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8 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