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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05
SAVANNAH'S TRADE YEAR.

the production of fine grades will be much
less during the coming yeaF and it will
give an opportunity for the stock on hand
TO be used up. 1t is claimed by the buyers
that there is now in sight enough pale
rosin to supply the world for a year to
come. AS the buyers hold nearly all of
the stock already brought to the markets.
it may be expected that the present price
will be maintained for the balance of the
season. However, with a renewed de-
mand after the election, the price may aG-
vance.
The situation in pale grades has been dis
couraging during the entire year. Begin
ming with the commercial year, Sept. l,
1895, the highest price paid for n rosin
was $3.50 barrel. AS is usually the case,
the price in October, November and De-
cember, advanced, a scheme of the buy
ers it is said, to encourage operators to
increase the cutting of new boxes. In
January the price declined from $2.70 to
$500 and continued in its downward course
TO the end of August when $1.75 was reach
ed. Unfortunately for the trade, the pale
grades of resins can not be used in the
manufacture of articles which require the
common grades, and consequently the
large stock of pales on hand will have to
wait for a demand.
The only redeeming feature of the rosin
uade during the year was the strong de-
mand for common rosins. There was a
steady demand throughout the year and a
gradual advance in prices. Buyers were
wiling at all times to pay a little above
the market price for the lower grades,
when they could get them in good guam
uties without many finer grades mixed
IN the line. Beginning in September the
price paid for f rosin was $l25 to $780,
Inc highest price paid during the year
was In May when for few days $165 was
paid The price ranged between s1.S5 to
$l'W up to the close of the commercial
year Aug. 81. 1896.
There is a fair prospect of the mainte-
nance OF the prices of the common grades,
ana as operators find it to their financial
interests to supply the trade with the arti-
S Tie 1or which there is a demand, it IS
llkely that they will endeavor to continue
10 make common grades, and curtail the
production of the finer grades.
Receipts of naval stores from Sept. /,
1879 to Aug. 81, 1896, as compared with
the preceding year:
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LUMBER.

The lumber business of Savannah stood
up well under adverse conditions of trade
during the past year. The years exports
show a large increase over 1S94-95, 1884
and 1929. and were over 100000 feet
more than that of 1912. The combina-
ton of several dealers held to their agree
ment not to cut prices and destroy the
trade, as had been done during previous
years, and consequently values were gen.
orally maintained At times during the
year prices hardened somewhat. but alto
gether the range of quotations were
steady and unchanged.
The mills of the city and the adjacent
territory were kept steadily at work, and
the commercial advantages of Savannah
and her superior banking facilities secured
the increased amount of business.
AS will be seen by the comparative ta-
bles which follow, there has been an in
crease in foreign and domestic shipments.
and the total is the largest of any year
on record.
The market for all grades of lumber
improved during the summer months, and
business during June, July and August
was increased considerably as compared
with previous years. Shipments i'm Aug
ust were over 100000, the largest ever
known.
There was a heavy demand for crossties
during the year, and, besides, numerous
full cargoes being shipped, large num-
Der of vessels were laden with mixed car
goes of lumber and crossties.
The inquiry from northern ports con-
tinues active, and the outlook in the
eastern markets for pitch pine is better
than 1t has been in years
Lumber Shipments at Savannah From
Sept /, 1895, to Aug. 81, 1896:
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WHOLESALE GROCERIES.

The wholesale grocery trade for the past
year. although not entirely satisfactory
to the merchants in point Of profits, was
better than they had expected The most
agreeable part of the years business was
the prompt collections. The farmers re-
ceived more money for their products, and
the country merchants were enabled to
meet their bills more promptly than they
had done for several seasons past.
To size up the trade of the year in a nut
shell, 1t can be stated that the volume of
business was nearly double that of the
previous year, while the prices obtained
for the goods were about rs per cent low
er in all lines The merchants were at adj
ditional expense Of handling the enormous
amount of goods, while their profits were
very much smaller.
The wholesale grocers lost large
amount of trade, through the freeze I'm
Southern Florida two years ago, which
has not yet been recovered. II was Sc
rious blow, as that section used quantities
of fancy groceries, which yield better
profit than staple goods.
The prices of provisions and grain have
never ruled so low as during the CONNER
cial year just closed. The stock of hogs,
wheat corn and oats were enormous, and
values were consequently cut, as the de-
mand was not equal to the supply.
1t was the case in every department Of
the trade. Never had prices for everything
been so low. The only goods upon which
prices were partially maintained were IL
quors and tobacco The lively competition
in these. however, broke prices considera-
bly,.
II is the opinion Of every one in the
business that the coming year will be
a more profitable one than the one just
past. The reason expressed for the opin-
ion, is that the country merchants and
farmers have never been in so good
financial condition; there are less out
standing debts than ever before, and the
outlook for good prices for cotton is en-
couraging.
A material change in the situation is ex-
pected Immediately after the November
elections, and those who have studied the
business closely, feel assured that prices
on product and provisions will advance,
and the margin of profit will be larger.
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Smart woman, Jones' wife"
"Why?"
found she talked On her sleep: studied
awhile, and now she lectures him all
night without disturbing her own slum-
bers. "-Larks.
They must have had a cyclone over
at Newriches' last week" N
"What makes you think SOP"
MRS. Newriches said they had thei-
monogram blown dnto every piece OF glass
In the house. detroit Free Press.
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

The business of the truck farmers in
this vicinity during the past year was not
altogether satisfactory. The cold snaps
during the spring killed the early plants,
and when the weather settled, 1t was so
late that replanted vegetables did not ma
ture until shipments had been made from
other points. In a very short time after
active shipments. began to go north, the
markets became glutted, and prices fell
far below the profit point. The crops of all
kinds of vegetables were short and the
prices received were anything but salts
factory.
The orange groves of Florida have not
yet recovered from the destructive freeze,
and consequently there were but few
oranges shipped during the past season
from Florida In this connection. it is
gratifying to know that during the past
summer, orange trees have made rapid
growth The damaged groves are rapidly
recovering. Unless there should be serious
damage the groves will soon be producing
fruit again.
The watermelon crop was very much
smaller than that of the previous year.
Farmers did not plant as large an acreage
as the experience of the year before
when there was an ver-production-wa
still fresh in their minds, and they did
not propose 10 have another season of
over-production.
There was, however. fair average crop,
and the prices received were quite salts
factory.
Tho peach crop was only one-thlrd as
large as that of 1895. The
quality of the fruit was in
ferior. The old trees. 1t was said yield
ed such bountiful crop the previous
year that their productive powers were
impaired, and the fruit was small and
defective. The young trees produced the
best yield. The fruit was greatly impair
ed by worms.
There was a good crop OF pears, and
prices held up fairly well. The Increased
number of canning factories in the south
used large quantities of this fruit.
Appended Is a statement Of the exports
by water route Of fruits in packages. num-
Der OF melons and vegetables in packages
to the different coastwise ports. There
was a considerable quantity going inland
by rail. OF which 1t is impossible to give
an accurate account:
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enormous volume of trade in competition
with other houses elsewhere.
The shipments of pig iron from Savan-
nah by steamer were greatly Increased
during the past year, IN comparison with
1S9l-95, as is shown by the following table:
Shipments of pig iron in tons to the fol-
lowing ports from September. 1895, to Aug
81 1896 and for the same time the previ-
Gus year: Dt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05

Price per barrel of $50 lbs. of common,
medium and pale resins from Sept. l,
1895, to Aug. 81, 1886.
E. 1. N.
Common. Medium. Pales.
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Continued From Fourth Page.

JOmparatlVe IabIe-oI E&pOTIs 1877 30 anu
1856
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05

Price per gallon of Spirits Turpentine
each month from September, 1895, to
September, 1896, and for preceding year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-18
The Expert Craze.

The next man who comes along this
way protesting to be mining expert
i'm quest of big mining deals will need,
however honest his purpose, to be sup
ported with credentials signed. sealed
and delivered according to law. With
In three days the dispatches have dealt
with two rascals whose good address
has made it possible for them to dupe
several pretty clever people and whose
pretensions have been of the most lofty
sort-they have professed to speak for
millions and they have persuaded
others to take stock in their profess
sions.
Lawrence DAILY. the rascal who pro-
fessed to be an owner in the Anaconda
properties and to represent the Roths-
childs. played his game with ease in
Kansas City. OF course, he was
caught, but the report of the proceed
ings in the courts. which the Stand
ard quotes on the ninth page this
morning from the Kansas City Jour
nal. is an entertaining statement of
the facility with which this confidence
man worked MS NlctltllS. LAZY IL uSlu
for the action of the grand jury. Evil
IDENTIFY he expects to add to his record
in Deer Lodge prison a term i'm some
Missouri Jail; and he accepts the situa-
ton, arch crook that he is, like phil
osopher. This fellow may not know
so very much about mining, but in the
art and science of getting into prison
he is an expert.
The second of the alleged millionaire
mining operators is the fellow whose
recent adventures are told on one of
this mornings Butte pages. He ope-
rated in Butte. Helena and Tacoma.
He is what our friend. Gen. c. s.
| Warren. would call a mighty smooth
duck. He fooled 'em, all along the
line. and he did IL in a manner that
does distinguished credit to his emil
nent rascality.
The right way to deal with these fell
lows who have a weakness so pro-
nounced for mining would be to sem
tence them TO a term at hard labor in
the bottom of some we'll watered pros
pect hole back of Butte.
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Two Views of Ii.

Cecil Rhodes retires. but he said at
Kimberley a few days ago that, so far
from being out of politics. his political
career has just begun. lie processes
that he will yet do good work for South
Africa He is i'm a position to do it;
the question is whether he regards his
prompting of DIR. Jameson's recent raid
into the Transvaal as sample OF good
work
In the opinion of Cecil Rhodes the
jameson escapade was all right In an
interview with him which was wired to
New York four or five days ago. he
asserts that seventy thousand new ar
rivals are in the Transvaal against
fourteen thousand OF the old popula-
ton. He predicts that the new popu-
lation will soon be a half million. and
probably he is right about that He is
doubtless right also when he says that
many Americans are included I'm the
Transyaal population: probable 1t is
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-18
SATURDAY. JANUARY is, 1896.
The Chaplain's PRAYER.

Yesterday, there was woven into the
prayer of the chaplain, in the house OF
CONSERVATIVES, an invocation from
which. at its close, the members
could not withhold applause; the prayer
was that struggling Cuba might have
success in her battle for independence
Whatever construction may be put
upon these words at Madrid we devout-
ly venture the suggestion that the
throne addressed by the venerable CHAP
lain will not construe his prayer as an
unfriendly act. Lucky 1t is that the
house chaplain's prayers do not have
to go to Senator Sherman's committee
on foreign relations to be reported back
before their formal utterance. There
may be a providence in the applause
that followed the prayer. unusual as
that sequel was; Ii may be that John
Sherman, hearing of the applause, will
feel divinely guided to do what he
ought to have done before now-he
ought, in obedience to the manifest Will
of the American people, to have brought
TO the attention of the senate report
in favor of the recognition of the Gu
ban patriots as belligerents.
Our belief is that retribution will fol-
low IL this country fails in its duty re-
specting the insurgents. Cuba is trop'
ically rich-there is no estimating the
islands resources were they developed
under an enlightened policy. Spain Is
poor; Madrid is too benighted to know
how TO make her West Indian posses
sions valuable. Diplomacy has 1t tha'
Spains scheme is to sell Cuba to En-
gland. What a plight this country
would be in were that bargain to b
consummated. Instead of being in pc
sition to urge the Monroe doctrine
against that event in way that would
commend our conduct to the good vii
of other nations, we would be looked
upon ais pursuing the contemplate pol
icy of the dog in the manager.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-18
DO One of Two Things.

We have seven-story suspicion
that Thomas Henry Carter has been
talking with the Standards special cor
respondent in Washington. In view of
the ungentle reference i'm this mornings
special dispatch to the presence of
Governor Richards in Washington, we
fancy it must have been Carter; Hart
man doesn't care one way or the other
and Mantle is i'll.
The idea conveyed in the dispatch is
that Montana's delegation in congress
is of the opinion that the governors
visit to Washington is not worth while
OF course the courtesies due the gov
ernor at the hands of the members from
Montana were lavishly shown. They
dined him and wi no. not that exact
ly; they didn't wine him. because the
governor is waiting for Missouri-dam
water and does not wine. At any rate,
they entertained Governor Richards at
lunch. At the same time the Standard
correspondent got the notion-and no
little bird ever brought IL to him-that
this states representatives in congress
nave AdllH NiSi dbAliNg W
at Washington all the business that
properly comes up there in relation to
Montana, and they do not see why tho
governor should put in an appearance
These republican elbowings do not
interest us. What the people Of Mon.
tana are thirsting for is a crusade
against the Crees. They belong acros.
the border but. when il comes to tn,
forbidden pursuit OF game. they rusl
into Northern Montana. hunting wher'
no Iaw-abiding citizens OF Montana
dare to tread-unless 1t be Judge De
Witt and Judge Buck. What Montana
demands is something Venezuelesque o.
her own hook. We want the Richard
doctrine enforced so emphatically tina
every last dirty Cree will UNDERSTAND
that we regard his presence this side o
the line as an unfriendly act. We wan
the bloody Britishers TO understan'
that they must keep their tan-colore
property out OF our front yard: other
wise we propose 10 have Kaiser WilliaT
and his grandmother and old Kruege
and Abdul Hamid and the whole ban
Of them understand that the miserabl
Crees must croak.
II isn't such a forbidding piece q
work: al that is wanted for leadershi
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-18
SONGS OF THE SEASON.

When I get the lay of the land" he
TN the lecture field, things then
Will come my way" And so they did,
But he got the lay of the hen.
kansas City Journal.
In the architect we victim see
OF life's perplexing plan;
For, though he be free from guile may be.
He's a designing man.
.t Peoria Herald.
This life has its ups and downs
There's a good deal of truth in lump:
But you always go up most amazingly
And you always come down with a
bump.
ef Washington Star.
The brazen calling of the cocks at dawn
From farm to town-from town to
farm
Rings the round earth in mirth of morn,
And scatters darkness with the days
alarm.
Awake, We sleepersl Night is passed.
The fields are aching for the plowi
The world is waiting-nay, at last,
My Mol steps forth to milk the COW!
The Lark
Wild wind blowing from the north
Chilly, Chilly, Chilly!
bring my ode to Icebergs" forth
Kill my ITO Lily.'O
From the arctic lands afar
Comes the blizzard blowing.
(Seal my Rose Song in that jar:
Guess I'll write on "Snowing.D
Fate has strangest things in store
Never gives us warning.
(Kindly close that gusty door;
Coal won't last till morning)
Atlanta Constitution.
Tomorrow is too far away.
A bed of spice the garden is
Nor bud nor blossom that we miss;
The roses tremble on the stem,
The violets and anemones;
Why should we wait to gather them?
Their bloom and balm are ours to-day;
To-morrow-who can say?
Tomorrow is too far away
Why should we slight the joy complete.
The flower open at our feet?
For us to-day the robin sings,
His curved flight the swallow wings,
| For us the happy moments stay:
Stay yet, nor leave us all too fleet
For life is sweet, and youth is sweet,
And Iove-ah. love is sweet to-day;
| To-morrow-who can say?
.. Ina Coolbrith.
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too, that the policy of the Kruger
government is too conservative to mt
some of the needs of the new blood.
This all may be true. But the whole
of II does not lead to the conclusion
that other nations should clap their
hands at the spectacle of one Of Great
Britain's petty larceny land-grabs.
England" says Rhodes. ''is the only
great power in South Africa. She is
now threatened with German interior
ence, which she is bound to resent and
resist. In this she should have Amer
ica's sympathy" That again may be
true, yet we doubt 1t. Admit that Eng
land is the only great power in South
Africa; If Germany gets a grip on
something in that region there will be
two great powers in South Africa.
what of that? What's the odds to
the United States? Who among Amer
leans is concerned, except the wan
derers from this country who are
there? 1t has been often said of late
that, as a rule, the Americans at
johannesburg do not get on too well
with the English. But suppose that to
be untrue suppose. on the contrary,
that these Americans do not fancy the
presence of anything German in South
Africa That is their affair. If they
do not like it let them come home; the
same civil rights are assured to them
here that the rest of us enjoy.
That's about the size of it. England
finds herself compelled constantly to
chase around the world for the protec-
ton of subjects who cannot make a
living at home. That is all right for
England; this broad republic doesn't
! have to.
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in this glorious undertaking is any
good man." Whether it be. Paul or
Apollos or Ezra or Thomas cuts no
figure-we almost believe that Thomp-
son, of Butte would do. Now, II Sena-
tor Carter objects to Mr. Richards
presence, why doesn't he hump him
SELF" as they say in the reading room
of the Helena club? Why does he not
rise in his place in the senate, stop the
wheels of government and say, in the
phrase of an Grafton that was pro-
nounced several years before the Cleve-
land administration was born: "Mr.
president, friends and fellow citizens
/ come not here to be shut off under the
rules. You know too well the story or
our game laws. We are Monroe-doc-
trine people. The bright sun rises over
the Great Northern railroad and lights
a race of Indians" We are compelled
to remark that what comes next in this
classic quotation escapes us 1t this mo-
ment. 1t has something to do with
what happens when the sun sets. Mr..
Carter can find the full text in any
book of speeches designed for use in
the public schools.
1t is our firm faith that with these
burning words Senator Carter could fire
the senate's heart. Probably the effort
would inspire the federal army to rise
as one man, or as two or three men,
and swipe the Crees. OF course, Sena-
tor Carter might not make a hit OF
these proportions. If, however, he hap
pened to do it, he would be solid Tor
a second term-the Lord knows how
otherwise he is going to get it. But II
the plan we have outlined is not adapt
ed to Senator Carriers widely-recog-
nized modesty, then 1t seems to US best
that, at least, he should abstain from
disgruntled commentary on the COVER
nor's presence at the seat of govern
ment. Manifestly 1t would be more pa
triotic and more to the terror OF the
Crees were Mr.. Carter to secure for the
governor audiences at the war depart
ment, at the white house and at the
| British embassy. We venture to say
| that if he is let loose on them, Cover
nor John Ezra Richards. of Montana,
can argue Daniel S. Lamont to a stand
| still and talk Sir j. Pauncefote, G. c.
NJ. G. X. C. B. Esq, out of the District
| of Columbia
Governor Richards is on the ground.
He has been i'll; he is not exactly In
| training Nevertheless, all Montana Is
| prepared to back him against all COM
ers of the Cree kind. If the members
of the Montana delegation feel there is
| danger that the governor is not max
ing wages, board and sleeping-car fare
out of that nettle let him pluck the
flower safety. In other words, turn
him loose, and then If there Is any
back-taIk, lay 1t on A. j. Davidson-ht
too is there not making wages. We
say, give the old man chance; and Sc
perish all Crees!
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TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees us
advertisers a bona fde paid circulation
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that of shy other newspaper pup
lished in the state of Montana Advertis-
ing contracts will be made subject to this
guarantee.
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lyle. believer" Carlyle's reply was:
Tom Alexander I know? They Became
good friends and later Mr.. Alexander
wrote to Carlyle for a subscription tc-
ward a school building fund AMI Carlyle
wrote back refusal in dogz srsl where
upon Mr.. Alexander replied that IL he did
not send him R5 he would sell his poetry
to collector or publish II. The f6 was at
once Forthcoming.
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PROMINENT OR PECULIAR.

Rev. Thomas Alexander. a Presbyterian
minister. long resident I'm Chelsea, and
well known as a brother Scot. was most
anxious to meet Carlyle. but had no OPP
portunity OF getting an introduction to
him. one day on the kings road he saw
CARLYLE coming in his direction. and took
advantage Of the opportunity by going
up to the sage and saying: Thomas Car
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-18

Governor Matthews, of Indiana, and
Secretary OF State Olney will now
please step up and negotiate with the
Chicago hotel proprietors- Come early
and avoid the rush.
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In announcing his engagement to
Mrs. Dimmick, Mr.. Harrison does not
wish IL understood that he is making
any engagements that will interfere
with any demands made upon him by
the St Louis convention.