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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