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'■‘air.itfM i 10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. .vEDNFsnAY, Arnn. 10. trr. OPENING CHANGES WERE VERY SLIGHT May and December Un changed—Others Were One Point Higher. TRADE DULL EARLY Spot Sales in Liverpool Lib eral at a Small Advance. Th« opening of the commercial new* de partment of the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday at noon wn* a brilliant success. The grain dealer* met In n ImmIv for the iniriK>» of wnindlng the association n* to the feasibility of meeting dally and trans acting business on the door devoted for that purpose under supervision of the Chamber of Commerce. A majority of the hi P--- r .— and while It waa its first meeting. Invita tions to other clssses of men-bspl*— in fact, all members of the commercial news depart ment—were invited, a greater (Kirtlon of the time being spent In the enjoyment of a de licious lunch. some business waa transacted In grain among the brokers. Tne news ami quotations from all the principal markets of the world were being received and posted on the elegant boards throughout the day. Quite a sprinkling of visitors were pres •nf. In New York, the market for cotton futures opened unchanged to I point high- " ”* “ lrly morning lost '2612 * -irtr nir. with fh« close was qnlet, but stead prices Irregular, net 3 points up to lower. The following Is tbs range In the active months In Liverpool today: Opeu. High. ' — January-February 5.62 6.64 May-June ....5.66 r * ^ ,.6.61 October-Sot ember ....6.6m Net recelpta today, April 10.. Total receipts for four days., ffernc days last year 6.63 Decrease .. Total receipts since September /....9,142.360 I , witn point* Low. 6.62 1:3* 6.51 12,772 23.887 11,116 73,131 79.195 6,064 Hccnl wrpklj’ Interior mnv^ jnent: 1997. 1995. 1956. Itecrlpts Shipments Morka 33,024 88,486 -867,204 •sIMs' 42,330 326.606 nsrsBT ; 67.667 398.040 Estimated receipts Thursday: 1907. 1906. New Orleans 2.100 to 3,900 3,207 Oslveston 9.000 to 10,000 2.940 Houetoa A. 3,600 to 4,600 2,423 Movement at Atlanta: Receipts today, April 10...; Hama day last year Decrease Shipments today, April 10. Hatun day last year Increase Total stock on hand today. April 10.... 9.697 Same day last year 6,113 Increase 3,484 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Norfolk, firm; middling 11c. Baltimore, nominal; middling He. Iloston. quiet: middling lie. , Ht. Louis, dull; middling 10*c. I Mobile, qnlet: middling 10%c. Galveston, firm: middling lu 1316c. . Memphis, steady; middling 10%c. TO DAY’S PO FIT RECEIPTS. The following table shows recelpta at the porta today, compared with the same uay Ust year: New Orleans. Galveston. • • « . Mobile. . . . > flavannafi. . . . Charleston. • • • < Wilmington... • • Norfolk New York. . . . Beaten Philadelphia. . . Pacific coast. . . • Various Totals 12772 INTERIOR Th# following taW.- Interior towns today, samo day last year: RECEIPT howa rvco compared S. pta at thr il With tbe j» >997 1901 $1 Mouaton. 9 Anguatn Mrmphla m. Istula. Carlnnatt 6163 , 194 2379 1714 1660 2299 p< Ml 111* 2947 J 461 B Total 12090 8661 HAYWARD. VICK & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER Jng professional future Interests which Is bound to coma sooner or later, and hold ers of tha remnants of this crop sre hang ing on la the hope that something might turn up to stimulate (Mmsesslon of these leas desirable grades. The fate of both these long Interests depends ou develop ments In the next crop. and. as It Is too soon for Irreparable damage, the final wind up may be delayed for some time. Mean- walls tha trading continue* dull for lack of good cause on the bull aide and fenrg of possible manipulation and ou tha difficulty of tendering cotton by bears. Weather conditions in the belt are sta tionary; generally fair weather prevails and temperatures sre rising. Southwest Texas would welcome rain greatly. The spot market Is quiet. Home cotton was sold at concessions yesterday after hours, and there Is some scattered business today, but orders from abroad ore scarce. The semi-weekly movement at Interior towns shows little loss In stocks, which re flects tbs decline In export demand. New York, April 10.—The New York cot- ton market waa very narrow, and Liverpool rabies sre slightly above our parity. Spots abroad displayed an Improvement In toue. Regarding the rumored cut In prices of cot Tne aiory waa aunnmea io a mg worn stock operator who was short of cot There was sme covering after the open but commlslson bouses sold ub the NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. Special to Tha Georgian. (From Hayward, Vick & Clark.) ? New York, April 10.-J. H. Bache A, Co.: Liverpool was due .4%V3 lower on near and 404* lower on Ia(e. Opened. f‘ 4 lower. At 12:16 p. m.. qnlet, net 2* ... lower. Good demand for spots at 2 high er; middling 6.07d; aalea 16,000; American 9,900: speculation and export 1,900; Imports 20.«iu6, including 19,900 American. Tenders, uew docket. 1,0000. Port re4*elpta today estimated at 14,000, against 23.WT last year. Liverpool comes higher. The/ raid lata yesterday did not seem to affect Liver pool. The declines are due to a reported break III the cotton goods market. The Journal of Commerce does not report any decline this tnornlur, but, on the contrary. conditions. At the same report* firm time, we woi all hard spots. - Unless the people holding the coneeh trated long Interest 'are prepared to take the cotton there must come shortly a heavy liquidation in May, which should car ry values lower before It Is completed. May now selling 11 to 12 points under Jnly, and th* local stock continues to Increase. The trade does not believe that ■ i strong than McFadden or air big selling organisations, can successfully hnndle n May deal, and the best posted people here do not con nect them with It, as principals at least. Thar ls.no general business aud the war* ' against the cotton market believing that the bull clique has been liquidating past few days, and will con tinue to do so oa every hard spot. Re ceipts look to t»e coming lighter, and may steady It a little, but there Is no outside support. Think it a sale whenever It puts Its head up. Following are the 11 a .m bids: May 9.43c; July 9.66c; October 9.82c; January 10.06c. New Orleans. April 16.—Hayward, Vick A Clark: Good Liverpool. Future* 3 down. Were due to come 466 lower. Hpota 2 point* higher; sales 10.000. This la not likely to have any effect on our aide, where long liquidation la on. n cotton I jalf of th er. except in Oklahoma; ■■■Intraday partly cloudy. The Timet-Democrat: "The outlook for the Immediate future Involves nothing real Important In so far ns values are eon- rerned. and price fluctuations .are likely to continue within narrow limits for some tin vs to come. Adverse lcgi*liitlon In the cotton growing states, copped by the most radical measure of all Just passed in Tex as, tnsy exert some sentimental effect on the rings, but the absence of speculation Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS ! | Mr. Lively's twenty-five jl years' experience of ed- jj Itlng markets In Atlanta | and the South haa made ! him a recognized au- || tbority In bis specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. Amalgamated Copper Atlantia Coast Lina American Sugar lief. Anaconda AUICVOU1 ....... American Locomotive. do,, preferred . • .. Am. Smelting lltf. . . do, preferred .... Atchison do, preferred .... , American Cotton OH.. Chesapeake a Ohio , Colorado Fuel it Iron. Central Leather • • . . ^ do, preferred . . Chicago St Great W. •. Chicago, M., A St. P.. Delaware A Hudson. . Distiller’s Securities. . •Erie do, preferred General Btectrle . . . , Illinois Central Am. Ice Securities . . Louisville A Nashville. *fexlcan Central • . . Itssourl Pacific . . . . 96* if 13% 137* 1K7* i i P 149 149 J4B% «“ 82 118% 23 % 118 ,22* 76H 76* 76 i M NAME OF STOCK. Tutsi stock ssies today 879,300 shares? N. Y.. One. A W. National Lead. Northern Pacific. New York Central Norfolk A Western. . . . . . Pennsylvania. People’s Gas. ........ Pressed Steel Car. • • • • • _ do. preferred Pacific Mall . . . Reading. . , Republic Steel. Rock Island • • • _ do. preferred, r. • • • • United States Robber* • • • do. preferred. • . • • Southern Pacific. Southern Railway. do. preferred. filoss-Sbeffleld Tenti. Coni A Iron. . • • • • Texas A Pacific. ..«•••• Union Pacific. , United States Steel.. . . • . do. preferred. ...... Ya.-Car.Cbcmlral do. preferred. ...... Western Union Wabash. . • • • _ do. preferred Wisconsin Central. ..... do. preferred. , 9 NEW YORK. I»o*tpone i the ftitnri ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. full feathered. turkeya actlre lo pound, PdrEKHED POULTRY—Geese, undrawn,I active, 1Qr pound: turkeys, undrawn, sc- - 1740 pound; frit**, active, 19020c ; ben*. 14c round. QUCK-Lards. 10c pound: bams, ac- ..... _5r imhiihI; shoulders,'active, 9c pouud; sides, active, 10c pound; butter, active, !5 022*c pound: beeswax. Active, 26c pound; loney, bright, active, 9c pound; honey In I T-pound blocks, arrive, 12c pound; dried apples, 6c pound; white peas, active, 92.26 faiih.l: la.lr P«... B: .toe* il.7W2.lt __ PFKUITH—Lemons, fancy Mcasenn. $&.o>0 6.on. Rsnanas, per bunch, culls, active. 90e Oil; straight*, $1.6002. Pineapples, Flori da stock, per crate, 13.00. Oranges. Florida stock, owing to slse and condition on tr 1 rival, per box, $3.6004. Apples, choice Bea Davis, 64; fancy, 94.50; New York state ap> plea, winter varieties, choice, per barrel, 404.60; fancy 63. Cranberries, fancy dark npe ^oda, nr barral, 112; Jerseys. tU. Irup. fruit. Tlorlda .tori, owing to site nml color, |ior Itos, 93.OOtt3.iS. I.Iiiich. Flor ida lin k, nor hnmlriil, II.* l-cnnut. in anrk, averaging 100 ikiiiuiIk coch, owing tognd,, or iHiiitio, fttiJAc., Htrawberrlra. 10® 1214c. S,VRUKTAIn.BB-nc.i». cnlilwgc. crates, nrilvc. 93.50 crate: enhlmge. .IniiiTni-il era re. 336c pound; rahbot*. barrels, 3V4c pound; LMmpYant, ./live 92.M crate: cucnmlwrs. crate: tomatoes, fancy, uctlre, r-’.oott HBriKiinloes, I..-iv crop, Titos Iwirrcl; onions dry, active, 91.05 l.ii.hd: Irish imtatoen, ae- 'lire, So. 1. tt«9Ur bushel; cclcrr. fancy, 00tt75c biincb; pcpiw™. nctlvc, I2WJ.M crtilc; okra, .Is baakrt., smsll. 93 crate; CS1.I- flower, scllvc, fl®7c iwiinil; Irltm UlM, FLOUR, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. a ^. fldc; No. 2 TFilow, Sic. IIIIMHI, *»i'; l Tcii.c«»co white. 00c; cracked iH.rn.Jicr lutsbcl, 70i*. Hull;, 911.M ■ OATH- So- 2 White, (iff,-; So. 2 lnlI.Hl.fift.; Texas rust proof, 5l)i; (lolilen oats 63c; Hurt, lllnc. Me. / HBAlf-llaln, per M-potiml sacks, flic; sin, 48 pounil swi-ks, 68c; plain, '-D-pound irks, Ckr; germ, 91.A. HAY-Timothy, choice large Imtea, 91.30: o choice aroall hales 11.25; do No. 1 third ■Ira. II 99; •!" No. 2 third balea 91.20; No. clover, inlacd, 91.20; choice prairie 91; her- HHOHts-Cholce white 9105; Tcxna whlti 91.45; fancy 00-pouud, 91-35; blown, 50 tl/100 ^c'li'lCKKN FEBD-FIfty-pound aacka. »0c PROVISKNS. l-ROVlH10NH-8upr.ro. h«ma. 15)9c; C«l|. .ml. hama, I0.&); ilry Mjt extra rllw. 8.27W; .-'lllca, 2.05 pounita. J0.02H; fat box, k.15; pistes, >.15; Supreme Isrd, 10^. i-urlly compound, IHc. GROCERIES RICE—Jap 5tt5!4e;'head MTt; fancy head ftmT. accordlhg to Ibo grade. xTlliiKHE—Fancy full cream dairy, ltt%c; * 'wr (J a'h - H t a nil« nl granulated 95; New Tork refined. 4%c; plantation 444c. COFKKE-hJateil Arl.uekle.ll4; bulk 1a ban and barrel., >2c; per a 11612c. tthmldnl hlacult, fi case; No. 2 rolled oata. 53 caae. Hack grit a, I II.*. Oyaicra. Tull weight, wsight. 91.10 caae. Evaporali pound, lvpiwr. lie. Baking nowdrra. „ caae. Red aalmon, 95 caae. Pink salmon. 94.26 case. Cucoa, 40c; chocolate, 33c; snulf, l-po.in 1 Jars, 4*r. Roast bm>f, !2.<V esse Cornel Imef, 92.SO esse. Catsup, tl.M case. I'lomt quiet mid MtraOj. LIVERPOOL. The following tabla glvas the opening rang«* sod close*, comparod with yesterday: Futures opened easier. Ojtenlng Previous Range. 2 p.m. Close. Close. April - 6.67 -6.69 *- .Aprll-fliiy .. .5.66**5.66 May-June ....5.66 4.66 June July... July-Aug. ...6.61 4.62 Aug.-Kept. ...5.58 Hept.-Oot. ...6.65 -5.56 Get.-Nov. ...5.51*4.53 5.62 6.52 Nor.-Dee. ...5.60*4.61 5.61 6.B1* Deo.-Jnu 5.51 -5.S0* 6.60* 6.61*5 6.64 Jan.-Feb. ...5.52 4.63 6.53 6.53 5.65* Closed qnlet. а. wi 5.67 б. 66 6.67 .... 5.64 6.61* 6.62 6.65 6.68 5.5S* 6.61 .:Stt 6.66 NEW ORLEANS. The following Is tbe range to cotton fu ture# In-Near Orleana todaj: d 1 •a B 1 fi 1 V |i,-J April. . . . May June.. . . . July Aug. . . . Kept. . . . Oct Dec Jim 10.25 10.26 lo.ii 10.14 io.i's io. is .a../ *10.16 10.17 ‘10I24 10.22 iblii 10.12 ioM-i ibl'jA iolii 10.16 0.20 110.18 10.26-27 19.26-27 10.24 10.23-25 10.25-26 10.26-27 10.20-21 10.21-23 10.17 10.18 10.14-15 10.15-16 10.16-1710.17-18 10.22-24 10.23 25 ^'foseil quiet and sternly. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointer* on Provisions. Hpoclal to The Georgian. * (From Heyward, Vick A Clark.) Chicago. April 10.—Bartlett. Frazier A Carrington: The government report to be Issued at 11 o'clock, Chicago time, may cur tail the trading somewhat. Weather clear In the southwest, where rain W(*hl In* a benefit. Would hold to long side on the break*. Whatever the goverhtnent condi tion >*. the present condition la undoubt edly lower. Following from C. K. !-curls nt Xfwton, Kan.: "Am satisfied green bug* In every wheat field eounty of Kmisa*. How much damage they will do remain* to be seen; clear and dry." • The Chlcng4i Chronicle: The speculative and consuming wheat world is Just now In the trench of uncertainty—current aupplles of‘old an? liberal, future or new crop sup plies In the balance, thl* a condition exlst- HlUed biscuit. case; no. z rouea 63 caae. flack grits. 96 pound bags. Oysters. Tull weight, $2 case: light t, 61-10 case. Evaporated apples, fllrup. New Orleans. SV C llOQlCuba, 36c gallon; - le, 100-poui.d, 60c. Axle grea*e. 61.4. Hods K ckers. 6*«' pound: lemon 7*c; oyster 7c., rrel candy, per pound. 6c; mixed, par ponnn, 6*c. Tomatoes, 2-pound. 61.90 case; I pound. $2.25. Navy bean*. 62; Lima beans, 6c, Best matches, per gross. 61.65. Maca roni. t*4»7c per pound. Sardines, mustard, potash. 63.2503.80 case. Peanuts. vsn<*e. There *eem* t *be no disposition on the port of the bulls to take advantage of the declines to load np with cotton at this time, owing to the favorable outlook for the new* crop and the uncertainty of the market p«Hdtnlii of the near options. We believe the market la asnle In the near |>o»ltb>ns on all strong *|Kit*. FRANK HAWKIXA. President. If. M. ATKINSON. Vfctt-Prasldwt. TROMAfl C. ERWIN. Csshier. JOSEPH A. M’COKD, Vice President. R. W. IIYEK8, Assistant Pashler. Third National Bank Capital - - - - $200,000.00 Surplus and Profits $400,000.00 DR. A. W. CALHOpX, If. Y. M'CORD, ll. *1 .AS x\I.» n4 f ,v, JOSEPH A. M’CORD. J. II NUNN ALLY. J. < Allltol.l. PAYNE, E. It. ROSSER. DAVID WOODWARD. which the trade I* forced as usual about thl* seu*on, this Is a «(ln- turblug element In the market, because It Invests It with so much iineertalnty-*the fu ture of value* all deiHUids on the outcome of the new crops. Should the world pro duee a wheat crop «-*i no I to that of I9ki tli<;re Is little doubt a relatively low idaue of vslups would follow. On the other untid. should * production In* msterlslly lessened there Is no doubt n higher value plane would prevail. The query nnturall.v Is— and It would l»e very vnlunhls If we could auswer It In advnnce of the harvest: Which of these two coudltlona will Jesuit? It np- |H*ars now to Is* a rntlier safe pro|Mislllou to suggest tk# United States Will Hot produce as large a crop In 1907 as III 1906. this Implying, however, she will not produce n 1 average crop or above, the crop of being the second largest In her Ills tory. For some weeks ro|N»rts of the rav ages of the green bug hnve been numerfiun and Increasing: It Is ndmlttml- there has Ih-cii some winter killing slid for the time l»el>ig there ore i‘oim>l«J»ts of a leek of moisture—nil till* In the winter wheat belt. In the spring licit seeding Is uuder way. but It Is generally ngrceil that the ares will be reduced because of an enlargement In the durum area nml no Increase In the area of oat*, rye mid barley, this (because of the relatively lilgli prices ruling for the last crops of the ‘latter three. Stock* are sumII. but receipts are liberal mid will no doubt In* for some time to come, thl* suggestion isisod on the big crop of 1UP6. Eastern demands are only fair, exports moderate and the lucll tint Ion Is for a growth lu store stocks. Farmer* are now busy In their field* plowing nml planting; willidi will temporarily cut down marketing*, lint the corn Is In the country to come, and will eventually come, lu eoinnnilN4m with whefit, prices look rein lively high, even though consumption Is each year Increasing Itccsuse new avenues are Indiig iipcmsl In the human fond line. Last week Argentina shipped none, nml will he hut a meager factor this year because of her reduced crop. This should brlug to WHEAT OPENED FIRMER, PRICES J1CTI0N UP Moisture Was Lacking in Southwest and Cables TVere Pinner. 4'lilcngo, April 10.—Wheat continued strong Tile Improved ■■■■■■■■■ full oft a* the price shot upward. ('em closed %0*C higher, oats *«01*c and provisions ?*02Oc up for the'dny. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, large lu comparison with have to spare, quite active, the mnrkct I .... rifled one. Htock* are ver. small, shipping demands arc good, our ex ports monger. Farmers are marketing rath cr freely, but stock* are not acciiniubitlag so giMs|* Is the demand, nml It Is claimed farm liohllugs are very small. The May future I* iNidly congested and Its future price in consequence very uncertain. While crop futures look quite high In the MHHPil fen ground and prospering, though with a black spot here nml there, but this Is common wlib every crop yearly. .Brices arc far above a year ago. but nuijr be forced tent- IMirnrlly higher on account of the nbiioniuil surroundings of the market. The hog prod ucts market I* rqtlicr Interesting, the specu lative trade being quite good, shipping ami ex|sirt consumptive demands .fair, price# are changing little within the week. Hog nvelpts are rntlier lll>eral ami of giKHl quality, the parking In the West slnee Starch 1 showing an Increase over Inst year of 196JMH) head, Slocks are fairly ,llb- eouipai-etl with other sulmsl . — .— to In* on a rather fair commercial basis- very much lower than only n few weeks ago. when they were Inordinately high. Barkers an* largely In control of the pro«l- uct and arc euueavorlng to work dowu the price of hogs. GOVERNMENT GRAIN REPORT. rendition of winter wheat 89.9. against .J.l last year. Indicates a crop of 484.006,060 bushels, against 475,000,000 bushels last year. Condition of rye 91 The following table shows for the winter whent state* tne average of condition with 'orapartaons Open. WHEAT- - May 77* July 79 Kept 80% CUUN- Mny 46% July 46% Hept 47% 8k' 47J4 in* !?£ Sl<* 47** St m OATH— Mny 424* 43?i Jill.. 3»*4 3914 Hrpt 34'i 347, l-OUK- Mnjr.. K..0744 16.2244 16.2114 16.02<4 July... 16.1214 16.2714 16.121, 16.2714 16.10 LARD— g S Wept... 9.00 RIBS— Mny... 8.6i> 8.85 8.97* y.onk 11 8.80 8.90 9.00 * .pn 8.86 8.96 9.07* 8.£* M.fS 8.92* 8.56 8.75 8.92* CLEARANCES. 13.000 barrels; corn 12S.000 bushels; oats 16.- non bushels. Wheat aud flour equal 128,000 bushels. THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Liverpool wheat opened quiet unchanged nml at 1:30 p. in., * higher. Closed * higher. Corn opened quiet unchanged and nt 1:30 , ui., unchanged. Closed unchanged. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. dpts for tomorrow ara as Todgy. Totnnr. WEATHER REPORT.. state’ forecasts. day: frost toulght lu exposed places; some what warmer Thursday. m Alnbuina—Fair tonight and Thursday; ris ing temperature lu Interior. WEATHE RECONDITIONS. The storm that was over the middle At lantic const yesterday has moved up the const to New Eiiglnml. Increasing In energy as It progresses. This morning Its center Is near Port In ml. where the barometer reg istered 28.98 lurhes. more than two Inches liel»W normal. A second area of low pres sure Is centered over Montunn. Between these two low* Is an area of al»ont normal pressure. The barometer is highest uear Portland. Ore.. 3J.24 Inches. The prcdpltutlon In the last 24 hour* has lieen confined to the northeast, the lake region nml the northwest, and has been Me.. •TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street. Special to Thf rein Huywnnl. Vlek & Clark.) New York. March 10.—J. S. Bacbe & Co. London market generally higher. The boar party operating against nrlcci showed tbelr hand yesterdny very plainly In their attacks on most vulnerable* stocks. The break In the late trading was on the expected announcement that Jlarrlman would be haled to court and pressed for an swerx which he declined to give In the in terstatc commerce commission. Do not think that-the bear campaign will be suc cessful. Price# are still low and many easier. Government crop report on winter wheat will be out today nrouud noon. It may have some effect on the market. Early Irregularity Is expected. The tips to buy Steel come from good sources. While oar Information points to no change In the dividend, their earnings are enormous, and ao far there Is ho sign of any falling off In tbelr business. We should have Improvements In tionds prior to auy advance all along In the stock mxrket. Town Topics: Union Pacific Is a cheaper and (letter stock to bull than Smelters, not withstanding dividend talk.' Strong hull tips are* current on Arnalga mated and there will likely be a,movement to discount predicted enlargement in its dividend rate, 'Yrhlch, however, we scarcely believe will come off at fhls time. Steel common Is hard to bull In the face of the weakness of other Morgan stocks, and we wnnld prefer to stick to Hiirriman and Illll securities—Atchison. Ht. Paul, Four, Xorthw’est, New York Central Atlantic Coast Line—though Sugar should We bear Amalgamated Copper and Ana- • Steel common stock. The THE COFFEE MARKET. New Y’nrk. April 10.—Following the coffee cables: . Havre. 10 a. in.—Market barely steady; de clined * franc; sales. 8.000. Hamburg. 10 ti. in.—Market declined * pfennig; sules. 64,000; Rio No. 7. 36975: ex change, 15 3-16: receipts. 10,000; shipments to 1?lilted States 7,000. Europe 1,000; stock, 60.000; market steady. 5 Santos receipts. 41,000; stocks, 2,662,000; market barely steady. flno Paulo receipts, 43,000; Jundlat relpts, 32,000. Dally weather: * Itnli for today: Opening Range. January 5.55-5.0 February .. .. March .. .. April May June July August .. .. .. September .. .. Ocfotier Novemlier .. .. December .. .. Closed quiet. ..5.554.65 5.66 5.60 5.664.75 6.704.75 5.60-5.70 6.604.65 5.604.60 1.664.60 5.604.60 5.604.65 Hales 24,250 bags. 6.65-5.70 5.704.75 5.70 5.75 5.704.75 6.504.55 5.604.66 6.504.65 6.504.55 5.504.66 NAVAL STORES. .. **. Ail. 4<>• wanT-wuuc, X. 16.30; K. $5.20: I. $4.77*: II. $4.65; G $4.45 F. $4.42*; K, $4.40; D. $4.37*; C, $4.32*. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. INITIAL PRICES GENERALLY BETTER Smelting Over Point Up, Steel Preferred Small Fraction Higher. LATER IRREGULAR Tendency Was Slightly Downward During the Early Trading. New York, April 10.—The Infereura from the behavior of the market thia mornln* that yesterday afternoon’s weakness had been tunlnly In the nature of a Item- mm and that It had brought out very llm* real liquidation. Ou this theory, the pro. fcfslonal elemnt made tbelr commit menu from the outset today on the aide of high.! prices, mid after an Irregular opening «m» n nei loti of some hesitation In the flr«t half bout the market turned upward nharn- ly and went on with Its upward movement steadily Muring the forenoon. All the Erl# Issues and the Southern railways mads fair recoveries and the Pacific stock* w».r« among the strongest stocks In the list. • New York, April 10.—The stock market opened at almost general advances. Initial prices showed gains of 1* In HtnHtlns Rending 1*. Great Northern preferred nn.{ Northern Pacific 1; Union Pacific » 4 ; st Paul %. Atchison, Pennsylvania and Kunr *; Steel common %, Colorado Fuel, Ana- cotula. Car Foundry and Brooklyn Ii.ilm Transit * and Steel preferred *. At the end of ten minutes trading, tbo market wu Irregular. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New York, April 10.—Money on call 1 1-20)2: time loans, 60 days 4 1-2; so days 4 l-20>5; six months 5 asked. Posted rates: Sterling exchange $4.83 04.86 J-2, with actual business j n bankers' bills at $4.855504.8560 for de- mand and $4.821004.8225 for 60-day bills/ THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. rago. rt 6011 6.77*: April 10.—flogs—Receipts 21,000. 10c higher^ fight $6.6006.75; mixed conditions favor fair weather In this OO.aSO^Tj: rough" $0,850 • 1 — 6.60: pigs $«Ki6.65: yorkers $6.72*06.76; good to chob'i* fd.650O.7t. Minimum and Maximum Temperatures and Rainfall. Obaervntlona taken at 8 a. in., 75th merlil Ian time. Kansas . Indiana . Missouri April. 1*>7. *ka Ohio K«.. . Illinois Pennsylvania <'» If ferula .... Oklahoma .... Texas Michigan BUZZ A UPS BLOCK NORTHWEST ROADS t. Paul. Minn.. April 10.—Tratflc rondltlon. on th* Canailf.-in Northern railway nr. reportml In war,, xhnpo thnn tli.y linve t*9n on nny Wi-nt.m rond thl. ytnr. Tlt» pr.iirnt tic-up ha. bt.n cavincd by the bllznrd. COTTON SEED OIL. July September. . , , October December Closeil steady. THE SUGAR MARKET. NORTHWEST CARS. and Ust yaar: Last last Tods?. Week. Year. ATLANTA. . . Ablleues . . . Amarillo. . . • Asheville. . . . Augusta. . . . Birmingham. .* Bismarck. . . . Rost on Buffalo Charleston. . . Charlotte. . Chicago. . . • Cmclnnntl. . . Corpus Cbrlstl. Davenport. . . Dodge 4’By. . . F.I Paso. . . . Fort Smith. . . Galveston. . , Havre Huron. .' / . Jacksonville. . . Jupiter Kansas City. . Knoxville. . . . l.oS Angeles. . . Macon Memphis. . . . Nashville. . . . New Orleans. . New York. . . Norfolk. . . . North Platte. . Omaha Palestine. . . . Pittsburg. : . . Portland. Me. . Portland. Ore. Rapid City. . . St. Iauils. ... I St. Paul. . . . . San Francisco. Savannah. . . SiHiknne. . , • Tampa. . . • Taylor Tlmmasvllle. . . Vicksburg. . . • Washington. . . Wilmington. . . •3 J. B. MAIIBUHV, good to choice $6,650 $6.65041.' jorkers $6.72*06.7 Cattle—Receipt# 16,000. Market steady: beeves $4.1506.66: eow* $1.8004.90; heifers ~~"35; calves $606.75; good prime steers 65; poor to medium $4.1505.30; stock- Sheep—Receipts link'" jdftfuo: Inmtu 96.50*8.1 Hve western $4.5h06.!0; year- lambs $6-5008.40. OCTOPUS MAY WIN IN CHICAGO COURT Chicago, April 10.—Somewhat of a victory for the defense In tfie trial of the Standard Oil Company was appar ently Impending when court adjourned yesterday afternoon. For four days the attorneys have been arguing on the question of whether ihe Standard OU* Company should be permitted to show It had no Intention to accept a conces sion from the Chicago and Alton rail road. While Judge Landis* ruling will not be announced until today, he indi cated by questions that such evidence Is competent. Anaconda * Atchison do, preferred Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio .. ''• ' ago and (treat Western,. ..jdlan Pacific Krle ...'. j do. preferred Illinois central Kansas and Texas ......... do, preferred Louisville and Nashville . Mexican Central, preferred Norfolk and Western ..... New York Central Ontario and Western ‘Vnusylvanin . Iillnffelphln and Ueadlug Rock Island Southern Railway do, preferred Southern Pacific St. Paul Union Pacific United States Steel do. preferred Wabash, preferred 66'J.. ; i2i* 121*4 1 38* i imt l 111*4 111*4 §::::: STOCKS AND BONDS. Onrili Knllr.ail (a, 1910 Salmnunh 1909 902 Macon Cs. 1919 107 Atlantn r,«. 19U 103 Atlanta 4Ha, 1*11 107 Atlanta t>, 1934 105 Atlanta and West Point JM Atlanta and West Point D»bta.. 103 Onrctn 259 C. It. nf (leoreln, tat tncom,.... 33 «tn. 2d income 77 Angnatn and flarannab UI Boutb(.„t,rn .*. 113 G.orcla Paclflc; tat tit PRIMARY MOVEMENT. The following ttgurea gtr. tbe prlumry mvement nf whont mot corn: Wbnit-ltecrlpta today 63K.000 liuabcla. ngalh.t 251.0ft) bnaheta la.t year: ahlpmenta tielav 195.000 bnabels, agnlnat 22.000 liiiah.ll *'’T’orn—ltw.lpla today >582.000 buah.la, agalnat 448.000 fait y.ar; ahlpmenta today 930.000 buib.li. ngnlutt 533,000 Im.belt ln»t It’s all in the Green Extra —wait for it! L. R Fairchild. «. J, Whittt L. H. . FAIRCHILD & COMPANY. NEW ORLEANS. Mamb.ro Now Orleana Cotton Excliangt. Now Tork Cotta* Exchange. Now Tork Cotton Exchange, Now Orlcan, Board of Trad* Now Orleana Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade. LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION. Privet, wire* to NEW TORK anj CHICAGO. Order* iollrl:,d fog toa tar* delivery, on above Exchangee U. C. COTHRAN, 00000000000000000000000000 O O O FREED FROM PRISON O O AND MADE HOMELESS. O O t . O O Landing. Kann., Aprtr 10.—“I do O O not know tvhat to do—I don’t O O know where to go. Mr. Warden, O O can I etay In the prtaon tonight?" O O This wan what Willie Sell, par- O O doned from a life aentence, said O O when-he wan Anally freed last O O night, after 21 year* In the Kan- O O sas slate penitentiary. He was O O sentenced to life Imprisonment for O O the murder of his father, mother, O O sister and brother In 1886. O O 0 oooooooooooooooooooooooooo CHILD STUDIES BY DR. BUTLER. Large and appreciative audiences an attending the course of lectures on child nature and Sunday school work which are being delivered by Dr. A. A. Butler at All Saints church during tlut present week. The nature of the child, from birth to three year, of ago, wai discussed by Dr. Butler Tuesday after noon. On Wednesday night the topic f discussion will be the nature 1 of thn child during the period of Impulic, which 1s fixed by Dr. Butler between Ihe age* of three and six years. Dr. Butler has made an extensive study "7 child nature and his lectures are aroui. Ing great Interest. BUTTS AWARDED COMPLETE SERVICE Washington, April 10.—Complete ru ral deliver/ hervlc* has been ordered established In Butts county, Georgia, effective may Jfl. The total number of routes In the county Is eleven, eight of which hnve been rearranged and origi nate from the following office*: Flotil la, 2: Jackson, 8; Jenklnsburg, 1. New York. Boston. Chicago. Washington. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Atlanta. New Orleans. San Francisco. London. Ths American Audit Company, 100 Broadway, New York City. F. W. LAFRENTZ, C. P. A., Pret. G. E. MANWARING, Vice Pre* THEO COCHEU, JR., Secretary. The American Audit Company, chartered under the lawa of New York, la empowered to examine the affairs of, and make reports upon the finan* cial condition of private and public concerns for direetprs, officers and hi- dlvlduali. The preparation and Installing of systema a specialty. ATLANTA BRANCH, 1015-I01$-1017-1018 FOURTH NATL BANK BI.U0 C. P. BIDWELL, Resident Manager. Telephone, Main 872. Cable Address, Amdit New York. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. ATLANTA. Beil Phone, Main 8i3. GEORGIA. HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, 8TOCK8, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Carondelst and Gravier Sts., New Orlesnt. MEMBERS: S* w 25iJks Cotton Exchange. I New Orlesei raturr Broken - Asayd* , ;'J New York t.ottoo Lirbanga. 1 New Ori.au. and Chicago Board, of rr: t * 1 OilTMtoa Colton Exrb.ag*. I Sew York Cotter Exchange. * Members Liverpool Uoostoa Cotton Kxebaoge. Axsoctote * Liverpool Colts* * J. 8. BACHE &_C0., AN I D a BARTL^ ? T, C FRAlfER*4*'CARRINGTCH. PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POIN78.