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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-07
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. Erc.

New York. May 6-Fiour frmer ana
moro active. Rye -four quiet. Corn meal
steady. city, G2e. Rye steady: No 2. wes-
tern &C. Barley steady. feeding. 2sc.
Wheat-Spot strong; No. 1, northern.
Sic; No. 1. hard. 8Mc options opened
higher and we're strong all day on crop
damage in the southwest. strong cables,
heavy foreign buying based on bad Rus
sian and French crop news. and a large
export business. and closed iaGigsc net
higher; No. O. May. 77Ma79Mc, closed,
79c; June closed 7sc; July. 70 ii-i6a76 i-iCc.
closed. 75ikc.
Corn-Spot firm; options opened steady
and advanced with wheat closing hn3.c
net higher; May closed 293sc; July. 3OMW
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Bacon-The market is steady. Smok
ed clear sides. 6hc; dry sailed clear rib
sides Sc; bellies, 6hc; sugar-cured hams
i0M611ikc.
Lard-Market steady: pure, In tlerces,
SIC 5O-pound tins, 5Bc; compound. In
tierces, 4ikc: 5O-pound tins, SIC.
Butter-Market tower. fair demand; Co
shen. 13lk0l5c. gilt edge. 1Sa20c; creamery.
2Oikd22c: fancy Elgin. l2a24c.
Checse-Narket firm; fancy full cream
cheese iSizc; 2O-pound average. 1i5k0iSc
Fish-Mackerel. half-barrel, No. i. $50.
No. 2. $3.50; No. 3. $500; kits. No. /, Si25;
No. 2, 500: No 3. 95c. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks. slkc: 2-pound bricks. &C. Smoked
herring. per box. 20c; Dutch herring. IN
kegs. $50; new muliet half barrels. 800.
Salt-Demand Is fair, and tho market
steady. carload lots, T. o. b., Liverpool.
2OO-pound sacks. fSc; Virginia, i25-pound
buriap sacks. 32c: ditto t25-pound cotton,
iSc: bright. 6OQ65c. fine fancy G50sOc.
Coffee-Steady, Mocha, 27ikc: Java. 2ghc:
Pcaberry. i7ikc STANDARD No. 4. lGc; No.
2, i5c; No. g. he; No. 4. I3c; No. 8. 12,zc
No. 6, Inc; No q i0izc
Sugar-Equality Prlces-Savannah Quo
tations Cut loaf. 5.5Oc; crushed. bfsc;
powdered. 493c: xxx powdered, Soc
standard graduated. Lose. cubes, s93c
mold A. 403c: diamond A. 4.Gsc: confec-
toners 4, 4.b5c; white extra G. A30c. extra
G, ARC; golden G. 3.9Sci yellows. 3.Csc. Tone
steady.
Flour-Flrm. patents. $40: straiehts
t5i5. fancy 500; family fL75.
Corn-Markot is firm and advancing:
white corn. Job lots. zoe, carload lots. 4sc I.
mixed corn. Job lots. f9c: carload, az; ;
cracked corn, Job lots. Soc saet
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per bale, 800; Baltimore, per bale, 800;
to Liverpool. via New York, 20c; Bremen,
via New York CSC; Amsterdam. via New
York. 43c: Hamburg, via New York, i0c;
Genoa. 46c; Reval, 5Sc; ST. Petersburg, &c.
Direct: Bremen, 3sc st. Petersburg, SIC.
Lumber-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 500
also for range-including Baltimore
and Portland, Me. Railroad ties. base "a
feet, I6c. Timber rates. 50cnSl00 higher
than lumber rates. To the West indies
and Wlndward. nominal; 10 Rosario. sl20O
ai3.OO; to Buenos Ayres and Montevideo.
Sl000qi1.O 90; TO Rio Janelro, Si4.OO; 90 Span
ish and Mediterranean ports. $il.D4i.J0;
TO United Kingdom for orders. nominal
for lumber i-pounds 5s standard.
BY Steam-To New York, 800: 10 Phil
odelphia, 800; to Boston, $500; 70 Balti-
more, $500.
Naval Stores-By Saii-The market ~
firm. LarRe-sized. Cork for orders, are as
follows: Rosin. % Cd; for barrels OF $40
pounds and per cent prlmage; spirits, as
"a: Genoa, rosin. 3s 3d03s Cd; Adriatic, -
6d02s 90; South American, rosin, CSC per
barrel OF 29s pounds. Coastwise-Steam--
TO Boston. lie per 100 pounds on rosin SOC
on spirits; 20 New York, rosin, SIC per 100
pounds.
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SPIRITS TuRPENTINE UP.
THE MARKET ADVANCED 4 CENT
TO 25A CENTS GALLON.

Rosin in Fair Demand, But Lower
crndes Sustained n Decline OF 21h
Cents BarreI-COttOn Market
steady and Unchanged-WhO IesaIe
Markets Steady-NIarkets by TeIe-
graph.
savannah, May 6.-The features of the
as, in the leading markets were the adj
vance of 4 cent on spirits turpentine and
the decline on low grade rosin. The de-
rrand throughout was fair and the re-
,,orted sales showed up well. There was
very little doing in the cotton market, only
"a bales being reported sold at steady and
Unchanged quotations. The general
wholesale markets were fairly active at
steady and unchanged quotations The
foiowing resume of the markets, both To-
al and Geographic, will show the tone
and the quotations at the close to-day:
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80 s-iee. closed solkc; September 81 $3.50
aAc. closed 31%c.
oats-spot. steady; No. ?. 22ikc: options
quiet but firm, closing at lkaAc advance:
May closed 255ac; July 22ibQ23lc. closed
22l4c. Hay quiet; shipping. 55G6Oc: good
10 choice, 7ON75c. Beef steady. Cut meats
steady; picked bellies. 56f5a1c; picked
shoulders. Sc; picked hams, 9agkc. Lard
steady; western, 4.S7c: May. 43Thc. noml-
nal; refined quiet; continent, 455c. Pork
steady; family. S9.5n1075. Butter steady;
western creamery. l3Wi7c; do factory, si29p
ne; Elgins, lie; imitation creamery, 1O6
Ahc; state dairy. 1iGl6c: do creamery.
lSplIc. Cheese quiet. Rice steady. Cot
ton seed oil quiet; crude. 160l7c Coffee.
options steady; closed dun and unchanged
TO 5polnts lower: sales 1850 bags, includ-
Ing May, L45Gf75Oc; July 7.5Od755c: Sep
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Louis. & N. A.. H[T st. l.. & X. c So
Man. Con. m s21k do do pref -. 1872
Mem. & Charts 10 Southern "a
Mich. Central 96 do pref MN. ZoA
Missouri. Pa. e.. IL Am. Tobacco q. $685.
Mobile G. Ohio 16 do pref .......1O2
Nash. CHAT. G6 a. I. * G. Co... 81
N. j. Central =. 79h Com. Gable Co..15O
Nor & w. pref 80 A. $. r. pref ..1OSN
North Am. Co.. S%U. s. Rubber =. 10
North. Pacific 12% L. S. do pref -. So
do do pref 1915 Cot 5. Q. pref So
u D. & c. Am. Spirlts -. 1921
Northwestern ..104 do do pref .... 2S14
do pref ........ 153%lO R. & N pref AZ
N. Y. Central =. 993siP. c. c. &S.L.pf A
N. Y. & N. E.. 81 Lead pref ....... 90
Bond List.
L. S. As .........1229l North. P. LIST ...117t4
do As, cou m 1924 do do End .... 52N
do IS reg .... 1l2H Northwest con. .l45
do SIS, cou m 1127s do s f deb. IS 1121k
do As, reg zee. 1l02t r. G. w. 1st... 70
do As, cou ....1l22 st. p. col. rs. 1924
do IS, reg see. SO DO { q T w 5sll6
Pa. 6s 3d.. 1925 st L& /. M.gen5s go
Ala. class A.. 1861 ST.. as. +. ger. 6s11lA
do do b.. 1904 Tex. Pa. list S9A
do do ........lOlAi 90 Znd ........ 2Ots
do Currency 100 III. p. 1st 49, lO2Jk
La. new coils As 951k'W. Shore As. 100
Missouri 6s ....10l Nor. Pa. 4s...... 6A
N. Carolina 6s l22 %. r. & n 1st.1l3
90 4 : siOo w w = > %
S. G. Non-fund 70 Pacific 6s 49,. .104b
Tenn new set IS SOia Pacific IS '99 ....107
do do SIS ......105 District S's 50 1O9H
do old SIS go. 80 So. Car. 41s .1O5
Va. Centuries Ga Virginia 3's 80. Is
do deferred o.. G. a. o. As ....lO9h
Atchison As -. sos NJ. g. o. As So. Ga
do I'd A ...... 44ss -. q o. Sou w.
Canada So. % lD6 LIST con 4l2s 100
L. & n unifd As Is b. & o. Sou. w.
SO. Railway SIS. S9iz inc. series 106
c. Pa. lists '95. 1921 b. & o. Sou. W.
Den. & r. G. 7sl09ss inc. series B.. II
do do AS ...... STIR q ID. SIS see. 80
Erie ID ......... 62A r. & ID. SIS ......122
G II & S A IS 1O4la S. & w. LIST mgt 81
do do rs ..,. 95lz ". j. G. con reglOSsi
II. & T. c. SIS. no C.. n. p. SIS 7 r 42ls
do do 6's .....1O0 Nor Yves. G. 6s 100
NJ. X r. 1st As s3% N. w. gen 100
do % as ...... 55iz guar. SIS .....67
Nut Union 6's.l07 Phil. e. II. q. NJ
n. J. c. gen. 5si10h As .............. 80A
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gard the dullness to-day as only lull in
the speculation. We do not think it will
continue The situation in cotton looks
more bullish than ever to US, and we IA
Vor buying"
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ocEANFnEIGIITs.

Cotton-Market firm. rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale SIPS;
New York. per bale, N.00. Philadelphia.
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II Il oca stops
90
and Centre
points baor
Is
Vice Presd ntandGe
Passenger c. c. Agent.
J. L. BECK AGENT
A. NJ MARTIN Agent organs streets
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PAINE, MURPHY & CO.

-NOTICE
Beginning May LIST our commission charges
on grain will be reduced 10 l-l6 for buying, Lilo
for selling, or Is for round transaction
With this low rate and our quick faenltleS
for executing orders promptly over our private
wires for Cotton, stocks, Grain and ProVlS'
ions, in connection with responsibility OF our
correspondents and ourselves, we can ouer
traders superior advantages.
Telephone 500
Board of Trade Building. Savannah, Ga.5
Respectfully,
PAINE, MURPHY & co.
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RICE.

Common ........................... nominal
Fair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 15QSA
Prime OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .41aQ434
Rough, Csc to 81 per bushel
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Stock on hand this day ....-.15,Os4 16S, III
Stock same day last year 80. 1886 1888
Receipts same day last year :. 1855 4,147
Charleston, S. c., May 6.-Turpentine
market firm 25c bid; sales, none. Rosin
firm; sales, none.
steady at 251Rc; receipts, no casks. Rosin
steady; strained, $13O; good strained. $1S5;
receipts, 672 barrels Crude turpentine
steady; hard $1.2O; yellow dip, $1.TO; virgin,
81 80; receipts, % barrels. Tar firm at
$1.O5; receipts, 142 barrels.
New York, May 6.-Turpentine quiet;
291kc. Rosin quiet; s1.65.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-The market became
f1rmer to-day and rose 4 cent, but the
reported transactions were small at the
advance. At the Board of Trade, at the
first call, the market was builetined firm
at 251a cents, with sales of 4S5 casks. At
the last call it was buletined firm at 2594
cents with sales of 1877 casks.
Rosin-There was a fair amount OF
transactions, but the lower grades suffer-
ed a decline at the close. At the first cali,
at the Board of Trade, the market was
bulletned firm and unchanged, with sales
of 2,21O barrels. At the second call, there
were declines on G. and below, sales be-
ing !, 556 barrels. The market at the close
was bulletined firm a the following quo
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Going North--Read Up.
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Plant System.

by OOIn Aeraan IimeOne thnn CITY TING.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-07
COTTON.

The market was exceedingly dull to-day,
and sales were only Is bales. Futures
gIctuated within very narrow range,
md closed at about yesterdays prices. AT
the Cotton Exchange, at the regular call,
mere were sales of Is bales reported at
steadv and unchanged quotations.
THE following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
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Florida Central & Peninsular Railro

Miles shortest Line to Tampa
TINE TABLE IN EFFECT 3. 1897.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01
Then I had to run to the corn
grocery TO get some dried beef-I vel

~ AAN l LIZ SAZ4>s.---a-ae
we'll knew John detested dried beef for
dinner but they had nothing else, ana
when John came home he ate his din
ner % in silence. But l promised to
have the duck roasted for supper.
with this prospect in view went
to work more cheerfully, yet not very
satisfied, I fear. In order to have the
duck well done I put it in the oven
soon after dinner, and was surprised
to see how small it gothic longer it
roasted the smaller it grew, and 1t
locked so funny, something like a
skinned cat; when in comes John,
bringing friend with him to help eat
the duck!
"Well, no one can imagine my feel
ings. When they sat down to the ia
BILE 1 noticed John looking around for
something, and finally when he saw
the horrid little shriveled-up thing he
burst out into hearty laugh, saying:
Why, Nellie, is this all that is left OF
our beautiful duck?' l never before
felt so mortified. John tried to find a
tender piece for our guest. but it was
impossible to find anything tender on
that duck-it was as dry as chips,
worse than the driest dried beef, and
oh, so tasteless and so dark-do you
think roasted it too long, Kate?
II hope I may never, never again see
another duck"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01
Ancient and Modern New Years Festival

Ancient and Modern New Years Festival
The first day (calends) Of January,
as marking the beginning of the year,
was observed as public holiday in
Rome from at least the time of the
Julian reformation Of the calendar.
Ovid alludes to the abstinence from
litigation and strife, the smoking al
tars, the white-robed professions to
the capitol; and later writer's describe
the exchanges Of visits, the giving and
receiving of presents (strenae), the
masquerading, and the feasting with
which the day was in their time cele-
brated throughout the empire. Liba-
MUS &c. 346 A. d. speaks of it as being
in his day the one great holiday COM
mon to all under the Roman rule.
When, about the fifth century, the 25th
of December had gradually become a
fixed festival commemorative of the
nativity, the LIST of January ultimately
also assumed specially sacred char
acter as the octave of Christmas day
and as the anniversary of the circum-
cision of our Lord, and as such it still
figures in the calendars of the various
branches of the eastern and of the
western church, though only as feast
of subordinate Importance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01
Frank. Notre Dame, Ind,

You have the zodiacal sign Scorpio
rising, with Sagittarius. intercepted on
the ascendant, and Mercury, Venus and
the Sun also there, consequently you
have Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus
and the Sun for ruling planets. You
are above medium height, and we'll
proportional body; medium to dark
complexion, hair and eyes; the eyes
have a peculiar sparkle and sharp
sight. You are stirring and energetic,
and will always have an ambition for
large business, with plenty Of rush
to 1t. You are fond of anything that
has mystery connected with it, and
are very original and inventive in your
Ideas. You are also fond of anything
pertaining to chemistry and pharmacy.
You have good command of language,
and you are also deep thinker, and
do not always tell everything you
know. You have strong intuitions, and
have good knowledge Of many things
without ever having had to study to
learn about them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01
John NJ, Brooklyn.

You have the zodiacal sign Leo,
which the sun rules, rising at birth and
therefore the Sun is your ruling planet
or significator. The sign Leo usually
denotes wiry, muscular, slender fig
pre, with wide shoulders in proportion
to the rest of the body; the complexion
fair and ruddy; the hair and eyes light;
the eyes are large and in some cases
they would be called "popeyes." You
are OF sunay, cheerful temperament;
you are charitable and generous, too
much so for your own good; you are
very. restless when not busy at some
thing; you arc very apt to borrow
trouble in some way or cross bridges
before you get to them; you are appar-
emily quick tempered yet seldom get
your deep anger aroused; yet when you
do you become very fierce like the lion;
when your anger is once aroused you
will give somebody that was the cause
of it the full benefit of your opinion re-
gardless of their position or rank. You
have more than average pride and am
bition and have a natural gift Of
language.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01
Miss Mary X, 0alva, III.

You have the zodiacal sign Scorpio.
which Mars rules, rising at your birth
and therefore Mars is your ruling
planet or signifcator. Scorpio usually
denotes person of medium height;
well set and compact figure; rather
short limbs; the complexion not very
clear and oftentimes freckled; the hair
dark and Of luxuriaNt growth; you are
reserved and secrct;ve in your nature
and keep your business secrets to
yourself; you are ambitious, stirring
and energetic and inclined to take the
lead in anything in which you become
Interested; you are not very yielding
in your disposition and when opposed
are liable to lose control of your tenn
per; you are fond Of anything that is
Of a mystical character and cas-
lily become interested in any
thing relating to chemistry; you
are a great admirer of surgeons,
soldiers, firemen, ETC., when they
perform any operation that re-
quires skill or any act OF bravery, SOL
diers on dress parade, ETC.; you also
take quite an interest in war and navy
news and all kinds Of military affairs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01

us to entertain her all the time or she
annoys the family on the other side Of
the house-every time she cries some
one comes over to see what ails that
baby s---
when John moves again am going
to have him move into single house,
and then can let the baby cry all she
wants to.
after ma had picked until she was
tired bright idea came into my head,
and I told her 1 would skin the duck
entirely-then no one would find any
pin feathers and it would look smooth
and sleek all over 1t only provoked
me that / had not thought of doing 1t
before. l don't know why it is, but
somehow my bright ideas always come
too late.
so I gave the baby to ma and told
them to watch this interesting per-
Torrance.
But it was easier said than DONE
Ny, how greasy that skin was! 1t was
almost impossible to get good tight
hold pulled and jerked and wished
I had never had any bright ideas until
it was finally skinned and the clock
pointed to 10 minutes to II and no din
ner.
"Then I had to run to the corner
grocery to get some dried beef-1 very
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01
BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.

Strictly speaking, the only precious
stones are the diamond, the ruby, the
emerald and the sapphire.
The Cherre Pongee gourd. which
grows in India, increases its length
three times daily for thirty-four days.
Adieu signifies, ITO God you I COM
mend:" good-by means "God be with
you;" farewell, MAY you fare or trav-
ell in safety"
The skins Of upward Of 100000 ami
mails are used yearly to cover Oxford
bibles, and 100000 sheets Of gold are
required to letter the backs Of the
volumes; the quantity used in gliding
the edges, being much larger.
Horses always point one ear forward
when they sleep. Exactly why this is
done no human being can tell, but the
probability is that the practice Is a
relic OF the time when they were wild
and Obliged to be on their guard even
when asleep. Cattle, on the other hand,
are apparently Indifferent as to the
position OF their ears while sleeping,
but no odds what position they are in,
both are always pointed alike.
There were debarred at the port of
New York for the year, and sent back,
1922 immigrants, OF whom 1868, or
half those rejected, were from Italy.
Likelihood of becoming paupers and the
alien contract labor law are the two
chief causes of exclusion. Finally, out
of the 66,445 Italians, which, by the
way, included 1925 who had been
here before, there were 30,72S who
could neither read nor write, while out
Of 24,23O Germans there were only 40
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-01
The Success of Henry G. Thorell.

HenEy G. Thorell, whose postoffice adj
iress is Holdredge, Neb.. was at one time a
carriage maker in Chicago. He removed
to Nebraska in 1877. That he has reason
to be satisfied is proven by the fact that he
is to-day worth 900, every cent of it
made on his farm. Last year QS96) he had
$50 acres in corn. $50 acres in small grain,
26 horses, SO head of cattle and $50 hogs.
In our Nebraska Book (40 pages with
maps and lllnstrations) are dozens Of state
ments like that of Mr.. Thorell. They are
made by farmers who have made a success
of farming. They show that Nebraska is
as good as any state in the Union.
The book in which they appear is as diff
erent from the ordinary agricultural PAM
phlet us day is from night. 1t isinteresting,
practical, truthful In a straightforward,
simple fashion, it tells you everything you
need to know about Nebraska-its climate,
people, schools, churches, railroads. mar
kets, soil and crops 1t explains why the
Nebraska farmer m axes money in spite Of
low prices and hard times. Why land is
cheap And how it is as easy for an intel
ligent and industrious man to BUY AZ
braska farm as it is to rent ,one in tSf
state cast of the Missouri riyer.N is. - -
Every farm renter who wants 10 hecom-
farm-owner; every farn-owner who is
tired of trying to make money off high
priced land every father who wants to give
his sons q start on the high road to indie.
pendence, should write for copy. FREQ.
j. FRANCIS.
Genl Pass'r Agt, Burlington Route,
Omaha, Neb
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/ PICKED AND PICKED AND
PULLED.

for at least four large pillows. When
thought one side was nearly done it
would be all covered with another coat
Of down and fuzz and pinfeathers, and
l don't know what all that duck didn't
have to cover itself with. ~ - a. IL
mo wonder ducks never get wet
when they 60 into the water. Why,
this ones skin was one sheet of fat
and feathers.
when the clock struck 10 that duck
looked perfectly dreadful. l wish you
could have seen it. felt so Disguised
almost cried. Then, when ma saw
the tears in my eyes she said if I would
hold the baby she would pick awhile.
So sat down to rest-why, really,
felt SO faint could scarcely stand any
longer. just fussing with that horrid
fowl.
Nov you know how fretful the baby
is-ahs Il teething, and !. takes one q