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tub; ATix&JNTA UBJUKU1AN AJNU JNBiWS. oatUKIIA'i. Arm i* ip. iwv. ' . W. ■■ 0 Personal Mention . number of young peopte were en- A “ A b v little it 1>» P°r**»v Hav- the residence , of her parents, ,f **, Mr « J. J. Haverty, on West ' ‘?L'-st Saturday afternoon, the “^ on being in honor of the Uttle birthday. Edna Frederick, of Marshall- arrived Friday evening for a visit “’.'.I Russell Bridges. Miss Fred- one of the bridesmaids sev- ■JS O onth» ago at the marriage of jT«d Mrs. Bridges. „„„al A. J. West will go to Wash- ® e " < oav on Sunday, where he will *7, an address on Memorial Day. |„ Washington he will be the of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Irvin. / . Margaret Hawkins, who has ’.Farter week with her parents, P‘ dMrs Frank Hawkins, will re- E W eek to Baltimore, where she "tending Miss Carter's school. p h Todd has been In New s arid Philadelphia for ten days, ‘till return Tuesday with Mrs Todd little son, who have been visiting Stives in LaGrange. The many friends here of Mr. L •Sand Kenan, who has been for sev. " weeks 111 at St. Josephs Infirmary, be delighted to learn that he is re- iVering. * Mr, Warren Boyd, Miss Isma Dooly 7 mi,. Real! Martin. Atlantans who tended the Southern Educational con- entton In Nashville, returned to At- in, aSaturday. Mr, Fred Wagner and Mrs. Charles Rainwater will attend the Ed- Hudson-Sawyer wedding in Heflin, la! which takes place on April SO. Mrs perry Smedley Darlington, of 'eetchester, Pr4P will arrive In At- rta Sunday for a visit to her parents, r and Mrs. Walter Taylor. Miss Lucy Harrison Is the guest r Mr and Mrs. Frank Phillips In Co- mbus.iilas.. and Is being dellght- tlly entertained there. Mrs Daisy Huff Sparks of Macon, .winding a few days here as the uri t of Mrs. W. B. Carhart In the avoy apartments. Mrs. Charles H. Card, who has been 1th friends at the Aragon Hotel for ■eral days, has left for Auburn, Ala., visit relatives. Mr George Powell Is In Demopolls, ik. where he was best man at the Hiding of Mr. Jake Pentecost and Us Nell Coats. - Helen Bagley will return next uesdav evening from Columbus, here she has been dellghtfuly enter- tned. Mrs. Porter King will occupy her autlful new home In Ansley Park, on t Peachtree road, within the next few y». Mrs. Georgia Starke and Miss Nora •lie Starke are spending a few days th Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison. Miss Helen Bagley will entertain the pwling Club which meets on Friday the Driving Club, next week. Mrs. Edmund Berkely, of North arollna, will remain next week with rs. Rutherford Lipscomb. Miss Essie Roberts, of Fajrbum, Is • charming guest of Miss Ajftate El- for the week-end. a Miss Rosalie Howell and Miss Cor ns Green will spend the summer on Italian lakes. I spend H— Miss Helen Bagley Is expected home riy next week from a delightful stay Columbus. Mr. Marlon A. Bates, of Sllverton, C., Is visiting relatives and friends Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Belcher have oved to their new home at 310 Or- ond-st. Mrs. Morris, of Palmetto, Is the guest ATLANTA MARKETS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. EGGS— Freeh country, 15c. LIVE POULTRY—I!cm, 40c; chickens, 35®60c. Ducks, Pekin, 35c each; puddle, 30c each. Turkeys active, 15918c pound. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, irstvn. 20022c per pound; chickens, fries, nctlve, 22%c per pound: liens, 15916c pound; ducks, drawn, fancy. 18c per pound. Geeso active. 12913c per pound. PRODUCE—Lord active; leaf, lie; hatn« active, 12%e pound: shoulders active. 9c per pound; sides active. 10911c pound; butter. 18 f I4c pound; heeawax active, 26c pound. oney in 1-pound blocks, actlre, J30ilc per pound. FRUITS AND NUTS—Lemona.^fnner 3tjba> sena, 13.60. Bananas. 3%c pound. Llnlos, Florida stock, $1.25. Peanuts In sacks nfen aging 100 pounds each, owing to grade, 6U <F7%c pound. Dried apples. 11 cents. Dried peaches, 14 cents h. I,. raisins. $1.90 box. Apples. New York. $4.50; rnssetts. $5.00 per barrel. Florida oranges. $202.50. Straw, berries. 10015c. Rhubarb. 06c bunch. VEGETABLES—Potatoes, bushel. $1,150 1.20; sweet potatoes. $1.1001.15. Onions. $1.50 per crate. Celery. Florida. $2.0002.50 crate. Tomatoes. $2.0002.60. Pepppr, $2.50 crate. Egg plants. $2.25 per crate. Texas Bermuda onions. $2.50 per crate. Henna. $2.50 crate. Georgia English peas, $1.7502.00 crate. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR—Highest patent. $6.25; h<#f pat* ent, $5.65; standard patent. $5.B0: half pat ent, $5.25; spring wheat patent. $6.00. CORN—Choice red cob, 88c; No. 2 white, 87c: No. 2 mixed, 84c; choice yellow, 85c; yellow, 8bc; crncked corn, 82c. OATS—White clipped, 67c; No. 2 white. 66c; No. 2 mixed, 63c; seed onts. Burt, 70c; rnst*proof, 75c; Tennessee blue, C8e; golden, 65c. MEAL—Plain. 9t> pound sacks. 82c; 4S- pound sacks. 84c: plain. 24-pound sacks, Sfic. HAY—Choice large' 1 ..bales. $1.25; do. one- third bales. $1.15: timothy. No. l small bales, $1.10; alfalfa, choice, #1.15: No. 1. $1.10; clover, $1.00; No. 2 timothy 95c; clover, nixed. 11.00; Bermuda. 93e. CHICKEN FEED—Fifty-pound sacks. $1 Purina chick feed. $2; Purina scratch feed. $2; Purina feed, 175-pouud sacks. $1.65; germ meal. $1.55. SHORTS—Fancy. 75 pounds. $1.65: brown, 75 pounds.! $1.60; do.. 10 Opounds, $1.60; bran, 75 and 100 pounds. $1.40. • COTTON 8EED MEAL—Prime, per ton, $24.00; No. 2 per ton, $23.00. Hulls per ton, $11.50. SALT—Brick, per do*ag. $1.00: Rock, per cwt., $1.00; 100-pound Kicks, 50c. GROCERIES. SUGAR—Standard granulated. 584; New York refined, 5%c; plantation, 6%cr COFFEE—Ron0ed (Arbtickles). $16; bulk In bags and barrels, 12c; green. 11012c. RICE—Japanese, 6c; head. 607c; fanev head. 707He. according to the grade. CANDY—Stick (assorted). 6%c pound: fan cy (assorted), palls, 7cj chocolate drops, palls. 14c: Elk (assorted), ten boxes. $5.00. CHEES*E—Fancy full cream. 15%; Georgia cane simp, 40c gallon. Salt (100 pounas), 66c. Axle grease. $1.75. Soda crackers, 6%c pound; lemon crackers. 8c; oyster. 7c. To matoes (2 pounds). $1.60; case (2 lbs.), $2.25: Navy beans. $2.75; Lima beans. 7c. Best matches, per gross, $1.65. Sardines, mus tard, $3.60 case. Shredded biscuit, $5 esse; No. 2 rolled oats, $3.40 case: sack grits. 96-pound bags, $2; oysters, full weight. $2 case: pepper, 18c pound; baking powder, $5 case; red sal mon, $5 cose; pink salmon, $4.50 ense; co coa. 45c; chocolate. 43V4c; snuff. 1-pound Jars. 48c; roast beef, $2.80 case: simp (New Orleans), 35c gallon: corn. 32c gallon; Sterl ing ball potash, $3.30 case; /peanuts, 6c; rope, 4-ply cotton, 18c; soap. $1.5004 case; Rumfora baking powder. $2.60 per case. PROVISIONS. PROVISIONS—Premium hams, 13%c; bel lies, 20025 pounds average, 8%e; fat backs, 8c. Sliver leaf lard. 9%e. Jewell com pound, 7%c. California bams. 9c. Ex-rlba, f.62%. FI8H. FISH—Bream. 5c pound; snapper 8c per pound; trout, 9®10c pound; blue fish. 4c pound; pompnno. 15c pound; mackerel, Ic pound; mixed fish, 405c pound; fresh wa ter trout, 10c pound; muiiet, per barrel, $10® 11. M. Dutult, who died In Paris In 1902, left a large part of his wealth to all those who could legally claim kinship with him. The court has Just rejected the claims of the seven hundred and forty-seventh “friend.” BANK CL08ING NOTICE. Monday, April 27, 1908, will be cele brated as “Memorial Day” and is a le gal holiday. The banka composing the Atlanta clearing House Association will be closed for business on that day. Paper maturing 8unday, 26th, and Monday, 27th, it due and payble Tues day, April 28th. DARWIN G. JONES, Manager. CHAS. E. CURRIER, President. The Georgian gives all sides but the de-cide—you must do that—just a plain newspaper. of Mr». Carleton Miller. Mr. B. C. Fennell la at the Hotel Brealln, In New York. FARMERS ANDTRADERS’BANK 239 Peters St.. Atlanta, Ga. DEPOSITS INSURED 4 PER Interest Paid In Our Savings De- CENT partment, Compounded, twice a year. MARKETS Mr. Lively’s 25 years' experience of editing markets In Atlanta and the South has made him a recognised authority In his specialty. COTTON WAS HIGHER DORINGJST DOOR Old Crop Lost Advance. New Crops Left Off Slightly Better. NEW YORK, April 25.-The cotton market opened firmer at an advance of 4 to It points In response to better cables than had Ik'ou expected uttd on the news of severe storms In the South. Trading was only moderately active and after the start the list displayed a little Irregularity, but ag- At the opening and for half an hour afterward futures in New York acted as tho prices would show a good ad vance as a result of the short session. Liverpool was encouraging In that It was better than due, which was reflect ed In initial prices showing gains of some 4 to 11 points, to which was add ed. during the first half hour 1 to 8 points additional. Around the high points week-end evening up transac tions caused an Irregular decline, the near months closing unchanged, while December and January were 2 and 1 points higher, respectively. It Is believed the cyclone of Friday night has done considerable damage in sections where cotton was up, but it is as yet too early to estimate the In jury resulting from the torrential rains and high winds. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Liverpool, steady; middling 5.31. Atlanta, easy; middling 9%. New Orleans, quiet; middling 101-16. New York, quiet; middling 10.10. Augusta, steady; middling 10c. Savannah, dull: middling 9%. Memphis, steady; middling 9%. Houston, quiet; middling 9%. Wilmington, nominal. Norfolk, steady; middling 10*4. Boston, quiet; middling 10.10. Galveston, quiet; middling 10 1-16. Charleston, nominal; middling 10c. Baltimore, nominal; middling 10c. Philadelphia, quiet; middling 10.40. Little Rock, nominal; middling 9%. Louisville, quiet; middling 101-16. Mobile, steady; middling 9%. TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS. Day's port receipts, compared with last year: | IMS. Galveston. . . New Orleans. Mobile Savannah. . . Charleston. . . Wilmington. . Norfolk. . . . Baltimore. . . Philadelphia. . Bruuswlck. . , 1937. 6.281 2,481 INTERIOR RECEIPT8. 1908. Memphis. . . St. Louis. . Little Hock. HOT. 2,724 RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS NAME OF STOCK. A rani. Copper Aon. Ice Securities. * .. Am. Sugar Rctluevf. • American StneLInu . . Am. Locomotive. .7. . do, preferred Am. Car Foundry. . . American Cotton Oil. Anaconda, ....... Atchison do, preferred Atlantic C. Line. . . . Brooklyn Rapid T. . . Baltimore & Ohio. . . Chesapeake A Ohio. . Canadian Pacific. . . . Chicago A- Alton. . . • Consolidated Gas. . . Central Leather. . . . do. preferred Colorado Fn«l A Iron. Corn Products. .... Colorado Southern. . . Delaware A Hudson. , Denver A Rio Grande. Distillers’ Securities. . Erie do. preferred General Electric. . .. Great Western Great Northern pfd. . Illinois Central. .... Interborougb. . . . . . do. preferred. . . . • Kansas & Texas. . . . •Jtt NAME OF STOCK Kansas A Texas pfd. Louisville A Nashville. Missouri Pacific. . . . Mexican Central. . . . New York Central. . . Northwestern National Lead Norfolk A Western. ,. Northern Pacific, . . . Ontario & Western. .. Pennsylvania Pacific Mall. . . . . . People's Gas Co. . . . Pressed Steel Car. . . Heading Hock Island do. preferred. . . . . Republic iron A 8tee). do. preferred. . . . -j Southern Pacific, . . . Southern Railway. . . do. preferred St. Paul. Texas Pacific. ..... Union Pacific. . . . .. U. 8. Cast Iron Pipe.. U. h\ Rubber do. preferred U. 8. Steel. do. preferred Western Union. . . . Wabash. . . . do. preferred . . - . Wisconsin Central. . . Westlnghouse Electric. 68% jjfL Wi jg & 2 L-sd 2?d g§ vS SL* f vr 101 101% 45% 46% 15% 16% 99% 99% •twl ‘S? 129% .... 2«i 90!, 91 29% 27% % 36 10% 17*4 82 , 1 66%| 56% On account of wire trouble, unable to get last sales on stocks NEW YORK. April; . . . May. . . . June. . . . July. . . . Aug Oct.. . . . Dec.. . . . Jan.. ill 8.80-32 8.35-36 8.41-43 8.60-61 8.45-46 8.48-49 inj 8.51-52 8.80-32 8.8446 8.42 44 8.60- 51 8.46-46 8.48- 49 8.49- 50 8.60- 61 Closed steady. LIVERPOOL. Opening range and close In Liverpool. Futures opeued quiet and steady. Opening Previous Range. Close. Close. April 4.86% 4.88% 4.90% Aprll-Msy 4.82 4.83 May-June 4.83 4.83% June-July 4.83 4.83 4.88 4.82 July-August 4.82 Auguat-September.... 4.<5 Beptembsr-October.... 4.70 Oetober-Norember.... 4.66 Norember-December.. 4.62% December-Jannary.... 4.62 Closed steady. 1S8 4.63 4.62% 4.85 4.85% 4.85 4.84 4.78% 4.72% 4.67 4.64% 4.64 NEW ORLEANS. Following Is the range In cotton futurea In New Orleans today: ! !l i u 1 8 Abril. . . .] Mar. . . . 9.OS June. . . July. . . .1 9.07 Aug Oct 8.61 NOV Dec ' 8.67 'o.mI’ao? 9.t(7| AfH *8.61J 8.62 8.671 8.50 H.ftS 8-94 8.66 '8.6# " 8*97*98 ’ 8.94-M '8.6546 8.64 8.54-65 8.M 8.97- 98 8.96 8.98- 99 9.00 8.53-54 8.62-53 8.61-52 Closed steady. MOVEMENT OF COTTON , DURING THE PAST (WEEK Following la tho weekly and total move, ment of cotton from September 1 to April 24 Inclusive, ns compiled by superintendent King, of the New York Cotton Excbnugv: Weekly Movement. This Year Port receipts -38,757 Overland to mills ami Canada. 11,419 •Southern mill tnklngs 39,000 Gain of stock at interior towns (loss) 17,413 Brought In sight for week...91,733 Total Crop Movement. This Year. Port receipts 7,676,643 Overlaud to mills and Can- a da 630.651 •Southern mill tnklngs 1,777,00 Stocks at Interior towns In excess of September 1.. 294,9*3 Brought Into sight thus NEWS AND GOSSIP. Of the Fleecy Staple. (From Hayward & Clark.) NEW YORK. April 25.-J. S. Bache & Co.: Liverpool was due 3 1-2 to 4 points lower. Opened quiet 2 to 3 low er. Closed steady 1 1-2 to 2 lower. Spots small Inquiry and unchanged: middling 6.31; sales 5,000: American. 4,700; speculation and export, 300; Im ports. 3,100; all American. Ports early estimated at 6.000. The week-end figures are again of a bearish nature, so far as spinners' tak ings are concerned, but 'the visible sup ply continues to decrease In a greater proportion than last year. The weather news Is bad. severe storms entailing the loss of life anil property being reported from eight slates. Full particulars can not as yet be had, as most wires are prostrated. The Journal of Commerce publishes their first acreage and seed ing report for Alabama and Georgia this morning. Georgia Is reported ten days to two weeks late, with 35 percent of the crop seeded, against 46 per cent last year, and the amount of fertlllxer , used al|iut the same. Alabama la 10 to 115 days early, with about one-half of “! the crop planted and a alight decrease - In fertilizer noted. Tt' should seem from these reports that some- auch providential Interference as the storm! noted above would have to Intervene to cut the crop and acreage. UNDERTONE STRONG IN WHEAT MARKET Opened Sharply Higher, But Later Lost Portion of Advance. Ijist Year 72.031 16,221 38,000 19,343 106^909 Last Year. 9,376,947 282,584 Atlanta National Bank ATLANTA, GA. - E. CURRIER. Praaldant. H. T. INMAN, Vlca-Praaldenl. GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier. JAMES 8. FLOYD, AaalaUnt Caahlar. Capital $500,000*00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $650,000.00 We Solicit Your Patronage. 1 The American Audit Co. Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York .City. P. W. LAFRENTZ, C. P. A., President. > COCHEU, JR., V-Pres. and Sec’y.—A. F. LAFRENTZ, Treas. BRANCHES: YORK—Waldorf-Astoria. ATLANTA—Fourth Natl. Bk. Bldg. Exchange Building. CHICAOO-MarquetU Building HIXC TON—Colorado Building. PHILADELPHIA- Bellevue-Stratford ORLEANS—Hennen Building. SAN FRANCISCO— Monodnack. 'IMORE—Kiser Building. LONDON. ENG.-4 King Street MOND—Mutual Building. ATLANTA BRANCH, 1015-17 Fourth National Bank Building. 0. B. BID WELL, Resident Manager. ibcnc. Main I7J. Cable Address. ArodlL New York HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW YORK, April 25.—J. S. Bache & Co.: Under the Influence of better ca bles and storm news, cotton opened 4 to 11 points higher on local buying, but lost It on room selling toward the close, final prices being about the same ns last night's figures. The decline for the week Is 58 points on May and 41 points on the late months. Outside of the storm the news was bearish. World’s takings of American for the week were 182,412 bales, against 225,- 361 last year. A conference of cotton mill presidents has been called at Spar tanburg, S. C.. to discuss the serious situation that confronts the cloth man ufacturers In upper part of South Car olina. The Journal of Commerce re ports the season two weeks late In Georgia and one week ahead In Ala bama and said area would be about same as last year In Georgia and In creased considerably In Alabama. We see nothing to buy fotton on at present except Its comparative cheapness. NEW YORK, April 25.—Carpenter, Baggot & Co.: The local market ad vanced In the early trading on the bet ter Liverpool and very heavy rains throughout the belt accompanied by cyclonic disturbances. In the late ses sion. however, a wave of selling devel oped which.apparently was unexplain able and prices soon declined back to the close of yesterday. Around 8.50 for July support was In evidence and buying of the very best kind was In dulged In. It looks as If the stronger Interests had inode up their minds that around this level the limit of decline had been about reached. Reports con tinue to come In of damage by rains and wind storms In the Atlantlca. The wires are In a bad condition and belated reports bv mall will give further par ticulars ns to the damage done to life and property. We think It la rather early Ilf the season to look for much damage to the growing crop, and the ring evidently took this view of It which would account to a certain extent for the selling In the late session. CHRONICLE'S WEEKLY REPORT ON WEATHER NEW YORK„ April 2S—Our tele graphic advices from the South Indi cate that rain has been quite general during the week and that In seme dis tricts of Texas and a few points else where the precipitation has beer, ex cessive. In the remainder of the South quite favorable conditions have pre vailed as a rule, permitting very satis factory progress to be made with farm work. TIPS FLASHED. Frofii Wall Street (From Hayward & Clark.) NEW YORK, April 25.—J. S. Bache A Co.: Americans In London are Irregu lar, but mostly above parity for the actives. Union Pacific la strongest and up 1-2. Southern Pacific 2-8, Reading 1-4. Erie* steady. The estimates In London are that Pennsylvania loan subscriptions will be covered six times over. The loan today commands pre mium of 1 1-2 per cent. The prospects for another good bank statement are food. There aeems to be no change in sentiment ae regards the movement In prices. There Is still dif ferences of opinion as to extent of short Interest. Look for strong market with same activity In leading stocks. Town Topics: Indications point to a continuance of bull manipulation Prices may advance a few points fur ther, but we have no hesitancy in stat ing that the long, side of stocks at the present level Is extremely dangerous. The advance is unwarranted, based on the outlook, which is very' unsatisfacto ry both from a political and labor point of view. Prospects for wheat and cot ton are quite promising, but too much Importance should not attach to these facts for the time being, as weather conditions may entirely upset present calculations. It Is doubtful whether the advance will bring about the desired result In stimulating public demand for the new aecurltiea In view of the volume overhanging the market. Count- Ing what has been announced this month, the total of new leauea to the first of June will likely be about a quar ter of a billion dollars. Unsatisfactory condition, will before long be reflected In a general reduction In dividends a» extreme depreeslon In trade, particu larly In the Steel business, which will 1m seriously affected by fears of tariff reform. Union Pacific I, widely tipped for 140 next week, but we doubt wheth er that figure will be reached. Senti ment Is very’ bullish and so long as out. alders show any Inclination to buy, those who are manipulating prices may hold them up to encourage buying. COTTON SEED OIL. Opening end closing quotation, In New HF M p » r r"\::: Jims, . • a • July September. . . October. . Closed dull. Increase Your Income by buying good dividend paying stocks, for cash on our easy monthly payment plan, at present low level* to net you from 5% to 14% Per Annum Dividend! belong to purchaser from first payment. Send for particular,. JAMES McCREA & BRO. 52 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa. CHICAGO, April 26,-There wns a strong nn<! higher opening in wheat. May selling up 99%<\ or \c over yesterday, and July and September l%c higher. There was a rush to buy st the start, with most com- mission houses having orders on that side; also covering by the crowd who went home short last night. Selling against the ups checked the advance and caused a reaction to 98c In May. Other months lost about %0%e of the advance. Sentiment In wheat was bullish— quite so at the close and advances were shown of 1 cent for May and on down to 6-8c for deferred futures. Corn was off l-803-8c on Increase offerings late. Oata l-801-4c lower, while pro visions were up 5010c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. WEATHER REPORT. WEATHER FORECAST. Day's range In futurea In Chicago.^ High. Open. WHEAT— 3Iay.... 96 July.... ^ Sent.... 8 COHN- 97% Stt 67 88 tSi 62% 62% Sept.... 61 61% dAT8- 8 '.%.Vk- se3 83 May... 17.25 13.00 17.80 13.00 17.90 S&v.-jk 7 * S£tt A a 80 M.V AH . . 00 3.07% 7.|J% 3.07% ‘ 8.47% 8.37% 8.47% July... 8.20 May... 6.80 July... 7.10 Sept... 7.35 6.85 7.16 7.40 6.80 7.10 7.35 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. nnged^ NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. "Closed steady. Kales 62.250 bags. M’CULLOUGH BROTHERS’ FRUIT supply or values. M at quotation prices. better values. Grape fruit In heavy supply, with values low. Very little demand for tangerines. Demand very active for the best grades of California navel oranges, at higher prices. These goods will be the chief source of supply from now on In the orange line. Recent cool weather has In a measure retarded demand and consumption for lemons. No change in values evident. Pineapples ready sale at very high prices. „ , Quite a scarcity ha* prevailed on strawberries during this week and they are higher. _ . . Bananas plentiful, with the market some Idwer. The prospects for a heavy fruit yield, generally speaking throughout this en tire section, was never brighter. Market glutted on beans, with a heavy slump In values. Engllah peas in fair demand at quo tations. . , . K««i Irish potatoes very plentiful at lower prices; In fact, the movement of vegetables all the way round heavy with the mark** showing downward tendency. . , . . Demand has about played out for sweet potatoes. Onion* scarce and selling high. A limited demand only prevails for all klndc of pear, owing to tha high pricer, applying. WASHINGTON. April 26.-Weather condi tions and general forecast: Abnormally low pressure continues over the interior of the country as far west os the Hooky Mountains, but to the extreme westward there baa been a derided rise with marked pressnre on the north coast. Showers wero general east of the Uocky Mountains, except along the Atlnntn and the greater portion of the gulf coast. It Is much warmer In the lower lake re gion and decidedly colder over the middle and northern districts west of the Rocky Mountnlhs. with freezing temperatures away from the const. There will he show ers tonight In the lower lake region, the middle Atlantic and north portions of the south Atlnntlc states, probably continuing S'unday over the northeastern districts. In the South the weather will be generally fair tonight and Sunday. It will be colder In the lower lake region. Storm warnings are displayed on the lower lakes and Atlantic const from Baltimore to New Y’ork. Forecast until 8 p. m. Sunday: Virginia—Showers tonight; cooler in the extreme western portion; Sunday fair; fresh to brisk southwest to west winds. North 4’nrollna—Showers tonight; Sunday fair; fresh to brisk southwesterly winds. Mouth Carolina and Georgia—Fair tonight except Showers near the coast; Sunday fair; fresh to brisk south to Southwest winds. Knstern Florida-Generally fair toulgbt and Sunday; light to fresh south to south' west winds. Western Florida, Alabama and Mississippi —Fair tonight and Hundny; light to fresh south to southwest winds. West Virginia—Fair In western, showers and cooler In eastern |H»rtlon tonight; 8un ils^ fair. SHORTS' COVERING ADVANCED STOCKS Union Pacific, St. Paul and Reading Were the . Leaders. *(£& By T. C. SHOTWELL. NEW YORK. April 25 -Shorts continued their outstanding contracts at the 3 II14,1, 1II4IIH, Ol. I ill.I ■HU IiritUIUK “ ’ • w the lenders. The traction shares also show ed strength, but with only fractional gains. Pennsylvania stock rote %. Trading was fnirly active at the commencement of the season, but flattened out toward the end of the first hour. In Lnmlnn the security markets were ac tive. American shares were firm, owing to the estimated heavy over-subscription to the Pennsylvania bond Issue and probable effect on other flotations. It is said to be oversubscribed about six times. Initial prices for wheat were on so aver age of lc a bushel higher. Cotton rose from 4 to 11 points. On the curb market Standard Oil sold st its high record price of 6.10. The new Pennsylvania bonds sold at from 9F to 99%. Mining stocks were steady. Closing bid* follow': Railway Stocks. Atchison... 78 7*8 do preferred... ... ... .« .. 881-2 Baltimore and Ohio 84 3-4 Canadian Pacific ..158 Chicago and Alton 16 Chicago and Northwestern.. ..149 3-4 Colorado Southern 313-4 Denver and Rio Grande 20 7-8 Erie 18 Jlllnol* Central 120 Louisville and Nashville.. .. ..1013-4 Manhattan "L” ....1271-4 Mexican Central... ... 15T-8 Missouri Pacific 45 7-8 New’ York Central 99 5-8 Pennsylvania 120 Reading 108 3-4 Rolck Island 15 5-8 do preferred 30 St. Paul ,. 123 Southern Pacific 76 7-8 Southern Railway • 141-2 Union Pacific 133 T-8 do preferred 801-4 Wabash .. 101-2 Wisconsin Central 15 3^4 Interboro-Metro ,10.1-2 do preferred.. .. .... 28 7-8 Great Northern 1281-4 Miscellaneous. Amalgamated Copper 601-4 American Car and Foundry., ., 84 American Locomotive 481^2 American Cotton Oil .. 29 American Smelt, and Ref. .. .. 711-4 do. preferred 96 6-8 Brooklyn Rapid Transit* 471-4 Colorado Fuel and Iron 24 5-8 Intrrnatlofial Paper.. / 8 3-4 National Biscuit ,. .. 88 National Lend 57 Pacific Mali 27 1-4 Peoples Ga* 91 Pressed Steel Car 27 1,-4 Pullman Palace Car 159 Sloes Sheffield 8teel 45 3-4 Sugar . .127 1-4 United State* Steel 36 1-8 do. preferred 100 1-8 Western Union 51 Maekay Companies 61 Atlantic Coast Line 76 General Electric 134 3-4 Southern Pacific, preferred.. ..114 1-8 Westlnghouse Electric .. .. 66 3-4 MONEY AND EXCHANGE. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending st* 8 a. m., 76th STATIONS OP ATLANTA DISTRICT Temperature 1 '5 at Mat. M/s. •« Atlanta, cloudy. .... xChnttanoogn, clear. . . . xColumhus, clear. . • • . Gainesville, clear. ♦ • • . Greenville, cloudy. . • . , xMacon, rnln . Newnnn. clear. ...... Rome, clenr Spartanburg, cloudy, . . . Tallapoosa, Hear. . • • . Toeron, cloudy xWest Point, cloudy. . . . Montlcello, clear 84 81 79 84 79 78 86 75 78 80 82 62 64 64 60 60 67 62 62 61 61 5? 65 64 3 .W 1.92 .90 2.56 1.08 .53 3.10 1.18 .70 2.00 1.50 1.78 i.01 xNot Included In averages. Heavy Rain. Bvergrecn. Ala., 2.72; Tuscnmhla, Ala., 194; Brnokhnveii. Miss., 1.74; Hatleburst, Miss.. 1.90; Jackson. MJss., 1.60; take. Miss., 1.56: Natchez. Mis*.. 1.84. CiNTRAL STATION. DISTRICT AViRAOfS. 11 Tempe Max. alure- M/s. e* I . Atlantar Augusta Charleston. ...... Galveston Little Hock Memphis Mobile Montgomery.. . , , . . New Orleans Oklahoma Savannah Vicksburg Wilmington 9 T 29 14 15 2 5 16 9 17 12 10 79 82 82 80 80 76 81 m 82 76 86 78 84 61 64 66 56 58 60 66 60 58 66 66 58 58 1.96 .34 .04 .♦». . T. .36 1.80 1.36 .36 T. .18 1.06 .04 Market'well supplletl with both live and dressed poultry at lower value*. NEW YORK, April 25.—Nothin, In money. Posted rates: Sterlln, exchange 34.85 1-1414.38 with actual builness Tn bankers' bills at I4.8726CT4.8730 7or de mand and 34.8485434.8480 for ,lxty-day bills. Prime mercantile paper unchanjed.- Commercial bar sliver 53 l-lo, a de cline of 1-1. Mexican dollars 47c. LONDON, April 25.—Bar silver today was quoted st 3411-18, a decline of sued. NEW YORK BANK BTATIMENT. NEW YORK. April 25.—The weekly bank statement la as follows: Old surplus, Increased 99,011,335. New surplus, increased 99,002,100. Loans, decreased 16,210,700. Special, Increased $8,061,400. Legal tenders, Increase $3,973,400. Net deposits. Increased $5,293,900. Deposits, Increased 95,29$,900. ( Circulation, decreased $133,800.' United States deposits, 942,634,900; were $43,571,800 last week. LONDON STOCK MARKET. T. Indicates Inappreciable rainfall. *For yesterday. ••For 24 hours ending at 8 a. m., 75th meridian time, Remarks. Rain this morning Is confined to the cen tral and eastern sections of the belt, being heavy at several stations In In Alabama, Mississippi mid Georgia. The temperature has fallen In western and central am' risen slightly In eastern districts. J. II. MAItBl’IlY, Kectlon Director. NEW YORK, April 25.—The stock market held it* advance fairly well during today's short session. Home^iew high records were made early, ^fleet- ally In Union Pacific, which jjjtu at 134 6-8 and Reading, which sETa at 109 3-4 In the first hour’s trading. There was a lot of realizing and profit-taking,. but the buying seemed Just a* urgent and Insistent as In the post few days. The bank statement made a very good showing. The sur plus Increased nearly $9,000,000 In spite of the heavy gold shipments. The ex pectation of a heavy over-subscription to the Pennsylvania bond Issue was still the controlling factor In the dealings today. The market ha* all the ear mark* of a bull speculation. The out look for the crop* I* excellent and with Improving trade condition*. We look for gradually higher levels for securi ties. STOCKS— Amalgamated Copper. Anaconda Atchison do, preferred Denver snd Illo Grande do, preferred Brie do, first preferred .. .. do, second preferred .. ..rest Western Illinois Central .. .: .. Kansas and Texas ilo, preferred Dullsville nnd Nashville .. Mexican Central .. Northern Pacific New Y’ork Central .. .. New York. Ontario and Wsslern.. Norfolk and Western t» do, preferred., .. .. •• Penimyiranla..' .. .. .. .. Philadelphia and Reading .* do. first preferred .. ., ilo, second preferred .. .. Hoik Island.. .» »• si ,. Sour hem Pacific Southern Hallway, do, preferred .. .. .. .. Paul •• « sslou Pacific .. .. »• .. Coiled Stats* Steel .. .. ilo, preferred Wanhsli .. do, preferred I6pn!tli.' Atlanta Uteri Atlanta Brewlne * In. To... Atlanta A West Point II. It... Atlanta and Wnat Foist del* Atlnntn 3%,. nnutxm ...... Atlanta i%0. Jg! coupon .ft... 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