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SPOTS HELO PRICES
l* SPITE OF FLUCTUATION'S IN Fl'-
TPRES MARKETS.
TONE EASIER BEFORE CLOSE.
F. O. U. BUSINF.SS FAIR AT O 11-10
BASIS GOOD MIDDLING.
Rrrdiits at Port Continue Mnoh
Larger Tlian Daring Previoun Sea
aona—Cotton Received to Hate
M 82.414 Bale* Agnlnet 420.00S for
Same Period Lant Tear—Shipment*
Show Corresponding Gain.
AT THE CLOSE.
KUTI’RES.
Liverpool, anehanged to 1 point
down.
Sew York, 8 to 12 point* down.
New Orleans, 5 to 7 point* down.
SPOTS.
Liverpool, 10 point* down.
New York, 15 points down.
New Orleans, l-lt!c down.
Savannah, unchanged.
Despite the fluctuations of the fu
tures market yesterday, produced first
by the fear of war between Russia and
Great Britain, and, later, by the sec
ond Instalment of the ginners' report,
the local spot market maintain prices
unchanged throughout the day. The
tone became easier after the opening,
and there was but little buying, as
holders demanded quotations, while
buyers held off for a lower price.
The tone, prices and sales for the day
follow:
| Open- j 1 I Clos
[ ing. 'o'clock-! lng.
Quiet. Quiet.
Easy, j Easy. | Easy.
Good middling., 9% 9 s * 9%
Middling 9% 9% 9%
Low middling... 9 9 9
Sales .~ ~~ 766 ~ 125 1 ...~
Total sales yesterday, 991.
Time. 1 p. m., day before. 891.
The f. o. b. market opened and closed
steady at P 11-lSc, basis good middling,
and a fair volume of business was re
ported on that basis.
The receipts continue to show up
much larger than those of either last
season or the one previous. How much
greater they are may be seen from the
fact that to date they amount to 632,411
bales, an increase over last season to
date of 206,016 hales. The shipments
show a corresponding gain, the total
to date amounting to 497,736, against
380,780 for last season.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
The following were the offlcfal spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday:
| 4:00 | Y ear
Grades. | P. M. | Ago.
Good middling ! 9%’ ~ 110%
Middling ! 984 jlO
Low middling ; 9 984
Tone .. -| *| Easy.
‘Quiet and easy.
Sales yesterday, 891.
Exports—
Foreign 16,026
Foreign for season 347,042
Last year 215,770
Coastwise 1,090
Coastwise for season 150,694
Last year 115,010
Receipts yesterday 14,605
Last year 10,915
Year before last 7,486
Receipts since Sept. 1 632,414
Receipts same time last year.. 426,398
Stock yesterday 147,503
Stock last year 98,363
Receipts and Stocks at all Ports:
Receipts yesterday 52,036
Same day last year 67,496
Same day year before last 48,058
So far this week 330,788
Last year „ 331,367
Year before last 265,230
Receipts since Sept. 1. 1904 2,587,214
Last year 1,827,519
Stock at all ports yesterday .. 752,714
Stock same day last year .... 630,920
DAII.Y COTTON MARKET.
Savannah—Quiet; middling, 984 c;
net receipts, 14,605; gross, 14,605; stock,
147,503. Exports—Coastwise, 1,090;
continent 8,114: France, 8,512.
Galveston—Quiet; middling, 9 9-16 c;
net receipts, 16,633; gross. 16,633; stock,
169,480. Exports—Great Britain. 23,240;
coastwise, 12,813; continent, 12,205.
Norfolk—Net receipts, 4,729; gross,
4,729: stock, 55,365.
Baltimore—Nomin'al; middling, 9.751 c;
gross receipts, 875; stock, 5,762.
Boston—Quiet; middling, 10.05 c; gross
receipts. 11,602.
Wilmington—Net receipts, 2,800; gross,
2,800: stock, 15,200.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling. 10.15 c;
stock. 5,042.
New Orleans—Easy; middling, 9%c>
net receipts, 10,712; gross. 10,712; sales.
4,300: stock, 205,399.
Mobile —Easy; middling. 9%c; net
receipts, 1.204; gross 1,204: sales, 150;
stock, 38.638.
•Memphis—Easy; middling, 984 c;
net receipts, 4.491; gross, 7,190; sales,
4,100: stock, 66,726.
•Augusta—Quiet; middling, 9%c;
net receipts, 5,295; gross, 5,298; saies,
984: stock, 57,839.
Charleston—Quiet; middling, 9%c;
net receipts, 1,342; gross, 1,342; stock.
33,652.
•Cincinnati—Net receipts, 826; gross.
826: stock, 2,841.
•Louisville—Firm; middling, ,984 c
•St. Louis—Quiet; middling, 9%c;
net receipts, 700; gross, 3,290; rfales, 50-
■tock, 10,326.
•Houston—Quiet; middling, 984 c, >t
receipts, 10,982; gross, 10,982, sales
4,272; stock, 72.324.
New York—Quiet; middling, 9.90 c;
gross receipts, 924; sales, 1,660; stock
T2.ll4.Exports—Continent, 3,827; France
98.
Brunswick—Stock. 4,559.
Total to-day. at all seaports—Net re
ceipts, 52.026: Great Britain, 23,240
France, 8,610; Continent 24.146 stock
T 52.714.
Consolidated, at all seaports—Net re
celts, 330,773; Great Britain, 75,01;*;
France, 42,938; continent, 130,413-
Mexico, 8,806.
Tofttl since Sept. 1, at all seaports—
Net receipts,2,sß7,2l4;Great Britain,Bßs,-
190; France, 198,916; continent, 608,441-
Japan, 10.233, Mexico. 6,801.
•Not included in totals.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Prices follow:
Fancy Florida* 21 @22
Fancy Georgias 1984
Extra choice Georgias 18%@18%
Choice Georgias Nominal.
Extra line Ga.’s and Fla.’s..Nominal.
Common Ga.'s and Fla.’s....Nominal.
HURT BY WAR NEWS
AND DINNERS’ REPORT.
New York, Oct. 27.—The cotton mar
ket opened easy at a decline of 5@6
points In response to lower cables than
xpcted. The early weather map also
seemed more favorable than had been
egtfscted. Shortly after the opening
ill 1 1 CO.
COTTON. STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN
PROVISIONS AND COFFEE.
Direct Private Wires to AH Market*.
MEMBERS
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Brokers Ass O.
New York Cotton Exchange.
New York Coffee Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trnde.
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton
Association.
Savannah Cotton Exchange.
J. M. McCORD, Manager,
104 Ray. East. Savannah. Oa.
unsettling rumors regarding the Euro
pean political situation encouraged ac
tive selling by room bears, and the
market worked off to a net decline of
]2'ql4 points. Rut Liverpool instead of
weakening further with the local mar
ket, was seen to be steady and later,
optimistic advices as to an expected
settlement of the North sea incident in
connection with receipts for to-morrow,
and uncertainty over the census re
port caused a rally. By midday the
market was back to about the closing
prices of the previous day. and imme
diately following the report of the
census bureau, was advanced to a net
gain with January selling at P SOc.
Later the market sagged off to nearly
the low point of the morning. The
close was quiet and steady at a de
cline of S(fil2 points. Saies estimated
at 225.000 bales.
SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.
New York, Oct. 27.—Spot cotton
closed quiet. 15 points decline; mid
dling uplands. 9.90 c; middling Gulf,
10.15 c; sales, 1,665 bales.
Cotton futures at New York:
Options. i Open. High. Low. Close.
October ....
November . 9.46 9.51 9.40 9.42
December . 9.60 9.70 9.53 ; 9.57
January ...j 9.70 j 9.80 | 9.62 . 9.66
February ~| 9.75 b 9.72 9.70 9.70
March .. ..j 9.78 j 9.89 < 9.72 I 9.75
April I .... j .... i 9.78
May j 9.84 9.96 9.78 i 9.51
June | j j | 9.83
July, ofd. .’ 9.90 9.86 9.80 j 9.85
Futures opened easy; closed quiet
and steady.
SPOTS QUIET AND EASY
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Oct. 27.—Cotton fu
tures steady; October, 9.40@9.45c; No
vember, 9.40@9.41c; December, 9.44@
9.45 c; January, 9.53@9.54c; February,
}.60@9.52c; March, 9.68@9.69c; April,
9.74@9.75c; May, 9.79ig9.81c.
Spot cotton quiet and easy; sales.
4,313, including 1,850 to arrive. Quota
tions reduced, l-16c.
Futures were steady at the opening
with prices 4to 7 points down. The
bears had their own way at the out
set. The political situation was dark
and the weather map good. New
York parties, it is stated, bought 15,-
000 bales of January and March. As
soon as this tip circulated, there was a
rush for the long side and prices shot
upward 19 to 22 points. Toward noon,
realizing by longs commenced and the
market eased off to within 6 or 8
points of the lowest level of the
morning. In the trading December
opened 5 points lower at 9.45 c, sold up
to 9.57 c, down to 9.38 c, and finally re
covered to 9.44 c. The market closed
weak with net losses of 5 to 7 points.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool, Oct. 27, 4 p. m.—Cotton:
Spot, quiet; prices. 10 points lower;
American middling, fair, 5.68d; good
middling, 5.42d; middling, 5.32d; low
middling. 5.18; good ordinary, 5.04; or
dinary, 4.SBd. The sales of tife day
were 6,000 bales t of which 300 bales
were for speculation and export and in
cluded 5,100 American. Receipts, 2,000
bales, including 1,500 American. Fu
tures opened easier and closed firm.
American middling, good ordinary
clause: October, Sx26d; October-No
vember, 5.26d; November-December,
5.24-d: December-January, 5.25d; Janu
ary- Ft b run ry, 5.26d; February-March.
5.28d; March-Aprll, 5.29d; April-May,
5.30d; May-June, 5.31d; June-July,
5.31d; July-August, 5.31d.
J. S. BACHE A CO.’S
Daily Cotton Letter to Hayward,
Vick at Cos.
New York, Oct. 27.—They sold cot
ton this morning on fear of war be
tween Russia and England, which
seems to us a perfectly absurd posi
tion. Russia will unquestionably make
proper amends to Great Britain, and In
our opinion the whole affair is mere
ly one of those deplorable accidents
which now and then happen In the
best regulated families. There was
very good buying at the decline, and
after selling down to 9.62 c for Janu
ary, there was a rally following the
report of the Census Bureau to 9.79 c
for that position, when the inevitable
profit-taking of scalpers checked the
advance and caused a partial reac
tion. Cables were lower than due at
the opening, but in spite of the weak
ness here rallied and closed firm at a
decline of only about X point. The
weather, according to the early map,
was not unfavorable, as there was no
precipitation of moment, and only two
or three districts reported frost. Later
advices indicated that there had been
some rain in Texas, followed by dear
weather, and moderating temperatures,
while Arkansas, Tennessee and Okla
homa had considerable frost. More pa
cific accounts of the European situa
tion helped the recovery before mid
day and after midday, the market
seemed to be Influenced bullishly by
the glnners’ report.
As we see it, the immediate future
of the market depends on the spot sit
uation, and this does not show signs
of weakening as rapidly as the bears
would like. Prices Reem to us to be
low enough, and we would rather buy
on breaks than take the short side on
anything but a very sharp advance.
DEMEItE A HAMMOND'S
Daily Colton Letter from New
York.
New York, Oct. 27.—Cables were very
pessimistic over the political uneasi
ness, resulting from the delay in Rus
sia’s reply to Great Britain's demand.
The decline was largely recovered un
der heavy buying, supposed to be for
a prominent American exporting house.
Similar buying was also a feature of
our market before noon, and prices,
which sold down to a level of 9.62 c
for January, were lifted to 9.80 c by
the noon hour. The glnners' report,
which arrived at that time, wa* at
first blush considered bullish, and there
was a good deal of short covering, but
closer scrutiny soon dispelled such an
idea, and the decline, which followed,
was quick and pronounced. The clos
ing stands at 6.66 c for Jnuary. li
points from the top and about 13 under
yesterday. 8o far only 300 counties
have reported ou amount ginned, and
DEMERE L HAMMOND, Brohers,
Phones 1505 Office No. 24 Bryan street, bast.
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN AND PROVISION'S
Direct Private Wlm to lycnttlug Culiinipv.
LOCAL blvt'UU Ut JS A aPLCIALT*.
SA.VAJVNAH MOHXLVG NEWS: FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1904.
the number of bales given represents
less than 20 per cent, of a cron. This
in itself would be too little upon which
to base a crop estimate, but the fact
that returns from only thirty out of
173 counties in Texas have been re
ceived. makes the report as published
to-day absolutely worthless as a guide.
Future prices will depend not upon
any guesses that may be made re
garding whether the amount ginned or
the size of the crop, but on the pres
sure of cotton for sale by farmers on
one hand, or by a revival of demand
on the part of spinners on the other.
It is probable that around 9%c for
January a good many mills will be in
clined to lay supplies in. and we be
lieve it will be wise for the present
at least to dissipate the size of the
crop from our views of the course of
prices.
Liverpool is due to come 2 points
lower in the morning.
WARE A I.ELAND •
ajr Ha* Been No Let i p In Pressure
On Mrket.
New York. Oct. 27.—The market was
; one of the most erratic of the season.
Early there was a break then an ad
vance of about IS points. Then a loss
of most of the gain during the early
afternoon. The covering early was
good and then when buyers tried to
take profits and there was no buying
power, the second installment of gin
ners report was about as enlightening
as the first, and one could figure out
a crop of 15,000.000 bales as readily as
a crop of 11.000.000 bales. Figures on
the amount of cotton ginned up to Oct.
18 are not likely to be very good
guides as to size of crop. There was
very good buying by several houses
early in the day, and this served to
halt the decline. But there was the
war cloud and the selling of cotton
from the South. There has been no
let up in the pressure on the market
as yet. It may come any day now,
but until this pressure lets up to a
certain degree at least, it will be hard
to bull cotton. There is so little gen
eral speculation, and the world hits
an idea that the yield is a big one. Un
til the election is over and business
starts up again in the cotton line, the
market is likely to be a ragged one.
But at 9% cents the market seems to
be supported by a general spinning
demand for cotton, and this keeps op
erators from the short side on any de
cline.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York. Oct. 27. —Flour market
held firm with fair demand. Rye flour
firm.
Corn meal firm.
Rve nominal.
Wheat —Spot firm: No. 2 red, $1.21%.
Options opened excited and strong on
war rumors. Later they yielded to
more reassuring foreign news, but on
renewed war talk in the last hour, ral
lied, closing irregular at %@%c net
advance; May, $1.13 15-16; December,
$1.18%.
Corn—No. 2, 61%c. Option market
opened firmer on w'ar news and light
receipts, but eased off, closing barely
steady at %e. net advance; May, 52c;
December, 57%c.
Oats —Spot quiet; mixed, 34%@35%c.
Beef steady.
Cut meats steady.
Lard steady; Western steamed, $7.60;
October closed, $7.60, nominal; refined
quiet.
Pork steady.
Tallow steady.
Rice firm.
Sugar—Raw firm; fair refining, 3%e;
centrifugal, 96 test, 4%c; molassee su
gar, 3%c. Refined steady.
Coffee —Spot Rio steady; No. 7, in
voice, B%e; mild steady. The market
for coffee futures opened steady at an
advance of s@lo points, and was finally
steady, unchanged to 10 points higher;
sales, 45.500 bags.
Butter firm; extra creamery, 21V4@
22c.
Cheese quiet; state full cream,
small good to prime. 9%c.
Eggs steady, unchanged.
Potatoes firm; Long Island, sl.7s<®
2.00; state and Western, $1.50@1.75;
Jersey sweets, $1.25@1.75.
Cabbages steady; per barrel, 50@75c.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 15c.
CHICAGO MARKETS,
Chicago. Oct. 27.—Possibility of an
Anglo-Russian war was the main
cause of 184 c advance in wheat prices
Subsequently much of
the advance was lost on realizing due
to rumors of an amicable settlement
of the North sea Incident. At the close
December wheat was up %c. The main
option showed a gain of 84c. Corn
made a net gain of 84®%c. Oats are
up 84c and provisions 784@12%e.
The leading futures ranged as fol
lows
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
Wheat. No. 2
Oct $ $ $ *1 1384
Dec 115 1 1584 1 12% 1 14%
May .... 114 1 1484 1 1284 1 1284
July .... 99 99 98% 9884
Corn No. 2.
Oct 54
Dec 50% 50% 49% 5084
May .... 46% 46% 4684 46 84
Oats, No. 2
Oct 30
Dec .... 29% 29% 2984 29%
May 31% 31% 31% 31%
Mess Pork, per barrel—
Oct .... 10 85 10 85 10 85 10 85
Jan .... 12 40 12 45 12 35 12 45
May ...12 50 1 2 5284 12 35 1 2 5284
Lard, per 100 pounds—
Oct 7 1284 7 1784 7 1284 716
Jan ... 7 1784 7 1784 7 1284 7 1784
May ... 7 2284 730 7 2784 7 2784
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds—
Oct .... 7 20 720 720 7 20
Jan .... 6 50 6 50 6 45 6 50
May ... 6 65 665 660 6 65
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easier; No. 2 spring wheat, $1.12
#1.16; No. 3, $1.05@1.16; No. 2 red,
$1.17%#1.19%; No. 2 corn. 65%
#5784; No. 2 yellow, 5784 c; No.
2 oats, 32c; No. 2 white, 30®
30%r; No. 3 white, 3084 @32c;
No. 2 rye, 79®79%c; good feeding bar
ley, 37%c; fair to choice malting. 42®
52c; No. 1 flax seed, $1.10; No. 1
Northwestern. $1.1684; prime timothy
seed. $2.60; mess pork, per barrel,
$10.87@11.00; lard, per 100 pounds, $7.15
@7.1784; short ribs sides (loose), $7.12%
@7.25c; short clear sid?s (boxed). 7.37
@7.50; whisky, basis of high wines,
$1.24; clover, contract grade, $12.15.
Receipts Wheat, 158,000 bushels;
corn. 66,000 bushels; oats, 111.900
bushels.
DRY GOODS.
New York, Oct. 27.—1n the dry
goods market conditions have
shown little change and buyers
are not exhibiting any Increased in
terest. although scarcity is developing
on many lines to a degree that was
not deemed possible by buyers a few
weeks ago. While spot goods are be
ing taken In Increased quantity the
buyer is not Interested In future con
tracts to anv extent.
Drill Regulations.
The luteal edition of the United
States Infantry Drill Regulations. For
sale at EstlU's News Stand, No. 18
Bull street, corner of Bryan, No. 2,
east, Savannah. On. Mailed to any ad
dress for 65 cents.—ad.
SPIRITS ARE WEAK
BEST BID IN POST MARKET TRADE
31% CENTS.
FACTORS REFUSED TO SELL
MARKET OPENED AND CLOSED
FIRM AT ITS FORMER LEVEL.
Rosin Market Opened With Some
Atlvanee* on Common Grade*.
Closed Firm and Unchanged but
Made Ollier Advance* in Late
Trading—shipment* of Both Spir
it* and Rosin* Pretty Heavy.
In the naval stores market yester
day rosins made further advances
both at the opening of the market and
in the trade that followed the close,
but spirits, though it maintained its
price and tone at the close, showed
very weak in the post market busi
ness when the best price bid was 51%
cents, though the factors, as a rule,
refused this price and consequently
practically ail of the day’s receipts
were carried over. The market
opend firm at 51% cents, the
closing price of the previous
day, and closed firm and un
changed. The sales at the opening
were 164 casks, and at the close, 252.
The receipts were 915 and the ship
ments 1,520. The New Y'ork market
was quiet at 55% cents and London
reported 38—10%.
The rosin market opened firm with
prices unchanged in the pales and
middle grades, but Jt% cents higher on
H and below', that is on the inside
prices, where they were split, and 2%
cents on D. C, B, A. The sales were
1,077. The close was firm and un
changed and without further sales. In
the post market trade saies were made
at varying prices, but all of them
showing a slight advance on at least
a part of the list. One was at 10
cents up on I and 2% cents on H and
below, excluding D; others were at a
gain of 10 on W. G., 25 on I, 2% on
H, and quotations for the remainder.
The receipts were 2,731 barrels, and
the shipments 7,129. The New York
market was reported steady at $2.90.
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
The following are the figures and
quotations of the naval stores mar
ket. as posted at the Board of Trade
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock April 1 6,495 44,550
Receipts yesterday 915 2,731
Receipts previously 133,082 387,376
Total 140,492 434,657
Exports yesterday 1,520 7,129
Exports previously 116,861 376,780
Total ....118,381 383,903
Stock yesterday ......... 22,111 50,748
Stock previously ........ 17,809 59,642
Yester- I Day Be- Last
day. I fore. Year.
Tone ~| Firm. Firm, j Firm.
Sales. | 51%j 51%| 55%
Sales 416 | * 340 879 y
Rosin .[ Firm. | Firm. Firm.
W. W.l 5,00 5.00 4.20
W. G. 4.65 4.65 3.90
N 4.40 4.40 3.60
M 4.25 4.25 3.30
K 3.75 3.75 3.00
1 3.00 3.00 2.70
H 2.85 2.82%@2.85 2.60
G 2.75 2.72%@2.75 2.55
F 2.70 2.67%@2.70 2.50
E 2.65 2.62%#>2.65 2.35
D 2.60% 2.60 2.25
C B A 2.57% 2.55 2.15
Sa ies . 1,077 1,770 2,251
IN OTHER MARKETS.
New York, Oct. 27.—Rosin steady.
Turpentine quiet, 54%@5584c.
Charleston, S. C\. Oct. 27.—Tur
pentine and rosin, nothing doing.
Wilmington, X. C., Oct. 27.—Turpen
tine steady at 5184 c; receipts, 57.
Rosin firm at $2.45 bid; receipts, 136.
Tar firm at $1.60; receipts. 31.
Crude turpentine firm at $2.30, $3.80
and $3.80; receipts, S9.
New Orleans, Oct. 27.—Receipts, ros
in, 67 barrels; turpentine, 19 casks.
LUMBER MARKET.
Exports of lumber and cross-ties
from Savannah for the season begin
ning July 1, as posted at Board of
Trade:
Lumber. Steam. Sail.
Yesterday 90,775 393,123
BVeek 454,594 858,362
Month 4.672.628 5,759.7 1 3
Since July 1 24,379,284 26.085,259
Where Shipped—
Foreign 2,191,090 1.320,950
Baltimore 6,382,978 2,997,354
Philadelphia 3.268.803 4.760.179
New York 11,957.792 8,560.971
Boston 524,211 1.167,206
Other ports ....4.,. 253,410 74228,599
COTTON SEED OIL
New York, Oct. 27.—There was a fair
demand for cotton seed oil. but prices
were barely maintained. Prime crude
f. o. b. mills, 20@20%c: prime summer
yellow, 2684#27c; off summer yellow,
nominal; prifhe white, 30®31c; prime
winter yellow, 30# 31c.
Don't Fall to Take In
The great carnival at Jacksonville, Oct.
24 to 29, inclusive. The Atlantic Coast
Line will sell round trip tickets at the
low rate of $5.40 on Oct. 24, 26 and
?8. tickets limited to return until Oct.
30.
The only line offering three trains
daily, leaving Savannah 4:15 a. m..
10:12 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. (city time).
For full Information consult the ticket
agent, ticket office. De Soto Hotel. Both
'phones No. 73.—ad.
HUGHES’
Specialty Well Drilling
COMPANY
wishes to correspond
with parties desiring
any size shallow and
deep wells.
W. E. HUGHES, Pres't.
h. E. Cor. Atlilfy and Montague Hta.,
atAULKnox. s. c.
Bell Phone 5,151.
SECOND BULLETIN
OF COTTON GINNED.
Washington, Oct. 27.—The Census
Bureau to-day issued a second bulletin
of the season, showing the quantity
of cotton ginned as reported by its
agents up to Oct. 18, to be 1,969,675
running bales, as against 1.273,157 run
ning bales reported to the same date
in 1903. The report covers three hun
dred counties of the various cotton pro
ducing states.
The figures include 22,128 round bales
for 1904, as against 46,771 round bales
for 1903. These are counted as half
bales and bring the total baleage for
1904 down to an equivalent of 1.958,611,
and for 1903, to 1.249,771. The produc
tion of the counties represented is com
pared with the production of the same
counties in 1903, and include twelve in
Alabama, six in Arkansas, eleven in
Florida, ninety-eight in Georgia, ten
in Louisiana, twenty-two in Mississip
pi, six in Missouri, fifty-two in North
Carolina, twenty-five in South Caro
lina, twenty in Tennessee, thirty in
Texas and eight in Virginia. The
counties covered in to-day’s report in
clude those embraced in the first cot
ton ginning report, issued last Tues
day. The total ginnage for the entire
season of 1903. was 3,839,627 bales, col
lected from 812 counties.
ROUNDABOUT
IN GEORGIA
PATTON HAS ESCAPED.
James Patton, who shot George Pitts
at the depot at Toccoa, has appar
ently made good his escape. He was
last seen immediately after the shoot
ing running at top speed away from
the depot. He is said to have gone in
the direction to the Carolina line. Pitts
has suffered no serious inconvenience
as a result of the two slight flesh
wounds inflicted by Patton’s shots.
TRUSTEES TO TAKE A TRIP.
The University of Georgia trustees
will next month take a trip to the
University of Wisconsin, and while
there will study the various depart
ments in that university and the meth
ods employed in the conducting of the
institution. The University of Wiscon
sin. at the suggestion of George Foster
Peabody, has issued an invitation
SAVANNAH’S CURRENT MARKETS
Note—These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord w'ith the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices
wholesalers ask.
POULTRY—Market, good demand;
springers, 40@50c per pair; three-quar
ters grown, 60@75c; hens, 90c@$1.00.
Eggs—Country 22c; strictly can
died, 23c.
BUTTER—The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgin, 60 tubs.
24@25c; choice Elgins, 22@23c;- New
York state, 20Vic; renovated butter,
10-pound tubs, 21@21%c.
CHEESE—Market, firm; fancy full
cream cheese, 22<8 1 25-pound, 12@12%c;
20 to 35-pound, H%@l2%e.
WHITE PEA BEANS—S2.4O bushel.
POTATOES—S2.2S.
'ONIONS—In sacks, $2.50.
SPANISH ONIONS—Per crate. $1.50.
CABBAGES—SI.SO crate.
TURNIPS—Per sack. $1.50.
Breadstuff*, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR—Patent, $6.50; straight,
$6.25; fancy, $6.00; family, $5.60; spring,
wheat, best patent, $7.50.
MEAL—Pearl, per barrel, $3.50; per
sack, $1.45; water ground, $1.45; Pearl
grits, per sack, $1.45; Pearl grits, per
barrel, $3.50; city meal. $1.45.
Grniii Markets.
QUANTITIES— Jobs. Cars.
No. 2 white corn 76 74
Mixed corn 75 73
OATS—
No. 2 mixed 49 47
No. '2 white clipped 53 51
BRAN—
Pure wheat bran $1.40 $1.35
Mixed bran 1-30 1.20
Cracked corn 1,55 1.50
HAY—
No. 1 timothy 90 75
No. 2 timothy 80 85
Sugar.
Cut loaf 6-47
Cubes 5.72
XXXX powdered 5.62
Powdered * 58-
Fine granulated 5.47
Confectioners' A 5.32
White Extra C 5.12
RlCE—Market dull, fancy head, 4%c;
prime, 4@484c.
Good 3%@3%
Fair 3 @384
Common •••••• 2 @ 2 H
Fruits and Nats.
APPLES—S3.OO to $3.50 barrel.
BANANAS—SI.7S@2.OO.
GRAPES —Malaga, $4.50@5.50; Ja
maica orange, $3.25.
FLORIDA ORANGES—S2.7S@3.OO.
PRUNES —20s to 30s, sl3; 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.
584 c; 90s to 100s, 484 c.
PEANU’Np—Ample stock, fair de
mand; market firm; fancy hand-picked
Virginlast 7c; N. C. peanuts, 684 c; ex.
Virginias, 6c.
NUTS—Almonds. Terragona, 14%c;
Ivlcas 12%c; walnuts. French, 1284 c;
Naples, 14%c; pecans, 10c; Brazils,
9%c; filberts, 11c; assorted nuts, 50-
pound and 25-pound boxes, 12c,
Drlrd and Evnporated Fralta.
APPLES Evaporated, 7%c; sun
dried, 5%c.
APRICOTS— Evaporated, fancy, 13c;
choice. 1084 c. ■
RAISINS—L. L„ 3-crown, $1.86: 4-
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, 1484 c; fancy
Corslctsn. in 10-pound boxes, 1484 c.
CURRANTS—BarreIs. 7c.
Coffee.
Java 24 o
Mocha *3840
Feaberry 73 c
Fancy No. 1 c
MILLS B. LANE, GEO. C. FREEMAN. GORDON L. GROOVER,
President. Cashier. Asst. Cushler.
The Citizens Bank of Savannah,
COM P Alt ATI VE STATF.M ENT.
RESOURCES.
Sept. 29, 1894 Sept. 29, 1904.
Loans and discounts 11.027.105 22 $2,444,953 47
Stocks and bonds 5,850 00 179,500 00
Real estate and bank buildings, 35,817 33 170,000 00
Due by banks 131,457 68 773,785 88
Cash 109,652 95 882,948 43
$1,310,883 16 $3,951,187 7*B
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock $ 600,000 00 $ 609,000 00
Surplus and undivided profits 42 009 29 325,864 $4
Deposits 613,373 87 3,125,338 14
Rediscounts 156,500 00
tTT110.583 16 $8,961,117 71
HIDES. WAX. WOOL. FURS.
ALLIGATOR SKINS.
Highest market prices paid.
. EHRLICH & BRO. m 1,1 g.
THE CtiASMAR KINO SUPPLY CO.,
126-130 Bay Street. West
JOBBERS.
BATH ROOM FIXTURES. SANITA RY PLUMBING GOODS, WROUGHT
IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All supplies for STEAM. WATER and GAJ3.
Sole Agents for the celebrated HIIXL EY VALVES.
HIDES
Dry Flint Hides 16 c
Dry Salted Hides 14 c
Green Salted Hides..
D. KIRKLAND,
415 TO 421 ST. JULIAN STREET’, WEST.
to the trustees of the University of
Georgia urging them to make a visit
to that institution, and the trustees
of the University of Georgia will ac
cept the invitation. The exact date of
the trip has not yet been determined,
but it will probably be Nov. 16.
BOY'S AS MOONSHINERS.
A Columbia dispatch says: Roy
Martin, a young man nearly grown;
Earnest Martin, his brother, a boy
about 16 years of age*, and Hyram
Fuller, only 15 or 16 years of age, were
arraigned before . United States Com
missioner Brown in this city this after
noon on a charge of illicit distilling.
They were found this morning at day
break at a still four miles west of
Columbus, on the Dave Ward place, in
Russell county. They willingly came
to Columbus, and when they reached
the Georgia side were placed under
arrest. The three boys were bound
over in the sum of S2OO each to the
middle division of the United States
court at Montgomery, Ala. They made
the bond. The defendants made no
statements.
TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: An ob
struction was placed on the Central
of Georgia Railway track four miles
southeast of the city, on the Macon
line, last night, presumably for the
purpose of wrecking either the passen
ger train that leaves here at 9:30
o’clock at night for Macon, or else the
special train from the State Fair at
Macon, arriving a few minutes before
that time. While complete reports of
the matter have not been received, it
Fancy No. 1 12%c
Choice No. 2 12 c
Prime No. 2 11 c
Fair No. 5 10%c
Ordinary No. 6 984 c
Common No. 7 9 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,
15%c; dry salted, 1384@14c; green
salted, B%c.
WOOL—Firm; prime Georgia, free
of sand burrs and black wool, at
24c; black. 22c; burry, 12#>160;
wax. 27c; tallow, 4c; deer skin, 22c;
goat skins, 25e each.
Hardware and Building Snppliee.
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
Cement—Alabama and Georgia lime in
lair demand and sell at 80@85c a bar
rel; special Calcined plaster, $1.50@1.60
per barrel; hair, 4@sc; cement, sl.lo®
I. carload lots, special. Portland ce
ment, retail, $2.00@2.20; carload lots,
special.
LUMBER Railroad ties, 27@29c;
hewn ties (7x9x8%), 38@40c; hewn
ties (6xß), 26x28c; switch ties, $10.50®
11. easy yard stock. $11.00@12.00;
car sills, $13.00@15.00; ship stock, SIB.OO.
Oils.
Perfection Signal Oil 42 c
Pratt’s Astral 16 c
Aladdin Security 15 c
Water WTiite 15 c
Standard White 1484 c
D. S. Gasoline 16 c
D. S. Gasoline in drums 14%c
86 degree gasoline in drums 1984 c
Linseed oil, raw, 1 barrel lots ....45 c
Boiled linseed, 1 barrel lots 47 c
Five barrel lots special.
SHOT—Drop, $1.65; B. B. and large,
$1.90; chilled. $1.90.
IRON—Market firm; refined, $1.90;
Swere, 4c.
NAILS—Cut, $2.20 base; wire, $2.05
base.
BARBED WIRE 52.85 per 100
pounds.
GUNPOWDER Per keg, Austin
crack short, $4.50 keg; half keg. $2.50.
quarter keg, $1.40; champion ducking,
quarter keg, $2.25; Austin smokeless,
half kegs, $8.45; quarter, $4.30; three
pounds, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 20
per cent, on smokeless.
Cotton Bagging and Ties,
BAGGING —Market firm; 1% pound,
784@%c; sea Island ba#glng, 984@9%c.
TlES—Standard 45-inch arrow. 94c
#sl.oo.
COTTON PICKING SHEETS—22®
25c each.
TWINE —Per pound, or hank, 14®
15e.
HAMS—Sugar cured, 1284@14o; pic
nics. 9@ 984 c.
D. S. butts t ...,684
D. S. plates 784
Western heavy bellies 8%
Eastern light bellies 984
Eastern medium bellies 9%
Eastern heavy bellies 9
D. S. C. It. sides 8%
Smoked C. R. sides 9%
LARD—Pure, in tierces, B%c; 50-
pound tins and 80-pound tubs, B%c:
compound, in tierces, 684 c; 50-pound
tins and 80-pound tubs, 6%@684c.
Miscellaneous.
FlSH—Mackerel, halfbarrels, No.
1, $10; No 2, $8.50; No. 3, $8; kits. No.
1. $1.40; No. 2, $1.30; No. 3, $1.10; cod
fish, 1-pound bricks, 6c; 2-pond bricks,
5%c; smoked herrings, per box, 19@20c:
Dutch herrings, in kegs, $1.10; new
mullets, half barrels, $4.
SYRUP —Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 22@23c; sell
ing at 25@2784c; sugar house, at 1684®
18c.
WAX 27c.
HIGH WlNES—Basis, $1.28.
HONEY—DuII; strained, in barrels,
45c gallon.
HIDES
Beeswax .-.27c
Honey 45c
Goat Skins 15c to 30c
seems that the obstruction was either
perceived in time or else was brushed
from the track by the 'heavy engine
of the train from Macon; at any rate,
there was no wreck. Last night tw'o
Central Railway officials w'ent to the
scene, accompanied by Detective
Moore, who carried the city’s blood
hounds for the purpose of tracking, if
possible, the miscreants who made the
attempt to wreck the train. One of
the officials returned to the city short
ly before midnight, but had no news
to report. This makes the second at
tempt to W'reck a Central of Georgia
passenger train in Muscogee county.
WORK ON NEW ROAD.
Dirt has been broken at Carters
vilie on the new' Atlanta, Knoxville
and Northern extension from Wetmore
to Cartersville. Capt. D. B. Lacey of
Anniston, Ala., who is president of
the Alabama Construction Company
of that city, and a well known and
successful contractor, having just fin
ished a twenty-mile section of the Sea
board Air Line’s new extension from
Rockmart to Atlanta! has secured the
sub-contract for eight miles of the
new road, the contract for the whole
line of eighty-six miles having gone
to Williams, Wadley & Wright of Ma
con.
HARHELL NOT ARRESTED.
The whereabouts of George W. Har
rell, who shot and instantly killed J.
L. Powell, a deputy game warden and
justice of the peace of the Eleventh
district of Dooley county, is still un
known. Powell lived near Listoma,
three or four miles w'est of Seville.
He leaves a wife and three children.
Harrell is about 40 years of age, and
has a wife and several children, one
of whom is grown.
THE COURT-MARTIAL.
Macon News: It is very evident
that all persons and things in Savan
nah are not against Capt. Robert
Hitch, and the verdict of the court
martial is not unanimously approved
in that city. The Morning News, ed
ited by Col. J. H. Estill, one of the
best known men in Georgia, declares
editorially that ‘‘the court-martial will
come in the nature of a surprise to
those who have followed the matter
from the time of the affair at States
boro to the conclusion of the taking of
the testimony by the court.” The
Morning News is one of the most con
servative and reliable newspapers in
the South. It is never sensational,
and it is always a strong advocate of
peace, order and law. If the voice
of the press is the voice of the people,
as has been so often claimed, then the
Morning News echoes the sentiments
of its people in reference to the court
martial and Capt. Hitch. A solid,
representative newspaper, like the
Morning News, seldom utters opinions
contrary to the views of its people.
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Room and Bath, $1 up, daily; American
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LEGAI. .NOTICES.
IN the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern Division of the
Southern District of Georgia, Notice
of application for discharge, in the
matter of Frank P. Millard, county of
Chatham, In bankruptcy. To the cred
itors of the above-named bankrupt:
You are hereby notified that the above
named bankrupt has filed hts applica
tion for discharge from all of the
debts provable In bankruptcy against
said Frank P. Millard. The said ap
plication will be heard by the Hon.
Emory Speer, Judge of the United
States District Court, for said district
and division, at the United States
Court House. In Savannah. Ga., on the
Bt'h day of November. 1904. a* 10
o’clock a. m. All creditors of said
bankrupt are notified to appear at the
time and place stated, and show cause.
If they can. why the prayer contained
In the said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at Savannah, Ga., this 87th
day of October, 1904.
T. E. JOHNSON, Clerk.