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ONCOUNTRYHOLDERS
DEPEXDK PHIfE OF COTTON FOR
REMAINDER OF THE SEASON.
FACTORS THINK 8 CENTS
SHOULD HE SECURED FOR THE RE
MAINDER OF THE CROP.
Locnl Spot Market Opened B-S Centii
Below Friday** Closing—Moin
tatiled Till* Priee Till 1 OVlnek,
lint Deo!ilied 1-4 Cent in After
noon—F. O. B. Market Opened
Quiet at 7 7 n Cent* Asked, and
Closed Steady at 7%.
AT THE CLOSE.
PITCHES.
Liverpool* to 40 point* lower.
\fMV York. 21) to .T.*i point* lower.
Yew Orlemo. 21 to 2S point* lower.
SI'OTS.
Liverpool* 43 point* lower.
Yew York. 50 point* lower.
Yew Orlean** lc below Frirtny'n
close.
Savannah, 7-Sc below Friday'#
clone.
The cotton market continues in too
unsettled a state for the trade to be
able to predict future developments,
or for that matter, to do much busi
ness at all. The feeling among fac
tors now Is that the remainder of the
crop should bring in the neighbor
hood of 8c a pound, basis good mid
dling, and some of them believe that
this price can be maintained if the
interior holders refrain from rushing
their holdings on the market at this
critical time. The country is in posi
tion to hold cotton, it is said, and if
it will do so until the January notices
are out can get a fair idea of whether
it will be possible to maintain prices
or not.
The local spot market, which closed
Saturday, demoralized and not quot
able, opened yesterday weak and nomi
nal, at a decline of %c from the close
of Friday. This tone and price it
maintained at the 1 o’clock call, but
at the ’ close the tone had gone to
nominal and prices had declined %c.
The tone, prices and sales for the day
follow:
Open- I 1 Clos
ing. lo’elock. ing.
f *1 * **
Good middinig .1 8 8 7%
Middling 7% 7% 7%
Low middling ~| 7% 7% 7*4
Sales' | 25 735 1 50
* Weak and nominal. ** Nominal.
Total sales yesterday, 910.
Time, 1 p. m., day before, 760.
The f. o. b. market opened quiet, at
7%c, asked, basis good middling, and
closed steady at 7%c. It was report
ed that there was some dernnad from
buyers on this basis, but very little
cotton to be obtained.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
The following were the official spot'
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday.
Too Year
Grades. P. M. Ago.
Good middling 7% fl 2 3^16
Middling 7% ]IX 15-16
Low middling 7% |U 7-16
Tone • |*
"Nominal. ""Very steady.
Sales yesterday, 910.
Exports—
Foreign 188
Foreign for season 640,724
Last year 471,238
Coastwise 4.676
Coastwise for season 236,863
Last year 161.840
Receipts yesterday 9,097
Last year 7,375
Year before last 7,507
Receipts since Sept. 1 996^94
Receipts same time last year .. 733,026
Stock yesterday 131,932
Stock last year 102,693
Receipts and Stocks at All Ports—
Receipts yesterday 62,938
Same day last year 53,351
Same day year before last 54,373
So far this week 128,824
Last year 108,256
Last year 4,114.361
Year before last 96,985
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1904 ....4,740,297
Stock at all ports yesterday ...1,017,074
Stock same uay last year 814,980
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement—
Savannah—Weak; middling, 7%e; net
receipts, 9,031; gross, 9,097; stock, I*l,-
932.
Savannah —Add 9 bales to export
Great Britain and 177 to continent this
week.
Galveston—Quiet; middling, 7%c; net
receipts, 14,072; gross, 14,072; sales. 947;
stock, 181,653. Exports—Great Britain,
27,490; continent. 850; coastwise, 5,079.
New Orleans—Steady; middling, 7%c;
net receipts, 16,274; gross, 16,774; sales,
7,300; stock, 410,494.
Mobile—Steady; middling, 7 5-16 c; net
receipts, 4,665; gross, 4,565; sales, 1,400;
stock, 72,816. Exports—Coastwise—
-500.
Charleston—Easier; net receipts, 891;
gross, 895; stock, 36,559. Exports!—
Coastwise, 3.
Wilmington—Net receipts, 2,800;
gross, 2,800; stock, 15.304.
Norfolk—Net receipts, 3,826; gross,
8,826; stock, 39,164.
Baltimore—Nominal: middling, 8.10 c;
gross receipts, 845; stock, 6,256.
New York—Quiet; middling, 8.10 c;
net receipts. 3,575; gross, 3,675; sales.
3.800; stock, 97,514. Exports—Great
Britain, 781.
Boston—Quiet; middling, 8.10 c; net
receipts. 440; gross, 5.235.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 8.35 c;
gross receipts. 50; stock, 2,241.
Pensacola—Net receipts, 7,455; gross,
7,465. Exports—Great Britain, 65;
France, 7.400.
Total to-day, at All Ports—Net re
ceipts. 62,334; Great Britain, 28,326;
France, 7,400; continent, 850; Japan.
8,576; stock, 1,017,074.
Consolidated, at All Ports—Net, 12*,-
830; Great Britain, 63,733; France, 7,400;
continent, 13,148; Jupan, 3,576.
Total since Hept. 1, at All Ports—Net,
4,740.297; Great Britain, 1,644,7*1;
France, 361,609; continent, 1,213,624; Ja
pan, 37,98* Mexico, 10,715.
Interior Movement—
Houston—Easy; middling, 7%c; net
receipts, 12,81*; gross, 12,818; shipments,
17.426 sales, 4,648; stock, 94,297.
Augusta—lrregular; middling. c;
net receipts, 1,971; gross, 1,971; sales,
*sl sales, 1,71*. stock. 91,744.
Memphis Irregular; net receipts,
5,470; gioss, 12,9*7; shipments, 10,487;
sales, 560; stock. 19,744.
m. Louls—Kssy, middling, sc; net
receipts, i.oso, gross, 6,471, shipments,
5.8*0, stock, gl.ill.
<'ln'lnna) 1 Net receipts, 1,1*1; gross,
I,l*l. shipments. 1,147, slock. Mil
Lewisvllie .Firm; middling, B%c.
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111. 18 CO.
COTTON’. STOCKS. BONDS. GRAIN
PROVISIOXS AND COFFEE.
Direct Prliate Wires to All Markets.
MEMBERS
Sc\v Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Brokers Ass n.
New York Cotton Exchange.
Vow York Coffee Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton
Association.
Savannah Cotton Exchange.
J. M. McCORD, Manager,
104 Bay. East. Savannah. Oa.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Prices follow:
Fancy Floridas 21 @22
Extra choice Floridas 19%@20
Choice Floridas 18 @l9
Fancy Georgias 20 @2o*4
Extra choice Georgias 19 @19%
Choice Georgias 17%@18
Extra fine Ga.'s and Fla.'s ...16 @l7
NEW YORK CLOSED
AT LOSS OF 29 TO 35.
New York, Dec. s.—The cotton mar
ket ruled active and excited during
the entire session as a result of fur
ther readjustment growing out of Sat
urday's government estimate of the
crop, placing it about a million bales
above any previous production and as
much above any year's takings on
record.
The opening was weak at a decline
of 30 to 60 points in response to sen
sationally low cables. Liverpool re
ported a decline ranging from about
32 to 42 points, and spot cotton was
43 points lower. There was a very
active demand on the opening break
locally. This seemed to come from
recent heavy sellers, while people who
had been fighting the decline of the
last two weeks on the ground that
the trade was over-estimating the
crop, were evidently dumping over
their cotton. The general uncertainty
was increased by reports of disorgan
ized Southern spot markets and be
fore the wave of selling could be check
ed the near months were selling about
41 to 60 points net lower with Decem
ber quoted at 7.50 c, and January at
7.55 c. There was an irregular rally
at about this time. The covering of
large blocks by * the bears reassured
longs to some extent and New Or
leans sent some less bearish mes
sages to effect that some Southern
banks would stand by interior hold
ers. On every bulge of 10 or 15 points,
however, the bears seemed to be put
ting out fresh short lines and further
declines would follow. The market
woiked up in an irregular way not
withstanding this until prices were
about 18 to 29 points from the low
est with December quoted at 7.68 c, and
January at 7.77 c. This recovery seem
ed to attract fresh pressure from par
ties who had been waiting a bulge to
sell short on. and was followed by
another decline, taking prices back to
within a few points of the previous low
record. Toward the close there was
further covering and the market was
finally very steady at net decline of 29
to 35 points. Sales were estimated at
700,000 bales.
SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.
New York, Dec. s.—Spot cotton closed
quiet, 50 points lower; middling up
lands, 8.10 c: middling Gulf, 8.35 c; sales,
3,800 bales.
Cotton Futures at New York, Dec. 5.
Options. | Open.l High.] Low.j Close.
Dec™ ~7.60 7 768 7.50 7’62
Jan 7.65 7.76' 7.55 7.69
Feb 7.65 7.74 7.65 7.74
March 7.75 7.92 7.65 7.86
April 7.65 7.92 7.65 7.90
May 7.80 8.04 7.75 7.96
June 7.84 8.03 7.84 7.98
July ....... 7.85 8.10 7.85 8.03
August 8.00 7.95 7.93
Futures opened weak; closed very
steady.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
OFF CENT A POUND.
New Orleans, Dec. 6. —Cotton futures
steady; December, 7.52@7.53c; January,
7.57@7.58c; February, 7.64@7.66e; March.
7.73@7.74c; April. 7.79@7.81c; May, 7.87
@7.88c; June, 7.92@7.94c; July, 7.95@
7.97 c.
Spot cotton was called steady; sales,
7,300 bales, including 6,200 to arrive.
The Cotton Exchange Committee,
doubtless with the view to establishing
a parity between spots and futures,
to-day reduced quotations lc per pound
below last Friday's finals.
Influenced by declines in Liverpool
and New York futures opened steady,
with prices 34@47 points lower than
Saturday's closing figures.
In the trading January opened 47
points down, at 7.37 c, sold up to 7.60 c
and finally to 7.57 c. The fluctuations
were numerous and fairly large. The
market closed active, having recovered
13@20 points since the opening. The
net losses were 21@28 points since Sat
urday.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool, Dec. s.—Spot cotton, weak;
prices, 43 points lower; American mid
dling. fair, 4.57d; good middling, 4.35d:
middling. 4.25d; low middling, 4.13d;
good ordinary, 3.99d; ordinary, 3.83d.
The sales of the day were 8,000 bales,
of which 600 were for speculation and
export and included 7,900 American.
Receipts, 15,000 bales, including 9,800
American. Futures opened easy and
■closed steady; American middling,
good ordinary clause: December, 4.19d;
December-January, 4.19d; January-
February, 4.24d; February-March,
4.27d; March-Aprtl, 4.31d; April-May,
4.33d; May-June, 4.36d; June-July,
4.38d; July-August, 4.40d; August-Sep
tember, 4.39d.
DEMERE A HAMMOND'S
Dully Cotton Letter from New
Orion ns.
New Orleans, Dec. s.—The opening of
the calendar week was marked by a
sensational decline at Liverpool, at one
time 92 American points down, final
ly closing at a loss of 36@40 English
points, or 72@80 American points. This
Important recession in values was at
tributed by private cables to enormous
selling orders from Egypt, the conti
nent of Europe and from America. It
was this day one week ago that March
contracts sold at 9.55 c and to-day they
were being parted with at 7.53 c. which
was the opening level this morning. A
decline of 200 points, or $lO per bale
within th short period of one woek
was a hard blow for the South, the
loss aggregating about $60,000,000 on
the estimated unmarketed 6,000,000
bales. Demoralization was in evidence
this morning In all departments of the
trade. To add terror to the longs and
In an effort to disorganize holders of
spot cotton and to weaken the market.
40.000 bales of December notices wq*
set In circulation In New York. The
conservative element, however, and
DEMERE u HAMMOND, Brohers,
Phones isos. Office No. 24 Bryan street, East.
COTTON, STOCKS. BONDS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
W*** Wist* *0 Imsiki KirhMfM
WCAJL. S*4WUIUkJI A irKUAITV
SAVAXNAJi MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1904.
they represent the largest interests In
the trade, thought the market low
enough at 7%c. Sentiment was also in
favor of a reaction, and as a result
prices recovered a part of their early
loss, March advancing to 7.75 c. At
this Juncture the details of Saturday's
bureau crop estimate was posted. It
showed a reduction in acreage of 5 3-10
per cent., to 30,500,000 acres, and while
it failed to give the estimate of lint
per acre, it stated that the estimate
based upon the net weight of bales of
not less than 500.000 pounds, which is
the equivalent of a 2 per cent, increase
in the spinning capacity of the crop.
This increase to original estimate of
12,162,000 bales, an increase of 2 per
cent, in weight and an allowance for
addition of 2 ner cent, for linters,
brought the total indicated crop up to
a spinning capacity of 12,648,000 bales,
and the commercial crop up to 12.405,000
bales. The announcement took all the
starch out of the traders working for
a reaction, and the market ruled easier
in consequence. At this level of the
market we look for a much better de
mand for spot cotton, and perhaps a
steadier future market. Spots closed
lc down from Friday.
J. S. DACIIE A CO.'S
Dnlly Cotton Letter to Hayward
Viek A Company.
New York, Dec. s.—Demoralizing in
fluence of the big crop estimate was
too much in evidence this morning to
permit of consideration of the situa
tion, and cotton was being thrown
over on every hand with previous short
crop years completely forgotten and
prices losing more in ten months than
they have gained in about four years
of under-production. Liverpool report
ed a decline ranging from 32 to 42
points with spots 43 points lower.
The local market opened 30@60 points
lower, with some months selling
around 7%c before the wave of liqui
dation had subsided. The big bears
bought very liberally, checking the de
cline and the list around midday ral
lied in an irregular way. The chief
fear was that the South would turn
loose its cotton. Private advices in
dicated something of the sort, but re
flected, we think, the disposition among
scattering holders at the average atti
tude.
Of course, if the South is going to
sacrifice the balance of the crop, re
gardless of the fact that the mills will
buy every bale of this big crop around
Bc, perhaps higher, if it is conserva
tively marketed and they mean to se
cure it for less money, no recovery
can be looked for of any moment.
Speculative conditions certainly fa
vor a good rally, and we think the
big bears, who have made bushels of
money on this break, would be glad to
see an advance to over Bc, perhaps
B%c.
WAItE & LELAYD,
Say Tlint Demoralized Market Is to
Be Expected for Awhile.
New York, Dec. s.—After the Wash
ington estimate, the break of 50 points
this morning, was not a surprise, in
fact the general steadiness after the
early break was more of a‘ surprise
than the break itself. As the trade
has been going for some time on the be
lief that the crop was about 1,500,000,
and the bureau would be about 11,300,-
000, there is too much change in the pos
sibility of 12,500,000 to permit anything
but demoralization for a while. The
full effects of this surprising yield of
cotton cannot be felt all in one day.
In the event of free selling In the
South, we may have a demoralized
market for a week or two. Prices
will go as much below where they
should as they went up last year.
From 15 cents last year all was in
flation and yet it was impossible to
prevent people buying cotton for high
er prices. They lost their heads. Now
we are like to see the same thing
on the other side. Prices will go as
much too low on a crop of 12,000,000
and over as they went too high on
a crop of 10,000,000 last year. Qn any
further break now prices in the South
will be lower than for years, and
when cotton in New York sells for
7 cents this means a price in the
South that will not pay the cost of
growing cotton.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York. Dec. s.—Flour firm and
partially higher; Minnesota patent,
$5.85@6.00.
Wheat, spot, nominal.
Options were strong and higher to
day on bullish crop news closing at
%@l%c net advanuce. May, 81.15,
December, $1.19%.
Corn, easy: nominal. Options weaker
at %c net lower. May 51c; December,
56c.
1 Oats, dull; mixed 34%@35%c.
Cut meats, easy; pickled bellies
7%@8%c.
Lard, quiet; refined dull.
Pork, dull.
Tallow, easy; city 4%c.
Rice, firm.
Sugar, firm; refined firm.
Coftee —Spot Rio steady.
The market for coftee futures open
ed steady at a decline of 5 points and
closed at a net decline of 6@lo points.
Sales 12,750 bags.
Potatoes, steady; Long Island, $1.75
@2.00; state and Western, $1.35@)1.55:
Jersey sweets, $2.00@3.25.
Peanuts, quiet; fancy handpicked, 5%
@s%c; other domestic, 3%@>5%c.
Cabbages, steady; per 100, $2.00@3.00.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool. 12@15.
Butter, strong; creamery, 17@27c;
state dairy, 15@25c.
Cheese, firm; state small colored, 10
@lo%c.
Eggs, strong; state and Pennsylvania
white extra, 38@40c; Southern, 22@30e;
refrigerators, 18@>22%c.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago, Dec. s.—Sensational reports
of rust damage in Argentina caused a
2c advance here to-day In the price
of May wheat. The market closed at
practically the highest point of the
day. Corn la down %c. Oats are off
%@%c, and provisions 2%@10c.
The leading futures ranged as fol
lows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. 2
Dec ..sllOl4 slll% $109% slll%
May . 1 11% 1 13% 1 11% 1 13%
July . 99% 1 00% 99% 1 00%
Corn, No. 2
Dec .. 47% 47% 46% 46%
May . 45% 45% 44% 45
July . 45% 45% 45 45
Oats, No. 2
Dee .. 2*% 29 28% 2*%
May . 31 31 30% 30%
July . 30% 30% 30% 30%
Mess Pork, per barrel—
Jan ..12*2% 12 85 12 75 12 *2%
May .13 10 13 12% 13 02% 13 05
lard, per 100 pounds—
Jan .. 695 6 97 % 6 92% 6 92%
May . 7 15 7 17% 7 15 7 15
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds—
Jan .. 6 57% 6 60 6 57 % 6 60
May . <75 6 80 76 **o
('ash quotations were as follows:
Flour, firm; No. 2 spring wheat, 81.13;
No. 8, $1.03@1.14; No. 2 red. sl.U%@
SPIRITS MADE JUMP
OUTSIDE PRICE AT CLOSE SHOWED
GAIN OF 2 1-4 CENTS.
DEVELOPMENT A SURPRISE
IN SPITE OF FACT THAT SOME AD
VANCE HAD BEEN LOOKED FOR.
Market Clo*ed Satnrdny at 47 1-4
Cent*, Opened Yesterday at 47 3-1
and Closed at 411-50—'Tone Firm
Throughout Day Though Busines*
Wn* Quiet In Late Hour*—Chlet
Development In Rosin Market the
Continued Large Shipment*.
The spirits of turpentine market
proved a surprise yesterday by bound
ing up in price even more rapidly than
it went down a short time ago. The
firm tone at Che close Saturday, to
gether with the better price paid for
supplies, had naturally led to the ex
pectation that the improvement would
be maintained or increased somewhat
on the opening yesterday, but that
prices would jump I*4 cent to 2% cents
from the close of one day to that of
the next was hardly to be expected.
The opening was firm at 47%, an
advance of %c over the close Satur
day, while the close was firm at 49-50 c.
The sales at the opening were 266
casks, and those at the close, 433. Of
those reported at 4 o’clock, only about
83 casks were at the outside price. The
big jump rather unsettled demand in
the post market trade so that busi
ness was very quiet after the close,
and, so far as could be learned, no
sales were made.
The receipts of the day were 619
casks, and the shipments, 825. The
New York market is taking on a
healthier tone and was quoted firm at
52c, while London had advanced to
38—1%.
The chief development of the day in
the rosin market was the heavy ex
ports, amounting to 8,949 barrels. These
are not in themselves of unusual size,
but taken in connection with other re
cent heavy shipments, have caused a
very heavy reduction in the stock
at Savannah, so that what remains
here now is more than 25,000 barrels
short of that carried at the correspond
ing period last season.
The market opened firm and un
changed from Saturday’s close, except
that F was quoted at two prices, the
outside representing an advance of 2%c.
Sales at the opening were 1,382 barrels.
No sales were reported at the close, but
after that call sales were made at a
slight advance for pales and at quo
tations for the remainder of the list,
F going at the inside price. The re
ceipts were 2,050 barrels, and the ship
ments, 8,949. The New York market
was quoted dull, at $2.90.
NAVAL STORES^TATEMENT.
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 619 2,050
Receipts previously 154,622 461,123
Totals 161,736 507,723
Exports yesterday 825 8,949
Exports previously 127,842 451,003
Total 128,667 459,952
Stock yesterday 33,069 47,771
Stock previously 12,217 72,835
I Tester- Day Be- Last
1 day. fore. Year-
Tone ~| Firm. | Firm. | Firm.
'Spirits, j 49@50 47*4 56
Sales ,| 699 96 308
Tone Firm. Firm. Firm.
W. W. 5.10 5.10 3.50
W. G. 4.75 4.75 3.25
N 4.50 4.50 3.05
M. .. . 4.30 4.30 2.90
K. .. . 3.90 3.90 2.80
1 3.35 3.35 2.55
H 2.80 2.80 2.35
G 2.65 2.65 2.30
F 2.60@2.62% 2.60 2.25
B 2.55 2.55 2.25
D 2.52% 2.52% 2.25
C, B, A 2.50 2.50 2.25
Sales. 1,382 2,813 722
IN OTHERMARKETS.
New York, Dec. 5. —Rosin, steady;
fttralned common to good, $2.90.
Turpentine, firm, 51%@52c.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 5. —Turpentine
and rosin, nothing doing.
New Orleans, Dec. s.—Receipts, rosin,
128 barrels; turpentine, 66 casks.
Washington, N. C„ Dec. s.—Turpen
tine firm 47%c; receipts 17.
Rosin, firm, $2.45 bid; receipts 87.
Tar, firm, $1.70; receipts 58.
Crude turpentine, firm, $2.30, $3.60;
receipts 56.
lumbeTmarket.
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
Week 1.995,722 1.438,876
Month 8,760,714 6,756,638
Since July 1 34,386,950 32,841,897
Where Shipped—
Foreign 2,274,444 2,761,524
Baltimore 8,880,838 4.309,882
Philadelphia 4,393,772 5,214,118
New York 17,823,640 9,545,222
Boston 600,531 1,167.206
Other ports 253,410 9,843,945
1.16>4; No, 2 corn, 46H@47%c; No.
2 yellow, 47%c; No. 2 oata, 28 7 /i@29c;
No. 2 white. 30V£@31%c; No. 3 white,
30V4@31Cic; No. 2 rye, 74V4c; good feed
ing barley. 38c; fair to choice malting;,
42@61c; No. 1 flax seed, II.IB; No.
1 Northwestern, $1.23; mess pork, per
barrel. Ill.45@ll.60; lard, per 100
pounds. 16.90; short ribs sides, (loose),
$6.37V4@>6.62V4; short clear sides (box
ed), t6.57>4@7.00; whisky, basis of high
wines, 31.24; clover, contract grade,
112.50.
Receipts Wheat, 69,000 bushels;
corn, 409.604 bushels; oats, 137,800 bush
els.
DHY GOODS MARKRT.
New York, Dec. s.—The dry goods
market Is held In abeyance, both buy
ers and sellers refusing to operate un
til something more definite is deter
mined. The attitude of sellers on many
lines Is that the statlstloal position
will obviate the necessity of revision,
while other lines would have been
changed, even had cotton remained at
Its recent level.
lorruß ieku oii-
New York, Dee. 6.—Cotton seed oil
was active at lower prices; prime
crude f. o. b mills, lie; prime summer
yellow, !4%@ltt4c; off summer yellow,
!44kaMH r ’ prime while, JSc; prune
winter yellow, iitttewo.
PRODUCTION BY STATES.
Division n* Shown by the Govern
ment Cotton Report.
Washington, Dec. 5. —The report of
the Department of Agriculture to-day
indicates a total production of cotton
in the United States in the year 1904-
05 amounting to 12,162,700 bales.
The area picked or to be picked is
estimated at 30,053,700 acres, a reduc
tion of 1,676,600 acres, or 5.3 per cent,
from the acreage estimated as planted.
The report says that from present in
dications the average weight of bales is
not likely to fall below 500 pounds net.
Round bales have been included in this
estimate and reduced to their equiva
lent in square bales. The estimate
does not include linters.
The estimated production in bales by
states is as follows
Virginia, 19,300; North Carolina, 609,-
000; South Carolina, 1,099,700; Georgia,
1,764,900; Florida, 77,200; Alabama,
1,278,900; Mississippi, 1,539,800; Louisi
ana, 917,900; Texas, 2,992,300; Arkansas,
832,700; Tennessee, 343,000; Missouri,
43,900; Oklahoma, 246,000; Indian Terri
tory, 398,100.
BEAUFORT’S NEW
STEAMER LINE.
Beaufort, S. C., Dec. s.—Engineer W.
E. Bonneau and Capt. John S. Foster,
who for years have been well known as
skillful steamboat men in their service
on the Pilot Boy, will start anew line
in March between Beaufort and
Charleston. The style of the boat will
be a passenger, freight and propeller
steamer. Her hull will be 120 feet long
with a beam of 28 feet. The hull and
boiler are being buift in Charleston.
The steamer will use a fore and aft
compound engine, which is under con
struction at the Trenton, N. J., ma
chine works. The boat is expected to
be completed by March 15. She will
run weekly trips, taking the inland
route all the way, and will touch at all
landings, which will expedite shipments
of truck and other island products dur
ing the rush season. Her name has not
yet been decided upon.
The owners have been assured by a
number of farmers and business men
here and along the route that their
new enterprise will be rewarded with
a good share of the freight and pas
senger traffic. The new steamer will
also furnish increased facilities for
spring and summer excursions to
Charleston and Savannah.
NORTH CAROLINA ROND CASE
Ha* Motion for a Postponement In
tlie Supreme Court.
Washington, Dec. s.—Attorney Gener
al Gilmer of North Carolina to-day
filed a motion in the Supreme Court
of the United States in the case of
South Dakota vs. the state of North
Carolina involving bonds of the North
Carolina Railroad Company held by
the former state and for the payment
of which the latter state was held to
be responsible, providing for a post
ponement of the sale of the bonds in
question from Jan. 1 to April 1. .
Mr. Gilmer stated the object of his
motion was to afford opportunity to
the North Carolina Legislature to take
action for the payment of the claim,
if so disposed. The court took the
motion under advisement.
Vote iu North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. s—The official
vote for North Carolina, completed to
day, shows a total vote for President
of 207,867. Parker gets 124,121; Roose
velt, 82,442; Swallow, 361; Watson, 819;
Debs, 124. Majority for Parker, 40,375,
with a plurality over Roosevelt of 41,-
679.
THE WEATHER.
Morning News barometer, Dec. 5,
11:30 p. m 29.93
Morning News thermometer, Dec.
5, 11:30 p. m 33
Washington, Dec. s.—Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday:
South Carolina—Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday, colder Tuesday; fresh west
winds.
Georgia—Fair and colder Tuesday;
Wednesday fair; fresh west winds.
Western Florida —Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; colder Tuesday; fresh
northwest winds.
Eastern Florida—Rain and colder
Tuesday; Wednesday fair; fresh north
westerly winds.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah-
Maximum temperature, 5 p.
m 71 degrees
Minimum temperature 5 a.
m 55 degrees
Mean temperature 63 degrees
Normal temperature 52 degrees
Excess of temperature .... 11 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Bee. 1 40 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. 1 224 degrees
Rainfall 32 inch.
Normal 09 inch.
Deficiency since Dec. 1 05 inch.
Deficiency since Jan. 1 ..9.37 inches
River Report—The hight of the Sa
vannah river at Augusta, at 8 a. m.,
(75th meridian time) yesterday, was
7.4 feet, a rise of 1.0 foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo
ment of time, Dec. 5, 1904. 8:00 p. m.,
75th meridian time:
Name of Station. | T | W j R.
Boston, snowing 28 NW .12
New York city, snowing . 30 N .42
Philadelphia, snowing ... 30 N .34
Washington city, pt cldy . 28 N .60
Hatteras, cloudy 54 NW .30
Wilmington, cloudy 46 NW .50
Charlotte, clear 36 N .82
Raleigh, cloudy 34 N .62
Asheville, raining 48 NW .40
Charleston, clear 64 SW .10
Atlanta, cloudy 52 NW .14
Augusta, cloudy 48 NW .12
Savannah, clear 67 W .08
Jacksonville, clear 66 SW .14
Jupiter, raining 74 SW .01
Key West, clear 74 SW .00
Tampa, raining 68 S .30
Mobile, cloudy 56 NW .00
Montgomery, cloudy 52 W .02
Vicksburg, raining 40 N T
New Orleans, cloudy 52 NW T
Galveston, cloudy 46 |N .00
Corpus Christl, clear 48 !NE .00
Palestine, cloudy 38 NW T
Memphis, cloudy 40 N .06
Cincinnati, clear 34 jNW| T
Pittsburg, cloudy 34 NWI .20
Buffalo, clear 30 |W | .02
Detroit, cloudy 30 [NW| T
Chicago, clear 30 |NW .00
Marquette, cloudy 22 ]W .01
St. Paul, clear 22 Is .00
Davenport, clear 26 |NW .00
St. Louis, clear 38 IN .00
Kansas City, cloudy 34 NW .00
Oklahoma, snowing 34 |N .08
Dodge City, clear 18 W .00
North Platte, clear 32 |W .00
H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecaster-
A Good Mulil’t Heat,
The greatest tonic on earth la a good
night's rest. Restless nights and the
terrible exhaustion of a hacking cough
are dread dangers of the poor con
sumptive. But why this fear of the
night when a few doses of Dr. Boa
chee's German Syrup will Insure re
freshing sleep, entirely free from
cough or night eweatT Tree expecto
ration In the morning Is msde certain
by taking German Syrup. II has cured
consumption for forty years. Trial bot
tle. Mr. Big bottle. 7tc. At all drug
fists. Knight’s Pharmacy,
HIDES. WAX. FURS. SKINS.
Highest Market Prices Paid.
A. EHRLICH & BRO., Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers
THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLYCO^T
126-130 Bay Street, West
JOBBERS.
BATH ROOM FIXTURES, SANITA RY PLUMBING GOODS, WROUGHT
IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All sup plies for STEAM. WATER and gas.
Sole Agents for the celebrated HUXL EX' VALVES.
Wool* Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins,
Write for Prices.
D. KIRKLAND,
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC CO.
WINTER WEEK DAY SCHEDULE,
SUBURBAN LINES.
Effective Nov. 1, 1904.
„ . ISLE OF HOPE LINE.
Between Isle of Hope and 40th Street.
I* v - St. Lv. Isle of Hope.
A - M. P, M. , A. M. P. M.
0:30 6:00 1:00
7:30 1:30 7:00 2:00
8-30 2:30 8:00 3:00
9 ; 30 9:00
10:30 3:30 10:00 4:00
11:30 11:00
..... 11 20 I *11:45
via Montgomery to city.
Between Isle of Hope & Thunderbolt.
Lv. Isle of Hope. Lv. Thunderbolt
A. M. P. M. a. M. P. M.
*3:00 *1:50
700 6:00 57:22 *5:50
8:00 58:22 6:38
11:00 *9:50 7:38
512-minute wait at Sandfly.
♦Parcel car, passenger trailer.
MONTGOMERY SCHEDULE.
Between Montgomery and 40th Street
Lv. Montgomery. LvT4 oth~St
A - P. M. A. M. P. M.
f 1 ■3O 8:30 1:30
,6:50 52:30 10:30 2:30
77:53 13.05 3:30
9:50 t5:50 6:30
72:0s 11:20
'Connects with parcel car for city.
tThrough to Thunderbolt.
518-minute wait at Sandfly going to
city.
Between Montgomery & Thundebolt
A. M. P. M. A. Ml p7m.
6:ao 3:05 7:22 3:38
* ‘53 5:50 8:22 6:38
MILL-HAVEN SCHEDULE.
Effective Dec. 3, 1904.
Leave Whitaker and Bay Streets.
A ; M. A. M. P. M. P. M.
■6:20 10:00 12:40 5:20
6:40 10:40 1:20 6:00
*<:00 11:20 2:00 6:40
720 12:00 2:40 7:20
3:00 ..... 3:20 8:00
3: 4° 4:00 8:40
3:30 4:40
t 9:20
•••• ..... tl0:40
'Saturday night only.
Leave Mill-Haven.
A. M. A. M. P. M. P. M.
*6:40 11.00 12:20 5:40
7:oft 11:40 1:00 *6:05
*7-20 i ; 4O *6:40
7:40 i 2:20 7:00
3: 2° 3:00 7:40
3:00 ,‘3:40 8:20
3: 4° ...... 4:25 9:00
10:20
til :00
•Daily except Sunday.
'Saturday night only.
Beginning at 5:50 a. m. cars leave
terminus of Mill-Haven Line.
THUNDERBOLT LINE.
City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton Street Junction.
Beginning at 5:30 a. m. cars leave
City Market for Casino at Thunder
bolt every half hour until 11:30 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction
15 minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 5:53 a. m. ears leave
Live Oak Station for city every half
hour until 12:08 midnight.
COLLINSVILLE LINe7
Hermitage one-half mile from
Waters road and Estill avenue every
30 minutes until 11:50 p. m.
Beginning at 6:15 a. m. cars leave
City Market for Waters road and
Estill avenue every 30 minutes until
12:15 midnight.
Through cars are operated between
Market and Thunderbolt via Collins
ville and 'Dale avenue as follows-
Lv. Market. Lv. Thunderbolt
6:45 A. M. 7:30 A. M.
6:45 P. M. 7:30 P. M.
WEST END T INE /Lincoln Psrlt)
Cur leawest side of City Market tor Lin
coin Park 6:00 a. ra. and every 40 minutes
thereafter until 11:45 p.m. minutes
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market 6:20a. m
and every 40 minutes thereafter until 12 o’clock
midnight.
FREIGHT A.ND PARCEL CAR
Le,ve* east slde ol City Market for Thunder.
of,*; Cat . tl * Parl f- Isl of Hope and all
Leaves Isle of Hope for Sandfly, Cattle Park,
Th^ nd , e , r m a ™ ‘ nlormediaw Points—9:oo
1. xn., 11 .uu a. in.. d:UO p. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at 5.50 a M_
and 2:36 p. m., connecting at Sandfly with reg
ular parcel car fot city.
Parcel car from the city came* freight ta
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip for accommodation of passengeu*
Any further Information regarding passen
ger schedule or freight service can be had by
applying to L. K. NASH. Manages
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If It fulls to cure your money will
be refunded.
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LIPPMAN DRUG CO..
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BRADFORD'S EVAPORATED
OKRA.
Makes the finest soups and gum
bos, Sold by all loading grocers 6
ria, per bog. M. Perat's Sons A Cos.,
Wholesale Agents.
OFFICIAL.
"^SearTfor^round^ent
City of Savannah, Office City Treas
urer, Dec. 1, 1904.—The following lota
are in arrears for ground rent, ot
which owners are hereby notified,
C. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
Calhoun Ward —Lot 3, 2 qrs.; west
1-5 lot 4, 2 qrs.; east % lot 42, 2 qrs.
Chatham Ward —East 1-3 lot 10 i
qrs.; west 2-3 lot 10, 2 qrs; lot 21, a
qrs.; mid. 1-3 lot 27. 2 qrs.
Columbia Ward—North % lot 25, 8
qrs.
Crawford Ward—North % lot 21, 2
qrs.; lot 25, 2 qrs.; lot 26, 2 qrs.; lot
27, 2 qrs.; lot 35, 2 qrs.; northwest
part lot 68, 2 qrs.
Elbert Ward—West part lot 24, 2
qrs.; southeast part lot 24, 2 qrs.'
east 2-3 lot 29, 2 qrs.
Franklin Ward—Part lot 21, 2 qrs,-
lot 24, 2 qrs.; east % lot 27, 2 qrs.
New Franklin Ward—West % lot 1
2 qrs.; lot 2, 2 qrs.; lot 9, 2 qrs.; east
% lot 14, 2 qrs.
Greene Ward—Lot 7, 2 qrs.; lot 8, 2
qrs.; east % lot 11, 2 qrs.; south ’ %
lot 16, 2 qrs.; south % lot 25, 2 qrs.
Jackson Ward—East % lot 13, 2 qrs.;
lot 27, 2 qrs.; lot 28, 2 qrs.
Jasper Ward—Lot 9, 2 qrs.; west %
lot 21, 2 qrs.; lot 24, 2 qrs.; lot 37, 2
qrs.; lot 43, 2 qrs.; west % lot 46. 2
qrs.
Lafayette Ward—West % lot 7, 2
qrs.; lot 21, 2 qrs.; lot 22, 2 qrs.; lot
42, 2 ars.
Monterey Ward —East % lot 18, 2
qrs.
Pulaski Ward—Lot 4, 2 qrs.; lot 5,3
qrs.
Stephens Ward—Lot 16, 2 qrs.
Troup Ward—West % lot 2, 2 qrs.
Warren Ward—Lot 23, 2 qrs.
Washington Ward—North 1-3 of
south % lot 16, 2 qrs.; lot 32, 2 qrs.
All persons having interest in above
lots are hereby notified that if the
amounts now due are not paid to the
city treasurer on or before Dec. 14
inst., I will proceed on the morning of
Dec. 15 to re-enter according to law.
HENRY E. DREESON,
City Marshal.
NOTICE.
In Regard to the Assessment of Real
.. Property In the City of Savannah
for Taxation lor the Year 1905.
Office Tux Assessors, Savannah,
Nov. 30, 1904.—Under a resolution of
this board taxpayers are hereby noti
fied that the assessment and valuation
of property for the year 1904, in the
absence of objections, will be contin
ued as the basis of taxation by the city
of Savannah for the year 1905, as to
real estate, including improvements
covered thereby.
Objections, if any, must be made in
writing and filed in the office of the
Board of Tax Assessors within FIF
TEEN DAYS after the date of the
publication of this notice. No objec
tions will be considered unless verified
by an affidavit made by the property
owner or his agent, stating that the
property has been assessed higher
than its actual market value.
In the absence of objections within
the time specified the assessment and
valuation will be considered as satis
factory, and will De binding for the
year 1905.
J. H. H. OSBORNE, Chairman.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 30, 1904.
SALE OF STALLS IX THE MARKET
City Marshal’s Office, Savannah, Ga.,
Nov. 10, 1904.—The stalls in the
market building will be offered for
rent at public outcry on WEDNES
DAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF DE
CEMBER, 1904, at 10 o’clock, a. m.
Parties desiring to retain their
stalls and renting by the year will
have the preference, but must be on
hand and respond promptly.
By order Committee on Market
HENRY E. DREESON,
City Marshal.
PROPOSALS.
Office of Savannah Water Works,
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 25, 1904. —Sealed
proposals will be received by the Com
mittee on Water Works at the office of
the Savannah Water Works until 12
o'clock noon Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1904,
for furnishing f. o. b. Savannah, Ga.—
1,500 feet of 12-inch Standard Cast
Iron Pipe; 1,000 feet of 8-inch Stand
ard Cast Iron Pipe; 4,000 feet of 6-
inch Standard Cast Iron Pipe; 4
SxSx6-inch Tees, 5 12x12x6-inch Tees,
1 6x6xß-inch Tee. 1 12x12x12 Tee, 2
12-inch Ells. Bidders must state time
of delivery. Committee reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. En
velopes must be marked “Bids for
Cast Iron Pipe.”
I. U. KINSEY, Supt
FLAG COMPETITION.
Ten dollars will be awarded for the
best design submitted for a flag for
the City of Savannah. All designs
must be submitted in colors and show
In some way the Coat of Arms or seal
of the city. The competition will close
Jan. 1. Address all communications
to JAMES M. DIXON,
Chairman.
NOTICE.
City of Savannah, Office Clerk of
Council, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 15, 1904.
Parties desiring to retail liquor dur
ing year 1905 will file their applica
tions at once, so that same, can be
read before Council In accordance
with city ordinance.
J. ROBERT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
BRENNAN & CO.,
WUOLESALK
Fruit, Produce,
Hay, Grain, Etc.
122 Bay Street, Wei
Telephone 565.
JOHN G. BUTLER
Sash, Blinds, Doors,
Paints, Oils, Glass,
Lime, Cements, Piasters
20 Congress Street, West.
BOILER TUBES
J. D. WEED A CO.