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•' —.1 I2IV ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. <1 r.NMAT. OCTOBER f. ine. DHCP COTTON FUTURES HELD VERY STEADY Opened Slightly Higher On Favorable Advices<From Liverpool. NEWS AND GOSSIP of the Fleecy Staple. "Hi IMPROVED later on On Reports of Heavy Rains in the Eastern Cotton Belt. Stw York, Oct. 1—At the opcnlnjr of the cotton marks* |irlce« were 1 to 4 point! blcher, Inllncnceil by stcndlet cables. After the call January Improved on 1:00.1 buy Ini for Wall street ncocimt, but bail little ntil from room trailer!, who were mostly bear The openlnf was - points higher on the active months In response jo u steady Mverpool market. Iieesraber oiKUied 2 points, higher at 11.24. sold op to 11.2S, down to 11.17 and at 11 o'clock was tolling at 11.21. The treniber over the belt Is very unfa vorable for the nicking and marketing cot ton, and to thin fact much of the ■teadlaesa after the opening was due. Liverpool left off S4J10 polnta better for fntnret. while shot was edvaoced t point* to 6.(7 for middling; sales 10,000 bales. Fluctuations during the afternoon 'covered a very narrow range. The un dertone, however, was steady and prices were held slightly above the closing figure* of Monday. In the last hour there was a alight recession In prices, the does being steady net 1 to d points lower. comparative receipts nt ths^mrt*: ^ Saturday 11,9*4 47,71 Tuesday 53,<S7 <4,S Total three day* iE5* 194,831 Total tinea September 1.8.77,*13 1,137,127 Estimated receipts Wednesday: 1907 190* New Orleans ....2.S00 tod,500 10,972 Galveston *,000 to 9,000 17,950 Houston 8,000 to 1,000 13,122 spot"COTTON MARKET. steady; mlddlliur 11%. I New Orleans, ipilet: middling 11% New York, quiet; middling 11.80. | Karaunsh, steady; widening 11% Special to The Georgina. I From Hayward. Vick & Clnrk.l ' — York. Oct. s.-J. ■ to■ h«> A Co I cable* were due 9 blither ou net to 6*4 blcher on distant position Opened quiet but steady at *t* points n. onee. At 12:15 11. m. tvns sten.lv nt a net of 8 to 81* on uenr and a to 8Va on ' isftloiis. Nimts In good .lcmnn.1 G middling iij.1nti.lw 6.57*1: soles 11 g imsnpmsssnipmwpipissi^mommo SloT.ilV, nfiii: middling llV < Imrleatmi. tlrin; middling 115-16. Wilmington, steady; ml.Idling IF at ltnltlmore, nominal* lioaton, otilet; middling 11.: Philadelphia, quiet; middling-1110. Jinngton, steady; middling iic.wm gagda. quiet: ... , Ing 11? Norfolk, quiet; middling 11%. • inlveston, flriu: middling 12c. TODAY’8 PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipt! at the [■»rf« today, compared with tbe game day In At rear: Xew Orleans* . * •{•iveatoti* . , . , Mobile. ........ MivAimah. ...... ' !inrJetton.'. . . Wilmington. . . , Norfolk I'MIftdHphln.. , , Total, s . a . « 1907. im **» If 76 -aasr 190$. i,Q07~ 4«,AtfS 1.067 m 4a ndvL distant points high.. .... 10.000, American G.500; speculation port 1.000. Imports 2,000 hales, nil American. Liverpool cables about ns doe to conic. AmtIn big sates of spots- i0.0« < - nt 6 points aUvance. farmer weather predicted west of Mississippi. Some rnln In Texns. Ten nessee and east jrulf states. It la doubtful whether shorts will bite again todnv on tlb December corner scare. Tbe market do pends upon tbe weather and not on manipu lation of one option. Thluk market n sale on nil strong spots. Bhenrson, Mitchell and Iluhbsrd bought. Carpenter and Weld gold on tho opening. Gifford sold January and bought Decemlwr after the call. No weather reports from Texas or Arknn- but temperatures 42 with light frost at Oklahoma City and Amarillo, j^nrpsnter brokers good sellers since open $ery little support to cotton now. Tbe smaller December shorts seem through cov ering. Following are 11 n. m. bids: October 11.01, December 11.20, January 11.18, March 11.20. New Urleaus, Oct. 8.—Ilayward, Vick & Clark: Weather map Incomplete. What there Is shows geucrai cloudiness and rains In the Atlaatlci. This prolonged wet spell will soon attract speculation and put cotton higher. Would buy on all dips. Market opens about 3 higher and quiet. May sell off about 6 points, but look for •leady and probably higher markets to come owing to general bad weather lu the bolt. Map decidedly unfavorable. .Shows gen- nl rains In belt, heavy In Arkansas, Ten* nessee and eastern belt. Would buy on all dips. Looks higher. GOVERNMENT WEEKLY REPORT ON WEATHER. Altibrfmn—Tbe weekly mean temperatures ranged from 3 to 6 above the normal. The percentage of sunshine was high. The mill- rail was deficient lu all district* ami con slated of several showers, nearly Oil ol which fell on tbe 4th and 6th. Arkansas—Tho week was generally favora ble. The first part was dry. but dnrlni tho latter part showers ami good rains fel. nv#*r the greater part of the state, and the amount received was al»ove normal. In most counties, the temperature reaa con siderably nlMive normal; the last five nights were unusunly warm; the sunshine wns nearly normal. Tennessee—The mean temperature, was about 3 degrees atmvc normal. The rainfall was lieiow normal In tlic eastern portion and above normal In the western. Moder ate to heavy rainfall occurred In the west ern ronnttes on the 3d mid 4th. The re mainder of the week was fair with n gen eral clear and partly cloudy sky. Texas—The precipitation wns from 2 to 6 Inches In tbe central and north'central counties. The amount exceeded the normal In the eastern counties, but only a few light showers fell In the western nud southwestern comities. The tempera tare waa 8 degrees nbovc normal In the south eastern half of the state, but was practical- ly normal elaewhere. Tbe sunshine was abundant In the western eotintlea, bat wa« deficient In the central anil an nteru conn ties. South Carolina—The mean temperatnre was nlmve the normal on all but two d*f*. Tbe precipitation was light, measurable amounts having occurred only In the ex treme western portion on uue day. Tho ■nnshlue was above normal. . , Florida—TUo weather was decidedly warm and dry. Tbe mean temperature waa 2 to 6 degrees shove normal. Tbe rainfall was deficient on inch or more throughout most of the stnte. The nmoutit of snnshlue was In excess of normal. Oeorgln-The weather waa unseasonably warm, except Septetnlwr 80. Tbe weekly mean, temperature was about 4 degrees alHive normal. There was cloudiness on the 4th, with light showers In the northern and extreme southern portions of tho state. The rest of the week was generally clear, with no rainfall. Louisiana—Mhower* occurred every day except on October 1. Heavy raths fell In f arts of southern Louisiana. Tbe temper- tart was 7 to S degrees above* normal. The "war INTERIOR RECEIPT8. Yin- following table shows receipts In the tt-iior today, compared with the same day *t year: '••uston. . , <>.’4U*fg. . . b-inphls. , •». Louis. . M-Innatl. Total. . i 13.978 n -irar 37.28$ *58 1.478 -4L55T I AYWARD, VICK & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orleans, net. 8.—Liverpool rondo a fnlr response to yesterday's advance on our "hie. Near position* particularly are strong and show tne sup g>rt by conditions In the actual stuff. 8|H»t sales continue large—to tal m.ono. Present price* are both profitable and acceptable to i-onauroers and the liellef that the Houth must let It go cheaper alone prevents general acquisition of supplies right away. our market opened n few points higher and remained steady at the advance. With •peculation untrammelled's* In former days, there might have been n good gnln on avail- •Ne facta and developments, but ns It I* *»"w temporary raapenof In bear pressure Is •dx-ur all the good derived from bullish lu- fltieneea. Actual cotton must do all the work. Progress la slow. Imt we believe •mne ndvnnce will occur during this month, tjpot support Is showing up stronger every W. and t/ie weather condition* continue decidedly unfavorable. Rains have been finite general In tho belt. . lienor In the northern delta and nt polpta In tbe eastern states. Temperature* are lower in tUe jioribwfft. Amarillo. Tex., records 3* with light frost. More rnln la Indicated for tin* southern nud eastern »*elt. D will el*--, i--- — Tr —•u- . l"« and colder In the northwestern and ! W2®2vL * ' "nhmi Mi with Mi-qiliiY - !>•£}._ l" ft ‘be first of the week waa clear; the latter part wns mostly cloudy, with showers. The rainfall wns heavy In the southwest: elsewhere It was generally light. The sunshine wna Mow normal. North Carolina—The weather was gener ally clear and pleasant, with more than the normal amount of sunshine. The tempera tnre averaged nearly 2 degrees above nor mal. The precipitation wns much below normal on the whole, and In aome locali ties none wns reported. Light frosts oc curred In the mountain district*. Oklahoma and Indian Territory—Not re ceived. Edited by Joseph B. Lively. MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-fire years' experleora of ed iting markets In Atlanta and the South ha* made him a rero/rnlTetl au thority In his specialty. RANGE OF NEW -YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OK BTOCK^ Amnl. Copper. . . . Am. Ire Securities. /, Am. nugnr Refinery. A mertenu Smelting. Am. I.ocouitlrc. . , do. preferred. . . Am, Car Foundry. . American Cotton Oil Anaconda Atchison . do. preferred. Atlantic C. Line. . . MmoKlyn Rapid T. . Canadian Pacific. Chicago & Alton. . ., Consolidated gas. , .. . Central Leather. . . . „ do preferred. . . . Colorado Fuel A- Iron. Corn Produce Colorado Southern. . . Delaware At fledson. . Denver .V Rio Grand#. Distillers' Securities. . Erie. . * do preferred. « . . , Genera! Electric. . . . Illinois Central. Interboro. . . . , do. preferred. Kansas a Texas. ■&»HI 5: ■m. iiy liiji; jgH tii’i | M iiii 1 5 I NAME OF STOCK. '6:«H I kiiusns .\ lexifs pfd.T 3j J.ouUrllJc A N'jisbvllle. Ill j: Missouri Pnelfif. , . . 89 , Mr“. - ' > . I'l ; i r.l New York Cefi(fills . . MU I N»trth«•stern 36U r* Ncitf.-ri. Pacific. . . . . outt.rlft A WcstL-rn. . . Pctrtwytrgi.in. Paeifi*- Mall. ...... Pec.pSu't lias * Pressed Oteel Car. . . , Rrodltif. ......... Urn l Island. . \ » . . , do. preferred. ... Republic Iron A Steel. , do. preferred. » *. . Southern Pacific. . . . Southern itnilwey. . • , do. preferred. • • • , fit. Pali. . Tenn. Coal A Iron. . . , Texas Pacific. ...... Union Pacific IJ. n. Ilnbtwr. do. preferred. . .. , U K rtteel do. preferred Wt-Ktcru Union. • . » . , Wabash • . . do. preferred ‘A a d s’ o a s m or. .ii*. 304** 67 17 10,1 104 87 16% 1(0 103 145 145 143 70* * 76" ‘gj « 116 s , lWk M | M M :*t\ ii S3 m 82*4 §ii 12H 12 n7i5 Hi** H7~ issU 1WS 126 H i 2» 88% i M I 3. (ttfihe TIPS FIjASIIKD From Wall Street. '* Yiirk, rleaiia In Lomloi Northern Parlfl 1 Rending ' Tfio I Incite A Co. ttrn-dtvldend declaration for Great n stoekhohlcrs wan totally unexpset- I from n dull, sagging tendency tlfe nud closing NEW YORK. Oct. . . . Nov.. . . Dee.. . . Jan.. . . Feb.. . . March. . April. . . May. . . fen 10.99jll.06 iili* iV.si nM 11.9 11.35111.36 Temly. 2 II wdimii tFffln.iS'us 1 '{i.'ii’in I U.21-23|11.22-24 ]1.25,ll.2f,!ll.24 25 11.2* 27 ii.no ii.niiii.29-30|ii.*:-*i LIVERPOOL. Following Is tin* opsiilne mni;i>, 2 p, to. id olosi*. l onipnrsi! ivlin Festfruay s cfo«*i Futures opened steady. Opening . . Pretlmi* Uauro _ l D. m. Close. Ctos* Octolwr $.!7li-$bJJ Oct.-Nov ^$.12 4.11 Not. Dec.... 6.01 6.06! Dec.-Jan 10t 4.04 Jan.-Felt,..., Feb. Oils reh.. Mareh-April.. 6.< ny-J tine. JnneJuly. Closed steady. ^ 6.18 €.» t.M. aha $ *0iH Iff* 1.1 Hi 3 B *.*r i R! ,oi -t.m tot NEW ORLEANS. Following Is the range In cotton futures la New Orleans today: Oct. ll.i- Nov.. , Dec.. . Jan.. • Feb.. , March. Atirll. liny. . July. . "'CIoiwh! atfjgdy. nrm 1M7 !i. ll ■S n.n n.24 1144 11.84 11.34 11.27 11.4111.32 11.43 ll.tflll.48 13 TUTTuT 11.06-04 11.1" 1I.M-11 11.13 11-13-11 It.22 it.SI 11.28 11.28-28 HI 11.84 11,82 111.8846 ll..‘1. , i1HMMi lb mns ii - ; • 11.11 1- 11.1415 11.17-19 11.28-29 {fcsmaaiiia NOTES ON GRAIN ■ Pointers ou Provisions. OCTOBER OPEN8 WITH TRADE COMPARATIVELY GUIET. New York Commercial: For the opening week of Octolu-r trade In the primary mar ket aa well as In secondary channel* wna quiet as compared with tho closing weeks of Keptember. This Is attributable to tbe fact that cotton lias been subject to a steady depression and buyer* of finished good* or goods lu the gray or brown have concluded that their purchases are large enough. They have decided to await •fur ther developments before doing any further 8pectnl to The Georgian. „ ^ k iFrom Hayward, Vlrk A Clark.) Chicago, Oct. 8.—Bartlett, Fritter A Car rington: While Liverpool cornea lower this uiorulng. it does not change our opinion, even slightly. In the values of our wheat nd core. We believe In higher prices, flic etuaud remains extremely good. If receipts of oats should fall down to 15 or 150 car* per day. we Mleve We would see quite a severe competition among ••wfcs.. li.nn, I-I'nthm, to look si our lqo*l stock, through n intwrosoop. *nd nuunlfy thru, to stilt tho t«»te. u-hsroo, the hull, »r» tr*lu- Ihx tho tolosoope ou 111- Kuruitritn alttta- tlon,” mid Itavlil A. Noyo,. ot A. O. llrown Co. ••E«i'»s,lT, onrrylui rhorfo. an utt'il out *• oortnln to hrlnc tho hull, iimnwtlon In tho onrt. but it b,, liortl urorotl jirotty oouolnslvoly of 1st, tut tlioso I'hnr,**. sro u r,*sutl of ft not tin* honltby monry •trluionoy rather than Ini k of ilomtml. This til* Iporulntlre burton wo ars told of Is brine iitrrloil *lon* with loss outsldo spwnlatlvo support ili*n tho tiiarkot has bail for n lone fllM. owln* to tho tolocrapb situation. Auotbsr faotor dll- ttonlt to oiplnln In ronnoctlon wlth tbja soo-alloil liunlrii la tho prtco* Ulnnospolla milt, «r# poyls* for No. t nortborn. It Is not Itkoly tbe mill* ore tlolnjr s losln« basi ns**. IJtttly. Ihoro t* no donbt tutt slat osport solos wonlil l>« mnrb l*J#or wfro tho whost offoro.1 moro froolr. Tboro Is no nood nt this torsi of prloo* to oonildor the qnsntlty of osport rpqnlromonts. rb« for- i-lfnors nro not tntklui mnrb. hot nr* do- Itte somothluk far more sntislsnttsl for *nr whost priors. , . ... ••It ronlty looks ss though tbo worM do; msnd Imm) orortskon tho supply In whoM. said William B. Utdlow. of tho llnrrlsoui. I.lrorpool and Now York. 'Tbo Undo aooma to hare fortottou that Manltoh* priooa bar* ndraneod abont J8o more than 4 blosfo lu the Inst throo months. Bplmdy norms to h,ro nny whost oiospt Chlosfo. snd pron bore tbo holtlors appear to bo tlfhtonln* WHEATSTABTED LOWER, BUT RECOVERED LOSS Liverpool Was Disappoint ing, But News From In dia Unfavorable. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. There will be a ldg export demand for corn during fhe fell ami winter months; lUtiisIn and the Danublan atate* are short. denims, shirtings and osnabiirga have been made where delivery In tbe new year la ac ceptable. On fancy cotton* uo change haa reconl on a par with that of 1906 and 1906. It cow remains for the bal ance of the heavyweight period to bring tbe aggregate aales on cottons, woolen*. Iln- on*, carpets and miscellaneous lines to ~ l»ris of Arkanans and the tcrrlff»ries. Tic i* nimther rohl wave'of greater 8everlty right back «*f Gils* and mil pndiuoly «*e liranl from III a few dar*. •So much Is lielnc said nlmut n prolmble ■finceg# of DeeemlMT In New York. This *'"md* wore like a day dreatn and can hardly lie token seriously. It la not likely {"fit Present difference* on low grade* will '«* elmnged on revt*lon day In November, v"d, «f they nre not obangnl then the New iork contract offer* ns little Attraction to "HJ^r* ns lieforc, nud settlcmont I g ~‘"M will l>e a* easily possible as In **.*.- J9.. However, whst might occur is that our fiiture nu»y again go almva New Y’ork. JJtru/ldfere should watch the weather. More wet weather anil consequent lowering of uuiion would Increase chance* in that di rection. N>w York. Oct. 8,-J. 8. Bachs A Co.: y ,,r market had * very quiet openlug, 1 to • points up from last night's dose, wltb i-iverpool cables almtit ns due to come for future*, while stmts ndvumvd C points, sales ?»nfe r s* at,nf “ W,B the bif totnl ot 10,000 *’^ r *t* fables from Liverpool reported h!* M l European buying offset by heilge sell- l 1 }?- , Heavy rainfalls are re reported III the Mississippi fiolta. which nre said to have done eonsbb-rsblc damage. Tbe nm- °t December was kept up today this option eoutlnueil to sell 6 to 10 Points above January. Tbe bull clique 5^*”" to abstain for the time !»elng front r irther efforts to raise the premiums. e bellayp that manipulation will lw* ■««rt-llred, and will not hold tho market reported as coming from tho West and the Houthweat lu considerable numbers. Th* sltuntlcn on silks, especially broad staple blacks, is satisfactory from the manafaetur ers' polut of view, and Jobbers are doing a very steady business. The preparation for spring on cotored silks shows that Import ers expect to do a large business, and on the domestic lines the booking of advance order* »U being accomplished with « large measure of success. Prices on the com pleted fabric are not out of proportion to the present cost of raw material. Sales on Regulars Are Small, In the print cloth market for tbe ending Saturday sales on regulars were small compared with recent week*. Tho disposition on the part of printers to take further supplies of regulars nt 5»4c is less aggressive and thr * “ ‘ “ ers of this constn for 3SH-lnch standard*. There la little pur chasing now being done for delivery beyond February. up for long. Tbe weather will decide the course of prices and not manipulation of one option. Hard spots like today nre a fa vorable opportunity on which to sell the market. HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, 8TOCK8, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVI8ION8. Ctti*ondef*t *nd Gravisr Sts., Now Orleans. MEMBERS, 5*w grleaa. ,.-otton Farhnnge. New Orlmn, FjtWJ^wkW*' New York Cotton Kxchaif* New Orlren, and Chlraao Board! of rrada, S*!nn*a Cotton Bkriwntr^ Notr York roffre I'lrfi.ngr. _ ■oosiou Cotton Kxc^nge Associate Mr niher* Liverpool Cotton Ass a Kotr York and Chicago Correspondents: <L 8. BACKE & CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER A CARRIN«TON # PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS. fullv n, much n, they ablpprt tail year, cniilno I* pnetlmAr Utrounh S I til thr nral rrop. There la hot oror 9.l»a,- Imahrta left ttrr* lo e« out dorlng tho [urxt ala month*." ... ... "At the r*tn ohrat la coin* out now the Gloria*- In the aotithwstRern cro? will dr- rrlop within thr unit anty day*.'" **ld F.. W. Hhlrtda, of thn 8l»owto-8blrld* Grain t'ompnny, of Kftitnnn c ity, who w*a hrrr fKrewi'il Ir'no r*rry"n* rhargea on whrnt Lwr.Mw k 7iry"ss , ^saif. tnlned here.” . „, k .. . -ocean freight rate* are not 'likely Jo advailco much before midwinter, even with thr largr riport traalnra, tut l» rrnt anti In proaprrt." said J. M. Iiritnla. of Balllntorr. "Tltr Ids new orran llprra - MdgM rarrylne rapacity and rite tlert from tho llnltlr to rnrry thlr .roar that * frdKlit within renaona- ^^o^Uri^lu^f Thro t will likely »^>w * derrrnar for Inal week of hrtwren *O0,0CW anil 799,000 hiiahrla. Hhlpment. by lake are largo. Ilrcelpt* wrr* alao largo rarly ln thr work, Imt thry haTr falirn off mate- rtalty In thr laat, frw <t*y*. A atnalt In- orraar. and itoaalltly rrrn a rraprctatde dr- rrraar, la lookrt for In the rialhh atatemrnt tomorrow. Wheat—Xo. I red wlutrr 102 SIMA Corn—No. 1 *1 V 63 Data-No. t 4914 Cblrago, Ort. Whrat atnrtrd about Hr lowrr tula morning, hut limmathih-iy had a tiuyrra of ltrcetuhrr, while ltauklu Imugbt May. Wheat closed 1-BOUI lower on heavy nelllag late. Corn wan up 1-2© 5-8c; oats were up l-4©l-4c and pro visions were 2 l-2r® 10c higher. CHICAGO GRaTn fdARKET. WEATHER REPORT. weather conditions. Thr low-prpsfurr nrr* Ihnf rovrrrt thr Orrut tJiki-a. thr Ulnnlnippl rnllrr nnd loin* yrntrrdny turn utorr,f out rapidly to thr iiurthnint. lorrrenlng In rnergy, nml to day la rrntrnl orrr Now Fnglntitf. * Bn nd- vnnrr ban rauard grttrral rains over moat of thr roatrrn half at thr Fnlt.ri Ktntna. Kaln waa falling thin mornlne at Mrrltllan. JBaa-. Aftbrrlllr. N. 4’.. Waahlngtou. 1>. C.. Portland, Mr. and Koatou. Thr low arra la follownl idoaeljr Iiy thr northwratrrn high arra that la morlng (outhraat, arentn- iinutrd by ,-lrnr ami -older weather. The trtapertturr. ha* fsllra conaldrrahly orrr tlw lake reglou and.*mithwr*t Into northrrt Tras*. In thr AtiaBtlc statra from Malar to llrorgla tin* trniperatur* la higher than at tho aanio boor MiaMBy uiorohtg. Thr adrao«-e Of thr northwratrrn high area will rauaa rlrarlng wrathrr In tbla •rrtlou latr thla afternoon or fanlgiit, fol- lowril by fair ou Wrdueadajr; colder to- Chicago grain end prorlalon quotatlona for today are •• folluwe. compared with yesterday'* do**; PrarIona Open. High. Low. Cloae. Cloae. WHEAT- fc. m «»»* COTTON REQfON BULLETIN. For tho 24 benrs ending nt 8 a. m, i merPilnu Mnre. October ». M?. STATIONS ATLANTA DISTRICT. XTtnTFsT ciouay. , . •Clinttnnoogn, rain. . —•"*“ p. cloudy. . cloudy. . >u*. JJ vllic; tor^ lot July 10114 tOItN- Dcc..,, 69 *&T Dec.... 68% Oct Jan.... 16.30 LAUD— 9.(8 Jan.... 8.82% ni'Bi-’ Jan'.:'.' i:«v* 747H Mey 101 104*4 lot™ B. m »V4 ii'.ii' J:8h ii'.ii' 7.85 7.97V4 9.2314 COTTON 8EED OIL MARKET. N#w York cotton scctl t October. . Xorembof. Dcccmlicr. January. . March. . . cbr wiik, ifcfa Opening. r barrels. .TALENT-REFUSED TO TAKE TALK OF DECEMBER 8QUEEZE, fixed th«* attention of the pessimistIc on tbe firmness of the spot market as reflected by the Improving spot bnsla con stantly confronting the speculative abort, but th* talent at large refused to take the talk of « squeeze at Now York In the De- ceml*er option aa more thaw a manipulative tip In a new guise for tbe reason the No vember grade difference revision In tbe Northern market can not be made to work In tbe Interest of both factious at one nnd tbe same Dine. Any change that unpaid tend to help the January sod March long merest would attract cotton In time for December delivery, while the other course would run tangent to preconceived view* concerning those position*, nnd quite Bitii- rofly would eucouater opposition. \et the fractional grade must he eliminated. Mean* while tbe foreign eottou merchant Is him- self confirming the oft-repeated tnl«» thnt he Is short to tbe spinner, and that thus fnr he has not covered with forward commit ments from the American exporter. Cl*. Atlantic merchants are now enjoying a pret ty good forward business and report tho enforced payment of relatively high pre miums for desirable rotton. In the west, much significance I* attached to the feet thnt Savannah of late has evidenced a very defipltc tendency toward basis Inprotf* meat*."—Hayward, Vick it Clark. THE SUGAR MARKET. N«w York, Oct. 8.—Th* domestic refined ugsr market today was steady and un changed. Tbe local raw sugar market to day wns steady nml unchanged. London beet sugar was steady, wltb Octolter ami THE LIVE 8TOCK MARKET. Cattle—Receipts 10,000. Market steady to a shads lower; beeves $407.8; Texas steers $3.7004.60; cows $1.2606.40; calves IO'jiS; west- ern rattle $406.16; stockera and feeders $2.60 Hheen—Receipts 25,000. Market steady; nn- tlves $3)86.70; western $%2$06.m: yearlings {5^0.30; lambs 94.760160; western. $S.&»6 VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY. CHICAGO CAR LOT8. The receipts of grain In car lots today and estimated receipts for tomorrow are as foi< lows; Wheat. . . . Corn. . . . Oat*. .. ... Ib iT*. b LIVERPOOL GRAIN. m. 140% lower. Clbaed % lower higher. ( urn opened HBH blgber and at 1:|0 p. m. nehanged. Closed %£H higher. THE COFFEE MARKET. The following figures give tbo opening _ jnge and close In the New York coffee market for today: Opening ted'I mt Marrb ..6.1l*.f) April 6-15 1 A CM :4#» «« July 6.1041.41 6,364.40 August 6.684.IS ^cptemlrer .» .* •• *. ** €.<& •, .*) ***‘ - I&-6.& >>'3.80 6.8l5>-5 ».»-6.W 1006.(8 6.056.10 bates 17|60j bags. . . "While a further demonstra- against the short Interest may be made v In view of the extra dividend talk Northern Pacific. «»- rfafuk mivnnrage will be taken <*r nny further ndvnnce to dispose of long stock by tbe Important In terests. Those who nre short of the In- dustrlnls nnd especially of Smelters. Copper and tho Steels, should not be afraid to put out new lines on all the bulge;<, us we feel assured thnt much lower prices will soon be recorded In this deportment. *\t the same time those who arc holding rails will likely find 1 It profitaM* to fell them on ral lies. as we banerq they can bo rc-purcbnsed within n short time to^ better advantage. The public Is not baying lo nny appreciable • Geltf, 111 *r !?•' tin llli*! •• I III I •< * T I 'lilt lot' l ests seem Inclined to lond up nt present. \Vi iveaker thnn generally point to the fact that Hie Pi Car people only claim orders their books to keen their plants tmay I Steel tgb CHANGES SMALL AT THEJPENING Majority of the Lists of Act ive Stocks Started Frac tions Lower. TRADING WAS DULL Transactions Very Small in Volume—London Quiet and Lower. tie hey odd the first of the year, while that much could not hare been said months ago. Even those railroads that find them* selves In a position to buy equipment arc holding off lo tbelf orders on the theory flint better price* trill he quoted before long. Tbe copper metal nnd Iron markets seem to - ike ’ . >1.1 II - ' ■! • ;*!..! . 11 favorable developments are to be expected In regard to the Industrial situation gen The grains are too high to hold, lu our opinion. The London early market for .Americans Is quist and lower. ATLANTA MARKETS. of the Great Northern'^ tbe FRUIT AND PRODUCE. Chickens Ifreshl, ZiWtiOc. Ducks esch; puddle. 33c each. Turkeys active, 15c per hound. ....... Jaomotis, fancy Meskens. $4.no<fr 4.76; Imunnns. 314c pound; pineapples, Flor ida stock. $4.0004.10; ' limes, Florida itoek. |»er pound. Jamaica oranges. $5.W1: dn«Nl spples 120l2ftc; nrlwl peaches. 14'ii * i%c; cocounnts. 98.00 sack; Georgia peueln s t.0) per erste (scarce!: Malaga gropes. $6.6.4 M, Apph-^ Vlrglnin, $5.00; Nett York. VK^?TA^LKIf— Dotstoes |w»r bushel $1.13. sweet potatoes, 9Oc01.OO. Onions 91.8 Im.: Hpunish, $1.6® crate; kraut % barrel. $175; cabbage, X Virginia. 1%c pound: Danish 2c. Celery. 80071k’ a bunch. <‘aulff!woer. 10C H%u pound. Lattice, $2.2602.60 per crate. GROCEniSS. CHE cane syrup. axla gresaa. 14 head. Cft7e; fancy DCR-Jap. C$6V4e:L HiBI I. 70f%e. sccordlng to tbe grade. IEE8K—Fancy fnlf^M Ifon; salt. 100 pounds. 60c*. a crackers, f.'v- p«mn<r iemoD. *c: oyster, 7c: barrel caudy. par iionnd. $%c; mixed, per 8 pounds. ; toma toes. 2 pounds. $100 case; 8 pounds. $2.8*. Macon, done.. . . xMontlce|lo. cloudy. Rome, cloudy. ..... xHpnrtnnbnrg, cloudy. . . Toccoa, cloudy West Point, cloudy, , ; . •lilnlmum temneraturM ufe for 12 Iwur* ending * a. m.. this date, xltecelved late; not Ipduded In sreragta. ^ HEAVY RaTnFALUI. - M,B * ’ 2.8; Grand Cane. U., 1.94; Mellrllle, 2.00. Atlanta. . . . Augusta. . . , Charleston. , , Galveston. . . "Utile Hock. . “Memphis. . . , Mobile .Montgomery. . . New Orleaus. . ♦•Oklahoma, , , Savannah. . . . Vicksburg. . . Wilmington. DISTRICT AVCRAGIS, Ttmgtrihirt. •'ll five speculate. _ _0i talnty. fit the early dealings i •rraruJnffJ/, Northern J’lwifle heavily Th night ami tbe prln* point on top of Its 3 per ten . . Tbe annouui before tufddnv that only the regular < dead bad been Voted ttttno very imtur ns an unplenaont aiirptito. Prices In sharply nil through tho Hat, the leudlui sues dropping a point or more, w Northern Pacific *t«»ek broke 3 potto16 f tbe highest before the decline wns Hrre« New York, Oct, 8.—The stock mat opened with ch.-ngcs mainly declines. Paul opened 'j loner and lost In all Northern nirifle lost as mueb. copper Steel npeiied h down and Smelting M till hern Pacific tr«*re »4 lower. tStcel • titou was 14 lower. I'ulnu Pacific, Gi Northern preferred nml Missouri, Knu ami Texas were uiichnuged. Closing bids follow: Railway Stocks. Atchison Raltliiiore and Ohio Pniutdlau Pacific .. .. .. .. .. 1 Chicago alid Northwestern* 1 Colorado Rout item Denver and Rio Grtuide : Erie llllnt . IsOtllHVll .M/mhoffoii L .. .. M ft lean ('entral .. Mis«otirl Pacific .. New York Central IVnnsylrnula .. .. Itciiillng .. .. «. ItiH-k lain lid .. .. do. preferred Nt. Paul Sent Item Pacific .. Southern Rn Piilon Patfll WalHtsh .. . Iiiferboro-Me tlre.it Northern Miscellaneous. Auialgsiuateti « American Par nml Foundry .. American lawntlw American Tobacco .. .. Aiuerlcsii Cotton Oil .. .. .. American NinciGiig ami Refining . Hrooklrn Rapid Trnaslt Colorado Fm-I nnd Iron National lllscult .* .. Pacific Mall People'* Go« .. .. Pressed Htcel Car Sugar .. ,, •• 1 nil*-1 Slates Steel do. preferred .. Mnrkny Companies „ „ f , „ „ do. preferred MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New York. Oct. 8.—Money on rail 41406; ! ..me loan* easy; sixty days ubiety day iwr cent; - 1 * “ cent York refined. t.W; nlnntntlan, 5c. cmVED-Konsted. Arbtteklfa. Il« M; bulk In bags and barrels. L’c; green. lHfI2i Fhrende«i biscuit. ».M esse; No. 2. . M-2» *«w: M*9, crUe, 96-rnnnU Im*.. |-,„tr.l ntn; Ftrrlltiff cj. turner « tin w: or.trr*. f'llfwrl.hf. 319 nmr. p*p|.rr (K u. with n.tual Mi.lnr., In l«nw.-r,' Ife pound; baking potute^^^ea«A^rMt ^ salmon, r ease: pink roeon. 4*e; clioeolate. 43',.- . 4»c; roast Uef. $2 60 rase: Bt. iudfcuics inappreciable rmtiiMlI. U) For yesterday. t For 24 loin* eudlng t a. m. | Remarks. Somewhat higher tetupernturea prevailed oxer the eastern half or the lielt, while In jMtof , Hons of MISMlsstnpt and Louisiana. J. U. MARliURY. Section Director. WEATHER FORECA8T. ilngton. Oct. ft—Weather condition nnd general forecast: Into tbe first autumual son. It f« now central over Increased greatly In strength during the last twelve hours. High southerly winds torui t er Ma preaching the Mlsslaslppl valley frornNI lnortbwc*r, and pressure Is high In the mid dle Mississippi valley, with light freanjj|| t In i lu . _lr and colder weather la Indicated for the northern inutlon of tbe forecast dis trict for tonight and Wednesday. In the southern states there wttt fie rain tonight, Wednesday, v lyei! on the low. t roast from Del aware breakwater to Easttkirt. t'oreeaat until 8 it. m. Wednesday: Georgla—Ralii this afternoon and prolia- bly on the coast tonight; colder; Wedr,*a- day fair and colder lu eastern and south ern portions; fresh west to northwest Virginia-Fnlr sad much colder tonight; Wednesday fair and cool; fresh northwester ly wlnda. * N '°Wed { and cold#; tonight nnd dnesdny; freah northwesterly winds. probably on tbe coast toulght; colder; Wed nesday fair and colder; freah northwester- ^Kasreru Fi'»r'nU—ffhotrcrs tonight and In southeast portion Wednesday: cJIaer In ex treme northern portion Wednesday; light variable wlnda. becoming westerly. Western Florida nml Alalwma—Fair nnd colder tonight; Wednesday fair; fresh north es: to mirth winds. Mississippi—Fnlr tonight sad Wednesday: i-older tonight; light to fresh norther/ Louisiana and Arkansas-Fair and cold- 43c: roast Uef. w.60 cnae; sirup (New Or leans). 3Sc gallon; com. The gallon; notnst CANDY—Stick, as«orted 8Hc pound; » im tow sorted, ten boxes $6,60. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR—Highest patent, 8.98; best pub enf. 8-W; standard patent, tt.0.1: half put* ♦nf. M.®; apring whrat patent, 18.8. conk--No. 2 white 8Se; choice white. Be; mixed. 84c: cracked com per bushel, 8j«\ CHICKEN PFF.P-Ktfty.pound sacks. $1; nnls chick feed. $2-00t 'Victor fee«l. $1.63. OATH*-No. 2 white, ttc: No. 3 mixed. Oc*. Goldcn Oats. 65c; white clipped, 0c; fancy white clipped. 72c. MEAI^—I’lnln. per 96-pound aarka. 86e; 48- ponnd sacks. 86c; plain, 24-ponnd sacks, 86c; MlAY-Tlntothy. choice large Salon. 11.0; do., choice small Inleo, $1.20; No. 1, nun third bales. $1.2$: No 2 sme-thlnl holes, $1.20: choice pntlrie. 11.00; Bermuda. $1.00. BIIORT8—Choice frhltc, tL76; fancy, si.tt; $25.51; No. 2 per ton, $24.00; bulls per ton. 119-00. rnwi tniu.ftn—• i.n- mi ii.*.. i#; nei- llen, $06l» pounds average. lfl«4: f*t hecks. 8.20; Bnprenia Isrtl, 10U. Parity ••mnimund. OH- California bams, lfe; dry salt rtlis, 9.26. cr tonight; Wcdnesitny fair. Eastern Texas—Fair tonight: colder In northeast nnd southern imrtlon; Wrdnes- •lay fslr and wnrmcr In northwest portion, *—■ |—P|'“ ^ ^ r fair nnd wanner. Oklahoma and Indlau Territory—Fnlr to- night: colder In eastern portion*: Wi*ilm «- day fnlr nnd warmer: fresh nortbiwly winds on the west gulf coast; frost In Oklahoma and northern Arkansas Wednesday morning. . jwoc l.s-VC. lot* demand nnd steady, changed for slxty-diiy bill*. I Time mercantile paper u orb* nged. London bar sliver »fcd lower ot SHI. > York Istr sliver 66c. Mexican dollars 60V*. MINING 8TOCK8. Boston. OetoliCr ft—Opeulng: Smeltlnt 36*4: Breene Cattanea 1%; tmpper Range 67H; Rutte Coalition 16*4: Cabimet-ArlroMn 107; New Haven lC.’V l.oHnlle 16H- Murkut firm. Boston. Oct. ft—$*olIowI«g tros Ihc bl nml asked price oil Gcorjrln Knllwny an Electric «'oui|Miiiy tmtoy; Rid 73; asked s- prefcrretl, no market. LONDON STOCK MARKET. STOCKS- Anacvwla Amalgamated Cupper bison lo, preferred .... llulllmore and Ohio . do, preferred ,. , Chcrapeuke nnd Ohio cbkwgu sml Great Western, rr.nsdlau I'oclfic .. .. Denver nml Rio Graude do, preferred Erie do. first prelernsl do. second preferred Illinois Central. Kanins nnd Texas .. .. •lo. preferred ItOtdsvlllc and Nashville Mexican Central ,. ., .. do, preferred Northern Dnclllr.. ., ., Norfolk and Western .. ■referred , jltp n'2 pmlt'lof .. .'5*4j W»*«j $5*i t'S 1 ..jtflivtjinS.tit'i iiji) i’•• i’iiii ;:.3S» .. mu »iHttr . Ig s 4°o UNION |4% SAVINGS BANK Gould Building CAPITAL STOCK . . . 8100.000.00 (4% RESOURCES $280,000.00 4% hlladclphln at*l llraijlng . do, first preferred .. .. . do. NH*oud preferred .. . ock Island .. * •• rathmt Railway do. preferred „ i. preferred .. no .. • • preferred feu; k 117*4 117V 11" Atlanta National Bank ATLANTA, GA C. E. CURRIER, President. H. T. INMAN, Vic* President. DEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAMES 8. FLOYD, Assistant Caihler. Capital $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS ANO BANK EXAMINERS. Audits, Special Examination!. Costing snd Systematizing. EMPIRE BUILDING. ATLANTA. GA. iSAIBi