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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-13

as disclosed by the bank statement ana
the estimar ted loss, was In part que u
the fact that the estimate TOOK No ac
count of the Withdrawals from the paiAs
on Friday of $2,S40,000 gold for Shipment
to Europe on Saturday. The dlscrep-
ancy was also probably caused by the
fact that the week covered by the DAM
return embraced the six business Gays
ending with Friday. While the esIi"ate
covered the six days ending with lhnrs-
d,v The loss of cash shown by the banks
was largely accounted for. however, by
a reduction of about $100OO,0oo IN the
item of specie by one of the banks. Inns
most likely reflected payments on account
of the subscriptions to the new STOCK Oh
the Pennsylvania railroad. Loans laSt
week were decreased N,9l5,A0. ana the
deposits were reduced by $11.7496oo. Add
ing to the decrease in loans the loss OF
cash, would call for a reduction OF $ll,-
221 800 in deposits. The statement. there
fore, was not far out of proof The r.
ouired reserve was diminished by $2,33I 400
through the decrease in deposits ana de-
Quoting this sum from the loss or cash
leaves 1863, 200 as the decrease in surplus
reserve This item is sS.00S,415. Computed
on the basis Of deposits, less those of
S37, 274, 500 Of public funds, the surplus re-
serve Is 17.327,100. Circulation showed the
comparatively insignificant increase OF
81 100. The daily Average OF bank clear
ings was $2lS 100000. against 1914. 600 III
the previous week; the decrease reflected
the partial stagnaton of speculation on
the stock exchange. and also the ending
of the semi-annual settlements and In
terest and dividends. which contributed
to the large average of clearing in the
previous week. The loans of the bank
were $685.. 7G0 in excess in deposits,
against s13, 551 300 in the week ending July
g. Compa risons of loans show that six
of the downtown banks decreased this
item by the amount of $S.300,000 Five OF
these institutions lost 80 100000 OF specie.
New York, July 1.-THE statement Of
the average of the clearing house banks
of this city for the week shows the fol
lowing changes:
Loans 1909 52s 900: decrease s7,?15.2oc.
Deposits, 1892 al. 800; decrease. s11, TAO. 500
Circulation. $40 $40 200: increase, 81, 100. 900
Legal tenders. sH37l 200: decrease, sS7,-
400
Specie. s15e,s73 100; decrease, $3.50. 200
Reserve. 1921 .o44 300; decrease s2,937, 400
Reserve required 1921 ,345,525; decrease
s2,937 400.
Surplus So, ooS,475: decrease. s3ee, 200.
Elk United States deposits, 1882, 100; de-
crease, $685. 75
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This Last July !, Averag e.

The average condition on July 1 of
spring and winter wheat combined was so.
as compared with SO on July /, 1902,
The amount of wheat remaining In the
hands of farmers on July Is estimated
at about 100000 bushels, equivalent to
about 63 per cent of the crop of last
year.
The average OF the oat crop on July /
was SAB, as compared with $50 one month
ago, 921 on July /, 1902, and ten-yea~
average of SIS
The average condition of barley is $50.
against 9l.5 one month ago. 1871 on july
l. 1902, and ten-year average OF SI.3.
The average condition Of winter rye is
co., as compared with 91.2 on July /, 1907.
and a ten-year average of SO.
The average condition of spring rye Is
SS3, as compared with 1913 on July !,
1902 and a ten-year average of SIS. The
acreage of tobacco is about ZOO acres, or
OF per cent greater than that of last
year. and the condition is 81.
The acreage of potatoes is about 5000
acres, or 16 per cent less than that of
last year.
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is TWO SIDES TO THE
=! PEONAGE CASE,
Evidence introduced to the Effect
\ That the Negroes Almost Went
on Their Knees to Turner
To Move Him to Pay
Their Fines.

Montgomery. Ala, July 6-(Special.)-
Judge w. H. Thomas. of the city court.
today in an able charge to the grand
Jury after that body was organized.
touched upon peonage with a heavy hand.
In regard to this he said in part:
In this connection l may say that at
this time the eye of the nation is upon
us as 1t has not been for many years.
The great body of our people are law
abiding and should not be judged by the
conduct of the vicious
, The more unfortunate, then. if we be
misunderstood. We live under a consti-
tuition DISTINGUISHING negroes, and our
uuty never more seriously demanded that
the right of life, liberty and property be
accorded them and that they be protect
ed IN the enjoyment of it. If state courts
IAN or refuse or are powerless to protect
HE ana property. then the strong arm
OF federal authority must and will inter-
Nene through one of its coordinat tie
branches of government.
is the law observed by all with whom
the convict or prisoner comes in contact?
VI all personal rights, life and liberty
arc sweetest, and in doing your duty in
seeing mat no unfortunate or ignorant
person Is mistreated while imprisoned, or
IS Illegally restrained of his liberty, you
can but have the hearty approval of
every honest man"
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Groceries.

Atlanta, ca, July 11-Coffee. per 100
pounds, Arbuckle's 5000; Lion $3.50
Cordova, sl0.05 Blue Ribbon, -; green
coffee. choice, 10c; fair Sc: prime &c, SUI
gar standard granulated. 5.35. Strip.
New Orleans open kettle. $S0ou4.65; mix
ed. choice 20Q2Sc: south Georgia cane. DOC.
Salt. dairy sacks. $l.3odl 40; barrel. bulk.
81. 80; ice cream, sl.oo; common o5@Goc.
Cheese, fancy, full cream, twins IA &c;
singles, 15c. Matches, 10. 45 S-%ga5' zoos.
81 .51u1 10 Soda, Arm and Hammer. $.7o.
Crackers. soda, &C. cream. 7c; ginger
snaps. 6 Lac. Pie peaches. si76 table
peaches 275aa. Canned tomatoes. $3.50
Canned corn 81. Best mince meat
loo ID: choice, 7c n. Oysters. f. w. 81. 10;
l. ~. sl.2O Fancy head rice &c; head
rice &C. White fish. so-lb key. $50; white
nsh. l0e-ib kegs $40 mullet fish s0-ln
ke~4. $3.50; rnacaroni. &c ~; pork sausage
1-2c H. sardines. oil. case $50; sar,
dimes, mustard, $3.50; salmon. case. $500
$50 Pepper sause. dozen, Coo; catsup,
pints dozen, SIC; mustard, dozen. soc:
Pickles 16-galIon COOS. $50.
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York. July 1l.-Coffee. spot Rio
quiet; No. I invoice 5 3-16 mild quiet;
Cordova 7Amn. Futures opened steady
and unchanged, and at first was moder-
ately active. without. however. showing
any special feature Foreign advices were
not influential, but the receipts continued
full and later in the session the market
became slightly easier closing net un-
changed to points lower; sales 1880
bags; September 395: October 4; Novem-
Der 40; December 4.35: January 40.
May 4.G5.
Sugar raw steady: fair refining 8 1-16
centrifugal 96-test 9-t6; molasses sugar
? 1916 Refined steady; No $50 No
I As; No. 40; No. AS; No. 10
80; No. II 4.25: No. u +.20; No. il fla
No. Il 40; confectioncrs A AS; mold A
5 10; cut loaf and crushed $40: powder
ed 5; graduated $50; cubes SIS.
New Orleans. July 11.-Sugar dull open
kettle 2 5-SGi3 7-16: open kettle centrifu-
gal 8 1-S031a centrifugal white l-SM4i4 ::
yelIoWs 3 5-SM3 15-16 seconds 2GI2 3-S Mo
Ia sses open kettle. new 1925; centrifugal
Gals Sirup nominal al 1924.
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Weekly Summary OF the Crop Condi-
lions

Washington, July THE weather bu-
reaus weekly summary of crop condi-
tons is as follows:
The week ending July was the most
favorable of the season Drought in the
northern portion of the spring wheat re-
gion has been relieved. but need of rain
IS beginning to be felt in the Ohio val
ley, portions of the central gulf states and
In western Texas.
COkN-ynder the very favorable tenn
perature condition. corn has made rapid
advancement in the central valleys and
Is now greatly improved and generally
we'll cultivated. In the north the crop
continues backward but is improving. In
the southern states corn Is largely laid
by. an unusually fine crop being prac-
ticaly assured in the west gulf districts
WINTER WIIEAT-Fiarvcsti of win
ter wheat has progressed under favorable
conditions and is nearing completion in
portions of the central districts. Thresh-
ing is in general progress with yields
lighter than anticipated in nearly all dis
tricts Winter wheat is now ripening on
the north Pacific coast
SPRING WIIEAT-EarlY spring wheat
has sustained permanent injury in por-
tons of the north and west from drous mt
ana rust
COTTON-Cotton has made rapid
growth throughout the belt an improve
ment being shown in all districts, the
reports from the Carolnas and Georgia
indicating the most decided advancement
wet weather mas, however D0cii uHldN Or
able in portions of Louisiana and Texas
where the crop is grassy and very foul
In northwest Texas In which state the
bollweevi Is causing much damage and
continues to Increase
TOBACCO-In the most important to-
bacco states tobacco has made fine
growth. the condition of the crop being
promising.
App .F,S-Far to good crops OF apples
are indicated In Michigan, Tennessee and
Iowa. Fair prospects are reported from
Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and West Vir
gnia. and in New York the outlook is
less favorable
HAY-The Missouri and upper Missis-
sippi valleys show an excellent crop of
hay being secured and further improve
ment in the condition of the crop Is re-
ported from New York and the middle At
lantic states. In the last named state
however ana In Minnesota, having has
been retarded by rains. which caused some
damn ge In PennsNlYania and MarNland.
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THE TRADE SITUATION
New York. July 1o.-Bradstreet's tomor-

New York, July 1O-Bradstreet's tomor-
row will say:
Weather conditions continue almost
perfect. The winter wheat crop harvest
has about been completed with con-
sderably larger yield than last year.
Retail trade in summer goods has i'm
proved and recorders from the country are
in lage volume. Confidence in large iall
trade grows as corn and cotton make
up Tor their early backward start, clear
ings are in excess of year ago. at most
centers continues to gain over preceding
years-the increase for July Is fully Il
per cent-and prices display exceptional
steadiness for midsummer period The
prospect grows that whatever Deficiencies
from last year occur in crop yields Will
be made up for by increased quotations.,
with better quality of products.
wool has been again advanced. and
while manufa cturerS are not inclined to
stock up, the higher prices for the raw
material practically insures high prices
for spring woolenS. Retail trade has been
stimulated by real summer weather and
jobbers east and west nDte a much inn
proved recorder business in seasonable
goods.
Eastern shoe shipments are "A per cent
lower than last week. but is per cent
larger than last year.
The iron and Steel market Is duh and
unsettled as to prices. Rumors of cuts
in pig iron are not numerous. BeSSemer
pig is nominally easier at Pittsburg. and
steel billets are depressed and easier
Inquiries are numerous, but new bust
ness in iron is scant. A good volume OF
orders for rails has been booked. Many
mills will shut down tor repairs or be-
cause of hot weather. Pig iron produc-
ton is large and southern producers are
expected to cut prices. Tin and copper
are rather weak.
w heat. including -four, exports for the
week ending July aggregate 2,5SO0ol
bushels. against 2.9G6,bS2 last week.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
1525, 0S4, against 40, ~ last week.
business failures tor the week ending
July . number 154, against lG2 last weeA.
In Canada failures for the week mum
Der ~ as against 10 last week
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tribute to Mrs. Milledge.

The Augusta Herald has the following
with reference to Mrs. John Milledge. for
many years assistant state librarian:
1T Is said that Mrs John Milledge.
who has been assistant librarian since
the death Of her gallant and popular
husband will leave the library at the
close Of this year. An ObSerVant gen
tleman, who frcquents and uses the Ii
hrary daily, said today: Mrs. Milledge's
departure will be loss to the state
and to the library. She is mistress Of
the situation. Ask for a book, whether
II be a court report a law text book. a
reference book or history or the acts
Of some other state and in a twinkling
the book Is in your hands. Mrs. Milledge
could make herself Invaluable in some
one of the big law offices in this state
II is high and deserved praise to say
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MARKET QUOTATIONS
Spot Cotton Prices.


New Orleans, July 11.-Spot cotton
steady; sales $50 bales. Quota tons UNI
changed; delivered on contracts 300
bales.
Futures opened quiet with trading lin
tied In volume. No one apparently cared
to trade. and there were no outside or
ders. The trading done Of a pro-
fesslonal character, scalpers being the
only operators in evidence early in the
day. At the opening July was 10 points
down. August l3, September Z. October
4 and November ,. After the first call
bull leaders bid up September and other
winter months to 10 points, but later
the list at the close showing net losses
or points on Ju!y, August &, September
4, while there We're net gains of . points
each on october and November, on
December and on January.
Futures ranged as follows IN New Or
leans Yesterday.
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Country Produce.

Atlanta July 11.-Eggs. fresh 13Gi4c.
Country smoked bacon. 1lG121ac;. hams,
baltic. Butter, Georgia fresh table $50
2oc; Tennessee table 1S@2oc; Jersey.
ISGo0c. cooking Dutter. IL 1-2 to loo;
supply plentiful with demand SLOW.
Live poultry, hons 35Gl371ac; fries, large.
% 1-2G25; medium 15@16c; small,
i0d12 1-2c Duck puddle, 2Gd22 1-2c; Pc
king 27@30c. Dressed poultry. hens,
II l-2Gl13 1-2c per pound; fries l5c
per pound cocks sGI10c pound; turkeys
Il 1-2M14c. Onions. new crop 90c@s1.00 bu.
Cabbage. Florida green 1d1 IL. Irish
potatoes. northern. SOC to 81 bushel
Sweet potatoes CSC to 75c per .bushel.
Qo2. 90; stock sl0001.2s. Dried fruit. Geor-
gIa apples &c H.: do peaches 44ac.
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that she mas won the title in the state
library of ready reference With her
the mastery of details in a great law
library is gift. She is eminently worthy
to be called out, and l would not be sur
prised very soon to learn that she has
been offered in some law office q desirable
position at a good salary-a aSlary such
as she deserves and of which she would
prove herself eminently worthy. AS a
law librarian and all round practical.
useful woman, she has not superior in
the entire state.
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Market Breaks at New Orleans.

New Orleans. July lit was a contin-
uation OF yesterday in the cotton market
this morning. The cotton crop report was
read but had little effect on prices. al
though it was considered slightly bullish
because of reported damages by the boil
weevil in Texas.
Mucn liquidation was in evidence and
the bears hammered the market with
great enthusiasm, showing that they We're
not out of practice. Late in the morning
August was selling Sc points below the
closing of yesterday, al 1249; September
was II points down at 1921; October was
40 points down. at $40, and December was
81 points down at 932
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Dun'S Review.

New York, July 10.-R. G. Dun & Co. s
Weekly Review OF Trade tomorrow VIII
say:
Business again responds to improved
conditions Retail distribution of mer-
chandise is accelerated by more season
able weather and fewer controversies,
while wholesale and jobbing trade, cs-
pccially a the interior shows the encouf-
aging effect of brighter agricultural pros
poets. There is the customary excessive
demand for farm hands Reports of hol-
iday traffic and trade III holiday goods m
dictate no diminution in purchasing pow
cr, and Scm-annual inventories snow Il
more gratifying situation than expected.
There is less than the usual midsummer
idleness in manufacturing except in the
cotton industry. Commodity prices adj
yanced slightly during June, Dun's index
number of July ! being $3.50, 456, compared
with $9S, 93G month earlier. A decline OF
"a per cent is recorded in comparison
with July 1902, chiefly in articles of food.
Railway earnings for June are l31 per
cent larger than last year
Constellation of new conVerters and
other repairs interfere with work at some
prominent steel mills which explains in
part the quiet condition of the market.
Bessemer pig delivered at Pittsburg, can
be bought for $3.50, which is the lowest
noint thus far of the recent decline.
Structural material is again an active
feature. especially for large buildings and
railway bridges at the west. MAKERS OF
agricultural implements and vehicles are
liberal purchasers of bar iron. Tin aud
copper are again lower, and the latter
selling below the official quotation, which
has been reduced to lac.
Violent changes in quotations Of raw
material are never good for business in
finished products, so that as yet the cot
ton goods manufacture shows no improve
ment In response to fluctuations at the cot
ton exchange. But it Is certain that there
VIII ultimately come revival of normal
activity at the mills when the material
reaches a less inflated level at which
goods can be manufactured with profit.
MEANWHILE stocks of goods In dealers
hands have fallen low and sellers are in
ststing on generally higher prices than
they did a week ago.
New lines of medium and low grade
woolens have been opened at full prices
and met with an average demand. heor-
der business in heavy weight Wooiens IS
moderate and quotations are Irregular
Raw wool is firmly held fair prices beng
secured Mt the London auction sale.
Supplementary orders for fall footwear
are received by New England factories
from eastern jobbers, but western whole
salers are still holding back contracts
Failures this week numbered 1874 in the
United States. against 1913 last year, and
a In Canada. compared with - a year
ago,
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Falling Off in Corn Acreage.

Washington. July 10-Preliminary re-
turns to the chief Of the bureau Of Sta
tistics of the department of agriculture
show the acreage OF corn pianted to be
about SO, 800 900 acres, a decrease OF about
100000 acres from last year.
The average condition Of the growing
crop on July l was 794 as compared with
846 on July /, 1902. and a ten-year aver
age of S9S
The following table shows for each OF
the twenty principal corn states the
acreage compared with that Of last year
on a percentage basis, and the ten-year
July average:
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Flour. Grain and Meal.

Atlanta, Ga, July 11.-Flour: Diamond
patent, s525; fancy patent. $3.50; straights,
$435: extra fancy. $3.50; fancy: $3.50: first
patent spring wheat $40. Corn. choice
white 7Sc: No 2 white 76c; No mixed
75c. oats, white clipped 56c: No. white
Sac No. mixed, 53c. Bran, Sl.15. Brown
shorts. $40; white shorts. $40. Victor
food. s1.55 per 100 pounds. Quaker food.
Sl25 Choice large bale s1.25; No. l small
81 20; No. 2 small S110 Plain corn meal.
74c; bolted CSC. Pearl grits SLIGO.
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Fruits and VEGETABLES.

Atlanta, July 1l.-Tomatoes $161.25 per
crate; peppers $l.00M1.25 per crate; egg
plants s1.75 perl crate; lettuce 75c to 81
per crate: beans % to so per crate; peas
$l25 to sl.50 per crate: celery $3.50 to So.
per crate. New Irish potatoes. No. l..
soc to 81 per crate; per barrel, No. Is
81 25M250; No 2s $2M2.25. Catalogues 81
M1.25 per crate. Cucumbers ST. 1501. 80 per
crate. Blackberries &C to &c quart. Wa
termelons s1d1.50 per car. Gooseber-
rIes II to 121bc per quart. Black rasp-
berries to 1oc quart. Ret raspberries "
quart.
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Other Side of Peonage Story.

Montgomery. Ala. July 9.-(Special.)-
The case of the United States versus J.
F Turner, charged with holding one
Glennie Helms. a negro. in a condition of
peonage. was continued In the United
States court today.
The testimony introduced has been of
q conflicting nature and the verdict of the
jury cannot even be anticipated at this
time This morning the defense closed
their testimony. The testimony intro
duced by the defense was strong The
character of MI Turner was proven to
be very good by some OF the best known
men of the state.
The first witness called this morning
by the defense was j. l.. Purifcy. former
" of Goodwatcr, but now Of Birmingham.
He accompanied City Marshal Dunbar TO
Dadeville, where the said Helms was al
legged to have been sold To Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. Purifoy contradictcd the statement
of Dunbar in nearly all the main points.
The district attorney then produced
sworn statement from Mr.. Purifoy, which
Purifoy had made before him. IN which
Purifoy contradicted his testimony on the
stand Mr.. Purifoy stated in explanation
that he was laboring under a wrong i'm
rression when he made the statement
that there were two instead Of three ne
oroes that were sold or alleged to have
I'm sold 10 Turner. lie said he was
,nixed up because he attended the trIHl
If two negroes about 4 week before ana
thought these were the ones carried 10
Dadevilie.
John Parker, negro, was me next VIZ
ncss He told Of how the negroes who
1rnre brought to DadeViiIe pleaded with
INN 10 get some one To pay them out. lie
i.nnv- one of the negroes several years
a1nfore Heard one of the negroes tell Mr..
tT,,rnar that they would be willing to
-rorx il out. Heard Turner say that he
did not want them. The negroes pleaded
,,ftb him to pay them cut, saying tina
.tl,,. world be willing to work d year or
80 if be would get them out. Heard
rr,rner say that he only wanted them for
$50 months. and that finally Mr.. Turner
took them
The defense then introduced several
baracter witnesses, among wrom were
Harlan, probate judge of ITALIA
ncoea county; William Gray, president of
~ Tallapoosa county bank; Secretary OF
Gto+e 7 Thomas Helm and two or three
others They all testified that Mr. Tur-
ner,s character was good.
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you've Seen It Advertised

hundred times. no doubt-Tetterl,ne'
But did you read carefully enough 10 "i5 -
cover exactly what 1t is and what ~
doesa # is a fragrant. cooling. sooth-
ing ing antiseptic ointment-a speedy, safe
and certain cure for letter. eczema
Ringworm and all other skin diseases q
cents at druggists or by mail from D.
T. Shuptrine, Savannah. Ga.
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Fruit. and CONNECTIONS.

Atlanta. Ga, July I.-Oranges 500 %
Lemons fancy 81 to $3.50 choice
So 10 to $500. Bananas. per bunch,
culls, 75T$1; straigts 81. 50D1 70
Nuts: Wainuts. No. T. 10; No >. IL IL:
almonds 13; pecan 1-2 to 10: Brazn 19G12;
mixed nuts IL lie. Peanuts. Virginia
10 TO &C: Georgia &c Cocoanuts per
100. 1915. Pineapples sl.75a2.2 5 crate.
Dates, Sob boxes, 6Q61Ac; packages. 71lc
ID. Figs 10 1-2Ql4c Citron 15c. Rasins
Xxx 81 60 per box: Xxx s1S5 per box. Prunes
small 596; large 6Q7 L. Candy. common
stick &C ID; mixed 1-2c.
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Comment on Bank Statement.

New York. July 1.-THE New York
Financier says:
associated banks last week showed a
loss of IS, BOG 500 cash. while the estimates
which were based upon the traceable
movements of money during the week
ending with Thursday, indicated net
loss to the banks of only $434,100. The
discrepancy between the amount of lnsa