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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-01
A Thoughtful Man.

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knew what to do in the hour of neee
His wife had such an unusual case G
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-01
Makes a Clean Sweep.

There smoothing like doing thing
thoroughly. OF all the Salves you
ever heard of, Bucklen's g Arnica Salve
is the best. 1t sweeps away and cures
Burns, Sores, Bruises, Cuts, Boils,
Ulcers, Skin EruptiOns and Piles. Its
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A Chestnut.

He said l was tall and willOwv, -
remarked the girl who likes flAttery
do you think look like willow
tree ?"
No; you look like chestnut, re.
torted the savage young man in the
loud vest.-ChicagO News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-01
Their Standby.

Mrs. Stubb-I tell you if there were
no women it would be ter rible
Mr.. Stubb-I should say so. A lot
of sapheads at public banquets would
not know what to say. unless they
could get up and bawl to the ladies.
Chicago News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-01
Too Realistic,

Soubrette-So you went out with q
sea drama? suppose there was skip
per in the play?
COmedian-Yes, the manager skipped
with our salaries.--Chicago News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-01
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
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same care but some grow big
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Child weakness often means
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Of food, but because the food
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Whatever the cause of weak
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Send for free sample
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soc. and 81 90 all druggists. .
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

New Orleans. Jan. 13.-Spot cotton,
quiet and steady: sales, 1000 bales, in
Guiding $3.50 to arrive; delivered on
contracts, 600. Quotations unchanged.
Futures opened 10 to u points lower,
caused by declines at Liverpool
and New York. Fresh buying by
longs and a steady undertone alarmed
shorts who hurriedly went to cover.
and sent prices up on themselves. The
chief feature early in the day was the
covering by those shorts who sold on
the curb last night or at the close of
the market yesterday.
In the trading of the morning
March first lost 10 points at 1890 and
then advanced to 1410c, May lost 8
points at 14.30c, and advanced TO
14.44c; July lost 10 points at 14.53c and
advanced to 14.71c. Leading bulls sup
ported the market aggressively until
late in the day when reports were
spread around by the bear element to
the effect that a newspaper dispatch
had been received announcing
that war had been declared. The
hammering prices down 20 to 80 points
near the end of the session, the mar
ket closing at about the lowest fig
ures of the day. Net losses So to AZ
points.
Cotton futures closed barely steady,
January, 13.25@13.27c; February, 13.4S
013.50c; March. 1369613.70c; April
13S1@13.S3c: May, 14.04@14.05c; June,
141eep14 lSc; July, 14.2Sd1429c; August
1850 bid.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Jan. 13.-The cotton mar
ket opened easy at a decline of 4@21
points, with the active months selling
down to a level net 21G22 points lower
in the first ten or fifteen minutes, fol-
lowing cables that were lower than ex-
pected and apprehensions that leading
bull interests were unloading, which
latter fact encouraged general liquida-
ton. Receipts for the day at both the
ports and interior points promised to
be very light, however and shortly
after the opening buying orders were
received here from New Orleans that
rallied the market, which showed con-
siderable steadiness during the balance
of the forenoon session.
In the afternoon, under the influence
of estimates for larger receipts to-
morrow, the market began to sell off,
and at the close had reached a low
level for the session.
Many New Orleans selling orders
We're received. AS prices worked
downwards. stop loss orders We're
reached and soon the decline was ac-
celebrated by the selling of the room
contingent, who took the short side
for a turn, and March was driven down
to 13.51c; May to 1920, and July to
1880. these being net losses of 30@38
points.
The close was at a recovery of 566
points on these positions, but the mar
ket was easy and net 10@29 points
lower. Sales were estimated at 100000
bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

Daily Cotton Market
Galveston-Steady; middling, 13%;
net receipts, $685. gross, 6.4s6; sales,
1907: stock. 1929. Exports-Great
Britain, 1885; continent, 1882
Norfolk-Net receipts, 1900; gross L.
200; stock. 29.O40.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling. 1875;
stock. 6,712.
Boston-Quiet; middling, IA; gross re-
ceipts, 2,7S7. Exports-Great Britain,
81.
Wilmington-Steady middling. 1871 :
net receipts, 31S; gross. 31S; stock, TO-
To-.
phia-Firm; middling, 1405:
net receipts, 2S7; gross, 401: stock, g.
Isl.
savannah-Firm; middling. 1871; net
receipts, 1902; gross, 3,032: sales, LOG;
stock, 109.772.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 1885, :
net receipts, 1852: gross. 1876. sales,
1000; stock 417,S73. Exports-Great
Britain. 1.19S; coastwise, $500.
Mobile--Nominal; middling, 1884, net
receipts, 1.073; gross, 1913; sales, 500;
stock, S1,600 Exports-Coastwise, g.
s2s.
Memphis-steady; middling, 1871 !;
net receipts, 2,647; gross, 4,224; sales,
1000; stock. se,2l2.
'Augusta-Quiet and steady; mid
ding, 1874; net receipts, 757; gross, 757 {;
sales 64s, stock, 81 ,607.
chaEleston--Ftrm; middling. 1874 /;
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
SPIRITS UP AGAIN
TURPENTINE IN GREAT DEMAND
AND MARKET UP A CENT.
BUT BASED ON A LEGITIMATE DE-
MAND FOR HOME CONSUMPTION.

Reported That a Great Quantity OF
Spirits Is Being Held In Tanks for
Speculation, and Higher Prices,
and Some of This Was offered for
Sale Yesterday in Large Blocks
at 65 Cents-ROsins Again Adj
Vanced, With Firm Market, and
Sold Mt the Close at Even Higher
Prices Than observation-disclosures
Expect to Realize Even Better
Prices.
Spirits advanced lie again yesterday,
and is at the present time in good de-
mand at 6312c. This price is based on
a legitimate request by brokers repre-
senting domestics parties.
1t is said that a great quantity of
spirits is being held in tanks, for spec
ulation and higher prices, and some of
this was offered for sale yesterday in
large quantities at Csc. This fact would
seem to preclude an advance beyond
that figure until those offerings are
absorbed.
The daily receipts continue very
iSHt' anu oiO leduiiy SaidDlS aS oOOIl
as they reach this market. Only 100
casks of turpentine were reported sold
here yesterday, while the receipts
amounted to SO casks, and no spirits
was exported.
Resins continue in great request, and
advanced again yesterday, and, indeed,
sold after the close above official fig
ures as follows: w w $375 N,
1885; NJ, $3.50; X, 1925; I, 1920; H
S295; G, $275; F, 1910; Z, s2.s5; A, B
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

net receipts, 81; gross. 81; stock, r.
500.
~Cincinnati-Dun; middling, II; net
receipts, 271; gross, 271; stock, 5,265.
~Louisville-Firm; middling, 1872.
%St. Louis-Steady; middling, 1872;
net receipts, 500; gross, 6,1O2; sales, 104;
stock. 20.sS7.
sHouston-Easy; middling, 1885; net
receipts, s,907; gross, 6,907; sales, L.
746: stock. Sc, 16S.
New York-Quiet; middling, 1885,
net receipts, 299; gross, 1,4sS; sales,
300; stock. 1858.
Total To-day, at All seaports-Net
receipts. 1924; exports. Great Britain,
1854; Continent, 1882; stock, s76,057.
Consolidated, at All Seaports-Net
receipts, 12S,453; exports. Great Brit
ain. Sail; France, 5,s24; continent,
5S.276.
Total Since Sept. /, at All Seaports-
Net receipts, 5,5S6,479; exports, Great
Britain, 1,651,797; France, 554.590; con-
tinent. 1,S24,577; Japan. 30,91S; Mexico,
1854.
Not included in totals.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
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WARE & LELAND
Would Not Advise Buying or Selling
Under Present Conditions.

New York, Jan. 1S.-The market is
the most peculiar of this season. Here
we are the third day around lac, and
yet no advance into new ground and
no break to show that there is a de-
cline in sight. Every one expected to
find Liverpool in the air this morning,
and May here sell over 14.25c. But in
stead of this May opened at 1850. This
upset calculations, and the pit became
thoroughly confused again. Is this ad-
vance to lac like the other two, and
will prices gradually or quickly break
Or is the recent break all that can be
expected, and are we now on the way
to higher prices? Until May gets over
lapse into new ground there will be
no satisfactory answer to these ques-
tons.
But in the event Of all this cotton
now being sold being taken care of,
and holders being able to look after il.
we are likely to see a sharp advance.
whether prices reach new ground or
not-that is, if the buying power is
strong enough to look after the cot
ton now being offered for profits.
enough new buying will be forthcom-
ing to put up the market. But the
larger interests have not yet demon
strated their ability to take this cot
ton at lac, and put the price on a new
basis. AS soon as there are evidences
that this is probable, cotton can be
bought with little risk. But as long as
cotton stays around lac in this way.
we would not buy or sell for the time
being. There are no evidences of the
next move in the market.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

New York, Jan. 13.-Flour market
was steady with moderate demand.
Rye -four firm.
Buckwheat flour quiet. 49,.
Corn meal quiet. '..,.
Rye quiet.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red, csc.
Options were generally weaker during
the forenoon as an outcome of i'm
proved war news. Later they recov-
cred on bullish Argentine news, closing
firm at net unchanged prices. May,
905sc; July, S6%c.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, SAC. Option
market showed further persistent
strength to-day on the light farm Of
ferings. The close was 3s@%c above
yesterday; May, $3.50.
Oats.Spot firmer; No. 2, Acc.
Beef firm.
Cut meats quiet.
Lard firm; Western steamed, $40;
January closed. $40, nominal; refined
firm.
Pork firm; family, $500.
Tallow firm.
Rice steady.
Coffee-Spot, Rio firm; No. invoice,
7%c; mild steady; Cordova, 8A@13Ac.
Sugar-Raw steady; centrifugal, &c
test, 3ssc; molasses sugar, 25sc; re-
fined quiet.
The market for coffee futures OPEN
ed steady at an advance of SOILS
points, following higher European ca
bles and continued light receipts. The
market ruled firm all day with prices
at one time about 20 to 80 points net
higher. Closed steady net Is to %
points higher Sales, 10000 bags.
Butter unsettled: extra creamery
22c; state dairy, 14@19c.
Cheese steady; state full cream
fancy small colored September, 12c;
late made 1014c; small white Septem-
Der, 12c; late made, 101ac.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania
nearby average finest, 31c.
Potatoes firm; Long Island $2.25d
2.62; Jerseys, $2.12@2.50; Jersey sweets,
$1.50@3.50; state and Western sacks,
$2.12@2.50.
Peanuts firm.
Cabbages steady; domestic, per ton,
$15.00@25.00; per 100, $5.O0@1O.00.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

It is a waiting market these days
with the bulls, when war hangs
in the balance; and a dreaded appre-
hension exists that every hour may
bring forth a declaration of hostilities,
and cotton may go tumbling off its
perch from TO cents a pound.
After the close of the market yes
terday, came a wire that was con-
spicuously posted in the local stock
brokers office that the Car and the
Mikado had finally determined to
measure broad swords in the Far
East. This, added to the dread that
existed all through the hours of a
nervous. excitabe day caused addi-
tional alarm. The news which was
flashed over the wires is said to have
been sent out by the Associated Press.
1t came too late to effect the New
York markets, which fortunately had
closed, but on the receipt of the rumor
at New Orleans prices broke from 25
TO 30 points. 1t was too near the end
of the day to cause a further reac-
ton.
A resume of the days happenings
in cotton would be only to chronicle
one of the most peculiar markets that
the local Change has ever witnessed
Liverpool at the start eased, off and
proved disappointing, and New York
also declined from to 10 points.
BY the noon hour things had partial
ly adjusted themselves, but at the close
there was a retrograde movement and
Gotham recorded decline of from 21
10 p points.
In the local spot market, which open
ed steady with good middling quoted
hc higher. BY / o'clock, good mid
ding advanced 1-16c
The f. o. b. markets opened firm on
a basis of 1910 bid. Some business
vas done on basis of 10 13-16c, in the
afternoon. but as a rule the exporters
were bidding lower on the decline of
the market.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
Grain Markets.

BANANAS-$1.50Q
COCOANUTS-Sack of 100, per sack,
So. so.
NGES-Florida, s2.75@S.OO.
LEMONS-New Massinas, 1925.
MALAGA GRAPES Heavy
weight, $500 per keg; mediums, $4.25@
4.50 per box
PRUNES-2Os to S0s. 13c; Dos to 4os.
l0c; 40s to sos, Sc; sos to COS. TIC:
COS to 70s, SIC; 70s to sos, &c: sos to
90s. SIC: 90s to zoos. 415c.
PEANUTS-Ample stock. fair de-
mand: market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginias, SIC; N. c. peanuts, 41zc;
ex. Virginias sc.
NUTS Almonds, Terragona, 141kc:
Ivicas, 1870: walnuts. French, 121kc;
Naples. 1415c; pecans, 1Oc: Braziis,
91bc: flberts lie: assorted nuts. 90
pound and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried and EvapOrated Fruits.
APPLES-Evaporated TIC: sundried,
Sac.
APRICOTS-Evayora fancy, 13c;
choice 10Ac
RAISINS-L L. 2-Crown, $1.s5; g.
Crown, $500; 4-Crown clusters, $27o;
loose muscatells. SC: 1-pound seeded.
loMc: imperial cabinets. $500 per box.
PEACHES-Evapora peeled. Ice;
unpeeled. SIC.
EARS-Evaporated, 10%c.
CITRON-A. S. drums. 14kc: fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes. 14lac.
CURR &c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
Spencer Trask & Co
BANKERS
William & Pine Sts., New Yorl
Investment Securities.
Members New York Stock Exchange.
Branch Office, Albany, N. Y.
BAXTER & co.
blame Liverpool for the Decline in
Cotton Futures.

blame Liverpool for the Decline in
Cotton Futures.
New York, Jan. BIN the Liver
pool market this morning prices eased
off, and this was disappointing mas
much as our rise yesterday had war
ranted better market there. The war
question was still disturbing Liverpool,
and some of the bulls also did not
like the political situation abroad.
The character of the receipts, however.
was such that nobody cared to sell
except in a small way. Day after day
the movement is falling off, and un-
der such circumstances small crop es-
Inmates are gaining in favor.
The market opened at a decline of
s to q points. There was a good deal
of business with selling mainly by the
weak holders. who bought early in the
week. Receipts at numerous points
were falling off too much to invite
short selling, and besides 1t is known
that mills are ready to snap up large
quantities of cotton as evidence ac-
cumuates of a short crop. No mat
ter how high the prices. The conse-
quence was sharp recovery after first
sales, which was aided by a small es-
innate in Houston tomorrow. Cables
turned better, and closed 4 points high
err during the morning and all selling
pressure which at one time was in
tense disappeared while there was more
new buying than for some time. 1t
was evident that this was not the time
to expect the market to pass to the
control of the bears. New York stocks
are $4,000.
Estimates ports to-day $4,000 against
IA 439 last wear E'StiO1qteG for
morrow. Houston, $500 against 5785
last year. New Orleans, II 900 against
S,051. Galveston, 5000 against S552
last year.
After the close of our market, New
Orleans broke 80 points on a rumor
that war had positively been declar-
ed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, Jan. 13.-Cotton: Spot,
moderate business done; prices points
lower; American middling, fair, 7.64d
good middling, T.4Sd; middling. 7,3Sd;
low middling. 7S2d; good ordinary,
7.22d ordinary, 702d. The sales of the
day were 1000 bales. of which 500 were
for speculation and export and includ-
ed $500 American, Receipts. $1,000
bales, including 20,500 American.
Futures opened easier and closed
barely steady; American middling,
good ordinary clause: January, 7.27d:
January February, 7,25d; February
March, 7.24d; March-April, 7.2Sd; April
May, 7:21@7:22d; May-June, 1900
7.21d; June-July, 71s@719d; July-Au-
gust, 7,15@716d; August September,
g. CAD
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

New York, jan ia statement was
telegraphed from New Orleans this aft
Cotton Exchange were affected near
the close by a statement that the As
ISOLATED Press had issued a war bulle-
tin. AS members of the Associated
Press are aware. no such bulletin was
issued by the Associated Press during
the day, and if the name of the asso-
citation was used under such circum-
stances any such statement was false
and any action of this character was
reprehensible.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

News Came Too Late to Eject New
York Futures-LiverpOOI Ensed
OF Yesterday, and the Cables
Were Disappointing, and New
York Declined on the Opening
from to 10 Points. and Closed
from Fl to % Points Lower-SpOts
Advanced, and +. o. b. Brokers
Did Some Little Business. but as "a
Rule Exporters Declined to Buy
OH the Decline.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
NOTICE.

City of Savannah, Office Fire De
partment, Savannah, Ca, Jan IL, 1904.
Sealed proposals will be received al
the Office of the undersigned until
noon of Friday, Jan. Is, 1904, for lay
ing concrete or cement floors in FIRE
Stations Nos. 1, and 4. Contractors
TO remove the present wood floors ana
furnish all necessary material for
filling in. The floor under apparatus
TO be of sufficient thickness and to be
guaranteed against defect in work
manship and material for a period OIL
twenty-four (24) months.
The Committee on Fire reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
JOHN E. mcguire,
cs..-;,,tandanf
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14

RECEIPTS AT PORTS.

New York, Jan. 13.-Cotton: Re-
ceipts at the ports to-day 25, 245, against
$4,000 last week. and 34,439 last year.
For the week 10000 bales, against 237,-
40 last week, and 225, 416 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans were 12,-
532 bales, against 12,177 last year, and
at Houston 6,907 bales, against 112,049
last wear
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
NORDEN & co.
Favor buying Cotton on All Weak
Markets.


Markets.
New York, Jan. 13.-We have had
another day of conflicting war ru-
mors which went so far as to give us
an absolute declaration of war
through the Associated Press dis
patches after the close, though it
seems after all that there is no foun-
dalton for that report. Outside of
this the conditions surrounding the
cotton market continue bullish, and
we notice that the dry goods economist
gives a very bright summary of the
conditions in the United States,
after getting the opinions of about g.
600 retailers of dry goods as to the out
look for the coming spring. What the
effect of war will be no one can predict
with certainty, but outside of that we
continue to favor buying cotton on all
weak markets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
BIDS FOR RAILWAY TRACK
SCALES

Office of Savannah Water Works,
Savannah, Ca, Jan. 6. 1904.-Seale.d
bids will be received at the Mayor
office until Tuesday, Jan. 10, 19O4, a.
- o'clock noon, city time, for furnish
ing and erecting at the savanna
water works one standard douoie
beam iron frame railway track scale
of 80 tons capacity. Platform 40 lee.
long, with all necessary material Ioi
foundatio Work must be done uh-
der the supervision of the City En-
gineer's Department.
The committee reserves the right 70
reject any or all bids. Envelopes I Llu5s
be marked bids for Railway Track
Scales" -.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.

Exchange Rate. in Effect Jan. 5,
19O4-Buying, so cents per thousand
discount; selling, rs cents per thousand
premium; selling, S25 and under. 10
cents premium; $25 and under $50. IS
cents premium; $50 and under $780, 20
cents premium; 500 and under 5000.
25 cents premium; 5000 and under $500
80 cents premium; $500 and under $500,
IS cents premium; $500 and under $500
40 cents premium; $500 and under $500
As cents premium; 5000 and over. IS
cents premium; split rate to banks
121a cents premium: telegraph trans
fers, 81 per 1000 above regular rates.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak. Commercial demand, Sterling
S4.S4.25; sixty days, $4S075; ninety
days, s4.79.25: French. 5.22A; Belgian
6.2S; marks, sixty days, "a 3-16;
ninety days. 1873.
The following are the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange quotations:
Bank Stocks.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
SEA ISLAND COTTON.

The sea island business has fully
come up to the expectation of those
interested in that branch of the cot
ton trade. While there have been no
changes in quotations during the past
week. the demand has been steady,
and the sales have almost equalled the
receipts. The brokers and factors ex-
pect present conditions 10 continue,
and report that the trade was never
in healthier shaoe.
Pn.icas y hn11f fnIlnrur.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
AT THE CLOSET

FUTURES
New York. 20 POINTS down.
Liverpool, 10 points down.
New Orleans, 81 to AZ points down.
SPOTS;
New York. 20 points down.
Liverpool, 2 points down.
New Orleans, unchanged.
savannah. is higher.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
DRY GOODS.

New York. Jan. 1.-THE dry goods
market shows no radical change, with
continuance of buying in a conser-
vative manner. Additional activity
has been inspired in the print division
by the advance of NC in American
staples. The Claf1in statement was
generally considered encouraging for
the future.