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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, May 24-The widest excite
ment prevailed at the Cotton Exchange
to-day with phenomenal activity. follow
ing unprecedented liquidation of long cot
ton supplemented by heavy sales for short
account the latter in good part on orders
from the South. The market opened
steady with July contracts, point higher
and the rest of the list from unchanged TO
= points lower. The selling movement
was not so marked on the opening call
ana some of the local traders prepared
little upward movement; but thew soon
saw their mistake when an avalanche of
iong cotton came on the market, and car
ried the smaller traders off their feet
IL was evident that some house OF, houses
had reached the distress point: but If
was not until 1884 p. m. that the prime
rector of weakness was definitely known
althoush pretty generally suspected AT
that hour the failure of Price. McCor-
mick & Co.. was announced. This sus-
pension was not wholly unexpected; never
theiesS 1t threw the market into a manic
and for time pandemonium prevailed
ON the exchange. August contracts which
this concern originally undertook to ad-
vance to 10 cents, and did advance 10
9.60c, sold off to $3.50, this being a dec,ine
of l25 points from the top of the hun
movement, and decline of 10 points from
the closing price of yesterday. May con-
tracts in which this concern also had
heavy interest, broke rs points, or more
than NC for the day. Rumors of other
failures were rife, but later it was an
nounced that no more failures were look
ed for. 1t was thought on Change that
while the failure of Price Mccormick &,
Co., had crippled some oyerconfident
houses who had been induIgent on the
score of margins, there was no cause for
further apprehension.
The greatest decline of the day was 1917
7S points. The market closed Irregular
at net decline of 11QTS points, having
failed to recover from the extreme depres-
sion of the day. In addition to the heavy
loss in May July went off 46 points The
TACT that the English market was closed
on account of the Queens birthday. add
ed 10 the activity of the local market.
enormous selling orders to protect &C.
counts having been sent over from liver
pool and elsewhere ip Great Britain. Con-
tinental selling orders were also a fac
tor While there is no official record { {
the sales of cotton futures to-day. ami
therefore no means of knowing the exact
extent of the transactions, II is known
that the volume of business reached some
thing like 100000 bales, If not actually ex-
ceeding that enormous total.
New York. May 24-Co<ton futures
opened steady at the decline and closed
irregular Prices as follows:
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COTTON FUTURES AGAIN OFF.
PHENoMINAL DECLINE IN MAY AND
AUGUST.
25A BRYAN STREET

The Drop Due Largely to the Failure
of Efforts to Corner These Posi-
tions-Nnay Drops rs Points-Price,
Mccormick Il Co. Go to the wall
Turpentine Firm at 4SR Cents.
IocaI and Photographic Markets.
Morning News Office, May 24.-The de-
clines of yesterday in cotton futures was
a mild forerunner of the remarkable slump
to-day. which created panic on change,
and carried down with it the firm OF
Price, Mccormick & Co., the New YORK
bankers and brokers, who have taken
such an active hand in the market for sew
elal months last. This firm was heavily
long of cottton, particularly May and Au-
gust contracts, and when the bottom
dropped out of prices ii brought the crush
that carried not only this firm, but prob
ablv a number of others. The full effect
of the failure as to other firms and indi-
viduals will not be known until later.
AS was the case yesterday, the reports
state that many OF The selling orders were
from the South in accordance with the
position many of the trade took long ago,
that favorable conditions We're sure to
cause a break later in the season. Full
accounts of the declines and transactions
appear in the local and commercial col
umns of the Morning News.
The days volume of business reached l.
O00C00 bales.
Chief of interest in the naval stores
market was the strengthening In the de-
mand towards the closing, which had the
effect of putting the market on much
firmer basis than the opening. There was
practically no demand at the opening, and
tone was posted steady at the Board of
Trade Later in the day buyers entered
the market. however which had the effect
of imTarting considerable strength to, it.
The closing was firm, with buyers willing
to paw the market price. The following
resume of the different markets will show
the tine and quotations at the closing to-
day:
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COTTON.

All interest in cotton was conferred to-
dav in the remarkable slump in futures.
1t surpassed anything in the memory of
the Oldest members of the Savannah Elk
change, and to the newly raised 1t was
revelation Especially was the break re-
markable as to May contracts, which
showed a decline of IS points. or more
than sc for the day. August dropped to
s. 35c, decline of 125 points from the top
of the bull movement. OF course, after
such losses a reaction is to be expected
but the local trade were not generally
willing to give an opinion as to the proba-
Bile outcome.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
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THE RICE MARKET,

Advices from the South vary some
what. Along the Atlantic coast there is
increased activity, largely resales from
points which are not dominated by re-
cent "skyey influences" The majority,
however, are very firm; claiming that To-
cal requirements can easily absorb pres
ent scanty holdings and that there is war
rant for higher prices as neither foreign
nor domestic can be laid down at COM
petitive figures.
In Louisiana, the movement is free: all
mills report turnout promptly taken up
by waiting buyers Much of he businesses
is in fulfillment of contracts entered into
weeks ago; some speculative account, and
therefore to be returned to the market
for distribution, but in the main is going
into the hands of dealers and intending
shippers
Gables and correspondence from abroad
note continuance of firm conditions with
market more active at European centers
Shipments from Burmah during past
three months have taken one-half of the
available supply for the year-largely for
famine distribution In India.
Talmage New Orleans, teegraphs Lou
isana crops movement to date: Receipts,
rough, 915,125 sacks; last year 703, 44s sacks
Sales, cleaned (esD, $50 barrels, last
year 1855 barrels Market very strong
and advanced
Talmage, Charleston, telegraphs Caro-
lima crop movement 20 date: Receipts. 81, :
495 barrels. Sales, 56,72O barrels. Market
strong.
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COTTON LE,rrEns.

New York, May 2L--Hubbard Bros g.
Co. say: With Liverpool closed, the mar
ket has been subject TO local conditions
and they have been Of a nature to cause
sharp decline In values, The failure of the
house most prominently Identified with the
movement to corner the market complete
~ upset the trade and the fluctuations
have been caused by the sharp readjust-
suspension. 1t win have the effect OF dis
trbuting the holdings of cotton among
large numbers OF people whose views as
to the future course OF prices are NOT
yet known, nor can the effect OF this fail
ure In Liverpool or the interests the firm
has In that market be foresecu The un-
tied.
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SAVANNAH, GA, FRIDAY, MAY o. 1900

New York, May A.-Murphy & Co. say:
There was mo Liverpool market to-day.
Our market opened about points lower
than the close for the summer months.
but the next crop deliveries were only
to 2 points lower. There was rush made
by longs TO cover their long July and Au-
gust cotton and prices declined rapidly
some 20 points, but the next crop months
we're strong and had advanced some G or
Sspoints, while the bears were hammer
ing July and August down rapidly. Short
ly after noon 1t was announced that the
leading bull firm, Price, Mccormick & Co,
had failed and this started fresh liquida-
ton, and in this rush the fall months suf-
fered, but not to the extent of the sum
mer months. The market closed irregular
and excited at about the lowest for the
day. Liverpool will be open tomorrow
and quotations from there are anxiously
aWaitedf
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NAVAL STORES.

Thursday May "a.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-At the OPEN
ing to-day turpentine showed weaken
ing tendency, and 1t appeared that the
marked was to. suffer a decline. The tone
was steady at 4S12 cents, with the dema nd
against the market. Later in the day buy
ers entered, and the brisk demand had
the effect of entirely changing the aspect
of the situation. ALI who inquired for
stuff were ready and willing to pay the
market price, and the closing was very
firm at quotations. The receipts were
1,643, sales LOST, and the exports none.
ROSIN-Very little doing in the rosin
market to-day, which closed firm and UNI
changed. The demand was light, and for
this reason the day was without feature.
The receipts were 1899. sales 1.47s, and the
exports none. The following were the quo
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Cincinnati-steady; nniddIiug, sss;3 net re-
ceipts 104; gross. 10f; Stock, 1925.
Houston-Dull; middling, 8 s-l6; net re-
ceipts, 6; gross, 6; stock 13, 500.
I-ouisville-Firm; middling, 9as
Exports of cotton this day
GalVeston-Coas twise, go.
New Orleans-To Great Britain. LOO; to
france, 2756; to the continent, 1880.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 3.127
New York-To the continent, 200.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
gay; 10 Great Britain, LOO: to France.
2,70S; to the continent, $685.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain. a.
7S9 co.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1899.
10 Great Britain, 21O8. ITO; to France. CSC.
sos; to the continent, 2,529,s74.
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FINANCIAL.

MoNEY-The d mand keeps fairly up
with the supply.
FOREIGN EXCHANGING is
steady. The commercial demand, 4HH;
sixty days sisfls; ninety days, $4s2K
francs, Paris and Havre. sixty days, 5.19Z ;
Swiss, sixty days. 525h; marks, sixty
DAYS. 94ss; ninety days. a.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady:
banks are buying at par. and selling az
follows: Amounts to and including
SIS, 10 cents premium; SIS to $50. Is cents
500 to 5000. % cents; $500 60 $1,000. u
premium over $1,000. 81 per thousand.
SEcURITIES--The market is fairly
steady
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

one small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
|uoubles, removes gravel. cures diabetes.
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism and all Irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in chill
|dren If not sold by your druggist will
|be sent by mail on receipt of 81. One
|small bottle is two months treatment,
and will cure any case above mentioned.
|Dr E. W. Hail. sole manufacturer, p. o.
box 629, St. Louis, Mo. Send for testi-
monials. Sold by all druggists and Solo,
[nons Co, Savannah. Ga.
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ing trip around Taylorsville, he ran upon
a prominent citizen of the nelghborhood
sitting on the creek bank fishing. Mr..
Reeves struck him for his vote and was
informed that he was pledged TO another.
Well, said the fisherman, las my man
won't run in the primary l tell you what
I'll do. This fish has been biting at my
hook for an hour and ] cont catch him.
II you'll catch him II for you" The
bargain was struck az g. Reeves pulled
his coat off and wen g., work to catch
that fish and vote. lie had hardly cast
his hook In when the fish grabbed it. 1t
was with most satisfactory yank that
Mr.. Reeves yanked that fish. He car
ried out his contract and the voter sweled
Mr.. Reeves majority at Taylorsville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
DRY GOODS.

New York. May 4.-There has been q
slight Improvement in the volume of bus
mess doing in some quarters in cotton
goods, but general buying continues light
on home trade account Sales for export
to-day have been moderate at previous
prices. Print cloths continue idle in regu-
lars and unchanged in odd goods. Prints
steady for staple lines. No change in ging-
hams.
Cotton Innings in quiet request and irreg-
ular.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

"A French paper recently charged that
an atlas used in English schools con-
tained a map of France in 1910 Showing
the departments from Calais to the Py-
renees as belonging to England An
English school master, James Heating,
gives a plausible explanation. lie says
that this stretch of country as belong
ing to England is shown in a school his
tory, and adds: "Our French friend has
Willingly or unwittingly, transferred this
map from a remote past to an immedi-
ate future. The map in question repre-
sents English territory In France at the
beginning of the reign Of Richard l.
when the whole of the western side of
France appertained to England and it's
Norman kings. Note, too, how easily
the error is made-1l90 is the date of
the map; transpose one figure, and 119o
becomes 1910, the date alleged"
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Vicksburg. Miss. il

Vicksburg, Miss, Jan. s, 1900.
| have used Halls Great Discovery for
bladder and kidney trouble, and would
not take a thousand dollars for the bene-
fit received from using one bottle feel
that l am permanently cured. mako
this statement from a sense of duty that
/ owe to those likewise afflicted. and trust
that they will take advantage of the in
forn1atio and realize the truth of my
assertion. @. H. Foster.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

Hazlehurst, Ca, May PAT. R. Moore
of the firm of Moore Bros. here was Sc
riously hurt yesterday,in a runaway nine
miles out in the country. He and his
brother. II. G. Moore, were driving a pair
of young horses, which they had raised
and trained. one took a scare and jump
ed. breaking some part of the harness.
They dashed off running. II. G. Moore
jumped out of the buggy Gnhurt, but
when T. r. Moore jumped, the reins
caught around one ankle and he was
dragged a considerable distance. The
reins hnolly broke and relieved him. lie
is badly hurt, but will recover.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

New York, May A.-Money on call easy
az 1%@2 per cent; last loan at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3lsQ41a per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at A.@ss for demand
and a t 81. S4s4 04.S47a for sixty days; posted
rates, s4.65 and $4.SS1a04S9. Commercial
bills $4.S46l4S4l5. Silver certificates, 500
Gle; bar silver. Coo; Mexican dollars, 475ac
Government bonds strong. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds inactive
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Daily AONttHttlNS at OAnti
Calveston--Quiet; middling. 81; net re-
oeipts, 80; gross. 80; stock. 2O,249.
Now Orleans-Irregular; middling. 1876
net receipts, 9O9; gross, 300; sales, $3.50:
stock, 1l4,Sl0
I Mobile--Nominal; middling. 0; net re-
ceipts, 5; gross, s; stock. S,70l.
Charleston-Nominal; net receipts, asa;
gross. 434; stock, $685.
Wilmington-Steady middling, ga; net
receipts, 10; gross. 10; stock 1895.
Norfolk--Nominal; middling, 915 net re-
ceipts 1888; gross, 1888; stock. ll,023.
Baltlmore-Quiet middling. 99s; net re-
ceipts, III; stock, 5,477.
New York-Nomlnal; middling. 9 5-16; net
receipts, $40; gross. 1865; sales, 50O stock,
T7,053.
Boston--Easy; middling 9 9-16
Philadelphia-Qu mddling, 9-16; net
receipts, 100: gross. 100; stock. $3.50.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta--Nominal; middling, 9A; net re-
ceipts, 2: gross. 2; sales. 81; stock, SOS
Memphis-Quiet; middlng. sM; net re-
ceipts, 50; gross, 567; sales, 100; stock.
Il 3sl.
81. Louis--Dull middling, 1910; gross,
Lila; stock, lS,2Ta
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Z
market quiet. at 47l4c sales none. Rosin
quiet. unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, May A.-Splrlts turpentine,
nothing doing; receipts. II. Rosin steady,
81 05GI1 10; receipts, 49S. Crude turpentine
firm. 81 S5n29 90; receipts, $50. Tar firm,
81 40; receipts, rs.
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w. +. HAMILTON,
Artesian Well Contractor,


OCALA, FLA.
Am prepared to drill wells up TO any
depth. We use first-class machinery, can
DO work on snort notice and guarantees
satisfaction.
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DIR. Hathaway's Method OF Treatment
the Only One which Cures-2O
Years of Experience Has
Proved This.

1 have investigated every method of
treatment for varicocele in use by every
specialist in this country, and l can as
sure my patients that il there were any
other which would accomplish better re-
suits than my own, would adopt 1t at
once.
1 know from daily practical experience
of % years that there is no other treat
ment which will cure this disease.
My method of treatment cures Varico-
cele without any operation, and restores
to the weakened Nblood vessels and the
glands which they supply perfect, natu-
raj state of health and vitality The treat
ment is painless, and requires no loss of
time from work. 1t is unlike any other
treatment; it was invented by me and is
used exclusively In nv practice
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.


Note-These quotations are revised
daily, and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Offcial quotations are not used
when they disagree with she prices whole
salers ask.
Country and Northern Produce.
PoIJI,TRY-The market Is steady. Quo
tations: Haif-grown. 35d50c per pair;
three-urarters grown, $4,000 per pairs
full-grown rowlsA (hens), 65970c per pair;
ROSTERS, 4Oc per pair: turkeys, $l.25d250
per pair; geese, 75c@$l.00 per pair; ducks.
b0d65c per pair.
BUITER-The tone of the market II
steady. Quotations: Extra diaries zoe:
extra Elgins, &c.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy fun
cream cheese, 12Q13c for 25-pound aver
ONIONs-Bermuda. s1.75G2.oo crate;
Fgyptian, 1926 sack; crates, $1.50.
PEAs-BIack-eyed. s1.s5a2.oO per bushel.
OTAToES-Northern. old. sacks. SITS
BEANs-Navy or peas, s2.s5Q2.c per
bnshel.
EarIy Vegetables.
IRISH .PoTAToEs-New. No. l. $3.50
mar barrel; No. O. s2.0Oa2.5O; cuils. $1,000
SNAP BEANs-Round. 75cG1oo crate;
fat 5O6I75c; wax, 51Q7oc.
EGG PLANT-Half barrel, crates. $i.509
soUAsH-Dull at 75cast.oo per crate.
CABBAGE-Per barrel crate, s2.00a275.
STRAWBERRIES-Lo stock, 7Q10c
per quart: Florida stock. 5Q10c.
Breadstuns, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Market easy; patent, s4.D:
straight, 49, 80; fancy, $3.50; family. $40.
MFAI-PearI. per barrel, $3.50; per sack,
q a0. city meal, per sack, bolted, 81. 121zN
i,15: water ground. $l.121zqi.15; city grist.
seeks. 81 .l7Ih; pearl grlst, Hudnuts, per
barrel, s2.75; per sack. a.25; sundry
brands. 81. 20 sack.
S0RN-Market Arm; white. Job lots.
e0c; carload lots, SOC.
GATs-No. 2 mixed. carload, S5d9sc; job
OTIS, g7QSsc. white, clipped (57 to AZ pounds).
4O042c.
HAY-Market strong; Western. Job lots.
sc; carload lots, 921sc.
Bacon, Hams and Lnrd.
RACON-Market higher and advancing:
smoked clear sides, sac; dry sailed clear
sides. sac; bellies, Slsc.
HAMS-Sugar cured. 12IzG13zc.
LARD-Market firm; pure IN uerces.
tierces. TIC: 50-pound tins. 7ssc.
sugar ana Coffee.
suGAR-Board of Trace quotations:
Cut loaf 5.9Sl Diamond A.. ..5.58
crushed 49,. ..5.9sl Confectioners A.5.Ss
Powdered 49,. ..5.6S White xC ..5.13
xxx powd ...5.7s Extra c.. ......5.0s
stand. gran. A. SIS Golden c 80. ABB
Cubes. :. =. ...573lYellows -. ...4.s3
Mould A.. ......5.sS
Hardware and building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM. PLASTER AND
CONGRATULATIONS and Georgia lime in
fair demand and sell at soc barrel; spe-
cial calcined plaster, 81. 30 per barrel; hair.
case. Rosedale cement. $l.20d1.25 car
Toad lots, special: Portland cement, re-
tail 81. rs; carload tots, 50 .00q2.20.
LUMBER. +. o. Is. VESSEL SAVAN-
NAH-Minimum yard sizes. $i4.00Ql5 90:
car sills, SIG 00d1e so; diff1cuit sizes, $3.50
as. 90: ship stock $25. 5000 90; sawn tiez.
81. 50Q13.0O; hewn ties. 33G36c.
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Liverpool May "a. The cotton and grain
and provision exchanges were closed TO-
day on account of the Queens birthday.
New Orleans, May 2i.-Cotton futures
steady
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SAVANNAH, GA.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-07

NEW YORK. Dec. 6.zArrived: Sandman
from Glasgow; Lahn. from Bremen; Fried
rich der Crosse. from Bremen. Southamp-
ton and Cherbourg: Deutschland. from
Hamburg. southampton and Cherbourg.
Sailed: La Gascogne, for Havre.
berian. from Glasgow and Liverpool, for
Halifax. ~. s.. and Philadelphia.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 6.-Sailed: Majestic.
for New York, and Rhynland, for Phila-
delphia, both from Liverpool.
BREMEN, Dec. 6.-Arrived: Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse, from New York, via Cher
bcurg n Southampton.
GIBRALTAR, Dec. 6.-Arrived: Kara
mania, from New York, via Lisbon. for
Genoa and Naples.
CHERBOURG, Dec. 6.-Arrived: Pretoria.
from New York via Plymouth, for Ham
burg.
PORTLAND, Dec. 6.-Arrived: Dominion.
from Liverpool. Sailed: Peruvian. for Glas-
gov.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 6-Sailed: Rofter-
dam, for Boulogne and New York.
HALIFAX, ". s., Dec. 6.-Arrived: Tunis-
ian, from Liverpool.
NAPLES. Dec. 6.-Arrived: Austria, from
New York.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-Sailed: M~innehaha, for
New York.
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in time of flood. to white river. The levee
along White river would prevent overflow
from that stream.
After the drainage commissioners had re-
ported favorably the County Commission
ers overruled a remonstrance filed by the
Evansville & Terre Haute Railway Com
pany and certain property owners OF Glib
son county,, opposite Decker. The work was
ordered TO be done. The remonstrants ap-
pealed TO the Circuit Court and secured a
temporary injunction, during the tendency
of the case.
The Z. & II. III. Railroad Company ayers
that the ditch would divert River Duchee
from its natural course and endanger the
company roadbed, and further, that 10
build a levee on one side of White river
would increase the volume of water on the
opposite side of the stream in times of
floods and thereby endanger the roadbed.
On the Gibson county side of White river
the h. x I. II. Railroad mas a long ana
nigh e~mbankment. which has caused the
company no end OF trouble and many thou
the roadbed washed away about two years
ago and caused the plunge of a passenger
Train, one night. into the flood. Several
lives were lost in that disaster and two or
three coaches were swept away. no part OF
one of which was ever found. Several land
owners possessing real estate in White
river bottoms, opposite Decker. also oppose
the ievee and have become parties In the
remonstrance. The petitioners claim that
ten thousand acres of land would be bene-
fitted by the ditch and levee. they say that
the land would be worth S1J an acre, where
as II is now practically worthless.
The motion was argued, this week. be-
fore Judge Cobb, who has the issues under
advisement.