The morning news. [volume], January 17, 1897, Page 15, Image 15

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COTTON STEADY.
nKMASD I> THE LOCAL
K “ .r tNCHANOBU PRICES.
1
( ~ed I roUltn
• ,or *‘ pirlts. Tiirpenlln* Market
t '°"' Tt inn at *5% Cents a Ballon.
lined in Priee-The
„. lle >|nrUets Quiet an.l
""’Y,_vn.kct* by Telegraph.
■ ,e "'; a Jan. 16.-There was a good de
*‘varr cotton to-day. and the sales
% jujas at Steady and unchanged
The spirits turpentine market
l* ta!lon ; at !h ,=. opening, but closed firm,
1,5 ’“‘fl 0 more than the receipts. In
& sa ‘ a3 a decline in the price of
*‘ n " an ,| medium grades and also
"'““"'white of the pales. The whole
-11 * a ' ' k wore quiet, but steady and
& unchanged. The following re
tner3‘; different markets will show
t ® r the quotations at the close
be tone ana
his.' :
cotton.
_ in’al market remained steady, with
™t lrmai.d and a fair amount ot sales.
CoTton Exchange, at the first call,
k ,. „,is bulletined steady and un
be s with sales of 16 bales. At the
Mng f ’ it was unchanged, with sales
,c °,. hale- Vt ihe last call the market
f 13 J„ilrunrd steady and unchanged, with
h rsa es of S4l bales.
If o lotting were the official spot quo-
Ti,e nr (he close of the market, at the
‘tmnE-i-nse to-day: ?
ood midddng
rk °et‘!SyVaales;'m'
- island Cotton—The market was
,fiei and unchanged, as follows:
itra choice Floridas
;hoice Flor.das
jura fine Floridas 14
? c Hias orsia *:£*!!?**
Eeorgias ro m\ 4
'tne Georgias
jelium fine weorgias •
■ommon (Georgias •• *
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks:
tsceipts this day 3,101
this day .ast year I,Bl<
teceiDts this day year before last .. 3,286
teceipts since Sept. 1, 1896 656,702
me timu last year 559,561
atne time year before last 736,944
Ixports, coastwise, this day 525
lock on hand this day 83,715
am* day last year 92,728
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports—
teceipts this day 25,160
Phis day last week 20,134
This day last year 13,332
rhis flay year before last 28,102
iota! receipts since Sept. 1, 1896 5,255,598
iaine lime last year 3,782,983
lame time year before last 5,729,764
itock at the ports to-day 1,104,515
itock same day last year 991,455
Daily Movement at Other Ports—
Galveston— Steady; middling. 7; net re
eipts. 1,469; sales, 725; stock, 150,990.
New Orleans—Quiet; middling, 6 15616;
let receipts, 13,457; gross, 13,955; sales, 1,900;
took, K 6.774.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 6 13-16; net
tceipts. 2.621; stock, 35.660.
Charleston—Firm; middling, 6%; net re
*ip;s, 330; stock, 35,190.
Wilmington—Steady; middling, 6%; net
eceipts, 1,043; stock, 13,656.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 6%; net re
eipts, 1,025; sales, 124; stock, 36,492.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 7%;
took, 27,415.
New York—Quiet; middling, 7*4; net re
itipts, none, gross, 1,006; sales, 384; spin
ting. 841; stock, 291 874.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 7 5616; net re-
Pipts. 999; gross, 1,717.
Pit iadelphia—'Weak; middling, 7%; net
eceipts, 109; stock, 8,500.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns—
Attgusta—Steady; middling, 7 1-16; net re
fit'tr. 292: rales, 290; stock, 49,024.
Mi-mphis—Steady; middling, 6%; net re
letp's. gross, 530; sales, 1,500; stock,
St, Louis—Quiet; middling, 6 15-16; net re
:eipts, 291; gross, 1.462; sales, 1,105; stock,
6,291.
Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 7; net re
ceipts, 1.492; sales, 200; stock, 5,360.
Houston—Steady; middling, 6 15-16; net
receipts, 4,232; sales, 205; stock, 48,936.
Louisville—Quiet; middling, 7.
Exports of t’otton This Day—
Galveston—To Great Britain, 10,745.
•Vw Orleans—To Great Britain, 6,110;
ontintm, 625; coastwise, 3,852.
Mobile—Coastwise, 583.
Savannah—Coastwise, 625. •
Charleston—To the continent, 8,752;
oastwise, 731.
Norfoik-To the continent, 300; coastwise,
■ Vork—Forwarded, 6.
■ Hi>:on-To Great Britain, 7,9+5.
I ii exports from all ports this
■'■liy.nl SO far this week: To Great Bri-
B[ un - . ■,; to fiance, none; to the con
tinent, 9.1)77.
■ To'ii, lor.'ian exports since Sept. 1,
■ "'i ■■ Hi lain, 2,142,803; to France, 463,-
■ - '"tin continent, 1,234,196.
B '';"i Jan. 16, 12:30 p. m.—Cotton,
■ 'I iii'nli iate; prices easier; American
" ''-3211; sales, 8,000, all Amer-
B’„j n ; sp., ifaiion and export, 500; receipts,
■•j"' 1 . American, 26,500; futures open
■ ‘' t ",111 demand moderate; January,
■ .In nuary-f ebruary, February
■ijv t' M " ••h-Aprll, Aprl!-May, 3.58d;
■ :, -">9d; June-July, July-August,
8,.'" A /-'ns! -September. 3.59<?i3.55. Fti-
BiC SP ot prices: American mid
■ . Tll IJ-2d; good middling. 4 3-32 J;
B-3 27-32d; good ordinary,
-KM, ordinary, 3 17-32d.
Bin- m .l'.'" 1 ! ira " middling, 3 31-32d; Jan
■ sellers; January-February,
■ ’ ‘-'i;-March, March-April, 3.57@3.58d
, in , '■■..■Mo-U-May. 3.58d sellers; May
-8.-, sellers; June-July, 3.59d
B’lo--.; ~V Aur ."-'. Sellers; Au
■ '•< r, 3.58<1 values; September-
Bv,| v * '.' l ’ 1 values; October-Novemtier,
I \v lv 'Y" Futures closed quiet. •
■ojifn,. i ," a ' ,;in - I®- noon.—Cotton futuies
■ft!,.. ~ 7‘ y; Jnuary, 6.92 c; February.
1., h ‘-Wc; April, 7.10 c; May, 7.15.•;
■ New w; J , UIy ’ 7 - a ‘°- ■
■n.... .*• • l . an - ] B. \ l>. m.—Cotton closed
Bvhr,’,,;.' i u k2oij dales; January and
Bln . March, 7.00 c; April, 7.07 c;
ft.: V, ’ lln<? . 7.18 e; July, 7.22 c; August,
B-ait’i ,;%!!! bcr ’ fi,99c: October and No-
It.t Ju - 16.—The total visible
ft .: . ""on for the world Is 1,165,087
ft in H 3,819.787 hales are Amerl
ft and 3,627,802 hales re
ft , ' ' i ,1,l „ y f i,r ' Receipts .luring the
ft.. ~ tt ! al ' interior towns were 82,342
ft; 170 i I rl 1 from ,ho Plantations were
"II crop in sight is 6.661,383
ft' ,rk ' ; ,aB - 16.—Riordan ft Cos. say
ftul! w l ,o r Uy; " Wo have had a very
ft h 1,1 notion, with fluctuations
ftnv, . ' P'*crow range, the highest and
ftti 7, for March having been 7.14 c
ftf.i . " spectlvely. To-day an unsat-
Burr , 1 .‘verpnol report resulted In a
ft; -of 3 or t points. March
ft. ■ an<l Closed at 7.01 c, with
ft' ' ' ■ “hi the demands was brisk
ft r " ,1/ ‘ all ‘* after the close, prices
ft r. f couple of points. Some
ft kp VL" - * were Inclined io
ft h ’no turning point in prices, not
ft' he, °, n ' hut of all commodities,
Ii '' d "' d There Is no doubt that
l. | innrovlng; slowly perhaps, but
r r ' r ‘ * only one contingency, In
ft-1-, r,!., can prevent a decided
I 1 nt m the price of cotton. We
mean a renewal of big receipts, and this,
we think, very Improbable. In our judg
ment now is the time to buy cotton."
New York, Jan. 16.—The Sun says of
cotton; "The trading to-day was almost
lifeless. Lower cables, unfavorable Man
chester advices, larger receipts than had
been expected, and some selling for con
tinental account had a weakening effect
upon the market, but owing to the in
tense dullness of the speculation, the de
cline was slight. The trading was of a
local professional character. The receipts
at the ports for the week, it is now esti
mated. will be larger than last week,
though the quantity to come into sight
is estimated at only 160,000, against 67,000
last week. The decline in Liverpool was
attributed to the plague In India, which,
it is feared, will lead to a curtailment of
production at Manchester."
DRY GOODS.
New York, Jan. 16.—The week has
closed very quietly to-day in all depart
ments of the dry goods market. General
business continues disappointing, but still
taking the week throughout, there has
been some improvement over several
weeks, immediately preceding in the mar
ket here at first hands, and a most de
cided expansion of buying of print cloth
goods at Fall River. The local jobbing
trade reports fair business for the week,
and reports from other jobbing centers
are mostly satisfactory.
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits Turpentine—There was a slow de
mand for spirits turpentine early in the
day, but later there was a fair request
for the offerings, and the sates for the
day were greater than the receipts. At
the Board of Trade at the first call, the
market was bulletined steady at 25%0,
with no sales reported. At the last call,
the market closed firm at 25%c, with sales
of 510 casks.
Rosin—There was a drop in prices to
day. The entire line of common and me
dium grades were lower. At the Board
of Trade, at the first call, the market was
bulletined firm at 5c decline on F and
below, 10c on G. 5c on II and I, and 5c
water white. The sales were 1,080 barrels.
At the last call ihe market was bulletined
firm and unchanged, with no sales report
ed. The quotations at the Board of Trade
were as follows;
A, B, C *1 50 I *1 85
D 150 K 190
E 1 55 M 1 90
F 1 55 N 1 90
G 1 60 W G 200
II 1 70 W W 2 20
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1, 1896.. 5,319 134,978
Received this day 341 4,018
Received previously 314,501 1,011,257
Total 320,161 1,150,253
Exports this day 708 4,487
Exports previously 285,611 870,486
Total since-April 1, 1896 ...288,319 874,973
Stock on hand this day 33,842 275,280
Stock same day last year .. 19,040 232,945
Receipts same day last year 342 4,509
Charleston, Jan. 16.—Turpentine, firm at
25c; sales, none. Rosin, firm; sales, 300
barrels; A, B, C, *1.40; D, E, *1.45; F, G.
*1.50; H, I, *1.65; M, N, *1.80; W G, *1.90;
YV W, *2.00.
Wilmington, N. C.. Jan. 16.—Rosin firm;
strained, *1.45; good strained, *1.50. Spirits
turpentine firm; machine, 25pic; irregular,
25c. Tar firm at 95c. Crude turpentine
steady: hard, *1.30; soft, not quoted; vir
gin, *I.BO. |
New York, Jan. 16.—Rosin steady; strain
ed, common to good, *1.70@1.72%,. Turpen
tine quiet, 27%@28%c.
RICE.
Common Nominal
Fair 3%@3%
Good 4 @4%
Prime 4%@4%
Rough, 60c to *1 per bushel.
FINANCIAL.
Money—The market is easy.
Foreign Exchange—Market steady.
The following are net Savannah quota
tions: Commercial demand. *4.86%; sixty
days, *4.8314; ninety days, *4.82%; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.21; Swiss,
sixty days, 5.22%; marks, sixty days, 94%.
Domestic Exchange—Steady. Banks are
buying at % per cent, discount and selling
as follows: Up to *25, 10c premium; *25 to
*SO, 15c premium; *SO to *IOO, 20c premium;
*IOO to *2OO, 25c premium; *2OO and over at
par.
Securities—The market is quiet with a
little investment buying, but no specula
tive ventures.
Stocks and Bonds—State Bonds—Georgia
3% per cent, bonds of 1930, 101% bid, 102%
asked; Georgia 3% per cent., due 1915, 101
bid, 102 asked; Georgia 4% per cent, bonds,
1915, 113% bid, 114% asked; Georgia 4 per
cent., due 1926, 110 bid, 111 asked; South
Carolina 4%5, 107% bid, 108% asked.
City Bonds—Atlanta 7 per cent., 104 bid.
105 asked; Augusta 4%5, 1925, 103 bid, 104
asked; Augusta 7 per cent., 112 bid, 113
asked; Augusta 6 per cent., 110 bid. 111
asked; Columbus 5 per cent., 102 bid, 103
asked; Macon 6 per cent., 114% bid, 115
asked; Savannah 5 per cent, quarterly
April coupons, 107% bid, 108 asked; Savan
nah 5 per cent., quarterly February, cou
pons, 108 bid. 108% asked; Charleston 4s,
91 bid, SG asked.
Railroad Bonds—Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent, interest coupons, 112% bid, 114
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated 7 per cent, coupons. January
and July maturity,lß97. 100 bid, 100% ask
ed; Central ltaiiroad and Bunking Com
pany collateral gold ss, 95 bid, 97 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage
6s, 50-year gold bonds, 110 bid. 112 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway first consoli
dated mortgage 6s, 91 bid. 92 asked; Cen
tral of Georgia Railway first preferred
Incomes, 27 bid, 29 asked; Central of
Georgia Railway second preferred ln
incomcs, 10 bid, 12 asked; Central of
Georgia Railway third preferred Incomes,
5% bid, 6% asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1910,
107 bid, 109 asked; Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta first ss, 106 bid, 107 asked;
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage 7s, 113 bid, 116 asked; Georgia
Southern and Florida, new ss, 93 bid, 94%
asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage 7s, 104 bid, 106 asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage 7s,
102 bid, 104 asked; Ocean Steamship 6 per
cent, bonds, 1926, 101 bid, 102 asked; City
and Suburban railroad first mortgage 7
per cent, bonds, 80 bid, 85 asked; Ala
bama Midland 5 per cent, indorsed, 87 bid,
90 asked; Brunswick and Western 4s,
bid, 70 asked; South Bound railroad ss, 70
bid 73 asked; Southern Railway ss. 89 bid,
91 usked; Georgia and Alabama first pre
ferred ss, 98% bid, 100 asked; Georgia and
Alabama first consols, 80 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan
nah, 92% bid, 93% asked, ex-dlv, Georgia
common. 160 bid. 163 asked; Southwestern,
91% bid,92% asked ex-dlv;Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock. 100 bid, 101 asked; At
lanta and West Point 6 per cent, certifi
cates, 98 bid, 99 asked; Savannah Con
struction Company, 70 bid. 74 asked.
Gas Stocks - Savannah Gas Light stock,
22% bid. 23 asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, 66 bid, 67 asked, ex-div.
Bank Stocks, Etc.—Citizens Bank, 10J
bid, 108% asked, ex-dlv.; Chatham Hank
45 bid. 46 asked, ex-dlv.: Germania
Bank, 106% bid. 107% asked, ex-dlv.; Mer.
chants National Bank. 92% bid. 93% asked
ex-dlv.; National Bank of Savannah, 126
bid, 127 asked, ex-div.; Og.ethorpe Sav
ings and Trust Company, 100 bid,
101 asked, ex-dlv.; Southern Bank
of the State of Georgia. bid, 168 asked;
ex-dlv,; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa
ny. 100 bid. 101 asked, ex-dlv.; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company,
A, 52% bid, - asked; B, 50% bid, 51 asked,
ex-div.: People's Savings and Loan Com
yany, 92 bid. 93 asked.
Factory Bonds—Augusta Factory, 6s, 100
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1897.
bid, 102 asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 100 bid,
101 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s. 102 bid,
103 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufactur
ing Compauy, 6 per cent, bonds, 40 bid, 50
asked.
Factory Stocks—Savannah Cotton Fac
tory, bid, 50 asked; Augusta Factory, 82
bid, 83 asked, ex-div.; Graniteville Fac
tory, 145 bid, 151 asked; Langley Factory,
106 bid, 107 asked; Enterprise Factory,
common, 99 bid, 102 asked; J. R. King
Manufacturing Company, 103 bid, KM ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, 96 bid,
98 asked; Savannah Brewing Company, 92
bid, 95 asked.
London, Jan. 16.—Bar silver, 29 11-16d.
Consols, 112 1-16 for money and 112 3-16 for
the account.
Paris, Jan. 16.—Three per cent, rentes
102 francs 55 centimes for the account.
New York, Jan. 16. —Money on call, I%@
2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 303%
per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with ac
tual business in bankers bills at *4.84%@
4.85 for sixty days and *4.87 1 i®4.87% for de
mand. Posted rates, *4.85%@4.88%. Com
mercial bills, *4.831404.84%. Government
bonds firm; state bonds dull; railroad
bonds active and strong. Bar silver, 64%.
Silver at the board was neglected.
New York, Jan. 16.—The treasury bal
ances were as follows; Coin, *122,695,290;
currency, *46,072,010.
New York. Jan. 16.—The weekly state
ment of the associated banks show the
following changes: Reserve, increase, *B,-
181,075; loans, increase, *283,000; specie, in
crease, *928,000; legal tenders, increase, *9,-
589,800; deposits, increase, *9,348,100; circu
lation, decrease, *163,900. The banks now
hold $52,099,525 in excess of legal require
ments.
New Y'ork, Jan. 16.—The New York Fi
nancier says this week: "New York is
now the cheapest money center in the
world and the statement made by the
clearing house banks for the week end
ing Jan. 16, showing a further increase in
the surplus reserves of the banks to the
amount of *8,181,075, is an indication that
it will remain so for an Indefinite period.
Up to the first of the present year, the
New' York banks reported a steady expan
sion in loans, the increase from Nov. 7 to
Jan. 2 having been not less than *49,000,000.
Since Jan. 2, however, the loans from the
banks have increased only *76,000, or prac.
tically nothing, while deposits in the two
weeks have expanded to the total of *26,-
600,000. This accumulation has been of
no us# to the banks and shows why the
loan market has fallen off so rapidly. Since
Jan. 2, the cash holdings of the bank have
risen *25,536,000. In other wards, the de
posits remain inactive in the banks. In
evidence of these facts the efforts being
made by a number of New York banks to
maintain a minimum interest rate of 2 per
cent, appear to be useless, although the
slight change in the loan item is evidence
that they have not abandoned the agree
ment, which It is asserted that some of
them have made. The statement is Inter
esting especially as relating to purchases
of sterling bills. The advance in ster.ing
is now narrowing the profit to
a small figure, and while the
low money rates of themselves
favor an advance, the heavy foreign trade
balances reported for the month and the
year do not encourage the belief that ex
change will rise to a gold exporting point.
The investments made in foreign bills, the
carrying of which is really lending money
to Europe, stand to lose, therefore, quite
as much as to gain. In the meantime,
what to do with the heavy surplus carried
by the New' York banks is a serious prob
lem. Surface indications now favor an
advance in stock prices, and as low money
will stimulate buying and industry In gen
eral. It is not unreasonable to say that the
heavy surplus will be absorbed to a large
extent in domestic expansion. If this
proves true, the United States will enter
upon an era of prosperity during the com
ing spring which has not been equalled
since the early nineties. The statement,
in its other items shows only changes
which are incident to the conditions al
ready mentioned. The loan expansion
was *283,000; the cash Increase, *10,518,100,
and deposit Increase, *9,348,100.
I Jan. 16,' 97.| Jan. 18,’96.; Jan. 19,’96"
Loans *491,399.200 *453,958,200 *490^322^900
Specie 77,821,300 j 73,610,500| 77,955,300
Leg. tender. 113,697,800| 81,836,000i 108,085,500
Net deposits 557,386,300 j 492,403,800! 562,302,900
Circulation 18,743,900| 13,923,4001 11,412,000
Total res've 191,519,1001 155,446,500! 168,040,800
Res’ve req. 139,346,575) 123,100,950| 140,575.726
Ex. of res've 52,172,525 ! 32,345,550 | 27,465,075
New York, Jan. 16, noon.—The specula
tive market closed strong, at the highest
prices of the day and week, at the fol
lowing quotations:
Erie 15 |Bal. & Ohio .... 16
Northwestern ,104%|Can. Southern .. 44
<l° Pref 153%!5t. Haul 76%
Lake Erie 152%|Rock Island .... 69%
Nor. & W. pref. 16%.De1. & Hudson..ll2%
West. Union ... 85%;De1„ L. & W.... 156
So. Ry com .... 9%iManhattan 92%
do pref 29 'Mich. Central .. 90
Am. Sugar .....U6%|N. Y. Central ... 94%
New York, Jan 16.—Business was more
active at the stock exchange to-day than
for a long time past. The sales for the
two hours of trading reached the large
total of 203,752 shares. The activity was
accompanied by a decidedly higher range
of prices, and, taken altogether, a more
cheerful tone prevailed in stock circles.
The revival of speculative Interest was
due to the magnificent showing made by
the bureau of statistics for the past year.
For the period named the 'excess of ex
ports over Imports aggregated *325,322,184.
the largest total in twenty years. The
steady increase in the amount of net gold
held by the treasury department, the total
standing at over *140,000,000 at the com
mencement of business to-day, together
with the great Increase In the money in
the local market, were also favorable fac
tors. Another bull argument was the an
nouncement by Senator Sherman of his
acceptance of the portfolio of the Secre
tary of State and the statement that the
United States should not interfere in tne
Cuban trouble. In some quarters this
was looked on as strong Indications for
the incoming administration’s attitude to
ward Cuba. A further increase in the
bank reserve stimulated buying in the
'•losing trading. The usually prominent
Issues advanced %@2 per cent. Sugar led
the list in point of activity, 39,400 shares
changing hands at 114% and 117%. Firms
with Boston and Chicago connections took
fair amounts of the Grangers, General
Electric got up to 35 on the injunction just
granted, restraining ttye Steel Motor Com
pany of Lorain, 0., from selling and man
ufacturing the under running trolley sys
tems. Speculation closed strong, with
prices at the highest point of the day and
week. Net changes show gains of %®3
per cent, on the day. Bonds were active
and strong. The sales footed up *1,668,900.
New York Stock List, Stocks and Bonds
at the Closing—
Aran. Cot. Oil .. 14%|N„ C. A St. L.. 67%
do pref 56 'N. J. Central ..102
Sugar Refinery. 116%! N. Y. Central ... 91%
do pref 102%jN. Y. & N. E... 45
Am. Tobacco .. 77%|Nof. & W. pref. 16%
do pref 104 |North. Pacific . 13% |
Atch. T. & S. F. 14%! do pref 34% J
Halt. & Ohio ... 16 | Northwestern ..104% I
Can. Pacific ... 56% do pref .153% )
Ches. A Ohio .. 18 j Pacific Mail .... 24% j
Chi. A Alton ..163 'Reading 27% |
Chi., B. & Q.... 76%'Rock Island .... 69% i
Chicago Gas ... 79 St. Paul 76%
Del., L. & W ...156 | do pref 131
Erie IS jStlver Certifi. .. 64%
do pref 34% Ten. C. & Iron. 30%
Ed. Gen. Elec.. 34%' do pref 9u
Illinois Central. 93 ITexas Paeiflo .. 9%
Lake Eric* W. 1* Union Pacific .. 7%
do pref 68 j W„ St. L. & P.. 7%
Lake Shore ....152%! do pref 16%
Louis. Nash. 51 %!Western Union., 85%
Louis. &N. A.. %lWheel. & L. E.. 2% 1
Manhattan 92%i do pref 14
Item. & Char., 15 So. R'y 5s 90'8
Mich. Central .. 90 So. R'y c0m.... 9%
Mo. Pacific ....23 [So. R'y prof .... 29 !
Mobile & Ohio. 22 |
State Bonds.
Alabama A ....101 |T*n„ new.set.3s. 77%
do B 18 !Va 6s pref r
do C 96 | Va. Trust Re ts. 6
La. stamped 4s. 95 |Va. Fund. Debt. 61%
N. Carolina 4s .100 jS. Carolina 4%5.1t>2
N. Carolina 6s. 122 |
Government Bonds.
U. S. 4s, reg ...111 |
U. S. 4s, cou ...111%!'. S. 4s. new, c0u.121
U. S. 2s, reg .. 96%; U. S. 4s, new, reg.l2o
MISCELLANEOtS MARKETS,
Bacon—Tho -market is steady. Smoked
cHI-i' sides, 5%c; dry salted cleat rib sides,
sc; long clear, none; bellies, sc; sugar
cured hams, ll%c.
Lard—Market steady; pure, in tierces,
sc; 50-poitnd tins, 6%c: compound, in
tierces, 4%c; in 50-pound tins, sc.
Butter—Market lower, fair demand; Go
shen 15@17c; gilt edge. 20%@22e; creamery,
22%Yj24c.
Cheese—Market firm; fancy full
cream cheese, 11®12%c; 20-pound average,
11 %® 13c; fancy Elgins, 24%@26c.
Fish—Mackerel, half-barrel. No. 1, *8.50;
No. 2. *7.50; No. 3, *6.00; kits. No. 1, *1.25;
No. 2, *1.00; No. 3,95 c. Codfish, 1-pound
bricks. 6%c; 2-pound bricks. 6c. Smoked
herring, per box, 20c: Dutch herring, in
kegs, *1.60. New mullet, half-barrels. *3.50.
Salt—Demand is fair, and the market
steady; carload lots, f. o. b.. Liverpool,
200-pound sacks, 48c; Virginia, 125-pound
burlap sacks, 32c; ditto, 125-pound cotton
sacks. 35c: smaller lots, higher.
Syrup—Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at 22c; selling at 23@25c;
sugar house at 18®32c; Cuba, straight
goods, 23®t5c; sugar house molasses, 15@
20c.
Tobacco—Market quiet and steady;
smoking, domestics, 22©60c: chewing, com
mon, sound, 24027 c; fair, 23035 c; good, 36
@4Bc; bright, 60@65c; fine fancy, 65080 c.
Sugar—Equality Prices—Savannah Quo
tations—Cut loaf, 5.18 c; crushed, 5.18 c;
powdered 4.80 c; XXXX powdered, 4.93 c;
standard granulated, 4.55 c; cubes, 4.80 c;
mould A, 4.80 c; diamond A. 4.55 c; confec
tioners’ A, 4.43 c; white extra C, 4.05 c; ex
tra C. 3.93 c; golden C, 3.87 c; yellows, 3.74 c.
Tone firm.
Coffee —Mocha and Java. 27%c; Peaberry,
20%c; standard No. 1,17 c; No. 2. 16c;
No. 3,15 c; No. 4,14 c; No. 5,13 c; No. 6,12 c;
No. 7,11 c.
Flour—Very strong; patents. *5.50;
straights, *5.25; fancy, *5.10; family, *4.60.
Corn—Market is steady; white corn. Job
lots, 44c; carload lots, 41c; mixed corn,
Job lots, 43c; carload, 40c; cracked corn,
Job lots. 85c sack.
Oats—Carload lots, 32c; job lots, 35c.
Oats—Texas rust proof, Job lots, 55c.
Bran—Job lots, 85c; carload lots. 75c.
Hay—Market steady; western. Job lots,
85c; carload lots, 76c.
Meal—Pearl, per barrel, *2.20; per saqk,
96c; city meal, per sack, 85c; pearl grits,
per barrel. *2.30; per sack. $1.00; city grits,
per sack, 95c.
Lemons—Market quiet, new crop Messi
na, per box, *2.75@3.00.
Pineapples—Cases, *4.00@4.50: half cases,
*2.2502.50.
Oranges—Florida. *3.750)4.00 per box; im
ported oranges. *2.7503.00.
Apples—*l.7so2.oo barrels.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 8%@10c;
common, 7®Bc.
Raisins—L. L.. *1.75; % box, *1.10; loose,
60-pound boxes, 6%c pound.
Oils—Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal, 45050 c; West Virginia, black, 9@l2c;
lard, 58065 c; neatsfoot, 60086 c; machinery,
20030 c; linseed, raw, 35c; boiled, 37c: kero
sene, Georgia test, 10c; water white, 11c:
fire proof, 12c; guardian. He; deodorized,
stove gasoline, 13c.
Lime Calcined Plaster and Cement—
Alabama and Georgia lime In fair de
mand and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk
and carload lots special; calcined plaster,
*1.60 per barrel; hair, 405 c; Rosedale ce
ment, *1.3004.40; carload lots, special;
Portland cement, retail, *2.40; carload lots,
*2.10. •
Cabbage—Barreto, 7c; barrel crates, *2.00
@2.25.
Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona, 16c; Ivlcas,
14c; walnuts, French; lie; Naples, 12%c;
pecans, 10c; Brazils. 6c; filberts, 10c; as
sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes,
9%0)lOc; cocoanuts, *3.75 per 100.
, Peanuts—Ample Btock; fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked. Vir
ginia, per pound, 4%c; hand-picked, per
pound, 4c; small hand-picked, per pound,
4c.
Onions—Crates, *1.25; barrels, *3.60.
Potatoes—lrish, *I.BO barrel; sacka, *1.75.
Seed Potatoes—Virginia second crop,
*3.25; Houlton Early Rose, $2.75 bbl.
Shot—Firm; drop to B, *1.20; B to larger,
*1.45; bulk. *1.45.
Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 4%@
6c; refined, *1.70 base.
Nails—Cut, *1.90 base; wire, *2.15 base.
Advance national list of extras, adopted
Dec. 1, 1896.
Gun Powder—Per keg, *4.00; half keg,
*2.26; quarter keg. *1.20. Champion duck
ing, quarter keg, *2.25. Austin. Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, tiatf kegs, 88.45;
quarter kegs, *4.30; 3-pour<<l canister, *2.10;
1-pound canister, 75c. Less 20 to 10 per
cent. oft.
Lumber—Demand, both foreign and do
mestic. is firm. Ordinary sizes, *II.OOO
12.00; difficult sizes. *13.000)18.00; flooring,
boards, *15.00022.00; ship stuff, *16.50020.00;
sawn ties, *IO.OO.
Poultry—Steady, fair demand; spring
chickens, 25c per pair; half-grown to
three-quarters grown, 30c to 300 pair;
full-grown fowls, 50c per pair.
Eggs—Market fully supplied; candied,
per dozen. 15c; country, 2q less.
Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides—Tne market
firm; dry flint, 10%@llc; dry salt. 9c; green
salted, 5%c. Wool—nominal; prime Geor
gia, free of sand burrs,and Dlack wool,
13c; blacks, 11c; burry, Bc. Wax, 25c. Tal
low, 2c. Deer skins, 15c.
Bagging and Ties—The market is quiet;
jute bagging, 2%-pound. 6%c; 2-pound, c;
1%-pound,s%c; quotations are for Job lots,
small lots higher; sea island bagging, 7%g
8c; Standard Arrow ties, steel, 45 pounds,
large lots. 75c; small lots, 90c.
Dry Goods—The market is steady; de
mand brisk; prints, 4@sc; Georgia brown
shirtings, 4, 3%c; %, 4%e; 4-4 brown sheet
ings, 5%c; white, osnaburgs, 7@7%c;
checks, 4@sc; brown drillings, 5@6!/,c,
OCEAh FREIGHTS.
Cotton—Market firm; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale. $1.26'
New York, per bale, *1.00; Philadelphia,’
per bale, *1.00; Baltimore, per bale, *1 00-
to Liverpool, via New York, 40c; Bremen
via New York, 45c; Antwerp, via New
York, 50c; Havre, via New York, 63c; Am
sterdam, via New York, 63c; Genoa, via
New' Y'ork, 55c; Reval, via New York. 63c
Hamburg, via New York, 50c. Direct:
Bremen, 38c; Barcelona, 48c; Genoa, 48c-
Liverpool, 85c.
Lumber—By Sail—Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at J 4.00
@4.50 for a range Including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base 44 feet,
16c. Timber rates, 50c@*1.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
windward, nominal; to Rosario, *12.000
13.00; Buenoa Ayres and Montevideo, *IO.OO
@11.00; to Bio Janeiro, *14.00; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, *11.30011.00; to
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, 4-pound 5a standard.
By Steam—To New York, *7.00; to Phila
delphia. *7.00; to Boston, *8.00; to Balti
more *5.00.
Naval Stores—By Sail—The market la
firm. Large-sized, Cork for orders, are
as follows: Rosin, 2s6d; for barrels of 810
pounds and 5 per cent, primage; spirits, 3s
9d; Genoa, rosin. 2s 3d@2s 6d; Adriatic, 2a
6d@2s 9d; South America, rosin, 65c per
barrel of 280 pounds. Coastwise—Steam—
To Boston, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin, 90c
on spirits; to New York, rosin, B%c per 100
pounds.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. F.TC.
New York. Jan. 16.—Flour dull, un
changed; southern fitjur dull, unchanged.
Wheat, spot market, dull, firmer, with op
tions; f. o. b.. 9Re; ungraded, red. 78098 c;
options were dull and steady at %o%c ad
vance; No. 2. red. January. 89%e; March,
9064 c: May, 87c: July, 83%c. Corn dull,
steady; No. 2,29 c elevator; 300 afloat;
steamer mixed, 2Sc: options were dull and
steady at unchanged prices; January,
22%C. May, 30%c. Oats, spots, quiet,
steady; options dull, firm; January, 22%c;
Kebruary, 22%e; May. 22%0; spot prices,
No. 2, 22%e; No. 2. white, 24c; mixed wes
tern, 20023%<\ llay steady - ; shipping,
■>7%o. Hides quiet, unchanged. Leather
moderate demand and firm, unchanged.
Wool quiet, unchanged. Beef steady;
family, *9.25®’10.50; extra mess. *7.00®8.H0
Beef hams firm: *IS.OO. Tlerced beef firm;
city extra India mess, *13.50014.50. Out
meats strong, quiet; pickled hollies. 4%<\
shoulders. t%ti%c; hams. 8%09c. Lard
quiet, about steady; western steam. 4.25 c;
city. 3.85 c; January, 4.25 c; refined steady
continent. 4.00 c: South America, 4.Boc
compound, 4®4%c. Pork moderate de
mand. steady; new mess. *8.5009.00. But
ter. fancy, firm; state dairy, lofi■ do
creamery. 13019 c; Elgins, 20c. Cotton seed
oil steady; crude, 20®30'*c; yellow prime,
23%e. Rico firm, unchanged. 'Molasses
steady, unchanged. Peanuts quiet, un
changed. Coffee steady, unchanged, to 5
points up; May, 9.55 c; December, 9.70 c,
spot Rio dull, nominal. Sugar, raw dull
steady; fair refined, 2 11-16.-; refined qutot,’
unchanged. Freights to Liverpool quiet
cotton by steam, 16-128d.
Chicago, Jan. 16, noon.—Wheat, January,
78-’sc; corn. January, 22%0; pork, January
*i.Bo: lard, January, *3.95; ribs, January
$4.07 1 -.
Chli'ag’o, Jan. Iti.—The buying of wheat
to-day was principally ' > cover shorts, but
it was pretentious enough to communicate
quite a little firmness to the market. Above
the quotations "calls" there was pressure
of wheat against those privileges, which
checked the advance. May wheat opened
from So%c to 80%c, advanced to 81081',ie,
closing at 80%c—%c higher than yesterday.
Cash wheat was firm and %o%c higher.
Tho strength of wheat imparted some
firmness to corn, but trade showed no im
provement. Business was lifeless, and
little or no interest in the action of the
market was evinced. East-bound rates
on corn were reduced from 20c to 15c last
night, that having a tendency to steady
prices for this grain. The wet weather
was likewise something of a strengthen
ing factor. May corn opened at 24%@
24%c. sold at 24%024%0, closing at 24%e
--%c higher than yesterday. Cash corn was
tirm, with no particular change in prices
Oats derived benefit from the improve
ment elsewhere prevailing. Moderately
good trading, at Intervals, took place. M iy
oats closed %@%c higher than yesterday
Cash oats were firm. Trading was at
steady prices.
Heavier arrivals of hogs than estimated,
lower prices for t! in and the prospect of
an overwhelthing run on Monday, deprived
product of every pretense of firmness at
the opening. Trading was moderate, and
there was no feature of interest. At the
close May pork was a shade higher thin
yesterday; May lard and ribs unchanged.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat
May 81%0.'81% 81 @Bl% 80% 80%
July 76 @76% 76% 76 76%
Corn—
Jan 22% 22'% 22% 22%
May 24%@24% 24%@24% 24%@34% 24%
July 25%025% 25%®26 35% 25%
Sept 26%@26% 26%027 36%@26% 26%
Oats—
Jan 16% 16% 16% 16'%
May 18%018% 18%®18% 18%@18% 18%018%
July 19% 19% 19% 19%
Fork—
Jan *7 80 *7 80 *7 80 *7 80
May 8 00 8 05 7 95 8 05
Lard—
Jan 3 95 3 95 3 95 3 95
May 4 07% 410 4 07% 410
Ribs—
Jan 405 4 07% 406 4 07%
May 4 07% 4 12% 4 07% 4 12%
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and steady; prices unchanged; No.
2 spring wheat, 77%078%c; No. 2 red. 87%@
S9c; No. 2 corn, 22%@22%c; No. 2 oats, 16%
@l7c; mess pork, *7.82%@7.87%; lard, *3.97%;
short rib sides. $3.97%@4.22i%; dry salted
shoulders. *4.2604.50; short clear sides,
*4.13%@4.25; whisky, *l.lß.
Cincinnati, Jan. 16.—Flour, winter pat
ents, *4.7504.96; winter fancy, *♦.2504.50.
Wheat, nominal; No. 2 red, 92092%c. Corn,
steady; No. 2 mixed, 22%c; No. 2 mixed
white, 23c. Oats, steady; rejected mixed,
17c. Pork, clear family, *8.75; clear butt,
*8.50. Lard, kettle, 4%c; prime steam, 3.90 c.
Dry salted meats, shoulders, 4c; short rib
sides, 4%c; short clear sides, 4%c; bellies,
4%c. Bacon, loose shoulders, 4%c; short
rib sides, 4%c; short clear sides, 4%c; clear
bellies, 5%c. Whisky, *l.lß.
St. Louis, Jan. 16.—Flour, lower; pat
ents, *4.5504.65; extra fancy, *4.1004.25.
Wheat, higher; January, 86%c nominal;
May, 86%e; July, 75%c. Corn, steady;
January, 20%c; May. 22%c; July, 23%c bid.
Oats, steady; January, 17%c nominal;
May, 19%c. Other articles unchanged.
Baltimore, Jan. 16, noon.—Flour quiet.
Wheat firm; spot, 91 %c bid; May, 88%@
88%c; southern by sample, 92093 c. Corn
easy; spot, 26%e asked; southern white,
22%@27%c.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 16.—Flour quler.
Wheat firm; spot. 91%c bid; May, 88%@
88%e; southern by sample, 92093 c; do on
grade, 87092 c. Corn easy; spot and Janu
ary, 2674027 c; February, 27@27%c; March,
27%@27%c; April, 28%@28%c; steamer mixed
2478027 c; southern white, 22%®27%c; do yel
low, 22@27%c. Oats steady; No. 2 white,
24025 c; No’ 2 mixed, 21022 c. Rye firm;
No. 2, nearby, 43@43%c; No. 2, western,
44%c. Hay firm. Grain freights quiet.
Sugar steady. * Coffee steady; 10%c.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
SAVANNAH, Sunday, Jan. 17, 1897.
Sun rtsea
Sun sets 6:02
High water at Tybee 7:22 am, 7:48 pm.
High water at Savananh 8:22 am, 8:48 pm.
ball on
12 m., 75th meridian.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Sttamehip Nacoochee, Smith, Boston—
C. G. Anderson, Agent.
Steamship La Grande Duchesse. Han
lon, New York—C. G. Anderson, Agent.
Bark Gerda (Ger), Siege, Charleston—
Dahl & Andersen.
Schonoer Margaret A. May, Jarvis, Bal
timore, with coal for D. R. Thomas & Cos.
Vessel to Dixon, Mitchell A Cos.
Ship Annie L. Henderson, Henderson.
Boston—C. W. Howard & Cos.
Steamer Star, Finney, Bluffton, and de
parted on return—George U. Beach, Man
ager,
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Bark Antofagasta (Br), Sinclair, Lon
don—Strachan & Cos.
SAILED 1 ESTERDAY.
Steamship D. H. Miller, Baltimore.
Steamship City of Birmingham, New
York.
Bark Eugenie (Nor), Hamburg.
MEMORANDA.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 16.—Arrived,
steamer Delaware, Ingram. Jacksonville,
proceeded Boston: schrs Leander V. Beebe,
Daniels, Newport News; Pasadena, Harris,
New York.
Cleared, steamer Conlscliffc (Br),
Wrtghtson, Barcelona.
Sailed, steamer Turret Court (Br), liob
soh, Femandina.
New York.Jan.il.—Cleared, steamer I’ort
Philip, Smith. Savananh.
Philadelphia, Jan. 14.—Cleared, schr Em
ily F. Northam, Johnson. Savannah.
Marcus Hook. Jan. 14. — Passed down,
schr Lulle L. Pollard. Savannah.
Brunswick. Ga.. Jan 11.—Arrived,schr A.
P. Lamson. Adams. Kingston. Jamaica;
Rebecca R. Douglass, Perry, Port Royal.
j GUSTAVE FOX, Pres't and Treas.. JOSliril S. WALKER, Sco'y anl Manage
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and for Electric Transmission of Power.
We are Southern Agents for the C. A 4' Motors anti Dynamos, and guaran
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OFFICE, 40 DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH, CA.
London, Jan. 13.—Sailed, bark Winni
fred (Nor), Larson, Sapelo.
M \R ITT VIE >IIHCEM, VNV.
Delaware Breakwater, Del., Jan. 16.
The steamer Tyrian (Br), passed in the
Breakwater this morning under tow of the
steamer Bermuda. The Tyrian, when oh
a voyage from Halifax, for Havana, with
a cargo of potatoes and fish had her shaft
broken and was towed into Bermuda Nov.
6by the steamer Bellenu (Hr). Her car
go was forwarded and the Tyrian was sold
at auction to John D. Hart of Philadel
phia. She left Bermuda on Jail. 9 for
Philadelphia in tow of the steamer Ber
muda.
Cape Henry, Va., Jan. 16.—The British i
steamee Haxby, Capt. Brown, from Liv- j
erpool, Dec. 25, for Savannnh, came ashore ,
shortly before midnight last night, abreast
of Dam Neck life saving station. She is
well in shore and appears to lie easy.
An unknow'ii steamer stranded about 3
o'clock this morning two miles north of
Washwoods, N. C.
The British steamer Delmar, from Las
Palmas, which got ashore yesterday morn
ing, south of Washwoods, came off last
night.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 16.—The steamer
Haxby, from Ltverpool to Norfolk, con
signed to Barber & Cos., to load, went
ashore near Damneck, In a heavy fog this
morning. The wrecker William Cole Is
at work on the vessel and will probably
pull her off to-morrow. She la not In any
Immediate danger.
An unknown steamer, thought to be the
Staffa. w'ent ashore to-day two miles north
of Washwoods life saving station. She is
resting easily and will probably get off to
night or to-morrow.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic Infor
mation will be furnished masters of ves
sels free of charge In United States hy
drographic office, in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
PASSENGERS.
Per steamship D. H. Miller for Balti
more—'Mrs. Twiggs. Miss Kennerly.
Charles Leach, Daniel Myers.
Per steamship City of Birmingham for
New York—Mrs C G Uazen.W L Wakelee.
G C Warren and wife, A C Hassey, P E
Dubois and wife, H F Coyna. A W Apple
ton, John L McCabe, C S Beach, Miss Nora
Hunter, Capt. J Meyers. M Kahn.
Per steamship Nacoochee from Boston-
Miss M Martin. Mrs J J Mauan and child.
Miss Nellie Haskell, Mrs H G Haskell,
Mrs E E Gerrlsh, Miss C A Wiley, F T
Barrow and wife, Miss Ina F Barker, Miss
Grace White, Miss Edna Belanger, P Ryan,
F M Hildreth, W H McLoon, D B Hoyt.
A B Bailey, Mrs G Schaffer. Maggie John
son (col), and two steerage.
Per steamship lai Grande Duchesse from
New York—Mr Willett, wife and Infant.
Mrs M A Merseveau, E W Sumner, F B
Hastings, R R Dqvls, T S Hathaway, F
H Stone, H E Downees, H B Carr, Rev C
H Strong, Robert K Libby, J O McClel
land, F R Upham, J Cohen, M Levy, Mrs
J Munster, Mrs Dobbins, Miss Fay, Miss
Shuldln, F B Homans and wife. Miss Ring,
Dr J B English, Rev J A Mulesky, Rev J
E Smith, Rev B J Duffy, T G Austin, Carl
Sprass, Carl Kegue, C W Buckner. J Ro
mere, L Schneider,Robert Hoeck.G E Stev
ens, Mrs J E Fitzer, Charles Washelt, Rob
ert Cllffe, and two steerage.
EXPORTS.
Per steamship City of Birmingham for
New York—l,B24 bales upland cotton, 285
bales sea Island cotton, 169 bales domestics
and yarns, 375 bbls cotton seed oil, 428 hhls
rosin, 665 bbls spirits turpentine, 102,952 feet
lumber, 50 bbls pitch, 1 turtle, 44 bbls fish,
588 boxes fruit, 19 bbls vegetables, 652 boxes
vegetables, 225 tons pig Iron. 10 bbls rosin
oil, 50 cases cigars, 35 bbls shell oysters,
5 bbls opened oysters, 4 cases stoves, 301
pkgs mdse.
Per steamship D. 11. Miller for Baltimore
—1,252 bales cotton, 88 pkgs mdse, 31 bales
domestics, 21 bbls tar, 101,000 feet lumber,
62 pkgs vegetables, 500 bbls cotton seed oil,
194 bdls hides, 497 sacks clay.
Per British bark Antofagasta for London
—SOO casks spirits turpentine and 3,500 bar
rels of rosin.—Walter Coney.
RECEIPT*.
Per Centra) of Georgia railway, Jan. 16—
2.229 bales cotton, 310 bbls rosin, 86 bbls
spirits, 38 cars lumber, 325 tons pig Iron,
169 bales domestic, 565 pkgs mdse, 1 car
wood, 3 cars hay, 1 car lime, I car lum
ber, 1 car chert.
Per Havananh, Florida and Western rail
way, Jan. 16—394 bales cotton, 43* boxes
oranges, 216 crates Vegetables, 2,165 bbls
rosin. 90 bbls spirits, 17 cars lumber, 5 cars
wood, 6 cars coal, 5 cars phosphate, 4 cars
rock, 2 cars ties, 1 car cooperage, 1 car
bridge Iron, 1 ar doors and windows, 1 car
marble, 1 car cotton seed, 290 bbls oil, 109
bdls tobacao, 7 cars mdse, 60 bdls hides.
Per Charleston and Savannah railroad,
Jan. 16- 205 bales cotton, 5 cars wood, 1
car baskets, l car meal, 3 cars fertilizer,
4 cars cotton seed, 2 cars lumber, 2 cars
mdse.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road, Jan. 16—194 bbls rosin, 19 casks spir
its. 8 cars mdse, 1 car phosphate, 2 cars
clay, 1 car cotton seed. 8 cars wood, 2
cars slabs, 1 car oats, 3 cars fertilisers, 1
cars wheels, 1 car ties.
Per Georgia and Alabama railway, Jan,
16—55 bales cotton.
BET A SKELKTAN AT POKER.
I(ueer Stakes IVagrrrd In a Game
Between Medical Students.
From the Buffalo Express.
The Sporty Doctor told his story, and
the Sporty Doctor can tell stories. If any
body should happen to ask you. He was
sitting In his private office waiting for his
trap, and the conversation shifted around
to poker games, chiefly because the book
case In the office was decorated with a
box of chips and several packs of cards.
"The queerest game of poker I ever
saw." said the Sporty Doctor, "was one
1 played In when I was a medical student.
One night four of us were In the dissect
ing room. We had finished experiment ing
with the caduvers we hsd on hand and
were waiting for a dinner. One of the boys
suggested that we play poker. We played
It.
"It wasn't long before some of the boys
ran out of money. The gsme was a stiff
one, and the unlucky ones l>egan putting
up personal property. Thty let their
watches and knives go. and finally got
down to their dissecting Instruments and
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was In hard luck. He got good hands, but
had them topped with a regularity that
made him sick at heart. In half an hour
he had about everything he possessed In
THE CITIZENS BANK
OF SAVANNAH.
Capital, $500,000.
Trunsuets a gcuerul bunking bust-
Mulutnlus n Savings Depart
ment and allows INTEREST AT 4
PER CENT., compounded quarterly.
The accounts of Indlvldunls, firms,
banks and corporations are solicit
ed.
With onr large number of corre
spondents In GEORGIA, ALABAMA,
FLORIDA and SOUTH CAROLINA va
•re prepared to handle collections
on the most favorable terms, Cor
respondence invited.
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK, President.
91. 11. LANE, Vice President.
GEORGE t. FREEMAN, Cashier.
THE CHATHAM BANK,
SAVANNAH, 6A.
Transacts a general banking
business,maintains a liberal saving*
department.
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
a specialty.
Raving a large aimbcr of Interior
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the game and was looking around fog
other collateral.
"Pretty soon he got a big full—it was
three aces and a pair of queens. If I re
member correctly. I was betting against
him, and I had four little trays. I bet 82
and he saw me with a scalpel, and went
me two better with a beautiful pickled
specimen of a forearm. I raised him right
hack. and then he was in a quandary. Ho
skinned his cards over, went through all
his pockets, asked Imploringly if I would
take an I. O. U., which I wouldn't, and
then sat and thought a minute.
"Suddenly he remembered something,
for he told me to wait a minute and ran:
out of the room. He came back with a,
skeleton, which it had taken him nix
months to articulate, and threw it on the*
table. ‘I raise you 200 cold bones,’ he said
calmly,”
The Bporty Doctor stopped. Then the
Man Who Never Studied Anatomy saldj
“Well?"
“Well?” the Sporty Doctor queried bacle
at him.
"What happened?”
"Oh, the skeleton was shy three ribs, to
say nothing of a lot of false teeth, and the
bet didn't go at tts face value.”
—A remarkable Incident is brought to
our notice by the Bristol postoftlce, and,
what Is more, It Is a story with a moral,
says the Bristol Mercury. Some days ago
a letter containing a check for upwards of
£3OO was posted to a gentleman’s business
address In the city, and although there
was proof that it was delivered the same
evening, the addressee complained that the
important missive had not reached him.
Subsequently, however, It occurred to him
that as his business premises were infested
with rats, and as everything put through
the aperture In the door. In the absence of
a letter box, dropped to the floor, the pos
tal authorities might not, after all, be re
sponsible for the strange disappearance of
the letter. A search which he Instituted
was completely successful. On looking be
hind a corn bln he discovered, to his as
tonishment, two huge rats actually light
ing for the possession of a dust-besmeared
envelope, which, on being opened, was
found to he none other than the one that
contained the check.
—Realistic—Orlnkhuin—" What wonder
ful talent Sc re wf ace, the Impersonator,
has. Now, when he represented the Es
quimau beau and his sweetheart coast
ing down an aurora, my teeth ehattcred.”
fol. Kalntlick—"Yes, sah. hut what I no
ticed more was that when he personated
that, bartender, he gad! If It didn't give
me the hiccoughs, sah! "—Brooklyn Lite.
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