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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-28
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston, per
owt. 25c; to New York. per cwt., S0c; to
Philadelphia, per bale. 81; Baltimore, 81.
FOREIGN D1RECT-Bremen, 90c; Liv~
erpool, S0c; Hamburg SOC; Barcelona, 45c /;
Manchester 35c
MISUNDERSTANDING via Baltimore,
BIC; via New York, 40c; Hamburg 40c
Antwerp, 40c; Reval, st. Petersburg and
Gothenherg, 80; Genoa, &c
LUMBER-By sail-Freights dull;f 10
baltimore. 800; to Phila elphis, s425; 10
New York. $40 per M.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to Bal
tinore, So; to p, r. r. or B. and o. docks.
$3.50; to Philadelphia, 1890 per cwt. a
pounds to fooD; to New York, $3.50 per M
to dock; lightered, 1925; to Boston to
dock, $500
NAVAL STORES-The market is firm,
medium size vessels. Rosin--Cork, for or
ders, 3s Sd per barrel of $40 pounds and s
per cent. primage. Spirits, As 9d per 40
gallons gross, and s per cent. primage
Large vessels, rosln, &c; spirits, As Sd
Steam, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, 211Re
on spirits Savannah to Boston, and 9Ibc
on rosin, and 19c on spirits to New York.
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D. of C. IS Sos 125 St. l.. e. Iron
Atch. Gen. As 1928 NJ. consol 5s.. lis
do adjt As :. 50 st. L. & San
Tan. Sou eds. 108 F. Gen. Is -. 1874
L. & o. 4ias.... l05lslSt. p. consols.. 100
do 6s ........ 100 st. p, Chih &
G. & N. w. con. Pac. lists ..... IFS
IS ............ 14lssl do 5s ......... ll9
=. n. +. S. Southern Pac As SSls
Deb. 5s 800. l2llaISou. Ry. IS -. 1863
Chi. Ter. As -. 94L Stan. r. and T.
col. South. As. S7la Is .............. 60
D, r. G. As 1021RIT. & p lists e. llS
Erie Gen. As =. sSla do eds ......... 80
FIT. w. & Den Union Pac. As. 1861
City LIST .,.... 10s Wabash lists =. INA
Gen. Elec. IS e.. 1859 do DDS ........ 10
la. Cen. lists. III West Shore As 1884
l.. & N. Uni. As 1903 Wis. Cen. As. 1915
NJ, X. g. I. 2ds S2la Va. Centuries. s5
do As ......... $685. M & o. As t. r. 951A
n. Y. G. lists los C. of G. con. IS lOS1a
N. J. c. gen. IS 1924 do LIST in .... 60
No. Pacific IS 71Ss do I'd in (bid 265
do As ......... 1O5M
New York. May 27.-Standard OIL, 1900
1875
Baltimore, May 27.-Seaboard common
24s4G25; do preferred AZ. d45; do as sOa
SOFA
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Recoveries were not complete in the

Recoveries were not complete In the
general list and net losses are the rule
in stocks that were traded in These
losses represent the gravitating tenden-
cy of the market from iuanimation as
there was no active liquidation going on,
such as was evident from time TO time
last week, and which found its natural
reflection in the large liquidation of loans
shown by the Saturday bank statement.
The movement in the tobacco stocks
was the only thing worthy of special
notice in the days trading. 1t was UNI
explained except by the persistence of
recently current rumors of consolidation
of all the tobacco interests. The move
ment came to a halt and suffered some
reaction on the announcement of the Su-
preme Courts decision in the Porto Rico
cases, owing to the confusion and doubt
as TO the scope and bearings of the de-
cisions. Continental Tobacco, however.
held stuhbornly and rose to the highest
in the late dealings, closing at the top
519 points over Saturday. American To-
baccos net gain was 394. The weakness
of Sugar was perhaps the effect of the
decision, although the trouble with the
importers of refined sugar has affected
the stock. Lackawanna moved up con-
spicuously points after an opening re-
action on light transactions and with
a gain in Twin City Rapid Transit of
AS, North American 4, Laclede Gas 3,
Minneapolis and St. Louis 2, Standard
Rope and Irvine 13s and United States
Leather l. Amalgamated Copper was un-
der some pressure and fell at one time
2&. Late i'm the day there We're two
transactions of 100 shares each in North
ern Pacific at 1870, compared with 200 on
Saturday. The failure to relax the close
holding of stock on the part of any of
the interests concerned keeps alive APP
prehension respecting the Northern Pa
cfc situation. Although the foreign mar
kets were all closed to-day on account of
the Whtsuntide holidays. there was az
good demand for exchange from arbitrage
houses. said to be in preparation for the
Stock Exchange. and settlement in Lon
don in the latter part of this week. The
continued demand for exchange from
these sources attracts increasing atten-
ton to. the heavy return of American Sc
curities to the home market. The money
market showed increasing ease, and il
is the general expectation that further
gold will go out to France this week.
There was small business in bonds
with an irregular movement Of prices.
Total saless par value, $4,000. United
States bonds were all unchanged on the
last call Tine total sales of stocks to-
day were 500, 900 shares, including Atch
tson, ~, 20o;@do preferred, $500; Erie, g.
400; Reading. &C. 9OOi st. Paul, 1880; Union
Pacific, 1900; Wabash u 800; do preferred,
2,6OO:- Amalgamated Copper. 100; Amer
lean Tobacco. $500; Continental Tobacco,
$500; Sugar, Al 100; United States Leath-
.er, 100; United States Steel, 10000; do
preferred, 12.sOO. .-.e
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COTTON FUTURES.
ne market Steady with Prices o to
Points Higher.

new York, May 97.-July cotton con-
-''ues to claim the attention OF brokers
outsiders. The course followed by
mat particular option to-day was more
a''ed and erratic than noted at any time
cr ase me manipulation talk first gained
trro ce. The market, as a whole, opened
sc,t,. ana 10 I points higher on fairly
NJ w general buying and great scarcity
= RE, 0uerlnss. July at one time led the
sio ana soou after the call was firm at
~ MS proved to be top for the day,
st''. YER as large selling orders, presum-
- .of profits, were reached at that fig
t's sy midday liquidation and short sell
ss, nsa cut down the price Of July 70
,,uIuay's hnal bid and had made serious
h. ,SSas upon later-month values Rumor
@ on the board that Western bulls
80 selling out their July cotton and
Ierlhs short on August The action OF
market for time lent color 10 this
.'"iof july showing intense weakness
t.n, August held tolerably steady and
-'ea 70 break through 7toc. A bad
''e OF shorts In New Orleans led TO a
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TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

Train arrive Savannah as follows:
NO. 80 daily from New York and Wash
ington, 500 a. m.
No. SO daily from New York and Wash
ington, 305 D. m.
All trains arrive and depart from the
Plant System station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains 80 and "a daily NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestibuled
limited trains with Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah and
New York. Connects at Washington with
colonial Express for Boston Pullman
sleeping cars between Charlotte and Rich
mond and Charlotte and Norfolk Dining
cars serve all meals between Savannah
and Washington.
Trains 50 and 36 daily. THE UNITED
STATES FAST NAIL Vestibued limited
trains. carrying Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars between Savannah and New
YORK. Dining cars serve all meals be-
tween Savannah and Washington Also
Pullman drawing room sleepins cars be-
tween Savannah and Cincinnati, through
Asheville. and THE Land of the Sky"
For information as 40 rates, schedules.
etc, apply to
F. S. CANNON Sd V. p and G. NJ.
5. Fl, HARDWICK. @. p. A.. Washing
ton. d. c.
w. II. TAYLOE, A. G. p. A., Atlanta.
r. c. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket Agent,
Plant System station. Savannah, Ga.
JAS. FREEMAN, c. p. g. r. A., savan-
nah. Ca, l4l Bull street. Phone $50.
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New York. May N.-With Liverpool
closed until tomorrow the market was
to-day under the influence of the contin'
ued covering in July. One OF the iarg-
est holders continued to supply this de-
mand. reversing straddles between July
and August at the wide difference. Al
the advance these offerings OF July were
in excess of the demand and prices fel
back to those of dast evening. Receipts
at the interior towns are very heaVy,
showing the advance Is bringing large
amount of cotton which might otherwise
have remained in the interior. weather
indications are for warmer fair weather
over the cotton belt. Further purchases
for delivery are reported, but the basis
between the Southern markets and this
has naturally changed on the advance;
There is no change in the commercial
factors bearing upon the market.
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pronounced advance, but in sympathy
with our decline values there crumbled
rapidly toward midday. Estimates for
comparatively small receipts tomorrow
with fears that Liverpool would come
much higher tomorrow, started fresh
covering in the afternoon on which prices
worked up on rapidly. The new crop op-
lions were generally steady all day on
untaVorable crop news and reports of
hrmer spot markets South The close
was steady with near months point high
er to points lower and later was to z
points higher,
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MONEY MARKET.

New York May 27-Money on call
steady, at 3d4 per cent; last loan 3 per
cent. ruling rate Sla per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@41s per cent. Sterling
exchange firm, with actual business in
bankers bills at A.SSl40 "a. SSSs for demand,
and at a,S5 for sixty days posted rates
$4.S5]AQASa@ASsl5. Commercial bills s4S4lE
Qi.S4%. Silver certificates nomlnally, coo.
Bar silver $3.50 Mexican dollars 4Slsc
government bonds steady; state bonds in
active; railroad bonds irregular.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.
The Market ReIRxes Into General
Dizziness at Close.

Dizziness at CLOSE.
New York. May T.-To-day's business
IN the stock market was the smallest for
any full day since the presidential cleo
ton. There was nothing In the market
TO indicate any outside interest, either
speculative or Investment. The bond mar
ket shared in the dizziness. In the general
run Of stocks professional traders made
futile attempts TO force a movement OF
prices. but in covering their contracts
the movement was undoue again.
There was a slight hardening OF prices
early IN sympathy with the movement in
the tobaccos and then period OF pretty
general weakness. The fact that there
was general hardening again before the
close showed clearly that this weakness
was largely due to selling by the bears.
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FINANCIAL,
MONEY-Monev. nlentifnl.

MONEY-Money plentiful.
FOREIGN MARKETS-Marke dull
and easy. Commercial demand, $S714 !;
sixty days, $4s4; ninety days, $4.s21k
francs, Paris and Havre sixty days,
5.ls4 Swiss, sixty days, 5,21A Belgian,
5.2O9s marks, sixty days, 9424; ninety
days, "a 7-16.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady;
banks are buying at Lie discount and
selling as follows: $25 and under, 10c pre-
MUM; s25 to $50, 15c premium; $50 to 500,
zoe premium; 800 to $500, &C premium;
500 to 81, 900. Il premium: $1,000 and over,
75c per NJ
SECURITIES-The security market is
very dull, excepting Central incomes.
These are firmer and easier.
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TRADE AND FINANCE
LARGE SALES OF ROsINs FEATURE
OF DAYS BUSINESS.
OVER 1000 BARRELS SOLD.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE FIRM AT
32Ac.
spot Cotton Quiet at Advance of
1-16c on All Grades-Trading
LiSht-New York Stocks steady.
with TobaccOs the Feature-LocaI
and TeIegraphic Markets.


The Morning News Office,
Monday, May q.
Large transactions in the rosn market
at unchanged quotations was the feature
Of to-day's local trading. In response TO
rather strong demand trading opened
with sales of round lot and closed
with further large sales, the total for the
dsy being 44O1 barrels. The turpentine
market closed firm at S214c with the de-
mand good and satisfactory sales report
ed by factors. The week opened auspic-
jously in the naval stores branch with the
prospects favorable for encouraging de-
velopments,
The cotton market closed quiet at an
advance of 1-16c on all grades. Sales from
the tables were light, and there was also
little doing in the f. o. b. branch. Cotton
futures at New York closed steady 5 to
points higher. New York stocks closed
steady with the price range narrow ex-
cent in the tobaccos, which were the fea-
ture for their rise on talk of a melon
cutting. The following resume of the mar
kets will show the tone and quotations
at the close to-day:
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Z CharIeston, May 2I.-Iurpentlne hrm at
&c Rosin firm and unchanged.
Wilmington May H-Spirits turpentine
nothing doing. receipts "a.
Rosin, nothing doing, receipts 147.
Crude turpentne steady, $l.10G2l0; re-
ceipts, 20.
Tar quiet; 1925; receipts 122.
New Orleans, May 27.-Receipts, rosin,
100 barrels.
Receipts, turpentine, % casks.
Exports to London, turpentine, 500
casks.
New York, May 27-Tallow steady; city,
4Bc; country, 565kc Petroleum dull
Rosin quiet. Turpentine firm.
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tine market was firm at S2hc with sales
of 77S, and the closing firm and unchanged,
with closing sales of 3D. The demand
was satisfactory at the market price. Re-
ceipts 1,792 and the exports, 3.031.
ROSINS.-Large sales in the rosin mar
ket made it the feature of the days trans
actions. There was no change in prices
from Saturdays closing. Sales at the
opening were 2,466 and at the closing 1885.
Receipts 4,10l, and the exports ,40i7.
Prices as follows.
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herring. in kegs, 81; new mullets, half
barrels, 1911
SHRUP-Market quiet Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 29630c: selling
at 32lad35c; sugar house at 10G15c
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in
barrels. $4,000 gallon
High wines, basis N27.
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COTTON SEED oil

New York. May H.-cottoDseed oil dull
again to-day and barely steady. Prime
crude barrels nominal. Prime summer
yellow. 36c. or summer yellow. s4c,
Prime white Sisa3Sc Prime winter vel
low, $50 Prime meal, s24.0o.
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COTTON.

The spot cotton market closed quiet to-
day at an advance of 1-16c on all grades
over Saturdays closing. The receipts
were 594, against 455 last year, and ZIG
wear before last. The demand was fl ir
offerings from the country moderate. Cot
ton futures at New York steady, 5G7
points higher.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
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Marathon NJ. Ramsey. fellow by cour-
tesy In Johns Hopkins University. who
has been appointed professor OF Spanish
IN Leland Stanford University. California.
Is graduate OF Columbia University. He
was chief translator to the Bureau OF In
yestlgation OF the Pan-American Confer
ence and was for time engaged ~ the
secret service Of the United States army,
where he was associated with Lieut..
Rowan.
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SlV0lll1 B0lk ( Trust Go.
Capital $3.50, OOU.
JOSEPH d. WEED, President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND, Vice President.
WIN z McCAIII.EY Cashier

JOHN c. ROWLAND, Vice President.
VIM F. McCAULEY. Cashier.
S. l.. CLAY, Assistant Cashier.
A general banking and exchange bust
ness transacted.
Savings Department, interest computed
quarterly.
Accounts of merchants, banks and cor.
pora tons solicited.
American Express Company's letters of
credit issued available in all parts of the
world
Collections carefully made and promptly
accounted for.
Safety deposit boxes and storage vaults
for rent.
Correspondence invited.
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FINANCIAL.
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CHICAGO Markets.

Chicago, May T.--Despite the absence
OF cables, the wheat market ruled hrm
to-day, July closing sc higher July corn
closed &c improved ana July cats hGi.c
higher Provisions closed from "a TO Ioc
lower.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-28

Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping car
service to Norfolk. Washington, Balti-
more, Philadelphia and New York; also
to Jacksonville and Tampa.
Buffet parlor cars Savannah to Mont
gomery.
For additional information, apply to
Ticket once, Bull and Bryan streets:
phone 2S
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-28
DRY GOODS.

New York, May 27.-Fall River has re-
duced the price of regular print cloths 10
2ssc and narrow odds to relative basis.
This has been the only change Of any
n,oment in the market. In all other d.
rections business has been quiet at pre-
vious prices in both cotton and wooden
goods.
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New York Office, No. 81 Broadway.
Ofhees in principal cities throughout
the south. Write for our Market Manual
traders
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FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES.

New York. May 27.-Cotton futures
opened firm and closed steady Prices as
follows:
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| This ! Last
! day. | year

Low middling ..................6 9-d69
Good ordinary ..................6 1-16ISA
Market quiet; sales IL.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 59i
Receipts this day last year ........ 455
This day year before last .......... PIG
Receipts since Sept l. 1900 ..........1 .OS5, C51
Same time last year .............l, 062, 62S
Coast exports ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 104
Stock on hand .........,............. SO, 455
Same day last year ..............,... q, $50
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .............,..... 1876
Receipts this day last Year-,...... 3,77S
Receipts this day year before last 7.12b
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1900. Z COS, S51
Same time last year ............... 6 ,S05, l55
Year before last ...t.s.......,......S, 092, $50
Stock at the ports to-day .,.s....... 470. 1924
Stock same day last year .........,. 263,4 75
Daily Movements at Other Ports: ~
Galveston-F middling, 1S-16c: net
receipts 1851; gross~receipts, S,5s1;. sales,
10l; stock, 70, 136. ,
New Orleans-Quiet and steady; mid
ding. TIC; net receipts, S139; gross ?. re-
oeipts, 3,139; sales. 1850. .stock, 49,, $50.
Mobile-Nominal; middling 75sc; net re-
ceipts. co. gross receipts. so; stock, 1904.
Charleston-Firm; niddlng, 714c;,net re-
ceipts. 40; gross receipts 40; stock, 54S2
Misunderstanding; middiing, 7szc; net
receipts, 49, gross receipts, IS; stock, 7,454
Norfolk-Firm; middlng, TIC; net re-
ceipts. 25S; gross receipts, 25s; sales. 200;
stock, 1881.
Baitmore-NQminal; middling, SIC;
gross receipts, 113; sales. 113; stock, 5,301
New York-Dun; middling, SIC; net re-
celpts' "a gross receipts, soil; stock, 1885,
$50
Boston-Quiet middling, SAc net re-
ceipts, 80; gross receipts, 1882.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middiing, SIC; net
receipts, 80; gross receipts, 80; stock, 4,O91
Daily Movements at Interior Towns:
Augusta-Quiet; middling, SIC: net re-
ceipts, 400; gross receipts, 400; sales, 1884,;
stock. 22,575.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 7Hc; net re-
ceipts, 1877 gross receipts, 1925; sales, L.
600, stock 806S4
st. Louis-Steady; middling 11-16c; net
receipts, $50: gross receipts, 1,545; sales,
65; stock. 1854.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, TIC: net re-
oelpts ia; gross receipts, 1874; stock, I'LL
Houston-Steady; middling, 1880: net
1864
Iouisviie-Firm; middling, n-1sc.
Exports of Cotton This Day.
Observation-Disclosures, 1906
Mooile-Coastwise, 254.
Savannah-Coastwise. 104.
Norfok-Coastwise, 713.
New York-To Great Britain, COS: CONT
neut, 10.
Iotal foreign exports from all ports this
nay: To Great Britain, sos; to the CONT
nent, 10.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar this week: To Great Britain. ESQ; to
rance All; to the continent, 7,245.
., lotal foreign exports since Sept. l., 1900
10 Great Britain. 2,7s6, 756; to France, $685.
o'S' to the continent, 2,302,462
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ESTABLISHED 1872.
HENRY BEER BERTRAND BEER
EDGAR H. BRIGHT.
H. & B. BEER,
Cotton Merchants
NEW ORLEANS.

Members of New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change, New York Cotton Exchange and
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton AS
ISOLATION.
Special attention given to the execution
of contracts for future delivery in cotton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-28
Sugar and Conee.
Salt, Hides and Wool.

SALT-Demand II fair and the market
steady; carload lots, t0o-pound burlap
sacks, Fc; l00-pound cotton sacks, 4Sc /;
1lO-pound burlap sacks, 511fc; 110-pound
cotton sacks, 521zc; l25-pound burlap
sacks, 5S1ac; 125-pound cotton sacks, 5s1kc /;
2O0-pound burlap sacks, Gle.
H1DES-Market firm; dry flint, Ilhc;
dry salt, l01sc; green sailed, SIC.
WOOIs-Nominal; prime Georgia. free
of sand, burrs and black wool, 16Q17c
black. 13Q14c; bury. 10c. Wax, 25c; tai
low, &c. Deer skins, Zoe.
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MURPHY & CO.. INC.

Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New
4 ork, Chicago and New Orleans
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VaVaI Stores Statement
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FfSH-Mackerel, halt-barrels, No I.
81 %: No, @ B.75; No. 3, $50; kits. No
]. si.25; No ?. no; No 3. 9Oc. Codhsh.
i-pound bricks. &C., e-pound bricks, sac,
smoked herrings, per box, $4,000 Dutch
The age-herald., 1901-06-12
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
PROPERTY VALUATION.
Meridian Has an Exceedingly Low
 Rate-Effort to Increase 1t.

Meridian. Miss, June 11.-(Special. )-The property valuation In Meridian, accord ing to the assessment rolls, is only five hundred thousand dollars. It has ad- vanced only about one hundred thousand dollars during the past six years, all though more than quarter of a million dollars are spent here annually in the erection of residences alone. Last year two business blocks were constructed at a value of one hundred thousand dollars The boards last night considered this as cause largely for heavy taxation. and took the first steps to have an increase. The Evening Star has been pounding away for some time for more equity in the matter of taxation, and last night the boards asked an opinion from the city attorney as to the extension of the as- sessable property to the suburbs recent ly annexed If this Is done, and a hori- zontal rate of 20 to 30 per cent is made on the valuation of inside property Meri- dian will have one of the lowest tax rates of any improved city in the South