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SPOT PRICES OFF
LOCAL, MARKET REPORTED NOT
QUOTABLE AT THE CLOSE.
SLUMP IN FUTURES CAUSE.
• THESE 30 POINTS LOWER AT NEW
YORK AND NEW ORLEANS.
Discounting; of the Gisncn' Report.
Due To-luy, the Reason Given for
the mg Drop- Prices Renclieil
Made New Low Levels for Severn!
Seasons ns Well ns the Present,
p. O. B. Market Also Showed Rig
Drop In Basic Price.
AT THE CLOSE.
FUTURES.
Liverpool, 1 point higher to I
lower.
New York, 20 to 34 points lower.
New Orleans, 30 to 32 points
lower.
■POTS
Liverpool. 2 points higher.
New York, 25 points lower.
New Orleans, l-Se lower.
Savsnnnh, not quotable.
At the close of the local spot mar
ket yesterday the quotation committee
for the second time this season de
cided that prices were not quotable.
The condition that brought about such
a decision was due to the heavy slump
that took place in the futures markets
at New York and at New Orleans, due
It is believed, to the discounting of the
first instalment of the ginners' report
■which is due to-day. The list at both
markets reached new low levels not
only for this season but for several
years, and the close was at about the
lowest point of the session.
The tone, prices and sales for the
day In the local market follow:
| Open- | 1 | Clos
| ing. |o’clock.| Ing.*
Quiet. Quiet.l Quiet.
Good middling I 7 7-i6! 7 7-161
Middling | 7 <63-16 7 3-16|
sLow middling .[ 6 11-16 j 6 11-16]
Sales | 565 | 25 "| 200
Total sales yesterday, 790.
Time, 1 p. m., day before, 595.
•Not Quotable.
The Savannah f. o. b. market open
ed quiet at 7 9-16 cents, basis good
middling, and closed nominal at 7%
cents bid, same basis. Little business
was reported, none at the lower level.
The local trade Is divided in their
opinion as to what the future holds.
Some believe that the spinners having
satisfied themselves as to the size of
the crop will take their own time in
buying supplies and that as a conse
quence there is little on which to base
a belief in better prices; others think
the market has been oversold even
should the ginners' report show as
great an amount of cotton ginned as
it is anticipated it will, and that a
reaction from the present levels may
be expected.
spot cottoTmarket.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
nt the Cotton Exchange yesterday.
I 1:00 | Year
Grades. I P. M. j Ago.
Good middling ....I* |13%
Middling • ;13%
Low middling I* |12%
Tone I |* _ ]•*•
•Not quotable. ••Nominal. •••Quiet
and easy.
Sales yesterday, 790.
Exports—
Foreign 12,130
Foreign for season 770,138
Last year 576,500
Coastwise 5,707
Coastwise for season 273,133
Last year 187,998
Receipts yesterday 7,225
Last year 9,507
Year before last 8,938
Receipts since Sept. 1 1,155,688
Receipts same time last year .. 896,348
Stock yesterday 125,242
Stock last year 126,377
Receipts and Stocks at all Ports—
Receipts yesterday 54,7
Same day last year 60,0^0
Same day year before last 55,578
So far this week 119,964
Last year 149,338
Year before last 147,464
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1904 ....5,757,158
Last year 5,100,833
Stock at all ports yesterday ...1,057,687
Stock same day last year 1.002,824
DAILY COTTOS MARKET.
Port Movement—
Savannah—Quiet and easy—Middling,
7 3-16 c; net receipts, 7,225; gross, 7,225;
sales, 590; stock, 125.242. Exports.—
Great Britain, 3,681; continent, 8,378;
coastwise. 5.707.
Savannah—Add 71 bales to exports.
Great Britain, since Sept. 1.
Galveston—Quiet; middling, 7 3-16 c;
net receipts, 18,294; gross, 18,294; sales,
18; stock, 206,787.
New Orleans—Easy; middling, 7 1-16;
net receipts, 24,636; gross, 24.636; sales,
1,850; stock, 435,174.
Mobile—Net receipts, 2,266: gross, 2,-
266; stock, 70,300. Exports.—Coast
wise, 987.
Charleston—Nominal; net receipts,
481: gross. 481: stock, 37,474. Exports.
—Coastwise. 33.
Wilmington—Nominal; net receipts.
472: gross, 472; stock. 13,716.
Norfolk—Net receipts, 700; gross, 700;
Stock. 20.910.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling. 7K*c:
stock. 6,482.
New York—Quiet: middling, 7.35 c;
net receipts, 100; gross, 1,240; sales, 943;
stock, 118,123. Exports.—Continent,
147.
Boston—Quiet; middling, 7.35 c.
Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 7.60 c;
net receipts, 47; gross. 640; .cock, 6,-
563.
Jacksonville—Net receipts, 576; gross,
676. Exports,—Coastwise. 576.
Total to-day at all ports—Net re
ceipts, 54,797; Great Rrltnln, 3,681; con
tinent, 8,525; stock. 1,057,687.
Consolidated, at all norte—Net re
ceipts. 119,964; Great Britain, 14,242;
France, 25,290; continent. 43,300; Japan.
2,988,
Total since Hept. 1. at all ports—Net
receipts, 5.767,158; Great Britain. 2,048,-
055, Prance, 475,662; continent. 1.&21,-
•92. Japan, 62.998. Meslm. 11,393.
Interior Movement
Houston -Easy; middling, 744 c; net
rscripu. 16,964; gross. 16,964; shipments.
15,891. rale*. 71; stork, 60,796.
Augusta Quiet and steady; middling,
Th< net receipts, 1,485, gross. 1,455,
anna. 5, slock, 94 48*
M-tophi* Quiet, middling, Ugc; net
receipts, 561, gross. 1.153 shipments.
1,854 sale*, 960. stock. 117,514
Hi . I/)!( Lull. 11l Id'll 111* 7 7-19,,
gloss no' ipts, 4 551. shipment*. 4.181;
Block, 36.992
r*t<ii )hi,a4t Met re *,,, u 1,0*4 gross.
•AM ' ‘34 as Its, 999, sun k.
Mil Vi 1 1
COTTON. STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN
PROVISIONS AND COFFEE.
Direct Printc Wire* to AU Market*.
MEMBERS
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Brokers Assn.
New York Cotton Exchange.
Now York Coffee Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton
Association.
Savannah Cotton Exchange.
J. M. McCORD, Manager ,
104 Bay, East. Savannah. Ga.
Louisville—Firm: middling, 7%c.
Total to-day—Net receipts. 19.999;
gross, 27,130; shipments, 23,854; sales,
1,236; stock. 356,071.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Fancy Floridas 20%@21%
Extra choice Floridas 18%@19
Choice Floridas 17 @17%
Fancy Georgias 19 @19%
Extra choice Georgias 18 @lB%
Choice Georgias 17 @l7 Vi
Extra fine Ga.’s and Fla.’s ..14 @ls
NEW YORK’S LOSSES
FROM 26 TO 34 POINTS.
New York, Dec. 27.—The bears were
aggressive again in to-day's cotton
market and after a quiet time at the
opening, the market ruled fairly active
with prices breaking to below 7 cents
for the near positions, and closing at
practically the lowest for the day.
The opening was steady at an advance
of 2 points to a decline of 3 points.
Better cables than expected imparted
steadiness to the early trading, but
there was little or no demand, and
after a quiet first hour during which
the bears seemed to be waiting for
some support to develop and make a
bulge to sell on, pressure became more
marked. Later the selling for short ac
count was swollen by liquidation as
prices worked down catching stop loss
orders and trading which had been re
stricted early because of wire trou
ble, became more active. There seem
ed to be nothing in the general news
to encourage the decline, but the bears
contended that the census report to
be issued to-morrow would indicate
a crop fully as large or larger than
that foreshadowed by the government
estimate on Dee. 3. Shorts of the
smaller kind seemed about the only
buyers on the decline and the market
was finally barely steady at a net loss
of 26 to 34 points with January sell
ing around 6.88 c. Sales were esti
mated at 300,000 bales.
SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.
New York, Dec. 27. —Spot cotton clos
ed quiet 25 points lower; middling up
lands, 7.35 c; middling gulf, 7.60 e;
sales 943 hales.
Cotton future at New York, Dec.
27: _____
Options. | Open. High. iJow. Close.
Dec., ofd 7.30 7.16 6.90 6.85*
January ... 7.24 7.24 6.88 6.88
February . 7.30 b 7.00 7.00 6.95
March 7.36 7.37 7.04 7.05
April 7.20 7.14 7.10
May 7.47 7.49 7.16 7.18
June 7.52 7.56 7.30 7.25
July 7.60 7.61 7.28 7.29
August .... 7.60 b 7.60 7.35 7.32
September 7.58
Octobet- ... 7.61 7.63 7.37
Futures opened steady; closed bare
ly steady.
NEW ORLEANS CLOSED
AT LOWEST LEVEL |
New Orleans, Dec. 27.—Spot cotton I
quiet and easier; sales 1,850 'bales, in- !
eluding 500 to arrive. Quotations re- ;
duced %c. |
Futures opened steady with prices i
2 to 4 points lower than Friday's elos I
ing, influenced by New York and con- |
tinued to follow the market down
throughout the session, the decline here
being $1.50 to $1.60 per ibale. Win
troubles interfered somewhat with
business. The bureau report to Deo.
13 will be Issued at 11 o'clock to-mor
row, but it is generally believed that
it has been discounted by to-day's trad
Ing. The market closed quiet at thi
lowest figures of the session." Net losses
were 30 to 32 points.
Futures closed steady; December
6.86 c nominal; January, 6.86@6.87e;
February, 6.92@6.94c; March 7.10@7.Q2c;
April 7.05@7.07e; May 7.11@7.12c; Jum
7.16@7.18c; July, 7.22@7.23c.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool, Dec. 27.—Spot cotton quiet,
prices 2 points higher; American mid
dling fair 4.40d; goof! middling 4 16d:
middling 4.OSd; low middling 3.94d
good ordinary 3.80d; ordinary 3.64d.
The sales of the day were 5,000 bales
of which 500 were for speculation find
export and included 4,700 American.
Receipts 9,000 bales including 1,90'
American. Futures opened quite and
closed 'barely steady. American mid
dling good ordinary clause. Dec. 3.9L1.
December-January 3.91d; January-
February, 3.93d; February-March 3.08,1;
March-April, 4.02d; April-May, 4.05d:
May-June, 4.08d; June-July, 4.lid,
July-August, 4.13d: August-September,
4.13d: Sentember-October. 4.13d.
DEMEKE 2fc HAMMOND'S
Unity Cotton Letter from \rtr York.
New York, Dec. 27.—The inherent
weakness of market was strikingly
demonstrated to-day when prices drop
ped 30 points, and closed near the low
est on a rumor which afterwards
proved without foundation, that Col.
Shepperson had estimated this year's
crop at 12,869,000 bales; Col. Shepper
son denies that he made any estimate,
and it is evident that the rumor arose
from a calculation which he made,
based on the bureau's estimate of
growth 12,162,700 bales, of an average
net weight of 500 pounds. He figures
that adding 300,000 bales for llnlcrs
and rebaled surplus, the total thus
reached of 12,462,700 bales of 500
pounds net weight, would. If reduced
to bales of last year's net weight, 434
pounds, be equal to a crop of 12,869,938
bales of same weight as last season
and the previous season. December
and January, to use a trite expression,
cut through 7 cents like butter, and
March sold at 7 cents, rallying only
a few points from the bottom. Nearly
all the big shorts covered before
Christmas to take down their profits.
Nothing hag since transpired to make
them change their bearish views, so
they were nil ready to put anew line
of shorts this morning, In which they
were encouraged by a slightly better
Liverpool than expected. From early
morning the pressure of short selling
was apparent, Instead of following the
strength In Liverpool, our first prices
showed s loss of 3 to 6 points, and lit
tle bv little the market sagged until
•top order began to be reached, and
then the decline was very rapid. To
morrow Me shall have the glnners' re
port. and there has bc< o sufficient
DEMERE L HAMMOND. Brohers,
Phene* lfO( Office No. 24 Hr yen street, Hist.
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
IM*M fl-t*o4o wires to I-radio* | u lsnff*
UNAI. MMIWHhS A triOitin.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY.DECEMBER 28. 1904.
SPIRITS LOST TONE
CLOSED STEADY BUT AT UN
CHANGED QUOTATIONS.
SALES MADE AT A DECLINE
AND ENOUGH SOLD TO PUT MAR
KET ON NEW BASIS TO-DAY.
Receipt* 554 t ank* and Shipment*
400 Clink*—ltoMln Market Opened
null Cluned Firm—-Advnnee on
Common* at Opening nnd it Still
Farther Rine In the Pont Market
Trading—New York Market Dnll
and Lower.
The spirits of turpentine market
opened firm and unchanged yesterday
from Saturday’s close, and with re
ported sales of 158 casks, but the close
was only “steady" though the price
remained the same. No sales weie
posted at the close. In the after
noon the best bid made by buyers
was at a decline of of a cent and
something more than 100 casks were
sold at this figure. The receipts for the
day were 554 casks, and the ship
ments, 400. The New York market
was quoted dull at 53% cents, while
London reported 38—3.
The rosin market continues in a
condition most satisfactory to factors.
The opening was firm and at an ad
vance of 2% cents as an outside price
on H, G, F and E. and the close was
firm and at unchanged prices. At the
opening the sales were 1,513, the total
for the day. In the late trading the
majority of sales were at a still fur
ther advance of 2% cents on the out
side figure for F and D, C. B, A, The
reeeipts were 1,763 barrels, and the
shipments, 5,823. The New York mar
ket was dull at a decline, the quota
tions being $2.80.
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 55"
Receipts Yesterday 554 1,763
Receipts previously 162,947 505,381
Total 169,996 551,694
Exports yesterday 400 5,823
Exports previously 138,927 488,954
Total 139,327 494,777
Stock yesterday 30,669 56,917
Stock previously 15,177 81,315
Yester- ! Day Be- Last
day. | fore. Year.
Tone .. j Steady. | Firm. | Firm.
Spirltsj 50% I 50% 1 56%
Sales .] 158 I 480 | 587
Rosfn J Firm. Firm. Firm.
W. W. 5.15 5.15 3.50
W. G. 4.85 4.85 3.25
N 4.60 4.60 3.05
M 4.30 4.30 2.90
K 4.00 4.00 2.80
I 3.35 3.35 2.55
H 2.8002.82% 2.80 2.35
G 2.70 02.72 % 2.67%@2.70 2.30
F 2.62%@2.65 2.62% 2.25
B 2.60@2.62% 2.57%®2.60 2.25
. D 2.55 2.55 2.25
C, B, A 2.50 2.50 2.25
I Sales . | 1,513 2,890 1,018 ~
| ——
IN OTHER MARKETS.
i
New York, Dec. 27.—Rosin, dull.
Turpentine, easy, 53053%.
. Charleston, S. C.. Dec. 27.—Turpen
| tine and rosin, nothing doing.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 27.—Tur
pentine, nothing doing; receipts 17
casks.
Rosin, steady, $2.40; receipts 39.
Tar. firm, $1.60; receipts 51.
Crude turpentine, firm, $2.30 and
$3.70, receipts 179.
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 949,199
Week 949,199
Month 6,412,746 5,150,427
Since July 1 39,664,092 36,875,59s
Where Shipped—
.. Foreign 2,294.444 3,107,070
Baltimore 10,497,754 4,309,882
Philadelphia 5,085,293 6,840,344
New York 20,812,219 11,259,227
Boston 730,667 1,167.206
Other ports 253,410 10,192,669
time for the census department to fur
nish the trade with a fairly full re
port, sufficient at least to give an
intelligent idea of probable total gin
ned to Dec. 13. The general impres
sion here is that the report will be
something like 11,750,000 bales, and
certain It is that presept prices dis
count a great deal in the way of a
crop.
J. S. DACIIE 2b CO.’S
lie i1 v Cotton Letter to Hayward,
Vick 2b Cos.
New York, Dec. 27.—There was fur
ther bear pressure this morning, and
prices have reached still new low lev
els for the season. Liverpool made a
fairly steady showing, and at first It
looked as if the bear leaders would be
disposed to wait and see if enough
support could develop to. help the lo
cal market to a better selling hast*.
But after a quiet first hour during
which prices after opening 2 points
higher to 3 lower, showed little change
and a downward tendency, if anything,
selling became more aggressive and
quotations were noon down to a net
decline of from 14 to 18 points.
There seems to be only one construc
tion to place on the recent attitude of
bear leaders, who have undoubtedly
added materially to their lines since
the beginning of Inst week. Either
they are confident that the glnners' re
port will bring in a wave of outside
selling for a decline, and thus afford
a covering market, that there are long
lines outstanding that will be driven
to liquidate by a continued brenk, or
that enough spot cotton will be shaken
out by the deyljne to release hedg.-*,
and thus afford a market for them to
buv In their lines at a profit. At any
rate *t is evident that the decline la
not over, for we have had no such
flurry as we must witness before the
market ran be considered evened up,
ana In a better technical position aft
er the developments of the last two
weeks following the deadlock around
$•4 to 5 cents.
WARE A LELAND
Sny the Cotton Market Get* Weaker
a* It Decline*.
New York, Dec. 27—Prices were about
unchanged this morning, but before
long shorts selling started and before
afternoon the low prices of the season
were reached. March sold at 7.05 and
January broke below 7 cents. Not since
the advance in cotton started in 899
has the price been as low as it was
to-day. There must be a sight of cot
ton for sale as well bear pressure of
the most powerful kind. This w f as
due to the coming report to-morrow
and the feeling that a large showing
would be made.
Some looked for more than 11,500,000
bales ginned up to Dec. 13, and
this would indicate a crop of fully
12,500,000 bales to be ginned in the final
report. As there was no support of any
kind the bear pressure had decided ef
fect on prices. The average trader
was on the short side. There seems
to be no staying power and as bears
now have the market in control they
will press their advantage until some
thing comes up to turn the market-
The market gets weaker as it declines.
On a further sharp break we would
risk the buying side rather than sell
short.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York, Dec. 27.—Flour, dull.
Rye flour, steady.
Buckwheat flour, quiet.
Corn meal, firm.
Rye, nominal.
Barley, quiet.
Wheat —Firm; No. 2 red, nominal.
Options experienced a strong advance
on very cold weather West, closing
%@2% cents net higher. May, 1.15%c;
July, 1.03%c; December, 1.02%e.
Corn—Firm; No. 2. 56, elevator. Op
tions were neglected but steady, clos
ing partly %c net higher. March, 51%c;
December, 57c.
Oats—Quiet; mixed, 35@36. Options
nominal.
Beef, steady.
Cut meats, quiet.
Lard, easy; refined, dull.
Pork, quiet.
Rice, firm.
Molasses, steady.
Coffee, spot, steady. Options steady,
5010 points higher.
Sugar, raw, quiet; refined, steady.
Butter, firm; creamery, 17027 c; state
dairy, 16025 c.
Cheese, quiet; state small colored
and white, 10012 c.
Eggs, lower; nearby selected, 34@35c;
Western. 26c; Southern, 15@25c.
Potatoes, steady; Long Island $1,750
2.00; state and Western, $1.2501.50;
Jersey sweets, $2.0003.50.
Peanuts, steady; fancy handpicked,
5%@5%c; other domestic 3%@5%e.
Cabbages, firm; fiat Dutch per 100,
$2.0003.00.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 15020 c.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago, Dec. 27. —A cold' wave of
unusual radius was chief cause
of a strong wheat market to-day. May
delivery advanced 2%c and closed at
the highest point reached. Com is up
%@%c. Oats and provisions are un
changed.
The leading futures ranged as fol
lows;
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. 2
Dec ..$1 12% $1 13 $1 12% $1 13
May . 1 13% 1 14% 1 12% 1 14%
July . 99 99% 98% 99%
Corn, No. 2
Dec .. 46% 46% 46 46%
May . 45% 45% 45% 45%
July . 46 46% 46 46
SAVANNAH’S CURRENT MARKETS
Miscellaneous 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, 31.50 per
pair; ducks, 75c@51.00 per pair.
EGGS—Country, 24@25e; Tennessee,
30c.
BUTTER —The tone of the market Is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgin, 60 tubs,
26®27c; choice Elgins, 24@25c: New
York state, 23@23*4c; renovated butter
60-pound tubs, best grade, 23@2314c.
GHEESE —Market, firm; fancy full
cream cheese, 22®25-pound, 1214@13c;
20@35-pound, 1214®12Nfr.
WHITE PEA BEANS—S2.4O bushel.
POTATOES—S2.OO.
ONIONS—In sacks. $2.50.
.SPANISH ONIONS—Per crate, $1.50.
CABBAGES—SI.SO per crate. "
TURNIPS—Per sack, $1.50.
lirenclntnlTn, 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
grits, per sack, $1.45; Pearl grits, per
barrel, $3.40; city meal, $1.40.
Grain Markets.
QUANTITIES— Jobs. Cars.
No. 2 white corn 71 C 9
Mixed com 70 68
OATS—
No. 2 mixed 46 44
No. 2 white clipped 50 48
BRAN—
Pure wheat bran 1.35 1.30
Mixed bran 1.25 1.15
Cracked corn 1.45 1.40
HAY—
No. 1 timothy 90 75
No. 2 timothy 80 85
Sugar.
Cut loaf 7.12
Cubes 6.37
XXXX powdered 6.27
Powdered .....6.27
Fine granulated 6.12
Confectioners' A 5.97
White ExtTa C 5.77
RICE —Market dull, fancy head, 4Vi
@sc; prime, 3%@4c.
Good 3 @314
Fair 214@314
Common 214@3
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES —$3 00 to $3.50 barrel.
BANANAS—SI.7S@2.OO.
GRAPES Malaga, $4.50@5.50; Ja
maica oranges, $3.25.
FLORIDA ORANGES—S2.7S@3.OO.
J RUNES—2Os to 30s, 13c; 30s to 40s,
10c; 40s to sft*. 8c; 50s to 60c, 714 c; 60s
to 70s, 614 c; 70s to 80s, 6c; 80s to 90s,
514 c: 90s to 100s, 414 c.
PEANUTS—AmpIe stock, fair de
mand; market firm; fancy hand-pick
ed Virginias, 7c; N. C. peanuts. 6Vic;
ex. Virginias, 6c.
NUTS—Almonds. Terragona. 1414 c;
lvlras, 1214 c; walnuts. French, 1214 c;
Naples. 1414 c; pecans, 10c; Brazils,
914 c; filberts, 11c; assorted nuts, 60-
pound and 26-pound boxes, 12c.
Dried and K n|*ornlrd Fruits.
APrLEH Kvnpotated, 714 c; sun
dried, 5%e,
APfll*'< TS-Evaporated, fancy, t3v;
choice, 10% r.
It AIMIN'* 1,. L., 3-crown, 1166: 5-
■ma n, $2.1*1, 4-crown * lusters, $3 76;
loose mua< Stella, 9c, I-pound seeded,
10%e; lm|*erisl cabinet*, |! per bo*.
PHA<*HEI* Evaporated, t-erlerl, |Bc.
unposted, *V
PEA Hr* Evaporated. loß|e,
• TfHo* A r* drum. 14%*; fancy
t'orslcian, in 10-pound noses 1414 c
I*UKH ANT* Bar, el*. 7c.
t a* *•
Java ~|4V
Maria *4
1 Paakotfy
Oats, No. 2
Dec .. 29% 29% 29% 29%
May . 31% 31% 31% 31%
July . 31% 31% 31% 31%
Mess Pork, per barrel —
Jan ..12 62% 12 62% 12 57% 12 57%
May .12 95 12 95 12 87% 12 .87%
l.ard, per 100 pounds—
Jan .. 6 87% 6 90 6 87% 6 87%
May . 7 15 7 17% 7 12% 7 15
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds—
Jan .. 6 47% 6 50 6 45 6 47%
May . 6 77% 6 77% 6 72% 6 75
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, steady; No. 2 spring wheat,
$1.0801.16; No. 3, 98c@51.12; No. 2 red,
$1.14%@1.16%; No. 2 corn, 46%@47c;
No. 2 yellow, 46%@47c; No. 2 oats,
29%c; No. 2 white. 31%@34c; No. 3
white, 30%@31%c: No. 2 rye, 73c; good
feeding barley,. 35037 c; fair to choice
malting, 41048 c; No. 1 flax seed, $1.17;
No. 1 Northwestern, $1.25; prime tim
othy seed, $2.72%; mess pork, per bar
rel, $11.35011.45; lard, per 100 pounds,
$6.77%; short ribs sides, (loose), $6.25
@6.37%; short clear sides (boxed),
$6.62%@6.75; whisky, basis of high
wines, $1.24; clover, contract grade,
$12.75.
Receipts Wheat. 187,000 bushels;
corn, 1,151,000 bushels; oats, 251,900
bushels.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
New York. Dec. 27. —The decline on
cotton to-day has stopped what lit
tle business was in progress, while be
lief in a still further decline to-morrow
is causing a great deal of uncertainty
in the dry goods market. Sellers,
however, have not changed their at
titude of firmness.
COTTON SEED OIL.
New York, Dec. 27.—Cotton seed oil
was weak with good trade at the de
cline. Prime crude f. o. b. mills, 17c;
prime summer yellow 23@24%c; off
summer yellow nominal; prime white
27@27%c; prime winter yellow, 270
27%c.
TOM WATSON MAGAZINE
Incorporated in New York With
■125,000 Capital.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 27.—Thomas E.
Watson of Thomson, Ga., the candi
date of the People’s party for Presi
dent at the last election, incorporated
at the Secretary of State’s office to
day a stock company called the Tom
Watson Magazine for the purpose of
publishing and circulating a monthly
literary periodical of that name. The
corporation is x capitalized at $125,000,
divided into 12,500 shares.
Three Store* at Lyons Barned.
Lyons, Ga., Dec. 27. —Three more
buildings were burned here last
night. They were small stores, one
of them was vacant. Another was oc
cupies by J. B. Exum, owned by Shel
ton Howell. The third was occupied
by Mr. Scott as a market and green
grocery and was owned by Mrs. Pat
rick. There was no insurance on the
buildings. Mr. Exum had insurance
for SI,OOO. The fire started in Mr. Ex
um’s store. Mr. Scott got out all of
his goods and sustained very little
loss. It Is generally believed that the
fire started fom fireworks.
Excursion Rntes to Jacksonville vin
Atlantic Coast Line.
Atlantic Coast Line will sell round
trip tickets to Jacksonville, Fla., Dec.
28th and 29th, good to return to and
including Jan. 4th, 1905, at one fare
plus 25 cents, total $5.40. Full infor
mation cheerfully furnished at city
ticket office, De Soto Hotel. Both
phones 73. —ad.
Fancy No. 1 12%c
Fancy No. 1 13 c
Choice No. 2 124£c
Prime No. 2 1144 c
Fair No. 5 11 c
Ordinary No. 6 10 c
Common No. 7 944 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.
HIDES Market, firm; dry flint
1644 c; dry salted, 1444 c; green salted,
844 c; green, 7c.
WOO Li —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
barrel; special Calained plaster, $1.50(0
I. per barrel; hair, 4@sc; cement,
$1.10@1.20; carload lots, special, Port
land cement, retail, $2.00@2.25; carload
lots, special.
LUMBER—Railroad ties, 27@29c;
hewn ties (7x9x 844), 38@40c; hewn
ties (6xß), 26@28c; switch ties, $10.50(S
11. easy yard stock, $11.00@12.00;
car sills, I13.00@15.00; ship stock.
SIB.OO.
Oils.
Perfection Signal Oil 42 c
Pratt's Astral 16 c
Aladdin, Security 15 c
Standard White 1444 c
Water White 15 c
D. S. Gasoline 16 c
D. S. Gasoline in drums 1444 c
86 degree gasoline in drums 1944 e
Linseed oil, raw, 1 barrel 10t5....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
per cent, on smokeless.
Cotton Hugging nod Ties.
BAGGING —Market firm; 1\ pound.
"V4@"%c; 2-pound, 8@844c; sea island
bagging, lftOitfillc.
TlES—Standard 45-inch arrow, 94c@
sl.
COTTON PICKING SHEETS—22®
25c each.
TWINE—Per pound, or hank, 14@
15c.
HAMS—Sugar cured, 12®1344c; pic
nics, 84t8'4c.
D, S. butts 544
D. 8. plates f,\
Western heavy bellies 8
I Eastern light hollies 8%
| Eastern medium )>elltes B'4
Eastern heavy bellies 848
D. 8. C. R. sides 844
Smoked C. It sides B'4
LARD—Pure In tierces, 8c; 50-
pound tins and 80-pound tubs, 644 c;
compound. In tierces, b\e; 50-pound
tins and 80-pound tubs, 644 c.
MI see Neons.
K!BH—Mackerel, half laurels. No.
1 1. sl4; N. Z. 18. M; No. 1, |k; kits. No.
I I. 11.40; No. Z. $1 10. No. 1, $1 10; cnd
] fish, 1-pound bricks, 8c; l-pound bricks.
6tyc; smoked herrings, per Ink, lid
I 20c; Dutch herrings, in kegs, |I.IO.
new mullets, half barrels, $4.
NYIIUP Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at UCltr, sell
! In* at >SS7V, sugar bouse, at UWg
Ike
WAX *f<
I tip.lt WINE* He sis II M
IIP lb XV (lull, st tuned, In barrel
gYRI’P Market quiet, uevrgts and
41m. reilvn
EGGS. EGGS.
Chicago eggs laid last April are good in May, but
may be not so good in December. Fresh country eggs
have the fresh egg flavor.
Trade supplied. Prices right.
A. EHRLICH & BRO.
in, to 115 Bay Street, west, - - - Savannah, Ga.
THE CHASMAR KING SUPPLY CO~
126-130 Bay Street, West.
JOBBERS.
BATn ROOM FIXTURES, SANITA RY PLUMBING POOPS, WROUGHT
IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All supplies for STEAM. WATER and fits.
Sole Agents for the celebrated IK'XL EY VALVES.
Wool. Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins.
Write for Prices.
D. KIRKLAND,
415 TO 421 ST. JU LIAN STREET. WEST.
CLOCK WITHOUT A KEY.
Many are the efforts which have
been made recently to improve on the
old spring clock, with its 12-hour face,
which has been in use for a good
many years. There has been clocks
without hands and clocks without
dials and clocks with springs of such
gigantic proportions that they requir
ed winding but once a year. The
THE “SYLPHON" MOTOR, WHICH
WILL BE USED IN CLOCK
CONSTRUCTION.
very newest thing in this line is a
clock which will run forever and nev
er needs winding or any other atten
tion, except, perhaps, occasional reg
ulation, for it is possible that the
timepiese might run a trifle fast or
slow. It will never be in need of
winding, and, as a matter of fact,
there is no provision .whatever made
for winding the clock.
This clock is operated by a motor
driven by the changes of the temper
ature which are constantly going on
in the air about us. A large factory
is about to be pqt into operation at
Knoxville, Tenn., where these clocks
will be made under patents which
were granted to Prof. Weston M. Ful
ton, who is the local forecaster in
charge of the United States 'Weather
Bureau and Ohse.rvatory at that
place, and also Instructor of meteor
ology at the University of Virginia.
The essential feature of the profes
sor’s invention is a vessel for contain
ing the liquids and gases which are
acted upon by the air. The remark
ble thing about this vessel is that it
is made of metal and yet has the ca
pacity of compression and expansion
to a very great degree without im
pairing its usefulness. The material
with which this has been heretofore
done in the construction of bellows
and like devices have all had the dis
advantage that they were very short
lived when any attempt was made to
make them hold certain chemicals
which Prof. Fulton makes use of, and
heretofore it was never thought that
metal was available for the purpose.
Rut this is what the professor has
succeeded in doing, and the vessel he
has designed is of thin sheet metal,
with deeply corrugated sides. The
chemicals are sealed within the walls
of this container, and as the expan
sion and compression takes place the
movement is transformed into power,
stored up by means of a spring and
made to operate the clock. It Is also
designed to make use of this device
In the construction of an apparatus
for the purpose of raising dough for
bread without the use of yeast.
OFFICIAL.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
City of Savannah, Office Clerk of
Council. Savannah. Oa., Dec. 26, 1904.
—The following applications to retail
liquor during the year 1305 were read
at meeting of Council Dec. 21, 1904.
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole. J. ROBERT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
Est. Geo. Beckmann, 112 Whltake'
street; L. Berman. 334 Whitaker street;
W. J. Britt. York and Price street;
.1. O. Bewan. Bull and Best streets;
Gad. D. Bryan, Jr., 30 Bryan, east-
Otto H. Brodman. Oglethorpe and
Randolph street; J. D. Rrodtrfan, 709
’Vest Broad street; H. Brodman, Hab
ersham and Jones streets; H. C. Brink
man. 226 St. Julian street, west; H.
A. Champion, northeast corner Taylor
and West Broad streets; John Cottlng
t'atn. southeast corner Broughton and
Drayton streets; John Cottlngham, 208
Broughton street, west; N. Comate,
Bryan and Barnard streets, "Planters'
Motel;" Cox A Langley, 880 West
Broad street; J. A. Dally, southwest
corner Mill and Farm streets; M. J.
Doyle, northeast eortier Barnard 'and
St. Julian streets; J. F. Entelman. 614
Liberty, east. M. Fieldeison. Bay and
West Boundary streets; Forest City
Liquor Cos.. 401 Broughton street west;
Thus. Golden, 6Z6 Buy street, west, C,
P Graham. Pulaski House, Dull and
Bay street Unr, Nell Gild*), tzo
Broughton street, east; Ne|| Mlldea. 34
Bull atreet. I. Gottlieb, llrysn and
Montgomery afreets; M Gainey, IJB
west; It Geffhen. south
west comer Wstdburg and Burroughs
streets, J. A Gulina, 8 Drayton street
14 II OHfken, northwest corner
Brought on and Price effects W. II
GsriatnuMt. southwest corner West
Broad sod Thirty second street# AJ
lists U ilium, ).' Ggset bss Blfj |,
iM- titMMl4ib% til hi yen eusst, west,
OFFICIAL.
J. M. Haar, East Broad and Charlton
streets; A. H. Hitchman, 319 West
Broad street; F. H. Jachens, 533 Con
gress street, west; C. H. Koneman &
Cos., southwest corner Oglethorpe and
Farm street; Herman Kiene, 25 Farm
street; Aug. Karsten, 1511 Bull street;
H. F. Kuck, Abercorn and Anderson
streets; A. Klugman, 225 West Broad
street; P. Kutsures, 101 East Broad
street; Cord Kracken, northwest cor
ner Bay and West Broad streets; R.
E. Lipsitz, 43 Farm street; Harry
Lang & Cos., 413 West Broad street;
T. F. McDonald, Indian and Ann
streets; B. E. Marse, northwest comer
Liberty and East Broad streets; John
Meyer, Randolph and Anderson streets;
P. J. Ott, 21 Broughton street, east;
John Ohsick, northeast corner Bay and
West Broad streets; M. Rauzin, north
east corner Congress and West Broad
streets; Robert Remler, southeast cor
ner Liberty and Drayton streets; F.
W. H. Raintz, 601 Indian street; Philip
ganders, Buli and Best streets; J. W.
Seay, 339 West Broad street; H. W.
Suiter, 438 Price street; J. H. Scherer,
127 West Broad street; D. Schwartz,
106 Broughton street, west; Geo. C.
Schwartz, southwest corner Whitaker
and Congress streets. Geo. H. Thalken,
1718 East Broad street; A. Vasile, Duf
fy and Railroad streets; Wallace &
Sutker, 506 Stewart street; Henry
Woeltjen, Ogeechee refad and C. and S.
crossing; B. Weitz, 420 West Broad
street,
BIDS WANTED.
Office Director of Public Works,
Dec. 23, 1904. —Bids will be received
at this office until Friday, Dec. 30,
1904, at 12 o’clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing feed as follows;
No. 1 Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
No. 2 Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
Best quality Mixed Oats.
All to be weighed at City Lot. En
velopes to be marked, "Bids for Feed.”
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Perference given to
party who can deliver feed from one
location. Bids to be opened in pres
ence of bidder.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until Friday, Dec. 30,
1904, at 12 o’clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing the city with supplies to be
purchased during the month of
January, 1905, such as Harness,
Oils, Paints, Iron. Lime, Cement,
Brick, Hardware, Tools, Lumber and
such other materials as Is used by
this department.
All proposals must be made on offi
cial forms, which can be had at this
office on or after this date.
Envelopes to be marked, “Proposals
for Supplies.’’ The city reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all
bids. Bids to be opened in the pres
ence of bidder.
GEO. M. GADSDEN,
Director of Public Works.
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_Dcc. 16, 1897.
ARTIFICIAL STONE SIDEWALK.
Office Director of Public Works. Sa
vannah, Oa., Dec. 23, 1904.—Bids will
be received at this office by the Streets
and Lanes Committee until Saturday.
Jan. 7, 1905, at 12 o'clock, city time,
for laying artificial stone sidewalk on
Whitaker street between Anderson
and Fortieth streets, in places where
sidewalks has not been laid.
Bids to state price per square yard,
laid.
Specifications furnished on appli
cation.
A certified check for SIOO to accom
pany all bids.
GEO. M. GADSDEN,
IN fetor of Public Works. _
City of Savannah, Office Clerk >f
Council, Hnvannah. Oa., Nov. 16, 1904.
Parties desiring to flail liquor dur
ing year 1906 will fils their applica
tions at once, so that same can be
resd before Council In accordance
with city ordinance.
J. ROBERT CREAMER.
Clerk of Council.
Imported Molasses.
Ml Fttncbe.ns. * hogabeaAa. ||
Mmk Muscovado MetaaMg, re
ceived by bark Letlsta. Far sate by
C M. GILBERT Ac GO.