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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA COTTON OSARKET
MIDDLING 9 CENTS.
TONE QUIET.
New York Cotton Market
(TODAY’ij FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8 31 8 3fi 8 11 8 49
March 8 51 8 56 8 15 8 18
October 8 88 8 91 8 82 8 81
December S 60 8 72 S 60 S 65
Tone—Very steady. Spots—9.2s.
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES-)
Open. High Low Close.
January 8 50 8 55 8 19 8 32
March 8 52 8 56 8 50 8 52
October 8 87 8 91 8 87 8 89
December 8 6;t 871 863 865
Tone—Barely steady. Spots—9.3o.
New Orleans Cotton Market
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8 59 8 61 8 48 8 48
October 8 69 8 77 8 62 8 61
Tecember 8 59 8 62 8 19 8 50
Tone —Steady. Spots—9c.
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High Low Close.
Januar y 8 38 8 60 8 56 8 57
October 871 873 869 871
December 858 861 856 857
Tone—Steady. Spots—9 116.
Chicago Grain and Provisions
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
October r, s; ,
CORN— embor ' •" 1 99% 99%
December " " '. !. v ...£ !~-fJ
OATy ** ’* ** '■* Lie 4 65 Ifa 0.»
° ctober .. 40 49 49 49
LARD- embW "’• i9V ‘ 49 % 4 »’*
January o
RIBS— Ct °° er 35 10 35 10
January .. 880 BSO 875 875
october 990 990 985 9So
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
•V HEAT Open. High Low Close.
September 99 1 4 09% 9914 99%
Member 99% x 90 % 1 00%
CORN— 8
September .. 74 76% 74 76%
December 65% 66% 66% 66%
OATS—
September 48% 48% 48% 48%
December 49% 49% 49% 49%
LARD —•
Janua ry 9 67% 9 82% 9 67% 9 77%
October.. 10 25 10 30 10 35 "10 27%
RIBS-- 72
January 8 72 8 80 8 72 8 80
October 980 980 975 980
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
(TODAY'S FIGURES)
Low middling 8 3-4
Strict low middling.. .. .. ..8 7-8
Middling 9c
Strict middling 9 1-8
Good middling 9 1-4
(YESTERDAYS FIGURES.)
I.ow middling 8 3-4
Strict low middling 8 7-8
Middling ..: 9
Strict middling 918
Good middling 9 1-4
RECEIPTS, SALES
AND SHIPMENTS
Net receipts today 5417
Through cotton tpdty .. . . . 515
Gross receipts today 5931
SALES FOR THE WEEK.
Sales. Spin. Shnlt
Sat. . . . 1670 42 1473
Monday . .IM7 85(1
Tues . . . .1646 1237
Wed . . .1458 14 2513
Thurs. . . 1272 2156
Fri 1402 215 2135
Totals . .9285 217 1036 b
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
1907. 1908.
Sat. . . . 2849 4219
Mon 2980 3697
Tues 3741 3368
Wed . . ..3221 3628
Thurs. . . 2723 3450
Fri 5932 3803
Totals . 21445 22265
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock In Augusta. 1908 38,116
Stock In Augusta. 19f7 29,413
Rec. Since Sept. 1, 1908 65.241
Rec since Sept. 1. 1907 79,143
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
1907. 1908
Sight to Sept 25.. 933,919 768 89?
During week 384,948 298,657
Visible supply .. .1.997,581 2.318,254
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
Today. Laat Tt
1 3-* 5,000 Houston 6832
4.500 New Orleans 2522
PORT RECEIPTS
Galveston.. ... ..13995 10489
New Orleans 4892 3101
Mobil 1439
Savannah 12320 11483
Charleston 2567 2834
Wilmington 3993 5189
Norfolk 1972
Boston go
Brunswick gnu
Total ports (cst) ..45,009 42875
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
1908 1907
Houston 14241 549'i
Augusta 5932 3903
Memphis 5541 1259
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS.
Georgia R K 900 1280
Soil. Ry Co 584 469
Cen. of Ga R R 589 473
C Sr W C Ry 408 1609
A C L R R 68 49
Wagon 490 575
('anal 208
River 331 960
Net receipts .357.3 5417
Through 330 515
Total 3903 5932
LIVERPOOL COTTON
MARKET TODAY
Open. 2 p. m. Close
Jan S Feb .4.62 4.62 4.66 U
Feb ft Mar 4.67%
Mar 4 Apr ..4.62 4.63% 4.68
Apr ft May .... 4.68%
May ft June.. 4.63 4.64% 4,69
June & Ju1y,.4.64 4.65 4.69
July & Aug .4.63 4.64 4.68%
Aug ft Sept .4.56
Sept ft Oct 4.78 4.74% 4 82%
Oct ft Nov .4 69% 4.67 * 4.72%
Nov & Dec ..4.63 4.62 4 .67%
Dec ft Jan ..4.62 4.62 4.67
Sales 5,000. Receipts 7,000. Ton- - ,
steady. Middling 5.13.
2.282,000 BALES
OF COTTON GINNED
Gininfra* Report Istned To
day Shows Amount Gin
ned Not »o Large.
WASHINGTON Ihe census bu
reau In a report issued this morning
place* the amount of cotton ginned
to Heptember 25 from crop of 1908,
counting round bales as half bales,
at 2,582.ti00, against 1,669.977 hales on
the same date In 1907, and 2.057,283
In 1906. and 2,355,716 bale* lu 1905.
New York Stock Market
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Atchison 88%
Atchison pfd 95
Baltimore and Ohio 98%
Canadian Pacific 177%
Chicago and Alton 80%
Chicago and Alton pfd 62
Chicago and Northwestern.. ..158
Colorado Southern 40%
Erie 30
Illinois Central ~139%
Louisville and Nashville 106
Missouri Pacific .. 53%
New York Central 104%
Pennsylvania 123%
Reading 130%
Rock Island 20%
Rock Island pfd 45
St. Paul 13611,
Southern Pacific ..103%
Southern Railway 21 ’4
Union Pacific 163%
Interboro Met 10%
Interboro Met. pfd 31%
Great Northern 131%
Amalgamated Copper 75%
Am. Car and Foundry 39
American Locomotive 46%
American Cotton Oil 35%
Am. Smltng ft Refng 85%
Am. Smltng <1 Refng pfd 104
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 48%
Colorado Fuel and Iron 35%
International Paper 8%
National Biscuit 88%
National Lead 83%
Pacific Mail 25%
People's Gas 94%
Pressed Steel Car 82%
Sloss Sheffield Steel 61%
Southern Pacific pfd 118
Sugar 130%
| United States Steel.. . . 45%
United States Steel pfd 109
Western Union 60%
Mackay’s 68
Va.-Carolina Client 33
Va.-Carolina Chem pfd 110
LEGAL NOTICES
An Ordinance.
To Provide for the Creation of a
Flood Commission, to Define Its
Powers, Duties and Membership
to Cary an Appropriation to De
fray the Expenses of the Samo,
and for Other Purposes. *
The City Council of Augusta hereby
ordains:
Section 1. That the City Council of
Augusta does hereby create a com
mission with full power, duty and au
thority to Investigate by itseif, or by
competent engineers, agents and em
ployes, the causes of flood conditions
in the City of Augusta and County of
Richmond, and to devise and report
to Council, as soon as practicable,
suitable and appropriate measures for
the protection of said City and County
from floods and freshets.
Sec. 2. That said Commission shall
be composed of eleven members, to
wlt: Five members to be appointed
by the Mayor from the community at
large; the Mayor, the City Attorney,
the Commissioner of Public Works,
and three members of Council, to bg
appointed by the Mayor.
Sec. 3. That the Mayor, City At
torney and Commissioner, and three
Councilmanic members shall hold as
ex-officio, and upon Iho expiration of
their terms of office their membership
upon the commission shall cease as
soon as their successors in office
shall have been chosen; and, upon the
expiration of the terms of the said
Councilmanic members, the Mayor
shall fill the vacancies (hereby created
from Council; and the five members
al large shall hold during the life of
said Commission.
Sec. 4. That upon the death or
resignation of any member of said
Commission, the Mayor shall have au
thority, and it shall be his duty, to
appoiV a successor to fill the va
cancy.
Sec. 5. That the sum of Five Thou
sand Dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropri
ated to 1 he use of said Commission, t«
be expended in its discretion, to carry
out the purposes of this ordinance.
Done In Council, tinder the Com
mon Seal thereof, this September 28th,
1908.
Aproved Sept. 28th, 1908.
(Seal.) W. M. DUNBAR.
Mayor C. A.
Attest;
WM. LYON MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
84c
ADMINISTRATOR’9 6ALE.~
STATE OF GEORGIA,
RICHMOND COUNTY.
By virtue of an order of the Court
of t irdlmiry dated September 7th, ISOS,
I will sell a! the Court House in the city
of Augusta, Georgia on the first Tuesday
In October, 1004, betwee 1 the usual
hours of sale, to tbs highest bidder, for
rash, the following property belonging to
the estate of M. J. tteween, deceased:
Light ($) shares ot the Capital stock
of the Monte Bflno Company.
NELLIE F. DEWKEN.
Admx. 1-. . M. J. Deween.
Sept. 11, 18, 2o and Oct. 2c
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
STATE OF GEORGIA,
RICHMOND COUNTY.
My virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary dated Hepteniber 7th, I*ol, 1
will sell at public outcry for cash, at
the <’ourt House in ths City of Augusta,
Georgia, between the usual hours of sal*
on the first Tuesday In October, 1901, to
the highest bidder, the following prop.
■ rty of the Estate of ftr. William H.
Tuft, deceased:
Fifty IMi 1 shares Aiken Manufacturing
company stock.
Forty I4i 11 sharer Langley Manufadur-
Ing company stock.
Forty (i'l) shares Merchants Bank
stock.
jameh l. Fleming,
Surviving Eexcutor W. fl, Tutt.
:aept. n, IS, 21 and Oct. 2.
1 Health is wealth. Join Y. M. C. A.
Gymnasium. Opens Oct. 6.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
J. 0. McAILIfTE.
Market tditor
1 (YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
iChicago and Alton.. . .. .. 27%
j Colorado Southern 39%
’ Denver and Rio Grande pfd.. .. 67
j Erie 29%
| Illinois Central 138
| Missouri Pacific 53%
I New York Central 103%
j Pennsylvania 122%
! Reading 128
Rock Island 19%
Rock Island pfd 41%
St'. Paul 133%
Southern Pacific .. ..102%
Southern Railway 20%
Union Pacific A .. 159
Interboro Met 10%
Interboro Met. pfd 30%
Great Northern 130
Atlantic Coast Line 87
Amalgamated Copper 74%
American Car and Foundry.. .. 39
American Locomotive .46
American Cotlon Oil 35%
Am. Smltng and Refng 81%
Am. Smltng and Refng pfd.. ..102%
Brooklyn Aapid Transit 47%
Colorado Fuel and Iron 34%
General Electric 137
International Paper 8%
National Lead 82%
People’s Gas ~ 95
Southern Pacific pfd 118
United tSates Steel 45%
United States Steel pfd 109
Va. Carolina Chem 32%
CROP REPORT
ISSUED TODAY
Had Little Effect, on Mar
ket, Which Declined Af
ter’ Making; Advance.
WASHINGTON. —Tho crop report
ing board of the bureau of stalislics
of the United States department of
agriculture finds, from the reports of
the correspondents and agents of tho
bureau, that the average condition of
the cotton crop on September 25 was
69.7 per cent of n normal, as com
pared with 76.1 on August 25, 1908;
67.7 on Sept. 25, 1907: 71.6 on Sept
25, 1906; and 67.6, the average of tho
past ten years on Sept. 25.
Tho condition by states is as fol
lows, with comparisons with a ten
year average on Septomber 25:
ATLANTIC COAST
LINE
NOTE—Thoso arrival* and departures
are-given as information, but arrival and
connections are not guaranteed.
Effective Sept ember 29th, 1908.
No. 82. No. 8*
North.. South
2.30 pm Lv .. .. Augusta. .. Ar lO.AOnm
4.03 pm Lv.. .. Barnwell .. .. Lv 7.66 am
4.30 pm Lv Denmark.. .. Lv 4.2Kpin
6.09 pm Lv .. Orangeburg .. Lv 6.04 pm
6.60 pm Lv .. ..Sumter.. .. Lv 6.11 pm
8-26 pm Lv .. .. Florence .. ..Lv 4.40 am
5..0am Ar .. .Richmond.. ..Lv 7.26 pm
8.40 am Ar Washington.. Lv 3.46 pm
10.00 am Ar .. ..Baltimore.. .Lv 2.l2prn
12.\8pm Ar .. . VV. Phila Lvl).66iun
?.46pin Ar New York. 23d St Lv 9.26 am
PULLMAN PARLOR CARS between
Augusta and New York without change.
Dining Car Service, Florence to New
York.
L. D. McOULLTJM,
Commercial Agent, 807 Broad St.
T. C. WHITE, W. J. CRAIG,
Oen. Pass. Agent, Puss. TrafT. Mgr.,
Wilmington, N. C.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
(Current Bcneajtea corrected to uate.)
(76th Mcridhin Time.)
DEPARTURfcb.
For Savannuh and Macon *7:3oam
For Dublin and Savannah •2:46pn.
For Savannah and Macon ••B:4opin
For Savannah and Mu con lUMOpm
ARRIVAL*.
From Savannah and Macon .. !!B:o6am
From Savannah and Macon ...*•* 6<>am
From Savannah and Macon . . *7:6opm
From Dublin and Savannah....*l2:46pm
•Daily. ••Lxcept Sunday. MHunuay oul>
Drawing Room Sleeping Cars mow.-. ,
Augusta and Sevunnun on night trains
Connects at Mllien with 'hrough •m.-p
, Ing cars «C and from Mawm, Atlanta
Columbus. Birmingham and Chicago, ju,
F. F. POWERS. W. W HA(TkETT
Com‘l. Agt Trav. Pass Agt.
7** Itmmf, Hi.
•
Charleston & Western
Carolina Kailwav
* u ““ ‘•oimectlone with oilier cornpn-
I hie., ar* .Imply given u . inform.non.
I wid are not guaranteed:
(Effective Sept. 14, ISO*.)
i - ... DEPARTURES
fl.eoo ji, m No. 7, l i.i sy for Ander.on,
j beneca, M*lh&flii. «(<
10:10 ■ m.—No. 1. Avany ior oreenwfMyu.
Lauren*, Greenville, • Hp.irtanburjr
Hendersonville and Ashsvllio.
I 2 F ,M No. 42. Dally for Allendale,
Fairfax, Charleston Savannah.
Beaufort, Port Royal.
4 40 p. m. No Dally far Greenwood.
NO. 6 h aves Gi ■ •••» w>o<J at v *
lO* for Jspartanhurg
ARRIVAL*
No. 4, Dully from Greenwood, 9,30 a.
m No. 41, dally from Charleston, Ha
I vannsh, Beaufort Port Jtoyr ), etc, 12 30
I h m No 2. dally from A*h» vllle, Spurt
[•nburg Greenwood. <»!< . 6.16 p rn No
* dully from Anderson, McCormick, etc..
1 7 36 p. m.
Trains 41 and 42 run solid between
Augusta nnd Charleston.
TrLWeeglv Parlor <*nr s'-rvlce between
August* nfwj Asheville, leaving Augusta
Tu**'lry* ThursdH)H and Ssturdairs.
Asnevllle Monday*'. W*dr,~»d*y nnd 9rt<
i days. 'Arums No* t utui *
KHNKHT WILLIAMS.
‘Aeiierul Passenger Agent.
1 No. 197 Broadsajr. Augusta o*.
Special Notices.
Office of Commissioner of Roads and
Revenue, Richmond Count), Ga.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 11, 1903.
To Charles S. Boliler, Tax Collector,
Richmond County:
The following assessments upon
the State Tax for the year 1908 are
herob) made and you or your sue
cessors In office are hereby instructed
and requited to collect the same.
Pauper 5.8
Poor House 11,4
Hoads and Bridges 13 8
Court Expense- - 21.2
Maintaining Prisoners ....11.4
Jurors, 5.8
Elections 2.
Public Buildings 5.8
Jail 5.S
Coroner ..2.1
Small Pox .. 5.8
County Police 2.4
Reformatory 3.3
94.8
Iho same being forty-six rents on
the one hundred dollars of taxable
property, or ninety-four and 8-10 per
cent of the State Tax of four and
85-100 mills, levied for other than
funding purpose.
WILLIAM F. EVE,
Judge City Court and Ex-Off. Cornier
Roads and Revenue, Richmond Co Ga
Attest :
WM. D A. \\ ALKER, Clerk
Oct 15 c
Water Work* Notice.
THE PUBLIC IS REQUESTED TO
be very careful to leave all hydrants
nnd other openings closed lo avoid
any waste of water. Wo have found
many enses, where parties will
leave hydrants open, presumably to
be certain to know when tho water
is turned on. This causes a great
waste which must be stooped.
Sprinkling of lawns and washing
o' pavements strictly prohibited.
JNO. D. TWIGQS, JR.
Supt. c. vv. w.
Stiff
INSURANCE TAX NOTICE.
City Treasurer,
Augusta, (In . Oct, 1, 1908.
Til 14 TAX OF (111 PER CENT)
one and a quarter per cent, laid on
the gross premium* of every insur
ance company or Association, lining
business in this City for the quarter
ended Sept. 30, 1908, will bo due and
payable by Oct. in Inst.
11. H. MORRIS,
050 Col, and Treas. C. A.
ru i toll*, toi a *m i toe, Richmond
County.
Notice Is hereby given that the State
County and School Tax for 1908 are now
due oud payable at this office. Tho fol
lowing. nro the rales per hundred,
State J .50
County 46
School 35
11.81
or $lB.lO per thousand. Tux payers are
requested to make prompt payments.
CHAS. 6. KOHLER,
Tax Collector, Itlchuioml County
Oct 20c
Codltlon 1908. 10-year
States. Sept 25. average.
Virginia 78 76
North Carolina .. 69 71
South Carolina ... 68 70
Georgia 71 71
Florida 72 70
Alabama 70 68
Mississippi 70 68
Louisiana 55 68
Texas 71 63
Arkansas 70 68
Tennessee 78 74
Missouri 70 76
Oklahoma 70 70
BAR SiLVER LOWER.
LONDON Bar sliver quid at 23
34, declined I lOd.
COMMERCIAL SILVER LOWER.
NEW YORK. Commercial liar sll• !
ver 51 I 2c, declined l-Bc. Mexican
dollars 45c. I
FURNITURE RENOVATING
Will soon begin and yon will need the neeeßsitieH for the work. Now the very
best article on the market today for this work is LIQUID VENEKIt, and we
are the Role agents for Uuh urticle in Augusta. There is no other just as good,
for this is the best.
All kinds and colors of floor stains. Wc hnve the the goods in all size
packages. There is nothing that makes the floor look better than a line coat of
stain.
If any of your metal or discolored, there 1s nothing that equals I I UT Z
CREAM for putting it back in its original condition,
ff any of your furniture conies to pieces then it is LA PAGES GLUE
that you need. It will hold tighter than any other kind of glue.
Remember that we carry everything you need for putting your furniture
floor and walls hack in their old condition.
We have Glass of all sizes and can fill orders rapidly.
o'Connor & Schweers Paint Co
Broad Street. - Augusta, Ga.
FINANCIAL
THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
707 DRCAD STREET,
ORGANIZED 1885.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000,00
L. C, HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Cashier.
BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, this Bank will pay 4 per cent In
terest ell CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. Those certificates will
he 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 Hank
Augusta, Georgia.
This Bank Solicits the hanking business ot‘
merchants and corporations. Wo pay 4 Per Cent
Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept.
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
Independence
Is •
Achieved
Merchants Bank
Capital and Surplus $300,000.00
Special Notices.
_ CITY TAX NOTICE.
City Trcamiry, Nu. HI I Ellis Hi
Aiigusln. (In., Oct. tut, 1908.
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
glvoi) that the Ins! payment of City
Tax for the year inns (being 1 I of
the whole lax), will lie due and pay
able (in or before October 20th, I9UK,
One-qimrter of the water rate enter
ed on the lax illgeat will lie payable
on Ihe same lime. A penalty of 19
per cent and eeats (1.50) will he add
ed and collected as required for fail
uro to pay In ilu, time preacrlbed by
the lax ordinance.
The anseHamenls fnr at reel aprlnk
ling, bills mailed July Ist, nil., are
now due and payable.
Hours: 9 to 2, 3 to 5 p, m.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA.
By 11. 11. Morris, Col. K Treas. C A.
o2om
SCHOOL BOOKS
mid School Supplies, ;ib Hags, Straps, Pencil
Boxes, Pads, Ink, Pencils, Pens. Second hand
books taken in exchange for new ones.
RICHARD’3 STATI ONERY COMPANY.
PAGE NINE
FINANCIAL
only by hard work. A little saved
out ol every little earned moans
riches later on. Begin now, Invest
In a Coupon Corllficato of Deposit,
revolving I per front Interest. I times
a year. Issued in Augusta only by
tho
Specinl Notices.
Professional Notice.
DR. W. W. MATTEY. JR., HAS RE
turned to the city and wishes lo
notify Ills patients that he lias re
sumed his practice. Offlen corner
Telfair and Washington streets.
o4n
Reward.
A SUITABLE REWARD WILL llfil
paid for Information which will
lead to recovery of several halos
not yel recovered, which Heated
down Ihe Savannah river, from
our warehouse, during tho recent,
flood. The lisle* consist of slock
resembling cotton, and are packed
In same style as cotton, except
bales have eight ties. All outside
parties are warned against dispos
ing or Hits sleek In any manner.
RIVERSIDE MILLS.
Sept. 291 h, 1908, Augusla, Oa.
o4c