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SPOT PRICES DROP
LOCAL MARKET OPENED AT DE
CIDE AND CLOSED STILL LOWER.
TOTAL LOSS WAS 1-8 CENT.
LITTLE DEMAND FOR SUPPLIES
AND SALES WERE SMALL.
Ho Chons;© in Thin Condition Like
ly Till Tone of Market Harden*.
F. O. li. Market Alio Reflected the
Easier Tone of Other Branches of
the Trade—Future* Cloned at
Lone* at All Center* of Trade.
AT THE CLOSE.
FUTURES.
Liverpool. 4 to 5 point* lower.
Hew York, 13 to 10 point* lower.
Hew Orlean*, 11 to 12 point* lower.
SPOTS.
Liverpool, 4 point* lower.
Hew York, lO point* lower.
Hew Orleans, ISc lower,
Savannah, 1-Sc lower.
After opening at a decline of l-16c
and dropping another l-16c, the local
spot cotton market closed dull yester
day. with very small sales and very
little demand for supplies. The trade
appeared to "be holding off, waiting for
the bottom, and, until the market stif
fens up again, showing that the de
cline has spent itself for the time be
ing a continuance of the light demand
is expected.
The tone, prices and sales for the day
follow:
| Open- 1 | Clos-
| ing. o’clock.; lng.
| Easy. Easy. Dull.
Good middling..l 9% 9% 9 13-16
Middling 9% 9% 9 9-16
Low middling..! 9% 9% 9 3-16
Sales | 240 100
Total sales yesterday, 340.
Time, 1 p. ill., day before, 701.
The futures markets opened at a de
cline. and prices continued to sag dur
ing the greater part of the day, so that
at the close of New York that market
showed a loss of from 13@16 points,
■while New Orleans at the close was
11@12 points lower. The decline at
Liverpool was from 4@6 points. The
good weather map, large into-sight for
the week, and easier spot situation
were the causes generally assigned for
the lower prices.
The local f. o. b. market opened
Steady at 9 13-16 c, basis good middling,
and closed at 9%c. Some business was
reported, but no large volume.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday.
p 4;00 j Year
jGrades. | P. M. | Ago.
Good middling 9 13-16ilt
Middling 9 9-1610%
Low middling 9 3-16; 10V4.
Tone | Dull, | Firm'.
Salts yesterday, 340.
Exports—
Foreign
Foreign for season 526,853
Last year 359,598
Coastwise 1,565
Coastwise for season 196,692
Last year 137,321
Receipts yesterday 8,968
Last year 8.6 3
Year before last 9,678
Receipts since Sept. 1 852,236
Receipts same time last year .. 6:0,743
Stock yesterday 141,464
Stock last year 131,014
Receipts and Stocks at all Ports —
Receipts yesterday 54,760
Same day last year 51,174
Same day year before last 42.619
So far this week 317,380
Last year 581,247
Year before last 272,720
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1904
Last year 3,194,170
Stock at all ports yesterday .. 947,436
Stock same day last year .... 875,921
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement—
Savannah —Easy; middling, 9%c; net
receipts, 8,862; gross, 8,868; sales, 701;
stock, 111,484. Exports—Great Britain,
27; coastwise, 1,565.
Galveston—Easy; middling, 9 11-16 c;
net receipts. 17,310; gross, 17,310; sales
600; stock, 194,868. Exports—Coastwise,
6,828.
New Orleans—Quiet; middling. 9%c;
net receipts, 20.358; gross, 20,358; sales,
4,650; stock, 349,654. Exports—Conti
nent, 21,708.
Mobile—Easy; middling, 9%c; net re
receipts, 1.813; gross, 1.813; sales, 1,300;
stock. 51,745.
Charleston—Quiet; middling, 9 7-16 c;
net receipts, 1,109; gross, 1,109; stock,
87.778.
Wilmington—Firm; middling, 9t4c;
net receipts, 2,972; gross, 2,972; stock.
21,762.
Norfolk—Net receipts, 2,575; gross, 2,-
675: stock, 47,890.
Baltimore—Nominal: middling, 10.12 c;
gross receipts, 250; stock, 2,735.
New York—Dull; middling. 10.05 c;
net receipts. 439; gross, 4.644; stock, 84,-
338. Exports—Great Britain, 932; con
tinent, 158.
Boston—Dull; middling, 10.15 c; net re
ceipts, 247; gross. 3.456.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 10.30 c;
net receipts. 97; gross. 2.253; slock, ,-
132. Exports—Great Britain, 309.
Brunswick—Stock. 9,050.
Wilmington—Deduct 280 bales from
coastwise this week; 600 added to con
solidated. and since Sept. 1.
Total To-day. at all Ports—Net re
ceipts. 55.780; Great Britain. 1,268; con
tinent. 21,866; stock, 947.436.
Consolidated, at all Ports—Net re
ceipts, 318.452; Great Britain, 121,472;
France, 36,044; continent. 110.733.
Total Since Sept. 1, at all Ports—
Net receipts. 3,785.980; Great Britain, 1.-
279,265; Frame, 301,871; continent. 933,-
103; Japan. 20,141: Mexico, 8.401.
Interior Movement—
Houston—Quirt; middling, 9 9-16 e; net
receipts, 14.023; gross, 14.023; shipments.
14,365; sales. 3,914; stock. 91,344.
Augusta—Steady; middling, 9 11-16c
net receipts, 2,919; gross, 3,020; ship
ments, 1.112; sales, 450: stock, 76,911
Memphis—Quiet; middling, 9 3-16 c
net receipts, 5.340; gross, 6,192; ship
ments, 5,076; sales, 2,800; stock. 111,371,
St. Louis—Quiet; middling, 9\c; net
receipts, 1,110: gross, 4,029; shipments.
3.328; sales. 143: stock. 19,049
Cincinnati—Net receipts, 450; gross
450; shipments. 224; stock. 2,109.
Louisville—Firm; middling, 934 c.
Total To-day—Net receipts, 23.842,
gross, 272.714; shipments, 24,106: sale*
7,807; stock, 300.784,
SKA ISLAND COTTON.
Priest follow;
Fancy Florida* |J
Extra choice Floridan 19t4®20
Fancy Ueoiglas I Staff 20
Extra cholic Georgias l*V/ti:iU
Choice Georgias 17H<Sl*
Extra tins Oa.’s and Fla. Nominal.
Leimmm Ua. a and Fla.’* Nominal. 1
111 1 1 1
COTTON. STOCKS. BONDS, GRAIN
PROVISIONS AND COFFEE.
Direct Private Wire* to AU Market*.
MEMBERS
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Broker* Am a.
New York Cotton Exchange.
New York Coffee* Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Associate Member* Liverpool Cotton
Association.
Savannah Cotton Exchange.
/. M. McCORD, Manager,
104 Bay, East, Savannah. Ga.
NEW YORK FUTURES
CLOSED AT BOTTOM.
New York. Nov. 17.—The cotton
market opened easy at a decline of
4@5 points In response to lower cables
than expected, and reports of freer
offerings of soot cotton from the
South. The private wires were work
ing better to-day and brought selling
orders. Liverpool seemed to be sell
ing here and spot houses sold quite
freely, said to represent hedges against
purchases of spots. After increasing
the decline to a matter of B@lo points
on the active months, local short cov
ering checked the downward tendency,
and there was a slight recovery, but a
reaction of only 3@4 points from the
bottom attracted fresh selling orders
from Southern sources, and during
the afternoon the list ruled weak.
A large wire house had a big selling
order in January and March. It was
reported that straddles between the
local market and New Orleans were
being reversed, and as prices worked
downward, stop loss orders were un
covered.
Recent liberal sellers started to buy
around 9.73 c for January, and in the
late trading there was an active de
mand. This helped to retard the de
cline. but did not absolutely check it.
and the market was finally steady in
tone, but at the lowest or a net de
cline of 13@16 points.
Sales were estimated at 275.000 bales.
Talk of an easier spot situation seem
ed the main factor In the decline.
SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.
New York, Nov. 17.—Spot cotton
closed dull, 10 points decline; middling
uplands, 10.05 c; middling gulf, 10.30 c.
Sales, none.
Cotton futures at New York, Nov. 17:
Options. | Clpen.f High.j Low. Close.
November - ! 9J55 9.64 9.63' " 9.54"
December . 9.73 9.73 9.61 9.61
January .. 9.81 9.82 9.71 9.71
February .. 9.86 9.85 9.85 9.77
March 9.93 9.93 9.82 9.82
April 9.86
May 10.06 1 0.06 9.95 9.95
June 10.05 b 10.05 10.00 9.95
July 10.10 10.10 10.02 10.01
August, ofd 9.89
Futures opened easy; closed steady.
SHORT SELLING HEAVY
BUT WELL ABSORBED.
New Orleans, Noy. 17.—Cotton fu
tures steady: November, 9.46@9.48c;
December, 9.51 ©9.52c; January, 9.60®
9.61 c; February. 9.65@9.67c; March,
9.77®9.75c; April, 9.83@9.84c; May,
9.90@9.91c.
Spot cotton quiet and easier; sales,
4,650 bales, including 2,000 to arrive,
and 200, f. o. h. Quotations, %e lower.
Futures opened quiet at a decline of
4 to 7 points. New York and Liver
pool Were both easier and a good
weather map, and predicted heavy into
sight were the features which held
prices down. Short selling was heavy,
but offerings were well absorbed. So
evenly divided were buying and sell
ing orders that the prices of the active
months did not fluctuate more- than 4
points. December opened 6 points low
er, at 9.57 c. gained 2 points to 9.59 c,
and finally declined to 9.51 c. The
market closed dull, the list showing
net losses of 11 to 12 points.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool, Nov. 17.—Cotton Spot,
moderate business done; prices 4
points lower; American middling fair,
5.72d; good middling, 5.50d; middling,
5.40d; low middling, 5.28d; good ordi
nary, 5.14d; ordinary. 4.98d. The sales
of the day were 7,000 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export,
and included 6,200 American. Receipts,
19.000 bales, Including 18,800 American.
Futures opened easier and closed
steady. American middling, G. O. C.,
Nov., o.Sld; Nov.-Dec., 5.28d; Dec.-Jan.,
5.28d; Jan.-Feb., 5.30d; Feb.-March,
5.32d; Marrh-April, 5.33d; April-May,
5.36d; May-June, 5.36d; June-July,
5.37d; July-Aug., 5.37d.
J. S. HACIIE A CO.’S
Dally Cotton Letter to Hayward,
Vlek & Cos.
New York. Nov. 17.—Freer offerings
of spot cotton from the South was
advanced as the cause for the decline
this morning. It was evident, how
ever, that the offerings could hardly
have been at any concession, and It
is possible that some sort of accumu
lation had occurred during the period
of wire trouble. There are two meth
ods of reaching Liverpool from New
Orleans by cable aside from via New
York. One is via Brazil and France
and via Key West and Halifax, but
the business, as a rule, goes via New
York, and during the period of wire
trouble general business between the
South and Liverpool was Interrupted
to a considerable extent, as the two
round-about routes could not carry ex
tra business. There was evidently
hedge selling In Liverpool, as a result
of these offerings, and there was also
hedge selling In New York, but while
these offerings encouraged the bear
contingent to sell more freely, the
markets absorbed the offerings very
well, and as soon its the spot houses
stopped offering, prices showed a re
actionary tendency as a result of cov
ering and advices from the South as
to a steady spot situation. The mar
ket opened 4 to 5 points lower, and
Increased the loss to a matter of 8 to
10 points, 'then rallied 2 to 3 points
from lowest, then worked hack to a
net. loss of about 9 to 11 points.
New Orleans sold here, but other
Southern points appeared to be buy
ing, and It seems that as spot holders
sell they buy futures, thus offsetitlng
the hedge selling of speculative houses.
WARE A LBLAND.
Any Market I* Stroilj and Cotton
Worth the Money.
New York. Nov. 17. —'Thor* was
more bear pressure to-day than yes
terday. Thait Is, those who started the
j break In the market by selling large
quantities of paper cotton doubled up
this morning. At 9.89 c, one broker
sold anywhere from 10,000 to 25,000
hales. There was talk about the sell
ing as It was for a socalled spot
house. Hut this was In all prohabfi-
DEMERE U HAMMOND. Brokers,
Phones 1505. Office No, 24 Bryan street, East.
COTTON, STOCKS. BONDS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
PDeos I’riiaio Wire* to leading Exchange*.
LOCAL fcJuCLIU ULM A ki’kUALIX
SAVAXNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 18. 1904.
ity a speculative transaction and the
largest of its kind in several days. Now
the issue will depend upon the right
ness or the wrongness of the position.
If the bear pressure now being ex
erted Is contrary to conditions, we
will all know about it soon enough,
dimply because a pile of short cot
ton has been put out. we are not
threatened with a bear market. Should
the South show the same strength in
evidence recently this cotton will have
to be taken back and the buying will
have a decided effect on prices. There
are no evidences that we are in for
a break. The market is very steady.
From all ithat can be gathered cotton
is worth the money. We may find
the demand greater than the supply
at any time and we would buy on
breaks.
generaiTmarkets.
New York, Nov. 17. —Flour: Mar
ket steady with moderate inquiry. Rye
flour firm. Buckwheat flour quiet.
Com meal steady.
Rye nominal.
Barley steady.
Wheat—Spot easy; No. 2 red, $1.20%.
Severe pressure was brought to bear
on wheat to-day and prices collapsed,
forcing heavy liquidation by Wednes
day’s buyers. Last prices showed 1®
l%c, net decline; May, $1.13%: June,
$1.02%; July, $1.17%.
Corn—Spot steady; No. 2. 57c, f. o.
b., afloat. Option market opened
steady, but soon turned weak on the
wheat break, closing %@%c, net lower;
May, 51%c; December, 58%c.
Oats—Spot firm; mixed oats, 26 to 32
pounds, 34%@35%c. Options nominal.
Beef firm.
Cut meats steady.
Lard quiet: Western steamed, $7.50;
November closed. $7.50, nominal. Re
fined barely steady.
Pork steady.
Tallow firm.
Rice quiet.
Sugar—Raw, strong; fair refining,
4%c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4%c; molas
ses sugar. 3%c. Refined strong.
Coffee—Spot Rio quiet: No. 7, in
voice, 8 7-16 c; mild steady. The mar
ket for coffee futures opened steady at
unchanged prices to an advance of 5
points. The final tone was steady at
a net decline of s@lo points; sales, 65,-
250 bags.
Cotton seed oil was fairly active, but
offerings were liberal and the market
barely steady. Prime crude f. o. b. t
mills, 20c; prime summer yellow, 27®
27%e; off summer yellow, nominal;
prime white, 31@32c; prime winter yel
low. 31@32c.
Butter quiet and unchanged.
Cheese firm and unchanged.
Eggs steady; state, Pennsylvania and
nearby selected white fancy, 36@38c;
Southerns, 20@28c.
Potatoes firm; Long Island, $1.75®
2.00: state and Western. $1.40@1.60;
Jersey sweets, $1.50@3.00.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked,
5@5%c: other domestic, 3@sc.
Cabbages firm; per barrel, 50@75c.
Freights to Liverpool quiet.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 10®
15c.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago, Nov. 17.—General liquida
tion resulting from a waning cash de
mand caused weakness In wheat here
to-day. At the close December wheat
was down l%c. May was off l%e.
Corn shows a loss of %c. Oats and
provisions are about unchanged.
The leading luiuie* rangcu as fol
low*
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
Wheat. No. 2
Dec. . 1 12% 1 12% 1 10% 1 10%
May . 1 12% 1 12% 111 ill
July .. 99 99 97% 97%
Corn No. 2.
Dec. . ..51% 51% 50% 50%
May . ..46% 46% 45% 46
July . ..46% 46% , 45% 45%
Oats. No. 2
Nov 29%
Dec. . ..29 29% 28% 28%
May . ..31% 31% 31% 31%
July . ..31% 31% 31% 31%
Mess Pork, per barrel—
Jan. sl2 77% sl2 77% sl2 62% sl2 65
May 12 77% 12 82% 12 70 12 70
Lard, per 100 pounds—
Jan. 710 71 0 705 TOS
May 725 725 720 726
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds—
Jan. 6 67% 6 57% 6 52% 6 52%
May 670 670 665 665
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easier; No. 2 spring wheq.t,
$1.1001.13; No. 3, $1.08®1.11; No. 2
red, $1.14%@1.16; No. 2 corn, 54c; No.
2 yellow, 58c; No. 2 oats, 31%@32%c;
No. 2 white, 32c; No. 3 white, 31@32c;
No. 2 rye, 79%c; good feeding barley,
38@38%c; fair to choice malting, 42@
52c; No. 1 flax seed, $1.11; No. 1
Northwestern, $1.18; prime timothy
seed, $2.70: mess pork, per barrel,
$11.10@11.15; lard, per 100 pounds,
$6.97@7.00: short ribs sides, (loose),
$6.87@7 12; short clear sides, (boxed),
$6.87%@7.00; whisky, basis of high
wines, $1.24; clover, contract grade,
$12.25.
Receipts.—Wheat, 84,000 bushels;
corn, 207,400 bushels; oats, 91,700 bush
els.
DHT GOODS.
New York, Nov. 17.—A better tone
Is evident In dry goods although pur
chases generally do not show marked
Improvement. Yet, here and there in
certain lines buyers are more willing
to operate for future requirements and
are paying full asking prices. Car
pet sales continue with spirited com
petition.
CONTRACTS FOR CARS.
A contract was yesterday filed for
record in the Superior Court between
the Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany and the Haskell & Barker Car-
Company of Michigan City. Ind.
By the terms of the contract the
Car company is to build 500 box cars
for the railway, the cars to be of 60 -
000 pounds capacity each and coun
terparts of the sample cars recently
sent to the Southern Railway by the
Indiana firm.
The cars are to delivered to the
tflarks at Michigan City not later than
Jan. 31, 1905. The total cost of the
cars will be $253,500. Ten per cent, of
the contract price 1* to be paid on de
livery of each 100 cars, and the bal
ance In sixty equal monthly payments.
Change In Suillng*.
For the December sailings, the Ocean
Steamship Company will change the
days for the departure of its New
York steamer*. At present the sail
ings are Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. Beginning Dec. 1, the sail
ing* will be on Monday*. Wednesday*
and Saturday*.
IN THE RAiTTrOaFWORLD.
Mr. W. A. Winburn, second vice
president and traffic manager of the
Central of Georgia. Is out of the city.
Mr. W. H. Leahy, division passen
ger agent of the Atlantic Coast Line,
la In St. Louis In attendance on a
meeting of railroad men.
Mr. Erneat Pope, formerly secretary
to Mr. B. W. Wrenn of the Plant Bys
tem. was in the city yesterday for
ROSIN UNCHANGED
ADVANCE WAS PAID OH PALES IH
SOME CASES IH LATE TRADE.
LARGE SALES OF SPIRITS
THOUGH MARKET RETAINS ITS
LEVEL FIRM AT 90 CENTS.
Receipt* of Spirit*, 933 Cak*, and
Shipment*, 200 Cask*—Receipt* ot
Holla 3,425 Barrel*, and Ship
ment*, 3,o4l—Spirit* Quoted in
New York Dull at 53 3-4 Cent* and
Rosin Quiet at $3.00.
The sales of spirits were rather larg
er than usual yesterday, but the mar
ket has made no change from its con
dition that has lasted now about two
weeks. The opening was firm, at 50c,
and the close firm and unchanged. At
the opening the sales were 381 casks,
and at the close 199. In the afternoon
the sales were at the closing price.
The receipts were 933 casks, and the
shipments 200. The New York mar
ket was quoted dull, at 53%c, and
London at 38—6.
The rosin market opened firm and
unchanged from the prices of the pre
vious day, and with sales of 1,819 bar
rels. The close was firm and un
changed, without further sales. In the
late trade sales were made at an ad
vance of 5c up on I and above, and
others were made at quotations. The
receipts were 3,425 barrels, and the
shipments, 3,041 barrels. The New
York market was reported quiet, at
$2.00.
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, i
Stock April 1 6,495 44,550
Receipts yesterday 933 3,425
Receipts previously 145,191 427,317
Total 152,619 475,292
Exports yesterday 200 3,041
Exports previously 122,357 411,014
Total 122,557 414,055
Stock yesterday 30,062 61,237
Stock previously 16,398 63,627
Yester- I Day Be- Last
day. ] fore. Year.
Tone ~| Firm. | Firm. Firm,
Spirits | 50 | 50 56
Sales ,| 580 | 325 981
Rosin .| Firm. I Firm. Dull,
w. w. 5700 570F~ Ob
W. G. 4.75 4.75 3.35
N 4.50 4.50 3.20
M 4.25 4.25 3.00
K .... 3.80 3.80 2.90
I 3.30 3.30 2.70
H 2.80 2.80 2.45
G 2.72% 2.72% 2.45
F 2.67% 2.67% 2.35
E 2.62% 2.62% 2.25
D 2.60 2.60 2.15
C, B, A 2.55 2.55 2.15
Sales . 1,819 L 740 TT7.
IN OTHER MARKETS.
New York. Nov. 17.—Rosin firm.
Turpentine steady.
Charleston, S. C., Nov. 17.—Turpen
tine and rosin, nothing doing.
Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 17.—Tur
pentine, firm, 50c; receipts 32.
Rosin, firm, $2.50; receipts 37.
Crude turpentine, firm, $2.30, $3.80
and $3.80; receipts 50.
New Orleans, Nov. 17.—Receipts, ros
in 233 barrels; turpentine, 47.
LUMbFr MARKET.
Exports of lumoer and cross-ties
from Savannah for the season begin
ning July 1, as posted at Board of
Trade:
Lumber. Steam. Sail.
Yesterday 465,075
Week 1,075,057 802,219
Month 4.595,244 3,623,977
Since July 1 30,061,480 29,790,232
Where Shipped—
Foreign 2,191,090 1,509,734
Baltimore 7,767.591 3.413,262
Philadelphia 8,847,631 5,214.118
New York 16,458,937 8,560,971
Boston 542,521 1,167,206
Other ports 253,410 9,843,945
the meeting of stockholders of the
Southern Express Company. He is
secretary to Mr. M. F. Plant of New
York, who was attending the meet
ing.
Mr. W. H. Rodgers of New Orleans,
traveling freight and passenger agent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul, was in the city yesterday on his
annual visit to this territory.
General Freight Agent W. E. Es
tes and Mr. J. L. Graham, assistant
general freight agent of the Central
of Georgia, are in Atlanta.
The Erie has followed the example
of other roads and reduced Its train
crews by a brakeman. The Increased
use of air and patent couplings render
the economy possible.
The Prussian Railway has a run of
211 miles between Berlin and Breslau
which Is made without a change of
engines, the management claiming this
is the longest run made by a scheduled
train.
IRRIGATIONISTS QUIT
TO SEE BULL FIGHT.
Faand Irrigation Dry Work and
Sought Diversion.
El Paso, Tex.. Nov. 17.—Routine
work marked the session of the ra
tional irrigation congres* to-day. To
morrow the officials will be elected and
the next place of meeting selected.
The Irrigation convention adjourned
at noon to allow the delegates to at
tend a bull fight at Jaurez, Mexico.
Senator Newland* of Nevada and
William E. Smythe of California, dur
ing the afternoon withdrew from the
race for president of the Irrigation con
gress In favor of Gov. Pardee of Cal
ifornia, who probably will be elected
unanimously.
TAFT T4HT* HIM TRIP.
Golaa • Panama to Hear a Mraaair
of Good Will.
Washington, Nov. 17. Secretary
Taft left here to-day on his way u>
Panama, where he goes aa the special
representative of President Roosevelt
to present a message of amity and
good will to President Amador. The
Secretary will sail Monday from Pen
sacola. Flu., on the cruiser Columbia.
He Is aiccompanled by Mrs. Taft, Ma
nor Obaldla, the Panama minister.
Roar Admiral J. U Walker, president
of the Panama Canal Commission;
Judge Charles G. Magoon, law officer
of the Canal Commission; N. W. Crom
w-ell, attorney for the canal company,
and others.
STRIKE~MOBS BUSY
ON CHICAGO’S STREETS.
This Time Fnrnitare Movers' Walk-
Out Caa*e* the Trouble.
Chicago, Nov. 17.—A mob of sympa
thizers with striking furniture movers
attacked several wagons of the John
son Chair Company In the heart of
the business district to-day, and for a
time traffic was blocked by a mass of
struggling rioters. The drivers of the
wagons were menaced toy the
mob. The few policemen on hand were
helpless to make any headway against
the crowd, which only gave way when
reinforcements of police arrived.
Similar trouble occurred when two
w-agons loaded with chairs drove up to
the Sherman street entrance of the
Board of Trade building. A crowd of
over 1,000 persons followed the wagons,
which were under police guard, and
many threats were made toward the
non-union drivers.
Ropes which held dozen of chairs on
the wagons were cut. Foes of the non
union drivers hurled the chairs at the
wagon men.
Two patrolmen received injuries from
chairs. A running fight ensued, the
crowd pursuing the wagon all the way
back to the factory.
DUNCAN CAN’T ESCAPE.
Alabama Supreme Court Denied
Murderer’* Petition.
Mobile, Ala., Nov. 17.—A special from
Montgomery says:
The Supreme Court to-day denied the
petition of Frank Duncan for a writ
of error in his case on the ground that
the petition was not accompanied by
the transcript of record.
Duncan is in Jail at Birmingham un
der sentence to be hanged, Nov. 25.
He was arrested in Florida a month
ago as a fugitive.
THE WEATHER.
Morning News barometer, Nov. 17,
11:30 p. m 30.29
Morning News barometer, Nov. 17,
11:30 p. m
Washington, Nov. 17.—Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
South Carolina and Georgia—Fair
Friday and Saturday; light to fresh
northeast winds.
Western Florida—Fajr Friday and
Saturday; high southeast to south
winds.
Eastern Florida—Fair Friday and
Saturday; light south to southeast
winds.
Yesterday's weather at Savannah:
Maximum temperature 66 degrees
Minimum temperature 42 degrees
Mean temperature 54 degrees
Normal temperature 59 degrees
Deficiency of temperature.. 6 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
N *>v. I 31 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. 1 294 degrees
Rainfall oo inch
Normal 07 inch
Excess since Nov. 1 1.51 Inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1 8.73 inches
River Report—The 'height of the Sa
vannah river at Augusta at 8 a. m.
(75th meridian time) yesterday, was
6.6 feet, a fall of 0.2 foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo
ment of time Nov. 17, 1904, 8 p. m.,
75th meridian time:
Name of Station. | T I W | R.
Boston, clear 26 N !00
New York city, clear .... 32 NE .00
Philadelphia, clear 36 NE .00
Washington city, clear ... 36 NE .00
Norfolk, clear 42 NE .00
Wilmington, clear 46 NE .00
Charlotte, clear 52 SE .00
Raleigh, clear 44 E .00
Asheville, clear 50 SE .00
Charleston, clear 54 E .00
Atlanta, pt cldy 54 E .00
Augusta, clear 54 E .00
Savannah, clear 54 E .00
Jacksonville, clear 60 N .00
Jupiter, pt cldy 70 SE .02
Key West, clear 72 NE .00
Tampa, clear 68 NE .00
Mobile, clear 60 S .00
Montgomery, clear 60 B .00
Vicksburg, clear 66 N .00
New Orleans, clear 64 NE .00
Galveston, clear 62 S .00
Corpus Chrlstl. clear .... 66 E .00
Palestine, clear 68 SE .00
Memphis, clear 64 SW .00
Cincinnati, cloudy 56 SE .00
Pittsburg, clear 50 NE .00
Buffalo, pt cldy 34 E .00
Detroit, pt cldy 46 S .00
Chicago, cloudy 54 SW .00
Marquette, clear 50 SW T
St. Paul, clear 48 SE .00
Davenport, clear 52 W .00
St. Louis, clear 60 SW .00
Kansas City, clear 64 SW .00
Oklahoma, clear 66 SW .00
Dodge City, clear 54 SE .00
North Platte, clear 56 SW .00
H. B. Boyar,
Local Forecaster.
COMMERCIAL BANK
OF SAVANNAH, GA.
State Depository.
J. H. H. ENTELMAN, President. J. FERUIS CAXN. Vice President. BARRON CARTER, Cashier.
DIRECTORS
J. H. H. ENTET-MAN M. B. EHItIJCHER A. J. MERKLE f ,■
J. FERRIS CANN WALTER WOLEDGE A. B. SIMMONS f
SOLOMON SIIKFTALX* W. F. REID p. M . DOUGAN f
A. M. LLFFLER H. 8. LEICTE . __ h. TRAUB. j t
Comparative Statement of Deposits, Showing Increase.
November 10th, 1902 November 10th, 1903 November 10th, 190 4
$44,428.22 $166,604.56 $344,023.63
We solicit your business or savings account.
40/ Interest paid on deposits in
/(0 Savings Department.
HIDES. WAX. FURS. SKINS.
Highest Market Prices Paid.
A. EHRLICH & BR0„ Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers
THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLY~COT
126-130 Bay Street, West.
JOBBERS.
BATH ROOM FIXTURES, SANITARY PLUMBING GOODS, WROUGHT
IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All suppUes for STEAM. WATER and OH
Sob* Agents for the celebrated lIUXL EY VALVES.
Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins.
Write for Prices.
D. KIRKLAND,
415 TO 421 ST. JU LIAN STREET, WEST.
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
Hotel Highlands
Ninety-first St., Near Lexington Aye.,
* NEW YORK. *
A Sigh- Class House at Moderate Rates.
Comfort, Repose, Elegance, Economy.
" Depots, theatres,
shops, 15 minutes by
lL_ Broadway, Lexing
* ton Ave. Line, Mad
ison Ave. Line, Third
Ave. Line and Third
Ave. Elevated Road
Beautiful Roof
Garden and Play
Ground. Special
floors reserved for
Ladles'Parlorsand
Boudoir, Library,
Writing and Smok
ing Rooms. High
est point In City;
„ pure air, perfect
drainage. Near Central Park. On same
street as the mansions of Carnegie, Van
derbilt, Sloane, Burden and Belmont.
Cuisine noted for particular excellence.
400 Rooms; 100 bath rooms; 100 telephones.
All night elevators.
Room and Bath, $1 up, dally; American
Plan,room, bath, board, $2.50 to $5.00, daily ;
Room, Bath and Board, $ll.OO to $26.00, weekly ;
Suites: Parlor, Bedroom and Bath at pro
portionately low rates.
Being conducted by the owner, not by a
lessee, very moderate rates are possible.
Write for City Guide and Map. (Gratia)
DE SOTO HOTEL, Savannah, Ga.
Open all year. Large airy rooms;
7,000 feet piazzas; 100 rooms with pri
vate bath. Telephone service In every
room. Liberal inducements to fami
lies desiring permanent board.
WATSON & POWERS. Proprietors.
CHATTANOOGO CARS
WERE IN COLLISION.
Passenger Died of Injuries anil Mo
tormen May Die.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 17.—A
head-on collision to-day on the Rapid
Transit electric car line, due to a
heavy fog, resulted In one death and
the serious injury of several persons.
J. Woodall, a passenger, who was
internally hurt, died later of his In
juries.
Motorman Burkner, both of whose
legs were cut off, and Motorman Har
ris, who received internal injuries,
will probably die.
350 DEER AN[fELK ARE
TO GO ON GAME PRESERVE.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 17. —About 350
deer ‘and elk at Belle Meade Farm
were sold to-day to a hunting club
in which Harry Payne Whitney of
New York and other wealthy men are
Interested. The animals will be turn
ed loose in the 60.000 acre game pre
serve the New Yorkers own around
Hickory Valley In this state.
WAYCRGSS BOY ~
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
Waycross, Ga., Nov. 17.—Cary Nowel,
18 years old, was to-day acquitted of
the murder of Johnnie Barber, son of
Abadiah Barber. The Jury returned a
verdict within thirty minutes.
Savannah
—TO—
World's Fair,
St. Louis.
Via Cent, of Ga. Ry, W. A A.
R. R., N. C. and St. L.
and I. C. R. R.
THE MOST DIRECT AND
PICTURESQUE ROUTE.
Daily. Dally.
Lv. Savannah.. 7:ooam 9:oopm
liV. Atlanta. .. .B:3opm B:2sam
Lv. Cliat’nooga. I:lsam I:2spm
Lv. Nashville. .7:OOam 8:00pm
Ar. St. Louis. . .s:4opm 7:oßam
Nice wide vestibuled Draw
ing Room Sleeping Cars and
elegant Parlor Cars all the
way.
Free Reclining Chair Cars
Nashville to St. Louis.
Make Sleeping and Parlor
Car reservations in advance.
Battlefield Route,
Lookout Mountain,
Mission Ridge,
Cumberland Mountains.
Double Track Railroad.
Dining Cars, Buffet-Libra
ry Smoking Car.
For Tickets, Sleeping Car
reservations. World’s Fair
Guide Books and any other in
formation in regard to your
trip call on
J. S. HOLMES,
C. T. & P. A., C. of G. Ry., 37
Bull street, or address
FRED D. MILLER,
Traveling Passenger Agent
Illinois Central R. R„ At
lanta. Ga.
N. B.—Ask for tickets via
The ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD.
A PARADOX .
Qnvto the Golden Gate,
| n comfort all the way,
Let any one gainsay;
Burn oil to keep you clean.
Unhealthy smoke
Reminds you no more.
Nor cinders in your eyes
galore,
Exhaust your patience and
pleasant mien.
Remember the
SOUTHERN PACIFIC to all
points
Louisiana, Texas, Mexico and
California. Special rates to
Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona In November and
December.
Information cheerfully given.
J. F. VAN RENSSELAER.
General Agent,
18 Peachtree street. Atlanta. Ga.
Imported Molasses.
661 Puncheons, 24 hogsheads, II
barrels, Muscovado Molasses, rs
celved by bark Letlzla. For sale by
C. M. GILBERT & CO..
IMPORTERS.