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COTTON SEED OIL. XKW YORK. Dec. 18.—N. L. Carpen ter & Co.: After opening steady, the market for cotton oil turned easy under scftttered liquidation and bear pressure I td shorts and professionals were con .?<-( red best buyers. The crude market was slightly easier. Cotton seed oil quotations: ' ! Opening, , elot nc sPt I I 6.10(6 6730* Ia , ember .... 6.17(1(6.25 6.15(1(6.22 lamiary6.lß* 8.19 6.16*6.18 f.bruary6.2oSl 6.22 6.17(6 6.20 March 6.2206.23 : 6.21(6,6.22 Ar i16.25*6.27 6.23*6.26 Mac 6.31(6 6.38 I 6.30*6.31 June 6.35*6.38 I 6.31*16.33 July . .... 6.36*6.38 ! 6.34*6.35 CDsed heavy: sales 14,700 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Cb ffee quotations: Opening. Closing, lamiaryiT3.46@l3.so! 7777777777* February 13.60@13.67 March 13.86 13.80*13.82 \-ri114.05 • 13.92*13.03 Mr-,14.10 14.03*14.04 l,i-e(14.10 14.11614.13 .1,; . . . . 14.10 14.14*14.18 vigu5t14.25@14.30'14.20* 14.21 •, temberll4.3l , „ her 14.30*14.35,14.26* 14 27 < -ember14.32@14.35 !4.::6* 14.27 Pei ember *13.45 14.45* 14.47 "closed steady. Sales, 140.250 bags? NEW YORK GROCERIES. \'E\V YORK, Dec. 18.—Coffee, steady: X< 7 Rio spot. 14%. Khe. steady; domestic, ordinary to prime, 446*5%. Sugar, steady: centrifugal, 3.92; musco vado. 3.42; molasses sugar, 3.17; refined, steady; standard granulated, 4.95; cut oaf. 5.70: crushed, 5.60; mold A, 5.25; , ü bes, 5.15: powdered, 5.00; diamond A, r I'd- confectioners A, 4.75; No. 1, 4.65; No 4.60; No 3, 4.55; No. 4, 4.50. car S6OO Delivery Service is the Last Word concerning any store. It gains or loses the customer’s complete satisfaction. With a Studebaker “20” you are certain that your good goods will reach a pleased customer on time. It is swift, sure, reliable, and goes farther in less time, at less cost. The Service which a Studebaker “20” will enable you to give is that extra advantage over your competitors which in this case costs you nothing but which stamps your store as best Send for us The Studebaker Corporation ATLANTA BRANCH, 114 AUBURN AVE. G, W. HANSON, Manager. MEJi :<y / ' 11 Cl N'T jp C ' « A Sale of Beautiful Gold Handle Umbrellas For Christmas Gifts at ss= U P Engraved Free By Our Own Engraver See our Window Display and the beautiful stock of Umbrellas near front door. Every one is of the best silk with silk covers, and all are new, clean, high-class stock. This season’s productions not old, worn stock. We ask you to make your selections early, so we can do the en graving in plenty of time. J.M.HIGH COMBKNY. t BUTTER. POULTRY AND EGGS. Y ORK - Tl ec. 18 —Dressed poultry. ; more active; turkeys. 14*26; chickens. 12 9dilß f °' VlS ’ 12 ® <iu <ms, 10*20, geese, Live poultry, dull; chickens, 11® HU fowls, 12*1346; turkeys. 18: roosters. BU ducks. 14*15; geese, 1.3*11. Butter, steady; creamery specials. 30*:. "ti 35; creamery extras, 32*4*37: state dairv tubs. 23034; process specials, 27027%. Eggs, firmer; nearby white fancy, 42® 46; nearby brown fancy. 35*36: ' extra firsts. 35*36; firsts, 30* 32. Cheese, quiet: white specials, 17'.*18- whole milk fancy. 16".,*17**,; skims, spe? cials. 13',2*14- ! 4 : skims, fine, 12*13U; full skims, B*ll. COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Bally Montgomery: It looks as If selling on little bulges will prove less hazardous than it has been Thompson. Towle ,8- Co.: We look for higher prices eventually. Logan & Bryan: 5Ve advise caution on the long side. Miller & Co.: We continue our advice to meet strength with sales. Norden & Co.: We think cotton should be bought on declines. Hayden. Stone ,8- Co.: We loek for ul innately higher prices. Stemberger. Sinn * Co.: We think prices are apt to work lower. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Hogs—Receipts 25,- 900 Market steady. Mixed and butchers $6.80* i.oO, good heavy $7.20* 7.30, rough heavy $6.85*7.10. light $6.85*7.20, pigs $5.10*5.60. bulk $7.10*7.20. Cattle—Receipts 19,000. Market 10c to I'JOc lower Beeves $6.10*9.75. cows and heifers $2.75*8.25, stockers and feeders $5.00*7.40. Texans $6.40*8.25, calves $8.50 * 9.75. Sheep—Receipts 20,000. Market steadv. Native and Western $3.25*4.85. lambs $5.10* 8 25. HIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWft. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1912. SPOT INTERESTS SENDCOTTDNUP Strong, Aggressive Tendency Entire Day in Face of Liver pool Depression. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. —Depression shown in Liverpool cables resulted in the cotton market here opening barely steady today, with first prices a net de cline of 2 to 8 points from last night’s close. Trading 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 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 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 18 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 Ginners 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 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. 1911. j 1912. Receipts <1127,9881128,819 124,572 Shipments 114,849 11 5.830 110,104 Stocks 608,098 687,218 622,434 RANGE IN NEW YORK FUFU RES._ G I _ I • i . . O «> ! u | k 5® B J S ST N 9-1 e Dec. 12.58 12.75112.58 12.75:12.75 12.63-64 Jan. 1,2.60 12.79 12.60 12.78 12.78-79 12.68-69 Feb. 112.78-80 12.68-70 Meh. 12.69 12.85:12.69 12,83112.83-85 12.75-76 April 1 12.83 12.75 May 12.72.12.86 12.89 12.84:12.84-85 12.76-77 June !12.79-81H2.70-72 July 12.64 12.80 12.63 12.79 12.79-80 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 Oct. 11.88111.97 1 1.87 11.92 11.95-97 11.95-96 Closed steady. x 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 c!: 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 anti 72,823 last jear, 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. . . . Dec.-Jan. 6.83%-6.80 6.80 6.82 6.89% Jan.-Feb. 6.82 -6.80 6.79 6.81% 6.88% Feb.-Meh. 6.83 -6.79% 6.79 6.81 6.88% Meh.-Apr. 6.80 -6.78% Apr-May 6.80 l /4 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 tiecline on our side since Saturday, showing futures 10 points down, spots 10 no in ts lower; sales | THE WEATHER • Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. —There will be 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 tunight. Temperature will be 1< wer 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 and colder. South 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. 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. 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 I mean a census on Friday of 12,294,000 bales. There was a report today’ that the final National Ginners 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 ot a bullish census. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTUFiES. t I ■& * 2-2 ' * o| x 3 £5 Dec. |12.83|12.9i;i2.8H12.99!12.98-13|12.87-88 Jun. 12.82(13.02 12.82 13.02 13.01-02 12.88-89 Feb. 11|113.03-05112.90-92 Meh. 112.88113.0612.86,13.06'13.06 '12.92-93 Apr ll| 13.09-11,12.96-98 May 12.94'13.13(12.92,13.13 13.11-12'12.98-99 June !L13.14-16 13.<k>-02 July 112.99|13.19|12.99|13.19 1.3.18-20(12.06-07 Oct. L-jjl-.- ■■■l I '12.03-04'11.97 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, 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, steady; 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, 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: 1 1912. | 191 L New Orleans. . . . 13,596 ’ 6,276 Galveston 21,749 ’ 16,143 Mobile 1,995 3,622 Savannah 4.836 13.257 Charleston. .... 1,119 1,889 Wilmingtofl 2,817 1,416 Norfolk: 2,292 5,824 Boston 966 1,036 Pensacola 5.800 Port Arthur 11,500 Pacific coast .... <8,750 1,027 Various. 3,1,974,729 Total.. 61.317 72,529 INTERIOR MOVEMENTS. I 1912. 1911. Houston 11,878 15,594 Augusta| 786 5,051 Memphis 5,173 4.121 St. Louis 1 3,448 3,987 Cincinnati 1,831 687 Little Rock 1,741 Total. . . . . . 25,118 ■ 31,141 SMALL CHANGES EXPECTED IN CASH VALUES OF CORN ('HD’AGO, Dec. 18. The Inter-Ocean says; “Wheat bulls said last night action of the market ’n advancing above 90 cents on a light trade, also that the course of valuta in last week in rallying from the decline showed that prices were low enough tor the present. It was the general impression among best corn handlers that there would be little change in cash values between now and Janu ary 1.” ;E|iOiSiiEKlAii jOfiCLOTHES FOR FATHER, tlWzClfe*- V MOTHER, brother, SISTER, or ' YOURSELF X \v No reason why you v cannot give or wear some- thing just as nice as you desire this Christmas. YOU CAN CHARGE IT AT THE MENTER CO. STORE AND PAY BILL A LITTLE EACH WEEK. Cj You have a most complete stock of the newest and swelled of mid-winter styles to choose from furs, Dresses, Suits, Coats, Millinery—every thing for men, women and children. THE MENTER CO. 711-2 Whitehall Street (Upstairs). First Stairway below J. M. High Co. TODAY'S MARKETS COTTON. NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—The cotton mar ket opened barely steady today with prices a net gain of 1 to 4 points from last night’s close. The market w.as in fluenced to some extent on strength in Liverpool spot cotton market, al#o local shorts covering. Trading at the outset was not very in distinct and after the call the market be came quiet with a narrow range in prices. Later the buying and selling was light and scattered with the spot interests prin cipal buyers. The majority of traders were inclined to await the publication of the census report due tomorrow at 9 a. m.. believing that ‘prices were on even basis to meet the report. NEW YORK. Quotations 1n cotton futures: lOpenlHlghlEow !A MJ Close December . 12?7irT2Y;i J 2.74 12.74 12.75 January . . 12.82112.82'12.76 12.76(12.78-79 February . 12.78-86 March . . . .<12.86112.86:15.79'12.82'12.82-8". Aprill2.B3 May . . .12.86 12.87.12.8112.8412.84-85 June . . . J1|112.79-81 July . . .12.80 12.80 12.74 12.75 12.79-86 August 12.67-69 September 11 12.09-11 October. . ,|I .. 1 K 95-97 NEW ORLEANS., Quotations In cotton futures: I I i (11:00: Bret lOpenlHighll ow 1A.M.1 Close December . 12.97'12.97(12.97'12.9721’. 98-13 January . 113.00'13.00!12.95|12.95|13.01-02 February . .' 13.03-05 March . . . .(13.04 13.05'12.99113.00j13.06 April . . 13.09-11 May . . . 13.09 13.09'13.04'13.06:13.11 -12 June . . . '!' 13.13-16 July . . . .113.17:13.17113.11113.11'13.19-20 October. .. .!,(I(12.03-01 STOCKS. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Some of the specialties engaged most of the specula tive attention at the opening of the stock market today, although declines were made throughout the list. Sears, Roe buck <<t Co. sustained the biggest decline, opening at 200. Mexican Petroleum was another weak stock specialty, opening a 4 off. Within fifteen minutes Mexican Pe troleum’s net loss from last night's clos ing price was 11’4. Among the railroads New York Cen tral suffered the largest decline, opening I<4 lower. Amalgamated Copper was off on the first sale, but soon recovered its loss and gained '4 additional. United States Steel common acted similarly, opening '9, lower and later recovering. Among the other initial losses were American Can Anaconda Copper Atchison t R , Bethlehem Steel 14, Chicago and Northwestern I:.. Western Maryland United States Rubber NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to 11 a. m.: 11 Prev STOCKS- Open,Highilx>w.;A ,M. Cl’se Antal. Copper 711, 71“ U 71’41 71’, 71 r, 4 Am. Smelting ' 67 a J 6814 67%' 68% 67*4 Anaconda .... 36%i 36% 36% 36% 37% Atchison 105’5T05% 105% lUS’ B 105% American Can ( 27% 27% 27%' 27% 27% Am. Beet Sug. 49%: 49% 49% 49%' 49% Am. T. and T. 139% 139% 139%1139% 139% Beth. Steel .. 35 35 ' 35 35 ' 35% B. and 0104 104 104 (104 104% Can. Pacific .. 256 256 256 256 255 Corn Products i 13% 13%l 13% 13%' 13% C. and 0 77% 77% 77%' 77%e 78 Colo. F. and I. 32 I 32% 32 33% 33 Distil. Secur. . 22 22 ' 22 I 22 22 Erie 30% 30% 30>j 30%+ 33", G. North. Ore.. 41 41 41 '4l ' 41 Interboro 17% 17% 17%' 17% 17% K. C. Southern 26% 26% 26%' 26% 25'% Lehigh Valiev. 168% 168% 168% 168% 169 Mo. Pacific ... 11 41 40% 40% 41 N. Y. Central .1108 108 1107% |107%*108 Northwestern 135% 135% 135% 135% 130% National Lead.: 55 55 (55 I 55 ( 55 North. Pacific 119% 119% 119', 119% 119% P. Steel Car .. 33% 33%: 33% 33.% 3414 Reading 165% 166%'ie5% 165 7 h 166% So. Pacific 105%:i05% 104% 104% 105% So. Railway .. 27%. 27% 27% 27% 27% do. pref. .. 79% I 79% 79% 79% 79 % St. Paul 111% 111*41111 111 111% Union Pacific 154%(155%.154 '155 *155% U. S. Rubber .. 65% 65%l 65% 65%' 65% Utah Copper ,| 56 56 : 55% 55%l 56% U. S. Steel ... 64%, 65% 64% 65% 65 do. pref. . .1109% 109% 109% 109%'106 West. Electric. GRAIN. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Grain quotations: Open. High. Low. 11 a. m. WHEAT— Dec. . . 85% 85% 86% 85% May . . . 91 91 90% 91 July . 87% 87% 87% 87% CORN— Dee. . . . 48% 48% 48% 48% May . . 48% 48% 48% 48% July .. . 49% 49% 49% 49% OATS— May .. . 33% 33% 33% 33% July ... 33% 33*4 33% 33*4 LARD— May . . 9.90 9.90 9.87% 9.87% RIBS— May .. . 9.72% 9.72% 9.72% 9.72% MING FEME INSTOCKTRADING' .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 l ;i 4, Mexican Petroleum lost 2 1 4 and West ern Maryland was off 2" h . Reading was a< Mve at the start, opening at IG6 ■%. or Ta under last night's final, and went to IKS r 2 and finally rallied. Only a few gains were made, most of the stocks .leelining on an absence of demand. Amalgamated Copper. after opening tower, recovered all its loss, while American Smelting gained ' 4 . Canadian Pacific opened at or lower. Later it made a partial recovery. Among the initial gains were American Can Erie * 4 . Great Northern preferred l *. New York Central * 4 , United States Rubber m, Westinghouse and United States Steel ] 4 . Southern Pacific was off in first transactions, while Union Pa* cific declined %. Among the other ini tial losses were Utah Copper h, Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio r, 3 . 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 4A 4 . Western Mary land rallied a point to 46 ;«i.i fractional gains were noted in Reading, American (Jan, Smelting and Chesapeake and Ohio, I 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 <|iiot at ions: Last ; Clos. Prev STOCKS— [High I Low, | Sah Bid Amal. Copper. 73’./ 71%' Tf'C”?! / 73 Am. Ice Sec... I9T- 19‘/2 18 11)’. Am. Sug. Ref. 116% 116 L. lbi< Am. Smelting 69U 67U. 67V- 6769> H Am. Loconio. . 41 40%! 41 ‘t 40% 40% Am. Car Fdy . 53%’ 53 !53 153 58% Am. Cot. Oil .... 55 55 Am. Woolen .... 20 20 Anaconda .... 38 38 38 1 37% 38 Atchison 105% 105', 105% 105% 105% A. C. L 138 1137% 138 1138 137% F American Can 28\ 27* 4 28 27% 28' 4 do. pref. . . ‘115% 113%:115 <114% 113% Am. Beet Sug. 50 49% 49% 49% 49% Am. T. and TJI4O 140 1140 13!»% 13'»% Am. Agricul 55 Beth. Steel .. 35% 35 % 35% 35% 35% ' B. R. ’l’ 88% 87IZ 88% 87 E 87% B. and 0104% 103% 104% 104% 103% ' (an. Pacific ..256%j255 255% .... 256 Corn Products : 13% 13% 13% 1.3% 13% C. an<l Oi 78%’ 77%! 78% 78 78% Ccnsol. Gas .. 138% 138% 138% ,138% .139 Cell. Leather 1 27 I 27 Colo. F. and I. 33 1 33 j 33 33 ■ 33% Colo. Southern 32 1 33 ,D. and H 162 162 162 161% IG2 , Den. and R. G.j . ...i 20 20% Distil. Secur. .[ 22% 22%l 22% 22 .. .“ Erie ; 3ia s | 30*» 31% 33% I 3D, lio. pref. .. 49*41 49*4 43*., 48*4 48*4 Gen. Electric 'L81%!181 1181%: ....;182 _ Goldfield Cons.' .... I*4 n s (1. Western .... 16", 16'- H i G. North.. pfd.!134*4!133’4!134 133 134 G. North. Ore.' ....' ....! ....I 41 ' 41 Int. Harvester 109 109 109 107*4 110 . 111. Central .... 126 ’ 126 Interboro : 17%, 17% 17% 17%' 17% I do. pref. ..60 59% 59%: 59% 60/, lowa Central .' .... .... ....I 10 ! 10 K. C. Southern l .... ....I .... 25% 2ti K. and T 26 26 126 25*, 26 i do. prof 1 ... ... .' 53 ,58 L. Valley. . . 171 168%'16914 169 '169*4 I L. and N. . . 1.19% 139% 139% 13314 1 Mo. Pacific . . 41% 41 41*4 41 41*4 N. Y. Central 109 109% 109 108 108*4 Northwest. . . 136*, 135'., 136*., 1,'.5' 2 135% Nat. Lead . 55 55*4 1 N. and W. . . 112*4 112 112 112', 112*, No. Pacific . .120':, 119% 120 119*. 120 1 (>. and W 31 31 ' Penn'l2l %! 120%|121 112.1 1121 ' Pacific Mall . 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% . P Gas Co. . . 111 111 111 110% 110% P. Steel Car 34% 34% 1 Heading . . x 170 164% 166'- 166% IOC*.. 1 Rock Island . . 23%l 23 23*1 23% 23 * do. pfd.. . .' 43*4 13%: 43% 13 ! 43'., . R. 1. and Steel .... | 25 1 25 * do. pfd.. . . 85 84% 84%' 81%' 81% S.-Sheffield. . ....' .... ....' 40 . 40 So. Pacific . . 107% 106 106* a 105% 106*4 : So. Railwav . 27% 27% 27% 27% . .. do. pfd.. . . 80 80 80 79% 80 St. Paul. . . . 111% 111 111%. 111*4'111% Tenn. Copper .... 36 i 36% Texas Pacific . 21% 21-'., 21%, 21% 22 Third A venue 1 .... 35*4' .35% Union Pacific 'l5B 155 156 155% 157% I . S. Rubber . 6, 65% 66 I 65*4 65% Utah Copper .: 56%, 56 56% 56% 56'., U. S. Steel. . 66*, 4 65*, 65% 65 65% do. pfd.. . . .. . ,|lO9 108% V. Cheni . 43 ' 43 43 1 43 I 43 1 West. Unionx... 72*4 73*4 Wabash.... I * do. pfd.. . .: I ... . ' 13% . W. Electric ..! 77 77 177 ! 76*4: 77 * Wis. Central ;....' 40 49 ' W Maryland. _. L . . . ,j_.. . .45*4 48% 1 Total sales, 123.000 shares, x Regular dividend and 2 per cent extra added. MINING STOCKS. J ■ BOSTON, Dec. 18. - Opening: Giroux 4. 3 Fruit 184, Calumet-Arizona 68, Indiana 15, Pond Creek 26%. LEHIGH VALLEY DIVIDEND. NEW YORK. Dec. 18. The regular siemi-anmial 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 board of directors. The dividend is payable January 1. 1913, to stock of record December 28, 1912. A Pioneer Bank Established ix iB6O, 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. This bank has been constantly grow ing in strength and efficiency, as well as in years. Its long and successful 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 hanking service. YOUR account is respectfully solicited. Atlanta National Bank Resources OVER $10,000,000.00 GRAINS GO UP ON I HEAVIER DEMAND , Better Bids for Cargoes and Firm Cables Cause Short Covering Movement. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. i Wheat-No. * red 103 Cf>lo9 Corn 46 % Oats 33% CHICAGO, Dec. 18. There were frac tional advances in the price of wheat • early today with the better trade in the cash article on both domestic and export ’ account the leading influence. The Liv erpool market was higher as 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 was stronger on the forecast- of smaller 1 shipments from Argentina this week. Oats were easier on increased offer ings. Hog products were fractionally lower uqd 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 if the buyers have put in an i appearance after so long a time. Besides 1 a large business reported in Manitoba, • there was a good trade in our own wheat on foreign account and millers took ILO,OOO bushels here during the day. : One large cash handler here said that his sales whHe liberal would be much greater with <ii; ample supply of cars for trans porting the wheat. Closing for the day showed the market as higher. Corn was in demand from shorts and • Investors late and there was a better cash lemand also, with sales of 155,000 bushels. The close was %c to better. Oats closed ;i h<* to %c higher and cash sales were 225,000 bushels. Hog products were under liquidation sales right up to the very close and ' prices wer*} lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. t Grain quotations: ! Pre vloui Open. High. Low. Close. Cloae. WHEAT— Dec. 85% 86 85’ v 86 85% May 90% 91'4 9091% 90 > July 87 87% 87 87% 87 ; CORN- ; Dec. 47% 48% 47% 48% May 48% 48% 48% 48% 48% July 49% 49% 49 49% 49 » OATS— Dec. 32% 33 32% 32% 32% , May 33 33% 32% 33% 33 , July 33% 33% 32% 33% 33% . PORK—' M’v 17.87% 17.92% 17.69 17.75 17.95 L M’v 17.97% 18.05 17.85 ■ 18.00 18.05 , Lard - Dec 10.17% 10.17% 10.02% 10.02% 10.25 Jan 9.90 9.00 9.75 9.82% 9.90 , May 9.85 9.87% 9.75 9.85 9.82% RIBS - Jan 9.70 9.72% 9.62% 9.62% 9.72% . May 9.62% 9.67% 9.60 9.65 9.62% : LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. • Wheat opened %d to %d higher; at 1:30 s p. m. the market was unchanged to %d higher. Closed %d to d higher. Corn opened unchanged %d to %d higher; at 1:30 p. m. the market was un changed to %d higher. Closed %d to %d • higher. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. 4 I CHICAGO, Dec. 18. -Wheat. No. 2 red. 2 | No. 3 rod, 1.04<a1.07; No. 2 2 hard winter, 88<f?89; No. 3 hard winter. 86 ‘ <cß7; No. I northern spring. 88%<U88%; 4 No. 2 northern spring. No. 3 2 spring. 84'll 86. 2 Corn, N<*. 45% f o46 l l ; No. 3 white, ‘ 46>U(/46%; No. 3 yellow. 43%'b-45: No. 4 white, No. 4 yel low. Oats, No. 2 white, 35%; No. 3 w'hite. ‘ 33%(a33%; No. I white. Stand ? ard, 34%. PRIMARY MOVEMENT. W HEAT— ■ Tsl2? i IMX. 1 Receipts /.I 1,328,000 * 548,000 ' Shipments 1 577,000 ' 355,000 ’ "CORN— I 1912 - ' 1911. Receipts . 1 1,329,"00 508.000 , Shipments( 411,000 549,000 » CHICAGO CAR LOTS. Following are receipts for Wednesday ■ an d estimated receipts for Thursday: •, I Wedn’day. (Thursday H Wheat 28 38 . Corn 6f»2 347 2 Oats 166 161 Hogs 26.000 23,000 K NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. p NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Wfieat steady; May 96%fa96%. 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 37fa)39%, white ’’l Hipped 38fa;41. Rye firm: No. 2 nominal 11 f o b New York. Barley quiet; malt ing 57fa70 c. i. f. Buffalo. Hay firm; good to nrime f»0fa.1.07%. poor to fair 750*1.05, Flour dull: spring patents 4.5004.85 L. 4004.50 cleat L2o(@ 4.30, win r tor patents 5.20 o 5.40, straights 4.6504.80, f [ dears 4 30fa 4.40. r! Beef dull, family 24 00025.00. Pork t easy; mess 19.25019.50, family 23.00024.00. i. I Lard easy; city steam 10%, middle West :, i spot 10.80 Tallow, city (in hogsheads) 6%, country (In tierces) 606%. 15