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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WUDNEHnAT, MAY 15. lSOT.
Influenced by Strong Cables
From the English
Market.
CLOSED SHARPLY UP
In New York Very Heavy
Liquidation of July Caused
Sharp Reaction.
.... Vnrk Mgr is.—Business nt the open-
K'Tlto fetwnmnrtot won active nml the
JJartatw, *n». Crtces were op 6 to 18
Sr... There tvo« cvry cvliletice of a brnml-
fili outdde Interest In. the gsrket. tnfln-
. 1 I... fuvnrnlilp W6
2a f,y fn“w«hT. weitu^r While M»
£uli sold considerable of the staple nt
{~" „.rt. there wa« active purchasing
tfL.ffh commission houses.
•mi feature of the market here after the
.Kheavy selling hr a broket• of July,
nt. Mies were estimated «t 25,ooo bales and
Sieved to be for the Wall street butt lend
The Liverpool market Wednesday was
.2! enrooraitlus to the bulls. The open-
ISi *hut prices began Improving Inline-
Kii'.ii after the opening and at the close
SJI irregutar tWM points above the closing
^ne'roMowfng “• the'range tn the nctlre
•carte lu Liverpool today:
Iinotry-Kebruary ...AIM
Jlsvditne
t/lW.
6.01
6.33
*’» -C;
uKf
jHf-June
SfesrlS
Tpln’nera''.sIBu! ffgPLte
Jm puma advance; middling Ml.
nn he strong IJverpool, the New York
■irket for futures opened Arm 7B21 points
ffiSe the previous close. Tory h.-nvy rains
la Mlsisslppt. Arkansas anil Louisiana gave
in additional stimulating Influence tint
!fter a few point* further ndvnnca In July,
fk-tober. Hwinlwr ond Januarr, all thera
Lions ^lllnir well above 11c, heavy llqul-
Stlon l.v the Wall street hall of July,
pJhU trigged some 11618 points by the
D Th.- h N>\v York market doted barely
■tendv Mil point* lower on tlie near
month*, the dlftnnt poaltlon* showing gain*
of 467 points.
Srinl wookly interior movement-
.■PL. . vlDti at oll U. 8. port*^
Net receipt* today, Ml
day 15....
C«nnpjtrn!lv
.Vet receipt*
Same dny Inst year.
Decrease
Total receipt* for four <lny*..
41.126
69.783
Deereii 8,667
Totnl receipts since StptMiiber 1 j’JSo'JS
i last year..
estimated i
New Orleans
Galveston ...
Houston
nt Atlnutn
Receipts todny
Ssnie dn.v Inst yenr
Decreuse
Shipment* todn
7JM.4M
2,201,935
lpt» Tbr.rartnjr:
19>7.
910 to U00
1.000 to 2.000
1.003 to 1,300
1906.
3.892
2,404
3
Same day Inst yenr ...
Decrease
B ock on hnnd today
me dny Inst yenr ..
Increase
1.6!
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool. steady; 'middling uplands 6.91.
Atlsntn. steady; middling llty.
New York, steady: middling 12.05.
New Orleans, Arm; middling 1113-16.
Houston, sternly; middling 12V«.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12ty.
Wilmington, steady: middling llty.
steady; middling llty.
NEWS AND GOSSIP
of the Fleecy Staple.
Special to The Georgian.
(From Hayward, Vick * Clark.)
New York, May 15.-J. H. Who }
room ns amt V? tn 9 adrance on Intc months.
Opened steady *A4 up on near ami gu up
mi Inte. At 11:15 p. m., quiet 614 to 7
rohance on near and 7 to 714 advance on
“ Spot* steady 8 pulut, higher; Amcrl-
1 middling 6.91;, onlea 10,000, Araerlcnn
. ■peculation nml export,' 600; Importa,
79: American. 2.000.
8,000; American,
I'nrta Mtlmnted early nt 8,000, against 11,-
033 lost yenr.
Liverpool strong, especially
tlons. Covering movement, switching From
new cron to near months. Spot market
tlve and strong In Liverpool. W.» look
Of.
alacrity, being convinced
situation It getting serl-
1 he bull crowd has missed It by selling
with the expectation of breaking values to
get back In cheaper. The market slinplv
can not be laid unwn In the face of the
tremendous rnlnfall yesterday and Inst
bight In Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana
and Arkansas. A condition report of under
i0 looks probable, and cotton will sell sen
sationally higher before Jane 4. The mar
ket has outgrown pool* and cliques, and w«
look to see a Mg advance today or tomor-
* S°mmL nr 2 H *• »• y>M»: May 10.82,
July 10.86, October 11c, January 11.15.
The market has taken enro of nn enor
mous clique liquidation of July this morn-
id It holding
mg. probably TO,000 bales, nnd
Forecast Is for clearing weather, and
, ..uvn .. UUI niium inij
on any breaks, as the damage already done
In Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and
western Alabama can not bo repaired.
VUE8DAY f 8 COTTON MARKET
New .Orleans. May 16.-Tlmes-I)emocrst:
lofthi" *
Many sections of the Booth sent In buying
.orders on a small scale, and yesterday’s
cotton market boomed In crest shape. The
weather continues very unfavorable, and the
than looked for, It Is quite evident that the
foreign jjow of.^op/ltjiatjon ls^stlll falrly
XU
the crop .
tlon. In Its
opportunity for the trader on the out
the clique confidence, nml with the
backward to an alarming degree, new crop
sellers are becoming scarcer every dny.
Thu* the market I* narrowed to *urh an ex
tent that e\‘en limited support does the
work that nothing qlse than heavy buying
power could accomplish In ordinary time*.
It !• n weather market tn the last detail.
" * y's map will probably determine
her a new high level Is to lx» reached
Today’s map
whether n new _ __
or whether a few points reaction Is to be
brought about.”—Ilayward, Vick & Clark.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
EGGS-Actlve 16c.
LIVE DOCLTHY—Hens, active, 40c etch;
chickens, active, 40045c each; ducks, Pekin.
30c ouch; puddle* 26c each; geese, full
feathered, 40c each; turkeys, dull I2tyc
pound.
DRESSED POULTRY—Geese, undrawn,
active 10c pound; turkeys, undrawn, actlra
144H?r iMMind; fries active 10011c pound;
hens 14c? pound.
I'HODUt'K—I-nrU 10@llc pound; hams
I pound; sides active 11c pound; buUer salve
JW22c pound; Iteeswsx active 26c pound;
iboney, bright, octlve 10c pound; honey. In
1-pound blocks, active 12ftc pound; whltn
"ft Inistinl lady pens"g
active
white
13.50
Kit i iip—I.VUHUJS, mm-/ .»ii
5.25; hnnnnmt, per bunch, cull
straights 3tyc pound; pineapples, Cuban, per
^■Hi4.50; orniiges. Florida stock, owing
lid condition on nrrlvr' — *••-
«f; IP
trlTH— Lemons, fancy Messena, 35.000
■MMOteteiili, active.
Wllmlncto!
Mem plus, l r . ^
Galveston, firm; middling
TODAY’fi PORT RECEIPT8.
Tbs followiiu table shows receipts at tbs
New Orion us.
Galveston. . .
Mobile
Rkvniinnh. . .
Charleston. . .
Wilmington. .
Norfolk.
Boston. . .
Phllntlelphln.
Pacific mast. . . .
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
The following table show* the interior
sioveineiit of cotton, compared with the
•sme day Inst yenr:
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER,
N,w nrt.an., May IS.—Liverpool
•Mae a full re.pon,, to yeaterday’H
Hm In the American markets and on
Arrival of latest weather news became
PAnlrky, advancing 10 Kngllah point,
Bi as many minute,. New crop, there
••“red a maximum gain of 19 point,.
The execution of buying order, accu
mulated over night caused nn advance
about 20 points around the opening
•‘ our market this mornlne but the
a*“° k •"! better weather Induced llb r
.n w *ilch not only satisfied
*‘i demand but caused a setback. We
MVe now advanced nearly 1 l-2c centa
Prospect, for an under-supply for
Mjt season, but It will be some month,
“tore this deficiency I, actually felt,
in tbe mean time there I, room for re-
2. jt" consolidate Interests. Wcath.
w conditions during the past 24 hour,
..iIL u ? f ' uorabl0 - Cold weather pro-
'n the Northweat. Oklahoma
3S. heavy froats; Fort Worth
' 1'gnt frost. Ruins wfA-n oonoml nml
h«v! h ! fro8t * Ra * n » "’tffe general ami
thA i n lhe cen * r ®l and portions of
* eaetern belt. Much damoKo by
down-p^r. hall and wind 1, re-
Li™. ■ . indication, point to Renernlly
tni .’I 1 , warmar weather for the cen-
wit »nd wester Mates, but there will be
tollo». i *J e northeastern itatei, to be
tmr . b>r cl **rlng weather tomor-
on ,V A * the market, all depend,
5nt, y weather outlook. On the
, or l th? tl ° r mor * rain, of consequence
•ton an t C l n,r * 1 hoK. realizing w*nuld
' ha nre again to buying. The
Aov.m™ “snin io ouying. une
55?rw con<,,t ton report, to appear
very buiiifh"*' naturally expected
• the #nd may lead t0 AnPVort
lnform.1’i' irket Prior to it, appearance.
™ ormM 'on bung • reccIvSl from
ernte $404.
to six* and
1(04.50; apple*. Now York stato fancy $6.60
*t t : Florida bopey beaches, $5 crate; grape
r - ,,u ,is,if n owlug to site and
arrival, per box
.. _ , IN
frnlt. Florida «tork. _ ___
odor, per Ik>x 12.1003; limes, Florida stock,
per 100 31.50; pennuta. In sacks averaging
) pound* ouch, owing to grade, per poun<L
Edited by
Joseph B. Lively
MARKETS
Mr. Lively's twenty-firs
years' experience of ed
iting markets In Atlanta
sod the South has made
him t recognised au
thority In his specialty.
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS
NAME OF STOCK.
Amalgamated Copper.
Atlantic Coast Line. .
American Sugar Kef. .
Anaconda .......
American Locomotive,
do. preferred ....
Am. Smelting ltef. . .
uu. preivrreu . . .. ,
American Cottou Oil. .
Am. Car Foundry . . .
Baltimore & Ohio . . .
Brooklyn Knptd Tran..
Canadian 1'aelflc . . .
Chicago and Horthw'n.
Chesapeake A Ohio . .
Colorado Fuel & Iron.
Ceutral Leather ....
Erie „
^ do, preferred .
t.enernl Kl-ftrlo
Illinois Central ....
Am. Ice Securities . .
Louisville k Nashville.
isMi
Total atock salea fite.too share's.
&
NAME OF STOCK.
n. y.. 6nt k w.
National Lend. . . <
Northern I'aclfic. . ,
New York Central. .
Norfolk A: Western. .
Pennsylvania
People’s Gns.
Pressed Steel Car.
do. preferred. .
Pacific Mall
It—dlni
Ueauing.
Hepubllc Steel. ....
Kock Island. ......
do. preferred. . . .
United States Rubber.
do. preferred. ...
Southern Pacific. . . .
Southern Hallway. . . .
do. preferred. . . .
Sloss-SUefTleld. . . . » ,
Tenn. Coal & Iron. . • ,
Texas & l’nclflc.
Union Pacific.
LilllHI I il’IAIV. ...
United States Stool.
do. preferred. .
Va.-Car.CbemleeL .
do. preferred. •
Western Union. . .
Wabash.
Wisconsin Central .
do, preferred . .
do, preferred ♦ .
S3%
-*p.
’-'1 1 4
iSh
c ,-'
\k
■k
TIPS FLASHED
From Wall Street
Special to The Georgian.
<From Hayward, Viek & Clark.)
New York, - May 15.—J. 8. Hacbe & Co.:
London mostly below parity.
Weakness lu Cuundlau Pacific put damper
on bullish enthusiasm. The rumors of new
issue of stocks was denied, but came too
late to help the market. Canadian Pacific
authorities ndmlt there Is same cause tot
poor outlook for crop* in Canada.
There was considerable selling of short
stock, and this will prove n sustaining In
fluence when the market turns.
veil.
xpect to see thei
lead
very far, nnd
market on tbe
The Now York Financial Bureau: Amal
gamated Is well bought around 93. Union
Pacific meets stock toward 148. We think
reactions It should be good for turns,
ss continues unabated in
Pennsylvania I* being
for betterment. Heading
nind 111, but supported
nut the
is tbe bulllshne
Eastern circles.
•trongly tipped
neets offerings i
d 106. Hineltlng reactlo
tip is to In
mil tip
i any North Amer-
the m. . .... ,
lean’* dividend Is to bo increased. Canadian
Pacific Is sold by professionals on cron talk,
■“ Issue rumors, end Is reactionary,
to themselves. New York Central is In a
position to do better. Other actives con-
In the trading position. Profession-
Town Topics:
..rarlmi
cllnlng
While little liquidation
_ jet, we look for the do
ing tendency to run *ome further, and
would not advise buying stocks except
on reactions of a point or Two. There are
too many adverse features nt the tnomont
to render any bullish operations of Impor-
■■■a tlm
tonce for
NEW YORK.
The following Is tho rouge tn cotton fu-
s tnres In Now York tofloy:
J
|
s
n
1 if
t May
t June., , . ,
July.. . . .
Aug. . . .
S*pt. . . .
Oct. ....
Nor. . . .
Dec
Jnn
io:»
10.99
10.80
in.R3
11.-1
10.98
UeS
11.20
10.97
UM
11.03
1
10.93
11.01
B|i
u.i'
11.22
icTTi
i iU
Rv
10.79
I'.T
! '••-
10.9S
i£fi
11.08
10.78
10.81
10.79
10.79
10.83
10.98
10.96
11.09
10.75-80110.86^
10,754010.86-88
10.81-82 10.90-91
10.78-80 10.72-74
ia76-78 10.70-71
10.92 9310.88
10.92-94 10.87-89
10.96-97 10.90-91
11.08-09111.01-03
Closed bo rely stem
aa-sai.-r:;.-.::,,:-!
y.
LIVERPOOL.
Tbo following Is tbe opening range, 2 p.
m. and close, compared with yesterday:
Futures opened firm.
May 6.40H-6.41
Juiy-Auf.... 6,27 -6.
Aug.-Sept... 6.16H-6.L,
dept.-Oct.... 6.07 4.06'
Oct.-Nov.... 6.96 -6.96'
Nov.-Dec.... 6.95 -6.94'
Dec.-Jan.... 6.93
Jan.-Feb 6.92ft-5.91Vi
Feb.-March.. 5.93 -6.93
Closed steady.
NEW ORLEANS.
The following is tbe rnngo In cotton fa-
nrea in Now Orleaqa today:
May.,
#1
June. . ,
July.. , ,
Aug.. . .
Sent. . .
Oct. . .
Nor. . .
Dec. . .
Jan. .
Jll.kSlti.ts
mAm
.11.35 11.33
ClMod ■tend]'.
TTmIT
ii!» i
I a
mmm
1.M
11.99
11.73-7911.82-83
ii M
11.60
11.29-37
11.24 26
M.a-S
11.24-25
NOTES ON GRAIN.
I’oiuters on Provision!.
'Omaha, wlredl ’’Have exnmlnedontBH
carefully around our fourteen ttatlona lu
northweat Nebraska and place damage at
15 per cent to dato. Now very dry and
need rain badly to maintain present
„ r ,_ rain badly to maintain presen.
dltloti. Acreage of winter wheat small, but
wbat there la will not yield over two-thirds
of a crop or less.”
Message from Kansas said: "Saw lota
of fields of whest In Kansas plowed on and
some had hundreds of cattle turned in to
eat what was left."
The Southwest Groin and Flour Journal,
of Wichita, In a special crop bulletin lust
Issued says: “During the last few days
we are receiving Information from our cor
respondents from counties north of hero
that had not* complained heretofore; ac
cording to reports green bugs are appear
ing In large numbers In Saline, Ellsworth,
Bice. Reno. McPherson jind ns far north
as Hepubllc nnd Smith counties, hrora
these report* It would aeem that It will not
be loug until the whole state will be In
fested and cut n big hole In the crop sit
uation, although the witrm weather Is con
ducive to the growth of wheat. It looks
now- as though the exodus of the green
bugs northward meant looking up new pas
tures and. green fields.'
On passage statement:
TRADING IN WHEAT
ACTIVE AND BROAD
Liberal Offerings Caused a
Sharp Decline in Early
Session.
day. Co:
Tic and 1
SIMMS
ns were 12VH9
ket around the ,— —
ccssfitl thrusts were made at tbe market
by the local crowd lu nn nttempt to drive
tbe public out of It* position on the long
side. Buga nre leaving southern Kansas,
but they are more proflfic In the northern
part of the state.
rrevlot
Week.
loua
Last
Ah
corn Increased 620,000 bushels.
Visible supply change*
wi*
iwiDt. tomatoes nctlre 3202.75; potatoes,
new, 34.0005.25 barrel; onions, * —•-*—
• • -rfitTp
...... vn .. w —~— _ - umuuii, *iv UlOlliUll,
11.75 P-r liuali.ls^fify^tlaD^ 4c jtound; old
hndid, OetlTO „.wv« rmr:
holt lurrol, 83.75; he.ni, round
*7.75; wnx 3i.S7ll.CA ernte: a.pnrn.
2-pound htincho.; Rnallih p«.»,
—-— “ o; boot. 33 ernto.
none; cucumber., 32.23 crate;
unpocnico,
HICB-Jop 5bSHc; bond <87c; fine/ bond
6!4«7, acoordlnx to tbo grnao.
clIEEHK—Fnucy full croara dnlry 1744c;
'"rGAit^Standard franotntfd 36.30; Sew
York roflnod 4«4e; plantation 4He.
, COFFEE—Koaatnl Arhucbto. 316; bulk In
tan and tarrola 12c: xrorn 11812c.
Hhroddwl biscuit J5 rune; No. 2 rolled o«U
33.S rare; Mck xrlta, 96-pound taxa, 31.86;
oraton, full wrlxbt, 32 caao; llxht wolxbt
aalmon 34.S caao;
cocoa 40c; chocolato
. anuf.', 1-pound ]ara)
48c; rnoat hoof 12.60 mao; rornod hoof 32.6:
caao; ratanp 31.90 caao; almp, Now (Jr-
■■ cnllon: corn SOo xallon; Cul.n
lioorxla |•nllo 30 xallon: o.ilt.
lOHioiind, toe; axle xrooae 31.76; aod; crack-
ora 644c pound; lotnon 7c: oyalor 7e: tar-
ora OI4C poo no; iwmun " 1 t., mi
nt candy, per pound, 644c; mixed, per
pound, CHc: tomatoca, 2-pound, 31.30 caao;
R pound 32.26: naty lioona 32; Lma bonna.
6c; twit nititebes, nor xroaa, 31.65; nijcnronl.
6H87o pound; anralnca, mnalnrd. 63.25 c«ta.
pSinh. 33.2583.89 caao; PMnuta. TTHc; ropo,
4-ply cotton. 18c; toap, 31.6084 caao.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
£»* sis:
,, COn5-N f o. W : h ”hltcTnc; ft'olco wb.to, 79c;
trustv/orthy aourcea tn New York to
the effect that hitherto leading Inter-
eeta In July have liquidated In favor
of operations In new cropa. The mar
ket here la much quieter.
New York. May 18.—A netproua and
excited market characterlied the open
ing today. July aold above He. while
October aold up over 20 polnta on
tremendous dealings. The bull pool
did not heaitate to realise thla morning,
and large llnea were thrown on the
market, but the re.tstance displayed by
the new crop months was a attend Id
testimony to the Inherent strength of
the bull situation. Clique realising In
July forced a decline In that month of
20 polnta from the high level, but the
declines In the later month* were not
as violent. Weather report* show no
.Igna of Improvement—rain* generally
in the Mississippi valley, and forecast*
call for cloudy weather with ahowera
for today and tomorrow. The bull
crowd^appaar to have the altuatlon
w”l In hand. They are favored by
weather condltlona. and we oee no raa-
a bull mark, twtth reaction*. All dip.
Should be utilised to get long of cot-
ton. We fear the new crop situation 1*
precariou*. %
L F »lrehlld. Eatabllshed 1885.
L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY,
S. J. White.
NEW ORLEAN8.
b! Cotton Exchange, M'mbartl ^ BxcUaga.
>tt Onhn. u?? Exchange. New Orlwm
Tl# * n# H*oek Exchange. Chicago Bonr«l of Trade.
LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION,
rttar* Wir»« i« vt-u* vnnty ..a miteion urUcr* Itlkl^l
S*ho\« V (Sckiii®r!P V T0BK 00(1 CU,CAG0 '
Wheat, deerwiae
S orn, decrease ..
ats, decrease ..
.....1,963,000
Lost
Year.
2.496.000
1.081.000
2,486,000
•Increase.
World's wheat ahlpmenta
American
Rusalan
Dnnublnn
India ....
Argentina
I'revloua Last
Week. Week. Year.
3,328.000 2,560,000 1172,000
l«*-'S22 }-S5'2S
, M0,900 2,960,000 1.200,000
ttJ.OOO 824.000 184.000
1,088,000 3.486,000 3,104,000
Austrsllan 7 2 - 22! 4 ** ,M0
Auatrla-llungary... • 66,000 . 66.000
Chlle-N. Africa.... 96.000 96.000
Total 12,800,000 12,320,000
PLACING OF GOOD ORDERS
BLEACHED COTTON YARN8,
Now York Commercial: The week In the
cotton yarn market has shown n atilt fur-
ther steadying up of price# under a fairly
lfmnntl from l>otb wearer* and knit*
ac tl re, tl c rnaru? fr'nra I-Jtb weaver.iirt
tor*. Tbo manner In which Inrxc wMvInx
Interests have boon operating In th-market
has done much to do awny with Price troqr-
ulartttca, while the advnnce ■» ™w cotton
has also helpwl the altuatlon. Report* from
the South atnto that soft ynrn anlnnera hare
icon doing more hnotnoaa and havo booked
lory fair order, within the pa.t fee day*
very fair oruer* whiiib tur
for dcllrerle* rnnnlnx through to AuxuttgB
Bolling ngent* rcpivacntlnr Eaatorn nilj "
hnre *V*o lioon In receipt of n very fair
iiualncni and there 1* co gc ttln 8 a — n / f'l'J
the fact that th# market la not* on a mucB
nrmrr taals than It a, J h * t , b !^ , i, ll n , , n ,f,^
last week. Western and Routherii knitters
are covering for summer need* and to aotne
extent through to the fall. New \ork state
knitting concern* nro also In the mnrket
and show lea* dcalrc to hold off than they
did a short while ago. ,
It seems to lie tbe general opinion thnt
prices bare new taken an upward turn
which will be maintained welllntnthe ram.
mer, a* the spinner* nro supplied tilth
orders sufficient to carry them mroufli the
dull months, and under those conditions
price concession* need not be made In order
to secure bnoluosa.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ra
Print Cloths Open Steady.
0 opentog of business yesterday It
an. at once seen that print cloths wore to
be kept at steady prices anil that ilemnrol
wo* a* strong ns at the close'of last week.
nerafora'are^ractlcaiiy off th# market for
any tear delivery, hut on contract arc mov
ing on a tasl. of 4*4 cent. 10 4146 cent.
The printer, using narrow odds abowod n
disposition to rake «nr nrar-by offorlngs of
64x60, at 47-16 .cents. — -
Wide stand
ards held firm yesterday, and •cents re
ported buying that calls for November de-
firery on standards and higher count cloth*.
white feed, 96c; No. 2 yellow. 78c; mixed,
74c; cracked corn, per bushel, 75c; trails, $13.
CHICKEN Fi:i:6-Flfty-~uud Mcka^wc;
Purina chick feed, $1.93; Victor f
feed. $1.90;
OAT»-ao. 2"white. 68c; No. 2 mixed, 57c;
Golden tat. 67c; whit, diptad 60c.
MKAI—I'lnln, per 96-pound tacta. Tic; 4»-
pound sork, 72c; plkln 20-pound rack,. Tie;
choice large tales 31.10;
Jl tales, 3l.»; do No. i.
ir. dw®
pounds, $1.36.
PROVISIONS.
« hams l&ttc: bel-
5; fat hacks
1M?H: Fur*
hams 10.5);
10c
FISH—Bream
pound; trout $c pouna; nine pw* ic
nomMtto 26c pound: mackerel t2Vic pound;
mixed flub Go pound: fresh water trout.9c
SJond: Florida shad roe 26e: buck 10c;
Georgia aUatl roc i'Tcj buck 15c ea4b.
shorts buying nnd lon/ts i
Oats were under selling
the principal longs.
isure from
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Uows, compared with
WHEAT-
Mny 92
July 06
Sept 96*4
COHN-
SI P R
& •
: HStt
tta ; ’H il:S
16.56 16.(6 16.70
5Iny
Jnly.
Bent....
rOUK—
May..
July..
um ii.M
*'&*£** l, m
May
July... 9.25
Bent.;. 9.37Vi
RIDES—
May...
July... 9.<
Sept... 9.
*;»
9.4244
WEATHER REPORT.
STATE FORECASTS.
cooler
South enrol Inn—Showers nnd cooler to
night; Thursday partly cloudy, ahowera ond
cooler in east portion.
Alabama—l'nrtly cloudy nnd much cooler
tonight; Thursday fnlr nud wanner.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The area of low pressure hns moved north
now centered over northern Michigan, while
Its trough extends south Into Alabama.
The northwestern high area has pushed
lower Mississippi valley, with a correspond
* * ire fall. . „ ,
area 1* moving eaat and now
ig temperature fall
The cloudy area la moving eaat and now
covers tbe states east from the Mississippi,
Bain* have fallen In Texas, Arkansas and
over tho eastern half of the map except on
the Atlnntlc eoast. The greatest of falls oc
curred in portion* of Georgia, Tennessee,
enrred In portion* of Georgia, Tsnneaaee.
Alabama, Mississippi nnd Louisiana. Rain
was falling thla morning at Marnuotte. Cin
cinnati, Nashville, Asheville, Birmingham
and Macon. . . . 1
The conditions favor clearing and cooler
weather In thla section tonight; Thursday
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
For . the 24 hotira ending^at | a. m., 75th
meridlau time, May :
STATIONS
inila
^Atlanta, cloudy. . .
*Chnttauooga, rain,
••(’olumbus, cloudy.
i palneevllle, cloudy,
breenvllle, rain. .
Jrlffln, cloudy. . .
•Macon, rain. . . .
Montlcello, cloudy. *
rvewnan. cloudy. . .
Rome, cloudy. .
nllnpoosa, cloudy.
iToccna, cloudy. . . M
••Weat 1'olnt, cloudy
um temperntui
•— I a. m. "
too late.
73
1]
5 cl
a
2.1>
tfi
ho 12-hour p»
THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened 44 higher nnd ,t 1:19 p. m.
44 higher, (’loird H higher.
Corn opened unrhnnged, and it Iff p.
m, unchnnged to 44 higher. ClooeU 44 high-
ANALYSIS OF COTTON
MOVEMENT TO MAY 1.
•xm
r 'S?R,"
Texand^^ «U fig..
3.84; Haslehurat. La., 4.92; Natcbes, Mist.
6.24; Alierdeau, Mias., 1.82: Livingston, Als.
4»'<r|lircu, Ml*,,, liWl UIIIU*,IVH, »,■«,
3.74: Montgomery, All., J.fa: Corinth, Sit.*.,
8.08: Tuwnmhl., Als., 284; Greenwood,
Miss, 2.10; J.ckran, MIh., 200; take, Mima
New Orlnn., May 15.-Roerotary Heater’*
analysis of the rotton movement for eight
month*, front geptember 7 to tho close of
April, tnclusiro, show* that compared with
tho crop movement loot year Texas, Indud-
4nc Indian Territory, ha* brought Into sight
thT, ataaon tn round flguroa 1,639,000 bales
more; other guff *tnte*,7nelmllng Arkansas,
tattlslan*. Mle.l.rippl, Tonneraoe, Mloaonrt
and Oklahoma, have marketed 979,000 more
and the Atlantic stats* of North and 8onth
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and
Virginia 76,000 more, making tho total la
-mao 2*4.000 tale* over Inal year.
Tho amount brought Into sight by groups
of states follows!
Texas and Indian Territory 4,331.091. other
gulf state* 2867,927, Atlantic states, 4,424.734.
Total crop In sight at elora of April 12604,-
362 an Increase over list year of 2631.675,
» Increase over year before lost of I,o0»,»tl,
and an Increase over tho some time In 1904
of 2110.627.
ment ■
otton
handled nt oat porta and across the Mlsri.-
slppl. Ohio nnd I’otoroac river, overt,nil to
American mill,, notable of th. cotton bolt,
for tbe eight month, from Heptemtar to
April,* Inclusive, showing nn overage per
tale of 621.24 pounds against 616.M for ihe
same period last year. Dy ttitea:
Texas ports .63S.fi against 529.06
Lonlatena .A3270 against 516.76
Alabama 624.71 against 634.46
Georgia 603.63 agnlnit 604*9
Routt! Carolina agnlnit 40
North Carolina 473 agnlnit 493
Virginia "‘I JS?..
Tennessee, ate 816,71 against 5X1.12
NAVAL STORE8.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah. Jfny 15.-Turpentlne steady at
6344064; esie* 600: receipts 6*4.
ttoeln firm; esie* 1.670; recelpte 1.280:
window ad son 35.70: water whit. 36.60; M
35 46 N 36.35; K 33.25: I 34.90; II 11.9604.99;
(»'34.6104.*; V 34.7504.80; B 34.70; V 34.4j
0460; ABC 34.350440.
l Yiiiki ( ity. Miss., 1.90; Macon, Mlsc,
Meridian.
J*s., 3.42: Gkolana. Min.,
&su; nnyataborn, Miss., 264; Fort Itepoilt
Ala.. 1.9a; Opelika, Ala., 224: Belmi. Ala.
2M; Talon Springs, Ala., 210; Goodirater,
Ala., 228; Greensboro, Ala., 3.20,
Frost at Htlllwntor, Cbnndler, Shawnee,
Okla. Heavy frost nt Oklahoma City. Okla
DISTRICT AvfeliAflW"‘
CENTR
STATIC
AL
ON.
Atlanta. . . .
Anguata. . .
Chnrlcaton. .
Galveston. .
Little Rock. .
Mobile
Montgomery ..
New Orleans.
Oklahoma. . .
Bnvnnnnh. . .
Vicksburg. . .
Wilmington. .
t. ladle.
E~~
Tempara tur*.
Uln."
Mas.*
11 in | * p r**< I a Lie ralufkk
or 24 hours eutllog 8
Remarks.
leower temperature* are reported from all
western *ectlona and central districts.
Bains have been general throughout the
J. B. MARBURY.
Section Director.
WEATHER IN COTTON BELT.
and cool, bant rain yesterday afternoon an*
cool, 4.93 Inches rain yesterday; Greenville,
clear and very cold, bard rain all day yes
terday and last night; Lexington, partly
cloudy, rained nil day yeaterdny and last
night, hardest rainfall this year; Meridian,
cloudy and cool, $.42 Inches rnln fell last
R Alabama—Huntsville, raining and cool;
Florence, cloudy and cool, rained hard for
TREND DOWNWARD
AT THE OPENING
Initial Prices of Stocks
Large Fraction to Over
Point Off.
OFFERINGS SMALL
Only a Few Issues Werd
Dealt in in the Early
Session.
:peri
The bnlnnce of forces which has been mak
ing for a deadlock wna more complete thnn
ever, and while dealings fell to an almost
absolute nothing the movement of price*
likewise came to n halt. At, tbe opening
there was a lltt\e selling for foreign ac
count. which carried prices down a fraction
lielow last night’* closing. Tho market*
abroad wero reported In the saui© dejected
■ntfi tbtr
After
ned a
trifle, ond there was-some speclol strength
for a time Ip the copper shares. But there
1 market on tbe ad-
moro money. Money will likely
er prior to the maturity of the governmont - --
abort 4 Dor cent bonds "ns no moro lire iu iub tuarsoi on iuc uu-
G.nor.1 Ettatrlc nnd Sugar nro being well 'an™ thnn there lin.l been on th. early
nbsorlied by Investors. decline and at midday tbe entlra Hat lay
Take profits In cotton and wheat on all
btilree. ' n ’
THE COFFEE MARKET.
New York, May 15.—Following are coffee
cabiea;
Havre, 10 a. m.—Market barely steady;
noon, declined *4 franc; sale*. 21,000.
Hamburg^ 10 a. m.—tfagkfit unchanged;
**1*10 receipt a, 18,000; stocks, 838,000; market
dull.
2,508,000: market barely
Bao i’nulo receipts, 4L100; Junillahy re-
Ipts, $3,000.
The following figure* give the opening
and elora ol * Km —
for today:
January
February
March ..
April .. .
May ....
June ..
July .. ,
August .
September
October ..
November
December#..
ITt'UIIH'IF . , ’ . . , , , , , I mW.4WTI.«
Closed quiet. Sales 13,250 bag*.
COTTON 8EED OIL.
May. .♦. . .
July
Beptember. ^ ,
October. . . .
November. . .
December. . .
Closed easy.
THE LIVE 8T0CK MARKET.
Chicago, May 15.—Hog*—Receipts 28,000.
Market weak to a shade lower: left over
2.288; light 98.9O04.57ty; mixed $8.M06.52ty;
heavy M.O608.47ty; rough KM8I0:
$5.8006.35; yorkera $6.62ty®6.&5; good
choice heavy $6.3608.47ty,
| P ‘fo
•tndyl
bolf.ra
'lock*
enfantl firart.r, 32.904t6.i6. ......
Bh.op-Rra.lpta 15.999. Mjrkot •tta'ly;
good natlye 34.65flfl'76; w.,t.rn 34.6009.75;
yearling* 36.6O07.27i4; Utah* 346006.70; west-
CHICAGO CAR LOT8,
Wheat..
Corn.. .
Onto..
Hogs, h.nti 16000
past eighteen hour*; Selmo. cloudy and
cool, ralnod bard all night; Mobile, cloudy
and plcsunt, light ralu lost night.
tatilriana—Alexandria, downpour of rain
last night; tak, Chari.a, partly cloudy nnd
"South Cardllns—Columbia, cloudy and
warmVorccnrtlle, cloudy nnd warm, ralntnl
laat night; ftiartanburg. cloudy and threat-
enlng. rained thla morning.
North Carolina—Cloudy and cool; been
^Tennessee—Cloudy and cool; been raining.
New York. May 15.—The stock market
itiiiuinore niju wuiu, »."inrn«io r uei "r, lo
dlan Pacific and American Smelting ...
Southern Pacific Steel common 34. and I
Northern Pacific ty7 Brooklyn Rapid Tran-1
. aclflc started ** lower and rallied ty. Read
ing opc»e<l ty lower nnd rallied ty. Amalga-
* ** * — and lost the gain.
pelawar^aud^lfudson^p^ued lty lower'aod '
mated opened I
Delaware andj
lost In all 2tyT
MINING STOCKS.
Boaton, May 15.—Opening: North Bntte
91 ty, Cnlumet-ilecl* 870. Fruit lOOty, Copper
Range 82ty, Shannon 177i, Adventure 338,
Green Can S5ty.
THE LONDON STOCK MARKET.
'lOpn
Anaconda *, .. ..
Atchison
do, preferreil
tguuifiviiic nuu Washvllle ,,
Mexican Central, preferred
iiiii
Reading
Southern Pacific .
Bouthern Hallway
do, preferred .
8t. I’afil
Union Pacific .... .*
United States Steel .. .
do, preferred
Wabash, preferred .. .
¥
iiiii
MEXICO WANTS
JOINT PROTECTORATE
Washington, May 15.—President
Dias, of Moxlco, la accredited with sug
gesting a schomo to tho atato depart
ment for a Joint protectorate with tho
United Btatoa over Central American
countries. Borne commotion was
caused among the diplomatic represen
tative, and they flocked to tho Mate
department, but nothing could bo
learned.
CARRIER AND WOMAN
IN DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Chicago, May 15.—Thomas D. Ro-
nan, a government letter carrier, and
Mrs. Ellxabeth Netbuhr aro dead ai
the result of a double crime committed
last night. Mr». Nelbuhr was separat
ed from her husband, but was said to
be near a reconciliation. The general
belief la that the carrier, jealous of tho
husband, killed Mr*. Nelbuhr and then
ehot hlmielf.
THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY
Homo Office, 100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFRENTZ, 0. P. A., President.
C. E. Manwarinn, Vice President, Theo. Coeheu, Jr, C. P. A, Sre. and Treat.
BRANCHE8
ATLANTA—Fourth Nal’l Bank Bldg.
CHICAGO—Marquette Building.
PIIILADELI. 71A—Bellevue - Stratford.
SAN FRANCISCO—Belden Building.
NEW YORK—Waldorf-Aatorla.
BOBTON—Exchange Building.
WASHINGTON—Colorado Building.
NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Building.
BALTIMORE—Fidelity Building.
LONDON. ENGLAND—4 King Street, Cheapalde.
ATLANTA BRANCH 1015-18 Fourth National Bank Building,
0. B. BID WELL, Resident Manager.
Telephone, Main 872.
Cable Addrea,, Amdit, N, V.
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK,
COTTON, STOCK8, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISION*
Carondelet and Gravitr Sta* New Orleans.
MEMBERS:
I Now Ottran* Future broker,' Aataelatlon,
Now Orleans rm<i cbleage Board, of Trade.
I Now York Coffee Kxchsogo.
I Associate Members Liverpool Cottas Ass'*
Cter Orleans Cotton F-iehango.
.Cost York Cotton Eaebeage.
Golreslon Cotton Itrehsuse.
Uouatoa Cotton Exchange
New York and Chicago Correspondent,.
J.B. BACHE & CO., AND BARTLETT. FRAZIER * CARRINGTON.
PRIVATE WIRES Tfl ALL POINTS,
FltANK HAWKINS, President.
JOSEPH A. M'COBD, Vlce l’rclilent.
Third National Bank
Capital - - - - $200,000.00
Surplus and Profits $400,000.00
DU. A. W. CALHOUN.
MILTON DAIIOAN,
JOHN W. GBANT.
11. Y. M'COBD,
joski'H* T'ircdnn^ Kaud'wwSd ward.
ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO.,
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
AND AUDITORS
Empire Building. Bell Phon«, Main 85X
ATLANTA. GEORGIA.