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xrffi ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. COTTON OPENED SLIGHTLY LOWER Due to Lower English Ca bles Than Had Been Expected. MEWS AND GOSSIP Of the Fleecy Staple. bull clique bought South Also Bidding—Closed Steady Net 5 to 10 Points Higher. Nhw York, Not. 28.—Influenced bjr food l.uylnff orders from abroad. the cotton roar* t,.f started better than had been expected. Them was a strong demand for January •nd March on the call, but very little for •ale, although offering* later loosened a lit tle There waa much week-end covering on the theory that, financial condition* improv ing. It will be unwise to go over Sunday •hart. TIlO -i-r — the average, although fell far below those oi me uwamni «■*- •oiis for the corresponding Weeks. Other New England points were optimistic re garding flie mill situation, and stated that no general curtailment was expected. ( aides from Liverpool Interest■ stated that the strike hod been referred for settle- iii*'iit to legal arbitration with hopeful pros- dec lined a few points additional, the irtult mainly nt n lower Liverpool than ex pected. A gradual Improvement set In nt the beginning of the last hour, due to week end evening-up and a distinctly better feel ing In the stork market, where sharp all iances were noted throughout the list in niitlrlpntloii of a more favorable bank state | 1307. 1906. Put unlay ..| 62.806 49.111 Total since Sept. 1.. ,.| .'1,042.220 3.8^1.707 , 1W7. 1906. New Orleans , 15,960 to 17,800 16.766 Galveston .G.... 11.000 to 12.000 , 27.141 Houston 7,000 to 8,000 16,417 8POTCOTTON MARKET. Liverpool, easier; middling 8.93. At lama, steady; middling 10%. New Orleans, steady; middling lo?». New York, steady; middling 11.20. Savannah, steady; middling 10 IMG. Augusta, steady; middling 10%. Mobile, nominal: middling 10%. charleston, firm: middling 10%. Baltimore. normal: middling 10%. Wilmington, steady: middling 10%. IhmtoiL steady: middling 11.20. Memphis, steady: middling 10%. rhllndelphla. steady: middling 11.3. Houston, steady: middling 10 11-11. Norfolk, firm: middling 10*4. Special to The Georgiao. - w <From Harvard. Vick & Clark.) sew lork, Sot. 23.—J. s. Bach. I Co • « d “« Kfil point low- cVoniJf mo2. b f. re J r ,te * d ?, •* 6 pofno down. BoSTLSS.!* * , A net decline of 607 potato. S 0 ” 1 " 1 duict at 7 polnta lower; mid- ollfjf™ .if* 18 * MMi American 5.600: apec- ■"doiport iOO; Importa LI,000, In cluding 15,400 American. JSSSS^J^ » marked decline thla hnJ iX'tr.J H* .C 1Ter l“< of ,h#rt ‘ r «e«“tt7 , tu * whole market altnntlon. thai™JV n i? Inceatlre to ho.v cotton for “ j™! pa* 1 *nd the technical poeltlon of the market la weakened l>y the driving In of !??I I S*‘*"»*T* ■Port account. We fnvor a ei alplng poUcy at the moment. When there l,f " let up In flnanclal and com- *« **>• time to prlcea°!oday f ° r * un * Look ,or ,owe1 ' 01 from I.lverpool that by lawyer uo * ,r k8 ' “ “ '* ,le ' n * settled „M* t, '*i«ll paid 10.24 for January on call, then hid them right up lo 10.30. ' ommlsalon bouses and Wall etreet eold °P?nlug. Price hrokere bought mod- erately See no special feature, but stocks !. r .' SS«er. and we may get a little upturn. Mould sell It ou liard spots. kolhmlug Is the statistical position (X EJ, l te5 °J. Friday, November 22. as made up by The New York Financial Chronicle: This l.ssr I.ust ... „ . . Week. Week. Year. Y!*l , de supply ... .3,783.031 3.585.163 4.096.721 American 2.990,031 2,785,153 8.301.721 In sight, week 452.693 439.302 543.863 Since, Hept. ,1 4,090.564 3.037.865 6,166,720 *kl 823,126 780,003 1,157.312 celpts 351,145 348,097 410,623 262.972 327.501 259A18 elpte 207,705 207.643 285.434 pmeats .... 188.975 198,784 252.911 «k» 465,480 446,710 558,545 ring Is the Liverpool cotton slat meat for the week ending Friday. Nor. 23: „ ,, 1WT. 1906. 1906. Week s sales 47.000 46,000 42.01 Of which American .... 59.000 38,000 34,000 For export 2,200 1.700 700 for speculation • 401 3.300 1,800 Forwarded 102.000 95,000 90,000 Total atoeks 644,000 4a,000 726,000 Of which American....537.000 347.000 634.000 Aetna I exports 11 00 9,000 6.000 Week - ! receipts 183.000 194,000 136,000 Of which American ....150.000 173,000 109,000 Since Sapt. 1 833,000 950.090 962.000 Of which American ...612.000 791.000 738.000 stock* adoat 397.000 451.000 306,080 Of which American ....830.000 407,000 279.000 New Orleans. Nov. 23.—Hayward. Vick k t’lark: Map shows generally cloudy hi the central and eastern licit. Generally fair In north nod western, licit. I.lverpool cables: "Importers and Amer ican houses selling; think decline will go further." Mr. Price, In his circular, tried to discred It the last census report, and Ids htretlugs arc coming out with targe crop cellmates. This ouly shows that he Is afraid o( the smsll crop and wnuta to depress the mar ket to cover before bureau day. Would stick to the bull side. Edited by Joseph B. Lively. MARKETS I Mr. Lively’s twenty-five years’ experience of ed- • fling markets fn Atlanta and the South baa made film a recognised au thority In hla specialty. TIPS FLI IKED From Wall Street. UNION PACIFIC Special, to The Georglsn. (From Hayward, Vick & Clark.) New York, Not. 23.-J. 8. Ilnche & Co.: RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS •$ s-».—si. O. UUL'UU K l.v.i London market for American* % to % above parity. Mending and fit Paul, the excep- tIons, are fractionally lower. The total arrival# of gold to. date *52,250,. NAME OP STOCK. TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS. quarters that the financial situation 1* rap- “If adjusting Itself to n normal state. its makes possible a rise fn nil markets which have been unduly depressed. The cotton market has suffered with the rest, snd It should recover with the rest of the market*. The Wall street situation is (proving every day. We, therefore, feel re In advising purchases of cotton for fair udvance over the end of the year. HESTER’S .WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT Secretary Hester’s statement of the move ment of cotton for the week ending Friday, November 22. shows a decrease In the move ment Into sight compared with the seven The following table shows receipts at the days ending this date last year, in round New Orleans. Galveston. . . .Mobile Savniimill. . . Charleston. . , Wilmington. . Norfolk. . . . New York. . . Boston. . . . , f'fifladctphfn. . 1906. 9.877 18,717 1.060 12.064 1.250 5.766 3.990 150 16 65.804 1 49.1*1 INTERIOR RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the Interior town* today, compared with the •mine day last year: Memphis. . Kt. Lulls, rint’lnnatl. 1.879 if 10,741 2.642 4.370 4.960 HAYWARD. VICK A CLARK/8 DAILY COTTON LETTER, New Orleans. Nov. 23.—We nil know how deceiving Saturday's market move* are. Is the best day for operator! to get In a little work, and on this line we may regard to day’s. Liverpool In conjunction With the bearish epistle In the morning papers by the Wall street leafier. A week ago .things I'Mtked ns gloomy ns the fancy news put in Hreufatlon; yet on Monday cotton gained <*bout $; a hale and n abort stampede fol lowed during the week. Future* In Liverpool are about 6 points lower than fine: spot prices 7 points down; ►ales, 6,000. rabies any Importers nml American houses selling. Mr. I’rlcc, In his fii ulnr 16 the public, tries to discredit the ' census report, and hla friends are dng out wlth'Inrge crop estimates. All « only tends to show that h small crop _ .'"ared, tind that attempts to depress the B trket are merely for the purpose of cover- K before hurean day. Otherwise press tb*n* was rather favorable. The curreucy premium In New York went back to 1% i»er cent. Prominent financiers bcld a conference with the president by ap pointment, and expressed themselves quite confident about Improvement In- the finan cial situation. Our market opened about G Mins lower, hot recovered all the loss, and nt the cod of tha first hour prices showed n win of 6 points. The market Is no longer ‘jnite such a one-sided affair, and though % no ball buying, bears do not trust cat'll other, nnd selling by the one suits the •Mire to rover by the other. A later cable from Liverpool says: "Set tlement of strike postponed one week. ’ Bad weather. Heavy rains continue In th*» central nnd eastern belt. The spot market la steady with no change. •*lr demand to fill old export commitments, but hardly any new business with Europe. Futures continued steady at the advance, *lth a noteworthy ahaeoee of bear pressure nn, J closed at nearly the best In New York »nd here. Prospects for next week favor scalping markets for moderate fluctuations. As things have been going lately, baying depressions seems to deserve preference l» starting operations. Indifference to bad D *wa and encouragement by Christmas busl- *‘**a nnlrlt may soon become allent agents toward improvement. N«w York, Nov. 23.-J. 8. Baebe * Co.: The early market waa Influenced by lower • able* from Liverpool. The opening ruled about &B7 points lower, but after top cell the bnjlng'on part of the clique and oome J*»uthem bidding advanced prices ea»JIy bom 10#13 points. Reporta from the South Indicate fair demand for apota to fill old "xnmltiMQto, but no new business reuort- The action of the Manvtlle crease under the same time In 1904 of 70,000. For the 22 days of November the totals show n decrease under last year of 360,000, n decrease under the tame period year before Inst of 211,000 and a decrc * “ same time In 1904 of 349.000. For the 83 dnya of the season that, have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 83 days of last y -- * ^ — year bef 1.420,000. The an. past week has been 455.015 ... 547.637 for the seven days ending this date Inst year. 526.788 year before Inst and 624.694 same time In 1904. mid for the 22 days of November It has been 1,426,076, against 1,- 786.537 last year, 1.637,386 year before last and 1,774,022 same time In 1901. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at nil United Mtntcs ports 2,979,416, tigalu*t 3,815.566 last year, 3.612.601 year be fore last and 4,061.25? same time In 1904. Overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mill* and Can ada/ 152.547, against 247.694 last year. 212,279 year before Inst mid 281.082 same time In 1904: lutoNor stocks In excess of those held at the chafe of the commercial year 334,167, agalimt 404.879 last year, 473.133 year In‘fore last and 594,298 same time In 1904: Southern mills takings 660.000, against 667.429 Inst year, 646,841 yenr before last and 699,049 same time in 1904. These make the total movement for the 83 days of the season from September 1 to date 4/116,130, against 5,122.008 last * 944.904 yenr before lust nnd 6,635, time In 1904. . t Foreign export* for the wee* have been 256,668, ngalust 276,061 Inst year, making the total thus far for the season 2.089,060, it gainst 2,498,751 last year, a decrease of 409.671. Northern miils ,takings and Cktisd* dur ing the past seven days show n decrease of 30.371 - ‘ " Anal. Copper . . . . Am. Ice Hecurltfea . Am. Locomotive , do. preferred Atn. Car Foundry. . .. American Cotton Oil .. Anaconda ... Atchison do. preferred .Atlantic C. Line. .... Brooklyn Rapid T. , ,. Baltimore & Ohio Consolidated 6ns. . . . Central Leather do. preferred Colorado Fuel A Iron .. <^»rn Produce Colorado Southern . .. Hein ware* Hudson . . Denver A Rio Ora tide . Distillers* Securities. . Erl© do. preferred. ..... General Electric .... Great Western Great Northern pfd. . . Illinois Central Ittterhoro do. preferred Kansas A Texas .... 3 Si & s!i Total stock sales today 312.706 shares. NAME OF 8TOCK. Kansas A Texas Pfd. .. Louisville a Nashville.. Missouri Pacific. . . . Mexican Central. . . . „ New York Central. . . , Northwestern National Lead Norfolk A Western. . . , Pressed Steel Car. , Reading Rock Island do. preferred. . . .. Republic Iron A Steel.. do. preferred. , do. preferred. fit Paul Teiin. Coal & Iron. Texas PaHIle. . . . Union Pacific. . . . U. fi. Rubber. . . . i ref erred. . U. 8. fifeel do. preferred. . Western Union. . . Wabash do. preferred.*. Wisconsin Central, do.preferred. . ~rr $ & The most important news of the day Is that <5 per cent of the purchase price of the new 3s will lie left ou depoait in the hunks. The few roads reporting for October show net increases, indicating retrenchment re sults. The delay In Mauretehtn’s gold will have' some effect on bank statement. •here Is a growing feeling of confidence nml the situation Is regarded as more prom ising financially. Market will probably strengthen today. Tim Miinuclnl Bureau: Developments this his Is true, the pressing liquidation has probably been completed. Late pressure on Atchison may be plained by The Times article today, saying llarriman lias beeu selling. The stock Is entitled to a recovery. We regard Northern Pacific. Union Pa cific, Great Northern nnd Reading ns among '—‘ oaltlous, fl H frequently .jey nor other stocks should, however, bo bought after sharp re coveries from low_points of several points, so far as dally operations are concerned. Information coutluuet favorable to Amal gamated, which has maintained Its 44 sup port. Smelting appears now to meet some sup- •tv porting orders around 69. It Is rumored that the liquidation I Brooklyn Itnpld Transit la nenrfng an end. Support Is found for St. Paul around 93. according to a specialist, who says It ‘ Its Sharp Rise Strengthened the Balance of the List. -x , % READING ALSO LEADER Advances Shown All Along the Line With Closing Strong. i NEW YORK. Following Is the range In cotton futures lo New York today: J | O A 1 k 9 i 15t si Nov Dec Jan Feb March. . . April. . . . May. . . . June. . . . July. . . . law 10.27 ioii 10.44 10.47 '10I47 ib!« 10.4$ 10.60 10.44 ion ib!si 10.22 10.34 10.44 10.45 l(k45 i!0.«3-<»ll£5£6& lOltt 10.78-78 10.70-71 10.3010.38-39110.33-34 .....10.43-4511(1.37-39 1(^48 10.48-49 10.41-42 10.44 10.54-50! 10.44-48 10.68 10.67-5610.49-50 .... 10.58-&8! 10:48-49 10117 10.63-57'10.48-49 LIVERPOOL. Futlrea optm._ __l Opening Previous Range. Close. Close. November 6.64V4-5.64 8.65 8.71 Nov.-Per 6.89%-3.56% 5.87 5.64 Dec.-Jan 5.58%-5.l6 6.6? MU JSn.-Feb 6.62 -6.69 5.60% Feb.-March 6.61 5.62 March-April 6.61 -5.62% 5.63% Aprll-May 6.66 5.61% May-June 6.66 15.64 5.65U June-!illy.. 6.67 -5.65 5.66 July-August... 6.66 4.63 5.65 quiet. 6.69 6.70 6.71 6.71% 5.70% NEW ORLEANS. Following fa the rango In cotton futures In whenever soft for Investment. Si eel preferred lin* stronger support to ward 79. and a recovery would not be aur* ‘“islng on short retirement. The common stock Is said to have tieen *ry well bought aud Its support hat beeu fliti tallied. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. Closed ateajjy. i .d a i hi i II Nov.. , „ Dec I0i| Jan 10.37 Feb.. . . •. March. . .10.42 April. . . May. . . .10.48 June. . . July. . . .{10.59 ib:&6 1M4 10.67 iaci 10.65 mix 10.37 lo.ii io.‘46 ioIbs .....(10.64 10.64 10.54-65 10.61 10.61-62 10.62-54 10.64 10.64-35 10.65-6? 10.6110.80-61 10.61-63 10.66 10.68-39 10.57 10.46- 48 10.44-43 10.43-45 10.46- 47 10.60-52 10.51 52 10.51 53 10.6041 New York. Nov. 23.—Money on call, no market. Time lonitH, no market. Posted rates: sterling exchange. |4.S%n% 64.88, with actual business In bankers' bills Mexican dollars, 4€%c. ATLANTA MARKETS. fruit and Produce. coineni, inn, isuvm, a t-uiu, *h: each: puddle, 80c each. Turkeys active, 15* ~ 9 — POULTRY—Turkey ^firawn, 'alicy, lit [>una. PRODUCE—Lard. 15c pound: hams aetlva, 16c pound: shoulders active. tOQUc pound: sides active, 11c pound; bnttsr, 18054c pet Mind: beeswax active. 25c pound; hone? trlght) active. IBe pound. FRUITS AND NUTS-CItron, SOe pound: almond*, 18c pound; Brnxll, 14c pound; — * English walnnta, 18c .... Lemon peel, 17%c lb. Orange peel, 17%c lb. Lemons, fancy Mes- aenn. 13.75^4.00; bananas. 3%c lb.; limes, Florida stock, 60c 100. Peannts In sacks nver- sdne 100 pounds each, owing to grade. 6%6Sc pound. Florida oranges, 63.00tf3.50; dried apple*. 12®l3%c; dried peaches. 14%f. "las. 81.25 box. Dates, Mb. package, 7%c. L. Raisins. 65.00 box. Grapes. Concord. 6- pound .bucket, 20c; Niagara, _ 22%c; Dels- WHEAT WAS HIGHER AT THE WEATHER REPORT. Slumped Slightly, But Ral lied on Better Feeling in Other Markets. 8T. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red winter ’oru No. 2 Data—No. 2 Chicago, Nov. 23.—Wheat opened % to %c higher, but the trend of the market waa Irregular. Liverpool dosed %d lower. Bu dapest was % lower._Northwest cars were wsre, fee. Malaga per keg, 63.o6tf6.00. An- 108 over sst year. Wheat conditions were pie*. New Y'ork. 64.60®5.60. Cranberries. 611 good In all Section*. Imrroi n(tr Ballon. < oru and provlslc WEATHER CONDITIONS. The storm area that was centered near New Orleans yesterday morning luff moved very slowly northeastward and Is central near Montgomery tbla morning: Its nd- vntire bus caused general ruins over the south east of the 5lisslsstppl and rain was filling today at Montgomery, Savannah, Kuoxvllle, Asheville, Charlotte and Norfolk. Hie low area in the northwest hna remained nrnctlcnily stationary, decreasing In energy, The renter of highest barometer la uow over the Great Lakes, movtoj bushel 1.76; crnVe,"6 to*6% doaen.’ 63.tn. Cauliflower! US 12%c pound. Lettuce, 62.2W62.50 per ehite. Turnips, l%c pound. Florida beans, 61.50 crate. grocer:e&. RICE-Jap, 6% cents; head. Mfre; fancy CHEE8 «. days as compared with the correat*ondlng The total takings of Aiuericnn mills. North, South nnd Canada, thus far for the season have been 1,131.286. against 1,266,223 last yenr. These Include 471,167 by Northern spinners, against 602,068. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leadlna Southern Interior centers have increased during the week 71,316 bales, against an In crease during the corresponding Period Inst season of 112,739 nnd are now 411,044 smaller than at thla date in 1906. Including stocks left over at porta nnd In- WORLD’S VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT Secretary Heater’s statement of the world’s visible supply of cotton for the week ending November 22, made up from special cable and telegraphic advice*, com pares the figures of this week with last WM*. Isst jTf*r snd tbs xesr Iwfore. It shows sn Incresss for the wee* Jnet rloeed of I0J.KS, s«*ln«t sn (ncrMse of at.- res lost yenr nnil nn Inirntse of K5.806 yet, b The'to”V rl.lhlel.LK7.Wi. egnln.t WW- 111 Itet wee*. t,08S.*M lent yenr. and t.oto.eol yenr before Inst. Of this the totsl of Amcr- fesn cotton !• J.92S.360, afnlnot MjBM last week. 3,210,Wi Iset yeer niul I,:a,««l year before last, end of oil other kinds, Inrlurl- ln* Egypt. Brsxll, India, etc.. 7M.87I, solnst 7S5^7« lost week. 77I.00Q last yenr aad 824.000 year before laat The total world’* visible supply of <*tton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 203.875. a decrease compared with last year of 309.160. and n decrease compared with year before last Jf 09,825. Oftfce world’s risible supply of co«nn as shore there le now oOont nndbeld In Orest Britain snd continental Eurotie JAM.OW, aenlnst 1.859.000 last year aud 1.989,000 year before UatT In Egypt 167,000, against 171,000 last year and iiBfo ye*r before last; la In*Ia y 2S5.0uO. agalimt K2.000 last year nad Wucing time waa said to be the. result r -T caneellAtlM of orders, due to the monpy !»;**■ In the United nnsem-jr. I E,|deneee are sreomnlnftnit »7.M0 year WoreJeet. end l^e Ynlted <?«< the trade le reeorertn* from the pan- states I.a*«g. «g»la*t iset year •rky feelln*, and It lx fett la well-informed and 2,011,000 year before Iset. HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTON, STOCKS, BONOS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Carondelst and Gravler Sta^ New Orleans. MEMBERSi . , te a c^ii o a n SrM , co ““ New York snd Ckjeayo Correepondrat*. ^ ti. S. BACHE H CO.. AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER A CARmNBTON, PRIVATE WIRES TO ALL POINTS. , Fr.orn-Illshest petcaL H.M: bret pnt. it. 65.78: standard patent. 65.50; half pat- it, 65.25: spring wheat ndtsnt, 66.25. — ? tun cimuijjsTiv, *» dorcri cane syrup, 38c gallon; salt, 100 pounds, 50c cxle creese, *1.75: sods erseker*. CHe pound, lemon, jc: oyster, 7e; h.rrel ready, per nonntl. «He: mixed, nerl |«nind,. SMe: totne- lore. 2 pounde. 1200 rase; B ponods, J2.2t; osry l>eitae »M : I.ltns beans, 7c: lust matches per eross. H.«i macaroni. rtHT7r pound: .nrdlnes. ainstsrd. JJ.BO case. BFOAH—Standard crsnnlsted 15.15; New York retlned, 4T4: plsntetlon. 4«Jc. COFFEE—Boa.ted. Arhncklrt. J15.00: balk la bass and barrels. 12c; (lean. 11Q12C. FLOUR AND GRAIN. K eat, cbfiN^-Nft t whlti (014 crop); TfcT’cbotcn white (old crop). Me: mixed (new), 71c. Crocked corn, lM-pouml sock, 11.90. CHICKEN F-EEn—Fifty-ponnd iscke. *1; Purine chick feed. 11.96. OATKt-No. 2 white, 63c: No. 3 white. 62c: No. 2 mixed. Mr; Bolden eats, 65c; white clipped, file. MEAL—l’laln. Dttpnnad sacks, 7»c; 48- pound necks, Me; plain, 34-poaad sacks, 92c: »crm. 11.65, HAY—Tit do., choice smsll hales 31.U: No. 5. IUW: No. 2. one-third hales. 31.06. Bermuda, 86e. STHOBTB—Choice whlto, tl.n; fane brown (76 to lOO pound.). Il_65 bran, . . (''OTTOS SEW* MEAL—Prime per tow 126.00; No. 2 per ton, 124.00; hulls per too, 612.60. PROVISIONS. PROVISIONS—Premium home, lie: hel- i& ifarss BPV*ikSate pound. SH- CsJIfornlo bams, 9)4. Ex rlkt, SPINNERS’ TAKINGS AMERICAN COTTON •pinners of the world as follows, numbers: This week 364.000 thl, year, against 327,000 last yenr. 307,000 year before last. Total since Heptember 1 this year 1632. OOO, .gainst f,777,000 last yesr snd 3,366,000 the yenr before. Of this. Northern spinners nnd Canada took 471,000 holes this yesr, against 602.000 Ust yesr and 69M09 the yimrjbefore; Bomb ern spinners <10,000, against 644,000 last yeat and 6&4.000 the yesr before; and foreign spinner. 1.401,000, ngslnet 1.611,000 Ust year snd 1,616.000 the yeer tiefore. NAVAL STORE& Special to The Georgian Savannah. Oo.. Nor. 23.-Turpentlna (Inn t «V: m'-*' ,,x ! : r «-: 1 J’>*. llosTn drill; sales, 3,133: receipts. 2.672; window glass. 16.60: water-white, M.30; N. MM- M. IS.S: K. km; I. It, fiS-liW* *15; O F F, D, 33.6063.06; t It A. 33.8063.06. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Following an> the Cblrago grain and pro- vlalons quotations for today, compared with yesterday's close: Previous Open. High. Low. Cloae. Close. WHEAT May 99% July 95% COUN- Dec 52% .May 54% July 63% _OATH- Dec 4a May 4.8% July 43% PORK- Jan... 11.95 lay... 13.20 LARD— •Tan... 9.35 “ay... 7.85 BIBS— Jan... 8.45 May... G.57% m k 64H 4S« si »5i % 91% 90% 100% 99% u % 53 64% 64% 44% 45% 49% 44% 28 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET8. Wheat closed %tf% lower. Corn closed %©% lower. CHICAGO CAR LOT8. # The receipts of grain In car lots today and estimated receipt* for Monday are on fol lows: iiii'.uirp aim on roe norm racinc cossi; elsewhere clear skies prevail. The tempera- has fallen in Arkansas, portions of is and In the northeast, while over most of the map the changes have been small. The ndvnnre of the low area uow over Alabama will cause clearing weather in this section this afternoon, followed by fair tonight and Kunday; somewhat colder. Minimum and Maximum Temperature! and Rainfall. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. Sew York, Xor. 23.—The weekly statement of the New York associated banka shows the following ehanges: Deficit In old reserve, Increase $436,650. Deficit In new reserve. Increase $1,409,876. Loans, decrease $4,017,000. Specie, decrease $1,548,800. Legal tenders, decrease $1,259,100. Net deposit*, decrease $9,485,000. Circulation. Increase $3,423,000. MINING 8TOCK8. Boston, Nov. 23.—North Butte 36%. Smelt. COTTON SEED OIL MARKET. ren tiy» opening nnd closli Now York cotton seed oil November December January.. March May • ly. ....... Jlosed Arm. Bales none. 8ITUATION IN DRY GOODS IS 8H0WING IMPROVEMENT. The New York Commercial: It Is stated i ail part* of the market that the finan cial conditions are easier, and that mer chants are able to get money on terms that will allow of their taking up the merchan dise that la coiulug to them. For the past week or no. It has been exceedingly nard for commission merchants to get the accom modations from bonks that their balance* entitled them to. This 4s now changed and the result la seen In the steadier tone that prevails. An Improvement Is also to be noted In the Import trade where the cancellations that have been coming In have been checked. The buyer* who have been asking that their orders be rut down mate- rlally arc now showing a disposition to nr- Albert O. Brown. G. Lee Stout. A. 0. BROWN & CO„ BANKERS and BROKERS. 30 Broad Street, New York. Member* New York Stock Exchange, New York Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade, Cleveland Block Ex. change. * 36 Branch Office* including Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New Plaza Ho. tel. 11 West 25th 8t.. Flatiron Bldg., Marie Antlonette Hotel, 2 East 44th St„ NEW YORK. Atlantic City, N. J, Chicago. Cincinna ti. Detroit. Toronto, Can., Buffalo, Cleveland, Washington, t>. C. Every facility for prompt execution of orders on all exchanges. deferred delivery of goods, and by * thla policy they b“ v « stopped In discriminate cancellations. The cutters-up who have been uneasy daring the past week have now taken on new courage, snd they are showing more interest In the goods that are dftie them. Even lo esses jvbere the delivery la behind band they are not refusing to accept goods. As a matter of fact, the yardage of staple and fancy cot tons coming to the cutters Is not more than they need to see them through a normal spring season. On yarns the mar ket contlnuea to be aoft ami the sale of products for new year delivery I* Irregu lar. Prices finrtuate and there Is a wide margin between the spot and the forward delivery quotations. The Jobbing bouse* are doing n letter business than on the early days of the week. THE COFFEE MARKET. The following figures gives the opening range and close In the New York coffee market today: Abilene. . . . Amarillo. . , , Asheville. . . . ATLANTA. . . Augusta. . . . , Birmingham. . Bismarck. . , , Boston. . . , . Buffalo Charleston, . . Charlotte. . . . Chicago Cincinnati. . . Corpus Chrlstl. Davenport. . . ... jaw. . . . , Fort Hinlth. . . Galveston. . . . Havre Huron Jacksonville. . . Jupiter. . . . , Kansan City. . Key West. . . . Knoxville. . , , I40S Angeles. . . Macon. . i . . Memphis. . . , Meridian. . . . Miles City. . . Mobile Montgomery. . . Nashville. . . . New Orleans. . New York. . . Norfolk North Platte. . Omaha.* .... ‘’ulcstlne. . . . Ittsburg. . . . ’ortland, Me. . Portland, Ore. . St. Louis. . . . Kt. Paul. . . . San Francisco. ; Savannah. . . . Hpoknne. , . • , Tampa. .... Taylor. .... Tbomakville. . . Vicksburg. . . . Washington, Atlanta Oil Market. I The following quotations are baaed on ac- tual transactions: Prime crude, f. o. b. mills. November j ' ‘ " 24424%; January i J. J. BARNE8-FAIN CO/8 FRUIT AND PRODUCE LETTER. Atlanta. Oa., Nov. 21—The wet and un seasonable weather dnrlng the present week, coupled with the uncertainty caused by the C resent condition of the money market, has nd ft demoralising effect on the frntt nnd produce business In general. Heavy receipts of apples In the past ten dava has had a tendency to lower the price, anil the best varieties are selling at front to $5.26 per barrel. Cull stock selling aa r aa |4 |o $4.60. ' oranges are coming In In liberal supply, end the market la holding np well with sales good. Jargons are showing tome decline 00 ac- cdunt of liberal receipts at New York. The prlrea now range from $3.75 to $4. Bananas are In good demand, and the market Is cleaning up on fine stock. Raisins, figs and dates will be here Mon day to supply the demand for Thankaglv- n /Srapea are plentiful and the quality la :ood. Cabbage, Irish potatoes, onions and tur- By T. C. SHOTWELL. New York, Nov. 23.— Because «>f the an nouncement by Secretary Uortelyou tbst bids bad already come in so fast ns to make the new Iwnd and loan certificate %- snes a success, nml that 75 per cent of th** purchase price of the bonds and certificate* banks market and advances were shown nil along the line. Union Pacific nnd Rending assnmed the leadership ami other standard issue* *tM,n followed until, at the end of the first hour, gains of from 1 to 2 points were recorded. favorable announcements looked forward to by Wall street na a result of the visit of J. p. Morgan aud President George K. linker, of the First National, to Washing ton. Closing bids follow: Railway Stocks. Atchison 701-4 do. pref. 79 3-8 Baltimore and Ohio 78 3-8 Canadian Pacific 142 Chicago and Northwestern .. ..131 Denver and Rio Orande 18 3-4 do. pref 54 Erie ... 131-8 Ifffnofs Centna 118 Louisville and Nashville 88 Manhattan "L” Ill Mexican Central 13-1-4 Missouri Pacific 62 New York Central 941-y Pennsylvania ... 1101-4 Reading 817-8 Rock Island . * 121-4 do. pref. ..271-3 8t. Paul 97 3-3 Southern Pacific €81-4 Southern Railway 10 1-2 Union Pacific <112 7-8 Wisconsin Central ... .. ... 111-4 Interboro-Metro 6 1-2 Great Northern 113 5-8 Miscellaneous. Amalgamated Copper .. 48 5-8 American Car Foundry 25 3-4 American Locomotive 35 American Cotton Oil 24 American Smelting And Refin.. 65 do preferred Brooklyn Rapid Transit... Colorado Fuel and Iron... , International Paper National Biscuit National Lead Pacific Mai! People's Gas Pressed Steal Car Pullman Palace Car. Sloan Sheffield Steel Sugar. UnlteiT States Steel do preferred. ... Western Union MAckay Companies 85 3-4 30 1-2 IB 3-R 8 1-4 Wilmington T. indicates trace of rain or J. B. MARBL'RY, Section Director. WEATHER FORECAST. roary March isr-..:.-: SB? r. August .. .. . September .. . October .. .. Xoretnfwr .. . December .. £:£ !:£ li Closed steady. Sale* 35,:&J bags. Washington. Nov. 23.—Weather conditions and general forecast: The southern disturbance of Friday moved Into eastern Alabama, with slightly Increased development, and rains continue generally tn the east gulf and Atlantic •tates as far north aa the southern Penn sylvania line; elsewhere the weather was fair except In the north Pacific states, where rain continued. Temperature# continue high for the south Atlautlc states nnd the northwest, but are nearly normal elsewhere. There will !>e rain tonight In tb« * Atlantic atates and upper Ohio valley, lowed by generally fair weather Sunday and rain lit the middle Atlantic nnd southern portion of the New England atates, pro!*- nly continuing Saturday over tbe greater K rtlon. la tbe east gulf atates and lower te region tbe weather will be genet fair tonixht slid hitndny. it will he colder tonight and Bondsjr In the eait gulf and south Atlantic slates snd colder Sunday In tbe southern portion of middle Atlantic states. Forecast until 8 p. nt. Sunday: Virginia—Main tonight: Kunday colder and generally fair; light to freah northeast to uorth winds, becoming variable. North Carolina—Itnln tonight; Sunday will lie «-older and generally fair; freah north easterly winds, becoming variable, shifting later to northwesterly. South Carolina-Italn tonight; Sunday fair and colder; freah southerly winds, shifting *°fjeorgkT^Fsir*^in western, rain in eastern portion tonight; colder; Sunday fair and adder In eastern fnwtlon; freah aoutberly wind*, shifting to northweaterly. Eastern Florida—Partly cloudy tonight; showers and slightly colder In northern por tion: Kunday fair and colder In northeast portion; variable winds. Westers Florida and Alabama—Fair and colder tonight: Kunday fair; light to freah northerly winds. Mississippi—Fair and colder tonight; Sun day fair a«id warmer In western portion; light north to northeast winds. Inclement weather, and what few have been received b"*e -old at good prices. Dressed poultry has been ip poor demand thla week, but live stock has led the sales. Eggs are plentiful, aa Tennessee Is ship- S ing lllterally here, and prices are firm at l%tf2Sc. We are looking for good business In everything the coming week. Advance sales In celery have been moder ate In comparison with laat year, although there will he plenty of stock here to meet the demand. Dressed, turkeys will sell at 18019c, and should meet with ready sale at this price. Boston. Nor. 33—Following was the aud naked price on Georgia Railway Electric Company today: Asked 73. market for preferred. LONDON STOCK MARKET. Amalgamated Copper Anaconda Atcbiaon do, preferred.. Chicago and Great Western Canadian Pacific .. .... . Dcuvcr and Rio Grande.. , do, preferred .. .. *. . Illinois Central Kansas and Texas .. .. do. preferred .. *. Louisville and Nashville Mexican Central .. .. Norfolk and Weatarn .. 4., ,. ,. Northern Pacific .. .. .. .. New York Central . New York. Ontario and Western. PenusyDsiita PeutiHvivnuS* .. .. .. „ .. 1S7% 187 Philadelphia snd Reading 79% 7f% do, first preferred ( 75% do. second preferred .. Southern Pacific * Southern Railway do, preferred Union Pacific.. ^ .. .. Kt Paul United Ktatca Steel no. preferred .. Wabash do, proforrad i<6% KuSS J7%'l1?% 12% 61% 04% Atlanta National Bank ATLANTA, GA. C. E. CURRIER. President. H. T. INMAN, Vlee-PreeldenL GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cachler. JAMES 8. FLOYD, Aulitant Cashier. Capital $500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. UNION SAVINGS BANK Assets $2S0,000.00 Commercial (checking) and Savings Deposits Solicited. Strong, Conservative and Experienced Management. 4 Under State Supervision. A PER CENT CJk On Savings Accounts ■ Late Hours Saturdays for Savings Depositors. Edward Moyse. Hugh F. McEfroy. Lout* Lichtenhein. EDWARD MOYSE & CO., Cotton Brokers, 82 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK. MEMBER&.-New York Cotton Exchange, Novv Orleans Cotton Exchange. Liverpool Cotton Association. ORDERS SOLICITED FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF COT TON FOR FUTURE DELIVERY. MARKET LETTER MAILED UPON REQUEST. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.