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THE cm MARKET
New Tort. May s.—The cotton market op-mM
» x.ly with prt-ee 2 to 6 pointe higher on
V*:ter cables than expected. Local bears, many
eT whom haJ »ona home lent night n-wily
c v.vtneed that further euccesrea would attend
today's effort on the short side, were thrown
Into temporary confusion by the unexpected
strength abroad and sought safer ground «n
the cpenlng. Throughout the first hour the
<—nlng fic-ree hell sway quite generally. but
later there were ptrio-ta of Irregularity, the
perfect ertton raising weather over the entire
b- it getting tn Its Influence. Trading was at
time active and at best the crowd was
e ■ tent to trim up outlaying accounts for a—
and a pre -antlonary measure
I line r. »t •••k’s devel»i-ments In the crop
’ ntry. Private cables ascribed Liverpool's
frootros to a sudden demand for spot cotton
f» n Man-hestor and ontlnental spinners, ad
d'* nal rwlea having been made late yester
<* v bringing th— t< tai up to 15.000 t*ale«.
j v ns ,i small buyer of August contracts
I - -k t New <»rleane and other
s' ihern In.crests sold the new crop position.
V. It street t • k comparatively little part in
t . f.n Th-- ce, ; . news was more
• r.sr but bore evidence of Im
. . .. , -t. following the g-v-d weather of the
J t week '£• cvipta about on a line with
ev - 11-'-r«. The market fir futures closed
„_>t with ret prices 5 to 10 points lower.
The Dry Goo’s Market.
Xmt T.»rk. Mny 5.-—There ha* been no break
f. • pnrvbnMi ni« n«»ton«MM character of the
• . r f- . ?! r • : n rwo ’ nj - Is. The
r.! hr»« 1- nw a limited « *ale Ihrmurbout.
F « >r* tr<- •'n’r it readily at prerloun prices
wl ch are in a pc-it km to c!ve required de-
I *s !•* •*a *l* nn! fancy linen Pr*nt
<: ’>- • fit!r;ie |.;i« and nrmlnal tn price.
- ’
fr •* -?»•. ban?- m Irregular price. Woolen
tr ! w«*rrteJ jxms ra«ler.
Epot Cotton Quotations.
r T1 KI > 1- nc «; r tatlons for spot cotton:
AtUnts 'Jiilet; middling 9c.
I'teq ' Firm; middling 5 7-18 -
N*w Tort- Quiet; mi-idling 9\c
*.w Orlear :beady; r-M illng 9'90.
b.ivannah -l. mt Idling 9 7 IGc.
• Ixjvert i y. t; mid Hing 9 7-l6c.
N rs Ik St- dr; middling 9*.c.
’l '-•I- N. <• •-.»!; middling 9 516-.
M--I,p-:« • Hile-. n.' Idling MB*.
A<-C> .ta—Quiet, middling 9*ic.
• -«rb»’ r, Steady: middling #%e.
Iloustcn-Quiet; middling 9%c.
St. Louis-Quiet: middling 9%«.
Sea Island Cotton.
Oiarl- ' * .May 4.—Sea Island cotton: Re
r- ta 2 I- exp-rti- 104; rales 203; rtock
513. Quotations unchanged.
rant ah. M , 4.-.~ * Island cotton for
t!. w--a-k: Ib-eeh-ta 39; s-'b-a 10; experts
1.431. e: *k 5.388
Cotton Crop Movement.
N-w ■ » . • • ■
New Or!- an c.-tt-m excharge statement. Is
sued t day. cuv-—• the monthly n.oiamont to
the close of Abril
Compared with last year the month ts be
bin-i In tour. I Uaiirva 143.000 bales, behind
last 78.003 and uii.ad of 1897
b: 45.000
T:.-- total f r Zoril wn» 277.297. agatn-t
414.660 It t 1-ar. d 51.902 y-ar Lefors last
a: ! 232.735 same time In 1897
Tl.- am--, t I -ght Into sight for the eight
r ••• - :: •- : 1 rd-r i t to .'.t-ll 30th.
inclusive. »h< »» w d- reat-e —r 1.955.776 un
a decrease of 2.084.228 under
tl.- j-ar bes -re Last and an Increase of 304.-
654 over 1897
The m-yvom-nt from th* Ist of September
t-» April 30. h. *h ws r-.*ipts nt all United
bt . - . ; n» 6 352.057. against 7.983 207 Last
year. 8.321.98 1 : ar • -:-r« Mat nnd 6.550.-
325 sam» t.u.e in 1897. net overland move
r nt by ralln a-ls across th- Misstssippl. Ohio
ant P-.-n.o lUv«-ra 1.105.0C3. acumst 1.-
197.318 last year. 1.140.267 year before last
and 853719 ». n * time tn 1897; southern
r._ II takings egglus! of cuunuinoti-yn at
s ■ -th rn out r-wt«. 1.108-553. against 1.011.-
353 last year. 935.560 year before last and
ti 5.346 same ttare In 1897; interior stocks
sb. w a decrease under thoes held at th-> com
the s-aw-n of 14.730. • ■
a exec acf 314 781 last year. 230.303 year
l» re Last vs-l 46.838 same time In 1837-
Tw’se make the total amount of the cutton
er l-r -ght Into >'.cht during the eight
t th- ling April 30-it. 8 550.E83. again-t
10 506 659 -t y. -r 10.635.11 I t>«r he
ro last and 8 244 229 rome time In 1897
N rthern spinner- t.<k dat-ng April 3t».89J
b.. L... ».. i. t 97.193 fast yt. r nnd 107.602
v _r brt->r« l-«t. it. rearing tl.4r t-.tal for th-»
right r Ths 2 106 700. . g-.lnst 2 047 «97
Ri»t year and 2-134.450 th* year before. This
makes t*:-4r average we--klv takiaga thus
M MS aat 69.236 la-t
y ran I 61.740 the y-ar before.
I -r.fi -a !- *--r th* c.-.-t »!ght m-ntha
< f . -• . ‘.v- l-rea 5.258.847 bales, show-
ing a d—r -» aud-r lari reason of 1.220.383
•nd ■ d reave ut.der the same oert-d year
I -tore l ist of 1.429.363 The gain In foreign
• > -ts : cine April compared with April last
y-ar bat be«n 185.700 an: •■•vmpared with the
Sams period year lefore lari 54.895
.'--ek» at th- an I the twenty-nine
I- *sne ».-utbern It-t-rlor markets at the close
« ' April were 643.174. acsln-t I 210 260 the
1 -date last aear and 969.204 the year
It.- ludtne st jeka left over at the ports and
It ror t -ara fr m tile previous e- aeat and
t numb, r- f bales of t!i“ -urrent crop brought
!:.• during the eight months the sup-
THE COTTON CROP! » THE WHOLE CROP!
' —A J 1 9 3 F~T> 3 "~7 '■“"' OFFERED FOR THE NUMBER OF BALES IN THE COTTON CROP FOR
Njs S'-'h F ;j(i :! « I* FA I / THE SEASON OF 1899-1900, COVERING FROM SEPTEMBER
V/9 W" 'W I I 1 I —X Ist, 1899, TO AUGUST 31st, 1900, BOTH INCLUSIVE.
An Extraordinary Offer to Constitution Subscribers. Here it is, Read it
Carefully; Be Sure You Understand the Terms:
FIRST AWARD: SECOND AWARD: THIRD AWARD:
To the subscriber or subscribers naming the exact number, or the nearest y o t | ie subscriber or subscribers naming the first next nearest we will To the subscriber or subscribers naming the second next nearest we
to the exact number, of bales in the cotton crop of 1899-1900 we will give, estimate is received during will give, if the estimate is received during
if the estimate is received during
Anril 1900 $2,500 April, 1900 $1,500 April, 1900.• ..■••••©1,000
Hdurins May 1900 2,000 If during May, 1900 1,250 If during May, 1900 750
If during July or August. 1900 1,000 If during July or August, 1900 750 If during July or August, 1900 200
SO THAT THE MOST WE ARE LIABLE FOR HEREON IS $5,000 IN CASH.
NOTFsPECIALLY. Figure On This $5,000 Problem I^=^ —
bv an j’ means. I hose who solve the problem a, th. -ongest l ,! - s ill receive prof or -.irn nnutTDCT PI none I HPIIOT OR an An rr. ..0,,*.» . m«r. up.. tn. t.»i rntt-r st..*. w... crop r. twMwe, to. cptbat ta. *i
: natelv the hlahest prizes, as you notice the figures pow less as the time expires and because the number of bales received up to IjHj (,0N IfibT CLObtS AUGUST ZO, NOT.
•• irec is th« tim* advances can be know.) exactly, leaving shorter time and probabilities ,O figure against. Ine point IS tbereon will not be obtainable until September 1, Wl. nfctfor the crop alresdy lean 1 being marketed.omcinl A’ • f?*J Bfor
Cvr...*;i Via.lwS. AS liiC IIIIIC « .•••’« i l. • , jix : -ILz^ilis »• a* »*ccßonlrl inaicluii votir estlmati'S we hflvc ofli’lul fiirurps oYtti*'ten Tho oondltion- 1 * under whtcli this Inst crop »vn gr.)wn unit its pr*.ba 1. ojijp it Bre elements for you
•nt t r *xar»lv AT ONCE then you have it. In all three of the cases submitted it is uistiiictly understood tnat should more lo con^t p frr>mi ttDdwtnuM m the correctness of < K>*rpre»«nt estimate'. The official figures from Mr. Henry G. Hester, aecretarvot the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, will be
’hi'o 11 correct or eqialh’correct estimate be filed in the contest, the amount of the prizes so earned will be divided among used w decide this «muo». w« give the statfctieso/ the i*at ton cotton crop. >■ noognued throughout the commercial world;
correcTanswerers. Upon a similar proposition in 1899 we paid out 3.250 in cash, as follows: . " s~m.
ROO to Mr H H Goodwin, of Moorefield, Ark., 1800-9020,171,896 7,311,323 1804-9521.454.000 9.001,251
SI,SUU to rnr. n. n.Lruuawiu, ui > i8q0 _ qi 20,809.053 8.652.597 <895-9618,882.000 7.157.346
$1,600 to Mrs. A. J. Pittman, of v/enadkee, Ala., 1891-9220,714,937 9.035.379 22.341.000 8,757,964
<£26o to Mr T. J. Covington, of Clio, S. C., 1892-9318,067,924 6,700,365 1807-9824,071,000 11,199,994
For their answers, being the NEAREST ESTI.VI ATES we received, and no one named the exact figures, out of the thousands Estimate of Acreage for the Crop of the Season of 1899-1900 is 21,106,000 Acres,
of estimates sent. .
following are THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST:
. - Trt ~r r ronton are awarded for tho EXACT estimato upon the number of bales, the prizes offered under the second propo sitlon will be for the nearest estimate, but If the first prizes aie given for NT A REST estimate, no one having
last estimate would take rank only proportionately by the award for the nearest estimate according to its
per ‘ E t. A e been previously awardsd to UU nledby ayeaFs subscription to The Wee kly Ccrs*ituticn. Thlsmuet be sent In the identical envelope that brings the money that pays for the eub-
TtilßD-The condition precedent for tending an estimate at .Le Gotten p ‘ crlcavir Rit evt by ecc'dent ci ctbexwlte. or not knowing of thiaconteat at the time you subscribe, or any other reason, will entitle one to Bend an estimate afterwards The estimate must
aubsertbe new and send your eetimate in forwarding your estimate, both as to the correctness of the figures as you intended them and th. certainty of the forwarding of the
the eubsertr tlon.or net at all. In sending your XreoftteContest prize find vrder which it may aecure a prize for each correct estimate sent. Persona mayenter the contest as many times as they send subscriptions, and under the rules
eetlm—e Bhould a party eend tn mere tfian cne ei t mate, he or ene wm ne enuucu w
the same may receive a prize with each of the threeipropoffittons • of o etton will be" Make your figures very plain. We will record them aa received every day. exactly as they look, and will allow no change whatever. Il you want to make estU
F JETH Ir m*i^y o ur answer just state simply: I the o B ferget. every eubscriptSon for yourself or your friends will entitle you to an estimate.
mate 3 iaUr.« U you want to repeat th. estimates yoi ADDRESS ALL ORDERS TO THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GA.
ply has been 9.169.781, against 10 774.225
last year and 10.751.065 the year before.
L'o to this date last vear 93 19-100 per
cent of the cotton en-p had been marketed and
for tho same eight months tn 1898 the per
centage of the cron marketed wa» 94 96-100
and *or the same time tn 1897 the percentage
u-arketed was 94 16-100
Weekly Cotton Crop Statement.
New Orleans. May 4.—Secretary llester’a
weekly New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment, issued before the close of business to
day. shows a decrease In the movement Into
sight compared with the seven Jays ending
this date last year in round ligur -s 36,000.
a decrease under the same time year before
lari of 18.000. -unit an increase over the same
time in 1897 of 6.000
For the four days of May the totals show
a decrease un-l-r last year of 6,000. an In
crease over the same time year before lari
of 4.000 and an increase over the same time
In 1897 of 12.000.
For the 246 days of the season that have
elapsed the ua-gregnte Is behind the 246 days
of last year 1.962.000. Ix-litnd the same days
year I--for- la-t 2.081.000 and ahead cf 1897
by 317.000.
The amount bn-light Into sight during the
past week has been 68,051. against 104,326
for the seven days ending this date last year,
85.842 year la-fore last nn-l 61.850 same time
In 1897. and for the f-nn days of May It
sas been 33,367, against 39,443 last year.
29.774 year la fore last and 21.170 same
time In 1897.
These make the total movement for the 246
davs from September Ist. to date 8.584,250.
a-ainst 10.546.102 lust year. 10.664.85"
year before last and 8.267,399 same ttme In
1897.
The movement since September let. shows
receipts at all United States ports of 6.378,-
0!7. acai.uit 8,023.545 last year. 8.354,900
year before lari and 6.579,865 same time In
1897; ov-rlend across the Mississippi. Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills ant
•ie .Ida 1.109.522. ap ilnst 1,201.454 last
y r. 1.148.313 y- ar b- f last and 842.931
same time In 1897: iut--ri -r stocks under
Sipl-mt-er lit 25 746. gatnri 296.446 excels
over September !»• lest y.-ur 214,993, J< sr
l-es Lit and 20.111 sani- t me l.i 1897;
f 1-tb r:i mill s.ikl’tps 1.123.457. agnlnst 1.-
0.‘1.657 1:-' vear. 946.679 y-ar before last
and 824.4-12 name time In 1897.
Foreign exports for t!’ * week have been
102.424. agaln.-t 113 478 fast year, making
the total thus far for the season 5.313.459.
against 6,527,714 last year, a decrease of
1.214.255.
Northern mill takings nr I Canada during the
past seven days, exclusive of 25.575 New
York minus sioek c< rrectlon, which went to
rplnners wax not previously counted, shows
an Increase of 1.080 as c-impare-1 with the
c rrasp -ndlng period laet year, and th- ■if
t-te| takings store September Ist have hi-
• rease-t 82.880. The total takings of Amer
ican mills, north an-l south and Canada thus
far this sea- n, including 25.575 New York
n.tnus stock c-rrec'lon. which want to spinners,
ar 1 was not prevli-usly counted, have b-en
3.301,780. against 3.108 284 fart year. These
In tu-lo 2.141.022 hv northern spinners, against
2 058 142 lari year.
St--cks at the seaboard and the 28 Railing
southern Interior centers have decreased dur
ing the week 104.071. against a -lecrease dur
ing the c--rrespwodlng period fast season of
46.612. ah 1 an- now C 04.963 smaller then at
this date in 1899.
Including st.. ks loft over at ports and In
’erior :w.s from the last crop and the num
b r of b-lre brought into sight thus far for
tie new cron th- supply to date is 9.203.148.
against 10.873.C68 tor the sama period last
year.
It must be remembered that the weekly,
monthly and season's comparisons In Sec
retary Hessr'e reports ere made up to cor
responding -fatea lari year, year before and in
1897 Compart.-- 1 s to close of correspond
ing weeks are mlri- n-'ing. n« totals to close
<-f this vve-k fast year would take In 247
days of the eiason. year I—fore last 243
days and tn 1597 249 days, against only 24J
days this year.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
New- York. May 4 --The following fa the
comparative cotton statement for the week
ending today:
Net receipts fr-r the week 41,064
Showing a decrease of ~ .. 27.397
T tai r-.-Ipts sin - September 1... .6.203 2-10
Sama tlaw last y-ar7,922.033
Showing a decrease 0f1.718.793
Exports for the w«-k .. 89.752
Same time last year 108.9(9
Total exi rts since September 15.164.579
6ame ttme last year 6.645.343
Showing a decrease 0f.......1,480.764
Steck at U. 8. ports •• •• 369.685
Fame time last year 745,713
Showing a decrease of 376 028
Flock at Interior towns 202.900
Fume time last y-ar .. ~ 409.890
Showing a decrease of 206.990
. 670 000
Same ttme fast year •• 1,601.000
rea -7 93 tJ 1
American atieat f r Great Britain.. .. 66.000
y tin I ty« ar.. 66.000
Showing a Increase of 10.000
World’s Visiblo Supply of Cotton.
New Orieana. May 4. -Secretary Hester's
•tat.tnent <»t the world's visible supply at
<->tt- n. made up from special cable an-l tele
gra’diio adv res th.- tigures <>t this
week with fast week this year, last year aud
the year before.
It show- a d- -rer.se f->r the week just closed
of 150.625. against a decrease of 70.537 last
year an-l a decrease of I 12 71 I year before last.
The trial visible 1s 2 826 189. against 2 -
976.814 fast we k. 4.844.538 fart year and
4.C95.541 year fa-fore fart. Os this the to
tal American c-tt-n Is 2141189 against 2 -
314.814 last w<-. k. 3.637.538 last year and
3,115.5-11 y- ar b- fore last, and of all oth-r
kinds, including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 7, 1900.
685,000. against 662,000 last week, I, 171,-
000 last year and 980.000 year before last.
The total world’s visible supply of cotton
show’s a decrease compared with last week
of 150.625 bales, a decrease compared with
last year of 2,018,349 and a decrease com
pared with year before last of 1.269.352.
Os the world's visible supply, as above, there
fa now afloat and held In Great Britain and
continental Europe 1,752,000 l>a!es, against
2.785.000 last year and 2.476.000 yeii,ri>eforo
last; In Egypt 155,000. against 203,000 last
year and 19;. -uU year beroe last; In India
325.000, against 685,000 fast year and 604,-
000 vear before last and in the United States
594.000. against 1.172,000 last year and
919.000 year before last.
Note: Decrease of American cotton this week
Includes Now York minus stock correction of
26 000 bales. I.ast week's total revised by
addition of 99.000 due to error of corres
pondent In cabling Bombay- stock on shore,
which was given us 223,000 when It should
have been 322.000. Correction only advised
by cable this (Friday) morning.
Prime on Crops.
The New York Stockholder: Chicago. 111.,.
April 28. 1900 No one who Is either directly'
or indirectly interested in tho general crop
condition of the country has any reason to
And fault with tho developments of the pres
ent week In the growing world. We have had
plenty of sunshine, our temperature has been
normal and the moisture sufficient.
The winter wheat, covering as It doos such
a large area of tho country both north and
South, has done exceedingly well. In fact, tho
week now closing sees tho crop farther ad
vanced than It was iv year ago at this date.
What n country this Ist In Texas, they tell
us that the winter wheat is just beginning to
head un-1 In Michigan tlu> crop has only fairly
jus-t begun to grow. We ought to have new
wheat on tho market early in June front Texas
and Oklahoma.
No region of the country is enjoying such
prosperity us the south and tho whole coun
try cannot help but feel a very great reflex
influence for tho better In the present sltua
t! >n. Probably tho largest acreage of cotton
ever known In the country will go In the
I gr nnd. With one of tho finest crops of wheat
crown for tunny a year, with a very flatter
ing outbiok tor corn, with the Iron Industry
flourlnshlng whnt more coii'.-l u country or
people usk for thun the south is now recclv-
The spring wheat crop confined almost ex
clusively to the Dakotas, Minn- ita and Ne
braska. fa now all In the ground and Is coming
up ai.'l making a good stand --verywlp-re. We
must. not. however, forget one fact, itn-1 th.it
Is this, that In the northern portion <>t the
K---1 river vallt v the ground fa dry. While the
crop is not .suffering at present for rain, still
It will not bo long before rains will be e;-
sentfal to the final success of this crop.
I can see already that the areas of which
I have just written will put in a more diver
sified crop than any oth--r single season In
the hfatorv of the country- Farmers hav-i
g..t literally tlri-1 of glowing only one crop
or In Other words putting thdr eggs all
Into one basket, am! wo el'.sll s-e this season
fl ix an-l corn occupy a very Important position
In the acreage for 1900. The prosperous con
dition of the Ft I‘aul “fa* * h '' northwostorn
roads speak more than figures with regard to
tho great change which fa coming over that
territory, so far as diversity of crop fa con
earned. If one crop falls, th- farmers will
now have other crops to depend upon.
Wo have not planted but very little r.-rn
a- yet. but wo hate made excellent progress
with g-ttlng th" ground ready for planting.
Th- coming week, with present favorable con
ditions will see this gnat and Important work
fairlv commonce-l with th- ground In good con
dition and tho prospect of early germination of
th® seed.
Bradstreet’3 Review.
New York, May 4.—Bradstreet's tomorrow
will say:
A further «übsldence of demand an-l of tho
level cf prices fa noted In several lines this
week, this proc- s being, no doubt, elded by
the unsettling effect of the rather more than
usually disturbed conditions In tabor circles.
Th , net result is something approaching dull
ne.-s In ninny channels of distribution, increas
ed conservatism in th- making of ventures,
and a disposition to digest business already
at ranged tor before making new engagements.
Business at wholesale Is relatively quieter.
, which is not unusual nt this period, but more
i than ordinarily marked attention Is being con
centiated upon the retail demand, which Is, <-t
course, relte-l up-m as a measure of tho prog
ress of a-tual consumption.
Go-el crop piospei’ts and the weakness In pro
visions. charged partly to increased receipts of
hogs. i,ut also attributed to bear operations by
packers, hive exercised a <l-pressing ettect up
on .'urn. and to u lean extent upon win at.
Tho weakness of print cloths fa confined as
yet to outside manufacturers' quotations. Liv
er;- - I prices being maintained unchanged. No
eff - ts from tills source or the dullness at
w-lolesalo in cotton goods fa yet reflected lit
tho market for tho raw material, which .re
mains strong, owing partly to the reduced
movement of tho crop, tho April movement be
ing 14 per cent smaller than a year ago. end
partly to the expected surplus to be carried
( . - r to n- xt i< ns-n.
ilestrfated auppiies of raw sugar have Imbued
a slight marking up of quotnlons this week,
but no change of r< fined pr cea Is reported.
Flour shipments this week uro very largo.
Wheat, ncludlng flour, shipments for the week
ei.gr- at- 4.537.022 bushels, ugalnst 3,ftb4.-
081 bushels In the eamo week of 1899. Since
July Ist the exports of wheat aggregate 166.-
025.434 bushels, against 199,774.602 bushels
last year.
Corn exports for tho week aggregate 3.411,-
015 bushels, against 2.647.290 bushels In this
week a year ago. Since July Ist corn exports
aggregate 173.113.075 buphefa, against 142.-
510.1 13 bushels during tho sumo period a year
I aao.
Weakened Manly Functions restored by
J. Newton Hathaway, M- D., 22H E Soutti
| Broad street, Atlanta, Ga.
THE WHEAT MARKET
Ch'cago. May 6.—The wheat market was
helped by better cables and good cash bidding.
July closing a shade lower. July corn closed
a shade down and oats He higher. At tho
closo provisions were wook 10@12M@22%0
down.
Wheat opened firm under support from higher
Liverpool and Paris cables. Trade was quiet
throughout tho session. Until the prospect for
next season's compaign becom es somewhat more
clearly defined. Interest ;n the market fa not
likely to become general. Following tho open
ln< there was a period ot easiness because of
tho reports of tavarajle weather, and no fur
ther additions io tho stones of damaging
chinch bugs. This was recovered, however, on
th- Improved cash demand and better export
blds, and the close was strong. Predictions
were inads that the government report, ex
pected Thursday, will raise the April condition
above the present figure—Bl.l per cent. Pri
mary receipts were 337.000 bushels, com
pared with 316.000 last year. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 315 curs, against 422 last
week and 213 a year ago. Local receipts were
16 ears. I of contract grade. Clearances In
wheat and flour were eaual to 852.000 bush
els. July sold from G7'r» r n'67'rio and closed a
shade down at 67\c.
Corn was firm ut about the previous day's
closing quo'ati in.i most of the session and bus
iness was principally of a local character. Ca
bles were firm ar.d country offerings reported
ll_hter. llec-iots hero were 285 cars. July
sol-1 from 39}*d40!*e and closed a shade lower
at 4O’, s e-
Oats had a gool cash demand and country
offerings were small. Tho May-Juiy spread
was narrowed to 4»c. Receipts were 204 cars.
July ranged irom 23**<U23‘diC and closed Ho up
ut 23:i.u23He.
Provfaiins were dull and heavy. There was
selling by packers an-l foreigners, and while
there was soma buyliig rm tho break the de
mand generally was t - altered and slow. The
li.i- market was w :ik. and this also had a
ifapresrlng effect. July pork sold from 12. I 7fa
(ii'i 1-85 and closed 20-«22‘io under yesterday
at I I.9C' i I I-92'a; July lard from 6.87HW
6 82 j. - i r lnx 2'l-' lower nt 6.82',z r <(6.85, and
July ribs from 6-72'5'u6.65 with tho closo 10
Igl2'.ic down at 6 65.
Flour, Com nnd Meal.
Atlanta. May s.—Flour, all wheat,
first palfi’i'. H.'JO; second patent, $4.25;
straight, J3.SD; extra fancy. $3.65; fancy,
$.i.00; extra family, $2,55. Corn, white,
We; mixed s*c. Oats, white, 40c; mixed.
Sic; Texas rustproof. 40c. Kye. Georg'a,
sl. Hay. No. 1 t iinotby large bale, 95c toll;
No. 1 small bales. 95c; No. 2 bOc. Mesu‘
plain, 55c. Bran, small sacks, 95c. Shorts
sl. Stock meal. 95c per luo lbs. Cotton
seed meal, SI.K per 100 lbs. Grits,
per bbl, $1.“0®1.40 per bag.
Groceries.
Atlanta. May t". — Rob ted coffee: Ar
buckle. J 12.10; Idon. $11.9.0, all less 500
per 1W pound cases. Gteen coffee,
choice 10’ t ; fair 9c; prime
p o;ar. -la - lam cr.muiateo. New Y->' k
f. 55. N. O. granulated 614 c. Sirup,
Nevr Orleaa". op«->’. k' ttle 2&dtoc; mixed
ch »lce 20 to 18c. Salt dairy sacks,
tl.iMfl.'N; saJt barrel bulk $2.25;
100 3s $290; ice cream $1.25; com
mon, 65'b"oc. t'hcise. full cream,
13'.,.’ Mutches 65s <u-i(55; 20vs $1.50© 1.75;
»00s >2.75. Soda, boxes w- Crackers, soda,
5- cnatn 6; gingorsnaps o’2. Candy
common stick 6‘z: fancy 12<cl4a. Oyater*
F. XV. $2.2i'if2.10; L. W. $1.25.
Country Produce.
Atlanta. May 6.—Eggs active, 12(<?1".
Butter, fancy Jersey. choice
15018; fancy Tennessee. 18@22’i; choice
11 to 16c Live poultry in demand; hen|
25fa'28, fry -■ 130. spriog brc-ilers 25®30, good
sale. Ducks, puddle 20@22%: peklng,
22'-i'i2S. Irish potatoes 65-®7O per
bushel; sweet potatoes. wh'-to yams
60 to 70c; pumpkin yams, 80 to 90c;
Honey, strained, liJfJc; in com.) Pfqlll.
Onions, $1.25 per bushel, $2.50ia3.00
barrel. Cabbage, Florida stock, green
3 to 3'4 pound. Dried fruit, apples s'-(6,
peaches <-u7e. Figs tiu’e; prunes 5&7c:
peeled peaches 15<uhi,
Trult nnd
Atlanta. May 4.—Apples, Baldwin, none;
nissetts sl-.i ci 5; oranges, box $3.50,.('3.75.
Ic nions. enol, e,2M.5 | .'<i'3.7s; fancy, $3 75<u l;
6(3.75. Figs 10 to 11c. -.aislns, new
California. $2 00. Nuts, almonds, 13{il4c;
pecans, 8 to 9c; Brazil, fi to 7c; filberts,
ll'/i-c, walnuts, 10 to 11 cents; mixed
nuts 10c. Peanuts, V'.tglnia electric light,
t® fancy hand-picked, 454 to 6c;
Georgia. 34(3V»a_
Provisions.
Atlanta. May 6.—Clear side ribs boxed
7'v. half ribs 7'4; rib bcllt-s ico-
cured bellies 9h Sugar cured hams, ll>-4
<jl3%. Lard, best quality, 8T»; second
quality, 7%<UB!(i, compound 7T&.
Coffee and Sugar.
New York. -May 5 Coffee, futures opened
dull at un- hang-d prices and ruled exceptional
ly tl it with only email vperutiona to even up
1 ■if accounts. Receipts at Rio and Fanlos
wern larger and tho spot situation uneatls
f.utory, causing a weak undertone; closed
dull at unchanged prices to 5 points decllno;
sales 1,750 bags. Including May 6.55: July
6.70; November 6.90; December 7-10. Spot
coffee, Rio. barely steady: No. 7 Invoice 7%;
mild aulet; Cordova 9Glz>l3','a-
Fugar. raw steoily; fair refining 3 15-16;
centrifugal 96-test 4 7-16; molasses sugar 3%;
refined steady; stnadard A 4.95; confectioners
A 4.95; mol'd A 5.40; cutloaf 5.55; crushed
5.55; powdered 5.25; granulated 5.(5; cubes
5.30.
New York. May s.—Sugar steady; open ket
tle 3-16; oven kettle centrifugal 45s'<i>
4H: irntrifugal yellows 4%'ii4 13-16; seconds
2%@4H- Molasses quiet and nominal.
Cotton Seed Oil and Meal.
New York, May s.—Cotton seed oil was qui
eter and firmly held. I'rlnie crude barrels 35c
net; prime summer yellow 3794<f1'38c. prompt;
off summer yellow 38-’; butter grades nominal;
prime winter yellow 40<«42c; prime white 40W
41 c; prime meal 526.
Naval Stores.
Wilmington, May s.—Spirits turpentine
steady; prices unchanged. Receipts 51.
Rosin steady and unchanged; receipts 95.
Crude turpentine steady at ro
ct ipts 26. Tar firm at sl-35; receipts 227.
Savannah, May 0. —Spirits turpentine
firm at 47; receipts 1,345; sales 783; exports
3,180. Rosin firm and unchanged; receipts
1,993; sales 815; exports 8,936.
Charleston, May s.—Turpentine steady
at 46%; sales none. Rosin quiet nnd un
changed; sales none.
The Live Stock Market.
Chicago, May s.—Cattle receipts 100, nomi
nally steady; native good to prime steers 4-75
5?5.70; poor to medium 4. IOSi4 65; selected
feeders 4.257.5; mixed Stockers 3.6011'4; cows
35(4.50; h.-if-rs 3.25714 90; canners 2.40®3;
bulls 2 8051'4 25: calves 4 50®6 25; Texas
fed steers 4515.25; T-xas bulls 3-25Q3 75.
Hog receipts today 14.000; estimated left
over 2.000; generally strong, closing easier;
top 5.47 H: mixed an-l butchers 5.15<1>5.42fa;
good to choice heavy 5 30’-|5 47>-«; rough heavy
5.15'i 5.25; light $.05(J5.35; bulk of sales
6 251:5.37%.
Sheep receipts 2.500; sheep nnd lambs strong:
good to choice wethers 5.251)5.65; fair to
chob'i mixed 4-75125.25: western 6 75 (7.25;
yearling.) 4 50 6: native lambs 5.50y7; west
ern lambs 61)7. 15.
St. Louis, May o.—Cattle receipts 1.500;
market steady; native shipping and export
steers 4.75®5.75; dressed beef and butcher
steers 4 50115.15; steer- under 1,000 pounds
3 5U.)4-85; Stockers and feeders 3 50'-'4 85;
cows and heifers 2-i5. canners 1.50172 85:
bulls 3.101)4; Texas and Indian steers 3-051?
5.05: cows and heifers 2 50'u4.10.
Hog receipts 2.000’ 5® lOc higher; ptgs and
lights 5.15u5.30; packers 5.20i;5.40; butchers
5.35® 5.45.
Sheep receipts none: market nominal and In
active; native muttons 4 50u5-3p; spring
lambs 6777.75: culls and bucks 3 5054.25;
Stockers 3; Texas sheep 4.60.
Florida Vegetables.
Fancy tomatoes. $2.00'3 | 2.50; choice to
matoes, sl.Cd<tfl.7'>: string beans. $1.91)3
crate; radishes, $11)1.59 per drum; - kra
$3.00 per crate; lettuce, head, per drum,
$1.23'11.50; cui’timh-rs, per crate ?'-’t<2.so;
bell pepper, $3.<X>1(3.25 per crate; cabbage,
per pound, 3'j.to; new potatoes, per bar
rel, $1"” (6.00; strawberries, per quart, 8 -j>
10; early peas, crate $1.561)1.75; bunch
onions per dozen l. r >7)2tlc; cauliflower,
B<S9c; beets in one-bushel crates. sl.'-i1.25;
beets in cabbage crates $2.5w?J3.00;
squash. $1,001(1.25 crate; grape fruit per
crate $37(3.50; pineapples per dozen $3
fe3.W.
McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Produce
Letter.
Atlanta. May s.—The fruit and produce mer
chants are now being urged to their full
capacity, owing to the fact that the season,
especially on all 4.’toritla products, fa on la full
force. Consumption during the last ten days
has been of -yjormou.r proportions. String
beans, <speelafly round, green stock, have
pr- vailed abundantly. In tho face of which,
however, prices un-I demand have remarkably
held their own. Georgia fa now furnishing a
high gra-lo English pea with good prices be
ing nslte.i and obtained.
Tho market on tomatoes fa somewhat weaker
during tho last week, and prices are off on ail
grades at from ST-JI 25 per crate.
Demand fa -spucially strong for bre-ts with
tops on, with l-rlces and demand greatly stim
ulated.
Berry receipts, especially those from Flor
ida, have been of poor quality throughout tho
tntire Beason, with the exception of a few scat
tering crates of refrigerated stock. Heavy
ruins prevailing throughout tho section has
Worked great hardship on those engaged In
tho Uno of growing und shipping vegetables,
•to.
Home grown berries arc now appearing In a
small way. but the n»xt tow days will prevail
In abundance, an-l those belrg shir ped from
a dlstineo will, necessarily, beccmo a secon
dary consideration with ths buyer.
Cabbage continue scarce with high prices pre
vailing.
Now Irish potatoes re Ipts have also shown
material decrease during the last few days,
and all arrivals of good stock at this time
pro bringing tip-top trices.
Bananas .-ontmuo high with a heavy de
mand prevailing.
Lemon quotations unusually firm, and a
steady cUrr.b In prle- 3 as the season progresses.
Season has closed on apples. However, no
Inconvenien-e Is being felt, as the demand has
also dwindled down to nothing.
Orang) receipts are light with a firm market
condition prevailing.
Old Irish potatoes will be of hut Itttle Im
portance during remainder of this season.
Demand for sweet potatoes Is also showing
material weakness with depressed 1 rices.
Only a limited demand far old onions.
Field p. as are in übund mt supply with the
market easy.
~o rutabaga turnips nor being handled.
Egg receipts light with the market strong.
This also applies to butter.
No dressed poultry in the market, and the
attention of the buyer has been naturally di
verted to chickens, hens, spring broilers, etc.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
Week’s Exhibit Is Surprising in
Several Details.
New York. May s.—The weekly bank state
ment shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve decrease., .. .. 1,095.800
Loans Increase.. .. .. .. 13.221,400
Specie increase •• •• »• •• 2.010.900
Legal tenders Increase.. •• •• •• 1,166,500
Deposits Increasel7,o92.Boo
Circulation Increase 89.800
The banks now hold $15,978,475 In excess
of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule.
New York, May s.—The New York Financier
says:
"The New York bank statement for the week
ending May sth is surprising in several de
tails. To begin with, no local cause can be
assigned for the expansion of $13,221,400 in
loans and the corresponding Increase of $17.-
000.000 In deposits, although It fa to be said
that at least $5,000,000 of the loan Increase
was brought about through technical opera
tions attending the completion of the consoli
dation of two large banka The $8,000,000
or over still unaccounted for Is larger than the
events of the week seem to have called for.
but with money here lower than at any p- Int
in the world. It fa not unlikely that the banks
are taking advantage of an opportunity to In
crease profits by extending the scope of their
operations abroad, a course that has been re
sorted to before under similar conditions. This
fa tho theoretical view. As a matter of fact
a d'-talled analysis shows that the loan In
crease has been scattered through a large num
ber of banks. The gain of over $17,000,000
In deposits fa due to the loan expansion and
receipts of $3,000,000 In cash from th- Inte
rior. The rising deposit total called fur $4,-
273,200 Increased reserve, so that tho effe-t
of the Interior receipts was neutralized and
$1,705,800 was taken from previous accumu
lations, bringing tho per cent excess to $15.-
978.0/5. There is warrant for the assertion
that the hanks did not gain as mu h from In
terior last week as the figures Indicate and
th-y actually lost to the treasury on g -I
exports. Th.- specie already forwarded on this
movement amounts to $3,200,000, an 1 while a
decline In reserve may operate to cheek the
outward flow there seems to be no reason why
interest rates should advance. A factor In the
money market, often overlooked In this connec
tion, fa the ability of the trust companies to
loan at minimum rates. The comptroller in his
call for official statements last week asked
fur a specification of trust company and sav
ings bank deposits in national banks, and it
fa known that tho Institutions are carrying at
least $50,000,000 tn national banks. The state
banks also report heavy trust company de
posits. The loans and deposits of the banka at
tho present tlmo are over $100,000,000 in
excess of the averages at the opening of the
year, while reserves are only $4,0000.000 high
er. Continued receipts from the interior ure
looked for for some time.”
The Treasury Statement.
Washington. May 5. Today's statement cf
the treasury balance In the general fund, ex
clusive of tho $150,000,000 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, shows: Avilalde cash
balance $144,991,908; g. Id $77,824,755.
WILL USE ITS OWN TRACKS
Florida Central and Peninsular Gives
Southern Notice.
Portsmouth Va., May 3.—The Florida
Central and Peninsular railway system
today Kava formal notice to the Southern
railway that on and after May 19th it
will discontinue the use of the tracks,
bridge and terminals of the la:ter com
j any at and near Columbia. S. C., which
tho Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road has been using pending the comple
tion of tho connecting link of the ninety
miles and the bridgo across tho Congarea
river at Columbia, which will link to
gether :ho Florida Central and Peninsular
system and tho Seaboard Alr-Une system,
nnd on and after May 10th the Seaboard
Air-Line und the Florida Central and
I’eninsular system will operate their own
trains over their own tracks all the way
from Petersburg, V u. to Jacksonville and
Tampa. Track laying on tho line between
Richmond and Petersourg has been finish
ed, and scon after May 10th the new Sea
board Alr-Llne railway will run through
train service between New York and
Tampa, using Its own tracks from Rich
mond to tile extreme southern portion of
Florida.
□LIKD PILES, No Cure No Pay.
Your druggist will refund your money
If I'azo Ointment fulls to cure you. aCcts.
■ • —•— •
Indicted the Belligerents.
Columbia, S. <?.. May 4.—(Special.)—The
Marlon grand jury today presented for
prosecution tho two Hazledens, two Sell
ers and Aubray Evans, who were engaged
In the famous tattle at Sellers Station
last November, In which J. Dudley Hazla
den, then dispensary beard chairman,
wore a body armor of steel.
PREACHER USES SHOTGUN.
KILLING OF W. T. BELLINGER
BY REV. W. E. JOHNSON.
Excitement Caused by a Tragedy at
Bamberg, S. C., Yesterday
Morning. •
Charleston, S. C., May 4.—One of the
most sensational homicides In the history
of Bamberg, this state, occurred there
this morning at 10 o'clock, when Rev. W.
E. Johnson, pastor of the Baptist church,
shot and almost Instantly killed W. T.
Bellinger, stenographer of this judicial
district.
Trouble between the two began yester
day over the painting of a line fence be
tween the premises of John R. Bellinger,
father of the deceased, and the Baptist
parsonage, at which time It is said hot
words were passed and a pistol was
drawn by Bellinger.
This morning as young Bellinger was
returning from the postoffice to his fath
er’s residence. Rev. Johnson, armed with
a double-barreled shotgun, accosts-J him
in front of the Carlisle Fitting school. A
few words were passed, a few shots were
exchanged and young Bellinger lay dy
ing on the ground with a smoking pistol
in his right hand.
After the shooting occurred Rev. John
son walked quietly Into his house, un
hurt, and remained there until about 1
o’clock, when he went down to the jail
and surrendered to Sheriff Hunter.
As to how the affair started this morn
ing and as to who shot first there is con
siderable diversity of opinion, but It Is
generally claimed that Bellinger shot
first and that Rev. Johnson only shot
once. Bellinger's pistol had four empty
chambers and he probably shot four
times, twice at least after he had fallen
mortally wounded. Bellinger was struck
in the right side by twelve buck and
eight small shot, which penetrated his
lungs and liver, causing almost Instant
death.
The families connected with the unfor
tunate affair are two of the most im
portant and Influential in the town.
Artist Accidentally Killed.
Chattanooga. Tenn., May 2.—(Special.)
Professor William Cooper, the well
known southern portrait painter, was
struck by an electric car today and killed.
Professor Cooper was eighty-nine years
of age and was a very hale and hearty
man. He was for many years a resident
of Memphis.
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