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CEREAL AMU
LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
V 3 red lOk r< ( i to'..
Dec. 2’o.—Wheat was a small
. her a! the opimiig this morn
ii seen caseii off under selling
..nd a lack of buying power.
•I v.n,- unchanged to ',<l higher
Il eras Ayres market closed half
alier last night with reported
.i some sections of that country.
: buyers on the prediction of
v orl.i s shipments for Monday.
■is steadier with the advance
it the yards.
advances in wheat of %c to
day. Shorts covering caused
■ return just before the close,
ose.l with gains of %c to %c.
w re up ’><’ to : wC.
■ sales were 80,000 bushels and
..is .10.000 bushels.
dins were higher all around, but
-in in the cash article was te
as slow
-.hicago GRAIN market.
..a quotations:
Previous
pen. High. Low. Close. Close.
Wil MAT—
<■ , 87 88% 8tH 4 85%
' h Ol’s 00% 91% ‘UP,
Cw 88% 87% 88% 87%
IS*. 48 q 47% 48% 481;
IF. 49% 48% 48% 4g T ,
50 49 3 s 50 49%
1— , 83% 32% 33% •’,23.
Mi. ■■■:: 33% 33% 33% 33%
Ti 33% 33% 38% 33% 33%
FORK—
-18.10 17.87% 18.10 17.80
" 18.22% 18.12% 18.22% 18.07%
I.A':l> -
■ l".t'7‘ . 1.0.07% 10.07'- 10 02'..
I’.’JS 9.90 9.97% 9.87%
9.97% ’1.1)0 9.97% 9 90
It IBS -
it'. I'.Bo 9.70 9.80 9.70
.75 9.80 9.72% 9.80 9.72%
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I cash | WOOD BROS. | Ho Delivery |
1,000 Pounds I’o3o 1 ’ 030 Pounds
QrEbsed iur- Dressed Hens
key at *' ‘^'*!* at
221 c W 16c
All Pork Sausage . . . 15c Per Lb.
Pork ehops . . . IScPerLb .
Porter House Steak . . . 22'/ 2 c Per Lb.
Porter House Steak 32 1-2 lb. ! Brains ...
Round Steak... 15 i * e "
SteAk ' Breakfast Bacon, strips 19, 20, 23
I J 8 2® k 20 ' Breakfast Bacon, sliced 25
Veal Chops 15 | Dried Beef, sliced. 33
Lamb Chop. 20 I Wenl e Sausage ... i a i. a
Kina Quarter of Lamb. ...12 1-2 Bologna Sansage i a ,_a
Leg of Lamb 15 Boneless Hara 15
dhon.der of Lamb 12 1-2 Pig r e et, ptckled . . a
BteW 8 Fresh Fig Feet ’.dos. 43
Sees Stew : Dressed Hens 16
Veal Boast 15 Dressed Turkeys 22 1-2
Soulcier Veal 12 i.g Dressed Fryers 25
«° rk 16 | Stow Oysters. Norfolk... . 35
HaraOerger Steak 15 Select Oysters, leaders . 45
BoUed Ham, sliced 28 Purity Butterlne. 22 1-2
Boiled Ham, whole 24 j Box Apples ... Sa , 6o
Raw Itam, sliced .25 Oranges 2Oc. doz.
Baw Ham, whole. .. lg Box Oranges .32.40
Spare Bibs 15 a crisp Celery 15
rriese Prices Hold Good Till Next Ad Appears
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Phone ivy 26 2nd Door Aragon Motel
DIAMONDS
The Purest and Best at Less Than Wholesale Price. Also x.
JEWELRY
OF NEATEST DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP.
Low Rates: Special in order to Introduce ourselves to the general public.
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X 14 WaJAN AVENUE / V
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ESTABLISHED 1861 -
A Personal Invitation
Every customer of this bank is personal
ly invited to make his requirement' known
to the officers of,the bank, as these gentle
men are always interested in the welfare
of the bank’s customers, are glad to offer
such advice or extend such accommoda
tions as art* consistent with tin ir ideas of
sound banking, and which will further the
interests of the depositors. r
Nearly every business man, sooner or
later, needs financial assistance: and when
ever a customer’s balance ant! responsibil
ity warrants a loan, his needs will be fully
met-by this bank. 1
Lowry National Bank
OF ATLANTA
ROBERT J. LOWRY, HENRY W. DAVIS,
President; Cashier;
THOMAS D. MEADOR, E. A. BANCKER, JR.,
Vice President; ??**!;• »
JOSEPH T. ORME, H. WARNER MARTIN,
Vice President; Assistant Cashier.
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WEEK-END COTTON STATISTICS
u,i.v e v ', s ' l)le supply of American cotton
Ur IP . " ee *< shows an increase
0.1.u0t bales, as compared with an in
creasp of 18,122 bales during the same
Tk . * , 'J st year an, l an Increase of 131.529
Dales the year before, other binds show
an increase of 100,000 bales, compared
'vdh an increase of 01,00) bales last ><;ir
| and an increase of 71,000 bales n h»10.
j I he total visible supply of American cot
-1 .jl 1 .‘‘ )r . week shows an increase "f
bales, against an increase of 250,-
_ h i ll V s ,asl year anti an increase of
- ■ ..j., hales the year before.
2 v ’ s ll‘b' supply;
"m2' 1 i iiCf i nio ~
Arnt-i icon ... .•..08::.O52
1 " her . iit : ; i(,,r 730 009 ’C ' 10
Tll all kinds 6J.75.052 5,345,558 5.0
W ■ > 'pinners’ takings:
For weeit.... 393.000 404 (•■'< 4584)0?
< .Sei t 1. 5,i 75.000 : ' ;. il i.qqq
Jfeyrnient Into'sight:
' £912 ’Tou ~ p'io
o'rl.’nd week ‘.4,835. 47 576 ;rr<o7.
Since Sept. 1 . 465,316 159.386 173.1'H
In. sight, w’k. 537.444 1.5:’,:: r 5-11 .
Since Sept 1 8,887,776 8,916,076 7 749 185
' ■" ' 72,0<
eekly interior movement:
Receipts ...J 268,725 ' 286/175 'Tw/bio
.Shipments ,/ 253,638 269,643 213/135
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are the receipts for Friday
and estimated for Saturday:
I Friday i Saturday.
Wheat ’ 21 1 30 ~
Corn 3 i«, 354
P, atM 126 204
Hogs . 15,0011 10.000
PRI M ARY MOVEMENT.
‘ytt-FAJt 1912 1 1911
, Receipts i 1,64'),000 552,01'0*
Shipments 530.M2 _ 241,000
Cohn- 1 19127 119 ii ~
Receipts 1,133.000 453,000
Shipments . . . 486,000 627.000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat openeil %d lower. At 1:30 p. m.
t the market Was unchanged to %d higher;
closed unchanged to %d higher.
Corn opened unchanged. At 1:30 p. m.
, the market was unchanged to %d higher;
closed % to ',d lower.
This market will he closed from 1 p. m.,
Tuesday next, to Friday morning, I)e
--1 eember 27.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. !• RID AY, DECEMBER 20, 1912.
IP. MO REMIHG
FEME STOCKS
By C. W. STORM.
NKW YORK, Dec. 20.—A strong tone,
believed by many to have been imparted
by J. P Morgan’s showing before the
I’ujo money trust investigating committee,
was evident at th* opening of the stock
market today and a sharp upturn re- .
suited. I’nion Pacific made the best gain i
of the standard railroad stocks, rising 2 X 2.
Canadian Pacific, Amalgamated Popp.er
aipl other substantial stocks were in de
mand and made gains ranging over 1
point
After twentx minutes’ trading, however,
profit-taking developed and some of the
gains were decn-as-.-d. However, the un
derlying strength continued. Among the
advances in the initial trailing were Amal
gamated Copper 1, Southern Pacific '•
.\rr.e» ivan <’an l Reading 1 i’nited
States Steel common s . Canadian Pacific
IL?. \ni»!i<ari 1.-•cornotive Erie l -._
Pittsburg.Coal Mexican Petroleum I 1 ?
I ouisvillc and Nashville. International
Harvesterll4»’ 4 » Anaconda Copper "4, Amer
ican Tobacco 3. Baltimore and Ohio ;< B ,
Erie % and California Petroleum :i 4 .
Distillers securities lost ’*» and Missouri.
Kansas and Texas were weak, declining
: h- American Smelting and Chino Cop
per were unchanged.
The curl> was strong.
Americans in London were strong.
Trading was active in the last hour,
further advances being established in
some ol the speculative Hnc;-. Steel was
prominent and in good demand, sustain
ing an upturn of about 2 points. I’nion
Pacific was strong on aggressive buying.
Profit taking at times caused recessions,
but these movements were not extensive.
The market close<l steady; government
bonds unchanged: other bonds steady. I
A pronounced strength market trading
in the late forenoon and substantial gains
were made throughout the list. I’nion
Pacific was in brisk demand, advancing
I’2. and similar gains were made in Pitts
burg Coal and California Petroleum.
Amalgamated Copper. American Tobacco,
American Can and Colorado Fuel were
strong, moving up a point each, while
fractional upturns were noted in Steel
common, National Biscuit, Reading,
Southern Pacific and Beet Sugar.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
| Stock quotations;
ll^ast' Clos. Prev
STOCKS ’HighjLow.'Sale ! Bi<E ATse
Amal. « opper. 7B’-. 74\ TG 1 -' 7G :i » 73 3 <
Am. Ice Sec. . 19 ‘ 19 19 ” 19 ; 18%
Am. Sug. Ref. 118-\ , H7\. 118\ 1171*. : i 16\.
Am. Smelting 73\ s 71 2 i 73 73 71%
Am. Locomo. . 43 41 V 43 42V H 3 m
Am. Car Fdy.. 56 54M 54% 54% 53%
Am. Cot. Oil .. 6 7y 56 7 k 564-2 56
Am. Woolen 22 21U
Anaconda .... 39% 38-% 39V 39%’ 38v 4
Atchis<>n ' 106 VlO5 % 106 ;06 U 105 Va
; A. C. I, 131% 138%
i American Can 32 29 ? M 31 31 29
do, pref. .. 116% 115 L. H 6%
1 Am. Beet Sug 52% 50 50%: 52 49%
I Am. T. and A’. 0 l / 2 139%
i Am. 56 55
Beth. Steel ...
B. R. T 89 RB% 88* 4
B. and 0 105’4 105 105 105 1104’h
Can. Pacific . 259%i258’ z4 259%;259- 4 2571-,
Corn Products 14 l £. 14Y 2 13 1 *
C. and O. ..... 79H 78’ 4 79H 79%' 78
Consol. Gas .. 140%i139
(’em Leather .. 28% 27% 28i 4 28% 28
Colo. F. and I. 35 33 35 34% 33i a
Colo. Southern 31 32
D. and II 164 164 164 163 163
pen. and R. G 20% 20
Distil. Secur. . 22% 22’. t 22% 22% 22%
Erie 32 31%; 32 32 31%
do, pref. .. 49% 49 19% 49% 48%
Gen Electric . 185 IS4 185 184% 183
Goldfield Cons. .... 2% 2%
G. Western 16% 17
11. North.. pf<l. 135-% 134' 2 1359 8 135% 134
G. North. Ore.. 42% 41% 42'., 42 41
Int. Harvester 113 Til 113 1121-170
111. Central ... 127'1 1/7 '., 127'JH -6126
Interboro 18> 2 , 170 18 18'„ 1711
do, pref. .. 628,, SO't} 62 62's, 6tl'-
lowa Central j 10 10
K. C. Southern .... 2614: 26U
K. and T... J.... 27%' 26y 2
do, pref I 60 59?,
L. Valley. . . 1713:, 170 3 5 471 N 2 171S 170
L. and N. . .140-, 140 140N s ' 140•% 139'-
Mo. Pacific . . 42'„ 41V <2V S 42’4 'll
N. V. Central. 109 108 3 4 108-1, JOS'.iTOO'.,
Northwest. . . 136V136L- 136%. 137 '136
Nat. Lead . . 56 56 56 56La 55
IN. and W. . . 11268 112’,
No. Pacific . . 121’, 12048 12m
’<). and \V. . . 31’s 31 : ', 31%' 31% 31%
.Penn 123%T21 r 's 122 '122 'l2l',
' Pacific Mail 30 27
I'. Gas Co. . . 112 112 112 112 1104,
P. Steel Car .... 34%: 34
, Reading. . . . ir.iiu 1674, 169% 169V167'
■ Rock Island . 24% 23\ 21% 24% 23
do. pfd.. . . 44%j 43% 44 44 V 43
R. I. and Steel, 26% 25% 26% 26% 25
do. pfd.. . . .... 844, 85
S. -Sheffield. . 44%; 40
So. Pacific . . 107 106% 107 10S% 106
So. Hallway. . 28% 28 28 28% 27\
do. pfd.. . 80% 79%
St. Paul. ... 113 112 113 112%111%
Tenn. Copper ; 39%: 38% 39%: 39 37%
Texas Pacific ' 22%: 22
Third Avenue .../ 36% 36
I’nion Pacific 161 157% 160% 160%.157%
I'. S. Rubber 66% 66% ! 66% 66 66%
I’tah Copper . 58% 56% 58 I 58 , 56%
V. S. Steel . . 68% t. 6% 68%’ 68i« 66%
do. pfd.. ’. .109% 109% 109% 109%T09%
V. Chem. . 44% 44% 44% 44 43
West. I’nion .74 I 74 ,74 73% 73%
Wabash. . . . .... I 4
do. pfd.. . . 13% 13% 13% 13%! 13
West. Hlectric 80% 78 80% 80%: 77',
Wis. Central .: 48 '4B
W. Mary land : ....’ ■. ■ 47% | 45%
Total safes, 555,700 shares, x -Ex divi
dend, 1% per cent.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. Dee. 20.—Wheat, No. 2 red,
1.094/I <o’-; No. 3 red, 1.044/1.07%; No. 2
hard winter. 884/41: No. 3 hard" winter,
864189. No. I northern spring. 88%'y89%;
No. 2 northern spring. 87%@88%; No. 3
; spring, 84ft 86.
Corn. No. 46ft 46%: No. 3 white, 47 1 -.4>
• 48: No yellow. 46% '•.'17%; No. 4. 14%4i
-15 / N", I white. 45% 4/47; No. 4 yellow,
454) 41%.
Oats. No 2,33 ft 33%; No. 2 white, 35ft
35%: No. 3. 33; No. 3 white, 33%'//34%:
No I white,, 324) 33%; Stun-lard, 34%i&34%,
MINING STOCKS.
. RUSTON, I.KC. 20 <>; ring. Calumet
an' Ariz'-On 68, Smelting 42. North Rutte
31%, Poi reek 25 %. Old Dominion 51%,
Giroux 3%.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
PAX''N Ihc friends of Mrs. Eliza Hatt
I‘axon an.' Mi Frederic I. Paxonarei
invite.: to . ug-.il Hie fm.eral of Mrs. I
Eliza Hatt Paxon Satur-lay morning,
lai ember 21. al 9:30 o'clock from lb
hirst Baptist church. Dr. John E
\ hi'--, assisted by Dr. John I Pars. 1
an.; Dr. Charles W I'aniel, will of
late. . Lfter the servici b the re
mains will be borne to the Terminal
smtion for shipment on the Southern
railway train al It o'clm-k to I’hila
• ' Ipiiia 'I ;:■■ Interment will he In th.'
family lot a. Haddonfield, N. .1. The
followin;: 1 imed gentlemen will kindly
m t IS pallbearers and meet al the
"ff -of I M. Patterson ,e. s..n at
S;::o oolock; Mr B. I'a v Ison. Mr.
T. L St"k'-s. Mr H. \. Maier, Mr \\
w. ‘ r. Dr. H. B. Smith and Mr. w.
Il'.r.i. ■■ I .J . r: The o II wing mem
hers of the Ton Chib will please act
a- Ii- i.orar.-- escort ai <1 meet as above
Ml W -Cooper, Judge Marcus W.
Be .V’- Sam l> .lor.es, Mr || y| 1
Mill'!. Mr. M. L. Brittain, Dr J..hn
I Will'. Dr. Charles M Daniel. In
John 1 Purser, Judge 11 D. Evans
FUNERAL NOTICE.
M CO< >%- The relatives and friends of
Mrs. P. E. McCool, Dr and Mrs. J
.1. Knott and family, Mr. anil Mrs.
Henry D. Harralson and family, Mr
nml Mrs Harry C. McCool and family
■' Mr. George W. M.-Pherson, are
invited ■" attend the funeral of Mrs.
I’. E. McCool Saturday afternoon at
2:30 o’elcck, from the West Emi Bap
tist < hurch. Interment at Oakland
cemetery. I
THE WEATHER I
Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Doc 20.-There will be
Hurries tonight or Saturday in the
n gion of the Great Lakes, the interior of
>• \\ York and northern New England,
; u ! : fair weather elsewhere east of tbe
M sisslppi river during the night and
Suiurday.
Temperature will rise tonight .in the
uihwestern states, and it will fall in
i upper (sake region and the < >hio and
M j ssissippi valleys.
General Forecast.
Following is the gentrnl forecast until
. p. m. Saturday:
- orgia Fair tonight and probably Sat-
■ y; warmer in east and south portions
to; ’ght.
Virginia Fair tonight and Saturday.
North Carolina Fair tonight and Sat
tn»!ay; slightly warmer in the Interior.
•- "tith Carolina Fair tonight and prob
a!"\ S.itunlay; warmer tonight.
I orida bair and warmer I might: Sat
ur ay increasing cloudiness.
.Alabama Cloudy tonight and Saturday,
••; "’ner in south portion mnight
• lississippi—-Cloudy t .iduTd ami Salur
l ; colder in northwest portion tonight.
I. tuisiana Generally cloudy, warmer in
vxi.-eine southeast: Saturdax warmer.
Arkansas—Fair and <•< Ider; freezing,
klahoma- Fair and colder.
Eicst Texas —Fair and colder; freezing in
i< ’th: frost in south.
West Texas —Fair and colder.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports today, compart'd with the same
day last year:
I 1912. j
New Orleans. . . . 894 10,119
Galveston 1 16,908 16,106
Mobile i 336 2.418
Savannah | 4,955 13,272
Charleston | 1,581 2,610
Wilmington 1,973 2.263
Norfolk 3,679 5,052
Baltimore 2,682 5,637
New York 104
Boston 524 418
Philadelphia. . . . 25 •.
Brunswick 5,877 13,615
Pacific coast 2,816
Various 2.634 8,862
New port News. . ,| 3.500 I
_ T^l? 1 • ~~ 53,395 I 83,92~2~~
INTERIOR MOVEMENTS.
I 1912. j 1911/
Houston 10,944 ! 12,241
Augusta 1,692 4,076
Memphis 8,352 7.685
St. Louis •11,903 5,664
Cincinnati 1,540
Little Rock . . 1 1,690
Total 32,891 j 32,896~
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, steady; middling 13c.
Athens, steady; middling 12%.
Macon, steady; middlingll s ;.
New Orleans, firm; middling 12%.
New York, quiet; middling 13.10.
Boston, quiet; middling 13.10.
i‘hlladelphla, steady: middling 13.10.
Liverpool, steady; middlinfer 7.lid.
Augusta, steady; middling 13c.
Savannah, quiet; middling 12%.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12 13-16.
Mobile, steady; middling 12 13-16.
Galveston, steady; middling 13c.
Charleston, steady; middling 11 11-16.
Wilmington, nominal.
Little Rock, quiet; middling 13c.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 13c.
Memphis, steady; middling 13%
St. Louis, steady; middling 13%.
Houston, steady; middling 12%.
Louisville, firm; middling 13%.
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW' YORK, Dec. 20. N. L. Carpenter
A: Co.; The cotton seed oil market was
lower than yesterday, when large refiners
were buying. This support was not much
of a factor, but steadiness of lard sus
tained prices and the market appeared to
have a good undertone.
AUCTION SALE
OF CHINAWARE
I 40 Peachtree Street I
i A $2,000.00 stock of manufacturer’s odds I
p and ends, comprising dinner sets, berry sets, I
fa odd tea pots, creamers, sugar bowls, etc. I
H A few brass lamps, some flat silverware p
sets, and some choice books are included. ■
I Buy Any Os Them At I
I Your Own Price I
ij CHARLES M. MAY,I
fa 40 Peachtree Street u
I
COTTON SAGS ON
UCKOFSMT
Ni.W Y«’)RK. Dec. 20. In face < f a
bullish government report the c< tton mar
ket here opened barely steady today,
with prices showing irregularity, being 10
points lower to 2 points higher than last
night s close. The census report shows
figures for ’lie total ginned bales up to
December 13 at 12, V 1.853. against 11,841.-
•% bales to December 1. showing bales
ginned for the period of 58u,421.
This report Bas metely a stand- 'ft, in
the opinion of th* majority of traders. It
wassail] that anything under ♦■OO.OO'F bales
would be bullish, but sentiment at the
outset was against the market, anti the
nrg sold freely with the large spot in
terests nuyers. How ver, the ; r purci ;tses
w«-r’o limited and prices lost t toll p<> nts
within the first fifteen minutes. After
the call the absorption was of a better
eharaoter and prices rallied 2 to 7 points
from the early decline.
At the close the market was steady
with prices a net decl ne of i!*'/2'» points
from Hit final quotations of Thursd.-t'
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
G I - ' w c ' • C
u !r M A < Z »
: J' I a
DfIJ.Si 12.82112.68 12.68 12 66 ~8 12.81-8.1
I Jan. 12.85 12.86 12.70 12.7/ 12.71- 7:i:i 2.86-87 .
i <’l’- ... 12.61-62 12.81-81
IM- li. 12.83 12.8.3 12.63 12.68 12.67-68 12.81 -82
Apr. 12.66 .12.81
Muy ,12.83 12.84 12.61 12.68 12.67-68 12.81-83
June : '.... 12.57 12.73
July 1X.7.;|12.74:12.52 12.59'12.58-59'12 73-75
Aug. 12.52 12.58 12.45 12 <ll2 44- 16 1 2 62-63
Sept. 12.05 12.05 11.98'11.98'11.91 ''6 12 08-10
(Jet. 11 B'l,ll /i 11.80 11.8011 1.80-81 11'14-95
Closed steady.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTUHES
I c I jc i ■ I o I ® !
i2< -• H
I 1 =!-> IM
Deo. :12.91 12.95 12,81 12.81 12.80-81 12.95-96
Jan. 12.97 12.97 12.76 12.76' i 2.75-76 12.95-96
Feb. 12.78-80112.97-99
Meh. 12.99,13.00:12 81 12.81 12.81-82 13,00-01
April 12.85-87 13.04-06
Max 13.00'13.02 12.86 12.86 12.86-87 1 3.05-.>6 I
June 112.88-90113.07-09 1
July 13.03 13.12’12 I'4 12.94 12.93-94 13.1 1-16 i
De I. ILB 9,11.9 4 1 1 1.8 2, H . ftM 1.8 5 -.ft/11.9?
Closed barely steady.
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Liverpool cables were due to come 3%
points higher on January and % to 1%
points lower on later positions, but. the
market opened quiet and unchanged to
% points advance. At 12:15 p. m.. the
market was quiet, net unchanged to 1%. I
points lower, except new crops, which I
were 2% points lower. Later cables re
ported a further decline of 1% points from
12:1./ p. m. At the close the market was
quiet but steady, with prices erratic, be
ing 1% off to 1% points advance from
the final figures of Thursday.
Futures opened quiet and steady.
Opening. Prev.
Range. 2 P. M. Close. Brcv
Dec. . . . 6.87% 6.88 6.88
Dec.-Jan. 6.85 ,-6.84% 6.85 6.86 6.85%
Jan.-Feb. 6.84%-6.83% 6.82% 6.84 6.83%
Feb.-Meh. 6.83%-6.82% 6.82%. 6.83 'lB3
Meh.-Apr. 6.82%-6.81% 6.81 6.82 6.82
Apr.-May 6.80 -6.80% 6.81 6.81
May-June 6.80 -6.79 6.78% 6.79% 6.80
June-July 6.78%-6.77% 6.78% 6.78
July-Aug. 6.75%-6.74% 6.73% 6.75 6.75%
Aug.-Sept 6.64 -6.64% 6.63% 6.67% 6.66
Sept.-Oct 6.44% 6.47 6.48
Oct.-Nov. 6.40 -6.38% 6.38 6.39% 6.41
Closed quiet and steady.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. was a
quiet tone shown at the metal exchange
today. Copper, spot and December,
16.87%@17.37%; January to March, 16.87%
bld; tin. 49.85 ft 50.20: lead, 4.25@4.30;
spelter, 7.20@7.40.
I 2,424.853 BALES OF 1912
COT TON GINNED TO DEC. I 3
WASHIXGT'»X’, Di e. 2’o A cotton report issued by the census bureau today
■bows 12.424.853 bales. , "iintira round as half bales, gh.ned from the growth of 1912
to December 13. with 13,770,727 for 1911. Round bales included this year are 75,772,
compared w th 92.790 t' t 11'11 and 10'1.486 for 191".
Sea island included 58,584 fur 1912, 98,035 for 1911 and 75,228 for 1910.
The following table shows by states the number Os bales ginned from the
growth of 11'12. prior to De en te r 13. wi'.h comparative figures up to December 1,
and for previous years up t.> De ember 13:
Dee. 13. Dee. 1. ' Dec. 13. Dee. 13; | Dec. 13.
STATES 1912. I 1912. 1911. 191.0. _| 1908.
leergla .7.. 1.666.81'!' 1.563,44: 2,517.857 1,706,816] 1,868.963
,'labania 1,223.336’ ! 1,160.637 1.561,136. 1.128.4701 1.265.958
Arkansas 700,874 660,074 746.80 2 6 7 6.259 8 47.3 1 2
Florida 52,882 18,593 81,a5 2 60,082 64.131
Ifttiis'ana 364,113 343,230 340.301 233.347; 435.603
Mississippi 884,1'1'2 >18,562 996,602 1 1,066,2'16 1,441.947
North Carolina 82':'. 751.' '!' 1'13.94 4 6 64,723 515.736
ilklah'imn '1.347 867,488: 862,838 868.561 494/ 84
bt I ' 1.127,4 " 1,041.231 1,423.385 1,107,556 1.134.183
Ton'cssee , t' lI.TI . A3'11,510 269,670 302.627
ex 4,670.540 1,203.760 3,862.143 2,849.257 3,368,874
Xlt tiers 77,8"" ‘".'.ots 103,2’.7 '',4.485! 63.956
•nltedstatcs .T/TtLI.SM’. 1L844.432 13,770.727 ; '.7'G 11/•" I . '
'Total c0rp....................1 ....... .. ; 16.1:’,8.000 I 12,120.595 i 13,825.117
■■ ent ginnjd ' I I 910
'Hi'siei's comm,-re al er< !■
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
openilis Gio !!•: I
"P"t j — ~;.25'«
December .... 6.25 ft 6.35 6.l'X/rt:::
January 6.3" a 6 :17 '■ 24 u 6.2'5
February 6.25@6.32 n. 2541 6.27
March 6.30< u 6.31 6.36/6.47
April 6.306/ 6.37 6.27 ft 6.32
May ' 6.37ft’6.39 ' 6.354)6-36
June 6.36 ft 6.‘3 6.36 ft 6.39
July ! 6.42 ft 6.43__6.3!Gi 6.10
Closed steady; sales 9,900 barrels
A Basis for Confidence
npHE PI’BLHAS IMPLICIT CONFI-
* deuce in this Bank is based upon
these important facts:
During its life of nearly half a century,
it has weathered financial storms and
business depressions.
It is under government supervision.
It lias Resources aggregating more
than TEN MILLION DOLLARS.
Every dollar of its M ILLION-DOLLAR
SURPLUS is actually EARNED.
Above all, its Diri’ctors DIRECT, and
its Officers are practical bunkers of wide
experience.
Atlanta National Bank
C. E. CURRIER. JAS. S. FLOYD, J. S. KENNEDY,
President. vice President. Asst. Cashier.
F. E. BLOCK, GEO. R. DONOVAN, J. D. LEITNER,
Vice President. Cashier. Asst. Csshlsr.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
! ‘ ‘ft l '£ ntiofat L-»n.«.
_< -pvtiing. i Closing.
j January 13.40'd 13.50 13.45@ i:’.. jU
I February 13.50 (a 355
April I |13.90@13.92
M«iv 14.00 iI.VL.y . .
' . 14 05 U.COftt 1 ’ «7
i ■ u 1- 'i4 r;r/. ’ ♦ - o
’ August
September .... 14. J» .
< )r tolmr 14.226114.25 14.24ra 1 T L 5
November 14.22(a 14.25 14.2561 14 2‘ :
necembKG . ,14.40 fr 14.42:13.40® 13.411
Closed steady. Sales, 45,250 bags.
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