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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. PAGE SEVEN FINANCIAL