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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-15

SYRUP-FloridA and Georgiss new. 27I&130c;
market quiet for sugar house at S904Oc; Cuba
straight goods, 2s0S0ci sugar house molassss,
15020c-
ToBACco-Market quiet and steady. Smoking.
domestic, 29460; chewing. common. sound,
22db24c; fair, 2SGD35o; good, S5Q4ec; bright, 500
Csc; fine fancy, $1,000; extra fine, 81 o09l 49,
bright navies. 22Qb 40c.
LUMBER-Demand, both foreign aud domestic,
has become brisk, and mills are generally sup
Piled with orders for thirty to sixty days
prices We quote: Easy sizes, 81 500iS 90;
ordinary sizes St2O00l6 so; difficult sizes, Sl4 90
925 90; flooring boards, SIS sO@22 90; shipssurs
rREIGHTs.
LUMBkR-By Ssil-vessels for coastwiss busI-
ness in good demand and rates have stffeued
considerably. Foreign business is more or less
nominal. The rates from this aud nearby
Georgia ports are quoted at 81 62lSD
50 for range including Balti-
more and Portland. Ne. Timber 50c0Sl 90
Ltgher than lumber rates. To the West Indies
and WindwArd, nominal; to Rosario Sl4 O0@
IS 90; to Buenos Ayres or Montevideo, Sl2 so;
10 Rio Janeiro, SiS 30; to Spanish aud Mediter-
ranean ports. Sl1 O0Oil 50; tn United Kingdom
for orders. nominal for lumber, - bs standard.
BY STEAH-To New YORK, 81 90; to Philadel-
phia, 81 90; TO Boston. IS 90; to Baltimore,
NAVAL sroREs-The market is entirely nominal
for spot vessels; vessels to arrive large Cork
for orders 2s cd and IS 90; small IS Cd
and IS for summer loading; South Ameri-
can rosin, zoe per barrel Of go pounds;
COastwise- Steam-to Boston, lilo per lO0bS
on rosin, 90c on spirits; to New York,
rooiu, NC per 100 tbs sprits, s5c; to Phlladel-
phia. rosin. 7lSc per C0rbs spirits, Sec; TO Balti
more, rosin SOC, spirits, zoe.
OoTToN-By steam-The market is very dull
and rates nominal Rates are per 100 pounds
Barcelona $50; Liverpool via New York. 2Sc 3;
Liverpool via Boston. csc; Liverpool via Balti-
more 30c; Havre via New York, 40c; Reval via
New York. 5Oc; Genoa via New York. 60c; Am.
sterdam via New York, SOC: Amsterdam via
Baltimore, 43c; Antwerp via New York, 42c;
Boston Q bale, 81 25; New York q bale 81 90;
Philadelphia y bale, 81 90; Baltimore, 81 on.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Market for poultry is firm: demand good
grown fowls 2 pair 750s5c; chickens u grown
q pair, 50960c; turkeys q pair, 81 5542 25 {;
turkeys dressed, y n, 10000; chickens,
dressed, a. n. l411?c; geese q pair, 81 0091 25
Market for eggs is steady aud IN fair supply
good demand; country, o dozen, !49l5c Pea
nuts--Ample stock, demand light prices Arm;
fancy h. p, Va q n, 707tSc; h. p. y n, 5Isc;
small, b. p, q u &c. Sweet potatoes, yellow, D
bush, 60065c; white, q bush, 4505Oc,
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SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Kansas City, New York.
MEMORANDA.

MEMORANDA.
New York, April l2-Arrived, schrs Abbie O
Stubs, Coombs, Fernandina; Lizzie Hall,
Hallock, Jacksonville; C PendletoI, Dodge.
Savannah; VIM Cloves, Jordan, Charleston
Brunswick, Ga, April i2-Arrived, schr Willie
Newton Coombs Providence.
Cleared-Steamer Driffield lBrl, Palmer.
Hamburg; bark Chignecto lBrl, Jameson,
S Beanfor.' so. April 12-Arrived, schr En-
chantress, Bal es, Port Royal SC, n
Coosaw, SC, April l2-ArriveoI steamship
Kingdom [Brl. Port Royal.
Falker Boston; Annie TraiDor, Henly, Perth
Fall River. Mass, April 12-Arrived, schr
Mary Hall. Pensacola,
Galveston. April 1!-Arrived schr Luther M
Reynolds Green, Mobile.
Georgetown, SO, April l2-Arrved, steamer
Croatan, Hansen, New York; schrs John O
Gregory. Andersen, Boston; Hattie l. Sheets,
Richards, Wilmington:
Jacksonville April ~ Arrived schr John w
Hall, Boone New YorK.
Cleared-Schrs Mary F CoTson, Robinson,
Baltimore; w @ Wickham, Evan. Philadelphia;
Norfolk April l2-Arryed, bchr Ida j
Lewis HiRbee Baltimore for Savannah.
Mobile, April l2-Cieare1, schr Jerome 3
Look, Look. Tampa.
New Haven, April l2-Arrived, scars warren
B Potter, Slocum, Darien; Harry Prescott. Gil
Pensacola PG, April i2-Arrived. barks oblio
[Itall, Gallo. Savona; Antoinette lbrh King
Rio Janeiro.
C!earei-Barks Dahlia [5wl, Nyman, Queens
town; Paoa Maire lItaH. Molnno, Genoa; 81
Kilda Bril- CorDett. Queenstown; Nenusl Norl,
Nelson, ST Nazaire: Choice BIT, Coath, Green
ocR; Sevre Fri, Collier, Reunion Island; scnrs
George Taulane Jr Muller, Philadelphia Char
lotts T sbly Bartlett Galveston.
7th-Saled. steamer De.ni Brl. for Hrimspy.
eth-Sailed barks Johan Hansen Norl, Met
hill tScotland); Porro [Eorl. Monteyideo; Usko
lRusl, Queenstown.
Philadelphia April i2-Cleared. steamship
Storra Lee [Brl. bailey, Fernandina.
Delaware Breakwatsr, April l2-Arrived, schr
VIM L Parker Burroughs, Georgetown, SC,
Satllt River, Ga, April 7-Sailed from Bal
Toys Mills. schr Aoraco G. 5lorse, Hartman,
New Bedford
barcelona. April s--Arrved, steamer Martos
fSpl. Wives. Savannah.
Copenhagen, April l0-Passed, bark Yeritas
lRusl. Fontel brunswick FIR htga.
Fscamp, April l2-Arrtved, Dark Nlcolal
[Rusl EymAn, Apalacnicola
Hamburg, April lt-Aruved, lark Eiderh
tSw HermAnsson brunswick.
10Th sailed, bark Elisabeth [5wl. Anderson
Tybee.
Lizard, April l2-Passed, ship Jarlsburg Nor /,
ThomRssen, Hull for Pensacola.
Queenstown. April f2-Arrived, bark Bay OF
Fundy lBrl, Porter, Darien, and proceeded for
Sharpness.
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angsd as follows:

BALTIMORE. ND, Auril 14.-Flcur steady
Wheat steady; No. red on spot 7oI&c; April
delivery 158c; May delivery iGc; milling wheat
by sample 154Tc. Corn easy; No. mixed
on spot 4sISc; April delivery 4Sl4c; May delivery
47lS0479sc; yellow corn by sample 5io; white
CNoINNAr1, April I4.-Flour dull and heavy.
Wheat weak; No. red Csc. Corn in light sup
ply; No. mixed 43c. Oats easier and lower
Lard quiet and stronger at 80 5O09 IS. Bulk
meats quiet Bacon in good demand at 81 90
oil so. Whisky firm at 81 IS.
ST.. LOUIS, April l4-Fiour very quiet and
unchanged. Wheat rather tame. ruling un-
settled and closing Nc up; No. red cash at
6f1sc May delivery closing 6sAc; June de-
livery closing ,.JIsc Corn dun and firm,
slightly higher; No mixed cash at 1914 y 36IAc:
May delivery closing at 3o5s6137c July delivery
3S9sc. Oats dull and firm; No. cash 3llSo;
May delivery 3O5sc; July delivery &c Whisky
at 81 Is Provisions strong, higher hut very
duh advance in prices checking demand. Pork
Standard new moss jobbing, Sl7 30. Lard
~ S7N. Dry salt meats-Loose shoulders
- 62Is; longs 50 90; clear ribs 50 so; shorts
80 rs. Bacon-Packed shoulders $40 80; longs
$40 so; ribs $40 90; shorts $40 IS. Hams
Sugar cured 1880.
lower; Rio ordinary to fair 144@1oc. Sugar
steady and hrm-Opeu kettle fair Sl4c centri-
fugal prime yellow clarified 5-l6943sc; OFF
clarified 40i 2l6c Molasses nominal.
NAVAL STORES.
New YORK, April i4-Rosin quiet and easy;
strained common to good 81 27I66D1 30. Spirits
turpentne fairly active aud irmer at S20521Sc
WILMINGTON April l4.-Rosin nominal:
strained 81 90; good strained 81 co. Turpen-
tine steady at 29c. Tar steady az 81 90. Cruds
turpentine steady; hard 800; soft aqd virgin
81 20.
CHARLEsroN, April H. go 5pirits turpentlne
quiet at 931Sc. Rosin firm at 81 05 for good
strained
PETROLEUM, OILS, ETC.
NEW York, April 4-Cottou seed oil firm
and quiet; crude 4lc bid; yellow 46c.
New YORK, April 14,--Petroleum firm and
quiet; Washington IN barrels at So 30; Washing
ton In bulk 81 20; refined New York So %;
Philadelphia aud Baltimore s. IS; in bulk 50 90
M305.
RICE.
NEW YORK April H. - Rice quiet and steady;
domestic fair TO extra 3Cb5lkc; Japan 416Q4%c.
NKw ORLEANS, April 14.--kice dull; ordinary
to good 24fl3c.
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Perennial Railroad, April 1855 bales COZ
ton, $50 bbls rosin, lS9 bbls spirits turpentine,
l49 pkRs domestics, go pkgs mdse, 81 pkgs
hardware. IS pkgs vegetables, 80 pkgs pipe, :
pkgs hides 100 sacks -four, 3 pkgs tobacco, p
cases powder, 0dls Irvine. b Ixes oranges, 10
cases eggs. $40 bags malt. f67 tons pig iron, 40
obls lime, 20 bbls flour, 10 bbs syrup, Dbl meal,
l5O bbls grits, cars hay, cars meat car bed
steads cars wood.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western RY, April
l4-lBJ bales cotton bI2 bbls rosin, 427 bOlS spir
les turpenttne, IS cars lumber, cars wood. 10
cases bottles, bbI sugar, ceases dry goods, 8
bdls bed springs, cars phosphate rock, 100
sacks peanuts, IS bds fish plates 2 bales bags.
1876 bbls -four, 3 empty drums, ? cars crossCes,
cases cigars 20 bbis syrup, case shoes, s bbls
potatoes, 23S2 boxes fruit, Q, $50 boxes vegeta-
bles, 100 pkgs mdse, 90 refrigerators berries.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway April
i4-lOJ bales cotton, cars wood, box tea,
sack turnips, II bbls flour, l bag potatoes, IS
dozen brooms, bales paper twins, cases rub
Der goods, case hardware, bbl canned goods,
bale rubber hose ! Dbl lanterns, 80 bds fence
wire, pEgs household goods, bbls ginger alo.
Per South Bound Railroad. Apri l4-a57
bales cotton, bbls rosin, bbl spirits turpen-
tine, bbls rice. ~ sacks peas, / plano, case
candles 4 sacks collars, kegs liquor, casks
zinc, case eggs, cases cigarettes, All pigs to.
bacOo, ~ pkgs mdse, car stone.
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Fruit and Vegetable Merkets.

ReUieiO bv Palmer. Rivenbtro d Co., Sue -
oessors to g. s. Palmer. 1876 Redde ST., NY
NEW YORK. April t2.-Oranges. Indian and
Halifax river, 50 5000 so; other orlghts, SO 600
90; strawberries, Florida 500 Toe; Charles
ton. 40@50c; potatoes, So 000l0O1; asparagus
Charleston, colossal S. OO6D1 90; prime So 900
90; Deets, Florida 81 OO9l 25 Charleston.
punches. jQ7c; crates and baskets, 81 300
IS; cabbage, 81 50@3 90; peas Florida, 81 600
90; Charleston and Savannah, SO 000i 90;
lettuce, 81 0002 90, squash, 81 COOL 25; string
beans, 81 001aI on; tomatoes, carriers, g. OO0
g 90; crates, 81 OO02 30; eggs. Ibl59i6c; duck,
200D23c; geese, 35c.
NEW YORK, April 14.-Oranges unchanged
strawberries. 20D30c; POTATOES. IS 090I0 90;
cabbage, So 500 20; peas, 81 0O03 50; Florida,
4 90; tomatoes, g. O0GD2 80, eggs, l5c.
PALMER KIVENBRRG & Co
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gain In provisions prices ruled higher on all
the leading articles, aud extreme figures we're
fairly well supported TO the close. shorts
purchased with considerable freedom. Com
pared with last night. pork is A7l6c higher, lard
i0c and ribs l7lka120c
CHICAGO. April H.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour dull; shippers aud dealers
about loo apart. Wheat - No spring 17n
7s1sc. Corn-No 3 red 40I4c. Oats-No. ? 2s94
429c. Mess pork 81 2ODl7 p. Lard SO 600
10 1914. Short rib sides, loose, 50 65097O. Dry
clear sides. boxed, $40 O5@lO 10. Whisky at
Sis.
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The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources for the week were 1859 bales of
upland and 534 bales sea island, against Z, 666
bales OF upland and SO bales sea island last
year.
The particulars Of the receipts have been as
follows Per Central railroad, 1889 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, 5sl bales upland and 53i bales sea
island; per South Bound railroad. 1857 bales;
per Savannah river steamer a bales upland: per
Charleston and Savannah railway, 92S bales
upland
The exports for the past week were 1856
bales OF upland and 1873 bales sea island moving
as follows; To New York, 1853 bales upland
and $40 bales sea island; to Baltimore. ri
bales upland; to Boston, ! O52 bales upland
and BOB bales sea island to ST. Petersburg
200 bales upland; to Charleston, 215 bales up
landi to Reval, 1900 bales upland; to Genoa,
10y bales upland; to Barcelona, z. 100 bales up
land.
The stock on hand to-day was 1880 bales
Gpand and 4,,19 bales sea island, against 40, 404
year.
hcE-The market has ruled quite steady dur
ing the week, but rather quiet at unchanged
prices. There was no activity and the demand
was confined almost solely to buyers urgent
wants from day to day. The receipts, however.
continue hight aud although there is no move
Iieht 10 stlten the market holders seem to re-
TAN some confidence in the future of this grain
me Total sales for the week were about 800 bar
res at about quotations. Small Job lots are
Aeiu at &04c higher:
Fair . 9i711IAa1x
Priv ''''''.''''''.....- ....... 31f43t4
kouEh- 17RH0474
dileWater 49,. ................S ron 80
country lots'...... 400 60
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Colon. April Sin port. schrs Mary Sanford.
Byrne, from Mobile; John Kranz. Mcdonald.
from Mobile.
Nieuwe WaterweR. March 3l-ArriVod, bark
Agnes [Gerl. Schepler. Savannah.
Port Natal, Marcn 2o-ArTived, bark Volo
lNorl Kundsen, Mobile.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


Richmond and West Point TerInlnal..,.... 9SS
Western Union. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .,..- S3Ih
NEW YORK, April IL, 500 p. m.-Money on
call easy, ranging from ~ 90 per cent,
closing offered at per cent; prime mercantile
paper 6I618 per cent. Sterling exchange closed
firm; posted rates. 81 S76D4 50, commercial
bills. 81 65l304 SIN. Government bonds firm
Southern stats bonds dull. Railroad bonds
weak
New YoRK, April IA much hrmer tone
characterized dealings at the Stock Exchange
to-day. Manhattan suffered a decline of
points to 1894 aud Richmond Terminal securi-
ties broke badly on sales by holders, who were
disappointed by the announcement OF DreXel.
Morgan & Co. re- SRrding the reorganization.
The firm IN question gave no particulars as TO
the basis on which the holders of these securi-
ties are TO participate in the plan, but simply
invite them to tender their stocks and bonds,
and they will name the conditions hereafter.
Richmond Terminal common dropped i9s per
cent to 696. preferred SO per cent. to 20. and
trust 5s 315 TO "a, Preferred recovered
to IS and trusts SIS to IS. Manhattan rallied
from l59l6 to 1854, reacted to l6016 and closed
at 1914 bid. These movements failed to have
any Improbable influence on the general mar
ket. which steadily gsined strength despite
active opposition the part OF the bears.
Missouri Pacific was at one time forced down
from b0A to 4g16, but the stock closed at 503s
against 1915 yesterday. There was good in
quiry for CordaRe, Sugar. Lead, Changers.
Coalsrs and Vanderbilts, whica left Off with
net gain of l1hG2 per cent. The market closed
strong at or near the best figures Of the day
Sales Of listed stocks PA 900 shares; unlisted
$1,000.
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AvALSToRES-Ihe receipts Tor inc week
were 3 233 barrels spirits turpentine and {, UO6
barrels rosn- The exports were $50 bar
rels spirits turpentins and . SIS barrels rosin,
moving as follows: To New York ~ barrels
spirits turpentine and =, 352 barrels rosin; to
baltimore, so barrels rosin and 436 barrels
spirits turpentine; TO Boston, 327 barrels spirits
turpentine and Al barrels rosin; toithe interior
40 barrels spirits turpentine and 10 barrels
rosin; to Hamburg, 1862 barrels rosin.
The following are the Board of Trade quo
tatens: Rosin-A, b. and D 81 O5 f
81 Is, 81 TO- 81 Is, H 81 y, 81 20,
X 50 So, Nj SO 40 N So 20, window glass So IS,
water white 81 90. Spirits turpentine 291zc
bid.
RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS FROM APRIL
1898, TO DATE. AND TO THE CORRESPONDING
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MARITIME NIsCELLANY.

London april i2-Bark Otus [Norl Ekorneass
which sailed from Savannah Dec for Liver
pool, was to day officially posted at Lloyd's as
missing.
Newcastle, Del. April l2-Schr James Baird,
from Satila, which went aground below Deep
water Point yesterday. got of during the night
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Pilot charts aud all nautical Information will
be- furnished masters Of vessels free OF charge
ia United States photographic once in the
custom house. Captains requested TO call
at the office.
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EXPORTS

Per steamship Kansas City for New YORK.
i,243 bales upland cotton, 10i bags sea island
cotton, $40 bales domestics and yarns, $50 bbls
rosln, II hbs spirits turpentne. 10 bbls oil,
90. 143 feet lumber, bales hides, 100 800 shinR-
les, bbls fish. 1928 boxes oranges, $3.50 bbls
vegetables, 6,023 boxes vegetables, 1876 tons pig
iron, S04 pkgs mdse 70 cases eggs, 20 cases CO.
dar, horses, 6S refrigerators berries, II tur-
ties, 40 cases canned goods, POI sacks rice
chat, refrigerators asparagus.
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have been 6S, 900 bales
The above figures indicate decrease In the
cotton in sight TO date of 351 53S oales as com
pared with the same date of 1892, an increase OF
675, l04 bales as compared with the correspond
ing date Of 1891 and an increase of 303 Gil bales
as compared with 1890
INDIA COTroN MOVEMENT FROM ALL PORTs.-
The receipts and shipments of cotton at Bonn
bay have been as follows for the week and
year bringing the figures down to April6:
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR
YEARS
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) Tipping rELLIGENCE.

SUN Rises .,.s eco. ........ss ..-....ss,-..ot35
Sun SETs............ ............ ......-....6:25
HIGH WATER AT SAvANNAu 90. 5:5i An, 6:22 Pm
STANDARD time)
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FINANCIAL

money MARKET-MoneY is easier. The bank
clearings for the past week amounted to $685.
173 SO.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE The market is firm.
Startling commercial demand. 81 S7LS:
sixty days, 81 SC; ninety days, 81 s516
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days, SIS 1915;
Swiss sixty days. IS 1874; marks, sixty days.
"a l5-16c
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-The market IS firm.
Banks and Banners are buying at par and sell
ing at IL per cent premium.
SECUPfrIEs- Central securities are hardening;
offerings light. Municipal bonds and de0entures
are in active request.
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LIVERPOOL MOVEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING
APRIL IL. 1888 AND FOR THE CORRESPONDING

MOVEMENT OF COTTON AT INTERIOR POINTS.
giving receipts and shipments for the week
ending April IA, 1898, aud the stock on hand to-
night and for the same time last year:
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ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE YESTERDAY
Schr Dove [Brl. Dinsmore. MRtanzas, with
nolasses to order vessel TO master.
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hides AMI FUR.
SEND YOUR HIDES AND FURS
RAN)Or,pFI TrRKLAND.

0AN AfNAis IA
He lays for dry hints cents, dry salt ~
cents, dry damaged 80 cents, green salt 3 cents
beeswax "a cents, deer skins 20 cents. coon skins
10 90 80 cents, otter skis No. / IS 90, mink
skins No. /, 81.
sSlISt. Julian st.
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VISIBLE SUPPLY OF CoTroN.-Ihe visible sup
ply Of cotton, as made up by cable and
telegraph TO the Financial Chronicle. is as fol-
lows: The continental stocks, as well as those
for Great Britain and the ahoat, are this weeks
returns. and consequently all the European fig
ures are brought down to Thursday evening.
But to make the totals the complete figures for
April7, we add the item OF exports from the
United States, including in it the exports Of
Friday only,
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According to the foregoing Bombay appears
to show a decrease compared with last year in
the weeks receipts of 1000 bales, and de
crease in shipments OF 90 600 bales. aud the ship
ments since Sept. show an increase of 10000
haleg
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SATURDAY. April Is. 1898.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Nacoochee, Smith, New York-C q
Anderson.
Steamship VIM Crane, Foster. Baltimore
j J Carolan, Agent
Steamship Asiato Prince [Brl, Hesketh, Fer
nandinA, to load for Barcelona -Strachan q Co.
Schr Warner Moore, CROCKETT, Philadelphia,
with coal and plaster to Southeastern Plaster
Co. vessel to Geo Harriss h Co.
Steamer Alpha, StrobhAr. Beaufort aud Port
RoYal-CH Me1look, A seut-
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SHOWS THE NET RE
CEIPTs AT ALL PORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING
APRIL IA AND WEEK ENDING APRIL AND FOR
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Steamer Bellevue, Garnett, Darien and Bruins.
wiok-W Gibson Manager.
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Sea AlGnds-The receipts for the week up to
4Ocock p m. as reported by factors were 534
bags The exports we're i,l23 bags, of which
432 bags were to Liverpool and 691 bags to
northern mills. The total sales for the week
were 1913 bags. The market has ruled dull dur
ing the week and firm until to-day when it
closed easy, aud orders. it is believed could be
filed ct Nc below quotations, although the above
sales based on quoted prices. the receipts
are large and are principally transfer of Val
dosta cotton to this market, which has about
exhausted the stock there
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.
DEPARTED YEsTERl

Nacooches. Smith. New York-CG
ldprROu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
AN UNNECESSARY MISSION.

The agricultural committee of the House
is travelling about the South to inquire into
the causes of the low prices of cotton and
the unsatisfactory condition of that indus
try. Dismissing the suspicion that this in
vestigation may cover a large-sized junket,
there is any cause for the low prices of cot
ton which are not On the surface.
If the shoe factories of the country should
make twice as many shoes. year after year,
as could be sold the prices would be very
low. If the cotton mills should turn out
10 per cent more cotton cloth than could be
sold or were really needed. the price of sheet
ing and calico would be very unsatisfactory
to the manufactures, and he would find an
increasing surplus in his warehouse as
months or years passed. Everybody will
see this, even the grower of cotton and
wheat. WHAT difference is there between
cotton and cotton cloth, shoes and wheat.
that the same law regarding demand and
supply does not apply to both?
Nevertheless the cotton grower practical
ly assumes that there is, and even the
wheat grower occasionally seems to indulge
such a delusion. The cotton growers. when
they meet the committee. viii dwell upon
the evils OF the Cotton Exchange, where,
ia active times, a couple of cotton crops
are sold in a day in margins. and insist
that such combinations crowd down the
price OF the staple. II there is a large vol
ume of cotton IN sight. indicating a very
large crop. il is not probable that the mar
gin dealers can force the price up. Their
prices. however. are always based upon as
SYMPTOMS regarding the supply at some
future period. If the Indications point to
an undersupply speculative prices will rise;
If the opposite. they will fall. In either