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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
FINANCIAL.

MONEY-Money, easy.
FOREIGN MARKETS-Marke dull
and easy. Commercial demand. 4.S65s
60 days, s4.SSA; 90 days, 4.S2N francs
Paris and Havre, 60 days. IS. %; Swiss,
60 days, $5.237s; Belgian, $5.247s; marks
60 days. 941ac: 80 days. "a 5-16.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady;
banks are buying at 1-16 discount and
selling as follows: $25 and under, 10c
premiums $25 to $50, 15c premium; $50
to sl00, zoe premium; 500 to 5000. 25c
premium 5000 to $1,000. hc premium;
$1,000 and over, 75c per NJ.
SECURITIES--An active and strong
demand for Central incomes to-day.
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NAVAL STORES.

Saturday. Aug. 81.
SPlRITS-The spirits market opened
hrm at 33k to S9s4c. with sales of 1888
at these prices, and closed firm at 33%c.
with no further sales reported. The re-
ceipts Were 1,07S, and the exports 8, 43s.
The demand was satisfactory, but the
early closing had the usual effect of re-
strlctlng business to some extent.
ROSINS-The tendency in the rosin
market was for better prices. The
opening, which was firm at the subjoin-
ed prices, was the basis for the days
trading. Opening sales of 302 consti-
tuted the days official business. Re
ceipts 1854 and the exports 4,712. Prices
q f01IovvS.
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salt, Hides and Wool.

SALT-Diamond is fair and the mar
ket steady; carload lots, 100-pound
burlap sacks, Ale; 100 pound cotton
sacks, 42c; 110-pound burlap sacks, SIC:
110-pound cotton sacks. sic: 1876 pound
burlap sacks, Sic; 125-pound cotton
sacks, SIC; ZOO pound burlap sacks, 79c.
HIDES-Market firm; dry flint, lie
dry salt sc; green sailed. &c.
WOOL - Nominal; prime Georgia,
free of sand burrs and black wool, 15c
black, 12c; bury, Sc. Wax, Csc; tallow,
4c. Deer skins, zoe.
hardware anu building Supplies.
LIME. CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND
Cement-Alabama and Georgia lime in
fair demand. and sell at 75@S0c a bar
rel; special calcined plaster, $1.40@1. so
per barrel: hair, 4Q5c: Rosedale ce-
ment, Sl.20@1.25: carload lots, special;
Portland cement. retail, s275; carload
lots. $1.90@2.00.
LUMBER-Market steady. Quote;
Sawn ties, per M feet, $500; hewn ties
yard stock, $105oQ11.00; car stills, s12Q
IS; stock, IA to 16 in, depending on
length. $15Q16: chip stocks, SIG.
OII4--MarkeL steady; demand fair;
signal, 45D50c; West Virginia black,
9012c; lard, 75c: neatsfoot, 60@75c
machinery, 16@25c; l1nseed oil, raw,
SEC; boiled, SSc; kerosene prime white,
1910; water white, 13c: Pratt's astral,
lac; deordorized stove gasoline drums,
l11ac; empty oil barrels, delivered, S5c.
SHOT-Drop, $f65; b. B. and large,
$3.50; chilled. $780,
IRON-Market steady: refined, 2.20c;
NAILs-Cut. s2.85 base: wire, 1910
base.
BARBED wIRE-ss.5O per 100
pounds.
GUNPOwDER-Per, key. Austin
o q
kegs, $1.25; champion ducking, quarter
kegs, $2.25: Austin smokeless, half
kegs. sS.45; quarter, s4.30: three pound.
s210; one pound. 75c; less 20 per cent.
on smokeless.
Cotton BagGinG and Ties.
BAGGING-Market firm: jute, ~
pounds, 75sc; 2 pounds, 7kc ~
pounds, 65sc: sea island bagging, 12Hc.
TIES-Standard 45-pound arrow
large lots. 81 %; small lots. 81 35.
Bacon, Hams and Lard.
BACoN-Market firm: D. S. C. r.
sides, 9Ac; D. S. bellies, SIC (Eastern).
according to average size; D. S. bellies
9%c; (Western); smoked c. R. sides.
10c.
HAMs-sugar cured, 18c: picnic
hams. sac.
LARD-Pure. in tierces. 9Nc in so
pound tins and S0-pounds tubs. 101kc:
COIipOuhu, III llelCeS, t12C, oV-pOunu
tins and So pound tubs. TIC.
Miscellaneous.
FISH--Mackerel, half barrels. No. 1,
$3.50; No 2, $675; No. 8. $5.75; kits, No.
/, $1.25; No. 2, $1.10; No. }, 90c. Goldfish,
1-pound bricks, &c; 2-pound bricks, sac;
smoked herrings, per box, 10000.
Dutch herring, in kegs, 81; new null
let's, barrels, 1918.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup. buying at 29030c; sell
ing at 3219 @35c; sugar house at 100
15c.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in
barrels, $4,000 gallon.
High wines, basis 81 30.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

Per Swedish bark Chill for Bristol,
$50 barrels spirits, $13,157.46 by S. p.
Shotter Company, and LOIS barrels
rosin. 1864 "a; 1850 barrels spirits,
$35, ass 60, by Paterson Downing Com
pany.
Per schooner Lois V. Chaples for
Sanchez, San Domingo. -l53. $50 feet
yellow pine lumber. Cargo by Cooney,
Eckstein g. Co.
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COTTON.

The spot cotton market closed firm
and unchanged, to-day, with sales of
49, The demand was moderate, with
only a light business recorded. Fair
activity characterized the f.o:b. mar
ket in which an improved demand de-
veloped. Fully good middling was
around &c to Lice, and good middling
1850 for prompt shipment. The
New York Cotton Exchange was
closed.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

1,435 barrels rosin, 100 barrels turpen-
tine, 335,215 feet lumber, s bales to-
bacco, IA cases cigars, 2S barrels fruit,
116 boxes fruit, 1876 tons pig iron, 1874
packages mdse.
Per schooner Linah c. Kaminsh for
New York. BOG, 1888 feet yellow pine
lumber Cargo by Cooney, Eckstein
q Co
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic in
formation will be furnished masters
of vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic Office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
dereHcts received.
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S0H0N|dl BQlk \ Trust Go.
Capital $3.50, 600.
JOSEPH d. WEED, President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND, Vice President.


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
porations soieited.
american Express Coinpany's letters or
world say
collections carefully made ard promptly
accounted for.
safety deposit boxes and storage vaults
for rent.
Correspondence invited.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

Steamship Kansas City. Fisher, New
York.
Steamship Itasca. Hudgins, Balti-
more.
Schooner Isabella Gill, Collisen, Bal
timore.
Schooner Linah c. Kamnski, New
York
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
u. & Is. Bccr,s Cotton Letter.

4, new Orleans. Aug. 3l.--Liverpool was
s sle minus stock correction, there had
eIeady been discounted. Our market
-0hSequently opened IL TO 10 lower,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

STOCK on hand to-day -. 1883 159273
Same day last year ..... 39,190 114S34
Charleston, S. c.. Aug. S1.-Turpen-
tine market firm, at S214c. Rosin firm
and unchanged.
Wilmington, N. c.. Aug. 31-Spirits
turpentine firm at SSc; receipts, SO.
Rosin firm at 95c@$1.00; receipts, 1919
Crude turpentine steady at $100@1 80;
receipts, II.
Tar steady at $135; receipts, 1926.
New Orleans, Aug. 31.-Rosin: Re
ceipts, 80 barrels; turpentine, 100.
Exports, to Havana, 100 barrels rosin.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
Nfaonificent Pullman buffet sleepin,

Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping
car service to Norfolk, Washington.
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York also to Jacksonville and Tampa.
Buffet parlor cars, Savannah to
Montgomery.
For additional Information, apply to
Ticket Office, Bull and Bryan streets;
phone 2S.
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vcsseIs Went to Sen.

Bark Chill (Swed). Fernell, Bristol
Paterson Downing Company.
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Passengers by stee mships.

Passengers by the steamship Kansas
City for New York, Aug. 81 -. w.
Teeple, Mrs. j. w. Whitney and
daughter, w. B. Peters. Thos. Healey,
Mrs. NJ. A. Golden. Miss Agnes Col
den,. Miss L. E. Miller. Miss Pearl
Truesdale. Mrs. Ella Truesdale, Moth
er Mary Columbia. Miss E. b. Hardee.
G. w. Perkins and wife. Mr. E. J.
Fenlon and wife ID. B. Frederick, l..
j.. Gilliard.. George Cosens, G.. P.
Smith, D. M. Levy, j. T. Smith. Mr..
Levy, Mrs. N. b. Morrison, S. J.
FISHER. F. W. Crespor. Frank Wat
son and wife, T. f. Bruhl, j. S. Wal
kerr George A. Nell, r. b. Kellogg,
w. H. Coffy and wife, B. Nussbaum.
j. Waterman, Mrs. E. L. Chase and
child Mrs. Alice Douglass, D. s.
Greenbaum, C. II. Garthside, Sam c..
Clegg, Miss Pruitt, Miss Mamie
Garghn, Miss JEANETTE Swift, Miss
Lena Swift, Miss Maybelle Swift. Mrs.
Huntley, G.. T. White, Mrs. G. r.
White, Miss Murphy, H. Benton
White, F. F.. White. Mrs. T. H.
Rannesville, Mrs. NJ. c. Martin, A. J..
Morton and wife, Mrs. Ruby B. Mich
OILS, Miss Ellie Todd, Miss Simmons,
j. T. Willingham and wife, Miss Nora
O'Connor. Miss Amelia Krine, Mrs
J. M. Terrell, Mrs. ] r. Terrell Miss
Ella Hughes. Miss H. Murphy, A. M
Cushman, E. M. Taylor and wife, j
E. Burgess and wife, J. L. Morrison
and wife. Samuel Washington and
wife, Mary Jones, Julia Barrett, A
Fuggella, wife and two children. Car
RE Beach McLain, Lizzie Watson, G.
j. Sousa, George Ulrich. H. r. Park
hurst, c. NJ. Broughten, C. Brough-
tetor, Mrs. Maretzki, A. w. Baker,
j. Freedmen.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in. accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask. 7--ss .s-+--.
POULTRY-Hens, 70@S0c; ROSTERS,
soc: ducks, 65@70c.
EGGS-Fresh country, ,1Sc. u
BUTTER-The tone or the market is
firm. Quotations; Cooking, tic; New
York. state dairy, 19c; extra Elgins,
23lac.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 121sc for 20 to 2-pound
average, rs to 30-pound averages, 12c.
Early Vegetables.
POTATOES-$3.5 so per barrel.
ONIONS-Native. barrels, $3.75@4.00;
crates, SIPS.
Breadstuns, hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Market steady; patent,
S425; straight, $3.50; fancy, $3.50; fam
lily $40; spring wheat, best patent.
$4.75.
MEAL-Pearl, per barrel, 3.S5; per
sack. $1.75; city meal, per sack. bolted,
S165: water ground, $40; city grits,
sacks, $40: pearl grits, Hudnuts, per
barrel, 50 .95; per sack, $1.S5; sundry
brands, $3.50.
CORN-The market firm: white, job
lots, sic; carload lots, roc; mixed corn,
job lots. soc: carload lots, 7Sc.
RICE-Market STEADY; demand good;
fancy head, &c; fancy, SIC.
Prime .o...'..'..........5
Good ...................... 4h@4%
Fair ..................... Az @4h
Common NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
OATS-No. 2 mixed, carload, ACC; Job
lots, sic; white clipped, cars, sic; Job
lots, SIC.
BRAN-Job lots. s1.1o; carload lots.
HAY-Market steady; No. timothy,
job, $1.05; cars, $1.00; No. 2, 95@97lzc;
job. cars. s5c.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES-New apples, $S.00@$4.5o.
BANANAS-s125@2.O0.
LEMONS-Market steady at $500
375.
PRUNEs-4os to sos. shc; sos to COS,
Sc; COS to 70s, 61ac; 70s to sos, &c; sos
to Cos, SIC. COS to 100ss Sc
PEANUTS-Ampfe stock, fair de-
nnand: market firm fancy hand-picked,
Virginia, per pound, 51sc; hand-picked
Virginia, extra. 4hc; N. c. seed pea
nuts, 4Iac.
NUTS-Almonds Tarragona, 15hc;
Ivicas, 141sc; walnuts, French, 10c; Ma
pies, 1Sc; pecans, lie; Brazils, SIC; FL
DerLS, lIH2C, dSSOlleu hulSt OV-pOulu
and 25-pound boxes, lie.
Dried ana Evaporated Fruits.
PLES-Evaporated. 6Q6h: sun
dried, 5Q515c.
APRICOTS- 94c pound;
nectarines, 91sc.
RAISINS--L. L., $1.s5; imperial cab
inets. $3.50; loose, 5O-pound boxes, sac
pound.
PEACHES Evaporated, peeled,
16l5c unpeeled, S1sc.
PEARS-Evaporated S%c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
GRAIN. PRoVISIoNs. ETC.

Potatoes quiet and steady, I'M
changed.
Cabbage steady; Long Island, per
100, 81. 0004 so.
Peanuts steady; fancy hand-picked,
4I5c; other domestic, 2h@4c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
MONEY MARKET

New York. Aug. 31.-Mercantile pa
per, 1905 per cent; sterling exchange
weak. with actual business in bankers
bills. at $4.86 for demand, and at $4.S4
for sixty days; posted rates, $4S5 and
$4.S7h; commercial bills, s4.83A6D
4.S3%; bar silver, 5Skc; Mexican dol
lars. 451@c
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
New York, Aug. 31.--The statement
of the Associated Banks for the week
ending to-day shows the following
changes: fs
Loans, decreased $7.349, 200; deposits,
decreased $27, 700; circulation, increased
$1,0S9,S00; legal tenders, decreased $780,
900; specie, decreased $6,135,200; surplus
reserve, decreased $6,22S,175.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
Phases of the Moon for August.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

FtshtTs AFFINtu ttHINFHMy.
Master.
Schooner Nellie w. Hewlett, Mum
ford, Baltimore. Master.
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q. - - ---.-a' 80 ----------
MURPHY & CO., INC.

Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
PRIVATE leased wires direct to New
fork, Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York Office, No. 81 Broadway.
OIhees in principal cities throughout
tne south. Write for our Market Manual
ano book containing instruction for
traders.
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net receipts. 4.049; gross, 4,O49; sales.
655; stock, $3.50.
Norfok-Firm; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 312; gross, 312; sales, 16;
stock, 1909. Exports-Coastwise $50.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, S5s;
stock, 500.
Boston-Steady; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 242; gross, 424.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 81;
net receipts, 10; gross, 10; stock, 2,439.
adelphia-Holiday; stock. 1,196.
Savannah-Quiet; middling, S9s; net
receipts, laps; gross, 1,42S; sales. 73;
stock. 6,59S. Exports-Coastwise 745.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, SIS;
net receipts, 1853; gross. 2,740; sales,
IS, stock. 44274. Exports-CoaStwise,
624; continent, 9,139.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, S1z; net
receipts, SO; gross, 9S; stock, 6,007. Ex-
ports-Coastwise ISL.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, Sss; net
receipts, SO; gross, So; stock. 20. 29S.
Augusta-Firm; middling. SIS; net re-
ceipts, 156; gross, 1856; sales, 2S2; stock;
$3.50.
Charleston--Firm middling, s3s net
receipts. 1872; gross, 7s2; stock. 3,S4S.
Cincinnati-Quiet and nominal; mid
ding, 81; stock, $3.50.
Louisville-Firm; middling. So.
St Louis-Steady; middling. 9-16;
net receipts, 20; gross, $50; stock, 34,-
S7S.
Houston-Easy: middling, 15-16;
net receipts, 1851; gross, 1861; stock,
1876.
New York-Holiday- receipts,
243 gross. 3,o13; stock. 112, 664. Exports
-Coastwise, $50; continent, 4,170.
Total To-day-Net receipts, 9,S03;
exports, continent, $1,000; stock, 2S6, $50.
Consolidated-Net receipts, 9,S0S; ex-
ports, 1900.
Total Since Sept met receipts, T.
54LfS6 Great Britain. 3,043,2l5; France,
12S,S59; continent. 2636,44
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WALL ST.
OLDEST
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THO investors fund pays semi-monthly.
The Oldest established In American. No
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Payments made to all subscribers every
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ticulars. free TO any address.
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Hudson Building. New York.
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N. knight w. G.. knight. Mr.. Som
merville, Mrs. Sommerville, C. r.
Bell, ]. Lambdin.
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GUIDANCE IN SPECULATION

Is Of value. The best guide 10 success, IS 10 haze
a thOyONgh knoWiedge Of the commodity fH DhieA
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and conditions affecting same. We have issued q
900 page, illustrated
"Cuide to Investors"
containing full information relative to all securities
dealt in upon the Exchanges, with highest and low.
est prices for from 10 to 30 years.
tits conceded by the press, Exchanges and Boards
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Passengers by steamship City of
Birmingham, New York for Savannah,
Aug. 29.-W. K. Jones, c. w. Cherry,
G.. w. Neal, A. G.. Ricketts,, Miss
c. B. Spring, Miss L. Purvis, Mrs. M
Howard, Mrs. M. J. Quinn, j. Barry
r. Barrett Miss M. Brewster, Mrs.
c. Feagus, Miss Pearl Pettus. Miss III
Thornton, Mrs. Leitz, Miss Barton, A.
Deutch and son, H. s. Frazer l.. S.
Frazer. Mrs d. S. Williams, Miss M
Tompkins, T. c.. Thompson, j. Frazer
G. D. Slater, E. Stefins, p. Milton
and wife, Louis Johnson, T. Burke,
P. H. Quinn, w. NEVIS, F. p. May
r. ] Lanande, p. Cleary and wife.
Miss Dutton, Mrs. Mullery, Miss L.
Manning, d. Wimperleyberg p. Scha-
lie, T. P. FOX, Dan Mcdonnell, S. o.
Stevenson and wife, r. l.. Barton, NJ.
Mulery, Mrs. w. II. Fulton, Miss
Garner, Miss Whaley, Miss MeMinen
Master Robertson, Mrs. G. T.. Robert
son, J. II. Reynolds, r. j. Rierdon
j. T. Teesdale. J. e. McAvoy, L. A.
Cam, George Curtis. NJ. H. Gehrke,
H. e. Poole, Mr.. McGibbon, Mr.. War
ner, Mr.. Hinnewaddle, Mr.. Littell,
Miss Price. Miss Jack, Mrs. Cackley
Rev. j. Feuerlicht and wife, r.
Batchelder. e. II. Macon, w. Garner,
Hon j. II. Scaife, Mr.. Shaver, w.
M. Walker. w. G. Cackley, L. NJ.
Cackley, Mrs. ]. r. Hamilton, Miss
Reynolds, Miss Amrtell, J. II. Sheahan
1. N. Fisher, j. Hamilton, G. State,
]. James, b. Cox, L. Gordon, c. Cor
don, r. McGruder and wife, w. r.
Morris, w. Ketchum Miss Gaskin,
Miss Fleming, Mr.. Johnson.
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The following passengers arrived last
night from Baltimore on the steamer
IIudson.-Mr. Ogletree. Mrs. Ogletree,
A. j. Comp, Mrs. Comp, Miss j. Il.
Arnold, J. T.. Bernhard. j. T. Wade,
r. +. timer, Mrs. Uimer. Miss X
Ulmer. w. l.. Brown, r. w. Altrous,
]. r. Gutman. S. A. Copper. Miss l..
Herring, Miss p. Gstolder, c. r. Daw-
son, M. I. Knight, Mrs. knight. j.
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The following passengers sailed by
steamship Itasca for Baltimore. Aug.
81 w. S. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson. Ed.
Frederick, b. A. Hoffman, Henry
Merener, Miss Irene Buchanan, Miss
Rosa Blue. Master Hayward, Edward
McReady, Mrs. A. 7. Hudgins. John
Hobbs.
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Daily Market Letter.

Daily MaFket GetteFs
II YOU have both in your possession your chancec
FOR money making ia speculation VIII be greatly
Increased. We issue both free az considerable ex
pense with the view 70 aiding spectators APP
preciatc the fact that money making customer
becomes q permanent one. Send for both and ~
Won decide To enter the market, trust you will
give ia confederation. when selecting your brokers'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

High water at Savannah to-day al
1921 a m. and 10; 43 p. m. High wa
ter at Tybee one hour earlier.
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Savannah Almanac, 18th Meridian
Time
Sun rises at 5:5s a. m. and sets at
6:49 p. m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

The schooner Lyman NJ. Law, which
carries 1,250,000 feet of lumber. has
been chartered to load at Fernandina.
The schooner Mary B. Baird will also
load there.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

The tug William F. McCauley, COM
manded by Capt. Rogerson, returned
yesterday from Brunswick Capt.
Rogerson reports the bell buoy at Do
boy bar adrift. He also reports speak
ing bark Record 10 miles off Warsaw,
bound for Brunswick.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

Sail freight rates are now quoted as
follows: To Portland. Sc. 50 to New
York, Sc; to Philadelphia, $5.25; to
Baltimore, s4.75.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

tIrains arrive and depart Savannah on
9Oth meridian time-one hour slower
than city time.
Schedule Effective June &c, 1901.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-11
A Proposal on an Egg.

The Bristol Mercury says that at n
well-kuOwn grOcer's la Stokes Croft a
few days ago. one Of the assistants
was opening a box Of 300 eggs from
Canada. when he came upon one good
sized hens egg, on which he found
written in the neat handwriting OF
evidently young lady the following:
Miss +. Wing. West Port, Ontario"
and beneath the address the gentle
postscript-always the best part Of a
lady's letter, with view TO matri-
mony." The proprietor, on arriving at
the establishment, and hearing of the
singular incident. asked the assistant,
young bachelor, what he had done
IN the matter. oh" promptly replied
the young man. Il responded at once,
and the letter Is already posted 10
west Port, Ontario, acknowledging
1he receipt OF the interesting offer and
asking FOR further particulars by next
mail
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-11
An AntIseptic Broom.

The most up-to-date broom. and that
which sweeps the cleanest, has n mi
crobe destroyer attached, as shown In
the accompanying Illustration. The
new broom was designed by South
erner. 1t consists of a bag to be at
tached 10 the end of the broom handle
before the straws are wired in place,
with a hole drilled in the handle to a
point above the straws for The inser.
ton Of the chemicals, etc, which form
the microbe destroyer. The antiseptic
is preferably made in the form Of hard
balls, which readily roll into the bag
through the channel. and 10 promote
the dissemination OF the compound
through the straws a quantity Of
water, alcohol or other solvent may
also be introduced through the agency
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-11

Yang-tse, while in the mountains Of
the north is found the great Siberian
or Mangolian tiger. which is the most
magnificent specimen Of the tiger fami.
". In addition to these, wild boarS,
wild sheep and goats, antelope, and,
what is considered by the Chinese one
Of their greatest delicacles, the wild
ass or onagcr, are common.
The northern deer park, in the noun
tains northwest from the capital, i
one of the linest preserves in the world,
and contains very large herd OF
giant deer. II covers the whole noun
tain side and is dotted with piCtur-
csque hunting lodges. The deer in
this north park are fine, large animals.
of dun color, with magnificent ant
lcrs. somewhat resembling our Ameri
can wapiti but peculiar in having
what the Chinese call a mule tail.
Probably the commoncst game bird
of China is the pheasant. Szcchuau
is the home Of Il peculiar animal that
might be called missing link 1t
is n species of ape, growing quite
large, adults reaching four feet in
height 1t lives in the mountains and
is protected from the cold by heav:
fur ana name. 1t is peculiar for the
fact that it hibernates like a bear, and
the Chinese. recognizing this pccuiarl
ty, call it the run-hiung or the nan
bear. II is much sought fol. It's flesh.
and its paws are priced as great del
CaciCs.
There is so much swamp and lake
country in China that it is very nat
urally great country for snipe aud
plover. while the rich feeding to be
found in it's great rice fields makes II
the home of greater flockS of swans
and geese and wild ducks of all va.
ricties than can be found anywhere
else in the world. The Chinese arc
great pigeon fancicrs, and take advan
tagc Of the pigeon habit OF flying ia
droves to steal from each other and
to take wild pigeons. They do this by
fastening wooden whistles on the tails
OF the leaders of their own flock for
the purpose of attracting other pigeons
to them. The air of Chinese cities Is
full of soft aoolian notes of these
pigeon whistles
There is another method Of takinG
game practccd by the Chinese whicG
must not be omitted. and this by
means OF trained falcons. The great
sport of falconry. once so popular I'm
all the courts of the world, survives
strongly in China. Here hawks, eagles
and falcons are still taught to pursue
the quarry. and the great falcon mar
ket In the southern part of Pckin, :