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— 10 ppiRiifp^^ THE ATT, A NT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TL'ESDAr, HAY 7. J9"7. I NEW CROP MONTHS OPENEO STRONGEST NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. Special to Ttaa Georgian. (From Havwani, Vick & rkrk.Ji Fully Responded to Sliarp Advance in Liver pool Market. New York, llajr 7.^1. S. Barhe A Co.: Liverpool wai due 44*4% bl*rl»«?r on near and 2% higher on late. Opened *teady, 7 higher ou near and 6 higher on late. At quiet 8%'04% net higher ou near * n late m<‘‘ lijghe; and 4tf6*hVgl»er o»Tl i month*. Spot* quiet mlddllni HpeoillA at i I'wiun uiruvi , ...... . 5.000; American 6,000: apecuUtlon end ex port 600; Importa 17,0J0, including 8,000 Amur- lean. , , The new crop month* In Liverpool keep the advance. The weather conditions not at all Inspiring. Realising In the juj goal WEATHER THE FACTOR tlons. ’Huy” the fur months. We believe ;irlce* will hold, and Hint the market Is a especially new crop t mouths “ft * w*» gome heavy realising, and some Spots in Liverpool Continue to Advance—Sales Falling Off. ug in. —~ —. ntes, hut Jt has been well taken, and un leas the forecast shows clear weather for Hclilll, after bur New York. May 7.—The cotton opened firmer up S to 9 p<dufft, thus tanking n tall response to the cables. The advance In the market at Liverpool was due largely u reports of unfavorable weather In tin South. Right after thu call the list lin proved some 2 or 4 points further, but jwSm pension In public Interest The following Is a summary of the week- —eminent weather report: temperature was below normal, ex jvlng ho me October at 10.68* Is now’offering 6,000 at that price. Following are the 11 a. ui. bids: May 10.64; July 10.54; October 10.69; January 10.80. New Orleans, May Clark: It la..now |y government weather repoi "The temperature was below •>u.mm. y* cept over <*eorffIa : *Houtb Carolina* Fler- SDSIWRDB. warn- uirrc wn» nu muring from 2 to 4 dgereea. Over Okla bom a. Arkansas and the Interior of Texna the deficiency In temperature for the week ranged from 10 to 17 degrees. Rain fell In ell portions of the cotton region dur ing the week. The weekly rainfall ex ceeded 2 Inches at moat stations In Mis alsalppl, Louisiana, eastern Texas, Arkan ■ I<SMj|Pin un, rn.iri u J r»nn, iiinnii- _aa and western Tennessee, and more fhnu I Inches are reported from a few stations In Louisiana. Arkansas and western Teunes- In face of the bullish weather report, the tendency of prices In the early after noon was downward, though the undertone i steady. At the close tba New oYrk market for trance In the near months, while the new crop positions were 164 points lower. Comparative receipts at all U. 8. ports: Net receipts today 12,481 Same day last year 14.614 Decrease f 2,083 Total receipt* for three day* M.1J0 Bams days last year 85,367 Decrease 4.177 Total receipts since September 1 9.434.664 Same time last year 7.220.893 Increase 2,213,641 Estimated receipt* Wednesday: 1907 1908. New Orleans 4,100 to 4,80) Galveston 2.000 to 8.000 Houston 1.600 to 2,600 Movement at Atlanta: Receipts today 16 Same day Inst year 251 Decrease M 244 Shipments today... None Same day last year 32 Decrease 82 Stock on bond today 7,406 Same day last year 8.669 6,999 2.218 1.42? slide to raise a crop of 13.000.on0. belief becomes general the market would quickly advance considerably over 11. Looka higher. Newspapers contain much datnag# news this morning about n ruin and wind storm which passed through north Texas, east Texas, north Louisiana and Mississippi, causing further heuvy* ralna In the uortb and central delta. ... May Indicates further rains In the nortl> central and northeastern states and cooler, probably showers In the south central and southeastern state*. Man looks unfavorable and presenta more unsettled conditions. Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-fir* years' experience of ed iting markets In Atlanta sod the South has made him a recognized au thority In his specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. Amalgamated copper , Atlantic Count Lins American Huger list AuacondA Auaconaa ....*•• American Locomotive. Am. Smelting Ref. • . do, preferred . • •• Atchison do. preferred .... American Cotton OU. • Am. Car Foundry . Baltimore 4 Ohio . Canadian Pacific Chicago and Nortbw n. Chesapeake 4 Ohio . . Colorado Fuel 4 Iron. Central Leather .... do, preferred .... Chicago 4 Great W. . Chicago, M., 4 St. P.. Delaware 4 Hudson. . Distiller's Securities. . Erie , GOVERNMENT WEEKLY REPORT ON WEATHER. Washington, to !b, M and In iho uorth.ru anil con trnl portion, from the arronil to the fifth. iiiiDdis t.vDirai • . . • Am. Ice BecnrttlM . . Uniterm, A Nashrill,. Mexican Central . . . Bl.aonrt I-aclde .... Total .took ealea, flDl.ttoT NAME OF STOCK. rational Lent]. Northern t-aclde. . Nate York Central. Norfolk A Western. Pconajlranla. . . . , People's Ou. Ueedluc. •••«•••*•• Republic Steel Bock lrtand. . do. pref.rnd United State. Itubbaf. , . , do. preferred Southern 1’aclflc. ...... Southern Ksllwaf. do. preferred Flos.-Sheffield Tenn. Coal A Iron Texna A Pacldc. Weatern Union. . Wabash. do. preferred. NEW YORK. ture* In New Unlit Is badiy needed In the southern por tion. Georgia—The week was warm, the AiMtf temperature Itelng 2 to 4 degrees above normal. Cloudy weather prevailed most of the time. Rains were general on ttiu 34 - * *' “ other Incr ...8,839 8P0T COTTON MARKET. 11%. New York, steady; I New Orleans, steady; m . Augusta, steady; middling 12el Boston, steady; middling 11.70. Houston, steady; middling 12c. Memphis, steady; middling 11%. 8*varnish, sternly; middling 11%. Charleston, firm; middling lie. Baltimore, nominal; middling 12c. TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS. Tba following table shows receipts at ths L rts today, compared with tka same day it ysar: New Orleans Gslveston .. Mobile Savannah .. Charleston .. Wilmington .. Norfolk Nsw York .. .. Boston .. .. Philadelphia .. Totals 12481 SS 14514 INTERIOR RECEIPT8. Ths following tabhi shows the Interior movement of cotton, compared with the same day.last year: HAYWARD, VICK A CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orleans. May 7.—Weather conditions over night again favored the long side. Rains were general tod particularly heavy to all central states. North Texas had i bad wind storm which moved Into North very difficult owing to present crop pnm- Our market opened about 8 higher on thu whole list, but hesitated, probably owtug to tha fact that tba winter mouths are ft Is Impossible to rate* . for next season without full asslstanca from tha large area now tbraetened with partial ably MWPI With mills so well engaged ahead, i»r.it«-. tlvu buying must bo correspondingly large If ever provoked by bad crop prospects. On our aide already the opinion Is pretty well settled that.we onu- not raise the crop of needed slxe. Texas end the territories had hardly any precipi tation durlug the past twenty-four hours. Official forecast promises showers for the entire belt. This week will nrobsbly de cide the Issue. If there should be no let up In the rainy spell trade and apcculatlou are liable to act determinedly. A change In the weather for the better In thu next two days might delay matters to a latter day. Hi»ota are steady; no new features New York. May 7.—J. H. Radio 4 fo.: The strength lu the new crop months was a feature of the Uverpool market, prices opened higher nnd the early advance was maintained durlug most of the morning. There appeared some realizing on the ad vs lice, but. In spite of this, the far months were In good demand. Entirely to*, much moisture nud low temperatures Is the trou ble at pre»>eut. Peed Is In great demand at advancing prices, and. on the whole, the cotton market Is faring serious rood!- ttona. The demand for s|»ots keeps up. and this I* the ent of the buyer, as evid< ■pot markets. We just now but bull meut lu tho crop will be slow lu strong Liverpool " see nothing ahead editions. Improve- and scattered showers oqauved ou other dates, but the total amounts wore below normal lu most districts excepting otic Inch at only n few stations. Alnbmuu—Hhowers were frequent tnd were heaviest lu southwestern counties nnd lightest 111 eastern coput le». The sun shine was very much below the average. The temperature was generally slightly below normal. The nights of the 4tb and 5th were uuuaually cool and were immediate ly followed by the warmest day of the Mouth Carolina—The week was mild but deficient in sunshine. The moisture was ample In all purtn of the atnte. Ilall did some dninuge. Ruins occurred In extreme western counties. The temperature wns slightly above normal and the precipita tion was nearly normal. Tenneaaoe—Tha temperature has averaged nearly normal In the eastern counties, nut wus much Ih*Iow lu the middle and. wt era sections, where light fronts occurred tho 6th. Hhowers necurrod nearly every day, the week closing with heavy ruins In western and middle countleu. Texas—Tho week wns decidedly colder, the tem|»ernture being 10 to 12 dcgites be low normal over the greater portion of the state. Light frosta lu the weatern and northwestern counties nnd freextng tempera ture lu tho panhnndlo occurred on sev eral dates. Precipitation was abundant In ceutrol. northeastern, eastern nnd coast counties, but deficient elsewhere. Little or no precipitation occurred in western, nnd numerous northwestern nud southwestern counties. Arkansas—Abnormally low temperatures prevailed until Monday, the mean tempera ture being 8 to 12 degree* below normal. Frost occurred In Hevlor county and a tem perature or 30 degrees was roportod In Rootle county. The rainfall wsa much above normal except lu the southwestern portlou. work. Imulatnnn—Tho week wns unfavorable. Tho temperature was below normal except thu southeastern portion. Hhowers fell nu three days, the nreclpitntlou In-lug generally qxccssfw. Hull and high wluda "••nirred In aome localities. The sunshine deficient. Mississippi—Tho weather was generally cloudy, raining and very unfavorable. The menu temperature wns couslderubly below nortunl In the western ami northern portions nnd Hourly normal lu the aouth- custom portions. Thunder storms were frequent, the rainfall being heavy In the southern nortlon and excessive lu the ex treme northern, and the average being much above normal. Homo low binds are over flowed. North Carolina—The weather was favor able. Temperature* average slightly abov normal. The precipitation wus also some what above normal, but wns unevenly dls- May. . Juno July . . I Nov. Dec. Jnu. 'lO.rii 10.5 10lf52 10.60-62 10.60-61 10.88-40 10.30-37 10.64-68 10.44-4$ 10.37-39 10.66-67 10.69-61 LIVERPOOL. Tb* following flfura sl-a tha opening ran,, nnd clo«e, compared frith jciterilax: future, opened Arm. Previous Opening „ Haute. 1p.m. Cloee. Cloee. 6.29 3.27 6.25 6.26t* 6.22 Mny-.1une.... 6.27 -6.26 June-Juljr.... 6.20 .6.17 July-Au, 6.14 -6.11H Aug.-Kept.... 6.02 -6.01 Sept.-Oct.... 6.MH-S.94 Oct.-Nor.... 6.88 -6.8? Nov.-Dec.... 5.85V4 Dec.Jen &.M&5.MV4 Jan.-Pel 5.10 -5.83 Feh.-Mer.... 5.S6 -5.88 Closed steady. 6.83th 6.86 NEW ORLEANS. Tb, following ls tho rang. In cotton fo- tore, In New Orlssos today F*rr i\t a LS June July • Aug. , Hept, , Oct. , Nov. « Dec. Jan. Closed steady. .|11.28ilL88|11.26|U.32|nomn' ii.65 ii.69ii.63ii.64 11.35 11.35 11.34 11.34 |U.24 11.B4111.24/11.24 MP . 110.94110.9t»| 10. SJi| 10. 10. M BHE io.94 io.*8o io.si ■> 10.95' 10.FV10.RC ! il 111.26-36 11.32 111.35 ■ 11.54-55 1 11.60-61 11.31 11.28-30 11.12 [11.14-161 i i). 83-^410.87 Jla82-84j 10.87-89 10.81-82 10.86-87 10.85-87110.90-91 NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. Special to The Georgian. (From Hayward, Vick 4 Clark.) Chicago, May *7.—Bartlett. Frailer 4 Carrington: There la not an item to sug gest a cessation of the bull market. The promptness of tho response abroad con firms the advices of poor Kuropcau pros pects. Buy on any break. Keep long a few September oats. Do not see much In corn at the moment Chicago Record-Herald. State erop reports Issued thus far this month Indicate that the government fig tires due next Friday will snow a material ehnuge for the worse In the winter wheat crop outlook. The Missouri crop report. Just issued, show* a condition of 82. as compared with 94 lu March last, and with 87 lu May u year ago. The Kansas state report made a condition near the end of April of 84, as compared with the government'* report at the opening of lust month of 99. The Ohio report made a condition of 74, aa against Its March report of 87, nnd Its May condi tion last year of 103. It Is safe to assume that there will he other shrinkages from vent --- -— —. advices also Indicate a general lowgdug of winter wheat conditions during the last month, nnd there baa been confirmation of the reports of crop losses In Important parts of India. In fact there Is scarcely a country In the world thut shows a high wheat crop condition. It must ne borne In mind, however, that the May crop report of the government can- »t, without Indulging In prophecy, give the at condition of affairs In the ItouthwesL ent April report for nil *tatea cx- WHEAT FRICTION OFF IN EARLY SESSION Reports of Rain and Warm er Weather the Slain Influences. the green bug without In any way Isliliig the pest with it* far reaching men ace. In fact, the cold weather has beew precisely the sort to make the ultimate of tho pest an almost certainty, at her, to which the green bug ap SB" pear* to be practically Impervious, tins killed off and set bsek his parasitic enemies to such an extent that they are now left far behind. In short, the winter wheat crop trlbuted, being excesnlvc custom - 111 the Interior and deficient In western counties. Oklahoma and Indian Territory—Cloudy. of the week. Light to heavy fronts curred In eastern and central couutles and heavy to killing frosts lu western counties :be 1st am ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. EOOB—Active. l?e. LIVE POULTRY—Ilsna, active. 8511400 •acb; chickens, active. 26jfi30c each; ducks. each; chickens, active. 26ft Pekin. 16c each; puddle 26* full feathered, 65c each; ■ t-IIT*-, UVUU<4, llllbTJI, lllllll 86 II, tlve, 16ttl6c pound; fries, active, 184 pound; hens. 14c pound. PRObl'CB— Lards, joe pound; bams. pic fonsy, 1-poun !?: live, 16c pound; shoulders, active, 9c pounu. five, 10c pound: butter, active, 18 ~ pound; uey In ivmr. aw uuuuu, iimirr, ne pound: beeswax, active, 28c bright, active, fee pound; honey .pound blocks, active. 12c pound; dried apples 64T7H pound: white yeas active $3.25 ■ vymu 4"imn um, nriup, 4 bushel* lady peas. U.60; stin k. ||.75t72.t5. FRriTH— Lemons, fancy Mcssuna, !5.Sfl.tf 5.75. Itananas, pur bunch, culls, nctlve. 81.25; straight*. 4c pound; Pineapple*. Fu ll feil Grange*. Flori- ban. per crate, I4B4.59. Orange*. da stock, owing to *ls«* and condition rival, per box, 84414.50. Apples, New York state, fancy, 86.50. Grnpo fruit, Florida stock, owing to situ and color, per box. 82.604f3.ab. Lime*. Florida stock, ner hundred. $1.50. 1'esnuts, In sack, sverai mniatoes. active, 82B260; potatoes, new •rop 85*15.75 per barrel: onion*. I«ottl*lnn^. 12 bushel; Fgyptlnn, 4'ie pound; old Irish ratatoes. active, 81.16681.20 bushel; celery. |>ep|»ers, active, 12. M fancy, |2.5fl cnti.mi, orate; okra, six basket*, small, . lettuce, honiled, active, 8l.50tf3 crate MONEY MAP OF COBALT IT IS FREE id prndtic ves nt n glance the locntlo of all the big nilio** In tin* Great i'atiu dluu Silver Camp. This map of COBALT I* compiled fVe complete COBALT T li n existence. K to Judge of t! e. Writ** for rniuent htatistfi** and vbb*h make* it the most mprelienslve map ry Investor’need* value of Invest free copy today. The R. L. Bernier Company, 3!2 Security llldtf., Chicago, III. I* now In very much tho poaltloh of n dry prairie, menaced by fire with no water avail- .. ... ply It. The In . wide that It Is hard to imagine how It would be possible to re infect It enemies, tho only ... . .. .. the previous fail, had been abandoned. The toes from the seed-1 Ing for tho previous crop was 1,632,000 acre* or 4.6 per cent. The , winter wheat area. or 4.6 per cent. The winter wncat seeded last fall wns 31.666.1X10 acres, a* pared with 29,600,000 acres finally* harvested III 1906. futures most of the time the volume of speculation has been rather light. landing longs have sold on the strong spots, tip- . jp and the sudden Increase In Danublsn shipments. So much has been made of the latter In the Kttropean markets, however, that It I* at tracting soma suspicion among American exporters. Tho latter have been doing a steady but not large business most of the week. There has beeu a rather small volume of cash demand from the East. l.nto cables report that the receipts of Argentine corn from the Interior «»r that country are light and of unsatisfactory quality. This Is' the season of the year when Argentina should begin exerting new crop corn heavily. l*rluiary market arrivals last week Ppn^rlipiryiMHnMMpi .... about the same ns for the previous vook. and nlmut 600,000 bushels less than or tin* corn spending we**k last y«ar. THE METAL MARKET. New change Tin w« liveries. . .. other commodities wera dull chnugetl. . lies us. round green $2.25; wax. ll.J&fil.&o crate; asparagus, 2f*c bunches: Fugllsli pens, none. VfitlKTABLEB—Yellovr sijuash 11.50 r Chicago, May 7.—Sensational crop losses are claimed for Kansas wheat— 90 per cent in Baton county, 65 In Rice, 60 In Harper, 65 In McPherson and 50 In Sedgwick. Tho reports from the northwest were unfavorable,’the ground being frozen as hard as a stone around Winnipeg and a blhtzard raging west of that point. Specials from Toronto say that 55 per cent of the wheat area will be plowed up and put In oats and bar ley.* Tho market was quite choppy, wheat closing l-4{j>l-2c lower on profit taking sales. Corn was active late and it closed l-4@3-4c lower. Oatg were fairly active and l-8c off to l-8c up at the close. Hog products 7 1-2@ 10c low er. Cash transactions Included 15 boat loads wheat, 8 loads com and 25,000 bushels oats at the seaboard as well as 30,000 bushels wheat, 160,000 bushels corn and 125,000 bushels oats at Chi cago. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The unequal distribution of pressure Is causing unsettled weather over the major nortlon of the United Htates, and rains have fallen over most of the cotton belt east of the Mississippi, nnd In the Ohio valley nnd the hortbweat. Hnow has fallen nt some northwestern stations. The center of lowest pressure ls In the southwest, near Amarillo, Tex., while a second low area Is centered near Cincin nati. The center of greateat air pressure Is In northern Michigan. The temperature has not changed mate rially In the last twenty-four hours, and the minus and plus changes sre about The present Indications promise partly cloudy weather In this section tonight and Wednesday, probably showers; uo marked chuuge lu temperature. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. STATIONS ATLANTA DISTRICT. 'Atlanta, cloudy . . . •Chattanooga, cloudy. Columbus, cloudy. . Gainesville, cloudy. Greenville, pt, cloy Griffin, cloudy •Maron, cloudy. . . . Montlcello. cloudy. . Nownnn, cloudy . . . Home, pt. cldy. . . . Spartanburg, cloudy. Tallapoosa, cloudy . . Toccoa. cloudy . . . . West Point, rain. . . Minimum rfS| fifl TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street Special to The Georgian. Bacbe k Co.: New York. May .. London market about parity. Hecretsry Wilson quoted ss saying crop damage reports greatly exaggerated, am for a purpose. Market la professional nnd close observers say It Is considerably manip ulated. Prospect* for winter wheat improv ing, and late seeding for spring wheat will not affect the results msterlslly. Canadian Pacific earnings showing The Gould roads are* doing particularly well, Missouri Pacific, Texas, St. Loul* and Houthweatern and Wabash reporting heavy Increases. . Louisville and Nashville and Southern Trading sIU be confined to a few stocks until the government report on grain *- made public Friday uext. Ou weak spots stocks s purchase and The New York Financial Bureau: Most American stocks higher. Atchison advanc ed :ks big] Pfelflc Tuitj and Nashville ouo -/%, <nv-,.« Pacific >4. Pennsylvania H* Amalgamated Copper Anaconda tt, Kt. Paul Careful Inquiry, based ou information In specialist reports, study of averages and technical points, show limitations or un ap proximate character In various actives, us Smelting UfeClJO; Atcb Ison 94 and 96, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 63 and 68, St. Paul 139 nnd 122, Great Northern and 129, Northern Pacific 132 and 136. ** U0 nud ulon Fa- S ranfa 123 and 128, Readiug them Pnclflc 84 and 87, Uni and 151, Steel 36 and 39. bought for turns on reactions. Union Pnclflc, It will be noted, displays some technical weakness temporarily, nud may react farther. In fact, the general tone of the actives Is slightly reactionary still, nnd some of the professionals are ex- levels. Entire removal of limits In either direction will be followed by profes sional action looking toward extension of the movement. Town Toplca: The market 1* temporarily under the Influence of the unfavorable crop new* that has been coming to band. Next Friday’s government report will be received with much Interest, but as prospects for the winter wheat harvest depend to a large extent on the weather during the uext two weeks, It would l»e well not to go short of stocks on the theory that there will be no reparation of* the Injury done In the wheat fields; Indeed, higher prices In the stock market would be the Immediate re sponse to better weather In the grain re gions, and It would be wise. In our opln- lon. to ‘ ‘ ‘ take advantage of the present de- ..nrrltnan securities, St. Paul, Reading. Delaware and Hudson, notwith standing Its financing necessities, Louisville nnd Nashville, Atlantic Coast Line, Atchi son, Smelters, Sugar, Hteel and Copper, and some of the cheaper southwestern rails, as New York Central nnd Pennsylvania will exhibit a downward tendency. In cotton and wheat, we would advise taking profits. In view of the extent of the advance, waiting for a fair reaction before buying In again, THE COFFEE MARKET. New York, May 7.—Coffee cables: Havre, declined U franc; sales *L. w Hamburg, 10 a.m. Market unchanged; to the United Btatea, market steady. Santos— Receipts, two day*. 44,000; stocks 2,631,000; market barely steady. Sno Paulo—Receipt* 37,600. Jundlaby, re- __ie following figure* give the opening range nnd close In the New York coffee mar- ket for today: Opening & Sri 64 T. “ 1:8 12-hour pe COHN- Mny 49H July 49% Bent 60 Oats— May 44% July.. Hunt 36% PORK- May r 1« us 44% 44% 44% 43% 42% 43 30% 36% 36% /!aiu>~ May... 8.90 July... 9.06 Sept... 9.15 HIDES— May... 8.75 July... 8.90 Sept... 9.00 16.00 16.20 16.35 8.90 9.0f> 9.15 8.80 8.96 9.07% 8.80 8.96 9.07% 8.75 8.90 9.00 8.66 m s.75 8.9) 9.0) THE 8UGAR MARKET. New York, May 7.—Refined and raw sugar markets steady nnd unchanged. Lon- dou beets steady; May and June 9s 10%d. STRONG SPOT SITUATION CAU8ED MONDAY'8 ADVANCE. New Orleans. May 7.—Times-Democrat: "Yesterday's market proved the strength of the spot situation and advanced along logical lines. There wera those, however, believed the unfavorable reports cerain* the new crop had been exng- ptlcatton* In the July position, the out- growth of the nttnot ou the New York qlasstflcatlon committee of cotton, were Mild to have beeu adjusted by the formation of another pool, while the withdrawn! of the injunction suit to be replaced by an arbitration In keeping with the demands of the plaintiff. * ------ •— leave# the whole matter, insofar as the ultimate result I* concerned. In the same condition It was In last Satur day."—Hayward, Vick A Clark. Heavy Rainfalls. Okotons, Miss., 1.76; Dyershurg, Trim., 1.60; Hcriinndo, Sit**.,’ 1.84 Miss., * - Miss., Ark., 8.08; Prescott, Ark., 1.64; Russellville, 0; Hernando, Miss., 1.84; Holly Hpilugs, Is*., 2.64; Greenwood, Miss., i.30; Like, Is*., I.46; Helena. Ark., 1.88; Pine Bluff, St B a N tYo A n L Atlanta. . . . MHTllfcT AVeRCTMT Augusta. LlttleRock. . Memphis . . . Mobile . . . . Montgomery. New Orleans. Oklahoma . . Havannah. . . Vicksburg . . Wilmington . Indicates 1 Temperature. . Mln.~ Max.* rests 75 th 1 Inappreciable 'or 24 hours < II! Range. ..5.30 5.40 ..5.30-5.45 ,.6.85-6.40 April 6.35-5.45 May 5.50-5.60 June 5.40 6.45 July .. ,'.5.30-6.40 August ,.6.30-6.40 Bepfptntief k. 6.30-6.40 . Ortolwr ,.6.30-6.40 November .. 6.30-6.40 December 6.35-6.45 Closed steady. Hales 27,750 bag*. Close. 5.30- 5.35 6.30- 6.35 6.36-6.40 6.35-6.40 6.46-5.50 6.35-6.40 6.35-6.40 6.30- 6.36 . 6.30-6.35 6.30- 6.35 6.30 6.35 6.p>-6.35 Fluctuations Feeble and Dealings Small at the Opening. CHANGES WERE MIXED About Evenly Divided Be- tween .Gains and Losses Confined to Fractions. taut week iM .n continue.! | n r 0 ,,„ <l«r - , w-Mlon today torned Into open wiSE .—- - -newer me »cnre win Accountable for thin aa nnirh .5 illsrourngoment In epeculntlve nlrd.is or!! tlie poor proepeet, of any rl.e In pn4, r ■n long a, the uucerUIntr orer tlie lltursl SAetlnn remnlna^ iiKrldirtural eentlon reninfned ,o treat it all event., there wai nothing lu th" weatM li.v ilurlng the forenoon, ancf beorlah operation, h.rl a goorl deni bile tb. with the decline, there wu« undoi.l,te,|": more liquidation of n quiet «ort tbnn ha, red for a long while punt. In th* "rfffi I road stock,, the selwig mad, relatlreir re Impression than lu the uinnl li, t more impreeaion tnau In the u.unl n.Y reflecting at ones the apprehension over the ip news, forthcoming government e«t|. j_ tea and the poor atatemom. of net turn. "Sew York, May 7.—The itock nwrket opened Irregular. Amalgamated nnd steel common, were unehanged. Beading, tine.' Inland and Chesapeake and Ohio ntnrtn] '4 lower and Pennsylvania wae down v, St. Paul opened higher. MIhs.miM. Knnui and Tejns, and New Votk Central gained V, Vnlon Pnclflc opened li higher nul r». noted H. Southern Pnclflc galnoil In all v Steel, preferred. Brio and Car Foundry opend H higher. MINING STOCKS. Boston. May -.—Opening mock,: "tl^Callfornla-Arijtona lh; THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. STOCKS— lOp n:2 pm Cloi Anaconda Atchison Amalgnmated Copper Chicago and Great Western.. Canadian Paclflc Brie do. preferred UU. 1111 Dots Oiftrol .. Kansas and Texas . Louisville and Nashville Mexican Central •• preferred •in, preierrea *• •• ,» Norfolk and Western •• New York Central Ontario and Western .. nhla and Readiug . lelnhla at Rock Island Southern Paclflc .... Southern Railway .. 8t. Paul Union Pnclflc United Hfnfe* Hteel 63%' 63% C3% 95 95 { UB 94 V. llSHillBi 1164*116 377,1.... 127 127 113 112% COTTON 8EED 0>L the New York cotton seetf oil market: Opening. Close. May 49%tf60 July 49^ September 49 tf49% October 45 «45% December 39%©40% 8«| 49 4". Closed firm. 39%tf40V WEATHER IN COTTON BELT. Texa*—Hnn Antonio and Lake Charles, cloudy nud warm. Waco cloudy, threaten ing nnd warm. Temple cloudy, foggy nnd damp; hard rain and hall storm last night. Houston, Hrenham. Taylor, Austin and Galveston cloudy nnd warm. Mississippi—Greenville, heavy wind nnd rnln Inst night. Vfeksbnrg cloudy and cool; rain last night. Tupelo part I v cloudy; heavy rnln and ball storm last night. Jack- son cloudy and threatening; heavy wind nnd rnln Inst night. Lexington partly cloudy; hard rnln and wind Inst night. Hnslehurst raining; rain nud wind Inst « »«lll HUU WIUU 1(1 St flight. Meridian cloudy nnd threatening; hert^ rain jaat night. Natchez ralnlug; rained nil night. Alabama,—Huntsville and Florence partly terday cloudy and warm; rain storm all yeaterdny nnd Inst night. Helnin raining nnd pleas ant; heavy rain yesterday and lost night. Montjromory^raining and pleasaut; rallied Louisiana - Shreveport partly cloudy cloudy and warm: hard rain last night. Tennessee—Memphis, heavy rain last BLEACHED GOODS 8ELLING AT TOP NOTCH FOR YEAR. The New York Commercial; With the price on finished lines of bleached goods at tho top notch pries for tho pr***i‘nt year, and mills In receipt of heavy adv orders carrying them through to the w! months, buyers who have needs to sa ore forced to pay asking prices. The few Instances where gooda Tn tho gray, half- blenched or bleached state are moving at values below tho general market have little effect, . „ constructions. The advances on fine yarn cloth* recently made are being lived tip to, us sellers recognize the stroug position tbev occupy and are taking full advantage of the market. Carpet lines will open to day In the show rooms of the leading mat ufacturers. It la stated that the c»>ud tlon of the carpet nod rug trade Is pound In nil branches, from manufacturer to taller. An unusually large number of l . era are In New York, ready to Inspect the enrpet offerings, having remained after tha lii.t wnAIr'a ttunflitn ■flip III tllM clone of Itiot weak’, auction aaic. Ia Ito (armrat frailo, rc-ordcr bualnca, on R|<rfti( and aummer liars I, not up to the nverara Tlila lu due to the unfurornble retail wiaib er. Kncrlflce ule* In anlt, nnd cloak* »« being made In eome quartern. The too. piece woolen nnd woraterl anlta g,«»l« model,. The landing price of i.ur- liiim la now higher than tho quotation, gooda lu thla market nnd luivera arc cover ing for forward requirement! na they 1A lleve tho. new valuation, will hold. Fair Weak on Ragular,. lor mrwsni ticinn; we.', •*, , . an average and that the 4 916c basis had Lea uniformly maintained on spot ond delivery sales. Narrow odds sold mwlerate- ly to printers with s few contracts rail ing for extended forward delivery at 4N the wirck steady st 6%c firWM .taa* ards for spots and 6%c on contract. Hllghtly higher temperatures are report* d from all districts except Alabama. Light NAVAL 8TORE8. Special to The Georgian. Savannah. Go., May 7.—Turpentine Arm nt 63%; sales 327; reeelpt* 659. Rosin firm; sole* 809; receipts 1.34A; win- dowglass 85.60; wutorwhlte 85.45; M 85.36; N 85 29; K 35.15; I 84.90: II 84.90: G 84 75; F 14.• >*14.72%; E H6>; 1> 14.5); A B C |4.». HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, FLOUR, GRA*M AND PROVISIONS. FLOUR—Highest i»*teut 85.10; l*est patent 34.75; standard patent S4.3S; half pnteut 34; spilng wheat patent |6. CORN—No. 2 white, 75«*; choice white. 77c; white feed. 66c; No. 2 yellow. 74c; mixed. TV; cracked eoni, pur bushel, 76c; hulls. 112. W. Purina chb k feed *1.80; \letor feed. Sl.tt; Bsuuev fvud, 81.25; bran fee*l, 1180. OATS No. 2 white. No. 2 inlxeil, 57c; lolden oat*. 67c; white clipped, 60c. MFAl»—Plain. |»er Im pound sacks. 70c; plain, jx pound sack*. Tic; plain, 2fl-pouud NX'k*. 72c: germ. It25. HAY—Timothy, choice large bs^es, 81.8): do, choice, small bales. do No. I third bales. 11.80; do No. 2 third istlea 81.20; No. 1 clover, mixed. 11.16; choice prairie. $1; Ikt- uiuda Jl SIDtBTR—Choice white 81.45; Texa* white I. M. Fairchild. L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY. h NEW ORLEANS. Members! g** . Co,t ?P fw*—» New Tork Ccff*. Egchnng* New York Cotton Lxchsnge, New Orleans Hoard of Trad* New Orleans Block .Exchange, Cflicawo B/vard of Trade. PROVfSir ns. f PROVISION'S Hupreme turn*. tt%e; bel- lh*». -'VU29e pound: average, 9%e* tut box | s.22%; plate*, s.15; Supreme lard, 9%: Purity compound *%•*; California hams. I0.Sd; dry • Ktlt extra 9.25c. FISH. ^ LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION. P’0‘0 wlrw to NEW YORK uni CUlCAwO. Or lcr. •nll.-l.,fl tot I tnr. UallTwy. on abov. Eich.ng«a u. c. 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