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1 COTTOII MARKET
Tor*. Julv 7.—The market for cotton
f r opened steady in tone though 8 to 12
. nta lower under brisk penoral selling tn
a.iich New thieana Interests took the lead. The
t.ariek turn > f prejudice followed weakness In
tt- Engliah market, together with a moot reas
t rM weekly review of the crop and weather
' .lion, an exo- .lent weather bulletin from
tie g nr re -ent and very encouraging crop dls
x r.tl it | riant - tl< ns of Tex
‘ ’ J . . •• i -t In after the of . nine call
er 1 • irr ’•* prie-» etlll lower. Short v-lllng
“ a n ‘ rale a -ale done by ourageous
. r» but »• a rule n-w business of any de
..-•Mton was n t attempted on a largo seal&
y e erfi al ■-•n-liti.-n in China served to luten
•Uy tt- writer ruling of the market.
The Dry Goods Market.
Xew Y -rk. July 7—There lias been a very
iv. so far aa store trade goes,
in al> *• i-irtnu nta. Short business days and
*, ..|xv h<at are restricting attvnlance. Or-
S , r-.>-!--rate t i-ough malls. No new feature
l_ ■ . Itn • «f cotton or woolen goods. Cotton
. are rrrter with more doing, and woolen
ant wonted yarns steady.
Spot Cotton Quotations.
rw«v-i.-: ■ .ng quotations for spot cotton:
. o x -r'.nal: middling 9’*<*.
i»-n .lunneMi mulerate; middling
£ 32-1
x w y rk -Steady: mid Hing lOHc.
Yew r-i- •" ' Steady: middling lOSo.
. ra . * Firm, middling 9 13-16 c.
let; m‘ldling 9Sc.
mi Idling 10c.
• -bl- X mtnal: ml 1 Hing I CM.
-•r st ..iy. n-i tiling 10c.
• middling 9 x *c.
x‘ mlnai; middling 9 11-I6c.
let. ml-Idling Mbs.
ii. > M.aly; middling 9 T »c.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
1 rk. -’jly 6 —Yhe following to the
, • -tt.«t statement for the week
• t: the week.. 13.383
a decnaas of-. ... .... . 6 815
• K pt. Ist.. .. 6.381.250
t year.. .. 825."
re. •-f 1.875.580
she week. 23617
.-t year .... 65.579
a 4. lease <f 41.762
• :t. Ist 6.542.801
• - 6.956.61 I
.- u— of 1.413810
. . i.: I 8. r -rts .. ... 147.686
. - •tty ar 453.499
g a : r sse of 305.313
ri.-e t n 5.... ... 93 405
lari year 266.269
g a d-i-nasa of.. .. .... 172 8"«
« < i Uwn-o-4 405.000
n. last year 1.213.000
a .krrrxw of 808.000
A • 1 at for Great Britain.. 27.000
. Ivt year. 130.000
» .g a -l.ee ue of 3.000
V rld's Visible Supply of Cotton.
X w July 6 —rw-cnetary Hester's
nt f the world's visible supply of
u p frem -r-elal cable and tele
, »t -v mpares the figures of this
» it a list week, last year -nd tins year
i a de~r -a •» for the week Just cloo.
141 176. -toln-t a decrease of 181.-
ir and a d•-reave of 107.393 >-ar
• d vtrillo to 1.722 943. against
.9 • t w. k. X 620.329 last year and
year t- f- re last.
• • V- t.-tal of American cotton Is
• 3. . <in-t 1.204. ||9 last week. 2 678.-
r an-1 2 102.881 y.ar before last,
ctor klr Is. in lu-ting Egypt. Fra-
In- . • 596 000. against 600 COO last
. <■ ? COO tori year an-1 924.000 year be-
' w wld'a vlsll le supply of cotton
•va- - c -nj-eri-l with tost w«--k of
n • r. a.-e cmixiTed with last
x .897.386 an-1 a ‘lecrvaso compared
. X • . I --. re last .if 1.303.438
» . : - vi-ltle supply, is above, there
r it and held In Great Hr I tain and
: I II 1.077.000 levies, aenlnst
• year and 1.915.000 year tori, re
. tt 92.000 against 104.000 uu-t
! IC4 COO v«ar before last; tn India
.«• t 592.000 la-t year and 559.-
r t-' r» last. »n-l In the United States
against 730.000 latt year and 449.-
t 79 j r b-fore tost.
C tten Seed Oil and 1 Meal.
1 rk. July 7 —Cott.-n seed <4l dull hut
• • Int about y»-«t»rla.y’> price*. Primo
» kTT- 1.-s nominal; prim* awnmer yel-
6 better t>-mlnal; off Fwwnar
; rirr.e winter >*• Ik»w 4074 h ;
*, * •wi lt* 40* Prime meal 525. nominal.
The Live Stock Market.
-sgn. July 7 • Cattle receipts 200; n«ml
rt-edy. nariv»e, g-e-l to prime steers
575 t-'-*r to medium 4 6565. IO; eelect
•.lers’3 85 :4 85. m!x« 4 Stockers 260 4
cows 2 90- 4 40: heifers 3'.|5; canners
75. bulls 25C --4 50. c.rives 4
feA Geers 4 40 5 20: Texas grass steers
4 25; Tegas hulls 260 35
« r-e-iprs 14.000 Market a shade |nw
* '-**l -t-ivg. g-x-l t *p 5 45; mlxe.l and
-» 5.05-r5 45 go*-d to choice heavy
45 r. -gh he-avy 5 10i<5.15; light 5-10
- • Ilk Os sales 5 30-'5 37*1.
, r r. , 2.500; sheep and lamhe steady:
L t-. choice wethers 4 15..-4 80. fair to
’THE COTTON CROP! ® THE WHOLE CROP I j
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.. X—s I —l r~A F 5 ’ >J —W 7™ r~A OFFERED FOR THE NUMBER OF BALES IN THE COTTON CROP FOR [.
V K * ‘ r •-" 4 <* a V-"~’ ' ' r f ' «-’“■<•?*% THE SEASON OF 1899-1900, COVERING FROM SEPTEMBER
'; %JI9 *-Z V/ K_X / Ik Ji i I g \ 2 Z™. »-■=—> Ist, 189!), TO AUGUST 31st, 1900, BOTH INCLUSIVE.
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An Extraordinary Offer to Constitution Subscribers. Here it is, Read it j
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 To the 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, g . ye , f estimate is rcceived during . will give, if the estimate is received during t
■ if the estimate is received during
’ : - Vp P ’ 19 ?SI’afiri 2,000 If during May, 1900 1,250 If during May, 1900 750 f
n If during Jun©, 1900i’ooo If during
V'^ s o "thTt THEMOST 'WE ARE LIABLE FOR HEREON IS SB,OOO_JN_CASH. j
i\f If the exact figures are not riven during the contest, the money will be paid out for the J CT IATII KO "IK IS vIS 000 fo|j 1 0 ! ~~ ;
M NDTF SPEC ALLY, nearesttothefxact figure./ Somebodj? will get the money; it doesnot come back to us ~ P IgUTQ kJ 11 I Hlb FIUUIUm.
'O bv anv means. I hose who solve the problem al uu rati„e ui rcce.xe propor pAilfmom m aopo ifinncuF OR 4AAA tm •»tim»te «. be male upon the total united Mete* cotton crop for iw-two, the crop that hu •>- '
•sas vo j notice the figures grow less as the time expires and b ecause the number of bales receded up to ’ THE CONTEST CLOSES AUGUST 25, 1900. U °ThL h not the crop that Is to be plante<l P th!e .prtne. because the* figures I
• elv *he higher pfIZCS, as - var .| v leavinr shorter time and probabi ilies to figure against. Ihe point IS thereon wlll not be ost.lnab’e antll September l.iwtt. Tttafbrtheorop alrtady’ln audbelng mertete l.otHoigl be announoe.l In September. As . guide for b
. ■ •S « n ail'thS ofthe uses submit it .> JiMincilv understood that should n.ore
F J ’< : it exactly AT ONCE, then you nae the contest the amount of the prizes so earned will be divided among u».a io decide mu coutMt. w.<it. below tn. eutfetim oftuemt t» u cotton crops reou.atwd throj.hout thecommervui I
K e a^. C Slr"lion in U 99 we raid out $1,250 in cash, as todows:
li T T TT Cnndwin nf Moorefield Ark, 1899-90...20,171,896 7,311,322 1894-9521.454,000 9,901,251 |
h $1,600 to Mr. H. H. Goodwin, • 20.809.053 8.653.597 *895-9618.882.000 7.157.346
<£l ROO to Mrs. A. J. Pittman, of Wehadkee, Ala., |3qi-93 20.7u.937 9.035.379 '896-9722.341.000 8.757.964
ji.duu Covina ton of Clio, S. C., 1892-9318.067,924 6,700,365 1897-9824.071.000 11.199.994
»i $230 to Mr. T. J. uovingion, u 19,684,000 7.549.817 1898-9923.572.000 11,274.840
H For their answers, being the NEAREST ESTIMATES we received, and no one named the exact figures, out of the thousands Estimate o f Acreage for the Crop of the Season of 1899.1900 is 21,106,000 Acres.
of estimates sent '
I’ tmk FOLLOWING ARE THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST:
J MLL r tho number of bales, the prises offered under the second proposition will be for the nearest estimate, but ts the first prtnee ar. Riven forth. NEAREST estimate, no one having
ECL JD-if seme one should submit a proportionately to some one who named th ® rt lYrt'vv a sutreription to The Weekly Oc et'.tutlen. This must be sent In the Identical envelope that brings the money that pays for the snb- f
1 r e* e iwertumhad fttSett fcttheCcttcnCrcplsthateacherdevexyeUJira.e by y t rIP Y beertbe, or any other reason, will entitle one te send an estimate afterwards The estimate must I
K TUiRD TI« condition Precedent fcr EC , „hJ ( it < vtt y es of the figures as you intended them and th. certainty of the forwarding of the h
I 1 to feeding voux^timate correct estimate sent. Persons mayenter the contest a. many times as they send subscriptions, and under the rule. t
$ «Y s^d U a%aity of o etton will be- Meke your Hgures very plain. We will record them a. received every day. exactly as they look, and will alio wno change whatever. M you want to make esti- £
‘ T-:- -' “ -Se esti^ e JXS Don'tYorget, every subscription for yourseif or your friends wIU entitle you to an estimate.
ffiade ’ 6ondothcr address all ORDERS to THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA GA J
3- 1 5 2 4.25; western sheep 4®
sheep 3.25'M; native lambs
4 cbti6.Bs; western lambs 566.10
Julv L—Cattle receipts 500;mar-
K<’ , c F Je 8<15 . : ballvo shipping and export steers
15 65. dress,-1 and butchers steers 4 40?
5 35; steers under 1.000 poi nds 3.80<i4 75;
2 50'r'4 85. cows and heif
ers 2.25-15. cann-rs I 50412 85. bulls 2.b5-l
3 75. T. xans and Indian st.-ers 2.85'54.70;
c. ws and heifers 2':4.10.
u’J?* 3 300; market lower; pips and
‘ rl L 2p*»5.30; packers 5.25'15.30; butch
er- 5 30«t5 40
Fl <ep receipts 2.000: market nominal; na
"•“’‘•’tv' 4-U4.25. lamb.. 5i6. culls an!
bteks 2 50.13.60; stackers 1.25n3.55.
THE WEATHER UNFAVORABLE.
Cotton Is Largely Overrun With
Grass and Wee Is.
Washington, July 3.—Government weekly
weather and enp report: Heavy rains have
fall< n over a large portion of the south At
lantic. central and cast gulf states, Tennessee
and Ohio valleys, which districts suffered much
from excessive moisture In the previous week.
In the southern states, oats In shock have
sustained much damage as a result of heavy
rains, which have also Injured the unharvested
crop tn the central Mississippi and Ohio val
teys.
Over nearly the whole of the central and
eastern portions of the cotton belt the weather
■ ury utuavora'oie to cotton, which |g
largely overrun with grass and weeds, some
held* in Mississippi and South Carolina having
bo n abandoned. In North Carolina, Florida
and on uplands in Tennessee, the condition of
t-.-- c rop |s more f.itorable. in Texas it Is
gen- rally clean and making go.hl growth, al
though very Irregular, and la needing rain over
•••in.l and H t-rn ; .n ot tic
Tobacoo needs rain in M.uyland, but tiie gen
eral condition of the crop In th.- other tobacco
states Is very promising except in western Ken
tucky and |«rUvtu> of Tenn. >SMb w here It has
been damaged by heavy rains.
PRIME ON THE CROPS.
No Change in the Spring Wheat
Condition.
Fn-tn Tho New York Htockhoider.
June 30 -Ja-n g out under con
ditions in the growing world below normal and
sc rroundlngs can hardly yet forecast results of
the crop campaign «f 1900.
one thin; now Is practically tru», wo may
just as will make ip our minis that spring
v.h.at Is ti.o poorest crop In quantity and
quality the country has liarvested since the
gras.-h ipj.er years.
The tune for .aln has passed. No amount
of rain now will do the gf-.i -rul spring wheat
crop any good.
It will take some time yet for tne country
to reallie the < stent and nature of this failure.
It will be fully ten n tt a year.
Let.-re supplies in the shape of ecursu gtulns
sud coarse feed of -11 kinds can Le gro vn.
and the states of tho Dakotas and Minnesota
win be very largo lm|x>rters of all kinds of food
I reducts.
Taking ihe rountry as a while we are get
tinif al- ng fairly well with th- corn ir..p. It
g.e-s wi(bout saving that the amount of corn
grown this seasm n the Dakotas and Min
or svia will to- hardly worth a candie. The
v bole country will ne si the n.-xt sixty days
hot. f-irritng weath-r. acconip tii.rd ny more or
has r un to mature the crop I etore It Is caught
by an eariy fro»<
In lowa and Nebraska xirn •» 10l ng ixcersl
lt-gly well. It Is move forward tn growth than
In any other Importa »t corn arex.
In Missouri and Kansas coin eo far to all
right. It Las not yet l-oert caught by hot winds
or drought, but a good s.raking rain Ji st now
would hvlp It wonderfully.
Illinois. Indiana and < >hlo corn Is generally
chan and at« ut ip to an average.
South of the Ohio rlv r the s -ason has been
very wet and has been gi> itly interfered with
by n Ins whl -h have prevented a thi rough cul
tivation of the corn crop.
It can be leadlly uen fr- m this statement
that lack of uniformity either in gri.wth or
pngreas Is the om nuirked Couture of the rea
son up to date, cumulating and progressive
conditions must lie the order of tl - day during
ths months of July and August, which are now
hastening upon us.
The grass ,-r»p to m.v b.-tng gathered. It
lacks uniformly tn vleld and in some areas of
the country to a total ftkllwt
Tho res-’rv.-s of grain or coarse feed of any
kind are not in . x. ••■•is, and 1 can se » no rea
son In the world today why ti e country should
n-it r. altxe go-d paying prices f r every bushel
of gtalu we shill make during 1900.
DEFENDED THE CUBAN WOMEN.
Boston. Muss.. July 2.—(Special.)—Stipor-
Ir.tendent Alexis Fry *. In i hirgo of the
Cubun teachers coming to Harvard, had
an altercation with Captain McHarg. U.
S. A., cymmandliiK the trans|M>rt Sedg
wick, at sea, over alleged Imml treatment
of the women by the captain. Frye call
ed Mcliarg a cur at. 1 a coward and
knecked him down the companion way.
Mules for South Africa.
New Orleans, July sa—Tho steamer Hy
ndes. with 1.000 mul> s for the u'o of the
British army, cleated today for Cape
Town.
The fifth edition of Dr. Hathaa-ay's
now book. “Manliness, Vigor, Health,” !s
now In press. A copy will be sent you
fre« |f you write for It to J. Newton Hath
away, 31. D., 22Li E South Broad street,
Atlun'.a, Ga.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 9, 199 0.
THE WHEAT MARKET
Chicago, July 7.—Wheat wns rather quiet to
day and Flumped <»n mort rains in the north
west. Although part of tho decline was re
cov* red. the close wa-« easy. August
down. Corn closed loner because rain
was i redlcted for K luj as, and oat® closed *rc
higher. Provisions closed to lO‘i/ l2Vfeo
1 down.
When the wh« at market started the day's
business there was among others the consid< ra
tion of more good rains in the northwest. As
to whether these -alns would rescue the per
ishing crop hi the portions of the country
where spring wh at is not already numbered
with the dead was a matter of controversy.
The opinion that the wetting would do some
gcod caused a drop at the opening, which
was at 79yc fur August. Meanwhile
Liverpool was r .-ting after a day's work
Id over tho previous set-siun, and later re
ports camo showing u small butch of receipts
at the primary markets. The market cL4n o «‘d
views lor a moment, and August ambi< d up to
60$ic. That wati as high us the market got.
The rains, together with some mrisugts ut a
cheerful sort from the spring wheat country,
animated the trade into selling of various
borts, and un«l°r this pressure August slid off
to 79%c. An Engl.sh cable prophesying small
er world's shipments would be show’n in .Mon
day's report, together with a lighter south
t astern movement as shown by receipts, caused
a reaction from the bottom, lut some of this
was lost and the close was cosy. August clos
ing under yesterday at 79%<’- The cosh
biialn«.ss was slow. Clearings at tho ports of
wheat and hour were 521.000 bushels. Pri
mary receipts w»to 406.000 bushels, com
pared with 682.000 List year. Minneapolis
and Ihiluth reported 137 cars, again? t 32b
last week and 366 a yeir ago. Local re
ceipts numbered 48 cars, 3 of contract grade.
Com sold off on the prediction of rain for
Kansas and Nebraska, where hot weather and
hot winds have been holding forth affording
the crup expert an opportunity to say i*x»i
things about the lik lihood of the crop show
ing up with tho winners. The prognostica
tion and the fa t that some of the bulls, for
r< Jasons of their own. had stuff for sole, caus
ed a drop. Tho market rose a littlo Lum the
bottom on some buying by w. st< rn Interests
end by locals who pstd attention to damage
claims in ide by an expert in the Is id. Trade
w;.s rrther exhaustive. August '•old between
d2 T a'’<44 l >. closing down at 43*4C. Re-
ce'pts wi re 471 cir.
Oats wire sictdy without any particular
trade. The mark *t generally was disposed to
follow' corn, but flni h- I a little better than
did that market. Ti id-rs were fivcr.ible to
the Id* a of kt ping off the short •ride till more
Is known of the extent of the 'larnage to the
« r«p and pasture. \u* mt sold between 24*<
ir23 7 ,. closing He vp at 241. Rcvdpts were
166 car-.
l*rov|j !<.ns xv »re dull and easy, | irtly with
the cer als. but mostly on the letting out of
long stuff. Hog receipts wire light and do
ll and fair, though scatt -nsi through commis
sion houses. SeptemiMT pork sold between
512 85012 62’2 uni clo* 4 |opl2’£c under
ye?terday at s’2
ietween $5 92*’. <4 6 85. cl sing 2'r'hoc low • r
at $6 85'(f6 87 ! -. and September ribs lretw» en
$7-05 7 U7 l : 85'q 6 97’, u, with tho close 7‘ic
depressed at $6 97’>.
Groceries.
Atlanta, July 7.—Koastv-d coffoe; Ar
buckle. ,13.55. Lion. Ilk' I'.'i. Gr--< n collie,
choice 11’*. fair '-'e; prime lr.;y> z . Sugar,
stand nd Kranuiated. New xork. G’,4. New
Orb-ana irranulatod 6*x. Sirup, Now.
Orleans open keltic 25'ulO'; mix'*<l
choice 20 to 18c. Salt, dairy sack.*,
81 .Wi 1.40. ralt. barrel hulk. $2.25; UM 3a
f? Si; Ice cream, 11.25; common.
Cheese, full cream. l- ,| 'il2 , -i; sklin. H“ 'if
jice. Matches. 655. 45%fi'6; 200s. $1.50'1'1.75;
3i«'s. $2.75 Smla. bull's. 6c. Crackers,
smla. sc; cr«ain, 6c; ftipßersnans. s’tc.
Candv, common sti. k 7-'. fancy, l-'i#
Candy, common stick. 6%c; fancy, 12r.|i
Hr Oysters, F. W, $. 21-.,210; I. W..
ILS.
Flonr, Grain and Meal.
Atlanta, July 6.—Flour, all wheat, first
pan nt. J.i.35; second patent. »».-•». straight
$1.25; extra faiu y. s4.l‘; fancy Jt.OI; extra
family. $3.50. Corn, white. 65; mixed, 64.
Oats, white. 40c; mixed. 37c; ’l'i x.is rust*
1 i .. f. 10..'. Rve, Georgia, sl. Hay. No. .
timothy, lara- bah-. $1; No. ! smad bnlcH.
K. -, No. 2,90 c. M'al, plain, t’2. Bran,
small sacks, sl. Shorts. $1 io. Sto.-k meal
95c p»-r l'(t pounds. Cotton seed meal.
sl.lO p< r Itn pounds. Grits, $3.25 per barrel,
$1 50 per ba«.
Provisions.
Atlanta. July 7.—Ciear rib sides, boxed
7-\; half ribs 7%; rib bellies bu 8&; ice
< ured bei.i. s '.‘-V Sugar cured hams, ll’-i
<U l-’i’*. 1-ard. 1 e-t quad y. b'; 8 ; second qual
ity 7Ti to B'i-
Bagging and Ties.
Atlanta. July i;.—Hugging 2 1 * tb. 9%; 2
lb. 9t«; l»* lb. 8‘«. Tie. 45 lb. steer arrow
$ 1.42.
Country Produce.
Atlanta, July 7 Eegs ready salo nt 9 ’
dozen. Butter dull; lauey Jersey, 15 to
lb; choice it'qß’n.. Live poultry, receipts
heavy; hon.s 21J6; law fries li.'.rlsc;
spring broilers l"'ul2L; I'.ood sale. Ducks,
puddle 15'1117; pi-kin. 2cu22. Irish potatoes
«58<75 per bushel; no sweet pota
toes on tho market. Honey, strained
6<l7c; in comb Onions,
60riri0 per bushel; $2 per barrel.
Cabbage, green, 50 to 75c per lUO
pound, no sale. Dried fruit, apples
peaches f©7. Vigs tijilc. Prunes bfylc.
Peeled peaches 144j15e.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Atlanta, July 7.—Georgia watermelons
$7 to $lO per JOO; s4<’ to syo per car. Geor
gia peaches 50i<75 crate; Elberta
peaches, 75< to sl. Clarified honey
Fancy tomatoes. 10c to $1; choke to
matoes st’4rise; string beans, no sale;
okra $1.25 to $1.50 per crate; let
tuce head per drum no sale; cucumbers*
no sale; bell pepper, $1.25 to $1.50 per
crate; cabbage, no sale; new potatoes,
per barrel, fancy -stock $1.50<q)2. Tennes
see and Georgia blackberries, $1(7«1.51 pet
crate (32 quarts); cantaloupes, per bushe*
crates. 75c to $1; cauliflower, B%®9c;
pineapples per crate
Coffee and Sugar.
New York, July 7.—Tho market for coffee
futur-s opened barely steady wtth new posi
tions unchanged to 10 points lower and later
deliveries 10 to 20 points off, following dis
appointing cables ano weakness In spot sup
plies with speculators r.trenting from futures.
Rallied near the close on foreign demand and
loesl covering; closed steady with prices 5
pouts higher to 10 lower; sales 28.250 bags,
in< hiding July 7 80(8'7.85; September 7.Bui&'B;
October 7 904(8 05 Spot Rio He dy; No. 7
invo'ee 9 1 *; mild quiet; Cordova 9't.'il3’4.
New Orleans, July 7 Sugar itrong; centri
fugal yellow 45s'p5'*; seconds 3fe4’<, Molas
ses quiet and nominal.
Fruits and Confectioneries.
Atlanta, Julv 7.—Apples, none tn the
market. Oranges, box $3 to $4. Lemony
< imice fl.lane.'. tl 5". Figs
lie Raisins, 13<gl4c; California, $2.00.
Nuts, almonds. F©.'l4c; pecans, o to 9c;
Brazil, 6 to 7c; filberts HVic; walnuts 10
to 11 cents; mixed nuts lOe. Peanuts, Vir
! plr.ia ecletrlc light, 5Mj to 6 c; fancy hand
picked. 4‘zi to 6c; Georgia SiUtob.
McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Produce
Atlanta, July 7 -It affords pleasure to
state taut favorable weather conditions now
pnxaiilik have brought th* demand for fruit
and product n penei-d up to its normal stale.
’1 he consumption during the week has been
4*i urir.ou.s, iui<i while receipts have been heav
ier on peaches and watermelons, each day has,
with few exceptions, shown a general clean
up. Urices have ruled more uniform and con
diti< ns surrounding tho market in general have
bet n of such char;u t< r as would authorize a
g> od b-isls for quotations, Wblio heretofore wo
havo been dominated by fluctuating mar
kets.
Recent advices stato that tho crop of El
berta will L” gin to move In dead
earnest n«*xt we k; and while tho crop Is not
as prolific as has Iw-rn expected and pre
dated, the fruit Is of good qua litj’ and of such
a character a*4 will attract the attention of the
buyers.
Cantaloupe receipts for several days have
not been adequate, and there has been a Loi
ter feeling for tho L< t vaxi* ties.
R»por»s from tho m»hn district of Georgia,
Set.til Carolina and Alabama indicate a short
cup, In fact, the first crop from the rtxreme
south* m portion has, virtually, been disposed
of, end the m on 1 will begin io move within
the next ten to flftedays.
r ; hero will bn a hea.y movement of Ije-
Cci.te pea h from now i n, and Indications are
that ft low range of prices ill be in ef
fect within the next ten days.
No shlpiier.ts of bi rr ?s other than Id&ck
bi rrles arriving now, their ssle being slow at
vm Fually luw prices, which will ’v-iult in a
dit < ontinuatlon of sh pnients to this mar
ket
The hot weather now prrv.M’lng hns caused
a rtrong reaction on ’enn ns, and an advance of
from 50 to 750 per box no v prevails at all
lofnts of Importation
'I he orange as >ll has closed
1 here is an unpr» ced< tdedly yield of
opph-ji throughout the pple sections of the
e»iM and West. Tho quality is rep< rf4d fine.
lieu egrown remnants of Irish potatoes have
be« n < b-Miied up, an 1 shipments of large stock
an* wanted nt advanced prices.
A limited supply of new sweet potatoes now
arriving.
C mmlsilon are doing nothing In
vegetables of any dcscrlpti -n
11< !•< \ re<* pts for a few davs havo been
much light-r. an 1 Lrlvht comb goods can bo
di*l *)u l of at b* »t r prl.’es.
< »i ions are in liby*r tl .supply.
111 -e Las Inal ‘ movement of spring
j fries Intc thl“ market f r live dayn. causing
’ a dt presston in price*.
, S- inn Inquiry being rntwla for fancy table
butter.
I Ej gs Iti frir domnn 1 r.t prices quoted.
I No d' mnnd for field p• ts at this time.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
i Decrease in Loan Item Interesting
Feature of Exhibit.
New Y<»rk»J»ly f—< >•» v • rkly bank rtatement
f r live days shews tl f< Hewing changes:
Surplus Ts srrve dccrciiPS $1,270. 175
Beans decrease .. .. 5,578.600
Ppi eto dec-reas-.. 1.365.700
Br'gal ti-nd- r <i •• reasc.. -• •• •• •• 1.504,600
j I'l-P' .lts decr'"ise 6.400.300
, Circulation in> r» .i ••• 67,100
Th.- banks now hold $15.58,200 In excess us
tin- 25 per cent rule.
Th" New York Ftoanelt r says;
"The siateriiint oi tho New York clearing
hour" banka for the week ending July 7th was
' In direct conflict with all preliminary estimates.
Th'i retlcally ti e banks should havo exhibited
! a heavy gain In cash, owing to receipts from
the interior and treasury dlsbursem- nts. In
stead f tii it, l wcver, cash holdings were re
j due. d $2,870,337. No explanation is forthcom-
probably true that the July dividend period
Ella contused the averages. It Is only fair to
Infer that the postion of the clearing house In
stitutions is much stronger than the statement
Indicates, tor receipts have been heavy over
the post few days. The interesting feature of
the week’s operations is the decrease In the loan
Item, the reduction for the week having been
$5,578,600. This makes a total decrease of
$7,135,800 from the high point reached Junq
23d. and there Is reason to believe, If the move
ments of past years afford a precedent, that
the loan total will continue to decrease until
well Into the fall season. The contraction of
$6,400,500 in deposits is not ns large as called
for by the other changes, but it sets free
$1,600,000 heretofore locked up in legal reserve
requirements and this accounts for tho falling
off of only $1,270,300 In cash. The futu-e
money market 1s rather uncertain. The loan
ing rate In view of the present condition of sur
plus reserve to abnormally low, but there Is
a noticeable tendency to put out short time
loans. The expanduX loan account can be traced
to investments In sterling and this means that
a rise In rates, should one occur, will be met
by liquidation of foreign accounts and Import
of gold. But so far from expectation on this
ground, attempts are being made even now to
negotiate additional foreign loans. It Is also
known that within the next few weeks receipts
from the Klondike will be transferred to New
York. So far aa crop season demands are con
cerned, there to absolutely nothing to show that
money Is going west. In fftet the movement
Is the other way."
Naval Stores.
Savannah, Ga., July 7.-Spirits of tur
pentin firm at 43'4; rccel%pts 1,101; tales
256; exports 520. Rfisln firm and unchanged;
receipts 3.0T9; rales none; exports 1,437.
Charleston. July 7.—Turpentine firm at
42: salesK none. Resin firm and un
changed; sales none.
WANTS BETTER COTTON PRICES.
Commissioner Culver, of Alabama,
Calls a Convention.
Mnotgomery. Ala., July 4.—(Special.)—
Hon. I. F. Culver, commissioner of agri
culture, has Issued a cull for a convention
of persons interested in getting better
prices for the cotton crop of 1960, to be
held in this city on the 18th of July. Many
letters have been sent out to the farmers,
merchants, bankers and warehousemen
of the state asking their opinion as to the
best plan to bo adopted for this purpose
tint! requesting that they be present at
the convention yn the dav named. A
la;go percentage of the letters indicate
that an organization will bo perfected
which will be of great benefit to farmers
of this state and be the means of saving
thousands of dollars to the planters of
cotton . A very large attendance Is ex
pected. the railroads having agreed to
give cheap rates to the delegates. The
meeting will be absolutely non-polltical.
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SEABOARD WILL BUY THE ROAD
Settlement Effected by the East and
West Railroad Litigants.
Cedartown, Ga., July 3.—(Special.)—
The long strung out litigation over the
East and West railroad has finally reach
ed a settlement. These two factions, one
of them headed by the Kelleys and tho
other by Senator Bunn, as administrator,
have agreed on the terms. The clearing
up of Jiieso complications means that the
reorganization of tho road and its sale to
the Seaboard system can now be carried
through. That. It has be» n understood for
some time, is the thing likely to be done.
There hq,ve been a number of rumors of
Settlement, but this Is the first authorized
statement that the complications havo
been cleared up. It Is understood to be a
foregone conclusion that the Seaboard will
btiv the property and then build from
Bell C.ty to Birmnlgham.
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The Trade Winds.
Os tho trade winds Tho Spectator says:
•Tho southeast trades are almost as sure
in their operation as Is the recurrence of
dav and night. Tho homeward-bound sail
ing ship, once having been swept round
the cape of Good Hope In spite of adverse
winds by tho Irresistible Agulhas current,
usually finds awaiting her a southerly
wind. Sailors refuse to call it the first of
the trades, considering that any wind
blowing without the tropics has no claim
to be called a 'trade.* This fancy matt- rs
little. The great thing is that, these help
ful breezes await the homeward-bounder
> close down to tho southern limit of his
passage ; await him with arms outstretch
ed In welcome, and coincidently with the
pleasant turning of his .“hip’s head home
ward, jierinit the yards to be squared and
tin. l course to be set as desired. And the
ship- like a docile horse, who. after a long
day's journey, finds his head pointed sta
bb ward, and settles steadily down to a
clinking pace—gathers way In stately
fashion, and glides northward at a uni
form rate, without any further need of in
terference from her crew."
Piles, Fistula, Rupture,
Stricture. Varicocele, Unnatural Tzisses,
Debility; cure guaranteed. Dr. Tucker,
Broad street. Atlanta, Ga.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS
St. Petersburg, July 6. —An official dis
patch from Nikolsky, dated July Ist, says
that fifty persons were killed by an ex
plosion of stores of powder at Muukuen.
Sandusky, 0., July 6.—Tho branch fac
tory of the Standard Wheel Company was
r early destroyed by fire tonight, the stock
In the yards and the boiler and engine
room alone being saved. Loss, slW,ow,
fully covered by insurance.
Paris, July 7.—Tho Aurore learns from
a good source that a young attache oi the
United States embassy disappeared a
week ago. The police are making an ac
tive search for the young man. who it is
feared has L-een murdered.
London, July 6. —A special dispatch
from Pretoria says that an inter-tribal
fight, In which more than 1,000 natives are
engaged, is taking place on the plains
north of the Boer position. The fight.
It is added. Is for possession ot Boer cat
tle.
Maseru. Basutoland, July 6.—The Boers
made a determined attempt to take Ficks
burg. Orange RAer colony, yesterday.
They attacked the place at midnight, rhe
fighting w;ts short but fierce, lasting an
hour, when the federate were repulsed.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 6.—While Chester
McCarthy, aged eight, and Reuben Hes
ter. aged tine, were on an improvised
raft watching men dragging the river for
the body of Lawrence Lutz, who was
drowned yesterday, they themselves were
drowned.
Pittsburg. Pa., July 6.—A gentleman
closely associated with the Carnegie in
terests said tonight that It Is probable
tho Carnegie company will knock off all
official prices and declare the market
open for competition of all steel products
with billets as a basis.
Charleston, S. C., July 6.—The Indian
department of the National Educational
Association resumed its sessions this
morning at 10 o’clock. Chairman Bullock
presiding. The first paper was read by
Superintendent 11. B. Frisseli, of Hamp
ton, Va., Industrial Institute.
London, July 7.—The Constantinople cor
respondent of The Express telegraphs,
under date of July sth. that the answer
promised by the porte on tho subject or
Indemnity claims of the United States Is
not forthcoming, but that semi-official
assurances are given that the claims will
be paid.
Paris, July 6.—The Boer delegates.
Messrs. Wessels, Fischer and Wolmarau-,
arrived In Paris this evening. They wen
met at the station by the president of the
municipal counsel and several senators,
who Invited them to be present at a re
ception to bo given at the Hotel DeX illeon
Tuesday next.
St. Louis, July 6.—The June grand jury
In Its final report today fastened on the
police much of the responsibility of tuo
disturbances which marked the ret- nt
street railway strike. Police officials and
patrolm-a are criticised, and the Jury
says that manv of the acts of lawlessness
were committed with the apparent consent
of the police.
New York, July 6.—The fire at the
Standard Oil Company's works was prac
tically under control at 6 o'clock tonight
and will probably burn Itself out by to
morrow’ morning.
Tie official estimate of the damage Is
$2,40*).0"0. The company insures Its own
property, a fund being s°t aside for that
purpose.
Philadelphia, July 6.—The committee of
tho board of the governors for the South
ern Cotton Spinners’ Association was In
session again today considering the de
cline in pri- es. President Satnford, of the
American Yarn Exchange, of Boston, wh--
was before the committee yesterday, was
called in today and with the commlt.ee
went over the southern situation. Several
local commission m< n were also present.
The committee will probably hold its last
session tomorrow and then go to Boston
and Chicago.
Washington. July 6.—General Otis arriv
ed in Washington today from Tiis home
at Rochester. N. Y.. in answer to a tele
graphic summons from the war depart
ment, and called Immed’ately on Secre
tary Root. The general spent the entire
morning in close conference with Secretarv
R >ot. General Miles and Adjutant General
Corbin. In answer to Inquiry as to th--
nature of hls business, he referred till
questioners to the secretary of war. but
tiie latter declined to make any statement
on the subject.
Wakau. Wls.. July 6.—The southwestern
part of Winnvbaga county was visited
late today hv a destructive tornado. The
storm lasted thirty minutes. One crew
of men was buried under a hay stack,
and were extricated with difficulty. Two
brothers. John and Joseph Devoe, are
missing, their team being found some dis
tance from the Helds where they were
working. Robert Craig was between hls
horses quieting them when a.
lightning struck one horse, killing It in
stantly. Craig was knocked down, but
revived, s
RECORD OF A LOCOMOTIVE
Rome. Ga.. July 3—(Special.)—Locomo-
tive No. 846, on the Southern railway,
which drew the train that plunged
through Camp creek trestle, carrying
near two score souls to death, is a ‘ noo
doo" engine, and It has a long record of
blood since being turned out at the Sche
nectady shops in 1888.
It claimed Its first victims In 1899 be
tween Knoxville and Lenoir, when it ran
into a farm wagon, instantly killing three
people.
Early In the winter of 1897 No. 846 l.Jlea
nine members of the Woodward famiW
on the crossing at Avondale, near C
tanooga. They were In a covered wt*gos»
and not a soul survived the frightful aor
cldent.
The most miraculous escapade of this
ensanguined lion monster occurred her®
In 1898. No. 846 had been rechristened
No. 851 to break Its streak of ill luck, but
it availed not. The northern approach to
the Southern here over the long bridge
crossing the Etowah river passes over
the Rome railroad track by a short tres
tle.
On this eventful evening Engineer Bit
ner sat at the throttle. After hls engine
had passed over the short trestle It sud
denly leaped the track and plunged down
a slxty-foot bluff Into the Etowah. En
gineer Pitner stayed with the locomotive
and was rescued with only a broken leg.
The right of way of the Rome road was
filled with freight cars, which caught
fire, blocking the road and destroying a
large amount of freight.
The river was very much swollen at the
time end 851 lav buri, d in th- mud sev
eral weeks. It was finally raised by the
aid of a monster derrick and a ten-wheel
locomotive. A track was laid under it
and the sadly dismantled engine carried
around the Rome track, thence to th®
Atlanta shops. It was rebuilt, an I sent
again on its career of killing,
behaving well until it culminat
ed in tho frightful Camp creek
affair. The original No. M 6 had
1 been restored after raising It from the
Etowah.
John Ramsey was the first engineer to
handle 846. and he was succeeded by Ab®
Ijaird after the I-enoir killing. Ramse-y
was subsequently scalded to death near
t Sweetwater.
Lilrd operated 846 up to the Woodward
j tragedy, and the demon engine was re
i moved to the Georgia division. Laird
j succumbed to typhoid fever last summer.
Engineer Pitner succeeded and
' was on 846 when it made the plunge into
I the river. On the day of the Camp
i creek horror Pitner was sick and Engineer
i Sullivan, of Atlanta, went to his death
, in the last bloody event In the history of
846. The engine is a heap of tangled
scrap Iron now, and It Is said no effort
will ever be made to restore it. During
its twelve years of service it claimed over
fifty victims.
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Senatorial Youth, and Age.
Boston Evening Transcript: No genera!
rule can be laid down as to the. senatorial
uaefulnets of either old men or young
mtn. Each individual must be judged
upon hls own merits. George F. Hoar,
of this state, would be a great senator
and an ornament to Massachusetts, no
matter how lung lie remained in the senate,
, while Mr. Cullom, of Illinois, who is but
i a few years younger, has very little to
show fur his long years of service. Geor
gia, sending Bacon ami Clay, two young
men to the senate, has vastly strength
! ened her place in that body, while Louis
iana, in supplanting Mr. Cattery by on®
I of the young politicians of the modern
era. has made a tremendous mistake.
V-iinimt will make a ini-take, in the
opinion of many p- rsons. if it do- s not
re-elect Jonathan Boss, who has In his
short career demonstrated his great
strength as a lawyer by several notable
contributions to the discussion of the
. great and novel questions of present day
j statesmanship.
American Painters in Paris.
Philadelphia Times: Our painters have
; done very will at Paris, where the exhibl-
I tion of American art has made more ini
i piession than that from any other for
■ elgn country. The strength and vital
; ity of the American display at Chicago
‘ surprised even our own people and great
I pains had been taken to make the C' llec
. tion shown at Paris this year repres- nta
tive of tho best of recent achievement.
The list of American painters to whom
medals have be- n awarded is one of which
any country might be proud.
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