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10 SPOTS HELD PRICES BI'T COTTON ITTIRES MARKETS CLOSED AT NET LOSSES. LOCAL SALES VERY LIGHT. ONLY & BALES REPORTED PROD ABL.Y MINIMI M RECORD FOR SEASON. Tone of Spot* Failed to Follow FalliUK Futures Markets and Buy ers and Holders Failed to Get To gether on Prices—F. O. B. Market Opened at 8 Cents, Good MlddliiiK, and Closed at 87*— Reported Easier Spot Situation at New Orleans Re sponsible in Part for Futnrea Losses. AT THE CLOSE. ITTIRES. Liverpool, 3 to 4 points lower. New York, lO to 10 points lower. New Orleans, 15 to 17 points lower. SPOTS. Liverpool, 1 point higher. New York, 15 points lower. New Orleans, 1-lUc lower. Savannah, unchanged. What is in all probably either the record for minimum sales of spot cot ton, or very near the record, was the result of yesterday's trading. Eight bales were reported at the opening and no more during the day, at least no more were reported so that eight constituted the total sales. The rea son for such small sales is to be found in the fact that with a falling futures market and an unchanged spot market the buyers and factors could not get together. The local spot market open ed steady and unchanged from the closing of the previous day and main tained both tone and price to the close. It was reported that even at these prices, the best since the full effect of the slump following the gov ernment report took place, factors were refusing offers to buy. The tone, prices and sales for the day follow: | Open- 1 Clos ing. o’clock, ing. |Steady Steady Steady. Good middling."! 7% 7% 7%~ Middling 7% 7% 7% Low middling .[ 7% 714 7% Sales | 8 .... Total sales yesterday, 8. Time, 1 p. m., day before, 8. The local f. o. b. market opened nominal at 8 cents asked, basis good middling, and closed easy at 7% cents. Some cotton was secured from the in terior at the lower prices. Rumors of various sorts particu larly one from New' Orleans claiming an easier tone in the spot situation, were depressing factors in the futures markets and prices went off steadily during the day, the close in each case being near the low level of the day. New York show’ed net losses of 10 to 16 points, and New Orleans of 15 to 17 points. SPOT COTTON MARKET. The following were the official spot quotations at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange yesterday. 1:00 I Year Grades. P. M. I Ago. Good middling 7% 112% Middling 7% 12% Low middling 7% jll% Tone „.. Steady.| Firm. Sales yesterday, 8. Exports— Foreign 6,317 Foreign for season 695.821 Last year 515,831 Coastwise 2,600 Coastwise for season 254,553 Last year ; 172,185 Receipts yesterday 8,383 Last year 9,581 Year before last 7.571 Receipts since Sept. 1 1,084,687 Receipts same time last year.. 807.507 Stock yesterday 147,148 Stock last year 123,871 Receipts and Stocks at All Ports— Receipts yesterday 57,009 Same day last year 45,497 Same day year before last 40,809 So far this week 293,886 laist year 250,445 Year before last 223,342 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1904....5,277,868 Last year 4,581,720 Stock at all ports yesterday ..1,027,455 Stock same day last year 946,386 DAILY COTTON MARKET. Port Movement— Savannah—Steady; middling. 7%c; net receipts, 8,383; gross, 8,383; sales, 6; stock, 147,148. Exports—-Continent, 6,317; coastwise. 2.600. Galveston—Quiet; middling, 7%c; net receipts, 15,885; gross, 15,885; sales. 463; stock, 214,105. Exports—Coastwise, 7,- 150. New Orleans Quiet; middling. 7 9-16 c: net receipts, 17,604; gross, 18,- 221; sales, 2.300; stock, 405,690. Ex ports—Great Britain, 22.500. Mobile —Easy; middling, 7 7-16 e; net receipts, 3,460; gross, 3,460; sules, 600; stock, 68,263. Exports—Coastwise, 1,- 117. Charleston—Steady; middling, 7%c; net receipts, 274; gross. 274; stock, 29,- 774. Wilmington—Nominal; net receipts, 1.080; gross. 1,080; stock. 5,550. Norfolk—Net receipts, 2,182; gross, 2.- 182; stock, 44,225. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 7%c; gross receipts, 375; stock, 9,145. New York—Quiet; middling, 8c; net receipts, 839; gross, 7,581; sales, 1,575; stock, 91,912. Exports—Great Britain, 9,909. Boston—Steady: middling, 8.1Bc; net receipts. 1,057; gross, 2,861. Exports- Great Britain, 1.911. Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 8.25 c; net receipts, 149; gross. 1,272; stock, 6,- 768. Pensacola—Net receipts, 8.343; gross. 2.343. Exports—Great Britain, 93; con tinent, 2,250. Port Townsend—Net receipts. 2,746; gross, 2,745. Exports—Japan, 2,745. Brunswick—Block, 5,876. Norfolk—Add 500 bales to net re ceipts, this week. Total To-day, at all Ports—Net re ceipts, 67,001; Great Britain. 84.413; continent, 8,566; Japan, 2,746. stock, 1.- 027,466. Consolidated, at sll Ports—Net re cetpts, 2*8,866; Orest Britain. 117,816 Franra. 16,160; continent. 181.885; Ja pan, 6,817. Total Mince Set/4. 1, at sll Ports Net receipts. $,*77.6*6; Orest Britain. 1.672.628; France. 880,608. continent, I -416,864. Japan, 48,(71; Mexico, 18,864 Intartor Movement Hueton -Quiet; middling, T%> , net re- rites. *.24 gross. 8.244, shipments, H.**. sales. 608; stork. 87,477. Augusts Mtsady; middling. 7%c; net ill n i % COTTON. STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN PROVISIONS AND COFFEE. Direct Private Wires to All Markets. MEMBERS New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Future Brokers Ass O. New York Cotton Exchange. New York Coffee Exchange. Chicago Board of Trnde. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Savannah Cotton Exchange. i. M. McCORD, Manager, 104 Ray. East. Savannah. Ga. receipts, 1,631; gross, 1,816; shipments, 737; stock. 95.896. Memphis—Steady: middling, 7%c; net receipts, 2,699: gross, 4,260; ship ments, 5,406; sales, 2,450; stock, 139,- 806. St. Louis—Quiet: middling, 7 %c; net receipts, 800; gross, 3,902; shipments, 3,494; sales, 451; stock, 32,167. Cincinnati—Net receipts, 1.023; gross, 1,023; shipments, 1,755; stock, 3,741. Louisville —Firm; middling, Bc. Total To-day—Net receipts, 15,399; gross, 20,247; shipments, 22,720; sales, 3,704; stock. 369,087. SEA ISLAND COTTON. Fancy Floridas 20 @2l Extra choice Floridas 19 @19% Choice Floridas 16 @lB Fancy Georgias 19 @1914 Extra choice Georgias 18 @lßl4 Choice Georgias 16 @.. Extra fine Ga.’s and Fla.’s ..14 @ls GAINS WIPED OUr AT NEW YORK. New York, Dec. 15. —The cotton mar ket was very quiet w'ith prices work ing downward under local bear pres sure and selling apparently from New Orleans sources which was taken to mean less satisfactory "spot” condi tions. The market opened steady at an advance of 1 point on April, but generally 1 to 4 points lower which was rather better than due on the showing of the Liverpool futures mar ket. Quotations there were 4 points lower at the hour of the local opening when an advance of 1 point was ex pected. But the English spot market showed relative steadiness and early advices from the South indicating con tinued stability among Interior hold ers; and there was some support here that was accelerated apparently by re ports that a certain person connected with the census department has made a statement to the effect that the gov ernment estimate of the crop was too high. But prices only went up a point or two from the opening figures when supporting orders were withdrawn and during the remainder of the day the tone was generally easy with fluctu ations irregular but in the main down ward. The close was steadied a point or so by room covering, but showed a net loss of 10 to 16 points. Sales were estimated at 150.000 bales. During the late trading some messages received from New Orleans reported weakening among Southern spot holders and as much of the selling here during the last hour came from brokers with Southern connections it was generally believed that New Orleans was selling possibly for both accounts. The offi cial advices from the South, however, indicated generally steady spot prices, though business reported was very light. Interior receipts for the day were light, but ports ran fairly lib eral while exports again were full. ■POT COTTON AT NEW YORK. New York. Dec. 15. —Spot cotton closed qui“t, 15 points lower: middling -uplands, 8c; middling gulf, 8.25 c; sales, 1.575. Cotton futures at New York: Opt lons. fopen.l Hlgh-l Low. Close. December . 7.52 I 7.66 7.55 7’.55 January .. 7.71 I 7.73 7.60 7.61 February .. 7.78bj 7.80 7.79 7.69 March 7.89 I 7.91 7.76 7.78 April 7.98 7.98 7.95 7.84 May 8.01 j 8.03 7.88 7.89 June 8.05bj ..... 7.95 July 8.14 I 8.14 8.00 8.00 August .... 8.13 ! 8.15 8.03 8.00 September October ... B.oob| 8.00 8.00 7.95 opened easy; closed steady. NEW ORLEANS WAITS FOR GINNERS’ REPORT. New Orleans, Dec. 15.—Cotton fu tures steady; December, 7.44@7.46e; January, 7.5007.61 c; February. 7.56® 7.58 c; March, 7.65@7.66c; April, 7.71® 7.73 c; May, 7.78®7.79; June, 7.83® 7.85 c; July, 7.88®7.90c. Spot quiet aird easier; sales. 2,300 bales, Including 700 to arrive. Quota tions, l-160 lower. Futures under the influence of unfavorable cables, lower New York and easier spots opened 1 to 3 points lower, and In the absence of support from any quarter the market declined almost continuously to the close. Trading was light. There is apparently but little disposition to trade until the next glnners’ report Is received from the bureau. A ma jority of traders seem to think that the report will show an Increase of 15 to 20 per cent, over the amount gin ned up to Nov. 14. The very general belief now Is that Mr. Hyde’s esti mate of the total crop will be fully sustained. In the trading to-day January open ed 1 point down at 7.64 c, and gradual ly receded to 7.50 c. The closing was quiet. Net losses were December 17 points, and all other positions, 15 each. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, Dec. 15.—Spot cotton In moderate demand, prices 1 point high er; American middling fair, 4.62d; good middling, 4.38d; middling, 4.28d; low middling, 4.16d: good ordinary, 4.02d; ordinary. 3.86<1. The sales of the day were 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 were for speculation and export, and Included 7,500 American; receipts none. Futures opened quiet and closed barely steady; American middling, good ordinary clause: December, 4.16d: December-Janunry, 4.16d; Jan uary-February, 4.20d; Fcbruary-M iroh, 4.24d: March-Aprll. 4.28d; Aprtl-May, i.3od; May-June, 4.33d; June-July, 4.35d; July-August. 4.37d. DKHKRK A HAMMOND'S llnllt Cotton Letter from Neir York. New York, Dec. 15.—Price was said to be responsible for the unexpected decline In Liverpool, as well for the decided reaction which took place In the market this afternoon. The fore noon wax distinguished by Mteadlin-ss in the face of disappointing Llveriiool and early prices ruled within a few poiirtx of last night. Isiter in the dHy, the content a of a bearish circular, is sued by Mr. Price, were made public. Hie mein argument is that there will be a surplus of anywhere front 1.600,000 to 2.000,000 of this crop, and the price therefore should seek s much lower level. Almoet simultaneously with this announcement apiieured a rumor that DEMERE L HAMMOND. Brohers, Phone* Office No. 74 Bryan street, hast. COTTON, STOCKS, BONUS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Wma Private Mires IS I .railing Kni.anges MX AL MbUIiUTiU A 681081/11. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1904. Southern holders were weakening. If the rumor Is true, we have not been able to verify It. and as far as the At lantic district is concerned, we can say It is not true. Spot business is prac tically at a standstill, but farmers are offering very little and not sufficient to be a burden on the market. On the appearance of bearish circular after a long silence, leads to the supposition that the bears were seeking for a high er level, enough to Justify putting out anew line of shorts. Yestenfay a hue and cry was raised over the failure of two insignificant banks In Georgia. The failures had taken place several days before, and were a matter of common knowledge in the section di rectly Interested. The manner in which the reports were circulated yesterday and ‘also the talk of weakening by holders to-day seem part of a plan to undermine confidence and strike a blow at the prices before the glnners’ report comes out. No matter what one may think about the Immediate future, it will not do to underestimate the strength of forces which are work ing for a decline. They are flushed with success, and flush with profits, and If spinners keep out of market, they may easily succeed in forcing lower prices. There Is nothing ab nornfal in either receipts or exports, and the situation resolves itself into that of endurance on part of the hold er of cotton. If the report should prove true that he is anxious to get rid of his load at present prices, any further advance c'annot be reasonably expect ed. Our closing prices show a decline on the day of 14 to 15 points. Liver pool is due to come 5 to 6 lower in the morning. J. S. BACHE & CO.’S Dally Cotton Letter to Hayward, Vick A Cos. New York, Dec. 15.—The market has been quiet and irregular. The bears recently have shown little aggressive ness, being willing apparently to per mit an advance, but popular sentiment is too bearish to encourage general buying movement, and the result is naturally a tfarrow scalping market pending fresh developments. Reports reaching up from the South indicate continued firmness among holders with but little spot demand, and it looks as though the endurance of the South ern holders was being put to a try ing test. The future of the m'arket is in their hands. Meanwhile, it ap pears that spinners, finding it difficult to obtain spot cotton on a parity, with futures, are buying moderately in the speculative markets. When the spots tWat certainly exist whether the gov ernment has estimated too high or too low, comes out, the hedge will of course add to the selling pressure. Liverpool showed easiness as to futures, steadi ness as to spots. The local rrfarket opened steady. 1 to 4 points lower, ral lied a few points and eased off again, with prices in the early afternoon 'about 10 points net lower. An interesting news Item was the re port that a special agent of the Cen sus Bureau had Issued a statement claiming that the government had very seriously over-estimated the crop. This gentleman Is reported as having made a personal canvass of ginners and be lieved the actifal crop is not more than 10,773,000 bales, and the government’s correspondents have overestimated the yield per acre. WARE A LELAND. Advise People Not to Sell Cotton Ex cept on Advances. New York, Dec. 15.—'The market lost all the advance to-day and the trad ing showed that there was very little outside interest in the cotton market now. After selling at 8.09 c yesterday May ran to 7.92 c to-day. The market continues to run around within narrow limits and the steadiness helps busi ness. No one cares to see a repetition of the recent collapse. Even if prices are going lower it is to be hpped that the decline will be slow and put off a few weeks. As we can have had a fairly steady market for a while and let the trade go ahead with some confidence that the price is not going to break away again and land at 6 cents, there would be more buying and a greater demand for cotton, the difficulty with the market is that every one is afraid of another open break. There is not enough cotton coming in to cause such a break at 7%c, but bear speculation is still on this side, and it will require a halt and a rally of importance to cause shorts suffi cient loss to stop heavy selling. Un til that time comes there will be enough pressure on advances to keep the price from rocking very much. There Is likely to be a narrow mar ket for some time. We would not sell except on advance. TRADE BODIES TO CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS. The Savannah Cotton Exchange will be closed for two days during the Christmas holidays, Saturday Christ mas Eve and Monday, on which the celebration proper of the day will take place. This matter was decided yes terday afternoon at the December meeting of the board of directors. Further than this decision only routine business was transacted. It is probable that the Board of Trade will observe the same days and and as many of them as the Cotton Exchange. This is the more likelv as the trade in naval stores is now In the duller part of the season and it is probable that even should the Board of Trade remain unclosed Saturday and Monday, there would be little if any business transacted. DllV GOODS MARKET. New York, Dec. 16.—Buying in the dry goods market amounted to little to-day, either In first or second hands, but the situation is believed to be gradually improving. Spot goods are almost entirely required and difficul ties in delivery are generally experi enced. gene'raTmarkets. New York. Dec. 16.—Flour dull, but steady. Rye flour steady. Buckwheat flour quiet. Corn meal firm. Rye nominal. Wheat-Spot, firm; No. 2 red, sl,lll. Speculative demand being more urgent to-day, wheat advanced nearly a cent per bushel, final prices showing %©%c net advunce. May, $1.12 7-16; July, $1.03%; December. $1.17. Corn—Spot, firm; No. 2,62 c. Option market was firmer, closing He net ad vance. December. 6614 c; May. 61c. Oats—Hpot, dull; mixed oats, 26032 pounds, 34%®36%c. Reef Arm. Cut meats quiet; pickled bellies. 7% ®7%c: pickled shoulders, 6%c; pickled hams, Bc. I .aid steady; refined quiet. Pork, tallow, rice, molasses, steady. Sugar, raw, firm; refined firm. 'offee—Spot Itlo steady; mild firm. The market for coffee futures open ed steady at an advance and was An ally steady, with all months 6 points SPIRITS MADE RALLY ADVAYCE OF 1-4 OF A CENT PAID IN LATE TRADING. FACTORS OFFERINGS LIGHT BIT SALES WERE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE MARKET TO-DAY. Rosins Opened and Closed Firm and With Large Sales— Decline in Prices of Commons from H ami Below Market Opening nnd Furth er Shndings Were Reported at the Close—New York Market quiet at The spirits of turpentine market made a rally In the late trading yes terday and. though the sales at that time were small they were sufficiently large to establish the market on a higher basis of prices at the opening to-day. The opening yesterday was firm and unchanged at 47% cents, with sales of 198 casks, and the closing firm and unchanged with additional sales of 96 casks. The offerings in the aft ernoon were very light. The receipts for the day were 402 casks, and the shipments, 336. The New York mar ket was reported dull at 51 cents. Lon don was quoted at 36—9. The rosin market opened firm and at a small but general decline on H and below. The sales were pretty large, at the opening, amounting to 2,603 bar rels, and at the close showing an ad ditional 352 barrels. The closing show ed another decline on commons pi-ices in comparison with those at the close of the day before showing a loss on H and below of 2% to 5 cents. The re ceipts were 2,613 barrels, and the ship ments, 37. The New York market was quiet at 32.85. 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 402 2,613 Receipts previously 159,027 482,235 Total 165,924 529,398 Exports yesterday 336 37 Exports previously 130,242 466,902 Total 130,578 466,939 Stock yesterday 35.346 62,459 Stock previously 12,877 75,876 Tester- Day Be- Last _ day. fore. Year. Tone .! Firm. 1 Firm. Fifim. Spirits | 47%| 47% 56% Sales ,| 294 j 658 129 Rosin .| Firm. [ Firm. Firm. W. W. 5.15 5.15~ f LSO 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 3.25 3.30 2.55 H 2.77% 2.80 2.35 F 2.60 2.65 2.25 F 2.55 2.60 2.20 E 2.52% 2.5* 2.20 D 2.50 2.52% 2.20 C, B. A 2.47% 2.50 2.20 Sales .| 2,9551 1,751 2,249 IN OTHER MARKETS. New York, Dec. 16.—Rosin quiet; strained, common to good, $2.8002.82%. Turpentine quiet. Charleston, S. C„ Dec. 15.—Turpen tine and rosin, nothing doing. Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 15. —Turpen- tine steady at 47c; receipts, 30. Rosin firm at $2.50; receipts, 152. Tar firm at $1.80; receipts, 61. Crude turpentine firm at $2.30 and $3.60; receipts, 60. New Orleans, Dec. 15.—Receipts, ros in 65 barrels; turpentine. 13. LUMBERMARKET. 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 253,610 128,903 Week 1,076,263 1,480,885 Month 3,906,578 3,332,846 Since July 1 37,157,924 35,058,017 Where Shipped— Foreign 2,294,444 3,107,070 Baltimore 9,635,110 4,309,882 Philadelphia 4,808,918 5,944.901 New York 19,576,196 10„337,08- Boston 600,531 1,167,206 Other ports 253,410 10,192,669 higher, except November; sales 127,- 300. Butter unchanged. Cheese firm, unchanged. Eggs steady unchanged. Potatoes steady; Long Island, $1,750 2.00; state and Western, $1.2501.50; Jersey sweets, $2.0003.25. Cabbages steady; Flat Dutch, 100, $2.0002.30. CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago. Dec. 15.—Decreased move ment of wheat, both Northwest and Southwest, caused a strong market here to-day. At the close May delivery was up %@%c. Corn and oats both show a gain of %c. Provisions are up a shade. The leading futures ranged aa fol lows: Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Wheat, No. 2- Dec. ...107% 1 07% 1 07 1 07% May ..1 09’4 1 II 1 09% 1 10% July .. 9814 89% 98% 98% Corn, No. 2 Dec. .. 45% 46 45 45% May .. 44% 46% 44% 45 July .. 45 45% 45 45% Oats, No. 2 Dec. .. 28% 39% 28% 29% May .. 30% 31% 30% 31% July .. 30% 31% 30% 31% Mess Pork, per barrel— Jim. .12 40 12 55 12 40 12 56 May .12 76 12 90 12 72% 12 90 per 100 pounds— Jan. ..6 85 6 87% 6 85 6 37% Mny ..7 10 7 16 7 07% 7 15 Short Riba, per 100 pounds— Jan. .6 45 6 60 6 42 % 6 50 May .6 75 6 80 6 72% 6 80 Cash quotations were as follows; Flour. st*Vtdy; No 2 spring wheat, $1 OS® 1.14; No. 3 9*. ©81.13. No. 2 red. $1.14% 01.16%; No 2 rorn, 5%046c; No. 1 yel low, 46%4|46%c; No. 3 oats. 26%e; No. 2 while. 3!©31%c. No. 3 while. 26®11r; No. 3 rye, 73c; good feeding barley. 17066*-, fair to chol'-a malting. 41641 c, No, 1 Am* seed. $1.16. No. I Northwest, ern. $1 14. insae pork. per barrel, $11.26011.56, fard, per 160 pounda. $6 12% stroll ribs aides, ilooea), I* ;-.:g 4 M, short clear sides iboaed), 14 62 %0 6 76. whisky, beats of high wine*. 61 24. [ clover. *Mllr*il grade, ill Id He:-ei6ta--'Wbeei 64 600 bushel# earn. *16.166 buses*#, mu. 141J66 bwahais COTTON SEED OIL. New York, Dec. 16.—Cotton seed oil steady, with a fair business. Prime crude f. o. b. mills, 17@17%c; prime summer yellow, 25@25%c; off summer yellow, nominal; prime white, 28029 c; prime winter yellow, 29c. Beaafort News. Beaufort. 8. C„ Dec. 15.—Mr. D. H. Rhodes of Washington, D. C., United States inspector of national cemeteries, visited the cemetery here this week and was pleased with its appearance, under the care of CaDt. Dickson. At the call of fifty or more artillery men of the One Hundred and Seven teenth Company at Fort Fremont. Mr. King, general secretary of the Char leston Young Men's Christian Associa tion, visited the fort this week, for the purpose of making arrangements for the organization of an army branch of that association. Two Trniua Daily to Eastern Cities via Sonthern Railway. Southern Railway has resumed double dally train service be tween Savannah and the East, leaving Savannah 1 p. m. and 12:15 a. m.. Central time. Both trains car ry Pullman drawing room sleeping cars to Washington and New York, elegant day coaches and the finest ing cars in the world. All trains now operated over the new double track through Virginia and the Southern Railway double-track bridge across the Potomac. Pullman reservations glad ly made or Information furnished upon application to E. G. Thomson, C. P. & T. A., 141 Bull street; 'phones 850. ad. _ For Sale, Pare Olive Oil. We have the most delicious olive oil in stock that can be had; there Is none superior; we guarantee this olive oil to be absolutely pure; It Is import ed by us through the United States Custom House direct here from Nice, France, which place is celebrated for the best olive oil that is made; we can give you this splendid olive oil In bot tles or one-half gallon and gallon cans; It is with pride that we offer this olive oil now, as we have never be fore had the good fortune to be able to get so pure an article as we have now. Lippman Drug Company, corner Congress and Barnard streets, Savan nah, Ga. —ad. Change In Sleeping Car Lines South ern Railway. Effective Dec. 15, Pullman Sleeping Car now operated between Jackson ville and St. Louis on Southern Rail way train No. 30 passing Savannah 12:15 midnight and going via Asheville will be discontinued and in its stead will be inaugurated, on same train and by same route, Pullman Sleeping Car between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.— ad. Frenzied Finance. The chapters that have gone before of “Frenzied Finance,” by Thomas W. Lawson, have been printed in a pam phlet form, and will be sent, post paid, on receipt of price (30 cents.) For sale at Estill’s News Depot, No. 18 Bull street, corner of Bryan, No. 2 east, Savannah, Ga. —ad. To Captains, Masters, Mates and Sail ors. The latest New york, Boston, Phila delphia and other daily newspapers; weekly Journals and monthly maga zines: books and cheap literature; let ter and note paper, pens and ink. at Estill’s News Depot, 18 Bull street, corner Bryan street (near U. S. Cus tom House). — ad. SAVANNAH’S CURRENT MARKETS Note—These quotations are revised dally and are kept as near as possible in accord with the prevailing wholesale prices. Official quotations are not used when they disagree with the prices wholesalers ask. POULTRY—Market, weak; spring ers, 30@40c per pair; three-quar ters grown, 50@60c; hens, 75@85c. Tur keys, 16c per pound; geese, $1.60 per pair; ducks, 90c@$1.00 per pair. EGGS— Country, 26c; Tennessee, 28c. BUTTER—The tone of the market is firm. Quotations; Extra Elgin, 60 tubs. 26®27c; choice Elgins, 24@25c; New York state, 23@23%c; renovated butter 60-pound tubs, best grade, 23@23%c. CHEESE —Market, firm: fancy full cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 12y 2 @l3c; 20@35-pound, 12%@12%c. WHITE PEA BEANS—S2.4O bushel. POTATOES—S2.OO. ONIONS—In sacks, $2.60. SPANISH ONIONS—Per crate, $1.50. CABBAGES—SI.SO crate. TURNIPS—Per sack. $1.50. Breadstuff** Hay and Grain. FLOUR—Patent. $6.35; straight $6.10; fancy $7.35; family, $5.45; spring wheat, best patent, $5.85. MEAL—Pearl, per barrel, $3.40. per ■ark $145; water ground, $1.45; Pearl "its per sack. $1.45; Pearl grits, per barrel, $3.40; city meal $1.40. Grain Markets. QUANTITIES— Ca T s ‘ No. 2 white corn <1 69 Mixed corn 70 6b OATS- No. 2 mixed ™ No. 2 white clipped 49 47 bran .1.35 1.30 Cracked corn 1-50 14a N ” A l T tTmothy 30 75 No. 2 timothy 80 86 Sugar. Cut loaf l \z Cubes S’®, XXXX powdered 6.27 Powdered .. Fine granulated 6.U Confectioners A 5.7 White Extra C 5.77 RlCE—Market dull, fancy head, 4% S Drl . me 3 @3* atpi,ES—s3.oo to $3.50 barrel. BAN AN AS —$1.75®2.00. GRAPES-Malaga, $4.60@5.60; Ja "tIORIDAO RANGES—S2.7B3.OO. PRUNES—2Os to 30s, sl3; 30s to 40s. me 40s to 50s, sc; 50s to 60s, 7%c; 60s ; 0 . 6He; 70s to 80s, 6c; 80s to 90a, sue 80s to 100s. 4Vic. PEANUTS— Ample stock, fair de mnnd market Arm; fancy hand-picked Virginias. 7c; N. C. peanuts, BVic; ex. V NUTS— Almonds. Terragona, 14Vie; tvlcas. 12*c; walnuts, French. lslic; Naples, 14V45 Pecans. 10c; Brazils, sue Alberts. 11c; assortod nuta, 50- oound and 25-pound boxes. 12c. Dried aod Evaporated Frnila. APPLES Evaporated. 7%0; un dried. APRICOTS —Ev.por.t.d, fancy, Ue; choice, 10V4e* RAISINS-L. L.. 8-crown, $1.16; 6- crown. 12.00; 6-crown cluster., $2.76; loo*. BIUSCSI.iI., sc; 1-pound seeded, 10%.; imperial cabinets, $1 per bog. PEACHES— Evaporated. p.l.d, 16c; unpoel.'t %e. PEARS Evaporated. 16%r. CITRON A. S drum. 14%e; fancy Coreidsn. in 16-pound bosee, 14%e. CURRANT# -Barrel., Te. (sffee. Java 24He Miibl .....24 . pMberry .. .................. Essay Nb. $ ....................... 1616. FACTORS, GOOD CHEER! A Gentle Reminder to Your Customers for Xmas. Four bottles WHITE DOVE RYE WHISKEY, packed ready for express shipment, charges prepared, $4, will bring ‘‘the smile that won’t come off,” as well as many thanks for thoughtfulness. Send your orders. We do the rest. A. EHRLICH & BRO., i n-115 Bay Street, .... Savannah, Ga. THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLY CO., " 126-130 Bay Street, West. JOBBERS. BATH ROOM FIXTURES, SANITARY PLUMBING GOODS, WROUGHT IRON PIPE, FITTINGS, etc. All supplies for STEAM. WATER and nit Sole Agents for the celebrated HUXL EY VALVES. Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins. Write for Prices. D. KIRKLAND, 415 TO 421 ST. JU LIAN STREET. WEST. A Fall Medicine. Now Is the time to take Graybeard to fortify your system against ali ments likely to prey upon you when cool weather takes the place of warm weather. Graybeard tones up your system makes you eat and digest. Graybeard may be had at all drug stores for SI.OO a bottle.—ad. H. M. ASHE, General Agent Smith Premier Typewriter, Atlanta, Ga. Dealer wanted for Savannah. OFFICIAL. 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 citv ordinance. J. ROBERT CREAMER, Clerk of Council. Imported Molasses. E<l Puncheons, 24 hogsheads, II barrels. Muscovado Molasses, re ceived by bark Letizia. For sale bv C. M. GILBERT & CO . IMPORTERS. JOHN C. BUTLER Sash, Blinds, Doors, Paints, Oils, Glass, Lime, Cements, Plaster, 20 Congress Street, West. Fancy No. 1 13 c Choice No. 2 12V4c Prime No. 2 ll%e Fair No. 5 11 c Ordinary No. 6 10 c Common No. 7 9V4e SALT—Car lots, 100 pounds burlap sacks, 37c; 100-pound cotton sacks, 39c; 125-pound burlap sacks, 46c; 125-pound cotton sacks, 48c; 150-pound burlap sacks, 55c; 200-pound burlap sacks, (Liverpool), 78c. HlDES—Market, firm; dry flint, 1614 c; dry salted, 14%c; green salted, 9c; 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, 4c; deer skin, 22c; goat skins. 25c each. Hardware nnd 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@1.69 per barrel; hair, 4@sc; cement, sl.lo® I. carload lots, special. Portland ce ment, retail, $2.0002.25; carload lots, special. LUMBER Rai'road ties, 27@29c; hewn ties (7x9x8%), 38@40c; hewn ties (6xß), 26x28c; switch ties, $10.50® 11. easy yard stock, $11.00012.00 car sills, 813.00@15.00: ship stock, SIB.OO. OIL. Perfection Signal Oil 42 c Pratt’s Astral c Aladdin Security ’ "15 e Water White "15 0 Standard White ’ ”’ i4ti P D. 8. Gasoline ’’is c D. S. Gasoline In drums 14V4c 86 degree gasoline In drums 19V40 Linseed oil, raw, 1 barrel lots 46 c Boiled linseed, 1 barrel lots 48 c Five barrel lots special. .*^ OT J7 Drop ’ 8L65: B - B - an l large, $1.90; chilled. *1.90. IRON—Market firm; refined, $1.90; Swede, 4c. NAILS —Cut, $2.25 base; wire, $2.25 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; thre pounds, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 20 per cent, on smokeless. Cotton Bagging and Tiea. BAGGING—Market Arm; 1% pound 7%@7%c; 2-pound, B®B%c; sea island bagging. 10V4@llc. " a TlES—Standard 45-inch arrow, 94c ©sl.oo. COTTON PICKING SHEETS-2'® 26c each. TWINE—Per pound, or hank, 14® 16c. HAMS—Sugar cured, 12®lS%c- pic nics. B®B%c. * v D. 8. butts g-x D. 8. plates 1111 Western heavy bellies ..I!!!!* Eastern light bellies ....Ill", 1% Eastern medium bellies I 111 T ’aZS Eastern heavy bellies D. 8. C. R. side Smoked C. R. side* LARD—Pure, In tierces, fc.’’” so ; pound tins and 80-pound tuba. compound, In tlerres, 5%c; BOomima tins and 80-pound tuba, 6V4e. Miscellaneous. FlSH—Mackerel, hairbarrela No 1, $10; No 2. $$ 50. No. $, ku ’ f JJJ 1, $1 40; NO. SI.BO. No. 1, $1.10; codi fleh, l-pound bricks, 6c; 1-pond bricks. 6V4c, smoked nerrlngs, per bos 19020 - Dutch herrings, in kegs, ||.]o; mullsls, half barrels. $4. MYRUP Markst qutst; Georgia and Florida syrup, buying at 22©t$c; sell ing at 16027%c, sugar houae, at s6%© WAX j^yrisauv OFFICIAL. LIQUOR LICENSE. City of Savannah, Office Clerk of Council. Dec. 13, 1904. —The follow ing applications to retail liquor dur ing the year 1905 were read at the meeting of Council Dec. 7, 1904, and referred to the Committee of the Whole. J. ROBERT CREAMER. Clerk of Council. Abel, Chas., s. e. cor. Bay and Aber corn sts. , Anderson, Jos. N., No. 42 Reynolds st. Badenhoop, J. H., 523 West Broad, cor. Huntingdon st. Christopher, Geo., 510 Berrien st., w. Christopher, Geo., 102 West Broad st. Capatan, G. P., Bay and Farm sts. Cunningham, Hardy C„ s. w. cor. Ber rien and Jefferson’sts. Dulohery, C. & Cos., East Broad and Hartridge sts. Friedman, J., 135 Margaret st. Goldberg, Joe, 1821 Ogeechee road. Gerken, H., agt., 715 Wheaton st. Hewett, M. W., Gwinnett and Bur roughs sts. Hodge, L. E., 565 Oak st. Hermann, Peter, 317 Congress st., w. Hicks, R. M., 21 Congress st„ w. Heitmann, J. F., 634 President st„ e. Heitmann, C. H., 25 East Broad st. Helmken, J. H„ s. e. cor. Liberty and Whitaker sts. Jenkins, H. W., “Marshall House,” 123 Broughton st., e. Kuck, John, 412 Drayton st. Lubs, John F., n. w. cor. Liberty and Habersham sts. Lang, Nicholas, 39 Barnard st. Mosenzza, S. & Cos., Burroughs and Duffy st. lane. Ohsiek, Chas,, 202 Reynolds st. Peters, N. F., n. e. cor. Park ave. and Burroughs st. Rocker, John & Bro., s. w. cor. Jones and West Broad sts. Stahmer, John, Bryan and Ann sts. Sullivan, John, 15 Congress st., w. Vollers, Wm„ 430 West Broad st. Wellbrock, John F., 524 Jefferson st. Wade, John TANARUS„ s. \v. cor. Oglethorpe ave. and Houston st. Wilkins, C., West Broad and Gaston sts. A Southern Pacific GREETING. Qh! how lovely it is to ride |n a palace car so dignified, Lounging around in luxu rious ease, Building your castles as you please Unmolested; no fumes to choke, Rain of cinders, or grime of smoke; Now-a-days people appre ciate Tvery comfort small and L great Reason compels you to un derstand SOUTHERN PACIFIC is best in the land. To Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, nnd California. Special Homeseekcrs* rates to Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and Arizonn In December. Information cheerfully given. J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agent 13 Peachtree street. Atlanta. Ga. NEW BOOKS at Estill’s. The Masquerader (Katherine Cecil Thurston). The Georgians (Will N. Harben). The Substitute (Will N. Harben). Vergilius (Irving Bacheller). He That Eatheth Bread With Me. My Japanese Prince (Gunter). Nights With Uncle Remus. Quincy Adams Sawyer. Peggy O’Neal. In Kedars Tents. By Right of Sword. Senator North. Lightning Conductor. * The Ills of the South. My Friend Bill. Simple Life. Kingship of Self Control. Mark Twain’s Adam's Diary, For sale at ESTILL’S NEWS DEPOT, No. 18 Bull Street. comer Bryan. No. 2 East, Savannah, Ga. BRENNAN & CO., WnoLKBALK Fruit, Produce, Hay, Grain, Etc. 122 Bay Street, West Telephone 666. 08.8* NEWSPAPER* IM FOR I* **<£ *6 B 1486*888 Oft**. liATHiAA