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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWSt THL'RSUAT, DECEMBER 7. 191T.
IDITBD IT
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
MARKET NEWS
rians. -
lie Bout*
«W»fBlS«4 authority 1
COTION WAS STEADY
RANGE OF
YORK STOCKS AND COTTON MARKET
Mostly Evening-Up Pending
Friday’s Government Gin
ning Report.
New York, Dec. 7.—The cotton market
opened steady today, price# ranging from
unchanged to 4 points higher. There waa
little Belling of March and buying of May
by a pot Interests. Also moderate selling
by the South. , , ,,
Futures and spot were steady In Llv-
er ?be market was very steady up to the
last hour. Trading was on ft small scale,
and mostly In the way of evening up
pending the government ginning report
Frida> m< rnlg. The steadlnesM was due
to short covering. At 2 o'clock advances
of from t to '5 polnta over the previous
close were ruling.
At the close the market was steady at
near the best prices of the session and
2 to 4 points higher as compared with
Wednesday's Anal quotations
Warehouse stocks In New York Thurs
day. <1.734; certificated, 61.291.
Estimated receipts Friday:
1911. t
New Orleans ....14.000 to 16.000 11
Galveston 19.600 to 20.600 15
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, quiet; middling 716-16.
New Orleans, firm: raiadMnk 9%.
New York, quiet; mlddltfnMHO..
Liverpool, easier; mlddUng-6.04.
Savannah, steady: middling « 16-16.
' Augusta, quiet: mlddlllkg-ftw
Galveston, steady; middTWjr.9%
Mobile, steady; middling 6%.
* f ▼‘1-1
*. steady; middling
Norfolk, steady; middling YWI.
Wilmington, steady; middling 8%.
Charleston, quiet: middling 8%.
Boston, quiet; middling 6.40.
Philadelphia, quiet; middling 6.65.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 9%.
Memphis, steady; middling 9%.
HL Louis, dull; middling 9%.
Houston, steady; middling 9 6-16.
Little ltock. firm; middling 9c.
NEW YORK.
Cotton quoutlona:
l
n
1
II
i
n
Dec.
Jan.
Mch.
May
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
9.10
8.17
8.92
«.!»!•
I'm
9.16
9.17
9.18
9.15
8.88
8.98
9.07
9.15
9.16
9.18
9.21
9.10
8.83
*.!.!
8.99
9.14
S.ST
8.96
9.03
9.11
9.16
111
9.19
9.14
8.86-87
8.95-96
9.03-05
9.11-12
9.14- 16
9.15- 17
9.19-20
9.10- 11
8.53-84
8.92-92
8.99-90
9.08
9.11- 18
9.18-16
9.17-18
PORT RECEIPTS.
New Orleans .. ..
Galveston
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
New York
Boston .. .. ..
Pgciflc coast .. ..
Various
14.468
19,599
1.204
13,649
1.236
6,687
3,314
789
4.630
16.521
16.631
2.663
8,107
. 2.212
663
4,696
60
40$
t 1.521
Total ..
nan
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
Interior receipts, compared with same
fay last year:^
"i»?E
iiou.tnn ..
Augusta .. .
Memphis ..
Ht. Lout*.. ,
Cincinnati .
LI trie Hock
Total .. .
taW.
12.t71
3,362
6,978
9.980
34,800 |
■»3ir
1,796
8.111
2.278
2,906
2,342
~3iU97~
futures cam. 2 points higher sa
due. spots are 2 points lower; sales 12,000
Tits lares sales here yesterday after
noon were ell made within a few min
utes. the cotton belnc nearly all bought
hr one party for delivery on futures.
There 1s very little direct mill demand,
and without this huytna to deliver on
contracts the present spot pressure would
he more distinctly fell.
A rather ehsrp breuk In English con
sols reflects renewed distrust over the
political situation following the govern
ment speeches In England and Germany.
The absence of a desire to sell before
the government reports and a dlspoal;
.... .hat mill takings for
the week will he large tomorrow. The
Into-elght looks around 697,000 bales,
»r .Inst 560,127 last year and 631.854 bales
In 1901.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
Important Issues Were Weak
and Lower Thru the Fore-
. noon.
LIVERPOOL
Dec.-Jan. 4.67 -4.87% 4.87^
Jan.-Feb. 4.89%-4.89 *
■Feb.-Mch. 4.90 -4.90
Mch.-Apr. 4.92 -4.92
Apr.-May 4.94 -4.94
May-June 4.96 -4.96
June-July 4.98%-4.98
4.86
July-Aug. 6.00
Aug.-Sept 4.99
Sept.-Oct. 4.98%
Closed steady.
•7% 4.1, ... -
98% 4.91% 4.87%
4.91 4.98 4.89
4.92 4.94'
4.94% 4.96
4.97 4.98
4.98 ,6.00'
6.00 ’5.02
...... 6.02
5.01% 4.97
NEW ORLEANS
Cotton quotations:
J
5
£
li
1
K S
Dec.
Jan,
Mch.
May .
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
9.04
8.98
9.05
9.12
9.25
9.18
"9J>3
9.03
f.lO
i x
f.l«
9.16
ft.6l
9.96
9.03
9.10
9.25
*9.15
9.08
9.17
9.28
*9.16
9.05-06
9.01-02
9.07-08
9.16- 17
9.37-St
9.23-25
9.27-28
9.16- 16
9.03-0?
8.99-9C
9.02-04
9.14- 18
9.25- 27
9.21-22
9.25- 26
9.15- 16
Close) steady. ■ v
U. S. Department of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU
ObMinttMi Ukn fttSfL m., wraoty-fiflfc marldUs NM-.
Iwiam. w aoiiUaaomj IIbm. paMUmntth point* of ooatlali
8nc*ou (o4l«»u *ut« of «Mtk«n Q dun (f partly
•loodji 0 (g>r»Uw 0 report atMinr
, ^’)\TUhNT(\ANDVlCIHlT<
i t 'LlfrriT'Rftl»6T6MlSHT^ND‘FRiI)» 1 Y c
New York, Dec. 7.—Wheat steady; May
1.01%Q 1.01%, spot No. 2 red 96% In ele
vator. Corn Inactive; No. 2 In elevator
nominal, export No. 2 nominal f. o. b.
cr. «•£>—•' So. 4 65%*| 66. Oats
white _ 524i64,
malting $1,164)1.22 c. 1. f. Buffalo, nom
inal c. I. f. N«*w York. Ilay easier; »ood
to prime fi.ibfii.so, poor to fair $1
WHEAT WEAKENED
AFTER TO START
Closed 1-8 to 7-8c Higher.
Corn and Oats* Fractions
Higher.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
OTnurduH;''spring iwtent. |5.26ft5!4oi £2r‘- N °- * "• ?Jg”
straights l4.SHIti5.To, clears 14.1064.76, Lorn .Mtyeti
winter patents $4.S0(r5, straights $4,260
4.50, clears $404.26.
Beef stead>; family $14014.60. Pork
steady; mess $17.75018.25. family $19,260
21. Lard steady: city steam 9f?9.1*%,
middle West spot 9.S5. Tallow easy; city
tin hogsheads) 6*4, country (In tierces)
606%.
POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS.
New York, Dec. 7.—Dressed poultry
dun; turkeys. 10&22; chickens, 6026;
fowls, Gfi 26; ducks. 10018; geese, lift 13.
Live poultry firm; chickens, 13013%;
fowls. 14014%; turkeys, 144H6; roosters,
9; ducks. 12018; geese, 12018.
Butter Arm; creamery specials. 39;
creamery specials. 39; creamery extras.
NEW YORK GROCERIES.
New York, Dec. 7.—Coffee steady: No. 7
Rio spot. 14%dl4V Rice quiet: domes
tic. ordinary to prime. 3S04V Molasses
Arm; New Orleans, open kettle, 85060.
Bugar, raw, quiet; centrifugal. 4 16-161
muscovado, 4 7-16; molasses sugar, 4 8-16;I
refined, nominal; standard granulated.
$6.7606.80: cut loaf, $6.60; crushed, $6.60;
mold A. $6.15; cubes. $6 0006.06: pow
dered, $5.90; diamond A. $5.80; confection
ers A. $5.65; No. 1. $6 65; No. 2. $5.60; No.
8. $5.66; No. 4. $5.50.
Cheese steadier; white milk specials.
15 *016; whole milk fancy, m tguM
Chicago, Dec. 7.—The wheat market
waa stronger at the opening this morn
ing. but the volume of business was small.
There waa some Investment buying and
also a demand from shorts. Longs were
sellers. December sold up Ic shortly
after the opening. Liverpool comes % to
*ComwM % to %c higher on wet weath
er in parts of the belt.
Oats were up % to %c and firm with
other grains.
t*rovlslons were up s trifle.
There was heavy selling by some of the
longs In May wheat today. Millions of
bushels of long wheat were thrown Into
the pit, the selling continuing up to the
close. The feeling at tlmea was quite
panicky. The news from Argentina
helped In making prices, however, a
heavy crop being predicted there. Liver
pool was unchanged to %d off. The mar
ket dosed % to %c off.
The corn market acted In sympathy
with the other cereals, and. coupled with
weather conditions in the belt, waa of a
bullish nature. The dose waa up % to
He
Oats held up better than any other
commodity, and this strength was large-
15-14: 117 on the buying aide by shorts, the close
- -- being % to %c higher.
The trade In hog products was again
fairly active and the general feeling waa
unsettled and irregular.
Cash sales: Wheat, 110,000 bushels;
corn, 66,000 bushels; oats, 96.000 bush
els.
16/4016; whole milk fancy. 15015%:!
skims, specials, 12%018%; skims, fine, 12 j
01$; full skims, 11.
COTTON SEED OIL.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
! tci l-vi. »»w. • "IHW r.v i.VV,
I No. I Northern apring 1.0601.07. No. 2
Now York. Doc. 7.—Corponter. B«ggot Northern oprlng 1.03® 1.0*, No. 3 .print
Co.: Market some lower, due to Uqut- *, *”** « -a « uanttu *
atlon over holidays and large estimates »k o I 1 ** £2;mi2°‘v'. *mil* 2
r the final cotton crop. Business very ?!*}!te M%059%, No. 1 >eljow 60%, No. 4
rM'u
white 57%. No. 4 yel-
No. 2 white 4$%06O,
7%. No. 2
%&49%j N<
4049. stant
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened %d to %d lower; at 1:80
p. m. eras %d lower. Closed unchanged
to %d lower.
(Torn opened unchanged; at 1:8# p. m.
was %d lgjwer. Closed %d higher.
• CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations:
High.
WH
Dec. 98%
m as
cfOBN—
Doo. 81*.
May 63
July «m
OATS—
Dec. 46S
May 4IU
Jan. 15.46
M’y 16.95
J’ly 16.15
LARD—
Jan. 8.95
May 9.17%
Jan. 31.716
Way *.474
July 3.424
33%
6334
62*4
sg
3234
8%
as
16.62% 15.45 16.62% 16.60
16.02% 15.99 16.97% 16.95.
16.15 16.05 16.07% 16.06
9.02%
9.22 V
9.32V
8.95
9.15
9.30
8.17% 8.12%
8,60 8.42%
8.45 8.40
8.97% 8.92%
9.20 9.16
9.30 9.27%
8.15 8.16
8.45 8.42%
8.42% 8.40
CHICAGO
CAR LOTB.
Following nre receipt, (or Thuraday and
estimated receipts (or Friday:
(Thursday. | ‘Friday.
Wheat
Corn .......
Oata
Hogs
17 I
380
110
26.000
20
483
153
32,000
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1911. 1
in«.
Receipts
Shipments
I" 773,000 1
! 1,120.000 I
647.000
600.000
CORN—
1.
Receipts ......
Shipments
! 276,000
| 685.000 I
166,000
285.000
GOVERNMENT GRAIN REPORT.
29.301.000 acres, for the crop of 1910 31,-
666.000 acres, and for the crop of 1911 32,-
648.000 acres.
**It Is estimated that the area sown
in the fall of 1911 for the 1912 winter
__ it year, I. e.. Dali of
1910. This would he equivalent to 32.-
218.000 acrea on the revised basis Indi
cated above.
"The condition of the crop on !>ecember
1 was 86.6 per cent of normal, against
82.5 and 96.8 on December 1, 1910 and
1909, respectively and a ten-year Decem
ber average of 89.9."
METAL MARKET.
New York, Dec. 7.—The tone at the
nibtal exchange waa quiet.
Quotations: Copper spot 12.60012.80,
December 12.<2%012.75. January offered
at 12.80, February offered at 12.80. lead
4.4004.60. tin 44046, spelter 6.6006.66.
NAVAL STORES.
Savsnnsh, Oec. 7.—Turpentine firm at
47%; receipts 887; sales 52.
Rosin Arm; receipts 2.626; water white
17.75. window glass $7 50. N $6.90. M $6.75.
K $4.60. 1 $4.40. II $6.S2%06.S7%. G $6.20
THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
Atlanta, Dec.*7.—The area of cloudiness
has advanced eastward over the Southern
states to the Atlantic coast, and light
rains have fallen at several places, mostly
In Texas, where the largest amounts were
Fort Worth 1.62 Inches, and Palestine 1.10
Inches. A slight disturbance seems to be
central on the coast of Texas.
Other barometric depressions exist In
the southern plateau region, and In the
Canadian northwest, neither, however, as
yet accompanied by material amounts of
precipitation.
Fair weather continues to prevail In the
Ohio valley, lake region and the middle
New England states.
Modem!
ported in ....
above freeslni . . , ,
Mississippi. The coldest regli
in Minnesota and vicinity, with 8 degrees
By CHARLES W. STORM.
New York, Dec. 7.—Weakness of Ameri
can Can was the feature of the stock
market opening today. This Issue de
clined 2 points. The decline was attrib
uted to speculative manipulation. Later
It rallied %.' Canadian Pacific was an
other weak feature, declining 1%.
At the end of fifteen minutes the entire
list showed a heavy tone. United States
Steel common opened unchanged. Ameri
can Smelter and Union Pacific were also
unchanged,'altho the former lost % upon
the first sales.
American Tobacco preferred waa
strong, gaining %. This issue went to
105 upon persistent buying, making a
new high record. Reading shaded
slightly.
The curb opened dull and easy.
Americans in London had an uncertain
tono, albeit they were above New York
parity. Canadian Pacific in London waa
heavy.
There were few price change! of Im
portance during the afternoon.
W'ahnsh pret'-rn <1 miowm further frac
tional recessions and declines were also
noted in Reading and Lehigh Valley. At
tention was attracted to Rock Island, the
preferred selling at 46, against 49 the
close yesterday.
Pressure was renewed against Toledo,
St. Louis and Western preferred, which
sustained a further loss of 3 points, sell
ing
movements were
thru the forenoon.
strong, advancing .
Pacific declined more than 1 point, but
later recovered a good part of this loss.
Similar recessions and rallies occurred in
other Important Issues. Wabash common
fell more than l point and* the 4s dropped
% of a point.
The market closed steady.
Governments unchanged; other bonds
steady.
From Hayward & Clark.)
New York, Dec. 7.—Carpenter, Baggot &
Co.: Looks us If the reaction would go a
little further, as the professionals are
pessimistic. Would buy stocks on further
weakness.
The New York Financial Bureau: We
would not be surprised to see lower prices
In st.rrip of tho ncivr stocks. The mar
ket has been over-bought In some
and stop orders have been placed
We
,. order
would purchase only
Dow-Jones Company: Bank of England
rate unchanged. Mass meeting of 5,000
in Carnegie hall demands abrogation «>f
treaty with Russia. Demqcratlc leaders
In house decide not to act on Shuster In
cident. Secretary of agriculture reports
estimated value of 1911 farm products at
$8,417,000,000,000, or $277,000,000,000 less
than in 1910. Missouri supreme court
grants writ of error In ouster case, on
which International Harvester will appeal
to Federal supreme court. Postal meets
Western Union cuts, giving half rates on
non-code cables and 5c deferred press
rate. Twelve industrial stocks declined
9. Twenty active rails declined .67.
The NOw York Evening Post: Sherman
anti-trust law or not. If it hnppens again,
Mr. Hill’s competitors will send secret
;ents out to see how the Northern Pa-
_ flc does It. For the month of October
the Union Pacific suffered a loss of $362,-
466 in gross, the SL Paul a loss of $366,730
and the Burlington a loss, of $589,377, but
the Northern Pacific enjoyed a gain In
ros8 for that month of $236,038. The
urllngton. which also Is Mr. Hill's,
showed a much greater decrease than Its
competitors. By a coincidence. If you de
duct Northern Pacific’s Increase In earn
ings from Burlington's very large de
crease, there Is left for the Burlington a
decrease which compares about evenly
with that of Union Pacific or St. I*auf.
Maybe It will not happen again.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
New York, Dec. 7.—Money on call 4 to
6 per cent; time money higher; 60 and
90 days, 4% per cent; six months, 4 per
cent.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange,
$4.836004.87. with actual business In
bankers’ bills at $4.8593<5t4.86 for demand
and $4.824004.8250 for 60-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged in
rates.
Commercial bar sliver. 55%c.
Mexican dollars, 46 %c.
London, Dec, 7.—Bar silver steady
25 9-16, an advance of 3-16d.
MINING STOCKS.
Boston, Dee. 7.—Opening: Fruit rights.
18%; North Butte, 24%; Calumet and
Arizona, 66; Franklin, 9; Lake Copper,
32%.
New York, Deo. 7.—The lack of public
participation and the pessimistic feeling
of the professionals. Is largely responsi
ble for the dull sagging market. How
ever, the short Interest Is steadily In
creasing and ao far there has been com
paratively little liquidation, and unless
there Is some unfavorable news, would
expect a recovery in prlcta.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotations:
ic South, and it is generally
ng at most points east of the
The coldest region Is found
Friday with warmer weather tonight.
G E N E R A |TfO R EC AST.
Washington,' Oec. 7.—Forecast until
p. m. Friday:
Virginia—Fair tonight; warmer'in the
eastern and southern portions: colder in
the extreme portion; Friday fair except
rain In the extreme southwest portion;
colder in northwest portion.
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and Alabama—Rain tonight or
Friday; warmer.
Mississippi—Rain tonight and probably
Friday; somewhat colder tonight In the
extreme north portion.
Lauoalftna and Arkansas—Unsettled
Ith rain tonlcht and Frldav.
Oklahoma
Friday.
East Texas—Unsettled with rain In the
east tonight; warmer in the west Friday.
West Texas—Generally fair tonight;
warmer Friday.
GRAIN NOTES. .
Chicago, Dec. 7.—Bartlett. Frazier &
Go : It Is possible we may have some
rally In wheat on shorts covering.
Ue are Inclined to look for a steady
corn market.
On weak spots there is good buying
oats.
The provisions market Is ept to rally
some.
The rally In whaat la chiefly on coveting
by shorts, and the bidding up of Decern
continue
Market I
and *we doubt If It wl
should be some new adverse news from
Argentina.
King, of Toledo,?says: Ohio wheat con-
litlon compared with average 88 per cent
last December 96. July 94. when crop waa
32.000,000. Area sown 2,930.000 acres.
Amount last crop sold soon as threshed 46
K »r cent, against 44 per cent last year.
anrested lakt year 1.900.000. Corn yield
per acre 35.» bushels. Government No
vember gives 88 bushels; last year 16.
Wet weather the chief cause of low wheat
condition. Damage by fly varies, some
continue as high as 16 per cent, but only
four for the state.
Demand for corn slow. At the same
time country Is not selling anything.
Looks like market will have to .work up
will make any big aalea.
STOCKS—
Amalgamated Copper ..
American gmeltfnc ..
Anaconda
Atchison ••
Baltimore and Ohio .. ..
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio ..
Denver and Rio Grande
Brie
Illinois Central
Kansas and Texas.. ..
Loulavllle and Xa.hvllle
New York Central .. ..
Norfolk and Weatern
Northern Pacific
Ontario and Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock laland
Southern Paelllc
Southern Railway
^ do. preferred
Union Paelh'c.’.’ !!
United States Steel .. ..
do, preferred
Virginia-Carolina Chem..
Wabash
do. prefaired
*
If %
39%
122
149%
25%
10%
»%
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i f8 ’
ill
P.M.Ici'ss
18
103%
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LOCAL STOCKS AMS SC.NDS.
8M AftkM
187%
'ii
Atlanta Brewing dr Ice Co... ]30
Atlanta National Bank 375 .j-
Central Bank A Trust Corp.. 1,314 147
Kxposition Cotton Mills j»o 1,7
Fourth National Bank :to .ii
Fulton National Bank 11, jJJ
Ga. Ry. A Blec. common 1671* US
do preferred ,» ,3
Illllyer Trust Co 137 ...
Lowry National Bank ,4® .4!
Realty Trust Co aa
Sixth Ward Bank
Third National Bank
Trust Co, of Georgia 113
Travelers Bank and Trust Co. 136
HOMOS. ue
Atlanta Gaslight 1st 6e 20314
Georgia state 4**s. 131$ 101* lii
Georgia Midland 1st la $0 13
Ga. R>\ A Klee. Co. ts.ioiu 1034.
Ga. tty. A Klee. ref. fa ,ji? ,.4
Atlanta Consolidat'd 6s I3fS .
AUanta Northern Rj 6s.... ,$ "
Atlanta city 3>*a. 13>l 13V iiu
Atlanta eltv 4>4S. 1331 IM*
South.rn Bell go..... S3 Vi ,1)4
X17*
ATLANTA MAKn
KGGS—Fresh country candled, 32034c.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in i-
pound blocks, 35@30o; fresh country,
12tj61Sc per pound.
DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, heal
and feet on, per pound: Hens. Ifitilge;
fries, 22@34c. Roosters. 10©Uc. Turkeya
owing to fatness, 16W20c.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. 40©60c; roost,
era. 26@36c; fries, 25@40c; broilers, 200
25c; ducks, 30T35c; goete. CO ft 75c each;
turkeys. 12Uftl5c per nound. ,
S nUITS AND PRODUCK.
FRUITS AND VEGETA Bl.K 3V N-
DRIES—I.emono, fancy. 15.00ft5 5O: choice
34.5005.00 per box. Florida oranges,
I3.00W3.60 per box. Bananas 8’*©3c per
pound. Peanuts, per pound: Fancy Vir
ginia. 7c; choice, sc. Beans, round green.
fl.0061.35 per crate. Celery. J7.00S8.00
per crate. Squash, yellow, per six-basket
crates, 75c@J1.00.
Egg plants. 31.35ei.50 per crate. Pep
per, ,1.75513.26 per crate. Tomatoes, fancy
six basket crates, I2.00e2.50. Corn (good}
155120c per dozen. Pineapples, fr.OOft
2.60 per crate. Onions. 31.2561.50 per
bushel. Irish potatoes. 31.0061.10 per
bushel. Cranberries, 311 per barrel; 60c
per gallon.
. PROVISION MARKET.
(Corrected by White Provision Co.)
^Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 lbs. average,
1C f?orfleld hams, 13 to 14 lbs. average.
15 U.
Cornfield skinned hams, 13 to 18 lba
average, 15 Vi.
Cornfield picnic hams, 8 to 8 lbs. aver
age. 10j*.
Cornfield breakfast bacon. 31.
Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow),
IT,
Cornfield fresh pork sausage (link or
bulk), 25-lb. buckets, 11.
Cornfield frankfurters, 10-lb. boxes, 10.
Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-1 b. boxes,
**&ornfleld luncheon hams, 2E-lb. boxes,
Cornfield spiced Jellied meats In 10-lb.
Inner palls, 13>*.
Cornfleld smoked link sausage, 2C-lb.
oxes, 8Vi.
Cornfleld smoked link sausage In plcklo,
50-lb. cans, 34.26..
Cornfield frankfurters In pickle, 16-lb.
Cornilc?d pickled pigs feat. 16-lb. kits,
11.16.
Cornfleld pure lard (tierce basis), 10V*.
Compound lard (tierce basis , 8.
D. 8. extra ribs, 8(4.
D. S. rib bellies, medium average, 10.
D. 8. rl L h gJo!{'At§IS 1RA?N*’
FLOUR—Pastell'a Elegant, 38.76; Dia
mond, patent, 68.00: Victory (finest pat
ent), 36776: Faultless, finest, 36.75; Swans-
down (highest patent). 35.40: Home
Queen (highest patent). 35.16: Puritan
(highest patent), 35.16; Sun Rise (hilf-
natent), 34.36; Tulip flour, 34.10: White
Cloud (highest patent). 34.00; Farm
Bell. 35.40; Carnation, |5.1!>. White Lily
(highest patent), 34. Du: Ocean Spray
(patent). 34.36.
CORN—Tennessee White (new crop),
87c; mixed (new crop), 86c; corn chops.
85c: yellow corn (old crop), 04c. .
MEAT,—Bolted, 12-pound sacks, 82c;
plain. 144-pound sacks. 83c: ’ 94-pound
sacks, 84c; 48-pound sacks. 83c; 24-pound
sacks. 88c.
OATS—Fancy white clipped, 88c; fancy
hlte. 84c: No. 2 white, 82c; mixed. S.1c.
COTTOfi SEED MEAL—Harper. 328.00;
<B COtVo^ IeED {Tulls—Square sacks.
39.00 per ton. p 8BDBTUFr
SHORTS—Halilday. 100-pound sacks,
31.16; fancy 75-pound aaclra. 31.80.
P. W., 76-jb. sacks, 31.70: Brown. 100-Ib.
sacks, 31.70; bran, 75 and 100-pound sack*
*1.60; pure wheat. 75-pound sacks, 31.65;
■ ' ‘ ' 31.35.
(From Hayward A Clark)
demand at 2 points off; middling T. 7.
<0!. 17.080, Including &.700 America^
■P®culstl° n and ovport, l.ooo- imi,nr, n '
3«:000 including 27,(00 American P ° ris '
Estimated ports 60,000, ‘against 7* m
Inst week an.l 53,230 Inst year
I'alias, Texas, wires: “Texas aener-m-
cloudy with scattered rains; rained ^
hours at Dallas. Oklahoma otoudy- ra ,
at Usage. Calvin and Edmond" ' 1
The market opened quiet with Uni-
doing pending the glnners. 11 0
Hartcorn bought December Gifr—s
and Schlll bought January” Flynn arl
Roaanburg sold. Ilentz bought Msreb
Flynn and Mitchell and Wiggins -
Ilentz. Schlll, Wilson, MUcheu and
bard bought May; wtgglna andFrcSi
While trading Is light, market ,h—..
strength. Short covering may
about a further advance. ’ rin '
Following arc 11 n. m. bids: December
9.13; January. S.87: March, iSTsKv
9.04: October, 9.20. '
New Orleans, Dec. 7.—Hayward ,
Clark: The weather map shows riojS
In the belt, rather general ralnj in t H
central and weatern states. 1
Heavy decline In English consols r ,
fleets again unfavorable politics abroa
New Wk wires: “Carpenter.
and locals buying. Market steady „
small buslnoss and local feeling i,e.t r «,
following the South, but little "efiir.
Think will Improve slightly." em "H
Average gores of 104 member* of the
New Orleans cotton exchanse fnr end
eminent crop estimate Monday is u
000.
Now Orleans Times*Democrat- in rh-
late session the American rlnirs retrain#,i
the losses of the forenoon. Southern sn,.t
markets held their own, and In the ficJ
of much jalk about freer selling hy ?£c
interior, no competent evidence of the
presence of distressed cotton came from
the belt. Bears, in consequence wer*
dfsa ppninted and consoled th»uiselveHH
the thought that short covering hi
has weakened the technical posltim
the market/ It is quite true that cotturl
in quantities can be purchased, that many
holders stand ready to meet the market
and that here and there some cheap o,
ton is being offered for Male, hut t»
bearish significance of these facts Jnaj
weight when the buyer of hales dlsmvJ
ers, as, he does day ufter dav that h»*
as a rule, must reek the seller. When
after analysis, the trade learns that nirJ
rent enormous port stocks are hud eliinr*!
for export or for the account of pcnniJ
who have hh yet shown no acute anxietvl
to sell, and when Europe reports con'/
sumers willing buyers on the large scale
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
000. Market oc higher; mixedHI
ers $5.8506.20. good heavy $r..io^r,l u
rough heavy $5.80'd6, light $5.40fi6.;5. p ‘fn
$3.6000.10. bulk $606.25. r ^
Cattle—Receipts 5.500. Market steady;
be«\ves $4.6509. cqws and heifers
stockers and feeders $9.2f*«f/.5.70. Texan<
$4.7505.80. calvos $6.25*18.50
Sheep—Rccciots 18,000. Market str^nr
native and Western $2.25'a3.sr., lamhi
$3.6006. a
Georgia feed, 75-pound sacks, $1.65.
Germ meal, Germo, $1.70; augar beet pulp.
$1.55.
CHICKEN FEED—Rooster, 60-Ib. sacks
$1; Purina scratch, 1 dozen pound pack
age, $2.20; wheat for chlr* — ‘ *
$1.35; Purina scratch, 12
$2.20; chicken chowder,
$2.00; Purina Pigeon
Purina baby chick. $2.15:
scratch, 60-pound sacks, $2.10: runm
rlna scratch. 100-Ib. sacks, fi.OO; p„.
82: Hen-O scratch, 32; Victory scratch,
82: Success scratch. 31.80; Chicken
wheat. 2-bushel sacks, per bushel.
31.26; Success baby chick, 32.05; Oys
ter shell, 100-Ib. sacks. 30c: Purina feed.
175-lb. sacks. 31.75; Purina feed. 100-Ib.
sacks. 31.70; Purina feed (molaasea), 100-
--*■ * Arab feed, 100-pound
y horse feed, 100-
Just horse feed, 31.66:
alfalfa feed. 81.40.
gEEDfl (Sacked)—German millet. 31.08:
cane seed, amber 31.50: cane seed, ornnsa
“ ■“ Wheat (Tennessee), blue stem
(Geor- 1 -' •• “• *
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET
(By W. H. White, Jr., of White rnvl.tos
Cooniany.)
Quotations mseu on sotusl purrh.w.
•or the current week
Good to choice steers, 900 to 1,100 nound,
4'A66l4c. Medium lo good steers.Win
900 pounds. *'A'aA\v. G00.1 .
cows, 800 to 900 pounds, ((/(!,[. Medium
to good beef cows. 700 to 800 pounds 3’.u
344c. Good to choice heifers. Too to wo
pounds. 34404c. Medium to good helfera
800 to ’lOO pounds. 3ft .I%c. *
Above represent ruling prices on good
quality beef cattle. Inferior grades «nd
dairy typ6s selling lower.
Mixed common steers. If fat. 700 to 90|
pounds, 3%64%c. Mixed common cows.
If fat, 600 to 700 pounds, 3@3%e. Mixtvi
butchers, common to fair, 600 to TOO
pounds, 2% 03c. Good butcher bulls, 3
03%C.
Prime hogs, 160 to 200 average. 6.00ft
6.85c. Good butcher hog*. 140 to 160 aver
age. 5,9006.75c. Good butcher pigs, 90 to
120 average. 5.50fU6c: light pig*. 60 to fO
average. 5.400 5.60c. Heavy rough hog^.
250 to 300 average, 5.5006 00c.
Above quotations apply to corn*fed
hog« Mash and peanut-fattened hogs, 1
to !%c under.
Choice Tennessee lamb*. 404%c; me
dium to good lambs, 304c; cood to fancy
sheep. 2%03c.
Cattle receipts lighter. Market steady
to % higher on best grade*. Good deman-l
for heavy steers of choice quality, while
all medium grades and weight* of handy
butcher stuff have stold promptly on ar
rival at ruling prices, and In most case*.
10 to 20 cents above prices of a week
ago.
Hovers! loads of light feeding *teeri
were received this week which were soM
promptly to anxious country buyers fnr
cotton seed meal and hull feeding.
Commission men state that only a few
more loads of feeders are expected this
season. Farmers who have not yet sc
oured their feeding cattle should tele
graph .the yards at once Just what they
Sheep and lamb receipts light. Market
steady.
Moderate supply of hogs, market prac
tically unchanged from a week ago.
sacKi. #i.7u; runna xe
pound sacks, $1.65; Ai
sacks. $1.76; Victory
pound sacks, $1.65; Jui
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotation*:
opanmc I Clotlna.
. 13.49013.80 I3..vlftl3 63
. 13.2O013.6Oll3.39u 13 32
. 18.134,12.20; I3.31«i 12 32
. 1S.1SSII.J6 1827611 20
. 13.08612.09ill.i4b J js
. 13.05 ft 13.10,13.21st 13 25
. 13.08018.09 13.2401X25
. 13.37018.16 I3.J40I1.S
. 13.12013.13 11.2401 26
. 13.10ft 13.12.13.23 ft: 3,25
. 13.09U13.10 13.22ft ij 23
■ lljliiStJ-lo; I3.8»ftl2:fi
Balm, 114.760
if arch.
April.
May. .
'June .
July .
August
September. . .
October. . . .
November. . .
December. . .
Cloted steady
1 bags.
face of a three days break and a drop of
over Sc from the recent high point The
argument of the been In the result of ex.
ssft: .•»tb*. D g u , r r ■“»-
owSS? . and < 5 ut bexn » corn assert that
there is a large scattered long Interest
that win have to llauidate before there la
any permanent good on the bull aide. It
was the general opinion last night that
any farther break will bring In export
; rye (Georgia), $1.15: Tennessee rve.
Barley. $1.25. .Appier oats, 85c;
ruat-proof oats, 70c: Burt oats. 60c;
tales, $1.50; Timothy, choice third bales
1.50; Timothy No. 1. small bales,
: 1.45; Timothy No. 1 light mixed, $1.40;
Timothy No. 1 clover, mixed, *1740; So. 2
$1.15: choice green alfalfa. $1.45; alfalfa
hay No 1, $1.40; clover hay. $1.35; wheat
straw. 60c: Bermuda bar. 85c.
GROCERIES.
SUGAR—Per pound. Standard granu
lated, 6%c; New York reflned. 6%c; plan,
tatlon, 6c.
COFFEES-Roasted (Arbuckle’s), $24.25.
AAAA, $14.50 in bulk; In bags and bif?**
reis, $2.10: green. 17%c.
MISCELLANEOUS-—Georgia cane afru*
88c; nxle grease. $1.75: soda crackers. 7»Ac
per round; lemon cracxera tc. oyster, 7c-
tomatoes (two pounds), $1.75 case; three
pounds, $2.10: Navy beans. $1.76; LImh
beans. 7%c. Shredded biscuit, $8.60; Lima
1 rolled oata. 84.00 per case: grits (bacai
$2.10: pink salmon. $6.00 per cose; pepper
25c per pound; R. E. Leo salmon, $8.00:
case; soap* $1.5004.00 per case: RumforJ
baking powder. S2.R0 o#r case
RICE—Head. 5%06%c: fancy hesd. 50
6%c, according to grade
LARD—Silver leaf, 11 %c per pound;
Flake white, 8c per pound: Cottolene,
$6.60 per case: Hnowdrlft. $6.25 per case
CHEESE—Fancy full cream, 17c.
SARDINES—Mustard. $3.25 per csss;
one-quarter oil, $3.25.
SALT—One hundred pound*. 4Se; salt
brick (plain) per case, $2.25; salt hrlcl
(medicated) tfer ca»e. *4.85; salt red rock.
100 pounds. $1.00; Halt Ozone table ptf
case. 90c; salt 25-pound sacks, 16c.
FISH
FISH—Bream, 6%c per lb.: snapper,
10c net per pound; trout, 10c per pound,
bluefish, 7c per pound; pompann. 25o per
pound: mackerel, lie per lb.: mixM
fish, 5c per pound; black baas. 10c per
pound; mullet, $13 per barrel.
CRABS—Hard shell. 30040c ner dozeft
OYSTERS—Per gallon: Plant*.
1.60: extra selects. 81.4001.50; sel^cte,
81.2601.40; standard, $1.0001.10; reepere.
$Oc0$l.OO.
HARDWARE. ,
PLOWSTOCKS^Haiman. 96c. Fergu*
son, $1.05.
AXI.RS- $4.7507.00 per dosen.
SHOT—$2.26 per tack.
SHOES—Horse, $4.6004.75 per kei
LEAD—Bor. 7%c pee ncund.
NAIldS—Wire. 32.65.
IRON—Per pound.
5%c.
base: Sw« H
OFFICES
RHODES BUILDING
AH conveniences. For ratei,
call Room 202 or M. 46.
The American Audit Company
F. W. LAFRENTZ, 0. P. A.
Preiident.
THEO. COCHED. JR. 0. P. A. A. F. LAFRENTZ.
Vice Pres, and Secretary. Treasurer.
T. P. HOWARD. 0. P. A. 2d Vice Pres.
NEW YORK—100 Broadway. 23rd 8t and
8th Are (Waldorf-ABtnrfaV
CHICAGO—Marquette Building
BOSTON—Exchange Building.
ATLANTA—Fourth National Bank
BuHdlng.
RICHMOND—Mutual Building
BALTIMORE—Ktyser Building.
NEW ORLEANS-Matson Btancfia
PHILADELPHIA-Bellevue-Stratfor?,
WASHINGTON, D. C —Colorado Ball*
MILWAUKEE—PJanklnton Bank Bulg
ing.
•AN FRANCISCO—Claus Sprecksla
C. B. BIDWELL, 0. F. A., Resident Vice President