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a™ mu MGESTEO HEID IN DIXIE Big Auditorium Is Jammed With Fancy Fowis—Judges Are Busy Today. hist time since the inauguration shows in Atlanta the Gate City ••t an exhibit that. In the num* hi is. will top the largest Dixie , ,r has known. this year Augusta had held the '• ar after year it had carried off :• < But this year the Augusta reported something of a frost Southern International, now in , the Auditorium-Armory, is a v 1 .| ,>cr. j.stion of “class’ brings on more and is not so easily settled—but in matter of numbers this show’ tow i- above anything the South has ever know n. Big Hall Jammed. Xuditorium proper, Taft hall, the \ ihe spaces under the seats—all ar. packed and jammed with birds—ami wing includes everything from bi, mmc . ■ gigantic turkeys and from rd;:;’. ■ ■!■: ‘’Dmuintckers” (unorthodox io the fanciest of imported :..les and such from darkest Africa. itting and proper the interest does , center entirely around the birds ex ilcod. There are line showings of in i,...ri : there are special farm exhib with miniature models of the farm t. -;.lings and equipment; the poultry de . urttm nt of the University of Georgia and tl-.c International Correspondence school ar- represented with neat exhibits; there li the famous Klmballville farm's exhibit <f fancy show stock; there, we'd, there are o many things than an enumeration would take a column. Judges Busy Today. Todaj has been a field day for the :dges Despite the large number and the high pressure under which they are working no great amount of progress has been made. A few scattering classes have been judged, but In the main the work is mostly ahead of the experts, who will be at it until well into tomorrow at least. A good crowd has turned out for the show today and from the time the doors were thrown open the dimes have been hopping into the cash boxes and the poultry enthusiasts have been filtering steadily in and worming their way around through the frankly overcrowded and none too 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 atalog will be issued. It will contain many articles by foremost breeders. DEALER CLEARS $2,500 IN THREEJDAYS ON LOT R. C. Woodbery. of the real estate firm of W. 1% & John O. DuPree, today is $2,500 -wealthier than he was three days ago, as the result of a deal in Peachtree real estate. Mr. Woodbery sold to a client of the DuPree agency the 20x102-foot lot on the east side of Peachtree street, 62.8 feet south of Currier street, for $1,125 a front foot. He bought it three days ago from J. Fred Dewis for SI,OOO a front foot. Mr. Dewis sold this proper ty at a profit of $4,000, after keeping it six months. SECRET UNDERSTANDING ON PORK BARREL BILL W ASHINGTON, Dec. IS.—A secret understanding in the interests of econ omy has been reported by the Demo cratic members of the house public buildings committee, in regard to the manner in which items shall go into the park barrel bill, according to informa tion disclosed todaj'. | In ■ Atlanta It’s [The i Georgian i eople look to whenever 1 I they want to buy, sell, I trade, rent, get help or a i position. No matter what your ANT is, a Georgian Want I Ad will get it. Foir Your i Convenience W ant Ads will be taken over the telephone any time . aud an “Accommodation 1 i Account” started with you. All “Accommodation Ac | count bills are payable [ when bills are presented. " ant Ads will be taken 'ip to 1 o’clock on the day of ■ publication. SENT TO CHAINGANG AT OWN REQUEST.HE’S CURED OF DRUG HABIT Sentenced to eight months on the chaingang at his own request. \V. 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 lie 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 <ame to Coogler’s office one day and asked to be sent to the chain gang. “It is the only way I can get cured,” he said. Taken before Judge Calhoun, he pleaded guilty to vagrancy and was handed a sentence of eight months. This was live months ago. Today Coogler went to the capitol and asked that the man’s sentence be cut to his present term. The probation officer told the governor that Nunnally was cured and ready to return to his family and his job. FIRE WRECKERS HURT AS GIBSON HOUSE WALL FALLS CINCINNATI, Dec. 18.—Five labor ers, members of a wrecking crew searching the w reckage of the *Gibson hotel, which was destroyed by fire last week, were seriously injured by the collapse of a wall today. OLD FEUD CAUSES KILLING. ANNISTON. ADA.. Dec. 18.—News of the killing of Charles Woodward by Dem W 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 twice, once in the head. He died in stantly. ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET. (By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro vision Company.) Quotations based on actual during the current week: Choice to good steers, 1,000 to 1200 sno @6.00; good steers, 800 to 1.000, 4 750 ; 5 25- medium to good steers, 700 to 850. 4 250 4.75; good to choice beef cows, 800 to 900 “• 7S ® 4 to Bood beer cows, 70(5 g ood to choice heifers 750 to 850, 3. ,504.50: medium to good hblfers, 650 to 750, 3.6004.00. s u The above represent ruling prices on good quality of beef cattle, inferior grades and dairy types selling lower . lo Bood s, eers, it fat. 700 to' 800 4.0004.25. Medium to common cows If tat, 700 to 800, 3.2504.00; mixed common to fair, 61’0 tc SOO, 2.5003.25; good butch er bulls, 3.0003.76. Good to choice Tennessee lambs GO to 80, 4.5005.50; common lambs and’ year lings, 2%@2; sheep, range, 2@3% Prime hogs, 100 to 200 average, 7 500 7.75; good butcher hogs, 140 to 160, $7*250 7.o0; good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, 7 000 7.25; light pigs. 80 to 100, 6.750 7.00; heavy rough hogs, 200 to 250, $6.50@7.5(i. Above quotations apply to corn-fed hogs. Mash and peanut fattened hogs 10 l%c lower. Good supply of cattle In yards this week, quality generally better. eSveral loads from nearby feed lots are among tlie week’s receipts. Buyers are actively se lecting tops for their Christmas trade Market generally steady on the better kinds, while tlie plain to common cattle have been wak to % lowr, 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 of 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 mas week proper. A great many of the 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 ajid un changed. NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW YORK. Dec. 18.—Wheat steady; May 9611,096%. 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 370 39%, white clipped 38041. Rye firm: No. 2 nominal f o. b. New York. Barley quiet; malt ing 57 070 c. i. f. Buffalo. Hay firm; good to prime 9001.07%. poor to fair 75@ 1.05. Flour dull; spring patents 4.5004.85, straights 4.40 0 4.50, clears 4.2004.30, win ter patents 5.2005.40, straights 4.650 4 80, clears 4 300 4.40. Beef dull: family 24.00@25.00. Pork easy; mess 19.250 19.50, family 23.00024 00. Lard easy; city steam 10'4, middle West spot 10.80 Tallow, city (in hogsheads) 6'4, country (in tierces) 606’4. 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 was slightly easier. Cotton seed oil quotations: Open: n k _Clo~n»' Spot 6.1006.30 December .... 6.17'0'6.25 6.15@fi.22 January6.lßo6.l9 6.1C06.18 February6.2oo6.22 6.17416.20 Mare 116.220 6.23 6.21 @6.22 April 6.250 6.27 6.2306.26 May 6.31 06.33 6.30 0 6.31. June 6.3506.38 6.310 6.33 Ju1y6.3606.38 6.3406.35 Closed heavy; sales 14.700 barrels. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee, quotations: ■ Opening. Closing. January 13.40013.50 ... Fehruarv 13.600 13.67 Marchl3.B6 13.8C0 13.82 .Aprill4.os 13.92% 13.93 May. 14.10 UC8@14.04 Junel4.lo 14.11014.13 July 14.10 14 1 10 14.18 Augustl4.2so 14.30 11.; "'<i 14.21 Septemberl4.3l October 14.300'‘ 4.35.14 260 14 27 Novemberl4.32o 14.35 14.260 14.27 December. . .. . 13 15 14.450 11.47* Closed steady. Sales, 140,250 bjgs. BUTTER. POULTRY AND EGGS. NEW YORK. Dec. 18 Dressed poultry, more active: turkeys, 14 026; chickens. 12 0 26; fowls, 12016%; ducks, 10 0 20; geese, 011 18. Live poultry, dull: chickens. 110:11%; fowls. 120 13%; turkeys. 18; roosters, 8%; ducks. 14015; geese, 13014. Butter, steady; creamer} specials. 30% @ 35: creamery extras, 32%037; state dairy, tubs. 230 34: process specials. 270 27% Eggs, firmer; nearby white fancy. 420 15; nearby brown fancy, 35036. extra firsts. 35036; firsts, 30032. Cheese, quiet; white specials. 17%@18; whole milk fancy, 16%017%: skims spe cials. L3%@14%; skints, fine. 12013%; full skims, 8011. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Bally & Montgomer. : Ii looks ns if selling on little bulges will prove less haxardous than it has been. Thompson. Towle & Co.: We look for higher prices eventual!) Logan A- Bryan We advise caution on I the long side. Miller & Co Me fontinuc out anvicu I to meet strength with sal,.-. Norden & Co.- We think cotton should lie bought on declines Ha; den. Stone w (’■ We look for ul timately higher pri • THE ATLANT \ GEORGIAN AND NEWw. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1912. SPOT INTERESTS SEND COTTON HP Strong. Aggressive Tendency Entire Day in Face of Liver pool Depression. NEW YORK. Dec. 18. Depression shown in Liverpool cables resulted in the rotten market here opening barely steady today, with first prices a net de cline of 2 8 points from last night’s close. Trifling vas 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 nrices 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 cotton. This report could not be confirmed, but caused sell ing from this side in Liverpool, also sell 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 market rallied with ease under this rul- 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 18 points from the opening The strength in the market was in fluenced *o a great extent on rumors that the census report Friday would fore cast light ginning for the period; also the report that the National Ginners would renort 175,000 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 tlie highest levels of the day. At the close the market was steady with prices showing a net gain of 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. TiFTf— 1912." Receipts Y 27.988 128,’819 124,572 Shipments 114.349:118,830 110.104 Stucks 608.058 687,218 622,434 RANGE IN_NEW YORK FUfUHES._ c - . . « . e * u » n« 5 I 5 ! o j 3 Q !£6 Dea "12 .'\ ’ 'j'; j..'>B ’ ; Jan. 12.60 12.79,12.60,12.78 12.78-79,12.68-69 Feb. ' 0 Meh. 12.69 12.85 12.69 12.83 12.83-85 12.75-76 April .... 12.83 12.75 May 12.72 12.86 12.89'12.84 12.84-85 12.76-77 June 12.79-81 12.70-72 July 12.64 12.80 12.63 12.79 J2.79-80:12.69-70 Aug. 12.56 12.60 12.65 12.60 12.67-69 12.58-60 Sept. 12.04 12.04 12.04 12.04 12.09-11 12.09-11 < >ct.l 88 11.97 1 1.87 1 1.92 11.95-97 11.95-96 Closed steady. Liverpool cables were due to come 4 J 2 to points lower today, but the mar ket opened steady at a net decline of 6 to 7 points from last night's close. At 12:15 p. m. the market was quiet, 8 to 9 points lower, except new crops, which were 6Vz points lower. The market closed steady, with prices a net decline of 6 to 7Ki 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,- 000 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 P. M. Close. Prev. Dec. . . . 6.84'i-6.82 6.83 U 6.91 Dec.-Jan. Jan.-Feb. 6.82 -6.80 6.79 6.81 Va 6.88*? Feb.-Mch. 6.83 -6.79% 6.79 6.81 6.88% Meh.-Apr. 6.80 -6.78% 6.77% 6.80 6.87 Apr.-May 6.80% 6.78 6.79 6.86 May-June 6.79 -6.77 6.75% 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 ORLEANS, 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 rattier 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 the 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, the smallest in the past five years. They are expected to 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 the final National < linnets 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. Adv!<cs from there said that bulls were buying against Wall Street shorts in anticipation oi a bullish census. RANGE IN_NEW OCEANS FUTURES t DC W 5 ? J? c- rz c 3 $ S. $- Ji ; ; - 1 ' I Dec. 12.83 12.91 12,‘x Jan. 12.82 13.02 12.82 13.02 13.01-02 12.88-89 Feb. 13.03-05 12.90-92 Meli. 12.88 13.06 12.86 13 06 13.06 12.92-93 Apr 13.09-11 12.96-98 Max 12.94 13.13 1.2.92 13.13 13.11 -12'12.98-99 June ... 13.14-16 13.00-02 July 12.99 13.19 12.99 13.19 13.18-20112.06-07 Oct 13.03-04 _L£. 9 7 Closed steady. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady; middling 13 3-16. Athens, quiet: middling 13%. Macon, steady; middling 12%. New Orleans, firm; middling 13c. 'Xew York, quiet; middling 13.10. Boston, quiet, •middling 13.’0. Philadelphia, s’l aOy;‘middling 13.25. Liverpool, «-ready; miodling 7,’.8d. Augusta, steady: middling 13c. .Savannah, s<<-:«dy; middling 12\. Norfolk, steady ; middling 12% Mobile, steady: middling 12 13-16. Galveston, steady; midohng 13c. Charleston, steadv; middling 11 11-16. Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, steady; middling 13%. Baltimore, nominal; middling 13c. Memphis, steady; middling 13%. St. Louis, steady, middling 13%. Houston, steaav; middling 12%. Louisville, firm; middling 13%. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table showy receipts at the ports today, compared with the same day last year: New Orleans. . . . 13.596 6.276 Galveston 21.749 16.143 Mobile 1.995 3.622 Savannah 4.836 13,267 Charleston 1,119 1,889 Wilmington 2,817 1.116 Norfolk 2,292 5,824 Boston 966 1,036 Pensacola S.SUO P<»rt Arthur 11,500 Pacific coast .... 8.750 1,027 Various. . . , . . . 3,197 4.729 “Total. ... .. . 61,3J7 ~727529 INTERIOR MOVEMENTS. Houston 11,878 15.594 Augusta 786 5.051 Memphis 5,173 4.121 St. Louis 3.448 .”,.987 Cincinnati 1.831 687 Lillie IDG. . 1.74 J Total.". . . .~~7 . 25,118 ~ 317u~ NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE FLEECY STAPLE Nl.\\ Y< »RK. De<.. ’8 N. L. Carnentcr Co.: There was heavy selling at times today which v.Rs attributed to W all Street and uptown interests. The leading spot houses have been buyers. Spots in good demand a.t high basis. As long as tills < xists it is not likely that we will have any serious decline. Warehouse stocks in New York today, certificated, 53,226. McGhee was a good seller today, which was said to have been for Pell. l arrott, Mitchell, Wilson. Hartcorn and < one were principal buyers today. Shear son and McElroy sellers. er\ little cotton was for sale during the forenoon trading. McFadden. Mitchell and W'eld brokers were the leading buyers at noon. Moyse was said 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. I- iver D<’°l spot cotton was quoted at (18d. 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 grade cotton at prevailing pre miums, but middle and low gravies are moving remarkably well. Along Worth street the demand for fine cotton goods arc said to be much poorer than it is for cheaper fabrics, such as drills, sheetings and print cloths. The Southern farmers and small mer chants usual sell their cotton freely 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 th*? bears can say is that 13-cent cotton is too steep. Norden, Hicks, llentz, Wilson, McFad den. Gifford, Mohr and Hubbard were the leading buyers today. McGhee, 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, 12.73; Jul>, 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 in the Carolinas, where it Is cloudy with 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 bullish ginners.’* The New 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 afreet the market adversely, 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 ( bartering 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 12,654 Galveston22,soo to 24,500 22,502 THE WEATHER Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. lb. There will be rain tonight and Thursday in the Atlan tic states north of Pennsylvania, and tonight in tlie 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 lair 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—F'air and cooler in western and clearing in eastern portion tonight; Thursday fair and cooler. Virginia ami North Carolina—Rain to night colder in west portions; Thursday fair and colder South Carolina —Rain tonight: Thursday fair and cooler. Florida—Fair and cooler in north west 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 Louisiana—Fair and colder; frost. Arkansas—Fair and colder; freezing. < »klahoma - Fair and warmer. East Texas—Fair and colder; frost in south, freezing in north. West Toxas-* Fair and warmer. DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Lowest temperature 54 Highest temperature 66 Mean temperature 60 Normal temperature 44 Rainfall in past 24 hours, inches . . O.L'» Deficiency since Ist of month, inches 0.32 Excess since January Ist, inches . .14.95 REPORTS FROM VARIOUS STATIONS. I iTemperaturelß'fall Stations— I Weath. j 7 i Max. 24 Augusta . . . Cloudy 50 Atlanta . . Raining 56 66 .20 Atlantic City. Raining 50 .32 Anniston . . Pt. cldy 54 58 .48 Boston . . . Raining 40 42 .02 Buffalo . . . Clear 42 46 ... Charleston . . cloudy 58 62 .04 Chicago . . . Cloudy 34 42 .... I >etiv< r . . < ’lear 20 36 .... DesMolnes . . Snowing 26 31 ... Duluth . . . cloudy 10 30 .32 Eastport . . . < ’loudy 32 24 j .... Galveston . . <’lear 52 72 .... Helena . . . < ’loudy 24 36 .... Houston . . . Clear 46 oi Huron .... Cloudy 24 24 .01 Jacksonville . Cloudy 56 76 1 .01 Kansas City. Cloudy 28 40 Knoxville . . (’loudy 46 44 .70 Louisville . . Cloudy 34 58 .01 Macon .... Cloudy 58 .01 Memphis. . . 1 .loudy 10 60 ,06 Meridian. . . Clear 52 .12 Mobile .... Pt. cldy. 54 66 ' .06 .Miami .... Pt. cldy. 74 80 .90 Montgomery . Cloudy 5x 70 ' .08 Moorhead . . Snowing 22 26 i .vo Now Orleans. Clear 51 68 .’8 New York . . ‘’loudy 46 46 .08 North Platte. < dear 20 38 I .... Oklahom 1 . . Clear 28 50 .... Palestine. . . Clear 38 .... Pittsburg . Clear 40 50 .... P iland, Oreg I’’, cldy 46 48 • .36 San Francisco * ‘loudy 36 56 ... st Louin Pt cldj 82 54 St. Paul . . . Clear 16 ' 32 .08 S. Lake City. <’lear 14 36 . ... Savannah . . Cloudy ’ 52 .64 \\ as!'itic’ on Raining !6 52 .02 C '' e.i lii :ii; ;M.u\... M.cL'.n Di: :<•'.< t. REAOIN6 FEATURE’ INSTOGmiS Increase in Dividend Causes Considerable Activity Prices Generally Erratic. By CHARLES W. STORM. NI.W YUHK, Dec. 18. —Speculative in terest centered mainly in the specialties ; at the opening of the stock market, ma- i terial declines being recorded in a num- ‘ per of them. California Petroleum fell ; i 3,. Mexi- an Petroleum lost 2 1 . ami West ern Marj land was off 2%. B, ading was! active at the start, opening at 166>4, or I % under last night’s tmul. and went t<> 185% and finally rallied Only a few gains were made, most of | the stocks declining on an absence of demand. Amalgamated Copper, after! opening a, lower, recovered all its loss, while American Smelting gained %. Canadian Pacific opened at 255'j. or % I lower. i.,ater it made* a partial recovery. .Among the initial gains were American < ’an %. l-lrte Great Northern preferred New York Central United Stat, s Rubber I’., Westinghouse and United States Steel Southern Pacific was off % in first transactions, while Union Pa* citie declined %. Among the other ini tial losses were Utah Copper %, Baltimore and Ohio : ' B and Chesapeake ami Ohio %. The curb market was heavy. Americans in London were Irregular. Price movements in the late forenoon wore irregular. American Tobacco was the most prominent feature, advancing to 272. a net gain of 4 s -, Western Marc land rallied a point to 4ti ami fractional gains were noted In Reading, American Can. Smelting ami t'hesapeake and Ohio, United States Rubber. Mexican Petro leum, California Petroleum, Steel com mon. Lehigh A’alley 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: Lust Clos. Prev STOCKS- High Low. Sale Bld . < Tse Amal. Copper. 73% 71% 71%i 73 Am. Ice Sec... 19%' 19U 1 Rt% 18 lp>„ Am. Sug. Ref. 11 1f.% 115% lltl% 1 IG% Am. Smelting 69% «7%- 67% 67% 69% Am Loeorno. . 41 4u ,_ 11 40% 40% Am. Car Fdy . 53u 53 * 53 53 Am. Cot. Oil .... .... 55 j 55 Am. Woolen 20 20 Anaconda . ...i 38 38 38 37'.. 38 Atchison 10,',i, I<■".%■ 11>5>” IP.-.i.. A. C. L 138 137% 138 138 I37'x American Can 28% 271, I'B 27% 28% do, pref. .. 115% 113% tl.’> 114% 113% Am. Beet Sug. 50 49% 49% 49% Am. T. and T. 140 1140 lift) " 139% , 139% Am. Agricul. of, 1 55 Beth. Steel .. .35% 35% 35% 35‘. 35% B. R. T 1 88%’ 87% 88% 87%l 87% B. ami 0104% 103% H'4% 101% 10.’’,% Can. Pacific .. 256% 255 255% 256 Corn Products ! 13% I 13%' 13% 13% 13% c. and 0 78% 77% 7S'- 78 78% Consol. Gas .. 138%, 138% 138% 138% 139 Cen. leather . .... 27 27 Colo. F. and 1 33 33 33 33 33% Colo. Southern ....’I 32 33 !’■ and H 162 T 62 162 161% 162 lien, and R. G[ 20 ' 20% Distil. Secur. .i 22% 22% $2% 22 Erie 31% 30% 31% 33% 31% do. pref. . . 49%, 49% 49% 48% 48% Gen. Electric . 181% 181 181% ... 182 Goldfield Cons. . ...1 .... 1% it ß G. Western ..! ...., 16% 16% <>. North., pfd. 134% :133% 134 133 134 G. North. On* 41 41 Int. Harvester 109 109 109 lU7’ 2 110 111. Central• .... 126 126 Interboro 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% do. pref .. 60 59%, 59% 59% 60/. lowa Central to |(i K. C. Southern 26 K. and T 26 26 26 1'5% 26 d<>, pref ... 1 up 58 L. Valley. . .171 168% 169% 169 169% L. and N. . . 139% 139% 13:<% 138%'13ii% Mo. Pacific . . 41% 41 41% 41 * 11% N. Y. Central 109 ,109% 109 108 108% Northwest. . .136% 13.1% 136% 135%%35% Nat. Lead 55 5515 N. and W. . . 112% 111- 112 112% 112% No. Pacific . . 120% 119% 120 119',- 120 O. and W ... 31 1 31 Pennl2l% 120% 121 121 121 Pacific Mail . 29% 29% 29% 28% I’. Gas Co . . 11l 111 ill ' 1 mu'] 101., I’. Steel Car 1 ... ,| 34% 34% Reading . . x'l7o 164%i166%1166%1166% I Rock Island . . 23% 23 23% 23% 23 do. pfd . . 43% 43% 43% 43 43 % R. I. ami Steel, 25 25 do. pfd.. . . 85 .84% 84% 84% 84%, S. -Sheffield .... 10 40 So. Pacific . . 107% lot! 106% 105% lOS’h So. Railway . 27% 27%. 27% 27% do. pfd.. . . 80 80 80 79% 80 St. Paul. . . .111% 111 111%, 111% 111% renn. Copper . 36 36% Texas Pacific . 21% 21% 21% 21% 22 Third Avenue ' 35% 35% 1 Union Pacific 158 155 156 155% 157% U. S. Rubber .' 67 65% 66 65% 65% | Utah Copper . 56% 56 56% 5<.% 56% 1 L'. S. Steel. . 66% 65% 65%, 65 65% <io. I'fd 100 108", V .-C. Chem. . 43 43 43 43 43 West. Union . 72% 73% Wabash 4 do- Pfd ....I 13% W. Electric . . 77 77 77 76% 77 Wis. Central l .... 40 " 49 IV. Maryland4s>- 2 48% t Total sales. 423,000 shares, x .Regular dividend ami 2 per cent extra added. MINING STOCKS. —,— BOSTON, Dec. 18.—Opening: Giroux 4. Fruit 184. Calumet-Arizona 68, Indiana 15, Pond Creek 26%. LEHIGH VALLEY DIVIDEND. NUM YORK. Dec. 18. The r-gular 1 semi-annual dividend of Lehigh Valley of 5 per cent on common stock and 5 per cent on preferred was declareti todav at the meeting of the boar,! of directors The dividend is payable January 1, 1913, to stock of record December 28, 1912. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEU YORK. Dee 18. -Coffee, steady; No. 7 Rio spot. 11%. Rice, steady; domestic, ordinary to I prune. 4' K @s%. Molasses, steady; New Orleans one': ■ kettle. 40'0 70. Sugar, steady: centrifugal, 3.92: musco vado. 3.42. molasses sugar. :: 17: refined, steady; standard granulated. 4 95; eit : loaf, 5.70; crushed, 5.C0, mold A, 5 55- cubes. 5.15; powdered. 5.00; diamond a’. 4.90, confectioners A, 175. No 1 4 Nt* 2, 1.60; No 3. 4.55; No 4. 4 50 LIVE STOCK MARKET. ''HI''AGO, Dec. 18. Hogs Rereipn 55,- 000. Market steady. Mixed and butchers $6.8507.3 good heavj $7.2007.30, rough hia-.' $6.8507.10, light $6 850 720 |.i BS $5 11'0 5.60 bulk $7.100 7.20. Cattle- Receipts 19,000. Market ’O.. t<, 20c lower Beeves $6.1009.75. cows and helfi-rs •*!'.750 8.25. Stockers and reed, r . $5 000.7.10, T. xan $6.4008.25, -. alves »8.50 'ii' Sheep Retell,ts 20.000. Market s'.-a v Native and Western 83.2'u 1 >lambs $5.100 8.26 SMALL CHANGES EXPECTED IN CASH VALUES OF CORN i ’'Hl< AGO. Ik -Thp Inter-Ocean I say«: “AVln at bulls said, last night action of the market «n advancing above :0| cents on a light trad*-, mimo that tlie’ < our.sp of values in last week in rallying i from th*- decline showed that prices were! ! enough l<»r ihr pr**K(-ni.. It was the 1 general impression among n» st ■ <»rjj ; handlers that then- would b» little < nang. in cash values between now and Janu- | ary 1.” WANTED Vlfiltors ’o cornu out and • e the great Southwest. Most of them will to stay, The Ninth Anniversary Edition >»f The Lus Angeles Examiner , out ■ December Js;h. will h»j forth th-- reasons | Mailed t<» any address in I’nited States <».- Mexico, 15 (.■* , nts Canada or forel®n points 25 cents I'cnd in your order now. 10-21-4 ATLANTA MARKETS' EGGS- Fresh country, candled, BI’TTEK Jersey and creamery, in 1 lb Iduck:. fresh country, dull, 15<d 20c. DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, bead fe* < on. per pound; Hens, l*i'*r !7* . fries. 20022%. loster.-i. S'ulOc; turkeys:, owing to fatness, 17" 18c. I H I'. POULTRY il. ns, 35,<40.-; rost ers, 250'30c; fries. 25@35c; broilers. 200 Jsc middle ducks, 25030 c Pekin du ka 3,040,’. geese, Gl'VGtio eacn; turkeys, aw ing to fatness, Is@'lßc „ FRUITS AND PRODUCE. I' RUIT AM , \ l-IGETABI >ES Lenu r v I I per box; p ‘r pound; cabbagt . l.Juizt/I.GO p.*tinu, pea- But i, pei pound, fancy iii ginla choive, sh.<(/0c; lettuce, fancy, sl.so<u 1.7 choice $1.2.7(u-1.50 per crate; neets. J per barrel; cucumbers, »scdM per crate, Irlsli potatoes, 90ct*1.00 j.'iants, s2'h-.cu Der crate, pepper, jl'<i 125 per crate, tomatoes, fancy, eix o.u’tw t crates. (»(»'<« y‘ .u. pim upphs2..%U »/J , • per crate; onions. 75c'U$l per bush., Fweei potatoes, pumpkin vain, 40ft/ 1 50 c per bushel. PROVISION MARKET. (Corn* ted by Wl; *«• Provision Company.) hams, 10 to 12 pounds -verage, Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 pounds average, 1 1 •',«• Cornfield skinned bams, 1G to 18 pounds avcillge, 18%c. kit’ 01 »l ie ’s ploltle< ’ p,g ' a teet - Impound t.afl° Je,,le<l nieilt I" 10-pound dlnnet Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 pounds av erage. Il%e Cornfield breakfast bacon. 24c. 18i' ro,?er sty ' e p acon (wide or narrow), Cornfield f rP qh por i- snusa(W C’nk oi null;) -. -pound buckets. 12%c. Cornfield frankfurters. 10-pound buck ets, average, 12c. boxes nf Hc bologna sausage. 2»-pound Cornfield luncheon hams, 25-pound boxes. l.»*2C, Cornfield smoked link sausaae 25- poutni boxes, 10c. Cornfield smoked link sausage In pickle "(’-pound cans. 64,75 Cornfield frankfurters In pickle 15- pound kits, $1.75 Cornfield pure lard, tierce basis, 13%c. < ountry style pure lard, 50-ponnd tins, Sc < ompound lard (tierce basis), B%c D. S. extra ribs, ll';<. rx S' I’ellios, medium average, 12%c D. b. bellies, light average 13c FLOUR AND GRAIN - Elegant. ?7.K0; Om». <y%>': ; 7 : Carter’s (best). $7.06: Glori* om ? r « !'?'• ?'* Victory (finest pat ent’, $6.40: I’iamond (patent) $6 75' Monogram. $6.00; Golden Grain, $5.50: laultless, finest, $6 25; Home Queen (highest patent). $5.75; Puritan (highest I'atj-oti,. $0.75; Paragon (highest patent), bun Rise (half patent), $5 25; Whit, ( loud (highest patent). $5.50: White Lily (high patent’. $5.50: White Daisy. $5.50; Sunbeam. $.>25; Southern Star (patent). ss— : . '’'’ean Spray (patent). $5.2.7; Tulip (straight). 4 1..; King Cotton (half pat lun. $5 00: low grade, 98-11. sacks, $4.00 . .’ ( ' hol ,'’e red cob. 73e: Tennessee white, ,3c; choice yellow, 73c; cracked corn. 75c. MEAI -Plain 144-pound sacks, 7tc: 96- pound sacks, 72c; 48-pound sacks, 74c* 24- pound sacks, 760; 12-pound sacks, 78c. (’ATS Fancy clipped, 51c; No. 2 enpped oOc; fancy white, 49c; No. 2 white. 48c; N'o 2'mixed. 17c; Texas rust i.roof, 65c; Oklahoma rust proof. 60c; Appier, 75c; winter grazing. 75c. (’(•T’l'oN SEED MEAI. Harper, S2B; prime. S2B; cream., feed. $26 $ 17*0 , (?'^ SEED HULLS—Square sacks, SEEDS—(Sacked): Wheat Tennessee blue stem, $1.60; German millet, SI (’,:,; am ber cane seed, $1.55; cane seed, orange 51 rye 'Tennessee), $1.25: red top cane seed, $1.35: rye (Georgia). $1.35; red rust proof oats. ,2<-; Bert ..ata, 75c; blue seed oats. 50c: barley. $1 25. HAY- Per hundredweight; Timothy, choice, large bales. $1.40; No. 1 sniaii. $1 3.,; No. 3 small, $1.15; Tlmothv No 1 clover mixed, $1 15; clover hay. «i 1,7- al fall'a. choice. $1.40: N... J. $1.35; wheat straw, >oc; Bermuda hav. 85e. FEEDS! UFF. SHORTS -White. 100-lb. sacks. $185; Holliday, while. 10 lb sacks, $1.90; dandy middling. 1.00-n,. sacks. $1.85; fancy 75-lb. sacks, $1.80; p 17., 75-lb sacks. $1.70; brown, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60'; Georgia feed 75-lb. sacks, $1.65; bran. 7.7-lb sacks! $1 4o; 001-lb. sacks. $1.36; Homecioine, $1.60; Germ meal. $1.60. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 50-Ib. sacks, $1.90; Victory baby chick. $2.05; pigeon feed. $2.25; Purina pigeon feed! $2.25; Purina scratch, 100-pound $1.90; Victory Scratch. 50-lb. sacks, $1.95; wheat, 2-bushel bugs, per bushel. $1 40: oyster shell. 80c; Purina pigeon feed. $2.35 special scratei:. 10-lb sacks. »’ 80. GROUND FEED -Purina feed. 100-lb sacks, $1.75; 175-lb. sacks, $1.76; Purina molasses feed. 81.70; Arab feed, 81.70; Mlneeda feed. $t.65; Suvrene dairy feed’, $1.50: Universal louse meal, $1.30; velvet feed. $1.50; Monogram, 100-lb. sacks. 51.60' Victory horse feel, 100-lb. sacks. $1 GO- A. B. C feed, $1.55; Milko dairy feed", $1.60; alfalfa molasses meal. $1.75; alfalfa meal, $1.50; beet pulp. 10-lb. sacks, $1 60 GROCERIES. SUGAR—Per pound, standard granu lated. 5%: New York refined, sc; planta tion. (Ic. COFFEE- Roasted (Arbuckle’s), $25; AAAA. sl4 50 In bulk; in bags and bar rels. s2l; green, 20c. RICE Head. 4%®5%c; fancy bead, 5% 06%c. according to grade LARD—Silver leaf. 12%c per pound; Scoco, 9c per pound; Flake White, 9c per pound; Cottolene, $7.20 per case: Snow drift. $5.85 per case. CHEESE Fancy full cream, 20c. SA RDINES--Mustard, $3 per case; one quarter oil. $3. SALT (me hundred pounds, 52c; salt brick (plain:, per case. $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per case, $4.85: salt, red rock, per cwt.. $1.00; salt, white, per cwt 90s; Granacrystal. case, 25-lb sacks, 75c; salt ozone, per case. 30 packages, 90c; 50- lb sacks. 30c: 25 lb. sacks. lsc MISCELI.AN ■»eorgia cane syr up, 38'-. axle grease, $1 75; soda crackers, 7%c per pound: lemon crackers, 8c; oys ter. c . tomatoes (2 pounds), M 15 case; ci pounds), $2.25; navj beans, $3.25; l.lu-a bians. 7%": shredded biscuit, $3 60; rolled outs, $3 I'D per ease; gills (bags), $2 40; pink salmon, $3.75 per case; pepper, 18c A. Pioneer Bank ESTABLISHED LX 18ti5,theATLAN est national bank in the Cotton States, and one of tin l strongest and most in fiiiontial banking’ institutions in tlie en tire Smith. Ihis bank has been eonstantlv grow ing in strength and tdlicienc}, as well as in years. Ils long and successful expe rience in all branchts of commercial banking—especially in the selection of safe investments for its funds—insures depositors every safeguard and the best of flanking service. D)i It account is respectfully solicited. Atlanta National Bank Resources OVER $10,000,000.00 . PARS- ■5 GO !1P GN HIER OFINO i Setter Bids for Cargoes and Firm Cables Cause Short Covering Movement. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. ■ Wheat- No. 2 red 108 @lO9 "ai" 33% • Hb'AGO, Dec. IS. There were frac tional advances in the price of wheal '•ar’y today with the better trade in the Dash article «>n both domestic and export ■ account tbr* leading* influence. The Liv . erpooi market was higher as a result of 1 th** strength here, coupled with the ini- I proved inquir.x from the continent for plate cargoes (.'orn was a $ hade better, partially with the strength in wheat, but mainly be cause <»f the smaller offerings. Liverpool wns stronger on the forecast of smaller shipments from Argentina this week. <>ats w. re easier on increased offer ings. Hog prtxlucts were fractionally lower and hogs at the yards were steady. 'The bulls in wheat had been waiting i' i* some time for the appearance of a genuine demand for cash wheat and it seems as if the buyers have put in an appearance after so long a time. Besides a large business reported in Manitoba, there was a good trade in our own wheat on foreign account and millers took 120,000 bushels here during the day. < Ute large cash handler here said that his sales while liberal would he much greater wit!i an ample supply of cars for trans porting the wheat, dosing for the day showed the market as 7 H c higher. <’oii! was in demand from shorts and investors late and there was a better cash demand also, with sales of 155,000 bushels. The close v. as r, 8 c to %c better, < »ats closed to higher and cash sales were 225,000 bushels. Hog products were under liquidation sales right up to the very close and prices were lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKIT. Grain quotations: Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— I 'ec. 8(5 85 May July 87 87 7 h 87 87% 87 CORN - Dec. -1 > “r 18 41 48** 47*h» May 48'* 484* July l'Ji b 49 ! ’ s 49 49% 49 OATS - Der. 32V 33 32V. 32L M' \ 33“ 33% 3233 4 8 33* Jub 33% 33Mi 32tf 33& 33f a M’y Mv 17.97Vj 18.05 17.85 18.00 18.05 Lard— Dec 10.17 b, Jan 9.90 9.00 9.75 Ma> 9.85 RIBS - Jan 9.70 9.72 U 9.62 ft 9.62 ft 9.72 ft May 9.62 ft 9.67 ft 9.60 9.65 9.62 ft LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened std to %d higher; at 1:8< p. m. the market was unchanged to std higher. Closed std to <i higher. <'orn opened unchanged std to %d higher: at 1:30 p. m. the market was tin change*! to std higher. Closed std to std higher. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 18. -Wheat, No. 2 red l 1.09 ft; No. 3 red, No. 2 , hard winter, 88<&89; N<». 3 hard winter. 86 o 87; No. I northern spring. 88ft@88ft: No 2 northern spring, No. 3 spring, Corn, No. 3, 45ft^i46 , 4; No. 3 white, 46 ft "cf6ft; No. 3 yellow, 45*j(S)46ft; No. 4 43ft "t 45; No. 4 white, 441 f 45ft; No. 4 yel low, 44 dr 45ft oats. No. 2 white. 35ft; No. 3 white, No. 4 white, 31"?33ft; Stand ard, 34ft. PRIMARY MOVEMENT. ~W | Receiptsl.326.(loo 1 518,000 | Shipments 577,000 ' 355,000 j CORN— I IM~2~~ I mu ! Receipt's 1,329,000 I 508,000 mentk’ 411,000 I 549,000 CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Followlnß are receipts for Weflnesdaj ami estimate.; receipts for Thursday: I Wodn’day.lThursday Wheat 1 2'B~ 38 (Jornl 603 347 Oatsl 166 161 Hog-- 26,000 23,000 per pound; R. E. Lee salmon, $7,50; cocoa. 38c; roast beef. $3.80: syrup, 30c per gal lon; Sterling ball potash, $3.30 per case; soap, $1 5001.00 per case: Rumford bak -1 Ing powder, $2.50 per case. FISH. FISH -Bream and perch, 7c per pound ■snapper, tic per pound; trout, 10c pe: I pound; bluefish, ,c per pound: pompano, 25c per pound; mackerel, 9010 c per lb. •ni.xi-d fish, 5@ Cc pet lb.: black bass, 10c ver pound; mullet, sl2 per barrel. ; OYSTERS Per gallon: Plants, $1.60 extra selects. $150; selects, $1.40 straights, $1.20; standard, sl. relfers. 90c. HARDWARE. PLOWSTOCKS -Halnian, 96c; Fergu son, $lO5 AXI.ES $7 0008.00 per dozen, base, SHOT $2 25 per sack. SHOES Horse, $4.5004.75 per keg. LEAD Bar. 7%c per pound. NAILS Wire, $2.65 base. IRON -Per pound. 3c. base: Swede, 4e. 19