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CHAIIEB UXXIX.
THE next day Harper Carleton
called in the afternoon bring
in me flowers as usual. After
a few moments' conversation he pro
posed that we take a walk:
“It is a wonderful day and it will
do you good. You are looking a lit
tle pale.” he told me.
I was anxious to see'how the house
was progressing aside from that too
nervous to remain quiet, so 1 gladly ac
quiesced.
As we crossed a«tiny park between our
home and the new house, a taxi came
toward us. Just ac we issued from the
entrance it passed us. and in it were
Phyllis Lawson and Robert. When they
had passed. Harper touched my arm
lightly.
“Come.” he said- “you mustn't stop
like that."
Until he spoke I had no idea that I
was standing Atilt, gazing after the
taxi, now some distance from us I look
ed up at my compar.uon in a dazed sort
of way and he answered my unspoken
question.
“Yes. I saw them, niy dear Mrs. Dray
ton. But please don't look so miserable.
Many men and women-have friendships—
as innocent as ours. It really means
nothing, and" — •
“Don t!” I exeteamed sharply. “I
should have never mentioned it had you
not seen for yountelfl This is only
one of the things 1 have pretended not
“I don't know what has come over me
to ice." Then. reaUzhig that I was tell
ing more than I Im ended. I laughed,
rather hysterically-I imagine. and said:
that I talk to you Bko this. Robert has
a perfect right to his friends—his
friendships—the same as I have to mine
His life is his own. and my life is my
own. I am glad we met him. «o don't
waste your sympathy-.”
As Harper made no answer, only look
ed strangely at me. I bhandered on.
“When I was first raarried I had all
sorts of ideals about love—and mar
riage. You know the kind of stuff I
mean. *Two souls w tth but a single
thought; two hearts that beat as one,'
and all that foolishness. Now I am
older and know better. Now I under
stand the rules of the g-tme —at least to
a degree—and wil manage very differ
ently.”
"“People have very diffe rent ideas about
marriage." he mused. '.Many look upon
it as simply a business proposition, oth
ers as a pleasant companionship. Oth
ers look for romance. It has always
seemed to me that where people were
perfectly mated they sim ply looked for
each other, and found their hapiness
in each other.”
•Isn't it perfectly natural to want to
be happy with the one with whom you
elect to spend your lifeT* I asked.
“Perfectly natural, my dear little
ladv. But from what I have seen and
known of marriage it is not always the
•tate where the most happiness
found —more the p!ty.“
"Perhaps not.” I agreed, “but you see
I was sort of an idealist, as most
young girls are. Now I have learned
more wisdom, but the learning has
been hard.”
Xyhlle I talked I had not the slight
est feeling that I was doing wrong or
giving the man at my side a closer in
sight into my inmost life, than was ,
either kind or wise He was a man of
the world, and as such I never dream
ed that my admission would affect him
in such away as to react on myself,
although I knew he was my very dear
friend.
That I had appealed to him from the
first I was not unaware, but I trusted
him—■and more foolishly, myself.
“I don't know just how to adjust my
self—not yet.;' I went on. ‘but I cer
tainly am going to have all the happi
ness coming to me—if I can get it.”
I added with a tremulous laugh. I re
membered the expression on Robert s
face as the cab passed us. 'I don't in
tend to have my life spoiled because
I had ideals no one could live up to—
not even a saint. They have nothing to
do with my life from now on. I mean
to live—and let live. ’
“Perhaps—my friendship may bring
you a little happiness; I sincerely hope
so." he spoke softly.
I was silent until we reached the new
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house. Then I turned to him with all
the abandon my miserable jealousy had
produced, and said Impulsively:
"Please believe that I am glad to
have you my friend! You have offered
me friendship just when I most need
ed it. But please try to forget this
silly conversation we have had this aft
ernoon. I was depressed, nervous. I
should have remained home alone, and
not inflicted my blues upon you."
Harper Carleton laid his hand just
for a moment on my arm, and the slight
pressure he gave promised forgetfulness
as if he had spoken.
We walked about the new house for
a bit, he admiring the many details
which go to the making of a comforta
ble home, then we retraced our steps,
this time avoiding the park.
As I left him at the door and climbed
the stairs to my room, the pressure of
his hand-clasp was still warm on. my
fingers. Unhappily, miserably jealous
as I had been, life did not seem quite
so dark, quite so without hope-as it
would have been without my friend.
CHAPTER LXXX
4 4 rpOD and Holland came this
morning. I want you and Rob
ert to come up to dinner, - ’
Mytrle telephoned.
“Thank you, 1 shall be delighted, but
you know I never can speak for Robert,”
I replied. \
“Make him come,” was the laughing
rejoinder. "He used to be fond of Hol
land."
“Easier said than done,” I said, "but
I will do my best. A little jealous twinge
goin gover me as I remembered that
Robert had been more than fond of Hol
land—at least I had thought so.
Robert surprised me by coming home
to luncheon. He wanted some papers he
had forgotten.
“Tod and Holland are here, and Myr
tle wants us to come to dinner,” I told
him; "can you go?”
“Yes, I can manage it, although I had
expected to be out on business tonight."
It was all I could do to repress a
sharp rejoinder. He had intended to
leave me alone, but because Holland was
at Myrtle's he could leave the business
he would not put aside for me.
“I bought a car today,” Robert re
marked casually. "I hope you will like
it. I had intended to buy a runabout,
but the difference in price was so little
I bought a five-passenger. The children
will be able to enjoy it oftener.”
I was delighted, of course. It grati
fied my vanity to own a car, and I did
not let the fact that I had not been con
sulted as to make or even color dampen
my 'pleasure.
As I had been quite expert in running
a car before I was married I anticipated
but little trouble in picking it up again
I felt pretty suae I conld manage it, and
said so.
“Os course," Robert told me, "the chief
difference will be in the steering and
using the brakes. This car will come
to a stop in a shorter time than the
larger one your father owned. I will
send a man with you until you become
accustomed to it.”
“I'm not a bit afraid to try it alone,
but perhaps it will be best to have a
man along.” I conceded. ~
“You can take your test as soon as
you wish and get your drivers' license.
I have the owner's license.”
“How much was it?”.l asked idly.
"Fifteen dollars. It is highway rob
bery. The state roads are in terrible
condition. 1 don't see what they do with
the money; graft probably.” he finished
in a disgusted tone.
"tyhen have you been over the roads?”
I inquired, knowing we had taken no au
tomobile rides for some time save only
with Myrtle around town.
“Oh. several times!” he said and then
changed the subject.
I was suspicious nt once. Had he
been motoring with Phyllis Lawson?
But he gave me no chance to ask more
questions, as he left immediately for
the oflice.
In the afternoon the car came up.
It was a popular make and painted
dark wine color, striped with black.
Really a very handsome, refined look
ing combination. But then Robert al
ways had excellent,taste.
I bundled Martha and tne two chil
dren in the tonneau, and we took a lit
tle spin out into the country. 1 had
no difficulty at all in managing the car.
The clutch took hold a little hard, but
1 soon had the knack of that find could
drive it almost as well as I did fath
er's. The demonstrator who sat be
side me was very complimentary.
“You drive excellently. Mrs. Dray
ton." he told me. "You can easily take
your test tomorrow if you care to.”
"I certainly shall if you think me
competent," I rejoined.
The children were wild with delight.
"Ise goin to ride all day!” Bruce
announced when we reached home and
Martha attempted to lift him from the
car.
"Me ide!” Betty, followed her broth
er’s example also refused to be taken
out. We took them once more around
the block, then forcibly carried two
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917.
crying children into the house.
I could see that Robert's gift was
to prove very popular.
When he came home to dress for
Myrtle’s dinner I told him of the chil
dren, and that the demonstrator had
said I was perfectly capable of running
the car. He laughed at the children, and
then said:
"I haven’t a doubt of it, Margaret,
but you will please me if you do not
go out without a man for a week or
two.”
"Very well, but I think it is foolish,"
I replied
"Many experienced drivers have ac
cidents." he rejoined severely, and as
long as you take the children I shall
expect you to be extremely sure you
understand the car before dismissing the
man.”
I made no reply and we were soon
on ouf way to Myrtle’s.
“I am delighted to see you, Robert,”
she exclaimed, ignoring me for a mo
ment. “I told Margaret she must make
you come. Holland would have been
so disappointed had you not.”
Just then Holland came in and no
one seeing her face when she spoke
to Robert could doubt her pleasure in
meeting him again. She extended
both hands, which he took and held —
longer than necessary I thought’, be
fore she turned to me and also wel
comed me with a good deal of en
thusiasm. But all the time I was
thinking that it was as Robert’s wife,
not for myself, tha.e her greeting was
intended.
Atlanta Live Stock |
— *
(Corrected by W. Sk. ar., ol the White
Provision Co,)
Good to choice beef steers, 850 to 1,000 lbs..
17.50 to $8.50.
Good steers, 750 to 850 lbs., $7.00 to SB.OO.
Medium to good steers, 700 to 800 lbs., $7.00
to $7.50. *
Good to choice beef cows, 750 to 850 lbs.,
$6.00 to $7.00.
Medium to good cows, 650 to 750 lbs., $5.75
to $6.50.
Good to choice heifers, 600 to 700 lbs., $6.00
to $6.50.
The above represents the ruling prices of
good quality cattle, inferiof grades and dairy
types selling lower.
Medium to good steers, 750 to 850 lbs., $6.00
to $7.00.
Medium to good cows, 650 to 750 lbs., $5.00
to $6.00.
Mixed and common, $4.25 to $5.25
Good fat oxen, $6.50 to $7.50.
Mieiium oxen, $5.50 to S6.OC.
Good butcher bulls, $5.00 to $6.00-
Choice veal calves, $6.50 to $7.50.
learllngs, $5.00 to $6450.
Prime hogs, 160 to 225 lbs., $14.50 to $15.00.
Light hogs, 140 to 160 lbs., $13.60 to $14.50.
Heavy pigs, 110 to 140 lbs., $12.00 to $1».50.
Light pigs, 90 to 110 lbs., $ll.OO to $12.00.
Above quotations apply to good quality mixed
fed bogs. Mast and peanut fattened lower,
owing to quality.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE.
EAST ST. LOL’IS, HL, Sept. 6. —Cattle: Re
ceipts 4,500,. including 500 Texans. Market
steady. Native beef steers, $8.00®16.00; year
ling sters and heifers, $7.00® 14.00; cows, $5-00
®10.0Q; stockers and feeders, $6.50®9-50;
calves. $5.75®15.00; Texas steers, $5.75® 15.00;
cows and heifers, $6.75® 10.50.
Hogs—Receipts 3,500; market steady; mixed
and butchers, $17.90® 18.65; good and heavy,
$18.15® 18.25; rough, $16.75® 17.25; light, $17.75
®18.O5; pigs, $13.00® 17.25; bulk, $17.85® 15.20.
Sheep- Receipts 2,500; market steady; clipped
ewes, $9.00®9.50: canners and choppers, $4.00
®6.50; lambs, $11.00®16.75; wethers, $ll.OO
® 16.50.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6. —Hogs—Receipts, 10,000:
tomorrow 6,000, slow. 10 to 15e under yester
day's average; bulk, 016.85®17.90; light, $16.40
®18.00; mixed, $16.40®18.15; heavy, $16.30®
18.10; rough, $16.30® 16.60; pigs, $11.25®
15.75.
Cattle—Receipts, 6,000, slow: native beef cat-
I tie, $7.50® 17.00; western steers, $6.50® 13.25:
stockers and feeders, $6.00®9.25; cows and
heifers. $4.65® 12.85; calves, $11.75®15.75.
Sheep—Receipts. 13.000, weak; wethers,
i $7.85®11.30; lambs, $11.25@17.25. ,
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Open. Close.
i January 7.78®7.79
February 7.85®7.86
March 7.93 7.92®7.93
April 7.99®8.U0
! May 8.07 8.06®8.07
.lune .. .. .. 8.13®8.19
Ju1y8.19W8.20 8.20®8.22
September 7.43® 7.45
tk-tober 7.52® 7.5 J
November 7.62®7.63
I December7.7l bid 7.71®7.72
NEW YORK PRODICE MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept. 6. —Flour, irregular and
' unsettled.
Pork, st-ady; mess. $46.00®46.50.
l.aril, -strong; middle west spot, $23.70
23.80.
Sugar, raw, dull; centrifugal, 96 test, 7.02:
molasses, so test. 6.02®6.05; refined, dull;‘cut
loaf, 9.90; crushed, 9.65; powdered, 8.45®
8.70: granulated, 8.40® 8.50.
Coffee. Rio No. 7. on s|mt, 9%c.
Tallow, dull; specials. 16%®16c.
Hay. firm: No. 1. $1.15; No. 3, 85®95c: clo
ver. 65® $1.05.
Dressed poultry, firm: turkeys. 18@32c:
chickens, 22®36c; fowls, 19® 27c; ducks, 20®
22c.
Live poultry, firm; geese, 17c; ducks. 20®'
25c: fowls, 25®27c; turkeys, 18c: roosters. 17
®18c; chickens, broilers, 27® 30c.
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—Butter quiet; re
ceipts 9,641. Creamery, extra. 43%c; do. spe
cial market. 43®44%c. imitation creamery,
firsts. 37®43c; state dairy, tubs, 38%®39c.
Eggs steady: receipts 17,415. Near-by white
fancy. 51®54c; near-by mixed fancy, 36c®
45c; fresh firsts, 39@45r.
Cheese quiet: state milk, common to specials.
19®25c; skims, common to specials, 3® 18c.
Cotton
NFW YORK, Sept. 6.—There was a re
newal of Llver|xx)l selling in the cotton market
at the opening today. There also seemed to be
selling here from southern tources, with the
pressure in both instances attributed to hedg
ing. and after starting steady at a decline of 2
to 14 points, active months sold 19 to 21 points
under last night's closing figures. This break
carried October off to 20.93 and January to
20.70 and the market then steadied on cover
iug which was promoted by complaints of too
much rain and weevil damage from some sec
tions of the eastern belt.
Covering became more active later in the
morning. The relative firmness of October at
tributed to the small supply of cotton here
available for delivery on contract and reports
of difficulty in securing shipments from the
south, were factors on the advance which car
ried October up to 21.30, and January to 21.07,
or 16 to 18 points net higher.
Changes were small in the early afternoon,
hut the market retained its steadiness due to
continued bullish spot news frqm the south
nnd rumors of floods in parts oT Mississippi.
October sold up to 21.40 and January to 21.20,
a net rise of 28 to 29 points and around 2
o’clock was about 10 points under these fig
ures.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone, barely steady; midling, 22.20 c, quiet.
Last I’rev.
Open. High. Tx>w. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan 20.80 21.20 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.91
Feb 20.55 20.94
Mar 21.00 21.35 20.75 20.80 20.72 21.10
Apr 20.75 21.13
Mav .. .. 21.05 21.41 20.85 21.00 20.85 21.21
June 20.85 21.22
July .. .. 21.1721.4721.1721.4720.9321.29
Sept 20.95 21.45
Oct 21.10 21.43 20.75 20.75 20.67 21.12
N0v0,‘).60 20.98
Dec 20.95 21.29 20.60 20.80 20.60 20.97
HEW ORLEANS 00TTON.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6. —Around the open
ing today, the most active months in the cot
ton market stood 1 to 8 points higher, but
heavy selling, apparently for hedge account,
caused sharp declines. At the end of the first
half hour of business active months were at
a net loss of 16 to 22 points.
A decided improvement in the tone of spot
accounts from the interior stimulated the de
mand and in trading up to noon prices rose
to a level 28 to 30 points over yesterday's
Offerings were heavier in the afternoon and
the markets fell off, standing at 1:30 at a
net loss of 3 to 6 points on the most active
months.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in the
(change today:
Tone, steady; middling, 21c, steady.
Last Prev.
Open. Hlgu. Jxiw. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan 20.09 20.49 19.75 19.75 19.72 20.20
March . .. 20.35 20.59 19.90 19.90 19.89 20.34
April» 20 44
May .. .. 20.66 20.66 20.66 20.66 20.04 20.51
Sl . pt "*19.91 20.37
Oct 20.20 20.42 19.66 19.66 19.66 20.12
N0t 16.98 20.14
D ,. c 20.81 20.42 19.66 19.66 19.66 20.14
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 6.—Spot cotton quiet.
25 points off .8 ales on the spot 38 bales; to
arrive 300. ’ Low middling, 20.37; middling,
21.00; good middling. 21.50. Receipts 3,369;
stock 72,811.
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady; new, 21.40 c.
New York, quiet, 22.20 c. v
New Orleans, steady, 22.20c>
Augusta, steady, 21.25 c.
Memphis, nominal, 23.60 c.
Savannah, nominal, 21.25 c.
Dallas, steady. 21.50 c.
Mobile, nominal, 21.10 c. •
Charleston, steady, 21c.
Wilmington, steady, 21c.
'Montgomery, steady, 20.85 c.
Boston, steady, 22.20 c.
Philadelphia, steady, 22.45 c.
Houston, steady,. 21.90 c.
Norfolk, jrteady, 21."5c.
Galveston, quiet» 21.75 c.
Little Rock qhiet, 22.40 c.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Sales, 2,000: middling 17.006.
Prev.
Close. Close.
Jan-Feb 14 90 14 90
Feb-Mar • 14 81 14 - S1
Mar-Apr. 14.72 14.72
Apr-Mayl 4 - 84 44 84
Maj-June-14.50 14.56
June-July 14.48
Sept 16.27
Sept-Oct 15.97
Oct-Nov*15.55 15.55
Nov-Dec., 15.15
Dec-Janls.oo 15.00
ATLANTA COTTON MARKET
Atlanta spot cotton, new 21.40 c
Receipts
Shipments 828
Stocks•’l2,B77
ATLANTA COTTON SEED PRODUCTS
MARKETS
SEPTEMBER— Bid. Asked.
Crude oil. basis prime 1.03 1.04
Cotton seed cake, sound, loose,
S. 8. Savannah
Cotton seed meal, 7 per cent
ammonia 40.00 43.00
Cotton seed feed meal, 20 per ,
cent protein.. 30.00 32.00
Cotton seed hulls, loose.. .. 13.00 15.00
Cotton seed hulls, sacked.. .. 15.50 17 50
Linters, first ent, high grade .07 |O9 %
Linters, clean, mill runo4% .05%
OCTOBER—
Crude oil, basis prime 1.01 1.03
Cotton seed cake, sound, loose,
S. 8. Savannah
CAtton seed meal, 7 per cent
amnionitk 40.00 41.50
Cotton seed feed meal, 20 per
cent protein.. 30.00 32.00
Cotton seed bulls, loose.. .. 12.50 14.50
Cotton seed hulls, sacked.. .. 15.00 17.00
Linters, first cut, high grade .07 .09%
Linters, elean, mill run .... .04% .05%
NOVEMBER—
Crude oil, basis prime 1.01 1.03
Cotton seed cake, sound, loose,
8. S. Savannah..
Cotton seed meal, 7 per eent
ammonia 40.00 41.50
Cotton seed feed meal, 20 per
cent protein 30.00 32.00
Cotton seed hulls, loose.. .. 12.50 14.50
Cotton seed hulls, sacked.. .. 15.00 17.00
Linters, first cut, high grade .07 .09
Linters, clean, mill run .. .. -04% .05%
DECEMBER—
Crude oil. basis prime 1.01 1.05
Cotton seed eake, sound, loose,
8. 8. Savannah
Cotton seed meal. 7 per cent
ammonia ... 40.00 42.00
Cotton seed feed meal, 20 per
cent protein
Cotton seed hulls, loose.. .. 12.50 14.50
Cotton seed hulls, sacked.. .. 15.00 17.00
Linters, first cut, high grade .07 .09
Linters, clean, mill run .. .. .04% .05%
COTTON OIL MARKET
Open. Close.
Spots• 15.60 bld
5ept..,15.21@15.50
Oct. J 15.33® 15.85 15.44® 15.45
N0v14.93@14.94 15.60® 15.18
Decl4.9s® 14.98 15.14® 15.15
Janls.oß® 15.09 15.14@15.15
Feb15.10®15.20 15.17® 15.26
Marchls.2"® 15.29 15.34® 15.35
Aprills.2o® 15.40 15.35(815.45
Tone: Easier. Sales, 34,100.
DAILY INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
Last Year Today.
Augusta.. .. 2,867 2,891
Memphis ....2,014 295
St. Louig.. .. 476 504
Cincinnati 454 442
H0u5t0n.12,558 * 8,415
Little R0ck1,097
COTTON SEED OIL OPINIONS.
Jenks, Gwynne & Co. say: So long as the
present premium of lard and other hog prod
ucts over cotton oil exists, there seems little
likelihood of the development of any extensive
weakness in the latter market, although the
present statistical and future outlook for sup
plies appear bearish. Would only sell on sub
stantial advances.
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
Bartlett, Frasier & Co.: ''The strengttb in
.■ash position and weather uncertainties make
short side of corn rather undesirable. With
any easier tone in corn oats would be very
apt to sell off some.”
Ware & Leland: “Corn acts as though it
would work within certain limits and be gov
erned by the turns in the weather.”
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.—Butter, creamery ex
tras, 42c% creamery firsts, 41%c; firsts, 40®
41c; seconds. 38%®39%C.
ordinaries, 36c; firsts. 37@38c. «
Cheese, twins, 28%®24c; Young Americas,
25%® 26c.
Live poultry, fowls, 23%c; ducks, 18@20c;
geese, 12@16c; springs, 24c; turkeys, 18c.
Potatoes, cars, 12: Wisconsin, |1.05® 1.10;
Minnesota, (I.lo® 1.15.
Grain
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.—Corn prices eased down
today on account of the failure of expected
frosts, Opening quotations, which e ranged from
unchanged figures to %c lower, with Decem
ber at 81.12% to 81.12% and May at 81.08
to 81.08%, were followed by a slight rally,
but not of a lasting sort.
Oats sympathized with corn. Trade was mod
erately active.
Arrivals of wheat were not a sufficient vol
ume to permit of furnishing supplies to any
other than local mills.
Unfamiliarity of country dealers with the
government grades of wheat caused the evi
dent slowness of the movement of supplies.
Scantiness of corn receipts here led after
wards to an upturn that carried the market
slightly above yesterday’s finish. Offerings
from southern states, ohwever, brought about a
fresh setback in prices. The close was steady.
%c to %c net lower, at 81.12% to $1.12%
December, and |1.85% May.
CHIlauU UUUTATIONB
The following were the ruling prices In the
-xchauge today: prev
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
CORN—
Dec.. 112%® 112% 113% 111% H 2% U 3
May. 108%® 108% 108% 107% 108% AOB%
OATS—
Septs6% 56% 56 56%
Dec. .. 55%®0u-,« OvTa 00% 55% 55%
May .. 58%®58% 08% 58% 58% 58%
a OAiK—
Sept 42.70 42.96 42.65 42.90 ....
Oct. 42.65 42.9" 42.06 42.85 42.62
l-AKD— _
Sept 23.37 23.50 23.37 23.50 23.37
Oct 23.37 23.45 23.87 23.50 23.30
Jan 22.07 22.25 22.07 22.22 -
RIBS—
Sept 23.45 23.57 23.45 23.57 23.45
Oct 23.37 23.55 23.37 23.52 23.42
Jan 20.95 21.10 20.95 21.10 20.95
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS
The following were the cash quotations on
grain and the previous close:
WHEAT—
No. 2 red None
No. 2 bard ... ••• None NNN,
CORN—
No. 2 203 199
o. 2 white ... Nominal
OATS—
No. 2 56% 56%
No. 3 white 57% 58
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.—Corn, No. 2 yellow,
$2.17®2.18; No. 3 yellow, $2.10; No. 4, yel
low, nominal.
Oats, No. 3 white. 57%@58%c: standard,
58V*@59c.
Rye, No. 2, $1.82®1.82%.
Barley, $1.15@1.32.
Timothy. $6.00®".75.
Clover, $15.00® 20.00.
Pork, $42.90.
Lard. $23.55.
Ribs, $23.32®23.82.
ATLANTA MARKETS
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 6.—Cotton by wagon,
steady; old, 22.25 c; new, 21.45 c.
CRACKERS.
XXX B'lorida sodas, per pound, 13c; Pearl
oysters, 13c; Kennesaw biscuits and other 8c
packages, per dozen, 75c; do. 15c packages, per
dozen, $1.50; famllv tin crispettes, per dozen.
$4.75.
FISH.
Pompano, per pound, 25c; Spanish mackerel,
per pound. 15c; trout, drawn, per pound, 12c;
headless red snapper, lb., 12%c; blue fish, per
pound, 10c; whiting, per pound, 10c; mango
snapper, per pound, 8c; mullet, per pound, 6c;
small channel cat and perch, per pound, 6c.
POULTRY, EGGS, COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Live hens, 20®22%c; dressed, 22%®25c; live
fries, 25®27%; dressed. 28® 30c; turkeys, 20®
25c; dressed. 27%®30e; live ducks, 35@40c:
geese. 60®60%c; live cocks, 25®30c each;
fresh gathered eggs, 39®'40c; country butter,
table, 38®40c pound; cooking, 25@30c pound.
SALT.
Salt bricks (medicated), per case, $5.25; salt
brick (plain), per case, $2.50; salt. Ozone, 25
packages, per case, $1.10; salt, Jack Frost, 25
packages, per case, $1.10; salt, white rock, per
cwt., $1.20: salt, Chippewa, 100 pound sacks,
82c; salt. Jack Frost, 50-pound sacks, 42c;
salt. Jack Frost, 25-pound sacks. 27c; salt, V.
I’., 25-pound sacks, 27c; Avery, 100-pound
sacks, 70c; salt. Block's, 50-pound sacks, 55c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
California oranges, $4.00® 4.50 box;
imported, $7.00®7.50; California lemons, $7.25
®7.75 per box; celery. $1.00@1.25 per dozen;
crate, $7.00® 8.00; onions, Washington state,
yellows, $3.00®3.25; lowa red globes, $2.75®
8.00; Spanish onions, fier crate, $1.50®1.75;
Irish potatoes, sacks, $4.75®5.00; sweet pota
toes, $1.25@1.50 bushel: cabbage, crate, $2.00
®2.25; eggplant. $1.50®2.00; green beans, SI.OO
®1.50 per drum: bell pepper, $1.00®1.25 per
drum; cucumbers. $1.00®1.50 per drum; canta
loupe, $1.00®1.50; Virginia peaches, $2.75®
3.00 crate.
MEAT, LARD AND HAMS.
Dry salt extra ribs, 27c; dry salt rib bellies,
medium average, 28c; dry salt rib bellies, light
average. 28%c; Cudahy’s Puritan brand hams.
26c; (Aidahy's Rex hams, 26c; Cudahy’s sand
wich boiled bams, 36c; Cudahy's Puritan lard,
tierce basis, 25c: Cudahy’s Rex lard, tierce
basis. 2-lc; Cudahy's White Ribbon com
pound. 17%c.
Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 average. 26c; Corn
field hams, 12 to 14 average. 26c; Cornfield
picnic hams, 6 to 8 average, 21c; Cornfield
breakfast bacon. 40c; Cornfield sliced bacon,
1-pound boxes, 12 to case, 45c; Grocers’ bacon,
wide or narrow, 33c: Cornfield pork sausage,
fresh link or bulk, 20c; Cornfield wieners in
10-Ib. cartons, 18%c: Cornfield bologna sausage.
25-pound boxes. 17%c; Cornfield smoked link
sausage. 25-pound boxes, 14c; Cornfield wieners,
in pickle. No. 15 kits. $3.00; Cornfield lard,
tierce basis. 25%c; country style lard, tierce
basis, 25%c; compound lard, tierce basis. 18c.
GROCERIES.
Mackerel: U-Kno-It. 7%-oance, 100 count, out:
Leader, 7%-ounce, 100 count, out; Anchor, 75
count, 8%-0-ounce, Crown 75 count, 9%-0-ounce,
Eureka, 60 count, 13-14 ounce. Eureka. 60 count,
13-14 ounce, $«,00; B. & M. fish flake, small,
$1.35; large. $2.00: Conqueror. %-oIIs, keyless.
$6.00; Continentals, key, $6.75; % mustards.
$6.25; Home Run. smoked, key, % oils in car
tons. $7.00; canned meat—lndiana corned beef.
$3.00; Indian roast beef. $3.00; Indian tripe,
$3.50. • ,
Coffee —Blue Ridge brand, roasted, 15c; Wall
brand. 5®5%c: AAAA. 15%c; Uno. 25c.
Rice—Japs, s®6c; Honduras, medium head,
5%®4%c; Arkansas, fancy head. 6®6%c.
Beans —California blackeyes 9%c; Pink, 9%c;
limas. 12c: small whites, 12c; Michigan choice,
seeded, 45-12 c, per case. $4.00.
Soap—Fells Naptha. 100 bars, $5.50.
Minute gelatine. 36 packages, $3.75; Minute
tapioca. 36 packages, $3.55.
Starch —Tiger lump in 50-i>ound boxes. 7c per
pound; confectioners’ in 140-pound bags, 7%c;
cooking starch, 40 packages. 1 pound, 8c per
pound.
Svrup—Alaga, 48 to case, $5.75: 36 to case.
$5.25; ’6 to case, $5.00; 5s 12 to case, $3.25.
FLOUR. GRAIN. HAY AND FEED
Flour, sacked, per bbl.: Victory, finest pat
ent, $13.00; Gloria, self-rising, $12.50; White
Lily, self-rising, • $12.25; Royal, self-rising,
sl2 25: Puritan, highest patent. $12.25; Square
D highest patent. $12.25: Paragon, highest
patent, $12.25; Home Qneen. highest patent.
$12.25; Whife Cloud, high patent. $12.00;
Dixie Flyer, high patent, $12.00: White Fleece,
high patent. $12.00; White Daisy, high patent.
$12.00; Ocean Spray, good patent. $11.75:
Southern Star, good patent, $11.75; Sun Rise,
good patent. $11.75.
Capitola. $11.65; Olympia. $11.30: Miss Dixie,
self-rising. $11.75; Cresco, superlative patent,
$11.85.
Meal, plain, per bushel. 144-lb. sacks. $2.31;
96-lb. sacks, $2.27; 48-lb. sacks, $2.29; 24-lb.
sacks, $2.31.
Atlanta 'tilling company meal, bolted, 96
pounds, $2 22: 48 pounds, $2.24; 24 to 12
pounds. $2.27.
Grain, sacked, per bushel: Oats, fancy white
clipped. 82c: oats. No. 2 white. 80c; mixed
mill oats, 77c: corn, white milling, $2.45;
corn, mixed. $2.25.
Seeds, sacked, per bushel: Kansas red nist
proof oats. $1.00; barley, $2.35; seed rye, 2%-
busbel bags, $2.60.
Hay. etc.: Timothy No. 1, large bales, $1.80;
timothy. No. 1. small bales. $1.45; timothy. No.
2. small bale*. $1.40: clover-mixed, bay. straw.
90c: shucks, 80c; cotter d niea’. prime No.
7, $47.00; cottonseed meal. 110000 feed. $36.00:
cotton seed hulls, old style, $24.50; cotton seed
hulls, flaked, $15.00; cotton ssed hulls, lintless.
$14.00.
Chicken feed, nor cwt.: Purina nlgeon feed,
100-lb. sacks. $5.10: Aunt Patsy Mash, 100-lb.
sacks. $3.45: Victory scratch. 100-lb. sacks.
$4.60; Big Valu? scratch. 100 lb. sacks. $4.50;
beef scraps, per 100-lb. sacks. $4.35; beet
scraps, per 50-lb. sacks. $2.35; oyster shell,
per 100-lb. sacks. 85c: Purina scratch. 100-lb.
sacks, S4.CO; Purina chick. 100-lb. sacks, S4.SO.
Capitola molasses feed, $2.90.
Veters' Proven Products, etc.: Arab Horse
feed, $3.35; King Corn Horse feed, $2 85; Su
preme Horse feed. $2.80; A. R. C. horse nnd
mule feed, $2.20; Sncrene dairy feed. $2.45;
Jewel Dairy feed. $2.15; Milkmor Dairy feed.
$2.10: No. 1 alfalfa meal, $2.05; Blatchford's
calf meal, $5.75.
Shorts, bran, mill feed, cwt.: Tankage hog
feed. 100-lb. sacks. $3.05; P. W. mill feed.
75-lb. sacks. $2.85; Georgia fc«d, 75-lb. sacks.
$2.85; XXX mill feed. 75-lb. sacks. $2.70: brown
shorts. 100-lb. sacks. $2.65; Big Mae hog feed.
75-lb. sacks. $2.55; cocoanut meal, 100-lb. sacks,
$2.60; velvet bean meal. 100-lb. sacks, $2.05:
bran. P. W., 100-lb. sacks, $2.05; bran, P. W.,
75-lb. sacks. $2.05.
DUN & CO.’S REPORT OF
FAILURES IN AUGUST
That the increasing hesitation in business,
with rather more than seasonal shrinkage in
its volume, and the readlustments in com
modity prices have not been accompanied by
appreciable augmentation of the commercial
mortality is made clear by the lastest In
solvency statistics. Not withstanding the un
certainties in trade an dindustry, and the con
sequent slowing down of activity. August fail
ures are little changed from those of July and
In number are less than in any August << the
war perior, with the smallest liabilities for
the month, excepting . 1915, since 1912. Thus,
there were 1,149 defaults, not including sus
pensions of banks, reported to R. G. Dun & Co.,
and the aggregate indebtedness of these was
$18,085,207, against 1,147 for $17,240,424 in
July ond 1,894 in August, 1916, when the
amount was $20,128,709. Two years ago. the
returns showed 1,?.95 reverses for $17,733,552.
while in August, 1914, the number was 1,272
and the sum of money involved, owing to sev
eral insolvencies of unusual magnitude, ex
ceeded $43,000,000.
Tbe number of failures each month during
recent years is presented herewith:
N umber
1917. 1916.-1915. 1914. 1913.
Jan 1,540 1,009 2,848 1.857 1,814
Feb 1.165 I.CBB -1278 1.505 1,454
March 1.232 1,690 2,090 1,464 1,190
April 1,069 1.399 2,063 1,336 1,314
May 1,269 1.482 1.707 1.221 1.246
June 1.186 1,227 1,754 1,160 1,145
July 1,137 1.207 1.739 1,411 1.169
Aug 1,149 1,394 1,395 1.272 1,145
Sept 1,154 1,414 1.615 1,235
Oct 1.240 1,590 1.686 1.434
N0v1.251 1.565 1,815 1,377
Dec 1.252 1,704 1,938 1,514
It has been In the Industrial feld that the
doubts about prices have had the greatest in
fluence in restraining new business, and tbe in
tense heat of late July and early August caused
material curtailment of operations at many
establishments. The labor shortage, which has
become intensified as men have been withdrawn
from productive enterprise, has also tended to
limit outputs and shipments, and the delays in
deliveries through transportation congestion
have held up settlement of some accounts. Yet
It Is significant of the sound position of man
ufacturing that failures in this class last
month, 313, were practically the same as in
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July and smaller in number than in tbe four
immediately preceding years, the reduction la
comparison with August, 1916. being 22. The
exhibit as to liabilities is olso favorable, for
while there appears an increase of about sl.-
800,000 over July, the amount. $7,690,699, is
lighjer than In August of all years back to
1912. and compares with $10,884,301 in 1916.
Amon gtraders. 748 defaults occurred last
month, involving $5,484,805. This Is a better
showing than in July, when "70 were reported
for $6,536,659, and it is also the best of the
war period, both in respect to number and lia
bilities. The later, in fact, are the smallest
since 1911 and the number is less than in the
four previous years, the figures comparing with
997 reverses for $6,557,808 In August, 1916.
Among agents, brokers and other concerns not
propertly included in either of the two leading
classes, the mortality increased materially, the
number. 88. being tbe largest on record for
the month and the indebtedness, $4,909,703,
greater than in all other years, excepting 1914
and 1896. In August, 1916, there ware «
similar' failures for $2,686,600.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
8. B. Chapen & Co.: "Would rather buy on
declines than at this level.”
(’. 1. Hudson & Co.: “Purchases are advis
able on dips.”
Ettleson says: "Weather south continues nor
mal, in Texas there is evidence of a bolding
movement developing which would o>e natural
as portion of state fared badly on crops. Rather
feel inclined to cover shorts on breaks from this
level and await further developments.”
McElroy says: "It may take a week before
the-Jull effect of the rains in the drouth sec
tions gnakes itself felt, meanwhile there is a
chance for Improvement but in ease it comes the
market is again a sale.”
Hubbard & Co. says: “It Is apparent that
the movement of cotton for export this season
will be on the lines of the least expenditure of
tonnage, and if tbe cotton at the northern ports
can be exported from time to time, as it has
been during the summer, every effort will ba
made by railroad board of control to facilitate
the movement. The transportation problem is
as much a part of tbe price the south will re
ceive for its cotton as tbe size of the crop.”
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
Wheat 38 cars 36 cars
Corn 41 cars 46 cars
Oats 199 cars 28 cars
Hogs 8,000 head
ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS.
Estimated Argentine shipments: Wheat. 370,-
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