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2 - —.. A JOY For Every Member of the Family I Mutt and Jeff 111 Bill Do It | The Dingbats | Nell Brindley I And articles by the best of modern writers- are regular features of | Saturday’s Atlanta | Georgian i'HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD XEWb. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1912. 'GENERAL SELLING PLUS COTTON OFF Offerings Absorbed Remarka bly Well in Face of Selling. Closed 4 to 13 Lower. NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-—ln response to firm cables the cotton market opened barely steady with prices 2 to 9 points higher than last night's close. The ring crowd immediately turned against the market and sold heavily, resulting in a quick decline of 2 to 13 points generally from the opening. The market was ab sent of support from the large interests. 1 he buying came chiefly from scattered spot people. After the call trailing was of a light character, with prices a few points higher than the early decline. There was a considerable lot of bearish ness about the ring today and the selling continued general. The ring speculators sold freely, believing that present prices were too high, and it was said Wall Street joined in the selling. The prin cipal buying came from the larger spot interests It was said the ring crowd was good and short, and with the con tinual strong spot demand here and in foreign circles, it encouraged the bulls in advising their friends to get on the buying side, as the market does not show any weakness of consequence in face of general liquidation. During the. afternoon session the mar ket was stagnant. The selling continued by the ring, however, and offerings were absorbed remarkably well and prices sagged about the low levels, being 8 to 15 points under the initial quotations. The inactivity was logically due to the coming census report Friday on ginned bales up to December 13. The majority of opinions are bullish in forecasting what the figures will be. The trade expects figures I etween 375.000 ami 400,000 bales from December 1 to 13. Reports from oyer the belt say that gins are not gin ning the quantity of cotton as in pre vious years, which indicates that this gin ning report will show small figures At the close the market was barely steady, with prices at net decline of 4 to 13 points from the final quotations of Monday. RANGE IN NEW YORK FUrURE3._ It (i *I ** g tg I eh J 5 Dee. 12.75 12.75.12.68112.68 12.63-64 42.73-74 Jan. 12.86 12.86 12.65 12.68,12.68-69 12.79-81 Feb 12.68-70 12.80-82 Meh. 12.95 12.95 12.72 12.75 12.75-76 12.87-88 April 12.75 12.87 May 12.95 12.95 12.74,12.77 12.76-77 12.89-90 June 12.70-72i12.82 Julv 12.88 12.88 12.67 12.70 12.69-70 12.82-84 Aug. 12.75 12.75 12.65'12.67 12.58-60 12.71-74 Septl2.o9-11 12.14-15 0ct.424)8 1 2.08_l 1.75 1 1.954 1.95-964 1.99-12 Closed barely steady. I a verpool cables were due to come **> point lower on October and 2 to 3 points lower on other positions, but the market opened steady at 1 point decline. At 12:15 p. m. the market was steady at 2 to 3 points advance. At the close the market was steady with prices showing a net gain of to points from the previous close. Spot cotton steady, with fair business with prices unchanged; middling, 7.18 d; sales. 8,000 bales, including 7,300 Ameri can bales; receipts, 48,000 bales. Port receipts are today estimated early at 80,000 bales, compared with 79,903 last week and 109,324 last year, against 67,920 bales in 1910. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON. Futures opened quiet and steady Opening. Prev. Range. 2 P. M. Close. Prev. Dec. . . . Dec.-Jan. Jan.-Feb. 6.85%-6.90 6.90 - 6.88% 6.87% Feb.-Meh. 6.87 -6.87% 6.89% 6.88% 6.86 ~ Meh.-Apr. 6.84 -6.88% 6.89 6.87 6.85 V. Apr.-May 6.83 -6.86% 6.86 6.84% Mav-June 6.82%-6.87 6.87 6.85 6.84 June-July 6.80%-6.84% 6.85% 6.82% 6.82 July-Aug 6.77 -6.82 6.82% 6.81 6.79 Aug.-Sept 6.67 -6.71 6.71 % 6.71 6.69 Sept.-Oct 6.54 6.53 6.51% Oct.-Nov. 6.42% 6.46%-6.47 6.46 6.41% Closed steady. HAYWARD & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Deo. 17. Information from Liverpool dwells on the strong support given the market by heavy buy ing of McFadden interests. Futures there this morning were as much as 6 points better than due. although spots were unchanged: sales 8,000 bales. The strength in the English market is in strong contrast to the indifferent tone and tendency to ease which has developed on our side this week. Expressions of opinion coming from New York are no longer as confidently in favor of the market as in the past, and many influential traders are reported as having withdrawn from the market for the time being. This change on the eve of the first census report, which will most likely give very bullish period ginnings compared with other years, and favor small crop contentions, comes as a sur prise, but is probably induced by the technical condition in New York, too much company on one side and a desire to real ize and even up before a holiday period. The majority looks at the present halt in concerted activity merely as a rest, but no change in opinion and intention. Our market opened about 6 points higher on the strong Liverpool, but the lack of backing in New York made itself felt at once and prices began to crumble to 13c for March. RANGEJ NNEW ORLEANS FU7URtS. I 11 •& > Dec. 13.00 13.00 12.88 12.88 12.87-38112.97-98 ■lan. 13.03 13.04 12.88'12.88 12.88-89 12.99-13 Feblß.Bo-92 13.01-03 Meh 13.09 13.10 12.91 12.92 12.92-93 13.04-05 April 12.98-98 13.06-08 Max 13.16 13.1.7112.98 12.88 12.98-99 13.10 June 13.00-02 13.13-15 Julv 13.24 13.25 13.05 13.06 13.06-07 13.18-19 Hit, 12.07 12.07 12.02 12.02 1.1.97 12 03-04 Closed steady. SPOT COTTON MARKET Atlanta, steady: middling 13% Xtliens, quiet; middling 13%. Macon, steady; middling 12% New Orleans, firm; middling 13c New York, quiet; midtiling 13.10. Boston, quiet: middling 13.10. Philadelphia, steady; middling 13.25. Liverpool, steady; middling 7.18 d. Augusta, steady: middlingll l ,. Savannah, steady; middling 12%. Norfolk, steady; middling 13c. Mobile, steady; middling 12 13-16. Galveston, firm; middling 13c. Charleston, steady; middling 11 11-16 Wilmington, nominal. Little Bock, firm: middling 13' s Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%. Memphis, steady; middling 13%. St. Louis, firm: middling 13'.. Houston, steady; middling 13<-. Louisville, firm: middling 13’,. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports today. compared with the same day last year: New Orleans. . . . 11,586 14,169 Galveston 44,056 32 846 Mobile 1,067 3,734 Savannah. 5,941 20,417 Charleston. 1.092 2,370 Wilmington 3,047 5,303 Norfolk 3,202 9,486 Pensacola 7,152 Boston 569 380 Pacific coast. . . . i 17.390 2. :;.«««41 Total . . . . 8 1,846 ~ ~ 109711'5 INTERIOR MOVEMENTS. Houston 19,835 23.262 Augusta 3,532 3.657 Memphis 3.836 4.365 St. Louis 1,455 4.771 Cincinnati 1.092 71 7 Uttj* R<>ek . _ 2.166 i 24 750 ::s.S2H — NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE FLEECY STAPLE , *5? " !"• N. L. Carpenter «x- < o.: Friday. December 20, the govern ment will make publie its ginnings report on ginned bales from December 1 to IS r igures will be compared with 11.844,432 bales as of December 1. and 13,759,652 ba ., s . F? December 13 last year. > i ’. n ** ' ’’gelgesang. Liverpool, cable: * Next crop near 6% pence; scale up selling is profitable proposition.’’ Mitchell. Wilson and Hentz were among the leading buyers today. Shill ami Me -1 r<) Y. '' erc the hading sellers, market steadied up after the call on buying said !o J?' n,e from big spot people. ihe ring crowd hammered today, turning against the market early, offering the market down. 1 he ring looks to be short, and a quick advance may be expected at any time. * . rate says: "Think market in posi tion to decline further on liquidation and r£y en ’ n £ U P °f accounts over holi days. 1 here may be some advance on the gmners report Friday. Look for lower prices after; higher prices later on." Browne, Drakeford & t'o.. Liverpool, 'Advance caused by reason of Meh addon buying. ’’ an* 11 a. n:. bids: January, I2»m J 1 ? r > vh ’ Jr 84 ' Ma >- July, L.oO, October, 12.04. Dec. 17.—Hayward & lark Highest authority estimates East Indian crop at 325.000 over last year, anil owing to increased Oriental consumption estimates the surplus available for Eu rope at 3(»,v00 over last year. The weather maj shows fair in Texas, klahoma, I miisiana, Mississippi and Ala bama; cloudy elsewhere; general rains in Mississippi, north Alabama, parts of Arkansas and Tennessee; no rain elsew hert*. Indications are for fair anti colder in western states; Arkansas cloudy; showers eastern half <>f belt. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 17. Under the impression that too many’ people are ex pecting 14 cents to appear on the cotton market blackboards before Christmas, some of ihe leading bulls who have con sistently adhered to the long side through out the fall are now preaching the logic ♦ . a Diction: others expect the market to bait for a While, ami still others seem moved by the belief that the edge is off ami that the long side of cotton now of fers few if any. substantial attractions. Such ideas where discussed throughout yesterday s session ami heavy selling pre '* V . l J usl before the New Orleans close, which broke the March position, surprised nobody. < ontroll.ng sentiment is never segre gated. It moves in waves. Recently most everybody, bull and bear alike, was bull ish for the near future. Now most opera- G>rs’. bull and bear alike, seem to he slightly bearish for the immediate future. Ihe spot markets of the South will, of course, shape the future markets and the spot markets show no sign whatever of weakening. Meanwhile. Europe reports freer spot offerings by the South ami ship agents report scant demand for ocean ireight room. Spot offerings in increased volume may mean merely that current values are proving attractive enough to loosen up some actual cotton, ami when such selling shall have been completed less cotton will be for sab*. This sort of thing has occurred repeatedly this season. Following are 10 a. m. bids: January, 12.99: March, 13.04; Mav, 13.09; July, 13.16; October. 13.07. Estimated receipts for Wednesday: 1912. « ' 1911. New Orleansl3.ooo to 14.500 6.276 Galveston 21,000 to 23,000 16,143 THE WEATHER ’ Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. There will be rain or snow tonight and Wednesday in the region of the Great Lakes ami the interior of New York ami New England an<l rains tonight or W’ednesday in the middle Atlantic ami South Atlantic states. Temperatures will rise tonight in the middle .Atlantic ami the New England region, ami it will fall tonight ami Wed nesday’ in the upper lake region, and the Ohio am] lower Mississippi valley. General Forecast. Georgia Local rains tonight or Wed nesday; warmer in north portion tonight. Virginia Rain tonight or W’ednesday ; warmer tonight North Carolina Local rains tonight or W’ednesday: warmer in east and central portions tonight. South Carolina Local rains tonight or W’ednesday: warmer tonight. Florida Generally fait tonight ami W’ednesday. Alabama—Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; colder Wednesday. Mississippi Fair tonight ami W’ednes day; cooler tonight in east and southern portions Wednesday. Louisiana Fair, preceded by showers in southeast; colder. Arkansas Fair and colder. Oklahoma- Fair East Texas -Fair and colder; frost in south. East Texas Fair. DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Lowest temperature 45 Highest temperature 62 Mean temperature 53 Normal temperature 44 Deficiency since Ist of month, inches 0.82 Excess since January 1. inches . .14.85 REPORTS FROM VARIOUS STATIONS. I ITemperaturelß'fall Stations— I Woath. I 7 Max. I 24 I 'a. m. ly'day.ihours Augusta . . .Pt. cldy. 1 44 . . .... Atlanta . . . Pt. cldy.. 44 62 .... Atlantic City, dear ' 40 52 .... Anniston . . Pt. cldy.i 52 66 .... Boston . . . Clear '3O 48 .... Buffalo . . .Cloudy 30 40 .... Charleston . .Clear 46 58 .... Chicago . . . Cloudy ■ 44 40 .44 Denver . . . Clear 30 40 .... Des Moines . .Cloudy 34 40 ... Duluth. . . .Snowing 30 28 .01 Eastport . . . Clear 22 10 .40 Galveston . .'Clear 58 66 .... Helena . . . Clear 1 22 38 ! .... Houston . . . Clear 54 .04 Huron .... Snowing . 40 .06 Jacksonville . cloudy 56 68 .... Kansas City .'Clear 32 44 .01 Knoxville . . Cloudy 34 54 Louisville . . Cloudy 50 52 1.22 Macon ... Ch»u<ly 1 50 Memphis. . . Cloudy 52 52 .08 Meridian . . . Raining 54 1 .01 Mobile . . ’. Clear 56 64 Miami ... Clear 74 76 1 .... Montgomery .. Clear 52 66 ' ... Moorhead . . ciomly 26 30 .28 New Orleans. Cloud.v 62 66 l .... New York . . Pt. cldy. 36 46 I .... North Platte . Clear 24 44 1 .... (•klahoma . . Clear 1 32 56 I .... Palestine . . Clear 48 61 1 .02 Pittsburg . . Cloudy 42 42 1 .01 P'tlami. Oreg. Cloudy 44 18 ' .46 San Francisco (’loudv 54 60 .24 St. Louis. . . Clear 42 50 .16 St. Paul . . . Snowing 28 34 .28 S. Lake city. Snowing 28 34 .22 Savannah . . Cloudy 52 Wash i n g ton <’iear34s 2 C F. Von I iT]RRM A NN, Section Director. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Thompson, Towle Co.: Speculation cun easily send prices higher, even should prices in New York attract cot ton to this port. Logan x- Bryan. W’c feel that profits on long cotton should not be ignored on bulges. Rally A' Montgomery: W<* shall prob ably have to wait a while for new in fluences to bring about wider market changes. Norden & Co.. We advise buying on easy spots. Stemberger, Sinn Co.: We would be cautious about buying on strong spots. Hayden, Stnne Co.: Opinions con tinue in favor of the market. Miller dt Do.: W’e arc not hi sympa thy with any advances. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YORK. De*- 17. (’offco steady: No. 7 Ri<- spot. 11% Rice stoady; do mestic ordinary to prime* t%'fr5 3 s . M<» lasses steady. New (»rleans ope*n kedtle '”uso. Sugar, raw easier; centrifugal 3 9':. muscova<lo 3 42, molasses sugar 3.17; relined quiet, standard granulated 4 35, • lit loaf 5.70, crushed 5 60, mold A I 25, < übes 5 15. p ;wd< r»-d 5 00, diamond A 190. t.ntce lloi e.s \ ' 75 .No I 4.65, No. 2 4 60, No 1.55, No. 11.. <• SHARP DECLINE IN PRICE DE STOCKS Market Displays Considerable Strength. With Indication of General Early Advance. 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. Reading continued to drop until it was 2 points under last night’s closing, then it rallied fractionally Activity was noted in Pullman Company’ for the first time in a long period. This issue opened at 161, or 1% above Mon day's close. Union Pacific fluctuated at the opening ” H 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 trailing Trading in the coalers seemed to indicate that much of yesterday’s upturn was due to a bear stampede. Canadian Pacific, which closed Ann 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 (’up per %, American Smelting 1%. Erie %. Baltimore and (»hio and American Lo comotive %. Chino-Copper and Colorado Fuel and Iron each gained %. Ameri can Tobacco was also steady, advancing %. The curb whs strong. Americans in London showed a cau tious tendency on the part of traders. in the late forenoon prices rallied from 1 to 4 points on vigorous buying. Ameri can Tobacco and United States Rubber were prominent, advancing 4 points each. Reading was in brisk demand, moving up 2% to I 68 3 h and a similar gain was made in Lehigh Valley. Amalgamated Copper, Union Pacific. Canadian Pacific and Ana conda Copper moved up more than a point each, while fractional gains were made in American Smelting, Erie, Great North ern preferred and Pennsylvania. Call money is loaning at 5% per cent. Tiie demand eased off in the last hour and recessions were scored in Reading, Union Pacific and other standard shares from the high range of the day. Steel common sustained a net loss upon scat tered selling, but American Tobacco showed exceptional strength, gaining about a point. The market closed heavy Government bonds unchanged. Other bonds steady . Stock <juotations: i 1 *asl < Hoa I’i ev STOCKSHigti'Low. Sale Bid . J’l'se Amal. Copper 74 1 72% I 73% I 73 73% Am. Ice Sec... 19% 19% 19% 19%| 19% Am. Sug. lief. 117 117 1.17 116%i116% Am. Smelting 70 69 69 69% 70% Am. Locorno. . 4(F% 40%! 40% 40%i 41 Am. Car Fdy. 51 54 . 54 , 53%j 54% Am. Cot. Oil . 55 55 55 55 55 Am. Woolen .... 20 ! 20% Anaconda . ..i 38% 37% 38 38 38% Atchison |105% 105% 105% 195% 105% A. C. L 40% 140% 140% 137% 137% American Can 29 28% 28%| 28%* 29% do, pref. .. 113% 113% 113% 1113% 414 Am Beet Sug. 50 50 50 49%' 50 Am. T. and T. 140% 140 140% 139% 1.39% Am Agricul 55 .55 Beth. Steel .. 36% 35% 3ti%l 35%: 35‘<j B. R. Ti 88’.. 87% 87% 87%| 87% B. an.l <i, ... ini’. li>3% 103% . 103 U; 101 Can. Pacific . 257% 356% Corn Pnxluets 14% 14% I<% 13% 13% C. an.l <> 79 78% 788- 78% 78% Consol. Gas .. 1.:9' /2 .139 1139 139 139 Cen. Leather . 28 27MC 28 27 i 27% Colo. F. and 1. 34% 38% 33% 33 : q 34 Colo. Southern 33 34 I’. and H 164',. 163% 163% 162 164% Den. and R. G. 20 20 20 20% 19% Distil. Seeur. . 22>* 22 22% 21% Erie 32 31 31% 31% 31% do. pref .. 49% 48% 48% 48% 49 Gen. Electric 182 180% Goldfield Cons.' .... ..' t%' 1% 'Western .. 17 16% 16% 16% 16% il. No-t1... pfd. 135 133% 134% 134 134% G. North. Ore. 41% 41% 41% 41 41% Int. Harvester HO in 111. Central . J126%|126% 126% 126 126 Interboro 18 17% 17% 1.7% 17% do, j.r.-i ..I 60% 60 ' 60 60%' 60% lowa Central .1 10 10 K. c. Southern 27 27 27 26 26% K. and T, .... 26 . 26% do. pref' .... 58 60 L. Valley. . . 170% 167% 170 I6o>->'l69 L. anil N . . 139% 139% 139% 139% 140 Mo. Pacific . . 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% N. Y. Central 109% 108% 108% 108% 108% Northwest. . . 136% 136 131% 135% 135'., Nat. Lead . . 55% 55'- 55% 55% 55'/, N. and \\ . . 112'4 112% 112% 112% 112% No. Pacific . . 120% 119% 1 119’,' 120 120% ". and W. . . 31% 31 31% 31 31% Pennl2l% 121% 121% |2l 121% Pacific Mail . 29% 29% 2;<% 28% 30 P. Gas Co 110% 111 P. Steel Car 34% 34% Reading. . . . 168% 165', 166% 166% 167% Rock Island . 23% 23% 23% 23 23% do. pt'd 43% 41 It I. and Steel 26 25% 25% 25 1 25 do. pfd . . . 85% 85 85% 84% 84% S.-Sheffield 40 43 So. Pacific . . 106%'106%!106%106%:i06% So. Hallway . 28 27% 27% .... 27% do. pfd.. . .; 80 .80 St. Paul. . . . 112 111% 111% 111% 111% Tenn. Copper . 37% 36% 37 36%l 37% Texas Pacific J 22 '22 ■ 22 | 22 I 22% Third Avenue3s% 35% Union Pacific 1159 156% 157% 157% 158% C. S. Rubber. 67% 67% 65% 65%' 63% I 'tab Copper 57 56 56% 56'4; 56% I S. Steel. 66% do. pfd.. . 108% 109% V. C. Cheni. .. 42% 42% 42% 43 42% West. Union . 73% 73% 73% 73% 73 W a basil. , , .; 4 4 do. nfd.. . . 13 i 13 13 ; 13%' 13% West Electric 767,' 76 76 77 76% Vx Is Central 49 43% yY._ A,a, ’F |a ”‘ l 48% 50 Total sales, 46i>,600 shares. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, Dec. 17. -Opening: Butte Superior 36. Mavflower 15%. Island Croek 54. NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW York. Dee. 17. Wheat, steady; May. H5%4136: spot, No. 2 red, ¥1.07 In elevator and SI.OB f. o. b. Corn, steady. No. 2. In elevator, nomi nal. export, No, 2, 54% f. o. b.: steamer, nominal. No. 4. nominal. oats, quiet; natural white. 371139%; white clipped. 38Yi 41. Rye, firm; No. 2, nominal f. o. b. New- York. Barle.v. steady; malting, 594t70 <■. 1. f. Buffalo. Hax steady: good to prime, 90'll $1 10; "oor to fair. 75'U51.05. Elour, firm: spring patents. 14.60414.95; straights, $4.5041 It'": dears, $4.25104.35: wintet patents, $5.;3i'q5.40; straights. $4.65 li 4.80: clears, $4 304( 4.40. Beef, steady; family. $24.004125.00. Pork, steady; mess, $19.2544 19.50, fam ily. $23.0041 24.00. Lard, weak: city steam, 10%; middle West spot, 10.90. Tallow, dull; dty. In hogsheads, 6%; country, in tierces, 16@16%. OPINIONS DISAGREE ON COAL TRUST DECISION NEW' YORK, Dec. 17. The Finamial Bureau says The newspapers here in terpret the coal decision in different ways. The Ameri<an says: "It’s a big vic tory for the government and W’all Street will not like it after digestion." Tin World says: "It’s a <iisap pointment to the public." Th( Times points <»ut that the decision js an indication that the supreme court is not going to hold every combination il- Thi real interpretation probably is that the railroads expected a much worse de cision. ' WANT ED Visitors to come out and y-.e i the great Southwest. Most of them will want to stay The Ninth Anniversary | Edition of The Los Angeles Examiner, out I December 25th, will se t forth the reasons ; Mailed to any address in United States or M< \’«•«♦. U» <‘ents. Canada or foreign points 2’ v- nts Send in your order now. 10-21-4 TODAY’S MARKETS COTTON. NEW YoRK, Dec. 18. Depression shown in Liverpool cables resulted in the cotton market here opening barely steady today, with first prices a net de cline of 2 to 8 points from last night’s close. Trading whs of a light character at the outset. The ring crowd were the principal sellers, with large, spot Inter ests absorbing the offerings. Ihe heavy selling which predominated yesterday was not in evidence, and prices after the call were 2 to 4 points better than the opening quotations. Futures in Liverpool steady Spots steady and in fair demand. NEW YORK. In cotton futures: I i j liifooTPrev? December 7i .58:12.58112.58il2 _ 58 12.63-64 January . . 12.60 12.64'12.6n 12.63 12.68-63 February . |1U.68-70 March .... 12.63 12.73 12.63 12 7212 75-76 April . . u 75 Mav . . . 12.72 12.74 12.69 12.74 12.76-77 •{«"« j !12.70-72 . 12.64 12.66'12.63 12.66 12.66-70 A’lgust . '12.58-60 .September ifj 09-11 Detober . .11.88 11.89,H .87;D .89 11,95-36 NEW ORLEANS. Quotations in cotton futures: I I I lll:00| Prev. December 12.83 12.83:12.81,12.82 12J8%88 Jammry . . 12.82'12.85 12.82 12.84 12.88-89 r ebruj’.r.v . 90.92 March . . 12.88 IX.S'.kiiuSfi: 12%3'12.‘»2-93 Al"’ 11 . 12.96-98 *' lav 1«.94|12.9511U.9212.94'12.98-99 •pp'' ■ . ‘ 113.00-02 •’oil • 12.99 13.01 12.99,13.01 13.06-07 October . | I j _ ..11,37 STOCKS. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW >(>RK, Dev. 18. Speculative in terest centered mainly in the specialties at the opening of the stock market, ma terial declines being recorded in h num ber of them. California Petroleum fell 1%, Mexican Petroleum lost 2H and West ern Maryland was off Reading was active at the start, opening at 166%, or L under last night’s final, ami went to 165*6 and finally rallied. < »nly a few gains were made, most of thes tocks declining on an absence of demand. Amalgamated Copper, after opening % lower, recovered all its loss while American Smelting gained ',. Canadian Pacific opened at 255%, or % lower. loiter it made a partial recovery. Among the initial gains were American ' an %. Erie %. Great Northern preferred %. New York Central %, United States Rubber 1%. Westinghouse and United States Steel %. SouWtern Pacific was off % in first transactions, xvhile Union Pa cific declined %. Among the other ini tial losses were Utah Copper %, Baltimore and < thio % anti Chesapeake atid Ohio %. The curb market was heavy. Americans in London were irregular. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to 11 a. nt.: 11 Prev STOCKS ' tpen High Low A M 'Tse Amal. <*<q>per. 72%' 73 ' 72%' 73 73 Am. Smelting 69% 69% 69%' 69% 63% Am. Locorno. . 40% 40% 40% 40%' 40% Am. Car Fdy. 53% 53% 53%| 53% 53% Atchison 105% t05%;105% 1C5%105% American Can 28% 28%! 28%' 28%' 28% do, pref 113% 113%'t13%:113'i 113% Beth. Steel .. 35% 35% 35% 35 4 « 35% B. R T 87% 87%; 87% 87% ! 87% H ami 0103%0103% 103% 103% 103'5'1031.4 Can. Pacific .. 255% 255%'255 255 ',256 ‘ Corn Products 13% 13%' 13%; 13%' 13% 1 ■ ami o 78 78 77% 77%' 731 D. and H ... 162 162 162 '162 162 Den. ami It. G. 22% 22% 22% 22% 20% Erie 21% 31% 30%' 30% 31% do, prof. . 43% 43% 49%' 43% 48'.. I len. Electric 181 181 181 181 182 " G. North., pfd. 134% 134%|133% 133% 134 K. an.l T 26 26 26 26 26 Lehigh Valley.! 169% 1163 % 168% |168% '169% L. and N. ... 139% 139% 139% 138 G 139% Mo. Pacific . 4]% 41% 41% 11% Il’i; N. Y. Central . 108% 108%, 108% 108% 108% North. Pacific 120 120 'l2O 120 120 Pennsylvania 121 % 121 % ' 121 121 121 Reading ... 166% 166% 165% 165% 166'.. Rock 1., pfd. 43%. 43% 43%. 43% 43% R. I. an.l S.,pf,. 85 ,85 85 85 84% So. Pacific .... 106% 106% 106 106 106% So. Railway . 27% 27% 27% 27% do, pref. . . 80 80 80 80 80 St. Paul 111 % 111 % 'lll % 111 % 111 % Union Pacific 156% 157 156 156% 157% U. S. Rubber . 66% <l7 66% 66%. 65% Utali Copper .. 56 56 ’56 56 I 56% I S. Steel ... 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% West. Electric 77 77 77 77 77 GRAIN. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Open. High. Low. 11 a rn WHEAT- Dec. .. . 85L. 85U 85% 85% May . . 90\ 9(H /2 !»0 A !»o’/ 2 July .87 87 87 87 CORN— Dec. .. . 47 s <7 47 k 47-" s May .. . 48% 48% 48% 48% OATS— Dec. . . May ... 33 33 ** 33 ~ 33 FORK— Jan . . 17.87% 17.87% 17.87L’» May . . .17.97% 17.97%. 17.97% 17.97% LARD— Jan ... 9.90 9.90 9.85 9.85 RIBS— May ... 9.62 1 ,*. 9.62% 9.60 9.60 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, 5.00 (Ji/6 00. good steers, 800 to 1,000, medium to good steers, 700 to 850, 4 25fy 475 good to choice beef cows, 800 to 900, 3.75'<'4 5O; medium to good beef cows. 700 to 890, good to choice heifers, 750 to 856, 3.7«W4 50; medium to good heifers, 660 to 750, The above represent ruling pricaw on good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grades arid dairy types selling lower Medium to good steers, if fat, 700 to 800, 4 00'q4.25. Medium to common cows, if fat. 700 to 8' 0, 3 25'u 4 00: mixed common to fair, 6VO to SOO, 2.59tj/3 25, good butch er bulls, Good to choice Tennessee lamb”, 60 to 80, 1.507if>.50; common lambs and year lings, 2 l sheep, range, 2@3%. Prime hogs, 100 to 200 average, 7.sosj> 7.75: good butcher hogs. 140 to 160, s7.2s('{i 7.50, good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, 7.00(q 7.25; light pigs. 80 to 100. 6 75'a?.00; h» avy rough hogs, 200 to 250, $6 Above quotations apply to corn-fed hogs. Mash and peanut fattened hogs 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 Market generally steady on the better kinds, while the plain to common rattle have been wak to % lov.r, with but little demand in this class. Several additional loads of fancy steers are reported coming during the week for Christmas trade; one packer will receive two cars »f steers from Tenness which hav been fd corn xclus ively for the past six months These will probably show up to be the best steers received in the Atlanta yards during the year. There Is also reported several loads of cotton seed mal and hull fed cattle, a god run is expected for this week, but light trade Is anticipated during Christ rnas week proper. A great many of th» dealers and buyers are looking forward to that week to light trade and a vacation. Hog receipts normal; enough coming to supply demand. Market steady and un changed. What Lave you lost? Try a three-time ad in the "Lost and Found" columns of The Georgian and recover your articles LIGHT OFFER INGS STEADt CEREALS Small Receipts and Firm Ca bles Stimulating Factors. Irregular Close. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat -No. 2 red 101 41109 c / ,rn 46 '(j, 46 V '»«'« 33% CHICAGO, Dec. 17. There watt eon slderable strength ahown In the wheat market tain morning, offerings in the pit were email and shorts as well as invest ors were lair buyers Liverpool was un der some pressure from Canadian and Argentine offers and the market there was x,d loxver to %d higher. The European a.! . V ■' l ’ l PPly showed a decrease of 4,009.- 000 bushels. The weather map in our own Northwest shows snowy conditions. Corn was a shade easier, no increased offerings. Liverpool corn was unchanged to %d higher with a fair spot demand and light receipts. Some snow was re ported in Nebraska and rains in Illinois and the < thio valley. The movement of new corn is just beginning and prices will depend chiefly upon the size of the same. Oats were easier. Provisions xvere easier. A 5c decline in hogs at the yatds. There was a strong market for wheat during the last hour of today’s session "hen shorts started to covering and the offerings tightened up. The strength late was on a set of figures sent in from Kan sas In which a ’’guess" was made as to the amount of wheat held by farmers in that state and Nebraska. The cash trade was better on milling as well as on export account. Resting spots for the da\ showed wheat as H to IHc higher and the, best prices were reached late. < 'orn closed % to Vfec lower and oats were unchanged to U to %c higher; cash sales <>f corn were 135,000 bushels and o£ oats 215,000 bushels. Provisions were mainly easy. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, Grain quotations: . Previous High. Low. Close. Closo. »» IIIjA 1— li ec !F’ Ss '® 84, » May 89% 90% 89% 90 89% July 86% 87 86 U j, CORN -a 7* Dec 47% 47% 47’% 47% 47% Max 48% 48% 48% 48% 48% •July 49 411% 48% 49 49% OATS - Dec. 32% 32% 32% 32 V, 82% Max- 32% 33% 32% 33 32% JU PORK-’ 33 ’’ 33% 33H 3 ’* Jan 18.00 18.00 17.90 17.95 13.00 Al ?\pd° 1805 Dee 10.30 10.37% 10.22% 10.25 10.67% Jan 9.92% 9.95 9.85 9.90 9.95 M’y 9.85 9.87% 9.80 9.82% 9.87% RIBS—• Jan 9.75 9.80 9.67% 9.72 U 9.97% May 9.65 9.70 9.60 ~ 9.62% 9.67% LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened %d to %d higher; at 1:30 p. m. the market was %d lower for De cember to %d higher for March and May. Closed %d higher to %d lower. Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p. m. the market was unchanged. Closed %d higher to %d lower. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec 17 Wheat. No. 2 red. 1.06111.07%: No. 3 red. 1.04®1.06; No. 8 hard xvlti'er, 861-4? 89; No. 3 hard winter, 87>'<t 87; No I northern spring. 87%®88%; No. 2 northern spring, 86%®87%; No. 1 spring, 8441.85. Corn, No. 2 yellow, 484Y49; No. 3, 45%h --46’.,; No. 3 white, 45%®46%; No. 3 yel low, 15%f046%: No. 4, old. 46%: new. 43%<f144%; No. 4 white, 44 % 'a 45% : No. 4 yellow. 444445%. Oats, No 2 white. 34%4t35%; No. 3. 32%; No. 3 white. 33%; No. 4 white, 31<o 32%; Standard, 33%@34%. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are receipts for Tuesday and estimated receipts for Wednesday: ITuesday. iWedn’sdav Wheatj 43 28 Corn 638 600 oats 244 164 Dogsl 23,000 31,000 PRIMARY MOVEMENT. ~WH~EAf- i 1812 I UH. Receipts 1.092.000 340,000 Shipmentsl 499.000 \ 270,000 CORN-I 1372. I lilt Receiptsl 1.149,000 : 670.000 Shipments| 418,000 587,000 GRAIN MEETS QUICK ABSORPTION. CHICAGO, Dec 17 The Inter-Ocean says: "Weak spots in all grain markets were taken advantage of Monday to buy on. Trading was not heavy, but the wax in which the offerings disappeared on the breaks gave traders more courage on the bull side.” COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations: I OpemrirT Clot n«. Spotl 6.H>'aS.2s December . . . J 6 20®6 30 6.20®«.2S January .... 6 16416.20 6.16<fe«.19 February6.lß®6.2l I 6.17®6,22 March6.23lß 6.24 6 23®6.24 Apt»l 6 2747 6.29 6.27®5.29 May 6.32®6.33 ' 6.32®6.34 June 1 6.24®6.38 6.34'86.37 July . . _6.36® 638 £3706.38 Closed heavy, sales 12.300 barrels. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: ! Opening Closing. January 113.25 |13.80®13:'51 February 13.60® 13.61 Marchl3.7s 13.83813.84 April 13 84®13.90 13.93013.94 Max 13.95 14.03® 14.0*' 1une14.00®i4.02,14.10014.11 Julx 14.07014.10'14.16® 14.1, Augustl4 15® 14.17 14.22014.;::. September . . . .14.17 14.28014.29 0ct0ber.14.174214.20 14.28014.29 November. . . . 14.17a 14.20 14.29® 14.3 C Closed steady Sales. 91,250 hags. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Dec. 17. Hogs -Receipts, 23,000 Market steady; mixed and butch ers, 6.85®7 32; good heavy, 7 2007.30; rough heavy, 6.8507.15; light, 6.8557.22; pigs, 5.1006.80; bulk, 7.1007.25. Cattle Receipts. 4.000. Market weak; beeves, 6.150 10.00, cows and heifers, 2.75 4:8.25 stockers Mn<l feeders, 5.0007.40; Texans. 6 4008.40; calves, 8 75010.25. Sh<-ep Receipts. 18,000. Market weak: native and Western, 3.250 4.85; lambs, 5.100 8.25. BUTTER. POULTRY AND EGGS. NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Dressed poul try quiet; turkeys 14® 23, chickens 12 0 26. fowls 1.20 16. ducks 10020, geese 9018. Live poultry weaker; chickens 11012%. fowls 1201.3%, turkeys 18, roosters 8%, ducks 1.4015, geese 13014. Hutter firmer; creamery specials 32037, creamery extras 3< 4t 35, process specials 27827%. Eggs firm: nearby white fancy 42045. nearby brown fancy 34036, extra firsts 34036. firsts 290 31. I Cheese quiet; whole milk specials 17% 18. whole milk sane? ’6%®17%, skims spa, ials 13%4<14%, skims fine 12*A014, lull skims 8812. 15