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10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Thursday, juke x, imi. AT SLIGHT DECLINE Reports Of Showers In Texas the’ Early De pressing Influence. SMALL RALLY LATER On Claims That The Rains Were Insufficient—More Rain Forecasted. niib. 6.X .6.61 Ix>w. 6.20 6.74 6.58 6.29 showers In the.western belt and a contlnuu to 6 points lower, bat after the call the list rallied. There was a moderate trade through commission houses, hut no great buying. Liverpool at the opening was loW*r than due on New York's closing up Wednesday. Business dull, with the tone easier. At the close, losses of 6^6 points were estab lished. The following Is the rsnge In the active months In Liverpool today: ' Jannary-Febrnary Jkpe ...6.79 ' July-August 6.62 Oetober-November ....6.33 In New York, futures opened 1©9 points down and gradually sold off until st noon prices showed Josses of some 13 points, ss compared with Wednesday*! finals. Rates In Texas depressed the market. Trading was very dull In the after noon with tendency, the close being steady net 6 to 15 points lower. Comparative receipts at all U. 8. porta: Net receipts Thursday Same day last year Decrease Total receipts for five daya Same days last year Decrease Total receipts since Sept. 1 Same time last year Increase 2,122,987 Estimated receipts Friday: . . 1907- New Orleans 800 to 1,200 Gslvestou 000 to 700 Houston 2ft) to 300 2,805 4.313 . 1.508 . 21.857 . 25,755 3.898 .9,729.050 .7,606,063 1906. NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. Special to The Georlgan. (From Hayward, Vick k Clark.) New York, June 20.—Liverpool was due 1 to 1% lower on near and 2% on dlatant. Opened quiet at 4 points decline. At 12:15 p. m. was quiet, net 4% to 6 lower on near and 4 to 4% lower on distant 8pota easier at 6 points lower; middling upland, 7.10; ssles'5,000, American 4.800; speculation and export, 300; Imports, 22,000 bales. Including 18,000 American. The port receipts today estimated at 3.8)0 bales, against 6,661 lost week and 4,313 last year. The advent of rains and storms in Texas brought about easier prices abroad. These rains are very* much needed In the Texas belt, and ws believe have come lust In the nlrk of time. We think this will cause a set-back to prices for tbe time being. Fluc tuations are subject to weather news. De pends on how long these wet conditions continue in Texas on to how far tbe decline will run. tonlo, including Eagle l*a«. Following are 11 a. m. bids: July 11.61, September 11.23, October 11.38, January 11.63. Mitchell peddling out cotton all morning; Edited by Joseph B. Lively MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-fir* years' experience of ed iting markets in Atlanta and. the South has made him a recognized au thority la hta specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS think it is for Craig. surprisingly steady when last In Texas are considered. Think Cotton la sui night's rolna In It will ease off some soon, ss detailed weather sheets posted. There Is little out- been made to order It could not hare been better. The sentimental effeqt of these con ditions Is likely to carry values considerably The crowd thinks Price Is liquidating through Mitchell. New Orleans, June 20.—Hayward, Vick & Clark: Market likely to be depressed by selling on showers over night. Don't think rains amounted to much, mud would buy It on a 20-point decline. Texas and the central states. Market opens about 8 lower on sentl- meutal selling on declines. Freclpltatlou not sufficient. If further depressed market Same day last year ... Decrease Shipments Thursday Same day last year Decrease Stock on band Thursday . Same day latt year None 8POT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, dull, middling uplands 7.10. Atlanta, quiet; middling 12%. New York, quiet; middling 32.85. New Orleans, quiet; mtddflng 12%. Augusta, quiet; middling 13%. Savannah, dull: middling 12%. Memphis, steady; middling 12%. Galveston, steady; middling 12%. Charleston, nominal. Wilmington, nomlnnl. Norfolk, steady; middling.13%. St. Louis, quiet; middling 12%. Boston, steady; middling 12.96. Baltimore, nomlnnl; middling 13%. Mobile, steady; middling 12%. Philadelphia, quiet; middling 13c. Houston, quiet; middling 12%. V Cincinnati, nominal. Louisville, qnlet; middling 12%. TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS. Tbe following table sbowa receipts at tbs New Orleans. Galveston. • - Mobile Savannah. , • Charleston. . . Wilmington. • Norfolk. , . . Boston Total. . . . . should be a purchase. Western forecast: Partly cfoudy; proba bly showera; Friday scattered showers. weather map, drawn up in tbe ex- _e, does not support the government forecast of general showers tomorrow in Tex us und the central states. It looks more like partly cloudy to fair weather with only ‘Igbt scattered showers If any at oil. Good rains from Comunche, Tex., to Dub lin and light rain from Cisco to Abilene. Tbe way the market acts It looks like longs might liquidate a small lot aud bears -re ready to gossip on It. Official records show very little precipita tion In the belt. Tbe only good rains were at Kerrville, Tex.. Lullng, Lampasas and Taylor—about half Inch. Five other sta tions only show little truces. Hiflufnll alto gether Insufficient. Market dull but stefldv. Much depends whether government predictions of showers materialise or not Trade and speculation Is waiting for a positive provocation to re sume tbe bull movement. While the mar kets are waiting for It some spasmodic de pressions must ne excited. Temple, Tex., wires: "According to J. W Smith, president of tbe Farmers' Union, of The following figures give the opening range, 2 p. in. nnd close, as compared with the previous close: Futures opened easier. Opening Previous Range. 2 p. a. Close. Close. Jane 6.79 -6.76 6.78 6.76 6.81 June-July.... 6.64 6.62% 6.61% 6.67% July-Aug.... 6.62 -6.60 6.61 * ’* — Aug.-Hept.... B.51%-6.50 6.49 Hept.-Oct.... 6.44 -6.41% 6.4T Oct.-Nov.... 6.33 -6.31 "** Nov.-Dec.... G.27%-6.26 Dec.-Jan.... 6.26 -6.25 Jan.-Feb.... 6.23 -6.22 Feb.-Mar.... 6.23% Marcb-Aprll. 6.23% 6.25% 6.: Closed quiet. NEW ORLEANS. - The following Is the rang© lo cotton fo* tores In New Orleans today: 1 iU k a ssl i 1-4 Jij 1 [lo June July.. . . .12.60 12.61 Aug 12.3712.38 Sept Oct 11.72 11.76 Dec**. *. * iiiii it« Jnn 11.6811.72 March. . | &60 Si ii!co iu6i 11.63 .7... 112.40 112.50 12.61112.60-62 12.65-75 1136 12.31-35 12.44-45 ..... 12.12-14 12.24-25 11.6SJ11.67-CS 11,79-80 11.6111.61-62 11.71-72 11.65 11.65-66 11.74-76 111.73 111.84-88 fog i oplu known lu many years. ' *’yi . 40,i _ . ... ..... Acreage Is less than last year; crop ward. Weevil already pot In appearance. Their destructiveness remains to be seen. ' VALUES IN FIR8T HAND) MARKET WILL NOT WEAKEN INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the Interior towna today, compared with the same day last year: HAYWARD. VICK A CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER. be of much actual T»eucflt, but sufficient to affect sentiment sud trading. Mverpool had tbe uewa early and waa fiat. Our market opened about 8 down, aud waa very I qnlet, as people preferred to wateb develop^ menu. A government forecast for ahowl era tomorrow lu the western and central! belt further checked trading. According to Indications by today's weather map, pvr‘ a — cloudy to fair weather la probable, i...... only light shower*, If any. With regard to the market, very much depends on wheth er showers will lte general and sufficient to cause relief or not. Until ws know that, dull waiting markets are likely. Official record* show the only rainfall of conae- guence at Kerrville. Texas, 1.12; Lullng. lApassas and Temple report at»out half tnen. Tbe remaining fire stations only a trace. In the central belt, Natebes record* .94; Hasleburat .63; Port Gibson .44. On tbe whole, showers were only nt Isolated points, local and Insufficient. Trading set- tied aronnd 11.70 for Octoner, but Is some what undecided, and tbe nbseurc of short interest may canae spasmodic dips, while feactilatlon la waiting for a provocation to amo the bull movement. The Into-slght tbe week looks like 61.000. against 62,- (uite general In tbe portions of Texas most needed. Early cables mere lower, due to •ome commission houses. Later dullness waa ao narrow, that any fairly large order would have swung prices In either direc tion. Ws would advise purchases on any Now York Commercial: Among the buy er» who have need of further supplies of cottons for fall the belief Is growing that values will not weakeu in the first-band market .They are coming to regard It as expedient tb 'cover at the prevailing price* and-get-tbe-goods they need r “ hold off any longer for a drop Price* on every class of cloth from the fine yarn to the heaviest brown cottons rest upon supply and not on the cost of raw cot ton. If there was a superabundance of goods in tbe various hands from mills 1 consumer prices might weaken fractlonall; but no slashing of values could be brnugt. about while cotton keeps well above 12c. As matters stand the supply of cotton goods for the coming six months can not fully meet existing demands, and all sellers, nearly, rely on the market going to higher levels. In the Jobbing houses yesterday store trade was quite tno heaviest of any this month. Buyers seemed especially In terested In the offerings In the wash goods and llneu departments, orders from the road also helped to swell the nggregn' business. Western buyers are after uoslei „ nnd underwear and are willing to take any lots they can locate at the sellers' terms No far as can be seeu from present purchas ing the dress goods lines for ths sprlr - ' will not move off any more freely hove the men’s wear lines. Prices on the lines so far opened have been at old levels, except In the case of some sheer worsteds. All of the yarn agents report both cotton and yvuol yarns as maintaining (heir full value on contract. It la hard to get mills to,accept forward business on fine cotton yarns except at today's top figures, no mat ter what delivery Is .wanted. Print Cloths Forcad Up. Demand bss become so strong and pt. slstent for wide grny goods that 88%-lnch standards are now held nt 7%c for spot de livery. On contract this construction is bringing 7c, while 39-Inch 68x72s are nt 8%c for spots, and not below &c for extended contracts. The narrow odds, such as 25 nnd 37-liicb 64x60 cloths are lu strong demand. Regulars and 29-Inch 64x60t are scarce for ~ this side of Align ‘ “ held at 41516c. ’ ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. EOG8-Active.. 17ffl7%e. LIVE POULTRY—Hens active, 40c each; chickens (fries). 12%4f27%c. Ducks, Pekin, 30c each; puddle, 2ac eueh. Turkeys dull, ’** und. ID POULTRY—Turkey*, undrawn, inir, «*ffl6c pound; frlea. active, 25fl3(k aund; hens, 14c pound; ducks, uudrawu, mcy. 15c pound. PRODUCE—Lard, 12e pound: hams pe- tlvs loo pound: shoulders active lOfllif pound: aides active, 11c pound; butter dull; iQ01*%o pound; beeswax active, 2&c pound; honey, bright, active, 10c pound; hom-y In 1-pound blocks active, 15c pound. FRUITN—Lemons, fancy Messena. 14.500 4.75; bananas per bunch, colls, active, 81.00; straights 3% cents per pound; pineapples, Florida atock, 82.76*53.25r orange*, Callfor- nls atock, owing to site aud condition on. arrival, per box. 84-50. Florida bon- ey peaches. 82.75fl3.53 per crate. Grape fruit. Florida atock. owing to alze an| color. t>cr box, 85.00; limes. Florida stock, per 100, 81.0); peanuts In sacks averaging 100 pounds each, owing to grade, per pound 6%fr7%c; dried apples. 7f88%c: dried peaches, ll%c; prunes, 6^7%c; cantaloupe. I2.00G2.60 crate. Strawberries, 10c. Water melons. 154820c each. nisckl’crrtes, J2%«\ Rhubarb, 60c bunch. VEGTABLEN Tomatoes are active und selling at 8l.75483.O0; potatoes, new, 81.59 415.00 per barrel; onions, Louisiana. 82 per bushel; Egyptian 4%c per pound; old Irish potatoes active 11.15^1.20 bushel; cek ery. fancy, 82.504f3.25 rente; peppers, slow. 81.25 crate; okra, six baskets, small. 83.50: crate; lettuce, beaded, active. Sl0Otf3.0O per kraut, hnlf barrel. 83.76; beans, round green, 60c crate; asparagus. 154816c per HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, 8TOCK8, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PR0VI8I0N*. Carondelst and Gravier St*. Naw Orlaana. MEMBERS: Nt* OtImb, Cotton Exchange I Now Orlaaas Future Brokers' AtaaclaUaa. N,w Tort Cotton Exchange. I h*» Orleans and Chicago Board, at Trad*. OitTHton Cotton r.jftaor*. R»J«k UoffeeEsrtnnge. Uooaton Cotton Exeb.n£«, I Associate SI.mMre Liverpool NOTES ON GRAIN. Pointers on Provisions. Special to The Georgian. (From Hayward, Vick k Clark.) Chicago, June 20.—Bartlett, Frasier & Carrington: General sentiment bullish In wheat. If we continue to get unfavorable reports from the spring wheat belt, un doubtedly will sell higher. Weather conditions are absolutely perfect for tbe growing crops, aud corn aud oats ure coming along rapidly. Feeling. how ever, Is (Tulllsb ou both, and would prefer to buy them on soft spots. Believe provisions a purchase on every break. We believe a purchase of May and n *nle o* Heptember corn will make money, os we believe May coru will sell nt a pre- jpi The Chicago Evening l’ost: St. Louis Cordage Company nays 75 per ceut of twine orders for Kansas been canceled. Message from Duluth: "We are getting reports from green bugs from southern Min nesota and South Dakota this mornlug, very reliable people sending them." . E. W. Dennis said: "The London Statist of June 8 says: 'From appearances now the European wheat crop tills year may possibly be ns much ns 280,000,000 bushels less than last year. Wo In America, who figure our present wheat erop as promising 150,000,000 to 200,000.000 less than last year, making betweeu 400.000,000 nnd 500,000,000 bushels shortage In the world'* wheat crop this year ns compared to last, certainly hnve a basis to bo bullish on.' ' James L. Bralnerd. Springfield, Ills., wired the following to John Leonard, of Bldwell k Co.: "Oats fields alive with green bugs. Looked for myself. Have done grant dam- worms are taking conslc. ----- sent his team out to plow a 40-nere field that three days ago was all right, and to day there Is uo coru there. Will replant to morrow." . Following from Bruce MeBean, from To ronto: "(lave covered good port of Ontario In the last week and find things are lu a crltlcul condition. Want rain badly, and even with rain don't believe Ontario can raise 40 per cent of a crop. Export de mand for our wheat good." “ rom •Q l _ good soaking nil nignr. Stilt raining; great help to late wheat nnd corn. ' Harriet t-Frazfer received the following from the Northwestern Elevator and Grain Company, I'eorla: "We have Just received the following letter from Ogle, one of our Iowa Central stations: ‘Green buys are taking our oats. Many field* dead already. Unless something^ happens^ to^ cheeky them fat hi SHORTS COVERED EARLY, WHEAT OPENED HIGHER Strong Cables and Strong Minneapolis Curb Were Early Factors. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red winter 913-4G92. Corn—No. 2 68@631-2. Oats—No. 2 45@45 1-2. Pcortn wired. "Samples of oats here this morning extra fine. Will be ready to cut by July 4. Filled out well and will 2-pound bunches; encumbers, 81-25%1.7S per rate; egg plaut, 82.0002.50. 8-pound, 82.25: navy beam 6c; |*«t marches, per gre d%li7e pound; sardines. BUGAR—Standard grni Cotton Ass * New Tone and Chicago Correspondents. •Lt. »ACHE A CO., ANO BARTLETT, FRAZIER A CARRiNQT#M. WIRES TO ALL POINTS, { GROCERIES. RICE—Jap 5tf6%c; head 607c; fancy head f%07. according to the grade. CHF.KSK—Fancy full cream, 16 cents; Georgia cane syrup, 86 cents gallon; salt, 100-pound, 50c; axle grease 81.75; aoda crack er* 6%c pound; lemon 7c: oyster 7c; bar rel candy, per pound, 8%c; mixed, per sound. 6%e; tomatoes. 2-poutul, 82.00 case; id, 82-25: navy beans, 82.40: Lima bean* r gross, 81.65; macaroni, es. mustard, 83.25 case, granulated. 6%c; New York refined, 4%c; plantation. 5c. COFFEE—Roasted Arburkles 816; balk In bags nnd barrels tic; green It4fl2c. Shredded biscuit 85 esse; No, t rolled oats *,.25 case; sack grits, 96-pound bags, 81.85; oysters, full weight. 82 case; light weight 81.10 cose; pepper, 18c lb.; baking powder 15 ; red salmon. 85 ease; pink salmon. 84.25 • tocon. 45c; chocolate. S3; snuff, Mb. ars, 49c; ,M 2 r ' —Cuba 3.SO ente; peanut*. 8c; rope, i-ply cotton. 18c; soap, 8Uh)@4 maw PROVISIONS. PROVISIONS—Supreme hams, 15c; bellies, 2<*b25 pounds average^ 9..0; fat backs. 7J6; FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR—Highest patent, 85.68; liest pat ent, 85.40; standard patent. 84.75; half pat- nt. 84 50; spring wheat patent 86. •ORS-No. 2 white, 78c; choice white. $0e; j|t,» feed. 78c; No. 2 yellow. 77c; mixed. ; cracked corn, per onshel, 79c; bulls, 813 .'IIIUKKX FEED—Fifty-pound sticks, 96c; iitkt i hi«‘k feed, 12.00; Victor feed, 81.35; and feed. 81.35. * OATS—No. 2 white. 60c; No. 2 mixed, 69c; Golden oats. 59c; white clipped. 62c. MEAL—Plain, per 96 pound sacks. 76c; 46- juud sacks, 77c; plain, S) pouud sacks, TSc; rrm. 31.25. HAY—Timothy, choice large bales. 81-46; choice small bales, 82.36; No. j, one- third bale*. 81.35: No. 2, one-third (titles. $1.96; choice prairie. 81.00; Bermuda. 81.10. SHORTS—t.hofce white 81.50; Texas white 81.10; fancy. $1.45; brown. (SO to DO pounds*. 4,V. Brand 81.35. "fish. FISH-Bream 7c pound: «ttapper 10c pound: tro"t sc pound; (doe f|-»h 7c pound; ItcmpniMt. pouiitl: markerel. 12%c p.nind; inUtnl ft*h. 5c pound; fresh water trout, 8c, Chicago, June 20.—Wheat prices were jC lower for the day. Corn van off %<0%c. Oats lost %e. Provisions were off 5;ffl7%c. The volumo of trade waa only moderate In any of the pits, and while prices were again quite nervous they were not ns choppy ns on previous days of tbe week. There wits a grant deal of bull news on wheat, hut there was a lack of buylug or- WlnnlM, w». a hotbwl of bull non^ sail It was fired Into this market from the open- log to the close. Dry weather was com plained of. The market for both corn nnd oats was rather uneven. , . Io . w * Mo . rr,i Schwabacher estimates the nrovlslous stocks hers as 23,* MTounSrSb?- 000 “*"** , " r<1 ond iv WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS. have occurred at a number of stations in nearly oil sections of the United States In the last 24 hours, and rain was falling this morning at Taylor, Tex., and St. Louta, Mo. Tbe pressure has decreased rapidly In the states west of the Mississippi; the center of lowest pressure Is now over northern Montnnn. .Over tbe eastern half of the mop the pressure Is near the normal. The temperature hna changed but little except nt a few scattered stations. The conditions favor the development of local thunder storms In this *sectlon tonight COTTON REGION BULLETIN. meridian time, June 20, 191 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. *now:““ 1 pr0Tl,,00 » ««0t.tt0D, •Atlanta, clear. .... •Chattanooga, cloudy. Colambuft, cloudy. . Gainesville, clear. . . Greenville, clear. . , . Griffin, clear •Macon, clear Montlcello, cloudy. , Newnao, clear Rome, clear Kp.rtantmm. p. clo'dj TaUapooM, dear. . . , Tooeoa, cl,»r. ..... Wnt Point, dear. . . „ >/“P«reture for tbt 12-hciur pa" rlod ending I a. m. tbla date. v a;? TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street Special to Tbe Georgian. (From Hayward. Vick * Clark.) New York. June 29.—J. 8. Bacbe & i-o.: London market higher for Americans. All actlre atoeka abow fair advance!. Consols Hd higher. Uank of England rata un changed. The bank has strengthened lta position, and make, good abowlng on week- fy statement. There waa no quorum at tbe Reading Trading was mostly confined to room traders, and the bear party showed eome aggressiveness at times. The good crop reports were Ignored and {he money question was brought forward as the main factor. Tbe gold exports are expected to contlpue until call money rises. There seems to be very little disposition on the part of the public to coilie In at present, and a dull market Is looked for. Stocks do not come out as freely as bears would like on the raids, and this fact alone prevents them from general attacks. Very few stocks offering. The market is arely professional vet. - New York Financial Bureau: American Smelting, despite bear tips. Is strong lu technique, and our Information favors the bull side. Union Pacific Is supported now, according to specialists, around 131, and we think it should be bought when weak, de spite the talk of tbe formation of a bear pool. A strong pool la buying Reading and extending support near 99, and we would buy It near this figure, using the stop-order. Anaconda and Southern Pacific are bor -w * for Investment. Amslgamated Is well ta with new support around 81 and 82. although It may h*Te a sudden and temporary drop in case of a metal break, when wo would not hesitate to buv It. Northern Pacific Is well absorbed, ana advanced over a point on lets than 1,000 shares dnrihg the entire day yesterday. St Paul Is reported absorbed by Standard Oil Interests on recessions. We still believe Steel will recognize a good prospective statement. Town Topics: With the prospect of a irge decrease In, If not tbe disappearance atlrely of, the surplus reserves tnls week, : woald seem an inauspicious time for an The weakness in Locomotive causes sp ecially If Paris takes any more gold from a. which Is quite probable. The failure of the Keadlug directors to ct on the dividend Is scarcely bullish In r return tbe stock la making »pm •Ktme nnd are returning from 2 to 3 per cent more ■“ ‘he money required to purchase them, ic Issue* should be bought wheuever the .iet Is weak aud held for handsome i Its. Pennsylvania Is subject to quiet liquida tion, from the inside perhaps, In view of the possibility of heavy new financing to complete Its tunnels. For the long pull, however, Pennsylvania Is one of the near purchases In the list. St. Paul Is not far from its very lowest evel of the year nnd should do much bet- er, ns should the Hill stocks aud Ixmls- llle. while Union Pacific will coutlnue the market barometer nnd should certainly he bought In the event of any sharp reaction. On further bulges we would take profits i cotton, nwaiting a fair reactlou before buying again. Wheat should bo bought only for turns whvu weak. PRACTICALLY DEAD Half Dozen Issues Is All That Figure in the Trading. SHOW SMALL CHANGES Reading and Union Pacific Were Leaders in Point of Activity. New York, June 20,-In ,o for os (her. wn. ony change of sll In today', very dull market, it was In the direction of Inerens- ine firmness In prices. Abroad there ™., also some Improvement, British consols roi" lying three-elnbts of « point, and Amerl. can stocks rising fractionally above parltv Prices on the stock exchanges opened with Irregular changes but after tbe first hoi,? develoned a rallying tendency all around. The trading was extremely dull, and neither on the buying nor on tpe selling ,ldo were operation, at all Important. New York, June 20.—The atock market ipened dull and steady In tone, with nrlc, images very narrow. Beading told up to 101 on the Initial trauuctlon, but on a few aticceedlng trades loat tbe Improvement Southern Pacific and Locomotive were COFFEE MARKET. New York, June'20.—Following are coffee cables: Havre, 10 n. m.—Market steady; noon, ad- anced % franc; soles, 10,000. Hamburg, 10 a. m.—Market unchauged; sales, 8,000. Rio receipts. 10,000; shipments to United States 1,000, Europe 2,000. 8nntos receipts, 36,000; stock, 2,252,000; the market Is firm. Sno Paulo race! Jundiahy recelp folio MONEY AND EXCHANGE, New York, June 20.—Money on call 2^3 J4; time loans harder; slxtr days 4®4*42 ninety days 4%@4%; six mont?* 5%05%. 4 Posted rates: Sterling exchange 84.84%® 4.88 with ac**al butfiess In bankers' bills st 84.87354?4.8740 for demand nnd 84.8390Q4.S4 for sixty-day bills. Prime mercantile paper unchanged. Iaoiulon bar silver gulet l-16d decline at 3015-101. New York bar silver 67%c. Mexican dollars 52%. GEORGIA RAILWAY & ELECTRIC. Boston, June 20.—Following were the bid mid asked prices on Georgia Railway aud Electric Co.: 78 bid nnd 79 asked. MINING STOCKS. Boston, June 20.—Opening stocks: Blsfc lota, 9%; Copper Range. 7t%: Osceola. 123; Calumet, 97%; Trinity 20%; Old Dominion, 43; North Butte. 78%; Centennial, 25; Shan non, 16. Market steady. THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. Anaconda Atchison do, preferred Baltimore and Ohio ,, „ Chesapeake and Ohio .. CblcsffO and Great Western.. Canadian Pacific .. .. Erie do, preferred .. .. Illinois Central Kansas and Texas .. .. do, preferred Louisville and Nashville Mexican Central prefern Norfolk and Western .. New York Central .... Ontario and Western . i?P5 The following figures give the opening SSSlSSJShta ® itfri1 “ ** range nnd close in tbe New York coffee tXS5RiI5?««nii Wadin* market for today: *»%if iSiES f Open. High. Low. Close, close 92% t S R R R 62% wheat— July,... Sept, Dec. OHN— July.... 63% fe " OATS— 8S5:::: S* & roHR-*** * July.. 15.70 15.70 15.50 8 7akd«- wh wm 15-96 July... ?.62< Sppt... 8.82' ■pt... 8 runs— July... 8.62)4 Sept... 8.70 9.8254 8.1754 8.80 8.55 8.4754 8.4754 THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat op.n<Nt 04854 hlgtwr nml nt 1:» Hi hi'r lel ™ l iill, ' r ' Btendy Ti®ld ' ?orn oppnml *4 higher and at 1:80 p. nt. 84 higher. Closed steady 54 higher. THE SUGAR MARKET. New York, June 20.—Local refined and raw augur marketa steady and unehanged. London steady; June and July 9. 85,d. CHICAGO CAR LOTS.' The. receipts of grain In car lota today and estimated receipts for tomorrow are as follows: « To ?*y- Tomor. CENTRAL STATION. Atlanta. . . Augusts. . . Charleston. , Galveston. , Little Hock. New Orleans.. Oklahoma. . . b’avsnnnh. . , Vicksburg. . Wilmington. tr i..>i DISTRICT AVEBAOEB. Ilf aii T. Inulcstes Inappreciable f esterdsv. —Tot 26^* 76th meridian time. «... * . Remerke. Tbe temperature hsa risen throughout the «■*«;«» part of the district, and has fallen slightly throughout tbe south aud west. Light rains have fnllen over the district, the heaviest l»elng .») Inch, reported from Oklahoma district. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. . ; yorkers 8< choice heavy 86.15ff6.^%. Cattle-Recripts 6.M0 Market steady; beeves f«.«S«G cjws 81.76®4.73; heifers fc.rf IP-40; calve* 85416.75; good prime steers 85.75 6.; j»or to medittm 84.70®5.79; stacker* nml feeder* 82.9.^5.15. Sheep—Receipts 9.00). Market strong; na tive H^ib.39: western 8fff«.30; yearlings 8UQ • l.imlai 85.io#|i.35; western 85.724tf7^0. NAVAL STORES. 57%; L _ t Hosln firm: sides 3.192; receipts 2.824; win dow glass water white 8S.Mo.93; M 85M5.85; N 85.2505.55: K 85.20ft523 : t5®ll5; 11 84.SWIS.W: G 84.75fl4.95; K 84.703 4.90; E 84.556f4.75; I> C B 83.8548 WEATHER IN COTTON BELT. Texas—Austin raining; heavy rain since 4:30 n. m. Houston cloudy and threaten ing. Taylor raining hard since 4 s. m. Tem- pie rained last night. Waco raining since KJ* . Gauss partly cloudy; no rain. Cl 0,,,, y! looks like rain. Mississippi—Kosciusko, partly clondy. Tu- peln. Hsslehurst nml Greenwood partly cloudy end warm; shower yesterday. Yazoo ( Ity »*lear and warm. Meridian partly cloudy qml pleasant; shower last night. Natchez dear and hot. Lexington partly cloudy; good rain yesterday evening. Louisiana—Lake <'lmrii»s clear. Monroe partly clondy nnd warm. Shreveport clear »nd plensnnt; rained west of here yester day. Alexandria und Opolousu* dear and fine. North Csrollnn—Charlotte dear nnd pleas ant. South Carolina—t’olnmlrfs dear ond hot. Tennessee— Memphis dear # and warm. TALENT HAS ARRIVED AT MOST SENSITIVE STAGE. New Orleans. June 39.— 1 The TlmeS-Demo- ernt says: "The talent having arrived nt a most sensitive stage, yesterday** cotton market responded In »n erratic sort of way to the more or less Kaleidoscopic changes in professional sentiment Insnlrefl by the weather report*. Bnhi fnlie«l to /nil In Texn*. ns hope«l for. but those operators who were playing fer n decline made the most of the precipitation lu Oklahoma, and at Natchez. Haslehurst .and Hpnrtnnhurg, «n4| exploited the rain predictions for the eastern Mt a* a Itenrlsb canl. Ou the other hand, bulls had the steady toue nnd the relatively high price level lu the spot “* “ ‘ thi * ... WWW the rd-brenklng activity «n the nn or *nc non-weevil, but the rotuhln “ Id not augment the buylug |*ower. am. ‘ old off In the late session."—IIay- .■L- f. i ,L- J March . April .. May . June .. July .. October November .. .. December .... Closed steady. .. .. .. ..5.35-5.40 6.39-5.35 5.40-5.45 5.40-6.60 .... ..5.30 5.20-5.30 ..5.30 5.20-5.39 5.20-5.35 5.20-5.35 Sales 22,000 bags. Closed 5.25- 5.30 5.26- 5.30 5.30- 5.35 6.30- 5.35 6.35-5.40 6.K«.35 5.15-5.20 5.15-5.20 5.20- 5.23 r..'ji* 5.20- 5.25 5.20-5.25 COTTON SEED OIL MARKET. Closing of tbe New York cotton seed Opening. June 66%( July. ...... September. .... October November. . . . , December Closed steady. Following were the cotton seed oil sales for the opening nnd dose: 200 October at 53, 500 December nt 41%, 200 July at 67%, 700 October at 63. 600 October nt 63%. 200 Octo ber nt 63%, 100 November nt 44%, 100 No- veiulwr nt 45, 300 October nt 53%, 509 No vember nt 44%. 100 December nt 52%, 400 December nt 41%, 600 December nt 42, 100 December at 42%. Total sales 6,500. CHAS. DAVIS MISSING; MOTHER WORRIED Mr*. Mary Davis, a fashionable mod iste at 39 1-3 Whitehall street. Is very much worried about her .on, Charles Davis, who disappeared from Eastman on June 3. Mrs. Davis says that she has been Informed that her son left Eastman on June 3 with two men who were heavi ly 'armed. Since then nothing has been heard from the young man, and his mother fears he has met with foul play. She has nsked the Atlanta police to In vestigate the cose. L. H. Fairchild. Establish «d 1825. S. J. Whits. L. H. FAIRCHILD & COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS. Members: New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Coffee Kxebnog*. Syw )ork Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Board of Trade. Vew Oiis-nus Htocfc Exchange. • htcngn B«rm! of Trade. LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION. Private Wires to NEW YORK sod CHICAGO. Orders solicited for future deut* *.1 ou sUnro l.xvhacft** * U. C. COTHRAN. Acquitted of Charge. Special to The Georgian. Tucker, Ga., June 20.—G. A. Lang ford. the 60-year old man who was cli.irgod with assault, was tried before Ilock Island Southern Pacific .. .. Southern Hallway .. .. do, preferred fit. Paul Union Pacific United States Hteel .. . do, preferred .. .. . Wahnsh preferred .. .. 60%' 125%!125% 132 132% 32% 32% 97%! 97% 22% 1 MARAUDER SCARES GRADY NURSES Great excitement was created in Grady Hospital about 11 o'clock Wed nesday night, when some one attempt ed to break Into the nurses' quarters. Screams of frightened nurses routed everybody out, and It was some time before affairs calmed down. Just prior to this some one tried to break Into the colored ward. There Is no clue to the miscreant. The u,e of cement represents more to the fanner than any other clnss of i*r- sona, for wllh.thla material he con build bis own houses, sheds, fence posts and fences, walks and many other ihluga for which bo hna heretofore been dependent on others. roar-fifths 'of 'the mill operatives of la- pan uru women. ThO wheat acreage of Canada hoa poxsed the 8,000,910 mark. Japan'! aakl brew amount* to 150,000,000 gallons per yesr, Weeding for certain Ills Is returning to favor. The aecand-claaa traffic of the English railroads shows a material falling off. There are 5,833 national bank. In this country with an aggregate capital of 8^. 323,658. The tide of the Mediterranean on_ th« Algerian eoaat never exceeds 314 Inches. Exclusive of India, the population of ths British empire Is four persons to tu square mile. KEEP CLOSE TO HOME while you are away. Order The 0*« gl.n and New* sent to you ovary day anywhere. 45 cent* a month or 13 “'' ■ week. Phono 4928 or write cireula, Justice Hranan at Clarkeston ond set | tion department, The Georfliin *ud tree. News. No trouble to change address. ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA. GA. C. E. CURRIER. President. H. T. INMAN, Vice-President GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAM ES S. FLOYD, Assistant Cashier. Capital $500,000.00 I Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.001 We Solicit Your Patronage. 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