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10 SPOTS STILL QUIET A.\D AT UNCHANGED PRICES FOR ENTIRE DAY. SALES COMPARATIVELY LIGHT. F. O. B. MARKET STEADY AT 7 D-10. OASIS GOOD MIDDLING. Understood Tliat Little New Bu*i nni I. In the Market. Tbougfc Cotton In Still Needed to Fill Con trneti* Alntle Earlier In Season. Liverpool Cable* a I>la pjvolnt ment —Amrrlrnn Eotureo Market* (lose at Small Net I.oooeo. AT THE CLOSE. ri'TIHES. Liverpool. 1 to r point* lower. New York. to 7 point* lower. New Orlean*. 4 to 5 point* lower. SPOTS. Liverpool. anchanged. New York. unchoiiged. New Orlean*, anchanged. Savannah, unrhanged. No change took place in the local spot cotton market yesterday in either tone or prices. The opening was quiet, on the basis of 7 7-160 for good middling arid with sales of 144 bales. Another 50 were reported sold at the midday call, and 180 at the close, making the total for the (Jay 374. It is understood that there is little new business com ing to the market, though it is be lieved that a pretty large amount is still needed on contracts made earlier In the season for delivery in the near future. The tone, prices and sales for the day in the local market follow: ! Open- | 1 1 Clos Quiet. Quiet. Quiet Good middling 1 7 7-16 7 7-16 7 7-16 Middling | 7 3-16 7 3-16 7 3-16 Low middling ■ 6 11-16 6 11-16 6JI-16 Bales ! 144 56 180 Total sales yesterday, 374. Time. 1 p. m„ day before. 388. The f. o. b. market opened steady, at 7 9-16 c, basis good middling, and closed steady and unchanged as to' price. Some business was reported as closed, though offerings at the official basis were right light. In the futures markets, Liverpool cables were disappointing, and so the American markets reflected a lower basis for the list at their opening. Ral lies during the day sent prices well above the opening and above the close of the night before, but these advances were lost, and the close was at net losses of from 6 to 7 points at New York and 4 to 5 points at New Or leans. SPOT COTTON”MARKET. The following were the official spot quotations at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange yesterday. ~~ 1 1:00 Year Grades. j P. M. Ago. .Good middling ‘ 7 7-16 U 506 Middling ; 7 3-16 13 1-16 Low middling 6 11-16 12 8-16 Tone Quiet. .Steady. Sale* yesterday. 374. Exports— * Foreign 18,491 Foreign for season 731.570 Last year 564.737 Coastwise 1.070 Coastwise for season 264.761 Last year 184.186 Receipts yesterday 8.471 Last year 7.168 Year before last 8,718 Receipts since .SepL 1 1,136,736 Receipt* same time last year .. 861.352 Ktocfc yeterda> 153.232 Block last year 115.174 Receipt* and Btocka at all Ports— Receipts yesterday 45.646 Same day last year 34.188 Bame day year before last 38.122 Bo far this week 248.517 Last year 264.833 Year before last 258.681 Receipt* since Sept. L I*o4 5.574.008 La*t year 4.802.662 Btock at all port* yesterday 1.060.119 Steele same day last year 915,333 DAILY LOTTO* MARKET. Port Movement— Savannah—‘Quiet; middling. 7 3-16 c; net receipts, 9,471, gross. 9.471: sales. 386. stock, 153,232. Exports—France. 3.834: continent. 14,657: coastwise. 1.074 Galveston —Quiet: middling, 784 c; net receipt*. 8.861: gross, *.961: sales, 429; stock. 192.569. Exports—Great Britain, 12.344; coastwise. 5.606. New Orleans—Easy: middling. 7 3- 16c. net receipts. 17.558; gross. 17.558; sales, 4.400: stock, 439.511. Exports- Great Britain. 14.500. Mobile—Middling. 7c; net receipt*, 1,- 946: gross. 1,846; sail*. 64); stock, 63- Charleston—Quiet: middling, 7c; net receipt*, 1,004; gross, 1.004; stock, 32.- 532. Wilmington—Nominal; net receipts 674. gross. 674; stock. 10.895. Norfolk—Stock, 36,239. Baltimore—Nominal; middling. 7%c net receipt*. 2.176; gross, 2.826: stock. 6,617. New York—Quiet; middling, 7.60,; net receipts. 392; gross. 8,310; sal**. tOU; atock. 107,487. Exports—Great Britain. 2.230. Boston—Quiet: middling, 7.60 c; net receipts. 1.667; gross. 4,267. Philadelphia-Quiet; middling. 7.85 c; net receipts, 194; gross, 662; stock, 5.- 875. Total To-day at all Ports—Net re ceipts, 45.656; Great Britain, 29,074; France. 3,834; continent, 14,657; stock 1,060,119. Consolidated, at AH Ports—Net re ceipts, 248.563; Great Britain, 117.327; France, 27.515; continent, 47,917; Japan 2,400. Total Hlnce Hept. I, at All Ports— Net receipts, 5,574.009, Great Britain, 2,000,516; France. 435,241; continent, 1,- 474,646; Japan, 47,010; Mexico, 12,361. Interior Movement— Houston—Steady; middling. 7%c; net receipts. 4.060; gross. 4,050; ship ments. 6,783; sales, 842. stock, 74.400. Augusta—Steady; middling, 7 5-16 c; net receipts, 1,910; gross, 1,910; ship ments, 1,327; sales, 983, slock, 95,059. Memphis Quiet; mlddlct. 7%c; n*l receipts, 2.740; gross, 6.,>49. shipments, 4.876; salea, 1,350; stock, 136,96,. H. Louis Quiet, middling. 784 c; net receipts, 700. gross. 4,921; shipments. 4,186; stock. 35,112. Cincinnati—Nst receipts, 1,172; gross, 1,17*. shipments. 1,306: slock, 6.876. Louisville- Firm, middling. 744 c Total To-(toy—Net receipts, 10,572: i gioss, 17,603, shipments, 16.676; sales 8,155, Stock. 850,314. SKA ISLAND LOTTOS. Fancy Flxridas .... 20% (121% Lilia 1 holrc Klortdas I*%|l Ch**|ie Ftorldss ~,.,,,,,,,,,,.17 911744 Ksta-r Georgia* 19 Ql>* KtUm choice Georgia* .......13 Mis', , Choice U.wrgtas IT (FIT* . Ksu* floe On e and Fla.'* ~66 §U ’ 111. 1 1 1 COTTON. STOCKS. BONDS. GRAIN PROVISIONS AND COFFEE. Direct Private Wire* to All Market* MEMBERS Vew Orlean* Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Future Brokers As* a. New A'ork Cotton Exchange. New York Coffee Exchange. ! Chicago Board of Trade. I Associate Member* Liverpool Cotton Association. Rn-atmah Cotton Fvchange. J. M. McCORD, Manager, 164 Bay. East. Savannah. Oa. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES INTERRUPTED TRADE. New York. Dec. 22.—1n spite of the interruption in trading as a result of suspension of business for an hour im mediately following the noon call for the annual Christmas tree festivities during which some 138 presents were distributed among the members of the exchange, one of which was cun ningly contrived to touch on some in dividual peculiarity and the presenta tion of which was accompanied by all kinds of skylarking and hilarity, busi ness for the day was moderately ac tive. with stales estimated at about 250.- 000 bales. Fluctuations were irregular, with the net change a small loss. The market opened easy, at a decline of 30 5 points under liquidation by yes terdays late buyers and on poorer Liv erpool cables than 'anticipated. Owing to the bullish news that had been sent by Liverpool the previous day, and talk of an advance on slight en couragement, the local trade had ex pected that the English market this morning would make quite a firm showing. ’ Instead. Liverpool prices at the hour of the local opening were 3 to 4 points lower, and it was said that the easier tendency was owing to sell ing for the account of the same spot people, who had bought here on the day before. After the opening, how ever, there was a considerable denfand. Spot houses appeared to be buying and wire houses were evidently covering shorts for out of town clients. Prices gradually worked up until about 20 points over the low level of the previous day, when there was realization, and the market toward midday quieted down, with prices about 5 or 6 points down from the top. After the celebrations there was a renewal of bear pressure, led by prominent floor brokers, and the market was barely steady, at a closing decline of 607 points. SPOT C OTTON AT NEW Y ORK. New York. Dec. 22. —Spot cotton, closed, quiet; middling uplands, 7.60 c: middling gulf, 7.85 c; sales. 400 bales. Cotton futures at New York: Options. i Open.! High.! Low.' Close December . 7.18 7.22 7.15 7.16 January ... 7.21 7.30 7.18 7.20 February ..♦•7.32 ,7.35 7.35 7.28 March 7.40 7.50 7.35 ; 7.38 April *7.42 j ; 7.44 May 7.50 7.60 7.16 7.49 June 7.61 7.61 7.60 7.57 July 7.64 7.71 7.59 7.61 August 7.63 7.62 7.62 7.60 September 7.68 7.62 7.66 October i 7.60 7.64 7.64 7.81 ~*Bi<L ••Offered’ Futures opened easy; closed dull. BEARS HAD BEST-OF IT AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans. Dec. 22.—Cotton fu tures steady; D'-cembor. 7.1507.17 c: January. 7.1407.15 c; February. 7.200 7.22 c; March. 7.290 7.30 c; April, 7.3541 7.36 c; May, 7.390 7.40 c; June, 7.450 7.46 c; July. 7.494/7.51c. Spot cotton easy. Sales 4,400 bales, including 2,500 to arrive, and 100 f o. b. Quotations unchanged. Futures opened 2 to 4 points down, advanced 5 to 6 points, but again de clined. The_ trading was very light, but the bears had the best of It. and managed to knock off a few points of the price. January opened 2 points lower than last evening's close at 7.16 c. sold tip to 7.21 c, and finally declined to 7.14 c. the other active months show ing similar changes. The market clos ed quiet with net losses of 4 to 5 points. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, Dec. 22.—Spot cotton, in moderate demand, prices unchanged; American middling. 4.08d. Sales of the day were 6.000 bales, of which 2,000 were for speculation and export, and include 1 5,700 American. Receipts. 37,- 000 bales, including 30,200 American. Futures, opened, quiet, and closed easy; American middling g, o. c. De cember, 3.93d; December-January, 3.93d; Jariuary-February. 3.861; February- March. 4.01d: MVirch-Aprll, 4.03d: Aprll-May, 4.08d; May-June, 4.1 M: June-July. 4.13d; July-August, 4.15d; August-September, 4.15d: Scptember- October, 4.144; October-November, 4.13d. WARE A I.ELAND *> Market I* Helnir Sold Recklessly and I lie vet table Awakening Will < Oil!**. New York, Dec. 22.—The market showed the same kind of nervousness again to-day, and this was Interpreted by many to indicate more pressure of a speculative kind than from actual cotton. It would be hard to say Just what leading traders were doing. It was generally known that the big Philadelphia people were buying heav ily. It looked as though this cotton was in part sold In Liverpool. At any rate there was buying here and Bell ing abroad. It is more than likely that the hedge sales are being trans ferred to Liverpool. The hear Interest here is likely to over-do things before the season t* over. Then the level market might react with vlolen-e. The buying has been heavy, and for the time being substantial enough to call a halt In the downward movement. Borne day, it might not be here, out It cannot, be far away, there will be a short Interest formed at the bottom. The market is being sold recklessly and there will be the Inevitable awakening. It was the same on the lull side, it is always the way when either bulls or bears arc successful. They over stny cotton Is now getting down to a point where It will begin to be a buy when it breaks. J. 8. IIACHR A CO.*B Dally Cotton Letter to Hnywnrtl, Vick A Cos. New York, Dec. 22—The cotton mar ket hus been quiet to-day. The open ing wa* Pasy. at a decline of 3 to 5 point*, which was an expression of dis satlsfaction by yesterday's late buyers over the action of Liverpool. On the New York close of yesterday, Liverpool should have been I t-t 2 lower. 11 was 3 to 4 points lower at the hour of the local opening, which hardly accorded DEMERE U HAMMOND, Brohers, Phones 1505 * Office No. 24 Bryan street, fcsst. COTTON, STOCKS, bonds, grain and provisions Wf wire, to LtoMog I irlmvn MOi MAWMIIIh* A M-IbCIAtTX* Vl SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1904. with the private c*ables received yester day reporting an Inclination to respond Iff even slight bullish tncouragem-nt At the opening here there was some over night buying attracted by the steadier tone last night, and there was a continued demand from spot houses, which we think was In the nature of undoing straddles between here and Liverpool. March worked up to about 7.50 c. or 20 points above yesterday's low level, when there was fresh liqui dation, and prices slid off 5 or 6 points and ruled irregular. There was nothing In the news to suggest any change in the general at titude of the market, and holiday con siderations were the dominating factor. The local contingent were so busy get ting ready for Christmas that even scalping operations were unusually light at noon. To-morrow will be given over to business purely and may develop great er activity, though we understand that many of the brokers will be out of town and that generally speaking ac counts have been pretty well evened up. DEMERE A HAMMOND'S Dnily Cotton Letter from New Y'ork. New York. Dec. 22.—The feature of Liverpool to-day was the early weak ness in the near months, as com pared with the steadiness in ail later positions. December-January was 5 points lower, while other months were practically unchanged, or if anything, a trifle better, this weakness could only be construe! as evidence that spinners were not buying as freely as had been asserted yesterday. At one time dur ing the morning there was a difference ■ f about 46 American points between the December-January and the Mareh- April options, far more than the cost of carrying cotton over the intervening period. At the closing, however, this radical difference v'os readjusted, and reduced to about 30 points. There was a great deal of short covering in the market, taking down profits before the holidays. In fact, it might be said that theNinly buying came from this source. Spots throughout the South w'ere in fair request, but did not show any im provement in prices. It looks as if the present lull in bearish pressure is due to the Christmas holidays, and it is feared that when the market reopens again on Tuesday, the old bear clique which has taken profits within the past few days, will be found ready to ham mer the market again on any rally. The ginners’ report is still to be met and digested, and the opinion among those who have lately controlled the i market, is that the amount ginned will prove to be not below 11,500,000 bales. GENERAL MARKETS. New York, Dec. 22. —Flour, steady, but quiet. Rye flour, quiet. Corn meal, steady Rye, nominal. Wheat, spot, steady. Options opened steadier, but eased off. closing partly %c net lower. May, 11.12%; July. 31.02%; December, $1.18%. Corn, spot, firm; No. 2,5554 c. Option market was quiet and barely steady, closing 58c net lower. May, 5154 c; De cember, 5654 c. Oats, spot, firm; mixed, 26032 pounds, 35036 c. Beef, steady. Cut meats, dull. Lard, quiet; refined, steady. Pork, quiet. Tallow, steady; city, 4%c: country, 4%@5c. Butter, firm; creamery, 1702654 c. < ’heese, firm, unchanged. Eggs, quiet, unchanged. Potatoes, steady; Long Island, 31.750 2.00; state and Western, $1.2501.50; Jersey sweets. 32.000 3.00. Peanuts, steady; fancy handpicked. 5540554 c; other domestic, 3540554 c. Cabbages, firm; flat Dutch, per 100, 32.000 3.00. Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 15020. Rice, Arm. Molasses, steady. Sugar, raw. Arm; refined, firm. Coffee, spot, steady. The market for coffee futures opened steady at a decline of 5020 points un der active liquidation, and trading was very active. Shortly before midday three or four brokers with important Wall street connections bid in a sensa tional manner, with prices going up In Jumps to about the previous high point or a net advance of some 10020 points 'on the active months. The market was Anally steady, net unchanged to 10 points higher. Sales, 304.750 bags. CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago, Dec. 22. —Indications of in creasing shipments from Argentina had a weakening effect on the w'heat mar ket. At the close, wheat was off 54c. Corn Is down 54c. Oats are practically unchanged, and provisions, 2540754 c lower. The leading futures ranged as fol lows: Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Wheat. No. 2 Dec. $1 1344 *1 14(4 M 10(4 *1 10(4 Mar 1 12(4 1 12% 1 11% 1 11% JulY 9874 98% 98% 98% Corn, No. 2 Dec. 47% 47(4 45% 45% May 45% 45% 45% 45% July 46 46 _ 45% 45% Oats, No. 2 Dec. 29(4 29% 29% 29% May 31% 31% 31% 31% July 31% 31% 31% 31 (4 Mess Pork, per barrel— Jan. 12 55 12 55 12 52% 12 55 May 12 92% 12 92% 12 87% 12 87% I.ard, per 100 pounds— Jan. 685 6 87% 685 685 May 7 12% 7 12% 710 7 12(4 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— Jan. 6 42% 645 640 6 42% May 6 72% 6 72% 6 67% 670 Cash quotations were as follows; Flour, steady. No.- 2 spring wheal, $1.0801.15; No. 3, 98c@$l.lZ: No. 2 red, 81.12(401.17. No. 2 corn, 46 046%c; No. 2 yellow, 46046%c. No. 2 oats, 29%c; No 2 white, 31%c; No. 3 white, 30%® 31 %c. No. 2 rye, 73c. Good feeding barley, 37038 c; fair to choice malting. 41048 c. No. 1 flaxseed, $1.16; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.23%. Prime timothy seed, $2.72%. Mess pork, per barrel, $11.35011.45. Lard, per 100 pounds, $6.80. Short ribs sides (loose), $6,250 6.37%. Short clear sides (boxed), $6.62% @6.75. Whisky, basis of high wines, $1.24. Clover, contract grade. $12.75. Receipts Wheat. 84.000 bushels; corn, 583,700 bushels; oats, 124,000 bush els. COTTON *KKI> OIL. New York, Dec. 22.—Cotton seed oil, barely steady, with trade light. Prime crude f. 0. b. bills. 17%e; prime sum mer yellow, 24%@26e; off summer yel low, nominal; prime white, 28c; prime winter yellow. 28c. nnv goods market. New York. Dec. 22.—The situation In the dry goods market is likely to re main Indifferently dull until after the holiday. At the same time sellers show no disposition to force business by making any concession*, and are very aangulne regarding the future. The Jobber la proceeding very cautloualy, and although certain aei tlona of the trade are now active, little apeculatlon la evident. SPIRITS LOST TONE BYT PRICES CONTINUE AT HIGH WATER MARK. OF PRESENT BULL MOVEMENT. FACTORS REFUSED TO ACCEPT LOWER BIDS IN LATE TRADING. And Small Sale* Were Made After 4 lose at <'losing Rosin Market Opened Firm at Slight Gain* on Common* and dosed Firm and Unchanged. bnt Another Ad. a nee In Common* Took Plaee in Late Trading. A break came in the upward ten dency of spirits of turpentine yester day, for though the market holds the price at which it opened, 5054 cehts, the tone had lost some of its strength in the afternoon, at the close, and was quoted Steady instead of firm. Factors were not inclined to allow re cessions from the high water mark, however, and all bids of 5054 w-hich were current in the late trading were refused. Some sales were made but these were at the closing quotation. The receipts were 540 casks, and the shipments, 295. The New’ York mar ket was dull at 5354 cents while Lon don reported 38—3. The rosin market showed a slight improvement for the day's trading, opening firm at a general advance of 254 cents on common grades from G and below, inclusive, with sales of 2,- 917 barrels, and closing firm and un changed at prices below, without fur ther sales. In the post market trad ing a very satisfactory demand was in evidence and the greater part of the sales was made at an advance of 10 cents on W. G„ N, M. and 254 on the outside prices of G and D. quota tions, based on outside prices being paid for the remainder of the list. The receipts were 2,294 barrels, and the shipments, 950 barrels. The New York market was quoted dull at *2.8254- 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 540 2,294 Receipts previously 161,755 497,597 Total . 168,790 544,441 Exports yesterday 295 950 Exports previously 138,081 486,509 Total .138,376 487,459 Stock yesterday 30,414 56,982 Stock previously 13,745 73,684 Yester- Day Be- Last day. fore. Year. Tone J Steady. | Firm. | Firm. Spirits.| 5054 : 5005054 5654 Sales ,| 242 I 600 150 Rosin ,| Firm. Firm. Firm. W. W. 5T15 6.15 LSO W. G. 4.75 4.75 3.25 N 4.50 4.50 3.05 M. .. . 4.30 4.30 2.90 K. 4.00 4.00 2.80 1 3.25 3.25 2.55 H 2.7254 * 2.7254 2.35 G 2.60 02.6254 2.60 2.30 F 2.6754 02.60) 2.5754 2.25 E 2.5502.5754] 2.55 2.25 D 2.55 ! 2.5254 2.25 O B A 2.50@2.5254i 2.50 2.25 Sales .1 2,917 | 2,776 2,596 IN OTHER MARKETS. New York, Dec. 22.—Rosin, quiet, strained, common to good, *2.80@2.82V4- Turpentine, steady: 53®53V4c. Charleston. S. C.. Dec. 22.—Turpen tine, firm. 48Vic; rosin, firm: A, B, C, D, E, *2.45; F, $2.50: G, *2.60; H, *2.65; 1, *3.10; K, *3.15; M, *4.15; N, *4.35; W. G.. *4.60: W. W„ *5.90. Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 22.—Tur pentlno steady, 49V4c; receipts 22. Rosin, steady, *2.40; receipts 71. Tar. firm, *1.60; receipts 65. Crude turpentine, firm, *2.30 and' *3.70; receipts 95. New Orleans, Dec. 22.—Receipts, rosin, 188 barrels; turpentine, 27. 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 387,369 Week 1,463,632 2,851,854 Month 4,293,947 4,703,815 Since July 1 37,545,293 36,428,986 Where Shipped— > Foreign 2,294,444 3,107,070 Baltimore 9,963,090 4,309,882 Philadelphia 4,868,307 6,393,732 New York 19,575,196 11,259,227 Boston 600,531 1,167,206 Other ports 253,410 10,192,669 CONCERNING COTTON. Editor Morning News: I have seen your editorial comments on my sug gestions to the planters of the South that were recently published In the Constitution, and respectfully request space for reply therto. Of course, it would be Impossible to induce all of the cotton planters to follow my plan, but let us assume that the present crop Is (about) 12,- 000,000 bales; that It was grown on (about) 30,053,700 acres as the depart ment at Washington says, that It was, and then 1 claim: First, that fully one-fourth of these 12,000,000 bales were produced by large planters, men who annually raise more than 100 bales, and surely these men can afford to "margin'’ not one, but at least live October contracts calling for 100 bales each, at the price now ruling, (at or below 8 cents), and they also possess the business acumen to see the .advantages of such pur chases. Second, that fully another fourth of these 12.000,000 hales was produced by smaller planters, men whose crops run from fifteen to fifty hales per annum, who could easily afford to "margin", from one to two contracts for October delivery, and taking it for granted that every wan who entered into such an arrangement would be selfish enough to do all In his power to make the arrangement pan out profitably, then each of these two classes of planters could ba relied upon to cut his nest year's acreage 50 per cent., and if Ihia should be done, then T,*00.000 acres that produced cotton this year would be used for other crops nest year, aasuring a derreaar hi the total nat ion production for IMIt-Ot la bet ween *,00.000 slid 0,000,000 balsa, which I would be vastly more valuable to its producers than the present crop of (about) 12,000,000 bales, while costing about one half as much to raise and market it. The profits on the con tract cotton, bought now at (about) 8 cents, and settled next October at somewhere between 18 and 25 cents, would add millions to the wealth of the South, but not enough, perhaps, to put all of our planters to clipping cou pons. as you seemed to fear might be the case. E. A. Crawford. Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 21, 1904. OFFICIAL. NOTICE. SPECIAL NOTICE. City of Savannah. Office, Clerk of Council, Dec. 17, 1904.—The following ordinances are published for the in formation of all concerned. J. ROBT. CREAMER, Clerk of Council. FIREWORKS. An ordinance to permit the firing of firecrackers and fireworks during the Christmas holidays as herein provided. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa vannah, in Council assembled, that the firing of firecrackers and fireworks is hereby permitted in the city of Savan nah on Liberty street and south of Liberty street, (except on Bull street, north of the parade ground), from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, both inclusive, and the ordinance heretofore passed on this subject is amended accordingly. Ex cept as herein provided, firing of fire crackers and fireworks in the city of Savannah is forbidden under penalties of existing ordinance. Sec. 2. The firing of firecrackers or fireworks in front or into Forsyth Park is hereby forbidden under the said penalties. Sec. 3. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed Dec. 15, 1897. BONFIRES. An ordinance to permit bonfires in the Park Extension or parade ground during the Christmas holiday. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the building of bonfires in the Park Extension or parade ground, from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, both inclusive, is hereby allowed. Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed Dec. 15, 1897. City of Savannah, Office Clerk of Council, Sav’annah, 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. . _ Big Vi s ntm-Boiem.;,* remea y for CtonorrrfVA.Glo#-. I Spermatorrhoea, Whites, un. m /In Ito 5 ty.\ I natural discharges, or any I \J iuflammution, irritation of ifCbTf not tiriotara. ulceration of mucous mem- contagion. branes. Non-astringent, SoId b Drner i. t *. Y # V r, * a 7 I* or Bent in P lain wrapp*i* V 'SA I xprSß, prepaid, of I 11.00, or 3 bottle*, 12.79. m Circular not on raqoMfc Imported Molasses. 511 Puncheons, 24 hogshead*. II barrels, Muscovado Molasses, re ceived by bark Letizla. For sale bv C. M. GILBERT & CO.. IMPORTERS. 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@60c; per pair; three-quar ters grown, 50@60c; hens, 65@75c; tur keys, 16c per pound; geese, *1.50 per pair; ducks, 75c@*1.00 per pair. EGGS— Country, 28c; Tennessee, 30c. BUTTER—Tho tone of the market Is firm. Quotations: Extra Elgin, 60 tubs. 26027 c; choice Elgins, 24@25c: New York state, 23@23V4c; renovated butter 60-pound tubs, best grade, 23@23V4c. CHEESE —Market, firm: fancy full cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 12V4@13c; 206 35-pound, 12V4012%c. WHITE PEA BEANS—*2.4O bushel. POTATOES—*2.OO. ONIONS—In sacks, *2.50. SPANISH ONIONS—Per crate, *1.50. CABBAGES—*I.SO crate. TURNIPS —Per sack. *1.50. Brendstnffs. 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 er itsl per sack. *1.45: Pearl grits, per barrel. *3.40: cltv 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— , Pure wheat bran .1.35 1.30 Mixed bran }■ Cracked corn 1-50 1.45 U i Y No. 1 timothy 90 75 No. 2 timothy 80 85 Sogftr. Cut loaf H? Cubes •••••■ XXXX powdered 6.2. Fowdered .. 6... Fine granulated 6.1. Confectioners A 5.97 White Extra C 5. .'7 RlCE—Market dull, fancy head, 6 sc; prime. 3*®4c. . _ F^ r and .!!.’!.'•••• Common ipplES—s3.oo to $3.50 barrel. BANANAS -sl-70@2.00. pES—M alaga, *4.50 05.50; Ja maica orange, $3.25. FLORIDA ORANGES —$2,7563.00. PRUNES—2O to 80s, *l3; 30s to 40s. 10c 40s 10 509, Bc, 50s to 60s, 7Vie; 60s \o 70s. %c; 70. to M. *c; *O. to 90s. sue 90s to 100s, 4Vic. PEANUTS— Ample stock, fair de mand. market firm; fancy hand-picked Virginias. 7c; N, C, peanuts, 6V*c; ex. Virgin'**. *'• _ _ NUTS—Almonds. Terragona, 14V*c; Ivtras, l2V*c; walnuU. French. 1*140; Naples, 14V*c; pecans. 10c; BrailL, sue- filberts. 11c; assorted nuts, 50. pound and 25-pound boxes. l*c. Dried sad Lispiraled Pratts. AFPUDt* tCvapoialed, Jifcc; sun dried. &%c. APRICOTS— Evaporated, fancy, Uc; choice, lOVAd. RAIIN§-1*- L., 8-erown, |*.n : *. crown, 12 00, t-crown clusters. ** ;*; loose muscalelts. 6u; i-pound seedsd, lo%c, Imperial cabinets, |* par bog, PBACHKM Evaporated, peeled, ids; uribeelej, 8|$ r - PEARS Evaporated, 10%*, CtTH< 'N -A. ■ dium li%r; fancy rsistriiin. m 10-pound hoses, ltyyc rVKR4KTB "arrets Tc. feffee. lev* ~USkr Meohd .. ...It Psebeujr ~ FURS Rush all Furs in. Express shipments to arrive by 27th in time for London Janu ary sales. A. EHRLICH & BRO. in, 113, 115 Bay Street, west, - - - Savannah, Ga. THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLY CO.. 126-130 Bay Street, West. JOBBERS. BATH ROOM FIXTURES. S A NIT A RY PLUMBING GOODS. WltOrr.iir IRON PIPE, FITTINGS, etc. All supplies for STEAM. WATER snd GAft Sole Agents for the celebrated HL’XL KY VALVES. aa ‘ Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins, Write for Prices. D. KIRKLAND, 415 TO 421 ST. JV LI.AN STREET. WEST. 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. J By Right, of Sword. Senator North. Lightning Conductor. The Ills of the South. My Friend Bill. Simple Life. t Kingship of Self Control. Mark Twain’s Adam’s Diary. For sale at ESTILL’S NEWS DEPOT, No. 18 Bull Street, corner Bryan, No. 2 East, Savannah, Ga. DR. PERKINS’ -American Herbs- Guaranteed to Cure Asthma. Lungs, Rheumatism. Kidney Diaorders, Liver Complaint, Constipation, Sick and Nervous Headache. Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, Fever and Ague, Scrofula, Female Complaints. Nervous Affeotloua, Erysipelas, Catarrh, and a” dis eases arising from Impure blood. Mall orders sl.lO. Office, No. 15 Congress street, west. PROF. R. L. OffiNTRY. Savannah. Ga. OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 FOR 25 cents, at Business Office, Morning News. Fancy No. 1 12V£c Fancy No. 1 13 c Choice No. 2 12V4c Prime No. 2 11V4C Fair No. 5 11 c Ordinary No. 6 10 c Common No. 7 9%c 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. 16V4c; dry salted, 14V4c; green salted, BV4e; green, 7c. WOOL —Firm; white prime, 25c; prime Georgia, free of sand burrs and black wool, at 23c; burry. 12@16c; wax, 27c; tallow. 4c; deer skin, 22c. Hardware and Building Supplies. LIME. CALCIUM PLASTER AND Cement—Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand and sell at 80@85c a bar rel; special Calcined plaster, *1.5001.60 per barrel; hair, 4@sc; cement, *l.lo® I. carload lots, special. Portland ce ment, retail, *2.00 02.25; carload lots special. LUMBER RaProad ties, 27029®- hewn ties (7x9xßVi), 38@40c; hewn ties (6xß), 26x28c; switch ties, $10,500 11. easy yard stock, *11.00012.00; car sills. *13.00015.00: ship stock, *IB.OO, Oils. Perfection Signal Oil 42 - Pratt’s Astral ”ig 0 Aladdin Security 15 0 Standard White ’ ' 14140 D, S, Gasoline ~,,,,,,, jg q D. S. Gasoline In drums 14V*e 86 degree gasoline in drums 19Vie Linseed oil, raw, 1 barrel lots ....46 c Boiled linseed, 1 barrel lots 48 c F“lve barrel lots special. SHOT—Drop, *1.65; B. B. and large *1.90; chilled *1.90. * ' IRON—Market firm; seflned, *1.90: Swede, 4c. • ~ ’ NAILS—Cut, *2.25 base; wire, *2.25 base. BARBED WIRE - *2.85 per 100 pounds. GUNPOWDER - Per keg. Austin crack short *4.50 keg; half keg, *2.50 quarter keg, *1.40; champion ducklne quarter keg *!>.25; Austin smokeles!'. half kegs. *8.45, quarter, *4.30- thre pounds. *2.10; one pound, 75c; less 20 per cent, on smokeless. Cotton Bagglug and Ties. BAGGING —Market firm; l*s noun* 7Vi®“*4c, 2-pound. B@BVic; sea Warn! bagging. 10V4@llc. ,s,an<l TIES —Standard 45-lnch arrow 94* o*l.oo row, 940 25c°eUh° N PICKIN ° SHEETS— 22® pound, 01 hank, 149 HAMS—Sugar cured, 12®13V4c- mo nies. 808V4c. 1 pc D. S. butts ... D. S. plates Western heavy bellies ...! , Eastern light bellies ... Eastern medium bellies Eastern heavy belltea . D. B. C. R. sides Smoked C. R. sides 7* LARD Pure. | n tierces',' "il". pound tins snd W-pound tubs ' *Uo’ compound. In tler.es, 6%r; *olioun* tins and M-tmpnd tubs, (4r. poun< s MlwGlaseesi. rißH—Mackerel, halfberrels m. I, HO. No *, 1*.50; No. *, *L,?. 1 $l. No. 2 (I *6, No. I, ii ,o ' V". 1-pound brick*. *e; Lp,',* brl " k *' V , smoked nerrlngs, per bog IS(#> J?"' Dutch barrings, In gegs. t| iu mullets. half barrels %f, ' n,w HUP Market quiet. (*•,.,* Elorids syrup, buying at KMc: sell. •g at 3t®27(*c, sugar house, st **Wv WAX- **. HIGH * INKS Rsele. |l *g M'iNL'F DwU, sUs4ns6, is bsrrsta. IN gsUoi , SAVANNAH ELECTRIC CO. WINTER WEEK DAY SCHEDULE SUBURBAN LINES. ___ Effective Dec. 6, 1904. isle of Hope line. Retweenjisle of Hope and 40th Street. - Lv. Isle of Hope? A.™ P ’ M ’ - A ’ M - P-M. 7an :00 1.00 Rfn 1 1:00 200 8-30 2:30 8:0 0 3:00 9*30 ..... | 9:00 10:30 3:30 |lO:00 *4* :Vo 11-30 Vl’* 11:00 ’•*••• 6:00 *Via Montgomery to city. Between Isle of Hope & Thunderbolt? Lv. Isle of Hope. Lv. Thunderbolt A. M. P M. A . M. P. M. J'B® :00 17:22 *5:50 , 58:22 6:33 •il-OO *9:50 7:38 512-mlaute wait at Sandfly. ♦Parcel car, passenger trailer. MONTGOMERY - SCHEDULE." ' Between-Montgomery and 40th Street. Lv Montgomery. Lv. 40tlTsI A - p - M. !J :3 ° 8:30 1:30 (6:50 52:30 10:30 2:30 *7:53 +3:05 3:30 9:50 15:50 6:30 t 7 , w.... 7:30 •Connects with parcel car for city. (Through to Thunderbolt ci HB-minute wait at Sandfly going to Between Montgomery & Thundebolt r - aTmT - pTmT 6:50 3:05 7:22 3:38 7:53 5:50 8:22 6:38 MILL-HAVEN SCHEDULE. Leave Whitaker and Bay Streets. A. M. A. M. P. M. P. it 6:20 10:00 12:40 5:20 6:40 10:40 1:20 6:00 7:00 14:20 2:00 6:40 720 12:00 2:40 720 B’oo 3:20 8:00 8 : 40 4:00 8:40 9:20 4;40 ..... ••••• (••••• t 9:20 ••••• •••••! *•••• tl0:00 * tl0:40 tSaturday night only. *'**'* 11 ' J Leave Mill-Haven. A. M. A. M. p m p m jio 11 00 12:20 5:40 7:00 11:40 i : oo 6:05 -’••• .. 6:20 7' 20 I 1:40 *6:40 I 3:00 7:40 loiio ::::: ,„ 4:25 9:00 I 19:40 1 110:20 tSaturd'ay night only. Hermitage one-half mile from terminus of Mill-Haven Line. THUNDERBOLT line. City Market to Casino and Thunder bolt via Bolton Street Junction. Beginning at 6:30 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 Ma rket Beginning at 5:63 a. m. cars leave Live Oak Station for city every half hour until 12:08 midnight. COLLINSVILLE LINE. Tteg'nning at 6:50 a. m. cars leave 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 LINE. Car leaves West side of City Mar ket 6 a. m. and every 40 minutes thereafter until 10:40 p. m. Last car at 11:30. Car leaves Lincoln Park for Mar ket 6:20 a. m. and every 40 minutes thereafter until 11:00 p. m. Last car 12 midnight .-FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR boll' "'6e ofCitv Market for Thunder. im*r£“a tle . P * r f' . S " rtnv Isl# ot B°ne and a t mter medlate points—:isa. m „ i;t6p m ..4:U Leaves Isle of Hope for Satidflr Cattle Park Polnu - J!tu . a r S l L htcttr leaTes Montgomery at 3.*J * (a. and 2:36 p m., connecting at Sandfly with re * lar parcel car foi city. 7 Parcel car from the city carries freight ta Montgomery on each trip. Regular parcel car carries trailer on each trip for accommodation of passenger* Any further Information regarding passenger and freight schedule can be had by applying to L. R. NA.SH, Mgr. BRENNAN & GO., WHOLBSALR Fruit, Produce, Hay, Grain, Etc. 122 Bay Street, Weal Telephone A6A. BOILER TUBES j. a wtfcp 4 co.