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CUBAN PRISONS TO
BE THROWN OPEN
General Leonard Wood Will
Get a Complete List of
the Prisoners.
REFORM PRISON RULES
The Habit of Keeping Men in Jail Six
Months Without Trial Is To Be
Stopped—Vile Conditions
Found by New Gov
ernor of Cuba.
Havana. December St.—General Wood
•ays one of the first things he looked into
after his arrival was the management of
Cuban pr'*na. Investigation has proved
that even among American prisoners there
haa been an average detention of five
months without trial. There are many
things calling for immediate attention,
parti -ulariy In the matter of sleeping ac
commod..tl«.ns. Reforms wIU be promptly
instituted In this respect and hummocks
will be supplied, so that the prisoners Will
not be compel.ed to sleep on the bare
floor* as is now the case with those who
are w; .tout friends or money. Only a few
who are able to pay for them have cuts,
ile intends to make weekly visits to the
pt. • .t.u* a majority of the existing
abk.- >re ai>ated and n. Is trying to
ceti? that will insure prompt trial
lor f - accused
So ...r as the Mat alia penitentiary is
co:. <.i.> . : .a has been found to be In a
.;u<-n. It Is
dean. .dry. well ora.red and well Ven
tilated and the Inmates seem healthy.
A lawyer who recently visited several
o. the isiand prisons says the Charltun
isew s report gives only a portion of the
ter.u-.e truth Early last January General
Lud.v. . • lined a military board to iu
u :the question. orer hw prisoners
Were reported up*>n and General laidlow
is .c..1 orders tor the release of more than
I- re l.fiv ha.: t-*-n discharged, how
ever, General Brooke ordered a halt, and
the matter was reierred to the cabinet
secretaries, since which time practically
n--thing I- « b< n done. Men whom Gen
eral Lu-Bow ordered released arc still
i. .1. after three or four years waiting
w Ith ■st trial. Gem ral Wood thinks that
when Ills order go*-s Into effect calling
upon all Judicial officers and military'
»• mmnt. -r - nd ••tnplete Hsta of pris
oners awaiting trial, the congestion of un
t .-d prisoners will be relieved within flf
■«-- not in
ter. I that similar conditions shall arise
again.
V trrarts are out for the rearrrst of
three of the custom house appraisers rc
rootly r-’ * >-“d. Two cwtom house brnk
«• s i six other men w »re arrested
to !•’ it connection with th* charge of
: • fra : :.g the governm* nt. tut were re-
I «
1— pushed to the utmost. Considerable
• : •'.cully Is being experienced In obtaining
evidence with reference to most of the Im
p >rten> and their employees, because some
of the best famtli* s have relatives who are i
bel‘--. cd t » b** Implicat'd.
Th., invo'-’igation shows a widespread
cor .-piracy to defraud. Heretofore Col
it. tor i'llss. »h> n he lias had persons ar
rrsted r fraud, h » ben referred to the
governor general’s secretaries and he has
found th- entire judicial system appar
ently I : I d * inst 1. nfand against '*»n-
Viction. Now the matter w*n;s tu hi ve
been taken up by the military authorities,
who are determined that the courts shall
act with firmness and that decisions shal.
be Impartial ami in accordance with the
Legal talent of a Jiigh order has been
engisg.-d by both aides. The government
Intends. If p< *151". to make an example
of those against wh »m there Is absolute
; • a end Um •. rrer to
the others. The corrupt system which it
Is sought to break down has existed for
more than a century and scarcely any one
has looked upon It ur.til the present pro
ceedings w< r-» instituted as a curable evil.
ITutaldy yomo will elapse before
tho cases can be brought to trial.
The Cuban Planters’ Association. In
view of the ilbged urgent need of ftnml
gratlon to «'uba. have finally published
the • tel circular for circulation in
t- ■! and other foreign countries. The
• fipsr.lar is will fir.J a hn-ne tn Cuba, the
only li.i g different being the government.
Cw n an easily support CJNMN people,
wher at pres*at there are only l.aflfi.OW
In ti.c i ‘and The dlmUn is excellent and
a good future la assured to the steady
WOOD NAMES HIS CABINET.
WELL-KNOWN CUBANS SELECT
ED EOK PLACES.
Portfolios Are Awarded by the New
Governor General ot the
Island.
Havana. December The names of the
members of General Wood’s cabinet and
the assignment of portfolios will be issued
tomorrow. It Is believed that the Hat will
to as follows:
S* *r» ry of state and government—Die
go Tamayo.
try of Justice— Luis Estevez.
S- r« ’ary of education—Juan Dautlsta
Hernandes.
retary of finance—Enrique Varona.
«• •retary of public works—Jose Ramon
.< ■ rotary of agriculture, industry and
Commerce-Genera! Huis Rivera.
All of these names, with the exception
of that o f Sencr Hernandez, have been
exr-e A.! f r the past few days The m»n
--•l-;n of the name of Senor Hernandez as
secretary of education came as a surprise,
altho Th ho hrdda an Important profes
sor- :‘p In the university and Is promi
nent in Cuban national affairs. The papers
i iW
is tckcn by tho children without urging—that saves ex- (| \
i ..ng them and makes their cure quicker. hen His
■>nc“ taken it i - gins to rt.-re. A child s stomach and brain
are n tto be tnfled with. Some medicines cure coughs i;
but Injure otherwise - perhaps permanently —~
Dr. Bulls it> harmless, sure and quick. For.tfX
years it has been making friends of wires anar
mothers. It’s good for the whole family. T a zz /) y
Have a bottle always ready—you may need it X
when you least expect trouble. VK S
Rrfutr Svbrtitutrt. A
A. C. MEYER * CO.. Baltimore, Md. E- — J?A| *
, ZV. S,T, Ff.”« e«,» lirrr r,<wWe-. Tria'. SO for I />C
J -w <■<•». o» «-tt rtoalna or •■y awft /’ X 'w -rJjTSUI
d7 ’
5_ _ . ..rrMnlimA Hcltra up in a crash, "brnnd new." Gold Plated,
fl ft al Ifil MsflLl IC® ••(zuaranteerl.f Gohil? for ft.*! while the, last. By
, Cuu WAI unto WAT<I ‘
generally have given the governor gener
al great credit for the other five appoint
ments and from a Cuban point of view
the cabinet Is considered a strong one.
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WAS CLEAN CASE OF LOOTING.
Stahl A Straub Are Now In the
Hands of a Receiver.
Philadelphia. December 28—Judge Mc-
Pherson. In the United States district
court, today appointed Frank M. Craw
a ford receiver for Sitahl A Straub, fixing
the security at $6,000. Counsel for the
creditors asked for a restraining order
to prevent the transfer of securities and
to have the firm adjudicated in voluntary
bankruptcy. Charles Voltum, the expert
accountant in charge of the brokers'
books, said at a meeting of the creditors
today:
■'This is the cleanest case of looting I
have met within thirty years.”
An official at the bank rooms said to
day. in refcrlug to Stahl'S methods:
"He raj> three separate accounts on
securities in the care ot the firm, paying
interest on stocks, dividends on the same
stonks and further interest from the firra,
and this was apparently one of his ways
of blinding the eyes of his partner."
The committee appointed by the credit
ors to investigate the accounts of Stahl
A Straub, who failed November 29th. re
port that not a dollar's worth of available
, resources were found. The total liabili
ties amount to H. 221.308. and the total as
* sets *927.4*8. leaving a deficiency of *293,-
. 829. John H. Straub, the Junior member
of the lirin. is under ball on the charge
lof enil*ezxlem»-nt. His partner. Mr. Stahl.
Is missing and a warrant has been Issued
I ipr his “ rrßS 2__ ♦ _
WATCHING BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Transports from Manila and Hono
lulu Are Being Closely Watched.
San Francisco. December 28. —The news
of the breaking out of the plague in Hon
. oiulu. brought here by the transport Cen
tennial, lias created some alarm among
the state and city health officlala and ev
' ery precaution is being taken to prevent
a possible admission of the disease into
> this city.
The transports Centennial and Newport,
ahich arrived last nlgtu, and the Tartar,
t which arrived from Manila today, are
: now at the quarantine station undergoing
tumlgatlon and will be detained at Angel
Island for some time. The steamer Gaelic
is due here tomorrow from the orient,
via Honolulu, and will be sent to quaran
tine and held rtiere until all possible dan
: ger Is passed.
News from reliable sources from the
orient states that the disease is prevalent
In China and Japan to an unusual extent
I and that the officers at Manila have taken
precaution to prevent the plague from
getting a foothold there.
News from Bombay Is to the effect that
the plague is rampant in India and In
view of these* eointltlons th*; authorities
i In thk* city aud • v. ry port <>n tin- coast,
will take strenuous precautions to pre
vent the introduction of the bubonic
plague on the Pacific coast.
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TRUSTS ARE INEVITABLE.
American Economic Association Is
in Session in Ithaca.
Ithaca. N ¥., December 28.—Today’s
session of the American Economic Aboo
ciatton was devoted to a discussion of
trusts. Ail of the speakers thought a gen
eral tendency toward combinations in the
nature of trusts to tie Inevitable. Profes
sor Sydney Sherwood, of Johns Hopkins
university, said:
"The real monopoly element in the trt|trt
is ths monopoly of genius. Our future
| economic supremacy will probably depend
ftpon trusts. A wise policy Is to increase
their possibilities for good, while diminish
ing tIK-’r posslbtlites for evil, through ef
fectual legislation.”
Professor Sherwood defined his position
as that of a capitalist rather than an
: optimist.
> Jam<s n r»!II defined the first danger
to |.*» from without the trust rather than
from within and to He In "unw’ise ami
hysterical legislation against corporations
indiscriminately." The speaker said t.he
one great renn-dy for all evils arising out
of trusts and like combinations was sum
med up in the word "publicity.’'
BRIEF TIPS BY TELEGRAPH.
Seal Herds Diminishing Along the
Alaskan Coast.
Washington, Dex'ombcr 27. —Attention to
the Bering Mia controversy between the
I'lflted States and Great Britain has been
renewed by the report of John M. Morton,
United States agent on the Seal islands,
which says the seal herds have dlinlnlsh
‘ *d 20 per cent within t*hw last year, bear
ing out the United States claim that the
, h« rds were being so diminished by poach
ing and pelagic sealing that the animal
would become extinct at a very early day.
The British government has acted on
the agreement and treaties for the parti
tion of Samoa and has withdrawn the
supervisory authority which it has exer
cised of late years In rotnmon with Ger
many and the United States. This prob
ably accounts for the recent report from
Samoa that the German Slag had been
I | tteed a» th*- withdrawal of British ’n-
Ibience leaves the Germans practically
al"n>' In authority, the United States
having withdrawn Its sphere ot Influence
to Tutulla.
Smallpox among the Indians of the In
dian Territory and other reservations has
become so serious that congress, immedi
ately after reconvening, will be asked for
an appropriation of Jah.ooo. with which to
stamp out the epidemic. In Indian Ter
ritory Agent Wright ha« employed pbysl
. clans to attend to the quarantine sta
i tions.
Admiral Schley’s flagship, the Chicago,
has arrived at Buenos Ayres and will re
t main there until further orders.
The senate elections committee will
take up Cho Quay case soon after the
close of the holiday recess and members
hope to have it disposed of in the senate
during the month of January. The elec
tions committee will take up the Clark
rare January Sth. when counsel will be
h*-ar«l. followisi by th<- examination of
witnesses. whi**h probably will occupy
considerable time.
The Interlorf department has decided
that ;he Dawes commission ’s required to
I transmit w.th their rolls the applications
t and papers of applicants applying In per
son Im fore them before enrollment as
members of th*- five civilized tribes, and
applicants rejected are to be so advised.
Heretofore the papers have not be*n tiled,
; only oral statements being taken.
Hunter Kills His Own Child.
Charleston, 8. <’., December 28. —William
Sachael. an Orangeburg county farmer,
while hunting on Tuesday afternoon near
St Matthews, accidentally shot and killed
his only child, a boy eight years old.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. JANUARY 1,1900.
Plunkett’s Letter
At last, at last, when age has come
And laid Its chill upon us.
We find the sweetest coinfort from
The scenes that time has spun us;
’Tls then we retrospect the way—
And find that life’s completeness
Is built upon us day by day—
Its bitter and Its sweetness;
What would I give. and. reader, you.
If time could backward flow
And scenes restore and joys renew
That now so well we know?
That now we know, but never knew
Till time had onward spun vs.
To catch the Icy breeze that blew
The grip of age upon us?
If there ever is a time when old folks
should bo excused for living over again
the years that are lost. It Is during the
Christmas holidays—lt may be Idle, but
there Is a comfort in 1t that they find no
where else.
Brown and me have been Indulging our
selves In a study of the years that have
long been passed, and only once ana
awhile has the silence been broken around
our fireside for three nights past. Wo
have traveled over the roads that we
used to travel, mingled with the folks
that we knew, went to the parties that
we used to like so well, and to the old
church and the school and the pretty
girls and the good boys that we knew
have been with us Just as they used to
appear. And ww have rambled over the
old home place Just as we used to ram
ble, jumped the climbed the
fences, rolled on the grass, swung on the
coupling pole of th** wagon that stuck out
behind and bounced us up and down from
the Jolts over the rows. All of 'this wo
have acknowledged to each other as be
ing our thoughts, but there are some
things ■that neither one has mentioned—
our little sweethearts. I know that
Brown has been with a little freck
led-faced. blue-eyed girl some of this
time, and played with her over the doo
dle holes and patted sand upon her feet
to make frog-houses, and so on, but the
least said about this the better, perhaps,
but bo it Is. aud what love is sweeter
than this little childhood love?
Perhaps wo old folks carried this mooa
of silence and study over the past too
far, at least the young people thought
so, and fitlrred up up after supper last
night. They would have It that we
should give them the benefit of our
thoughts and this led to some good ola
songs that have long been out of use ana
forgot, perhaps, by many who used to
sing them and thought them fine nt the
time. That Is one thing that Brown can
do. He can sing, and his wffe can sing,
and my old lady Is not slow on this I*.
you can get her started. And so we sang
for the benefit of the youngsters and to
show them the jtopular songs of the long
ago. Brown led:
"Al! the merry month of May
When the green buds were swelling.
Young Jimmie on his deathbed lay
For the love of Bobry Allen.
"Young Jimmie died on Saturday,
And Bobry died on Sunday,
The mother died for the love of both.
She died on Easter Monday.
"Sweet Jimmie was burled In one church
yard.
And Bobry 1n another,
And out of his there grew a rose
And out of hers a brier.”
I doubr If we get this exactly right,
but If you want to hßar a good old-fash
ioned song, ask most any old person ana
they will sing it for you. But we soon
saw that this was too solemn for our
crowd, and went off on a livelier tune,
but just as old:
"Oh. where have you been, Billie, boy,
Billie, boy.
Oh, where have you been my charming
Billie?”
"I have been to s"ck a wife; she’s the
joy of my life.
But she's a young thing—too young to
leave her mamma."
"'Did she ask you in. Billie, boy, Billie,
boy.
Did she ask you In, my darling. Billie?'
"She asked mo In with a dimple in her
chin.
But sh*>'s a young thlng-*too young to
leave her mamma.”
"Can she make a cherry pie, BUHe, boy,
Billie, boy.
Can she make a cherry pie, my charming
Billie?"
"She can make a cherry pie quick as a
cat can wink her eye.
But she's a young thing—too young to
leave her mamma.”
"That's the biggest fool song I ever
heard." whispered a youngster, as he
skipped out to the water bucket, singing:
'MJ. Bonnie Annie Laurie, or any other
ma::.
Nelly Bly stuck her foot In her
Hoop-te-do-dem-do.”
I leave tt to the reader to say which
Is the biggest fool song.
I am Inclined to think that the young
sters got enough of our sort of songs, or
else they got enough of Brown's voice,
for they changed the subject by asking us
what we li.nl been studying over. It
turned out that a little grave we left be
hind us In Pike had lx*en uppermost In
the women's thoughts and this brought
on the story of that grave.
Away back yonder, when we w»re young
like, me and my wife and Brown and hts
wife decided to go across the creek to
spend the night—and It was the night
before New Year of 1848. Just as we
went out of our yard a lot of movers
stopped In the wood grove by the gin
house.
"Wo are going to use water from your
spring tonight," said one of the movers,
as we approached their camping place.
It was all right, of course, but it start
ed a conversation which Informed us
that they were from down In Monroe
county and were bound for Texas. Over
to one side by a fire Just started a young
mother had taken a seat on a box, with
as pretty a babe In her arms as you ever
laid eyes upon. When Airs. Brown
walked near the little thing, it almost
jumiH’d out of its mother’s arms, laugh
ing and crowing as sw**et babies do.
"That Is not grandma, honey," said the
young mother, an she <aught a better
hold of the child and brushed a tear from
her eye, for It was hard for young moth
ers to move to Texas hi those days. Wo
tarried there with the campers long
enough for us all to fall in love with the
babe and the mother, but when we left
them then* was no thought but that we
had heard the Inst of them.
It was semi' two or three days before
we returned from over the creek. Th®
movers w ere gone, some scat tore.l fodder
and corn and the ashes of the camp
fire was all wo. saw at first, and was all
we expected, but latter, over In the cor
ner of the fence wo found a little grave
roun<t-d up ami upon It was a note in
forming us that the little thing had <ll.-d
of croup upon flic night we loft them,
and -the folks went on to Texas. For
years upon every New Year’s day we went
to that little grave and there we thought
of that tender mother away off In Texas,
and have many timee wondered if she has
any more children as sweet as this one.
Os course, we should all he cheerful nt
such a time, and I do try to bo, but
Brown will bring up reminders that are
sometimes as true as they are sad. Here
him now:
Since Grady died
The old, old year
Has left us poor and dreary.
Since Grady died—
We've never heard
A single lifting, praiseful word.
Since Grady died—
They rate us low—
The lack of praise has made It ®o.
Perhaps such folks deserve no praise.
For we admit our sinful ways.
But. here. It seems to us unkind
That never any good they find
To prompt a single word of cheer.
Not ever for a bright New Year—
Since Grady died.
SARGE PLUNKETT.
Bill Arp s Letter
If I could choose only two books to
leave as a legacy for my children to
learn the true history of our civil war. Its
causes and results, I would take that of
Gregg fur the land and Semmes for the
seas. In a former letter I was pleased
to give the first my hearty commendation
and now since I have just concluded the
perusal of "Service Afloat,” by Admiral
Semmes I must say the author far ex
ceeded my expectations In statesmanship
and style and attractive narrative of the
wonderful work of the Sumter and Ala
bama as confe<Jerate cruisers on the high
seas. The truth Is that their work of
capture and destruction was ho remote
from us and so few witnesses to It-with
no telegraph, no mall, no press dispatches
that our people almost forgot where they
were or what they were doing. Only at
long Intervals did any news of them come
to us and even that news came from the
north and was partially smothered and
always smirched with malignity.
The admiral was a scholar, a lawyer,
en editor and a profound statesman. His
style Is dear and classic and his history
shows him to have been a student of the
science of government and the formation
of our national compact. Ills utterances
are fearless ar 1 convincing ana his nar
rative reads like a romance. This work
contains no biographical sketch of the
man and I had to turn to Appleton's
American biography to find out who he
was and what he was doing before the
war. Appleton Is always just to southern
men, whether they be statesmen or he
roes. Tn most of the northern cyclopedias
of biography you will find no mention of
Gordon, Colquitt, Bartow, Pat Clebern or
of scores of men whom our people delight
to honor, but lengthy sketches of every
small republican member of congress and
the pedigree of every race horse that ever
became famous. Appleton has left out
the horses and put In all of our fa
mous men.
Appleton tells us thnt Raphael Semmes
was born In Alaryland In 1809; was sent
to the naval academy In 1826; commission
ed a lieutenant In 1832; studied law two
years and then returned to sea service
and cruised around the world. When the
war with Mexico was declared he was
made flag lieutenant of tho admiral's
ship and placed In charge of the naval
batteries In the siege of Vera Cruz—the
admiral leaning upon him there just ns
Dewey leaned upon Tom Brumby at Ma
nila. When secession camo ho promptly
resigned his commission as commandant
of the lighthouse bureau and tendered
his services to the confeder**”’ The
Sumter, then In port at New Orleans, was
the only vessel at all suitable for his
purpose. It required months to put her
in warlike condition, but as he says 'I
liked her general appearance. Iler lines
were easy and graceful and she had a
saucy air about her that seemed to be
longing for a light." What a wonderful
career was in store for that old patched
up vessel. Semmes soon organized her
officers and crew and our own John Ale-
Intosh Kell was his flag lieutenant. The
admiral always mention - 1:1m with affec
tion and high regard "my ever trusted
friend," "my brave, patriotic and reliable
first lieutenant," "always ready, always
true.” And ho still lives an ornament to
Georgia and the south—the last of the
old Romans. What memories he must
have of those trying scenes of wfilch he
was a part. Just think of It. The
Sumter captured seventeen ships within
six months and done millions of dollars
damage to northern commerce and para
lyzed her trade. Six of their best ships
of war were constantly in pursuit of
her. Her officers and crew were proclaim
ed as pirates and large rewards oliered
lor them.
All that the Sumter over cost the con
federacy was which was much less
than the smallest of her prizes. But at
last she wore out an 1 had to be sold.
An Englishman pat< lied her up again
and named her Gibraltar. She was final
ly lost in the North sea and her I-ones
He interted not far from the Alabama.
L'ncle Sam got no damag. s from Johnny
Bull for what the Sumter did. for she
was not buil'l In England, as was the
Alabama, but her victims got pay from
the nation's treasury for all their losses.
England had to paj *ls.o(ie,<joo for allow
ing tho Alabama to be built and ar
mored in her port, and the Sumter de
stroy'd as much more. All this done by
one resolute, patriotic capable man and
bls little crew of a dozen officers and
a hundred men.
Th*' Alabama was built In England
especially for S< mmes. Captain T*ow, ot
Savannah, superintended her construc
tion and equipment. Seentes could get
only lour o: h.s old officers, lor they be
came scat ter* <1 during the delay and
Joined other cruis-rs. But Lleutena.nl
Kell was ut his side ready lor H*rvice
and so was Lieutenant Armstrong, an
other Georgian. J was ruminating about
this venerable num. descendant ot the
grand old Mclntosh family ot Georgia,
the Chevalier Havard of the revolution.
Is it possible tnai our state will negieci
him In his old age? If there is a man
in Georgia or th* south win* deserves an
ample pension and a eomfor,table home
he is the man. Thousanils »f dollars are
contributed to northern heroes who com
manded negro regiments during the war
and Who ill* iteii ottr slaves to arson and
rapine and mutahr, bu-i our own noble
In roes are almost furgotb n. Oh the
shame of it! Here is a man who was
th*' admiral’s right b*>w*r— the bravest
of the brave—for*most in all these naval
engagements and in th,* capture and de
struction of eighty-eight vi ss* Is and of
L.’b.iiuo.aw hi prop* rty and his friends have
almost to beg for him a bare support.
Oh. the shame of it.
Erlends, young men of the south, get
th- se books and !>• fuse them slowly, care
fully and they will make fust your south
ern patriotism and till your bosoms with
a fresh glow of southern pride—they con
tain thoughts that breathe and words
that burn. You mav have already r* ad
some s i-* all* d books <>t Setuni* s, but
h*' d*-*-lar s in tills volume that he did
not writ*' them and 'they were got up
only for sal** tttnl are mis* ral'le abortions.
I ids book is publish* d by P. J. Kenne
dy. In New York. 1 do not know the
price, but that does not mat t-r. Buy it
and r* ad it. If S"U b'-gin it you will
surely continue, for -Muryatt never wrote
more charmingly in bls roman*'.* of the
st as Semin* s removed to Mobile, Ala.,
away buck In th- ">*s and ever afterwards
claimed that state us his adopted mother
and named his second ••miser for her.
He lost his vessel In the tight with the
Kearsarge, for in' did not know that that
vessel was cas d In a concealed armor
plate, whil*} his own was but wood. It
was a vank* *■ trick. Just b*-t**re h** sur
rendered he threw his sword high in the
air an*i it fell ileep down In the gea,
where it still remains.
Hut tiie war was then about over and the
Alabama could not have done much more
damage. Six months after Le. and John
ston’s suit*ml r Semmes was arrested in
Mobile and imprisoned eharge.l with pi
ia*-y, but he was never trie*! for the
same reason that Jefferson Davis was
never tried. Andrew Johnson then re
leased hint and he published a paper in
Mobile until 1877. when he peacefully
died.
Well, our family frolic Is over. The
show of it ami th,' pleasant hilarity of
the occasion with all -the d-lightful sur
prises and rejoicings passed away most
happily, but tli*> sweet perfume **f love
and affection that Christmas brought with
it remains with us stiil. We hail nine
teen of the family with vs at table, but
the boys were all absent and all we could
do was to fill our glass, s with water
and in silence drink to their health and
happiness from New York to M- x’co.
They sent ns kind, loving letters and tele
grams that gave us comfort and they
promise us their presence at the next
Christmas gathering. May w» all be
here In life and health Is our prayer.
BILL ARP.
(_Bk T “ la u “
y Yr TERRACING LEVEL,
]W. “Not n 3lakeshift.“
wl H Bostrom’s Improved Farm
i B I Level is the very beit one made,
| Mil nn<l we h ive huiKlreils ot In-
f K N » ilorseinents to prove it. Price
L H » a <iJS.OO each. Send torilescrip
f| *ll five circular. .1. M. Alexander
b S J A *-'o., 3-5 SL Broad St., Atlanta,
THE COTTOII MARKET
New Or lean-i, December 29 —Secretary lles
tvr s weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement, issued before the close of business
today, shows a decrease in the movement into
sight compared with the seven days ending this
date last year. In round figures 213,000: a de
urtaso under the same time year before last of
13Z.000, and a decrease under the same time
in 1896 of 46,000. t
For the twenty-nine days of December the to
tals show a ih i rcuse under last year of 658.
000. a decire tse tinder the same time year be
fore last of 550.000. and a decrease under the
same time In 1396 of 168,000
For tho 120 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate Is behind the 1 20 days
us last year, 1,748,000. and behind the same
days year before last of 1,349,000, and behind
1896 by 459.000. , .
Ihe amount brought Into sight during the
past seven days has been 235.544, against
448,730 for the seven days ending this date
last year, 372.205 year before last, and *Bl,-
264 same time tn 1896.
For the twenty-nine days of December tt lias
been 1,300.933. against 1.958,943 last year,
1,850.707 year before last, and 1.469.3U4
same time tn 1896. ,
These make the total movement for the IZU
days from September Ist to date 5.812.314.
against 7.560.340 last year. 7,161,794 year
before last, and 6.271.204 same time in 189 b.
The movement since September Ist !"?“
celpts at all United States ports of 3 914.220.
against 5.742.890 last year. 5.436.578 year
before last, and 4.835.953 same time tn 1896.
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po
tomac rivers to northern mills and Canada
807.105, against 719.471 last year. 675.590
year before last and 560.230 same time In 1896
Interior stocks In excess of those held at
the close of tho commercial year 526.489.
against 581,479 last year, 563.553 year before
last, and 441,950 same time In 1896: southern
mill takings 564.500, against 516.500 hist
year, 486,073 year before last and 433.071
same time In 1896.
Foreign exports for tho week have been
111,195, against 305.879 last year, making
the total thus far for the season 2.522.163.
against 4.075,320 last year-a decrease of
1,533.157. , , .
North* rn mill takings and Canada during the
Vast seven days show a decrease of 37.680, as
compared with the corresponding period last
yf ar, and their total takings since September
Ist have Increased 245,178. The total takings
of American mills, north and south and Canada,
thus far for the season have been 1.985.396.
against 1,686.173 last year. These Include
1,404.199 by northern spinners, against 1.159.-
021 .
Stocks at tho seaboard and the 29 leading
southern Interior centers have decreased dur
•r r the week 13.070, against a decrease during
the core?ponding period last season of 29.448.
and are now I 57,960 smaller than at this date
In 1898. .
Including stocks left over at ports and Inte
rior towns from the last crop, and the number
of bales brought Into sight thus far for the new
crop, the supply to date Is 6.431.212, against
7,827.906 for tho same period last year.
Total Receipts at U. S. Ports.
New York, December 29* —Tho following are
tin* total net receipts of cotton ut all ports since
September I. 1899.
Galveston ni? I
Ch
itaLmure." "J ”.7 ."J":"-" 53:936
N. w- York 39, 63
Poston 43.172
Newport News 5.202
I’hllii-l. ll hla B?'?? 1 .
Brunswick< 3 ,486
I>* rt Arthur • 1.772
Pensacola •••• 53.085
Total 3,882,663
Comparative Cotton. Statement.
N. w York, Deccmher 29.—Tho fellowinK is
th*, comparative cott-*n statement for the week
eniilna tielar:
Net receipt , a’ United States ports ... 171.448
Sam* tun*' last y -ar 294.159
Showing a decrease ot 122.71 I
T .t.il pt- st*.*-* September I 3.882.663
S.i'n- time i.i't y.-ar 5.740.483
Sleiwlng a d*-* reuse of 1.857,820
Exports t*.r th' week. I I 1.473
San." time last ;. ar 325.465
Showing a leerease cf 213.992
Total * x;> >rts since September 1.. .. 2.505,027
Same time last year 4.131.51 I
Showing i *l* ereas • of 1.626.484
St. i,.s in Unit 1 States ports I. 121.228
Sam* time lust year 1,291.603
Showing a d. -T* use of 168.375
Stock -it Interior towns 790.896
Seme tin:,! last y*ur 729.940
Showing an increase of 60.936
Stock at 1.1 verpool 739.000
Same ttm** last year 1.337.000
Showing a decrease of 593.000
Ann-rlcan afloat for Great Britain .. 136.000
Santa .time last year 385,000
Showing a decrease of 249,000
World’s Visible Supply of Cotton.
New Orleans, December 29.—Se* retary Hes
ter's statement of the world's visible supply of
eott n, made up from special (able and tele
graphic advices, compares tho figures of this
we. \ with last week, last year and the year
before.
It shows a decrease for tho week just closed
of 4.851. against an Increase ot 128,382 last
year and an Increase of 155,207 year before
last.
Tho total visible Is 4.294.476, against 4.299.
327 last -w* ok. 5,566,792 last year, and 4.670
662 year before la<t. <if this the total Ameri
can cotton Is 3 625.476. against 3.648.327 last
week, 4.914.792 last year, and 4.059,662 year
before last; and of all other kinds, Including
Egypt, 1 frazil. Indian, etc., 669.000, against
6 ! I 000 last we* k. 652.00 last year, and 611.
000 year before last.
Th** total world's visible supply of cotton
shows u decrease compared with last w.-ek of
4.851 bale *, a decrease compared with last
y* ar of 1.272,316. ami a decrease compared
with year liefore last of 376.186.
Os the world's visible supply as above there
Is n*>w afl oat and held In Great Britain and
continental Europe 1.890.000 bnl*s, against
3.051.000 last rear, mid 2.383.000 year be
fore last: In Egypt 194.000, against 240.000
last year, and 245 000 the year before last;
4i- *.< K’-i OOO'OOS » uiu»n '000'092 '«iPUI “I
and 154 000 th" year before; and In the United
States 1.960.000 against 2.076,000 last year,
and 1.389 000 the year before.
Sea Island Cotton.
Charleston, S C . December 29 The sea
1 lurid market: Itceeipts 20 bags, exports 125
bags, sales 447 bags, stock 2.948 bags. Quo
tations unchanged.
Sa* anrrih. December 29. -Sea Island cotton:
Re. , lpt 2.981. exports 4.371. sales 2.037.
stock 22.307.
The Dry Goods Market.
N"W York. December 30 The dry goods mar
ket today Was quite devoid of Incident of
► iportance. Business on the spot ruled light
and mall order demand below the average.
The tone In all directions was without change
»nd there was no alternation tn prices of
llthi-r cotton or woolen goods. Yarns contin
ued strong but tho demand was quieter.
McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Produce
Letter.
Atlanta, December 30 The transactions in
fruit ami produce have been practically at a
standstill since the 25th Instant; In fact, little
will b - *1 ,:n- along this line lor the next fifteen
days otii'r than straightening up the old
J car's till .mess, which has been tho heaviest
in th** l.lsti-ry of our market. Conditions now
* xi: '.mg are very favoftible Indeed for a con
tinuation of th*' heavy business that has pre
vail d during th" past year, and our market
at this time was never In a more healthful
condition With few exceptions the holiday
trad- tank e\ rythlng in sight, and good mar
gins were realized thereon.
Apph-s v iy searee; In fact, the supply Is
utterly insufliel. nt to cope even with a lim
ited demand.
Kentons have shown a considerable ni-nkticss
f*,r tho last few days on account of the cold
weather prevailing.
Bananas have also slumped materially, as
onl> a limited demand prevails, and the Impor
ters who only a i- w days ago were accepting
orders without r-stilcllons. are today con
signing their fruit all over the country.
Market on < runbi-rrles Is steady with little
or no change In price.
Orange supply E very limited, only a few
scattering lots of Mexican and California*
being left in the market.
Market on Irish potatoes Is very strong with
prices on th** rise.
onion r« * Ipts nominal with no change In
prices. Some may be applb-d to cabbage.
Weather prevailing ha.-, increased the demand
and prices of new arrivals of dressed poultry.
A large per cent of the holiday receipts In this
line wi re carried over, and are necess-irlly be
ing disposed of at greatly reduced prices
There Is little >r no demand for anything In
the line of live poultry.
Egg receipts light with prices ranging high.
Stu an' may b* san I of al grades of butter.
Sweet potatoes selling readily at good prices.
Weather entirely too cold for the advan
tageous handling of anything in the f.esh vege
table line.
Those holding peas throughout the country
will find It greatly to their advantage to get
them In the market at once. Nothing of the
kind here, and the high prices prevailing o'ljht
to be an Inducement.
Men can he cared privately and posi
tively at home of all weakness and dis
ease. Write for new free book. Dr. J.
N. Hathaway. 22*4 E South Broad street.
Atlanta, Ga.
Tho largest gun works in the world are
In Essen
THE WHEAT MARKET
Chicago. December 30.—There was less than
an hour's business In any of tho markets to
day. The cold weather and a slight improve
ment In the cash demand steadied wheat. May
closing at a shade Kain over yesterday. Corn
closed a shade and oats better and provis
ions unchanged to lower.
A microscopic comparison of yesterday's final
figures for May wheat with the Initial price
today showed a shad * loss, this option being at
69!i5'69%c. This was laid at the door of Liv
erpool, which was off >;d. The tone was steady,
however, as the weather was reported very
cold, and 250.000 bushels of Duluth wheat
were worked from here to New York late yes
terday, when an additional sale of 100.000
bushels was announced today, shorts stopped
smashing hats and throwing grain long enough
to do a bit of covering so as to leave the old
year with accounts even up. May wheat, with
this encouragement, attained the dignity of
69L.C, and though almost completely neglected
thereafter, managed to close steady at 69% r u
69M*c, a shade better than yesterday’s final
quotation. An Increase of from 250,000 to
500,000 bushels in the visible was predicted
In tho pit here. Primary receipts were 156.-
400 bushels, against 754,100 a year ago.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 368 <sars, com
pared with 508 ears last year. lineal receipts
' were 73 cars, 10 of contract grade. Seaboard
I exports In wheat and flour wore equal to 159,-
000 bushels.
i In the com market such movements as were
visible to the naked eye Indicated steadiness,
but the range was only He in May. that option
opening unchanged at 32%c and closing a
shade up at Country acceptances
were as usual light and there was no indica
tion of Immediate Improvement In that di
rection. Local receipts were liberal at 378
cars.
The oats market, generally distinguished for
i being almost Indistinguishable, exhibited a fair
general trade, and the tone throughout we**
firm. One concern sold some May, presumably
against a big cash purchase early tn the week.
Receipts here were 220 cars. Maj' ranged fr>*m
23Mi23%c to 23’se, closing He up at 23%'
23%-.
Provisions were a little easier, the factors
'being liberal receipts and Indications of con
tinued lib* rallty next week, together with
weaker prices at the yards. The market was a
changing over and resulted In a slight narrow
ing of the Januarj’-May difference. Commis
sion houses were sellers of May pork and hard
and one packer a buyer of lard. Packers re
ported som»* sales of product May pork sold
‘ from
terday at $lO 45. May lard from $5.80*5 82 _■
closing unchanged at SS.B2Vi. and May
from $5 50*5 52*4 to $5 52‘4tf 5 55. closing
2*io under at $5.52*4*
The Liverpool Grain Market.
Liverpool, December 30—Wheat, Spot stea
*l; No. I California 6s 2'-i*i®6s sd; No. 2 red
i western winter 5s 10*1; No. I northern serine
5s I till; futures quiet; March 5s lid; Muy 5s
I lo%d.
Corn, Spot firm; American mixed 3s sH*l;
futures steady; January 3s 5%d; February 3s
5%<1; March 3s 51« d.
r .—♦
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
Outflow of Gold Made Up by Subse
quent Receipts.
New York. December 30 —The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes
l.oans increas 373.500
Surplus reserve Increases 784.000
: Sp* <-i**, decrease 466.200
1 Legal tenders Increase.. 1,163.000
Deiiosits decreas 348.800
’ Circulation increase 45.800
i Th* banks now hold $11,168,074 In excess
■of th- le-ral re tuirements.
N* w York. December 30 The New York
I Financier says:
"The statement of the New York clearing
house banks for the week ending December
30th shows a further gain of $784,000 In sur
plus reserve, the total now standing at sll,-
168.075. A * was the cast during the previous
week, all th** cash gained by the banks went
to swi ll excess reserve, since deposit require
ments were les.-ened by the shrinkage In that
Item. The stat»ment Is favorable anil Indt-
* ates that the Influx of funds from the Interior
in the past six days has been quite as heavy
las had been estimated. Tho loss of gold to
Europe by Saturday's steamer does not count
In th- current exhibit, but the exports of a
wi-ek ago figure to the lull ext,'nt. The outward
flow, therefor**, has been almost made up
by subsequent receipts, ami th*- gain in legal
tenders n onsents the surplus shipments from
the Interior. Th" banks have maintained their
position so far as cash is concerned, but they
have added little to their loaning capacity. If
the experience of January last year Is a crite
rion, however, receipts for the next few weeks
may be expected from domestic centers with
the differences, that wh*-r as last winter the
New York banks retained all the money that
was forwarded them, th-y must now provide for
tho d* man*ls that Europe is making for Amer
ican gold. Still, the present arrangem* nts with
the treasury are such that there wifi ba no
further drain of domestic funds Into govern
ment’s vaults, an operation that takes money
out of use even more effectlv* ly than go!*' ex
ports. The continuance ot the present ex
pert movement Is important. In that It de
ter rr Ines tho extent to which the banks lure
*an expand their loans, and above that the
rates which they will obtain on them. As the
same factors Incident to the transfer of funds
which mark tho January period in the United
States are operative abroad, conservative bank
ers are figuring that the return flow of money
from various centers into the great foreign
brinks will tend to make rates easier abroad
ami effet exchange questions to th* point of
rtopplng exports of gobi from New York If
this is the case, tho banks here will probably
recuperate their resources, or at least they will
be In a position to expand their commitments.
As tt Is, loans are now almost stationary,
while deposits are being reduced. No one
looks, however, for the burst of expansion that
marked the opening ot the great rise In specu
lative prices In January last.”
The Week in. Wall Street.
Tho constant arriving of th" financial world
to anticipate events is responsible for th*- par
adox of a lively recovery in prices ot securi
ties ami easy money conditions in the last week
of the year. This tendency of th- financial
world is responsible forth,- week’s events In a
two-told sense. 1 week's pai
were tbe result i-i pr*-parat:on • >i tbo M nej
pinch which has long been looked for a’ the
close of the year, owing to the extraordinary
magnitude o* th* January Ist disbursements
this y* ar. Last week’s forced liquidation over
did Itself, as such violent movements are cer
tain to do. and Wall street found Itself unex
pectedly flush of funds with prices of se* urltl s
at the low* st 1, re t of the y. ar and a pra.-tlc-.:l!v
tnlversal conviction that tho beginning of the
new year will mark a period of earlier money,
with th- regular reflux of funds from a, ttve
use in business to the world's tlnaclal centers
Th* l speculative world, therefore, executed an
abrupt about face, ami rushed to buy stocks
to anticipate the good times supposed to b«
coming with the new year. Th- demand was
particularly urgent from the short Interest,
which had over extended Itself last week, and
work"*! some viol*nt recov* t ies In stocks which
hail suffered most severely from last w* k'«
panic. For Instance, M*'tro|s*llt.’in Street Rail
way. which i-lo- i on Satunlay. De, ember I 6th.
ut 167. sold In the panh- at 147 ami rail:*--! this
week to 178'j. which, allowing for th*' divi
dend deducted, is equivalent to over 180. In
fact, the general level of prices has rtcovered
to about that of Saturday before the panb-
From the speculative standpoint, doubts have
arisen whether the violence of this recovery
was not excessive, and there has been realizing
by holders who bought in the panic, either to
sustain prices or in a hunt for bargains and
renewed short selling at the recovered high
level.
The following table will gtve an Idea of the
violence of the speculative movement in the
stock market during the past year, ami will
account for the vibrations of the last two weeks
In the attempts to find the equilibrium of the
true values. Th-ee stocks have b* - u selected
in which the vibrations have been wldeest,
lint generally speaking they are al-o those In
which transactions have been largest, so that
they are fairly representative of the market.
In the column head**! "about January 3d"
j rices marked with an asterisk are the first,
or listing, prices of stocks floated during the
year:
Imports and Exports.
New York. December 30.—The Imports of
specie this week were $54,125 In gold and
$135,655 In silver
Exports of specie for the week aggregated
$896,848 in silver bars and coin ami
$4,905,200 In gold.
The imporls of dry goods and merchandise
at the port of New York for this week were
valued at
The Live Stock Market.
Chicago, December 30 -Cattle flrm. Texas !
beeves in espe-tally good demand. Good to
choice $5.35 -6 50; poor to medium $4 !5-<
5.25: mixed Stockers 5303.85: selected feeders
§4 25'**4.85: good to choice cows $3 40*114.60;
heifers $3«>4.90; canners $2**3.10; calves s4@
7 35; fed Texas beeves $4.25<i5 35.
Ilogs about 5c lower. Mixed and butchers
$4 10W4.40; good to choice heavy $4.20®4.42;
rough heavy $4 05'*i4.15; lights $4.05®4.35;
bulk of sales $4 20'**4.30.
Sheen about steady. Native, wethers $4.15*3-
4.45: lambs $4475.75.
Receipts: Cattle, 300; hogs, 26,000; sheep, 1
1.000
St Louis, December 30 Cattle receipts 700.
Including 250 Texans. Market steady; native
shipping and export steers $4.75-/6.50; dn-ssed
beef and butchers' steers $3 90**/5 50; steers
under 1.000 pounds $3 20*1/4.50; Stockers and
feeders $3@4.50; cows and heifer:-- $24*3.50;
canners sl.so'*i3; Texas and Indian steers
$4 15*(5.15; Texas ami Indian cows and helf- I
ers $3413-75.
Hog receipts 5.400. Market steady on best;
shade easier on others; pigs and lights $4 20U
Not Always Fatal.
Caneer Nnd Not Cam Death If
Properly Treated —Many
Desperate Cases
Cared.
No other affliction carries with It Buch
; terror as cancer, and quite naturally bo,
for this disease has so baffled the skill
of physicians that it is generally regard
ed as fatal, and Its victims doomed to a
lingering but certain death.
Drs. Reynolds, of Nashville, Tenn., who
have elven their life's work to the study
rnd treatment of cancer, have effected
so many cures that they have proven that
not more than five cases In a hundred
j cannot be cured by their treatment, and
i these are only such as have been tortured
and butchered with the knife or have
b«en neglected so long as to permit too
great inroads on the membranes. Every
cure they effect Is permanent.
Mr. J. A Jenkins, of South Pittsburg.
| Tenn., was cured of cancer of the neck
I
' 'lt
; ,f -A
J. A. JENKINS.
bv Drs. Reynolds In 18M. On December
16, 1k99, five years later. Mr. Jenkins wrote
as follows:
"By the advice of my family physician,
after he and. Several eminent specialists
. ha*l failed. I was placed under the OH
, Cure treatment for cancer of the neck.
The disease had mad** dangerous Inroads
on the m**mbrane, and I feared the most
serb/'ts conseq'ien* es. f wa° entirely
, cured, and desire to testify to the great
; success of your OH Cure treatment in
effecting this result. Five years have
elapsed and have brought no sign of a
le’urn of the disease. The Oil Cure treat
ment has been used by several others of
my community with equal success. I
would be most glad to have my state
i ment published to the world, and any
officer of my city or county will gladly
verify my former condition and my re
covery* from the use of the Oil Cure
■ treatment. I feel that I shall never be
able to say half enough of your great
I work. Ever gratefully yours,
"J. A. JENKINS.”
The Oil Cure treatment employed by
Drs. Reynolds was originated by them
and can b o obtained only from them It
consists of several medicinal oils, which
they discovered after years of study and
experiment. The action of the oils is
first to kill the diseased cells and then to
I htal the cancer or sore. No operations.
I caustic plasters or other torturing tneth
; cds of treatment are resorted to. The
application of their oils is as simple as It
is effective. Every one afflicted with can
cer or any other malignant disease of the
skin or mucous membrane, including
lupus, tumor, fistula, eczema, chronic
ulcers, sores, pimples, rash, etc-, no
matter how serious or obstinate the case,
should write them at once and obtain
iurther proof or their nuceess in treat
• Ing these dreaded diseases. By* giving
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they can make a thorough diagnosis and
treat you at •• ir own home. Some of
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OPPORTUNITIES
TO MAKE A GOOD INVESTMENT
OCCUR BUT SELDOM
Write for Pamphlet.
Internationa! Exploration Co.,
253 BROADWAY, X. Y.CITY.
4 30: packers $4 20K4.35; butchers S 4 35&
4.42 H.
Sheep receipts 300. Market slow and steady;
native muttons S 3 8584 50: lamb- $4
culls and bucks 52.50@4; Stockers S 2 508
275.
Coffee and Sugar.
New York, 0 —Coffee opened stea
dy at unchanged prices and ruled very dull and
i uninteresting most of the session In the ab
sence of Important news. Near midday there
was a sudden rise of 5810 points on a spurt
of coierlnc by room shorts. Otherwise the
market was quite featureless. Large Brazilian
receipts were offset by Increased American
warehouse deliveries; closed firm at a net gain
of 5 to 10 1 IM ,: sales 10,500 bags. Including
January 6 05: March 6 20 '6 25; May 6.30'u»
6 35: July 6 45. August 6 50. and September
6 50 :6. 55 Spot coffee, Rio steady; No. 7 fn
<..Ue 7. No. 7 Jobbing 7 ! ~; m‘ld steady; Cor-
. u. vn 8 d2’.-
Sv.g.ir. Raw firm; fair refining 3 13-16; cen
trifugal 96 test 4’«. molasses sugar 3 9-16.
Refined quiet but st. ady; mold A 5 7-16; stnd
ard A 4 15-16; confectioners A 4 15-16; cut
loaf and crushed 5 9-16; powdered 554; granu
lated 5 3-16 cubes 5 5-16
Flour, Grain, and Meal.
Atlanta December 30.—Flour, all wheat,
first patent. $4.90; second patent $4.25;
traight. $3.1*0: errA fancy, $3.70;' fancy,
S3.Co, extra family. \52.85. Corn, white,
.'•2c; mixed, 50e. OaiSA white, 40c; mixed.
36c; Texas rustproof. 40c. Rye. Georgia.
sl. Hav. No. 1 imothy. large bale. 854790 c;
No. 1 small hales. Sic; No. 2,80 c. Meal,
plain 50c; bolted 45c. Wheat bran, largo
sacks, 90c: small sack. 90c. Shorts, sl.
Stock meal. 55c. Cotto seed meal 95c per
100 pounds. Grits, $2.60 per barrel; $1.30
per bag.
Provisions.
Atlanta. December 30.—Clear sides ribs,
boxed 6; half ribs 6; rib bellies 6U;
lee-cured bellies x-“ 4 c Sugar cured hams
ll'./1. - : 1 -; California Sc; breakfast baon
10 7 s 'il2c. laird, best quality. T’jc. second
’ quality, , ti6 3 *c; compound sc.
Groceries.
. Atlanta. December 30.--Roasted coffee:
1 Dutch Java $14.60; Arbuckle $11.SO; Lion
and Levering $lO. SO. all less 50 cents
per 100 pound cases. Green coffee,
i choice 11c: fair 9c; prime S4i9c. Sugar,
standard granulated. New York s*,*. Sirup,
New Orb .ins open kettle 25@40c: mixed
choice *1 to "’?<•. Salt, dairy sacks. $1 15;
salt, barrel bulk $2: 100 3s $2.75; ice cream
; $1.25; common 654»70c. Cheese, full cream
j 1315 c. Matches 65s 454155; 200 sl.sii@l.ia;
2”os $2.75. Soda, boxes Cc. Crackers, soda,
5’4: cream C\; gingersnaps 6c. Candy.
' common stick 6’ ; ; fancy 12SUc. Oysters
F. W. $2; L. W. $1.25.
Country Produce.
Atlanta. December 30.—Eggs. 304731, in
good demand. Butter, fancy Jersey.
: 22’_.c; choice 15c. dull, fancy Tennessee
; l«4ilSc; choice J2b/017. Live poultry.
! chickens, hens. 22 l 2 825; snr ng chickens.
large 14'lilGc; medium 12L814C. dull; tur
keys, live 8 to 9c; poor sale; dressed tur
keys 114712 c; hens KU He: fries 11’. J
12c: broilers, 12Vs quail 9to 10c;
ducks, puddle. tX‘:y22’. ■. n king. 254727 I .yc.
Irish potatoes. •»'■< ?!.<»> per bushel:
sweet potatoes. white yams. 60
cents: pumpkin yams. 75c. JJoney
strained 6<r7c; in comb e-elOc. Onions 6’><4
75s per bushel. 32.0Wi2.25 per barrel. Cab
bage 2c per pound. New York Danish
cabbage only stock on market. Dried
fruit, apples 6517 c, peaches ion'll.
Fruit and Confectioneries.
Atlanta, December 30.—Apples, per bbl..
$3.00<&53.75. Orange, per box, $3.2503.75: ,
Lemons, choice, $3.25473.50; fancy. $3,758'4.
Bananas, straight, $1.25@1.50 bunch. Culls
$1.00471.25. Figs 12 to 13c. Raisins, ne.v
California $1.95472.00. Nuts, almonds, 16e;
pecans 9 to Ift': Brazil 7 to Sc; filbert*.
ll%c; walnuts. 11 to 14c; mixed
nuts 10c. Peanuts. Virginia electric light.
PA to 6c; fancy hand-picked. 4 ! * to sc;
Georgia. 3@3%c.
The largest state is Texaa.
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