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news and gossip of THE FLEECY STAPLE x’F’W YORK. Pee. 16.—N. L. Carpen ' < Co S. Tate says: "I think ■ h'pre has been an accumulation of a long • 'prest which should come out on any jp me and until that is removed do not Y for an advance and would favor nation. Our senior, who is in Natch p- « res conservatively that he does not i“p the outlook and favors liquidation r? anticipation of a decline.” March and May cotton here went to 13c this morning , , . S me cotton goods houses look for 14c cotton In the near future. c.m'lnued spot demand from over the belt is the most potent factor for the bull ’'Tl/inVhis savs 400,000 bales were ginned b/'ween December 1 and 13. compared with '.<54,000 bales last year for the same stocks in New York today -a "(if, certificated 53,079. Liverpool cables stated that the large’ spot interests on this side were leading buyers, causing strength in Liv ernool this morning. Trading on opening was not large and ...bp was no evidence of leading Inter ”s,s " ipportfng the market, although after the call some of their brokers were among principal buyers. ' Wilson Flinn. Hubbard and ring best sellers today. It is thought the ring is short Thp latest National Ginners report is 1,00 bales ginned from December 1 to 1 tecember 13. Browne. Drakeford & Co., of Liverpool. eabl< The market has advanced in ,vm«equence of little actual offering; buy .«lers from America and buying or- f > ers from the continent.” Dallas wires as follows: "Texas and Oklahoma- Generally cloudy, foggy, cold.” Ft,[lowing are 11 a. m. blds: January 12 83. March 12.93. May 12.93, July 12.88, October 12c. MW ORLEANS, Dec. 16.—Hayward & Clark- The weather map shows fair in \tlantics; cloudy elsewhere; no rain. In dications are for partly cloudy to fair, except probably rain and colder in north central belt. butter, poultry and eggs. NEW YORK. Dec. 16.—Dressed poultry firm turkeys 13(826. chickens 1K&26, fowls ’.14i16L4, ducks B®’2o. geese B@lß. Live poultry dull; chickens 12 r (i 13, fowls 134114. turkeys 16, ducks 14<§.15, geese 13 '<>l4 Butter easier; creamery specials 32%@ 37. state dairy (tubs! 23(1124. process spe cials 27® 27%. Eggs firm: nearby white fancy 42® 45, rearbv brown fancy 34®35, extra firsts 33 «>35. firsts 28® 30. ESTABLISHED 1861 A Safe Bank In addition to excellent facilities and the best of banking service, this bank assures the absolute safety of deposits by absolute conservatism in the administration of its affairs and by its great financial strength. The following figures represent its “De positors’ Protection:’’ Capital sl/00,(00.00 Surplus t l,000.00i).00 Stockholders’ Liability 1,000,000.00 Undivided Profits 282,500.00 Total $3,282,500.0u No Depositor could lose a dollar through this bank, without the bank losing EX'Ek’V DOLLAR of the above. Isn’t such a bank deserving of your business ? Lowry National Bank OF ATLANTA Underwear JSxjQx ■ time about it HHBHBnHnmHBMUaS / Os the Better Kind Imported and Domestic makes in Wool’ Half Wool and Cotton, Lisle, Balbriggan, Silk, Fleeced Lined Wool and Cotton in Unions or two-piece suits— ! Our Underwear is right from a health standpoint—right in fit—comfort and wear— per garment Gloves 50c to $4.50 Bz-x. 1 Agents for Mentor—Duofold—Wright s uy your Gloves here a ii • fx , , , , . tx, n -American Hosiery Lo. and several other and buy the La (£/ x ’ prominent makes — ror they are guaranteed Yj -p, , against rips and tears — liouse JKobes best kids and skins a Our Display of rich and rare Designs in pair Robes, House Coats, Auto and Steamer Rugs 1 J no should not be passed hurriedly, for it is the .UU 3.TIQ mos f complete assortment you 11 likely see— Agents also for these Lounging Robes and House Coats—ss.oo three celebrated makes: to S2O. Auto Lap Robes—s7.so to sls— Clark. U 1 Flagg— Special Attention is directed to our mag- Dents, and Fownes . nificent showing of Fine Neck wear, handsomely Dress—Street or Motor designed, but attractively priced—soc to s 3— Styles — Leather Novelties and Toilet Sets of every Q 0 $lO 00 descript lo ” see our attractive window dis- Satisfaction Guaranteed in Filling Mail Orders. Eiseman Bros. Inc. 11-13-15-17 Whitehall Street TODAY’S MARKET OPENINGS COTTON. NEW YORK. Quotations in cotton futures: ‘ ’. J iiljOOl Prev? !Open Highi Low iA. M. Close December . 12.75 12 75 wio -q tey- Apr r n h .-.-:: 12 ; 9512 : M12 : 82,2 - 88 JHk 85 July . .. J 12.88-12.88 12:7842.83 12 82-84 August. . 12.75 12.75 12.75 12 75 l‘> 71-74 September ' lo'{l It October , .12.0812.0842:6212:0211:99-12 NEW ORLEANS. Quotations tn cqtton futures: .’ » I 111:00, Prev —lOpenlHighll ow lA.M. I Close December 13.004’3'00113.00 13 00 12 97-98 January . .13.03'13.03:12.97,13.02112'99-13 February 13 0 03 ' ■ - 1 13 0:, ,15-1O 13.02 ELOT ILOI-Oa April . n o| . „ May . . . ~13.16,13.17113.081131iat 13:10 June 13-1 c; J uly • ■ ■ . 13.24 13.25 13.17;iL i5.1208-I'4 October 13,03-04 GRAIN. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: WHEAT— Pen ' High ' Low ' 11 “ nl May .. . 89% 89% 89% 89% CORN- 86 ’ 4 86% 8684 BG ’‘ Dec. .. . 47% 47% 47% 47% May .. . 48% 48% 48>, 48% July ... 49 49 19 49 OATS— Dec. . .. 32% 32% 32% 32'. May . 327% 32% 307 32’i, PORK— '* Jan. . ..18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 LARD— Jan. .. . 9.92% 9.95 9 92% 995 May .. . 9.85 9.87% 9.85 ’ 9i87% RIBS— Jan. ... 9.75 9.75 9.72% 9.72% TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1912. STOCKS. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. There was an ir regular opening in the stock market today with chief interest centering on Reading After opening % lower. Rending continued to drop until it was 2 points under last night's closing then it rallied fractionally. Activity was noted in Pulman Company for the first time in a long period. This issue opened at 161, or 1% above Mon day’s close. I'nion Pacific fluctuated at the opening % higher on the first transaction, after which it dropped %. It recovered again. Lehigh Valley was ’heavy, acting in sym pathy with Reading. It lost 1% in the first fifteen minutes of trading. Trading in the coalers seemed to indicate that much of yesterday's upturn was due to a bear stampede. Canadian Pacific, which closed firm in London, opened 1 point higher here, but lost its gain on the next few sales. United States Steel common was % off at the beginning, increasing this decline to % within half an hour. Among the other initial declines were Utah Copper. Southern Pacific %, Amalgamated Cop per %, American Smelting 1%. Erie %. Baltimore and Ohio •% and American Lo comotive %. Chino-Copper and Colorado Fuel and Iron each gained %. Ameri can Tobacco was also steady, advancing %. The curb was strong. Americans in London showed a cau tious tendency on the part of traders. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to 11 a. m.t I I I I 11 IPr'v. STOCKS— Op'll High'Low-J A. M. Cl’se Ama). Copper. 73% 73% 72% 72% 73% Am. Smelting . 69% 69% 69%’ 69% 70% Am. Locomo. . 40%' 40% 40%< 40% 41 Am. Cot. Oil .. 55 ; 55 , 55 55 55 Anaconda .... .38% 38% 37’. 5 l 3779 .38% Atchison 105%. 1O5% ; 1O5% 105% 105% American Can 28% 28% 28% 28% 29% do. pref. . . 113%1113%;113%413% 114 Beth. Steel ... 35% 36 | 35%i 36 35% B. and 0104 ’ 104 1104 1104 104 Can. Pacific ..,257 257 256 1256 255% C. and 0 78% 78% I 78% 78% 78% Consol. Gas .139 139%'139 139 139 Colo. F. and I.- 34 34 I 34 34 34 Erie .31% 31%. 31%’ 31% 31% G. Western ..I 17 17 16%: 16% 16% G. North., nfd 1134% L34%j1?3% 13.3% 134% G. North. Ore. 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% 111. Central . .126% 126% 126% 126% 127 Lehigh Valley. 1169% 11.69% 168 168 169 L. and N. .. . . 139% j 139% 139% 139% 140 Mo. Pacific ..141% 41%i 41% 41% 41% N. Y. Central ..1108108% 108%;108% 108% Nat. Lead .... 55% 55% 55% 55% 55'.., North. Pacific 120% !120%' 119% ! 119 % 120% Pennsylvania 121 %121.%I12! % 121% 121*, Reading 167 167 165% 165% 167% R. 1. and s.,pf. 85',, 85’, 85% 85%' 84% So. Pacific .... 10(1% IO!! 7 * 106% 106% 10t;% So. Railway .. 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% St. Paul 111%411% 111%T11%;11|7* Tenn. Copper . 37 37 36% 36%' 37% I nion Pacific . 158% 1.58% 157'<-T57% 158% I'. S. Rubber .1 62% 64% 63%' 64 63% Utah Copper . 50% 56% 56% 56%: 56% I', S. Steel ~' 66% 66% 65% 65% 66% ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro vision Company.) Quotations based on actual purchases during the current week: Choice to good steers, 1.000 to 1,200 500 @6.00; good steers, 800 to 1.000, 4 75@5 25- medium to good steers, 700 to 850, 4.25® 4.75; good to choice beef cows, 800 to 900 3.75(1’ 4 50; medium to good beef cows 70<> to 800, 3.50@4.00; good to choice heifers 750 to 850, 3.75@4.50; medium to good heifers, 650 to 750, 3.50(0,4.00. The above represent ruling prices on good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grades and dairy types selling lower Medium to good steers, if fat, 700 to 800 4.00® 4.25. Medium to common cows. If tat. 700 to SOO, 3.25® 4.00: mixed commo”, to fair, 000 to SOO. 2.50@3.25; good butch er bulls, 3.0041-3.75. Good to choice Tennessee lambs, 60 to 80. 4.50@5.50; common lambs and year lings, 2%@3; sheep, range, 2@3'4 Prime hogs. 100 to 200 average, 7.50© 7.75; good butcher hogs, 140 to 160, 87 25® 7.50, good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, 7 004; 7.25; light pigs. 80 to 100, 6.75®7.00; heavy rough hogs, 200 to 250, $6.50@7.50. Above quotations apply to corn-feu hogs. Mash and peanut fattened hogs 1® l%c lower. Good supply of cattle in yards this week quality generally better. eSveral loads from nearby feed lots are among the week's receipts. Buyers are actively se lecting tops for their Christmas trade. Hog receipts normal; enough coming to supply demand. Market steady an.l un changed. COTTON SOARS; LITER RECEDES Trading of Erratic Character Entire Day—Small Changes Noted at Close. AORK, Dec. 16 Firmness in cables resulted in the cotton market here opening steady today, with prices a net gain ot 5 to 9 points from the closing prices o. Saturday. Immediately after the opening prices ..throughout the list set new high levels for the Beason. March and May both rallied to 13c. The buying at the outset was heavy, with local shorts covering and the large spot interests leading the aggressive movement. Those inclined to the selling side Saturdav were good buyers. After the call the market was barely steady, with prices sagging to the initial figures. The selling was very light and scattered. During the late forenoon the selling became general and it was said some scattered longs sold cotton, taking profit, also the local operators sold short, ex pressing their opinion that 13c cotton was too high for the moment and as there was no evidence of leading interests’ support to the market, prices in most active posi tions soon showed depression, receding 12 to 15 points from the opening quotations. It is apparent that on all soft spots the spot interests seem to be the leading buy ers. The opinion prevails that as long ns the spot situation continues strong it is not reasonable to expect any decline of any consequence. The bulls are advising their friends to buy cotton at present prices. Apprehension regarding the census re port to be issued Friday, December 20, at 9 a. m., are in much favor of the bull, as the argument is that this report will show figures aroun<| 400,000 bales ginned from December 1 to December 13, and it is be lieved the market will be in a waiting attitude until after its publication. A general buying movement prevailed during the last hour of trading, resulting in a <piick advance, prices regaining most of the early decline. At the close the market was steady, prices showing ir regularity. ranging from unchanged to 3 points off to 4 points higher than the final quotations of Saturday. RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES. c • . o i <«> ® u * « * 5 Z 9 A' • 3 ‘l* r hr 0 J J x U | - O Dec. 12.85 1 2785; 12.72; 12.72:12 73-74 A 277 •Jan. 12.88 12.90; 12.75 M 2.79 12.79-81 12.77-81 J’ €b i' 12.80-82'12.81-83 Meh. 112.99113.00 12.83112.87 12.87-88 12.90-91 April '12.87 12 89-91 May [12.98 13.00 12.85 12.89 ; 12.89-90' 12.90-91 •June I'' 12.82 12.87-90 July 12.93 12.95 12.79'12.83 12.82-84 12.85-86 Aug. 112,80 12.81 12.70'12.75 12.71-74 12.75-76 Sept. 113.19 12.19 12. W 12.10 12.14-15 12.10-12 Oct. !12.04 12.07 11.97'11.98 1 1.99-12 11.97-99 Closed steady. Liverpool cables were due to come 1 point lower on October and 1 to 2Vi points higher on other positions, but the market opened steady at a net advance of to 2 points. At 12:15 p. m., the market was firm, at a net advance of 3 to 5 points, generally 5 points higher. Later cables were 1 point higher than at 12: p. m. At the close the market was barely steady, with prices a net advance of Ti to 3*o points to x / 2 point lower from the final figures of Saturday. Fair business doing in spot cotton at 3 points advance; middling 7.18 d; sales 10, 000 bales, including 8,500 American; im ports 22.000 bales, all American Port receipts are today estimated at 50,000 bales, compared with 56,498 last week and 74.286 last year, against 63.478 bales the year before. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON. Futures opened quiet and steady. Opening. Prev. Range. 2 P. M. Close. Prev. Dec. . . . 6.91 -6.90 6.93 6.89 6.89 Dec.-Jan. .Jan.-Feb. Feb.-Meh. 6.87V 2 -6.88Vi Meh.-Apr. 6.8 G Apr.-May May-June 684 -6.87 6.87% 6.84 682 June-July 6.82 -6.85 6.85% G. 82 6.80 July-Aug. 6.78%-6.81 % 6.83 6.79 6.77 Aug.-Sept 6.69- -6.71 6.69 6.67 Sept.-Oct. 6.50 -6.53% 6.54 6.51% 6.48 Oct.-Nov. 6.45 -6.46 6.47 6.41% 6.42 Closed barely steady. HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16. Liverpool cables and quotations show’ the develop ment of a strongly bullish feeling and tendency. Futures there were about 7 points higher than due; spots 3 points higher. Cables report McFadden a large buyer. Our market opened 5 to 7 points higher and soon showed a gain of 10 points. The coming census report is conceded a de cided advantage to the bull faction, ami there are no sellers except longs selling out at times to secure profits. New’ York advanced to 13c for March and May and there was the usual reaction from realiz ing at the round figure, but In the face of further acute weakness in the stock market the market absorbed this selling rapidly. Spots are quiet, but not showing the least pressure to sell. An improvement in the demand is expected in the next ten days, as December export commitments have to be filled. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES G jG Iw • I ® ® o u * K» g e« - = o a«i 2. u O X J r> C.U Dee. T 3.05 13.06 13.03 13.05 12.97-98'13.00-02 Jan. 13.13 13.13 12.99 12.99 12.99-13 13.06 Feb. 1 13.01-03 13.07-09 Meh. 13.15T3.17i13.03 13.04 13.04-05 13.09-10 April II 113.06-08 13.11-13 Mav '13.20 13.25 13.10 13.10 13.10 13.16-17 June Ii 11 113.13-15 13.18-20 July <13.29 13.32 13.17 13.18 13.18-19 13.24-25 Oct. 12.07 12.07 12.03 12.03 12.03-04 Closed steady. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady; middling 13%. Athens, steady; middling 13c. Macon, steady; middling 12% New’ Orleans, firm; middling 13c. New York, <piiet; middling 13 20. Boston, quiet; middling 13.20. Philadelphia, steady; middling 13 35. Liverpool, steady; middling 7.18 d. Augusta, steady, middling 13%. Savannah, steady; middling 12%. Norfolk, steady; middling 13c. Mobile, steady; middling 12% Galveston, firm; middling 12 13-16. Charleston, firm; middling 12% Wilmington, steady; middling 12%. Little Pock, firm; middling 13 1-16. Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%. Memphis, steady; middling 13%. St. Louis, firm; middling 13%. Houston, steady; middling 12%. Louisville, firm; middling 13%. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table show’s receipts at the ports today, compared with the same day last year: 1_1912 ! 1911. New Orleans 10,200 4.959 Galveston 21,375 15,964 Mobile 2,065 2.337 Savannah 6,336 17,823 Charleston 1.746 4.236 Wilmington 1,097 4,522 Norfolk 2,998 5,864 Boston 698 369 Pacific coast .... 16,493 Port Arthur| i 721 Vari<>us. ..... . 4. 233_5,887 Total, 67,241 ~~62,682~~ COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. A Norden & <’o.: “We continue to feel that the market will work higher " Miller A- Co “We think it Inadvisable to follow advances at this time “ Hayden, Stone & (’o.: “No decline is expected and general opinion is in favor of materially higher prices ultimately.” Logan & Bryan. “It Is a situation which must be watched very closely.” fSTOCKS SO DP Oft READING RULING Dismissal of the Conspiracy Charge Causes Leading Is sues to Score Gains. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEl\ YORK. Dee. 16.- Weakness ruled in the railroad shares at the opening of the stock market today. Canadian I'aeific losing 3 points on first sales and Reading dropping 2% from Saturday's final. There was a bearish feeling among the traders over the Imenidlate stock market out look and speculators hesitated about buy ing in the face of a possible adverse de cision in the Minnesota rate ease, which was expecteo to come from the supreme court during the day. Among the declines in addition to those mentioned were Amalgamated Copper % American Smelting Atchison %, Bal timore and Ohio %. Consolidated Gas %, and I'nited States Steel common %. Southern Pacific soon joined the down ward movement and after fifteen minutes had lost % from its miening price. \mn ican Telephone and Telegraph was one ot : the few specialties which ranged higher, I opening % up. California Petroleum also ; declined %. Prices continued their downward trend in the late forenoon. Reading led this movement, falling to 158 3-4. a net loss of, 4% points. Consolidated Gas, Smelting , and General Electric declined 1'... points and losses ranging around 1 point were , recorded in I'nion Pacific, I’nited States' steel common, I'tah Copper. I tilted States Rubber. American Can and California Pe- ' troleum. Fractional recessions occurred in I.ehigh Valley. Atchison and Amalga mated Copper. Call money was steady at 4 3-4 |>er cent. A slump of 7% points was caused In Reading during the afternoon session by tlie supreme court decision in the an thracite trust suit. Reading is one of the heaviest coal owners among the rail roads and was hit hard by the decision. After selling down to 156. the stock rallied on supporting orders. Strength in Heading was the feature of the last hour’s trading. Reading ad vanced to 167%, or 4% above Saturday's final, and 11% above the lowest range of today I'nion Pacific was active anil ad vanced about 4 points. The list was strong After reaching 156 Reading started to advance and soon recovered its loss. At 1:30 it was selling at 165, or 9 points .above the lowest [trice of the day. The market closed steady; governments steady; others steady. Stock quotations: , : 1 'Last 1 Clos.:Prev STOCKS— lHlghlLow.jSale.l Bid. Cl’se A'”al. -r 7 | . 70% ”73%” 73% 77% Am. Ice Sec. . 19% 19% 19% ll>% ls'„ Am Sug. Ref. 116% 116 116%'U6%'116 Am. Smelting 70%: 66% 70% 70% (>!)% Am. Locomo. .' 41 40 41 41 41 Am. Car Fdv.,l 54% 68% 54% 59% 54% Am. Cot. Oil . 55%, 54% 55% 55 55 Am. \\ oolen ~! 1 20% 21 1 Anaconda .... 89 37 39 i 38% 37% Atchison 106% 104% 106 H's% 1”5% A. C. L 137% 137 1.37% 137% 137 American Can 39% 27% 29% 29% ”8 do. pref. ..114 H12%114 114 '113% Am. Beet Sug... 50 4.8 50 ,60 48% Am. T. and T.!13!f% 139 139 139%!13!t Am. Agricul ; ....: 55 ’ Beth. Steel ~ 136 34 35% 35% 34% B. R. T| 88% 87 88% 87% 87% B. and 0104% 102% 1.04% 104 10.3% I Can. Pacific .. 256% 253% 256 255% 255 1 ’. Corn Products 14 13% 14% 13% 13% C. an 101 79 , 76% 79 78% 78 Consol. Gas ..'139 ISOIi'I.TJ Il3!» 138% t’en. Leather .. 27% 27 27% 27% 37% Colo. F. and 1. 33%; 33 33% 31 33% Colo. Southern . ... ... 34 33% D. and H. ... 164 ;164 164 164% 162 Den. and R. G.; ....' . .. m% 20% Distil. Secur. 21% 20% 21% 21% 21 Erie 31?),; 30 [ 31% 31% 31 do, pref. .. 411 47%, 49 49 48% Gen. Electric 180% 179 180% 180% 180% Goldfield Cons. ....I I j% G. Western .. 17 16% 17 ; 16% 16% G. North.. pf<l. 134% 132% 134% 134% 134 G. North, ore.| 41%: 40 41 %' 41%,' 41% Int. Harvester ; .... i .... j ....ill 'IOB 111. Central 127 126 Interboro-Mct 18 17 1.8 ' 17%; 17% do, pref. .. 61%| 58% 61% 60% 59% lowa Central 10 ! 10 ’ K. C. Southern 25% 25% 25% 26% 26 K. and Ti .... .... 26% 26% do, prfe 60 59% L. Valley. . . T68%|165%|167%:16» 1167' L. an.l N. . . 140 138 110 140 139% Mo. Pacific . . 42 40 42 1 41 % 41 N. Y Central 108% 106% 108% 108', 107'.. Northwest. . 135% 135% 135'7 135% 135 Nat. Lead . . 55% 55%: 55%' 55% 54% N. tind W. . . 112 111% 112 112% 111% No. Pacific. .’l2l 118%T20%t120%T19 <>. and W. . . 30%' 30% 30% 31% 31% ■ 121% 120% 121%'121% 120’., Pacific Mall . 30 29% P. Gas Co. . . 111% 111%;111% 111 110% P. Steel Car . I 34 I 34 ! 34 I 34%' 34% Reading . . .168 158% 1;i7%T«7% 163% Rock Island . 23% 22%l 23% 23% 22% do. pfd.. 43 42% 42% 14 43% H. I. an.l Steel, | ... 1 25 25 do. pfd.. . . 85%. 84 ■ 84%; 84% 84% S.-Sheffield. J ...I .. 43 ' 4.3 So. Pacific. . 108'., 105%!108 106% 107% So Railway .1 27% 27 I 27% 27% 27% do. pfd.. . . 80 79% 79%, 80 80% i St. Paul. . . . 112% 109% 112'pl 11 % 1 10% ’ Tenn. Copper 37% 37% 37% 37% 36% , I Texas Pacific. 22% 22%'’22%' 22% 22'". Third Avenue 35% 35 ' I'nion Pacific ' 1 59 % : 153% 158 % 168% 155 % I' S Rubber 63% 61% 63% 63% 63% I’tah Copper . 57%i 64% 57% 56% 56 1 . S. Steel. 66% 63% 66% 66% 65', do |>fd.. . . 109% 108% 109% 109% 108", V. Chern. . 43 42 42% 42% 43 West. I’nion . 73 ' 72%; 73 I 73 ; 72% Wabash.... 4 4 4 4 4 do. pfd.. . J 13 | 13 | 13 j 13541 13 W. Electric . . 77%. 76 77% 76% 711 Wls. Central . ... . 49%' 49 W Maryland . ;;,,| .... |SO | QQ% Total sales, 912,000 shares MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, Dec. 16. North Butte, 31%; Greene Cananea, 8%; Lake Copper. 24: Calumet Arizona, 67%: Mayflower, 16. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. At the metal exchange today copper was weak; other commodities quiet and steady; copper, spot and December. 16.25 bid; January to March, 16.25'1/ 16.75; tin. 49.60® 49.87%; lead, 4.25@4 35; spelter, 7.20®-7.40. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Dec. 16. Hogs -Receipts, 38,000. Market weak; mixed ami butch ers, 6.90@7.35; good heavy, 7,2007.10; rough heavy. 6.9707.15; light. 6.9007.25. pigs, 5.1506.80: bulk, 7 150 7 35. Cattle - Receipts, 40.000. Market 10® 25c lower; beeves. 6.260 10.60; cows ami heifers, 2.750 8.25; stockers ami feeder/, 5.000 7.60; Texans. 6.400 8.50; calves 875 @10.25. Sheep- Receipts, 60,000 Market 10@15<- lower, native and Western, 3.250 4.90; lambs, 6.20@8.10. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: IJ >penlr:g._ | Closing. January 13.30’ 13.380 13 40 Februaryl3 40® 13.50 13 48® 13 50 Marchl3 71 13.73® 13.74 April 13 7.'. 1:; 8:: fi 1?. s t May 13.90 13.93013.94 Junel3 1'5013.98 13.91'0 14 00 July 14.0241 14 07 14 06@.14 07 August 14.05 14.11011 12' Septemberl4.l3 14.160'4.17 1 tetober 14.14 @14.20 14.16® 14.18 November 11.140 14 1.4.160 14 18 December'l3.3o® 13 35 13 31® 13.33 Closed steady. Sales. 34,"00 bags. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YORK. Dee- 16. Coffee steady; No. 7 Rio spot 14. Rice, domestic ordinary to prime 4%05% Molasses. New Orleans open kettle 40050 Sugar, raw steady, centrifugal 4.05, muscovado 3.55, molasses I sugar 3.30. refined quiet; standard gran ulated 4.95, cut loaf 5.70, crushed 5.60, mold A 5.25. cubes 5 15. powdered 500 diamond A 4 90. confectioners A 475 No 1 4 65, No. 2 4.60, Nv. 3 4.55, No. 4 I 50. • ATLANTA MARKETS j EGGS—Fresh country, candled, BUTTEH Jersey and creamery. In blocks, fresh country, dull, 15 u I 20c. DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, head I and feet on. per pound: Hens, 16<i-17c; fries, 20@22%; rosters. 8&10c; turkeys, owing to fatmss. 17(u 18c. Ll\ E POULTRY- Hens, 35'ff lOc; roost ers, 25^i30c; fries. 25(fr3&c; broilers, 25c; puddle ducks. 25(u-30c; Pekin ducks. 3u(q4oc; geese, 50%u-6(ic eaen; turkeys, ow ing to fatness. 15(U 18c FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES -Lemons, fancy, |5.50(@)6.00 per box; bananas, ~ per j>ound; cabbage. pound, pea nuts, per pound, fancy Virginia 6 1 -i@7c. choice, lettuce, fancy. $1.50*11.75; choice per crate: beets. 41 2 per barrel; cucumbers, per ciate, Irish potatoes. J' plants. s2(u 2.uu ner crate. pe,pper, per crate: tomatoes, fancy, six cra,es« f- OO'i/2.3u; pineapples, $2.50 i.» per crate; onions, 75c(h$l per bush., ■ sweet potatoes, pumpkin vain, 406/50c per bushel. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Company.) lx 4 10 to 12 pounds average. Cornfield hams, 13 to 14 pounds average, 1 4 c. Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 pounds 1 average, 1x’ 4 e- Dig’s feet. 15 pound J jellied meat In 10-pound dlnnei □all, 12 Gc. Cornfield picnic hams. 6 to 8 pounds av erage. 14 l <•. Cornfield breakfast bacon. 24c. toV roeer sl - v ’ e bacon (wide or narrow), lo'-i>C. Corntield fresh pork sausage <’’nk oi bulk) 25-pound buckets. 12'-c. Cornfield frankfurters, lb-pound buck ets, average. 12c boxes? I *] bi'logna sausage, ? r *-pound Cornfield luncheon hams. 25-pound boxes. 13%c. Cornfield smoked link sausage. 25- pound boxes. 100. Cornfipld smoked link sausage In pickle 50-mmnd cans. $4.75. Cornfield frankfurters in nfrkle. 15- pound kits, $1.75. Cornfield pure lard, tlerc? basis, 12%c. style pure lard, 50-pound tins, Compound lard (tierce basis), B%e. D. S. extra ribs. ll%c. D. S. Rib bellies, medium average, 12%0 D. S. bellies, light average. 13c FLOUR AND GRAIN FLOUR -Postell's Elegant, 37.60; Ome ga. $7.60; Carter's /best). 57.00: Glorlr. (self-rising). $6 25; Victory (finest pat ent). $6.40; Diamond (patent). $6.75; Monogram, $6.00; Golden Grain. $5.50; I’aultles-s, finest. $6.25; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.75; Puritan (highest Paragon (highest patent), Sun Rise (half patent). $5.25: White ' loud (highest patent), $5.50; White Uly (high patent). $5.50; White Daisy. $5.50; Sunbeam. $5.25: Southern star (patent), $.> ( 2:,; Ocean Spray (patent), $5.25; Tulip (straight), 4.15; King Cotton (half pat ent). $5.00: low grade. 98-lb sacks, $4.00 CORN Choice red cob, 73c: Tennessee white ,3c; choice yellow, 73c; cracked corn. >oe. MI'AL Plain 144-pound sacks, 71c- 96- P" ml sacks, 72c; 48-pound sacks, 74c; 24- pound sacks. 76c; 12-pound sacks. 78c OATS Fancy clipped, 61c: No. 2 clipped 50c; fancy white, 49c; No. 2 white, 4Xe; No. 2 mixed. 47c; Texas rust proof, 65e; Oklahoma r.mt proof. 60c; Appier, ,sc; winter grazing, ,sc. COTTON SEED MEAL Harper. S2B - S2B; crearno feed, $23. Jis’oq 1 ”'HIU-S- Square sacks, SEEDS-- (Sacked): Wheat. Tennessee blue stem. $1.60; German millet. $1.65: am ber cane seed, $1.55; cane seed, orange, Jl ''!■ ryp *'l>nncssec). $1.25: red top cane seed. $1.35; rye (Georgia). $1.35; red rust proof oats. 72c; Bert < ats, 7&c; blue seed oats. 50c: barley. $1.25. HAY —Per hundredweight; Timothy, choice, large bales. $1 40; No. 1 small. .>1.35; No. 3 small. $1.15; Timothy No I clover mixed, $1.15; <|..ver hav. $1 15- al falfa. choice. $1.40; No. I. $1.35; wheat straw, 70c; Bermuda hay, 8.5 c. FEEDS! tJFF. SHORTS White, 100-lb, sacks, $1 85; HolPday, white, 10-11,. sacks. $1.90; dandv middling. PW-lb sacks. $1.85; fancy 7.5-lli sacks. $1.80; P. W.. 75-11, sacks. $1.70: brown, 100-lb. sacks. $1.60'; Georgia feed. 75-lb. sacks, $1.65; bran. 75-lb sacks. $1.40; 001-11,. sacks. $1.35; Homecloine, $1.60; Germ meal. $1.60. CHICKEN' FEED—Beef scraps, 50-lb. sacks, $1.90: Victory baby chick, $2 05- pigeon feed. $2.25; Purina pigeon feedL $2.25; Purina. scratch. 100-pound $1.90; Victory Scratch, 50-11,. sacks. $1.95; wheat, 2-bushel bags, per bushel, $1 10: oyster shell. 80c; Purina pigeon feed. $2 35 special scratch. 10-lb. sacks, SI.BO. GROUND FEED Purina feed, 100-lb sacks. $1 75; 176-lh. sacks. $1.75: Purina molasses feed. $1.70; Arab feed. $1.70; Allneeda feed. $1.65; Suvrene dairy feed; $1.50; Universal horse meal. $1.30; velvet feed, $1.50; Monogram. 100-lb. sacks, $1.60; Victory horse feed. 100-lb. sacks. $| «0 : A. B. C. feed, $1.55; ftjilko dairy feed'. $1.60; alfalfa molasses meal, $1.75; alfalfa meal. $1.50; licet pulp. 10-lb. sacks. $1 60 GROCERIES. SUGAR—Per pound, standard granu lated. 5%: New York refined. sc; planta tion, 6e. COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle's). S2S; AAAA. $14.50 in bulk; In bags and bai-l rels, s2l; green. 20c. RICE -Hood. 4%@5%c; fancy head, 5% @)6%c. acom-.ling to grade LARD -Stiver leaf. 12%c per pound; Scoco. 9c per pound; Flake While, 9c per pound; Cottolene, $7.20 per case; Snow drift $5.85 per casd CHEESE Fancy full cream, 20c. SARDINES -Mustard. $3 per case: one quarter oil. $3. SALT One hundred pounds. 52c; salt brick (platn.i. per case, $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case. $4.85; salt, ted rock, per cwt.. $1 00, salt, white, per cwt 90c. Granacrystal, case. 25-!b. sacks, 75c; salt ozone, nor case, 30 packages, 90c- 50- lb. sacks, 30c: 25-lb. sacks. 18c. What have you lost? Try a throe-time ad In the "Lost and Found” columns of The Georgian and recover your articles. Credit for Commerce THE (Illi EE FUNCTION DE THE ATLANTA NATIONAL HANK'S sound banking system, is to provide credit tor worthy commercial enterprises and industrial development. X oung business (■oiu-erns with ambi tions to grow into iin])ortant commercial factors, and entm-priscs that anticipate the need of additional funds for the de velopment of their several businesses, are invited to open accounts with this old reliable institution, which is always willing to lend its customers financial assistance to the very limit of their bal ances and responsibility, Atlanta National Bank Resources OVER $10,000,000.00 MARROWTRAOUIE IHSffIMET Shorts Cover, Holding Market Firm to Meet Issuance of Government Report. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat No. 2 red ’HI(’AG<>, Dec. 16. The largest local profi sionals wore on Hie selling side of wheat (arly toda\ and although Decem ber opened at SI it woon dropped to ’ ' s c l . Max and July showed losses of 1 $ :'•> -• as compared with Saturday’s rest ing spots. World’s shipments were larger than looked for a! 11.160.000 bushels, and there was a decrease or. ocean passage of .’>.232.000 bushels, which partially offset Hie larger world's shipments. Horn was unchanged to ' o' lower on the bearish reports ii-.rn Argentina, the low est cables and th-» increased offerings from the Southern hemisphere. ' >ats were a shade lower to a shade higher. I Hog products were off sharply on heavy i sellings by longs and the cutting out of short lirns. This, too, in the face of a steady hog market at the yards. Wheat dosed at an advance of %(* t 6 ! i<‘ with : p buying by shorts during Hie last fifteen minutes of the session, when ti% offerings dried up in a most romarl abie way. The cash wheat trade here w.is hotter ->n both domestic and export a< ouni and the handlers of thia grain reported an increased in<|uiry from many sections of the country Sales here amounted to !*5,000 bushels for the day. Corn dosed with gains of l /fcc to and oats were about better. Ilog products were sharply lower al) around. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Previous* Open. High. Low Close. Close. WHEAT-- Dec. S4\ 84’4 *4% 84U. May 89% B'.»’ 4 July 86 3 x 86% 86’4 86% COKN- D" 47\ 47 \ 47L 47% 47’4 May 48’ t 48L. 48’ H 48% 48& duly 49‘h 49’ h 48 7 g 49’4 49 OATS— t Dec. 32’ h 32'i 32% 32’4 32U? May 32% 32-\ 32\ 32% 32%; July Tl 33 U 33 33’4 33 PORK— Dee 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 Janlß.42’*j 18.42*6 18.00 18.00 18. , My 18.27’- 18.30 18.05 18.05 18.45 Lard- Dee 10.50 10.50 10.35 10.37’ 2 10.57% lan 10.12-. 10.12 1 - T 92% 9.95 10.17% Mv 10.02‘a 10.05 9.85 9.87% 10.05 RIBS Jan 9.80 9.90 9.75 9.77% 9.95 May 9.77% 9.77% 9.62% 9.67% 9.82% LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened lower; at 1:30 p. m. Hie market was %d lower. Closed %d to %d lower. Corn opened %d lower; at 1:30 p. m. the market was %d lower. Closed %d to lower. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 16. Wheat, No. 2 red, 1.04<r/1.06; No. 3 red, 964/1.00; No. 2 hard winter, 864/88; No. 3 hard winter. 844/86; No. 1 northern spring, 87’.4 4/87%; No. 2 northern spring. 864/ 87; No. 3 spring. 84 (a BS. Corn. No. 2 yellow. 49%4/50; No. 3. 45% 4r46’ 4 : No. 3 white. 45^/46; No 3 yel low, 4.”>’/•» '<t 46%; No. 4, 43%4i45; No. 4 white, 44%(ff45’1: No. 4 yellow, 44@ 1 45%. Oats. No. 2 white. 34%4i35; No. 3 white, 22''4 4/ 33’ i; No I. 30%: No. 4 white, 30@ Standard, 33% 181 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. Wil'' “ Tin 2 i 1911 Receipts' 2,228,000 1 893,000 Shipments 474.000 ! 225,000 (' i9:2 1 mi. Receiptsl 1,398.000 I 877,000 Shipments 1 288.000 865.000 VISIBLE SUPPLY CHANGES. Following shows the weekly visible sup ply changes in grain for the week: Wheat, increased 121.000 bushels. Corn, increased 547,000 bushels. Oats decreased 877,000 bushels. 1912 GRAIN CROP, AT MARKET PRICES, IS VALUED AT BILLIONS WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. A report is sued todas by the crop reporting board of the department of agriculture esti mates the acreage production and value (bas'd on prices paid to farmers on De cember 1) of important farm crops of the United States in 1912 as follows: <’orn 11'12. 107,083,000 acres. 3,124,746,- 000 bushels production, 48.7 cents per bushel: value. December 1, $1,520,454,000 farm value Winter wheat, 1912, 26,571.000 acres, 3.')9.919,000 bushels production; 80.9 cents per bushel: value, $323,572,000. Hi ring wheat, 1912. 191.243,000: 330,348,- 000; 70.1 cents; $231,708,000. All whe.i< 1912, 15,814,000; 730,267,000; 76 cents; $555,28(1.000. oats. 1914. 37,917.000; 1,418,337,000; 31.9 cents: $452,469,000. Barlev. 1912, 7.530,000; 223,824,000; 50.5 cents; $112,957,000. Rve, 1912, 2.’17,000 35,564,000; 66.1; cents; $23,636,000. 15