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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1907.
11
Tone Was Strong—Prices
Steadily Advanced Dur
ing the Morning.
NEWS AND GOSSIP
of the Fleecy Staple.
Special to The Georgian.
rd, Vick ft Clark.)
LIVERPOOL STRONG
Western Belt Still Hot and
Dry—Bear Leader Re
ported Covering.
New York, Aug. 9.—The opening of the
>n mlvnnre of 3 to 12 points. On the call
mul afterword there wns heavy buying In
the pit. which observers of the market us-
boelated with n big outside short Interest.
Up to midday the market wns atroug
the fureoaat tor continued hot nnd <
dry
the forecaat _
weather In the western belt nnd what was
thought to Imj covering by the leading bear.
Profit-taking In the afternoon caused a re
action of sereral points In the late after
noon. though the undertone wns steady.
The close was steady, net « to 17
points higher on the active months as
compared with Thursday’s final quo
tations.
The sharp advance of 3-4c to 13 3-4c
for spot cotton at Galveston attracted
the attention of shorts In New York
on the new crop months. October
selling 1 l-2c below the Texas price
for the actual stuff.
Weekly Interior movement:
Receipts ..
Shipments
Stocks
1907.
5.882
14.505
94.960
1906.
18.161
^^■(Frpra Hsywa;^, IHA „ v........
New York. Aug. 9.-J. S. Bncbe X Co.
Liverpool was due 2 higher on old and 1 %6
higher ou new. Opened steady 5 high
er on near am! 6 higher on distant post
" At 12:15 m M steady net 5 higher
a and 4%@6 I ‘ “
business motlorutc
Spot,
Jim a lid cxjwrt C00; receipts 1.000; ‘Aiuer
lean, 400.
Liverpool sends higher quotations.
cr *tb*nl condition of the crop In Texas,
with no prospect of relief, has caused a
buying lu Liverpool this morning, nnd
will bring further advances here. It seems
sltuunlon holds the market. Look
the Te
far months at any time, utilizing
average.
Looks like the big man Is running.
the
Itiordun has bought 60,000 bales and still
taking everything that comes. The course
of the market for the moment depends on
how big a short line the big men has been
carrying.
The bear clique has evidently been busy
covering. Consider the market n sale for
■ turn.
Following ore 11 n. m. bids: August
11.64; September 11.74; October 12.21; January
Looks like Price and his following
taking bull side. The big rasn Is an artist
A 9 avill/.IH.iiv ITaI ,1'ln.ln I*. Trt.n. am.1 •«a.
they wifi put It much higher.
About 15.030 notices out. most of them be-
- will need good bullish
PRICES OF COTTON YARNS
ARE SOMEWHAT EASIER.
The New’ York Commercial: It Is stated
In the cotton yarn market that prices
are somewhat easier than they were nt the
opening of the month. Buyers of all counts
are Insisting that '*
: some concession be made
here,
on sizeable contrac
In point of volume the business now pass-
Comparative receipts at all U. B. ports:
Net receipts, today, August 9 1.204
Same day lust year 4.303
Decrease 3,099
Total receipts for six dnys 7,402
Same days last year 24.615
Decrease 17,213
Decrease 17,213
Totol receipts since September 1....9,824,793
Same time Inst year 7,837,202
Increase 2,987,593
Estimated receipts Saturday:
/ 1907.
New Orleans None
Galveston None
Houston • .600 to 8t
Movement nt Atlanta:
Receipts Friday, August 9 9
Same day last year 75
Decrease 66
Shipments Frldny, August 9 233
Same dny last year None
Increase 233
Stock on hand Friday, August 9 2.741
3,617
Increase
8P0T COTTON MARKET.
steady; middling 13c.
middling 13.40.
Hina "
—..id/:
New York, quiet;
New Orleans, firm: middling 13%.
Augusta, qnlet; middling 13%.
Savannah, firm; middling i2%.
Memphis, firm; middling 13*4.
Galveston, Ann; middling 13%.
Charleston, nominal: middling 13%.
Wilmington, nominal: middling 13%.
«) liuiiuuiuii. IIUIIJIU.II. iuiuminia
Norfolk, steady; middling 13%.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 13%.
Baltimore, nominal: middling 13%.
Boston, quiet; middling 13.40.
Philadelphia, quiet; middling 13.65.
Mobile, steady; middling ©6.
Houston, quiet; tnlddllug 13c.
so selling agents declare, of seeking ad
ditional orders, nnd they maintain that by
standing firm on their present prices they
The demand during the past __
has shown that men’s wear mills needing
yarns for cotton warps are ready to tnke
stocks nt a figure, nnd in some Instances
at the seller’s asking price.
At this time, knitters should be doing
more neflve purchasing than Is reported In
. nd their reluctance to cover
using some uneasiness among hold
ers of yarn. .Small spinners are the ones
most affected nnd they are looked to, In
the near future, to revise their quotations
if any downward movement Is to be wit
nessed.
Print Cloths Quiet.
Except for n few belated orders by print-
no want- narrow good* through the
Inter months, trade wns quiet on print
cloths. Brokers have little or nothing to
offer In the way of spots on regulars, nar
row odds or wide gray goods, uud so ore
Inclined to keep strictly to their quoted
prices on contract. Tho absence of stocks
and the knowledge that a great many mills
are sold months ahead, makes the market
firm, although actual trading Is uowgjlst-
less. Regulars keep at 5%. 28-inch 64 by
60s At 5 and wide standards, whenever
sold for delivery within sixty to ninety
(lay., bring 7446741c.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
Cincinnati, nominal.
TODAY’S PORT RECEIPTS.
The following Ubla .bows receipt, it th,
port, today, compared with ths eame day
nut year:
Now Orleans.
Galveston. . .
Mobile
Bavnntinh. . .
Charleston. .
Wllmlngtpn. .
Norfolk. .
Baltimore. . . .
Boston
Philadelphia. .
Pacific const. .
Newport News..
Totol. .
INTERIOR RECEIPT8.
rlor today, compared with the same day
lust year:
Houston.
Augusta. .
Memphis.
Total. , , . . . . .j
•Neveu hundred and
1298
twenty-four new
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
Orleans, Aug. 9,-There was further
h* In th* J *“*■ ‘ J
conditions In the
. _ •wither
.vstern ha!
_ shows no rain nnd high, rising
temperatures. Opening trades here were
•t an ndvnncc or about 6 poiittr * "
r _/ followed,
. . .... ndvnncc to 12.65 for October on the
official forecast, promising fair weather to
fcorrow in Texas, Arkansas nnd Louisiana,
fin ml rain fell In Alabama nnd the Atlantic*,
Lut the trade at present seems to be con
cerned over prospects in the west only.
»ns, a
S%c.„
cb. 1
is corns pounci, tries, hiiitb. msc
hens,15c per pound; ducks, drawn,
EGOS—Active, 20c.
LIVE POULTRY—Hent
Chickens (frhs), 12%027j
80c each; puddle, 25c eacl
%bms? _
active, 18 cent, pound; fries,
pound; hens,15c per
r "prfonuc£—Lard, lie pound; ham, no
III-. 16c pound: should,r. nctlre 10011c
pound; side, active. He pound; bntter dull;
1001244c pound; bee,wnx active, Me pound;
honey, bright, active, 10c pound; hooey lo
1-ponnd blocks active, 1214c pound.
FRUITS—Lemons, fancy Mcssenn, 10; ba
nanas, 344 lb.: pineapples. Florldn stock,
none: limes, Florida stock, per hundred,
11: peanuts In sacks averaging 100 pounds
each, owing to gmde, per pound, 64468c;
cantaloupes, slow sale. Toe crate; wstermel
ons, 1214®20c each; Georgia penhben, 91.250
1.75 crate; rhubarb, 75c ooeb.
VEGETABLES—Potatoes, new, 13.25 bar
rel: per bushel, 11.3001.15. Onions, Goor-
f in, 11.60 per bushel; Spanish. 11.60 crate;
rnnt, half barrel, 18.75; cabbage 2Vie pound.
Edited by
Joseph B. Lively
Mr. Lively’* tw*nty-flv*
years* experience of ed
iting markets IQ Atlanta
and the South has mods
him a recognised au
thority Id hie specialty.
RANGE OF NEW. YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS
NS MR OF fbTOflS*
Am.
Am. Sugar lteflnery.
American Smelting...
American Car F.
American Cotton 6lL . . . .
Anaconda
Atchison
do. preferred.
Atlantic C, Line. ... .\. .
Brooklyn Ilapld T
Baltimore & Ohio.
Chesnpvnki & Ohio.
Canadian Pacific. . .
"hlcagp ft Alton. . . ,
onscdldsted Uuj. . ,
uu. preierreu. .....
Colorado Fuel ft Iron. '.
Corn Produce
Colorado Southern. .«. •
Delaware ft Hudson. . .
Denver ft nio Grand*. .
Distiller,- Securities. . .
Erin
S do. preferred
enernl Electric. ....
rest Western
•-rent Northern pfd. .. .
Illinois Central:
Interboro
do. preferred.
uw, dll IBM, ,
Kansas k Texas* .
KAMO OF 8TOCK.
Kan
Lou
Mist
Mexican Central , . .
New York Central • .
Northwestern , , ,
Nutloual Lead . . . .
Norfolk aud Western .
Northern Pacific • • .
Untarlou A West.. , .
Peuusyfvaula .....
Pacific Mall . . . . .
People’s uus CO. . • .
Pressed Steel Car. • .
Rook Island
do. preferred
Repub. iron A Steel , , a, . .
do. pref . , \
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway. .1. . . ,
fit Pa {* rtxtrred
Te’nn. Coal* aud Iron *. *. *. !
Texan Pacific ........
U. 8. Rubber. . .
do preferred
* do preferred ,
Weatern Union
Wahnsh ....
do preferred
&
.7234
1
.TIPS FLASHED
From Wall Street
New York, ’Aug. ’ft—J.’ S. ilnclYe ft
* * Loudon Irregular. Ht. Pu
American In .
and .Union Pacific' show
Amalgamated off %.
Shnrl CnrnrlniF ’m
Short covering ‘and a fair amount of
outside buying Anally stemmed the tide of
liquidation yesterday. Home large lines re
ported as having been covered by the beer
clique. The short Interest still quite large,
hud this Will probably be. covered this
morning. Some of ths large interests gnr
support to their stock* in* curly trndlnjj
8t. Paul. Cornier and other standard Oi
stocks exhibited bokt strength.
E
Totol stock sales todgy, 697,709 sltnres. •Ex-dlrtdend ■!% per cent
NEW YORK.
tures In New York today;
Closed! steady
LIVERPOOL.
Following Is tho opening range. 2 p. m.
and dose, compared with yesterday’s close.
Futures opeued firm..
Opening
Rouge. 2 p.tn
August 7.03 -7.02% 7.<
Aug.-Hnpt.... 6.81 -6.90 1
Sept.-Oet..., 6.78 -6.77
Oct.-Nov.... 6.73 -6.69
Nov.-Dec.... 6.70 -6.69
Dec.-Jen.... 6.68 -6.67% 6.68
.Ton.-Feb.... 6.68 -6.67 6.68
S ell.-Mar.... 6.69%-6.C8% 6.68*
ar.-April... 6.70 4.69 6.69'
Aprll-Mny... 6.70 6.70
Closed barely stifidy.
NEW ORLEANS. -
Th* following Is the rang* In cottoo fa
tures In N*w Orleans today:
d
1
i
=
^ |ll
i
11
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Deo
Jnti
Feb
March. . .
iiti
12.5«;
ik|{
12.69
1*2.77
*13.00
12. *»
12.62
12.71
12.77
iiyilr/.yy
13.8616.64
adoiiileo
12.69 12.69
iiLnIfti?
13.00
MJ74I
12.64 -65
12.61-63
12.60-61
12.67-68
12.78- 75
12.79- 81
12.92
1182*83
12.60-51
12.46- 4$
12.46- 46
12.53-64
12.68-60
12.64-65
Closed steady.
:ig col
A higher opening generally Is expected.
nt repuf* “■* * * *
Government report may come out nt noon,
nnd n favorable report should stimulate
the market.
I,ondon bouses sold Cnhadlan Pacific.
Town Topics: It Is too much to hope
for tho market to recover right away from
the shock of developments during the past
few dnys, and It must be remembered
that the strong bear party will »>© continual
ly on the lookout for the appearance ol
support of stock bought by banking inter
ests In order to prevent more acute demor
alization. Consequently we look for a con
siderable period of comparative dullness.
With fluctuations, growing narrowci* not
far from last night's close.
W« wonld not buy coton, except for turns
on weak spots.
Walt for a sharp break before buying *tfir
The XU- Vor
•f ISM. It svvm«. John I». tlork.fellvr toll!
Ills fl.vsland physician tlmt he wns sl<-k—
not on semnnt of ths ilininrlnl sltimtlon
but tlimuuh ill an i*i mint insu t lu my frlsmls."
In ths llkht of ressnt events, will the ills-
tjnunlshsS altruist anil phlliiiithropTiit tell
Wnll —— — * *-■- —
street why some of his frlemls ....
slek now?
On Frlilsy It Is expeeted thht the M
ernl onthortllea will luive aecnreil an In
dictment of nnother of the subsidiaries of
the Standard Oil Comimny—the Vacuum Oil
Company. Nature abhors n vacuum, aud so
does the preient Washington government.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
New York, Aug. Money on call
Stirling exchange $4.84@4.87 1-2
for demand nnd
Prime mercantile paper unchanged
London bar silver 81 16-16d. New
Mexican dollars 54 1-4.
LOCAL 8TOCKS AND BONDS
NOTES ON GRAIN.
Pointers on Provision*
Special to The Georgian. .
(From Hayward, Vick A Clark.)
Chicago, Aug. 9.—J. 8. Bache A Co.:
Wheaf looks as though It Is getting pretty
close to bottom. There Is ft Tittle business
being worked each tiny for export from th4*
gulf and for nearby, but there 1ms been
none of consequence out of here, and
probably *“
TRAD! RATHER LIGHT
IN THE WHEAT PIT
not l>e for some time to
come/ Believe the foreigner has got to
have n good deal of our wheat.
Chicago Record-Ucrald: New
York
exporters say the demand for corn has
i lignin, nnd they expect It to con-
loss the market should sdvanco
-. The depressing factors, namely,
shipments nnd offerings frorar Russia
s Danube, have been to n very large
sharply,
heavy shl]
aud the i!
extent removed.
continent hns bought n fstr line of t
„ say Alber
ta's wheat crop Is assured without another
drop of rain,” writes F. L. Harris of Ed
inontftn. Alberta, to Harris, Wthtlirop
Co. ”8omo of them say it Is bettejr off
t hns no more. I think
help, but we will get a Mj
rain. The c '
three weeks . . ....
of the crop odt of danger. Winter wheat
$
e will get a Mg crom ram or no
only thing to rear Is frost, and
s like the past will put tho bulk
j out of danger. WlftUf wheat
harvest has commenced to the south of us.
They have four or five times-Inst years
acreage, and will hare a big yield per
’’Farmers are about through shock thrash
ing,” Writes William Burko, of Friend,
Nebr. ”A few have tried to thrash their
oats, bftt find them no earthly good. One
GROCERIES.
RICE-Jap 5©6%c; bead 6«ffc: fancy htad
l%4W. according to the grsda.
CHEESE—Fancy full cream, 17 cents;
Georgia cane syrup 37 cents gallon; salt
100-ronnd. 00c; axle grease 31.75; aoda crack
era, 6*4c pound; lemon, 8c* oyster, 7c; bar
rel candy, per pound, 6%c; mixed, pet
pound. 6%e: tomatoes. S-pgund, 12.00 case;
i-pound, fits; navy bean*. $149: Lima beans
lc; beat matches, ner gross. $1.«; macaroni.
ciZfiTc pound; sardlnea. mustard, *3.25 css*.
llUGAR—Standard granulated. 1%; New
to tho bushel. I do not expect oafs to bo
shipped In here In tho spring for seed.”
September trades In oats are settling up
it 79, ns comps red with 99 n year sgo.
A Toledo wire to Fluley Harrell & Co.
aid: "Country dealers are not selling nny
for a dollar a bushel."
,rs sn<l barrel, Uc; ,re«n 11612c
Phrcildcrt biscuit K csss: No. 2 rolled est.
^.25 case: sack (frits, seponnd haxs, 2185;
Sisters. MH wclxbt. 22 csss: light wslfbi
tl 10 case; pepner, 18c lh.: baklnx powtlcr 85
is*; rail salmon. tH»k «««, US
cocoa, 49c; chocolate. 33; naff, in.,
nra, 48c; roast beef. 12.60 esse; cnrncj] beef.
IS.M cnii: catsup. S-N c*M| dnjj
leans. *e J^R°I J»JP?
notnah, “
New Or-
_ Cuba
„ olHS u. 83.25^3.80 caseineonuti. 8c; ror%
Qy cotton, lie; soap. IL60®4 caia.
now had over 40 points
However,
advance .. .
I* considered. - - -
tirntlous on today's map to eutltle nnybody
that the dominating factor In giving
this dry apell la gradually
*nd ss the map Is presented today there Is
ft the possibility of a change. Hpec-
«t leant
the price nnd outside In. ,
ohunge weatherward must In* promptly
sldertd. Official reci»rtla show « tempera-
tare average of 100 degrees for the territo
ries and one of 98 for Arkansas, Texas,
Louisiana nnd npper Mississippi. Texas
papers are full of accounts of deterioration
owlag to ahMdlng. premature opening and
stoppage in growth. There were rumors
from New York that the hear clique wot
rorerlng, but the news l* not credited here,
«" the market did not net In n way to sup-
I'urt it. A more favorable visible supply
■tfitement la expected this evening and a
uiullsh crop summary by The Chronicle, nil
tuullsh crop summary by The Chronicle, nil
°t whleh should have a goo4t effect on for*
J gn markets tomorrow. Trading here set
tled around 12.W for October and Is quiet
•t present.
New York, Aug. 9.—J. 8. Bache & Co.:
There was ft further stampede of the short*
^nrly this morning, making new high «w-
®rds on the advance. The cumulating InHu*
eurt> was the weather conditions In Texas
nn»l strong advance In Liverpool. Almost
the start there appeared buylnaBH
PROVISIONS.
PltO^VISIONS—Staprcma hams !3%c. bellies
arss pounds average. 9^,4; fat backs,
Supreme lanl. 10. I»nrity compound,
California bama, 10c; dry salt extra i
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FI.Orn-Hlxh«t parent. 5.9J: ii«, pat-
,nt 25 25; stnndonl parent 84.75; half pst-
»nt' It 65; spring wheat parent, 44.00.
* CORN-N’o- 2 whit*.'lie; oholcs whits. 8fe*
white ft»l. ra« No, 2 vellow. 71c; mlxcft
77.** i*mrkt*1 corn por bushel, 78c.
CHICKEN 2'EKD—Fifty-pound sacks, 86c*.
PvTnla chkk feed. 12.00; Victor feed. J1.J3*
l ’oATl^’o. , 2 S whire. «0c: No.-J nixed. 6k-,
Golden oats. We: white dipped, 61c; fancy
MtjAL-t’lnln. per 90-ponnd sucks. 77c; 41-
pound S*el:s, 78c; plain, 24-pound socks, 80c;
"HAV-Tlmothy. choice Inrre hale,. 11.40;
do. choice small bales, 11.35; No. 1, one-
third bales. 11.rj; No. 2. one-third bulei,
I 26: eholce t.ralrie. 81,00; Ib-rmnd,. |i.».
SHOIITS—Choice white, 21.60; fancy. 1.50;
brown (80 to 100 poundsl. 11.46; bran, ILM.
COTTON SEED SIEAFc-Urlme per ton.
gft|0; No. 2 per ten, 224.00; bulls per ton,
for Mr. Price. The pnrrhase of n Hne of
the market blither. Tills biiylrnr wns sal.
ti» represent short covering. The continua
tion of the hot, dry weather Hi Texas
seems to bo th«* key to the bull situation.
Temporarily prices may run off, due to
technical conditions, bnt the real movement
inn upward. The condltolns In-Texas, if
Tided by King, .of Toledo, makes com
of corn 89, July 79, a year ago 100, when
the crop wns 106,000.000 bushels. The wheat
crop, compared with the average, wns 80;
condition last month 99, a year ago 96,
quality 96. The oat crop, compared with
the agerage. Is 71; condition Inst month 71.
Exports of lard to Liverpool are expected.
Tneaday’a advance there put that market
only %o per pound away from a profitable
shipping basis, na compared with Chicago,
about as near a shipping basis as the two
markets ever get.
COTTON 8EED OIL MARKET.
Fallowing Is given th« opening and clos
ing quotations of the New York cotton need
oil market.
Opening. Close.
August 63 OW
September. ...... 68%o54
October 61 4*51% 60%i
November 42%<j‘43H 42%«
December. 40%
January . 39%C‘40
Following are tho cotton seed oil ....
the opening nnd close: 109 S'eptembcr at 54,
600 October at 51%. Closed steady.
LONG DROUGHT IN TEXAS
BEING VIEWED WITH ALARM.
Iff* part of the clique brokers, sold to be tnre.
..... .. IHIH all traders ami
sitot dealers to study the situation closely
In the nl*ove named state and shape their
interests In arconknee with the outcome,
look for higher price* In the near fu-
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK,
COTTON, STOCK8, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Carondolet and Gravier Sts., Now Orl.an*.
MEMBERSi
52 Cuttou Exr*b«n„. Sew Ortrens 11 ^'»"«i n 0,, ^rdl’5 < 'Ti5dS;
New York Coffee *?*»»,'-
Orleans Cotton Excbsni
f,«w York Cotton Exchange,
OR.TCntan Cotton Exchange,
Houston Cotton Kxcba
Awotin te MwtbOTi Liverpool Cotton Ass n»
,B ?ew York and OMs— ,
J. 8. BACHE 4 CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER 4 CARRINGTON,
PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINT8.
New Orleans, Auk. ft—The Tlmes-Demo-
rrut says: "Broadly apeaklna, the talent
note generally believes that drought In ths
west Is dally eating further Into the poial
ble aggregate yield, ami on thla hypothesis
more men wanted to bn, cotton than eared
to sail It.
-There won less reflected Influence from
the stock market, operatora recognising
the limitations to the declining tendency
In security values, because current levels
practically guarantee splendid Investment
dividends. The slump in English consols to
now low record gave market students
fresh concern, whleh was of course tem
pered by the fact that the Inveatment baalt
on new onerattona has been bettered. The
■pot sltuaTkni. being less fully understood
than the trade might think, la doubtlessly
destined to prove a strengthening factor of
the first magnitude.
••Current artnal cotton fltnUMona lr *
misleading. In that they are nominal merely
aud do not represent by an Important der-
traded In. Meanwhile the Ion* drought In
Tessa and the absence of relief, together
with the unfavorable reports eonstsntly
coming la from sections of Arkansas and
Louisiana, are l*elng viewed with alarm by
the trade."'—Hayward, Vick ft Clark.
Tendency Was Downward.
Com Started Finn and
Slightly Higher.
MARKETS .. -.. ..J- .. ■
8T. LOUIS CASH .QUOTATIONS.
lower on easier cables ami tlio telegraphers'
strike with the local crowd doing most of
the selling. Trade was rather light. Min
neapolis stocks decreased 900,000 bush<
the Week.
Corn was rather firm nnd higher with
folly good buying by commlaslon house*.
prices I
i scattered real-
September, nl
Provisions were firmer. Packer* buying.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago grain and provision quotation*
for today aro a* follows, compared with
yesterday's close:
Previous
Open. Ulgh. Low. Close. Close.
wtIKAT
— 87%
97%
fiept 88% 88% 87<
Dec W% 93% 92
-
m. p s i
•ATtt—
Sept.... 45%
i'o'iik-
fiept.. 16.85
LAUD—
fiept.,. 9.17%
Oct... 9.22%
BIBB—
Sept... 8.70
16.50 18.20 16.18 11.17%
1:8“
Oct..
8.7354
8.8244
•-8744
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
■nd estimated receipts for tomorrow are a,
fdflhw*!
Today. Tomar.
Wheat. 286
Corn 223
Oats.. .. 85
lloga, h- nd )MW
LIVE 8TOCK MARKET.
Chicago, Arg. ft-Hoga—Recalpta 11,0*).
Market 6CMe higher; light 26.9086.40; mixed
26.76flO.2744; heavy 2S36fl4.IO; rough 25.36a
46; pigs SS.60fl6.15: yorkera t6.80fl6.86.
Cattle—llecelpta 16,000. ■ Market strong;
WEATHER REPORT.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The uroft of high pressure tbnt wns cen
tered over the Great Lakes yesterday morn
Ing has moved eastward, increasing In en-
orgy, nnd Is now centered on the coast of
Main*. v
The pressure has decreased over the re
mainder of the country nnd today Is about
normal over the South. The confer of low-
fgh temperatures continue over the ma
jor portion of the country east of the Rock*
los except lu the lake region and over New
Showers have occurred nt coast stations
from New York to Jacksonville and at a
few scattered stations in the Interior.
The outlook favors partly cloudy to cloudy
weather in this section tonight and Satur
day, probably scattered showers.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN*
ISTRIi
Atlanta, rain.
•Chattanooga, cloudy.
Columbus, p. cloudy..
Gainesville, cloudy. .
Greenville, cloudy. . .
Griffin, cloudy
•Macon, cloudy
Montlcello, cloudy. . .
Home, rain
Spartanburg, cloudy. .
Tallapoosa
Toeeoa, cloudy
West Point, cloudy, .[ „
•MluJmum teinpernrtures are for 12-hour
IT
*3
period ending at 8 a. m. this date.
CENTRAL
STATION.
Atlanta.
August*.
Charleston. .
Galveston. .
Little Hock.
Memphis. , .
Mobile. . . .
Montgomery.
New Orleans,
Oklnhoina. .
Savannah. . .
Yleksbnrg. .
Wilmington.
T. Indicates
DISTRICT AVERAGE.*.
Atlanta k West Folnt R. R..
Atlanta. HlruiHigham and A..
do, preferred
Augusta Fnctorj
Augusta Factory 77%
Ceutral Bank mid Trust Corp. 130 132%
Exposition Cotton Mills.....'. 220 ...
fourth National Bank 210
On. II. It. am! Banking Co.... 240
Go. By. and Electric 80
do, preferred
Seaboard Air Line
do, preferred
Southwestern
Atlnntn 4 p. e. bonds, 1933....
Augusta 4*. 1988
Georgia 4%*. 1915, coupon
19%
107
99%
1*06%
do, 844. >»*>. reg
Dixie Cotton Mills, 1st rate. 6s.
Da U. B. and Bkg. Co., it.... 101
Seaboard 4s. 1*50 68
m
THE COFFEE MARKET.
New York, Aug. 8.—Following are coffee
cables:
Havre, 10 a. m.—Market qnlet; 12 noon,
unchanged; sales, 4,000.
Hamburg, 10 a. in.—Market unchanged to
44 pfennig down: sales, 41.000.
Rio receipts, 2,000; market weak.
Hnntos reeelpts, *6.000; market Inactive.
Hno l'aulo rm'elpia, 34.000.
Jnndlahy receipts, 26,000.
RECESSIONS SHOWN
AT THE OPENING
Canadian Pacific Was Ex
ceptionally Weak on Lon-
• don Selling.
BROKE OVER 2 POINTS
General List Fractionally
Off, Increasing Declines
a6 Session Progressed. '
York. Aug. 9.—Today'* market fob
lowed the usual course of procedure after
first sharp reliound from a violent
Ht«»cks which were t&keu f<ir sustain*
the fnen
wq»|dy. together with the lact that th'
short Interest had lieen greatly reduced
left the market in * * ***
left the market in a weakened position.
It wns npiNtreitt that the opportunity wn*
heliigi taken advantage of to renew opera
tions for the decline, and the low prices
renched around midday S4*itm*d to l»e inoro
the result of short Helling than of actual
liquidation. The foreign markets were un
settled by a further dedithe lu British
eotmols and the American list was affected
ttHflivoggfijg *— “ - - • ‘
or twelerred share* iff the Grand
Trunk railway. The latter occurrence wn*
the ostensible reason for the extfrelne Weak
ness of CnunUIni) Paelfle stocks. Iioth 111
I«f»ndon nnd In the early dealings here,
fount speiial pressure also develoimd ftgnlnst
the Copper shares and against Reading,
mimed almost touching the low
of yesterday morning. Elsewheru
prices yielded more reluctantly, the volume
of selling wn* comparatively light, nnd there
uiiutlstakable reslllen'
g-— —-j — nay of ter the
Intervals of depresHlou.
New York, Aug. 9.—The *toek market wft*
slightly Reactionary at the opening with the
majority of shares showing recessions of
from %<?(%. t'aiiodlan Fadflc Was excep
tionally Wesk, break lug 2% and subce-
.. nd
and Kt. Paul %.
FFiuero. nciuuiern |H|
New York Ceutral down
GEORGIA RAILWAY AND
electric Company#
Boston, Aug. 9.—Following was the bid
nnd asked price on Georgia Railway and
Electric ComjHiby tmlay: Asked 83. Pre
ferred, noue.
STANDARD OIL STOCK
LOWEST IN MANY YEAR8.
New York. Aug. 9.—Hrnmlnrd Oil stock
broke 17 points on the curb to 466. the low
est mark touched in many years. The stock
ffered at 471 With DO bid.'
MINING ST0CK8.
Boston. Aug. ft—Opening; Calumet and
lire Coalition 2064: North Iluito
ITorlft 760: nu#VSHHSSVS|Pi*H**HHP
72; OM Domliitou 8544; Kknnnou 14; Onlncr
ISl Copper Range tl%; Grecne-Couanea
THE LONDON STOCK MARKET#
The following figures give the opening
Huge and cloee lu the New York coffee
asrket for today;
Apr!
Nl.iv
• fine
une .. ..
July .. ..
August .,
September
October ..
November
[December
Opening
Ranee.
..6.70-6.80
..6.70-8.80
..6.80
..6.80-5.S6
..6.86-6,90
..6.85-5.90
.. 5.95-6.00
. .6.60-6.70
..5.704.75
..6.704.75
..6.65-5.75
.5.704.75
Ctos*L
5.tt-5.90
6.95- 6.00
6.95- 6.00-
5.95- 6.00
6.954.00
COOA66
6.054.10
6.75-5.80
- —1.90
ms
ul
01
72
fl
ail
r. Indlcatee nnppreebible rainfall. * For
yesterday. "For 24 hours eudlug at 8 a.
m., 75th meridian time.
Remark*.
Higher tenqicratnre* are reported from
over the entire belt, nnd is now several de-
tee* al»ove normal. The rainfall ton* been
ght, and confined mostly to the eastern
and central districts.
J. II. MARRURY, Section Director.
VITIIIUCI ii .. ,. ..U.IU-tf.lD
Cloned steady. Pales 19,260 bags.
occasional thunder shower* tonight or Sat
urday, r
Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma. Indian Ter
ritory snd Arkansas: Fair tonight aud Sat
urday; light southerly winds.
4%
UNION
4%
SAVINGS BANK
Could Building
CAPITAL STOCK • • • •100,000.00
-JJ— RESOURCES
4 /o S2SO.OOO.OO I 4 Jo
Aunconda
Atchison
do, preferred
AmalgamatedCopjser ,
t'nnau
Erie
do. preferred ,
Illinois Central
Louisville and Nashville ..
Knnans niuf Texas .. ,. ..
do, preferred
New York Neutral
Peiiusylvstila ..
Ontario and Western ..
Norfolk and Western .. ..
Philadelphia and Reading ,
Rook Isutml #• .. .. ..
Houthern Paeific
Southern Railway
do. preferred .. .. •• ••
fit. Paul 4 .
Union Pacific
United States Steel ..
do, preferred
Wabash
BANK STOCKS.
Central Bank & Trnst
Union Savftigs, Lowry
'National. Pricca op ap
plication.
HILLYER INVESTMENT CO.,
Bond Dep’t. English-American Bldg.
WEATHER FORECA8T.
.»>; ironri ftlm-are 1
Sheet*—B«eTpU 3,000 Mar4*t Strong; na
live* 22.8544; wetttrn 22J&34; yearlings 28.15
fli.83; lambs K.Ofl7.70; weatern P.8O07.W.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKE1.
Wheat opened 44 off ftidat Li- p. m. 446
44 »tt. t’loseil steady 446% off- ,
Porn opened «olet unchanged and at I;M
•ready unchanged.
v. e
NAVAL 8TO E8.
csrannBftS; 6, M-otiiToTF^ui
- — Di n.oifluo; C B A,
CONDITION OF WHEAT AND OAT8.
DON’T GET LONESOME
when away. Ju»t order The Georgian
and News sent to your now address
daily. You'll hava a real vacation if
you do. 45 esnta a month, 10 cent* a
week. Phone 4928, or write circulation
department, Tha Georgian and Nawa.
No trouble to ehanga addraaa.
Condition of aprlng wheat 7ft«. again,!
17.2 last month, and 88.9 laat year.
Condition of nata 75.8.. agnlnat 81 lit!
month and 82.8 Inal year.
Woshlngton, Aug. ft—Weather conditions
and genernl forecast;
Ulgh trmperatnree ronllnne In western
dlatrlrta and the great Interior valleys, ex
cept the upper Ohio, whom moderate tem
perature with ekMdy weather prevails.
It generally cloudy In Atlantic ruaat die-
tricta. with northeaaterly wlnda ami allghl-
ly cooler weather from Sew Rnglaml to
Virginia. Rrnttrred ahnwere have folirn In
Georgia and adutbeaatarn Alabama *. alan on
the north 1'nclflc conat and the northern
The IhHIenttona for the next 18 honra
point to showery weather In Ibe rontb At*
lanrir and east gulf atatee and possibly tho
lower Ohio valley. It will lie cooler ronlgUt
In the eastern portion of the middle At
lantic stairs. Including North Carolina. Not
much change In rempsrstsre la Indicated
for Saturday.
Forecaat until 8 p. m. Matiltdny;
Virginia—Ilnln this afternoon and proha
New York. Boeton. Chicago. Washington. Philadelphia.
Baltimore. Atlanta. New Orltans. San Franclaco. Londoih
Ths American Audit C<
ompany,
100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFRENT2, C. P. A, Pret. G. E. MANWARING, Vleo Pren.
THEO COCHEU, JR, Secretary..
The American Audit Company, chartered under ine laws ot New York.
Is empowered to examine the affairs of, and mako report* upon tha finan
cial condition of private and public concern^ for directors, officers and In
dividuals. Tho preparation and Installing of systems a specialty.
ATLANTA BRANCH. 1015-1016-1017-1018 FOURTH NAT’L BANK BLDO.
0. B. BID WELL, Resident Manager.
Telephone, Main 872. Cable Address, Amdit, New York.
Whit*
My tonight; cooler except lu extreme south
warmer lu the Interior
winds.
North Carolina—fiboirers tonight am! prob
ably Katurdnr; cooler In eastern and central
portions; light variable winds.
South Carolina anil Georgia—^bowers to
night or Saturday; light variable winds,
mostly westerly.
Eastern Florida—Fair tonight; Saturday
scattered showers and thunder storms; light
variable winds, mostly southwesterly.
Western Florida mul Alabama—Scattered
er showers tonight or fiatnnlny; light
Mississippi- F
light variable winds.
Tennessee nnd Kentucky;
ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO.
'. Public Accountants, Auditors and Bank Examiners.
Audits. Special Examinations, Costing and Systematizing,
EMPIRE BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA.
U H. Fairchild. Estnbllnhsd 188S. 8. J.
L. H. FAIR CHILD & COMPANY,
NEW ORLEANS.
Membtrt:
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Naw Tori. Coffn Exchange.
N*w York Cotton Exchange, New Orlcnea Board of Trade.
Vew Orleans Stock Exchange. .Titeago Board or Tredp.
LIVERPOOL COT TON ASSOCIATION.
Private Wltee to NEW YORK aud CIII CAQO. Order* solicited for future ileUv
aiy on above Exchansaa B. C. COTHRAN.
FRANK HAWKINS. Prreblent.
H. M, ATKINSON. Vlco-l'rreldcnt. THOMAM C. BKWIN. COahler.
JOSEPH A. M'COBD, Vice-President. B- W. UYEIb-4. Asilatauc Caabler.
Third National Bank
Capital - - - - $200,000.00
Surplus and Profits $400,000.00
DR. A. W. CALHOUN.
MILTON DA HO AN,
JOHN W. GRANT,
If. Y. M’COBD,
FRANK HAWKINS.
H. M. ATKINSON.
JOSLiil A. M'COICD,
J. H. NUNN ALLY.
J. CARROLL l'AYNB.
!•:. B. HOSSKR.
DAYID WOODWARD.
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