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xlLY. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. tohps: !?. wrr. DECEMBER IS STILL THEBIEPOSITION Advanced to 11.30 in Early Session, But Lost 15 Points Later. NEWS AND GOSSIP of tho Fleecy Staple. SjMJcIal -to Tlm-0«WKlnii' (From Hayward, Vick ft Clark.) New Y«rkv-o,-t. 17:-J.- 8. Barb. ft Mverpol ral>|t>> were One j-olnro higher bn near -amt lower on dl,- rant posltloua. Openmt Heady and rg ehauited. At 12:15 p. m„ w:|i ftes point, higher on war and uuchnuxctl to L point lower on 'flfltnftt posit loin*; quiet hi* steady. Good inquiry for snots at 4 points higher: middling upland 6.58; sales JO.OOO; American 9,800; spcculntIon mul export 1,800; H Import*. loiter cables reported an ail '* g ‘ p. .in. price*. circular. Just Is OTHER MONTHS QUIET Showed Some Strength Early and Advanced But Lost Improvement. \yw York. Oct. 17.—Influenced by the ca hl'ea Irom Urerpool, tho loeal eotton market utarted quite steady. The tendency, was to ■void December In the new trading, while .i. (l «e haring open trades were Retting ont i, the opportuiSty ottered bad aahatluitlnr later months. Home round lots chaufed hands on tha call, but afterward the later months monopolized tho trading and become ^ Fluctuation* In the December option coy. rred a wide rouge Thursday. The first urice was 11.28, i> polnta above IVednea- ,‘iay'a cloglnc: aolrt off t potata to ll.a. i hen «p to Ilia. At midday It was aell- liiz at 11.15- January made a little show of strength during.the early trading. Open- Ins unchanged nt 10.83 and declining 3 polnta the price wife worked up 7 point, to 10.90. tt noon the ailranee had been lost, at ihnt hoar aelllng at 11.12, receipts at the . 19077 iaooT Com pa retire Saturday Monday rueaday .•••••■ Wednesday Tlmraday Total, tire daya...... Total since Sept. 1.. port Katlranted reeelpta New Orlenna llalreston Houston Friday. 68,101 48.626 ~ 301,10 j,S48,2K> 1M6. 6.297 19,664 18,729 . Theodore sued. says: < x “In in.v opinion, those who uro short <) December, unions they nrc prepared to (le aver the cotton ngnlnst their soles, can not buy too soou. f The preminui 1ms risen 4.i points in the past ten days. It may lie enhanced 4.** points more In the next ten dnys. Those who delay too loug put themselves absolutely nt the mercy of the seller. I am not personally Interested In the manipulation, and I have no Decpiiibe.* for sale." Following are 11 a. tn. bids: October 11.06; December 11.J8; January lu.88; March 10.83. New Orleans. Oot. 17.—Ilaywnrd, Vick A Clark: Market yesterday showed more re sistance than for a long time. Looks ns if New York operators begin to doubt their ability to force the .South to sell Its spot eotton. While further attempts may l>e made to pound It, believe we are near a turn and would buy on all depressions. Weather bad and short buying over Hntur- general cloudiness central and eastern por tions of cotton belt. Market opened 204 lower. Prcttr good •buying. Prices may be depressed ny the bear crowd, but It will be to Iniy on. Ex pect steady or higher market ss soou as weather map Is posted and covering over week-end. Expect a bullish visible supply state ment tomorrow. Average welg! of September this yenr Diu oi-iw, mac yciir 527 73-100. Memphis average 492 56-lOiV; last year 504 74*100. Coha/der Hgh ^ a reliable sign of disappointing* yield and outturn. N Weather map shows showers and unset tled conditions. More rain Indicated the next forty-eight hours. Harare cold, wave In northwest likely to strike territories and Arkansas by Sunday. Market steady. These little dlpa Iff New York are only a bluff to buy on. Market looks higher on weather Outlook, and would £8 IS & 10,000 to 12,000 8POT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, steady: middling 6.63. Atlanta, quiet; middling 11%. New Orleans, qnlet; middling 11%. New York, steady; middling 11.76. Savannah. steady; middling 11%. Augusta, steady: middling 11%. Mobile, quiet; middling 111;. • rharleston. firm; middling 11%.- Wilmington, steady; middling 113-16. Baltimore, nominal: middling 11%. Boston, steady: middling 11.76. Philadelphia, steady; middling 12c. Houston, steady; middling 11%. Memphis, quiet; middling 11%. 8t. Louis, qulat; middling 11%. - Norfolk, steady; middling 11%. Ha 1 reaton, steady; middling 11%. TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS. compared with the same day Now Orleans. , Galveston. . . Mobile. . . . a Savannah. . . , rharleston. . * Wilmington. . Norfolk. . . . Boston Pacific coast. . Various Pensacola. . . , Total. . 1907. 3.437 8,030 8.131 11.919 2.262 2,686 2,648 A078 11,706 24,903 1,245 11,217 INTERIOR RECEIPT8. Memphis. ...... SI. Louis. ..... Cincinnati. .• . . 6.023 3.722 3,481 16,767 3,7*0 3.390 2,683 HAYWARD, VICK A CLARK' S DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orleans, Oct. 17.—The cotton mar kets yesterday In the face of moat depress ing outside Influences showed more resist ance than for n long time. The Jump In the near positions, which aro more depend ent ou actual cotton for price Justification than the distant options, reveals the bn- woken tribute paid by i>ear operators to the stannebneaa of soot-holders In the fioiith. There Is lota or secret buying _ Ing on, and If signs are not deceiving, some t*eara ar# wavering. Of course, we all hear of the qttlck break being engineered and Intended In the leading markets to lea Is ■w the month of Heptember, bales averaged L i 64 100, against 527 76-100 last year, or 1% 1-cr cent leas. Oeeurlng so early In the season, this should Im a reliable Indication of disappointing out-turn In yield. Slgnlfl- cant Information was received today from a financial renter In Georgia, which said banks are easier and spot people not aa re*,iv .filers ns In the past. Mverpook nns about ns expected and steady. Spoil sales large; total 10,000. Our markst open ed lower, but .turned round sharply as soon New York allowed signs of steadiness. Anv change In New York nr nejra of a *n!lt In bear ranks would have a marked effect abroad, Concentrated spinners’ buy- ng would undoubtedly follow, unfavora ble weather conditions also helped the mar ket. Extensive rains fell In the weatern •fates. Wet weather la Indicated for the next forty-eight hours. A severs Cold wave i* approaching from the northwest, and should strike the northwestern and north central belt by Monday. The market con tinued quiet following New York In all change*. which were mostly small, and •round 10.87 for Jsnnary as a Iwata. New York, Oct. 17.-J. 8. Bacbe A Co.l Tin* mixed sentiment In the ttbole cotton situation wna expressed In this morning's irregular range of prices. The December ‘leal hampers the stsing up of the actual position of cotton and renders It more or difficult for the trader and spinner •■tint r imii'niH, nuu ___ nil depressions. • ig at Waco for last tblrty-slx hours. Ifeen raining at Temple all night. Rumors of some failure In Hamburg, Germany, on which thero Is some selling. Bears grabbing eagerly nt such news to keep up courage and because they suit them. They Mil want to buy In cheaper ATLANTA MARKETS. 46045c; FRUIT AND PRODUCE. BGGS-Actlve. 23%024c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens active, culckens (fresh), 27%04Oc. Duel* (Begin) sec each; puddle, 80c each. Turkey* active, 15e per pound. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, drawn, active, 20c pound; fries active, 20fi22%c lb.; bens. 16c pound; ducks, drawn, fancy, lit pound. PRODUCE—Lard. 12c pound: bams active. !6e pound; sbwldcrs active. 10011c pound; sides active, 11c |K>tind; butter. is@24c per pound; beeswax active 25c pound; honey (bright) active. 15c pound. t FRUITS AND NUTS-CItron, 20c pound; ... Liverpool cables were about ?* expected at the honr of the local opeu- L n /- The market opened at about 2 polnta "draoc* and then.moved liVegularlr with- I" 11 range.of about 10 points. Showers •od warmer temperatures prevailed In the tfc* man, aa a whole, was con- ••dered favorable. Reports from dry goods ^ntsrs were again pessimistic. The action ?! Marshall Field In cutting prices la having .I* every mall brlugtng In cam-ella- non* for orders from all over the country. investors are chary AND FEAR THE FUTURE. v ' w Orlenna. On. 17.—The Tlmaa-Damo- "A further Incrria- In the pr»- >nlum ,t whleh the Oetuher mouih uptlon ’■ urer the more <11,taut pcwltlon, rare “ethlnn impleaunt t» think alwnt. Thla '•me thing knn occurred nlncc the radical almonda, 18c pound; ltrnxil. 14e pound; Filbert., 13>4c pound; KnKll.lt vrnlnnta. 15e pound. I^mon peel. 15c pound: orange peel. 15c ponnd. Demon,, fancy Sleaaenn. H<5@ 4.60; banana,. 34 pound; pluenpnlea. Flop Ida ntocn. »4.00«i4.W; Ittaea, Florida atoeg, 75c per hundred, l'eanuta In ancka aver- ‘ ioo pounda each, owing to grade, per pound. .Inmnlca ornng»a, 15.00; dried apple, 12(J124c; dried peachea. 149 144c: coconnuta. 85.* tack ; Mataga grapea. $5.5090.00. Applet. Virginia. 86.00; Sew York. FRUITS—I^mona, fancy Meaaenr.. 83.759 15 600*.00. —ABLE&—Potatoes per tinahel $1.10. tatoea, MrOl.OO. Onlona $1.25 tut.; Spantatv 81.60 enlte: kraur 4 liarrel. «.75; cabbage, X Virginia. 14c pouud; Danish 2>-. Celery, 00090c n Imuoh; per crate. 6 to 64 dozen, 14.76. Cnullflowet. 100124c pound, iicttuce, 82.26Q2.50 per crate. groceries. pound. 64c: mixed, per I pounda. 64c: toma toes, 5 pound* 83.00 caae; I pounda, 82 25, nary hoana. 82.90; Utnit heana, 7c; beat matches per groat. Il.«; macaroni, *4tf7c ponnd: aardlnca. mustard. *3.50 case. flUCAIt—Standard grannlated 6.20: New T c r oF™EE—hwtataif Yrbnckle* 81 *00; bulk D Hh^ded rt hhm r ntU*'86 , wVna^hi!^^roltad ants. 13.26 caaa; sack grtra, M-ponnd bags. 82: oyntera, full weight. 82.25 case; pepper, rlc pound: baking, powder. 85 rose; red ■mlmonv IS caae: pink salmon. $4 50 case: cocoa, 46c: ebocolata. 4$4c; snuff, 1-lh jars, 18c: roast beef. 12.60 caae: alntn (Now Or leans). 86c gallon: corn. 80c gallon: potaal 83.5ftS.80 caae: peanut*. 8c: rope. 4-ply cot *°CA«)Y^-?ftlck. a'aaorted*«4e ponnd: atlch assorted. «c pound: fancy naaorteth palla, •4c; chocolate drone, palla. 134c: tlk. a, sorted, ten boxes 86.60. FLOUR AND GRAIN. Ft.OT'R—Highest patent. »*»: heat pat ent. 86.75; atamtard pntont. 85.60: half pat ent. ft*.26: spring wheat patent. 1*28. CO«N-No. 2 white. 88c; choice white. Me. Mixed, 86c. Cracked com, 96-pound sack. M cniCKF.N FRED—Fifty-pound sacks, tt; Purina chick feed. 81.96. , . „ OATR-No. 2 white. 68c: No. 3 mixed. Mt- Golden Oats, 86c; white clipped, 69c: fancy W MEAlI^pJaVn. 96-pound aarka, 81c; 48- pound sacks, 83r: plain, 24-pound aarki, 8oc; '"haV—THniothy. choirs targe hale*. 31.30; do. cholre iniall halea, 11.5; No. 1, one- third bates. 31.20: No. 2. onc-tblrd lialpa, 11.20. Bermuda. 90c. Edited by .Joseph B. Lively. MARKETS Mr. Lively’s iwenty-flrt years' experlenea of ed iting markets In Atlanta and the South baa made him a recognlteir au thority In his specialty. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. Aiiiui. Cupper. .... Am. Ice Securities. . . Aui. Sugar Refinery. . American Smelting. . Am. Locomtlve. . . . do. preferred. . . . Am. Car Foundry. . . American Cotton Oil. . Anaconda Atchison do. nreferred. Atlantic O. Lins. . . . Brooklyn Rapid T. . . Baltimore X Ohio. . . f’lionnoeiike & Ohio . Canadian Pacific. . .. Chicago a\: Alton. . , . Consolidated Gat. . . . Central Leather. . . . do. preferred. . . . Colorado Fuel Ss Iron. Lorn Produce Colorado Southern. . . Delaware A Hudson. . Denver Sc Rio Grande. Distillers* Securities.. Erie. . , „ *lo. preferred. . . . General Electric. . . . Great Weatern. .... Great Northern pfd. . Illinois Central Interboro. , .. do. preferred. . . . , Kansas A Texts. . . . ft mu 264 NAME OF STOCK. Kansas A lexua pfd. . i.oulsvllle A Nsshvlll*. Missouri Pacific. . . . , Mexican Central. . . . . New York Central. . . , Northwestern Natloual Lead Norfolk A Western. .. . Northern Pacific Ontario A Weatern. . . , Pennsylvania Pacific Mail People's Gas Co. . . ^ , Pressed Steel Car. . . , Reading Rock Island do. preferred Republic Iron u Steel. < do. preferred R 'jthern Pacific ntberu Railway. , do. preferred St.- Paul ? eun. Coni A Iron. . , . exua Pacific Union Pacific U. 8. Jtubtwr do. preferred U- h‘. Steel. do. preferred Western Unton. . . . . . Wabash. . a a do., preferred Wisconsin Central. . . . do. preferred 1164 214 214 119 ] 11)D. iug Url Total stock an lea today, 1,057,700 shares. NEW YORK. Oct. . . . . Nov.. . . . Dec Jan Fob March. . . April. . . . May. . . . July. . ■ | 1“ O IB Closed steady. 10.96 j1L09j11.o£-09 it rn 11.08 11.04-06 11.25111.24-20 10.90 10.89-90 lp|69l 10.76| 10.76-76 ram 11-* M 11.22-23 10.83-84 IfcM i:->l g ia»-«2 10.79-30 10.77-78 LIVERPOOL. Following la the opening rouge,. 2 p. m. awl .Inao fill viwt Wltll VF>Ht Cl a ll!l V M plAlA! (ijpihig 5.96 Oct..Nor..... 6.06 -6.07 Nov.-Dee.... 5.97 _ , - DN.4u.wv 6W -mm •«, Jan.-Fcb..... 6.91 u.91 1 Feb.-March.. 6.9M6-5.39 6.M] March-Aprll. 5-*7% 687' Aprll-Mny... 6,IS%-3.*7,, LW May-Junc.... 5.6 -6.86% 6.86 June-July.... 6.85%-5." Closed quiet. Previous Close. Close. 0.16 6.11% 6.08 6.05% 6.99 6.97 6.95% 5.94' 6.92 ' 5.01 m 5.88 5.87 5.86% 6.86 5.85 5.86 NEW ORLEANS. Following Is the range In eotton futures In New Orleans today: fietTTT Nov.. . Dec.. . Jan.. . Fob.. . March. April. . May. . July. i 5 I II II 11.20 1.39111.13! 1.13| 11.18 20 ins Closed ntendy. 10.8ljl0.92 10.92 10.88110.88 10.92-94 10.85 10.9*110.97-98 *>.97-98 ! 10.97*98 10.99-01 10.91111.0211.08-06 " *’ 11.00111.06111.06-08 is to be expected this morning In view further liquidation of stale bull accounts by those who do not care to put up new margins. At the game time the better feeling that was beginning to prevail In London and the European centers respect lag Americas Issue* has been well-high dis sipated by the demoralisation that bus overtaken our market, and a new outbreak of Moulds t!<m from abroad la threatened. Tho afreet I* still full of ugly rumors which yesterday's suspension has done* little to dispel, mid we feel that bearish aggres sion will find practically no opposition whenever loug stock presses on the market In any quantity. The nente weakness In copper metal was expected by those who have kept In close touch with the situation. We still adhere to the belltf that the met nl la bound for the Ub level and even lower. We would, however, cover abort commit ments now and await a more favorable op portuulty to buy. We see no reason to buy cotton nt these prices, but think It can be sold with profit on all bulges. Iluy wheat only ou sharp breaks for huh] crate profits. easiness In tlio London market, and Amer icana suffered considerably. The opening was quite nervous, mid confidence fji the cominuulty was not regained to o;*' great xtent, despite the reassurances from the drastic u -nature to forget. The.v was n heavy outpouring of stocks most of tb* morning session. Copper, Smelters. Union I'nclflc and Southern Pacific were weak, and some of them got to low records. Reading held fairly well, as alao did Peun- iiviva>iIs. Missouri Pacific was erratic. The liiluoia Central meeting adjourned until 3 p. m. NOTES ON GRAIN Pointers on Provisions. COTTON SEED MEAD-Frlm. par too, $26.00: No. 2 prr ton. $24.00; bulla prr ton. $12.60. PROVISIONS. PROVISIONS—Supreme bams. J6c: bet. Ilea 206126 nninvta average. 104: fat hacks. 5.20: Supreme lent, 104. Pnrltr compound, ,1 California hums, 10c: ilrr tall rtlia. 8.2S. 4 BAGGING AND TIES. BAOOINO-14 lb.. 104c; 2 lb.. 114o lb. 124e; re-rolled (second handl, 74-' ■nSr-N - —- — 11.06. $1.1(4 bunch, second-bund chanaea In enrlronment waa brought nbont parti.-Ipatlon of 0<e farmer, but a hare not jrrt li.'.-oine nceuatomw It. nor apparently linve Ibo rink end flle - rollers detent deep enough Into the why wherefore to realise Only Juet what 11 ... .neane on tha surface, and to the tcohnl cat obaerrer the dlajotated condition of the cotton market alfiilra has led to the rathor general belief Ibat llte hedge vnlue of fo • hat tieeif otiJuarlrial.lv Impaired to n „.ona degree, and eoeho very oonedentiona anelyele le required tn make auereaeful ef fort to segregate the ree> from the unreel, utueb. teehnleal eonfnelon having followed Ibe gaining of a voice by the fanner In cotton-aiakTng chunclle. In thla conneetltni It ahoald ha remembered that the spirit of ahtagontam to things established la abroad In the land, that money la tight, nnd that tnreatora arc chary and fear tha future. Further, that, the eotton market, feel the depressing effect «f restricted apeenlnllre support at a time when apeeulatlro hostili ties la unbridled and free. - —Ifnywnrd, Vleh ft Clark. - . HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Carondalet and Gravler Sta., New Orieana. MEMBERS! *«w Orieana <.-»tten Etchings. New Orteane Fntore Brokers- AamcUtten. Ntw 1 ork Cotton Exchnnce, New Orieana and Chicago Hoards ef Trada, Sa-rata: Cotton Hirhange. Kew Verk Cotfee ExeBange. Boutop Cotton Exchange. Aiaoelata Meml<ero Urerpool Cotton As* a Sew York end Chicago CorreapondtnU: 8- BACKE & CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER &. CARIUNSTON, . DR1VATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS. .Special to The Georgian. / (From Hayward, Vick A Clark.) ' Chicago, Oct. 17.—Bartlett, Frailer A Car- iluy ton: Tim demoralized stock market made timid holder* of wkaat Bell jester- luy. nnd It may be continued nt the open ing this morning. The cash wheat situa tion, however, T* not changed. The ex- I'm keep buying our wheat dally. Our c Is being reduced rapidly, and we lielleve wheat eventually will sell very tnucii higher. The dcpiand for corn yesterday was rath- .... looking for much of n break In corn, though it may open lower If wheat Is weak. Situation unchanged on oats. . The Chicago Record-Herald: “We are having n lively market for flour nil through le East,” vnld George D. Urban, the ..ell known miller of Buffalo. “Everybody Is ont. Just as we told them last August that they would be, and they are all now holding for flour. They want It shipped yesterday nnd art not willing to wait for to morrow. I sold .flour Saturday r* •* ***" barrel higher thau *1 was trying . on my customers In August. At that time we had to threaten a cancellation of orders In order to get customers to give ua ship ping directions. Now we can not fill the actual urgent Immediate demands. Every body was expecting a break of 60C per bur rel. and let their stocks run down.*,' ' “Durum wheats are going 'rapidly InM consumption nnd at splendid prices, sayi J. H. Barnes, of Duluth. If The United alone makes the contention of the Amerl can millers far the Inat two or tbreo years that durum wheat waa not a bread wheat, absolutely ridiculous on its face. The Modi Russia, fhe prices Tn tho Mediterranean on thla class of wheat have advanced over 25c per bushel In the last eight weeka. It Is an' abnormal situation lu the wheat trade, and ont of It mo only grow the wild est kind of markets beforu another sea- “ 0 | l !'u(lnpirot rabla-1: "ft l» bxr-llj proba ble that Hungary will bare to Inport wheat till, nee eon, but If drought continue, to prevent full area of winter wheat to be tootled. Import next year It poialble. Bam la much wanted. Rumors that Italy will ahollNh Import duties on wheat are not confirmed.'' A letter from a merchant tn Oklahoma aaya that Oklahoma anil Texan bare needed very little whent, farmera dlagnatad with raining It, then nend vary high, alao labor, and eotton picking tn full blaat. All old wheat ha, been dlnpnned of and will bare t0 ‘ From early morning to late nt night WHEAT LOST l CENT IN EAJLY_ SESSION Liverpool Cables Sharply Lower—Corn and Oats Weak and Lower. 3T. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 1 rad winter .104 Corn-No. 2 644 Oata-No. 2 614 : c.|. noon for dinner, wtya The Herald. North Dakota. ' Un being wade lii ibe work, but I thruabtng mnehlnea are being worked all over North Dakota, with a brief atop noon for dinner." Mya The flrand ro ork* i-.11•. — .a. ...» .. _._ mated thnt not over 26 per cent of the thraah- lug ha, been done. It will tnke nearly a month of good weather to flnt.h tliraahlng. There la a growing aearelty of labor, many men leaving dnllr for tho wood,.' An Omaha grain man who waa naked, to offer a round lot of barley to thla market wrote back that It wna about a, eaay to locate a gold mine aa a round lot of tmr- lev. mol tool he did not know whore to look Sr either, c.'hleago. Mllarankee and Minor, apolla maintained their Saturday level of prices. Chicago. Oct. 17.—Wheat prices were off sharply this morning, the December being down % to l%c and the May % to %c lower. Cables were %d lower, and Broomhall said thnt tho Liverpool market appeared Uravlly over-bought. Northwest cars wire 866, against 634 last yekr t Sharp losses were shown in all the grain markets on the board today. Whaat was off 11-44*2 3-8c; com was 101 L-2c lower; oata 3-801 l-4c off and provisions 3 1-3015C low-er. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, Following are the Chicago grain and pro visions quotations for today, comparsd with yesterday’s close; Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT- ^ WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The pressure Is somewhat lower over the entire eastern half of tho United Htates this morning, but routlnues decidedly above the normal throughout the same territory, laltig highest Id North Carolina. The de crease In pressure Is greatest over the lake region, a low area being central today at Marquette, Mich. The pressure has built up rapidly In the northwest. A high area Is centered at Havre. Mont., with n barome tric rending of 30.66 Inches. Cloudiness pre vails over the cotton belt and the Far Meat, and precipitation has occurred In tha naat 24 hours In the southwest. Rain wna fat ing this morning at Amftrillo, Aldlene, Galveston and Palestine. Tex. The weather •» somewhat warmer over most of the conn- fartlr cloudy weather Is expected for this “hr -* * ** * Friday; COTTON REGION BULLETIN. For the 24 hour* ending at 8 a. m., TStk meridian time, October if. 1»77. Dec.... _ May.... 109^ July.... 102% 104% 109% 102% 1M% no% 203 102 1(>2% 107% 208% 202% 201% 60% Cl 62% P k si 1 Bi Lft M July SO 60% 49% 49% 60% PORK— Jan... 15.87% 16.93% 15280 May... 16.22% 16.10 16.15 LARD— Oct... 9.27% Jan.... 9.02% ay 9 20 IIIB8- Oct ...... Jan.... 8.17% 8.17% 8.10 May... 8.45 * ““ 9-27% 9.05 9.22% 8.46 9.23% 9.00 9.17% 9.22% 9.00 9.17% 7.80 8.10 8.87% 9.25 9.05 9.22% THE LIVE STOCK MARKE7 3TATI0HS Bl STRICT. Allsnta, cloudy. . . 1 . •Clinttnnoogn, cftmdy. '. Columbus, clomly. . . , Gainesville, cloudy.' • . . Greenville, p. cloudy. . . Griffin, clear. ..... •Matron, dear Moutlcello, clear xRotne. partly cloudy. . . . S’pnrtnulMirg. dear Toccoe. clear West Point, p, cloudy.. •Minimum temperatures are for 12 hour* ending H «. m., thla date, xReceived late; not Included In averages. „ HEAVY RAINFALL. Cuero, Tex 2.80 Light frost at Macon, Gs., and Himbgr- Ttmpcratart, - s sf 4i THE COFFEE MARKET. The ./ollowing figure# glre the opening ingo and close In the Now York coffee market tor today: Opening Range. Close. January 6.00-6.05 n.OS-6.10 February .. ..6.05-6,16 6.10-6.15 March 6.15-6.25 * 6.16-6.20 April .. .. .. 6,20-6.80 6.594.25 May 6.304.85 6.30-6.35 June 6.30-6.40 6.86-6.10 July 6.40-6.45 6.36-6.40 August ... 6.35-4.40 6.85-6.40 Hepteuiber 6.40-6.45 6.40-6.45 October .. 6.85-5.90 5.86-5.90 November 5.85-5.95 5.90-6.95 Dccemi»er 6.00-6.06 6.00 6.P5 Closed <|ulet. Hales 15.260 Ixig*. WHY IS THE BRICK? FRIDAY MAY TELL Mystery, deep aud dark, surrounds the presence of a regular-slacd red brick on a shelf In Judge Bloodworth's court. The brick Is carefully wrapped In ir newspn- l>er, but In other respects looks like pny other brick. A day or so ugo s lady, about thirty-five rear* old. Who said her mtmc wna Miss Tntle Higgins, cniue walking into the court room, iMMtrlng tho brick. In Its wrapping. Hhe said n lawyer had ndvlaed her to come down and swear out a warrant against a young man named Baruey Morris for a misdemeanor. Judge Blood worth swore out the war rant and sent out Deputy Mauldin to serve It. As Miss Higgins was about to leave, she placed the brick on the shelf. •‘What’s that!" said tho Judge. "A brick." “What fori’’ “Evidence,” and with thnt Mias nigglus was gone, leaving the brick nnd much cu- rloaltv among those who heard her. Did Morris throw a brick at her. or waa it a patent brick that he had endeavored to ClHTRRl STA 71 OR. RECENT WE8TERN CUT HAS NO EFFECT ON PRICES. New York' Commercial: At a time when burer, are luaktua ever* effort to get lower nrfre» (iitoteil them on eotton gomle they stand raadjr to *ra,p at a straw. The mar ket Droves too strong for bojrera who hope to make eapltnl out of the annoimeentent of a Chicago <lrj- goods hanoe of roiliioM price, on Statue cotton,. Hotting intent. In this market mot ,11 overture, for tower mintn- tlon, with the «tnfoment that their line, were held at market vatue, and would not !*• red need. The Jobbing trade alao pro- scuts in unbroken front nnd It is declared borer* will speedily realize that (hero la no Inherent e,u«o for weakneaa in Anlahed imductn or for gooda to be delivered with- .11 three to four month*. The volume of loiHlnes, ou the hook, of most mill* I* am- . .. ... .... ■> and the rice aa .... .. ..... da fact that makes for ll|e Inflexibility of price, on >pot>. and the strength of goods for forwent delivery; Manufacturers of It"- eotton, have a iorge "hare < line, under order, and Itnd i re,|H>n,lve mood. The large enttera>ap stand ready to take spot "Iffrlng, of tdeaehed goo.1* a* they come Into the mar- ket On heavy brown cotton, the market in rather qnlet. hut there It no sign of twice* declining lieyond n proper pertly with the •route t'otton yarn quotatton, are being rtdliered to with more uniformity than last week, and some forward contract, are be ing cloned- Narrow Print Cloths Soiling. Except for sale# on narrow oddo, the print cloth market wa, qnlet Titrody- Home of the large u«er, of print cloth yarn construe lion good* bare eontroeta — —>- Ilellvery in l*w. hnt they pay sellers’ prices. Hpol ... ... good, have ,t».t Arm for some day, |.a,t nnd ataudnrda ran not be had below *Hr. pie to Me them Into the new year, and goods aro wanted at the contract nrlcv fast as they come forward. It la this l Chicago, Oef. 17.—Hogs—Reeelpta 16,000. M Market alow to 10c higher; light $6.1648 N< (170; mixed f6.16V$-75; heavy 16.1004.70; oi rou^b^ Ri.lO06.8o; pigs 86.2506.86; yorkers " Cattle—'Reeelpta 10,000. Market ateadv: beeves 3407.3$; cows 81.5005.8(1; heifers 88.75 04.70; eatvea $6.8008.26; gwNl prime steers $106; Stockers ami f*■•lers $2.6604.75. Hheep— Receipts 2100). Market steady to -ut-rpi|its .«wt. oiarBCi iti'niif u strong; natives $306.60; western $306.50 yeurlliigs $5.4004; lambs $4.7507.40. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. The receipts of grain In car lots today and estimated receipts for tomorrow are aa fol io wa: Wheat. . . . Corn Oats Hoys, head. 14.000 THE SUGAR MARKET. New York, Oct. 17.—Tho domestic refined sugar market today was steady and un changed. The call was steady. The l^ndon beet sugar market was steady with (H.‘tol>«>r and November unchanged to 9a 4d for both. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened %01d lower nud at 1:80 p. m. %01‘i lower. Closed 1%01% lower. Torn opened %<#*« lower and nt lJdp. m. lower. Cloned %01% lower. NAVAL STORES'." Special to The Georgian. Havaunab. Oct. 17.—Turpentine firm at 52062%; sales 475; receipts 828. Rosin firm: sales 2.893; receipts 1.888: win dow glass I5.JM: water white 85.70; M 85.26 05.80; N 84.9005.05: K U.7094.90: I $4.67%: II $4.65; G $4.52%04-$7%: F $4..Vfii4.&5; K $4.8004.40; D $4.25f«.W; C H A $4.25. THE^METAL MARKET. New York, Oct. 17.—At the met&l exchange copper wa# down l-S01-4c. Tin wg# up 1 l-2c. Lead and spelter unchanged. COTTON SEED^oTL MARKET. Following Is given the opening and rioting quotations of the New York cotton seed ofi livery aafar *** • • • • Closed firm. Atlanta. . . . Augusta. . , rharleston. . . Galveston. . .- Little IbM.'k. . Memphis. . . Mobile Montgomery. , New Orieana. , Oklahoma. . . Hiivnnimli. . . Vicksburg. . . Wilmington. DISTRICT AVlRAOiS, Mat. 1 JT .o4 T. ludlcate# Inapnreriablo ramrall. (1> I'm yesterday. 12) For Y4 hours ending t a. w„ $5th meridian time. Rfimarkg. Somewhat higher tempersturea prevailed over the eastern and rentral portions of the l»elt. The minimum readings were slightly lower In the Oklahoma district. Italn fell In Galveston, New Orleans nnd Uttle Rock district*, heavy at f’ueni, Tex. Inapprecia ble nmounts fell In Havannah and Vicksburg districts. W. V. MARTIN, Observer, Temporarily In Charge. WEATHER FORECAST. Woshington, Oct. 17.—Weather conditions aud general forecast: A strong area of high pressure appears this morning north of Montana, where the barometer lias risen over half an Inch In the last twelve hums. ITesmire also Is high over the middle Atlantic states and a V- shaped depression Is moving cnstwnrd over |j»ke Huperlor. -~ Rain has fallen In Ia>nlsiana and T«;xas. and lhence westward aloug the Mexican border to (’allfornla. In all other nnrts of th«» country the weather has lieen fair. The temperature has fallen sharply In the ex treme northwest. Rain Is probable tonight aud Friday In (he cast gulf states aud the lower Mlfsts- Inpl volley aud on Friday along tbs lower ikes. It will l*e colder Friday In the Ohio alley and the lake region. southwest portion ble winds. North Carolina and Booth fa roll ns—Fair reuiraf nnd northeast portlor southeast portion; fresh »n*ieriy winds, brisk on the south Western Florida and Alabama—Fair to- nlfht nnd Friday, except rain In weatern Florida and southwestern Alabama; light to fresh northeasterly winds. Mississippi—Italn tonight and probably to morrow; light northeast to east wind*. Kentucky and Tennessee— Fair tonight and Friday; colder Friday night. Loulslaiui—Rain tonight nnd Friday; fresh northeasterly wind* on the coast. Ka»tcrn Texas— Hhowem tonight and Fri day; light to fresh southerly winds on the coast. Western Texas—Fair and colder In north* BIBLE SCHOOL HAS GREAT. PROSPECTS The Atlanta Bible school hat opened Its 1907-1908 term tinder moat auspicious cir cumstances. The enrollment from out of the city la more than 100 per ceut greater than that of last year, and from the pres ent look It would ns great an Increase students. This enlargement of the student Imdy Is all the more wonderful In view of the statement of the president of the Institu tion, Dr. Rolfe Hunt, that no effort 1ms Itcen made to aecure additional. students for thla term, as It waa not thong! * ' the new buildings would be rompk provide for the euro The literary nnd musical department* of the Institution, which are conducted under the beat knowu educators In the state. STOCKS NERVOUS AT TH[ OPENING Traders Were Apparently Waiting Developments Around the Opening. EXPECTED FAILURES None Was Announced. Amalgamated Sold off Near 2 Per Cent. Now York, Oct. 17.—The movement of prl0>n on the stock exchange this mbrning wa# #tlll very confused nnd feverish, a# It was bound to be after yesterday’s shock. But a better feel ing wa# In evidence In financial circles. The storlen of trouble nnd Impending failures which were ho widespread after the close of business last night, did not materialize. ‘Beyond the as signment of the Heinzo combination there were no other failures, and com mission and brokerage house# anti clearing houses went through the day without a break. American .stocks were fractionally lower ln‘ London, but thla was of no significance. Financial clrclea on the other aide were evidently merely awaiting developments. Th*n a fresh attack was made and succeed ed In forcing the Copper shares, the Steels and many of the railroad lead ers, somewhat below yesterday’s low point. From thla there was a quick rebound and the market had the ap pearance of receiving powerful sup port. . But the stocks taken for thin purpose were quickly let out again with special weakness in Heading and St. Paul. Closing bids follow: Railway 'Stocks. AOUIsou '.. .. /.. i. .. 80 do, preferred .’. ..8.'.% Baltimore nud Ohio ,$ .. K> Canadian Pacific ..167% Chicago nuil Northwestern .. .. .. ..280% Colorado ftontborn 20% Denver and Rio Grande 20 Brie Illinois Central 129% Louisville and Nashville 100% Manhattan L 114 Mexican Central 15 Missouri Pacific 54% New York Central .. mr, Pennsylvania .. 117-% Rending Reck Island .. .. do, preferred St. Paul Southern 1'nelfle Southern Railway 88% 15(4 .*. 20% ..119% do, it Great Northern Miscellaneous. Amalgamated Copper.. .. 49~» American Car nnd Foundry 29 Amerlrrn Locotuotlre.. .. * 46% American Cotton Oil 29% American NturltluK aud Refining 70% American Smelting and Refining pfd... 85 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 41% Colorado Fuel nnd Iron.. 15% National Biscuit G6 National Lead 40 People's Gas 80 Pressed Steel Car .. .. 19% Moss-fikoffleid Kted 24% Jpgar 105% renuessee Cull nud Iron.. 19 ’nlted Htates Steel 22% United States Steel preferred 83, Western Union 68 Mackey Uompnuy 56% Virgitila-Cnnilliut Chemical.. !*•% MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW FAST TRAIN TO COLUMBUS, GA. Effective on October »), the Ccutrnl of leorgta nnd the Atlanta nnd West Point will luangurate, a new fast train from At lanta to Columbus, via Newpan. This new train will, leave Atlanta at 6:10 n. m., ar riving In Colnmbus at 10:46 a. in. It will leave Columbus at 3:16 p. tn. nnd arrfv.* in AtlsutA at 7:80 it. iu. since the first through train was estab- ■hod a short tlino njro after the comple- ..ou of the Central’s abort line from New- nan to (^dumbns. the Imsliiess Increased tn such an extent that a double dally *erv- * f wna decided upon. .» While the line Is only n (rifle shorter than that of the Southern, the new train which will lie Installed Is forty mlnntes faster, nnd the management % contemplat ing cutting down the Schedule so thnt twenty minute* more will ,!>• gained. It will be (Nisalble for passengers to go straight through from Atlanta without a hange of cars, ami they make connection it r'olumbti* with other polnta In south Georgia. The same will In* true with pas sengers from Colttiuhua for Atlanta. ern; showers In southern portion tonight and Friday. Oklahoma nnd Indian Territory—Fair to- Iglit and Friday: colder Friday. Arkansas—Fair tonight *»«d Friday. New York, Oct. 17.—Money on call 467 per cent; time loans firmer: sixty days • iwr eenti ninety days? per cent; six months ]M*r ceut. Posted rates: Sterling exchange $l.R6ft> 4.87. With nctunl business In hankers' bills at $4.8705 for demand aud $4.S62O04.*V5 f-r sixty-day bills. Mexicou dollars 47%c. GEORGIA RAILWAY e.NP ELECTRIC OX Boston, Oct. 17.—Following wa* the Md .THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. AtchlloL ■ 1 ........ Itsltliuorc aud Ohio Chesstienke nnd Ohio Canadian Pacific Kris do, preferred Illinois Central KautSM aud Texas .. .. .. Louisville nnd Nashville .. . Mexican Central ». r. .. Nt»rthern Pacific .. .. Norfolk ami Western .. N. w York CfBlvir..".. .. . Mitarlo and Western .. .» .. Pennsylvania .. .. Philadelphia nml lleadiug r. Southern Railway do, preferred .. Southern Pficlfle .. .. .. Ht. Paul .. .. Union Paid tie t nlted state* Steel do, preferred WalMsh. profcrml 60% .j. w%!....: ? .. i5*;% 1W% 15. 18%' l$«ft U 4 -, % ....l ^ ' 101 191 T|D1% imp 112% 112**'111% 117*4,117% 116% 22% 22% ‘ 21% UNION SAVINGS BANK Could Budding CAPITAL STOCK . . . $100,000.00 m 0 , IIBSOUIICES — 4.0 S2 80,000.00 4 o Atlanta National Bank ATLANTA, GA. C. E. CURRIER, President. H. T. INMAN, VleePre»ld«nt. CEO. R. DONOVAN,Caxhier. JAMES 3. FLOVD, Aiilttant Caahier. Capital $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS Audits, Special Examination*. Co*t EMPIRE BUILDING, AND BANK EXAMINERS. mg and Systematizing. ATLANTA. GA.