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COTTON PRICES DROP
CIXKERS* REPORT CAI’SED BIG
GEST BREAK IN WEEKS.
NEW LOW RECORDS MADE.
LOCAL SPOT MARKET DECLINED
1-8 OF A CENT BY CLOSE.
Good Demand at the Deeline Made
Day'* Sales Large—Volume ot
Business in F. O. B. Market Small
Because of Firmness of Interior
Holders—Crop Admittedly Large
but Local Trade Think the Dc
cline Too Great and Look for Re
action To-day.
AT THE CLOSE.
FETCHES.
Liverpool, 3 to 4 points lower.
New York. 2" to 30 points lower.
New Orleans, 2o to 28 points low
er.
SPOTS.
Liverpool, unchanged.
New York, lO points lower.
New Orleans, 1-Se lower.
Savannah, l-8c lower.
A most decided drop In prices of
cotton, establishing new low levels for
the season In several branches of the
trade, ocourred yesterday as the result
of the first instalment of the ginners'
report, which showed the amount of
cotton ginned up to Nov. 14 from the
production of 105 counties in Georgia,
1,244,741 bales, against 783,395 for the
same period last season. Even before
this break, the market showed an eas
ier tone, opening at a decline in re
sponse to lower Liverpool cables. After
the ginners' report, the decline was
helped by an easier tone in the South
ern spot markets.
In the Savannah spot market the
opening was quiet and easy, at un
changed prices from the close of the
day before. At the midday call the
tone was easy and prices had declined
l-16c, and at the close the tone re
mained the same, though prices had
gone oft another l-16c. At the first de
cline some demand for supplies devel
oped, so that sales for the day were
pretty large, amounting to 1,277 bales.
The tone, prices and sales for the day
follow:
I Open- 1 | Clos-
| ins, o’clock.; Ing.
|* | Easy. Easy.
Good middling..| 9 11-16] 9% 9 9-16
Middling ! 9 7-16 9% 9 5-16
Lpw middling..] 9 1-16| 9 9 15-16
Sales | | 268 | 1,009
•Quiet and easy.
Total sales yesterday, 1,277.
Time, 1 p. m., day before, 388.
In the f. o. h. trade the market open
ed quiet, at 9%c, basis good middling,
and closed quiet, at 9%c, same basis.
Some sales were made, but only small
lots, picked up from time to time, as
the holders generally thought the prices
offered too low, and would not accept
them.
Quite a number of the local traders,
■while admitting that the present crop
is going to he an unusually large one,
■believe that yesterday’s decline was
too decided and look for a reaction to
day.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday.
- ~ 4;00 , Tear
Grades. | P. M. | Ago.
Good middling 9 9-16jllVfe
Middling 9 5-16] lu%
Low middling 8 15-16[10%
_ Tone ■] Easy. | Quiet.
Sales yesterday, 1,277.
Exports—
Foreign . 8,924
Foreign for season 558,795
Last year 285,521
Coastwise 3,747
Coastwise for season 209A33
Last year 137,3.4
Receipts yesterday • 12,140
Last year 9,382
Year before last 14,065
Receipts since Sept. 1 859.137
Receipts same time last year .. 653,763
Stock yesterday 133,754
Stock last year 133,723
Receipts and Stocks at all Ports—
Receipts yesterday 101,211
Same day fast year 103,301
Same day year before last 76,599
Bo far this week 212,416
Last year 229,282
Year before last 171,201
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1904 ....4.060,714
Last year 3,401,151
Stock at all ports yesterday .... 961,311
Stock same day last year 869,480
DAILY COTTOX MARKET.
Port Movement-
Savannah— Easy; middling:, 9%; net
receipts. 12,140; gross, 12,140; sales, 388;
•tock, 133,734. Exports—Continent, 8,-
924; coastwise, 3.747.
Galveston—Easy; middling, 9 7-16;
net receipts, 28,171; gross, 28,171; sales.
334; stock, 226,390. Exports—Continent,
3,793.
New Orleans Quiet; middling,
9 5-16; net receipts. 31,347; gross. 31,-
347; sales, 3,850; stock, 331,237. Exports
—Great Itritatn, 23,000; continent, 775;
Mexico, 700.
Mobile—Easy; middling, 9 3-16; net
receipts, 3,345; gross. 3,345; sales, 1,800:
•tock, 54,259. Exports—Great Britain.
8,190.
Charleston—Quiet: middling, 914; net
receipts, 578; gross, 578; stock. 29,433.
Wilmington—Steady; middling. 9%;
net receipts, 3,838; gross, 3,838; stock
85,421.
Norfolk—Net receipts, 7,874; gross.
7,874; stock, 42,130.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 9,87;
gross receipts, 450; stock. 1.587.
New York—Quiet; middling. 9.90; net
receipts, 80; gross, 8,355; sales, 35
stock. 95.095.
Boston—Quiets middling. 10; net re
ceipts. 473; gross, 1,391.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling. 10.15
ffroim receipts, 489; stock, 5,161. Ex
ports—Orcit Britain, 2,103.
Port Arthur and Sabine Pass—Net
receipts, 10,642; gross. 10,842. Exports
—Great Britain, 10.42.
San Francisco-Net receipts, 2,550;
gross. 1,550. Exports—Japan, 2.550.
Brunswick— Stock. 16,664.
Savannah-Deduct 282 bales from ex
ports continent this week.
Total To-day, at All Porta—Net re
relpta, 101,238; exports, Orest Britain,
44,135; continent, 18,492; Japan, 2 550
Mexico. 700; Block, 961,111.
Consolidated, at Ail Ports—Net re
fff'*' *!*.;S2; exports—Ureal Britain,
. llr’i P'***, 16,461, continent,
k 7l *. Japan, |,55#; Mexico. 700.
■ Tot*! Klin v Sept. I, at All Ports
-4,969,716, exports, tjraat
mu n 1 1
COTTON'. STOCKS, RONDS. GRAIN
PROVISIONS AND COFFEE.
Direct Private Wires to AU Markets.
MEMBERS
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Brokers Ass'H.
New York Cotton Exchange.
New York Coffee Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton
Association.
Savannah Cotton Exchange.
J. M. McCORD, Manager,
104 Bay, East. Savannah. Ba.
Britain, 1,367,277; France, 319.184: conti
nent, 1,032,272; Japan, 23,591; Mexico,
9,101.
Interior Movement —
Houston—Steady; middling, 9 5-16;
net receipts, 20.803; gross. 20,803; ship
ments, 18,455; sales, 2,854; stock, 96,-
454.
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 9 7-16; net
receipts, 2,403: gross, 2,599; shipments,
911; sales, 1,091; stock, 88,903.
Memphis—Quiet; middling, 9 9-16; net
receipts, 4.472: gross, 8,563; shipments,
8,471; sales, 20: stock, 19.892.
St. Louis—Steady; middling, 9%; net
receipts, 1.100; gross, 6.009; shipments,
5,110; gross, 2.800; stock. 19,892.
Cincinnati —Net receipts, 1,134: gross,
1,134; shipments, 539: stock, 2,733.
Louisville—Firm; middling, 9%.
Total To-day—Net receipts, 29,912;
gross, 39,108; shipments, 33,486; sales,
6,765; stock, 336,134.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Prices follow:
Fancy Floridas 21 022
Extra choice Floridas 19%@20
Fancy Georgias 19%020
Extra choice Georgias 18%019%
Choice Georgias 17%018
Extra fine Ga.’s and Fla.’s ..Nominal.
Common Ga.’s and Fta.'s ...Nominal.
BIG GEORGIA YIELD
SENT MARKET OFF.
New York, Nov. 22.—The cotton mar
ket was much more active as a result
chiefly of liquidation following the first
installment of the ginners’ report,
which was published at midday and
was followed bv a sharp break in
prices. The opening was easy at a
decline of 607 points in response to
lower cables than expected, and con
tinued reports of frfee spot offerings
in the South. There was considerable
covering at the decline, and while the
undertone of the market during the
forenoon showed nervousness, prices
underwent little further change until
after the census report was published.
This covered the amount of cotton
ginned up to Nov. 14 from the produc
tion of 105 counties in Georgia, and
showed 1,244,741 bales, against 783,395
for the same time last year.
Offerings following the report be
came very active. The South was a
big seller and liquidation was further
accelerated by reports of further de
clines in the Southern spot markets.
As prices worked down stop loss or
ders on the short side were uncovered,
and it seemed that only the active
covering of the big short interests pre
vented demoralization. As it was the
market Fas exceedingly unsettled and
very heavy. The close was barely
steady, and at the lowest point of the
day or a net decline of 27030 points.
Sales were estimated at 450.000 bales.
SPOT COTTON AT NKW YORK.
New York, Nov. 22.—Spot cotton
closed quiet 10 points decline; mid
dling uplands, 9.90 c; middling gulf,
10.15 c; sales. 35 bales.
Cotton Futures at New York Nov.
22:
Options. |_Open.! High. Low. Close.
November . 9.45 b 9.48 9.4?f 9.27"
December . 9.52 9.54 9.31 9.31
January ... 9.64 9.65 9.41 9.41
February . 9.70 9.70 9.70 9.47
March 9.75 9.76 9.54 9.54
April 9.80 b 9.60
May 9.88 9.90 9.65 9.65
June 9.66
July 9.93 9.93 9.71 9.70
August 9.70
Futures opened easy; closed barely
steady.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
AT LOWER QUOTATIONS.
New Orleans, Nov. 22. —Cotton fu
tures steady: November, 9.1909.21 c;
December. 9.2109.23 c; January, 9.310
9.32ei; February, 9.40 09.42 c; March,
9.4809.49 c; April. 9.55@9.57c; May, 9.61
09.62 c.
Spot cotton had a good inquiry, but
at the lower rates. Sales 3.850 bales,
including 550 to arrive. Quotations %c
lower.
Futures opened 8 to 9 points lower
than yesterday's closing level and soon
thereafter lost 5 points more, influ
enced by easier Liverpool and New
York, continued heavy receipts and
large crop estimates. The market was
fairly active throughout the session.
December opened 9 points down, at
9.38 c, sold up to 9.42 c and finally de
clined to 9.22 c. The market closed
weak, with net losses of 25 to 28
points.
Note; Meeting of Sully's creditors
postponed.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool. Nov. 22.—Spot cotton
moderate business done; prices un
changed; American middling, 5.28d.
Sales of the day were 7,000 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and ex
port and included 6.800 American. Re
ceipts 14,300, all American. Futures
opened quiet and closed steady;
American middling, good ordinary
clause, November, 5.20d; November-
December, 5.17d; December-January,
5.17d; January-February. 5.20d; Febru
ary-March. 5.22d; March-April, 5.23d;
Aprtl-May, 5.25d: May-June. 5.27d;
June-July. 5.28d; July-August, 5.25d.
DF.HP.KF: A HAMMOND'S
Daily Cotton Letter from New
York.
New York, Nov. 22.—The feature of
the day, and for that matter, the most
pronounced development within a
month, has been the first Instalment
of the ginners' report, published at
noon to-day. Although only 105 coun
ties were presented, all from the state
of Georgia, the Increase over last year
was so much greater than any expect
ed, that something like a stampede
took place among the bulls, and It was
fortunate for the market that the long
interest was not considerable, other
wise the selling disposition which Im
mediately developed, might have car
ried prices very much lower. As It
was, however, a decline of nearly *0
points was established. At the lower
level ther" was a good deal of buying
by Europe and K'ml hern mill*. The
DEMERE L HAMMOND. Brohers,
Phones 1505 Office No, 34 Bryan street, East.
COTTON, STOCKS, L'CNDS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
IMJWM Frl.at• Wires to I .ending Exchange*.
local swcumai a sr ait alt*.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY.NOVEMBER 23. 1904.
figures given to-day show that in 105
counties in Georgia there were ginned
up to Nov. 14 1,244.741 bales, against
783,395 last year, all in 300-pound bales.
The percentage was 5 per cent. As
only 40* per cent- Increase over last
year would give 9,500,000 ginned to the
same date this year, the decidedly
greater proportion shown by to-day's
figures was looked upon as indicating
a very large crop. It is true that only
returns so far available are from Geor
gia, where the crop is credited to be
exceptionally fine, so that the number
of hales already ginned represent not
only an Increased proportion naturally
resulting from a splendid gathering
season, but also the excess production
as compared with last year. Still, no
matter how the great increase can be
explained away, it stands plainly as a
bearish factor, and until modified by
less favorable returns from other states
will be considered as Indicating a yield
fully up to the largest expectations.
Liverpool basis, which under ordinary
circumstances, would be excessive,
making our market thus the cheapest
in the world. To-day's break has car
ried our prices away below those of
Liverpool, and a decline of 10 points
or more from that quarter to-morrow,
Even after such a decline, our market
would be 30 points under Liverpool.
J. S. BACHE A CO.’S
Daily Cotton Letter to Hayward,
Vick & Cos.
New York, Nov. 22.—The census re
port had a depressing effect on prices
which, however, was offset to no small
extent by the active covering of shorts
following a dip of about 5 points in
prices as compared with the low level
previous to the publication of the re
port. The report covered .105 counties
in Georgia and showed that these
counties had ginned 1,244,741 bales,
counting round as half bales, against
783,395 last year. The bears pointed
out that there were stltl about twen
ty-six counties to be heard from in
this state, and that some of the larger
crop estimates have Included an al
lowance for Georgia only 400,000 bales
greater than the amount already gin
ned. To our mind the figures are not
conclusive. We believe that the crop
of Georgia has been nearly all ginned
and that the figures given for this
month will come within a very small
percentage of the total crop. Another
crop statement that may have had
some influence was that of the Jour
nal of Commerce. This paper pub
lished an average estimate compiled
from the individual estimates of some
80rt cotton handlers in the South. The
smallest estimate was 10,189.000; the
largest 12,500,000 bales, the average 11,-
250,000 bales. Cables were disappoint
ing, the weather favorable and fur
ther reports were received concerning
an easier spot situation. New Orleans
and Liverpool sold In the local mar
ket. There was also some liquidation,
but lowe*' Wall street was an active
buyer, and there was covering from
other sources.
WARE A LELAND
Say Too Much Cotton Was for Sale
anil the Market Had no Support.
New York, Nov. 22. —After the reac
tion of yesterday the cotton market
this morning proved disappointing. It
started with Liverpool where the price
declined In spite of the improvement
here. This, with receipts at ports of
100,000 bales, started general selling,
and cotton to come out from all
directions. There was too much cot
ton for sale, and beyond the short cov
ering, the market had no support. It
was a question whether the short cov
ering did not In a certain sense weak
en the market. When the first instal
ment of the last ginners’ report was
received, the market began to break,
and January sold at about 9%c. Prices
reached this morning were at the low
point of the month, and the lowest in
some months. During the summer there
were several times when December and
October ran below 9%c, but this has
not happened since last August. When
December broke to 9.50 c this morning
stop loss orders were reached, and the
break to 9.11 c took place in short or
der. The decline was attended with
heavy buying by shorts. There is a
general desire to wstit for the govern
ment report on the crop, Dec. 3. It
will no doubt set the pace for the sea
son, and as traders are waiting for
the figures, the movement is heavy.
DRY GOODS.
New York, Nov. 22.—1n dry goods
buyers show continued anxiety for de
liveries which in many cases they are
unable to secure. Continued export
busines is reported and the outlook
is for additional orders from this sec
tion. Converters are among the most
active of the home trade and many
are in urgent need of‘goods. Jobbers
are slightly more active locally.
COTTON.
New York, Nov. 22.—The first Instal
ment of the ginneries’ returns pub
lished to-day reports that there were
ginned In 105 counties In the state of
Georgia up to Nov. 14, 1,246,997 running
bales, as against 792,666 last year,
counting round bales as half bales; 105
counties In the state of Georgia have
ginned up to Nov. 14, 1,244,741 bales, as
against 783,395 last year. However this
report may be viewed, It cannot but
be regarded as Intensely bearish. The
Increase over last year is 58.9 per cent.
Apply this average to the entire belt,
It would Indicate that there will have
been ginned up to Nov. 14 10,829.295
bales, as against 6,815.164 last year.
Last year 72.7 per cent, of the crop
had been ginned by Nov. 14. If the
same proportion has been ginned this
ye<ar, the Indicated crop upon the ba
sts of to-day’s census returns applied
to the whole belt is 14.895,000 bales.
If 80 per cent, of the crop has this
year been ginned up to Nov. 14 the in
dicated crop is approximately 13,500,000
bales. To-day's returns are, however,
exclusively from the state of Georgia,
and Includes 105 counties In that state,
according to the census returns of last
year there are altogether 121 cotton
producing counties In the state of
Georgia. Probably the largest counties
have not been heard from, but apply
ing the average of to-day's report to
the entire state, we find that 105 coun
ties had ginned up to Nov. 14. 1,244,741
bales; then In the same period 121
counties will have ginned 1,552.963
bales. The total ’Georgia crop last
year, according to the census, was 1,-
304.000, of which 74.8 per cent, had been
ginned by Nov. 14. If this year 80
per cent, ho* been ginned by that date
and this 80 per cent. Is 1.569.963 bales,
then the total Georgia crop is 1,941.204
hales, or approximately 50,030 over last
year. In the face of such showing. I
anticipate that there will now be few
to deny the probability of a crop of
12.nn0.000, and many to admit the pos
sibility of a crop of 13,000,000. (Signed.)
Theo. H, Price.—ad.
DROP IN SPIRITS
CAME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN
POST MARKET TRADING.
ACCUMULATIONS TOO HEAVY
AND TERPENTINE OPERATORS’ AS
SOCIATION FAILED TO HELP.
Factors Accepted Quarter Cent Be
low Quotations and Market Was
Swept at That Concession, Some
2,000 Casks Being Taken liy One
Buyer—Rosin Market Opened Firm
at Gaina on Some Pales—Further
Advances on These Grades Paid
In Late Trade.
The suspense In which the naval
stores trade has been In for several
days over the spirits market situation
came to an end yesterday afternoon
after the market’s close when holders
of spirits capitulated under pressure
of heavy accumulations and sold out
below what had been set as the min
imum price for the season, 50 cents.
The market was swept at 49% cents,
some 2,600 casks changing hands at
that figure and all of it, it is under
stood, being taken care of by one
buyer.
Earlier in the season, some months
ago, the Turpentine Operators Asso
ciation notified all members of the fac
tors division of the trade in this city
that when spirits reached a minimum
price of 50 cents and could not be dis
posed of through the regular channels
at that figure the association stood
ready to take care of all receipts at
50 cents. During the last three or four
days while spirits hovered on the edge
of the drop and the tone grew weaker
from day to day there was much anx
ious Inquiry as to when the Turpen
tine Operators Association would take
a hand in the affair; tout no move
ment was made toy the association, and
finally yesterday, after the close of the
market, which was quoted nominal and
without any sales since the opening,
the factors decided that the accumu
lation of the last several days weTe
too heavy longer to be carried and
so agreed to sell out at the decline of
% cent.
The market opened quiet at 50 cents,
and with reported sales of 150 casks,
and closed nominal and unchanged,
with no further sales. The receipts
were unusually heavy, 1,093 casks, and
the shipments 484 casks. The New
York market was quoted dull at 53%
cents, a decline of % cent, while Lon
don also showed a drop in price, be
ing quoted at 38—1%.
The rosin market continues to show
an improvement. The opening was
firm at an advance of 5 cents on M,
K and I. with sales of 1,674 barrels,
and the close firm and unchanged
without further sales. In the after
noon sales generally were made at an
advance of 5 cents‘'on W. W.. W. G.
and N, with the remainder of the list
at quotations. Some sales were made
at an advance of 10 cents on the top
pale and quotations for the remainder.
The receipts were 3,814 barrels, and
the shipments 3,275 barrels. New York
was quoted dull at *2.95.
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 1,093 3,814
Receipts previously 147,847 437,125
Total 155,435 485,489
Exports yesterday 484 3,275
Exports previously 123,547 431,706
Total 124,031 434,981
Stock yesterday , 31,404 50,508
Stock previously 15,653 68,293
Yester- Day Be- Last
' day. fore. Year.
Tone . | Nominal. | Quiet. Firm.
Spirits | 50 | 50 56
Salej~| 150 |~ 414 25~
Rosin ,| Firm. | Firm, Firm.
W. W. 5.00 5.50 3750
W. G. 4.75 4.75 3.25
N 4.50 4.50 3.10
M 4.30 4.25 2.90
K 3.90 3.85 2.80
I 3.35 3.30 2.60
H 2.80 2.80 2.35
G 2.72% 2.72% 2.25
F 2.67% 2.67% 2.15
E 2.62% 2.62% 2.03
D 2.62% 2.62% 2.05
C. B. A 2.55 2.55 2.05
Sales . 1,674 1,887 954
IN OTHER MARKETS.
New York. Nov. 22.—Rosin steady.
Turpentine steady.
Charleston. S. C., Nov. 22.—Turpen
tine and rosin unchanged.
Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 22.—Turpen
tine, nothing doing; receipts 76.
Rosin firm, *2.50; receipts 597.
Tar firm, *1.60; receipts 135.
Crude turpentine firm, *2.30, *3.80 and
$3.80; receipts 81.
LUMBER MARKET.
Exports of lumuer and cross-ties
from Savannah for the season begin
ning July 1, as posted at Board of
Trade:
Lumber. Steam. Sail.
Yesterday 478,931 .......
Week 664,547
Mtfnth 5.716.190 3.623,977
Since July 1 31,192,426 29,709.232
Where Shipped—
Foreign 2,191,090 1.509,734
Baltimore 8,149.297 3.413,262
Philadelphia 4,070.474 6.214,118
New York 15,985,334 8,560,971
Boston 642.521 1,167,206
Other ports 253,410 9,843,945
COTTON HEED OIL.
New York, Nov. 22.—Cotton seed oil
was in good demand, but offerings
were llhernl and the tone was easy.
Prime crude f. o. to mills, 20c; prime
summer yellow, 26%027c; off summer
yellow, nominal: prime white, 30031 c;
prime winter yellow, 30%031c.
A New Train to IValilngton anil
Nvor York,
Boulhern Railway announces rein*
nugurntton of iu palatial noon train
• Eliot,
1 p.m..Central time, dally. This, a solid
vesttbuled train.with moat modern day
roaches. Pullman drawing room sleep
ing cars of latest design, arid the fa
mous unequsled dining ears of ih-
Boulhern Hallway. Any desired lufor
ii.nlion given or Pullman reservations
tnsde bv rlty ticket office, 141 Bull
•treat, phonos •,—a4.
COTTON GINNED IN
GEORGIA COUNTIES.
Washington, Nov. 22.—A bulletin
was issued by the Censuß Bureau to
day, showing that In 105 counties in
Georgia, the cotton ginned to Nov. 14,
as reported, amounted to 1,246,997, run
ning bales, this year, as against 792,-
666 bales for the same counties last
year. Counting round bales as half
bales, the number is 1,244,741, as
against 753.395 last year. The repoft
issued to-day is supplementary to pre
vious reports, and is more complete as
to the counties covered. In addition
to the figures regarding the cotton
ginned to-day’s statement shows that
the ginneries covered by the reports
for the present year number 3,997, as
against 3,993 for the year 1903. In
1902, the reports showed total cotton
ginned to Nov. 14 to be 992,655 bales,
and the number of ginneries employed
4,913.
generaTmarkets.
New York, Nov. 22 Flour market
dull and partially lower; Minnesota
patents, *5.9006.10.
Rye flour firm.
Corn meal steady.
Rye nominal.
Wheat—Spot firm; No. 2 red, $1.19.
Options had a strong advance to-day
on bullish news and active covering.
In the afternoon they reacted under
realizing sales, but steadied up again,
finally closing %@l%c net higher; May,
*1.11%; July, *1.02%; December, *1.16%.
Corn—Spot steady; No. 2, 55%c f. o.
b. afloat. Options market was firmer
on better cables and with wheat clos
ing %@%c net higher; May, 51%c; De
cember, 57%e.
Oats—Spot steady; mixed, 34%@35%c.
Beef steady.
Cut meats firm; pickled bellies, B%@
B%c.
Lard steady; Western steamed, *7.50;
refined steady; continental, *7.60; com
pound, 5%@5%c.
Pork steady.
Tallow firm.
Rice firm.
Sugar—Raw, firm; fair refining, 4 3-
16c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4 11-16 c; mo
lasses sugar, 315-16 c; refined firm.
Coffee—Spot Rio steady; No. 7 in
voice, B%c; mild quiet; Cordova, 10@13c;
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices to an ad
vance of 5 points. Prices were finally
net unchanged to 5 points lower, with
sales of 100,250 bags.
Potatoes steady; Long Island, $1,750
2.00; state and Western, *1.40@1.60;
Jersey sweets. *2.0002.35.
Peanuts quiet.
Cabbages firm, per barrel, 50075 c.
Butter firm, unchanged.
Cheese quiet, unchanged. ~
Eggs firm; state, Pennsylvania and
nearby fancy mixed, 32@33c; Western
fancy selected, 32c; Southerns, 20029 c;
refrigerator, 18022 c.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago, Nov. 22.—Delay to harvest
ing in Argentina, owing to wet weath
er, caused strength in wheat here to
day. At the close the December option
was up l%c. May is up l@l%c. Corn
shows a gain of %c. Oats are up %c,
and provisions 5 to 20c.
The leading lu lures ranged as fol
lows
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
Wheat. No. 2
Dec ..*lO9 $109% SIOB% $109%
May . 1 09% 1 10 1 09% 1 09%
July . 98% 98% 97% 98%
Corn No. L. —
Dec .. 49% 49% 48% 49
May . 45% 46 45% 46
July . 45% 46% 45% 45%
SAVANNAH'S CURRENT MARKETS
Note—These quotations are revised
dally and are kept as near as posjaible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
Drices. Official quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices
wholesalers ask.
POULTRY—Market, good demand;
springers, 30040 c per pair; three-quar
ters grown, 50060 c; hens, 75085 c.
EGGS—Country. 25c; Tennessee, 28c.
BUTTER—The tone of the market Is
firm. Quotations; Extra Elgin, 60 tubs.
25026 c; choice Elgins, 23024 c; New
York state, 21c; renovated butter,
60-pound tubs, 22%@23c.
CHEESE—Market, firm: fancy full
cream cheese, 22 025-pound, 12%@12%c;
20 to 35-pound. 12@12%c.
WHITE PEA P.EANS—S2.4O bushel.
POTATOES—S2.OO.
ONIONS —In sacks, $2.50.
SPANISH ONIONS—Per crate. $1.50.
CABBAGES—SI.SO crate.
TURNIPS—Per sack. $1.50.
Brea list nffs, 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, *3.40; per
sack *1.45; water ground, *1.45: Pearl
grits’, per sack, *1.45; Pearl grits, per
barrel. *3.40; city meal, $1.40.
Grain Markets.
QUANTITIES— Jobs. Cars.
No. 2 white corn 76 74
Mixed corn V® 73
OATS -
No. 2 mixed ■••••• J 7 J?
No. 2 white clipped 51 49
BRAN — „
Pure wheat bran $1.40 *135
Mixed bran J
Cracked corn I ’ B ® 1 “ ) U
HAY— „
No. 1 timothy 90 76
No. 2 timothy 80 80
Sugar.
Cut loaf
Cubes .. ••••■••”
XXXX powdered 6.u<
Powdered ® ” 7
Fine granulated
Confectioners’ A
White Extra C
RlCE—Market dull, fancy head, 4%
®Bc. prime. 3%@4c. ,
2%@*%
Common 2*03
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES—*3.OO to *3.50 barrel.
BANANAS —*1.75 0 2.00.
GRAPES— Malaga, *4.5005.50; Ja
maica orange, *3.25.
FLORIDA ORANGES —*2.7503.00.
PRUNES— 20s to 80s, *l3; 30s to 40s.
10c- 40s to 50s, 8c; 50s to 60s, 7%c; 60s
in 70s 6%c; 708 to 80s, 6c; 80s to 90s,
L 90s to 100s, 4%C.
PEANUTS— Ample stock, fair de
mand’ market firm; fancy hand-picked
Virginias, 7c; N. C. peanuts. 6%c; ex.
Virginias. If-
NUTS— Almonds. Terragona, 14%c;
Ivlcas. 12%c; walnuts, French, 12%c;
Naples. 14%c: Pnc“ tlß . 10c; Brazils,
jitc’ filberts, lie; assorted nuts, 60-
pound and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried and Evaporated Fruits.
APPLES Evaporated, 7%c; sun-
Evaporated, fancy, 13c;
choice, 10%c.
RAISINS—L. I*. 8-crown, *1.85; &.
crown. *2 00; 8-crown clustare. *2.75;
loos# mus<atella, 8c; 1-pound aaadad,
!o%c; Imperial cabinets, *3 per box.
PBACHF.H— Evaporated, peeled, Me;
unpeeled, *%c.
PEARS- Evaporated, 10%c.
CITRON- A. S. drum. lt%e; fancy
Corslelsn. In 10-pound hoses, 14%e.
CURRANTS— Rsrrels. 7e.
Ceffn.
Java 4
Mocha 13%a
J’eabtrry ~...••.,6
HIDES. WAX. FURS. SKINS.
Highest Market Prices Paid.
A, EHRLICH & BR0„ Wholesale Grocers ami Liquor Dealers
THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLY CO.T^
126-130 Bay Street, West.
JOBBERS.
BATH ROOM FIXTURES, SANITA RY PLUMBING GOODS. WROUGHT
IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All sop plies for STEAM. WATER and GAk
Sole Agents for the celebrated HUXL EY VALVE®.
Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins,
Write for Prices.
D. KIRKLAND,
Oats, No. 2
Nov 30
Dec .. 28% 29 28% 29
May . 31% 31% 31% 31%
July . 31% 31% 31% 31%
Mess Pork, per barrel—
Jan ..12 45 12 60 12 45 12 60
May .12 50 12 75 12 50 12 72%
Lard, per 100 pounds—
Jan .. 6 92% 7 02% 6 92% 7 00
May . 7 10 7 17% 7 10 7 17%
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds—
Jan .. 6 42% 6 52% 6 42% 6 50
May . 6 60 6 67% 6 57% 6 67%
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, steady; No. 2 spring wheat,
$1.0801.13; No. 3, $1.00@1.08; No. 2
red, $1.U%@1.13; No. 2 corn, 53c; No.
2 yellow, 576 c; No. 2 oats, 30%@32c;
No. 2 white, 32%c; No. 3 white, 30%@
32c; No. 2 rye, 78c; good feeding bar
ley, 38@38%c; fair to choice malting,
42052 c; No. 1 flax seed, $1.11%; No.
1 Northwestern, $1.19; mess pork, per
barrel, $11.15011.20; lard, per 100
pounds, $6.92 06.95; short ribs sides,
(loose), $6.62 06.67; short clear sides
(boxed), $6.75 06.87; whisky, basis of
high wines, $1.24; clover, contract
grade, $12.25.
Receipts Wheat, 124,300 bushels;
corn, 679,600 bushels; oats, 152,300 bush
els.
MOTHER AND'BABE IN JAIL.
The Mother for Killing a Man in
Abbeville County, S. C.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 22.—Late Sun
day evening Bennett Haynes, a white
man 20 years old, was shot and kill
ed by a young white woman named
Claudia Long, ali'as Claudia Addison,
at her home, two miles from Donalds,
in Abbeville county.
Hayes and others were at the Long
house, when a row started and Haynes
was, it is said, ordered out. He went
into the yard and securing a piece
of scantling returned to the house and
was about to strike Irene Long, an
aunt of Claudia. At this time It is
said Irene called on Claudia to shoot.
Three shots were fired, one of which
struck Haynes. He died In five min
utes .
A coroner's jury was summoned jind
returned a verdict, holding Claudia Ad
dison for the killing of Haynes and
Irene Long as an accessory.
Claudia Addison is quite young. She
Is a mother and her babe was Carried
to jail with her.
Business Activity in Cochran.
Cochran. Ga., Nov. 22.—There is con
siderable industrial activity In Coch
ran. The cotton oil mill, it is an
nounced will soon begin operations and
this together with the large ginnery.
Fancy No. 1 .....11 c
Fancy No. 1 ...12%c
Choice No. 2 12 c
Prime No. 2 11 o
Fair No. 5 10%c
Ordinary No. 6 9%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,
17c; dry salted, 15c; green salted, 9%c;
green, 7%c.
WOOL—Firm; white prime, 25c;
prime Georgia, free of sand burrs and
black wool, at 23c; burry, 12@16c; wax,
28c; tallow, 4%c; deer skin, 22c; goat
skins, 25c each.
Hardware and Building Supplies,
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
Cement —Alabama and Georgia lime in
fair 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@2.25; carload lots,
special. s
LUMBER Ral'road 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 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
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—Marker firm; refined, $1.90;
Severe. 4c.
NAILS—Cut, $2.15 base; wire, $2.15
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 DacKlug and Ties.
BAGGING—Market Arm; pound
c; sea Island bagging. 9@9c!
TlES—Standard 45-lnch arrow 94c
®sl.oo.
COTTON PICKING SHEETS—22®
25c each.
TWINE!—Per pound, or hank, 14®
15c.
HAMS—Sugar cured, 12®13%c; pic
nics. 8%c.-
D. S. butts
P. S. plates
Western heavy bellies
Eastern light bellies 8%
Eastern medium bellies ”814
Eastern heavy bellies "g.v,
D. 8. C. R. sides "gu
Smoked C. R. sides ’”9
LARD—Pure, in tierces, B%c; 60-
pound tins and 80-pound tubs. B%c
compound. In tierces. 6c; 60-pound
tins and 80-pound tubs, 6%c.
Miscellaneous,
FlSH—Mackerel, halfbarrels. No
1, $10; No 2. $8.50; No. $, sg ; kits No
1. $1.40; No. 2. $1.80; No. 3, $1.10; cod
fish. 1-pound bricks, c; 2-pond bricks
6%c; smoked herrings, per box, ls®2oc•'
Dutch herrings, in kegs, $1.10; new
mullets, half barrels, )4.
HVIIIfP- Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 22®2$c; sell
ing at 25®27%c; sugar house, at IsM®
lie.
WAX—2se
HIGH wiNE#—Basis, II.N,
HON ICY—Dull; strained, in bwrsla.
Me gallon.
represents an Investment of SSO 000
capital.
The Cochran Cotton Mill Company
is now operating the newly instail-d
weaving department. This represents
an addition of one-third to the old
plant, built from its earnings,
FROSTS IN FLORIDA.
No Damage Except to Tender Vege
tation on Low Lands.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 22.—Section
Director A. J. Mitchell of the Weather
Bureau, in his Florida crop report for
the week ended yesterday, issued to
day, says;
“Light frosts occurred again in the
northern and central districts. No
damage resulted, except to tender
plants on low lands. Heavy frost and
some ice formed in the western dis
trict, with slight damage to cane. In
northern and western districts all crops
are about gathered, except oane and
sweet potatoes. The yield is reported
good in some places, but in others the
crop was cut short by drought. Con
ditions were favorable for fruits and
vegetables in central and southern dis
tricts, and these crops are reported as
improved. Fruit trees are in fine con
dition. and fruit and vegetable ship
ments continue. Precipitation durin
the week was excessive over a portion
of the southern district, mainly in
Dade county; it was deficient else
where. The week averaged cooler than
the normal. The -cool fair weather was
unfavorable for picking the last of the
cotton crop.”
Angler Goes to Charleston.
Beaufort, S. C.. Nov. 22,-The United
States survey boat Angler passed hero
this afternoon, bound for Charleston
She was reported as all right by En
gineer William T. Ryan. She will
remain in Charleston until the com
pletion of the new survey boat which
is being built at the Riverside Iron
Works to take her place. Oapt. Saver
itch and Engineer Ryan will remain
with the Angler.
Wichita Falls, Texas.
Proprietors P. P. p.;
It becomes my duty to add my tes
timonial to the wonderful curative
properties of P. P. p. (Prickly Ash,
Poke Root and Potassium). Some
years ago I bruised my ankle on my
saddle stirrup; from a little scratch
the place began to enlarge until it
was as large as the palm of my hand,
discharging pus, exposing part of the
bone. I called to see physicians, and
they pronounced it a fever sore, and
incurable. It became so painful, and
swollen so badly that I tried bandage
for relief until I secured a rubber sup
porter; after securing the rubber sup
porter for temporary relief, I began to
use internal remedies, trying several
different kinds without any apparent
relief. I resolved to try P. p. p..
which I did. After using one bottle
the result was such that I continued
until the sixth bottle was used, when
my rubber supporter was no longer re
quired, as the sore was completely
healed and swelling entirely gone. I
therefore take pleasure In saying to
the public generally that it Is my be
lief, from actual experience, that the
use of P. p. p., if properly persisted in,
will cure any case of impure blood or
blood poisoning. Respectfully,
PROF. B. F. HICKEY.
Postmaster, Wichita Falls, Texas.
I, the undersigned, knew Prof.
Hickey at the time he commenced to
take P. P. P. for his sore leg, and I
did not think a cure possible. I notic
ed its progress from the, start and
must say the remarkable cure P. P. P.
brought about was something marvel
ous. R. TAYMAN.
Druggist, Wichita Falls, Tex.
P. P. P. Is a sure cure for rheuma
tism, Syphilis, Scrofula, Blood Poison
ing, Blotches, Pimples and all skin
and blood diseases.
Cancerous sore on the face, years of
skin trouble. Glandular swelling, suf
ferer renders thanks to P. P. P. for Its
great cures.
HUGHES’
Specialty Well Drilling
COMPANY
wishes to correspond
with parties desiring
any size shallow and
deep wells.
W. E. HUGHES, Pres't.
S. E. Cor. Asliley and Montague Sts..
CHARLESTON. S. C.
Bell Phone 5,15i.
Don’t Forget
The most skilled labor and best ma
terials are used by us, yet our prices
are moderate.. Sheet metal work of
nil kinds. Including Ventilators.
Drums, Smoke Stacks and Blow Pipe
Systems. Estimates free.
Savannah Blow Pipe
aud Exhaust Cos.,
P. O. Box 104. Bell Phone.
543-54.1 Liberty street, east.
Savannah, Ga.
Imported Molasses.
•11 Puncheons. 34 hogsheads. II
barrels, Muscovado Molasses, re
ceived by bark Latlzla. For sale by
C. M. GILBERT & CO.
IMPORTERS.
JOHN G. BUTLER
Sash, Blinds, Doors,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
Lima, Csmcots, Pl*t*.
to Congrtsi Strut, West*