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BUSINESS ACTIVE • AT THE OPENING Prices Were Unchanged to Five Points Lower at the Start. LOSS WAS REGAINED Later Pressure Became Ac tive and Sagging Tend ency Was Noted. Kew York. April 16.—Business nt the opening of tb« focal cotton market today was active. Fricea were unchanged to 5 points lower. The positions that declined quickly regained the lone. Following ■call preaaure became active enough weaken prices a couple of polnte under the close. Liverpool was weak on Tuesday. That market has Iraen showing signs of weak- .ness for the past three or four days. Until this (Tuesdny) morning the weakness pus- sled the trade In face of the very unfavora ble weather prevailing In the cotton Belt. A message was received In New Orleans today that 'Tumors of a failure In Kgyut * r ** -* ** - 'ness In High la given aa tbe cause of the wen knees Liverpool." At the close futures were « P 3 to 6 points below the closing of Monday. The following Is the range in tbe active months In Liverpool today: Open. Janoary-Fehruary 6.67 May June f-JJ Spots were In good demand nt 2 points de dine. Sales aggregated 12.000 halos; mid filing 6.21, fi.TT 5.70 5.59 5.56 "Naw’York at the opening was unchanged to 5 j»olnts lower for futures lu response to the weakness displayed by the English market, the unfavorable weather lu the rbelt being Ignored. .. The prospects of continued ‘unfavorable weather In tho eastern Iralt was responsible or two of the beat price —_ net 1 to 7 points above the closing quota tlona of Monday. Comparative receipts at all U. 8. porta: .Net receipts today, April 16 Same day last year Decrease Total receipts for three days.. 'Same days last year Decrease 18,5041 21.540 3.036 26.89G 49,1271 22.232 Total receipts since September 1...-9.2M.379 Same time hist year ; Increase 2,248,929 Estimated receipts Wednesday: New Orleans Galveston Houston - Movement nt Atlanta: Receipts today, April 16, , 3.000 to 3.600 , 4.000 to 6,000 . 5.000 to 5,500 Same day Inst yenr.. Increase Shipments today. April 16 Same day last year Increase Stock on band today, April 16.. Same day Inst year Increase 238 1X2 320 9.074 6,202 2,872 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, easy; middling upland* 6.21d. Atlanta, steady; middling 10%c “ “-*■ — *&lddllnyr Special to Tbe Georgian. _ (From Hay want, Vick ft Clark.) New York, April 16.—J. H. Bnohe ft Co.: Liverpool was dor.unchanged to 1 up on near and l%fc2 advance on late. Opened 3 advance. AC 12:15 p. m., quiet. distant. Good demand for strata at-2 points lower: middling 6.21d; sales, 12.000; Ameri can 10.400; speculation and export 2.0U0; Im ports 26,000, all American. Fort receipts estimated at 13,000, sgntnst 21.540 last year. The New York Commercial; "The season up to today undoubtedly averages Iratter than to even date of last year, and much more land has been planted lu cotton la the United Ntafes." As a result of the recent legislation In Texas, Dallas Is to have a cotton exchange. A dispatch from Austin yesterday said that articles of I ucor miration hud l*een tiled for The Dallas Cotton Exchange, with a capital stock of $10,000. Tbe Incorporators are F. B. Webster. M. 11. Wolf, Mike 11. Thomas and II. Clever. A. O. Brown ft C'o.: "With traarlsb ag gressiveness checked by tho relative Arm soft Cotton market holds well. We look for Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr.' Lively's twenty-five years* experience of ed iting markets In Atlanta and tbe South has made him . a recognized au thority In bis specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. Amalgamated i Following are 11 a. in. tdds: May 9. . July 9.66c; October 9.96c; January 9.20c. New Orleans, April 18.—Hayward, Vick ft Clark: Market weakens as soon ns support In sumtnc options In New York stops. rons obi in spot market st firm prices. lines-Democrat: "With the new . . spo Tbe TIol - JH crop practically set hack to on ordinary start, and wltn the world practically com mitted to consume tho splnnahle cotton from annual yields of 13.0m,000 bates, and more, the forward seller, quite naturally Is avoiding dangerous freeze liability, while the notion of six cotton growing states In electing to reduce cotton merchants to the most elemental of trade facilities— thut Is, to the creation of a demand and a mar ket after, rather than Imfore a crop Is available for delivery, has checked the pie nil along the line. The cotton mar ket Is a very quiet affair, traders hesi tating to take hold even In the face of concert bullish factors affecting both the new nud the old crop.” Heavy fh>st* occurred as far south ns the northern portion of the west gulf Mfates, the central portion of the east gulf states, and to the south Atlnuttc const. Generally favorable teinirarnture* prevailed lu the Rocky mountain and Fnelfic const regions, where the weather was milder tluiii usual, although frceslng temperatures oo- ■urred In fhe northern ilocky mountain re upper lake . r the Ini tori or portions of ' the middle Atlantic states, and light siiuw 111 the Ohio and upper Mississippi valley. Drought la be coming severe lii the central nud western New York, steady; middling 11.15c. New Orleans, steady: middling 10%e. Savannah, steady; middling Gharleston. firm; middling JOUc. Wilmington, steady: middling 10%e. Norfolk; firm; middling ll%i ~ - Inal; middling ll%c. 8t. Irauls, quiet; middling 10%e. TODAY’S PORT RECEIPTS. Tbs following table shows receipts st t6* year: New Orleans. Galveston. • • Mobile Savannah. • • idelphl Arthu INTERIOR RECEIPTS. Tbe following figures give tbe opening nnd close or tbe N< ; (or today: New York coffee Memphis, . , Ht. Louis. . Cincinnati. 6114 1259 1140 1453 HAYWARD, VICK A CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orleans, April 16.—Discussion In pro fessional circles again has the* wind-up of this crop as the principal Object. There Is renewed talk shout concerted notion In the mitatner positions In New York. With such ■ large certified stock and lots of undcslra hie cotton lu the 8outh, which could Ira •ent to New York lu ease of u forced ad vance, the effect and logic of such a course must be considered. I.lvor|M>«d was disappointing; futures about 3 points lower In spite of largo spot sales, uur market opened some higher, but lacked supirart, and when May nnd July weakened in New York It gave way readily. There was nlso tiling on reported prospects of rain aonic selling on reported prospects of rain In southeast Texas, which operation does not appear Justified. . _ SUVUl Ji'iw uaic. tnalllg ports show no rain In Texas during the last twenty-four hoars. Unin reports are coming In from eastern and Mississippi val- **J«ew York, April 16.—A feature of the early dealing was the movement In the May option. After early strength, causal by the covering of shorts, the option was sold down quickly by ring traders, nnd the ma nipulation of this mouth was confuting to better, became wink, from abroad of a threatened coal strike lu one of the large cotton goods centers. iTgh- tbe frosts reported a few days ago. Tin weekly figures show a marked decrease iu coming severe gulf districts. Louisiana— 1 The menu temperature wa •rumI or slightly below, except on tb 13th nnd 14th, when the weather was ut seasonably cold. Fnrtiy cloudy wen the prevailed, but no rain fell, except luappri table scattered showers. Drought 1- s« ere lu some places, nnd In a. few loculi- les small streams are drying up. • Arkansas—The weather wns unusually old, particularly In the cnsiern portion he mean temperature was from 4 to l degrees below' the normal, mid ii minimum temperature of 24 degrees occurred 1n Boon* county. Killing frosts occurred In tin northern ami western counties. The rain fall wns very light, and was confined to few eastern counties, ronnessii*—The weather was cold nnd windy. Minimum temperatures below freezing occurred on three days, nnd killing frosts were generally reported, but drying winds mitigated the effect of the low tem perature. Tho rainfall was light. Showers •eurred on tbe 8th and 11th. Missouri—The weather wns cold, raw nnd unfavorable. Snow occurred In the north eru half of the state on the 8th, and sleel In the southeastern counties on the 11th. Frceslng temperatures nnd killing frosts occurred on the 9th. 10th nnd 13th, causing iiiucli damage.- Halil Is uccded In tin southwestern counties. North Carolina—The moan temperature win much bclqjr thy uormal. The doth Clancy varied from 7 aegftws on the coast to Ifl degrees in the western counties. Frosts from light to killing were frequent niul caused considerable damage. The rain fall was much Iralow the normal. South Unrollun—The wentlie seasonably cold. The mean tein|M>rnture was nearly 11 degrees Iralow normal, and the minimum temperature was Iralow frees- AtUntie Coast line . American Sugar Kef. . Anaconda , American LocomotlTS. do, prefsrred . . .. Am. Smelting lUf. • . do, preferred . . .. Atchison Aj&srgzsibfi/: Am. Car Foundry . . • Baltimore ft Ohio . • . Brooklyn Bn phi Trio.. Canadian Pacific . . . Chicago and Northw'n. Cbesapoaka ft Ohio . • Colorado Fuel ft Iron. , Central Leather do, preferred Chicago ft Great W. . , Chicago. M., ft St. P„ . Delaware ft Hudson. . . Distiller's Securities. . , Erls do, preferred General Electric . • . , Illinois Central . . . , . Am. Ire Securities • , , Louisville ft Nastnrilla. . I'nclflc . , NAME OF STOCK. Northern Pacific. . New York Central. Norfolk, ft Western. Pennsylvania. . . . Steel Cor, . • • • ::::::: stirt. Bock do. preferred.’. . • Lnlted States Bobber* „ do. preferred. , . • Southern Pacific. . . • Southern Ballwny. BI.Swsaa^::;: T.nn. Coal tc Iron. . • Texn. ik I’nclflc. . . . . Union Padflc. United Bute. fried. ..... do. preferred. Ye.-Car. Chemical Wnhaib. do. preferred Wisconsin Central do. preferred li$ «5* for long account, with the safeguard of •tops lu both cases, moderate profits luting attractive. This Includes Amalgamated, Smelting; Anaconda,^^‘ , ~“**'“" - ^^ , *‘ , " _ 'Amalgamated Copper. NEW YORK. April. . . . May., . . . June July.* . . . Aug. . . . Sept, . . . Oct Dec Jan 51 Closed very steady. Tfff 9.61-63 9.74 75 9.69-71 9.76-77 9.79-80 9. v- y» 10.04-06 10.12-13 10.27-28 9.5456 9.69-70 9.66-67 9.72-73 9.75-76 9.79 si 10.0240 10.11-12 10.25-27 LIVERPOOL. Tho following tn. and dose, cotn| Futures opened Is tbe dtranlug range, 2 p. inpnrcd with yesterday: I enaler. April 5.78H-5.79 lay-Juno ....5/T5 Al'g.-Depi, !■/».».< Hept.»Oct, 3.6.61% et.-Nov. ...5.67 -6.57*4 -Nov. Nov.-Dec. ..,5.57 Dee.-4 mi. ...5.57 .... Jau.-Feb. ...5.57 -5.57% 6.68 Closed easy. • NEW ORLEANS. The following Is the range In cotton fu tures In New Orlesns today: d 1 i 5 1! 2 Last 1 Sale. | III April. . , . Way.. . . . June.. . . . July.. ... . Aug. . ,. , Kept. . . . net Dec Jan 10.47 10.46 *10.28 10.84 10.37 io:&i iolis iblii 10.36 10.38 iolio io!i»s 10.2T 10.27 iais *10.43 ii)!28 10.30 10.32 10.42 110.40 10.46-47 10.46-47 10.40 10.40 10.43-44 10.42-43 10.39-4010.89-41 10.33-34 10.37-38 10.3-1-31 10.31-32 10.32-33 10.33-34 10.38-40110.39-40 Closed steady. ’■ -- ■ ■ ■■ - and sunshine were Iralow normal. Texas—The weather generally was fair, nnd windy. Moderate showers occur- SpJ In t'he aibhile Trinity river valley dur ing the night of the llth nnd 12th. F.lse- In nppreeinlile amounts In a few scatter ed localities. The ground Is too dry for farm work nnd rain Is badly misled. The mean temperature was above normal In the northwestern nnd western counties, mid nearly normal In the east half of tbu state. tho nights Iralng unseasonably cold, and the aklea generally dear. There wan no nre- Ipltntlon of consequence, light, to be quel. nrred In the central and northern nuintles on the 12th nnd 13th. gin—The mean t temperntun frosta « much below tbe normal. Tbe minimum on the 14th wnt the lowest on record for the second decade of April, and heavy frost* ■limit throughout the state on the 14th ....il 15th. The precipitation was very light generally, averaging about one-fourth of an Inch. . .... Florida—The weather was colder than usual lu nil districts, frost occurring In the extreme northern portion on the 14th sml 15th. Ksln wns well distributed oil the 9th. nud showers were f|lrly gr eastern half of the stale on the lath nil 12th. Warmer weather Is needed. Alabama—The weather was abnormally old with no rnlti. except light showers on the 12th. tin account of fresh wlml, there was but little frost until the 14th. when the temirarature fell to 34 degrees nt Mont gomery and heavy frost and thin lee formed In the northern counties and heavy or light frost In middle comities. The temperature begun to rise slightly on the 15th. Mississippi—Tbe weather generally• wns fnlr, nod unseasonably com, with brisk winds. Light scattered showers occurred Frldnv. The mean temperature ranged from V* degrees Iralow the normal. Frosts numerous In the northern counties. Killing frost occurred In the extreme north- ►unites mi Sunday. COTTON 8EED OIL. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. Special to The Georgian. (From Hayward, Vick ft Clark.) Chicago, April 16.—Bartlett, Frazier Carrington: Weather generally clear w somewhat lower temperatures throughout the western belt and very little precipita tion. It still continues dry throughout tie continue to coins. The price tlou of weather conditions. A continuation of this weather uud the Insect damage lu the southwest must menu higher prices for wheat. Look for moderate receipts of corn and oats, mid believe they ure a purchase on the soft s|m»Ih. Woud prefer to sell provisions on any L. S. Hoyt emue III yesterday to spend day lu (,’hlcugo, and will go bark to the Southwestern wheat fields thla week. Ills story of the progress of the greeu bug |rast In the Southwest was even more alarming than the more fragmentary re|N>rts hereto- •x pec ts the greeu bug lu this stn within the nrxt week or .ten days. ’ **•&. Mo., lie reports finding them ut Boouvtllc, Slo., not very fur from the Mississippi river. The western limits of tbe bug lufectlon 111 Kali ans are at a Hue drawn north slid south through Kingman. The progress of the irast Ha* been north aim east since Its first appearance In Texas, lu the enrly stages of the bug luvasloii tho Insect a| spots In the field, gradually covt It. fu northern Oklahoma niul In Kansas Ihc bugs are now to bo found distributed WHEAT OPENED EASYi PRICES FRICTION OFF Pit Crowd Were Sellers and the Buying Was Scat tered. ly ovei the high southerly nnd southwesterly winds. Mr. nor — Entomologist Alusley and two days with Professor Sanborn, from the Texas Agrlcul turnl College, nnd found that tlielr reports agreed very accurately with his own. The ent grow wings and either fly onward ro carried In various directions by the wlml. Their favorite food la mits aud wheat. Grasses mid rye are touched very rarely uud corn only when It Is yotiug mid tender and adjoining some Imdly lufe wheat or onta field. E. Lewis, of Minneapolis, who 1ms In the last week met practically nil of the experts that are now traveling In the South west, was In the city reetonlay on hIs way to Minneapolis, lie elnluis that the forth- enmlng reports of Jones nnd Inglls will ibstnntlally tbe same us those that been furnished by Snow, lloyt. Mar- field nud the other experts that have Iraen over the grntitid. He clnlnis that the bug Infection now extends within one tier of count les from the southern Nebraska line, and that there Is nothing to Imllnite that lauinge In Kansas will not ultimately is extensive ns In Oktnhouin, where of the wheat uud oat fields look ns „ii they had been swept’by a prairie Woodworth ft Uo.. of Minneapolis, say: "Beports from the North today are ry discouraging so far ns seeding Is con- rued. We have traveling men 111 different parts of North Dakota and they are nil od In. Montreal reporta 6 feet of so that, taking It all In nil. the Northwestern outlook Is not nt all eiieour- * ‘ * “nbore though aging. Some of our Irast people un hi feel ns though the spring wheat which have In our terminal uud country elevnb _ . ators will nil be wanted nt higher prices thnu It. Marfle ff&Xi from Wichita, Kuna.: . ..»ui Guthrie to Arknusiis City along San ta Fe farmers are plowing ut* wheat nml oats and putting In corn. Mils Is the Irast evidence ns to condition. From Arkansas Cltv to Wichita not over half erop oiithmk ut Irast. Outlook serious In this territory. Itnlu might help some, but It must l»e a soaker and come soon. Helds fraui state Hue to here show effects of bugs. NAVAL STORE8. Following Is the opening nnd closing of the New York cotton seed oil market: * Opening. none. April C?45 44«i‘»i45 855. . . « 44Vf« July. . 43V4&44 43%4l44 Septemlrar Octolrar 3J*\1r39 3X^13P«4 Decemlww 35W1»36‘4 96^036% osed steady. oveiuent. While the dry goods market s n strong situation, with n slight In some grades at Fall Hirer (or a quiet market with u slightly In the take ot: Is dlsp . eather ralt. We would not Ira tuclineil tc much cotton until the May optb'M W. J. DIBBLE Accountant and Auditor, 1114 Fourth National Bank Building. BBFEBENCB:_ ^ U! Fh.o.|U. ATLANTA, GA. X. H. Fairchild. L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY. ; i NEW ORLEANS. Mimb.ni New Orleans Cotton Excli.nto, New Torit Coffee Bxchene* New York Cotton Kxthange. Now Orirane Board o( Trade. N.w Orleam Block Exrhanfe, Chicago Board of Trado. k Exchan*.. Chlcaito Board ot Tr« LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION. Private wire, to NEW YORK aoi ClilCAOO. Ord.re eollctted foe to* fere dtUvecy. ca above Exchange* B. C COTiUtAtC X 67 l s«*: sales. SELLERS CAN NAME PRICE ON STAPLE COTTON GOODS. Chicago, April 16.—Wheat bears had an Innlnjt today, tho price sufferlnir to tho extent of l-2®3-4c. The leading inlluenco was the unloading of long wheat', cauaed by fears on the purt of the longH that rains were sure to follow in Kansas because of the snow und uleet there, nnd the fact that the weather wan turning warmer. The bug HtorlCM were leas persistent, and the talk of Hecretnry Coburn, of the Knn sum agricultural bureau, that the state would raise a big crop was not over looked by the trade In the cereal. Co*n closed 3-8fi)l*2c, lower and oats were off 1-8©1-4oi Provisions 2 l-2@> 12 l-2c lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. for today follow: rrcvlous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— May 78% July hi'I '12% May 44 July 4044 Kept.... 35 ^ POBK- Mny.. J«.nG LAUD— May... 8.67% July... 8.80 u| S33 78 80% S2?h 82 82% q » 47 47% 48% 47% 47% 44 43% 43% 40% 35% 40 35% si 16.06 16.15 15.87% 15.90 \IM Hept... 8.90 8.67% 8.80 8.92% 8.6-1 8.56 8.85 8.62% 8.75 8.87% May... 8.52% July... h.70 Sept... 8.80 8.45 8.65 8.72% 8.45 8.65 8.72% NORTHWEST CARS. cars of today, lust week THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Chic* •ago, April 16.—Hogs—Receipts 12.000. Market fra higher; light $6.56^6.80; mixed 86.5506.76; heavy f6.3f*4#H.75: rough $6,351* 6.45: pigs $6.10416.66; yorkera I6.75fc6.80; good ehoU-e heavy $6.65fc6.73. 'uttle—Wecttipts 3,000, Market steady to strong; beeves $4.30fc6.70; cows fl.safc4.90; heifers $2.7U4i5.35; calve* $5fc7; gml prime stfi'rs 85.40fc6.70; |ss>r to mulluiu S4.30fc5.35; WEATHER REPORT. STATE FORECASTS. Georgia—Rnln tonight; colder In north west portion; Wednesday fair nml colder. b'oiifh Carolina—Show«‘rs tonight nnd on the coast Wednesday; colder Wednesday In the Interior. Akibanm—linln tonight and probably to morrow; cobbT tonight la northern por- tlou; colder Wednesday. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The weather today Is cloudy anil unset- Tii portion of the cotton 1 the northwest nnd covers Moutnna, the Dn kotas, Nebraska and the lower Mississippi Its advance bus caused colder weather In the stutes aliout Its center. East of the Mississippi there hns traeu a general rise In temirarature, most marked cloudy TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street . Vick A Clark.) , New York, April 16.—Bears attacking the market on report that Union Pacific needs $50,000,000 to $75,000.(XX). The object of the bears Is to break the Ilsrrlman stocks, ex pecting that this will unsettle the whole market nnd allow covering throughout tbe list. This may terminate abruptly. New York Financial Bureau: Bearish professional operations are promised by tbe uptown crowd for today. STOCKS II LONDON CEBU tin Smelting; Anaconda, Amalgamated - Copper, ou mui, mnn Northern preferred. Missouri Pacific, Penn sylvania, Beading and Union pAdtlc. We are Inclined to prefer the long side of Amalgamated for the present on breaks. Professionals are preferring the short side of Union Pacific, United States Steel, Erie ought on weakness after re tectlre stop orders. Town Topics: The eapport ...tinting, nnd there Is as much afloat us at auy time aluce i panic. The continued dropping away of Erie has led to questions as to the respomY blllty of some corporations, while the fall- ■llUiy ill Millin' inr|«irnil'iu», wuiu- tin: mu ll re of yesterday Is expected by some to be followed by slmllnr developments. The bear professionals seem In full coutrol Just now, but there has Iraen buying going on there Is no apprehension of actual dTsas- Benrs pin faith 1 he less active now, especially ns the siuali ockholdlng Interests need courting. Both cotton nnd wheat will do better. In ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. EGOS—Actlrp. 17c. LIVE POUI.TIIY-Hcni. nctlvo, 40c Pekin. Sc each; puddle 2Sfi30c each; geese. full feathered. «5c each: turkeye active '"i&ljSsEU POULTRY—Geeee, nndrewn, ictlve. lOr pound; turkeye, undrawn, de lve, 136116c pound: fries, active, 18@20c nclh’e, 10c pound: butter, active, tS • pound: beeawax. active. Sc pound; honey, bright, active, tc pound; honey lo 1-pouud blacks, active, 12c pound; dried apples, to pound; white peaa. active, $2.3 bushel; Indy peaa, S3; stock, 11.75^2.16. pound; hsma, se Market in New York Fol lowed Advance in That Center. EARLY PRICES HIGHER Market Became Reaction- ary by the End of Fifteen Minutes’ Trading. 6.00. llnlianas, per 'hunFh, culls, active. Bfc ... J. iuui, niiiir, pvt ejl; atralgbta, 11.6002 I'lnenpplca, Elorl da atoek. tier crate. 13.00. Granges. Florida stock, owing to alxc nud cniulltliui on nr rival, per Irnx, ».»&<. Applca. choice Dei Davis. 14; fancy, 14.60; New York atate ap ples, winter varieties, choice, per barrel, 1494.60: fancy ». Cranberries, fnney dark Cape Coda, per barrel, 612: Jcraeya, at. Grape fruit, Florida atoek. owing to else ’ color, per Pox. 13.0003.73. I.lmrs, Flor- averaglnc 100 nounda each, owing to grade, per pound, 6®7V4c. Strawberries, 10912Vic. FLOUR, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. 14.76: stnndard patent 34.35; half patent Hulls. I12.&0. CHICKEN FEED—Fifty-pound sacks. 90c; Purina chick feed *1.90; Victor feed, I1.30; Sauner feed, 31.3: bran fowl, *1.30. «UU«( l«XU f a»aasi• svwss *s-uv« OATS—No. 2 white, 68e; No. 2 mix oil 66c; Texas ruA-proof 69c; Bolden oats 66c. Plain, — morrow; uot so. warm. MEAL—Putin, per 96-poUDd sacks. 68c: plain, 48-pomul snrks. 69c: plain, 20-pounu sarks t 70cj*genn, 81.S. . ^ „ IIAV—Timothy,’ choice large hales. 81.30: do choice small bale* H.25; do No. FIWn Minimum .nd Temperature, _ ©of c'bilce p'ra"l?B/ & Observations Ukeo at 8 a. m. ( 75th merld* tan time. ATLANTA. . Abilene. . . Aiunrllto. . . Asheville. . . Augusta. . . Birmingham. Bismarck. • Boston. . . , Buffalo. . . . Charleston. . Charlotte. . . Chicago, nml fullers $2.90fc5.10. Sheep— Ibraelpt* lS.O-ti. Market steady to strong; mi tire $4.50fc6.70: western $4.50fc6.5J; rllngs $6. •( $6.i&tl 8.65- $6.7Ufc7.6i); lambs $0.t;>fc8.5U; west THE COFFEE MARKET. New York. April 16.—Coffee rabies Havre, b) a. in., market steady; mim changed; mtlea 14,600. Hamburg. 10 a. u».. market miebaugetl; sales 27.01)0. Itio receipts, two day*. 17,- shipments 13,0<H; storks *89,«)00; market erelal: When* the I hojra for accepted. 42.000; sto. Suudiaby staples of the market I* upward . well as on iqraclul line* the Kellers mum* their own prices. One «*f the most stgnl flint lit events of the spring Is the an mmm ' **■'“ In mmmvment. made this morning, by the II. B. Clalllii Company, that the aceue- tometl May wash gitotls sisviat sale will tt.it li» held. Tbe unprecedented demnud f<ir nil Hasses of wash puls for the past three month*, in the Jobbing trade, has «>otu- plctelv cleaned out line* of leading rickets nml the Joblrar* can not rcidenlsh. Durlug the balance of this month tim n*talb>ra will fra glwn an opportunity to get much mer chandise at favorable figures, in tbe Clnf- lln establishment, in nn»h good*, but not In sucli hulk ns In previous years. Western Joblrar* have practically no giml* on band, uud this ts bringing distant trade to this cltv. Silk piece got*!* for fall are getting Into traitor shape, nml the import order* nre building up. Joblrar* and cutters are aide t<» g#»t plain black silks a| a figure close to last season. Ou colored silk*, prb-vs show strong upward tendency. There is no Mirplu* of woolens «*r worsteds lu dress goods for fall. In men's wear, the same radii up condition Is Iralng renrjicd. Iiccauvc ■ f tlu* conservative policy of mills, which built up no stock*. The carpet sltiis tion Is strong, so far ns mill price* g< . second hands find trouble lu getting the fclfb t*rh H| MM res which first-hand* The following figure* range aud close lu the market for today: r’lo*«» .Mars h .. Apt 11 .. May .. June .. July .. August . S.ptcmb* ..5.50-6.60 . .5.65-5.6> . .5.60-3.75 Oetidrar 4*b**ti| steady. 5.70.‘75 5.55-5.70 5.5>5.6o 5.45-5.50 5.45-5.55 5.45-5.55 . .. .. ..6.45-3.55 5.43-5 A) Hales 23.)X8) bags. 46-5.55 5.5U5..Y. 5. .35-5.6) 5.70- 5.75 6.70- 6.75 6.56-5.60 6.55-5.60 5.45 5.50 5.45- 5.55 6.45- 5.50 5.456.50 6.45^5.50 Cincinnati. . . . Corpus Christ!. . Davenport. . . Dodge City. . . El Paso. . . . Fort Nmltb. . . Galveston. . . • Havre. . . , , . Huron Jacksonville. . . Jupiter Kansas City. . Key West. . . . Knoxville. . . . Isis Angeles. . Macon Memphis. . . . “iTldlan Jle* City. . Mobile Montgomery. . . Nashville. . . . . New Orleans. . New York. . . . Norfolk North Platte. . . Omaha Palestine. . . . Pittsburg. . . . Portland. Me. , . Portland. Ore. . Rapid City. . . . St. Louis. . . . St. Paul. . . . San Francisco. . Savannah. . . « Spoknuc, .... Tampa Ttiylor Thoiiinsvllle. . . Vicksburg. . . .. Washlitgtou. . . Wilmington. . . muds : li SHORTS—Choice white $1.45; Texas white $1.35; fancy 80-pound $1.35; brown 80 to 100* pound $1.10. VEGETABLES—Beet*, cabbage, c active, $3.60 crate; cabbage, standard < t%C crates. nnd; cabbage, barrels. 2%c pounds egg plant! active wo crate; cucumbers. $2 crate; tomutoes. fancy, active, $2® 2.25; potatoes, new crop, $7C8 barrel; onions dry. active. $1.66 bushel; Irish potatoes, nos We. No. i, 85090c bushel; celery, fancy, 60fc75c bunch; peppers, active, $1.50 crate; okra, six boskets, small, $2 crate; csull usra, lit UBMriBx •***»••, M Vimo, V«uii- flower, active, 607c pound; lettuce, headed, active, $2 crate; sweet potatoes, white, dull, 50 bushel: kraut, balf-tiarrel. $3.75; beaus, $3 crate; English peas. $1.75 crate. PR0VI8lf N8. PROVISIONS—Supreme hams, 15%c; Call, fornla hams. 10.50; dry anlt extra ribs 9.22%; New York. April 16.—The dying out of all interest, outsld© the professional' traders, was still further empliaaiiS in today’s market. There was none of the forced selling of the sort which was so much in evidence at the clom of the week. If, as is maintained la some quarters, some leading account* are In process of liquidation, and It t* this which the adverse factor, hanging over the market. It is at least apparent that there is no urgency about their settlement. As has been the case for some time past, stocks were freely suu. plied whenever prices were bid up and the rallies did not hold. On tho other hand, by all accounts, the short Inter, est has grown to large proportions and tho demand for stocks from this source is sufficient to prevent any considera ble decline. The balance of these force* In today’s trading was more complete than It had been on previous days. An advance in American stocks in Lon. don, accompanied by a better tone on the foreign markets' generally, gav# something of an Impetus to tho early movement here. Union Pacific, South ern Pacific, Atchison. Smelters and ethers relatively favorites rose 2 point* and proportionate gains were made in the slower moving stocks. Tills wa* very soon followed by a decline of over half over the early rise. New York. April 16.—Following the lead sent by London, quotations on th<* stock market opened generally higher, with gains extending from small fractious to lUfcl% respectively. In Amalgamated and Smelt ing. which showed the maximum advance Hcndl.ng nml Southern Pacific opened £ higher. Union Pacific nnd Erie % nml South ern Hallway, Atchison aud Baltimore and Ohio %. By the end of ten minutes, trad. Ing In the market became reactionary, with some of the more prominent Issues receding quite sharply- MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New York, April 16.—Money < ..me loans firm; ■*— ’ days 4%06: six : 4.86% with actual business In bankers' Milt at $4.854504.8665 for demand aud liftoff 4.8250 for sixty-day bills. ('ouimerelnl bills 606%. Bar sliver 6flc; London bar silver quiet It MINING STOCKS. Boston. April 16.—North Bntte 86,-014 Iks mlnlou _62. Bntte .Coalition 25%, Copper * * V |6%. v • ltange 79*4, Franklin-' THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. Anneoudn .. ., Atchison do, preferred Chicago Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie .. .. # do. preferrtil Norfolk nnd Western New York Central .. .. hfllln, 20«3-i>on’n4 'uverintc. 10; fit box j F-navIrania^iSiiiS " ft. 22 Vi: I'latPH 8.16; Supreme lard to. Furlty 1 1 • h"l n ciVl ,»h IA n compound 8%c. GROCERIES. RICE-Jnp 606%c; head 007c; fancy head ||ng f 0 the grade. cream dairy, 16%c; S1GAH—Standard granulated $5.10; New York refined 4%c; plantation 4%c. COFFEE—Roasted Arbnckles $16; bulk In bags oud barrels. 12c; greer bhretblod biscuit. 81.65. Oysters, full weight. $2 case; light weight. $1.10 case. Evaporated apples, 7%c pound. Pepper, ISc. Baking iiowders, $5 case. Red salmon, $S case. Pink salmon, $4.35 case. Cocon, 40c; chocolate, 33c: snuff, l-poun 1 Jars, 48c. Boost beef, $2.60 case Cornell beef, $lC0 case. Catsup, $1.90 esse. hlrup. New Orleans. Kc gallon; corn, 80c bodii i Cuba, ftc gallon: Geor -1 § B JO-pound, 60c. Axr cnicke: Barrel gal I bale. ) J0-pound, 60c. Axle greaae.^TWnWffll ■rnckers. 6%c pound; lemon 7* < 4c; oyster 7c. barrel candy, per iraund, 6c; mixed, per pounr., 6%c. Tomatoes, 2-pound, $1.99 case; i-pound. 92.25. Nary traans, $2; Lima beaus, Ifc. Best matches, per gross. $1.66. Maca roni. <%07c per pound. Sardines, mustard, 13.26 case. Potar.Ii. il.25fc3.80 case. Peanuts. 76c. Dope, 4-ply cotton. 28c. tioup, $1.5004 Bream, 7c pound; snapper, 10c 2%c pound; I; pom- pound: |ri> un*, r turiuu aoiiu iur, mmr; ours, Georgia shad roe, 40c; buck. 15c each. CLEARANCES. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. The receipts of grain In car lota today sod estimated receipts for tomorrow are as fo,,ow * : ^ * Today. Tomor. Wheat “ 424 [bits 410 250 185 270U0 Chicago. Afirli 16.—Wheat 18,000 bushels, flour 70,000 bushels, corn 303.000 bushels, oats 6.000 bushels, wheat nnd flour equal SlJ.Oiry Bock iT*«iiiiin .. •• «• •• lelnhln and Beading . Inland Rout hern Pacific Ht. Paul .. Union Pacific *. .. United States Steel do, preferred .. Wabash, preferred . .. . . 9-JH K% 14R| 115% IK* Pb "A® 123!: 10«* *3| StHI 3«4 ."J BRADSTREET’S VISIBLE SUPPLY. WhMt iWr-awil M0.000 hu«hpl«. rorf rmiaftl 021.000 tiu.bria, oat, Increait-J H.- 000 bushels. COLONEL COCKRELL DIES VERY SUDDENLY OF HEART FAILURE Special to The Georgian. Jacksonville, Eta., April n.—Colotirt A. W. Cockrell, one of Jacksonville* oldeot and most prominent cltlxen* an itlstlnjulshed lawyer, died here sua- denly today of heart failure. the father of Judge BJS censed was uw „. ltr * Cockrell, of the state suprem,a coirt He leaves a wife and several children. All the news that’s latest and best—in “The Green." PRIMARY MOVEMENT. Wheat-Receipts Inlay 593,009 bushels, shipments today 258.00) bushel*; last year today ir 258.000 1 1 | receipts 268.000 bushels, shiptnout* last year ■JlS.OiO bushels. Uorn—Uti elpts today 637.0ft) bushels, ship melt Is tuliiy 613.000 bushels; last year re- LIVERPOOL GRAIN. Corn opemil an hi. iiucltaugeu i ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AMD AUDITORS Empire Building. ATLANTA- Bell Phone. Main 8i>3. GEORGIA, ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA. GA- C. E. CURRIER, President. H. T. INMAN, Vice-President GEO. R. DONOVAN, CaShler. JAMES S. FLOYD, Aeeletant Cashier. Capital $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, 8TOCK8, BONDS. COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISION*. Cerondelet and Gravier Sta, New Orleans. MEMBERS: ^ I New Orleans Future Brokers Aa I Vaa. f lelaan, nn,l ChloetfA Hoards Of * New Orl-au, nnd Chicago Board, of New York fotter Kxr-hane-. _ t A .social* Ucmt-Yn Urerpool Cottee A** New York and Chicago Corre&pondente. J. *. (ACHE & CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER A CARRINGTON. PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS. V .