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APATHY IN COTTON
NO BUSINESS WAS AGAIN TRANS
ACTED ON THE IiOCAL SPOT.
FUTURES TOOK A FALL
Dl E TO EXTREMELY DEPRESSING
CABLES FROM LIVERPOOL.
Englfnlt Rltik \\ rnl Short on Rotli
Spoil* nnil FatnrM, null Amrrlrnn
Markets Followed Suit—F. O. 11.
Broker* Reported Some Little
Buslne**, lint the Market Wn*
Runted Quiet on Rn*ts of Good
Middling at 13 13-Id, Although
Some Grade* Were Sold at % Late
In the Afternoon.
AT THE CLOSE.
FTTIRES.
Livri'iiool, 13 point* down.
New York, Id to 23 point* down.
New Orlean*, 20 to 2-t point* down.
■ POTS.
Liverpool. 14 point* down.
New York. 20 point* down.
New Orlean*. point down.
Savannah, unchanged.
Liverpool was weighed in the balance
and was again found wanting, and
the cables, which were pessimistic in
the extreme, cast a gloom over the
entire market.
It was bears' day all along the line,
and they played a regular anvil cho
rus with their little hammers.
The cotton futures market opened
weak at a decline of from 6 to 10
points.
A dull and featureless atmosphere
pervaded the American rings, and
room traders persisted in selling the
market.
Liquidation continued as the day
•wore on and at the last call spots and
futures both showed material declines
In boih New York and New Orleans,
the former market shooting down
from 10 to 23 points, and the latter 20
to 24 points.
Things were decidedly apathetic on
the local spot market, and "easy, low
er to sell and quotations purely nom
inal" posted at the Cotton Exchange
perhaps best furnish a best index
to the market's exact tone.
Some f. o. b. brokers reported busi
ness with a fair demand.
The f. o. b. market was posted
“quiet” at 13 13-16 cents on a basis
of good middling, at both the open and
close.
In the late afternoon, however, some
6ales were made at 13%c, but this
price was offered only on certain
grades.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
t the Cotton Exchange yesterday:
| 10:30 I 1:00 | 4:00 | Year
Grades. lA. M.| P. M.j P. M.| Ago._
G. middling 14% |14% |14% jlo%
Middling .. 13% 13% |13% 10
L. middling 13% 13% 13% _3%
Tone iQulet.,* (• |*
‘Easy, lower to sell.
Exports—
Continent 1,759
Coastwise 623
Receipts yesterday 265
Last year 1,325
Year before last 1,070
Receipts since Sept. 1 1,107,021
Receipts same time last year ..1,271.355
Stock yesterday 34,406
Stock last year 29,279
Receipts and Stocks at All Ports—
Receipts yesterday 5.610
Same day last year 17,675
Saint day year before last 9.187
So far this week 16,831
Last year 23.647
Y'ear before last 18,819
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1903 6,897,543
Last year 7,385,042
Stock at all ports yesterday ... 350.445
Stock same day last year 317,992
DAILY LOTTOS MARKET.
Galveston—Quiet; middling, 13%; net
receipts, 3,504; gross, 3,504; stock, 15,-
597. Exports—Great Britain, 5,992;
coastwise. 634; continent, 5,118.
Norfolk—Net receipts, 500; gross,
500; stock, 6,550.
Baltimore —Nominal; middling, 14;
stock, 533.
Boston—Quiet; middling. 13.75; net
receipts, 179; gross, 281.
Wilmington—Nominal; stock, 6,224.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 13.90;
stock, 1,839.
Savannah—Nominal; middling. 13%;
net receipts, 285; gross, 285; stock, 34,-
406. Exports—Coastwise, 623; conti
nent, 1,759.
New Orleans—Quiet and easy; mid
dling. 13%; net leeeipts, 1,115; gross,
1,115; saies 725; stock, 173,947.
Mobile—Nominal; middling, 13%;
net receipts. 1; gross, 1; stock, 5,436.
Exports—Coastwise, 50.
•Memphis—Quiet; middling, 13%; net
receipts. 341; gross, 691; sales, 150;
stock, 39,650.
•Augusta—Nominal: middling. 13%;
net receipts, 129, gross, 139; sales, 317;
stock, 22,359.
Charleston—Nominal; net receipts,
2; gross, 2; stock. 2,988.
•Cincinnati—Stock, 5,204.
•Louisville—Firm; middling, 14%.
•St. Louis—Nominal; middling, 14;
gross receipts, 50; stock, 12,118.
•Houston—Easy; middling, 13%; net
receipts, 2,123; gross, 2,123; stock, 16,-
450.
New York —Quiet; middling, 13.65;
net receipts, 24; gross. 2,684; sales, 15,-
893; stock, 96,559. Exports—Continent,
150.
Mobile—Add 1.952 bales to net re
ceipts since Sept. 1.
Charleston —Deduct 308 bales from
exports coastwise since Sept. 1.
Wilmington—Deduct 8 bales from re
ceipts since Sept. 1.
Total to-day. at all Seaports—Net,
5,610; Great Britain, 5,992; continent,
7,027; stock, 250,445.
Consolidated, at all Seaports—Net,
16,831; Great Britain, 17,853; continent,
12.074.
Total since Sept. 1, at all Seaports—
Net, 6.892.546. Great Britain, 2.267.424;
France. 670,285; continent, 2,441,096;
Japan. 41,571; Mexico, 25.571.
•Not included in totals.
SEA ISLAND.
The sea island cotton market con
tinues quiet and featureless, wdth no
demand. There was no change in quo
tations.
Fancy Florida* 28
Extra choice Floridas 27
Choice Floridas 25 @26
Fancy Georgias 27
Extra choice Georgias 25 @2O
Choice Georgias 24 @25
Extra fine Ga.'e and Fla.'s .28%
Fine Ga.’s and Fla.'s Nominal
cottonTutures.
New York, May 2.—The cotton mar
ket opened weak, at a decline of 6@lo
points under liquidation and selling by
room bt‘ars as a result of better weather
over Sunday than expected, and weak
English cables.
Trading was not active, but commis
sion houses appeared to be selling the
late months for long account and with
the professionals evidently hunting for
Hayward, Vick Sc Cos.,
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS.
GRAIN. PROVISIONS AND COFFEE. " 4 f lit* i
New York Correspondents,
J. H. PARKER & CO.
Chicago Correspondents:
BARTLETT. FRAZIER &
CARRINGTON.
New Orleans Correspondents:
HOME OFFICE.
BOTH TELEPHONES 530.
With our Private Wires to New Y ork. New Orleans and Chicago, we
can execute all orders on the several exchanges with unequalled dispatch.
J. M. McCORI). Manager, 104 Bay St., East. Savannah, Ga
stop orders on the long side in the
summer option, the market continued
easy, soon increasing the decline to a
matter of 13@24 points.
Following this, there was a partial
rally as room shorts turned for profits
and around midday the market show
ed some steadiness at a recovery of
from 6 to 8 points on buying encour
aged by reports of good exports, while
it Was also reported that Eastern spin
ners had recently been buying out of
local stocks. The gain was soon lost,
however, and while the market in the
late trading was more or less irregu
lar, the general tendency was down
ward, and the market dosed at with
in a point or so of the lowest. The
final tone was steady on moderate
covering, with prices net 10 to 23 points
lower. Sales were estimated at only
250.000 bales.
New crop months were relatively
steady In the late trading on predic
tions of less favorable weather in the
Western belt, and there also seemed
to be some demand on the ground that
the weekly report of the weather bu
reau at midday to-morrow would prove
a bullish factor. Exports for the day
were heavy.
RECEIPTS AT PORTS.
New York, May 2. —Receipts cotton
at the ports to-day 5,610 bales against
9,696 last week, and 17,673 last year.
For the wcek, 38,000 bales against 41,-
303 last week, and 67,293 last year.
To-day's receipts at New Orleans, 1,-
115 bales against 1,081 last year, and
at Houston, 2,123 bales against 4,458
last year.
SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.
New York, May 2.—Cotton—Spot
closed quiet 20 points lower; middling
upland, 13.65 c; middling gulf, 13.90 c;
sales, 15,893 bales.
Cotton futures at New York May
2 __
Options. I Open.| High.! Low.! Close.
Ma y ~7177777! 13.40 7 13.40 1 13.34' | 13.30
June *13.52 | 13.44 j 13.33 13.40
July 13.66 13.66 ; 13.51 | 13.52
August 13.32 13.33 j 13.22 I 13.24
September . 11.90 11.90 11.80 | 11.82
October .... 11.36 11.39 ! 11.31 | 11.33
November „| 11.22 j 11.22 | 11.21
December .. 11.21 11.55 | 11.58 11.20
January ...,| 11.24 11.26 | 11.21 [ 11.22
‘Offered,
Futures opened easy; closed steady.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans, May 2.—Cotton futures,
quiet and steady; May, 13.46@13.47c;
June, 13.65@13.67c; July, 13.85@13.87c;
August, 13.00 c; September, 11.58@11.59c;
October, ll.ll@11.12c; November, 10.97®
11.00 c; December, 10.97@10.98c.
10.98 c;
Spot cotton, quiet and easier; sales,
725 bales. Including 400 to arrive.
Quotations. %c lower; delivered on con
tracts, 1,100.
Futures, opened barely steady, and
from 6 to 14 points lower In sympathy
with Liverpool and New York. Soon
after the opening the bears for a
short time m'ade free use of their ham
mers, but as soon as July was 17 points
lower than the close of Saturday, shorts
commenced to take profits. This caused
a recovery of a few points. For the
better part of the morning, July iluc
tuated between 13.90 c and 14.00 c. Every
time prices were put down a few points,
shorts took profits and thi* did not
allow of any wide decline, as offerings
were extremely limited.
It was a narrow' market, with all
classes of traders eagerly looking for
developments In crop conditions and
not caring to operate to any great ex
tent until the issue of the government
report at noon to-morrow. In the trad
ing, July first lost 17 points to 13.90 c,
recovered to 13.98 c and finally declined
to 13.85 c. The closing was very quiet.
Net losses were 20 to 24 points on the
old crop months, and 12 to 16 on the
new.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET,
Liverpool, May 2.—Spot cotton in
limited demand; prices 14 points lower;
American middling fair, 7.86d; good
middling, 7.72d; middling, 7.62d; low
middling, 7.50d; good ordinary, 7.38d;
ordinary, 7.18d. The sales of the day
were 6,000 bales of which 300 were for
speculation and export and included
5,600 American. Receipts 5,000 bales,
including 3,000 American.
Futures opened easy and closed
quiet; American middling g. o. c.:
May. 7.37d; May-June, 7.33d; June-
July, 7.29d; July-August, 7.24d; Au
gusl-September, 6.99d: September
October, 6.38d; October-November,
6.12d; November-Deceniber, 6.06d; De
cember-January, 6.04d; January-Feb
ruary, 6.03d.
DEMERE * HAMMOND
Think Depremed Cable* Reapomihle
fop the Drop,
SaVannah, Ga.. May 2. —We have had
a rather dull, featureless cotton mar
ket since the opening, in sympathy
with the depressed cables. New York
opened down and was little disposed
to rally during the day, and closed
around the lowest prices. The crop
news, while varied was rather favorable
to the bear side of question and at
present the bulls, both here and in
New Orleans, seem disposed to wait
until spinners shall absorb more of
stocks of spots before they attempt
any summer campaign.
While it is expected that the week's
exports will more than exceed the re
ceipts. but with the sentiment prevail
ing bearish, as it is at present, the
usually favorable influencing factors
are of no avail. Port receipts to-morrow
probably 6,000, against 15,000 last year.
Spots in South, %c lower, while New
York 20 points lower. While we be
lieve in ultimately higher prices, we
can see nothing at present to justify
an expectation of successful bullish
campaign immediately.
CURRAN A CO.
i
Say That Tone of Market Wa* De
cidedly Easy.
Savannah, Ga., May 2.—Cotton fu
tures opened weak with first prices 11
to 13 lower. The loss was increased
subsequently in consequence of scat
tered liquidation. Room traders sold
the market quite freely, In that the
cables from the English market were
disappointing, while the climatic con
ditions were reported to have Improved
materially.
Prices recovered a little, but gen
erally the tone was rather easy. The
trade as a whole was only moderate.
DEMERE L HAMMOND, Brohers,
Phonts 1505 Office No. 24 Bryan street, East.
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Direct Private Wires to I/ending Exchanges.
LOCAL SECURITIES A SPECIALTY.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. MAY 3. 1904.
MEMBERS:
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Brokers As'n.
New York Cotton Exchange.
New York Coffee Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Associate Member LUorpool Cotton
Association.
Receipts 5,610 against 9.696 last week,
and 17,673. For the week estimated,
38,000 against 41,301 last week, and
67,350 last year.
WARE A I,ELAND
Think Market Too Difflcnlt to Ex
press Opinion on.
New York, May 2.—This is the hard
est market to express an opinion on
we have ever seen. Who wants to be
short when there is a famine in pros
pect and any bad weather will turn
the market up like a shot, yet again
there is no use in buying a market
that is siowly sagging to a lower
level.
As far as the new crop months go,
we would look to October under 11c,
and there ought to be some sort of op
portunity to make money. With a
good May and early June, October
might readily sell at 10.50 c before a halt,
but there is nothing to play the short
side on, and a lot to be said against
being caught short.
We would let the market w'ork off
on good weather for several days and
then risk the long side, taking profits
on any sharp advance. There are times
when short selling is the way to make
money, but this decline is too slow and
too uncertain for that sort of thing
just now.
J. H. PARKER A CO.’S
Cotton Letter to Hayward* Vick A
Company.
New York, May 2.—Liverpool was
decidedly disappointed this morning,
especially in the spot department,
where the decline amounted to 14
points with 6,000 bales sales. It is
evident that the better crop accounts
now beginning to come in with the
prospect of continued favorable weath
er for some days, prevents any awak
ening of bullish sentiment, while the
Japanese successes on land are con
sidered in some quarters as certain
to prolong hostilities, thus further
hampering the world's trade. We are
ra. er inclined, however, to take the
view that the present is a weather
market, and as such more likely to
decline than to advance so long as
favorable weather conditions are not
counteracted by a revival of spot de
mand.
The Manchester weekly report was
rather encouraging this morning, and
short time seems on the decrease. An
other feature which will probably come
into more prominence later, unless crop
conditions should continue ideal. The
mean weakness to-day was in July
which closed at a net decline of 23
points. The far months were much
steadier and lost only 11 to 14 owing
to the belief held by some that to
morrow's weekly weather report will
show an unsatisfactory state of affairs.
The report, however, will refer real
ly to past conditions which as we all
know can be quickly changed by a
short spell of warm, growing weather.
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.
The following are the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange quotations:
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE—Buying at
50c discount, selling up to $25.00, 10c;
$25 to SSO, 15c; SSO to SIOO, 20c; SIOO to
S2OO, 25c; S2OO to S3OO, 30c; S3OO to S4OO,
35c; S4OO to SSOO, 40c; SSOO to S6OO, 45c,
over S6OO at the rate of 75c per SI,OOO
premium.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling,
$4.84.25; sixty days, $1.80.75; ninety
days, $4.79.25; French, 5.22%; Belgian,
5.23; marks, sixty days, 94 3-16;
ninety days, 93%.
Raul* Stocks.
Bid. Asked.
Citizens Bank 150 151
Chatham Bank 77% 78%
Commercial Bank 108
Chatham R. E. and I. C 0.... 53% 54
Germania Bank 147% 148%
Southern Bank 180 185
Merchants National 8ank...103 106
The National Bank of 5av.,165 170
Oglethorpe Sav. and Trust..l2s
People's Savings and L0an..102% 103%
Savannah Bank and Trust..l3o 132
Savannah Trust 102 103
Railroad* and Industrials.
Bid. Asked.
Augusta and Savannah ....112 113
Atlanta and West Point 153
do 6 per cent, certif 106 108
Central Ice 95 100
Chat, and Gulf stocks 109 110
Georgia Telephone and Tele
graph .. . 85 S6
Georgia Brewery 92% 100
Macon Ry. and L. pref 80 85
do common 21 25
Georgia Railroad, c0mm0n..249
Planters' Rice Mill 90 95%
Propeller Towboat 95 100
Savannah Elec, preferred ... 85 90
Savunnah Elec, common ... 14 15
Savannah Hotel Company ... 65 68
Southwestern 112 113
Southern Railway preferred . 85 85%
do do common 21% 22%
Savannah Brewing 103 105
Savannah Cotton Exchange . 60 65
Bonds.
Chat, and Gulf R. R. 5 per
cent. Ist mortgage 102% 103%
C. of Ga- con. ss, 1945, M.
and N 108 109%
C. of Ga. Ist Incomes 70 71
do do 2nd incomes 31 31%
do do 3d incomes 20 21
C. of Ga. (M. G. and A.
Div.) 5s 105 106
G. S. and F. 5s 113 113%
Georgia State 3%5, 1930 106 110
do do 3%5, 1915 M. and N. ..103% 104%
do do 4%5, 1915 113% 114%
Macon Ry. and L. bonds ... 89 90
Jacksonville Electric 5s 90 92%
Ocean Steamship 6s, 1926 ....108 110
Savannah city ss, 1913 10S% 109%
Savannah city ss, 1909 104 104%
S. A. L. common 9% 10
do do preferred 18% 19
Savannah Elec. Cos. 5s ...... 90 92
Middle Ga. and Atlantic ....105 106
Eatonton 105 106
DRY GOODS.
New York. May 2.—While there is
little inclination on the part of sell
ers of dry goods to make price induce
ments to force business, buying was
of small proportions. There are Indi
cations, however, that preparations
are being made for future buying and
the outlook is not regarded as unfav
orable as a short time ago. Little
development in the price situation has
taken place, although irregularities in
certain lines are still reported.
SPIRITS UP AT END
CLOSE OF DAY SAW TURPENTINE
ADVANCE 1-4 CENT.
MARKET ALMOST CLEARED.
PRACTICALLY ALL _ AVAILABLE
STIFF TAKEN AT ADVANCE.
Ro*ln* Remained Unchanged—-Trad
er* Do No* Think That There Will
Re Any Immediate Advance or De
cline in Either Spirit* or Ro*ln*.
Humor Ha* it That the Tank*
Will Be Practically Cleaned Ip for
Export Purpose* Till* Week.
Turpentine moved up % cent after
the official close yesterday afternoon,
and practically all of the offerings
were taken at that price. The receipts
continue light, but most all of the in
coming stuff is new spirits. The sales
of spirits officially reported were 136
casks, all of which were reported at
the 11 o'clock call. The receipts were
400 casks and the exports 302 casks.
Turpentine was officially quoted on
the New York market at 58% cents.
ROSINS—AII grades of rosins re
main firm, and there was a strong un
dertone to the market. Only 250 bar
rels were reported sold. The receipts
amounted to 777 barrels, and the ex
ports 7,348 barrels, which was a much
larger output than for a number of
days past.
Factors do not look for any immedi
ate decline in either the spirits or
rosin market.
Rumor has it that most of the spirits
in the tanks will be shipped away this
week.
' Yester- j Day | Last
SPIRITS, f day. | Before 1 Year-
Spirits .... | 54 | 54 j 45
Tone .. ~| Firm. | Firm. | Firm.
Sales | 136 | 653~| 498~
Rosin | Firm. ] Firm. | Firm.
W. W. ...j 3.SO| 3.801 3.35
W. G I 3.60] 3.601 3.25
N 3.45! 3.45! 3.15
M 3.20 j 3.20 J 3.10
K 3.15| 3.15| 3.-00
1 2.80 2.801 2.85
H 2.701 2.70| 2.25
G 2.65; 2.65; 1.85
F 2.60 2.60! 1.80
E 2.551 2.55 1.75
D .•> 2.50! 2.50| 1.75
A, B, C... 2.50! 2.50| 1.75
Sales | 250 | 534 | 1,652
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
Spirits. Rosins.
Stock April 1 6,495 44,550
Receipts yesterday 400 777
Receipts previously 12,883 35,342
Total 19,778 80,669
Exports yesterday 302 7,348
Exports previously 14.128 41,010
Total 14,430 48,358
Stock yesterday 5,348 32,311
Stock last year 6,382 125,277
IN OTHER MARKETS.
New York, May 2.—Rosin firm. Tur
pentine steady. n*>
New Orleans, May 2. —Receipts, rosin,
310 barrels. Turpentine 168.
Charleston, S. C., May 2.—Turpentine,
firm. 53c. Rosin, firm; A, B, C, D,
$2.25; E. $2.30; F, $2.35; G, $2.40; H.
$2.45; I, $2.60; K, $2.95; M. $3.00; N,
$3.25; W. G„ $3.40; W. W„ $3.70.
Wilmington, N. C., May 2. —Spirits
turpentine, nothing doing; receipts, 32.
Rosin firm, $2.40; receipts, 106.
Tar firm, $2.00; receipts, 69.
Crude turpentine firm. $2.25, $3.75
and $4.00; receipts, 71.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York, May 2. —Flour dull and
unchanged.
Rye Hour inactive.
Corn meal quiet.
Rye dull.
Barley quiet.
Wheat, spot, steady; No. 2 red, $1.04.
Options opened steady and advanced
slightly on room covering, followed by
a severe break under liquidation. The
close showed %@%c net decline. May,
91%c; July, 89%c; September, 83%c;
December, 83%c.
Corn, spot, steady; No. 2. 61c. Op
tion market opened weak under July
liquidation, rallied on a scare of May
shorts, but again declined, closing %c
up on May and l%c net lower on July;
May, 55%c; July. 52%c. •
Oats, spot, steady; No. 2 mixed, 45®
46c.
Beef steady.
Cut meats dull.
Lard easy; Western steamed, $7.00;
refined barely steady.
Pork quiet.
Tallow easy; city, 4 9-16 c; country,
4%@4%c.
Rice quiet.
Molasses firm.
Coffee, spot Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice,
7c; mild quiet; Cordova. 10@13c.
Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining, 3 3-
16@8 7-32 c; centrifugal, 96-test, 3 11-16
@3 23-32 e; molasses sugar, 2 15-16@3
l-32c; refined steady.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at a decline of 5 points un
der very light liquidation. The market
continued very quiet and closed easy
at a decline of 10@20 points. Sales 57,-
750 bags.
Butter firm; extra fresh creamery,
24@24%c; state dairy, 14@23c.
Cheese quiet; state, large and small,
10%@llc.
Eggs irregular; state, Pennsylvania
and nearby averages finest, 19c; South
ern first, 17@17%c.
Potatoes, steady; New Florida,
$4.50@5.25; Long Island, $3.75@4.25;
state and Western, $3.40@3.50; Jersey
sweets, $2.50@4.50.
Peanuts, steady: fancy handpicked,
5%c; other domestic, 3%@6%c.
Cabbages, quiet; Southern, per bar
rel crate. $1.50.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
WHEAT SHOWED LOSS.
Chicago, May 2.—Unsurpassed
weather conditions caused heavy real
izing sales of wheat to-day. The
result was a net loss of l%c In the
July price. Corn is down %c. Oats
are off %c. Provisions are up 2%@5c.
The leading futures ranged as fol
lows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
Wheat No. 2
May . ..89% 90% 88% 80%
•July . ,BC% 86% 85% 85%
••July . .85% 85% 84% 84%
•Sept. . .81% 81% 81 81%
••Sept. ..80% 80% 79% 80
•Old; “new.
Corn No. 2
May . ..46% 46% 45% 45%
July . ..48% 48% 47% 48
Sept. . .48 48% 47% 47%
Oats No. 2
May . ..40% 41 39% 39%
July . ..39% 39% 38% 39%
Sept. . ..31% 31% 30% 31%
Mess Pork, per barrel—
May sll 57% sll 70 sll 57% sll 70
July U 95 12 05 11 90 12 02%
Sept. 12 10 12 22% 12 10 12 22%
Lard, per 100 pounds—
Mav 6 50 6 52% 6 47% 6 52%
July 6 67% 6 72% 6 65 6 72%
Sept. 680 687 % 6SO 6 $7%
Short Riba, per 100 pounds—
May 6 15 6 15 6 05 6 15
July 6 37% 6 47% 6 37% 6 45
Sept. 6 52% 660 6 52% 660
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; No. 2 spring wheat, 88@
92c; No. 3. 85@92c; No. 2 red, sl.oo®
1.02; No. 2 corn, 47%@47%c; No. 2 yel
low, 51@52c; No. 2 oats, 39%@40%c; No.
3 white, 41%@44c; No. 2 rye, 70c; good
feeding barley, 30@36%c; fair to choice
malting, 45@55c; No. 1 flax seed, $1.01;
No. 1 Northwestern, $1.08%; prime
timothy seed, $2.75@2.80; mess pork, per
barrel, $11.65®11.70; lard, per 100
pounds, $6.50@6.52%; short ribs sides,
(loose), $6.00@6.12%; short clear sides,
(boxed), $6.50@6.75; whisky, basis of
high wines. $1.28; clover, contract
grade. $10.75.
Receipts.—Wheat, 29,000 bushels:
corn. 181,500 bushels; oats, 81,200
bushels.
BARTLETT. FRAZIER
A CARRINGTON’S
Grain Letter to Hayvrard, Vlelc A
Conuia ay.
Chicago, 111., May. 2.—Wheat—Better
seeding reports from Northwest and
from Manitoba, a slower cash demand
and selling by Armour, followed by
the professionals, m'ade a weak wheat
market to-day. Liverpool was off
fractionally at the close on large
world's shipments. We believe in the
future of the old and the new July,
figuring on the cash demand.
Corn—Corn was firmer than might
have been expected in view of the
heavy deliveries, and the weakness in
wheat and oats. Pit trade was small,
and tone dull, but there was no great
pressure of offerings at any time.
Oats—Oats were easier first on the
deliveries of about 17,000,000 bushels of
standard on May contracts,, and later
in sympathy with wheat. The day was
quiet, with very little features. De
mand fair.
Provisions—There was a little better
feeling in the provision market, large
ly on account of the completion of May
liquidation and all products fractional
ly higher. The hog market was weak,
and 5c to 10c lower on receipts of
49,000 head, compared with the esti
mate of 25,000.
COTTON SEED OIL.
New York, May 2.—Cotton seed oil,
dull and lower in view of the de
pressed condition of hog products.
Prime crude f. o. b. mills, 23%c; prime
summer yellow, nominal; prime white,
34%c; prime winter yellow, 34%c.
PICKED UP ON ’CHANGE
Cotton receipts continue very light.
Messrs. William Barnwell, and Rob
ert S. Cannon, who have been connect
ed with the firm of the Butler-Stevens
Company for a number of years, will
shortly embark in business for them
selves under the firm name of Cannon
& Barnwell, "Cotton Factors.” Both
young men are very popular on the
Bay and the new firm will be launched
with every prospect of success.
Mr. Robert Powell of the Consoli
dated Naval Stores Company, who has
been in Petersburg. Va.. has returned
to the citv.
Hon. Uudley Hughes, World's Fair
commissioner from Georgia, was a
visitor on the Bay yesterday.
The meeting of the Board of Direc
tors of the Cotton Exchange yesterday
afternoon to consider the futures ring
was the all absorbing topic on 'change.
The London Stock Exchange took a
holiday yesterday.
SAVANNAH’S CU
Note—These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in acord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree wdth the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY—Market, good demand;
springers, 40@45c per pair; three
quarter grown, 55@65c; hens, 80@90c.
EGGS—l6@lßc.
BUTTER—The tone of the market Is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgins, 60
tubs. 26@27c; choice Elgins, 24@25c;
renovated butter, 20c.
CHEESE —Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 13c; 30 to
35-pound. 12%c.
WHITE PEA BEANS—S2.SO bushel.
POTATOES—S3.O6.
ONlONS—Native, barrels, $4.50.
TURNIPS—S2.2S.
CRANBERRIES Cape Cod, • .75
box - „ „
Brcn*l*tnfT, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR Patent, $5.65; straights.
$5 45' fancy, $5.25; family, $4.85; spring
wheat, best patent, $6.30.
MEAL—Pearl, per barrel, $3.50, per
sack, $1.45; Pierce's water
$1 42%; city grits, per sack, $1.40. Pearl
erits. Hudnuts, per barrel. $3.00; per
sack, $1.45; Savannah Milling Com
pany, meal, $1.40@1.42%.
Grain Market*.
QUANTITIES- jobs. Cars.
No. 2 white corn 77 (4
Mixed corn ™
OATS— „
No. 2 white clipped 61 58
No. 2 mixed < 64
Texas rust proof oats,
bright 71 68
Pu ß bran $1 25 $1.20
cr7cked r com' lll i:£
n" 1 timothy 1.00 92%
No. 2 timothy ........... 90 &>
RlCE—Market steady; demand good;
fancy head. 6c; fancy. 5%c.
Csood 5 @s^
Fair
Common 3%@*
Fruit* and Nut*.
APPLES—S4.7S®S.OO; choice, $4.00.
BANANAS—SI.SO@2.OO.
ORANGES— Florida, $2.75@3.00; Cal
ifornia navel, $3.00 a box.
LEMONS —New Massinas, $3.00@3.25.
MALAGA GRAPES Heavyweight,
$5.00@6.00 per keg; mediums, $4.25®
4 50 per box.
’ PRUNES— 20s to 30s, 13c; 30s to 40s,
10c 40s to 50s, 8c; 50s to 60s, 7%c; 60s
to 70s 6%c: 70s to 80s, 6c; 80s to 90s.
sVie- 90s to 100s. 4%c.
PEANUTS— Ample stock, fair de
mand' market firm; fancy hand-pick
ed Virginias, 6%c; N. C. peanuts, 5%c;
ex Virginias, 5%c.
NUTS—Almonds. Terragona, 14%c;
Ivteas. 12%c; walnuts, French, 12%c:
Naples, 14%c: pecans, 10c: Brazils,
9V4C- filberts. 11c; assorted nuts. 50-
pound and 25-pound boxes, 12c.
Dried and Evaporated Fruit*.
APPLES— Evaporated. 7%c; sundried,
5%c.
APRICOTS— Evaporated, fancy, 13c;
choice. 10%c.
RAISINS— L. L. 2-Crown, $1.85; 3-
Crown, $2.00; 4-Crown clusters. $2.75;
loose muscatells. 8c: 1-pound seeded,
10%c; imperial cabinets, $3 per box.
PEACHES— Evaporated, peeled, 16c;
unpeeled, B%c.
PEARS— Evaporated, 10%c.
CITRON—A. S. drum, 14%c: fancy
Comlclan, in 10-pound boxes. 14%c.
CURRANTS—BarreIs, 7c.
liger.'
Cut loaf 5.92
Cubes 5.47
XXXX powdered 5.37
Powdered J 6.37
Fine granulated .....5,22
TO SHIPPERS:
HIDES, WAX, WOOIi, FURS In good demand. POULTRY good demand.
EGGS good demand. PEAS wanted.
A CUD I inn 0 Don Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers
i Lfinuun 06 Drill. I iII-U 3-i I? Bay Street, West.
SHOT FOR HIS RUDENESS.
Negro YVn* Vi*ited by Unknown Men
Near Pratt*l*ar(.
Talbotton, Ga., May 2.—Andrew
Russaw, colored, stopped Friday at the
home of Mason Shumate, who lives
near Prattsburg, and. It is reported,
asked Mrs. Shumate for a match. She
gave several matches to him and went
back to her work, when she tvas again
interrupted by the negro who asked
her where her husband was. She look
ed up from her work and saw the ne
gro in the room. Mrs. Shumate re
quested him to get out of the house.
He replied in a very abrupt manner
that he would get out when he got
ready. Mrs. Shumate became frighten
ed and fled from her home and went
to her husband, w-ho was in the field,
and when they returned the negro saw
them and ran off.
Unknown men went to Russaw's
house Saturday night about 10 o’clock
and took him out of his house, but in
some way he got away from the men
and ran, but was shot in the back by
someone unknown, and it is thought
that he will die. The ball entered his
back and lodged in his lung.
The negro lives near Prattsburg on
Brinkley Parker's farm.
AGAINST THE EDEN A ROGERS CO.
Involnntary liankrnptcy Petition Is
Filed at Macon.
Macon, Ga., May 2.—An involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed to
day in the office of Clerk Erwin of
the United States court by the Chaa
mar King Company, of Charlotte, N.
C., C. T. Miller of Macon and U. G-.
Cooksey of Macon, against the Eden
and Rogers •Company of this city. It
is alleged in the petition that the
Eden & Rogers Company, is indebted
to the Ohasmar King Company, in the
sum of $380.78, while C. T. Miller is
a creditor to the extent of $193.45 and
U. G. Cooksey to the extent of slll.OO.
Fire at Bennettsvllle.
Columbia, S. C„ May 2.—At Ben
nettsville this morning fire destroyed
the Bennettsville Drug Company’s
store and contents, resulting in a loss
of $7,000. There was $3,000 insurance
on the stock.
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RENT MARKETS
Confectionerse' A 5.07
White Extra C 4.87
Coffee.
i Java 24 c
j Mocha 23%c
I'eaberry 13 c
Fancy No. 1 12 c
Choice No. 2 11 c
Prime No. 2 10 c
Good No. 4 9%c
Fair No. 5 9 c
Ordinary No. 6 B%c
Common No. 7 8 c
SALT—Car lots, 100 pounds burlap
sacks, 36c; 100-pound cotton sacks, 38c;
! 125-pound burlap sacks, 45c; 125-pound
cotton sacks. 47c: 150-pound burlap
sacks, 54c.
HlDES—Market, firm; dry flint,
14c; dry salted. 12c; green salted, 6%c.
WOOL—Firm; prime Georgia, free
of sand burrs and black wool, nominal
at 21c; black, 18c; burry, 10@12c; wax,
26c; tallow, 4c; deer skin, 24c.
Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
Cement—Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at 85@90c>: a
barrel; special calcined plaster, $1.50@
1.65 per barrel; hair, 4@sc; Rosedale
cement, $1.20@1.25; carload lots, spe
cial. Portland cement, retail, $2.65;
tfarload lots. $2.00@2.40.
LUMBER—Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per M feet, $10.60@11; hewn
ties (7x9x8%), 42c each; hewn ties
(6xß), 28c; switch ties. $11.60: mini
mum, easy size Yard stock, $12@14; car
sills, $14®16; ship stock, $22.
Oil.
Perfection Signal Oil 42 c
Pratt’s Astral 16 c
Aladdin Security 15 c
Water White ..15 c
Standard White 14%c
D. S. Gasoline 16 c
D. S. Gasoline in drums 14%c
86 degree gasoline in drums 19 c
SHOT —Drop, $1.60; B. B. and large,
$1.75; chilled, $1.85.
IRON—Market firm; refined, $2.25;
Swede, sc.
NAILS—Cut, $2.50; base wire, $2.40
base.
BARBED WIRE—*3.IS per JCO
pounds.
GUNPOWDER—Per ' keg, Austin
crack shot, $1.50; half keg, $2.50; quar
ter keg, $1.40; champion ducking,
quarter keg, $2.25; Austin smokeless,
half kegs, $3.45; quarter, $3.40; three
pound, *2.10; one pound, 75c; less 30
per cent, on smokeless.
Cotton Bagging and Ties.
BAGGING —Market firm; iy t pound,
7%®BVic; sea island bagging, 9i4@loc!
TlES—Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots, $1.03(g-1.10; small lots, $1.15.
TWINE —Per pound, or hank, 14®
15c.
HAMS—Sugar cured, 13@14c; picnics,
D. S. butts 5^
D. S. plates .
Western heavy bellies 7^
Eastern light bellies
Eastern medium bellies g
Eastern heavy bellies -y
D. S. C. R. sides 7^
Smoked C. R. sides
LARD —Pure, in tierces, 7%c; 50-
pound tins and 80-pound tubs, 8c;
compound, in tierces. 64ic; 60-pound
tins and 80-pound tubs, 7c.
Miscellaneous.
FlSH—Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 1
$10.00; No. 2, $8.50; No. 3, $8.00; kits'
No. 1, $1.40; No. 2. $1.30; No. 3, $1.10;
codfish. 1-pound bricks, 6c; 2-pound
bricks. 54c; smoked herrings, per box,
19Q20c, Dutch herrings, In kegs, sl.lO
- mullets, half barrels. $4.00.
SYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 22@23c; sell
ing at 26@27c; sugar house at 16u®
18c.
HIGH WINES- Basis, *l.2s.
HONEY—Fair demand; strained. In
barrels, 45c gallon.
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Commencing Saturday, April 16, our
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Paints, Oils, Glass,
Lime, Cements, Plaster,
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