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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. .T2DNE8DAY, OCTOBER 21, 1906. 11 II BETTER PRICES Responded to the Better peeling in the Liver pool Market. NEWS AND GOSSIP Of tho Fleecy staple. rrlrnte Wire to Glhort * Clay. J“* k lor l‘. Oct. 24.—Liverpool opened £» $0M h" g *U?r Ui 191 , "‘ h '' r W " » hou J.lmT)«oI nW*s: '•Oeneml l.nylne «ir«iV. n -r?‘ . General buying nnd l! lK r ! limited. fccypt bought brav- openednearhighest Pui'ing Early Session De clined Sharply From the Best. m* Liverpool market thla raornlnc was -jjllr lietter t!»a expected, both ai to and apota. A portion of the ad- iinee In future* trn* later loat, the) cloae belwt ea>y 14462 points above the clo*e ■rSn*la* I* ,h *. ra ?» 0 ln tha acttr « La. in Liverpool tod£t . ‘.6.95 J.0S44 5,55 ■:tS.i8 SSI* pentb. neteber-Nnverober imwrr-Febroory. .rrb-Aprll Tviune •• 6.W44 6.1, 6.MH a; York opened 1610 point* op, pilned .. iiMltlonal point or tiro, and then de. Sniliome 12 point* to * level «ome W S W.V yesterday's clow In tho nc- "Swe""** recovery from the top, tloJeb the midday fleetnntlon* were n»r. nil Hml-ireekly movement at the Interior I* «• follow N<™ t906. mBf __ W7, Stlraated receipt! tomorrow: y*«r Orleans Oilveston.. .. U At , 'the cloee” the'toiie^aa steady, with rtre. net t point lower to 3 point* higher. 2966. ItrelpH; ®S2 £ST. "iSSI, *Tai 1W4. 14U7T 110.800 SHiOQ 1800. ....10.000 to 1 . ..24,000 to 2 ...14,50) U ' 1906. f.000 8.^2 18.. V r.ow is.A i,500 15.:'. SP0T COTTON MARKET. liter pool, spot cottou firm: middling up- hod* *.37d; sales 7,000: American 5.400; {peculation nnd export 600; receipts 9,300, ill American. Atlanta, atsadjL at lie. Kwr York, dofl at 11.26c. Jlcw Orleans, steady at Me. lane nab. qolet at W 18-16c. AitRuntn. firm at lll*16c. Houston, steady at lie. Memphis, steady at M4tc. Baltimore, nominal at Uttc. Wilmington, Arm «t W1M*C. uaiirpiuu. _ St. Utils, steady at ll%c. TOOAY'8 PORT RECEIPf8. ' The following table shows receipts at the ports today, compared with the same day list year: *nt 4.600.000 bales. cS5L. < r». , » m *rket *hew* con- thrc.t'ontwend^gf* " 00 lQr8B ,hort "" Mr. Price's goners' report « lhnn!T^r po . , * 1 *i.T B ,ogt . n, 5ht. Liverpool wwjM have It this morulog. carpenter. Baggett A To. sny: ‘The sit untlon looks favorable to a further advance i^th©^ Immediate future, and while pro ~e vmiY hen tb caught in any “ re i RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS ferring to operate from that side, we w advise caution nnd taking profits when opportunity offers, nnd not l*e caught in sudden twist of tho market." Dick Bros. & Co. say: "Ws believe cot ;" n . •**»<*. present juncture entirely t hlsh. Mo think the price will bo subject th« law of supply and flsmaira. The Journal of Commerce snys: "Triklo was steadier for the day. Tho volume of forward business does not appear to lessen much because of the generally known fact that some lending houses are absolutely short of goods, nnd con not replenish tholi supplies quickly. 1'rlcog continue to harden, but there Is loss disposition to squeeze with W “° ma8t ftatU ff0odB t0 80 on Poor tone to. market. Price tries to sell, hut market will not take the cotton. Busi ness small. Amount ginned to October 18, 1906, coi Ink round as half bales, was 4.94M28. New Orleans, Oct. 24.—Liverpool «t I «*, Is much better than expected. Was dus unchanged on New Orleans and 203 up on ^Liverpool cables: ‘‘Price brokers manlpu- Wc understand Mr. Price estimates gin- ners' at 4.400.000 to 4,608,000. good big crop ln Atlanttcs. One of the largest bagging and tie job] bera has n wire from Texas saying. In efj feet: "Ship ns all the bugging yon can. Ml can not get bagging, ship sugar bags, ir anything that will cover cotton.” h J The market Is nervous, but no signs weakness are evident, •prices being s ported by the various estimates or smslB ginning*. It looks very much as though the former bear leader is encouraging buyingJb 000 ginned. The western forecast Indicates generally fair weather throughout both tonight nnd Thursday. For Arkansas asd the Territo ries, colder weather with frost, and col‘ also lu Louisiana and southeast Texas. The eastaru forecast Indicates rain to night nud probably Thuraday for North Carolina and Sooth Carolina. Bain to night In Georgia, followed by fair and voider weather. Showers In eastern Flor ida and fair nnd colder weather toulgbf and Thursday for the balance. Sew Orleans. . . Galveston. . . . Mobile Fartnnah. . . * . Charleston. . . . Wilmington. . * - Norfolk Pensacola Port Arthur. . . Total. . . . * . 18268 1878 16084 wii 1100 2596 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. Tbf following table thorn ravvlpta at tb* Intrrlor town, today, compared with tb* umr Any Inst y**r: ilouHton. Aojtu.t., M.mphla. 199*9 3SS7 7006 2067 7l» 16156 2062 2503 N*w Orlsnna, Oct. 21.—Early cable* at tributed the Itrengtb u( option* to tbe ma nipulative buying ot larse American Inter f«t», but toward tho close tbe frenter por tion or the advance woa loat on fairly **n ernl liquidation, Anal prlcea Itelng 2 points higher thnn the previous d»y'* level*. Spot ■ale* were 7,000 hale* at an advene* tn quo tation. of 10 polnta. The free and liberal movement of cotton and the lack of any substantial demand for spots, toother with prospect* of decidedly more fnvorable weather than thnt lately prevailing are Influence* of nn uumliuk* bte character, hot their full effect 1* eeern Ingly held In cheek by the uenr approach of the govenimest'* estimate of gin- 1 — up to the 18th of October and which lie nnonunced tomorrow. However, th* feeling eeema to be tket no mntter wh»t the figure* are they will In no manner throw any light on the ultimate alee of the yield. The letruees of the present crop la generally roueeded, but with normal con ditions henceforth ample supplies *r* pre dicted. despite the unfavorable Influences that have hitherto been the meaua of bring ing about and maintaining the present ad vance. New Tort. Oet. 24,-Tbe atoek market wni not actlvo today, and the trading wa* among the active apeeulatlva Issues. Most operator, look to London nnd the money market for their guidance, end the settle ment In Ixindon appeared to tie progress Ing with lea. fraction than expected, though tho discrimination against Americana was made apparent la the carry-over price, and these laane* elo«ed heavy from that mar- CHICAGO CAR LOT8. Wheat. . Cnrn. . data. . Hcg,. . % 26005 WARE & LELAND’8 DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orleans. Oet. >4.—The one event of taportanco In today's market was the ss- tlmnt# on ginning put out by Price, and •® l,e this was supposed to have been ll^n out secretly only to those glnnera *no furnished the Information, • Liverpool *»<! jr before the American market opened, jtf gist was that up to October 18 there yre ginned from 4,400.000 to 4,900,000 bsles IS**., which Indicated « crop ot 11.- , ** ,§ *t ? r * *««te that Is the the trade In general summed Informn- L°" u g- The majority seemed to think Jr?*® Ogurcs eotlrely too low, and that £” inln * would amount to at least iya.tjno nnd even the bulls openly stated they Mleved the crop could uot w ns small as 11,000.006 bales. It «• M Is unreasonable to ex* cj **»• i?Inning to be as low as Price's T h,ch ; l* k *ng tbs minimum of 4,- SSl Indicate 9 failing off In the ginning romps red with last year of 108,000 S^jJnce Heptember 26. The movement 2ai^! ton **‘*rtalmy does not •II mrprl.ln* to eee It returned ae high o.0ft),«)0 bate*. Naturally there I”trading May with th* bureau n "d the talent a greater part of wnili ■ V m .? ‘r ,r **lng on tha figure, which *°»M Indicate the total crop. Last year im I«l2 I’crlml. there were gtnneil 4.5*1.276 SaS3^A?rfSK?B s ' % tssu R^rsr fcsr. JL.P *■ smaller than even the hulls he- "ps. lt(H-nnse- »• «- * **-- i ginning oTilldfi.W leef year crop of Isa* than 11,006,000 SAVANNAH NAVAL 8TORES. ^veatah, Oct. J4.-Turpentine 6«4«; hw”? 9 24.10;; E 34.13; F II 34 33; I 34.40; K 34.7S; M fU “ » Mi n,tt Today* new* jorinded n atatemeht that, perhaps. 37.000,0001 of na tional Imnk currency would be npnlled for under Secretary Hhaw-« onler. We should any that the remainder of th* week prom ises no disconcerting development against the eecurlty H«t- L. J, ANDER80N & CO/8 U OAILYCOTTON LETTER, New York. Oct. 24--The New York mar ket opened t to 10 ufl thl* morning on a lietter Liverpool than expected. It was re ported thnt .Mr. Pried wa* responsibleJet the strength In tbe Liverpool market, with the view of unloading his long* ln New York. Anyway, heavy redIItin* at the aliening eauaed price* to sag luielt to about yesterday’* figure*. Mr. Price a ginning figures were out In the early session, show ing 4.400,000 to 4.600,000 bale* glnnetl to Octo ber 18, nnd Indicating a yfeld of 11,000.000 Imlee. Thl* report on Ita face wa* bullish, but the trade wn* not Inclined to gtr* It lunch credit. The general expectation - thnt the government report will abow aot^ thing over 6,000.000 holea. Thta report wll Ihi Issued nt 2 o’rlock p. m. Thursday and Its effect on th* mnrket wilt ilepewd tmhow much It varies from th*M figure*. Sbauld It range above tbe 3,000,000 mark the market will probably decllua rabidly, and under 4,600,000 will advance It tbs a*na aray.. CAPTAIN AND CREW SAVED FROM FLAMES New Tork, Oct. 14.—Passenger* of the Fall River liner Puritan, bound for New Tork, nrouaed from their etat* room* when oft Greenwich, Conn., to day, by the lurid flame* from the burning freighter Eastern, which had caught Are on Long Island sound, watched th* boat bum to th# water - ! edge and founder. The captain and crew of the frighter were rescued by the ateamer Middle- town. GROVER CLEVELAND DINED BY FRIENDS New Tork, Oet. »«.—Grover Cleve land arrived In the city from Prince ton Sunday, and I* stopping at th* Hotel Buckingham. He was the guest at a dinner tendered him by friends on the upper west side. GI BERT & CLAY *UBAMA6T. ATLANTA* OA u-1.1 L„, oSaTUSiSi BftflKlfaa ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone, Main 858. ATLANTA*, ^GEORGIA- - Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-fivo years* experience of ctl- ltfug markets In Atlanta and the Sooth lias made him a recognized au thority In his 1 specialty. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street. NAME OF STOCK. American Sugar Itef. . AnnromM American Locomotive. . <1n. preTerred. . . . Am. Smelting Hof. . . do. preferred. . Atchison <lo. preferred. Canadian Pacific, * C him go Ss Northw'n. .... Chooapeake A Ohio. . . . , Colorado Furl & iron. . • , Central Leather do. preferred Chicago tc Great \V Chicago. M. St 8t. V. . . . , Delaware & Hudson Distiller's Securities Erie. do. preferred General Electric . Illinois Central Am. Ice Securities. ..... Louisville & Nashville. . . , Mexican Central .Missouri Pacific Tm,11 ptoi k_HrtIt s tf lwr raa.•>» *h*:. : «Ir — s Ss s 3 z cz NAME OF STOCK. N. Y.a Ont. Ss Western. Nntlounl I.**fld Northern Pacific. . . . , New York Ccntrnl. . . Norfolk & Western, . Pennsylvania People's Gas Pressed Steel Car. . . do. preferred. . • . Pacific Mall . Itoadlni; Republic Steel. . * • . ltock I>|nnd do. prcfiTivd. . . . United States Rubber. do. preferred. . . . Southern Pacific. . , . Southern Uallwaf. , . do. preferred. * • . , Btoas-Sfecffleld Toon. Coni & Iron. . . , Texas & Pacific Union Pm hie E’nlted States Steal. . , do. preferred. . . ♦ , Va.-Cnr. Chemical. . . , do. preferred. * * . , Western Union. Wabaoh 44HI 45 I do. preferred. ,. 25%l 26% Wisconsin Central. B2%1 52 1 do. preferred. . m NEW YOBK. The following li the rkug* lo cotton fa- tares to New Tort tortny: NOTES ON GRAIN Pointers on Provisions. Icago, Oct. 24.—Advsnces that trero Tactically uniform In all Amsrlcnn mar- ;ets, Winnipeg Included, were scored In wheat yesterday. All tbe ground loet on the preceding day was recovered and s gain of almost ns much added besides. It was plain thnt the short selling had Iteeo overdone, and that there was something like congestion In the local market, at least. Southwestern centers snpplled nn el- emcnt of weakness here during tbe early hours. I Look to see some farther upturn ln whent todey. t'orn nnd oats are gaining friends dally. Continue to favor purehisee on oott spots. Provisions list firm In spite ot weakness ln hogs. Covering of shorts In October ami November lara has helped, ‘ " A Cross fair sellers of wise, offerings small. ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT8 AND PRODUCE. Offlriatlv ceiwtefl by Atlanta Fruit and p «E^dW , * n8M17I rtaaanaa, atnvlghta.^pjr bunch, 31.5001.75. Culls, per liunrb, 31.6wl.26. CALIFORNIA FBriT (Fjacy Moek)- Rlbarta peaches, per box. 31A6. Mountain Bartlett peers, per box, 33.25. dross plum,, per crate. »00. rolnmhtn prune*, per crate, ri-66. Boas raru arapaa. par crat*. 33.60. Bine M«!roT«* graw*. per crate, 32.00. POUT,TRY 5Sd**COWTBYPB01C)IICE Lira ben*. 46042HC; fries, 22M«30c; broil, “SrriSeV'lriaa. 18ft29c pounfi. LIVEKPOOL. October. , . , Oct.-NOV. a a {&••£«- • Jsn.-F«b‘.a*. * Feb.-March. . May-June June-July.. .. Closed easy. with yesterday's inge. • IS i 1 ; Sh I S 1 .' '.6.112 -6.97 5!»)vl 6.89 . ,5.H A06 5.53 BJ1 . .5.9* -6.01H 5.5314 S.KI< . ..6.00 -6.64W 6.36 5.5* . .6.03*4-6.06 6.00 3.58 ....6.0414A08 0.0114 6-00 . ..6.06 -6.0814 6.03 6.01)4 WHEAT OPENED FI Early News Was Mostly of a Bullish Average. Trade Dull. Chicago, Oet. 24.—After ruling strong and higher eorly on the strength of butllab cables and light arrivals Tn ' weat. wheat turned heavy offering, end favorable AtL , rioting at about the low point. Corn end oete follow,-,! wheat, profit-taking finding th* market, with little eapport. Closing 744c' hl*h*r C “for^November Vud January^ 1’rlvntc Argentina cable, said danger s .000 bushels last labels last eysr. ,000, compared with 3002244c; cook ene-pound potatoes. No. low '“SonM^^rk.hfl; I# . .50 OTAni.eB-lri*b atoek, per bnbel, aoeaOc. Cabbage, IMnlab. Hi*. Uma brans, par pound, It; Navy, 33-10 per busbti, onion,, per bushel. 3L10- New tweet potato**, 63e73c per battel, Kraut, holf-berrel, .33.76. Rutabaga turnlpa, 144*. Lemons, 36.30. FLOUR, GRAIN, PROVISIONS. FLOUR—I’onttl’a patent. 36.00; lilamond patent, 38.16; ilaacoutan Htar. 34.70: fancy potent, 34.50; Red B»*le. 3tS6: Dlu* Ribbon, 3.50; fanry. 33.50; spring wheat patent, Ifi.i ^CORN—Choice red cob. 7»e; So. 3 whit, k: No. ] yellow, 65c; mixed, Ita. OAT#—Cholco white cllppi.l, 4#c: No. ..hit*, 46c; No. 2 mixed, 4,c; Texei ru* proof. 18c. . , . SIBAIe-l’Ial* weter-aronnd '•■■■*’* ..ci he!tod, la Short*, whit*. Sj&^3L40;. brown, WHWtS, whits. |L*S: B do., chulco small bnl mixed bran. 92.15. mnir* choice larse b.l*., Jl.U: choice email bnlca, 61.W; fo., No. 1 clover mixed. 31.M; do.. No. -2 clever mtxed, 31.60. Choice Reminds. 80c. RTE—Georgia, 31.W; Tcn****eo, »#t. Bar- V shore price* nr* f. o. b. Atlanta. GROCERIES. SUGAR—Standard granulated, 33.20. 1 HMmJSsk bulk ltl R!X^E—CamlEnlu'4Hlhi{?a«otding Jo the gr nir.y.KK-Fancy full cream dairy, 13V4c; PROYlfAlONS—Supreme hamo, 15c. Dove im*. 1544c. California bams. 10c; Red roas hmna, lie. l*rj ejlt extra riba, 39.26; belllce, :fi-S iKianda. IW.5); ^ b ‘5firv , ™ : tilatca. 34.25: Supreme lard. 3>.»; Red Cross. 10c; Bnow Drift compound, 310.3744. STOCKS AND BONDS. .Bid. Asked. Gecrstl fftfta.i“r#'»i'.::::: »» |«h Atlanta la. UJL W Atlanta 4 a. 1«2 Atlanta 4’a, 13*4......", Atlanta A west Point......... Atlanta A Wrat Point debt*.. . Central Sy. of (la. 1st laeanu .... lo. At Iscome io. Id Inrama Georgia Ira Augnsta A Savannah. 11* Southwestern t IM Georgia Partflc tats 129 163 IP I r I1T In STOCKS REVIEWED BY NEW YORK SUN 150.0 Corn rscripts at primary points were 810,- 00) huNbrls. against 248,wO buabrls n yrnr ago; shipments 594.000 bushels, against 455,- 000 bushels n year. Clearances or wheat and floor were 533,- 000 bushels, corn 203,000 bushels and outs 70 bushels. NEW ORLEANS. 6et. a . . . NOV. . . . . Dee Jnu Feb. . . . March. . . . April. . . . May. .. . . June. . . , jtnr.. . . y 39\ 5 11.10111. U-l2|li.0tO4 10.90 10.98-1110.91-03 H.02I1LOI-02 I0.0.1-94 1L12 11.1112111.02 11.IM9 1L31 11.31-32 11.22-23 11.36-38 11.27-29 11.42 11.43-45 11.36 37 .... 11.4890 11.41-43 ....111.57-59j 11.60-51 FACTORS ABOUT EVENLY BALANCED CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. f^Chlcagc ^train and provision quotation, Froriaa* WHEAT ^ U '* h- L ° W ' CI “*' CK- *' p Vfo 2» S» ^ P'S t P P P tm fcku MtM Mt Nov.'.'.'. ?:0244 *:f$ J’W44 >15 IS Jnn.... 1.2344 8.10 1.26 I.J) 1.2244 SIDES— Sftr. tit m & lifl* ('ASH WHEAT— No. 2 red 734i«7- ,.o. 2 bard winter 7344. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Corn—Opened 441314* higher; it 1:10 p. m„ 44044* hlghar; eloaed 44.874* higher. WEATHER IN COTTON BELT. Sberma ten. Temp fool. Belt ile nnd Snn Antonio clear nnd partly cloudy. Sulphur —* -l. Springe clear and cool. Colorado heavy fro - * ”" L * 1 h —* * Worth el* Ing froar. froat. Mlssleelppl—Jnckaon clnndy. colder and eprlnklfng. Rrookhnrcn. Greenwood. Yakoo t'ltr. Vlckabqrg. Natcbra. Ilattleshurg cloudy and cool. Meridian partly Clnndy Slid cool. New Albany. Amory, Aberdeen nnd Holly Springa cloudy nnd cool. Tupelo partly cloudy and cool. WEATHER F0RECA8T. Georjtls—Partly cloudy Wcdneoday and ^JiuTaiVna—Fair Wedneoday and Tbura- Florid. and Alabama—Fair Wed nesday and Thursday. Mississippi*-FeI r Wednesday; warmer lo W Intenav; Thursday fair. NORTHWE8T CAR8. Th* fetlowlng figure* glv# the Nerthweat ir* of today, last week nnd Inst year: - a Oct, 24.—The St,n a*y*: "Natu . there waa^aoai* disappoint St yesterday by spaentatbn foi meat expveaaed, ., rs a result of pelting or stocks upon the hasty tbaory that tho secrotary ^of the •raasurv's nrtloti wonhS be wltlur.it finonclal .»lfrrt «n»l partly. jMina n natural reac tionary tsgjpwy; following upon Mooaay s violent advaors In values, the security mar ket yesterday in the . early session was heavy. a»d mwlly decllnetl rather sharply. Hcntlment, howaver* Itecnme much more eii- couraglug as tbs day advanced nnd the railing movement In prices was succeed- cat by a rising one. which gathered no III tie headway, and left fiimf quotations for the prliirlpftl stocks advanced over Mon day's close. Then- were no spccisj festurcs lu It calling for cnmmenL' -Ulbert 4c Clajr. . - THE CUGAR MARKET. New Tork, Oct. 24.—The Bun says: was n narrow, professional market, with ■mail changes for the reason that the fac tors pro and con about balanced each other. Thnt Is to say, while Texas had In one section a killing frost, the weather ln the main waa batter than had-been ex pected. If some prominent operators bought freely, others sold persistently, and spot Interests were also steady sellers, some reports seemed to encourage tbe Idea thnt after sll a good crop had been ruined, one firm Issued an estimate of only 11,250,000 bales, or 1,000,000 bales less thnn the world's consumption of American cotton Inst sea son. If tho weather, taken as a whole, wn* favorable, tho signal service predicted front tor eastern Texas' Oklahoma nnd Indian Territory during tho ensuing twenty-four hours. If the crop movement was ex tremely large, the bulls set It down to largo baying by anxious spinners and not to it large crop. The weather news today and tho gloners' report tomorrow may give It age to this crop* which la contradicted In some quarters. !u any cnae. they think prices high enough at tbe present Others who. In different circumstance*, might sell It short, hesitate to do so now on account of the oppoaronca of the big consump tion and the prosperity of tho dry goods trades on both sides of tho water, as well as a fear or ball manipulation.” New Orleans. Oct. 24.—The Times Demo crat summary: “While the extreme range of professional opinion appears to be widen ing, the trend of the cotton market affairs, nevertheless, would seem to l>e predicated upon the rather logical belief that un seasonable weather has done little more than eliminate thi prospective yield time, wonld havt _ _ nuisance without any compensating return, ln the meantime, however, the previous favorable outlook Impelled many folk with in the cotton twit to take the short side, a fnet which has marrsd to ** Private Wire t«> Glbert St Clay. yew York, Oct. 24.—Marshall. Spader < o.; "W hile most market operations are conservatively favorable. It is quite possible that the course of foreign markets the nimnctnl situation iu Londou inuy tIntie to form tbe hnals for trading here. We apprehend no difficulty In mnueetlon with the Loudon settlement, which begins today, nnd believe a better feeling will pre vail after Ita conclusion.*' New York ITimnelnl Bureau: ‘‘Informn tlon It bulIlMh In Amalgamated Copper, which may be bought on all soft spots. The absorption of Atchison Ih very good, - 8melf and a line should la- taken in It. a raised s specialist. according to .. Guggenheim Interests. St. i'nui Is niucL heller held, the establishing of new support around 170 being reported. Canadian l*a- el tie Is ineetlug pool accumulation near 177. Baltimore and Ohio nnd Chesapeake ami Ohio should tie bought. New York Cen tral specialists say stacks are being bought by Hockefeiler Interests. We think It Is duo for a good rally. Pen nay Ivan la has maintained Its 140 support, and should Im bought whenever went. Wo nre very bull ish ou United Btates Stool for the long and Short haul, believing It should Im iMiftght i nil leocssions. A specialist tips Head THE WEATHER. local" forecast. WEATHER CONDITIONS. morning has Increased In Intensity moved uortheastwnrd, causing rain In the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys nnd the lake region. Light rnln has also fallen In nil districts of the cotton belt. The cold wave orer the west has mod erated Sifinewhnt. but temperatures In the Hookv Mountnlu region are still below freezing. A fall of 4 to 12 degrees has oc curred over Texas and the western portion of the cotton licit. Killing frost Is reported from Abilene, Tex. Temperatures are sllghtl.r jhl^her nt most stations cast of tho Rain, with colder weather. Is expected In this section tonight, followed by fnlr and colder Thursday. W. A. MITCHELL. Temporarily In Charge. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. STATIONS OF ATLANTA DISTRICT. ^Atlanta, lulstlug. . . ^Chattanooga, rain. . Columbus, cloudy. . . Gainesville, cloudy. . Greenville, cloudy. . tariff In. cloud v AMaron, cloudy. . . . Month-cllo, cloudy. . , Newunn. cloudy. . . . Rome, clear. .... >pnrtnnhurg, rain. . Tallapoosa, cloudy. . . Tnccoa, cloudy. . . . West Point, cloudy. .... •Minimum temperatures srs for tweiv«-hoar period ending at 8 s. m. this Oats. Light frost at Oklahoma, Okla. Max. qi n & | "T CENTRAL STATION. Atlanta. . . Augusta. . . Charleston. Galveston. . Little Hock. , uphfs •lie Mobl Moutgoinei New Orleo Oklahoma. Hnvnnnah. Vicksburg. Wilmington Tsrap’turc. -r Max. Min. I the leaders. The weather forecast promised ‘ SV.°., “* "* ram raitixi tc th* other h*. „ tinre*qnalnict»il he*r would bar* throwu bla welabt nxnlnat tb* price on tb* mo ment (bowing, and tbe oaalar ton* tn t spot market, hat for th* rtnitralolnc fltten** of a bnlttahlr dlsporad cloth trad* and th* fact that nt so time within r*< cent history bar* tb* mill* hern tn po»l tlon to operate on *o favorable a tins!* ss they an Dow pnjoyln*. Tb. alruntion doaa not lack wholesome object lesaona, l«it tbe talent Inrhs ambition, if not the conr— of eouriellon. Tb* #lnii*r*' rapbrt nuf rclopmeata In th* apot market muy probably will encoura#* urea tar activity ta speculation, wblls narrow fluctuation, should enable exporters to put through some delayed fresh bullness.'Glbert * Clay. And Chearfully, Too. Ninety p*r cent of the men In thl* world make foola of themselves for money.” “Worse than that. Ninety per cent of them make foola of themaelvee for nothin*."—Cleveland Preaa. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldest Established Office Booth. COTTOK STOW! 8080S CRlIi Ground Floor Oould Building. Dally market letter nnd market manual mailed on application. New York. Oet. 24.-Th* market for lo cal refined and raw eiwnr steady and un changed. London peet market weak. I LJ. ANDERSON & CO Bankers and Brokers, COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN Correspondent's Capital $250,000 REFERENCE. THE NEAL BANK PHONE I4<T. PRUDENTIAL BLOC woupMVMaxaaamQaBBaaaaaeBaaaBxaBBaaaBSSBaaaasisassassssSi Frank Rawtdaa Prratdent. . _■ .. H. M. Atkin,on. V. P. TnomiaC. Brwin. Arab Ckt.r. Jo«*fb A. McCord. Ca,M,r. It. wl By,r*. Aa»t. * atbltr. Third National Bank Capital Surplus nr. a. w. KX3& Sssnsssfi a . $200,000.00. . . $300,000.00. DIRECTORS) J. n. NnnaaRy. J. Carroll Payna. 1' luiilcntcs Inappreciable rainfall. REMARKS. . Temperature fnlle of 4 to 12 dei noted over the western hnlf of the licit; In other eectloue tbe chanae. wen* uulmpor- taut. Cloudiness prevailed over the belt, with IncousaqucntlaU-alns lu^mo.t^n.trk-ta. Tewnorarily Id Cbargs. NEV/ YORK COFFEE^MARKET. Following It the opening rang* nnd cloio of the Ndw York coffee market for today: . January February March April May Juno July August.... .. , • -itamber. . . _ Johor Novemlirr. . . D»c#mtwr Closed steady. Opening Rniure. ..8.30-6.3fi . .6.3B-6.45 ..6.60 . .0.50-6.80 ..6.60 ..6.65-6.70 ..6.75 ..6.75-6.86 .6.85 ..8.25-6.40 ..6.25 6.35 isi.$ 6.65 6.70 6.G5-6.70 6.75-6.80 6.16-6.15 6.10-6.15 6.15-6.26 STOCKS STRONG T Prices of All the Leading Is sues Showed Material Gains. LONDON WAS SELLER There Was an Absence of Important or Signifi cant Operations. New York, Oet. 24.—Interest nt the open ing of today’s market converged upon the London fortnightly sett lenient, where It known that the carry-over would dis close exceedingly high rates on American s!iure*. This expectation was fully realised, the "coutnngo” charges averaglug appa rently a* high as 8 per cent Hut whatever liquidation might have resulted from un willingness of speculators to pay these high prices was shown to have been completed before today. There was a general fall nt the opening, a quick recovery, during which various Indi vidual Issues showed a conspicuous strength nnd theu toward mid-dny an equally abrupt recoil. The traction shares were the strongest quarter of the fist, gettfug back. he highest figures of a week ago _ Atrnfliia conclusively that what ever uueoslness there may have been over the state political campaign It has uot touched Wall street. Hut the general pub lic paid as little ho«d to It As ft did to the Improved sentiment abroad and to the eas ing of domestic money conditions, too Inert to more decidedly either up or <lowu.' New Tork, Oct. 24,-^Moat stocks showed dullness at the opening. Northern Pacific down *4. Baltimore and Ohio, Union Ic nnd Heading were off %. Ht. Paul. gamatnl, Atchison and Colorado Fuel id Great Northern preferred. Erie, ( fi-iiusylrnula and New York Central wers unchanged. Sugar was au exception In ad vancing ft point. The stork market ruled quiet nnd strong nil through tbe first hour, with prices of all the leading Issues showing material ~ ns. Advances generally ranged from 1 2 polnta. There wia nu abseuce of Im portant or significant operations. Loudon sold St. Paul, Northern Pn«Iflc. Union Pa- rifle nnd Heading and bought Coppers, the • saJes^cscMdlDg purchases by about 20,00) Government bonds unchanged. Other bouds quiet. THE LONDON 8TOCK MARKET. STOCKS— Aumlgsmated Copper. . Anneonda Atchison do, preferreil Baltimore and Ohio. , . Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio. . t Chic., Mil. nud St. Paul..... ICrle Illinois Central laoulsvllle and Nashville Missouri. Kansas and Texas.. do. preferred Now York Central. . . . Northern Pacific. . . . Norfolk and Western.. .. Hock island Southern Pacific. .. „ . Southern Hallway ’nlon Pacific'.. .. .. United States Steel.. do, preferred Wabash do. preferred LIVE STOCK. MARKET. igo. Oct. 24.—Hogs— Estimated re- today 25,000. Mnrket 6«10e lower; quality fnlr; left over 5,472: hulk 86.0606.20; estimated for tomorrow 18.000: light * rr 3 r X$3S; 6.40: ... ers 86.21 6.42Vs. Cattle—Kstlmate<l receipts 25.000. Market steady to 10c lower: quality fair; Iweves 83.5Mf7.80; rows 81.40giA«): heifers $2.40^5.25; §tocker§ and feeders 82.6004.50. Sheep—Estimated receipts 25.000. Mar- '%W ttaln, 992 Nor*ub*r at : at 3444. Ulosad steady. Safe Deposit Boxes For tent in our vaults in lbe basement of ih: Empire ^Building for only $5.00 each per annum. Absolute Security and all Modem Conveniences You should nol be without one. ifre invite you to call and inspect them. Title Guarantee and Trust Co. WM. L. PEE U President. ROBERT b\ MADDOX, Vies President THOMAS J. PEEPLES. Cashier. JAMES G. U'HTKU. Assistant Cashier. JAN. p. WINDSOR. Assistant Cashier. 1HADD0X-RUCKER BANKING COMPANY. CAPITAL $200,000.00 SURPLUS AND PROFITS . . $500,000.00 Accounts, small as well as large, invited. 3 1-2 per cent interest paid and compounded semi annually in our Savings Department. LOWRY NATIONAL BANK Designated Depository of the United States. CAPITAL $500,000.00 SURPLUS 400,000.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS 140,000.00 A general banking business transacted. Foreign exchange, Letters of Credit. Corresponds direct with the National Bank of Cuba. t it 1