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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,' Wednesday. novi:mnr.it GOOD BUSINESS OOINGJN SPOTS id’s Have Increased Takings 10,000 Bales Daily. STRENGTHENED PRICE But loiter Futures Sold Off in All the Speculative Markets. New York. Nov. 7.—While the cable* from litferpoot were better than existed, im rtfldertpn«* of the local market at th* •mtart jva* no more than steady. Ait»r. til* mil. (irlcfs wwl still further Jor»- •■DU^ to todllng by Interest* in the Booth. “There wn* o alight recovery thin morn ing from Tuesday’* decline In Liverpool; tBr openiar I tel ft* point* lower, where ne tlu* close on Tuesday wan some 10®11 nofntM talnw the previous close. In the lifter ' trading, however, prleeo sold, and the clone today wna 1 point down, at com l«rel with yesterday’* final*. -Following It the range In the active mouths in Liven’ 00 * today. Open. High. Low November.. 5.11214 6.25 5.to Jannary February $.2* 5.»* 6.28% Mnreh-Aprll. ..**■ 6.15 f.28% .\|*y-June 3.41 5.14 A good business wna again done In the spot department, on lea aggregating 10. W bales nf n deeltne of 3 point*, making mid dling 5.62d. Oil the basis, of the Liverpool ndvlcea, the New \grk market wna due to open 12#14 pmnfir lower, bat first prices did not show the required slump, decline* of only ledute talng shown. A blight advauce followed the opening, l4it on lurk of support and on *<wlp!ng operation* the decline waa renewed, and tatting the morning session prices of all S «>rh|on« were forced helow 10c, May and »mc lieltig the last to Join the procession. There was nothing new lit the situation, the influences of the past two or three weeks still holding good—namely, excellent weather for poking and moving the crop, mnl the record-breaking movement. Th« only argument the bulls rati offer tills ear ly hi the season, when estimate* of the mop are purely guess work. Is the excel lent condition of trade In good,*. « altna tlpp. the .bulls .confidently believe, suffl- ctefitly strong to take care of a large crop this season. . - , .The glnners* rejiort to be Issued tomor row* |s expected t° have considerable In- f!n*ac* In the Immediate course of prices, nix I brokers are expecting a sharp move ment one way or the other* as they are requiring $3 per bole margin over the re- * 1 $iie amount ginned on October 18. 1008, man canted I.M0.W0 bales. On November 1. m. the government gave the• rttiowil gtntwd ns fl.4i3.fl4i, compared with 0,779.- K77,- bn November 14. 1904, no report be- ltur I atfueri on November 1. Between Octo- lipbiLiRd November 14. 1M4, 3.3W.OOO tale* wre reported ginned. ““ *“—* “oTenwBi »i hi tuff.' 4 t«0». 1*14. UectOU 160.04* mill 143.122 kEGhScmV. . .. .i».li)2 im.M6 H4.24X siofS. . malm 3«.ns 390,212 iNwaparatlve receipt* at all United States NEWS AND GOSSIP Of tbo Fleecy Staple. SI?*!receipt* today.. H‘1S Home day laat year 6W1* Increase • JMjj TflfcU frewitp.tr fflf four day*.. JQ3.I45 M.1S Ha me days last year.. 1M,S» I mat ml tomorrow: Private Wire to Gibert A Clny. New York, Nor. 7.—Liverpool opened 7 to ft lower than Monday's close. Wna due about 1 lower on our Monday's 11.30 bids. On this basis we should open 12 to 14 lower. New Orleans. Nov. 7.—-We understand the National Glnners* estimate of cotton ginued to November 1 to lie 7,150,000. Excellent weather continues $»ve* the twit. The storm reported several -day* ago off Cuba appears to Im- rfbout In the jt*U>e,porti* tlon. but official forecast* indicate that It has grown In Intensity und may cause tome rain In the southeast* r*Wouai of. tho,4#!t. folder weather la expected tomorrow In the Mississippi valley. The eastern forecast Is for fair weather throughout tatb tonight and tomorrow. The western forecast Indicates fair and colder weather tonight and warmer Thurs day In nil section* except southeast Texas, where partly cloudy weather with possible showers, followed by colder weather. I* ex pected. There Is no especial cause for today's de- line other than tjiat heretofofe existing, namely, the preponderance of Itenrlsb sent * mvnt and the lack of *upjM>rf*aufffctei>r to Withstand the liberal offering*. The tuar ket. however. I* extremely narrow and Is ferest Is almost wholly Confined to «I ’ scalping element. / rf The cotton market does not *eetn to’take much stock in the Wall street rumor flint the Bank of Etiglaiid discount rate will be raised to 7 per cent this week. The bears seem to have taeoine possessed with the idea that Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas are going to surprise the short crowd. There seems to Im* no probability °f n sudden break as long as the bears grab for their profits oil every 5 or 10-potui break. It ibust be rani ana report will be for only twelve gin ning days. Instead of twenty. A desperate effort Is being made to get thr **"* •' *- * fixed on an impossible figure “It la to be noted.” said one careful ob server, “that no small cron estimate has vet come out of Texas, and Texas and the ter ritories are worth nil the fertiliser stntes combined. Georgia and North t'nrollna-and Month Carolina seem to fall to realise that the future of cotton lies In the great South west." A special to The New York Commercial from Montgomery. Ala., aars: “Hevernl cotton mill tuen hare I wen In this section of the Houtb during the mist few weeks, making connection* for tue remainder of this season and the next. Among them was Ernesto Nlfgeler, n cotton mill own er of Palnsxuln, Hull Ofllo. In Italy. lie believes that the demand for cotton raised In the Houthern states Is going to Increase far more rapidly from now on than It has In the past. In his opltilou. the demand this year will consume not less than 12,- 250,000 bales, and la going to get larger all the time. 'We In Italy, have many advantages over you people.* aald Mr. Nlggeltr. 'particularly as regards labor. Opr help costs as about half what your mills pay, and It l* a great deal more reliable. We get our cotton from the Houthern atates at a freight charge no larger than that paid by the New England iniiis. and, though we hare a tariff to pay. our margin of profit la folly equal to that of the iuiHs on this side, probably larger. •• 'I should like to call the attention of your people to the unsatisfactory way In which they pack their cotton and the In distinct marking, all of which causes If to reach us at times III such r* * — are unable to tllocover what It co deal — -- .. n. as well aa the grade. •The Italian mills are culling oil the time for Increaaed supply of American cotton, and more nil!!* are being built, not only In Italy, but all over the old world, for the purpose of working the staple. This. Increases the demand, and thereby makes it possible to Increase the oale*. ■ — — lCdited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively** twcoty-fivo year*' experience of'ed iting markets In Atlanta sud the South has made him a recognized au thority ia hi* ajwclalty. EGGS—Candled, active. 25c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens, active, each: chickens, plentiful, ducks, reklu, 85c each; RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS ‘ name ok stock. Anial»4m»tf«l Copper Atlantb* Coaat Line. American Sugar Ref. Anaconda. ...... American Locomotive do. preferred. . . Am. Smelting Itef. . « do. preferred. . . Atcblaoa, . . . . . . Am. Car Foundry. Baltimore, k Ohio Chesapeake St Ohio*.* ColoradoFuel A Jrdo. Central Leather. . • . do. preferred. - . - Chicago k Great W. . Chicago. M. St St. P. . Dataware St Hudson. • Distiller's Securities. . Erl# do. preferred. ... General Electric. . . • Illinois Central Am. Ice Securities. NOTES ON GRAIN Pointer* on Provltlon*. a shade easier. Local traders who told out have lately been disposed to hold off or 'ook for weak spot* to cover. Chicago Record-Herald: “la the terrl •nst of the'Rockies In thlh country there was nu annual decrease of 1,000,000 bushels for the week. The record of arrival* at primary market* has since shown no Im provement In this regard. Total primary arrivals last week arete 2.000,000 bushels * than those of n -year ago. “Itroomhnirs estimate that the require ments of Importing Countries ot the world for tIm* year will aggregate 545,000,000 bush- MW” 1906. IMS. r»riean*..,,,.w„;.yii^ t°ag*ftg » Galveston m a_ *-« ». Houston Movement at Atlanta: jday last year.., Decrease Shipments today Haiue day last year... Increase Stock on hand today.. Same day last year.. , 702 MU r.V Inclusive, the gain In the averai amounts to 6.S5 pounds per bale. The Hose was steady net M|15 points low- er, an Improvement late china due to aborts covering In anticipation of the bureau re port tomorrow. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Idverpool. spot cotton easier: mid' upland* 6.«3d: sales 10,(W0; American speculation and export 600; receipts lft.000; American 1,700. Atlanta, steady at M4c. New York, quiet nt 10.20c. New Orleans, steady at V%c. Savannah, quiet at 9V4c. Augusta, quiet at 915-lflc. HI. Louts, quiet at 10»4e. Boston, quiet *t 10.30c. Galveston, eaay at 10 ML-. Baltimore, nominal at 10V*c. Mobile, steady nt 99-18c. Norfolk, ateady at 10c. TODAY’S PORT RECE1PT8. The following table ahowa receipt* ot tba C irta today, compared with the same day st year: New Orlenna. . , Galveston. . . . . Mobile Savannah charleston. • • • Wilmington. . . . Norfolk. Boston Han Francisco. . Port Townsend. . 19151 2&7M 3300 14787 1088 2551 4740 Total. INTERIOR MOVEMENT. New Orleans, Nov. 7.—Liverpool opt lorn closed essy at a loss of from 1 to 2 points over yesterday, while spot sales were In creased to 10,000 bales .1 points lower. Il appears that the heavy declines that qe curved yesterday abroad was due to the liquidation of ginning* and that today further decllue was attributed to a t Inna tlon of similar sellltig. It is In-glnnln* to look very fm’ • “ *-| hHug ore ... -heckod loss In vsluns guvermnent estimate to- ,i In exerf* of average ex- _ju*t b«» tknihmbered that ouly twelve working daya Intervened* since the previous gltluers* report, and If the pop ular estimates of between 15,800,000 and 8,900,€0<) Is verified tomorrow It menus that approximately 400.000 bales have In*cii ginned over and nbove the corresponding period last year. It nl»o-inc4us that 35.000 hales a day have been fltmed during the last twelve days and iibmrq Urn dally aver- age glimlufs for the wirtw period In 1906. or. In other words, a total dally ginning* «f about 160.000 bales, equaling the highest average attained lu tbo bumiwr crop j-enr and which makes nil the more the estimate rereutljr set forth aim slowly gaining In favor of 7.150,000 bales. With ie*e figures In mind. It would appear that ilit*Re ngures in iiiuni. i the moro eonpervatlv would Ih» to avoid following too farther loss In values, for It Is evident that n dlsap|M)tntlng report tomorrow will eause considerable covering and n consequent price movement which, oven though tem porary, might nrovo sufficient to eradicate profits now In hnnd. WEATHER IN WHEAT BELT. Extreme Northwest—Temperature 22 to 44. generally cloudy. Northwest—Temperature 24 to 50; partly cloudy. West—Temperature 28 to 52; partly cloudy. Htouthwest—Temperature 34 to 6; fnlr. weathefTforecast. Georgia—Fair Wednesday; Thursday part ly cloudy. laMilsfann. Mlsslslpnl. East Texas and West Florida—Fair Wednesday and Thurs day. Arkansas—Fair Wednesday: colder In the northwest portion; Thursday fair. East Florida—Fnlr In north, showers In south ’portion Wednesday; Thursday ahow-j era. Tennessee—Fnlr Wednesday; fair n nd colder III west port but. Ohio Valley—'Temperature 32 to 4S; clear. rtekly although for the Inst six weeks It has .beeu about t,40u,000 tmfhets ulmve tt. “With a stubborn undertone and u dis tinct holding tendency shown In the wheat trade of this country, which has the largest available wheat surplus on earth, there would seem to be no occasion for depres sion vlsewhere. Other countries, however, nre hnndlrnpped by being'compelled to offer Inferior grain and It Is with this lower quality that tile American grower mid mer chandiser I* expected -to compete In the mutter of prices. “Business current In. tho corn trade laat week wna a>dfstluct disappointment to those who thought they had previously discerned etldoqifrr of fnrreusing activity The East Is evidently • now digesting tin corn that reached It following the rioslnt. of the September deal gnd Is not buying freely. Tub car -situation of course Inter fered to a considerable, extent with sates, ‘ of the trade bat cash department. — ..ill grain handling Concerns aaaert that thejr purchases to date from the country4>av« been-far below those of a year ago. Home of tho dealers, how ever. have seen some increase quite recently In farmers' sales, although country dealers are not disposed to offer much as yet. This condition keep* tho usual weight of bctTg'- Ing aales off tho markot.” EARLY TRADING STEADY IN TONE Initial Prices for Wheat Un changed with Volume of Business .Small, THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECAST. >r Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Thursday. weather conditions. lire and causing cloudiness nnd Nome rain lu Hotilh Dakota. Nebraska. Minnesota, northern Michigan, and Missouri. Rain hns fallen In Oregou, Washington, on the roast of Texun and tn southern Florida. Clear and dry weather prevail* over most of the conntry with but little change In tempera ture Mince yesterday morning. The renditions favor fnlr weather In this *<>011011 tonight and Thursday. Minimum and Maximum Tamparafturaa. Observations taken at a a. ro., »5th merid ian time. Asheville. . . ^ Atlanta. , . Illinois niul Indiana—Fnlr tonight nnd to* Augusta. . . . morrow; warmer. i Birmingham. Michigan—Probably showers tonight tomorrow. Wisconsin—VsrtW cloudy night, with v generally fair, tonight; to- Dakota*-Fair and morrow probably rain or snow and Nebraska nnd Kansas—Fair tonight ami t out arrow; wo rme r. Bismarck. Boston Ghtriestou. . . , Charlotte. . . . «'hlcngo t'inrlunnti. ■ . Corpus ChristI. enport. THE DRY GOOD* MARKET. i inIvest o ( Key W. llav.. _ _ . ! Jacksonville I .lupin outer Himirui „r | ahii-Im. - . -Ives In or- \i, book eontrat-ta for late delivery. ! M,.,nnliu say, from April forward into June, but \i..|-idiiiii' ♦h., indiiia un. »..«•»- ii...I,...i buyers Mil * * cIVv" * Montgomery. Nashville. . ed-*4c low'er for the day; Cora Was dull lato and showed losses of 14G9ae. Oats were off H014«*. Hog products up n trifle. There was n lack of buying orders In tho f it after mid-session and the pressure on he wheat market not only drove the price of that cereal downward, but U carried corn and oats with It. Even the acknowl edged bull fighters In wheat were selling In 000 bushels In oats for the week. The esah grain trade was small i ented five loads of wheat, two loads of corn and 10,000 bushels of oats nt the sea- | board. CHICAGO*GRAIN MARKET Chicago gralu and provlaloo quotations for today follow: Open. WHEAT- I)ec 7374 74 May... 78V4 78 U <&BN—“ Dec;.... 424i May 43\ July 4474 OAT8- Dee 34% 34% Mav 33% 35% J %RKJ® 25 IT 4 76% St 44% 33% 9.30 8.0C. 8.42«4 7.57' 8.41) ■m m Jan.... 14.02% 14.02% 12.97% 13.97% 13.92% May... 14.12% 14.15 14.10 14.10 14.0fl LARD— Nov... 9.30 9.30 9.9) Dec.... 8.05 ft.«5 S.&, Jan.... 8.42% 8.45 8.42% BIDES— Jan.... 7.67% 7.57% 7.65 May... 7.70 7.72% 7.67% CAHH WUEAT- No. 2 red 74<976j. No. 3 do 72«74; No. t hard winter 73%fm No. 3 do 7l(f74. - N0RTHWE8T CARS. The following figure* give Lie Northwest cars of today, laat week and laat* year: Laat* Laat Today. Weak. .Year. noils ... i?17 W 73? SOU CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Below Is given receipts today and esti mated receipts for tomorrow: • • Today, TCmior. Wheat 57 * ,84 Corn. 407 . 378 Oats 286 > 241 Hogs 30000 . 19000 THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat—Opened % lower; at 1;80- p. m.. , lower: closed %©% lower. Corn—Opened % lower; at 1:39 p. m., i lower; dosed ue*. lower. ShlpmeiUH today 1.335,000 bushels, last week 723,000 bushels, oud 1.273,000 bush els last year. Corn—Receipts today 1.068.000 bushels, last eok 515,000 bushels, nnd 1.232,000 bushels last yesr. Shipments today 561000 bushels, . . bushels, and 555.noo hnshels TLW PLASHED From Wall Street Private Wire to Gibert & Clay*< New York, Nov. 7.-Danfel Odell Sc Co. Tho stock market should have a further ad vance today, In which event would sell for reaction. While Hughes Is elected. Ills plu rality la not sufficiently large to guarantee the burial of Hearat and what he stand* for. Monday released f20fl,000~frt**goM "for* ship” ment to Egypt, and yesterday released equal amount for the same destination. „ each case It Is understood m» premium was charged. 1 * Dmv-Jones* summary: American stocks lu London weak, % to 1 per cent below parity. Republicans ' but lose seats. Hughes elected by 54.000 plurality, malnder of Republican ticket still In doubt. Hughes ran far In front of his ticket and *leorst considerably !*»hlnd his. lllluois Central directors* meeting todaj when control may be decided. Light derail nd for stocks In loan crowd. Expected K. IL Harritnan will secure con- ol of Illinois Central. Clover Leaf* surplus for year ended June 30 equal to full 4 per cedt ou preferred and .72 on comraou. ••Mputy-market will probably require some further help from the treasury, which may- Uko the form of anticipating redemption of government 4’s. Eighteen road* for the fourth week In Oc tober ahow average gross Increase of 21.22 per rent. . THE COFFEE MARKET. Now Yotk, Nov. 7.—The coffee market opened Mc.ily nt unphanKMl price, to o (lecllne of 5 point. In .ympntliy with rnther henry Enropenn cnblon anti ncntterln* llqol, tin tlon. Them wan not any fre.h feature to tha new*, iff fne European market, Havre ' franc lower uud I low- lower. No private . —... explain tho tluellne In the linmbnrir market, which wan rela tively ateady laat week.—Olhert A flay. Opening . Range. Clow. January s.ak«.* February ..t).25-t!.ss March 6.40 (no mwn, ,ft nit! r.unqH wax unchflugfil to ,U frat burg % 40^% pfennig 1 cable* v w#rfi recelrrd to t April May June July August. Hoptrmber.. .. October November December . ..6.(45-8.55 .....6.66 ....6.804.70 .. .6.7045 • .8.75-8.88 .. ..6.854.90 . ..6.90 .. ..6.054.15 .. ..6.104.15 6.25-6.30 6.354.40 6.45-6.501 6.604.55 6.604.65 6.65-8,70 6.754.80 6.804.85 6.90-6.95 8.95-7.00 SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldest Gatsbliahed Office South. COTTON STOCKS BONOS GRAIN Ground Floor Could Bul'dln*. Daily market letter u:id market manual mailed on application. L. J. ANDERSON & CO Bankers and Brokers, COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN Correspondent’s Capital $250,000 RCrCRCMCC. the nlal bank PHONE 1417. PRUDENTIAL BLOC. ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. HI xsst'M each; geese, full feathered, 85c each; tur keys. active, 15c pound. DRESSED POULTRY—Geese, undrawn, active. If 1 11*»im 1 :k— i.otu. me in,: nams neuve, nr lb., shoulders active, lOC-ib.: sides active, 10c pound: butter active. 154?22%c iiound; beeswax, active, 25c pound; honey, bright, active. *«• mo--,I; honey In 1-pound blocks, active, . 12c potmdj. chestnuts active, 14.00 bushelt dried apples, 6c pomid; white peat* notlve, 12.40 bushel; Indy peas, $3.00; stock, 11.25. GAME—Quail, netlve, 15c each; doves, ac tive 5c each; ducks, mallard, active, 45c; each; ducks mixed, netlve, 29^20e each; wild turkeys, netlve, 16c pound; rabbits, ac tive, 12%e each; squirrels, active. 10c each; opossum, dressed, active. 12',2«? pound; opos sum. live*, active. 8c pound. FRUITS—Lemons, fancy Messena, $G.00& 16.00. Rannuns. per punch, culls, active, ll.005tl.25; straight.*. lUMfiOO. Pineapples. Florida stock, per i rate, $2.50®3.00. Oranges. Florida stock, owing to sire and condition on arrival, per 1k»x. $2.WW$2.50. Apples, choice Ben■ Iiavls. $i25^2;50; fancy. $2.75f* 3.00. New York state apples, winter varie ties. choice per barrel, $3.0>?i3.50: fancy. $3.7564.00. .Grapes. New York shite, In 5-lb. baskets. Concords. 20fi22%e; Niagaras. 22%© 25c: L'ntnwbas. 20®22‘i»-. Cranberries, fancy dark Cape Cods, per barrel. flO.OOftll.O0; Jerseys. $9.00^-10,00; Grape- frulf. Florida stock, owing to sixe nnd color, per box, $2.50 $$3.00. Limes. Florida stock,, per hundred. 40r. Nuts, fancy mixed. In taxes’, per pound. 12%$tl4c. The new-crop nuts in bulk not yet in the market for this sessou. Will quote later. Cocoa nuts, heavy rnihtns, per sack of 100, active at $4.00G4.59. Peanuts lu •... kw ikuraglug 103 pmmas each, owing to grade, per |»ound, 4%g8c. Limes, 40e per m onions, dry. active, lie bushel; Irish potn toe*, active No. I, 80c bushel; 'celery, fan cy dull, $2.00®3.00 crate; peppers active, $1.50 crate: okra, six baskets, small, $2 crate; cauliflower, active, 8QUV pound; lettuce, headed. $2.50 drum; sweet potatoes, yellow, dull,’ 40c bushel; sweet potatoes, i.hlte, dull. 30c bushel: kraut, half-barrel, $3.75; rutabaga turnips, l%c. FLOUR, GRAInT"PROVISIONS. FLOUtt—Highest* patent. $5.50; boat pat- it $4.60; standurtl patent, $4.23half pnt- SELLING URGENT Did Not Start as Expect,^ as a Result of Hughes' Election. TEMPER UNCERTAIN Early Selling.on Belief Bank of England Would Atl- . vajice Rate. \ ent CbtlN-^Ctfoice’ red cob’, 70r; No. 2 white, 89c; No. 2 yellow, 09c; mixed,‘68c. OATS—Choice white clipped, 60c; No. 2 white, 48c; No. 2 mixed, 43c; Texas mat- proof, 52c. .*-.1 MEAI/--Plain water-ground, per bushel. 66c;.bolted, 140-ponnd Jutes, per bushel. 62c; Shorts, white, $1.60; medium. $1.40; brown. fl.25; pore bran, $1.20; mixed bran. $LL6. HAY—Timothy, choice large tales, $1.20; do., choice small bnie*. 91,15; do., Xo. 1' clover mixed, $1.10; do.. No. 3 clover mixed. $1.10. Choice Bermuda. 85c. RYE—Georgia, $1.05; Tennessee, 90c_Bnr' ley. 95c. The Nbove prices nre f. 0/ b. Atlanta. ; *\ PROVISIONS—Supreme hams. 15c. Dove I $ urns, 15e. California hams. $9.00. Dry snit mvnt Ilf I In- ttnnnWnt msmiuntty 5, till- nttnni.t tu nwke n twlltk-fil i, MN’int iIllM-onliMif nnd Wu.* nrvjnitw i, i lyvu rvW«a. nn,t th,t tho lining at, invrpyirul ,iu- AT. " t'vult n l l,l«i > .rvntlv den»*e In tb«» whole flunndnl.ontbatk. Th# Slock markets were Influenewl ctbfBp! W, bf. HOthdpatioii of wbnt touicrrnu-, Bunk of Knghind would be. and whf|i,»- It would bo found necessgr.v .to fvt U rtdvnnco th*‘discount rate.. J‘rlee« brill don .weyo ilowu a judut ortttioro for to*nV of the active stocks* and the drop a" th a p|H»uIi»g was in many instances *%vn severe. Resistance w*s displayed, at In terval* In various quarters, but the prw- sure of selling r-Antlnned siritH slight h,. torraprion during the early lidurs nafl al midday the market was down Its low. >u. THE LONDON SIOCK MARKET. hams, _— c extra ribs, 9.25; bellies, 20-5 pounds. 10.87%; fst backs, 8.25; plates. R.25; Kuprcmo lard, 10.25; Bnow Drift compound, 8.25. GROCERIES. SUGAR—Standard granulated, $5.10.' New York 1 eflned.'-4%c; plantation. 5c. COFFEE-Itoasted Arbuckle's. $1650; bulk or barrels, 13e« green. 10012c,. RIC&—Carolina, 4%07%c, uccordlag to the grade. CHEESE—Fancy full cream dairy*.16%c; vlns, 16%c. •* fTsh. Mullet. 10.60 per barrel: l0( . MAY INCREASE DIVIDEND. New lork. ^qr. 1.—The meeting of the directors of tins American Cotton Oil Co., which Is to net on. the dividend, has been crease In thr dividend on the common may be made. For the last two years dividends of 1 per cent each have been declared bu the latter STOCKB- Anialgsiiinted Copper. Anaconda .. , A tcli Ison do, preferred Un ill more and Ohio. . . Deliver and Rio Grande., Erie ;. . do. preferred Canadian I**clf!o Illinois Central.. .. .. .. .. 172% Kansas and Texas 34% do, prefenvd I 68% Louisville and Nashville.. ..Ilt'2% New York Central ...1128% Ontario and Western., PennsyIvn nln .. .. j 143% 141%' 1 u k Phllffifelnhlu nnd Reading. V,ii4gfflij»:i'. i*—. Rock Island... .. .. .. 7. ..1 Southern Pacific. Southern Railway. : . do. preferred.. . »t. Paul. . . . . Union PndttCv. ... ..... United states.Steel;. do. •preferred.. -*,# . Wnhnsb.. ftrat., tVestcrn.. - J146%4J7‘i 28%I j.. . I*2%* 92%| 'j.: t TttM ’.1. . 182% lft% i'* iS’:' SEABOARD AIR LlNE./l Following were the closing quotation# .»f BealKiard Air Line stocks nod bonds: Bid, Atkel. Hc$jbp*rd Alr Line, conono*..., 24 • do. first preferred .... 80 . c. do, second preferred.... 52% .y i do. teu-yenr 5s.. .. .. .. ,«4-i Issue,- hut U !* understood that tf*t direct" are lu favor of a ’2 per rent iledaratl.i: this year. The annual report of the e»m Tany- for the last fiscal year has been e - mratl-liml will Ik* given to the public It. is an1« It will show' aboCTHfl pet • .<• •arned on the common stuck, t ■’ \ Safe Deposit Boxes For rent in our vaults in the basement of the Empire {Building for only $5.00 each per annum. Absolute Security and all Modern Conveniences You should not be without one. We incite you to call and inspect them. Title Guarantee and Trust Co. WM. L. PEEL, President. ROBERT F. MADDOX, Vice President JA8. P. WINDSOR. Assistant Ca-hler. MADDOX-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. $39,000 WATER DECATUR, GA., trading was wry limited, found sort spots anywhere sh< liudinatloii to hold off ill the .hope xpcctntioii* of nittls concerning might bring tin were ready to t*elng asked to is* the take. B|h the Unit ■Ottoil they BONDS tuber 26, 19< GIBERT & CLAY ISC ALABAMA St STOCK*. BONOS. COTTON. CRAIN, corrrt, proviuon* MEMBERS New York Stock Exchange, j New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Near York Co Don Exchange, j New Orleana Stock Exchange. ATLANTA. CA Sealed bids Invited by undovslgned until 6 p. in.. Xu or part of issue. Bonds dated October l, 1906. Mature lu 3ti years. Annual Interest 5 cent, payable semi-annually, lb nomination $100 each, iiontls validated 1 Inconteatlbte. «Vilified i-hwl; f*»r $5no must arcotnpnny bid. Right re to reject ally or all bids. .Marl; bids "Proposal for bonds.” 'Ideago Hoard «*f Trade. [Jverpuol Got ton Ass'u. linlvestou Cotton Ex. —IVATE WIRF.B TO ALL EXCllAN Local and Long Distance Telephone 5298. C. E. KEPLINGER, Manager. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. Bell Phone. Main8»8. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. 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. iSSSSSSSXSSSS5SSSSISSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSStSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSISSSSSIS6SSSBSS6l5SSSSSIxi New York. Baltimore. Boiton. Chicago. Waahington. Atlanta. New Orleans.. San Francitco. Philadelphi. London. nrvJidN'r rtn**ulnif f'loauig ' ! .tNJfclyr. . . . TstlJL? * iJatiSitr./ ..... . >, 24%W% J4MfA4*4 FHfrttary v rC^:r> WM* f Mart b 24%fc35Sr. I M*.i -n titt, Maj at 35. t'lmsl steady. The American Audit Company 100 Broadway, New York City. F. W. LAFRENT2, C. P. A., Pres. G. E. MANWARING. Vice Pres THEO COCHEU. Jr., Secretary. Tlic American Audit Company, chartered under the laws of New Yd*. is emiKiwercd to examine the affairs of. and make re.|>orts upon the final" cla! condition of private and public concerns for directors, ofllccrs and it divi,Inals. The preparation and InstnllluK or systems a speclaltv. ATLANTA BRANCH. IO151OI6-I0IMOIS FOURTH NATL BANK ItLUU C. B. BIDWELL, Resident Manager- telephone, Main 872. Cable Addreae, Amdit, New Ycrk. mjmm K- i