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WHS ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
girl in the music store
must PLAY ANY OLD THING,
ANY OLD TIME, FOR ANYBODY
■ Do j-ou think you could love me
fiicver 'ind a day?"
The music store girl In a big Atlanta
[ N „cern glared at the young man
I”' tM counter and flushed red up
“ the roots of her pompadoured hair,
seeing the situation the young man,
mu eh embarrassed, explained,
”t'i a new piece. Just out. Hove you
•“L'i.. sighed the music store girl.
■•He sure sounded like he was In
she said later.
“Jyou may think this job Is soft and
She continued, "but you're way
3r .Guess you think It's grand to do
"“ihing but play and sing all day and
the newest music and the best
Slanos, but that's where your brain
track needs greasing.
1 .^hese voung men come In here
hunting something sentimental to take
m their girls and the squashier It is
,2. better they like It. Look at this,"
Md she collapsed onto a piano stool
2nd began thrumming "Dear mem’ry
recalls your soft caress as sweetly as
a vernal breeze."
"Oh dear," said a fat lady, who had
caused to listen, "that Is so, tender and
io sweet that I almost sobbed."
The music store girl batted her eyes
wearily. "Try this,'.' said the stout
customer, presenting "Nestle to my
heart, Louise, Just once before wo
part." u
"I think the sad ones are much
sweeter,” said the stout lady as the
music store girl ■ pounded away as
mechanically as a piano-player.
"Play this and let me see what it
means,” said the portly one, pushing
over “Do You Love the Sparkle In My
Eye. or the Glitter of My Dough?”
"That's strange," said the fat lady,
I never knew dough glittered. Is It
meant to be funny?”
The music store girl nodded as she
struck the keys several vicious whacks.
The stout one departed, saying:, "Well,
I’ll tell Angeline what you’ve got, and
maybe she will buy nom£ of the mu
sic.”
“Pleasant, eh?” sniffed the girl. "All
I have to do Is to play and play. Play
from morning until night tho same old
pieces for all sorts of folks—play nil
sorts of songs, some of them just be
cause they have big colored pictures
on the front—play until my Angers are
sore and my wrists ache—play until I
walk to marches running thru my head
and eat to rag time,
“I havo to learn every new song as
soon as It comes, and I play It as long
as It lasts—over and over and over.
No, I don’t have to sing, and you bet
I don’t do It—except for my friends.
That Is one piece of fun, left."
MARKETS
Mr. Lively's 25 years’
him
irketsl.H Atlantn anil t§e Hoi
•g nixed authority !
DECLINE 11 COTTON
WAS JR! SMALL
Futures 1 to 6 Points Down.
Spot Cotton Has Not
Weakened.
WHY DO SOME FOLKS PAY TO
GO TO GRAND OPERA ONLY
TO CHATTER RAG TIME?
•The next time I go to the theater I
lit on the chandelier/* said the Cynic.
T sow *Madam Butterffy’ Thursday.
Fine opera, built on strong book. Plen
ty of tragedy and a sufficiently horrl
ble ending to be grand operaesque.
BIT—
T sat behind a plump lady. Ahead
of her was a flat lady. When one
itvung to the left the other Inclined
to the right. Now and then both
witched at once. To see past them
as as hopeless as to see thru them.
•However, the management had
thoughtfully provided for Just such
contingencies. For the modest sum of
a quarter you could have the libretto.
Thus you could sit back, read that and
follow what was happening, BUT—
•Three female persons sat behind
me. who did not love the music less
but the conversation more. One of
them was worse than the oth'fcr two.
•The curtain went up, showing the
hill back of Nagasaki, the town and
the harbor. The nakodn and Pinker
ton are talking real estate and exer
cising a bit vocally. ‘Ain’t he the
Image of George?’ said the Loud Lady
behind, only he’s a little fattcr’n
George.’ Whereupon they argued the
point loudly and at length.
“After that they subsided for a
rihlle. They were quiet enough thru
the drinking specialty. Then came the
entrance of Butterfly and her maidens,
and that marvellous mqslc:
act the pathos had turned to tragedy
and the tragedy tp acted horrors.
Madam Butterfly had determined to
give up her little son. had blindfolded
his eyes, gone behind a screen, cut
her throat, wrapped a white scarf
around It. fallen on the stage and
writhing in her death agony toward
her chlld^-
“And then In a strong voice the Loud
Lady exclaimed, ‘Geo, ain’t
squirmy!* ”
W EATHE R ~ FORECAST.
From every nook and corner
The city sends me greeting
With a thousand voices
With a thousand voices.
Friends I have obeyed
The summons of love/
“The words run as lamely a« all
‘grand opera words/ but the music
* heavenly. “
But the Loud Lady’s mind had re
verted to the drinking Incident. ’Do
you know/ she said, ’It sounds pretty
queer for a man In 1908 clothes to be
ordering drinks In song,. This modern
grand opera sort of gets me. When
It’s all Rhine ladles and fellers In ar
mor It don’t seem so queer. Gee! I
wlsht this company was puttin' on the
•Prince of PlUen.’
"All of which was very true, but
wearing on the ears of the true lis
tener.
“After that, the conversation went on
uninterruptedly. Sometimes you could
forget it by watching the fat ladles
In front, but hot often.
"Nothing striking was said until the
curtain went up for-the second act, and
the faint odor of Incense was wafted
out Into the pit. 'Gee/ said the Loud
Lady. It smells like soap.’
"Now wouldn’t that clog your Imag
ination?
"Only one more incident. In the last
WAREHOUSE BURNS;
LOSS $40,000
• r rectal to The Georgian.
Pickens, s. C., Jan. 4.—A warehouse
1 ‘’ateechee wo* burned last Thurs
day, containing 700 bales of cotton.
The loss |g J40.000, covered by In-
■urance.
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
Washington,, July 4.—Weather con
dittons and general forecast:
A barometric depression extends
from the lake region to Texas. Rain
has fallen generally throughout this
area. In the Atlantic coast states the
weather has been fair. The tempera
ture Is about -the seasonal average ex
cept in parts of the Rocky Mountain
and plateau regions, and Is more than
10 degrees above the normal from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf coast. In the
Missouri and the Red river of the north
valleys, and on the northeastern Rocky
Mountain slope the temperature has
fallen decidedly (frith a minimum re-*
ported reading of 2 degrees below zero
at Devil’s Lake, North Dakota.
During the next twenty-tour hours
the area of precipitation will extend
over the Atlantic and East Gulf states,
and colder, clearing weather will be
experienced west*of the Appalachian
mountains. During Sunday the tem
perature will fall and rain or snow will
be followed by clearing weather on the
Atlantic seaboard.
. Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Delaware break
water to Eustport.
Forecast until 8 p. m. Sunday:
Maryland nntl Virginia—Rain to
night: min or snow followed by clear
ing qnd colder Sunday; brisk south
westerly shifting to n orthwesterly
winds.
North Carolina and South Carolina—
Rain tonight, with colder In western
portion, clearing and colder Sunday;
fresh to brisk easterly shifting Sunday
to northwesterly winds,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi—
Rain tonight, with collier In northern
portions: Sunday fair In northern,
rain and colder In southern portions;
brisk southerly shifting to northwest
erly winds.
Eastern Florida—Fair tonight and
Sunday except showers In extreme
northern portion, colder In northern
portion Sunday; fresh easterly winds.
Western Florida—Rain tonight and
clearing and colder Sunday, brisk
southerly shifting to northwesterly
winds.
West Virginia—Snow tonight and
Sunday, colder In western portion to
night, colder Sunday.
"naval STORES?
Special to The Georgian.
Savanah, Jan. 4.—Turpentine Arm at
42 1-2: sales 62; receipts 183.
Rosin Arm; sales 2,876; receipts
1,026; water white and window glass
85.76; N 86.66; M $6.25; K 84.60;
83.50; H 82.90iffS; G 82.87 l-2ft2.95
F $2.85ft2.02 1-2; F 82.S5ft2.90; D, C,
B, A 82.70ft2.90.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
New York, Jon. 4.—Tho cotton market
this morning opened much letter than had
been expected, chiefly because houses with
Liverpool connections, in spite of
weak cables, were fair buyers on tho
After the call tho bearish room element
succeeded in huinmoriiig Maroh to 10.66 and
May to 10.62. Cables from Liverpool at
tributed the weakness In the market there
to a threatened lockout of the operatives
at Manchester. Trade was rather light.
The weakness In Liverpool at the
closing Saturday was practically Ig
nored by New York, that market open
Ing better than expected on the ca
bles. Prices eased off a few points nft.
er the opening on profit taking, but
later most of the loss was recovered
on covering, the close being- steady
net 1 to 6 points lower than Friday’s
Anal quotations.
Comparative port receipts:
\ 1908. 1907.
Saturday .. .. 45,562 45,919
Total since Sept. 1 ..5,193.245 5.170,408
Estimated receipts Monday;
1908. 1907.
New Orleans. . . 8,000 to 10,50Q 22,819
Galveston . . .22,000 to 24.000 18,394
Houston 11,000 to 12,000 9,644
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS ^JOCKS FEVERISH
' ” ’ MO UNSETTLED
. NAME OF STOCK.
Antal.
Am. Ice Securities
Am. Sugar Hefine.y.
Am. Air Foundry. . .
Am«r!ran Cotton Oil .
Anaconda
Atchison
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool, easier; middling 6.07.
Atlanta, steady; middling 11*4.
New York, steady: middling 11.40.
New Orleans, steady; middling 1186.
Savannah, steady; middling 10 11-16.
Augusta, steady; mlddllm? it rt.ir.
Mobile, quiet; middling
Wilmington, nominal; ml .
Boston, steady; middling
Charleston, quiet; middling wit
Galveston, steady; middling ll 1
St. Louis, steady; middling .
Baltimore, nominal; middling _
Little Bock, steady; middling
Sfc
A,
TODAY’S PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at tbs
lofts today, compared with the same d»/
New Orleans.
Galveston. . .
Mobile
Savannah. . .
Charleston. . .
Wilmington. .
Norfolk
New York. . .
Boston
idelnhla. .
Arthur. .
12.969
til
Si
1.213
Baltimore A Ohio . .
Chesapeake & Ohio. .
Canadian Pacific. . ,
Chicago A- Alton. . .
Consol Ida toil Gas. . • ,
Central Leather. . . ,
do. preferred. ; . . ,
Colorado Fuel A Iron
Corn Produce
Colorado Southern . ..
Hein ware A Hudson .
Denver A Rio Grande
Distillers* Securities.
Erie „
do. preferred. . . . „
General Electric . . . ,
Great Western
Grant Northern pfd. .,
Illinois Central . . . ..
luterhoro ,
„do. preferred . . . ..
Kansas A Texas . . . .
ft
NAME OF STOCK
V.
=
>
VJ —
..M
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=
-
Jfi
0 2
--
r#
R i»/d. m
Louisville A Nashville..
Missouri Pacific. . . .
Mexican Central. . . .
New Yoik Central. . .
Northwestern. .....
National Lead. . ... ..
Norfolk & Western. . .
Northern Pacific
Ontario & Went era. . .
Pennsylvania. .....
Pacific Mail. ......
People s Gnu Co
Pressed Steel Car. . .. .
Beading
Hock island
do. preferred. ....
Republic Iron A Steel. .
do. preferred
Soul bel li 1’neiflc. . . .
.Southern Railway. . .
do. pleierred
St. Paul
Tenn. Coal'fe Iron. . .
Texas Pacific. .....
Liiiou Piirlflc
U. S. ilublier
do. preferred
U. 8. Steel
do. preferred
Western Union
V *n bush
do. preferred
Wisconsin Control. . .
do. preferred. ....
Total stock sales today, 283.300 An res.
NEW YORK.
Following Is the range in cotton futures In
•
|
i
5
t
5
Si
V
II
Feb’.'. * \*
March. . .
April. . . .
MAy. . ....
June. . . .
July... . .
August. . .
10.48
10.86
1 • *.
10.66
iai
10.57
H61
10.74
tai i
W.70
10.60
10,64
ira
iblei
10.68
10.62
10.60
10.66
10.61
io*72
10.68
10.67
10.60
10.61
IoUFm
10.60-62
10.71-7;.
10.70-72
10.67-68
10.63-66
10.60-61
10.56-57
10.65- 66
10.76-77
10.7173
10.72-73
10.67-69
10.66- 67
10.51-63
LIVERPOOL.
Following to ths opening range. 2 p. m.
and close, compared to yesterday:
Futures opened steady.
Opening Previous
Close. Clou*
RM9
Bam
Jan.-Fell. * *. ’. ‘.fiJg*
Feb.-Mnreh . . .6.68H®
, 6.61
6.61
GB*
6.«H6
5.68
May-.lu n»*
Jiine-Jiily
July-Aug. .
Aug.-Sept,
Hep t.-Oct.
iS
Xn
Closed easy.
5.66
6.66 5.71
KS* KP
S.44K ....
NEW ORLEANS.
Following Is the range In cotton futures in
Now Orleans today:
Jan.. . .
ill
Fch.. . . .
March. . .
April. . . .
May. . . .
June
July. . . ,[ 10.94ll0.94[l0.94|l0.91
Closed steady.
10.9t|10.89|10.90
MW1&9S toM
ib!»o iolss ib!ai
10.92- 931
10.90-92
10.92- 93
W.91-9.1
10.93- 94
J 0.94-961
10.96-97
10.98- 11
10.07-99
10.99- 11
ll.ol.02
11.01-02
11.01-03
11.03-04
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Of the Fleecy Staple.
16,327
1,841
9.121
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
Houston. .
Augusta. .
Memphis.
1906. ,
’ 20,847
HAYWARD, VICK & CLARK,
COTTON, 8TOCKS, BONDS, COFFEE, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Carondclet and Gravier Sts., N.w Orleans
MEMBERS!
.gas* 3:2 ssss OTJSftS^wrRsa;
WtKUa Cottnn Excli
xebsoxs,
Cotton Cxclinng
New Orlcnn, and CbtMXo Dosi
Vow York Coffoo hxolinnxe.
n — Associate Msmhrrs Liverpool Cotton Ass c.
New York end Cbleneo Correspondente:
LB. BACHE 4 CO., AND BARTLETT, FRAZIER A CARIHNSCON,
aaiuATfi Wines TO ALL POINTS.
ONION SAVINGS BANK
Assets $250,000.00
Commercial (checking) and Savings Deposits Solicited.
Strong, Conservative and Experienced Management.
4
Under State Supervision.
PER CENT
On Savings' Accounts
Late Hours Saturdays for Savings Depositors,
4
HAYV/ARD. VICK * CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
New York. Jan. i.—J. S. Barho &
Co.: The Liverpool market closed
weak on the report of a probable strike
In .Manchester. This. hWVvever, did not
seem to have the effect in thin market
that it did in Liverpool, for our open
ing wna not as low as .foreign cables.
The support accorded prices by the
short Interest wna the principal sus
taining factor. After opening 9 points
down. March sold at 10.64, and later
rallied about 9 point*. May touched
10.62 and rallied to 68. There Is *ome
confusion of opinion regarding the gov
ernment report of the amount of cot
ton ginned to December 31. Mr. Price
hold* that the gin* have made n record
for the ten working day*. HI* figures
ure 740,000 for the period, while mnny
favor 600,000 for the period. However,
we will know authoritatively all about
It next week. We do not bellbvo In get
ting frightened by the situation In
-Manchtster. The final action will not
be taken until January 18. The
Southern spot situation has not weak
ened much, nnd we are.sttll Inclined to
favor having on all these small roac
lions. We believe tho winter will *ee
much higher prices for cotton.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
FRUIT ANDPRODUCE.
RGBS—Active,
I.ivn POULTRY—lions dull. 40 rents;
ctllckMi,. fries, tVHfZ’r. . Backs, l’ekln. 35c
each: puddle, 30c each. Turkeys, dull, lie
. nV:SKEn rOtlLTBY-Tnrkeyx, drawn.
I7«18c pound: fries nctlve. 17c per wound;
hen*, lsc pound: ducks. Orawu. fancX 17c
P l*nODOCE—lord. 12c pnntid: hams active.
16r pound; shoulders nctlve, togjlr pound:
sides active, lie pound: laittor. IMIJtc per
pound; beeswax active. Sc pound; hones
<bright}, nctlve,15o pound. Italian X Cheat-
“ wd.
AND NUTS—Citron, 2t%e pound;
almonds. 16c pound; Brar.il. 14c pound;
gilberts, 13‘£c pound: English walnuts, 12fce
pound. Fccuns, 12He pound. Figs, 6-ounce
narknue, 7%c. Oruiigeji»*el, 15c. Lemons,
fanev ilenseuo. 84.60ftf4.25: banana*. 3*4c
pound: limes. Floriun stock. SOcftfl. l’en-
nuts In sacks averaging 100 pounds cnch.
owing to mmde. 6‘AtfSo pound: dried apples.
12ftI2%c; dried peaches. 14He. Figs, 81.25
Siox. Dates, 1-pound packages. 7*£c. L. L.
raisins. 81.90 box. Mixed nuts, 25 and 56-
pound Imixcs, 13c. Mm In git per keg. 85.00.
*—New York. 84.50fta. Cranberries.
»J. GOc gallon. Florida oranges, 82.60
Fet Brand” oranges, 83ft3 S.
VEGETABLE**—Potatoes bushel. 81.00ft
Special to The Georgian.
(From Hayward, Vick A Clark.)
New York, Juu. 4.—J. 8. Bncbo A Co.
Liverpool cables were due 514 higher on
near and 2 to 3V4 higher on Into months.
Opened quiet 2 points up nnd closed quiet
net 5 to 6 points lower ou near and 4 to 6
lower on Into months. Hpots quiet 6 points
lower: middling, 6.07; sales. 3,000; Ameri
can, 4,900; speculation and export, 600; Im
ports. 6,000; Amerlcftn. 4,600.
A violent break In the Liverpool market
Is due to the probable lockout of 200,000
hands In Manchester district. The Times
states that the wage dispute reached n
crisis 104lay, when 9o per cent of the mas
ters declared themselves in fnvor of a lock
out If the strikers do not yield by Jnunary
18. The dispute over wages, which result-
J ct
. . cb
will hot any way lie decided la'fore Jan
uary 18. Advise buying on the dip this
morning.
Following cable from Helntken A Vogel
snug, of Liverpool: ”The market feels the
Influence of strong bear manipulation on
Idle market In anticipation of bearish
weather report:
...... ,.,.m the South de
hns been general the past week nnd at
some points along flic gulf rather heavy.
On the whole, however, the precipitation
has been light or moderate, and In portions
of Texas dry weather has prevailed. t The
E4w*rd Moyse. Hugh F. McElroy. Loui* Llchtonhein.
EDWARD MOYSE & CO., Cotton Brokers,
MEMBERS--New Yorlfce)tton Exchange,^*** Orlean, Cotton Exeh»nge,
2g°ERS SO L L/c?TED C FOR THe'pURCHASE AND SALE OF COTj
TON for FUTURE DELIVERY. MARKET LETTER MAILED UPuri
J*5QUE8T. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
.—cb; tier
enttc, 6 to 8 doten, $5. Cauliflower, 7f4ft
10c pound. Lettuce, 82.257i2.50 per crate.
*”* ' Florida lwans, 82.5J
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR—KUhest patent. i«.60: he*«t pat
ent. 85.75; standanl patent. 15.60; half int
ent. $6.26; spring wheat patent. 16.26.
CORN—No. 2 white. 77c; white, 80c: mixed
(new), 78c: cracked corn, 100-pottnd sack,
"(ililCKKN- FRED—HHtr-pona.1 iwvk*. 31:
Purina chick feed, 31.96; Purina scratch
feed. 81-96: Purina feed, 17G-pound sacks,
81.65.
* OATS—No. 2 white. 63c: No, 3 white, file;
No. 2 mixed. 62c; Golden oats. 66e; white
-■srA'i ^-pialn. 9C-pmrart seeks. »4c; IS-
K iund seeks. 74c; plain. 24-pound sacks,
i».; germ; 81-65. - ,* ^
HAY—Time !»-. . twice law hales. 31.26;
do., choice *- bales. 31.20; No. 2. 8Lw:
No. 5, oo. lli <lw. II.U. p.nnnd., 85r.
COTTON S» . MUk-IYin. [MV Ion.
KS.ro: No. 2 nrr.ma, K4.M; hull* i*< tmi.
SI 1.50.
WEEKLY COTTON 8TATI3TICS.
World’* Vidbla Supply.
The world’* visible supply, according
to Secretary Henter. *how* an Increaao
for the week Junt cloaed of 7,1,194.
analnst an lncrea»e of 44.657 Ia»t year,
and an Increaso of 58,422 year before
la*t.
The total xLC'ole 1* 4,800,736, agalnat
4.717.542 last week, 5.218,102 lam year
and 5,366.300 year before la*t; of thl*
the total of American cotton la 3.754,-
860, attain*' 3,756,666 la*l week, 4,151,-
303 last yenr und 4,131,309 year before
lost, and of all other kind*. Including
Effypt, Hrarll, India, etc., 1.045,876,
ngalnat 970,876 la»t week, 1,067,000 last
year and 1,235,000 year before ln*t.
The total world’* visible supply of
cotton a* above - show* an lncrea»e
compared with last week of 7.1,194, n
deereune compared with last year of
7,667, and a decrease • compared with
year before laat of 505,663.
Of the world's visible supply of cot-
ton a* above, there 1* now afloat and
held In Great Brltnln and continental
Europe 2,695.000, ainlnat 2,631,000 last
vear nnd 2,667,000 year before lust: In
Egypt 253,000, against 249,000 last
vear anil 203,000 year before laat; In
India 416.000, against 454,000 last year
nnd 664,000 year before last; and In
the United State* 1.53V>0rt. against
1.984.000 last year and 1,830,000 year
before last.
Spinners’ Taking*.
Takings of American cotton by the
spinner* of the world, In round figures,
follow*:
This week 421,000 this yeor, against
424.000 last year. 254,000 year before
laat.
Total alnce September I, this year,
4,440.000. against 4.908,000 la*t year,
nnd 4,677.000 the yenr before. \
Of this. Northern spinners and Can
ada took 737,000 hale? this year, against
1.233.000 last year, nnd 1.268,000 the
yeor before: Southern spinner* 1,008,-
000, against 1.035.000 last yeor and
997.000 the yeor befoi*e; nnd foreign
spinner? 2.095,000, agolnst 2,700,000 last
year and 2.412.000 the year before.
WHEAT OPENED UPi
' SOLO 0FM1CTI0N
News Favored Bulls and
Prices Were Forced
. Sharply Higher.
ST. LOUI8 CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat—No. 2 red winter ..108Vfiftl06
Corn—Ho. 2. 06
Oats—No* 2 60 ©50H
Chicago, Jan. 4.—The wheat market todny
Hast small st 7.800,000 bushels. Ilusslii and
the Danube will ship only n quarter of last
year's contribution.
Wheat closed 6-8 to 1 i-4c higher,
under heavy buying by the north west,
coupled with takings by local shorts
and longs. Corn nnd oats each 1-8ft
l-4c better and provisions r>ft;10c high
er.
CHICAGO GRAIN MAKKET.
. srs as follows, couiptired with
yesterday's clots:
I’rfvtaii
Open. High. Low. Close. Clo*-.
i’UFIA’r
May
July
Hont.
CORN—
May .. 81H
July .. 6014
May .. B4%
July .. -4*1*4
"WTuc- 4 * 3
Jan. ..12.66
May ..13.3
LARD—
.Inn. ,. 7.75
May .. 8.00
H1BH-
Jsii. 8.75
May .. 7.17*i
107 108*4 106% ff*H 1087,
90*4 h** m% 100*4 , 93(5
95Tk 97 96$ 93tfc
48%
80V
69V4
59%
40T4
, *nt
6114
m
59H
55 31%
1864
WEATHER REPORT.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Cloudy and unsettled weather prevnlls
this morning over the tnnjor portion of the
map except In the middle northwest. Dnr-
Ing the last 24 hours there has been a
rapid decrenae In pressure over the b'otith.
In the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and
over the Great fatkes. The center of low
est barometric pressure Is near Marquette.
Mich., with Its trough extending southwest
Into southeastern Texas. On either side of
thtotrongh Is nn area of high pressure, one
Sugar won down 1 point. Union
opened *4 higher nnd reacted Northern
Pacific opened up % nnd fell 1. Rending
H lower. Anaconda started % down. Steel
common opened *4 higher and Brooklyn
Rapid Transit % higher. The »tock market
continued Irregular.
the other over the Dnkofgs nnd western
the lake; region, while In the nbrtbwest
lower temperatures prevsli.
The conditions fnvor unsettled wenther
nml rain In this section tonight nnd Suu
•lay; somewhat colder Sunday.
Minimum and Maximum Temperatures
and Rainfall.
After Strong Opening There
Was Considerable
Frofit Taking.
By T. C. SHOTWELL.
Xetv York, Jan. 4.—Stocks were
steady In Will!-st. today, through after
the strong opening there was consid
erable profit taking. The reduction of
steel prices caused a reactionary move
ment In London, and this persuaded
professionals In New York to stop
covering their shorts. The Bank of
Berlin raised Its discount rate, but the
big banks of Europe are satisfied that
the financial distress Is past the worst
The profit taking movement was
world-wide, but there was an Investor
ready to'take every share of stock of
fered.
The view • expressed by Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce
commission, that Southern Pacific.
Pennsylvania and New York Central
were Justfled In purchasing stocks of
other companies has had a wonderful
influence on the mind* of Investors who
now look for a speedy termination of
all actions by the government. There
M talk now of nn amnesty resolution
being passed by congress.
Wheat was firm In Chicago.
Cotton was Mlghtly lower.
The big purchase of cotton cloth by
Borden ha* toned up the cotton mar
ket. In fact, thl* purchase of Btock Is
looked upon by many- financiers as the
first substantial sign of a return of
prosperity. It proves the contention by
many well informed persons that
ttock* In country store* are very low.
On the curb thore was very active
trading In mining stocks.
Closing bids follow:
Rallwsy Stocks.
Atchison 69 3-4
do. preferred 85
Baltimore and Ohio 53
Canadian Pacific 157 3-4
Chicago and Northwestern .. ,.138 1-8
Colorado Houthern ,. 24 3-4
Denver and Rio Grande 20 7-8
Erie 16 3-4
Illinois Central
Louisville and Nashville.,
Manhattan "L"
Mexican Central
Missouri Pacific ..
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
.1
.127 1-2
. 94 1-2
.,120
.. 15 1-8
.. 45
.. 92 1-2
..111*1-8
.. 98
15 1-2
do. preferred 29 1-2
Bt. Paul 106 3-4
Southern Pacific 73
Southern Railway 12 7-8
Union Pacific 119 5-3
do. preferred 80
Interboro-Metro 7
Great Northern 118 1-4
Miscellaneous.
Amalgamated Copper
American Car and Foundry ..
Max.( Mln.fhnin!
il.ifij »:!?$ ii:ft m
7.m
6.S7H 8.75 6.87*4
7.27*4 7.15 7.23
6.82*
THE COFFEE MARKET*.
The following flem-es give th«* opening
range sn»l close lu ibe N»*w York eolfte
market todny:
January ..
February
M a fell ..
April ..
May ...
Juno ... .
July... ..
Angukt ..
Opening.
6.6005.68
6.6ffir,.76
o.Ttmw
&.M5.fS
5.651/5.93
&.85ft5.90
6.96ft rUfi
lJ.06fl6.JO
6.10ft6.i:.
6.iwic.2r
Cloned quiet. Rales S*500 bags.
COTTON 6EED OIL MARKET.
Following la given ihe opening und rtnals*
York reflnwl. iTfic; plantation. 444c.
COFW&R—Uoaaieti fArbnrkJes). 116. no;
bulk In I tags and barrel*, 12c; green. Ilftl2e.
Rici—Japanese* 5Mei bend. 6ft7c; fnucy
henil. 7f;7^c. According to the grade.
CHBESR—Fnnry full cream, 16c: Geor
gia cane syrup, 38c gallon. Suit GOO pounds).
Wc. Axle grouse. $1.76. Soda crackers, 6Vfcc
iiouiid: lemon cracker*, 8c; orstcr, 7c. To
matoes (2 pounds), 82.09 case; 3 pounds, |2,25.
Navy beau*. $2.90; Lima beans, 7c. Brat
matches per gri**s, 11.65. Macaroni. 6Vfift7c
pound, nanlhira. luitstsnl, 13.50 esse.
CANDY—Stick insaorted). 8^c pound:
fancy (asuorted). palls. S’ia 1 : chocolate
drops; ^nUs. I2\±c; Rlk (assorted), ten
.Shrivlded biscuit. 86.90 rase; No. *2 rolled
oats, 53.26 esse; sack grits. 96-pound Imgs,
$2.00; oysters, full weight, 82.K case; |»epper.
18c jiound; baking powder, I5.W case; re»i
salmou. 85.00 «aiseL pink salmon, 14.50 csss;
cocoa. 46c; chocolate. 43*ic; snuff. 1-pound
tars. 48c; rcast U*ef. $2.80 rase; syrup (New
Orleans). Ke gallon; corn, 30c gnllofi;
ting ball •potash. $3.3) rase; pram ‘
J’iijh*. , 4-ply _ cotton, 22%c; swp,
case*
Hter-
Buuiford linking powder,
Opening, j Closing.
January I 36%ft37^ I 37 ft37«fi
February 37 ft37H :f7'*ft$«
March 37*si«37?4 r* 4 ft3S
May ! «%&!»% j
July ! 39 ! I) a4014
Keptciuber. . ; . . .1 ft_4) | 40 fr/41
Tt'loied *reu«ly. MhIc-v, 400 barrels.
ATLANTA OIL MARKET.
* The following quotnGons nn- based on
nrtual tmnsa' tlons: Fritifc crude f. n. b.
mills, prompt, 2: January. 28ft28*A; Febru
ary, 28Hft29; March, 25
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
*New York, Jonuary 4.—Money or.
call, nothing doing. Time loans,
nothing done.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange,
S4.81 ft4.86.50, with actual business In
bankers’ bills at 14.85.65ft 4.85.75 f)i
demand and $4.80.75ft4.81 for 60-day
bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged.]
.London bar sliver, 25 l-16d; New
Abilene
Ainat-IMo
Asheville.
ATLANTA
Augusta
Birmingham. . , ,
ItlHinorck
Boston
Buffalo
Thai lesion
Charlotte
Chicago
Clnelnnatl
Corpus Chrisfl. , . .
Davenport. ....
Dodge
Rl Fn«o
Fort RmI tii. . . ,
Galveston
Havre
Ilttron
Jnektonville. , , .
Jupiter
Kansas City
Key West
Knoxville
Lea Angelos. , , ,
Macon
Memphis
Meridian. ....
Mllra city. , . .
Mobile
Montgomery, . . ,
Nashville
New Orion ns*. . . ,
New York. . . .
Norfolk. . . ,
Palestine
Pittsburg
Portia ml. Me. . .
Porllnihl, Ore. . , .
Ht. Louis
Rt. Paul. . .
Ran Francisco. , . .
Savannah. ....
Spokane
'•'annul
T"y lor
Thomnsvlllc. . , .
Vicksburg
Washington. . . .
Wilmington. . . .
J*~B.“MATtllUItV. HecrVni
w> 52 .14
62 62 . 00
American Locomotive
American Cotton Oil ....
Amer.* Smelt, and Refining
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ..
Colorado Fuel and Iron ..
international Paper .. ..
National HIhcuU '
National Lead ,
People's (las
Pressed Steel Car
Sugar
United States Steel .. ..
do, preferred .. .. ,.
Western Union
Mnckay Companies pref .
.149
. 411-2
. .18 3-4
. 31
. 781-8
. 4Q5-8
. 20
. 9 1-4
. 73 1-4
. 89 1-3
. 51 1-2
. 20 1-4
.106 1-4
::•; 5-8
. 89
GEORGIA RAILWAY
AND ELECTRIC CO.
Boston, Jan. 4,—Follow tog was tha bid
and asked price of Georgia ItiUwav and
Klectrlc Company today: Asked, i3; no
.12 market for preferred.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Amalgamated Copper
Anaconda
Atchison
do. .preferred
Canadian Pacific ...
Denver Bio Grande .
do. preferred ... ..
Loulsvll _
Mexican Central
Norfolk slid Western ... ...
New York Central ... ...
N. V., Ontario and Western ,
Pen nsylvn nla
Philadelphia nnd Beading .. ,
First preferred ...
Heeono preferred ...-
Bock ialnnd ... ...
Southern Pacific . ... ... ,
Sr. Paul .
Houthern Railway ...
do. preferred ...
Colon Pacific ... ... ...
Cnlred Stare* Steel .. .. .,
do, preferred ...
Wnluish
do. preferred ...
.T^T 48
;:5»*4 »‘4
0074
U i
The American Audit Co.
Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFRENTZ, C. P. A., President.
G. E. ManWarin*. Vice Proslnailt. Thro Cocheu, Jr„ C. P. A., Sec. and Tr.
BRANCHE8:
NEW YORK—WcMorf-Astorla. ATLANTA—Fourth Natl. Bit. Bids.
BOSTON—Exchange Building. CHICAGO—Marquette Building.
WASHINGTON—Colorado Building. PHILADELPHIA— Bellevue-Stratford
NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Building. SAN FRANCISCO—Monodnack.
BALTIMORE—Kiser Building. LONDON. ENO.—4 King Street.
ATLANTA BRANCH, 1015-17 Fourth National Bank Building.
C. B. BIDWELL, Resident Manager.
Telephone. Main $72, Cable Address. Amdlt, New York
GROCERIES.
SUGAR—Standard granulated. 15.10; New Kir.
PBUVlHlUMt-nnBioni nr ins, i«c; r»ei-
Bra. 20ft25 |h»uimU average. 9r; fnt barks, j
7*4*\ Sliver leaf lanl, 9%c. Jewell ram-
|N>uud 7-S.V (.vitornls bams, 9c. Bx-rlbs,
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
New York. Jan. 4.—The statement of
Ihe New York associated banks for
five days show' the following changes
Reserve, increase. $8,660,800.
Les* United States Increase, $8,
016.225.
Loans, t decrease, 314,822,600.
Specie, Increase, $4,246,600..
Legal tenders. Increase. $3,799,309.
Deposits, decrease, $2,4&V500.
f^rcuiatlon, increase, 8i79,700.
Atlanta National Bank
. ATLANTA, GA.
C. E. CURRIER. Proxidsnt. H. T. INMAN,
GEO. R. DONOVAN. Cashier.
JAMES'S. FLOYD. Assistant Cathisr.
Vice-President.
Capital
Surplus and Undivided Profits
GGD0,000.00
We Solicit-Your Patronage.