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LARGE BEQUEST
TO BAPTIST CHIMH
Louisville Banker Leaves
Fortune For Cause of
Christianity.
Louisville. Ky.. Aud. 11—The will of The
<hlor* Harris, n banker, directs thnt n gift
of JtfO.O** tli«' Baptist Theological semi-
imiT -Ik* coxnnfated. that JIOJJw be given
t„ a university in Louisville under Baptist
control. provided 1900,000 more is raised
within Are years, and directs that nfter the
payment S>t the beqfitata the remainder of
ih.» estate go to the Kentucky Haptlnt asso
ciation for a fund to aid needy churches.
It is estimated that $200,000 trill be availa
ble for this purpose.
Summer Resort
Is Burned Down;
Loss $200,000
Philadelphia, Aug. 12.—Washington
T’ark. a aummer resort on the Dela
ware river, was totally destroyed bv
Are today, Tlie loss will-be at least
121)0,000. The Are started by a pot of
lord boiling over In the kitchen In the
hotel In the main pavilion. Several
persona were slightly hurt, The Are
spread so rapidly that the combined
efforts of the Gloucester, Camden nnd
Philadelphia firemen could not prevent
the spread of the flames. Three thou-
enncl plcknlckera were routed by the
flames. ,
LIVE POULTRY—(Una, 33®I0e:
JWlng to sire. {hicks, l'ekin. hi,
joch: puddle, foe each. Turkeys, 16S1L
l>Sr pound.
DRRSSLD POULTRY—Hens. 15gi«e pet
pound; cocks. TtBcj fries. ISCIOc per loo
pounds. Ducks. per pound. Geese.
10511c per pound. Turkeys. lSOtOr. owiuz
to quality. .... *
PRODUCE—Rutter fJeneyl stow, nvtffCc
per pound; country pack very slow. 10l>i:%c
pen pound. Beeswax active. 23c per pound
Uoney In one-pouud blocks active. IfrS l'-’VV
per jraund; In bulk, 809,- per pound.
.. NLTK—Lemons, fancy Mes
sina. J3.jkSt.00. Rauauas, I2.50S3.00 per 100
pounds. I.tmes, *1.00 to llr per 100. Peonnta
In sacks areraftnc 100 pounds each, owing
P "oft? ao*’ ,2 * 00S2 - 73 - Callfoiuln oranges.
VK«r.TARLKR-Rcc plant. H.00® 1.23 nor
ernte. Colilmge. l#®l*Je. Irish potatoes. ir<{
<fc bushel. Onions. S1.00fH.2S per bushel.
Itutii Unjm turnips, <Xfffle per pound. 8pan-
Ifili onions, $1.50 pee crate. Sweet potatoes,
pumpkin yams. PQrlW.OQ; white. 7>@S5e
per bushel. K«jr Irish potatoes (not necontj
crop), }2.00®2.2j per barrel. Lettuce. $2.0$
per drum. Cauliflower, 10c to 12#c per
t. Pei
Celery, 32.0003.66 per crate.
Jl.1.50 per crate. . Beans, SJffOOc per
ttwer,
epper,
r t r .n , <‘-. RlncklierrksV iimaOO “peT^t-rate!
>\ hortleberrles. 7®8e ner Quart.
plour and grain.
P ntPnt * 56.75: best pat*
cn . $6.50; standard patent, $0.23; half pat*
B E, rin 8 wheat patent, $7.00.
WHEAT—For poultry. $1.80. *
LORN—Choice red cob, 97c; No. 2 white,
91c; mixed, 91c; choice yellow, 96c; corn
•bops. 95c
OATS-CU,,,- v
clipped, 64c { whlto elippi
icy, 65c; red.
i. 60c; clipped
d, 58c; Okla*
‘Sc; rust-proof, 75c; No, 2 white,
barley mixed. 66c: No. 2 mixed.
* unin rust-proof. 62c.
SEEDS (Racked)—Germs n L.lllet teed,
seed, amber, $1.15; cane seed,
$1.63;
TAN YIOK WINS OUT
After nil, Tnn Yielc Is really a Yick nnd
not Chow John. And he will not have to
leave Columbus-and bent It to Canton-
<'liIni, not Georgia. Assistant District At
torney Angler returned from Columbus
MRI -jpt..... Tnn beat It out aud demon-
suited he was not Chow John.
Incidentally Mr. Angler learned that Chi
namen can bo brothers nnd one be a Ylck
and tho other n John. Tnn Ylck claimed
if be Chow's brother nnd Mr. Angler
V ught it Would be easy to prove this un-
ir,»e‘ because ono was Tnn nnd the other
4 how. Do learned, however, that a Chi*
tinman's first nnme is his family name, but
he also Earned that the name may be
spelled nnil pronounced differently lu vari
ous provinces. In tblsnnnnner the mystery
of why one brother was Tan antf the other
Chow wns solved.
TO WORK CONVICTS
ON PM ROADS
5ov.~ Sanders Says Plan Is
On to Abolish the
Penal Farms.
N,w Orleans, La., Aug. 12.—At the
Rood Yoade convention in aeselon at
Eaton Rouge tddny. Governor Sanders,
in the opening address, announced that
a plan Is under consideration to do
away with the penal farms of the state
>md to use convicts on public roads. It
Is proposed to build a model road be
tween New Orleans and Baton Rouge
1n the Interest of which the convention
1« being held, and the governor said the
work would be carried on under the
liliectlon of state engineers by convict
labor, with Federal good roads olfl-
tlal, supervising.
SUPREME COURT Or OEOBOIA.
orange. 31.15. Wheat (Tennessee blue stem)!
Jl.oJ. Itye (Georgia). J1.33.
HAT—Alfalfa, choice pea green. II.20: al
falfa ho. 1. JkCO; Timothy, choice large bale,
*1.10; choice one-thlrd balea. J1.10; Timothy
No. 1, email bales, J1.10; Timothy No. I,
light mixed. $1.06; Timothy No. 2. SOc;
clover hay. 96c; Timothy No. 1 clover, mixed
Mr: Bermuda. 7Sr.
MEAL— Plain, 144-pound sacks, 9lc; plain,
Do-pound sacks, 95e; ntiln, 48-pound sucks,
94c; 24-nnund sacks. 9jc.
raiCKSK FEED—Fifty-pound aacka,
Jt.00; Purina scratch (Imfes), one doxen,
31.00; Purina chick-. $3.25; rnrliut (enrich,
103-potiud sacks. K.13; gucceaa scratch feed,
100-iinunil sacks, *1.91; Purina feed, Ht-pennd
sacks, $1,75: Purina feed, 100-ponnd sacks,
*1.80. Alfalfa meal, *1.45. Germ meal. *1.95.
Arab horse feed, 51.SO: June pastnre, 11.00.
COTTON SEED MEAL—No, 1 per ton,
*32.00: No. 2 per ton. **1.00.
COTTON SfcED llUl.LH—Sacked per ton.
19.00.
RIIORTH—Halllday white, *t.S6; fancy 1o-
pound sacks. *1.05; shorts, pure wheat, cot
ton sacks, 75 Iba.. *1.70; ahnrts. brawn. 76-
pound socks, *1.60: 100-pound sacks. *1.60;
bran, 100 and 75 pound sacks, *1.3.7; salt
brick per case, *1.50; salt brlek (medicated*
case. $4.76: wilt rock per hundredweight,
11.00; salt, 100-pound sacks. 48c.
PIBH.
FIfftf—Bream. Tc per pound; snapper, 0c
net per pound; trout. 9e per ponnil; hint
fl«h. 6c per pound; ponipnun. 12c per pomid;
mackerel. 12c per pound; mixed flsh. 63tc
per pound; hlnrlt bats, 10c per pound; mul
let. *9.00 per barrel.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. *
COTTON WAS HIGHER
AT THE_ OPENING
Dropped Off Several ?oints
Later on Commission
House Selling.
RANGE OF NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON -MARKETS
iBY PllfVATR LEASED WIRE*
N«w Tork, Aug. 12.—The local cotton mar
ket opened steady 5 to 0 points higher. Some
f it the big commission houses hs<T good sell-
ng orders and eventually the execution* of
these checked the rise, causing prices to drop
off several points after the call. Memphir
interests were good buyers thru room brok
era, but these purchases failed to sustain the
‘irly advance. . ,
Liverpool closed 9 to 11 points htgbei
Trading was not of large volume during
tho morning session. The tone, however,
was steady nnd n higher rargj* of values
was maintained up to the Uoon # our.
Heavy buying In the afternoon turned the
17* to 20 point* shore Wedneaday'a
quotations.
^POT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, nominal: middling 12V.
Liverpool, firm; middling 6.C6.
New Orleans, steady: middling 12%.
New York, quiet; middling 12.80.
Augusta, steady; mlddliug 12H.
Savannah, quiet; middling 12#.
Mobile, steady; mlddliug 12#.
Norfolk, steady; middling Vl\t.
(Jnlveston, firm; mbldllng 12V4.
Houston. fiti*ady; middling 12U-
. Memphis, quiet; mlddlirg 12U.
Boston, quiet; inlddling 12.80.
Baltimore, nominal; ramdllng 12H.
Fhiladelnhin. quiet; middling la.05.
Ijouisrille, firm; middling 12H-
St. I^uls, quiet; middling 12%.
Wilmington, norainnl. v
Charleston, nominal.
final
(August 11. 1909.1
, Judgments Affirmed.
Murphy vs. Harris; from Bibb superior
4'*M , rt—Judge Volt on. M. Felton Hatcher,
I homes li. West, for plaintiff Ju error. Mil-
Allen • vs. People’s llnnk of Tnllmtton;
from Tallmt—SnmuM B. Hatcher. Judge
I'ro hnc vice. Knaon A Bull, A. J. refry-
innn. for plaintiff in error. A. I*. Per-
»"»ns. J. II. McUehee, contra.
• '•■iitral of tleorgln Railway Company vs.
Innkersley; from-Schley—Judge Littlejohn.
Milliain D. KIddoo. C. it. MeCrory. E. A.
Hawkins, for plaintiff In error. J, II, Cbe-
U **L J- A. Hlxou, contra.
Judgments Reversed.
Augusta Naval Stores Company vs. For-
imv ft nl., nml vice versa; from Richmond—
•1'idgc Ilamnioml. WAUIam K. Miller. Jo-
"fPb-tt, Lamar, for the company. William
‘‘ontni.
Mills vs. Ktate; from Grady—Judge Park.
Ledford Jt Terrell, for plaintiff In error,
•lohii r. Harr, attorney general; William E.
"ooten. solicitor general; Ueubeu R. Ar-
*‘dd, contra.
New Tork, Aug. 19.—Minneapolis, No. 1,
northern wheat, $1.87, Wheat, dull; No. 3
red, fl.10% f. o. b. Corn, easy; No. 2
mixed, 77 %« In elevator. Oata steady; No.
2 mixed, 48c in elevator. Ryo dull. No. i
western, 7Ae f. o. b. Barley, dull; new
feed. 63055c c. 1. f. New York. . Flodr dull;
new spring patents, $6.28: winter straights,
new, $5.40. Milt feed, dull; spring *
$28.60.
Pork, dull: mean, $21.75. Lard, dull;
prime weatern, 11.75. Tallow dull; prime
>. 5 ®*lfle.
Coffee, dull; No. 7 Rio 8%e.
Sugar, dull; granulated, 4.95.
THE COFFEE MARKET.
]9».
IVOtL
New Orleans
Galveston
Mobile.
Savannah. . . . .
Chariest on.
Norfolk
123
741
407
. 220
* 8M
422
1,076
74 ^
15S
2 .
, 1.463
Totul
ras
3,193
IHTF.BIO& BGOEIYTI.
Interior rectlpt., comperefl with Mine a*y
t..t r.iir:
YTM.
1WW.
Houston * . *
324
1
2,108
* S
245
580
Memphis. .......
Rt. Louis
Cincinnati .
Totul
jm
3.341
i
s
i
i I--1 !
Shins'| ‘u
II
12.09- 11
12.07*08
12.08-08
1109-10
12.08-0#
12.08-09
12.10- 11
Aug.. . . .
ti»pf.. » . .
Oct..
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
March. . .
May., j . .
12.24
12.15
t2.i1
12.15
ts. IS
12.15
12.42
12.33
1*2.31
12.29
12.29
12.31
lf.24|12.42112.30-38
12.29-81
12.10 12.28 12.27-2K
1125*27
1111 12.27 12.27-28
!tlMU.ill2.24*2S
12.25-26
• ' - ' • 1 ■
12.15112.27112.2840
August
September
October
November
December
J Closed steady.
'tides'
ITooT
NAVAL STORES.
Bn,In Arm; 2.360; r»c»lpt«. 1.2*4;
- - • -jw X).,a- *3.60; N,
1. *4.85: It. *4.25;
OT *3.92*63.96: F. *3.90; K. *3.«3C3.78; D,
I3.S5CJ.40; C B •
would know why we p.»let.
CHICAGO CLEARANCES.
Following nre t'hlvngo rlearanee.
wheel, rnrn end oet»>to<1ey:
Wheat. 166.000 hiiehele; Sour. 11.000 tiarrete;
corn. 4,000 tmehele; oatk, 2,000 tm.hcle.
Wheat and flour equal 173,000 bnabele.
THE METAL MARKET.
opni-teil. I.ead ivaa etroua.
390.000 minima of Augimt eold et 4.40 anil
230.000 September at 4.15 Tin wna i» ah ail c-
l0 Onotc; Knot ronpor J2.90«13.n6, Allan,t
12.aiiBI3.10. September 12.45C1RIO, Ootoher
12.53*13.10. anelter I.50C5.SO. load 4.30C4.40,
tin 29.25C29.I5.
would know why wo perils!.
The American Audit Co.
Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFRENTZ, O. P. A., President.
*HEO. COCHEU, JR.. C. P. A., V-Pr*«. and See’y—A. F. LAFRENTZ, Tre«».
BRANCHES:
NEW YORK—Waldorf-Astoria. ATLANTA—Fourth Nafl. Bk. Bid*.
°^”* Exohanfi:e Building CHICAGO—Marquette Building.
vi£5**JKGTOK—Oobjrado Building. PHILADELPHIA — Bellevue-Stratfonl
om.BAN8-B.nneB Bulldln*. «* vrtKCO-Claue
ItAl.TIMORE—Kleer niilldlnr FSANCISUW-t-IMB
LICHM0ND--.7Iut*ua 1 Bulldme. LONDON. ENG.-Grexham St. Bank. ,
ATLANTA BRANCH, 1015-1T Fourth National Bank Building.
0. B. BIDWELL, C. P. A., Resident Vice-President
• ek.‘-one.. M.in. »7Z Cable Addreit. AmdiL New York.
r
Atlanta National Bank
ATLANTA. GA.
c. E. CURRIER. President. H. T. INMAN. Vice Prc.ldenL
GEO. R. DONOVAN, Cashier.
„ JAMES S. FLOVD, Aoiatant Caxhier.
Capital $500,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $850,000.00
We Solicit Your Patronage.
mcncsier niiguiiy muier,
d: “Market Improrlug on
New York buying.” Llv*
re nlK»ut 8 better than clue
The
New Orleans, Aug. 12.—Our Liverpool i
respondents cabled this morning: ’‘Believe
conditions In Manchester slightly better.
Another cable said “
New Orleans and 3
erpool futures were
nnd snot prices 5 higher; sales 7,003.
prevailing spirit here this morning was
more confidently bullish than for some time,
owing tv continued ralna In the central ana
Eastern states, damage reports of sbeddinr
and weevils, no rain In forth Texas nn<
Oklahoma and better cabl r from the other
side. The first trades were st nu advance
of 8f?9 points nml the gain wns well backed.
Weather conditions in central -** —
states begin to cause nppre 1
three weeks there were duly raius nnd the
Indications are for continued wot weather.
North Texas nnd Oklahoma had no precipi
tation over night, but the lower half of
Texas had scattered showers. It is cloudy
In Arkansas. Indications point to cloudy,
showery weather fot.Tcxas during the next
48 hours and cotitlnued^ rnlny weather In
the lower centra! ami Eastern states. Cora-
plaints of too much rain are getting more
plentiful- each day. Houston’s rreeipta to
day of 324 bales are all new cotton. The
market Is dull, but has u determined bullish
undertone. . B w ^
New Yprk, Aug. 12.-4. B. Bnehe A Co.;
Cotton III thi» early afternoon had recorded
a gain of 9 to 15 points, October showing
the greatest strength, going to n premium
of 4 points over December as 4*otnpnred to
dls4>ount yestenlay nnd for some time back.
This was due to goo<l commission house ile-
nintid nnd 4*overlng of shorts who perhaps
thought It wns useless to attempt to shake
rri again today, and the boar party
not particularly aggressive. Their ai
de. however, Is said to be unchanged.
‘‘AME OF STOCK-
Amalgamatcd Copper.
Am. Ice Securities. . .
Am. Sugar Refinery. .
Am. Smelting
Am. LncomotR. . . .
Am. Car Foundry. . •
Am. Cotton Oil. . , *
Am. Woolen. . . . . .
Anaconda, w ..... .
Atchison .
Atlnntlc Coast Line. .
Brooklyu Ruphl Trnu..
Baltimore * Ohio. . .
Canadian Paclile. . . .
Chesapeatc * Ohio. -
Cohaolldatod (.a,. . , ,
Central Leather. . . .
Lo orndo Fuel A Iron.
Colorado Southern. . .
Delaware * Ilad,on .
Dearer A Rio Omude.
Erie* Cr * Feourltlea. .
do. preferred.’ M
General Electrlo. .
Great IVestero
Groat Northern pfd. .
Great Northern Ore. .
!!,V k ! nl < ' nnl A fron. .
JBItioli Central
Interboro
. do. proferfed. . . .
town Centra!
Kansas Citr Southern.
Kanaaa A Texas. . . .
'.onlsvlfirff 1 Nashville.'
Tfttal snieTTu^rm
NAME OF BTOCK-
MLfourl Fnclflc. . .
Now York Central. .
Northwestern. . . . .
National Lend. . . .
Norfolk £ Western.
Northern Pacific. . .
Ontario A- Western. .
Pepns.vlvnr.ia
Pressed Steel Car. . •
Rendlnr. C*
Rock Island
ilo. preferred. . . •
Republic Iron k Steel*
do. preferred. . «. *
Sloxs-Shcffleld
Southern Pacific . . .
Southern Railway. . *
do. preferred. . . •
St. Paul.
Tennessee Copper. . .
Texss Pacific *
Third Avenue. .....
T.’nlon Pacific
United States Rubber.
Utah Conne
Vn.-Cnr. Chemical. . .
Western Union. ....
Wabash. ........
do. preferred., . . .
Westlnghousw Kleetrl*.
Wisconsin Central. . .
Western Maryland. . .
Corn Product*
HIGH RECORD LIST
INCREASES DAILY
Eighteen Issues Are Added
Thursday—Advance on
Urgent Demand.
new York
QgofsHonsln cotton futures:
LIVERPOOL.
6.4Ui 0.31
Futures opened quiet as follows:
Opening Previous
Range. 2P. M. Close. Close.
August........ 0,49 -<*64 0.54 G.54 6.44
Aug. Hepf... 6.40 -6.45
Hept. Oct.... 6.85 -6.41
Oct,-Nov..V;. 0.88 *0.41
New.-Dec.... 0.30 -0.41
Dec.-JSn 6.38 -MI
Jan.-Feb 0.36 -<*1 Vk 041
Feb.-March. 0.39 -8.40 0.41
March*April. 0.30 -8.41M, «A1
Aprll-Mny 0.41
May-June.... 0.37 -6.41 6.41%
Jnne-Jaly.... 6.40 -6.4Hft 6.41%
Closed easy.
NEW ORLEANS.
Qnotatlonsln cotton futures:
Aug;. 1 :
Kept.. •
Oct.. .
Nov.. .
Dec.. .
Jan.. .
Feb.. .
March.
April.
May.. .
Closed
12
iii’.ioiiM
12.7612.28
i2.»ji2.42
iblMtil’.M
steady.
12.22-23
........... 12.20-22
12. W| 12.40 12.37-38
U i-' i" !■:
12.24 12.04
12.2l-2Jfl2.01-02
12.20-22 12.01-02
12.19-2012.03-04
12.41-4611123-25
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE.
(From Hayward & Clark.)
York, Aug. 12.—J. S. Bsrhe
Liverpool wns due point higher.
Opened qulst 102 decline. At 12:15 r>. ra.
wna steady at a net advance of 804 points.
Spots quiet at 5 points advance; middling
8.66; sales 7.000, American 6,200, speculation
and export 600; Imports 200, all American.
Estimated ports 1,400, against 875 last
week. 3.195 last year nml 6*5 In 1907.
prices, but. on the other hand, (here Is an
excellent demand for futures around 12e
ns an Investment; Look for a trading mar
ket. but prefer tho loug side ou sharp
breaks.
The Journal of Commerce says: "Against
all the stories that are being circulated
to the effect thnt William R. Craig k Co.
has covered shorts lu a roundabout man'
nor stands Craig's own statement that be
has not turned bnjer snd Is still ngninst
(he market. Mr. Craig’s atatemeut In such
thnt those who know him do uot dispute
It for a moment.”
Ilents the best seller of cotton on the
opening. Freeman. Hprlngs, Hchlll, Moore,
Mohr, Byrd nnd Wenmnn bought.
Carpenter, Unggot k Co.: There are too
many things that can happen and too uincli
hews- to come In during this month of n
biilliat nature,to Justify any decline of
more tb«.n temporary duration at this time,
and we mar see the market develop Into a
scalping sfmlr until there Is additional news
on which to bull or bear It.
General buying, htit the snme crowd doing
their licit L hammer. Mltrhrll and Hart*
corn big aebers. Klordnn lauight 5,000 from
Mitchell and 2,000 from Hclilll. Ilentx sold.
Following are 11 n. m, l»bls: August 12.28,
October 12.17, Jnitunr^ 12.15. March 12.16.
New Orleans, Aug. 12.—Hayward A Clark:
Tlie 'weather map shows generally fair in
the upper half of Tcxns nnd Oklahoma,
with no ralp there, but cloudy in Arkansas.
Tennessee, lower half of Texas nnd the rest
of tho belt, with good scattered showers in
south Texas. Now raining at Galveston.
8ome heavy rains In north Alabamn nnd
west Georgia. Good rains in the central
“Believe conditions In
better.”
Co., Liverpool, cables:
rurchases sre being made on orders from
New Orleans nnd New York.”
Liverpool cables: “Very much better bmd
TIPS PLASHED
FROM WALL-ST.
out lut,ra,t, nnpiWMfit to In* lotiR of tlmt
position. The weather map ,hawed rain In
the Atlantic stntes and tn the MU;l,,lpnt
delta. Seven point. In Texa, had llRUt
rain,.- Private erop aeeoimt, from Texas
"■ere very tmltlah, the plant In the central
etlou helns reported a, deterloratlntt rap-
ly. Llvert “ ' ‘
litiyers apil
wns a
tltitde.
The news ttenerally wtt, without feature.
Pontlnued Imylng tiy ntranR people who
believe tn eottntt even nt the,- gootntltina,
tngelher with the pra«pevt of n yield Insuf-
fli lrnt for aplnnere' needs. I, likely to force
price, upward, and a, quite it abort lntere»t
has been put out We are Inclined to look
for value, to work considerably hlsker,
New York. An. 1}.-Cnrpcnter. Baipjot &
Co.; The Improved Liverpool market till,
tnornluit ,einust to furnish the atltnulatlng
Influence here. Followlns New York’s open-
las- nt an advance cable, grnrrally from
l.lvermol nnd contlneut delerlhed hotter
trade ■ vondltlou,. with every Indlentlnn of
price*" adrnneln* In the foreign market,
where good buying hos developed nml char-
aeterlsted the day’s scion. The shrinkage
In the Iota! stock of oertlflonled cotton,
some 36.0hl> hale,. In the last four er live
week,, with every Indication of n further
material reduction before the end of this
month. Is nttraetltjg widespread attention.
This, with the report, that southern nianu-
"— for all the early
giving tho whole
situation a hotter aspect. Rverythlng potato
to a general Improvement In American liusl-
ne«« this fall, nnd It,I, thought that It will
have a great Influcfice on livening up the
situation In Enron.. «o thnt we may yet get
log the bear crowd, before the rush season t | 0 „ |, e f or p in>iders attempt to
“ H 1 hol$lng>. We still believs in higher prices
WHEAT PIT FLOODED
WITH ORDERS TO SELL
Opened on a R^nge of 3-8 to
3-4c Lower Than Wed
nesday.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat—No. 2 red winter 107 01O7H
Corn—No. 2 05
Oata-No. 2 .. .. % 3«H
THE WEATHER.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Aug. 12.—Weather conditions
and general torecaat:
Tho weather has become unsettled over
tho eastern half of the country and during
the last 24 hours there were local ralna in
gulf and south Atlantic states, Ohio
r. ("a * **' ™
valley,
lake 1
.. . fton, the upper Mississippi
▼alley and at scattered points In the Rocky
mountain and plateau regions.
Moderate temperature continues through
out the Eastern states snd lake region, nnd
warm weather is general in the Mississippi
valley and the plains states.
A disturbance that covers the Missouri
sissippi river during the next 80 hours.
The temperature will rise In the middle
Atlantic states, western New England, the
upper Ohio valley and the lower lake region.
Forecast until 8 p. m. Friday:
Virginia, North Carolina, 8outh Carolina,
Eastern Florida, Weatern Florida, Alabama
„ By T. C. 8HOTWELL.
New York, Aug* lfc—Eighteen standard
stocks in Wnll-st. today made new high
records on tho flrat few minutes of trading.
The most impressive of these were Pennarl-
vanta'Union Pacific. Southern Pacific, Steel
and Copper. This advance was considered all
the more significant because in only one or
* wo . did the short interests amount to
anything. The buying was done for the ac
count of the largest interests in the street
and they actually want the stocks.
Business wo* well distributed throughout
the list. The 100-shsre public was not pres
to be for the account .....
Company, which will hj compelled to rap)am
the Heinxe stocks, concerning which there have
been several arrests made. Ray Consolidated
and Nevada Consolidated were record-break
•tfjW the curb market.
Wnll-st. had the moat exciting market to
day of the aenaon. More tlinu n score of
new high rueordn were made In the lending
Issues. London option traders were fop-ed
to cover 5.000 shares of American storks at.
severe losses. The buying was s<» eager
that Morgan interests sold several hundred
thousand shares to nllny tho excitement.
Union Pacific wns the greatest performer «>f
the dnv. with Pennsylvania, Steel. Rending,
and Illinois (’entrnl following closely after
It. Transactions weye In very large blocks.
The small traders were entirely absent, and
there wns 110 public participation of its*
portauce.
New York, Aug. 12.*-Thr strength shown
In tho market st the opening w$t greater
snd more pronounced than at any time sines
the present bull mbvcmpnt was in progre$n.
There was urgent buying nil around ths
room, with the supply of atocka around ths
recent current quotations not forthcoming,
causing many gains being recorded on the
first salea of over a point, and during the
first fifteen minutes the market established
advances ranging frofn substantial frartionr
to two or more points.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
New York, Aug. 12.—Money on call. 2*4
tS* per cent; time loans, 00 days, 2\<-
; 90 days, 3@2K: six months, 4 per rent.
Posted rates: Hterling exchange. $4.86<ft>
4.87% with actual business in bankers' bills
at $4.8045 bid for demand and 84.8490ft;
4.8510 tor 60-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged. ,
Commercial bar silver, 51c.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
London, Aug. 12.—Bar silver quiet, st
23 Hd.
LONDON 8TOOS MARKET.
Stock qnotntlona:
STOCKS—
Anaconda.. ..
. . traders at the opening of the
market today, and wheat opened on a range
of to % lower than yesterday*! closing.
Reports of rains all over the Weat had any-
provision market presented a dull *nd
neglected appearance at the opening with
prieea unchanged.
Wheat eioaed K to Tfce lower than y#S’
terday. Corn waa off *4 to 74c and oats tye
lower. Provisions closed lower.
OniOAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Ranges In Chicago grain:
Previous
, - Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
^YIIEAT-
fe ? 3 I i 9
r 8 8 8
m
Dec.... 37
May.... 39%
PORK-
Ropt.. 23.85
•In n.. 18.75
LAUD—
Bent.. 1U
Oct... 1I.F
Jan... 9.
RIBS—
Sept... 11.02#
OH... 10.72#
Jan...* 8.90
37 S64« 37
37% tl 37
39# 30# 39*
20.45 20.20 20.45
16.82#, 18.72# 10-50
11.S2V4 11-3274 11-20
11.25 21.25 21.25
9.8774 »W . 9-85
10.8774
10.67#
8.75^
10.9774 11.00
10.727% 10.75
8.87# 8-90
(Fr»s Hayward k Clark.)
New York. Aug. 12.—J. 8. Bacbe k Co.:
Kurpeana are very enthusiastic over our out
look and are backing it un with substantial
investments. The Kai
Kansas 1
will be
___ _ IB fl
record-breaker, barring accidents. The
of buying orders simply swept away all op-
isition and tho shorts Were covering as
st as possible at the close. All depart
ments sre rxpected to be strong this morn
‘ tho market may bo excited, fspcriaUj
„mans and Steel stocks. Tho occasion
al realising has. If anything, improved the
teehnical position. Steel companies sro
swamped with business snd are refualng near
delivery contracts.
jieve fbe volume ot business will be larger
If you hrni ever tried a Want Ad. you
would know why we persist,
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
hcc«dpta.. ..
Khlpmcnts
-gor~
ffii.000
I - X.w'York Financial Bureau: We see no
DAILY COTTON LETTEE. I reason for refusing reasonsio returns on part
W. H. ft W. B. HXBB8 ft 00/8
New York, Aug. 12.—The cotton market
waa flrni tbronchoiit the scaslon ibl* morn
ing. The trndlnc was less nctJve and
somewhat narrower.* This, however, whs
due to the nbaeme of llqittdntlon
and less aggressive IwvulsU activity than re
cently. ns tne tNwncr of market was up-
wnnl from «bc start. This wss helped by
stronger nnd higher markets nr Liverpool
than bad lieet* ex|i#cted, am! to the drought
in northern and western Texas continuing.
well ns throughout the entire atnte of
Oklahoma and most sections of Arkansas.
Moreover, the inability of the »ear 1 lb|ite to
hobl prices down Is fegnr»le«| by most trail
ers as indicative of n weakening of their
iMHiitlon. especially ns the recent develop*
Kents have Yalttd to change the b.iIlLl, sen-
tlment tbnaigltottr fbe trade. As a matter
dt fact, spinning interests ben* nnd on the
other aide who have I wen holding out of the
murket have been coming iu ns good buyers
of options to protect themselves ngninst the
aggregated risks of the future from the
hren ten lug very short crop, reviving gener
ally bullish activity liefnre the next govern-
ment crop report is due to nppear on Hep*
tentber 3. The rise In prices today rangcxl
from 10 to 13 points under the lead of Octo-
l»cr. which now has gone to a premium over
all other options. But for rontinued resist-
anee of largest shorts Improvement in prieea
would bare gone still further. Despite these
efforts, the advance was hel«l during the
late trfdlng. Wo arc still bullish and ■till
advise adhering to the long side, snd favor
purchases on further weak spots or ile-
II ties.
If jn L ..„
would kuoW Why we persist.
Hnnes to be ontirofstie with cautb i
while press comnsent appears to be almost
uniformly farersbl*.
Dow-Jones-Co,; The Bank of England rtfs
remain* unchanged at 2# per eent. Ameri
can stocks In l/mrfon very stror." with gains
of over a point in the most active issues.
General London market quiet and firm, Lon
don settlement concludes tnday. United
Rtstes hankers to get one-ausrter of Chines*
railway loan. Baltimore and Ohio eqaipmtnt
orders to reach $10,000,000. Beth Low may
Steel Car Company in ugly mood oyer erle-
tions. Cuter Island property owners say
10- far* has seriously injured badness of the
re»nr». For the last half year American
THenhone and Telegraph shows net balance
of $14,190,993 compared with $18,109,514
the fame -*«riod a year ago. Resumption ot
Westinghnuse preferred dividend short I v ex
pected, Northern Pacific earnings indicate
11 per cent on stock. Steel eerninr* for the
third nuarter May reach $30,000,000, Iron
Trade Review says rendition of the iron trad*
eontinnes highly •atlsfactory. Covm*r prices
still advancing. Gross sales of Western Elec
tric for eight months Jndieate Improvement of
/ 50 per cent over the same time fact yesr.
Chicago mercantile trade 20 ner -ent faritr
fhsn laat year. Twelve fndaatrials advanced
,85 0 active rails advanced 1.01, a new
ORN-
-mow
$48.000
SSZom
lfCtoo
Arkansas—Partly cloudy and unsettled
weather with continued high temperatures.
Oklahoma—Generally fair.
Texas—Partly cloudy.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
•THROW OR
ATUIVM
DIStKICT
Atlanta, cloudy. . . . .
xChatfanoogn. clowly. .
L53
siwwif,
GnlneavUlo, cloudy. .
Greenville, cloudy. .
Griffin, cloudy. . . .
x Macon, clotiay. . .
Montlctilo, ciomiy.
.NVwnsn, cloudy. . .
xxRome, clear. . .
Spartanburg, cloudy,
Tnllnpooan, rain. . .
Toccoo, cloudy. . .
West Point, cloudy. ....
x—Vor ycaterdity. xx—b'oc 21 hours ending
8 a. m., 15th meridian time.
n
Ivlngsrn
Heavy Rain.
A tin lit a. . . .
Augusta. . . .
Charleston. . , .
Houston, ....
Little Rock. * .
Memphis. . . . .
Mobile. . ^ . . .
Montgomery. . .
New Orleans. .
Oklahoma City. .
Vicksburg. . . .
Wilmington. . .
DISTRICT AVERRCeS.
T5T
ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS.
This Last Last
Week. Week. Year.
.... 450.000 729.000 1.264.000
.. . .2*10,000 3.2*3,000 1,406,000
MODERN MILLER CROP OUTLOOK.
Cincinnati, Aug. 12.—Oats yielding up to
expectutlnna and nn early liberal movement
ia Indicated. Corn needing rain in some
FrrtfoiiH, but outlook for record crop main
tained. Packing 269,OJO, against 630,00) last
yror.
Remarks.
Scattered showers occurred in all sections
of the l»elt except In Oklahoma. Reasonable
temperatures prevail without material
change In the past 24 hour*, tin tree ton dis
trict has l»een changed to Houstou, and lu
future reports will be so published.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
(Darwin U. Jones, Mgr.)
Clearings:
Monday $1,062,928.00
Tuesday 919.783.S8
Wednesday 1,453.321.16
Thursday 1.000.124.27
Baltimore nnd Ohio.,
Canadian I*nciflc .. .
Chesapeake and Ohio..
Brl#.. r _. ..
do, preferred...
Great W’estern.. ., ..
Illinois Central .... ..
Kansas and Texas.. ..
dp, preferred ?
Louisville nnd Nashville
New York Central .. ..
Norfolk and Western..
Northern Pnrlfle
Ontario and Western .. ,
Pennsylvania
Reading <
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
do. preferred
Paul..
Ion J'aclfic
do, preferred
Uni led States Steel ., .
do. preferred.; ,
Open IP.M.[Close
160#* Jfil i 161
141#: 141# 141#
) wy '
164#| 161# 16l\
Atlanta Coal it Ice Co
A Manta Coal k Ics Co. pfd 99
Atlanta Steel...., 46
Atlanta Steel pfd M\{
Atlnnla Brewing & Ice Co 100
Atlni|a k W’eat Point debs.... in::
Atlanta 2#f, coupon...... 01
Atlanta 4#a, 1022 coupon lfM^
Atlanta Gas Light 5s............ 102#
Augusta Factory. 66
Augusta & Savannah... ill#
Central of Georgia, 1st Income. 84
Central of Georgia 2d Ineouie
('entrnl of Georgia 3d Income.. 7S
Centra! Bank it Trust Corp.... 13!
Georgia state 4#a, coupon...... 104
Georgia State 4#a, registered.. JOG
Georgia State 3#«, coupon, so
Georgia Hallway & Electric.... KiV*
Georgia R. R. & Banklug Co... l:>;
Georgia Railway k Electric 5s.
Enterprise Mfg. Co., Augusta.. 8;
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened # higher, nnd nt 1:30 p.
was 746# lower. Closed #ft# lower.
Corn ojmncd uuchangcd. and at 1:3) p.
was # higher. Closed #©# lower.
GRAIN NOTES.
rijilly
Total, four day*..
......... (4,420,27$. 79
COTTON SEED OIL MARKET.
New York, Aug. 12;—Carpenter, p.aggot k
Wo Indleve that while Mien* may lie
*m* further temporary inactivity of the
oil market. If will nt m» distant day puff
si■ * ■■ i , v
nrnj; from of he/ ruling factors and rstn
high record for thi» moment.
Wall Street Topics: Unioa Padfi- Is
slated for conaiderably higher price* on fu
ture developments known to iitsidera only.
Southern Pacific is being prepared for a sharp
advance. The character of the buying In. . - ----- -
Reading insure* higher prices for that stock ; Mali Itself, and further Iwdlcvc tbero nr* ns
In the nesr future. Northern Pacific and great optrortunities on long aide of oil ut
Great Norther® preferred st* now much in these prices as there have lsvi lu cotton
favor in snecnlative circles Atchison. St. ‘ *
Paul.rud Illinois Cwitaj _tr» *? <•'/ well liked.
The advanr* in New Ydtff Certral ia not at
an, end. Better price* *re footed for in
Pennsvtvania. Baltimore nnd Ohio and Nor
folk and Weaterr. • The bull csmpaifn in
Gould shares in F*r.-.n!** delayed, but may be
come aefiv* at any time. Chrtape*kr and
Ohio. Rock Island »-bsre«, SoulWra railway
and Erie Issues are receiring most attention
amon** the junior rails. There ia no change
he bullish position or. the United Ktate*
.. I «harA* and Usher prices may he looked
for. Smelting. Amalgamated. Anaconda and
Lead are also in line for further advances
Consfdidated Gad and People’s G*s are strong
ly hulled in good nuarten. Higher prieea
sre looked for in Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Corn Product*^ American Cotton Oil and the
railway equipment shares 'generally.
fipat.. .. ..
August
rVptembrr
October.a .. ,
Xonmair.. .
IWctnlwr.. ..
January
March.. ., ..
"Raiefi 4,900 V>arrt*U
•\ Opening. 1 CioslngT
l-l 5.4Mi5.80
.. 5.35ft5..V) R.$2«5,5I
..! ft.4MI8.69 fi.5Ki5.54
.. 5.45415.52 5.&MI.V33
.. 5.42*5.48 I 5.4265.45
.. 5.40ft 5.47 ! 5.42ft 5.15
.. 5.47MM 5.48ft3.49
.. 5.5*4)5.89 | 3.84ft 5.6(1
.. 6.654ES.70 1 3,7005.78
MINING STOCKS.
Boston, Aug. 12.—Opening: Copper Range
S5. Calumdt-ArizjHin 119*4. Smelring pre*
^per 35. Nevada Cousol-
Chicago, Aug. 12.—Unrtlett. Patten l
> can mm> nothing lu eight at the mm
to cause any material change tn price*,
undoubtedly will see slight fluctuation^
til the spring wheat crop commoner
Rain* have fallen during the night In
tlon< of tin* country In the vicinity of
igo. Mm now* lias fallen lu the cm
art of Illinois, where it Is needed. Inn
o not believe corn Is suffering m
The demand for oats continues
we do not look for any nmtcrfnl change
prices.
Had good rain last night In eastern li
tuda. but central Illinois still needs r.-M
Corn market will fluctuate with rain*. N»*
irop futures will sell lower If we get rai
Cortl* picking up December wheat stead
Id." the market.
Minneapolis atocka deceraseti 4A n V> f«
five days.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: Wheat trader* an
hist night that the advance wns not a an
prise, ns it was due after tb • t-ever>- hre.il
Those who were Iwarlsh Inst Bight mil
that the poor cash demand wo* enough 1
induce them to sell on Imiges. The mark*
has had a good break, nnd many of li
heat people In the trade, with few exert
tions, look for n farther rally uni*** thei
Is n deeMoft denring up In the Northwo
ern weather.
Ren tlment among com trader* was mi\e-
Pit operators .said thnt the Armour hou>
bought 750.00$ bushels of all deliveries In Mi
last half hour, aud with baying of Logan .
Ilrysti nnd Waggoner wna rwpoofiihl- f<i
the late advawe. a
CakIi handlers of oats nay there lias i*e«-
more oats sold to go out this mouth thi
are likely to be receive*!, and they lo.tk f«i
no accainuiathm of stm-k. It Is the i» :i-
of i«»me «»f the l***st ismt***! men that, whll
prices may work lower, the dec! I tie will b
would know why we persist.