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Newspaper Page TextWS M JRKET HE COTTON. NEW YORK. May 17. Responding io Liverpool.cables and to reports of favorable weather over the Southern belt, the otton market opened barely steady whli declines from 6 to 12 points today. Selling by outside longs added further pressure upon the liat. After the call the market was irregular, but showed no spe cial weakness. Futures and spots were quiet in Liv 'erpool with prices shaded. NEW YORK. Quotations in cotton futures. - I |j| ~ nil I Pre.. __ , lOpenlHigh I Low.! A.M. I Ctoou. May . .... 11.21 11.21 ill. fI!U. 31 11.27-29 June .’. : 11 " 2 11.22 11.22 11.22 11.28-30 Jul.'' ■ . . 11 .26 11 .27 11.23’11.26 11.34-35 'us- .. 1 I .31 11.31 11.30 11.30 11.10-41 .•Sept 11 .29 11 .29 11.29 11 .29 1 1.40-42 "el. ... .11.1111.4411.3611.4211.18-50 Y'ov. .- 11.51-53 I’ec. 1 1.48 11.52 11.46-11.51 11.58-59 Jan.'. . ..1 1.40 1 1.48 11.40 11.48 11.52-53 Feb. ... 11 .40 1 1.44 11. 10 1 1.14 11.53-55 ■'tar. . ■ . . . 1 1-£>2 IUS 11 .50 11 .51 11,61-62 NEW ORLEANS. in cotton futures. i i||j~' |ll:00| Pre,. " ’Open ,High Low |A.M.| Close May. .... 11.68 11.71 11.65 11 .71 11 .75-76 June ... 11.33-54 July. . . . 11.82 11.85 11 .80 11,.84 1 1.90-91 August . . 11 .61 1 I .61 11.64 11 .64 11 .71-7 - September 11.64-65 October .11.50 11.53 11.47 1 1.51 11.57-58 November . 11.58-59 December . 11.51 11.53 11.18 11.53 11.59-60 January 11.61-62 February 11.63-61 M:ii-<-|i 11. 73-74 LIVERPOOL. Futures opened quiet, opening. Fret Range. 2 I'. M. dose. Close. l '2 ■••• 6.236.26 May - June 'LI.A Jo-6.25 6.25 6.23»« 6.26*5 Ilinc-iTul? 6.26’7-6*26 4 6.26 1 .. 6.21’2 6.27’7 luiy-.\iig. 6.28 ”-6.27’0 6.26 6.26 “ 6.29 \ug.-Scpt.’6.27 -6.26 " 6.27 6.25 628 jS.ept.-QjCt. 6.21 —6.24 6.22 Oct.-Nov. 6.21 -6.22 6.22 6.20 6,23 Nov.-l»eo. 6.-19L.-G.20 6.20 6.lS’_. 6*21 pec. -.lan, '6.194.- 6.19*2 6.18 ~ 6.20’.. Jan.-Feb. 6.19 '-6.20 6.20’7 6,1.8 6*20’7 • FeU-Mur - 6.20’» 6.20’7 6.18*., 6*21 Mar.-Apr. 6.20 “-6.21 *« 6.21’7 6.19’7 6.22 ’lcjsed steady. LIVE STOCK MARKET. - CHIUA-GO. May ; 17. -Hugs Receipts 15.000: 'jnatkef steady to a shade lower; mixed and butchers $7,104x8.02: good heart >7.804/8.02; rough laavt >7.10(u7.'| Ifrght- i7.35*?> 7.90; pigs $5,504/ 7.10; bulk 7.95. Cattle Receipts 1.000. mark strong; •(wvrst §6.WTf’’.::o;’cn‘ws and heifers s2.so'*/ 8.00; Stockers and feeders ■Texans $5.80(7/ 7.50; calves $7,004/8.60. ’ -Shchb- ceipts ’ 5,000: market weak: ■*nartivc and' Western <L90'u6.40: lambs. $6,500.75.- MINING STOCKS. .BOSTON. May ; 17.—-Opening. • ’ld Col ony B;q,. North Butte 7: Indiana 20: May flower, 11 * 4 . ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro vision Company.) (Quotations btteed on aetuA) purchases j-during' the current week: _Chbice to good fit errs, ’ 1,000 to 1.200. 6 oo '*t6:So: good steers. 800 t<» 1.000. 5.506a 6.00: .medium tb- guf’d ‘steers. 700 to 850. 5.00 d 5.75: good to choice beef cows, 800 to 900. 1 4.7.’> medium to good beef cows, 700 .to SUO, 4.50 q 1.75: good to choice heifers. 756 n. 850. i.aOfc >.50: medium to good • hr’63o to 756; 4.004/4.75. e . The above ’represent ruling prices of . good -Quality JOf beef caiile. Inferior grades and dairy types selling lower. H>xed cormfion steers, ir fat. 700 to 800, •1-....’re 5.00: m.txed common cows, if fat. 600 ■ to 800, 4.00<0 ; 4.50: mixed common bunches . t-> -fiME. 609 .to 800. ’2,75'n3.50; good butch e i Ou 1 Is. -3.254? 4.00. ' Prime hogs. 100 to 200 average. 7.50'7/ 7.7rwrwl biVu her hogs. 110 to 160. 7.40'</> •7.60; go-m! butcher-pigs. 100 to 140. 7.254? hglH pjgs . 80 to JOO. 6.00'0'6 25: heavy rough hugs. 200 to 250. . .quotations apply to corn-fed hogs. Mast and peanut fattened hogs, l(u l’ ; .e and under. Ab'delate supply of cattle in yards this week. MiuK?i steads and unchanged. .Receives rather irregular in quality and weights. llpHer grades of steers scarce and strong. Fair, supply of medium cattle; quality mostly ordinary... ..Mr. Jafnes T. T -Anderson. 'of Mariella, was in tl’4; yards-ibis week with the sec ond load of steers from his feed lots, av eraging -1.200 pounds. This load ■upped the market for the week. Air. \ndetson 'is considered one of the most enthusiastic feeders .we have. Up prides.-himself on producing the highest quality. of. beef steers and his offerings ' are.aJwa'.s looked upon with favor by the iocbl packers. Hog vc are some better than last w eel-::, nta r.k e t stead y. ESTABLISHED 1861 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. Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale. BEAUTIFUL eight-ti/om house or a thrbe-ai-r. lot: water and sew rel.- -lo'vn and paid for: fronts 100 feet on car line: has barn, hivk'-n runs, fruit trees; an ideal suburban home. With all city con \‘-.ni' nees. A teal bargain. ON V'ARREN STREET. KIRKIVO rD. tve have a nice flve-room cot- •ag" with hail on lot 50x200: plenty of oak shade. This is a real bargain at -$2,000. on tm-tns ol SIOO easlt, balance S2O pel month. See its <|tiick. This plepe will not be on the market long. \TI. \XT.\ SUBURBAN REALTY CO. ..r v: - HEAL ESTATE AND BUILDERS. ::1 “Tinnan Building. Bell Alain 2053 HOME SEEKERS ARE YOU In the market for a home? If so. it will be to your Interest to confer with us at once. LISTEN: Do you own a lot anywhere in the cltv or sub urbs paid for Or half paid for? If so. let us build a house on it to suit your Ideas end arrange terms like tent or easier. Houses we build range second to none tn point of workmanship, materia! and beauty. Ask our customers Plans and »;e cifiea'ions will cost you nothing (;A*fE CITY HOME BUILDERS REAL ESTz\T!: \XI» PIJIJ'I Its b"!.’ Third Bank Building, I’liuiic J\y 3017. STOCKS. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK. May 17. Sharp realizing sales of Canadian Pacific in the London market caused a loss of 3% in that issue here at the opening of the New York market today. Later there was a rally. Although many stocks were under press ure at the outset, a stronger tone devel oped at the end of fifteen minutes' trad ing and a number of stocks which had suffered declines in the first trading either reebvered a part or all of their early loss. Some made gains. I'nion Pacific was swung by the reac tion after having opened at 169 6 s. or : s under Thursday s elosing. It recovered its loss and made a fractional gain. t'nifed States Steel, after starting off recovered. Utah Copper stocks were in fairly good demand. The curb was steady. Americans in London lacked support, which was chiefly the cause for the early weakness in the New York market. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations: i J I I 11 |Fr«. STOCKS— IQp'n iHighlLow.lA.M. Ici'»« .Amal. Copper. 83'-' 83% 83% 83'j 83% Am. Ice Sec... 27 I .’ 27% ~~ 27 27% Am. Beet Sug. 73 73% 73 73% 73 Am. Smelting 84% 85 84% 85 84% Am. Can 38 38% 37% 37% 35% Am. CarFViy... 58% 58% 58% 58% 58L Am. Cot. oil . 54% 54'. 51'- 54% 53% \m. Can., pfd. 117'7 1.17'7 118 116% ; 118 Anaconda 42% 42% 42% 42', 42', Atchison 105% 106 105%’108 105% '. C. 1 140 149 140 1140 140 B. It. T. ... SK 88’, 86 86% 85% B. and (> 109 109 109 109 109', Can. Pacific ... 285 286% 265 266% 268%. C. and O. .1... 78-% 78% 78% 78% 78% Den. and R. G. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Erie 35% 35% 35% 35% 35% Gen. Electric .189 1.69 169 .169 169 Goldfield Cons. 4 4 4 4 4 G. North., pfd. 131 K 131% 131'., 131% 131% G. North. Ore.. 42'- 42'. 42% 42% 42 Ini. Harvester 122'<> 122%’132% 122'-T22 111. Central 126 ,11:6’126 " 116U(125% Intcrboro 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% K. and T ::8 28 28 28 27% Ixihigh Yalley 17", = 175% 174% 175% 174% 1., and N 159 159 159 159 159 Mo. Pacific ... 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% N. Y. Central .119 119 119 119 ’ 119% Northwestern 137“ H 137% 137% 137% 137 Nat. Lead 57% 5<% 57% 57'., 57 Pennsylvania 123'.. 123%'123%'123% 133% Reading 174% 175% 174% 175% 175 Rock Island . . 27% 37% 27% 27% 28% R. 1. and S.. pf. HI % 111% 111% HU, 111', So. Ry., pfd... 74 74 74 74 73% St. Paul 106 106 105% 1O5'„ 106% I nion Pacific 169% 170% 169% 170% 170 I’ S. Rubber .. 59 59 59 59 59 l lah Copper .. 82%' 62% 62% 62% 62% I. S. Steel .... 69% 69%’ 69% 69% 69% V-Car. Cheni. 51' ■ 51'.. 51 % 51% 51% \t Union . 82'., 82% 82', 82% 82% GRAIN. CHICAGO. May 17.—Wheat opened strong this morning to the surprise of many in the trade, the principal influence being the fact that Liverpool refused to follon the break in prices in this market yesterday, together with smaller world's shipments and smaller receipts in the Northwest. Prices ranged from %c low er to %c higher. Trade was large and the feeling was nervous. After the early trading was over commission house sup port appeared and profit-taking by shorts caused a little rally. Corn was l%c higher for May. while the other months were % to %c better. There was no break in the ranks of bulls in May corn and the shorts will doubtless have tn pay the penalty. Oats were %c lower to %c higher. The market was weak and nervous and early trade was confined within narrow bounds. Provisions opened irregularly, being higher for perk, but lower for lard and unchanged for ribs. There was a weak feeling early on free selling, but the mar ket soon rallied on the better hog situa tion in the West. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Open. High Lorr. Ilan, WHEAT May 1.1.1% i.i2 t.ii% 1.11% Jttly ..... 1.08%. 1.09 1.07% 1.08% Sept. .... 1.03% 1.03% 1.03%. 1.03% Dec. . . . . . 1.03% 1.03% 1.03% 1.03% May ... 78 78% 78 78% July 74% 75% 74 74% Sept. . 73 73% 72% 73% Dee 62-. 62% 62'-. 62’.. OATS— May 53 ■, 53 >2 53 53 •luly 49% 50% 59% 59% Sept 42 42% 42 42% PORK-.- July 18.55 19.00 18.55 18 80 Sept. 18.70 18.70 18.70 18.85 LARD - July ... .1.0.70 10.70 10.70 10.70 Sept 10.97% 10.97 L. 10 92% 10 O'’’.. BIBS— ‘ “ July .10.25 10.25 10.25 10.2.5 Sepl. .... .10.12'., 10.50 10.42% .10.50 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Thompson. Towle <S- Co.: We are not prepared for active speculative interest in the market. Stemberger. Sinn * Co.: We do not look for anything but traders market for the present. Dick Bros.: Sentiment seems to be con fused Miller & Co.: The short side appeals to us. Hayden. Stone 4- Co.: An unbiased view would seem to favor a decline from cur rent levels. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: FRIDAY. MAY 17. 1912. GOOD WEATHER Lo«™ Market Closes Lower Than the Preceding Day—Realizing Pulls It Down. I , NEW YORK. Al ay 16. While early nev. s on cotton was rather bullish, in cluding firm cables, unfavorable crop ac counts and further overflows in the lower Mississippi valley, the cotton market opened quiet and featureless today with lirst prices unchanged to 3 points higher Private Liverpool cables reported buying by spot houses on poor crops. After the call trading here was largely professional. English cables reported futures and spot strong in Liverpool. The selling was somewhat better than i the buying around the opening, and the market was sold off 7 to 8 points. This I selling, it is said, was based on better ' weather over the belt. Some of the local weather experts predict more rain in the next few days and this checked a further decline under the heavy selling. The buy ing on the decline came from strong in terests. It is believed that strong spot interests arc- picking up July on all soft spots and strong Wall Street operators are buying December. No reason to fear a de* line of any consequence. In the late afternoon the market was very steady, having rallied from the low levels, and at 2 o’clock prices were un changed to 5 points above the previous close. Tn th* last hour absence of support and realizing sales resulted in a setback to the low levels of the morning, the clofce being barely steady at 2 to 8 points de cline from Wednesday’s final quotations. RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. 11 I§ I I F'l s *3 IO|K |“ j u to May T 1.30 11.35 11.30 11.35,1 1.27-29T136’31 June 11.28-30 11.30-32 July 1 1.40 1 1.43,11.3211 1.34|11.34-35 11.37-39 Aug. 11.46,1 1.46 11.46 11.46 11.40-41 11.43-45 Sept. 1 1.50 11.50,11.47 Oct. 11.57 11.60 11.48 11.50 11.48-50 11.55-58 Nov. 11.61 11.61 11.61 11 61’11.51-53 11.58-60 Dec. 11.65 11.68 11.58 11.59 11.58-59 11.65-66 Jan. 11.61 11.63 11.52 11.52 11.52-53’11.60-61 Feb ' .....11.53-55111.61-63 Mar, 1 1.70 11.73:11.61 11.61 1 1.61-62 11.69-70 Closed bare!.' steady. Liverpool was due 2 to 2% lower on old and unchanged on new eropa. Opened quiet, unchanged to 1% points higher. At 12:15 p. m. was steady at a net advance of 3 to 4 points. Later cables reported a decline of % point. Spots, fair business at 1. point decline: middling. 6.55; sales, 8,000: American. 7.000: speculation and export. 500: Imports, 1.100; all American. At the close the market was barely steady 1 %, to 3 joints lower than the pre vious close. Browne. Drakeford A- Co.. Liverpool, cable: "Market improved on bad crop reports: spot houses buying.'' RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Futures opened barely steady Opening. Free. Range. 2 P. M. Close. Close. May . . 6.31 -6.30 6.31 6.26% 6.29% May-June 6.30 -6.32% 6.31% 6.26% 6.29% June-July 6.29 -6.36 6.32% 6.27% 6.30 July-Aug. 6.32 -6.34 6.33% 6.29 6.31 Aug.-Sept. 6.31 -6.33 6.33 6.28 6.29% Sept.-Oct 6.25 6.27 Oct.-Nov. 6.25 6.28% 6.28 6.23 6.25 Nov.-Dec. 6.24 -6.25 6.25 6.21 6.23 Dec.-Jan. 6.22%-6.23 .... 6.20% 6.22% Jan.-Feb. 6.23%-6.26 6.26 6.20% 6.32% Feb.-Mar 6.21 6.28 Mar.-April 6.24%-6.23'i . 6.22 6.23% Closed barely steady. HAYWARD 4 CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, May 16.- A crop au thoritv- in Shreveport says: "Crop this section has made satisfactory progress. While precipitation at times has been ex cessive. it was beneficial to germination. Occasional showers now would be bene ficial. Condition of crop quite up to I average of past .'’ear: planting about com pleted. Fully 50 per cent chopped. Cot ton acreage increased 12 to lo per cent. To what extent acreage of Louisiana will be affected by overflow can not be said. Doubtless much of the overflowed land will be planted when waters recede, and it may be safe to figure 10 per cent acre age increase for the state if dry weather continues.” With the present spell of fine weather and prevailing northwesterly winds, the ’ river is falling and more satisfactory ac | counts are already being received from some of the overflowed districts. I Cables from Liverpool indicate that the i market is nervous over bad weather and I crop reports. Futures were about 4 point* I higher than due. but broke 6 points in | the last hour when facts about yester- I day's weather became known, and the government forecast promised further fav orable weather. Spots were t point lower uur market showed a disposition to ease on better weather and more favor able crop news, but support in New York caused it to rally several times from de pressions. Bullish feeling still seems fash ionable in the Northern market, and a bullish half-monthly condition report is expected Thursday from Miss Giles. The into sight for the week looks around 72,- 000. RANGE LN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. £ - I - 5 ! *8 I o ’ S I J |JU> L» t-u May - 11.82 TLB2 1L77iH.77 1 f 75-76 11.81-84 June 11.77-79 11.83-86 Julv 11.95'12.00 1 1.80 11.90 11.90 11.96-97 I Aug 11.74-76 11.81-83 Sept". : 11.84-66111.71-73 Oct. 11.64 11.68 11.57 11.57 11.57-58 11.65-66 Nov 11.58-59111.66-68 Dec 11.67 11.71 11.51 11.59:11.59-60 11.67-68 .Tan. 11.70 11.72 11.52 11.62 11.61-62 11.69-70 p-eb 11.63-65 11.71-73 Mar'. 11.82 11.82 11.75 11.70 1 1.73-75 11.81-84 Closed steads'. PORT RECEIPTS The following table shows receipts at the ports today compared with the same day last year: i _ J __l9ll. " New C'rleans. . . . | 1,905 I 7,100 Galveston : 1,099 I 906 Mobile 201 ' 402 i Savannah 1,016 l 1,324 I Charleston 124 1 539 (Wilmington 203 177 i Norfolk 876 1,103 j New York I •■-. 50 I Pacific coast j_. •( I ~~Totai. I 18,290 | 12,102 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. ■ i9i2. j imi I Houston I 846 449 ’Augusta 1 582 152 1 Memphis. '*os 847 St. Lowls . ... 794 453 Cincinnati 1.:''68 1,334 Little Rock .... .... 70 ~Total~~. ■ ■ * 5,075' 3.305~~ SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady; middling 11%. New York, quiet; middling 11.75. New Orleans, steady; middling 11 13-16. Liverpool, steady; middling 6.55 d. Savannah, steady; middling 11 9-16. Augusta, steady: middling 12c. Mobile, steady: middling 11%. Galveston, steady; middling 12c. Norfolk, quiet: middling 11%. tvirtnington, steady; middling 11%. Little Rock, quiet; middling 11% Charleston, quie middling 11% Louisville, firm; middling 11’1. I’liiladelphia. steady: middling 12c Boston, quiet: middling ,1.75. Baltimore, nominal: middling ip, Mentphis.'sieady: middling 11% St. Louis, steady middling 11, Houston. stcad> : middling 11% j Louisville, firm, middling 11% (news AND GOSSIP; Os the Fleecy Staple (From Haj ward A- Clark. • NEW YORK, May 16.-Carpenter. Bag got & Co.: The market is narrow and i appears favorable to a tern- ' porary decline. In other words, it looks as if we would have lower prices tempo- I rarily, then would favor buying. We <lo not favor the short side. All reports and conditions are extreme!?' bullish, but the 1 market is narrow and susceptible to slight I influences either wax. Dallas. Texas. wires: “Texas and Oklahoma clear and pleasant. - ' The Journal of Commerce publishes a Washington article stating the govern ment in its revision had increased the cotton acreage planted in 1911 from 35.- 004.000 acres to 36.681.000 acres. This will be a basis for calculating the acre age for this year. Probably this has something to do with the decline in the market. This year’s acreage is scheduled to come out on June 4. Market was sold oft early by Waters. Schill and ring. Waldorf crowd good sell ers. NEW ORLEANS. May 16. Hayward & Clark: The weather map shows fair west of Alabama, partly cloudy to fair in Ala bama and Atlantics, light showers and heavier precipitation shown is Memphis, .26; Birmingham, .36; Augusta. 1.30. Warmer in west Texas. Indications are for generally fair and warmer. Greenville, Miss., says: “Planters more j ihopeful: waters continue to recede slow ly, and while as yet only the slightest re- I lief from the distressing flood conditions. I planters still hope there will be a cotton I crop made.” New Orleans Times-Democrai: Neither faction appears willing to credit any por- | ticn of the others argument, and yet there is some logic and reason and fact being exploited by both. The weather has continued bad in some sections of the belt and has been good In others Where the weather has been fairly good the farmers have worked with vim and vigor to make up for lost time, and high temperatures have assisted, through rapid germination of the seed. This gives the bear an idea that bad crop reports have been exaggerated, therefore, all must be well with the season of 1912. The start is later than normal and ver? much later than last year. The weather has been very unfavorable until recently, when im provement has been shown. This gives the bull the impression that a crop dis aster is inevitable and that ver?’ much higher prices are on the cards. The truth seems to be that a full crop will be need ed. and that a full crop must be pro duced if ver? - much higher prices are not to be witnessed. Thus far the weather has not been full crop weather. Mean while the talent’s sense of proportion seems to have suffered through the de velopments of the past twelve months The New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat: Much difference of opinion was expressed as to the cause of yesterday's cotton mar ket advance. There was the unfavorable forecast. Then there was a noonda? weather report showing cold rains in Texas. Dwindling port and interior stocks exert a continuous influence, while the willingness of the talent to sell short during recent weeks now helps a rising market. Lukewarm bears, however, seemed read?' to admit that anything bordering on bad weather in the near fu ture is to be construed as a bullish fac tor. while those bears who are uncompro mising in their confidence in lawer prices explain advances on the ground that pow erful speculative influences are at work, on the other hand, bulls found in strength of yesterday’s market much that seemed to prove their theor? that the tal i ent is short of contracts and that the I trade is short of cotton, and that so long as the new crop outlook remains shad owed b? bad weather dips in prices can onl?' be. temporary. Ateanwhile the net result of several weeks reactionary es fort is onl?’ 21 points, or $1 a bale on July. _ THE WEATHER Conditions. WASHINGTON. May 17.—The weather will be fair tonight and Saturday over the eastern and southern portions of the country with somewhat lower tempera tures tonight in New York and the Middle Atlantic states. It will be slightly warmer Saturday in the Ohio valley. General Forecast. Virginia—Fair tonight; Saturdaj fair; | slightly warmer in the southwest por- I tion. i North Carolina Fair tonight; cooler in the extreme eastern portion: Saturday : fair. South Carolina —Fair tonight and -Sal | urday. Georgia—Fair tonight: warmer in the northwest portion: Saturday fair. Florida —Generally fair tonight and Sat urday. Alabama and Mississippi—a Fir tonight and Saturday: slightly wanner tonight in northern portion. Louisiana. Arkansas. Oklahoma and West Texas -Fair tonight and Saturday. Hast Texas Increasing cloudiness to ' eight and Saturday. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Maj 16. Ilogs Receipts I 22,000. Market 10c higher: mixed and I butchers $7.40@8.02, good heavy 87.80ir 18.05, rough heavy 87.40'a7.65. light 17.35® 17.92. pigs $5.50(<x7.10. bulk $7.80®7.95. Cattle- Receipts 4,500. Market strong; ’ b ee ves $6.10©9.30. cows and heifers ?2.so'<t ’ 8. Stockers and feeders $4.85®6.85, Tex ! ans $5,801x7.40. calves $6.50@8.25. i Sheep Receipts 10.000. Market weak; i native and Western $4.75@6.10. lambs | $6.25® 8.90. WOOL MARKET. ST. LOUIS. Maj 16.--Wool steady. I clothing, 20%®21; light line. 15® 19: heavy 'tine. 12®15; tub washed. 27'0.30. BOSTON. Maj' 16. New wool is rapidly i supplanting old stock, with prices holding steady. Considerable bujing is in progress land especially in new territory wool of ! all grades, while high prices are quoted : for nearbj fleeces. Report from the West I indicate that there lias been a falling I off in the bidding for the new stock, some i of the Western buyers claiming that ; prices of the growers are too high. POULTRY. BUTTER AND EGGS. NEW YORK, Maj' 16.—Dressed poultrj quiet; turkeys. 13022; chickens, 16(1x28: fowls. 11%@16%; ducks. 13W22; geese, 11@16. lave poultry steady: fowls. 16 (asked >: geese, 8® 9. Butter easier; creamery specials, 30® 30%: creamer.'- extras, ' ’9®29%: state dairy, tubs. 24®30: process specials. 27'. ®2B' Eggs steady: nearbj' white fancy. 24 (asked): nearbj' brown fancy. 21t bid >: extra firsts, 22 (bid); firsts, 19@20%. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. .1. S. Bathe & Co.: We still believe the distant positions a purchase on any I decided reaction. Sternberger. Sinn A- *’o.. Ti c market I should afford good trading opportunities, i Thompson, Towle & Co.: For the time being wc prefer bujing the new crop , months. Rally A- Montgomer; : V\ c believe tl • I general outlook’ poor enough and prices reasonable enough to warrant buying on ; a scale-down. NEW YORK GROCERIES. I N Efi YORK. Maj' 16. —Coffee quiet; No. I? Rio spot. 14%®14%. Rice steadj'; do- I mestic. ordinary to prime, 4' ' Mo- i lasses quiet; New ' trleans, open kettle, ' 40® 45. Sugar, raw, quiet; centrifugal. $3.92: muscovado, 3:42; mdlasses sugar. I 3.17. refined, quiet; standard granulated, &.05'<i5.15; eut loaf. _5.90; crushed, 5.80; mold A, 5.50; cubes, 5.25®5.35; powdered. 5.10® 5.20; diamond A. 5.10; confectioners A, 4.85u5.95; No. 1. 4.85®5.95. No. 2,4.8 n 64.50' No. 3. 4.75144.85; No. 4. 4.70® 4.80. I'heese firm; white milk specials. 16'« (ibid,; whole milk fancy. 16 (bid): skims, specials. 11'1111%: skims, fine 9'•'-tin’,: full skims. 7 (bid). NAVAL STORES. SAVANNAH. .Maj 16. Turpentine firm at 18; sales. 17:’.; receipts. 1.338. > Rosin firm: receipts. 3,039: water while, (.'7.35: window glass. $7.30: N. 87.25; M ; $7.25 K. $7.22’ ■■ I. %.'.’(? 11. '7.17' . G .’7.15 F, $7 1..''., sci. $6 S». I'. $« '.<l. I', B i A. SB. LEADING STOCKS MAKE BAD M Sharp Declines Recorded Dur-, ing Late Trading—Market Develops Weakness. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Maj 16. Practicall.v all ! the stocks on the list were under pressure | at the opening of the stock market today. , The heaviest loss was sustained by Ca nadian Pacific, which at the outset sold I at 267%. or I%under last night's closing. This was the first time this week the market failed to show a strong tone at the opening. There was almost a com plete absence of demand. Steel yielding about half a point in the first few min utes. Lehigh Valley opened %c off, but later rallied. American Smelting de clined %. The same gain was made in Amalgamated Copper, but prices subse quently reacted. Erie common anti Southern Rail way • stat ted with losses of 'ft ■ The curb was irregular. Americans In London were irregular. Canadian Pacific in London sold be neath New York, but the tone was steady. The London market was affected by dosed exchanges in Paris and Berlin, where a holiday was observed. The heavy selling which marked the early trading diminished in the late fore noon, and buying orders caused a firm tone. Fractional advances were made in steel common. Lehigh Valley and Read ing. A number of other railroads and in dustrials made slight gains. After losses ranging around 3 points In Reading. Lehigh valley and Union Pacific and substantial reactions in many other issues in the late afternoon, a firmer tone prevailed in the last hour. The market closed steady. Government bonds unchanged; other bonds steady. Stock quotations: i I ILastlClos |Pr«v STOCKS— IHighlLow.lSaie.l Bid.lCJ’sa Amal Cupper. Si 82"» 83%: .... 83 Am. Ice Sec... 27% 26% 27% ....' 27% Am. Sug. Ref. 131% IXO 131 .131% Am. Smelting 85% 84% J|% . S5 7 * \m. Loconto... 12% 41%' 42 42’.j Km. Car Fdy . 59 58% 58% .... 59% Am. Cot. oil 54-, 53% 54% .. 54% Am. Woolen . 29 Anaconda . 43 -11%, 42%' ' 42% Atchison 106% 105% 105% ... 166% A. 1. . .T4O Am. t'an ... 40% 36% 38% 40'.. do. pref. .. 118% 116 118 I .... 118% Jm. Beet Sug. 74% 71% 73%l ....' 74% Jm. T. and T. 145’, 145% 145% .... 145% Am. Agricul. . 60% 60 60 . ...I 60% Beth. Steel 38% 37% 37'-' . .. 39 B. R. T 86% 85 85% ....' 85% B. and 0 109% 109 109 ! ....11.09% Can. Pacific .270 267'., 268%| ....1268% Corn Products 16>.. 15% 16 ...I 16% C. and 0 80% 78% 79',! . . ’ 80', Consol. Gas . . 142% 141% 141% .... 142', Cen. Ijiather . 26', 26% 26%| 36'9 Colo. F. and I 29 28% 29 29 <'olo. «-%uth 43 I*, and H liO% 169% 170'- .... 170% Den. and R. G. 20',' 20%' 20', .... 20% Distil. Secur i 32% Erie • 36% 35', 35% ...I 36% do. vrel .. 53% 52% 54 ...I 54% Gen. Electric . 169%, 1.68 Z 168% ....’1.69'., Goldfield Cons. 4 4 i ....' 4 ~ G. Western .. 18 18 18 15% G. North., pfd. 131% 131 131 .. . 131% G. North. Ore.. 42% 41% 42 . .. 42 Im. Harvester 121 * 120% 121 . ... 119', 111. Central .... 1J5% 125% 135% .. 125% Interboro .... 20% 19% 2" , ... 2<1% do, pref. .. 59% 58Z 58% . ...' 58', lowa Central I 12% K. C. South.... 25% 25% 25% ....' 25% K. and T I 27 ~ do, pref : 60% L. Valley . 1 76'- 1 74% 174% .176% L. and N. . 159% 158',. 159'- . . 16n Mo. Pacific . . 40% 39% 39% 40% N. V. Central 119%. 118', 11!".. ~..i!5% Northwest.. .' L3B 136% 136% .... 118'.. Nat. Lead . . 57 57 57 ... ' 56%' N. and W. . 113% 112% 112% .113 No. Pacific 119% 118'., 119% H'i% O. and W . . 38% 38% 38 ... 38% Penn.. . . 123% 123% 123%. . ... 123% Pacific Ala.il . 32% 32% 32% ....' .12% P. Gas Co. . .... • 101"; P. steel Car 35’-.. 35% 35% .... 35% Reading . . 176% 173% 175 ..'177 Rock Island 28% 27% 27% . .. 28% do. pfd.. . . 51 : ;>6% 06% . ’ 57 11. I. and Steel 24% 23'- 23'- ....' 24% do. pfd.. So 80 SO .... 80 S.-Sheffield 1 51% So. Pacific . . 111% 110% 111'» ....'ll2 So. Railway . 29 28% 28% ....' 29% do. pfd.. .74 73% 73% . ..' 7"- St. Paul . . .107 106% 106'- ....107% Tenn. Copper 44 42% 13% .... 42% Texas Pacific ....’24 Third Avenue 40% 40% 40%l .40 Union Pacific 172% 169% 170 1 ...172% U. S. Rubber 59% 58% 59% ... 59 Utah Copper 83% 62% 62% ... 63 U. S. Steel . . 70% 68% 69% .. 70% do. pfd.. . :110% 1.10% 110% ....110% V. Chem. 52% 51-, 51% ....' 52 West. Union . 83 82% 82%’ ....' 88 Wabash ....' 9 do. pfd.. .21% 21 % 21% .... 21% IVest. Elec.. .... 75 Wis. Central . .... 1 .... .... 1 ... J 53 W. Maryland ... 59 Total sales. 915,615 shares. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON. May 18. Opening, old Col ony 9%. Ind'ana 20'... Smelter preferred ’B%. Butte Superior 36%, Arcadian 4%. May flower 11. COCA t- STOCKS ANO BONDS Bid Asked. Atlanta A West Point R. R... 149 ns American National Bank ... 205 ?)« Atlantic Coal & Ice common. 102 104 Atlantic Coal & Ice pref 93 Atlanta Brewing & Ice C 0... 17$ Atlanta National Bank .... 325 Central Bank A Tr-'st Corp.. 149 jg # Exposition Cotton Mills 16fi jgg Fourth National Bank 225 230 Fulton National Bank 125 130 Ga Rv. & Elec, stamped.... 127 ]gi, Ga Rv. & Pow. Co., common 28 31 do. Ist Pfd *2 s7l/. do. 2d pfd 4-> 45 Hillver Trust Company 13$ jjq Lowt- National Bank 248 250 Realty Trust Company'...,... JOB jyy I Sixth Ward Bank 99% 101 1 Southern Ice common 72% 74 Third National Bank, new .. 209 219 ' Trust Co. of Georgia 212 214 ! Travelers Bank A Trust Co.. 12> J 26 BONDS. ! Atlanta Gas Light Ist 55.... 104% ... Georgia State 4%5. 1915 .... 101 103 Georgia Midland Ist 3s «fl 43 Ga. Rv. * Elec. Co 5s 191% ... Ga. Ry. & Elec. ref. OS 99 99% Atlanta Consolidated 5s ..... 'O4 ' Atlanta Northern Ry 55.... 95 Atlanta City 3%5, 1931 91 98 Atlanta City 4' s, 1921 103 105 Southern Bell 5s 9»% COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton -rri - , 1 q!]otatloi)s: 1 )pen ' n C- 1 Spot • 7.l o'rz 4. Ma? ” ::u Juno . .. •1 .TO 1 1 u**7 7.1" Jula 7."0 . 1 7.n2 7 IS-7 7.-•) AujTUPI • •• 1 0 I 7.21V/7.L'H September . 7.29'<i7.”0 October . ■ u •’’? 7.26''z7.27 November 6.i3'*z6.85 6.70'f/6.75 i >.-< milH" •. %7'*/•;. .0 >; K 27/ 6,65 ’ ('losed weak; >ales 16,100 barrels. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations- . <q '»nius. i ch ng Januarx - ... I”.j7y 13.63 I‘i. 13.67 February .... 1 •”..•••*'o U. 60 13.657/13.60 Marcli 13.»j0'(i13.«3 J 3.6B'*’ 1 3.6'.' \pril . . . L’».’>B'u 13.65 13.687t13.6U Max SO 13.45<u13. 17 Julie 13.40 V 13.66 I3.4M'*/ ].!. I'- Julv 13. 13.17 13.52'*/13.53 August 13.50 T/ 13.65 Sept rm I tef .... 13.60'013.67 I-”.. 71."*/13.73 < ’ct'iber 13 60'*/ 13 6.7 !3.7n'a 13,71 Novemhp! !3.7ii'«7 13.60 13.67'*/ 13.6!' I 'euctriboi 15. z o 13.6 H 13.*.h z -i |.; ♦,. .-.T ’4 /<!' -ill* - 46.; • » !ATLANTA MARKETS I UGGS Fresl: <-ountry candled. I7<nlßc. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, m lib. blocks, 20'-®2sc: fresh country dull. 12%. | a 15c (r-r pound. DRESSE D POUI.TRT—Drawn, head and feet on. p,r pound. Hens, 17® 18c: fries. "o@27c Roosters. '.jilOc. Turkey#, ow ing io fatness, 18®20c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens. 40045 c: roost- I XT's. 254/55c; fries, 30W50e: broilers. 25® 1 90c; puddle ducks. 35<<i40c: Pekin ducks. [ <o'u 45c: geese. 50®60c each; turkeys, ow- : ing to fatness. 17'3180. _ FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FBI IT AND VEGETABLES—Lemons, fancy, $3.50® 4.50 per box. Florida; oranges. $3.00(33.50 ;>e- nex. Bananas, i 4®S'- per pound. Grape fruit, $5.00®. ■ per crate. Cabbage, l'-®2c per pound. | rlorida cabbage. $2®2.50 per crate. Pea nuts. per pound, fancy Virginia. b%@7c; l»%®6c. Beans, round green J-00 per crate Florida celery, $2,004/2.50 per crate. Squash, vellow. pet six-basket crates, 81.50® 2.00. i.ettuce. tanev, $1.25® t. 50; i-huiee. $L25®1.50 per crave. Beets. $3 00® :: 50 per barrel. Cu cumbers. 75® SI.OO per crate. English pen.-', per drum. $1.00®'1.25. New Irish po tatoes, pep barrel. 44.50®5.00 per barrel. Strawberries, s®6c pel’ quart. Egg plants. $2.5063 00 per crate. Pep per. $1.7502.00 per crate. Tomatoes, fancy, six-basket crates, $2.50®.3.00; choice tomatoes. $1.7562.00. Pineapples. $2. >00:1.00 per crate. Unions, $2.00® 2.50 perj9us):el. Sweet potatoes, p. yam, $1.50 .TL"' i' er bushel. Cranberries. sll.oo® 12.00 per barrel; 50c per gallor. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Ce.l Cornfield hams, 10 to 12 lbs. averaga, ]«%<•. Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 lbs. average 16%c. Cornfield skinned bams, 16 to 11 Iba., 1 < %!'. Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 lbs. a»er -12 %<’■ Cornfield breakfast baton. 23c. Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow). 17%e Cornfield fresh pork sausage (link or bulk), 25-lb. buckets. 12c. Cornfield frankfurters. 10-Ib. buckets, age. 10.. Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-lb. boxes, 9c. Cornfield luncheon hams, "5-lb. boxes. 11c. Cornfield spiced jellied meats in Id-lb dinner palls. 10c. Cornfield smoked link sausage, 25-lb. boxes. 9c. Cornfield smoked link sausage in pickle. 50-!b. cans, $4,25. Cornfie'd frankfurters In pickle, 15-Ib kits, $1.09 Cornfield pickled pigs feat, 15-lb. kits. SI.OO. Cornfield pure lard (tierce Basis), 12%c. Country stria cure lard. 50-lb. Uns only, 12c Compound lard (tierce basis'. 10c. D. S. extra ribs. 11%, . D. S. rib bellies, medium average. 12 %c D. S. :1b beibe.s, light average, 12%c. FLOUR Ak't) GRAIN. FLOUR Postell's Elegant, $7.50: Gloria (self-rising). $6.50; Victory tlinest pat ent). $6.75: Faultless, finest. $6.50; Swans down '"highest patent), $6.25; Home Queen (highest patent). $6.00. Puritan highest patent).. $6.00: Sun Rise ihalf patentL 55.50; Tulip Hour. $4.50; White '■'.mid (highest patent'. $5.75: Diadem (highest patent). $5.50; Farm Bell, $5.40: Paragon 'highest patent). $6.00: White Lil’ (highest patent), $5.75: White Daisy, $5.75: Southern Star. $5.50: Sun Beam, $5.50: 0.-can Spray (patent). $5.50 CORN-Tennessee White, red col>, $1.10: No. 2. white, $1.09: cracked. $1.05. vellow, $1.09: mixed. SI.OB. MEAL-Bolted. 12-lb. sacks. 92c: plain. 144-lb. sacks. $1.01: 96-lb. sacks. $1.02; 48-lb. sacks. $1.04: 24-lh sacks. $1.06. OATS Fancy white clipped, 74c; fancy white. 73c: mixed, 72<‘. (•OTTI'N SEED MEAL Harper, $29. COTTON SEED HULLS—Square sack* SIO.OO per ton. FEEDSTUFF. SHORTS--Halll/iay white, 100-lb. seeks $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. $1.75; pure 75- lb. sacks, $1.70: Homocline, $1.85: Germ meal. Homco. $1.80: sugar beet pulp, 100- lb. sacks. $1.55: 75-lb. sacks, $1.60. t'IHUKEN FEED Beef scraps, 100- pound sacks. $3.50: 100-pound sacks. $3.25: 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 Chowder. 100-pound sacks, $2.15: Purina scratch. 50-lb. sacks, $2.25; Purina scratch. 100-lb. sacks. s2.to: Suc cess baby chick. $2.10: Eggs. $2.20: Vic tory baby chick. $2.30: Victory scratch, 60-ib sacks. $2.25: Victory scratch, 100- lb. sacks, $2.15: Chicken Success baby chick. $2.10: wheat, 2-busftel bags, per bushel, $1.40: Rooster chicken feed, 50-lb. sacks. 51: oystersbeil. 80c. GROUND FEED—Purina feed. 175-10. sacks, $2.00: Purina molasses feed. 52.00: Monogram. 100-lb. sacks, $1.70: Victory horse fed. 100-lb. sacks. $2.00: Milko dairy feed. $1.80: Arab horse feed. 100-lb. sacks. $2.10; alfalfa molasses meal. $1.85; alfalfa meal. *1.50. SEEDS (Sacked) —German millet $1.75; cane seed, amber, 51.65; cane seed, orange. $1.40: Wheat (Tennessee), blue • tern, S’.4o: rye (Georgia) $1.35: Applet oafs, 85c; red rust proof cats. 72c; Burt oats, 75e: Texas rust proof oats. 70c; w in fer g-azlng. 70c: Oklahoma rust prod 50c: b’ue seed oats. 50c. ;IAY- Per hundredweight: Timothy, choice alrge bales, $1.90: Timothy, choice third bales. $1.60: Timothy No. I, small bales. $1.85-: alfalfa hay. choice. $1.65; Timothy No. 2. $1.50: Timothy clover mixed. $1.45; clover liay. $1.50; alfalfa haj, choice. $1.50: alfalfa No. 1, Si.7o; alfalfa No 51.25: peavine hay. $1.20; shucks. 70c: wheat straw. SOc; Bermuda huv, SI.OO. GROCERIES. SUGAR-Per pound. Stannard granu lated. s s .c: New York refined. 5%c; plan tation. 6c. t’OFI'EE Roasted 'Arbuckle's), 521.25; AAAA. $14.50 in bulk; In bags and bar rels, 52.10: green. 19c. RlCE—Head. 4%©5%e: fancy head. 6% @6' : c according to grade. LARI’ Silver leaf. 12' ? c per pound- Soco. 9'sC per pound: Flake White, 9%c per pound: Cottolene. $7.75 per case: Snowdrift. $6.25 per ease. CHEESE Fancy full cream. 22c. SARDINES—Mustard. $3 per .case; ene quarter oil. $5. MISCELLANEOUS—Georgia cane syrup 38c; axle grease. $1.75: soda crackers, 7%c; per pound; lemon crackers. ?c: oyster. 7e; ton aloes <2 pounds). $2 case: 3 pounds, $2.75; navy beans, .$2.10; Lima beans. 7%c: Shredded biscuit, $3.60: rolled oats. 54 per .case, grits (bags/. $2 20; pink salmon, $5.10 per case: pepper. 25c per pound: R. E. salmon. $7.50: cocoa. 38c; roast beef, $3.80; syrup, 30c per gallon. Sterling ball potash $3.30 per ca e; soap. $1.50®4 pe r case, Rumford baking powder, $2.61 per case. SALT > >nc hundred pounds, 49c; salt brick (plain), per case. $2.25; sait brlc'.t medicated), per case, $4.85; sait red rock. 100 pounds. $1; white rock. 100-lb sacks, 90c; 25-lb. sacks, 18c. F'sh. FISH Bream and perch, 6c per pound; snapper. 9<: per pound; trout. 10c per pound: bluefish. 7e per pound; pompano. ■2oc per pound: mackerel. 15c per pound: mixed fish. 6c per pound: black )> -i. 10c per pound: mullet, $ll.OO tier barrel. HARDWARE. PLCiWSTOCKS- Italman. 95c: Fergu son $1.05. A.YLES S< ,50 7 per dozen, base SHUT- s:’ 26 per a'-I-. SHOES Horse. $4.50 ■/. 4.75 per I.eg LEM) Bat. i%i per pound. NAILS Wi.-e. $2.6;„ ba.— IRON—Per pound. 3c base: Swede s'»c NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. : NEW Y'tRK. May 16. Wheat quiet: I July $1.16% 'a 1.16% : spot. No. 2. $1.24 % in | elevator, SL24 f. o b. Corn steady : No. 2. I in elevator, nominal: export No. 2 87'5 t'. o. b.. steamer nominal: No. 4 nominal, oats easier: natural white 621/64: white clipped 64® (»<». Rye quiet No. 2 nomin al f o. I). New "i oi l-,. Barley steady: malting $1.2501.28 e. i f. Buffalo. Hay steady: good to prime $1.400 1.6.1. poor to fair $1,251/ |,5«. Flour dull: spring pat ents $5.7006.20; straights $5. I'll/5.60. clears $4.850 5.10. winter patents ;s.'.'O® 6.straights $5 3505.60: clears. <t 75® : 5.0". i Beef siead.- famUi >' s""'// 18.1" t'.-ri. dull: mess $20.500 21.25: family $2i».25® I 21.50. i .aril st eady : <-it y st can '" %'a I 0 , ; mirldle Wesi spot II Ii ■.. Tallo-a stead': !iit.' ’n li'jg.slteads, ii%®'i’-;, I'luntt'j, m ; ,j,-,. as. 60$ . I GEREIILMARKETS WEAKAND LOWER Wheat. Corn, and Oats Close at Declines Ranging From 7-8 to 4 3-4 Cents. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheal X). 2 red 122 ©l24 1 < Corn 81 @ Oats . CHICAGO, Ma? 16. Wheat opened un settled and a little lower on continued favorable crop news and further rains In the winter wheat belt. All the losses were s«»on regained, however, under mo<l erate buying. Trade was small. Con siderable support came from shorts. Liv erpool came %d higher to J s d lower. Broon.hall attributed the strength to cov ering by May shorts and reports of the reduced crop prospects. Corn was full?’ sustained to a shade higher at the opening by wet weather There was little doing. oats were to Uc higher. \ good de ma nd was the strengthening factor. Provisions opened unsettled with pork lower and ribs and lard stronger. There was a fair commission demand early, bin selling by longs soon began and the mar • ket rased off. Wheat closed sharpl?' lower with prices -. showing losses ranging from 2 to 4%c, the Ma? option showing the greatest loss While the market was heav? all day. it became panick.v in the last half hour of thr session and prices went to pieces. TJberal receipts, favorable crop reports and weakness in coarse grains sapped the strength. Toward the ctose general selling of long wheal on stop orders be gan. The big longs stood aside and let . the market take its course. Corn also dropped sensationally, prices at thr close showing declines ranging from I 7 * to l l sc. After an earl?’ show of strength thr market was /lull and feature less - ' until just before the close, when it went to pieces with the other grades on general selling. Oats closeo sharpl? lower with the other grains, final prices showing losses of to 2 3 a<. The break in wheat was the big influence. Provisions closed with losses in pork of 80 to 85c. in lard of 12c to 15c and in ribs from 17 to 22 , 2<‘. There was heav? realizing all day. Finally the whole pro vision list gave wa.v with grain. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Gram quotations: Pre*. Open. High. Low Close. Close. WHEAT - Mav 1.15 ii l.lG’t 1.1.1*2 111*2 Julv 1.11 1.11% 1.08 :i 4 t. 08% I.lV< Sept 1 05*. 1.03’ 2 1.0384 1.05-4 Dec 1.05*4 105-4 I.o3'*s 1.03*2 CORN— Mav 8! X1 7H 3 4 7t>\ 80-U Jul? 77 t 77*2 74\ 74 7 * Sept 75 75 > 4 77 7 « 37 fjec. Ho’i H.‘» 7 5 f 3 63 63"4 OATS- Max 56 56 52’* •»■’*. « Jul? 52’ 4 52\ 50% 52<\ Sept. 43 43 3 * 42’t 42*4 De* 44 H* s I3*s »3’ s 44 PORK - Mav 18.35 18.35 18.35 18.35 19.10 Jul?’ 19.40 19.40 18.55 18.55 19.37» 2 Sept. 19.55 19.60 18.72*2 19.72 Vs 19.52*2 i.ARD— Max' 10.92*2 10.92’a; 10.70 10.70 10.8a Juh 11.02*A 11.25 ” 10.82*2 10.82*2 10.97*2 Sept 11.25 ' 11.25 11.00 1 1,00 11.15 HIES - Ma? 10.30 10.30 10.30 10.30 LO.D 1 2 ful' 10.57 1 • 10.62*« 10.3<> 10. Jo 10.5<*2 Sept. 10.80 ’IOBO ’ 10.50 10.52*2 10.72*2 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAG**. May 16. Wheat. No. 2 red. >l4lslv'</ 1.1 '•: No. 3 red, $1.13(5 INo. 2 hard winter, <1.15*2^11 • I"’4 • No. 3 hare winter. -15’4 . No. 1 northern spring. sl.l7'a 1.20; No. 2 northern spring. M 15'*/1.18; No. 3 spring. sl.lo* ? 'a 1.16. Corn. No. 2, 814/81 : No. 2 wbite_.Jd*2 a 82. No. 3 yellow. No. 3, 7Tq (& 79: N<». 3 white. 79’ 2 : No. L No. 4 white. 72*l''/73: No. 4 yellow. 72(a74. Oats. No. 2 white. _56\^57*2: No. ' white. 564/-56*_>. No. 1. 550/56’$. Staudard, 56*2 <*i 57. PRIMARY MOv'cMENT. ~ T~ 1912 f ’IHI Receipts 591,000 I 46.>,000 Shipments 610,000 I 291.000 corn I I 1 Receipt w . ■ 43m,000 ! 280.000 I Shipments' 805,000 1 415.000 I ‘ LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened urn-hanged to s g d lower: at 1:30 p. m. was %d higher and «d lower I for Ocfouer and unchanged for July Closed higher to \d lower. Corn opened unchanged; ai 1:30 p. in. was easy **d to lower Closed *id t" " 8 d lower. CHICAGO CAP. LOTS. I Following are receipts for Thursday and I estimated receipts for Friday I * Friday. Wheat 73 * 63 Corn 1 150 Oats 190 I 175 Hogs 22.000 I 18,000 METAL MARKET. NEW YORK. May 16. A firmer tone was show n in all commodities at the. melai exchange today. _ _ Quotations: Copper, spot, 1.».i2*2 / 'o 16 00 Mav, 15.76-'u 16.00; June. 15.82* 2 4/ 15.87*-..; Julv, 15.87*2'(/15.93: August. 15.90 'u 15.97*■..■: lead., 4.1’21.25: spelter. 6.B** *7t6.90: tin. 16.25't/ 46.75. iWk — People of Smail Means are as welcome to participate in the benefits conferred by this bank as are men of wealth. The American National Bank ' recognizes as its legitimate function helpful co-operation ' with those of modest income, and highly appreciate the sup port which it receives from this class. People who desire to open a modest checking account, in vest money, embark in a busi ness enterprise or establish a saiing plan are invited to eon fer with the officers of AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK 19