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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-31
COLUMBIA, VA.

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COLUMBIA,4.'HVA Jan. 30-The Pro-
gressive Finch Club, recently organized,
met Tuesday evening with the Misses
FIodgson. After a delightful game. light
refreshments were served.
The club will meet Tuesday evening at
the home OF Miss Elizabeth Richardson.
Assistant Postmaster Mr. George T.
Zachary continues sick.
Mr.. Y. p, Richardson is serving In that
capacity during Mr.. zachary's sickness.
Miss Eliza Cowhcrd. who has been in
disposed for several days. is convalescent
Miss Cowherd is contemplating a trip
south soon.
MI. Malcolm Gait, formerly a resident
of Columbia, paid his friends short
visit this week.
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New Coal Operations.

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BLUEFIELD, W. VA, Jan. ao.-The de-
yelopment of Widemouth Creek and
Crane Greek. on inc new branch line OF
the Norfolk and Western. is being rapid
" pushed to completion. Already
thirteen coal leases have been made on
lWidemouth Creek, and majority OF the
companies are now ready to ship coal.
while tho others will be ready by the
time the new limo Of road Is completed,
which will be about twenty-five miles IN
length Including the side tracks, about
so miles of new track will be completed
by MARCH, 10th. There will be one t''Ts
mel on this new line. which Is now nearly
completed, with the exception OF tho
track to be put down.
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SALEM SOCIAL,

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SALEM, VA, Jan, 30.-Dne Of the most
delightful social events ofstho season was
a reception given Thursday evening, by
Mrs. ". "A, Ferguson In honor Of Mi,
Chalmers Ferguson and his bride. The
ladies' In the receiving line were; MIS-
w. A, Ferguson, gowned In black and
white silk; Mrs, chalmsss - Terg = mor -
head, In gray silk, and Mrs. 4. P, Coates,
Of Pittsburg, In white crepe de chine,
The rooms were charmlngly decorated
with ferns and red carnations ana m az
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Big DOCKET
AWAITS; 4. HIM.
Judge D. Gardiner Tyler to Open
New Circuit Court at York
town Next Tuesday.
4 MOST REMARKABLE 'I::'' ':l( TREE.
Half Oak and llalf Pecan, Bear
ing Nuts Of One and Acor H
OF Other.
4 MOST REMARKABLE TREE
,s,,.a,,, i rhe Tlmes pispntch.)

lttltsiNl (SDccjal TO The .llneS' DislutSh.'
q YORKTOWN. VA. Jan. Cotton. -
Gardiner Tyler of Charles City county
lfltely honored by the Legislature WIN
q his elevation to the bench ns JUDGE .,
3he now Fourteenth judicial Circuit, VII
convene his first court here on iuesua ~,
one Of the very first courts held IN VIZ
Efato under the new Constitution.
Judge Tyler will find quite lengthy
docket awaiting him, accumulated cases
lSron both the Circuit Court. which hasn
assembled here since April last ana u
II numher Of cases from the old County
y Court The session will last in all PROB
ability several days at least, and VIII %
attended by large crowds.
3f Representative w z. BroW erls y, -.
Tennessee is flooding this portion OF 'n ~.
I congressional district with circulars ~
relation to the good road $ movement
3s Tbe advance guard of the early spring
ratch Of fish has put in an appearance,
hero Some OF the fishermen VINO SCI
their fykcs for winter founders, percn
md rock, have caught few herring. inc
II forerunners of the millions TO 1ollow
,SAs a matter OF fact, these early specl
mems are quite poor on their arriVal lr N.,l
deep water, and compare very poolis
with the fine fat run OF herring Oh i've
!; months later on. z-
652S1T WINTER FISHING. B
The catch Of fish during midWin y.
8 IA quite poor, but fine prices are reaoilS
realized for any that are TAKEN pan
rock bringing csc. per pound IN the pa
StImore and New York markets..
4" FISHERMEN are working hard to ge'
9iheir nets in order.
ss'S1yor,s county farmers are DEVELOPING
agricultural pursuits with a great ae'i'
Y Of energy, especially along the iieli Q. ,.
horticulture. More young trees were SCI
out the past fall than ever before IN [.' 'ne
history Of the county.
n (, Fruit in all varieties are being expert
y mented with, but pears seem TO nave
predominant place in the mind OF Inc
farmer, especially the large heefer Varl'
$ety. Since the disturbing elements nave
been so abundant in the oyster INDUSTRY
the York county oyterman has decldee
Il to pay more attention to the products OF
the SOIL and seems to have pinned ms
faith in great measure to the proauc-
ton Of fruits.
With the advent of February the oys-
4 terman who has lain dormant during Inc
IL past month is awakening to new lie ane
4 getting into shape for the spring s cater
Il of the bivalve
]! When approached on the subject o
e oyster legislation, they appear to be II
II constant dread Of Representative Jordal
and his famous oyster bills. Ihey seen
to have concluded that calamity i
$t their special line of business is about I
4 occur, and that very speedily, They ar
81 determined to make the most OF IN
springs work possible, and Will bray
i the dangers of both wind and waters wit
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ROT IN THE KILN.
Large Quantities Of Oysters
Frozen in Their Beds,

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CONFORM, VA, Jan so.-The farmers
OF King George and other sections Of the
Northern Neck report the loss OF large
quantities OF their potatoes and cabbage,
For tho first time in their experience,
these vegetables are rotting In the ktlns,
and there seems to be no means by which
the serious loss can be avoided,
Cabbage are In great demand here,
and what few are not damaged are COM
mandng fancy prices.
A report from points Is miles below
here are to the effect that large Quanti-
ties Of oysters are frozen and dead.
The oystermen and fishermen. like the
laborevs In the rural districts. have had
hard tune all the winter. Owing
to tho terrible weather, hundreds OF
them have not earned a dollar since
Chrlstmas
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LEAP YEAR PARTY.

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SOUTH BOSTON, VA. jan ao'--Tho
South Boston girls made their first oold
d,eb for liberty Tuesday night. and for
the first time In eight, years nag In, ana
beaux cornered. where they were ;I
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NORFOLK SOCIETY.

Mr.. Ed. peterborough. Major Heth
Tyler, Mr. Thomas W., Tanner. Colonel
James Mann, Mr.. E. NJ. Henry. Jr.. MT.
Mont Osborne and Mr.. W. w. Zachry.
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red shaded candles shed q soft light on

the scene,
The Scientific Society Of Roanoke Col
logo met Friday evening In tho Cl-
ceronian Hall. Several interesting papers
were read-The Advantage Of Scientlllc
over a Classical Education, by MI. Flzer;
The Total Eclipse OF the Sun as Obseryed
off the Coast OF Sumatra IN 1897, ny MISS
Alma Carrots cotton.and ne FFoces ,
by which 1t is made into Cloth, by MI
Patterson. = Il a Il VI
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White Goods Specials.
The Greatest We Have
Ever Seen.

3 we told you last Friday about some
good things wo had in Whits, Goods
but what we have to offer for Monday
will eclipse anything ever offered.
Here is the first:
a light weight Madras, With a.
Bourette rtripe. 80 inches wide, made
to sell at 1o,Ac., but the owner had
too many; so the price 5.3Ar
is e..............5a. ....,.......... ,.G'2zt>'
Another fabric with a Bourette
check, just as good value as Re-
the one above. only. -
"A fine Madras, 80 inches wide, small
stripes and figures, that you will find
to be an funhenrd OF bar 1&OlZc
81 Another fabric, which is 30 inches
wide, with a mercerized figured stripe,
4 that usually costs 25c-. spe- Sc
cial ...........,.. .............,.. >-1s1-5
PIoues. in p:oin welts, stripes md
figures; that was a general assortment
e2ise, v ss y ss's r. them e 0s at l21c
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened easy at a decline of SOLO
points, following lower Liverpool ca
bleS than expected and rather dis
quoting early rumors from the Far
East.
Soon after the opening March had
sold down to 1860; May to 13.S0c and
July TO 13.SSc, these being net declines
of about 1923 points. At the lower
level offerings became less. and the
market turned a little steadier and at
midday prices had recovered to nearly
the opening prices. Again there was
a Slight setback under realizing, but
in the early afternoon the market was
rallied sharply as a result, it was
thought of buying for the account of
Philadelphia spot interests, while later
the demand was increased by COM
mission houses, apparently favorably
impressed by the receipts, which ran
light, particularly the semi-weekly in
terror figures.
On the advance, buying orders were
received from New Orleans in good
number and while at the higher level
which had carried prices to within
few points of the best of the season,
there was considerable profit taking
for the account of early buyers, prices
reacted only a few points. The market
was finally steady at a net advance of
las points. Sales were estimated at
500 900 bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13

isticians with poor memory and whose
analysis rarely prove worthy of con-
sideration are attempting TO show
what a large amount of cotton is yet
to turn up. forgetful of the fact that
the highest prices for generations have
brought the cotton on market 50 fast
that it would be surprising if the move
ment would not fall more abruptly than
ever before. Reports of exhaustion are
reaching us daily. and leading centers
are showing enough losses at many
points to make sellers extremely care
ful. Prices opened to 9 points lower,
but sellers were very cautious because
of receipts that were expected to show
very moderate. Early figures for the
ports pointing to only $4,000, against
As, 900 last year. A good deal of liqui-
dation set in later ON which further
weakened prices, but a rally wiped out
much of the loss, and the general feel
ing was that the position of cotton is
too strong to warrant selling at pres
emit Cables We're 4 to points down.
Manchester was dull. Estimates for
tomorrow; Houston, 1000, against H.
049 last year; New Orleans. 10000.
against 12,177; Galveston, 1000, against
s. 424 last year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
SPIRITS MOVE UP
MARKET STILL FIRM AND TUR-
PENTINE ADVANCED A CENT.
RECEIPTS CONTINUE LIGHT.
HIGH PRICE BROUGHT ABOUT BY
DEMAND FOR HOME CONSUMPTION.

Factors Are Now Inclined to Think
That Market Is Bound to Seek
still Higher LeveI-ROsin Prices
Unchanged, but Demand for Me-
diums and Commons Continues
strong at Prices Above Quota
tiOns-Pales Also in Good Request
at Fancy Prices-OnIy 1O1 Casks
of Spirits and 100 Barrels of ROs-
ins Were Exported Yesterday.
Spirits went another step up the
ladder yesterday, and advanced l cent
on the close. There is at present a
strong demand for turpentine at 611h
cents, brought about by home con-
sumption. Factors are inclined to
think that the market may yet reach
a higher level.
The sales of. spirits yesterday
amounted to SIS casks, exports 1O1
casks, while the receipts for the day
were only Sc casks. The fact that so
little turpentine is coming in is taken
as an indication that the market will
remain firm for some time to come.
All grades of resins are in good re-
quest at quotations. This is particu-
larly true of mediums and commons,
which were sold on private terms
after the close of the market at prices
considerably higher than those post
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
WARE 4 LELAND
Would Not BE Surprised to See Cot
ton Reach Is Cents.

ton Reach 10 Cents.
New York. Ian. 12.-The market
continued cratic and uncertain to-day
with a break early to 1850, and an ad-
vance later to 14.19c. 1t was selling
by holders against buying by some who
are buying for the first time this sea-
son. Profit-taking sales were all taken,
however. and the market looked very
much like going on higher. In the
event of the market working into new
ground over IA 25c, we would expect to
see 10 cents on the advance.
The average report coming from the
South shows that receipts are likely
to be small. If receipts keep on grow
ing smaller. there is but one course
for nrices. There will be trouble be-
fore another crop, and IA cents is not
high If the crop is as small as people
say. But under the present conditions
of uncertainty, we would rather take
profits over IA cents. and wait for new
ground before buying.
There is lot of new buying i'm the
market. and If the cotton now being
sold is absorbed and new high prices
result, there is likely to be a sharp
advance. The situation is very pecu-
liar, and some uncertainty naturally
exists.
The war question is a factor and may
have a decided influence later on. Re
ceipts are getting smaller and smaller,
and in the event of this being contin-
ued for any length of time. prices are
likely to seek higher level. At ID
cents there is every reason to be con-
sentative. In the event of an advance
to new ground there is every induce
ment to cotton aboard for quick rise.
If the crop proves moderate, those who
have no cotton viii have to pay high
prices for it to run mills. The market
is to be watched very closely at this
point, and any mistake may prove
costly,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13

New Orleans, Jan. 12.-SpOt cotton
in fair supply, but some buyers are
holding off for lower prices. Sales 81
275 bales, including $3.50 to arrive, and
100 fob: delivered on contracts. l.
400. Quotations unchanged
Futures We're steady at the opening,
and 10 to 10 points lower. Reports of
a big drop in consols sent prices still
lower. At the decline. the prominent
bulls supported the market heavily, and
prices worked back again toward yes
terday's close. Late in the morning
cables were more reassuring regarding
war runors, and the condition of the
English market. In the trading March
first lost ~ points from the close of
yesterday, at 10 90c, and advanced TO
14.23c; May lost IA points at 14.21c,
and advanced to IA. 54c: July lost %
points at IA. 44c, and advanced to 14.77c.
Profit-taking by satisfied longs caused
prices to recede 10 to 10 points, the mar
ket closing quiet. Net losses were 3
to points.
Cotton futures closed easy: January
10 .63013 Csc February, 13.90@l3. 92c;
March, IA. 07@14. Csc; April IA. 19@14.2lc;
May, 14.396r14 4Oc; June, IA .51q14. SIC;
July. IA. 63@14. 64c; August, 1850
12 Q0c
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Edward ]. Kennedy, Ill Whitaker
street, is now offering fine line, suit
ings, over coating, trousering, vesting,
etc. At popular prices; call quick; see
my $500 suiting.
Edward Lovell's Sons are showing a
fine line of merchants tools. Get prices
on shelf hardware and implements
You can save a nice per cent. lilo
Broughton, west.
The Richmond Business College is
daily receiving pupils from North and
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and
from all over the state of Georgia.
Thoroughness is our motto.
This week at John Sullivan's, IS Con-
gress street, west: Fresh country but
ter at zoe pound Motifs pure apple
juice cider, SOC gallon; headquarters for
old Scotch and Irish whiskys: our an
nual shipment of picked pigs head
just in; have you ever tried them?
Knight & Co., 1902 West Broad, is
making a fancy country sausage that
Is unexcelled made of choice meat only
and sold to an exclusive trade; eosts
more than others. but nobody VINO
eats knights objects to price; DOM
phones.
Just arrived a beautiful line of silks
in colors and black. Dress Goods OF the
latest weaves. Linens, towels, napkins
and doylies, percales, ginghams, nan
nelettes, outing, etc. Metzger & Bruh-
son.
Palmer Hardware Company stili
takes the lead with the finest line OF
hardware, cutlery, guns, rifles ard am
munition, rope, tinware, stoves anu
crockery and fishing tackle.
H. H. Peoples e. Son, 125 Congress
street, is a splendid place to buy your
hardware, stoves, implements, firearms,
cutlery and builders supplies guns
and ammunition.
Attend the Richmond Business COL
leRe. They fit and prepare you for the
every day duties of life, making you
success sure and certain. Act at once
Tne Ryan Business College is nov
open. New students are arriving dalIy.
Every young man and woman can -
afford to miss the valuable instruction
The Savannah District Messenger
Company will make you special IaIS,
on drsyaae, messenger service, 40
tpre and pianos moved ana Stores
MONTGOMERY street
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
The Crazen throat of War"
Millions Paradise Lost.

AlilOu ; dId ulSt Lust
The war clouds again thickened over
the Eastern horizon, yesterday, and
the cables from Liverpool We're dis
appointing. These contributing fac
tors gave an unsteady tone to the
cotton market at the opening, and flu
lures broke early to 13 soc. AS the
day wore on, however, the market took
on more cheerful aspect, and by
noon prices had advanced to 14.19c.
At this point it looked as if Is cent
cotton might be a reality before the
close of the day.
Large buying orders from New Or
leans were in a large measure re-
sponsfble for the change of conditions,
and served to steady the backbone
of the weak element which the war
news had made nervous.
Receipts continue very small, and
this fact is seized upon by the bulls
as renewed evidences of a short crop.
Many, there are who firmly believe
that the crop will go to ten-three, and
perhaps five.
If their prophecies come true. and in
the event of war it would not be
surprising to see cotton drop from
TO points.
In the spot market good middling
advanced Il cent over yesterdays
closing quotations.
The +. o. b. market was steady, and
some business was done by the brok-
crs on a basis of good midding at
Is 13-16d13kc. Yesterdays market
might be summed up as very cratic
as cotton is like a will-'o-the- wisp
and there is no soothsayer who dares
come forward to prognosticate what
IL will do.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
Grain Markets.

MANASSAS. 10000.
COCOANUTS-Sack of 100, per sack.
So. so.
RANGES-Florida, $2.75@3.OO.
LEMONS-New Massinas, 1925.
MALAGA GRAPES Heavy
weight. $500 per keg; mediums, $4.25@
4.50 per box.
PRUNES-2os to s0s. 1sc; 3Os to 4os,
1Oc; 40s to sos. Sc: sos to COS. TIC:
COS to 70s, SIC; 70s to sos, &c; sos to
Dos. SIC: 90s to zoos. 41ac.
PEANUTS-Ample stock, fair de-
mand; market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginias. SIC; N. c. peanuts, 41Ac;
ex. Virginias. Sc.
NUTS - Almonds, Terragona, 14ac;
Ivicas, 131Ac; walnuts. French, 121kc;
Naples. 1419c; pecans, 10c: Brazils,
ehc: fllberts. lie: assorted nuts. 80
pound and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried and EvapOrated Fruits.
PPLES-Evaporated. TIC: sundried.
SAC.
APRICOTs-Evapora fancy. 1ac:
choice. 1OAc.
RAISINS-L. L. 2-Crown. s1s5; g.
Crown, $500; 4-Crown clusters, 1910;
loose muscatells, SC: 1-pound seeded.
lo%c: imperial cabinets $500 per box.
PEACHES-Evapora peeled, Ice;
unpeeled. SAc.
PEARS-Evaporated. 1o%c.
CITRON-A. S. drums. 14Ac: fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, 14hc.
URRANTS-Barrels. &c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
GEN ERAL MARKETS.

New York, Jan. 12.-Flour firm, but
lacking BUYERS.
Rye flour. firm.
Buckwheat flour, dull.
Corn meal, steady.
Rye. quiet.
Barley. steady.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 red, nomi-
nal.
options received further impetus from
war news this morning and were strong
all the forenoon, cables being higher
and consols lower. Subsequently,
however, on peace news big interior
receipts, poor foreign demand, and
Wall street selling the market eased
off, only to recover on bullish Ar
gentine news, closing &c higher.
Corn-Spot, firm No. 2, 54c. OPP
tions were fairly active and higher on
war talk. good speculative buying west,
light country offerings. Closed firm,
re higher. May, 53kc; July, 52%c.
Oats-Spot, steady; No. 2, 421ac.
Beef. firm.
Cut meats, steady.
Lard, steady; Western steamed, $40;
refined. firm.
Pork steady; family, SIS. OO@15 .25.
Tallow, steady.
Rice. steady.
Molasses. steady.
sugar, raw, nominal; renned, quiet.
Coffee, firm; No. Rio, 75sc; mild
steady; Cordova. SA@13c.
Coffee. futures opened steady, 10
points lower to 10 points higher. The
market was more or less irregular, and
at one time was about unchanged to
points higher. Toward the close it
eased off, however, under increased Of
ferings, closing steady, unchanged to
points down. Sales $4,000 bags.
Butter unsettled; extra creamy, 2Sc;
state dairy, 15@20c.
Cheese steady; state full cream
fancy small colored September, 12c;
late made, 101ac; small white Septem-
Der, 12c; late made, 101ac.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylva-
mia, average finest, sic.
Potatoes firm; Long Island, $2,25@
$50; Jersey, s2.10G2.5O; Jersey sweets,
$1.50@S.50; state and Western sacks,
$2.1062.25.
Cabbages steady unchanged.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
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.
Market we'll supplied:
springers, 30@35c per pair; three-quar-
ter grown, 40Q50c pair; hens, 70@75c.
EGGS-Tennessee 33c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market Ia
firm. Quotations: Elgin, &c; extra
creamery, 26@261ac; state dairy, 17022c.
Gu EESE-Market fr,n: fancy, full
cream cheese. 13AQ131ac for 20 and 30
pound averages; % to 3o-pound aver
ages, 13@13Ac.
WHITE PEA BEANS-$2. so busheI.
POTATOES-$2.75.
ONIONS-Native, barrels, $780,. rs.
TURNIPS-$1 1902 90 sack
CRANBERRIES- Cod, $2.75
box.
3reRdstun, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Patent, $500; straignts,
$4.75; fancy, S4.55; family, SAILS; spring
wheat, best patent, S5.85.
MEAL-Pearl, per barrel, $3.15; per
sack, $1.35; Pierce's water ground,
$1.30; city grits, per sack, $1.30; Pearl
grist Hudnuts, per barrel, ,$3.15; per
sack, $1.35; Savannah Milling Com
pany, meal, $1.3O sack.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-13
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, Jan. 12-Cotton-Spot,
moderate business, prices 4 points low
er. American middling fair, 1850; good
middling, 7.5Od; middling, 7.40d; low
middling, 7.34d; good ordinary, 7.24d;
ordinary, 7.04d. The sales of the day
were 1000 bales, of which 1000 were for
speculation and export and included
5000 American. Receipts. 5000 bales,
including $500 American.
Futures opened easier and closed
steady American middling, g. o. e.:
January, 724d; January February,
7.21D722d; February March, 7.20d;
arch-April, 7.19d; April-May, 717@
7.1Sd; May-June, 7.16@717d; June-July,
7.14D715d; July-August, lid; August
September. 6.90d.