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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
McNALLY
On terminating Germs.
BY LAWRENCE PORCHER HEXT.

"Phwat is a germ?" asked Pat
O'Flynn; "I've often heerd tn
name.
But no wan liver has Explained tn
meanin' av tn same"
"a germs a little German" answered
Mack: Eye niver see
A germ that didn't have name pre-
pared in Germany.
Eye often read about tn germs av
sickness an av death:
They's fifty swim million germs in ivry
inch av breath:
But we would live in ignorance av
germs that roam about,
Onless tn thrifty Germans took tn
pains to find thin out.
"But, whilst tn Germans are tn vans
that terminate tn germs,
They meet tn little varmints on tn
most familiar terms.
FIR though they's germs wit German
names FIR ivry known disease
They niver pause to analyze a live
limberger cheese.
"They's germs in ivrything We eat; IN
ivrything we wear;
Ye would be shocked to see tn germs
in ivry stran' av hair,
An if We held a microscope beside IN
kitchen sink.
Ye'd be convinced that waters not
tn proper thing to drink.
eye should not shake yer naybers
hand, FIR ivry time We do
They's sure to be a great Exchange
av germs betwixt tn two,
An though We may be full av germs
wit quite enough to spare
1t might not be a fair Exchange TO
risk yer nayber's share.
9TH streets is full av awful germs
they niver go to sleep;
Theys germs in ivry clint we spind an
ivry clint We keep;
TIL kissin' germs a dretful thing an
if We prize yer life,
Yer safety is more certain If yell NV
er kiss yer wife.
ct seen man, wan time, that said
tn germs was all a fake,
But, in tn ind, I'm bound to think
he made a sad mistake;
FIR, though he lived a merry life' an
died av no disease,
He was the wretched victim az
germ that tried to please
''He heerd about tn kissin' germ an
said he would resist
TIL germs on amy woman's lips tnd'
wanted to be kissed
TIL news spread through tn nayoeI
hood; he had to leave tn place,
He fled becoz he failed to buiIo
fence around his face.
But he was not to find escape
though he changed his name
TIL wimmin hung upon his lips d"
kissed him into fame
An though he didn't die OF germs
tn stoppin' av his breath 49,,
Produced tn virry same result
fool was kissed to death.
HE was a fool" remarked OFlyii"'
''it seems to me he had ,..,,,
A germ that caused him to oecoiH'
a victim av a fad" ,-"
"An' that's tn way wit all av Us
said Mack, we could dispinse
Wit lots av germs, if we possessed
tn germ av common sinse'
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
SEA ISLAND COTTON.

The end of the present week sees sea
Islands practically in the same position
they occupied at the close of the last
weeks market.
The demand is active for all grades
of Floridas and Georgias, at an adj
vance of fully 1sc, and the offerings
are as a rule poor in quality and linn
tied in quantity. In Carolinas the sup
ply is nearly exhausted, and the offer
ings OF desirable cottons are verv
small.
Factors state that recent receipts are
composed of crop lots previously sold,
and in large part Of cottons very much
OF in quality.
During the last week the sea island
market broadened considera bly,, and
there were large sales at quotations.
Exports were small, owing to the fact
that several foreign steamers which
are loading have not cleared. The de-
mand for the week included the best
Floridas and East Floridas, and some
Dxtra choice Floridas were also sold
On private terms.
The lower grades of Georgias were
IN demand at quotations.
The receipts for the week were
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17

afford a basis for generalizatio,,
the life of steel frames; but in ~ Is 10
clifton of this building, not ven b,,ti.
originally, some facts were ia, SulII
which are of interest and yalua - "a
doubtful that if twenty years had Us ~
added to it's life it would have +old o 81
very different story = Constr71otj.!s.
was begun in November 1898. and va
finished in one year. The steel frav1a
was taken apart in December, 1909 7.
would not have been reasonable to a.
pect to find in the steel members ~
the framing any evidence of very 60
rious deterioration during this briep IN.
terya1; but it was not at all unrea son
able to eX9ect that in three Years DO
terioration would have began. and +bs+
it's direction and rate of progress could
at least be approXimated from the ,yis
ible beginnings. AS a matter Of fac+
it was the conclusion Of the exper+s
of the bureau of buildings that no othe-
corrosion of consequence could be dis
covered than had obviously begun And
gained measurab BILE Roadway before the
building was covered in. There was
considerable rust behind the splice
plates of the column connections on the
fifth story. At about this point the
work was arrested by snow and sleet
and in the eagerness of the contractor
to make up for lost time it is probable
that many requirements of the specif-
cations, as we'll as certain specific pro-
visions of the building code, were eth
er disregarded or perfunctorily com
piled with. To this was undoubtedly
attributable such deterioration as was
noticed in the steel frame of the build
ing. Absolutely nothing was discovered
by the inspectors detailed to watch
every step of the work of demolition
which warranted the belief that in anv
period which could be forecast from
data at hand the steel frame Of this
badly constructed building would not
have lasted as long as the stone and
brick work. and longer than in that
position any building erected in 1898
would be likely to be profitably useful
This is only one of a number of exam
pies showing that neither fire, wind
strain nor rust is effecting the deteri-
grafton of steel frames as rapidly as
those who first adopted this form OF
construction had reason to expect.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
ALLEGES INCARCERATION.

Jacksonville Metropolis: One of the
freaks of matrimony was made public
to-day by a suit instituted in the Cir
cult Court for q divorce, wherein a
full FLOODED white man." w. H. NAL
lard, alleged that he had been deceived
into marrying a woman whom he
thought was also white, but after llv-
ing with her for two years learned
that she was a negress. This so sur
prised him that he determined to recti-
fly an illegal act and a wrong by sepa-
ration. There is no penalty for such
marriage of either ntan or woman, but
the law declares such marriages as
utterly void. The man performing
such marriage, or the county judge
issuing a license for the intermarriage
of white and colored persons knowing
ly, are subject to a fine of $1,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
DURABILITY OF
STEEL FRAMES.
Permanently in Buildings Reason
ably Assured.
From Casters Magazine.

From Casters Magazine.
So far as our present knowledge goes,
all anxiety as to the durability of iron
and steel frame buildings, now so pop
ular in the United States. may be dis
missed. 1t is conceivable that under
some conditions the deterioration would
be very rapid, and that electrolysis
might hasten disintegration; but no
evidence has yet been found to war
rant uneasiness on this score. or TO
give plausibility to the prophecy that
the present tendency in architecture
will 60 on until some lofty "skyscrap-
err" collapses into it's own cellar eX-
cavation in a heap of rubbish and a
cloud of dust. This may happen, but
il will not be i'm consequence of un-
suspected corrosion of steel members.
Satisfactory proof of this appears to
have been afforded by the recent de-
liberate demolition of the first of the
modern steel frame buildings put up in
New York. This building, used for ho-
tel purposes, was intended TO last a
generation at least: but the ground
which 1t occupied was needed for
more important purpose, and after
three years of life it had to go. Three
years are not long enough period to
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
Injured i'm a Runaway.

Beaufort, S. c.. Jan. 16.-Capt.
Stabb of the British ship Hugo, sus-
tanned a bruised head and slightly
sprained ankle, and Mr.. Richard
Wells of Paulsen's mines, had his left
ankle broken yesterday afternoon by
being thrown from an overturned bug
gy near the Sea Island Hotel. The
accident was caused by the fast mare
of Mr.. F. w. Scheper Jr., running
away on account of both lines parting
in the effort of Mr.. Wells to prevent
her from falling, after stumbling. DR..
c. NJ. Guffin reset the fractured an
kle of Mr.. Wells.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
SPIRITS SOAR AGAIN
PRICE POSTED YESTERDAY EQUAL.
LED PAST RECORD.
NOW BRINGING 65 CENTS.
RECEIPTS CONTINUE LIGHT AND
FACTORS EXPECT HIGHER PRICE.

No Advance Was ChaIked Up in Ros-
ins, and Demand for All Grades
Is Falling On-NO Further Ad-
vance Looked for mt Present Time.
The Sales Reported for the Day
Aggregated Only 40 Barrels,
While the Receipts Reached 2,7s1
Barrels.
Spirits jumped to 65 cents yesterday,
which is the top notch figure recorded
on the Board of Trade.
- The receipts continue very light,
and factors confidently expect the
price to go higher. The sales reported
yesterday, were 4S5 casks receipts rs
casks, and exports S13 casks.
The turpentine market was never on
firmer basis than at the present
time
There was a decided falling off in
the demand for rosins, and the close
of the day saw quite a quantity of
samples in the pans unsold. There
was no change in quotations.
Sales reported for the day aggre-
gated 419 barrels, receipts, 2,7S1 bar
rels and exports 4,765 barrels.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
MARTIN SUES THREE.
Thinks He Was LibeIIed to the Ex-
tent of 100000.

Fitzgerald, Ga, Jan. 16.-Three dam
age suits were filed in the Irwin Supe-
rior Court to-day by Marshall w. Mar
tin, who acted as business manager
of the Fitzgerald Citizen during the
past year. The defendants are Col.
f. w. Ryman, Sydney Clare, county
surveyor, member of the Fitzgerald
Trust Company, and an extensive land
owner, and ]. B. Sanor, member of the
City Council, and also an extensive
land owner.
The defendants are directors of the
Dixie Printing Company, publishers of
the Citizen. The plaintiff sues to re-
cover $4,000 from each defendant, al
leging defamation to character. In a
recent issue of the Citizen an editorial
appeared over the names of the de-
fendants and the article was regarded
by Martin as bitter toward him. There
are other suits to follow, 1t is said.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17

BAN ANAS-Sl.0U0pG,UU.
COCOANUTS-Sack of 100, per sack,
So so.
RANGES-Florida, $2.75@3.0O.
LEMONS-New Massinas, 1925.
MALAGA GRAPES Heavy
weight, $500 per key; mediums, $425@
450 per box.
PRUNES-20s to 3Os. 13c; 30s to 40s,
1Oc; 40s to sos, SC; sos to COS, 73Ac:
COS to 70s, 6Ac; 7Os to sos. &C.: sos to
COS. SIC; 90s to zoos. 415c.
PEANUTS-Ample stock. fair de-
mand market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginias, 512c; N. c. peanuts, 41zc;
ex. Virginias. SC.
NUTS = Almonds, Terragona, 141ac;
Ivicas, 1890: walnuts. French. 121ac;
Naples. 1415c; pecans, 10c: Brazils,
ekc; hlberts. lie: assorted nuts. 90
pound and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried and Evaporated Fruits.
APPLES-Evaporate ne; sundried.
5%c.
APRICoTs-EvaIorated, fancy. 1sc;
choice, 10Ac.
RATSINS-L. L. 2-Crown, s1s5; s.
Crown, $500; 4-Crown clusters, $40;
loose muscatells, Sc: 1-pound seeded.
lO%c: imperial cabinets. $500 per box.
PnACHES-Evapora peeled, Ice:
unpeeled. S%c.
ARS-Eva porated, 10%c.
CITRON-A. S. drums, 14Hc; fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, 141ac.
CURRANTS--Barrel &c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
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 we'll supplied;
springers, 3O@35c per pair; three-quar-
ter grown, 40050c pair; hens, 70@75c.
EGGS-Tennessee 33c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Elgin. &c; extra
creamery, 26@261ac; state dairy, 17@22c.
CHI EESE-Market Arm: fancy, full
cream cheese. 1917 G131ac for 20 and 30
pound averages; % to 3o-pound aver
ages, 13013Hc.
WHITE PEA BEANS-$2 so bushel.
POTATOES-s2.7 rs.
ONIONS-Native, barrels, 1903 .25.
TURNIPS-$1. 1902 90 sack
CRANBERRIES- Cod, $2.75
box.
BreadstuH, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Patent, $780, straignts.
$4.75; fancy, $4.55; family, SAILS; spring
wheat, best patent, $685..
MEAL-Pearl, per barrel, 1915; per
sack, $1.35; Pierce's water ground,
$1.30; city grits, per sack, $1.S0; Pearl
grist, Hudnuts, per barrel, $3.15; per
sack, $135; Savannah Milling Com
pany, meal, $1.30 sack.
Grain
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Jan. 16.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of soil
points, following higher cables than
expected, and estimates for continued
light receipts. On the advance, how
ever, long cotton was offered freely,
and there appeared to be only a limited
demand. so that the market ruled
rather quiet, developing a sagging ten
dency that soon carried prices back to
within point or so of last nights fin
ais. The declining tendency was en-
couraged by the actions of the New
Orleans market, which also made a
disappointing response to the cables.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
BANTER & co.
Think Cotton Crop Is Sure to Run
Behind Last Years Figures.

Think Cotton Crop Is Sure to Run
Behind Last Years Figures.
New York, Jan. 16.-In the Liver
pool market to-day there was a rise
of about points. The reports from
many districts indicate that mills are
gradually conforming to the changed
conditions by advancing the quotations
for their goods. 1t is no time now
to interpose objections to the advance
in cotton. Receipts are falling off
every day. 1t is quite certain that
we shall shortly run behind last years
total, and the expectation is that as
the season progresses the deficit will
be so low that those who calculate
crop like the last will appear in a
ridiculous light, and those who looked
for much over 100000 will be disap-
pointed.
Opening prices were about 5 to 10
points higher Cables were good
enough to bring good buying and the
selling, as a rule, was cheerful, mas
much as the movement next week is
expected TO show falling off from
last years figures. OF at least 55,-
600 and possibly $4,000 bales. Expec-
tation was that the port receipts to-
day would be about %, 900, against 3D.
600 last year.
The Liverpool stock is still behind
last year. Interior receipts were
considerably behind at most towns to-
day. The market was easier after
the opening, sellers very cautious,
especially as the war scare seemed to
be passing away and spots were
firmly held. Estimates for Monday
Houston. 5000, against 1851 last year;
New Orleans, 1900, against 1894;
Galveston, $500, against 6,709 last year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
Switch That Became a Great Tree.

From the Lewiston Evening Journal
The oldest willow tree at Fort Knox,
cut down recently by w. F. Batchelder.
has an interesting history. 1t stood
on the John B. Pierce farm, sold to
the government for the site Of fort.
Seventy-five years ago last May, Mr..
Pierce went on horseback to Belfast
one day. On his way home he called
on Squire San Shute, who kept an inn
at the place now known as Stockton
Springs The old squire kept good old
Medford, forty years old, and never
doctored nor watered. After refreshing
himself with a drink of this inspiring
beverage Mr.. Pierce had his horse
brought around, and while waiting for
him walked over to a willow tree and
cut small branch with which to en-
courage his steed. On arriving home
he threw down the branch and one
of the children took it and stuck it
in the ground. 1t quickly took root
and from it grew this great tree, now
just cut down.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17

SALT-Car lots. 100 pounds burlap
sacks, sec; 100 pound cotton sacks, 37c;
125-pound burlap sacks, 45c; 125-pound
cotton sack, Acc; 15O-pound burlap
sacks SAC.
HIDEs-Market nrn: dry flint,
l3c; dry sailed. lie; green sailed,
6ihc.
WOOL-Firm; prime Georgia, fires
of sand burrs and black wool, nomi-
nal at 21c; black, 1Sc; bury, 10412c;
wax 26c: tallow. 4c; deer skin, 24c.
Hardware ana building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM. PLASTERS AND
CEMENT-Alabama and Georgia lime
In fair demand and sell at S5Q90c
barrel; special calcined plaster, $500
LES per barrel; hair. 4@5c. Rosedale
cement, 1.20@125. carload lots, spe-
cial. Portland cement, retail, $2.65;
carload lots. S200@2.40.
LUMBER-Market Arm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per NJ feet, $l0.50Q11; hewn
ties (7x9xSI5), 42c each; hewn ties
(6xs), csc: switch ties. $11.50; minimum.
easy size yard stock. S12414; car sills.
t14G1e; ship stock. s22.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
ResumptiOn OF the Famous New
York and Florida Special Via At
Iantic Coast Line.

This magnificent service will be re-
sumed with first train leaving New
York at 2:10 p. M, Jan. II, running
through to st. Augustine; a solid Pull
man train of compartment drawing
room sleeping. dining, library, cafe and
observation cars, running through from
New York to st. Augustine. This
train is brilliantly lighted throughout
bv electricity and superbly appointed
for the comfort of the traveller. The
standard of perfection in passenger
service. This train leaves Savannah
southbound. at 1885 a. m, arrive
Jacksonville 2:5O p. m, St. Augustine,
o. m: northbound. leave Savannah
Ass p. M, arrive Washington, 1888 a.
m, Baltimore 11:47 a. m, Philadelphia
D. m, New York 4:45 p. mad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
Cotton Statistics.

Liverpool, Jan. 15.-The following
are the weekly cotton statistics:
Total sales of all kinds, $4,000 bales;
English spinners' takings, $4,000; total
sales American, $4,000; total exports,
$4,000: import of all kinds, $4,000; i'm
port American, 77,O0O stock of all
kinds, $4,000; stock American, $50 900;
quantity afoat. all kinds, 239 900:
quantity afioat, American, 1872 900; to-
tai sales on speculation, 1,70O total
sales to exporters, AGO.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. Jan. 16, p. m.-Cotton:
Spot, quiet; prices 2 points higher
American middling, fair. 7.7Sd; good
middling, L62d middling, 7.52d; low
middling, 7.46d; good ordinary, 1850;
ordinary, lied.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales,
of which 500 were for speculation and
export and included 3,40O American
Receipts, 1000 bales, no American.
Futures opened firm and closed quiet
American middling, good ordinary
clause: January. 7.31d; January Feb
ruay, 1900; February March, 1880
7.29d; March-April, 7.2Sd; April May,
I.26@7.27d; May June, 725d; June
July, 723d; JulyAugust, 7.20d; August
September 6.99d.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
FLORIDA.
FOR SCALDING DAUGHTER.

Solicitor F. NJ. Simonton at Tampa
has interested himself in the burning
of Lizzie Watson, and will make a
thorough investigation to determine If
there is a case against Mrs. Watson,
the girls mother, who, while in f1t
of anger, threw a pot of steaming
hominy at the girl, badly scalding her:
The failure of Mrs. Watson and OF
the witness to appear against her at
the trial in the Municipal Court,
caused the matter to be dropped for
time
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds

Man May 49, -. s s7n 674 69H s
July -. 77l2 771a SIS SIS
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, firm. No. spring wheat, SAC
SEC; No. 2, SIC; No. 2 red, 1914 GS9%c.
No. 2 corn, 45%c; No. yellow, 47c. No.
. oats, 39Ac; No. white, 40G42c. No.
. rye, 55d55Kc. Good feeding barley,
40G42c; fair to choice mailing, 47q4Sc.
No. fiaxseed, 9S1ac; No. Northwest
ern, S1.05. Prime timothy seed, 1928.
Mess pork. per barrel, $1,000. Lard, per
100 pounds, s6.75. Short ribs sides
Qoose), $3.50. Short clear sides (boxed(,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17

GdlVeSIOn-Flrm, mlQdllng, IL f-16;
net receipts, 6,5sS; gross, 6.5SS; sales,
wise, SIS; continent, 1872.
Norfolk-Net receipts, 1900; gross,
$500; stock. 21.7S0.
Baltimore-Nominal middling, 1875;
stock, 6913.
Boston-Steady; middling, 1880; net
receipts, 273; gross, 1882.
Wilmington-Steady middling, 1925;
net receipts, 916; gross, GIG; stock, 49,
212.
ladelphia-Steady; middling, 1405;
net receipts, IS; gross, Is; stock, 1913
Savannah-Firm; middling, 1872; net
receipts, ISIS; gross, 2,S45; sales, 67S;
stock, LOG, 911. EXports-Coastwise, 522;
continent, 6.S0S.
New Orleans-Firm; middling 10 9-16
net receipts, S,262; gross, S,262; sales,
$780, stock, 406, 009. Exports-Great
Britain, $500; coastwise, 5000; CONT
nent 23,0S0
Mobile-Nominal; middling. 1874 ;
net receipts, 81; gross, 81; stock, 49,
464. EXports-Continent, S795.
'Memphis-Fiom; middling, 1888 net
receipts, 1,417; gross, 1897; sales, Also;
stock 81, 1874
*Augusta-Quiet; middling, 1879; net
receipts, 56S; gross, 563; sales, 27S;
stock. $1,000.
receipts, 229; gross, 229; stock, 1851
Cincinnati-Nominal; net receipts,
1,157; gross, 1,157; stock, 6,9O1.
~Louisville-Firm; middling, 1872.
+St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 1879; net
receipts, 500; gross, 3.27Q; sales S45;
stock. %, 126.
Enthusiastically; middling, 1879
net receipts, S,421, gross, 3,421 stock,
b5,515.
New York-Steady; middling, 1880;
net receipts, 100; gross, 1851; stock,
71.136.
Norfolk-Add 2.245 to net and gross
since Sept. l.
New Orleans-Export to Mexico. so.
Total To-day, at All Seaports-Net
receipts. 2O,796; exports, Great Britain,
$500; continent, 1855; Mexico, so;
stock. S39. $3.50
Consolidated. at All Seaports-Net
receipts, 20,796; exports, Great Britain,
$500; continent. 1855; Mexico, so.
Total Since Sept. l, at All Seaports
Net receipts, 1858. 463; exports, Great
Britain, 1866, OILS; France. 554,6S4 CONT
nent. 1,S94,231; Mexico. 1854.
%Not included in totals.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
KILLED FOR A BURGLAR.

Believing that he had to deal with
burglar, ]. r. Smith Thursday night
shot Hines Born. a we'll known young
man of Suwanee, who died shortly aft
er receiving the fatal wound. Mr..
Smith heard a noise at one of the WIN
dows and, catching UP his gun, ran
out on the porch. He saw the figure
of a man at a window and called to
the person. The man, who could bare
ly be seen in the dark, started to run
MIR. Smith called Halt" but the
mysterious person continued to run
He fired toward the ground. The
charge of shot struck the man In the
leg, severing several small arteries.
Don't shoot again. cried the wound
ed man, and Mr.. Smith recognized the
voice of young Born. He ran to the
mans assistance. but found him in a
serious condition. The flow of blood
could. not be stopped. and Born died
in a comparatively short time.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
Spencer Trask & Co
BANKERS
William & Pine Sts., New Yorl
Investment Securities.
Members New York Stock Exchange.
Branch Office, Albany, N. Y.

steady at an advance of 1O@15 points
on good demand. There was some
liquidation at the higher level, but de-
mand continued fair and the market
was finally steady at an advance of SO
10 points: sales, 81, 900 bags.
Cabbage steady; domestic, per ton,
$1,000; per 100 $561O.
Peanuts firm; fancy hand-picked, SC;
other domestic, 3@5hc.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
DRY GOODS.

New York, Jan. 16.-The week in
dry goods has closed with more of a
disposition on the part of buyers to
consider certain lines of goods, though
purchasing was confined to conserva-
tive lost lots. Jobbing houses report
a steady increase in demand for spring
goods. with every indication of con-
siderable activity in store trade by the
end of the present month,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
RECEIPTS AT PORTS.

New York, Jan. 16.-Receipts cotton
at ports to-day, 2O,796 bales, against
SLAP last week. and 3O,972 last year.
For the week, $4,000 bales, against
182,901 last week. and 222,177 last year.
To-day's receipts at New Orleans were
S,262 bales, against 1871 last year, and
at Houston, 3,421 bales. against 5,731
last year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.
BANK CLEARINGS.

Domestic Exchange-Buying at soc
discount selling up to $25 90, 1Oc; $25
to $780, 15c; $50 to $500, zoe; 500 to
5000, 25c; 5000 to $500, soc; $500 to $500,
95c; $4OO to $500, 40c; $500 to $780, 45c;
over 900 at the rate of 75c per $1,000
premium.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling,
$4s4.25; sixty days, S4.S0.75; ninety
days, $479.25: French. 5.22A; Belgian,
5.23; marks, sixty days, "a 3-16;
ninety days, 93B.
The following are the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange quotations: