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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
COTTON MARKET QUIET.
SMALL TRANSACTIONS REPORTED
IN THE LOCAL MARKET.

The Quotations Unchanged From
Fridays CIosing-A strong Demand
for Spirits Turpentine-Heavy
Sales of ROsin at a Decline of .
Cents on Few Medium Grades.
other Markets Steady.
Savannah, Nov THE leading feature
in local markets to-day was the activity
in rosin. Prices Of +, G and H declined
cents, but other grades remained IN
changed. Spirits turpentine was in good
demand at 26c a gallon. The cotton mar
ket was quiet and unchanged. The Sc
curity market was firm, with light offer
ings. Other markets were steady. The
following resume of the different mar
kets will show the tone and the quota
tons at the close to-day:
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Hubbard Bros. q Co.'S Cotton Circu-
lar.

New York, Nov. Hubbard Bros. &
Co., in their weekly review of the markeks
say of cotton: During the past two months
our market has led all the cotton markets
of the wolrd, maintaining itself in face of
the large deliveries from the south, and
the first effect of the election has been to
force the value of cotton in New York
to about parity with the other mar
kets. The flood of cotton which was for
sale yesterday for southern and European
account exceeded the expectations of those
merchants who had anticipated a selling
movement from Europe but not a general
disposition on the part of the south to
sell. Although we declined under this
pressure there is no change in the con-
census of opinion of our merchants re-
garding the ultimate range of prices,
should the crop equal $500, 900 bales. They
realize that we must compare our receipts
with the smallest November movement
during the past thirteen years, regardless
of the size of the crop and that such a
movement may be thought to indicate a
larger crop than now seems probable, but
believing the consumption will exceed the
production, they believe that any decline
will be but temporary IN character.
From the lower Mississippi valley in
creased crop estimates are current and
with the movement larger than last sea-
son, they receive credence in many quar-
tiers, which would otherwise be disposed to
doubt any material increase in the yield
in excess of our estimate. We cannot
feel that our estimate of the yield Is too
low in view of the weather conditions dur
ing the summer and fall and we believe
that the ultimate yield will closely APP
proximate this estimate, which two months
ago was considered entirely too large.
Our American spinners are now in
position to secure their supplies of cotton
and with better demand for cotton goods,
they will be steady buyers of the staple in
the southwest. At the moment the trade
is affected by the immediate lack Of spec
ulation and the bearish feeling in the
south, but there can be no doubt Of the
effect of the revival in trade upon the price
of cotton goods, and upon the raw mate
rial. Merchants throughout the country
are without supplies of goods of any char
acter and with confidence in the future
restored, and a supply less than the act
ual consumption of cotton for the past two
years, we feel justified in looking for a
repetition of the prosperity succeeding 1879.
We do not believe 1t will come with
bound, but we do believe that cotton, I'M
der the conditions of supply and demand
will range upon higher level than 1t has
during the past four months.
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FINANCIAL

Money-Steady.
Foreign Exchange - Market steady
The following are net Savannah quota
tions: Commercial demand, SfSS; sixty
days, $3.50; ninety days. $47Sla; france
Paris and Havre sixty days, 5.264; Swiss.
sixty days, SOS; marks, sixty days, 90 S-l8'
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at Il per cent. discount
and selling as follows Up to S25 10c prem
ium; S25 to $50, 15c premium; $50 to 500. zoe
premium; 500 to 500, 25c premium; 5000
and over at par
Securities-The market is firm, with
very light offerings.
Stocks and Bonds-State ssonds-Geor.
gia, 3k per cent. bonds Of 1880, 1Oi bid -
asked Georgia 3i5 per cents, due 1915. 1Ol
bid, - asked; Georgia AZ per cent bonds
1915, 1l0ih bid. 11ll5 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent due 1926. los bid, 100 asked; South
Carolina 4ias, 1864 bid. 1O6H asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta, per cent los hid
los asked Augusta AIS, 1926, 1O6 bid. 1O7
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 112 bid 1is
asked Augusta per cent, Ill bid, 112 ask
ed: Columbus per cent. 1O4 bid. los ask
ed Macon per cent, III bid. ia asked:
Savannah per cent. quarterly February
coupons. 1862 bid. 1914 asked: Savannah &
per cent, quarterly November coupons.
Jos bid. asked; Charleston Is, 81 hid
W asked.
Railroad Bonds-savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
G per cent. interest coupons, III bid. -
asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated Z per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity. 1897, l0l bid. 49, ask
ed; Central Railroad aid Banking Com
pany, collateral gold IS 9s bid. - asked
Central Of Georgia Railway first mortgage
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nestle, is firm. Ordinary sizes, $1,000
100; difficult sizes, $13.OQ1s.OO; flooring.
boards. $15.00922.O0; ship stuff, sl6.50Q2O.0O;
sawn ties. $1,000.
PouItry-Steady, fair demand spring
chickens, 25c per pair; half-grown to
three-ouarters grown, Doc to S5c pair;
full-grown fowls, soc per pair.
Eggs-Market fully supplied candled.
per dozen, 17q1Sc; country, &c less.
Hides, Wool, Etc.-Hides-The market
is weak; dry flint. 1Oc; dry salt Sc; green
sailed, size. Wool-Quiet; prime Georgia,
free of sand burrs, and black wool, lie;
blacks. &c; bury, SAFE. Wax. zoe. Tai
low. &c. Deerskins, 15c.
Bagging and Ties-The market is firm;
jute bagging. 2A-pound, 7c 2-pound,
612c; lA-pound, &c; quotations are for
job lots, small lots higher; sea island bag
ging, SQ8lae; Standard Arrow ties, steel,
As pounds, large lots. s1.40; small lots,
ging, 8qSAc; Standard Arrow ties, steel,
IS pounds, large lots, $1.&; small lots,
SIPS.
Dry Goods-The market is steady; de-
mand brisk; prints. AQ5c; Georgia brown
shirtings, 4, SIC; q. 81; A brown sheet
ings, SC; white osnaburgs, 7071kc; checks,
4Q5c; brown drilllngs, 5Q6l2c.
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SAVANNAH, GA.
FINANCIAL,
SAFE OPERATIONS.

Positive information regarding tba
manipulation of certain stocks assures
success. An October operation in Chicago
Cas- about which had advance Informs
cent. The safe operations outlined in
former advertisements are progressing
faVorably. limited number of sub
scriptions of $50 and upward will be re-
ceived by us from those who desire to
proht by these manipulations, and will
be used as a general protective fund for
out usual risk. Persons who. by reason
of political and financial uncertaintv
have refrained from recent investment
and speculation should not miss this OBJ
portunity for the safe and remunerati1a
employment of idle funds
CORRESPONDENCE TNVTTEn
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matter. Matter of this sort has gone out
under the covers of the bureau of sta
tistics, the treasury department, and the
department of agriculture
Of course, the cost of collecting infor-
nation cannot be taken into account, but
If this had to be done by the campaign
committees the cost to them would be
enormous. Those campaign documents
which are part OF the Congressional Re-
cord are folded-that is, put into en-
velopes and sealed-at government ex-
pense. One dollar a thousand is paid for
this work, and there is always a large
appropriation made for this purpose. This
year the amount of folding was so great
that the appropriation was exhausted
about three weeks ago, and the work
has been done since on credit, under
promise Joined in by the senators and
members of the House on the two cam
paign committees that they would secure
a deficiency appropriation from congress
to pay the bills as soon as the next ses-
sion begins, A large number of persons
are engaged in this work, and have been
malSing good wages out of it. The aver
age is not below 81 a day, and few who
are expert make as much as So day
Some years ago the franking privilege
was extended to all members of the
House and Senate for their correspond
ence, both private and official. This was
regarded as an abuse, and an act was
passed Withdrawing the privilege. Being
deprived OF the right of sending their
letters free of postage added a great deal
to the expense of congressional life, and
was regarded as a great burden by con-
gressmen. The money spent for postage
made a hole of no small size in their sal
aries Of 5000. 1t cost members any
where from 81 to SO a day. During the
last session OF the Fifty-third congress
an act was passed granting the franking
privilege in all official correspondence.
The term official is given a broad con-
structon, and many a 2-cent stamp is
saved.
This is the first general election under
this new dispensaton Of free postage, and
the volume of official mail has been i'm
mense. 1t Is impossible to make any
thing like an adequate estimate of the
amount 1t has cost the postal revenues.
During the sessions of congress fifty let
tiers a day for each member is not high
average estimate The average has prob
ably been higher than fifty during the
last two months of the campaign. This
item, therefore, may be safely estimated
at about $4,000 for the sixty days.
Moreover the senators and members
have had to a large extent the services
Of the salaried congressional employees
and have had their private secretaries.
The entire sum OF Uncle Sans eontrl-
button to the campaign is not small.
--RecfDrocptv III Won have a million you
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Short Ribs
Snort Ribs
Dec. ..... 8 IS 3 671k 365 8 e71b
Jan. ..... Sta $50 3S $50
May ..... 10 121k 4 O7Ik 1917

Snort Ribs
Dec. 49,. IS sS7ls 3s5 s7A
Jan. go. Sta $50 SS5 $50
May .....41O 12h O7lk 4 121h
The cash quotations were as follows
Flour was strong, with prices unchanged;
NO. 2 spring wheat, 76ls97S3sc; No. red,
6Z144S5l2c; No. corn, 24Ad2434c; No. 2
oats, lS19c; mess pork, $7O5a7.1O; lard,
%.O712Q4. 1914; short rib sides, $36OG3. 80;
dry salt shoulders, $40Oq4.25; short clear
sides, $412A@4.25; whisky, $11S.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. Flour winter
patents, $4.25d4.50; family, $32Oq35O; low
grades, $2.0OQ2.20 spring patents, &25@
465; family $S.1OQS35. Wheat, firm and
good demand; No. 2 red, S5GS6c Corn,
firm for good old; No. 2 mixed, 251ac; No.
white, old, 275sc. Oats, steady; No 2
mixed, 21@21Ac. Pork, city packed, fam
lily, 1925; kettle lard, firmer; steam lard,
49s44Bc; prime steam, firm at 4.05Q4 &c.,
Dry salt meats, steady; shoulders. $3.50
3Ac; short ribs, 41sc; short clear, NC;
clear bellies, 43sc. Bacon, firm; loose
shoulders, 4Ac; short ribs, 41zc; short
clear 44c; clear bellies, SIC Whisky,
steady at $1,1S.
st. Louis, Nov. Flour, higher; pat
ents, a.S5; extra fancy, $3SOQ3. 80; fancy,
$825QS.4O. Wheat, higher; November,
$3.50 nominal; December S37sc; May SSa4c
bid. Corn, easier; November, 23c nominal;
December, 2S1sc; May, 269sc. Oats, hrmer;
November, 16l5c nominal; May, 2212c.
Pork, standard mess, new, $3.50. Lard,
prime steam, $3.971a; choice, $4.O5. Bacon,
shoulders, 4%c; extra short clear, 4ssc;
clear ribs, 41ac. Dry salt meats, easier;
extra short clear, 4c. Other articles I'M
changed.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. Flour firm; I'M
changed Wheat strong and higher; spot
and November, SS1aQS324c; December, $50
S5Ac; steamer No. red, 791zQ79%c; south
ern by sample, S3qS5c; do on grade, 500
SAC. Corn strong and higher; spot, Novem-
Der and new or old, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
SOAc; January, SOG3O34 oslo; February, 01s4
QS2c; steamer mixed, 2S@2SAc; southern
white, 2Sq90c. Oats quiet and steady; No.
2, white, 26q2615c; No. 2, mixed, 221ad23c.
Rye firmer; No. 2, nearby, 31Q32c; No. 2,
western, 43qAc Hay firm; unchanged.
Grain freights active; unchanged.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine.--There was a steady
demand for the offerings to-day, on an
unchanged market. At the first call, at
the Board of Trade, the market was bull
etined firm at 26c, with sales of 1,147
casks. At the last call, the market was
unchanged, with no further sales reported.
Rosin-There was a strong demand and
heavy sales we're reported at a decline of
sc a barrel on f, G and II grades, with
the others unchanged. AT the first call,
at the Board of Trade, the market was
bulletined firm with sales of 6,S41 barrels,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
F. D. MORGAN.

BANKER, GA Wall ST. New Yorl,
General Banking business transacted.
interest paid on daily balances (subject
to check and time deposits. Accounts
solicited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08

Charlesto ton, Nov. 7.-Iurpentine mar
ket firm at 25c bid sales, none. Resin,
firm; sales, none
Wilmington, n C., Nov. 7.-Rosin firm;
strained, $50; good strained $1.55 Tllr-
pentine quiet: machine, 25Ac; irregular,
25Lc. Tar firm at $1.0O. Crude turpentine
firm; hard. Sl.4O; soft, 500; virgin, $3.50,
New York Nov. 7.--Rosin quiet; steady;
strained, common TO good, $4,000. 92ls. Tur-
pentine steady; 2ShQ2S&c.
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New York, Nov. Z, Nuon.-f,rie. 1874.
Northwestern, 1915; do preferred. 147;
Lake Shore. 1904 Norfolk and Western
preferred, is. Western Union, STA Soutn-
ern Railway common, 10A Southern Rail-
way preferred, 297s; American Sugar. 12.7s:
Baltimore and Ohio, 1914; Canada Scum
ern, 50A st. Paul 1914 Rock Island. 79ls:
Delaware and Hudson, 127; Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western, 1855; Manhat-
tan, S9la Michigan central, 80: New York
Central, 95la. Speculation closed buoyant.
New York. Nov. 7.-Securties were ac-
tive and buoyant during to-day's short
session at the stock exchange In fact
the trading was more animated than on
any other Saturday since December last
sEhen the street was alarmed over the
Venezuelan war scare. The demand for
stock was more general and both the gilt
edged shares and the low-priced fanc.es
were taken with confidence. The rise
since Tuesday last, naturally enough in
vted profit taking, but the stock offered
found a ready market Commission
houses had more to do. indicating a re-
vval of outside interest and local opera
tors, who have been inclined to question
the legitimacy OF the upward movement
and who, from time TO time, for the pasf
few days have put out short lines. Gov.
cred up The special influences at yvorl,
was the resumption Of business through
out the country a belief that money will
rule easier now that confidence has been
restored, and an impression that some of
the Granger roads will increase their diyi-
dends in the near future. The bank state
ment had no effect on speculation. NOT
wthstanding a loss In reserve and a
heavy contraction in loans Bank Of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08

Reciprocity. III you have a million you
can get into the four hundred" Yes. and
II you have four hundred, you are likely
to stay In the million, Harlem Life.
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NOV 30 Nov s'sSlNov. 10 "a
Loans ... SAP l79 800 1895 923. 200 Sl99 ia 200
Specie ...... 63,102600| 614l9,S00 93,677,l00
Legal t'n'd GO.7l7 200 S6,S2i, zoo l16. O36 600
Net dps e.. 4SS, asa $50 527 9S5. 500 592 l76 900
Circulation 2O,5l6300I 1865. 1901 II. 2O7. coo
Total rsV'el 1924, 40 500 ISL 2li,OO0 209. 713 700
Re'r'e req . l09. 900 401f 131 9S3, $50 las O44O50
EX'ss of res A,SlOOO0I '19260,0j0 6,669 $50
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-14
MINOR MENTION.

]. n. Watts and +. G. Mikesell are home
from a months trip through southwestern
tOSa.
Mrs. G. II. Crisp Of North First street. who
has been quite sick for the past two months.
Ie slowly convalescing.
The Grand hotel, Council Bluffs. High
class In every respect. Rates. $3.50 per day
and upward. E. f. Clarke, proprietor.
"The Fairies Carnival" will be honored
by grand free concert tomorrow by Dali
by's new band Of twenty musicians who will
render a fine program.
The revival at the Christian tabernacle
continues every night. Evangelist Martin
will preach this evening on "An Experience
in Paradise" The ordinance Of baptism was
administered last night.
The rain last night caused a short circuit
In the electric light wire at the yards OF the
Council Bluffs Coal and Ice company ana
started fire in the sheds. II was observed
in time to put Ii out without callhg tne
fire department. The whole building was
heavily charged and some OF the employees
received unpleasant shocks while trying TO
remedy the trouble.
The remnant of the Eighth street electric
light tower is still hanging suspended In mid
air by the wires of the Weetern Union tele-
graph and the telephone companies. The
work Of taking 1t down will be commenced
as soon as the men can get to It, Repair
ing the lines in order to prevent portions OF
the city from being in darkness last night
occupied all of the time OF the company $
tower will be rebuilt. II 10 estimated that
the cost will be $1,000, and 1t is probable
that the electric light people and the city
will agree that the money can be spent to
a better advantage by adding to the number
OF lights on street intersections.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-14
NATIONAL UNION LOSES AN ArrEAL.
Judge Thnycr Declares the order lis
Not a ErntcrnnI AssOcintion.

ST. LOUIS, May 1S--Judge Amos NJ.
Thayer of the United States court of appeals
rendered decision today holding that the
National Union is not a fra:ernal benefit
association, but is doing exclusively life
insurance business and as such must be
governed by the laws of the state of Mis-
souri, The decision was in the case OF the
National Union against Arcadia L.. MARROW.
George w. NARROW of ST. Joseph, Mo-, while
a member in good standing of Economy
council No. 215 at ST. Joseph, committed
suicide His wife brought suit in the cir
cult court and was given Judgment Tor
s5 600 the full amount of his insurance
in the association. The case was appealed.
Judge Thayer in delivering the opinion,
said the contract sued upon was in form
and substance contact of life insurance,
as has heretofore been held in Missouri.
The decision of the lower court was aftirmed.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-14
COMMITS
RANCHN An
Result of Row In witch He Was
Humilintcd.

RAwLINS wyo.. May ls.-(special Tele-
am)-August Lancken, an old time rest
dent ct Wyoming and owner Of small cat
tie ranch on the Sweetwater, committed SUI
eide this morning by shooting himself
through the right temple with pistol. a
few days ago he was struck over the head
with a pistol by a stock tender at Bell
Springs in an alteration about the water
ing Of some horses The stock tender was
arrested and acquitted. Since then Lancken
has been broodng over his troubles, say
ing he never knew before what mean man
he was. lie was single man about 90 years
Of age and lived alone for many years.
Charles Taylor, prisoner in the county
Jail. attempted to commit suicide this after
noon by slashlng his left arm with razor.
He is suffering with heart disease and said
he wished to end the matter quickly
Nicholas Thes, an old time Wyoming man
and agent Of the Northwestern Land COM
pany at Aberdeen, Wash. fell over the ban
isters into the basement while entering
the City restaurant this evening. He was
seriously injured and physicians believe he
will not recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-14

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 13-(Special
Telegram To-day there was grand cele-
bration of the knights of the Maccabees
About 100 delegates are present from Iowa,
South Dakota and Minnesota. The occasion
for this meeting is the presence here Of
Supreme Commander n. p. Markey of Port
Huron Mich, and General Supreme Deputy
George H. Torpeny of New Castle, Ind, who
came here in their private car to hold a
school of instruction in the new ritual, which
was adopted at the last grand encampment.
This will occupy nearly twenty-four hours.
A large number of new candidates were
initiated. The local tent gave the visitors
a royal welcome and concluded the festiVi-
ties with a grand banquet tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-14
PruI-Nash Case Submitted.

Arguments were completed at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the case of E. w.
Nash OF Omaha against John w. Paul and
the case was submitted. The case has been
on trial for more than a week.
Trial was commenced OF the case OF Aus
tin, Tomlinson & Co, against David Bradley
& Co.. a suit involving $4,000 as the result
Of a dispute over a plow deal.
The Alta Argent Mining company filed
amended articles Of incorporation yester-
day removing the headquarters OF the com
pany to Des Moines. l.. l.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-14

Coroner Jennings decided yesterday that
an inquest was not necessary to establish the
cause of death of the old man, Meschendorf
who died in cell in the city Jail on the
evening previous. Inquiry developed the fact
that the man had been ailing for several
days. and had been exposed to the heavy
rain and hail storm during the afternoon
after drinking a large quantity of beer.
Death had evidently come after a fearful
spasm similar to the termination of a fatal
case Of poisoning OF spinal mening ts.
1t was learned yesterday that his son,
George II. Meschendorf, was in Douglas,
Alaska, and that a sister, Mrs. Meter, lived
in Lincoln. telegram sent to the address
given in Lincoln was not successful in finding
Mrs Meter. Another relative lives in l. n
coin also, but could not be found. The dead
man had no other friends in this vicinity
Unless the relatives in Lincoln can be found
the body will be buried by the county.