Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30. News of the Cotton Crop and Markets Augusta cotton market MIDDLING 9 TO 9 l-16c. TONE QUIET. New York Cotton Market (TODAY b FIGURES.) Open. High. 1,0 w. Close. January S 57 S 61 S 52 8 53 March 559 863 852 854 October 8 91 8 90 8 90 8 93 December 8 7.1 871 865 867 Steady. Spots—9.3o (YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.) Open. High Low Close. January . S 60 8 71 8 56 8 59 March 866 575 856 859 „ , 8 fi6 861 Oc.ober 1)03 905 892 894 December.. 877 SBl 870 872 Tone—Steady. Spots—9.3o. New Orleans Cotton Market (TODAY'S FIGURES.) Open. High. Low. Close. Oe'ow 8 « 2 865 858 858 December 864 864 858 858 Tone-Steady. Spots-9 1-16. (YESTERDAY’S FIGURE:-'.) Tannsrv Open. High Low Close. Omtoher 70 8 7(i 8 8 59 December sas o B J* 874 Tone—Steady. bS 873 803 803 Spots—9 3-16. Chicago Grain and Provisions (TODAY’S FIGURES.) WHEAT— Open. High. Ix>w. Close. September .. .. 98% 99 98% 99 CORX— mber ... ••• 99% 99% 99% 99% September 78% 79 76 76 OATS- ember January 9 72% 9 77% 9 (J 7% 9 67 % Oct ooer ...10 20 10 37% 10 20 10 25 Ki Do — J, 8 ™- 8 75 875 8 67% 8 67% October 980 990 980 9 87% (YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.) WHEAT Open. High low Close., September 99% 99>% 98% 98% December 100 100 99% 99% CORN— 78 September 79% 79% 78 78 1 CATS- eCember 65% 65 * 65% 65^ September 48% 49% 48% 49% December 49% 49% 49 49% LARD— January 9 October 10 30 10 30 ”10 15 10 17% RIBS— 1 * 8 87% Bno 8 75 8 77% October 995 995 980 9 82% FULL QUOTATIONS IN THE LOCAL MARKETS (TODAY’S FIGURES) Low middling S 3-4 13-16 Strict low middling .. ..8 7-8 16-16 Midaiing 9 1-16 Strict ‘piddling 9 1-8 3-16 Good middling 9 1-4 5-16 (YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.) Strict low middling 9c Middling 9 1-8 Strict middling 9 1-4 Good middling 9 3-S RECEIPTS, SALES AND SHIPMENTS Net receipts today 2727 Through cotton today 491 Gross receipts today 3221 SALES FOR THE WEEK. sales. Spin. Shplt Sat. . . . 1670 42 1473 Monday . .1837 850 Tues . . . .1646 .... 1237 Wed . . .1458 14 2515 Thurs .... .... FTI .... Tola! . . 6611 36 6075 RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. 1907. 1908. Sat. . . . 2849 4219 Mondav 2980 3697 Tues 3741 3368 Wed . . ..3221 3628 Thurs .... rrl Total. . 12.790 14912 STOCKS AND RECEIPTS Stock in Augusta, 1908 31,912 Stock In Augusta. 1907 27,196 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1908 56,586 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1907 71,790 IN 6IGHT AND SUPPLY 1907. 1908 Sight to Sept 25.. 933,919 768.892 During week 384,948 298,657 Visible supply 1,997,581 2,318,254 ESTIMATES FOR TOMORROW Today. Last Yr Galveston 6025 8-8590 Houston 3977 2-3000 New Orleans 8123 PORT RECEIPTS Galveston 7143 New Orleans 75R3 1476 Mobile 2051 703 Savannah 13774 8532 Charleston 1705 1833 Wilmington 4181 4001 Norfolk 2069 3068 Pensacola 7950 Total Ports test) . . 58000 27771 INTERIOR RECEIPTS 1908 1907 Houston 15,416 4921 Augusla 3221 3628 Memphis 4966 2659 Little Rock 1045 .... AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS. Ga. Railroad 1079 1086 So. Railway Co 70) 735 Cen. of Ga. R. H 575 218 C. and ,W. C. Ry 635 .... A. C. L R R HI 210 Wagod 548 441 Canal .... River .... Net Receipts 3407 2728 Through 221 493 Total 3628 3221 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET TODAY Open. 2 11. m. Close Jan & Feb ..4.67 1.67% 4.65% Felt & Mar . 4.68 169% 4.66 Mar & Apr ..4.05 4.69 4.66% Apr & May 4.67 May H June 4.69 4.70 1.67 [June & July 4.67 I July & Aug . .4.70 4.70 4.67 lug Ac 5ept...5.02 Sept A- Oct ..4.83 4 83% 4.81 Oct A Nov ..4.72 4.76 4.72 Nov A Dec .4.68% 4 69% 4.67 % Dec A Jan ..4.'68 4.68 4.66 Sales 8,000. Receipts Tone easy. Middling 5.26 44444444444444444 ♦ 4 ♦ IN THE RECORDER COURT 4 ♦ ♦ There were only three cases before the recorder Wednesday morning Tho cases against Jim Bradley and Carrie Belie Colbert for fighting wc-e dismissed Irene Echleit, the woman who was taken out of a dry goods store Tues day, pleaded guilty and was fined $5 or 10 days. New York S (TODAY'S FIGURES.) Atchison 87% Baltimore and Ohio 97% Canadian Pacific 177% Chicago and Alton 28% Chicago and Northwestern.. ..150% Colorado Southern 40 Erie 30 Illinois Centra) 137% Louisville and Nashville 104% Metropolitan Street Railway.... 25 Missouri Pacific 53 New A’ork Central ..103% Pennsylvania 122% Reading 128% Rock Island 19% Rock Island pfd ~41% St. Paul 133% Southern Pacific 103% Southern Railway 21% Union Pacific 158% Wabash 12% Wisconsin Central 27% Interboro Metropolitan 10% Interboro Met. pfd 30% Great Northern 130% Amalgamated Copper 75 American Car and Foundry.. .. 39% American Locomotive 46 American Cotton Oil ■.. 35 Am. Soiling ami Itefng 81% Am. Sniltng and Rfng pfd.. ..102% Brooklyn Rapid Transit 46% Colorado Fuel and Iron 34% International Paper , 9 National Biscuit 87% National Lead 83% People's Gas 94% Pressed Steel Car 31 % Southern Pacific pfd 118 United Stales Steel 45% United Slates Steel pfd 108% Western Union 60% Maekay's 68% Va.-Carolina Chem 30 »*»»*««»o*»***K ♦ • ♦ STANDING OF CLUBS ♦ ♦ ♦ NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. P.C. Chicago 94 54 .635 New York 92 53 .634 Pittsburg 94 55 .631 Philadelphia 78 67 .538 Cincinnati 71 78 .477 Boston 63 84 .429 St. Louis 49 100 .329 Brooklyn 48 98 .329 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. P.C. Detroit 86 61 .585 Cleveland 86 62 .581 Chicago 85 62 .578 St. Louis 82 65 .558 Boston 70 75 .483 Philadelphia 65 79 451 Washington 61 81 .430 New York 48 97 .331 T aented. “Ip he a cheerful giver?’* * He’s too much of a diplomat for that.” "What do you mean?” “He’s a cheerful borrower,'*—Birming ham Ape-Herald. Legal Notice. In the District Court of the Northeastern Division of the Southern District of Georgia. In the matter of Antonopoulos and Thevaop, in bankruptcy, bankrupts. To the creditors of Antonouloa and Thovnos of Augusta. In the County of Richmond, and district aforesaid, a bankrupt: Notice is hereby Riven that on the -9th flay of September, 190*. the said Antonopoulos and 4 nevaos were duly ad judged a bankrupt and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held in my office in Augusta, Ga., on the 12 day of October. 190 R. at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, at whrh time the said credi tors may attend, prove their claims, Ap point a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such other business ns may properly come before said moetn* This September 29th, 1903. JOSEPH GANAHL, Refer*** In Bankruptcy. Boosters Club Doubles Amount Assessed It For G. & F. Shops After concluding 'heir canvass Wednesday afternoon the Boosters club of Außusla had raised double the amount of monev allotted <o them at Hie meeting of ihe general com mittee Tuesday lor the purpose of securing the Georgia and Florida railway sboj s for Augusta. Enthusiastic members of the Boos ters' club, including President How ard 11. Stafford and executive com mitteeman T. G Phllpnt raised the money easily during the morning and they declare they arc In favor ol getting the shops here at ant price within the bounds of reason and they propose to lose no time In still fur- Changes In Officers At National Exchange and Augusta Savings Bank Some changes were, made today in the officers of the National Exchange Bank and the Augusta Savings Bank. Il was reported that changes had been made and a Herald reporter meting Captain w. B. Young, lie was ask'd about them He answered that lie had retired from the office of both banks and that the officers of the National Exchange are now as follows. P. E. May, president. W. K. Klthchen. vice president, K A. Pendleton, cashier. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. J. C. McAULIFfE, Market Editor tock Market (YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.) Atchison 87 Atchison pfd.. .. 95 Baltimore and Ohio 96% Canadian Pacific 175% Chicago and Alton 26% Chicago and Northwestern 156% Colorado Southern 39 Erie 29% Illinois Central.. 137 Louisville and Nashville 103% Missouri Pacific ..52% New York Central 103 Pennsylvania 121 % Reading 127% Rock Island 19% Rock Island pfd 40% St. Paul 133% Southern Pacific 103% Southern Railway 20% Union Pacific 157% Wabash 12% Wisconsin Central 27% Interboro Metropolitan ll Interboro Metropolitan pfd.. .. 32% Great Northern ..129% Atlantic Coast Line 88% Amalgamated Copper 73% American Car and Fndry 38% American Locomotive 46 American Cotton Oil 34% Am. Sniltng and Rcfng 83% Brooklyn Rapid Transit 47% Colorado Fuel and Iron 34% General Electric. 137 National I,ead 82% People’s Gas.. .. „ 94% Pressed Steel Car 31% Sloss Sheffield Steel 60 Southern Pacific pfd.. 118 Sugar 127% United States Steel 44V, United States Steel pfd 108% Western Union 61 Maekay’s 68 Maekay’s pfd 67% Va.-Carollna Chem 29% POOR PEOPLE SEEK THEIR BANK DEPOSITS Hundreds Clamor For Their Money at Mogilew sky’s Defunct Bank. NEW YORK.—Hundreds of excited depositors clamoring for their money hung around the doors of Mogliew;.- ky’s bank at Grand and Suffolk streets today. In anticipation of trouble the police were on hand. Peliiions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday against Polew, Mogilewsky and Werner, and against the individ ual members of the firm, (wo of 'Thom are women, widows of former part ners. The firm did a large business with East Side peddlers. There was a crowd around the doors yesterday, but. there was no rioting. Two other private banks also tailed yesterday with small liabilities. It Can’t Be Beat. The best of all teachers Is experi ence. C. M. Harden, of Silver City, North Carolina, says: "1 And Elec tric Bitters does all that’s claimed for It. For Stomach. Liver and Kidney troubles It can’t, be beat. I nave tried It and flue it a most excellent mndl- : cine." Mr. Harden is right; It’s the best of ail medicines also for weak ness, lame back and all run down con ditions Best 100 for chills and ma larla. Sold under guarantee at all druggists. 50c. c. & w. C- MAIL SERVICE RUNNING AS USUAL Now that the Atlantic Coast Line railroad Is operating trains into Au gusta by regular schedule, the usual mall service has been resumed. Northern pouches come in at. 9.60 a. m., and a dispatch is made In the afternoon at 2.30 o’clock. Promissory. Th* pin fform p.snk when speaker* In many Instanroa appears To b« ft promissory note Renewable In Just four year*. - Philadelphia l*ross. Okt advancing the project. It la understood that many or the subscriptions received will hr- don bled If needed and It seems quite certain that one of the most deter mined efforts ever set forth by Au gustans will be trade to secure the enterprise for this city. Mr. Fred. B. Pope, Wm. Hchwel gerl and T. G. Phllpot will bo union - those attending the meeting ot the di rectors of the Georgia and Florida railroad nt Valdosta Friday and they will make every possible effort to get the road's headquarters and shops here and they are confident of sue cess. The new officers of the Augusta Savings Bank are as Follows: P. E May, president. Dr. Thomas it, Wright, vice presi dent, J. G. Wolfle, cashier. Captain Young said that he would take this occasion to thank his friends for their liberal patronage of the banks In the past and to ask Its eontlnuaee The business office of Cspt Young wlil continue to be In the same room la the bank as heretofore. ATLANTIC COAST LINE NOTE—These arrivals and departures are given as information, hut arrival and connections arc not guaranteed. Effective September 29th, 1908. No. 83. No. 85 North.. South 2.80 pm Lv .. Augusta. .. Ar 10.00 am 4.08 pm Lv.. .. Barnwell .. . .Lv 7.56 am 4.30 pm Lv .. Denmark.. .. I.v 4.28 pm 6.09 pm Lv .. Orangeburg .. Lv 5.04 pm 0.60 pm Lv ~ ..Sumter.. .. Lv 0.28 pm 8.26 pm Lv .. . Florence . ..Lv 4.10 am 6.-oam Ar .. .Richmond.. ..Lv 7.25 pm 8.40 am Ar Washington.. Lv 3.45 pm 10.00 am Ar .. ..Baltimore.. .Lv 2.12 pm 12.18 pm Ar W. Phtla .. . .Lv 11.55 am 2.46 pm Ar New York. 23d St Lv 9.26 am PULLMAN PARLOR OARS between Augusta and Now York without change. Dining Car Service. Florence to Now York. L. O. MeCULLUM, Commercial Agent. 807 Broad St. T. C. WHITE, W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent, Pass. Traff. Mgr., Wilmington, N. C. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. (Curient BcneiivUen corrected to Date.) (76th Meridian Time.) „ departure®. For Savannah and Macon •7:3oam For Dublin and Savannah ..... *U;4spnb For Savannah and Macon ••H:4opm For Savannah and Macon !!9:4oi>in ARRIVAL®. From Savannah and Macon .. !!B:o6ara From Savannah and Macon ...••8;&l)am From Savannah and Macon . . •7:6opm From Dublin and Bnvu.nnah...,*l2;46ptn •Dally. ••Except Sunday. !!Sunday only. Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Augusta and Savunnah on night trulna. Connects at Ml lien with through sleep. Ing cars to and from Mnoon. Atlanta, Columbus, Birmingham and Chicago, III*. F. F. POWERS. W. \V. IIACKWTT. Com’l. Agt Trav. Puss. Agt. 716 Broad »t. Charleston & Western Carolina Railway of tiains, Uulop station, - Augusta, Ga., * e ** u " conmu tions with other oompa ar<’ "imply given as information, and are not guaranteed: (Effective Sept. 14, 1908.) * AAA departures. ” 000 a. m.- No. 7. Dally for Andoraon, in ia deneca - WulhiUlu. etc 10:10 a. m.—No. 1, i»uny ior orsenwnou, Laurens, Greenville. * Spartanburg, llenderKonvlllo and Asheville. 2:05 p. m. No. 42. Dally for Allendale, Fairfax. Charleston, Savannah, Beaufort, Port Royal. 4:40 p. in. No. 5, Dally for Greenwood. No. 6 louvhh Gr<-«Miwoud ul tt.6o m ID- for bparlanbuig. ARRIVALS No. 4, Dally from Greenwood, 9:30 n. ni. No 41, dally from Charleston. Sa vannah, Beaufort, Port Royal, etc, 12:30 p. m. No 2. dally from Asheville, Apart • unbuilt, Greenwood, etc., 6.15 p. m. No. 8. daily from Anderson, McCormick, etc.. 7:35 p. m. Trains 41 and 42 run solid between AtigiiHtu ami Charleston. Trl-Weekly Parlor Car service between Augusta attil Asheville, leaving Augusta Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays; Asheville Mondays. Wednesday and )rb days. Trains Nos 1 and v ERNKBT WILLIAMS. General Passenger Agent. No. >O7 liroadw ajr* Augusta, us. FLOOD COMMISSI HILL ALL SERVE Mayor Dunbar announces that, he has seen all members of the flood commission and each of them has signified their intention of serving. A meeting will he held within the next week and preliminary steps will bn taken to organize nnd begin work to devise 6-ays arid moans of pro tecting the city against future floods. The flood rnmnilsMlon agreed with Mayor Dunbar that It would lie host lo wall until the water situation was cleared up and after that, the meet ing will take place. 4444**44444444444 4 4 4 THE AIR DOME. 4 ♦ ♦ 44444444444444444 A Big Show at the Dome. One of the host shows of the sea son Is the offering at this popular play-house. Tin- Dome was crowd' d lasi night The Portlands were called h. for: the curtain four tlnu-s on encore. They are about the fln<-st act of Its kind In vatidevlllt Billy Tatin Is received with great favor and Is Iho best mnnnloglst and dancer that ever played In Ihe southern circuit. The pictures were a scream All should see. them Four pictures are given at ever show Every one should visit the Dome this week Same prices prevail. BOARD OF REGISTRARS ABOUT COMPLETES WORK The board of registrars who have hecn at work on the registry list will finish their work Thursday morn Ing. There were very few delin quents and |t Is probable that those will pay up before the election. The Jury lor the city court will be drawn Monday, but the court will noi convene until October 11th, due to (he fact that there Is not enough water at the court house for sani tary purposes. EXPERT DIVER*WILL EXAMINE TWO STATES An expert diver Is here from Savan nah lo examine the hull of the wreck ed steamer Two fftaes, lyying In the mild 50 yards off Bay ntr<-et wharf. He will ascertain, If possible, Hie size hole which was torn In the boat by her Impact with a submerged lighter, and an attempt will be made a iso, to recover several small art I clett of value that fj-il overboard who# Ihe steamer listed. The diver JO'S down In ihe regulation "submarine uniform,'' and Is said to bo very ac complished. FINANCIAL THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA 707 BROAD STREET. ORGANIZED 1865. CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000.00 L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R, CLARK, CasNar. BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, this Bank will pay 4 per cent In terest on CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These certificates will be Issued by us In sums of SIOO.OO and up, for stipulated periods of time, to suit the Depositors’ convenience. BAFETY 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 Bank Solicits the hanking business of merchants and corporations. We pay 4 Per Cent Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept. YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED. The Royal Road To Wealth Is by menus of the snmll saving ti lit lie today menus u little more tomorrow. Belter henln now and Invest In one of our Coupon Cer- Uflcaleg of Deposit which pay you Interest at 4 per cent four timea u year. Issued In AuKusla only by Ihe Merchants Bank Capital and Surplus $300,000.00 SCHOOL BOOKS and School Supplies, as Bags, Straps, Pencil Boxes, Pads, Ink, Pencils, Pens. Second hand hooks taken in exchange for now ones. RICHARD’S STATI ONERY COMPANY. STATEMENT OF I HE CONDI I ION OF THE GEORGIA RAILROAD bANK Located at Augusta, Ga. at the Close of Business 23ud, September, 1908. It 10HOU R< *l.ofl Loans and Discount* $1,3W,747.M Demand Loans . . * • • •• • 630,166.40 Overdraft* 3,320.6 ft Bomb: and Htorks owned by til*' Bank 79,74'0.0ft Hank In*? House 50,000,00 Other Real H>ti»t* 11,073.73 Ime from Banks and Hunkers In tin* HI ales 4f,211.01 Due from Banks and Hankers In other Hiales.. 41.!,498.87 t'urrency 113,950.00 (j,,|,i 9,740.00 Hllvi-r, Nlekels nnd Pennies J 6.344.43 f'heekfl and Cash Heins .. •. 5,282.98 Luo tin n«en from flouring House 116,412.75 lutorMt Paid.. .. 20,691.33 Total I.IAHILITJWH. Capital Htoek Paid In $ 200,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses uni Taxes I'm I*l 408,204.44 Due to minks and Hanker* in this Htate .. ~ .... 86,765.93 Due to Hanks and Hankers In other Hiales .. . * .. .. 86,660.2 ft Individual Deposits Hubject lo Cheek .. 1,280,751.65 Demand Certlfleate*.. .. .* .. •• 6,081.90 Tima Certificates .. ~ .. ~ ~ .. ~ .... * 163,863.08 Certified Checks .. .. .. . • .. .. .# .. .. •• *• 6,967.39 Cashier’s Cheeks 4,879.08 Notes am! Hill* Redlsrotllileu .. .. .. .. 660,000.00 Total ” $2,903,078.77 HTATC OK GFJOK IA, COUNTY OK RICHMOND: Before me < nm Charles G. Goodrich, Cashier of Georgia Railroad Hank, who ben* duly sworn, rays that the ahoy** and forejcdiiK statement Is a true con dition of said Hank, ns shown by the hook* of file In said flunk. C O.GOODRICH. Huhscrlbed to and sworn before me, Hits 29th day of Meptember, 1908. HAMCKL MARTI.., Notary Public, Richmond County, Georgia. Commission Has No Jurisdiction Over Foreign Steamship Lines WASHINGTON Franklin K Luna, Interstate commerce commix <lnn< , li day mad*- public a letter’nent to Ihe Tacoma chamber of commerce, of Tacoma, Wa*hlngton. In rexponxe to a letter from that body auk Ing for Information with reaped to the com minion’* ruling requiring the tranx- Coutlncptul railroad* to pulill*h the Inland proportion* of their export rate* through Pacific coaxt port*. 'lhl* matter hnx been the ailbleci of roicli illhi-iixkloii 111 railroad and Imxl ncx* circle* during the paxt three month*. Mr Lane In hi* letter *ay* In part: "Such a general mlxunderxlandliig ext*!* a* to the nature of the decht lon In the ('nimopolllnn xhlpplng m*e i hai It *oem* worih while to point out ju*t what our ruling wax. The Coxmopolltan Hlilpplng company operated a line pf xteanicra plying between Philadelphia and different Pori* of northern Europe. In |i* com plaint preferred before Ihe comrnta xlon if alleged that the Hamburg American Packet company, North tie-man Lloyd Utcamxlilp company, the Wllaon line*, and the Hcandln uv lan-American line hud organized u PAGE SEVEN FINANCIAL mi called "pool" whereby all IralTln originating In the United Stale*, whether on Ihe xeahoard or In the Interior, and dentlned to the north of Europe, wa* divided among them xelve* In certain dcalgnaied propor tion*. Tim complainant axked that till* "Baltic pool" bn declared Ille gal became- In contravention of the anil pooling provlalon of Ihe Intor atnte commerce act. "The conimixxlon wa* thu* con fronted with the quratlon of It* Jnrl*- d let lon over ocean KtcaniKhlp line* plying between the American noa board ami a foreign country non-ad- Jarcni. Thla quentlon had been raised frequently before till* time, but bad never been finally determined. Af ter careful conxlderatlon the commla- I xlon ruled thai the Jurl*dlrtlonal clatixe of the Intcrxtate commerce act gave the conimixxlon tin authority over th'-xe Hteamahlp line*. The com plaint wax therefore dlimliaed." ’Hu commlxHion hax Jurlxdlctlon over Jhc foreign commerce of th» United Stale* while moving between He- .onboard and Interior porttoua of the country.