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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
VaIue of wood Ashes.

One of the best all-around fertilizers
lis unquestionably good wood ashes.
says the Epitomist. Not only are they
valuable for growing a crop, but for
preventing the evil effects of pro-
longed drought. This was demonstrate
ed some years ago to our satisfaction
by treating two acres lying side by
side exactly alike in every respect ex-
cept that one was given unleached
wood ashes and the other stable ma
nure. Potatoes was the crop raised,
and the result was that the acre fer
tilted with the ashes Welded fifty
bushels the most, the quality, If there
was any difference, being in favor of
the ashes. The forepdrt of the season
was wet and cold, and during that
time the growth on each acre seemed
to keep about even; but after the mid
die of June the weather became very
dry, from which time on until the
tubers were ripe there was compare
lively little rain, and throughout this,
those that had been manured with
ashes did much better. Even straw
berries fortified with ashes endured
drought that would have been ruinous
to them with stable manure. OF
course, the same results might not
occur on all lands, but then, it must
also be remembered that the fertiliz-
ing value of wood ashes is influenced
not little by the age of the tree, by
the portion of the tree from which the
wood is taken, and by the soil upon
which the tree has grown. For ex-
ample, the ashes of the hickory from
one soil are sometimes superior to those
of the oak from another soil. and
vice versa. Everything being equal,
however, the ashes of each possess
about the same value, though possi-
bly, those of the hickory stand first
on account of their slightly greater
content of potash and phosphoric acid.
The ashes of the beech and elm are
slightly inferior in value to those of
the other two, those of the elm rank
ing third in value, and of the beech
fourth. Now, owing to the phosphoric
acids and various oxides that they
contain, wood ashes are just the thing
with which to produce a good growth
of grass. Aside from their fertilizing
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
DECLINE STILL ON
SPIRIT MARKET CLOSED DOWN
AND BUYERS BID STILL LOWER.
PART OF RECEIPTS HELD OVER
ROSIN MARKET STILL VERY FIRM
AND CONTINUES TO ADVANCE.

Opened Unchanged From Close of
Saturday and with Sales of H.
Isl BarreIs-CIOsed Firm and I'm
changed without Additional Sales.
Post Market Demand Absorbed
All offerings and at n General
Advance-PrObabiIit is That w.
w. Will De Quoted at $500 a Bar
rel at Opening To-day.
Spirits of turpentine contiue on the
downward movement. The market
opened yesterday firm at 81 cents,
decline of u of a cent from the close
of Saturday and closed firm and I'M
changed. The sales at the opening
were ass casks. No sales were posted
at the close. After the close buyers
generally bid SIX cents and it is re-
ported that some part of the receipts
were sold at that price though the fac
tors in many cases carried over their
holdings. The receipts of the day were
581 casks. and the shipments LOO.
The upward march of resins seems to
be as irresistible as that of the Jap
anese army. The market opened firm
and unchanged from the close of the
previous day, with sales of 1851 bar
rels. The close was firm and un-
changed, but in the afternoon the de-
mand was strong enough to take care
of all receipts and at an advance that
included for the first time in several
days a higher price for c. B. A. Sales
were made at an advance of 21a on M.
and above, 10 on l.. 5 on H. and on
c. B. A. Enough was sold at these
prices to put w. w. at an even S. a
barrel when the market opens this
morning and several of the other pales
will move up in proportion. Not all
sales were made at these figures as
some lots went at off on 1. and 2b
up on F. and below. The receipts were
2,342 barrels, and the shipments 1000.
The New York market was quoted
quiet at 2.75.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
WARE & LELAND
Say Increasing Receipts Are Too
Strong for Market.

Say Increasing Receipts Are Too
Strong for Market.
New York Sept. 12.-This wonderful
picking weather in the South and the
increasing movement of new cotton ap-
pear to be too much for the market.
Traders were buying to cover shorts on
the break this morning, but this was
about all. At times there seemed to
be no demand, and a lot of cotton for
sale. This carried October down to
about 10 cents, and even then there
was nothing like the buying necessary
to hold the market. Houston will get
10000 bales tomorrow, and if this
keeps on the most urgent needs will
coon be filled. With the edge off the
demand and dry goods business here
in rather poor shape, it is hard to see
where the demand will come from to
carry on a speculative advance. On the
other hand prices around 10 cents here
mean 91A cents in the South and it will
be some weeks before prices get low
enough in the cotton belt to attract
cotton here. With a block of 10000
bales in New York it is going to be
risky to sell cotton on a break like this.
Yet it could be boosted readily. Until
after frost danger we look for a steady
market and on a break from here
would rather risk the long than the
short side.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
GAINS AND LOSSES
AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans. Sept. 12.-Cotton flu
lures steady. September, 1002c bid;
October. 9.949s.95c; November. 1860
$3.50; December, s.ssQ1OOOc; January,
1O.05910O6c; February, 1o.1O01o11c;
March, 10.1691o17c.
In the spot cotton market the offer
ings were free but the demand was
light. Sales 5000 bales, including 1850
to arrive. Quotations revised, middling
being reduced lis cent and the higher
grades S-16c.
Futures opened steady with prices
2 to 3 points lower. Soon after the
opening prices advanced 1o@12 points,
but fresh selling by shorts sent them
off 7Q9 points. The weather map was
good, but the country continued to
send in complaints of deterioration.
According to these reports deteriora-
ton was widespread and will result in
an October bureau report almost as
low as that of last year.
In the trading October opened un-
changed at 9,91c; sold up to 10.O1c, de-
clined to 9.S7c and finally sold up TO
9.94c. December opened points up
at 9.s5c. advanced to 10.07c, declined TO
$3.50 and finally advanced to 9.ssc.
The market closer steady. September
was net points lower, while the other
positions gained / to points.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13

points above Saturdays prices after
fiuctuating actively within a range of
over 20 points during the day One
of causes of early strength independ-
en- { prices covering was said to be
tn st warning issued by the govern
mont for the Northwestern states. 1t
is hardly likely that such a remote
threat could have any influence on cot
ton. 1t is more probable that fear of
a bullish weather report tomorrow.
impelled most of the shorts, who
thought it wise to take in their profits.
II looks as If certain spectators are
anxious to get the market up again so
as TO have a better selling basis. and
are using their coming weekly weather
report to assist them in their efforts.
Morning press dispatches report that
mills in Lowell, Mass, have all resum-
ed work, shut down and short time
resulting from vacations to repair hav-
ing come to an end. About 10000 OPP
eratives are affected. Southern mills
complain that they cannot sell goods
on anything like the present basis of
fall and winter months, and some adj
justment must occur either in the way
of higher prices for goods or a de-
cline in raw cotton, to bring them in
to the market for anything more than
their immediate wants from week to
week
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13


we will ever have, my Single
Comb White Leghorns, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, and Buff Orpingtons laid
continuously and came through with
out single frosted comb. If there is
anything better for this climate than
the houses described, have never seen
1t. The results are entirely satisfactory
both in health and productiveness.
While conditions favor US for winter
they are against us for the summer.
AS the northerner must approximate
our winter temperature by warmer
houses, so must we approximate his
temperature in the summer. To do this
I selected for my breeding pens a well
shaped plat of ground containing about
three acres. This is a natural oak
grove. The yards are 32x200 feet. By
placing the houses midway it allows
for dividing fence, making two sep
arate yards. The southern ends are
sodded to bermuda, which gives green
grass through the summer and fall.
The northern ends are sown in August
or September to rye, rape, alfalfa,
crimson and white clovers. This gives
excellent winter grass, to which they
have access a part of each day. Plen-
ty shade, plenty grass, and plenty
fresh water equalize the temperatures
and give the best results.
Natural conditions favor the South
for poultry, but it requires just little
common sense to equalize the diver
gencies. If we could only appreciate
our opportunity in the hen for breaking
the corner on the money market, we
would soon give the negro and the
cotton field a parting embrace and turn
our attention to pleasanter themes.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
GENERAL MARKE EFT.

New York, Sept. 12.-Flour strong
and higher with good demand; winter
patents $5.25@5.60; Minnesota patents
S5s5@6.4O.
Rye flour firm: fair to good s4s5@
ASS.
Cornmeal quiet; yellow Western
$111@1.13.
Rye nominal.
Barley steady; feeding Acc.
Wheat-Spot strong; No. 2 red, $11s%.
Options were generally active and
strong all day from the effects of higher
cable and a bullish government crop
report closing $3.%0 4 cents net higher.
No. red May $1161s; September $1,17% !;
December $1.16h.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2. 5Shc.
Options market opened firmer on cold
weather scare. eased off sharply and
then rallied again with wheat, closing
Nc net higher. September 5S%; De-
cember 57Mc.
oats-Spot dull: mixed oats 2e9S2
pounds 346351ac.
Options nominal.
Beef quiet: mess $s.50@9.50.
Cut meats quiet. a.n
Lard steady. Refined quiet.
Pork quiet: family $500.
Tallow steady. VI
Rice steady. ''l
Coffee-Spot Rio steady: No. Z in
voice Ssc. Mild steady.
Sugar-Raw steady. Refined steady
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at decline of points, clos
inb steady net unchanged on all posi-
tions except December, which was
points lower. Sales $4,000 bags.
Butter-Steady; creamery common
to extra 13G19c; State dairy common to
extra 12d1Sc.
Cheese steady; State full cream
small colored fancy sac: fancy white
| sac; large colored fancy Sssc.
Eggs firm State Pennsylvania and ner-
by selected white extra fancy 27G2Sc. dc
Southern 17620c.
Potatoes steady; Long Island $1,000
1.65; Jerseys and Southern 1861. 40,
Jersey sweets 2.0062.25.
Peanuts steady: fancy hand picked
| 616Ac: other domestic 3G6kc.
Cabbages steady; Long Island and
Jersey per 100, 1.50a2.50; per barre
5OdT5c.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool 1sc.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
MoIes: Their Food.

Prof Lang Says:
Moles have few natural enemies. As
they seldom come to the surface Of
the ground, they do not readily become
the prey of cats or predacious birds.
Their eyes are rudimentary, but enable
them to distinguish the presence of
light, so that when they accidentally
come TO the surface of the ground
they Immediately make an effort to
burrow into the soil again. Their food
consists chiefly of earthworms and in
sectS that live in the ground. The
presence of moles in large numbers
at any place is an evidence of the
abundance of their food, and there is
no doubt but that they do much good
by destroying many noxious insects,
especially the larvae of Lachnosterni-
dae (May and June beetles). If it
were not for the injury done to lawns
by their throwing up ridges of earth
along which the grass dies, or to
gardens by their loosening the roots
of young plants, moles would be more
beneficial than harmful. Aside from the
destruction of insect pests, they stir
the soil in corn and alfalfa fields in
a beneficial way. They seldom eat
grains of newly planted corn. Much
of the damage in this direction, so Of
ten attributed to moles, is really done
by species of mice that follow in their
runways. 1t is also true that moles
sometimes kill young plants and trees
by cutting off their roots just below
the surface of the ground, but this is
not by way of getting food, but sole
ly because the roots are in the way
of the animals progress.
Prof. L. l.. Dyche, of the University
of Kansas, has published the results
of a careful study of the food of the
mole. Sixty-seven specimens taken in
the various months of the year, eX-
cept December and February, were ex-
amined, and food was found present
in the stomachs of fifty specimens. OF
the total food present, earthworms
comprised 800 per cent; ground bee
ties, 1911 per cent; grubs and larvae,
22.S per cent; vegetable matter, 81
per cent; other materials, largely
insect eggs and ants, 7.6 per
cent
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
Cattle Feed.

We are inclined to believe that the
coming industry of the Gulf States
will be the production of beef cattle
to supply the rest of the Union, says
the Southern Planter. Nowhere else
within the limits of the American I'm
ion is nature so bounteous in her am
pie gifts in the way of stock feed as
in these states. We are spending mil
lions of dollars for the determination
of grasses and importing into Louis
lana from Chicago formaldehyded beef
to supply our home tables. If any
beef is to be embalmed, let us embalm
it and send it to our friends in the
North, where it will keep better than
theirs does here. We are led to these
reflections from the present general use
of low-grade molasses for stock iced
ing, wherever a supply or 1t can be
secured. Common molasses, pound for
pound. has about the same value as
corn, and yet we, within few years.
have been throwing it away as, If not
worthless, at least unstable. We have
now learned its high value as stock
feed and all the world seems to be
coming forward as buyers, but still
unwilling to pay for our common mo-
lasses a value commensurate with its
SIOCk-I6eQlIlS
we could say with accuracy that the
central factory of the future in Louis
lana will be a great establishment that
will utilize hundreds of thousands OF
gallons of molasses by feeding it to
thousands of head of cattle while on
the factorys land, adjacent, will be
produced thousands of tons of pea
vine hay, which, with its heterogeneous
content, properly supplements the mo-
lasses ration, making it nearly per-
feet one.
Out in Colorado large experiments
have been made recently in feeding
beet pulp to cattle, and the president
of the Western Packing Company has
recently reported that they had several
thousands of cattle that were fed dur
ing the last winter on beet pulp, and,
from the cattle growers point of view,
were in beautiful shape when taken
to the market. This Western Packing
Company expects to feed $4,000 head
of cattle with beet pulp during the
coming winter and many large con-
sumers in the Colorado country are ar
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
HAYWARD, WICK & CO.'S
Daily Cotton Letter from New
York.

Daily Cotton Letter from New
York.
New York, Sept. 12.-Spot houses
have been selling hedges this morning,
and we must expect of course that Of
ferings from this source will increase,
so long as the weather remains favor
able, and we have nothing more than
private reports of crop damage.
The weekly crop report tomorrow
would seem likely to make bullish
showing, owing to the way private adj
vices have been coming.
At present we can see no signs of
sufficient bull speculation to bridge
over the interval of big new crop re-
ceipts, and while reports from the dry
goods district are showing a daily i'm
provement, with most of the New Eng
land mills planning to reopen in the
near future, Fall River will remain
closed, and the trade as whole has
not yet recovered sufficiently from last
seasons Generalization to warrant ex-
pectations that an advance will be eff
fected through the strength of spots.
On the whole therefore we rather look
for a continued decline.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
The ScraD Book.

Soap and Dishwashing.-It sounds
like heresy to say that the average
housekeeper uses too much soap in
washing dishes. A writer Yin the
House Beautiful speaks reasonably
when he says: THE grease or fat
which is the basis of all soaps will
combine with textile fabrics, but will
not combine with polished surfaces. 1t
forms on these a glaze or scum which
is very difficult to remove, and is, in
fact, not removed. Hence the peculiar
flavor we call fiat in coffee-the flavor
of soap that may often be detected in
a glass of apparently clear water, and
the malodorous smell of frying that
greets the nostrils even on the sill of
many houses" Instead of soap some
form of potash or acid should be used
in washing china and tinware The
coffee pot and frying pan especially
should never be washed with soap.
Whitewashing With Sprayer.-
There are nozzles on the market that
make it possible to apply the white
wash to the country house without the
use of a brush. The construction of
buildings at the Columbian Exposition
public as to how whitewashing can
be done on the wholesale. There the
buildings were whitewashed very rap
idly by means of streams of whitewash
thrown on the buildings, but in spray
sufficiently fine to penetrate all the
cracks and crannies and yet not to be
wasteful. Our poultry houses need to
De frequently whitewashed and it
would doubtless pay to have a sprayer
for this purpose If for no other, If such
a one can be obtained for a few dol
lars. Men that have fruit orchards
large enough to warrant them In hav-
ing spraying apparatus will find it an
easy matter to give the inside of the
poultry house treatment frequently.
Dehorning Calves.-It is more hui
name to dehorne calves by the use Of
caustic potash when the horns are just
starting than 1t is to use the saw on
the horns after they have developed.
Also, the task is easier at the earlier
period. The operation with the caustic
Potash should be made before the calf
is nine days old. The better time is
when the calf is from two to five days
old. The hair should be clipped away
from around the horns. A stick OF
caustic potash should be rolled in pa
per, with one end of the causttc bare.
This should be slightly moistened and
the tips of the horns rubbed for about
fifteen seconds, or until the potash has
made slight impression on the center
OF the horn. The treatment should be
given two, three or four times, accord
ing to the age of the animal and the
size of the horns, about FIVE minutes
being allowed to elapse between appll-
cations. II a little blood appears IN
the center OF the horn II will then be
necessary only TO give a slight rub
bling with the potash. We advise all OF
our readers that have calves 10 adopt
this method rather than to walt till the
animals grow and have TO use the more
painful method. II ds believed that the
caustic potash method Is nearly or
quite painless.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
sAvANNAHS CURRENT MARKETS

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices
wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Market good demand;
springers, 25@3Oc per pair; three-quar-
ter grown, 40@55c; hens, 75@85c.
EGGS-Country, 19c; strictly candled,
zoe.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgin, so tubs,
22h@231hc; choice Elgins, 20A@211sc;
New York state, zoe; renovated butter,
19c
CHEESE-Market, firm; fancy full
cream cheese, 22d25-pound, 11hQ12c;
80 to 35-pound, liz @11%c.
WHITE PEA BEANS-$2.40 bushel.
POTATOES-$2.25.
ONIONS-Egyptian, in sacks, $500.
CABBAGES-S1.50 crate.
BreadstuRs, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR-Patent, $6.15; straight $5.s5;
fancy, $5.25@5.50; family, $50; spring
wheat, best patent, $500.
MEAL,-Pearl per barrel, 1885; per
sack, $3.50: water ground, $1.45; Pearl
grits. per sack $1.55; Pearl grits, per
barrel, S3.75; cltv meal. $1.45.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Galveston-Quiet; middling. los;
net receipts, 11,5S5; gross, IL, 5S5; sales,
1900; stock, 1854. Exports-Coastwise
SOL.
Norfolk-Nominal; net receipts, SIS;
gross, 575; stock, 4235.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 1915;
stock, SS7.
Boston-Dull; middling, 1890; gross
receipts, 357.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. net receipts,
Ss5; gross, 1856; stock. 2,447.
Philadelphia-Quiet middling, Ills;
gross receipts, IS; stock. 1875.
Savannah-Steady; middling. 10; net
receipts. 6,094; gross, 6,144; sales, L.
s14; stock. S1.7sO. Exports-Great
Britain, 4,271; coastwise. 1920.
New Orleans-Easy; 10 5-16 net re-
stock. 22,544 Exports-Great Britain.
$500: continent, 1856.
Mobile-Easily; middling. 10; net re-
ceipts, SIS; gross, 51S sales, 1000;
stock 3.9OS. Exports-Coastwise $50.
'Memphis-Quiet; middling. 1olz; net
receipts, So; gross, IS; sales. %; stock,
1854.
'Augusta-steady; middling. 10 5-1s:
net receipts. 1867; gross. 1887; sales,
1909: stock, 9,193.
chsrleston-Quiet; middling, 1910:
net receipts. 1924; gross, 4264; stock
Sill. Exports-Coastwise AIS
innati-Nominal stock. 1921.
"Louisvlle--Firm; middling, 10%.
st. J., Quiet; midding. 10i9; net
receipts. cross. $40: stock. 3,492.
'Houstcl Quiet: middling. 10 5-16;
net receipts. 1888; gross. 1855; stock
24.64s.
New York-Quiet: middling, 1890;
gross receipts, 1891; sales. 542; stock
S1,301. EXports-Continent. 1895.
Savannah-Deduct 81 bales from ex-
ports coastwise for week
Total To-day at All Seaports-Net
26.9S2; Great Britain. 7.77i: continent
1850: stock. 1892.
Consolidated. at All Seaports-Net
1854; Great Britain. 2eS21: continent
1850. Japan. LOO.
Total Since Sept. /. AT All Seaports-
Net. 2030i9; Great Britain. S3.5s7:
France, 1856: continent, 80. 1876; Japan
100.
Not included In totals
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13

properties, which increase the luxuri-
ance and quantity of root growth, they
seem to have the power of awakening
dormant life better than anything else,
and white clover is almost sure to APP
pear wherever they have been applied.
A more desirable and certain founda-
tion for a velvet turf, therefore, can
not very we'll be found. Indeed, on
meadow or lawn they not only impart
a rich color to the grass, but improve
the foliage of all vegetation. Even
ported tomatoes in the hotbed or cold
frame respond very quickly to them,
and the yellowish foliage often in
duced by belated transplanting will as
sumo a blue-green tone, sometimes
within three days after single appli-
cation. The fact is, they are equally
as beneficial in the flower as in the
vegetable garden, there being few pot
ted plants, either indoor or out, that
they will not improve.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13
ranging in a like manner to utilize

ranging in like manner to utilize
beet pulp.
The margin between financial sue
cess and financial disaster is fire.
quently so narrow that the gain of a
few thousand dollars might create
something disastrous into a positive
success $4,000 made in feeding cattle
would represent a per cent. dividend
on a capitalization of 100000.
AS we know by experience of all the
great trusts in the country, a large
part of their success depends upon the
utilization of every part of the raw
material they take in hand. A blum
der has been said to be worse than
crime, and it is certainly blunder
upon the part of every one engaged in
the sugar industry, whether it be in
sugar cane or in sugar beet, to throw
away a valuable by-product, when by
cattle feeding it has now been demon
strated that very successful results
can be secured.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-13

Liverpool, Sept. 12.-Coton, spot in
moderate demand prices points low
err: American middlng fair; 1920
low middling 6.54d; good ordinary 6.S2d
ordinary 6.0Sd. The sales of the day
were 5000 bales. of which 300 were
FOR speculation and export, and in
cluded $500 American. Receipts 5,400
bales. all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed
quiet: American middling s. o. c.
September 596d; Seeptembe October
5.5Sd; October November Sad: Novem-
ber-December 5.46d: December January
Sad: January February Sad: Febru-
ary- March 5.42d; March April 5.43d,
April-May 5.43d May-June sad;