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> / !.■ r ■A.N Als L) jSlh )\ O. AT THE OPENING COTTON MOREACTIVE An Effort to Put July Through Ten Cents Was Unsuccessful. UNDERTONE STRONG Selling to Realize Profits Closed Market Steady ■ to 2 Points Off. New Tort, April 27.—At the opening the rottoa market was quite active. After the ceil, there were reactions from the open* inf figures owing to i»roflt-takldg. The weather map showed en improvement It was a steady iiorl-l, with a strong nadsrtAuc, albeit quit** a qi.nutlty of cut* ten enrae ont 03 i'n* f*»ltlul bulge, end fries* declined • point or The Me? kia the July advanced 4 v>lnt« above jm- verday e dose oa the call, and hut for profit* Ukto;- su*f wssk end realising might hovo reached the J^-ccat level, winch jin iieen It is acproachluf the end of Its run. end na* utm up to tno sdvatico notices. Those though who arc on Intimate tonne .with the~'bcll clique 7 ' hint that there le likely te be f.ru works In connection with tbo Rly. They point to the recent ehow of strength end the rapidly demasiag •locks. The new crop Is coining In for , Bolt attention, bat tbo old evidently bn. not been entlrelv i-Umlnot'-l •• • innrket factor. TUn Engllnh mnrket op.nod about an due nnd cIomSi nt a gawl advance. Comparntlro Tifelpta at all U. 8. porta: Nat receipt* todny, April 27 0.754 S.ma day laat year 12.440 Pecreaao 6.716 lucre.«e Eatluiatcd receipt* Monday Now Orlaana O«lre«ton *•**'70 7,000 Uoastoo 1,000 to LOW 1 llorement at Atlnutn: i day laat yoar.. Itaercu.a Shipments today. April 17... Kama day laat yasr IMcraaae None % Stock on hand today, April 27 ,912. Bacio day IsAt year 6,063 Increase 2,S5Q SPOT COTTON MARKET. New Orleans, quiet: middling llftc. Boston, steady: inlddliug 11.30c. Houston, steady: middling llftc. i - - * • — - - *' lllng I'lTi Memphis, steaily: nilddllng 10T4c. civ; middling 11.55c. TODAY 8 PORT RECEIPT8. The following table showe receipts st the Kew Orleans. Galveston. . . Mobile Knvsnuah. . . Charleston. . . Wilmington. . Mire. N.w fork NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. 8peclal to The Georgian. (From Hayward, Vick Se Clark.) New York. April 27.—J. 8. Bache & Co. Liverpool was due SftfMft higher. Opened quiet but steady 3*4 up on near and 3 up entng; 7 points higher; middling 8,000; American f.000: speculatJon mix port 500; Imports 19,000, Including 14,090 .^Lively'covering of shorts yesterday follow ed the stopping of notices hy the bull clique. We look for a further covering g It cotton on Frida; The New York •tatlftlcal position of Visible supply American In alght week Yror 'hroiilrle: This * Lnst Week. Week. 4,!C7.«*J» r..u7rt,4i»Jt 4.349.KM 3,0M/*f» 3.619.49K ZMM 113,335 KW.3W I24.816i Since Sept. 1 12.345.BI1 12.230,173 #.736.757 Port atock* Port receipts Exports Interior receipts.. Int shipments . Int. stocks 631.323 140,339 714,418 79.4X1 149.476 68.541 39.165 418,833 603.826 84.862 1 I *48,063 75,259 396,293 statement for the week ending April *6. 1907. 1906. 1306. Week's sales 65,000 78,000 M.000 Of which Amer... 69,000 71.000 For eiport 1.700 3.300 For speculation.... 1.800 Forwarded 80,000 78,000 73,000 Tots! stocks 1,266,000 1,232,000 l.OM.OOO Of which Amer....1,132.000 1,115,000 929,000 Actual exports ... 11.000 0.000 Week's receipts.... 116,000 §6,000 8,000 75.000 48.000 Of which Aincr...i 97,’o66 ^ 76.000 Rec'ts Since Hep. 1..4.118.090 4.003.000 3.300,000 Of which Amer!.. .3.364,000 3.267.000 2.520.W0 Stocks afloat 218.000 256.000 171.000 Of which Amer.... 175,000 210,000 131,000 New Orleans, April 27.-I lay ward, Vick & Clark: Weather conditions much better than predicted. No frost anywhere In belt. Scattered light to modornto rains fell In eastern half of heft. Hardly an/ prerfpl- tatlon eaat of the Mississippi. Map shows generally cloudy weather, with scattered showers, nnrtlculsrly in eastern licit. »otiie- what colder In eastern states. Htutlounry temperatures elsewhere. HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT Secretary ll.iter'a weekly atal.rn.ut of the movement of cotton for the week end ing April 26 show* a decrease Into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year, In round figures, 10,oos. a decrease under the same days year before laat of 78.000 sod an Increase over the same time In 1904 of 48.000. . 4 , For the twenty-six days of April the to tals ahow an Increase over last year of 13,- 000, a decrenso under the same period year before last of 299,000 and an Increase — the same time In 1904 of 279.000. For the 233 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 238 days of last year 2.598,000, ahead of the same days year before last 1,004,000 sod ahead of ‘ 1,098,000. 1904 by, 3,098,(8 iThe amount brought Into sight during the past week has been 116.988 bales, against 126.877 for the seven days ending this date last year, 194,904 year before last end ©,402 60tC396°lasfyeirJwS.^ year before last nud *141.818 same time In 1904. The movement since September 1 shows Overland across the MIsHifudpnl. Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Pan- ads 1,086.679, against 857.004 last year. 941,166 vrnr before last and 881.851 same time fn 1904: Interior stocks In excess of those held nt the eolse of the cominerelnl year 289,243. ngainst 265,330 Inst year, 412.619 year before last and 180,608 same time In 1904: Southern I year, 1,602.1 1,843,000, ngainst l,f34,162 last INTERIOR RECEIPT8, : Msmpbls. . I ft Louis. Cincinnati. 2000 iS 1®2 CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Wheat SS;:::::; ! Hogs, head.. Today. Tomor. HAYWARD. VICK A CLARK'S iu, vivo a wwnnr\ o DAILY COTTON LETTER In our market under tin* luflucimc unfavorable crop advices nnd bull inn- pulatlon there was some professional prof- king. The streugth of tho spot market r.broad was one of the tnaiu factors In tbs belt appear to engender s more bull fab fetllug among fioutheru speculative holders of cotton. The future market lately has.displayed a pronounced change lu sentf- ment.Tho dull and sagging innrket of the unced activity In the fall mouths us well i tbs bull position.L ■ m fihonld the unfavorable weather continue ; and the dry goods situation remain strong ; we would then expect to see s higher rauge of prices. SPINNERS’ TAKINGS AMERICAN COTTON Secretary Hester gives the week’s takings of America by spinners through out the world as follows In round num bers: This week 224,000 this year, against 211.000 last year, 228,000 year before last. Total since September 1 this ^year 9.064.000, against 8,818.000 last yearWml 8.087.000 the year before. w Of this Northern spinners and Can ada took 2,291,000 bales this year, against 2,064,000 last year and 1.723.000 the year before; Southern spinners 1,- 882.000, against 1,778,000 last year and 1.651.000 the year before, and foreign a pinners 6,791,000, against 4,977.000 laat year and 6,413,000 the year before. same time In \904. These make the totnl movement for the 238 days of the season from Heptemlier to date 12,546,156. against 9.947.651 last year, 11.® 451.964 year before last and 9,448,053 same time In 1901. Foreign exports for the week have been 138.281, ngniust 141,6)5 lust year, making the total thus far'for the season 7,651,072, nu Increase of against 6.540,449 Inst year, 2.110,623. r Northern mills takings nnd Cnnndn dur ing the past seven days show n decrease of 6,582, ns compared with the corres|>oudlng North, Houth nnd Canada—thus far for the season have been 4.173.54S. ngniust 3.841,871 last year. These Include 2,291,351 by North- if decreased during the against a decrease during the rorrespnndtng period last season of 97.016 and are now 12,- 004 larger than at this date In 1906. , -. ft- Including stocks left . . Interior towns from the last crop nnd the Dumber of bales brought Into sight thus far from ths new crop, the supply to date Is 13.843,936, against 10,392,182 for thu same pe riod last year. Edited by * Joseph B.SLively MARKETS Mr. Lively’s twenty-flvs years* experlencs of ed iting markets In Atlanta and the South has mads him ft recognised au thority In hls specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. : American Bugar Uer. . Anaconda American Locomotlvs. do, preferred , • ,, Am. Smelting itef. . . do, preferred • • , Atchison do. preferred uo. prneircu • • •• American Cotton Oil. . Am. Car Foundry . Baltimore St Ohio Canadian I'aclflc .. . . Chicago and Nortbfr’n. olorado Fuel St Iron. Central Leather .... do, preferred . * „ Chicago A Orest W. , Chicago, M., St fit. P.. Delaware St Hudson. . Distiller’s Securities. . Erie do, General Electric . . I Illinois Central . . • • Am. lee Securities . , Louisville St Nashville. llsaourf I'aclflc . i2ft Total stock wnlew 156.300 shares. NAME OF STOCK. lx. 3., _ . one it W. • National Lead. . • Northern i'aclflc* • New York CentraL _ Norfolk St Western l'cansylvsnia. • . • People’s uaa. . . . Pressed Steel Csr. preferred. , Mali. Pacific 1 iSir-.u;:;:::: .. do. preferred. . . Lulled states Rubber- . do. preferred. . . . Southern i'aclflc. . « • Southern Hallway. . . • do. preferred. . . • Slose-Sheffleld. Tessa«... ...» Union i'aclflc. . . . • United States Steel.. do. preferred. . . Vs.-Car.Cbemlcal. • . do. preferred. • • Western Union. . • • Wabash. do. preferred. preferred. . IS THk im 1 NEW YORK. tures In New York today: April. . . . May June. July.. Aug. Kept. Oct. . Dec. Jnn. Closed barely steady. 31 9.86 9.80-83 9.85+6 9.84-86 9.92-93 9.90-91 19.90-91 10.09-10 10.15-17 10.31-32 Hi 9.88-90 9.94-96 9.94-96 9.93-96 10.12-13 10.20-21 10LJ647 LIVERPOOL. °ESS April HST * •May 6.89 April May-June June-July 6.83H July-August 5.80 Vs August--Bepteinber ....6.75 Beptember-October ' October-November December*January ... Jinuiry-February ....6.64 Closed (te.dj. NEW ORLEANS. The following Is the range lo cotton fu ture# In New Orleans today: 1 i i ill 1 it iC::;: Jane. • • . July.* • • . Aug. • , . oSifv.*.; Dec Jan io*77 10.99 iiuso 10.60 10.49 HX52 ibli2 10.93 io*6i 10.60 1M 10.54 io!72 ib!so iaco 10.40 11.4 10.61 .....110.69 10.7210.71 10.69 10.82(10.81*82 10.60 10.6110.63 10.4110.4041 10.41 10.40-41 10.51110.46-48 14. 10.76-77 10.77 10.86-87 10.65 10.60JI2 10.45-66 list QoM steady. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. . Special to The Georgian. (From Ilnyward, Vick St Clark.) Chicago, April 27.—Bartlett, Frailer & Carrington: Liverpool cables higher. Tho rather In generally cleur and somewhat without any precipitation. keep coming worse regarding wheat and the prospects are growing less day by day. lie- lieve wheat will sell much higher. Showers ill give no relief. Domestic nnd export demand for corn Is strong, liook for continued light receipts ml higher prices. Expect lighter receipts of oats after this eck. Weather unfavronhle for growing crop. Think they will sell higher. Would prefer to sell provisions on any htilg dry _ _. i>rdny canned on alarming condition. In addition to the rapid drying out of fields weeks of dry weather, the high wlmTs were [mured lu from all parts of (he stoteHi Jug that the air was full of the winged lu- sects. Tho prevailing winds In Nohrusku were westerly, nnd lu Kuusiim mainly south erly, lint predictions for both states are I for high northwest winds today. Crop pert Snow wired from Anthony, Ksj BULLS BUSY IN WHEAT AT START SATURDAY July Opened Large Fraction Higher, But Later Set tled Back. Chicago. April 27.—Tho bulls In wheat were busy at the start today, July showing an advance of % over last night. Heallxlng sales, how’erer. soon after the opening CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. pert snow wired rroiu Autnony, jvsus.. that the eiietdles of the gruiu aphis could not breed fast enough to overtake the post, and that It looked as though the south- aiiurr, of the Nebraska Grain Dealers As social ion, after a trip through Kansas, went ord that the southern part of the wheat crop this year. Vice President. Ed ward Updike, of the Updike Grain Com- WORLD’S VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT The world's visible supply of cotton, compiled by Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans t'otton Exchange, for the week closing April 26, shows n decrease for the week of 4,417, against a de crease of 56.577 last year, nnil a de crease of 38,362 year before lust. The totnl vlslblo Is 4,938.628, against 5,033,545 last week. 4.359,494 Inst year and 4,141,621 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton Is 3,496.* 628, against 3,603,645 Inst week, 2.769.- 404 last year and 2,911,621 year before last, and of all other kinds, Including Egypt, Braxll, India, etc., 1,442.000, against 1,430,000 last week, 1,590.000 last year and 1,230.000 year before last. Tho totul world's visible supply of cotton ns above shows a decrease com pared with last week of 94,917, an In crease compared with last year of 579,- 134 und an Increase compared with year before lust of 797,007. Of tho world’s visible supply of cot ton os above there Is now alloat und held In Great Hrltaln and continental Europe 2.912,000, against 2.139,000 last year and 1,996,000 year beforo last; In Egypt, 174,000. against 138,000 last year and 202.000 year before last; In India, * 18,000, Against 1.065.000 last year and 777,000 year before last, and In the United States. 1.035.000, against 1.017,- 000 last year and 1,167,000 year before last. NAVAL 8TORES. ■ Tsnnab. April 17.—^Turpentine Is steady at 6M4CS salea, non#; receipts, 305. Rosin firm; sales, 1.9)9: receipts, 1.632; Indow glASs. 88.(»: water whltf. 83.43; M, " “ K. S5.S; X. |5.00; il. 14.80; O E. J4.5C; D. 84.45; t\ 84.35. window c*as*. l-'.40; N, I5.M; i 84.©; F. 54.f»; Jm 94. Fairchild. L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY. ft. J. Whit© ward UlHlIke, or tho uptlixe tiram vmu- pnny, of Oniahs, wired from Newton that there was 3H04O per cent damage to wheat by green bugs nud drought lu tho 104-rullo stretch between Topeka and that point. Xlcolet, of Kansas City, wired: 'High winds with continued dry weather prevail In central Kansas. Every day of such weather causes an hnpnlrineut of 40 per cent of the Kansas wheat area.” Houston, of Kansas City, sold. ’’Severo damage south half of Kansas, llugs all over the state. No indication of abatement of damage over entire state. Believe damage to Kansas will amount to one-third to oue-hulf of the vr **\v# look for very light receipts of corn for the nest four weeks and the movement then will depeud upon ttm weather from non* on,” said tho ucad of n large grain luiuff*. “With a continuation of dry weath er ws look for very light receipts of corn till tho new crop is assured. Europe Is «b- lutcly dependent upon us for her corn sup- M-lutclv uepenneni upon hh i«r nilns. the Argentina crop being almost s total failure and the Danublnn crop unfit for shipment. Export demand has been light until within the Inst few .days, ow ing to poor condition of arrivals on the wlici side. From now | demand.’’ we look for uu '"sortliwJSteni Mlllpr 1 . report, o. nn & llrynii. for tho wrek «nl«l April "ii wit. tho Mlnni'.poll" floor output lu rreiwU 5.SM luirrol. In.t tvook nml »«* ownpar.tlr.l7 Uravj. Thu quantity turnoj out W4.W0 iMirel., Ii.nlmt bar- r"l» In lPO* Pr.lotlrolly tbo Mine mill* wore Yu operation tiutay nml tho output ro.oii aw,000 tiurrelo. Hour ilrnm. "“b one osooptlon, Mlmioapoll. mill, reported hjiIoh |iint week on Ion, than tbo output, fi, tin- one In.tnnoe, n little more flour wit.'nobl limn wo. mail.- Hour buyer, luivo no fnllb In hlithrr prior., .ml miller. Lm to vie with on. .umber to are bow 'heap they cuu .ell- Foreign bunlnen. I. very nmulf. M'CULLOUGH BROTHERS’ FRUIT AND PRODUCE LETTER. lu foot, 'the supply I* far abort of re quirement. at very lil.h vnluen, with In* iilcntbms of a further advance. The same condition applies tn ortogca, nothing hut California stock coming Into the market at a very high range of vaTues. Grape fruit for ten days past has been somewhat lu excess of the demand and consumption. In many Instances, the fruit Hits been arriving lu c°nfi»J{oi». *u»d low prices have U*en the order of the day. A heavy demand for bananas prevails with the supply lussfflcltnt st high value*. TUs Krm wtbsr now prers«rngl* X SST'A uenr-^y point. ,IH» ’ImM l^irnl.h the vipply from now ou. Tomato*, are renree *nrt Bettw® "* flo* 1 price.; .too f^ncy <-el*ry and cu.umliert. NEW ORLEANS. M.mb.rai Krw Orl.ui. Cotton Kzdiani^ Now Tork Coffoo Rich.nr*. New Tork Cotton Exchange. Now Orlean. Board of Trad* Now Orlean. Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trad*. LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION. Frlr.to wire, to NEW TORK and CHICAGO. Order, aollcl'.od fo, tea tm 4«Ut«7. on abovo Exchange*. U. C. CC7MHAN. W. J. DIBBLE Accountant and Auditor, 1114 Fourth National Bank Building. uvu « b-m. uu ATLANTA. OJL MONEY MAP OF COBllT IT IS FREE lives lit ft glance the location and produc 'd of nil the Idg mine* In the Great Cans* t!f>d in re --s:-;- -- . dl.D Sllv.-r fiunp. Thl. limp of COBALT I. romp!led fnmi Governm.pt »tntl«llo» and pihvr olflel.1 -lata, wbli-b imike. It the lu-i.t rompl.-ti- uud -"mipr--t.rn.ive map of IXlllAl.T In extotone* Kvery lnve«t.ir uro.l» ope •<> n« t« Jmlce of the v.lue .if 111vi-*t nti-niN tlu-re. Write for a free rot>y Today. The R. L. Bernier Company, for today Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WIIEATr- Msy 81 July 84 field 86 COIIN— May 80V* m S’ 4 stH S ¥ July C0V( Oath— May 45 July 42% 50K i h s 45 S8 44S 411 44« m i'Pt 9 PORK— 3Ioy 15.75 July.. 18.02V* 16.02*4 15.95 16.97V4 Sept.. 16.05 16.06 16.02V4 16.02V4 LAKD- 8.70 8.© 8.® 8.82ft 8.77ft 8.77ft 8.97ft 8.90 ' 8.90 May... 8.70 July... 8.80 Sent... 8.97ft RfffKft- 8.60 1:13 8.55 S m J-WH 8.76 8.83 LIVERPOOL GRAIN. Corn ft lower i NORTHWEST CARS. Tba following flgui rare bt today, lact week and last year: COTTON SEED OIL April May July September. . . October December. . . Closed steady. if* §3 REQUIRED BIG YIELD GOOD COTTON NOT A CERTAINTY. erst says. ....... Ited with possessing Ini pnrenlly pinned faith ._ thealntentlon of the New York . for some heavy buying for May slid July options over the New Orleans ring wo* done for their account. Thus the volco of the talent In great shape sml the xsl oped and sustained some old-time Interest during a part of the session at least. Strong people are reported to have accepted tenders ou 76.000 bales at New York after permitting the notices to scare out tne small fry. New Orleans tenders were few would seem from the lu number. It would seem from the ap pearance of things that some new methods are being applied, and that the up-to-date operator* are now working In a way that dooa not necessitate the carrying of any other than Ms own toad. Re that as It may, ‘ ‘ * ' In tbo character of the confidence placed In the fate of the July deal la attracting lu res waken bearish hope In the new crop old season may be something bor«l ths hysterical. The luterlor continues to WEATHER. REPORT; STATE FORECASTS. Georgia and South Carolina—Rain tonight and on the coast Sunday. Alabama—IUIa tonight and Sunday. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Cloudiness covers most of the country to- snow has fallen at a number of the northwest. Snow was fnlllug this morn Ing at Lander, Rapid City, Bismarck, Huron and fit. Paul, and rain was falling nt Fort Smith, Memphis, Jacksonville and Wilming ton. There are two areas of high pressure, one central over the eastr - near Bismarck, N. I)., Utah. Warmer weather prevails In the re gion of lowest pressure, while around the centers of high pressure low temperatures arc reported. The conditions faTor cloudy weather with rnln tonight nud Sunday for this section, with uo marked change lu temperature. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m., 73th meridian time, April 27, 1907. 8TATION8 ATLANTA DISTRICT. ’Atlanta, foggy. . . . •Chattanooga, cloudy. Columbus, cloudy. . . Gainesville, cloudy. . Greenville, clear. • . Griffin, cloudy •Macon, clear Montlcello, clear. • . Newnan, cloudy. • • . Rome, cloudy Spartanburg, clear.. . Tallapoosa, pt. cloudy Toocoa, clear. West Point, >’est Point, cloudy..| 75 59 .20 •Minimum temperature for 'he 12-hour pe ,18 1:1 ill S: = Heavy Rainfalls. Valdosta, Ga 2.00 Mflfftw /VBttAtffci*r Atlanta. . . , Augusta. . . , Charleston. . . Galveston. . , Little Rock..., Memphis. . . Mobile. . . . Montgomery. New Orleans. Oklahoma. , Hava nun It. . Vicksburg. . Temperature. Min.*' Max.* T. Indicate* Inappreciable rninrall. *For yesterday. »*For 24 hours ending 8 a. m., ?5tU meridian time. Alabama and Tennessee; elsewhere temper ntitres continue ueurly stationary, or sllglitlv higher. Light rains are reported from nil semi In pessimistic crop reports based on Investigations following the recent extreme ly bail weather, and while the map for the belt as a whole was favorable, the talent evidenced some acute appreciation of the fact that ns yet the required IHg yield of good cotton Is merely a possibility and by no means a tangible probability. The pros pect for n hnll year lu s|»ecit!utlnn Is there by further broadened, nnd the tnlent at the ever, the trade activity the world over should, even In the al»sones of a large short •ply the surface opportunity on demagogue may predicate hts p done It* for the edification of the Ignorant. —Hayward, Vick A t'lnrk. time to . which proud HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. C.rondel.t •"^^VeRS^'" New 0rl, * n *- New’ Orlean. Fxtor* Broker.’ ArereJ.tlre. K.w Orlean. and CUctfo Board, or Trad. New York Coffee Exebance. New Orlrea. Cotton Exeb.nc& New York Cotton Biekanf*. OalvcatoD Cotton Kiel,nose. Uouatoo Cotton Exchange I New York Coffee Eiemnge. Aa.ool.te Uemhdra Liverpool Cotton Are’* New Tork and Chlcnra Corre.pond.ntn, J. S. BACHE A CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER A CARRINGTON. • PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS. 3.2 Security Bids-, Chicago, 111. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone. Main 8lL ATI .ANTA. GEORGIA. TIPS FLA3IIED From Wall Street. Special to The Georgian (From IfaywaraTVick & Clark.) New York, April 27^—J.'fi. Bache & Co.: London umrket'flrm nnd mostly above par- ity. Some soiling may occur on fear of a bad bank statement. The Interior movement has been heavier than generally looked for. All depends now on the loan Item. Dull and Irregular mnrket looked for. If S e statement Is very bad It may cause fur- er Felling. New York Financial Bureau: London higher. Atchisou advanced ft, Baltimore from lii i previous position, with the excep- given him a more conservative nud less sensational tone. Information continues favorable to the purchase of Union Pacific. Headliig. North ern I'aclflc nud Great fforthera on* reac* The best results will be gained by the ob servance of llmlta, namely. Union Plate 149 to 144, Reading 110 to 112. Northern Pa clflc 129 to 136, Great Northern preferred 133 to 137. No Important liquidation la pending In these stocks, and the bear element can u.w. offers In Southern Pacific around 85. Putted States Steel 39. nud Louisville and Nashville 121. fit. Paul 4s moderately reac tionary with support toward 132. Brooklyn Rapid Transit support around 68. Amalga mated la held for the present between 93 nnd 97, Smelting 130 and 135. Atchison 92 aud 96, Pennsylvania 123 and 127. The infor mation Is ImlllRh ou Smelting, but profes sionals prefer to sell It on rallies with small Is pr< ton-order protection. Most of the ’ost of the other active stocks are In a tradlug position without special Initiative at present. Town Topics: In view of the unfavorable bank statement outlook, the bears may be the good i long pull. Whatever la pending In Union Pacific, some sensational derelo Mopments comparable ilcally cheap at present prices we re* as If Important nc- t ou. This stock never hts It was worthy of. did rise to even during the boom last fall. That „ the reason It Is one of the hardest stocks now for the bears to make any Impression ia nun wearner rcpuris, ehnr.rter of the rnllro: reported (bow. whnt I nil .Ion., that thl. Ion,, that thl. fentaro would mar.ee again. Atrhlioii, Bt. Paul, the Hill atocki, Read- In a, Baltimore and Ohio, Northweat, Lnula- vllle and Naahvllle are_a worthy purebaae THE COFFEE MARKET. New York, April 27.—Following aro coffee -Market atmidj; noon, un- cablea: Havre, 10 a. m. changed; aalea, 10,000. Hamburg, 10 a. m.—Mnrket unchanged to "pfennig decline; aalea, 82,000; nio receipt!, £W0; ahlnmenta, 15,000; atocka, 768,000; mar ket InncFl .Santee receipt. 42.000; atock, 2,682,000; mar ket weak. *"» I*""!® receipt. 22,100; Jundlaby re- rlpta, 27.000. Tbe following coffee range and clone figures give the opening of tbs New York coffee .5.45-5.5) March April . May June .. July .. October Noftmlwr .. .. Decen»lM»r .. .. Closed steady. 5.555.65 5.45-5.55 5.50-5.55 5.46-5.55 5.45-5.50 5.40-5.45 5.40-5.50 5.45 6.50 Sales 14,750 bags. Close. 6.40- 6.45 6.40- 5.45 5.40- 6.45 6.65- 5.60 6.66- 5.60 6.40- 6.60 W 5.35-5.40 5.35- 5.40 6.38-5.40 5.35- 5.49 WAS VERY QUIET Trading All on One Side. Lowest Prices Recorded Around Opening. SENTIMENT BULLISH The Bank Statement Was Better Than Expected. Close Was Firm. New York, April 27.—The stock market wns of n purely professional character nnd what activity It did develop was solely due to the operations of room traders. The toue statement prfcea took an upward turn. The market.closed firm with slight uet advances, generally recorded. Government bonds unchanged. ' »i!i. r Ih.ikIs ipib-t but firm. New York, April 27.—Tbe stock market opened Irregular. Northern Pacific started dined much., _ yanced ft and reacted. Steel common. Smelting and Union I'aclflc were unchanged. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New York, April 27.—Money on call and loans none. Posted rates: Sterling exchange 34.^1^4.87, with actual business In bankers’ bills nt 34.S015@6.S620 for demand and 34.8330^4.8335 for sixty-day bills. Bar silver 65ftc; London bar silver steady at 30ftd. 4 Mexican dollars BOfte. . Government bonds unchanged. LONDON 8T0CK MARKET, STOCKS— Anaconda „ Atchison Amalgamated Copper .. .. Baltimore and Ohio .. .. Chesapeake and Ohio .. .. Chicago nnd Great Western . Canadian Pacific Erie do, preferred Mexican Central Norfolk and Western .. . New York Central Ontario and Western .. . Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Reading Rock Island .. Southern Railway do, preferred Southern Pacific .. fit. Paul Union I'aclflc United 8tates Steel do, preferred .. Wabash, preferred .. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. MINING STOCKS. Boston. April 27.—Opening stocks: Copper Range 81ft, Cnllfornia-Arlxona 168ft, Fruit 118ft, Quincy 121, Old Dominion 54ft. Elevator Interests at St. Louis were reaching out for the cash wheat there yes terday. as for several days, and were bid ding ite for No. 2 hard and 80c for No. 2 red. Millers were In sharp competition. Cash wheat at Kansas City was 1G1%c higher. shows the following changes:^***! Loans 1,138.417.600. decrenso 31.587.300.1 Deposits 31.100.1&3,300. ‘ " Circulation 350."““'"” Legal tenders Specie 1211,126.300. decrease $2,003,100.1 —iReserve $Z88,892,600. Increase $146,900. Reserve required $27,545,820, decrease $495. 7,wFi. decrease si.&st.juu. 6.183,300. decrease $1,980,200. 000. ■ e Sui ta- WEEKLY STATEMENT ATLANTA CLEARING HOUSE (Darwin O. Jones, Manager.) Clearing* Haturilay I M6.M7.£l Dame day laat year...., 7W.SS.f7 Increase 16.7oi.ol Clearings for Iveek Same week list yesr 3.628,703.5b Increase 214,660.71 Central Bank and Trust Corporation CAPITAL $500,000.00 Candler Building. Branch, Corner Mitchell and-Forsyth Streets OFFICERSi ASA O. CANDLER, President. W. II. PATTERSON. Vlre-Pre.Menl, A. P. COLES, Cashier. JOHN 8. OWENS. Vlve-l’reeldent. WM. D. OWENS, Aaaletant Cashier. 4 Per Gent Compound Interest Paid on Savings Deposits He Who Hesitates Never Gets Anywhere. ‘Don’t hesitate about starting that Saoings Account § 9 The first deposit places you past tho first milestone on the “success” road. A desire to save is one of the best indications of “char acter” nud the act of saving provides for that “Inevitable Rainy Day.” Many a Golden Opportunity-is lost forever for lack of immediate funds. An occasional dollar from your “ex travagance fund” affords the chance to grasp the opportu nities. The world never afforded more “money making op portunities” before. We will pay you 4 per cent on your savings. Union Savings Bank. ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA. GA C. E. CURRIER, President'. H. T. INMAN, VIce-PrealdenL GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAMES S. FLOYD, Aiilitant Cashier. Capital r $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. JJ