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THE ATLANTA' GEORGIAN, MONDAY, IlECEMUHU 10, ISO*. Indicates a Crop Very Lit tle Above 12,000,000. Bales. TRADING WAS ACTIVE 10,025,000 Bales Ginned Up to December 1, Against 8,084,242 Last Year. 00000000000000000000000000 o o O CENSUS REPORT OF O O COTTON GINNED. O o o O Washington. Dec. 10.—The oen* O O sup report shown 10,025,445 hales, 0 0 counting round half bales, gin- 0 0 ned from gross of 1906 to Decern- 0 0 her 1, compared with 8,1569,663 for 0 0 1905. Hound hales Included 225,- 0 0 61 f> from 1906 and 239,770 1mm 0 0 1905. Sea Island 41,516 bales fr#im 0 0 1906 and 81,687 from 1905. Ac- 0 0 live ginneries 29,211 from 1906 0 0 and 28.609 from 1905. O 0 O 00000000000000000000000000 NEWS AND GOSSIP of-the Fleecy Staple.,, Private Wire to Glbert A Qay.‘ New York, Dec. 10.—Liverpool nt 12:3 m., 5 lower. Is about ns expected. On basis, we should open unchanged. National glnuers* estimate of crop 11,800, 000 bales, % Tbe Liverpool cotton exchange will Im» closed December 24, 25 and 26 and 31 and this de elfin . The Journal of Commerce trading was light, although In the southwest was favorable, hut market factor has lost much of Its force. The .lucertnliity as to tbe showiug of the census report this afternoon naturally checked buslne Liverpool Mils fevtatloiiN. 5476 | ing'ilue on New York's rim The close was steady, little changed from opening price*. Following is the range In tbe active tnouths In Liverpool today. Open. High. Low. J b»cember 5.63 5.66 5.63 aimary-Februnry 5.56 5.66 5.53$ March April 6.55 5.66 6.54 May-.lime 6.59 6.60 6.67$ The sp<*t market was steady at a de cline of 4 points for middling, spinners tak ing 8,000 bales lit 6.96d. The New York market opened steady •llghtlv lower than due on Liverpool. Trade was dull, with fluctuations narrow during the early session, operators preferring to await the Issuance of the government re- K »rt nt 2 o'clock of the amount of cot* it ginned up to December 1, before mak ing new ventures on either side of tbe ne- Flgnres close around 10,000,000 bates are expected by tbe conservative element, though estimates considerably above and below are common. It Is claimed 10.40o.000 ■ re the figures expected by the bears, whllet he fmils are expecting slightly nboto or below 10.000.000 bales. There was n good sprinkling of visitors from the nearby towns nt the different exchanges this morning, people Interested In the cotton trade, and they displayed a lively Interest as to what the government would say ns to tbe amount of cotton gin ned. Bullish figures were generally expect ed by these people. Prompt I v nt 1 o'clock. Atlanta time, the figures were flashed, 10,026,600 hales being posted on tbe board. These figures were Construed ns bullish here the moment they posted oud In York and New Orleans In the course of a minute, and In three minutes prices had advanced some 15 points above quota- tlons nt Its rending, and from the low point of the morning 20 to 26 points. , Trade was very active and there was mud excitement for a I tout ten minutes, with trade apparently doubtful as to which sld "Hnturday inanv orders In for contract and spot goods. Mer chants are becoming more cautious In tbe face of uu overwhelming demand from the users of goods. The work of flndliuLjzoodN grows harder, nml, ns the time foC*Tli3 , ln tin! deliveries In bulk for spring conshiuptf tlon Is at hand, agents are disappointed nt not finding some signs of surplus product available for the additional trade that ImmiihI to come later.” New Orleans, Dec. 10.—Liverpool 5$ .down i about as expected, and should have no Influence on our market. * Average weight of cotton bandied at porta and overland from September 1 to Novem ber 30, Inclusive, Wiowa 623 73-100 fdt-'tblv year, anglust 51910-100 last year. Todny's ginning figures will compare with $.684,943 gin»ed to December 1, 1905. So previous comparisons. We advise not attempting to trade Im mediately upon the announcement of the census figures, but await a'more settled market. Satisfactory executions are the ex- ptlon. and we positively will not entertain implulnts. The western forecast Indicates probable lowers for Ldhlxlunu today, and fair pat her for the balance. Tomorrow gener ally fair and much colder, with freezing temperatures expected, except on the cousf The New York Commercial: The mnrke expects ft glimers' of about 10,200,000. Til bears fife trying to make it appear that to lie bullish It should he under 10,000,009/ and the bulls art* trying to make It appear that to be bearish It should be over 10,490.- 000. but neither side Is fooling any one bulls are hoping that It will be nude turai department must wait until It finds out whut the census Is before it makes Its guess, based on the yield of seed cotton. Homebody Is going to make or lose some money ns soon ns the reports are out of the way, although It is a safe bet that the agri cultural department crop guess will have little weight on the market. There appears to be an aggressive bea crowd in New Orleans, although, of course New Orleans always advertises that nil the bears are farther north. Of course, It Is not probable that any knows wlmt figures are to come from Wash ington, but the market Is afraid. There Is a skeleton In the closet of the department of ngrlcultnre, ami Juat now the rattle of Its hones can be plainly beard In tbe cotton market. Tbe wise ones do not seem to think that le ngrifiilti derestlinate 0DD8 AND END8 IN DRY GOODS. The New York Commercial: Cotton ducks ...*e so eagerly sought after that an ad vance, of l cent a yard has not checked doinwrtle trade in the slightest. March do very Is the best obtainable. Although no additional advances were re ported yesterday in staple lines of cot tot goods first hands made advance* of % ecu I certain lines of untlekcted cottons, mitulsslon houses In this juurket. han dling cotton goods state that Jnhlier* In the early Jobbers are nt a loss to see where the goods are to come from to meet the de mand now coming forward. Large Western and Southern retnll houses. are demand ing prompt shipments of goods which Job bers can not deliver before next year. “Many complaints have been beard,” prominent commission merchant Tester- day, "regarding the lack of demand from China for cotton good*. In my opinion Usd tbe demand been last yehr goods would have In 30 per cent higher thau they It points. the The visiting delegation Is almost a unit In saying that there will not be 2.OOO.O0Q bales ginned during the remainder of the •easou: thnt the government's figures of to day Indicate n crop very little above 12,000,- 000 bales, and with record-breaking sumption reported a scramble for cotton can not be avoided. Comparative receipt* at all IT. H. ports; Net receipts today 64.596 tin me day Inst year 48,167 Increase 16,429 Total receipts for two days 126.021 Bnme days Inst year.. 84,536 Increase 41,485 Total receipts since Sept. 1.,., 4.843.070 Same time last year 4,398,296 Increase 444,774 Eatimated tomorrow: 1906. 1905. New Orleans 12,000 to 15,000 11.882 Galveston 30,000 to 34.000 26,290 Houston 23,000 to 26,000 24,038 Movement at Atlanta: Receipts today 1.266 Same day last year Increase Shipments todaj Same day last year Increase * Stock on hand today .........17,218 Inerense 8,4*12 Same day lust year 8,816 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, steady; middling uplands 5.96dj is tea 8,000. Atlanta, steady; mlddMrfg 10%c. New oYrk. steady; middling lie. New Orleans, steady; middling 101116c. Boston, quiet; middling 10.96c. Houston, quiet; middling)lotyc. Memphis, easy; middling 10 1516.*. Baltimore, nominal; middling lie. Augusta, quiet; middling lie. Ft. IjOuIr, quiet; middling 11c. TODAY’8 PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the Interior towns today, compared with the same day last year: New Orleans. . . Galveston. .... Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington. . . . Norfolk Boston Philadelphia. . . Pensacola San Francisco. . Total. INTERIOR RECEIPTS. NEW ORLEANS SHORT-; , N BW VABK Jff/DQUBT The New Orleans Tlmca-Dcmocrnt says "Barring a radical glnners* report Mondnj nnd a government crop estimate Tuesday well out of Hue with average expeetntlons, the tulent, with some logical confidence, anticipates less excitement than such con sequential documents usually foment for the reason comparatively little speculative Interest .Will be carried,oY(jr the first bureau day. In New Orleans this Interest Is short, practically the only long contracts outstand- ng being held ns hedges, on the other hand, the net speculative Interest at New York Is uu unknown quantity because tbe no mull unless tin* actual cotton diort 1ms turned the easier tendency to ,>ractlcal account. On the whole, the game ms been profitless, while the heavy move ment nnd the nltered temper of the talent has prompted some spot ladders to let go on less favorable terms than have recently been obtainable. However, nothing up- ( watching n general selling movement tuts •ecu In evidence.” WEATHER FORECAST. Georgia—Fair Monday nnd Tuesday; light east winds. Virginia,—Fnaottled weather, with occa sional light rain Moudny and possibly 'rues- *x.v; light variable winds. Tennessee—Rain Moudny and possibly on uesdny; colder In west portion Monday. West Virginia—Occasional rain Monflny ad Tuesday. North Carolina—Fair Monday, except pos sible rain In west portion; Tuesday fair, t variable winds. •uth Carolina nnd eastern Florida—Fair Monday nnd Tuesday; light east winds. Alabama and Western Florida—Partly cloudy, with showers Monday and possibly Tuesday; light south winds. Mississippi and Louisiana- Rain nnd cold- • Monday; Tuesday fair; light variable lads. Becoming northerly. Fast Texas—Fair Monday, except showers In northeast portion: colder in north mo tion: Tuesday fair, fresh south winds, be coming northerly. Arkansas— Ihrtu a ml much colder Monday; Tuesday fair. The following table shows receipts nt tbe Interior towns today, compared with tbe same day isst year: Houston. . Augusta. . Memphis. . 14306 1625 1*65 NEW YORK COFFEE. w York, Dec. 10.—The market opened decline of 10^20 points and ruled eosv during the early session under stuttering liquidation and some Furopcim selling. Prices at midday were about 20*125 points ex and the marker was back to the level of Inst week. bating Inst nil the 40 points recovery. There seemed be no fresh reason for the decline. It » a holiday in the Brazilian markets on Saturday, nml the receipts reported at Sno Paolo for today Included the coffee re- d Friday night, making the M.gou bags hree days. Including the holiday and Sunday.—Gibert A Clay. Following shows the’ opening range and ose of the New York coffee market for slay: Opening Range. Close inuary 5.40-5.50 5.46-5 45 ebrtmry 5.50-5.®) 5.50-5.55 arch 5.65-5.60 5.6)6.65 April 5 60-5.70 5.70-5.75 May 5.70 5.75 June 5.75-5.85 5.85-5.95 July 3.90 5 95-6.00 August 5.90-6.00 6.iC-6.pi September 6.00 6.06 6.116.15 October 6.Q5-6J5 6 15-6.20 Novemlter 6.15 6.25 6.20-6,52 December 6.354.43 5.3)-5.35 Closed firm. Edited by Joseph B. Lively Mr. I.trrly*. tirrntr«v» Mp.rl.nc. of ed iting market! In Atl*nt» and lb. South ba« mad. him » r«eo*nlz»d in- tnorlty In bit ipaelaltj. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS *.f • .y NAMK OF STOCK. Amalgamated Copper. Atlantic Coast Line. . ,Actf*t1eax Bofar B*f.„ AuCtwndft, . . . . • • '* American Locomotive. do. preferred*. . . Am. SmtltlBf Ref. . . do. preferred. . • . Atchison. . . do. preferred. . . . American Cotton OtL . Am. Car Foundry. . . Baltimore A Ohio. • . Brooklyn Rapid T. • . Canadian Fecfflc. _ S&WKW***: Colorado Fuel A Iron. Central Leather. . . . do. preferred. . . . Chicago k Great W. . Chicago, M. A Ht, P. . Delaware ft Hudson. . Distiller's Securitise. . Erie. do. preferred. . . . General Electric. . • . Hllnola Centre). .... Am. Ice Securities. . . Louisville* A Nashville. Mexican Central. . . . Missouri Pacific. . . . ISI Total stock sales today 744.800 shnros. NAME OF.STOCK. N. 1., unt. st Western. National Lead Northern .Pacific. . . . NeW York Central. . . Norfolk A* Western. . Pennsylvania. . . . . . .’Peopin’s Gua Pressed Steel Car. . . do. preferred. . . . Pacific Mall. .... . . I trad 1 ng. ........ Republic Steel. .... Rock Island ^ do. preferred. . . . Southern .Pacific. . bout her a Hallway. . . • do. preferred. . . . Sloss-Hheffleld Tenn. Coal 4k Iron. • . Texee 4k Pacific Uulon Pacific United State* Steel. . do. preferred. . . . Ya.-Car. Chemical. . . do. preferred. . • . Western Union. .... Wabash. do. preferred. . . . Wisconsin Central. . . do. preferred. • . . l §8 TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street Private Wire to Gibert & Clay. New York, Dec. 10.—Marshall, Spader & J’o.: We are Inclined to look for a steady, dull market today. New York, Dee. 10.—Dow-Jones’ summary: Americans In London firm. No anuouueemcnt from Secretary Shaw bo far. , Deficit in bank statement heaviest since panic of 1895. record Indl- Heaviest Christmas trade on cated. Chicago reports congestion NEW YORK. The following Is-fbe range In cotton fo- d ■If i » 3 'Last i Sale. i "j 0 Dec Jnn Feb March. . . . April. . . . May June July Aug 9.84 9.99 io.ie 10.27 10.36 10.20 10.15 io!35 10.46 10.51 10.20 0.84 9.93 io!io 10.23 io.3i 10.20 9.85 10.11 l6!27 10.42 lb!40 10.20 9.98-991 9.88-90 10.10-11 10.00-01 10.19-20 10.09-11 10.27-28 10.17-18 10.33-35110.23-25 10.41-42 10.29 30 10.44-46 10.33 35 10.48-49! 10.38-39 10.30-82 10.23-25 Closed very steady. LIVERPOOL. The following figures giro- the opening range and cl ose,^ com pared with yesterday: Previous ; p. m. Close. Close. 6.1 " Futures opened easy. . Opening Range. December.... 6.63 -5.64 Dec.-Jnn.... 5.69 -6.58 Jan.-Feb 5.56 -5.66 Feb.-Mar.... 5.54^-5.54 Mar.-April.. 6.55-5.54 April-May... 6.67$-5.56$ May-June... 5.59 -5.57$ June-Juiy... 5.69 -5.59$ July-Aug.... 5.61 -5.60 Aug.-Kept... 5.54 5.55 5.60 6.56 5.60$ .... 6.67$ r..62 6.68 5.59$ 5.63$ 3.59$ 6.60$ 5.65 5.61 6.61$ 5.66 5.54 5,54$ 5 58$ NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. THE SUGAR MARKET. Chicago Record-IIerald. "Reports from milling correspondents cov ering the principal winter whcut-producliig territory suow that the average condition of the cr«»p Ih high and that th© acreage Is fully na large as Inst year,” hiivs the Mod- ti Miller. “Many correspondents report le condition higher than n year ago; few y Jt I* lower. Damage so far hfcw been immalerlal, and only by fly. Where drouth delayed seeding—this prlnehmlly In Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Illinois—the top growth of the plant In many locnlltie* Is small, but Js healthy, as moisture has been lenttful since the drouth has been broken; he root growth Is strong. Every state has xeellont prospects and the crop Is In fine shape to enter the winter. A larger acrenge than lust year Is reported In Missouri, Ten nessee and Texas and the average Is small er. that In Texas being reduced-25 to 50 per cent owing to frequent ruins Interrupting ami delaying farm work when seeding should have l>eeu progressing.” Broomhall's weekly cable from Argentina ■aid: "The wheat market Is dull with a limited demand. Arrivals from the Ulterior are light. The harvesting of wheat Is making good progress under favorable weather con- d It ions. - Reports from the harvest fields'say thnt the crops hate suffcVed nA* damage from recent storms. Corn market Is easy, with the demand quiet. Arrivals from the fideflor nrc small, tort Ibb'‘quality continues satisfactory. Recent rains have greatly ben* eflted the corn crop In the central districts ml prospects are becoming more favora- le.” Brndstreef *s reports exports of wheat nnd >ur as wheat from United States and 'nHilda ns follows: Bushels Wheat und Flour. Corn. ek 4,750,006 1,109,000 ek 4,204,000 1.041.000 ek Inst year.... 4.243.000 2,440,000 Hlnco July 1 83.545.000 19,461,00) Haute period last year.. 52,766,000 26.374,000 daughter's Argentine correspondent ca bled: Weather fftvafnide; harvesting pro ses fnvorably, I raise my previous estl* c on exportable wheat surplus from 191.000,Out) bushels to 110,000,000 bushels.” "The strength In corn nnd oats Uns not the slightest effect on foreign markets,’' wired a New York grain man. "We have seldom seen lest Interest on the part of ci nder#.” Argentine shipments: Bushel* Wheat. Corn. 176.000 2.211.000 616.000 2,933,000 Same period year ago... 107,896,000 82,630,00*) STOCKS REVIEWED BY NEW YORK SUN New York, Dec. 10.—Alt hough there fire many developments last week of onslderuble Importance from a flimn- lal point of view, It was not until to* ard the close of the week that any of tfwm aeemetl to Influence prices in the stock market. There was no break In the story of mercantile and Indus trial prosperity In every quarter of the lund, the sole complaint heard In busi ness circles referring to the difficulty f getting sufficient and efficient labor. tt matters directly affecting the securi ty market last week, first place must •corded; of course, to Hie pres I- tent's annual message to congress, and et the message was so In accord with ilous anticipations of Its character that It was utterly w ithout Influence us a market factor. What Anally Affected the market in th^ closing days of the week was obviously the unrelieved pressure upon nil speculative ventures >r the rise In stocks of high rates for the use of money. The rate of renew- j ir bank loans of call money on the floor of the stock exchange ad-; ■anred steadily each day during the k until 30 per cent was asked and •aid In this way on Friday. It became known that Kngllsh bankers had noti fied borrowers h< re that about $23.- 000.O00 of loans maturing on January l would not be renewed, although It was manifest that the foreign monptary sit uation had greatly Improved, and al though sterling here became so de pressed under the high money rates as to afford superficial Indications of a resumption of the movement of gold from Hngland to this side. What these money rates are can best he Judged by the f tot that on Saturday one of the leading national banks of the city made a loan of $50,000 at 8 per cent for 90 days upon the security of the 4 per cent bonds of the city of New York. This, it must be confessed, rather dis heartens hopes of any great relaxation in monetary conditions after the begin ning of the new year.—Glbert A Clay. PRICE CHANGES SMALUN WHEAT Speculation at a Low Ebb, Though Prices Show Steady Undertone. Chicago, Dec. 10.—What closed strong and l-4®3-8c higher. Corn unchanged; oat» l-8@l-4c 'higher; provisions 5@ 15c higher. The crowd In wheat discovered late In the day that there were heavy buy ing orders In the market, and this caused many shorts to cover and drove no few Investors Into the market. The selling was scattered. The visible supply of wheat de creased 1,113,000 bushels, while there were Increases of 580,000 bushels In corn and 74,000 In oats. Cash grain transactions here Includ ed 22,000 bushels wheat, 35,000 com and 105,000 bushels oats; at tho seaboard 10 loads wheat, 3 loads corn and 70,000 bushels oats. Primary receipts of wheat 1,203,000 bushels nnd corn 514,000 bushels, com pared with 1,244,000 nnd 1,032,000 bush els, respectively, a year ago. Clearances for the day were 820,000 bushels wheat, 153,000 bushels corn and 375 bushels oats. NEW ORLEANS. The following is the range In cotton fu- ture% In New Orleans today: i o | i 3 2/ i ii - w Doc Jan Fell. . ., March. . . . April. . . . May June July 10.38 10.30 it* 1063 ioic6 10.58 10.52 10.62 ioifa 10.84 10.36110.57 10.2910.51 10.39jl0.60 loiaiioifi l6!66|i6.'84 10.57-58110.39-41 10.51 ; 10.33-34 10.56-57110.38-40 10.69-60! 10.43-44 10.64-65 10.48-80 10.71-72 10.56-67 10.76-7810.61-63 0.85-86 10.68-70 Closed steady. ,. r of grain freight somewhat Improved. Interstate commerce commission encour aging liberal standard* for railroad main tenance. * J Ninety per cent of all Union Pacific coal lands were .granted under charter nnd in- milry can only T affect remainder" First Xritlona! bank shows more than half of the $12,500,000 loss of cash In bank statement. Atchison expects to. spend $20,- 009.00U on Improvements In 1907. Thirty-seven banks showed less than le gal reserve, as against twenty-five Inst week and last j*ear. Twejve Industrials declined .11 per cent. Twenty'active railroads declined .39 per cent. New York Financial Bureau: Reading Is still tipped for betterment, with the range confined as yet to 146 nnd 149. Copper la held between 112 and 115 at vet, with Information bullish and good buy ing reported. A bull tip Is reported on St. Paul. Fuel can be pnt up sharply nfiy time the pool wishes to take the stock offering Just ~bove closing prices. Union Pacific la well absorbed, we un derstand. and we think it inny safety be bought for turns on all commensurate re actions. U’e are bullish ou Vulted States Steel 111. Good buying of Louisville and Nashville Is reported from Western sources, which re bullish ou the stock. Smelting Is In the trading position be- vocmi 151 and 155. Canadian Pacific should be )>oug1it on all recessions. F.rle is welt taken. A hull tip Is noted on Sew York Centra), •hfch should be bought when soft. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Is held between 3 ami 82 extreme. We would give attention to Rock Island III HULK TRADING 1 Secretary Shaw Disappoint- ed the Speculative Trade This Morning. HE ACTED CONTRARY Failed to Deposit $13,0iJ0- 000 in National Banks. i Now York, Dec. 10.—This mornings V err Dcertaln movement on the stock i n „V. ns due entirely again to conflicting of tbe money situation. The absence „t ,r. rer Sundn relief announcement over minuav Washington caused some disappointment speculative circles, nnd especially ns it nuiuruny me iinmcs were ngnlu h«*avl|y dented to the sub-treasury and start.,i * week with a loss of over $2,000.*mi t<. n. Institution. This, on top of the $•; defic it in clearing house reservo*, » fleeted in a return to the exorbitant iu,,„ rates which prevailed through the great part of Inst week. Call loans were made at the opening high as 25 was p;,],j { Dun$ Index Number. Dun's Index Number of commodity prices proportioned to consumption was $108,172 on December J, against $106,888 a month previous nnd $106,312 a yenr ngo. Practi cally all the rise during the .'past month was provided by dairy and garden prod ucts, sharp advances oeeucrlng In several articles of large consuinptbV s/*b ns eggs. butter, milk and liny. Prices at the latest date compare as follows with those of a month previous mid Breadstuff# $16,347 Meat* 9,279 Dairy nnd garden .. 15.919 $108,172 $106,683 $105,312 Lxamluniion of the fluctuations during the month of November somewhat In do. tnJl shows that the small decline In prices of brendstuffs was due to lower quotations for wheat and corn, which more than off set the smaller advances In oats and pens. THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Chicago grain aud provision Quotations for today follow: Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— Dec 74*4 May 79 July— ; 78 July 44$ OATS— cc 31$ 74$ 74$ rail 44$ 34$ 8.65 POKK- Jan... 13.95 May... I0.O5 LAUD- Dcc... 8.75 Jan... S.77M lay... 8.85 RIDES— Jnn... 8.55 8.60 8.59 May... 8.6*1 8.62$ 8.55 CASH WHEAT— No. 2 red 75$fl76 nominal; PJfcNo ‘ * 72fr?5. 74$ 79$ 78$ 44$ 34$ :;6‘ 4 33% 16.12$ 16.37$ 8.77$ 8.80 8.87$ hard winter 75%*&7 No. 3 do 73$0 NORTHWEST CARS. f4it Last Totlav. Week. Year. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Below Is given receipts today and estl mated receipts for tomorrow: Todav. Tomor. GOVERNMENT GRAIN REPORT. Washington. Dec. to. — The agri cultural department gave out the fol lowing crap report at noon today: The newly seeded area of winter wheat l» estimated a* being 1.1 per cent greater than the area sown In the fall of 1905—equivalent to an Increase of 353,000 acres and a total acreage of 31,665.000. The condition of winter wheat on December 1, was 9t.l, as compared with 94.1 on December 1. 1905, 83.9 at the corresponding date In 1904 and a nine- year average of 92.9. The newly seeded area of winter rye Is estimated ns being 1.9 per cent less than the area sown In tho fall of 1905— equivalent to a decrease of 39,000 acres and a total acerage of 2,061,000, The condition of winter rye on December 1 was 96.2 as compared with 95.4 on December 1, 1905, 90.5 at the corre sponding date In 1904 and a nine-year average of 93.8. THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECAST. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Ralrt nnd colder WEATHER CONDITIONS. Cloudy weather prevail* today over the nessee and snow in the lake region nnd New England. The barometrie pressure Is above normal nt all stations east of the Rooky Mountains, highest In New England and tho Dakotas. Accompanying the northwestern high press ure area is an area of temperature rauglug from 4 degrees below xero In Moiltnnu to IS below at Bismarck, N. D. Colder weather extends down Into Texas, while over the southeast the temperature is generally high for the season. The temperature ranges from 18 degrees Itelow zero at Illsinarck to 72 degree# above at Jupiter, Fin. The enstwurd movement of the areas of high and low pressure will enuse rain and colder weather In tills seetkm tonight; clearing and colder Tuesday. Minimum and Maximum Temp«raturts and Rainfall. Observations taken at 8 a. m„ 75th merl- COTTON SEED OIL MARKET. , w%<e 37 #37$ 37$G37$ February 36$#37$ 26$fr37$ March 36 «3*»$ 30$*/37 May 36»i&:«$ 30$<i/20% July 36$W37$ 36%#37 Sale#, 1*8) January nt 37$, 100 May ui 36$. Closed steady. GRAY-HAIRED WOMAN GOES TO JAIL FOR STEALING. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Dee. 10.—J. 13. Purifoy,' agent of the Henderson-Boyd Lumber Company, brought severil prisoner* from Mobile to Montgomery route to the Spelgner* and In that number was Florence E. Nagel, a well- dressed white-headed woman of some 57 years, who pleaded guilty to bur glary. It was charged she stole a large amount of silverware. The Jail of ficials did everything to make her stay In Montgomery comfortable. Abilene. . . . Amarillo. . . Asheville. . . Atlanta; . . Augusta. . . , Birmingham. Illsinarck. . . Boston. . . . Buffalo. . . Charleston. , Charlotte. . , Chicago. . . . Davenport. . Dodge City. . El Paso. . , Fort Smith. . Galveston. . . Havre. , , . , Huron Jacksonville. Jupiter . . . . Kansas City. . Macon Memphis. . . , Meridian. . . . Miles City. . . Mobile Montgomery. . Nashville. . . New Orleans. New York. . . Norfolk. . . . North Platte. . Omaha Palestine. . , . Pittsburg . . 'orthind. Me. I .30 34 S3. Louis. St. rani. Kan Fran* Savanna li Tampa. . 70 Tnyhi % Tlummsvllle m 72 Washington [ 36 1 44 Wilmington j 48 | 68 T Indicates trace of rata or mo*.. J. B. M A USURY, fc’ectfoii Director. 20 per cent nud i fore mlU-dnv. * moderate liquidation took place in c stocks nml the high-priced tmrti western Issues. But the rest of the list aft. er nn early fractional decline, r»Hle,i promptly. New York, pec. 10-The .tock tnirk.t opened Irrekular, t nlon Pacific. Ai.bi,, '/«. Sugar nml .Mexican Central valued a!‘ and Anaconda gained •%. * Disappointment was expressed bv flu* fesfffonnl traders on the floor that tin- U. retary of the treasury did not act In ncconl- a nee with the rumors current on Frhlav nml deposit $13,000,000 In the national Imnks thh morning. This disappointment caused h„h1 crate liquidation all around the mom nml prices for everything traded In mad. 1 sonm declines. Ixmilou was not n factor of im portance. The buying exceeded selling l.v bonds Arm. unchanged. MINING STOCKS. uosion. uoc. jo.—aiioupx on: ana nn on Green 25$; Trinity II; Arcadian 9$; collection 36$. LONDON STOCK MARKET. THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat—Opened ${i% lower; nt 1:30 p.* in., '» higher; elosed $ lower to $ higher. Corn—Opened $ higher; nt 1:5) p. m., uu- ‘lmngeil; closed $ higher. VIVA KTOCKS— Amulgnmnted Copper Arineonda Atchison Caiifldlnn Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Denver nnd Rio Grande Erie o, preferred Great Western Illinois Central Kansas and Texas do, preferred Louisville and Nashville .... Mexican Central New York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Paelfle Ontario nnd Western ....iT., Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Beading ... Rook Island Southern Pa rifle .. Southern Hallway do. nre* 8t, 143$' 143$ I 26% I y. 134$ 133$ 134% 49$ 45% 138$'138$ 1SIU 149 148$ lb$ 31$ m$ 93% 93$’ . 34$ do, preferred T 94$ Pflill 182$ 182$ UV: Union Paelfle 183$ 183 lw:$ do, preferred 93 1 ST United tttnfes Hteel 49% 49% do, preferred 105% 103 l-v. BIG ROLLING MILLS ARE TO BE BUILT. 8pcclal to The Georgian, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 10.—It l< stated here that C. H. Fisk, of New York, the man who la back of a schema to develop the water power of the Coney Fork river and build an elec tric line from Chattanooga to Nash ville, in conjunction with English cap italists who are to build the Wachovia cotton mills here, are to build two big rolling millit, blast furnaces, coke ovens, in Moccasin Bend, The English capitalists* Interests are being repre sented here by W. I. Young, of Green- boro. If these schemes are carried out they will entail an investment of over $3,000,000. Lochrane Connors. Lochrane Conners, the '2 1-2-year- ohl son of'Mr. and Mrs. George W. Connors, died Monday morning at the residence of hi* parents, 308 Peachtree street, after a week’s Illness. The chil l whs taken 111 last Monday and In a few lays meningitis developed. Mrs. Con- nor*, the mother of the child, was .Mi- 4 Lille Lochrane before her marriage to Mr. Connors, a daughter of the late Judge Osborn A. Lochrane, one of At lanta’s most prominent citizens. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldwt Established Office South. COTTOI—StOCIS—MHOS—Mi! Ground Floor Gould Bulldlnf. Dally market letter and market manu.l mailed on application. New York. Baltimore. Boston. Atlanta. Chicago. New Orleam. Washington. San Francisco. The American Audit Company ; 100 Broadway, New York City. F. W. LAFRENTZ, C. P. A., P re*. G. E. MAN WARING, Vice Prea. j THEO COCHEU, Jr., Secretary- The American Audit Company, chartered under the laws of New York, i Is emiMwered to examine the affair* of, and make reports upon the finan-! ol.i! condition of private and public concern* for director*, officers and in- ( dividual*. The preparation and Installing of systems a specialty. ATLANTA BRANCH. 101510161017-1018 FOURTH NAT L BANK BLDG, i C. 5. BIDWELL, Resident Manager. Telephone, Main 872. Cable Addreai, Amdit, New York. | 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. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS , AND AUDITORS , ‘ Empire Building. Bell Phone, Main 8)3. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. LIVE STOCK MARKET. b'hh-ngo. Ihv._ l)..rlt»g»—ffotimat**! ru- L .cipti tixlnf ;r..3V M.n-k.-f MrtV higbH . quality fair: U*ft uv*»r 4.547; bulk :' vstlm.itaii for loui. ritiw 26.«W»: Ilglit fii.tCa/ ! uutv«l $6.(£<|6.40; bittv 95.89^11.40;; rolgh $5.8Sft6.<6; plxs $3.3^it. 23: VOrttr*' l'.hnI rboiro l».*avy $6.3^f6.F>, \ t’attlv—F*tliiu»ti.| r»Mt‘l|.t«4 2l,tM0. Mat-ftft ' LMMuq-nllj- 1 4- higher: qunllry fair:».ta^vv* : lu.A.M: vows sijPVf^.T'f: *i*.S)4i3.i0; [ • ;\i**"* $5t)7.75; ir.**] nrtm» steer* i7.40; t poor to iiM-vllutn stovkt*!* dml feftl-1 »*rs $2.6.y.j . .. **■ ■ 7 • f Kkaiq*-Katlmatifl i. *»*. Market I0r Ion t qu.illty isrt: native $n..THl5.73: nv>tiTtt | ttzm hr. TtnirUngd 55.^6.35 ; tetuba $4.7% 1 i.S»; wvsi.Tii $l.75<t7“a. Frank HnwLtn*. Praaldant. * M. M. AtklnsoB, Y. P. Tnomas •C. Erwin. A»*t. Cashier. Joaaph A. JlfCord, CaR. \Y. Wyero. Asst. Cashier. Third National Bank Capita! .... $200,000.00. Surplus . . . a $300,000.00. OIRECTpRSi J. ii. Xnnnnlly. Frank Ibwlhx J. Carroll l*nyu#. II. M. Atkinson. ~ “ Joseph A. McCord. \VM. L. PKEIs. Prealdent. ROBERT F. MADDOX. Vic# Presldsat THOMA8 J. FFEPLER. Ctthlar. JAMES O. I.ESTER, AwtaUnt Cat} •». JAH. P. WINDSOR. Assistant Csstdst^ MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING COMPANY. CAPITAL $200,000.00 SURPLUS AND PROFITS . . $500,000.00 Accounts, small as well as largo, invited. 3 1-2 per cent interes$paid and compounded semi- annually in our Savings Department.