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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Sept. 2.-There was no news
to account for any change IN the COM
plexlon of today's stock market and the
early part of the session was given over
to dullness more profound and slug
glshness more inert than at any time
during the present neglected condition OF
the market. Later, there was some re-
wal of activity. which expanded the
volume of transactions considerably over
those OF yesterday and lifted the average
level OF prices above last night Atchison
was the leader, with an extreme rise If
rs and three or four of the other
grangers responded to the extent OF a
point Prices eased off before the close,
which was unsteady. The afternoon dem
onstratlon seemed to be directed against
the short interest in Atchison, especially
and IN the other grangers incidentally,
The operations on the advance were con-
Quoted by several well known speculative
operators, whose return to the street
from vacation absences was thus sig
nahzed. The uncertainty over the corn
crop has been the motive for putting out
considerable short lines in the grangers
and 1T has been distracted for sometime
by the strength of the borrowing demand
for Atchison in the loan crowd.
During the early depression Metropoli-
tan Street Railway was conspicuously
weak on account of the current impress
sion that the dividend on the stock
guaranteed by the securities company is
not being fully earned There was ,e-
port also of a $500, 900 decrease in the
net earnings for August of United States
Steel. The relatively small increase in
Pennsylvania net earnings for July com
pared with the gross earnings and the
sharp decrease in net for the lines west
of Pittsburg and Erie, were unfavorably
commented upon.
The money market has become almost
as nominal an affair as the stock market
Bills against future shipments of cotton
are beginning to make their appearance
in the exchange market for the first time
The fate of the corn crop and the out
come of the call money market are the
basic factors in the stock market situa-
tion as for some time past.
There was some breadth to the bond
market. but the price movement was
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Rarbeo g. Co.'s
Cotton Letter
Especial to News and Observer }

New York, Sept. 2.--Gambling opera
tions in the New York cotton market are
on the largest scale ever known in the
history of speculation in cotton. Not only
is September being manipulated by the
New Orleans clique, but the representative
of the New England spinning crowd IN
this market last spring is said to be long
on an enormous quantity of October cotton
Rumor places the holdings by this inter-
est at $1,000 or 900 bales, and the
situation is getting to be an exciting, as
well as a spectacular one. Buling cotton
on the eve of the new crop, a crop that
promises to be the largest ever grown.
and bulling cotton in the spring Of the
year on a moderate crop are two differ
ent propositions. We are frank to admit
that the situation has many elements of
strength and that the operation in ques-
ton may turn out as successful as did
the May deal by the same party last
spring. But prices are very much higher
aS the present time and the accumulation
of an enormous line at 10Isc. is very
different proposition from the accumula-
ton at SIC. The base of operations is
therefore, different as regards the level
while the season is just beginning instead
of closing Everyone is now interested in
what the bureau report will give as the
average condition of the crop tomorrow
and while uncertainty exists NO one looks
for material change. A decline in con-
dition below rs would no doubt have a
strengthening influence on the market.
On the other hand decline OF only q
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Third ward. first disadvantages Of cleo
ton. ]. ]. Philips, C. H. Beinie.
Third ward, second division-Registrar
W. o. Scott.
Third ward, second division-Judges of
election, C. R. Harris, G. F. Ball.
Fourth ward, first division-Registrar,
D. S. Belts.
Fourth ward first disadvantages of
election, W. e. Austin, D. B. Sorrell
Fourth Ward, second division-Registrar
]. R. O'Neal.
Fourth ward, second disadvantages of
election, w. T. Huddleston, w. R. War
rem.
Outside West, North division-Registrar
D. T. Moore, Jr.
Outside West, North disadvantages OF
election, w. c. Riddick, ]. r. Chamber
lain.
outside West, South division-Registrar
w. ]. Reavis.
Outside West, South disadvantages OF
election. ]. w. Howell W. E. Cooper.
Outside East, North Observation-Disclosures
j. NJ. Allen.
Outside East, North division-Judges of
election. H. w. Davis, L. w. Smith.
Outside East South division-Regstrar
Outside East, South disadvantages OF
election, 1. NJ Proctor, J. H. Virgins.
The following are the polling places in
Raleigh township for said election:
First ward, first archaeological Fire
House.
First ward, second division-Conn's old
Store.
Second ward, first division-victor Fire
House.
Second ward, second division-Lee
Broughtons Store.
Third ward, first division-Jones' Ware
house.
Third ward, second division-Fulcher's
Store.
Fourth ward, first division-City Lot.
Fourth ward, second division--P. J.
Jeffrey's Store.
Outside West, North divisional. T.
Moores Store.
Outside West, South division-W. J.
Reavis' Store.
Outside East, North division--E. R.
PAGES Store.
Outside East, South division-Brick
Store, Hargett street.
By order of the Board OF County Com
missioners of Wave county, this August
3rd, 1903.
J. J. BERNARD,
Register OF Deeds and Clerk of Board.
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irregular. Total sales (par value) ST.
10000.
The rise in quotations for government
bonds is attributed to the demand from
banks for use as security against the ex-
pected increase in government deposits.
United States Us and 3's and the old and
new As advanced u per cent; the SIS
declined Il per cent on the last call.
Total sales, of stocks today were 364,700
shares, including Atchison 1,450; Erie
II $50; Missouri Pacific $4,000; Pennsvl-
vania 5,24O; Reading 23,77O; Rock Island
1890; st. Paul 27,9OO; Southern Pacific
$1,000 Southern Railway 1900; Union Pa.
citic 1880; Copper $1,000; Steel S,075.
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Cash auotations were as Follows /:

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter n patents se $500 straights
spring specials $40; spring patents S3.O0@i4O;
wheat va5 s,1 No 90 spring So no 3, 8; No
s.; oats, No 2.S4; No. 2wRite. -: No. 3 white
351aa37; rye, No.2, 5i@14; good feeding bar
ley, 1903; fair to choice mailing, 5000; flax
seed, No. J. 81; No; | northwestern, o;99@
II 35@I237 lard per lOOte., s57@s.60; short
ribs sides (loose),, 1905, dry salted Shout
(boxed). 7.75@s7.; whiskey, basis of high
grade wines, l23; clover, contract grade, 9.75.
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2-FIour-nrm; winter
patents s39o@i.3O; Minnesota patents $500
Rye fiour--dull; fair to good ss.9o@3-sO;
choice to fancy S2;90d3.2j.
;Buckwheat fiour-dull; Sl.9O92.15.
Corn-meal quiet; yellow western SLIP.
Rye-steady; No. 2western COZ.
Barley-dull; feeding -; mailing 60.
Wheat-firm, No. 2, s5ss; May, sS14; Sep
tember S7Is; December, $685..
Corn-spot steady; No. q 59}}44 May, 57119; Sep
TENDER, IS; November, ...; December 5SH.
Oats-steady, No. 2, IS
Bcef-frm; family SiO.oo@ll.OO; mess 5000
$50; beef hams q 5oaA0o; packet l05o@ll;
picked shoulders 6G614; picked hams, i2fS.
Lard-dull; western steamed, s65; refnde
firm; continent SIS; compound 71s@73s.
Pork-dull; family l1501l775; short clear
4.25@l6.25, mess l4.25@I5.25.
Talow-firm; city per package asa, country
| 41atG34.
Rosin-firm; strained common to good 2. 10
Turpentine-steady, 56Cd561a.
Rice-firm; domestic, fair to extra, 1906,
Japan 434tG54.
Molasses-firm; New Orleans open kettle
good to choice, 3l642.
Coffee-spot, Rio quiet, No. invoice SIS,
mild quiet, cordOya Toll.
Sugar-raw, firm; fair refining 3 -; molas-
SEES 3H, refined, firm.
Butter-frm; extra creamery 1881 state dairy
l4@lS.
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored 105S, white fall made, 1875
EggS-firm: state and Pennsylvania o.
Potatoes--Isong Island 2.00t12.37, new South
ern, l.25d1.57, Virginia sweets l.50@2.75.
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked, 41a@$4,
domestic 3@414
Cabbage-steady; Long Island 1@g5.00@S.00.
Freight to Liverpool I2c.
Cotton seed oil was duh and nominal prime
crude f. o. b. mills 29d30 prime summer yell
low 4l@4l1a, off summer yellow IS, prime white
46 prime winter yellow AZ, prime meal 1000
$50 nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS
BALTIMORE, Sept 2-FIour steady: winter
patents, 81. 75@i.00, spring satents Si.00ni.25.
Wheatadull; S@M, southern wheat by
sample 706GS2.
Corn-quet; spot 57@1s, Southern white
corn l56159.
Oats-steady; No. 2 white 4l@.
Rye--firm; No. 2, 81.
Butter-steady; fancy imitation l7@lS, fancy
creamery 20.
Eggs-steady; fresh 81.
Cheese-steady; 1919, large l05s611M.
Sugar-strong; fine and coarse granulated
5,2lh.
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december WHEAT
RISES AND LEADS
September Proves a Close
Second However.
RUSHING COTTON TRADE
The Close Steady at a Net Decline of One 10
Nine Points With the Late Positions
Showing the Greatest
Losses.
(By the Associated Press

New York, Sept. 2.-Buyers of dry
goods are operating in jobbers houses and
good deal of inquiry is noted for spot
goods with first hands. But there is nc
disposition to operate ahead and sellers
quotations are not being accepted on fu
ture contracts. The curtailment in prog
ross is regarded in certain quarters as
over-estimated, but is having it's effect
in regard to the quantity of available sup
plies.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Sept. 2.--The- cotton market
opened steady at an advance of four
points to a decline of points. The ad-
vance was confined to October. which,
came in for considerable bull support on
call, while the other months were gen
orally lower under continued liquidation.
There was little of Importance in the
early news, the cables being steady, pos
sibly little better than expected, while
weather accounts were good on the av-
erage and for a moment or two. the
trade displayed some hesitation. This
proved the signal for aggressive bull sup
port with the operations in September,
particularly of sensational nature.
That position had opened at 1145. 1t
was forced up a point or two at a time
until it had reached around 11.60 and
then the bull leader in person bid for
10000 at 11.6S without getting an offer.
The rest of the list meantime was also
rallied by good buying, all along the
line and at the high point showed net
gains of from to 16 points. The spec
tacular show of strength on the part OF
the clique, however, SO far from alarming
the shorts brought in an avalanche of
selling orders from practically all quart
ers and inside of fifteen minutes after
the September had reached 11.6S, it was
sold at 11.53, then 1144 net loss of S
points while the balance of the list, also
sold aggressively, was net to 8 points
lower. The selling at this level became
4 ;hter and with room shorts seeing fair
profits they returned to cover, while the
clique again bought freely of the near
months, bringing about a recovery of sew
eral points and during the balance of the
session trading ruled less active and the
market rather irregular. The close was
steady at net decline of 1 to 8 points
with the late positions showing the great
est losses and at nearly the lowest of the
day. Sales were estimated at 100000
bales.
NEW YORK, Sept. Cotton spot closed
steady; middling upland, 1915; gulf 1900; sales
2,5E bales.
Futures opened weak and closed barely
steady.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 2-Cotton quiet
and easier: sales 800 bales: quotations
reduced 1s.
Futures opened firm and the movement
for a time was quite active, there being
a fair line of buying orders in the hands
of brokers. Execution of these orders
added strength to the market and all po-
sitions gained 3 to points. After this
the trend of prices was downward, the
list at the close showing losses of to s
points compared with last evenings
closing figures.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2-Cotton futures
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NAVAL STORES

WILMINGToN, Sept. 2-Turpentine firm,
81 receipts - casks
Rosn-notning doing,l receipts "A casks.
Tar-irm, l.65; receipts 81.
Crude-firm, l.75@350@3.5O; receipts 80 bar
relS.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 2-Turpentine NOM
inal 1917 receipts......, sales......, exports.
Quote A, b, C, ID, f, l.75; f, !. so; G, I.SO; III,
go; /, 2.6i; K 2.S5; NJ, 205; n, 3.05; WIG, 800;
WV, $40.
SAVANNAH, Sept 2-Turpentine firm,
Rosin firm; receipts 2,6i5 sales ......, exports
Quote A, b, C, 1.S0;D, 1.S5; E, lbs; f, 200; G.,
30; II, 2.40; l, 290; X, 3.l0 NJ 3.55; n, 325; WG
$50. WV $40
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW York, Sept. 2, p. m.-Money on call
dull; 90 days, 1905; 30 yays, 5td51z, six months
1905; prime mercantile paper $685.; sterling
bills at 1885, l06 1851 3 for demand. and at 49, 35
Tor W day bills, posted rates 4Si12@S612@7;
dollars 4512.
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point or any improvement would result
in lower prices. Until more cotton comes
on the short side should take place on
extreme advances only, and be of a eau
tious character. We cannot advise the
purchase of December and January above
ten cents a pound in the present crop
outlook.
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c.. A. WEBB & co.
Southern
Asbsv,,,e n 9 Securities

Our specialties are North Carolina
STATE, COUNTY and CITY bonds, and
the STOCKS and BONDS of all corpora
lions operating in North Carolina. We
solicit the correspondence of those desiring
to buy or sell any of these securities.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE grain markets
were all strong and active, September
wheat closing 1c. higher with December
up to l@c; September corn with a gain
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of &c. and December of CSC. September
oats were up &c. and December * to &c.
Provisions were firm at an advance of
from 21H to 10c.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3 p. m.-Cotton spot
fair demend; prices Ga points lower;
American middling fair, 7.22; good middling,
ordinary, GU; ordinary, sos. The sales of the
day were 5000 bales, ofwhich 1000 were for
speculation and export and included $500 Am
ercan. Receipts 1000 bales, including 49,.
American.
Futures opened easy and closed steady.
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S. A. L. STOCKS AND RoNDs.

BALTIMORE, Sept, 2-Seaboard Air Line
common, 2l1so. preferred 34@35.
Bonds-fs 775l07S
Atlantic Coast Line common, 1II1[oa1,t. praf
erred 40. - ~
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Stocks, Cotton, Grain and
Provisions.
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The Eastern Life Insurance Company
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Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION IN LITTLE
RIVER TOWNSHIP
By order of the Board of Commissioners
of Wake county, N. c., adopted OF Mon
day, the Bird day of August. 1903. Notice
is hereby given that there will be an
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-13
Waycross Commencement.

Waycross, Ga. June 1.-THE COM
mencement exercises of the Waycross
public schools were held in the public
school auditorium tonight The grad
uating class this year is somewhat
larger than usual, and consists of the
following graduates: Misses Lena
Phillips Sarah Nichols, Lillian Miller.
Alice Miller. Matte Groom, Nita Moore,
Clyde Jenkins, Jimmie Ketterer, Birdie
Anthony; Messes. Jacquelin Knight.
Herbert Marshburn.
The exercises at the auditorium were
as follows:
yale March," Jimmie Ketterer.
"Ante-Bellum Days in Georgia, :"
Lena Phillips.
Instrumental Solo-"The Gold Fish. -
Lillian Miller.
Henry w. Grady" Birdie Anthony.
Glass prophecy, Matte Groom.
The New Hail Columbia"
Georgia." Jaquelin Knight.
Joel Chandler Harris" Nita Moore.
jolly Students-Chorus class.
"a tribute to Georgia." Herbert
Marshburn.
Frank L. Stanton" Jimmie Ketterer.
Medley of national airs, class.
Valedictory Clyde Jenkins.
Address to class.
instrumental Duo, Festival Process
sion March" Misses Miller.
Delivery of diplomas, Hon. w, M.
Toomer, president of school board,
Graduates farewell march.
Benediction.
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COURTING In FIFE.
How Young Men Signifed Their
Love at the Dinner Table.

From the Scotsman.
The mode of courtship in Fife in old
en- days had some very singular char
acteristics. That it was modest in it's
nature and did not embarrass the on
locker, and that it had a good deal of
true Scottish caution about it, we learn
from the following quaint account by
an old writer:
when the young man." he wrote,
hath the felicity to be invited of the
same party with the maiden that hath
won his affections, then doth he en-
deavor to sit opposite TO her at the ta-
BILE where he giveth himself not up to
those unseemly oglings and gazings
which he praCtised in other parts. to
the offense of aged virgins and other
persons of much discretion but, put
ting forth his foot, he presseth and
treadeth withal upon the feet and toes
of the maiden; whereupon, if she do
not roar forth it is sign that his adj
dresses are well received. and the two
come in due course before the minis
ter. This form of attack is known by
the name of 'Footie,' and the degree
of pressure doth denote and measure
the warmth of the passion. Such young
men as be bashful do hence make good
speed these do take with them more
forward friend, who shall vicariously,
and in their stead, give a light pres
sure, and a person who doth thus melt
the ice of coyness between the parties
is, in these parts, called 'lightfoot,' from
the lightnesS of his pressure"
Curious customs with regard to mar
riage were in force in many F'ifeshire
villages during the seventeenth CEN
fury. After being proclaimed on three
successive Sabbaths, the marriage
could not take place until a pledge,
usually amounting to five pounds Scots,
had been lodged with the kirk session.
At a stated time after the marriage,
if meanwhile the couple had behaved
themselves to the satisfaction of the
session, this sum was returned, but If
not, the money was forfeited and went
to the support of the poor. Many
time the expectant bridegroom had
not such a sum as e5 in his possession,
and in that case kindly friend or
neighbor would lend him the money.
When the marriage of a wealthy cou-
pie took place the bridegroom was ex-
pected to contribute very literally to
the poor-boX so that marriage in Fife
would seem to have been rather
costly affair in olden days.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the minister in much the
same way as at the present udy' III lhe
subsequent festivities the pipers play
ed a very important part. The proceed
ings would seem TO have been gener-
ally of a most uproarious nature.
judging from the following minute of
Aberdour kirk session, dated January,
1853: 1T is reported by some of the
elders that there is ane groat abuse at
brydalls, with pypers and the like.
To put down rioting and disorder at
weddings this session, who seem to
have held the poor bagpipe players re-
sponsible for much of the trouble, Or
dained that those who were about to
be married must consign 81 into the
treasurer's hands, which should be re-
stored after the marriage provided
there had been no abuse by pipers, but
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-13
Do Business Men Think of Thi.s

The money that you spend away from
home never comes back any more"
Do business men think of this?
Take you, for instance. Have you
ever bought an article away from home
because it was a few cents cheaper
than you could get at home that you
did not feel that you were retarding
the growth of your city by injuring
the business of it's citizens?
1t saves little, if anything, to send
your orders away or to buy your sup
plies away from home. Such a sys-
tenn indirectly hurts you, no matter
who you are. And it works direct
harm to your fellow citizens, who have
taxes to pay, rent to pay, employees
to pay, and other charges to meet.
This applies to all lines of business,
but IN this special advertisement it is
intended to refer to the thousands Of
dollars worth of printing, Autograph
ing and blank book work which is
sent away every month by Savannah
business houses.
Think of it!
Thousands of dollars worth going
to other printing houses in other cities
when there are more than a dozen
good ones here, able to 40 much more
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about the hotel accommodation, when
the American struck in:
Wal, this may not be the Waldorf
Astoria, but / guess If II was good
enough for the Apostle Paul it's good
enough for mel"
Consideration for the comfort and
the feelings of ones fellow guests is
point in which people often fall short,
more from want of knowledge than
from any deliberate desire TO give Of
Tense.
English people are most apt to give
annoyance by their casual views on
the subject of clothes, which often re-
suit in their coming down to table d.
hote dinner in knickerbockers and
light suits when all the other guests
are in full evening dress. Naturally
any one who is blessed with tact and
observation does not repeat such a So
lecism second time
Germans again, often give great Of
tense to their neighbors by their very
degage method of consuming their
food. 1t is no uncommon thing for
German lady, when in the middle of
an animated conversation, to punctu-
ate her remarks with a half-gnawed
chicken bone waved in the air Doubt
less In the happy fatherland this is
considered quite good mannersl Amer
leans, who seem to be a preternatural-
~ noisy race. are generally very con-
siderate in the matter Of loud talking.
both in the early morning and also late
at night.
The question of whether or not the
windows in the public rooms are to be
opened or shut Is one that often gives
rise to somewhat acrimonious discus
sion between people of different ma
tionalities,
short time ago a German lady
summoned the waiter in the sale a
manger and said:
Close that window at once, or
shall die"
"Garcon," exclaimed an English lady
Sharply, leave it open, or 1 shall ex-
pire."
At this point Frenchman interpos-
GO politely with the following sugges-
ton: Leave it open till the German
lady has died. and then close it till the
English lady has expired. Then we
shall be able to do as we like"
one distinct trial that is to be met
with in almost every hotel is the old
gentleman Cor old LADY, who collects
all the papers and sits heavily on them
during the day, and then calmly car
ries them off upstairs on going to bed.
l once had the pleasure of being in
a hotel where two of these birds of
prey, of opposite sexes happened to
be staying at the same time They
were both also noted for remarkably
plain speaking, and a total disregard
for other peoples feelings. 1 happened
one day to hear the following fras-
ments of conversation between them:
Old Lady-"Now, you should not
think of leaving Rome till you have
been to Signor Macaronrs studio
That's the place to buy pictures"
Old Gent-"Let me tell you, madam
that 1 don't want to buy any pictures
In my house at home 1 have more than
fifty pictures that 1 have no room to
hang up.
Old Lady-"Then let me tell you, my
good man. that you are a great goose"