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Newspaper Page TextCOTTON ON HEM SALES Spot Interests and Commission Houses Are Active Traders. Cable Reports Strong. x riv YORK. Jul? 13. The opening of ... . rt.m market this morning was eas not first quotations unchanged to 3 rrs below the final of Frida?. After ... p e'r<t fifteen minutes of trading, heavy , ca , ■ g set in bv the longs, who sold . -.i : faking profit This selling was n-. due to the better weather map ■i f boring was of a good character and ~.n.rntrated [n the last hour of the short session .... h.arv selling seemed to check, which „ a . < aused by further unfavorable re from Texas due to the high tem- Ppr.-Aure. saying the plant was at a stand ’• ■■■' was greatly in need of moisture - > - . aused a steady tone developed upon market, closing prices 2 to 5 points ioner from 'he previous close RANGE IN new YORK FUTURES. ! ■ 0 it e. g. u ® ~ I ~ ~ I ■n 1 10! 12.04112.07 i 12.06-08112.10-12 A';,. ’ 1 12.16:12.09112.11 it 2.11-13.12.16-17 spt.i ’ 12.25 1 2.20:12.23 1 2.22-23 12.25-27 l 12.37 12.28112.31J12.31-32'1.2.36-37 \ ■ .12.35-3712.37-41 Pr. • * 12.46 12’.37 12.4-h T. 40-42 12.45-47 j a p ’ ' H 12.43'12.35112.41 EX4O-41 12.43-45 V. H '12.44 -46 1 2.46-48 y ( v I M 12.00 1.2 00’12.50 12.49-50:1.2.53-55 ' 1 6( ' ' i ; 12. ■’'* -6 ■ ""t'b’sed steady. Liverpool cables were due io tn 12% p. r: higher. < ’pened firm 14 to 15 ;. ’■•ighe”. Closed quiet. 12 to 14 P lie- 1 igher. Spots quiet 14 points high- I '• i/ iru 7 2ld: sales 6.000 bales, in- HudTg ' Ooh American; speculation and < . - ■ ■ total sales include 2.000 made yesterday; imports 4,000, all Ameri- c.t mated port receipts today 2,000. asra” 1 -' L 550 last week and 369 last year s -.' ‘?T7 the year before. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES Em opened ouiet. opening Previous Range. Close Clo«e tc . . 6.96 -6.99 6.96 6.82 July - \ije . 695 -6.98 6.95 6.81 % \i ; c-_Sept . . 6.91 -6.93'” 6.90 6.77 -f-r-’ ’ ... 6.84’2-6.85 ‘ 6.81 % ♦'•69 i>< i -Nov . . 6.79 -6.76 6.76% 6.63 x-.v -pec. . . 6 7,5 -6.75% 6.72% 6.60 f)P( -Tan. . . . 6.74 6.71% 6.58% .Jan -F p b. . . . 6.74 -6.74% 6.71% 6.59 Feb Meh. . . . 6.75 -6.73% 6.72 6.59 M' ’ -Apr . . 6.74 -6.73 6.73% 6.60 '. ■■■ -\Li ' ........... ’ 6.60% }ta• - lune b,751*»-6.77 6.74% 6.61%' < 'biscil quiet HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER \r-‘T\ ORLEANS. iuly |3. Liverpool b-f fr-rped fully to yesterday s advance in ir market.-. futures closing 12 to 13 P' nc- higher; spots. 14 points higher; -a’c- -.000 bales. The weather map shows and general showers over the At- N' rain in the rest of the belt, rpp'ppratures normal, indications ar** for s' ~: mtwy < on-lit ions. A traveling cron reporter sent in a bad ’•r. . - on Arkansas, but a very good re i”’t on northeast Texas. ‘Hir market eased somewhat on Saturday's realizing. h)f the buying was good all ’he way d' -vn to 12.59 for October and trading --’■’le-i around 12.54. L verpool is due Monday 3 to 4 English i • lower. New Vock wired that the prevailing sentiment is very bullish, and i r-’p temperatures or hot winds in Texas T.-HiL raine further excited markets. • 'fLial records show a temperature s-Rragf of 98 degrees for Texas and 100 ' dahoma. Weather developments '-\pr Sunday might have quite a hearing ■,e market. With fair weather in ’be tates. a further rise in tem p<-'■ a’ 1 and more showery weather m 'L VlanM-s. bullish sentiment would rr< babl be excited tn further action. <'n ■ ■ ■'tt.pt- Imnd should prospects for rain develop in the West a technically weak c rc : marke’ might be the prompt rc ppnnse TANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. .- - ~LL / i >«■' I’tf’ 13 05 13 05'12.99 13.04 13.07-09 13.06-07 A;c 1- 92 12.92 12.82 12.90 1 2.90-92'1 2.91 - f 2 S>"' 1 72 1".73 12.73H2.73 12 69-70 12.78-79 mt ’ kO 1° 60'12 50 12.58 12.56-57 12.62-63 > 12.57-58 12.62-63 i'.s" 12.59 12.51 12.58 12.57-58'12.62-63 Tan ’ n t' 1° 63'12 58 12.62,1 2.62-63 12.68-69 ” ’’ 77 12.73 V 67 1 2.73 * 1 2.75-76 ' nr 12 78-79 12.80-31 12.84-86112.85’87 e’loqor] firm. SPOT COTTON MARKET. "lama, stead-/; middbng \>-a firm; miodlmg ’?"c Nen York steady, middling 12.5° P'W.icpiphia. stead'-, mifblling 12 75 stead? : middling 12.50 Li\n r p OO | firm, middling 7." <i. -Avamv h. steady : middling 12c Augusta, quiet; middling 13c *• .pile, -'rady. mid<lling 11 f-'n, firm, middling 12 3 < N folk, firm; middling 13c. Wilmington, nominal. [ Rock. firm, middling 1?% •' a 'esfon. nominal, minuting 11% p-iiLmorr. nominal; middling L?r. 'i ' phi-. 'Urao. 1 . middling 12'< 1 m . trad-. . middling 12Y ;■ teady. middling 12 13-18. ’■ ■ ' i’le. firm: middling 12\. PORT RECEIPTS. fi I'cv,'.ng table shons : rcelnts at ' - touuA rompart u with the same • r;,' I I T. 2. I'‘ll ' ' ... 50 ’ seston 1.124 131 . . 135 . . ' annah .... >Bl 58 : i .pc-on . . . 8 18 _ Total. , .. . 4 2,069 | 269 nterkjr movement i■ 12. T~ wit \'-”-s’on 52 ‘135 i 28 '6 !r “ ,, l | h’s. . , , . . 5-?8 lo uiß .... 11 350 • a • i ' 97 . 746 $53 " COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. . ' h ,<• (*/» w» think 'autious sell- - %• ' tmed. but he p’ppated to chang‘d hould ar: real crop damage de P ■ n. Towle (K- ’ The market ’’n« io a strong e’'lh change until the nru crop ' ’ niov freely, If then Mcntgomerv It !s doubtful def idefiL marked changes will ; ' f “therwise than in an upward direc ’ Hl tbe’c is a decided imp: •»v>' , nF.nt " bi- •• < ondit mns. f ‘ <K- f’o . I nips': there ia change . ’ better in weather, n e heljeve the ' ' 'he market will be upward ’’f-n. S’t-.'no < ‘o. The I » g side 'be bert. ■'''"erg'’ S;i;n Co A\ «■ hel’eve WC;.'*hor Conditions rbppgp, "dl a nr’ higher r ‘-t OQN ICLE’S WEEKLY REPORT Os- WEATHER ’i'‘T?K. July 13 Report - a~e on ' ‘’avorable and indicate that the 2 well ’n most sections From ‘ b’laliup- there arc complaints cf / ! n h moisture but ir the main the -■! has beet' moderate <*u Texas ■ f to th* effect that plant brst-clas~ eondiUnn and 'he <>ut- ’ ’ "a nev«»: be*r. TODAYS MARKETS COTTON. NLIA \ork, July 15. Further un favorable reports over Sunday over the larger portion of rhe belt gave the cotton I market a steady tone on the opening to- I day. with prices ranging 4to 8 points' bet - ! ter than the previous close. The ring! crowd and big professionals shortlv after nie opening began to sell, taking' profit, with Mitchell being best seller. This sell ing caused a sharp decline with prices un changed to 7 points below the first figures. Futures and spots in Liverpool i" fair demand. NEW YORK.’ Quotations in "otton futures: I j III u/ooTPrevT [Open|High|Low |A.M.| Close. Juh .|12.14 13717112.10112/10112706/08 Auqust 12.18:12.18 12.17 12.18)12.11-13 r'e.ptember .12 29:12 2911" 20 f> ooli» I'-tober 12.38 12.38 12 i 28'12! 33 1 1'. 31-32 •November 35.37 December 12.46 t 2.46 icAi 1290,12’40-42 January 12.14 12.45 12.37 12.38'12 40-41 kehruaty 12.44-46 March 12.55112.55| 12.49112.50,12 49-50 Ma __. , .' 12j63| 12.63J2.56H2.50 12.57-58 NEW ORLEANS. _S'.H2 ,a / l .2P2i_j n cotton futures: I I T 11 I Prev7 .'->peniHigh|Low.|A.M.| Close. • • 13.10 13.10 13.10'13.10 13.07-09 August 12.96 12.96 12.96112.96112 90-9 9 September 12.58 12.60 12.58’1 2.60 12 69-70 October 12.60 12.60 13.52 12.52 12.50-51 November 1° 57-58 December 12.61 '2 61 I 2 53 iy.i.i 12/57-58 January ■ 1-.67'12.67'12.59i12.59i 12.62-63 kebruarx 17 .68 March r> ?*> 79 —- a - - ' '">4-86 STOCKS? ~ CHARLES W. STORM. • ' k-" 1 I 'ltK. July 15 -Speculative buy ing m I mon Pacific caused 'hat issue to open with a gain of \ at the opening of "m stock market today, tills being the largest gain recorded on the list The weakest feature was Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul, which sold off to 99V a de cline of % from Saturday's closing. Later, however, this stock recovered its loss. I here was a decided show of strength a' (he outsei. which was attributed to the favorable character of aSturday s hank statement. Nearly all the stocks in which there is an active speeulatice interest ad vanced. Among them were: United States Steel comon . Amalgamated Cop l>er 'sT/Q. Erie comon ls@ l i. Reading “f, @m’ 5 . Lehigh Valley ',@44. Southern Pacific and Southern Railway ',. I mon Pacific was only '4 higher at the offset, but subsequently wen’ higher The curb was steady. Americans in l.ondon were steady f, n p: ofesSionai dealings. Canadian Pacific and copers were firm in London. The feature of the London market was the glut of money for loans. NEW YORK STOCK MARKETS. Stock quotations: A I i Ln - TPr®» STOCKS— IQp'n [HjghiLow.'A.M. ICl'se A. Copper . 80-\ 80%: 80%' 8014 80% A S. Refining 126%T27% 126’ 5 127% 127 A Smelting. 81% 81%' 81% 81% 81% A Locomotive 11% 11% 41% 41% 41% A c. Foundry 56’,: 57 56%: 57 57 A. Cotton Oil . 51% 51% fti%' 51% 51%. A. Woolen 27 Anaconda ' 40 Atchison . 107d‘i07% 107% 107% 107% A. C 1 135% Amor. Can . 36% 36% 36%l 36% 36'4 do. pfd . . . 117% 117% 117% 117% 117 c, A. Heel Sugar ......... '72% A T * T .144% A. Agriculture 60 Beth. Steel : 34% B. R T. . . 91'% Oil- 91% 91V.' 91% B. & " .7108% Can. Pac. . 263% 2 i32«3%■ 263 1 4 263% 1 'o: n Products 1 14% c. ,<• ,> 791., 79% 7914,' 79% 79% Con. Has . . . 143% 143 %11 ♦' %‘' 43 % 142% t'. Leather . . 1 24% C. F. & 1 28% Col. Southern 38 I tel. Hud 166 Erie . . . . 33% 34 33% 34 33% do. pfd. . . 51 51 51 .5I '57 c,en Electric 177% 177-% 17.' 1.7 177% 'I. N Ore . . 42% 4'1%. 42% 42%' 42 I ehigh Valiev. 165% 166 165%T6« "'165% N'or. * West 115% ■! 16’. 115% . 1.16%'115% North. Pacifi. 119 119 119 'll9 118% Peoples Gas t.o 116%:11.6% 1 lb%i 11.6% 1.16 Reading . .162 162% 161 % 1 162% 161 % R’ck Island pfdi 49% 49%' 49% 49% 48% Rep.l A* s pfd. 82% 82%’ 8..% 82%j 83% •Soiilh. Pacific. 108% 108% 108% 108% 108% Si Paul. ...100 100% 100 100% 100% Tenn. Copper.. 43 43 42% I 42% 43 I Third .Venue. 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% i Union Pacific 164 % 165% IM % 105% 164 % | I‘tali Popper. . I 60 60% 60 . 60% 60% I s. St eel ... 68 % 68 %. 68 % 1 68 % 60 % 'Vabash, pfd. . 14% l’i- 14% 14% 13% CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Open. High. low 11 a. n. WHEAT - Julv . . 1.04% 1.04% 1.04', 1.04% Sept . .1.00 1.00% 99% 99% Dec 1 01% 1.01% 1 01% 1 .01% CORN Jul'' 74% >4% 74% 74% Sept. 69 69 «!> 69 Dec. 58% 58% 58 58 Ma' "8% 58% .58% 58% OATS - Jul' <4 44% 14 44’, Sept. 36 35% 35 35% 1 tee 36% 36% 36% 36% I pt >RI< - Sept IS.in 18.10 18.02% 1.8.02% ..ARD sen. in 60 tn.an 10,60 10.60 I oct. .10.65 10.65 10.65 10.65 RIBS I Sep. 10.40 10 .tn 10 . T 10.40 I M'CULLOUGH BROS.' WEEKLY FRUIT AMD PRODUCE LETTER A few early summer apples art now in the market, but are not up to 'he .-land ard as to grade and are therefore being sold at nominal values. oranges. California stock, very scarce land srlllnc high N'o Florida oranges or I grapefruit in the market. I Bananas are very cheap, resuliing from Ihe abundance **f local fruit now being gro-wn and marketed throughout the fruit sections of Hie country. The lemon markef has been and is yet veto unsatisfactory, both as to quality of fruit, which has been very bad. ah'! the limited demand. whl< h has resulted In beaw accumulations and severe losses to tiiose engaged in their handling to arc great extent. Vegetables. generally speaking, are I now being furnished by the local gar- I ,|pprf S both to the retailer and consumer at comparatively low values, therefore the I shipments from out of town are receiving | hut little consideration ai the ham!, 0 of the buvers. Now ’rlsb poiatoes in heavy supply and showing more or less damage from rot resulting from continued wet weather t.> which the' have been subjected ■ :ii. ns ar» plentiful and selling ai low prices 'I here is also, an abundance of peaches and cantaloupes, covering which there is no market value basts. It is simply a quest ">n of tityling a buyer ai any offers made “ , Watermelons up to I'lo present have been scarce, but are now coming in more ftcelv which is resulting in lower prices. live poitltr’- is dull, especially' hens, small and medium fries. Large, fries are more active ai better values in propqr , iop There is practically no demand Or dressed poultr' at this season of the ' ear. Egg receipts are liberal, with fresh can died stork in fair demand at quotations .A fair demand prevails for tbe best grade of 'table butter For soreness of the muscies, whether induced by violent exercise or injury, there is nothing better than f hamber i-iin's Linlur nt This liniment also re iie>'e, rpe-:.T..it: ’..tins For sale bv til J• • • THE A I LAM A GEORGIAN AM) XEWS MONDAY. -J lIA IN 1912. WEEK-END STOCK TRADE IRREGULAR Bears Aggressive Throughout Session —Drives Made on Big Railroad Issues. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, July 13.—Although some recessions were noted in the, initial trad ing. the stock market was steady at the opening of the short session today, and j a majority of active Issues ranged slightly I above yesterday's final prices. Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul opened at par. a decline of % from Friday s closing price of 100%. Under aggressive offerings, it broke to 99% for an aggregate decline of % of a point. Room traders renewed their drives against other issues. Reading and Mis souri Pacific were unchanged, but frac tional declines were recorded in Ameri can Smelting. Erie common and Union Pacific. United Stales Steel common was up % Stocks closed irregular. Government bonds unchanged. Other bonds steady. Canadian Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio each gained %. Canadian Pacific in London rallied from its lowest. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations: 1 | I Last | Clos |l"re, STOCKS— IHighlLow.lSaie.l BldJCl sa Ama!. Copper. 80% 79%' 80%] 80%' 80* Am. Ice Sec ‘ .... I 25 : 24% Am Sug. Ref 127 127 Am. Smelting SI v 2 S 0* 8 814 81S 8) Am. Locomo ' .... 41 41 Am. Car Fdy \ 57 Am. Cot. <*>ll 51 1 /2 5m Am Woolen 1 .... 27 26 Anaconda 4039% 40 ' 40 39% Atchison- .... 107 %’107% A C. T, ! .. . . I3Bli Am. Can .... 36% 35% 36%i 36% 36 do, pref . An*. Beet Sug. 72*4 71%i 72’4 72V 4 : 71% Am. T. and T .. . . 1144% L 44% Am Agricul 60 60 Beth. Steel ... 34*4 34 34 . 34% B. R. T 91 %' 91 9114! 91*4 '9l % B. and 0 1O8T 4 :1O8 108 108%,107% Can. Pacific . 263% 262%'263 i263%L'63 Corn Product? 14*4 C and 0 79*4’ 79% 79%! 79%| 79 Consol. Gas . 142% 142*4 1 42*4. 142’72 142% Cen. Leather I .... ...J 24% 24% Colo. F. ard 11 .... ....' 28V 2 ! 28% Colo. South ....I ... 38 38 D. and H ....... 166 166 Den. and R G. . . ' .. . . . 18% 18% Distil Secur... 31% 31% 3P ? i 31% 31% Krie 33% 33% 33%> 33% 33% do. nr es ..' 57 ! 51 (Jen Dlectric . 177*4'177 177 177%177 Goldfield Cons. 4 4 4 3%; 3% G. Western 16% J 6% G. North., nfd. 133%i133% 183% 133% 133% G. North. Ore. 41% 41%' 41% 42 41 % Ini. Harvester ... 117% 118 111. Central 127 il2< Inter boro 20 20 1 20 2'0% 20 do. pref 57% 57% lowa Central . 10 10 K. C. South... 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% K. and T 26% 26 do. pref 57 59 L. Valley . 165*4 164% 165% 165% I ; 4% I. and N.. . .158% 157% 158 158% 157% Mo. Pacifit 35% 35 35% 35% 35 N Y. Central to 114 m 113% U 3% Northwest. . 135 135 135 135 1.34 Nat. Lead . . 56% 56% 53% 57 ' 56% N and W . 115% 115 115% 115% 115% No Pacific . 119 118% 118% 118% I IS% < > and W. . . 32 4 32% 3j% 32% 3:’% Penn 123% 123% 123% 123% 123% Pacific Mail 31% 31 P. Gas <’o.. . . 116 115 7 s 116 116 115% P. Steel Car 34% 34*.. Reading . . . .162 !60%'161% 161% i‘»i% Rock Island . 24 24 24 24 % 24 do. pfd 48% 18% R. I. and Steel 25% 25% do. pfd ... 83 %, 83 S. -Sheffield . 53% So. Pacifi, . 108 -g'IOSN 108% 108% 108% So. Railway St. Paul . 100% 99% 100% 100% 10'1 s Tenn. Copper 43 47% Texas Pacific 21 l 21% Third Avenue 37 37 37 36% 36% I nion Pacific* 165 163 4 164% 164% 1 54* : » S. Rubber 50% .60% 50% 50 50% I'tah Copper 60% »>0 1 4 60%’ 60% • 60% I S. Steel. 68% 67% 68% 68% 1 6<% do. pfd 1 lO%'lll \ - C ('hem. 47*2 47 * ? West I nion 81% 82 Wabash . . 4% 4% 4% 4% 4 do. pfd . . . 13% 13% West Hlec.. 75 75 75 74% 74% \\ is. Central 52 \\ . Marvlard 56 ! > 56% 56% 56% sj_% Total sales. 164.000 shares. MINING STOCKS. BOST<»N. July 13. —Opening; Copper Lange 56. Lake Copper 34%. Butte Su | l eriord 43%. Indiana 16% LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. Bid. Askfe'i Atlanta <S- West Point R. R. HO 145 Amer'car National Bank. 215 220 Xtlanlir <’oal & Ice common. 104 ’OS ' Atlantic Coal <K- b e p»-ef. 92 95 Mlanta Brewing & Tee (Jo.. 175 \tlantp National Bank.. 320 330 • entral Bank A Trust Corp . . 150 exposition Cotton Mills. . ISO 165 Fourth National Rank. . Pulton N'atic’t’al Bank. 1'25 ’3O Ga. R? . <£. Clc<. stamped... ’24 126 • <la. Rv. & How. Co., common 27 30 do. Ist pfd 80 35 do.’ 2d pfd 46 47% Diliyer ’Trust Company 125 Lowr> National Bank 248 250 Realty Trust Company 163 110 Sixth Wat<i Bank 99% ’Ol Southern Ice common 68 70 Third National Bank, new 2.20 225 Trust <‘o. of Gc-rgia 225 235 I Travelers Bank & Trust <’■• 125 126 BONDS. Atlanta Las Ugh' Ist ss. L<»l 105 Georg a State 4%5, 19; 5?.... 101 102 Georgia Midland Ist ss. ... 60 62 Ga. R' Glee. »T». 5s 10! Ga. R? <K- liiec. *ef. 5s 'V‘ 99% Atlanta Consolidated 5s 10.■% Atlanta (’’t? 3%5. 1931 9i Q2 1 - Atlanta <’ ly 4%5, 1921 >O2 !03 Southern Bell 5s 99% 99% NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. NLW YoRK. July 13 - 'The weekly statement of the New York associated banks shows the following change.” Average statement; Hxcess cash reserve, >21,574.650 Increase. $1,246,150. Loans, decrease $20,868,009 Specie, decrease $’’,673,000 l.cgal lenders, increase $2,558,000, Net deposits, deciease $33,207,006. Circulation, decrease, $190,000 Actual statement: Loans, decrease $37.276.00n Specie, increase $5,029,000. Legal tenders, increase $3,833,000 Net deposits, decrease '•i 6.677.600 Reserve, increase $16,139,750 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee a notation.*: j Opening 1 Closn g January . . . . 13.46(17 13 49 1,3.49<5 13.50 Februar' 13.43tg 13.44 March .... \prll 13.55$ 12.60 13.55$ 13.66 Max . . 13.53513 60 13 56*h 13 5R June 13.55<0 13.60 13.56$ 13.57 Jub .... 13’0 August ... 13.15 LT17513.19 September 13.25 13 October . . . November . . 13 * 3 45 ’ ? 40<n 13. 4 I L»e* embej i.’.45e/ 13.47 |3 47 * 7'q f ,cp,t quiet Sales, 27.750 bags COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations; I Opening. 1 Closing Spot ..... . ’ , . 6'60'&6.8r July 6 1 6 68<i 6.70 August .... 6.74(&6.76 6.69(^6.71 September October .... 6.74*576.73 6.71 (*76.72 November .... 6.27(0 629 December . , . 6 34*&k 36 '• <• ■? 6 .T. ’ £2O §.4 ' . <2- . toMMk NEWS AND GOSSIP Os the Fleecy Staple NEW YORK. July 13 Carpenter. Bag got & Co.; Tbe New York Journal Commerce says weather Is weU to the fore as a big factor in the market That means that Texas will be sharplx watched for signs of needed rain Also the eastern i belt will be quite as closely scrutinized I for indications of dry anti warm condi- • lions, which are believed to be essentia' ' to the welfare of the plant. One point ' in Georgia had 3 inches of rain and an- , other 2%. That state certainly does not , need such a rainfall, if we max trust the ' advices received from most sources. Such ' excessive moisture tends to produce pests of one kind or another. According to rhe Commercial, brokers acting for the Waldorf Astoria interests yesterday were believed to have bough 1 fully 50.000 bales for long account Dallas wires: “Texas and Oklahoma Generally cleat and warm." Following is the statistical position of cotton on Friday. July 12. as made up by The N'en York Financial Chronicle Thia Last | Last I Week. , Week. | Year. Visible supply, 2.980,1701 3.155.945 2.110.257 American J. 028.170 2.184.945 1.136.257 In sight, week 62.600 64.805 43,524 Since Sept. 1.. 15.104.063 15.041.043 11.614,386 Port stocks... 392.260 124.163: 181,598 Port receipts. 13.080 16.946 4.’98 Exports 32,587 38.610 26.484 Int. receipts 11.293 8.8691 4.908 Int. ship nits. 18.968 20.039 15.205 Int. stocks..... 136.640 164.215 l_l 2.673 Following is the Liverpool cotton state ment for the week ending Friday, July 5: | 1912. |~l9ll. j 1910. Week’s sales 64.000 J .000 24.000 Os which Amer.. 54,000 37,000. 20.000 For export 2,300 2.300! 590 For speculation#. 9.200 6001 100 Forwarded 71.000 54 000 45.000 Total stocks 951.000 622.000 4 93,000 Os which Amer.. 819.000 466,000 396.000 Actual exports... ’..600 5.000 12.000 Week s receipts. 25,000 13.000 18.000 Os which Amer.. 13.000 I.OQO 37.00 ft, Since Sept. 1 4,968.000 4.192.000,3.015.000 1 Os which Amer.. 4.227.000 3.312,000,2.311.000 Stocks afloat 54.000 57.000. 10,000 ; Os which Amer.. 26.000 21.000 22,000' new ORLEANS, July 13 Hayward & , ’’lark: The weather map shows cloudy in the Atlantic's, fair elsewhere, no excessive temperatures, general showers In the A»- lantics. None elsewhere except at New Orleans. Tbe New Orleans 'Times-Democrat says (tff-take proved the magnet that pulled the market up All the week price op ponents fought in the hope of putting values down and many an operator on the long side sold out and went short At noon yesterdaj. when Secretary Hester announced his forecast of spinners tak ings. shorts scrambled under cover, and as the market began to mount, the stock arguments of the bull crowd began to exert renewed influence. The market closed at the top. Official records show a temperature average for Texas of 98 and 100 for Okla homa. 'Ten stations in Texas show 100. two 102 and two 104. ('otton squares that had been punctured by boll weevil, and many of them still containing weevil, were found on the farm of W. E Moore, in Neshoba county Mississippi. Mr. Moore slates that his children had picked up 142 squares, con taining twenty-five weevil. \ll squares had been punctured, but the posts bad only hatched in twenty-five of them (’ot ton fields in that locality are being dev astated by weevil, and in addition heavy rains for the past fortnight have greatly damaged cotton and corn. Weevil have been discovered on a farm at Sarah. Miss., and it is said that they are doing great damage io that pla-e through th* 1 region of 'Tutwder and Yazoo City. Estimated receipts Monday; 1.912. 1911.' New <»rleans 500 10 700 350 j - - i THE WEATHER , ' CONDITIONS. I \Y ASH IN<;T( >N. Jub 12 Unsettled and I warm weather will prevail tonight anol {Sunday <>ver the eastern portion of the vountrj. with local showers, except in New England and southern portion of 'he middle Atlantic states, where there nill be little nr no rain. GENERAL FORECAST. Following is the forecast until 7 p m. ' |Sunday: I Georgia Local showers tonight or Sun- ! day. X’irginia -Generally fair in northern por ’ 'lion; local thundershowers tonighi. 1 North ('arolina South Carolina, Geor•• I j gia. Florida. Alabama and Mississippi j 1 local showers tonight or Sunday. Louisiana an. l Arkansas- \7n-ettled and I showers. 1 Oklahoma and Texas Generally fair. DAILY WEATHER REPORT. ATLANTA. GA.. Saturday. July 13 Lowest temperature < : 8 i Highest temperature 82% Mean temperature 75, Normal temperature 78. Rainfall in past 24 hours, ’nches... . 0.15 Lxcess since Ist of month, inches. ... 1 .66 ! Excess since Januarv Ist. mchos. 18.26 1 REPORTS F TOM VARIOUS STATIONS. ITempnrature R’fall I Stations I Weath. ", Max 24 I _ la. in.* ■■ ilnj-.‘hou’-' I Augusta Cloudy 7: I ... Atlanta Ft. cldy 70 Xj .14 I Atlantic City Cloud? 74 80 I .... Boston . Cloud? "8 72 ; ... I BuFalo Ulear 70 82 Charleston Ulea- 70 84 OR Uhfcsßo Uloit’l? RS 84 .OF 1 Denver Clear 80 82 I . . Des Moines .. Pt. old? .; 70 88 .04 Duluth Cloud? 62 70 ! .12' 1 Eastport Cleat 60 R 8 I .... \ tjalveston .~. Pt. cltl? , .i 80 86 .... { Helena . . . Clear j:' 76 I .... Houston Clear 8’ 76 .... 1 Huron ... ' 'leaf 60 84 I .. , . j Jacksonville . Clear 80 90 ■ .01 Kansas Clt? • '''• cldy 80 92 ; .06 Knoxville .... Ulouri.v 72 86 !....' Louisville Pt. cldy .8 90 Macon Cloud? 74 88 I .50 Memphis . Clear 76 88 ... Meridian . clear 76 Mobile Pt. cldy. 78 88 . Miami 1 'lear 84 90 .32 Montgomer? Clear 7.6 90 1 .... Moorhead ... Cleat 58 80 ' . . X'ew Orleans clear 8" 86 ' .72 New York.... Cloudy : 72 88 I .... North Platte. Clear 1 64 88 I .... Oklahoma . Clear 76 Os. ' .... T’ittsbura Cloudy 74 82 1 . .. C. F VON HERRMANN. Sectioe Director. ATLANTA LIVE STOCK -MARr-eT (Bv W H White. Jr., of tbe White Pro vision Company.) Qucta'tons based on actual purchases during 'he current week: Choice to good steers, 1,000 to l .'On. 5 25 56.75: good steers. 800 to 1,000. 5.000 6 50 medium. '■> good steers. 700 to 850. 4.7‘>o> 6 00. good '" < hoice beef cows Son to 900 4 5005 50. medium to goq.i beef cows. 700 ’o 890. 3.750.5.00: go.>d to ’ hotce heifers 750 to 850. 4.500 5.75: medium to good heifers. 660 to 750, 4 0004.75. The above represent ruling prices on good quality of beef cattle Inferior ' grades and dairy types selling tower Mixed common steers, if fat. 700 to SO3 . .1 no-o i 50. mixed common cows, if fat, to SOO, 3.500 4 25. mixed i-ommon bunches to fair. 600 to 800. 2.7603.09, good butch', er bulls. 3 0003.75. Prime hogs. 100 to 309 axerage. 7 .190. 740 good butcher hogs. 119 to 160 7.000 7.25. good butcher pigs. 100 to 140 6.000 7110 'ight pfgs. 80 to 100. 6.50®6 00. heavy rough hogs. 200 to 250. 6 500 "<• Above quotations apply to corn-fei hogs Mss' end peanut fattened hoga 15 1 hie and under I’rlme Tennessee spring lambs. 60 m 75 5 5007.50 good Tennessee lambs 59 to 60 4.500 5.50, mutton, sheep and yearlings tordinary t. 3.0008 60. \ er? few good cattle m . arris this week, although several loads of grass cat tle in fair flesh were among the week's arrivals Prices stead? to strong on the better kinds, about a quarter tower on ?ra Good suppiv r, f T**nnef-.-** lamb* com ins: market bareb- steady on ’ops to %• coni on medium grides ‘fornmor ct• Iff low | Hog ree.dpf.- fait, market steady and 1 unchanged. fill® WHITING JFFJIG Closes 1-4-c to 5-8 c Osf —Oats i ■ Lower and Corn Irregular. Provisions Decline. CHICAGO. .Jul.'’ 13. Wheat opened up strong and prices were %<Ji*>r higher for the list. The advance brought nut more September than the trade cared to absorb. There was less talk of black rust in the northwest, as previous reports were un confirmed Northwestern receipts were still smaller than comparative periods. Liverpol came higher. Corn was %c better on foreign hull news, coupled with small offering* in the pit Oats reacted from the weakness shown yesterday and gained %c Hogs and provisions wet? stead' . The wheat market closed dull and %c to %c off for the da.'• It was a "wait ing affair.' with all eyes on the snrh'.g whea country. B. \\ . Snow, the Bart let t - Frazier crop expert, says that th’e wheat in the Northwest % too far ad vanced in n:anj sect ion? to be hurt b> black rust. The cash trade here was small, with sales of on!\ 45.000 bushels Corn colsed %c up to %c off and « ats we»e %c to %<* off. Cash sales of corn were 35.000 bushels. | and «'ats 130.000 bushel*. Provisions closed lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Open High w Close Close Pre* WIIE ' i Jlv. 1.05% 1.05% 1T4% 1.04% 1.05% i i Sept I'ol*- 1.01% 1.00% 1.00% 1 .01% I Dec 1.03% 1.03% 1.02% 1.0.'% 1.03 July 74% 74% 74 71 % 74 % i Sept. 69% 70 69% 69’, 2 69% Dec. 59 59 58% 58% 58% Mav 59% 59% 59% 59% T'% • - ATS July 45 45% D% 14% <4% Sept. 35% 35% 35% 35% 35% Dec. 36% 37 36% 36% 36% Mav 39 39 38% 38% 38% (■OR b Spt 18.35 18.37*2 IS.L’b. tx. j 5 18.35 Oct 18 20 18.30 16 L 0 18.22% 1%.40 LARD- Jlv 10.55 10.55 10.52% 10.4?% 10.57% Spt 10.75 10.75 10.67% 10,62*;. 10.72% <»ct W. 77% ’0 7% 10.67% 10.70 10.80 !IIP>- Jh 10.27% 10.30 10.27%. 10.27% 10.55 Spt 10. G% 10.47 10.37% 10.42% 10.50 Oct 10.37% ’0.42% 10.37% 10.37% 10.47% LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET i Wheat dosed %d m%d higher closed d tn id higher. CHICAGO CAR LOTS Following ate receipts for Saturday and estimated rece nts for Monday: I Saturday.; Mondav Wheat I 8 6 Corn 1 148 150 (t s I 123 104 Hogs . . . .' 9.000 32.000 I ! CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. • 'HICAGit. Julv 18.—Wheat. No. 2 reu. 81.05'.i® 1.97' 2 . No. 3 red. No. 2 hard w inter. $1 O.’Cu 1.07; No. 3 hard w nter. $1 00fa 1.05. No. 1 Northern spring. sl.(■-■'.»fa '.14; No. 2 Northern spring. *1.05 fall:.; No. 3 spring. sl.o2faLo7. r'nrn N’n. 2. 74%fa75; No. 2 white. 78%fa I 79’-»: No 3 yellow. 75fa75%: No. 3. 73%fa 1 74%; No. 3 white. 78fa78%; No 3 yellow. 74’ 4 <h74%; No. 4. 70fa72%. No < white. 1 75fa7€; No 4 yellow. 72%fa73% Oats, No. 2 white. 51%fa’52' 4 : N<> 3 white. 50fa51’,; No. I white. 4’.‘fa'sl; stand- * ard, 51% fa,52. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YORK. July 13. (’offee steady I No 7 Rio spot. !4%fa14% Rhe firm. d‘> | rnest ■. ordinary to prime. 4%fa » M" I las«es teady: New Orleans, open kettle 3(0/59. Sugar, raw firmer; centrifugal. |3.86; muscavoda. 3.36. mola-.e- suga | 3.1.1; refined firmer; standard granulated. i5.05fa5.15; cut loaf. 5.80; crushed. 5.70 , ! mold A. 5.35; cubes. 5.25fa5.35: powdered. 15.05fa5.20: diamond '. 5.00; confectibnec j \. 4.85; No. 1. 4.85; No. 2. 4 85; NT .!. 4.75 No 4, 4.70 POULTRY. BUTTER AND EGGS NEW YORK. Jul? L 3. Dressed poultry ! steady: turkeys. 13fa23: chici ens. 18fa28 . I fowls’ 11%fa!6* ? . ducks 185/19. Live' poult] qu’et . chickens. ?3fa :5. fowls. 16 I (hub : turkey s, 13 (asked); roosters. |o’.; 1 .(asked); ducks. 14 tasked); ! ' a si) cd. 1 Butter quiet: creamery specials. 27fa 17%: creamery extra*. 264/26%; s»ate 1 dairy, lobs. 22fa26%; process specials. 25 ■ I (bid. 1 Eggs steady; nearby while fan» y. • | 266727. T.«=arbv brown fancy . 244} 25. extra ' (firsts. 234/*'4. Gr«t«, i9fa2o. ('lxe-e steadier; w’ite milk special-'. < bid 1 : w’cole milk fancy, 15 (asked): skims, specials. 12%fa12*,(>; skim*, fine. | 10’;,fa 11 % . full skims, 6%faS% LIVE STOCK market. ’ - * r ’HICAC( ». July 13. Hogs Receipts ■,ono Market steady, mixed and Lut< > i rrs 87.05fa7.6LL good heavy 87 404/7 ♦ ('. rough hf ay y S6/05fa 7.35 light s7.osfa 7.60, i pigs $5 75fa7.15. bulk ?7.30fa'7 55. i'attD Receipts 200. Markc l stea-L : beeves $6.<0fa9,70. cows ard heifers *_■ ’0 fa 8.25. sMckers and feeders 4 t.GOfa Texans $6.50fa’8.25. valves sßfa.9. ’ Receipts 8.000. Mad r' weak. | jxptivn and M’n’-tern r>ofa •, 50 iambs i J4.75fa7.25. I PROVERB CONTEST Impor ta n t Announ cem en 1 CLOSING DATE POSTPONED Wo have been besieged with personal and mail applu at i-u>, !'<>■• m \ t -n.ion of the time, allowed for sending Proverb Contest Solutions to Ibis office. I hose haw been prompted by delays in the mail, occasioned by a number of railroad wrecks with in the past week, and various other causes. Contest matter that we havi sent out has become lost in the mails, and made necessary the sending of duplicate lots of this matter, which have been, neces sarily. late in reaching contestants After carefully considering the matter, we hav> derided that a postponement of ten (lavs would not be unlair !<> any one. whil" failure to postpone might inflict hardsbipand inronvett cnee ona great many, for the reasons stated Therefore, the date for the dose of the Contest the last day on which we will receive solutions from contestants, has-been postponed to TUESDAY JULY All solutions must either reach this office or bear postmarks indicating that they had been mailed before noon of that day In the meantime, we will adjust all complaints that come to us r garding delaved shipments of Contest Matter, and will continue to smd out TWICE EACH DAY nomCand night) all Answer Books, I rovnrb Pictures and Proverb Guides for which nr reemvi ord : . from new contestants and others, accompanied by remittance-, at the prices al ■adx published Answer Books . . SI.OO Each Proverb Pictures .02 Each Proverb Guides . .25 Each Proverb Guides by Mail 30 Each ATLANTA GEORGIAN i Contest Department . 1 «i. —1 - r *i**r**l**t**l - *i'*q**i**T**i < *r**i**i - *i“b*’l* > i**»**.*’'** , ’*'*'9* , i**»' r, f V WEEKLY COTTON STATISTICS. t< •y**5 <, 4 **l**i**|**J < *l**l - *j , *j**j - *j < *i**b > 'i**J < *'7**i**i**i***'* , »* > i* > r**T < ’ ' a Secretary Hester's weekly New ()rlean« la cotton exchange statement of the move ment of cotton shows an increase ’n the movement into sigiiit compared yvith tht h seven days last year in round numbers F 9,000. a decrease under the same days y year before last of 8.000, and a decrea *e E under the same time in 1909 of 9,000 61 For the twelve days of July thp totals a show an increase over last year of 21.000. b an increase oy er the sam" peri- d y ear 4 before last of 15.000, and an increase "ver the same time in 1909 of 300 For the 316 days the season that have elapsed th* 1 aggregate is ahead of the 'l6 days of last year 3.592.000. ahead of the y same days year before last .‘.(’9l .DOT and ti ahead of 1909 by 1.865,000 The amount brought into sight dnrinc ()i the week has been :4.207 bales, against 15,281 for the seven days ending this 0 date last year. 32.157 year befon last, b and 32.828 same time in 1909. and for tht twelve days of July it has been 48.240 f against Ji.B4’ last year. 32.915 year be fore last, and 47.918 same time in 1902 b The movement since September I show H receipts at all I nited Slates ports of it.- t 816.557. against 8J.3d.1’"» last year. 7.211. a 919 year before last, and 9,875.481 -ame ■ time in 1909. overland across the Mis si§slppi. Ohio and Potomac rivers b Northern mills and Canada. 973.977, against 926.714 last year. 808.739 year be fore last, and 1.206.81'4 same time in 1909; v interior stocks in excess <»f those la-id at the <lose of the commercial year •t.t.’OG. a against 40.014 last year. 28.102 year befiue v last, and 2L4' I same time in L‘o9; South- > ern mills' 'takings. ’.426,000. against 2.17’) 931 last yea . .126.203 year before last, and 2.295.940 same time in 1:09. These makes the total movement for the 316 days of the season from Septem her 1 to date 15,265.940. against 11.674.1 1 ’ last year, 10,174.963 year before last, and 13.400,731 same time in 1909. i Foreign exports for the week have been [33.811. against 19.167 last year, making the total thus far for the season 10.297.- 'BSB. against 7.372.752 last year, an in crease of 2,925.106. Northern mills' takings ind Canada during the past seven days show an in crease of 6.087. as compared with the i (orresponding per Lid last year, and their, total takings s'nee Septcmhet ' havi in- | creased 301.345. Ti e to;al taking's <*( i American mills. North. Smit it and (’anida. • | thus far for the season have been 152?.- I 302. against 1.270.658 last veat . 'These in clude 2.357.336 by N’nrihern spinners. I p.a gins’ 2.055.991 Stocks t the seaboard and 'he 29 h-a' mg Souther;) interior coni* 1 !.-’ lav ■ de creased during the week 13.932’ bale-, aga'nst a dccr»ase during the < <-t ;est><md ing neriod last seas"n of 23 1 ?’. and are now 138.981 la r gei than at this. *lai' in 1911 Including stneks left •orr at p<*rts aud i interior towns from rim last < p ami ■ 'he number <>f bales brought into ig'ci ' thus far from the new mop. the supply to date is 15.55.:.91 1. against 11. ‘ 'MI for the same period la 1 ?rar. Worl d’ ■» Visl oI e Supply. Secretary Hesters statement of the world’s visible supply of cotton mad*' up fnm special cable and telegraph ■ ad- ! vice« compare- - the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year before. It shows a decrcas? ter the just closed of 2’10.760. against a de-'rea . of '45.195 last yea’ and a derpa » of.' 151.591 year before last. The total visible is 2.'. 76.569. again-t . 3.187.329 lasi week. 2,108.77 1 last year' and ‘2.100.217 year before last. <»f th : the total of American cotton is :‘.914 569. against 2.194.329 last week. LIL'l. 294 lasi ypm r and 1.134.217 yeAr before • last, ami of p|| other kinds, inclmiitg 'Egypt. Brazil. India. e’<- 962.000, again t 1 [993.000 last week. 974.000 last year and 1 "■■■■"■■■l ■ Full Weight to • ton is 7ir4r;intcf (| ■? h< n ■. <»i| «>r- ; der your < oal f 10m us Full heating valu*=* tn the i ! guai-anteod w hen y.>u < idou mu t. [ Lr high • oa . Full ■at i- fa• Don a «icndy burnin: i furnace, an • ecnornu al coal hill. 1 a-h. cinders and dust in th* bou the advantage- w h A n you o’dm out 1 1 oil' hf! ‘ . Don’t wait sot th a ■ old -ppi o, • | today by mi J or t< lou'ton o . Randall Br os. MAIN OFFICE PETE PS BUILD'MG YARDS: Marietta .«*reet and North avenue, both phones 76; South Boulevard and qia railroad. Bell phone Mam '»3B At 'anta 303; McDan el street and Southern railroad. Bell M?m 35 d 4t.l?nt’ 3?1: 61 Kroqq street. B-H 'vy 4165. AHanta 70*; i ’52 South Pryor both phones 9~r, 1 13 •G 6.000 year before last The total world’s visible supply of col on as above shows a decrease compared A-ith last week of 210.760. an increase •ompared with last year of 889.275. and in increase compared with year before ast of 876,352. of the world s visible supply of cot on as above there is now afloat and • old in Great Britain and continental Europe 1.894.000. against 1.2'08,000 last tear and L 093.000 year before last; In Egy pt 75.000. against 83.000 last year and 78.000 year before last; In India 588.000. igainst 529.000 last year and 619,000 year r?ef->re last, and in th** T'nired States ‘ /• 000. against 267.000 last ' ear and 320.- 100 year before last. World’? Spinners’ Takings. Secretary Hester gives, the takings of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows, in remind numbers; This week 103.000 this year, against 111,* >OO last year. 119,000 year before last Total since Septemhber 1 this year 14,- 143,000. against 11.313,000 last vear and 10.513.000 the 'ear before. <»f this Northern spinners and Panada took 2.357.000 laics this yeur, against ( ''.ooo last year and 2.040.000 the year before Southern spinners 2,472.000. against ’ :’5.000 last year and 2.203,000 th»* year before; and foreign spinner? ?.21 i.oon. ugainst 7.072,000 last ye&r and G.27”,0dd tbe year before If you sent a tetter or telegram to the wrens address, you would hardly expect an answer, w.vi’d you .’ The same is true when \"D select the wrong medium to ’ ave all your wants filled Try the right v n' The Georg an Want Ad wav aA J t-'-TW) I J rTES3a , ■!, jil, Ly Every home where CN is used is a clean home —and a clean home is a healthful home. the Powerful Disinfectant is what von need tn get rid of dirt, g-eas”. odors and the disease germs that breed in dirty ri ßres - It’s better than soap (or cleaning and over five times a- effective as car bolic acid for disinfection. 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