Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, August 28, 1912, EXTRA 1, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextReal Estate For Sale. gHAKP & SIOO CASH. $25 MONTH. ILL PUT you in posses sion of a nice home on the south side with five rooms and a nice lot. You don't often have a proposi tion of this kind, and we are not telling all of it here. Come in and let us tell you just how good a proposi tion I can make. ORMEWOOI) PARK SIN ROOMS. double 'floored, stone front, and a lot that is over 400 feet deep. This lot has a pure spring branch, and is one of the finest places you ever saw to give your children the benefit of the fresh, pure air. and you have plenty of room to raise all the ducks and chickens you want. This is in one of the most desirable suburbs in the city, and will soon have a ear line right at the house. We have a very close price on this, and can make easv terms. J. L. BOWLES & CO. tOS Austell Building (first floor?. Phone M. 5534. IF you own your lot or have it partly paid for. we will build you a home on terms like rent ; or if you can make a reasonable cash payment, we will buy you a lot and build you a home to your own ideas. Plans designed and drawn on short notice at very reasonable prices. Your business will be highly appreciated. IN BATTLE HILL ON ALI NIR AVE. FOl R ROOMs and bath, bungalow with basement, good lot. sewer and sidewalk paid for. plumbing complete, for $1,700. Terms SIOO cash, sl-5.00 per month, 7 per cent interest. J. N. LANDERS Phone Main 3422. 812 Austell Bldg. HOME SEEKERS ’ ARE YOTT tn the market for a home? If so. it will be to your interest to confer with os at once. LISTEN! Do you own a lot anywhere in the iifv or sub urbs paid for or half paid for? If so, let us build a house on it to suit t our ideas ? 3.. , ange , tcr,T ’ s J." <e rent ? r e asier - Houses wo build range second io none in r n * otyo material and beauty. Ask our customers. Clans and epecincations will cost you nothing. Gate City Home Builders REAL ESTATE AND BUILDERS. 809 Third National Bank Building. Ph one Iv v 3047. THE HOUSE you will build, buy or rent will pot be a modern home unless it i s wired for Electricity. BUTTER, POULTRY AND EGGS. NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—Dressed poul try. Inactive: turkeys, 14@23;'chickens. 15 ©25 fowls, 12@21: ducks. 180.18'4. Live poultry, nominal; chickens, prices unsettled. Butter, firm: creamery specials. 26’,* @ 34‘j; creamery extras. 3t>©2s<4; state dairy, tubs. 21. bid. process specials, 24® 24U Eggs, easy; nearby white fancy, 31@32: nearby brown fancy. 26@27; extra firsts 25@26; firsts. 2114022%. Cheese, firm; white milk specials. 16© 16'*: whole milk fancy. 15 3 *@16; skijnß, specials. 12'40'13. skims, fine. 11'44/11',; full skims. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Aug 27. Hogs Receipts, 10.000. Market strong; mixed and butch ers. 8.1509.00; good heavy. 8.0008 85; rough heavy. 8 0047 8.20; light. 8.3009 00; pigs. 5.5008.20: bulk. 8.300 8.80. Cattle Receipts. 4.500 Market slow and steady; beeves, 5.85@10.60; cows and heifers. 2.750 8.20; stockers and feeders. 4 300 7.40. Texans. 5.0006.80: calves 650 0 10.00. Sheep— Receipts. 30,000. Sheep strong, lambs weak: native and Western, 3.250 4.40; lambs, 4.5007.00. 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 Railroad Schedule. SOUTHERN RAI LWAY. "PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH" ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF PASSENGER TRAINS, ATLANTA. The following schedule figures are pub lished only as information, and are not guaranteed: No. Arrive From— I No. Depart To 35 N. Y0rk..5:00 am| 36 N. York. 1215 am 13 Jaxville. s:2oam 30 Col’bus... 5:20 am 43 Was'ton. 5:25 am 13 Cinci 5 30 am 12 Sh’port.. 6:30 am! 32 Ft. Vai.. 5 30 am 23 Jaxville. 6:50 ami 35 H'ham.... 5 45 am •17 Toccoa... 8:10 am 7 Chat’ga . 640 am 26 Heflin ... B:2oam 12 Rmond . 6 55 am 29 N. York.lo:3o am 23 K. City.. 7 00 am 3 Chat'ga 10:35 am 16 Bruns'k.. 7 45 am 7 Macon.. 10:40 am 29 B’ham... 10 45 am 27 Ft. Vai..10:45 am 38 N. York. 11 : 0l am 21 Col’bus .10:50am 40<’h’lotte. 12 00-n'n 6 Cinci... 11:10 am 6 Macon 12 20 nm 30 B ham... 2:30 pm 30 N York 245 pm 40 B’ham. 12:40 pm 15 Chatt’ga 3 00 pm 39 Ch’lotte. 3:55 pm .39 B’ham 4 ’0 pm 5 Macon.. 4:00 pm ’lB Toccoa.. 430 nm •37 N. York. 5:00 pm 22 Col'bus... 510 pm 15 Bruns’k. 7:50 pm 5 Cinci.. 510 pm 11 R mond.. 8:30 pm 28 F. Valiev 5:20 nm 24 K. City. 9:20 pm 25 Heflin...’. 5 45 pm 16 Chatt’ga 9:35 pm 10 Macon... 5:30 pm 29 Col’bus. 10:20 pm 44Wash’n.. 8:45 pm 31 H. Vai. 10:25 pm 24 .Taxville.. 9:30 pm 36 B’ham.. l:!:00rigt 11 Sh’port.. 11 10 pm 14Cinci... 11:00pm’ 14 Jaxville 11 10 pm Trains marked thus (•> run daily, ex cept Sunday. Other trains run daily. Central time. City Ticket Office, No. 1 Peachtree St. Window Cleaning. National Window Cleaners WILL CLEAN TOUR WINDOWS, Dwellings or Store Fronts: Carpets Vacu um Cleaned: Floors Oiled or Waxed. All Work Guaranteed. 47 E. Hunter St. Main 1175, Atlanta Phone 1051. 7-5-24 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDIT ORS. All creditors of the estate of F. D. Bearse. late of Fulton countv. deceased, are herby notified to render in their de mands to the undersigned, according to law. and all persons indebted to said es tate are required to make immediate pay ment. ASA BEARSE. Administrator. Aug. 20. 1912. 8-20-38 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Thompson, Towle & Co.: ''We under stand American spinners are likely to be ! good buyers and the total visible supply Is bought so largely In excess of last year as to encourage a holding back of this demand." Bailey & Montgomery: ‘‘The tact is that while most people are bearish the short interest may he quite large, and this may make further selling risky ." Stemberger. Sinn & Co.: "We would be cautious about buying and then only on good sharp breaks, and would again take advantage of any rally to sell on." Miller & Co.: "Do not follow this de cline." J. S. Bache & Co.; "We would delay buying until after the government report of September 3 unless in the meantime the market has a decided reaction." Are you busy this evening? Even if you are, take a few moments off and read the great list of bargains in every line on the Want Ad Pages of this paper. You will be repaid many times. HIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2S. 1912. TODAYS MARKETS STOCKS. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Aug 28. Further ad vances were made in nearly all the active issues at the opening of the stock market today. Colorado Fuel and Pacific Mail making the best showing, each gaining “*. Trading was more active than it hud been for some time, the believ prevailing that the adjournment of congress helped the market. Consolidated Gas was another firm fea ture, advancing % to 146’*. American Beet Sugar made the same amount of gain, moving up to 75%. The copper stocks were exceptions to the general rule. Realizing caused reces sions in Anaconda, Amalgamated ami Utah Copper. Steel common was in fair : demand, advancing %. Canadian Pacific ; opened unchanged, then lost % in the second transaction. The curb was firm. . Americas in London were buoyant. Ca l nadian Pacific there also was firm NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations. I |ll:00| Prev. Tlpenjlligh Low (A.M.! Close. Amal. Copper 88%: 88% 88', 88% 88% A S. Refining 130 130 T3O 130 129% Am. Smelting 87% 87% 87% 87%: 87’* A. Locomotive 46'* 46', 46', 46'* 45’, ,A- C. Foundry 61% 61’j, «1% 61%! 61% A. C. Oil. . . . 54a, 54% 54", 54% 54% Anaconda . . . 45% 45%; 45% 45% 45% ■Atchison. . . . 109', 109’, 109'* 109% 109% A. C. Line 146% 146% 146% 146% 145% I Am. Can. . . 40%' 40%' 40% 40'4 10% A. B. Sugar . 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% !A- Agriculture 59%- 59% 59%! 59% 59% i £ £ ,e £l- ■ ■ 4 'Ml " ■%! 41% 41% 40% ;B. K. transit 92 92 92 92 91 r, R 18. and 0.. . . 108 108 108 108 108 <■ Pacific. . 276% 276% 276% 276% 276% t<- and <' ■ • 82% 82% 82% 82% B’l% ■ Consol. Gas . 146’, 116% 146 146 * 145% !< . Leather. . 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% !*'• F. and Iron 33%' 34 33% 33% 33% I Krie 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% | do. pfd.. . . 54% 54% 54% 54% 54'. Electric . . 183% 183% 183%’183%i183 " G. North pfd 140% 140% 140% 140% DO G. North. Ore. 46% 46% 46% 46% 45'.. Interboro .. . 20 20 '2O 20 20 ” Irf'high Valley. 170% 171 170% 170%|170% J?, 167% 167% 167% 167 '-'167 Missouri Pae.. 38% 38% 38% 38%| 38'.. N Y Central 116% 116% 116%: 116% il 16% National Lead 60% 60’, 60’, 60’, 60', Northern Pae.. 129% '129% 129% 129% 129 Pennsylvania 124% 124% 12J% 124% 1”4% Reading . 171 % 171 % 171 % 171 %171 % j Rock Island . 26% 26', 26', ”6% 25% |R. Island pfd. 52% 52'* 52% 52% 51% | Rep l&S. pfd. 91 91 91 91 ’ 91', South. Pacific. 112 112 112 112 111% ! South. Itattw’y 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% Si. Paul. . . . 106% 107 106% 106% 106% Tenn Copper M 4 44 4 1 44 ’ 43% | Union Pacific. 1.72'* 172', 171 % 171% 172% lU. S. Rubber . 51% 51’, 51% 51% 51% ■ I tall Copper 66% 66% 66% 66% 66% I’. S. Steel . . 75 75 74% 75 * 74 % ! I . s. Steel pfclll3% 113% 113% 113% 113% ! w ' hl " lsf Elec 88% 88'* 88% 88% 88'* COTTON. NEW VoRK. Aug, 28. -Cotton opened barely steady today at a decline <»f from Isl to 9 points, being affected by weak ' aides and a generally favorable weather report. After the call further recessions took place. The demand was limited to covering by the spot interests. Futures in Liverpol were steady. Spot demand there was quiet. NEW YORK. in cotton futures: ff:OO I’i cv Open High Low ■ A,M.| Close A u gust ' .... ? 11764~66 September . 10.55 10.55 10..’,5 10.55'10 64-66 October . :'IO.BO 10 .S I! 10.80 10.83'10.88-89 November 10.94-96 December 10.94 10.97 10,'ij io 96 11 00-01 .lamiar.' . fO.BO 10.86:10.79'10.86>1<>.88-89 Feberuar.' 10.95-96 March . . 10.93 10.99 10.93 10 98 11 02-03 May 11.04 11.0411,03.11 .04.11.09 10 NEW ORLEANS. Quotations in cotton futures: I r 111:00 Prev 1 'pen High Low A.M. Close. August. . .' n~22 September 10.91 10.94,10.94 10.94 10.99 October . . 10.92 10.97 10.92 10.97 10.9!i-00 November jo 99-01 December . 10.98 11.00 10.95 10 I'9 1101-0" Januarv . . il ,00;i 1.02’10.98 11 02 11 04-05 February n ofi-os March. .11.15'11.1511.1411.1411.17-18 April. 11 M".' 11.23 11.23 1 I .211 16.23 11,27-28 GRAIN. CHICAGO. Aug. 28. Wheat was up % to %C on higher cables, which were caused by further reports of Russia having a much smaller exportable surplus Rains were general in Canada as well as parts of our own Northwest. Corn was % to ’,<• higher on shorts covering. Oats were up % to *c Hog products were lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: M HEAT C ’ Pe ”' H ' g ” L ° W 11 am Sept. 94% 94% 94% 94% Dec. 94% 94a* <l4l, May . . 98 98% 98 ‘ ; IR i* CORN— ' Sept. . . 73% 73% 73% 73% Dec. .. . 55% 55% 551“ 55, s May . 54 54% s'l * 54% OATS— Sept. . 32% 32a 32 t Pec 33% 33% 33% 33% May )RK . 35% 35% 35% 35% Sept. .17.75 17.75 17 75 17 75 Oct. . . .17.90 17.95 17.90 17 90 Jan. . .19.12% 19.12% 19 12% I'< 12'.. LARD-- Sept. . . .1'1.90 1.0.91) 10 90 10 90 Oct .11 .02% 1.1 .02% 11.00 11 00 RIBS— Sepl. . .10.90 10.90 10.87% 10 87% Jan. .10.15 10.15 10.15 10J5-' COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YORK. Aug. 27 Carpenter. Bag got A Co.: Moderate liquidation in Sep tember caused a general selling move ment in the cotton seed oil market this morning, and while the volume of busi ness was not large, prices declined 1 to 12 points, near months showing the great est weakness. 'Die decline in cotton anil lard also had a depressing influence on sentiment and cash markets were dull rotton s-ed oil quotations: I Opening j Closing. Spot ’6.35&6.40 August 6.4056.45 6.20416.25 September .... 6.35716.36 6.30(1/ 6.31 October 6.38416.40 6.39'116.40 November .... 6.1571618 6.1371614 December .... 6.09®6.1R 6.1371611 January . . . .’ 6.104/6 11 6.077/6 09 February 6.107/ 6,15 6,087/ 6.12 Closed weak: sales 21.800 barrel’s - NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. ColYce quotations: ’ ~ January 12.9041 13.00 12.794 i 12.80 February 12 90© 13.00 12.8571 1;:.86 March 12.99 12.90 ft 12 91 April 13.00 ft 13.05 12.9671 12.97 May 13.05 13.00 ft 13.01 June 13.00 ft 13.07 12.98 ft 13.00 July 12.98 13.01ft1302 August 12.70 September. , . . . 12.73 13.0471 13.06 October . . . 12.75 ft 12.80113.04 ft 13.06 November ... 12 807/, 12 90113.06 ft 13,07 December. . . . . 12 90 13.027113 08 Closed firm Ever) day is a goikl da.' to read the Want id I’agr-; of The Georgian New eppnrt unit les are there t<'da> that did me exist yesterda. l COTTDNDKTD I NEW LOW LEVEL Southern Hedge Selling and No Spot Demand Cause of De cline in Staple. I J 1 ’ NEW Y<»RK. \ug 27. Weak cables and excellent weather conditions over I night caused a resonant of yesterday s • downward movement on the cotton mar . ket_ today itb first pric es a net decline » of 5 to 12 points from last ffight's close. After the call heav\ liquidatidn prevailed* and prices receded a few points from the early range. The decline soon reached 15 jioints for the active months with very little support save seattere . covering by shorts. At the end of 15 minutes the lis’ was off il to 14 points ft«»in the previous close. The most important factor from the broken drought in Arkansas and "North (’arolina. also the benettc'al rains in southeast Texas and central and east- • ern states. The Waldorf crowd during the late fore noon trading began to buy heavily and through their aggressiveness prices devel oped on upward tendency regaining the early decline in most active positions. During the afternoon session a renewal selling wave prevailed t»n Southern hedge 1 selling and reports of lower basis of spots ; and spinners withdrawing their attention from the market. This caused a sudden backward movement and prices quickly reacted back ami below the early losses. The entire list being under the lie level October and January receded to 10.78 with December only 10 points better witji the 1 entire list aggregating a point de cline from the opening Sentiment gen erally continued very bearish while* the weather and crop news was still favor able. 1 At the close the market was steady • W 'tl> prices showing a net decline of to 13 points from lhe final quotations of Monday. RANGE OF NEW YORK FUTURC3. I C ’ £• I i* , I •' & ! ! o i = | J o I Aug. HLU’ToTT?<6S 10772 T0~77~78 Sept. 10.64 10.6510.64 10.65 10.64-66 10.77-78 . Oct. 10. ’»2 10.02 10.38.1-0. £8 10.88-89:11.01-03 > Nov. 10.94-96'11.06-08 Dec. 11.00 11.05 10.88 11.00 11 00-01 11.10-11 ( Jan 1.0,91 10.94 10.77 10.88 10.88-89 10.98-99 Eeb 10.95-96 11.01-06 . .Meh. 11.03 11.06 10.93 11.0!11 02-ox3 11.13-11 > May IM)7 11.11 ILOftlkh 11.19-20 Closed i \ Liverpool cables were due 8 points lower I on January ami points lower to 7 on other positions. The market opened easy at 8 points decline. At 1.2:15 p. m. the m&rket was egsx at a net decline »f 10% ; to 12 points. Spot cotton quiet at 13 points decline: middling. 6.45; sales. 6.000 bales; American, 5,000: imports, 4,060; American none. z At the close the market was barclv stcadx with prices at a net decline of 12 I to 15 points from the final quotations of ! yesterday. Estimated port receipts today 35,000 hales, against 24.5.30 last week and 37.077 la«t year, compared with 21,200 bales in ( 1910. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Futures closed <iuiet and steady. Range. 2 P. M. Close. Prev. opening Prev. Aug . . . 6.28 -f1.25 6.24 6.21 ' fl 36 Aug.-Sept fll8 1 2 -6.1f1'« 6.15 6,t3 6.27*2 Sept.-Oct 6.08 ~-f1.03% 6.04 6 03’.. 615 (>ct. - Nov 6.03 600■■ 601 5 09% 611 ’ ■ Nov I'• 6 5 97% 6.97 5 95% 1 Dec -Jan 6.99%-6.57 5.56 5.95 6.07 Jan.-Feb. 6.00 -5.97 5.97 5.96 6.08 . Feb.-Abb. 6.01 -5.99’;, fl 97 ’ • 5.97’.. fl .09 U ' Meh.-Ap!\ 6.03 -6.00 "6 00 5.98% fI.IOU ’ Apr.-Max 6.04 -6.02 5.99% 6.11% ! May-June 6.05 -6.02 6.02 6.00% 6.12% ’ June-July 5.99 6.12 ( Closed barely steady. > RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FVTURES. i - % ■ , ’ c ! ? i >-5 c . sj I s z * | ** - | ™ | *2. ■ » | U . Auk. 11.27 11.2711.27 1 1.27 11.22 1L37-39 Sept 10.93 102'3 10.9310.93|10.99 11.13 (let. 11,0(1 11.04 11.1'0.10. '.>0.10.99-00 11.07-08 Noy 11.01 1 1,07 11.01 1 1.07 10 99-01 11 08-10 ' Dec 1 1.04 1 1.07 10.92 11.01'11.01-0211.10-11 Jan. 11.08 11.10 10.95 11.05.1 1.04-05 11.13-14 • Feb 11.06-08 11.15-17 Meh II 20 11.2’1 11.10'11.17 11.17-18 11.25-26 Apr 11.20-22 11.27-2'.' Ma sl LL32I1 1.32 H. 22 11.29'11.27-28 11.35-3 G ! closed steady. ■ ! PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shdXvs receipts at the ports today, compared with the sanie as! ear ■> I'l2 ' 1911 New (Orleans.... 1 W 6 7. Galveston ' 31.832 23.272 Mobile 19 146 Savannah I 203 | 4.317 Charleston .. . . I 312 Wilmington . . 101 Norfoii 38 |_ 320 WirL>u?32 538 j 36.239 INTERIOR movement. UL’ 1911 Houston... •• • • 14.263 | 1 o.fc; Augusta 116 I 632 .Memphis 31 250 St Louis 57 ’ 397 <” 11 . -o’ ;< ■, . . . 54 60 . 11,7.51 j 1X266 SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, nominal; midtiling I2 a * New Orleans, quiet: middling 1D 2 . New York, quiet; middling 11.30, Boston, quiet; middling 11.30 Philadelphia, <|uiQt: middling 11.55. Liverpool, easier; middling 6.45 d. Augusta, quiet; middling 12G Savannah, steady: middling 11%. Mobile, quiet: middling 11 G Galveston, quiet: e middling D ",. Norfolk, quiet; middling 11%. Wilmington, nominal Little Rock, nominal; middling 11% Charleston, nominal Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%. Memphis, quiet; middling 12c. ' St. Eouis, dull; middling 12c Houston, easy; middling 11 Louisville, firm; middling 12c? WEEKLY GOVERNMENT REPORT ON WEATHER WASHINGTON, Aug 27 Preeipitation occurred generally over the cotton region, except that over a large part »-f southern Texas and a small area in oast central Oklahoma there was no rain, 'lhe rain fall was unevenl\ distributed, being heavy in some localities and light in others. Alore than two inches occurred in parts of northern Texas, southern I Louisiana, northern AHssisslppi. southern Alabama, north Florida. Georgia and the Uarolinas and southeastern Tennessee The great est weekly amount. 4.80 in<dies. occurred at .Mobile. Alcan temperatures were 1 to 8 degrees above normal throughout the cotton region, the greatest excess being in western Texas Weekly mean tem peratures ranged 72 to 82 over the east ern. from 78 to 82 over the central and from 82 to 88 over the wexturn portion of Hie cotton growing states. The lowest weekly mean temperature*. 72. occurred at Asheville, N <’., and the highest, 88 al Abilene. Fort Worth and Dei Rio. Texas Its like getting money home, for it’s money easily made ny reading, using and answering the Want Ads in The Georgian. Few people tealite the many opportunities offered them among the small ads It’s a good sign that if the peo ple did not get results from the Want Ads of 'l'he Georgian that there wniHd not be so many of then.. If. for nothing else, sit rlown and check r ff th<- ads that appeal to you. Yon will be astonished bow many of them mean money to you The Want Ad pages are bargain counters in every lire TE'p ads are «<> convenient!v arranged that they an be picked out very easy. SPEGIJL STOCKS IffiH IN HND 1 Narrow Range of Prices for the General List —Industrial Is sues Strong. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK. Aug. 27 A better tone 1 prevailed in the stock market at the opening today and nearly all issues made fractional advances with the exception of Canadian Pacific, which was up 2%. The % strength in Canadian Pacific here was In ’ duced by heavy buying in London, based ‘ 1 upon the excellent report of earnings. i I nion Pacific was %c higher, selling at I 17D- Smaller fractional advances were i scored in the copper stocks, Atchison ami *;the Hill group, i nited States Steel vom- • ; mon was up %. There was a continuation 1 i of the upward tendency in Liggett & 1 , Myrrs. which sold ai 215%. against ‘212% at the close yesterday. P. Lorillard com mon rose S’* to 197 and American To bacco gained 1% to 250%. but later lost 1 this advance. There was a good deal of covering in the tobacco stocks in the first fifteen min utes. which caused the gains. The curb was steady ‘ Americans in London were quiet but ’ firm. 1 Activity and strength w’ere shown in [ nearlx all of the issues ami Industrials in the late forenoon. Reading advanced ■ mere than a point and similar gains I were made in Union Pacific. Northern Pa -1 citie and Great Northern preferred. Lig ‘ get i a- Myers was strong, advancing 2% to 215%. The Interboro-Metropolitan Is sues were active. ’ I’he market closed strong, governments unchanged: other bonds firm. Price movements in the general list in the late afternoon were comparatively • narrow .Manx specialties, however, were ' prominent, among them being Mexican I’etrqleum. which made a further gain of about 1 point, going to 79. American Feet Sugar was active also and gained 2 points to 74% \n upturn of a jxiint was mude bx Colorado Fuel and Iron, which sold at 32%. Pittsburg Coal was again in de j nwind. moving up 1%. 1 quotations: I I lixist I Clos iprev I J6TOCKS High Lew Salo Bid Ipi’se Amal. •’■■piHT. 88 % 88 ’W'd 88’i, ’ 88'* J Am. lee See... 25% :15% 25%; 25 25% ' Am. Sug. Ref. 129 128 128 129% 128 I Am. Smelting 88% 87% 87% 87% 88% 1 Am. Lnemno.. 46 46 i 46 "! 45%' 45% Am ('ar Fdy. 61% 61 61% 61%' 60% Am. Cot. Oil . 54% 64% 54%! 64% 54 ■ Am. Woolen .' . . .' 30 28% i Anaconda ... 46% 45% 46 45% 45% Atchison ..... 109% 5 108%109 10!" s 108% . A. <’ L ... 7 145% 144 . Amer, ('an .. 40% 39% 40% 10%' 39% I do. pref. . 119%119% . ...119 119% I Am. Beet Sug 73 73 75% 75% 72 Am. T ami T. 145 144% 145 144% 144% Am. Agrieul 59% 59% Belli Sted) 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% : H. i: T 92% 91% 91% 91% 91% ■ B. and 0 107% 107% 107% 108 107 s * Can. Pacific 275 272% 275 276% 271% i Corn Products 16’* 16% 16% 16 15% • c. and (>. . 82% 81% 82% 82% 81% , Consol Gas ' .. . . 145% 141 ', Gen. Leather 29% 29 29% 29% 28% Colo. K. and I .“.3 31% 33 ' 33% 31% Colo. Southern 40%' 40% I'. and H. . . 172 172 172 172 171 Den and 11. < I.' .22 '20% Distil. Kecur. . 35% 35 35% . .. 34% Elie 37 36% 37 37% 36% ■ i do. prof. . 84V* 83% I Gen. Electric 1.83 1.83 183 183 ;182% . ! Goldfield Cons ....I 3%. 3% . | <l. Western ... ....’ 19% 19 ill. North., pfd. 140 138% 140- 140 138% (1 North ore. 45% 45 ' 45% 15%' 45VA , ' Ini. Harvester ' ....121 121 7 til Central ... 131 131 131 130%i130% . Interboro . ... 20% 19% 20% 20 ' 19% . do. pref. 60% 55% 59% 55% 58% lowa < lentral . .... I ..,, It 10 K. c. Southern I ...J 27%' 27 K. and T . 29 29 '29 ' 29% 28% do. pref 63 ’ 62% L. Valley. . 170% i69%.i70's 170% iso-* L. and N . . 167% 167 167% 157 166% Mo Pa/'itic 38% 38-, 38% ::S'-. 38% X Y Central 11S% 113% 113% .'ll6 . Northwest. . .' .... 142 141 Nat. Lead . . 60% 60 60% 60% 59% X and W. .1 I B', 118 % 118 * 118'* 118'.; ; No. Pacific. . . 129 128 128% 129 127’* 'O. and W. . 37 37 37 37% 37 Penn 124% I’.’O- 124% 124% 124% . Pacific Mail . 3'1% 30% 30% 31% 30% .I P. Gas Co ' .. . 116% 116% ’I P. Steel Car. . .’IS’., 38% 38%’ 38% 37% . Reading . 170 * 169% 170% 171% 169% : Hock Island . 25% 25%! 25% 25%‘ 25 do pfd.. 52 52 5" 51% 51 ■* R. I. and Steel 28% 28% 28% 28% 28 do pfd . 91 * 91 % 91 % 91 % 90% S. -Sheffield. 56 56 56 56%l So. Pacific. . 111% 110% 111% 111% 111 So Railway 30% 30% 30% 30% 30L. do. pfd.. . 80% S'"* 80% 84% 78% S' Paul. . . 106% 106', 106'.. 10>% 105% Tenn Copper 14 43% 43%! 43% 43% Texas Pacifii . 22% 22% 22% 1'2% 22'- Third Avenue 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% Union Pacific 172% 170% 172% 172% 170% I S Rubber 51% 51% 51%: 51% 51% Utah t'opper .' 67% 67 67% 66% 66% I S Steel 76% 73% 71% 74% 73% -Io ofd. 1 13% 113%H3% 113% 113 V-C <’hetn. 17’* 17% 47% 47% 47' ■ West. I ’nfon .' 82 82 82 81 % 81 ', Wabash 1 4 % 1 do pfd.. . 88’, 87 * 88 88% 87 M is. Central. J .... .... I .... 57 59 W Maryland . 58 s *. 58% 58% 58% _57 Total sales, 353.791 shares STOCK EXCHANGE TO CLOSE SATURDAY AND MONDAY NEXT In a special meeting today the board of governors of the New York stock ex change favored the petition to close the exchange Saturday. August 31. The ex change will also be closed Monday Sep tember 2 on account of Labor day MINING STOCKS BOSTON. Aug 27. Opening North Butte. 34%: Giroux, 6; Santa Fe. 3 1-16; Shannon, 1 >%. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, lug 27. The tone of the metal markei today was generally heavy. Copper, snot to ((-t/der 17.25 ft 17.50. fin 46 10ft46.50, lead 4.60(114.75. speller 7.10 ft I J• > ■ DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN SNUFF MEET TO DECLARE DIVIDEND NI%\V ORLEANS. Aug 27 Direct firs of American Snuff will meet next week and declare a dividend on the common stock. Present plans call for a disbursement of the regular 2’4? per rent quarterly divi dend an<i an additional half of 1 per cent, making 3 per cent in all This does not mean that the stock has been placed on a 12 per cent basis. LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. Bid. Asked xAtlanta Trust t'oinpatr 117 120 Atlanta and West Point R Fl'. 14X 150 American Nat. Bank 220 22ft Atlantic <’oal <K- Ice common. 101 102 Atlantic Coal !«■«■ |»f<l . 91 92’ 2 Atlanta Brewing Ar ice Co. 17) ... Atlanta National Bank :12ft Broad Riv. Gran. Corp 25 20 i do. pfd 71 7-1 Central Bank & Trust Corp 747 Hxi'isition <’«>tton Mills 165 Fourth National Bank 265 270 Fulton National Bank 127 13; Ga. Rx & Elec, stamped .. 126 127 Ga Ry. & Power Co common 28' 30 do, first pfd SJ Sft do. second pfd 41 4»; Hillyer Trust Company (See Atlanta Trust (’o. 1 ! Lowry National Bank 24S 2fto I Realty Trust Company ..... 100 ]oft Southern Ice common AS 77 The Security State Bank .... lift 120 Third National Hark 230 235 Trust Company of Georgia . 245 250 Travelers Bank & Trust Co.. 125 126 BONDS. Atlanta Gas Light Is. 102*2 Broad Rix Gran. Corp Ist fls 90 95 Georgia State Ga Rx & Elec Co 5s . . 103 U 104 U Ga. Rx A. Eler. ref 5s 1004 iO3 Atlanta Consolidated ft’ ... 102V* .Atlanta City 3’ P s. 1913 904 9iu \tlanta 4s, 1920. . ... 98’* 99*% Atlanta City 4’?s, 1’)21 102 103 x Ex-dividend 10 per cent COMMERCE JOURNAL BEARISH ON OUTLOOK OF THE COTTON CROP I NEW YORK. Aug. 27 The Journal, of Commerce, in its condition report on the growing cotton crop, gives n very good account of Alabama. Mississippi and Louisiana The following shows the thre» mentioned states and thei i I conditions: Alabama —While conditions are • somewhat spotted, favorable weather conditions for the past two or three weeks have made marked improvement since our last report in very many sec tions. Plants are generally well fruited, though small. Very few insects are re ‘ pqrted. with the exception of cater- , J pillars in scattered sections. Picking < '| will be general by September 1. but 1 1 many districts are two to three weeks late and an early f ost would do con- 1 siderable damage. Labor in insufficient ' i supply. . Mississippi—The plant is generally 1 , small, but strong and well fruited. The . season is fully t.wo to three weeks late, and an early frost would do much dam age. Picking will be general by Sep- i tember 1 and there is but little com- ' i plaint of scarcity of labor. With the ■ exception of a few army worms. Insects ’ are doing comparatively little damage. ' Some section* have received too much 1 rain and shedding is reported in scat- ' i tered localities. ] I Louisiana -Conditions are very spot ted. Some sections report improvement over a month ago with a plant of fair ’ ; size and good f: ullage. * Complaints of boll v eevils and caterpillars are almost ' universal, with serious damage in’many district s . Excessive rains have caused ■ considerable shedding and encouraged ( insects. Picking will begin about Sep- ' f tember 15. ’ 1 . ’ THE WEATHER -1 ’ daily weather report. ; t I LANTA. GA.. Tuesday. August 27 i Lowest temperature fig ; . Highest temperature 87 i i Mean temperature Normal temperature " 75 , Rainfall in past 24 hours, inches. 0 00 : , Deficiency since Ist of month. Inches 0 14 ' . I'.xcess since January Ist. inches.... 16.39 . > beports from various stations. I , (Temperature R’fafl Stations— Heath. I 7 Max. I 24 ' I la. m, y’day.(hours. ■ Augusta . . . ('loudy 74 ( • Atlanta .. ...T'lou/ly 70 1 86 ( ' 'Atlantic City, (’lou/lv 76 8’ Anniston . I’loudv c.fi 90 "14 ' Boston Pl.cldy. 74 66 Buffalo Cloudv 54 76 ■ Charleston clear I 82 88 1 Chicago Pt. ,-lrly. 62 86 I Denver (Clear 64 94 ! ‘ | Des Moines Clear 60 84 ‘ ' Duluth Pt. elrtv.! 56 ' 68 ' I Eastport .... Cltmdv 56 60 ' ”' | Galveston ....'Clear ! 78 88 44 ' ‘ ' Helena Cloudv 60 88 I Houston ... . <'lear 1 74 ir ' Huron Clear ' 54 76 I ' Jacksonville . Clear ! 78 90 ' Kansas City. Clear 70 Ro ; Knoxville .... Cloudv 66 84 16 ■ Louisville ... Cleat 70 90 , Macon Cloudy 74 ’ Memi/his . .Clear 68 St ”54 ( Meridian ....Cloudy 72 32 Mobile Cloud' 72 88 I 1 80 Miami Pt. eldy SO 90 r,o Montgomery .Cloudy 72 92 f,R Moorhead . .. *’hyar 52 72 J New Orleans, cloudy 74 92 i 1 14 New York I’l.eldy. 74 88 06 North Plalte. Clear 58 86 Oklahoma ....(Clear 74 98 Palestine . . Clear 76 94 Pittsburg Cloudy 62 82 10 ( I’ tland, Oreg. Cloudy 56 68 San FranciscolCloudy 56 62 St. Louis Clear 66 RR 02 1 St, Paul Pt. ddy 56 71 IS. Lake City . pt. cldyj 66 62 1 .08 Savannah Clear 76 •. Washington . Cloudy 72 90 1.04 c. F. Von HEiiIIMANN. Section Director. CONDITIONS. WASHINGTON. Aug 27. There will ho ' local rams tonight or Wednesday along 1 the south Atlantic and gulf coast states and the upper lake region. Elsewhere ■ east of the Mississippi river the weather will he fair tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures were lower tonight in middle Atlantic ami Now England stales and upper (tltto valley ami It will rise to night an/1 Wednesday in the upper lake region GENERAL FORECAST. Following is the forecast until 7 p. in. ! Wednesday : Georgia f/»ral showers tnnlght or | Wednesday. Virginia Generallx fair tonight and I Wednos<friy : slightly cooler tonight North Karolina 1 nsettled tonight and \\ ednesdax South <Yi Hna and Florida Local showers tonigl l or Wednesday Alabama and Mississippi Fair in the I northern' local showers In southern por | linns tonight or Wednesday Alabama and Mississippi Probablj- fair ■ | in the north, local showers In the south I portion. j Louisiana Unsettled, w ith showers • Arkansas. Oklahoma and Texas Fair. Read and answer the Want Ads in The I Georgian. A good rule for every Individ ual who reads. Make it your rule ajid you will be more prosperous and more contented. s g( — I A Pioneer Bank I T7 STABLISHEB IN 1865. THE AT *-> LANTA NATIONAL BANK is-the I oldest national bank in the Cotton States. and one of the strongest and most influential hanking institutions in the entire South. This bank has b°en constantly grow ing in strength and efficiency, as well as in years. Its long and successful expe- - rience in all brane lies of commercial banking especially in the selection of safe investments for its funds—insures depositors every safeguard and the best ! of banking service. YOI’R account is respectfully solicited. j ' Atlanta National Bank I Assets, Nearly . $10,000,000.00 'qarby aqv Atlanta"'"* ' ,L B GHffl HIGHER ON SHORT COVERING Profit-Taking in Early Trading Causes Decline, But Market Goes Up Later. •—* ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red lOHift 105 °ats CHICAGO. Aug. 27—Wheat opened easy with prices lower. Trade was light and featureless. < ’urn was easy for the-new crop and a shade firmer for September* There was a good cash demand. Oats were steady to a shade easier. Trade was small and scattered. Provisions were slightly lower. Trade was light and without feature. Wheat closed easy In tone with prices ranging from % to %c lower. Weak cables, bearish foreign news and liberal receipts were the main influences Final prices, however, showed net gains from the lowest levels of %c on Heptember, % on December and %c on May. The over sold condition of the market was probably the cause of the advance There was lit tle news to warrant it. Corn closed % to l%c better. The mar ket displayed a Arm tone throughout. Oats were % to %c better. The market was dull but flrm in tone Provisions were lower all around. Trade was fairly large CHICAGO GRAIN MARKIT. Prr». Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— Sept. 93% 94% 93% 94% 93% Dec 98% 94% 93 94% 93% Mav 96% 98 96% 98 97% CORN— Sept. 72% 73% 72% . 73% 72% Dec »4% 58% 54% 55% 54% May 53% 53% 53% 53% 53% OATS - Sept. 32% 32% 32 32% 32% Dec 32% 33% 32% 33% 32% May 34% 35% 34% 35% 34% PORK— Spt 17.90 17.02% 17.75 17.80 17.37% oct 18 05 18.05 17.92% 17.92% 13.00 Jan 19.15 19.20 19.07% 19.07% 19.20 LARD— Spt 11.00 11.00 10.92% 10.92% 11.02% Oct 11.10 11 12% 11.00 11.00 11.12% ,H RIBs' 10 77 ’’’ ,0 ' 10.72% 10.80 Spt 10.95 10.87% 10 87% 10.87% 10.97% Oct 11.00 11 02% 10.92% 10.97% 11.00 Jan 10.17% 10.17% 10.12% 10.15 01.20 ELEVATOR STOCK OF GRAIN. Following table shows the elevator stock of grain at Chicago up to Tuesday, August 27: Wheat in Store Public 1.694,000. de crease 326,000 bushels: private 3.154,000, increase 130.000 bushels: total last vear, 19.737.000 bushels. Corn-Public 5.000. decrease 112,000 bushels; private 368.000. decrease 99,000 bushtls Total last year 1,773,000 bushels oats- Public 96.000. increase 20,000 bushels, private 514,000, increase 303.000 bushels; last vear, total 9.129.000 bushels. Contract wheat in store, 1,682,000, against 12,770.000 bushels last year. Corn. 4,000 bushels against 760.000 bush els last year. Oats. 95,000, against 2.362,000 bushels last year LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened %d to %d lower; at 1:30 p. m the markei was %d lower. Closed %d to %d lower Corn opened %d to %d lower; at 1:30 p m was %d lower closed %d to %d lower. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are receipts fur Tuesday and estimated receipts for Wednesday: Wheat i 317 370 Corn 484 308 Oats 637 417 _ __• _■ ■ 10.000 26.000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. — * tv hea t— T isu : t»n Receipts 1.137,000 806,000 Shipments 1,617,000 535.000 C< )RN- | | Receipts 548,000 856.000 ShhunenbU; I 311.000 610,00(1 NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YORK. Aug. 27 Coffee, steady; No. 7 Ro spot. 14%. Rice, steady; domes tic. ordinary to prime. t%fto’*. Molas ses. steadier New Orleans, open kettle, 'sft 50. Sugar, raw. firmer: centrifugal. 4.17: muscovado. 3.67: molasses sugar. 3 '2. refined, steady: standard granulated, 5.15; cut loaf. 5.90; crushed. 5.80: mold A. 5.45; cubes. 5.36; powdered. 5.20; diamond a. 5.10; cdnfectlonerg A. 4.95; No. 1, 4.95; No 2, 4.90; No. 3. 4 85: No. 4. 4.80. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. i Hit'AGO. Aug 27. Wheat -No. 2 red 1.05 ft I 06. No. ted 95ft I 04%, No. 2 hard winter 95(896%, No. 3 hard, winter 93%®> 95 (’orn No 2 79’*ftR0'*. No 2 white 81 ft 81%. Nn. 2 reflow 80ft80%. No. 3 79%ft< 79’*. No. 3 white 80%ft81%. No. 3 vel- Inw 79%ft80. No I 79ft79%, No. 4 white 79% ft 80. No. 4 y ellow 79'*. oats N>. 2 32ft32%. No. 2 white 34%’& 35. No. 3 white 32%. No. 4 white 32@32%, standard 33%ft33% 11