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BREAK IN PRICES NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. news a.nd gossip Special tn The Georgian. IFjpin Hayward, Vick & Clark.) A It re * _V.» lie.,, I .. Cotton Closed Barely Steady at Low Point of the Pay- Aug. 3.—No Liverpool today or Monday, therefore, they will not have au opportunity to express Its Pleas on the government until Tuesday. There may I* Howe naming lu of shorts abroad litter. Me believe shorts have covered largely hers. He port poor. It Indicates that short crop Ideas trill have full sway for u time. Advise buying on scale for a long pull ward. Helling this morning comes mostly from commission houses lu a scattered way. Edited by Joseph B. Lively THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Mr. Lively's twenty-five years’ experience qt ed* Itlbg markets to Atlanta and the South has made him a recognized an* tborlty in his specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS TEXAS HAD SHOWERS Claimed To. Be Factor For the Day’s Depression. * Trade Small. Looks like the South Is nhout to furnish b «g. hear his opportunity to cover. The clloue is thought to have bought consider Mblo yesterday afternoon. Absence of spec- illation la against the mnrket, hut look to •em tt «lo befti^r on the merits of the crop outlook. Think it is u buy ou all breaks and a buy at preseut prices. NA MR OP STOCK. Amnl. Cop Am. Ice Securities. .. Ain. Sugar. Refinery. . American Smelting... Commission houses sold October on l cn .» .. l* d . r Vott a good seller of January. Following is the . statistical-pogitlou of cotton on Friday, August 1, ns made up 000<hWhWhW>OO<hWh>O<h><k><h^ o SHORT SIDE SELLING ° 0 IT8ELF INTO A HOLE. o 6 0 "Pries could not work up a fol- O by Ike New York i-'lnnnclnl Chronicle: This Last Lust ... ... . Week. Week Week. Visible supply .. 2.83J.807 S,06S,54« 2,248,96s .. 1,698.607 1,784,646 1,178,959 46,768 49.664 76.669 Amiruntla. Atchison do. preferred. 0 lowing on the short side when a 0 0 77 condition appeared probable, O 0 but now on n 76 flgure the South 0 0 looks to be taken the bait and O 0 selling Itself Into the hole out of O 0 which he Is crawling. A few show- 0 0 ers In Texas won't answer that O 0 state's needs, and there will. be 0 0 (rouble on the short side before 0 0 this month Is out unless the 4> 0 weather maker is kinder thap he tj 0 usually is In August.”—J. 8. Bacli. <r 0 & Company. <j OCW0000000000O000000000000 Atlantic C. Line. . . . llrooklyn Ilnpld T. . . Baltimore & Ohio./. . Chesapeake & Ohio. . ... . ...— —. ... Canadian Pucltlc. . ,. Since Sept 1. ..13,216,647 13,219.879 10,910,964 Chicago i Alton. . . . Port stocks. . . 290,732 303,317 205.160 Consolidated Oa., . . Port receipts. . 8,931 8,030 34,017 Central Leather. . . . *“ „ do. preferred. . .. Colorado Fuel & Iron. Corn.Produce. . . ... Colorado Southern. ... Dataware A H ml non. . Dearer A* Rio Orande. Distillers* Securities.. Erlo „ do. preferred. . . . General Electric. . . . Great Western Great Northern pfd. .. Exports Iut. receipts. . . Int. shipments . Int. stocks. Follnwliij meut 18,638 6,662 18,883 94.161 owing Is the Liverpool cotton state- for tne week euding Friday, Aug. 1: 1907. 1906. 1906. Week’s rales American .. .. Foreign export. Foreign specu.. Forwarded,. . Total stocks. . no American.. .. .. Actual exports. Week’s receipts 1,400 47.000 028,000 802,000 6,000 13.000 6.000 33.000 26.000 2,100 900 American. . . Stocks afloat. American. 61,000 766.000 689.000 6,000 40,000 2,000 . >,000 4,620,000 .3,847,000 2,887.000 3.889.000 41.000 42,000 111,000 14.000 28,000 90,000 60,000 662,000 438,000 4.000 22,000 .4,796.000 New York, Aug. 3.—The cotton market opened easy ns u result of liberal unload ing above the 12c level by recent balls. New Orleans, Aug. 3.—Hayward, Vick & Clark: Map complete looks more bullish October easea off to 11.96, repre senting a net loss of 6@8 points anil of 22$ .’4 points from the high level of yesterday, with Liverpool closed Saturday, follow- for very little rain In Terns, with clearing Ju southwest portions. Price Is flooding the country with bearish . Idny. thus leaving the American markets In doubt ns to Its view on the low coudl tlon ns given out by the government, busl iiphs In a speculative way was dull on this Hide. However, anfTIHent selling was dent to force prices 19$31 points under the high points of Friday, the close lielng bar.,* Iv steady 12(1/16 points lower than Friday’s final figures. Net receipts Saturday Fume day last year 3,141 Decrease 2,331 Total receipts since September 1...9,818,684 Fame time last year 7,787,201 Increase 2,031,383 Estimated receipts Mondiiy: 1907. 50 to 200 1 to 100 1906. ■ 8POT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool ;holldsy. Atlanta, qulat; mkkIHug l«fc • New York, quiet; middling 13.28. New Orleans, quiet; middling 12%. » 'larifsiim, mumnni; imuuung jo: Wilmington, nominal: middling 13 1 Norfolk, ( ***' ■folk, quiet; middling 134. I-ouIs, quiet; middling 184, tlinore, nominal; middling 134. Baltimore, Boston, quiet; middling 13.26. Philadelphia, quiet; middling 13.60. Mobile, steady; middling 124. Houston, quiet; middling 13c, Cincinnati, nominal. TODAY'S PORT RK0EIPT8. The following table shows receipts st tha ports today, compared with the same day lnat year: New Orleans , I Galveston ..... Mobile Fnvannnh ..... charleston ... Norfolk Boston Philadelphia .. ng the country with bearish circulars. The public, though bullish, with out a leader. Liverpool closed and a cloudy weather mnp Indicating showers. Is likely to cause more long liquidation and degres sion, but cotton is a bullish proposition. Would buy It on easy periods. Understand boar leaden, secretly buying In New York and a big firm In New York very Intimate lately with Price operations, sends a tip dowu here not to sell ou this decllue. Dallas, Texas, wires: “In on Interview, Professor W. I). Hunter, U. 8. entomolo gist stationed here, stated that the pre vailing dry weather had tended to cheek the ravages of tin* Imll-weevll to some ex tent, yet It had not off-set the effect of the mild winter Just passed, and at present there are more boll-weevils lu the fields than at any time In previous years, and with continued dry weather, he expects the damage from this source during the month of August to .exceed any month lu past years, and with weather favoring the weevil, he expects the damage to be much larger than any mouth this year or any previous year, and that the per cent sur viving the past winter was 11.6 per cent v». 6 per cent In any previous year.. This fact, fie states In the puper, which Is too loug to give over the wire. February March. . May Closed barely steady. lures* In^Ntw’Li’ans* to5°? * “ ,to “ II l|i it 1 a! August. . .1 .... September 12.06 October . .11.31 November | December .12.25 January. .12.31 February . .... .March . ..| .... 12!g5 12.*69 12.31 12.25 12.2812.20 12.3312.28 12.30 lii! 24 12.31 13.6547 12.2940 I:.:- L7 12.24-23 ill • n 12.1446 12.41-42 12.45 H.MJ» 1246-36 12.31-31 1 12.30-31 12.37-3* 12.41-43 1 12.48-49 1 Closed steady. •’ NOTES ON GBAIN. Pointers on Provisions. Opened Near a Cent Upon An’Active Trade— • . Com Higher. ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. EGGS—Active, 18c. chicken* (fris«). Me each; puddle, IW per pound. DRESSED PO pound; hene,16c pet raocT, 16c pound. PRODUCE—Lard, 12c pound; hnma ac tive 16c pound; .boulder, active 107HK lounfl; aldea active, 11c pound: butter dull; 0612tfc pound; beeswax active, 25c pound; ■oner, bright, active, 10c pound; hooey |g -pound blocks active, 1ZH<- pound. FRUITS—lemons, fancy Meaaena, 66; bn- 316; pineapples, Plorliln stock, Chicago, Aug. 3.—Barlett, Frailer & Carrington: No cablea. Liverpool closed today and Monday. Car lota about ag estimated. Weather cool throughout .the grain belt with some quite low temperatures in the Canadian Northw;c*t. Weather In England re ported as unfavorable. Movement of winter wheat continues qujte moderate. Spring wheat markets continue strong. Would prefer to buy wheat on the soft spots. Movement of com continues very light. Weather too cool for best re- eults. Look to see corn sell higher. All the reports regarding oats Are bullish. Believe we nave raised a very lightweight crop and think they wilt sell much higher. the'Hori IT t0 hUJ ' rr ° , ’ 1 '" 0n " ° n and It was * Chicago Record-Herald: Snow'a crop M-US™. "!!!? poft for August 1 shows an tmantts/netory CEREALS WERE LEO Bl STRENGTH II OATS WEATHER REPORT.' WEATHER CONDITIONS. pressure east of tho Rocky Mountnlna and today the barometer Ik normal or above nt nil stations In that territory except In New Chicago, Aug. I.—Oata was .... „ feature nt the opening of the market thlR England. __ D»e Dnknt(iR, Minnesota and .Nebraska, while the .lowest Ik lu northern Moiitnua. More or less cloudiness prernlla over the entire man. Showers have occurred In the Atlantic Staten and nt senttered (nations In the interior. New Orleans reports rain foll- ‘ng nt 7 a. m. this morning. The tem *— * • n rule. The condition* are favorable for scattered showers In this section tonight and Sunday. temperature has changed hut little great COTTON REGION BULLETIN. shies. Crop reports continue very uni vornble. Wheat started 4 to 4c lower t_ the easier curb nt Minneapolis and larger receipts here, but firmed on the strength In.coarse grail.. to the selling side. There was nothing spe- loonl crowd Inclined STATIONS ATLANTA DISTRICT. situation /or nil gr/tift crops. The condition of eom la 82.8, or more than 2 points lower than on July 1. The crop has made little recovery from Its late start, la tnsscling sacks averaging 100 pound* Totals 910 8241 INTERIOR RECEIPTS. 2907 1904 Houston Augusta Mf-uiph!s Cincinnati 29 44 284 •260 75 371 I 120 Totals 632 1360 HAYWARD. VICK & CLARK'8 DAILY OOTTON LETTER Now Orleans. Aug. 9.—The country and Europe were flooded over night with bear ish arguments and views emanating from n well-known operator In New York. Liver- poo! was closed, but the Havre market was open and showed tile effect of these parish advices. It seems no effort Is be ing spared hy this faction to defond the large short Interest. In the light of rcllu- the coining cotton year, 8 high-handed game, based for success prin cipally on the dlsorganliAtlon of bullish support In the South as an outcome of reitrictlvo legislation. Liverpool closejl 1.50 crate: rhubarb, 71c each. VEGETABLES—Potatoes, new, 33 per bar rel; nor bushel, fl,15$1.20. Onions, Geor- ‘ * ihel: 8| gin’. J1.60 per bushel* Spanish, 11.60 erflto; grant, half barrel. 13.75; cabbage 2%c pound. GROCERIES. RJCE-Jnp Iff64c; bead 6#7c: fancy %e*d %<97. according to the grade. CHEESE—Fancy full cream, 17 cents; Georgia cane syrup 37 cents gallon; halt, c pound; lemon, 7c: oyster. 7c; ndy. per pound, 64c: mixed, 64c: toms toes. 2-pound, $2.00 •nvy Increase In acreage, the situation does not warrant a present crop expectation nlw>ve 2,850,000,000 bu, or BIKMII 100,000,000 bu less than Inst year. Spring wheat condition declined 6 points during July, now standing at 82.1. lied, rust is unusually prevojent and claims of black rust are received scntterlngly from South Dakota. The prerant cron promise Is not above 240,000,000 bu, whien, with the gen erally accepted flgure for whiter wheat, would reduce the total wheat crop or the year to slightly loss than 6)0,000,000 hu. The condition of onta has declined 7 points since July 1, and now Is 73.4. The overage condition for five years past at this date Is 86. Rust and Insect Injury Is geiicral, but the tinderjying trouble Is that the plant CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Chicago grain and provision quotations for today are as follows, compared with yesterday's close: Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT Sept.... t...s 924 934 .... 964 974 .... 1014 1024 nerer recovered from the frecxlng weather, experience in Its early history. The loss of prospect Is most severe In the states of commercial supply, there being a loss of condition durlug July amountiiii York refined, 4.90; plantation. 6c. condition durlug July amounting COFFEE—Roasteu Arbuckles $18; bulk la P^nts Ohio* » In Michigan, 12 In Indl- ' barrels 12ot green lltfl3c. «na, 3 In Illinois, 9 In Wisconsin, 10 In bars and barrels l!c; freon 117713c. v. Bhreddsd blscultiS cast: No. t rolled oats oysters, inn "kih 10 case; pepper, 18c lb.; baking powder $5 case: red salmon, |6 case; pink salmon, 34.26 case; — ^— — —* 5 Jars. ( 12.60 c mn. cai,; n-u Him,.. «. i.■■ ■ t-iu, ..iiiii,mi, *. esse; cows, ric: ch«H>latr, 31; snu«t. l-lh. Jsra, 48c; ro*,t b»«L g.M cs,c^ cornjd J>«f. Me satlon; Cutwi - rase; pranali. «c; rorg Iplj coUuo.ltc; so«P. IliOQi cm • i v 11 v u legisiauou. wtwjwwi liuml-js. rro*p#ets for rains In Texas and the fact Riat the bullish public is without a leader i }’ et with It all we can not help t . that shorts would he satisfied with a mod- f"t gain. Our market oucnetl about 6 poin^a I tower in harmony with New York, scalp- f r » *old, relying on a bearish attack hy th leader, and when the government Issued a father forecast of showers for the west ern half of the belt then* was more scat tered railing, and October declined to 12.28. However, scilln. contracts did not go beg ' v*• acuiug ivnuHvi. *•’'» n kIhl'. and were absorbed letter thnn many expected. All the interests that were wait- to buy on a decline ou bureau day I are still an Item to count on. Trailing set* I tl“d around 1iff for October, but lu the last aalf an hour an attack wn« made In New }°rk, and a few points more were toat here Tesss should set goo<l rain* over Sun- I “<r. further ca.IneM mqr follow on Mon, I 5»r, hut The traVliiT* toSny’ proved thnt s pruipcctlvc decline Is more s wish by shorts |6.in n certainty oh tli* result of frar on ■w putt of biiu., Olflolnl records chow J«y littl, min In Te*n«. only n few scst- f-reil showers; mostly light. Toms paper, teport a good demand for new cotton lu the Interior at 13c. *'«'» York, Aug. 8.—J. S. Baehe & Co.: Tb* fact that Liverpool ws» clowtfl re- JtrlctM operations on cotton on this side 1W» morning. After opening aUghtly lower *fe active months, ranging frora 6 to 10 Pn'nts, Itqnldatlon Itecnme nppnrent on the '-pett of ralna In many parti of the belt, ff' 'be same time, the rainfall hn* been [■tltt. und In Texas erops sre rtnlmed to ft loginning to anffer for lack of moisture. It1«s continued to i . . .. - — ag or ’Tile ottuntlon look* Sif. h s t0 fo r wre bollevc )hf government JJJfltton of 76 for July tht true of oron. Since July, the crop has d. and the present ouitook war- j l2 #t ground, — higher prices. Advise tho pnrehase I cotton on any dlpa. •N PROVISIONS. PROVISIONS—5fuprefn#hama tt4e. bellies J0©26 pounds average, 9.75; fat backs. 8.25; Supreme lard, 10 1 / * *’ r ” — * rallfornla bama, tlonr redncerl to Its wheat equlva- tho seven months eno. an Increase of 24,009,000 bu, or 18.3 per cent over the receipts for the corfesnondlng pe- erng»% v.ro; 04. Purity compound, 84; , 10c; dry rah extra ribs FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR-Highest patent, 5.90; best pat —• “ ,H«; half pat ent $5.25; standard patent ...... ent! 14.66: spring wheat patent, $6.09. CORN—No. 2 white, 7fc: choice white, 80c- white feed, 78c; No. 3 Fallow. 78c; mixed, —“ ■*'*r bushel. 7fo. T7c* cracke«l corn i>or bushel, 78c. CHICKEN PEEU-Flftrnound rack#. 06c; Punla chick feed, $3.00; Atletor feed, n.35; b OATS—No.H^wblte, 60c; No, *. mixed, 69c; Golden onta. 59c: white clipped, 61c; fancy "SlEAL^laln. per 06-pound racks, 77e; 48- pound racks, 78c; plain, 24-pound aacka, 80c; 6 HAY-Tlmothy chatee largo bale, fl.40; do., choice small bales, 81.3a; No. 1, on» third bales, $1.36: No. 2, one-third baleft •t -x. AhAiM nrnlrle, 11.00; Bermuda, |1.10. mice white, fl.60;- fancy, 1.60; _ - IUIH J, A.DU ,r c^T , ^ ,o RrK{rsni» i ^ ; - hr " n ' ,im - L-Prlme per ton, $26.60; .No. 2 per ton, $24.00; bulls per too, FISH. FISR—Bream 7c pound; snapper toe pound; trout 8c pound; bine fish 7c pound; pompano, 20e pound; mackerel. 124c pouud; mixed flab. 6c pounj; fresh water trout. 8c. WEEKLY CHRONCLE'8 REPORT ON WEATHER. onth Indicate that while rain Hod of Inst yesr. The total this year Is 170,351,000 bn, as cum pared with 146,831,009 bu. Details are: 1907. Flour, brla t; 6,712.000 Wheat, bn 7.379,0.» Corn, bu 78.312,000 Oats, bu 48.U69.00U Rye. ‘ 1906. ' 6.031,009 10.702.000 57.2.»3,090 45.334.000 821.900 9.940.000 .s,d. * ! L19LOOO Barley, bfl 10.203.000 ... Advance pronfs of the Northwestern Mill er, as wired to Isognu & Bryan, say: “The Minneapolis flour output last week de creased 19,689 brls. The quantity turned out wns 203.135 Inis, against 266.516 In 1906. The same mills were In operation today ns last Tuesday. Flour seeirts eertatnly to have n better tone. Tho wenther In the Northwest for the week hns been Ideal, and It Is generally concerted that the ^row- Dec. Mny CORN— Hept.... 644 Doc.... 624 May.,., 514 uATfi— Sept.... 41 Dec.... 424 May.... 444 1’OltK- 8ept I.AKD— Rept... 9.20 Oct... 9.25 9171 1014 101 \< TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street Special to The Georgian. v (From Hayward, Vlcg & Clark.) New York Augr. 3.—J. S. Bache & Co.: The market showed flrtnneas on covering and bullish manipulations ott a small scale In the Harrimans. Not much gnin was recorded for the day, however. Special stocks showed ac tivity, principally Air Brake, which ad vancsd sharply near tha eloae. We look for a quiet, steady market until the publication of the bank state ment. This will no doubt Show a Hjj loss to cash. Would advise conserva tism, buying only on big dips. Town Topics: Bears will endeavor t< make some headway against values toda; in view of (he prospects for a poor ban! statement and the likelihood that the Chi cago Judge will Impose heavy tines ou th« Standard Oil Company. Other bearish fac- toi-8 are the weakening tendency of Copper metal, the possibility of serious trouble growing out of the Moroccan situation and Intoreata of the banking e Issues lie nil stocks. The Southerb FaClBc dividend Increase, and the renmrknhle showing made by the Is stilt Inclined to hold aloof rrom public. i from tne and on weakness, which will likely time* attend feverish trading today, would advise buying stocks such as the Harrlinan and Hill Isi rrlinan and Hill Issues, Ht. Paul, Atcht- . Northwestern. Redding, Baltimore and Missouri, Kansas & Texas. Unless Texas gets rain soon cotton will work higher, ns weather conditions uulnntlng this market nt the tnorne Wheat is high enough. ,♦ New York Fiunnelnl Bureau: Around 140 It now seems that Union Pacific has found an effective sup|>ort, although in buying * that level n atop order may bo best, ----- itV . -- Standard Oil Interesti orted sun people are holding Great' Northern pre ferred and Northern Pacific toward the Steel. be good for small short turns on ralllcii would test the long side again with a i order. Amalgamated should be bought nrd 80. Southern Pacific should lw* taken . where Mow 90. Heading la very well •ought, and we believe It a purchase on occasions toward 100-101, where support Is ind lijr driving besra. Tips are out to y Brooklyn Rapid Trn ‘ * rranslt for no tangl- THE COFFEE MARKET. Havre at 10 a. in., market barely steady; 12 runni declined >4 franc; rales 6,000. ^Ia in burg nt 10 a. in., market unchanged; Rio receipts 5.000; stock 687,000. Hnntos receipts 26,000; 'stock 1,300,000, 8no Paulo receipts 29.900. Jundlnh.v receipts 28,000. IS III STANDSTILL Opening Prices Saturday, Show a Very Slight Move ment Either Way. DECLINES THE RULE Only a Few Issues Were Traded In—Bank State ment Unfavorable. • MARKETS .. .. .... New York, Augr. 3.—-Today’s mar ket was the second dullest Saturday of the year. London was closed for the usual Aufcuftt holiday and no orders came In across the cable. Prices hero opened a trilie lower and fell oft still further during the flfst half hour. Union Pacific, Copper and Great North ern, with losses or a point each, made the largest decline. The market hard ened again after the first relapse and from then <|i until the .close no Im portant selling appeared. But the greater part of the list showed at the end net losses on the day. New York, Ang. 3.—Where changes occur red nt the opening of the stock market, •flees In most cases showed slight fraction- ill declines. Popp*;; started In 4 down, and Reading, Steel common hml Southern re clflc 4 I-*— ”—“*“■* -- r r - clfle 4 lower. Smelting gained and lost 4. Great Northern prefer red nnd New York Central advanced 4. Union Pacific de- ell utd 4. GEORGIA RAILWAY AND ELECTRIC COMPANY. and asked price on Georgia Railway and Electric Company today: Bid 83; asked 85. Preferred, none. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. * New York, August 3.—The weekly state Went of the New York associated banks * following change*: 11,728,959.700; Increase, $3,807,000. l.nmiUniMari' ifLW.WnI’Swmi.-l'iSMOOl Specie, $210,339,700; decrease, $111.699. Reserve, $282,298,200; decrease, $90.1.100. $lte$rrva rw l ,,,rw b $274,828,600; Increase, Mirnluw, $7,473,100; decrease. $1,786,475. M •* deposits, $14,423,4751 decrease. $1,274,81 MINING STOCKS. ._age i__ market for today: January .. 6.00-6.10 February ..6.06-6.10 March 6:05-6.15 April 6.06 6.15 ..6.10 June 6.10-6.20 July August .. .. '. -..5.96-6.00 September 5.95 ew York ’coffits | Rnstnn, All,, l^onnntnff! t;tnh Minin, Bill North Bart, 78; Miisaarhnaotts G„ praferrwl 83; Trinity 18*,j MssanriniMit, Minin. 614; Slum non IS!,; Copper U.ngo Opsnlti, Rnneo. clow. " m 6.10-6.1 6.10-6.1 6.15-6.20 LOCAL 8TOCKS AND BONDS ..5.96 6.00 October Wovember .» „ December .. ..6,00-6.05 Closed Steady. Sales 18,000 hags. (RerlMd by Illllynr Inrsatment^ Cnmpnny.) Atlanta tc IVrst Tolnt R. R„ lfri'vi *WH Illrlnlhghnin «hd A.. 13 MS Atlanta, Birmingham find A.. 19 MOVEMENT OF OOTTON DURING PAST WEEK Augusta^ Factory....... j CentMH Bank nnil Trust Corp. 130 Exposition Cotton Mills....... 220 Fourth Nntlonnl Bank 210 Ga. It. It. nnd Banking Co..., 240 Ga. Ry. — ureenrille, cloudy. . Griffin, cloudy . , •Macon, cloudy . , . Moutlcello, cloudy Newnnn, cloudy, . ‘ 1ify, . -Home, n. ciom.,, . MMrtaniiarg, i». d’dy 'Jallnpoosn, clear . Toceon, clear.. . . West Point, cloudy temperatures are for 12-bour period ending 8 a. m., this date. 88 It 1118- Sept... 8.724 Oct... 8.66 s£t m LS' 4 NORTHWE8T CARS. today, lagt week and last year: Lnat Year. 106 DISTRICT AVERAGES!. CENTRAL STATION. Ill Temperature. „f| Ii{ Max.* Min.” l8 Atlanta. * . . Augusta.. . . Charleston . . Galveston. . . Little Hock. . Memphis. . . Mobile Montgomery . New Orleans. Oklahoma. . . Savannah. . . Vicksburg. . . Wilmington. . a 11 2! 8 10 10 1 11 10 18 IS 10 ~r 88 96 92 90 90 90 92 98 g 92 ft 76 71 n 70 72 68 72 68 68 .20 .06 • .36 .08 .02 .02 T. :8 .42 .12 .04 .36 THE LIVE 8T0CK MARKET. Chicago, Aug 3.—Hogs—Receipt* 9,000. Market strong; light $6,051(6.60; mixed $6$f $5.50fpi.3o; rough $6.60^5.85; pigs 6.4S; helVy w .iraH«.uu, suu„u vw.trwww.aw, |M,n $5.75'&6.30; yorkers $6.4106.46; good to choice heavy $6.2006.30. (’flttle—Receipts 390. Market steady; beeves $4.4007.50; cows $1.4005.20; heifera $2.4006.40; calves $607.40; good prime steers $5.8097.50; poor to nuHlIum $4.6006.76; Stock ers nnd feeders $2.6009.40. Sheep—Receipts 2,0* * teraMdl tlves $2.50ii6.75; wei Ing wheat has shown marked benefit'' WORLD’S VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT th, pr—lpll.tlon has. on tho whole, been moderate or llubt. «nd that In Tenia erops are elalmeh to hsi lie«lnnln» to suffer for lark of moisture. From other dlstrlrts there SDDeors to bo no complaint, and some ror- respondents refer to farther Improvement lu the crop. HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, STOCK8, BONOS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. C.rondelst and Gr.visr Sts, New Orle.n*. te=c c «°{i 0 n n g£££: «*. A«a New York and Chicago 4’orrefpondcntB. M 8. BACHE & CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER 4 CARRINGTON, PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL P0INT8. Secretary Beater', .tatement of the world', visible supply of cotton for the week ending Friday, August 3, .hows a decrease for the week just closed of 130,(15, against a decrease of 190,(63 last year and a decrease of 77,339 year before last. . The total visible Is 3,810.921. against 3,9(1,536 lost week, 3,255,292 fctst year nnd 2.907,462 year before last. Of this the total Of American cotton Is 1,705,921, against 1,789,136 last week, 1,1(5,292 last year and 1,805,462 year before Inst, and of all other kinds. Including Egypt, Braril. India, etc., 1,135,000, against 1,- 172.000 last Week, 1,070,000 last yeat* and 1,102,000 year before last. The total world's visible supply of cotton ns above shows a decrease com pared with last week of 120,(15, an In crease compared with last year of 585,- (29, and a decrease compared with year before last of (6,(41. Of the world’s visible supply of cot ton as above there le now afloat and held In Great Britain and continental Europe 1.725,000, against 1,126,000 last year and 1.576,000 year before last; In Egypt 44,400, against 43,000 last year and 71,000 year before last; In India 676.000, against 725,000 yast year and 720.000 year before last, and In the United States 396.000, against 352, THE SUGAR MARKET. New York, Aug. 3.—The domestic redned •ml raw sugar market la steady and un changed. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. The receipts of grain In ear lota todif and estimated receipt, for tomorrow are as follows: Today. Tomor. Wheat 226 277 Corn 15* 196 Oats 68 41 Hogs, head 11.000 Superintendent King, of the New York Cotton Exchange, gives the move ment of cotton for the week and season follows; Weekly Movement. This Year. Port receipts 9,912 Overland to mills and Canada 4,914 Southern . mill taking. (estimated) 80,000 Los. of stock at Int.rlor town. .. 7,643 nulllUreFnlVrll (la.ititsitiiitiii ll/l Atlanta 4 p. e. bomls, 19a..,, 99K Dlrie'co&m Mllls* l Wtt«. , to; 04. R. R. and Rkg. Co., lot i'*'t Last Year. 29,970 Seaboard la. I960 6,078 REPORT CONFIRMED MOST • BULLISH EXPECTATIONS. 20,000 6,(60 Brought Into sight for lh« wsek ...37,203 51,283 Total Crop Movement Port receipts 9,822,823 7,(17,906 Overland to mills and Canada 1,219,826 976,936 Southern mill tak ings (estimated) ..3.235^000 2,140,000 New Orleans, Ang, l.-Thi* Tlmes-Domm erst: "The agricultural biircun monthly trail condition report conHnned the mm,t MUllSf — Brought Into sight thus far for sea son 13,277,(51 10.934,842 J. J. BARNES-FAIN CO.’S FRUIT AND PRODUCE LETTER. ifctb meridian time. Pssebra tlnued very *•— ». * mum lave been fairly plentiful, selling from Hr to $1.60 per crate, ami the stock mostly . . Remarks. Slightly I no ran sort temperatures prevail throughout the bolt, the greatest chnnge Mng In th© eastern part. The rninfnll hns bran light, and well distributed through out the region. J. B. MAKBUAT. Rration Direct*. WEATHER FORECAST. wing In Itnod eomlltlon. Watermelons are showing a scarcity, and the demand good with prices firmer and bettor. Bananas continue scarce with an advance of 40 points at shinning point, making t‘ price firm here nt Jf 1-2 cents per pound. The lemon market Is a little unsettl snd the nrlei* New York, shown n w< 26c to 60c p#*r !»«»x. bullish expectations, the,percentage figures. 75. ns compared with 72 last mouth und last year, being lower by 2 or 3 {mints thnn generally looked for. But beenrts# of legislative restrictions, the Bduth whs hampered In Its support, and. In the Won of double nsaurance thnt the out-turn Is to be disappointingly small, the rings soon found themselves again under the domina tion of rtellhsmte short Hellers in ths Nofth. Consequently the day’s list sdvsncs of some hnlf n dollar n tmlo did not truly, reflect the day’s price Influences. Reports ' outhwest Texas Indicated active of new crop cotton St values predl- ipon preconceived opinions by buy- orn who were promtplv notified of the bullish tenor of the bulletin from farmers nnd merchants who were not In dose touch with the news center, nnd who bad to wait nn hour or two for Information on which to base flew price Mens. Tho rot** ton report fund died more than one sur prise. In the first place. It Indicated that the crop, as a whole, hns not responded to the normally favorable wenther In the measure believed; in the second, Georgia condition Is shown to I* 81. ngalnst 74 Inst year, while the Houth Carolina con dition I* 81. against 83 Inst year.”—Hay ward, Vick & Clark. In Verdella COTTON 8EED OIL MARKET. Is given the opening snd clos ing quotations of the New York cotton seed October.. November Itocemlwr. January Following were the cotton seed oil rales for the opoMilug snd dose: 300 August nt 54H; 101 September at 64VL October nt 61%; MA.October nt 51%; 200 N«v vemher at 43%; 100 December at 40%; 300 November nt 43%; 800 November at 4**' 100 NoYrudter nt 43%; 300 Nov**tnl»cr at 4 2.500 iHwiuber nt 41%; 100 January at _ 830 January at 40%. Cotton seed oil spots firm and nominal 67. Total sales 6,700 bar rels. Closed steady. NAVAL 8TORES. Ang. Turoentlne firm at m 9*64.16: wal ; X 45.i1_l5.55 1.85; I! 31.7084. lost year and 626,000 year before but. 4.7v; I) I ■k tol_ water whit* 3484.19; M ;CB 6 34. Wnshlnxtnn, Au», 3.—An area of high jiressiue nnd coolor weather orcupleM the middle Mississippi and lower Mis souri valleys. Pressure Is low In the extreme northwest anil the lower Si. Lnwrence valley. The rainfall has been In the form of scattered showers In widely .eparated Incall lice as follows: The lower Lake region, Southern Vir ginia, the mlddlo Gulf coast. Northern Texas, Oklahoma, the Central and Southern Book mountain region and the northern plateau. An area of mod erate temperature Is passing eastward over the middle Atlantic states and the temperature Is generally below tb. seaeonable average ea.t 6t the Rocky mountains. Precipitation' la Indicated for Sun day In the East Gulf .tates and Florida. The temperature will change but'little although It will be .lightly cooler to night In Atlantic coast districts. Forecast till 8 pm. Sunday: Maryland nnd Virginia—Ftdr tohight and Sunday; slightly coolor tonight In enstern portions; light variable winds. North Carolina—Fair tonight and Sunday; cooler tonight on the coast; light westerly winds. South Carolina—Fair tonight and Sunday, except shower. Sunday In mountain dl.trlct.f light variable wind*. Georgia, Eastern Florida, Western Alabama and Mississippi—Scattered showers late tonight or on Sunday; light variable winda; mostly south westerly. ■old nt prices <pK)t.d. ely nt 31.60 per crate. -’otatoe. hove taken another mlvnnce now, selling nt 3115 to 3l» per htiehri. We look for a aenrelty of this nrtlole the entiling week from the fact thnt Tennessee I, about done shipping, and It will lw n week before Virginia stock begins to move, "ggs are now selling nn this msrket at flat, nnd Indications point to a further advance before the middle of nest week. 4% UNION 4% SA VINGS BANK Could fliHMIiB CAPITAL STOCK . • . 8100.000.00 4% RESOURCES 8280,000.00 4°/o n de- K m 1 a RETIRED MERCHANT DIES AT HOME IN COLUMBUS. Special to file Georgian. Columbus, Oa., Aug. I.—J. W. Fa vor*, retired merchant and ex-member of the city council,, died at his home here yesterday afternoon. He was 66 years of age and leave* a wife and twelva children. • n, ■ ■ .,u •- look for a scarcity of Irish' potatoes for th© comlnff .weak, Ijd (ood a demand all fruits, cabba*©, onions and lemous. DON’T GET LONESOME wh*n away. Just order The Georgian and News aent to your now address d.ily. You’ll hsvo a real v.eatlon if $$$,000,011 GOLD BONDS you do.’ 45 cent, a .month, 10 cents a w.ek. Phone 4928, or write circulation department, Tho Georgian and News. No trouble to change address. td net investor nearly 6 per cent. Write for circular. J. H. Hilsman & Co., Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK ATLANTA, GA C. E. CURRIER, president. H. T. INMAN, Vlce-Prcsld.nt GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAMES 8. FLOYD, Assistant Cashier. Capital . $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. J