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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-07
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he read my palm. and from her eyes
/ would have sworn that she was wise.
Fear not" said she. though long you
drop,
Some day you'll shine way at the top"
For wearysyears toiled away;
1 worked by night. strove by day.
Yet fame and wealth seemed just as far
Ahead OF me as any star
All else 7 bore, nor thought TO grieve,
Until my hair began 10 leave. -
oh. then I wept and cursed the day
That palmist maid had crossed my way.
wnen at the glass chanced 10 stop
Behold I Shone upon the top.
Chester Firkins. In January Lppincotts
Magazine.
Hose II extinguished n chimney Are at
60 Peace street at 2;06 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. No damage.
Ernest covill, who boards at ll5 clifford
street, informs tho police that $50 was
stolen from his room, last night.
A rubber door mat. valued at 81. was
stolen from the porch OF DR. Sayer Has
broucks residence. l05 Broad street.
Tuesday night.
Business was light In police circles last
night. But seven drunks were arrested
There were no araignments in the 9Th
district court today.
Hose extinguished a slight fire in the
Spruce street sub-station; at 10:45 o'clock
yesterday morning, caused by the thaw-
ing OF a water pipe. Damage slight.
Mrs. Lucretia Very. II years old. visit
ing with VIM. j. Cooper OF 40 Fourth
street and belonging at Salem. Mass,
died suddenly, from natural causes at IL
o'clock last night.
Frederick Fl Farnum OF 21 Grant street
reports that at o'clock this morning his
wife found one OF a pair OF two months
old twins dead in bed. The child had been
weak since its birth.
A halter belt, valued at 81. the property
OF John Nolan. a light trimmer I'm the
employ OF the Narragansett Electric
Lighting company, was stolen from a pole
at Roger williams Park. yesterday after
noon.
Patrolman Stoddy found a pane OF glass
broken in rear window OF Peter Nc
Cures saloon. 119 Douglas avenue, at $3.50
o'clock this morning. A bull dog, valued
at $50. belonging to Frank Nolan. was
stolen.
Manager Benson OF OGorman's Zoo.
while on trip last week, 10 New York.
for the purpose OF buying monkeys, saw
n very curious animal on board a steamer
Just In from India, He secured the beast
at high figure and named II the '1t-Is-
It." The animal proved quite an attrac-
tion and was also puzzle to natural his
tory men OF the city, who could not deter
mine It's name II seemed to be a species
OF sloth or Lemur. but unlike either In
many respects Sad to say. the "It-Is-It"
died suddenly last evening from some un-
known cause
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-07
FALSTAFF CLUB
II Gave an Enjoyable Entertainment 10 Lady
Friends Last Evening.

The Faistaff club had a Ladies night
last evening, and gave their friends a
most enjoyable entertainment. The tai
ent included Walter johnson. vioiinist:
David Matbewson, accompanist. Mrs. Ad-
die lola Hicks Spary. contralto. Ned
Perry, specialist. Percy w Sweet. magic.
and Mary Frfel. character dancers. r. l.
Hohards and Il. c. Anderson were the
ooOmittssl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-07
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$500 More Than Half Fare From Chicago
Via Chicago Great Western Railway.

To points IN Colorado. Kansas. Mis-
souri, and New Mexico. Tickets on sale
Jan 5tn and 18th; Feb. I'd and 18th:
March 1st and 18th: April 5th and 10Th.
For further particulars apply TO J. T..
Elmer, q. p. A, Chicago, III.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-07
THE WEATHER

Boston. Jan. For New England: Fair
tonight. except In northwest portion;
warmer in Vermont. New Hampshire ana
western Maine: Friday. snow or ram;
light variable winds, increasing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29

ing higher values, but our advices are
quite to the contrary. Receipts were
light both here and elsewhere, but the
trading was good. There were eleven
cars of contract out of a total of
seventy and the quantity transferred
from private houses keeps up the re-
cent average. The cash was " to 2
cents UP, with the drying house the
principal buyer. The best corn was
Armour & Co. are active in the May,
the July will be sympathetically in
fiuenced to a considerable extent.
Eventually we firmly believe it will
sell much lower, but under the exist
ing pit conditions we cannot advise
sales except on extreme bulges.
Oats-The Armour interest devoted
some attention to the oat pit this
morning and this market followed in
the course of corn. The appearance of
bull interest caused some anxiety to
cover among local shorts. There was
some talk on the floor of better de-
mand from Eastern distributing
points. Our offers, however, cover the
entire eastern territory and we only
sold a few cars.
Provisions-There was some in
crease to-day in the volume of trade
in the provision pit which resulted in
a higher range of values. There is a
distinct upward trend throughout the
list and pit conditions appear favor
able for an advance. Weak holders
have been eliminated and selling has
been pressed to point where a fair
short interest has been created. We
think prices are low enough and We
favor the long side. Hog receipts to-
day, $4,000. Estimated for tomorrow,
o6 000
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, March 2S.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance
of points TO a decline of Is points,
and while at first there was some
firmness with the two active months
selling a point or two above Satur-
days closing figures on the call. the
market soon turned easier under liqui-
dation in the absence of important
bull support.
New Orleans appeared to be buying
a little July at the opening but the
cables were rather disappointing and
the reports of extensive curtailments
in manufacturing circles, evidently
promoted profit taking by outside
longs while the covering of shorts and
the demands from fresh buyers We're
moderate
With only one or two unimportant
periods of relative frmness the mar
ket worked steadily downward until
midday May was selling at 14.64c, with
the active months from ~ to "a points
lower This level attracted consider
able demand from spot interests and
the room also turned for covering
bidding prices up about 80 points from
tle bottom with May selling around
14.S2c and July l5.l2c. The partial re-
coVery, however, attracted still heavier
liquidation with brokers representing
New Orleans operating in a manner
leading % a belief that the interests
IN question were trying 20 manipulate
a better buying basis There was fur
thef demand from spot people but In
q general way the market in the AFTER.
noon was weak reaching about the
lowest Level of the day with May asli-
tnf down 20 1850. the previous low
bplNA while July touched iftfc. The
sloss Naa within a point ~ Two ~ fha
~stlPm " q net loes of 2l4sl polnia
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29

New Orleans, March 2s.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet and steady. March, 14.47c
bid April, 14.45q1450c; May 1890
14S3c; June, 15.51G15.54c; July, 15.25G
1890; August, 144S@14.5oc; Septem-
Der, 12.68@I2. roc; October, 11.89@11.90c;
November, 11.77G11.70c.
Spot cotton quiet; quotations reduced
Ac.
Futures opened steady, with prices
unchanged to points lower than Sat
urday's closing. While Liverpool was
up to reasonable expectations, it was
New York showed weakness at the
opening and the local market at its
opening found a heavy load of selling
orders. From the direction from which
they came, the selling orders appeared
to be for short account There was
no question that the New Orleans
market was out of parity with both
the New York and Liverpool markets,
and this condition doubtless assisted
largely in the break that followed the
opening Prices went down full Ac.
Stop orders were reported on the long
side, and prices went down again un-
til at the lowest they were half cent
lower than the highest level of the
morning. In the trading May opened
at 1533c, sold down to. 14.S0c, advanced
to 1540c and finally declined to 14.S2c.
July opened at 1870 declined to 15.25c;
advanced to 15.S1c and finally declined
to l5.25c The market closed weak,
with net losses of 45@55 points on the
old-crop positions, and 24@S5 on the
new.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
DEMERE & HAMMOND
Think That Liverpool Is Bound to
Advance.

Savannah. Ca, March 2s.-After the
advance of 125 points since the govern
ment report on Friday, the trade SEEM
ed disposed to take profits, and the
shorts were encouraged by poor cables
during the morning, throughout line
of short cotton, so that the market
has continued easy during the day, with
slight rallies, but closed around lowest
prices. This decline is due to heavy
liquidation. and indisposition on the
bulls to sustain the market in the race
of the approaching holidays IN the
latter part of the week. This fact may
lead to a temporarily lower market,
but with spot cotton in the south
selling at lax to 1875 cents, it is hard
to believe much of a decline. Curtail-
ment is also freely talked by Northern
spinners and Manchester mills. On
New York'S close tonight, Liverpool
is due to come to points down to-
morrow.
Wheat-The larger part of wheat
news was favorable to the bulls, the
cash crop and statistical items were
pretty generally arrayed on one side,
but the lack of a broad trade decreased
to some extent there effectiveness.
Transaction in No. / Northern at May
prices were reported early In the ses-
sion. We are particularly friendly to
the old crop options and think they
should be bought on recessions.
Corn--The corn market was an Ar
mour affair. and this applies to both
| futures and the sample market. The
poor quality of corn back in the coun-
| try is the reason given for expecting
higher values, but our advice is quite
to the contrary. The demand continues
very, poor. Eventually we believe it will
sell much lower, but under existing
pit conditions we cannot advise sale
except on extreme dullness.
Oats-The Armour interest de-
veloped some attention to the oat pit
this morning, and this market follow
ed corn. The appearance of a bull
| interest caused some anxiety to cover
among local shorts
Provisions-There was some increase
| to-day in the volume of trade in the
provisions market, which resulted in a
higher range of values. Weak holders
| have been eliminated and selling has
| been pressed to a point where a fair
short interest has been created. The
! firmness i'm grain was a help to this
market We think prices are low
enough and we favor the long side.
Hogs receipts to-day were 24.00O, with
/ 26 900 estimated for Tomorrow
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
COTTON TOOK SLUMP
DESPITE THE PREDICTIONS OF
TURBULENT BULLS.
MARKET OPENED STEADY,
But SHORTLY AFTER LUNCH HOUR
SHOWED A DECLINE.

Absence of Demand for Spots by
Spinners Given as n Reason for
the Falling On-N. Y. Broker Says
That the Situation Is Due to the
Failure of Any 0ne to Assume
SuIIy's PIace-LittIe if Anything
Doing in Local Spot situation, and
Almost Complete Apathy Pre-
vailed in f. o. Is. Market.
Cotton took an unexpected slump
yesterday, despite the bulls who con-
fidently predicted an advance.
Things moved slowly until the lunch
hour. when there was something de-
cidedly doing"
The cables from Liverpool were very
low, and there was an absence of de-
mand for spots by spinners. This was
in a measure responsible for the low
trend of the market
A New York cotton broker who was
on the floor of Change, said: THE
public is always against the
market, and now that we have no bull
leader, there is nothing to boost
prices"
He said that as yet no one had come
forward TO take Sullys place as the
king of the Bulls" and doubted if
any one would assume such a grave
responsibility at the present time
There was little. if anything, doing
in the local spot situation, and an
apathy prevailed in the f. o. b. mar
ket.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
WARE & LELAND
Say That They Would Not Advise
Buying on Recent Advances.

Buying on Recent advances
New York, March 2S.-The market
broke about as rapidly to-day as it
advanced on Saturday, from 15.50c,
prices went to 14.SS before the end
of the first half hour this morning.
The market lost 40 points while you
watched it. This was the way it went
up. over Is cents it does not seem to
be the right basis to the market.
Everything is strong enough so far as
figures, but and here is all the i'm
portant things. Spinners do not seem
anxious to get their cotton. They are
not willing to pay over 14h cents.
We are not saying what they might
do tomorrow or next day. We simply
say there is not the demand for cot
ton at Is cents to keep the future mar
ket safe. For this reason, we cannot
feel safe on advising buying on such
advances as we have had.
A gain of cents in two days is a
very good advance. We should have
set back. But from the outlook, and
from the, knowledge from the past, it
would be as though there would hard
ly be much of a break below 1412 cents
this time. There are too many ready
to take cotton at these figures. May
sold at IA .64c this morning, pretty near
a safe level. If July were down there
we would be inclined to say buy.
On any good break below Is cents
now, there should be no great danger
| buying moderately. The crop will be-
| gin to look very small before the first
of May or June, or we will lose our
guess.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29

the market upward ever since the Sui
ly failure was selling freely through
brokers. AS this clique had been con-
spicuous in boosting prices. their
change of front left the market with
cut support and the decline was easy.
With the approach of the holidays,
there is a falling off in the demand
from spinners. and no activity can be
expected until after Easter. 1t is GUS
tomary at this time of the year for a
good many mills to close down and
make repairs, and it is probable that
the strained relations between the cost
Of raw cotton and prices of manufac-
tured goods may cause some of them TO
prolong the period of closing.
1t will not be known for a day or
two whether any real damage has re-
suited from this cold snap, in fact
Eone of the news heretofore received in
dicated that there was enough cotton
up in the northern half of the belt to
be injured, but the present incident Will
at least serve to impress upon the pub
lie that the new crop is far from being
made, or that a large one is by any
means a certainty, no matter how ex-
tensive the acreage that may be
planted.
1t can be readily seen that if frost
should nip young cotton, making re-
FA''ii1AiAS iCSCooeAA - ~ "OiN 70 49,
new crop to be a late one and even
the most sanguine bear will not dispute
the fact that a late new crop. no mat
ter how large, would be a calamity for
spinners who will find it difficult to
make the present crop exc out until
the time for a normal movement of
new cotton arrives. The decline of to-
day which averages about so points
from Saturdays close, was due more
to a reaction from inflated prices for
than from any pressure of spot
holders TO sell. We rather look for
soft market until after the holidays.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
SAvANNAH'S CURRENT 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.
POULTRY-Market good demand;
springers, 4O@45c per pair; three
quarter grown, 55Q65c; hens, SO@9Oc.
EGGS-16@17c; steady.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgins, so
tubs, 26@27c: choice Elgins, 24@25c;
renovated butter. zoe.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 22@25- pound, 13c; 30 to
35-pound, 121ac.
WHITE PEA BEANS-$2.50 bushel.
$3.00G3.25.
ONIONS-Native, barrels, $3.50.
FURNISHES. - s
CRANBERRIES - Cape Cod, $2.75
box.
Breadstuff, Hay and Grain
FLOUR-Patent, $3.50; straights,
$3.50; fancy, $3.50; family, $50; spring
wheat, best patent, $685.
MEAL--Pearl, per barrel, $3.25; per
sack, $1.3711 Pierce's water ground,
$1.40; city grits, per sack, $1.40; Pearl
grits, Hudnut's, per barrel, 1925; per
sack, $1.45; Savannah Milling Com
pany, meal, $1.321a.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Galveston-Firm; middling, 15c; net
receipts, 4,575; gross, 4,575; stock, 32,S40.
EXports-Coastwise, 5l4.
Norfolk-Net receipts, 800; gross, 800;
stock, 11,300.
Nominal: middling, 15.25c;
gross receipts, ESQ., stock, 1922.
Boston-Dull; middling, 15.30c; net
receipts, 263; gross, 1863.
Wilmington-Net receipts, 104; gross,
104; stock, 6149.
iladelphia-Quiet; middling, 15.15c;
net receipts. SO; gross, 81; stock, 2,145.
Exports-Great Britain, 67S
Savannah-Quiet; middling, 14Ac;
net receipts, 1928; gross, 1,12s; stock,
81, 42S. Exports-CoAstwise, SO.
New Orleans-Easy; middling, 15c;
net receipts, S697; gross, 4,071; sales,
1000; stock, S15,611.
Mobile-Steady; middling, 4ssc; net
receipts. 23S; gross 23S; stock, 9,162.
Exports-Coastwise, 300; continent, L.
200.
~Memphis-Quiet; middling, l5c; net
receipts, 920; gross, 2,750; stock, 4S,
144.
"Augusta-Dull; middling, 15hc; net
1873.
Charleston-Net receipts, 81; gross,
81; stock, $780, Exports-Coastwise,
sS2
'Cincinnati-Net receipts. IS; gross,
5S; stock, 5,S47.
"Louisville-Firm; middling, 15Ac.
~St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 14Ac;
gross receipts, SS; stock, 20, ,626.
+Houston-Quiet; middling, l4%c; net
O97.
New York-Quiet: middling, IA. 9Oc;
net receipts, 636; gross, 1881: sales, B..
300; stock, 1O3,O77.
Total to-day at al seaports-Net re.
ceipts. 1l,52S; Great Britain, CTS; con.
tinent. 1900; stock, 547,7S2.
Consolidated at all seaports-Net re.
ceipts, 1888; Great Britain, 11,67S
continent, 9,115
Total since Sept. / at all sea<Orts-
Net receipts, 6,672, ,037; Great Britain
2,05l,6SS; France, 647274; continent, q.
S2S,679; Japan, 39,021 Mexico, 25,471.
mot included in totals.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29

Estimates for to-morrow's receipts
at leading points were light at the
average in spite of predictions for u
larger movement this week and ad-
vices from the South indicated great
firmness among holders with some
wires asserting that factors were look
ing for 16 cents.
The lower Liverpool cables were at
tributed by private advices to liquida-
tion in the absence of demand for spot
cotton from spinners while the report
of proposed extension of short time
at Manchester also had an influence.
Port receipts for the day were not
half of last years. but exports also
were light. Trading was not particu-
larly active in the local market, sales
being estimated at only 100000 bales
and the offerings seemed chiefly the
result of liquidation on the theory that
the market was due to meet with
reaction after the recent sharp ad-
vance,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
GENERAL MARKETS.

New York, March 2S.-Flour-Quiet:
winter straights. S5.00@5.15; winter pat
ents, $5.20Q5.50; Minnesota bakers, $40
9440.
Rye flour, quiet.
Cornmeal, steady.
Rye, steady.
Barley dull.
Options acted strong all the forenoon
After subsequent setback under re-
alizing, it finally turned strong again.
and closed 12s@1%c net higher May,
9s14c; July, 9414c; September, S6Ac.
Corn-Spot, firm; No. 2 nominal. OPP
tions more active and strong on a gem
eral scare of shorts. helped also by
light receipts. The close was 7sQ1c
net higher. May, 59Ac; July, 56%c
Oats-Steady; May, Acc.
Beef-Steady; family, $11.00@12.00;
mess, $S.5O@s.OO; packet, $10.0OQ11.O0.
Cut meats, duh.
Lard-Firm; Western steamed, $7.45;
refined, firm; continent, $7.55.
Pork, steady.
Tallow. dull.
Rice. dun.
Molasses, firm.
Coffee-Spot Rio, quiet; No. Z invoice
5sse; mild, steady; Cordova. 1OQ13c.
Sugar-Raw, firm: fair refining, sac;
centrifugal 9G test, SSc; molasses
sugar, 2Mc; refined, firm.
The market for coffee futures ruled
generally quiet, closing steady at un-
changed prices. Sales, 1000 bags.
Butter-Firm; extra fresh creamery,
25c; state dairy, 13621c.
Cheese-Steady; state full cream
fancy small colored, 12c; small white,
12c.
Eggs-Strong; state and Pennsyl-
vania, nearby, average finest, 19c.
Potatoes-Long Island, $3.00G3.50:
Jersey. sSc0G325; state and Western,
per sack. S2.7502.90: do sweets, $l.5O@
4.25.
Peanuts-Steady; fancy handpicked
5Ac; other domestic. 3h@6Ac.
Cabbages-Firm: domestic, per ton,
S25.00d35.o0. Florida, barrel crate. $500
Q3.50.
Cotton by steam 20 LIVERPOOL. lOc.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29

Chicago. March 2S-The sample
tables, not the speculative pits. were
focal centers of business to-day on
the Board OF Trade. Spot transactions
tor actual cash largely controlled quo
tationh for option dealings vastly
greater In volume. The actual Kernels
we're SAID 20 be % scarce that fhare
was q shortage of seed wheat IN even
such q typical cereal section AZ the
Rec river valley ~ the north. Com
psrea Nlfh iaFt nighrf closing aFurcu
July Nhsst To- a. closed "a an ad-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
DAILY GRAIN LETTER TO HAY
WARD, WICK & co.

Chicago, March 2S.-Wheat-The
larger part of the wheat news
was favorable to the bull side.
The cash crop and statistical items
were pretty generally arrayed on the
one side, but the lack of a broad trade
decreased to some extent their effec-
tiveness. Transactions in No. 1
Northern at the May price were re-
ported early in the session. Minneap-
oils mills all started UP to-day.
Country elevator stocks are expected
to decrease 2,50O,OOO for the month of
March, which will bring the total
down to about 2,5OO,O0O. The export
able surplus in Manitoba is estimated
at 1000O,00O bushels, compared with
20, 100000 a year ago.
Corn-Corn market was an Armour
affair and this applies to both the fu-
ture and the sample market. The
poor quality of the corn back in the
country is the reason given for expect
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
SPIRITS ARE STEADY
EXPORTERS WITHDRAW FIGHT
AGAINST THE STANDARD.
OFFERINGS NOT TAKEN.
FACTORS SAY THAT THEY STILL
HAVE SPIRITS ON HAND.

All Grades of Rosins Are in Firm
Demand and the Pans in Most
Factors Offices Are Cleaned Up at
the Days CIOse-Receipts in Both
Markets Continue Extremely
Light-spirits Sale Yesterday
Amounted to 119 CasI<s-Receipts
1877 Casks and Exports $50 Casks.
Market Quoted in New York at
5s6c.
The Standard Oil Company still keeps
up its fight against the exporters, and
yesterday as a result the offerings un-
der the market price, which have been
posted at the Board of Trade, were
withdrawn.
The market opened and close steady"
at 5S cents. The receipts continue ex-
tremely light, only 1877 casks being re-
ported. There is some spirits being
held for speculative purposes. The
sales for the day amounted to 119
casks and the exports $50 casks.
There is no practical change in the
market since Saturday
Rosin: The rosin market remained
firm and only one change was noted
in the official quotations, the top notch
er water white being advanced cents
at the last call, and that grade is now
officially quoted at $4.05.
All grades are in firm request, and
the pans in the factors offices are
cleaned up at the days close. The
sales amounted to 1894, all of which
were reported at the last call.
The receipts were $40 barrels and the
exports 512 barrels