The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, January 26, 1910, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Texto AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET OFFICIAL QUOTATION Middling Today, 1-1 3-1. Tone, Nominal, t • Middling same day last Year 9 11-16 (TODAY’S FIGURES.) Strict good ordinary 13 7-8 Low middling 14 7-16 Strict low middling 14 5-8 Middling 14 3-4 Strict middling 14 7-8 Good middling 15 Tinges, Ist 14 5-8 Tinges, 2nd 14 7-16 (PREVIOUS DAY’S FIGURES.) Strict good ordinary 13 7-8 Low middling 14 7-16 Strict low middling 14 5-8 Middling 14 3-4 Strict middling 14 7-8 Good middling 15 Tinges, Ist 15 5-8 Tinges, 2nd 14 7-16 receipts for the Week. gales. Spin. Shlpt. Bat 73 73 763 Monday 339 1007 Tuesday 122 566 Wed. ... 36 233 Thurs. . •••• Fri. . ' Totals . . 176 114 2265 Comparative Receipts. 1910 190 S Saturday 508 815 Monday 1007 339 Tuesday SCG 1122 Wednesday 244 1534 Thursday • • • • Friday ... •■ • • COITUS Irket OPEItI STEIBT New Yorls Professionals Took Short Side After Ope ning and Prices Eased Off. NEW YORK—The cotton market op ened steady at* an advance of 4aß points on better cables than due and larger English spot sales. Local professionals took the short side after the opening. There was some liquidation and prices ceased off to a net los» of about a point on the active months. The market dur ing the middle of the morning was fairly steady. The market sold off to a net decline of S to 10 points later In the morning under local bear pressure, southern sel ling and an easier market in New Or leans. Thene was a continued demand from' trade interests at the decline but prices by midday were only 4 or 5 points up from the lowest, with business quiet. The report of the census bureau, show ing the supply and distribution of cot ton for the four months of the season. Indicated consumption by American mills at the rate of about 5.240,000 bales for the season, or practically the same as last year, but had little influence In the market. Spot quiet; middling uplands 1455; middling gulf 1460. Open Hish Low Closb Jan 1430 1476 1430 1441 March . . . .1425 1441 1408 1438 May . . . .1433 1445 1420 1441 June • • • • 1436 July 1432 1438 1418 1436 Aug .... 14c. 14c Sept 1303 14c Sept 1303 1208 Oct 1259 1256 Nov 1222 Dec 123.3 Tone —Near firm. Distant barely steady. COTTON kill EE! IT »E| OEMS After Bad Start in Morn ing Prices Rose 26 to 27 Points, Landing 8 to 13 Points Over Tuesday's Close. NEW ORLEANS, La—Spot cotton nominal, unchanged: Middling 15c sales on the spot 600 bales; to arrive 300; hedged cotton 500. Futures opened quiet, unchanged to 8 points down. Foreign cables were fav orable, news from the stock market wa« better and the report on supply and distribution of cotton fram the census bureau was accepted as a very bullish set of statistics. NEW ORLEANS—Cotton futures clos ed steady. Open High Low dose Jan . . . .1-131 I*3B 3438 1438 Feb 1435 1435 March . . .14 14 1457 14.30 1453 Mav . . . .1463 1472 1447 1469 July . . . .1474 1434 1460 1480 Sept . . ..1316 1319 1315 131 K Oct . . . .1254 1252 1252 1260 NEW ORLEANS SPOTS NEW ORLEANS—Cotton spots were nominal, low ordinary 11 6-16 nominal ordinary 12 1-8 nominal; good ordinary 13. 9-16; strict good ordinary 14c; low middling 14 7-16; strict low middling 14- (3-4; middling 15c; strict miqdling 15- 1-8; good middling 15 1-4; strict good middling 15 7-16; middling fair 15 9-16; middling fair to fair 15 15-16; fair 1C 6-16 nominal. Receipts 3,176; stock 215,- 729. ARGO, JESTER & CO. Cotton Merchants „ BEAVER BUILDING, NEW YORK. New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Liverpool Cotton As sociation. NEWS OF THE COTTON CROP AND MARKETS Stocks and Receipts. Stock in Augusta, 1910 70,416 Stock in Augusta, 1909 98,579 Received since t ept. 1, 1909 ..326,063 Received since Sept. 1, 1908 ..308,739 Augusta Dally Receipts, Georgia Ry f>26 I 35 Southern Ry 151 26 Aug. Southern 28 Cent, of Ga. Ry 360 80 C. & W. C. Ry 95 26 A. C. L. Ry 140 26 Net receipts 1323 244 Through 211 Totals 1534 244 Port Receipts. 1910 190} Galveston 15073 New Orleans 12687 Mobile 744 Savannah 1095 5194 Charleston 15 415 Wilmington 1143 Norfolk 1864 j-oston 48 25 Totals ports 16000 .... Interior Receipts. 1910 190 S Houston 5272 10938 Memphis 458 1574 Cincinnati 922 800 Little Rock 248 2309 10.791.454 BALES COTTON SIIPPII, SAYS THE BUREAU WASHINGTON, D. C.—According to a report issued by the census office to day the total supply of cotton for the four months period ending Dec. 31 was 10.791.454 running hales. This was made up as follows: 1,483,585 held Sept. Ist, 1909; ginned during period 9,259,085 bales net imports 45.784. In the distribution of the cotton it was reported that during the four months period 1,747,244 bales were consumed, 3,774,714 were, exported, 1,597.187 held in mills, 2,548,702 held in independent warehouses, while other stock amounted to 1,123,607. WHEAT ADVANCED; LARD |_DEAIIND CHICAGO —Wheat prices advanced somewluit In the early trading here Wed. nesday, the opening range being from a shade to 5-S higher, vime ciinmis sion buying brought out si quantity of long holdings and for a few minutes the trading was rapid, the market easing off to nearly the closing figures of yester day. At the outset May was a shade to 3-Sal-2 higher at 111 to 110 5-8. Corn rsinged at the opening from a shade lower to 3-8 higher and under the influence of liberal selling glided downward over a range of from 3-8 to 3-4. May sold down to 67 from 67 3-4. At the opening May was a shade lower to l-4a.3-8 higher at 67 3-8 to 8-4. General Celling in the oats pit in the first hour, changed an advance of from 1-4 to 5-8 to a net decline of 1-4 As in the corn pit prospect of large receipts had a bearish tendency. May Bold off from 47 3-4 to 1-8 after opening 1-4 to 3-8 up at 47 3-4 to 5-8. Provisions controlled by the light run of live hogs at the packing centers open in gw'th futures generally from 5 lower to 20 higher, a noticeable dcmuncl for lard giving firmness to the market. Op. ening prices on the May productß were: pork 2047 to 2055: Lard 1155 to 1160 and Uihs 1117 to 1125. WHEAT— Open High Low Close May .... 11l 111 Vs 111*4 111** July . . . 101*4 101*4 101% 101% CORN— May . . . 67% 67% 67 67 July- .... 67% 67% 66% G 6% O ATS— May . - . 47% 47% 47 47% July .... 44% 44% 43% 43% LARD — Jan 1165 1157% 11SS May . . . .1155 1162% 1152% 1162% RIBS— Jan 1147% 1122% 1147% May . . ..1117% 1130 1117% 1127% COTTON SEED OIL NEW ORLEANS —Cotton seed oil: Prime refined In barrels per pound 7.20 c LIVERPOOL COTTON Open. 2 p.m. Clean. Jan. & Feb. .. 7.50 7.51% 7.44% Feb. & Mar. .. E. 52% 7.52 7.45% Mar. & Apr. .. 7.53 7.54 7.47 Apr. & May 7.48% May & June .. 7.56 7.57 7.60% June & July .. 7.56 .... 7.50% July & Aug. .. 7.56 7.56% 7.49 Aug. & Sept. .. 7.30 .... 7.22 Sept. & Oct. .. 6.87 6.85 6.78 Oct. & Nov. .. 6.64% 6.54% 6.59% Nov. & Dec 6.55 6.50% Dec. & Jan 7.44% Sales, 12,000. Receipts, 3,000. Tone, easy. Middling, 7.69. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. Orders solicited for pur chase and sale of Cotton, Stocks, and Grain for fu ture delivery. JUBILEE PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY Services Tuesday Were Under Auspices Ladies' Aid Society and Young Ladies’ Lutheran Society Following is the program of the ser vices for Wednesday night, beginning at 8:15 o'clock. Synodical Service Organ Prelude—"At Evening." —Dudley Buck. Hymn 51—" Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty.” The Lessons. The Prayer. Hymn 301—" Thou, Whose Al mighty Word.” Sermon—The Rev. T. W. Shea ly. President Georgia Synod. Announcements and Greetings. Offerings. Solo (with Violin Obligato)—- “A Dream of Pdradise.”—Hamil ton Gray, Edward H. Ockert. Hymn 287—" Jesus, Thy Wand ering Sheep Behold." Benediction. Organ Postlude—" March From the Desert.”.—F. David. The fourth of the series of Jubilee serving held In St. Matthews Luth eran church took place Tuesday night. The church was well filled with good people, members of its own and other congregations, who assembled within its sacred portals, to commemorate the first half century of Its glorious work. The services were presided over by Mr. A. J. D. Wedemeyer, now a resi dent of the state of New York, who has always displayed the greatest zeal and interest in the work of this church. Mr. Wedemeyer was one of the early members of this congrega tion, and who, during his stay here, worked with untiring Energy for its interests. Among other noble works accomplished by Mr. Wedemeyer, was the foundation and perfection of the Sunday school and the organization of the Ladies Aid Society. The services were held under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society and the Young Ladles Lutheran Society. Reports were read, in which both of these societies were found to be in excellent condition. Rev. George E, Guille of the Second Presbyterian church, extended the greetings of his and other churches and Rev. J. B. Derrick, of Holy Trin ity church, presented greetings from his congregation. Dr. C. K. Weltner, of Columbia, de livered an eloquent and Impressive address. M iss Carolyn Brown rendered a beautiful solo, “Fear Ye Not, O Is rael.” Miss Brown possesses a clear and well modulated contralto voice and her solo was greatly enjoyed. The exercises were closed by a for mal reception in the Sunday school room, dainty refreshments being pro vided by the members of the two so cieties. Pullman Compartment Cars To New Ybrk Dally. Dining cars for all meals. Leave Augusta 4.25 p m„ Aiken 5.12 p. m. Arrive New York 5.00 p. m. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COFFEE, SUGAR, ETC. NEW YORK —Sugar raw nominal; Muscovado 89 test 358; centrifugal 90 test 408. Molasses sugar 89 test 333. Refined quiet, cruHhed 585; granulated 515; powdered 525. Petroleum steady; refined In barrels, 190. Coffee spot quiet, No. 7 Rio Grande 8 r>-8.a3-4; No. 4 Santoa 9al-8. Molasses firm; New Orkans open ket tie 32a42. - NEW YORKS SPOTB NEW YORK Cotton spot closed quiet, 15 points higher; middling up lands 1450; middling gulf 1475. No sale* COPPER MERGER NEW YORK—Formal anouncement bearing upon a merger of the Butte Copper Properties was expected to be made late Wednesday afternoon by the Anconda Copper company. Thie stock of the Anaconda company is to be In creased to facilitate the merger - METAL MARKET NEW YORK—Lead easy 460a470. Cop. per easy; standard spot at)d March 13a -13 1-4. Silver 52 1-4 LONDON BTOCKB. LONDON —American securities opened firm and from 1-2 to 1 1-4 above parity today. Covering orders and fresh buy ing carried values to a higher level dur ing the first hour. United States Steel, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific were very active and led the advance. At noon the market was strong and from 7-8 to 2 1-2 points higher than yester day's New York closing. Fluctuations were erratic in the af ternoon and values at the finish were 1 to 2 1-2 points above Tuesday’s New Yortc Closing. NEW YORK PRODUCE NEW YORK—Butter firmer, receipts 5,656. Creamery special 31 1-2; extras 30 1-2; third to first 27a30; held cream ery 27a31; western factory 23 l-2a26. Cheese steady unchanged, receipts 474. Eggs easier, receipts 7.319. Btate. penn sylvanla and nearby hennery white fancy 38a43; do. gathered white 37a4J; do hennery brown and mixed fancy 39a40; do brown fair to prime 37a39; western extra first 36a37; ffrjjt 34a5; refrigerators 25n3^. WRONG PRISONER IS RELEASED FROM PRISON ________ ALEXANDRIA, La.—A victim of mistaken Identity, Paul B. Head was released from the parish prison here last night. He was recently arrested on suspicion of being Fred Clifford Dorway, wanted In Burbank, Calif., and Biggs, Ore., on a charge of em bezzling funds of the Southern Pa- I eifle railroad and the Wells Fargo Ex press company. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. MARKET LETTERS DAVISON & FARGO’S COTTON LETTER The cotton market today was steadier on slightly better cables than expected and ivering by shorts in Now York. Liverpool futures lost the improvement, however and closed about yesterday’? prices but ought to advance at least 10 points tomorrow' morning on the im provement which took place in New York this afternoon, when March closed 20 points; May 12 and July 7 points better than yesterday. Our market In Augusta is quoted on basis of 14 3-4 for middling, but buyers are offering i-S lower. There seems to have been a good deal of cotton for sale In New York on every advance which has taken place since the big break. Tls liquidation may be over now but we rather think that the courses of the market will bo gov erned by the attitude of spinners as speculation will hardly take hold for the present after the recent collapse of the bulls. The mills hdve bought a good deal of cotton since the decline and they will continue to buy as long as the price is enough for them.—Davison & Fargo. SUMMARY WIRE NEWS RECEIVED BY P. D. LANGDON London came in with higher quota tations this morning due to the reas surance by the president, of his attl tilde towards corporation. The ratiflea. tion of the Utah & Boston & Montana Copper Properties were confirmed. The New York Press comment is more fav orable. The Financial Bureau says the decline in stocks has been unreasonable and that they believe that their move is over. Mr. Potter says that the liqui dation in the last two days has been tremendous and the short inter/st is very large. Would cover short stocks on any further weakness as a rally ot large proportions is not far off. Mr. Baggot believes that the unfilled orders of the Steel company have more to do with a substantial reaction than the payment of the extra dividends. lie thinkß the next dividend will be at the rato of 5 per ceht. The U. S. Courts permits the Copper merchants. Sales of stocks to noon was $546,000 shares. The market remained dull and firm and advances of 1 to 3 per cent was scored on all active stocks. ARGO, JESTER & CO.’S COTTON LETTER NEW YORK —Cables were encourag ing today and our market made a fair response but turned oasier on room traders renewing their tactics of selling the market on any moderate advance. The better feeling in the stock mar ket however served as a check on the selling. prices were much steadier than yesterday. Advices from abroad regarding trade are more optimistic and Liverpool is showing a stronger tone than either of the market here and cables report a bet. ter demand from the far east where crops have been generally good. Local traders, however, fail to see anything good in the market as yet while the big interests appear to be endeavoring to keep prices about steady and prevent apy $ *ge change in either direction. It is still a scalping market fit only tor small operational for quick turns. — Argo, Jester & Co. ♦ ♦ 4 4 ♦ THE WEATHER ♦ 4 4 44444444^44444* WASHINGTON--Forecast: North and South Carolina partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday night and Thursday; light valiable winds be coming south and southwest. Georgia partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, warmer tonight and in east portion Thursday; moderute to brisk south and southwest winds. Western Florida generally fair tonight and Thursday; moderate south arid southwest winds. Alabama generally fair tbnighj and Thursday, warmer in east portion to night, cooler in north’ and west por tions Thursday, south to west winds. Mississippi generally fair tonight and Thursday, cooler Thursday and In west portion tonight; moderate southwest and want winds. NEW ORLEANS—Forecast: Louisiana tonight and Thursday part ly cloudy and colder; light, to moderate westerly to northerly winds on the coast. ’ Arkansas tonight fair, colder; Thurs day fair, colder in eastern portion. Oklahoma and West Texas tonight fall colder; Thursday fair. East Texas tonight fair, colder; Thurs day fair; light to moderate northerly winds, on the coast. Weather Conditions The northwestern barometric depres sion has advanced from Montana to the Upper Mississippi valley. It has in creased in energy and Is central over northeastern lowa this morning. It is occasioning general cloudy weather from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast, except In the extreme South, but rallfall has been light and scattered. In the states along the South Atlantic Sea board, dense fog prevailed at 8 a. m. The pressure is high in the South At lantic States and in the Plateau, Pacific and Southwest districts, Arid generally fair weather is being evpericin'ed In those sections. The temperature is moderate In all portions of the country and under the influence of the low pres sure area it is well above normal In the Central Valleys The eastward move ment of conditions will give eastern Georgia generally fair and warmer weather tonight and Thursday E. D. EMIOH, Local Forecaster. CHICAGO DAILY PRODUCE MOVE MENT. Receipts Ship. Flour, bbls 24800 20,000 Wheat, bu 66.400 100,900 Corn, bu 476.200 361.300 Oats, bu 378.000 287,600 Rye, bu 3,000 6,600 Harley, bu 156,000 7,300 ♦♦♦♦4^44444444444 4 TREA6URY STATEMENT + 4444444444444444 WASHINGTON, I). C.-The condition of the Treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust Funds Goll coin $870,203,866 Silver dollars 484,037.000 Silver dollars of I*9o 3,901,000 Silver certiflcaty-M outstand ing 484,047,000 General Fund Standard silver dollars in Gen eral Fund $ 0,609.231 Current liabilities J 01.082.693 Working balance In Treasury offices 18,659,742 In banks to credit of Treasur er of the 17. B 35,465,115 Subsidiary' silver coin 19.012,004 Minor coin 1,123,821 Total balance In General Fund 77,085,637 PENNSYLVANIA CO. DIVIDEND PHILADELPHIA, Pa. The directors of the Pennsylvania company, operating Pennsylvania, railroad lines west of Pitts burg Wednesday declared a dividend A $16.67 per share payable in stock. The directors of the Pittsburg, *Vicfnna.tl, Chicago and flt. <* mils railroad company also deeiared a stock allotment of 12 1-2 per cent. RIG RUSH TO BUI IN N. I STOCKS Uncovered Shorts Eager to Close Contracts After Tuesday’s Unloading. NEB\ YORK—Furious buying of stocks at the opening Wed nesday caused a volatile upshoot of prices in all prices in all quarters of the list The rush to buy was even more hasty and lndiscrim. in at e than was the selling to unload In Tuesday s market The eagerness of un covered shorts to close their contracts was an important element in the move ment of prices. Gains ranging from a fraction to 2 points were universal and in the most important stocks were more sensational. In Consolidated Gas there was a jump of I 3-4, Utah Copper I Chesapeake and Ohio and Amalgamated Copper 3 1-4; Northern Pacific 2 5-S. heading, American Car and* American Smelting 2 1-4. and Union Pacific, Great Northern preferred, Denver anil Rio Grande and New York Central 2. Ther* ivas a sale of n single .100 share lot of United States Steel at the opening ai 83 7-8 followed by running salt's of 14.000 shares at 84 1-Saß4 5-8, compared with 82 1-4 last night. The active profits shown by the first prices induced heavy realizing and many of the leading stocks reacted a point. Speculation then became qulter and more orderly and fluctnations normal. ’1 ho receivership for Hocking Coal caus ed a break in it of 4 points. When there crime a lull In the profit taking sales, prices were hid up again. Tills attracocd renewed selling and United States Steel and Union Pacific were forced back lower than on the first reaction. A period of dullness followed Anaconda rose 3 1-4 and American Beet Sugar 3. Bonds were strong The tone of thtc market grew gradually firmer and prices rose fractionally with some Increase in business Central Rail road of New Jersey gave way 8 points. Hocking Coal 6 and Pacific Telephone 3. Trading fell oft again to light pro portions but. prices kept rising, the Its’ generally getting back to Urn high figures of the opening. Kansas and Texas preferred gained 2 1-2 and Ten nessee Copper 2. Gains were not fully held at 2 o’clock. The market closed slightly irregular, but generally strong. Buying followed prices uyward to a general level fractionally above the op ening and then died down again. ia*7oes receded from the best except for the Coppers. The rise of 5 D-8 In Am alga, mated Copper had some sustaining ef f#d at the last. American Smelting gained 4 1-4, Anaconda 3 5-8 and Na tiotil Load 2 1-2. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET Tint ter steady, creameries 25a 29, dair ies 24h29. Eggs, steady, root 28i39 cases, at mark, cases included 21%a27V6. first 31; prime first. 32. Cheese steady, daisies 17 a 1-4, twins 16 3-4u17, Young Ameri cans 16Ha3-4, long horns 16 1-2A3-4 Po tatoes easy,' choice to fancy 47tt48. fair to good 43a 15. Poultry steady, turkeys' 17, chickens 14. springs 14. Veal steady 50 to 60 lb. wts Ba 9, 60 (o 85 lb. win, 9a 10, 85 to 110 lb. wts. 10%a11%. KANSA6 CITY PRODUCE KANSAS CITY, Mo.—-Rirt tor, cream ery extras 28; first 26; seconds 26; pack ape stock 21 1-2 Eggs, extras 31, first 29, current re ceipts 27 1-2, seconds and dirties 16 1-2. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK CHICAGO, lll—Cattle, receipts esti mated at 19,000, market steady I.oc low er beeves, 4a140; Texas steers 275a480. Western steers 4a596; stockers and feed ers 3*680," cows and heifers 2a640; calves 7a296. Hogs, receipts estimated at 28,- 000, market 5 to 10c lower, light 756a815, mixed 790a885, heavy ftuftSO, rough Baßlo. good to choice heavy 810a830, pigs 680 u7&O, bulk of sales Kloaß2o. Sheep, re ceipts estimated at 18,000, market f, to 10c lower, native 390a1>86, western 390- u 690, yearlings 660h775, lambs, native 6a -840, western 6a840. KANSAS ClTY—Cattle, receipts 6.000 including 200; southerns; market steady to 10c lower; native steers 460a700; southern steers 4 26a 676; do cows 276 a 450; native cows and heifers 260a500; stockers arid feeders 325a525; bulls 325 fl 500; calves 360a800; western steers 450 a 660; do cows 275a475. Hogs receipts 14,000; 10 to 15 cents lower; bulk of sales 780a8J5. Sheep receipts 5,000; steady to 10 low er; muttons 450m570; lambs 675a810; few western wethers and yearlings 5a675; fed western ewes 425ri526. RT. LOTTlß—Cattle receipts 4.000 In cluding 600 Texans: market steady to 10c lower; native beef steers 880a775; co4vs and heifers 3a500; stockers and feeders 325a515; Texas and Indiana steers 420 a 556; cows and heifers 290a -435; calves in carload lots 660a876. Hors receipts 3,500; weak to 6c low er; pigs and lights 650a830; packers 815 ft. 825; butchers and best heavy 815a840. Sheep receipts l,t>00; marker loc low er; native muttons 450a675; lambs 690m -840. CHICAGO CAR LOT RECEIPT® CHICAGO—The receipts are: Wheat 42 cars, with 13 of contract grade; corn 865 cars, with none of contract grade; oats 153 cars. Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Minneapolis. and Duluth to day weye 636 curs, compared with 482 cars last week and 104 cars the corre sponding day a year ago. ST. LOUIS PRODUCE RT. LOt’lH—Chickens 13, springs 15. turkeys 19 1-2. ducks 15, gees© Ba 9. Jiut.ter creamery 2Ga3l. Eggs 28 1-2. _ ST. LOUIS CLOSE QUOTATIONS ST. LOUIB-Close: Wheat higher, track No. 2 red cash 130 a 133; No. 2 hard llall 6; May 111 6-8; July 100 1-2. Corn futures lower, cash higher; track No. cash 64 1-2; No. 2 white 68; Muy 67 1 -4a3-8; July 67 18. Oats firm; track No. 2 cash 48a 1-2; No. 2 white 60; May 47; July 4Jf 1-8. KANBAS CITY CLOSE KANBAR CITY, Mo.—Close wheat May 106 1-4 hid; July 95 3-4. Corn, May 66 7-Ba6G sellers; July 65 3-4. CHICAGO CASH FIGURES CHICAGO Cash wheat No. 2, 123a -128; No. 2 r*d 122&126; No. 2 hard 112- 3-4aJ 15 1-4; No. 1 northern 113 3-4 a 115 1-4; No. 2 northern 123-4alJ4 1-4: No. 3 spring 109a113. % Corn No. 2 white 66 1-2n67 1-2; No. 2 yellow 68 1-2. Oats No. 2 white 48 3-4; standard 48 l-2a3-4. CHICAGO CLOSE QUOTATIONS CHICAGO Close: Wheat Jan 112 5-8 May 111 1 -8a 1-4 Corn January 63 1-4; May 67. Oats January 47 1-4; May 47 13. Pork, January 2030; May 2075. Lard, Jan 1185; May 1162 1-n.1165. Ribs, Jan. 1147 1-2; May 1127 1-2. Rye, cash 80, May 79a80. Parley, cash 56a73. Vt Timothy March, 4 25. Clover March, 1475. KANBAS CITY QUOTATIONS KANBAfi CITY, Mo (Cash; wheat No. 2 hard 108 a 112; No. red 118a126 Corn No. 2 mixed 65 l-2a66; No. 2 white 67. Oats. No 2 white 48 l-2u50 1-2; No. 2 mixed 46a 48. Fortunes Made In Wheat $lO BUYH OPTION® ON 10,000 BU. of wheat. No further risk. Each 1< movement from option price makes you *100; 2c $200; 5c SSOO, etc. Writ, foi free circular!. Colonial Block A yraln Co., Cleveland, Ohio. NEW YORK STOCK MARKETS Last High. Low. Sale. Amalgamated Copper 81 83% 89% 83% American Ice 21% 22% 21 % 22% American Sugar 120% 122% 120% 122% American Smelting 91% 93% 90% 93% American Locomotive 52 52 &1% 52 American Car Foundry 64% 64% 63% 64 American Cotton Oil 62 62 62 " 62 Anaconda 50% 52% 50% 52% At* bison 116% 147 V| 116% 117% At w tic Coast Line 126% 128% 126% 128% Brooklyn Rapid Transit 73 73% 72% 73 Baltimore A* Ohio 116 116% 113% 115% Canadian Pacific 179 ISO 1 , 179 180% Chesapeake & Ohio 85 83% 83% 84% Consolidated Gas - 145% 146 143% 145% General Leather 40% 44% 40% 44 % Colorado Fuel & iror. * 41’.. 41% 41% 41% Denver and Rio Grande 42% 43 41% 42 Distillers’ Securities 33 3:;% 32% 33 Erie 29% 29% 28% 29% l-.rm Ist preferred 47% 47% 47% 47 7 4 Great Northern pfd 434 134% 133% 134% Great Northern Ore 73% 73% 71% 73 Interboro Metropolitan 21 21% 21 21% in ter boro Metropolitan preferred.. .„ 66% 66 % 65% 56% Kansas City Southern 37% Missouri, Kansas A Texas , 43 43% 4314 43% Missouri, Kansas anrl Texas pfd.. 72 70 73 -o' Louisville and Nashville 144% 145% 144% 145% Missouri PaclUc 69% 93% 59% New 1 oik Central iis% 119% ns% 119% National Lead 33% Norfolk & Western 96% 96% 96 96% Northern Pacific 136% Ontario & Western 44% 45 44% 45 rennsylvania v .. . so., +»,, 7L Pacific Mail Hu. 1 1 copies 6,a5.. . 109% 110 % 109% 110% Pressed . -eel Car 43H 44 43 43 fiock Island preferred, .. 34" H 4 *2% 83* Republic Iron and Stool ... - , ?; Republic Iron and Steel, pfd 4 ' ' /J ' '* Sloss- Sheffield *®*, Southern Pacific J® ‘ 8 £ ’* , , 78 4 Southern Railway «** *f 8 1 Southern Railway preferred " ..V'* 07% 00 67 v.; :: *<* *«* *<•% *«* Texas-Pacific ;sl% 31% 31% 31% 1 u 16 15% 16 union Pacific 187% 188 186% 187% United States Rubber 44 43 44 Utah Copper .. '' ..52 53% 61% 53% United States Steel 83% 84% 83% 84% United States Steel, pfd ]22 133 121% 123 Vn. Chemical 52 52% 51% 52 Western Union 70 71 70' 70% Wabash ; 21% 21% 21 21% Wabash preferred 48 49 47% 48% Westinghouse 72 73 71% 73 COLLEGE DIPLOMAS OF DOCTOR CLARENCE A. FRIPP AWAIT OWNER Does anyone know Dr. Clurenco A. Fripp or any of bln descendants? If so, by communicating with Kov. M. Lightfoot of North August a, ho will put l)r. Frlpp in the way of getting his college diplomas, lost on the bat tlefield of Antietarn, or Shnrpsburg, las the Confederates call It, in Heptom ber. 1802. Recently while in Brooklyn Rev. Mi* Lightfoot was approached by n physl elan with Inquiries about Dr. Clar ence A. Kripp. lie knew nothing of such a Carolinian ami Inquiry brought out the whole story. It appears that the physician had a patient who now has the diplomas mentioned above and Is anxious to have them returned after all these I years to their original owner. They | were found on the “battlefield ill n j njptal box, such ns commonly is used for documents, by a private soldier who gave them to a sailor in the Fed eral navy and he in turn gave them to a sea captain who lived in Brook financial The National Bank of Augusta ORGANIZED 1865. Wo cordially invito tho banking bu»lne*» of the public, foellnK confident that our ample refiourceß, superior facilities and the uni formly courteous and liberal treatment which we accord our custom ers nnd friends, will render association with u» permanently agree able and profitable. Safety Lock-Boxes in our Magnificent Vault, for Rent $3.00 to $20.00 Per Year. I. C. HAYNE, President. CHAB. R CLARK, Cashier. GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK Security to Depositors, $900,000.00 Interest at 4 per cent paid on Savings Accounts. Your account is solicited, whether it he large or small. If You Could Insure Your Property Without Cost to You, You Would Surely Do It. You can Injure your money without tiny coat by depositing It with us to bo kept for you until you need It. National Exchange Bank CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 4 PER CENT ON TIME DEPOSITS. MERCHANTS BANK AUGUSTA, GA. Progressive, yet conservative. Courtesy and liberality to all. Your business wanted. ALBERT S. HATCH, President. CHAS. T. PUND, Vice-President, E. E ROSBOROUGH, Cashier. lyn and who gave them to the pres ent possessor, or some member of her family— Just who is not char. The diplomas arc two In number and indicate that Dr. Fripp was either a Charlestonian or a South Carolini an. one, dated 1861, is of Charleston College and confers the degree of "It. A." upon Clarence A. Fripp. The other is dated 1 sr>r» and is from the Medical College of Charleston and confers the degree of "M. !>." On the papers arc found names such as F. 11. i} Wardlaw. Edward Frost, George \V. Dargan, Hubert W. Gibbos. Mr. Llghtfoot is anxious to get into < onimunication with Dr. Fripp or any of his family and will see that the diplomas, which have a not Inconsid erable sentimental value because of their romantic, loss and finding, are restored to anyone entitled to them. MOBILE SPQT COTTON MOBILE. Ala. Bpot cotton closed firm middling 14 3-8; stiles 12D. FINANCIAL * j NINE