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8 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. T3"6iy M#t 11 HO *wu. mi... 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 COCEX Accomplishes results by building up the nervous system and stimulating a normal flow to the dcbiltlated organs nourishing them buck to a condition of healthy vitality. Nocturnal emissions, which prove such a drain on the sys tem, ure effectually stopped. The ef. feet* of early errors and excesses in ninturer years arc completely eradi cated and lost manhood Is permanent ly restored. If It fulls to cure your money will be refunded. Guaranteed and for sale by LIPPMAN DRUG CO.. Llppinnn Block Savannah. Ga. 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.