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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
WOULD BE GONE.
Soldiers Gould Hardly Escape From
San Francisco With Any Money.

A gentleman just returned from Cali
fornia says ''If the people of this state
allow the Twentieth Kansas to be mus
tered out at San Francisco it will be an
outrage upon the soldiers. What if they
do receive $50. even, a some under
stand, $3.50? How long will that last them
in a locality where all kinds of gam blerS
hold up men and 'sure-thing' men are
waiting to relieve them of the burden?
l know it to be a fact from personal OBJ
servation that dozens of discharged SOL
diers have been stranded there and could
not get out except with the assistance of
the charitably disposed people. If they
are mustered out in Frisco and given the
transportation money. it will be gone be-
fore they hardly know that they have
been discharged -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
PRESSURE IS STRONG.
Other States Besides Kansas
Want Their Troops Dis
charged at Home.

Washington, May 26.-The secretary
of war today sent the following cable
gram to Gen. Otis:
Many petitions are received to have
Washington and Oregon troops sent
direct to Puget Sound and Portland.
This can be done if the men wish it.
1t will deprive them of the $25 to $35
each for travel pay from San Fran
cisco. Let a vote be taken with this
knowledge by the regiments and advise
me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
BEN HARRISON IN PARIS.
he Will Have an Interview With
President Loubet.

Paris, May 26.-Former President
Benjamin Harrison, who is acting as
the legal representative of Venezuela
on the boundary commission. which
meets here on June Is, has arrived in
this city The United States ambassa-
dor, Gen. Horace Porter, is arranging
for an interview between President
Loubet and Mr.. Harrison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
OVERTURNED LAMP
Causes Loss of IS Buildings In
Staples, Mich.

Staples, Mich. May 26.-Twentv-f1ve
buildings, comprising one-third of the
business portion of Staples. were burned
last night. An overturned lamp in a
tailor shop on First avenue started the
fire, which spread rapidly. With buckets,
a stream of water from the railway round
house and the fire apparatus from Nern-
dale. the flames were finally checked after
several hours fight. Estimated loss, $780,.
600: insurance. $40, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
Organization Formed to Promote the
Movement.

A preliminary meeting for the or
ganization of a direct legislation league.
to be non-partisan in it's nature, was
held at the Copeland Thursday evening
Ex-senator John Martin presided, and a
committee consisting of T. j. Maxwell.
George B. Harrison and G. D. Skinner
was appointed to draft constitution
and a plan of action for a permanent
fion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
YOUNG GIRL DRUGGED.
Child Twelve Years of Age Found
Lying Beside Railroad Track

st. Joseph, Mo, May 26-A sensation
was created today by the finding of lit
tie Myrtle Norton, aged II, a school
girl lying unconscious beside the tracks
of the Kansas City, ST. Joseph & Coun-
ell Bluffs railroad in the northern su-
burbs She had been drugged with
whisky She was partially restored to
consciousness and said she dreamed of
trains passing close to her head She
will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
FIRE AT LAS VEGAS.
Destroys Santa Fe Coal Chutes-Loss
Is $4,000

East Las Vegas, N. NJ, May 26.-The
coal chutes of the Santa Fe road, with
their contents, were entirely destroyed
by fire late yesterday afternoon. The
total loss will reach 100000 More than
500 tons of coal and 200 cords of wood
HPStrnVRd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
Death of Bowden Lyons.

Sedalfa, Mo, May 26.-Wm. Bowden
Lyons, superintendent of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad is dead at the
home of his daughter at Canon city,
Colo, of quick consumption. He was
born at New Albany, Ind, and served
in the civil war, marching with Sher-
man to the sea, rising to the rank OF
colonel. He assisted at Cheyenne in the
construction of the Union Pacific rail-
road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
NOT TILL OCTOBER.
Dewey Will Be a Long Time
Coming Home.

Washington, May 26-Admiral Dewey
telegraphs the navy department that he
will stop at various places on his way
to the United States and will reach
New York about October l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
Weather Indications

Chicago, May 26.-For Kansas: Cen
orally fair tonight and Saturday, pre-
eeded by thunder storms in extreme east
portion tonight; cooler, winds shifting
to brisk westerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
Australia Beats England.

Manchester, Eng, May 26.-The Aus
traIian eleven won the cricket match
begun here yesterday between Lanca-
shire and the visiting team by an inning
and "a runs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
CHANGES HANDS.
Ed Corning Buys North Topeka News
Letter.

Ed Corning has purchased of Eugene
l. Smith the North Topeka News Let
ter, North side daily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
The Movement into Sight.

New Orleans, March 10.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement shows a decrease in the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year in
round figures of % 900 bales For the 1871
days of the season that have elapsed, the
aggregate is behind the 1871 days of last
year 241,0 600 bales, and ahead of the same
days year before last 1888 900 bales.
The total movement for the 1911 days
from Sept IL to date is 9,6O0,S4S bales,
against 9S41 ,S7S last year, and 1851 ,61O
year before last and s,754,S14 the same
time in 1895.
The movement since Sept. l. shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports 7, 1855, 500,
against 766O,749 last year: interior stocks
in excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year 355, IT'S against 3S2, ISL last
year; Southern mill takings 7S6, 337, against
769, 401 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have been
72646, against 1857 last year, making the
total thus far for the season, 5,9S7, OILS,
against 5,724,092 last year.
The total talSings of American mills
North and South and Canada thus far for
the season have been 2,650537 against p
6S0,910 last year Stocks at the seaboard
and the 20 leading Southern interior CEN
ters have increased during the week s.
$50 bales, against a decrease during the
corresponding period last season of SO J09S
and are now 322,54 smaller than at this
date In 1898
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number Of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop, the supply to date
is 9,S6S,414 against 1858, 1872 for the same
period last year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
DRY GOODS.

New York, March 10-The general de-
mand for cotton goods has again been
queter than of late. There are numerous
orders coming forward. but they are chief
ly of piecing out character, and there
is noticeable fall-off in the number of
bids for large quantities. This has not
affected the general tone of the market.
which continues good In brown bleached
and coarse colored cottons sellers adhered
firmly 10 previous prices, and in cotton
dress fabrics talk of still higher prices.
No change in mems wear wooden fabrics.
nor in dress goods. Linens are tending
upward. Burlaps very firm and scarce.
Print cloths quiet prices of both regular
and odd goods firm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was strong
demand for the very light offerings dur
ing the past week. and the price rose to
As cents, the highest figure recorded in
many years. There was a little lack of
demand to-day and there was part de-
cline. The reported sales we're 131 casks
at 441ac and 10 casks at 45c. The receipts
for the day were 149 casks.
Rosin--The past week was quite salts
factory to the producer and factor, as the
strong demand carried the price up on all
grades of rosn. Low grades rose 5 cents.
while the mediums and pales went up 10
to Is cents There were daily sales of
the receipts. To-day the market remained
unchanged from yesterday, with no sales
reported. The receipts were 3.27S barrels.
Quotations-At the close of The market
to. day the following quotations were bull
Ietined at the Board of Trade
Spirits Turpentine-Firm, 4ilk@45c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
FLORIDA's SWAMP LANDS.
Grants Made to the Railroads Dur
Ing the Last Year

Tallahassee, Fla, March 1O-Accordine
TO the biennial report of Commissioner
Wombwell, railroad and canal companies
received swamp lands under their respect
i've grants during 1878 as follows:
Florida Coast Line Canal and Transpor-
tation Company, 1O4,O91.96 acres.
Louisville and Nashville formerly PEN
sacola and Atlantic) Railroad. 22oS.s7
acres
Disston Land Company, on account Of
Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal and okee-
chobee Land Company, 64440 acres.
p. w. White, account Florida Coast Line
Canal and Transportation Company, 71.0s
acres.
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railroad. 1O6.6sS.14 acres
James NJ. Graham and B. F. HAMPTON.
account Florida Coast Line Canal and
Transportation Company, 40 acres
Silver Springs. ocala and Gulf Railroad.
OO.Oo9.14 acres.
Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal and okee-
chobee Land Company. 54SSs2.9l acres.
Louisville and Nashville Formerly PEN
sacola ana Atlantlc) Railroad, on account
of certificates previously issued for lands
which have since been patented to the
state, $50 acres, making total for the
two years, 1Oi7, 1861 acres
The state still holds lands as follows:
Swamp lands 422, 064S2 acres; Internal i'm
provement lands. 94.6SS90 acres; school
lands. "a. 1870 acres; seminary lands, 3d.
lS.34. making a total of SS9, O65 rs acres.
The report also shows that 27,ss6 20 tons
of fertilizers were inspected In 1897, OF
which 23,513. 20 tons were commercial fer
ulizers and 4,37S tons of cotton seed meal.
yielding, at rs cents per ton, $s,97f. S. for
which 1896 inspection labels were issued.
The number Of tons Inspected during 1898
was 25.34716, Of which 3.26S tons were cot
ton seed meal and the remainder COM
mercial fertilizer, yielding a tax Of So, 3S67s.
for which S05,S9l labels were issued The
total tax for two years was SlS.30S.34 and
the total number of labels issued. ca, 2S7.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
OCEAN FREIGHrs

Cotton--Market duh; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds Boston. per bale. 1.25.
New York per bale. $1.OO: Philadelphia,
per bale, N.OO; Baltimore, per bale H.OO;
via New York-Reval, SIC; ST. Petersburg
SIC; Riga. SIC; Antwerp 45c; Hamburg 45c,
Amsterdam 45c.
Direct-Genoa, 45c; Bremen, zoe; BARGE.
Iona. 45c; Havro, 35c; Liverpool, zoe.
Lumber-By Sail-Frelghts are dun.
foreign business is duh. The rates from
this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted
al $4.OOn4.75 for a range-including Balti-
more and Portland. Ms. Railroad ties.
base "A feet, 10 Baltimore. 1Slzc: to Phil
adephis Nee 10 New York l6lkc. Tim
Der rates, 5OcqS1.OO higher than lumber
rates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONDITION OF GENERAL TRADE
DURING THE PAST WEEK.

Yiobt transactions in the Leading
IocaI Observation-Disclosures Light and
Prices Steady and Firm-COttOn
advanced 1-I6 Cent-Spirits Tur-
nentine Hisher-Advance in ROsin.
other Markets Generally I'm
changed.
Savannah. March 1O.-While the bank
oiearings show a decrease for the past
week in comparison with the correspond
ing week last year, the values OF the sta
niles held up well, and in some instances
increased. The general wholesale trade
was fairly active, and the retail business
was better than for several weeks past.
Cotton advanced 1-16c on all grades. Spir-
its turpentine rose 10 the highest price
recorded for years-45 cents gallon. Ros-
in was also at the advance, with a. good
demand for the offerings. Other markets
were steady and generally unchanged
The following resume of the different
markets will show the tone and the quo
tations al the close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
The worlds visible suppIv.

New Orleans, March 1O.-Secretary He's
ter's statement of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton shows a decrease for the
week just closed of Sc, 1853 bales, against a
decrease of 4S,5O7 last year.
The total visible is Ass, 663 bales against
4,644,131 last week, and 4,2S3, 1894 last year.
OF this the total of American cotton is
4.239,663 bales, against 4,311,131 last week
and 4,OO2S94 last year; and of all kinds,
including Egypt Brazil India, etc. $40. 900
bales, against $4,000 bales last week, and
PSI 900 bales last year
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
EIected Citx EngIneer.

waycross. March 1O-Rev. Thomas J.
Peck. an experienced civil engineer has
been elected city engineer by the Mayor
and Council of Waycross. MIR. Peck is a
member of the South Georgia Conference,
NJ. f. Church, South and at his request
he was given a supernumerary relation at
the last session of the conference in Haw-
kinsville. His residence is in Blackshear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
Liverpool Cotton Statistics.

Liverpool, March 10-The following are
the weekly cotton statistics: Sales, total
5000 bales; sales, American, So, 200. Trade
takings, 1900. Actual exports, 5000. I'm
port, total 10000; American 1000. Stock.
total, 1,S12,0O0; American 1859, 600. Afioat
total, $4,000; American. 10000 Sales for
speculation 700; purchases for export $500
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
PAGES 9 TO 10.

BY Steam-Lumber-to Baltimore, $500;
Boston, 500; New York, $775.
Naval Stores-The market Is dull; me-
dunn size vessel. Rosin-Cork, for or
ders, p Cd for barrels of $40 pounds, and
5s primage. Spirits. As. Larger vessels,
Rosin, Is cd; spirits, 3s 3D. Steam, 12c
per 100 pounds on rosin. 800 on spirRs to
Boston, and 10c on rosin, and SOC on spirits
TO New York
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11


charleston, S. c., March 10.-Turpentine
market firm at 45c; sales, none. Rosin
steady; unchanged; sales, none.
Wilmington, N O., March lO-Stirits
turpentine unchanged; receipts, 80 casks.
Rosin firm; 95c and $1.0O; receipts 46S bar
reis Crude turpentine steady; ST. and
va; receipts. 9 barrels. Tar firm: S1.OO;
receipts. 325 barrels.
New Yory, March 1o-Rosin steady. Tur-
pentine. 47a471bc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

do Currency 100 r G. w. lists. 9524
Atchison Is log st. L. & l. NJ
do adj As 50 Con. 5s ........11l1s
Can. So. 2ds lilo St. l.. a S. f.
c. & O. As. 92ts Gen. 6s ........12s
Chi. Term. sees. 9Sl4 st. z. Con. .16iss
c, q o, 5s......l1S st. Paul, c. &P
c.. II. 4 ID. llas 104Ss lists ............12O
ID. & r. G. lists 10Sis do 81 A........ 1874
d. y r. G. is...l0l So. Ry. IS .......106
70. Tenn. lsts....104a4 S. r. 81 r. 6s..... SO
Erie Gen. As 49,. 73ls Tenn. new set S. 9Sib
f. w. & d. lists. T. p. l.. C lists. l127s
T. r. ......... $50 do Rg. DDS ... 5Sh
Gen. Elec. 5s Lifts u =. ID, & G..
GIL. & 5. A. 6s.11t lists ............. 50
do IDS ..".....1lO Wab. LIST 5s lily
II. & T. c. 5s....1l0 do DDS ......... .s94la
do con. 6c....110 w. Shore As ...1lS
Iowa c. lsts.,...101A Va Centuries =. S3Ia
La. new con. Is. 109ts do deferred .... 81
l.. a N L. As. 95l2 Wis Cen. lists. 6Sil
Missouri Is .....11S3ti NJ. 81 O. As .......S "a
Nj. X. & T. eds. 60 N. & w. Con. a. 92H
do As .......... 93s u. +. Is ........1 0iis
N. Y. c. 1sts...1l5 c. of G. con. IS. IS
N. J. c. 5s-.,.. 1874 do list inc. go. 40
N. c. Is ........1SO do 2d inc. 49,. 10
do Is ............l05 Col South. As. S7la
Nor. Pac lists. JIG
New York. March 10.-Standard oil
closed 479 bid, 4S0 asked.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

The toIIoWlng Wefe the quotatOns Tor
the corresponding date last year: Spirits
firm al nothing doing" Rosin
firm; A, y. c, Sl2o; D. $40; E, S1.25; f.
81 IS; @, s1.45: II. $3.50: l. S1eO; x. SiG5;
N, S1.s5; n, $40; w G, $50; w W. $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Receipts and Exports-The total receipts
for the past week were ,06 casks spirits
tIrpentine and 1854 barrels rosin The
exports were 4, 156 casks spirits tDrpentine
and A ,SS4 barrels roSin, moving Is follows:
To New York ,O91 casks spirits turpen-
tine and 4,614 barrel rosin; to Philadelphia.
235 casks spirits turpentine ana S61 barrels
rosin; to Boston. SAB casks spirits turpeu-
tine and 1852 barrels rosin; to Baltimore.
$50 casks spirits turpentine and PISA bar
rels rosiu; TO Antwerp 1615 casks spirits
tUrpentine and 1851 barrels rosn; to Hun,
4l55 barrels rosin; TO Hamburg, 2lO casks
spirits turpentine and II 1886 barrels rosin;
to Baracoa, l cask spirits turpentine; to
GutujewslSi, $500 barrels rosin; to Stettin.
SO25 barrels rosin; to the interior. 2I casks
spirits turpentne and 451 barrels rosin.
Receipts shipments and stocks from
April l. 1885, 10 date. and to the CORE
spending date last year:
spiritsJRosin.
1899 1899
Stock on hand April 1. 1898. IL, 773 lsS6Ss
Receipts this week ........., 1.067 156l4
Receipts previously ..........S22, 56l 1855 S66
Total ........................84O lOl 1,21163
Exports
Foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SS. 654 679173
Coastwise and interior 49,. 9,2i5 2O5 7S5
Total .........................S3 1886, 564 1,07S9S5
Stock on hand .............. 4,S65 1S7.S2S
1895 1898
Stock on hand April l, 1897. 1885 IN ss9
Receipts this week .......... 2307 $685.
Receipts previously .........S04, 4S1 1,O9464S
Total .........................S 81, 624 1,27Ss21
Exports
Foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 1876 S13S06
new YORK .........,.......... 42,407 149 1863
Coastwise and interior ..... SS, sO7 1884,
4otal '''.'''''..s..........."2S 400 1,126O69
Stock on hand -..--.-.----- LIZ 91S 10 go
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
WEEKLY COTTON pEPORTs.

Comparative cotton statement for the
week ending March 10, 1899, and March II,
1898:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11


for Great Britain ........ 10000 1000
Comparative statement of net receipts
at all the ports during the week ending
Friday evening. March g. 1899. and during
the same week last year:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

iiIS otOchS-W vest.
!, do do pref. go. 2s1Sl
FSt. Paul. ........ 127IAi
do pref. .......1 1914
lSt. p. & ON. :. 90
do do pref. -. ITO
SO. Pa. ......... 34M
$50. Ry. ......... ~
do pref. ........ AZ
TEX. & Pa. ..... 24sk
4 I'm. Pa. .......... 451s
II do pref. ....... 78ll
siU. p. ID. & G.. =. 121l
Wabash ..... -. 81
do pref. ........ 223s
wv. & L. f. 80. IN
do do pref. 80. 30
] Adams Elk. .....114
! Am. Elk. ......141
UNITED States -. IS
Wells Fargo ....125
A. Cot. on 500. 361a
do pref. ........ 911a
Am. Spirits 49,. 145s
I do pref. ....... 40
Am. Tobacco ...197A
/ do pref. ........147
icons. Gas. ......220
lCom. Co. Co. LIS
lC.. Y. & Iron >. 1874
do do pref. go. 81
ilGen. Electric ...1lS15
.iHaw. Com'l Co. 79A
j brooklyn II. T. 9524
Int'nl Paper 80. 81
! do pref. ........ S51a
La Clede Gas =. 51ls
LEAD -. ..3.... Ai4
do pref. .......1l2i4
MAT. Lin. OIL -. ~
! Pa. Mall ........ 4SIh
i Peoples Gas ....1l4A
.IPull. Palace ....158
ISL. Certificates 59ls
Is. Rope & T. -. 10
Sugar 49,. .......1425s
do pref. ........115
IT. c. & Iron 49,. Az
i y. s. Leather -. 61s
do pref. ....... II
iIU. S. Rubber -" 49A
do pref. ........116
Il West. Union .... 1914
/ Fed. Steel .u.... 51A
! do pref. ANN. 1914
Am. S. & Wire 67A
4 do pref. ......10l
IN. & w. pref. &c. "a
~. p. pref. 80. 7SA
10. Nav. pref. -. 20
PA. Coast ..... As
iCol. Southern .. 7
/ do lst pref. .... 52lk
do End pref. -. 2194
List.
do IS ........... 6S9s
4 do 4s ..........1033s
J N. I. -. q 81.
L. As ..........107
1 Nor. & w. IS ..130
I Northw. cons. ..1431a |
do deb. IS ....122
( o. Nav. lists I'LL
I o. Nav. As .....1017s
/ o. S. l.. IS, T.R.128ls |
o. S. L. IS, TRIP
nn.af,.. A. NJ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

New York Closin.
Atchison - -. 2l1sl
90 pref 1890. 81 IS
D. 6 " ''...'... 70
can "a '"..... SIS s
cen. "a ''.'''.. %
= q y. .''.'''.'. n s
Z. q Alton ....IH 8
G., b. & Q. 1875
G. q e. III. ..... 81 IL
do pref. ........1 lS13I U
G. g. w. ....... 1871
C.. Ind. * L. :. S1si U
40 90 PREF. 80. "a v
u q N W. LII
DO pref. .19l "
Z. G. G. q St.L. 56ls
do do PREF. :. S612l A
ID. & Hudson ..ll4% A
d., II. Il W. LISA L
ID. q Rio G. -. 2lA v
do pref. ...... 70 A
Erie new ..... IA
do LIST Dref. -. - IA
ri. W ayne.''..''IB
G. N. pref. -. .lS5% A
Hook. Valley =. &l
Ill. Cen. ........ll4AlC
l.. f. & W. So. 10 lC
do do pref. 80. s. 10
Lake Shore 300
l.. & N. .......- 63AlG
Man. Il. ........lO9$ II
Met. st. Ry. ...25A p
Mich. Cen. lib II
M. q 81. Il. -. 55gSl
do DO LIST pref. 80 IL
Mo. Pa. ...... 46lS l.
NJ. e. o. ... 80
Mo-, X. & T. :. 1874 "
do pref. ...... 38iz p
N. j. C. ....... .112as r
N Y C. .135 lP
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

Comparative statement of net receipts at
all the ports from Sept l, 1898. to Friday
evening, March 10. 1899, and from Sept. l.
1885, to Friday, March II, 1898:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

New York. March 10.-Standard O
closed 40 bid, $50 asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-13
A NOTABLE BANK STATEMENT.

BEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL
SYSTEM SAYS CONTROLLER DAWES
Washington, Jan. 12.-Charles G. Dawes, Con-
troller Of the Currency. in commenting on the
abstract OF reports Of National banks under the
call Of December I, 1898, to-day said that 1t was
the most notable statement made in the history
of the National banking system. The reports
show a large increase over the reports Of Sep
tember 90 1893, the date of the preceding call
The total Of the resources OF September 20. 1898.
was S4 OO3 81 O44. which was the largest sum
reached in the history Of the system up TO that
time. The total resources shown by the reports
~ December l. 1893, were S4,313.394,ol9. an In
crease in resources over the showing OF Septem-
ber 20. 1898. Of $309, ,SS3474.
Tho increase in individual deposits over the
september 20 statement is 193.s151I2 and they
roach total of 81 227 260.s13. In loans and dis
counts the Increase is $5S. 1920. and their ae
eregate So PA, ,394 S38. The cash In banks SHOWS
an Increase while notes and bills rediscountea
and bills payable show decrease as co'hp"'eu
with the September statement