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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1905
ATLANTA MARKETS PROBING CHARGES
AGAINST MARSHAL!
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
EfiOS-l'rcsh counttj. 33c; cold storage,
rfl»c.
'mvh rorr.TrtY-iicn., a*
.n. ISlffSc. Duck a. Pekin. 30c i
<51mcIi. Tnrkcif. yOBc. pmi
Sic’ciich. Turkeys. WQCe pound.
"jipI’ori.TItx—IIcns.^U'iCHc per
.loun’d’: cocks, «c: fryers. Witte [icr pound.
Kicks: 13014c per poutN. (icesi.. SltlSc par
ioiintl. Turkeys. 16fflte. string to quality.
P GA>IE-ltnt | '>lt« and squirrels. lOOlSMe
each: opossums (alive), SiglOc pound. Quau,
’’piio'DUCE-nutler (Jersey), 2}%SW per
nonnd; country pack. 16c pound. Iletsiras
•Hire. He pound. Ho—r In one-pound
Stocks active. ICOl-Vi-- pound; In bulk. 8fi9o
l "5fSulTB AND NUTS—I.emons. fancy Me*
14.010460. Bananas. Sc per .munil
limes 25c per 100. Peanuts In sacks ar.
erasing 100 pounds each, owing to grade, f d
jS £>x. I^jacspples. Il.50fl3.0q
VEOETAIU.ES— Egg plant, J2.7503.OO net
crate cabbage, 282113 lb. Yellow squash.
!! 5102.00. Irish iiotatees. Jl.OPSI.OS bushel.
Onions. TSeffl.OO imshel. Ilntnbngn turnips.
!4e per pound. Spanish onions. 11.75 crate.
Sweet potato pumpkin yams, «07Bcfwhlte,
50c per bnshef.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOPR—Highest patent. M.60: heat pat-
enf l«.09; standard patent. Jc.75: half pat
ent 15.50; spring wheat patent, JC.25.
CORN—No. 2 while. J4c; No. 2 mixed, Me;
N r)ATS-M^ite e cllpped. Me; white clipped
fancy. Mo; red...«e: rustproof. Me: No. 3
White. 64c: No. 3 white, (Be; mixed. 02c.
HEEDS—Sacked: Wheat—Tennessee Rlus
stem, 11.50. nye-Oeorglp lh35; Tennessee,
1110. Osts-Bnrt. 75e; Turf, 6So: Texns rust-
proof. (He: Kansas rnst-nronf. 66e.
c., I- Al.cICn fl 10 Timothy cl
hales, S1.10: eholee 1-3 hajes, ...........
No. 1 snjall bales. 11.00; Timothy No. 2. 85c,
clover hay. 56c; Timothy No. I clover mixed,
90e: Bermuda, 7<kv
olEAlc-l’laln. 90-pound ssekf. 83c; 44-
raaato n&sav&'&i*.«,
Jacks.' 82.06; Purina feed
It.pi; lWpouilil sacks, 11...,;
11 5); too-ponnd sacks. 81.50. , 1C. i:i mem,
11.61: Arab horse feed. J1.S0.
SHORTS-Whlte. 11.71: fancy 7MI>. sacks.
11.15: shorts, brown. 75-pounJ sacks, ll.M;
IM-ponnd sacks. 01.60: bran, 73 and 100-lh.
Macks. 51.35; “ • -
12.25V salt' lirlck. 11.60 per case; salt
tl.OO per cwt.i_10O.pmmd aacks. B2e.
COTTON SEED MRAIe—Per tmi4*25.00.
COTTON SEED IlUI.I.S-8qnare racket!
pur ton. U.OJ: round-sacked. J8.5U.
PROVISIONS.
JUVENILE COURT
FOR CHATHAM COUNTY
SAVANNAH. G«„ Deo. 15.—With a
second grand Jury recommendation, the
law passed by the legislature, provid
ing for a juvenile court for Chatham
county, became operative yesterday.
Judge Walter G. Charleton la empow
ered to create the court and appoint the
necessary omcers.,
EDITED BY
MACON, Gs., Dsc. 15.—Altho charges |
have been brought against United
States Marshal George W. White by s'.
Postmaster Harry - Edwards and Clark
Greer, the marshal stated that he was
not worrying over the Investigation
which is now being made by Examiner
Blelnskl. of the Justice department
Marshal White stated .Monday that
he expected to be reappointed either
Tuesday or Wednesday by President
Roosevelt, and that the charges made
by Edwards and Greer grew out of the
recent political fight.
Mr. Edwards, however, stated that
while at the Slnton Hotel In Cincinnati
Marahnl White behaved himself In a
manner unbecoming to an onicer of the
United States government.
Joseph B. Lively
DAILY MARKET NEWS
Mr. Lively's twenty-fire years' expa-
rionce of editing markets In Atlanta
*n-1 the flontb Mis made him a rec
ognized authority in his specialty.
OPENED STRONGER
SOON TURNED WEAK
Lot of Cotton For Sale On
All Bulges—Regained
Loss Later.
MACON, Ga., Dec. 15.—Land amount
ing to about $30,000, formerly the prop
erty of the Exchange Bank, -will be
sold this afternoon by the receiver! of
the bank at public auction, In front of
the court houae.
The property la located In both Mon
foe and Bibb countten and the money
derived from the sale will go toward
paying another dividend to the depos
itors of the bank.
PROVISIONS—Premium hnins. 184c; tab
non n<l,
137H
rOW . .
Is hart and barrels. 12c; green. 11012c.
RICK—Japanese. 54c; head, 607c; fancy
head. 7074c. according to grade.
SARDINES—Mustard, $3.w case; oaa-qnar-
16c; Geor«
.... ... find* crackers, 64?
»er pound; lemon cracker*, 8c: oyster, 7c.
Tomatoes (2 pounds). $1.36: case <3 pounds),
|t(W; nsvy beans, $3.00: Lima beans. 64c.
CANDY—Stick (assorted). He pound; fancy
(assorted) palls, 7e; chocolate drops, palls,
16c: Elk (assorted), ten boxes, $6.00,
Shredded biscuit. 13.n case: No. t rolled
eats, $3.40 case; sack grits. 96-nound hag*
12.33; oysters, full weight. $1.90 case; pepper,
16 D. 20c; Royal baking powder, $6.00 csss!
red salmon, $5.60 case; plnfl salmon, $4.00
rase; cocos, 29c; roast beef, $2.90 case; sirup
(New Orleans), 26c gallon; corn. S2c gallon;
Sterling ball potash. $3.10 case: resent*, 7c.
Hope. 4-ply cotton, 12c; soap. $1.6604.00 case;
Romford baking powder. 89.60 case.
HARDWARE.
WELL BUCKET8—$4.2604.60 par ilosen.
ROPE-Msnlln. 144c; fiesal. lie; cottas
lie.
LEAP-Bar. THc per pound.
NA1L8—Wire. 12.25 keg base.
SHOES- Horse. 24.2604.75 keg.
CARDS—Cotton. 24.2604.60 per doten.
Isr, three hoops. $4.26. '
CHAINS—Trace. $4.0006.00 dost o’.
WIRE—Bsrtt, 24c ponsd.
n PLOWSTOCl»-Hg|»«ft. 1
AXES—24.7506.00 doze*. !)*••.
SHOT-4110 sack
dotenVh whits ee
ilmsn. 95c; Ferguses.
kecs. $1.60; Dupont and Ilstard saoL
half kegs. $11.35: nuarter keg*, $5.76; one
,4erf smokeless powder, 1-noimd cans, $1.06.
IRON-24c per pound i»o*e; Hwedt, 44c
FISH.
FISH—Bream. ttc pound: snapper, 6c pet
pound; trout, 607c per pound; nine fish, 7c
While walking along Marietta-st. late
Monday evening. 81m Menasseb. an aged
headlong Into an OPEN
MAMfOLR. sustaining actions and painful
Injuries. The Injured man was carried to
the Grady Hospital, where inedlenl atten
tion was given him.
Local Stocks end Bonis.
bid. Ask'd
?!
Atlanta Coal A Ice
Atnlnta Steel
Atlanta Brewing ft Ice Co
Atlanta A West Point debs 106
Atlanta 34s, coupon...... 1034
Atlanta 44», 1922 coupon......... 1024
Atlanta Gas Light liTT. 103
Exposition Cotton Mills 190
Fourth Nstlonal Bahk.. ....
Georgia State 44s, rcglst
Georgia State 44s, coupon log
A Elec..... 814
°V.
Ga. Ry. A Elec, pfd
^a. Ry. & Elec 5s.. iuz
Js. R. R. A Banking Co 243
Ga. R. K. A Bsnklng Co. new 4s 924
,*107
.220
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Following are coffee quotations
January
February
March
April .. ,r .. ,. .
May
June .
July
August ..
September .. .» ,.
October .. ►
November .. ..
December
Opening.
65.15“ 6.1
NEW YORK, Dec. '15.—'The cotton market
opened stronger, on mldcs, but soon turned
easier, as there seemed to be quite a lot
Of «>tton for side on bulges. After reoctlng
about 3 points, however, new buying up-
•Ion houses were on tatli ,
ket. Wnll-st. brokers sold a llttlo at call
ami then taught at the decline.
At the close the market was barely
steady net' 3 to 7 points lower.
Estlniated receipts Wednesday:
1908. 1907.
New Orleans . . .10,000 to 13,600 11,394
Houston . . . . 18,000 to 19,000
Galveston ... .19.000 to 21,600
13,762
13,000
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, easy;' middling 84.
Liverpool, quiet; middling 4.87.
New Orleans, dull; middling 811-1
New York,,quiet; middling f,
Savannah,--steady; middling 84.
Augusta. quiet;' middling 84.
ngi-
Galveston, quiet; mbldllii
Norfolk, quiet; middling
m w
Mobile, stendy; middling 84.
Houston, quiet; middling 8 1M6.
Baltimore, nominal: middling 87*.
Boston, quiet; middling 9.Id.
Philadelphia, quiet; middling 9.25.
U I H \ ®4
St. tauls, dull; middling >
I*oulsvi|le, Arm: middling 94-
ilddlliig -
Little Bock, quiet; middling 84-
■ Wilmington, stendy; middling 84.
Charleston, quiet; middling 88-16.
TODAY'S PORT BECBIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at the
ports:
SW Orleans.
Mobile. . . .
Savannah. .
Charleston.
Wilmington.
Norfolk
New York
Host on
Philadelphia. . .
Pensacola. . . .
Total. . . . r .
iwr
22.676
42.727
4.394
9,629
10.339
l6l,998
"i5o7T
35.227
7.884
12.698
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS
•BY PRIVATE LEASED WIRE.)
NAME OF STOCK.
Aium. copper. . , . .
AU), Jctf ricuiiitles. .
Am. Mjgnr ltvtloery..
American SiueUlbg, .
Am. l.ijcumotlre. • « .
do. preierred. ....
Am. Car Foundry. . .
American Woolen ....
Amrru-an Cutlvu OU.
Auttcondo. • ......
Atchison
. do. preferri'U. ....
Atlantic C. Line. . • .
Urooklyn Uapld T. . .
Baltimore A Ohio. • .
C.. C.. c. i St L...,.
Lllfsatiralt. i OUlO. .
Canadian Pacific. •
Consolidated Gas.
Central Leather. 1
no. preferred.
..v». virinreu. . . . •
Colorado Fuel A Ifop.
Colorado Southern.
Bnt. . .. ... , M
do. preferred. . • .
General Electric. . ,
Great Western. . . .
Great- Northern pfd.
Onit Northern Ora.
Illinois Central. . • .
Interborongh. ....
do. preferred. . . ,
srens A Totaa. . . . r r
^rotal stock sale*. i.fe.6fi0' Miarcs.
NAME OF STOCK.
Kansas A Texns pfd
Louisville A Xaahrllle
Missouri Pacific. . • «
Vw York ' «'iitral. .
Northwestern. ... ••
National Lead. . . » •
Norfolk 8c Western...
Northern PoalQO. • • <
Ontario 8c Western. ..
Pennsylvania. • • • • •
Pacific Mail
People's Gas Co.
Republic Iron & Rteei
do. preferred. . • •
Southern Pacific. . .
Southern Railway. •
, do. preferred.
St. Panl. . . .
Sloss-Sheffleld.
Tcnn. fopper,
Texas Pucfde. • • .
Third Avenue........
L'ulun Pacific. . . •
'•a.-Car, Chemlcau.
U. b. Rubber. • • ,
da iu •-
U. R. Steel
do. preferred. • •
Westcrti Union. •
Wnbnsh. ......
do, preferred . .
WeMIngbonse Elec.
NEW YORK.
Imr.lj tttadr
LIVERPOOL.
Following arc Liverpool quotations today:
Futures opened firm,
Opening
Ilniife.
December.... 4.674
Dec.-Jno 4.654-4.65
Jnn.-Feb
Feb.-March.. 4.634
Previous
2 P.M. Close. Close.
4.674 4.674 4.«
Aprll-Muy
May June 4.64
Jnne-Jnly 4.644
4.65 4.62
4.64 4.614
4.64 4.61
4.634 4.64 4.61
4.64 4.644 4.614
AMERICAN SMELTING
PROMINENT FEATURE
Opened Sharply Lower—No
Marked Weakness In Any
Other Quarter.
NEW YORK. Dee. 13.-Calling of In;
the banks to provide $10.0<W.irV. fo- p.
of the Ntniidnnl OH dlvldciitl today
hcavj- selling of stock In file early
In Wnll-st. mid affordeil those sharcholil- i h
nil opportunity to get securities ebe.-ip.
Smelters were the chief sufferer. deeUnlng
to 834 on heavy trausuetious. Thia un
settled the bubuice of the list
the leading Issues. At the end of the fir „
fifteen minutes of the session buying by
Standard OH itppeared and the list milled
to n level n fraction ntave the closing fig
ures of Inst night. The strong features ,.f
the market were Erie and lnterboro-Metru-
politai). lutrrnatlouni Pump was the leader
In the department of specialties. Wabash
also showed strength, ns did Pennsylvania.
At the end of the first hour of trading
prices were still above Inst night's
London, American shnres were firm but
Inactive.
Oil the curb market. Standard Oil «*for
sold ex-dtvtdeiid $10 n share nt 703. Addin
the dividend tills t« the equivalent of a uc
high record or 703.
VDW VIUIL' I i.w.
Ing at tho opening of the stock mtHte 1 _
during the first few minutes, and contlnu
to exercise n depressing Influence
4.63
1:«
Ort.-Xov «,»1 -,.59% 4.51 ,.51 ,.<i
1
Dec.. , , .
Jau
Feb
March. , ,
April. , , .
May
June
Jnly.. . , ,
Oct., . . .
IS
'in
"ih4
8.43
aw!' itleir it!«3
rn any ttnirkpi! wrntin.fi., ntul nftrr tli«
first few sale* the standard Issues drift*-'!
apart In the market movements from BmeM-
lug and made moderate gains, while Ameri
can Smelting was sold at n further decline.
There was a large crowd of traders, as
well ns commission brokers. In Smelting
Closed quiet.
A84 8*.7ii .V7ti
6.4318.891 1.39
Closed barely steady.
S.o3-IH| B.W-B9
8.64-66; 8.70
6.M-e^.6.74.7t
8.72-74) 8.73
6.4 JO
j 102.^>6
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at In-
tcrlor fiolnts:
Closed steady. Saies 10,00) bags.
5.10g8J«
NRIV OUI.KANS. Dec. 15.—TU. nmrkft
NRW YORK. Dec. 15.-Tha hMiTln.ii In
Smelting stock continued today and was to
a great extent the cans# of dragging the
ninrkct down, with It, while there was some
good support to the rails, constant depres
sion In the Industrials will* In the end flm
sotna reflection In lower levsla in listed
was sold .In consldsrai—
volume. The depression In Bteel has been
accelerated) to some extent hy sensations!
articles from sn Eastern, source, and while
pound; pomp’ano. 20c bound; mackerel.' 10c }been out of proportion to arguments In de-
Poand; mixed fish. 5c pound: black bass, fonso of It, and a good recovery should
,w pound: mullet barrel, $1100. I result.
_
Atlanta National Bank
ATLANTA, GA.
C. E. CURRIER, Prt«ld,nti H. T. INMAN, VlM-Pre.ldent
GEO. R. DONOVAN. Ctihlar.
JAMES S. FLOYD, AnlxUnt Cixhlxr.
Capital $500,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $750,000.00
We Solicit Your Patronage.
X. L Carpenter, J. N. Carpenter, Atmora L. Baggot, Hterrett Tate.
CARPENTER, BAGGOT & CO.,
17-21 WILLIAM STREET (Ground Floor), NEW YORK.
MEMBERS:
S.w York Stork Prohann. ~ Ptitladelnbla Rtock E,rhanx«.
Ntw York CMnbthlM *»w Or!«iu« Cotton Eioh.n,,.
Nw Coir'e, £S)ig i.ltorrMt Cotto.i AMoolatloo.
DO C /f 0 GEN r ERAL ri BROKERAGE BUSINESS, CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
The American Audit Co.
Some Office, 100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAfRENTZ, 0. P. A., President.
THjSO COCHEU, JK., V-Pres. and Seo'y^-A. P. LAPRENTZ, Tr«ai
BRANCHES:
NEW YORK—Waldorf-AxtorU. ATLANTA—Fourth Natn. Bk. Bid*.
BOSTON—ExohattFO Building CJHCAOO—Morquettb Bulldtnf.
WASHINGTON—Colorado Bulldln*. PHILADELPHIA— Bellevu.-Stratfort
NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Bulldln*. SAN FRANCISCO—Monodnack. v
Baltimore Ki,,r Buiidin*. london. eno.—i Kin* stn*t
RICHMOND—Mutual Bulldln*.
ATLANTA BRANCH, 1015-17 Fourth National Bank Bulldlns.
C. B. BID WELL, Resident Vice President.
Cable Address. AmdlL New York
♦leohona. Main 87J.
Quite a. Important to conttlder aa the natnre of theMrrtm L?”
The Audit Company of New York
4
Edward t. pemxe.
I’r-eWeat.
•THE OLDEST AND FOREJIOST."
a CEDAR STREET. NEW YOWL RICHARDSON.
Hec. and Treat.
Bottna «*te«lsnd C,,ER: Wtfsbarg.
thlcsgi, l*hlladelpkfs, Uorbestef.
^ C. MATTHEWS Southern Repreaentative.
1526-11 CANDLER BLDG.. ATLANTA. BELL I4IONE 3J06.
lone
teruay caused some uneasiness among short*
ilr ’
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Of tha Flmocy ttapln.
(From Hayward & Clark.)
NEW YORK. Dee. 16.-J. H. Baeba A Co,J
Ltvarpool was due 1 higher on December
and January: 2074 on March and May and
4 higher on Oototar. ^Opened- steady 2 hlgh-
At 12:15 p. m. marl V 1
nucha nged j^mlddl
lean 6.200: •peculation and i-
ports 63.0ft); American
Estimated jiortn S3.)h». ng.i
against. 95.462 last
week sod 97,718 last year.
Ellison cablet weekly consumption by spin
ners during November (British) 60.000,
against 71,0w Isst year; continent 110.0(F).
sgalnst tame last year. Stock In British
mills 436,000. against 276,000 last year. Con
tinent 1.166,000, Sfalntt 924.000 last year.
Hays feeling bearish. Freight rate* Texas
to New Yonc on cotton again reduced; fore
shadows Increased movement or cotton thru
New York. I*ook for eontlnnatlon of scalp
Ing market.
WHEAT AT OUTSET
SLIGHTLY LOWER
Weakness In Liverpool and
Favorable Foreign Crop
Reports Factors.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Whrxt—No. 2 red winter ,
Corn—No. 2
0«t»—No. I
WEATHER REPORT.
npi r
■t.. ^
ri’W .*. I*ri . . • •“ • ,
WEATHER FO RECAST.
npnnrlnr the passage .
storm down the flt. Lawrence volley. The
southweatern storm Is developing slowly.
'ping siuni;.
bnt the area of precipitation has not yet
extended eastward across the Rockies.
states, but no <
and sustained our market this morning.
There Is probably a large sj>eculatlvn long
Interest for account of a few individuals.
iiuriesi iur •ii-i-iiuiii hi m irw imitimiMir.
and a good-sized short Interest for scattered
acconnts, both nnable to move on geeonat\of
decision by spot developments, rerststem
steadiness on our aide Is causing concern In
Liverpool, as can be teen by tne.followlnf
coble received today:
'•Prices hold so firmly In the face of Im
mediate outlook that, on the tallef that the
bureau estimate la correct, cottpn should ad
vance aud trade Improve. We expect nn up
ward movement of prices to start after Jan-i
nary. If not Immediately, and widening
ua i j, 11 iiui inline
straddle differences.
The market differences .between here ami
Liverpool Is still ataut 80 points below the
• straddle operatlot
normal and straddle operation* should nay.
European markets most advance In time
to attract the remainder of this crop, which
Is liable to be more tightly held.
Mr.
consumption, cables: "Consumption by the
spinners during November: Great Britain
6).000 against 78.000 last year, continent 110.-
000 agnlnst same amount last year. Stock
at British mills 406.000 against 676,000 last
Washington announce* the next ginners*
report will be Issued December 21, our time,
giving cotton ginned to December 1$. Hpot
people report the market well supplied, but
absence of demand except a little for sts-
from different source* in the biggest produ«*;L
lag oountlef of Texas ear that around 96
I per cent of the crop Is picked, ‘ginned —j
sold,
round
and
1. and private report# generally from all
nd say that ginning* hare fallen off at a
prising rate, and are much less for the
anrpi. ... ... .
period than they were_ last yepr.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-J. B, Bocbe A Co.:
wna without new fea-
to 7 points higher on ca
Ides and then losing Its gain on room sclllna
and standing ataut net unchanged around I
o'clock. Memphis wired that 66 gins In Mis
sissippi, Arkansas and Tennessee ginned
luring tbj* jMPflod 4,368 bales compared to
1,306 last period, s decided falling off.
Shreveport wired that 96 per cent of the
jVmJtTwir,. thttt .txtr .lx *1.. In «™f.l» wV,th,r k.r. . d«ltn. of M.tT..WlSli
rk,nu>. T.nnrni>* and MliMnlnnl rlnn.cl t In whMt tml,,. The m»rk,t r«lll,d, Alalwntn nn<l MlnMppI—Pxrtl, rlomlj
"S^WnfiS^ bonebt Mttrrh xnd A
on opening. Cone aold. Trade light
North Carolina and Booth Carolina—Fair
and warmer tonight; light southerly winds.
Georgia and Eastern Florida—Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday: warmer to-
Instant nt ?34*i837*. against 84% at the rlo«?«
yesterday. Enough demand nnj»eareil to
cause a rally ntave 84. Wabash preferred
lpoint, selling at 47%.
advanced over 1 |m»uu, wiuug ■(
Aiualgntnatifl Copper after moving up 1
■ * idlng.
point heesme heavy In the latter trnd
Ieslug n part-of Ibis advance. Knnsim
and Texas common wts exceptionally
strong.
Cloning bid* f dlow:
Railway Stocks.
Atchison 1.
do. preferred .. ..
Baltimorm and Ohio .. ..
Canadian Pacific
Chicago and Alton . ..
Chicago and Northwestern
Colorado Houthern .. ..
Denver and Kin Grands ..
do. preferred .. ..
03
..175%
.. 51%
..178
Erie .
Illinois Central
Louisville and Nashville ..
Manhattan "L"
Metropolitan Street Railway
Mexiean Central
Missouri Pacific
New York Centra!
Pennsylvania * ..
Reading
.. 36
. . 82%
.. ru %
.140%
.. 130\
. .130%
. . 23%
St. Paul
Southern Pacific .
Southern Hallway
. .140
. .120 V
.. 24 8
..182
Wabash
Wisconsin Central
IntcrlKiro-Uetro .. ..
do. preferred
Great Northern .. .. .. .. .. .
Atlantic Coast Line .
Miscellaneous.
Amalgamated Copper
American Ca f and Foundry .. ..
American Locomotive .. .. .. .
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting and Refining .
anJwithout fent are.
Carpenter. Baggot 4k Co.: The baying
Yesterday was attributed to prominent ej>°t
Interests, and this morning Liverpool hna
reflected tho full effect of the operations
from such sources. A letter from Mississip
pi described a hopelessly bearish situation,
snd says that the bears, and their number
Is "legion.” snd those who are bu; *
short on ’sr>ot’s"snd fntnres. Surh i cnnifl*
* 14 ba *
tlon about
ket be deprraaed
■RVfTBUr
.1 out !b»
twtixbt vltbnnt ttatt illirtitHt rlxk >■ to fit-
tor, fl.r.topnunti. and thraa p«pla who
wiling. If (her should hr!p to hold uti
. prlt-i-, will bar# to hoj 1t In at tha atll-
frs' flgtirra. _
Ko]lowing at* 11 a. m. blda: Drramhrr
I.M; Jannary «.M; March S.62; May *10; Oc-
lohrr *47.
Cotton haa good undartona and battrr
Inf It.
offer apar-
NEW ORLEANS, Dae. U.-Hayward *
Clark: Ur.rpaol ntlher dliappolntlna. altho
up aa nineh aa dn.. Many looked for n
boom or.r there, l’eo^la were huylnx ye.-
to Deeentber 1. and none
Mentphle alao wired that apot aales would
probably tie tarn If buyer, were able Jo
get tho rotton. faetora refualng to fell e,
rapt at nn advanra. The Oetolter poattlon at
hi tha poa.ll)llltlra on the long aide, aurh
mSedueerl aereage, lioll we.rll, Imnroreit
Imalneaa rondltlona, ete. While an ln-and|
out trading markat la nhnut all that ran lie
looked for for Ihe time firing, we ate •till
of the opinion that pnrehaaea of Jnly and
October tire adrlaahle. hut the buyer mint
• prepared for more or lew, of a long watt,
bleb will rriiulrr patience
Carpenter, Baggot k Ca.
NEW YORK, Dee. if—The national gtn-
nerf- Igarea reported yeaterdiy abowiag oat-
000 waa eonatrued by aomn a. Inlll
dneed ten. door eoetriag, and. it la eaid,
aome buying for apot Inltrntte. If thle re
port le a reaponiihle fnreeaet of gnrerament
gfnnere' dgtire,, and It mail ha borne In
mind the national gtnnera hare barn running
little In eireaa of roeeramont Sgurea, Ihe
total amount up to DaeemWr kS this yoar
will bo from 250,000 to 300,000 In eaeeea of
total ginning up to name data in t#®«. wke«
total ont-tern waa nearly 13,500,000. Nol-
withitanding thle eitaatlon there are aatl-
mataa of probably 000,000 to 1,000,000 for
Ibta period, tnd adeirea Indieate eery bearfeh
eentiiorat In tka Heath One writer aay. the
roaatry haa cone madly bearfeh and Ihoaa
who wera bnllieh and di.poe.d to bay MM
i, *to at abore three prirrt are now willing
to no abort oh epnta and future.. Of route,
thera le a reekouiag day. for thou who are
■o blindly eelllng, will want to bay bark
■oma day, and tho prime m*r gredaally tag
«, lo.ee, until after Ibte ho iday rotton
la oat of the way. we balitet it will taka
an edeanea of 2 to 3 eente a pound to bring
out enough American eottoa to eatiafy tha
world'! requlremente dariag the hitter part
of tbi. keaaon.
THE METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dee. 15.—At tho metgl
exchange today nn Irregular tendency
wna ahnwn. Alt grade* of fopper were
reduced l-S In the uxklng price. Lead
men ellghtly lower In the bid, while Tin
improved 3-Sc tor spot and nearby de
li verien.
Quotntfnna: Lake Copper. 14 1-48
14*-*; Electrolytic, I4QI41-8; ennt-
Inge, 13 7-SCrM. Lend. 4.2004.25.
Spelter, |5.10</S.15. Tin, 23021 l-S.
terday expecting a email cenena on the 23th.
Think It will not ha orar li.7CO.000. Intt It
l|, liable to ehow more ginned In Alabama
and Cleorgla than tha bureau crop aattmate,
which would eauaa a beariih Interpreta
tion abroad , ,
Market open, ateady unehanged. Nawa
from New York that a large apot bonne
l» heavily long of Jannary and waa buying
March yeitnrdny acnrei ring ahorta. and
there la Mr covering thle morning,
not think jnafkatwtlT^B
■cnlplng ntTolr.
changed to 14c lower. Oata were alow and
price changea amkIL Prorlalona were alow
and the trade without feature.
CHICAGO ONALt MARKET.
Day'a range In futurea In Chicago;
IVflEAT—
Dec.... 991
May.... 1941
Jnly.... 971
■apt
Open. nigh.
«.I»RN-
Dee....
May....
July....
Sept.,.,
Dee
I1"I 1
Bept
I Dll K-
Dec
Jan... 15.76
May.. 16.06
LARD—
Dec..
Jan... 9.15
May... 9.46
KI1H4—
Jan... 8.15
Stay... 8.45
tonlfht M probably taromln* naaetttal hr to-
to moderate southeasterly
Louisiana and Arkansas— Increasing eland.
row; rain In north
a. to., central
Atdlen*..
14.66 14 _
16.75 16.674 15.7«4 15.724
16.124 16.024 16.074 16.074
6.16
9.16
9.274
iilnt lllSvk Slink 5:«8
do ranch. It 1* a
TIPS FLASHED
Fro*. Wall 8tro*L
From Hayward k Clerk.
NEW YORK. D*c. 16.—J. H. Bsehe A Co.:
Amrrirsn storks in London steady and mostly
activity again coatlanea in Bm,lt
Hte'.ir Competition In Ike ftm.ltlag deld la
aud aa an argum.nl again,I tha aharti. The
tlforta to deprr.i Rtael .here, have
,1 with
datanaiaad realtunea aad m far hera baan
fntftraled. Th. ralhoad Hit ha, held re
merkably well and there anpurt to be a
good demand far the,. ,toek, on all raeaa-
■ion,. Th, rood etfeet, of yntintay'a 4a-
Carpantar. Baggot * to.: uent
(tiling of Smaller, and Capper from Lake-
wood. X. J.. kart tka totlrt Hat,
ap a moderate lint, befog careful not to hiaea
dandy.
Fbiladelpbla.
Co.: Amerlran atocka in Lon
Threatened trolley atrikea In
Governor llaghea appoint,
ion to Inveatlgata Wallat.
PreaidMt-ateet Taft apeak. In New York
la evening. Denial, of PennaylTanla rail
order merely formal and fart remain, aa
■Utad. Large produe.ra of ropptr and a.II-
Ing agenrlea era making conteatfont to price,
tteanmptlott of dividend of N.w Yovk Alr-
Braka ia eapeeed. Trading ta bond, aa the
door and ontalda ahowa that inreatment de
mand ia atilt goad. Daftnaa of Standard Ml
at haariait expected ta eooeladt thia week,
■albaadwderafar IMd .till wlthkald prin
cipally became of alow Imfrovemaat In freight
earning, and alao on tariff talk and hltehea
ta program to advance rate.. IVaba.k .No
vember earning, cover the dgnr.j of tail year.
Watl-St. Topic: Pome farther Irregalar-
Hy in tha market, aech aa tbe Hat baa been
experiencing lately, may ba eontinne.1 for a
wbfla longer, bat aoereta that barn been
a ind well Informed on tbt laetlea that are
ng employed la the market operatioae are
•tilt butllah and augge.t that adraatage
■honld be taken of all moderate reaction, to
buy tbe atandard abarea. It ia inerted la
iretaa that when tb. alack market
era hare been fluctuating. It
will ba with an upward awing. That a pro-
feaalonal bear element fa making deaperata
effort, to bring about u eerioua eetbark la
quite evident, bat condition, a* far aecm
agalnat it.
The •Dnoaneement of s commission lo in-
CHICAGO CLEARANCES.
Following shows tbs Chicago clearances
of wheat, corn and oats:
Wheat. 240.000 bushels; flour. 61.000 bar
rels; eon*. $34,000 bushels; oats. 20.000 hush
el*. Wheat 8nd wiuil 615.000 bushel*.
NORTHWEST OARS
wnesv.
Corn, increase...... 201,000
Oats, deeresse,. 865,000
\0% k»w(
1 opened ft
1:30 p. ni. 4 lower, ^losed % higher to %
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Car lots today and estimated tomorrow at
dries gw: -
To4ay, j Tomorrow
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
Corn—
Receipts..
Hblptnsnts
ost»—
fP7,600‘j“
nM>o[
Amarillo
Asheville
ATLANTA
Augusta., .. ,, ,. ,. ,
Birmingham
Bismarck .. ..
Charleston.. ., ,. .. ..
Charlotte
Chleago
Corpus Christ!
Davenport
Del Rio
Denver..
Dodge City
El raso
S ort Hinlth..
nlvestnn.. .. ..
Havre
Hnron,, .. .. „ „ ,, ..
Jackson villa..
Jupiter .. ..
Kansas City..
Key West..
Knoxville
Macon
Marquette
Memphis
Meridian
Miles City
Mobile.. ..
i
Nashville
New Orleans..
New York.. ..
Norfolk
North Platte..
Omaha
Palestine
Rapid city..
yemp'tnre!
Min.
Colored
General Electric
Nations! Lead
Psrlfle Mail
Peoples Gas
Hloss .Sheffield Steel
Houthern Pacific, preferred
United States 8teel .. ..
do. preferred .. .. ..
Western Union
Macksy Companies
do.
Virginia-CandiDS Chemical
MONEY AND' EXCHANGE.
31
GOVERNMENT BEPOP.T ON ORA IN.
WASHINGTON. Deft. Mb—Tha fins!
yisad eat I as tea of tbe crop reporting board
BeeeTpti ,.
Shipment!
470.000
447,609
may bring
some temporary an«**ttleir.ent. Should
it oeemr, tha beat advieat are that atoaka
should ba bosghe on t«eh occasion. Great
Northern preferred snd Northern Pteifle art
onee more favored In apeeslativa circles.
annaylvania. New York Central sad
snd Ohlo.sro nil regarded as pur-
t. Missouri, Kan-
Bsiti'JRPOTMpi
chases on any reaction.
aaa and Texas art again coming to tha front
among the minor raila in af *
for high. ~
TBs witnamwil _
port in fruited States Bteel common around
tho 54 (aval woald bo accepted as sn Indies
tion of lower prices, tho wagers bars re
i 50 before it sells materially higher
rived from other sonrrei, indirrfe tho seresga.
’arm prodaeta Ik ths United Ststta to have
been ns fallows:
Aevee. Bushel*.
.mi.TfiR.fiflO S.6G6.65I.0OO
. 80.8 49.00C 487,906.000
, 17,906.000
. 89.844.000
. 9,04A,00i>
. 1,648,000
Corn
Wlstir wheat .
Spring wheat.
Oats
Barley
Rye. .
520.694.000
807.150.000
100.756.000
81,851,000
BANK pLOSING NOTICE.
There will be ■ general closing of
banks throughout the country from
Thursday night. December 24, until
Monday morning, December 28.
The Atlanta Clearing House Aeso-
NEW YORK, Doc. 15.—Money on call
2 3>40'3; time loans firm; sixty days.
3 1-403 1-2; ninety days, 11-2; six
months, 3 1-20* 3-4.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange,
$4.8604.88 with actual business In
bankers' bills nt $4.869504.87 for de
mand and at $4.8504.8516 for alxty-day
bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON, Dec. 15.-Opening:. Rgperlo
IM 194; Mssmrhuvctti Minin*' «'•
North Butte 8464;* Utah Consolidated 45%
Utah Copper 46*4.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
BTOCKB—
Jlmnlgniuntcd Coppkr ..
Auscouds
Atchison
Bsltlm re nuil Ohio .. ..
il«, preferred .. ..
CbcsniMwke nM Ohio ..
Canadian Ibnlttc .. ..
Denver and Rio Grands
do, preferred .. ..
la a. ••
do, first preferred ..
do, second preferred .
Groat Westers ..
Illinois Central
Kansas snd Texas.. ..
iIa. preferred *
Louisville snd Xnehvtlle .
Mexican Central .» ..
do, preferred.
Open II*.M. I
sai.
177 : 176?* 176»»
’M
147 147
1
tr 1 ; 1 ti-j'
V*V, Ira clriirel. a a a
Sew York Centra! ..
Norfolk and Western
do. preferred.. ..
Northern Pacific .. ..
Ontario and Western
Pennsylvania
Grading.. .. .. ..
Rock Island
Southern PsHflc ..
Southern Rntlwny
do. preferred.. ..
Bt. Paul
Union Itelttc ....
•J-*.
Uelfed I
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Atlanta Clearing
prirea than it hss yet sold. American Kmelt- [ cietion ban'.* wilt observe Friday, Da-
(ng is now freely heralded for lower pries*.
" * --** {■ likely to be reflected in
finch action is likely to be reflected
ether copper metal shares also. Advices are
•til! bullish on Brooklyn Rapid Trsmit stul
Interbnro-lfrtropotben issues. The rallwsy
equipment sbsres sre •"•in fsvorsb'.y ft«:\!d*
ered in erne hon»es. Pool* sre still dtaewi-
nating tmllfah talk on indu-trisls spceislties,
th« little outside speenlstioa attention is ac
corded them just sow.
cor.bar 35, and the day following ••
holidays.
Customers will p.'eass take notice.
DARWIN G. JONES, Manager,
CHA8. E. CURRIER, President.
Monday
Tuesday
i isa. i iwT.
. 91.15A.574 3 $ 961.226.li
NAVAL STORES.
SAVANNAH, Gs.. Dec. 15.-Turpentine le
Irm ar 38.*: mle-i. ¥6: receipts, 1.361.
3..V6; receipts. 4.161: vi-
Rosin firm: nn\on. receipts. 4.161: wa
ter white. )r> 5u; window class, $146; N, 1414;
M. F. *0; K. 25.10; I. $4.16: H, $8.40; Q.KJM
09.(*; V K D. $2.97M96.62H; CB A. |2J7^#