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GROCERYTRADEGOOD
LOCAL DEALERS SOLD LARGE
QUANTITY OP FANCY GOODS
BEST QUALITY DEMANDED
SHOWING THAT COI NTRY IS WELL
FIXED FINANCIALLY.
Many of tl,o Local Dealer* Forced
to Replenish Their Stock* in Cer
tain Line*—Unusually Large Sale*
of Firework*—Even Better Trade
in General Lines Would Have
Been in Evidence. But for Slnuip
in Cotton.
The tt*ade in wholesale groceries for
the Christmas season ending yesterday
was a most satisfactory one, accord
ing to reports of the local firms en
gaged in this business. The demand
was, on the whole, a little greater than
that of last ye’ar, and a better quality
of goods was called for, which means
that there was more money in the
trade for the merchants and that he
people of the Savannah territory are
in better circumstances than usifal, or
they would have been content with less
expensive articles.
In staple goods, said one of the larg
est of the wholesale grocers, the de
mand was about normal, that is to
say, it was about the same as that
last year, but in fancy groceries, which
include such things as dried fruits,
citron, nuts, and a similar class of
comestibles, the demand has been
much better than heretofore, so much
greater that though when the orders
for these storks were placed in the
early summer it was thought an ample
supply of them had been arranged for
the stocks proved entirely too small,
and additional supplies had to be se
cured to meet the demand.
Lot* of Firework* Sold.
Among the articles for which the
greatest demand was apparent during
the period just preceding Christmas
was fireworks of all kinds. The sales
in these were especially heavy. The
demand was such, according to the ex
perience of one merchant, that though
he .had quite a large stock at the be
ginning of the season, he could have
readily sold 50 per cent, more than he
had secured. The customlTy demand
for whiskies and other liquors was
also in evidence and that trade in this
line was very satisfactory.
According to the information obtain
ed from their out-of-town correspond
ents by the merchants the sale of goods
would have been materially larger than
It was but for the slump in cotton that
came just at a time when the country
is placing its orders for its Christ
mas fare. That this is a fact is shown
by the curtailment of some orders that
had already been placed but not filled.
The drop in cotton was the reason
given for the decreased demand.
Cotton Slump Hart Collection*.
The drop in cotton prices not only
cut off the sales among the grocers,
but affected very materially the col
lections. It is hardly expected that
these will show any improvement un
til cotton reaches a basis of prices at
which persons who are now holders
will be content to market their hold
ings or until the case becomes hope
less to them and they decide to sell
for what the staple will bring.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Note —These quotations are revised
dally and are kept as near 3 possible
in acocrd with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotations are not used
when they aisagre with the pries
wholesalers ask.
POULTRY Market, weak; spring
ers, 30@60c; per pair. three-quar
ters grown, 50@60c: hens, 65@75c; tur
keys, 18c per pound; geese, $1.50 per
pair; ducks. 75c®51.00 per pair.
BGGS—Country, 24@25c; Tennessee,
20c.
BUTTER—The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgin, 60 tubs,
26® 27c; choice Elgins, 2t@2sc; New
York state, 23@23%c; renovated butter
60-pound tubs, best grade, 23@23%c.
CHEESE—Market, firm; fancy full
cream cheese, 22325-pound, 12%@13c;
203'35-pound, 12%@12%c.
WHITE PEA BEANS —22.40 bushel.
POTATOES—J2.OO.
ONIONS—In sacks. J 2.50.
SPANISH ONIONS—Per crate, 31.50.
CABBAGES—3I.SO per crate.
TURNIPS—Per sack, 31.50.
Rreti.lsttiffs. liny and Grain.
FLOUR—Patent, 36.35; straight, 36.10;
fancy, 37.35; family, 35.45; spring
wheat, best patent, 35.85.
MEAL —Pearl, per barrel. 33.401; per
sack, 31.45; water ground, 31.45; Pearl
grits, per sack, 31.45; Pearl grits, per
barrel, 33.40; city meal, 31,40.
Grain Market*.
QUANTITIES— Jobs. Cars.
No. 2 white corn 71 go
Mixed corn 70 cc
OATS— U 68
No. 2 mixed 4g 44
hUe c,ippe< * 50 48
Pure wheat bran 1.35 130
Mixed bran 25 j 45
Cracked com .L 45 L4O
HAY—
No. 1 timothy 90 75
No. 2 timothy 80 85
Sugar.
Cut loaf - ~
Cubes fi 'o-
XXXX powdered 27
Powdered 6 27
Fine granulated 6 r>
Confectioners' A c'o7
White Extra C !!!!!!!!c!77
RlCE—Market dull, fancy head 4>A
@sc; prime, 31434 c
S 0 ?* 1 @3%
£ alr
Common 2V*@3
Fruit* and Ant*.
APPLES—33.OO to 33.50 barrel
B A N A NAS -31.7502.00.
GRAPES—MaIaga, 34.5035.50; Ja
maica oranges, 33.25.
FLORIDA ORANGES—S2.7S33.OO
PRUNES—2Os to 30s, 318; 30s to 40s
JOc; 40s to 50s, 8c; sos to 60s, 7140; 60s
to 70s. 6%c; 70s to 80s, 6c; 80s to’ 90s
t*A,c: 90s to 100s, 464 c.
PEANUTS—AmpIe stock, fair de
mand; market firm; funcy hand-pick
ed Virginias, 7c; N. C. peanuts, 6%c:
•x Virginias, Bc.
NUTS Almonds. Terragona, 1414 c;
Jviess. 1214 c; walnuts, French, 1214 c;
Napier, I4*4c; pecans, 10c; Braids.
filberts, lie; assorted nuts, 50-
pound and 26-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried I Evaporated Fruits.
APPLES Evaporated, 7% C ; * un .
dried, 584''.
APItIC* *TA—-Evaporated, fancy, lie;
ebon. 10t,..
RAISINS -L. L, 3-rrown. 1115; 6*
er.nsn, 12.00; 4-crown cluster*. 32 76;
loose museatells, Ik-; ]-pound seeded
lo%' . iinpetiai cabinet*. II per box
PEACHES Evaporated, peeled. 18c;
unpr*ld, *%<•,
PKAIiS Evaporated, 10%*-,
• nitf 1# A S drum. 11%., fancy
t,. lan In |-pound boxes. I4' p f.
ITKK3NT6 listtels, 7c,
4 *Se*.
Morsha ...........„„ 0 ,.,4 9
BNHMfff ...... .11%
£• ............(Mr
pancy Mo I |$ m
M I mb*
?•“>+ Ms f 11
111 1 1 1
COTTOV STOCKS. BONDS, GRAIN
PROVISIONS ANI) COFFEE.
Direct Prluitf Wires to All Markets.
MEMBERS
. New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Brokers Ass OL
New York Cotton Exchange.
New York Coffee Exchange.
I Chicago Board of Trade.
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton
Association.
Savatinnh Cotton Exchange.
J. M. McCORD, Manager,
104 Bay, East. Savannah. Ga.
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-pouud burlap sacks, 46c; 125-pound
cotton sacks, 48c; 150-pound burlap
sacks, 55c; 200-pound burlap sacks,
(Liverpool), 78c.
HlDES—Market, firm; dry flint,
16%c; dry salted, 14%c; green salted,
B%e; green, 7c.
WOOL—Firm; white prime, 25c;
prime Georgia, fi-ee of sand burrs and
black wool, at 23c; burry, 12@16c; wax,
27c; tallow, 4c; deer skin, 22c.
Hardware and Building Snpplie*.
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
Cement —Alabama and Georgia lime in
fair demand and sell at 80@S5c 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,
special.
LUMBER—Railroad ties, 27@29c;
hewn ties (7x9x8%), SB@4oc; hewn
ties, (6xß), 26@2Sc; switch ties, $10.50@
11. easy yard stock, $11.00@12.00;
car sills, |13.00®15.00; ship stock,
118.00.
Oil*.
Perfection Signal Oil 42 c
Pratt's Astral .16 c
Aladdin Security 15 c
Standard White 14% C
Water White 15 c
D. S. Gasoline 16 c
D. S. Gasoline in drums 14 %c
86 degree gasoline in drums 19%c
Linseed oil, raw, 1 barrel lots 46 c
Boiled linseed, 1 barrel lots 48 c
Five barrel lots special.
SHOT—Drop. $1.65; B. B. and 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 shot, $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; three
pounds, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 20
percent, on smokeless.
Cotton Banging and Tie*.
BAGGING—Market firm; 1% pound,
'%@l%c; 2-pound, B@B%c; sea island
bagging. 10%@llc.
—Standard 45-inch arrow, 94c-@
COTTON PICKING SHEETS—22@
25c each.
TWINE—Per pound, or hank. 14®
15c.
HAMS—Sugar cured, 12@13%c; pic
nics. 8® B%c.
D. S. butts 5%
D. S. plates 6%
Western heavy bellies 8
Eastern light beHies 8%
Eastern medium bellies 8%
Eastern heavy bellies 8%
D. S. C. R. sides BVi
Smoked C. R. sides S%
LARD—Pure, in tierces, 8c; 50-
pound tins and 80-pound tubs, 814 c;
compound, in tierces, 514 c; 50-pound
tins and 80-pound tubs, 614 c.
Miscellaneous.
FISH-JMackerel, half barrels. No.
1, $10; No. 2. $8.50; No. 3, $8; kits. No.
1. $1.40; No. 2. $1.30; No. 3, $1.10; cod
fish, 1-pound bricks, 6c; 2-pound bricks,
514 c; smoked herrings, per box, 19@
20c; Dutch herrings, in kegs, $1.10;
new mullets, half barrels, $4.
SYRUP —Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 22@23e; sell
ing at 25@27%c; sugar house, at 16%@
18c.
WAX- 28c.
HIGH WlNES—Basis, $1.28.
HONEY —Dull; strained, in barrels,
45c gallon.
COTTON BUSINESS QUIET.
There was nothing done among the
members of the local cotton trade yes
terday. The Exchange was closed,
and will continue closed until Tuesday
morning, and even among the f. o. b.
brokers nothing in the way of sales
was done. The majority of the offices
of the trade were open for half a day,
but this were merely to straighten out
matters for the beginning of what is
anticipated will be a very active mar
ket when the first Instalment of the
glnners’ report comes out on Wednes
day.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Fancy Florida* 20%@21%
Extra choice Floridas 18%@19
Choice Floridas ...17 @17%
Fancy Georgias 19 @19%
Extra choice Georgias 18 @lB%
Choice Georgias 17 @1714
Extra fine Ga.’s and Fla.’s ..14 @ls
DRY GOODS MARKET.
New York, Dec. 24.—The day has
been a very dull one in dry goods with
little interest taken by either buyer
or seller. The latter feels sanguine of
an improvement after the first of the
year and Is showing little disposition
to weaken on any lines which are
well taken care of. The number of
these is gradually increasing and al
together the situation is a very en
couraging one.
EXPECTS GOOD LUMBER YEAR.
Mr. H. M. Stratton of New York,
where he Is prominently Identified
with the lumber business, is in the
city visiting friends, and will remain
here until Wednesday when he will
leave for Florida before starting for
his return trip. Mr. Stratton says
that the outlook in the North for tlie
yellow pine trade during the coming
year is an excellent one in every de
partment of the business.
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 446.612
"••k 1.169,600 446,612
""nth 6,461,647 5,150,427
Since July 1 38,714.833 36.876.596
Wher* Shipped -
foreign 2.294,444 3.107,070
Baltimore 10,1** fjf 4,309,882
Philadelphia 4.98 MM 6.640 344
New Yolk 20.404.345 11,259 227
•toototl 659.1116 1,167.206
Olher ports 261,414 10.192.669
DEMERE L HAMMOND. Brohers.
Phenrt I (0(. Citic* No. 24 Bryan tint, ban.
COITON, STOCKS, BONDS, CHAIN AND PROVISIONS
Was* False4a Hies* it, | —.-ring I 4sinw
, $434-41, WMIOIIM A IPMULIY.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER2S. 1904.
SPIRITS HELD LEVEL
GOOD DEMAND IX EVIDENCE AND
TONE REMAINS FIRM.
SALES FOR DAY 484 CASKS.
ROSINS OPENED AT SUBSTANTIAL
ADVANCE AND WENT STILL
HIGHER.
*
j Greatest Advance Shown In Price* of
j Pale*—Sale* for Day 2.S!M> Barrel*.
In Late Trade Another General
ItnlKing of Price* Except in Case
of D On Which a Decline Wa
Shown.
In spite of the fact that yesterday
was but half of a regular trading day
In the naval stores market, and, fur
ther, that'it was Christmas Eve, there
was no dullness to the market. On the
contrary, it was marked by a good
deal of activity. The spirits of turpen
tine market opened firm at 50% cents,
the closing figures of the day before,
and with sales of 184 casks, and clos
ed firm and unchanged with addition
al sales of 300 casks. In the after
noon there was sufficient demand to
take care of practically all offerings
and the undertone of the market con
tinued strong. The receipts were 435
casks, and the shipments, 541. The
New York market was reported quiet
at 53% cents. London was quoted at
38—3. *
As the result of prices paid in the
late trading the day before the rosin
market opened at very decided ad
vances on many of the higher grades
and several of the lower ones as may
be seen by a comparison of the fig
ures below. The tone at the opening
and the closing was firm. The sales
were 2,890 barrels. After the close of
ferings were generally taken at still
another advance, 5 cents up being
paid on W. G. and N, 10 on M, and
2% on H, G and F. On D there was
a decline of 2% cents and for the re
mainder of ths list quotations, out
side where more than one price was
shown. The receipts were 3,057 barrels,
and the shipments, 153. The New
York market was dull and unchanged
at $2.82%.
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 435 3,057
Receipts previously 162,512 502,324
Total 169,442 549,931
Exports yesterday 541 153
Exports previously 138,386 488,801
Total 138,927 488,954
Stock yesterday 30,515 60,977
Stock previously 13,745 73,684
Yeater- | Day Be- Last
_____ day. j fore. Year.
Tone.. [ Finn. [ Firm *
Spi rl ts J 50%| 50*4
Sales, j 480 I 34i *
Rosin .[ Firm. [ Firm.
W. W. 5.15 5.15
W. G.. 4.85 4.75
N 4.60 4.50
M 4.30 4.30
K 4.00 4.00
1 3.35 3.25
H 2.80 2.72%
G 2.67%@2.70 2.65
F 2.62%l 2.60
E. ....' 2.57%@2.60i 2.57%
D 2.55 I 2.55
C B A 2.50 j 2.55
Sales. 2,890 | 2,538
♦Holiday.
IN OTHER MARKETS.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 24.—Turpen
tine and rosin, nothing doing.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 24.—Turpen
tine. nothing doing; receipts, 3.
Rosin steady at $2.40; receipts, 15.
Tar firm at $1.60; receipts, 140.
Crude turpentine firm at $2.30 and
$3.70; receipts, 51.
New Orleans, Dec. 24.—Receipts,
rosin, 52; turpentine, 11.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York. Dec. 24.—Butter—Firm,
creamery, 17@27%e; state dairy, 16@
25c.
Cheese, quiet, unchanged.
Eggs, quiet, unchanged.
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.
The following are the Savannah
Cotton Exchange quotations;
FOREIGN EXCHANGE—SterIing
steady; commercial demand, $4.87%;
sixty days. $4.84%: ninety days, $4.8314;
francs, steady; commercial demand.
5.1614: sixty days, 5.19%; marks, com
mercial demand. 95%@95 9-16; sixty
days. 94%; ninety days, 94 7-16.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE—Buying
at 75c per SI,OOO discount; selling up to
S6OO a graded charge of 10c to 4Sc;
over S6OO at rate of 7Sc per SI,OOO pre
mium.
Bank Stocks. .
Bid. Asked.
Chatham Bank 86
Citizens Bank 160 ...
Commercial Bank 109 ...
Chatham R. E. and I. Cos. .. 53V4 •••
Germania Bank 150 ...
Southern Bunk .....173 ...
Merchants National Bank ....11114 ...
The National Bank of 5av...172
Oglethorpe Sav. and Trust...l33
People’s Saving and Loan ..100 102
Savannah Bank and Trust. 136 140
Savannah Trust 108 110
Rullroada and Industrial*.
Bid. Asked.
Augusta and Savannah ....118% ...
Atlanta and West Point ~..155 156
do 6 per cent, certlf 109 110
Chat, and Gulf stocks 11l 112
Central Ice
Georgia Telephone and Tel
egraph >6
Georgia Brewery 90
Mu con Ry. and L. pref....... 85 ...
do common 26 ...
Georgia Railroad, common. .256 ...
Planters' Rice Mill 96
Pro|ieller Towbout. ex-div... 98
Savannah Elec, preferred ... s* 90
Kuvannah Elec, common .... 16 17
Savannah Hotel Company... M 70
South western .. 118*4 .
Southern Hallway preferred 98 97
do do common ............. 84% 26
Savannah Brewing 100 102%
Savannah Cotton Exchange. 65 70
Bonds*
Chat, and Gulf R. R. 5 per
cent. Ist mortgage 104% ...
C. of G. coll, trust 11l 112
C. of Ga. cons m m
do do Ist incomes 92 93,
do do 2nd incomes 72 73
do do 3rd incomes 62% 63%
M. G. and A 111% 112%
G. S. and F. 5s 115
Georgia State 3%5. 1930 ....108 110
do do 3%5. 1915 104 106
do do 4%5, 1915 114% ...
Macon Ry. and L. bonds 96% 97%
Jacksonville Electric 5 98 99
Ocean Steamship ss. 1926 108
Savannah city ss. 1913 108 110
Savannah city ss. 1909 104%
Southbound 5s 112
S. A. L. common 16% 17
do do preferred 35% 36
Savannah Electric Cos. 55.... 97 9g%
Eaton ton m 112
MARINE
INTELLIGENCE
Savannah Almanac, 75th Meri
dian, City Time.
Sunday, Dac. 25.
Sun rises at 7:22 a. m. and sets
5:28 and. m.
Full moon, rises 8:23 p. m.
High water at Tybee to-day at
9:33 a. m. and at 9:57 p. m. High
water at Savannah one hour later.
Low water at 3:20 a. m. and 3:57
p. m.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Arrived.
Schooner Jennie Thomas, Campbell,
Baltimore, railroad iron.—Master.
Bark Pass of Brander (Br), Rider.
Pisagua, nitrate of soda—To J. F.
Minis & Cos.
Sailed.
Steamship City of Atlanta, New
York.
Steamship Berkshire, Philadelphia.
Steamship Chatham, Baltimore.
Steamship Miguel de Larrinaga
(Br), Liverpool.
Steamship Ripley (Br), Liverpool.
Bark Bruce Hawkins, Philadelphia.
Shipping Memoranda.
Baltimore, Dec. 24.—Arrived, schoon
er J. S. Hoskins, Jacksonville.
Sailed, steamer Frederick, Savannah.
Philadelphia, Dec. 24. Arrived,
steamer Alleghany. Savannah; bark
Boyleston, Jacksonville.
New York, Dec. 24. —Arrived, Msana
er Comanche, Jacksonville <uid
Charleston.
Sailed, steamer Algonquin,
Charleston and Jacksonville.
Genoa, Dec. 22.—Arrived, steamer
Monviso, Pensacola.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 24. —Arrived,
steamers St. Andrews (Nor), Dahl,
Hamburg; Iroquois, Chichester, New
York, and proceeded for Jacksonville.
Sailed, schooners Samuel B. Hub
bard, Mehaffey, New York; Helen
Montague, Adams, New York; Henry
Weller, Bishop, New York.
Fernandina, Fla., Dec. 24.—Sailed,
barkentlne Westfield, Larson, New
York; schooners Cheslie (Br), Brown,
San Fernando; Stella B. Kaplan, Mer
ritt, New York; Melissa A. Willey,
Murphy, Fall River.
Port Tampa, Fla., Dec. 24.—Arrived,
schooner Rescue (Br), Williams, Ha
vana.
Sailed, steamer Algiers, Staples,
Philadelphia.
Jacksonville. Fla., Dec. 24.—Arrived,
schooners Isaac T. Campbell, Walde
mer, Georgetown, B. G.; Alexander
(Br), Blimm, Hamilton, Bermuda;
steamer Arapahoe, Kemble, New York,
and cleared for return.
Key West, Fla., Dec. 24.—Arrived,
steamers Olivette, Turner, Havana,
and sailed for Port Tampa; Concho,
Barstow, Galveston, and sailed for
New York; tug Osceola, , Tortu
gas.
Notice to Cnptnln* of Vessels.
Vessels arriving at night will be re
ported at the Morning News in its
dispatches, without charge, if captains
will confirm reports of their arrival
to No. 241, either telephone.
Notice to Mariners.
Pilot charts and hydrographic infor
mation will be furnished masters of
vessels free of charge In the United
States hydrographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
This office operates a time ball on
the roof of the Cotton Exchange,
dropped daily at 12h. 00m.00s. (Sun
days and holidays excepted), 75th me
ridian time. In case of the failure the
ball is lowered slowly 5 minutes after
12. Clarence Hatch.
in charge.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
COTTON—Savannah to Boston, per
100 pounds, 25c; to New York, per 100
pounds. 20c to dock: 23c lightered; to
Philadelphia, 20c per 100 pounds; Bal
timore, 20c per 100 pounds.
COTTON—Foreign direct to Liver
pool, 28c; Manchester, 28c: Bremen,
24c; Hamburg, 24c; Rotterdam, 26c;
Barcelona, 38c; Havre. 35c: Antwerp,
28c.
LUMBER— By Sail—Freight, active;
to Baltimore. $5.00; to Philadelphia
$4.75; to New York, $6.62%; to Port
land, $6.00.
LUMBER —By Steam—Savannah to
Baltimore, $5.50; to P. R. R. or B. and
O. Docks, $6.00; to Philadelphia, $6.00;
to New York, $6.26 per M. to dock;
lightered. $7.00; to Boston, to dock
$7.25.
Lott Excursion Rales Daring Holi
days via Atlantic Const Line.
On account of Christmas holidays
Atlantic Coast Line will sell tickets to
all points east of the Mississippi and
south of the Potomac rivers at rates,
one and one-third fares for the round
trip. This Includes all stations on the
Atlantic Coast Lino and connecting
lines in the territory described. Tick
ets will be sold Dec. 23, 24, 25 and 31.
1904. and Jan. 1, 1905, with return limit
Jan. 4, 1906. Tickets at samo rates
will be sold to teachers and students
In schools and colleges on presentation
and surrender of certificates signed by
superintendents, presidents or princi
pals. Dec. 17-24. Inclusive, with return
limit Jan. $, 1906.
For further Information apply to
ticket agents, Ds Uoto Hotel; both
'phones, No. 73, or Union Htatlon; Hell
235, Georgia 811. It pays to patronise
the best service.— ad.
4 lew Train 4a Washington *s4
Hoar Verb.
Southern Hallway announces rein
augoration of its palatial noon train
out of Savannah for the East, leaving >
t p.m Central time, dally. This, a solid
vestibule*! train,with most modern day I
roach*#. Pullman drawing room steep
ing tors of latent dealsand the fa- I
gw.ua uaouuaied dim. a rare of the
Southern Hallway Any denned in fur. j
meGon given ar Pullman .*#•. v#i iun
•nad* t>v t t<hel ud las. 14$ Sail .
Mtasd. phones Sm. od
RICE CROP ALL IN
NOT YET MILLED BECAUSE OF IN
ACTIVITY OF PLANTS.
THESE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
GENERAL ADVANCE EXPECTED
WITH BEGINNING OF YEAR.
Large Shipments of Rice Grown lit
Louisiana and Texas From Japan
Seed Now Being Exported to Jn
putv—t an Be Sold at a Profit There
Even in Competition With That
Grown in That Empire—Mill*
Holding Stock* for Advance In
Price*.
Practically the entire rice crop of
the Atlantic coast section of the belt
is now at the mills, though not all of
it has been milled. In fact, following
the usual custom, the mills have been
closed since about Dec. 10 and will re
main inactive till about Jan. 10. With
the coming of the new year a general
rise in the price of rice is anticipated,
some of the trade predicting that the
advance will be %c a pound on nearly
all grades, certainly on fancy grades,
while more conservative interests place
the expected increase In price at about
%c on all grades.
Shipping to Japan.
A recent development in the rice
trade as a whole has been the very
large shipments to the Pacific coast for
export; thousands of sacks of the ce
real grown in Louisiana and Texas
from Japan seed. It is understood that
these shipments to the coast are for
export to Japan and it is stated that
this rice, grown In this country,
can be profitably exported to the realm
of the Mikado and sold at a profit
there, even In competition with that
grown in the empire itself. How great
is the demand from this direction can
be realized in part by the knowledge
that in one lot shipped recently were
250,000 sacks.
Price* Sure to Advance.
Such exports aside from such profit
as may be In them to those directly
interested in the trade are of great
benefit to the trade as a whole be
cause they remove a large portion of
the crop, and therefore give a wider
market and make a better demand for
the remaining grades. As was stated
in the Morning News some weeks ago
the demand for fancy grades is un
usually good and such sales as are
made at advancing prices. In fact
so scarce are these classes and so
good the demand for them that some
mills are holding their stacks In an
ticipation of an even better price
than Is now being paid.
But little of the fancy grades are
found in the yield of the Atlantic
Coast territory. Not only were the
grades of the commoner kind, but the
yield itself for the season just closed
was a distinct disappointment to
planters, the entire output for the
season being but two-thirds of an
average crop.
THE PREVENTION OF WAR.
Editor Morning News: Your report
of a lecture delivered in Savannah by
Capt. Hobson contains a novel sug
gestion, to wit: That the United
States should increase the number of
battleships in her navy so that it
might be stronger than any other na
tion, the result being that these would
be afraid to attack, so there might
result, peace. Your genial suptuagena
rian corespondent in the Land of
Flowers approves, and we are expect
ed to acquiesce, or to show cause for
disagreement.
The latter impresses me as reason
able and I beg leave to enter a de
murrer. The enormous cost of build
ing and equipping these monsters, the
keeping of them in commission ready
for duty, must be borne by all the
people, hence all are interested in
coming to a correct conclusion.
The cost of building one of this class
of destroyers varies from $1,000,000 to
$5,000,000; indeed I learn of an esti
mate of $8,000,000 for one to be built if
the people consent.
The activity and ever increasing
creasing skill of the builders of "sub
marine torpedoes” render this class of
vessels of doubtful value; as they are
readily rendered of no value by a de
termined effort of men willing to at
tempt the work of blowing up vessel
and crew. This cause alone might
render it advisable to inquire if there
is no other way of "preventing war?”
With increased intelligence a people
learn that war may be prevented
without threat, but by appeal to the
reason. If as good or better result
may be gained by negotiation as by
violence what reason exists for the
final appeal to Torce?
The question being moral becomes
also economic.
The claim is put forth that the Japa
nese is essentially a "Dover of his
country,” and willingly lays down his
life for it; he unites a pagan, barbaric
disregard of death and danger with a
skill in modern methods of warfare
which has made him the victor on
many bloody fields, but he must pay
the cost for a generation in increased
taxation and deprivation of essential
comforts. Every consideration points
to a need for intelligent arbitration
and interference by other powers to
prevent further suffering. The Russian
Is hardy, and stubborn, and without
outside effort the war may continue
for years.
Germany has a standing army of
more than half a million of men, and
it Is proposed to increase it. so as to
keep pace with that of France, her
neighbor and rival. What possible loss
could there be if agreement were made
between the two peoples to reduce In
equal proportions until three-fourths of
these idlers were sent into the produc
tive field and taught habits of industry,
instead of as now trained to Idle, vlc
cious. harmful lives?
Instead of more battleships we need
more school houses, more teachers,
more of appreciation of a
need for education; Instruction and
training for every child so that they
may be fitted for the best work of life,
producers, not destroyers. When this
comes to us we shall no longer advo
cate war. but we shall know that there
can come only evil from war, or from
the costly, useless, dangerous prepara
tion for war. Capt. Hobson Is a hero
who ha* shown hls daring and courage
In an unusual degree, but I fancy he
sometimes realizes that peace has Its
danger* an well a* war, But the trend
I* away from the sanguinary battle
field toward the more useful arts and
sciences, and In good time we who ad
vocate peace for the world must find
a newer theme, for this will have found
Its consummation.
William Hlley Boyd.
Atlanta. Ga., uhrlstrnas-tide, 1994,
A Fall MrSlrlae.
Haw la the time to taka Oraybaard
to fortify your system against gy.
a tent* likely to prey upon you who,
cool waoGkcr takes tbs place of wa. u, i
•gather
Gray hoard tone# up your system
make* you oat and digest
Oraybaard may *•# bad at all a, u I
store# Iw tIM • tattle ad
F'uirs. F'ui rs,
Express all Furs to arrive 27th December for Jan ”,
uary London sales. Indications for March sales are lower
prices, as offerings will be excessive.
A. EHRLICH & BRO.
m, to 115 Bay Street, west, - - • Savannah. Ga.
THE C HAS MAR KING SUPPLY^/
126-130 Bay Street, West
JOBBERS.
BATH ROOM FIXTURES. SANITARY PLUMBING GOODS. WROUfitrv
IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All supplies for STEAM. WATER and cu
Sole Agents for the cetcbrated HUXL KY VALVF.S.
Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins,
Write for Prices.
D. KIRKLAND,
415 TO 421 ST. JU MAN STREET. WEST.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
DIED ON HIS ENGINE.
W. Calloway, aged about 85 years,
a well known Central of Georgia en
gineer, died on his engine in the Cen
tral’s round house at Columbus Tues
day. He had been called to go out on
a double-header to Americus, and had
mounted the engine, and as it was
switching around on the turntable he
dropped dead. Heart failure is given
as the cause of his death.
COLUMBUS CUTTING AFFRAY.
Clyde Simpson, a well known young
man, was badly cut in the face and
neck by Lou Truitt, another young
man, in a difficulty In the Centenial
block at Columbus Wednesday night.
Truitt escaped.
FROM OIL INSPECTIONS.
State Oil Inspector W. C. Bryant
has checked up his oil inspection ac
counts up to Nov. 30, and finds that
there has been turned into the state
treasury from oil inspection fees up
to that time, over $9,600. Dr. Bryant
says the state's income from this
source for the year will run considera
bly over SIO,OOO, which is larger than
ever before..
OLD NEGRO DEAD.
Old Uncle Charles Burk is dead at
Villa Rica. He is said to have been j
the oldest negro in the state. Uncle
Charles said he was 112 years old. He
was a big plow boy during the War
of 1812. He belonged to Rev. Thorn
ton Burk, a noted Baptist minister, be
fore the late war. No one who knew
Uncle Charles doubted but that he was !
•more than a hundred years of age. His
teeth were sound, although worn off
smooth.
WANT TAXES ON PLANT MONEY. 1
The City Council of Macon resolved
to collect taxes on the money that has
been deposited to the credit of the
R. H. Plant estate since July. Quite
a number of lawyers have been con
sulted, and they are practically unan
imous that as the money came Into
the possession of the receiver for Mr.
Plant’s estate some time after the re
turn day prescribed by the City Coun- !
cil for the returns of the city taxes,
it will be impossible for the city to
collect taxes.
VOLUNTEERS FURNISH CHIEFS.
Macon News: We wish Macon's
newly elected chief of police, Granville
C. Conner, a popular and highly suc
cessful administration. Asa former
commander of the Macon Volunteers,
Capt. Conner has all the necessary ex
perience, and ability, to make an ex
cellent head of the police department,
and to preserve the discipline and
maintain the efficiency of the force.
He enters upon the discharge of his
duties with the confidence and esteem
of the Mayor and Council, and with
the respect and good will of all the
men who will serve under him. In this
connection it may not be amiss to say
that Capt. Conner is not the first offi
cer that Macon's gallant military
company, the Volunteers, has furnish
ed to the police department of our
city. W. W. Carnes was a captain
of the Volunteers, and became chief
of police. C. M. Wiley was an offi
cer of this company, and colonel of
the Second Georgia Regiment, and
also served as chief of police. Charlie
Carnes, son of Capt. W. W. Carnes,
was a captain of the Volunteers, and
was chosen first lieutenant of police.
ROW ON IN DOOLEY.
The Cordele Gaily News and the Vi
enna News are in a hot controversy
over the proposition to cut Dooley
county in two, the Cordele paper want
ing the cut made and the Vienna pa
per opposing it.
NO NORWOOD RUINING.
It was reported in the afternoon pa
pers of Friday that a negro had 'been
burned at the stake at Norwood. This
report was later denied, and it was
shown to have been baseless.
WHAT THE OCONEE NEEDS.
Dublin Courier-Dispatch: We hope
Col. Quinn, who has charge of the gov
ernment improvements in this section
of the South, will tell the River and
Harbor Committee something about
the needs of the Oconee river while he
is before that body.
FLORIDA.
NKW XAVAL STOR KS
Letters patent have been granted for
the Weat, Flynne & Harris Company
of Jacksonville, with a oapital of sl,-
000,000. to do a general naval stores
merchandise, timber and lumber busi
ness. The incorporators are D V
Flynne, John E. Harris an d W 7
Powell, sll of Jacksonville.
COTTER GETS CONTRACT.
There are to be costly Improvements
thuds by the Atlantic Uoast Lins Ratl
toad In the eastern subuib* of Jack
sonvllls. Ons of the official. of the
company said "We have awarded the
C °a ,r -u.' f °. r ,h - buildings, dor ks
ruid filling In of marshes t„ W T rot
ter of Jacksonville, and we have or’
drred a dredge from Port Tamoa in
come tiers at once to go lo M ,rk on
the river fronting our land This work
Is <all to lie completed by next fall "
DOT MONK* nil hi au w n s.
Dr. J. A. McDonald,, at ty, j
|4..tel, Pensacola, was robbed during !
Hie night. The do* tor lost money *,,4 1
diamonds representing a let*) value at I
• bowl 11.125, and f this $664 g
‘** h A valuable watch w* umou.
ed. This iMMrpiews waa |g th* j — ll|t '
THROUGH TRAIN
SERVICE
TO
CALIFORNIA
and all principal
POINTS WEST
via
Union Pacific
SHORTEST ROUTE
FASTEST TIME
SMOOTHEST TRACK
Electric Lighted Trains Daily.
Inquire at
J. F. VAN RENSSELAER,
13 Peachtree St.,
ATLANTA, GA. J
In
Making Merry
Christmas
Mr. Hunter, remember all
the popular ammunitions
used by Savannah sports
men are to be had of us.
Be well equipped when
you take to the woods for a
day's shooting.
Edward Lovell’s Sons,
113 West Broughton Street.
of a vest on the center table and
could not have escaped the attention
of the thief, who was certainly only
after cash. He could not resist the
temptation offered by the diamonds,
which were in a ring and a stud but
ton. These were taken from the gar
ments containing the money.
FOR A RAILWAY FRANCHISE.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Leading
citizens are backing a movement that,
if aocepted by the people here, means
a great deal and adds an enterprise to
Jacksonville which will rank with the
greatest in the history of the city. At
the Council meeting last night Coun
cilman George R. Foster, Jr., intro
duced a bill asking for a franchise for
Charles L. Myers, D. H. McMillan and
I*-*. C. Budd and their associates for
the construction and operation of
street cars over numerous streets of
the city and suburbs. It is a lengthy
bill, and provides every safeguard to
the people. It proposes to give the
city 2 per cent, of Its gross earnings
for the first ten years and 3 per cent,
thereafter until the expiration of its
franchise, which is thirty years. At
such expiration, if the city so desires,
it can purchase the properties at a
fair valuation.
DINED RY GREEKS.
Tampa Morning Tribune: The cap
tain and officers of the Greek steam
ship Hellas, now at Port Tampa, the
first Greek vessel that ever entered
this port, were given a banquet at the
Olympia restaurant last night by well
known local Greeks, headed by James
Pope James Argos and John Bolas.
The banquet bean at 8 o’clock and did
not. terminate until midnight. The
(.reek and American flags were waved
* n unison over the patriotic assembly
and the occasion was as enjoyable as
it was unique. The guests of honor
were the following officers of the Hel
las: Capt. M. Assomakos, Chief Mate
M. Alamanos, Third Mate D. Marou
11s. Chief Engineer Th. Coulourls, Sc.-
ond Engineer M. Constantakls. Third
Engineer L. Danlolos, Fourth Mate N.
Gounarls. The eatables and drink
ables were numerous, plenteous and
well served. After the dinner, the
merry company lingered late about the
board, exchanging stories and singing
songs of their native land. Among'
the other well known Greeks present
were: A. Palaveda, J. Bastounls. L.
Meriwether, A. Sella*. N. Jack, L.
Kurzls and G. Nlchelshour. The Hel
las will remain In port several days
longer. Her home port Is Andro’.
Greece, and her officers are all plea*”
ant, experienced and successful fol*
lower* of th* aea.
WILL HIM. THE HONRS.
The Tampa Board of Public Work*
at the last regular meeting decided to
proceed with the Bale of tia SWO,m
public Improvement bonds as soon *
an o pin lon on thslr validity could t>*
obtained from the law firm of Dllion *
llubbsrd of New York. It la unsnl"
motisly decided lo advertise th# bonds
for Bale, In pieferenc* to disposing of
them In any other way, similar to th*
method by which the Hlilefcoroi*'
• ouniy good roads bonds wars *la'.l
on th* market, Numeraua #H“
Hon# have already been reualfgd t" r
bond* many from pettla* now bokib 8
(M y bonds, and fk* kogrd I# 4Sas4* *
they win |t m * |—■runt