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THURSDAY. JULY IS. Todays Financial and Commercial News [ AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET Middling closed today at ■I4y B c. Tone Steady. Middling las£ year 13c. CLOSING'QUOTATIONS 3ood ordinary ...11 7-8 Strict good ordinary 12 3-8 JUtw middling 13 1-4 Strict iov- middling 13 7-8 Middling 11 l-j Strict m'ddtlr.g 1* 8-8 ■mod middling Tinges, first 14 Tinges, second .3 S-3 Previous Day’s Figures flood ordinary 11 7-8 Strict good ordinary 11 3-8 l.ow middling 13 1-4 Stllot low middling 14 Middling 14 1-4 Strict middling 7 4 S-3 lioorl middling ........... ......... Tinges, first ... .........72 1-4 Tinges, second 13 3-1 Receipts For Week 8a lea. Spin. S?hl*t Saturday 20 4 14 Monday 221 - Tuesday 60 29 349 Wednesday .... 16 5S 19i Thursday 1 2 Friday Totals 407 92 65a Comparative Receipts 3913 Ifl4 Saturday 129 27 Monday 105 IC2 Tuesday 194 146 Wednesday 19 1.29 Thursday 74 65 Friday Totals 521 469 NEW YORK COTTON New York.—Tre cotton market was rather unsettled early today. Cables did not fully meet yesterday's local de cline while the early weather news show ed no relief from drouthy conditions in southwest, and after opening steady at an advance of one point to a decline of four points the market sold about five to six points net higher on covering and bull support. The western belt fore cast, however, was for cooler weather in Arkansas and Oklahoma with partly cloudy conditions in east Texas while there was a bearish report on Texas crop prospects from a traveling expert. The market turned a shade easier after the first hour. Detailed weather reports showed no rains and continued high temperatures in Texas and Oklahoma hut many trad ers predicted that the cooler weather forecasted would be followed by show ers and the market was unsettled early in the noon hour with prices only a point or two net hihar. The market was -/eak during the aft ernoon on reports that better rains had fallen In '‘Texas toward the end of last week than suggested by official details and prices sold some seven to eleven points net lower. High. Low. Close. July 12.27 12.18 12.19 August 12.24 12.10 12.12 October lilS 12.04 12.07 December 12.36 12.20 12.24 January 12.28 , 12.14 12.17 Marc)) 12.32 12.20 72.22 NEW ORLEANS COTTON New York. —The cotton market was steady today, one point down to three points up. After the call the market stood four to five points over yester day's close. The market held steady throughout the morning but no strength was dis played. At nootvprlces were one point up- ■ _ MONEY MARKET New York.—Mercantile paper 3 3-4a4 1-2. Sterling steady; 60-day bills 4.8520; demand 4.8715. Commercial bills 484 3-4a -485. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds heavy. Call money firm 2a2 3-4; ruling rate 2 3-4; ©losing 2 l-2a3^4. Time loans firm; 60 days 2 3-4; 90 days 3: six months 4al-4. Straw Hats reduced 25 per cent at Mertins. Forty-Two Members of Augusta Bar Endorse Judge Hammond Wa, the undersigned members of the Augusta Bar, endorse Judge Henry C. Hammond for re-election as Judge of the Superior Courts of the Augusta Circuit: J. C. C. Black. J. B. Camming. W. F. Eve. W. H. Barrett. \V. H. Fleming, W. K. Miller. Boykin Wright E H. Callaway. W. M. Howard. John T. West. C. H. Cohen. R. S. Cohen. Jos. Ganahl. W. I. Curry. A. L. Franklin. j. C. C. Block, Jr. W. R. McDonald. A. Blackahear. Major Levy Wants Co-operation From Merchants; Let Employees Off to Attend Encampment I'ba fltno when thousands of soldiers will be arriving from all over tha state to atumble here for the Joint Instruction camp at Aumonrt Just west of the city, Is not a week off. and preparations are nearing completion. There Is one matter cf voot Import ance that Is brought to otlent'on !>y Major Abram Levy In charge of the lo cal militia It Is co-oporatlon on the part of the Augusta merchants and busi ness houses In granting to employees leave of absence to attend the camp for ten days. Major I.«vy says that so far few reques's in this respect have N#n compiled with, and adds that In his opinion there should not be a mo ment's hesitation about allowing the em. ployees to "get off." L’pon the attend ance at camp will dep-nd the camp's success, and the major states that Au Stocks and Receipts Stock in Augusta, 1913 16 345 Stock in Augusta, 1914 13.870 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 337,525 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 373,279 Augusta Daily Receipts 1313 1314 Georgia Railroad 25 Southern Railway Co 65 Augusta Southern —■ Augusta-Aiken Ry. Central of Gn. Ry Georgia and Florida C. and W. C. Ry 9 A. C. li. R. R 36 Wagon 4 —- Canal Not receipts 74 65 Through —— Total 74 66 • Port- Receipts Today. laist Tr. Galveston 327 • New Orleans 785 Mobile 100 Savanna)] 1-04 —— Charleston —— Wilmington Norfolk 72 Total ports (eat.) 1000 % Interior Receipts Todnv last Tr. Houston 846 St. , Louts Cincinnati Liltle Rock ——* Weekly Crop Movement, End ing Friday, July 10, 1914. 3914. 1913 Shipments 32,225 30,037 Stock 158.507 226,720 Receipts 16,080 21,534 Crop in sight 14.155.430 73,211.521 Came in sight 67,620 64,926 Vis’ble supply 3,689,052 ■— LIVERPOOL COTTON Liverpool.—Cotton easier; good mid dling 7.91: nitdling 7.39; low middling 6.91. Sales 7,000. Speculation and ex port 300. Receipts 6,000. Futures quiet and steady. July 7.15 Juiy and August 7.1414 September and October 6.70 Deccmbes and January 6.57 February and March 6.58% April and May 6.60 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago, Ills.—Wheat easpd off today in consequence of cables being unre sponsive to yesterday's advance in prices. After opening unchanged to 1-2 lower; the market showed but little pow er to react. Widely scattered showers had a bear ish effect on corn. The opening, 1-4 to 1-2 down, was followed by an additional decline. Oats sagged with corn and wheat. Higher prices for hogs gave strengtl; to provision*. Wheat later made a decided upturn on unfavorable crop prospects in Canada and increases of black rust damage. The close was slrong, lal 1-8 to 1 l-4al 3-8 above last night. Buying on the part of cash houses led afterward to a rally in com. It closed unsettled l-2a5-8 lower to 3-4 higher net. WHEAT— , Open. Hgh Low Cios* July .... 77% 79% 77% 79% S OORN- ' 75% 77,4 78,4 July .... 69% 70% 69% 70% Sept .... 66% 66% 66% 66% OATS —- July . . . 36% 37 36% 37 Se Forik- ' 34% 35% 34% 35% Juiy . • . . * 2275 Sept . . . .2120 2130 2110 2117 f.ARD— July . . . .1032 1032 1025 . 1025 Sept . . . .1042 1045 1030 1037 RIBS— July . . 1210 1207 1207 Sept . . . .1197 1202 1197 1197 . He threatened to drown himself If I refused him. What did you say? I told him he couldn’t use me as a life preserver. Holeproof Sox, 6 pairs guaranteed 6 months, *1.50, at Mertins. Bryson Crane. George T. Jackson. Frank Courtney. J. J. Foster. James E Harper. Irvin Alexander, l.ansing B. Dee. James M. Hull. James B Mulherin. S. fi. Myers. C. A. Plequet. A.. R. Williamson. George Mains George R. Coffin. Albert G. Ingram. T. fi. Lyons. Boykin Wright, Jr. Eugene F. Moore. E S. Fuller. E. F. Verdtry. J. P. Verdery. M. P. Carroll. V. C. Adams. J. S. Watkins. gusta can not afford not to make the Considerable Urne and money has been spent already in prepsr u 'a® ‘S mp tt “' l ln vl,-w of this he Bay* it should not be necessary to »*ven urge the merchants to Jet tholr employ e«B off. mmi* iL® that as the Augusta u«ii Juu r w* at present, every man en listed will have to attend the camp to ml , l ' l '" u nj strength. More men are coming Into the companies end MaJ. Levy h * wlll have considerably bet.er than minimum strength. At least .•* men to the company are wanted. Lnless tftch company at camp consist* of a rgTtaln number of men. the govorn ment doss not pay the expenses. It's ur> to ths men’s employers to let them off. 1 MEMORIAL TO POCAHONTAS Presented By Dames of Vir ginia to St. George’s Church. American Naval Men Present ~ i Gravesend. Eng—The unveiling and dedication of two memorial windows to Pocahontas, presented to St. George’s Church here by the Dames of Virginia, was made the occasion today of a general holiday in this lit tle town on tne banks of the Thames. Public buildings and private resi dences were all brightly decorated. The registers of the church bear the name of the Indian princess. The officers and crews of the American battleships Missouri and Il linois and the Annapolis naval cadets on board for their annual practice cruise, took a prominent part in the ceremonies and they and Ambassador Page were accorded an enthusiastic reception tly the thousands who had assembled. The ambassador in un veiling the windows, dwelt on Poca hontas’ innuence as a bond of peace between the United States and Great Britain. The ceremony of dedication was performed by the Rt. Rev. John Regi nald Harmer, bishop of Rochester. AUGUSTA LAD STUNNED BY LIGHTNING AT CAMP Antonio Davidson, Son of Mrs. Albert H. Davidson, Received Shock During Storm. According to information received here yesterday, Antonio Davidson, the 15-year-old son of Mrs. Albert If. Davidson, of 314 Greene street, was severely shocked by lightning strik ing his tent at (’amp Jackson, Sylva, N. C., in a bad electrical storm Tues day afternoon. The lad was at first thought to be more dangerously hurt than later developed. Latest Informa tion is that he will recover. Young Davidson is one of a paprty of several Augusta boys who are spending part of their summer vaca tion at the camp in the North Caroli na mountains that is being operated by Messrs. Jordan and Will Sanford, of this city. In the tent with David son were Jerome and Wallace Morris, sons of Mr. Jerry Morris, 401 Tel fair street. All of the boys in the tent were stunned by the lightning. DEATHS HAMMOND, MR. DIOMEDE BROOKS —Died yesterday morning at his residence, 419 Millege Road, Sum merville, in the 25th year of his after an illness of three weeks. The funeral will he con ducted tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock from the Curtis Baptist Church, Rev. A. J. Smith oflfciat ing, and the interment will follow in the North Augusta Cemetery. The following gentlemen will act as pallbearers: Messrs. J. F. Bickle, B. E. Estridge, W. P. Ho gan, William Seigler, D. W. iio gan and Dozier Johnson. STULB, MR. JOHN R. Died this morning at 1:30 o'clock in the G3rd year of his age. The fun eral services will be conducted from the residence, 436 Fenwick Street, tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 o’clock, and the interment will follow in the City Cemetery. Genuine Palm Beach Suits, $6.50 up, at Mertins, 854 Broad. NEwToRK -STOCK MAR K ET New York.—After an early general loss the stock market showed decided recu perative qualities. New Haven made more than full recovery of initial losses, but the list as a whole was subject to feverish fluctuations. Selling of Unit ed States Steel, ascribed in part to the bears, became the feature of the second hour, the stock declining 1 1-4 points to 59 8-8 on fairly large offerings but soon rebounding. Baltimore and Ohio suffer ed an adidtlonal setback, Pennsylvania fell a point and Chesapeake and Ohio was again under pressure. Erie sec ond preferred was prominent with a 2 1-4 point loss. Bonds were irregular. Denver issues collapsed after midday to the lowest figures, the common falling 1 3-4 and the preferred 3 1-4, while the refunding bonds lost 1 per cent. Mean time the general market held firm. The close was firm. Further recov ery In New Haven, which advanced al most three point* from Its low, with con current weakness In some of the alllpd bonds and numerous offerings of Bal timore and Ohio preferred for future de livery at 70 were among the features of the later trading. I Scrlven’s three-quarter length Draw ers, 76c—Martin*. 9 HOURLY TEMPERATURES Degrees. 8 A. M. 74 7 A. M 75 ' 8 A M 7* 9 A. M 79 10 A M *2 11 A. M ..S3 12 M Ad 1 P. M S 3 2 P M. ... 81 Special prices on Mohair Suits, $lO, at Mertins. LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET Chicago, Ills.—Hogs: Receipts 19 000; strong; bulk of sales *7Ba8»0; light 885a *9; mixed 850*89; heavy 835a09; rough 8Ua850; pigs 785a593. Cattle: Receipts 5,000; steady; beeves 770a8»0; steers 646a830; Stockers and feeders B80a$8; cows and heifers 390a91u; calves 760a511, Sheep; Receipts 18,000; weak; sheep »2aa|«, yearlings 575a729; lambs 625a5»0. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA, SUMMER REDUCTIONS ___ON== Straw Hats All $5.00 Straws at $3.75 All $4.00 Straws at $3.00 All $3.50 Straws at $2.60 All $2.50 Straws at $1.95 M£Crearys~ 1. JOHN H. STM HIED THIS UOHNIHH 63 Years of Age—His and His Father’s Services With the Georgia Railroad Nearly 100 Years. Funeral Tomorrow. Mr. John R. Stulb, a pioneer citizen of Augusta and well-known here, died at 2 a. m. today after an Illness of three weeks. His (fceath while not unexpected came as a shock to his many friends. The Tuneral will he conducted to morrow afternoon at 5:30 o’clock from the family residence, 430 Ken wick Street, and the Interment will be made in the City Cemetery. The deceased is survived by his wife and three brothers, Messrs, A. W. C. C. and E. C. Stull), all of Au gusta. Mrs. Stulb was Miss Carrie Brown, daughter of E. V. Brown, one of Augusta's prominent architects of earlier days, some of whose architec ture is found in many of the oldest buildings here. 47 Years With Georgia Road. Up until a few months ago Mr. Stulb had been associated with the Georgia Railroad for Torty-seven and a half Although at the age of 63 years at ids death, he mid been in the constant em|T!oy of tljis rail road in the mechanical department since a lad of fifteen years. Most of the time he was general foreman of the machine shops here. With his father, Mr. John Stulb, who came to Augusta in 1848 from Philadelphia, the services of the two with the Georgia aggregated nearly one hundred years, a record of ser vice with one company between father and son that has doubtless never before been equalled. The father of the deceased was one of the llrst engineers on the line, when it was vastly different from the present system. Upon leaving Philadelphia, he re signed the forernanship of the Re liance Eire Company, one of the hand companies of Philadelphia He brought from Philadelphia the first steam fire engine ever used here, and which afterward caused the greatest rivalry among another company form ed of volunteed firemen. Regular contests would be held between two companies In which one would see how much higher Its engine could send a stream than the other, and the whole town interested ltselr in these tests. Volunteer Fireman. The deceased was the first engi neer of re-organized Clinch volunteer fire department in Augusla and was for some time a member of the corps. He was born in this city on the spot where the Union Station now stands; lived here ever since and dur ing his life made number of friends by his gentlemanly manner and straightforwardness. He lived for his work and his record with the Georgia wag spotless. - ■ « -«4 . Rllk Hummer Hats, 50c, SI.OO, $1.50, at Martins. FOR SALE—Cow FOR SALE: ONE MILCH COW, t% gallons Phone 2898. J. J. B. Archer, 804 West Avs., North Auguata. Jls LOCKHART, LUCKY & CO. HOUSES AND STORES TOR RENT OCTOBER IST. No. Rooms. Price. 318 Broad St 9 s4s.'>o 1248 Broad St 7 40.00 230 Ellis St 8 30 00 232 EliliL St 8 30.00 407 Mirbory St, 7 20.00 2017 Walton Way 5 15 00 715 Kollock St 8 21.50 1845 Warren St 8 20 00 413 Kenwlck St 5 17.50 218 Broad St 8 35.00 419 Reynolds St 4 ......... 11.00 447 Watkins St. 3 15 00 1852 Watkins Ht. 5 15,00 1021 Jackson St 5 Jg.oo 601 Moore Ave. . 4 18 00 930 Twiggs St t; 11.00 917 Kollock St 5 18.00 - STORES. 214 Marbt/ry Ht. 20 08 530 Broad St 20,00 125 Centre Ht 16.00 J2O Centra St,, (store and reel jlcmei 38,0# We have a few desirable offhos for rent In the Leonard Building. Kor fur ther Info I ,‘(nation see- LOCKHART, LUCKY & CO. PHONE 840. « THE WISE DRY GOODS CO.’S mum minii—Mum iimiuiuc—bbh—wwwwbwi^bwwii^^w Daily Bulletin of Bargains Are Unsurpassed, To Keep Thoroughly Posted You Must Make Constant Visits to This Store $6.50 Trunks at $4.95 $8.50 Trunks at $6.95 SIO.OO Trunks at $7.95 $15.00 Trunks at $11.95 $6.50 Suit Cases at $4.95 $1.50 Suit Cases at 95c $7.50 Voile, Crepe and Ratine Dresses at $3.75 SI.OO Crepe and Voile Dresses all at $4.95 Regular SI.OO IJouso Dresses at 79c Regular $1.25 House Dresses at 89c Regular $1.50 House Dresses at 98c $2.00 Figured Crepe Dresses at $1.49 $1.25 Middy Blouses tit 98c Ladies’ regular SI.OO downs reduced to 69c Ladies’ regular $1.50 Gowns reduced to 98c Ladies’ sl.s*) White and Colored Silk. Tissue Waists at 98c 10c and 15c Embroid eries at 5c Men’s $1.25 Negligee Shirts at 85c ' / 15c Printed Batiste, all at 10c 25c Printed Voiles at i 10c 25e black and white Em broidered Dot Tissues, at 10c 50c 36 inch White ' Ratine at ■ 39c 35c Round Scalloped Table Mats at 19c All Children’s 75c and 98c Dresses at 50c All Children’s $1.50 Dresses at SI.OO All 35c Children’s Rompers at . 25c All 75c Children’s Rompers at 50c NINE