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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23.
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Middling 9 l=Bc
Tone—Steady
New York Cotton Market
(TODAY'o FIGURES.)
, Opeji. High. Low. Close.
January 8.55 8.72 8.54 8.64
March 8.73 8.57 8.64
0c,(! *" 8.82 9.03 8.85 8.94
uaermber 8.67 8.85 8.67 8.75
Tone—Steady. Spots—9.4o,
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8.51 8.56 8.51 8.52
March 8.55 5.58 8.54 8.58
October 8.80 8.87 8.80 8.88
December 8.65 8.69 8.64 8.65
Tone—Steady. Spots—9.Bo,
New Orleans Cotton Market
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. I.ow. Close.
January 8.66 8.78 8.66 8.74
October 8.71 8.84 8.71 8.77
December 8.66 8.77 8.66 8.72
Spots—9 1-16.
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. T/iw. Close.
January 8.61 8.64 8.60 8.63
October 8.66 8.72 8.66 8.70
December 8.59 8.65 8.59 8.63
Spots— 9 1-16.
Chicago Grain and Provisions
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close
September •.. .. 99% 99% 9914 99 94
December .. 99% 1.00% 99% 1.00%
COHN —
September .. 77% 78% 77% 78%
OATS— embSr •• •• «5% 65% 66% 65%
September 48% 48% 4 gt/ 48%
L .\ R D- r " '• 48V4 48% 48^
Bci>lpnibßr 10.17%
October 10.20 10.22 10.17% 10.17%
ribs—
September _ 9 g 2%
October 9.82% 9.85 9.75 9.82%
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES )
Open. High. Low. Close
%- CAT— 1
-September .. 99% 99% 98% 98%
December 100% 100% 99% 99%
V
September 76% 76% 76 76%
December 64% 65% 64% 64%
September 48% 48% 48 48
December 48% 48% 48% 48%
... . . D
Iv.tember 10.20
October 10.35 10.37% 10.22% 10.22%
RIBS—
SeufOTr.ber •• —— ——- 9.80
October 9.90 9.90 9.80 9.80
__ - {£.
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Low middling . • 8 f-8
Strict low middling 9
Middling 9 18
Strict middling 9 1-4
Good middling 9 3-8
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Low middling. 8 11-16
Strict low middling 8 13-16
Middling 8 15-16
Strict middling 9 1-16
Good middling 9 3-16
RECEIPTS, SALES
AND SHIPMENTS
Net receipts today 2487
Through cotton today 613
Gross receipts today 3990
SALES FOR THE WEEK.
sales. Spin. Bhpit
gat 1822 6 1493
Monday . .. 909 50 IBS')
Tues. . . .1413 2072
Wed. ... 942 93 1413
Thurs. . .
Total. . . 5086 149 6658
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
1908. ’907.
Sat 2770 2441
Monday. . .3928 3bal
Tues. . . .3187 *490
Wed. . . . 3000 3504
Thurs. . .
Total. . .12879 15086
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock in Augusta. 1908 22.746
Stock in Augusta. 1907 22,291
Receipts since Sept. 1. 1907....37.481
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1906... .50,521
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
1M( JM7.
Sight to Sept 19, ’OB 548.971 470,235
Dunring week .... 286,429 215,911
visible supply 1.793,009 2,228,505
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
Tcrtei 4 Last Yr
A Galveston 898?,
1112*0 Houston 8873!
New Orleans 2132 i
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
1908 — -T9OT-1
Houston 12404 «»51 ;
Augusta .. 3000 t
Memphis *’.r. t
Cincinnati —— 217
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS.
1907 1908
Georgia railroad 1039 757
Southern railroad 634 998
Central of Ga. . 734 £4
C. & W. C 563 362
Atlantic Coast Line.. .. 49
Wago p 376 346
Net receipts 3395 2487
Through 109 513
Total 3504 3000
LIVERPOOL COTTON
DULL AND EASIER
IJan-Feb. . . 4.66% 4.66% 4.73%
Feb-Mar. . . 4.67 4.67% 4.74%
Mar-Apr. . . 4.68 4.68% 4.75
Apr-May. . .4.69 .... 4.76
May-June. . . 4.70% .... 4.76%
June-July
July-Aug
Aug Sept. . .4.94% 4.93% 5.02
Sept-Oct. . . 4.77 4.79% 4.87
Oct-Nov. . . 4.71 4.72 4.79%
Nov-Dec. . , 4.68 4.69 4.76
Dee-. Tan. . .4.67 4.74
Sales. 3.000; receipts, 2,000; tom*,
firm; middling. 5.35.
GOT YEAR IN JAIL
FOR STEALING SHIRT
The following sentences were im
posed" by Judge Kvr Wednesday morn
ing.
Jimmie Williams was given 3 years
In the reformatory for stealing a
bicycle. He has been to the relorma
tory befoy for the name offense.
Willie Loots, John Coleman and
('has Williams wore given $25 or 3
months on the puhlic works for par
ticipating In a crap-game In Tin Cup
Alley.
Toni William* was given 10 months
on the public woks for stealing a
pair of i hoes
Ellen Williams was given I y ar
in 'he work house for stealing a
skirt.
The esse of Irwin Steward was
nol pros sob
The rase of May Bell Sanders,
charged with larceny from the house
was continued until 3.30 o'clock Wed
nesday aftcrwion
PHOEBE WILSON FReIcT
OF ASSAULT CHARGE
Phoeby Wilson was given a prellmi- i
nary nearing before Judge Rennet*.;
Tuesday afternoon She was charg"-|
•vtth assstilt w(tt- tn*• jit to murder !
The state case « that she had J
"held ""Madid a lit eves while her
oaugnter, Mlt. who Is now In Jsll. did
the cutting The Judge rendered s
decision In taver of Phoeby and she j
was released. I
New York Stock Market
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
Atchison 85%
Baltimore & Ohio ... .!. .!! 95
Canadian Pacific 170%
Chicago & Alton 22
Chicago & Northwestern .. ..154%
Colorado Southern 36%
Erie 2 »
Illinois Central 134
Louisville & Nashville 102%
Manhattan L 133 1 4
Missouri Pacific 51
I New York Central 101%
| Pennsylvania 120%
[Reading .. ...123%
| Rock Island 17%
! Rock Island pfd 31%
| St- Paul 1 130
J Southern Railway 20%
1 SouthernPaclflc 99%
Union Pacific 153
Union Pacific pfd 85%
i Wisconsin Central 26%
Interbnro Metropolitan 10%
Interboro Metropolitan pfd .. .. 30
Great Northern 127%
Atlantic Coast Line 84
Amalgamated Copper 71%
American Car & Foundry .. ..37
American Locomotive 44%
American Cotton Oil 33%
Am. Smelting & Refining 81%
Am. Smelting A- Refining pfd ..100%
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 47
j Colorado Fuel & iron 31%
j General Electric 130
' International Paper 9
National Biscuit 87%
I National Lead [ [ 77
Pacific Mall 24%
1 People’s Gas [ 94
[ Pressed Steel Car 29
I Pullman Palace Car ... ... !l!l60%
j Sloss Sheffield Steel 59
Southern Pacific pfd .. .. .!!116%
[Sugar 4 27%
United States Steel 42%
United States Steel pfd 107%
Western Union jgu
Mackay's pfd 67%
Virginta-Carolina Chemical .. 28
Do -> Pfd 107
enronm
FAIR UIITIOI
A charter has been granted In
’he Superior Court by Judge Honrv
C. Hammond to the Negro Fair as
sociation. The association will meet
tomorrow night or Monday night next
to accept the charter, and begin ac
ctive work. The officers of the neo>
organization will be in all likelihood,
the present temporary officers—Rev
C. T. Walker, D. D„ President, Prof.
P H. Craig, vice-president, Silas X.
riovd. secretary, and H. C. Young,
treasurer. The colored- men have
been at work quietly on the proposl
»lon for several months, but preferred
not to go to far until they werere
gularly chartered and ready lor busi
ness. The charier was granted by
Judge Hammond on September l/'h.,
and the secretary of the organization
will get. a oopy from tjjf> clerk of court
loday. This Is perhaps the first
charter granted in Richmond county
since the flood, and the colored peo
ple are congratulating thems-lves me
in the fact that they are showing
Iheir faiih in their city by their
works.
The Augusta Railwav and Electric
company is one of the largest stock
holders in the enterprise, and Silas
X Floyd lied a short business la'k
with President James Jackson, of
the Street Railway company, tills
morning. Today or tomorrow in be
half of his eoiored association he will
sign contracts with Mr. Beane for
ilie use of the Ge trgla-Orollna •’’air
grounds for two dajs shortly af'er the
Fall Fair to be held in November.
MALICIOUS PERSON
WRECKED C* & W. C* TRAIN
Early Tuesday afternoon Charles
ton and Western Carolina freight
train No. 17. from Anderson to Au
gusta. was derailed at Clark’s Hill,
about 25 miles from Augusta.
The engine was coming around a
sharj) curve and it was impossible for
the engineer to see the open switch,
the engine and three cars were de
railed.
The officials of the road say that
the switch was thrown open by a
malicious person and a 2150 reward
has been offered for his capture, but
up to a late hour Wednesday no news
of any capture had been reported.
The train was in charge of Con
doctor Hutchinson and Engineer
Hill, who suffered a slight. Injury,
his ankle being sprained. He will be
out In a few dais.
The regular schedule was not as
feeted by the wreck and It is th>*
same.
CHANGE AT BLACKINTON MILL.
NORTH ADAMS. Mass. A J. Buffum
Is reported to he prartlcall; in rnsrge
of the m.ickinron Mill. Following his
visit b»re rerently he has again hern
through the mill, making rime, exami
nation of everything In It. and every
thing In the proeess of mavtufaetlire, it
la not understood that the agreement
between the coin pony and Mt. Huffum
has hee n completed, but thnt he la os
good as at work pending a enmphtlot*
of the agreement la certain The prln.
rlpnl* in the matter have nothing to
li Is also said that the ffrm of
Waterhouse a- Huffum will turne over
a great d*a! of work to the Hla. klntori
mill provided Mr. Huffum lakes com
plete control. John Waterhouse of the
firm of Waterhouse A Huffum was n%
it,* mill also Thai firm begins tVa week.
to run Its mills four nights a w»sk till
9 o’clock In the evening It -nay even pa
found necessary to run ths mitia later.
If arrangements can he made wl'h the '
Klaeltlntor! mill some of this extra
work may be sent over there.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
J. C. McAItLIFfE.
Market Editor
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
, Close.
Atchison
Atchison pfd ’ ~, [[. 941,4
Baltimore & Ohio 55%
Canadian Pacific 171
Chicago A Northwestern 155%
Colorado Southern 371,
Rr le 30%
Ullnola Central 136%
Louisville & Nashville .. ... ..103
Missouri Pacific 52
New York Central jo 2
Pennsylvania ... l'U%
Reading .'.,12574
Rock Island is
Rook Island pfd " [39
Southern Pacific 101 %
Southern Railway ... .[ 2 0%
Union Pacific 154%
Wisconsin Central [. 28
Interboro Metropolitan 10%
Interboro Metropolitan pfd .. . . 30%
Great Northern 126%
Amalgamated Copper 71%
American Car & Foundry .. .. 37%
American Locomotive 451,
American Cotton Oil [ [ 9944
Am. Smelting & Refining 82
80., pfd 101
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 41;
Colorado Fuel a iron 32
General Electric 49,;
National Rlsouit gg
National Lead 73%
People's Gas 94
Pressed Steel Car !!.’[[ 30
Sloss Sheffield Steel ... . 5914
Su « ar ’ .. ‘.\128%
United States Steel 4914,
United States Steel pfd 107%
Western Union ... 5774
Mackay's pfd 68
BELIEF IS CIVEII
TO 393JERS0NS
Each Given Eighty-Six
Cent* Worth of Food For
Week’s Supply. Employ
ment Considered.
The relief committee met today at
noon. Barely a quorum was present,
those in attendance bptng: MeaarH.
Young, Hook, Rowland, Loyless and
Cree, and Silas X. Floyd and C. T.
Walker, colored.
Mr. Hook reported that he had,
since the last meeting, received $3,
053.60; that he had expended $2,859.11
That ho had in the treasury now
about $11,276.54.
Mr, Rowlanad reported that since
the Monday meeting work had been
continued after the manner mapped
out, then. He said two sewing rooms
would be established In West End.
and that Rev. H. T. Cree had taken
that work in charge. He further re
ported that a thorough investigation
of conditions had been made in Weal
End. according to a suggestion made
Monday by Mr. Saxon. He said that
393 persons had been aided during the
week, each having been given an or
der for 86 cents' worth of food, which
the Associated Charities regards as
a sufficiency for one week. Mills
Edith Thompson has charge of the
relief work In West End. Mr. Row
land reported that the names of 19
grocers had been secured and that
each was Interviewed by a represen
tative of tjie Associated Charities. It
was found that these merchants car
ried from 1 to 200 persons on their
credit books. They stated that. 75
per cent of their debtors have credit
now, and that 20 per cent were cut oft
after the flood, not because of their
destitution and unemployment, but be
cause they were always “bad pay."
It. was found, further, Mr. Rowland
said, that 50 per cent of the grocers
are extending as much credit now
as they did before the flood Investi
gation disclosed the fad that those
people who buy on credit are more
economical than cash purchasers.
To Secure Work.
Therefore Mr. Rowland recommend
ed that the Associated Charities and
relief committee now devote their at
tention to securing employment for
those without work
Mr Johnson, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, at this point
said that he has repeated calls for
work, and he also urged the Impor
tance of taking prompt and definite
action In the matter of providing cm
ployment. He said he had been nytl
fled by Mr Wingfield that the city
needs no more men, and that Oliver
works negroes In preference to white
labor.
Silas Floyd said at this point. In
response to an Inquiry from the chair,
that more negroes. In his opinion,
ought to be put to work than are pro
vided with work,
Mr. Cree reported that one aewlng
circle had been established over the
West End Free Library and that the
work of providing by this means lint
ited employment, for a number of wo
men would begin In a few day*, par.
tlcnlars of the plan are In the hands
of n special committee appointed at
the Assoelated Charities meeting, and
they will take what action they gee
fit. A discussion followed u * to the
method of operstlng th**se aewlng
circle*, and as to whether or not the
women should he paid In clothes or
money. On motion of Mr. Howland
2256 of the rehabilitation fund" was
appropriated to establish and main
tain the sewing circles.
On motion of Mr. Loyleaa, the sec,
ratary and treasurer was requested
'0 call in by Saturday ail unpaid sub
scrlptlon* in th<* relief fund, Including
the city’s contribution of 14 (ion
THREE WILL GO
TOJTIANTA
Commercial Bodies Decide
To Send Delegates To In
terstate Commission
About Demurrage.
At a meeting of representatives ol
the Augusta Cotton Exchange, the
Augusta Retail Merchants' Associa
tlon, the Augusta Wholesale Grocers
and the Chamber of Commerce, held
In (he offices of the latter organiza
tion this morning, it was decided to
send a delegation to Atlanta to appear
before the Interstate commerce com
mission now in session there and pre
sent the facts concerning the demur
rage cases in Augusta arising over de
lay occasioned by the flood.
Mr. E. <\ Denlon. president of the
Augusta Retail Merchants' Associa
tlon; ('apt. P. H. Rice, chairman of
the railroad committee of the Cham
her of Commerce and the Retail Mer
chants' Association, and Mr. E. S.
Johnson, secretary of the Chamber ol
Commerce, were named as delegates
and they will make arrangements 14
leave tonight and spend tomorrow it
Atlanta.
They will carry with them data
concerning Die demurrage charges
which have been levied by the roads
and Ihe total sum runs to unite a
large amount of money. A letter
"111 bo given to the delegation from
the president of the/ Augusta Cotton
Exchange, the wholesale grocers, the
merchants association and the Cham
her of Commerce, outlining the views
of the different organizations on the
subject, and It Is quite certain that
the commission will allow Die roads
to rehale shippers for the demurrage
charges.
Il was brought out at the meeting
that the railroads are showing every
willingness, through local officials, to
rebate shippers, hill they cannot do
so without permission from the Inter,
state commerce commission, and II is
to seek this privilege that the commit
tee will appear before the com mis
slon.
After this privilege has been se
cured !| will then probably be refer
red hack to the Augustn railroads
and each individual merchant will
have to present his claim to the
roads.
CENSUS BUREAU REPORT ON
MANUFACTURED GOODS
Interestinf; Diitn Compiled
Concerning East Year’s
Cotton Output.
WASHINGTON. The census bureau's
report shows a total of 4,576,438 running
bales consumed In the United States
during tne year ending August 31st last,
compared with t,!iSi.; 1 3ti holes for 1907.
The total stpeks on August. 31, 1994,
worn 1,233.5 is bales, of which 538,433
bales represent manufacturers' stocks
and 637,MtS hales In hands of other hold
ers.
The tolal number of spindles was 27,-
845,63 1 compared with 36,939,415 last
year. There were 27,399,896 spindles In
1908, which consumed some cotton, snd
415,636 were bile throughout I lie year.
The total present spindles are classi
fied as 22,514,561 ring and 4,930,970
mule.
Statistics of cotton taken, consum
ed, and of stocks, arc for all natal)
llshnients using raw cotton, Including
cotton mills, woolen mills, hosiery
and knit goods establishments, thnsi
engaged In maniifacltire of mattress
es and like; statistics of eotton con
suming spindles Include those which
consumed cotton only during the year
ami do not Include those which con
sumed cotton mixed with other
iltircH. Tie- totals of the table In
clude 6,596 bales of foreign cotton In
1908 and 8,665 bales In 1907, con
sumed by manufacturers In rollon
growing slutes and 100,866 hales In
1908 arid 131,703 bales in 1907 con
sumed by manufacturers In all oth< r
states.
Statistics of both domestic and for
elgn cotton are in running bales,
•gross weight.
The full report, distributing by
states, detailed statistles and other
data regarding cotton Industry In this
and other countries, will be ready for
distribution the latter pari of Octo
ber. Statistics In this report for 1908
are preliminary and subject 10 slight
corrections In final report.
JEWISH NFW YEAR
BEGINS_SATURDAY
There will be services at the Jewish
churches of Augusta Friday nigbi an i
Hai unlay morning In celebration of
the Jewish New Year, which occurs
on Saturday.
Rabbi .1 I) Braverrnan, o* New
York will e induci the services.
All the stores that are owicd by
Jews will In closed fJafurday as It Is
n very Important day as much as
January Ist Is with us.
There will lie set vices at the
churches, October sth, ronilliillnv
til rough the 6th. This Is In obser
vance of the dsv of Atonement.
LIBERTY MILL INCREASE* CAPITAL
COLOMBIA, H (*, Capital stock of
the Liberty Mills of Liberty bus been
raised in 9200,00 Sby an Irui'.i'c nf 12',
(Fill. The concern operates n plant of It,
k4*i aplrtilp and 284 looms Print cloth*
wed salcans are manufactured.
FINANCIAL
THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUOUSTA
707 BROAD STREET.
ORGANIZED 1865.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITB $-150,000.00
L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier.
BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, this Bunk will pay 4 per oent In
terest ,m CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These certificates will
be issued by us In Bums of SIOO.OO and up, for stipulated periods of
time, to salt the Depositors' convenience.
SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20,00 PER YEAR.
The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK,
has
Capital $400,000.00
Surplus • 140,000.00
Stockholders’ Liability 400,000.00
Total • $940,000.00
as
SECURITY FOR ITS DEPOSITORS
Your Account is Solicited.
Georgia Railroad Bank
Augusta, Georgia.
This Rank Solicits the banking business of
merchants and corporations. Wc pay 4 Per Cent
Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept.
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
INTEREST FROM DATE
on lime deposits paid at the vale of four per cent, four limes, a
•year by means of our Coupon Certificate of Deposit, enables you to
transact business without coming to the bank, no mailer how far
awny you may be.
Issued in Augusta only bv Die
MERCHANTS BANK
Capital and Surplus $300,000.00
Have a Rummage Sale of
■-*»i-‘S* Your Own.
This is serious—
At, this glorious spring time thoughts of new
things are uppermost in one’s mind -not in clothing
line alone tint throughout the household u general
replacement takes place—
What becomes of the old stuff ?
I’ilod away in garret or storeroom most likely—
and forgotten.
Why, if you would go through the basement or
storeroom of the average family today you would find
an “accumulation of discards” from years hack.
The strange tiling is that hundreds of people want
the very thing for wliicii you have no further use.
It’s easy for you to find a customer, too -
(Hanoi; at the Want Columns in today’s paper
see which want you can supply then write the party.
But if you can’! find a party who can use what
you want to sell, make a list of what you have and
put it in the Want Columne yourself.
But look at tin Wan! Ads. first.
IHE WANT ADVERTISEMENTS ARE
"HUMANIZING!"
When mem people com* to use nnd answer classlflad advertise
ments, more people will know each other -
More People With Interests Will Meet
mom people will find channel* and opportunities for reciprocal ser
vice.
Truly, the want ads are "humanising” people shaming away
the scorn of small things, the scorn of "bargaining." of exchanging
useful but not used tilings for useful and usable one*.
USe HERAII) WANTS lOK KfSUITS.
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FINANCIAL