of G. con. ss, 1945, M. & N. ex-coupon 103 104 C. of G. Ist Incomes, 1945 6S 69 do 2d Incomes 2714 2814 do 3d Incomes, 1945 16 16 C. of G. (M. G. & A. Div.), ss, 1947, J. & J ..102% 103% C. of G. (Katonton Branch) ss, 1926, J. & D .....103 103% City & Suburban R. R. Ist 7s 109 110 Columbia City ss, 1909 i 106 107 Columbia Power Cos., 6s. indorsed by Bibb Mfg. Cos. of Macon ...lot 102 Charleston city, 4s. 1909 99 101 Eagle & Phoenix Mills 6s, 1928 ..106 108 Edison Electric Illuminating 65.. 108 109 Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1902 .101 103 G. R. R. 6s, 1910 115 116 G. S. & F., 1945, J. & J, ..114 115 Georgia & Alabama, cons, os 108 109 Georgia state, 314*, 1930, J. & J... 108 1 109 do 3%5, 1915, M. & N-.. 105 106 do 4%5, 1915 . 118 119 Macon City 6s, 1910, J. & J 117 119 do 4145. quar. gen 109 ... Ocean Steamship ss, 1920 ...105 108 Savannah city, ss, quar, July, 1913 10814 10914 do ss, quar, August, 1909 10714 108V4 Seaboard 4s 83 84 South Carolina state. 4%i, 1933. .11314 115 Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 102 104 South Bound 5s .107 108 S., F. & W. gen. mt'ge 6s, 1934..127 ... do do Ist ss, gold, 1934 ,116 do St. John Dlv. Ist. 4s. 1934 .. 96 97 MONEY II4HKET. New York, May 16—Money on call, steady, at 2@5 per cent.; last loan, 214 per cent.; ruling rate, 414 per cent.; prime mercantile paper. 4@’4% per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business in bankers’ bills, at $4.88 for de mand and at $4.84%@4.84'4 for sixty days; posted rates, $4.8514 and $4.89; commercial bills, $4.83@4.84 and $4.84%. Silver certifi cates, 60c; bar silver, 59%e; Mexican dol lars, 48%c. Government bonds, steady; state bonds, Inactive; railroad bonds, ir regular. STOCKS AND BONDS. The Market Shone n Yielding Tend ency In Most ((onrtere. New York, May 16.—There was a still further lapse of interest In the stock mar ket to-day as was shown by the decline In the volume of dealings below a million shares for the first lime since the late boom attained force. The market also gave evidence of further progress towards normal conditions. There was still a rather feverish price movement, but the oscillations showed a lessening tendency. These are phenomena which Invariably follow a panic. Usually the first violent relapses after the first rebound do not carry prices back as low as the panic level, nor do the rebounds reach as high as the previous levelt After the violence of the fluctuations has subsided there is likely to be a dull period and a gravitat ing tendency toward a lower level unless some new factors of strength develop to reawaken outside buying demand. To day the speculative contingent were in clined to look for such anew influence to the promised settlement of the Northern Pacific dispute. No authentic Informa tion can be had as to the terms of this agreement, but it Is generally accepted in Wall street that it will insure the safe guarding of the interests which deem themselvee threatened by the Burlington deal without detracting from the benefit of that deal to its original projectors. The rapid progress reported to be mak ing In the deposit of Burlington stock to be exchanged for the proposed new bonds seemed to Insure the rapid consummation of the Burlington deal itself. The effect of this development was most manifest In St. Paul and Rook. Island. Northern Pacific, owing to the abnormal standing of that stock in the market was not an index to the situation. The process of exchange going on in the Burlington stock affected it to some extent In the same way. The advancing tendency in Union Pacific tvai constantly checked, supposed ly by the surmises as to the method of financing the purchases of Northern Pa cific stock made In the company’s inter est. The advance in Bt. Paul over last night's Jeve! reached 7%, In Great North ern preferred, 6%, Northwest 6, end Rock Island 4%. Another active center of speculation wa Amalgamatad Copper, in which the buy ing was large, apparently by Insides in terests and regarding which various items of news were published during the day. The most Important was the reported in tention of the vice chancellor of New Jersey to dissolve the injunction against the absorption of the Butte and Boston and the Boston and Montana companies. The stock advanced ot one time 7%, There were various other points of special strength, the causes of which were not always disclosed. The relaxation of forced liquidation made comparatively light buying orders effective in advancing prices. There was undoubtedly a good deal of manipula tion by insiders In the interest of better prices, but there was also a growth in Investment demand for good dividend payers. But not less striking than the strength with which prices advanced was the ease with which they ye re forced down again under very light Belling with which the day closed with prices, ail the way from 1 to 5 points below the beat, and with net changes a good deal mixed, and for the most part small. Reports of needed rains in the South west were an early encouraging feature, and the growth of labor troubles caused gome uneasiness, especially the candid ad mission by the leading publication In the Interest of the Iron trade that there may be widespread labor disturbances in the trad© after July 1. The ease In the money market wis due entirely to the failing off In demand and speculation, as other causes are trading to o steady depletion of New York bank reserves. The bond market was moderately active and price changes were irregular. Total sales, par value, $2,845,000. United Btates bonds were unchanged on the laat call. Total sales of stock to-day were,'926,- 900 shares, including Atchison, 48,200; do preferred, 87,100; Chesapeake and Ohio, 19,600; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 6,- 800; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, 9.- 200; Colorado Southern. 8,100; Erie, 60,100; Louisville and Nashville, 12,100; Manhat tan, 15,500; Metropolitan, 6,900; Missouri Pacific, 21.800; Ontario and Western, 10,800; Pennsylvania, 10,800; Reading first prefer red, 8,900; do second preferred. 7,100; Ht. Paul, 64.300; Southern Pacific, 40.700; South ern Railway, 16,300; Texas Pacific, 8,100; Union Pacific, 106,600; Wabash, 10,000; do preferred, 12,300; Amalgamated Copper, 60,300: American Tobacco, 11,600; Anacon da. 7.100; Brooklyn Transit, 21,400; Conti nental Tobacco. 21,300; People’s Gas, 10,- 700; Sugar, 15,600; Untied States Steel, 54.. 100; United States Steel preferred, 44,300; Consolidated Gas, 8,400; International pow* er. 6.066. New York Bond and Stock List. Railroad Stocks. Atchison 72 I do pref 87 do pref 94%j North. Pac 141 Balt. & Ohio .. 98141 do pref 98 Can. Pac 103%|Ont. & W 31 Can. Sou 66 | Pennsylvania l ~144' Ches. & Ohio .. 47%: Reading 37% C., B. & Q. ...195 j do Ist pref 73'* C„ I. & L 29>4| do 2d pref .... 47% do pref 68 j St. L. &S. F.... 4414 C. & E. 1 118 j do Ist pref .... 81 C. & Nw 198 i do 2d pref 6514 C„ R. I. & F...150 ;Bt. L. Sw 32' 6 C. C. C. & St. jdo pref 59% Louts 78 ;St. Paul 157% Col. Sou 13141 ‘J® P re f >B4 do Ist pref .... 46%;50u. Pac 46% do 2d pref 21%;50u. Ry 27% Dei. & Hud. ~15514 j do pref 81 D. L. & W. ..207 |T. & P 43 D. & R. G. ... 43 |Unlon Pac 106 do pref 91141 do pref 9114 Erie 34%Wabash 19% do Ist pref .... 65%l do pref 36% Gt. N. pref. ..176 |Wheel. & L. E.. 17 Hocking V 51 | do 2d pref .... 2714 Illinois Ceil 134 |Wls. Ccn 19% lowa Cen 29%jChi. Term 20% do pref 60 j do pref 41% L. E. & W 55 jB. & O. pref ... 9814 do pref 119 ]Chi. & Alton ... 38% L. & N 100%| do pref 78 Manhattan L. .112%;C. Gt. W 19% Met. St. Ry. ..169 | do t>ref A 79 Mex. Cen 23%! do Prof B. ... 44 M. & St. L. .. 87%!Erie 2d pref .... 50% Missouri Pac. .. 99%[ Hocking V. pref 75% M. K. & T... 25%; Mex. Natl 10% do pref 55%|T01., St. L. W.. 17% N. J. C 156 do pref 32 N, Y. C 149 P. C. C. & St. N. & W 49% Louis 69 Express Stocks. Adams Ex 176 | United States ..79 American 190 | Wells Fargo ....140 Miscellaneous Stocks. Am. Tobacco ..123 | do pref 62 Ana. M4n. Cos,. 46741 Western Union . 91% Brook. R. T.... 78'Vi! Wis. Cen. pref. 41% Col. F. & I. ...92 |Anal. Copper ..114% Cqnt Tob 54%| .\m. Car F 24 do pref 106 | do pref 78% Gen. Elec. .....218 j Linseed Oil 20% Intern. Paper . 20%j do pref 49% do pnef ...76 [Smelting .. 53 Laclede Gas .... 80 j do pref 95 Natl, Biscuit ... 41%[Tenn. C. & I. .. 54 Natl. Lead .... 17 |Union Bag. .... 12% North Am 82%i do pref 67% Pacific Coast 58 | Natl. Salt 43% Pacific Mall .... 3J%| do pref 76% People's Gas ..108%|U. S. Steel .... 43 Pressed S. C. .. 43 | do pref 91 do pref 84V4| Con. Gas 21274 Pull. Pal. C. ..200 Hocking Coal .. 17% Sugar ~.l4l%lntern. Pow 87% U. S. Leather . 12%Rep. Steel 17% do pref ........ 75% do pref 72% U. S. Rubber .. 20% Bonds. U. S. 2s, rgf. rg.IOO%!N. Y. C. 15t5....107% do do coupon.lo6'*[N. J. C. gen. 55.132% do 3s, reg 109%JN. Pacific. 3s ... 71% do do cou 109*4! d° do 4s 105 do new 4. reg.l3B jN. Y., C. & St. do do cou ...138%| L. 4s 108 do old 4s, reg,.113%!N. & W. con. 45.101 dodo cou 113%jOre. Nac. 15t5.,109 do ss, reg; 105%| do do 4s 105 do do cou 108% Ore. 8. Line 65..126 D. of C. 3s, 655.125%] do do con. 5e..117% Atoll, gen. 4s. ..102 ] Read. gen. 45... 94% do ndj. 4s 94 |R. G. W. 15t....100% C. South. 2nds.lOS |St. L. & J. M. C. & O. 4%5..,..106%!‘ con. 5s 114% do do 5s 119 | St. L. & S. F. C. & N. con. 75.141%| gen. 6s 134 do do S. F. j St. Paul c0n.... 190 deb. 5s 120%(8t. P„ C. & P. C. of G. eon. 55.103 | lsts 118 do Ist Inc .... 69%|9t. L. & I. M. do 2nd Inc ... 27 I gen. 5s 119% Chi. Ter. 4s ... 93%|5. Pacific 4s .... 92 Col. South. 45... 96% S. Railway 5s ...116% D. & R. G. 4s. 101%) 8. Rope & T 6s. 50 Erie gent 45... 87 |T. & P. lsts 119% F. W. & D. C. | do do 2nds ....100 Ist 107%j1T. P. 4s 105% Gen. Elec. 55... 185% I Wabash lsts ....117 la. Cen. 15t5.....117 I do 2nds 110 L. & N. uni. 45.102%|W. Shore 4s ....114 M, K. &T. 2nds. 81 IWis. Cen. lsts .. 88% do do 4s 98%|Va. Centuries .. 95% M. & O. 4s 95% New York, May 16.—Standard Oil, 798 @BOS. Baltimore, May 16.—Seaboard common, 2t%@24%; do preferred, 44@'44%. Bonds, 4's, 79%®79%. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. Note—These quotatlona are revised daily and are kept as near as possible In accord with the prevailing wholesale prices. Offi cial quotations are not used when they disagree with the prices wholesalers ask. Country and Northern Produce. POULTRY—Hens, 70@80c; roosters, 60c; ducks, 65&75c. EGGS—Fresh candled, 12c. BUTTER—'The tone of the market is firm. Quotations; Cooking, 16c; New York state dairy, 18c; extra. Elglna, 22c. CHEESE—Market firm; fancy full cream cheese ll%c for 20 to 22-pound av erages; 28 to 30-pound averages, lie. Early Vegetables. IRISH POTATOES—Northern, *1.76 sack. CABBAGE—BarreI, $2.26@2.75. ONlONS—Egyptian, sacks, $3.25; crates, $1.60. Breadataffs, Hay and Grain. FLOUR—Market steady; patent, $4.35; straight, $3.96; fancy, $3.76; family, $3.00. MEAL—Pearl, per baTrel. $3.05; per sack; $1.35; city meal, per sack, bolted, $1.27%; water ground. $1.36; city grits, sacks. $1.27%; pearl grits, Hudnuts, per barrel, $3.15; per sack, $1.40; sundry brand*, SI.BO. CORN—The market firm: white, job lots, 67c; carload lots, 65c; mixed com, Job lots, 66c; carload lots, 64c. RlCE—Market steady; demand good; fancy head, 6c; fancy, 6%c. Prime & Good 4%@4% Fair ~..4%@4% Common 8% OATS—No. 2 mixed, carload, 40c; Job lots, 41c; white cllpepd cars, 41c; Job lots, 43c. BRAN—Job lots, $1.10; carload lots, $1.06. HAY—Market steady; No. I, timothy, job, 97%e@'51.00; cara, 95c; No. 2. 92%@95c; Job. 90c. Krnlta and Nats, ORANGES—Seedlings. $2.50@2.75. RA NAN AS—sl.26® 1.75. LEMONS—Market steady at $2.50®3 00. PRUNES—4Oa to 60s. 9%c; 6fle to 60s, 8c; 60s to 70s, 6%c; 70s to 80s, 6c; 80a to 90s. 5%c; 90s to 100s, 6c. PEANUTS—AmpIe stock, fair demand; market firm; fancy handpicked, Virginia, per pound, 5%c; hand-picked, Virginia, extra, 4%c; N. C. seed peanuts, 4%c. NUTS—Almonds, Tarragona. 15%c; !vl caa, 14%c; walnuts, French, 10c; Naples, 13c; pecans, lie; Brazils, B%c; filberts, 12%e; assorted nuts, 60-pound and 26- pound boxes, 11c. Dried and Evaporated Fralta. APPLES—Evaporated, 6®6%c; aun <rled, 5f15%c. APRlCOTS—Evaporated, %c. pound; nectarlnea, 9%c. RAISINS —L, L., 81.76; Imperial cabi nets, $2.59; loose, 60-pound boxes, B%c pound. ' PEACHES—Evaporated, peeled, 16%e; unpeeled, B%c. PEARS—Evaporated. B%c. Sugar and Coffee. COFFEE- Java 36 c| Prime No. < s% c Mocha 25%cj Good No. 4 9 o Peaberry 12%ci Fair No. 6 |%o Fancy No. I....lo%c|Ordlnary No. 6.. 8 c Choice No. 1....10 cj Common No. 7.. 7% c SUGAR- Cut loaf 6.33c| Diamond A 5.83 c Crushed .6.33"!Confectlonere’ A.5.530. Powdered 5.93c| White Extra C.6.33c XXXX powd’d.s.Bßc| Extra C 5.2gc Granulated ....s.l3c.!Golden C ,’.5.080 CuWs B.oßc[ Yellow 4.930 Mould A 6.03 c! Salt, Hldee and Wool. SALT—Demand le fair and ihe market steady; carload lota, 100-pound burlap earka. 47c; 100-pound cotton aacke, 48c; 110-pound burlap sacks. 61%c; UO-pound aouon aaoki, 63%c; 189-pound burlap sjfc Southern ™<y|v Railway. Tiaui;, arrive and depart Savannah on 90th meridian time—one hour slower than city time. Schedule in Effect April 7,190 L TO THE EAST □Dairy | Dally ______ ] No. 34 | No. 36 Lv Savannah (Cent. Time) (12 55iirr ,12%0am Ar Biaekville (East. Ttme)| 4 25pm| 4 28am Ar Columbia •• | 6 15pm| 6 10am Ar Charlotte ” | 9 20pmj 9 45am Ar Greensboro ” |U 4tiiJin|l2 23pm Ar Norfolk •• | 8 juamj Ar Danville " |l2 51am|T38pm Ar Richmond " f6 00am| 6 2opra Ar Lynchburg " [TlTiain 343 pm Ar Charlottesville " 4 35amj 5 35pm Ar Washington 7 36am, 8 60pm Ar Baltimore •' 9 loamjll 35pm Ar Philadelphia ” 11 35am| 2 56am Ar New York •• 2 03pm| 6 13am Ar Boston " I 8 20pt| 3 OOpra TO the NORTH AND WEST _ Lv (CentT - Time) |l2 20am Ar Columbia (East. Time) I 8 20am Lv Spartanburg ” 11 30um Lv Asheville (Cent. Time) 2 40pm Ar Hot Springe " 4 02pm Ar Knoxville ” 7 20pm Ar Lexington •• 5 00am Ar Cincinnati ” ,'...| 7 45am Ar St. Louis 6 00pm Ar Louisville ’• | 7 50am' Trains arrive Savannah as follows: No. 35 dally from New York and Wash ington. 6:00 a. m. No. 33 dally from New York and Wash ington, 3:05 p. m. All trains arrive and depart from the Plant System station. THROUGH CAR SERVICE. ETC. Trains 33 and 34 dally NEW YORK AND FLORIDA EXPRES3, Vesttbulcd limited trains with Pullman drawing room sleeping cars between Savannah and New York. Connects at Washington with Colonial Express for Boston. Pullman sleeping cars between Charlotte and Rich mond and Charlotte and Norfolk. Dining cars serve all meals between Savannah and Washington. Trains 35 and 36 dally. THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL, VestSbuled limited trains, carrying Pullman drawing room sleeping cara between Savannah and New York. Dining cars serve all meals be tween Savannah and Washington. Also Pullman drawing room sleeping cars be tween Savannah and Cincinnati, through Asheville, and "The Land of the Slty.” For Information as to rates, schedules, etc., apply to F. S. GANNON. 3d V. P. and G. M. S. H. HARDWICK. G. P. A., Washing ton, D. C. W. H. TAYLOft, A. G. P. A.. Atlanta. R. C, BLATTNER. Depot Ticket Agent, Plant System station. Savannah, Ga. JAS. FREEMAN, C. P. & T. A., Savan nah, Ga., 141 Bull street. 'Phone 859. sacks, 58%c; 126-poaind cotton sacks, 69%c; 200-pound burlap sacks, 91c. HlDES—Market firm; dry flint, ll%c; dry salt, 10%c; green salted, 5%e. WOOL— Nominal; prime Georgia, free of sand, burrs and black wool, 16@17c; black, 13®14c; burry, 10c. Wax, 25c; tal low, 4c. Deer skins, 20c. Hnrdsvure ami Building .Supplies. LIME, CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND Cement—Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand, and sell at 80 Cents a bar rel; special calcined plaster, SI.OO per bar rel; hair, 4®6c. Rosedale cement, $1.20® 1.25; carload- lots, special; Portland ce ment, retail, $2.26; carload lots, $2.00®2.20. LUMBER—Market, dull. Quote: Sawn ties per M feet, $8; hewn ties (7x9x8%), 25c each, minimum easy size yard stock, $10010.50; car sills, sl2; stock, 14x16 In., depending on length, $13015; ship stocks, $16.00. OlL—Market steady; demand fair; sig nal, 46®60c; West Virginia black, 9@l2c; lard, 68c; neatsfoot, 00070 c; machinery, 16 ®26c; linseed oil, raw, 64c; boiled, 66c; kerosene, prime white, 13c; water white, 13c; Pratt's astral, 14o; deodorized stove gasoline, drums, ll%c; empty oil burrels, delivered, 85c. SHOT-Drop, $1.45; B. B. and large, $1.70; chilled, $1.70. IRON—Market steady; refined, 2c; Swede, 5%c. NAILS—Cut, $2.35 base; wire, $2.70 base. BARBED WIRE—S3.SO per 100 pounds. GUNPOWDER—Per keg, Austin crack shot, $4; half kogs. $2.25; quarter kegs, $1.25; champion ducking, quarter kegs, $2.25; Austin smokeless, half kegs, *8.45; quarter, $4.30; three pound. $2.10; on* pound, 75c; less 20 per cent. Cotton Haiririutr nud Ties. —BAGGING—Market firm; Jute, 2% pounds, 7%e; 2 pounds, 7%c; 1% pound, o%c; sea island bagging, 12%c. t TlES—Standard 45-pound arrow, large lots, $1.05. Bacon, Hams and Lard. BACON—Market firm; D, S. C. R. sides, 9c; D. B. bellies, 9%c (Eastern), accord ing to average size; D. S. bellies, 9%c (Western); smoked C. R. aides, 9%c. HAMS—Sugar cured, 11%@12c. LARD—Pure, in tierces, 9%c; In 60- pound tins and 80-pound tub*, 9%c; com pound, In tierces, o%c; 50-pound tins, and 80-pound tubs, 7c. Miscellaneous. FlSH—Mackerel, half-barrels. No. 1, $7.50; No. 2, $6.75; No. 3, $6.75; kits, No. 1. $1.25; No. 2, $1.10; No. 3.90 c. Codfish, 1-pound bricks, 6c; 2-pound bricks, 5%c; smoked herrings, per box, 18®20c Dutch herring, in kegs, $1; new mullet*, half barrels, $3.75. BYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and Florida syrup, buying at 294130 c; selling at 32%035c; sugar house at 10@15c. HONEY—Fair demand; strained. In barrels, 55060 c gallon. High wines, basis $1.27. OCEAN FREIGHTS. COTTON—Savannah to Bouton, per cbirt., 25c; to New York, per ewt„ 30c; to Philadelphia, per bale, $1; Baltimore, sl. FOREIGN DIRECT-Brcinen, 30c; Liv erpool, 30c; Hamburg, 30c; Barcelona, 45c; Manchester, 35c. INDlßECT—Liverpool via Baltimore, Ssc; via New York, 40c; Hamburg, 40c; Antwerp, 40c; Re vat, St. Petersburg and Gothenberg, 60c; Genoa, 37c 1 . LUMBER-By Batl-Frelghts dull; to Baltimore, $4.00; to Philadelphia, $4.25; to New York. $4.60 per M. LUMBER—By Steam—Savannah to Bal timore. $6; to P. R. R. or B. and O. docks, $6.50; to Philadelphia, 16%c per cwt. (4 pound* to foot); to New York. $5.50 per M, to dock; lightered, $6.25; to Boston to dock. SB.OO. NAVAL STORES—The market Is firm, medium size vessels. Rosin—Cork, for or ders, 3s 6d per barrel of 310 pounds, and 5 per cent, primage. Spirits, 4s 9d per 40 gallons gross, and 6 per cent primage. Large vessels, rosin, 3a; spirits, 4s 3d. Steam, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, 21%c on spirits Savannah to Boston, and 9%c on rosin, and 19c on spirits to New York. GRAINS, PROVISIONS, ETC. New York, May 16.—Flour: Weakened by the drop in wheat and closed dull. Rye flour steady. ' Corn meal qultt; yellow Western, $1.02. Rye dull. Barley steady; barley malt nominal. Wheat—Spot weak; No. 2 red, 81%e; op tions displayed heaviness most of the day under liquidation brought on by rains in the Southwest, unsatisfactory English ca bles, a small export trade, foreign selling and short operations; closed weak at l%c decline on May, and %®%c lower other wise; May closed 80%c; July. 77%c. Corn—Spot easy; No. 2, 50%c; options market opened steady mi light receipts, but turned weak upon the withdrawal of cllqua support and sold off in the after noon with wheat; closed weak and %o%n net lower; May closed 90%c; July, 49%c. Oats—Spot dull; No. 2. 33%c, options quiet and easier with corn. Beof firm; cut meats dull. Lard firm; .Western aloatued, (3.36; r- Plant System of Railways. Trains operated by 90th meridian tlm~ One hour slower than city time. Departures from Savannah. SOUTH AND " WEST. No. 23* New York and~Florlda’ Express 2:30 a. ta. No. 63* Fast Mail 5:10 a. m. No. 85* Florida and West India Limited 7:45 a.m. No. 33* New York and Florida Fast Mall 3:15 p.m. No. 25* Local 6:00 p.m. NORTH AND EAST. " No. 7S* New York and Florida Express i;4B a. m. No - *>t Local 5:25 a. m. v o. 8S Sunday Excursion 7:15 a. m. No. 32* Florida and West India Limited 1:06 p.m. No. j Sunday Excursion 6:45 p. m. •Daily. fDaily except Sunday. SSun da.vs only. Connection at Jacksonville with Florida £f st Coast, Ot Miami and Port Tampa , ” en ihsular and Occidental Steam snipa for Key West and Havana. connections at Waycross for Thomaa vlMe and all points west. Connections at Jesup for Brunswick. Connections at Charleston with Atlantia Coast Line for all points East. rullman Sleeping Cars on limited and express troths. For detailed Information call at Ticket Office, Da Soto Hotel, Savannah. WARD CLARK. City Ticket Agent. J. H. POLHEMUS, T. P. A. B. W. WRENN, Pass. Traffic Managar. JUd I&tfEORGU RYCO. / Schedule Effective May 5,190 L Trains arrive at and depart from Cen tral Station, West Broad, foot of Liberty street. 90th Meridian Time—One hour slower than city time. Leave ~ Arrive - Savannah: Savannah. Augusta. Macon~Atlanta,' - ~ *8 45am Covington, Milledgeville, [*6 00pm Americas, Albany and ln-| termediate points. Augusta. Macon. Atlanta, Athens, Montgomery, co • 9 00pm lumbus, Birmingham, Am- *7 00am crlcus, Albany, Eufaula and Troy 58 OOpm| Dover and Statesboro J 7 48ara accommodation. 52 00pm| Guyton Dinner Train. |54 60pm $lO 00pm| Guyton accommodation ||6 00am BETWEEN SAVANN AHA NETTY 13EE Standard (90th meridian) time, one hour slower than Savannah city time. LEAVE SAVANNAH. Daily—9 a. m., 2:30 p. in. 4:20 p. m , 7:06 p. in. LEAVE TYBEE. Dally—6:4s a. m, 10:00 a. m., 6:46 p. m., 9:00 p. m. • Dally, f Except Sunday. Connections made at terminal points with ell trains Northwest, West and Southwest. Sleeping cars on night trains between Savannah and Augusta, Macon. Atlanta and Birmingham. Parlor car* on day trains between Sa vannah, Macon and Atlanta. For eomplote Information, schedules, rates and connections, apply to W. G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pas ranger ’Agent, 107 Bull street, or W. R. McINTYRE, Depot Ticket Agent. J. C. HATLE. General Passenger Agent. E. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager. THEO. D. KUNE. General Superin tendent. Savannah. Ga Double Daily Service The short line to Norfolk, Weshlngton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and the East. Effective Feb. 24, 1901. ARRIVALS OF TRAINS FROM No. 27 North and Eaet 2 20 am No. 33 Columbia and Way Sta tion* ~.10 flo ara No. 86 Jacksonville and Way Sta tion* 1° W *n No. 81 Norfh and East 1* pm No. 44 Jacksonville and Florida .. 1 45 pm No. 72 Montgomery and West .... * 9® pm No. 74 Helena and Local Points... I 45 am No. #6 Jacksonville and Florida .11 55 pa* 'DEPARTURE OF TRAINS FOR No. 27 Jacksonville and Florida ... 2 29 am No. 31 Jacksonville and Florida ..12 15 pm No. 44 New York and East 1 *0 pm No. 34 Columbia and Augusts 4 15 pm No. 35 Jacksonville and Way Sta tions * ** pm No. 71 Montgomery and Weet .... 7 25 am No. 73 Helena and Local Stations. 6 30 pm No 66 New York and Last U 6# pm 'Magnificent Pullman buffet' sleeping cir ‘service to Norfolk. Washington, Bal timore. Philadelphia and New York; also to Jacksonville end Tampa. Buffet parlor cars Savannah to Mont gomery. For additional Information, apply to Ticket Office, Bull and Bryan streets; 'phone 21 (Inert Arm; continent, 1*.35; South Amer ican, $9.35; compound, %c. Pork steady. Cheese quiet; fancy large white, BH® BHe; rto small, BH@BHc- Tallow dull. Butter steady; creamery, lßtflSe: etate dairy. 15®18c. Eggs quiet; atate and Pennsylvania, UH £l4c. Potatoes quiet. Hlce steady. Peanuts quiet. Cabbage quiet; etate, per ton, sl2ol*. Cotton by steam to Uverpool, 11c. Coffee—Spot Rio dull; No. 7. Invoice, Ho; mild quiet; Cordova. BH®l2He. Bpec ulatlon In coffee was dull again to-day. The market opened Inactive and unehang ed, and followed nn uneventful course throughout the session with the room trade Indifferent, and the public entirely uninterested. The European markets were olosed on account of a holiday, thera was nothing In Brazilian news to Influ ence sentiment here and domestic advlcew lacked Important features. The market closed dull, but steady, with price*, net unchanged to 5 points higher. Total sales were 1,750 bags, including July at 5.40 c; August, 6.45 c; October. 5.60 c. Sugar—Raw firm but quiet; fair refin ing. 84c: centrifugal, 96 test. 4 9-32 c; ra flned quiet. COTTOS SEED OIL. New Tork, May 16.—Cottonseed oil, steady; prime, barrels, crude, nominal; prime summer yellow. 34&S4HC; off sum mer yellow. 33033HC; prime white. (7HO 38c; prime winter yellow, 38c; prime mead, *24.00. CIIK AUO MARKETS. Chicago, May 16.—drain markets were easier and rather quiet to-day, July wheat closing He tower as a result of ndna. on Eighth rag* 9