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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12

vsess - soos AAotsF - the Gee "a Hla
Pspil Here.
Jacob Scheefer. ''the wizard" and hi,
pupil. William Spinks. who by the way
- an ex-ressdent Of Seattle, were enter.
tanned last sseninR. with other friends. BY
Mr.. W. r Kicker. Of Ballard, an old
school mats .of Mr.. Schasfer in Leaven-
worth. Kan. Nspy were the rsminis-
canoes recalled Of boyhood ioya During
the conversation Schaefsr produced :
clipping frpm the Anaconda, Mont.
Standard OF 3he issue Of she 9th inst. in
which m ESPECIALLY blood curdling story
vas related in "reminiscences OF the great
billiard matesa between Champion TONY
Kraksr. the then champion billiard
player Of ths Pacific coast. and schaefer.
then known p THE Grasshopper." The
story was thoroughly fall Of inaccuracies
and prepost6rous - . whole. - testified
TO BY gentlemen present. Who had Wit
messed the gxme; but Schasfer enjoyed it
very much. In regard to his future &C.
tons. Mr.. SChaeSsr said:
Il closed risy place in Chicago a. I was
tired Of being .cooped up. I wanted 10
take another trip West and the Brunswick.
Bake people arranged . number Of dates
for myself aad Spinks. who IL now my
pupil. AfteS this tour is through with,
which will be- about July I. will make
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12
AT THE WINDUP.
neos,as Give the Maroons
d surprise Party.
TIC clUs IN BASEBALL.


I: - r.ssn.a = ssatched victory out Of
I y; - oeesssi eestain defeat yesterday By
Z ssss. nssrstjOu Of timely hitting and
! 1s., sissding Of the Naroons at the
s~.s1l1 tn to the seventh inning the
B - had not scored. and the chances
\ erarhut1sns seemed good. bat brace Of
49, -, sxsaforcsd by two more IN the
800. esss shem the game
q r. ~ sh@sp, wsil-playsd contest With
q IIu weeassenA Both pitchers did ex-
! - vork snd, outside Of the poor work
- eascAers, were well supported
retti.xs feature OF the Maroons' play
- Gle gas manner in which King and
q 1ner cagght base-runners mapping on
IA. Eesh Babbitt and kerShaw
we'd mr. strong ct bat for the visitors.
n - hitting n the eighth being respon-
3 - tor vissory. Kershaw also felded
q positior sell.
II % the third inning not hit or run
tsss male BY either side. Then. with
75n md .sa.. Teddy Gamble drove the
E1r1l s es.,ta- for two bags. 6hanahan's
$50 s,vanced Gamble to third. from
s,rl1rs be sssssed on . passed ball. The
4 1919 csastsd twice in the sixth after
- hnnds wsfe out on . combination OF
800 and Wild battery work.
n Tscesaas scared their frst run in
go ssveu,as on Ghsnahan's error. . sacri-
] - - Cse,phsll end Wsrren's hit. They
800 eivea sso9hss run after two men
F1,us cot bra psses Of poor judgment by
-. Attempting 70 catch Herb Corey of
-, ~ tlsesw Wild and the ball got past
! onahan, ;settins in the score.
81 r. ~ ssssith George reached first on
- and was sent home by Rabbits
Cutfag thrse-aagger to the left field fence.
Aaw's sEngls past third scored Bah
1and va tae game. The score:
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The Navajo Sails for Eueland.

NEsrozr. r. l.. June 1.-THE slcon
Navajo today sailed for England, there 20
Try her speed against tie EngliSa yach,~.
She has already become famous on this
side for being craft upon which innn-
megabse changes had TO be made before
she could be said 20 be in sailing trim. The
secrecy under which she was bull: AMI
launched and the duruhness Of her Owner
Royal Phelps Carroll, all assisted in
bringing out prominently both The yaeL.
and the owner. Hundreds Of yachts in
the hareor accompanied the Navajo some
distance seward.
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WON BY ONLY ANECK.
Colt Ragotsky Takes the Grand
Prize Of Paris
GIG FRENCH RACING EVENT.
1en Reefs bicycle Rsee AGREES The Csa-
nasss AeaIass Itne-Ives De-
fsass rrases's CAampiea.

Pans. June 1.-THE Grand Prix Do
Paris was run today. Baron A. de Schick-
Ier's bay colt Raeotsky came in frst. Mr..
Roses bay colt Ravensbury second. A.
Abeille.s brown colt Caiiistrate third.
Ragossky Also won the French derby at
Chantilly two weeks ago. There were
eleven starters. The grand prixe Of Paris
Il 10000 francs $3S.N0A 10000 francs
given BY the city Of Paris and 5000 by i've
great railway companies. for colts and
fiilies foaled in 1880, Of every description
and country. added 70 sweepstakes Of 900
francs each. the second to receive 1900
francs, third 5000 francs out of the stakes.
The course was one mile and seven fur
longs.
The betting Just before the start was 5 to
I against Ragotsky. to against Ravens
bury s to against Callistrate. ID to against
Fousiyame, II 70 against Praiine, ~ to /
against Regal, . to against Svlphine, 80
to against Germany, 60 to I against RAM
leh and 100 to against Oha-Tenay and
Sylvania. The day Was fine and all the
social and political lions Of Paris were at
the track. Hundreds Of members Of the
English and American colonies we're pres
emit. The usual display Of magnificent
costumes Was made. President Carnot
and sons arrived at the track early and
were cheered with enthusiasm wherever
they went.
The horses got capital start, and
Ravensbury Was of first, but was over
hauled quickly by Chantenay. At the
end Of the first furlong Chantenay was
slightly in the lead and Ravensbury next.
with the others punched. After the Sec
ond furlong Ragotsky drew up alongside
Ravensbury aud Callistrate spurted three
lengths ahead of both. The relative posi-
tons Of the horses remained unchanged
up to . half mile from the wire, where
Slyphine came to the front with Ragotsky,
Fousiyame and Callistrate in hot pursuit
Ravensbury was shut in on the rail and
was thought to be out Of the race, as
Ragotsky drew near and seemed 70 be
winning easily. In the next to the last
furlong. however, Ravensbury made .
desperate squirt, closed in on Ragotsky
and finished but . short head behind and
two lengths ahead of Caliistrate, Fousi-
yame fourth. Time 3 minutes and IS Sec
onds, eighteen seconds slower than the
American record, made BY Enigma
Overland bicycle Race Against Time.
NEW YORK. June 1L-Tom Roe began .
race to San Francisco on bicycle against
time this morning. He started from the
Barrett house on Broadway and Forty
third street promptly a. IL o'clock. Frank
Waller viii accompany Roe a. pace
maker A. far 40 Chicago. G. A. Sins
abough will accompany Roe by wheel and
train. Roe's schedule time il fixed at
sixty-fve days, twenty days better time
than the record held by Nelson A. Brandt,
---------~------------------
Ives Defeass french Champlon.
Paris. June l1.-Frank Ives, the Amer.
lean champion billiard player, best the
French champion. Fournil, today in
game Of 200 points up.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12

The second annual single scull race Of
the Nanaimo Rowing Club for . silver cup
takes place next Wednesday Ut 7:3O p. m. /,
at Nanaimo. B.C. The race will DO one
and one-half miles, in single scull, lap
streak, Outraged ski fis twenty feet long),
Tor amateurs only.
The cup i handsome trophy, and Vas
won last year oy Henderson, Of Vancou-
yer, b. C. IL mhst b won twice in sue
cession before It becomes the property Of
the winner.
There win likely Be i've entries this year
two from the James Bay Club. OF VIC
toria, aud one each from Vancouver, New
Westminster and Nanaimo.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12

Danny Cresaan. formerly stage manager
. tne People's eheater, and Who has been
spoken OF - the probabls trainer Of Jack
Dempsey for his tight with Mysrerious
biiiy smith, received . telegram Saturday
night from Tom O'Rourke. bscker Of
George Dixon, the champion feather
weight pugiiist Of the world. stating that
nis terms were accepted and that the
Dixon combination would leave New York
city IN the fall.
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sAsnExrsn CLUB IN sAsssALI.
ln4o9 Ates fer the Team In Tsoinlng-
Game with POPtlaud.


Game with Portlsnd.
- Seattle Athletic Club In bent on
llfng in the field baseball team which
Uphold aa name NJ well ~ did its
bail eiesen last winter. All Of the
liable mesesial In the club membership
ttsing can.sssed. and active practice il
ns on every day that the weather per-
- At Mssi,son park. Tho only game
1nitely arranged 10 that with the Mutt
nah Athletic Club ut Portland on the
learth Of July. 1t 10 pretty certain. how
ar, that ti-srs will be . series Of games
nth the Tssarna Athletic Club, the first
q which msy take place in this city on
June "a
The material that has gone into training
eentsins soesa very tine players, who only
I'D practices 10 pat them IN trim. and the
pFospects fef y strong team are excellent.
Among the nlen who are candidates for
Dlaces on the. team are: James +. Ober.
lsaasr, University OF Pennsylvania: c.
y. Pennins'o, and Frank II. Wrestling.
Harvard: ". A. pickey and V. 4. Lewis.
ffince;on: 4. V. Randall, Wabash col.
hre, Frau3. b. Ingersoil, University of
tennessee. frank Atkins and Howard
DARLINGTON. University of Washington :.
fred X. Stgaye. University Of Michigan: :
hiIip Kcissy. W. II. Morris. A. Cooking
lam. Fred Calhoun, John II. Carter. II.
4 Schrocdax end Allan Espiin,
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We regard the Hon. Hoke Smith ~ d.
reetly responsible for the faiiu.e OF the
Hoa. Pod Dismake 10 obtain the Office for
which h big Georgian heart has yeayned
for many months. Both Of the Georgia SEN
a'ors favored the appointment OF the Hon.
Pod DssguGke - Unised States marshal
for the northern district Of that state.
The Hon. Hoke Smith favored the ap-
poInsEaen. Of another candidate. The
contest wAs - vigorously vaged On 10th
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12

rioa oarsman Of New Zealand, has char
icaged Buhea- 30 match On the Thames
course for $40 = side and the English
championship. Buoear says he viii ac-
cept the challenge. Details OF the match
hare nos been arranged.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12

AosOoo Aofkoo00 ~ the IHopo-k -
81lto Takoe the LeoA.
TACOMA, june lI-ISpecial. Tho Nc
Naughton Gun Company gave . live
bird shoot last Wednesday afternoon. ct
the head Of the bay in which several men,
bers Of the Tacoma Ride, Rod and Gun
Club took part Each man contributed
$3.50 in each Of two sweepstake shoots and
81 each for . miss-and-out pool. H. T.
Denham won the first pool and e. E. Ellis
the second and third. The scores were -
follows:
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heA 'sN'S" eS''s' Hasy 70 Az
rads' = alsvsng with Al independent
d fsns4aala. sis
49, &eNsh's eSsa,laass to keep up hss good
- Ss@ been released hy Baltimore
sisnes - 10 ssisatA
Bars coas.aaes u write letter. to
iva Aa=s from 81 FaaL
AsssAssAS sss oeea made CAPTAIN Of the
-. tea 'is Place 81 Rsse sweeney.
aAa fsesa released nv Atlantis. uao las
q esNsy s'srntasFs tos ,hS sssaesa.
sess tAs sr@ss pitcher ~ Tsnwn university.
r .ss s'sls BE lsessea League seArs
lAsS1 IA = batting average In League
o. II sas a ss.ssaS average Of as.
- ."fos'S aFss nlrs3 California League
A.assas tstweea sxn Ytsnc..es, nna Lee
~ fA*'r w~s 30 ssssias.
asrss ssssr hss~leSse rs isswssv.t,e. las
saA asasn ia TIE soutassn lssras. sac
G,S'la '%S' aesataS up a.s sna
49," To Snessssc;s Il sas Tsear,.. IA. n.
atrss. . SaasseAa Fasysr In hsss. As.nsmSA
sss'ss y sn IA sssasaS. he sas.aiss lie
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ssvAxSAm. Ga, June li-Hobhs 4
Tucker. private bankers al Albany. sns-
pended payment yesterday. Hobbs saws
business will be resumed IA . f~w days.
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THE BASEBALL RECORD.


"a tnAsz.SCo. june IL Score os todays
Naes.
~ esms sskissa q. errors &. sAse bite 9:
Assees - errors :. base hits u. Batteries
samscv sac ely. Nichols ana iahmas.
sVssss1 es1Ae tskisaa ., errors s. base hsss O.
ANnkeses ~, @ffcss :, Sass hits H. batteries
'Ssa aG< iys acFchers and Lehman.
askses, 49@e si.-seore Of tas.sys game
ssaseisca y errors l. esse hits d. stock ,ou
: ess@ ss's Ia Bas;srlss~Haspcf aai
- tasntas4 sas Spies
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12

The Nonrafeils. . team composed of
awshoys assi messengers. defeated the
novells yesterday afternoon q, the How
y street grounds by = score of 81 To 1.
hs battery lar the Nonpareiis was Belt
ID Reid an,i Tor tho Howcsls tne Sheets
kothers
JAE fSSERAll. RRCORn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-30

Baltimore. Dec. 29.-Flour dull: western
superfne 81 SeDs2 10; western family g. 300
%. Wheat hrmer: No. red spot 64I6c:
December 6i4c; January 6i1sM64Ac; steamer
No. red 6l4c bid; milling wheat by sam
pie 6l4D6l1zc. Corn steady. not materially
changed; steamer mixed 39c asked: white
corn, by sample, 3T6140Hc; yellow. by sam
pie, 37Gg40%c Oats quiet; No. white west
ern CSC asked; No. 2 mixed western 33Ic
asked. Rye duh (; No 2. 4Gd49c. Hay
dull: good to choice timothy S14 50Dfi5 30.
q rain freights steady. Unchanged cotton, per
100 pounds, 33a35c; flour, per 100 pounds. l4e.
Provisions market unchanged; mess pork
pork l5c; bulk meats. loose shoulders
nc; long clear SC: clear rib sides &c; sugar
picked shoulders 7azc; suRar-cured smoked
shoulders Sc; hams lie; lard. refined. 0Ac.
Butter quiet; creamery, fancy 20c; creamery
fair to choice 25G27c; creamery imitation
22a2ic
Cincinnati. Dec Colour, spring patents
50 7JdS4 %; fancy s. 95083 20; family 81 70
Gl32 50. Wheat - sample red SOC. Corn
frmer; No. white, old 39c; No. 2 yellow SIC;
No. choice $780, No. 2 mixed 36c. Oats sam
pie white 3ihc; No. 2 mixed sic. Pork--city
mess Sl3 %; clear mess Si4 so; family &l2 IS.
Lard-steam leaf SAC; kettle dried SIC
Bacon steady; shoulders 90 rs; short clear
ribs sides 81 37I; short clear sides 81 rs
Whisky steady, 81 IS.
st. Louis Dec. Colour, good demand; :
patents 81 9Jd3 10 choice 80 OO0&2 10.
Wheat higher; December SIC: January 57Jkc;
May 622sc. Corn higher; December 3lcc;
January 32Hc; May 3lAGb34Sc Oats higher
May 30Ac. Pork, standard mess Si3 IS; on
orders, sl3 rs. Lard, prime steam at Ss co.
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Dry sailed meats-shoulders &C. 90; longs ana
clear rios SO 37A; shorts Sc S7jf. Bacon
boxed shoulders 81 co. longs 81 375k clear
ribs 81 50 shorts g. 62J{.
Wool
New York, Dec. 29-Wool quiet and I'M
settled; domestic fleece 20125c; pulled t61
25c; Texas 9lBl5c.
Rice.
New York. Dec 90 Rice fairly active
and steady; domestic fair to extra 3Nas5xc;
Japan 4h94ac.
Petroleum, Oils, Etc.
New York, Dec 29.-Cotton seed oil dull
and firmeT; crude 29dl291fc: yellow 34l35c.
New York. Dec. 2q.-Petroleum quiet; re-
fined nominal: Washington in barrels GO 90,
Washington, in bulk, SO So: refined New
York, In barrels, s. 10; Philadelphia aud
Baltimore, in barrels, IS 10; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, in bulk 81 6OGDS2 65.
Naval Stores.
New York Dec. 29.-Rosin dull steadyg
strained, common to good, 81 25f1i 27L. Tur-
pentine quiet and easy at 295sGn3Oc.
Charleston, Dec. %. - Spirits turpentfno
Arm at 267lG27c. Rosin firm at 90195c for
good strained.
wilmington. N. c., Dec. 29.-Rosin arm,
strained, 95c: good strained. 81 90. Spirits
turpentine nothing doing. Tar Arm at 90c.
Crude turpentine steady; hard 81 90; soft and
virgin 81 co.
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A. 4Se; cOnfectioners, 4sc; white extra,
q; 4Aci extra c. 4Sc' golden O. &c; yellows
Syrup-Florida and Georgia. new, e59
25lac; market quiet for sugar house at
SOGiOc; Cuba straight goods, 2S0S0c; sugar
house molasses, 15020c
Tobacco-Market quiet and steady Smok-
ing domestic, 22460c; chewing. common,
sound, 2+32Tc; fair, 2S035c; good, 36a use;
bright, 60a65c; fine fancy, 6566s0c; extra flne,
81 OOGl Isl bright navies, 25G45c.
Freights.
I.umber-By saIl-Freights are quiet at
ruling rates. Foreign business is more
or less nominal The rates from
this and near by Georgia ports are quoted al
81 21@5 25 for range including Baltimore
and Portland, Me Railroad ties basis a. feet
loe' Timber 50cQN % higher than lumber
rates. To the West Indies and Windward
nominal; to Rosario. Sl2 OO1l3 90; to Buenos
Ayres or MonteyideO, ST. O00ll so: to Rio
Janeiro, sl3 3d. to Spanish and Mediterra-
mean ports, Sll BOIL so; to United Kingdom
Tor orders, nominal for lumber. "A IS stand
ard.
BY Steam-To New York. 81 90; to Phila-
delphia' s. 90; TO Boston, IS 90; to Baltimore,
Naval Stores-The market is quiet with
poor demand for spot vessels and vessels to
arrive. Large, Cork, for orders are placed
at 2s Sd and IS Cd; medium sized Is Cd and
s. ID. South America, rosin. 75c n barrel OF
2sO pounds. COastwtse- Steam-to Boston.
lie u 100 ms on rosin. soc on spirits to New
\ ork, roSln SEC II 100 rs spirits S5c; to
Philadelphia, rostn, 7iac q lOOpounds, spirits
SOC; to Baltimore, rosin SOC spirits zoe.
Cotton-By Steam-Marxet quiet; moder-
ate inquiry for room. Rates are per 100 lbs
Direct: Barcelona, 52c; Genoa, 63c; Havre
SOS; Bremen Acc; Reval Csc: Liverpool,
45ci Liverpool via New York, soc;
Liverpool via Baltimore. 4sc Havre
via New York, 60c; Reval via New
York CSC; Amsterdam via New York,
5lci Amsterdam via, Baltimore 4Sc; Antwerp
via New York, soc; Bremen via New York,
53c; Genoa via New York 6Oc; Hamburg via
New York, 53c; Boston p bale, les; New
York q bale, 81 90; Philadelphia II bale,
81 90; Baltimore, Al 90.
Lumber-Demand, both foreign and domes-
tic, is very quiet, and mills are generally in
curing for orders. We quote: Easy sizes
Sll25; ordinary sizes Sl2.000i65J; dificult
sizes, Sl3.0l925.00; flooring boards, Sl4.5O0
200; shipstuffs, S1S.50025.O0
Country Produce.
Market for poultry steady; fair demand;
grown fowls y pair, 60D70c 4 grown, 40a45c
geese y pair, 900Sl 90; ducks, 656975c Mar
ket for eggs is firm; supply fair; country per
dozen, pc. Peanuts-Ample stock; de-
mand fair; market steady: fancy hand-picked
Virginia. y b. SC; hand-picked % n, 4c small
hand-picked, o b, &c.
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EXPORTS or COTTON.
WEEKLY REPORT.

New York, Dec. 29.-Wcekly net receipts
S75 bales gross LBS 1ales; exports, to Great
Britain bales, to continent --- bales
TO France $50 bales; forwarded 7s bales;
sales 995 bales; spinners 95 bales stock 225-
1853 ales.
Total net receipts at all the ports to-day
were 1871 bales; gross. 5O46l bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain 92s7 bales to France
LOO Dales. TO the continent 3243 bales; for
warded IA 622 bales; sales 2 100 bales spinners
G59 bales.
Total net receipts at all the ports for the
week ending to-day were 7797 bales;
exports 70 Great Britain 1887 bales to
bales
Total net receipts since Sept. !: 41loO0l
bales; exports. TO Great BIi tain 400 .528 bales
to France 1852, 973 bales, TO the continent 847S73
bales TO the channel 640) bales.
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FruIt and vegetable Market.

New York, Dec. H.-Palmer Rivenburg 8
Co. quote as follows: Oranges, fancy briRhts,
selected sizes, 81 2j12 so; choice lines, 81 80
. 90; average lines, 81 505Dl rs; russets, 81 so
al S7la tangerines, 81 50a2 so; mandarins,
e. O06Di 90; cucumbers per crate, 81 OOl14 90;
egg plant. per bbl, "a O0D5 90; boxes, Ell 500
90; tomatoes per crate, 81 50G2 so; green
peas, 81 50Q1S 90; beans, 81 5002 co.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 2o-OWing
to weaker prices q day or two ago
oranges are moving slower than should be
expected at this season, and prices conse-
quently. are stronger Averages in markets
for best fruit are as follows: New York,
81 90, Buffalo, 81 90; Baltimore, 81 80; Cincin-
natl, 81 IS; Chicago. 81 %. Home market is
steadier averaging 81 90. Ordinary fruit sells
In northern markets at 40 to SOC less than
best Western stocks need repleuishing.
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Liverpool Dec 20. noon.-Cotton. fair
lean middling, 4J4d sales 10000 bales: Amer
lean, 900 bales speculation and export. / 900
bales; receipts, 1900 bales; American, Il go
bales Futures steady; demand fair
characterization middling steady, low
middlng clause: December. 4 l06ldQ4 g-Gid:
December and January, 4 6-64d; january and
February. 4 9-64d also lO-6Id: February
and March, l2-64d; March and April, 410G4d;
April and May l564d: May and June,
August, 2l-64d. Tenders. 900 bales new
dockets, - bales old dockets.
p. motion, American middling fair
419d; good middling, 4Ad; middling 454d:
low middling, 41Sd; good ordinary, 4d.
ordinary, 1850.
Futures-American middling fair low mid
ding clause December. 49O4d, sellers; De-
uary and February, 496idGD4 10-Gid; February
and March ll-G4d buyers; March ana April
l3-64d buyers; April and May, 4 l4-6fft4 15-64d
May and June. 15-646of l6-64d. June and
July. 1S-64dd4 10-64d: July and August
. 2J6fd buyers: August and September 4 2i.G4d
Futures closed steady at the advance.
New York, Dec. 20. noon.-Cotton contracts
opened steady at l points advance; gained
4; but reacted, and at noon ia2 below yester
day.
New York. Dec. 29.-Cotton futures opened
steady as follows: December. C; Jan
uary, 63c; February, 65c; March, 75c;
April s3c May, 9ic.
New York, Dec 20, 4 p. m.-SpOt cotton
closed very quiet; middlinR gulf i-i6:
middling uplands 1870; middling orleans
&C; sales - bales.
Futures closed steady, with sales Of 12s.20
bales rs follows: December, SIC; January,
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Bark Sophie Helene [Norl, Olsen. Maran.
ham-Chr q Dahl & Co.
Bark Antonio Casabona [Itall Vale, Rot.
terdam-Chr G. Dahl x Co.
One bark unknown.
Brig Rosina lItall, Mazilla, Lisbon r
Minis g. Co.
Schr Maggie Cain, Mervin, from Bermuda
for Fernandina
Bark Innerwick tBrl, Waters, Sharpness,
for Sapelo--J + Minis g. Co.
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COMM ERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARKETS.
Weekly Report.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS, }
Savannah, Ga, Dec. %, 1898. (
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General Remarks.
There is nothing new to relate about bust
,ess in the general markets. during last week,
,vcept that 1t has fallen OF considerably in
,-olune. This Of course was due TO it's being
= halliday week sand trade has been abandoned
80 some extent and given over to the celebra-
tton Of Christmas. In the jobbihg trades there
has been a moderate request and orders have
v,ostlv been for actual wants, while there
,Tsre hut few travelling statesmen on the road,
the most Of them being at home for tile Holt
DAVIS. There is tendency among jobbers to
conane their operations as they are on the
eve Of their annual stock taking The follow
ing resume of the weeks business will show
the tone and the latest quotations of the diff
ferent markets today:
Naval Stores.
Shirts Turpentine The past week has
heen very quiet in the spirits turpentine mar
Vel although the market was held firm at the
high point, which was % cents for regulars.
an Thursday the market broke, and buyers
came in and scooped the receipts at 81 cents
The receipts have been comparatively small,
hut at the closing to-day the offerings of the
week have absolved., The market opened
to-day at 2714, and closed firm and I'M
Rosin-The market has been rather dull
Int steady during the week. Prices have de-
clined in all grades. The sales of the week
have been about q, COO barrels. Pales have
been in slow demand and have consequently
declined SOC per barrel, medium and com
mon grades also dropped from l0c to 25c per
barrel. There was another decline on the
onening today and at the close still another
Ouotations-At the close OF the market to-
day the following quotations were bulletined
al The Board Of Trade: Spirits turpentine
firm at 2754c for regulars:
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