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1TIJS ATLANTA GJ50K6IAN, i'KUNKIDAY. DECEMBER li. 1>M ENGLISH CABLES WERE El_ Did Not Fully Respond to Now York's Decline of Tuesdav. NEW YORK WAS WEAK Wire Houses and Commis sion Houses Sold Heav ily at Opening. ooochsooooooooocooooooooooo O 0 0 20,000 BALES OF COTTON O IN YARDS AT DECATUR* O O WORTH OVER $1,000,000. O O O Hpeclal to Tho Georgian. 0 Decatur, Al».. Dec. 12.—TJier O ai2 *»v*t 20,non half* of cotton IO 0 Ing In the yard?* of the Decatur O. 0 Cotton Comprere Company In this O O city. The cotton covcim five acres O 0 of ground nnd la worth over $1,-0 0 noo.noo. This is the most cotton O 0 *»vcr fcccr. In one place at one O 0 time In tltl* pottlon of the South. ** 0 00000000000O00O000000O000O Heavy selling by wire nnd commission houses on stop order* caused the New York tnnikct to open much weaker than du< the rubies. A g«ss| ileal of cotton r ilekrd up by professionals who believed hut the break had lieeg overdone. It Is apparent that Manchester spinners are on the "1111x1011* seat." as nil dee lines are met with heavy buying from that Inter esl. The wiles Wednesday aggregated 14,l*" tMiles at a deellne of 25 points, which would llldlente flint present prl**es are low enough for even low grade cotton nnd entirely fini low for the best grades. The New York market for futurca on Wednesday held remarkably steady in face of the estimate by the gov eminent, and at the dose prices were unchanged to 5 points higher, the lat ter for December, the spot month, Following It tin* range In the active months In Liverpool today. /flfeemher , Jaiinary February. Marcle April NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. Open. High. Low. 5.45 R .47 6.41 ; ItcOelpts • HHJ|Klie|| Shirk-... 1906. 14.1.410 131.404 451,732 Compfirntlvo receipts Net receipts* fislay ‘Name,(lay last year— * Increase Total reeefpta for thre Name days last year.. Iwerea 1904. US. 160 110.123 519.941 *62,217 31.H3T. 17.692 244,649 171.7*1 92,894 Total reeelpts since Neptember 1....4,991.107 Nartie time Inst year 4,509,*1 year t Increase Estimated tomorrow: ^ New Orleans 10,000 to 12,000 (inhesion 11,000 to 14.000 -Houston 11,000 to 13,000 Movement at Atlanta: Reeelpts today Inst Nhlpnients t**dny Name day last year lletrease S'leyk on bund today., ttnmr day last year... t-ZZZ i9or. 8.671 s.m .17.06.1 . 4.188 . 8.867 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, easier; middling uplands 6.79d; * a lv " Kt. lauds, tionili .. Kavntinnh. quiet; middling l'**-. Houston, steady; middling 10%c. ltoston. sternly; middling 10.50e. Baltimore, nominal; middling lolke. Memphis, quiet: middling BMl-lOc. Charleston, qplet; middling 9%$*. TODAY*8 PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the Interior towns today, compared with tho Miue day last year:• New Orleans. Tils I vest on. . . Mobile Nnvnnuah. . . Charleston. . . Wllmlngtou. . Norfolk. . . . Boston. . . . Philadelphia, . Jacksonville.* , Total. Private Wire to Glbert A- Clay. New York. Doc. 12.—Liverpool nt S in.. 22023 lower. Was expected about lower. On this basis,' we should open 19012 higher. „ Howard Wilson offering 6,009 March nt 9.68c. The Journal of Commerce: "A large vol ume of merchniidlse Is being moved out of this market to points all over Jbn country, nnd njerclinnts are already complaining of the delays In tran*[iortatl>ni. Extra freight trips of trains and stemiibout* are lieing made by the New England transportation companies In the endeavor to aeeouumslnte shippers, but the demands for earlier servlee than usual bid fair to* cause u no table congestion." Orleans, Dee. 12.—Liverpool nt *24 lower docs not reflect our decline. Was due 28 points lower. ftpot tales of 14,099 bales suggest that spinners are willing to take cotton at present prices and not await puSBlHc lower levels. Liverpool cables: ••Continental and Manchester houses are buying. Think she Interest Is about liquidated, ket likely to decline furruer ment." The adjusfuient /if prices l newer developments continue Think inflr- at the iiio* the cd and market ifpinlly as deslr< nervousness of the market becoming plain ly marked by the Inconsequential Inter est that the market holds. AH now do- pends upon the spot situation, and the at titude of ftpluiivrs will be closely watched. The western forecast Indicates fair to In creasing cloudy weather and rising temper ature. Showers followed by colder weal ti er Is expected in northwest Texas. - Tin* eastern forecast Indicates fair and warmer weather tonight and tomorrow. Little or nothing Is being d< * spots. The demand has nbaf la expected about V down. ATLANTA MARKETS, FRUITS AND PRODUCE. BOOS—Candled, active. 29c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens, active., 32%0»e raeh: chickens plentiful, 16026c .each; lucks. Pekin. 85c each; puddle, 26030c each; geese. full feathered, 66c each; tur keys. net I vo, 14e pound. DKEKKKD POULTR Y-Geese. undrawn, active, H»12%c pound; turkey*, undrawn, active, 16fy18e pound: hens, undrawn, ac tive. lie isaind; ducks, undrawn, fancy, 15c iNiuiid; fries, active, I5e pound. PRODUCE—Tennessee ribs ami bonks, 8e; Tenneaa«‘e sausage. 9c; lard, 10c lb.; haina active, 14c lb.; shoulders active, 10c Its.: aides active, 10c lb.; butter active. J5022!4«* lb.; beeswax, active. 26e pound; honey, bright, active, be pound; honey in 1-pound.blocks, active. I2e pound; chestnuts active, 63.09 busheli dried apples, 6e pound; whit# pean active. $2.60 bushel; lady peas, $3.00; itock, ^GAME—Quail, active, 15e each; dove*, ac tive, 6c each; ducks, mallard, active, 40c each; ducks mixed, active, 26c each; wild turkey. active. 16e pound: rnjjblt*. nt- five, 10c each; squirrel*, active, 10c each, opossum, dressed, active. 12%c pound; opos sum. live, active. Sc pound. rjtKi KItUJTK—Letnona, fancy Messetta, $4.C9p 6.00 Ilannun*. per bunch, culls, nctlve, »0e«ll.00; «tr,l,ht,. ll.tOOiW; «,*'■•"gP***; Be cigrs is & Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS *lr. Ut.Ijr', tw.nty-flr. .ran* -i|‘-r[-Dr, of o-i> Itlnc market. In All.nl, and <b» South ht,m,d, Ida • rwogntwd *u- (horltj- In hi, aprtlall/. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Streot. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS SAUEOT STOCK. . . .1 115V,! 5®* . .1 is* , mii l=*H 1«% ... L-92V»I SKS A uia I** ma ted Copper. Atlanta* Coast Dm. . Americas Sugar brf. . Anaconda American do. prt Am. ftmtltug Uef. do. preferred. , • • Atchison. do. preferred. • • . Americnn Cot'on Oil- . Am. Car Foundry. • . Baltimore ft Ohio. . . Brooklyn lupld T. . . Canadian Pacific. . . - Chicago ft North*, n. - Chesapeake ft Ohio. . Colorado Foe! ft Iron. Central leather. ... do. preferred. . . . Chicago ft Great. W. . Chicago, M. ft «t. P. . Delaware ft Hudson. . Distiller s Securities. . Brie do. preferred. . . . General Electric. . . . Illinois Central i A*n- Ire Securities. f w*i S fcntjfsTille ft Nashville 147J* C.ntr.1 s gg J»r»i. . JiirJ).' °Ui?i*iC‘’Fiorld«"«tiHii. IH-r hundriMl. "u-wfl. Nnl». fam-jr. inlu'd. In I"' nntimlH. U'WilVa. Co«»nal«. h-»»j rultan,. K i(W. actlv-, at $4.50 aaek. IVatml. n Mi ka arrra.ln, 100 pound, ,acb, owing to ,r VKfJ cbliaa, cr*»M. c sir.;.;:': b f.s?r.n* n iV r™?: «« plant. hi-iIvp. 12.60 «-ralo; onrim- l.er«, $1.50 (-rail*: comatwa. fain-r. "i’-jXSi f .60 rrali-: tomato,,, rbolc,, aftlTp, uoyw 25 rrato; lieana, round grwn, W ™ 1 '! sarsrSa* rnullliowor. artlvo. «D10o pound; l-tlnr,. hmdml. $1.0001.60 drum; airw-l poioiorj. jrl- aw. ai llvo. .50 bnahi-l! awt-rl notnt<H*,.Wnlt<-. 50, luiah,l; kraul. Imlf liarr,l. $3.76; mUliaga turnip,, l«e. «tr«wlHjrrl„, PtHH,- _ N FLOUR. DRAIN AND PROVISIONS. pLoiJR-aigbMt p»t,ut. $550; l.,.t pai nt $4.$o; itandard patrol. $4.25: half pat- ant. K.»0: aprlng wh,at patent, $5. ColtV—Cbolr, r,'l rob. $9c; No. S wblf,. $7r- No 2 Ti'll"W. 67r; ndxi-d, 6,--; olil rn»p pholci-, IWc; old rrop No. 2. *fc; »M rrnn mill'll. $7c; n,w T,une*„« wbll,. C8c; crack corn.bcr Jmahcl, 70c. OATS-Cliolco white clipped, 60e; No. 1 while,No. i mixed. 47c; T,xa»'.nnt- ’"SmAC-Fliln water-ground, per luub,l. tr.f; Iiolted. 140-ppund Jutm. per hnahel 6"o; Whorl,, whit*. $160: medium. $1.40; brawn,- U.S5; pur, bran, $1.2?: mixed brand. $1.15 IIAY—Tlmotbf. choice Inriie bale,. $1.25; do., cuolctf ainull bolea. $1.25; do.. No. 1 (•l T r, ml r od, V. .29; do., No. 2 clover mixed lliTmudn, 9<V. .Id. VliniCi) urninmn. KY IT- Georgia, $1.00; Tcunesaee, 90c. Bar- rtci* are f. - Atlanta. salt INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table ahowa recelpta at tbs Interior towns today, compared with the same day last year -P~n: Memphis. . Kt. lx»uD. C'liicliinatl. 1299 74-Kl 5*C4 . ry i ; iMflllos, 2.06 pounds. 10.25; .... itoit 8.U0; Supreme lard, 10.00; Luupouml 8.50. FISH. Rrcattt, G67e pound; snapper. 10e pound; trout, Ke |H)un«l: blue fl*li. kc pound;* pom- patm, 18020c pound, mackerel 8«- |Nmnd. mix- e$l tl*h. Se pound; fresh wtuer trout. l>oiiud; bar shad, 600*8*; r$>$*k shad, 2f»05k\ GROCERIES. fiti(IAIt-fitnn«mra grnnmated, $8.10. Ns* York refined, 444c; plantation, lc. COFFEE—Boasted Arbuckls’s. $14 50; hulk In bag* or barrel*. 13V; green 11012c. RICE-Carolloa. 4V607HC, according to tks grade. C11KF8E—Fancy full cream dairy, UV4c; twins, l6o. Hbredded biscuit. $5 cate; No. 2 rolled oats. $1 ra*e. Hack grits. 92 pound bags. $1 «8. Oyster*, full weight. $1.7l» case; light weight, $1.10 case. Evaporated apples 7\c pound. I’epper, 18c. linking tHtwders, $5 «-.tse. H«h1 KJtluiou. $8 case. 1‘lnk salmon $4.36 cate. Cocoa, 39c; chocolate 3Sc: snuff, 1 pound Jars, 4Sc. Roast beef, $1.39 case. Corned Iwef, $1.39 cast*. Catsup, $1.89 caa*. Hlrup: Now Orleans, 35c gallon; corn 28c ... - P< Hod* crackL._. .... tor 7c. Barrel cam., per pound, %• GIBERT ft CLAY'S DAILY COTTON LETTER New Orloau*. Ircc. 12.—Option* In Liver pool dually closed 28 points lower than on the previous day. while the s|N»r sli- iiatlou denoted further activity by sales of 14,000 iMtles at *-|C lower iiuutntUms. The willingness of spinners to buy after sm-h a rapid’ shrinkage (u value* was 'Imihth-MM tiecoimtalde for the resistance shown by • •ntIon* by conforming to etp$*rtatloiis on the «*|H*ulng of the American markets. As Itenrlsh an seems the government <|unntl- tntlve estimate of 13,u4<.99o bale* for th present growth, there are many who main tain, and with some Justice ntao, that for sidle to come Axle greaxc. $1.73. i. «V4c pouud; lemon 7‘ic; oy*- * dy, |»er pound, 6c; udx- «-»», (in |niuiN, «r$kc. Tomntoes, 2-|M)und, ft.W caaa; Jr»ouad, $2.25. Navy tiesna, $2; Lima beans, o'4c. Best matches, |»er gross, $165. Macuroul. 6Mf&7c per pound. Hnr- dines, mustard. $3.25 « n*c. l'otnsb. $1,250 1.49 $*ase. Peanuts. SHc. Rope, 4-ply cot ton |3Hc, Soap, $1.&104 case. NEVV YORK COFFEE. the BVVBWBH sappointliig m Eur«ipenu selling orders an»l local 11<|iil<ln tfoii. There was also some selling which whs Hiip|M>se«l to 1m» ngalust purchases In Briiiil. although the parity l»etweea hx-nl contract* and the primary markets f$>r ac tual coffee |* believed to Ik» i|ei*ide«|ly Missouri Iltcffic. NAME OF STOCK. .V 1.. Uui. *: to «e*e$ l. Naf.'iMisl Dsd. . . . Nurtbwru Pacific. . •' New York Central. . - Norfolk ft Westtrra. . IVuiiaylraufa People's lias Pressed Klcvl Car. . . do. prefsrrwi. ... . Padilc Mall. ...... Heading . . Republic Steal. . ... R6ek Island. ^ do. prsferrad Cnlted States Itubhsi- do. prsferrad. . . . Southern Pacific. . . . boutbem Railway. . • do. nrsferrad. . . . Slosa-Sbefflsld Tenn. Coal ft Iron. . . Tsxaa ft Pacific. . .. . Valon Pacific. United States fitaal. . do. preferred. . • . Va.-Car. Chamlcal. . . do. preferred. . . . Western Union Wabash do. preferred. . • . . Wisconsin Central. • . do., preferred. . . . T 81*4 67 53 197*4 95H i 7$U r m w •» T ‘ ‘ST 4 ‘*421 - , 1«J4^ a KM 86 Is T»tat‘ateff’k sale* today 850.100 ’shares. NEW YORK. a 1 n ■5-1 - 1 2 if ! il bee. . . . Jan Feb March. . . . April. . . . Mar June. . . . July Aug 9.311 9.41 9.59 9.52 9.50 9.50 9.60 9.69 9.58 9.69 9.63 9.82 ura[ 9>7 9.75 9.89 9.69| 9.69 9.39 9.39 9.50 9.52 9.68 9.63 9.63 9.75 9.69 9.40 9.0 9.60 9.64 9.69 9.79 9.73 9.87 9.69 9.40-41 9.48-49 9.67-58 9.64-65 9.70-72 9.77-72 9.81-83 9.86 9.69-71 J.^S-38 9.4.-48 9.56^8 9.64-65 9.69-71 9.77-78 9.81-83 9,84-85 9.66-67 LIVERPOOL. The following figures give-the, opening ange and close, compared with yesterday: Doc 6,45 -5.47 6.46 Dec.-Jan... 6.43 -5.4H4 6.40 6.36 5.64 Jan.-Feb... 5.40 -5.:2> 5.37% 6.83 5.61 Feb.-Mar.. 6.39 -5.18 .... 6.33 5.61 Mar.-April. 5.49 -5.38% 5.37 6.33 5.61 April-May.. 6.49 5.»% 5.85 5.63 Apr! — May-June.. 6.0 -5.42 6.42 June-July.. 5.44%-5.44 6.0 July-Aug... 6.45 -5.44% 5.44 Aug. Sept. 5.36 jl 5.ffT% 6.34*6 *"-«4% 5 38 5.66 5.39 6.67 6,32% 5.60 Closed steady. NEW OBLEANS. The following Is the range In cotton fu ture# In New Orleans today: i a ! la | a -V Dec Jan. . . . . Feb March. . . . April. . . . y*j' Juno. . . . July 9.83' 9.93 9.79 9.92 9.79 9.79 9.83 9.98 fctfjiaio io'ijio.ii 9.8$ f-.:r 9.79 9.S.T fJI 0.12 9.93! 9.92-931 9.96-97 9.92 9.91-92 9.91-92 9.79 9.93-94 9.92 9.981 9.97-98' 9.96-97 110.02-03! 10.01-03 lO.lOiUW9-10 JO.06-69 |10.14-15| 10.18*15 10. IS! 10.20-22'10.20-22 Closed steady. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. Chicago. Dec. 12.—Wheat Is weak on'the Valentine selling, which 1* steady.. -May Is down to 78%c. Ktlll very frlendl.v to long side of wheat and .corn. * Dfferliig* of provl*lon* are small ami Home local effort to buy caused the marker to react quickly. Keller* of yesterday fevering today. The northweiitorfi market shows only half the decline our* doe*. The Phlcago Evening Post: Government report of the winter when! sown thin fall gave tin* condition nt 94.1. which coincides exactly with the figure* of condition given at the corresponding time ls*t year, but an lucrciiKc tills season of about 120,000 acre* In the nren sown MiggoMfed to the statistician about 7.000,1)00 bushel* more wheat an being Indicated, or a total of nlMMit 6417,000.000 bushel*. Aft«*r all, tin* general conclusion appeared to b«> that there was little urn* In making cNtlmnte* now of the probable result next harvest. A* one broker who made no estimate no hi id those win*.did: -TtUyy pie.lUu? *U«: uuui whose wife Ini* Just presented him with a lo imoiimI boy. calculating from the xv«dght and licaltliy I«*»k of the newcomer that he will live to In* eighty year* of age." Government announces that It* final cstl- the total acreage, production farm value* of.|(u* principal - — will 'be ttlMfic ’ I»$H-emh$*r JK WoVld * wheat shipments: I ji si I'revioUs lain! Week. Week. Year. . 4.lS9t;.0*tO 4.824.IM) 4,568.000 . 2.249.099 2.336,009 3,809.099 . 1,792,009 1,214,000 2,lft4,0oo 608.000 188,000 752.0014 176.000 416,009 1,240,000 89.009 4M,00>) 240,000 80.000 240,000 32,000 , 304,000 208,009 16,000 TntgU........... 12^976,000 10,06,000 12,7^,00^ Liverpool—Total ’.world'* shipments of . emlstuff* during els. against 10,4 1906 WHEAT MARKET OPENED HEAVY • ’ . , K Mure Liberal OfTeringx From West and Southwest - .Main Factors. Amcr^’Ait lluHKtnn Da nubbin India Argentina Australian Austria-Hungary l’lille-8. Africa.. ek ami 2,568,000 bushels i _ .. ikon hv __ last week 8.432,000 bushel*. Sguflfist 4,184,000 bushel* the previous week and 4.4S2,00u bush 's a year ago. ltr«H.uihall cables that according 4o a ca- c from Mr. ! leaver*. Ills Argentina agent, tin* when! harvesting la progressing uvoraldy. The corn in th« North I* not romlKlug well, owing to thfe dryness. New York wires of corn us follows: 'Condition* certainly weak here. ('ash market I* easier nud bids for shipment lower than last week Till* Is the cor rect Index to export conditions," A. n. Slaughter A Co., said: "We ask- $61 our Antwerp correspondent* Saturday If they c\|M*cted a material decr»*n*o In th«* j Uu**lan slilpmciit* the balnric«> of tht* se*-; son. to which they replied a» follow peel normal shipments.’ " Chicago, Dec. If.—The wheat mar ket closed with a steady feeling, but at losses of 3-80'5-Sc /or the day. Horn wan off 1-403-Sc. Oats down 1-40) 3-8c. Provisions were off a little. Helling caused an early dip In wheat, but there was a better demand later. Cash business here wan reported at 38.000 bushel# wheat, 25,000 corn and 160.000 bushel* oats. . - The seaboard reported 10 loads wheat, 5 loads corn and 80,000 bushels of oats. Primary wheat reeelpts 702,000 bush els and corn 588.000 bushels, against 944.000 and 1,016,000 bushels, respect ively, a year ago. Clearance* were 601,000 busjiels wheat. -96,000 bushels corn *and 26,000 bushels oats. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Dec May July CfORN- Dcc May July OAT8- T)ec May July FOUR— Jati... lo.T.i May... 15.96 LARD- 8.60 8.57% Open. High. Low. Close. Clan. r s% 79 71% 74% 79 78% . 73% 77% 74% m M% 7S>4 «*. 42% 44 4% 41% 43% 44 86 44 44% m MS 34 . :w 33% i 33% 35% 35% :«% 34 Ss Id. 75 16.00 THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECA8T. 1, WEATHER CONDITIONS. The area of high pressure has moved east ,W*rd during the laot 24 hours, atul has vsttOfd considerably colder weather over the eastern half of the rottou belt and along the Atlantic coaat Into New England. The ares Of low pressure fn the northwest Is causing higher temperatures nt most stations between the Mississippi and the Rockies. Rain has fallen on the pacific roast sml snow In the northern Rocky Monntslii dis tricts. Little or no precipitation Is reported east of the Rocky Mountains nnd clear weather prevails at most stations. The conditions favor fair weather In this section tonight and Thursday, with rising temperature. Minimum and Maximum Temperatures and Rainfall. Observations taken at 8 a. tu„ 75tb marl* Min. -I ^"kid fitly." SIDES - 8.35 8.15 r 8.57% 8.52% 8.42% 3.47% 8.47% 8.35 8.59 ,8.40 ( ASH WHEAT— No. 2 red 731*073%: No. 3 do 73075: No. 2 hard wluter 74%0$«%; No. a ,| u 720«3. PRIMARY MOVEMENT. •Lx- j The following figures give the primary .ovement of wheat end corn: Wheat—Receipts today 702,099 bushel*, last .STOCKS REVIEWED BY NEW YORK SUN rk. Dee. 12.—The Kuu says: "Al though It was a matter of general expec tancy Monday In the flunnelal district that within fwenty-foar hours some addi tional plan of treasury relief of th** money market would !>e announced at Washing ton. nnd the *toek market had been strong for several day* past In tills belief, the definite promulgation of term* of treasury Id resulted III a sharp rise In the price f stock* yesterday. Toward the close of the day. owing to the active dealing* lu stocks, higher rate* were demanded. Jam- don house* were buyer* of a quantity of • Ai lit* <lWVWl _ tbe advnii' made In the Ixmilon market. Whll- much more cheerful tone ha* beeu «*videut In financial sentiment In I^*ndon for sev eral week*, past, owlttg t«* the decided Ini- provemeni In money condition* there, the [•living of Americans there yesterday ha*, doubt. i»..cn largely by «*|M>rat**r* on this 796,009 bushels, against 429,000 bushel* last forn—Receipts today 5<5.0W bushels, last week 421.909 bushels, against 1,016,000 bush els Inst year. Shipments today 257.009 * els, last week 438,5“ ' buihrla last year. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Wheat. Corn. . Oat*. . I fogs. . Today. .Tomer. Abilene, . .-•.*. Amarillo. .... Asheville. . . . Atlanta Auguata.. . . • . Birmingham. . . Bismarck. . • . Boston. , , • , Buffalo Charleston. • . . Charlotte. • . . t.'hfcsgo. . • . Cincinnati. . . Corpus Christ l. Davenport. . . Dodge City. . . Kl Paso. . . Fort Smith. , , tJalveston. ... Havre Jacksonville. , . Jupiter. . . . Kansas Olty. . . Key West. . . . Knoxville, ... . . i,o* i Angeles. . ..... U-n\nUlV : . I Mil., Cllf.:.'. . Mat-lie. .... Montgomery. . Nashville. . . New Orleans. New York. . . Norfolk North 1'latte. . Omaha Palestine. . . . Pittsburg. . . Portland. Me. . Portland, ore. . Kt. Louis. . . Kt. Paul. . . . Kan Francisco. Savannah. . . . Kpoknne. . . . Tampa Taylor su Thomasville ! 42 Vicksburg ' 4.) Washington I 22 Wilmington ; In T luillcates trace of rain Private Wire to GltH*rt & Clay. New York. Dec. 12.—Marshall. Spader ft Co,: "Most market opinions Incline to the Idea that the immediate future of th** tuouey market will eohtluue t«» restrict trading on'the part of lafimren of call money, though rate* luuy not lie sensation ally high." It la expected here that an' official statement will be given out today or tomorrow at the latest to the effect that the negotiations which have been In progress about nine months, looking to the purchase of controlling Interest in the Mexican Central by the Mexi can government, and the consolidation of that company with the Satlohal Hallway of Mexico. Dow-Jones* summary: Americans In Lou don stock . %01 above parity. Great Northern Issues $69,009,000 new pre ferred stock, with rights to stockholders at par. t.’upper stock* In London Iwomlng. Light demaud for stocks In the losu crowd. London settlement passing off satisfac tory, and no anxiety on money situation felt then*. Copper market still very strong, with buying 111 considerable volume for March and April. Twelve Industrials advaneed .31 per ectat. Twenty active railroads advanyed-.J* per cent. New York Financial Bureau: CoosIQera- Me Kt. Paul Is for sale toward 190. toward which level realising occurs, hut the stock mi/ be tonight wlu»n weak for turn* still. Reading’s reaction was natural, and we would not l*e surprised to see It Improve several points from the closing.- Fuion Pacific also seems In. a {wslilou to advance further than the high price of yesterday. We continue to be bu!l!*h on Steel.' According to Boston advice*. Hopper Is ready for a big rise. . Sugar meets stock still around 137. Ix>uJarllle and Nashville should do better. Bull tip* continue to circulate' on Ana conda. Smelting cau he put higher. If Riooklyn Rapid Transit takes the 82 stock, s sharp rise Is likely. Fuel serins to us to be on the verge of go«>d suvance. Bull tip* are noted on New York Central; also Southern Pacific. TALENT BELIEVES THE CROP IS HEAVY New York. Dec. 12.—The Sun i n telling blow to the marset for the reason that very many will be Inclined to add a million bates or more to the estimate, be lieving that tho government flgurea are that much too low. A year ago-It esti mated the crop nt 10.J67.818 bale# and It turned out . to be 11.345.983. or close, to 1.209,090 lmle* more than the December es timate. A* already Intimated, most people will consider the estimate Issued yesterday n* altogether too low. It* flgurea of 12.546.- 09) are construed by many as mennlug In reality 13.090,000 to 13,500,009 bales. It may be that tietter methods Imre been pursued this year aud that the figure* ss given out yesterday are substantially correct, at they were In 1901 ami a* they cattu* very near (•clug lii 1902. The difficulty la to know whether this I* so nr Hot. In the meantime there Is the bearish construction put upon It almost everywhere. Ami , It may hove the effect ’of cutting down the demand from spinners very materially. If they l»e- comc convinced that there la 'to be no month or two have been heavy. Some make tbe criticism, however, that the unit ndopted by the buresur that of 5o0-ponnd bale* gr— *~ *"•-*— • - pointed our that the weight this year Is a little over I»20 pound* gross. Koine take the ground therefore that the figures In the estimate really point to only a little over 12,009,000 hales and are therefore bullish. It Is a fact that Interior stocks. In spite of tbe recent enormous cron move ment, bare gained but slowly; nt the same time, however, the mills' stock must have been gaining rapidly." New Orleans, Dee. 12.—The agricultural bureau's crop estimate of 12.646,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight convinced the talent that the world at large would now believe production would easily (>qual spin ners' requirements,- and when tbo smoke of battle had cleared away tho price had been sealed by more than $2 A oalt. The figures themselves have opened up sevaral serious technical arguments, but the public knows very little of such thlugs and senti ment will for the time being at least follow In the wake of least resistance. The Inte rior, however, will not likely accept the dlctnm of the rings without protest. For bales practically on hla own term* nud the suddenly changed aspect of affairs tuarket- wlse will appeal to lilm In every different light from that In which It appeals to tbe speculator, on the other hand, were there no world's financial complications to be considered, cheaper raw cotton should aug ment demand to si material degree, on gen- I eral principle* friends of the staple ore dis appointed. Itut last analysis price coutrol must again revert to the character of the supply and demand relationship. unle*s the Interior 1* to nhandon the splendid ndvan- ! fa*e It has won In the recent past. At the moment actual eottoii merchant* cannot | tiring fhentselvcg to believe the cott STOCKS OPENED GENERALLY On Specialists Say the Pultlie Had All Stocks Could Easily- Take. SOME STOCKS STRONG Arbitrage Brokers Said Lou don Bought About 2(),- 000 Shares. •daj 8% per cent; last loan New York. Dt*e. 12.—The profit which veaterday' had been partlniir ccaled by the strength of selected *i stood forth more conspicuously | n market. To some extent the $|e»ir» wire based on the absence of the e\iMon.,i plaxatlon In monev rates and upon n* ontlnued heavy outgo of cash through rh* Hub-treasury. Since Friday the banks hn\« now I oat on this account upward of #44.,,. 009. n sum approaching the entire ninmin’t which they look to secure at th** ••nd the week from the anticipation of courn. ment* Interest. Fall money continued t„ hold during the morning at 9 per rent : ,n.| above, while the. stringency in iho tlnu* dejmrtinent was *» pronounced n* .. - A foy Jt°ck« held up v.ry firm the midst of the general hesvIneM. anion* them Kt. 1‘aul. Atchison. Louisville mil Nashville and Copper being.ospeelallr urn*. Me. On the announcement of the n.w subscription about to lie offered to Crest Northern shareholders tin* stock Lr.-u Mharply. although this news was exported to exert the opposite Influence. The rest of the list moved with Irregularitv, hut generally lost ground. The stock market opened almost geiuTaily higher. Anacoudn. Great Northern pre ferred nnd ht. Pam up %. Northern J’ai jfi$* 1%. Colorado Fuel **. Car Foundry, st.*ei preferred, nud Pennsylvania %. ami South ern Pacific and* Copper %. Atchison nnd Southern Railway unchanged. Cnlted State* Steel common and Rending down «, Price movements In the flr*t hour were irregular. The course of trading showiM Hint a large amount of stock bought had been sold out In order to realise the mu. rial profits made lu tbe last few thus Specialists In stocks said the puhlle hud been given about all the stock it maid easily take, and that any outside demand around established prices would be steodilv supplied. There are several strong spot* In the market, however, Including Northern Pacific. Colorado Fuel nnd AtcMunn. Ar Mirage brokers said London Might nUmt 20.009 shares on balance.' Governments unchanged; railroad l>»»d« Irregular. GIBERT & CLAY'S DAILY STOCK LETTER New York. Dec. 12.—The market gave further reflection today of consider*tlr»n ..f •high money rates In reduced support nnd evidence $it realising nnd. perhaps, distribu tion. Bather decided pressure on Beading nud the Hill stocks attracted attention, nnd with call money rates ruling a* high ss 11 per cent, with a further I»*m by th** banks through suit-treasury operatluu* of $4,490,000 sine** Friday, speculative InU-ieM was restricted and the market allowed to sag, without, however, a display of weak ness. The foreign new# was nut dlstlm-t- ly good; strong money rates being -inoted lu l,o ml on with heavy withdrawals from the Bank of England for South American shipment and some talk of gold eugas*- ments for New York. Meantime, the «t«*ck market has accepted today's wiling |»r.-> sure and nd verse Influences In n very mi Isfaetory way, and we do not expect the dlslndgnicnt of long stocks to l***i»nio *♦*• MINING 8T0CKS. LONDON STOCK MARKET. 8TQCKH- A ina Igs ma ted 1 'upper .. Anaconda ; Atchison Baltimore and Ohio ..... Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio ... Denver nud Rio Grande . Erie d. Great lllliiuis Central .... Kansas xtid Texas . WnlCloo'i'M .. 8WW2964 JW l!»7*4 hr 1 .on 1 1 in* nm| .'\nsnviiio n-*-« •* '* Mexican Central ; ! 27% New York Centra4 I3r»> 4 I3»'« t ** « Norfolk and Western 95% .... Northern Pacific 222% Ontario anil Western | 4D% ,-••• Pennsylvania !l39% W. Philadelphia and Rending growing stntei are In any danger of falling ! Houthern tinllway*".WWW Into <dd-tluiH bad habit* again. L1v*m-|mm»1 ,j„ prefcrreil Is down a lent t - 29 polnjs.^. Coiire<|ueiiHy j .sj. J*i»ui .................... THE METAL MARKET. •M* fruited Ktete* Mteel j do. preferred ! Wa bnsli f do, preferred 31% .. 'A •"•4% •• M% . ■ 89%; *v 196*4 Nretlon Director. *«k*»d prlei le*. I.cail, spelter r *|M»t ami nearby dellve and copper unchnnge«l. do, preferreU 42% • • r alou. Pacific 1187% 186% THE WEATHER FORECAST. NORTHWEST CARS. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Georgia—Fair Wednesday; warmer lu the car* Of today, lust weel northwest portion: Thnraday fair and wann er; variable winds becoming southeast and Tmlnv light to frefch. Minneapolis -jv Wheat—Opened % lower: at 1:30 p. •arller unchanged to % lower: closed U lower. " —(tpened % l$>w»»r; at 1:59 p. m.. si; clasevl uarhauged to % high** ! | MlaaDafppI wanner, variable winds, br<s>mlu'g southeast I t and light to fresh. 1- J Tennessee and Kenluck.v—Fair and slight- ; ly warmer Wednesday nud Thursday. SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldest Established omce Souib. cono»—signs—sons—mm Ground Floor Gould Building. Daily market letter and market manual mailed on application. ^ side. mom*, \ lio. Itecnus** rate •out)!** again ■ t«*t hour «»f : t>**gun to I*** disparity th*- tw« market*. ; shifting ItMck their I'.ugUsh • *pltal. lu ! *<$*«. the money mar- f *d by tin* expanding ‘12 per present level* ~ * * * an* ppiy need of rut tun to supt contra da. The ability «.f bold* . tlnue their policy of piece ineal dUtributbm I* not seriously dl*pute*l, and occasion the belief that the process tuay be long drawn out. I.'vculunily, however, the existence of 11 considerable amount of low cotton, nud the present crop I* said to contain 11 very large current*ge of auch grades, will mi -, . dtMilitedAy refl«*ct iimterlully In rhcaiwm-il 1 May •^uitrui-t* or else the attraetlon* !•» the June benrishly with i**t rear's figure*. TK* .lmidlahy reported &8.990 bag*, ngniust 17,- 909 last year: Ka<* Paul** receipt* for the day were 72.^78 bag*, against 22,719 last year. | cent. Thi* brought nlniut a th.* market that reused prices sblentbly under their 1*0-4.' THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. 'him go. !»$•*•. 12. Ilo**— Estimated re nt* .Market 5ftl*«c lower: bulk $6<n 1 mixed hog* $&.p*i«.2.>: light |6.9(Hi6.15; 1 pig* $3.3) $6.1 **1 to LOWRY NATIONAL BANK Designated Depository of the United States. CAPITAL $500,000.(X) SURPLUS -100.000.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS 140,000.00 A general banking business transacted. Foreign exchange, Letters of Credit. Corresponds direct with the National Bank of Cuba. i:»slei tdosirsbb* I July emly to ...... J reuse n furthi r ; Augitvt widening of price* between thnl market | S. pteiulh i »ut| our **wn. But for the - • 1 - mtfou* p*»li»t to th** fuffm-m-i k^UMiid In-Ing MifTP-ietit IIIh nl iuovciu«mt t*» market. l'lo*e«l ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., Receipt* Kami. Market .. .. . r; lieex-e-* $3.Pdi7.4’»; .0w* $1.S» ’.re $2.2>d«4.»7»; heifer* $!»)©; .e*^*7-7.‘*: g«MM| prime «»teer<» $5.4**3 1 t.. iue*llmii |3>m:».4): *t.* k* i r-< $:0*H4.W. l'.-«tlmat*-«l ns-elpt* 28.«m*: I*-* liters ««*ak: i.alv.* 83.^16: we*. h.'*.K»; yrerliug* $3.6.*t»»l3'; lamb a.--*tern $!.75«7.9*. COTTON SEED OIL. THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY Homo Ofljor. 100 Broaituny, Xcw Vork City. F. W. LAFRENTZ, C. P. A., President. C. E. Manwaring, Vica Presidsnt, THso. Cochcu, Jr„ C. P. A., Scc< and Treat BRANCHE8 NEW YORK—Waldorf-Astoria. BOSTON—Exchange Building. WASHIXGTt IX—Colorado Building. NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Building. ATLANTA—Fourth Nat’l Ban!* T CHICAGO—Marquette Bulldlm; PHILADELrniA—Bellevue-Straffs SAN FRANCISCO—Belden Bulldlm LONDON. ENGLAND—4 King Street, Chenpalde. ATLANTA BRANCH 1015*18 Fourth National Bank Building- 0. B. BIDV/ELL, Resident Manager. Telephone, Main *72. ‘ Coble Addrei,. Amdit. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. ATLANTA. Opening, ••lotlug. I 3»%t*4»% Bell Phone. Main 8:>8. GEORGIA WM. L PKEi.. President. ROBERT F. MADDON. Vtn 7<FJ Man-li nt 37', F rank Hawkins. President. ■. 14. Atklason, Y. P. Taj miss C. Erwin. Asst, (’ashler. Joseph A. McCord, Caihfur. R. \V. wyer#, Asst. Cssbter. Third National Bank Capital Surplus $200,000.00. $300,000.00. DIRECTORS: Frank Ifswkhia. H M. A'kldieti Joseph A .McvopL TIJOMAK J PEEPLES. CasUi-r. JAMK* t:. t.ESTEU. Assistant • s»9*« IAK. P WIMixMt. Assistant ('a*-‘* # WADD0X-RUCKE8 BANKING COWPANV. 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 rcr.v 1 , annually in our Savings Department.