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POULTRY EXHIBIT is largest ever HELD IN DIXIE Big Auditorium Is Jammed With Fancy Fowls—Judges Are Busy Today. • r the time since the inauguration ..ulirj allows in Atlanta the Hate City . ust an exhibit that, in the num exhibits, will tojuthe largest Dixie u-r has known. . to this year Augusta had held the o. Year after year It had carried off e honors. Eut this year the Augusta a was reported something of a frost the Southern International, now In ....•. it the Auditorium-Armory, is a j uestion of “class' brings on more imi is not so easily settled—but in ; , e matter of numbers this show tow- •r above anything the South has ever known. Big Hall Jammed. Auditorium proper. Taft hall, the .r-e, the spaces under the seats—all i ke-! and jammed with birds—and bowing includes everything from bantams to gigantic turkeys and from plain old “Domintckers” (unorthodox spelling; to the fanciest of imported ,:nfoodies and such from darkest Africa. - fitting and proper the interest does .< center entirely around she birds ex ibiied. There are line showings of in cubators; there are special farm exhib it.;, with miniature models of the farm buildings and equipment; the poultry de artment of the University of Georgia and : t International Correspondence school arc represented with neat exhibits; there s the famous Kimballville farm's exhibit of fancy show stock; there, well, there are o many things than an enumeration would take a column. Judges Busy Today. Today lias been a field day for the judges. 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. \ 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 Altering 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 catalog will be issued. It will contain many articles by foremost breeders. DEALER CLEARS $2,500 IN THREEJJAYS ON LOT R. C. Woodbery, of the real estate firm of W. Ia & 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 Lewis for SI,OOO a front foot, Mr. Lewis sold this proper y at a profit of $4,000, after keeping it six months. SECRET UNDERSTANDING ON PORK BARREL BILL WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—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 today. In I Atlanta i It’s I I The i I Georgian i People look to ivhenever ( . they want to buy, sell, | trade, rent, get help or a position. No matter what your WANT is, a Georgian Want ' Ad will get it. For Yoon* Convenience Want Ads will be taken over the telephone any time ( and an “Accommodation j Account” started ivith you. All “Accommodation Ac ! count” bills are payable j when bills are presented. Want Ads will be taken I up to 1 o’clock on the day of I publication. SENT TO CHAINGANG I AT OWN REQUEST,HE’S I CURED OF DRUG HABIT 1 Sentenced to eight months oyr the , cnalngang 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 I J the city's authorities. Nunnally came to police headquarters I some six months ago on a charge of va- I grancy, and told the recorder that he; could fight off his craving for drugs if j put on probation. He was turned over i to Probation Officer Coogler, but failed j to make good. The tnnn came 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 1 ' guilty to vagrancy and was handed aj' sentence of eight months. This was five I; months ago. Today Coogler went to the capitol and < asked that the man's sentence, be eut ti, his present term. The probation officer i told the governor that Nunnally was cured ; and ready to return to his family and his '■ i job. FIRE WRECKERS HURT AS GIBSON HOUSE WALL FALLS CINCINNATI, Dee. 18.—Five labor- ' ers. members of a wrecking crew searching the wreckage 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, ALA., Dec. 18.—News ; of the killing of Charles Woodward by ; Lem Wyatt in a secluded part ofxCle- , 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 nurcliasr>« during the current week: Purchases Choice to good steers, 1,000 to 1,200 son @0.00; good steers. 800 to 1,000, 4 7505 25- medium to good steers, 700 to 850 4 25® to S’, 10ice faee£ cows - 800 to' 3.7504.50; medium to good beef cows 70(i to 81)0, 3.5004.00; good to choice heifers 150 to 850. 3. ,504.5 i medium to good heifers, 650 to 750, 3.5004.00. b The above represent ruling prices on good quality of beef cattle. Inferior ■ grades and dairy types selling lower , 1:0 KO ? d st eers. if fat, 700 to 800 4.00 0 4.2a. Medium to common cows if 1 fat, 700 io 800, 3.25@4.00; mixed common to fair, 600 to SOO. 2.5003.25; good butch er bulls, 3.00 03.75. cn choice Tennessee lambs. 60 to 80, 4.500)0.50; common lambs and year lings, 2%@3; sheep, range, 203% Prime hogs, 100 to 200 average 7 50® 7.75; good butcher hogs, 140 to 160, $7,250 7.50; good butcher pigs, 100 to 140, 7.00 b 7.25; light pigs. 80 to 100, 6.750 7.00; heavv rough hogs, 200 to 250, $6.5007.50. Above quotations apply to corn-fed hogs. Mash and peanut fattened hugs 10 1 Aic 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 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 iveiy 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- 1 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 and un changed. NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.8. —Wheat steady; May 96%@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 37039%, white clipped 380'41. Rye firm; No. 2 nominal f. o. b. New York. Barley quiet: malt ing 57070 c. i. f. Buffalo. Hay firm; good to prime 9001.07%, poor to fair 7501.05. Flour dull; spring patents 4.50 0 4.85, straights 4.40®4.t>0, clears 4.2004.3(1, win ter patents 5.200 5.40, straights 4.6504.80, clears 4 30 0 4.40. • Beef dull: family 24.00025.00. Pork easy: mess 19.25019.50, family 23.000 24.00. laird easy; city steam 10%. middle West spot 10.80 Tallow, city tin hogsheads) 6%, country- (in tierces) 606%. 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: I opening. I ~cTo-Tng I Sppt 6.10@ 6.30 December .... 6.1706.25 6.1506.22 January . .... 6.1806.19 6.1606.18 February6.2o 0 6.22 6.1706.20 March 6.2206.23 6.2106.22 Apri16.2506.27 ; 6.2306.26 May . 6.3106.33 ' 6.300 6.31 June 6.3506.38 6.3106.33 July . ■ ■ ■ ■ .. 6.36@ 6.38 6,3406.35 Closed heavy; sales 14,700 barrels. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations: Opening. Closing. Januaryl3.4ool3.so' February. . ... ~ 13.60013.67 March. . . • • . .i!3.86 13.80013.82 Aprill4.os 13.92013.93 Mayl4.lo 14.03$ ifo4 June . , . . . .14.1 v H.llO 14.13 Julyl4.lo 14.14014.18 A ugustl4.2so i 4.30 14.20® 14.21 Septemberl4.3l Octoberl4.3ool’."s 14.26014.27 N0vember11.32014.3514.260 11.27 December 13.45 14.150 14.47 Closet! steady. Sales, 140,250 bags. BUTTER. POULTRY AND EGGS. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. —Dressed poultry. ' more active; turkeys, 14026; chickens. 12 026; fowls, 12016%; ducks. 10020; gees*. Sig 18. Live poultry, dull: chickens. 11011%; fowls, 12013%; tuijceys, 18; roosters, 8%; I ducks, 14015; geese, 13014. Butter, steady: creamery specials, 30%0 35; creamery extras, 32% 0'37; state dairy, tubs, 280 34; process specials, 27037%. Eggs, firmer; nearby white fancy, 420 : 45; -nearby brown fancy, 35036; extra firsts. 35036; firsts, 300 32. Cheese, quiet; white specials, 17%fa18; i whole milk fancy, 16%017%; skims, spe cials. 1?.%@14%; skims, fine, 12013%;, full skims, 8011. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Bally & Montgomery: It looks as it selling on little bulges will prove less I hazardous than It has been, Thompson. Towle a- Co.: Me look for, higher prices eventually. Logan & Bryan; We advise caution on I the long side. Miller A- Co.: We continue our advice to* meet strength with sale.-. Norden <% Co.: We think - otton should be bought on declines. Hayden, Stone ,v >'<> : Me l"iik tor ul timately higher pri Stemberger. Sinn tnii.K prices aru upt lu work lower. PIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1912. SPOT INTERESTS SEND COTTON OP Strong, Aggressive Tendency Entire Day in Face of Liver pool Depression. Xrirt YORK. Dec. 18.— Dilpression shewn in Liverpool cables resulted in the cotton market here opening barely steady today, with first prices a net de cline of 2 ;.u 8 points from lust 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 I 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 "icr some of their cotton. This report could not be confirmed, hut 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. w hich brought out a wave of short covering, and the market rallied with ease under this rul ing. January rallietl 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 tlie 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 Ginners would report 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, unelvinged from the final quotations of Tuesday. Semi-weekly interior movement: T ^" TtiTt. ; 1912. Receipts i'27JiBB 128,819 121,572 Shipments 114,349418.830 110.104 Stocks ... . 608,098,687,218 622,434 RANGE IN NEW YORK FU IUHES. Cal I . d ! g<- £ u 18 iw 5 5 * | ® K 0 3 j A IJx U | 20 Dee? 12.58112.75112.58112.75112975 Jan. 112.60112.79112.6012.78112.78-79112.68-69 keb. ;]|l 12.78-80112.68-70 Meh. 12.69!12.85|12.69:12.83112-83-85! 12.75-76 April ~... !'12.83 ;12.75 May 12.72)12.8612.89)12.84)12.84-85112.76-77 June 12.79-81112.70-72 July 12.64 12.80.13.6:: 12.79 12.79-80112.69-70 Aug. 12.56 12.61.1 12.65 12.60 12.67-69 12.58-60 Sept. 12.04 12.04|12.04|12.04 12.09-11112.09-11 Oct. ;n.88,11.97| 11,87,11.92’11.95-97.11,95-96 Closed steady. Liverpool cables were due to come 4% to 5% 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 6% points lower. The market closed steady, with prices a net decline of 6 to 7% points from the final figures of Tues day. Spot cotton, 10 points lower; middling 7.08 d; sales 8.000 bales. Including 7,00(1 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 J ear, 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%-6.82 6.83% 6.91 Dec.-Jan. tf.«3%-6.80 6.80 6.82 6.89% Jan.-Feb. 6.82 -6.80 6.79 6.81%. 6.88% Feb.-Meli. 6.83 -6.79% 6.79 6.81 ~ 6.88% Mch.-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.-N0v6.38% 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 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 the pressure to sell. Tlie 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 tills pe riod this year period ginnings are likely to bo 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 dinners makes ginnings for the period 475,000, giving 12,344,000 ginned to December 13. The market rallied in the second hour to 13e 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. RANGEJN__N EW ORLEANS FUTURES. ir l I 11 n Dec. 12.85 12.91,12.81;12.99 12.98-13 12.87-88 Jan. 12.82 13.02112.82 13,02113.U1-02 12.88-88 Feb 13.03-05'12.90-92 Meli. .12.88:13.06 12.86 13.06 13.(Hi >12.92-93 Apr 13.09-11 12.96-98 Mav ,12.04,13.13 1.2.92113.13)13.11-12,12.98-99 June 13.14-16113.00-02 July 12.99 13.19112.99113.19,13.18-20112.06-07 Oct.' 13.03-04 11.97 Closed steady. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady; middling 13 3-16. Athens, quiet; middling 13%. Macon, steady; middling 120. New Orleans, firm; middling 13c. New York, quiet; 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 12%. Norfolk, steady: middling 12%: Mobile, steady: middling 12 13-16. Galveston, steady: middling 13c. Charleston, stead) : middling 11 11-16. Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, steady: middling 13%. Baltimore, nominal; middling 13c. Memphis, steady; middling 13%. I Si. Louis, steady; middling 13%. , Hmist'm. steady; middling 12%. Louisville, firm: middling 13%. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at ( ’he ports today, compared with the same day last year: I I iix’c.v Orleans. . . . " 13.596 '6,276 i Galveston 21.749 16,143 I Mobile 1.1’95 3.623 I.Savannalt 4,836 13,237 i Charleston 1.119 1,889 , Wilmington. .... 2.817 1 lift . Norfolk 2,292 5.824 I Boston' 9'16 | 1,036 Pensacola >,BOO 1 Port Arthur | 11,500 I' .elfic coast . . 8.750 j 1.027 ) t .iri 'ic 4.729 j Total IF.bn 72.529 ’ i m ——— INTERIOR MOVEMENTS. lloust'.m . 11,~«78 ' 1."?59f Augusta 786 5.051 Memphis 5,173 4,121 St.. Louis 3.448 3.987 Cincinnati 1,831 687 Little Rock. . . , 1.741' Tet~>l. . ~ ~ " 3LI il' NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE FLEECY STAPLE | YORK. Dee. 18.—N. L. Carpenter I & 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. As lohg as this l exists it ;s not likely that we will have I any serious decline. I Marehouse stocks in New York today, I .0,224; certificated, 53.226. McGhee was a good seller today, which was said to have been for Pell. ; Parrott, Mitchell, Wilson. Harteorn and , Cone were principal buyers today. Shear ■ son and McElroy sellers. ' Very little cotton was for sale during (he forenoon trading. I McFadden, Mitchell and Weld brokers . were the leading buyers at noon. Moyas ■was said to have sold 40,000 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. qpinners Were said to have bought cot ton freely yesterday on tlie breaks. Mitchell is .sticking to his estimate that the world's taking of American cottim will be about 15.000,000 bales. When Liverpool spot cotton was quoted at 7.18 d, about 10,000 bales were sold. | The first notice day tor 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 grades are I moving remarkably well. Along Worth I street the demand for fine cotton goods are said to be much poorer than it is for cheaper fabrics, sucli 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 .lays. About the best argument the bears can say is that 13-cent cotton is too steep. Norden, Hicks, Hentz, M ilson, McFad den. Gifford, Mohr and Hubbard were the I leading buyers today. McGhee, Geer, Moyse. Shearson, Rothschild and Schill were best sellers. Browm, Drakeford. & Co., Liverpool, cable: “Reaction caused by reason of selling orders from the continent and Weld selling.” Following are 11 a. m. blds: January, 12.66; March. 12.74; May. 12.75; Jul), 12.68; October, 11.92. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.—Hayward & Clark: The weather map shows fair in the western half of tlie 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 I in some interior sections and the contin ; ued slack demand for ocean tonnage play ing a part in shaping professional senti ment. Tlie bear talent is coming to rely on smallness of bookings to affect 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 chartering steamers ahead or agreeing to guarantee or promise owners cargoes in order to get liners on the berth.” I 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; how’ever, such drift has not yet acquired potential force. Following are 10 a. tn. 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 Galveston 22,500 to 24,500 22,502 | THE WEATHER Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. There will be rain tonight and Thursday in tlie Atlan tic states north of Pennsylvania, and tonight in the middle Atlantic and soutli Atlantic states. There will be local snows on Thursday in tlie region of the Great Lakes, while over the Onio 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 I,akes. 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. no. Thursday: Georgia—Fair ami 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 and colder. Soutli Carolina —Rain tonight; Thursday fair and 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. Louisiana—Fair and colder; frost. Arkansas —Fair and colder; freezing. Oklahoma— 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 . .14.1/5 i REPORTS FROM VARIOUS STATIONS. I ITemperaturelß'fall I Stations— I Weath. j 7 I Max. | 24 [[a. m. ly’day.ibcurs. Augusta . . . Cloudy 50 Atlanta . . . Raining 56 6’l .20 Atlantic City. Raining 50 .32 Anniston . . Pt. cldy. 54 58 .48 Boston .... Raining i 40 4 2 .02 Buffalo . . ..Clear 42 46 .... Charleston . . Cloudy 58 62 .04 Chicago . . . Cloudy 34 42 .... Denver . . . Clear 20 I 36 .... DesMolr.es . .'Snowing 26 31 ‘ .... Duluth . . JCloudy 10 3u .32 Eastport . . . Cloudy 32 24 I .... Galveston . . Clear 52 72 .... Helena . . . Cloudy 24 > 36 i .... I Houston . . . Clear 46 > ' .01 | Huron Cloudy 24 24 : .01 I Jacksonville . Cloudy 56 76 1 .01 Kansas City. Cloudy 28 40 .... I Knoxville . .'Cloudy 16 44 .70 | Louisville . . Cloudy 34 ! 58 ' .01 Macon .... Cloudy 58 I .01 Memphis. . .'Cloudy 40 60 .06 Meridian. . . Clear 52 .. .12 I Mobile . . . . 'Pt. cldy. 54 66 ' .06 ) Miami . . . ..i’t.ckly. 71 80 .91) Montgomery . Cloudy 58 70 .08 i Moorhead . . Snowing 22 26 I .00 Now Orleans. Clear 54 68 .18 ; New York . . Cloudy “> 46 .08 North Platte. I‘'lear 20 38 I .... I Oklahoma . .'Clear 28 5v .... I Palestine. . . clear 38 ' .... I Pittsburg . .Clear 40 50 .... I P’tland. Oreg. Pt. cldy. <6 48 ,:;t; 1 San Francisco < 'loudy 36 56 .... 'St. Louis. . . Pt. cldy. 32 54 . . ‘ St. Paul . . Clear !6 32 08 S. Luk.: <Tty. (Tear li ' 36 ... I Savannah . . Cloudy ' 52 .04 Aashlngton . Raining i<; % .02 C. F voii 11'rAiRMANN, Section Direstiu, READINC FEATURE IKSTOCKTffIING Increase in Dividend Causes Considerable Activity—Prices Generally Erratic. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW Y'IRK. Dec. 18. -Speculative in I terest centered mainly in the specialties ; at the opening of the stock market, inn -1 terial declines being recorded in a num- I ber of them. California Petroleum fell 1%. Mexican Petroleum hist 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 1185% and finally 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. Later it made a partial recovery' Among the initial gains were American •Can %. Erie %. Great Northern preferred 1%. New York Central %. United State* : Rubber 1%, Westinghouse and I'nited i States Steel 1.,. Southern Pacific was off % in first transactions, while Union !’«• 1. declined %. Among the other ini tial losses were Utah Copper %, Baltimore and 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. L'nited 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; 1 .Last t'ios. Prev STOCKS— |High|Low.lSale Bld. (Tse Amal. Copper. 7’3% 71%' 71%' 71%' 73 Am. Ice Sec... 19%' 19’4 19”. 18 19% Am. Hug. 1tef.,1’6% 116% S Am. Smelting 69%' 67% 67’:. 67’-. 69% Am. Locomo. . 41 40%l 41 i 40%' 40% Am. Car Fdy d 53%; 53 “I 53 '53 53% Am. Cm. oi) .... 55 55 Am. Woolen . I ... .1 ... .1 .... 20 120 Anaconda .... .38 38 '3B 37%! 38 Atchison T05%;1.05’ 1 '105’ 4 105% 105’.’. A. C. L 138 137% 138 138 137% American Can 28%; 27%; 28 27% 28% do. pref. .. 115% 113% 1.15 11.4% 113% Am. Beet Sug. 50 49%' 49% 49’/.' 49% Am. T. and T. 140 1140 'l4O 1139% 139% Am. Agricul' 55 55 Beth. Steel .. 35%l 35% 36%; 35% 36% B. R. T 88’/ 4 l 87%) 88% 87 B „: 87% B. and 0104% 103%>.'4% ltM%;it)3% Can. Pacific .. 256% 255 255% ....,256 Corn Products 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% C. and 0 78%! 77% 78U 78 78% Consol. Gas .. 138%'U8% 138% 138%1139 Cen. Leather I 27 ,27 Colo. F. and I. 33 33 33 >33 ' 33%, Colo. Southern .... '32 i 33 D. and H 162 '162 162 161% 162 Den. and R. Gj| 20 ! 20% Distil. Secur. .; 22%l 22% 22%' 22 Erie 31%: jot, 31%) 33% :ii% do, pref .... 49% 49% 49% 48% 48% Gen. Electric . 181% 181 181% ... TB2 Goldfield Cons 1% ?% G. Western .. .... .... ....' 16%; ifit, G. North.. pfd.jl34% 133%T34 133 >134 Ore 41 41 Int. Harvester 109 1.09 'lO9 107%>110 111. Central ..., ....; ....; ...126 126 Interboro 17% 17%| 17%’ 17%' 17% do. pref. .. 60 59% 59%| 59% 60/, lowa Central . .... 10 10 K. C. Southern; .... ' 25%: 26 K. and T 26 ,26 26 25% 26 r O ’.. pref 68 58 L. Valley. . . 171 168% 169% 169 169 L. L. and N. . . 139?»,139% 133% 138%’139% Mo. Pacific . . 41%; 41 41% i4l 41% N. y. Central 109 109% 109 ins 108% Northwest. . . 136%,133% 136% 135%'135’.. Nat. Lead 55 551,1, N. and W. . . 112%,112 112 ,112-%i112% No. Pacific . .'120%,119%'120 '119%)12O O. and W3l* 31 Pennl2l% ’120% 121 121 1121 Pacific Mail . 29% 29%] 23% 29% 28% P. Gas Co. . .'lll 111 tn 110%J 101/. P. Steel Car 34% 34% Reading . . x 170 164% 166%i166% 166’-. Rock Island . . 23% 23 23% 23% 23 do. pfd.. . . 48%' 43%' 43%' 43 43% R. I. and Steel, ! 25 ' 25 do. pf(l.. . . 85 84% 84% 84% 84% S. -Sheffield. . .... .... 40' 40 So. Pacific . ~107% 106 ;106%H05% 106% So Railway . 27%' 27% 27%' 27%’ .... do. pfd.. . . 80 80 :80 ' 79%' 8u St. Paul. . . .'III%IILI lll%|lll%illli ß Tenn. ( opper . .... 36 36 5 i Texas Pacific .' 21%’ 21% 21%. 21%' 22 Third Avenue ...J ....' ....‘ 35% 35% Union Pacific 158 ,15-5 156 155% 157% U. S. Rubber . 67 65% 66 c,5% 06% Utah Copper . 56%' jg ’ 56% 56% 56% U. .S. Steel. .. 66'4) 65% 65%' 65 ' 650 do. pfd.. . ...J .... ....109 !108% V. Chem. . 43 43 ’ 43 43 43 West. Union .' .... .... .... 72% 73% Wabash. . . . . 4 do. pfd.. . . ....' .... .... .... 13% W. Electric . . 77 77 ’77 76% 77 Wls. Central . . ...1 ....I .... 40 49 W. Maryland. ■ -J_ ■ - . . 45% 48 F '~ Total sales, 423,000 shares, x- ilegular dividend and 2 per cent extra added. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, Dec. 18.—Opening: Giroux 4, Fruit. 184, Calumet-Arizona 68, Indiana 16, Pond Creek 26%. LEHIGH VALLEY DIVIDEND. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Tlie regular semi-annual dividend of Lehigh Valley of 5 per cent on common stock and 5 per cent on preferred was declared today at. the meeting of the beard of directors. The dividend is payable January 1. 1913, to stock of record December 28, 1912. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NLA) YORK, Dec 18. -Coffee, steady; i No. 7 Bio spot, H's. I Rice, steady; domestic, ordinary to prime, 4%@5%. ‘ Molasses, steady; New Orleans, open I kettle, 40® 50. Sugar, steady; centrifugal. 3.92; musco vado, 3.42; molasses sugar, 3.17; refined, steady; standard granulated, 4.95; eut loaf, 5.70; crushed, 5.60; mold A, 5.25; cubes. 5.15; powdered, 5.00; diamond I’. «,90: confectioners A, 1.76 No. 1. 4.65 No 2, 4.60; No 3. 4.56; No. 4. <1.50. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Hogs- Receipts 25,- 000. Market steauy. Mixed ami butchers $8.8607.30, good heavy $7.2007.30, rough heavy $•>.8507.10, light $8.8607.20, pigs $5 100 3.60. bulk 57.1'007.20. Cattle-—Receipts 19,000. Market 10c to 20c lower Beeves $6 1009.75, cows and heifers $2.7508.25, stackers and fee<l'»rs $5.0007.40, Texans $6.400 8.25, calves $8.50 09. <O. Sheep- Receipts 20,000. Market steady. Native and Y) estern $3.2504.85, lambs $5.100 8.25. SMALL CHANGES EXPECTED IN CASH VALUES OF CORN CHICAGO. Dec. 18—The Inter-Ocean says: "Wheat bulls said last night action of the market ’n advancing above 90 I cents on a light trade, also that the course of values in last week In 1 allying j from the decline bowed that prices were I low enough lor tlie pres nt. it was the I general impression among best corn handlers that there would be little change In cash values between now and Janu ary 1.” i WANTED - Visitor" to come out and ?ee the great Southwest. Most of them will ; wan. to stay. The Ninth Anniversary Edition of The Loa Angeles Examiner, out i T’’’ *”uLc r 25th, will forth the reasons Mailed to any address in l’nited States or M<- "I' ", 15 ■ id.-. Canada or foreign p. nts 26 cont;. o- nd in your order now. 10-21-4 ATLANTA MARKETS I EGGS- Fresh country, candled, 33®350. I BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in 1-lb blocks, 25037%; fresh Country, dull, 15® 20c. DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on, per pound; Hens, l'>'i’7c; fries, 20022%; posters, 8@10c; turkeys, owing to fatness, 17@18c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens. Soilit'c; roost ers, 250 30c; tries. 25035 c; broilers. 200 25c; puddle ducks, 25030 c; Pekin ducks. 3.10 40c; geese, 50060 c eacn; turkeys, ow -1 Ing to fatness. 1501 SC ! FRUITS AND PRODUCE. I'RUIT AND VEGETABLES -Lemons. . fancy, $5.0006.00 per box: batiami:-'. 2 ! ■ < 3 I per pound; cabbage. 1.250’1.50 pound; pea nuts, per pound, fancy Virginia i'.’lKc. < choice, 5%6c; lettuce, fancy. H.50DL75; • choice $i.25®1.50 per crate: nests, I 50© 1 per barrel: cucumbers, ?scosl per crate; I Irish potatoes. 90c01.00. Egg plants, $2412.50 per crate, pepper. J $lO 1.25 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six l.asket crates. $2.0003.50; mneapnlvs. $2.50 1 ~■» per crate; onions, 75e05l per bush., I sweet potatoes, pumpkin vam, 400 .50c per bushel. , PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Company.) j hams. 10 to lit pounds average, I j-Gornfleld hums, 12 to 14 pounds average, ' Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 pounds I HVerage. 18%c. I l l >lok,efl V<K's feet. 15-pound ! Kll , -fl . ' oa?l° r i2Uc Jel,ie<s ni ' at ln 10-pnund dinnel Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 pounds av erage. 14 %c. Cornfield breakfast bacon, 24c. 18’lc° Ce \ sty ' e ’ )Bc on (wide or narrow) fern field fresh pork sausage f'nk 01 bulk) 35-pound buckets. 12%c. I Cornfield frankfurters, 10-pound buck ets. average, 12c ' | )O xes”ii- b( ' ! °gr>a sausage. 2”-pound 1 Cornfield luncheon bams. 25-pound I boxes. 13%c. t.-ornfield smoked link sausa-re. 25- pound boxes, 10c. Cornfield smoked link sausage in pickle -fit-pound cans. $4,75. Cornfield frankfurters In pb';le, Im pound kits, $1.75. Cornfield pure lard, tierce basis, 12'ic. <»o' ,un ’ s ‘yle pure lard, 60-pound tins. C. Coinpound lard (tierce basis), B%c.' D. S. extra ribs, 11 %c. I? S' Bib beilles, medium average, 12%c D. y. belnes. llg'ht averaa’p 13c FLOUR AND GRAIN. ’ fllegant, $7.50; Ome- $7.00; Gloria (seif-rlsing), $6 25; Victory (finest pat ent), $6 40; Diamond (patent), $6.75; Monogram, $6.00; Golden Grain, $5.60; raultloss, finest, $6,25; Home Queen (highest patent), $5.75; Puritan (highest patent), $6.75; Paragon (highest patent), Sun Rise (half patent), $5.25; Whit* ( loud (highest patenl). $5.50; White Lily • thigh patent), $5.50; White Daisy, $5.50; Sunbeam, $5.25; Southern Slav tpatentl, l", 2 "i ; s P ra >' tpatent). $5.25: Tulip (stiaight), 4.1a; King Colton (halt' pat ent). $5.00; low grade, 98-lb sacks. $4.00. CORN—-Choice red cob, 73c: Tennessee white, 73c: choice yellow, 73c; cracked corn. 7uc. MEAL-—Plain 144-pound sacks, 71c; 96- ponnd sacks, 72c: 48-pound sacks, 74c; 24- pound sacks. 76c; 12-pouml sacks, 78c? OATS—Fancy clipped, 51c; No. 2 clipped aOc; fancy white, 49c; No. 2 white. 48c; No. 2 mixed, 47c; Texas rust proof, 65c; Oklahoma rust proof, 60c: Appier 75c winter grazing. 75c. COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper. S2B; prime, S2B; creamo feed, $26. SiSEt> MUI-laS—Square sacks, SEEDS—(Sacked): Wheat. Tennessee blue stem, $1.60; German millet. $1.65; am ber cane seed, $1.55; cane seed, orange, »' w: rve (Tennessee). $1.25: red top cane seed, $1.35; rye (Georgia). $135; red rust proof oats, 72c; Bert oal.s, 75c; blue seed oats, ,50c: barley $1.25. HAY'- Per hundredweight; Tlmothv, choice, large bales, $1.40; No. 1 small. $1.35; No. 3 small, $1.15: Timothy No I clover mixed, $1.16; clover hay, $1,15; al falfa. choice, $1.40: No. 1, $1.35; wheat straw, 70c; Bermuda hay. 850. FEEDSI UFF. SHORTS White, 100-lh. sacks. sl8l>; Holliday, white, 10-lb. sacks. $1.90: dandv middling. 100-lU. sacks, $1.85; fancy 75-lb. sacks, $1.80; P. W., 75-lb sacks. $1.70; brown, WO-lb. sacks, $1.60; Georgia feed, 75-lb. sacks. $1.65; bran. 75-lb sacks, $1.40; 001-lb. sacks. $1.35; Homcelolne, $1.60; Germ meal. $1.60. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scraps, 80-lh, sacks, $1.90; Victory baby chick. $2.05: pigeon feed, $2.25; Purina pigeon feed, $2.25; Purina scratch, 100-pound $1.90; Y’lctory Scratch, 50-lb. sacks, $1.95; wheat, 2-bushel bags, per bushel. $1 40: oyster shell. 80c; Purina pigeon feed, $2.35 special senitch. 10-lb. sacks, JLBO. GROUND FEED—Purina feed, 100-Ib. I sucks, $1.75: 175-lb. sacks. $1.75: Purina molasses feed, $1.70: Arab feed, $1.70; Allneeda feed. $1.65; Suvrene dairy feed, 31.50; Universal horse meal, $1.30; velvet feed, $1.50: Monogram, 100-Ib. sacks, 51.60; Victory horse feed, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60- 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. 6c. COFFEE Roasted (Arbuckle’s), $25; AAAA, $14.50 In bulk; in betgs and bar rels, s2l; green, 20”. RlCE—Head, 4%@5%c; fancy head, 5% @6%c. according to grade. LARD—Silver leaf, 12%c per pound; I Scoe.o, 9c per pound: Flake White, 9c per pound; Cottolene, $7.20 per case; Snow drift. $6.85 per case. CHEESE -Fancy full cream, 20c. SARDINES- Mustard, $3 per case; one quarter oil, $3. SALT—Cne hundred pounds, 52c: salt brldk (plain), tier case, $2 25; salt brick (medicatedl, per case. $4.85: salt, red j rock, per cwt., $1.00; salt, white, per cwt., 90c; Granacrystal, case, 25-lb. sacks, 75c; salt ozone, per case, 30 packages, 90c; 50- lb. sacks, 30c: 25-lb. sacks. 18c. MISCELLANEOUS—ueorgia cane syr up, 38c; axle grease, $1.75; soda crackers, 7%c per pound; lemon crackers, 8”; oys ter, 7c; tomatoes (2 pounds), $1.65 case; I (3 pounds). $2.25; navy beans, $3 25; Lima ’ beans. 7%e; shredded biscuit, $3.60; rolled oats, $3,20 per case; grits (bags?, $2.40; pink salmon, $3.75 per case; pepper, 18c Z - „ I- A Pioneer Bank Established i.\ 1.860, the Atlan ta national BANK is the old est national bank in the Cotton States, and one of the strongest and most in- Hiiential banking institutions in the en tire Soutli. This bank has been constantly grow ing in strength and effit-iem-y, as well as in years. Its long and suceessful expe rience in all branches of commercial banking—especially in the selection of safe investments for its funds—insures depositors every safeguard and the best of banking service. YOl R account is respectfully solicited. Atlanta National Bank Resources OVER $10,000,000.00 . ADV . 7*7'.TTn"■ - WINS GO OP ON HEAVIER DEMAND Better Bids for Cargoes and Firm Cables Cause Short Covering Movement. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS., YVheat—No. 2 red 103 N 1.09 Corn ...: 46 V. Oats 33% CHli'AGit. Dec. 18. There were irae tional advances in the price of wheal early today with tlie better trade in the cash article-it: both domestic ami export account the*leading influence. Tlie Liv erpool market was higher us a result oi the strength, here, coupled with the im prover! inquiry from the continent for plate cargoes. Corn was u shade better, partially with the strength in wheat, but mainly be cause of tlie smaller offerings. Liverpool was stronger on the forecast of smaller shipments from Argentina this week. oats were easier on increased offer ings. Hog products were fractionally lower and 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 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. (me large cash handler here said that his sales while liberal would be much greater witli an ample supply of cars for trans porting tlie wheat. Closing for the day showed the market as %c higher. Corn was in demand from shorts and investors late and there was a better cash demand also, with sales of 155,000 bushels. The close was %c to %c better. Oats closed %c to %c higher and casli sales were 225.000 bushels. Hog products were under liquidation sales right up to tlie very close and prices were lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKIT. Crain quotations: Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Close. WHEAT— Dec. 85% 86 85% 86 85% May 90 % 91% 90% 91% 90 July 87 87% 87 87% 87 CORN— Dee. 47% 48'% 47% 48% 47% May 18% 48% 48% 48% 48% July 19% 49% 49 49% 49 OATS— Dee. 32% 33 32% 32% 32% Muy 33 33% 32% 33% 33 July 33% 33% 32%, 33% 38% PORK— M'y 17.87% 17.92% 17.69 17.75 17.85 M'y 17.''7% 18.05 17.85 18.00 18.05 LARD— Dee 10.17% 10.17% 10.02% 10.02% 10.25 Jan 9.90 9.00 9.75 9.82% 9.90 Mai 9.85 9.87% 9.75 9.85 9.82% RIBS— Jan K. 70 9.72% 9.62% 9.62% 9.72% May 9.62% 9.67% 9.50 9.65 9.62% LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. YVheat opened %d to %d higher; at l:3t p. m. the market was unchanged to %d higher. Closed %<I to d higher. Corn opened unchanged %d to %<’ higher; at. 1:30 p. in. the market was un changed to %d higher. Closed %d to %6 higher. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Wheat. No. 2 red 1.080 1.09%: No. 3 red. 1.0401.07; No. i hard winter, 88089; No. 3 hard winter, 86 ■(8!; No. 1 northern spring, 88'8088%: No. : northern spring. 87088; No. 3 spring, 84086. Corn. No. 3, 45% 046'4; No. 3 white, 16%4(4t>’-2; No. 3 yellow, 45%0'46%; No. 4 43%045; No. 4 white, 44 0 45%; No. 4 yel low, 44045%. Oats, No. 2 white. 35%; No. 3 white, 33'.4 0 33%; No. 4 white, 31033%; Stand ard, 34%. PRIMARY MOVEMENT. "~WHRAT— ( 1912.' ~l ' 101 - ~ Receipts' 1,328,000 I 548,000* Shipments 577,000 I 355,000 CORN -I 1912. i 1911, ‘ ReceipTs 1,329,000 |508.000 Sliipm en ts' 411,000 649,000 CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are receipts for Wednesdaj and estimated receipts for Thursday: ' Wed”'day.'Thursday Wheatl 28 ~] 38 Cornl 602 347 Oatsl 166 161 Hogs 26,000 23,000 per pound; R. E. Lee salmon, $7.50; cocoa 38c; roast beef. $3.80; syrup. 30e per gal lon; Sterling ball potash, $3 30 per case soap, $1.5004.00 per case: Rumford bak ing powder. $2.50 per case. FISH. i FISH -Bream and perch, 7c per pound ■snapper. 9c per pound; trout, 10c pe> pound; bluefish, 7c per pound: pompano ;;5c per pound: mackerel, 9010 c per lb. mixed fish. 506e per lb.; black bass, 10c tier pound; mullet, sl2 per barrel. OYSTERS —Per gallon: Plants, $1.60 extra selects. $1.50; selects, $1.40 straights, $1.20: standard. $1; reifers, !>oc. HARDWARE. PLOWSTOCKS—HaIrnan, 950; Fergu son, $1.05 AXLES -$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, has*; Swede, 4e. 19