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FRIDAY, JUNE 13,
Todays Financial and Commercial News
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Middling closed, today, 14%c
Tone Steady.
Middling last year i2%c.
‘ closincTquotations
Good ordinary 11 /7-8
Strict good ordinary 12 8-8
Low middling 13 3-8
Strict low middling 14
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 1-2
Good middling *
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second .....13 3-8
Previous Day’s Figures
Good ordinary 11 7-1
Strict good ordinary 12 3-1
Low middling It 1-1
Strict low middling ... 14
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 I*B
Good middling »
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 3-1
V
Receipts For Week
Sales. Spin. Slilpt
Saturday 114 90
Monday 129 54 436
Wednesday. . . . 365 303 79
Thursday 46 5 139
Friday 100 100 90
Comparative Receipts
I*l3. 1914.
Saturday 294 134
NEW YORK COTTON
New York.—The eotton market open
ed lower today under more or less gen
eral selling which appeared to be In
spired by the \%eak showing ot the ca
bles and favorable weather advices.
First prices were barely steady at a de
cline of five to ten points and active
months sold down thirteen to seventeen
during the early trading with new crop
positions making new low’ ground for
the movement under liquidation and
local pressure. There was enough realiz
ing to check the decline at .this level
and rally prices four to five points from
the lowest.
Reports of low night temperatures tn
the eastern belt helped to steady the
market lateY in the morning but failed
to Inspire any important demand. Prices
were still about eight to welve points net
lower shortly after midday.
The good rains reported in the east
ern belt encouraged rather more general
■> selling during the afternoon and the
market ruled about twelve to seventeen
points net lower.
Cotton futures closed easy.
Hign. is”*, cm-.*
July 12.86 12.76 ** 12.77
August -..12.85 12.77 12.76
' October 12.60 12.52 12./I2
December 12.65 ’12.55 12.5*f
January 12.54 12.40 12.41
Mare*** 12.53 12.45 12.43
LIVERPOOL* COTTON
Liverpool.—Cotton spot easier: good
middling 8.22: 7.65; low mid
dling" 7.20. Sales 3,000; speculation and
export 200. Receipts 15,000. Futures
barely steady.
June a 7.85
June and July 7.16
July and August 7.17
August and September 7.02
October and November 6.72%
December and January 6.63%
January and February 6.63
March and April 6.65
Liverpool.—Weekly cotton statistics:
Total forward to mills 71,000 bales, of
which 59.000 were American; stock 959,-
00ft. American 76*4,00*0; imports 6%0K>0,
American 45,000; exports 4,000.
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET
Chicago, Ills. —Hogs; Receipts 17,000;
strong: bulk nf sales 830a840; light 810a
-8371 -2; mixed 810a842 1-2; heavy 795a
-840; rough 795a810; pigs 715a790.
Cattle: Receipts 1.000; firm; beeves
785a835; steers 650a815; Stockers and
feeders 61af»810; cows and heifers 360a
-815; stockers and feeders 610a810; cows
and heifers 360a850; calves 700al0.1a>.
. Sheep: Receipts 12,000; slow; sheep
530a640; yearlings 640a750; lambs 650a
-850; sprnigs 70a0975.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Degrees.
6 A. 62
7 A. M 64
8 A. 68
9 A. M 70
10 A. M 71
11 A. M 73
12 M 76
1 P. 78
2 P. M 79
Industrial and Construction
- Growth For the Week
Columbus, G*. —The Industrial Inflex
says in its issue for this week:
Just how thoroughly and well edu
rational facilities are provided through
out the Southeast is illustrated by the
news this week of .school buildings to be
erected.
"A $50,009 building will be erected
near Birmingham, Ala., for the Jefferson
county High school, and one to cost
about SIB,OOO will be constructed at
Clantan. Ala Through the voting of an
additional $20,000 of bonds. Thoniasvllle.
Ola., has $70,000 which will be devoted
to school building construction,, and will
erect one building to cost about $50,000.
A school building will be erected at Lake
Worth, ft*. An election will be held at
Griffin. G'a., upon the issuance of $50,000
of municipal bonds for erecting a school
building Norcross. Qa., has voted 35.-
a'O of bonds for the purpose. Cedar
Keys. Fla., district will yote.upop $15,000
of school buildings bonds.
“Contracts for the erection of school
buildings have been awarded In the fo|.
lowing West Pahn Beach. Fla., $52,-
999; Avon Park. Fla.. $10,732: Del.and,
Fort Fierce and Key West, Fla., and At
lanta. Ga Contracts have been award
ed In Macon. Ga.. for erpilpment to cost
$21,090 for the High school building
which is being erected In that city at a
ce-st of $i",0.000 Contracts have been
perfected in Mobile Alt., for the erec
tion of municipal school buildinga wit a
total cost of $lO4 975.
"People of other sections of the coun
try who are considering tomlng so the
Southeast to live can be assured of hav
ing core splendid. Tactile* for the educa
tion of the|r children—always a prime
r*r visile of a new home.
"Among the items of construction
work to oe done, an ref or ted this week
arc the following
"ApertniSnt hnuats Mernn. Oa., three
Atlanta, Ga., and at. Augustine, Fla.;
Monday 44 79
Tuesday 179 213
Wednesday 201 57
Thursday 9 25
Friday 100 20
Stocks and Receipts
Stoik in Augusta, 19J3 24,672
Stock in Augusta, 1914 18,680
Kec. since Sept. 1, 1913 335,309
Uec. since Sept. 1, 1914 370,885
Augusta Daily Receipts
1913 1914
Georgia Railroad 5
Southern Ry. Co 77 78
Augusta Southern Ry.. ..
Augusta-Aiken Ry. Co. ... 5 r-
Central of Ga. Ry
Ga. & Fla Ry
C. and W. C. Ry 2
A. C. L. R. R 10 2
Wagon 1 ——
Net receipts 190 20
Through
Total \ 100 20
Port Receipts
Today Last Vr
Galveston 1227 1334
New Orleans 3079 807
Mobile 381 14
Savannah ... ... 1137 1008
Charleston 3
Wilmington —— B 3
Norfolk 363 924
Total ports (est.) 15000
Interior Receipts
Today. Last Tr.
Houston 1504 113
Memphis 28 76
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Little Rock ——
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans.—There was liberal sell
ing of cotton at th k e opening today. First
prices were nine to eleven points down
and the decline was qqulckly wiedened
to thirteen to fourteen points.
Profit-taking by shorts and fresh long
buying met the decline and caused a
reaction of five points. At noon the
market was at a net decline of eleven to
twelve points.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
New Orleans. —Spot cotton quit un
changed; middling 13 13--16; sales on the
spot 625; to arrive 120.
Receipts stock 95,428.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, lll*,—Wheat advanced today
in sympathy with stronger Liverpool
rabies. After opening 1- Bto 5-8 high
er. the market continued to lean to the
dull side.
Although corn at first reflected the
strength nf wheat a reaction soon took
place. The opening ranged from a
shade off to l-Bal-4 advance but about
all of the gains were wiped out and July
went well under last night's level.
Crop damage reports made the oats
market firm.
Lack of demand caused provisions to
sag.
An enlargement of country offerings
easer wheat a little. It closed steady at
3-8 to 1-2 net advance.
Slow’ness of eastern demand had a de
pressing influence on corn. Tiie close
was firm 3-8 off to a shade advance
compared with last night.
LAHt>—
Open. High Low Close
WHEAT—
July .... S3>4 83% 83% 83%
Sept .... 81% 81% 81% 81%
CORN—
July .... 76 76 69% 69%
Sept .... 67% 67% 67% 67%
OATS —
July .... 39% 46 39% 39%
Sept .... 38% 38% 38% 38%
LARD—
July . . 2676
Sept . . . .2020 2020 2010 2010
PORK—
July . . . . 1012 1010 1612
Sept . . . .1027 1030 1027 1036
RIBS—
July . . . .1152 115.1 1152 1152
Sept . . . .1155 1157 1155 1155
MONEY MARKET
New York.—Close: Mercantile paper 3
l-2a4. Sterling steady; 6 days 4.85.90;
demand 4.88.10.
Commercial bills 485 3-8.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Call money steady 13-4a2; ruling rate
1 3-4; closing 1 3-4a2.
Time loans steady; 60 days 2 1-4; 90
days 2 l-2a3-4; si months 3 l-4al-2.
AT THE MASQUERADE BALL.
You have no Idea how perfectly
lovely you looked in your disguise!’’
“Do you think bo?”
“Yes, indeed! I was surprised
when you unmasked!”
bank building, Attlalla, Ala., and bank
buildings to be remodeled. Sanderuvllle,
Ga.; ehnVch buildings, Blountstown,
Jacksonville and Pensacola. Fla., and
Oeilla and Wrightsvllle, Ga.; church
building to be improved Macon, Ga.; fac
tory building, Ragland, Ala.; wharves,
about 150.600, Augusta, Ga.; hotel
building addition. Columbus. Ga.; site
has been secured for postoffice building
at Moultrie, Ga.; plans for a railway
passenger station at Griffin, Ga., have
been accepted; Tuscaloosa, Ala., has
fund of $106,600 for waterworks system
construction.
“Construction contracts have been
awarded as follows
''Apartment houses, Atlanta and Ma
con. Ga.: hotel building Improvement,
Tampa, Fla.; armory building. West
Palm Bearh, Fla.; sewers, paving and
seawall, West Palm Beach, Fla.; ware
houses, Macon and Porterdale, Ga.
Industrial plants will be established as
follows
"Cotton oil mills, Cullman, Ala., and
Macon, Ga., cotton mill addition, Man
chester, Ga.; fertilizer factory, about
$306,060. Birmingham, Ala.; gns plant
extension, Columbus, Ga.; lumber plant,
Crystal River, Fla.; Ice factory, South
Jacksonville, Fla.; bottling plant, Phe
ntx City, Ala.
"Contracts for extensive double-track
ing of tlje line of a railway system in
Alabsma will be awarded In about thlr
dai s. •
"Clay products manufacturing com
pany with minimum capital stock ot
$140,000 has been organized tn Athens,
Ga. '
"A pecan orchard company with min
imum capital stock of $300,000 has been
formed at Albany, Ga.
"Fourteen View orporattoos with min
imum 'apltal stocks aggreg itlng s7ls,.
000 were formed during the week.”
NEW YORK MOCK MARKET
New York.—Stock prices hardened
slowly during the morning. The demand
was limited principally to the seasoned
dividend paying shares, hut there wero
larger dealings in a few low priced spe
cialties. Another sharp break occurred
ip demand sterling, making a drop of
about 100 points in three days. After
midday ‘ interest was at low ebb and
prices scarcely moved.
Bonds were irregular. Sales in the
first hour were almost $ 1,000,000 par
value, and more than half of the total
of yesterday’s full session. Two-thirds
of this trading was in the Rock Island
issues, which was believed to foreshad
ow announcement of the re-organiza
tion plan. Rock Island collaterals tuoch
ed 30, a drop of more than two points
and the lowest figure at which they ever
sold, but later madeup nearly half this
loss.
Debentures reacted two points.
The market closed steady. Trading
became even more insignificant in the
final hour the day's total approaching a
new low record.
NEW YORiTsIOCK LIST
Last Sale.
Amalgamated Copper 71%
American Agricultural 36%
American Can 28
American Car and Foundry 51%
American Cities pfd, ex-dlv 64%
American Smelting 63
Atchison 99%
Atlantic Coast Line, ex-div 120%
Baltimore & Ohio 92
Canadian Pacific 195%
Chesapeake and Ohio 51%
Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 100%
Erie 29
Great Northern pfd 123%
Interborough Metropolitan pfd 62%
Kansas City Southern 26%
Tdggett and Myers 214
I.oriHard Company 170
Missouri, Kansas and Texas 17%
New York Central, ex-div 90%
N. Y., N. H. A- Hartford 66
Norfolk and Western 105
Northern Pacific ~.110%
Pennsylvania 111%
Reading 164%
Rep. Iron ami Steel 23
Rock Island Co pfd 3%
Seaboard Air Line 39%
Do pfd 54
Southern Pacific 91
Southern Railway 24%
Texas Company 143
Union Pacific 153%
United States Steel 62
Do pfd 109%
Virginia-Carolina Chemical 29%
Western Union, ex.-div 599%
TO DORTMUS & CO.
New York.—The eastern drouth ap
pears to have been pretty well broken,
except in the Carolines, where com
plaints of defective germination have
been **!fe. According to private dis
patches, early relief may be expected In
those states. But even with ample
rains, it may he doubted whether the
damage can be repaired with an average
date of frost. Not only so but accounts
differ greatly as to the benefit derived
from comparatively clear weather in
Texas. Tiie markets will soon have to
deal with the July liquidation. No dra
matic developments aVe to be expected in
New Orleans but almost anything may
happen in New York. In the one case,
the course of the liquidation will hinge
upon the course of spots; in the other
the predominant house will determine
the fate of the tender feet.
DOREMUS & COMPANY.
TO COBR BROS. & CO. .
New York. —Fine rains have fallen
throughout this entire section in past
week which have been very beneficial
to crops. In North Carolina candltions
are not favorable, but in South Caro
lina as far as I have travelled condi
tions are from fairly good to perfect. In
northern part of Soutr Carolina, stands
aer irregular with small per cent not
up. but from Columbia and Lancaster
soutli crops are good, well worked and
healthy, around* Sumter exceptionally
fine. The weather for past two days
has been very cold for this season of
year with cold rains. lam still bullish
on general conditions, though the above
is absolutely true. —Anderson.
COBB BROS & CO.
AUGUSTA SECURITIES.
BONDS AND STOCKS
(Corrected Weekly for The Augusta
Herald by Martin ft Garrett)
Bank Stocks.
Bid. /Ask
Augusta Savings Bank 150
Merchants Bank 212 216
National Exchange Bank of
Augusta 136 HI
Planters Lean & Savings Bank
(par value 10) 43 46
Citizens A 80. Bank 240 250
Union Savings Bank (par
value $100) 125
Railroad stocks.
A. ft W. P. R. R. Co 160 162
Augusta ft Savannah Ry. Co. .103 llif
Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R.
Company 102
Ga. R. R. ft Bkg. Co 258 262
Seaboard pfd stock r.o ,3
Seaboard Common Stock 20 tz
Southwestern K. R. Co 104 106
Faotory Bonae.
Augusta Factory, Ist 6s, 19X5
M. ft N 91 99
Eagle ft Phoenix Mills Co.
Ist 6a. 1925, J. ft J H 104
Enterprise Mfg. Co.. Ist Si
1923. M. ft N, '..90 92
Sibley Mfg. Co., Ist 6s, 1929. J.
& J 90 M
Faotory BtoeKa.
Granltevllle Mfg. Co. IZS
King Mfg Co 77 »»
Aiken Mfg Co 25
Augusta Factory 30
Enterprise Mfg. Co 80
King Mfg. Co., pfd 103 10',
Warren Mfg. Co 7O
Warren Mfg. Co., pfd 102
HEARTY APPROVAL.
“So you approve of this votes for
women parade!"
”1 do,” replied Mr. Orowcher. "It
will he the first function my wife has
attended In years that did not keep
me scared about what her costume
was going to cost.”
CLOSE CALL.
“I had rather a close call last eve
ning."
"Tjat so?”
“Yes. Called on the Bromleys in
their new flat and there were two
other people there.” ’
GETTING RIGHT.
‘‘l understand you have Just bought
an automobile ”
“Yes. I saw seven of them chasing
one pedestrian the other day, and I
decided Mat I was on the wrong end
of the sport.”
WHY THEY DON'T MARRY.
Miss Leftover—You are a woman
hater, I hear.
Mr Blimpurse That Is a rnlßtake; I
merely cannot afford to marry.
Miss Leftover -Cannot you support s
wife?
Mr. Blimpurse—Oh, yes, I could sup
fort a Wife easy enough, but ! have't
enough to suport the two or three other
women nhs would need to wait on her.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. Gk
FDR EDUCATION,
SOUTH CAROLINA
Candidates Reiterate Their
Arguments at Moncks Corner
Today. Court House Crowded
Monck’s Corner, s. C. To reiteration
of their arguments for law enforcement,
educational advancement and various
legislation described as necessary for the
continued progves* of the state, candi
dates for state offices devoted the princi
pal part of their time allotments here
today.
Continued pleading of the aspirants,
particularly tho candidates for governor,
for greater appropriations for common
schools and colleges, financial assistance
by the state fry tenant farms and more
careful and economical tidminlatra-tion
of the state’s affairs strongly indicates
that there whl be issues throughout the
campaign. The speakers at previous
meetings have been allowed in practical
ly every instance to complete their ad
dress without Interruption when the
meeting at Monck s Corner was opened
at 11 o’clock by County Chairman W. P.
Russell, Rev. R. E. Gibson urged the as
semblage to maintain good order, to pre
vent repetition of nineteen twelve meet
ing and offered prayers. Solicitor Coop
er of Laurens, candidate for governor,
engaged in conducting trial of Young
Sullivan charged with killing Cun non At
Gray’* Court "ecsntly, Cmdidates Simms
and Mullay, for governor and Comptrol
ler Jones were, not expected to speak.
The court house was crowded when
meeting opened. for comp
troller, spoke first. CHpt. Willis for
adjutant general charged that Adjutant
General Moore was in instances endorsed
by militia officers through fear of being
mustered from the service. General
Moore explained his official acts. Can
didate for railroad commissioner, Fort
ner. discussed the race problems, review
ing iris record.
BANKERS MAKE
STIfjJENIAL
Brown Bros, and Seligman &
Co. Declare They Have Not
Profited Enormously in Bond
issue.
Washington.—A telegram from
Hiown Brothers and Seliginan & Co.,
bankers, presented in the senate to
day by Senator O’Gorman, denying
they had profited enormously by Ni
caraguan bond issues, brought a de
mand by Senator Smith, of Michigan,
that the bond issues be investigated.
The telgram declared Senator
Smith's resolution charging the ban
kers with large profits was a baseless
accusation.
After slating to the senate that he
had thoroughly investigated the Ni
caraguan bond issue before he intro
duced his resolution. Senator Smith
said:
“Oa my responsibility to the coun
try as senator I allege that I lie in
debtedness now sought to be calidat
ed and imposed upon the republic of
Nicaragua Is in the main fraudulent
and ought not to receive the approval
of the seriate.”
Business is Unusually
Good For This Time Year
Washington.—Business condition*
and their effect on the administra
tion trust legislation program were
taken up today at the 'Cabinet meet
ing.
Secretary Retlfield of the depart
ment of commerce told the (President
reports received from many sources
Indicated that business was unusual
ly good for this time of year and
that prospects wore that it would
grow better
The president was much encourag
ed by the reports and it. was said his
rietermlntion to push the trust bills
had been strengthened.
The House is Treated
to a Rare Scene Today
Washington.—The house today was
treated to the rare scene of being
addressed in its own hall by a man
not a member. Michael J. Oil], dem
ocrat, who is contesting the seat oc
cupied by U C. Dyer, republican, of
St. Louis, took the floor and made a
brief speech supporting his claims.
He declared he had been an "honest,
lifelong, hardworking democrat,” and
he resented any intimation that his
representatives had tampered with
the ballots.
Although many election contests
have been tried In the bouse, it has
been several years since a contestant
has availed himself of the right to
speak Tor himself. A vote on tho
contest was expected before adjourn
ment today. The elections commit
tee reported in favor of Gill,
TO MANUFACTURE SPRING
BEDS IN THIS CITY
Comapny Organized to Be
Known As Augusta Spring
Bed Manufacturing Co.
W. E. Robinson, J. R. Fowler sn'l
E. S. Fuller will organize and in
corporate a slock company for the
purpose of wholesale, manufacturing
of spring beds, cots, couches, mat
tresses, etc. The company will ho
known ns the Augusta Spring Bel
Manufacturing Company.
1 MEXICO FOREIGN MINISTER.
Mexico City. —The opinion prevail* In
well Informed circles thst Pedro I.ascu
•,a!n, who was Mexican foreign minister
during the administration of the Inte
President Madero Is again to be »p
--pofritnd foreign minister It le report
ed that Lascauralri iirst refused to ac
cept the post, but was later persuaded
by friends to do so.
TRUE TO HER TRADE.
Fllmmer When Shimmerpoto tried
to speak to Miss Trimley just now
she passed him with eyes a slant.
Flamson—Naturally; being a dress
maker, she cut him on the bias.—
Judge.
CAUDATE DADS
BIEISUAJITH
First Speaker Today at St.
George Says Useless to Ask
For Respectful Hearing By
Audience.
St, George, S. C.—The candidates cam
paign meeting was called to order this
morning at 1t:36 o’cloco Jiv M. S Con
ner, ch airman of the Dorchester County
Bxerutlve Committee.
Tlie chairman, introducing the first
speaker, W. P. Pollock, said lie knew it
was useless to nsk a respectful hearing
by the audience.
i Mr. Pollock prefaced ids speech by
sating that Please and Smith had no
claim on (lie seimtnrslitp hec'iiiae they
have, been elected to high offices that
"v people want other candiatei itt tho
race.
The speaker, outlining his legislative
record, said lie labored for tint people of
tiie state in the often and not behind the
closed doors of committee roars.
The people, said Mr. Pollock, do not
want any man elected to the senate by
a political machine built up by patron
age, both state anil federal Also that
tiie voters do not want a man as sena
tor who makes his race only only on the
claim that lie is a farmer, or one who
arrays class against class and wtm sets
himself up as the loader of the cotton
mil! man. After referring to Senator
Smith's Increase in weight, which, lie
said, cost SI,OOO a pound, MV. Pollock said
South Carolina does not want a man in
the federal senate nut of joint witli tiie
national administration, one who refers
to Senator Kern us 'A Big Yankee from
Indiana,” and Secretary of War Garri
son as "A Pug-nosed Yankee.”
Mr. Pollock reiterated the polices ad
vocated in his formcv speeches.
Against Blease Attacks.
St. George. 3. C The most surprising
development of today's campaign meet
ing was tiie reception of L. I>. Jennings,
mayor of Sumter, by ttin audience of ap
proximately 400 persons. in teres and
vigorous language Mr. Jennings defended
the state democratic convention against
the attack of Governor Blease. who
claimed that the rules governing tlie pri
mary elections wore revised for the pur
pose of depriving the poor man" or his
vote. The speaker said that lie was for
honest voting and to prevent dead men
and out-of-the-state voters from casting
their ballots in the primary. Mr. Jen
nings attacked the pardon record of
Governor Blease, who lie stated, how
ever, thought lie was doing right, and
was glad that the chief executive eould
not, after January next year, annul the
decisions of many jurors and Judges, lie
briefly paid his respects to Senator
Smith’s cotton record.
In 1912.
Governor Blease, in claiming that he
would be elected to the senate, stated
that he Is not fighting for additional
votes, but Is trying to hold in lino die
75,000 voters wild were for him In 1912.
Be said he would lie nominated by be
prlmary 18,000 end 20, n0t) majority at the
primary election In January. The gov
ernor Intimated tluit lie iiad a weil-oileo
machine, stating that, at a moment's
notice, ho could ascertain from any part
of the state the effect tiie campaign
were having on voters.
The campaign meeting lodnv was very
quiet and few of the candidates were
greeted with vociferous cheers Honors
were divided, but Jennings seemed to
take the crowd with his address, tiie
people calling on the chairman to allow
the speaker to continue when Ids time
had been called. Tiie meeting tomor
row will he held in tiie German Artillery
Hall, Charleston, beginning at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon.
SLYVESTER ONCE
MIREREELECTED
Washington Police Chief Again
Renamed As Chief at Head
Cops’ Convention.
Grand Rapid*, Mich.—'The Internation
al Adfloclatlon of Chiefs of Police by Re
clamation today re-elected Major Rich
ard Sylvester of Washington, I). C., and
Michael Regan of Buffalo, N. Y., re
spectively, president and flrCt vice
president.
Frank J. CaaHnda of Klmira, N. Y.,
was elected (secretary-treasurer.
Deplorable Condition at
Tepic; 40 Americans Go
On Board U. 8. 8. California, Ms
zatlan, Juno 19 (via wireless to Ban
Diego, Calif, June 19. —Refugees ar
riving here today by the Pacljlc Mall
liner City of Para, report that con
ditions in the besieged city of Tepic
are deplorable, but that, the censor
ship is so strict that no details are
obtainable.
Forty American refugees left for
San Francisco on the Bara. The
long strain oT the siege and the
shortage of food are driving out even
those foreigners who hitherto have
been most obstinate In the defense
of their business interests.
AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS '
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS
D. 8. Keg. Riba SO-lb 12 Vs
r>. 8. Keg. plates, 8-lb. av 11
V. B. Clear Plate* 10
D. a Bellies. 25-lb IK Vi
I’earl Grites, 96-lb., all Uses..... 1.96
Yellow Corn A. .(5
Ked Cob White Corn 98
Mixed Feed Oats 62
Best White Osts 66
Fancy Head Rice 06ft
Medium Head Rice 06
Japan Head Rice -08V4
Fancy Green Coffee '4Vi
Choice Green Coffee 13(4
Fair Green Coffee 12
Tencent Roasted Coffee. 100 Dkgs.. .97
Arbuckle’s Coffee, pr. c». ( 190-lb 19.10
Arhuckle's Ground Coffee. 16-1b5...19.80
K. A. J. Coffee. 60-lb. pkgs 16
Hsno Coffee, Ground, 100 1-lb 11
P. R. Molasses, bbla 20
Cuba Molasses, bbla 28
Rebelled Oa. Hyrup, Vi bids 30
N. Y. Or. Sugar, bbla. or bulk bags 4.30
N. Y. Or. Sugar. 4 26 bags 4.35
N. Y. Or. Sugar <6O 2 ertns), per
lb 4.68
N. Y. Or, Sugar (60 2ortne), per lb. 4.64
N. Y. Or. Sugar 82-3V4 ertns. per
lb 4.65
12-os. Evaporated Milk $.75
Peerless Sc Evsp. Milk, 6 doz. ... 2.16
51. A U Stick Candy 30-lb. boxss.. MU
Ground Pepper. 10 lb. palls, per lb. .18(4
Mixed Cow Peas, per bu 2.00
White Cow Peas, per bu 2 39
Tetigiefoot Fly Paper 3.70
1- Chum RHlmon 90
2- Tomatoes 70
S-lb. Tomatoes 96
blew Argo Salmon, per do*. 1.60
Va. Peanuts .05Vi
EGGS BY MAIL
A System of Marketing That Offers Possibilities of Bet*
ter prices For the Producer and Fresher Articles For *
the Consumer—Can Be Successfully Marketed By the
Parcels Post.
Washington, D. C. —That eggs can
he marketed successfully by parcel
lost and mat mis method tioijuenuv
secures a better price lor toe pro
uueer and a livelier article tor the
consumer has now ueen demonstrat
ed to tde satisfaction of Hie experts
m tiie H. t>. Department or Agricul
ture. Tuo department conducted
tests that covered a period ot live
mouths. At the eiu of* mat period
ii came io Uiu conclusion Unit me
parcel post was ot .particular value to
mo man wnose (lock was too small
or who lives too lar Horn express
service to permit hint to snip ms
eggs in the Tegular commercial case,
catch bolus Mi doy.en oggs.
in the course ot these experiment,
(lie department snipped O,UU eggs in
•IMi lots. Ut these A-1 or slightly
less than ii. 6 per cent were broken,
hut only 20b or slightly less tuan 2.3
per cent were absolutely wabteu.
The others, thougu broken, could
still bo used, 'ltd' percentage oi
bieakage, moreover, will be greatly
reduced, it is said, when tiie em
ployes of the poslori'ice become more
accustomed to handling such fragile
miittor.
l bat Ibe ggs should he properly
tacked is ot course essential. This
implies time, care ami some expense
and is one reason why no attempt
siiould be made to market by purcel
post tiny hut tho fiue.it quality oi
eggs, for they alone will bung remun
erative prices. Moreover, it the cus
tomer who buys in small lots finds
that any considerable proportion ot
his purchases is undesirable or even
unattractive in appearance, he will
not trouble to ask lor Inductions on
that account; lie will simply discon
tinue ills orders. Tiie producer,
therefore, must see to it that all the
eggs tiie postman delivers are wlmt
ttu represents them to lie.
Candling Them.
This can only ue done by candling
them. Candling, "The process oi
testing eggs by .passing light through
them so as to reveal vliu condition
oi tii4S contents,” is omitted by many
producers who rely on care in col
| lecllng to eliminate all had eggs. It
is, However, impossible to avoid un
I occasional accident and candling is
I therefore advisable as an extra pre
l caution. A simple outfit can lie
i made out of u small hand lamp and
I an ordinary box sufficiently large to
he placed over (lie lamp, alter the
ends have been removed, without
risk ol fire, in order to sw ply uir
to the enclosed lamp, notches .-mould
be cut in the edge on which the box
rests. A round bole is then cut in
the box at the level of the lamp
ilame and the candling done by hold
ing each egg against iliis hole while
the rest of the room is in darkness.
.The light from the lamp reveals the
j contents of the egg ami those that
show nnw defect can lie rejected.
If possible only Infertile eggs
should he sent to market. Fertile
eggs deteriorate rapidly In warm
weather and are the cause of much
loss. A broody hen on Ihe nest or
accidental exposure to a high temper
ature may start InmilnUlon and eaiiHe
the egg to spoil and injure the ship
per's reputation. It Is advisable,
therefore, to retain Ihe Tertlle eggs
for home use or dispose of lliem in
some other way than through the
parcel post. This is also true of
soiled eggs. lCggs should never lie
washed for high class trade, since
the process removeh a. natural muci
laginous coating and opens the pores
of tiie shell.
Carefully Packed.
After this thorough elimination of
the unlit, tho eggs that femain should
he carefully packed In a container of
corrugated pasteboard, metal, wood or
oilier suitable material. The post
olfice regulations require this con
tainer to be so wrapped that nothing
can escape from the package and
each egg In addition to be wrapped
separately in excelsior, cotton, or
some such material. Any soft paper
serves the purpoßo quite well. As
for the container Itself, there are
many kinds on the market and the
Department of Agriculture investlga.
tors have not attempted to decide
which Is the best. Instead they refer
Inquiries to the various state experi
ment stations which have available
Information on this question.
In packing eggs it is well to sort
them as far as is practical according
to si/.<* and color ami to keep for
home use those which are irregular
In shape, unusually long or thin
shelled. Containers that have badly
stained by broken eggs should be re
placed by new ones and the uackage
wrapped as neatly as possible. In
short every effort should he made to
deliver as attractive a package as
ISissible into the hands of the cus
tomers. The extra expense will he
little and the returns In Increased
trade great.
The larger the shipments that the
producer can arrange to make, the
cheaper can he afford to sell Ills
eggs. Within the tirst and second
zones of the parcel post service, »
package costs five cents for the first
pound and only one cent fir e;ich ad
ditional pound. Ordinarily eggs
weigh about I 1-2 pounds a dozen,
which with the additional weight of
the wrapping and container, would
make a package of a dozen eggs
weigli between two and three pounds
The Postage on this would hi seven
cents, ir another dozen <ggs were
Included In the package the postage
would not lie more than 9 cents, o'
4 12 Instead of 7 cents a dozen eggs.
To the value of the eggs and the
cost or postage must he added the
coat of the container and the wrap
ping. For two dozen eggs this may
be estimated at H cents. With post
age at » cents, it would, therefore,
cost 17 cents to market two dozen
eggs, or H 1-2 cents a dozen. By
shipping in 10-dozen lots, it Is esti
mated that the marketing cost can
be reduced to 4 7 cents a do/en.
Use More Than Once.
Where the container can be used
more than once, this cost can of
course be somewhat reduced lairge
sized containers will stand from two
to four trips, smaller ones three to
five, so thst it will pay the producer
to Induce his customer to return the
Containers periodically. The postage
required Tor this Is of course deduct
ed from the btll-the next shipment.
Although It Is obviously advantag
eous both to the producer and con-
Burner that the eggs be shipped in
large quantities nnd consequently I
economically, It must be remembered j
FIFTEEN
in taking orders that the supply of
eggs undergoes the greatest fluctua
tions. In times of scarcity it is not
good policy for the producer to send
all his output to one customer, neg
lecting hiß other friends, nor in times
of plenty can he expect to dispose of
his entire stock to his regular cus
tomers. These points must be given
due consideration and the quantities
that are io be supplied at each sea
son of the year carefully stated in
the contract. The price, too, varieß
with the supply. One good metuod
of determining this is to make as a
hall is the wholesale price of eggx on
the open market and add to this a
certain number of cents a dozen for
tiie new-laid parcel post eggs. Care
should be given, however, to see that
there is no possibility of any misun
derstanding arising in regard to the
basic price. To obviate this, the quo
tations published in a given news
paper or some other similar author
ity may be accepted.
Hatch Chickens Early,
Eggs ar ( . scarcest and nlghest in
the fall. Chickens should, there
fore, be hatched early enough to be
gin laying at this season. Moreover
little difficulty will he experienced
then in disposing of the entire out
put and it will in consequence he un
profitable to divert any of tile sup
ply to home purposes. This difficul
ty! can he overcome by preserving
eggs In the siring, when they 'are
plentiful and cheap. A solution of
water glass, which can ue obtained
ut drug stores for 75 cents a gallon,
should he used for this purpose, each
quart,being diluted with in quart/; of
water which has been boiled and
cooled. Tiie eggs should lie packed
in stone jars or crooks and the solu
tion poured over them, or they may
he carefully placed in the solution
each day. Eggs kept in this way are
porfectly good but naturally they do
not command the prices of those
newly-laid. The shells sometimes
break in boiling, but this may be
avoided by puncturing the end with
a pin Just before they are dropped
Into Ihe water.
The only drawback to marketing
eggs by parcel post appears to be the
time ami trouble involved in pack
ing them. This is compensated for
by the extra price that can always be
obtained Tor products »hat are almo
lutely reliable. At bottom, there
fore, the ■dipper's success depends
upon the care with which he safe
guards the reputation of his prod
ucts. Satisfied customers will soon
build up his business for him. Any
postoffice will furnish complete in
lormation in regard to regulations
and ratcH, and, as already stated, the
several state experiment stations
have lnformaton in regard to the va
rious types of shipping boxes. The
results of the IJ. a. Government's in
vestigation of the matter have been
published in Farmers' Bulletin 594,
of the Department of Agriculture,
which will he sent free on request.
Scotch Saloons Won't
Open Until 10 A. M.
man take hid morning: nip. A new Uw
ban gon«* Into effect which forbids public
housen to open their doors before ten a.
in. Thus a tradition custom of work
men In many Industries Is destroyed.
There 1b much complaining in certain
quarters. But the more general opin
ion Ik that the new rule will Improve the
health of the workmen. In the ship
yards, engineering works and docks the
men begin their day at 6 o’clock and stop
for breakfast either from 9 to 9:34) or
9:30 to 10. In this period the morn
ing drink has been taken often with in
juries and demoralizing effects when put
on an empty stomach.
A* it is provided for the future that
the opening of the public-houses shall
not take place until workmen are due
back at their work, the drinking habit l*
likely to be considerably reformed.
The expectation is, however, that Jn
some Industries, notably in harbor trans
port work and in shipbuilding, the men
will adapt their breakfast hour to suit
the new hours of the public-houses. By
putting their Breakfast Intervals back
half an hour, it Is pointed out, they
will "have time for a drink immediately
before resuming work.
No decision on these lines has yet
been taken, but both employers rn<l
trade union leaders reeognlse that such
an alteration will become inovltahle.
Clubs are effected by the new law,
which practically forbids them to sell in
toxicants between 2 a. m. and 10 p. m.
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