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FLUSTERS HOUSE
Looks as if Bieckley County
Will Have To Be Born With
out Legislators’ Help.
The house fiddled around a'nd wasted
a lot of time today trying to find a
way to do something it wanted to do,
but was more or less afraid of—and
tt finally settled the matter by not
doing It.
The house on Thursday accepted an
invitation from the city of Cochran, the
proposed county seat of the new county
of Bleckley, to attend a big barbecue
and celebration there tomorrow.
The house wanted to go, but when it
came to voting itself permission today,
under a record roll call, it flickered
and hesitated to do it.
Mr. Deese, the representative who
fathered the new county bill, explained
that under the house's action of yes
terday a special train already had been
chartered and paid for, and that it was
prettj' shabby treatment, in the cir
cumstances, to throw Cochran down at
that stage of the game.
Several members agreed with Mr.
Deese, and a lively debate ensued, dur
ing the progress of which the house got
Itself into a parliamentary tangle from
which it seemed it would never emerge.
Mr. Deese, in explaining his vote,
said he would like to wipe the entire
proceedings off the board, if he could,
as he was much embarrassed in the
matter.
The speaker then ruled, notwith
standing the fact that the roll call was
in progress, that the matter might be
withdrawn from the house’s considera
tion by unanimous consent, if the gen
tleman would ask it, and Mr. Deese did
ask it, and got it, and the roll call
stopped, and the junket was off.
Speaker Holder had taken the bull by
the horns and yanked the house back to
business, regardless!
Mr. Deese says the train will run to
morrow morning, if only he is there to
journey to Cochran to’ celebrate the
birth of the grand young county of
Bleckley.
confettTthrowing
BARRED ON ATLANTA
FAIR’S CLOSING DAY
Confetti throwing will be barred at
the exposition of Atlanta-made goods
at the Auditorium. So far no one has
attempted to toss the tiny pieces of
perfumed paper, but, according to Man
ager Frank Weldon, the report got out
that Saturday night, which will mark
the closing of the exhibit, would be
turned into. tt regular carnival.
"This would be al! right, under cer
tain circumstances." said Mr. Weldon,
"but tiie id. :■ of a carnival could not be
carried out with, trie thr/mgs of people
that visit tip* Auditorium each night.
There is too mu.*:; ehutme of disorder,
mid hnudrods of p- r.-or.s who would re
sent having confetti tossed into their
faces would have r-> v a-- in which to
avoid it.”
The directors of the exposition have
formally decided that there will be no
confetti thrown, and the closing night
will be carried out as have the other
nights of the big show.
Al! Atlanta people and visitors who
have not yet taken advantage of seeing
the exhibits are urged to come out be
fore the doors are closed on Saturday
night.
So far the attendance has been splen
did, and the directors say that all the
expenses of the affair have been paid
by the gate receipts, and that there will
be a small surplus Jest over in the
treasury. The admission fee is only
ten cents, but as the entire attendance
will run close to 50,000, there has been
no danger of losing money on the first
exhibit of its kind ever held in this
section.
PERKINS WANTS AN OFFICE.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—lt was reported
at progressive headquarters todav that
George W. Perkins, who will lead the na
tional campaign for Colonel Roosevelt,
will 'himself run for congress in the
Twenty-third New York district, in which
he lives.
“b MENAGERIE LION
BETWEEN TWO POLES”
Peculiar Ideas of Children Discovered
by Would-Be Educational
Reformers.
Do you reinember the definition of
the equator in your old school geogra
phy? Well, a child was asked for that
definition the other day and said: “The
equator is a menagerie lion running
around the world between two poles.”
What contused the kiddie was the sen
tence. "An imaginary line running
around the world equally distant be
tween the two poles.”
Such incidents and that of the chil
dren who were discovered to be sing
ing, "I Love Thy Rotten Chills, Wood
land’s Distemper Pills,” when America
was called for are slightly disturbing
to the ordinary educator and show
cause for the need of reform.
The Standard Atlas and Chronologi
cal History of the World, which The
Georgian is presenting to its readers, is
worded with such care that mistakes
are almost impossible. The first ef
fort has been made to make the con
tents easily understood by any who
read it and to give the user such knowl
edge that mistakes will be almost im
possible even where children are con
cerned.
This is no child’s book, however, al
though it is so simple that a child could
easily read and understand it. It Is a
man's book for a man's needs.
Every map. every chart and every
paragraph is made so clear and easily
understood that it is almost impossi
ble to make a mistake.
This book fills a long felt need of
yours and others.
CLIP THOSE SIX HEADINGS AND
GET BUSY.
NOW IS THE TIME; THE GEOR
GIAN IS THE PLACE.
FACT ffl GOSSIP
IN MONET MARTS
United States Suffering From
Dearth of Fifty-Thousand
a-Year Men.
By B. C. FORBES.
NFSXA YORK, Aug. 9.—New York and in
deed the United States, is suffering from
a dearth of $50,000 a year men.
• * *
The statement was made to me some
time ago by a financier who was looking
for the right man to take charge of a
very powerful trust company. This finan
cier has made not less than a million dol
lars annually for the last dozen years and
probably twice that amount. He was be
wailing the scarcity of really big, brainy
men available for hire. “The man who
can earn a salary of $50,000. $75,000 or
SIOO,OOO for some one else,” he explained,
“Is almost certain to enter business upon
his own account. If he is conspicuously
brilliant he does not care to spend his
life in the service of others who reap the
reward of his skill and industry. That
is the principal reason $50,000 and SIOO,-
000 men are difficult to engage."
In this instance the vacant post was
one of honor and influence.
♦ * ♦
Corporations that may want $50,000 men
to be responsible for questionable prac
tices will have a much harder task to se
cure them in future than they have had
in the past. Financial and business im
morality and illegality have gone up in
price.
* * * *
An employer wanted to engage an ap
plicant for a position. The youth looked
likely. His renlies to questions concerning
himself and his experience were satisfac
tory.
"You will, of course, do what you are
told?’’ he was asked.
"Certainly,” he replied.
“I will have to depend upon you a good
deal. For example, if I'm busy and do
not want to be disturbed you will tell
callers that I’m out?”
The youth seemed surprised and disap
pointed.
“If,” continued the employer, "it is
necessary, in the course of business, to
present things in a certain light you will
do It?”
“You mean will I tell lies for you?”
"Well, if you put it that way. yes.”
“All right. I’ll lie for you,” said the
young man decisively.
"Good. Now. how much salary do you
want?”
"Ten thousand dollars a day.”
"Ten thousand dollars a day—are you
mad?” exclaimed the employer.
"No, but I would be If I acceptedxyour
proposal. When I say ten thousand dol
lars a day I mean that you could not pay
me enough money to become a liar. If
you want me to do honest work I'll,be
glad to start at a dollar a day.”
And- so the story goes he was en
gaged.
* * «
I happen to know of a case in real life
very different from the incident just re
lated. The father of a young family was
thrown out of employment. He had been
imprudent to the extent that, although
earning between S4O and SSO weekly, he
had made no systematic attempt to save
anything. Starvation stared him and bis
family at close range. He could not af
ford to pick and choose as to what he
would turn his hand to. In desperation
he accepted a sls-a-week job. Very
quickly, he learned that it was part of his
duty to "cook” accounts in order to de
fraud certain parties. He succumbed —
temporarily, as he told his conscience.
The cheating called for subtle skill, as
one blunder might easily have landed
more than one person in jail. Time passed
and still he remained at his post. The
dishonesty galled him—but there was a
wife and children to feed, clothe and shel
ter. His whole life became poisoned.
Yet. when last I heard, he was still wal
lowing along in misery, worse off than a
slave.
• • •
How many unfortunates are occupying
a similar hell?
• * •
A dispatch from Washington says the
government has decided to abandon the
criminal prosecution of individuals re
sponsible for the actions of illegal trusts.
It is a thousand pities that such defeat
is or lias to be admitted. If the present
Sherman law is defective in this particu
lar, then let it be repealed. A corpora
tion is merely an aggregation of individ
uals. Some one must order the perpetra
tion of each act. The one who instigates
acts adjudged illegal is palpably a law
breaker. That is the party to punish, not
the corporation. A corporation can not
be thrown into prison, but individuals
can. Fines simply fall upon stockholders
in no wav guilty of wrongdoing.
■ • •
No honest man could object to a law
providing for the imprisonment of trust
managers or directors found guilty of
gross turpitude.
* « «
The price of financial and business im
morality, as I have already said, has
gone up. Laws can not instil honesty into
men's souls, but they can instil fear into
their hearts by opening prison doors.
Much has already been accomplished to
ward the restitution ’of business ethics,
and more will be achieved by-and-by. The
country is learning that pelf can be
amassed at too ruinous a price. Even
this sorry spectacle of graft and worse in
the New York police force will do some
good is other directions.
» V •
Honesty is, in the end, the most profit
able policy.
SOCIETY WOMEN FACE
SCHOLARLY THIEF WHO
STOLE RICH TREASURES
<.'HI<'AGO, Aug. 9. —Jacob Foy Guth
rie, school teacher, scholar and alleged
burglar, was bound over to the grand
jury today for burglary, larceny and
forgery. Guthrie, who has stolen loot,
according to the police, which is valued
at more than $500,000 and which in
cludes art treasures, paintings, rare
jewelry and fine apparel, was con
fronted by a dozen women who move
in the most exclusive circles in Chi
cago society.
The witnesses came to court in auto,
mobiles; Guthrie in a patrol wagon.
These women testified brieflj- that much
of the loot discovered by the police
had been identified as that taken from
their homes. The hearing was formal.
Guthrie's bond was fixed at $37,500. ;
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912.
j~THE WEATHER ~
CONDITIONS.
. V ASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—The indica
tions are that the Lake storm will move
slowly eastward and cause unsettled
weather and showers over practically all
the districts east of the Mississippi river
during the next thirty-six hours.
The temperature will not change de
cidedly over the eastern half of the coun
try tonight and Saturday.
GENERAL FORECAST.
I ollowing is the forecast until 7 p. tn.
Saturday:
Georgia -Local showers tonight or Sat
urday.
Y’irginia—Showers tonight and Satur
day.
North Carolina and South Carolina-
Local showers tonight or Saturday.
Florida—Local thundershowers tonight
or Saturday except probably fair in the
southern portion.
Alabama and Mississippi—Local thun
dershowers tonight or Saturday.
Louisiana—Unsetled, with showers.
Arkansas—l’nsettled; Saturday general
ly fair
Oklahoma—Fair.
East Texas—Unsettled today; Saturday
fair.
West Texas —Fair.
COWDWT
MEJffIGE
U. S. Report Shows Condition
of Former Normal and Latter
90.4 Per Cent Full Crop.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—A crop re
port issued today by the department of
agriculture makes the following esti
mat:
Condition of crops on August 1:
Corn. 80 per cent, or normal; spring
wheat, 90.4 percent; oats. 90.3 percent;
barley, 89.1 per cent.
Last year the figures were: Corn,
69.6; spring wheat, 59.8; oats. 65.7; bar
ley, 66.2.
The yields indicated on the basis of
condition August 1 are as follows:
Corn, 26 bushels per acre; total pro
duction. 2,811,000,000 bushels; winter
wheat. 15.1 bushels per acre; total, 390.-
000,000 bushels; spring wheat. 15.1
bushels per acre; total, 290,000,000; all
wheat. 15.1; total. 680,000,000; oats,
31.9; total 1.207.000,000; barley, 26.7;
total. 202,000,000; rve, 16.9; total, 35,-
000,000.
Last year the corresponding figures
were: Corn, 23 bushels per acre; total,
2.531.000,000; winter wheat. 14.8 bushels
pet- acre; total 430,000,000 bushels;
spring wheat. 9.4 bushels per acre; to
tal, 191,000,000 bushels; all wheat, 12.5
bushels per acre; total. 621.000.000
bushels; oaLs. 24.4 bushels per acre; to
tal. 922,000,000 bushels; barley, 21 bush
els per acre; total, 160,000,000 bushels;
rye, 15.6 bushels per acre; total, 33.-
000.000. The quality of the winter wheat
is 9.7, against 92.0 last year.
The quality of rye is 94. against 91.5
last year. v
The amount of oats remaining on
farms August 1 is estimated at 3.8 per
cent of last year’s crop, or about 34,-
872,000 bushels, compared with 67,793,-
000 bushels on August 1. 1911.
NEWS AND GOSSIP]
Os the Fleecy Staple J
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Carpenter, Bag
got & Co.: The Journal of Commerce
says: The course of cotton prices will
be governed by weather and attitude of
large trade interests.
The New York Commercial says: Cool
er heads declare the worst is over and
that present crop prospects justify 12
cents.
Cotton continues to seek low-er levels.
Some wonderful crop report of improve
ment must be in the hands of those who
continue to liquidate.
The trade is looking for the next bu
reau report to be issued September 3 to
whow a great improvement in conditions.
McFadden and ring crowd general sell
ers throughout session. Shearson. Dick
and Riordan best buyers.
Texas rainfall: Abilene, .28; Brown
wood, 1.50; Dallas. 2.12; Eastland, 2.04;
Fort Worth. .01; Greenville. 4.50: Has
kell. 1.14: .01; Latnpassas, .46;
Paris, 1.80; Riverside, .54; Sherman, 1.04:
Waxahachie .04; Weatherford, .46.
Carpenter, Baggot & Co. say: "Con
sidering the strong sentimental influence
which rains in portions of the states of
Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have had
on the market, we hardly feel justified in
expressing an opinion, but some of the
features induce us to continue bullish in
our ideas and to feel confident that ulti
mately higher prices must rule.”
Following are 11 a. m. bids: August,
11.67; October. 11.83; December. 11.89;
December-January, 11.83.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9.—Hayward &
Clark: The weather map shows cloudy
over entire belt, except fair in a few spots
in south Texas. General rains in north
Texas, also west portion of Oklahoma,
Arkansas, central and eastern belt. Rains
were moderate in central states, but
heavy in Alabama ami Atlantic's except
North Carolina. Indications are for con
tinued cloudy, showery weather in belt;
rain indicated also for southern half of
Texas and North Carolina.
Reliable advices from San Antonio,
Texas, reads: "So far as the cotton crop
of south Texas is concerned it has de
teriorated greatly and cotton that was
expected a month ago to yield one-half
to three-quarters per bale, is not expect
ed now to make one bale to four acres. 1
understand, however, they have had rains
in north Texas and Oklahoma and that
conditions there are better. The high
temperatures we have had in this part
of the country and our lands mostly being
of light sandy soil went to pieces within
a short time.”
The New Orleans Times-Democrat says:
Bearish success is broadening bearish
sentiment, which in turn is robbing the
ranks of the bulls of many workers.
What the end will be no man knows. It
is a fact too potent for argument that
rains all over the belt, with the exception
of portions of south and southwest Texas,
have improved, the crop promising to a
tangible extent, and the low price people
are now claiming, whereas, they feared
drouth and high temperatures on a
watered plant, high price people must
fear rains and moderate temperatures.
However, history alone can reveal the
influence on the outturn of the original
handicap of a late start in poorly pre
pared soil.
Meanwhile there is a surplus of con
tract sellers and a dearth of buyers, and
the brakes were applied to yesterday's
decline, not so much because there were
men in the market with faith in the price,
but. bcause the parity between America
and Liverpool had so greatly widened as
to make purchases on this side seem at
tractive. without much regard to the
probable future course of the market.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Thompson. Towle & Co.: The market
may go lower in the near future before
speculators will take hold.
Baily A- Montgomery; Further wide
market changes will be in order until
more definite information as to the exact
condition of the crop Is available.
Logan N- Bryan: Think the selling is
overconfident and market should have a
good rally.
Hayden. Stone ,'Y Co.: We may get re
act ions. hut market looks lower before
basis for n permanent improvement can
be reached. 1
SHARP DECLINE IN’
COTTON MARKET'
Early Selling Causes Small
Drop. But Close Shows Price
9to 11 Points Off.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Favorable weath
er over the larger part of the belt, com
bined with weak cables, caused cotton
prices to open 1 to 6 points below' the
final figures of Thursday. After the call
a general selling wave prevailed, causing ;
a further decline throughout the list. Oc
tober lost 17 points from the first figures I
with December and January losing 12'
points. Later in the morning trading
prices rallied a few points.
It was rumored last night that McFad
den interests advised sale of cotton, and |
brokers who represent this interest have
been conspicuous sellers throughout the
morning session; also, the ring crowd
were heavy sellers. This selling caused
prices to slump from 16 to 22 points from
early prices. Some buying was under
way during the afternoon session by a
few large professionals and prices rallied
5 to 8 points in the most active positions
from the low levels.
At the close the market was steady !
with prices ranging from 9 to 11 poltv*»
lower than the final quotations of Thurs
day.
Warehouse stocks in New York today,
98,828: certificated. 87,911.
RANGE OF NEW YORK FUTURgS.
8 “ s I if
Aug. ILBOIII.BO 11.64 11.64i11.71-73'71.81-83
Sept, 11.70i11.72 11.70111.71111.75-77111.85-87
Oct. 11.98 11.98 11.76 11.88:11.88-89 11.99-92
'ill. 88-91112.00-01
Dec. 12.01 12.02 11.82 11.96:11.95-96112.04-05
Jan. 11.96 12.02 11.75111.88111.88-89|11.98-l2
Jeb| 111.94-96112.05-08
Meh. 12.06 12.06 11.87112.00 12.00-01112.10-11
May '12.12:12.11111.96 12.00:12,08-10|12.18-20
Closed steady.
The visible supply of American cotton
decreased during the past week 158,797
bales, against a decrease the same week
last year of 87,684 bales, and a decrease
of 111,546 bales the same week year be
fore last. Other kinds decreased 29,000
bales, against a decrease last year of 29,-
000 bales and a decrease of 31.000 bales
the same week year before. The total
visible supply decreased 187,797 bales,
against a decrease of 116,684 bales last
year, and a decrease of 142,546 bales the
year before.
Spinners’ takings discontinued through
August.
World's visible supply:
I 1912. | 1911. | 1910.
American . . .'1,438,675] 732,1631 839,516
Other kinds. . J 359,000 ! 893,000:
Total, all kinds. 2,297,675 2,485,4721
Liverpool cables were due 6% to 7’,i
points lower; opened easy at 7 to 8 points
decline. At 12:15 p. m. the market was
quiet but steady, at a net decline of 9M. <
to 10 points on old crop and 11 to 11%
lower on new crop. Later cables re
ported an advance of 1% points from
12:15.
Spot cotton in moderate demand at 13
points decline; middling 6.96 d; sales 7,000
bales; American 6,000; imports 1,000, all
American.
At the close the market was easy with
prices showing a net decline of 16 to 18%
points from the final figures of Thursday.
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Futures opened easy.
Opening. Prav.
Range 2 PM. Close. Close.
Aug . . . 6.75 -6.77% 6.75 6.67 6.83
Aug.-Sept 6.69 -6.66 6.65% 6.59% 6.76
Sept.-Oct. 6.60 -6.55% 6.65% 6.49 * 6.67
Oct.-Nov. 6.54 -6.49% 6.50 6.43% 6.61
Nov.-Dec. 6.48 -6.45 6.44% 6.38 6.50
Dec.-Jan. 6.48%-6.45% 6.44% 6.37% 6.55%
Jan.-Feb. 6.49 -5.44% 6.44% 6.38 " 6.56 “
Feb.-Mch. 6.49 -0.45 6.46% 6.38% 6.56%
Meh.-Apr. 6.50 -6.45 6.45% 6.39% 6.57%
Apr.-May 6.50%-6.46 6.46% 6.40 6.58
May-June 6.51 -6.47 6.48% 6.41 6.58
June-July 6.40% 6.58%
Closed easy.
HAYWARD &. CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9 —The weather
map shows cloudy weather over the en
tire belt, except fair at a few spots in
south Texas. General rains In the south
half of Texas. Oklahoma. Arkansas and
the central and eastern states, except in
North Carolina, which had little rain. The
precipitation was heavy In Alabama,
Georgia and South Carolina. According
to private reports some good rains fell
overnight in central Texas, and our trav
eling man also says that good rains had
fallen overnight in central west and
northwest Texas. Government records
show ten stations in Texas with an aver
age of .40. Temperatures average for
Texas 94, and for Oklahoma 78. Indica
tions are for clearing weather in north
west Texas and unsettled and showers in
southern half of Texas, central and east
ern states. North Carolina si likely also
to get the needed rains. As expected,
Liverpool weakened materially, futures al
one time showing a loss of 18 points:
spots 13 points lower. Our market lost
a few points in the first trading on the
weakness in other markets, hut otherwise
offered more resistance to decline than it
has done for sortie time. Support seemed
to be based on the idea of possible crop
damage by continued and locally excessive
rains in the eastern half of the belt.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
a— c . « k * e
O = O
Aug.ni 2708112714 i 1.2.08 12714 12.14 112713
Sept. 112.10 12.11
Oct. 112.00 12.03111.82 12.02! 12.01 -02112.02-03
Nov. 1111112.01-04 12.02-04
Dec. 112.02'12.05|11.86112.0412.03-04'12.05-06
Jan. 12.07112.10 11.89'12.07 12.07-08112.09-10
Feb:12.09-11 12.11-13
Mar. 12.18 : 12.20:12.01'12.18'12.19-20 12.21-22
Apr 12.21-24112.22-24
Mai 12.16 12.17 12.13 12.1 712.30-31112.30-32
Closed steady.
SPOT COTTON MABKET.
Atlanta, nominal; middling 12%.
New Orleans, easy; middling 12%.
New York, quiet; middling 12.30.
Boston, quiet; middling 12.50.
Philadelphia, quiet; middling 12.65.
Liverpool, easier; middling 6.96 d.
Savannah, quiet; middling 12%.
Augusta, quiet; middling 13%.
Mobile, nominal.
Galveston, quiet; middling 12%.
Norfolk, quiet; middling 13c.
Wilmington, nominal.
Little Rock, quiet; middling 12%.
Charleston, nominal.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 13c.
Memphis, quiet; middling 13c.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 13c.
Houston, steady; middling 12 15-16.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports today, compared with the same
day last year:
I 1912. ~ 19117
New Orleans. ... 119 I 75
Galveston 1,293 i 1,769
Mobile: 1 300
Savannah 50 ' 449
Charleston .... 1,237
Norfolk ... ; '553
Baltimore 433 36
Boston 1 19 I
Brunswick.. . . . j 100 I
Total ; 2,910~ | 4Af~
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
I 1912. " | 19117
Houston 2,276 5.340
Augustal 96 436
Memphisl 440 10
St. Louisl 86 40
Cincinnati 145 436
Totall 3.043 | 6,252~~
RAILWAY STOCKS
CONTINUE HIGHER
Wall Street Awaits Government
Grain Report—Market Gen
erally Dull But Firm.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Heaviness in the
copper group caused by an unsatisfactory
situation in the London copper market,
was the feature of the stock market at
the opening here today. Later they ral
lied.
The general tone at the outset was good.
Reading was % higher and gains of %
were scored in Union Pacific, Lehigh Val
ley and American Can. Westinghouse
was particularly strong, gaining 1%.
Consolidated Gas moved up %.
There was a rally in American To
bacco, which had been sold vigorously, and
a recovery to within a shade of Thurs
day's closing resulted. At the end of fif
teen minutes trailing in a number of
leaders, including United States Steel, St.
Paul, Amalgamated Copper and Atchison
„were ranging a shade higher than their
Yesterday's final prices. Canadian Pacific
opened % off, but recovered. The curb
was quiet.
American railway shares in London
were steady above New York parity.
There was profit-taking there in Canadian
Pacific.
A waiting tendency was shown in the
late forenoon, although a number of the
leading railroads ami industrials moved
up fractionally. Gains ranging around %
were made In Steel. Consolidated Gas.
Union Pacific, Lehigh Valley, Canadian
Pacific and Interboro.
Metal, Reading and Westinghouse were
the prominent features, advancing more
than a point each.
The market was sluggish in the after
noon and prices moved irregularly with
a reactionary trend. Declines from the
best prices of the day ranged from % to
1 point.
stocks closed strong.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds steady.
Stock quotations:
I I |Last | Clos.lPrev
STOCKS— IHighlLow.lSale.l Bidders*
Amah Copper. 82%| 82% 82%i 82% 82%
Am. Ice Sec... 25%| 25% 25%| 25% 25%
Am. Stig. Ref. 127% ( 126% 127'41127% 126%
Am. Smelting 83% 83% 83%: 8.. -.4 83%
Am. Locomo... 44 ;44 |44 , 43% 43%
Am. Cra Fdy.. 59 ‘ 58%| 58% 59 59
Am. Cot. 0i1... 54 54 i 54 55% 54
Am. Woolen ..: ... . I .. .. I .... 26% 26
Anaconda ....I 41%| 41 1 41 41% 41%
Atchison '108%:l08', 108% 108%i108%
A. C. L 1144% 142% 144 142 1142
Amer. Can ..1 40% 40% 40% 40% 40%
do, prefll9% 1119
Am. Beet Sug. 71 70% 71 70%! 69%
Am. T. and T.|145% 145% 145% 145% 146
Am. Agricul. ..I 58 58%
Beth. Steel ...| 38% 37% 38 38 |37
B. R. T! 92% | 92% 92% 92% 92%
B. and 0107% 107% 107% 107% 107%
Can. Pacific ..1278 275 277 1277% 276
Corn Products I 14% 14% 14% 14%i 14%
C. and O'Bl ' 80% 81 I 81 i 80%
Consol. Gas ..147% 145% 147 147 145%
Cen. Leather .1 27% 27% 27% 27%i 27%
Colo. F. and IJ 30% 30% 30% 30%' 3<i •„
Colo. Southern! 40 | 40
D. and H 1«8%:168%
Den. and R. G.l 19% ! 19%
Distil. Secur. . 36%i 32%
Erie ! 36%| 35% 36% 32%| 36
do, pref. t 54 53%
Gen. Electric . 181 % 181% 181% -81%'181%
Goldfield Cons. 3%; 3% 3% 3%| 3%
G. Westernl ....I .... 17% 17%
G. North., pfd. 142%%42% 142%,142% 141 %
G. North. Ore. 44%: 43%: 44%l 43%! 43%
Int. Harvester ! 123 123 1123 1123% 1123
111. Central .. !131 % 131%|131% 131%|131 1
Interboro 20%; 20% 20% 20% 20%
do, pref ..! 611;’, 1 60%: 61%| 60% 60%
K. C. Southern 26% 26‘< 26% 26% 25%
K. and T\ 27% 27%; 27%: 27% 27%
do, pref. ~ ....; .... .... 60% 60%
lotva Central I ...J . ...I .... 9 10
L. Valley. . .172%171 172%|172%171
L. and N.. . . 163 % 161 % 163 % 163 % 161
Mo. Pacific . .1 37%| 37%! 37%l 37% 37%
N. Y. Central 1117%|116% 117 117% 117
Northwest. . . 141%1141%|141% 141% 141
Nat. Lead . .1 59 159 159 59 |59
N. and W.. Jllß U7%|118 118 117%
No. Pacific . .1130 128%'129%'129%; 128%
O. and W.. . J 32%| 32%| 32% 32% 32%
Pennl23% 123 % 1123% ....1123%
Pacific Mall .! 32%| 32%l 42% 42%! 42%
P. Gas Co. . Jllß j117%]117% 117%|117%
P. Steel Car| . . ..... 36 I 36
Reading. . . .171 169% 170% 171 |I6!H/ 2
Rock Island . 26 26 126 26 ]26
do. pfd 51%; 51
R. I. and Steel! 28 !28 128 28 | 27%
do. pfd ... .' .... 88% 88
S. -Sheffield| .... 56 56
So. Pacific . . IH'h 1111 s 111% 111% 111%
So. Railway .1 29%: 29%) 29%: 29%l 29%
do. pfd.. . . 79%: 79 79% 79%! 79%
St. Paul. . . (108%l 107%it08% 1108% >IOB%
Tenn. Copper 42% 42%: 42% 41% 42%
Texas Pacific | .... .... .... 22%! 22
Third Avenue j 36 36%
Union Pacific !173% !171% 1 172% 1172 %> 171 %
U. S. Rubber . 51% I 51 %! 51%: 51% 51%
Utah Copper . 61%l 61%| 61%j 61%i 62
U. S. Steel . . 72% 71%| 71%: 71%: 71%
dp. pfd .... ....112% 115%
V -C. Chem. .48 ] 48 48 I 48%l 48%
West. Union . 89%: 87%: 88% .... 81%
Wabash . . . . 4% 4% 4%| 4%' 4%
do. pfd.. 14 | 14
W. Electric . . .... .... ....I 88%| 87%
Wis. Central .! .... .... .... 60 ] 61
W. Maryland .I ....I—- -1 ....I 58 I 58
Total sales. 333,262 shares.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON, Aug. 9 - Fruit 191%. Shannon
17%, Arizona Commercial 5%, Nevada
Consolidated 21%, Grecne-Cananea 10,
Chino 33%.
LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS.
Bid. Asked
Atlanta & West Point R. R... 110 145
American Nat. Bank 220 225
Atlantic Coal & Ice common 100% 101
Atlantic Coal & Ice pfd 90 ' 92
Atlanta Brewing & Ice C 0... 170
Atlanta National Bank 825
Broad Riv. Gran. Corp 25 30
do. pfd 70 72
Central Bank & Trust Corp. ... 147
Exnositior Cotton Mills 160 355
Fourth National Bank 265 270
Futon National Bank 12? 131
Ga. Ry. & Elec, stamped ... 126 127 '
Ga. Ry. & Power Co. common 28 30
do. Ist pfd 81 X 5
do. 2d pfd 46 47
Hillyer Trust Company 125 127
Lowrv National Bank 248 25<»
Realty Trust Company 100 105
Southern Ice common 68 70
The Security State Bank.... 115 120
Third National Bank 230 235 |
Trust Company of Georgia... 245 250
Travelers Bank * Trust C 0... 125 126
BONDS.
Atlanta Gas Light Ist 's 102
Broad Riv Gran. Corp. Ist 6s 99 95
Georgia State 4%5, 191.5, 65.. 100% 101 v:.
Ga. Ry. & Elec, Co. 5s 102% 104
Ga. Ry. & Elec. ref. 5s 100 101
Atlanta Consolidated 5s 102% ...
Atlanta City 3%5. 1913 91 92
Atlanta City 4s. 1920 98 99
Atlanta City 4%5, 1921 102 103
x-Ex-rights.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Wheat steady;
September l.OO’sfn 1.01. spot No. 2 reel I
nominal in elevator and 1.08% f. o. b.
Corn firn:: No. 2 in elevator nominal, ex
port Nb. 2 82% f. o. b., steamer nominal.
No. 4 nominal. Oats firm; natural white
new 57fi58. Rye dull; No. 2 nominal f.
o. b New York. Barley quiet; malting
70tl$80 c. i. f. Buffalo. Hay irregular; I
good to prime 95411.35, poor to fair 800 1
J. 15.
Flour more active: spring patents $5.25
415.50. straights $4.7541 5, clears s4.tfs4i
4.90, winter patents $5.15415.40, straights
$4.5541 4.75. clears $4.2541 4.75.
Beef firm; family $184418.50. Pork
steady: mess $2041 20.75, family $204121.25.
steady; city steam 10%(ij.10%. mi<l
dle West spot 10.60. Tallow steady; city
tin hogsheads) 6%, country tin tierces)
5%-0 6%.
ATLANTA MARKETS
— , J
EGGS—Fresh country candled. 19@20c.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in 1-lb.
blocks, 20@22%c; fresh country dull, 10@
12%c pound.
DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, head
and feet on, per pound: Hens. 17@18c;
fries, 2541 27%c; roosters. 8@10c; turkeys,
owing to fatness, 18@20c.
LIVE POULTRY—Hens, 40@45c; roost
ers 25@35e; fries, 184425 c; broilers, 20@
25c; puddle ducks. 254i30c; Pekin ducks,
40@45c; geese 504460 c each; turkeys, ow
ing to fatness, 144416 c.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lemons,
fancy. $5.50416c per box: Florida oranges,
$3413.50 per box; bananas, 34p3%c per
pound; cabbage, 75@$t per pound; pea
nuts, per pound, fancy Virginia 6%@7c,
choice, 5%4i6c; beans, round green. 75c@
$1 per crjite: Florida celery, $2412.50 per
crate; squash, yellow, per six-basket
crates, $1411.25; lettuce, fancy, $1.25®1.50,
choice $1.25@1.50 per crate; beets. $1.5044
2 per barrel; cucumbers. 75c4i$1 per crate;
new Irish potatoes, per barrel, $2.50@3.
EgS plants, $24/2.50 per crate; pepper,
$1©1.25 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six
basket crates $1.50411.75, choice toma
toes $1.75412; pineapples, $241 2.25 per
crate; onions, $1441.25 per bushel; sweet
potatoes, pumpkin yam. $1@1.25 per bush
el; watermelons, $104115 per hundred;
cantaloupes, per erate, $1@1.25
PROVISION MARKET.
(Corrected by White Provision Company.)
Cornfield hams, 10 to 12 pounds average,
16c.
Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 pounds average,
16c.
Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to IS pounds
average, 17c.
Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 pounds
average, 12c.
Cornfield breakfast bacon, 23c.
Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow),
17%c.
Cornfield fresh pork sausage (link or
bulk) 25-pound buckets, 12c.
Cornfield frankfurters, 10-pound buck
ets. average 10c.
Cornfield bologna sausage, 25-pound
boxes, 9c.
Cornfield luncheon hams, 25-pound
boxes, 12c.
Cornfield spiced jellied meats in 10-
pound dinner pails, 10c.
Cornfield smoked link sausage in pickle,
50-pound cans, $4.50.
Cornfield frankfurters in pickle, 15-
potind kits, $1.50.
Cornfield pickled pig's 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) 9%c.
D. S. extra ribs, 11 %c.
D. S. rib bellies, medium average. 12c.
D. S. rib bellies, light average, 12%c.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR—Postell’s Elegant, $7.00; Ome
ga. $7.50; Carter's Best $6.50; Gloria (self
rising), $6.25; Victory (finest patent), $6;
Faultless, finest. $6.25; Swansdown (high
est patent), $6.25; Home Queen (highest
patent) $5.65; Puritan (highest patent)
$5.65; .Sun Rise (half patent) $5; Tulip
flour, $4.50; White Cloud (highest patent)
$5.50; Diadem (highest patent) $5.50;
Farm Bell $5.40; Paragon (highest pat
ent) $5.65; White Lily (highest patent)
$5.40; White Daisy $5.40; Southern Star
$5; Sun Beam $5; Ocean Spray (patent)
SO.
CORN—No. 2 white $1.10; cracked $1.05;
yellow $1.03.
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—New fancy white. 60c; Red rust
proof, clipped, 60c; red rust proof, 58c.
COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper, S2B.
COTTON SEED HULLS—Square sacks,
$9.90 per ton. Oat straw, 75c per bale.
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; Bert 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, $1.70; Timothy, choice
third bales, $1.60; Timothy No. 1, small
bales. $1.40; new alfalfa, choice, $1.65;
Timothy No. 2, $1.70; Timothy No. 1 clo
ver, mixed. $1.40: clover hay, $1.50; alfal
fa hay, choice peagreen. $1.30: alfalfa No.
1. $1.20; alfalfa No 2. $1.25; peavine hay,
$1.20: shucks. 70c; wheat straw, 80c; Ber
muda hay, SI.OO.
FEEDSTUFF.
SHORTS —Fancy 75-lb. sacks, $1.90; P.
W., 75-lb. sacks, $1.80; Brown. 100-lb.
sacks, $1.75; Georgia feed, 75-lb. sacks,
$1.75; bran, 75-lb. sacks, $1.45; 100-lb.
sacks.' $1.45; Homclolne, $1.70; Germ meal
Homco. $1.45: sugar beet pulp, 100-lb.
sacks, $1.50; 75-lb. sacks, $1.55.
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 50-lb.
sacks, $3.50; 100-lb. sacks, $3.2n; Purina
scratch. 100-lb. sacks, $2.20; Purina pigeon
feed, $2.35; Purina baby chick, $2.30; Pu
rina chowder, dozen pound packages,
$2.20; Purina chowder, 100-lb. sacks, $2.15;
Success baby chick. $2.10; Eggo. $2.15;
Victory baby chick. $2.30: Victory scratch,
100-lli. sacks, $2.15; Superior scratch,
$2.10; Chicken Success baby chick, $2.10:
wheal. 2-bushel bags, per bushel. $1.40;
Rooster chicken feed. 50-lb. sacks, $1.10;
oystershell, 80c.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—Hogs—Receipts 12.-
000. Market weak to 5c lower. Mixed
and butchers $7.3041.8.30, good heavy $7.65
4/8.15, rough heavy $7.3041'7.60. light $7.65
4/8.30. pigs $6.5041.7.75, bulk $7,604/8.1.5.
Cattle—Receipts 2,000. Market steady.
Beeves $6,504/ 10.25. cows and heifers $2.75
4; 8.15. Stockers and feeders $4.40(1/7. Tex
ans $6,304/8.40, calves $8.50®9.75.'
Sheep -Receipts 10.000. Market steady.
Native and Western $3.25414.60. lambs
$4,754/ 7.75.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
l_Opening. I Closing.”
Augustl 6.41'456.’42 t 6.36®6?38*
September .... •>.44'7*6.45 : 6.384/ 6.40
Octoberl 6.494/ 6.50 1 6.44(3 6.46
November .... 6.36416.28 6.254/6.26
Decemberl 6.16(3'6.18 I 6.15®6.17
January' 6.164/6.17 I 6.15@6.17
February . . . 6.164/ 6.23 6.194/6.22
Closed barely steady: sales 16,200 barrels
Established 1861
The
LOWRY NATIONAL BANK
OF ATLANTA
Designated Depository
of the United States
County of Fulton, City of Atlanta.
Capital . , , $1,000,000.00
Surplus . . . $1,000,000.00
Accounts of Individuals,
Bank and Corporations
Solicited
GMIN MEN LOOK
FORBEAR REPORT
Anticipation of Unfavorable
Government Statement Is
Cause of Liberal Selling.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat—No. 2 red 102%@104
Corn 76 © 77
Oats 31 @ 32
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. —Wheat. opened
steady in tone anil abount unchanged tn
price, prices quickly yielding %tfx%c on
good selling and lack of suport. A report
of less demand for the American hard
wheat was the weakening influence.
Corn was unsettled and irregular with
September a shade higher and the de
ferred months fractionally lower.
Oats were better all around on shorts
covering.
Provisions were unchanged and the
market was featureless with trade small
Wheat closed with losses of % to %c to
day and there were recessions in the price
of corn of % to %c.
Oats declined % to %c and there was
considerable reaction from the oo f tom
prices. The government crop report,
■which was given out after the close of
business, was construed by the trade as
a bearish document.
Provisions closed lower with trade dull.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
Sept. 93% 93% 92% 92% 93%
Dec. 93% 93% 92% 92% 93%
May 96% 96% 96% 96% 96%
CORN—
Sept. 68% 68% 67% 68% 68%
Dec. 55% 55% 54% 55 55
May 55 55 54% 54% 55
OATS—
Sept. 32 32% 31% 31% 31%
Dec. 33 33% 32% 32% 32%
May 35 35% 34% 34% 34%
PORK—
Spt 17.80 18.87 17.77% 17.85 17.82%
Oct 17.80 17.85 17.77% 17.85 17.80
Jan 18.35 18.37% 18.32% 18.37% 18.27%
LA RD
Spt 10.52% 10.60 10.52% 10.60 10.47%
Oct 10.60 10.70 10.60 10.67% 10.55
Jan 10.40 10.42% 10.37% 10.42 L, 10.32%
RIBS—
Spt 10.52% 10.62% 10.52% 10.62% 10.57%
Oct 10.52% 10.60 10.52% 10.60 10.52%
Jan 10.57% 9.72% 9.57% 9.70 9.65
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—Wheat. No. 2 red.
1.024/1.05; No. 3 red. 98411.02; No. 2 bard
winter, 944/96; No. 3 hard winter. 934 r)
94%; No. 1 northern spring. 1.014/1.08: No.
2 northern spring, 1.00&L06; No. 3 spring,
93«f1.02.
Corn, No. 2. 74%@75%; No. 2 white. 77
4/77%; No. 2 yellow. 76%4t76%; No. 3.
73\©<74; No. 3 white. 76%4i76-$4; No. 3
yellow. 75’44/761.,: No. 4. 72@73: No. 4
white. 74%4c75: No. 4 yellow, 744J75%.
Oats, No. 2 white, new, 33*44/34%; No.
3 white, new, 32%©3214; Standard, old,
40(3’43%; new, 33@35®4.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Friday and
estimated receipts for Saturday:
I Friday I Saturday.
Wheat’7”.] 150 156
Corn 168 115
Oats 1 317 274
Hogsl 12,000 9.000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened %d higher; at 1:30 p. m.
was %d to *4,d higher. Closed unchanged
to %d higher.
Corn opened %d higher: at 1:30 p. m.
was %d higher. Closed %d to 6id higher.
POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. —Dressed poultry
quiet; turkeys. 144123: chickens. 144526;
fowls. 12@20; ducks, 184/18%. Live poul
try firm; chickens, 184x20:' fowls. 15
(asked): turkeys. 14; roosters. 14; ducks.
14: geese. 11. Butter quiet: creamery
specials, 254/26: creamery extras. 26%t0
27: state dairy, tubs. 2145 25; process spe
cials. 21%. Eggs firmer; nearby white
fancy, 314/32; nearby brown fancy, 244/;
26; extra firsts, 23%@25; firsts, 20@21.
Cheese firm; white milk specials, 15%®b
15%: whole milk fancy. 154115%; skims,
specials. 12%(&12%: skims, fine, 10%to
11%; full skims, «%@B%.
NEW YORK GROCERIES.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Coffee steady;
No. 7 Rio spot. 1.4. Rice firm; domestic,
ordinary to prime. 4%4/5%. Molasses
steady: New Orleans, open kettle, 36@50
Sugar, raw, quiet; centrifugal, 4.50; mus
covado, 3.55; molasses pugar, 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.
5.10; confectioners A. 4.95; No. 1, 4.95;
No. 2. 4.90; No. 3, 4.85; No. 4, 4.80.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
I Opening. Closing.
January 12.85 13.00@13.02
February'l2 804712.92 12.98@13.02
Marchl2.Bs® 12.95 13.03@ 13.04
Apri1H2.87@12.95 13.054/ 13.07
May 112.95 13.074/13.08
June 12.904713.00 13.06® 13.07
Ju1y112.904i12.95 13.04(313.05
Augu5t!12.50@12.75 12.75@12.76
Septemberl2.7l® 12.80 12.82@12.82
Octoberll2.7s 12.87@12.88
Novemberl 12.77 12.92@12.93
December . . . . .'12.8712.97© 12.98
Closed steady.
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