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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. P.SUAT, HCfhMIJMt 19. GI1IEDS' REPORT CAUSED DECLINE Cotton Was Fairly Active and Higher Early—Spot Rather Easy. viwk. Ilea. 18.—The collon market IU. morals* OOTartl 18 point, lower thnn "n"be rallies, The undertone was ioHf «w for a lime. After the call .tarteri At a net decline at nlanit 4 L, ad sentiment In the pit lielii* l>eurl«h I there watt Home preaanre from eoinmts- !|"a Smiies. Ar.mml' 13:15 oVJoek the II,t ir.nn.vwl on' buying alK>ut 12 from S' pn j 4 ,r M t. At the end of the first lull? Kr the market wai unset tied with shorts uervou*. . At the close, the market tvat) steady i point higher to 1 point lower, seml wcehlr Interior movement: TTtm. _C“i»oc. TT5EE shirment•’' 5' *.' * ■ taSrinS | l'wMS wisss ehlint1 t«.sn8,| 486,701 I Eit.as Mr. Llvcly’a twenty-fir* years’ experience of ed iting markets In Atlat.ta and the South has made him a recognized an- fhortty la hln specialty. RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS VAME OF STOUR Orleans.' 15,000 to 17,000 i;ilrrst<in - 17.000 to 19.000 liVmstoii 12,000 to 13,000 Movement at Allniitn: Receipt* Wednesday. Dec. IS Same day last year Increase Shipments Wednesday, I**;. 18 Same day last yepr * Increase Stock on hsnd Wednesday, Dee. 18.... Same dsy last year Increase SPOT COTTON MARKET Liverpool, easier; middling 6.18. Atlanta, steady; middling life. New Orleans, steady; middling IF*. Net* York, steady: middling 11.91. Savannah, steady; middling 11*4. Augusta, steady; middling II 5-16. Mobile, steady; middling 11%. charleston, steady: middling 11. Baltimore, nominal: middling 11%. Wilmington, steady: middling 11%. Boston, steady; middling 11.90. Memphis, steady; middling 11%. Philadelphia, steady: middling 12.15. Houston, steady; middling 11 13-16. Norfolk, steady; middling 11 7-16. didveston, quiet; middling 12. St. Louis, steady; middling 11%. TODAY'3 PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the wts today, compared with tbo same day ast year; Amu l. i op per .... Aiu. Ice .Securities • . Ain. Sugar Refiue.y. . American Smelting . , Au;. locomotive . . . do. preferred . . . . Am. Car Foundry. . , American Cotton Oil . Annroad.i Atchison Baltimore A- Ohio . .. , Chesapeake it Ohio. .. . Canadian Pacific Chicago & Alton Consolidated tins Central Leather do. preferred Colorado Fuel A Iron .. . Cora Produce . Colorado Southern . .. . Hein ware A Hudson . .- . Denver A HloOr.ii de . . Distillers* Securities. . . Erie do. preferred General Electric flrrnt Western Cron t Northern pfd. . . . Illinois Central Inferboro. . do. preferred Kansas A- Tex ns » :i*l »*l NAME OB STOCK. ivniuui* vV Texas pfd. Louisville & Nashville.. . Missouri Pacific. , . . . Mexican Central. . • . New York Central. . . . Northwestern. • • • • . National Lead. . • Norfolk & Western. . . .Northern Pacific. • • ». , Ontario Ac Western. . . , iVimsyl vaufa Pacific Mu II People's Gum Co Pressed Steel Car Heading ltock Isaind. do. Repub do. preferred. , Southern Pacific. . Southern Hallway, do. preferred. . •St. Paul Tenu. Coal & Iron. Texas Pacific. . . Uulou Pacific. . . • 0. S. Rubber. . . , do. prefer ted.* . U. 8. Steel do. preferred. • Western Cnlou. . . Walmsb do. preferred. . Total stock sales today, 67Q.7u0 shares. •Ex-dividend 2 per rent. NEW STORK Iter.. Jnn.. . Feb.. . Mm vb. April. . May. . June. . July. . August. 1 5? tit i " H h u.^iTutf li.so 10.5110.69-10.53 10.75! VfllOftR72 l**.7!'|l > 7 * 1(1.79 10.81 10.85 10.77(10.84110. 10.82 13.M 19.82'10.82jl0.83.84 10.77 lO.88(lO.75iia7»'l0.7S-f0 ! 110.80-65 11.30; 11.26-27 10.57 10.56-57 10.69-70 10.78 10.76-79 10.79| 10.81-83 !. • fo.eT-«t 10.77- 78 10.79-SI 10.81-82 AM 10.78- 70 10.60-61 LIVERPOOL. Futures opened easier. Opening Previous Range. 2 p. m. Close, ('lose. I>t*c. 5.80 Dec .Tail. . .6.76 gfcTIfc 5,74% £79% 5.80$ Jan.-Feb. . .5.76 #5.77% 5.76% 5.80% 6.82 Felj.-March -3.7.5 March-April.6.77* Aprll-Mny .5.7^ May-June . .5.78* I u no-July . .5.79 m 5.79. ■ 0.78 July-Aug. . .5.76 0ft.7H6A.lt Aug.-Kept, , .5.86% * 5.06 Closed steady and easier. 5.82 _ 1.82% ft.81% 5.83 5.82 6.83% 5.82% .6.84% 6.8-1 6.84 5.78% 6.81 6.68 5/71 NEW ORLEANS. t^rrr Jnn.. . Feb.. . March. April. . Mtiy. . June. . July. . Tted "TiOTI!: .10.8711.04 . .10.97jll.041 .* ’.jio.92i iV.ce : .* iiioiw ii.wi .’ ! Iiawrn.07 iiJl lETST YTITwiiT^iLc 10.92 10.95 1 I I to3T 10.96-98 10.94-86 10.94- 86 10.94- 16 10.96-98 1997-88 NEWS AND GOSSIP. Of the Fleecy Staple. INTERIOR RECEIPTS. same day last year: Hnwton. . . . . t August* Mcsiphls. I HAYWARD. VICK & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER. I Xtw Orleans, Dec. 18.—Futures In Uver- P*x»l are quite steady, but spot sties are IMdng smaller. Max-lie tbs mills hnve »r»ln enough for awhile, or that this falling or in spot sales Is but temporary and exs thre* *^' ut unchanged, then advanced shandy 10 pots on a little buying. The absent* of I tear tirt-NNiire under momentarily Inviting W N % n significant feature. It shows L . ! h '* holders’ ability Is fully ajiure- dztMl nnd that the Idea of ultimately nigh* “ rsin** fnr this crop predominates. The ■H regard this decline merely ns majority 22*. . l*«rge straddle operations In New *«rk, buying of the Jauasry option and SS} n 8 ®f March fnturai retlcctlng the same m»tl«n nnd anticipation of spots strength In Now Year. [hr Nntlonsl (tinners’ Association makes linnlng. to December 13 9.880.000. If the ?**•» ■bot'ld come os l>lg It would un- wshtcdly he Interpreted as liearlsli nnd |WP nr| Wf the larger crop views. However. L‘* u«lb> probable tbnt for various reasons has lieen condensed In this i»erlo«l ,f » i-omparurlve largeness Is the •yut of the rush to wind up Ln ninny parts Iki. tr row L ,,p J r - w « have received news to wars err.-ft from several correspondents. Hpot quiet, ami of n distinct holiday »fc.. rnr, '‘ r M I M>f brokers, however, re;»ort tnat cotton has l»een withdrawn from fnc- uli., 1 * 1 ' 1 **' and that 30 iwdnts on January •JS.ftw nUrtdllBK t. O. I... mtnlnit a on h? .i *- T * without getting much response. [>n dw whole dt looks «s N If holders nrc 11 •‘ifllnwl to stop selling. *<•* kork. Dec. 18.--J. S. Itarhe & Co.: • he market was put up In the early deal- on buying by several Inrgi* Interests f wl to be due to covering of shorts. The *jviBg was on a large scale and forcusl r .. V ,rt ‘‘“v^rlng among the room trad- irh-es advanced from 15 to 29 p«rtnl* l/T* opening with a feverish specula- ll ", ^s' ltfnK Thf high levels nljo.it 3'wlwl the hlgli points reeordctl yestenlny. • ■hi . a me the unt in mi I gl liners' report jfygg amount ginned 8J53.000 lailes. This i setlmek to the mnrkPt Mr. Price Jtjatght .. „ SL*. 1 * to lic responsible' f*>r the early nd- • to bring shout a lictter lissls Hi Home favored the jjj** In order to bri yg- Which to sell. nomr imumi m-- SSL-V 1 ? 1 l*ei«K rnsbwl at Lint? 1 H* wlml up the seuaon nnd Is really ... 11 aeems to us that In spite of this C bIT- ;!»• government estimate stands un- •rniM.*trd and the glmitng returns nre harmonizing with the figures of the Er^ent estlmntc. We believe that Pr* will gradually decline, and favor ►in t'V tlM> “l* 01 *' nf * wo * mvv Special to The Georgian. (From liny want. Vick A Hark.) New York. Dec. 18.—J. 8. Ilsche A Co.: Liverpool wns due 4 to 5 iKitnts lower on near nnd 3% to 5 lower on late positions. Opened steady nt 5 points decline oil near nnd 6 points decline on late mouths. At 12:15 p. to. It wns quiet nnd steady net 6% to 6 points lower on near and 5 to 5% lower Inte mouths. Fair business doing In Liverpool cables lower: sales keep up cotton goods for the week is slow. We look for a continuation of the lienr movement. Then* may occur iutcrniptlons due to short covering, but this, Wc believe, will be Following are 11 n. m. bids: December 11.30, January 10.60, March 10.82, May 10.86, July 10.83. WHEAT WSS ACTIVE! Opened Irregular, But Turn ed Strong and Advanc ed Over a Cent. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red winter 100%ffl03 (’orn-No. 2 &2%ti 53 Oats—No. 2 50% THE COFFEE MARKET. The following figures gives the opening rauge and close In the Now York coffee market today: 5.9 • r*.! r* ■PHIMItf.oo ...I 8.05446.19 | 6.00418.05 C.<65f«.10 | 6.060%. 10 6.05476.15 ; 6.05416.15 6.1UW6.15 I 6.104(6.15 I’loswl quiet. 7*ales 18,000 IWJgS. NAVAL STORES.* # <*',imnh, Th rtp?.’ 0 i r (f-Turr"lllliie #n» ■*! 114: rmlpt*. S19. .Urm: Ml,,. 1.9X: n-cint,. J.J11: ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. RODS—Active. 244126c. LIVB I’OBl.THY-H.a, ilntl, 4» «Dl«: rbl-ben,. frtw. n',iOXc. Dock,, lvkln. Site neb: pntMIc, 30c cch. Turkey, dull, 15c ^ififgKi. roni.Tnr—Turkey., Hflllc pound; frl,« »ctlv,. 17c per pound: hen,. Ho pound; duck., drawn, tnney, 17c ’"piToDl’Crc—Lurd. lie pound: hum. hctl.., Uc pound: shonldur. .otic,. lOflll- pound: ildM «ctlT». lie |Hinnd: hntt.r, 1MT74C ptr ponnd: Iwnrni .cIIt-, Or uound] hon.l Ihrlght) actlm. lie ponnd. tt.lt.n X Che.t- nnt. 9c ponnd. PRriTS AND NITTR—ritron, MHc pound; alinonda. 16c pound: nra.ll, 14c luinnd: Pllticrta. 1114c no 1; Encll.h walnuts 13V4c Ih. P«.n.. 13V4c lit. FI*., 4-ok. pk* 7S4c.; It-n. pk*. 15c. Lemon pwl. 17Hc Ih. Oran*- i«cl. ITHc ll>. lament, tnney Me. wm. (3.75424.00: lwn«n»3 H4c Ih.: Ilrnc. Florida .lock. Me 101. rcnnnt. In luck, nrcr- • rln* 100 nonnd, «trh. owlnr to *rad». tWIte ponnd: dried apnlc,. i;s|i;«c: dried pcnch-u. 14*4c. H*«. Il.a Ik»*. Date.. 1- iMiund nteknfr. 7Hc I. I. ralalna. 17.01 hoi. killed nat^ * nnd M-pound Imxe,. IS cent,. 0radc3 rnncnnl. 5-ponnd ha.kat. 70c. Mal,*a. par kc*. 54.50. Apnlca. New York 14 .V>ftlt..vC Crnnl-rrlca. *11 harrol. 50c snllon. Florida oranwa. 17.750303; “Pet Brand" oranrra. Fl.0n4lS.75. VEOBTABI.ES-Polntnra ncr liuuhcl S1.06; ».»t potalnca. 90c. Onion., 0.10 linidi. dpanl.h, I1.» "rat-: krau> -4 harral. S37»: D.nlah. lie. .Celery. M* B.hunchi mra crata, • to S down. 15.00. I null flower. 10Q 1214c pound. L-ttncc. I2.7W1160 per oral-. Turnips 114c pound. Ilorldo bean., 1350 ”*'*■ FLOUR AND GRAIN. rr.mTtt-lltchMt pntent. H5*: h„t par- apt, 95.751 atandard patenf. 95.60: half pat- n». *5.75: .prtnc whe-t parent. 91». COBS—No. 7 white. 77-: choice white. 50c: mlicd tnawl. 70c; crnckctl corn, 100-pound w rif»rK*> FFRn-Fiftcp-nn-t r: Purina rhlecfc f.M, 91.95; Puidn.-i acralch fe^». $1.95; Pcrlwi f^«l. 175-pmmd sacks. 51 OATP—No. 2 white. (Re; No. 3 white. 63c: V*. 2 tnKeri. 62c: (loldeu oats, 6Sc; white ^MRAta-Pialn. 9fl-tx*uttd sacks. 74c; 48- notuid sacks. 7«c; plain. 2l T ponml sacks, 78c; ■'nAvT'ifimorhr. cholc. tart. Iwlra. II.SJ: **n. choice small l*nlrs. 81.20: No. ?. 81.68; \’o 2. one third bales. 81.06. Rermnda, 85e. • VvnOV HRF.P ^IFwAI^-Prtve- |»ee toft. tqMt'No. 2 per ton. 124.0'); bulls per ton. * ! | : aN'PT— bflck. ssnorted fl%e pound; stlcl- ssaortet. 6*4e pound: fancy assorted, palls, .irons. tH»IN. 12V: Klk\ it *"R t-*»»«-s 85.86. RHORTH-rhclee wh'^. T-TS; fancy. Jl.TB {•rown (75 pouadsb 11-89- Chicago, Per. 18.—^Wheat wns hesitant nt he start, opening Uc higher to %c lower. Hollis nre reported In the Argentine. Llr- erjmol came %d higher. Northwest cars heavy at (63. against 329 last year. Wheat closed 1 l-4fTl7-8c lower un der heavy selling pressure Into; corn whs off 11t»l 7-8c, onts were 3--4c high er to C-8$f}3-4c lower, and provisions were 2 l-2c lower. | TIPS PLASHED. From Wall Street. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Following are tbo Chicago grain sod pro visions quotations for today, compared with yesterday’s close: Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. I ice, "’in: AT l'Jft July .. lO CO UN • Pec. .. 6*84 May .. 69% July .. 58% 9S% 99% Jsu. May ..13.05 LARD- Jan. .. 7.70 M Kns- 7 ™ Jail May .. 7.00 SOT KJ0 59% fi!)% M% 51% 49% ii.i2% 7.7714 St >S% St i I i 50% ills iiioo e0% s m 7.06 5.97H LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened 1% higher, and at 1:30 p. in. “•’i higher. Chm* opened higher. Special to The Georgian. New York, Ilee. 18.—.1. 8. Rache A Co.: There seems to be more resistance to pres sure In railroad stocks this morning, but both l ulon l'aclllc and Rending hnve with stood heavy selling. New York Central was also subjected to n good deal of pressure. Weakness in Am.-ilgamated Is sttrlbnte«l to the stagnation In the copper metal Indus try. Weakness In sugar Is due to the death recently of Mr. Ilnvemerer and no provi sion In his will ns to his holdings. Look* to me ns If Rending was* going up. Jewelers National Hank of North Battle- l»oro. Mass., wns ordered dosed this morn ing by I tank examiners. Paid up caplUl $1W,000. Deposits estimated at 81,000,OW. WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The low area'from the''southwest ha* novflrl east. Mouth, while _ map *snows have been quite gel wns falling this morning at os burg, riyrlntintl nnd Asheville. Charlotte and Nashville. Moving In from the northwest Is au area of high pressure whose erest extends from Washington southeast Into southeast Texas and l/mlat* ana. The advuuco of this high arsa Is caus ing n general fall In temperature over tha stntes between the Mississippi nnd the Roektcs. The coldest weather of the season I* reported at lender, Wyo„ where a min imum temperature of 22 degrees Mow zero ocrurred this morning. In the southeast «».— . - general rise In tempers- the east nnd northeast „ s have occurred, ward movement of the north western high area will cause clear!ill weather nail much colder Thursday; mini READING STRENGTH SUSTAINED PRICES Large Short InterestDiscov- ered in Reading—Desire to Punish It. By T. C. 8HOTWELL. New York. Dec. 18.—In spite of a regular dividend on New York Central stock, the market In Wall street was firm today. The strength of the list was due to the fact that & large pro fessional short Interest has been dis covered In Reading and there Is a de- alre to punish it One speculator tra der is said to have contracts for about 30,000 shares outstanding. Liquidation of New York Central stock began Im mediately on tlie announcement of the regular dividend at the rate of 8 per cent had been declared by. the direc tors. It la believed nn issue of prefer red stock will be soon In demand and the common stock will therefore be forced down to its proper position among 6 per cent issues. The metal stocks were barely steady, a large abort sale of Amalgamated by an In- elder being a depressing Influence. Cotton advanced about 50c a bale.- Wheat opened Irregular. London was irregular. Goldfield stock was steady In spite of the fact that the light and power wires have been cut. This cutting of the wires is regarded as a favorable development, as it orfnga matters to a crisis. Closing bids follow; Railway Stocks, Atchison Baltimore and Qhlo .. Canadian Pacific .« .. . - Chicago and Northwestern Colorado Southern Denver and Rio Grande .. Erie Illinois Centra! Louisville and Nashville .. Manhattan L Mexican Central Missouri Pacific .. 70 1-i .. 80 1-3 ..149 3-4 ..134 1-2 .. 191-4 .. 49 8-4 .. 1« -Tout ..118 .. 14 8-8 471-2 CHRISTMAS GIVERS SEARCH FOR “JUST THE RIGHT THING;” SOME ANNUAL PUZZLES Th« Christinas season In Atlanta Is In full blast. From nil parts of the dty, from the suburb*, from the neighboring towus, from tlie country nnd even from a distance the people pour Into Atbiutn each ibi^ choking up the thoroughfares, spreading out Into the side streets, filling the stores, and All with one purpose In mind—to buy Christmas preseuts. The scenes iu streets and stores make one marvel nt this thing called Christmas spirit which moves the flood of humanity. Or all the crowds of people that puss not one |H»r- son In n hundred thinks of buying anything for himself or herself. Kneh pair of eyes Is searching for something for another’s wants, each pair of ears listens, sub-con* sciously for n chance remark that may sug gest a present pleasing to nnotlier. and the thousands of purses open not for their owners hut for others. Of course there Is some selfishness. My lady steps from her carriage nnd enters a Jewelry store. At the counter she |utnses to study a list before beginning her pur chases. “Mr*. C.,*’ she muses, glnss howl lust year. It cost about 8100. W dutlmnte now. so I suppose she my Christum* present rather what other people want. A woman keeps huutlng until she finds something sht likes, n married man generally knows be forehand, because possibly his wife told him. nnd n yoqng-man usually has the In- tffritctloii of some woman, either mother or sister or !»etter, but mi old bachelor Just conies Into the store and wanders about, looking nt things. He doesn’t want to give the present he has given before nnd he Is afraid to try anything new. He hunts nnd hunts nnd if anything strikes his fancy he Is worse worried thau.before. It# pitiful." “This Is the only season when a woman ever enters our store,” said n tobacco man. “They shun us like snnkse all the rest of the year, but wire* whose husbands siuoke begin slipping In a week' or so Indore Christmas. As a rttlo they In fend to buy the kind of cigars their men folks like, but when they find out the «*ost they are often horrified and begin figuring on n change for hubby to something less expensive try to ileal kindly with our customers through their wives, but It’s no use. They think ns nre conspiring against them and they make their owu choice. No. sre don’t . . , exchange cigars ns a general thine, but gave ine that cut H„m#tlines we do.when the selection Is par ticularly outrageous.” A Necktie for Hubby, In like manner the women nre Invading the gentlemen's furnishing stores, but here their taste Is not to be scoffed flt. They ore than will spend mu this year. Let’i And she goes* < eunitely so that she tuny give in she must and yet not too little. . _ But that Is the exception, ami the rule Is know silk as well In ties ns dresses nnd go xprcsNcd by tlie exclamation of the $onug New York Central 93 5-8 Pennsylvania Reading .. Rock Island .... .. do, preferred .. .. St. Paul Southern Pacific ..... Southern Railway .. .. Union Pacific do, preferred .. .. Interboro-Metropolitan do. preferred .. .. Great Northern .1118-8 .. 92 8-4 .. 148-4 .. 28 .. 1017-8 . .. 72 1-2 .. 13 1-4 .1151-2 .. 78 5-8 61-2 .. 17 .. 113 7-8 Minimum and Maximum Temperature! and Rainfall. CHICAGO CAR LOT8. estimated receipts for tomorrow are i * | Today. jTomorrow. Wheat Corn >nth Hogs, head 32 241 169 31.000 40 386 221 37,000 LIVE STOCK MARKET. -go. Dec. ll.-sHOCJR— Receipts —. Market mostly 10c lower; light. 84.30QI.75; beery. |4.»*&4.7fr; rough. 84.JO04.45; pigs, $3,704*4.50:, yorker*. 84.634t4.7u. CATTLlMt*<*lp'* Market alnuur; 10e higher: heeve*. {3.494;i.l0: rows anil heif ers, Il.15ft4.60: Texans, 83.1063.85; calree. Westerns, 14.75; stoebers and feed- 8HBBP—Receipts 22.009. Market ...steady THE SUGAR MARKET. COTTON SEED OIL MARKET. Following Is siren the opening n*nd rinsing notations of the hew York cotton seed - oil HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK, COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PnOVISIONa C.rondeict «nd G-avlcr CtJ., New Orleenn. , MEMBERS: CT >"fk Cotton Kidrtuit. ,\*ir OrlmM .“d Cblo,*o Botro. of Tran., 2l~t5t! Cotton BTrlitinz,.,. Nora York t’ofr« 5y 'iL!iJT..... ■**«"» Cotton Etrboii?.- A^ortv.o ll.tntrat, I.lT.rpid Cotta. »■*» N.w Yotk «n1 Cklra*. CorrraiiomleBU: As. EACHE & CO. AND BARTLETT. FRAZIER 4 CARRINGTON, OniVATB Wises TO ALL POINTS. DcccmImm* Janimrv. February. )§£V. 11: .*'? .t^is% 1 S%8- Cliiscd stei'ly! ifales, LtW barrels. ATLANTA OIL MARKET. The fhllowfng qnotatlnus nre bused on'ar Asheville. . ATLANTA. Augusts. . Itlrmlughsm Rlsmarek. , I tost(III. . . itmrnio. . , riinrleston. Charlotte, . Chicago. . Dnveii|Hirt. . IJiNlge. . . . , Fort Smith.’ ’. HalvesMn. . Havre. . . . Huron. . . . Jacksonville. . Jupiter. . . , Knnsas city. Memphis. . . Meridian. . . Miles City. . , Mobile. . . , Montgomery. . Nashville. . . New Orleans. New York. . . Norfolk. » .- North l'latte. , tdunlin. , . . Palestine. . . . Pittsburg. . . Portland, Me. Portland,. Ore. Nt. Louis. .. . St. Paul. . . Kan FrnncJ*co. Nnvannnb. . . Spokane. . . „ Tampa. . . . Taylor. .... Tbotuniville. . Miscellaneous. Amalgamated Copper...' 43 1-4 American C'ar and Foundry... ..30 American Locomotive. . * 34 y2 American Cotton OH 28 American Smeltlnr nnd Refining 69 7-8 do preferred 90 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 37 5-8 Colorado Fuel nnd Iron 19 Pacific Mall 25 1-8 Pressed Steel Car. - ... Sugar 96 1-4 United States Steel 25 3-4 do preferred 86 7-8 Western Union I Mnckay Companies prefd ( MONEY AND EXCHANGE. New York. Dec. 18.—Money on call 7f$12; time loans unchanged. Posted rates: Sterling exchange $4.8104.87. with actual business In bankers’ bills at |4.8604.8fllo for de mand and 84.8025 for sixty-day bills. Prime mercantile paper unchanged lib 10 per cant. ' London bar silver 24 S-16d. New York bar silver 62 l-8c. Mexican dollars 41c. girl: “Oh. that would lie Just lovely for Aunt Bmlly. She need* It, but she could never buy anything half so nice.” A Mission of Love. *• - Hero’s the mother of n large family of children who ha* slipped away from nil of them for the first fliae lu month*. Very- likely father got off from work early and la now mliuinlMterliig to the want* of the bnliy at home, while the mother goes out to make puyeh:i*es for the brood. On her fingers sne counts off the present* a* the clerk pile* them on tlie counter. Then *he checks It all over again mid turn* her attention to s nice, fat turkey uud the other good things that compose n Christ- inn* dinner. “Mniiimn," r*k*d the little 7-yenr old, out buying present* for the first time, ”csn 1 buy papa tlist stonin engine*'” “What lu the world would papa do with a steam engine. JimmyV” “Why, don’t you ’luentlwr Inst Christmas how he played with my nmomohllo all day. Please, inninmn.” Papa’* present will lie n surprise to him. but lie will enjoy It even If lie Is head of n big business house that could buy dozens of real steam engines. Take a peep Christ inas morning and see. The Chrlstmn* net catches all kinds of folk*. No one by reason of position, age. color, tempera men t. matrimonial suite on profession cMCi*i»e*. Tlie women do most of ft nnd consider It a pleasant duty. The men for the amount of energy expended get tbo more satisfaction. . Sorry for Bachelors. “Do you know." confided n'snleswouinii In n hook store, “I feel sorrier for the old bachelor* thnn nuyone else. They nre so awful uncertain about what they want or for the beat. They know more about gloves than the clerks who sell them and tho hus band whose telepathetlc control over his better half I* strong enough to ateer her past the tobacco store mid into the hnlier- ibisher* Is on the way to a merry Christ- Hut after nit. the crowd of shoppers I* tho most Interesting thing this time of year. The way the people Mow down Whitehall, eddying around the entrances of the big department stores,, forming a blockade for whom the celebra tion was Invented nnd for whom it Is kept alive; they are everywhere, always with their eyes stretched wide enough to take In a department store at n glance. A little boy of four clings to ills mother’s hand nna with his other fist endeavor! to manipulate a ’ squnwker” as he la drawn through the press of people. About tbnt Cinderella tatdeau In the window there la a group of young Atlantan* with, their noses pressed against the gins* mid tbelr minds revelling In dreams of fairies. Around that live Hnntn Clans In the win dow of the Imok store the youngsters press continually. Through the glass they try to whisper requests tor dolls nnd wagons, toys and eatables. . . < “I* he alive?” asked one boy. “Hure.” replied another. „ ^ “Well. I saw- another Nnnfrt Clan* up street. How can he bo here and there, too? * “Well, wui you down here when you wux up there?” , , » don. how do j-oit know It, wu« hero! To tell the trutb.-Old Hnntn I* mict, n nlli-k old sojr n follow Jn,t tl»« to *lve op trrlnit !>• llRure blm unt aud take nbat he Rlvea UB." STEEL MAGNATE’S SECOND BRIDE WILL BE ACTRESS GEORGIA RAILWAY AND ELECTRIC CO. Boston. Dec. . nml asked price Kleetrlc Company preferred, no market. . 18.—Following waa the bid Ice of Georgia Railway and any today: Rid, 72; asked, 71; MINING 8TOCKS. — %. Calu- tnet-Arlsonn 93%, New Haven 133. Mexican Consolidated 7%, Iloston Consolidated 19%. United Fruit 111, Rutte Coalition 13%. Mar ket opened steady. . THE LONDON STOCK MARKET. Open 1 Amalgamated Copper . Anaconda Atchison do. preferred . . . Baltimore A Ohio . Chesapeake A Ohio . . . Chicago A Great Wsstern Canadian Uaclflc . , Denver Rio Grande . do. preferred . . . Brie First preferred . . Heeond preferred . , Illinois Central ... ... Kansas A Texas . . do. preferred . . . Louisville A Nashville Mexican Central . . . Norfolk A Western . . . Northern Fselfle. . . New York Central . . ‘T, Y., Ontario A Western (Vnnsylrnnla Philadelphia A Reading. . First preferred Hcconn preferred .... Rock Isis ml Nout hern Pacific 1 Ht. Paul Southern Railway preferred . . . . S' N*w ygfk. Deo. 18.—According to tt report from Plttaburg, Joseph Schwab, of Plttaburg nnd New York, brother of Charlea M. Schwab, after he nnd hla wife, formerly Miss Esther Mul- hall. hnve been divorced, will take an actress aa hla second bride. Ml*a Paula Edwardos, for neveral'seaaon* a stnr In Broadway musical productions, will be the next Mrs. Schwab, according to this report. Mlsa Ed worries, who has not been seen on the stage for some time. Is liv ing with her sister, the wife of a Wall street broker. Both she and Mr. Schwab today de nied themselves to all callera. Mlsa Edwardes' last public appenrnnee was at the actors' fund fair. In the Metro politan Opera House, when she waa a close second to Bonita, In a contest tor a diamond tiara to be awarded by vote to the most popular actress. She had been tong regarded as one of the moet beautiful womert on the American stage. Tickets Goad for Bearer. Chicago, Dec. 11.—A demand that all railroad tickets be Issued to “bearer.” without compulsory signature of the purchaser, waa made yesterday at a meeting of the executive committee of the National Ticket Brokers' Aasocla' lion. . Miss PaulaEdurorck UNION SAVINGS BANK Assets $250,000.00 Commercial (checking) and Savings Deposits Solicited. Strong, Conservative and Experienced Management. 4 Under State Supervision. A PER CENT On Savings Accounts ■ Late Hours Saturdays for Savings Depositors. Washington 42 34 Wilmington. ...... 82 i 40 "V. fmJi<*Ate» tracs of rtlq or snow. J K MARBURY, Section Director. WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. Dsc. 18.—W.atbsr comlltlonu am! general forccsat: » Tho south wcatern ftortn* has Moral "to southern Georgia ami 4llin!nf*lu>;l greatly in It will probably.pass off tbn At lantic coast today arid illsaiqirar ovi*r the Atlantic. Light snow Iw* fallen In the lake region, the tnlfiille Atlantic states, the Ohio ami middle Mississippi valley,, nml rain In Tennessee nml the east gulf states. The fnr.oerature* are close to zero In the middle Rocky Mountain region and the plains state* to the eastward. I*>r the next thlrty-sls hour* fair weather Is probable !m the Washington foreeast dis trict. except sloug the lower lakes, where snow Is Indicated. The tendency will he toward lower temperatures, especially I a t be Hotith. Forecast nntlt 8-p. m. Thursday: Virginia—I*nrttr cloudy tonight; possibly .jaw In mnuntalit dlstrl-ts; vnrlabla winds, tgraaf fresh northwesterly; - — . North fa roll ua— Fair «nd slightly colder Thurwlay. morning. , terlr w South t’urollna—Fair tonight aud Thurs day* colder tonight and on the coast Thurs day; fresh northwesterly wind*. Georgia—Fair and rotifer day fair and colder in m fresh northwesterly winds. Eastern Florida—Fair ami colder tonight and Thursday; light frost tonight In north ern portlow; fresh west to northwest wind*. Western Florida—Fair nml colder tonight, with frost; Thnrsdsy fair; freah northerly Atalinmn and-Mississippi—Fair and colder tonight, with frost near tlie gulf; Thursday fair; fresh northwesterly winds. Kentuckv and Tennessee—Fats- tonight ex cept In extreme eastern portions; colder; Timrwls.v fair nnd colder. Louisiana—Fair r.nd colder tonight: fair Thursday: fresh northerly Minds on the < * < Texa#—Fair and colder tonight except luj| northwest portion: Thursday fair and some- 1 what warmer; fresh north to east wind* on the const. Oklaho’n/?-R.-tfn tonight: colder la eastern portion: Thursday fair and wanner. Arkansas—Fair .mid colder tonight; Thurs- n. .»!. Sinl.vnu.v lirr-lirpiumu JOSEPH A. M’COltP. Vlra-l'rveldsat a i.i, va-Mirr. li vv. llYFItfi, Asslstso: Cubio. Third National Bank Capital .... $200,000.00 Surplus and Profits $400,000.00 nn a. XY. 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