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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24.
Markets
Middling closed today at I
14V B c.
Tone Steady.
Middling last year 1214 c.
'QUOTATIONS
Oeail ordinary 11 7-8
Strict pond ordinary 12 3-8
I,ow middling 13 1-4
Strict low middling 13 7-8
Middling 14 1-8
Strict middling 14 3-8
Good .middling "
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 3-8
Previous Day’s Figures
Good ordinary 11 7-3 i
Strict pood ordinary 12 3-4 |
Low middling 13 1-4
Strict low middling 14
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 1-1
Good middling ...
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 8-t
NEW YORK COTTON
New York.—The cotton market show
ed rather a steadier tone early today.
Liverpool did not fully meet yesterday’s
local decline while the report of a tra
veling crop expert on conditions In the
Carolinas indicated that rain was still
needed over considerable areas and an
otherwise rather spotted outlook. These
features probably promoted some cover
ing but after opening steady at an ad
vance of one to four points price fluc
tuated within a range of two or three
points during the early trading.
Cotton futures closed steady.
The detailed weather reports showing
very high temperatures In the eastern
belt were followed hy more active buy
ing later in the .morning and prices were
somi fifteen to twenty points net high
er shortly after midday.
High. I.ow. Close.
July 12.72 12.38 12.68
August 12.77 12.58 12.72
October 12.62 12.44 12.55
December 12.64 12.46 12.58
January 12.51 12.33 12.47
March 12.57 12.3 S 12.51
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans.—Hot wheather and ab
sence of moisture over the belt put the
price of cotton three to six points up
on the first call today. Buying in
creased and in the early trading the new
crops stood six to seven points up.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool.—Cotton spot easier; good
middling 8.08; middling 7.56; low mid
dling 7.08. Sales 1,000: speculation and
export 3,000; receipts 34,000; futures
steady-
June
June and July 7.1916
July and August 7.19%
August and September 7.0416
October and November 6.7316
December and January ... ... ...6.6416
January and February 6.6416
March and April 6.67
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago.—Weakness of cables com
bined with a further realization of the
probable magnitude of the United States
winter crop caused a further break In
wheat. (ripening prices, which were a
shade to 1 1-8 lower were followed hy a
moderate rally.
Corn rose on account of the absence
of selling pressure. Starting unchanged
to 1-4 higher the market continued to
ascend . Oats hardened with corn.
Higher prices for hogs made provis
ions firm.
Open. High Dow Close
WHEAT—
July .... 7934 79% 78% 79%
Sept .... 7816- 79% 78% 78%
CORN—
July .... 69% 69% 68% 68%
Sept .... 6716 6. :6 66% 67%
OATS—
July .... 39% 39% 38% 3816
Sept .... 37% 38% 37% 37%
LARD—
Julv . . . .2070 2075 2070 2072
Sept . . . .2007 2010 2005 2007
RIBS—
July . . . .1010 1022 1007 1007
Sept . . . .1027 1027 1022 122
PORK—
'■Julv . . . .3147 1150 1147 1147
Sept . . . .1152 1155 1150 1152
LIVE STOCK "MARKET
CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET
Chicago, Ills.-—Hogs: Receipts 27.<H>0;
ptrons:: bulk 325a835: lisrht 81a0835; mix
ed 805a840; heavy 795a837 1-2; rough
79r»aS10; pigs 725aSir>.
Cattle: Receipts 13..VH); steady: beeves
750a940: steers fi90:i810; stockers and
feeders 6ir>aßls; cows and heifers 370a
-885: calves 700a10.25.
Sheep: Receipts 18.000. Weak; sheep
f>30a635; yearlings f>3a0740; lambs 650a
-825; springs 675a925.
MONEY MARKET
New York.—Mercantile paper 3 l-2a4.
Sterling steady; 60 days 4.8610; demand
4.8810.
Commercial bills 4.85 5-8.
Government bonds steady.
Ralroad bonds weak. \
Call money steady 1 7-Ba2; ruing rate
1 7-8; closng 1 7-Ba2.
Tme loans stronger; 60 days 2 1-4al-2;
, 90 days 2 l-2a3-4; sx months 3 1-4.
$1,500 FIRE THIS A. M.
ON WRIGHTSBORO ROAD
An alarm was turned in from box 66
this morning at 3:25 o’clock. The fire
was. on the Wrightshoro road and started
at number 1273 and spread to 1278. The
damage was about fifteen hundred dol
lars. Fire companies number five, two
and three responded to the alarm.
A prominent man called to condole
with a lady on the death of her husband,
end concluded by.saying, “Did he leave
you much?*’ M
•'Nearly every .Mtht,” was the reply.
—National Montiiw.
Palm Beach Suits-
When you buy a Palm Beach you should see that It
13 well That It is not the product of cheap, in
experienced operatives.
There is as much difference between a well tailored
suit of this kind and a poor one as day light and dark.
We handle only the best made. Let us show you.
MSCreary’s
-« :
TIM'S HEAT
BREAKS RECORD
Is Hottest Day of This Sum
mer to Date—Was 95 at
10:30 This Morning, and
the Day’s Heat Had Fairly
Begun. Forecaster Says No
Relief in Sight.
TEMPERATURES.
Yesterday. Today.
80 6 A. M 76
81 7 A. M 80
86 9 A. M SS
86 9 A. M 88
91 10 A. M 93
95 11 A. M. 96
97 32 noon 98
98 1 P. M 99
99 2 P. M 100
Today is the warmest on record this
summer.
At 10:30 a. m. the official temperature
was 95, which was considerably warmer
than it has been at this time of day so
far this sumer.
All records for the present season
were broken yesterday with a maximum
temperature between 3 and 4 o’clock in
the afternoon of 101 degrees. Next to
this - came tile 100 degrees recorded on
June 14th and 15th. The record last
summer was made on July 19tli, 102 de
grees. The hottest it’s evtfr been In
Augusta is 105, on July 22 and August 2,
1878. The hottest ever occurirg in Juno
was 105 degrees.
Up till yesterday and today, the tem
peratures of whicli aregiven above, the
warmest weather this season came on
May 29 and June 12, 99 degrees, and on
June 9, 13 and 22, 98 degrees.
Reports to the local weather station
indicate that the present heat spell Is
general. The cotton region bulletin Is
sued from the local station this morning
gave maximum temperatures yesterday
afternoon 100 or more degrees to Athens,
Bateshurg, Greensboro, Greenwood,
Blackville, Allendale, Millen. Waynes
boro and Columbia. The highest in the
district was recorded at Blackville, 106
degrees, a while at Waynesbbro and
Greenwod it was 104; at Millen and Al
lendale 103, and 10j. at Athens.
Forecaster Emigh stated this morn
ing that there was no relief insslght.
Fair weather is predicted for tonight and
tomorrow, and unless something unex
pected happens, it will be several days
anyway before a change for the better
comes.
Electric fans and soda dispensers did
more wet-k today possibl than any
thing else. Think of the thousands of
electric fans In Augusta alone that
hummed continuously all day today, and
the enromous amount of business the
soda water fountains must have done.
And the ice man must not be over
looked, by any means. The local fac
tories. working night and day. are doing
about all the business they can handle
Deliveries are being made continuously
in the residential section as well as the
business part of the city, and it seemed
today that Augusta was simply “eating
it up.” Now and then the housewife
is heard making a kick on short weight,
and she is told hy the ice man on the
wagon that the cake melts five pounds
while he brings It from the street into
the house, so hot is the sun.
AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS
D. S. Reg. Ribs. 60-lb 12%
D. S. Reg. Plates, 8-lb. av 11
D. S. Clear Plates 210
D. S. Bellies, 25-lb 13%
Pearl Grites. 96-lb., all sizes 1.95
Yellow Corn 85
Red Cob White Corn 98
Mixed Feed Oats 62
Best White Oats 55
Fancy Head Rice .05%
Medium Head Rice 06
Japan Mead Rice 03%
Fancy Green Coffee '4%
Choice Green Coffee 13%
Fair Green Coffee - 12
Ter.cerit Roasted Coffee, 100 pkgs.. .07
Arbiickle's Coffee, pr. cs., 100-lb 19.10
Arbucklo'a Ground Coffee, 36-1ba...19.30
R. A J. Coffee, 60-lb. pkgs 15
Heno Coffee, Ground, 100 1-lb 21
P. R. Molasses, bbls. 20
Cuba Molasses, bbls 28
Reboiled Ga. Syrup, % bbls 30
N. Y. Gr. Sugar, bbls. or bulk bags 4.30
N. Y. Gr. Sugar, 4 25 bags 4.35
N. Y. Gr. Sugar (60 2 ertns), per
lb 4.66
N. Y. Gr. Sugar (60 2crtns), per lb. 4.55
N. Y. Gr. Sugar 32-3% ertns, per
lb. 4.56
12-oz. Evaporated Milk 3.75
Peerless 5c Evap. Milk, 6 doz. ... 2.85
M. &L. Stick Candy 30-lb. boxes.. .06%
Ground Pepper. 10-lh. palls, per lb. .18%
Mixed Cow Peas, per bu 2.00
White Cow Peas, per bu 2.35
Tanglefoot Fly Paper 2.70
1- Chum Salmon 90
2- Tomatoes 70
8-lb. Tomatoes 96
New Argo Salmon, per doz. 1.50
Va. Peanuts 05%
FORMER COUNCILMAN IS
DEAD: SKULL FRACTURED
Stamford, Conn.—Walter R. Ballou, a
former member of the city council, died
early today at a local hospital of a
fracture of the skull. Mrs. Helen N.
Angle, a divorced woman. Is under ar
rest pending investigation.
Ballou was found unconscious on the
street .about midnight. It is known that
he visited Mrs. Angle frequently. Bal
lou’s hat was found in one of the worn
an’s rooms today. She admitted to pn
lice that Ballou was at her apartments
Inst night, but denied that there had
been any quarrel.
Ballou was between 65 and 70 years
old and Mrs. Angle is 40.
FASHION NOTE.
It cannot be said that the women
are making long strides in the matter
of dress.—July Woman’s Home Com
pauion.
Game to Be Called at Five
O’Clock Tomorrow Afternoon
Augusta to Play Albany—With Berger, Shaw, Mackert, Bur
gess and Others Back in the Game, Augusta Should Get
Two Out of Three at Least.
The Augusta baseball club comes
home tomorrow to open a series of
series of games with Albany. It Is ex
pected that the team will take a de
cided brace and win at least two of
the three games.
The Augusta club has been terribly
handicapped because of the injuries to
the players and other causes. The sus
pension of Mackert, the declaration of
Uorish that Shaw was ineligible, the
TOBACCO MEN
SEEKJELIEF
Virginia Growers Appear Be
fore Joint Congressional In
vestigating Committee.
1 Washington—One hundred Virginia
tobacco growers, representing every
farmers’ union in the state, today ap
pealed for relief from low prices to
the joint house and senate commis
sion created some time ago to inves
tigate the tobacco inquiry.
“We have failed, both as an organ
ization and as individual citizens, to
get relieT from present conditions,”
D. M. Gannaway, president of the
state union, told the commission, "so
we have come to the government of
the Vhited States for relief.”
Mr. Gannaway asked that the com'
mission proceed at once to complete
its investigation into conditions sur
rounding the production of tobacco in
tliis country and Its sale to European
governments and manufacturers. He
urged the creation of a government
bureau for the marketing of tobacco
and if necessary, maintenance of a
representative in Europe to contract
for the sale of tobacco with the
buyers.
“We see no other way in which the
farmers may grow tobacco at a fair
and remunerative price,” Mr. Ganna
way declared.
Several other farmers were heard
briefly. Senator Martin and Repre
sentative Flood are members of the
commission and Representatives Wat
son and Saunders, of Virginia, also
attended ’TTie hearing. ■/
DEATHS
BROWN, MRS. ELIZA —Wife of Mr.
Jesse Brown, died at the residonco,
eight and a half miles out on the
Milledgeville road, this morning,
in the 63rd year of her ago. Tits
funeral services will be conducted
from tlie private chapel of the 11.
E. Elliott undertaking establish
ment, and interment will follow
in the West View cemetery.
LIVINGSTON, MR. SILAS J., SR
Husband of Mrs. Katberyn M.,
died suddenly this morning at 6
o’clock, in the 61st year of his
age. The funeral services will be
conducted from the Asbury Meth
odist church tomorrow afternoon
at 5 o'clock, and the interment will
follow in the city cemetery.
AUGUBTA SECURITIES.
BONDS AND STOCKS
(Corrected Weekly for The Augusta
Herald by Martin A Garrett)
Bank Stocks.
Bid. Ask
Augusta Ravings Bunk 169
Merchants Bank 212 215
National Exchange Bank of
Augusta 135 113
Planters Loan & Savings Bank
(par value 10) 43 46
Citizens A So. Bank 240 260
Union Ravings Bank (par
value )100) 126 ...
Railroad Stocks.
A. A W. P. R. R. Co 150 162
Augusta & Savannah Ry. C0..103 106
Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R.
Company ]O2
Ga. R. R. & Bkg. Co 258 2G2
Seaboard pfd stock 60 63
Seaboard Common Stock 20 Z 2
Southwestern R. R. Co 104 10*
Factory Bonos.
Augusta Factory, lat 6s. 1915
M- * N 99
Eagls A Phoenix Mills Co.
Ist ss. 1920, J. & J « ioi
Enterprise Mfg. Co., Ist 6s
1923. M. A N n
Sibley Mfg. Co., Ist 6s, 1923, j[
* J - 92
Factory Stocks.
Granltsvllis Mfg. Co. m
King Mfg Co „
Aiken Mfg. Co 2 S
AuguOta Factory ’ *-. •>»
Enlerpriae Mfg. Co. go
King Mfg C° pfd 103 10.1
W arren Mfg. Co. 7O
Warren Mfg. Co., pfd 102
! TEMPERANCE AND POPU
LATION
(Jackson Sun.)
1 j *1 he Nashville Banner is endeavor
ing to create an issue in the guberna
torial race over the meaning of the
words •'temperance" and "prohibi
tion. The democratic platform
speaks of the temperance laws and
j the republican iplatform speaks of the
prohibition laws. One means as much
a« the other, but the Banner wants
to create the belief that in using the
word ' temperance” the democrats
would dodge the Issue. This far
etched play upon words should be it
surprise t.o the members of the Wo
men's Christian Temperance Union.
They have been fighting the battles
of temperance and prohibition for
; many years, and they were active for
| the cause long before the Banner do
i dined liquor advertisements or cham
[ pioned the cause of prohibition. But
j it they are to be counted as the true
I friends of prohibition In the estima
tion of the new found enthusiast they
must discard the time honored word
"temperance” and substitute therefor
i (he more appropriate word “prohlbl
1 tion.”
CHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
illness of Berger and other things
have, contributed to the team’s defeat
on the road. Burgess’ wife is sick and
he has been at home for two or three
days.
With Berger, Burgess, Mackert,
Shaw and others back in the game to
morrow Augusta will present a splen
did team. The game will be called at
five o clock. The fans should turn out
in large numbers to welcome the team
home.
LEGISLATURE OF GEORGIA
BEGINS WORK
Continued from page one.
giving them the vote. The organiza
tion has many workers in the field
and several of them are pretty
enough to make single members —and
maybe a married one or ro—do any
thing desired.
There are six new members in the
house this year, five taking office
through the death of previous mem
bers and one taking the place of a
member resigned. They are H. A.
Peacock of Dougherty; A. P. Dead
wyler of Elbert; Hion Williams of
Meriwether; T. B. Carroll of Catoosa;
G. C. Glenn of Whitfield and John D.
Clark of Mclntosh. The last named
was elected only yesterday to succeed
the late Representative Atwood. He
had no opposition.
Governor Slaton's message will be
read tomorrow.
Tax Equalization.
The predicted fight on the tax
equalization law will open almost
simultaneously with the convening of
the legislature. Representative J. O.
Adams, of Hall, has prepared a re
pealing bill, which ho will introduce
at the first opportunity and it is said
a similar bill will be introduced in the
senate.
It is expected this fight will be a
hard and spectacular one and that it
will continue for many days with the
result in doubt until the final vote is
taken. The bill passed the house last
year by a margin of but one vote and
it was vigorously fought in the senate
by a strong minority.
Other Bills on Calendar.
Some other measures which are ex
pected to precipitate lively fights ara
as follows:
A bill lo amend the prohibition law
to permit the sale of real beer under
the county local option plan.
Bills to create several new coun
ties.
A bill providing for the state to
print its own text-books.'
Bills looking to the releasing and
extending of the Western & Atlantic
Railroad.
Tlie administrations bills iprovidlng
for a division in the ad valorem taxes
so the 5 mills levied will be appor
toned 2 1-2 mills to the general
school fund, 2 12 mills to the pension
fund and 1 mill for general purposes.
Bills providing for an eanly pri
mary election to be held later than
June 15th of the year before the gen
eral October election.
A bill providing for placing solici
tors general on a straight salary ba
sis.
A bill providing for a constitutional
amendment creating the office of ileu.
tenant-governor.
A bill requiring the agricultural de
partment to Inspect the sanitary con
ditions of marketß, stores, hotels and
all public places, and provides penal
ties for those who maintain insan
itary i,remises.
A bill providing for compulsory edu
cation.
A bill providing Tor the proper ven
tilation of all factories.
A bill providing for certain amend
ments to the child labor laws.
A bill to allow women to practice
law in Georgia.
A bill providing for woman suf
frage.
A bill providing for a state high
way commission.
A bill to fix the terms of all county
officers at four years.
The question of selling the present
governor’s mansion and building a
new one.
S. J. LIVINGSTON, SR.,
DIED SUDDENLY THIS A. M.
The many friends of Mr. Silas J.
Livingston, Sr., will regret to learn of
his sudden passing away, which oc
curred this morning at ti o’clock, at
the place of his employment, lie was
watchman at the Charleston and
Western Carolina railroad depot and
it appears that he was "making the
rounds” when he suffered an apoplec
tic stroke, dying at once.
Mr. Livingston was born In Glas
cock county. Georgia, #1 years ago,
being a resident of Augusta for the
past. 15 years. He was well liked by
all who came In contact with him and
his passing to another world will be
greatly mourned by his friends, who
extend their sympathy to the family
In their bereavement.
Deceased Is survived by, besides his
widow, Mrs. Katheryn M. Livingston,
two sons, Messrs Albert R. and Rllas
J. Livingston, Jr.; two daughters,
Misses Ix)ta L. and Donnie L. Living
ston; four brothers, J. W., I). H., P.
W„ and It C. Livingston of Augusta;
one sister, Mrs. 11. H, Reid of Wash
ington, Ga.
The funeral services will be con
ducted from the Anbury Methodist
church tomorrow afternoon at 5 o’clock
and the Interment will follow in the
city cemetery.
WOULD PROHIBIT TIPS.
Washington—Tips to porters and
waiters on railroad trains and steam
boats engaged In Intestate commerce
would he prohibited by a bill pre
sented to the senate today'by Senator
Works of California.
NEW YORK CITY A GREAT
BCHOOL,
in the July American Magazine Mar
jorie Benton Cooke, writing a story
entitled “Hamby,” presents two char
acters commenting, as follows on life
in New York;
“'How do you like Mew York? I re
member you confesed to hating cities,
when I saw you.'
"'I still hate It; but, I am getting a
new point of view about It alL'
“•It’s a great school.’
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