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I COTTON
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Higher Liverpool
ttbies accompanied by reports that the Old
ham (England) mills would reopen next
Tuesday, led to a firm opening in the
eotton market today, first prices being driven
5 to 45 points higher. Covering was also
promoted by the gulf storm threat but the
market met considerable cotton at 23.05
Hr December ahd 22.40 for January, or I
about 30 points above last night’s closing.
Conflicting reports concerning the British
eoal dispute probably inspired some selling
on the reaction which carried prices back
to about yesterday’s final, but offerings
from the south were less active ;hau re
cently add the early market showed a pretty
•teady undertone i nspite of irregularity.
There were reports of a big fire at Galves
ton, where local spot people are said to
•wn some cotton, and it was thoufht there
might be covering of hedges.
The break from hte early advance carried
the market about 18 to 40 points below
last night’s closing figures during the mid
dle of the morning. This was the result
•f further hedge selling, combined with
nervousness over British labor conditions
and the failure of reports from the goods
trade market to show an improvement. The
■outhern pressure was less active than bn
firevious declines, however, and after sell
ng at 22.38 for December, the market be
came less active and steadier on covering
promoted by less favorable weather and
Kop reports. Two private condition figures
ere issued, one making it 56.7 and the
ether 58, both figures suggesting more than
the normal September deterioration.
Very bullish weaaher reports failed to
held the early afternoon market and prices
made new low ground for the day under fur
ther southern hedge selling and local press
ure. October sold at 24.00, and December
at 22.15 shortly after 2 o’clock, or 43 to 60
points net lower.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices la
the exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, 25.50 c, quiet.
Last Prev.
Open High. Low. Sale Close. Close.
Jan. .. 22.30 22.40 21.33 21.70 21.70 22.10
Mar. .. 22.00 22.13 21.05 2140 21.35 21.83
May .. 21.65 21.80 20.65 21.05 21.05 21.38
July .. 21.20 21.20 20.20 20.32 20.45 20.85
Oct. .. 24.75 24.75 23.55 23.82 23.80 24.40
Dec. .. 22.95 23.05 21.95 22.20 22.15 22.75
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30.—Rear of crop
damage as the result of the cold wave cross
ing the country and the storm in the gulf
caused a higher opening in the cotton
fearket today but after advan-’es of 27 to
Bp points the upward trend was suddenly
Reeked and a sharp downward reaction
fcsgurred. This was due to the fact that
the weather map failed to reflect any really
damaging weather over any great area of
e<ttcn. At the end of the first hour of
business prices were 20 to 45 points under
the the finals of yesterday. December rose
to 22.08 and reacted to 21.25.
Official reports of frost In Oklahoma, -
Fith freezing at some points, checked the
filling and caused small recoveries from the
hwest. Late in the morning the trading
months were 16 to 84 points under the close
»f yesterday.
In the afternoon selling became heavier
than ever as the result of general liqui
dation of long contracts which encouraged
iggresslve selling for short account. Prices
were forced 69 to 80 points under the close
of yesterday, but just on the close a quick
upturn of 15 to 30 points from the bottom
resulted from realizing profits on short con
tracts. At the lowest December sold down
to 21.00. ,
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling n-ices in the
ixchange today:
Tone, steady, middling, 23c, steady.
Last Prev.
Open High. Low. Sale. Cloee. Close,
raa. .. 21.55 21.66 20.63 20.76 20.76 21.34
liar. N 21.40 21.40 20.30 20.48 20.48 21.00
day .. 21.00 21.07 20.13 20.17 20.17 20.65
□ly .. 20.70 20.70 19.80 19.80 19.80 20.15
let. .. 23.00 23.02 21.95 22.25 22.15 22.75
lee. .. 22.00 22.08 21.00 21.23 21.15 21.70
NE WORLEANS SPOT COTTON
’ NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30.—Spot cotton
iteady and unchanged. Sales on the spot
167 yto arrive 700. Low middling, 16.00;
niddling. 23.00; good middling, 25.25. Re
feipta 5,307; stock 205,489.
SPOT 00TT0N MARKET
Atlanta, steady, 24.50 c.
New York, quiet, 25.50 c.
New Orleans, steady, 23c.
Philadelphia, steady, 23.75 c.
Norfolk, steady, 25c.
Savannah, steady, 24.75 c.
■t. Louis, steady, 24c.
Houston, steady, 23c.
Memphis, steady, 28c.
Augusta, steady (new’), 23.75 c.
Little Rock, steady, 25.50 c.
Dallas, steady, 23.05 c.
Mobile, steady, 23c.
Charleston, steady, 24.50 c.
Wilmington, steady, 24.50 c.
Boston, steady, 26c.
Galveston, steady, 23.75 c.
t ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
iSnntr spot cotton 24.50 c
eceipts 13
Ihlpments * 82
Itocks 11,352
AMERICAN COTTON
AND GRAIN EXCHANGE
COTTON QUOTATIONS
The following were rhe opening, ulgUest
bweat, close and previous close quota
V-'ns on the American Cotton and Grata
acbange of New Yo»:
Prev
Open. High. Low. Close Close
an 22.33 22.35 21.35 21.58 22.10
larch .. 22.08 22.12 21.05 21.35 21.80
lay .... 21.65 21.80 20.80 20.98 21.38
Ct 24.85 24.85 23.65 23.80 24.40
)ec 22.98 23.05 21.95 22.16 22.75
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, quiet; sales, 5,000; good middling,
L6sd.
Prev.
Open. Close. Close,
annary .... .... .. 16.41 16.56 16.16
larch 16.40 16.02
.prll 16.13 16.25 15.88
fay 16.00 15.95 15.68
une 15.81 15.55
uly 15.75 15.66 15.42
august 15.40 15.30
eptemberl7.2o 16.93
ctober ... 16.85 17.02 16.46
pvemberl6.72 16.85 16.34
Ifcember 16.79 16.30
NAVAL~STORES
SAVANNAH. Ga., Sept. 30.—Turpentine,
teady, 127%@130: sales, 607; receipts,
57: shipments, 214: stock. 15,754.
Rosin, firm: sales, 607; receipts, 1,682;
hipments, 341; stock, 53.624.
Quote B $11.30: D. E, F, G, H, I, K,
I, $11.40; N, WG. WW. $11.42.
Cotton Reports Monday
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—The
estimate of the condition of cot
ton as of September 25 will be
issued Monday, October 4, at 11
a. m.. Instead of Saturday. Oc
tober 2, the department of agri
culture announced today.
The’ change was made to con
form to the change to October
,4 of tlie date for issuance of the
'monthly census report on cotton
ginned.
xk® ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOtTRNAL.
GRAIN
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.—General selling in
small lots turned ' the wheat market down
ward today after an initial show of strength.
Opening prices varied from unchanged fig
ures to 1 cent higher.
Wheat closed heavy, to 9%c net
lower.
Big receipts and failure of frost to ex
i tend as far east as had been predicted gave
an advantage to bears in the corn market.
The opening was half a cent lower to 1 cent
advance.
Corn closed unsettled at prices varying
from net decline to VSc advance.
Oats sagged in sympathy with corn, start
ing a shade off to %c.
Lower quotations on hogs and grain had a
depressing effect on provisions.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The fol'owing were the ruling price* lit
the exchange today:
Prev
Open. High. Low. Close. Close
WHEAT—
Dec. ... 225 226 215 216 224 U
Mar. ... 220 221 210 210% 220
< ORN—
Sept. ... 130 130 127 129% 129
Oct. ... 108 108 102% 102% 108
Dec 97% 98 92 92% 97%
May ... 100% 103% 95 95 100
OATS—
Sept. ... 55 55 52% 52% 55
Dec 58% 58% 56% 56% 58%
May .... 62% 62% 60% 60% 62%
PORK—
Sept 23.15 23.60
Oct. ... 23.15 23.40 23.10 23.15 23.60
LARD—
Sept 19.10 19.22
Oct. ... 19.12 19.27 19.02 19.10 19.82
Jan. ... 17.15 17.40 17.05 17.30 17.30
RIBS—
Sept 15.50 16.00
Oct 16.00z16.00 15.50 ,15.50 16.00
ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS
Se I’ t - 30.—Wheat: No. 2 red,
$2.35@2.37; No. 3, $2.34; December, $2.16;
March, $2.13.
Corn—No. 2 white, $1.10; December, 92%c-
May, 94 %c. > tb ,
Oats—No. 2 white, 57@57%c; December,
st%c; May, 60@60%c.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.—Cash wheat: No. 2
red, $2.34; No. 4 red, ?2.31@2.32.
Corn—No. 2 mixed, $1.27@1.30; No. 2 yel
low, $1.28@1.30%.
Oats—No. 2 white, 55%@57%c; No. 3
white, 54(Q55%c.
Rye—No. 2,'52.08%@2.09%.
Barley—B3c@sl.oo.
Timothy Seed—s6.oort?7.so.
Clover Seed—slß.oo@2s.oo.
Pork—Nominal.
Lard—sl9.ls.
Rib5—515.50@16.75.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Flour, dull and
unsettled.
Pork—Dull; mess, $31.00@32.00.
Lard—lrregular; middle west «pot, $19.85
- @19.95.
Sugar—Raw, dull; centrifugal, 96-test,
10.03; refined, weak; granulated, $13.50®
14.00.
Coffee —Rio, No. 7, on spot, 7%@Bc; No.
4 Santas, 12%@13%c.
Tallow—Weak; specials, 10c; city, 9c.
Hay—Easier; No. 1, $2.00; No. 3, $1.70@
1.75; clover, $1.40@1.90.
Dressed Poultry—Dull; chickens, 37@50c;
fowls, 26@42c; ducks, Long Island, 38c.
Live Poultry—Steady; geese, 26c; ducks.
35@42c; fowls. 36@43c; turkeys, 40c;
roosters, 22c; chickens, broilers, 35@39c.
Cheese —Quiet; state milk, common to spe
cials, 20@29%c; skims, common to specials,
s@l9c. A
Butter, werker; receipts, 7,726; creamery,
extra, 60c; do. special market, 60%@61c;
state dairy, tubs; imitation creamery, first
45@59c, nominal: Argentine, 48@51c.
Eggs, steady: receipts, 9,654; near-by
white fancy, 88@90c; near-by mixed fancy,
54@75c; fresh firsts, 58c; Pacific coast,
60@88c.
METAL MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Copper, weak;
electrolytic, spot and near-by, 18@18%; fu
tures, nominal; iron, steady and unchanged;
tin, easy, spot and near-by, $43.00; futures,
$43.25; antimony, $7.25; lead, weak, spot,
$7.50@7.75; zinc, easy; East St. Louis,
spot. $7.50@7.70.
At London, standard copper, spot, 94
pounds 7s 6r; futures, 95 pounds 7s 6d; elec
trolytic, spot, 113 pounds; futures, 116
pounds; tin, spot, 268 pounds ss; futures,
274 pounds ss: lead, spot, 34 pounds 10s;
futures, 34 pounds 7s 6d; zinc, spot, 40
pounds 15s; futures. 41 pounds 10s.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.—Butter: Creamery
extras, 58c; creamery standards, 4%c; firsts,
54@56c; seconds, 44@47c.
Eggs—Ordinaries, 49@52c; firsts, 55@
55%c.
Cheese—Twins, 25%c; young Americas,
26 %c.
Live Poultry—Fowls, 26@34c; ducks, 33c;
geese, 23c; springs, 30c; turkeys, 45c; roost
ers. 23c.
Potatoes —45 cars; Wisconsin and Minne
sota (per 100 lbs.), $1.85@2.00.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
CHICAGO, Sept. 30. —Cattle: Receipts,
13,000; market opening very dull; few early
sales; choice steers, slow at $17.00@18.00;
other grades, weaker; kosher cows, $8.75@
10.50; canners, $4.00@4.50, about steady;
medium cows, $6.00@8.25; bologna bulls,
$G.00@6.75; veal calves mostly ?17.00@
$17.50, lower; feeders, very draggy. Re
ceipts. westerns, 3.000: market weak.
Hogs—Receipts, 21,000, uneven, mostly
40c to 00c lower than yesterday”s average:
top, $16.00; bulk, light and butchers. $5.25
@15.90; bulk packing sows, $14.00@ 14.35;
pigs. 50c to 75c lower.
Sheep—Receipts, 37,000; extremely slow;
lambs, 25c to 50° lower; strictly choice west
erns offered at $10.35; choice natives, $12.75
to city butchers; bulk natives, $11.50@12,25;
sheep, weak to 25c lower; fat native ewes,
largely $5.00@5.50; feeding ewes, lower; best
feeding lambs around $13.00.
EAST ST. LOUIS. 111., Sept. 30.—Cattle:
Receipts 2,500, including no Texans. Mar
ket steady; native beef steers, $15.75@
16.50; yearlings, steers and heifers, $1.50@
16.50; cows. $6.25@12.00; Stockers and feed
ers, $6.00@9.0; calves. $16.75@17.60; can
ners and cutters, $3.50@6.0(>.
Hogs—Receipts 1,000; market 60@75c low
er. Mixed and butchers, $15.40@16.00; good
and heavy, $15.25@15.70; roughs, $12.50@
14.00; light, $15.50@16.00; pigs, $13.00@
15.50; bulk, $15.40@15.70.
Sheep—Receipts. 1,500: market steady;
clipped ewes, $5.50@7.50; lambs, $11.50@
12.00; canners and choppers, $1.50@5.50.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Sept. 30.—Cattle: Re
ceipts, 300; slow: steady. Heavy steers,
$12.0014.00: beef steers, s7.so<q 11.50; heif
ers, cows, $4,00@10.0; feeders,
$7.04'10.5; stockers, $5.04)9.0.
Hogs—Receipts. 1,600 ; 75c to $1 lower; 165
pounds up, $15.75; 120 to 165 pounds, $15.00;
pigs. $9.50@11.00; throwouts. $10.75, down.
Sheep—Receipts, 600; lower; lambs,
$12.50; sheep, $5.50, down.
Liberty Bonds
NEW s'o RK, Sept. 30.—Liberty bonds
closed:
3%c591.10
First 4s, bid 87.50
Second 4s ... 87.10
First 4%588.00
Second 4%s .... 87.20
Third 4%588.50
Fourth 4%s ... ... ... .... 87 02
Victory 3%s ... 95.76
Victory 4%595.78
COTTONSEED OIL MARKET
Opening Closing.
January12.74@12.75 12.72@12.74
Februaryl2.7o4ll2.Bs 12.72@12.85
March12.85@12.89 12.8141)12.84
Apri112.854? 13.05 12.894? 12.99
Mav12.90@13.10 12.85@13.00
0ct0ber12.554113.04 12.904)113.00
November 12.604F12.59 12.6541)12.85
December .... 12.78@12.80 12.73@12.75
Tone, steady; sales 7,100.
CHEERING CROWD
STANDS IN RAIN TO
HEAR HARDWICK
COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 30.—Cheer
ed by a crowd variously estimated
at between three and four thousand
persons, who stood in a drizzling
rain on the lawn of the Muscogee
county courthouse to hear him
speak, Former Senator Thomas W.
Hardwick Wednesday night char
acterized Clifford Walker, his op
ponent in the gubernatorial run-over
campaign, as “a politician of the
Hugh Dorsey type, whose mind and
soul belong wholly to the Clark
Howell dynasty.”
Thomas E. Watson, nominee for
the United States senate, and Mr.
Hardwick arived in the city yester
day morning and were scheduled to
appear on the same platform at the
rally, but Mr. Watson was held in
his room at the Waverly hotel by
physicians who declared his life
■would be imperiled if he attempted
to make a speech under existing
weather conditions while in his pres
ent physical condition.
Disappointed because the adver
tised “double bill” failed to ma
terialize, the big crowd staged a
mammoth demonstration for the
senatorial nominee following an
nouncement by Mr. Hardwick at the
conclusion of his speech that Mr.
Watson would not appear.
“I regret Mr. Watson’s physical
condition will not permit him to
address you tonight,” said Mr. Hard
wick. “I realize that a speech by
this distinguished Georgian in my
behalf would have far-reaching re
sults in this campaign, but, in view
of the statements of Mr. Watson’s
physcians, I was unwilling for him
to venture forth in this weather”
Mr. Hardwick attended a luncheon
given at the Waverly hotel early in
the afternoon. Mr. Watson was pre
vented from being present because
of his illness.
KAUFFANDTONEY
SLATED TO APPEAR
IN BASEBALL PROBE
(Continced from Page 1)
Fred Toney, members of his club.
Kauff is alleged to have been involv
ed in “throwing” a game last sum
mer in a deal with Heinie Zimmer-
Toney’s possible connection
with the investigation was not an
nounced.
Indictments, it is said, may be
brought against three more ball
players and six or seven gamblers.
A man named Brown, of New York
and “Sport” Sullivan, of Boston,
were named in the confession to the
grand jury yesterday of Claude Wil-
Mams as the men who paid over to
him the money for himself and Joe
Jackson for their share in the
world’s series’ “throwing.” Williams
said they were representatives of
the gambling ring which was plan
ning the coup.
Others May Confess
The statement credited to Felsch
said he was going to get Buck
Weaver to go to the state’s attor
ney’s office and “get through with
all this.” Weaver, so far, has de
nied any participation in “fixing”
the series, but he was one of the
players suspended by President Com
iskey when Cicotte’s confession was
made.
Mr. Austrian declared overtures
had been made to him by some
of the suspended players who have
not yet confessed who “wish to tell
all they know.”
The testimony of President Heyd
ler, of the National league, before
the grand jury yesterday also may
lead to the summoning of members
of the National league clubs, it was
said. He told persons outside the
grand jury rooms that he had talked
ireely concerning the circumstances
which resulted last year in the re
lease of Hal Chase, of the Giants,
and Lee Magee, of the Cubs. He
also said he submitted affidavits re
garding the bribe controversy be
tween “Rube” Benton and “Buck”
Herzog. Benton already has been be
fore the grand jury once, and was
told he would be called again.
Sensational Break in
Grain and Provisions
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.—Wheat futures
dropped 9 cents on the Chicago board of
trade today. Other grains also declined.
Heavy liquidation, due to the continued de
cline in prices of various commodities, was
the principal factor. December wheat was
off 9c, March off 9%c. December corn also
was off 5 points.
The market opened fairly steady, but
heavy selling brought a quick reaction and
grains fell to lower prices. Provisions
closed lower on the weakness in grain. De
cember wheat openedd up %c at $2.25 and
closed at $2.16. March wheat opened at
$2.20, unchanged, and closed at $2.10%, .
September corn opened at $1.30, up le, and
closed at $1.29%. December corn opened
down %c at 97%c and closed at 92%c.
September oats opened at 55c, unchanged,
and ' loaed at 52%c. December oats opened
up %c at 58%c and closed at 56%c.
ATLANTA COTTONSEEL PRODUCTS
MARKETS
(Corrected by Atlanta Commercial Exchange)
Crude oil basis prime, tank
lotsslo,oo nominal
C. S. meal, 7 per cent am-
monia, 100-ton 10t551.00 $52.00
C. S. meal, Ga. common
rate point, 100-ton lots ... 49.00 51.00
Cottonseed hulls, sacked,
car lots (new) 17.00 18.50
Cottonseed hulls, loose, car
lots (new 10.00 12.00
Linters, firs tcut, high-grade lots, 4@6c.
Linters, clean, mill run, 2@3c.
Linters, No. 3. l@l%e.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS
Moyse & Holmes; We would sell cotton
on the bulges.
J. S. Baclie & Co.: We have no strong
opinion oi the market at this level.
J. W. Jay & Co.: While we expect a
further upwa’-d movement we do not expect
prices to hold.
f. W. Weld A Cc.t We are inclined to
think that the market is high enough and
advise short sales at about present levels.
Hubbard Bros.: it remains i be seen
| whether a steadier market will attract a
i bettr dmand for cotton goods and therefore
for actual cotton.
SHEPARD & GLUCK COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30.—The advances
of the opening of the cotton market today
did not last long as the weather map itself
failed to reveal damaging conditions over
any very large area of the belt. Wide de
clines ensued but later the tone was stead
ier again by official reports of much frost
in Oklahoma and even freezing weather at
some points in that state. Texas sent in
accounts of a somewhat better spot situ
ation and improvement in this direction
seems to be about the only thing that can
<&use a higher market for vontracts.
WALKER MEN,
MEETING HERE,
ENTHUSIASTIC
North Georgia friends of Clifford
Walker, candidate for governor In
the second primary, met in confer
ence at his headquarters in the Kim
ball house Thursday morning. It
was stated by those who attended
that between fifty and 100 of the
leading citizens from all parts o;
the northern end of the state were
present and that intense enthusiasm
was manifested over the prospects
for Mr. Walker’s election.
Plans for the conduct of the cam
paign between now and election day
on October 6 were discussed. It was
announced after the meeting that
reports by every man present indi
cated an overwhelming victory for
Mr. Walker and that it was freely
predicted that he will carry 100 coun
ties over his oppone.nt, Thomas W.
Hardwick.
No set plan of meeting was fol
lowed, as it was an executive ses
sion and open to discussion by all
present, among whom was Garland
Jones, campaign manager for John
N. Holder in the first primary.
This meeting- was similar in char
acter to one held in Macon about one
week ago, when 150 south Georgia
leaders for Mr. Walker organized
the plan of campaign for the south
ern half of the state.
“A daily deluge of mail continues
to arrive at Mr. Walker’s headquar
ters, carrying assurances of success
from practically every county in the
state and the candidate himself ex
pressed himself as convinced of vic
tory at the polls,” says a statement
given out from the Walker headquar
ters.
Wheat Futures Drop
101-2 Cents a Bushel
In Kansas City Pit
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 30.-
Wheat futures dropped 9 1-2 to
10 l-2c on the exchange here today.
December delivery closed at 2.10 1-2,
10 1-2 cents under yesterday’s close,
and March closed at 2.06 1-2, 9 l-2c
down.
PATRIOT MOTOR COMPANY
MAKES TRUCK REDUCTION
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 30.—The Pa
triot Motor company has announced
a reduction of from S2O to $395 in
the price of its trucks.
Retail Clothier
Reduces Prices
CHICAGO, Sept. 30. —The price
barometer fell here again today. Re
tail clothing prices at Maurice L.
Rothschild’s clothing store were
slashed from 20 to 25 per cent, ac
cording to public announcement. Mr.
Rothschild declared reductions will
follow.
“The time for readjustment has
come and the merchant who does
not lower his prices to conform with,
the movement will lose out,” said Mr.
Rothschild.
The second landlord to reduce
apartment rents this wek announced
he had made a 10 per cent reduction.
Cut in Wholesale Prices
Os Shirts Is Announced
TROY, N. Y.. Sept. 30.—A reduc
tion in wholesale prices of shirts was
announced today by Edgar H. Betts,
president of the Earl & Wilson Co.,
of Troy. Betts predicted that similar
action would be taken within ten
days by all eastern shirt manufactur
ers. The cuts range from $1.50 to
$24 a dozen.
Has Curious Method
Os Making Hens Lay
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Scien
tists proposing to use airplanes as
a means of bringing “mountain”
temperature within the easy reach
of every city resident have nothing
on Patrolman Frank O’Howell, of
the Los Angeles police department.
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O’Howell places his hens in cages
and then strings the cages to trees
and poles in such position that the
breezes play through the fowl’s
feathers. He claims that this sys
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given them by nature, and the re
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HOLDING MOVEMENT
IS LAUNCHED HERE
BY COTTON LEADERS
(Continued from Page 1)
for a speech, and presented his
views in a very forcible way. The
senator said:
“It has cost the farmer consider
ably more than 25 cents a pound to
produce the present crop. It would
be manifestly unjust to apply the
process of deflation to the price of
cotton which has been produced on
a scale of inflated costs. I strongly
| urge every farmer to refuse to sell
his cotton for less than a profitable
price. I believe if they will stand
steady for sixty days without losing
their nerve, they will get a profit
able price,
“Secretary Houston’s recent state
ment in my judgment was untimely
and ill advised. I do not believe,
hdhvever, that he intended to say that
the federal reserve banks would
stop all advances on cotton. I be
lieve he meant to say they would
stop only those advances which were
intended for hoarding purposes, It
I were an officer of the federal re
serve bank. I would insist that mon
ey borrowed on cotton warehouse re
ceipts must be used to pay debts in
curred in producing the crop, so that
the monye would quickly get back to
the federal reserve bank and thus
prevent an inflation of the currency.
“Secretary Houston, even if he de
sired to do so, has no authority to
curtail agricultural credits. His au
thority is limited to his one vote as
a member of the federal reserve
board in Washington. The policy of
the federal reserve system in re
gard to agricultural credits is fixed
by law, and cannot be changed by
the secretary of the treasury.
Notice to Board
“In conclusion, I believe this meet
ing should courteously but emphati
cally advise the federal reserve
board in Washington that the grow
ers of coton will not dispose of their
crop for less than a profitable price
and I believe we should advise our
farmers to hold their cotton and
hold their nerve.”
President Mattux, of the Georgia
division of the Cotton association,
read a letter from Governor Well
born, of the Atlanta Federal Reserve
bank of Atlanta, addressed to Com
missioner Brown, assuring him that
there would be no change in the es
tablished policy of the bank with
regard to the 'handling, of notes se
cured by cotton warehouse receipts
Mr. Mattux, in connection with this
letter, informed she meeting that
Governor Wellborn intended to be
present, but was prevented, and had
sent word that he was heartily In
sympathy with the object of the
meeting.
The next speaker was Robert F.
Maddox, president of the Atlanta
National bank and formerly presi
dent of the American Bankers’ as
sociation. Mr. Maddox in the out
set heartily concurred in all of the
suggestions made by Senator Smith
He emphasized particularly the fact
that very few of the state bankr
of Georgia have become members of
the federal reserve system, and, for
that reason, are not in a position
to give their farmer customers the
full benefit of the credit facilities
which they need and which the sys
tem could give them, if all b?nk
were members of it. Mr. Maddox
explained that the Federal Reserve
•bank of Atlanta some months ago
established a sliding scale of redis
count rates which has had the effect
of increasing the cost of money, am
this increase has prevented the na
tional banks fj-om extending to their
correspondent state banks as grea
a measure of credit as they could
before.
Banker Explains System
Mr. Maddox gave in detail an ex
planation of the fact that a very
large extension of credit caused bj
the war has forced the entire federa'
system very close to its required go'“
reserve of forty per cent, and this
factor has necessitated a general re
striction of credits.
“I agree with the other speakers
who have preceded me that 25 cents
a pound is below the cost of pro
duction.” said Mr. Maddox. “I am
glad to see Commissioner Brown
taking such an active stand for a
better price. All of us are dependent
on the prosperity of the farmer for
our own prosperity, regardless of
w at business we are engaged In.
and the present situation demands
that we all pull together. My advice
to the farmer is to put his cotton in
a warehouse, and to give his mer
chants a note covering his obliga-
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1920.
tions, secured by his warehouse re
ceipts, so that the merchants can
handle the notes at their banks. 1
advise him further —and on this
point I wish to lay especial emphasis
—to insist upon a receipt specifying
the weight of his cotton, the grade
of his cotton, and the storage
charges thereon, and there should
also be attached to the receipt a fire
insurance policy, showing the value
at which the cotton was insured.”
In reply to questions, Mr. Mad
dox stated that the Federal Reserve
bank in New York does not have a
sliding scale interest rate, but has a
Axed rate, and he thought a fixed
rate would be better for the Federal
Reserve bank of Atlanta. He ex
plained in this connection that the
directors of each bank fix their own
interest rate.
Other Speakers
These were the principal speeches
Os the meeting, but there were nu
merous short talks by other bankers,
merchants and public officials along
the same line.
The meeting was attended by Sen
ator Hoke Smith, Congressman J.
W. Overstreet, of the First district;
Congressman W. C. Wright, of the
Fourth district; Congressman W. D.
Upshaw, of the Fifth district; Con
gressman Charles H. Brand, of the
Eighth district, and Congressman
Carl Vinson, of the Tenth district.
Among the members of the Geor
gia legislature werp Representatives
Johnson and Tripp, of Bartow;
Grant of Habersham and Fowler, of
Bibb.
Robert F. Maddox, president of
the Atlanta National bank, and W.
J. Blalock, president of the Fulton
National bank, were among the At
lanta bankers who attended. In ad
dition to the above, the meeting was
attended by Charles S. Barrett, pres
ident of the National Farmers'
union; Harvie Jordan, national sec
retary of the American Cotton as
sociation; J. H. Mills, president of
the Georgia division of the Farmers’
Union, and Andrew Fleming, secre
tary of the Georgia division of the
Farmers’ Union.
Governor Dorsev was Invited to
be presnt, and to deliver an ad
dress, but could not attend.
Upshaw Sends Telegrams
Congressman Upshaw on Wednes
day night sent telegrams of pro
test to Secretary Houston and Gov
ernor Harding of the federal re
serve board, in Washington, as fol
lows: z
“Hon. David Houston, Secretary of
Treasury, Washington, D. C.: I re
gret to report that your published
decision not to encourage southern
farmers in handling their cotton crop
at a living price has already had a
tragic effect. Those who sympathize
with your view seem to forget that
the present crop was made on a
basis of high values. By careful
computation of experts, it cost over
38 cents to produce the Georgia
crop. Some states cost more.
“Patriotic farmers and business
men of the south have no disposition
to hold to war-time prices after the
present crop is sold at an honest
price to cover production, but your
announcement has cost the south
millions of dollars, and unless some
thing is done to bring oack the price
of cotton at least to a cost basis we
face widespread bankruptcj' and in
describable chaos in a section that
has bern too loyal to deserve such
treatment.
“Georgia’s delegation in congress
meeting in Atlanta Thursday to con
sider matter. Hope you will recon
sider your action and wire encour
agement to the desperately depress
ing situation.
“W. D. UPSHAW’,
“Congressman Fifth Georgia District.”
“Hon. W. P. G. Harding, Governor
Federal Reserve Bank, Washington,
D. C.: Allow me to urge you to con
fer with Secretary Houston, reading
my telegram sent him today protest
ing against treasury action concern
ing cotton crop which *-hreatens
southern farmers with financial -uin.
We ask nothing unreasonable. But
when farmers and our business men
who have given patriotic support to
the government find themselves the
victims of high-priced production and
now see their great money ?rop go
ing at barely more than half its cost,
they naturally feel that any kind of
financial procedure, either private or
gcvernmental, which produces this
ruinous effect is little short oi high
way robbery.
“With a crop barely more than 50
per cent selling at about 60 per cent
of its cost, the situation threatens
disaster. We know your heart is in
the right place, but we want you to
heln put the nation's purse in the
right place in order to save the
south and the whole country from a
commercial tragedy.
“WM. D. UPSHAW,
“M. C., Fifth District of Ga..
“Atlanta, Ga., September 29, 1920.”
WILLINGHAM’S
CREDITORS TO GET
30 TO 35 PER CENT
MACON, Ga., Sept. 30.—The Wil
lingham Warehouse will pay credi
tors 30 cents on the dollar and the
R. F. "Willingham corporation will
pay 35 cents according to attorneys
preparing the bankruptcy schedule
of the warehouse to be filed in the
federal court here Friday. Auditor
W. C. Martin, who prepared the re
port from the books of the ware
house showing assets of $956,951.83
and liabilities of $1,723,232.54, a
shortage of $766,280.71, will be grill
ed by the attorneys, it is said, on
certain features of the report, and
it is said that another audit may be
asked. Hall, Grice and Block and
Harris, Harris and Witman are at
torneys for the warehouse.
A big meeting of creditors will be
held Tuesday before J. N. Tally, ref
eree in bankruptcy, when all priority
claims will be passed on by tne trus
tee. Referee Jesse B. Hart has ask
ed permission to sell live stock, gro
ceries and hay said to be worth $90,-
000, and the request will be passed
on at the creditors’ meeting. Ef
forts stiP are being made to sell the
canning plant, which, if not sold,
will have to be disposed of as junk.
Local capital is offering to aid out
side capital in taking over and oper
ating the plant.
Poles Capture Lida;
Fall of Lithuanian
Capital Is Expected
WARSAW, Sept. 30—(By the As
sociated Press).-—Polish forces cap
tured Lida, an important town forty
five miles south of Vilna, and Pinsk,
a fortified city ninety miles east of
Brest-Litovsk on Tuesday, according
to an official statement issued here.
The Polish advance toward the
northeast is continuing, and the fall
of Vilna, the Lithuanian capital, is
expected within a few days.
Kamenetz-Podolsk, a city on the
northern bank of the Dneister river,
in Ukraind, has been recovered by
Ukrainian troops from the Bol
sheviki, it is reported. , .;
Potatoes Reduced
$1 Per Bushel
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 30.
Potatoes hit the price toboggan here
today. The wholesale price was 50
cents a bushel, a reduction of sl.
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