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FIREDESTROYS
■ CIRCUSPOSTEB
Five Companies Rush to Near-
Blaze in Downtown Section.
Young Atlanta Mourns.
"The Greatest Show on Earth" was
destroyed by Are this afternoon. Flames
consumed the entire aggregation before
five of the best companies in the South
could answer a telephone alarm and
save any part.
With the "G. S. O. E.” went a
menagerie collection of elephants,
lions, tigers, giraffes and, it is said, a
real “Bull Moose.” The advance ad
vertisements alone can tell the number
and variety of wonders included in its
.collection.
All this happened when some one
tossed a lighted cigarette out of a back
window of the Third National Bank
building. Fluttering from the side of
the adjoining building, now occupied
by the Broadway hotel, was an enor
mous cloth sign, that hung there before
the skyscraper interfered with its pub
lic position.
In a moment the beauteous scenes oi
jungle life, the flamboyant boxcar let
ters of alliterative description ignited
ants the passing breeze whipped it into
a blaze.
To the throng at Broad and Marietta
streets it looked as if a blazing torch
was hanging from me hotel window
Some one turned in an alarm, and, as
is customary on a centrally located
fire, five companies raced madly to the
scene. When they got there the sign
had burned itself out, leaving scarce a
trace on the side of the brick building,
and the firemen went back. No more
will the glorias of last year’s circus be
recalled to the office boy who gazes
wistfully out of an office in the big
skyscraper adjoining.
SHOP TALK
L. G. REYNOLDS.
It? is one of the best known men’s
furnishing goods experts in Atlanta and
Is now connected with the Carlton Shoe and
Clothing Company. Mr Reynolds will
have an unlimited opportunity to secure
for his department the best styles pro
duced and his friends predict great suc
cess for him in his new' location. He is
an authority on haberdashery and is
keenly alive to all the best innovations in
men’s apparel incidentals. For the past
seven years Mr. Reynolds has been con
nected with Eiseman Bros, and for sev
eral years past has been chief of the furn-
I ishing goods business of that store
Announcement is made of the dissolu
tion of the real estate partnership of lit
tle & Green. Mr. Bittle withdraws from
the firm and the business will be contin
ued by Mr. Green under the name of the
L. C„ Green Company with offices in the
Third National Bank building Mr. Little
retires from the firm to take his former
position in the Boys High school and in
withdrawing from the firm he commends
the L. C. Green Company to the pub
lic. Mr. Green is a well known real es
tate operator and has been successful
at the business.
After a service of ten years wfith the
George Muse Clothing Company, F. L.
Stewman, one of the most popular and
experienced clothing men in Atlanta, has
resigned and is now connected with the
Parks - Chambers - Hardwick Company.
During the time he has been at Muse's
Mr. Stedman has made a multitude of
friends who will regret the absence of
his familiar face from his accustomed
place. His'associates at Muse's express
ed their appreciation of Mr. Stedman by
presenting him with a handsome watch
last night on the eve of hi/s departure
from the store where he has been so
pleasantly connected.
Mrs. I. Springer is now tn New York
in the interest of the firm of I. Springer
Company, at 95 Whitehall street.
Professor LaVoux, the scientific palmist,
whose parlors are located at 74 Walton
street, has been very successful in At
lanta, and is attracting quite a num
ber of people.
Work of remodeling the Carlton Shoe
and Clothing Company, 36 Whitehall
street, is nearing completion, and when
finished will be one of the handsomest
stores in Atlanta. The show windows
are of plate glass and are fifteen feet
Square. The shoe department remains as
before, but the office has been changed
and more than 40 feet depth Is filled with
handsome mahogany cabinets, In which
is displayed a large and handsome stock
of Alfred Benjamin clothes. Isaac Llp
stlne, the proprietor, is delighted with the
arrangement of the store and with the
future outlook.
If you sent a letter or telegram to the
wrong address, you would hardly expect
an answer, would you? The same is true
when you select the wrong medium to
have all your wants filled Try the right
wa> The Georgian Want Ad way.
SIGNAL MAN ADMITS
NEGLIGENCE CAUSED
DEADLY CAR WRECK
GREENCASTLE. IND., Aug 15.—G. C.
Howe, of Chicago, foreman of the block
signal system being installed on the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern traction
line, acknowledged today the responsibil
ity for the wreck which caused one death
outright, the probable fatal Injury of an
other and less serious hurts to a dozen
others.
Howe said he personally opened the
sw’itch to'test out the block system and
forgot to close It after completing the
test.
Motorman Fritschie was killed, and
Barney Stevenson, substitute motorman,
and Mark Kestler, of Indianapolis, may
die.
AID IS RUSHED TO
TROOPS IN PERIL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Alarmed
at the danger which threatens Major
Sedgwick Rice and his detachment of
the Third United States cavalry on the
Mexican border. Brigadier General
Steever has sent Troop O of the Third
cavalry to Major Rice’s aid.
General Steever reported this move
ment to the war department today,
adding that he had heard nothing fur
ther from Major Rice and considered
the situation most dangerous. The
American troops are encamped in a
valley holding an advantageous posi
tion against the Mexican rebels across
the border. The rebels, however, now
number 1,500 desperate men well
equipped with smuggled ammunition
and plenty of food, while the Ameri
can cavalrymen have but 100 rounds of
ammunition apiece and light marching
rations.
The reinforcements now on their way
to relieve the major are convoying a
large amount of ammunition and food
and it is hoped they will arrive in time.
General Steever reported that he con
sidered he had enough troops now at
El Paso to handle the situation, but to
insure safety he has ordered the rest of
the Third cavalry from San Antonio to
Fort Bliss.
General Salazar is reported to be in
the mountains near Casas Grandes
moving north to avoid the federal ad
vance. Orozco- still is in Juarez, di
luting the mobilization of his men
near the border. '
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF
DR. R. LIN CAVE SLAIN
BY NASHVILLE WOMAN
NASHVILLE, TENN., Aug. 15
While seated in her home reading, Mrs.
Alva Frances Cave, daughter-in-law of
Dr. R. Lin Cave, pastor of the Wood
land Street Christian church and chap
lain general of the United Confederate
Veterans, was shot and almost instant
ly killed today by Mrs, Leolo Jones,
aged 24, wife of J. G. Jones, a former
Nashville business man. Mrs. Jones
gave herself up.
Mrs. Cave had been a widow about
two years. There were no witnesses
and Mrs. Jones refused to talk, but it is
supposed jealousy led to the killing.
SOUTHERN PREPARES TO
HAUL CROWDS SATURDAY
According to reports received by James
Freeman, division passenger agent of the
Southern railway, that road will carry one
of the largest crowds Saturday to the
North Carolina mountains which ever
went out of Atlanta. The annual moun
tain excursion rates will be in effect on
Saturday and the reports of the sales al
ready made are upon what Mr. Freeman
makes his calculations. Tickets are being
sold to Asheville. N. C.; Bristol, Tenn.;
Hendersonville, N. C.; Hot Springs, N. C.;
Lake Toxaway, N. C., and Tate Springs,
Tenn. Trains will leave Atlanta morning,
boon and night, and every arrangement
will be made to take care of the big
crowd.
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
August 15, 1912.
Judgments Affirmed.
Bandy Brothers vs. Frierson's Sons:
from Chatham superior court —Judge
Charlton. Oliver * Oliver, for plaintiffs
in error. Anderson, Cann & Cann, contra.
VanDuzen vs. Irvin; from Elbert—Judge
Meadow. C. P. Harris, for plaintiff In
error. Worley & Nall, contra.
Southern Cotton Mills et al. vs. Ragan
et al.; from Pulaski—Judge Martin. Rob
ert L. Berner, John R. Cooper, for plain
tiffs in error. W. L. & Warren Grice,
Hardeman. Jones, Callaway & Johnston,
contra.
Judgments Reversed.
Southern Cotton Mills et al. vs. Parsons
et al.; from Pulaski—Judge Martin. Rob
ert L. Berner, John R. Cooper, for plain
tiffs in error. W. L. and Warren Grice,
Hardeman. Jones, Callaway & Johnston,
contra.
Ford & Co., for use. etc., vs. Atlantic
Compress Company: from Sumter—Judge
Littlejohn. Claud Estes. R. L. Maynard,
for plaintiffs in error. King & Spalding
& Underwood, E. A. Hawkins, contra.
Mize vs. Bank of Whigham; from De
catur —Judge Frank Park. Russell &
Custer, for plaintiff in error. T. S.
Hawes, R. R. Terrell, contra
Small vs. Jones; from Bibb—Judge Fel
ton. J. E. Hall, W. E. Martin, for plain
tiff in error. Ryals, Grace & Anderson,
Anderson, Felder, Rountree & Wilson,
contra *
Rogers vs. Pettigrew; from Gwinnett-
Judge Jones. Alonzo Field, for plaintiff
in error. J. A. Perry, C. L. Pettigrew,
contra.
Bell, executor, vs. Carter; from Morgan
—Judge J. B. Park. Williford & Lam
bert, for plaintiff in error. E. W. Butler,
contra.
DeLaney vs. Sheehan et al.; from Rich
mond—Judge Hammond. C. E. Dunbar,
for plaintiff in error. C. H. and R. S.
Cohen, W. H. Fleming, S. H Myers,
contra.
Dismissed.
Sheehan vs. DeLaney, et al.; from
Richmond—Judge Hammond C. H ifnd
R. S. Cohen. W. H Fleming, for plaintiff
in error. Q. E. Dunbar, contra.
ALEXANDER CLUB TO MEET.
The Hooper Alexander Fulton County
club will hold a rally and business meet
ing at Cable hall at 6 o’clock tomorrow
night. Harry Etheridge, president, will
preside over the meeting
rtlE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1912.
NEGHO FESTIVAL
OPENS TONIGHT
Organ Recital and Concert To
Be Given Tomorrow Evening
at Auditorium-Armory.
The first negro pageant ever shown
in Atlanta will be presented tonight
when the Atlanta Colored Music Fes
tival association opei.s its two-day en
tertainment at the Auditorium-Armory.
The organ recital and grand concert
will be held tomorrow afternoon and
| night. Everything is in readiness for
the greatest musical event in the his
tory of the Southern negroes, and
| numbers of visitors from nearby states
have come to see the play.
The artists who will render the va
rious selections are some of the most
noted singers of their race. Among
them are Harry T. Burleigh, of New
York, for nineteen years a singer in
St. George’s Episcopal church and later
a member of the cjiolr of Temple Im
manuel. one of the wealthiest Jewish
congregations in New York. He will
sing "Jean," written by Stanton of this
city.
Special scenery has been prepared for
the pageant, illustrating the three
stages of negro life—the savages in
Africa, the slaves in America and the
freedom of today.
Patti Brown, of Chicago, a famous
negro coloratura soprano, will take the
part of the slave girl on the auction
block and will sing a number of old
time negro songs.
The popular Fisk Jubilee Singers also
will appear in the pageant. They were
here at two previous music festivals
and are great favorites.
TAFT SENDS IN
HISTHIADVETO
WASHINGTON, Aug. IK—Because
it makes no provision for the continu
ance of the commerce court and in
cludes the “seven-year tenure clause”
relative to government clerks, Presi
dent Taft today vetoed the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation
bill carrying $34,000,000 for the opera
tion of the government during the fiscal
year.
This is the third veto sent to con
gress by the president in three days.
The president early today suddenly
called his cabinet to attend a special
cabinet meeting at the white house.
Secretary Knox was at his home pre
paring to leave for Japan. He has
tened to the executive mansion and
was the first to arrive.
The session ended at 12:45 o’clock.
The members announced the meeting
had been called to discuss the presi
dent's veto of the legislative, executive
and judicial bill, which he sent to con
gress later. The president read the
rough draft of the veto to the cabinet,
revising it and making several minor
corrections.
120 LIVES ARE LOST IN
TERRIBLE STORM ON
SPAIN’S NORTH COAST
MADRID, Aug. 15.—At least 120 and
possibly 200 lives were lost in a terri
ble storm which swept the northern
coast of Spain along the shores of the
bay of Biscay, according to dispatches
received here today from Bilboa.
The storm raged all day Tuesday and
Tuesday night, destroying fishing craft
in the bay. blowing down houses and
wrecking telegraph and telephone sys
tems. It was not until yesterday that
the first meager word was received here
that twenty were dead. Further in
vestigation today increased the death
list to 120, while it is feared that it will)
go much higher.
At Bermeo, a seaport sixteen miles
northeast of Bilboa. many fishing
schooners which were at sea when the
storm struck are missing with their
crews. The beaches are strewn with
wreckage and many dead bodies have
been picked up.
NEGRO SEARCHED AS
CHICKEN STEALER IS
HOTEL SILVER THIEF
When Orlando Watson, a negro por
ter in the Majestic hotel, was arraigned
today before Recorder Broyles, he had
to answer to the charge of stealing
valuable silverware instead of chick
ens.
Detectives searched Watson’s home
in an effort to find a coop of chickens
stolen from the Majestic, but failed to
find so much a.-f a feather. A closer
search, however, revealed the missing
silverware —21 pieces—and the porter
was arrested for this theft. Confronted
with the silverware, he confessed.
Judge Broyles bound the negro over
to the state courts.
LA GRANGE BUSINESS MAN DIES.
LA GRANGE, GA., Aug. 15.—James
T. Gay died at his home, 92 Harwell
avenue, after an illness of several
months. He here from Fredonia,
Ala., about nine years ago and has
been active since in the political and
business life of this city. Besides the
widow, two sons, J. D. and T. T. Gay,
and one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Tom
linson, of Texas, survive.
FOUND—If you lose anything, and will
advertise It here, you will surely recover
It If found by an honest person A three
time ad seldom falls. Remarkable recov
eries are brought about every day
through this column.
iCOTTON CLOSES
SLimiM
• Covering by Shorts Tends to
Steady Market-Prices Ir
regular During Session.
i ! NEW YORK. Aug. 15 - With prices 1
point lower to 6 points higher the cotton
market opened quieter today. Trading
I was light at the offset upon absence of
news having a direct bearing upon the
market or weather conditions. After the
cali there was a strong upturn, scattered
snorts covering, which carried prices up
. about 10 points above Wednesday’s clos
-1 mg.
. A heavy selling wave prevailed upon the
| market during the late forenoon trading
| with large spot interests and local ring
i ■ crowd best sellers, and prices easily tum
: . bled 9 to 11 points in the most active
| positions. During the afternoon session
| trading was irregular and prices had a
tendency to sag toward the opening.
! \\arehouse storks in New York today
i 96,438; certificated 86.378.
; I At the close the market was steady
, with prices showing a net gain of 3 to 8
. points above the final quotations of Wed-
i i nesday.
RANGE OF NEW YORK FUTURES.
I * i M a, *
■ —J o
Aug. 11.42 11.42 11.42 1’1.42 11.39-41111.36-38
be|,t. 11.35 11.38:11.35 1.1.38 11.39-41 11.36-38
' Oct. 11. ;>2 11.65 11.43 11.59 1 1.56-59 1152-53
i? ov - JMZ 11-52111.47 11.52 11.55 -61 11.54-56
, Dee. 11.60 11.73 11.51,11.66 11.65-66 11.59-60
Jan. 1 1.55 1 1.67 1 1.44 1 1.61 11.59-61:11.53-54
Feb. 11.6,4 11.61 11.61 11.64 11.17-69 11.59-61
Meh. 11.70 I.L 80.11 11 11.73-74 11.63-66
May J 11.78 11,87 11.69 11.73 11.81-83111.73-75
i Closed steady.
Liverpool cables were due 13% to 15
points higher. Opened steady 14 to 16
points advance. At 12:15 the market was
steady at a net advance of 15 to 16 points.
Spots quiet, but steady at 8 points a.l-
i vance. Middling 6.80, sales 6,000 bales.
. American 4,000, imports 1,000, all Ameri
can.
Later cables were half point higher than
12: L> p. m.
At the close the market was steav with
prices a net advance of 17 to 18% points
over the final figures of Wednesday.
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Futures opened firm.
Opening. Pray
Range 2 P M. Clr-sa. Close
. Aug. . , . 6.57 -6.;>7% 6.56 6.60 6.42%
Aug.-Sept 6.48%-6.47% 6.50 11,52'. 6.35 '
.Sept.-Oct, 6.38 -6.35% ti.37V, 6.40 * 6.22%
i Oct.-Nov. 6.32 -6.32% 6.32 * 6.34% 6.17%
Nov.-Dec. 6.27%-6.26 6.28 '6.30 ' 6.12
I Dec.-Jan. 6.27 -6.26 6.27% 6 29% 612
"Jan.-Feb. 6.28 -6.25 6.28 “ 6.30% 6.12%
Feb.-Meh. 6.30 -6.28 6.29% 6,31'.. 6.13'.,
, Meh.-Apr. 6.30 -6.27% 6.30 ' 6.32% 6.14%
Apr.-May 6.30 -6.29 ~ 6.31 6.33% 6.15%
May-June 6.32 6.35 ‘ 6.16%
June-July 6.32 -6.32% 6.34% 6.16'
, I Closed steady.
HAYWARD & CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15.—Weather de
velopments over night were more favor
able. The conditions for rains diminished
ami prospects are for geherallv fair
weather conditions with exception of
western Texas, northwest Alabama and
northern Arkansas, where unsettled
weather is likely. The map shows no rain
. of consequence over night and only light
showers in the central states.
I Liverpool futures conformed to the ad
vance in New York, but spot prices are
only 8 points higher; sales low, small. Ca-
■ bles say market is governed by New York
. operations.
Early New York wires here this mom-
' ing predicted further professional support.
There was in consequence a scarcity of
sellers and the market advanced in the
early trading on little buying to 11.81
; for October.
However, when the government forecast
promised fair weather east of the Missis
sippi river the market lost 9 points. There
was also a rumor that returns to the Na
tional Ginners for the half month indi
cated a condition of 77.5 against 77.6 on
July 25.
New York wired during the day that
spot interests were against the market
and that the mill demand had stopped on
the advance.
Our market continued to fluctuate
sharply and showed nervous unrest. It
seems' for the moment that there is still
a little too much short interest for the
size of the new crop movement and the i
chance for a temporary professional flash
on this short interest is being satisfied.
I The strong support in New York by cer-*
tain operators is explained on the ground
of such an intention. If the weather
continues good the new crop movement
outside of Texas will son put a stop to
all manipulation and bring the markets
down to spot facts.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
5 =, ' !“'z. i u ic
Aug ill’ 88 11 88 11 88 11 8s 1I S 8 1188
Sept. 11.83 11.83 11.83 11 S’’. 1.1.81 111.76
Oct. 11.67T1.81 11.56 11.77 11.76-77 11.79-71
Nov 11.75-77 11.70-72
Dec. 1 1.71'1 1.82 11.57 1 1.76 1 1.76-77 11 71 -72
Jan. 11.73 11.81. 11.60 11.80 11.80-81 11.74-76
Feb. 11.81 -83'11.76-78
1 Meh 11.86 11.96 1 1.75 11 91'11.90-91 1 1.85-86
Apr ' I 11.93-05.11.88-90
I May 111.961 LgQ6|11.8611.2 03112.01-02111.95-96
Closed steady.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. ■
Logan ft Bryan: The market is likely
1 to have frequent lapses for want of ag
gressive support
Morris H Rothschild ft Co ; The ulti
mate course of the market is to be deter
mlned by the weather conditions in the
next 60 days.
Miller ft- Co.: We look for higher prices;
buy December cotton
Stemberger, Sinn ft- Co.: The opinion
is that the market is still very much
oversold and that a further rails is due
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports today, compared with the same
day las’ year:
| J 912 I 1911,
New Orleans. .
Galveston. .... 2,210 3.379
Mobile 99
Savannah 54 482
Charleston
Wilmington 26
Norfolk ■ 84 1
Total 2,454 4.11 <>
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
f 1912 J ’l9ll.
Houston 3339 7,385
Augusta 55
1 Memphis I"
St. Louis 398 243
I Cincinnati . . . .. t7 ! ■_■
~Tmal 37954 7,680
SPOT COTTON MARKCT.
Atlanta, nominal: middling 12%.
New Orleans, firm, miflling II 13-16.
New York, quiet: middling 12c.
Boston, quiet; middling 12c.
Philadelphia, quiet; middling 12.25.
Liverpool, firm: middling 6.72 d.
Augusta, quiet; middling 12L
Savannah, steady; middling Il’s.
Mobile, nominal
Galveston, quiet; middling 12 s .
Norfolk, steady; middling 12’i.
Wilmington, nominal.
Little Rock, nominal, middling 12c.
Charleston, nominal
Baltimore, nominal: middling 12%.
Memphis, quiet; middlingll l ,
Si Louis, dull, middling 12\.
Houston, steafly, mlddlit.g I 2' 4 .
Louisville, firm; middling 13c.
Frews and gossip
Os the Fleecy Staple
NK\Y YORK. Aug. 15.—Carpenter, Bag
got cK* <’o.: .National Dinners association
al makes the condition of cot
l ton 77.5 as of August 10, compared with
6 on July 15.
i The New York cotton exchange will be
, closed <?n Saturday, August 31. and Mon-
I day. September 2.
Mitchell, Hubbard and Hicks, principal
I buyers during the late forenoon trading.
Schill and ilng selling.
•• H. Hicks, Carpenter brokers and Dell
interests b»>st buyers throughout day,
I with scattered short covering, which
causeil the phenomenal strength.
j Hinn. Riordan, Burnett and Schill were
best buyers during the early trading.
' Dallas wires: “Texas -Brownwood, Ar
thur City. Bonham. Clarksville and Paris
cloudy and sprinkling, Houston, pan
handle. part cloudy, balance generally
clear and pleasant. Oklahoma—Raining
: north portion, balance clear to part cloudy
I and cool.''
Following are 11 a. m. blds: October,
'J - ’U. December, 11.68; January, 11.62;
| March. 11.75.
I NKW ORLEANS. Aug. 15. Hayward &
| ( lark: The weather map shows decided
improvement, cloudy in west and south
1 exas. Fair elsewhere; no rain of any
■ consequence » x< upt in mountains of F'ast
t 1 ennesseo Prospects greatly improved,
| the threatening disturbance moved west
. ward and chances are for continued goo<l
i wether except unsettled in west Texas.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat’s
.summary: With the elimination of sell
! ing pressure by liquidating longs, the cot
ton market has turned its attention to
the adjustment of parities in which un
dertaking the relative strength of early
receipts is playing a leading part. With
the ending :>f August and with the be
ginning of a full movement a little later,
talent an<l trade will have to consider the
prospective yield in its relation to re
spective requirement as a concrete price
factor, and to that end will dig deep under
the surface of things cropwise and trade
'wise. Meanwhile, technical conditions
I growing out* of the speculative line-up
and speculation resulting from the late
‘ ness of the movement, and the magnitude
of the August requirement will figure to
i a greater extent in price making.
There are some students «if the market
who believe they see unmistakable signs
of a period of less active trade, particu
larly in Europe. In this connection, how
ever, some of the largest cotton houses
report they can discover nothing that
leads them to expect less than a fourteen
milllon-bale requirement in 1912-13.
Estimated receipts Friday:
1912. 1911.
New Orleans 300 to 400 554
Galveston 4,000 to 5,000 6,299
j" THE WEATHER _
CONDITIONS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The indlca
tions are that the weather will be gener
ally fair tonight and Friday in the region
east of the Mississippi river, except that
showers are probable in the Florida penin
sula. The temperature will be lower to
night in the lake region, the Ohio valley
and the middle Atlantic and New England
states.
GENERAL FORECAST.
Following is the forecast until 7pm
Friday:
Georgia Generally fair tonight and Fri
day.
Virginia—Fair tonight and probably
I rfday; cooler tonight.
■ North Carolina—Fair tonight and Fri
day; slightly cooler in northern portion
South Carolina. Alabama and Missis
sippi- Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Florida Fair in northern. probably
showers in the peninsula tonight or Friday
Louisiana Unsettled showers.
Arkansas and <iklahoma—Unsettled.
East Texas—Generally fair.
West Texas—Unsettled showers in west.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
ATLANTA, GA.. Thursday, Aug. 15. —
Lowest temperature 71
Higset temperature 88
Mean temperature 80
Normal temperature 76
Rainfall in past 24 hours. Inches 0.00
Excess since January Ist, inches 16.73
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS STATIONS.
I 'Temperaturccß'fall
Stations-- | Weath. I 7 | Max. I 24
l_ la. m. (y’day. Ihours.
Augusta it'lear 78
Atlanta Clear 74 88 ....
Atlantic City I’l.cidy. 76 90
Anniston .... Clear 76 HO ....
Boston 'Clear 74 86 .02
Buffalo I’t. cldy. 62 74 I ....
Charleston ... clear 80 92 ....
Chicago < ’lear 70 I 80 I 1.
Denver .... .Cloudy 56 74 .42
Des Moines . .'Cloudy 64 84 ....
I'uluth Cloudy 64 84 ...
Eastport ....'Cloudy 66 62 .50
Galveston .. . I’t. cldy. 82 86 ....
Helena ICloudy 60 82 ...
Houston Raining 74 .01
Huron ...'Cloudy 60 82 ...
Jacksonville . Clear 80 88 .02
Kansas City. Cloudy 70 82 .20
Knoxville . ...ICloudy 68 88 ' .42
Louisville ... Clear’ 74 86 ....
Macon Clear 76 92 ....
Memphis ICloudy 74 88 .06,
Meridian ....ICloudy 74 ....
Mobile 'Clear 80 90 ....
Miami 'l’t cldy. 84 90 1 .38
Montgomery .'Clear 76 90 1 ....
Moorhea I Cl. udy I 56 72 I ....
New Orleans. .-Clear 1 80 90 ....
New Yolfit . I'lear I 74 86 ....
North Platte. Raining 60 82 I .04
Oklahoma ...IClear 72 92 ....
Palestine (Clear '72 90 ....
Pittsburg .. .. ;Pt. cldy.l 66 76 ....
P’tland, Oreg J Cloudy I 56 68 .24
San FranclscolClear ' 56 66 I ....
St. Louis ICloudy '74 82 I .01
St. Patil 'Cloudy 56 76 I ....
S. Lake City.'Raining 1 60 I 82 I .22
Savannah ....IClear 78 ' I ....
Wash I ngton . Pt. cldy.: 74 ! 88 I ,01
CT’FWVon HERRMANN. Section Director.
COTTOE SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
I Opening Closing.
Spot | I 839®6?58
August 6.48716 55 ' 6.504t6.58
September 0 5071 653 6.557/ 6.57
< October 16 57® 658 6.57® 659
N, vember " ■' i;
December ' 6.227/ 6.24 6 237/ 6.24
January 6 217/6.24 6.22?/ 6.24
Fi• bruary , . _.__. J 6.22®6.2< 1 6.22®6.Z7
Closed quiet; sales 17,600 barrels.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffe» quotations:
’ Opening. I Closing.
January 12.55® 12.60 12.58 7/12.60
F( hi nary...... 12.50® 12 60 12 58® 12 60
' 112 62 1.2 62® 12.64 :
i.ril .... .. 12 647/12.66
M ■ .... lA'-l ’2.667/ 12.68
j.„ e W 12 647/ 12.66 I
tub . . . . 1" .'■77/12.6." 12.60® 12.61
\ui-ust 12.25 12.407/12.42
Sco'tember '12.25 '12.457/12.48
I ~ <,.1„-r 12 407/12.50 12.497/12.51
November 12 47 '12.517/ 12.53
December. . . . J 12.56 12.56
Closed barely steady. Sales. 166,500 bags
LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS.
Bbl Asked
Atlanta ft West Point R. R... 140 145
American Nat. Bank 220 225
Atlantic Coal ft Ice common 100% 101
Atlantic Coal ft Ice nfd 90 ' 92
Atlanta Brewing ft Ice C 0... 170
Atlanta National Bank 325 . ”
Broad Rlv. Gran Corp 25 30
do. pfd 70 72
Central Eajtk ft Trust Corp. ... 147
Exposition Cotton Mills 150 165 I
Fourth National Bank 265 270
Futon-National Bank t2’ 131 .
Ga. Ry. ft Elec, stamped... 125 126
Ga. Ry. ft Power Co. common 28 30
do: Ist pfd 81 85
do. 2d pfd 43 45 I
HUlver Trust Company 125 127
Lowrv National Bank 248 25u I
Realty Trust Company 100 105 |
Southern Ice common 68 70
The Security State Bank.... 115 120 I
Third National Bank 230 235
Trust Company of Georgia... 245 250
Travelers Bank ft Trust C 0... 125 12(1
BONDS.
Atlanta Gas Light Ist 's 102
Broad Rlv Gran Corp Ist 6s 90 95
Georgia State 4%5. 1915, 55.. 100% 101%
Ga. Ry. ft Elec Co 6s. 102% 104
Ga Ry ft Elec ref 5s 100 101
Atlanta Consolidated 5s 102%
Atlanta Citv 3%5. 1913 91 92
Atlanta City 4s. 1920 98 99
Atlanta City 4%5, 1921 102 103
SBOTHEfIN RY. UP
IN EARLY SESSION
D
‘ Passage of Steel and Wool
■ Bills Has No Bear Effect on
1
Stock Market.
s *
By CHARLES W. STORM.
/ Aug. 15. Canadian Pacific
r vook the leadership of the stock market
at the opening today, having a bull move
ment in this stock in London on reports
• ‘it, ex P ec ted new rights for the system.
; This issue opened here at 281% after hav
ing closed last night at 280%.
; Ute tone at the outset was firm, the
I market showing no bear effect from the
! passage of the steel and wool bills by
, the house over President Taft's veto. An
t other cause that Wall Street held partly
responsible for the good tone was the pub
. lication of bumper crop reports with the
; resulting conclusion that railroads would
' need further equipment to handle the
3 grain traffic. Steel common opened un
changed, but quickly moved up %. Steel
. common opened unchanged, but quickly
5 moved up %. Steel preferred also rose
. Among the other gains were Amalga
mated Copper Erie common Balti-
, more and O. %. Atchison Lehigh Val
- ley %, Missouri Pacific 'i and Southern
Railway %.
. The curb was strong. Americans in
. London showed strength with the Eries in
? best demand. Canadian Pacific rose on
i- reports of the acquisition of highly bene
ficial privileges.
s Two reasons were advanced for strenfth
, of Eriee in London. One was that the
. first preferred Is to be put upon a 4 per
> cent dividend basis, and the other that In
:> terests allied with the Canadian Pacific
are buying the stock.
t Strength displayed in the market dur-
4 ing the forenoon due to outside buying.
. The copper stocks, with Steel common
. and Reading, were in brisk demand, while
4 Canadian Pacific advanced %c.
t After midday selling pressure appeared
. in tlie market and the tone became heavy.
In the mid-afternoon there was a num
ber of recessions. Then the late trading
. actual pressure especially In Reading ap
-4 peared. Reading declined to 171%, a loss
9 of 1% from last night’s closing, while
losses of around a point were scored in
k Louisville and Nashville, Great Northern
Oro, Northern Pacific and St. Paul.
The stock market closed heavy; govern
ments unchanged; other bonds Irregular.
Stock quotations:
,1 I ILast | Clos. IPrev
STOCKS— IHlghlLow Sale ' Bid.JCl'M
_ Amal. Coppe?: 85% 85 I 84% 84%1 85%
1 Am. Ice Sec I . 25% I 26
t Am. Sug. Ref 128% 128% 128% 128% 128%
_ Am. Smelting 87% 86’.: 86% 86 86%
. Am. Locomo... 46 45 '45 46 45%
j. Am. Car Fdy.. 61’. 60% 60% 60% 61
, Am. Cot. Oil .. 54 54 54 54 53%
Am. Woolen 27% 27
Anaconda .... 43%; 42% 43 43 I 43%
Atchison 110%'109% 110 109% 110%
A. C. L 147%'147% 147% 145% 147%
Amer. Can ...: ... ; 40%1 41
do, pref. .. | .... 119% 119%
. Am. Beet Sug 71 % 71% 71% 68’-' 71%
Am. T. and T. 146’.. 145%:145% 145% 146
. Am. Agrlcul. .... 60% 60%
Beth. Steel ... 40 39%' 39% 39% 39%
. B. R. T I 93% 92% 92% 92%i 93
B. ami O '109% 109 'lO9 108% 1109%
. Can. Pacific . 283 281%!281% 281% 280%
' Corn Products ! 13% 13% 13% 15% 15%
’ c. and 0 83% 82% 82% 82%! 83
Consol. Gas .. 1.47% 146%'146% 1 46’., 147%
Cen. Leather 30 29% 30 29%| 29%
Colo. F. and I. 32% 32 132 .... j 32%
’ Colo. Southern 40 140
D. and H 172% 172% 172% 170 '169
Den and R. G I .... 22 22%
■ Distil. Secur ' .... 33 33%
Erie 38% 37% 38 38 38%
1 do, pref. .. 56 55% 55% 55 55%
8 Gen. Electric 183 182% 1182% 182% 183%
0 Goldfield Cons I .... 3%' 3%
6 G. Western | .... 18% 18%
0 G. North., pfd. 143 141%'141% 142% 142%
3 G. North, fire 47% 46 ( 46% 46%' 46%
Int. Harvester I I .... 123%'123%
.. 111. Central ..'l3l % 131%!131% |131%|131%
, Interboro I 20%i 20% 20%' 20% 20%
do, pref. ~i 60%.' 59%l 59%' 59%' 60%
lowa Central .' . ... I ... . i ....' 11 I 10
: K. C. Southern 27%! 27%’ 27%' 27% 27
K. and T ' 29%l 29% 29%! 29 % I 29%
do. pref. ..'64 '64 | 64 I 63%) 64
TWO—STOCKS
L. Valley . . 173% 172 1172%|172 1173%
L. and N. . J169%|167% 167% 167%1169%
Mo. Pacific . .1 39%j 38 | 38%| 38%l 39%
N Y. Central ! 118%' 117%'117% |117% 1118%
Northwest. . . 144 1143%|144 143 |143%
Nat. Lead . . I 59% 59% 59%i 59 I 59%
N. and W.. . .1118% 118% 118%j118%1118%
No. Pacific . .131% 130% 140% 140% 131%
o. and W.. . .1 33% 33% 33% 32%| 33%
Penn 125 124% 124% 128%i124%
Pacific Mail . 32% 32% 32% 31%’ 32
P. Gas Co.. . . 118 118 118 117%1118%
P. Steel Car. . 37% 37% 37% 37%1 37%
Reading. , . . 172% 171 171 171 % 1172 %
Rock Island . 27% 27 27 26% 27%
do. pfd . . . 53 53 53 52 53
R. 1. and Steel 28% 27% 27% 27% 28%
do pfd.. . . 90% 90% 90% 89%' 90%
■ S.-Sheffield. . 58% 58V, 58% 57% 58%
So. Pacific . . 113% 113% 113% 113%!113%
So. Railway . 30% 30% 30%l 30% 30%
do. pfd.. . . 81% 81% 81%! 81% 81
St. Paul.. . . 109% 107% 108 1107%'108%
Tenn. Copper 43 43 43 42% I 42%
Texas Pacific 22% 22 22% 22%1 22%
Third Avenue 38%' 38
Union Pacific 174% 172% 173% 173% 174%
U. S Rubber . 52% 52% 52% 52 I ....
I'tah Copper . 64% 6.3% 64% 63%: 63%
E. S. Steel. . 74% 73% 73% 73%’ 74
do. pfd.. 113% 113% 113% 113%'113%
V. t’liem. . 48% 48% 48%! 48%| 48%
West. Union .1 84% 83% 84%! 84 83%
Wabash . . . 4% 4% 4%| 4% 4%
do pfd . . . 15 15 15 I 14%’ 14%
W. Electric. .1 87% 87 87% 87%i 87%
. Wls. Central I 160 61
W. Maryland .11 57%| 56%
Total sales, 491,305 shares.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON, Aug. 15.—Opening: Arizona-
Cornmerclai. 5%; Calumet-Arizona. 77;
Santa Fe, 3%; Chino, 37%; Granby, 56%.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The metal busi
ness was quiet; copper spot. 17.004/17.50;
September. 17.00® 17.25; October, 17.00®
17.35: spelter. 6.90® 7.00; lead, 4 40® 4.60;
tin. 45.50® 46.00.
NEW YORK GROCERIES.
NEW YORK. Aug 15. —Coffee steady;
No. 7 Rio spot 14. Rice steady; domes
| tic ordinary to prime 4%®5%. Molasses
quiet; New Orleans open kettle 36®50.
I Sugar raw steady; centrifugal 4 05, mus
' covado 3 55. molasses sugar 3.30, refined
quiet: standard granulated 5.05, cut loaf
5.80. crushed 5.70. mold A 5.35, cubes 5.25,
powdered 5.10. diamond A 5.00, confec
tioners A 4.85, No. 1 4.85, No. 2 4.80, No.
3 4.75, No. 4 4.70.
To Manage Your Affairs
■ T S the Hillyer Trust Co., prepared to manage my affairs for
1 me while I am absent from home? Yes; the trust de
partment ol the bank is equipped to manage your property,
collecting rents, interest, dividends, etc., and remitting the
proceeds or crediting your account, or investing the balance
as you may direct. No amount too large or too small.
HILLYER TRUST CO.
Hillyer Trust Bldg. Atlanta, Ga.
i *■
1 WEATHER SENDS
CEREALS HIGHER
I Strong Cables Also-Factor for
Advance September Corn
Shows Sagging Tendency.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
' Wheat—No. 2 red 104%® 106
• Corn 78 v
1 Oats 32 @ 32%
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—Wheat showed ad
vances of % to % The strength
was on advances of %d at Liverpool be
-5 cause of additional rains in the United
Kingdom and the checking of harvest op
erations in that country. Rains were re
ported In the Southwest, and this will re-
■ tard threshing in some sections.
3 Rains needed In the Southwest caused
1 a further price setback in com early,
a losses being from % to %c.
■ Oats were unchanged to a shade better
1 in sympathy with wheat.
Provisions were firm and unchanged.
? M heat closed %c to %c higher this
afternoon, mainly on bullish foreign news
- and buying to cover short*.
Corn closed %c lower for September.
1 while December was about %c higher and
May %c better.
1 fiats were %c to %c better. The un
-1 dertone was firm, the result of light r»-
i celpts.
Provisions were better all around oh
covering by shorts, and support being
1 given by packers.
»
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKIT.
Pre*.
_„ I J?P en - High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
■ Sept. 93 93% 93 93% 93
J Dec. 92% 93% 92% 92% 92%
May 96% 97% 96% 96% 96
, CORN—
-1 Sept. 70% 70% 69 69% 70%
Dec. 54% 54% 53% 54% 54
• May 53% 54 53% 53% 53%
’ OATS - ♦
’ Sept. 31% 32 31% 31% 31%
’ Dec. 32% 32% 32% 32% 32%
’ pork- h 34% 34H 35 * 34 *
1 Spt 18.07% 18.17% 18.00 18.17% 18.05
Oct 18.15 18.25 18.10 18.25 18.12%
- Jan 18.77% 18.90 18.72% 18.90 18.80
LARD—
. Spt 10 87% 10.95 10.82% 10.95 10.85
: Oct 10.97% 11.05 10.92% 11.05 10.95
> Jan 10.80 10.80 10.70 10.80 10.70
RIBS—
’ Spt 10.90 10.92% 10.82% 10.92% 10.87%
Oct 10.92% 10.92% 10.85 10.87% 10.87%
J Jan 10.02% 10.07% 9.95 10.07% 9.97%
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened unchanged to %d lower;
, at 1:30 p m. was unchanged to %d
j higher. Closed unchanged to %d higher.
, Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p. m.
was %d to %d higher. Closed %d higher
; to %d lower.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
;
i Following are receipts for Thursday and
estimated receipts for Friday:
J IThursday.l Friday,
j Wheat 156 229
Corn 127 120
i Oats 157 198
' llogs 17,000 14,000
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
‘ WHEAT— I 1 1911
a Receipts I 1,203.000 ' SoToofl'
1 Shipments i 1,142.000 I 542,000
• CORN— | ~
j Receipts I 375,000 j
1 shi P mnnta ■■.■■■! 264,000 I 330,000
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CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
' CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—Wheat—No. 2 red
1.03® 1.05, No. 3 red 97® 1.02, No. 2 hard
winter 95® 96, No. 3 hard winter 93® 95,
, No. 1 Northern spring 1.00©1.05, No. 2
Northern spring 97® 1.03, No. 3 spring 93
@96.
, Corn—No. 2 76%@77%, No. 2 white 77%
, @7B, No. 2 yellow 77%@78, No. 3 76@
. 76%. No. 3 white 76%@77%, No. 3 yel
low 77@>77%. No. 4 73%@75, No. 4 white
, 75® 75%, No. 4 yellow i6@76%.
Oats—No. 2 white old 36, new 32%®
33%, No. 3 white new 31%@32%, No. 4
white new 30%@31%, standard 32%@33.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.—Wheat firm;
. September 1.01 %@l.Ol %, spot No. 2 red
1.06% In elevator and 1.07% f. o. b. Com
firm; No. 2 In eelvator nominal, export
No. 2 nominal f. o. b., steamer nomi
nal. No. 4 nominal. Oats active: natural
1 white 46@48, white clipped 50@55. Rye
dull: No. 2 nominal f. o. b. New York.
Barley quiet; malting 60@80 c. I f. Buf
falo. Hay firm; good to prime 95@1.35,
poor to fair 80 asked.
I Flour quiet; spring patents $5.25@5.50,
; straights $4.75® 5.00, clears $4 65@4.9«,
winter patents $5.15@5.40, straights 34. W
; @4.70. clears $4.25@4.50
Beef steady; family slß@>lß.so. Port
steady; mess $20@20.75, family $20@21.25.
Ixird firm; city steam 10%, middle Wert
spot 10.90. Tallow steady; city (in hogs
heads) 6%@6%, country (in tierces) 5%@
: 6%.
BUTTER, POULTRY AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, Aug 15.—Dressed poultry
steady: turkeys 14@23, chickens 14@28,
fowls 12@20, ducks 18@18%.
Live poultry more active; chickens 19®
21, fowls 15. turkeys 14, roosters 10%,
ducks 14, geese 11.
Butter steadier; creamery specials 25®
25%. creamery extras 26@26%. state dairy
(tubs) 21, process specials 24@24%.
Eggs firm; nearby white fancy 31@32.
nearby brown fancy 25@27, extra firsts
24® 26, firsts 21 @21%.
Cheese strong; whole milk specials 15%
@l6, whole milk fancy 15%@15%, skims
specials 12%® 13, skims fine 10%®11%,
full skims 7@9.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—Hogs—Receipts,
17.000. Market steady; mixed and butch
ers, $7.60@8.55; good heavy, $7.85@8.46:
rough heavy, $7.50@7.80; light, $7.90@ 8 65;
pigs. $6.80® 8.00; bulk. ,$7.90@8.45.
Cattle —Receipts, 5,000. Market best
strong, others slow; beeves, $6.65®‘:10,50:
cows and heifers. $2.50@8.60; Stockers and
feedrs, $4.50@7.15; Texans. $6.50@8.60;
calves. $8.50@9.75.
Sheep—Receipts, 15,000. Market steady;
native and Western, $3.5004 60; lambs,
$4.60@7.50.
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