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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-23
WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents of Weei
About the City.


About the City.
DR.. Frank B. Wardlaw Of Greenville spent
several days in the city last week, the guest
of Miss Lila Mabry. DR.. Wardlaw has loca.
ted in Greenville, and his friends here will
be glad to hear he is doing we'll in his chosen
profession.
Mrs. Brooks Livingstone has returned to
her home in Columbia after spending some
time here with her sister, Mrs. Saidee Ma
zyck.
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lorton Robert
Mr.. W. D. Barksdale was in Greenville last
Thursday on business.
Miss Onie and Miss Caro- Morse leave IN
short time for an extended trip to Davidson
Mr.. and Mrs. julius visanska left Sunday
for Atlanta, where they will spend sometime
The friends OF Mrs. Visanska are glad to know
thatshe is able to be out again.
Miss Mary Parker is IN the city spendlng
while with her niece, Miss Lucia Parker.
Mr.. T. q. Perrin has returned from Wal
halla after pleasant stay there with Mr.. Ed
win p. Lucas
MIR. A. B. Morse has returned from a bus-
ness trip to Atlanta.
EUCHRE CLUB.
The Ladies' Euchre Club was most delight
fully entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs.
S. G. Thomson. After number of interes-
Ting games, an ELABORATE sdldu CouIse was
served. Those present We're: Mrs. H; A.
Anderson Mrs. Charles D. Brown, Mrs. Mag
gle L. Bullock, Mrs. William D. Wilson, Mrs.
E. Ringan Thomson, Mrs. A. NJ. Smith. Mrs.
Wade S. Cothran, Mrs. r. L. Dargan, Mrs. g.
A. Neufier, Mrs. William w. Bradley, Mrs.
William P. Greene, Mrs. Frederick Minshall.
Miss Lallie Calhoun, Miss Plevna Seal, Miss
Nettie Russell, Miss Eunice Calhoun, Miss
Nettie Brunson. Miss Lily Templeton.
Mrs. w. d. Wilson will entertain the club
at its next meeting.
Mrs. A. S. Garrison is at home again after
spending week at Peachland, N. G..
Mr.. J. K. burst of Greenwood and Mr..
Branch of Richmond, representing the Mer
chants National Bank Of that city, were here
last Wednesday among the guests at the Eu-
reka.
Miss Kate Turner of Ninety-Six is in the
city the charming guest of her friend, Miss
Corrie Hollingsworth.
Mr.. Perrin Quarles leaves Wednesday for
Winnsboro, where he will spend few days
before going to Richmond, Va, on business
trip. =;
called to the Baptist Church In this city. Mr..
Wilkins will come to Abbeville in short
WHILE
Mrs. ]. $. Norwood Of Dresden spent Mon,
day and Tuesday In the city the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Christy Sayre of Wares
Shoals were In the city several days last
| week the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dill.
| MIR. Frank Robertson leaves Wednesday
for his home In Bolton, after spending some.
time here with his brother, Mrs. T. Lawton
Robertson. Mr.. Robertson health is greatly
improved.
LITERARY CLUB.
| The Literary Club had pleasant meeting
last Friday evening at the home Of Mr.. A. B.
| Morse
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Additional WarerOOm.

Mr.. Blake and Captain Lyon, President and
Business Manager OF the Abbeville Ware
house. are busy adding another section to the
structure, which will Include two rooms 4Ox
100 feet.
The people as they become better acquaint-
cd with the advantages of a warehouse are
using 1t more and more.
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Billy.GOats Needed.

There ia no doubt of the fact that the
waste paper on the streets and public
places should be cleared away, and
from an observation covering many
years, we should suggest the very bes,
way in which to insure the destruction
of all waste paper, litter, old shoes, tir
cans, etc, is for council to put SO uaG
Of William Goats in the field.
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smooth-leaf resorts, and an occasional
spraying of the foliage of the Rex type
will not injure them, if the plants are
not in the sun. 1t is best, however,
to supply moisture for this class by
keeping bowl of water among plants
the at all times.
Give the begonia good care, and it
will not disappoint you.
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This being flower season our stock Is su.
perb and those wishing an up to date hat
should go to the fashionable store of Had
don's.
The smart set always visit Haddon's empo
rum, for there they see the newest styles.
Be sure and call for The new neckwear be.
ing shown at Haddon's.
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Wholesale Grocery Business.

Messrs. A. W. & John Calhoun have opened
wholesale grocery business at the Abbevile
Warehouse, and In this way need Of the
town has been supplied. They occupy a
room at the warehouse, where the greatest
quantities Of goods are Kept for sale and de.
ivered on the shortest notice. And 30 1t is
Abbeville grows.
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No five cents cigar like the Clnco II you
want them fresh and sweet, direct from the
factory, buy them from the agent for the fac.
tory, Speeds Drug Store.
l.. w. Whites Stock OF Black Goods for
Suits and Skirts was never larger nor more
desirable than at present. Be sure to see
hem.
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New and attractive line OF white, coloret
and black silks at Haddons.
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Cochran & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By Gilbert & Clay.
New Orleans, February S.-Liverpool
seemed to take kindly to the downward
direction and proceeded that way with
an unusual degree of energy, but cables
indicated a lack of determination on the
part of foreign traders and intimated
that values would be shaped by the
course of American markets. Additional
liquidation of the long interest forced
a further decline here in the forenoon.
but big bulls bought literally, and subse-
quently upon the announcement that the
next census report would be published
February 3, and the calculation by a
close observer that this report would In
dictate crop of less than 9.5 bales, a
fresh buying power was attracted which
held prices steader.
The market has doubtless been re-
lieVed to a considerable extent of an
unwieldy long interest and is healthier
from this standpoint. The near future
will depend on the nature of trade de-
mand for spots and magnitude Of receipts
and many encouraging developments in
connection with either of these features
will be sigpalized by greater activity
amongst big bulls.
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identified.

New York, February 3.-The lethargic
condition of the stock speculation was
somewhat emphasized in the speculative
movements in individual stocks which
have helped out the aggregate transae-
lions for several days past. The deal
ings in Amalgamated Copper became nor
NAL again today and its price fuctuated
narrowly and United States steel prefer
red also fell into a relatively unimportant
position.
Both stocks showed some signs Of re-
sistance to the declining tendency which
was quite manifest in the general market.
The paralysis of the demand for stocks
was attributed today to the fears of a
collapse in the wild cotton speculation,
with consequent financial damage.
Paper profits in cotton or stocks are
intangible and in a manner unreal. but
their wiping out involves real losses for
all of them. There is no installing the
fact that the enormous contraction in
securities during the past year amounting
in some cases TO the practical wiping out
of quotable values has constituted an ac-
tual destruction of capital which would
otherwise have been available for pro-
ductive employment. Mistaken specula-
ton amounts to destruction of capital,
and that the outcome of a possible coll
lapse in the cotton market was a re-
strictive factor in the days stock mar
ket
The death of William c. Whitney was
special depressing factor in stocks Of
corporations with which he had been
closely identified Wintry temperature
and snow covering in the southwestern
winter wheat belt was a negative infu-
ence by dscouraging buyers of the south
western grangers. 1t was noticed that
the failures in January were larger than
for any previous month since May of
1900 except December last, and this
| caused a bad impression.
Railroad earnings are not considered
satisfactory and the selling of Pennsyl-
yania was continued on account of its
poor December showing. The war out
look contributed it's share to the days
unsettlement. although there was moth
ing decisive in the days news. The con-
sequences of such minor influences to-
| wards depression had increased effect by
| reason of the manifest passing of the
period of Redundancy of money
! Sub treasury requirements and trans
| fers of currency to New Orleans have
made inroads upon bank reserves this
/ NSeh anu liltSrioT exchanges are moving
against New York
The intimation from Washington thai
some s30,000000 of the Panama canal pay
ment will be withdrawn from deposits
with national banks, is of unmistakablC
authority, and gives assurance that
whatever is done to arrange for the pay
mept,s nothing Will be allowed to come
as surprise and unprepared for by the
business world. Some confidence is ex.
4 cd hat 11o
without any export of gold, but the
money market undoubtedly will be more
placid after the operation is concluded
Bonds were dull and heavy. Total sales
par value. s., 7l00O0. United States 2s ane
old As declined 4 per cent on call.
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The COTE, Market.

New York, February S.-The market for
coffee futures opened barely steady at a
decline of 15d5o points on French cables
and continued selling by importers in con-
nection with further unloading by cotton
exchange interests who may have been
influenced by the break in the cotton
market and by the report that the hold
ings of the local bull leader of cotton were
being thrown over. Shortly after midday
a closing decline Of a full franc at Havre
impaired additional impetus to the local
decline, and the market was sold down
until it showed a net decline of 60 to 50
points. This was followed by an improve
ment The market closed steady, net 50
to 60 points lower. Sales, $50 bags: Feb
ruary. H20n7 35: March. 7M735; April, 7.45;
May, 7.2507 80; June, Z. 45a7 60; July, 1000
100; September. 7906iS.3O 80; November, $50 /;
December, s. 25Ms .65 January, SIS.
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chicago Chance.

Chicago, February 3.-Cash No. red
wheat sold in the board of trade at 81 q
bushel, two car load lots changing hands
at that price The wheat was bought by
millers. Wheat has not sold so high
in this market either for spot or future
delivery since June, 1893. in which month
the Letter deal eliminated. The high
prices being paid al Chicago are the di-
rect result of the big deal in May being
engineered by Armour. May sold today
at the top price of the season. 941sc,
gain of 2sscm2lac over yesterdays close.
The advance was accompanied by COW
ering of shorts and much speculative ex-
element. Prices for corn, oats and pro-
visions also were doing some lofty climb
ing. May corn was up 31sc to 55c: May
oats sold at 46izc a gain of 1Ac412sc,
and May pork to 1870 a gain of % cents.
The display of bullishness was said to be
largely the result of buying by specula-
tors who have made big profits in cot
ton and have now transferred their deal
ings to the grain and provision mar
kets.
f,,<,, foIf
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The Metal Market.

New York, February 3,-Tin was lower
in London with spot IS higher at e126 Is
Cd and futures Is Cd lower at e126. Locally.
tin declined about 10 points, closing at
$27 .50d2S.
Copper declined Is Cd to EGG IS for spot
and Cos IFS Cd for futures In the London
market. Locally copper also was lower
with demand light. Lake is quoted Mt
u 3715d12 62lA; electrolytc at u. 250l12. so.
and casting at u. 22150t12 S71a.
Lead was steady but quiet at 81. 4504. so.
The London market was Is Cd lower at
Gil Is cd.
Spelter WAS unchanged here at 81 a0n
). In London it declined 2s Cd to Ell ISIS.
Iron closed at IS Id in Glasgow and at
i2s Cd in Middlesboro. Locally iron was
unchanged; No. foundry, northern, is
quoted at $l5M16; No. foundry, northern.
$14015; No. ! foundry southern, and No.
foundry, southern soft, at $1375q4. ..
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Central of Georgia Railroad
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule In Effect h.ay, "a, 1908.

-r socneuuic W EHect bay, Z4y lS03.
Trains leave birmingham as follows:
6;l0 a. m.-No. 30, cor Atlanta. Washing
ton. 'timore. PHILADELPHIA.
New York and the East. Pre-
man Drawing Rc@-i Sleeping
Car. Birmingham TO New
York. atA
GO a. m.-No. 10. for Montevailo. Ma
plesville. Selma and way sta
tions.
1925 p. m.--No. IS for Columbus. West
Point. Winona. Greenw BOD
and Greenvllle; also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points
$40 D. m.-No. 15 new train, for Cordova,
Ookman. Corona and way sta
tions. Also Blossburg.
3:45 p. m.--No. % for Admission and way
stations; also Talladega.
40 p. m.-No 80 for Atlanta. Jackson
Vile and all Florida points,:
also Charlotte. Richmond.
Washington. New York and
the East. Pullman Sleeping
Car Birmingham to- Jackson
vile; also Birmingham to
Richmond. Va.
1920 p. m.-No. 81 for Columbus. West
Point. Winona. Greenwood
and Greenville. Pullman
Drawing Room Sleeping Car
birmingham ~ Greenville.
1885 p. m.--No. 81 for Selma, Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
Room Sleeping Car Birming-
ham to Mobile.
II 80 p.m.-No. 9S new train. for Ttlanta
Admission and way stations.
Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Atlanta Sleeping car can be
occupied at Union station $3.50
p. m.
For detailed Information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger ofrice.
Morris Hotel building Telephone ST.
J. C. LUSK. Dist Pass. Agent.
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The New orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 3-Spot cotton
nominal, both factors and outsiders ap-
parently awaiting further developments.
Sales, $50 bales. Quotations unchanged.
Futures were steady at the opening with
prices to 10 points lower Liverpool re-
sponded fully to the declines in the Amer
lean markets yesterday, and this caused
bears to sell the market short more ca
gerly than they have done for a long
time This had a tendency to hold prices
down. On selling from this source the
figures were cut down 8 to points at a
time until prices were full half cent
lower than the close of yesterday At
this price leading bulls bought heavly,N
but in a quiet way. Their purchases
effectually checked the decline and start
ed a recovery. The recovery was fol-
lowed by more breaks and bulges, but the
general condition of prices was toward
the closing level of yesterday.
Net changes We're points down to II
above last evenings closing.
New Orleans, February 3--Cotton fb-
lures very steady. February 16c bid,
March. 16,56@16.5S; April, 16.S0m16S3; May,
1713Q1715; June, 17.3fal7s4; July, 1860
1751; August, 1856 bid September 1850
1887; October So bid.
New Orleans. February 3.-Cotton nom
inal; sales, $50; ordinary, 1850: good or
binary, IA 15-16c; low middling. IS 9-16c;
middling, 10 15-16c; good ,middling 16 3-16c
middling fair, 16 slice; receipts, II ,2O4;
stock, 409,1sS.
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Cochran 3 Co.'s Stock Letter.

BY Ware q Leland
New York, Februarya S-The stock
market was dragging affair and reac-
tionary. The sentirlent as several spe-
caltes were driven down, becoming
more pessimistie. and the short interest
increasing largely. Some liquidation
was reported and of course so long as
this can be forced the bears viii be able
TO cover. There is evidence, however,
that some of the stocks are becoming
oversold and we would not neglect fair
returns ON the short side. Good buying
was noted in some of the western stocks,
particularly the Changers. including
United States Steel. Southern Pacific and
Rock Island, but it was on a scale down
The market has been declining for several
days now and the elimination just prior
TO rally will place probably in a small
industrial break. We would buy the
standard rails when weak for a turn.
Total sales, 4S5sO0.
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NEW TRAIN:

Commencing January 18th
train No. z, Queen & Cres-
cent, leaving Birmingham
5:45 A. MI. runs through be-
tween Birmingham an d
Shreveport without change,
carrying Pullman Buffet
Chair makes direct con-
nection at Shreveport with
through trains of M. K.
& T. and Texas Pacific. This
is fast day train to Jackson,
Vicksburg and Shreveport
with direct Texas connection.
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Local Staple Groceries.

AppleS-Western evaporated 7GDSc.
Flour-Fancy patent, $5.25; half patent
1885
sugar-Granulated. 4s4c; Y. c., 4lsc.
Coffee-Green, slaa12lsc; Arbuckle's.
packages. $3.50; Lion packages. $3.50;
Porto Rico. $3.50.
Meats-Dry sailed ribs. 79sc: dry sailed
rib bellies. Sc; hams, fancy 13hc; medi-
UNI. 121hc: extra clear. 7ssc; bacon bell
lies. lie.
Lard-Leaf, SIC.
Compound Understandable &c.
Molasses-Centrifuga.. 15@35c; rugar
house. 40c; Georgia cane. 3sc
Bears-Navy, $2.65 per bushel; Lima, &c
pound.
Pearl Grits-92 pounds s1.S5.
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WINTER TOURIST RATES
To Principal Points In Florida. NASSAU
and Cuba.

Southern railway will have on sale daily
,nt,l April 3d. round trip winter excursion
tickets 10 principal resorts in Florida
Nassau and Cuba, at greatly reduced
rates Final limit MAY 81. 1904 Through
pullman sleeping car Birmingham TO
Jacksonville. Write for booklet entitled
..vinter Homes In Summer Lands"
For reservation. detailed information.
etc. apply passenger office Morris hotel
building. Telephone 6l5
J. c. LUSK.
11-26-tf District Passenger Agent
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Money on Call.

New York February s.-Close money on
call laq2 per cent; closing bid ~; Of
fered 2; time loans steady; sixty days
31kQl4 per cent; ninety days, 4@4H six
months, 44@415
New York. February 3.--Prime mercan-
tile paper. 41sa5A sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at ass 506o4s5 So for demand and
at 4S29od4s3 for sixty days; posted rates.
4SSh and 4s6; commercial bills. 4s21aGI4S2s
Bar silver, 553s. Mexican dollars, 421s
Government bonds easy railroad bonds
heavy.
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NV York Cotton Futures.
LIverpoo: Market.

Liverpool February 3.--Cotton spot in
limited demand Prices A points lower;
American middling. fair, s.7Sd: good mid
ding S.e2d; middling, sgd; low middllng,
s. 4gd; good ordinary, s.3Gd; ordinary.
s1Cd. THE sales of the day were 6o00
bales of which 200 were for speculation
and export, and included 5000 American.
Receipts 2i,ooo bales, including 1880 Am
erican. Futures opened easier and closed
unsettled. American middling, <. O. c.;-
February, slid; February March, slid;
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Savannah. Ga, February s.--Turpentine
firm, &c; sales. 2is: receipts. s5; exports,
TO- Rosfn firm; sales. 1876 exports. 70s:
receipts, 1870. Quote a. E. G.. ID. 81 so;
F.. s2s5; r, ss.9o; G. $500 r. sos: l. 81. 20:
X. 1886; NJ. $3.50; n $50: window glass,
$685.; water white. s4s5
Charleston. S. c. February s.-Turpen-
tine and rocin nominal Quotations omit
ted.
Wilmington. n. c. February s-spirits
turpentine firm, Gle: receipts, Z. Rosin
firm, $3.50 receipts 100. Turpentine firm.
$40; receipts, 4G2, Crude turpentine firm.
s.. 90. sl25 and $4.25; receipts, @.
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oats-No. ?, 427s@4sssc; No. white,
BMG441zc
Rye-No. Q e1d62c.
Barley-Good feeding. SS9l1e; fair to
choice mailing, 46@51c.
ern $1.1S.
Timothy-Prime timothy seed, $S.O5
Pork-Mess, per barrel, $13.50q1S6 21a
Lard-Per 100 pounds $737Ia0L4O.
Ribs-Short ribs sides. loose, $6.621k@
6.S71ss
Sides-Short clear sides, boxed, $6.S71h
@$7.
Whisky--Basis of high wines, S1.27.
Clover-Contract grade, $10.75Q11.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was Arm. Creamery 15a2sc;
dairy. 131kd2Oc Eggs firm, 27ll29. Cheese
steady, 10@10kc.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Cotton went down with an appalling
slump yesterday. and at the close of busi-
ness the decline registered nc.
number of changes in stocks and
bonds are reported. Stocks show the
widest variations. Bonds are fairly steady.
There is nothing doing along Morris ave-
nue. in any department except the egg
market. Eggs are exceedingly active and
the prices are very unsteady. Quotations
ranging from % to 25c were reported yes-
terday with the market much excited.
Staple groceries are quiet and steady.
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Daily Statement.

Galyeston-Nominal; middling 49, re-
ceipts. 6251: stock. 13l,76l.
Mobile--Nomina1; middlng, 1914 receipts
572; stock, 1863
savannah-Quiet; mddling l594; sales,
8; receipts, 1880; stock, 59.1Os.
Charleston-Firm; middllng, 15A re-
ceipts, 81; stock, 1886
Wimington-DlIll; middling. 1880; re-
ceipts, 1866; stock 901G.
Norfolk Receipts 500; stock, %, $50
Baltimore-Nominal; mddling, 1850; re-
ceipts, $50; stock, 6919.
Boston-Weak: middlng, 1916 net re-
ceipts. 1885, gross, 1864.
Phiiadelphia-Quiet; mddling 1915; re-
ceipts, 1854; stock 2915.
st. consolidating. Ice; receipts 1o5;
stock. 219ol-
Memphis-Quiet and irregular; middling,
16; receipts. 1905; shipments, 1881; sales
800; stock. 79,174.
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Chicago. February Seattle receipts.
5000; strong; good to prime steers. s5@
$40: stockers and feeders. g. 25a4 10; cows.
81 seal 2O; heifers. s264.70; Gamers. 81 500
, 40; bulls, S2d4 IS; calves, 50 .5007.25
Hog receipts 1000; choice TO heavy. 81 95
@5.15; light, 81 .5OQ4.9 90; bulk, "a S5@5
Sheep receipts 5000; steady; strong to
1oc higher; good to choice wethers $fG74 60;
fair to choice mixed. $4,000 western
sheep s4d4 95 native lambs, $450a5 west
ern lambs. 81 50m6
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Dry Goods.

New York, February 3.-Buying has not
been as liberal as during the last few
days in the dry goods market, owing to
the uncertain condition of raw markets.
While sellers show no disposition to
weaken from their former position yet,
the utmost conservatism is shown by both
buyer and seller, and there seems to be
no indication as to what the future may
have in store.