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TICE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY. APRIL 9. 1?VT7.
VERPOOL CLOSED
BARELY STEADY
NEWS AND GOSSIP
o£ the Fleecy Staple.
Prices at the Finish Showed
Four to Five Points
Advance.
SPOT SHADE HIGHER
Demand Good—Futures in
New York Showed a Sag*
ging Tendency.
8peclal to Tha - Georgian.
” .nJ, Vick A Clark.)
(From Htjwmi....
New York, April f.—J.*8. Bache A Co..
Liverpool was due 1% to 2 higher. Comet
higher on distant position*. Spots 2 points
10.000. American
port, 1,000 4 receipts i&00(£ American - 8,000.
Today's receipt* estimated at
Liverpool slightly lower. Business con
tinues In limited volume. The public Is in
ket today. Weather Indira tlona'nre favora
ble. Favor telling the near positions on
all rallies.
Following are'll a. m. bids: May 9.55,
July 9.65, October 9.*9, January 10.14.
New Orleans, April 9.—Haywsrd, Vick _
Clark: Liverpool good. Fnturea 2 to 8 up,
as due on near and 8 to 4 up on new crop.
Probably due to reports of cold weather In
northern belt.
A large cotton house In South Carolina
writes: •‘Preparations way ahead; /eat the
The following la the range In the active
months In Liverpool today:
Open.
January February ....5.52%
Majr-June &66
July-August 5.6.’
October-b’oremher ....5.5m
Under the Influence of better rabies from
Liverpool than expected, the New York
market opened 4 to 7 points higher. Trad-
W
5.7b
5.58
lev.
!:§»
6.61%
5.58
___ Immediately after the opening were
pushed up a point or two further, from
which there was a small reaction during the
late morning session.
The market acted heavy In the afternoob.
The’ close waa raey, nef 6889 points lower
•a compared with Monday's closing figures.
Comparative receipts at all V. H. ports:
Net receipts today W.JM
Fame day inat year 26.906
Decrease b,941
Total receipts for three days 60,359
Fame days last yesr 35.309
Increase w.tal
Totsl receipts since September 1....9.129.566
Some time last yesr *.*2,331
Increase 2,277.241
Estimated receipts Wednesday:
1907.
New Orleans.... 4.700 to 6,700
Galveston 3.000 to 5.000
Houston 6,000 to 6,500
Movement at Atlanta:
Receipts today, April 9
Fkrae day last year
Increase
Shipments today. April 9
Same day laat year.
Increase None
Stock on hand today, April 9..,,. 10.247
Same day laat year 6.653
Increase
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
_
New York, quiet: middling 11c.
New Orleans, quiet and easy; middling
Houston, steady; middling
Savannah, quiet; n **
Wilmington, atradj
Charleston, firm; i
Norfolk, firm; middling lie
Baltimore, steady: middling He.
ah, quiet: middling 10%c.
gton, steady; middling 10%c.
ton. firm; middling 10%c.
, firm; middling 11c.
TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at the
E rts today, compared with the same bay
it year:
'ttalftaton. .
Mobile. . . .
Savannah. .
Charleston. ,
Wilmington.
Norfolk. . •
New York. .
Boston. . . i
Philadelphia.
Pacific coast.
Total.
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at the
Interior towna today, compared with the
same day last year,
farmers will overplont themselves and with
rains In May would not be able to take
care of everything planted." ,
Market about 6 up. Some buying on good
spot business In Liverpool, weather out
look Improved und expect selling on any
/nrtber advance.
Western half of the belt fair and warmer.
Stock In New York Increasing dally, and
so Is the load of the lotias.
Tlines-Democrat: "Yesterday's cotton mar
ket was of very Inconsequential proportions,
though Increased sales of actual atuff were
reported from Liverpool. From the interior
came additional advlcea confirming the as
serted necessity for replanting as a result
of the recent cold snap. Texas compresses,
having completed their season's work, are
closing down rapidly and many buyers
closlugsnp their Interior Texas offices
range supplies at such points are exhausted.
The weather map. which threatens frost
over n portion of the belt west of the Mis
sissippi and some promised activity In the
May option, shorts being afraid of the near
positions, are attracting some attention
nmong the talent. Otherwise, the market
Is merely a dreary Illustration of geuernl
Indifference."
Spot markets steady: good cotton with
Grades
dllng are niilte neglected.
The .Mayfield bill In Texas passed by one
ATLANTA MARKETS.
FRUIT AND PRpDUCE.
1.1 * n I I»|—■•rill «nnr,
each; chickens active. 866446c each;
Pekin. 35o each; puddle 25{j30c each;
full feathered. C&c ouch; turkeys
lie DOOM, wmmmmmmmmmmmmamm
DRE8HED
active
POULTRY—Geese, undrawn,
4tc pound; turkeys, uudrnwu,
pound; fries, active, 18629c
pound: hens, 15c pound.
PRODUCE—Lards, 10c pound: hams,
Shies.
10c pound; butter, seth
iH22%e pound: beeswax, active, 25c pound;l
Iloney, ^brlynt. active, 8c ^pound; houe^ In
pound blocks, active, 12c pound.
apples, Ce pound; white peas, active, 82.25
bushel: lady peas. $8; stock. $ 1.7602.16.
FltUITH—Leuiou*. fancy Mcmmmui. 85.750
6.00. llAiinniis. per bunch, culls, active, 90c
081; st night a, 81.6002. Pineapple*, Florl
da stock. i>er crate, 83.00. Oranges, Florida
stork, owing to site and condition on_ar
^■Apples, choice Bet
Davis, 84; fancy, 84.60; New York stntcMMm
pi cm, winter varieties, choice, per bn
8404.60: fancy 85. Cranberries, fancy dUTT
'Capo Coils, per Irnrrel, 812; Jerseys. 811.
Grape fruit. Florida stock, owing to slxei
and color, per box. 83.0003. *5. IJmes. Flor
ida stock, per hundred, 81. 1'onouts In sack,
averaging 100 pounds each, owing to grade,
per pound. 607%c. Htrawberrlcs, lO012%c.
VEGETABLES—Beete, cabbage, crate*.
pound; cabbage, T .... .. .
egg plant, active 82.50 crate; cucumbers,
82.60 crate; tomatoes, fancy, active, 82.000
2.25; potatoes. new crop, 89 barrel; onions
dry, active, 8166 bushel; Irish potatoes, ac
tive. No. 1. 90096c bushel; celery, fancy,
75085c bunch; peppers active, 8202.50 crate;
ukra, six ^baskets small, $3 crate;, caull
910c lb.; lettuce, beaded, ae-
Oc bushel; kraut. «*.<». .
3.00 crate; English peas. 82.00 crate.
FLOUR, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
FLOUIt—Highest patent. 86; beat patent
84.60; standard patent 84.25; half patent
84; spring wheat patent 85.
CORN—No. 2 white, 66c; No. 2 yellow, 67c:
mixed, 64c; Tennessee white,. 66c; cracked
,j»er bushel, 70c. Hulls. 811.60.
TH— No. 2 while, 68e^ No. 2 mixed 56c;
UrtlH-.ltl. 6 WHIU'l « NilAm ITO I
Texas rust proof, 69i; Golden oats 53c; Burt,
- — Mr.
kiKAL-Plain, per 96-pound sacks, mj
plain, 48-pound sacks, 68c; plsln, 20-pound
aackr — ** *“ *
IIAV^TinMithy, choice large bales. 81.39:
> choice small bales 81.25; do No. 1 fhlru
bales. 81.25: do No. 2 third bales 81.20; No.
1 clover mixed, 91.20; choice prairie $1; her*
mudn 81.
811 OltTfl—Choice white fl-46; Texas white
8l.46;^fsng 80-pound, 81“ "
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
New Orleans. April 9.—Increased spotgflc
coul weather, and, according to rabies, box
ing by New York caused an.Improvement In
tJrerpool, where futures gained as amehi
•s 6 points. As the predicted froata for
the Western state* did not materialise, and
generally fair and wanner weather Is Indl-
little disposition here to fol-
continue, Ih*» ecrtiflrateU
•tack I, Inrrcaiilug and liquidation or the
accumulated professional Ion. holding* In
Now York to looked for with Inti'ri'.t. It to
llkolr to hrook the present ntnnntonjr.
Weathar condition, .re quit, favorable.
Beamnably low temperature, without lnju-
tlon. are unuauiUr advaured. and that
>f farmera c
•pot mark*t
Eut there to little of It. Ur.de. lie.
_ Idling ar. quit* neglected anil read,
fir offered at quotation*.
New York, April ».-J. 8. Bache A Co.:
The cotton market waa rory dull, but a
prtoaa. out
low mlddll
able' looking for a melt of unaettleil weath
er In the Houth. following two or three
months of unttsunlly favorable condition*.
At tb. aame time, the early market was
hardly a full rrapomie to Liverpool cahtaa
and hull lacked force Weather Indication;
•re for continued «dd weather, with alight
rain,. After the early strength. prlcea
enaeil off In a quiet way. There was no
outtdde bualueaa. The public •«» to be
Indifferent, and It aocma the lietler tiollcy
to take no position on the* market itutll
•omo tanalbte Indication of n tendency pre
sent. llaelf.
01...- . . brown, M to 100-
pound (1.89.
‘CHICKEN FEF.D-Flfty-pound sad
Purina chick feed 81.80; Victor feed,
Banner feed 91.SS. . , . _
Banner feed, |t,25; bran feed, 51.10.
PROVISIf NS.
Idea, LOG pounds, fat boi, m;
platea, K.15; Supreme lard. Wit 1-urlly
coiqpound, ttftc.
GROCERIES.
RirK-Jap Mf6V4c; heml »(ITe; fancy bend
SSlt dairy. Wic;
(i A B—8 ta nds nl granulated 85; New
York refined, 4He; plantntlon 4%c.
COFFEE—Roasted Arbuckles 816; bulk In
biscuit, ft case: No. 2 rolled
oats. 83 cate. Back grits, 96-pound bags,
81:55. Oysters, full weight. 82 case; light
weight, lUt caae. Evaporated apples, TV;
pound. Pepper, 18c. Raking powders. 85
rase. Red salmon. 85 rase. Pluk salmon.
84.35 rase. Cocoa, 40c; chocolate, 33c; snuff,
1-pound Jars, 48c. Konst beef. (2,60 rase
Edited by
Joseph B. Lively j
MARKETS
Mr. Lively's twenty-five
years* experience of ed
iting markets In Atlanta
and tbe South has made
him a recognized au
thority In bla specialty.
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS
NAME OF STOCK.
Anaconda
American Locomotive.
do, preferred . . ..
Am. Hmeltlng lUt. • .
do, preferred • • ••
AfiMson
do. prafarred ,
u<>, prsierrea » » »»
American Cotton OIL .
Am. Car Foundry ,
Baltimore A Ohio .
. ..Jan Padfle . , ,
Chicago and Nortbw'n.
Chesapeake A Ohio • •
Colorado Fuel A ll*00.
Central Leather ....
do, preferred • .
Chicago A Great W. .
Chicago, M„ A Ht. P..
Delaware A Hudson. .
Distiller's Securities. .
Erie
Electric • a a
Illinois Central ....
Am. Ice Securities . .
^oulevllle A Nashville.
Padfle
Total etock sales today 1,166,800 ahaim
NAME OF STOCK.
N. Y., OnL AW......
National Lead.
Northern Padfle. • • • • ,
New York Central. ...
Norfolk A Western. . • • ,
Pennsylvania.
People's Gas. ..••••<
Pressed Hteei Car, • > , «
do. preferred. • • • • <
Taciflc Mall.
Reading.
Republic Steel, ••••••
Rock Island. *••••••<
do. preferred. , , , . i
United States Rubber- • <
do. preferred
Southern Padfle. • , « • «
Southern Railway, . . . • «
do. preferred.
Texas A Pacific. . • • . -
Union Padfle.
United States Steel, • • <
do. preferred. ...
Vn.-Car.Chemical. . . • ,
do. preferred. • • • •
Western Union. . . . • ,
Wabash. . . ,
do. preferred. . . . ,
Wisconsin Central, • . ,
do. preferred. , , . ,
NEW YORK.
XFTT
Mny..
June,.
July..
Aug. .
Sept;
Oct. .
Dec. .
Jail.
9.68
9.66
9.7.3
9.91
10.01
10.17
Closed easy.
I li
Ml
3S
li.30-32 9.39-4
9.45-46 9.54-6
9.50-52 9.58-0
9.56-57 9.63
9.58 59
9.59 61
9. Gil 61
19.88-90
10.05 (Si
9.87-88
9.94-95
10.11-12
LIVERPOOL.
m. and close, compared with yesterday
Futures opened quiet and steady.
Opening Previous
Ranve* 2 p.m. Close. Close.
April 5.67% 5.68 6.71
Aprll-May ....G«3
Mny-June ,...5.65
5.65% 5.69
5.66 * “
June-Juty ...66.7 -5.62% 5.64
July-Aug. ..6.62 5.63 5.65
Aug.-Sept. ..5.58%-6.67 5.59 5.61>
Sept.-Oct. ...5.55 -5.56 6.66 5.5#
Oct.-Nov. ...5.51%5.52% 6.53% 6.55
6.64
6.69 6.64
6.66% 6.62
Nov.-Dee. ..5.61
Dec.-Jan. ...5.51
Jan.-Feb. ...5.52%
Closed barely steady.
, 5.62
5.57'J
5.54
5.5-Vi
6.5;
5.53% 5.56% 5.51%
NEW ORLEANS.
TIPS FLASHED
From Wall Street.
Special to The Georgian.
(From Hayward, Vick A CUrk.)
New York, April 9.—J. S. Baehe & Co'.
London market slightly above parity.
The persistence with which the market
on our aide holds is at last restoring eonfl
donee In London. They have l»een distrust
ful of things financial on this side, and
they have been more cautious than ever
liefore regarding our securities. This baa
themselves as they have always done
In the past. Good securities will remain
good, and n ready market will be found
not deposed to encourage any enlargement
of bullish activity now, and ns a good por
tion of tbe shortage has been covered we
look for a gradual decline In prlcea.
and this would not justify huylug
Issues now.
'ake profits In cotton on bulges; also In
eat on any further moderate Imp:
ment. though subsequently we look
hlcher prices for this commodity.
London prices are Irregular.
GOVERNMENT WEEKLY
REPORT ON WEATHER
Washington, Anrfl 9.—East of tbe Missis-
. a IUV *
ApL„ _
was colder than usual, but In the region of
the Mississippi westward to the plateau re-
enrred during tbe forepart of the week,
generally throughout the central valley and
Atlantic coast and east gulf states. The
April. . . .
May.. . , ;
June
July
Aug.
Hept. . . .
Oct
Dec
Jan. . , . .
Closed steady.
10.30 10.39
10.18 ■
10.26-27
10.23-25
10.26-27
10.21-23
10.18 ■
10.15-16
10.17-1S
10.23-25
10.26: .....
10.32-33
10.30 H
10.82-33
10.27 ■
18-19
10.19-21
10.26-28
NOTES ON GRAIN.
Pointers on Provisions.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
(From liny ward, Vick A Clark.)
Chicago, April 9.-Bartlett, Frasier A Car
rlugron: Thera seems to bo enough pos
sibility of-damage between the weather,
bugs and tfie aphis to warrant sticking to
the long aide ou tbe setbacks. Market like-
to be nervous, however, and a fair
amount of caution necessary to success,
lluy eoru nml oats on any setback.
Weather generally clear, with low tern-
the wheat lielt, none whatever In tbe
Bontbwest, nml It Is badly needed. The
present 4s a weather market, and future
prices depend almost cutIrid.v on the de
velopment* of the ngxt two weeks through
the winter wheat belt.. I *
There lias been plenty of drought and bug
damage reports pn the floor nil day, but the
a ■**—**— ■ —
crowd seems to pay no attention to them,
the government report tomorrow holding
them III eheek, its It Is figured It will
not show lip us bullish ns tbe reports from
exjiorts uow In the field, and Unit they
will buv wheat cheaper when report Is is
sued. Outside trade very slow.
The-Chicago Record-Herald: All of the
Indication* In the provision market are that
* Ig packers are working for a decline In the
•rice of hogs this week. Nothing aggressive
the way of forcing lower prices has
en done, but they have failed to give
the
Packers have
disposed now to conduct their operatlona
on n more legitimate basis. Hackers at
Western centers have been getting their
bogs during the last week at about 15c per
100 pounds below the Chicago basis of
prices. There Is little prospect that this
Western stocks of product have crept
PMPMPPftlPIIIPIPMltniilnii to
think wuiie now of the big movement 'of
bog* that tnny be exi>crted after the close
me crop win uui 17 hip nriuuur
Grain Company estimates the dainsge by
bugs In Oklahoma and Indian Territory nt
331-3 per cent and In Kansas at 5 per cent.
Finley Harrell A Co.'* expert wired from
quite yel
igs working hard.” Know estimated
the Oklahoma and Indian Territory condi
tion at 70, or 20 points lost In the last ten
WHEAT AT OPENING'
SMALL FRACTION OFF
Monday’s Advance Brought
Considerable Selling to
Realize Profits.
Chicago, April 9.—Wheat waa tame nt the
wu 71 uu for the day, corn
was %0%c lower and oat* were %0%c
down. Tw * **"■“ ~ * “
Provisions were ?%0l3c higher.
Imra wnrn ' him
Cash sales here were ' 25,000 bushels
wheat, 30,000 bushels corn and 100,000 bushela
oats.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET,
WIIEAT-
Hept 804J
CORN-
Sft
80%
U'4
July 46%
Bent 47%
OATS—
May 42%
July 38
‘•nt.... 34%
FORK—
Mny... 16.05
July... 16.00
I.ARD-
Mny... 8.67%
July... 8.80
Hept... 8,90
It IBB—
Mny... 8.50
July... 8.62%
Hept.. ....
46%
8
3S«i
311*
a ss s».
8.75
8.87%
8.57%
8.47%
8.62%
8.65
8.73
8.82%
8.40
8.60
8.67%
MINING STOCKS.
Boston, April 9.—Opening: North Butte
19%, Hhannou 18%. Trinity 20, Copper Range
82%, Bntte Coalition 27%.
territory. Wheat looks almost perfect to
•ye, but examination shows tomewiphls
rery field. No damage at nil is ap-
rent as jYt. Judge that Infection Is Just
ml more vigorous than it wmh
farther south when bug appeared. Boyth
of Arkansas river crop Is heavily damaged
beyond repair. North of that no Injury yet.
Would put condition for tbe whole terrl
tory 70 or under, with 20-polnt drop In
" Ills later wire from Wel-
Wheat here almost perfect;
trace of aphis In all fields, but no slgu
•f damage, and lace wing tlv. their worst
neray. much In evidence. 1'lnnt well ad
mired nml vlgornim; considerable red rust
showing up. Itnln needed, but not suffering
t."
It. Frank Howard has received the fol
lowing reports covering the winter wheat
states: Coriespondcnts reporting a full
area weq^ 167; Miiall area abandoned, SO;
25 per cent abandoned, 6: 50 per cent aban
doned. 11; total aren abandoned, 3—total
217. No damage reported to crop, 155:
slight damage reported, 44; only 70 to 80
Corned beef, $2.60 rase. Catsup, ^.90
Hlrup. New Orleans, 35c gallon; corn, 30c
K llons Cuba. 35c gallon; Georgia Cane. 35c.
le. lOO poutO, 50c. Axle grease, 81.75. Soda
i case.
iw-|>uui-Ua .»»n- Kimar,
^rmrker*^7^p^md^lmm)^%c^mrster^^
arrel camly. per pound. 6c: mixed, per
pouoc. 6%c. * ’Tomatoes, 2-pound. 81-90 ra*ae;
(-pound. 82.25. Navy brans, 82; JLIttut Iwans.
_ Navy -
5c. Rest matches, per gross. 81.65.
■MfiflftraHj flardli
ronl. 6%4i7c per pound. Sardines, mustard.
8L25 case. Potash. 82.2503.80 rase. Peanuts.
76c Rope, 4 ply cotton, 18c. Soup, f 1.5004
tn»ut, 7c pouud: blue fish, 7c pound; |H»tn-
pano. pound; mackerel. 12%c pound:
mixed fish, 5c pound; fresh water trout, 90
imam iiau, w |"’umii man toim-r iivm,
10c pound: Florida shad roe. 25c; (rack, 10c;
Georgia shad roe, 40c; buck. 15c each.
ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO.,
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
AND AUDITORS
Empire Building.
ATLANTA.
Bell Phone, Main 858.
GEORGIA.
W. J. DIBBLE
Accountant and Auditor,
1114 Fourth National Bank Building.
r “ n * lu ‘ ATLANTA. GA.
... _ . The damage
re|»ort«*d Is iimluly In Michigan, northwest
ern Ohio, northwestern Indiana, by flood*
In the Ohio river valley—bottom lands—In
Oklahoma by bugs mid In Texas by drought
and hugH. Iii t'ullfornla flood* have re
duced the area and damaged the crop to
•otne extent. Acreage reported abandoned
mainly to a small extent In Ohio mid In
diana, moderate In Oklahoma, and probably
50 to 60 per cent In Texas. Elsewhere the
reports Indicate quite a good crop.
The Kentucky crop report ns wired here
by- King, of Toledo, makes the April condi
tion 99, as against 99 In March, 96 In April,
of last year, and 95 at harvest. The crop
harvested last year was 11,349,000 bushels.
The acreage sold this year Is 10 per cent
short of last. Oats condition 76. Fruit
damaged by recent raid snap.
Compilation of the receipts of flour nml
grain nt Chicago for the three months
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened % higher and at 1:30 p. m.
unchanged. Wheat closed unchanged to %
lower.
Corn opened unchanged and at 1:30 p. in.
unchanged. Corn closed % higher.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WEATHER REPORT.
STATE FORECASTS.
Georgia—Fair tonight and Wednesday;
slightly colder tonight lu south portion,
frost In north portion.
South Carolina—Fair tonight and Wednes
day; light frost In the Ulterior tonight.
Alabama—Fair tonight and Wednesday
frost tonight In north portion.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The storm which passed over this section
Folk being
this storm urea has caused general rains
and high winds over the southeast nud
snow or rain north of the 35-degree parallel.
Know wns fulling this morning at Asheville.
Washington, New York, Chicago, Huron aud
Marquette.
The pressure has Increased In the Missis
sippi valley and the south west, the center
or, greatest pressure being on the coast of
Texas.
The temperature baa fallen at nearly all
stations east of the Rockies. Tbe most
decided falls occurred In Alabama, Missis
sippi. west Tennessee and on tbe Texas
coast.
thunder storms and beneficial showers
occurred In the northwestern, northern-cen
tral and eastern counties. On the 4th and
Cth the rainfall was excessive In portions
of the northwestern dlvlslou and in the
middle Trinity river valley and was defi
cient tdsewhere. No rain, or only Inappre-
clable amounts, occurred In the roust, the
south western and western counties.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory—Light
frost occurred lu southern nud eastern coun
ties on the 1st. The mean temperature was
slightly above normal. The weather wua
fair except ou the 4th mid 5th, when llg'
to heavy rain fell over the whola section.
Georgia—The first three days were unsea
sonably cold, with freexlng weather and
heavy to killing frosts In most .districts
In the northern half of tbe state aud light
frosts lu southern counties. The mean
temperature was uearly 5 degrees below
normal. The weather was fair until tT
5th anil unsettled during tbe rest of tl
week. Rainfall waa below normal. *
Florida—The first three day* were colder
than usual, frost oraurrlng southward to
the 28th parallel on the 3d. The remainder
of the week was warmer. Fair weather
P revailed during tbe week except ou last
wo days,* when rain occurred locally In tbe
west and extreme north portlous.
Alabama—Tbe first of the week was
cloudy and cold and frost formed In places
localities In tbe western half of tbe state
on tbe Gth. A destructive ball storm oc
curred In Lowndes county on tbe 7th.
cloudy and much warmer. Tbe
mean temperature and total rainfall were
nearly normal, tbe rainfall being well dis
tributed. Hevere thunder storms were gen-
cold with frost over the Interior and cloaed
moderately warm. Heveral local storms
occurred over the central counties Friday!
STOCKS AT START
WERE IRREGULAR
Most Important mange?
Were on the Side of
Advances.
BUSINESS WAS LIGHT
After a Small Early Set-
Back Prices Renewed Up
ward Movement.
New York. April 9.—With the reaction of
.Saturday and yesterday morning, the post-
tlon of the market. seemed to have been
strengthened sufficiently to permit a re-,
iiewol of active operatlona for the rise, on
these signs of technical strength the up
ward movemeut was resumed this morninx
and sharp advances were made all through
tbe list. American Ktaelters and Caundian
Pacific were the lenders at the opening, the
former on n reiteration of confident talk
that tbe June dividend would be declared
nt the rate of 10 per cent. Enormous buy-
Ing of Hteei common In execution of a brfl-
Hunt earulngs statement at the end of the
month was another striking Incident of
Into the Pacific stocks. Into the lim snares,
the Coopers and Reading, and the general
tone or thd market at midday was as bnoj-
ant as nt any time last week.
New York, April 9.—The \ atock market
opened Irregular, but with the more Impor
tant changes advances. Canadian Pacific
wns up 2%, Smelting and Baltimore and
Ohio 1.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
ST0CK8-
Opn
Clot
Anaconda
Atchison
do, preferred
Baltimore and Ohio
I'heunpcuke nud Ohio
Chicago Great Western
Canadian Pacific
Erie
do. preferred
Illlnol* Central
it*
14
176
25H
*1
I
6)%
148%
do, preferred
Louisville and Nashville
.Mexican Central, preferred..
Norfolk and Western
New York Central
Ontario and Western
[*enu«ylvanln
Philadelphia aud Heading .<••*...
Itock Island ..1
Southern Pacific l
6<;' ....;
tg-'h
79V4
121*4 124
39 1 !
127% 127%
m%ui%
22% .....
85
Union Pacific
United States Steel
do, preferred
Wobaiih, preferred
141%....!
37% | 3*
100% ilU0%
26 i....:
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Existing conditions Indicate fair weather warning. Rainfall generally deficient; ae-
In thla section tonight and Wednesday. >ere drought In Home localities,
continued cold tonight with probably light Arkapsns—Forepart of tho week was gen-
Minimum and Maximum Temperatures
and Rainfall.
Observations taken at 8 a. m., 75th merld
Ian time.
ATLANTA.
Abilene. .
Amarillo. .
Asheville. .
Augusta.
Birmingham.
Bismarck. . .
Boston. . . .
Buffalo. ...
Charleston. •
Charlotte. . •
Chicago.
Cincinnati. . .
Corpus Christ!.
Davenport. . .
srfc??-.-.:
Fort Hiultb. . .
Galveston. . .
Havre
linron
Jacksonville. . .
Jupiter. . . . .
Kansas City. .
Key West.
Knoxville. . .
l.os Angeles.
Tho following Is the primary movement
of wheat and corn today:-
Wheat—Receipt* 650,000
meats
receipt:
bushels,
Corn—Receipts 1,594,000 bushels; shlp-
leai nnu corn lonay: 1
mt—Receipts 650,000 bushels; sblp-
i 233,000 bushels; last year, wheat
•ta 306.000 bushels, shipment* 26>>,000
nieiits 955.000 bushela; last year,
celpts 362.000 bushels; shipments last year
207,000 bushels.
NORTHWEST CARS.
cats of today, last
THE METAL MARKET.
slightly; others unchanged.
COTTON SEED OIL.
1907.
Flour, barrels 2,542.000
Wheat, bushels 2.917,000
Corn, bushels 36,071 .»>*•>
Oats, bushel* ;a 20,579.900 20,137.000
Rye, bushels 648,000 491,0»
Barley, bushels 6.440,000 6,342,0ft
Reducing fl«»ur to wheat, the aggregate re-
‘.'.©4.000 bushels, rani
bushels last year—
a Increase of 15,649,<M0 bushels, or 25.1 per
cent.
AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN.
■•lionlug Is the utaiciiu'iit nf the
mailable supply of grain a* rum
piU-d by Rradstrect's:
Wheat—East of the Rockies. Increase
!.6JU>D intfheK Canada. Increase riii.orc>:
east of Rookies and Canada, Itu-reusc 2.1*4,*
ft»; uthwit for and In Europe. Increase 2,430.-
Tetal United Bltales aud Europe, iu-
•rrase 4.534.0ft.
Inc
Following Is the opening and rinsing of
the New York cotton seed oil market:
Opening. Close.
April 45%046% 45%046%
Mny. 45 Ci46 45U045%
July ' **
September
October. .....
Deev-tuber
Closed steady.
42%
036
Memphis. . .
Meridian. . .
Miles City. .
Mobile
Montgomery. .
Nashville. . . ,
New Orleans.
New York. . .
Norfolk
North l'latte.
Omaha. . . .
Palestine. . . .
Portland. Me.
Portia ml. Ore.
Ht. Lulls. . . .
Ht. Paul. . .
Han Franc!eco.
Hnvatinali. . .
Hpokaue. . • .
Tampa
Taylor.
Thomasvllle. , .
Vicksburg. . , •
Washington. . .
Wilmington. . .
R25H
J. 11. MAKUUKY,
CHICAGO CAR LOT8.
The rmlpta of grain In car Iota tola;
and estimated receipts for tomorrow are as
, f° W,: To,tor. Tomor
IS
15000
CLEARANCES.
Clearances: Wheat 32.000 bushels; flour
13.000 barrela; corn 271.U00 bushels. Wheat
and flour equals 91,000 bushels.
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK,
ernlly fair and
•liter, with a general and
2d. The latter part was
showery aud the mean temperature nearly
cent
where It was slightly deficient. Heavy
in some northeastern
rnlus occurred
counties.
Tennessee—First two days were cold, gen-
oral light to heavy, and In some Instances
killing frosts occurred on the 2d. The 3d,
4th and 5th were much wanner. Good raina,
heavy in some sections, occurred from tbe
ill, to thn nil
4th to the 7th.
Missouri—Weather was rather cool for
the advanced season. Heavy frosts oc
curred on 1st and 2d, causing much Untnage
In the southern counties. .Good rains oc
curred on the 6th and 7th, giving ample
moisture for *
mature for present needs.
North Carolina—Mean teinperntnre about
8 degrees lielow normal. The lowest tern
pern tore with light to killing frosts oc
curred on the 2d, and considerable damage
was done In the western counties nod some
In tbe eastern counties. Rainfall somewhat
, .--....j ... "V. •> HUU II K'-IHIIII ill ill Ul
close of week partially reduced tbe drought.
There was less than the average sunshine.
THE COFFEE MARKET*.
The following figures give tbe opening
?P , L e , a ? d * bo * ,iJW coffee
Mareh
April .,
May
June ..
July ..
August
Opening
Ranee.
. .5.65-5.65
..5.60-5.65
. .5.60-6.65
. .5.70-5.85
..5.75-5.85
..5.65-5.75
..5.60-5.70
Close.
5.60-5.65
5.60-5.65
5.005.65
6.70-6.75
5.75 5. SO
ax ncod m, imv ..
Atlanta 6*. 1911
Atlanta 4%s. 1923
Atlanta 4a, 1934
Atlanta and West Point
Atlanta aud West Point Debts..
Georgia
C. K. of Georgia, 1st Income....
do. 2d Income
Augusta and Savannah
Southwestern ;,,,».••••••••••••••
Corcla Pacific, 1st ..............
SCHOONER SPRAGUE
IS RESCUED FROM
BAR AT CAVE BANK
Special to The Georgian.
Wilmington, N. C.. April 9.—Tin
achooner Laura L. Sprague, the 594
ton lumber-laden ship from Jackson'
vllle, Kla., to Elizabeth Port,
haa been reacuc;} by the revenue ouft.'
Seminole. Saturday the Sprague eu
countered trouble eft Cove Bank life
•avlng atatlon. The boiler tubes burned
out and the boiler became uaelcaa. Shi
waa found by the Seminole and tmved
Into Southport early this mornln*.
From Cove Bunk to Southport Is a dlsj
tance of HO mile,. During the trip i
ifpvere northwest gale waa encountered
and the Sprague leaked badly.
EMPEROR WILLIAM
IN AUTO WRECK
London, April 9.—Empernr William
of Germany had a narrow escape from
death In a motor accident today, ac
cording to a Berlin dispatch. His ma
chine skidded across a street, striking
a curb with terrillc force. His majes
ty was badly shaken up.
..5.6
R«M70 COLUMBUS, OHIO. PAPER
5.605.65 *“
September .. ..
October
November ..
December .. .. . .5.60-5.65
Closed steady; sales 43,009 bags.
0-5.66
. .5.55-5.66
,.5.56-5.60
f». 55-5.0 i
5.55-5.60
5.55- 5.60
5.55- 6.69
6.55- 5.60
’is damaged by fire.
STOCKS IN FIRST HANDS
REDUCED TO LOW LEVEL.
-Pi ^ w . ' <>r, ‘ Coinruerelnt: in the
wholesale dry goods market K-itunlay n
large immlier ot out of.town Jobbers were
In evidence. They have need of n "pie
HuS^.A merchandise to see them through
With tht>lr nimmap tm.i.. "!*
!hi5 i*5 ,r •“mm* trad™ nml nit hough
they find the range of prices high nnd
adrsneing, they show a”wll l l'inri7ess“'to“nto",!
!o.:L- < '‘ , -,A'. ru iL' l '' tl ,l >eT can get enrly ,W-
llvery. oS fine «n,Tunble n 7hed coito„.''
hosiery, underwear and fnm-v wash fabrics
5 frsellou of the business
tendered commission merchants can be tie
eepted The enttlng llp trades, especially
ihc shirt nnd nh rinniit m.irua ..*2.. .l .A
It M-ttod In the men .
nt the close of the week that orders on
SS2.-*2£5^r5ii!n»' iiw?
wear market
were ranting In with more regularity an<l
! ,,rw »qw In a wife no!!|.
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Carondalet and Gravier Sts* New Orleans.
MEMBERS:
I New Orleans Fnture Brokers' Asaoclstlot.
New Orleans and Chicago Boards of Traita,
New York Coffee Exchange.
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Ass’*.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York Cotton Exchange.
Galveston Cotton Exchange.
Uouaton Cotton Exchange.
. - _. NJS Yorkand Chicago Correspondent a.
i. B. BACHE & CO., AND BARTLETT. FRAZIER A CARRINGTON.
• PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS.
U H. Flirchila.
L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY.
Cat*, lu
NEW ^ORLEANS.
5 r, l aI ? Co,t ?? Exchange New Tork CofTe. Exchange,
N.w York Cotton Lichange. New Orleana Board of Trade,
New Orleans Stock Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade.
LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION.
Privet. Wire, to NEW YORK ant CHICAGO. Order, aoll.-lted fot ta.
turn .sllswr. on abo,. Fvi-hsngtra. B. C. COTugtK
tlon for the heavyweight season ' i m .
“orters are making Mine preset! in toik.
a Import orders on silk piece goods
rices art- so high that buyers 1 are forced
Columbus, Ohio, April 9.—Fire which
broke out early this morning did IM9.-
000 damage to the building occupied by
The Dispatch. The origin of the !!/'■-•
a mystery. The Dispatch got out an
extra at 9 o'clock thin morning and
will continue publication, using the
preea of Tho Ohio Stato Journal.
WILL BRING PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST OIL MILLS.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., April 9.—Attorney
General Fletcher announces that ■
will Institute quo warranto proceed
ings against the Kosciusko oil mills ana
several similar corporations, charging
them with violating the anti-trust la»»
of the state. They are combining t»
restrain competition In seed buying, u
to charged.
NEGRO KILLED BY CAR:
CREW UNDER AlUIE.i,
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala., April tl.—Baa
Saffoid. a negro, waa run over ano
killed this morning by a atreet car.
Motorman George Wallace and 1 ■
ductor R. B. Barry have been arrest
ed. The negro was driving n mu.e
across the track when he was struck.
ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK
ATLANTA. GA-
A. E. THORNTON, Vice-President.
C. E. CURRIER, President.
H. T. INMAN, Vice-PreaidenL GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier.
JAMES S. FLOYD, Assistant Cashier.
Capital $500,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $600,000.00
We Solicit Your Patronage.