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12 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS. TncnsDAT, ai’rit. 4. iwr. ACTIVE AT T£ OPENING Jul}- Showed Great Strength During the Early Trading. ADVANCED 7 POINTS Interests Which Bought on Wednesday Were Still Buying. New York, April 4.—The cottou market opened active. July Wa* Arm from the Mine Intereata which bought It yesterd*/ near the dose. At 10:W a. m. the market was 405 points above the opeu- PrteTof futures In the New York mar. ket during the afternoon wer« steadily held, though top. figures were slightly shaded on liquidation sales, the close be ing steady net 5<Z8 points higher. Comparative receipts at alt U. 8. porta: Net receipt* today game dny last year Increnae t ToUl receipts for five days g.lM Same days last year Total receipts since September 1 • • • Same time last year f**£*JSJ Increase VMI Estimated receipts Friday: NEWS AND GOSSIP of tho Fleecy Staple. 8pedal to The Georgian. (From Hayward, Vick A Clark.) New York, April 4.-J. 9. Bach* A Co:,' Liverpool wna due up on near and €f?8 up on late months. Oftened steady at 8 points advance. At 12:18 p. in., was firm, net 8©9 points higher on near and <%0*% higher on distant positions. Spots In moderate demand, 10 higher: middling uplanda 6d; sales 8,000; American 7.400; spec ulation and export 800; Imports nil. There has Iicimi a steady demand, but hard to tell where It comes from. So far It hat brought no outside bnsluess to apeak of. I>oubt Tf the advuoce can lie sustained unless constantly supported by the local bulls. Port receipts today estimated early at 13,000, against 21,903 last week, 18,912 last year and 34.676 lu 1906. The buying late yesterday started on pur* phases from spot bouses. Then came eov- erlng of shorts. Liverpool responds quickly to our lend. We would follow up tue ad vance with purchases. Think prices have uow gotten out of a rut. If the week-end figures show any falling off Maturday, think the market will rule higher next week. Following arc the 11 a. m. bids: May 9.86c; July 9.64c; October 9.90c; January 9.14c. Schlll and Mitchell are buying July. New Orleans, April 4.—Ilnywnrd, Vick A Clark: Map shows generally cloudy, except for the eastern states. Indications are for further showers In Texas and central states. Weather conditions generally vorabie. Tho TImea Democrat: “Yesterday s cot ton market. Influenced by no new factors, nevertheless drew life elixir from the aourco II lasting strength, a steady spot inar- The situation underwent no change of consequence, but the price tendency was sufficiently forceful to warn the predomi nating faction against excessive enter prise until the new crop outlook shall have taken more definite ahape. Oklal K trted cotton at>ove ground, and I Jurod by the late frosts. Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-five years’ experience of ed iting markets In Atlanta and the South has made him a recognized au thority In bis specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OK STOCK. a & a c o a 3 1907. New Orleane J.M0 to 4,800 Galveston 8.000 to 7.0W Houaton 1,600 to *.000 Morcmcnt «t Atlanta: Reeelpta todaj Same day last year Decrease Shipments today Same day last year Decrease Block on band today Same day last year Increase SPOT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, Arm: middling upland. «.00d. Atlanta, steadr: middling 1011-Mc. New York, quiet: middling lie. New Orleans, arm: middling lOt-Mc. Mobile, ate.dr; middling 11V. Savannah, aleadj: middling 11V. St. Louis, quiet; middling 10V. Charleston, dull; middling 10V. Philadelphia, steady; middling iLMc. Memphis, steady; middling loWe. Galreaton, firm; middling 1015.18c. Norfolk, steady; middling..Me. Wilmington, steady; middling lMtc. Baltimore, nominal; middling Uc. Boston, qnlet; middling 10.96c. TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS. The following table show* receipt! at the E irta today, compared with the same day •t year: New Orleane. flalveeton. . . Mobile. . . . . Savannah. . . . Charleston. . . Wilmington. . Norfolk. . . . New York. . . Boston Philadelphia. . Port Arthur. . Total. INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table show, reeelpta at the towne today, compared with the name day last year: Memphis. . Ht. Louie. . Cincinnati. SIM 2435 1-19 HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK’8 DAILY COTTON LETTER enniormeu to ycurruaj , -iiv-uce uere, uui the spot sales were email, at only 6.0W. which show plainly that the gain Is due |C >«ljr to manipulative tactics. This enu not ton frequently mentioned, aa leading long Intereata are trying to get tho public lu on nil aorta of false reason, for an ad vance. The fovortte argument now la the llelsa buying. File DBM later on. Ing to an advanco lu futures. Home busi ness done In last half hour. ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. EOO 8-Active. 14c. LIVE FOULTHY-Hena active, 46c each: chickens active. 3M$46c each; ducks, Pekin. 35c each; puddle 25&30c ench; geese, full feathered. 65c each; turkeys active 15c pound. DltKHHED POULTRY-Oeeae, undrawn, active, 10912%c pound; turkeys, undrawn, active 184j20c pound; fries, active, 18©29c pound: liens, l6c pound. PRODUCE—Lards, lfc pound: hams, ae* five. 15c pound; shoulders, active, 9c pound: aides, active. 10c pound; butter, active, IS OKi%c pound; beeswax, active, 28c pound; honey, .bright, active, 8c pound; honey In 1-pound hfocks, active, 12c pound; dried apples, A* pound; white peas, active, $2.25 bushel: lady pens, |3; stock. II.7B||2.16. FKUITH—Lemons, fancy Messena, 15.280 “ — *n, culls, * * Amalgamated Copper . Atlantic Coast Lins . American Huger lief. . Anaconda ....... American LocoiaoRvs. do, preferred .... Am. Hmeltlng ltef. , . do, preferred .... Atchison do. preferrsd . . .. American Cotton OH. . Am- Car Foundry . Baltimore ft Ohio . Colorado Fuel 4 Iron. Central Leather . • • . do, preferred .... Chicago 4 Great W. . , Chicago, M., 4 8t. P.. Delaware 4 Hudson, . Distiller’s Securities. . General Electric • . . Illinois Central .... Am. Ice Securities . . Louisville 4 Nashville. Mexican Central . . . Missouri Pacific Total stock sales 949.000 shares, NAME OF STOCK. NEW YORK The following !■ the range In cotton fu tures In New York today: d 1 i 5 i II I 0 |g April. . • . July Aug Kept. . . . Oct Dec. .... Jan ‘o.ti 9.90 9.66 9.69 9.88 IS 10.10 *9.«i 9.71 9.71 9.73 9.96 10.02 10.20 '9.63 "d.M 9.65 9.69 9.87 9.93 10.10 i)'.58 'b‘.CA 9.66 Eli 9.93 10.02 10.17 9.42-44 9.57-58 9.61-63 9.67-68 9.70-71 9.72-73 9.92-93 9,99-10 10.16-17 9.37-39 9.62- 53 9.65-57 9.69-60 9.62- 64 9.56-67 9.86-87 9.93-94 10.10-11 Closed steady. LIVERPOOL. The following table gives the opening range and close, compared with yesterday: Futures opened quiet. ulng Previous — 2 p.m. Close. Close. April 5.69^-5.63 5.64% 5.65 5.31' Aprll-May ....5.67 -8.69% .... 5.62 6.52 May-June ....5.58 -6.61% 5.62 6.62% 6.521 Junc-July ....5.56 -5.59 July-Aug. ...5.57 -6.60 Aug.-Sept. ..6.66 -6.6T Sept.-Oct. ...5.64%-5 5C„ Oct.-Nov. ...5.63 -6.56 Nov.-Dec. ...6.66 Dec.-Jnn. ...5.64%-5.56 Jan..Feb. ...5.64 -5.57 Closed steady. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. 5.6'». ctle, 90c fi/ll; straights. 11.6002. l‘lnvntt|tloM. Klnrli ua .tuck, per crate, 6100. Umngiw. Florida .luck, owing tn alrc nuil on ar rival, per box, 53.5064. Apple., choice Ben Iiavli, 64; fancy, HW; New York Hate np-i pice, winter vnrlctle., choice, per bnrrel, 117:4.60; fancy 16. Cranberrlea, fancy dark rape Cod., per barrel, SU; Jersey*. 111. Grape fruit, Florida atock, owing to alie 1 nu<l color, per box, 134:3.60. Llmea, Flor ida atock, pcf hundred, II. l'eanuti In sack,; averaging loo pounila each, owlug ro grade, per pound, 64N44c. Rtrnwberrlea, 10#12Hc. VEGETABLE*!—Beeta, cabbage, crate* active, 63 crate: cabbage, elnndard cralea. 214c pound; cabbage, barrel,, 2V4c pound; egg plant, active 6160 crate; cucumhere, 13 craln; tomatoes fancy, active. |2.60;l potalnea, new cron, 69.00 per barrela; onion, dry. active, 11.40 huahel; Irl.h potatoes, ac tive. No. I. 90CS6o bu.hel; celery., iancy, ITKqjKSc bunch; pepper, active, 629160 crate; ukra^lxbaek^ymalL^cnite; ^a«j|J ■ IKr.l, SIM IWfgrigi glilBllt V. dower active, HI 10c lb.; lettuce, live, No. 1, 80685c bu.liel; celery, inner, u«- bu.liel: awcet potatoes, while, dull, active, 6t)c bu.hel; kraut, linlf-bnrrel 13.76, 26c |u-r quart; beau,, 63 crate; Engllali pea., 62 crate. OROCERIE8. BICR-Jnp f/uOtic; hand cine; fancy hcail grade. . cream dairy, 16t4c; twin., 18'4c. 811GAI1-Standard granulated 66; Now York rrltned, 4%e; plantation 4*c COFFEE—Roaited Arbucklea 610; bulk In ‘ iga and barrela, 12c; green 11612c. Shredded blacult. 66 cnae: No. 2 rolled mta. 63 cane. Sack grlte, M pound bag., 61.16. Grater*. full weight, 62 ca.e; light weight, il.10 cnae. Bvatatraled apples. 7V Pepper, 18c. linking unwders, 68 HikI .nlmou, 66 cnae. l'lnl falling off In receipt., which, on fnll con alderatlon. la the weakest argument thal could be brought forward to get people ^o ■Maratlon. I (•■Id be brc-_— _ _ buy. ltcgardleaa of being today 1,4 ahead In the Insight of the big crop year, which quantity ha* to b# lost from now on to bring tho dnal crop down to 15,800,000. alter port reeelpta elmply la and r market opened about 4 to 6 higher and afterwards followed New York In all price change* Ae the present price move- meat has been originated In New York and the Impelling forces are principally located there. It Is quite likely that our market will fall behind after a while, particularly If the May advance there should be puthed much farther and market differences are Ukaly to narrow. hoars, and further shower, are Indicated fer the central states. The apot market Is qnlet. Outlay good and holders willing to trade, but order, are scarce. Higher fu tures may stimulate some buelneas after a while. New York. April 4.—The cotton market was active and firm this morainic. Liver pool responded finely to our jnto strength of yesterday. There was evldeuce of bull manipulation In the early trading, but at ^ *’— —— brought about a : movement. There eight movement for the week la estimated at 160.000. against 193,000 last week. This falling off lu the movement may account more than anything else for the nervou.- nens of the abort Interest. There !« pro. iiect of rain. In the eonthweat, and ibl Although glna to fall off the bnlla will take a dec altlon. At the same time the weather limp will be closely watched fur bearl.b tndlcu tlun«. COTTON 8EED OIL MARKET. Opening. Doting. April . 44H64S 4.1 41 to May 4414645 44\fl45>; July 4Sg$4K «tw.4t Keptember. 42».«431i 42fc|«3>i October 38\633V. ’I fr'CC, D«ember 35' t ft3i>1j sl'YiiSi'x Closed steady and arm. pound. I'epper, 18e. ease. Betl aalraou, 6- —Ji 94:35 rate, t.'ocoa, 40c; chocolate, J3c; atiuff, 1-poiinl Jara, 4*c, Itoaat beef, 62.HO caae Corned beef, 62.00 ca«e. Catsup. 61.90 caae. Sirup, New Orleans, 36c gallon; corn, 30c R lleu: Cuba, 36c gallon: Georgia Cane, So. le, 190-pour.d, GOe. Axis grea.o, 61.76. Soils erackcra. 6V pound: lemon 719c; oyster 7c. Barrel candy, per pound. 6c; mixed, per pounr, t>V Tomaloe., 2-pound. 61.90 caae; H puiind, 62.23. Navy lieana. 62; Lima bean., 6c. heat matcliea, per KroM, 61.66. Maca roni, 6S4|"C per pound. Sardine., mnatard, 13.25 caae. Pota.h, 63.2693.J0 cnae. Peanuts. 76c. Rope, 4 ply cottou, lie. Soap, 61.6004 caw. r OUR, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. FI.OCR—Highest patent. 66; .beat patent 64.60; .tnndanl patent 64.26; half pntent •WJcSlS'w'affVT^ No. 2 white, «c; No. 6 yellow, 6<lc; mlxeil, Me; Teuneaaee, white, Oic^ cracked corn, per buehel, 70c. ATS-V'hnl,'. white ellpped, 69c; No. 6 white, 68c;; No. 2 mixed lice; Texan ru,t- junior, 69c; Golden oate 63c; Burt, 70c; Blue, MF.AL—Plain, per 96-pound sacks, 67c: plain, 49-potmd ancki, 68c; plain, ai-pounit aacka. 69c; germ, 61.26 ■ HAY—Timothy, choice large — do choice small bale. 61.25; do ■ bales. 61.26: do No 2 third lialea 61.M; No. 1 clover, mixed, 61.20; choice prairie 61; her- muda Si. SHOUTS—dtolee white 6L45; Texna white 61.46; Iiincv ao-pound, 61.66; brown, ») to 100- pound $1.30. CHICKEN F E E D—Fifty -round aseks, 90c; Purina chick fc«I $1.90; Victor food, SI.9$; Banner fetnl $1.26. . Danner feed. $1.25; bran feed, $L30. PROvilTcNS. PROVIRIONU—Hupreme bain*. 15%c; Call- fornln bams. 11.00: dry salt extra ribs 9.60; bellies, 106 pounds. 10.02%; fat box. 8.15; plates, H.15; Hupreme lard, 10%. Purity compound, 8%c. F*I8H. llresm, 7c pound; snapper, 10c pound; trout. 7c pound: blue tub. T«* pound; jmiui- psno. pound; msckcrel. 12%c |N>und: mlxe«l fish, $*' pound; fresh water trout, 10c pound: Florida shad roc. 26c; buck, 10c; Georgia *b*d roe, 4Ce; buck, 15c each. Kpeclal to Tt<« Georgian. (From Havwara. Vick it Clark.) Chicago, April 4.—Bartlett, Frailer * Carrington: Weather conditions seem to be turning against the bull. Do not see anything In the present situation to bull wbent Do not overlook May liquidation, which will bo a factor aoon. Tho poor grading of much corn arriving Is making it very weak market for the Inferior qualities, which Is “ “ May. ~ ‘ vpstert little. Oats are acting n little wenk, mid would not be surprised If they worked some lower. The Chicago Record-IIer«ld: Premier H. P. Dublin, of Mnuttohn, Just elected for bis third term of four yenrs, was In the city yesterday eu route Mouth. He re ports the spring season n little later than W’hest seeding is already under way in t... province of Alberta. The heavy snowfall, however, lusures n good seed bed and plen - - ’ Barley quently sown In the rep< Immigration Is very heavy; in fact, beyond ‘ •‘—lit it ill two counties In Missouri only eighty- seven miles from Ht .I,ou4s. Only half lurh of rain lu Kausaa and Nebraaku lu Inst 60 days. Trade very light, nnd orders will have to come In faster than they are, or the Mny liquidation will make considerably lower prices. Htlll belley. should awap to July or - wish to stay long. There Is nbsolutely no demand for No. 2 red in (Mileage. Our market Is very large, undoubtedly deliv F. K. Lindshl, manager of the Cargill Ele vator Company, of Duluth, who was on 'change here yesterday, estimates that there will lie a 60 per cent Increase In the area of durum wheat In North Dakota this year nml that durum nnd barley together will make very serious inroad* on the spring Julto n number of the big professional speculators are now ranged «n the buying side of wheat. Mlltken and Hehrelner of Ht. Louis caiue over to the bull camp yester day along with Stamford, who hud become rouvcrtixT tty what he saw In the Oklahoma wheat fields. Among tho bull forces here I'pdike, _ Lake, Champlain, ltnnkln, In Mg WHEAT MARKET OPENED IRREGULARAID WEAK Lower Curb at Minneapolis Was the Only Bearish Feature. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street. n. y., ont. * National Lead. . • Northern Pacific. . New York Central. Norfolk A Western. Pennsylvania. . . • People'* Oil. Pacific Mall. Reading. ....... Republic Steel* , . Rock Island. ...... do. preferred. . • . United States Rubber, do. preferred; fllosH-Hhcffleld. ...•••• Tenn. Coal ft Iron. .... Texas ft Pacific. Union Pacific. United States feteeL . do. preferred. ..•••. Va.-Car.Cbemlcnl do. preferred. •••••< Western Union. i Wabash. • • • . do. preferred Wleconaln Central do. preferred Special to The Georgian. (From Hayward. Vick ft Clark.. New York. April 4.—J. H. Jlache ic Co.; London market weak U<?1% lower. There are some signs of. a recovery, however. The weakness (« predicated on the re sumption of the Union Pacific Investigation. Jt la thought that the interstate commerce commission 1 .wtlt make’a determined effort to compel Harrlmnn to answer questions which he refused'to answer, while on tho stand some time ago. The . monetary stthatlon Is growing stronger dfilly. Money on call weut to l per cent yesterday, and time mouey shows a tendency to further ease. . The bond market Is receiving more at tention than. In some time. The hour crowd la again In active hos tility to the market and are using all their power to‘ break prices. They are meeting with some opposition, but bulls lack ag gressiveness aud leadership. Lower London Is probably caused by sell' Ing from this side. The situation here Is Improving dally, ami we think that stocks should be bought on the drives. Rumors that the railroad labor trouble would lie settled without a strike was used legitimate argument on which to nd - _ Jfjl , The New York Financial Bureau: The Herald story of Union Pacific giving up coal lands mny be used to sell the atock, but not much of an impression la likely. In our opinion. Supporting orders are re ported sround 134, with offerings toward 140 at present. The taking of coal lands from Fuel may also cause selling of that stock, which has no special support above 30. Supporting orders are reported In Amal gamated around 90. If overwhelmed, they might be reduced to around 85, according to a specialist, but we think the stock should be bought when attacked on metal reduc tions. which have largely been discounted. dtlng's range has narrowed to 121 mid —. No special Information, except that hear tips flqd rumors of a higher divi dend. Support has been raised In Atchison. It flnr understood now, to about 93. The _:ocx should be bought uow on reactions In view of the higher dividend. Profit taking will occur for a time above 96. We would hesitate to buy Brooklyn ou these bulges. The shortage is putttug the Inn Pacific Is reported aa finding support toward 170 and -171, a good resting place. Chicago, April 4.—The market opened Ir regular, weak nnd %c decline. A lower curb murket at Minneapolis wan the only bear feature. Wheat recovered Its early loss In fifteen minutes' trading on reports of heavy rains in the Houthwest turning to snow, with predictions for a cold wave to follow. lire i iin»i i i.u« Comstock and Friedman. Green bugs were reported yesterday every one of the wheat fields of the llnneti belonging to Miller Bros, and oats. :tenslve Investigation around CLEARANCES. - lea ranees: Wheat 77,000 liu»hels; Hour t$.uoo iiarrel*; corn 316.000 bushels; oats 5,00ii bushel*. Wheat and flour equal 460,000 bush- MRS. E.B. PEEK, ENOGRAPHER. iury Bldg. Bsll, Main 4838. ST j 822 Contury Bldg. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Cmplre Building. Bell Phone, Main8& ATLANTA. GEORGIA. Sunburn, of Texas College, and Mr. Aina ley, of Washington department of ngrleul tore, shows fields full of burs where ten days ago there was none. They have de stroyed the entire fields of wheat aud oats, leaving them completely bare. Home fields IN being plowed up and many will be. It Is the opinion of both the bug aud crop ex pert a that the wheat and oats are gone lu OklahouiH, the sutne as In Texas. They are going to make extensive investigations In southern Kansas. Unless some ellmatlc con dition cornea there Is nothing Hint can save wheat and oats, as th > air !■ full of bugs. The steamers Joshua Rhodes aud W7 G. Pollock will clear with corn today for Buf falo. while the steamer W. P. Rend is ex pected to get away for Harnla with a load of oats. The steamer Brazil left Manlto- woe yoNterday to take ou n load of corn at Green Hay. Fresh shelled com Is coming In from Il linois nnd Iowa. The advance guard of it. less than a half doxen ears, which arrived yesterday, graded No. 2 aud No. 2 yellow. The world’s corn shipments were: Last Previous Last Week. Week. Year. 2.56),0W) 2,464.000 1.872.000 912,00) 1,304.00) 1.472.000 520.000 006,000 I52.0W *32,000 576,000 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Chicago grain and provisions quotations for today ore aa follows, compared with yesterday’s close: Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— May.. July Kept COHN- 7914 Mny 45% July 45% s fe— w ’ Mny 42 July 37% Bent 32% I'ORK— May.. 16.20 July., lti.20 LAIID- May... 8.90 July... 9.00 Sent... 9.10 HIDES— Mny... 8.67% July... 8.82% Hept... 8.90 7514 77* •9\. 7844 78% 45H 45*4 45% 48 4684 4584 46*4 SB 42 33 I 527, 8.96 9.02% 9.15 8.85 8.97% 9.06 8.95 9.06 9.15 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. loaed 'Vo \ lower. Corn—Opened quiet unchanged; nt 1:30 p. %$$*4 lower; closed % lower. THE SUGAR MARKET. south portions; FrTday fair, followed by rnln In western portion In the afternoon or by night. South Carolina—FnJr and wanner tonight; Friday fair. Alabama—Bain late tonight or on Friday. weather’conditions. The area of high pressure that covered the eastern bnlf or tho map yesterday morning has moved eastward nnd today its center is on the coast of South Carolina and Georgia. Following In the wake of the high Is the northwestern area of low pres sure, whoso trough now extends from Lake Michigan southwest Into southwest Texas. .Clear weather prevails east of the Missis sippi except In the Ohio valley and the northern lake reglou. Snow wna falling at Marquette and rain nt Cincinnati, Abilene and Portland, Ore., this morning. There has been a general rise In tempera ture In Texas, Arkansas and from the Mis sissippi eastward. The conditions favor Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight; rnln into tonight or Friday; colder Friday afternoon and night. Minimum and Maximum Temperatures and Rainfall. Observations taken at 8 a. m., 75th merld Ian time. tendency.' - . . Great Northern preferred Is well hougnt toward 130, where some buying occurs with stop-order protection. Missouri Pacific continues in a strong technical position. Northern Pacific’s range has narrowed to 128 and 131. Now York Central nnd Pennsylvania are still In the trading range named yesterday. Reading Is reported ns getting better sup port around 104, with offerlugs arouud 107 aa yet. Other actives are without special lnltla ve, in a trading position. Town Topics: The lack of resnonso made to recent dlvdend Increases emphasizes the fact that the public Is not attracted by. stocks at present levels. As important holders of securities are endeavoring to encourage outside Investment, it A not natural to suppose that they will seek to START WAS LOWER IN MOST Colorado Fuel and Iron Showed Greatest Loss Early. TONE IMPROVED LATE Prices Shortly After the Opening Hardened And Advances Were General. New York, April 4.—The atock market opened Irregular with a majority of tbs i'H slightly lower. The heaviest decline 1% lu Colorado Fuel. After ten min utes’ trading the market showed a harden ing tendency. MINING STOCKS. Boston, April 4.—Opening: Bntte Coal!, t ion 26, Shannon 18%, Trinity 22%, Old Do. tnlnloi? 54, Atlantic 14%. THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. STOCKS— Anaconda Atchison do, prefered Baltimore and Ohio Canadian Pacific .... Chesapeake and Ohio Erie do, preferred Great Western ........ lllnols Central Kansas and Texas .. |Opn do, preferred time with probabllltels of bearish aggres sion on any bad news. The decline in cop-1 per metal, the Harrlmnn controversy with the president and the Interstate commerce i commission, thr. Western labor situationd unsatisfactory earnings nnd financial neces] si ties furnish possibilities of bear argu ments, on which may be predicated nn ut$ tack on values of nearly ns much severity as has recently been witnessed cons«»-| COFFEE MARKET.- It’s all in “The Green.” America RusmIs Dniiublnn |H»rts India -—M -iii.--- — Argentina 3,504,000 4,132,000 3,616,000 Australia 792.000 1.584.^ 1,280.000 Austria-Hungary .. 192,000 128,000 128.000 Chile-N. Africa.... 144,000 88,000 66,000 Totals 9.45MOO 11,472,000 8,676,000 The world’s wheat shipments were: last Previous Last Week. Week. Year. America 2,®7.OO0 2,893,000 1,901.000 Russia 368,000 TOT.OOn 97,000 Danublnn port* ... 221.000 325.<Vk) 1*22.000 Argentina 40,000 40.0W) 220,000 Totola . .3,323,000 3,965,000 2,540,000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. the primary ... today: Wluat—Reeelpis 712.000 bushel*, against 06.000 bushels last year; shlimifiits £3.000 bushels, against 179.000 bushels last year. « t»rn—Reeelpta 5S8.000 bushels, against 245,uu>) bushels Inst year; shipment* today 145.000 bushels, against 362,000 bushel* Inst year. WEATHER FORECAST. Louisiana—Showera and colder In north. Arkanaaa—Hhowera and colder. Oklahoma and Indian Territory—Showera aud colder; Friday fair. East Texaa, North—Showera and colder; Friday partly cloudy; probably ahowers. Fast Texaa, South—Probably ahowers; Friday colder. Weat Texaa, North—Partly cloudy and colder. Weat Texaa, South—Fair and colder. WEATHER IN COTTON BELT. Texaa— Brenham cloudy nnd cold. Ilona- ton partly cloudy and cool. Dnllaa cloudy nnd threatening; sprinkling. Snn Antonio cloudy, warm and threatening. Austin and Taylor cloud/ und cool. Waco raining. Temple cloudy nnd threatening; rained a little this morning. Cisco eloudy nnd warm; some rain this morning; now sprin kling. Abilene eloudy, cool aud threaten ing; rained n little last night. Market partly cloud/. Fort Worth clear and warm. Mississippi — llaxlehurat and Jackson cloudy and cool. Greenville and Vicksburg cloudy aud threatening. Tupelo cloudy nnd cool.. Louisiana—Monroe partly cloudy nnd clear a**' - plensaut. Shreveport « • and pleasant. If you see it in the Green it’s so. ATLANTA. . . Abilene. . . , Amarillo. , . . Asheville. . , Augusta. . . . Birmingham. . Bismarck. . . . Boston Buffalo Charleston, . . . Charlotte. . . Chicago. . , . Cincinnati. . . Corpus Chrlstl. , Davenport. . . l)od(« City. . , ... Paso. . , , Fort Smith. . . Galveston. . . Havre Huron Jacksonville. . . Jupiter Kansas City. , , Key West. . . Knoxville. . . . Los Angeles. . . Macon Nashville. . . , New Orleans. , New York. . . Norfolk. . . . North Platte. . Omaha Palestine. . . , Pittsburg. . . , l'ortlaud, Me. Portland, Ore. . Rapid City. . , Ht. Lonl*. . . , St. Paul. . . . Sun Francisco. Savannah. . . Spokane. . . . Tauipa Taylor Vicksburg. . . Washington. . Wilmington. . , Max. iinvre, iu a. ni.* m changed; sales 8,000. llatnburtc, 10 n. m., market advanced % pfennig; sales 11,000. Itlo quiet. Santos receipts 27,000; stocks 2,711,000; market weak. Hao Ibitilo receipts 38,000; JimUInby re ceipts 27,000. The following figures give tho opening rangi* nnd close of the New York coffee March April May June July August September .. .. October November .. .. Decern I H*r .. .. Closed steady. Opening Range. .. ..5.75-5.85 5.75-5.90 5.75-5.90 5.80-5.90 5.85-5.90 5.70-5.80 5.70-5.80 5.66-5.80 6.65-6,80 5.65-6.80 5.65-5.80 6.75-5.80 Sales 19,750. Close. 5.80-5.85 5.80-5.85 5.85- 5.90 5.85- 5J95 5.90-5.96 5.80-5.85 5.80-5.85 5.75-5.80 5.75- 5.80 6.75- 5.801 6.75- 5.80 5.75- 5.80 Louisville nnd Nashville... New York Central Norfolk nnd Western Ontario and Western Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Reading Rock Island Southern Pacific Southern Railway do, preferred St. Paul Unton Pacific United States Steel do, preferred Wabnlh, preferred ii STOCKS IMPROVED IN LONDON. London. April 4.—The stock exchange market shows n good all-round improve ment. The mining stock* are especially strong In response to active buying In Part*. The favorable settlement at the French cap- ital is also a factor In the situation. Rio Tlntos now rnle nt 86%. This represent, an* advance of 2% over yesterday. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. THE METAL MARKET. New Y’ork. April 4.—At the metaY ex- change today, trading continued quiet. Prices showed no particular cliauge with the exception of a slightly easier tone lu lead, which wns down 5 points. 4'opper wns unchanged. Tin wna *llghtly higher In the hid, but off %c In the offerings. PRICE CURRENT CROP REPORT. Cln^lnuntl. Ohio. April 4.—Winter wheat developing favorably nud rapidly, excepting limited area* Injured by February nnd March freexlng. Oats seeding and plowing for corn general. Pastures l>ccniulng good. L. a Fairchild. 8. J. Whit* Chli'HRO. April t.—Ilnza-ltorelpt* 18.000. Mnrk.t .trnni; to n utinilo hlqtior; IL-ht IG.ffi mlji'il SC.60S6.90; henry S6.C5S6.9u; Irough S6.55S6.S0; pig, S&66.T5; yorkiTu SS.M tl6 K5; koo.1 to oholoo henry S6.Wfl0.k5. Cnttle—Rorolpi, s.000. Murket Heady; hpeve, S4GU.10; i-ow, S1.S066; heifer* S2.75® 5.40; enlre. S54W; Rood prime ateera S5 50S 0.60; poor to medium S4.25S6.40; Hooker* und feeder* 12.851/6. Bheep-Itemtot, jj.ooo. Slarket Heady; n* ’ I re* S4J34iC. 00; we,tern S4.2Safi.40; year- IliiK, SS.30ft7.40; Iambi SSIOB&U; w.aleru CHICAGO CAR LOT8. The reeelpta of ttrnln In ear lot, today and estimated receipt, for tomorrow are a, follows: . Today. Tomor. Wheat 10 15 £°™- ■ 486 "98 ; 220 152 Hog*, head 20000 20000 STOCKS AND BONDS. Bid. Asked. Georgia 4%s. 1915 113 Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 106 Sabannab 6s. 1909 103 Macon 6s, 1910 107 Atlanta 6*. 1911 103 Atlanta 4%s, 1922 107 Atlanta 4s. 1934 106 Atlanta and West Point ...... 163 Atlanta and West Point Debts.. 108 , Georgia ; 259 i. 262tf ~ R. of Georgia, 1st income.... $$ j... do, 2d Inc 77 ... Augusta and Savannah Ill ill Southwestern Ill R8 Georgia Pacific, lit 113 114 DELIVERY MORE PROMPT ON BLEACHED GOODS. The New York‘Commercial: It was stnti-d In the market yesterday by bleached goods uelllag agent* tost their deliver/ would he more promptly lived up to durlug tbs present month than was the case during either March or February. Some of tbs large Jobliers are urging agepts to sell them small lots of blgh-count goods for June delivery. Few agents have colored good* to dispose of for early fall delivery, and the/ are keeping prices at top level* on ■ '"Ids, checks nnd heavy colored fahrlra. the statements made by the cutting- $... up trades. It Is easy to understand where the enormous yardage In plain and fancy cottons has gone to for spring. These shirt and waist manufacturers ami the cut ters making ladles' undergarments report an unusually heavy spring trade. They have delivered n large percentage of goods yet there are many re-orders to be filled. It wns learned yesterday that many of the prlntera and converter* who have been active gray goods buyers for the pa it da sixty days now moving cautiously. Isturb- shrinkage In print doth sale's* K* theoretl* .n * and represent* a 'X . quoted prices. Job- lively business yesterday is ample cottons and on Hues or woolep and fancy worsted dress goods for the light weight season. White goods also came in It’s all in the Green Extra —wait for it! 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Associate Members Liverpool Cottea Ass’* New York and Chicago Correspondents. J. I. BACHE & CO.. AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER A CARRINGTON* fBlVAIE WIRES TQ ALL fQlflja. ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA. GA. C. E. CURRIER. President. A. E. THORNTON, VIce PreildenL H. T. INMAN, Vlee-PreiidenL GEO. R. OONOVAN, Cashier. JAMES S. FLOYD, Assistant Cashier, Capital $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $600,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage.