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POULTRY EXHIBIT 15 LARGEST EVER HELD ME Big Auditorium Is Jammed With Fancy Fowls—Judges Are Busy Today. I first time since the inauguration -.ows in Atlanta the Gate City an exhibit that, in the num nits, will top the largest Dixie , v ,.. 1..,- known. • ki-i year Augusta had held the • r after year it had carried off Hut this year the Augusta reported something of a frost Southern International, now in ■ t the Auditorium-Armory, is a -lion of “class' brings on more not so easily settled—but in M utter of numbers this show tow ve anything the South has ever kn.o'i- Big Halt Jammed. i btorlum proper, Taft hall, the the spaces under the seats—all : and Jammed with birds—and wing includes everything from gigantic turkeys and from “I simlnlckers” tunorthodox the fanciest of imported . - and such from darkest Africa, •.•ting and proper the interest does • r ir entirely around the birds ex- There are tine showings of in i here are special farm exhlb ndniature models of the farm mid equipment; the poultry de the University of Georgia and • ■■nal Correspondence school •ntcd with neat exhibits; there s Kimballville farm's exhibit w stock; there, well, there are things than an enumeration v ■•ill i take a column. Judc.es Busy Today. T' I.as been a field day for the a I'' spite the large number and : pressure under which they are i r> no great amount of progress has I" A few scattering classes have been .'ige'i. but in the main the work Is .-ilteail of the experts, who will be a t until well into tomorrow at least. •. g' crowd has turned out for the f1 i "day and from the time the doors were thrown open the dimes have been 1 "iping into the cash boxes and the i".-i enthusiasts have been filtering c. tciiy in and worming their way around through the frankly overcrowded and none to" well arranged exhibits. The National White Runner Duck club will hold a meeting at the Auditorium at 3 p. m. Thursday. All those interested have been invited to attend. Immediately after this meeting the club's first annual catalog will be issued. It will contain uany articles by foremost breeders. DEALER CLEARS $2,500 IN THREE DAYS ON LOT 11. Woodbery, of the real estate f :of W. L. & John O. DuPree, today -■■'"in wealthier than he was three i; r ago, as the result of a deal in I’- ■ three real estate. .'.it. Woodbery sold to a client of the I'i.i'i ' agency the 20x102-foot lot on -i> east side of Peachtree street, 62.8 f et i-"Uth of Currier street, for $1,125 a "lit foot. He bought it three days ironi J. Fred Lewis for SI,OOO a "it foot. Mr. Lewis sold this proper it a profit of $4,000. after keeping it >ix months, SECRET UNDERSTANDING ON PORK BARREL BILL Washington, Dec. is.—a secret it’ll 'standing in the interests of econ ■ nv i us been reported by the Demo ii't"’ members of the house public Mings committee, in regard to the manner in which items shall go into the k barrel bill, according to informa- ii 'n disclosed today. < I Atlanta It’s The : Georgian People look to whenever ' I they want to buy, sell, I trade, rent, get help or a positior No matter what your W ANT is, a Georgian Want | Ad will get it. For Your Convenience W ant Ads will be taken "ver the telephone any time . 1 and an ‘'Accommodation ( , Account” started with you. , All “Accommodation Ac- I '■mint ’ bills are payable j when bills are presented. Want Ads will be taken "P to 1 o’clock on the day of publication. V ‘ SENT TO CHAINGANG ! AT OWN REQUEST,HE’S CURED OF DRUG HABIT Sentenced to eight months on the chaingang at his own request, W. H. Nunnally, a clerk, who failed to free himself from the drug habit under the city s probation system, will step from prison today a well man. his sentence shortened to five months at the behest of the city's authorities. Nunnally came to police headquarters some six months ago on a charge of va grancy, and told the recorder that he 41 could fight off his craving for drugs if put on probation. He was turned over to Probation Officer Coogler, but failed to make good. The man came to Coogler’s office one day and asked to be sent to the chain gang. "It is the only way 1 can get cured.” he said. Taken before Judge Calhoun, he pleaded y guilty to vagrancy and was handed a . sentence of eight months. This was live e months ago. Today Coogler went to the capital and R asked that the man's sentence be cut to t ills present term. The probation officer t told the governor that Nunnally was cured and ready to return to his family and his a job ' 1 fire wreckers HURT AS : GIBSON HOUSE WALL FALLS r CINCINNATI, Dee. 18.—Five labor ers, members of a, wrecking crew searching the wreckage of the Gibson e hotel, which was destroyed by fire last 1 week, w.ere seriously Injured by the ' collapse of a wall today. t OLD FEUD CAUSES KILLING. * ANNISTON, ALA, Dee. 18.—News of the killing of Charles Woodward by s Lem \\ yatt in a secluded part of Cle- - burne county has just reached here. . The killing was the result of a feud of - long standing. Woodward was shot rt twice, once in the head. He died in- - stantly. 1 ’ • ■I ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKLf. e t (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro- 3 vision Company.) Quotations based on actual purchases ii during the current week: .Choice to good steers, 1,000 to 1,200, 5.00 @>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"9ou I 3. <504.50; medium to good beef cows 700 e to 800, 3.50®4.00: good to choice heifers 750 to 850, 3.75@4.50; medium to good s heifers, 650 to 750, 3.50@4.00. e The above represent ruling prices on s good quality of beef cattle. Inferior e grades and dairy types selling lower . s ‘eers. if fat. 700 io 800. 4.000 4.25. Medium to common cows if ® fat. 700 to 800. 3.250 4.00: mixed common s to fair, 600 to SOO, 2.5003.25;-good butch er bulls, 3.000 3.75. Good to choice Tennessee lambs. 60 to SO, 4.5005.50; common lambs and year- 5 lings, 21£@3; sheep, range, 203'.. 1 Prime hogs, 100 to 200 average, 7 50® e 7.75: good butcher hogs, no to 160. $7 25® 7.50; good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, 7 00® 7.25; light pigs. 80 to 100, 6.75@7.00; heavy o rough hogs, 200 to 250, $6.50@7.50. t Above quotations apply to corn-fed ] hogs. Mash and peanut fattened hogs 1® I lJ4c lower. ’ I Good supply of cattle in yards this week. 1 quality generally better. eSveral loads 1 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 cattle have been wak to '4 lowr, with but little r demand in this class. Several additional loads of fancy steers are reported coining during the week for Christmas trade: one packer will receive two cars of steers from e Tenness which hav been fd corn xclus v ively for the past six months. These will probably show up to be the best steers e received in the Atlanta yards during the 1 year. There is also reported several loads of cotton seed mal and hull fed cattle, a god run is expected for this week, but e light trade is anticipated during Christ mas week proper. A great many of the 1 dealers and buyers are looking forward to 8 that week to light trade and a vacation. Hog receipts normal; enough coming to 1 supply demand. Market steady and un s changed. 1 NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. - NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Wheat steady; May 964b®96%. spot No. 2 red 1.07 in elevator and 1.08 f. o. b. Corn firm; No. 2 in elevator nominal, export No. 2 54% f. o. b.. steamer nominal. No. 4 nominal. Oats firm; natural white 37®>3i", 2 . white clipped 38® 41. Rye firm: No. 2 nominal f. o. b. New York. Barley quiet; malt ing 57®70 c. i. f. Buffalo. Hay firm; good to prime 90® 1.07%. poor to fair 75® 1.05. t Flour dull; spring patents 4.5004.85, . straights 4.4004.50, clears 4.200’4.30, win ter patents 5.2005.40, straights 4.6504.80, ' clears 4 3004.40. e Beef dull: family 24.000 25.00. Pork easy, e Lard easy; city steam 10%. middle West t> spot 10. SO Tallow, city (in hogsheads) 6%. country (in tierces) 6®6%. COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YORK. Dec. 18.—N. L. Carpen ter & Co.: After opening steady, the market for cotton oil turned easy under scattered liquidation and bear pressure. Local shorts and professionals were con ' sidered best buyers. The crude market j was slightly easier. i Cotton seed oil quotations: ■ I opening. | Clor ng ~ 1 Spot 6.101:6.30 December .... 6.17®6.25 6.150 6.22 January 6.1806.1:' 6.161:6.18 i February 6.2006.22 6.171:6.20 Marell 6.22 0 6.23 6.210 6.22 April 6.2506.27 6.23® 6.26 May 6.310 6.33 6.30® 6.31 June 6.3506.38 6.3106.33 July 6.36® 6.38 ' 6.340 6.35 Closed heavy; sales 14,700 barrels. i NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. ; > Coffee quotations: ( < ipening. closing. 1 January i.: p• •■ ; ”.. , February 13.60® 13.6: I March 13.86 13.80® 13.82 \,,ril 14.05 13.92013.93 May 14.10 14.03®. 14.04 June 14-10 17.11® 14.13 lulv .... 14.10 14.140 14.18 ' \ugusf . u 250 14 80 1 L2o@ 14.21 I September 14.31 1 October 14.30® i. 35 14 26® ' I 27 I November 14.321: 14.3.> 14.36® 14.2, ■ Perember. . . . ■ 13.45 14.45014.47 Closed steady. Sales. 140.250 bags. BUTTER, POULTRY AND EGGS. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Dressed poultry, more active: turkeys, 141:26; chickens, 12 ®26; fowls, 12® 16%; ducks, 10020; geese, (9® 18. Live poultry, dull; chickens, 11011%; fowl* 12®13%; turkeys. 18; roosters, 8%; ducks, 140 15: geese. 13014. Butter, steady; creamery specials, 30%1: 35 creamery extras. 32%®3.; state dairy, tubs, 23034: process specials. 2741'27%. Eggs, firmer; nearby white fancy. 42® 45: nearby brown fancy. 35036; extra I firsts 35W36; firsts, 300 32. 1 Cheese, quiet; whit" specials, 17%®18; ! whole milk fancy. 16%® 17%; skims, spe ' cials. 13%®11%, skims, fine, 121:13%; I full skims. 84:11. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Bally & Montgomery: it looks as If selling on little bulges will prove less hazardous than it has been. Thompson, Towle < <>.: We look for higher prices eventually Logan & Bryan: We advise caution on | the long side. Miller & Co.: We continue our advice to meet strength with .-ales Norden ,<• Co.: W> think cotton should be bought "n declines. Hayden, Stone A- < l""k for ul- timately higher prices. . Stern berger. Sinn d 1 »»e LbiDK prices are apt to work lower. iUK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1912. SPOT INTERESTS 7 SENDCOTOIDP. Strong. Aggressive Tendency Entire Day in Face of Liver pool Depression. NE;\V YoRK, Dec. 18. —Depression shown in Liverpool cables resulted in the cotton market here opening barely steady today, with iirst prices a net de cline of 2 to 8 points from last night’s close. Trading was of a light character at the outset. The ring crowd were the principal sellers, with large spot inter ests absorbing the offerings. The heavy selling which predominated yesterday was not in evidence, and prices after the call were 2 to 4 points better than the opening quotations. The strength of the market during the initial trading today was a surprise to the majority of traders in face of the un favorable Liverpool. It was rumored last night that the big bulls were throwing over some of their cott« n. This report could not be confirmed, but caused sell ing from this side in Liverpool, also sell- I ing in this market. It was evident that • the large spot interests were the leading' buyers throughout the day, which brought out a wave of short covering, and the I market rallied with ease under this rul ing. January rallied to 12.78. March to 12.85, May to 12.86, July to 12.80 and De cember to 12.68, aggregating a gain of 10 to IS points from the opening. The strength in the market was in fluenced to a great extent on rumors that the census report Friday would fore cast light ginning for the period; also the report that the National dinners would report 475,000 bales ginned from Decem ber 1 to 13. The market remained steady throughout the late trading, very little cotton was for sale and prices were firmly maintained at the highest levels of the day. At the close the market was steady with prices showing a net gain qf 8 to 12 points, with the exception of September and October, which closed unchanged from the final quotations of Tuesday. Semi-weekly interior movement: _ 1910. i 71'11. 1912. Receipts 1’27.988 128.819 124,572 Shipments >114,249 1 18,830 110,194 Stocks 608,C'.'5,687.21_8.622,434 RANGE IN NEW YORK FU FURES. C u 4’ J k F « ® i c * J *•/ r Di c. i77< 7.75 17587775 1775 1763764 • lan. 12.60 1.2,79 12.60 12.78 12.78-79112.68-69 | Feb 12.78-80 12.68-70 Meh. 12.69 12.85 12.69 12.83 1 2.83-85 12.75-76 > April ' , 12.83 12.75 May 12.72'12.8(1 12.89 12.84,12.84-85 12.76-77 June t : ! 12.79-81 12.70-72' July ,'12.64 12.80.12.63 12.7? 1 2.79-80 12.69-70 ! Aug. 12.56 12.60 12.65 12.60112.67-69:12.58-60 Sept. 12.04 12.04 12.04 12.04 12.09-11 12.09-11 Oct. 11.88 11.97,11.87,11.9 2 11.95-97 11,95-96 Closed steady. Liverpool cables were due to come 4Vi to 5V 2 points lower today, but the mar ket opened steady at a net decline of 6 td 7 points from last night’s dlose. At 12:15 p. m. Jhe market was quiet, 8 to 9 points lower, except new crops, which were points lower. The market closed steady, with prices a net decline of 6 to points from the final figures of Tues day. Spot cotton, 10 points lower; middling 7.08 d: sales 8,000 bales, including 7,000 American; imports 57,000 bales, all Amer ican. Port receipts are today estimated at 55,- 900 bales, compared with 52,221 last year and 72.823 last year, against 52,741 bales the year before. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON. Futures opened quiet and steady. Opening. Prev Range. 2 T‘. M. Close. ITev. Dee. . . . 6.84V&-6.82 6.83Vz 6.91 Dec.-Jan. 6.83 L.-6.80 6.80 6.82 6.89ty Jan.-Feb. 6.82 -6.80 6.79 6.81 1 * 6.88*? Feb.-Meh. 6.83 -6.79 1 /. 6.79 6.81 6.88*? Meh.-Apr. 6.80 Apr.-May 6.SOU, 6.78 6.79 6.86 May-June 6.79 -6.77 6.75 Va 6.78 6.85 June-July 6.77 -6.75 6.74% 6.76% 6.82% July-Aug. 6.74 -6.72 6.72 6.74 6.81 Aug.-Sept 6.65 -6.65% 6.63 6.64% 6.71 Sept.-Oct. 6.47 -6.46 6.46% 6.53 Oct.-Nov 6.38% 6.39 6.46 Closed steady. HAYWARD & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW « 'RTjEANS. Dec. 18.—Liverpool today conformed to the decline on our side since Saturday, showing futures 10 points down, spots 10 points lower; sales 8.000 bales. First trades here were at a decline of 4 to 7 points. There was rather less disposition to buy, but the market seemed to get the support it needed and the anticipation of a bullish census re port on Friday checked tiic pressure to sell. The census report will be published at 9 a. m., our time, and will give gin nings to December 13. Owing to the ex tremely bad weather throughout this pe riod this year period ginnings are likely to be very light, in fact, tlie smallest in the past five years. They are expected td be around 450.000 for the period, which would mean a census on Friday of 12,294,000 bales. There was a report today that (lie final National Dinners makes ginnings for the period 475,000, giving 12,344,000 ginned to December 13. The market rallied in the second hour to 13c for March, mainly’ on support in New York. Advices from there said that bulls were buying against Wall Street shorts in anticipation of a bullish census. R A - N GI N JI? W . .Td? * N 9 _ F U J uR K Islu| >! 5 • ? i f I z i = I a dr ® 1 >ec. 12.83 12.81 12.81 12.98 12.98-13 12.87-88 Jan. 13.82 13.02 12.82 13.02 13.01-01' 12.88-89 Feb. 13.03-05 12.90-82 Meh. 12.88 13.00 12.86 13.06 13.06 12.92-83 Apr 13.09-11 12.96-88 May 12.94 13.1.3 12.92.13.13 13.11-12.12.98-99 June > 13.14-16 13.00-02 JulS' 12.99 13.19 12.99 13.19:13.18-20 12.06-07 Oct. ; • •...[ 1 13.03-04 11,37 Closed steady. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady; middling 13 3-16. Athens, quiet; middling 13%. Macon, steady; middling 12%. New Orleans, firm; middling 13c. New York, fillet; middling 13.10. Boston, quiet; middling 13.10. | Philadelphia, steady: middling 13.25. Liverpool, steady; middling 7.18 d. Augusta, steady: middling 13c. Savannah, steady; middling Norfolk, steady; middling 12%. Mobile, steady; middling 12 13-16. Galveston, steady; middling 13c. Charleston, steady; middling 11 11-16. Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, steady: middling 13%. Baltimore, nominal; middling 13c. Memphis, steady; middling 13%. St. Louis, steady; middling 13L- Houston, steady; middling 12%. Louisville, firm; middling 13%. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports today, compared with the same day last year; N« w Orleans. . . . 13.596 g t 276 Galveston 21,749 16,14 Mobih 1,991 Savannah 4,836 • 13,217 I Charleston. .... 1,119 1,889 ! Wilmington i 2.817 1,416 Norfolk : 2,292 5,824* | Boston. 966 1 1,036 i n acola : 5,800 Port Arthur 11.500 Pacific coast .... 8.750 1.027 i \ • rim:s, . . *• • “jy* 4.729 Total. JLLL 7 I INTERIOR MOVEMENTS. I 1912. 1911. i Houston. ....' . . 11.k78 i 15,584 i AugUHta 786 ! 5,051 I MemphiH 5.173 1,121 » St. Lotiin. . . . . . I 3,448 I 3.987 Cincinnati 1.831 687 Little Rock 1.711 T"iul 257118 ' r NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE FLEECY STAPLE i NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—N. L.‘Carpenter • & Co.: There was heavy selling at times I today which was attributed to Wall Street ; and uptown interests. The leading spot ' houses have been buyers. Spots in good demand at high basis. Ar long as this exists it ’s not likely that we will have i any r serious decline. I Warehouse stocks in New York today, certificated, 53,226. •McGhee was a good seller today, which was said to have been for Pell. Parrott, Mitchell, Wilson, Hartcorn and tone were principal buyers today. Shear son and McElroy sellers. Very little cotton was for sale during the forenoon trading. McFadden, Mitchell and Weld brokers were the leading buyers at noon. Moyse was sai<l to have sold 10,000 March con tracts at 12.72; Mitchell and McFadden bought 5,000 each. Pell & Co. issued a formal denial that they were bears on the market, saying that they simply advise caution. Spinners were said to have bought cot ton freely yesterday on the breaks. Mitchell is sticking to his estimate that the world’s taking of American cotton will be about 15,000,000 bales. When Liverpool spot cotton was quoted at j.lßd, about 10,000 bales were sold. The first notice day for January con tracts will be Monday. December 30. Cotton merchants say it is very hard to sell high grad? cotton at prevailing pre ; miums, but middle and low grades are moving remarkably well. Along Worth street the demand for fine cotton gocxis are sail to be much poorer than It Is for I cheaper fabrics, such as drills, sheetings and print cloths. The Southern farmers and small mer chants usual sell their cotton freelj’ to ward Christmas and this trade will at tract«interest. It is believed that big spot houses stand long about 1,000.000 bales of contract cot ton by the way they have supported the market during the past few days. About the best argument the bears can say is that 13-cent cotton is too steep. Norden, Hicks. Hentz, Wilson, McFad den, Gifford, Mohr and Hubbard were the leading buyers today. Mc<shee, Geer, Moyse, Shearson, Rothschild and Schill were best sellers. Brown, Drakeford & Co., Liverpool, cable; “Reaction caused by reason of selling orders from the continent and Weld selling.’’ Following are 11 a. m. bids: January. 12.66; March. 12.74; May, 12.75; July, 12.68; October, 11.92. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 18. Hayward & Clark- The weather map shows fair in the western half of the belt, no rain; cloudy in eastern half rather general; but light precipitation over night, except some heavy rains in Tennessee mountains, in dications are for fair and colder weather, except tn the Carolinas, where it is cloudy witli showers. New’ York wires received here: “Good buying by strong Interests. Think it dif ficult to force it lower. Good trade buy ing: also Wall Street shorts. Expect i bullish ginners.” The Now Orleans Times-Democrat says: Spot markets yesterday were generally ' less steam and contracts closed at the ! day’s low level, the accumulation of stocks ' in some interior sections and the contin ued slack demand for ocean tonnage play ing a part in shaping professional senti ment. The bear talent is coming to rely on smallness of bookings to affect the 4 market and at the moment at least collateral developments are encour aging their views. In a letter to shippers a Galveston ship agent says: “Get re fusals; the loading position of the steam er you need can not always be found, es pecially so because ship agents, on ac count of the lack of bookings, are not chartering steamers ahead or agreeing to guarantee or promise owners cargoes in order to get liners on the berth.’’ Yesterday spot men in Oklahoma re ported actual cotton accumulating, with no shipping instructions attached, and Southern spot markets, at least some of them, gave out a little evidence showing a slightly easier tendency. In other words, the reactionary tendency of the contract market seems predicated on current drift of something other than mere sentiment, however, such drift has not yet acquired potential force. Following are 10 a. m. bids: January, 12.88: March. 12.92; May, 12.98; July. 13.06; October, 11.92. Estimated receipts for Thursday: 1912. 1911. New Orleans 5,500 to 6,500 1.2,654 Galveston 22,500 to 24,500 22,502 THE WEATHER ” Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—There will he rain tonight and Thursday in the Atlan tic states north of Pennsylvania, and tonight in the middle Atlantic and south Atlantic states. There will be local snows on Thursday In the region of the Great Lakes, while over the Ohio and lower Mis sissippi valleys and Tennessee valley the weather will be fair tonight. Temperature will be lower tonight in the region of the Great Lakes, the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the east Gulf states, and Thursday in the middle At lantic and south Atlantic states except the Florida peninsula. General Forecast. Following Is the general forecast until 7 p. m. Thursday: Georgia Fair and cooler in western and clearing in eastern portion tonight; Thursday fair and cooler. Virginia and North Carolina—Rain to night colder in west portions; Thursday fair ami colder. South Carolina —Rain tonight; Thursday fair ami cooler. Florida—Fair and cooler in northwest portion; local rains in the peninsula to night or Thursday. Alabama Fair and colder tonight: Thursday fair and colder in southeast por tion. Mississippi Fair and colder tonight; Thursday fair. TLouisiana —Fair and colder; frost. Arkansas - Fair and colder; freezing. < iklahoma—Fair and warmer. East Texas —Fair and colder; frost in south; freezing in north. West Texas- Fair and warmer. DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Lowest temperature 54 Highest temperature 66 Mean temperature 60 Normal temperature 44 Rainfall in past 24 hours, inches . . 0.20 Deficiency since Ist of month, inches 0.32 Excess since January Ist. inches . .14.95 REPORTS FROM VARIOUS STATIONS. I (Temperature R'fall stations— I Weath. j 7 i Max. | 24 I fa. m. jy’day. |hcurs. Augusta . . . Cloudy 50 ' .. T .... Atlanta . . Rainfng 56 66 .20 Atlantic City. Kalning 50 .32 Anniston . . Pt. cldy. 54 58 .48 Boston .... Raining 40 42 .02 Buffalo . . . Clear 42 46 1 .... Charleston . . <’loudy 58 62 .04 Chicago . . . Cloudy 34 42 .... ' Denver . . . Clear 20 36 .... j Des Moines . . Snowing 26 31 .... Duluth . . . Cloudy Io 30 .32 Eastport . . . Cloudy 32 ! 24 .... Galveston . . Clear 52 72 .... Helena . . .Cloudy 24 36 .... Houston . . . Clear 46 .01 Huron .... Cloudy 24 24 .01. Jacksonville . Cloudy 56 76 .01 Kansas City. Cloudy 28 40 I .... i Knoxvlll? . . Cloudy 46 44 ■ .70 I Louisville . . Cloudy 34 58 1 .01 i Macon .... Cloudy 58 .. ' ,oi ' Memphis. . . Cloudy 10 60 .06 ! Meridian. . . clear 52 .. i .12 ! Mobile . . . . Pt. cldy. 54 66 i .06 I Miami .... Pt. cldy. 71 80 I .90 Montgomery . Cloudy 58 70 I .08 Moorhead . . Snowing 22 26 | .00 New Orleans, clear 54 »,8 .18 Now York . . Cjoudy 46 46 .08 : North PlatU . Clear 20 38 I .... j Oklabom ■. . .Clear 28 1 50 ' Palestine. . . ' Hea! M 1 .... I Pittsbur* . • ' letu* 40 50 I .... P’tland, Oreg Pt. cldy. 46 48 j .36 San Francisco Cloudj 36 ! 56 I . St. Louis. . . Pt. cldy. 32 54 I .... I St. Paul . . Clear 16 I 32 ' .08 I S Lake City, clear 1 I ' 36 Savannah . .Iciomly 1 52 .04 ‘ Washington . Raining 46 52 .02 C. r. von lIi.RRMANN, Section Director, MNGFEATfi INSTDCKTRADING Increase in Dividend Causes Considerable - Activity—Prices Generally Erratic. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW York. Dec. 18.—Speculative in terest centered mainly in the specialties at the opening of the stock market, ma terial declines being recorded in a num ber of them California Petroleum fell 1%. Mexican Petroleum lost 2% and West ern Maryland was off 2%. Reading was active at the start, opening at 166%, or under last night's final, and went to 16t>% and tlnallj- rallied. Only a few gains were made, most of the stocks 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. latter it made a partial recovery. Among the initial gains were American Can J K . Erie %, Great Northern preferred %, New York Central %, United States Rubber 1%, Westinghouse ami United States Steel %. Southern Pacific was off % in first transactions, while Union i’a. cific declined %. Among the other ini tial losses were Utah Copper %. Baltimore und Ohio % and Chesapeake and Ohio %. The curb market was heavy. Americans in London were irregular. Price movements in the late forenoon were irregular. American Tobacco was the most prominent feature, advancing to 272. a net gain of 4%. Western Mary land rallied a point to 46 and fractional gains were noted in Reading. American Can. Smelting and Chesapeake and Ohio, United States Rubber. Mexican Petro leum, California Petroleum. Steel com mon. Lehigh Valley declined fractionally. The tone was dull. Call money was easy at 4% to 5 per cent. The stock market closed strong Government bonds unchanged. Other bonds irregular. Stock quotations: Last Clos. Prev STOCKS 'HlghiLow. Sale Bfd.'Cl'sa Amal. Copper. 73%: 71% 7F%1 71-V 7~ Am. Ice Sec ... 19>.. 19% p.ii.. is 19>... Am. Sug. Ref. Pf.%,1 PC, 1 |6Tj 116% I 16% Am. Smqlting ! 68>- 67% 67% l 67% 61>% Am. Locomo. .41 40% 41 40%' 40% I Am. Car Fdv . 53% 53 53 i 53 i 53% Ant. Cot. Oil .1 ....I .... .... 55 ! 55' Am. Woolen ............. 20 I 20 Anaconda ....I 38 38 138 1 37%' 38 Atchison, 105'.. 105% 105% 105% l<>s'.'. A. C. L 138 '137%'13S 138 137'9 American Can 28%! 27% 28 27% 28', do. pref. .. Ils>, 113%,1 ~'. 114' 1 , .113% Am. Beet Sug 50 I 49%j 49% 49% 49% ' Am. T. and T. 140 140 140 ' 139% 139% Am. Agrlcul. ......... I .... I 55 65 Beth. Steel .. 35% 35L. 3.','-. 35'., 35% B. R. T ■ 88', 87% 88% 87% 87% ' B. and 0 101% 10.'!% lot'.di'l’, 103% i Can. Pacific ..256% 255 255% - 256 Corn Products 13% 13% 13% 13% i:t'-, C- and 0 78% 77% 78%, 78 78% Consol. Gas .. 138% 138% 138% 138%d3!> Cen. I*eatber . .... .... ....37 27 Colo. F. am: 1.1 33 |33 i 33 ;33 33% Colo. Southern' .... ....! .... 32 ‘ 33 D. and H 1162 162 162 161', 162 Den. and K. G.i ... .1 20 ■ 20% Distil. Secur. .1 22%l 22%' 22% 22 Erie ' 31%' 30% 31% 33% .ii% do. pref. . . 19%, 49% 49% 48% 18% Gen. Electric 'lßl% 1181 181% ...JlB2 Goldfield Cons. |%' t% G. Western I ..,.i .... 16%. If. •„ , G. North., pfd.:134%1133%'134 133 134 9'. I i? rth - ,>reJ •••• 41 11 ' Int. Harvester 109 109 10'.' '07% 110 P* Central | .... ~..|i26 126 Interboro 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% do, pref. .. 60 59% 59% 59% tiOZ lowa Central ' .... 10 io K. c. Southern 25% 26 K. and T 126 !26 '26 25% 26 do, pref. 59 58 1.. Valley. . .171 lilß% ir.a',, 19919 L. ami N. . .139% 139% 139% 138% 139'" Mo. Pacific . . 11', 41 41% 41 " 41% N. Y. Central. 109 109%'109 108 108% Northwest. . ~136% 13'1% 136% 135'- 135'... Nat. Lead . 55 "1 55% N. and W. . .112'2 112 112 112% 112% No. Pacific . .120% 119% 120 ll9‘<. 1211 <>. and W 31 1 31 ’’eh" 121% 120% 121 'l2l 121 Pacific Mall .1 29% 29% 29% 29%! 28% P. Gas Co. . . 11l 111 nt 110% 1101.. P. Steel Car. ... 34% 34% Heading . . x 170 16t% 166% 166% 166% Rock Island . . 23% 23 23% 23% 23 <!«• I'fd 43% 43%. 43% 43 43% R. 1. and Steel 25 25 do. pfd.. . . 85 84 7 r 84% 84%1 81% S. -Sheffield. . I . 40 40 So. Pacific . . 107% 106 106% 105% 106% So. Railway . 27% 27% 27% 27% do. pfd.. . 80 180 iBO 79%i 80 St. Paul. . . <lll% 111 111% 111% 111% Tenn. Copper...... .... 1 .... 36 36% Texas Pacific . 21% 21% 21% 21% 22 Third Avenue .... 35% 35% Union Pacific 158 155 156 155%,157% U. S. Rubber . 67 65% 66 65% 65% Utah Copper . 56% 56 56% 56% 56% U. S. Steel. . 66% 65% 65% 65 65% do. pfd.. . J .... .. . I .... 109 108% V. Chem. . 43 43 I 43 43 I 43 West. Union . .... ...J .. 1 72% 73% Wabashl ....I . I 4 do. Pfd . j 13% W. Electric . . 77 77 177 76% 77 Wis. Central ....I ...J 40 49 W. Maryland 4.'._>i_4B% | Total sales. 423,000 shares, x Regular dividend and 2 per cent extra added. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, I >ec. 18.—Opening: Giroux 4, Fruit 184. < 'alumet-Arlzona 68, Indiana 15, Pond Creek 26%. LEHIGH VALLEY DIVIDEND. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.- The regular semi-annual dividend of Lelngh Valley of 5 per cent on common stock and s'per cent on preferred was declared today ai the meeting of the board of directors The dividend is payable January 1, 1913, to stock of record December 28, 1912. NEW YORK GROCERIES. | NI-1W YORK, Dec. 18.—Coffee, steady; No. 7 Rio spot, 14%. Rice, steady; domestic, ordinary to prime. 4'Bo 5%. Molasses, steady; New Orleans, open I kettle, 400 50. Sugar, steady; centrifugal, 3.92; musco vado, 3.42; molasses sugar. 3.17; refined, steady; Standard granulated. 4.95; cut loaf, 5.70; crushed, 5.60; mold A. 5.25; cubes. 5.15: powdered, 5.00; diamond a’. 4.90; confectioners A, 4.75; No. 1 465 No 2, 4.60; No 3. 4.55; No. 4. 4.50. LIVE STOCK MARKET. •- CHICAGO, Dec 18. Hogs Receipts 25.- ' Ono. Market steady Mixed ami butchers $6.8507.30, good heavy $7.200 7.30, rough' heavy $6.85® 7.10. light $6.8507.20, i.igs I >5 10:15.60. bulk $7.1007.20 Cattle Receipts 19,000. Market 10c to 20c lower Beeves'>6.loo9 75, cows amt heifers $2.7508.25, Stockers ami feeders $5.00 0 7.40, Texans $6.10® 8.25, calves sß.su I 0 9.75. Sheep—Receipts 20,000. Market steady Native and Western >3.250 4.85, iambs >5.1008.25. SMALL CHANGES EXPECTED IN CASH VALUES OF CORN CHICAGO, Dec. 18. -The Inter-Ocean says: "Wheat bulls said last night action of the market 'll advancing above 90 cents on a light trade, also that the course of values in last week in rallying from tlie decline sliowed that prices were low enough for lite present. It was tlie general impression anfong best corn j handlers that there would be little change : Ii: cash values between now and .lanu-I I ary 1." W.AN'TI-.l' Visitors to come out and r n' the great Southwest. Most of them will ! warn to stay. The. Ninth Anniversary edition of The Los Angeles Examiner, out I December C.’.th. will set forth the reasons Mailed to any address in United States i r Mexico, 15 cents; Canada or foreign points 25 cent " - ' m your order now 15-21-4 I J' ([ATLANTA MARKETS EGGS—Fresh country, candled. 33@35n. I BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in I*l h ; blocks, 25@27%; fresh country, dull. 15& 20c. DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on. per pound: Hens. LG&l«c; | fries, 20fu22 1 ,4; costers. owing to fatness, 17<S>18c. Ll\ E POULTRY—Hens, 35@40c; roost ers, 25@30c; fries. 25@35c; broilers. 20y | 25c; puddle ducks, 25©30c: Pekin ducks, ! 35©40c; geese. 50©6Uc eacn; turkeys, ow- | Ing to fatness, 15© 18c r FRUITS AND PRODUCE. I’RUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lemons, fancy, $0.50@6.00 per box. bananas, 2bj©3i per pound; cabbage. 1.25© 1.50 pound; pea nuts, per pound, fancy Virginia f<* 2 ©7c, choice, s’i©6c; lettuce, fancy, 31.50© 1.75; choice $1 25©H.50 per crate: Deets,) 41 50© 2 per barrel; cucumbers. 75c© $1 per crate; Irish potatoes. 90c© 1.00 Egg pjante, s2©z.&o per crate, pepper, 51©1.2u per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six basket crates. $2.00© 2.50; pineapples, $2.50 ©2.75 per crate; onions. 75c©$l per bush , sweet potatoes, pumpkin vam, 40©50c per bushel. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Company.) hams, 10 to 12 pounds average. hams, 12 to 14 pounds average. Cornfield skinned hams, Ifi to 18 pounds average, ISLc. kiu’ r s’l l ®5 1 pleklea Dlg ’" feet - 15-pcund uafi' r r* 1 ' 'c 3ellied meat in 10-pound dlnnei Cornfield picnic hams. 6 to 8 pounds av erage. 14%c. Cornfield breakfast bacon. 24c. 18qL ):el st ' ,e l ’ acon (wide or narrow) iVrnfleld fresh pork sausage C'nk <>l Bulk) 2;i-pound buckets, 12%c. Cornfield frankfurters. 10-pound Buck ets. average, 12c. b<'xes n i7c l b, ’ loKna sausa f>®. f'-pound l>oxes ! " nc *’<K'n hams, 25-pound Cornfield smoked fink sausase, 25- pound boxes, 10c. _ ('"fniield smoked fink sausage in pickle .'O-pound i-ans. <1 75. Cornfield frankfurters in pickle. 15- pound kits. $1.75. Cornfield pure lard, tierce basis, 12%c B,y,e P ure lard, 50-pound tins, Compound lard (tierce basis), B%c 1> S. extra ribs, lu.c, S' D' h medium average, 12 .c 1 D. s. bellies, light average. 13c. FLOUR and GRAIN. -■> Glegant. $7.50. time- I g'l. $.,,.0 carters <best), $7.00: Gloria '■■<' | i-''lsung>. s'-.25; Victory (finest pat ent', >6 10; Diamond (patent) >6 75- Monogram, $6.00; Gulden Grain. $5 50- faultless, finest, $6 25; Home Queen (highest patent'. $5.75; Puritan (highest Paragon (highest patent). I" ' ,"J 1 V 1 ’”’ (lia,f "'"e" 1 I. $5'25; White < l<" d (highest patent!. $5.50: White Lily high patent I. $5.50; White Daisy, >5.50- Sunbeam. $5.25: Southern Star (patent)’ | 8 '2.. Ocean Spray (pateuO. $5.25; Tulin ' oir.i'gjit), 4.15; King Pelton (half t>at ; •"•). >5.00; low grade. 98-11: sacks. $4.00. < oR.V Choice red coh, 73c: Tennessee ' wld'.e, ,3c; choice yellow, 73c; cracked I corn. 75c. MEAL- Plain 14 1-pnnnd sacks. 71c; 96- pound sacks, 72c; 48-pound sacks. 74c'; 24- pottnd sacks, 76c; 12-poitml sacks. 78c' - O\ IS I'aney clipped, ale; No. 2 clipped ."e; fancy white. 49c; No. 2 white. 48c; No. 2 mixed. 47c; Texas rust proof Bsc- Oklahoma rust proof. 60c; Appier. 75c wir.tei grazing. 75c COTTON SEED MEAT. Harper, S2B - S2B; ereamo feed, >2': jjo'oq 11 ®EED HULLS—Square sacks. SEEDS -(Sacked): Wheat. Tennessee I blue stern. $1.60; German millet, $1.65: am- Iter cane seed, $1.55; cane seed orange (Tennessent. $1.25; red top cane I seed, $1.35; rye (Georgia). $1.35; red rust I proof oats. 72c: Bert eats. 75c; blue seed oats. 50c; barley $1.25. I HAY Per hundredweight; Timothy, choice. large bales. $140; No. 1 small $1.35; No. 3 small. $1 15. Timothy N<, 1 .■lover mixed, $1.15; clover hay. $1.15; al falf.i, choice. $1.40: No. 1. $1.35; wheat straw, 70c: Bermuda hav. -85 c ' FEEDS! UFF. SHORTS While, l()0-lh. sa, ks. 51.85; Holliday, white. 10-lii. sacks. $1.90: dandv middling. 100-lii. .sacks. $1.85; fam-y 75-lb sacks. $1.80: I’. W., 75-lb sacks. $1.70; brown, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60; Georgia feed’ 7i'-lb. sacks, s!.»».►; bran. 75-lb sacks, $1.40; 001-lb. sacks. $1.35; Hotneclolne, $1.60: Germ mini. SI.HO. CHICKEN I*'EED—Beef scraps, 50-lh. sacks, $1.90; Victory baby chick. >2.05; j.'geon feed, $2.25; Purina pigeon feed, $2.25; Purina scratch, 100-pound $1 90; Victory Scratch. 50-lb. sacks, $1 95; wheat, 2 bushel bags, per bushel $1 40; oyster shell, 80c; Purina pigeon feed. $2.35 special scratch. 10-lb. sacks, SI.BO. GROUND FEED—Purina fr-' <l 100-lb sacks. $1.75; 175-lb. sacks, $1.75; Purina molasses feed, $1.70; Arab feed. $1.70; Allneeda feed. $1.65; Snvrene dairy feeik $1.50; Universal horse meal. $1.30: velvet teed. >1.50: Monogram, 100-lb. sacks. $1.60; Victory horse feed. 100-fi>. sacks, $). 60- A. B. C. feed, $1.55; Milko .lairy feed. $1.60; alfalfa molasses meal. $1 75; alfalfa meal, $1.50; beet pulp. 10-IL. sacks, $1 GO GROCERIES. SUGAR—I’er pound, standard granu lates!, 5%: New York relined. sc; planta tion. 6c COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle's). >25; I AAAA. $14.50 in bulk; in bags and bar-' I rels, s2l; green, 20c. RlCE—Head. 4%®5%c; fancy bead, 5% ®6%c. according to grade LARD—Silver leaf, 12%c tier pound; ' Scoco, 9c per pound; Flake White, 9c per : pound; Cottolene, $7.20 per case: Snow- I drift, $5.85 per case. CHEESE I’aney full cream, 20c. SARDINES- Mustard, $3 per case; one- ; quarter oil. $3. SALT One hundred pounds. 52c; salt; brick (plain), per case, $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case. >4.85; salt. ret! ' rock, per cwt., $1.00; salt, white, per cwt., I 90c; Granactystal. case, 25-ib. sacks, 75c; salt ozone, per case. 30 packages. 90c; 50- lb. sacks. 30c: 25 lb. sacks. 18c MISiIELLANEOU%--. teorgia cane syr up, 38c; axle soda crackers, 7%c per pound; lemon crackers, 8c; oys ter. 7c; tomatoes (2 pounds). Sl>;s case; (3 pounds), $2.25; navy beans, $3.25; Lima beans. 7%c; shredded blr<-iilt. $3 60; rolled oats, $3 90 per case; grits (bags). $2 40: pink salmon. >3.75 per case; pepper, 18c [— =' ■ ■ A Pioneer Bank ESTABLISHED IN isi>s, the ATLAN- TA NATIONAL BANK is the old est national bank in the Cotton States, and one of the strongest and most in fluential banking institutions in the en tire South. I his bank has been constantly grow- * ing in strength and efficiency, as well as i ; in years. Its long and successful expe- ' Hence in all branches of commercial ‘ banking—especially in the selection of safe investments for its funds—insures j depositors every safeguard and the best | of banking service. | YOUR account is respectfully solicited. | Atlanta National Bank Resources OVER $10,000,000.00 Bns go op on HEAVIER DEMAND Better Bids for Cargoes and Firm Cables Cause Short Covering Movement. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat—No. 2 red 103 @lO9 r ”Hi 46 u Outs 331, CHICAGO, Dec. 18.- There were frac tional advances in the price of wheat early today- with the better trade in the < ash article on both domestic and export account the leading influence. The Liv erpool market was higher us a result of the strength here, coupled With the im proved inquiry from the continent for plate cargoes. Corn was a shade better, partially' with the strength in wheat, but mainly be cause of the smaller offerings. Liverpool wus stronger on the forecast of smaller shipments from Argentina this week. <»ats were easier on increased offer ings. Hog products were fractionally lower und hogs at the yards were steady. The bulls in wheat had been waiting for some time for the appearance of a genuine demand for cash wheat and it seems as it the buyers have put in an appearance after so long a time. Besides a targe business reported in Manitoba, there was a good trade in our own wheat on foreign account ami millers took 120,000 bushels here during the day one large cash handler here said that his sales while liberal would be much greater with an ample supply of oars for trans porting the wheat. Closing for the day showed the market us t M c higher. Corn wus in demand from shorts and investors late and there was a better rash lemand also, with sales of 155,000 bushels. The ciose was ‘\r to %c better Oats closed -‘gc to r h (- higher and cash sales were 225,000 bushels. Hog products were under liquidation sake, right up to the very close and prices were lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. 1 Grain quotations: Previous Open. High. Low Close Close. WHEAT— Dee. Sfi 85’ 4 RK 85L May '<(• \ :u L ?0 ! 4 b 0 July 87 84 84 8784 CORN - Dec. Mav 48 H 48L 48% 48% July 49% 49 49% 49 OATS - Dec. 32 % 33 32% 32-J 32% May S 3 33% 32% 33% 33 July 33% 33% 32% 33% 33% PORK— Mv 17.87% 17.92% 17.69 17.75 17.95 M'\ 17 97 % 18.05 17.85 1.8.00 18.05 Lard - I ” 10.17%, 10.17% 10.02% 10.02% 10.25 Jan 9.90 9.00 9.75 9.82% 9.90 Mav 9.85 9.87% 9.75 9.85 9.82% RIBS - Jan 9.70 9.72% 9T2% 9.«2% 9.72% May 9.02% 9.67% 9.60 9.65 9.62% LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened %d to %d higher; at 1:30 I- in. the market was unchanged to %d higher. Closed %d to d higher. <’orn opened unchanged %d to higher; at 1:30 p. m. the market was un changed to %d higher. Closed %d to %d higher. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Wheat. No. 2 red. 1.08<(. 1.0!’%; No 3 red, 1.04©'1.07; No. 2 ;hard u inter, 886/89; No. 3 hard winter. 86 ©B7; No. 1 northern spring, 88%©88«\; No. 2 northern spring, 87©88; No. 3 spring, 8 Cn 86. Corn, No. 3. 15%©46%; No. 3 white, 46'46/ |6 1 2 ; No. 3 yellow. 45%©46%; No. 4, 43%6/ |. r >; No. I white, 44©45%; No. 4 yei low. 44© <5%. Oats. No. 2 white, 35%; No. 3 white. 33 P 33%; No. 4 white, 31©33%; Stand ard, 34%. • PRIMARY MOVEMENT. "~W I< F AT-' » 1912 I ~i»lt Receipts 1.328.000 548,000 Shipments I 577,000 ' 355,000 CORN— | 19Y2. I 1911 Receipts 1,329,000 I 508,000 Shipments 411.000 ' 549,000 CHICAGO CAR LOTS. following are receipts for Wednesday and est hunt rd receipts for Thursday: I Wcdn’day. 1 Thursday Wheat ! 28' 38 Corn ' 602 347 cats ' 166 161 Hogs 1 26,000 23,000 I 2 per pound; R. E. Lee salmon, $7.50; cocoa ' *Be; r«»ast beef, $3.80; syrup, 30c per gal lon; Sterling ball potash, $3.30 per case, ■soap, $1.50©-100 per case; Rumford bak* j Ing powder, $2.50 per case. FlSht. FISH Bream and perch, 7c per pound anapper, 9c per pound; trout, 10c per pound: bluefish, 7c per pound; pompano. ■ L..s per pound; mackerel, 9©loc per lb. ' mixed fish, 5© 6< per U> ; black bass, 10< ' \»er pound; mullet, sl2 per barrel. | OYSTERS Per gallon: Plants, $1.60 extra selects, $1.50; selects. $1.40 straights, $1.20; standard, $1; relfers, 90c HARDWARE. PLoWSTOCKS—HaIman, 95c; Fergu son, $1 05 AXLES — per dozen, base. SHOT $2.25, per sack. SH'>ES Horse, $4.50© 4.75 per keg LEAD Bar. 7%c per pound. NAILS Wire, $2 65 base. IRON —Per pound. 3c, base; Swede, 4c. 19