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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWSi WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6, EDI.
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
%
MARKET NEWSte
ffjUHMBUi
Fluctuations Continue Very
Narrow Pending Government
Report Friday'.
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKET
(RY PRIVATE LEASED WIRE.)
NAME OF STOCK.
New York. Dev. A decline of from
3 to 6 point* In price* »t the opening of
the cotton market today was about In
line with the early cable*, and with re
port* from Liverpool that the South aa*
offering cotton on every advance. Spot
house* and New Orleans bought on lho
decline* here. The market was steady
after the call. Liverpool becoming a
buver and sending up price* * or * pornta
Future* were »te»dy In Liverpool and
spot active. . „
Cotton waa very quiet In the afternoon.
A little waa bought on the declines and
•onto sold on tho advance; for a ft*
point*, holding price* sternly. A Utile
rally In the afternoon carried .price* for
the active poeltlona i to ( point* above
the low level*. At i o'clock price* were
I to 7 point* under Tuesday's cloelng.
Warehouse stocks In New York Wed
nesday, 61,508; certificated, 60,37,.
Semi-weekly Interior movement: ^
171,067 146,261 88,699
Shipments 126,633 122.353 72.022
StmTi 6421423 621.611 666.720
Estimated receipts Thursday:
New Orleans 12,600 to 14.000 IMS}
Galveston 12,000 to 20,000 14,621
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, quiet: middling * IS-ij.
New Orlean*, firm:.middling 914.
New York, quiet: mlddl ng 5.16.
Liverpool, steady; middling 6.04.
Savannah, steady; middling 416-16.
Augusta, quiet; middling 9%.
Galveston, Arm; middling 9%.
Mobile, quiet; middling «%*
Norfolk, steady; middling 8c.
Wilmington, steady; middling 8%.
Charleston, quiet; middling 8%.
Boston, quiet; middling 8.35.
3Philadelphia, quiet; mldjUIng 8.80.
Baltimore, nominal; middling »H.
Memphis, steady; middling 9%.
St. Louis. quiet; middling 9%.
Houston, steady; middling 9 6-18.
Little Rock,, steady; middling 9c.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Am. Ice 6ecurUles. .
Am. Sugar lief. . . .
Am. Smelting. ; , , .
Am. Locomotive. . .
Am. Car Foundry. . .
i Am. Cotton Oil. . . .
i Am. Woolen,
i Anaconda. .
J Atchison. .....
Atlantic Coast Lins.
B. It. T
Baltimore & Ohio. , .
Canadian Pacific. . .
Com Products. ... .
Cbes. A Ohio
Consolidated Gas. . .
Central Leather. .
Colo. Fuel A Iron. ..
Colorado Southern.. .
Delaware & Hudson.
Denver A Illo O. . . .
Distillers' Securitlea.
Erie • • • .
do. preferred. * , .
Great Western. . . .
Great N. preferred.
Great N. Ore. . . .
Int Harvester. , .
Illinois Central. • .
Interboro
do. preferred. . .
Iowa Central. . • •
Kan. City Southern.
Kansas A Texas. . .
do. preferred. . *
Total sales, 324.800 shares.
NAME OF STOCK.
Lehigh Valley
L. & N • • .
Missouri Pacific. • •.
N. Y. Central
Northwestern. . . • •
National Lead
Norfolk A Western..
Northern Pacific. • .
Ontario & Western. .
J'ennuylvanla. ....
Pacific Mall. .....
People's Gas Co.
Pressed Steel Car. ,
Reading
Rock Island. • . • .
do. preferred. . •
Republic Iron A 8. ,
do. preferred. • .
Sloss-Shefflcld. . • ,
Southern Pacific . .
Southern Railway. ,
do. preferred. . •
St. Paul. ......
Tennessee Copper. ,
Texas Pacific. . . .
Third Avenue. , . .
Union Pacific. . • •
U. S. Rubber. . . .
Utah Copper. , . .
U. 8. Steel
do. preferred. . •
Va -Car. Chemical.
Western Union. . •
Wabash .
do. preferred. • •
W'house Electric. •
Wls. Central. . . .
W. Maryland. . . .
New Orleans
Galveston .«
Mobile.. .. ..
Savannah • •
Charleston ••
Wilmington •,
Norfolk.. ..
Boston.. ..
Brunswick ••
Various.. ..
Total.."
ten. » Ilf.
‘ 14,78l
21,893
2.268
10,766
1.614
1.066
7,871
THT
21,111
1,889
7,191
1,888
1.768
2,876
1,606
8.899
-40ir
888
1,628
-6072“
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
year:
Houston.. !
Augusta ..
MrinplllB. .
Ht. Louis..
Cincinnati JB1
Little Rock ..
1211. 1 1912.
"12342
3,70*
10,242
4,227
2,112
Tol.1 1 42,091
TKI5T
3,406
7,626
6,630
1.473
1.466
rar
New Orleans, Dec. 6.—Liverpool came
In vrry disappointing this morning with
future* only 1 to 2 higher, against about
6 point* higher due; spot* 1 point higher
with rale* of 10,000 bale*. Our market
opened lower, but spasmodic short cover
ing I* likely to continue until the publl-
ratlon of the government estimate on
Monday.
The census report, giving ginning* to
December 1, will be published Friday at
v a. m„ our time, up to ten days ago
the trade looked for the census report
to be around 12,700,000 hales, but owing
to bad weather and other Information,
expectations have been reduced lately.
There was a rumor from Memphis that
final return* to tn* national gtnners In
dicate a ginning total to December 1 of
32.061,000 hales. The market, however,
dill not act as tho It had any faith In
auch large ginning figures.
Spot advice* Indicate renewed desire
do urn. especially the lower grades. Home
(particularly cheap offer* of these grades
(■were reported from north Texas today.
0.',rally the demand I* disappointing The
absence or fresh mill demand I* particu
larly noticeable.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
luic.'Tioz; spot, no. x reo. in ele
vator; 97 f, o. b. Com Inactive: No. 3.
An elevator, nominal; export No. :, noml-
nrm: malting, tl.U01.23 e. I. f. Buffalo;
nominal, c. f f. New York. Hay steady;
good to prime, $1.1601.16; “poor to fair,
it.0001. SO. Flour dull; spring patents,
. 45.266 6.40; straight*, 14.2006.10; dears,
•4.4004.71; winter patents, 64.40 0 6.00;
£1314 j middle Wait spot, 9.96. ’ Tallow
quiet; city, ^in^iogiheads, 014; country.
2.000
NEW YORK GROCERIES.
New York, Dee. 0.—Coffee, steady; No.
1 Ittn spot, 14*4014%. Rice, quiet; do
mestic. ordinary To prime, 36*0474. Mo
lasses, firm; New Orleans, open kettle, IS
<a 65. Sugar, raw, quiet; centrifugal,
4 16-16; muscovado. 4 7-16; molaseea sug
ar. 4 3-14; refined, caller; standard granu-
luted, 6.9066.25; cut loaf. 0.75; crushed,
f 45: mold A, 6.30: cubes, 6.1504 20; powd
ered. 6.0004.05; diamond A, 5.25; confec
tioners A. 6.20: No. 1. 6.10; No. 2. 6.76; No.
3, .-..70; No. 4. 6.45,
Cheese, firm: white milk specials, 1514
H16: whole milk fancy, 1(%01(%; sklnis.
rpeclal#. 12*011%; »klma, fine, U%012.
BUTTER, POULTRY AND EGGS.
NEW YORK. '
Cotton quotation*:
I
fi
£
s
1!
J
il
Dec.
J*n.
Mch,
May
July
Aug.
sr
■P.67
8.82
8.88
8.96
9.0S
9.10
9.14
9.19
9.12
g.Hi
8.98
9.01
9.09
9.10
9.16
9.19
9.06
(.79
1.16
8.95
9.0S
9.09
9.14
9.14
9.11
8.81
1.98
9.00
I.M
9.04
faff
9.18
9.16- 11
8.18-84
8.92-98
8.99-90
9.08
9.11- 18
9.11- 16
9.17- 18
9.12-U
8.88-90
8.94-95
9.02-08
9.11-12
9.16- 17
9.17- 1&
9.22-23
Closed steady.
LIVERPOOL
Rang*. 2 P.M. Close. Ops*
C. . . . 4.91 -4.90 4.89% 4.86% 4.88
C.-Jan. 4.90%-4.89% 4.89% 4,86 4.87V
n.-Feb. 4.91%-4.91 4.90% 4.87% 4.89
b.-Mch. 4.93% 4.93 4.89 4.90V!
Futures opened steady.
Opening
Range. 2 P- M.
Dec. '
I ier.
Jan.
Feb. „ x _,_
Mch.-Apr. 4.94 -4.96
Apr.-May 4.97 -4.96^
May-June 4.99 “
June-July 5.02
July-Aug. 6.03
Aug.-8ept 6.03
Sept,-Oct
Closed easy.
-4,98V
4.93% 4.90V
4.92 V
8.97% 4.94V
4.96V
6.02% 6.02 4,98
6.01% 4.98
....J! f4.97
NEW ORLEANS
Cotton quotations:
M
i
|
►
2
If
i
■ c
il
£5
Dec.
Jan.
Mch.
May
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
9.00
8.95
9.01
9.09
9.21
’9.14
Ui
9.00
9.07
9.15
9.25
*9.14
8.96
8.92
8.98
9.07
9.19
*9.12
9.04
8.90
9.07
9.15
9.25
*9*14
9.03-04
9.99-no
9.0J-OI
9.14- 15
9.25 r 27
9.21-28
9.26-M
9.15- 16
9.05-07
9.01-02
9.07
9.16-16
9.27
9.20-22
9.24-20
9.18-20
Closed steady.
U. SrDepartment of Agriculture
WEATHER-BUREAU
WednesdavIDecebber 6,1*37
OboimUMB ukHi at • ■»., afwlHlNk nwHiria
I0OBAW0. or eoatlnuoua Hbn. p«as thromih potato of o«MJ •!9
ItNMtu InltatoitoMof «Mttan Q. «ta*r; (J r%rtly
•1*«4n 0 etaodn ($rtlju ($Mtoi 0 Mport «!•(■«.
figsssafcsssss* 1 "®
TONE WAS HEAVY
Leading Issues Little Changed.
Wabash .Issues Are Still
Center of Interest.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
New York, Dec. 8.—After some si _
gain* the stock market became Irregular
subsequent to the opening today, chief in
terest contering In the Wabash shares In
consequence of the reorganization state
ment and the enforced retirement of the
Goulds. Wabash 4s, which opened %
lower, subsequently rose %. Wabash
common started % higher, and then
dropped %. United States Steel common
opened up %.
Other gains In the first transactions
were Amalgamated Copper %. Erie %,
Reading %, Pennsylvania %, Union Pa
cific %, Canadian Pacific %.
Business was small at the opening,
trading being almost at a standstill.
*"* Yurb opened quiet and steady.
cans in London were firm, but
trading was narrow and practically whol
ly professional. Canadian Pacific was
steady.
. Altho the leading stocks showed little
change In prices in the late forenoon tho
tone was generally heavy.
There was some pressure against
nelting and fractional declines were
Lehigh Valley had a sharp spurt,
(From Hayward & Clark.)
New York, Dec. 6.—Carpenter, Baggot
& Co.: We may have bear drives, as the
professionals are pessimistic, but on weak
spots would buy dividends paying issues
especially Union Pacific.
Wabash was heavy. It was exn:
there would be scattered liquidate
some time to come as a result of Tues
day’s announcement, which may ultimate
pressed
1%. Lehigl
3 to coverii
the *bal-
prlce
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
eru; lime money unenangeo; ou uaja, w
lay* and six months. 4 per cent.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange, $4.8350
^>4.87, with actual business in bankers'
Prime mercantile paper firm at 4% to
4»i per cent, •/
Commercial bar silver, 65c, a decline
of %c.
Mexican dollars, 46%c.
London, Dec. 6.—Bar sliver steady at
25%d, a decline of l-16d«
MINING STOCKS.
Boston, Dec. 6.—Opening: North Butte
25%, Calumet and Arizona 67%, Island
Creek preferred 87. Inspiration 9*4, Old
Dominion 47%, Lake Copper 83%.
CARPENTER, BAGGOT A C0.»5
n DAILY STOCK LETTER
New York, Dec. 6.—Notwithstanding the
dullness and irregularity of the market,
it shows a gninl undertone and looks like
quiet accumulation In some Issues. Be
lieving the situation Is fundamentally
sound that the worst haa been'seen, we
expect any activity to produce a higher
level of values. % ,
LONDON STOCK MARKET. *
Ptock quotations:
, _r Atlanta ANDViCrtt n.
FAlftTfi^iG'UTWTWKSDt'V
WHEAT OFFERINGS
Market Sold Off Fractions.
Range in Corn Narrow.
Oats Lower. •
8T. LOU 18 CA8H QUOTATIONS. .
Wheat—No. 2 rad winter
Corn
oat.
Chicago, Dec. 4.—There was more
wheat for eale than the crowd In that
pit wee able to absorb, and prices were
Uc to He lower In coneequence. The
July option was an exception, as It was
tn .Ionian,1 and strong;. Cable, were
steady. Liverpool comes unchanged.
Corn was %c to He lower on continued
bright weather In the belt. Longs were
on the selling side.
Oslo were *4* lower In sympathy with
other grain,.
Provision, were off sharply again.
Wheat value, were quite erratic today
and many tn the trade were disappointed
at the sharp changes, as when condi
tions looked the weakest or the strong
est, there wae a quick reversal of condi
tion*. Final price* for the day showed
Deeamber unchanged. May %c lower and
July off Hr. The volume of trade was
large. Liquidation was esused by con
tinued liberal receipt, and easy cables.
The com market le surrounded by
bearish conditions. The weather Is fa
vorable and tho cash market weak, but
there was a rally late, the close showing
gains of He for July, Ho for May and un
changed for December.
Oats reacted with com, but the volume
of trade was only moderate. The close
waa H to He lower.
The market for hog products was some
what steadier because of the email of
ferings and on Improved demand. The
close showed but little change.
New York. Dsc. 4.—Dressed poultry, dull:;
turkeys.-10012: chickens, 25; fowls, 160
it; docks, 10012; geeae, 11015.
l ive poultry. Arm; chickens. 12012;
fowls. 11012,
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
nrm; caicsen*. ixwi*; Chicago. Dec. 6*—Wheat, No, 2 red, 93H
turkeys. 14010; rosters, i 0*6; No. 3 red. »2«9«: No. 2 hard winter.
- -1013 8OH0II.OO: No. 3 hard winter. 93096; No.
specials. 39; 11 Northern spring. 61.0701.00; No. i
rnery extras, 34: atate dairy, tubs. 34 > Northern spring. *1.0501.09; No. 3 spring,
process specials, 24H027.
Kiras. Armer; nearby white fancy, 660
so; nearby brown fancy, t(tr(5;
firols, 43044; first#, 40.
0 x, 144(16;
8%: docks. 12012; geese. 12013.
Buter. firm: creamery
fx 35;
COTTON 6EED OIU
i Northern spring, $1.0501.09
, 986*81?04.
.. „„ ! Corn No. 2. 70; Nol 3, new, 696*50%; No.
extra * white. 69trCO%; No. 3 yeUow, 69ft60;
No. 4. 68*667%; No. 4 white, &7<*67%;
No. 4 yellow. *
| Oats No. 2. 47*4; No. 2 white, 49C60;
No. 3 white. 47*ife4*S; No. 4 white, 47%
* I 044H; standard, 4SU0t9H.
op#ntnc.
Vttmma
Spot
I >*< ember
January . . . . .
>>bruary
Mareh
April
Mrs
VSr .*.*.*
i.46ta6.48
6.4408.46
6.4608.47
6.4606.49
6.6106.62
6.5605.67
6.6606.60
6.6206.62
T440OT
6.4205.45
6.4266.44
6. 365.45
6.4606.47
6.4605.69
6.6365.1*0
6.650 5.5i»
8.6106.62
I LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
! Wheat opened uncharged; at l:lo p. m.
| was unchanged. Closed Hd lower.
( Com opened *,<1 lower; at 1:30 p. m.
j was VI lower, i losed Hd to Hd higher.
1 Kvery married woman Is satisfied lha
she could name the crankiest man in the
world If called upon tu do
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations;
wheat". ,II * h ' Low ' ■ cloe *' cl0 **'
Dec. 23H 93% 92% 91%
May 93% 93% 97% 98
J uly M% 93% 93%. 98%
COHN—
Dec. 41%
May 43%
July. _ 42%
OATS—
Dec. 40% 44% 46% 4««,
May 49 49% 49 H 491.
J %RK^ *** 4 * M
Jan.16.53% 16.55 16.40 16.60
Hf'w IK 0K iB f\n u n<ti£ ie nr.
M> 18.86 16.00
J’ly 16.05 16.05
LARD—
Dec. 8.80 8.80
Jan. 8.87% 8.95
May ».lt% 9.17U
Ju.^2 9.90
Jan. (.12H 8.15
May (.40 8.45
July 3.40 8.45
15.47V
15.MV
16.03V
8.10 8.80
8.8714 3.92% 8.92 V
9.10 9.16 9.17V
9.23% 9.37% 9.27V
3.10 8.15 8.12V
8.39 8.42% 8.42V
p.u 1.40 1.17*
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following ara receipts for Wednesday
and estimated receipt* far Thursday:
fWadn'day.lThuraday
Wheat
Corn .
Oats .
Hogs .
GRAIN NOTES.
Chlcaoo. Dec. 0.—Bartlett, Frasier. &
it crop le not going
to turn out nearly as well as had been
expected. Selling for both long and short
account waa ao general yesterday that
the market today should show at feast a
steady tone, and will rally if shorts at
tempt to cover.
King, of Toledo, makes winter wheat
Kansas condition 87. agatnat 76 last year.
Government made the condition hut July
66 and crop 64,000.000. State report makes
the crop 61,000,000 bushels. Acreage sown
this fall Is same as last fall, 780,000 acres,
but only 4,500,000 acres were harvested.
Com crop 105,000,000 bushel,. Govern
ment estimate 140.000,000, against 149,-
000.000. Last year’s acreage 7.760.000. or
1.600,000 bushels less' than ths govern
ment. Oat crop 32,000,000 bushels, against
23.000,000 by the government.
liquidation in com waa very general
yesterday, buying being chiefly by com
mission houses. The Immediate course of
prices will depend almost entirely on the
volume of country offering*.
The oats market le without any dis
tinctive feature and values are largely
dependent on the action of other grains.
Sentiment among the packers and some
of the larger professionals Is of a bearish
nature, and the market at the moment
seems to lack buying power.
The whole crowd is playing for a rally
In com. ' t , '
Wea kneee In wheat causad by weakness
In Minneapolis market and Kldatpn and
local crowd selling.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean: Gossip-was
more bearish than It looked to conserva
tive traders, and It looked as If longs were
well out of their holdings and that moat
of the bears were abort more than they
have been for more than a week.
Corn specialists said Bartiett-Frasler
sold 2.500,(00 com and mad* fair pur
chase* op the decline. It. waa said rat
ten disposed of the greater part, If nut all,
'.—Chicago of ''Is holdings. * T - *—-*-*■ —
corn.
THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
Atlanta, Dec. 6.—Fine weather contin
ues to prevail throughout the East under
the InAuence of ths area of high atmos
pheric pressure now central over North
Carolina, but tho area of cloudiness noted
yesterday in Texas 1* advancing eastward
over the southern portion of th* gulf
state*. Rain Is falling at Fort Worth,
Texas.
Ths Canadian storm ha* moved seat to
Winnipeg, not accompanied by much rain,
but I* causing warmer weather In the en
tire Mississippi valley, where tempera
tures thl* morning were generally above
freezing. In the East the temperature
was slightly below freexlng at Macon
and Augustu, Go., Toledo and Pittsburg.
No marked area of cold weather exists
In the Northwest and temperature
changes will be small during the next 24
hours.
Fair weather le Indicated for Atlanta
and vicinity tonight and Thunday,
Georgia—Fair tonight, warmer In In
terior; Thursday fair ami wanner.
Virginia—Fair tonight, and slightly
warmer In the southeast portion; Thurs
day fair, warmer In southern portloh.
North .Carolina—Fair tonight and
Thursday; slightly warmer Thursday.
Kouth Carolina—Fair tonight, warmer
tn Interior; Thursday fair and wanner.
Florida—Local rains tonight and ThurS'
day.
Alabama—Local rains late tonight and
on Thursday slightly warmer In interior.
Mississippi—Local rains tonight or
Thursday, slightly warmer tonight In
northern and eastern portions
Louisiana—Unsettled with rain tonight
or Thursday; warmer Thursday.
Arkansas—Unsettled tonight; warmer
Thursday.
Oklahoma—Generally fair tonight and
Thursday.
East Texas—Unsettled with rain to-
ght or Wednesday.
West Texas—Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday.
NAVAL STORES.
Rosin Arm; receipts 3,231; water white
*7.74. window glass 47.W, N 44.96, M 46.76.
K 46.65. I 66.35, II 94.25. G 46.25. F JS.25,
E 44.20, D 46.15, C B A 14.10. y
METAL MARKET.
Ntw York, Dec. 6.—At the metal ex
change today trading waa quiet.
Quotations: Copper, spot, 13.40012.46;
December. 12.87012.40; January, 13.700
12.46; February. 12.70012.90; lead. 4.400
4.60; spelter. 4.4004.90; tin, 45.600 45.76.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Chicago. Dec. 4.—Hogs—Receipts 11,404.
Market 6c tower; mixed ami butchers 86 46
fiftnunKWsSwK
bulk $5.9666.20.
Market steady
STOCKS—
Amalgamated Copper . l .
American Smelting ..
Anaconda..
Atchison
Baltimore and Ohio..
Canadian Paclflo .. .. .
Chesapeake and Ohio..
Denver and Rio Grande
Erie
Illinois Central
Kansas and Texaa ..
Louisville and Nashville
New York Central.. .. .
Norfolk and Western.. .,
Northern Pacific... .. .
Ontario and Western .,
Pennsylvania
Reading*. ..
Rock Island..
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway.* .. .
do, preferred..
St. Paul
Union Paclflo *
United States Steel.. ..
do, preferred
P.M. Cl's*
TOT
104%
110% 110%
LOCAL STOCKS AMS BONDS.
Bia. Askea
137%
Atlanta 0 West Point IL R. 188
American National Bank 8*4
Atlantlo Coal At Ice common. 104
Atlantia Coal & Ice pfd...... U
Atlanta Brewing * Ice Co... 186
Atlanta National Bank 275
Central Bank & Trust Corp.. 143%
Exposition Cotton Mill, lio
Fourth National Bank 240
Fulton National Bank 114
Ga. Ry. ft Elec. ref. 6a 99%
do. preferred. 95
Hillyer Tru»t Co. 137,
Lowry National Bank 240
Realty Trust Co 90
Sixth Ward Bank lio
Third National Bank 295
Trust Co. of Georgia ui
Travelers Bank and Trust Co. 125
BONDS.
Atlanta Gaslight 1st 60 102%
Georgia state 4%e, 1915..,., 101
Georgia Midland let 3s 60
G*. Ry. & Elec. com. (e 101%
Go. Ry. * Elec, ret fe ,7«
Atlanta Consolidated 104%
ii#
245
118 4
B*
III
H7%
302
62
3
59%
6.65, Texan* 44.76 0 5.90. calve* 44.3509.:
, ,. Hheen— Receipt* 45.000. Market loc
He talked bearish un lower; native and Western 4208.45, lamb*
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
IBy W. H. White. Jr., of Whit* rrovlaion
Company.!
Quotations tmsed on actual purchase,
•or the current week.
Good to choice eteera, 900 to 1,100 pound*
4%«5%c. Medium to good eteere. 800 tS
*00 pounds, 4%04%c. Good choice beef
cows, 800 to 900 pound;, 44*4%c. Medium
to good beef cows, 700 to 800 pound*. 31:«,
4%c. Oood to choice heifers. 700 to 'goo
{S. U l2 , «lnd,“3t3 , ?c. , ° t0Od
quallty'beef'ra'tle^in'ferRir'grade* *and
y type* selling lower,
ixed common eteera. If fat, 700 to 904
Ha n Wt^& C 'po^3?,Te° n
^r2%™ D co^ f SM° bun* 70 "
Prime hoge, 140 to 200 average, 6.000
4.85c. Good butcher bore, 140 to 160 aver.
W . 6.9004.74c. Good Butcher pipe 90 to
average. 6.5004c; light plga 60 to so
average. 5.4005.44c. Heavy rough hugs'
260 to 400 average, 6.6006.00c.
Above quotation* apply to corn-fed
hogs. Mash and peanut-fattened hog*. 1
to l%c under. '
Choice Tennessee lamb*. 404 Ho: me-
dlum togood lamb*, *04c; good to fancy
IIIMP. *
. wedfitf lighter. Market steady
to % higher on beat grade#. Good demand
for heavy ateera of choice quality, while
all medium grade* and weights of handy
butcher stuff have atold promptly on ar-
rival at ruling prices, and in most cases
10 to 20 cents above prices of a week
Several loads of light feeding steers
were received this week which were sold
promptly to anxious country buyers for
cotton seed meal and hull feeding.
Commission men state that only a few
more loads of feeders are expected this
season. Farmers who Iiave not yet se
cured their feeding cattle should tele
graph the yards at once Just what they
Sheep and lamb receipts'light. Market
steady.
Moderate supply of hogs, market prac
tically .unchanged from a week ago.
ferred would be assessed $10 a share, and
If holders refused to pay the company
would be thrown In hands of receiver and
stocks wiped out. It was -asserted the 4
per cent extension bonds would be ex
changed dollar for dollar for new pre
ferred stock and that new 5 per cent
bonds would be authorized, large amounts
of them being given to stockholders In re
turn for. the assessment.
While Northern Pacific acts generally
with the list for standard rails, and divi
dend not likely be reduced, it is subject
to attack because of poor showing in
earnings. This makes the stock easy to
put down when the market Is dull and
bears use it. Would buy it on slumps of
this kind and throw it out on rallies.
New York Financial Bureau: We still
believe this to be a trading market. The
general situation*Is mixed, but the tech
nical position seems to be better. The
editorial reception of the president's mes
sage is favorable on balance. Reports
from congress indicate that there Js a
rush to get off steam on the part of rad
icals. Common sense will then sway.
The Wabash reorganization ought to be
regarded with favor for the long run.
Dow-Jones Co.: American stocks In
London steady and unchanged to % up.
Persia Warns Russia that unless invading
troops are stopped within 30 hours Persia
will take the offensive. Western Union
puts into effect 7%-cent a word night
letter cable rate from New York or Bos
ton to Liverpool or London. German
chancellor tells relchstag Great Britain
must demonstrate desire for peace In pol
icy as well as words. Stanley hearings
to be resumed Monday. Packers to face
trial today in United States district court
at Chicago. President's message well re
ceived as more constructive and encour
aging than bis previous references to the
trust question. Senator Poindexter, or
Washington, introduces bill to. abolish
commerce court. Twelve industrials de
clined .23; 20 active rails declined .46.
ATLANTA WlAftfCtTTW.
EGGS—Fresh country candled, 32@34c.
BUTTER—Jersey and ozeamery, lit l*
pound blocks. 25® 30c; fresh country,
r «°S^D r ^POULTRY—Drawn, heal
ving to fatness, 16OZ0C.
LIVE POULTRY—Hens, 40® 60c; roost*
ers, 25®35c; fries, 25@40c; broilers, 20®
25c; ducks, 80®36c: geese, 50@>75o each:
turksys. 12%fl*15c per sound.
FnOlTS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLE SUN-
DRIES—Lemons, fancy, $6.00®5.60: choice
$4.50®5.00 per box. Florida oranges.
$2.00®2.50 per box. Bananas 2%®3c per
pound.' Peanuts, per pound: Fancy Vir
ginia, 7c; choice, ec. Beans, round green.
$1.00® 1.25 per crate. Celery, $7.00@8.00
a- «■
,-.*26C _ _ ^
per crate. Tomatoes, fancy
six nasKet crates. $2.00@2.50. Corn (goodj
16@20c per dozen. Pineapples, $2,000
2.60 per crate. Onions, $l.25@1.50 per
bushel. Irish potatoes, S1.00&1.10 per
bushel. Cranberries, $11 per barrel; 50c
per gallon.
PROVISION MARKET.
(Corrected by White Provision Co.)
Cornfield hams, 10 to 12 lbs. average,
15 Corfleld hams, 12 to 14 lbs. average,
'>%.
Cornfield skinned ham#, 16 to 18 lb#,
average, 16%. „ . ..
Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 lbs. aver-
ttS Con?fleid breakfast bacon. 81.
Grocer etyle bacon (wide or narrow),
17.
Cornfield fre»h pork sausage (link or
bulk). 25-lb. bucket*, 11.
Cornfield franklurters, 10-lb: box**, 10.
Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-lb. boxes,
Cornfield luncheon ham*, 25-lb. boxes,
11.
Cornfield spiced Jellied meats In 10-lb.
<ll Cornf{e1d S, srnot(ed link sausage, 25-lb.
boxes, 8%,
Cornfield amoked link sausage In pldklo,
50-lb. can*. 64.25.
Cornfield frankfurters In pickle, 15-lb.
kit*. 4150.
Cornfield pickled pigs feet, 15-lb. kit*,
11.15,
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE
n,w STKiSS*) 1
c Co.: Liverpool was ^SfauklJJfKfot
" rnber and 4% to 5 hi^r OfiSlm
Opened quiet
quiet. to ^Thlgher'^ 5
Spots in good demand atTooint £Ll
middling 5.06; sales 10.000, h
speculation and export Mff“£? can ®-S0t|
000; American ti,40fc. W0, Sports 13.J
Estimated ports 70 000 g »i n .
last wenk and 4L149 liatTrar S3 • 1! ' ,
Brown. Drakeford & Co eahip. ...
tU Sti?a ff s eri Tfx^*?Sr Ac l
lllcks bought 6.000 January on n i! 1 f o d :'
.M. l-.i.f'i. n now ;„g 3,0«^ u < |y uif 3 / 1 '
*JI .« K""d seller. I'nderatanll .J? ltch '
ferlng freely In Texas. 'Hem- iiP? ” of -
Wilson bought after the e»n tZ 'Klni e an 'l
SKcheU. Kreeman, Gwathmey
H-bSSr
cred Ye»t*rdayf J 'Mltehel| S buylng n “ S'
to be short covering. Market lJwiJ. S?',' 1
It would sell lower today et 00k * l( 11
Following are 11 a', m bid.' r>.
9.05, Jamiary 8.81. Mareh 8 8*,' Maj- f « bw
New Orleans, Dec. e.—Havi.;.'
Clark: The weather map sh™* c ,n,J
in the central and Western *tatM . y
r;.m j ii imr'ii and central Texas
ally fair in tho Eastern *tate“' "” er '
National Giifhers report 12 934nnn v t
official, ginned to December l' 0 b,lM '
Liverpool cables: "A little mnr* 1.3
lling, but .market remains steartv^ ,<
New York wires: "Localfeeim^f
l*h. .Mitchell selling March " 11 bflr '
Another wire says: "Somefurth*..
I"K for Waldorf Jntereata, but ^SrSjL*
overnight demand light and acitS?
Mitchell sold about 6,000, but there
pressure.” • ere 18 no
The . New Orleans Tltne.-nem—
There Is a popular bellif in thl Sf'l
market that the best of tui hull. u"
soared bear. Just why speculative .hem
should bo worried at this particular
Is not at all deal-. The smallestTt 1
estimates exceeds tho record crop of t«S
by hundreds of thousands of balra. »hS
the average crop estimate riimh* »n
above tho million mark. Boor trad, talk
is general, and some of th« VmL«
mills have recalled their traveling MU?
men. Dry goods gossip, at lea," ,n hh
country, breathes pessimism, white «,!
assembling of congress has renewed !
fear of tariff revision to an uoute l-i*
I' urther. peculations seem never t* tf-«
of predicting early snot liquidation h,"
the Jnterior, a# a result - • - ■
°f the dead load
Lnder the dr-
er may well
values on the
scrambling under cover
cumstances, the onlc ......
tier why shorts boost values on them
selves by scram*' 1
steady, markets.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
January. .
February.
March. . .
April. . ;
May. . . .
June . • .
July . , . .
August . .
September.
October . .
November.
December.
-?iP«5!?8-J Ciosingr
}3}5@13.17jl2.93eu.00|
12.93b H951
1.3-06@13.09
13.04^13.10
13.02raU.l0
13.02® 13.10
18.02@13.04 HRRHPP
JJ'Ooe- UMnwsfii: .*r,
closed steady. Sale#, 161,750 bags.
AAAA# $14.60 in bulk: in ban and bar-
ds» $2.10: green. 17%c.
MISCELLANEOUS—Georgia cane iirui
88c; axle grease, $1.76: soda crackers, 7%o
Is. 82.1 . ..
beans, 7%c. Shredded biscuit, $3.60; Lima
t rolled oats, $4.00 per case; grits (ban),
$2.10; pink salmon, $6.00 per case; pepper,
** "nd; R. E. Lee salmon, $8.00;
cocu«, «ou, roast beef, $3.90; sirup (New
Orleans), 35c per gallon; com sirup. 80s
per gallon; Sterling ball potash, $S.iO per
ease; soap, $1.60@4.00 per case; Rumford
baking powder. $2.50 nor case.
RICE—Head, 6%@6%c; fancy head, 50
.%c. according to grade.
LARD—Silver leaf, ll*4e per pound;
Flake white, 8c per pound; Cottolene,
Cornfield pure Tard (tierce basis), 10%.
Compound lard (tierce basis * 8.
D. 8. extra ribs, 9%.
D. S. rib bellies, medium average, 10.
D. S. rib bellies, light average, 10%.
•LtUR ANB vSRAIN.
FLOUR—Pastell's Elegant, $6.76; Dla*
mond, patent, $6.00; Victory (finest pat
ent), $6.76; Faultless, finest, $5.75; Swans*
down (highest patent), $5.40;- Home
Queen (highest patent), **” ~
One hundred pounds, 4fc; sale
brick (plain) per case. $2.25; salt brick
(medicated) per case. S4.86; salt rsrt rock.
100 pounds, $1.00; Salt Ozone table per
case, 90c; salt 26-pound sacks, 16c.
FISH
FISH—Brfeam, 6%c per lb.; snapper,
10c net per pound; trout, 10c per pound:
blueflsh, 7c per pound; potnpano, 25c p?r
pound; mackerel, lie per lb.; mixed
Ush, 6c per pound; black bass. 10c per
pound; mullet, $13 per barrel.
CRABS—Hard shell. 30@40c per dozen.
OYSTERS—Per gallon: Plants, fl.W0
atent), * $5 40**- Home cxtTa selects. $t.40gl.C0;
_tent). 45.15: Puritan standar< ^' h-OOOUO;
(tilghrat patent). 96.15: Sun Rise (half. ] MC0I1.OO. u » nnw .o»
8toJ3 t), (h^S*t* U M^t*^?L ^, 8m; j PLOW8TOCES-Ha.m. n ; S6e: F«xa-
- ’°fccL , ^44.7507. M ne,
, ♦ , vjccan ojira> | shot _j 2 .26 per cack.
J ffu.
^CORN—Tennessee White (new crop),
47c; mixed (new crop), 86c; com chops,
45c: yellow com (old crop). 94c.
MEAL—Bolted. 12-pound *av..... ....
plain, 144-pound sack*. 83c; 96-pound
sacks, 84c; 48-pound sack*. 86c; 24-pound
sack*. 88c.
OATS—Fancy white clipped, 65c: fancy
white. 64c; No. 3 white, 62c: mixed. 68c.
COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper, 426.00;
(Buckeye). 426:00 per ton.
COTTOf} SEED HULLS—Square lacks.
44.00 per ton.
FEEDSTUFF.
SHORTS—Holliday, 100-pound sacks,
41.46: fancy 76-pound sacks, 41.80.
P. W„ 75.1b. lacks, 41.70: Brown, 100-lb.
sacks, 41.70; bran. 75 and 100-pound sucks,
41.50: pure wheat. 75-pound sacks, 41.41;
j. ■- —"'-pound sack*. 41.65.
. j 41.70; sugar beet pulp,
11.66.
CHICKEN FEED—Rooster, 60-lb. lack*,
41: Purina scratch, 1 dozen pound pack
age, 42-20; wheat for chickens, per buahel.
41.25; Purina (cratch, 12-pound package*.
42.20: chicken chowder, 100-pound sack*,
42.00; Purina Pigeon feed, 42.25;
Purina .baby chick, 42.15: Purina
scratch, 50-pound rack*. 42.10; Purina
rlna scratch, 100-lb. .Backs, 42.00; Pq.
43: llen-O scratch, 42; Victory »cratch,
42; Success scratch, 41.80; Chicken
wheat, 2-bushel sack*, per bushel.
1.25; Success baby chick, 12.05; Oy*-
er shell, 100-lb. sacks, 80c; Purina feet],
175-lb. sacks, 41.75; Purina feed, 100-lb.
sacks, 41.70: Purina feed (molasses), 100-
pound sacks, 41.65; Arab feed, 100-pound
rack*. 41.75; Vlctonr horse feed, 100-
pound sacks, 41.45; just horse feed, 41.65:
alfalfa feed. 51.(0.
SEEDS (Sacked)—German millet, 41.44;
cans seed, amber 51.60; cane seed, orang*
1.40. Wheat (Tennessee), blue stem.
1.(0; rye (Georgia). 4L35; Tennessee rye,
41.00. Barley. 41M. Appier oats, 85c
Red rust-proof oats. TOo: Burt oats. 60e:
Texas rust-proof oats, 76c; Oats, winter
erasing, 70c; Oklahoma rust-proof, lOo:
blue seed oat*. 50c.
HAY—Per cwt: Timotny, choice large
bales, 41.60: Timothy, choice third bates,
41.50; Timothy No. 1, email bales,
41.(5; Timothy No. 1 light mixed. 41.(0:
Timothy No. 1 clover, mixed, 41.(0; No. 2.
41.85; choice green alfaira, 41.(5; alfalfa
lay K'o.l, 41.(0; clover hay. 41.3i; wheat
straw. 60c: Bermuda l av. sec.
GROCERIES. ,
SUGAR—Per pound. Standard granu
lated. 6%e; New York refined, 6%c; plan-
tati..n. ti<\
COFFEE—Roasted (Arbuckle’s), 42(.26-
SHOES—Horse, 44.60 04.75 per k«5
LEAD—Bar, 7%c per peund.
NA1I.S—Wire, 42.65, bale.
IRON—Per pound, 3c. b*ie: S»tJ»
5%*.
THOSE CONFUSED IMPRESSION!
'■Did Mr. De Gunner eee * d«« r * w
on his hunting trip?;’ . . .
'•Yes. But In hi* exritetnent he
took It for a member of bl* 4* rt 7
arked It for a cigar."
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