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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 —— P .. 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. i - '" ' ...—■■ 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. —— • 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. —— -• " 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. <b " 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. 11
