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[KT AND GOSSIP IJI MONEY MARTS How New Express Rates Will Help Farmers and the City Folk. By B. C. FORBES. NEW YORK, July 29. —The day of fresh vegetables, of butter straight from the churn, of eggs really newly laid, is—or ought to be —at hand. The new express ra te will enable city families to make ar rangements with farmers for regular shipr ents of supplies. A package weigh-, ine not more than ten pounds will be carried short distances for 23 cents. This amount could be saved several times, for the grower will be willing to name prices very much below' those charged at city stores. ♦ ♦ ♦ The public has not yet awakened to the extraordinary value of the reform just e 'lve<l by the interstate commerce com mission. No governmental body has done a better piece of work in a decade. This fact will gradually sink into the citizen’s . . . Co-operation, I believe, will hereafter he the watchword of the express com panies. Nor do they stand to be losers jr, the apparently drastic rate reductions propounded by the commission. Just as the lowering of postage, of telegraph and of able rates has invariably been fol lowed by a growth of business, so the fixing of equitable, fair-to-all tolls for carrying express packages can not fail to multiply the receipts of the companies. A great many people have avoided pa tronizing these carriers simply because the} have felt they were being deceived and robbed. The new scale of chargs promises to be as lucid as the alphabet. The sender of a parcel wdll be able to tell in advance what it will cost, just as he can now reckon the charge for sending a letter to any foreign country. ♦ ♦ * More, the express service will become a truly express service. It will not profit the companies to contrive to send pack ages by circuitous routes; the law calls for the very shortest and swiftest route. Here is another invaluable gain. • • • The heads of the principal express com panies have voiced their readiness to obey the recommendations of the commission. This is well. These companies must live or die; if they fall to supply proper serv ice. if they still persist in thwarting the public will, then they will be doomed as sure as a rotten branch falls to the ground soon or late. Two possible sources of competition are within sight. First, a parcels post system; second, the inaugu ration of express services by the railroads themselves. If the existing, companies hestlr themselves, if they enthusiastically enter into the spirit of the reform out lined. then they can build up a patronage far more lucrative than any they' have heretofore enjoyed. • * * Will they' rise to the occasion? 1 believe they will. ♦ • ♦ The railroads, however, may find the struggle for existence becoming so keen that they will decide to earn an honest penny by doing their own express carry ing. Competition would probably prove healthy. ♦ * • The bringing of the producer on the farm and the consumer in the city into direct touch should be extremely benefi cial for both. Market gardening on a large scale can be made handsomely profitable when the produce can be sold nt good prices all the year round. I know of one agriculturist who, from modest beginnings, has established a wonderfully desirable trade in market baskets for city dwellers. He has customers for every ounce of produce he can grow. There is no reason why similar success should not attend other efforts of the same kind once cheap, rapid and regular transporta tion facilities have been provided. « • • Less hard times appear to be in store for those of us who live between walls of masonry and steel. The United States is in a fairway to being blessed by bumper crops of grain and other agri cultural products—note how prices have been tumbling on the exchanges last week. Furthermore, a world-wide survey igricultural conditions and prospects loads our excellently posted special finan cial correspondent in London to cable last evening that all indications point to a more plentiful supply of food being raised during the coming twelve months than in years past. Is this not cause for joy? Railroad Schedule SOUTHERN R' AILWA Y. • PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH” ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF PASSENGER TRAINS. ATLANTA 1 he following scheuule figures are pub lished only as information, and are not guaranteed: by Arrive From— No. Depart To— -■‘ New Y. 5:00 am 36 New Y,12:15 am ■■ laxville. 5:20 am 80 Col’bus 5:20 am Was’ton 5:25 am 13 Cinci. . 5:80 am 12 Sh’port. 6:30 am 32 Fort V. 5:30 am laxville 6:50 am 35 B’liam . 6:45 am Toccoa. 8:10 am 7 Chat’ga 6:40 am Heflin.. 8:29 am 12 R’mond 6:55 am -T New Y.10:30 am 25 Kan. C. 7:00 am • Chat’ga 1C:85 am 16 Brun’k. 7:45 am ■ Macon 10:40 am 2» B’liam. 10:45 am ‘' Fort V 10:45 am 38 New Y.11:01 am -’ Col’bus 10:50 am 40 Charl’a 12:00 n’n .!’ h'ncl ..11:10 am 6 Macon .12:20 pm -O B ham.. 2:30 pm 30 New Y. 2:45 pm A, ,lam 12:4n Pm 15 Chat’ga 3:00 pm ' harlo'o 3:55 pm 39 B’ham. 4:10 pm .. uacon 4:00 pm *lB Toccoa. 4:30 pm , New Y. 5:00 pm 22 Col’bus 5:10 pm [? Apms’k 7:50 pm G Clncl . 5:10 pm R mond 8:30 pm 28 Fort V. 5:20 pm -< Kan C. 9:20 pm 1 25 Heflin . 5:45 pm i,' _,’ ial 'K a 9:35 pm’ 10 Macon ,•5:30 pm ;■ Col bus 10 20 pm! 14 Wash’n 8:45 pm ■I bort V.10:25 pm l 24 Jnxville 9:30 pm ; ■ B ham 12:00 ngtfll Sh’port. 11:10 pm -22 j-incl. ,11:00 pm' 14 laxville 11 10 pm rams marked thus (•) run dally, ex- ' t't Sunday ' Rier trains run dally. Central time. ' V Ticket Office. No. 1 Peachtree St. Real Estate For Sale. Real Estate For Sale ONE OE TTIE BEST LOCATIONS IN BATTLE HI LL. BRAND-NEW. six-room bungalow, hot and cold water plumbing, combination fixtures, sidewalk and sew "r. street eherted. vard sodded and yard walk laid: in surance paid for five years. Can’t beat this for $3,000 "ii easy terms. J. N. LANDERS OW N'ER. 812 Austell Building. Phom* 3422. TODAY'S MARKETS COTTON. July 29.—Considerable ir iX? u . 4 ly waR s hown in the cotton mar ket today on the opening, first prices ranging from unchanged to 10 points lower and 2 to 5 points higher. The flrm ®[P. 001 cables rendered support to our market combined with favorable weather cAcr Sunday after the call on unloading movement by the ring crowd developed. J ,r ‘ ces being 4 to 9 points below the first figures to 3 to 4 points better. i_ ,l ur F s and s P°'s in Liverpool firm and in fair demand. *• NEW~YORkT Quotations in cotton futures: L I | |ll:00! Prev? l uly ... 12.87 12.87:12.83112.83112.87-88 ' -12-75 12.78 12.72 12.78 12.85-86 September . 12.88 12.88 12.84 12.84 12.95-96 October. . . 12.97; 13.05 12.95 13.01 1,3.04-07 November 12.99-01 December .13.08 13.12 12.98 13.00 13.06-08 January . .13.08 13.08 12.92 12.99 13.03-05 r ebruary 13 ?! arch ’ ’ ' ' IT 12 ! 13 ’’’ 13 05 13A0 13[ 14-16 ” la > ■ . ■ ■ 13.14'13.14 13.08 13,1!) 13.22-23 NEW ORLEANS, Quotations In cotton futures: ,1 I I I 11 I Prev. |Open|High!Low.!A.MJ Close. J . uly ■ • • ■ ....; ~. 1 77777 .... 18.88 August 1 j 13 49 September 13.35 13.35 13.35 is',3s 13-32-34 October . November .... ....|13,19-20 December . 13.20 13.21:13.11'13.13 13.19-20 January . . 13.24J3.24113.16113.16 13.23-24 Februaryl3.27-29 March . . . 13.34 13.34 13.33|13.33113.33-34 • • ■ .... 13.38-40 - Ma >l ....' ...J ~..13.44-45 STOCKS. x , r ,„.By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, July 9. —The stock mar ket opened irregular today, but with an undertone of firmness in many issues, and although dealings were on a moderate scale the general movement disclosed im provement over the extraordinary dull ness of Saturday. The I nited States Steel issues started unchanged, but after the first few min utes support was evidenced in the com mon which gained % point. The electric stocks displayed firmness, Westinghouse showing a gain of % point. The so-called Hill stocks. St. Paul. Baltimore and Ohio, I ennsylvania. Republic Iron and Steel and Brooklyn Rapid Transit were up from % to % point. Union Pacific, Great Northern (ire. Canadian Pacific, Amalga mated Copper, Utah Copper and Reading showed fractional declines. American Sugar started 1% points down. American Railway shares were quiet and firm in London as also was Canadian Pacific. The curb market opened dull and steady. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations: STOCKS— IQp'n 1 A M. Ici'se Amal. Copper 1 82%1 82%T 82*41 82 %i 82% Am. Smelting 83V 83% 83V 83% 83 A. B. Sugar .1 72 I 72 I 71% 71%! 72 A. r. and T. .146 ;146 ’146 |146 [145% B. R. Transit; 91% 91% 91% 91%: 91% B. and O. . . . 109% 109% !109% 1109%i 109% C. Pacific . . 265 265 265 255 :265% C. Products . 14% 14%: 14% 14%: 14% Erie3s% 35% 35% 35% : 45% Gen. Electric 182% 182%. 182% 182% 182% G. North.. pfd.'140%:140% 140% 140%i140% G. North. Ore. |43 43 '43 j 43 43 ' Interbnro, pfd. 58% 58% 58% 58% 58% Nor. & West..lll7 117 ’ll7 ’ll7 1117 Pennsylvania . 123%123% 123’4 123% 123% Reading .... 164% 164%164%'164% 164% Rep. I & Steel 26% 26% 26%! 26% 26% South. Ry. pfdo 77% I 77%: 77% 77%’ 27 St. Paul . . . 103% 103%;i03%1103% 103% Texas Pacific .! 21%l 21%: 21%: 21%; 21% Union Pacific . 1 168%, 168% 168% 168% 168% Utah Copper . 61%' 61% 61% 61% 61% U. S. Steel. ..! 70 ’ 70% 70 70% 70 Vabash .... 4%; 4%! 4% 4%l 4% W'house Elec. : 80% 80% 80% 80%; 70% ' GRAIN. CHICAGO. July 29.—Wheat opened easy and % to %c lower. September leading, due to Liverpool cables and better weath er in the Northwest. Corn was %c higher to %c lower on selling induced by rains in Kansas and Oklahoma. Oats were steady. %c lower to %c high er in sympathy with corn. Provisions were easy, due to break of 10c in hogs at the yards. CHICAGO GkAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Open. High. Low. 11 a. n_ WHEAT— Sept. . . 93% 93% 93% 93% Dec. .. . 95% 95% 95% • 95% May .. . 99% 99% 99% 99% CORN— Sept. .. . 65% 65% 65% 65% Dec. .. . 56% 56% 56% 56% May .. . 57% 57% 57% 57% OATS - Sept. ... 33 33 33 33 Dec. .. . 34% 34% 34% 34% PORK— Sept. . . 18.25 18.25 18.25 18.25 RIBS— Sept. . . .10.60 10.60 10.60 10.60 LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. July 29. —Hogs—Receipts. 43.000. Market 5 to 10c lower: mixed and butchers. $7.45<a8.30; good heavy, $7.70© 8.15; rough, heavy. $7.35© 7.65; light, $7.75 ©8.40: pigs, $6.75©7.35; bulk, $7.65©8.15. Cattle Receipts, 20,000: mnrket weak to 10c lower; beeves, $6.25@9.75; cows and heifers, $2.75© 8.15; stockers and feeders, $4 25©6 90; Texans, $6.30©8.35; calves, $9.00610.00. Sharp—Receipts. 25,000; market steady to strong, native and Western, $3.25©' 4.90; lambs, $4.75©7.75. ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By w. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro vision Company.) Quotations based on actual purchases during the current week: Choice to good steers, 1,000 to 1,200. 5.25 @6.50; good steers. 800 to 1,000, 5.00© 6.00 medium to good steers. 700 to 850, 4.75@ 5.75: good to choice beef cows, 800 to 900. 4 25@>4.50: medium to good beef cows. 700 to 800, 3.75© 4.50: good to choice heifers. 750 to 850, 4.50?;5.00: medium to good heifers, 650 to 750, 3.757(4.50. The above represent ruling prices on good quality of beef cattle Inferior grades and dairy types selling lower. Mixed common steers, if fat. 700 to 800, 4.00© 4.50; mixed common cow s, if fat, SOO to 800. 3.50©'4.00; mixed common bunches to fair. 600 to 800. 2.75© 3.00; good butch er bulls. 3.00© 3.75. Prime hogs. 100 to 200 average, 7.40© 7.60. good butcher hogs. 140 to 160. 7.25© 7.40: good butcher pigs. 100 to 140. 6.50© 7 25; light pigs. 80 to 100, 5.50@6.50; heavy rough hogs. 200 to 250, 6.50© 7c. Above quotations apply to corn-fed hog«. Mash and peanut fattened hogs, l@l%c and under. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, JULY 29, 1912. COTTON REACHES THIRTEEN GENTS Reports of Deterioration of Crop Send Staple Higher. Shorts Cover Holdings. NEW YORK, July 27.—New high rec ords for the movement were established at the opening of the cotton market today, prices advancing from 7 to 14 points and October touching 12.83. It was a weather market, reflecting hot. dry conditions in Texu.-,. As«-ertlons were made that :ne crop there is deteriorating and In urgent need of rain in the east ern belt eon litlcns were better, but the trade inclined to legat’d the Texas situa tion as critical The weather map today showed very little Indication of moisture in the western belt over Sunday. Deterioration reports from Texas say the excessive temperatures is causing considerable shedding and the drouth is becoming more serious than ever. These reports caused an exciting scene among the traders on the floor shortly after the call. Shorts and commission houses made a mad rush to cover, trading heavily upon October and December. These two op tions made a continuous advance, car rying prices to the highest levels of the year, October advancing from 12.86 cto 13.07 c without a pause, with December ad vancing to 13.08 with only 1 point lead over October. The July option made the largest gain of the list, going to 12.88 c, an advance of 36 points over the previous close. At the close the market was firm, with prices showing net gains throughout the list from 32 to 36 points from the final quotations of Friday. RANGE OF NEW YORK FUTURSS. £ “ 5 35 3 ij O K J O 8.0 July 12.60 12.88 12.60 12.87’12.87-88 12.51-52 Aug. 12.60 12.86 12.60 12.85 12.85-86 12.52-54 Sept. 12.67 12.92 12.63 12.92 12.95-96 12.60-62 Oct. 12.80 13.07 12.80 13.07113.04-07 12.72-73 Nov. 12.78 12.90 12.78 12.90 12.99-0U12.66-68 Dec. 12.86 13.08,12.82 13.08-13.06 -08 12.74 -75 Jan. '12.85.13.05 12.82 13.05 13.03-05-12.71-72 Feb. 112.89’12.89 12.89’12.89 13.07-09 12.73-75 Meh. 12.94 13.15 12.92,13.14’13.14-16 12.82-83 May_ ] 3 • 0213.25’13.02 13.25 13.22-23112.90-91 Closed firm. Liverpool cables were unchanged to 1% points higher opened firm 4 to 5 points higher, closed quiet but stead}’ 5 to 8 points higher on old positions and 4% to 5% points higher on new crops, spots 13 points higher, middling, 7.44. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Futures opened steady. Opening Previous Range. Close. Close. Ju1y7.19 -7.18% 7.20% 7.12% July-Aug7.l6 -7.16% 7.19 7.11% Aug.-Sept. . . . 7.09 -7.12 7.11 7.04% Sept.-Oct. . . . 6.98 -7.01 6.99% 6.94% Oct.-Nov. . . . 6.90%-6.90 6.92 6.88% Nov.-Dec. . . . 6.86 -6.85% 6.87 6.81% Dec.-Jan. . . . 6.84%-6.88 6.86 6.80% Jan.-Feb. . . . 6.85 -6.84 6.86 6.81 Feb.-Meh. . . . 6.86%-6.86 6.86% 6.81% Meh.-Apr. . . . 6.86 -6.85 6.87 6.82% Apr.-May . . . 6.87% 6.87% 6.82 May-June . . . 6.89%-6.86% 6.88% 6.83 Closed quiet but steady. HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, July 27.—The sudden jump in prices in the last hour was caused by late orders from New York, probably in anticipation of the reports. The map shows fair weather over the entire belt, except partly cloudy in ex treme northwest Texas, with .12 inch pre cipitation at Amarillo. Otherwise no rain Is shown except .42 at Monroe, La. Tem peratures over the eastern states. Arkan sas and Tennessee, are somewhat lower a‘hd more favorable. Indications point to continued fair weather, except Increasing cloudiness by Sunday night in the cen tral states. Our market opened around last night’s close, but as soon as the government fore cast appeared and predicted fair weather in the western states over Sunday general buying developed and carried new crop prices over 13c, October selling to 13.24 c and holding the gain well with hardly any give way. The market is In a nervous state, owing to private Information reporting the crop in the western states in a critical stage dependent for immediate relief on general rains. Weather developments over Sun day will, therefore, have a decided bearing on trade view’s and on the markets. Should there be no rain in Texas and Oklahoma during the next forty-eight hours and no prospects for rain appear by Monday, the strength of bullish sentiment may be felt decidedly. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. v m t o 5 =. - 0 «« r. uj: or- ’-X Q LU July 113.72|13.72113.72!13.72J15.88i - 113.57 Aug. 113.19 13.75:13.19,13.35 13.49 113.18 Sept. 13.18 13.38 13.18 1.3.38 13.32-34 13.07 Oct. 12.97 13.25 12.95:13.20 13.19-20 12.94-95 Nov‘113.19-20 13.94-95 Dec. 12.97 13.24 12.94 13.19 13.19-20 12.94-95 Jan. 13.00 13.29’12.98113.24 13.23-24 12.99-13 Feb. !113.27-29 13.03-04 Meh. 13.09 13.38 13.09 13.29 13.33-34 13.08 Apr. 111.3.38-40:13.15-16 May 13.21 13.31;13.21;13.33 13.44-45 13.21-22 Closed firm. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, nominal; middling 13c. New Orleans, steady; middling 13%. New York, steady; middling 13.25. Philadelphia, steady; middling 13.50. Boston, steady: middling 13.25. Liverpool, steady; middling 7.31 d. Savannah, quiet and steady; middling 13%. Augusta, quiet; middling 13%. Mobile, steady. Galveston, firm; middling 13%. Norfolk, firm; middling 13%. Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, quiet; middling 12%. Charleston, nominal. Baltimore, nominal; middling 13%. Memphis, steady; middling 13%. St. Louis, steady; middling 13c. Houston, steady; middling 13c. M’CULLOUGH BROTHERS’ FRUIT AND PRODUCE LETTER The fruit and produce business through out this section is and has been for sev eral weeks practically at a standstill The local truckers have monopolized the field to a very large extent, which is cus tomary at this season of the year. The prospects for a fall business are very flattering, indeed. Fruit and vegetable crop throughout the producing sections are reported of good yield and superior quality, both of which is necessary In order to produce the best results. Peaches have been plentiful and cheap during the week, but In our opinion there will be a decided fallng off in tn the sup ply from now on, which should result In a more active demand and better values. The watermelon market has also been badly congested, but at present it Is cleaning up with good prospects. Cantaloupes of good quality are 1n light suply at paying prices. A fair demand prevails for pineapples, while oranges are slow sale with some de pression in values. Bananas for the past week have been in small demand, and no changes of conse quence tn prices. There was no decided change in eggs during the week. Both live and dresed poultry plenti ful and cheap. Some reaction noticeable in Irish pota toes New crop sweet potatoes coming In to the market in limited supply. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. July 27. Hogs Receipts 10.- 000. Market steady to 5c higher. Mixed and butchers, $7.55© 8.50. good heavy, $7 80© 8.20; rough heavy. $7.50©7.75; light. $7.85©8.45; pigs, $6.75©7.85; bulk. $7,80© 8.20 Cattle -Receipts 100 Market stead}'. Beeves, $6 25©'.< 75: • <>ws and heifers. $2 75 @8.15; stockers and feeders. $4 30©6.90; Texans, $6.30@8.35: calves, $8 75© 10 00 Sheep Receipts 5,000. Market steady Native and Western, $3 25© 4 90; lambs, J 4 75© 7 70 NEWS AND GOSSIP Os the Fleecy Staple NEW Y’ORK, July 27.—Carpenter Bag got & Co. —The Journal of Commerce re ports on the condition of North Carolina. South Carolina and Florida as following; North Carolina —The cotton crop Is very spotted. Some fields are looking fine; others below the average Owing to ex cessive rains, cotton has grown too much to weed and is poorly fruited and the grass rather heavy. But conditions have been very favorable for stiff lands and prospects have greatly improved in the past ten days. There are practically no insects. Labor is scarce in some sections, but with recent favorable weather culti vation is proceeding satisfactorily. The season is about two weeks backward. Several points deterioration may be look ed for from last month’s condition of 86. South Carolina—Continuous ruins have caused the weed to become large and sap py at the expense of frultaage, and the crop has not been properly worked. Some cotton has been drowned out in the low lands and grass is general. Army worms have appeared in many sections and are doing considerable dam age Reports thus far received indicate considerable deterioration from last month's condition of 83. The season is three weeks late, and picking is expected to begin about September 15. Florida—Heavy rains have made the prospects very poor, but the plant is be ginning to recover some from these ef fects. Dallas, Texas, wires: "Texas weather: The Panhandle generally cloudy; light showers at Clarendon, southern and east ern portion of Panhandle; heavy showers at Amarillo." New York Commercial says: Spinners are believed to have bought on an enor mous scale. Journal of Commerce says: Continued hot weather is a dominant feature in cot ton. Riordan big seller on call. Selling more general than buying; buying scattered. Following is the statistical position of cotton on Friday. July 26. as made up by The New York Financial Chronicle: I This I Last I Last I Week. I Week. I Y'ear. Vis. supply . 2.695,235 2,824,655 1,858,1 16 American . . 1,868,116 1,889,655’ 937,116 In sight, w’k’ 60,556' 54,5451 44,517 Since Sept. 1'15,219,154 15,158,608,11.701.980 Port stocks . 256.508! 266,330 154,578 Port receipts j 12,478 11,670 7,990 Exports .. .' 14,431’ 27.715 1 14,660 Int. receipts | 8,565’ 7,932! 5.926 In. shipments! 18,2681 j 13,937 Int. slocks. . 110,503' 120,206' 96,276 .NEW ORLEANS, July 27. -Hayward & Uflark: Map fair entire belt, except part ly cloudy extreme northwest Texas. No rain, except .12 at Amartllo, Texas. 42 at Jackson, Miss. Temperatures somewhat lower in eastern states and Arkansas and Tennessee. Indications are for generally fair belt, cooler Atlantlcs. The New Orleans market after New Y’ork close yesterday advanced 8 to 9 points on reports of high temperatures in Texas, Oklahoma and lower Mississippi valley. Shorts reported heavy buyers. December contracts changed hands up to 12.81 in New Y’ork. Our traveling man wires from Fort Worth. Texas, reported caterpillars ap peared in south Texas. Drought becoming more serious. Much shedding reported. Reliable advice says that present market Inducing spot hedge sales. They appear ing satisfied with existing prices. New York wires: “Texas reports cotton shedding badly.” PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports today compared with the same day last year: | 1912. | 1911, New Orleans. . . .1 263 I 122 Galveston! 248 ’ 504 Mobilei 14 I 1 Savannahl 112 ! 57 Norfolkl 125 I 2 Boston’ .... 100 ""Totall 917 ! 786 INTERIOR MOVEMENT. I 1912. I 1911 Houston. ? '■ 7] 135 I 442 Augustal 300 .... Memphis’ 37 j 29 St. Louis 150 ! 25 Cincinnati 213 ; .... Total 625 | 496 ATLANTA MARKETS EGGS —Fresh country candled. 17©18c. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery. !n 1-lb blocks, 20@22%c; fresh country dull, 10® 12%c pound. DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on, per pound: Hens 16@17c, fries, 25®27%c; roosters, 8@10c; turkeys, owing to fatness iß@3oc. LIVE POULTRY—Hens 40@45c, roost ers 25@35c; fries, 18@25c; broilers. 20@ 25c: puddle ducks, 25@30c; Pekin ducks, 40©45c; geese, 50@60c each; turkeys, owing to fatness. 14@15e. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lemona, fancy, $4.00@ 4 50 per box Florida oranges, $3@3.50 per box. Bananas, 3@3%c per pound. Cabbage, l@l%c per lb. Peanuts, per pound fancy Va., 6%@7c, choice, 5% ©6c. Beans, round green. 75c@51.00 per crate. Florida celery, $2@2.50 per err, <e Squash, yellow, per six-basket crates, $1.0001.25. Lettuce, fancy, $1.25®1.58 choice $1.2501.50 per crate. Beets. $1.50 @2 per barrel. Cucumbers. 75c@51.00 per crate. New Irish potatoes, per barrel, $2.5003.00. Egg plants, $2 02.50 per crate. Pepper, $1.0001.25 per crate. Tomatoes.fancy.six basket crates, $1.5001.75; choice tomatoes, $1.75 02. Pineapples, $2®2.25 per crate. Onions. $1.00@1.26 per busnel. Sweet pota toes, pumpkin yam. $101.25 per bushels. Watermelons, $lOOl5 per hundred. Can taloupes, per crate. SI.OOO 1 25. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Company.) Cornfield hams, 10 to 12 pounds average, 15%c. Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 pounds average 15%c. Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 pounds average. 16 %c. Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 pounds average. ll%c. Cornfield breakfast bacon. 22c. Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow), 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 bams, 25-pound boxes, 12c. Cornfield spiced Jellied meats In 10- pound dinner palls, 10c. Cornfield smoked link sausage, 25-pound boxes, 9c. Cornfield smoked link sausage In pickle, 50-pound cans. $4.50. Cornfield frankfurters In pickle, 15- nound kits, $1 50 Cornfield pickled pigs feet, 15-pound kits. sl. Cornfield pure lard (tierce basis), ll%c. Country style pure lard. 50-pound tins only. ll%c. Compound lard (tierce basis), 9c. D. S. extra ribs, 11 %c. I). S. rib bellies, medium average. Il%c. D. S. rib bellies, light average, 12%c. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR— Postell's Elegant, $7.50; Gloria (self-rising, $6.25: Victory (finest patent), $6.00; Faultless, finest, $6.25; Swansdown (highest patent), $6 25; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.75: Puritan (highest patent) $:>.75; Sun Rise (half patent) $5.75, Tulip flour, $4 50; White Cloud (highest patent). $5.75: Diadem (highest patent), $5 50: Farm Bel). $5 40; Paragon (high patent), $5.75; White Lily i highest pat ent), $5.60; Wljlte Daisy, $5.60; Southern Star, $5 26; Sun Beam. $5.25; Ocean Spray (patent), $5.26. CORN White, red cob, $1.12; No. 2 white, $1.10; cracked, $1.05; choice yellow, $1.05: mixed. $1.04 MEAL—Plain 144-pound sacks, 96c; 96-pound sacks, 97c; 48-pound sacks. 99c; 24-pound sacks, $1.01; 12-pound sacks, $1.03. OATS—Fancy white clipped, 66c. fancy white. 65c: red rust proof. 60c. COTTON SEED MEAL Harper, S2B. COTTON SEED HULLS Square sacks, $9.00 per ton. Oat straw, 75c per bale SEEDS (Sacked); German millet, $1.65; amber cane seed. $1.55; cane seed, orange, 11 50; Wheat (Tennessee), blue stem, $1 40; red top cans seed, $1.35; rye (Geor gia) $1 35; Appier oats. 85c; red rust proof oats, 72c: Burt oats, 75c; Texas rust proof oats, 70o; winter grazlnt,, 70c; Oklahoma rust proof, 50c; blue seed oals. 50e. RAILWAY ISSUES MOSTINDEMAND Stock Market Closes the Week With Irregular Tendency To ward Bullish Sentiment. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, July 27. —A demand for Great Northern preferred made that stock the only feature for some time after the stock market opened today. This buvlng caused the stock to move up % to 140%, and was followed by an advance of % in Northern Pacific. The recent strength In the Hill stocks Is said to be due almost wholly to buying through houses closely affiliated with James J. 11111, and the idea prevails in Wall Street that there is something back of oit more t»’ian the fa vorable outlook for the spring wheat crop. Price changes In other Issues were lim ited to small fractions. United States Steel comon and Amalgamtaed Coppper were up % at the end of fifteen minutes’ trading, while Atchison, Baltimore anil Ohio and Erie showed losses of the same trifling amount. Union Pacific was .iff ’ General Electric started % lower at 182 with only one transaction recorded in the first quarter hour. Americans in London were narrow but a firm tone prevailed. The curb marker opened steady. The market closed irregular; govern ments unchanged; other bonds dull, but steady. Stock quotations: I I Clos. Prev STOCKS— IHlghlLow.lSale.l Bld. Cl'se Amal. Copper..! 82"% 82'%: 82%’ 82% 82% Am. Ice Sec..: 27%: 26% 27 I .... 26% Am. Sug, Ref. | .... . ...| .... 126% 126% Am. Smelting I 83%! 83%| 83% 83 83 ' Am. Locomo. .1 ....I .... .... 42% 42% Am. Car Fdy 58 58 Am. Cot. Oil .... .... 52% 52% Am. Woolen' .... I .... 26 26 Anaconda .... 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% Atchison 108% 108%108% 108% -08% A C. L 140% 140% 140% 140% 140% Amer. Can 36% 36% do. prefll6% 116% Am. Beet Sug 72 72% Am. T. and T. <145% 145% Am. Agricul. .! 60 60 Beth. Steel ... i ... J 35% 35% B. R. T: 91 %l 91% 91% 91% 91% B. and 0109% 109% 109% 109% 109% Can. Pacific .. 265%j265 265% 265% 265% Corn Products .... 14% 14% C. and OI 80% 80% Consol. Gasl 144% 144% Cen. Leatherl 26% 26% Colo. F. and II 1 30% 30 Colo. Southern ....I i 40 40 D. and H168%’168% 168%’167% !167% Den. and R. G.l ...J I 18% 18% Distil. Secur. ...J 32 '32% Erie I 35% 35% 35%: 45% 35% do, pref. .. I .... I : 53 ' 52% Gen. Electric 183 181 % 181%, 182%’182% Goldfield Cons.: 4 1 4 4 3%: 3% G. Western .... ...J .... 17 ! 17 G. North., pfd. 140% 140% 140% 140% 140 L i G. North. Ore.. 43% 43%l 43%' 43 i 43 Int. Harvester 120 120 1120 llft%!120 111. Central .... 133 132 133 132 T 32% Interboro 20% 20% 20% 20 I 20 1 * do, pref. ’ 58% 58% 58% 58%' 58% lowa Central . 9 I 9 K. C. Southern! 24% 24% K. and T: 27% 27% 27% 27%' 27 do, pref. ..I 60 ! 60 L. Valley. . 167%.167% 167% 167 167% L. and N.. . .158 !158 158 157%1158 Mo. Pacific . .I ....’ 36%’ 36 N. Y. Central ! . ...' 1U5%!115% Northwest.. . 139% 139% 139% '139 139% Nat. Lead. ..!....! . 58%| 58% N. and W. . . 117%|U7 ;117% 117 116% No. Pacific . .1123% 123% 123 123 1123% O. and W.. . .... .... .... 32 : 32% Pennl .... ....I .... 123%!123% Pacific Mall .! ...J ....I .... 31%' 31% P. Gas Co. ..! .... I .... I .... 115% 5116 • P. Steel Car .! ....: .... 35%’ 35% Reading. . . . 164% 164% ;164% 164 %164% Rock Island . ... I ....I ....I 24%[ 24% do. pfd.. . .' .... I .... I .... I 48% 148 R. I. and Steel! ....I .... .... 26%| 26 do. pfd.. . .! ... ' ...J ....’ 84% 84% S. -Sheffield. 1 ....’ 54 I 54 So. Pacific . .Illo%’llo !110%1110 <109% So. Railway J 29 129 129 '• 28%! 28% do. pfd.. . . | ... J .... 27 !27 St. Paul. . . . 103% 103% 103% 103% 103% Tenn. Copper .1 .... 1 ... .1 ... .1 42% I 42% Texas Pacific ’ ...J .... .... 21% 21% Third Avenue ’ .... ....' .... 36% 37 Union Pacific 168% 168%'168%168% 169 U. S. Rubber . 52%' 52% 52%' 52% 52 Utah Copper .1 61%: 61%: 61%i 61% 61% U. S. Steel . .: 70% 69%’ 70%’ 70 70% do. pfd.. . . 112%!112% 112%1112 112 V. Chem.. . ....! .... ....j 49% 49 W. Union . 82%! 81%l 81%’ 81% 82 Wabash. . . .' 41 41 do. pfd.. . J 13% 13%: 13% 13% 13% W. Electric . .I 80%l 80 I 80%: 79% 80% Wis. Central I .... 50 50 IV. Maryland ■!....[.... I .... 159 58 Total sales, 57,800 shares. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. NEW YORK. July 27.—The weekly statement of the New York Associated Banks shows the following changes: Average statement: Excess cash reserve $18,801,800; increase $5,142,650. Loans increase $2,779,000. Specie increase $5,473,800. Legal tenders decrease $356,000. Net deposits increase $4,645,000. Circulation decrease $203,000. Actual statement: Loans increase $6,87'.',000. Specie increase $3,108,000. Legal tenders decrease $228,000. Net deposits Increase $7,722,000. Reserve increase $72,700 LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. Bid. Asked Atlanta <?- West Point R. R.. 140 145 American Nat. Bank 220 225 Atlantic Coal & lee common. 100% 101 Atlantic Coal & Ice pfd 90 92% Atlanta Brewing & Ice C 0... 175 ... Atlanta National Bank 320 330 Broad Riv. Gran. Corp 20 25 do. pfd 66 70 Central Bank & Trust Corp. . .. 150 Exposition Cotton Mills 160 165 Fourth National Bank 262% 267% Futon National Bank 127 131 Ga. Ry. & Elec, stamped.... 126 127 Ga. Ry. & Power Co. common 27% 31 do. Ist pfd 81 85 do. 2d pfd 45% 46% Hillyer Trust Company 126 181 Lowry National Bank 248 250 Realty Trust Company 108 110 Sixth Ward Bank 100 110 Southern Ice common 68 70 The Security State Bank ... 115 120 Third National Bank, new... 225 230 Trust Company of Georgia... 225 235 Travelers Bank & Trust C 0... 125 126 BONDS. Atlanta Gas Light Ist 5h 102 104% Broad Riv, Gran. Corn, Ist 6s 90 95 Georgia State 4%5, 1915, 5b... 100% 101 Ga. Ry. & Elec. Co. 5s 102 104 Ga. Ry. &■ Elec. ref. 5s 100 101 Atlanta Consolidated 5s 102% ... Allanta City 3%5, 1931 91 92 Atlanta City 4%5, 1921 102% 103% BUTTER. POULTRY AND EGGS. NEW YORK, July 27. Dressed poultry dull; turkeys 13023. chickens 18027, fowls 12©20, ducks 18018%. Live poultry weaker; chickens 18021, fowls 15%, turkeys 14 asked, roosters 10% asked, ducks 14 asked, geese 11 asked. Butter quiet; creamery specials 26026%, creamery extras 27027 Q, state dairy (tubs) 21%@26, process specials 25 asked. Eggs unsettled: nearby white fancy 28 @3O. nearby brown fancy 24© 25, extra firsts 230 24. firsts 18%@19%. Cheese topheavy; whole milk specials 15’4®15%, whole milk fancy 15© 15%, skims specials 12%©12%, skims tine 10% ©ll%. full skims 6%©8% COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations: L.O| )fl| ing. I Closing. Spot - ?~• T~, T I 6.500 675 July 6.3006.70 ' 6 5006.70 August’ 6.470 6.48 '■ 6.530 6.54 September' 6.6406 65 6.67© 6.68 0ct0ber6.6706.68 6.6906 ,’I November6.37©-6.38 I 6 340(1116 Decemberl 6 28© 6ID ('■ 29© 630 liinuiiry . . , . 6.27Jp6JD _6.28@ <1 So t’hiseil very strong; sales 7,100 barrels. WEEKLY COTTON STATISTICS. -? Secretary Hester’s New Orleans cotton exchange statement of the movement of cotton shows an Increase in the move ment into sight compared with the seven days last year in round numbers 14,000 bales, a decrease under the same days year before last of 28,000 and a decrease under the same time in 1909 of 12,000. For the 26 days of July the totals show an increase over last year of 43,000. a de crease under the same period year before last of 48,000 and a decrease under the same time in 1909 of 43.000. For the 330 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 330 days of last year 3,614,000, ahead of the same days year before last 5,028,- 000 and ahead of 1909 by 1,822,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 28,158 ba lee. against 13,980 for the seven days ending this date last year, 56,306 year before last and 40,509 same time in 1909, and forth? 26 days of July it has been 98,447. against 55,314 last year, 146,321 year before last and 141,758 same time in 1909. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 11,840,- 110, against 8,543,444 last year. 7,309,570 year before last and 9,930,052 same time In 1909. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills anil Canada 980,816, against 932,458 last year, 822,254 year before last and 1,214,- 059 same time In 1909; interior stocks In excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 19,221, against 26,645 last year and a decrease of 5,745 year be fore last and a decrease of 952 under the same time in 1909; Southern mill takings 2.476.000. against 2,201.038 last year, 2,- 162.286 year before last and 2,851,412 same time in 1909. These make the total movement for the 330 days of the season from September 1 to date 15,316,147, against 11.702,585 last year, 10,288,365 year before last and 13,- 494,571 same time in 1909. Foreign exports for the wee,k have been 11.723, against 8.812 last year, making the total that far for the season 10,336,588. against 7,405,486 last vear, an Increase of 2,931.102. Northern mill takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an Increase of 5,539 as compared with the correspond ing period last year, and their total tak ings since September I have Increased 313,250. The total takings of American mills. North, South and (xnuila, thus far for ths season have been 4,907,038, against .4,316,536 last year. These include 2,383,- 576 bv Northern spinners, against 2,070,- 326. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing Southern Interior centers have de creased during the week 22,423 bales, against a decrease during the correspond ing period last season of 17,975 and are now 122,861 larger than at this date in 1911. Including stocks (est over at portx and Interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought Into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 15,603,121, against 11,950,547 for the same period last year. The statements of weekly movement are now discontinued for the rest of the season. World’s Visible Supply. Secretary Hester's statement of the world’s visible simply of cotton, made up from special cable and telegraphic ad vices, compares the figures of tnls week with last week, last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 180,543, against a decrease of 111,798 last year and a decrease of 51,- 140 year before last. The total visible is 2,645,744, against 2.- 828.787 last week. 1,846,970 last year and 1 915,580 year before last. Os this the to tal of American cotton is 1,741,244, against 1.880.787 last week, 914,970 last year and 1,022.580 year before last, and of ail other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 907,000. against 948,000 last week, 932,000 last year and 893,000 year before last. The total world’s visible supply of cot ton as above shows a decrease compared with last week of 180,543, an Increase compared with last year of 801,274 and an increase compared with year before last , of 732,664. Os the world’s visible supply of cotton 1 as above there is now afloat and held tn Great Britain and continental Europe 1,- 676.000, against 1,047,000 last year and 954.000 year before last; in Egypt 64,000, against 76.000 last year and 58,000 year before last; In India 555,000, against 478,- 000 last year and 565,000 year before last; and In the United States 353,000, against 226.000 last year and 339,000 year before last. World's Spinners' Takings. Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows. In round numbers: This week 168,000 this year, against 104,- 000 last year. 79,000 year before last. Total since September 1, this year, 14,- 367,000, against 11,570,000 last year, 10,- 737,000 the year before (if this Northern spinners and Canada took 2.384,000 bales this year, against 2,- 071,000 last year, and 2,054,000 the year before; Southern spinners 2,523,000. against 2,246,000 last year, and 2,240,000 the year before; and foreign spinners 9,- 460,000, against 7,258,000 last year, and 6,443,000 the year before. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: I Opening. I Closing. January'l3.29© 13.45113.35013.36 February113.35© 13.45!13.31013.33 Marchll3.so 13.43013.44 Apri1!13.48013.55113.45013. 46 May 13.52 13.47013.49 June'13.50013.53 13.47013.49 Julyl 113.03013.04 August’ 13.05013.07 Septemberll3.lßol3 24 13.15013.16 0ct0ber13.20@13.32!13.20013.21 N0vember13.25013.75 13.26® 13.27 December}l3>36 ’ I 3.33© 14 Closed quiet. Sales, 23,000 bags. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YORK. July 27 Coffee barely steady: No. 7 Rin spot 14%@14%. Rice firm; domestic ordinary to prime 4%©5%. Molasses steady; New Orleans open kettle 36050. Sugar, raw quiet; centrifugal 4.05, muscovado 3.55. molasses sugar 3.30, re fined quiet; standard granulated 5 15, cut loaf 5.90, crushed 5.80. mold A 5.45. cubes 5.35. powdered 5.20. diamond A 5.15, con fectioners A 4.95, No. 1 4.95, No. 2 4 90, No. 3 4.85, No. 4 4.80. Vacation Peace TAURING THE SUMMER YOU will spend considerable money seek ing mental and physical rest; but you can not enjoy perfect peace of mind if you eayy your troubles about with you for the sake of a few dollars. Don’t carry your silver, jewelry and valuable papers wherever you go. or leave them at home unprotected, when, for a few dollars, you could put them in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes, where they will be proof against fire and burg lar}'. Do this, and you can start your vacation trip with a light heart. Atlanta National Bank The Oldest National Bank in the Cotton States BLACK RUST TALK STEJDIESWHtn Other Cereals Irregular at the Close—Cables Strong and Weather Favorable. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red (new)101 @103% Corn 73 Oats 37% CHICAGO, July 27. —Wheat opened firm and %@%c higher on the stronger Liv erpool cables, export sales of 500,000 bushels wheat yesterday and overnight liuying orders induced by reports of black rust, but eased off sharply later. Corn was weak and %©%c lower on general selling induced by the favorable weather. July oats were very weak and after opening %c lower sold down to 43% or 3c under the previous day's close. Deferred futures were % to %c lower. Provisions were 2% to 7%c higher In sympathy with hogs. The tone in wheat ruled firmer during most of today’s session on steady tone cables and fears of black rust In both Un'ted States and Canada. Final prices showed net declines of % to %c on Sep tember and December, 1-16 on May, while July closed showing a net gain of 1%. Corn closed % to %c better. The mar ket was heavy during most of the day, but rallied toward the close on buying by commission houses, added to reports of damage in Oklahoma and Texas. Oats lacked strength and final prices showed net losse on July of 2%c, while the deferred futures closed % to %c low er. The July option rallied toward the close from a bad break. Provisions lost part of the early bulge on selling by longs and finished unchanged to 5 points higher. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Open. High. Low. Close. Close, v Pre». WHEAT July 97% 98% 96% 98% 96% Sept. 94% 94% 93% 93% 93% Dec. 96% 96% 95% 95% 96 May 1.00% 1.00% 99% 1.00 1.00 CORN— July 71% 72 70% 71% 71 Sept. 65% 65% 64% 64% 65% Dec. 56% 56% 56 56% 56% May 57% 57% 57 57% 57% oats— July 46 46 42% 44% 46% Sept. 33 33% 32% 33 33% Dec. 34% 34% 34 34% 34% May 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% PORK— Jly 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.02% Spt 18.25 18.40 18.22% 18.27% 18.20 Dec 18.37% 18.45 18.32% 18.35 18.25 L A RD Jly 10.70 10.70 10.70 10.70 10.62% Spt 10.80 10.80 10.75 10.85 10.75 Dec 10.87% 10.87% 10.80 10.85 10.82% ' IHHS- Jly 10.57% 10.57% 10.57% 10.57% 10.75 Spt 10.65 10.65 10.62% 10.62% 10.62% Dec 10.60 10.60 10.57% 10.60 10.57% CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, July 27.—Wheat—No. 2 red 980)1.02, No. 3 red 9601.00, No, 2 hard winter 97%©1.00. No. 3 hard winter 95% ©9B. No. 1 Northern spring 1.06@1.12, Np. 2 Northern spring 1.0401.09, No. 3 spring 9801.07. Corn—No. 2 73073%, No. 2 white 76@ 76%, No. 2 yellow 74@74%, No. 3 72072%, No. 3 white 75075%, No. 3 yellow 72%® 73%, No. 4 70@70%. No. 4 white 73%0 74, No. 4 yellow 71072. Oats —No. 2 new 43, No. 2 white old 50, nbw 48@50, No. 3 white old 46048, new 45 ©46, No. 4 white old 43@46, standard 49@ 50%. ,» LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat closed %d higher on July to %d higher on December. Corn closed unchanged. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are receipts for Saturday and estimated receipts for Monday: I Saturday.l Monday. Wheat| 34 I 277 Corn I 142 72 Oats 117 I 86 Hogs| 10,000 I 35,000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. WHEAT— I 1912 1 IMI Receiptsl 1,564,000 I 1,476,000 Shipments 614.000 : 544,000 CORN— I I Receiptsl 356,000 I 460.000 Shipments! 300,000 ’ 241,000 NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW YORK. July 27. —Wheat firm; Julv, 1.01 % © 1.01 %; spot, No. 2 red, 1.07 in elevator, and 1.09% f. o. b. Corn dull; No. 2, in elevator, nominal; export No. 2, 80. f. o. b.; steamer, nominal; No. 4, nom inal. Oats easy; natural white, 61063; white clipped, 63@65. Rye dull; No. 2, nominal, f. o. b. New York. Barley dull; mailing, nominal, c. 1. f. Buffalo. Hay easy; good to prime, 9001.35; poor to fair, 8001.15. Flour unsettled; spring patents, 5.25 0 5.40; straights, 4.95@5.20; clears, 4.7505.00; winter patents, 5.6005.85; straights. 4.9005.00; clears. 4.5004.75. Beef firm; family, 18.00018.50. Pork steady; mess. 20.00020.75; family, 20.000 21.25. Lard firm; city steam, 10% (bid); middle west spot, 1.05 (bid). Tallow quiet; city. In hogsheads. 6% (asked); country, in tierces, 5%@6%. READ FOR PROFIT GEORGIAN WANT ADS USE FOR RESULTS 19