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u , , THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, MAY 2.1. 15C II COTTON BUOYANT IN ALL MARKETS livcrpool Led Off With De cidedly Strong Set of Cables. CLOSE WAS FEVERISH New York Active,'Firm and Sharply Higher in Response. Stv York. Mot 23.-Ilu»lne»* at the open- Ijj of the cotton market woo active and toe market Arm at 801T polnta advance, feltonlng strong cables from Liverpool. The late month* led the advance, owing to tbe unfavorable prlrnte advice* regarding crop and weather conditions. Commission lout's bad more order* than on TeaterdaT.I notaMr from part* of the South that have reen tending In bulllah newa. The Liverpool market Thuraday morning was the rarer** of Wednesday at the open- log, In that It was active, strong and buoy, lot, whereas on Wednesday It was active, weak and lower on reports of favorable weather and manipulation for a reaction hy the* Wall street hull leader. The English market Thuraday opened considerably better than dn* and continued to Improve up to the close, which was feTerlth In tone with prices 23H023I4 Eng. 11,1, points higher. Manipulation Is all on the bull aide. The following Is the rang* In the active months In Liverpool today: Open. Illeb. low. ....«.(# 6.22 6.6$ ■ t.tl 6.12 October November ....6.14 6.26 Jentinr.v-Febru»ry MayJun* July Angnat 6.06 CM £3 6.14 Spots were doll but tlrm, * new high terord being reached. Taking* by spinner* ire on n very smnll acfllc. hnt do uot ad versely effect prteea. Middling advanced IS points to 7.W Oil antes of 4,000 bale*. The market for futures In .New York was Arm at the opening, with price* 6017 point* higher. Hie strong l.lverpool cables and for*, tsst for unsettled weather 1n the western half of the belt being the factors for tbo «rly strength and advance. At the high point there were considerable realising sale*, doting th# market steady net 10 to 13 point* higher than Wednesday * goals. Comparative receipt* at all u. 8. ports: Not receipt* Thuraday, May 22 6,620 Same day Inkt year 10.326 iJecrense - »,*** 3.706 Total receipt* for Are day* AM Same day* lott year M.P01 Decrcnae 19,248 Total receipt* alnc* September 1....9,666,202 Same time last year , 7,*g,224 Increase *,168,468 Etfiroafed receipts Friday: .... ^ m ‘•IS N#tr Orleans Gal ve At on .. Houston Movement at Atlanta: Receipts Thursday 8ame day last year Inerense (fblptucnts Thursday lame day Inst year ... iDCMfe Stork on hand Thursday *, 8nme Any Inst year 1907. 1.700 to 2,200 S.OOO to 4,000 900 to 1,000 io i% NEWS AND GOSSIP cf tho Fleecy Staple. Special to The Georgian. g IW Hayward, Vick & Clark.) tOLStx M o° r 8 - Bache Sc Co.. IJTMpool wye flne a.to ■ advance on near J.,. 1 higher on late. Opened J"S<I W *'l,vnncc on near and II advance on lata. At 12:L, p. m., bn ndvnncc on »«r?hd 78V4 to lStToa late? Spot* dull at In points higher; mlddllag, 7.16; anlea 4,006, •peculation and export. 400 import., 11,001; American none. .lEL'Ml?'. 1 cadmaled early at T.000, ngalnst 11642? last week and 10.297 yaat year. 1 rice* in Liverpool buoyant. Spots ad* vnneed. The manipulation I* all on tho bull aide, pur advice to liuy ou dips baa been eotT-eet BO far. Me believe In higher prices and faver purchase* on all declines Bureau report will undoubtedly he bulllah. Journal of Commerca: James ratten It supposed to he still a hull, and ao with nienty of other adventurous western op* tors whose defects do not He la the dli tIon of * lack of courage.' ‘ * Wall street buying ng and Wall stret buying”on reports of UmA —■ Now (hk.™ ,. v . . Clark: About twenty stations lu I*ou!stana. Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas now report ing heavy rains. weather map tomorrow and government records will show sensational weather con ditions. which are bound to again affect the market, only a little realising now. lA>nga taking profit on the rise causes market to l»e stagnant. Prices may yield a little to profit-taking, but if weather condl tlons become generally known and sppi elated tomorrow s further advance will i are selling agsln. Everybody thinks It Is Price, who Is reported caught short on Oc tober. Their object Is only to dei market to buy on. ATLANTA MARKETS. pound. DRESSED POULTRY—Geese, undrawn, rtlvt 10c pound ‘ “ _J917c pound; I bens 14c pound. PBODUCB-La _ tlve 16c pound: shoulders active lo®llc pound; sides active 11c pound; butter octlvt 20922c pound; beeswax active 25c pound honey, bright, active 10c pound; " ~ 1-pound blocks. Sctlvt 12%e poui . peas active 88.25 bushel; lady peas 6150 bushel: stock 61.7592.15 bushel. FRUITS—Lemons, fsney Messena. 65.009 5.25; bananas, per bunch, culls, sctlve, 61; ■ Cam, pel „ . w „N;onoflN$ Florida stock, owing to slse and condition on arrival,, per box. 64.0094.51 ‘Applea, New York state fancy, fUw.oo. Florida honey peaches, 62.0096.00 per crate. Urape fruit, Florida stock, owing to alae and color, per box 62.5093: Rmea, Florida stock, per lOo *61.60; peanuts, In sacks averaging .ter to VEOETABLES-Yollow aqua ah. 61.7SC2.00; ..hlte squash 6191.60 crate; cab"— 8c lb.; tomatoes active, 62.5098.1 new, 64.0095.00 barrel; onions, levununM. r bushel; Egyptian, 4c pound; old .1591.20 bushel; cel- ; NEW YC The following la th* ri tare* Id Now York tofiaj )RK. age la eotloa to- i i A M 5 k 3 li 1 il m«f 1 June July o®-:::: Nov I>ec J*u ii’.w 11.03 IL14 ltn iV.44 11.66 iV.i6 83 1!:-- P 11.64 iV.w 11.08 ll.i; 11 \LM i i*9 11.51 IL04 ll.fS U*H 11.30 1L« IU 11.62 11.06-04 1.06 06 11.1814 !!;8-36 I.J9N0 L 51-52 6.87-90 11.67-69 10.92- 98 10.92- 94 11.02-04 11.19-20 11.28 11.31*29 11.40-41 Closed steady. 8POT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, firm; middling uplands i.IO. Atlanta, steady; middling 12VL New York, quiet: middling 12.85. New Orleans, steady; middling 1214. Norfolk, firm; middling lie. Charleston, firm; middling 11%. Savannah, steady; middling 11%. Galveston, steady: middling 12%. Baltimore, nominal; middling 1274. Memphis, steady; middling, 1174. Roust ou. steady; middling 12%. Charleston, firm; middling 11%. T0DAY*8 PORT RECEIPTS* The following table shown receipts at the e irts today, compared with the same uaj it year: New Orleans. . . . Galveston. . . t . Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington. . . , Norfolk New York Boston. , . , * . 1’lillailelphla Pacific eon at. . . , Total. INTERIOR RECE1PT8. The following table shows the Interior toovemnnt of cotton, compared with tbs toms day last year: Houston. .... Augusta. . , . , Memphis Jt- I-ouls Cincinnati. , . . Hayward, vick & clark's DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orl'an,. Map 23.—The Liverpool hoorii reflects an excited market, showing • lua si mum gain for the day of about 24 potnta. increased hedge buying on contln- i'ii«3 crop news and prufecflve buying !n ’° holiday* are re|M»rteil from that ^arket. This strong I.Ivit|h*o»—but. more •ti l. n very critical wvntlicr outlook this •horning, caused bull speculation In our P‘ arl *7 r * to lie renewed In full force. Open- ft* ah ,°yt 25 higher, prices advanced stead- JJ. ,H »t little luterrnptlou until the pin had resebed 25 points, when realising ^‘nie nttrnctlve and stopped It. While preoiftitatbm during the past 24 boors was tooitfy moderate and confined to Texas ami western Louisiana, Indications now point 2 , n ^petition of the disastrous wet spell •t la*t week. Potato In Louisiana reported 2!* r ,]wo Inches rain early this morning. 6h««i!d It materialize In Its worst form sod «'!«' another serious set back, crop reports ESP a«Hta ss to fully Justify the pro- iu!l In cotton so far established. Sywts from central Georgia ami Louisians »nMtlafacta»y. No special reason given, that had come to a stand la de- ^rue.! os deteriorating in spite of tbe e**v- •ral ;ln,a of fair weather. , * !? ••on**q»**c* In th* next 46 hour* *•» 6ff*vt condition reports lo lb* gov- nm'nt inatcrlsllv tint make a sensational 'in. condition figure a eertalntj. .I'' Into tight for the week look* Ilk* I'M.Jktd l**t year and 161.247 In 2 s 1 letblo supnljr eomptrltont nr* *sp*et- R.. 1 ,'** favorable. Oar log ta Wbllsnntble taui'!" y ‘ ° Europe, mill taking* m*r be +?*” York May S.-J. g. Dsehe A ":rprising strength of ta* Liverpool Louisians. I1.76’ per Rusbel; Egyptian. 4c ponnU; old Irish potnloe* aetlr* 11.1601.26 bushel; e*i- cry. Isney. I3.6O04.M vrsle; peppers active, 17.50 crate; okra, six baskets, small. 14.66; crate; lettuce, beaded, active. 52.0003.00 per crate; kraut, half barrel, 13.75; beans, round green. 32.60 crate; was. IL250I.6O crate: as paragus. 1602k- f.pouud bunches; English 81.73 1 ““ GROCERIES. RICE—Jap 60IV4C; bead 67,7c; fancy TfenJ S '}HlEE8E-Kaucy 0 fuU cram dairy ITHu; “SuOAn'^istsndard graanlated. 5!ic; New YO C , ^rh2£t«fe , °«3; balk in b ^?r*WdYiSultJ& 1 csVe"N^2^rilled o»l* 13.25 e***: **ck grit*. 96-pound begs. 11.M: “rtters, full weight. 33 eat*; llclit weight M.IO caw; evaporated apple* ,lie pound; pepper He pound: baking no— 1 - * red salmon » cate; pjnk talit satmon 35 case; pink satmon 34.25 ease; ,a 40c; ebocolat* Me; snuff, 1-pound Jars, roast beef 12.60 case; corned beef 12.60 cate; catsup M.IO case; sirup. New Or leans. 36c gallon; corn 30c gallon; Cuba S5e gallon: Georgia cane 16c gallon; salt, 100-ponnd. 50c: ail* grease 31.75; soda crack ers 6Hc pound: lemon 7c: oyster 7c; bar rel candy, per pound, «He; miked, per pound. 64c; tomatoes, l-pounrt, 31.60 esse; S-poutpl, 32.23: navy lieans. 32,40; Mm* lienus fc; best matches, per gross, ILK: mscsronl, 61407c pound: sardines, mustard. 33.25 ease: notstb.13.2S0l.SO rate; netauts. Sc; rope, fply cottonTlSe; soap, lf.5004 cat* FLOUR AND GRAIN. Si: •".IbMrLMn-aibVM.; wkwr InYb'iMnlS!^: CHICKEN FEED—Fifty-pound ttekt 30c; Purina chick feed. 11.30; Victor feed. «.*>: b OAtCno.’2^blt*. 60e: So. 2 mixed. S3c; °^l^R*ln.M-pjpsSLMielw: 73e;_41- round sacks* 74c, plain, K 20-pound sacks, 76c tl-SS; 3c?J"^i it.a? un J? f 5! ft W S& nreirle 11.00; Bermude, 31.10. SHORTS—Choice white 3L«; Texx, white H 3i; ranry. 60-pound, 31.40; brown, 60 to 100 pounds, 31-35. PROVI8ION8. PROVISIONS—Supreme hum* lSMc; bet- let. 20025 pounds, trerage, 10.07H; fat iacits, “.17V4: plates, 6.00%j supreme lard, SSiV.oTWra?i±; i >i'.‘ 1,forn,a Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively's tweuty-flrt years' experience of ed iting markets la Atlanta and tbe South baa wad* him ' s recognized au thority In bit specialty. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK* Amalgamated Copper . Atlantic Coast Lina.. American Sugar Ref. . Anaconda ....... American Locomotive. do, preferred * . ,» Am. Smeitlug lief. * . do, preferred . . .. Atchison . do. preferred . . .. American Cotton OIL * Am. Car Foundry . . . Baltimore & Ohio . . . Brooklyn Rapid Tran.. Canadian l’aclflc . . . Chicago and Northw'n. Chesapeake A Ohio . . Colorado Fuel A Iron. Central Leather .... do, preferred . .. Chicago & Orest W. . Chicago, A St. P.. Delaware A Hudson.. VlatUlcr’a Secnritlea. . Erie o.ifc.rMe\v: Illinois Central .... ^•■.T^^IIV.' Mexican Central ... Missouri Pacific . . • . ;■? NAME OP STOCK. N v . nnr AW. .... . National Lend. ...... Northern Pacific. . • • • • New York Ceutral Noi folk A Western I'ennsylriinla. ....... People's Oas Pressed- 8teel Car. . . . . do. preferred Pacific Mall Kradlne. Republic Steel. * . . * . * . Rock Island. . do. prefarred United states Rubber. . . do. preferred Southern 1'flclflc. ..... Southern Railway. ...... do. preferred Sloaa-Slieffleld Tenn. Coal A Iron Texas k Pacific. Western Union. . Wabash do. preferred . M LIVERPOOL. Tb* following figures sir. tb range ami clos*. comparoJ with Futures opene-1 firm. Opening Range. 2 p. m. Clo iter ta Z& Aug.-Sept... 161 Sept.-Oct.... 5.24 Oct.-Nor.... 6.14 -6.11' Nor.-Dec.... 6.11%-6.16 Dec.-Jan..*. 6.11 -6.lr Jan.-Feb.... 6.06 Feb.-March.. All ■ Closed feverlah. NEW ORLEANS. Tbs following 1. tb. runi. In cottou fo- • tnr« lu New Orlesu. to<tnv: h 1 ill i i’i | SSITT> J«l T A iif ST::;: nro.-.-.:: ; Jan ll.iftjll.86 isluiLkf 12.00 12.03 iuTsiVoo 1L74 ii'86 11.77111.89 iris 12.0) iiiit ii.'n 11.77 rC6s.ii.sd aaSS* ii’MaS ii.all.'nS lI.S5lll.84S5 TOT- ll.fi 12.00-01 11.82 KS 11.66 11.62-03 11.60-02 11.51 11.61-62 Closed firm. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provision*. Chicago Evening Post: Northwestern Mil ler. which la now compiling * report of Northwest conditions to b. Issued as a ilnllv special, reports: "Wblla pretty cool, northwest wheat outlook favorable. Lon- eensus of opinion spring wheat arr.ag* la somewhat leea than 1906. With warm weath er would grow fast Cold In northwest Csn- iris, but teed hustled Into ground leet week. Conceded there will be a ileerease In wheat ncreagr. How- much undecided, t.-onaerva- tlv. elevator men ssy 16 per cent." Following Is from a roeent number of Liverpool Corn Trade Newe: -'Tbla .sentou It Is braining evident that tbe world .crop will be ettlmated next July it a considera bly smaller tolsl thin was last year t, and, although In n few countries tbe carryover of old wheat wilt bo larger than lu July. 1906, yet th. nbience of any r.eerves of obi wheat In Ituaeta. Germany and probably Argentina will make an Important dlffer- ene.. It seem* probable that on. of tb. ■trtklng feature* nest summer will I* the abnormally enrly and large demand for wheat from the eaetern slates of tbe Ameri can Union for Enrop,." * One of the largest firms In Iowa sends nine reports fiwra their agents at different stations reporting lb* condition of tbo oata crop n« tb. pxaMnt time *• 71 per cent. An other dealer with sewn slstlon* report* the »rer»g* 62 par cent. Another dealer with nine stations reports present condlt*t»* 76 |W R*rtlet’t-Frn*ler said: "Wo here Jns* r*- relred specimen* of tbe green bug now working In tbe oat flelde of aoutb.rn *nd central Illinois. The*. «re sent us from Montlcello and they are ld*ntlc«lly the same Insect that hat produced to much do- •traction throughout Oklahoma and Kan- **Broomhlir* special Russian newt terrlre: Reports from the soulhwret itst* Hint beat contloues with Increased eeTerlty. which I* doing much damage, and should such wetth- er continue It It espeeted that the cron w II sustain scrlon* Injury. B*ln J»* fallen In North Cnucasua und tb. outlook for lb. crop In tho district of Verou.sb Is satlsfic- '"Kilowlng from Astoria, Ills.: "Tb. last few days I hsv. eitmlncd * great msny fields of wbMt from Bearilitown, ill*., to tbe north line of Fulton county, n dlit.nc* of nhout fifty mile*, and I find the Steen hug in erery field an:1 In worn, fields prelty thick, but 1 csn nrft set tbit they *r* do- lug^any^rtatnago as yst. a* wheat »nd oats Traveling man for a prominent gntn bon*, rmtti it follows on the »h'*t ter ritory batwami Korney and Galloway. Nebr : “Wheat la .till green and growing some, but too abort to mak* t full crop now. aran with Ideal weather. Warm weather will eoon tike what moisture there Is In the ground, and If w* do not get a good rain this nett week the wheat will damage r.ry fast. I think.that this ap plies to all Mellons west of Columbus, both orth and south of Tlatts rlrer. U*K': ^WimWV^cSRSSSl Sr #rerywhe!e?‘ n ^'he*t SZK P* drought and coM." OFFERINGS LIBERAL AND QUITE GENERAL Resulted in a Lower Open ing on Wheat—Coarse Grains Are Weak. ChlcafO, May IJ.—Lower price* ruled on the board of trade today. The mar- ket was exceptionally nervous and the volume of trade enormous. Thero were declines of 3 3-8® 3 7-8c In wheat, 11-3 02 l-4c in corn and l-801-2c In oat*. Provisions were off 6010c. There ware reactions and advance* from the lowest points reached on a pressing demand late. Just before the close there were heavy lota of wheat to coma out and sharp price decline* re sulted. Pyramlders dropped out of wheat In large bundles at the price dropped. It was on old-time shake out. with the small fry on the selling side and the big people grabbing every thing In alght. July was off as much as 3 l-4c at one time. Corn was under further pressure from cash concern* and hedger* and support was given only on declines. Farmers ware big sellers of cash. Oata weakened on the ralna which ware needed In tho oata country. Green bugs are working In Indiana and Illl- nola. WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Tho area of high pressure baa moved n llt- tlo southeast during th* past 24 hour* and Is now centered **■ £ —* — linn. The weal little east. A Opudlnrfla prevalla over the northern half of the 1 nlted Ktatca. where rains have beeu general In the last 24 hours. lUIn was fall- Jnr ‘ . --je temperature changes have been small, nut the general tendency la to warmer east of the Mlf*l**|pp| and In the southwest. The conditions favor partly cloudy weath er In this section with ahowera tonight or Friday. COTTON REGION BULLETIN, meridian time, May a, STATIONS ATLANTA DISTRICT. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. WHEAT- Kept.... 108 1M 'Torn- 1 * 4 61 ccclnls beginning FI8H. FISH—Broam 7c pound; snapper 10c E d; trout tc pound; blue fish 7c ponad; MDO 25c pound: mackerel Whe pound; d fish (c pound; fresh water trout 3c COTTON SEED OIL. May July. KcptemWr. . . . n.-tnlu-r November. . . . Droemher. . . - Closed strong. mitrkrt coincident with in advance In spots abroad dlsconratcd the bears and ring trail ers. ami the bull clique hid the new crop months up sharply. Fear of further crop damns* deterred realising outlie advance. Outside Interceta bought freely. On prl- vatendvl.-a* of rains In the Mississippi valley Ihe market WOPS'.] up to a n*-t 3«&aTf SUt.«»** fs th* market ‘out : - v _ f B ints over the low level of tr of a bullish government report. Helped by fresh newe of had wealh- arkeep the bear* from putting out new line* on the advance*. Bulls nr* In full control and can pnt prices much higher, ra ’”* and P hellcve In taking cotton all dips. ^ H. Fairchild. Estsbllshsd 1885. 8 - Whit*. L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS. Member*: f vttKjaguB&T Orleans stock llichnnge. fklcsgo |:.nr,l "I Trsde. LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION. >nd CWCAOO. Order* • rt,cl JJ d c ( or c JtubVn! UNFAVORABLE WEATHER * RESTRICTS TRADING, The New York Commercial: Every ef fort sthlch the'Jobbers sre making to push the sale of wash goods sad fancy cotton* for tho present season seems destined to be thwarted by unfavorable weather. Wed nesday proved only a moderately aueeessftil one In the Jobbing house* ** out-of-town and nearby buyer* took the summer fabrics very cautiously. On dress goods for fill delivery sales are Increasing somewhat and the (tapirs In particular are receiving a fair share of attention. On silks In black and fancy colors as well ts In novelty silks ihe Importers and domestic handlers are getting steady business from Jobliers and eutters-op. Tb* adrasees which havo been made on lines of bleached cottons recently hare stimulated the effort* of all secondary market buyer* to get goods under order for th* balance of the year. 4)n ensras cottons a substantial Incress* In ordering for fall Is reported and prices gra much firmer than at the opening of the month. The movement on colored cottons In the haary cmistructlona. aorh aa denims, Jeans, heavy shirtings, tickings, awning clotks, etc., are firmly held by first and second hands, and It la now stated that retailers are moving their slock to better advnn- tage than at any time previously this spring. The ready-to-wear garment trade for both men and Women report only mod erate sales on re-ordere for summer lure- — ‘— endeavored to stlm- -j tbe iMlancr of their term*, hut god retail ers reluctant to Increase their stocks. Sales on Print Cloths Large. In |H,lnt of activity th* priat cloth mar ket Is stronger at present than at any time before daring lb* earrent month. On ictloa* In narrow goods erate sales on re-om-rs chandla*. They hive et ulate buying liy offering I storks »t favorable tern sales were mad* on tt-tarh 64 liy 66 goods St 4516c for delivery this sld* of Anguat. Beyond that dal* 116c lea* was-taken l.y Eastern mill*. Tb* call for wide foods, especially standards, at 7c was waff sue- Mined, end ddlverr extending Into Oetn- Lr and November was aa a basis of 34't« ttc par pound far rariuss coatracta. fifc:: Dee.... OATS— May.... 47 July.... 47 Vfe- U B.: j$:8 LA Kb— «•» May... 6.16 8.66 8.62)4 July... 8.9214 6.96 1.10 Kept... 9.10 3.10 9.06 THE SUGAR MARKET. New York, May 21.—Local refined and raw augsr markets steady and unehauged. Idindon beets quiet; May and June 9a 1114d. THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened 14 higher, and at 1:30 p. in. 10214 higher. I’losed 140114 higher. Torn opened 14014 higher, and at 1:30 p. m. 14014 higher, tlosed 44014 higher. THE LIVE STOCK MARKE7*. Chicago, May 23—lloga—Receipts 24.400. Market weak to 6c lower; light 36.K0g.6714; 65714: gooil to eholea heavy 16.3606.0. Cattle-^Estimated receipts 1.500. Market steady: heaves 34.3006.60; cot.-s 31.6004.00: heifers 33.7005.40; calves 34.5006.50; good prime steers 36.4606.60; poor to medium 34.30 2: Stockers and feeders 12 “ rep— Receipts 10,60*. Msr THE METAL MARKET. In tha im'tal markets, with a Rll*htljr flrinnr tone In *l»ot siwl near l»y dfllvcrlm. Tin In aympauiy wJUi tbs flrsunesa abroail waa Copper, lo«4 and spelter were ssebeofed. •Atlanta, pt. cloudy. •Chattanoofa, clear. Columbus, dear. . . Oalnearllle, clear. . OreeuTille, dear. . . Griffin, dear. . . . •51 aeon, el ear Montlcello. dear. . Newnan. dear. . . . Rome, clear Hpartanhurc, clear. . Tallapoosa, clear. . Tore©*, clear West Point, dear..,. M*x.» Min.- 8 8 ~T 37 76 H 31 S M 88 64 8 R 80 76 37 75 83 M Spcclnl to Tbe Gi (From lloyw Now York. May 28.-J. 8. Bacbe k Co.: I,omlon market lmrdenlng. Home market weak on prospect of den 1—* * — „jp . to The l'rlco Current, rFiowk Improvement In winter wheat nnd for other prospects good, especially corn. Morning *4>*slp mixed; some predictions Cold exports have beeu avoided teuiporur The New York Commercial: Tboae trad era who thought that Union Pacific woa “a gooil buy" at 148 lmro had time to think It over. It may l>e worth 148, but Wall street Is dealing In prices, uot values, these «lni «. Tbo bears are like froga. A few of them can make a tremendous noise, nud give begin to look around ____ mutters nro not ao bad after all. Euthuslasts In Coppers said, not long ago, tknt perhaps Amnfcnmated never would ace 95 again—unless the earth fell In, or something like that. yet this stock nothing the matter with the wetaI situa tion nud both the Amalgamated and Aim- conda are making mllllous In profit*. The New York Fluaurlnl Bureau: Lon don mixed today. Atchison advanced *4 t talon Faclflc %, Pennsylvania »*, Ht. Paul %. York Central Canadtau PaelOc A QW con4a K % e 1 ulted Blcel «0'1 A Ion Pacific la In a short covering rally, supported around IS. Copper found good support toward 87 and Is Ixiught for Invest ment, being In a rallying tendency. Hiuett- lug level ot support Is H3. ami with high er dividend rumors maintained nnd good buying on weakness, but la sold by profes sionals on the recovery of 5 points. Atch ison ucw support Is around MS, nnd aa a • per cent issue should uot go much below that level. Hhort covering l»v Insiders oc curred around 68, aud a lurther rally may occur, but will Ins sold again by profes sionals until they find the summer traf fic card Is worked again by the bulls. New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio coutluue reactionary In tone ami sold on rallies. 8t. Paul has good support around 125, and Northern Pacific around 120;'also Graat Northern preferred. Colorado Fuel nnd Iron contluue-renrtlonnry. and will be sold on all rallies; also Pennsylvania. Headlug held aronnd 99. with selling of got points by profr -*— ... Pacific is well bought I and Investment buying. Town Topics: Tbe oversold condition of the stock market and the auxlety of the aborts should lead to a continuation of the rally, which In Union Pacific. Kt. Paul and Rending should lie of good pro|>ortlnus. A (■harp break In the grain mar; accompany any effort ot the big loni id. Hitch a turn Is not ut all 1v chnm tlmcnt. R i to ely. union ami It would immediate! rent ot stock market sen Jl/iltlmore and Ohio Lotiiarflle muf Nash ville la ot the iwst chnrneter, arguing confidence that their dividend rates will be maintained. We are not aa licartsh on Hteel as be fore, but would prefer to buy for turm liy good ««pttfbit: those named. American Copper at the moment suggests a further rally. Brooklyn Rapid Transit trend Is still downward, lu view of the possible Coney Is land fare legislation. Take i bulge of THE COFFEE MARKET. iinTre, at iu m. ra., ni unchanged; aalea 9,000. Hamburg at 10 a. in., market unchanged —• to >4 pfennig un; aalea 11,000. Rio receipts 14.000; shipments to Europe * f = LMO: atocka m,,009;^ marker <iplet. m ■el •lock, 2.368,000; i^'SSiS wnv ut,9U ' ** I-ske t» Cheneyvllle, ta f.S Jennings, l*a D1BTB1CT AVERAGES. CENTRAL 8TATION. Charleston. . . Oalveaton. . . S ittJe nock.... IXP::: nntgomery. . New Orleans.. Oklahoma. , . Savannah. . Wllmlagton. . esferdsy. ••For 24 hour* end vest 76th meridian time. Ramarka. Somewhat higher temperature* are report ed from all ««H*tlona except stationary In Oklahoma. I^>ulalann, and tbe eastern dis trict of the Oeorgla district. Light ahow era have oeeiirre«l In the western portion of rtB,r " • KUon ' "‘AWtaosf. Section Dlrtclor. WEATHER FORECAST. anri 1/mlslsus and Arksosss-Tonlebt and Ffl onis. 1 -ib-T. il ; r onlsht aud Friday and void": prolmlily th- ’exaa, Houtb—Toul(bt si unsettled jAwers. and Frida, West Tessa, Houth-Tonlsbt and Frida, partly cloudy. NAVAL 8TORE8. l *Xivannsh. h 'Mfly >r ffi—Tgrpentlne fin* at HiX'IrS’ ZZ'PYSti receipt, window ^Issa water.white LOW; sis- fflS?ina»rkiE . 66; I 38.20: 34.72140 HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON. 8TOCK8, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Carsndalat and GravlarSts, New Orl*«n». MEMBERS: New Orleans Cotton Esrhanga. New York Cotton Ei'linn*.. Oatveatoa Cotton Kscbnnc*. Uonstou Cotton Cscbang^ , New Orleans end CUleago Hoards et Trsd*. | New York Coffee Ei'liaog*. _ I jlssoctsta Mrmwci Liverpool Cottes Aw* New York and Chtcaro Correspondents. J. •. 0ACHE A CO.. AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER & CARRINOT0IL £iUVAT^ YORZl Tft ALL-EOlHTi Jundlnhy recelpti Opening Rang*. .. ..6.80-5.40 5.35-5.45 .. ..6.404.45 .. ,.5.40-5.45 .. ..6.60^60 .. . .5.40-5.50 .. ..1.40-5.45 6.26-6.80 :: ::S:SJ:S .. . .6.25-5.35 leermner .. .. .. ,. .. , Closed qntet. Bales 19.260 bags. STOCKS CONTINUEON DOWNWARD TRACK First Prices on Thursday Show Some Sharp Declines. TRADING WAS DULL Short Interest Said to Be Heavy aud Better Prices Are to Be Expected. utruiucutiii In lining the mnrkut ycstcnlov eold nut tlivlr etwlc In Hie i-urlr l/.mlou ■losllnga tislay. A. n roslllt Atu,'rl,;m atiH-ka were quoteil lower, nnd at tbe local Aliening them was a geucrnl and n rath" annrp ileellne. fu the eourae of the nnon trading some stHu-lnl pressure develmi- «jl ngslnst tbe steel stocks mid tbe wliole list Ttir n time Was rotbc' heavy. But us sum ns the selling slnekened the iimrket showed n illajHisItTon to recover, nnd It looked ns though sustaining orders were aim In force lu the lending Issues. By the elimiges from lust nlglit were emnpnru- tlvelv 11111111 jMirt,int and Ihe extreme cpllet of ihe trailing was the only feature. On good news wheat url'es receded nud tlo-re wits n marked sleekening of activity In this quarter nlso. Opinion regarding the Imme diate drift of the seeurlly movement was very much divided. .New York, May 2L—Tbe stock market opened with luHlul declines of 114 In In lyu Rapid Transit. New York Central. 1 In Kiueltlng nnd Amalgamated % aud Penn, svlrnnla 14, Rending. Baltlmnre and Old,., nt. Pnnl. Atchison and Hteel entnmeii Reck lelnitfl 14. The mnrket nt Ihe end of five Minutes' trailing continued Irregular. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. ,New York, Moy 23.-Money ou eoll 114«2; time Ion us firm; sixty days S\94; ninety days 494U: six months 41494^. I'ustoil ratss: -Sterling exchange 64.8413‘4 4.8744. with Artual business In ImtikerR* Mils wt <4.14QQ94.8665 for demand and 64-SJi'l# at BV4 klexlrnii dollars 61%c. MINING 8T0CK3. Conlltion 25: Copper ftnnifp 61; North'Butt* 66; Utah Mining 61; Kiueltlng 6U4. HAYWARD, VICK A CLARK'S DAILY 8TOCK LETTER. New York, May 23.—l'rltvs held firm to- day, although some attempts were tmido to ilopross tho stock market soon after tho opening. A quiet covering of shorts wns evident, nnd some scarcity of stocks waa experienced by buyers of the Innctlvo stocks. As usual the Harrlmnn Issues led Inactivity and strength. Union Pacific scored ^further advaui'e 011 fair dealings, while ...■itding 1 ■" —* * A porch the’ cariy rilNW^nsiMV. "f The Hteel stocks; especially Hteel common, were deprrasci] 011 lienvy trading. Rumors were current of liquida tion by Idg Hteel Interests. The selling uf the stock had a Nusplclous look, und did not act well on the rest of the list. Tbe market rencte*I In the laat hour, hat to ward tbe dose was easy, with a firm under tone. April .. .. . y*r Jane July August ., .. September .. October .. .. November .. December BOOKER WASHINGTON AT LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE. Bpaclal to The Gaorglan. Salisbury, N. C., May 38.—-Living stone College, colored, celebrat'd Its quarter centennial yesterday, Fresl/lcnt Thlrklold. of Howard University, Wash ington; Prealdent Kendall, of Lincoln University. Pennsylvania, and Bnokar Washington, of Tuskegce, being the speakers. Booker Washington made the great speech of th* occasion. After th* address a motion to atari a collec tion for a memorial to Joseph Price waa started, resulting In subscriptions amounting to 310.000. Booker Washington gave 8100. Th* commencement closes Friday with an address by Governor Glenn. - THE LONDON 8TOCK MARKET, Anaconda ,, ,. Atchison do. preferred Ban I'arifle „ do. preferred .. .. Illinois (Vntrnl Kansas and Texas dn, preferred LniiJffrJJIc ami Saahrllle .. Mexican Central preferred . Norfolk nnd Western .. .. New York Central Ontario nnd Western .. .. IVnnsylvnnla I'hihidetnhla and Heading . Rock Isinnd l*a< do. preferred * Hr. i*aal Union Pacific United Htatre Btrcl do, preferred .. . Wabash .. .. .. Raleigh, N. C.. May 23.—No report haa bean made yet by the chemists who ara examining the stomachs of Engi neer C. R. Strange and David Austin Rowland, tile ll-year-old son of Dr. D. 8. Rowland, of thla city, who la now In the Henderaon Jail awaiting trial on a charge of poisoning his son. BANKER CO-RESPONDENT IN BIG DIVORCE SUIT. New York, May 23.—Banker Con- atant A. Andrews, named as co-re spondent In the suirfor divorce brought by Frank Klemme. a wealthy Phila delphian. agalnat Mrs. Hanna Meta ROOSEVELT WILL NOT REPLY TO LONG Washington, May 22.—President Roosevelt will probably not reply to Rev. William J. Long, who; In n atatc- ment for the pres*,.criticised the presi dent's methods of game hunting. It la understood the president feel* ho has effectually'disposed of Long In an article In a current magaxlne. On be half of the president. It was stated at the white houae today that Rev. Long "waa pretty small game to shoot ut twice." Klemme. was called this morning a* a witness for the defense. Mr. An drews denies absolutely having had any Improper relations with Mrs. Klemme. ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA, GA C. E. CURRIER, President. H. T. INMAN. Vlee-PraildenL GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAMES S. FLO VO, Assistant Cashier. Capital S500.000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone, Main 851 ATLANTA. GEORGIA-