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fiiE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. NOVEMBER II. 1! Fshorts BOOSTED PRICES Government Action Reliev ing the Financial Situa tion the Factor. NEWS AND GOSSIP Of the Fleecy Staple. WIRE HOUSES BOUGHT Liverpool Opened Weak, But Firmed Up and Olosed Higher. New York, Nor. 11.—Pessimistic ■w*ntl- merit was reflected In tbo coarse of cotton prices of Inst week. The decline was not ss M*nsntIonal as the selling tendency nor ‘ In check by the strength of the De* thing but favorable to hTgher prices the stringency of money nevertheless works both ways, In that on the one hand It dis courages speculation while on the other It prohibits the usual amount of business In sctunl cotton, thus resulting In a statistical position that nentralizat the Effect of tight money and prospective curtailment of cot ton consumption (n this country. Commission business has suffered severely during the last several weeks not only be cause of the growing dislike for the hull side but more because of strong protective meas ures adopted by exchange houses. Traders *In most cases are asked to de posit what iooka to them like prohibitive margins. Some houses are actually discour aging new business, and the rather unusual practice, of demanding original margins be tween concerns, no matter whether mem bers of tbo clearing house nr not. Is an other strong influence against large trana* In response to the government action In showing from foreigners. The market at flverpool early was weak owing to American and continental selling, but later turned strong on the announcement of the government's relief measures. After the call shorts wars heavy purchasers, causing « further ad vance, on which the ueiir positions regained* thelr normal relatlou to Inter months. The future market was firm. After numerous fluctuations during the later trading the market closed very steady net 23 to 27 points higher as compared with Saturday's final figures. Compsratlve port reeelpts: I 1907. Saturday Monday Totnl for two days.. Total since Sept. 1.. 4r7f7T ■es.m 2.740.980 1008. 8CSIT 87,840 “J5S8T ,-V.II.IW Estlamted receipts Tueada; liDT. 16,000 to 18,0)0 1906. 22,265 53,141 20,493 Special to The Georgian. . (From Hayward. Vick A* Clark.) New York. Nov. 18.—J. S. Ilache & Co.: Liverpool cable* due about l*44f3*4 points lower. Open essy, t’> points lower on near and 8 points lower on-late months. At 12:15 K " -'<■ "A i *‘t r.* t iMMht* i,.\v 4-i-. spot cotton In good demand C points lower; mid dling. 5.75; sales, 10.000: American, 9,300; speculation and export, 500; Imports, 29,000/ Including 25,400 American. , Liverpool seuds lower quotations. The soles, however, abroad keep up. The alt- uathm In cotton seems to Indicate lower prices. The bull crowd on December are lighting nenlnst n stono wall, against cur tailment In New England anil Southern mills. We favor selling sble on bulges. Heavy short covering going on lipro. Cono ought abnutJJ.000 March. Mitchell, Hentz, heavy buyers, nnd scattered Bt-u it. mi uny jiuvBurt*, us this spurt Is more sentimental than other wise, and a bad altuatlon can not be cured iu a day. Reported here that Rents buying Is for Price. Wall street houses have bongbt heavily, and the ring think largely for Price. Wo have advanced too fast for Liverpool, but this Is the abort market. There la not much for Mle.^ mh Edited by Joseph B. Lively. MARKETS ! 5tr. Lively's twenty-five 11 years* experience of ed- j! Itlog markets In Atlanta ij and the South his made | him a recognized sa il tborlty la his specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. Following are 11 a. tu. bids: December, 10 43; January, 10.08; March. 10.13; May. 10.20. New Orleans. Nor. 18,-Hayward, Vick & Clark: Letter by the president to tha peo ple should have a far-reaching effect to “ establish confidence, and cotton should oL.. have a. good chance to get Its proper prfce for the small crop. Market very steady, and bears atili buy ing. Confidence greatly encouraged by Mr. Roosevelt's letter. Think It would bo well to liquidate De cember contracts before notice day. futures In New York. Messrs. Well Broth ers. of Montgomery. Ala., estimate the sea son n yield at 11,650.010 nnd give Alabama 1,160,00), Georgia 1,900,000 and Mississippi due to the better financial outlook on the announcement of the new government! financing. January advanced to 10.08 andl December to 10.47. The early advance was lost allghtly on realising, bat the tone con tinued firm. The dally press report that the mills are receiving cancellation of dryi * goods orders throughout the South audl Vest. This Is rather disconcerting to tho street shorts snd the market would not hold. We look for a narrow fluctuating market nnd favor the short side on the bulges. SPOT COTTON MARKET. i.irerpooi, easier: miaaiing o.7». Atlanta, easy; middling 10%c. New Orleans, steady; middling 10*4c. New York, steady; middling 10.80. Savannah, quiet; middling 10 5-16. Charleston, steady: middling 10%o. / Haiti more, nominal; middling lOVfcc. Wilmington, steady; middling, I0*4t\ Boston, steady; middling 10.80, Memphis, quiet; middling 1011-11 Philadelphia, sbteady; middling 11.06. Houston, steady; middling 1013-16. Norfolk, steady; middling 10Hc* Galveston, steady; middling 11c. Mf. I.onls, steady; middling 1013-16. TODAY’S PORT RECEIPTS. The (oliowine tab!. ehowe receipt! at the 1807. 1901 N«w Orleans Galveston Mobile Havannah . charleston. ...... Wilmington Norfolk New York. ...... Boston. ........ 15,689 26,311 4,901 12,007 2.606 2.939 4,911 63 15,602 19.975 2.716 ,*§ - 2,165 5,149 ***80 Total 68,331 67.846 INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table showa reeelpts In ths Interior today, compared with the same day last year. 1107. 1901 llqnsfon. Augusts Memphis Ht. Lull* Clnclnqptl 16,067 2.482 9.631 1.631 591 11027 2,626 9.179 9.602 613 Total 90.702 a, at; HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER, New Orleana. So, ».-Urfrpool wai ■teadler than »ipeet«l and during the Mat hour before our market opened, future; there advened aherply, ihownfecaln of* point, by 8 p. w., where n decline of 6 to 7 point! wee due. Knot oalea are larae— total llfooi). Thla audden turn In the ntig- ll«h market waa moat likely brought about hr buying for areount of larae operator, on our aide, who antlelpato a beneBelat effect from the president’! sanction to laiem 850,- 000 000 Pennine ttonda nod 8100,000,000 3 per rent (torernment Imntla of 180 denomination to the redeemed In one year. In Ida letter to Mr. t’ortelyon the president says that there la abaolutelr no ground for the pen- leky talk, nlwnt tne flnanrinl situation; that the banks and trust companies are all rl*ht and that people should stop hoardlnc cash snd put their luitney bei-k Into bnslneas. v nr ,, far aa cotton Is concerned, there sre those who bellere that ns soon na money conditions raw there will Iu, . rush to wn rotton Into cash, theretiy eauslnt a decline. Othera believe thet with the return of eon- fldeneo benks will not force holdings, that the crop (|uestlon will tell an,1 cause bull InDDOrt and higher prices, That cotton was^helng I-canal on tlnnnelal conditions nlone waa abowu liy the eagerness with which shorts absorlie.1 offerings this morn- hi Omening about 13 up the gain reached appoints In the llrst ten mlnutra. Bad weather throughout the belt also helped the market. Ileary rains occurwl general ly and 4ndlcatlons'pol»tlo rain for several ,Slwm which will delay the movement. Itr- llaf.le Information from all sides says that the recent frosts have caused a total lore of i.ran,*tnrp bolls From Georgia wo hoar that the Wall street leader lin* been try ing for a week to buy cotton against December REQUESTS TO CANCEL ORDERS ARE BEING RECEIVED. New York Commercial: For the first time this year the Importers are receiving re quests from their easterners to have import orders withheld or cancelled. This state ment is made by several of the largest con cerns In the trade and they declare that It Is the result of tight money. The buyers hare In no case bought heavily or In a manner that could be termed reckless, and their cancellations If they become general or If the sellers allow the requests to be come operative will leave tho market short / oods In silks, worsteds, woolens, hosiery underwear. The retailers of the conn try have sounded a note of warning nnd have begun to hold down their orders for responsible peopi for. The cotton mill managers In the New England states, n* well as throughout the South, pro curtailing and tho itorles flint ore told by mon who have been on the road with linen for the fall of 1908 make it ap pear that buyers of colored cottons and of fancies for delivery during next year will be on a decidedly closer scale than for the ^ ^sent year. Cotton yarn* are quiet In a and Jn.nil other yam dentefa nnd It woolen yarns Is stronger and there are signs that men's wear mills arc recovering their confidence and arc placing orders for their coming season's requirements. The mercerized yarns that are offered for spot delivery are In fsly request at the prevail ing market price. Jobbers are getting a fair percentage of business from tho road men they have out on fancy cotton for spring delivery. They are also moving holi day stocks In notions nnd In their ready-to- wear dress and waist departments. Print Cloth Trade Quiet. With printers curtailing production, tha demand for print cloths of all constructions baa decreased perceptibly. In yesterday's transactions there waa little call for regu lars. but whatever soles were put through were at 5*4 cents. The wide cloth* In high i-oiint are leea In demand from converters, even at 7 cent* for spot 28-Inch 6Sz72s. ATLANTA MARKETS. Aumt. Copper. . . • . Am. Ice Securities. . . Am. Sugar Refinery. . American Smelting. . Am. Locomtive. , . , do. pief4-rr»->! . . Am. Car In'-..,dry. . . American Cotton OIL . Anaconda Atchison. ....... do. preferred. . . . Atlantic C. Line. . . . Brooklyn Rapid T. . . Baltimore .\ Ohio. . . Chesapeake & Onto . Canadian Pacific. . . . Chicago & Alton. , . . Consolidated Gov. • . . uv. preferred, . , . Colorado Fuel Ac Iros. - Corn Produce Colorado Southern. . . Delaware * Hudson. . Denver & i« 0 Grand*. Distillers' Securities. . Erie „ do. preferred, . . . , General Electric. . . . Great Western Great Northern pfd. . Illinois Central ft 8% lilt 4a Kansas & Texaa Total stock sales today, 800,100 shares. NAME OF STOCK. Kansas X fexus pfd.. Louisville Ac Nashville. Missouri Paclfie. . . . Mexican Central. • • , , New York Central. . . Northwestern Natiouul Lead. .... Norfolk »Sc Western, ... Northern Pacific Ontario A Western. .. ; Pennsylvania Pacific Mall People's Oft* Co. ... , Pressed rfteel Car. • . , Reading Uock lslaad d6. preferred Republic Iron it Steel. , do. preferred. . . . , Southern Pacific Southern Railway. . . , do. preferred St Paul Tenn. Coal Jfc Iron.,. . , Texas Pacific B aton Pacific . S. Rubber do. preferred. • • . , U. b'. Steel do. preferred Western Union Wabash. . . . do. preferrad. Ills NEW YORK. Following le tbo renge In cotton fntoree In New York today: (jioaccl very atradjr, LIVERPOOL. Following figures give tho opening range, 3 p. m. and close, compared with yesterday: Futures opened easier. Opening Range. .... 6.44 -6 ... 6.25 -6.4< .... 6.88 -6.4141 ... 6.41*4*5.41 Fell-March . 6.38 -5.41 March-Aprll 5.40 -6.3SM Aprll-May .. 6.40 -6.40*1 June-July ... 5.41*4-6.42 Juiy-Aug. ... 6.41 -5.40 Closed steady. Nov. ..... Nov.-Dee. Jan.-Feb. May-Juna rrevlon* p. m. Close. Close. 6.48** 5.53 ' 6.45# 6.50 5.43*4 6.54 5.46 6.48*4 5.54*4 5-47 6.49 5.55 5.48 .... 6.66*4 6.43*4 6.46 5.55*4 5-48 NEW ORLEANS. Following la the ra New,Orleans t"<!«>• ; range In cotton futures lo If i II II Nor I I W.J8 I Dec !l<ni!l0.97 10.11 10.90 10.28-281 Jen 110.06110.23 10.06|l0.20l10.S»2ll Mareii.' 1 Sio.odliolii|iblo6!iolri(io!2i-12I April. e e .I....I [..... I..... 110.21-23 Mnv. . . .|10.n|k27|i0.11|l0.25|k26-27| June. . . . 10.26-23 July. . . .Il0.27|10.3lll0.27ll0.2lll0.31-33| '"Closed very steady. • 8.96- 87 8.81-82 9.91 8.81-81 l| 8.8191 9.94-96 9.97- 99 10.01-03 NOTES ON GRAIN Pointers on Provisions. luth elevator concern isaya of ihe northwest- ern wheat situation: "Splendid demand nnd no more trouble about money to more wheat from Duluth. Will be no wheat here nt close of navigation. About 41 per ceut spring wheat nnd 57 per cent dnrnm badi left farmers' hands November 1." ■ Current receipts of corn are but little 'onsumera will have to draw corn out of »re before the month la over> ’onaklerable comment tfas caused Friday by the circular sent out by a leading bull house, giving positive notice to customers owning December delivery wheat, corn nnd oats that the money to pay for same must be In bank here not later than No- ember SO. Northwestern, Canadian railways have bandoned all double-tracking lu railway Improvements and are using all their avail- me motive power to move grain. "Concerning the conditions oi the winter wheat crop, prospects are uniformly report cd ns favorable/' nays the Modern Millei In Its weekly crop report. "Little old wheat Is moving and many mills In the soft winter wheat territory are drawing on the accumulative ceutera for supplies. Hard winter wheat Is even more difficult to ob tain than the soft variety." A wire from C. E. Lewis, of Minneapolis, said: "Cash wheat In good demand. No. 1 northern 3c over December. Money Is easier. Loans now being made on wheat receipts." STRENGTH IN STOCKS REFLECTED IN GRAIN Wheat Advanced Over a Cent a Bushel in Early Trading. 8T. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red winter Corn-No. 2 68fl68*4 Oat*—No. 2 *5*1 Wheat. Thla week 393,006 Last week 230.000 Cor. week last year.... 728,000 Since January 1 M.171,000 Same time year ago.... 86,556,000 ‘ Corn. 08.000 843,000 3.470,000 Sf 1 ™ FRUIT AND PRODUCE. h—Dull. j POULTRY—ri»n« rtull, 40 c.ntiP fhYcYeni, frlra.JSHffXc. Dark., P»kln. Mo rack; paddle, I9e tack. Turk.ja actlfe. 16f rDlffisaKD POULTRY—Turkeyrdra wo, aetlT!, 90c pound; fries active. 20C22HC ItU kena, 16c ponnd; docks, drawn, fancy. 18« ^SSoDUCB—Lard, 12e ponnd: bama actlva, lie ponnd; abonlden aetlve, Wtflloponnd; aides active, lie ponnd; batter. U094c per pound; beeswax active, tv* ponnd; bona; fHuTts'a'nD^uR^ci(ron, 2«e pound,- alraonda, ISe ponnd; _Braall. 14e pound: Filberts. 19He pound; Rn*U«b walnuts. 18c lb. Pecans. i:Hf lb. I-emnn peel. 17Mo lb. Orange peel.' 17Hc lb. Lemone. fancy Mee- eena, 99^64.00; bananae, Mic lb.: Ilmea, Florida aloek. 60e 180. Peanuts to sacks aver aging 100 pounds each, owing to grade, eftffse per ponnd. Florida oranges, 89JAJ dried applet. 120W4o; dried pracbee.141 riga. aa boiTDatee. 1-lb. package. 714;.* L. Rnlalnv, UOO box. Orapee, Concorf. 6- ponnd bncVet, 20o; Niagara. SVJe;: UelJ; ware. 28c. Malaga per 83.0060.00. Ap- plea. New Y ork. 84.HV65.&). . , „ „ r VEOETABLKB—Potatoes per bnabel 81.00. sweet pouton, MttOOc. Onlona. 8t.10 buab.-. Knanl.li, 81.80 erata; kranr -A barrel. 8X78; Dantab. lit Celery. OMMc a hunch; per orate, g to IVi doaen, 8XW. Cauliflower. 10O 1284c pound. Lettuce, 83.2SO2.60 per orate Turnlpe. lMc pound. Florida equaeb. 82.00 crate; Florida branj ILBOregtc. GROCERIES. Btcu-Jap. 684 eenta; bead. 887o; fancy bad. 740784e. according to the grade. ■ellRUSK—Fancy fall cream. 14Hc; Ocorals can* ayrnp. 9Se gallon: salt. ICO pounda. 80c:I gAT ^yT°SJr isivsa oavy hmin*. >2.90: Lima bran>, 7c;^g| matrhvs p*r groat. 21.66: macaroni. 4*4ITe TrOAn-Sran.l.nTTra^uUtM ls% New bulk ff; t %Sera.'fnT| ! wjgkffi* ean: pepper lie pound: baking powder. 88 rase; rad nrimon. 88 rase: pink salmon. 84.80 raw; l^raa. 4*c: el>oeolete. 49He: winff. t-lh tars. 48c; roast beef. 82.80 eeee; ulrap (New Or- icenev 28- gallon: corn. *k- gellou: poteak I9.28C9.80 raw; P»*nnt«. Mir: rope. 4-ply "cANb^feiek*.°»a«>rted C4c po^': atlch aworted. 884C pound; fancy asiorted, palla. Bvrtft * COw-a sales of fresh beef In At lanta for the week ending November 18 averaged «.«7c per pound. HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON. STOCKS, BONOS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. ® CaronJelet and Oravler Sta., New Orleans. MEMBERS; „ ..... v,„ Orleans Future Rrokera Aasoclatlon. ar.w Orleana Cotton Rxcbaoga, Orleene end Chicago Boards of Trade, Sw ?"rk Cotton^ L-xchtng* n" ToS cSw FicSaagt. _ .. Oclrac-.cn Cotton Rxchange, Auoclate Memtiere Liverpool Cotton Aas & Moulton Cotton Exebanp. ■*—” NAVAL STORES. Special to The Georgian. Savannah. Ga.. Nov. 18.—Turpentine Arm at 4814c; sales, 127; receipts, 888. tloaln Arm; wire, L7S8: recclpta. ! window glass, 88.80: water-whits, 88.28; N. 15.80; M. 85.25; K. 84.75; I. 83.86: H. 89.65® 3.60; O, 89.68; F E. I9.50tr9.65: D C B A. 89.80. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FI.orR-nigbcat patent. 86.51; beet pat ent, 83.78; standard patent. 88.10; half pat en*. 85 25; aprtng wheat patent, 86.28. CORN—No. 2 white (old crop), t»e: choice white (old cron), 80c: mixed (new), 78c. Cracked corn, KMjmun.l sack. 11.90. CRICKF.N FRRD—Fifty-ponnd aacka, 81; Pertes chick feed. 81.16. OATS—No. 2 while, etc: No. I white. 82c. No. 2 mixed, 80c; Golden oata, 68c; white ettnned. 65c. MRAIr-Plaln. 98-pound aacke, 78c; 46 pound sacks. Me; plain, 24-pound sacks, 82c *1SaV— 1 Tlmothv. choice teree hales. 8I.2K: do., choirs small hales. 8l.lS; No, 2. 81.00; No. 2. one-third hales. 81.08. Bermuda. Me. SHORTS—Choice white, 81.75; fancy, J1.70; brown (78 to 100 nonnda). 81.63 brand. 81.50. PROVISIONS. PROVISIONS—Premium luma. l*e: Ilea. 904M6 panada average, toe: fat backs, a no. Sliver Leaf lard. I08»: Jewell com- oonnd, 884. California ham*. 3)4. Ex-rlbe, 9.00. SAGGING AND TIES. BAGGING—1* lb.. 10)4e: 9 lb.. 1134c; 2)4 I 12-40: re rolTed (second hand). 7)4e. TIES—New. $L17)4 bunch; secondhand, tl.06. HARDWARE. tvrt.f, IU1CKETR—84.80 doteu. ROPE—Manila, 1444c; Seeel. lie; cottea, ^IRP-Rarh. S*4e ronnd. Ptotv STOCKS—Harman, 86c; Ferguson *tRS—37 per doxen base. IK AP—O'!: bar 7Hc ponnd. NAtI.S-4Vlre. 82.88 k.r. btw; cut 8289 1 snoK^-IIcree. 8t.2S34.75 keg; mnle shoes. t, -rt'BS-ralntcd. 8280: radar. 85.M. ft.50; Popont end IMrard smekrlna, half kora tll.Sn: )4 kegi RfW eanlatera. 81. Lee 25 pee ran-, frofadorr emokeleas now- POWDER—84.57; half kega. 8276; )4 kega. ... ).|h. rani. 81. ° SHOVELS—88 te 811 rer dexen. CARDS—Cotton. 84.78 per dozen, pi n\v RI.ADBS—5e per pound. IRON—244c per pound base; Swede. 4)4e '"rUCKETS—Paint. 81.70 doaen; white e*- lae three boope. 84.98. Vcw York and Chicago Correspondents: New » FRAZIER * CARRINtTON. * fc .ACHE4CO v AND BARTLETT,^ POWDBR-Prr ktg. Aoatfn craci SHOT—32.10 aack. fISH. / PUB-BretB, > pound: manner. 9e ner pound; lroot, pound; I»«b4 : romp* no ’*'^r-P 0 °" m>:nd; tulxvd fi*b. C'a.? tm m-it, l.c ro'ind; mullet pi 1.50. opened . lf*d, ana tne aiocx market aireuKtn w . Northareatern car* were 618, afainst ilOlaat year. World’* ahlpmenta were illghtly above the estimate, belnf 9,760,000 busbala. Wheat closed steady 3-8©3-4c high er, corn was up 1-203-4C, oats 1-2© 7-8c higher and provisions were unset, tied. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Following are the Chicago grain and pro rtklont quotation! for today, compared with jeaterday's close; WHEAT— Dec. .. 86*4 May ... 104 July ... 9*% COHN- Dec. .. May ... July ... WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The atonu that was centered In the west gulf coast Sunday morning haa moved to the northeast, decreasing In Intenalty. and la now centered over Alabama. Ita advance I* muring general ralna over the South nnd up the Atalntlc const aa far aa Wash* Ington. D. C. ltaln waa falling this morn ing In Alabama, Georgia, the Carolina*, Virginia and Maryland. Following In the rear of this atorm area la a ereat of high barometer extending from Montana Into eaatern Texaa aud Louisiana. The preaaure continues high In the northeast, while a second low area la central ovar l*tah and eovera the southwest. The following ata* tlonn report one Inch or more rain In the last 24 hours: Mttle Ilock, Ark.. 1.32; Mem* phi*, 1.34; Vicksburg. 1.16; New Orleans 1.34, and Mobile 1.30 Inches. The temperature has risen over the anutheaat. while over most of the country the changes have been less unsettled weather in Ing tha next 36 hour what colder Tuesday afternoon: Minimum and Maximum Tamparaturea and Rainfall. TIPS FLASHED From Wall Street. Town Topics: While wi strong market thin uiori fluence of the Waohlngto look for a rather Ing under the In- plans for the re , If i to go short of the active lead- cau smoothing in the general business nnd financial situations to encourage huving securities at thl* time. The passing of dlvl- lends by Industrial concerna and tho laying by the thousands In variour parts of tho country will bo calculated f< enlarge the stream ot liquidation that Ii sweeping sway prices ss well ns cause a spread of the flestre to withdraw bank de posits. When some Individual Issues be come oversold, such as Smelters, there la so much actual liquidation Impending tl ' we do not believe the rallfea will he of ri much consequence before the Hat as . whole falls to now levels for the year. The railroads have entered upon a period of heavily decreasing earnings, as Important In fact aa were tbo Increases that helped the great buying movement of a year and a half ago. Pennsylvania and New York On- trnl, na representative trunk lines, will feel the brunt of this reaction In business, and professionals continue to sell them on all rallies, believing, ns do we. thnt much lower prices will obtain before long. St Paul, Union Pacific, Heading and other leaders will also react materially, and after n breathing spell we expect to see Amal gamated Copper fall to around 40. Both wheat and cotton, lu our opinion, are good short sales. Tho London early market comes strong and frpm •* to 2% higher. * LONDON STOCK MARKET. Amalgamated Copper. . • Anaconda. Atchison. .. . . - - Atchison preferred. Chicago and Great Wet torn. Canadian- Pacific. . . . Denver and H!o Grande. . . Denver and Rio Grande pfd.. Erie 2d preferred, Illinois Central. . Kansas and Texaa.^3. . . ., Kansas and Texas preferred Ijoulsvllle and Nashville. Mexican Central. . . . Norfolk and Western. . , Northern Pacific New York Central N. Y., Ontario and Western.. PtulaU 1st preferred. 2d preferred Rock Island Southern Pacific Southern Railway. . . • Southern Hallway pfd. . Union Pacific. ..... St Patti United States Steel. . . . United States Steel pfd. . Wabash Wabash preferred. . . . $ GEORGIA RAILWAY a.ND ELECTRIC CJ. Boston. Nov. 18.—Following waa the bid nnd asked price on Georgia Hallway and Electric Company today: Bid 69, no mar* ‘ for preferred. LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS Abilene. ...... Amarillo. . . . , Aritevllle. . . . ATLANTA. . . Augusta. . . . Birmingham. . . Ulsntarck. . . . Boston Buffalo Charleston. . . Charlotte. . . . Chicago. . . . C'tnclnantl. . . . Corpus Chris!!. Davenport. . . CHICAGO CAR LOTS. The receipt! of grain In ear Iota today and estimated receipt, for tomorrow art aa foF Iowa: Yheat. 'orn. . Oats. . LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat To! ^ n h , ghi i r. h, te*?Si! l t iiS. p r;' VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY. Following shows the weekly visible sup ply of grain: Wheat. 42.153.0W bushtla: week. 43.- 741.000 bushels; last year, V,370,000 bushels. Corn, 3.704.UD bushels; last week, 3,630,000 bushels; Inst year. 3.163,006 bushels. Oats. 7.791.000 bushels: last week, 7,721,000 bushels; last year, 11,243,000 bushels. ■%THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Nashville. . . . New Orleans. . New York. . . Norfolk North Platte. . Omaha Palestine. . . . Pittsburg. . . . Portland, Me. . Portiaud. Ore. Rapid City. . . HI. IXNtlS. . . Ht. Taul Han Francisco. Havannah. . . Taylor. . . Tliomasvllle. Vicksburg. . Washington. Wilmington. ...... ' T. indicates trace of rain or snow. J. B. MARBUBY, Section Director. WEATHER FORECA8T. CATTLE—Receipts 20.000. Htcfl.lv to 10c higher; Iwevcs. 3t3&;«.46; cows. $1.2004.8; cnlves. 96.2607.26; heifers. $1.2004.85; Texas steers, SS&4.00; Western rattle. $3.1*61 6.10; atockers snd feeders, $2.J0©4.o0. HHKBP— Receipts «.<**>. Wow. Native. mjxsspoat THE COFFEE MARKET. January ... February .. Mandt ... OS? June ... . July .. . .. August ... » Geh. L-nO.', .September . ackerel. 12^ 1 Oetthcr .... The following figures gives the opening a t and close lu the New York coffee et today: Opening Range. Close. •JM.V8 M34.80 6.70-5.75 5.46-6.70 iiR.S IStSI 6JM.88 SJM.fi 6.634-86 ’ 6J34J0 MM.fi 3.13-3.00 6.034.10 4004/6 Washington. Nor. 18.—Weather conditions and general forecast: The southwest atorm lost much of Ita en ergy during Saturday night, afid Is central this morutng over Alabama. It caused some high winds Sunday on the. gulf cosat and E ueral ralna this morning, which extend to the Ohio valley. Maryland nnd Penn sylvania. Another disturbance over the middle and Southern plateau la attended by local snows In Utsb, New Mexico snd Colo rado. There was no other precipitation ex* cent In the north Pacific states. It is considerably warmer In the east and south except In the west gulf states and colder In the northwest. There will be rnln tonight In the aeuth Atlantic states, followed by fair and colder weather Tuesday; rain tonight and Tuesday In the middle Atlantic states and rain or •now In the anper Ohio valley and lower lake region, with lower temperature Tues day. It will bo warmer tonight In the middle Atlantic states and colder In the east gulf states, with fair weather In ths later distrrta. Fonvttet until $ p. to. Tuesday? Virginia—Rain and warmer tonight; Tnea* day rain; fresh, possibly brisk, easterly winds. North Carolina—Rain tonight; warmer In eastern portion; Tuesday partly cloudy and colder lu western portion; fresh, possibly brisk to east to south, winds on the coast. South Carolina—Rain tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy and colder; fresh east to south winds, becoming variable. Georgia—Rain in eastern, fair and colder in western portion tamlcbt; Tuesday fair ami colder In eastern portion; fresh shlftlug winds, becoming variable. ExHteru Florida—fair tonight except poa- Nildy showers In northeastern portion; fair . *• — • *- northern portion;! winds, becoming Western Florida colder tonight; Tuesday t northerly wind*. . becoming variable. pi—Fair tonight; mid* “ light iii'U, l-«-oiulng variable. il Alabama—Fair and ijr fair; light to fresh | Maine variable, might; ntlder In cast-1 •"day f.ilr; Ufiht northerly' Atlanta k West Tolnt R. R.. 15& Atlanta 4'a. 19SL coupon » Atlanta 44 *. 1922, coupon.. .. 101 Atlanta, Birmingham and A.. 18 do. preferred ... Augusta Factory Central Bank and Trust Corp. 125 . Exposition Cotton Mills........ 225 Fourth National Ilnuk 3SG Georgia Htato 4Wf, reg Georgia State, 4*i a, coutwn... 197 Ga. il R. and Banking Co..,., sp Seaboard 4a. I860........ CSV* Ga.’ By. •»<! Electric Co 70 Seaboard Air Una 10 do. preferred t*K fioothweatern .............^e... 107 Atlanta 4 per c. bonda, 1933... 100 Auguata 4^, 1133. AEkHd. 18W4 103*4 AT THE OPENING Decided Advances Were Scored in Both London and New York. TONE VERY STEADY. Relief to Situation by Gov ernment Strengthen ing Influence. , .; BY T. C. 3H0TWELL. New York, Nov. 18.—Announcement of a $60,000,000 Panama bond Isiue and the ofr'T- Ing of 9100,000,006 3 per cent treasury certifi cates to the public caused a.boom In the stock markets of London and New York this morning. Prices of American share* In Ixmdon advanced from 2 to 5 points. Grain advanced lc a bushel nnd cotton 91 « bale. In addition to this positive relief by the government. It was announced that London would accept certifiestes in lieu of International ravenna stamps. $ Announcement# by President Roosevelt and Hecrctary t'ortelyou were received with popular demonstrations of great Joy. and even the financiers were surprised, for they had not expected so many things to he don* at once by Washington. The new treasury certificates litre com plicated the situation, nnd the most con- servatlv# hankers are In doubt ss to the wisdom of what has been done. All sgrr* thnt the altuatlon will he helped materially for the time being, hut It Is tho aftermath that they are fesrin pected on the rise which promises to come. lit London advances in Aiuerlcnu* were about equal to those of New York. On the curb market the mining shares were up 1. an average of 6 per cent of their par value. The new government 3 per cent one-year certificate* w. ro traded on the curb between 100*4 and 101. The premium on currency dropped to l** per rent. After mid-day the market was nnM. with still further decreases In the volume of business nnd marked absence of new buy ing. Upon the whole, stocks sold to taks profits were fa* * •• * * — willingness to that commission bou* little. Cloning bids follow: Railway Stocks. Atchison .. 70 1-4 do. preferred si :t-s Baltimore and Ohio 29 1-2 Canadian Pacific 144 Chicago and Northwestern.. ..1311-8 Colorado Southern 17 3-4 Denver and Rio Grande 17 3-4 Krle .. .. .. , . .. .. 15 1-2 Illinois Central 121 Manhattan "L" .. lln Mexican Control 13 7-8 Missouri Pacific 54 New York Central.. 9*i 1-4 Ponneylvanla 1091-2 Reading SI 1-2 Rock Island 13 1-2 do. preferred 33 St. Paul.. 99 3-4 Southern Pacific .: 681-8 Southern Railway 117-x Georgia. J*» coupon do, 3*4. IN*, raff Dixie Cotton Mills J3«V4 ]«!i COTTON SEED OIL MARKET, Following !• given the opening and cloaloa quotations of the New York cotton seed oil market: :;!V, November. . . IhN'emlier. . . Jnnuary. . . . March May July .. . Closed steady. Hales, 9,000 barrels. Opening. Atlanta Oil Market. The following quotations ore based on ac tual transactions: I'rliuo crude f. o. h. mills, November 20, December 21, January 22. ..113 Union Pacific... Interboro- Metro Great Northern Miscellaneous. Amalgamated Copper 46 American Car and Foundry.. 26 American Locomotive 3* American Cotton 'Oil 24 American Smelt, and Re. pref. 85 Krooklyn Rapid Transit 31 Colorado Fuel and Iron 16 Internationa] Paper... s National Lead 36 People's Gas Sugar United States Steel. do pref Mnckny Companies, do pref .103 . 24 1-4 . M2 1-2 . 581-2 MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New* York, Nov. IS.—Money on call 51-2CP10; ttmo loans none. Posted rates: Sterling exchange 14.80 64.87, with actual business In bankers* bills at 84.8625 for demand nnd 94.80n 4.K050 for 60-day bills. Prime mercantile i London bar silver 2 bar sliver 68 ?-8c. Mexican dollars 46 3-4c. MINING 8T0CKS. Hoiton. Nov. IS.—Opening; North But U; Copper Range, o'); Hit Mining. • ..ntte Coalition, 13*4; Fruit, 184; Calunn Arisons. 86. Market strong. THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York City. F. W. LAFRENTZ, C. P. A., President. C. E. Manv.jrtng, Vic, Pr.ild,nt. Th.o. Csch.u, Jr, C. P. A., Sro. and Triu ■RANCHES ATLANTA—Fourth Nafl Bank Elfls. CHICAGO—Marquette Building. THILADELI ~IA—Bellevue.Stratford. 8AN Fr.ANCISCO—BeWen Butldlas. NEW YORK—Waldorf-AitorU. BOSTON—Exchange Building. WASHINGTON—Colorado Build Inff. NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Bulldtnff. BALTIMORE}—Fidelity Building. LONDON. ENGLAND— 4 King Street Cheapelda. ATLANTA BRANCH 101S.U Fourth National Bank Building. 0. B. BID WELL, Resident Manager. Telephone, Mein 872. Cable Addreee. Amdit N. V. FRANK IIAWKINH, 1-r.elileaL n. M. ATKINSON. VIce-rrr.ldeuL TIIOUAK C. ERWIN, Cttble,. JOSEPH A. H'COKD, VIc. l'reeld.aL k. W. IiYKHS, Ae.let!Ot CeeMen. Third National Bank Capital .... $200,000.00 Surplus and Profits $400,000.00 DR, A. W. CAt.nOUN. MILTON DA ROAN. JOUN W. GRANT. II. Y. M'COKD, FRANK HAWKINS. II. M. ATKINSON, JOaffPU ' m’c6rd. J. tl. NUNNAtXf. J. CARKOl.L PAIN* B. II. KOSHER, DAVID WOODWARD. THE AUDIT COMPANY OF NEW YORK The Oldest and Ferg.nost Corperation Engaged in icctualia] Bell Bhone 3309 Main. 1310 Candler Building. HARRY M. RICE Southern Manager.