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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 The speaker then ruled, notwith standing the fact that the roll call was in progress, that the matter might be withdrawn from the house’s considera tion by unanimous consent, if the gen tleman would ask it, and Mr.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. 19