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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT- NEWS.
AT LOIR PRICES
.Followed Weakness Shown
by the Liverpool
Market.
WEATHER FAVORABLE
Trading Was Confined A1
most Entirely to the Pro
fessional Element.
lower here. There
New York, April 2.-ln response to poor
cablet from Liverpool, the cotton jm*r
ket opened 7©8 nofut»
were few a
the bearish m
ble weather In the' South.'
The Liverpool market opened un^pect
edly weak after the extended Beater boll-
daya. It wea due to open 1 ft€f2 points
higher on the near months and wl up on
the Ute. At 12:15 p. u.. the near months
were quoted StH off, while the lktaipo*
alt Ions showed declines of from 2Wff3
points. The clots was steady fttf3ft points
lower, na compared with the dosing
tlona of Thursday.
The followlnf la the range of the active
aontha In Liverpool today; ... . _ _
Open. Web. V>w.
tu if
IS* fc«
Spots were easier at 7 points decline
middling 6.90d: sales 6.000 bales.
In New York, futures opened 7©fi points
lower, following the weakness in Liverpool,
reports of favorable weather In the belt
and bearish week-end statistics, which have
been delayed by the Raster holidays. Busi
ness was confined almost entirely to room
traders, and. as a consequence, fluctuations
were narrow, though a slight Improvement
waa noted from tue opening during the
mornlog. , . „ . ,
The market waa extremely dull durlm
the afternoon, the clone, being quiet am
atrady. net points Idror.
Comparative recelpta at all U. 8. ports:
Net recelpta today JJ.JW
Bamo day laat year 2i.W
Increase MC
Total receipt* for throe daya M.794
Same daya laat W.JE
Tout recelpta alnco September 1....9,014,415
8ame time laat year M4I.341
loereaee ....w ■i.m.ttK
Kitlmatcd receipts tomorrow;
Now Orlrana - .
Galveston ’i'25^5’25
Ilonatoa 6,000 to 6,00#
Movement at Atlanta:
Receipts today
None
Shipment* today ?.
Same day laat year None
Increaao i
Stock on hand today -•
Bam, day laat year
lucre*..
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool, eaalor: mlddllnatiplanda MKkl.
Atlanta, quiet: ntltldllng 10%c.
New York, quiet: middling IMOc.
New Orleans quiet and ateady; middling
jftrannah. eaiyt middling 10*4e.
Charleston. ilrm: mlddllng lOHc.
Wilmington, ateady: middling }M4c.
Houston, quiet; middling lORMfic.
Norfolk, dull; middling fie. .
T TODAY’S PORT RECEIPTS.
■ Tho following table ahowa receipt, nt the
I port, today, compared with the aamo day
I laat year:
New Orleaua. .
UalrMtoii. . .
Mobile. . . .
mtannnh. • •
qbarlcstou. • «
tWIlmlngtou. •
Norfolk. . . .
‘New York. . .
Host oil
Philadelphia. ,
Pacific coast.
•Total.
Tr INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
j' The following table ahowa receipt! at the
’ fowns today* compared with the name day
(laat year:
1907
1906 a
Hoostun. .......
; Auguste
; M.
Ht. lamia
t’laclnuetl
6496
483
1451
2390
357
4360 46
631 J2
1786 o
1369 4,
494 I.
Total
11153
$640 r.
HAYWARD. VICK & CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
board ahowa an Idle marker Spot sales
amount to a total of but 4.000 bales at 7
points lower quotations and futures about 8
lower than due. Nearly all correspondence
from tho other aide now cotulug to band
contains complaint! about a decline In bust-
nets and oven demand foe low grades froiu
IMghun. one of the largest consumers of
Mich qualities Is reported stopping. Dry
goods reports on our side arc less rosy,
and some recessions In prices are men
Honed. Our market opened about b lower,
trading limited and mostly confined to pro-
..... news about the price move-
u . the May option In New York
through which a clique controls that uiar
ket. Ilow Iona thin support can be success-
folly continued in the face of a weakening
~““~“ml altnatlon of cotton facts la hard to
iu'tabjpped there, n |* uot aireustbeuia* the
IKWttloa of thia long Intere.I ’Jh.- raid
ware la paaatng out eastward aud aom» lew
temperature, are recorded In the i-aatrrn
■tales. but bardly lower than tbuee of May
1* laat year. It la warmer In the eeutral
and weatern atatea and further .bower, are
Indicated durlug the neat forty wight bourn.
New York. April 2.—J. S. Bache &
Co ; The market waa abaolutely with
out feature today. Liverpool came
lower and we opened at about their
parity, but there waa aome t-maR de-
maml from the South and by ring trad-
era. which brought about u slight re
covery. The buying waa due to the
report of low temperature, in the East
ern atatea. There were forecasts that
froata would occur tonight in the At
lantic states, and thla prevented any
NEWS AND GOSSIP
of the Fleecy Staple.
Special to The Georgian. ^ .
(From Hayward. Vick k Clark.)
New York. April 1-J. H. Bache tc Co.
Liverpool waa doe lft to 2 advance on near
and £ to 1 advance on late. Opened quint
* unchanged on near and partly - lower
w, American o.tw: ■jht-uuiiiuii
and export. SuO; Import!* 21,000* Including
inr -
at 37/000, against 41,428 last week and 29,431
last year.
Llrerpool is weak. The near positions are
lower than tho new crop months on evi
dence! of manipulation in' May.’ toots are
lower. The season In ndvffnce of the aver
age means a good start on the crop. Fur
ther unsettlement of the security markets
abroad. Would advise caution in buying at
tho moment
« of tho cotton i
HMBMB the heavy selling $»/ ocuiu,
Weld liest buyer. Market Is u local affair,
and there Is no Indication of uuytblng of
more than a scalping market.
Following are 11 a. in. bids: Ms
July 9.45, October 9.78. January 10.01
"Hentlmeut la unmistakably lu favor of
an Increased acreage at present. This In
rrease Is approximately 7 i»er cent. Ol
course It Is subject to whatever change the
advancing season may develop. The priori
pal Incentives for this contemplated In
crease In acreage are the great demand for
cotton goods and expansion of trade with
foreign countries,” say K. K. Hutton fit
Co. In their report Issued toduy.
K. F. Hutton A Co. say that the amount
of land prepared and plowed for planting
up to March 28 Is 96 per cent, aguinst 45
per cent laat year aud 42 per cent in 1905.
•New Orleans, April 2.—Hayward, Vick fit
Clark: Bad Liverpool. Was due about .3
ilghcr. Futures at present are
lower. Boot prices 7 down.
All of Texas clear and cold.
Weather Indications are favorable. More
showers indicated for western half of the
bdt. Cloudy and warmer for eastern states.
Home buying on low temperatures In east
■n states. Last year on May 11, when cot
ton was up. we bad Just os low tempera
turea and they were beneficial by checking
too rapid development.
Tlmes-Democrat: “Letter* from the con
tlnent furnish fnrther evidence of far-roaoh
May 9.40,
HESTER’S WEEKLY
COTTON STATEMENT
compared with the seven days endln « tii
date last year, lu round figures, 4^
decrease under the same days year
last of 40,000, and an Increase over the
same time lu 1904 of 113,000.)
<110,000, n decrease under me aniur jinum
year before last of ll.OuO. and an Increase
the same time In 1904 of 491,000.
fore Inst and Ml,
last year, 236,419 jear
lllllt? UIT.1 «•* March U umm U'XU fdl ,+'rw,
against 621,892 last year, 948.360 year beforo
last aud‘441,488 same time lu 1901.
The movement ralrce September 1 shown
recelpta a* all United States porta 8,955,619,
ngalust 6,482,246 last year, 7,744.775 year be
fore last and 6,6X9 3u6 same time In 1904.
Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio nnd
1'otoiuuc rivers to Northern mills nml
Canada 1,032,978, against 778.615 Inst year.
819,580 year before last and 865.811 same time
In 1904; Interior stocks In excess of those
held at the close of the commercial year
against 377,597 last year, 601,389
last and 235.378 tame time In
Southern mills takings 1.657,000, against
1,556,969 last year, 1,467,364 year before last
and 1*385,240 same time In 1904.
These make the total movement for tlie
210 days of the aeuson from September 1
to date 12.008,688, against 9,390,174 laat year,
10.563,106 year before last and 9,175,734 same
time In 1904.
Foreign exports for the week have Ijoen
..4,485, against 93.053 last year, making;the
total Urns flic for the season 7,014,829.
against |,0I9JR3 mat year* an Increase of
Northern mills takings nnd Canada dur
ing the past seven daya show an Increase
of 6.916, ns compered with the corre*por J
Ing period laat year, and their total tnkli
since September 1 have Incrrescd 253,210.
Tho total takings of American tut Is. North.
Mouth nnd Canada, thus far for the sea
son luiYO 3,869,279, against 3,607,696
last year. Tocm Include 2.169.803 by North
ern splnuers. against 1,916,593.
Storks at the seaboard nnd the twenty
MHM|fi|MBgfi)gM Navx
113,191 bales.
.... .. .. } correr
lug perbsl last season of 20.051 am.
--»w 156,634 moto than at this date tu
106. *
Including stork a left over nt ports and
Interior towns fiotn the last crop and the
number of bales brought Into sight thus
tor from th* new crop, the supply to data
Is 12,306,458* against 9,834,706 for the same
period last year. _
WORLD’S VISIBLE
SUPPLY STATEMENT
„ „e world’s visible supply of cotton,
compiled by Secretary Hester, of the New
Orleans cotton exchange* for the week
closing March 29, shows a decrease of 8,582.
gainst a decrease of 135,478 last year aud
decrease of 21,365 year before Inst
The total visible la 5,878,819, against 6,387,-
sat week, 4,663,496 laat year and 4.228,-
jraar befopa laat. Of this, the total
American cotton Is 4,007,818, against
400 laat week, 8.122,496 last year and
131 year before last, and of all other
». including Egypt, Brasil, India* etc.,
871.000, against 1.36lo00 laat week, 1.631,-
W last year and 1,219.000 year beforo last.
The total world's visible supply of cot
ton. as above, ahowa a decrease compared
with laat woek of 8,582, an Increase com
pared with last year of 725,322 aud an In
tense compared with year before last of
150,492.
Of the world's visible supply of cotton,
as above, there U now afloat and held lu
Great Britain and continental Europe 2.976.-
i nst 2,209.000 last year and 2,049,000
_Jore last; In Egypt 212,000, against
.74,000 last year and 206,000 year before laat;
lu India 742,000, against 970.000 last year
and 740,000 year before laat; and lu the
United Htatea 1.449*000, aj * —
year and 1,213,000 year
Edited by
Joseph B. Lively
MARKETS
Mr. Lively's twenty-Ov#
years' experience of ed
iting markets In Atlanta
and the Booth has made
him a recognised am
thority In bis specialty.
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON. MARKETS
NAMD OF (STOCK.
Atlantic Coast 1
American (Sugar lief.
Anaconda .......
American Locomotlva.
do, preferred . . .. ,
Am. Bmeldag ltcf. . .
do, preferred ....
Atchison
do. preferred ....
American Cotton OIL .
Canadian Pacific .
Chicago and Northw'n.
Chesapeake k Ohio . .
Colorado Fuel k Iron.
Central Lsather ....
do, preferred ....
Chicago k Great W. .
Chicago. M.. fit BL P..
Delaware fit Hudson. .
Distiller'# Securities. .
Erie
do, preferred ....
General Electric . . .
Illinois Central ....
Am. Ice Securities . . ,
Louisville k Nashville,
fexlcan Central . . . •
Ilssourl Pacific ....
.M
I?
NAME OF 8TDCK.
Total stock Hales 1.034.600 shares."
N. X.* Ont. AW.....
National Lead.
Northern Pacific. . • . .
New York Central. . . .
Norfolk k Western....
Pennsylvania.
People's Gas .
Pressed Steel Car. . . .
^ do. preferred. • • • •
Pacific Mall.
Reading. ........
Republic Steal
.Bock Island. ,
do. preferred. . . . » .
United (States Rubber- . .
_ do. preferred. . . • .
Southern Pacific. . . . . .
(southern Railway. . . . • .
do. preferred. . • . . .
6loas-8br (field
Tenn. Coal fit Iron. . . . .
Texas k Pacific.
Union Pacific.
United States Steel.. . . .
do. preferred
Va.-Car.Cbemlcal.
do. preferred. . . . . «
Western Union.
Wabash.
do. preferred
Wisconsin Central. . . . ,
do. preferred
NEW YORK.
The following la the.range In cotton fu-
tores In New York tods;
Closed qu et aud steady.
LIVERPOOL.
The following table gives the opening
rango and close* compared with yesterday:
Futures opened quiet and steady.
April 5.6?%4.53Vt 5.64ft 6.65
Aprll-Mny ...6.64ft-6.62
May-June ,...5 65 -5.53
June July ....5.56 -6.56
Aug.-Kept. ..6 54 -5.53
Bept.-Oct. m.5.52
Oct.-Nov. ...5.49ft-5.48
Nov.-1H*c. ...6.49 -6.47
Dec.-Jan
Jan.-Felt. ...6.61 -5.49ft 6.49ft 6.60
6.62
6.63
6.56
6.63
6.63
6.48
6.47
tASft
6.61ft
lb
6.64
6.62
HR
Closed steady.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
LOUR, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
nt. IS; I
1
^wllN—Choice whltp. (7c; No! 2 whit*. Me;
No. 2 yellow, 66c;. mixed, 64c; Tennessee,
white, 66c: cracked corn* per bushel, 70c.
Hull* $11.60.
OATS—Choice white clipped* 59c; No. 3
bite, 68c;; No. 1 mixed 6cr; Texas rust-
proof, 59c; Goldeu oata 63c; Burt, 70c; Blue,
MEAL—Plain* per 96-nound sacks, 67c:
plain, 48 pound aacka* 68c; plain, 20-pound
leke, 69c: gernr ** "*
HAY—Tlmoth'.
do choice small bales 81.26, — — . —„
bales* $1.25: do No. 2 third balea $1.20; No.
1 clover, mixed* $1.20; choice prairie $1; Iter-
mud a $1.
B1IOKT9M?holce white $145; Texas white
1.46; fancy 80-potmd* $1.35; brown, 80 to 100-
ound $1.80. . .
CHICKEN FEED—Fifty-pound aJicks. 90c;
urine chick feed $1.90; \1ctor feed. 9L34;
.Jann«r fwd $1.31.
Uanupr fuM, 11.-5; bran toed, $1.30.
PROvisIcNS.
PROVISIONS- Hupr-mo him., 13V: rail-
fornla baun. 11.00: dr. aalt aitra riba a.<0;
brlllf., 2.00 pound., 10.02U; fat box. 8.13;
Plato,, 8.10; Supreme lard, 1014. Purity
compound, (tic.
FRUIT AND - *PRODUCE.
EGOS—AetWe. 14c
t.lVK POJBiTRYMBen, aetlre,
eaeh; ehlckedPiicttrefiiMi4te eaeli; dueha,
Peatn. eaeh: nu ih-28®30c each; «me,
full feathered, Oe each; turkey, aetlre
1 IlflESBRD POULTRY—Oe.ae, undrawn,
aetlre, 10fil2t4e pound; turkey, undrawn,
aetlre l$«20c pound; frlao, aetlre, l$O20c
pound: hena, 15c pound.
PKODUI.'B-Lardi. 10c pound; bama. ae-
tire, 10c pound; ahoulderi, active, *e pounilj
aldea, active, JOe pound; butter, netlre, 15
CHVie pound; bceawai, aetlre. 26c pound;
honey, brliut. active, Ic.pouud: honey In
1-pound block., aetlre, 7 ii ikiuiiiI; dried
apple.. He pound; 1 whit* «•#
bu.bel^y^M^h^tt.
NOTES ON GRAIN.
Pointers on Provisions.
The Chicago Evening Post? It was re
ported from Kansan City that Professor
c. E. Ban born, of the united States bu
reau of entomology, makes the statement
that oata In Oklahoma damaged 76 per
cent aud wheat 60 per cent by tbo green
bugs.
Logan County, Ohio, reports wheat there
will not make 5 bushel* to the acre.
Lumson Bros, had a dispatch from Colum-
ubs, Ohio, stating that the green bugs
bad made their appearance In Madison
county.
Captain Phillips sent the following from
Newton, Kuna.: ”Rnlna nil through Mis
souri and up as far as Emporia; good rains
around Kansaa City; aome little here; looks
like more. Wheat looks fine; rain would
help ont, but not Buffering. Most oata up,
and will plailt corn next week,”
President Pettit, of the Peavey Grain
Company, had tho following from their
Kansas City office: "Flock reports btfga
numerous In all parts of Oklahoma. Oat
crop badly damaged. Wheat damage se
rious in southern section and getting
worse. Northern part not so bad. Total
damage in state probably exceeds 16 per
cent. Kansas wheat looks hue, but some
NEW ORLEANS.
The following la the range In cotton fu-
tnres in New Orleans today
April.
May..
June..
July..
A tig. .
Kept.
Oct. .
Dec. .
Jan.
El-
oa
10.08 10.11
10.1 G 10.1*'.
10.1710.11
10.1010.1310.09
Closed quiet.
10.0710.08
10.1010.10
10.1610.17
10.06-06
10.08- 09
10.13-15
10.15- 1G
10.09- 11
fD.OS l~
10.06-07
10.08-09
10.15- 17
(0.12
10.13- 14
10.17- 19
10.21-22
10.14- 16
10.11-12
10.13-14
10.18- 2)
WEATHER REPORT.
STATE FORECASTS.'
TIPS FLASHED
From Wall Street
Special to The Georgian.
(From Hayward. Vick k Clark.)
New York. April* 2.— .1. B. Bache &
Co.
There has been heavy profit-taking In Lon
d$»n. The market having l»ee» closed since
Thursday, the rapid ndvuuce fu our market
was mi Inducement to realise.
Keveral Interviews pre recorded this morn
Ing.. A iirmninent foreigner attributes re
cent decline to the money Hltuatlon all over
the world, and grudgingly admits that hos
tile legislation contributed.
The papers are flooded with advertise
ments from Boston. Financier Lawson urg
ing purchase of Amalgamated.
The HJIt people are satisfied *wlth the
outlook hnd are going to continue build
ing operations that would have been de
ferred If ault hnd ln*en against them. The
situation la on the whole much (tetter.
Look for eoutlnued Improvement,
good profits should I ip secured.
a ueeime or points lu Canadian J’acinr
Is cx<*eptlonnl, but Is not Indicative of any
thing except an exceptionally high point
here produced by a squeeze of shorts.
The contest In this state vtver the public
utilltlea bill has reached an acute stage,
and the real test of Governor Hughes'
ability to Influence and shape legislation
must be shown by the result.
The New York Times this morning quotes
German banking authority to the effect
and tL
break In values was tight money, aud not
railroad legislation, that being only u eol
lateral Infllienee. v
New York Financial Bureau: Londop ear
ly market weak. Atchison down 1ft; Cana
dian Pacific, 7 points; Baltimore and Ohio
Heading ft: Union Pacific 2; Louisville
nud .Nashville 1? Erie ft; Southern Pacific
1; Steel lft; Amalgamated 1ft.
Generally sneaking, on reasonable reces
sions from Monday's high prices, standard
actives should be bought for a
ff Amalgamated, which me
around 96. Missouri Pacific supported
strongly toward 70; Pennsylvania meeting
stock toward 126. United States Steel pre
ferred supported around 96: Canadian pa-
elflc meeting heavy offerings toward 190;
Northwest meets stock toward 153: Staelt-
and 134: Northern Pacific 129 and 130;
Anaconda meets stock around 66: Atchison
93: Great Northern* preferred 191; Lend
60; New York Central 120; Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas 37; Reading meets stock
around 109. but Is very errntr
The entire active list shCJMM......
tendency yet. There is realizing on bulges,
but support ou fair recessions.
Town Topics: We look for cousldera-
present levels as due more to the necessity
of n panicky abort Interest than to actual
good buying, consequently we would not
advise the purchase of stocks except In the
ise of a * —
We woui
Georgia—Fair tonight, with frost; fair and
warmer Wednesday.
Mouth Carolina—Fair tonight, with frost
Wednesday fair and warmer.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Bananas* 'per butk^u culls,, actie. 90c
stock, per crate, I
Pineapples, Florl
NAVAL 8TORES.
Bpeclsl tp The Georgian.
Savannah. Ga* April 1—Turpentine Is
steady at 66ftfi67c; sales, 265: receipt*. 168.
Rosin firm; sale*, none- receipts. *W; ship
ments. none: water-white. $5.5); wlmlow
lass, $6.40: M. 96.25: N. $5.20; K. $5.16; I,
progressive action on the part of the
sjH^culators for the decline. Interior re.
celpts for the half week are estimated
at 84.000 bales, against 23,600. One
of the features today has been the
■cumulating evidence of a very early
start for the new crop. We would not
be surprised to see the market rule
quiet and dull at nround present levels
until there Is u ih clded falling off ||) the
ovement, or a marked change In
eather conditions.
MRS. E.B. PEEK,
ST ENOGRAPHER.
122 Century Bldg. Bell, Main 4638.
—
ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO.,
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
AND AUDITORS
Empire Building-
ATLANTA.
•Bell Phone. MainfcSt
GEORGIA.
ritr.l, per box, $2.3004. Apple., choice lien
Darla, II; fancy, $460; New York .Ute aiv
pin, winter r.rietlra, choice, per barrel,
114(4.60; fancy $4. Cranberrlea, fancy dark
Cape Cod., per barrel, 112; Jeracya. $11.
Ur.po fruit, Florid. M o» n* to .Ire
and color, per box, $3A3.60. I.lnira, Flor
ida atock, per hundred, *1. Peanut. In urk,
ar.raalna 100 pouud. each, owing to aritde,
per twuna. MfftiStrawberrlea, 10@15!4c.
VEGETABLE8—Recta, rabbace, crate,
aetlre, $1 crate; cabbaae, atandard crate*
2ttc pound; rabbace. barrel* 2He pound;
CM Plant, aetlre $2.60 crate; cucuuilier*
$2.50 crate; tomato** fancy, aetlre, $2.604,3;
potato.* naw crop, $6.00 per barrel.; onion,
dry, aetlre. fl.lObuohol;Jrtah potato.-* ec-
ttra. No. I, we*6c buehel; cclonr. fancy,
Hiifec bunch; peppera aetlre, $2(M.M crate;
okra~ala ba.keta, .malt, $3 crate; caull-
(lower aetlre, IcIOc lb.; lettuce, heeded, ac-
tire, $2.60 drum: awcet rmtatoea, yellow, dull
— bu.hel; ixwt potatoe* white, dull,
L «6c bti.hol: aweet .potatoe*. white,
’ 66c bu.hel; kraut, half harrcl $2.76, »c
per quart; beau* $2 crate; Eogllab pent 62
FISH.
Ursam. 7c pound: anspner, 10$» pouud;
trout, 8c pound: blue fish. 8c pound; pom-
pano. 26c pound; mackerel. 12ftc pound:
mixed fish, 6o pound; fresh water trout, 9$#
lOc pound: Florida shad roe. 26c; buck. 10c;
Georgia shad roe, 40c; buck, 16c each.
CLOTHS MUCH STRONGER.
It Is the confident belief of oomuilMston
merchants and selling agents that April
wll prove the most active month of the
spring season on cottons. The complete
closing out of stocks of fancy cotton * *
‘ ' !, T, 7.
I HI -ThU |t
In looking for bleached cloths buyers sill
find the market at the opeufng of the new
month, on a much atronger bnsls, even,
than obtained during the early days of
March. «i*ot* ;n high count nmstrnctlon
in bleached and half bleached cloths are
practically eshanatsd. The advanres
named on Unca of ticketed R«»ods have tun$I$*
buyers anxious to cover their forward re
(lufremnts. and It It reported that many
J«il»l»era have goods under order for late
fall, on whbh they must pay at.value
prb-ei. Woolen goods In men's wear and
women's wear are creeping through the
between season period, and ngeuts have
little In the way of heavyweight good* In
desirable styles opeu for ndiiltlotiul sab*.
Dupllentes on «*vercoat1ngs are slow lu
coming In nnd this is nlsmt Hie only $ las»
of lueri'luiuUtsc In wiKilena that has not
come up to the average durlug March.
Nen York Jobbers tran*»'*tc$! n r«HN»ri| bust
n«*ss during March nnd have smaller stin k
with Hh‘«h to satisfy demuiul this mouth
ibun they have had lu fully ten years.
lays
SW L„
Kansas City wlro to Logan & Bryan
Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Bays very
evident increase In damage of ten da
ago, and that In Knnua* wheat flolt
where thore were vsry few bugs at that
time, now thick, lie ' considers situation
very serious.”
Flack, of the Midland Elevator Company,
Kansas C'lfy, Just back from n trip to Okla
homa and southern Kansas, is reported as
putting the bug damage to the Oklahoma
■** nt so far. About
tour of InvestIgii-
tbought
In Oklu-
wheat crop at 20 per cent so far.
Itwo weeks ago, after a tour of Investiga
tlon through the same territory, he thought
5 per cent would cover the damage In Okla
homa. From that It may bo safely Infer-
serious proportions in time.
I Hroorahall-estimates the world’s wheat
shipments from Monday noxt will be about
9,600,00) buahels, of which quantity Europe
will take about 8,800,000 bushels. The uc-l
Itunl shipments last week were 11,472,000
bushels, and those of a year ago 8,57U,0u0i
bushels.
CHICAGO MARKET CLOSED.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Chicago, April 2.—Ilogs—Receipt$$ 14.000.
Market slow and weak; light $6.&0R6.80;
tn!xe$l S6.50tf6.8u: heavy $6.4Utfti.80: roiiffh
M.49P6J61 niffs IMfiOATv* yorkera linmK
good to choice heavy $C.70&6.80.
Cattle—Receipts 3,400. Market st
beeves $4.304i0.h0; cows $1.804i5; heifers $2.$5
i (C.40; wives $5.2&||7.2&; go$$$l prime steers
j.609i6.h3; poor to me«llmu $4-3<»fl6.50; st«s-k-
vs und feeders $2.86^6.
Hheejv—Receipts 13.000. Market slow ami
weak; native g4-23f|0.5<); western $4.25$i6.50;
yearlings $6.2&<|7.35; lambs $64*8.10; western
WEATHER FORECAST.
Louisiana—Fair nnd warmer tonight;
Wednesday jMi r -— *
Arkansas nml _ J
ig i-lnudlnesa; warmer.
Oklahoma. Indian Territory and Bant
SPINNERS’TAKINGS
AMERICAN COTTON
Hreretnry Hester gives the week** takings
of American «s>tton by spinners throughout
the world as follows, lu round utmilwrs:
ThN week 211.(TO this year, ugalnst 273,-
OiN last year, 254.000 year before Tnit.
Total since Heptemlier 1 this year 8.916.*
OOP, Rica I list 7.908.000 last year mid 7,991.-
■>» the year Is-fore.
t>f this. Novi hern spinners and «'rtna<la
took r.HO.Ooo I Hies Ibis year, sgaltist 1.917.*
non but year nn$! UV,iuA the rear le*
f«$rc; Brntbern spinners 1.690.D00. against
1.159.000 tost y,*.$r. 1.496.000 tb$» y$*nr before,
• ii«l forelgu s|dmtern ugalnst 4.4<w,-
900 last year aud 4,7s*,*W tin.* year Ufo.e.
Indian ...
North—Partly cloudy and warmer;
Wednesday unsettled weather.
West Texas. North and Mouth—Parti?
cloudy, warmer; Wednesday partly cloudy.
WEATHER IN COTTON BELT.
Mississippi—Meridian clear and cool, tem
perature 36; llaxlehurst clear aud cool, light
fre - * * ‘ *
w.
Arkani
Springs cloudy and cool.
Teunesaee— M
fr$»at.
H«>uth Carolina—Si
vllle I’lear and col
North t'ar$ilimt— Charlotte clear A|ul
Tennessee—Memphis clear and cjld; light
-Bjmrtanburg nud Grtvit
The area of high pressure that wax ceu
ered over y*-*-* •
aoved east
from Lake
valley. Its advance has caused colder
weather east of the Mississippi, reducing
the .temperature to about freezing as far
south as northern Georgia. Killing frost
formed *t Asheville and Charlotte, heavy
at Vicksburg and Memphis, and light at
Macon and ftr’”--
The northwc
spreading eastward, causing rapid falls in
barometer over moat of the 90th meridian.
. The temperature has risen considerably
In Texas nnd the western half of the Mis
sissippi valley.
The rains of the last 24 hours hare been
confined to the south Atlautlc atatea and
Florida.
Tho conditions now Indicate fair and
warmer weather in this section tonight and
Wednesday.
Minimum and Maximum Temperatures
and Rainfall.
Observations taken at 8 a. m„ 75th meti
dlan time.
ATLANTA. 4
Abilene
Amarillo. . . .
Asheville. , • •
Augusts. . . .
Birmingham. .
Bismarck. . • $
Boston. 4 . *•
Buffalo. . . . «
Charleston. * •
Charlotte. • .
Chicago
Cincinnati. .
Corpus Christ!.
Davenport. , .
Dodge City. . .
K1 Paso. . . .
Fort Built!). . .
Galveston. . . 4
Havre
Huron
Jacksonville. . ,
Jupiter. . . .
Kansas City. .
Key West. . .
Knoxville. . .
Los Angeles. . $
Macon
Memphis. . . •
Meridian
Miles City. . . ,
Nashville. . . .
New Orleans. .
New York. . .
Norfolk. . . . ,
North Platte. .
Omaha
Palestine. . . .
Pittsburg. . . .
Port lu ml. Me. .
Portland. Ore.
Rapid City. . .
St. Louis. . .
HI. Paul. . . .
Ban Francisco. .
Savannah. . .
Mpoknne, , . . .
Tampa
Taylor
Thoinnsvllle. .
Vicksburg. . . .
Washington. . .
COTTON SEED OIL MARKET.
May
July. . . .
Keptcmber.
>l>er.
December. . . *
Closed steady.
U H. F.irchilo. B. J. Wh
L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY.
NEW ORLEAN8.
Mom bar. 1
.Vow Orlcaa* Cotton Rxcli.nr* Now York Ceffeo Exch.nr*.
Now York Cotton Exi h.nko. Now Ortean* Bo.rd of Trad*
Now Orio.no Stock Exehanco. Chicago Board of Trad*
LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION.
Private wlro. to NE'.V TORN anj CHICAGO. Order* aolloltod for I
tar* d.Uvorr, on .bar* Exchange*. O. C. COTURA1L
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK,
THE COFFEE MARKET.
New York, April 2.—Coffee cables:
Havre, 10 a. m., market barely steady;
12 noon unchanged; sales 4,000; arrivals
all k/nds during March 304.000. of which
265.000 arc Brasilian: deliveries 218,000;
stocks 2,701.000, of which 2,184.00) .are Braxll-
Ian: quantity discharging 128,000, of which
100.000 are Brasilian.
Hamburg, at 10 a. in., market unchanged;
sales 18.000; stocks 2.055.000, of which 1,937,-
000 are Brazilian; arrivals during March 401,-
000; deliveries 337.000; Rio No. 7. 3$875; ex
change 15 7-32; receipts two days 17,000; la
ment* to United States 2,000; Europe
000; stocks 747,000; market quiet.
Hantoa recelpta two day a 62.000: stocks
2.747.000; Bso Paulo receipts 38,400; Juudlaby
receipts 27,000.
The following figures give the opening
rang!* aud close of the New York coffea
January . • .
February • . . ,
March
April
May
June
July ..... ~
August
September • * .
Detober
November ....
December
Closed firm. . Sales 26,500 bags.
Opening
Range.
.5.65-5.70
.5.60-5.65
.5.65-5.75
.5.65-5.80
.6.70-6.75
,c.
.5.55*5.66
.6.55
.5.65-5.60
, 6.55-5.65
.5.55-6.05
.5.60-5.05 .
Close. ■
5.70-5.75
5.70-5.75
6.75- 5.80
5.7:1-5.80
5.75- 5.80
5.65- 5.70
6.65- 5.701
5.60- 5.70
6.60- 5.70
6.66- 5.70
5.65-5.70
5.65-5.70
COTTON AND STOCK
Orders can be sent to New York In only
two legs! ways, vis.: over the public
telegraph wires or by mall.
We have every facility for the exe-
cutlon of marginal orders on a commis
sion basis.
Our treatment of customers Is at all
times courteous, and orders are exe
cuted and reported promptly.
We eoliclt coreapomlenco and will
have our representative call personally
on those Interested.
Clark Goodman & Go.
20 Broad Street, New York.
SHARPLY LOWER
Rise in Xcw York Since
Thursday Was Ignored
in That Center.
NEW YORK WAS LOWER
Canadian Pacific Again the
Feature—Sharp Losses
in Other Issues.
New York. April 2.—The action of
today’s market pretty fully removed
whatever doubt there had been re-
gurdlng the main character of the sharp
upturn of the preceding days. Prices
had risen within less than a week from
5 to 15 points from their new low level*
of a week ago. and while this advance
In Its early stages had been the result
of Investment purchases, the latter part
of the movement had represented noth.
Ing more than the driving In of an
affrighted short account. The cessation
of those purchases has left the market
once more In an exposed position, and
today’s dealings fully reflected thla
change. Over-night American stock*
In London were down on an average of
11-2 points.
New York. April 2.—Tho stock market
opened generally lower. At tbe outset, lb*
following declines were shown; 8t. Paul
H*: Woo preferred 1H: Baltimore nnd Ohio
nnd Anaconda 114; Northern Pacific and
Smelting 1; Brooklyn Rapid Tran.lt
Soullierll l’nclllc %; Sugar H and New York
I’eutrnl 14 lower. Rending opened 1|4 low-
er nnd recovered H; Steel preferred opened
H higher find declined 44. Amalgamated
opened % off.
MARKET OPENED HIGHER:
LATER SLUMPED.
higher, bringing them Id line with Sew
York figures. Later they relapsed ou profit,
tking. Canadian Pacific dropped 7 umlt-r
parity to 123, Union Pacific 2 to 141, aud
sevral others from ft to L
MINING 8TOCK8.
Boston. April 2.—Opening: Trlnl
Shannon 19ft; Copper Rung
But - X ....
THE LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Anaconda *,
Atchison ;
do, preferred
Baltimore and Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio ....
Erie
do, preferred
Great Western
Illinois Central
Kansas and Texas
do, preferred
Louisville ami Nashville
Mexican Central, prefern
New York Central ......
Norfolk aud Western ....
Ontario nnd Western ....
Philadelphia and Keadlug ... 101
Koek island .o.i.iw,~
Southern Pacific.....
Southern Railway ..
do, preferred .....
.. Paul
Union Pacific
United States Steel
do, preferred ....
Wabash, preferred
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat—Opened >A higher; at 1:20 p. in.,
■4M4 higher; rioted 14 higher. .
Corn—Opened unchanged .to 14 hither; at
:30 p. m., >4<fM4 higher; closed $4.higher.
NORTHWEST CARS.
The following flgnrea tire the Nortbweit
ira of today, laat week and liat year:
Laat tail
Today. Weak. Year.
Minneapolis not ... 241
Duluth 206 el
THE SUGAR MARKET.
April 2.—I,oe*l reflncfl end
— ■*- and unchanged.
i Sd; Stay 9s 3\d.
ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK
ATLANTA, GA
C. E. CURRIER, President A. E. THORNTON. VIce-PreildenL
H. T. INMAN, Vice-President GEO. R. DONOVAN, Caahler.
JAMES S. FLOYD, Assistant Caihler.
Capital
Surplus and Undivided Profits
$500,000.00
$600,000.00
We Solicit Your Patronage.
Jf
IT’S WHQT YOU SAVE,
NOT WHAT YOU EARN, THAT MAKES YOU RICH.
Don't wait until you have a large sum before you open a
saving* account. 8uch wait* are dangeroua and ofttimes
the savings monay has bean expended before the account is
optntd. a
On* dollar will start an account with us. Once the sav
ings habit is atartad, you will find it growing on you. How
easy it ia to sat aside a definite amount each week for a
saving* account—you'll ntvtr miss it.
Let u* pay you 4 par cant on th* monay you have been
spending foolishly.
UNION SAVINGS BANK
GOULD BUILDING.
COTTON, STOCKS, BONOS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Carondalat and Graviar 8t*. Naw Orleans.
MEMBERS:
| New Orleaa, Future Broken' AtMcIttloa.
I New Orleans and Chicago Boards of Trada,
I New York Coffee Rxchange.
I Associate Member* Uvtirool Cottas Ass'*
Naw Orleana Cotton Exchange.
Naw York Cotton Ksrbanga.
Galveston Cotton Exchange.
Houston Cotton Exchange.
New York and Chicago Correspondent*.
J. *. BACHE ± CO.. AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER d CARRINQ7CH.
PRIVATE wires to ALL POINTS.
Accountant and Auditor,
1114 Fourth National Bunk Building.
EN'CE: ONI I'hu.e UU ATLANTA* GJL