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TILE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ItlDAY, NOVEMBER 52. 13 NEWS AND GOSSIP Of the Fleecy Staple. List Was Governed Almost Entirely by Technical Conditions. ACTIVE AT THE START Prices Were 5 to 9 Points Lower, Mainly on Disap pointing Liverpool. Srw York. Nov. 25.—The rntton market V was wry nerrou*. The Hit we. gov- Iror'd iliooit entirely by technical oon<lI- tlitm nnd order* to buy were executed wltb difficulty. .fter opening active I to I points lower and advancing aharplr, cotton future* eased off a few point* on prottt-taklug aalea. At noon price* were generaly only altghtly be- nnv tlie elo*!ng of Thursday: Estimated reeelpt* Saturday: An eaaler tone prevailed during the entire afternoon and price* worked steadily downward, the cloae being ateady net » to 15 polnte lower. Mnrem.nt Into eight: 1607. 1906. | 1936. [trerlane, week... Since Sept. 1...... Into alRht. week.. Hnee 8ept. L...., Ronthern eon»n.. 28,386 152,647 ssn 48.581 247,694 547,887 5,122.00k 80.000 46.309 212.299 626.788 4.944.904 68.000 Weektv Interior movement: | 1907. | 1905. 1906. ftpcelptS •eetoeesOeseej 199,951 1 268,36^ Ihlpnivnta 187.098 233.041 RSE 1 401.068 I 615.627 264.482 238,913 612.686 Comparative port receipt,: 1907. | 1906. Saturday ...» Hominy Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 47.721 1 *8.»4 58.215 i 64.828 64.089 ] 81.509 | 16,019 67.846 103.M9 88,498 64,294 €9.834 Tot*l for week Total since flept. I..;.. 354.746 | 2.979.043 1 419,140 3.814,382 Sctr Orleana 17.000 to 10.000 Galveston ,.14,000 to 10,000 tfuuelon 2,500 to 3,500 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Mverpool. steady; .middling (.00. Atlanta. Arm; middling 10%. Sew orleana. Arm; middling 1014. New York, ateady; middling II.A Sr. van nail, ateady; middling 10 716. .tiupista. ateady; middling 16%. Mobile, ateady; middling 10%. i'Iii! rival tut, steady; middling 10 7*16. Baltimore, normal; middling 10%. Wilmington, ateady; middling 16 7-l< Boston, steady; middling 11.50. Memphis, ateady; middling 10%. Philadelphia, steady; middling 11.3. Houston, ateady; middling 10 11-16. . Norfolk, steady; middling 10%. Galveston, ateady; middling 11%. St. l.ouis. ateady; middling 14%. 1906. 0.OS7 18.717 10,791 Special to The Georgian. v Hay warn, Vick & Clark.) r r*ZZ ork '. , Nor - k Co. tfytrpool cab»»a were due 14 to J4tt nolnta ml g « - ° p ? n r d . nv ,et hxlt ateady 5 higher nn, l 8 higher on late montha. At Sii P> «?*• rtt 8 point* net ad- n V S‘ii s,M i t ro . t,0, l SX* Pt at 8 point* higher; ! n J[ M ’ “I™ American 6.1*00 l * JJheulaflM and export 1.000. American ‘• , » uon ; Including 78,000 American Tenders new docket 6,000. atreet house has an order in to ,17. iv M ",e * ro , u t nd W-® nnd 10.67. The ring O0 * *nd are pushing ** market on It. Do not think they hare luu*« Iff**?- lopk to eee market ease *• this order la out of the way. ar " the e n *• «*• Wd»: Deretu 10 61 10 '‘ 9, ^ ,Duary Mirth 10.43. May Cotton finding a little buying that look* crowd Mke more COTertn * l, y the tobacco •Mr. Prl«». in g circular,- aaya the bearish ?,**»■ !??■ b *‘* n obvious that it waa Inevtt able that the market should become, i •old, resulting In yesterday's advance. ... ** unab | e to find any Indications of Amerl can mills exhibiting any dlspoaltou to buy. U^eane. Nov - !S?—Hnyward, Vick k t-lark: Market opeued about 6 down. Looks pretty well sustained. Should cate a little more, but buy It on all dins. Expect cotton to work higher. Spasmodic buying from Wall street, but the people who were right ou the adv are selling quietly now. *£**••• If the big short Interest was out, ami while there may be some scattered cov ering this morning, expect to see It set back again. Liverpool cables: “Market dlsapoplailng. bpot demand small, owing to money mat ter*.” Mr. Price has a circular iu the morning paper* admitting he covered 100,000 owing to the existence of an nnwlridly abort In* terest. Rest of circular la bearish. Looks lo me Price has gone on bull aide, giving the public bear literature to profit by abort selling. Market abort nnd nervous. Any advance lu New York would cause further scare. •f the local market. talnty regarding labor disputes waa a de pressing Influence on the English market. Our opening was steady at a decline of R to 0 points, which was u shade letter than expected on the cables. For a time It look- situation and outlook have not changed mix by the speculative nnd technical udvaned yesterday. A good deal of the old short in terest has been eliminated or transferred tJ fresh sellers. Undoubtedly the technical po sition of the market has been greatly weak-i ened by yesterday's heavy ahort covering. EDWARD MOYSE & CO.’S DAILY COTTON LETTER. TODAY’S PORT RECEIPTS. The following table show* receipts at the ports today, compared with the same day Inst year; INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table showe receipt* at the titerlor towns today, compared with the ■me day last year: HAYWARD. VICK & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER. Nmv Orleans, Nov. S3.—Although numcr- f»Ily not un with yesterday's movement nt Imv York, Liverpool futures with 8 points "uformed well enough to the change In onrket Influences. As stated before, eT«r ince the adoption of restrictive measures »> the Houth, New York has gained In poel-t 3pn ns the seat of speculative activity and »f largest Mobile Interest In cotton. Con tinently auy disturbance, due to whatever I* much greater there than In a narket of more settled composition such as -yerpooi. A«l lustuicnt lu other markets rill roue In time. Meanwhile the exelleJ n**nt li dh ] n New York and further out! ,r t*ks such as occurred yeaterday, are not mUkely between now uml bureau day. doming papers contain news about the jmire of a big wholesale grocery houee In vsrmany Involving other Arms ami some banka there and In England. This • n, » the showing by Liverpool caused a low-, f opening hml selling here this morutngJ [rtfltrs are on the jump, nud watching •ew York closely. The wall etreet l*ear hss n letter In the papers In which £ admits having covered a large line of owing to the existence of an nn- rieMy short Interest In that market. The J*t of his circular It very bearish on the of consumption. There Is much spec- ^ttlon here about the ambiguous text of 5’* circular. Some believe be hia been 2 rc *» to rover, utbers think he has gone ® the bull side, expecting alow hut lasting 2?t to . trade by the 9UO.OOO.OOO grm «ld end that the bear part of bis ffif l» merely to benefit by outside short- ?’ W leather conditions are unfavorable, pinging rains continue In tb* central and {£•”» '* ,l » Indication* point to continued sins in the east, bat clearing In north and An Item not to be overlooked In the Wy question (e the weight of l*les. Re- jrn* for the first two months of this sea- show io% pounds, or about 2 per cent ^mpsr^ with laat year. Tills, on a Ilia ken u loss lu SP'r Of 240,OW bales. There la n ateadyl , ■*?? for spots at quotations. Bad weathd New York. Nov. 2*2.—Yesterday’s advance w«a not due to fresh bull speculations. The tendency to reduce cr**» estimates and tlie amount of cotton ginned to November 14 were Influences not to be overlooked and rendered the l»ear* nervous. They covered Liverpool advices this morning were not un to expectations, the close ln*lng steady 6% to 8% point* higher than the previous dote. That market waa due to show 14 to 14% points advance on New York’s closing of Thursday. Onr market opened active at 6 to 9 points decline. January, 10.80, told off to 10.38 and milled to 10.48 during the first hour. At mld-dny January was'selling nt 10.30, the deed no resulting from protlt- taklug sales. The tendency during the aft sales on all fait SELLERS ARE SATISFIED WITH LULL IN TRADE. New York, Nov. l’.—The American Wool and Cotton Itepdrtcr under date of Novem ber 21. aaye: "A better sentiment hn* permeated the jtton market and business volume, though Still at a minimum, la lu fair contrast to the trnusactlon* of last week. Although there Is no positive assurance as to Its last ing qualities. It Is fair to presnme that the Improvement shown thus far Is of a staple character. To be sure, the little buying that makes Its appearance la only such as may be expected In the covering of re quirements with a fair reduction of the Hons generally. In finished good* business Is well nigh nt n standstill and sellers are perfectly satisfied that If should remain so for u brief lime, to snv the least. The fear which took po*. session of buyers two weeks ngo ha* not al>at«l In Ih. allrttrat *.■>*. uf lb* word and attempt* are atilt made.to .-em-el food* I 71,1, do,, r-ot affpet asportation of wrbeat. —*—I—Maat^l-lrerpool ■•able aaldMri—ijfrdllhd Edited by Jbseph B. Lively. MARKETS Mr. Lively's twenty-five years* experience of ed iting markets In Atlahta •nd the Boutb has mads him a recognized au thority In hia specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS 1&AME OF STOCK. Amal. C'op'pef .' American Smektlng . Am. Locomotive do. preferred . , . Am. Car Fouudry. . American Oottou Oil Anuronda Atchison do. preferred . . . Atlnntlc'C. Line. . . Brooklyn Rapid T. . Baltimore A- Ohio . (’hesanenke A Ohio. dUn “ “ hinted One. . .Central Leather. . . , do. preferred. . . . Colorado Fuel k Iron Corn Produce Colorado Southern . Delaware A Hudson . Deni er * IUo Grande Distillers’ Securities. Krte do. preferred. . . . g eneral Electric . . . reat Western . . . . Great Northern pfd. . Illinois Central . . . Interboro do. preferred . . . Kansas & Texas . . . NAME OF STOCK. Louisville a- Nashville.. , Missouri Pacific Mexican Central New York Central. . . . Northwestern National Lend Norfolk k Western. * . . Northern Pacific. . . .. . Ontario & Western. . . . Pennsylvania Rending *. . . Rock Island do. preferred Republic Irou & Steel.. do. preferred. . . .. Southern Pacific. . . . Southern Hallway. . . do. preferred Ht. Paul Tenn. Coal 4c Iron. . . Texas Pacific. . . . .. Western 1'nlon. . Wabash do. preferred. NEW YORK. . Following Is the range In cotton fatnre* In New York today: I B a J II 11 |H Nov Dec Jnn Feu.. , . . March. . . April. . . . May. . . . June, , , , July. . . . 10.78 10.38 : U2 10.43 1964 i 10.52 io!o 10.49 10.67 ib!« I 7 10.68 ioifi 10.31 19*41 10.40 io!49 1 10.481 ... .110.66-801 io.7o-tS 10.72 10.70 71 10.14-89 10.33 10.33-34! 10.44-48 10.41 10.37-39 10.47-60 10.42 10.41-42 10.52-63 .... 10.44-48 10.66-60 10.50 U).49 60 10.68-82 10.57! 10.48-60110.67-81 10.49 10.48-49(10.57-80 Closed steady. LIVERPOOL. c!os«, compared with jeaterday: Future* opened Urm. Oprnluf PrsTloua R*na«. 2 p. m. Clo... Cloie. Nor 5.66 -5.71% 5.73 5.71 Nor.-Dae. . . 6 (5 -5.(4% 1.(4% 5.(4 Iter.-Jan. . . 5.62 -6.(4% 5.64% 5.64 Jan..Fcb. . . 6.65- 5.67% 5.67 6.60% Feb.-March.. 6.66 5.69 6.67% March-Apri.l 5.66 -6.60% 6.66% 6.06 Aprll-May . . 6.67%-5.70 5.70% 6.70 May-June. . . 6.66 -6.71 5.72 6.71 June-Juty. . 6.70 5.70% 6.71% iuly-AUK. .. 6.68%-5.71 6.76% 6.641 6.56% 6.56% 5.69% 6.66-4 I 6.61% 5.60% m 6.43 'losed steady. NEW ORLEANS. Following la the range In cotton future* tn New Orleans today: B 1 .4 w 2 k !J j a Nov Dec Jan Feb March. . . April. . . . May. . . . June. . . . July. . . . Closed eas lo!68 10.61 id.is U.G0 io!fi y- io!«o 10.68 10.62 io’t;s io*7i io!49 10.42 10.45 ibiii io.^9 io!49 10.43 ib'47 ib.'5i io.'eo 10.67 10.48- 43 10.42- 43 10.43- 46 10.48- 47 10.50-62 10.5142 10.6143 10.60-81 10.72 10.62- 63 10.58-69 10.5940 10.82-63 10.59 10.67-68 10.63- 70 10.73-75 NOTES ON GRAIN Pointers on Provisions. Kprelnl to The Georgian. From Hayward, Vick k Clark.) Chicago, Nov. 22.—Harriett. Fraaler 4c Car rington: It looks an though xv»^ are going to Imvc n nervous market until after these December deliveries take place. The#xport business done yesterday was quite large, but seemed to have very little effect upon the market price*. In provisions receipts of hogs run fairly liberal nnd packers are not disposed to sup port prices. . ... Chicago Record-Herald: Captain J. M. Phillips la in from his big farm at Newton. Kan., nnd Is a pronounced liear on nil of the grain markets. "If wheat were 15c and corn 10c lower they would be on a ranch safer basis than now,” said he. "Roth are bound to get there before liquidation re sulting. from our general extravagance, ... ^ .pa bn* been a lifelong speculator since he was 21 year* of nge, and Is now rising 7U and la easily lu the millionaire class. An Increasing number of small sales of corn nnd eats to the East Is !>eli»g made dally on the same financial basis aa pre vailed before the in< The buyer, however, hand to month, «v capital nnd working Ing accommodations. . , The foreign correspondent of the Chicago Bouts! of Trade has been requested to send nil quotations of foreign markets In 1 ntted Htates money per bushel Instead of In for eign money per 100 Ibt. clement, Curtis A* Co’s, cable fbom Argen tine reada: “Province of 8anta F« harvest ing; yield Is generally reported a* excellent —In fact, wonderfnl. Province of Bueno* Ayres crops are thriving well.’ Crop Expert George M. LeConnt, special mission to Investigate Argentine wheat crop condition* for Finley Barrel!, arrived at Bueno* Ayrea^ ydeterday and ca bled: "Reported here that wheat crop Is above the average." Russia report* some talk of a threatened famine In many provinces and the govern ment may prohibit the exportation of rye. WHEAT OPENED WEAK AT A CENT DECLINE Liverpool Was Very Weak. Other Foreign Markets’ - Sharply Lower. 8T. LOUIS CA8H QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red winter M 097 Corn—No. 2 57% Oats—No. 2 45 *_***•«(*-» inn oasis lor i. o. n i* a iiintr r#l , r ’ # bat holders of good grades think '5'^ «Wr good,. ' OT - K-J. S, Barb. 6c Fo.: waa much confuanl b.fw thla -rung a np.ulng aa to Hie prokabl. raug. regarding deliveries, jne cmnimiing the*** movements receive has been ;b succeeding attmpts of a ... . _i* majority of sellers stren uouHly opposing anything that bears a neat approach to an unfair attitude In this re* spect. Where contract* are overdue, noth ing can be done to forestall such action an< sellers In thla position, to quote one of tbelr number, ‘take their medicine. ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. LIVE*"”POUtjTR^-Ilena doll, # Mitr aMrtf&r «sb ® P niTKS°ED rom.TnY-Tnrb.Tr draw*. B2NP«S P< PRODDCE-Ur.l. 22. pound: tarn* aetlr*. 16. poand: abould.ra act^. ioOlteponid: pd: ,e 6w 1 . , J « feJlW rAn'lT* C, ANb 1 NtJ^8^Cter«n, ^ ponod; rtUwrta.’. 13%-' Jnnn'l: Englfab waln^ lie S . Pecans. 12Hc lb. I-emon peel, 17%c lb. rang. pa.1. 17%. tb. Lnnoa*. sens. 88.710400; bananas. 8%c lb.: Umet, Florida stock. 60c 100. PeanutaTn ■{«»»;;!’ •sing 100 pounds each, owing to fijfde, 8%08c pound. Florida oranges. 13.0003.69, 'yEOETA^LKS—Potato.* per hni6.l ll.00, •weet notatoea, $1.00. Onions, 81.10 bushel, eratri t!. H (%do»* P »3*yT*ollfloir.r. ^lpT"%. W: RICE—Jap, ffjliilh««gi Wj: lanej *??tE»F:rr r ?iu l, e^A, b *.4S?S~r 8? cane svrup, 88c gallon; pit. 100 pounds, 60c; axle grease, 81.75; sod* cr * f ‘5 r * 1 SSStt ut’cfMm *'**' ^RCciATT^tandard VrannUted IB.13: New * COFFEE-'RoaVt<5 * Ar'bncki.r 'iio 00; balk oats, 88 S case; sack grtre, 90-pound bags. HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, 8TOCK8, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Carondolet and Gravlar Sta., Naw Orlaan*. . MEMBERS: S£ n:: o°r r . ! x* fe*<ss? dUsst 22UA»W»ca«« A„. New York and Chicago Corraapondaata: AB. BACKE A CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER 4 CARRINBTON, BA1VATS WIRES TO ALL POINTS. .m/mr* tb* *onth Argontlm* benefl.lnl rnlna bar. fallrn and In tb. M>nt.r and north atorm* are predict ed, Thla I* the action where barreatlng I* about to emnroenee." „ „ . Argentine correapondtnt of A. O. Slaugh ter ft t'o. cabled tb* following: "Waatnar unaettled. But not anfllelent to hurt.' Hroomball cabled from Urerpoot hefore the cpenhia of the acaalon here: Vtlieat onlet and lower, prompted by the larger American receipt* and eaaler Argentine of- ferlnga. latter market ateadled on predic tion* of alorma In Argentine and threatened THE COFFEE MARKET. mi Art today; January .... February .... March April May . . . i . June • • • • Jnly August ... 8#af!T:::::: aw SSSK? •::Wa6. Ctoeed steady. - Rales 48,250 begs. Opening. Ublcago, Nnr. 25.—Wheat opened weak. December was off a full cent, while Mur lost %. Liverpool cables were very weak it l%d lower. Berlin was 2%c Iqwer and Budapest Kr lower. Heavy rains are re ported In Argentine, but no damage has re- suited *• yet. Northwest cars 4fe, versus 498 list year. Wheat closed 6-8c to l-4c lower, corn lost G-8c to l-4c, oats were 7*8c to l-2c lower and provisions were 17 l-2c to 32 l-2c lower. WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER CONDITION*. A disturbance developed In the west gulf ye«ierdsy afternoon and moved east to cen- tml this morning near New Orleans. The adrauce of this storm nres Is censing gen clear westber prevails, stores. The conditions fsvor rsln In this section tonight; Saturday clearing and cooler. Minimum and Maximum Temperatures and Rainfall, CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Open. High. Low. m fl SS2 a? WnKAT— Dec. May July .. „CORN— Dec. .. S :: .. OATS- K :: 9 illy .. 46 FORK— Jan. ..12.46 12.46 May ..12.75 12.75 LARD- • i nn. .. 7.66 7.68 toy .. 7.65 7.67% KIDS— Jan. .. 6.72% 6.72% May .. 6.60 6.66 ft IMi 66% 65 ft ft ft 13J7% 12.17% 12.47% 12.47% 7.47% 7.47% 7.66 7.52% 6.62% 6.62% 6.67% 6.76 THE SUGAR MARKET. N*w York, Not. 22 —Dome.tic and rrAnod •ugar market today I* Heady and nnehan •d with rentier* doing bu.lnc.a on lb* ha*., of 4.76c, 1 per cent for ra*h on dno gran nl*t*il. The local raw augur mark*! U ataady. lomlon boot angar market qntet 12: oyatera. full welaht. 12.26 Mae; peppar. lie pound: baking powder, to ceae; red 48c; roaat beef. 62.86 rite: nlran IXcw Or- tee net. Jtc gallon: corn, 3V go lion: potart W.MtiTr«aa; p»«n«t>. (%c: rnp*. (ply cotton. f2%c; aoap, n.6604.60 rate. CANDY-f>7lck. aaaorfed C%c ponnd; atlef taaorted. 6J4e pooad: fancy aaaorted. palla (Ur: rbomlate drop*, tnlla. 12%r: KIk. a, aorled, ten hntee 65.60. FLOUR AND GRAIN. rr.orR-HInheat patent. 60M: beat pat- it. 66.76; atnndard patent. 65.59: belt pat- «i. *626: aprtoa wheat patent. M.25. — ■**’ -No. 5 while (old cropi, 79c: choice ..ibi cropi. T'o: mlicl (new), 7Sc. Cracked corn, 16V|nmml rack. 61.90. CHICKEN FEEH-Etfly-ponod aarka, 61; Pnrln* chick feed. 81.95. OATS—No. 2 white. <Wc: .Vo. 3 white. 42c; No. 2 mixed. «e; Golden oats, «c; white dinned. 45c. MEAL-Plsln. M-rmand sacks. 78c; 48- pouod sacks, 80c; plslu, 24 pound sacks, 82c; ^HAT—Tlmothv. choice targe hales. 81.85; * * * 1.00; 4Rc. , *1.70; , dal. 61.63 brand. 61.50. ..... X FBEn Ml' * ft—Prim. p.. row K.60; No. 2 per ton. 626.00; bulla per ton, PROVISIONS. PROVISION*—Premium bamt, ISc: bel- lie.. 264126 pound* ar.rage. 10r: rat beck*. 9.40. Silver Leaf lard. If**; Jewell com- nound, Wk- CsUfornU hams. 94L Ks-rlbs. • Ml GAGGING AND TIES. * BAGGING—1® jb.. 10*4c; 2 lb., jpUt 2*4 lb.. ir4e; re roIlMjsecwBd hand). 7Hc. TIES-New, 81.17H bunch; second-hand, 8101. \ THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. lea go, ket to £JO0lj9O; ’i.’AtAr—Receipts’ 4.000. Market steady to strong; beevem |3.3ia«.40; cow*. 81.150 4.40; Tessa steer*. 83.2501; cslres, $507.25; We*tern cattle, 83.250f.25; etockers and feeder*. 88.2504.86. 811KEI P —Receipt* 8,000. Market strong: native *heep and Western, 85.20: yearling*, $4.7^00.59; native and Western lambs, $10 f.6»>. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. The receipts of grain in car lota today and estimated receipts for tomorrow are se fol lows: | Today. Tomorrow. ( Wheat Oat*.’ .* .* ! 1 l I ! .’ Hogs, head 118 18.009 M • 22.000 NAVAL 8TORES. Spocl.nl to The Georgian. Havsunsh, Nov. 22.—Turnentll 44‘i; sale*. 247; rccolpi*. 1.077. Itoslu firm; sales. 4.0: rn»e window glass, 88.90; wnterwhlts 16.91: M. fc.23: K. 84.W); 1. $3.75; II G. F. $2.9603.15; B. $2.92^03.124* 3.10; l'. B. A, $24003.10. 1 e firm at J Ipt*. 3.648: 1 . 88.$): N, 1 83.1003.15; D, $2,900 p i RKET. d w lud rinsing on w«l oil d u COTTON SEED OIL MA Following le given Hm* opi ning quotations of the Sew \ork cott market: opening, j Closing. Xori'iuVr 31 toXPi |)ec*-n»lN*r. 3dHt|M January 33» 4 irri*4 ■ March 35 <#:>;'* | 37 May I 34 W ' ~ July j 34 034 Closed strong on short* covering. Atlanta Oil Market The following quotation* are Itaaed on *c- ftftl tranMctlon*: Prime crude f. o. b. will*: Snrmier 2202244, December 2802$fc, Jau- wry S3'4024. J Abilene. . Amarillo Asheville ATLANTA. Augusta Birmingham Bismarck. Buffalo Bostou Charleston Charlotte. Chicago Cincinnati Corpus Christ!. .... Davenport. ........ pfii.::::::::: Fort Smith . Galveston. ...... Havre , . Huron Jacksonville. ..... Jupiter Kansas City Key Went. Knoxville. ...... I/O* Angeles. . . . . Macon B fift-.v K , New Orleans New York. Norfolk, North Platts Omaha. Palestine Portland. Ore. . Rapid city. . . 8f. Louis. . . , Hi. Paul. -. . . Han Francisco. Hsvannah. , . . Spokane. . 1 . . Tampa Taylor Tbomterllte. . , Vicksburg. . . , Washington. Wllud TTTn Mlm. TIPS PLASHED From Wall Street. Financial Bureau: Irregularity l,n the market Is the best that can be promts! the present, under the existing unsettle ment. It Is a v clean-up liquidation tradtn market, as we sum np the case. There Is good buying of Union Pacific a scale down. The support remains nbn the same positions, 107 and 104. Coverln_ occurred In Hmeltlng with some support near 59 now. A specialist reports some cov» erlng In Ht. Paul toward the low levels of yesterday. Professionals are hammering Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Distillers for certain res New York Control It still weak tech ideally. Omni buying Is reported In Read ,D *\ ’*• f be first support level, still good. Northern Pacific snd Great Northern, under the latest developments, ought to l»e still more attractive on declines. Ainnljr mated support Ih around 44 still. No specl_ support noted for Locomotive. Covering oc curs In Hteel preferred toward 79. One of the reports receded today saya that the liquidation In Atchison Is uear nn end. Boutern Pacific Is bought for iuvestiuent. GEORGIA RAILWAY e.ND ELECTRIC CJ. and naked price on Georglu Railway and Electric Company today: Asked 73. No market for preferred. PITTSBURG FIRM SUSPENDS. MINING STOCKS. Boston. Nov. 22.—Opening: Calumet-Arl —ma 86. Grecne-Cnnanea 6»f, Boston Consol ids ted 9. North Butte 44V4, Butte Coalition 18H' Market firm. THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. ’besapeake and Ohio ^ Reading New York Central N. Y., Ontario k Western. Pennsylvania .. Philadelphia k First nref Second pref. . Rock Island .. .. Southern Pacific Southern Hallway St. Paul Union Pacific .. 8. Hteel .. do pref. ... ... ft ft ft .... 21 lim 117H U7H 1 J. B. MARBL'HY. WEATHER FORECA8T, Washington. Nov. 22.—Weather conditions and general forei'ast: Tha atorm that was over Lake Superior Thursday morning liss disappeared toward the Hudson Bay and the third southwestern storm of the week Is now apparently mov ing over the northern Gulf of Mexico. This storm has caused the renewal of tb« general rains In the South and the rsln area for the last twenty-four hour* therefor* cover* the Atslutlc and gulf states, the lake region aud north Pacific states. Temperature* are above the seasonal average throughout the entire country, except In the Rocky Moun tain region, the middle plateau and the cen tral port Iona of the plalne stale*. There rain tonight in the east galf, the Innttc ana southern portion of the t Inn tic state*, etntluulng Baturday, 1 the east gulf states and extend- valley tonight or Saturday, lake region the weather will Ui cloudy, but without rain of consequence. It will be colder tonight in the Atlantic Mates aud lower lake region and colder htnrday la northeastern New Ragland. Stofra warnings are displayed on Waah- kgton coast except at Tacoma. [Forecast until 8 p. m. Saturday: Virginia—Rain tonight snd Saturday; cold- * tonight in northeastern portion; fresh North Carolina—Rain tonight ami Hatur- Gvorglu—Ruin tonight or Saturday; colder tonight; fresh northeast to north winds. Eastern Florida—Rsln tonight and Satur day, except fair In extreme southern por tion; slightly colder Saturday lu northern nd central portions; fresh, possibly brisk, •other!} winds, becoming variable. Western Florida—Rsln and colder tonight; Mat unlay fair; fresh northerly wind*. Alabama—Rain and colder tonight; Satur day fair: llghr to fresh northerly winds. MIsehalppT—Fair nnd collier tonight; Hat- -rdiy fair; llriit northerly winds. Kentucky—Fair tonight: Sat unlay fair, ex cept rsln In extreme csstern portion; some what warmer. ■ Tennessee—^Threatening weather with rain In eastern portion tonight and Hatnrday. New York Commercial; Cotton yarn deal ra In this market are watching and wait Ing with much Interest the effects on thi market of the agreement made by hard yarn spinners to curtail. Orders are being booked wherever possible, and the plants, ' said, are running jnet aa much of their ilnery they have !>een during tlx , These reports have been used In the cotton market as a bull argument. It Melng No Improvement In either business or { rice* can be reported. Hellers having'br ers on band are trying to obtain shipping instruction* from ‘—*“ are beginning t» Ing that unless this course la followed cun ceTlatlons will follow. Buyers are said to be unable to secure sufficient cash to takei up the order* they have placed, and aa a result storks are steadily accumulating In this and other roark*ta.^^^^mm^mHmri although statement) The announcement made Louisiana—Fair except showers In south east portion tonight; colder; Saturday fair and colder. Enutcrn Texas nnd Arkansas—Fair and colder tonight; Hat unlay fair. Western Texaa—Fair tonight; colder In southwest portion; Hatnrday fair. Oklahoma—Fair tonight and Haturday; light to fresh northerly winds on the weet gulf coast. GENERAL DECLINES SHOWN AT OPENING Announcement of Gold En gagements Strengthened Market. PRICES WORKED UP. The Improvement Extended From 1 to 2 Points in Active List. By T. C. 3H0TWELL. N>ir York. Nor. 2!.—Aonounrnn.ot f fitnh.T K"M Import, wore tnuil. thi. nion,- Inff, hrltiRhiR tilt* tot*! for till* morruirnt up to 679,380.610. The ,«*et of thi* »». « ■horp rally In all *took*. It ha* lioon ho Itarort tliftt no more (fold oould Ite Import e.I •t prearut. Tha Itnproreniant eit.mioil from 1 to 2 point*. Itrooklyn Jlnplcl Tranatt waa one of.tha atoeka that rontfnnad heavy. It iru« repreaeuled that Secretary t'ortetyou had rejected n conditional tdd l>y Natv Vork hanker, for $36,000,660 of the netv 3 per cent treaaury note., bat a.ked that n new tdd tie umde without rendition.. Cotteu nnd wheat were practically unrb.nRrd. It waa reported tn toe ntnrket that Cnton re ctor waa eettlnc It* Great Northern nnd Northern Factor stork* and liuylm; what la known uapnrt payment rafttflcate* in equal volume. Thla report ran not tie true except to n email extent. Itecanse the llltl.Merk.n people did that vary thin, nine month, ngo amt practically cteaoed up the market for iwld shares. New York. Noe. 23.—(’hurtRe. at the open* or wefi* generally derllnrs. I'ennaylr.nla lost S. Kouthern I'aclfle %. Steel preferred and common, Mexican Central, lireat North* ern i.referred lost 1 Copper, Hock Island and rhcMiprake and Ohio I nlon J'aetoc nnd Headtntr unrhanfetl. Atcht.on to.r In nil % net. Penniylranta rallied %. neailtn, lost lu all %. and AmalRamated and Brook* lyn Knpld Tranntt opened % htvber. It. I'nut lont %. The lantaat op"t.li,s ln» |u the lenders waa \ lu Southern I’arlAc. HuirltlnR and He fin I hr opeued % lower and lost In oil %. (Minting bids follow: Railway Slocks. Atchison 671-8 do. preferred 76 1-6 Baltimore anil Ohio. 77 Canadian Pacific ,.1411-4 Chicago and Northwestern .. ..126 Colorado Southern 17 1-S do. preferred 64 3-4 Krle 15 1-2 Illinois Ontral 117 Iatulavllle and NaahYllle 871-2 .Mexican Central ..12 3-4 New York Central 63 Pennsylvania 107 5-8 Reading *6 Rock Island 111-2 do. preferred 261-2 St. Paul 931-f Southern Pacific 66 1-4 Southern Railway 10 1-8 Union Paclllc 169 1-4 YVabuah 81-2 Interboro-Metro 5 3-8 do. preferred 14 1-2 Great Northern 1111-2 Miscellaneous. Amalgamated Copper 46 5*8 American Car Foundry 24 7-8 American Locomotive 33 1-2 American Cotton Oil 24 1-4 American Smelting and Reilnlng 61 l-s do preferred... Brooklyn Rapid Transit.. Colorado Fuel and Iron... International Paper... National Biscuit National Lead Northern Securities Paclllc Mall People’s Gas Sugar United States Steel do preferred., Western Union 84 1-4 28 1-3 15 3-4 . .. 7* . .. 16 7-8 . ..136 ... 28 ....1011-3 ... 27 7-8 . .. 80 3-8 . .. 60 MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New,York, Nov. 22.—There Is quits an actlvo market In currency on the curb. Several thousand dollars ha* changed hand* at prtmlum* of 2 3-4 per cent. One broker bought J 10,006 n bill* yesterday at a premium ranging from 21-3 to 2 8-4 per rent. Market at present for large bills Is 21-2 per cent bid. offered at 8 per cent. Money on call ateady at 608: time loana steady; 60 and 60 day* and six months 6. Posted rates: Sterling exchange I4.S0 04.81, with actual buelneas In bankers' bills at 84.8704.877.0 for demand and 14.78 for 60-dny 1)111*. Prime mercantile paper nominal. London bar silver 27 6-8d. New York bar silver 601-lc. Mexican dollars 44 1-2C. THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY v * Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York City. F. W. LAFRENTZ, C. P. A., President C. E. Manuarlng, Vise President, Thee. Coehou, Jr, C. P. Aw Bee. and Trees BRANCHES ATLANTA—Fourth Natl Bank Mdg. cun ' A CO—Marquette Building. PHILAma.I IA—Bellevue-Strattort. SAN n-.ANCISCO—Balden BuUdlo* NEW YORK—Waldorf-Astoria. BOSTON—Exchange Budding. WASHINGTON—Colorado Building. NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Building; BALTIMORE—Fidelity Building. LONDON. ENGLAND—6 King Street Cheapelde. AT-ANTA BRANCH 101S>18 Fourth National Bank Building. 0. B. BIDWELL, Resident Manager. Telephone, Main 872. Cable Address. Amdit. N. V. •J- *• I I\l.’-’”.', T irc-i rriiugiii, iUWBBO L. E,IIW I .v, LllDlll. 40SKPLI A. M'CORD. Vicc-PmldML 8. W. BYEBS, iilllUi: CsihlN. Third National Bank Capital - - - - $200,000.00 Surplus and Profits $400,000.00 DR. A. W. CALHOOIL MILTON DA ROAN. JOHN W. GRANT* II. Y. M'CORD. FRANK HAWKINS. U. M. ATKINSON, JOSEPH A. M'CORD. 3. D. NUNNALLf, J. CARROLL PAYNft E. M HOSNRR. DAVID WOODWARD. THE AUDIT COMPANY OF NEW YORK 1h( Oltistf ad Fcrenosl Corporation Engaged in iccountini Bell Bhone 3309 Main. 1310 Candler Building. HARRY M. RICE Southtrn Manag.r,