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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-14

points was succeeded by a slight rally
and the close was steady, at a net de-
cline for the day of 1 10 ) points. with
sales Of III. 500 Liverpool was lower, and
50 were some OF the spot markets in this
country. The Bombay receipts were lib
erai. aud Wilson & Co. estimated the
crop al 1,1SS 600 hales; or the other hand.
however. Liverpool was active; the Go
cline there, after all, was slight. Private
adVices from Manchester state that En-
gish mills were generally running fun
time An average spring trade Is being
done In dry goods in most sections OF
the country The receipts at the ports
and interior towns are small. The stock
markets here and abroad were higher.
COnSols advanced. The political situation
is believed to be more peaceful, and in
a word there are many things to recon-
mend cotton as an investment. Liverpool
declined to 1-32d on the spot. Futures
declined y to l point, and closed steady.
New Orleans declined s points. but re-
covered 3 points of the loss. The Bonn
bay half weekly receipts we're 2l,O00.
against 1900 during the same time last
year. Manchester was quiet, but steady.
Spot cotton here declined 1-16c; middling,
SIC; sales were 800 for export, 167 for spin
ming, and 100 delivered on contract. Cot
ton is now about as cheap as in the year
of the 100000 bale crop. The general es-
innate here is not over 100000 bales.
and the situation of the whole is such
that we continue to advise purchases on
the downward reactions, but as the spec
ulation is small, we would again suggest
operations for quick turns"
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SPOT COTTON LOWER.
-yr MARKET DECLINED Lice ON
ALL GRADES.

,.o,d Demand at the Decline and
,hout 1 800 Bales SoId-SDirits Tur-
nentine Up to 2Oizc. Gain of lkc
s,,cs snturday-ROsiR in Good De-
End for Low Grades-The Whole
.sIe Markets Fairly Active-Mar-
rrts by Telegraph.
savannah. gan. IA decline of
-. in spot cotton helped the demand
= 7sv and holders were more inclined 10
..-, loose than for some time past The
- for the day were about 100 bales.
s,irits turpentine advanced to 2913c, az
abich there were bids fer the days re-
.si,ts. Medium and common resins were
ceiling freely at the quotations. and F.
Grade advanced SC at the closing Of the
-,srlet. The wholesale markets were
generally unchanged, with a fair busi-
1ess doing. The following resume of the
lo,al and Geographic markets will show
-hs tone and the quotations at the close
to-day.
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TO sd. 1881: Sd, 1851: finishing, 10d to 12d
$S.O6: Sd. So Is; Cd, 1891; sd. $35l; "A, 1896;
81, rine, S40l Spikes. all sizes. 1921. Wire
nails. led to God inclusive, 1921: Sd, 1881;
Sd, Sc. 49, 4d to sd. $3.61; Sd, 1921. Finishing,
l0d to god. 1886; Sd, SS.46; Cd, S.6l; cd. 1881;
Z ss6iot~Firm; drop to B. $50; B to larger.
H.55; buck. S1.55.
Ircn~MarjSet very steady; swede. $40
Sc; refined, $500 base.
Gun Powder-Per key, s275; half key,
81 65: quarter keg, 95c. Champion Ducking,
quarter keg, 1928. Austin smokeless, half
keg, $s.45; quarter keg. $3.50; 3-pound can
lister. a$2 10; 1-pound canister, 75c. Less 20
and 10 per cent. off.
Lumber-Demand both foreign and do
nestle, is firm. Ordinary sizes, Sl1.000
1900; difficult sizes. $1300dlS.O0; flooring,
boards, $l5.0oq22.OO; ship stuffs, Sl66Oq2O 90;
sawn ties, $1,000.
Poultry-Market firm; grown fowls. per
pair 6Oq7Oc; %-grown, 45q55c; half-grown.
S0d40c.
Eggs-Market firm: candled, per Dozen
1890; countrys &c less.
Hides, Wool, Ete.-Hides-The market
is weak dry flint Sc; dry salt. &c; dry
butcher sc; green sailed. &C Wool
Quiet; prime Georgia, free of sand, burrs
and black wool. lac; blacks. lee; bury, 10
&c: wax 25c; tallow. &c. Deer skins, 1Sc.
Bagging and Ties+-The market is firm;
jute bagging, 2A-pound, sac; 2-pound, SIC /;
1A-pound. sac; quotations are for job lots
small lots higher; sea island bagging SIkc
Iron ties. large lots, OQS5c; smaller lots,
9Oc.
Dry Goods-The market is firm and adj
vancing; demand brisk. Prints, 4d51kc;
Georgia brown shirtings. q, 4ike: x, &c;
7l9c; checks, 4Q51kc; brown drillings.
GrTT1hC
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Flour was. steady; several round lots
were sold for export. No. spring wheat
SSIa5f2sc; No. red, 6lM623sc; No. 2 corn
25AQ26c; No. 2 oats. 17iaGlSc; mess pork
$9.2509.S7ia lard $5.32iEa535: short rib
sides, StJHf4.55 dry salt shoulders. A376p
1922; short clear. SAT-; whisky $1.22
hanson Bros. q Co.'S Chicago market
letter by wire to T. +. Johnson, broker
Prevalent building:
ac SihieagO, a. Jan IA "a moderately
the news was bearish, and had n depress-
ing influence on prices the latter half Of
the session. Early there was fairly good
which advanced the market about y
cent per bushel, but offerings later be-
came quite free, and this entire gain. with
about Ac additional, was lost. The weak
est feature was the heavy northwest re-
ceipts, 92i against 273 cars last year
Primary receipts were also large over
double last years. Gables were generally
weak, the political situation was more
pacific and cOnsols were higher. While
the visible supply showed a decrease Of
$4,000 bushels, 1t did not affect prices. The
English visible decreased 10000, while
there was decrease on passage Of $50, COO.
ClearanceS were larger, and reports from
Argentine continue of bullish charac-
ter regarding their crop. The outlook is
not favorable to holders, although we
would not advise selling short consd-
ering the unsettled foreign political sit
uation. Elevator people were sellers of
corn to-day. This, together with the
large receipts and weakness in wheat,
were the causes for the easy feeling,
which prevailed. Large receipts of hogs
and selling by packers were responsible
for the break IN provisions, pork suffer
ing a loss of 25 cents per barrel. Lard
and ribs 10 cents per 100 pounds"
Cincinnati, Jan. l3.-F'lour active; win
ter patent, S3506D3.70; spring patent, $40
a37o. Wheat steady; No. ?. red track,
6SlI69c. Corn weak; fairly active; No. 2.
mixed, Csc; No; white A1sc. Oats
firm; mess. $3.50. Lard firm; steam leaf,
5fsc; kettle lard, 53sc. Bacon firm; loose
shoulders, sc; short rib Sides sac; short
clear sides, 53sc; box meats hc more. Dry
sailed meats steady, activec shoulders,
44c; short ribs, 41ac; short clear sides,
45sc; box meats Ac more. Whisky quiet,
Steady, Sl.22.
st. Louis. Jan 13-F1our unchanged;
patents, $S.3003.40. Wheat lower; Janua-
ry, Size; May, 5SAc: July, 574c. Corn
lower; January, 241ac May, 25hc; July,
2GlhcM265sc bid. Oats lower; January, lie;
May, 192sG19lAc. Pork, standard mess,
new, $3.50; old, $500. Lard prime steam,
$500. Bacon shoulders 59sc; longs, SIC;
sailed meats. shoulders, age: longs, 4Ac;
clear ribs, 43sc; clear sides, SC. High
wines steady on the basis of 1922
Baltimore, Jan l3.-Corn, spot: January
and February. 325sM33c; steamer mixed,
313s03l%c: southern white 32@G332c; do
yellow 32@M34c. Oats firm: No. 2 white
western, 2f02ii5c; No. 2 mixed. 2215Q23c.
Rye steady; No. 2, 3sh039c for nearby, 40c
western. Hay firm; S16.00 asked. Grain
freight. steamer, Liverpool 3l2d Febru-
airy. Other articles unchanged.
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7. F. JOHNSON,

BROKER.
Cotton, Stocks, Grain and Provisions.
The only house In Savannah with private
wires To New York, New Orleans and Chi
CaEo.
S SociSs 2 and ( PTOVident Building.
Telephone No $40.
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market quiet Rates quoted
arc per 100 pounds: Boston, per bale 81 p;
New York per bale, S1.0O; Philadelphia
per bale, $1.00; Baltimore, per bale, 81 90;
to Liverpool via New York. 32c; Bremen
via New York. CSC; Antwerp via New York
SSc; to Havre via New York, SSc: Am
sterdam via New York, 43c; Genoa via
New York. 45c;, Reveal via New York, SIC;
Hamburg via New York, CSC. Direct:
Barcelona, 45c: Genoa, 45c; Bremen, 40c.
94dmber-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 A.25G
$50 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base A feet,
Ice. Timber rates, 50c@$1.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Windward, nominal: to Rosario, $4,000
1900; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, $1,000
411.00; to Rio Janeiro, $l4.00; TO Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, $l1 3041l.50; 10
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, 4-pound IS standard.
BY Steam-To New York, 500: TO Phil
adelphia, $500; to Boston. $500; TO Balti-
more, $500.
Naval Stores-By Sail--The market is
quiet. Large sized Cork for orders, are
IS Cd; Genoa, Is 3d63s Cd; Adriatic, 2s 6dd
3s Cd; South America, rosln, Csc per barrels
of $50 pounds. enthusiastically Bos-
ton. lie per 100 pounds on rosin. 90c on spir-
its; to New York, rosin, SEC per 100 pounds
spirits, SOC; to Philadelphia, rosn, TIC
per 100 pounds spirits, SOC; to Baltimore.
rosin, TIC per 100 pounds; spirits. zoe.
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Central of Georgia Railway Company.

IN Effecf Jan. II. 800.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-rhe market con-
tinued strong in tone and there was a
good demand at advancing prices. The
receipts were light, being only 349 casks.
At the Board of Trade at the first call
the market was bulletined firm, at 29c for
regulars, with sales of Is casks. At the
last call il was bulletined firm at 29ikc bid,
with sales of 1888 casks at that figure.
Note-The directors of the Board of
Trade have made a change in the rules
of the board. viz: that spirits turpentne,
contained in country made barrels, will
be subject to a deduction of nc a gallon,
from the market price of regulars.
RoSiD-It's the same story to be told of
the rosin market. Pales continued nomi-
nal. with absolutely no demand at any
price. The medium and common grades.
however, were in good demand and the
sales for the day aggregated about 5000
barrels. At the Board of Trade at the
first call at IL o'clock, the market was bull
letined unchanged, with sales of 1859 bar
rels. At the last call, at o'clock, it
closed firm for NJ and below. with &c adj
vance on F grade. and nominal for pales.
The sales reported at the close were 1888
barrels. The following were the quotations
h alr
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There was considerable liquidation. Dro-
fessionals and packers lending the weigh
OF their influence to the general end. Hogs
We're lower. which fact constituted the
motive Tor depression at the opening.
May pork lost 22ikc. MAY lard loo and Nav
ribs 1ledlOc by the days dealings
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing.
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board to-day ............... 1881 2l8,7l4
Stock same day last year. 1854 1886
Receipts same day last year 269, 4,412
Charleston. S. c., Jan. 13.-Turpentine
market firm at Csc; receipts none. Rosin.
good strained, steady at $l10ql25; re-
ceipts rs barrels.
Wilmington, N. c., Jan. 13.-Rosin
steady, strained, s135; good strained, Lac.
Spirits turpentine firm; machine, &c; ir-
regular, 28l2c; receipts So casks. Tar
steady at 95c; crude turpentine firm; hard
not quoted; soft, $1.40; virgin, $3.50.
New York, Jan. 13.-Rosin, dull, weak;
strained common to good, 81 coal. 62la.
Turpentine. quiet and firm at 3l12a32c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
Tho Malarious Belt. Africa.

At the meeting of the international geo.
graphical congress in only two points OF
Importance was there any appearance of Il
CONSENSUS of opinion. The first was the
very obvious fact that the entire coast
line Of tropical Africa and the lower
courses of the great riycrs-broadly speak
ing, the coastal zonc-prcscntcd great OBJ
stacleS 10 the establishment of European
settlements owing 10 the malarial charac-
ter Of the climate. 1t is for this reason
that we find the European settlements on
the coasts situated ON islands or pcninsular
lands. The soils most favorable TO the
propagation Of malaria are naturally those
Of the maritime regions and the fertile
flats bordering the lower and sometimes
the middle courses of the great rivers, and
it is here we find malarial fevers, in their
worst or rcmittent forms, epidemic. This
pernicious variety prevails also in low
lying, marshy districts under certain
altitude. Consequently rapid transit
through these fever belts is an essential
condition for the permanent establishment
of European settlements on the high pla
teaus.- us.-Ninctecnth Century.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
An ENJOYABLE Evening.

The Euterpe Club held its regular meeting
in Ladies' Hall Tuesday. After the trans
action OF regular business, Miss Gertrude
Whiting conducted review of the. sonata
and the principal composers OF the nineteenth
century. This was followed by a sonata for
violin and piano by Mr.. Marsh and Mis-.
Messenger l.. \. Sharp read paper on
Wagner and the opera, in which h gave a
history of the life and work of the great
composer. Mrs. /. \. Sharp sang the
Flower Song from Faust, Miss Bertha
Stevens rendered an air from Tannhausei
Wagner a duet from Mariana by Mrs
Sharp and Miss Ward completed the pro
gram.
Mrs. Scott surprised the members OF the
club by serving delicious refreshments, and
the rest Of the evening was passed in de-
lightfully social manner The next meet
ing of the club will he held with Mis-.
Ward
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
ELW ELL.

Mr-. Geo Sheldon l. ON the sick list.
G.. Never was in II. Louis Wednesday.
Mrs. Never is visiting friends in 81 Louis
this week
Jacob Boyer, who has been quite sick for
two weeks, is improving.
1t is reported that Daniel Boyer has sold
his farm to man from Monroe.
Alt. Wiley, who had his foot cut last week,
it doing rs well as can be expected
The series OF meetings last week was sue
cess. three new member, being added to the
church.
\ number Of young people met at the
home OF Alt. Wilcy's and tripped the light
fantastic.
VI. J. Woodward ha, fine pair OF jersey
calves shipped him from a brother in the
south part Of the state.
\. l.. Sutton was shaking hand with old
friends Saturday night, having walked from
Rivcrdalc, where he has been relieving.
The party at Walter Mallory's last We'd
ncsday night for the benefit OF Mr.. Hail.
family was II success, about 500 being
raised
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
The Eastern Star Social.

Two score of invited guests were
waiting at the gates of the lodge room
of Alma Chapter o. L. S., Friday even
ing, for admission into the Inner
sanctuary when Alma Chapter, about
fifty members of Ithaca Chapter and
thirty-five st. Louis Stars were i'll
session. The camel was being ridden
across the desert by candidate from
st, Louis, and after this trying ordeal
had been safely passed, the gates
We're opened, and the guests admitted
into a room filled with Stars" and
made beautiful with bright flowers and
"greenery' and redolent, not with
Spices of Araby," but the odor Of roses
and carnations.
Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ferd Montigel,
presided while the literary and musical
program was being given. Mr.. Beck
ner's fine tenor voice was heard in solo;
Miss Mccullough graphically portrayed
the race between two dove-sick swains,
the prize TO be young girl S glove-and
hand; a duet by Miss Ward and Mr..
Beckner was heartily applauded 10y the
audience, and at its close, w. G. Clark,
in a manner only possible to true son
of Scotland, told the story of Tam
O'Shanter; Miss Otis. whose full, rich
contralto voice, and clear, distinct enun-
citation is always a pleasure, sang The
New Kingdom. Rev. II. b. Jefferson
was asked to make five minute address
but so ready is his wit and speech, that
until he had finished the guests did not
realize that he had exceeded his time
limit This closed the feast of reason
and flow of soul, and the folding door:
between the lodge room and dining room
were thrown open, revealing table!
spread with snowy linen glistening with
cut glass and silver, bright with flowers
and laden with an abundance Of gooC
things for the ''inner man" Ithac;
and st. Louis friends Were first served
and after they had regaled themselves
Alma "Stars" and invited guests wer,
seated at the long table and made heavy
in-roads on the tempting viands befor,
them. 1t was late when the visiting
members Of the order and invited guest
said good night to their hosts, all agree
ing with Mr.. jefferson, that it was gooc
TO have been there.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
Industrial School Notes.

One Of the brightest and busiest places
in Alma, from two to four o'clock every
Saturday afternoon, is the industrial
school III Adams building. Officers,
teachers and pupils all seem to be i'm
bued with the spirit of the enterprise.
The object of the school, as has been
stated before is TO awaken and inspire a
respect for, and love of usefulness and
independence, and to cultivate Il pride
in doing useful things and doing them
well. 1t is the aim of the ladies i'll
charge to teach the children the best
methods from the beginning. While 1t
is true that many mothers, whose time
permits, may and do do this, there is an
inspiration and influence III joint effort
and competition which Is lacking else
where AS in other branches Of teach
ing, system and eXactness are indispen-
sable to the value of work above all, il
educates the young in Il respect foI
and pride III labor well performed.
AS the work advances each pupil
is given special attention. For this
reason more teachers are needed,
and it is hoped that more of our ladies
will find time to help III this good work.
The term lasts about two months more,
when there will be an exhibition of the
work done by the pupils. h. l.. 5.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
Alaskan Curios.

Seekers of the quaint and curious" are
beginning 10 think OF American Indian
decorations. An acquaintance who visited
Alaska not long ago made collection of
bags, boxes, paddles and totem" poles,
with an eye TO the decoration Of his recep-
tion hall lie found his first treasures at
Fort Wranglo in the form of a handsomely
carved paddle, "a bark rug, horn spoons
and bone daggers and slowed them away
In his stateroOm. That night he did not
sleep wink The odor from those Indian
things was something not to bo described.
The purser had tu put them and the rest
Of his collection down i'm the hold for the
remainder Of the trip. When he reached
home, he had To have the things unpacked
in the back yard and thoroughly cleansed
with soap, water and scrubbing brush
before he dared have them brought into
the house. -Upholsterer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
The EarnnerS.

The farmers work from 'sun till sun"
Aud still their work Is never done,
But in the time of winter weather
They are often seen To meet together,
To talk OF things both ola and new.
And think what they had better do,
And so at alma on the Pine"
They held their Institute, one time.
The president, so tall aud grand,
kapped with his vave on the stand,
To out OF Chaos" order bring,
And asked for some one then TO sing.
The Alma Band dlscoursed sweet airs,
The people crowded up the stairs,
And everyone was heard to say,
It's Farmers Institute today.
A preacher made the opening prayer,
And several college men were there,
Who had come down TO tell US how,
To use the reaper and plow.
They told us how to grow the hay,
And what would make the chickens lay
one sald he thought If We raised honey,
Ii might be we would make some money
One man spoke of plums and pears,
Another wrote on weeds and tares,
And one man said he thought swamp land
Much better than the nice dry sand.
Then Mr.. Ball was there TO tell
How we must feed the cattle well
And how 10 manage every day,
II we would make our farming pay.
The Alma Light Guards marched along
1he children sang our freedom song.
A quartet of the college boys
Come out and made an awful noise.
The folks in town would oft Invite,
Their friends with them TO stay all night,
And wondered much, so they all say,
To see the crowd that's here today.
A teacher too, of former days,
Told of the strange new country ways.
And of the things they used 10 do
And Of the trials they passed through.
Then Jotham Allen next was brought
To tell of Tlllage, Tile and Thought,
And &. ii. Morse got up TO say,
That we should supervisors pay.
Lieut.. Schneider fixed the weather
so it was sunshine altogether.
And Mr.. kossman told us, too,
What awful things some folks would 40,
He showed us coffee in tall glasses
And told just how they fixed molasses,
What dreadful things were made TO sell
And we must watch the grocer well.
Then many men both wise and good
Discussed the things that farmers should
Just what and how is the best way,
To do TO make their farming pay.
Then JOtham could not keep his seat
And what he said was quite treat.
He wanted men TO understand,
Just how 10 tile and drain their lana,
And just how often to SOW clover
And with the plowshare turn 1t over
How it would fertilze the ground
And make the wheat grow plump and soun'
(And you can't find such corn and oats
In all this country.round as Jotes)
vote was taken then 10 see,
Who the next president should be,
And all around the air was powdery
Until we got our own in Cowdry
Then secretary NanDeventer.
Proceedings in his books would enter,
And we adjourned again 10 meet.
And all went out upon the street.
Out there some one was heard 10 say
How is the Institute today!
And got reply, Oh, it's a hummer,
| wish that II would last all summer.
A FARMER.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
Death of Rev. Job Pierson.

Rev Job Picr,on, u. d., aged scvcnty-two
years, died at his residence on Beverly place
in stanton. Monday, February >. DR.. Pier
son WAS a graduate oi Williams college and
Auburn Theological Seminary. He was
pastor OF the Presbyterian church in kaIa-
mazoo ior five years, and Of the Presbyterian
church in lonia ior ten years, after which
hc became librarian OF Alma college. Mr.
Pior~on was one OF the most ardent friends
and supporter, Of Alma college. To his
untiring efforts, ripe judgment and liberal,
ity the library OF Nina college is what 1t Is
today.
The funeral was held in Stanton Wedncs-
day morning, and the remains taken tc
Troy, " y, for burial.