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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24

the cultivation is both intelligent and
intense, which produce thirty quin
tails 5000 pounds) and more per
hectare two and one-half acres, but
this is exceptional, for there are lands
in the same region which scarcely pro-
duce one quintal Geo pounds. As an
average crop. taken from the different
classes of land. and taking into account
also the variations that occur from year
to year, a production of from ten to
fourteen quinals per hectare may be
counted on as the result Of fairly intel
ligent cultivation"
The coffee tree is completely devel-
if the conditions under which the.
growth has been perfected have been
favorable. Otherwise it will need ten
years, and the product will never com
pete with that of a good, sound tree.
The cost of one cuerda about one acre.
duction will average $3.50, United
States currency.
When the tree is four years old it will
not produce sufficient to cover ex-
penses, and If the soil Is not of the best
quality the conditions will be the same
after five or six years. In such dis
tricts of this department (Mayaguoz)
as Las Marias and Maricoa, the pro-
duce of one cuerda (acre) will range
from 200 to 1000 pounds. A fair aver
age will give for every cuerda 400
pounds. The Typographical conditions
of the growing districts are such,
and the hills so steep, that the only
agricultural implement that can be
used with effect Is the common
machete, or chopping knife. 1t is used
for cleaning the ground and for max
ing the holes.
The total cost Of hundredweight Of
coffee ready for market, including ex-
penses for cultivation, Is from SO to
So, Porto Rican money, equal to Sc to
$7.20 United States currency. CThis Is
about what Rio coffee sells for on the
wharf at New York; The produce Is
shipped in bags, containing each from
So to 100 kilograms.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24
THE HOTEL CHECK PROBLEM
Question of Whether to Offend
Guests or Risk Losing Money.


The hotel clerk was standing behind
the desk, with a disconsolate look on
his face.
"Nhats the matter?' asked friend.
"Mattcr?' said the clerk. why, it's
the same old story. I've been stuck for
another check. This check business
causes US hotel clerks more trouble
than anything else in the world. There
is a general rule in hotels that no
checks shall be eashed, but very often
travellers run short of money. 1t is
good Business policy to cash these
checks when you can be sure that
they're all right. No hotel can afford
to be continually offending guests. At
the same time. if clerk cashes a bad
cl.eck he has to stand the loss.
'The average hotel clerk has learned
by bitter experience to be pretty good
Judge of human nature, but every now
and then he slips up. Only week ago
a big, splendid looking fellow came to
me and got me to cash a check for $40.
sized him up and decided that he was
all right and that he was good man
to keep among the steady patrons of
the hotel. A few days later back came
the check, with No funds marked
across it. The result was that | was
out 500"
While the clerk was talking n swag-
ger looking woman came up to the
desk and, smiling sweetly at the clerk,
said:
"Will you please cash this little
check?"
The clerk was all graciousness. He
took the check and examined it care
fully without saying anything.
"Oh, it's all right" said the woman,
"Of course If you don't want TO cash ii
you needn't Mr.. So-and-so knows me
quite well, and you can telephone him
about it if you want to, but it would
save me great deal of trouble il you
could cash it for me now"
Certainly, madam" said the clerk,
and then be went over and held a con.
sultation with the cashier.
They decided that tie woman was
good investment and save her the mon
ey. She went away smiling, and then
the clerk said:
Nov. there is just about an even
money chance. If hadn't cashcd that
check, she would have been highly in
suited and would have talked about
this hotel as long as she could remem-
Der. If she IS all right. she will he
good customer. but if she isn't am out
another $25."--New York Sun.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24

The quality of the Porto Rican coffee
Is excellent, and the principal markets
have been Cuba and Spain, but very
United States, where it is not well
known. Under favorable conditions
the coffee crop of Porto Rico Is easily
worth from $6,000000 to $1O,O00,0OO
Being protected by the good climate,
the Porto Rican sugar cane industry
cleared, which receive rains or irriga-
ton and retain humidity some time
without becoming swamped, are good
for the sugar plant; these lands not sit
uated high above the level of the sea,
near the coasts, which are flooded by
large rivers In extraordinary freshets,
but which on account of their natural
location and great depth are quickly
drained, receive the name of tierras de
vega, and are those used for the cultl-
walton of sugar cane everywhere.
These lands in general are alluyial
lands, and are very rich in fertilizlng
elements.
Cultivation of Sugar C1ne.
Sugar cane may be produced in Porto
Rico, where the soil Is sandy and loose,
at $24.59 american money! per acre.
Cutting the cane will cost $40 an acre
more. To manufacture a 1,200-pound
hogshead of sugar from the cane costs
SO. Besides these there are various
other items of expense, such as terminal
charges, transportation, and shrlnkage.
This latter is an important item, rang
ing from 8 per cent on steam vessels to
10 or II per cent on sailing craft. In
1897 Porto Rico produced 126,S27, ,472
pounds of sugar, for which the planters
received $3.7S2, ,465, or a fraction less
than cents a pound.
AS in Cuba, the tendency Is toward
large plantations, with central mills for
grinding Comparatively few of the
sugar estates are provided with steam
vacuum machinery for making sugar,
and nearly one-half of the grinding
machines are worked by oxen. The
hurricane of Aug. s, 1899, damaged the
sugar mills considerably, and the finan-
clal straits of the planters have made
it impossible to restore the plants.
Larger plantations or colonies. i'm
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24

proved methods of cultivation, and cen
tral mills with improved machinery will
in time no doubt add enormously to the
output of sugar.
Several varieties of the tobacco plant
are cultivated In The country-that
called Guacharo, which is believed to be
IA native of Venezuela, the Virginia
blanca, the Corazon de Vaca, the Gu
bano. and others. AS yet the selection
of the variety best suited for the pur-
poses of the manufacturer has not been
made. He prefers a leaf with COLOR
elasticity, large intercostal spaces, and
small ribs, which are the best for the
manufacture Of the different kinds of
cigars which the consumer demands
essential qualities which oblige the
maker to seek the locality productive of
good tobacco, indeed the only selection
that is now made.
Classed with agricultural industries Is
stock raising, which is an important
and remuneratiVe industry. In 1897 the
island had 67,751 horses, valued at ST.
100000; 4,467 mules. worth about $134,-
600, and 303,612 cattle, valued at $6,-
100000. The swine and sheep statistics
were insignificant. There are 60953
landed holdings, or estates" in Porto
Rico, comprising about 100000 acres.
Among the great drawbacks to agricul-
ture are the lack of highways and rail
roads, and the inferior agricultural i'm.
plements in use. General Davis, the
military Governor, is trying to remedy
the lack of highways, and has expend-
ed over $1,000,000 in the repair and con
struction of roads. Even roads in the
immediate vicinity Of the cities are IL
poor condition, and during the rainy
season nearly all Of them are almost i'm
passable for vehicles. The total length
of all railroads is about 159 miles, all
tracks being narrowgauge, and the
rolling stock, roadbeds, etc., very in
ferior
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24

Club, In London, the other night, has
twice been defeated, and hardly comes
up to the requirements of champion
compared with others who have held
the title. He hasn't got the punch, al
though as clever as boxer as ever drew
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24
womnnIy Tenderness.

Don't talk 10 me of the tenderness
of womans heart" said the man who
hates women. though he has never
been married 'She hasn't any.
was travelling recently on a through
train to New York from the west, and
In the morning. just after most of us
had dressed and were sitting In the
end Of the car, the conductor came and
called two men away. One of them
belonged TO an Intelligent and well
dressed woman sitting opposite me.
and when he came back she asked him
what the conductor wanted.
why said the man seriously. the
man in lower s has been found dead
"The woman's eyes widened, and
Thought fhe was going TO say some
thing sweet and sympathetic, but she
didn't. VIA: she said was:
"'Why. how thongh,less of him. In
car with all these women tooi
Don't talk 10 me ahoai women"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24

on the stuffed mitts. Steve Flanagan,
now dead, and Clarence Forbes were
the American boxers who took Harris
measure before he dreamed of crossing
the big pond to conquer the old fistlc
world.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24

NEW BOSS O. BANTArIS.

Harry Harris, the little Chicagoan
who outpointed and outgeneraled Ped
lar Palmer at the National Sporting
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24
Disappointcd the Farmer.

THAT city man that was visiting me
is an oyerrated cuss," remarked the
farmer.
"IIow so?'
"Oh, the papers all said he was n
great hand at watering stock, but
found he couldn't work the pump five
minutes without laming his ARM
Chicago Post.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-24

They say Mars is funny world. If
it Is funnier than this one, 1t must be
a freak.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
THE RICE MARKET.

Tre score Of the week stood up well:
PRACTICALLY equal to the largest Of the
season. WHILE domestic commands
the lions share Of patronage. foreign
OF exceptional character also received
no lstle bit Of attention Although
the demand is running al liberal vol
,,une. u Is and has been individually
limited 10 immediate requirements.
and there would therefore. seem 20 BE
every fair probability o. its being bet
ter further on More recently, canned
goods ard other grocer sDecizltses
nave commanded prime attention and.
after transactions in these are con-
ci,,6eS. il may be confidently expected
that enlarging interest will be shown
toward rice. Regarding the future
course OF the market there are these
who stu hold that some depreciation
II values must ensue during the CON-
ing month. II certainly is dseicult.
under full fair values. 20 conceive O.
higher prices. but in view Of the char
sc-sr q tie demand thus fsr-21d
Probabilities Of its marked enlarge
-,art--as IS equally dsfIcuit 10 conceive
% materially lower prices.
Advtces from the South note whole
gorne activity al all milling cerfers
The crop Is moving thither N hoeFas
way ara under sharp strife for TIE re-
ErserttrE El.44h 70 tE-A4~ AA1F4 4~l+f -
me- values prevail n rough and relz-
tive urEces are commanded for the
Cleaned output; while the Ear
getting q the cTop ls gong on a. mere
active pace THAI last year. there u a
rnanlfesr splrlt q celebration never
bsfore witnessed Full 1gures are ce-
named ard fAiiirg this. oriy such
Portions q crop are parted win ~ may
g. recuIred a. Eseef pressing rece&Ei-
ties MUeh o. tte crop 10 ne south.
mest = gn the hands q rlaEtsrh ara
cnsr.orafScns who are welisteksea
fnsncaaglg. and Wbo are eSparenlY not
aiaruns1 ever cas- future ~ t1fiF &sii+
~ 10 eventually pEicst their wares
al flI present. " net righff. pfttst
FnTfn Hsfo 11Eiirrff . Afeif factor
Ia tte sltaafiuG. aEf recett Aeftfet
ffersfrnm inf4cate tGaf iif efu.&Ee
aI - nsff neaWfr ftsr art FfFsi-
90 gssf 81 ts ASTON Ever - -
rrtirafF taEc ~ fEH ftfff fer ~
80 rn1rfI o. Fll farr1ft q ccf.fteNf
ararfr faa lem fc fasf eefts
nanlef aet rgveffe cfNef ffNHN
atflat Hfe wfMrat fafflF fe#f3ff
Its sfm2ae - Nmitfs ~ fAfiy -
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
COTTON FUTURES.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of .
70 points and continued to improve
throughout the forenoon, and in fact.
practically all the rest OF the session
on general buying led by thoroughly
frightened shorts. Even the bear lead
ers gave evidence OF uneasiness. and
enoeaVored to get back cotton put out
early IN the weak. On the advance
wan street the South and Europe
supported the market with great con-
naence. while selling was restricted 70
room operators having profits within
easy reach. There was an abundance
OF bull news TO support the upward
movement. The receipts proved much
smaller than expected. and brought out
modtncations of early estimates as to
the net yield. The first furry of buy
ing sent January TO SIC. and while
mere were reactions later. the market
invariaele regained the set back on
renewed general support from the bull
side and nervous covering by bear
leaders. The English news was en-
pnaucally bullish. the weather reports
lnolcateo lower temperatures with rain
IN important sections. the estimates
LOT to-morrow's receipts indicated fur
ther shrinkage in the movement.
while private advices from the South
stated that exporters were large buy
ers OF spot cotton al higher prices.
The close was steady with prices
net. to II points higher
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15

New Orleans, Nov. 14.-Mr. Ellison
issued a circular in Liverpool to-day
confirming the estimate Of 10. 600 600 for
American consumption. occas.oning
the firmness prevalent there. and ON
market in sympathy opened 2 to {
points higher. subsequently, advancing
9 additional on the light Houston and
New Orleans estimates Near the close
realizing caused easiness. making the
gain 20 u points on the day. The
holding back in Texas has made the
Houston receipts rfficulously small.
during the past ten weeks. bur when
il is considered that the receipts a.
this point from Sept. ! 10 last Friday
were only 100 under last year and
that Galveston during the same time
has received over 30 900 more than last
year IL Is natural that a falling IN the
movement tom that state should ma
teriallze when u is estimated that tho
yield VIII be so. GO 10 l.990. 90 less than
last year Bombay receipts FOR the
week were II GO. against 500 last yezi
and the aggregate from Sept ! 20 date
h ios 6oo. against $3.50 iast year. ar
excess q $500 Indls - expected %
ra.se q large crOp. and from recent
Bombay s6vicss it u reportec that tex
IL trade d yeiyr unsatisfactory. as
evidenced ~ the stock % piece goods
Ia Ire Eoveynment bontec warehouses.
rhtrh Or the 3efh o. September. wRs
AZ 40 gsa1ksgef az compares 10 s4t1A
saekaFes Tor fhe corresp5nflrk S'egio,7
last year Or az Increase ~ ~ -. patA-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
TO THE NORTH AND WEST

trains arrive Savannah as follows:
NO. % daily from New York. Wash
ington and Cincinnati $50 a m.
NO. 50 daily from New York ana
Washington, los J.. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
the Plant System station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains 50 and "a daily NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS. Vesu-
pulled limited trains with Pullman
craving room sleeping cars between
savannah and New York Connect al
Washington with Colonial Express for
Boston. Pullman sleeping cars between
Charlotte and Richmond and Charlotte
anc Norfolk Dining cars serve an
meals between Savannah and Wash
Trains % and IS daily. THE UNITED
STAT rs FAST MAIL. Vestibuled lin
ieeo trains. carrying Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah
1ho Ne" York Dining cars serve an
meals between Savannah and wash
ington- Also Pullman drawing room
sieeping cars between Savannah and
cincinnati, through Asheviile, and The
Land Of the Sky"
For Information as to rates. sched-
2. 8 CANNON. Sd v. p. and G. NJ.
5 II. HARDwIcK. @. p. A. Wash
ingtoh. y. c.
W. H TAYLoE, A. G. p. A. Atlanta.
p c. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent. Plant System Station. savan-
nah. Ga
E. G. THOMSON. c. ct. A. sa-
vanaah. Ca. LEI Bull street Phone
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15

Marphy q Co.'S Cotton Letter.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE market was
better this morning. > 10 points ad-
vance taking place al the opening.
Sales were light but the feeling was
better. and houses with out-Of-town
connections were advising support Of
the market within reasonable limits.
while some were quite bullish- In fact
the concensus OF opinion was that frost.
and receipts on z liberal scale have
been pretty well discounted Heavy
frost, but not near freezing point Oc-
currred al several points in Alabama.
while rain at e number OF places is
likely 10 retard the movement Ca
oles were satisfactory. Shorts here
and at Liverpool were growing rest
less. and were covering in both mar
keCs- Big buying orders came from
the South and West and the receipts
were small. only z7.oo5 being the extent
Of the day. against 1900 last year
Liverpool reported an advance OF S
points. Colder weather was indicated
for Southwest sections The fact that
prices are so much below those Of a
year ago is enough 10 prevent further
shrinksgs in values. no matter how
poor trade conditions or crop pros
poets II is hard 20 see q crop ahead
Of 10, 500. 900 bales. and this is certainly
q full estimate. judging from best OBJ
talnaole information DlslEfsrsSfsc
observers of wide experience here in
watching, and guessing on the crop
for many years believe ths top crop
question is settled. and that frost Or
no frost viii affect the final yield 70
the extent Of 100. 600 bales. The insight
movement from Sept ! to Nov. and
percentages compared 10 previous years
is: 1901. 2.s416l3. against 3.1s5- $50 last
year. 2.s5l, 235 in 1899. 3z4S,zsi IN 1885,
and z,9s1. 35s in 1897. The movement
to Nov. this year was 457 900 less than
1898 and 1889. when the crop was IL
Z75.00o. the largest ever grown
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
STOCKS AND BONDS.
The Market Closes Steady with Bear
Pressure Prevailing.

New York. Nov. if.-Professsonzl
over the effect % last nights otncisi
aanounceraent Of the terms Of the set
element OF the railroad controversy in
the Northwest That does not mean.
necessarily. that the settlement does
no, insure all the benefits claimed
for IL.
The Spectators were bound 20 sell
ssocks upcr .se definite announcement
In any event Their disappointment
to-day was due 20 the fact that q very
light outside demand for stocks was al
traced BY tire announcement The
wAtchful bears we're keeniY alive %
the situstion. and when they saw the
effoTu making 70 realizAf proats they
put out extensive shoft lines % take
away the market from those seeking 20
n1ui6Afe and thea 6srcsiy raite6 the
market 90 dlsio6ge stop ioss orders arf
enable them 70 take prosfs on the
short side. How large a. elent1f the
SNcrt selling was In tke weakness %
me market vas 6scioaet uh@n ne
tears beGam 70 cover tUrlHg the laat
hear. 6lhEtaEtat gains NeFe made
tn ar the active ste<ks. and A. some
pcint anao1g me coaAegt ara the er&-
csslflea fbefe Ntrf COMPETE ftccFerita
a r.ofsblf fart IN ths days fra1iEG as
ffe comparative trnHneelisfT ~ fhe
unitsf states ftefl ateckf. ne tfaka-
oorrEerfal Fttifoee etofEs ara sons
- fks raE1srtilfa Ntteb have teen or.
1ef uaEip.uIattcr rfdfrfig To- stFarcef
Msrs rlaaf areetec ~ tEs afIlrF ~
fto1ff ffs 10 6FvelcEsf Nefkrfff
ffre1Ekouf rprrN fks eeeTas ~ the
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Tnf fecegf fEsf aieteF nss Gees
largely hetfe gpqE ~ Aewkfrr Fa,
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15

New York, Nov. Light receipts at
Houston were followed by a
lighter movement at the ports,
and a substantial rally has
followed. led by this market These
light receipts are accepted as indicat-
ing q, smaller outcome than Neilrs Is
innate would lead the trade TO believe
and are expected to bring the European
spinners into the market. as the plant
ers are holding tenaciously. kilograms
from the South say they are looking
for higher prices when buying from
Europe begins 10 make itself felt. Sell
ers withdrew as soon as the Houston
receipts were posted Arbitrage houses
were reported as large buyers in Liv-
erpoOl against their early sales here.
The temper OF the trade continues bull
ish and higher Liverpool adyices are
expected tomorrow. Advices from New
Orleans report the strike among the
rouste bouts on the river boats has been
practically settled
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15

ages. With the discouraging trade out
look and large cotton crop in India,
Lancashire certainly will not get much
relief. from that country. and as India
is the best customer. England has this
no doubt accounts for the recent
gloomy advices from Manchester
Farmers. merchants and spectators
are all holding back. curtailing re-
ceipts, and while such a policy may
temporarily enhance values, il is cues.
tionable whether it can be maintained
permanently. in the face Of poor Euro
pean textile trade and large Egyptian
and Indian cotton crops and the pros
pect that the American crop will be
sufficiently large for all requirements.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15
COTTON.

The cotton market closed steady,
with sales OF SIS from factors tables.
Only a moderate demand prevailed,
and while there was some inquiry the
tendency to trade was lacking. The
past two or three days reveals lighter
receipts. which show a shrinkage in
proportion to the falling of in the
general movement Cotton for through
shipment closed steady. with the
demand fair at concessions. but with
little trading being done owing 70 the
unwillingness OF either buyers or sell
ers TO yield in their views. Basis good
middling was slice bid. and SSsc ask
ed. Business was being done on a
basis OF lI-isc for T. c. N. and 8 s-lsc
for G. II. Cotton futures at New York
closed steady. sale points higher.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close Of the market
at the Cotton Exchange TO- day:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-15

of that known the professionals argue
that all good news was out, while the
dtsquieting condition in the money
market made il undesirable to hold
stocks. Some of the recent price lev
els taken in connection with the terms
of the Northern Securities Company
organization made il evident that those
terms are disappointment to the buy
ers at the prices indicated. There was
a rather dubious feeling also as to how
the trans continentals not immediate
ly concerned in the settlement are to
benefit by IL. The further adjourn
ment of the Burlington directors was
used by the bears TO play upon the
fears of timid holders.
The money market was firmer to-day.
both for call and time loans, the lat
ter showing the effect of the gold out
go for the first time. II is expected
that further gold will be exported on
Saturday. although the easier tendency
OF money in Paris and the reduction
IN the buying price of gold in London
served 10 advance the level Of exchange
here at which gold exports are profit
able. The statement of the country's
foreign trade published to-day throws
some light upon the present anomalies
of the exchange situation.
The railroad bond market was weak
IN sympathy with stocks. Total sales,
par value. 1851. 900. United States
bonds were all unchanged on the last
call.
Total sales of stocks to-day were
l.l0o,5eo shares, including Atehison. A.
500 Atchison preferred. 1890: Baltf-
more and Ohio. 1900; Canadian Pa
clfc, $500; Chesapeake and Ohio. 5.700;
Erie, 1880: Erie first preferred. l5.lO0s
LOUISVILLE and Nashville. i7.100; Man
haitian, 1880: Metropolitan, rs. 400. Mis-
souri, Pacific. 0s00; New York Central.
1850: Northern Pacific preferred, 100,
Ontario and Western, 800. Pennsyl-
vania, 2o.soo, Reading, 34.5O0: Reading
second preferred, 1900: ST. Paul. 81. 500:
Southern Pacific. IS 500; Southern Rail-
way. 10.l60: Union Pacific, III. 500;
Union Pacific preferred. 1880. Anal
gamated Copper. 12,l00: BROOKLYN
Transit, 1900: Peoples Gas. 1900,
Sugar. 1880; United States Steel. 20
500 United States Steel preferred. III
900; Western Union. 24.l00.
New York stock aad Boud If.f