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16 FACT AND GOSSIP IN MONEY MARTS Shameful Annual Waste of $300,000,000 and 1.500 Human Lives bv Fire. 8> 3 C. FORBES. NEW YORK, June 2'..—Every outness day of the year $1,000,000 worth of prop erty !r destroyed, three lives are lost and seventeen persons are seriously Injured by fire In America. This shameful annual waste of $300,000,000, 1,600 lives and 6,000 grave accidents could and should be cut in half by the exercise of common pru dence. The whole civilized world rang with the terrible tale of the Titanic dis aster, yet the havoc wrought to life and property by fire every year In this coun try is greater than the loss on that awful April day. Yet how’ little protest Is raised against our perpetual holocaust. • ♦ • Our indifference to devastation by fire is a commentary upon our besetting sin of extravagance and our scarcely less heinous disregard for human life. If the public are to be aroused to ihe urgent necessity for action, the loss of life rath er than the loss of property must be emphasized, for we are not ujfte so cal lous to latalities as to the loss of proper* tj In other words, the nation a sense of humanity rather than its regard for economy must be appealed to—-though a fire insurance tax of half a billion dollars n year is no light matter, nor is it unre lated to ihr sum total of the cost-of-liv ing problem Why should 1.50 U lives —almost as many as went down with the Titanic—be sac rificed even year? Why should 5,000 others be seriously injured by fires that, in six cases out of ten, could be pre vented? That proportion Is the one arrived at by experts, the figure is n#t one drawn from my own fancy. How does the fire bill of the I’nlted States compare with that in other places? official statistics clearly reflect our gross carelessness. Here are some significant returns Annual Per Capita Fire Lose. United States $3 00 Cleveland 1.18 Washington 1.19 Baltimore . 1.29 Chicago *143 c Philadelphia 1.65 New York 2.60 Boston 6.15 Berlin 25 Bremen 38 Paris 47 bond on 50 6t. Petersburg 1.42 The European loses an average of 30 cents per annum through fire, the Ameri can 300 cents. • • • The frightful waste by fire in this coun try is thus graphically described by Pow ell Evans, of Philadelphia, who has done more than any other individual to inves tigate the subject and arouse public in terest in measures of reform: “The 1910 fire waste would pay the to tal interest-bearing debt of the country in four years; or would build the Panama canal in less than two years. It exceeds the combined cost of the United States army and navy and the interest on the national debt; or nearly equals the com bined annual failures and pension pay ments in the. United States; or exceeds the combined United States gold and sil ver production and post office department receipts—these all annual figures “It represents about 40 per cent of j either the total unused United States s»v- | eminent receipts or total expenditures, or I the net earnings of American railways, it represents about 80 per cent of either the United States internal revenue re ceipts or the United States customs or the interest paid on the railways In the country. “The fire waste of the United States in the past ten years exceeds the amount of gold held in the United Kingdom. Austria, Hungary. Italy and Spain. It is equiva lent to wiping out the entire corn crop once every ten years, and exceeds the annua] value of wheat, hay. ry< and oats. It costs about >30,000 for each hour in the year, or S6OO t each minute It costs, moreover, m >re than 1.500 lives and 5,00" serious injur - s annual!' “If all buildings burned last year In the United States were placed together on both sides of a street, they w< ukl make an avenue of <L solution reaching from Chicago to New York, and although one seriously injured person were rescued every thousand f-. «t. at every three-quar ters of a mile a man woman or child would nevertheless be found burned t death “ • * * A great many Americans like io ae a good tire" and have no regrets over the monetary loss, since, they cheerfull) a.1,1, /Nn insurance companies are rich If I are rich, - whose money has made so? Yours and mine Next time '■see a lire, please mane the mental that for every dollar s worth of prop ag consume.! you ind your fellow’s w ill Hbftaxed two dollars. The insurance coin- pay out in claims only half what exact in premiums, and If their (Eras exceed half their recelp-s. :p go rates’ This is not flapdoodle, not wild rahtlng- having no solid basts It is stern fact ... Every cut of J 1.000.000 in th» country's fire losses will mean a saving of »2,'X’vaKM> ta premiums And. Incidentally, every reduction in the Income of insurance oompanles will send a number of young gentlemer tfrom the tops of stools to some other occupation, and perhaps the into of actual producers will bye and b.e be swelled. ! • • • Laws btbve done much In several states to reduce Ore losses, and similar results covid doubtless be obtained in others. B ;t the remedy lies mainly with the In- JivMua. Let the public school’. In ad dition to leaching those admirable tire drills, Ineuicate the extreme Importance of guarding against outbreaks of fire Let the householder lake every precau tion within his power to eliminate dan gers Let every employer and every em ployee exercise the keenest vigilance, not so much to stop incipient fires as to pre vent the possibility of startfhg them it la essentially true in this connection that art ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure. And we all can contribute our cud' e BOV SCOUTS GO IN CAMP ALBANY GA.. June 27.—A company of Stou's, in charge of Scout Cqjntnand- JMfek H Kedfearn ‘H- 'eft rhe Jfltv foi HEARST BOOMED AS DEADLOCK KET Florida Jurist Points to Envia ble Record Os Noted Pub lisher in Congress. Judge William Bailey Lamar, of F lor ida, former attorney general of that state and for fourteen years represen tative from the Third congressional district, who is In Atlanta on business today, advocated the selection of Wil liam Randolph Hearst for Democratic candidate it the Baltimore convention could not agree on the candidates be fore It now. "The contest seems to be between Clark and Wilson and should-the con vention fall Into a deadlock I would warmly commend the selection of Mr. Hearst," said Judge Lamar. “He is stalwart, progressive and one of the first leaders of the progressive movement now so popular In many sec tions He has an enviable record. Hi, Record in Congress. "I served two terms In the house of representatives at Washington with Mr. Hearst. My committee position was that of Interstate anti foreign com merce. "In February, 1904. Mr. Hearet intro duced a bill to control and regulate the interstate railroads In the United States, a comprehensive ami far-reach ing pit i i of legislation. “Since that time nearly every on# of its provisions have been enacted into law, but at the time, of Its Introduc tion it received but scant praise or sup port. “The Republicans were In power. They had no idea of adding to Mr. Hearst's popularity by voting for it, anti Its reception on the Democratic side was equally unfriendly. “'Too radical!' That was the cry Mr. Hearst’s bill gave to the Interstate commerce commission the following powers, among others: " 'To tlx Just and reasonable railway rates on complaint of shippers. " 'To prevent railroads from raising existing rates without consent of the interstate commerce commission Once Repudiated, Now Law. “ 'To regulate the icing charges of the private refrigerating car lines. (That is whttt the Georgia peach growers wanted.) “ 'To prevent railroads raising rates by changing the classification of freight.’ "These features of William Hearst's bill are now a part of our national sys tem of regulating and controlling cor porations. Repudiated by congress then, they are laws today. “William Hearst Is now, as It were, a citizen of Georgia. The Georgian is a link In nls chain of great newspapers, stretching from Boston to San Fran cisco. "It Is but proper to call the atten tion, now, of the Georgia shippers, pro ducers and consumers to the great work of Mr. Hearst on a great public question. And that, too, when many in power then were Ignorant of Its mean ing. and many who knew its meaning wen hostile to its consummation." TALLEY, SAID TO BE INSANE, TAKEN FROM CITY STOCKADE Hull Talley was transferred city stockade to the county Jail today on a writ of lunacy signed by Dr. G. A. Vinson Dr. Mel Mart'n, city physi cian. had refused to sign the writ, de clining to admit that Talley Is Insane. 'Talley was serving a term in the stock ade sot» carrying a pistol, for which he also had been bound over. He had been arrested more than a dozen times in the past several months, on “blind tiger'' ami other charges. BIG GERMAN DIRIGIBLE PROVING AERIAL RAID ON ENGLAND POSSIBLE HAMBURG. June 27. In order to dem onstrate that an aerial raid on England is practical, the Zeppelin dirigible balloon Victoria Luise left here today for a ten ; hour over-sea trip with twelve passengers on board. After ascending from this city tlie ship headed out over the North sea and after soaring over the Islands of Heli ’ goland. disappeared. ' officially the trip Is for testing over ‘ wattt travel by dirigibles TRUST BUSTING SUIT, TO BE ARGUED HERE, GOES OVER TO FALL j | MA’ ON. 'll. June 27 Attorney Gen . era' Wickersham today instructed Diitrict Attorney Akerman to consent to the post ponement of the hearing of the demurrer ' In the d' - button case against the Amer > lean Na.al Stores Company until the fall. ' The demurrer was scheduled to be argued before three circuit court Judges in At t lanta next Monday This Is a "trust bi.st » ing ‘suit. CITY AWARDS $3,000 CONTRACT FOR DRUGS ’ 5 The firm of .John B Daniels will get most of the $3,000 contract for drugs tc be awatded by the council for use at Grady hospital in the next six months The council hospital committee look s< 5 much time today to make perfectly sure J that none of the bidders on specifics were . selling them smuggled articles or “Im pure stuff" that they were in conference from 11 a m. until after 2 p in i FORMER FAYETTEVILLE WOMAN DIES IN TEXAS ' FAYBTTER’IDLE. GA. June 27. Judge J. W. Graham today is en rout. ' to Princeton, Texas, to attend the fu neral of his daughter, Mrs. J K Wil son, who died there. She was reared here aid belonged to one of the most i prominent families of this section. Sht ' Is survived by a husband. J K Wilson ■ two small i hildren. her parents. Judgt r and Mrs. J. W. Graham, and severa sisters of this place. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. .TUNE 27,1912. [news and gossip Os the Fleecy Staple I NEW YORK, June. 27.—Carpenter, Bag got & Co.: The Journal of Commerce says; "Cotton in North Carolina is spotted, but on the whole conditions ap pear to have held its own compared with a month ago. when it was 84 per cent. I Stands are about equally divided as to . poor and good and the plant is almost universally small, but In a good state lof cultivation. The season is two or three I weeks late, and cotton is not all chopped I out. Rainfall has somewhat ex- I cessive, and temperatflns below normal, I which in a few localities has encouraged | lice. A very fair proportion of corre- I spondents consider the crop well up with I the best of years, and, barring adverse weather conditions, expect a good crop. South Carolina —The early part of the t month was cold and yet, retarding growth, and the plant Is small. Grass is trouble- ■ some In some sections and fields occa -1 slonally are neglected. Recent warm weather, however, has greatly Improved r prospects, fields are well cultivated, and, - In many sections, the season Is normal. Percentage condition Improved over a month ago, anti there Is still a general 1 promise of a good yield. In many dfs . tricts the season is still about two weeks late. Dallas wires: "Texas generally clear , and warm. Oklahoma generally fair and cool.” The cotton market has few friends. ] Most people believe in lower prices. Bears in cotton maintain that if the ■ crop accounts continue favorable It will be next to Impossible to hold the mar ket Craig, McElroy and Mitchell best buy- • ers Ring selling. The National Glnners association re ported condition for June 84. This esti mate Is decidedly bearish. Said condition in Oklahoma and Texas has been rendered as Ideal by the abund t ant rainfall. 1 The official government report records not a single heavy rain In cotton belt. ’ Much warmer weather In Atlantics. - Charleston and Augusta districts had no rain. Following are 11 a m. blds: July 11.16, ■ October 11 45, December 11.54, January 8 11.48. NEW ORLEANS, June 27. —Hayward & 1 Clark: The weather map shows splendid . conditions; fair over entire belt, except Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, where cloudy. Warm everywhere. At s lantlcs had little rain on coast. General showers In Mississippi, Tennessee, north ' Alabama, where they were needed Indi cations are for cloudy, possibly some lo cal showers In Carolinas, Louisiana and portion of Mississippi. Generally fair elsewhere: warmer generally. The New Orleans Times-Democrat says' Local interests centered on July. There were no fireworks, because only a few notices of intention to deliver cotton on ' contract were Issued. Rumor had It that the quantity involved was 900 bales, but only 300 bales could be traced. All were promptly stopped by exporters, some of whom are said to have purchased more • Julj' contracts yesterday. In the event , July longs stick to the end and demand ■ bale for bale, there may be fireworks of a rare order. Meanwhile Liverpool Is buying August contracts in New Orleans and that posi tion has climbed nearer a parity with • spots. It is asserted that actual cotton merchants are not reporting all their ' transactions to the New Orleans ex change, and that 500 bales of fully good middling, Liverpool class, were traded in yesterday at 100 points on July, none t of which appeared In the official reck oning New York exploited heavy bid ding for July there at 11.13 as a bullish t factor at a time when New Orleans ex porters were offering 12%c for standard middling here. i Estimated receipts Friday: ! 1912. 1911. New Orleans ... 500 to 700 767 . [~~THE WEATHER "[ CONDITIONS. 3 WASHINGTON, June 27.—Weather un settled. with local rains In south Atlan tic, east Gulf states. Temperatures about ‘ the same. All signs of storm formation has dis appeared in the South, but local showers have continued to fall at many places in - the eastern part of the cotton belt and . along the Atlantic coast A disturbance over Montana Is accompanied by south : erlv winds and warmer weather in the , Northwest GENERAL FORECAST. ; Following is the forecast until 7 pm. Friday: Georgia—Unsettled with local showers tonight or Friday. Virginia—Unsettled tonight and Friday; slightly cooler In eastern and central por tions tonight North Carolina. South Carolina. Flor ; Ida. Alabama and Mississippi—Unsettled - with local showers tonight or Friday. Louisiana—Unsettled, with local show , ers. Arkansas —Unsettled and warmer Oklahoma —Generally fair East Texas—lncreasing cloudiness; warmer in west. West Texas—Generally fair and warmer - in north ; DAILY WEATHER REPORT. i Lowest temperature 64 s Higest temperature go I Mean temperature 72 Normal temperature 77 Rainfall In past 24 hours, inches.. . 0.00 Excess since Ist of month, Inches. . 7.69 Excess since January 1, Inches 16.96 REPORTS FROM VARIOUS STATIONS. y rremperature R’fall Stations - I Weath. 7 J Max. | 24 . Augusta IClear 80 I ~ “ Atlanta (Clear 70 I 80 s Atlantic City. Cloudy 68 ■SO 174 n Anniston .....IClear I 70 ! 78 .28 - Boston (Cloudy i 60 ' 88 .... s Buffalo . .... Clear 62 76 .... Charleston ...(Cloudy I 78 i 80 .... ’ Chicago ’Clear ■ 60 68 .... a Denver ...... Clear ( 60 i 88 .... - DcsMolnes Clear 66 I 94 .... Duluth Clear 64 62 .... Eastport Clear 64 74 .... Galveston . .. ,'Pt. cldy 74 88 .... Helena Pt cldy 64 j 4 .... ' Houston iCloudy I 72 i .... I Huron ..Clear 68 I 90 .... Jacksonville . Cloudy 76 i 84 ... Kansas City .. Clear 72 88 1 .... Knoxville Cleat 72 84 01 Louisville . .IPt. cldy.l 70 88 Macon (Clear I 74 I 82 | .16 Memphis . . ’Cloudy I 70 *72 I .74 Meridian .’Cloudy I 64 I ; .72 ' Mobile 'Cloudy 70 J 84 .02 t Miami ..(Cloudy 76 j 86 '2.44 - Montgomery Pt. cldy. 72 84 ’ r Moorhead ..’Clear I 64 I 84 I .... New Orleans .’Cloudy' ’74 86 .... .’ New York Cloudy '66 84 .. . ' North Platte. 'Clear 72 i 94 j .... d Oklahoma Clear 66 84 .... - Palestine ’Pt. cldy 70 86 I ... . . Pittsburg . .'Cloudy ’ 68 ' 86 .... P'tland. Oreg Cloudy 52 62 80 San Francisco’Clear ( 64 ’ 66 St. Louis..... I’t. cldy.| 70 86 St. Paul . ...(Clear ! 60 ' 80 I 5S latke City. . I’t. cldy.l 78 Savannah Pt. cldyJ ”8 I I Washington Cloudy 1 72 | 88 i .72 ~ C. F VON HKIIRM INN, Section Director. o ATLANTA. GA., Thursday, June 27 it COTTON SEED OIL. ■e e NEM YORK. June 27 -Carpenter. Bag i- got A Co.: There was a firmer feeling e In the cotton seed oil market this morn ing. and after opening at 2 to 3 points higher, some of the positions showed ad ditional gains. About 3.000 July notices were circulated early, but failed to cause S selling pressure, and. as offerings were small, bulls bid the market up without taking much ” Cotton seed oil quotations I Opening ' Closing ' Spot . | I 6 7541 7.00 H July 6.69(8'6.80 ’ 6.67&6.7S August ... 6.82(J6.90 '' September . . . 6 97416.98 ' 6.99417.00 October . 6.85h6.86 | 6.8766.88 November 6.30'<i6.33 [ 6.3366.34 ;e December 6 2866 30 6.32416.33 t| Januarj 6.2966 30 6 32416 33 Closed strong Sales. 16,900 barrels. - COTTON STEADY ON FINN GABLES I ; Spot Houses Good Buyers of July Contracts—Weather Conditions Ideal i i NEW YORK, June 27.—The aggregate support shown In the Liverpool market thia morning, which came better than ex pected, had a depressing feeling on our market, with prices showing Irregularity, near positions opened 1 to 3 points lower, while the late positions were 1 to points higher. The weather conditions reported favor able over the entire belt, with light show ers In the Atlantics. After the call the market was barely steady under scattered liquidation, prices selling off 3 to 4 points. This decline was soon checked by the substantial support rendered by big spot interests, who bought freely of July accounts. I’he, buying of McFadden and other big professionals reflected a firm tone in the late trading. The selling, however, was not aggressive enough to cause much weakness. No fault was to be found In the late weather conditions. At the close the market was steady, with prices unchanged to 5 points higher than the final quotations of yesterday. Warehouse stocks in New York today 133,289, certificated 116,093. RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. o W >j o feu Juno | 11.15-18'11.10-14 July 11.14 11.22 11.14111.20 1.1.19-20(11.16-17 Aug. 11.28 11.28i11.24 11.28 11.26-27(11.25-26 ,Sept. 1 1.32 11.36(11.32111.34 11.34-35(11.33-34 Oct. 11.45111.47111.42(11.44 11.44-45,11.44-45 Nov. I j 11.48-50 11.48-50 Dec. (11.55111.56 11.51111.55 11.54-65 11.53-54 Jan. j11.49j11.50 t 1.46111.48 11.48-49 11.48-49 Feb. ( [ : 11.52-53 11.60-52 Mar 11.60(11.60 11.67(11.59 11.58-5*11.58-59 May 111.63’11.66(11.62111.64:11.64-65 11.66-67 Closed steady. Liverpool cables were due 3AJ points higher on July and 1 to 2% points higher on other months. Opened quiet at 2 points advance. At 12:15 p. m., the mar ket was steady, 2% to 3% points higher. Spot cotton was reported with a fair busi ness doing at unchanged prices; middling 0.63 d; sales 10,000 bales, including 7.000 American; imports 2,000 bales, including 1,000 American. At the close the market was quiet but steady, with prices 1 to 2 points above the final of yesterday. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Futures opened firm. Opening. Prav. Range 1 P. M. Closa. Clesa. June . . June-July 6.40%-6,41 6.41% 6.40 6.39 July-Aug. 6.40%-6.41 6.4 ff% 6.39 6.40 Aug-Sept 6.39%-6.38 6.40 6.38 6.37 Sept.-Oct. 6.32%-6.32 6.33 6.31% 6.30% Oct.-Nov. 6.26 -6.27 6.27 6.25% 6.24 Nov.-Dec. 6.24 -6.23 6.24% 6.23 6.21% Dec.-Jan. «.22%-6.22 6.22% 6.22 6.20% Jan.-Feb. 6.22%-6.23 6.23 6.22 6.20 Feb.-Meh 6.22% 6.21 Meh.-Apr. 6.24%-6.24 6.24% 6.23% 6.22 Apr.-May 6.24% 6.23 Closed quiet but steady. HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS. June 27.—The Jour nal of Commerce gives a good account of the Carolinas. Liverpool came easier than expected and quotes spots unchanged at 6.63. Although now and then an episode of certain news reveals the difficulties of the trade, like the other day the AusdSUan spinners' meeting, at which 75 perment of the mills voted In favor of a curtail ment of production, correspondence from Europe is generally bullish. Considering the large visible stocks everywhere and the known reserve supplies owned by mills, optimism and efforts to boost the value of property are now but natural. The hope for a rapid expansion of goods trade with China holds a most conspic uous place In this Jrade optimism regard ing the future. That it is premature to expect the Chinese to put their available cash mostly to the acquisition of wearing apparel. The into-sight for the week looks around 30.&09, against 28,137 bales last year Mill takings last year this week 170.00 C The market continues Its wait ing policy—opening somewhat easier, it rallied to last night’s closing prices on little buying by scalpers on New York tips that the market will be supported. Trading very small August and Septem ber positions are benefited by the local squeeze In July futures. RAN GE INN E W_O RL EA NS FUTURES. ? x ►l w e I o > ! ' July T’Tv 1217 1’2j'412JA12.25-26 12.15-16 Aug. 11.98 12.08.11.98(12.06’12.06-07 12.00-01 Sep. 11.83 11.87:11.79(11.87 11.86-88 11.72-74 Oct. 11.63(11.65(11.69(11.65 11.64-65 11.64-65 Nov ’ i (11.65-67 11.65-67 Dec. 11.65’11.68(11.53(11.67(11.66-67 11.66-67 Jan. . 11.70'11.72'11.68(11.72 11.71-72 11.72-73 . Feb i ( 1 111.72-76 11.76-78 j Mar, 11.80 11,80:11,80 11 80 11.79-80 11.80-81. > Closed very steady. ) SPOT COTTON MARKET. » > Atlanta, steady: middling 1194. New York, steady: middling 11 60. New Orleans, steady; middling 12%. ■ Liverpool, easier; middling 6.63 d. 1 Savannah, quiet; middling 12c. Augusta, quiet; middling 12%. Mobile, steady; middling 11%. Galveston, quiet; middling 12%. Norfolk, steady: middling 12c. Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, nominal; middling 11%. Charleston, nominal; middling 11%. Philadelphia, quiet; middling 11.85. Boston, quiet; middling 11.60. Baltimore, nominal; middling 12c. Memphis, steady; middling 12%. St Louis, quiet; middling 12% Houston, steady; middling 11 15-16. Louisville, firm: middling 12c. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports today compared with the same day last year: ' | 1912. | rsif New Orleans. . . .| 1,707 I 527 Galveston 283 I 131 Mobile 16 128 Savannah | 343 ( 252 Charleston 71 ' 16 Norfolk 309 Boston. . 73 raelfic const ... 96 -TmaL‘ ' ' 2J«5 I 17127"" INTERIOR MOVEMENT. I 1912. | 10117 Houston 1 684 I 133 Augusta 74 ( 13 Memphis 530 113 St. Louis ’ 393 1,371 Cincinnati 132 | .... Total 7 1.823 I 1,630 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. 1 S. Bache & Co.: M e still believe the distant positions a purchase on any sharp reaction. [ Thompson, Towle & Co.: From the action of the markeL we should say It s might be a little higher. Miller & Co.: Our faith In the con t structive side of the market continues. 5 Logan & Bryan: Continuance of favor- ■ able growing weather should finally af t feet prices adversely. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. June 27.—Hogs—Receipts 24.000 Market a shade lower: mixed and - butchers $7.10717.50, good heavy $7 40 71 7.50. rough heavy $7.05i«7.35. light $7.05« 7.37. pigs $5.10® 6.90. bulk $7.35® 7 45. Cattle—Receipts 3,500. Market strong; beeves $6.40® 9.60. cows and heifers $2.50 (nB.IO. stackers and feeders $5.25® 6.80. Texans $6.75® 8.40, calves $7.25® 8.50 Sheep Receipts 12.000. Market steadv . native and Western $3 60® 5 10. lambs $4 40® 7 65. ACTIVE ME IN LEIOINGSTIM Railway Issues Hold Center of Interest —Market Is Strong and Steady. * By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, June 27.—Price cnanges at the opening of the stock market today were irregular, some stocks making sub stantial gains and others reflecting heavy selling Lehigh Valley gained %. Amal gamated Copper was %c lower, while American Smelting advanced %. United States Steel was In fair demand and, after yielding %, recovered the loss. Pennsylvania railroad was off %, proba bly as a result of the reports of the bal lot of the employees favoring a walk-out. The ballot has not been made public. There was continued buyng of General Electric on reports of a coming dividend with a gain of %. However, the stock was supplied freely and at the end of fif teen minutes had lost its advance. . V' W°°lworth & Co.’s stock was dealt in for the first time on the board and advanced to 98%, against 96%, at which the final transaction was made on the curb yesterday. Missouri Pacific was % higher. Reading was unchanged. The curb market was firm. Americans In London were active, the bulk of the orders having been cabled from New York. Heavy buying appeared in the late fore noon and substantial gains were recorded in many of the leading railroads and In dustrials. A number of specialties were also prominent. After receding slightly around midday a firmer tone developed in a number of leading stocks in the late afternoon trad ing today. The moderate gains which re sulted from these rallies, however, were more than offset by weakness in several issues. Wabash preferred declined 1% to %%, making a new low record. Ontario and Western also was weak, losing about 1 point to 33%. Stock quotations: Last IPrev STOCKS - |H 1 gh|Low. Sale.'Cl'se Amal. Copper ....86% 85% 85% 86% Am. Ice Sec 27% Am. Sug. Ref 131% 130 130 130% Am. Smelting 86% 85% 85% 86 Ant. Locomotive 43 43 43 42 Am. Car Foundry 59% Am. Cotton Oil 52% Am. Woolen 28 Anaconda 44 43% 43% 43% Atchison 107% 107 107 107 A. C. L 139% 139% 139% 139% Amer. Can 36% 35% 35% 36% do. pref 117% 117% 11.7% 117 Am. Beet Sugar ... 75 74 74% 74% Am. T. and T 146% 146% 146% 146% Am. Agricultural 60 Bethlehem Steel . 37% 37% 37% 37% B. R. T. . , 88% 88% 88% 88 B. and 0 109 108% 108% 108% Canadian Pacific .. 265 264% 264% 264% Corn Products 15% 15% 15% 15% C. and 0 79% 79 79% 79% C. Gai 142% 142 142% 141% Central Leather ... 25% 25% 25% 25% Colo. F. and Iron .. 32% 31% 31% 32% Colo. Southern 38 D. and H 168% 168% 168% 168 Den. and R. G 19% Distil. Securities .. 33% 33% 33% 33% Erie 35% 34% 35% 34% do, pref 53% 52% 52% 52% General Electric ... 175% 174% 174% 174% Goldfield Consol. ... 4% 4% 4% 4% Great Western .... 18% 18 18% 17% Great North., pfd/ . 135 134% 134% 134% G. Northern Ore ... 42% 42% 42% 42 Inter. Harvester . .. 118% 118% 118% 118% Illinois Central .... 128% 128% 128% 128% Interboro 20% 20% 20% 20% do, pref 59% 59% 59% 58% lowa Central 9 K. C. Southern .... 25% 25% 25% 27% Kansas and Texas 28% 28 28 27% do. pref ( 60% L. Valley 176% (175% 176 175% L. and N 159%|159 159% 159% Missouri Pacific. . . 37%: 36% 36% 35% New York Central . 118% 118 118% 118 Northwestern . . . 138 (137 138' 139 National Lead . . . 58%| 58% 58% 58% Norfolk & Western 117%(115% 116% 116% Northern Pacific . . 121% 120% 120% 120% Ont. and Western . ' 34% 33 33 34% Pennsylvania .... 123% 123% 123% 123% Pacific Mail 32% 32% 32% 32% People's Gas Co. . . 114% 113% 113% 114 Reading 167% 166% 167% 167% Rock Island 25% 25% 25% 25% do. pfd 51% R. Iron and Steel. . 25% 25% 25% 25% do. pfd 81% 81% 81% 81% Sloss-Sheffield ... 57 57 57 59% Southern Pacific . .110% 110 110% 110% Southern Railway. . 28% 28% 28% 28% do. pfd 74 74 74 73% St. Paul 105%|105% 105% 105% Tennessee Copper .’ 43%l 43% 43% 43% Texas Pacific. . . .I 27% Third Avenue . . .1 38% Union Pacific . . . (170% 169% 169% 170% U. S. Rubber .... 66% 66% 66% 66% Utah Copper .... 64% 63% 63% 63% U. S. Steel 71% 70% 70% 70% do. pfd 11l 110% 110% 110% V. -C. Chemical . . 49% 49 49% 49 Western Union . . 83 (83 83 82 Wabash 4% 4% 4% 4% do. pfd ( 13% 12% 12% 13% West. Electric . . .1 .... 74% Wis. Central. 52% W. Maryland. .. . _ • ■ 57% Total sales, 246,000 shares MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, June 27.—Opening; Shannon 16%, Mason Valley 14%. Smelter 45, Su perior Copper 47%. Royal 35%, Copper Range 61. Fruit 200. LOCAL STOCKS AND KONOS Bld- AskeA Atlanta * WMt Point R. R... 14S 145 American National Bank. .. 215 220 Atlantic Coal & Ice common. 104 105 Atlantic Coal * lea pref 9$ (( Atlanta Brewing & Ice C 0... 171 Atlanta National Bank 320 330 Central Bank & Trust Corp 150 Exposition Cotton Mills n« J 65 Fourth National Bank 260 265 Fulton National Bank 125 130 Ga. Ry. & Elec, stamped ..124 ■ 12s Ga. Ry. & Pow Co., common 27 30 do. Ist pfd. BO 35 do. 2d pfd . . .▼ 46 471/ Hillyer Trust Company 125 72 Lowry National Bank 248 259 Realty Trust Company 108 no Sixth Ward Bank 99% i Ol . Southern Ice common 71 721, Third National Bank, new . 220 225 Trust Co. of Georgia 235 2 35 Travelers Bank *«Trust Co.. 126 174 BONDS. Atlanta Gas Light Ist 65.... 101% 105 Georgia State 4%5. 1915 .... 101 Georgia Midland Ist 3s 6i» 43 Ga. Ry, & Elec. Co. 5s 101 Ga. Ry. & Elec. ref. 5s 99 gjtu Atlanta Consolidated 5s 102% Atlanta City 3%5. 1931 91 92% Atlanta City 4%5. 1921 102 103 " Ceutharn Bell 6s »»% «>% POULTRY. BUTTER AND EGGS. NEW YORK. June 27.—Dressed poultrv quiet: turkeys. 13(3’23; chickens. 18® 23' fowls, 13® 15%; ducks, 18%®19. Live poultry irreguar; broilers. 28® 30; fowls, 14%; turkeys. 13; roosters, 10; ducks, 13; geese, 10. Butter easier; creamery specials. 25%@ 26%; creamery extras. 27(®30%; state dairy, tubs, 22® 26%; process specials, 25. Eggs firm; nearby white fancy. 27: near by brown fancy. 22@23: extra firsts. 22® I 23; firsts, 19®’19%. Cheese steady; white milk specials. 15%: ' whole milk fancy, 14%; skims, specials, 11%®12%; skims, tine. 10%®ll ; 4 : full skims, 6%@7%. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: I Opening I Clo sing January. ? 7~ . 14.05® 14.10 14.02® 14.04 February 114.00® 14.10 13.95® 14.00 March 14.10® 14.15 14.09 ®14.10 April (14.10®14.17(14.09® 14 10 May 14.10® 14.12 14.10® 14.11 June ’13.60® 13.61 July 13.65® 13.73 1 3.60® 13 61 August 113.75® 13.85 13.70® 13.72 September . . , 13.87® 13.90(13.81® 13 82 October 13.70® 14.00’13 85® 13.86 November 14.00® 14.10.13.92® 13 93 December U 05® 14.0 S 14 00® 1101 I Closed steady Sales, 46.000 bags. I ATLANTA MARKETS I —J EGGS —Fresh country candled, 18®19c. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in 1-lb. blocks, 20®22%c; fresh country dull, 10@ : 12%c pound. DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, head *nd feet on, per pound: Hens 16@liC, fries 25@27c, roosters B@loc, turkeys, I owing to fatness. 18@20c. | LIVE POULTRY—Hens 40@45c, roost . ' ers 25@35c, fries 30@50c, broilers 20@25c, ' I puddle ducks 25®30c, Pekin ducks 40@ 145 c, geese 50®60c each, turkeys, owing I to fatness, 14@15c. I FRUITS AND PRODUCE. I FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lemons, fancy, $4.50(jT5 per box. Florida oranges, j s3®3 50 per box. Bananas, 3®'3%c per I pound. Grapefruit, ss®6 per crate. Cab , bage, l@l%c per pound. Florida cab j bage. s2®.2.i>o per crate. Peanuts, per pound, fancy Virginia, 6%@7c, choice 5% 1 ®6c. Beans, round green, $1@1.25 per ■crate. Florida celery, s2fi’2.so per crate. Squash, yellow, per six-basket crates, $1.00@1.25. Lettuce, fancy, $1.25@1.50 choice $1.25@1.60 per crate. Beets, ?3®> 3.50 per barrel Cucumbers, $1.25@1.50 fer crate. English peas, per drum, .25. New Irish potatoes, per barrel, $2.75 @3.00. Strawberries, 7@loc per quart. Egg plants, $2®,2.50 per crate. Pepper, $1.75@2 per crate. Tomatoes, fancy, six basket crates. $2®2.50; choice tomatoes, $1.75@2. Pineapples, s2® 2.25 per crate. Onions, $1.25@1.60 per bushel. Sweet pota toes, pumpkin yam, $1@1.25 per bushels. Watermelons, slo@ls per hundred. Can teloupes, per crate, $2@2.50. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Company.) Cornfield hams, 10 to 12 pounds average, 16%c. Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 pounds average, 16%c. Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 pounds average, 17%c. Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 pounds average, 12 %c. Cornfield breakfast bacon, 23c. Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow), 17%c. Cornfield fresh pork sausage (link or bulk) 25-pound buckets, 11c. Cornfield frankfurters, 10-pound buck ets, average 10c. ' Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-pound boxes, 9c. Cornfield luncheon hams. 25-pound boxes, 11c. Cornfield spiced jellied meats In 10- pound dinner pails, 10c. Cornfield smoked link sausage, 25-pound boxes, 9c. Cornfield smoked link sausage in pickle, 50-pound cans, $4.25. Cornfield frankfurters in pickle, 15- pound kits, $1.50. Cornfield pickled pigs feet, 15-pound kits, sl. Cornfield pure lard (tierce basis). 12%c. Country style pure lard, 50-pound tins only, ll%c. Compound lard (tierce basis), 10c. D. S. extra ribs, 11 %c. D. S. rib beilies, medium average, 12c. D S. rib bellies, light average, 12%c. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR —Postell’s Elegant. $7.75; Gloria (self-rising, $6.50; Victory (finest patent), $6.50; Faultless, finest, $6.25; Swansdown (highest patent). .$6.25; Home Queen (highest patent) $6; Puritan (highest pat ent) $6; Sun Rise (half patent) $5.50; Tulip flour, $4.50; White Cloud (highest patent) $5.75; Diadem (highest patent) $5.50; Farm Bell, $5.40: Paragon (high est patent) $6; White Lily (highest pat ent) $5.75; White Daisy, $5.75; Southern Star, $5.50; Sun Beam, $5.50; Ocean Spray (patent), $5.50. CORN —Tennessee white, red cob, $1.12; cracked, $1.05; choice yellow, $1.05; mixed, $1.04. MEAL—Plain 144-pound sacks, 99c; 96-pound sacks, $1.00; 48-pound sacks, $1.02; 24-pound sacks, $1.04; 12-pound sacks, $1.06. OATS—Fancy white clipped, 70c; fancy white, 69c; mixed. 68c. COTTON SEED MEAT,—Harper, S2B. COTTON SEED HULLS —Square sacks; $9.50 per ton. SEEDS—(Sacked); German millet, $1.65; amber cane seed, $1.55; cane seed, orange, $1.50; Wheat (Tennessee), blue stem, $1.40; red top cane seed, $1.35; rye (Geor gia) $1.35; Appier oats, 85c; red rust proof oats, 72c; Burt oats, 75c; Texas rust proof oats, 70c; winter grazing, 70c; Oklahoma rust proof, 50c: blue seed oats, 50c. HAY —Per hundredweight: Timothy, choice large bales, $1.75; Timothy, choice third bales, $1.60; Timothy No. 1, small bales, $1.75; new alfalfa, choice, $1.65; Timothy No. 2. $1.70; Timothy No. 1 clo ver, mixed, $1.65; clover hay, $1.50; alfal fa nay, green, $1.25; alfalfa No. 1, $1.70; alfalfa No. 2. $1.25; peavine hay, $1.20; shucks, 70c; wheat straw, 80c; Bermuda hay, SI.OO. FEEDSTUFF SHORTS—Halliday white, 100-lb. sacks, $1.90; fancy, 75-lb. sacks, $1.85; P. W. 75-lb. sacks, $1.80; Brown, 100-lb. sacks, $1.75; Georgia feed, 75-lb. sacks, $1.75; bran, 75-lb. sacks. $1.60; 100-lb. sacks, $1.60; Homcloine, $1.75; Germ meal Born eo, $1.75; sugar beet pulp, 100-lb. sacks, $1.50; 75-lb. sacks. $1.50. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 50-lb. sacks, $3.50; 100-lb. sacks, $3.25; Purina scratch, dozen pound packages, $2.35; Purina pigeon feed, $2.35: Purina babv chick, $2.30; Purina chowder, dozen pound packages, $2.20; Purina chowder, 100-lb. sacks, $2.15; Purina scratch, 100-lb. sacks, $2.20; Success baby chick, $2.10; Eggs, $2.20; Victory baby chick, $2.30' Victory scratch, 50-lb. sacks, $2.25; Victory scratch, 100-lb. sacks, $2.15; Chicken Suc cess baby chick. $2.10; wheat, 2-bushel bags, per bushel, $1.40; Rooster chicken feed, 50-lb. sacks, $1; oystershell, 80c. GROUND FEED —Purina feed. 175-lb. sacks, $1.90; Purina molasses feed, $1.90; Arab feed, $1.90; Universal horse meal, $1.80; Monogram. 100-lb. sacks, $1.70: Vic tory horse feed, 100-lb. sacks, $1.80; Milko dairy feed, $1.75; No. 2. $1.75; alfalfa mo lasses meal, $1.70; alfalfa meal. $1.60. GROCERIES. SUGAR —Per pound, standard granu lated, 5%c; New York refined, 5%c; plan tation, 6c. COFFEE-Roasted (Arbuckle's), $24.25; AAAA, $14.50 in bulk; in bags and bar rels, $2.10; green. 19c. RlCE—Heaxr, 4%@5%c; fancy head, 5% @6%c, according to grade. LARD—Silver leaf, 12%c per pound; Som>, 9%c per pound; Flake White, 9%c per pound; Cottolene, $7.75 per case; Snowdrift, $6.50 per case. CHEESE —Fancy full cream. 22c. SARDINES —Mustard, $3 per case; one quarter oil, $3. SARDINES —Mustard, $3 per case; one quarter oil. $3. MISCELLANEOUS—Georgia cane syr up, 38c; axle grease, $1.75; soda crackers, 7%c per pound; lemon crackers, 8c; oys ter,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 case; grits (bags), $2.20: pink salmon. $5.10 per case; pepper. 25c per pound; R. E. Lee salmon. $7.50: cocoa, JBc; roast beef. $3.80; syrup, 30c per gal lon; Sterling ball potash, $3.30 per case; soap. $1.50® 4.00 per case; Rumford bak ing powder, $2.60 per case. SALT —One hundred pounds, 49c; salt brick (plain), per case, $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case. $4.85: salt, red rock, per cwt., $1.00; salt zone, per case. 30-lb. sacks. 90c; Gru-Crystal. 25-lb. sacks, 80c; 50-pound sacks, 29c; 25-pound sacks, 18c. FISH. FlSH—Bream and perch. 6c per pound: snapper, 9c per pound: trout. 10c per pound: bluefish. 7c per pound: pompano, 20c per pound; mackerel. 15c per pound; mixed fish. 6c per pound; black bass, 10c per pound; mullet, $ll.OO per barrel ATLANTA MARKETS .. PllHillr » WILL GIVE YOU Bgfij PROTECTION > i £3 ot®® * and - i ■■: i' - IffilWTOrO Kgg» CONVENIENCE at low cost ■’-*' pl ns s h°w you what |||OSii|lO‘ sa* MWctIWI ’’ "'" mp an to you to p 'l ,, 'l > . vo, <r office with this up-to-date equip ‘‘V "SIW-> r * nient. GOOKIN BANK & OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO. 1 PHONE IVY 456. 115 n. PRYOR ST.. ATLANTA SHORTS RUSH OP GEBEMET Covering Causes Wheat to Ad vance 1 l-4c to 1 3-40. Corn and Oats Follow., ST LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat —No. 2 red 110 @llO% Corn 77% Oats 50% CHICAGO, June 27.—Wheat offerings were small at the opening this morning, and as a result prices were up %<»to 1c from the initial transactions and %c to %c better than the closing of last night. Corn was %c to %c higher, helped by the strength in wheat aYid on the im proved cash demand. Oats were %c lower on increased of ferings. Hog products were about unchanged In sympathy with steady tone in hogs at the yards. Wheat closed strong and higher today, prices showing gains ranging from 2% on July to l%c on December, final prices being about top. Covering by shorts and continued dry weather were the influ ences. Corn was strong and sharply higher Oats lacked strength for a time, but firmed up with the other cereals later. Provisions were dull and featureless. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Prey. Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— July.. 1.06% 1.10 1.06% 1.09% 107 Sept.. 1.04 1.06 1.04 1.05% 1.04% Dec.. 1.04% 1.06% 1.04% 1.06% 1.05% CORN— July.. 73% 75% 73% 76% 73% Sept.. 72% 73% 72% 73% 72% Dec.. 63% 64 63 63% 63% OATS- July.. 48% 49 48% 49 48% Sept.. 39% 40% 39% 40% 39% Dec... 40% 41% 39% 41% 40% PORK - July. 18.67% 18.67% 18.62% 18.65 18.62% Sept. 18.97% 19.02% 18.97% 19.02% 18.97% Oct.. 18.90 18.97% 18.87% 18.97% 18.90 LARD— July. 10.85 10.87% 10.82% 10.87% 10.82% Sept. 11.05 11.07% 11.05 11.07% 11.05 Oct.. 11.12% 11.17% 11.12% 11.17% 11.12% RIBS— \ July. 10.17% 10.47% 10.47% 10.47% 10.45 Sept. 10.65 10.67% 10.65 10.67% 10.65 Oct.. 10.62% 10.62% 10.62% 10.62% 10.60 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, June 27.—Wheat, No. 2 red. 1.08%@)l.ll%; No. 3 red. 1.O«%@1.1O; No. 2 hard winter. 1.07% @1.10%; No. 3 hard winter, 1.05% @1.08%; No. 1 northern spring, l.14@il.18; No. 2 northern spring, 1.12@1.16; No. 3 spring. 1.04@1.13. Corn No. 2, 74%@75; No. 2 white, 78@ 79; No. « yellow, 76% @77%; No. 3, 73%@ 74; No. 3 white, 76%@77%; No. 3 yellow. 75%@76; No. 4, 69%@71; No. 4 white, 70@75; No. 4 yellow, 70@74. Oats, No. 2 white, 53%@54%; No. 3 white, 51%@53; No. 4 white, 50@52; standard, 53@53%. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are receipts for Thursday and estimated receipts for Friday: IV heat 13 16 Corn 198 181 Oats 103 95 Hogs 24.000 17,000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. "WHEAT— I 1912 i 1911 Receipts 222,000 I 591,000 Shipments 265,000 | 149,000 CORN— _ j~ —— Receipts.. : I 579,000 336,000“ Shipments | 365,000 | 390,000 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat, opened unchanged to %d lower at 1:30 p. m. was %d to %d lower. Closed %d to %d lower. Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p. m. was unchanged. Closed %d lower. NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW YORK. June 27.—Wheat firm; September 1.10%@1.t0%, July 1.15%@ 1.15%, spot No. 2 red 1,18 in elevator, 1 19 @1.19% to arrive f. o. b. Corn firm; No. 2 in elevator nominal, export No. 2 82% f. o. b.. steamer nominal. No. 4 nominal Oats steady; natural white 59%@61% nominal; white clipped 60%@63%, nomi nal. Rye quiet; No. 2 nominal c. i f New York. Barley steady; malting 1.12<® 1.25 c. 1. f Buffalo. Hay steady; good *°,,.P r ime 11.50@11.60, poor to fair I.lo@ Fimir quiet; spring patents $5.50@5.90 straights ss® 5.50, clears $4.85@5.10. win l?r Patents $5.90@6.10, straights $5.35® $5.45, clears $4.75@5. Beef firm; family slß® 18.50. Pork firm: S, 2 ?- 50 © 2 !- Lard quiet; citv steam 10%@11%, middle West spot 10.85. Tal low steady; city (in hogsheads) 6% nomi nal. country (In tierces) 5%@6%. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YORK, June 27.—Coffee easy; opened 2@4 off; No. 7 Rio spot. 14%@14% Rice firm; domestic, ordinary to prime', 4%@5%. Molasses steady; New Orleans open kettle, 35®45. Sugar, raw. nominal: centrifugal. 3.86: muscovado, 3 36- mo lasses sugar, 3.11; refined, quiet; stand ard granulated, 5.00@5.05: cut loaf 5 80' crushed, 5.70; mold A, 5.30; cubes, 5.25; powdered, 5.05@5.10: diamond A.' 500 confectioners A. 4.85; No 1, 4 85- No ■>’ 4.80; No. 3, 4.75; No. 4, 4.75. HARDWARE. PLOWSTOCKS—HaIrnan, 95c: Fergu son, $1.05. AXLES- $4.75@7.00 per dozen, base SHOT —$2.25 per sack. SHOES—Horse. $4.50@4.75 per keg, LEAD—Bar, 7%c per pound. NAIT,S—Wire, $2.65 base. IRON—Per pound, 3c, base; Swede. 3%c. Atlanta Audit Co. Public Auditors and Systematizes ATLAN TA and lAMPA