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10 SPOTS HOLD PRICES AND SOME FACTORS WILL NOT SELL. AT lOTATIONS. NOT MUCH NEW BUSINESS. MAT BE SOME LARGE CONTRACTS FpR DECEMBER SAILINGS. Thin Brliff Sireitßlltened By Iwirßf Amount of Tonnagf to Arrive nt Savannah This Month—The Re mand or Lark of Demand Within file Nest Week or Ten Days Will Show Whether Present Priees Con Be Maintained By Spot Holders. AT THE CLOSE. FUTURES. Liverpool, Bto Points Loner. New York, 3 to 0 Points Lower, New Orleans, 3 Points Higher to 1 Lower. SPOTS. Liverpool. 9 Points Lower. New York. 3 Points Lower. New Orleans, 1-ltie Lower. Savannah. I'nehnaged. Prices in the local spot cotton mar ket, like Banquo's ghost, will not down, at least the fluctuations of the futures markets in the last few days Wave failed to cause any decline in the spot market at Savannah. Yesterday the opening was quiet, and easy, but at un changed prices, and this tone and these prices were maintained throughout the day. Sales were again light, but much larger than those of the previous day. It is understood that such trading as was done was on the basis of the mar ket quotations, for no factor is seling at a lower basis, and many of them are asking higher prices. The tone, prices and sales for the day follow: Open- | 1 Clos- ing. [o’clock, ing, Good middling. 7% 7% 774 Middling 7% 7% 7% Low middling . 7% 7% TV, Sales 25 | 150 .... * Quiet and easy. Total sales yesterday, 175. Time, 1 p. m„ day before, 175. It is admitted that there is little new business, but it is believed that there are a good many unfilled contracts made earlier in the season, which must be filled shortly, a belief that is strengthened by the large amount of tonnage that has been booked for this port, the greater part of which will arrive this month. The call for this cotton will, it is believed, show pretty clearly whether or not the demands of shippers are large and therefore whether or not the spot holders will be able to control the sitifatlon. The local f. o. b. market opened easy at 7%c, asked, basis good middling, and closed quiet, at 7 13-16 c. SPOT COTTON MARKET. The following were the official spot quotations at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange yesterday. „ , 1:00 I Tear qr*d<- p. M. I Ago. Good middling 7% 112% Middling 7% , Low middling '.. 714 1 12 T '- ne _| FlrmT *Quiet and easy. Sales yesterday, 176. Exports— Foreign . 7,566 Foreign for searon .. 7 703,387 Lait year 528,172 Coastwise 3,755 Coastwise for season 258,308 Last year 172,442 Receipts yesterday 7|,36l Last year 9’mo Year before last 8,844 Receipts since Sept. 1 1,092^048 Receipts same time last year .. 818,242 Stock yesterday 143,188 Stock last year 120,373 Receipts and Stocks at all Ports— Receipts yesterday 47,555 Same day last year 56,309 Same day year before last .... 39,826 So far this week 341,441 Last year 306.454 Tear before last 263,168 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1904 5.325,446 Last year 4,638,029 Stock at all ports yesterday ...1,030,239 Stpck same day last year 887,789 Sea Receipts Past Week— Upland.lstund. C. of Ga 31,238 463 S„ F. and W 5,889 1,487 C. and S 3,292 Southern 4,214 179 S. A. L 7.946 898 Savannah river steamers. 106 .... Beaufort and other steam ers 34 .... Carts 6 .... Totals .. 52,725 3,027 Exports— Great Britain 12,672 14 France 4,541 120 Continent 13,684 .... Coastwise 12,516 2,082 Interior .... Totals 43,413 2,216 DAILY COTTON MARKET. Port Movement— Savannah—Eusy; middling, 7%; net receipt*. 7,349; gross. 7,361; sales, 175: stock. 143,188. Exports—France, 4,661; continent,>2.9os; coastwise, 3,755. Oalveeton —Quiet; middling, 7 11-16; net receipts, 6,976; gross. 6,976; sales, 128; stock, 208,519. Exports—France, 12,462; continent, 100. New Orleans—Easy; middling, 784; net receipts, 10,094; gross, 10.694; sales. 4,200; stock, 422,441. Exports—Coast wise, 618. Mobile—Quiet; middling, 7%; net re ceipts, 856; gross, 855; stock, 69,018. Ex ports—Continent, 100. Charleston—Quiet; middling, 7%; net receipts, 1,477; gross. 1,477; stock. 30,- 668. Exports—Coastwise, 685, Wilmington—Steady; middling, 784; net receipts, 812; gross, 812; sales. 35. stock. 7,908. Exports—Coast wise, 289. Norfolk—Net receipts, 1,650; gross, 1,650; stock. 27.936. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 7Tfc; net receipts, 1,245. gross. 1,245; stuck. 1.691. Exports—Orest Britain, 6,450. continent, 4,699 New York—Quiet; middling, 7.95; net receipts, 771; gross. 7,166. sales, 100; stork, 96,666. Exports—Continent, 267 Boston Quiet, middling, 2, net re. tsipts, 969 gross, 2,697. Exports tire*! Brit sin. 4.917. Philadelphia Quiet; middling. 110 net receipts, 99 groe*. 99. Stock. 6,967. Bruns* Irk Net receipts, 14.921 gross MIAM, Stor k. 16,402 Report* -Cooet *de, Ito Jacksonville Not rsotfil 294 grueo. 9*4 9 sor|o-45u00< wlos, 294 Mmmyrni Mess Mel receipts, Ml, iWI 1 1 1 COTTON. STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN PROVISIONS AND COFFEE Direct Private Wires to All Markets MEMBERS New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Future Brokers Ass a. New York Cotton Exchange. New York Coffee Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Savannah Cotton Exchange. J. M. McCORD, Manager, 104 Bay. East. Savannah, Ga. gross, 242; stock, 50. Exports—Coast wise. 192. Port Townsend—Net receipts, 1,335; gross, 1,335. Exports—Japan, 1,335. Miscellaneous—Net receipts, 1,890; gross, 1.890. Total To-day, at All Ports—Net re ceipts, 47,578; exports, Great Britain, 10,367; France, 17,123; continent, 7,961; Japan, 1,335; stock, 1,030,239. Consolidated, at All Ports—Net re ceipts, 341.534; exports, Great Britain, 128,183; France, 32,273; continent, 139,- 166; Japan. 6,622. Total Since Sept. 1, at All Ports— Net receipts, 5,325,446: exports. Great Britain, 1,883,189: France, 407,726; conti nent, 1,426,345; Japan, 44,610; Mexico, 12,364. interior Movement— Houston —Quiet; middling, TANARUS%; net receipts, 8,749; gross, 8,749; shipments, 7,688; sales, 1,017; stock, 98,538. Augusta—Steady; middling, 7 9-16; net receipts, 1,275; gross, 1,303; ship ments, 1,024; sales, 404; stock, 96,212. Memphis—Quiet; middling, 7%; net receipts, 3,658; gross, 5,953; shipments, 5,535; sales. 1,750; stock, 140,224. St. Louis—Quiet; middling, 7%; net receipts, 1,400; gross, 4,797; shipments. 3,397; sales, 50: stock, 33,567. Cincinnati—Net receipts, 2,544; gross, 2,544: shipments, 1,173; stock, 5,112. Louisville—-Firm; middling, 8; net re ceipts, 260; gross, 260; shipments, 45; sales, 165; stock, 85. Total To-day—Net receipts, 17,886: gross, 23,606; shipments, 18,862; sales, 3,386; stock. 373.738. Weekly Interior Cotton Towns— Albany—Receipts, 1,009; Shipments, 349; stock, 7,012. Athens—Receipts, 1,982; shipments, 2,370; sales, 20; stock. 24,910. Atlanta—Steady; middling, 9%c; re ceipts, 3,775; shipments, 3,534; stock, 13,986. Brenham—Receipts, 514; shipments, 77; stock, 3,725. Charlotte—Quit - middling, 7%c; re celpts, 280; snipmenis, 2so. Columbia—Receipts, 995; shipments, 995. Columbus, Ga.—Steady: middling, 7%c; receipts, 3,390; shipments, 1,833; sales, 1,833; stock, 16,842. Columbus, Miss.—Firm; middling, 6%c; receipts, 1,939; shipments, 1,982; sales, 1,982; stock, 4,891. Dallas—Receipts, 3,943; shipments, 2,- 363; stock, 8,557. Eufaula—Receipts, 731; shipments, 336; stock. 7,012. Greenville —Receipts, 440; shipments, 279; sales, 161; stock, 4,927. Greenwood, S. C.—Receipts, 4,747; shipments, 3,504; stock, 16,728. Helena —Receipts,* 3,977; shipments, 6,105; stock, 23,154. Little Rock—Quiet; middling, 7%c; receipts, 7,324; shipments, 10,465; stock, 36,412. Macon—Receipts, 2,131; shipments, 1,- 199; stock, 15,834. Meridian —Receipts, 4,173; shipments, 3,376; stock, 22,351. Montgomery—Quiet; middling, 7%c; receipts, 6,013: shipments, 5,012; stock, 40,773. Nashville—Steady; middling, 7%e; receipts, 612; shipments, 375; sales, 375; stock, 897. Natchez —Steady; middling, 7%e; re ceipts, 3,771; shipments, 3,037; sales, 2,- 510; stock. 14.859. Newberry—Receipts, 207; shipments, 207. Raleigh—Easy; middling, 7%c; re ceipts, 127; shipments, 260; stock, 1,- 831. Rome—Receipts, 909; shipments, 926; stock, 5,994. Selma—Receipts, 5,049; shipments, 3,- 923: stock, 22,799, Shreveport Steady; middling, 7 7-16 c; receipts, 10,102; shipments, 9,- 467; sales, 2,982; stock, 37,322. Vicksburg—Receipts, 5,151; ship ments, 3,719: stock. 28,875. Yazoo City—Receipts, 4,225; ship ments, 3,267; stock, 22,523. SEA ISLAND COTTON. The sea island cotton market ruled dull and easy during the week, ending yesterday. The receipts were again about 1,000 bags more than the corre sponding week last season, but stocks at interior points are reported small: Fancy Floridas 20%@21% Extra choice Floridas 18%@19 Choice Floridas 17 @IT% Fancy Georgias 19 @19% Extra choice Georgias 18 @lB% Choice Georgias 17 @17% Extra fine Ga.'s and Fla.’s ..14 @ls 1 1904.11903”. Receipts, net 3,0881 2.221 Receipts, gross 3,027] 2,078 Sales 1,629: 1,356 Exports 2,216! 3,885 Stocks 10,906 6,611 Receipts season, gross ...... 35,263i30,161 Receipts season, net 36,131129,269 Shipments— | Liverpool, direct 141 650 Havre, direct 120] Havre, via New York 49 Manchester, via Boston .. 413! Domestic, via New York... 1,6201 472 Manchester, direct 2,550 Domestic, via Boston I 213 "Totals ' .7...... j 272161 Charleston, 8. C.. Dec. 16.—Sea is land cotton: Receipts this week, 1,024; exports, 21. Bremen; exports, 595. coast wise; exports. 49 Savannah, by rail; sales, 820; stock, 3.066. Market quiet, fully fine, 26c; extra fine, 27c. NEW YORK BEARS DEPRESSED PRICES. New York, Dec. 16.—The cotton mar ket opened steady at a decline of 2@ 4 points in response to the lower ca bles which reported a decline of some 7ftß points on futures, and of 9 points on spot cotton. The large sales of spots reirorted at the decline served to offset the bearish effect of the lower prices, and the market at the opening was steadied by covering and some months sold at a point or two above the opening figures during the first few minutes. But generally speaking sen timent was bearish on reports that spot cotton was weakening and expecta tions that a bearish glnner*' report would be Issued next week, while It was also said that certain local bears were looking for stop loss orders on the long side, few points below the previous low level of 7.50 c for Jan uary. Al any rate there was consid erable pressure, and in spile of cover ing through commission house* for over Hunday prici* worked down dur ing the morning to a net decline of ■ bout d4S* point*. Around midday the market was rallied slightly by the rov DEMERE L HAMMOND. Brohers, Phone* l|os Office No. 24 Btyan ktreet, bgt. COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Mwa flint* Mires ut te*ng fadangss MMAI. AluUfcKJllfc* A IflKUm. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1904. ering of early sellers and advanced to about the opening figures after which it eased off a little, being Anal ly steady at a decline of 3@6 points. Sales estimated at 150,000 bales. The official advices from the Southern spot markets showed slightly lower quo tations, but the tone was generally steady, and it did not seem that there was much selling pressure. SPOT COTTON AT SEW YORK. New York, Dec. 16.—Spot cotton closed quiet 5 points lower; middling uplands, 7.95 c; middling gulf, 8.20 c; sales, 300. Cotton futures at New York, Dec. 16; Options, | Open.l Hlgh.l Tyvw.lCiose. December . 7.51 7.53 7.47 7.5 U January ... 7.57 7.60 7.53 7.56 February .. 7.65 7.65 7.63 7.63 March 7.74 7.78 7.70 7.74 April 7.82 7.82 7.80 7.80 May 7.85 7.89 7.82 7.86 June 7.90 7.90 7.90 7.91 July 7.98 7.99 7.93 7.96 August .... 7.94* 7.99 7.49 7.96 September October 7.90 ""•Bid. Futures opened steady at the decline; closed steady. SPOTS WENT LOWER AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Dec. 16.—Cotton fu tures steady: December, 7.47@7.48c; January, 7.49@7.50c; February, 7.56® 7.57 e; March. 7.65@7.66c; April, 7.71 @ 7.73 c; May, 7.78@7.79c; June, 7.83® 7.85 c; July, 7.85@7.90e. Spot cotton in good demand, prices easier; sales, 4,200 bales, including 500 to arrive. Quotations reduced l-16c. Futures were very quiet throughout the session. The first call ended with prices 1 to 4 points down. Thereafter, the market fluctuated but little. De cember gained 7 points, closing 3 points above last night's figures, while Jan uary closed 1 point lower than yes terday, and the other positions were at last evening’s level. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, Dec. 16.—Cotton: Spot in good demand; prices 9 points lower; American middling fair, 4.53d; good middling, 4.29d; middling, 4.19d; low middling, 4.07d; good ordinary, 3.93d; ordinary, 3.73d. The sales of the day were 15,000 bales, of which 5.000 were for speculation and export, and includ ed, 14,500 American; receipts, 17,000 bales, including 16,900, American. Futures opened easier and closed quiet; American middling, good ordi nary clause; December, 4.08d: Decem ber-January, 4.08d; January-February, 4.lid; February-March, 4.15d; March- April, 4.19d; April-May, 4.22d; May- June, 4.25d; June-July, 4.27d; July-Au gust, 4.29d; August-September, 4.29d; September-Oetober, 4.28d. DEMERE & HAMMOND'S Colton Letter from New York. New York, Dee. 16.—The sales of 3,- 000 bales of spots additional after hours yesterday in Liverpool and 15,000 there to-day, checked for that time being what threatened to be a bull stampede. The hope of a bullish ginners’ report had been so well fostered during the early days of the week that quite a number of buyers were attracted to the market. The silence of Mr. Price during the period led many to believe that he looked for a contradiction of Bureau’s figures. Of course there was no warrant for this save his silence. What that silence was broken confi dence was shaken and there has since been considerable unloading by longs. Reports of weakening by spot hold ers are coming in slowly from differ ent sections. There is no general dis position to press cotton for sale, but there is undoubtedly some anxious of ferings and as everybody is looking for a break in the ranks of holders, even a few frightened ones can se riously sway public sentiment. Feeling now regarding the ginners’ report is veering towards the other direction, and now there is as much fear that the figures will be bearish as there was hope a few days ago that it might be bullish. The bear leaders are very much in evidence, their predictions of 7 cents before Christmas are making even the stubborn longs nervous. Fu tures in Liverpool were decidedly weak and closed 9 points lower than last night. Spots also werq marked down 9 points, but as we have seen, with excellent sales. Of course, it can be argued that big sales on a declin ing market are a sure evidence of weakness of holders, but it is grati fying at least to find that the cotton being unloaded is finding a safe lodg ing place. Quite a striking feature of big sales is the quantities being taken for speculation and export, showing that the continent is ready to stock up at ruling prices. Looking squarely at the situation, the bears seem to have the better end for the present, as it would require only a moderate amount of selling by holders to cause a sham decline. Liverpool is due to come unchanged to one higher in the morning. J. S. DACHR A CO.’S Dally Cotton Letter to Hayward, Vick A. Cos. New York. Dec. 16.—The market shows resistance to pressure. Specu lative sentiment this morning was plainly bearish on the theory that the gintiers' report, due to come toward the middle of next week, would fully confirm big crop estimates, that the scattering reports of Increased spot offerings In the South foreshadowed a more general weakening of holders, and that several good-sized stop orders had been planted around the previous low level which bear pressure might un cover. Operations for a decline were also encouraged by the bearishness of the cables as concerned with Liver pool future market, although the big sales of spot cotton, amounting to 15,000 bales, at the decline of 9 points, suggested that British spinners were willing to lay In supplies at the cur rent level. But after opening 2 to 4 points lower and Increasing, the loss, to a matter of some 6 to 8 points under hammering by local bears, the market showed steadiness, and In the early afternoon the tone was a little steadier, the market having rather an oversold appearance. To our mind the reports of freer spot offerings have arisen front the liquidation of a few scatter ing holders at ports chiefly, and the Interior situation Is without material change. It remains to be seen what influence the ginners' report will have on holders. M AKE A LKLAMD Say Market of Last Meek One at Most Itestrteteil of Neason. New York, Dec. 16.—1n actual volume of trading and In general Interest on the part of the public, the market till* week has been one of the most re st rli ted of the season. Following the decline to a Riels of 7(*o for January, there wa* some short covering, more or lew* buying of future* by spinner* and some buying on the theory that a rally might well be expected after so extensive a decline. While not .large in the aggregate, this proved sufficient to cause several reactions from 15 to 30 points, but after each advance there seemed to be pressure of one kind or another, and this morning January worked back to within 3 or 4 points of the bottom. It is now a question whether the movement will be on a scale to cause weakness in Southern market and so induce hedge selling and bring about another break into new ground. Yesterday’s reports of weakness in the spot markets came from speculative quarters in New Or leans, and this city, but were with out foundation, in fact the movement this week has been about 75,000 bales over last year, and present indications point to an excess of something like 1,200,000 over last year on Jan. 1. In order to realize the government figures of over 12,000,000 the movement after Jan. 1 must exceed last year’s by 1,000,000. As the movement of June, July and August is light, this means that dur ing the five months, from January to June, there roust come into sight on an average of 200,000 in excess of re ceipts during same time last year. In order to bring this about the week ly movement would have to exceed last ye*ar by 40,000 or 50,000 bales, very large figures when we get to the turn ing point of the new year. WEEKLY COTTON MARKETS. Comparative Cotton Statement—New York, Dec. 16. —For the week ending Dec. 16. Net receipts at all United States ports during week 341,534 Net receipts at all United States ports same week last year .. 306,454 Total receipts since Sept. 1 ..5,325,446 Total receipts 'to same date last year 4,638,029 Exports for the week 306,244 Exports for same week last year • 293,759 Total exports since Sept. 1 ..3,774,234 Total exports same date last year 3,317,526 Stock at all United States ports 1,030,239 Stock at all United States ports same 'time last year .. 887,789 Stock at all interior towns .. 740,755 Stock at all interior towns same time last year 507,932 Stock at Liverpool Stock at Liverpool same time last year 443,000 Stock of American afloat for Great Britain Stock of American afloat for Great Britain same time last year 328,000 New York, Dec. 16.—The following statistics on the movement of cotton for the week ending Dec. 16, were com piled by the New York Cotton Ex change: This Last Weekly Movement— Year. Year. Port receipts 326,305 306,523 Overland to mills and Canada 47,277 43,472 Southern mill takings (estimated) 61,000 61,000 Gain of stoek at in terior towns 19,775 5,993 Brought into sight for the week 454,357 416,994 Total Crop Movement— Port receipts 5,319,045 4,651,840 Overland to mills and Canada 409,292 357,45 b Southern mill takings (estimated) 698,000 700,000 Stock at interior towns in excess of Sept. 1 652,376 465,776 Brought into sight thus far for sea son 7,078,713 6,175,067 Receipts Ports This Season—The fol lowing table shows the receipts at all United States ports, since Sept. 1, 1904, and same time last year: Since Sept. 1 1904. 19037“ Galveston 1,6047232 L60L091 New Orleans ..... 1,259,823 1,100,398 Mobile 185,487 147,855 Savannah 1,089,366 816,607 Charleston 155,996 132,087 Wilmington 250,730 278,287 Norfolk 392,143 295.379 Baltimore 12,282 7,591 New York 8,397 18,451 Boston 26,689 6,129 Philadelphia .. '. 3,448 3,328 Pensacola 85,697 68,179 Poitland, Ore 4,981 27 Brunswick 117,760 66,145 Newsport News 1,292 Port Arthur 58,884 25,476 Sabine Pass San Francisco ........ 25,979 5,845 Port Townsend 17,881 14,560 Fernandina 600 Eagle Pass 1,350 8,057 Corpus Ch*-istl 9,061 Nogales .....| | 300 El Paso | 1,888 610 Laredo ( 6,292 Minor points | 9,821 . .. L -. “Total |5,320,409 4^65L771 Receipts Ports Past Week. —The fol lowing table shows receipts at all U. S. ports for the past week and the corre sponding week last year: Galveston 94,931 101,980 New Orleans 96,627 83,758 Mobile 14,757 8,690 Savannah 55,752 53,128 Charleston 3,555 4,677 Wilmington 7,196 17,185 Norfolk 14,260 20,509 Baltimore 1,345 1,083 New York 3,097 1,859 Boston 6,556 509 Philadelphia 411 609 Pensacola 22,527 Brunswick 12,226 8,006 Newport News 242 805 Port Arthur 500 San Francisco 1,400 317 Port Townsend 5,222 3,139 Minor ports 1,337 Total 341,441 306,754 Stock of cotton at all ports Dec. 16, 1904, and on the same day of the week last year: Ports — 1904. ” 1903. New Orleans 422,441 270,791 Mobile 69.018 42,183 Galveston 208,519 300,922 Savannah 143,188 12.073 Charleston 30,568 15,380 Wilmington 7,906 15,816 Norfolk 27,935 23,012 New York 96.555 70,779 Other ports 24,109 136.R33 Total 1.030,239 587.789 WORLD’S VISIBLE SUPPLY. New Orleans. Dec. 16.—Secretary Hester’s statement of the world's visible supply of cotton. Issued to day, shows the total visible to be 4.448.312. against 4.317.314 last week and 3,761,849 last year. Of this the ini.il of American cotton Is 3,- 778.312. against 3,676,314 last week and 3.176,849 last year: and of all other kinds. Including Egypt. Bra zil. India, etc., 670,000. against, 641,- 000 last week and 585.000 last year. Of the World'# visible supply of cotton there Is now afic.il and held In Great Britain am) Continental Euro|>e, 2,226,000. against r.OOfi.ono lasi year; In Egypt. 174,000, against 191,000 last year In India, 272,000, against 142/100 last y4ir. and In the United Wales, 1,776,000, against 1.424,000 last year. hisiims weKHU *un*r\r. New Orleans, Dec If. —Meeretery Heeler'* weekly cation eis'emem is sued to-day show* for the Nflltii day* of flee ember an increase over |**t year of iK.ooo *nd an mere**# over the same period year before bust of 197.M0 For the 107 day# of the mhmi that have elapaed the • **<*'• i* ahead of lit* mm day* laai year, I.IAMM, SPIRIIS ON A BOOM MARKET JUMPED AT CLOSE FROM 47 3-4 CENTS TO 4K(g,-**>%. LATE SALES AT OUTSIDE. AND DEMAND STRONG ENOUGH TO CLEAR AWAY.ALL OFFERINGS. Receipts Light and Shipments Pret ty Heavy Amounting to 5,605 Cashs. Rosin Market Without Special Feature—Decline of JM/j Centa on Two Medium Grades at Opening. Pales Brought Advances in Post MArket Trading. Another decided bull movement took place in the spirits of turpentine mar ket yesterday and as a result the mar ket at the close showed a gain of from % cent to 1 cent. In the late trad ing all sales were at the outside fig ure and there was a pretty lively de mand even at that. The market open ed at 47% cents, an advance of % cent over the close of the previous day and with reported sales of 60 casks. It seemed that some of the trade were in urgent need of supplies and willing to pay to get them, with the result that at 4 o'clock, when the market closed, another 186 casks had been sold at from 48 to 48% cents. The receipts were 437 casks, and the shipments 5,- 695, unusually heavy for a single day, and making a very appreciable shrink age in the stocks. The New York market was quoted quiet at 51% cents, and London at 37—%. The rosin market opened and closed firm and with but little change from the close of the day before. ' The changes were a decline of 2% cents on H and on G. Sales at the open ing, which proved the total for the day, were 2,169 barrels. In the post market business sales generally were made at an advance of 10 cents on pales from K to W. G„ inclusive, and of 2% cents on G. The receipts were 2,806 barrels, and the shipments 4,165. New York was quoted dull at $2.85. 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 44.559 Receipts yesterday 437 2,806 Receipts previously 159,429 484,848 Total 166,361 532,204 Exports yesterday 5,695 4,165 Exports previously 130,578 466,939 Total 136,273 471,104 Stock yesterday 30,088 61,100 Stock previously 13,653 80,295 Yester- Day Be- Last day. fore. Year. Tone ,| Firm. | Firm. 1 Firtn. Spirits. | 48@48%i 47% 56% Sales ,| 246 I 294 177 Rosin .| Firm. | Firm. Firm. W. W. 5.15 5.15 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 3.25 3.25 2.56 H 2.75 - 2.77% 2.35 G 2.57% 2.60 2.30 F 2.55 2.55 2.25 E 2.52% 2.52% 2.25 D 2.50 2.50 2.25 C, B, A 2.47% 2.47% 2.25 Sales . 2,169 2,955 1,767 WEEKLY NAVAL STORES MOVE MENT. Spirits. 1904-1903. Stock April 1 6,495 1,241 Receipts past week 2,662 3,473 Receipts previously .....157,204 173,213 Total 166,361 177,927 Exports— Foreign 60,831 84,666 New York 38,342 27,299 Coastwise and interior.. 37,100 52,309 Total 136,273 164,274 Stock 30,088 13,653 Rosins. 1904-1903. Stock April 1 44,550 145,882 Receipts past week 14,928 19,347 Receipts previously 472,726 456,895 Total 532,204 622,124 Exports— Foreign ..142,607 219,273 New York 88,661 64,598 Coastwise and Intmor. .239,836 257,958 Total 471,104 541,829 Stock 61,100 80,295 IN OTHER MARKETS. New York, Dec. 16.—Rosin dulll. Tur pentine firm. 51@51V£c. Charleston. S. C., Dec. 16.—Turpen tine, nothing doing. Rosin, nothing do lng. Wilmington, N. C. t Dec. 16.—Tur pentine, firm, 47c hid; receipts, 28. Rosin, quiet, 12.40; receipts, 444. Tar, firm, $1.60; receipts, 190. Crude turpentine, tlrm, $2.30 and $3,60; receipts, 81. New Orleans, Dec. If.—Receipts, ros in, 69 barrels; turpentine, 15. LUMBER MARKET. 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 253,610 448,831 Week 1,076,263 1.929,716 Month 3,906.578 3.781,677 Since July 1 37,157.924 35,506,848 Where Shipped— Foreign 2,294,444 3.107,070 Baltimore 9.636,110 4.309.882 Philadelphia 4.808,918 6.393,732 New York 19,575.198 10.337,087 Boston .. 600,531 J, 167,206 Other (sirts 253,410 10,192,669 The total takings of American mills, North Houth and Canada thus far for the season have been 1,796,501, against 1,618.297 last year. Htack* at the seaboard and the I wen* ty-nln leading bout hern interior ren. ter* have Increased during the week 26,672 bsles. against an Increase during the - orreapondlng period last set, son of 51.976 Including •'. k left over al port* and Iniarior town# from tbs last crop and tlia number o' bale* brought mt,, sigh' thus far ire* the new * rop tbs supply to data la 1,1id. 1*6, sgsn-ie Miff far tha mm parted taai yagr CENT COTTON! The grin that came on with cotton can be overcome with “The smile that won’t come off,” by or dering WHITE DOVE RYE WHISKEY. Best for the price. Good enough for the best. Write for our Liquor Price List. A. EHRLICH & BRO., in-IIS Bay Street, west, - - - Savannah, Ga. THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLY CO^T 126-130 Bay Street. West. JOBBERS. BATH ROOM FIXTURES, SANITARY PLUMBING GOODS, WROUGHT mON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All supplies for STEAM, WATER and Gg Sole Agents for the celebrated HUXt EY VALVES. Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins. Write for Prices. D. KIRKLAND, 415 TO 421 ST. JU LIAN STREET. WEST. and ahead of the same days year be fore last 1,249,000. The amount brought into sight dur ing the past week has been 464,483 bales, against 400,153 for the same seven days last year, and 346,218 year before last. The movement since Sept- 1 shows receipts at all United States ports to be 5,325,446, against 4,548,147 last year. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada, 414,519, against 353,769 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 663,177, against 467,937 last year; Southern mill takings, 793,000, against 720,715 last year, 723,846 year before last. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 7,196,142, against 6,090,568 last year. Foreign exports for the week have been 296,081, against 210,596 last year, making the total thus far for the sea son 3,809,851, against 3,223,752 last year. GENERAL MARKETS. New York, Dee. 16.—Flour quiet. Rye flour steady. Buckwheat flour slow. Corn meal steady. Rye nominal. Barley easy. Wheat—lrregular; No. 2 red, nomi nal. Options partly %c net higher; May, $1.12%; July, $1.03%; December, $1.17%. Corn firm; No. 2,62 c asked elevator. Options %@%c net higher; May, 51%c; December, 55%c. Oats dull; mixed, 34%@35c. Options nominal. Beef firm. Cut meats quiet. Lard steady; refined steady. Pork steady. * Tallow firm. Rice steady. Coffee—Spot Rio firm; No. 7 invoice, B%c; mild firm; Cordova, 10@13c. Futures closed steady at a net ad vance of 10@15 points. Sales 187,250 bags. Sugar, raw, steady; refined firm. Potatoes steady; Long Island, $1.75@ 2.00; state and Western, $1.26@1.50; Jersey sweets, $2.00@3.25. Peanuts steadv. Cabbages steady; Flat Dutch, per 100, $2.00@3.00. Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 15® 20c. „ 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, $1.50 per pair; ducks, 90c@$1.00 per pair. EGGS —Country, 26c; Tennessee, 28c. BUTTER—Tho tone of the market Is firm. Quotations: Extra Elgin, 60 tubs. 26<?f27c; choice Elgins, 24@25c; New y or k state, 23@23M>c; renovated butter 60-pound tubs, best grade, 23@23%c. CHEESE —Market, firm: fancy full cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 12V 2 @13c; 20@35-pound, 12%@12%c. WHITE PEA BEANS—S2.4O busheL POTATOES—S2.OO. ONIONS—In sacks, $2.50. SPANISH ONIONS—Per crate. $1.50. CABBAGES—SI.SO crate. TURNIPS—Per sack. $1.50. Brradstnffs, 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 sack $1 45: water ground, $1.45; Pearl erits per sack, $1.45; Pearl grits, per barrel, $3.40; city meal. $1.40. Grain Markets. QUANTITIES— Jobs. Cars. No. 2 white corn 71 69 Mixed corn 70 68 OATS- No 2 mixed 45 No! 2 white clipped 49 47 bran .1.35 1.30 Mixed bran J }-Jg Cracked corn L&0 1.45 HAY— m „ No. 1 timothy 75 No. 2 timothy 80 88 Sugar. Cut loaf 7.12 Cubes •••••• XXXX powdered 6.27 powdered .. ••• ® -• ■pine srranuiatecl o.ii: Confectioners' A * 5.97 White Extra C 0./i RlCE—Market dull, fancy head, 4V4 @>sc; prime, 3V4©4c. Good * @3V4 Fair 2H|3% Common . at>pt,ES—s3.oo to $3.50 barrel. BAN AN AS —$1.75@2.00. GRAPES— Malaga, $4.G0@5.50; Ja maica orange, $3.25. FLORIDA ORANGES—S2.7SO3.OO. PRUNES— 208 to 30s, sl3; 30s to 40s. 10c 40s to 50s, Sc, 50s to I'.w. 7Vj c, 60s lo 70s 6%c; 70s to 80s, 6c f!os to 90s. sue 90s to 100s, 4Vic. PEANUTS— Ample stock, fair de mand; market firm; fancy hand-picked Virginias, 7c; N. C. peanuts. 6Vic; ex. Virginias, 6c. NUTS—Almonds. Terragona. 14Vic; Ivicas. 12H<-: wsinuto, French. 12* C ; Naples. 14Vic; pecans. 10c; Brazlly, atic Alberts. 11c; assorted nuts, 50. Mural and 25-pound boxes, 12c. Dried and kvapuroted r .nli. apples Kvuporated, 7Vic; sun. dried. 5%c. APRICOTS —Evaporated, fancy, is c; choice, 10V*c. . . raisins L. L., S-crown, i.5; j. crown. s2<X>; 4-crown r,patera. $2.7* loos* mue< utella, 8c; 1-pojn<l seede.* 10%c; imperial cabinet*, |3 per bog, PE A PI! EH—Evaporated, peeled, l*c; UllpeeleJ, Mac. PEARS Evaporated, 10%e. CITRON A. * drum, I4'r; fancy Corst'daii. Id-pound began. }sty, CURRANT* Barrels Te, Coflee. s Jill .. ........................... s4Vie Mocha ~ >.>#.,.<>, k ,li o Butter easy, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged. Eggs quiet, unchanged. CHICAGO MARKETS, Chicago, Dec. 16.—Widespread de mand for cash wheat was the main cause of a strong market in specula tive options here to-day. At the close, May wheat was up %@%c. Corn shows a gain of %@%c. Oats are up %@%c; provisions are practically un changed. The leading futures ranged as fol lows: Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Wheat, No. 2 Dec. ..1 07% 110 1 07% 1 09% May ..110% 111% 110% 111% July .. 98% 99% 98% 98% Corn, No. 2 Dec. . ..46% 46% 45% 45% May . ..45% 45% 45 45% July . ..45% 45% 45% 45% Oats, No. 2 Dec. . ..29% 29% 29% 29% May . ..31% 31% 31% 31% July . ..31% 31% 31% 31% Mess Pork, per barrel— Jan. sl2 50 sl2 65 sl2 50 sl2 55 May 12 90 13 00 12 90 12 92% Lard, per 100 pounds— Jan. 6 87% 6 90 6 85 6 85 May 715 7 17% 7 12% 7 12% Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— Jan. 6 50 6 52% 6 50 6 50 May 680 685 6 77% 680 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady; No. 2 spring wheat, $1.05®1.15: No. 3, $1.00@1.10; No. 2 red, $1.12%@1.15%; No. 2 corn, 45%@ 46c; No. 2 yellow, 46c; No. 2 oats, 29%c- No. 2 white, 31%c; No. 3 white, 30@31c; No. 2 rye, 73c; good feeding barley, 37@38c; fair to choice malting, 41@48c; No. 1 flax seed, $1.16%; Wo. 1 Northwestern, $1.24%; prime timothy seed, $2.72%; mess pork, per barrel, $11.30@11.40; lard, per 100 pounds, $6.80; short ribs sides, (loose), $6.25® 0.50; short clear sides, (boxed), $6.62% @6.75; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.24; clover, contract grade, $12.75. Receipts.—Wheat, 66,000 bushels; corn, 327,200 bushels; oats, 59,500 bush els. Elegant vases, pedestals and Mexican drawn work. A pretty assortment of pretty gifts for Christmas presents. Ail will be sold very low. Apply Llppman Drug Company.—ad. Fancy No. 1 13 c Choice No. 2 ..12Vic Prime No. 2 lliie Fair No. 5 11 c Ordinary No. 6 10- c Common No. 7 9Vic 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, 56c; 200-pound burlap sacks, (Liverpool), 78c. HlDES—Market, firm; dry flint, 16V4c; dry salted, 14V4c; green salted, 9c; green, 7V4c. 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 and Building Supplies. LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND Cement—Alabama and Georgia lime lit fair demand and sell at 80@85c a bar rel; special Calcined plaster. $1.50©1.60 per barrel; hair, 4@sc; cement, sl.lo® I. carload lots, special. Portland ce ment, retail, $2.00@2.25; carload lots, specla 1. LUMBER Railroad ties, 27<@29c; hewn ties (7xoxßVi), 38@40c; hewn ties (6xß), 26x28c; switch ties, $10.50® 11. easy yard stock, $11.00@12.00; car sills, $13.00®15.00; ship stock, SIB.OO. Oils. Perfection Signal Oil 42 o Pratt’s Astral yg c Aladdin Security ' ’*'ls c Water White [*ls c Standard White * 1414 c D. S. Gasoline "I ”l 6 c D. S. Gasoline in drums 14%0 86 degree gasoline in drums 19V4c Linseed oil, raw, 1 barrel lots 46 c Boiled linseed, 1 barrel lots 48 c Five barrel lots special. t ®H°T—Drop, $1.65; B. B. and large, $1.90; chilled. *1.90. IRON—Market Arm; 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; hair keg, $2.50. quarter keg, $1.40; champion ducking, quarter keg. $2.25; Austin smokeless, half kegs, $8.45, quarter, $4.30; three pounds, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 20 per cent, on smokeless. Cotton Basslng and Tie*. BAGGING—Market Hrm; pound 7V4©7%c; 2-pound. B®R H c; sea island bagging, 10V4@llc. TIES Standard 45-lnch arrow 940 @sl.oo. COTTON PICKING SHEETS 22® 25c each. TWINE—Per pound, or hank. 14® 15c. HAMS—Sugar cured, 12®13V4c: pic nics, 8 (Jjß'Ac. D. 8. butts D. 8. plates !"!!!!!!!•% Western heavy bellies “ # ‘|g Eastern light bellies .'.!"!!s% Eastern medium bellies Eastern heavy bellies g.v, D. 8. C. R. sides Smoked C. R. aides "’'g7* LARD—Pure, in tierces, Hr; fin. pound tins and 80-nound tubs. B%<; corn pound, In tierce*, fit 4o; fiolpound tin* and 80-pound tubs, 6Vfie, Ml seel In iienna. FlSH—Mackerel. hlf barrels. No. t, $lO. No 2, $8 50. No. 3, $8; kit a. No. I, $1.40. No. 2, $1.30; No. I. (HO; rod flali, 1-pound bricks, 6c; 2-pond brick*. SV. smoked nerrlngs. per box, lt@2oc; Dutch herring*, in keg*, (1.10; new mullet*. Half barrel*. (4. BY HUP Market quiet; Georgia and Florida eyrup, buying at ttVlfc, aall- Ina al tt<H7Vc, augur nouee, at lilt® IF WAX Hr