Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, December 31, 1907, Image 7
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW&
TUESDAY, DECEMBER It
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Personal Mention
Among; the arrivals at the Xew Al
bany yesterday were .Mrs. J. p. Crich
ton. Dr. and Mrs. CT Q. GlddlnRs and
their two children. Mr. C. G. Glddlngra.
Jr., and -Mies Catherine Glddings. of
Atlanta. Mrs. Glddings used to visit
Albany when a young lady, and as Miss
Maude Crichton had many friends
flrst n vIsVt°to °AUatny°ln°a 1 xTeen 'ye^! ?" whIch £ government ha. work^
nnd she Is surprised at Its wonderful
growth and development. Sh" will lm
In Albany some ten days. Her moth
er. Mrs. Crichton, may spend the win
ter.—Albany Herald.
"Madam Butterfly." which will be
produced at the Jefferson Theater on
Wednesday night, will he a social ns
well as an artistic attraction, as
Ethel Houston, who Is so well
known and so greatly admired In B!r
tnlngham. It Is Indeed a matter of
pride • to tho community that Miss
Houston Is a Birmingham girl, and that
her rare gift was discovered here. Miss
Houston has the part of Suzuki In the
opera, which Is the most Important
contralto part.—Birmingham Ledger.
Miss Lucia Jeter, of Atlanta, as the
guest of Mrs. Campbell Maben, has re
cently been the honored guest at a
theater parly and several dinners of
which Sir. and Mrs. Maben were chap
erons.—Birmingham News.
Miss Mary McCord, who has been
spending the holidays with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs.'H. Y. McCord, will re
turn to Macon on Wednesday to re
sume her studies at tho Wesleyan Fe
male College.
Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson and lit
tle daughter have returned to their
home In North Carolina after spending
the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Pat
terson's parents. Judge and Sirs. IV. T.
Newman..
Society at Mobile. Ala., (till observes,
In generous Southern style, the beau
tiful custom of Now Year's celling, and
Wednesday will be a brilliant day In
the social life of that attractive city.
Miss Carrie Dallls will return to the
Southern Female College, hi I.af!rang“.
on Friday, after spending the holidays
with her aunt. Sirs. P. S. Shellman.
Major James IV. Dawes win return
ebout January 10 from San Antonio,
Texas, where he haa spent the past
two months.
Misses Huby and Pearlo Durden and
Misses Berta Sine and Annie Sample
will not tako their European trip until
summer.
Miss Helen Montag. who ll the guest
of Miss Jeannette Haas at Slontgom-
ery. will return home on Wednesday.
Sir. ntpl Sirs. E. C. Stewart and chil
dren have returned from a visit to
relatives at Carrollton.
Miss Laura Payne will be among the
visiting belles In New Orleans during
Mardl Gras.
Mr. W. S. Smith leaves today for
Texas, nfter having spent the holidays
at home.
■Mr. nnd Mrs. John Brown are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. HufT, at
Carrollton. r ’■ i
Miss Florence Clancy, of Sparta, Ga
ls the gueat of Mrs. F. 8. Co*, on Caa-
rhde-ave.
Mr. Don Marquis left Tuesday to
spend several days with relatives In
Chicago.
Miss Elizabeth Gibbs, of Augusta, Is
the guest of Mrs. D. B. Osborne.
: Mr. and ilra. c. D. Pinson'Ms at
the Plaza for the winter.
Miss Ituth Beals, of Montgomery, Is
visiting Atlanta friends.
NINETEEN LAND
GRABBERS FREED
BY U. S. JUDGE
Denver, Colo., Dec. SI.—In ft sweep
Ingr decision Federal Judge Lewis has
freed nineteen defendants. Including
St. Louis millionaire, ot the charge
Illegally acquiring: coal lands through
out Colorado under the dummy entry
system, and said that the whole theory
in the prosecution Is wrong. He held
that there is no law which makes it
criminal for a citizen to agree in ad
vance of an entry of coal land to selL
to others, whether Individuals or cor
porations, the land that he might
quire by purchase.
COMPLAINT MADE
OF FIRE COMPANY
Complaint has been made to Comptroller
General Wright, who la insurance commis
sioner, against the Commonwealth Fire In
•nrance Company, with nftWs in the Tern
pin Court building.
Comptroller Wright has turned the com'
plaints over to Attorney General ITart a
asked him to take tho necessary legal ac
tion against the company for falling to pay
certain losses of policyholders.
Nominal officers are said to be clerks ...
retail stores here, while the main offices
aro In Chicago. The local officers state
tbm
he commenced at once.
JOHNSTON OPPOSES
CAUCUS ELECTIONS
Couocllman-eleet Steve R. Johnston states
that he will offer a resolution at the first
session of the council qf. 1908 prohibiting
caucus elections or nominations by council
The councilman etot probably will not
have much trouble in having his resolution
adopted, as most of the members of council
are outspoken lu tbelr opposition to cau
cuses, and only two or three were held dur-
log lSff7.
SENATE MILITARY
COMMITTEE COSTLY
Washington, Dec. 31.—The senate
committee on military affairs spent on
the Investigation of the Brownsville
shooting affray, now In progress, more
than 330,000 between July 1, 1906, and
June 30, 1907, according to the report
of the secretary,of tho senato Just
published. Most of It was travcllni
and othor expenses of witnesses nn
stand between $100 to 3200 each. The
largest Item was 33,600 for reporting
and transcribing.
BARRETT DENIES
COTTON INTERVIEW
Mil'
n. hi
Barrs
which It was stated that Presl
Bur
I Kile#.
This alleged Interview was sent out from
reenvllle, H. C„ recently, while President
tt wnt there on business. He dentes It
Atid asserts that he did not eee
truo ns regards mntter* In .this state.
Blue Sundays in Omaha.
Omaha, Nebr., Dec. 31.—The Douglas
county district court yesterday upheld
the Omaha "blue laws" as being en
tirely constitutional and In the future
the .Sunday closing law will be enforced
strictly. The case will be taken to the
supreme court.
SON-IN-LAW GONE;
$6,000 MISSING
Specie! to The Georgian,
Meridian, Mica.. Dec. 3J.—Bud Eakee,
of Herbert, Kemper county, la out 36,
000, and he accused ills now son-in-law,
named Farm, with niching the money.
Farrar drifted into the neighborhood
imo time ago, a stranger. He married
a daughter of tire wealthy farmer.
Eakes never liked banks and kept his
surplus funds at home. He had 36.-
000 thus stored away when lie was in
the city lost week, and sold cotton
thereafter, drawing another 31.000 In
cash. Saturday night, the money and
Farrar were missing, ns woe also a
team, with which It is sold Farrar made
his way to the railroad. The police
have been given a description of the
mlttlng man and requested to arrest
him.
ILLINOIS BASKET BALL TEAM
WILL PLAY IN COLUMBU8.
Special to The Georgia}.
Columbus, Ga., Dee. 3t.—The Uni
rersity of Illinois team of basket ball
players and tho team of the Columbus
Y. M. C. A. will play a game here
Thursday night. The visitors havo
been victorious In many games and the
home team has also scored many v!cto<
rlea.
Holidays Pass Without Firs.
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 31.—For the first
time In Its history, Rome went thru
holiday week without a lire of any sort.
The officers attribute this unusual
state of affairs to the fact that the sale
nnd use of fireworks was prohibited by
order of Mayor Maddox.
Alleged Murderer Caught.
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Dec. 31.—Ess Harrell,
a negro, was arrested early Saturday
morning on a charge of murder, and
was locked up In the county JalL Har
rell. it la charged, killed a negro at
Alexander City more than four years
ago, and has been at large since.
Dlei From Effects of Fall.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Anniston. Ala.. Dec. 31.—Mrs. 8. V.
Cater, of Tyler, Tex., died eerly Satur
day morning. About , a week ago she
fell and sustained a shock from which
she never recovered. Mrs. Cater had
lived in Anniston a great part of her
life.
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK,
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISION*
Carondelst and Gravier Sts., New Orleans.
MEMBERS!
Few Orton# Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Future Brokers* Association
New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans ana Chicago Boards of Trade,
Onlrzctsa Cotton Exchange, New York Coffee Exchange,
Boustuu Cotton Exchange, Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Ass&
New York and Chicago Correspondent*:
4. «. 8ACHE 4 CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER & CARRIN3W9N,
•OIVXTK WIRES TO ALL POINTS.
Atlanta National Bank
ATLANTA, GA.
C. E. CURRIER, President. H. T. INMAN, Vice-President
GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier.
JAMES S. FLOYO, Aeelatant Caahler.
Capital $500,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00
We Solicit Your Patronage.
MARKETS
SHORTS IN COTTON
WERE VEB¥_NERVOUS
Market Strong—Southern
Spot and Spinning Trade
Were Buyers.
New York, Dec. 31.—At the opening today
th*> rot ton market n-as ijub-f. ’i here tvns
some ernttrr**l sHilng l»v prof^ulnnals.
Cables were nhout ns expected and hnd/llt-
tla effect. Altho tt was notice day for De
cember ond January, few were put out
Brat Strong. The fact that panicky contl
tions have passed nnd that business In the
near future will resnuio normal proportions
prices.
The final figures for 1907, compared tilth
last year do not make a bad showing, not-
Ithstandlng tve have passed thru one of
_je most severe paulcs of resent rears. To
day’s closings In New York for future de
livery. compared wlf u ‘ u *
year aro as follows:
January .. .. ., .
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS
KAUff or STOCK.
pv
1907.
.,10.71
...10,94 9.5'
P ...X0,« ’ll
July 9M
August ... 10.90 9.71
Spot cotton has been firmly held by hold
ers and at the clo#e of the year show
ejd—bl<- | —a
day i
New York ...
New Orleans .
Liverpool
Galveston ...
Atlanta .. ..
Houston ... .
Augusta ...
uows:
11.90
.•“.A*
At the closo the market was very stead;
ot the highest point of tho day net
points above Monday's finals.
Comparative port receipts:
steady
13 to 19
Saturday
Monday ..
To—day
won
M.7J7
7F..V5
wait
BXf
6.633.1a I 6.891.1G5
Total for three iUy..
Total since Sept. 1.
Kstlamted receipts Wednesday:
. 1907.
New Orleans S.BOO to 11,000
Galveston 12,000 to 14,000
Houston 14,000 to 19,000
mr
45.506
TUTS
J 46,269
Atual. topper . . . . •
Am. Ice Securities • . .
Am. Sugar ltetlne.y. .. ,
American Smelting . ,
A:r.. Locomotive . . . • ,
do. preferred
Am. One Foundry. . ..
American Cotton OU t • ,
Anaconda ,
Atcbtson
do. preferred . . . j . ,
Atlantic C. Line. , . . .
Brooklyn Rapid T. . ..
Bnlllroore A Ohio . ....
Chesapeake A Ohio. •» ,
Canadian Pacific. . . ..
Chicago & Alton. . , . .
Consolidated Goa. • • • .
Central Leather
do. preferred
Colorado Fuel A Iron .. ,
. uiwmuu oumorro • .
Delaware A Hudson . i
Denver A K!o Ornrde
Distillers' Securities.
Erie
do. preferred
General Electric . . .
Great Western ....
Great Northern nfd. .,
Illinois Central . . . .<
Interboro
do. preferred - . . „
Kansas’& Texas . • . •
45
46N
46?
TP
m
100%
9
gjj
»
i
J'
29‘i
71ft
71ft
69ft
ST
k
165
>sS
3h
113ft
39
1
lift
Hft
14>;
lift
16
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16
16
~3»
2T
wit
mi
i«ft
147**
14«ft
147**
21
80*4
S>
a
30
17
17
16ft
16ft
TT
liT
iir
lii"
8
1171*
ntt
8
116
8
ltltt
7ft
’iii
*7ft
•«i
25ft
sa
24ft
iiil
Total stock sales today, 429.2M shares.
NAME Off STOCK.
Kansas * !foxasj>f<J. ..
Louisville A Nashville..
Missouri Pacific. . . .
New York Central. .
Northwestern. ...
National Lead. . . .
Norfolk A Western,
Northern Pacific. . •
Ontario A Westefn.
Pennsylvania. . . •
Pressed Steel Car. . ..
Reading
Rock Island
do. preferred. . .
Republic Iron & Steel..
do. preferred
Southern Pacific. . . .
Southern Hallway. . ,
do. preferred.-. . «.
St. Paul. ........
Tenn. Coal A Iron. . .
Texas Padflc
Union Pacific. ......
U. S. Rubber, . • • . .
do. preferred
U. 8. Steel
do. preferred
Western Union. . • • .
Wabash
do. preferred.
w
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Ss
sr
93ft
TT*
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48
Sr.
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46 ft
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14*
148
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90«4
137VJ
40
84
119J4
40
64
120
40
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64
118
117ft
' *•”
79V
1»V
96J
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19U
97V*
$3
I
8
19%
96
15*4
284
2SS
ie%
fit
28%
16%
75“
P
75%
73%
Jf*
J? 14
106
107 (
104ft
lMft
20“
29~
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20“
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UOft
11774
118ft
27**
89
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10
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13ft
NEW YORK.
Following Is tbs range 1a cotton fatures Is
New York today:
1
i
! |sl| 1
U
j5E77:
Ffb
March. . .
&?!•.::
Jun«. . . .
July. . . •
Auxiut. . .
fiul
K.V
1
10.97
Koie
TIlK
19.T4
K<|
10.W
10.91
lOJl
nM
|11.»J11.60| Nom*
I0.69flO.74110.79-74
10.6810.6910.89414
10.77 10.94110.94-99
10.95110.98 10.98
10.84 10.96 10.99
10.07-99
16.8110.9610.9649
10.80-82
Ilso3I
10.6041
10.67-69
10.78-79
10.7941
16.84-85
10.84M
16.8142
10.8648
Closed tery steady.
LIVERPOOL.
Following Is the opening range. 2 p. m.
and close, compared with yesterday:
Futures opened steady.
Opening Previous
Ran ire. 2 D. m. Close. Close.
Dee 5.74V* .... 8.74V4 1.7144
Dec.-Jan. 5.8 5.751* 6.74 6.71
Jait.*f$n. . .6.75 ““
Feh.-March .5.79
36irfb-Apm.5.7!> $6.78% ....
April-May . .8.#) $5.71% 6.79** All 6.79
Mny-Jnne . J.W v ^ 5.91 6.12 6.17
Juno-J.nly . JJfr «6.80% 5.80 5.82 6.76}*
Jnly-Aug. . .5.771*06.77 5.78}* 6.80 6.74
Ang.-Hept. . .6.7) 6.68% 6.711* 5.60
ijL 18s
7944 6.79 6.79** 6.73
closed* steady.'
NEW ORLEANS.
Following Is tho range In cotton futures la
New Orleans today:
steady.
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Of the Fleecy Staple.
1906.
4.036
24,161
14,664
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool, steady; middling Al*.
ugusto, steady; middling 1
[oldie, firm; middling 10*4.
iTImlngton, oomfusl; tniddlf
Wilmington, nominal;
Boston, quiet: middling
Memphis, steady; mlddunj .1 9-18.
Philadelphia, quiet; tuldudng 1105.
Houston, steady; middling 11 949.
Norfolk, steady; middling 11%.
Charleston, steady; middling u> 12-16.
Galveston, steady; middling 114*.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 11*4.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 11%.
TODAY 9 * PORT RECEIPTS.
Special to The Georgian.
(From Hay want, Vick A Clark.) I
New York. Dec. 31.—J. If. llachc A Cjo.:
Liverpool was due 6V* to 7% higher oq Pr-
cetnber sod January nnd 2% to 2 hlgl
1 later positions, opened steady 6 hlgL
near and 4 higher on late months. At 12:15
p. m, was steady net 21* to 41* higher oni
near and 2 to 8% higher on late months.
Spots quiet 5 points higher; middling. 6.18:
■ale#, 6,000; American, 6.900; speculation and
export, 900; Imports, 80,000 hales, Including
21100 American.
The covering movement extended up to
the close yesterday, hut Liverpool does noti
follow the tod. This la expected, for uo
excitement or activity Is lookor for In Liver
pool or New York today owing to the ap
proaching holiday. It must be remembered
that foreign spinners want to buy and
they are not Interested In advancing prices!
for that reason. After a setback this morn.;
log. think the market will recover.
mate* of port receipt# for to.’— -
heavy increase oxer last year.
Estl-
for today show a
We taxor
New Orleans.
Galveston. . ,
Mobile. ....
Hnvnnnah. » • i
larleaton. , .
Ilmlngtot). .
Norfolk
New York. . .
loston
Philadelphia. .
4.600
10.446
32467
2.111
"isi
u«
.....
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
Following are 11 a. tn. bhl«: neeeraber,
11.16: January. 10.47: March, 10.72: May,
10.13: July. 10.711. '
ATLANTA MARKETS.
WHEAT IS ERRATIC!
IDE RANGE
Opened Higher, Sold Off
Near 2c and Later Partly
Recovered Loss.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Whent—No. 3 red winter IMk
Corn—No. 2 7.7.'
Ont.-No, 2 48H
. FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
EOGB—Aatlra, KffKHo. '
1,1 VB rolT.TJ»Y-H»aa dull. 40 canta:
tbira.no, ftlea Dock., l'rkln, fie
rath; puddle, 30c each. Turkey., dull, 16c
p *DnuSib POOI.TRY—Turkey., drawn,
17*f!7e pound; frlca active. 17e per pound;
hen., Kc pound; d icks, drawn, fancy, 17c
pound.
l'BODCCE-tard. lfe pound: ham, active,
lie pound; aboaldera'nctlre, lOOUcpound;
.Idea active, lie pound; botter, Mflfle per
pound;
(brlRbi), .
“VhUtl^AKD NUTS—Citron, 22Hc pouodfl
•Imoada. lie pound; Bratll. 14e pound;
Ssac-W381 ^ jtefcJSB
The following tabls shows receipts la the
Inferior today, compared with the same day
but year.
Houston
Augusta. . . # .
Memphis.
Ht. Louis
Cincinnati. • . •
I5/7.7
HAYWARD, VICK A CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
New Orleans. Dec. 31.—Liverpool is steady
enough. Futures 4 to 6 points higher,
against 3 up due. Spot prlccn 5 higher. Our
market opened oasier. hat there was from
the start aucli a scarcity of gellorg that the
buying of a few hundred hales enused n
Jump to 11.17 for March In the first ten
&
entrapped In thin
urn. mis twine tho last day be.
fore the holidays, hulls did not care to take
advantage of the situation. Otherwise tho
abort acaro might havo assumed greatcy pro
portions. The market, left alone, soon
quieted down. Besides the open abort In
terest, there aro also largo atraddle abort
commitments here. The wins difference
between this and other markets attracted
selling hero and buying elsewhere. No
doubt such straddles will work out In time,
as an adjustment between the markets
will come ot one time or another, lint the
existence of this short Interest will provide
support until reduced. The long end of
Edward Moyse. Hugh F» McEIroy. Louis Lichts.nhem.
EDWARD MOYSE & CO., Cotton Brokers,
82 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK.
MEMBER8--New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans C ton Exchange,
Liverpool Cotton Association.
ORDERS SOLICITED FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF COT-
TON FOR FUTURE DELIVERY. MARKET LETTER MAILED UPON
REQUEST. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
means exchange
spot market Is quL—
the good reason that all tho hedae markets
111 be closed tomorrow, which prompts
uyers to wait. However, holders are very
..mftdent. nnd asking full quotations. Yes
terday's demand was not nil to fill old De
cember contracts, but a good deal of It %vai
new business from all quarters of the
globe. One exporter says It was by far the
most general and most encouraging direct
demand from, consnmers that*be has seen
thl# season. Such kind of demand usually
holds good for some time, nnd prospect#
after Sew tc I mm ||
holder#.
therefore look bright to
continued to advance this
morning, tho shorts were nervotts and the
»*nt
Tho marice
morning, the r -—- . —
Improvement In sentiment
after January 1 baa ________
nucii a demand for cotton In tho Koath that
It Is difficult to get any quantity offered.
From a list ot opinions of cotton goods
manufacturers, published thl* morning, we
learn that Inquiries are constantly increas
ing In every line am! a general Improvement
In business <
arly In
■ filtions Is looked for
1806. The cotton market, altho dull, ruled
firm. January ndvnnrlng to 10.70, while
March touched lo.vj and M*y 10.94. The bull
movement In cotton will continue. The
oatlook for business nnd financial affairs
1908 Is such an to warrant n normal r»
»ry from i»«nlc prWs. It must not l»e
forgotten that cotton has n»»t recovered ns
phlljr ■■ grain or sticks. January cotton
hardly tip « cent from tbs le\el of the
paui<* of October last.
box. Pates. 1-pound packages, 7He. L. L.
raisins, 8100 box. Mixed nuts, » and 60-
in.1 boxes, 13c. Malaga, per keg, tl.M.
pies, New York. 94.5005. Cranberries,
barrel. Me gallon. Florida oranges, 12.50
02.71: 'Tet Brand*’ oranges, 93012b.
VKOKTAbLKS-Potatooa per bushel, ft;
sweet potatoea, 90c, Onions, 91.10 Irtish-
Hpanlsh, 91.60 crate; krant. V* barrel. $3.75;
Danish, lV*c. Catery. a hunch; per
crate, 6 to I doaan, 15. rnullflower, 7*»ti
10c pound. Lettuce, $2.2502.60 per crate.
Turnips. l**c pound. Florida beans, $2J»1
crate. »
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOFlt—Highest patent, $6.50: best pat-
•ne, 15.75; standard patent, tf.b): hn.'f pat
ent. $5.26: spring wheat patent. $6.25.
CORN—No. 2 white, 77c; wftlte, 80c: mixed
rnew), 79c; cracked corn, 100-pound sack,
$lto.
CHICKEN FF.ED—Fifty-pound aaeka. $1;
Purina chick fead, $1.06: Purina scratch
feed, $1.9$: Furica feed. 176-pound sacks,
^OATB—No_£ wblta. Qc; No 8 white. 03c;
o. 2 mixed. 82c; Golden oats. 6Sc; white
f-*. I’rtuud snrks. . .
pound ssek^gic; plain. 24/pound sacks,
' HAY—'Timothy, choice large hales. $1.26;
do., choice small hales. $!.20; No. 2. $1.00;
.1 one-thlril bales. SI. 15. Bermuda, 85c.
JOTTON SEED 51EAI,—rriiue per ton,
$26.00; No. 2 per ton, $24.00; hulls per ton,
^SHORTS-Cholec white, $1.75; fancy, $1.75;
brown p<.iii.dnj, $1.60.
GROCERIES.
SI '.All Sf ut.lurd granulated, ri 1 ' 1 . New
York refined. 47*c; plantation. iKe.
COPFEE— Roasted (Arbockles), $16.00;
bnlk In hags nnd barrels, 12c; green. 1DJ120.
RICE—Japanese, 6*4e; head, 64TTc; fancy
bead. 7fiT^*c, according to the grade.
CnEESE— Fancy fall cream. 16c; Geor-
la cane syrup. $8o gallon. Salt 1100 pounds),
Axle grease, $1.75. Soria crackers, 8146
*—k—— —*“*, Tc, T»-
* “.25.
, Jem',
matches _per gross, $1.66. Macaroni,' 8WTt
pound. Hardlues. mustard. $3.50 cose.
CANDY—Stick (assorted). 6V*c pound:
fancy (assorted), palls. 6Hc; cbocobite
drops; pirns, l2V*c; Elk (ossorted), ten
Mtreddeil biscuit, $5.03 case; No. 2 rolled
oats, $3.26 case; nark grits. 99 pound bags,
$2.0); oysters, full weight. $2.26 case; pepper.
lie pound; baking powder. $6.0J cone; red
salmon. $6.0) case: pink salmon, $4.50 cose:
cocoa, 45c: chocolate, 4$tte; #nnff, l-pottnd
Jars, lie; roast beef, $2A0 cnae; ayrup (New
Orleans). 36c gallon: corn, 30c gallon; Ster
ling ball potash. $3.3) cose; pea oats. 64c:
rope. 4-ply cotton. 224c: soap, I1AO0LOO
cate; Rumford baking powder, $2.60 per
caso.
PROVISIONS.
PROVISIONS— rremhitn hams, lie: bel
lies, 20023 pounds average. 9c; fat backs,
74e. sliver Jenf lard, 9%c. J»>wcll com
pound 7?*c. California hams, 9c. Ex-rlbs,
84c.
THE 6UOAR MARKET.
New York, Dee. 91.—I»<wn*ttlc refined an
gar market Is steady and unchanged. The
local raw sugar market la steady. l»ndon
l>eet sugar market steady with December
end January quote! at in 9\d tor each.
higher on the refusal of Liverpool to follow
our 2 to 2e decline yesterday. The visible
' icreased 633,000 bushels. Northwest cars
ere Tight at 166.
Wheat closed 1014c higher with shorts
the best buyers. Corn gained 4014c and
osts were up 4(T*c. Provision* were a
■hade lower.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
WEATHER REPORT.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The weather today Is clear at nearly all
stations oast of the Rockies and the rains
of the last 24 hours have beeu confined to
the Atlantic roast states, the lake region
and the states west of the Rocky Mouu
talus. The storm that was over Lake Outn
rlo yesterday morning bps moved northeast,
while the area of high pressure lit the weat
liaa moved soothfast to rentral over west
ern Tennessee, ftn advance has mused
lower tempera tares from the Rockies to the
Atlantic excopt In southern Florida. Orer
the Ohio valley and aouth to the gulf tho
temperature today averages almut 20 de-
r an lower than at the same hour Monday.
second area of low pressure Is centered
near Portlsnd, Ore.. scmnipan1e«l by ruin or
■now and somewhat higher temperatures.
The eastward drift of the high area will
cause fair weather In this section tonight
ami Wednesday; somewhat warmer on
Wednesday.
Minimum and Maximum Temperatures
and Rainfall.
. . are as lollows, computed with
yesterday's close:
Previous
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT-
Dec.
May
i«
SOS IIKI
GATE—
fcs.fi S S-8'I
Jnn. ..12.43H 12.41ft 13.37ft 13.45 13.43
MIT.Im 13.12% 33.06 13.13ft I3.I2ft
LARD—
Jan. .. 7.80 7.624 7.674
7.86 7.80
May .. 7.90
Itfflb- _
r.«r*
If*-
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
m. tra. ft lower.
■Corn open.'
vi, ft lower.
CHICAGO CAR LOT8.
&
pound; lemon crackers, 8c; oyster, Tc. 1
matoes (2 pounds!, $2.00 cnae; 3 pounds, $2.
Navy l>ean», $2.90; Lima raufc 7ft Bi
Wheat. . .
Com. . . •
Oats. . . . ,
Hogs, l.'-.'i'l.
Today,
COTTON SEED OIL MARKET.
ren the opening and closing
New York cotton seed oil
Atdleiic. . •. .
Amarillo. . . .
Asheville. . , ,
ATLANTA. . . ,
Augusta
Birmingham. . .
Charleston. . .
Charlotte. . , «
Chicago. . . ,
Cincinnati. . . ,
I’nmna Christ!.
Dodge
El Paso. . . .
Fort Hmltb, . .
Galveston. . . .
Jacksonville. . ,
Jupiter
Nashville. . .
New Orleans.
New York. . .
Norfolk. . . .
Palestine. . .
Pittsburg. . .
Rapid City. ,
fit. Louis. , .
Ht. Paul. . . .
Knvnnnnb. . .
Spokane. . . .
Tampa. . . .
Taylor. . . . ,
Vicksburg •
Washington
Wilmington I W
1.')«. “if arB L/lt VT Section
pate.
AMERICAN STOCKS
LEADER8J LONDON
Caused a Buoyant Feeling
in the New York
• Market.
By T. C. SHOTWELL.
New York, Dee. 31.—Stock, were Inmynnt
In tod,7 nn<t the entire list moved
to .lionI the hlnhn.t vrlrca rerorded ,!/!'■•
the nollapM Inat Meptember. Much or tlio
l)noynnrr «m due to the ilrnlro to adriDeo
prlive ns bl,h ne poullde to make n good
Allowing lu aniitml nccouote. which nro
mado up, iMised ou twlay*. flxuree. Tim
tn.k wes alt the more oust bemuse it very
lAr,e mid etutihorn Abort Interest existed.
Two houses lu pnrtleulnr hsre l>ren selling
storks heavily, nnd the strength of tho
beers bed Item rnh'iilM led to a dot lev,
that the Insiders believed ttint they could
l»e eennsl Into eorerlug. The belief proved
eorreet, nnd there was a wild sernuible fur
stocks Id tho early part of the dny. Ono
young speculator, who line made Millions In
stocks nnd cotton, hss lost n great dent of
his proilts In the lust few days.
London nlso wna buoysitf, Ainsrlean shnr
,, irh
curb there was eouaraershte strength In i
eurltles under the li uilershlp of flaa.
Colton snis still firm. Wheat advanced
nearly a cent.
VTnnncters are beginning to believe that
the worst Is over In regard to money, and
while elicsp money Is not expected In .Ian-
uary. It Is believed It trill lie mo.lernleic
R rlecd enough to make Itosslhle a res-tmp-
011 of hustm-ea on a large icale.
Closing bids follow:
Railway Stocka.
Atchison (St-4
/do, preferred 86 3-1
Baltlmoro and Ohio .. .. .. .. *11-4
Canadian Padflc 153 7- s
Chicago and Northweatern.. ..137 1-4
Colorado Southern .. 33 3-8
Denver and Rlo Grande 31
Erie 16 3-1
Louisville and Kaahvllle 32 3-4
Manhattan L 120
Mexican Central .. .. .. .. .. 14 3-4
•Mlseourl Pacific 45 3-4
Now York Central 00 5-s
Pennsylvania 103 3-3
Reading (5
Rock Island 13 1-4
do, preferred 26
St. Paul... 104 3-4
Southern Pacific 73 3-1
Southern Railway .. .. .. 13 1-4
Union Pacific US 1-8
Wabash 10
Interboro-Metropolitan 7 1-3
do, preferred IS 1 -4
Great Northern ..1161-4
Miscellaneous.
Amalgamated Copper 48 7-3
American Car and Foundry.... 30 7-S
American Locomotive..
American Cotton Oil.. .
American Smelting and Refining 70 5-
do preferred 33 1-3
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 39
Colorado Fuel and Iron... ... . 19 1-8
National Biscuit 63
National Lead 40
Pacific Slnll *..26 1-3
People', Gaa 79 1-3
Pressed Steel Car. 20
Pullman Palace Car 147 1-2
Sins, Sheffield Steel... ..
Sugar t ..
United States Steel... ... .
do preferred
Mnckay Companies
do preferred
Vlrglnln-Carollna Chemical.,
do preferred 89 3-4
28 3-4
36 1-2
99 1-2
26 1-4
88 1-2
Cl
68 1-4
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
New York, Dee. 31.—Money on rn
3«S 1-3 : time loans, firm: 60 days. 1
per cent; 90 days, 12 per cent: »l
months, 8 per cent.
Posted natea—Starling exahang
I4.IOBO04.865O, with actual bust
bankers’ bills at *4.842004.3430
mind and 34.7*50 for 60-day bill
Prime mercantile paper tinH
London—Bar silver, 24 7-3d.
York, bor silver, S31-lc.
Mexican dollars, 43c.
In
December.
' unary. .
TT u h* rr .
Closlug,
Hairs,
ATLANTA OIL MARKET.
The following quotations are lmno*l ot
actual transactions: Prime crude f. o. I»,
ginytrompt; 38; January, 29H: February,
NAVAL STORES.
KperJal to The Georgian,
Hnrantmh. Dec. 31.—Turpentine firm at
40«f40H: «*l*«' $12; receipts. i,iol
THE METAL MARKET.
New York, Dec. 31.—At the metal ex*
change today little Interest wss shown,
altho prices ruled generally firm.
.Tin was np **e for spot and near-by de
liveries. * „ .
Hmrlter was up 6 points. Other com-
modlttes were unchanged.
THE COFFEE MARKET.
The following figures give the opening
range and close la tbs New York coffee
market today:
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Dec. SI.—General forecast
tnd weather conditions:
The lake region storm Is now passing out
to sea over Nova Beetle, with Mirnieter
readings liclour 29.00. High norlhesstcriv
winds along the New England coast prevail,
a maximum velocity of 99 miles an hour at
Block Island. Fair weather now prevails
radically all over the country except on
te Pacific coast, where rain has fallen.
The temperature east of the Mississippi
has fallen from 31 to 90 degrees and Is now
a few degrees lielnw the seasonal average.
Indications point to fair wenther with
seasonal temperatures throughout the
Washington forecast district ttinlght and
Wednesday. Rllghtly colder tonight In the
middle Atlantic states.
Forecast until 9 p. m. Wednesday:
Virginia—Fair tonight and Wc4lneadr.y;
r.ddcr tonight; diminishing northwesterly
winds.
North Carolina-Fair and continued cold
tonight: Wednesday fair: fresh northwest
erljr winds, hecoiulujf northeasterly.
nth Carolina #mf Georgia—Fsir’tonight
aide winds, be-
and fresh.
and Wednesday; light
vailng northeasterly au._
Eastern Florida—Fair tonight: colder In
eentrsl portion; Wednesday fair; fresh
northeasterly winds.
Western Florida. Alabama and Mlsxtsslppl
islng cloud-
GEORGIA RAILWAY
AND ELECTRIC CO-
Boston. Dec. Jt.—Following wss the bid
anil naked price of Georgia Railway mid
Electric Company today: Asked 71; do mar
ket for preferred.
THE LONDON 8TOCK MARKET.
Amalgamated C«PP«r , .
Anncimdn
Atchlaau
do. preferred
Canad— . ,
Denver Bio Grande
do, preferred.
Illinois Central . . .
Knlions A Texas . . .
do. preferred ....
IauiIkyIUi k Nn,brill,
Mexican Central . . .
Norfolk A Weslrrn . .
Northern l*uc|flr ....
New York Central . , . .
N. Y„ Ontario A Western
reMMyivnnte ....
rid'ndtdpMit tV: Reading
rst prefcrrcil ....
— fond preferred ...
Rock Island
Nouthern I’acffic . • .
Ht. I’a ul
Southern Railway ....
do. preferreii , . . , .
Cnlon Padflc ....
United Ktales Steel ; . .
do. prefer rwl . . ..
Wabash
do. preferred
. *>; -aft
! ufi* i2Ki, is,"
BANK CLOSING NOTICE
Wednesday, January 1st, la a legal
holiday and the banka composing the
Atlanta Clearing Houae Association
will be closed for business on that
day.
DARWIN G. JONES, Manager.
ASA G. CANDLER, President.
The American Audit Co.
Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFRENTZ, 0. P. A., President.
O. E. Sfanwarlnff, Vice Presinedt. Theo Cocheu. Jr., C. P. A., Sec. anti Tr.
BRANCHES:
XEW YORK—Waldorf-Astoria. ATLANTA—Fourth Nat l. Bk. Bldg.
BOSTON—Exchange Building. CHICAGO—Marquette Hulldlng.
WASHINGTON—Colorado Building. PHILADELPHIA^- Bellevtie-Scratford
NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Building. SAN FRANCISCO— Monodnack.
BALTIMORE—Kiser Building. LONDON, ENG.—4 King Street.
ATLANTA BRANCH, 1015-17 Fourth National Bank Building.
C. B. BID WELL, Resident Manager.
'•Hi, Xew York