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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THURSDAY, DECDIIIER 20. If I BELOW NINE CENTS Sentiment Ls Still Bearish on the Heavy Move ment of the Staple. TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD Ginners’ Report 11,099,000 Did Not Create Enthu siasm on Its Issuance. NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. ooooo000000000000000000000 o o O 11,099,000 BALES GINNED O O TO DECEMBER 13, 1906. 0 O 0 O Washington. Dec. 20.—The cen- O 0 sue bureau today Issued the fol- 0 O lowing bulletin: O O The amount of cotton ginned O 0 from December 1 to December 13, O O 1906. 11,099,001 bales, counting O 0 round as half bales, compurerl 0 O with 9,297,819 for J905. 0 O Number of active ginneries this O O year are 28.322, compared with O O 28,757 for 1905. 0 O 0 00000000000000000000000O 0O active on tup oouon exenange. woom irnu- rn appeared to l»c adjusting accounts for the ginning report due at 2 o'clock. Senti ment on the statement wsa mixed. Eatl- The Liverpool market Thursday morning was n shade lower than due in the fu tures department. The market was feature less all session, the close being quiet 4 point higher 'to 14 points lower. Following is the range to tba actlva months In Liverpool today: Open. nigh. Low. December 6.284 5.34 5.284 January-February 5.28 5.34 5.28 Msrch-Aprll 5.31 5.35 5.304 May-June 5.31 5.40 5.354 In spots, a good business was done at 3 points advance. Sales aggregated 12,000 bales. The New York market Vas not active, traders showing a disposition to await the publication of the ginners’ report of the amount of cotton ginned up to December 13, to be Issued at 2 o'clock. The tendency was downward during the early trading, and December sold below 9c. The heavy movement was the depressing factor, thorn being some doubt os to whether the ro- port would be bearish or bullish. The New York Commercial says: "It was a dull market during most of the day Tuesday, although during the early tradlug there was some active hammering by a crowd of floor brokers. The continued Private Wire to Olbert A Clay. New York, Dec. 20.—Liverpool at 12:3C p. m., Iff 14 lower. Was ej pec ted l lower. On thla basic, we should open 1 lower to unchanged. Sixty members of the New York cotton exchange make amount ginned 10,900.000. Browning ft Co. have the following wire from New Orleans: “Interior reports very steady. Don't expect falling soon, owlii£ to A Liverpool cable said: “Market stead) and wonld have been better, but for llquida tlon In nears." A bill has been Introduced In Washington pproprlaflng flO.fiOQ n month for experi mentation III reference to the cotton twill worm and for devising suitable method* of ■ounternctlng the cotton wilt, or root rot dl**atu*. Blocker-Miller A Co., of Honey Grove, Tex., write the Campbell ft Jefferson Co., of I’tlca, under date of December 13: “For your Information will sn.v that the crop In this puft of the eoiintry Is all picked out now and Is practically all sold. We have had one of our men In west Texas and he reports the crop In that country 85 per cent ginned nud thnt remaining In the field badly damaged on account of the heavy mlna during the past three weeks. Central and south Texas are picked clean, and the same may be said of most parts of the In dian Territory, where wo nave been oper ating." The statistical bureau of Waco, Tex., which Is said to be an outgrowth of the Cotton Buyers’ Association, ts said to have made n guess on the glutting to December 13 of 10,760.000 bates. New Orleans, Dec. 20.—Liverpool at down la about as due. Spot safes of 12.' at 3 points higher is the favorable fea ture. Tomorrow (Friday, December 21) will be the first notice day ou January contrite lit New Orleans. National Ginners' official 11,124,000 bales. The decline can not Im* attributed to an; thing except thnt of h heavy iiiov The demand for cotton d< .. . keep up. today's market betsg quoted low- to sell. ..larket I steadying I - .... dentlv considerable short greasing. INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the Interior towns today, compared with the same day last year: Town. | 1906 | 1906 Houston Augusta Memphis St. Isolds Cincinnati Total 16806 7624 3006 1287 ATLANTA MARKETS. FRU1T8 AND”PRODUCE. EGGS—Candled, active. 29c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens, active. 334tT»« each: chickens plentiful, IStfSc each; ducks. Pekin, 35c each; paddle, 25030c •ach; geese, full feathered, 65c each; tur keys, active, 14c pound. DREHHKI) POULTRY—Geeae. undrawn. — »•—* -- —- ----- r - , . . active, 14016c pOVssin, asva*<»s uumunu, nv heavy movement Is giving the bears a great five, 13c pound; ducks, undrawn, fancy, ueul of confidence, and It does uot look Just pound; fries, active, 15c pound. >r» n. If Hi, mnrkft run ilo vorjr much prtol)t!CE-T,nnr«.,o rib. nnn Mura. 9c; iM-tlrr on Thursday , sinners report, no Tannessn sausage. Dr; lard, 10c lb.; ham. matter what It la. Tho hvnrl.h sentiment igrove,14c lb.; ahouldcraactlre. 10c lb.; .Idea la growing every hour, ninl the brat bull .ctlrn, 10c lb.; butter active. oiiikI: hens, undrawn, ne tt rgmuent Just now Is the fact that there are too many bears." At 1 o'clock. Atlanta time, tho report was flashed to the local exchanges, the amount being given nt 11.099,000 bales, against 10,025,000 on December 1 and 9,292,- 191 on December 13, 1906. ^ . For live minutes after the flash the “tal eut" bad not “construed" the report, only a small trade taking place, with prices showing smaller changes on a “government ’ than usual. December ntul January were quoted below 9c during the trading. Comparative receipts nt all l T . 8. ports Ket receipts today *&-* Name day lust year Increase Total Receipts for five days.... 45,430 26.057 90,173 298.486 200,834 97,652 1906. 1906. 14.000 to 17.000 6.161 16,(100 to 19,000 11.249 17.000 to 19,999 7.066 108 name time last year. Increase Estimated tomorrow: New Orleans Galveston Houston Movement at Atlanta: Receipts today game day last year Increase Shipmentn today.. |75 Name day last year Decrease 434 Rtock on hand today 16,858 Name day last year 9,276 Increase 6,582 In the last few minutes of the suasion, the prices were advanced some 8015 points at»ove the low points following the ginners' report, dosing the market sternly net 208 (mints lower than Wednesday’s finals. •pot cotton" market. Liverpool, steady; middling uplands 6.63d; •ales liOOO. ..... • ....' Louis, . . Houston, quiet; middling JfMAe. Memphis, sternly; middling I^Ve. Galveston, quiet; mldllng lOVie. Baltimore, nominal; middling 104c. QIBERT & CLAY’8 DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orleans, Dec. 20.—After consid erable liquidation of outstanding con tractu options In Liverpool closed with u loss of from 1 to 2 points. Hpot trans actions Showed an Improvement In sales amounting to 12,000 bales at 3 points advance In quotations. With another ginners* report immediately Impending it wan but natural thnt n further elimination of all but the more stable portion of the market’s Interest should occur. The market, despite the covering of a few shorts, was bare of sufficient support to uphold prices und the fact that cotton continues to move freely and curtailment is not even In dicated judging by estimates for to morrow, inspired renewed although conservatively restricted action among scalpers. The govern mtNra acknowl edged Inability to collect trustworthy data from ginners in the preparation of its reports naturally diminishes to u large degree the full extent of its In- lluenee, and hence It ls that the mar ket's course may be only temporarily affected by today's figures, while for the future the relation of demand to supply will more clearly govern and direct the movement of prices. TODAY’S PORt'rEcFiPTS. Tne following table shows receipts at the Interior towns todsy, compared with the seine iiuv last year: active — —.... beeswax, active. 20c pouud; honey, origin, active, 8c pound; honey In 1-pound blocks, active, 12c pound; chestnuts active, $3.0(> bushel; dried apples, 6c pound; whlta peas active. 32.50 bushel; lady pcae, 33.00; stock, 31.4001.50. GAME—Quail, active, 16c each; doves, ac tive, 6c each; ducks, mallard, active, 40c each; ducks mixed, active, 25c each; wild turkeys, active, l«c pound; rsbhlta. sc five, 124c ench; squirrels, active, 10c eneh: opossum, dressed, active, 11c pound; opos sum. live, active, 8c pound. FRUITS—Lemona, fancy Measena, 34.600 8.00 Bananas, per bunch, culls, active, •OcffH.00: stmights, ll.fiA03.OA Pineapple*. Florida atock, per crate, 32.00. Orange* Florida atock, owing to slso and conditio* on arrival, per box. 32.3" * choice Ben Davis, 33.2503. New York atate apples. s. 33.2S03.rJf; fancy, *&&; e apples, winter varle- barrel, $3.2504.60; fancy Jerieys, '111.00. Ornni friST’ rToriija atock, owing to slxe and color, per box $1.50 412.60. Limes. Florida atock, per hundred, 75c(Qf3l. Nut*, fancy, mixed. In boxes, per pounds. 124014c. Cocoa nuts. heavj rattan* •ark of lOoTnctlve,, at $4.50 aaek. Peanuts in sacks averaging 100 pounds each, owing t* 1907 MARKET PAGE —will be even better than we have given heretofore. The Georgian has four member ships in the new Chamber of Com merce Market Exchange, and our own wire direct from New York, and will continue to make its mar ket page the best we can produce. Remember—Mr. Lively, our market editor, has had over a quarter of a century experience at his business. His markets are reliable. NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointer# on Provisions. Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Ur. Urely's twenty-lire years’ expertises of ed iting markets In Atlanta and tho Sooth baa mad. him • rocofnlaod au thor! tT In hla specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAMES OF STOCK. Amalgamated Coppsi. . . Atlantic Coast Una. . . . Americas Sugar Hsf. . . . Anaconda American Locomotive. - • do. pretarred. . * • » • Am. Smelting Hat do. preferred Atchleou • • * do. preferred. . • . . . American Cot'on OIL . . . Am. Car Foundry Baltimore A Ohio. , . • . Brooklyn Rapid T. . • • . Chesapeake * Ohio. . Colorado Fuel k Iron. Central Leather. • . . do. preferred. . . . Chicago k Great W. . . Chicago, M. k Ht. P. . Delaware ft Hudson. . Matlller's Securities. . Brie y do. preferred. . . . General Electric. . . . Illinois Central Am. Ice Hecurltlee. . . Lomerlllo A Nashville. Mexican Central. , , . Missouri Pacific. . . . . ... . 11241 U2j .1 13541 135% 135% 135V. .| 122* 1»4 18241 1334 -I 287 ( 288*| 286 — I 1024 *314 424 I 1194 80% I 1954 I51§ iHt m2 m 79 79% 144J4 lGJi 9341 W NAME OF STOCK. N. Y„ ont. k Westsrn. National Lend Northern Pacific. . • . New York Central. , . Norfolk ft Western. . Pennsylvania People's Gas Pressed Steel Car. • . do. preferred. • . . Pacific Mall. Reading Republic Steel Rock island do. preferred. . • . United tttatra Rubber. da preferred. . . . Southern Pacific, uthern Hull da prefen Texas k Pacific. . Union Pacific. . ... United States Steal, da preferred. Western Union. , Wabash da prsferred. 32% 754 *35% m 364 Total stock sale* today 72?. lau* aha re*. Ht. Paul right* coined'344. NEW YORK. —-BS— Beet*. cabbage eratef. active, 38-00 crate; cabbage, standard crates, pound; - * ' egg plant, cabbage, barrel*. 2c pound; active. $2,30 crate; cucum ber*. 11.60 ernte; tomatoes, fancy, active $3.10 crate; tomatoes, choice, active. $2,000 1* crate; bean*, round green, $3.00 ernte onions, dry, active, 75c bushel; Irish pots toes, active No. 1. 80c bushel; celery, fan- ey. 66€f80t: bunch: peppers active, $2.2-» crate: nkra, six baskets, small. $2.50 ernte; cauliflower, active, MTlOc pound; lettuce, headed. 31-60G2[drum; sweet potatoes. yel low. active, 60 bushel; sweet rata toea. white, active, 60c bushel: kraut, half-barrel, 33.75; Futsh.ga turnips. iHc. Slrssrberm-.. 3&04O, crate. FLOUR. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. FLOUR—Highest patent. $»60: beat pat ent $4 60; standard patent. $4.25: half pat •at. it 90; spring wheat patent, 75. CORN’— 1 Choice red cob, 69c; No. 2 whit*, 64c- No. 2 yellow, 67c; mixed, 67c; obi | | i M i "j Deo 1 9. m. Jan 9.14 March. . . .1 9.4: Aprl 1 9.51 May 9.60 June 9.64 July i 9.72 August. . .! 9.6* 9.041 8.961 9.04 9. IM 8.99 9.09 9.231 9.231 9.23 9.46 9.251 9.40 9.51 j 9.60 9.50 9.63! 9.48 9.60 9.641 9.64, 9.61 9.72 9.4D 9.68 9.tt» 9.5a ».5») 9.fH^S 9.118.(0 9.25-27 9.9 10 9.49-5! 9.58 59 9.63-65 9.68-69 9.55-67 9.1" 11 9.16-17 9.93-36 9.45-46 9.53-65 9.61-62 9.66-68 9.71-72 .67-89 LIVERPOOL. The following figures give the opening range and close, compared with yesterday: Futures opened easy. Opening Previous Ilniige. 2 p m. Close. Close. December ..,.5.284-5,294 5.33 5.814 6.324 Dec.-Jan. ...5.274*6.304 5.31 5.314 5.314 Jan. Feb 5.28 -5.32 5.32 5.23 5.324 Feb.-Mar. ...6.29 -5.32 .... 5.334 5.334 Mar.-April ...5.31 -5.334 5.834 534 6.35 April May ...5.34 -5.36 .... 6.36 5.374 May-Jtllle ....5.36 -6.W 5.38 6.39 6.394 June July ... .5.37 -5.374 5.394 6.394 6.404 July Aug 6.38 -6.40 6.404 5.404 6.414 Ang.-Hept. ...5.334 5.354 6.354 6.364 I'losed quiet. NEW ORLEANS. The following Is tho range In cotton fu turea In New Orleans today: iiee. . Jim. . Feb. . March. April.. May.. June.. Juyh. Closed steady. 9.96 !*.h7 9.91 9.92 i»!oi bU6 10.20 SI M TS4| 9.9? 9.99 9.95 9.91 9.91 9.75 10.00 OMllOM IS B.97-981 9.93U4 r9.96-96| 9.90 I 9.96-96 9.90-91 9.99*10 9.93-941 10.04-ft't! 9.98-10 IO.OB-IOi 10.03-011 10.14-15110.08-09 10.21-22! 10.17-18 S'. ,p ii?!- T,-»a« ru.t rho’lrV, <*c; oM rmp No. i. Kf, old rr„;> «3c: ih‘W fcnnooMO wlilti', (Br; cr.rlt corn, por bufhol, 70c. OATS Choice whit# white. 17c; No. 2 mild, pr MEAI.--PI«l* water-,ronml. ptr tuirtol 6je- udteil, 140 pound Jutes, per bushel 60c. flhnrta. white, $1.80; mediant, $1.40; brown. II 35; pure bran, $1.26; mixed brand. $1.15. IIXy—Timothy, choice large bales, 81.25; ilo* coot#, .mail halca. Il.?6; Uo.. No. I Hover, mixed, $1.20; do.. No. 2 clover mixed $1.16. Choice Bermuda. 90c. UYF—Georgia, $1.00; Tennessee, 90c. Her tty 98i The siNtve prices are f. o. h. Atlanta. PROV’lfilONS—Htinrcme bams. l»c. Dovt hams, 16c. California hums. $9.00. Dry salt extra ribs. $9; bellies. 20.25 |**und*. 10.25; fat hacks, S-00; plates. 8.00; Supreme lard, 9.814; know Drift compound 160. Bream. «®7c pound; snapper. HV pound; trout. 8e pounl: blue fish, 8c pound: |min >ano, lHHLw peund. mackerel »<• (MMinu. mix .»d fish, 6a* pound; fresh wtaer trout, s,Til«V pound; bar shad, 5iqf60c; rork shad, 25 GROCERIES. BUC1AB—Standard grnnuisted, ».io. .n« w York teflued. 4%c; plantation. Ic. COFFEB—Roasted Arbuckls’s. $16 50;hnlk In bag* or barrel*. I8\c; green lltJ12c RICE—Carolina, *<60740. grade. GINNERS’ REPORT FACTOR IN COTTON New York. Dec. 20.—The Hun says: "The upshot of the day's developments was a small decline, traceable mainly to the large crop move nt and a fear that «•» day * report of the ginning up to Deceniltr 13 by the t-eiisu* bureau may be of a . circulation Kdal according to ths CHEER*—Fancy full cream dairy. l»4c; wins, 16c. Bhredded biscuit, $6 cast; No. roiled HntMimah. . Charleston. , Wilmington. I906 *353 9282 oats, $3 case, ear* rMrs. rc-i»oun*l bags. $1.65. Oysters, full wHght. 51.7s case; light weight, *110 rase. Evaporated apples 7\e (Miund. 1‘epper, 18c. Unking powders. $5 Rm] salmon^$5 ease. Pink salmon . pound Jars, 48c. Roast l»eef. $1.33 e«*e. ,’orned l*eef. $1.30 rase. Catsup. $1.80 ens*. Wrnp: New Orleans, 35c gallon; corn 28i* gallon; Culm 35i* gallon; Georgia cane, 35r. Halt. 100-pound. 50c. Axle grease. $1.75. Hodn crackers. 6%e i>ound; lemon 74c; ou ter 7c. Barrel candy, per pound, 6c; mix etl, p**r pound. 64c. Tomatoes. 2 pound. $1.90 case; S-pound. $2.25. Navy beans, $2; Lima tieans, 64c. Best matches, per gr«*ss, fl.65. MacarrmL 6*|t?7c per pound. Sar dines. mustard, $3 25 case. Potash. $3,250 $.90 esse. Peanuts. 64c. Rope, *-ply cot ton 134c. Soap. $1,500* ease. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO., PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Empire Building. ATLANTA. Belt Phone. Main 833. GEORGIA. tlonal Gluucrs' Association mak _ .. IIP to rtecemlier 13 II.liM.OO.) bales. Wall street statisticians appear to ngn siibstnntlnllv with th«*se figures. Talk of tin* |Mis*lhlllty of a rather bearish ginners’ report today was frequently heard. Bears figure that even W.wm.nuo bale* would III dlcale a total outtuiu for the se.-iNou of 12,2.rtl,uOO bales, whleh they think would In reality point to a very large supply for the season.*' New Orleans, Dee. 20.—The Time* Demo crat says: “Speculative Inertia was stamp ed all over yesterday’s cotton market and hail today's census bureau uot appealed t« the talent as a more or less complex eqtia tlon, the ring* might hnve slumbered pence fully. Room trader* were In doubt ovei the Nhowlug to l*> made liecausc of th* wide difference lietweeii the National Gin tiers’ figure* tll.ldO.noOi and the culeulatloiis of some expert ntatlstlelnu 110,800,00)), bulla believing ilint the crop ha* been picked, ginned and marketed nmre rapidly than icMial. estimate tbut t**lay'* report will represent al*out 90 per cent of the ultimate total Bear*. reinemberliiK big crop year conditions, can not see the thing in that light, thus, the wordy contention contin ue*. but the rings are dull because courage and conviction arc not working together. Meanwhile, cotton merchant* generally erl deuce complete wllllngne** to lake all the available middling *)>oi* and the grad*'* slmve ut the New Orleau* spot quotations, u fact which I* not shown by the officially reported tone of the New Orleau* market, because of the casinos* of the less de sirable grades. In the nhseuce of blilllsb support tislny. the hammer brigade may get In some telling blows, but the wise specula tive short will uot Ignore the many liars**- Ing difficulties that even yet disturb the comfort of the actual cotton short."— UHwrt ft flay. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Below is given receipts today ana esl> mated receipts for toinoriow: Today. Tumor. THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheit—OiM>lle«l quiet % lower; nt 1:3) a. in., unchanged to 4 higher; closed UI’S THE METAL MARKET. At the nge. trade • outlinn-l light, %*rally strong. Tin v upper W:»* firm. r.**rd up 5 (Mdnrs. ■nt lu the liveries. firm, but micb.ni metal ex* vltb price* exception. WHEAT FIRMER • ATJTIE OPENING Light Receipts in the North west and Wet Weather in Argentina Factors. Chicago, Dec. 2d.—Wheat closed lower for tho day; corn was %e off to 4c up; oats 4«* off to %0%c higher; provisions higher. I'rlmafg revvaLptii of f *05,0)3 bush els and corn 635,000 bushels, compared with 808,000 bushels and 860,000 bushels, res|H*c- tlvely a year ago. Clearances for the day 372.000 bushels wheat, 215,000 bushels com nud 10,000 bush els oats. fash sale* Included 2 boat loads of wheat, 2 loads of corn and 10,000 bushels of oats at the seattoard, mid 20,000 bushels of wheat, 25,000 bushels corn nud 79,000 bush el* oats ut ('lilcugo. THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Dec May July OATH— Jan May... 16.35 LARD— oe... 8.774 in... 8.75 av... 8.874 fclDES- Jan... 8.624 8.75 824 S8 744 2> 77V IS 424 43S 44V 42*4 «Ts 44S m 44*i 42 42V 444 424 «H 44 344 364 344. MU ?4 «4 34 36V 344 364 8.R4 R.Hi 8.W 8.85 16.074 1*424 8.75 8.80 8.90 8.574 8.8d 1 8.874 I No. 3 do 744/75 j DEMAND INSISTENT ON STAPLE COTTONS "Throughont the bleached goods division of the primary innrket Tuesday changes In price vnlues were general. The new range of price* on ticketed Hue* that were mimed on Monday were withdrawn In a number of Instances, and the good* again put at vnhie for forward delivery. The agent* who did not make an advance ou Mou- •lay were ready with new quotation*, and r, ** 0 ifDl*<'d thnt priiunry factor* will hold all bleached ami bnlr-bleuchcd 2«mh|* for spring and even Into nuniiucr delivery on at least the present price basis. It Is commonly believed In the market that many grade* of high count bleached goods will go still higher, and thla Is the cause for many buyers to operate nt the new unprecedented figures. On staple cot ton* in the gray and brown n quicker and more Insistent demand was reported yester day. The nearby delivery goods under or der to cutters-up and converter* I* Inade quate for their requirements, and they can conceal their need for ndditluuai sup. piles. THE COFFEE MARKET. New York, Dec. 20,—The coffee mar* ket opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 5 points and ruled steady to ftrm during the middle ses sion with trading active and sales about 10 points over the final prices of last night. Importers seemed to be buying, and It was said that higher firm or ders were being received from Hraxll. Receipts at Santo Paulo points were a shade lighter and press dispatches from Rio stated that shipments were being tied up by a strike among stevedores. Receipts nt the two ports for the day were 74,000 bags, against 83,000 the. previous day and 32,000 last year. Jundiahy receipts were 42,000 bags, against 15,000 tast year.—Glbert & Clay. Opening Range. January 6.53 5.69 I February 6.66-5.75 I March 5.75-6.90 April . May .. June July August September Octol»nr No vc m t»er Dcconilwr Closed steady, Chicago Evening ' Post: The final crop report for 1906 will be Issued Thursday, De- ceuilwr 20, almut 2 p. ni., eastern time. Fort Dodge. Iowa, wire to Ware ft Leland reads: “Looks as If dealers will be unable to get cars to fill stiles of corn already made fur December shipment. Car situation get ting tighter every day. I#ook for light re ceipts of oats, as they will use every ear available for corn.” Winnipeg wlretl John II. Wrenn & “Light wheat receipts, due to very cold weather and heavy atiowfall. If we get much wind branch llnea liable to be closed up. There Is plenty of wheat. Winnipeg reports 23,000,Out) bushels wheut in country elevators.”. MInoenpoll* stocks Increased 425,000 bush els In three day*. Brndatreet’s world's available supply of wheat Increases 2.060,000 bushels, lust week Increase 3,578,000 bushels, last year Increase 1,466,000 bushels. New York wire to Bartlett-Frazler: “Five loads No. 2 1 (si been taken to fill freight room for which grain has not arrived. Party tells us It was worked without loss, but says nothing about freight.” Broomhall says a cable from Mr. Dan vers reads: ‘The Argentine weather con tinues unfavorable and harvesting Is be- Broomliall cab quiet-at the o|>ciiIiig, with values nnchang "flng Influenced by the steadier under to Ai * ed, being Inflnen _ tone to Amerlrau markets yesterday. Later, however, -prices eased %d os a result of selllug by loeul traders due to the liberal offerings o La Plata. Corn was steady New York. Dec. 20.—Whatever ten,! ency the local market exhlhlte.i th 1 morning: was generally in tho direct ™ of further Improvement. Hut over last night, except In highly ulatlve laauea, were only fractional The market allowed Its restored r,,,,/ librium rather In the cessation of it" quldatlon sales and the Iet-do«n f r „„ the excitement of the previous than In any advance In prices Th. Bank of England kept Its discount un. changed, but Its proportion of reserve to liabilities fell very heavily from j; per cent a week ago to 38 l-t. To the extent that the large gold withdrawal, from South America were re»p„n,ibi. for thla, the showing would be account ed unfavorable. But the principal n»rt of the $17,000,000 loss In bullion hold- Inga occurred on the exchanges with the British home interior, and this movement, whleh Is always to be loot, ed for at this time of the year, did not appear any heavier than usual. The foreign security markets were Inclined to take a favorable view of the banking position and hardened quite apprecla- bly from yesterday, American stork, under the customary orders from the ........ .other aide rising In the early dealing, I'nsetriMl* , we5her’ 4 t”nd!tion»™Tontlnue over the* eastern tinlf of the map. where to the local speculation, how- *-“ ■ ** * * * *-- * - ever, came from the easier money, th** call loan quotation opening at is per cent, fell back before noon to in. New York, Dec. 20.—'The stock market and very unsatisfactory American grading." Chicago Record-Herald: Practically all of the current receipts of corn lu Chicago are from west of the Mississippi, and most of them are from west of the Missouri river. Receipts over Sunday, at posted yesterday, were 412 cars, and this morning's postings nre estimated at 349 cars. This Is much smaller than the trade had anticipated. The Illinois movement failed to mnterlullxe, bad roads ami recent wot weather delays having held It back. Shipper* nt country stations throughout the West, however, nre clamoring for cars, nud the local grain meu THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECAST. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Rain and some what warmer tonight; Friday fair. WEATHER CONDITIONS* Gains Were Made in Pr a »-ti- cally Everything ou the List. BEARS HEAVY SELLER Good Buying Absorbed, Supply and Demand Became General. England, but Is rapidly decreasing In energy, while the northwest ern low pressure area has moved southeast and Its trough uow extends from northern Minnesota luto Missouri. With the exception of the extreme south Slid southeast, there has been a general and marked rise In temperature east of the Rockies since yesterday morulng. The eastward drift of the area of low pressure will cause somewhat wannei weather in this section tonight with rain Friday fair. Minimum and Maximum Temperatures and Rainfall. OJ>i*rratIoai taken at 8 a. m., 75tb meri dian time. Birmingham. . . , Bismarck Boston . Tnlo ImrlcHton Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Corpus Christ!. . , Davenport Dodge City. . . . Fort Hmlth. . . .* Galveston Havre. ...... Jacksonville. . , . Jupiter. . . . . . Kanin* (uty. . . , Key West Knoxville Angele*. . . , Mnron Nashville. . . . New Dr lea ns. . York. . . Norfolk North Platte. . Omaha "’nlestlne. . . , Pittsburg. . . . Portland. Me. . Portland. Ore. , Ht. l/mt*. . . , Paul. . . . Han Francisco. Hava nnn h. . . . Npokniie Thin pa. Taylor i 34 Thomasvllle .! 38 Vicksburg I 32 Washington I 34 Wilmington | 36 T Indicates trace of rain Prectp- WEATHER FORECA8T. Georgia—Rain, with slowly rising tem perature Thursday and prolsildy Friday; fresh northeast to east winds. Louisiana—Fair and warmer Thursday; Friday showers; light to fresh south winds. Kentucky and Tennessee—Itnln Thursday ni probably Friday. West Florida. Alabama nml Mississippi— Fair nud warmer Thursday; Friday r.iln; nrlulde winds, heenmlng south and fre*h. Eastern Texas—Partly cloudy nud warmer Thursday: possibly showers In northwest portion Friday: fair except shower* In east n, $/r' • -v. 1 ue mm h opened nt almost general advances. Great Northern Ore certificates rose %. Car nnl Foundiy and American Locomotive nd r a need 4, Northern Pacific and 8t. Paul V Atchison and Htecl common U, Anaconda 14 up. Ht. Paul rights up 1. and Baltimore and Ohio advanced 4. Union Pacific gainel 4 and then declined %. There was a better tone all around during the first hour and gains were made In practically everything on the list. The general Impression was that whatever liquidation has been neces sary because of exhausted margins covered before inld-day yesterday and from then on It was a cold-out market. Room traders committed to the side continued to put out large lines for short account, but there was enough buying to absorb all the supply and demand became more general as th- hour progressed. London traded both ways, purchases slightly exceeding sales, the total transactions being lest than 20,000 shares. Governments unchanged. Other bonds lower. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New York. Dec. 20.—Money on call opeael at 17 per cent; loaned «t noon nt S per cent; closed nt 2 offerHI; time loan*, Vi day*. 90 day* and 6 mouth*. 6 jht cent. Posted rates sterling exchange. 14.79V’ MINING 8TOCK6. Boston, Dec. 20.—Trinity 1?A»; Arn 94: Nevada 174; Tecuniseu 26*i; Butte Col- LONDON 8T0CK MARKET. Opn;Clo* t'lo* Atchison Baltimore (’heaapenke and • Great Western ........... <'mindiuu Pacific Denver and Rio Grande , Erie do, preferred Louisville nud Naskvllle . Mexican Central Norfolk and Western .... Northern Pacific New York Central Ontario and Western .... Pennsylvania do, preferred Southern Pacific .... Hr. Paul Union Pacific United Htntoa Htecl . do. preferred .... Wn hn sh do, preferred .74 * 102V W* SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Oldest Established Office South COTTON STOWS BONOS—GMI* Ground Floor Gould building. market lettar and market manual mailed on application. ^ nominal; No. 2 hard winter 7444T75; No. 3 do j Deremt»er. lf/744. NORTHWEST CARS. The following figures give the northwest ar* of today, last week and last year: List l-ist Today. Week. Year. 138 128 steady, with December up VL ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA. GA. C. e. CURRIER, President. A. E. THORNTON, Vles-Preeldent. H. T. INMAN, Vice-President. GEO. R. DONOVAN, Ceehler. JAMES 8. FLOYD, Aia't Cashier. Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits..... We Solicit Your Patronage. March. May. . Inly.. .. w _ _ Hates, 2cQ January at 39V- Closed steady. THe’suGAR MARKET. New York. l>ee. 2*>. —The local sugar mar-1 was steady. latudou beeta sugar! HUBBARD BROS & CO,.. Atlanta Offices, 219-221 Century Building COTTON merchants ■ —..i... Chicago uwiu ui i.iu.inn. .v." » fee Exchange, New York Produce Excbtnge. Business solicited for the above exchangee. Direct wire service. Correspondence Invited. Phones 454, Long Distance 39. A.S. Hustarr. Mar