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WOMEN TO BE DENIED PLACES ON COMMISSION TO CURB ATLANTA VICE Mayor Admits Strong Point in Their Favor, But Atlanta’s Council Frowns. • Despite the appeal if the Woman’s Christian Temperance union and wom en’s civic clubs, members of council arc not inclined to give women repre sentation on the newly created vice commission. Aiderman A H Van Dyke, author of the ordinance creating the commission, soys he thinks the woman’s petition should be tabled. ‘I don’t think It would bo at all prac tical to have women on the commis sion.’ said Aiderman Van Dyke. .Aiderman John S ("andlc-r. .-rm of the members of thr 'commission, save he has not given the matter anv consider ation. but that he does not think coun cil will grant the request of the women Mayor Admits Strona Point. • Under an ordinance of council Mayor Winn appointed five city officials and five private citizens as members of the vice commission. But he says he would dislike to have the -fob of ap pointing five worn m. the number re quested by the petition. "But they have .1 strong point in their favor," save Mayor Winn. “There are women on the vice commissions of Minneapolis, Philadelphia and othi r cities. And these commissions seem to be accomplishing satisfactory results." Women’s social and improvement clubs have approved the petition and will join in the appeal to council this afternoon. A number of prominent women are active in their efforts to secure council’s recognition of the mer its of their claim. Women Would Show Mercy. Mrs. Ma.rv L. McLendon, president of the Frances Willard chapter of the Georgia Woman’s Christian Temper ance union, says: “The women of Atlanta have decided that they have been too hard, on the members of.their sex who .have fallen. We want representation, .on the vice commission so that we can effectively give them a chance." Mrs. D. O. Dougherty, vice president, says: ■ Women cn the commission would have more consideration for girls than men will. . Women naturally have a better knowledge of evil conditions that surround their own sex and they could assist materially in carrying on reform work.” A significant, point in the petition to CANDIDATES SEEK BALTIMORE TRIP Candidates are coming rapidly into the contest for delegates at large to the Baltimore national Democratic conven tion. So'far as Fulton is concerned, it will present the name of Thomas B. Felder alone for one of the "big Mur" placed. It is conceded that Mr. Felder is to be named. . , From other points the names of Crawford Wheatley, of Americus; G. R. Hutchens, of Rome; C. R. Pendleton, of Macon; Thomas W. Loyless, of Au gusta, Samuel B. Adams, of Savannah; W. S. West, of Valdosta; Judge An drew Cobb, of Athens, and Dr. John M. Crook, of Columbus, have been put for wa rd All of th- se, with the possible excep tion of Dr. Crook, were prominently identified with the state campaign in Mr. Underwood’s behalf. Dr. Crook, who is a near relative of Senator Bank head.. comes forward with peculiar claims, however, because he was one of the original and most enthusiastic Un derwood men in the state, and it is pointed out that he lives in Muscogee, the only one of the "big six" counties that went for Underwood, giving him the second largest plurality he received in Georgia The delegation to Baltimore will con sist of 24 district delegates. 24 district alternate-, four delegates at large and four alternates at large. MacQUADE. AMERICAN. BUYS "POPE'S VILLA” LONDON. May 6—J. P. MacQuade, of New York, has bought the celebrated “Pope .9 A ilia” at Twickenham for $50,- 000. The villa is a replica of that occupied by Alexander Pope 50 years ago, with beautiful gardens bordering on the Thames. The whole is one of the most familiar riverside features of outer London. The property until six years ago be longed to the late Henri Labcuchere, of Truth, Ti’.c house has not since been occupied. ESTABLISHED 8861 I The Lowry National Bank OF ATLANTA, GA. CAPITAL. - $1,000,000 SURPLUS “ 1,000,000 | Designated Depository of the United States, | County of Fulton, City of Atlanta. INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS. council is -the plea for "white lives" for both sexes, with the same moral stand ards. Wants Ten Women There. James Meldrum, of 221 South Pryor street, has written to The Georgian to give vigorous support to the women's plea for places on th'- vice commission. He believes there should be ten women on the commission, and says they would not permit the usual Pharasaical, in adequate report on the subject investi gated. His letter follows; . The proposal of the W. C. T. U. to include five women in the com mission recently created is an ex cellent one, and it is to be hoped there will be no hesitation in adopt ing it. ( , The astonishing thing is that at this time of day. when womanhood is rapidly coming into its own. a responsible public body should think of appointing men only to deal with a problem so vitally af fecting society in general and wom en in particular. If ever there was a question in which adequate fe male representation was demanded, it is this one. Mere men have al ways demonstrated their unfitness to solve any such tangled problem. Their inherited bias, traditional prejudice and lumbering logic re quire the balancing and corrective elements of womanly counsel, in sight, intuition and sympathy. A commission, composed of, say. Dr. Anna Shaw, Mrs. Pankhurst and Mrs. Belmont, would be much more likely to get down to bedrpek facts aitd achieve solid results than even such' an- eminent trio as. President Taft, Roosevelt and Woodrow Wil son, or any other three meh in the country. Where the lives and destinies of "thousands of women and young girls are at stake there is an un derlying insolence in the very idea of excluding women from the com mission. What Serious-minded peo- ' pie want is a thoroughgoing probe into the root causes of prostitu tion and their possible prevention. I for one trust, therefore, that if the ladies are appointed—and there ought to be ten of them—they will prevent the usual attempt to burke . the worst, but really vital, elements in this problem by the presenta tion of a lop-sided, Pharasaical, in adequate report, resulting in fur ther abortive police measures, in driving the disease still more from the suface, in the temporary sooth ing of the public conscience, and In the shelving of the real prob lem for another decade. I am sir, JAMES MELDRUM 221 South Pryor St., Atlanta. Ga. RICH VETER’AN, BORN IN GEORGIA, DIES ON HIS 69TH BIRTHDAY CHATTANOOGA. TENN., May 6. John S. Martin, one of the oldest and best known citizens in Chattanooga, died at his home today after an ill ness of two weeks. was exactly 69 years of age, today being the -anni versary of his birth. He was born at Madison. Ga., May 6, 1843. Mr. Martin joined the Confederate .army at the outbreak of the Civil war and served during the conflict as a member of the Third Georgia artillery. Longstreet’s corps. He was »eriously wounded at the battle of Chickamauga. Mr. Martin came to Chattanooga in the early seventies and engaged in the wholesale grocery and grain business, rapidly . accumulating a large fortune, which he further augmented through judicious investments in real estate. At ’the time of his death he was one of the most influential citizens of this city, and an authority through the South on grain and cotton. In Sep tember. 1876,- he married Miss Kate Kirkpatrick, of Chattanooga. Miss Katherine Martin, a daughter, is well known in Atlanta, having visited there. Four other children survive. BIDDLE BOOMS HIS BIBLE CLASS: EXPECTS 10.000 PHILADELPHIA, May 6.—Anthony J. Drexel Biddle hopes to increase his Bible class from 3,400, the present membership, to 10.000. He plans to turn the estate of A. J. Drexel. Jr., at Lansdowne into a sum mer vacation home for menibsfs of the class. The estate consists of seventeen acres with .two large buildings. Mr. Bid dle has been remodeling the estate. He has installed tennis courts, a gymna sium and a baseball field and will have dormitories to accommodate fifty men and ten women. Ten cents a night will be charged for lodging and the price of meals will he limited to 15 cents for breakfast and 20 cents for dinner and supper. No person will be allowed to sleep on the estate more than two nights in one w eek. KING AND QUEENS AT MEMORIAL TO EDWARD LONDON, May 6. A memorial .serv ice for the late King Edward was held at Windsor today. King George, Queen .Mary, Dowager Queen Alexandra and other members of the royal family at- THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) XEWStAIOXDAY, MAY 6, 1912. COTTON PR ICES JUMP 521 BALE Shorts Cover Freely. With the Bulls Heavy Buyers—Closes at Top Figures. XEW YORK. May 15.—Extreme activity featured the cotton market at the open ing today, and amidst exciting scenes first prices were pushed upward from 15 tn 18 prints. In addition to urgent, cov ering there was fresh buying for long account which was inspired by firmer cables than expected- Unfavorable weather over the Southern belt was re ported by private telegrams. After the call the tone was nervous as a result of profit-taking on the bulge. Futures’ and spot were Strong in Liv erpool Some of last week’s prominent sellers offered cotton freely on the early advance, but the offerings were well taken Prices eased off a point or two The tone was nervous and there was an active demand. Shortly after the noon hour the tone of the market was xery strong. wfth* K very little for sale ■ Wrth covering and bidding prices, at 2 rVolock gains of 21 to 31 points were ruling At the close the market was strong at 38 to 41 points higher, practically $2 per baJe above the closing quotations of last Saturday. RANGE IN MEW YORK rUTURES. S nt s 8 IO i I May -11.23'11.4«i1l 221 H4B H.46-48'11.08-10 June . . .'.'f1.49-51’11.11-13 July 11 30 11.60 11 30 11.59'11.58-60 11 18-20 Aug. 11.37 11.64 11 37 11 64 11 60-62 11 21-22 Sept. 11.28,11,.6.4 11.45 11,64 11.64 11 25-27 Oct. f 1.50 11.71 11 4711.7141.70-71 11 32 Nov. 11.70-72 11 82-34, Dec 11.58 11 83 11 55 11 83 11.79-83 11.40-42 ■Jan. 11.52 11.78 11.52 11.78 11 77-79 11.37-38 Feb . . 11.77-79 11.37-39 Mar . U. 5 7,1 l 66 11 57 11 65 11 Si-87 11 44-45 -Closed-' strong Liverpool' was due to '2 *•£■■' ‘points higher on near and 3% to 4% points'high er on late .-months, -ripened steady 7% io 8 points higher. At 12:15 pm- was very steady,net 8% to 9% points higher. A good business was done in spot with prices firm- at 9 points higher; sales. 12.000 bales, includ ing 11,000 American; speculation and ex port, 1,090;. imports, 3.066; ’ nofle Ameri can Later cables reported a furthsr advance of 1 point frorfi 12:15 p in quotations At the close the market was steady 12 to 14 points above Saturday’s "cldsihg RANGE IN -LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Futures opened firm. ’ - Opening. Frew Range. 2 P. M. Close. Close May . . ;-6 26 620 6 16% May-,June 624 -6 25 -6 25 629 6 1614 June-Julv 6.24 -6 25 6.25 6 29% 6 17% July Aug. 6.25 .6’6% 526 630' 618 Aug-Sept 6.24 -6 25*4 6.27*4 6.29% 6.16 Sept.-Oct. - . . .' 6.26 6 12*4 Oct Nov. 6'1734-6.20 619 6 23% 6.10% Nov.-Dec 6.17 6.19 622 6.02% •Dec.-Jan- 6.1-6 -6.18 6.19-.- . 6-'2l %• 6-08 Jan -Feb. 6.16 -6 18 6.18 6.21% 6 02% Feb.-Mar. 6.17 -6 18 .... 6 22*4 6.02% Mar-April 6.17*4-6.20 6.20 .6.23% Closed firm. HAYWARD & CLARK'S - L" " DAILY'COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, May 6—Weather conditions oversight were worse than ex pected Showers were rather general and heavy ..In localities, particularly, in the gulf coast 'districts, the ' Fort’ ■ Worth. Shreveport and the Meridian sections also. Oklahoma and the Atlantlcs had the least ram. The cold wave did not materialize Indications are for partly cloudy and local showers today, followed tofiiorrow. by a tendency towards clearing weather and Tess precipitation Liverpool was active and strong today, futures up as much as I.4,pqinff. Cables reported the advance due to American buying and bad weather news- ■ Our market advanced 25 points .in the first hour on general buying on disap pointing weather over Sunday, official forecasts of showery weather and New York news advising the formation of a strong ten-million-dollgr bull pool to push the market. The market held the early’ gain. -well. There is a steady demand for contracts, and the supply of selling or .ders is limited owing to bad weather and anticipation of a bullish weekly govern ment weather report RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. £ ' t- I 24> r. I>r O I U i J»' L) !£LU May 111.78112.911'1'1.77Tf2?nT'• V0n".021T307 June . .112 01-04 11 67 -70 July il 1.90'12.15'11.89 12.13 12.13-15 11.75-76 Aug. 11.76 11 88111.76 11.80'11.98-01 11 60-63 Sept. 11.77 11 77 11.77 tt.77i1l 90-92 11 49-52 Oct. ,11.59 11.85 11.59 11.84 11 84-85 11- 44-45 Nov 11.85-86 11.44-46 De< ■1t601187 11 60 11.87'11 87-88 1'1'47-48 Jan. 11.01-11.89 11,61 11.89-11 89-90 11 50-51 Feb 11.92-9411-1.53-54 Mar 1 1,95-97 11 56-.5!< Closed steady. SPOf -COTTON -MARKET/ Atlanta, steady; middling I’l New York: qifiet; rfilddfitig IT.BO. New Orleans, steady; -middling 11-13-16. Liverpool, easy; middling *364 Savannah, steady, middling fl*4: Augusta, steady; middling-11 3 4 . Mobile, steady; middling 111, Galveston, steady; middling 11J4. Norfolk, firm: middling 11*6,. Wilmington, nominal. . 1.-ittle Rock, quiet: middling UQ Charleston, nominal, middling 11*4. Louisville, firm; middling 11’,. Philadelphia, steady, middling 13.05. Boston, quiet; middling 11 SO. Baltimore, nominal, middling 11%. • Memphis, quiet; middling 11V St. Louis, quiet; middling 11V Houston, steady; middling-J1 9-1-6. Louisville, firm; middling 11%. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table- shows recetpt-s at the ports todgy compared. w>lh.Jlie. same day last year: 2 _ 1 lot;"': TZTT Z New Orleans 1.207" F 6,470 Galveston 2.649 • 4,327 Mobile 455 120 Savannah. . . . '. 3,506 1,116 charleston.-'• 333 ■' 40 Wilmington .... 305 322 . Norfolk 1.026 ' 943 Boston 64 50 Brunswick. .... 771 Total ~ 10.316' . 13,393~~~ INTERIOR MOVEMENT. ~ ioiT IML Houston. . .' .' .; 2,128 '1.8’7 .. Augusta 82 127 Memphis 3,047 . 677 St. Louis 655 1.:".4 Cincinnati ■ 282 "= -500 Little Ro'-lt . . . ___ _ 54__ Total J; •>'l T 390 COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations: i ”|ien.ng - ClMina Spot‘ 1 7.50417.70 May 7.354x7.50 7.501(17.51 lune 7.33417.45 r 504x7.53 Ju1y7.454(7.46 7.504x7 52 .August 7.504 x 751 .7 September 7 464-7 47 October 7 444x‘7 46 7514 x7 52 November 6 804x6.95 6 854 i 6.1’8 December 6 70116 80 6 7'losed strong, sale'. 38.300 barrels. VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES. Following show the .weekly, vjgible .sup ply changes : in grain ' for ’’he'wYek; Wheat decreased 2.121.000 bushels. ' Corn decreased 522.0C0 bushels'- '. Oats decreased ,2.034.000 bushels. NEWS AND GOSSIP ,i Os the Fleecy Staple (From Hayward & Clark > NEW YORK, May 6 Carpenter, Bag I got & Co.: Sentiment here seems to be bullish, and considerable short covering reported on a bullish telegram from Cor- J dill One letter*from Vicksburg says crop all along that valley wfll be 5.00,000 to 600.- ] 000 bales short because they will not be able to-plant Pallas. Tex , wires: "Texas, southern , and eastern portions, generally cloud' . 1 raining at Houston and Athens, light rain ' in the north. genef.aH.v part.ly cloudy, west,, clear and pleasant. Oklahoma, generally 1 fair and cooler " Mitchell. Riordan. McEhney were good I buyers after the call. Following are 11 a m. bids: May 11 28. i July 11.50.,, October 1J.54, December 11.59,1 January 11 28t Forecast for week: Temperatures will ; average near or slightly below seasona- , ble average the coming week in the Southern states. Precipitation will be lq cal and probably not above normal Storm warning Hoist northeast storm I warning at 10 p nx . on Texas coast. Disturbance over lower Rio Grande val ley. brisk to high north and northeast winds on Texas coast Monday. The Dry Goods Review for past w<egk says: “The distribution of drv goods, both, at wholesale and at retail, has shown contraction rather than expansion during the week'. This is true practically of the en'ire country and applies to the great majority of lines " Troy. Ala . wires. “Memphis to Tupelo, Columbus to Tuscaloosa preparations very backward, not more, than 50 to ,60 per cent plowed very little cotton up. The low lands and creek bottoms not touched yet; Tuscaloosa. Montgomery to Troy about 75 per cent plowed; some cotton up to good stands x'ondttlons very poor around Mont gornery ? .buf ape much better around. Troy Aa ’a 'whole, 'about three' to four weeks late'of last year and two weeks later, than normal. Soil thoroughlv soaked, and much of it plowed wet: Distinctly poor start Scattered to heavy rains along route Friday and Saturday. Cloudy and hot now." THE WEATHER ——i-t—; -J ,—i— Uj —;— 'L* ‘ dON-bITU&N’S. * ' ' 7 ! ‘ -,-V'ASHING,TON.,, May will be. showers tonight in New England and the 'middfe' fitl»ntib states,‘frillowed by gen* e DIHT, w;eather , Tuesday and show ers 'tonight or -TuesSiy in the* Southern states. : r ' , , . , In the Lake region and the Ohio val lev the weather wfll be generally .fair Temperature changes will be unimpor tant Storm warnings are displayed on the Texas coast. GENERAL FORECAST. Following is the forecast to 7 p. m Tuesday: Georgia —Local showers tonight or Tuesday. ~Virgir»isu-rCloudy,tpnfgh.tshowers iq the ’southei'n- portion, cooler sh southeastern portion; Tuesday fair. North Carolina and South Carolina—-Lo cal showers tonight or Tuesday- Florida—Showers tonight or T.ufigday- . Alabama and Mississippi—ShAet? to night or Tuesday. ATLANTA .LiyE. STPCK , MARKET., , (By W. H'. White,'JF.,’of the White Pro-- vision Company.) Quotations based on actual purchases during the current week: Choice tp good-.sleers, 1.000 to 1.200. 5.75 (giioO. good steers, 800-to 1.000..5 50©5 75, medium to good -steers. 700 to 850, 4.75® 5 50, good to choice beef cows. -800 to 900, 4 50® 4 75. medium to good beef cows, 700 to 800. 4 25(§'4 50; good to choice heifers, 750 to 850. 4.50®5.25, medium to good heifers. 650 to 750. 3 75®4 50 Thfc above represent rulibg prices of good quality of beet, cattle Inferior grades and dairy types selling lower. Mixed common steers. If fat. 700 to 800, 4 004 x 4 75. mixed common cows. If fat. 600 to 800, 3.50@4.00. mixed common bunches to fair. 6QO. to 800? 2.50®8.25; good butch er bulls. 3.25@3.5(5 Prime bogs. 160 so 200 average. 7 75® 8.00; good butcher hogs. 140 to 160. 7 50® 7.75. good bixt.ch.er pigs, 100 .to. 140, 7 30® 7 50; light pigs. 80 To 100, 6 5006.75; heavy rough hogs. 200 to 250, 7Q7.75 . Above, quotations, apply to corn-fed hogs Mast, and peanut fattened hpgs. 10 l%c and under. Moderate Supply, of cattle: Prices have ranged a shade higher on best grades of fed steers. ‘ A'few Tdads of milted Short fed cattle . were. on. the. .var,ds;this w;ey>k. .whjch Siotd. re'adflj at prevailing ‘quotations. ' with 'a , -few of thh'Beslyseleotfcons:an-elghth -to » quarter, higher than pbices quoted h week ago ' ■ " ■ ■ Market generally is copside.red. strong, and active Hog; receipts about- the. same ns last week " Market steady Yards'keep sold right up to arrival with nothing carried over. MEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW YORK. May 6.—Wheat firm; July -SI.J9L®! 18%, spot No. 2 red $1.14 in ele •vator,- 11.215% f. o. b ' Corn dull; No 2 in elevator nominal, export No 2 86% f" o! ' fi'..'*sfeamer nominal, No 4 nomi nal. Oats steady; natural white 62® 62%. white clipped 64 066 Rye quiet; No. 3 nominal fob New York Barley steady; malting $1.2401.38 c. i f Buffalo Hay firm, good to prime $1 4501 75. poor to fait $1 25 0 1 30, ; Flour. (regular. spring patents *5 6005.90. straights $5 4005.60 clears $5 6006. winter patents $5.9006.10, Straights $5'2505.50 "ctears-$« 75®5 . - Beef firm, family SIBO-18 5(1.. Pork firm-. •-Iftesh 'B4< -35.-, fa mH _v- •’? 20.-76 o'3l-50 Lard firm, city steam 10% bid. middle West spot 11.35 bid. Tallow quiet; .city <in hogsheads) 6% nominal, country (in •tierces) 6®6%. • , > • -. live stock market. CHICAGO. May 6.—Hogs—Receipts. 40,000 Market steady; mixed and butch ers.'77.2s'B 7 75: good h'eavy, $7.60@7.75; rough heavv,-.57 250 1 65. light. ..$7.15.0 7 62: nigs. $5.40477 00. hulk. $7 5007 70 Cattle- Receipts. 25,000. Market'steady lac lower beeves, $5.90 0 9 j)0; cows and heifers. $2.5007.85; Stockers and feeders. Iss 0006.85. Texans, $5.9007.50. calves. 156.500 8,00 .. .. . . Sheep, Receipts, 20,000 . Nlarket steady, 'native and Western, $516008.00 lambs, ISEVV YORK .QFIQCEFUES.. . ~ ' *'Y'Uk'K. ' tlai- n.'JOoffee 'steady . No 7 Rio spot. 14% tasked). Rice firm, domestic, ordinary to prime, 4%®4% MdlaSseS' quieT'; New't irlean.'. open kettle; 1350 50 Sugar, raw, quiet, centrifugal. 4.05. muscovado. 3.55; molasses sugar. 330. refined steady; standard granulated, 5 1005.25; rut loaf. 6.00; crushed. 5.90, mold A. 5.60: cubes, 5.3005.45, powdered, 5 1005 30. diamond A. 5 20; confectioners ' \ 4'900.1.05 No. 1. *9O 0 5 05. No. 2. 485 ■ o’s 00. No 3. 4 80® 4.95. No 4. 4 750 4 90 Cheese firmer, white milk specials, 15% 016 whole milk fancy. 15*4015%; skims, specials. 11011%; skims, fine. 9%@10%; :fUll skirryt. 708.. $ ' •' POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS. '' NE’.V YORK. May's Dressed poultry quiet, turkeys. 130 22: chickens, 16028; fowls. 11*2017: ducks. 13022; geese. 110 16. Live poultry nmei: fowls. 14 taskedT: ' turkevs. 13 tasked); roosters. 10 tasked); ItTil, l-.s.' 1 V raskMß ’geese, kirn. But'ef Weaker; creamer' specials, 31 l.thidi; creamery-extras-.- 30% tasked-); i state dairv. tubs, 244(30%; process spe cials. 28 tasked 1. 1 steady, near!" white fane'. 22% ; 1/ nearliv brown fancy -1 ®2l %f*extra firsts. 21"'i21%; firsts. 19020',. NAVAL STORES. SAVANNAH. May 6. Turpentine firm 'at 48 receipts 851 Ro;-in firm, rei-eipp L'.t'SS. ’water white XT 1. mdow glass $7 20. N 57 15, yj 47 iq il< 47 05 ’ >7 02’-.. H $7.02’6, G $7 02% F U 1.02%. E $6.75."D $6 50, <" B A $6 25. Real Vaudeville and the best motion pictures at the ■ Bijou. . STEEL BREAKS US BIG PROBE OPENS Sharn Decline in Shares With Demand Weak—Other Is sues Sympathetic. ByiCHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK. May 6 -There Fas ex cited transactions in Fnlted States Steel and Pennsylvania at the opening of the market today, the former. losing 1% and the laster 2%. The first scale of Steel common was thought to' include 10.000 shares Union Pacrfic and Reading each yielded over 1 point The tone was weak, and practically all of the industrial interests seemed to be on the bear side. Among the other losses were Steel pre ferred ’-4. Amalgamated Copper *2. American Smelting %, Baltimore and i Ohio Atchison %; Reading-%, Lehigh Vkl'ei.' %', Missouri Pacific %. Canadian ; Pacific % an< j Southern Pacific % At the end -of the first fifteen minutes a show of steadiness developed and some of the issues recovered a fraction of their Initial loss Erie '•cotnrtlon ahd preferred advanced *s, while Southern Railway opened % higher. • The curb was dull and weak Americans in London were steady above New York parity Canadian Pacific was under pressure after a spurt.'and its best price was shaded Liquidation was'in evidence throughout all the forenoon ; and vigorous declines were in progress London was the heav lest seller of the more Important specula tive issues. Steel common was weak, de clining more than 2 points. The rest of the market was fairlv well held, although joining in the general downward move ment. which caused losses of 1 point or more in many of the important stocks. Stock quota'lons- I I - - |T-aeU I C]os |Prev STOCKS;* iHlghlLow.iSaxe.l Bid.lCl'ss Ama! -Conner.'• 83 tjßo% -B<>% 86% 82% Am. Jce Sec 24 24 24 . . 23% Arrf. ‘Sug.'Ref? ! l2B" 126*4128' W%!128 Am. Smelting. 84%;. 82% ,83 LB3 1 84% Am Loeomo.. 42% 41% 41%' 42 42% Am . (“ar Fdy 58 ■ 57% 57% 58 58% Am Cor. Oil .. 56% 55% 56 55% 56% Am Woolen 1 27% 27% Anaconda .. . 42% 40% 41% 41% 42% Atchison 105% 104% ins 105 105% A p 1140% 139*41140% 140 [139% Am Can 39 37%, 38%' 38% 39% do. pref ..117% 116 116%117 117' Am Beet Sug 69%' 68%: 69 69 '7O -Am. T and T.-1 45%'145%443%:145% 146 Am Agricul..' 61 61 I 61 1 60%' 61% Beth steel . .37 36% 37 I 36% 37% B R T ... 82% 82 82%' 82 ' 82% B and oIO9L, 108% 108% 108% 109% Can Pacific 257% 255,% 257 *.256% 257% Corn Products” 15'% 15%' 15% 15% 15% i .and O. ~...,(8% <- % <B% .8 <B% Consol Gas 142*2 1 42% 142% 142% 143 Cen. Leather 25 24 24% 24% 25% Colo. F and I 27% 27 27% 27% 27% ICWb Sfctlth'.'.. . 2:'- . . 7 44; 44 -D. and H . 176' 176 170 170' 170 Den. and R. G 22 22 Distil Secur.. 3J.* 2 31% 31% 31 31% Erie 34% 33% 34 .[.84 34 % . do, prof . . 54- 52 52* z 52% 53% Gen Electric . '54 52 52% 52% 53% Goldfield Cons 171% 166% 166% 166% 168 Goldfield Cons. 4 4 G Western 18% 18% 18%' 18% 18% G. North . pfd 130% 130 130% 130', 131 G: North Ore 39% 39 39% 39%- 39% Int. Harvester 115* 116% 111 Central . 127 127 177 T 27 127% Interbnro 19 18% 19 18% 18% do, pref. .. 56% 55% 56% 56 56 lowa Central . ... ....I ....I 12% 12% K C South.. 25 24%' 24% 24 ' 25 K. and T. 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% do. pref. . 62 62 62 61 61% 1, Valley. . 166%'165% 166% 166% 167% 1,, and N . . 157%T56% 167 '156%-157% Mo Pacific . . 40% 40 I 40 40 40% N. Y Centralfllß% 117%'117% 117% 118% Northwest. . . 140 140 14n 140%140% Nat Lead. . . 57%' 55% 55%; 55% 56% N and W . .112% 112 112 112 112% No. Pacific . . 118% 118% 118% 118%'118% O and W .-. 38%t 38% ! 38% 38% 38% Tennl23% 122% 123% 123 % 123% Pacific Mail . 31% 32 32 ' 31 % 32% P Gas Co . 108% 108 108 .. . 108 P Steel Car . . ... 34% 34% Reading. . . . 173% 170% 172% 172%!172% Rock Island . 27% 26% 26% 26% 27% do. pfd . . . 55% 53% 54% 54 55 R I and'Steer 23 22 32% 22 23 do pfd ... <8 (6% 77 77 78% « Sheffield.- ". '....’ 48 49 So.-Pacific . . 11l 109i t 109% 109% 110% So Railway'. ’9'% r 28 28%' 28% 28% do. pfd..., r 73%- 73 i 73% .73% 73% St Paul . . 107% 106% t06%-106% 107% Tenn Copper- 42%: 41% 42% 41% '43 Texas Pacifio . . ... I ... .1 23% 22 Third Avenue 37 36 36 36% 37% Union Pacific 168% 167% 168 168 '169% U S. Rubber . 56’2 56 56% 56% 57% Utah Copper . 61% 60% 60% 61 i 62 U S. Steel . . 67% 65% 65% 65% 68% do pfd . x 110% 110* 2 110% 110%T12% V -C. Chem.. . 51% 51%! 51% 51% 52% West Union . 83% 82% 83% 83 83 Wabash. . . . .. 8% 8 do, pfd.. . . 20% 20 20 20 20% West Elec 74 .75 Wis. Centrals 4% 54% W__ Maryland6oon 60 59% 60% xEx -dividend, I % per cent. Total sales, 896,705 shares. LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. 77 Bld. Asked. Atlanta «• West Point R R. . 146 145 "rerican Natistlal Bank ... 265 2jn Atlantic Coal & -lee common.-100 103 Atlantic Coal * Ice pref 9J 85 Atlanta Brewing 4 Ice C 0... 175 Atlanta National Bank .... 325' Central Bank & Trust Corp.. 149 j SO I Exposition Cotton Mills *4O 155 Fourth National Bank 225 230 'Fulton National Bank 120 Ga Ry 4 Elec, stamped . . 127 130 Ga Rv 4 Co - common 28 31 do. Ist pfd 82 87% do 2d pfd <4 46 HlHv'er Trust Company..'.... 125 130 Lowry National Bank 245 2„ Realty Trust Company 108 no Sixth Ward Bank 99% 101 Southern Ice common 72% 74 Third National Bank, new .. 200 210 Trust Co. pt Georgia 212 214 Travelers Bank 4 Trust Co.. 125 126 BONDS. Atlanta Gas Light Ist 55:i04% .. Georgia State 4%5. 1915 .... 101 inj Georgia Mtrfland Ist 3s «0 63 Ga -Rv 4 Elee -Co 5s 101% . . Ga Rv 4 Elec, ref 5s 99 99% Atlanta Consolidated 5s in< Atlanta Northern Rv 55.... 96 Atlanta City 3%5, 1931 91 93 Atlanta City 4%5, 1921...... 103 105 Southern Bell Ss 99% NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. ' Coffee quotations: I Opening, i Closing January 6$ 13.55@13 February. .... •March. . April 13 6313 7n 13 57<7 13 5R Maxl3 June 13 40*?/13.60 IDh . . * 13 V.'gust . . .' 12.6f»f/13.70 F 3 52<j 13 53 Septemberl3.6s 12 13 60 i h4ober 12 November 13 70 13 i . < ■ 8,250 bags PRIMARY MOVEMENT. wHeat i Bi? i nn Receipt? I 1.605,000’ 507,000 Shipments 623.000 1,238,000 i ~ r ~ ~r~~ Recpfp’s 1.612.000 835.000 | Shipments . M 5 000 i 618,000 CHICAGO CAE LOTS. ■ Following are receipts for Monday and est ima ted receipts for Tuesday: Monday I Tuesday Wheat 30 I 35 Gem 120 oa*s 131 42 Hogs 40,000 J 18,000 ATLANTA MARKETS EGGS—tresh country candled. 19020 c BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, tn 11b. blocks. 2'.%025c. fresh country. 15017 c I per povj,l • DRES -ED POULTRY—Drawn, head »nd . feet on, p.r pound Hens, 17018 c; fries. I 250 27c Roosters. 8 o'lOc. Turkeys, ow- ■ Ing to fatness. 18®20c. LIVE POULTRY -Hens. 40045 c; roost ers, 25035 c: fries. 30 050 c: broilers. 300 35c: puddle ducks. 35040 c; Pekin ducks. 40®4,-,c; geese. 75®85e each; turkeys, ow ing to fatness-. 15®16c FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lemons fancy. $4 000 450 per box. Florida oranges. $3.0003 50 per box. Bananas, 2%03c per pound. Grape fruit. $5 o*o 6,00 per crate Cabbage, 3%c per pound Florida cabbage, $3.25 per crate. Pea nuts. per pound, fanCv Virginia. 6%©7c; choice. S%OKc. Beans. round green $1 5001 75 per crate. Florida celery. $2 0002 50 per crate. Squash, yellow, per six basket crates. $1.5002 00 Lettuce, fancy, $2 0002 50 choice $15002 00 per crate Beets. 1,3 0003 50 per barrel Cu cumbers. $1 0001.50 per crate. English peas, per drum. $1 500 2 New Irish pota toes, per barrel, $6,000' 00 per barrel Strawberries. 12*4® 15c per quart. Egg plants, $2 5003 00 per etate Pep per. $2.000 225 per crate. Tomatoes, fancy, six basket crates, $2 5003 00; choice tomatoes. $1.7502 o f ' Pineapples. $3 500 400 per crate 'Onions, $3 000-3 50 per bushel Seeet potatoes, p yam. $l5O 01 75 per bushel. Cranberries. sll 000' 12.00 per barrel; 50c per gallon. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Cn.T Cornfield bams. 10 to 12 lbs. average ,16c. Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 lbs. average 16c. Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to II lbs., average. 16%c. Cornfield picnic hams. 6 to I lbs, avar -11 %c. Cornfield breakfast bacon. 23c Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow), 17c. Cornfield fresh pork sausage (link ot bulk), 25-lb. buckets, 12c. Cornfield frankfurters. 10-lb. buckets, age, 10c. Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-tb. boxes, 9c Cornfield luncheon hams. 25-lb. boxes. 11c. Cornfield spiced Jellied meats in 10-lb dinner pails, 10c. Cornfield smoked link sausage, S5-!b. boxes. 9c. - Cornfield Smoked link sausage in pickle, 50-lb. cans. $4.25 Cornfield frankfurters In pickle, $5-lb, kits. $1.60 Cornfield pickled nigs feet, 15-lb. kits, $1 00 Cornfield pure lard ttierce basis), 12%c. Country style pure lard. 50 lb tins only, 12c Compound lard ttierce basis), 9%c. D. S. extra ribs. ll%c. D. S. rib bellies, medium average, 12%c. D. S. rib bellies, light average. 12%c. FLOUR A~D GRAIN. FLOUR Postell’s Elegant.‘s7 50; Gloria (self-rising), $6 25, Victory (finest pat ent), $6 50. Faultless, finest, $6.25, Swans down (highest patent), sb,9o; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.75: Puritan (highest patent), $5 75; Sun Rise (half patent), $5 35; Tulip flotlr, $4.50; White Cloud (highest patent), $5.50; Diadem (highest patent). $5 50. Farm Bell. $5.40; Paragon (highest patent). $5.75; White Lily (highest patent), $5 50; White Daisy, $5.50. Southern Star, $5 35; Sun Beam, $5.35: Ocean Spray (patent), $5 35. CORN Tennessee White, red cob, $1.12; cracked, iI.OK; yellow, $1.10; mixed, $lO9 MEAL Bolted. 12-lb sacks, 92c; plain, 144-lb. sacks. sl.Ol, 96-Ib. sacks, $102; 48 lb. sacks. $1.04. 24-lb sacks. $1.06. OATS Fancy white clipped, 75c; fancy white, 74c; mixed. 7je. COTTON SEED MEAL—Buckeye, $29; Harper. $29. COTTON SEED HULLS—Square sack* $lO 00 per ton FEEDSTUFF. SHORTS—Halliday white, 100-Ib. sacks. $1 95; fancy. 75-lb. sacks. $1 90. P W 75-lb. sacks. $1 85; Brown. 100 lb. sacks, $1.75; .Georgia feed. 75-lb. sacks, $1 80; bran. 100-lb. sacks. $1.55; pure 75- lb sacks, $1.70: Homcoline, $1.85; Germ meal, Homco, $1.80; sugar beet pulp, 100- lb sacks. $1 55. 75 lb sacks, $1 60 CHICKEN FEED Beef scraps. 100- nound sacks, $3.50. 100-pound sacks. $3.26; Purina scratch, dozen pound packages, $2.35. Purina, pigeon feed, $2 35; Purina baby chick. $2.30; Pu rina chicken chowder. per barrel. $2 35; Purina ("bonder, 100 pound sacks. $2 15: Purina scratch, 50 lb sacks, $2 25; Purina scratch, 100 lb. sacks, $2 1n; Suc cess baby chick. $2 10. Eggs. $2 20; Vic tory baby chick, $2 30. victory scratch, nd lb sacks. $2 25; Victory scratch, 100- lb sacks. $2.15: Chicken Success baby chick. $2 10, wheat, 2-bushel bags, per bushel, $1.40. Rooster chicken feed, 50-lb. sacks. $1; oystorshell. 80c. GROUND FEED- Purina feed. 175-io. sacks. $2 00, Purina molasses feed, $2 00; Monogram, 100-lb sacks. $1 70: Victory horse feed. 100-lb. sacks. $2.00; Mllko dairv feed. $1.80; Arab horse feed. 100 lb sacks. $2 10: alfalfa molasses meal, $1.75; alfalfa meal. $1.50. SEEDS (Sacked)-German millet $1.55. can seed, amber. $1.65; cane seed, orange. $1 40. Wheat (Tennessee), blue stem. $’ 40; rye (Georgia) $1 35; Appier oats. 85c; red rust proof oats. 72c; Burt oats, 75c. Texas rust proof oats. 70c; win ter grazing. 70c; Oklahoma rust proof. 60c: blue seed oats. 50c HAY Per hundredweight; Timothy, choice large bales. $1 80. Timothy, choice third bales. $1 60 Timothy No 1, small bales, $1.85: alfalfa hay, choice. $1 65. Tfmothv No. 2. $1 50. Timothy clover mixed. $1 45: clover hav. $1 50. alfalfa hav. choice. $1 50: alfalfa No. 1. $1.70; alfalfa No 2. $125; peavine hay, $1.20; shucks. 70c; wheat straw, 80c; Bermuda hay, SI.OO. GROCERIES. SUGAR- Per nound. standard granu lated. 5%c. New York refined. 5%c, plan tation. «c COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle's), $24 25; AAAA. sl4 50 in bulk; In bags and bar rels. $2 10: green. 19c. RICE —Head. 4%©5%c: fancy head. 5% 06%c. according tn grade. LARD -Silver leaf. 12%c per pound; Soco, 9’»c per pound; Flake White, 9%c per pound: Cottolene. $7.75 per case; Snowdrift. $6.25 per case. CHEESE Fancy full cream. 22c. SARDINES Mustard. $3 per case: one quarter oil, $3 MISCELLANEOUS— Georgia cane syrug 38c; axle grease. $1.75; soda crackers. 7%c; per pound, lemon crackers, fe; oyster. 7c; tomatoes (2 pounds). $2 case; 3 pounds. $2 75. navy beans. $3.10. Lima beans, 7%c; Shredded biscuit, $3.60; rolled oats, $4 per lease grits (bags). $2.20; pink salmon. $5.10 per case; pepper. 25c per pound; R. E Lee salmon. $7 50: cocoa. 38c; roast beef, $3 80; syrun. 30c per gallon. Sterling ball potash. $3 30 per case: soap. $1.5004 I pe'- case, Rumford baking powder. $2 69 ■ pe* case ' SALT f'ne hundred pounds, 48c: salt I brick (plain), per case. $2 25: salt brick medicated), per case, $4 85; salt red rock, inn pounds. sl. 25-lb sacks, 18c F'SH. FISH Bream and perch. 6c per pound; snapper. 9c per jiound: trout, 10c per pound, bluefish, ic per pound; potnpano. 25c per pound: mackerel. 15c per pound; mixed fish. 6c per pound, black bass. 10c per pound. mull»t, $llOO per battel. Georgia roe shad, 60c each; buck shad. 30c each; roe Hicks, 20c each; Florida roe. shad, 35c each; bucks, 75c each; herring, 1c each ("RABS Hard shell. 30035 c per dozen OYSTERS For gallon Plants, $1,500 160; extra selects, $14001.50; selects, $1.250140; standard, $101.10; reepers, 9Uo 01.00. HARDWARE. FLOWSTOCKS Halman. 95c; Fergu son. $t 05. AXLES $4 75@7 per dozen, base. SHUT $2 25 per sack. SHOES Horse, $4.5004 75 per keg. LEAD Bar. 7%c per pound. NAILS Wi.-e, $2.6.5, base. IRON—Per pound. 3c base: Swede »%c. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO. May 6. Wheat. No 2 red, $1.1701.18%; No. 3 red, $1 1301.17; No. 2 hard winter, $1.1701.19; No. 3 hard win ter. $1 13®1 17%. No. 1 northern spring. $1 180! -’l. No 2 northern spring, $1.17 ®1 20; No 3 spring. $1 1201 17. Corn, No. 2. 80%®81: No 3 yellow. 80% ®BO%, No 3 78. No 3 white. 78%®79%: No 3 yellow. 75%@79%. No. 4. 75075% No * white. 76% 0 77%. No 4 yellow. 76 0 76%. 'Oats. N'- 2 white, 57%©-58%i No 3 white. 57057% No. 4 white,. 56%©57. Standard, 57.%©57%. WHLH MARKET MAKES BIG GAIN - - - - • Advances of 1 to 1 5-8 Cents Shown in Closing Prices. Corn and Oats Lower. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red 122 ©124 Corn 81% ' Oats 56 CHICAGO. May 6.- Wheat opened with a strong tone and prices ranging from % to 1c higher. The main influences were bullish. Missouri state report showed sensationally bad conditions. There was a rush to buy, which soon carried prices rapidly upward. July selling 1% and' Sep tember 1% better than last Saturday’s close A wave of selling to secure profits set in on the bulge. Early trade was very heavy Corn was % to %c higher Sympathy with wheat was the main factor Trade was small and unimportant early. Oats were off % to %c. Fine weather and good crop prospects were the influ ences There was a rush to sell. Provisions were higher. The market was featureless Trazie was small. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Pr«r. Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— May 1.17 1.18 1.16% 1.17% 1.16% July 1 14% 1.15 1.13% 1.14% 1.12% Sep 1.09% 1.10% 1.09% 1.10% 1.08% Dec, 1.10% 1.11 1.10 1.11 CORN - Mav 80% 80% 79% 79% 80 July 77% 77% 76% 76% 77% Sen. 75% 75% 74% 74% 75% Dec. 63% 64 63 63% OATS-- Mav 56% 57 56% 57 - - 56% •July 53% 53% 52% 52% * 53% Sep 44% 44% 43% .43% 44% PORK— M’y 19.05 19.05 19.05 19.05 18.97% J'ly 19.32% 19.37% 19.22% 19.30 19.30 Sep 19.50 19.57% 19.37% 19.50 19.4>7% M'v 10.85 10.87% 10.85 10.87% 10.90 J’ly 11.10 11.10 ' 11.00 11.02% 11.07% Sep 11.40 11.42% 11.20 11.22% 11.30 RTBS - M y 10.22% 10.22% 10.22% 10 22% 10.30 J’ly 10.45 40.45 10.40 10.42% 10.45 Sep. 10.67% 10.70 10.60 10.62% 10.67% UNITED STATES’ VISIBLE SUPPLY. Following shows the United States visi ble supply in grain for the week: Wheat . . . .'41,723,000143.843.000125.667,006 Corn .... 7.490,000 8.012.000 5.980.000 Oats . . . 9.957.(’0Q 11.991.0001 9,509,000 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Whe.at opened %d to %d higher; at 1:30 p. m was %d to %d higher. Closed %d to %d higher Corn opened * 4 d higher: a* 130 p. m. was %d to %d higher Closed %d higher. UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COMMENCEMENT MAY 15 AUGUSTA, GA.. Mav 6.—The com mencement of the Aueusta Medical col lege, a branch of the University of Georgia, will be held on May 15 when about 40 young men will receive diplo mas from Chancellor David Barrow, of the university. The exercises will be opened with a prayer by Dr. Howard T. Cree, pastor of the First Christian church, and the commencement address will be made bv ex-Governor John M. Slaton. C. L. Pennington will be the salutatorian and J. H. Hudson, the valedictorian. "BOARDINGHOUSE"”CHICKS HATCHED IN TOOMBS CO. VIDALIA, GA., May 6—lt remained for Toombs county to produce-the pat tern for a regular “boarding house” chicken. One that will best, fill the bill of these places has been hatched in the barnyard of a resident of this place. The chicken has four legs, four wings and the better part of two backs,’with only one breast, neck and head. The chicken is the property of Representa tive W. F. Peacock. The legs are all well formed and the wings are regular in shape. FLOOD VICTIMS’ BENEFIT POSTPONED TO MAY BTH The benefit for the Mis sissippi flood to be given by the Atlanta Turn Verein, at the Atlanta theater, has been postponed from to morrow night until Wednesday night. A number of tickets have been sold on whioh the date of the performance is given as Tuesday They will be accepted the following night. No change in the program has been made. POLITICS ACTIVE IN MURRAY. DALTON, GA., May 6—Murray rrest, four new candidates entering the field for county offices. The race for tax receiver has assumed the inter esting stage D. SV. Bond. Sam Hig don and G. L. Moore have announced. The other county candidates are.G, T. Smith, for tax collector; J. M. Camp bell, for ordinary; W. R. Robinson, for superior court clerk, and R. T. Spring field, for treasurer. FOUR RUN FOR REPRESENTATIVE BUCHANAN. GA., May 6,--The race for representative in Haralson county is warming up considerably and blds fair to be the most hotly contested in years. The candidates are John S. Ed wards, of Buchanan, a well known minister and lawyer; John S. Jeter, a business man and farmer of Waco, a former president of the Haralson County Farmers union; Captain G. L. Suggs, a prominent, citizen of Bremen, and A R Dodson, editor of The Buch anan Tribune. EPWORTH LEAGUERS TO MEET. COLUMBUS. GA.. May Co lumbus Epworth league District- con ference will convene in this city next Friday evening, and will remain in ses sion through Sunday evening. Among the prominent visitors who-will be in attendance are President C. L. Shep herd, of Fort Valley, and Secretary B. A. Trusselle, of Macon. It'ls expected that every league in the Columbus dis trict will be represented. The princi pal towns of the district outside of Columbus are Hamilton. Talbotton, Chipley, Buena Vista and Butler. SCHOOL MEETING IN MURRAY. DALTON, GA., May 6. —An Interest ing educational meeting for Murray 'county has been held at Spring Place. Miss C. L. Parrish, state supervisor of schools, addressed the gathering on the value of local taxation for educational purpose? Professor G. W. Firor. of the State College of Agriculture talked of the work being done by the school, i and Dr. William Bradford, of Cedar town. Seventh district organizer of c<4s**" I clubs, discussed the w ork of-the'Clubfij 19