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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02


 Assistant Examiner J. T. Rutledge found that Tax Assessor J. T. Allen of Lamar County had made serious errors in recapitulating the assessment for the year of 1902. The abstract furnished the Auditors office showed an amount of $173,369 more than the footing in the books of the Assessors office. The same ab- stract showed an assessment of $2333O less than the footing in the books of the Assessor.
 These books the Assistant Examiner immediately set about correcting. An amended abstract was sent to the Audi tor. The corrected assessments against individual tax payers were carried for ward to the Collectors abstract so that the State lost nothing.
 The Assistant Examiner instructed the Assessor to be more particular In tho swearing of tax payers.
 MT. Rutledge also found that ex-Tax Collector D. J. Guthrie of Lamar Coun- ty was due the State $162 for poll tax. The check of the poll tax stub book in the office. MT. Rutedge reports. shows that the above amount is due. The As- sistant Examiner reported that he had advised MT. Guthrie to pay the amount and he thought that 1t would probably be remitted to the State treasury.
 Errors were also found in the books of Tax Collector W. B. White, which were examined for the years 1900 and 1901.
 In 1900 MT. Rutledge found that Tax Collector White was due the State $16.50 for poll tax $1.7S for property tax. a to- tai for the year of $18.23.
 For the year 1902 the Assistant Exami- ner found that Tax Collector W. B. White was due the State $S3 poll tax and A 80 property tax. The total account with interest amounted to $61.76. This amount MT. Rutledge reported had been paid. All errors had occurred from es- capped taxes.
 MT Rutledge found that the books of ex-Tax Assessor L. s. Metcalf for the year of 1900 were correct except that the certificate from the Probate Judge was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02
MARRIED IN GREENSBORO :.
Couple from Tuscaloosa Go There to
 Wed

Greensboro, June 1.-(Special.)-A heavy rain lasting only a short time fell here Saturday night and in the southwestern portion of Hale County, about CedarvilIe. At the latter place the rain was accom- panied by considerable hail.
 Saturday a couple from Tuscaloosa Ar thur Davidson and Miss Callie Brown, arrived here, procured a marriage license and had the knot tied by Probate Judge w. c. Christian. When asked how they happened to come here to be married, they said they had always heard Greens boro was a beautiful place and just want ed to rec it. Both insisted there was no opposition to the marriage.
 Yesterday was childrens day at the Methodist Church and the building could scarce hold the crowd anxious to witness the exercises. There were recitations and sacred songs by the children and an address by the pastor. Rev. T. R. Mc- Carty.
 At the o'clock p. m. service the silver jubilee of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church in Greensboro was celebrated.
 An elaborate musical program was presented by the choir of which Mrs. Thomas E. Knight is leader. Gifts of silver. dimes. dollars, etc. were presented for the benefit of the Society.
 Next Sunday. June T. is commencement Sunday of the Southern University. Wis itors are already beginning to arrive and so many citizens will keep open houses that there are prospects of an unusually large attendance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02

siding Alabama be selected by popular vote of the subc will be presented with due bills for weeks board, six
 resorts, and round trip railroad tickets the same, the trips the receiving the highest number of to have first named below, the standing in number of and so on to the sixth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Entire upper story. consisting of 3 furnished rooms with all modern conveni- ences for light housekeeping with bath; Will rent very reasonable. Address K, Ad- vertiser.
 FOR RENT-No. IA King St. opposite Capitol Hill School a conveniently arranged and comfortable cottage in good condition; pos session given June list; rent Slo month. Ap- ply to V. H. Hanson, al Advertiser office, or to J. T. Roberts, Real Estate Agent. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02
FINANCIAL.

MONEY to lend at from to per cent, depending location of property; large small amounts: prompt service. Montgomery Abstract Co.,. No. 6 s. Perry St. $l0U, ,UO0 to lend Montgomery real estate: le- gal rate: long time, easy terms: no coTamission. j. ~. w. Crawford. at office of Fred $. Ball. First National Bank Building. u-2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

level of stocks at the opening this
morning, which was continued during
the rest of the session in a more order
ly and steady manner. 1t was very
evident that the principal demand
came from uncovered bear operators
for the short account, and there was
the same lack of adequate news to
explain the sudden reversal OF senti-
ment as there has been to explain the
persistent weakness of the market for
some time.
1t became instantly apparent, how
ever, with the fall Of the president s
gavel this morning that much of what
has been regarded as urgent and fore
ed liquidation, yesterday more espec-
tally, WAS a daring operation on the
short side of the market. The specu.
lative forces in the market seemed to
have treasured themselves over night
as 10 the character OF this selling.
Large buying orders were in conse-
quence placed in the market for exc
cution at the opening this morning.
The uncovered bears seemed to have
information Of what was awaiting
them and the opening looked like a
bear panic. Simultaneous transactions
In many thousand shares were made
at widely divergent prices. In Atchi-
son. after one sale of 500 shares at
65h, 1000 shares were sold at vary
ing quotations from So to 81, the ex-
cited brokers paying this range OF
prices in different parts of the crowd
at the same instant. In many of the
other stocks which have been under
most pressure lately. prices ranged up
ward az the opening, with rush all
the way from to 3l4 points for the
leaders. The principal trading and the
most notable movements Of the day
were IN AtchisOn. Baltimore and Ohio,
Norfolk and Western, ST. Paul. the Pa
clhcs and Amalgamated, which are
precisely the stocks that have fallen
IN the weakest manner for some time
past. BY the end Of the day The gainh
in these stocks had extended from 3M
to "a. the latter for Atchison Even
larger gains were shown by some OF
The less active stocks.
Yesterdays rumora Of trouble In
foreign circles We're Incidentally
cleared ~ aud Il was learned that
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

New Orleans, June 1.-THE spot
cotton market was quiet but firm.
Quotations unchanged.
Futures were irregular and weak at
the opening, following the lead of New
York and Liverpool, July was down 8
points. August 81, September and
October Z. Prices to-day declined with
the same suddenness that has charac-
terized many of the recent sensational
advances. Soon after the opening it
became apparent that the bears were
loaded up for the scalps of the bulls
prominent bear firm was apparent
ly in charge of the raid July selling
orders were rather numerous, the
bulls, however, took all that was offer
ed. The best explanations of the
cause of the depression is to the effect
that the hitherto unprecedented short
interests, both in New Orleans and
New York were now covered with spot
cotton. At the close, compared with
last evenings prices, June had lost 81
points, July 81, August H. September
"a and the other positions points
each.
New Orleans, June 11.-Cotton. flu
lures steady. June, 12.S0c, nominal;
July. 1300e, bid; August, 12.S4@12S5c (;
September, 10.99@11.O0c December,
967@96Sc; November, $4,000 .44c; De-
cember, 94269 44c; January, 9.43M9. 45c
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
NAVAL STORES.
Thursday, June II.


TURPENTINE - The turpentine
strength to-day, though the tone was
firm and the understanding was that
a cask could not be had for less than
the Board of Trade the demand was
good and the tone firm at Acc, sales 372
casks, and the closing firm and I'M
features of interest were reported.
steady and sufficient to entirely alb
sorb the offerings.
Regarding the exporting of naval
from Fernandina, where it is said
there is considerable activity Sailing
vessels are loading there right along
The inspectors are being kept on the
run looking out for the cargoes ac-
cording to their reports. A consider
able share of the movement seems at
the moment to be moving in the direc-
ton of Fernandina.
The local receipts to-day were 81
casks, and the exports $50 casks.
ROSINS-The rosin market opened
steady and unchanged, no sales, and
closed steady and unchanged no sales
The demand was light. Exporters
were apparently not in the market for
any grades. and it was a drag on this
market all day. While there was no
unofficial decline during the late hours
1t. may have been due to the lack of
demand and entire absence of trading
The receipts were 2,406 barrels, and
the exports 1,741 barrels. Prices as
follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

self to justify abandoning the bull side
yet Weather news was of no special
consequence being in line with that of
past week or so, while the mail and
Geographic advices failed to show that
the crop was doing any better. With
out a decided change in the near flu
ture, the present level of prices will
be safe for some time. Big blocks
of July and August were sold soon aft
er the morning, resulting in 10 to 30
points decline, but an early rally fol-
lowed in the general market. Those
who had sold early in the day buying
back hastily, especially when it seemed
that Liverpool was doing better and
the stock market improving. Cables
were. irregular and unsettled at the
close at to II net decline. There was
heavy Southern buying during the
morning and some by New England
interests.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, June 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened easy, 3@10 points lower I'M
der weak Liverpool cables, continued
realizing and bear pressure. For time
it ruled active and excited, prices being
forced rapidly downward until July
was selling at 11.71c, decline from
the best price of yesterday of SO points.
August touched 11.40c and September
10.55c. On the early downward move
ment the new crop months showed rel
alive firmness under continued unfav-
orable crop adVices and bull support,
and when the old crop had reached the
level indicated above, the selling pres
sure became less marked and buying
movement ensued which brought about
a rally of 6026 points. After this,
however, the market ruled compare
lively quite. Still the trade was very
nervous and fluctuations continued
broad and irregular during the early
afternoon, though prices on the whole
displayed a downward tendency with
the new crop months now showing the
greater weakness under predictions for
warmer weather and profit-taking. To-
ward the close trading again became
active, and prices for the new crop
were forced down to a new low level
for the session, though in the last
few minutes there was slight rally
under covering and the market was
finally steady, net 1925 points lower.
Cotton futures at New York, June IL
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

there has been no important selling Of
Americans for foreign account, but on
the contrary a growing Investment de-
mand. There has been an obvious in
vestment demand for several days in
this marekt for stocks which had fall
en- to a level at which their invest
ment return on the present dividend
basis was equal 10 or greater than the
interest rate on money. Buying Oh
this character does not concern itself
with checking a decline, but IL takes
stocks out OF the market and reduces
the supply.
With the realization that they had
been selling into a pocket the bears
rushed to cover and caused a violent
reyulaiOn on the stock exchange. The
government crop report helped the turn
ia tho market with it, indication OF
a wheat crop beyond any Of the coun-
try's history. 4 reaction IN the cot
ton market was viewed with satis-
faction and q violent recovery in the
London copper market had special
effect on Amalgamated Copper The
large decrease IN domestic exports for
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York. June 11.-Our market
opened with sales of August
at 11.57, 115S. 1159, 11.6Oc, closed 11.44c
and after selling at 11.40, 11.41c,
ruled at 11.47c at 1 p. m. To-
days market has been most erratic al
ternately weak and strong on compar-
atively moderate transactions. General
temper of the local trade has been
bearish on the inference drawn from
the break yesterday afternoon which
they thought showed that the market
had reached a point where it required
support. Some selling of the new crop
was a feature with buying by Euro
pean houses. Trading was not in large
quantities with August the weakest
month, as after the early break in July
support was given to that delivery
Crop adivces do not show any improve
ment from the Atlantic states. Only
moderate support was given the mar
ket at the close and the trade look for
lower Liverpool advices tomorrow al
though outside prices were paid after
the close. The spot market was quiet
25 points decline.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
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Capital, $35O,OOO.

JOSEPH ID. WEED, President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND, Vice President.
WIN. It. McCAULEY, Cashier.
sAML- L. CLAY, Assistant Cashier.
general banking and exchange
business transacted.
Savings Department., interest
computed quarterly.
Accounts of merchants, banks
ana corporations solicited.
American xpress COmpany's let
ters of credit issued available in all
parts of thu world.
Collections carefully made and
promptly accounted for.
Safety Deposit Boxes and Storage
Vaults for rent.
Correspondence invited.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

Trans arrive Savannah as follows;
NO. 70, daily, from New York, Wash
lngton and Cincinnati, $40 a. m.
NO. 80, daily, from New York and
Washington, S:45 p. m.
NO. 80, daily, from all points West
via Jesup, 1859 p. m.
NO. 81, daily from all points West,
via Jesup, 11:54 a. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
the Union Depot.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains 80 and "a. NEW YORK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestibuled linn
TIED trains, with Pullman Drawing
room Sleeping Cars between Savannah
and New York. Connect at Washing
ton with Colonial Express for Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Char
lotte ana Richmond and Charlotte and
Norfolk. Dining Cars serve all meals
en- route.
Trains 80 and 81 connect at Jesup
with through Pullman Drawing room
Sleeping Cars operated from and to
Kansas City via Birmingham, and
from and to Cincinnati via Chatta-
nooga
Trains 90 and 90. THE WASHING
TON AND FLORIDA LIMITED.
Festibulcd limited trains, carrying
Pullman Drawing room Sleeping Cars
between Savannah and New York.
Dining Cars serve all meals en- route
Also Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Cincin-
rati, through Asheville and THE Land
of the Sky"
For information as to rates. sched-
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D. C.
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Agent, Union Depot, Savannah, Ga.
f. @. THOMSON, C. P. & T. A, Sa-
vannah, Ga, 141 Bun street. Phones
$50
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, June 11..-Cotton: Spot,
moderate business done; prices, 6
points lower; AmaI%can mddling, fair,
7.02d; good middling, 6S2d; middling,
6.66d; low middling, e4ed; good ordi-
nary, 6.22d; ordinary, 602d. The sales
of the day were 5000 bales, of which 600
were for speculatioA and export and
included 5000 American Receipts, g.
900 bales, including 1900 American.
Futures opened easier and closed ir-
regular and unssleied American mid
ding, good ordnAry clause: June,
said; June-July, 6.85@6. 36d: July-Au-
gust, 6.31d: August September, SAID;
September October, 5.67d; October No
vember, 5.S3@5.34d; November-Decena-
Der, said; December January, 5.1S0
SID; January February, 5.17@51Sd;
February March, 5.17@5.1Sd.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

May and the rather doubtful tone OF
the leading authority I'm the iron trade
were ignored. The light selling at the
recovery demonstrated that liquidation
for the present has been completed,
and the market closed strong and ac-
tive at the top level. There was some
irregularity in the bond market, but
many issues advanced I'm sympathy
with stocks. Total sales. par value,
$2.975,0O0.
Y. s. 3's coupon advanced 4 per cent.
on the last call
Total sales were Ss4 800 shares, in
GLIDING Atchison, S0.s75: Baltimore and
Ohio. 54.s20; Canadian Pacific. 20.100;
Chesapeake and Ohio. 1850: Chicago
Great Western, 6.G60; Erie $3.50; do
first preferred. $3.50; do second pre-
ferred, 800, Union Pacific, 6i.QSo; Wa
bash preferred. $780, Copper. 1850;
Brooklyn. 9.720; Illinois Central. 6.l97.
Louisville and Nashville. $3.50; Mis-
souri Pacific, 35,l75. New York Central.
$500, Norfolk and Western. i0.010. on-
Continued on Eighth Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
MONEY MARKET.

New York. June 1l-Money on call.
steady. 1%G2M per cent; closing Of
fered per cent; time money. steady:
sixty days. AZ per cent; ninety days,
4ia@5 per cent; six months. 5hn5iz
per cent; prime mercantile paper. az
ask per cent. Sterling exchange,
heavy, with actual business I'm bankers
bills. al &4.67.55Mf.S1.G0 for demand and
al s4.sf75m4.64SO for sixty day bills.
posted rates. Sf95h and sassy COM
merclal bills. sfSfh, Har silver. 59ikci
ycxican dollars. flc
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
The Morning News Office,
Thursday, June II.

Markets.
The Morning News Office,
Thursday, June II.
Everything in the commercial line
appeared to be reactionary to-day and
crumbling from the opening levels For
the past fortnight cotton has been on
the rise with new price records being
made, and it was but a question of
time until the limits of the advance
pending its digestion would follow. 1t
now appears that too much long cot
ton was taken in for proper digestion
and relief was therefore necessary in
the reaction that has caused large long
holdings to be thrown overheard. 1t
was this, no doubt. that accelerated the
decline. New York closed to 26 points
off, and New Orleans from to 81
points lower.
Reports here were meager affecting
the cotton crop. The understanding is
that the rains have again distributed
too much moisture III some sections,
resulting in damage particularly to cot
ton in the lowlandS. Showers were To-
cal, though temperatures throughout
this section were not such as to help
the crop. There is a lack of sunshine,
and while this was promised recently,
the opinion is that it did not last long
enough to give the necessary benefit to
the CROP.
Spot cotton at Savannah closed firm
and unchanged, with the demand fair
~ good, but with no activity in trad
ing for reasons previously given mere.
In the f. o. b. market the demand was
fair.
Turpentine closed firm at Acc, with
the demand fully satisfactory The
rosin market closed steady, with the
demand light, and the market having
every appearance of seasickness. Fac
tors tables did not appear to have
been cleared away and it was said
that more frequent visits of exporters
was the needed remedy. Advices indi-
Gated low temperatures and rain in
many sections of the naval stores belt.
Details of the markets follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
DRY GOODS.

New York, June 11.-Buyers in dry
goods have not been particularly active,
being baked in their efforts to pur-
chase by generally higher LO4ces at
which sellers are independent. Mills
are closing in increased numbers, and
the curtailment of production is begin
ming to have it's effects in causing sell
ers to take no orders on which they are
not covered
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
COTTON.

Spot cotton closed firm and I'M
changed, with sales of % bales by fac
tors. The demand is good, but the full
prices being asked tends to restrict
business. The receipts were 214 bales,
against 443 bales last year In the f.
o. b. market there was considerable
inquiry, and some little business was
being transacted. Current reports
quoted basis good middling at 12A to
121ac.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton EXCHANGE to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

New York. June 11.-Harris, Gates e.
Co, in their cotton letter to-day, state:
This has been another day Of lively
fluctuations in the cotton market. After
opening to 10 lower there was a sharp
break which carried prices down 10 to
80 points, followed by a quick recovery
to about last nights closing prices. The
market again gave way and prices at
the close are 8 to 20 points below last
nights closing figures. We think the
distant months are a good sale on all
bulgeS.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
FINANCIAL.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak Commercial demand, sterling,
s4.s6h sixty days. s4.S3lz ninety days
S4.S2. French. 5.197s; Swiss. sixty days,
5.21; Belgian. sci; marks, sixty days,
9l3S; ninety days. "a S-16.
DOMESTIC N. Y. EXCHANGE
Buy at SOC per $1,000 discount.
Sell: Up to $500, 10c: S25 TO $50, 15c;
$50 to 500. zoe; 500 to $500, 25c; 5000
70 $500. SOC; $500 to $500. s5c: $500 to
$500, soc: $500 10 5000. 45c. over $500 at
the rate OF 75c per $1,000 premium.
sECURITIES-There is some activi-
.ty In the income bonds of the Central
OF Georgia. based on the large increase
IN gross earnings. Other securities are
firm, but very little trading.
BaBk stocks.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
Baxter and Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, June 11.-Cotton opened
TO points lower. Gables were quite
unsettled at our opening, so much so
that holders here were nervous and
especially as the revolution was being
used to unsettle confidence. 1t soon
appeared that there was no proba-
bility of a furry, especially as the
stock market was recovering, and there
was nothing in the cotton situation it
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
FINANCIAL.
HARRIS, GATES & CO.
MEMBERS:

N I'm bLhGs
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE
CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
NEW YORK COFFEE EXCHANGE.
COTTON DEPARTMENT 10 Wall St..
New York.
orders eolIeltea Tor Future Deliveries.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
Savannah and StateSbOrO R'y
Through Passenger Trains
Savannah to Statesbofo
VIA
Seaboard and S. g. s. R'y.

Effective Sunday. Nov. %.
Leave Savannah daily 400 p. m.
Arrive Statesboro, 6:15 p. m.
Leave Statesboro, 700 a. m.
Arrive Savannah, 9:15 a. m.
Another train, connecting at Cuyler,
leaves Savannah 700 a. m. arrive
Statesboro. 10 a. m. Leave StatesDoro
p. M, arrive Savannah $3.50 p. m.
Shortest and Quickest Route
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12
Naval Store Statement-

Turpentine steady.
Charleston, S. c., June 11-Turpen-
tine steady, 4515c; sales, IS casks.
Rosin steady, A, B, c. S1.7O; D. sl.75;
Z, $1.75; F, $3.50; G. $1.s5; II. $2.S5; 1,
1926; K, $500; NJ, $40; N, $3.15; w, G,
1925; WV, $3.55.
Wilmington. N. C., June 11.-Spirits
turpentine steady. Acc; receipts, "a
casks Rosin firm, $1.75; receipts, 436.
Crude turpentine firm. S1.75, $500 and
1925; receipts, 11S. Tar firm; $1.65; re-
ceipts, 81.
New Orleans, June 11.-Receipts, ros-
in, 1877 barrels; turpentine, CSC.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-12

The market closed very steady, and
fairly active.
The crop in sight Is. i01.902 bales
against $3.50 bales In the correspond
ing tune lsai year, and S1,720 bales the
year before, and 81, 2C2 bales IN 1893.
g3,-fooe at,ouf an foiiova.