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j’HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: TU US DAY, AUGUST 31. 1905.
Pursuit of the House;
A Story of bloving Day
m a v • ng
d »y. •
By dawn
Tuesday the
rumble of
heavy mov
ing vans be
gan nil over
Atlanta and
c ci n 11 nued
throughout
the day.
Tradition
llxes Sep
tember X nnd May
general switching
uurse. actual moving, or the oulk of
It Is accomplished the day’before the
first, hence the great hustling Tuesday.
Sometimes people move because It Is
iheaper than paying rent, ultho that
kind are few In Atlanta, others move
because It becomes a habit. •Perfectly
normal nnd good citizens whose con
duct In all other particulars Is exem
plary. begin to get restless early In
August. Mrs. Blank Marta out house
hunting, most times with The Qeor-
g an trl-weekly rent page as guide.
Ever tackle a house hunting Job?
Houses are not hard to And In Atlanta,
as there are several hundred streets
full of them, but THE house is the
toughest problem you ever hit. So Mrs.
Blank finds, but as she Is a confirmed
mover by now. she glories In the pur-
*uU of THE house. She'll tell you
with wich glee that there are mighty
few houses for renting purposes she
has not been.thru. ■ Lots of them she
knows she can not afford to rent, but
that malic* nn tfforonon It’,. ..Inr.ln
n*j3ts ywi’ »«/*■ 1
■uirkit. In AtUrta N
mads him t no- |
la kit Jj
that make* qo difference. It'* ripping
good fun to go thru swell apartments
and let Imaflnoton have full p!ay.
Besides It In harmless diversion.
Before Wednesday night several hun
dred families In Atlanta will have
swapped homes. Often you will see
moving vans taking household effects
out of a home, while other vans wall
to move newcomers In.
For some It Is a trying time. But
for many moving in Just one of tho
annual incidents in their live*.
SCHEDULES CHANGED
Important Revisions by A.,
B. & Ay
A ••liatige In nchedalea on the Atlanta.
Birmingham nnd Atlantic mllro.nl will he
it]ivic cn Furiday. September 6. when trnln
Nc. *. now leaving Atnlntn nt 7:60 o'clock
«t night. nrlll he changed to leave at 11:10
* Tin* Tltamaatllle aleeper will he placed In
the union depot nt 9 o'clock and passenger*
•tier enter nt that time. This change will
jfiti* opportunity for people along the road
»|t Ailnntn, spend the dny. take In the
IbMicri and leave nt 11:10 p. in.
T!.e train will arrive nt Oglethorpe nt 5 a.
m.. MwiitegiUtUI «t 5:06 n. ni.. Cordele 6:15
a. nt.. Fitsgorald 7:55 n. nt.. Thomnsvllle
:t. nt. and Brunswick 12:15 p. in.
Returning, the train will lenve Brunswick
at 0:15 *». ni.. Waycros* 7:15 p. tu.. Fltzger*
ntd 1):£5 p. in... C’ordele I2:1u a. in. t niul nr-
Hit! Owe P. IP... * IM'IVIC Mm.tt U. Ml.. mill HI*
riving In Atlanta at i o clock In the morn*
Ins hi time to make connection* with ont*
going trains.
The change also makes a better schedule
Into Birmingham. the arrival being at 11:45
a. in. and departure nl 4:15 p. m. This nl-
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Rome, Ga., Aub. 31.—John T«mnl«
Grav... Jr., son of the editor of The
X.w York American, who la here on a
vl.lt to relative., tills morning won the
rup In the north Georgia tennis tourna
ment.
Tho bm seventeen years of age. he
played a brilliant game all thru the
tournament and wrested the trophy
from Arthur S. West, who has held It
for two years.
In the ladles’ singles Miss Katherine
Jackson, of Augusta, cup-holder, re
tained the championship bv defeating
Mrs. Gordon Harrison, of Savannah.
ATLANTA MARKETS
MUTTS AND PRODUCE.
Kl»GH—Freab countrv. 24fr2Rc.
LIVE I'OI-’LTRY—I!*n*. 4»042e: fries,
owing.to sire. 2W3V. Ducks, Pekin, JPG.1V
each: puddle. 80c each. Turkey*. 16017c
COTTON CONDITION REPORT
POR TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
Special reports to The Journal of' Com-
mere are summarized ns follow*:
.ul J: K$ £7rJ htt * correspondents report a
ahonld chiefly reflect drouthy conditions and
Intenae heat was to be expected. Deteriora
tion from these causes Is unquestionably
heavy, but opinions vary from almost a total
L* viV® V* * randitlon where the crop is still
holding its own. Prom over 200 reports thus
not be
exaggerated to say that cotton has lost 10 to
*5 points since our last report. Growth has
been a natural sequence to these conditions.
but boll weevil damage has not been aerioua,
sa this pest could not survive the severe heat
and drouth. Conditions have favored ma
turity, and . ( murh cotton' is opening prema
turely, puking being very general, but
timatet of yield per acre are very discour
aging in many localities. Nome correspond-
nt* claim that it is now too late for .....
to be of any benefit, while others take a con*
*rary view. All reports, however, are not
pessimistic, for in a number of districts
whare rains have fallen improvement is noted,
the crop beinir in good condition nnd holding
“* With labor plentiful, cultivation
would T _
Ing news. The intense beat and dry winds
occurring in the week ending August 24
raised the unusual apprehension shown In
our reports, and it remains yet to be found
how far rains and lower temperatures may
SELLING WAS HEAVY
AfiOUNDTHE OPENING
RANGB Or NEW YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKETS
.BV PIJIVATK I |-!A**KI» WIHK •
Ail K or STOCK -
Cotton Was Very Well Ab-1 Copper,
sorbed, With the Early
Tone Strong.
: Am. Sngur
■n.llltg, . . , .
Am. Lomaiotir,. . .
42-' •
Am. citon oii.':
Ain. Bonier). . .
Annfni’dn, * * ,
Atchison. .*'***
New York, Aug. Bl,—-Tbs strength or cauies, i-rnoHvn m n*. "*
thl* morning encouraged active buying at Baltimore Ohio. V
the opening here. There was hektrjr telling j CnnnrlIan iSeiite * * .
at the advance, but the cotton was absorbed Chrsnppnfce x nhi'n* .
very well by floor traders. At the end «' *ti*olhI;if»i lf , u, °* .
the first half hour the list was strong with Central f.rath *r * * * .
trade well distributed. Pnel & ima.
Liverpool dosed steady ft point lower to Colorado sou thorn f ° n
4 point* higher. . , Delaware x. iimUon* ,
After opening 406 points higher nnd gain-. Denver & nto flmnrf*
Ing 205 points additional. prices eased off Distiller? Securities '
to nlmut the previous close. tl p - ! * *-vcnnnes.
Seevrnl condition reports were Issued, nil
hnlllsh, Imt were without stimulating ef
fect nn prices.
Mr*. Burch place* the condition nt 68. c
Norrien nt (55.7, nnd th« National tilnttef*
association nt 64,1. nnd thnt 10.500,000 hale*
I* Indicated. Ml** tllle* place# the condi
tion nt 67.5. Sixty member* of the cotton
exchange guess the government figure* wild
he 65.56. , , ,
At the close the market was barely
•toady. August went out nt 12.50, 8 muni*
nliore Mondny** closing. The rest of the
list eloped 3f|S point* Lwcr „
Estimated receipt* Wednesday:
New Orleans ..............A.... *Not
Galveston.. .. i.OOO to 8.000 **.9«4
SPOT COTTON MARKET
Atlanta, steady: middling 12ft.
Liverpool, quiet: middling 6.65.
New Drlenps. firm: middling 12 .-16.
New York, quiet; middling 12.80.
Augiistn. steady: middling 12 5-16.
... If?
.Memphis, steady: middling 12U
Boston, quiet: middling 12.80.
I'.nlfltnnie. nominal: middling 12V.
IMillidelphla. steady: mlddllngJD.OI.
Lmilivllle. firm*, middling 12ft.*
St. l,ouls, steady: middling 12*4*
\\ .Imlngton. nomlunl.
Charleston, nominal.
PORT RECEIPTS.
being already
and some section* report
short staple."
opening prematurely
.. rt* wa
the market.
HEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New York. Aug. 81.—Minneapolis No
northern wheat. 98%. Wheat weak: X
red. 1.0SU f. o. b. Torn weak: No. 2 mixed,
•nk; No. 2 mixed,
elevator. live du-t: No. 2 western
b. Barley dull; feed. 52 c. I. f. New
Flour week: spring patent* 6.3*).
whiter straight* 5.20. Mill feed steady?
per
'•nil.
DRKMUn f’OI/LTHY—Hen*. JHIIfle per
lound: ••oi-k*. 7flSc; frle*. 18^200 per pound.'
trek*. IMIltc per nonno. <lee*p. lTCilb* par
penml. Turkey*. 20022c. owing ta quality.
I'ltODUCK—Hotter *4er*e>i *lew. 2ixf»2*. , e
per pound: conntry pnek very slow. 1O012U«
per pound. Beeswax active. 23c per pound.
Bor* - *■* — "
rnriTK and mjtk
bran. 22.35.
I'ork firm: me**, 22.50. laird firm: prime
westerni 12.63. Tallow quiet: prlim* city.
5 9*16.
tVffee oitlet: No. 7 Tllo, ’’i.
Sugi*r flrtn: granulated. 5.05.
tvm*. tic; 30#t2R pounrU averagv.
I3\Je: fat back*. ll<*: Ellver leaf Jnrd, 13*&e:
Jewell cotntKiuml, X 3 »c. Kx-rlb*. 12t*e.
PI0B.
FI Nil—Bream. 7c per found: snapper. Or
j*t ner pound: trout. 10e per pound blue
fish. 7c per pound: pnmpanu, 13c per pound;
pomi.lij. r.iai,*. M.M In «<• n-r 1W. rcannt, RM cknr,l. Kr per' pnmirt: mlmd flab. 6*6^
In mi*, aramglns HO pm,ml, Mch. main, pnniot; Murk t,a„, 10c per poooU: mill-
m« per barrel.
rel bliilh, 22.5003.CO owing to duality.
Pinesnph**, 52.0002.7$. Callfoinla otaogei.
22 JWM.Aft,
VEOHTABLFJS— Kgg plant. $1.0007,25 oer
lih onions, 21.6) per crate. tJweet potntoei.
pumpkin Jam*. 704U76e: white, 60063c
per huntet. New Irish potatoes (not seeoni
eropl. I2.c?fl2.25 tier barrel. Lettuce. $2.06
per drum. T iTnnllflower. 10c to 12*40 per
K ijud. *>lery, $2.5003.00 ner crate. Pepper.
2201 S> per crate. Bean*. 25060c per
c*nte. Blackberries. $2.6003.00 per crate,
wbortleherrlee. 708c per ouart.
\ ramplst# list of ail house* for rant in
Atlanta is published in Tba Georgian's want
enlimns on every Tuesday. Thursday and
Siturdsy.
A comnlete Hat of nil houses for rent In
A'lanta 1* putdlshed In The ticorglan's want
5**l'»*nna on every Tuesday. Thursday anil
Saturday.
A complete list of all houses for rent In
Atlanta la published in The OeorgUn't want
rolutbns on every Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday.
A complete list of all houses for rent in
Atlanta la published in The Georgian's wunt
columns on every Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday.
When a woman goe* to church ahe
trie* to flx her mind on thlnga above by
fixing her eye* on the other women's
hat*.—Chicago New*.
A complete Hat of all houses for rent In
Atlanta Is published ht The Georgian** want
columns on every Tuesday, Thursday nnd
Saturday.
The American Audit Co.
,Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFRENTZ, U. P. A., President.
fHEO. COCHEU, JR„ C. P. A., V-Prc*. and S«e'y-A. F. LAFRENTZ. Tr,„.
BRANCHES:
YORK—Waldorf.A.lorla- ATLANTA—Fourth Nat l. Bk. Bid,
"P-TOX—Kxcharut* Bulldin*. CHICAGO—Marquttt, Build.n*.
WASHINGTON—Colorado Bulldlr-
NFW Ap?i.?V.r c Si <,rado i u S!?5- PHILADELPHIA - BriHvue-stratford
ORLEANS—Henn.n Bulldlitt , .■ rptvnarn—J’i.h,
Baltimore—Ki.er Buiidinr. SAS ' Rancisco—cuu,.
•tlCHMOND—Mutual Bultdlnf LONDON. ENG.—Gr„nam 81. Bank.
ATLANTA BRANCH, 1015-17 Fourth National Bank Building.
c. B. BID WELL, C. P. A„ Resident Vice-President
Cablt Addrcu. Amdlt. N*w York.
M«in. 872.
Atlanta National Bank
ATLANTA, GA.
C - e. CURRIER. Pruidtnt. H. T. INMAN. Vie. Pr,.id»n».
GEO. R. DONOVAN. Ca,hi,r. _
JAMES S. FLOYD. Auistml Cashier.
Capital ...
Surplus and Undivided Profits
We Solicit Your Patronage.
$500,000.00
$850,000.00
\ 1100.
' 1008.
New Orleans. . . . .
Galveston
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
2.694
10.143
213
7.476
IS4
148
834
70
13.658
166
4.061
7
"iio
Total | 22,547
17, *75
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
interior receipts, compared with earne day
•*«r your:
| 1009. 1 HOI.
Houston I 3,054
Augusta 1 640
Memphis j 507
*<t. Igitils | 448
Cincinnati I 54
13.422
615
.11
"aoi
Total 1 6.603 | 14.269
Erie,
-. ' ,n . .Ktf/errril.' '•
r.Klocfrle. . .
\V r * f rrn
i nr, "'rn ftfd. .
SJU Koith.rn Or,. .
ifn nB lnnl * Iroo. .
I' 1 "Me f-nlml
Inlcrboi-M
t. •ntprcrffi 1 * ’ . .
Jrttrn Cinfmi
Kansas rifr Fontbern.
Knnts* A: Texas. . . .
• '/ <# e.nrefein*.L . . .
l.onlSYiUc t ^. Nnslivlll*
Mlfthuiirl rncIflL*. . i
N*mv York iVniral. .
Northwestern
Nntlonnl Leml, , , ,
Norfolk & Western. .
Northern Pacific, . .
Onnuln & UVs'.eni. .
I’cnnsylt
N A M I- Or 810CK-
rrcaced Steel Car. . •
Reading
Rock Island, . . . . •
•lo. Preferred. . . •
Republic Iron M Steel*
. do. preferred. . . •
Flos*.Sheffield. . . . •
Southern Pnclfle . , .
Soifthern Rnilwny, . •
d«i. preferred. • • •
Ft. Paul
Tennessee Copper. • .
Texas Pacific.
Third Avenue. . . . . •
Union Pacific
Pulled Rtntes Rubber.
Vn..Onr. Chemical. . •
Western Union *
Wnhusb.
do. preferred. . . .
Wesllnghotise Klectrle.
mg
AOS'
73 f 73}4
13sa*! 138%
196 | 191
NEW YORK.
i tw rattan fnta*M•
i J 3| | s|
Aug.. .
Kept.. .
Oct.. .
Nor.. .
Dec.. .
Jnn.. .
Feb.. .
Msrch.
April. .
May..
ItH
12. C>
12.61
U2.6^f5Ujl2.50il2.60 Nom*I; 12.42*45
12.41df.42[l 2.33*12.0112.3143* 1L3M2
1248 12.38fl2.38 12.38-39112.45*46
12.4S,l2.48t2.48l2.4U-44 12.46-4*
12.6) 12.47jl2.48 12.48 12.51-62
12.58 12.43 12.45 12.4445 12.61
12.45-47112.52-54
12.63)12.48]ig!ig l5l4S^4» 115647
Closed iMrely steady.
12.66112.S0H2.5i j 12.50-61'1
LIVERPOOL.
Futures opened steady as follows:
Opening Previous
Range. 2 P. M. UloSe. Close.
August f».7«4
Ang.-Sept.... 6.66 -6.6514
Sept.-Oct... 6.61 *6.6314
Oct..Nov.,.. 6.69 8.61
Nov.-Dee.... 6.M 4.61
Dw.-Jan 6.59 -6.61
Jan.-Feb 6.5SH-6.61
Anrll-Mny... 6.68H4.MV4 6.69 6.,
6.76V4 6.74J4
6.66 6.64 6.64(4
6.63Vs 6.60 6.61
6.61 6.59V4 641
6.62 6.5914 6.68
6.62 6.60 6.68
6.62 6.69 648
6.61V4 6.60 6.5r
sii
NEW ORLEANS.
QBofsrtonw in eoffow fntnres?
Aug..'
Sept..
Oct.. .
Nov.. .
Dec*.. .
Jnn.. .
Feb.. .
March.
April. #
Ma y . . .
jy.77
i24i;i2!37
12.50 12.45
III?
ii.ii
Visa
!I8
Si
Norn'
12.86
12.SM0
12.39
! • 44
i ia 8
12,52*64
12.63-64
12.70
12.68-70
\£sr
12.38
I.MM2
2.41
uM i
12.4940
12.66
12.64-65
12.6648
12.6H-70
NEWS AND. GOSSIP
or tbc n,(Lnr (Tai-lc.
iFrom Ilnyward & ('lark.I
New lork. Aug. 31.—J. 8. Bncho A Co.
VAvernoot wna duo H lower on Octolwr mid
102 higher on other month*, opened steady
HAYWARD k CLARK*f
.DAXL* COTTON LETTER
New Orleans. Aug. 31.—The reports of The
Journal of Commerce on Texa* nnd Okla
homa me very bullish. The first Part of tta*
report on Texas contain* all the fact*. Rut
the icport ends with a little expression of
hope, saying that conditions arc not so Imd
eve.ywbere. which la natural, considering
the territory of Texas, nnd wind* UP by
saying that*It remains to lie seen whether
cooler weather nnd rain* will serve to re
the tale.
Colombo*, (la., wires: "Cotton now be
Ing picked; very disappointing outturn;
where look* na ff It* *bnuld get” two bale*,
Rale* small nnd light:
Liverpool '!* strong, everything conshb
ered. for the blncklioard shows thnt 96.009
lisle* were tendered against fntnres. which,
nevertheless, advanced 3 to 4 points. Hpot
price* 6 higher, sale* 8.006
Our market <
higher. Feel
but the very heavy re
. einta .and anticipation of rapid Increase
owing to general nicking ennsea tome re
serve In the bullish ranks. Friends of the
market would like to ace u determined stand
by producer* and evidence that producers
PrO •— —• -
. Jim the .Iron, ituiiic,. In favor of
hleher prlv„. , .
Weather conillllon, over nlehi were unfa-
rorahle In the i-entral nail western lielt.
where no preelpltutlon of cnn.eaueriee or-
i nrreil. hat they were lietter In the Atlantic
■Intel, where ihowera. inlnjle.l with ttootl
min,, were rather aetiertil. A rain norm
I, enttlna thru tipper Klorliln ontl pnwpeet,
ore for more rain In the e«,t.
Our nnirkei en«*d n little after the Aral
liettr on henry hetlfe lelllna, whlelt fell
prlnrlpnlly nn Oetolier. Thin nhort Inler-
mtfy
nr no t
Europe
nppear nn n Iniyer nt nuy tluie, when
th-'«e inert eontraoti will hnve to Iw pttr-
chttieij Itttelt. The undertone of the market
*'xew York. Any. 21.—J. a. Itaehe ft Co.:
Cotton to thin wrltlnj baa ruled tlttll hut
tlrnt within au . nolnt range, tm.lneia Itelng
rather llaht. The new, rontinned Ittilllah.
The Journal of Comtueree Texa, reptirt
•hawed mined eondliloni. hut the average
r report, leemed to Indie,to n deteriora
tion of 10 to » point,. OklntBimn nl«o re ;
norte.1 tn Indleite n tlrop In randlllan of t.
to 21 point,. There were three prime ten-
dltlott report, luttted In addition to the Na
tional tilnner,' fondltlon of *M Into ye,-
lerilnv. Mr,, nnrelt made It «M again,;
;t in,t month. Nortlen «.. ,galu«t "3.« ln,t
favor,tile, there Itelng light ,hower. In th*
Atlnnllo .Ultra Teia, had a few Imlgnld-
rant ibowrra and ten etntlnn. In that »tat,
irported over IM degrees
W. H. A W. B. HIBBS * CO.'S
DAILY COTTON LETTSB.
|Milnte high
ue.rlt, lip,', iti I-IM..M. ,. Wfm
Ing Into new g-.tund. anil Itefore the end of
the drat hour prlee, hail ntlvam-etl to more
thru ft point, fr — ——-
tatlotK. with Oetolier nelllng nt ILK He-
oemtier ILdj. January ILftl. Mnreh 1**3. ntnl
Mar 12.** When th’ prior of I2.SJ wa,
—.Lied foe th* It even, bee option there wn,
irni it • • a. . t._ tf.it
• becked t!iY ndvann*. and* mice* r-actcil
to about last night's prb-es. The undertone.
however, wa* gmul. Then* will no doubt
lie considerable profit*taking Indulged b» i marjr
nt 1 pfldnt advance. At 12:15 p. ni. market
was quiet net 101*4 blgber on August. Xu-
G ist-Scptember and Septeuilmr-Octolier.
iter mouths 30314 higher. Mpot* quiet at
€ points advance; middling 6.15: sales 8.000.
Including 7,101 American, ajicculntlnn nnd
export IM; Imports 3.000, Including 1,200
American. Tenders, new Um'ket. 26,000.
Later cables report n further advance of 1
point
SMALL FRACTION UP
Sharp Advanca in Liverpool
Overshadowed All
Other News.
week nnd 18.00) Inst year.
The Journal of Commerce's report on Tex-
as much mixed, reports being from fairly
good t‘» n .total fill lure. Average of 2W
reports seem to Indicate drop In condition
of 10 1o 15 points. Mauy report* of serious
deterioration In Atlantic state*. Mr*. Burch
and Ml** Giles reports will lie act May.
National (Tinner* 64.1. Look for firm mar
ket until bureau.
Clifford *ohl January for Hutton nnd De
cember for Hayden. Mitchell offering
March nt 12.56.
Rlnrdan bought 8,030 March. Mitchell sold
him Ihe last 500. lfartrorn Idg buyer.
ST. LOUI8 CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat—No. 2 red
Corn—No. 3 ,. ..
Oat*—No. 3 .. ..
rlnter 104 0106ft
:::::: E
The ring think* It Is for Mitchell or Craig.
t'aiptnter. Bagrot A Co.: We expert Mlsi
Giles and Mrs. Burch'* report* today. Tbi
u forecast of wbat may
failure the Amert
better. Likely to be Improvement In ml
shares."
Following are II n. m.- bids: October 12.47,
January 12.61, March 12.67. May 12.61.
New Orleans. Aug* 31.—Hayward ft Clark:
The weather map shows generally fair
weather In the la-lt except cloudy In east
Georgia, Florida and generally along the
generally .
Atlantic district: also In Oklahoma. Home
light scattered shower* fell In the Atlantles
districts, with hardly any precipitation else
where. and weather condition* continue
Dullish over most of the belt.
TIPS PLASHED
FROM WALL-ir
1 From Hayward ft Clark.)
New York, Aug. 31.—J. H. Bacbe ft Co.
Tho market aliouql lie In lietter shape than
In some time for the continuation of the
advance. The short Interest la large, weak
ly margined holdlugs hare been eliminated
pool nverbalanrsd all else and price* of wheat
■t Chicago sympathized. .September celling
the first hslf hour et 0784 to 9*“'
MU,
i latte
Provisions and hoi
Wheat closed m._
following it nervous and unsettled market,
ruled steady and closed 840ftc high
cr for the day, and oata dosed U0%c
THE WEATHER.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. Aug. 31.—Weather conditions
nnd general forecast: )
The storm orer Florida la Increasing In
STRENGTH III STEELS
’ THE EARLY FEATURE
Due to
Record - Breaking
Business by the Trust
and Independents.
H prove
.. By T. C. x SHOTWELL.
New York, Aug. 31.—Further
tm*nt In tin* htoek mnrket tndnj
by the Steel wlmres. TIWk wn* due to
reports of Inrre.-isct] production, the trust
nnd the Independents notv operating nt the
greatest rapacity In the history of n„. i,,.
(1mti)r. The trust Is doing a little „i.r 1
per cent more business tliHii In the Loom
times of 19C6, Steel common sold :«s high
first h.ilMmur of trading,
•a of n point of Its highest
which I*
id he
Ha
* moil iqciuc nuu rne
share* also turned very
■tm-ka that displayed strength were V
pie s (laa, ConwiUrfaterf fi ft - Rahher. Ch
apeake and Ohio, Great Northern and Uei
•ng.
On the New York curb market lui
nes* was quiet. The curb I* under aurvi
lance of the natlonni government on
count of the numerous swindles thnt h»i
ransnctlon* on the curb. This business
‘‘ p *tr/»ye<| the legitimate trading
|eratoo<i that *ev-
ihortly with
—jroya
of the curb, and It
era I arrests will h».
Ihc Idea of giving legitimate btislae
opiiort unity.
Atncrlcntis were firm In I«ondsn under the
leadership of Fnton Pacific, which ilnplnye*!
conshlerahlr strength.
New York, Aug. 31.—A fair amount of
The market continued atrong and main
tained Its advance up to the beginning of
the Inst hour of trading when profit.taking
•ale* Hindu their appearance In Much vol
ume ns to cause declines of from 108 points
In tin* leading Issues. Trading was only
fairly active, *
The union Pacific nnd ftoqthfrn Paclfif
companies Issued their statements of earn
ings for July. I'nloit Pncltle showM nn In
crease of net revenue of $480,192. Southern
Pacific showe«l an Increase of 1373,C0a Jn net
revenue. While these statements were eon*
sidered good, they had very little Influence
on the trend of prices. 4
Htrrngth was shown at tha opening and in
the first fo wmlnutes with prlroa of the lead
ing issues^ generally making fractional gaina
pat figures recorded yeaterday.
_ was far lass prominent in the
trading, there being n better distribution of
buaineaa around the room, nnd many of the
lower priced Imucm participated to a good
extent In the early trading.
south ...■
states. This storm will niov. ...
Inutle eonat with Increasing Intensity nnd
It will enuae brisk tn high northeasterly
shifting to northwesterly, winds on the
south Atlantic roast, and rains In the At
loittlr state*, Hflowers wci
mu tic state*, Shower* were rcportnl from
the upper lake region, tho plaint states nnd
the plntMU region.
A change to considerably lower tempera-
states, and a further fnll In temperature has
taken place In the Atlantic nnd cast gulf
states.
Frost wna general Monday night In north
eastern New York, Vermont, New Hamp
shire, nnd Mnlne,
„ ... Interior of Maine and In
Vermont.
During the night the weather will lie un
settled with showers tn the Atalntlc states,
the upper lake region, lower Mlchlgnn nnd
the upper Ohio. Elsewhere east of the
Mississippi river the weather win be fair.
The temperature will lie somewhat higher
tonight In the north Atlnntlc states, and It
... |jr Jn fb|i mMl „ e Atlnntlc
valley, nnd the lake re
states,
(too.
Frost Is probable In northern Michigan
higher.
Provisions were atrong. hut trade was
dull.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations:
Opno. High.
WHRAT-’
Hent.... 87% M>4 87% 91*4 8784
Dec.... 8SH 84*4 W8s 9«ft 88Vl
May.... 87*| 0§ft 87ft H 87ft
l%UN-
Fept.,,. 64*4
Dec.... Sift
May.... *7
OATS—
Hept.... 36ft
35i
U?
17%
Dili SJ'2
t’onK
Horn- ».KH K.I7H S.K L’.»J 22.5IH
JlB... n.M 17,65 17.10 I7.M 17.60
I " m
Hept
Oct.,, ....
Jan... 10.45
22ft 12.23
** Ilf 4
It I lift—
Fcpt., 11.77*4 11.77ft 11.75
Del.. 1I.CS II.« 11.57'
Jan... f.32ft 8.32ft ‘
11.76
.67ft 11.M
,27ft 8.83
11.7a
nJ
8.29
nnd their stock! gone Into strong hands. I
and If there are no more scares started re* t
gnrdlng Mr. Harrimsn's health we look to
see o more natural and advancing marker I
Would buy stocks on sll recessions, capo*
dally St‘*el nnd Brooklyn Rapid Transit.^
CHICAGO OAR LOTS.
Following nre the reeelpts for Tuesday
nnd estimated receipts for Wcflna»d*jr:
I Yn'esfltav. tWeilw'wla
as If Reading would lead at t
Central leather la up on the buying of
Khennmn, llammlll ft Co. It Is niumred
that the common stock may go on a dlvl
Mid basis shortly.
Western Union Is advancing on excellent
business reports; also American Telephone
ami Telegraph.
tfw
The American Can Company declared reg.
ulsr quarterly dividend of 1ft per cent on
common stock.
New York Financial Bureau: Latest de
vclopnients seem to Indicate special bullish
operations today. The low.prlced Issues,
n|irrilliuu( iuhm}, iup iun*|irniii inline,
particularly the Induatrlnls, are preferred
ns pun*hsaes on little recession* In the be
lief that Industrials of worth have not yel
discounted the prosperity ahead. We sug
gest a conservative attitude with protec
tion of stop-orders. We would not climb
for stock.
Dow-Jones Co.: Americans In latndon
Itta special strength
ernl market Arm with an advance of 3-1fld
tn consols. Weekly weather report at noon
regul* '
today. First rei zuiar meeting of the public
service commissioner* today since the vara*
Boo I
• new stock. First assessment of 95
. Offer of American Telephone
...... Telegraph to exchange Its sbnren for
those i f subsidiaries expires tonight. New
Haven n-t Income for the fiscal year $7,439.-
223. National dinners’ re-r.rt cotton c.q.dl-
flon 64.1 fier r*eut on Aegnsf 24. Indira ting
crop of about 1\53V)M bales. I^iss from
..Qllfj* a * Ini aorta nt to cuasblvr as the n.»tnre of he iwryk*e» * »* 1 f,, i j JJ" *
!,ni1 rcaponriblllty of the a. .-ownting company.
^nfraot fop nu aurtu a -p , rla | iureatlgetlr.il of accouats. ,UP
foremoat."
The Audit Company of New York
T. t'F.RINB.
•the ot.nner and rnREMosr. '
165 BROADWAY. NEW YORK
• • I C.l,
PrniUrat.
K. C. B^HiHipjON^
matthewl
nitANCHES:
* Waland.
Raltioiort.
Pittsburg.
Rochester
. Southern Manager.
1 newt
1618-11 CAN DLL It BLDG.. ATLANTA. OLLL 1*110X6-
nendluff the publlratlon of the government .lomratle anthracite coni tabes place* tomor-
lenort on Thurwbiy next, with the liquids- mw. August Copper extierts will run Hose
i ... r— *•*“'* to 60.009.6)) tHinmN. Copper situation In
laondon steadily Improving.
i pin going Into Btronger hands.
I The Journal of Commerce report
and Oklahoma la v»ry bullish.
COTTON SEED OIL MARKET.
FolI Ywlng arc eotrwn «e>-il oil Quotations:
Wall Street Topics: The Industrial list Is
to receive more attention than heretofore,
according to ndvbes emanating from Im
portant banking efrrlea. Th? purchase of
Steel Is *dv|ee«7 by some of these Institu
tions on any slight setback*. American
! Fmelters, *NaIlonaf Lead. Amslgaiuated ami
..j 5.4005.43 | 5.6105.62 Anaconda are alia to be made protuloently
i 3.4905.35 ! iJBVS.51
; 5i605.i7 i K5505.S9
.'..5705^9 5.5705.6)
5.5905.6) | 6.•9415.61
1.6803.61 5.7165.72
| 5.7306.75 6.7605.84
I 5,7605.62 I 6.8005.89
Kales 14i» laurels.
Ft very time an heiress hears a noise
like n line «he begin* to alt up and
take notice.—'Chicago Newe.
nnd Atchison are very muchfavor,
seems to t>e the la-st o|dub>u :nat the ahake-
ont In Harrlamns Is about completed. The
Gould shiires are liellererl to In* In line for
nn early advance. Among tl»- a|N*«*Ialf|ea.
American Deri Sugar. Itnbber. and Corn
Product* are re«*elrlng iniol attention. The
Railway IPjiilpiumt shares may nls«i be
mentioned. The Erie and Routbtrn Railway
Itsnea bear careful watching.
Wheat.
Corn..
Oats
Hogs, bend,.
IS
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
nt 1:39 p. m. was ft higher. Closed T401ft
was unchanged. Close«l ft0ft blgber.
SUMMARY WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT.
lure for the week was 78 to 82 degrees
over the eastern portion of the cotton re
gion nod w«* 89 to 64 degrees over the
from North Carolina and the highest from
the Interior of enstsTesas. northern Louis
iana nnd central Mississippi. The #*jii
ature was above normal generally,
excess range<| from 3 fo 6 degrees over
northwestern Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas,
uoriuwcsicrn ireorgin, icnn*-s*ec, Arsansas.
Alabama. Mlsslaalppl, Loulslaua mid Texas,
except near tho coast, where the excess was
1 to 2 degrees.
Light precipitation fell during the week
over lip* ration region, except thnt there
Virginia—Unsett/nl weather'wlth'showcr*
li*.6°tlYkerp portion tonight;
brisk to high northeast winds.
North Carolina—Fair In western; showers
In eastern port Inn tonight nnd Wednesday:
mrlsk and high northeasterly winds, shift
ing to northwesterly Wednesday.
Hon til Carolina—Shower* tonight: Weibira*
IV fllIr*'IirlnL ,n 1ilr.il llA.IliiinaInpli. •••I...la
shiftInt; to northwesterly bite tonight.
Georgia—Generally fa1r0flR|gh|
morrow; moderate
winds.
portion tonight: brisk and high northenat*
erly, shifting to northwesterly, wind*.
Eastern Florida—Rbnwers tonight or’ to
morrow; moderate north to northyest winds.
northerly
Troulslsnn—Grnrrnlly fair.
Arkansas, Oklahoma nnd nil Texas—Part
ly cloudy.
meridian time, August 31. 1800.
Atlanta, clear
xChattnnooga, clear, .
Columbus, p. cloudy. .
Gainesville, clear, , ,
Greenville, cloudy. . .
Griffin, clear
s Macon, clear
Montlcello, clear. . . ,
Newnsn, clear
Rome, clear.
Stiartanhnrg. cloudy. . .
Toeeoa. dear
West Point, o. cloudy.
m tmr
8 a. ui-
sx—For 24 hours eudlug
Little Rock.
Memphis. . ,
Mobile.
Montgomery
New Orleans. . . .
Oklahoma City. ,
Savannah,
Vicksburg.
0ISTKICT A YU4flfj.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
New York, Aug. 31d—Money on call,
2021-4: time loans, firm; 60 days.
2 1-2472 8-4; 90 days, 2 3-4081-4; 'six
months, 8 1-4<?i 3 3-4.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange. $4.86
04.871-2. with actual business In
bankers bills at $4.8645^4.8655 for de
mand and $4.8541 4.8510 for 40-day hills.
Prime mercantile jmper unchanged.
Commercial bar allver, 52c, a gain
of l-4c.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
London! Aug. 31.—Bar sliver steady
at 24d, an advance of 1-8d,
CLEAR IN O ROUSE . STATEMENT,
tDarwIo G. Jones. Mgr.i
Clesrlngs;
lloodajr
Tuesday $66,464.
....»....$ 1,790,6715)
Total, two days
Total, August., $24,482,5:
MINING STOCKS.
Ibifltnu, Aug. 31.—Onenlng; United S
Smelling 57ft. Franklin \i%. Arizona <
merclal 44ft. Nqstb Butte 61ft. Utah
solldatrd 44ft.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
London quotations
VM'.KS-
Anmlgamated Copper ,.
Anncnudn.
•itchlson .. .. ., ,.
do, preferreil .. ..
Baltimore nnd Ohio..
I'nimdian Pacific ..
Chcsnpcake and Ohio
Erie „ 11
do. preferred .. .. .. ,
Illinois Central
Kaunas nnd Texas .. ,
do, preferred
laonisrlfle nnd Nashville ,
New York Central .. ,
Norfolk nnd Western .. .
Northern I'a rifle
Ontario nnd Western .. .
jrlranta
Reading
Rock Island ., .. .. .. .
Southern Pacific ., .,
Southern Hallway ., .. .
151ft' 154ft ]&4
*•
I6)i, iaiw,ii iso
ilo preferreil
St. . Paul
Union Pnelflr.. ..
do. preferred .. ..
United States Steel
do, preferred.. ..
Wabash ..
do. preferred .. .
j 12J»y lp\ 139ft
!!!!!! 7i !!.’!!!
: 157*1 157ft' 157ft
125ft! 1:5V I25*i
NEW YORK COrrEE MAEKET.
Coffee nuotatloas
15 91 t «
• •rii . Rr-Minn HRU
In portions of South Carolina. Georgia. Ala
liatttn and Florida. The weekly ruin fa 11
exceeded one Ineh over the southwestern,
portion of east Texas, at moat station* In
NAVAL STORES.
Savannah. Aug. 3t.—Turnentloe firm at
56ft: sale* 994: recelgte 945.
Itosln firm; sales 2.126: reeelpts 2.569: wa
ter white to50. window glass $6. N $5.76. 51
$5.69. K 65.40. | $4.50. II *4.25, G $115. V $199
03.85. K $3.89. D $14903.45. C B A $1.99.
THE METAL MARKET.
New York. Aug. 31.-At the metal ex*,
change an ea«ler tendency was idiowu, altho
buying was light. Copper wa* Inactive and
112.9). Tin was Irregular, fire tuns of D«N*era-
Inr nelllng at 30.63ft: closing wa* 30.62ftt5
- i rx. UnJtn. r. CUItVY !..-.1 < i Y
20.73. Spelter 5.(506.75, lead 4.2504.U
Remarks.
Showers occurred In all except Little Roefc
and Memphis districts. Temperatures are
somewhat lower In western and eastern por
tions of the licit nnd stationary In central
districts.
C. F. VON HERRMANN.
Section Director.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
TTrceTptsflH
Shipments..
Wk i wT
iilflA)'
::! 881
hecelpts.7"
Shipment*..
66U09 ' t^S.Ki)
BRADRTRSET'S CHANOES.
Wheat, decrease 386.009 tiu»ln
A romplete list of all hou«
Atlanta Is published in The (1
ralumns on every Tuesday,
r» f«*r rent
forglan'* wa
Thursday ai
March.. ..
April.. ..
May .. ..
June.. ..
July
August
Septewlier
..| 5.27*4.3.4) | \X*: : A
.. .v:'.mid.4D , -y-fn^A
October . .. .
Novcnilier
Poccmltcr
Clo*<*il steady.
LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS.
Mfd.i
Atlanta Coal A Ira (t
Atlanta Coal * Ice C*u
Ailnntn Steel..
Atlanta Steel pfd
Atlanta Brewing & !ra i•©.
19)
Atlanta ^ West IHdnt debs 703
AlIan*:t Jft*. nuipon ?)
Atlanta 4fta. 1922 coupon., lt»C*J
Atlanta Gas Light 5* r. 7< :*ft
Augusta Factory i 66
Angusta A Savannah............ HP,
Central of Georgl ' >*»
Central of Georgia, 2d laraiuc. 73
Central of Georgia. 2<l liiranu*. ...
Central Bank & Trust Corp.... ||4ft
Dlxl > Cotton Mills 6s 'j!
Fourth National Bank 2 o
Georgia State 4ft*. root win 104
Georgia State 4ft*. TPglsterctl.. b'5
Georgia State 3ft*. coupon V)
Ga. Ity. A F.lectrlo ex*«J v 9i
do. pi
•fprrtd.,
stern Itnllro
It It. & Bu
iking (V
111
114ft
269
101ft
• •I all houses for rest In
luesday, Thursday