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’SATURDAY. APRIL 25.
Todays Financial and Commercial News
AUSUSTA COTTON MARKET
fiddling closed today at
13146.
Tone steady.
Middling last year 12% c.
CLOSING’QUOTATIONS
Good ordinary 13 3-8
Strict good ordinary 11 7-8
Low middling 12 6-8
Strict iow middling 13 1-4
Middling 13 1-2
Strict middling 13 3-4
Good middling 14
Tinges, Ist 13 1-4
Tinges, 2nd 12 5-8
Previous Day’s Figures
Good ordinary 11 3-8
Strict good ordinary 11 7-8
Low middling 12 b-S
Middling 13 1-2
Low Middling 12 5-1
Strict middling 13 3-s
Good middling 14
Tinges, first .13 3-4
Tinges, second 12 6-8
Receipts For Week
Mum. wp>». smr
Saturday 547 27 1243
Monday .... —*
Tuesday .... ....
Wednesday. . .
Totals .... 847 27 1243
C‘ mparative Receipts
1913. 1914
Saturday 19 344
Monday * ——
Tuesday
Wednesday ——
Thursday —-
Friday —-
Totals 19 344
NEW YORK COTTON
New York.—The cotton market was
more or less unsettled during today’s
early trading by near months liquida
tion. particularly of May. Opening was
steady one to four points righev in re
sponse to higher Liverpool cables. Ac
tive months sold three to six net higher
after the call. There was good offer
ing however and the market eased off
with old crop months leading the de
cline and selling under last night’s clos
ing figures.
Reports of too lfiuch rain in the south
west caused some covering late in the
morning and new crop positions were
relatively firm, but while steady, clos
ing prices were the lowest of the day,
net six points lower to two higher.
Cotton futres closed steady.
High. Low. Close.
Mav 12.65 12.53 12.54
July 12.56 12.47 12.48
August 'T. .12.37 12.80 12.30
October 11.71 11.64 11.64
December ,11.70 11.63 11.64
NEW YORK FUTURES.
New York.—Spot cotton quiet: mid
dling uplands 13.25; middling gulf 13.50.
No sales.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool.—Cotton spot unchanged;
good middling 7.88; middling 7.36; low
middling 6.96. Rales 4,'fiOO; speculation
and export 300. Receipts 15,000.
Futures steady:
April 7.0114
April and May 6.92
May and June 6.91%
July and August 6.78
August and September 6.64 14
October and November 6.34%
December and January ...6.26
January and February 6.26
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO CATTLE RECEIPTS.
Chicago, lilt.—Hogs: Receipts 7.000;
steady; bulk of sales 86a0870; light 850a
-875; mixed 845a872 1-2: heavy 825a870;
rough 826a840: pigs 725a840.
Cattle: Receipts 200; steady; beeves
710a935; Texas steers 710a820; Stockers
and feeders 550a815: cows and heifers
370*850; calves 600a850.
Rheep: Receipts 2,500; weak; native
5203670; yearlings 570a740; lambs, native
615a810.
MONEY-MARKET
New York.—Call money nominal; no
lonas.
Time loans strong; 60 days 2 3-4a3;
ninety days 3 1-4; six months 3 1-2.
Prime mercantile paper 3 l-2a4.
Sterling exchange firm: for sixty-day
bills $4,85.50; for demand $4.87.70.
Commercial bills 484 1-2.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds weak.
Exchanges $333,637,479; balances $lB,-
943,243.
MARKET GOSS/P
New York. —The lark of support with
general selling caused the low opening.
Market looks a purchase now.—Anderson
DOREMUB & r.O.
TO FRANk7h73ARRETT.
New York.—Liverpool is from four to
■lx points better than due this A. m.,
and that market Is getting as many buy
ing orders as we are having selling or
ders In this market. Trade over there
Is larger than our own and the shorts
can cover to somewhat better advant
age In a market that is not tied up like
our market Is We are nearly at the
end of April and the crop, to say the
least. Is very late, and we are Inclined
to believe purchases on ail soft spots
like that of yesterday arc still advis
able.—-John C. Hill.
i ■ .
Spring Laxative and Blood Cleanser
Flu-h out the accumul.-teu waste
and poisons of the winter months;
cleanse your stomach, liver and kid
neys of all impurities Take Dr.
King's New Use Pills; nothing bettor
for purifying t*" blood .Jlld, non
griping laxative. Cures constipation;
makes you feel fine Take no other.
25c, at your Druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for All
Hurts.
Chicago school children celebrated
Arbor Day by planting 54.450 worth
of small trees and shrubs.
Stocks and Receipts
Stock in Augusta, 1913 53.461
Stock in Augusta, 1914 40,213
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 326,958
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 361,341
Augusta Daily Receipts
1913. HI 4.
Georgia Railroad 158
Sou. Ry. Co 16 32
Augusta Southern 2
Augusta-Aiken ky ——
Central of Ga. Ry.. . ..
Georgia and Florida
C. and W. C. Ry 44
A. C. L. R. H
Wagon 3 5
Canal .. .. ....
River
Net receipts 19 241
Through 103
Totals 19 344
Port Receipts
Today. Last Yr.
Galveston 3743 2557
New Orleans 3724 2734
Mobile 1059 40u
Savannah ... ,983 997
Charleston 440
Wilmington 124
Norfolk 454
Total port 3 (est.) 11000 7909
Interior Receipts
Today. Last Yr
Houston 2145
Memphis 134 93
St. Louis ... 17
Cincinnati ——- —-
Little Rock
Weekly Crop Movement, End
ing Friday, April 17, 1914.
1914. 1913. 1912.
Shipments . 54,265 47,721 53,838
Stock . ... 92,457 85.978 85,763
Receipts ... 615,200 509.734 343,349
Cams In St. 130,686 132,426 142,854
Crop in St. 12,873,054 14,197,157 14,185,681
Vis. Supply 5,538,741 #4,910,197 5.287,255
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans. —Better cables than due
today put the price of cotton up In the
euvly trading in the face of greatly im
proved weather conditions over the belt.
First prices were three to five points up
and half an hour after the opening tlie
market stood five to seven up.
Cotton futures closed steady at a net
adm|ee of one to five points.
High. Low. Close.
May 12.89 12.84 12.8
July 12.77 12.70 12.72
August 12.43 12.43 12.42
October 11.73 11.65 11.67
December 11.69 11.63 11.64
Frosts.
At the highest of the morning gprices
were seven to eight points up. May
was well sustained, but the other trad
ing months fell off under realizing dales,
October selling a point under yesterday’s
final quotation.
The close was at a net rise of one to
four points.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
New Orleans. —Spot cotton steady, un
changed; middling 13 1-8. Sale 6on the
spot 1.155 bales; to arrive 190.
Receipts 3,724; stock 137,234.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago. Ills.—Wheat prices advanced
today influenced largely by nigher ca
bles. On tlie other hind flaterlng crop
prospects in the United States were held
to have been discounted in full. Quota
tions opened 1-4 to 3-8 higher and after
ward made an additional upturn.
Torrential rains in Argentina said to
have affected 70 per cent of the crop,
made the corn market There
were reports of good sales of cash corn
at Kansas City. Prices here started 1-8
to 1-2 higher and continued to ascend.
Oats sympathized with the bulge In
otther grain.
Provisions ruled steady. Shorts cov
ered and packers sold.
No Important reaction occurred in
wheat. Close 4 steady, 3-8 to 3-Bal-2c
net higher.
Some Argentine enTn shippers were
said to have paid high premiums to can
cel contracts for April, shipment. Closed
strong, 1-2 to 1 3-Bal 1-2 above last
night.
WHEAT—
Open. High. Low.
May .... 92% 93>4 92% 93%
July .... 87% 87% 87% 87%
CORN—
May .... 64% 66 64% 65%
July .... 64% 65% 64% 65
OATS—
May .... 37% 37% 37% 87%
July .... 37% 38 37% 37%
PORK—
Mav . . . .1985 2005 1985 2000%
July 2000 2022 2000 2015
LARD—
May . . . . 1010 1092 1007
July . . . .1020 1022
RIBS—
May . . . .1087 1097 1087 1097
July . . . .1107% 1115 1107 1112
AUGUSTA SECURITIES.
BONDS AND STOCKS
(Corrected WraMr for Tfo# An
|uti Herald by Martin A Oarratt)
Bank Stocks.
Bid. Ask
Augusta Savings Bank 150 ...
Merchants' Bank 217 226
National Exchange Bank or
Augusta 135 133
Planters Loan & Savings Bank
(par value 10) 41 41
Citizens A So. Bank 240 250
Union Savings Bank (par
value |100) 125 ...
Railroad Stocks.
A. A W. P. R. R. Co 14s 130
Augusta A Savannah Ry. C0..130 114
Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R.
Company 102
(3 a. R. R. A Banking Co 251 260
Seaboard Pfd stock 60 63
Seaboard Common Stock 20 2a
Southwestern R. ft. Co 103 105
Factory Bonds.
Augusta Factory, Ist 6s, I*ls
M & N 93 99
Eagle A Phoenix Mills Co.
Ist ss. 1926. J. A J 95 106
Enterprise Mfg. Co., Ist 6a
1923 M. A. N 90 92
Sibley Mfg. Co.. Ist E». 1923, J.
& J. 90 92
Factory Stocks.
Aiken Mfg Co *y
Granltevtlle Mfg. Co 1?8
King Mf*. Co 77 as
NO STRINGS TO THIS OFFER
The Herald wants a picture of every
baby under eight years of age In Au
gusta'and vicinity. Rrlng yotir little
one In today and have one made free.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN
For the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m.,
75th meridian time, Saturday, April 25th,
1914.
Stations • Precipita
'of tion
Augusta. inches State
Gu. Temperatures, and liun- of
District. High’t, Low’t. dredths. weatn.
Augusta. . . .80 62 0 Cloudy
Allendale.. . .82 60 0 Clear
Athens 74 59 0 Pl.Uly
Batesburg . ,7S 57 0 Cloudy
Black ville. . .86 68 0 Clear
Columbia. . . 76 58 0 Pt. Cly
Greensboro. . .82 57 0 Clear
Greenwood . .75 57 0 Cloudy
!Milieu. ... 85 62 0 Cloudy
Wurrenton . .SI 61 • 0 Clear
Washington. . 75 61 0 Clear
Waynesboro . 84 62 0 Cloudy
!Not included in means.
Heavy Rainfall.
Little Rock district: Malvern, Ark.,
1.00; Prescott, Ark., 1.10; Texarkana,
Ark., 1.48.
Houston district: Weatherford, Tex.,
1.20; Dallas, Tex., 1.20; Palestine, Tex.,
1.34; Waxahatchie, Tex., 1.38; Kopperl,
Tex., 1.40; Mexia, Tex., 1.38; Paris, Tex.,
1.64; Sehrman, Tex., 1.34; Greenville,
Tex., 3.50.
Oklahoma district: Durant, Ok., 1.00.
Texas Rainfall.
Dallas 1.20; Palestine 1.34; Houston
.02; Brownsville .01; Alice .18; Corsi
cana 1.20; Cuera .04; Greenville 3.50;
Haskell 1,08; Henrietta .28; Huntsville
.40Mexia 1.55; Nacogdoches .96; Paris
1.64; Quanah .54; Sherman 1.54; Wax
ahatchie 1.32; Weatherford 1.20; Colum
bus'.2o; Kopperl 1.40. Missing Aus
tin, Beeville, Brenham, Dublin, Hondo,
Llano, Longlake, Longview, Marble
Falls, Riverside, Snyder.
No. of Ave. of
stations stations
CENTRAL report’g report’s
STATION. .10 .10
High- Low- inch or inch or
est. est. more more
Wilmington . .72 54 0 .00
Charleston . . 78 58 0 .00
Augusta . . .80 60 0 .00
Savannah • .86 60 0 .00
Atlanta $0 58 0 .00
Montgomery . 81 60 0 .00
Mobile 84 62 0 .00
Memphis . . .84 6i 0 .00
Vicksburg. ’. .86 64 0 .00
N Orleans . .84 64 3 .60
Little Rock . .82 64 10 .60
Houston.. , . 82 64 16 1.20
Oklahoma • ..86 58 8 .50
Remarks.
Warm weather for the season is re
ported from all districts. In western
districts local showers occurred during
the past 24 hours.
E. D. EMIGH, Local Forecaster.
THE WEATHER
Augusta and Vicinity.
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
South Carolina and Georgia.
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
Comparative Data.
April 25th, 1914.
Highest temperature record, 93 in 1884.
Lowest temperature record, 39 in 1910.
Lowest this morning, 62.
I’Yecipitation yesterday .0; normal 0.10.
River stage at 8 a. m., 9.5 feet.
Twenty-four-hour change to 8 a. m.,
0.2 foot.
E. D. EMIGH, Local Forecaster.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Degrees.
6 A. M 62
7 A. M 63
8 A. M 64
9 A. M 67
10 A. M 72
11 A. M 74
12 M 76
1 P. M 79
2 P. M 80
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York.—The market today closed
firm. Stocks were poured out as free
ly as they could be absorbed without
bringing about a bad break. The more
stable market for American stocks
abroad and cessation of heavy foreign
selling here steadied the list at the
opening but after the market turned
downward it continued to decline until
shortly before the close when there was
a rally.
Speculation again was dominated by
the Mexican news and the preparations
of the government for war depressed
sentiment. Bonds were affected as well
as stocks. Large blocks of Southern Pa
cific convertible 5s were soldi under the
subscription price of 100.
NEW LIST
Last Bala
Amalgamated Copper ... 68%
American Agricultural ... 50
American Can 25
American Car and Foundry 45
American Cotton Oil 39
American Smelting 57>4
American Sugar 99%
American Tel. and Tel 119
American Tobacco 215%
Atchison .. 92*4
Atlantic Coast Line 116
Baltimore and Ohio 88
Canadian Pacific .. ........189%
Chesapeake and Ohio 50%
Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 95
Erie 26
General Electric 141
Great Northern pfd 119%
Illinois Central ... 107%
Interborough Met. pfd 58%
Kansas City Southern 23
Louisville and* Nashville 13%
Mexican Petroleum 87%
Missouri, Kansas and Texas 18%
New York Central 87%
N. Y.. N. H. & Hartford 67%
Norfolk and Western ... ..101%
Northern Pacific 107
Pennsylvania ... 108%
Reading 159%
Rock Island Co. pfd 5
Seaboard Air Line 18%
Do pfd 52%
Southern Pacific 87%
Southern Railway ... ... 25%
Do pfd ... , 74%
Tennessee Copper ... ....32
Texas Company ... 138%
Union Pacific 149%
United States Steel 56%
Do pfd 107%
Virginia-Carolina Chemical 27%
Western Union 60%
ALLEGED CAR-BREAKER
FREED TODAY ON BAIL
Oeorgp Brown, colony], who has
hern held since January 15th last In
the Richmond County Jail for the
United States court, In default of
bond, supplied the necessary ball to
day and was released until the next
term of court
The negro wan arrested by Deputy
U. S. Marshall pierce on the charge
of breaking Into and stealing from an
A. C. L. box car Interstate freight
and also some of the road’s equip
ment.
The release was granted through
the office of U. 8. Commissioner C.
J. Skinner, Jr.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
Sim FUNERAL IT
4 P. ». 01 SUNDAY
Rev. P. J. Bame, Pastor of
German Lutheran Church, to
Conduct the Services.
The funeral of young Herman Sanc
ken, who met a tragic death yesterday
in a motorcycle accident, will be held
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the
residence or' his pronts. Mr. and Mrs.
.John Sancken, at 245 Greene Street.
It will be conducted by Rey. P. J.
Bento. pastor of the German Lutheran
Church, and the interment will be in
the City Cemetery. The funeral ser
vices were delayed waiting for the
arrival of the brother of the deceased,
Mr. George Sancken and wife. Mr.
George Sancken was on his honey
moon when bj? heard of the death of
his brother.
The following young men will act
ns ralibarers: Messrs. Donald Hussey,
R. E. Allen, Jr., Francis Calhoun,
Chas. F. McKenzie, Jr., Tracy Jones
and Adrian Sherman.
The honorary pallbearers will be
four young men from the Georgia
School of Technology, fraternity mates
of young Sancken in the Phi Delta
Tlieat fraternity.
The funeral services will no doubt
be largely attended as there was no
more popular young man in the city
than Herman Sancken.
11 SEME Will
EE HELD SUNDAY P. ID.
No Services on Saturday at
the C. & W. C. Freight Ware
house. Regular Services Sun
day A. M.
No services were announced for to
day either morning or evening in the
union revival which in in progress, Sat
urday being selected as rest day. Last
night the congregation which assem
bled at the improvised attdionce au
ditorium at the C. &-W. C. depot was
larger by several hundred than the
night before.
The interest is perceptibly deepen
ing both on the part of Christian peo
ple and the unsaved. Though the evan
gelist so far has been preaching to the
Christian people, last night there were
several who eame forward signifying
their acceptance of Christ.
The preaching of the evangelist is
attracting great interested attention,
but no loss so than his singing, and
the singing of Mr. Good, who is the
chorus leader brought for the occa
sion.
Announcements were made last
night that on Sunday morning the reg
ular services would be held at all the
churches. At four o’clock in the after
noon at the auditorium a great union
service will be held, and at 8:15 all the
churches are asked to give up then
evening services and unite in this one
service for the whole city.
AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS
D. S. Reg. ribs, 50-lb 12%
D. S. Reg. plates, 8-yb av 11
D. S. Clear plates 10
D. S. bellies, 25-lb 13%
Pearl grits, 96-lb, all size $1.95
Yellow corn ..94
Red cob white corn 96
Best White Oats ..54
Uncle Ned self-rising flour 5.40
Medium head rice .. ..05
Japan head rice 03%
Fancy green coffee ’..14%
Choice green coffee 13%
Fair green coffee 12
Teneent roasted coffee, 100 pkgs.. ..07
Arbuckle’s coffee pr cs 100-lb*• ..19.60
Arbuekles ground coffee 36 lb 19.80
It A J coffee, 60 1-ib pkgH 15
Hero coffee, ground, 100 1-lb.. •• .• ..21
P R molasses, bids 20
Pecan syrup, bids 27
Pure leaf lard, 50-lb tins $6.00
N Y gr sugar, bids or bulk bags... .4.25
N Y gr sugar 4 25 bags 4.30
N Y gr sugar (24 511 b ertns) per 1b..4.50
N Y gr sugar (60 2-lb ertns) per 1b..4.50
(low Peas —Demand active.
Mixed peas 2.00
Whippoorwill, clay and black pen5..2.10
Whit*; peas 2.25
12-oz evaporated milk 3.75
Peerless 6c evap milk 6 doz 2.85
% - oil sardines, 100 5c cans.. •• ..$3.65
1-lb chum salmon ..85
1- pink salmon.. 90
2- tomatoes 70
3- tomatoes.. .. ..95
2-lh ilma beans 90
New Argo salmon per doz 1.60
HESTER’S WEEKLY
COTTON STATEMENT
Comparison* are to artual date* not to
close of corresponding weeks.
In thousands bales
In sight for week 94,000
In sght HaiTie 7 days hist year.. 109,000
In eight same 7 days yr. before 1 H 4.000
In elglit for the month 376,000
In sight same date Inst year .. 400,000
In sight same date year befcflre 634,000
In wight for season 1,371,000
In sight same dnte Inst year .. 1,302,000
In sight same date yea»* before 1,490,000
Port receipts for season 9,745,000
Port receipts same date last yr. 9,207,0 V)
Port receipts same date year
before last 11,431,000
Overland to Mills and Canada.
for season 1,049,0 iO
do same date last yeav . ... /# 996,000
do snme date year before 1,110,000
Southern mill tukngs for season 2,670,000
do same date last year ..... 2,393,000
do same d;*te year before .. 2,120,000
Interor stocks in excess of Sep
tember Ist 362,000
do last year 368,0 V)
do year before 246.000
Foreign exports for week 109,000
do name seven days last yr. 70,000
do fed* sen son 7,992,000
do same date last year 7,481,000
Northern Spinners’ takings and
Panada for week 32,000
do same seven days last year 36.000
do for season 2,260,V0
do to same date last year ... 2,837.000
Statement of World’s Visible Supply
Total visible this week 6,442,00'
Total visible last week 6,642 V 0
Total vis. same flute last year 4,8V), 000
Total vis. same dote yr before 6,165,0 V)
Of this the total American this
week 3,414,000
do Inst week 3,635.000
do last year 3,302,000
do yens before 3,946,000
All other kinds this week ...... 2.028.000
do last week 2.007.000
do last year 1.498,000
do year before 1,220,000
Visible In the IT. S. this week.. 1,123,000
do this date last year 1 117,OV)
Vis!' lie In other eountrles this
week 4,319.000
d»4 this date lust year 3,683,000
At The Grand
“DAMAGED GOODS.’’
“Damaged Goods," Eugene Brieux’s
sociological play which Richard Ben
nett's New York company of co-work
ers will present at the Grand next
Tuesday evening has th 6 distinction
of being the only theatrical entertain
ment ever presented in the National
capital on the Sabbath day. Tills
event took place last April when,
under the auspices of the Society for
Social Hygic%;e, Richard Benneti
brought his company to Washington
from New York City in order that
members of congress and other of
i flcials in national life, might see the
| play and pass upon its fitness for
I presentation before the general pub
lic. More than four thousand appli
cations for seats were received for
this single performance whereas tae
capacity oT the theater was limited
to seventeen hundred. In the audience
were the most distinguished senators
.and representatives in congress and
their wives; many diplomats of re
nown; more than thirty of the lead
ing clergymen of the city and all of
the prominent officials of the city
government. President Wilson’s cab
inet was represented by Postmaster
General Burleson and Secretary of
Labor Wilson and his daughter. The
plaj created such a profound impres
sion that the Washington board ot
trade passed a form of resolution in
structing its secretary to see what
arrangements could be made for a
second presentation of the remark
able play in tire city. Seats now
selling.
Daysey Mayme
And Her Folks
(By Frances L. Garside.)
Of all fads to which humanity is
heir, none is so prone to develop a
rock-crusher disposition in its adher
ents as the Fresh Air fad.
With a chest bulged out like the
sail ol’ a mackerel schooner, the Fresh
Air faddist goes around throwing open
the windows and doors, breathing con
tempt for the members of her family
who sit with their feet in their arms
trying to keep warm. B-r-r-r! fly
open the windows to the right, back
and left of them, and ley blasts pour
in, corrugating their flesh till they
look like so many plucked geese in the
butc.her’s window, and giving to their
noses all tlie deep blue tones of a
Dutch plate.
"You don't know what is good for
yeti,” continues the Fresh Air fad
dist, turning off the heat. "What you
need is fresh air In your lungs!"
Daysey Mayme Appleton is a Fresh
Air faddist, and from November till
April her family lead a trapped ex
istence; her mother, after the manner
of tlie modern American mother, meek
ly and glorying in her martyrdom, and
her father and brother, with backs
humped up against tlie radiator, emit
ting from time to time such ialpt
squeaks of protest as are perhiitted
from the male members of a modern
family.
Daysey Mayme froze not only hjgr
family but herself. When she dressed
for a walk in the snow she put on
low shoes, silk hose, wore her dress
a little lower in the neck, and put >t
warm fur hat on her head. Her fatlir,
er scolded, begged, reasoned and tried
by bribes to get her to look a llttje
less like a squab that is dressed lor
market; and all in vain.
One evening a young man called
the kind ■of young man ttiat looks
over his high collar like a milk-nosed
calf gazing over a high fence. It was
his second call, and Daysey Mayme
had already learned to Love him Mad
ly. It is to such as he that is grant
ed tlie power to inspire sudden find
serious affection at first sight.
"You should dress warmer than
that,” he said indifferently, to Day
sey Mayme when she entered tho roorg
with her usual squab-like attire.
She left the room, and when Hite
returned her feet were shod In wool
en hose, heavy shoes and thick arc
tics, and her wraps were so cumber
some she looked like a sewed-up
mummy.
She had heard the Voice of Love!
Oh, Love! that makes a young man's
suggestion a divine command and a
father’s command n silly suggestion!
WEEK INJCOTTON
New York. The cotton market liuh
advanced during tlie week <n a
renewal of hull wupport and covering.
Old crop poaitlona nave been rtilativi-iy
flYm, but new cropu aiwo made new hign
levels. The advance was actompanlci
by predictions of a 'builizh blulisticai po
sition und some of the more aggnmaive
bulla predicted a “natural corner” in
July and Auguet.
Whether or not these predictions are
Justified, the action of the market sug
gested a more or leas Involved situation
In the near months and, with May still
holding some premium over July, local
Waders are anxiously awaiting the no
tices expected next Jucs.ay.
Meanwhile Houthern nouses have Indi
cated no material change in the interior,
but there has been some Increase In the
local stock and further small shipments
for May delivery are rumored to lie
pending. There have also been con
tinued reports of accumulating supplies
In domestic yarn markets. Home look
to this as ;i possible check to end-season
takings without the necessity of prohloi
tively high prices. There has been prac
tically no change In foreign trade ad*
vices, and the Mexican war situation
has been more generally regarded as
likely to stimulate business and curtail
rpoduction In the Southwest, than as a
depressing factor, so far as the ptGhent
year’s operations are concerned.
WEEK IN FINANCE
New York—The securities market was
upset this week by the outbreak of
hostilities with Mexico which overshad
owed everything else In slitipng sent
rnent. The decline which began a fort
night age was accelerated and at lime*
stocks were under heavy iFessure. Many
lew records for the year were made.
Nevertheless the market received fairly
good support and there was little evi
dence of nervousness.
The depressing Influence es the Mcx
ienn crisis was greatly Increased by
heavy and persistent selling es storks
here by Europe. Foreign markets, In fact
were more unsettled than the home ex
change. owing, perhaps to the heavy
holdings or Mexican securities In Eu
rope The Miners es Emperor Francis
Joseph was a contributory Influence In
unbalancing the markets of Europe and
unloading of securities here for foreign
account was a chief source of the de
cline
Weather conditions were favorable to
crops, Other domestic factors, however,
were bearish. There were evdemes of
further contracton In trude. The num
ber of Idle freight cars Increased largely.
Brices of (topper and some steel products
were alluded.
Money rates tightened. Forelgned ex
change rose to the highest quotations of
the year.
Hardwick Will Have Augusta
Postoffice Job Begun Soon
After Conference at 4 O’Clock Today With President Rice of
M. & M. and Supt. Hillsingcr, Contractors’ Representative,
Sends Wire to Supervising Archetect at Washington.
Supervising Architect,
Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C.
Please act at once on the propo
sals of Fissell & Co., as to amend
ments of change in plans and
specifications of public building in
Augusta, Ga., as I am anxious that
the work shall actually begin at
once. Contractor here awaiting
action. THOS. W. HARDWICK.
The above telegram was written by
Congressman Hardwick at tho rooms
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association following a conference
with the president of the association,
(’apt. P. H. Rice, and Supt. W. J.
Hillsinger, of \Y. H. Fissell & Co., con
tractors, New York.
Superintendent Hillsinger, who wjll
have charge of the building of tho
Augusta postoffice and federal court
house, has been on tho site since tho
first of tho year and since February
12th has simply been awaiting word.
No More Chautauqua Tickets Are to Be
Delivered Except By Special Request
Secretary W. M. Hunter, of the Y.
M. C. A., under whose auspices the
Redpath Chautauqua will be seen in
this city May 11-17, announced this
morning that the plan to deliver tick
ets requested by last year's patrons
in the homes now had been abandoned,
because of tlie impractlcableness of
the scheme. It has proven uunsatis
factory in many ways, and as a sub
stitute he is asking that all who sisn
The Manicure Lady
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
"George,” said the Manicure Lady,
"I had a good lesson today about sav
ing money like a miser. I don’t
mean saving enough for a rainy day,
but 1 mean scrimping for yoara to get
a bankroll.
“There was a old gent come in here
today to have his nails did. lie aaiu
that he had always took some kind of
care of Ills own nails until he retired
from business, but that now lie was
spending a little of the big fortune
that he had piled up, and took a no
tion to have a manicure with all the
other lilgn life he was enjoying.
“He said ‘enjoying,’ but he wasn’t
enjoying a minute that he was set
ting there, and 1 bet he hasn’t had a
really happy day since lie was a
younger man, slaving to get his coin
together.”
“I would be willing to take a chance
and trade places with him,” said the
Head Barber. “I guess he could
have a good time if he really wanted
to. Give me the bankroll, and I’ll
show you how to have the run for it.’’
“But you are younger than this old
gent,” said the Manicure Lady, “and
you was always more or less of a
sport, anyway. You see, George, It
is a whole lot different for a sport to
keep on being one than it is for
some old gcrimiter to try to make
hlntsolf over when he Is nearly old
enough to plant.
“This old chap seemed kind of like
a old, deserted house to me. The
frame was there, but there didn’t
seem to bo no signs of life Inside.
When ho talked, Ills eyes didn’t llg.n.
up mine, and he didn’t act any more
excited than a little necked clam.
He sat there, having his nails did the
same way I suppose lie opened his
mail, or washed his face, and there
wnsn’t no m’ore spark to him than to
a dead fire. What good did all that
man’s money do him? What good
will it ever do him? No good, George.
The old fellow will go along looking
after a good time like a blind kid
looking for a toy, and after awhile
lie will ho dead and forgotten, and
ills money will fly thla way and that
way. Gee, I felt sorry for him!"
“I can’t see how nobody can feel
aorry Tor a gent with a bankroll,” In
slated the Head Barber. ”1 know if I
had a bankdoll I wouldn't, tie around
looking for no sympathy."
“This old gent wasn’t looking for no
sympathy,” said the Manicure Lady.
“I didn’t say he waa. I just hhlil that
I felt sorry for him, and I do. lie
never had one-tenth the good time in
bis life that my father liaa had, and
the old gent has managed to raise a
big family, besides, while he was
Journeying through life and living by
the way. If father had went along
all those years without, ever taking a
little nip with Ills old friends, or with
out seeing no shows or boxing
matches or races, I suppose that by
now he would have at least as big a
roll as the old fellow I was speaking
of: but ns It Is, I believe that he Is
n lot. happier for having had some of
the good times that he has had, Wil
fred saya that he Is going to pattern
his life as near after father’s as pos
sible, but f am afraid that he will
never have the old gent’s earning ca
pacity or other capacity.”
“I would like nothing better than
to he old now and have a nice hank
account to string along with,” said
the Head Barber. ”1 don’t see much
chance, the way things Is now, to
ever have a real roll In my old age,
bur I am going to try.”
“No you ain’t," declared the Mani
cure Lady. "Not while the horses
keeps running races.”
repaTfTship’off with
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Norfolk, Vs. —The U. H. 8 Vestal,
repair ship arid tender for submarines,
Pft the Norfolk Navy Yard at 11:30
this morning, loaded with supplies,
bound for Vera Urn/,
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frnm the government as to when to
start actual work on the construction
of the building.
Preliminaries Complete,
The contractor’s representative
states that lie has every detail so ar
ranged as to commoner on the Job tho
moment he receives tho word from
Washington to start.
The general public has become anxi
ous to see something done on the site.
The ground has been cleared, staked
off and all necessary out-houses for
tlie contractors have long ago been
built. Not a sign of beginning to
dig for tlie foundations lias naturally
caused many to wonder what was the
matter.
When tho condition of affairs was
laid before Mr. Hardwick ho imme
diately said, "Leave it to me.”
The aetio'n today very likely will
mean that advices from the supervis
ing architect's office will come with
out further delay and work on the
handsome marble and granite struc
ture will begin In the next week or so.
ed up for tickets last year and who
want them, make special request at
once and the tickets will lie delivered.
No tickets will be held after tho
next few days for those who signed
cards last year at the Chautauqua. The
demand Is heavier than was expected
and by waiting any longer those who
signed in advance can not be given
ttho preference.
The tickets for both children And
adults are on sale at the Y. M. C. A.
THE BIJOU
There's an A-No. 1 show at the Bi
jou this week. Keith Vaudeville is re
cognized as the best that can be sc
curt (1 today, and the Blljou this halt
of the week is showing some of tho
best In Keith Vaudeville.
Tonight, though, Is tho last chance.
It Is hard to say really which is the
better, Saraclna's sixteen piece hand
or the dancing act of Davis and Mat
hews. Besides these two acts Dane
brothers, tlie harmony singing gen
tlemen from Georgia, are seen and
heard in a very clever act of singing.
The bund can only ho expressed as
something immense.
Some of the most puplar musical
selections from tlie latest musical
comedies are rendered to tho utmost
approval of every audience. Their
ragtime sets one’s feet In motion.
The dancers are unquestionably
the cleverest couple that have ever
exhibited a terpslohorean feast In this
city. Tho very latest is given and giv
en to a queen’s taste, too.
Daily Pattern
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9908.—A BIMPLE. BTYLIBH DRESB
FOR MIBBEB AND SMALL
WOMEN.
Silk poplin In a new shade of blue,
with fitclngH of white braided In blue,
was used to make this attractive mod
el. The wnlst back and sleeves are
cut In one, and Join the front at the
deep armscye and underarm. The
skirt has simple lints, with a. slight
fulness «t the belt, that may be plait
ed or gathered. The right side of
waist and skirt Is lapped over the
left In closing. A shaped collar trims
the low '‘V" neck edge. The sleeve
may be finished In short length, with
a turned-back cuff, or In full length
with or without the shaped and deep
cuff. The dress Is also suitable for
laffelH, tub silk, voile, rrepc, challle,
linen, gingham, lawn and other wash
fabrics.
The pattern Is cut In four sizes: 14.
16, 17 and 18 years. It requires 4 1-4
yards of 44-lr.ch material for a 17-
year size. The skirt measures about"
1 1-4 yard at the foot.
A pattern of this Illustration mailed
to any address on receipt of iOo in
silver or stamps.
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