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CLUB APPEALS TO
0.5.1 Si LOCKER
FIGHT
Mystic Ark Knights Carry Bat
le Against Atlanta to the
Federal Court.
F‘>r th- fi t time since the general
prohibition law was attacked, shortly
after it went into effect on January 1.
1908. the Atlanta liquor ordinances
were brought before Judge W T. New
man. of the I'nited States court, this
morning, when the Knights of the Mys
tie Ark, a so-called locker club, asked
for an injunction restraining the ity
government from interfering with it in
any way.
Two days ago Judge J T. Pendleton,
of the Pulton superior court, turned
clown its plea for an injunction, and as
City Attorney James L Mayson would
not agree to wait beyond 12 o'clock to
day, its officers went to the I'nited
States court for a restraining order.
The question will be settled tills
afternoon.
Claim Act la Illegal,
The club claims that the ordinances
of Atlanta pertaining to locker clubs
are violations of the constitution of the
I'nited States. Gober A- Jackson, at
torneys for the club, claim that the city
council of Atlanta has practiced dis
crimination. thereby violating the con
stitution, and that they have sought to
legislate organizations out of existence
by imposing an exorbitant license fee
for a locket featuri
Purth r allegations ate that the or
dinance.- ate void because of this dis
crimination, and that in calling upon
the offie. r of the club to make certain
statements concerning the membership,
amount of liquor supplies consumed,
and like things, tie city is making an
effort to compel the club officers to give
evidence tending to incriminate them
selves; that it abridges the privileges
and immunitie of citizens, and tends
to destiny all rights of citizens.
Others May Follow Suit.
Jmne i, Mayson and W. D. Kills, Jr.,
appeared on behalf of the city. They
declared that the action of the club In
bringing the case to the Federal court
is simply an acknowledgement that all
other paths have closed ami that this is
a last stand.
If the injunction is granted, the Geor
gia Athletic club will also pray for an
order restraining city officials from in
terfering with their operations, and it
is probable that a number of other
clubs win' havi failed to obtain re
straining orders from the state courts
will also appear before the Federal
court.
Though the fight against civic inter
ference with the operation of dubs has
been going on for almost live years,
this is the first time any duh ever ap
peared before i I’nited States court and
asked for an injunction A recent rul
ing of the state supreme court, how
ever, caused all the warring locker clubs
to lose their tight in the superior court,
and for this reason the light was car
ried to the Federal building.
DECATUR ARRANGING
FOR TRADE BOOSTING
SMOKER NEXT MONTH
A joint meeting of the committee on
arrangements and the reception com
niiitei of tin l.hialui Hoard of Trade
will be mid iii the council chamber to
night in s o’clock to perfect plans fora
big smoker and trade-boosting meeting
to be held by th'- Board of Trade Jan
uary I".
It is uttdei stood that a number of
business men of \tlanta and tow ns of
DeKalb county ar< in b. invited to at
tend tin smoker, when discussions of
interest to these places ire to lie dis
cussed. and lite limos work for the
Decatur Board of Trade for 1913 out
lined.
on u.. irogratn of speakers will be
Wil tier 1.. Moore, president of the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce; Forrest
Adair. 1! M. Stanley , commissioner of
label, and Geo: c. M Napier and Hoop
er Alexander.
ORPHANS HOME WITHOUT
CHRISTMAS DINNER FUND
The Rev R. D. Hawkins, general man
ager of the Georgia Baptist Orphans
home in Hapeville, has made an earnest
appeal t<» the friends of the institution to
furnish the necessaries' i<»r a Christmas
dinner.
He said 11141 it w.ts his hope that the
patruns of the h niv would respond as
loyally a. the\ did on Thanksgiving
ATLANTAN AT FATHER’S
FUNERAL IN RICHMOND
RICHMOND, V.\ Dec 20 Mr- T. A
Richards* 1 . ci Atlanta, uho attended the
iuner&l f i.» r father, Joseph H \llen, in
this cit'. Wednesday, is now visiting her
sister. Mrs 1,. H Davis, in Portsmouth,
Ya.
Mr Allen was 77 wars ..hi |{ e died
suddenly at th, home ut his daughter in
Portsmouth, his b<u<\ being brought here
the next day to the home of his son,
S J Allen, from which the funeral was
held
THE BONITA WILL
OFFER TWO NEW
MUSICAL SHOWS
Two brand new musical comedies,
filled with high-class singing, dancing
tiitd <ly. will be offered .it The
801 l T.I, f’i;o-litre,- Street, lUXt Week.
' m M-e my. Tu.-liey nd Wednesday
“Hit. Double” will lx the attraction,
and on Thursday. Friday and Saturday
"Dr. Dip;. y x1 ; .ml. tii,. boards. Con
tinuous . < to- 1..in.-i - from 2:3)1 to
1":3» j. ;> .nil b.-n ut itu'. million pie
■ '• ’ b< - ■■. . t -i otitlmte -s
»' F Ut* :, •A' j \ I >
|REAL ESTATE
On Monday morning J. R. Smith and :
J. H. Ewing, members of the new real
estate firm of Smith & Ewing, will i
move into their new quarters on the .
ground floor of the building at the
north west corner of Peachtree and I
James streets. They go from the ground 1
floor of the Candler building. The
agency will do a real estate, renting
Ind loan business and have 5.000 feet
of floor space in the main quarters and
basement. Mr. Smith long has been,
connected with the department store of
Smith A- Higgins and likewise retains
his interest in the Georgia Realty Com
pany. Mr. Ewing formerly was sales
manager of the Edwin P. Ansley Com
pany.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deeds.
sl,2so—Mrs. L D. Jones to H. ('. Dod
son, lot ’75x199 feet, southeast corner
Washington avenue and Morris street.
December 20.
sßuo Germania Savings bank to Mrs.
I.iinice H Agnew, lot 50x54 feet, north -
1 east corner Longview avenue and Rice
j street. December 19.
e 1.750 .Neal bank to C. L. Bonner, lot
•15x95 feet, south side Houston street, 81
loot east of Valentine street. December
12, 1907.
SI,OOO W. <’. Andrews to .1 H Andrews
lot 54x113 feet, southwest corner Atwood
street and Sells avenue. September 14.
s7oo I>. \V Bennett to L Armstrong,
lot 43x112 feet, west side Beryl street, 130
feet north of Rockwell street Novem
ber IK.
$1 Mrs. Manda A. Tja Bruce to Louise
M Hu,lson et al., one-seventh interest in
»‘>B acres in land lot 149, and 4 acres in land
lot 107, also lots 10 and 11 in land lot 149,
and part of lots 13 and 12, Angler Springs
property. July 26.
$2,300 —J. L. Harris to Albon A. Mc-
Gee, lot 57x87 feet, northeast corner Fair
and Terrx streets November 1
$1 Sarah E. Howell to Fulton county,
lot 50x50 feet on Adamsville road. 426 feet
from McLarin gin house lot. Novem
ber 30.
$5,500 J. w. Mayson and I’ L Walker
to Emma L Longwell. No. 100 Peachtree
place, 40x120 feet. December 1
Loan Deeds.
SSOO Annie Randolph Howard and Net
tie V. Howard to Robert Pause, lot 50x231
feet, south side St. Charles avenue, 313
feet west of Bonaventure street. Decem
ber 19
$625 Lnuls Koch and Emil Stahl to
Frefl Koch, lot 357x338 feet, east side
Mayson and Turners Ferry road, in land
lot 110, Fourteenth district December Ik.
SIOO Mrs Mary A. Williamson to Miss
C. McDonald, lot 50x193 feet, south side
Chattahoochee avenue, 335 feet west of
Cherry street December 19
$375 E. A. White to Georgia Savings
Bank & Trust Company, lot 50x75 feet, >
west side Lampkin street, adjoining
Bland, land lot 19. Fourteenth district. De
cember 9.
S3OO W. W. Quinn to Julien S. Rodgers,
lot 50x195 feet, east side Washington
street, 350 feet south of Oxford avenue.
1 >ecember 20.
Mortgages.
$620 Eunice H Agnew to Atlanta
Banking and Savings Company, lot 50 by
54 feet. northeast corner Longview ave
nue and Rice street. December 19.
$1,400 .1 A. Henderson to Mutual Loan
and Banking Company. 247 Juniper street.
50 by 300 feet. Itecember 20.
$490 A. B. Ross to Mutual Loan and
Banking Company, lot 100 by 130 feet,
north side Mel don avenue. 50 feet west
of Crogruan street. December 19.
S4OO Emma Leigh Longwell to J W.
Mayson and P. L. Weeks. 1 <Xi Peachtree
place. 40 by 120 feet. December 20.
S2BJ M. F. Kennedy to Colonial Trust
Company, 153 Cooper street, 50 by 172
feet December 18.
Quitclaim Deed.
ss—-City of Atlanta to R. C. DeSaus-
Rure and Fidelity Investment Company,
lot 17 by 86 feet, south side Oxford
street, at northwest corner, bought from
Hammond and Davis, to extend Guyton
street. August 7
Bonds for Title.
$21.50<» Penal Sum Hugh M Dorsey to
Jacob Huchman, lot 50 by 172 feet, east
side Eagan avenue, 50 feet north of Har
ris street; also lot 100 by 150 feet, east
side Magnolia street, 50 feet north of
Glenn street; also lot 50 by 150 feet,
southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue
and a 10-foot alley; also lot 99 by 157
feet, south side Georgia street, 73 feet
west of Bayard street; also lot 50 by 175
feet, east side Cherry street, at northeast
corner of alley leading to Magnolia street;
also lot 50 by 150 feet, east side Magnolia
street, 150 feet north of Glenn street,
also lot 100 by 175 feet, west side Mag
nolia street, at northwest corner of an
alley leading to Cherry street; also lot
150 by 150 fret, north side Glenn street,
52 feet east of Cherry street Decem
ber IS
$10,0(81 penal Sum H. A. Etheridge to
E L. Adams ami Miss F. Kate Roberts, lot
300 by G 75 feet, northeast side Boule
vard, at corner of Allen road. Decem
ber 16.
<2.500 Penal Sum H C. Dodson to H
I’ Eidson, lot 75 by 199 feet, southeast
corner Washington avenue and Morris
street December 20.
$16,000 Penal Sum Walton Rpaltx Com
pany to M. C. Donnell and C M. Rem
sen. lot 20 by 68 feet, southwest side
Nassau street, 143 feet northwest of
Spring street. December 14
Lien.
$250 Smith & Simpson Lumber Com
pany vs. J. \ and Mrs. Florence M Har
ris, 22 Hammond street, 60 by 173 feet.
December 20.
Power of Attorney.
Marion E. Atwood to E. M. Atwood,
power to sign all necessary writings in
connection with estate of Tallulah E. and
W H. Atwood. December 6.
Easement.
$1 Omer R. Alexander to Southern
Railway Company. 15 feet right-of-way
for industrial spur track 575 feet south
east of McDaniel street, over lands of
said Alexander, abutting on said rail
road right-of-way. December IG.
CHOATE IS CHOSEN
HEAD OF SOCIETY TO
HELP WORLD PEACE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Joseph
• ’hoate. former ambassador to England,
and leader of the bar of New York, was
elected president by the American Society
for the Judicial Settlement of Interna-
I ttonal Disputes at its conference here
' 1 uday.
Charles W Eliot, president emeritus of
Harvard, was chosen \ ice president; Dr.
lames Brown Scott was elected secretary,
ami J G. Schmidlapp, of Cincinnati,
treasurer. The executive commit tec com
prises the above named and Governor
Simeon E Baldwin, of Connecticut, the
retiring president. Theodore Marburg, W
W. Willoughby, Henry B. McFarlatul and
John Hays Hammond.
The meeting was opened with an ad
dress l»y former District of Columbia
Commissioner MacFarlaud, who urged
that a ’’supreme court of the world” be
established in preference to the present
form of arbitration
BODY TO BE DISINTERRED
TO DETERMINE HOW SHOT
DALTON. GA . Dec 21 On an order
from Judge A AV. Fite. Coroner Tarver
today went to Mill Creek valley to dis
Inter the bod\ of Hewlett Davis, who
1 was killed by his father about two weeks
ago. ami by making a post-mortem ex
lamination determine whether or not the
; gun with which the boy was killed was
! loa<h*<; with shot
Davis’ attorneys « iaiin that the slot
hud been extracted from the shell in the
I gun, ano that the boy \m. ulle<; by
i th* force of the explosion, the barrel <1
ti;< gun. being within a fev feet of his
when Urea
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SA TURD AY, DECEMBER 21. 1912.
SEEK COLLEGIAN
TG END SMOKE
NUISANCE
Only Technical Men Eligible as
Inspctor. Rules the Board.
Choice Is Delayed.
The next smoke inspector of Atlanta I
must be a college graduate, educated |
in technical branches governing his |
work, was the ruling of the smoke
commission in a session held behind
closed doors in the city hall today. The
meeting had been announced for Mon
day, but for some reason it was held
today, without official notice of the
change.
E. A. Werner, of Atlanta, a graduate
of Cornell, and a veteran engineer, and
E. C. Kollock, of Charleston. S. < man
ager of the Charleston gas works, were
the only applicants before the board
who are eligible under this ruling. The
board decided to wait awhile before
electing an inspector to succeed Paul
McMichael, who reslgner] last week, and
announced another meeting for next
Tuesday morning.
Several disappointed applicants were
in the corridors watting for the decision
of the committee, and the ruling that
only a technically educated man was
eligible caused disappointment to those
who based their application on long ex
perience and success with boilers. •
It was stated by a member that May
or Winn, ex-officio member of all
boards, was asked to decide whether
tlie terms of the ordinance creating the
office require that a smoke inspector be
a college graduate, and that the mayor
decided that this was the meaning of
the ordinance.
Members of the board urged that the
pressi give due credit to those manu
facturers who have earnestly endeav
ored to comply with the ordinance. Os
car Elsas, a member of the board and
one of the officers of the Fulton Bag
and Cotton mills, stated that his new
attachment was greatly reducing smok"
and Invited the papers to send their
photographers out to snapshot the mill
stacks when they pleased, without giv
ing hint warning of their coining. It
was reported that the Exposition mills
and the Piedmont hotel were spending
money freely on new attachments or
construction in an effort to reduce the
smoke, and the efforts of several other
firms and manufacturers were com
mended.
FEAST AND MUSIC AT
FEDERAL PRISON FOR
MEN CHRISTMAS DAY
Christmas is to be fittingly observed
at the Federal prison A turkey din
ner Is to be served Christmas day from
12 to 1:30 o'clock, and at the same
time the prisoners will be entertained
by the rendition of an extensive mu
sical program.
Candy for each man is one item on
tlie dinner menu, one-half pound for
each is the gift of Mrs. Emma Neal
Douglas. Besides roast turkey, witli
savory dressing, other items on the
menu are mashed white potatoes, gravy,
bread, butter, jelly, plum pudding, hard
sauce, coffee, milk, apples and oranges.
The prisoners will march into the
dining room to the accompaniment of
the prison band, which also will render
several selections during the meal hour.
Arthur Williams, Irving Berlin and
John Sullivan will sing solos. Greco
and Martello will furnish a mandolin
and guitar duet, and Williams. Pinkney,
Bowie and Settlers will compose a quar
tet of harmony singers.
LEADER OF SUFFRAGE
HIKERS REFUSES TO
TURN BACK ON TRIP
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N. Y„ Dec.
21.—-With Poughkeepsie as the objec
tive joint, the little band of suffra
gettes. headed by "General” Rosalie
Jones, who are marching from New
York to Albany for the “cause," set out
from here today.
“General" Jones had just gently but
firmly rejected the overtures of an
emissary from her mother who wanted
iter to return home before today's hike
was commenced.
“Mother doesn't understand the im
portance of this campaign," declared
"General" Jones. "She thought that T
was footsore and weary and ruining my
health, but such reports are untrue. The
cause needs me and 1 must go on.”
"General" Jones' mother had sent F.
H. Conner, a nurse in the employ of
the Joins family, to parley with the
“general." but without success.
The marchers were invited to lie
guests In Potieiikeepsie at a luncheon
given by Professor Laura J. Wylie, of I
Vassar college.
DALTON CAROUSERS HELD
UNDER BOND FOR TRIALS
DALToN GA . The 21. Hen Staten,
Pink Miller. Joe Mathis and Bill Guff
were bound over on the charge of assault,
bond being set at SIOO They made bond
ind were freed
The four men invaded Manlytown
Thursday night, wearing dresses and with
their faces blacked They acknowledged
they were the men. but denied attack
ing two women, claiming that they were
merely celebrating Christmas and com
mitted n<» act of violence
INFANT BADLY SCALDED.
D.ALTuN. 'l\. I•< * 21 Th*' tw<»-> car
old infant of Mr and Mrs James Miller
pulled a kelth ■■ boiling water oft’ the
stove and wa> ';o.il> s<alued about he
save anu arms Physicians attending the
child >tu’v that hr will re. vet
SNIALLGHfiNGEIN
PRICEDFCOTTUN
Renewed Support Causes a
Rapid Advance After Decline
on Liquidation.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—A short cover
t ing movement at the outset this morning
, resulted in the cotton market opening
< barely steady, with prices 4 points lower
'to 9 points advance. Near options show
j the greatest strength Better cables than
(expected also helped the advance. After
I the call a precipitant realizing movement
i by the ring and longs prevailed, which
1 caused quick depression In prices, reced
ing some 14 to 17 points from the initial
■ figures. Later renewed support from the
larger spot interests rendered a better
tone to the market and prices rallied 7 to
11 points from the early low levels.
There was less pressure to sell during
the late trading of the short session, how
ever, the market was well supplied with
cotton from the ring and commission
houses, but the big bull leaders became
aggressive and their buying gave the mar
ket a steadier tone and prices were firm
ly sustained around the previous close.
The general liquidation of the long in
terests and selling for the short interests
was a surprise to the bulls as they thought
the decline of yesterday of 14 to 20
points was too much in face of the ap
proaching holidays, however, they were
quiet and made no steps in boosting
prices. The spot situation throughout the
South is practically nil. but the actual
buyers anticipate a very much higher
market after the holidays, and say that
the demand for spots will strengthen.
As a whole, the market seems an even
ing-up affray.
At the close the market was very steady
with prices ranging close to Friday’s close,
being 1 to 6 points lower than the final
quotations of yesterday.
NEW YORK FUTURES
lis * !
- g ,
Dec. 112.75 1 2.75'12.59! 12.66 12.65-B9 12.66-68
Jan. 112.77112.77 12.60 12.68 12.69-71112.71-73
Mar. |12.70|12.71|12.53i12.63i12.61-63112.67-68
6 pr ’ 112.61 12 -66
Muj 12.68 12.69 12.51 12.61 12.62-64 12.67-66
•June 12.54 |12.57
July [12.59'12.59 12.45 12.55'12.54-55 12.58-59
Auk 12.38,12.43 12.38 12.43 12.42-44 12.44-46
Sept. 11.92-94 1 1.94-96
Oct-11.85 11.8» 11.74 11.74 11.78-60
Closed very
LIVERPOOL CABLES ABOUT AS DUE.
Liverpool cables were due to come 4
points lower on October and 6 to 7 points
lower on other positions, but the market
opened steady at 6 to 7 points decline.
The market close*! steady, with prices a
net decline of to 3 points from the
final figures of yesterday.
Spot cotton quiet at a net. decline of 2
points; middling 7.09 d; sales 7,000 bales;
receipts 19,000 bales.
’Fbe estimated port receipts today are
45,000 bales, compared w’ith 41.243 last
jear and 58,270 year before last, against
59,016 bales the year before.
Futures opened easy
Opening Previous
Range Close. Closet
Lee6.B7 -6.85
Dec.-Jan6.Bl 6.83 6.86
Jan.-Feb .. ..6.77 6.SIU 684
Feb.-Mar6.76
Mar.-Apr6.75 6.7 W 6.82
Apr.-May ..
May-June .. ..6,75
June-July .. .
July-Aug6.6B -6.73 6.72% 6.75
Aug.-5ept6.6214-6.61 6.63 6.61%
Sept.-Oct .. ..6.42% 6.44 6.47
Oct.-N0v6.34 6.33% 6.39%
Closed steady.
HAYWARD & CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21.—Liverpool
was surprisingly good today, closing about
3 points better than due; spots 2 points
lower; sales 7,000 bales. More hopeful
news from London about the progress of
the peace negotiations is thought to have
inspired the stronger tone. Bull inter
ests tried to take advantage of the good
showing of the English market to realize
to some extent, but our markets would
not take the selling and broke to 12.70 as
New’ York reported spot houses there try
ing to sell. Probably on account of the
coming holiday period, public speculation
and support have diminished and a ten
dency to realize and to even up prevails.
The opportunity to liquidate, therefore,
Is not good, and this was soon realized
as the professional selling stopped and the
market steadied.
On the. other hand, the professional ele
ment of the bull faction is not disposed
to take all the public realizing, and, as a
consequence, we are having these half
way compromise markets. In spite of the
present easiness on holiday liquidation,
opinion continues bullish and further bull
markets are generally expected after the
New Year, particularly should peace on
the continent become assured.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
11 ih ip ? o
I o 11 j ij ": o j 0.0
1 >eo. 12.75 12.82'12.75 12.82 [12.81-82 J 2.80-81
Jan. 12.76 12.76'12.71 12.7'1 12.74-75 12.75-76
| Feb. .... .1..... 12.76-77 12.78-80
; Mar [12.79:12.82 12.70.12.80 12.79-80'12.81-82
Apr.' I' 1 12.82-84'12.85-87
Mav 12.81:12.87112.77'12.85'12.85-86 12.86-87
June 12.88-89 12.88-90
July 12.87 12.93 12.84 12.92 12 91-92 12.93-94
Au.'. 12.57 12.57 12.55,12.55.12.55
Oct:I111.83 111.85-86
< 'losed qulPt und steady
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, steady; middling 13c.
Athens, steady; middling 12%.
Macon, steady; middling 12%.
New Orleans, quiet; middling 12%.
New York, quiet; middling 13.10.
Boston, quiet: middling 13.10.
Philadelphia, steady; middling 13.10.
Liverpool, steady; middling 7.lid.
Augusta, steady; middling 13c.
Savannah, quiet; middling 12%.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12\
Mobile, quiet; middling 12 13-16.
Galveston, quiet; middling 12%.
Charleston, quiet; middling 1111-16.
Wilmington, nominal.
IJttle Rock, quiet; middling 13c.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 13c.
Memphis, steady; middling 13%.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 13 1 .
Houston, quiet; Aiiddllug 12 t k
Louisville, firm; middling 13%
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the polls today, compared with the same
day last year:
1912, ' 1911 ~
| New Orleans. . . . 7,935 6.348
l Galveston 14,889 18,360
i Mobile 186 ?,009
Savannah 6.536 8.114
I Charleston. ... .1 1,311 3,540
'Wilmington l 1.972 2.02”
j Norfolk' 8.496 6.397
New’ York. 765 262
i Boston' 346 256
1 Philadelphia. . . . 50
Pacific coast 2,409
Brunswick 4.153 3.425
Various 7.132
Total 19,740 53,136
INTERIOR MOVEMENTS.
1912. ' 1911.
Houston 15,445 16,145
Augusta 1,826
Memphis 4.866 6.214
St. Louis 5.865 3,538
Cincinnati 2,866 |
Little Rock ... .’.C~
10.868 ' -
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Logan X* Bryan: Prices may work
lower.
Miller \ C • We would sell on strong
spots.
Sternheryvi Sinn We think
SU.PAGIFIGSTOCK
RAIDED Gt MS
Large Interests Sell Railroad
Issues Because of Govern
ment’s Suit.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NLW } ORK. Dec. 21.—Amalgamated |
Copper, United States Steel common and I
Canadian Pacifie were the leaders at the I
opening of the stock market today. Gen
eral gains were made throughout the list
and the tone was strong Amalgamated
< opper was 1l M higher at the outset, and
the same amount of gain was made by
Canadian Pacific, while steel advanced \
There was a g< od demand for most of the
specialties, and gains ranging around 1
point were established in the first fif
teen minutes.
Among the advances on first transac
tions were American Beet Sugar
American Can 7 H . American Car and
Foundry %. Smelting %, American Tel
, egraph and F ,, iephone %, Anaconda Cop
per I <. Atchison ’ 4 , Baltimore and Ohio
6. Brooklyn Rapid Transit %, Califor
nia Petroleum l’ 4l Central Heat •%. Ches
apeake and Ohio St. Paul %. Consoli
dated Gas 1. Erie 14.l 4 . International Har
vester %. Lehigh Valley 1. Mexican Pe
troleum 1%, Missouri Pacific %. New York
Central K 4, Western Maryland %. Union
Pacific %, Southern Pacific % and Peo
ple’s Gas (Chicago) 1.
Although profit taking developed In
several shares in a half hotfr’s trading, the
tone was strengthened. American Smelt
ing advanced % above its opening price.
Wall Street attributed the early
strength to further covering by shorts.
There was much buying for foreign ac
counts.
The curb market was steady.
Americans in London w r ere strong,
and above New York’s parity.
In the late f6renoon a sudden reac
tion set in and a number of important is- i
sues declined 1 point or more. Southern I
Pacific was exceptionally weak, leading
the downward movement with a loss of
4 points. Union Pacific was also under
severe pressure, declining 1% to 166%.
The market closed weak, governments
unchanged, other bonds irregular.
Stock quotations:
Clos. I’rev
STOCKS— High,lx)W. Sale Bid. Cl‘se
Amal. Copper. 77% 76 76%, 76% 76%
Am. Ice Sec... 19% 18% 18% 18 19
Am. Sug Ref. 119% 118% 119% 118 117%
Am. Smelting 74% 72% 72% 72% 73
Am. Locomo. . 43%, 43%! 43% 42% 42%
Am. Car Fdy..i 55% 55% 55% 55% 54%
Am. Cot. Oil .... .... .56%' 56%
Am. Woolen' .... ....'2l 22
Anaconda .... 40<£ 39% 39% 39%l 39%
Atchison 106% | (tt ; 105 ~ io t ; m«%
A. C. L 132 132 132 132 1131%
American Can 32 30% 31% 31% 31
<lo, pref. ..'ll7 117 'll7 416% 116%
Am. Beet Sug. 53% 51%' 52 51% 52
Am. T. and T. 140%'140 140 140 140%
Am. Agrlcul' 56 56
Beth. Steel .. 37% 37% 37% 36%' 36%
B. R- T 89% 88%' 88% 88%' 88%
B. and 0i105%'104%'104%!104%'105
Can. Pacific . 261 % 260 260% 260%'259%
Corn Products 14% 14% 14% 14%: 14%
C. and 0 1 79% 79%< 79% 78% 79%
Consol. Gas .. 141% 141 141 " 140% 140%
Cen. leather . 29 29 29 28% 28 ! >J
Colo. F. and 1. 34 34 ’34 33% 34%
Colo. Southern' ....' ....' . '3l |3l
D. and H 163 '163 163 :163 [163
ben. and R. G. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Distil. Secur. . 21%, 20% 21%' 21%1 22%
Erie 32% 31% 31%i 31%' 32 '
do, pref. .. 49%: 49% 49% 49% 49%
Gen. Electric ;185%!185 'lB5 1182%'184%
Goldfield Cons ....; 2 2%
G. Western .. 17 'l7 ‘l7 ' 16%[ 16%
G. North., pfd.[135%'134%:134% 134% 135%
G. North. Ore. 42%: 42 42 41%' 42
Int. Harvester 113% 113% 113'1 112 " 112 1 -
111. Central 126 126%
Interboro ....I 18%; 18%' 18 18 : 18%
do, pref. ..' 63%' 62%' 62%l 61% 62%
lowa Central .[ .... ....[....j 10 I 10
K. C. Southern! 27 ' 27 i 27 I 26%l 26%
K. and T| 27 j 27 | 27 ' 27% [27%
do, pref. 60 60
L Valley. . ~173 170%T71 % 171% 171%
L. and N. . 141% 141%'141% 140% 140%
Mo. Pacific . 42%| 42 42 41 % 42%
N. Y. Central 'lO9 [108%j108%'108%'108%
Northwest. . .137 1137 |137 '136 1137'
Nat. Lead . .' 57%: 56% 56% 56 56%
N. and W.-. .'ll3 113 'll3 113 113
No. Pacific . .122% 120% 121% 121 1121%
O. and W 31 31%
Fennl22% 121% 121%[121% 122
Pacific Mail . 31% 31% 31%; 30%! 30
P. Gas Co. . . 114 113 1113 113 [ll2
P. Steel Car. . 35% 35 35% 34% 34%
Reading . . . 169% 167% 167%:167%[169%
Rock Island . 24% 24 24 24 ' 24%
do. pfd.. . . 44%: 44% 44% 44 44%
R. I. and Steel 27%' 27% 27% 26% 26%
do. pfd: I 80 " ! 84%
S. -Sheffield. . .... |45 44%
So. Pacific . . ;107% 1103% 104%'104%'106%
So. Railway. .[ 28% 27% 27%: 27%: 28V,
do. pfd.. . . 80 80 'BO 80% 80%
St. I’aul . . . 113% 112 112 112 ~ 112%
Tenn. Copper 39%: 38 38 38 39
Texas Pacitic ....' ....: .... 22%' 22%
Third Avenue : ....I ....) ....! 4612 36%
Union Pacific 162% 159% 160 15‘.i’, lK<»-„
U. S. Rubber 66 64%: 65 i 64%' 66
Utah Copper . 59% 58% 58%: 58% 58
U. S. Steel . . 69% 68 68 68 ~ 68%
do. pfd.. . . 110% 109% 110% 118 109%
V. Chem 34% 44
West. Union . 74%; 74 74 I 73% 73%
Wabash. . . .' ....' ...J .... 4 ....
do. pfd. . . .;! 13%: 13%
W. Electric. . 80%! 80% 80%' 79 80%
Wls. Central“ 48 48
W. Maryland ■, ....; ....' .... 48 47%
Total sales, 406,000 shares.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. —The weekly
statement of the New York associated
banks shows the following chtyiges:
Average statement:
Excess cash reserve $74,549,650, increase
$2,054,200.
Loans, decrease $3,930,000.
Specie, Increase $4,064,000.
Legal tenders, decrease $1,470,000.
Net deposits, increase $1,682,000.
Circulation, increase $95,000.
Actual statement:
Loans, decrease $535,000.
Specie, increase $4,025,000.
Legal tenders, decrease $2,873,000.
Net deposits, increase $7,849,000.
Reserve, increase $66,450.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON. Dec. 21. Opening: Butte Su
perior 44. North Rutte 32%, Calumet and
Arizona 69%, Shannon 13%, Smelting 43.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
! Opening. | Cior ni
Spot' ' 6.25476.35
December 6.2241'6.28 ' 6.28416.29
January 6.19@6.20 1 6.20476.21
February6.l9@6.22
March 6.231(6.24 6.234(6.24
Aprill 6.25 ''.29 6.24@6.29
May 6.331(6.34 6.33416.34
June 6.344( 6.38 [ 6.347(6.38
July 6.36 1 6.3 ■ 638 u 6 39
Closed heavy: sales 2.500 barr< Is
NEW YORK GROCERIES
N|;\\ YORK. Dec. 21. (’"ffee steady;
X" 7 Rio spot 14% asked. Rice steady;
domestic ordinary to prime !’*47Mo
lasses steady; New Orleans open kettle
384( '8 Sugar, raw steady: centrifugal
3.92. tnusewado 3.4?, molasses sugar 3.17,
refined steady: standard granulated 4.'.<5,
cut loaf 5.70. crushed 5.60. mold A 5.25,
cubes 5.15, powdered 5.00, diamond A 4.90.
eonfeetloners A 4.75. No. 1 4.65. No. 2 4.60,
No. 3 4.55, No. 4 4.50.
TEMPERANCE LECTURER’S
SON ACCUSED IN COURT
LOS ANGELES, CAL., Dec. 21. Be
cause of allegations that her husband
stole and pawned her jewelry and
wrote iter scurrilous letters, Mario
Sweet Bakei Murphy teas granted a
divorce from Francis Miit;pliy, Jr., son
of the late temperance leetuo r. Young
Murphy, who is 27 years "ill, did not
contest the suit. After issuing the de
er.e Judg' Monroe said he < xpe< ted
iiuinoiitiite m tion by tlie Federal au
thoritie- aurin-' Murp'itv for 01 roper
u<. of tlu mai;
I NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—N. L. Carpenter
& Co.: There was very good buying dur
ing (he last hour of the short session.
The bull leaders seemed to have picked
up some cotton.
Mitchell. Gwathmey and Weld brokers
were the leading buyers today. It was
through their aggressiveness that checked
The downward move of the market during
the early trading.
The ring crowd hammered heavily this
morning. Also commission houses were
good sellers.
’rhe market looks to be an evening up
affair now.
The New York cotton exchange will be
closed Wednesday and Thursday next.
Very Little support was offered tlie mar
ket at the outset, but after the call the
spot interests absorbed offerings remark
ably well.
Following is the statistical position of
cotton on Friday. December 20, as made
up by The Nhw York Financial Uin<>ni< le:
| This ' 1 Last
i Week. ! Week. Year.
Vis. supply 213.733 Holiday. 5.424.188
American 5.123.733 Holiday. 4,694.188
In sight w’k 468.178 Holiday. 599,910
Since Sept. 1 8.666.739 Holiday. 8.854.819
Port stocks . 1,284,949 Holiday. 1,564.287
Port receipts 336.203 Holiday. 471,233
Exports 258,938 Holiday. 353,036
Int. receipts 275.283 Holiday. 295,871
Int. shipm’ts 244.986 Holiday. 284,274
stocks . 834,999 I 10l May. 970,000
Following is the Liverpool cotton state
ment for the week ending Friday, De
cember 20:
|
Week's sales .. 55,000 46.000 52,000
Os which Amer. 47,000 40,000 48,000
For export .... 3.500 2,200 700
For speculation 4,700 4.000 J. 400
Forwarded 106.000 102.000 90,000
Qf which Amer 84.000 64.000
Total stocks .. . 1,179,000 753.000 882,000
Os which Amer. 1,016.000 645.000
Actual ekports . 12,000 9,000 14.000
Week’s receipts 211,000 160,000 223.000
Os which Amer. 176.00 U 126,000 191.000
Since Sept. 1 ... 2.139.000 1,972,000 1,946,000
Os which Amer. 1.797.000'1,761.000 1,626.000
Stocks afloat ... 561.000 348.000 171,000
Os which Amer. 468.000 308.000 396,000
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21. Hayward
& Clark: The weather map shows rain
ing in Texas. Louisiana, western half of
Mississippi, sleeting or snowing in Ar
kansas and parts of Tennessee; partly
cloudy to fair elsewhere; precipitation
light, except at Shreveport and Pales
tine, where it is heavier. Indications are
for partly cloudy to fair and colder, ex
cept probably misty weather in coast dis
tricts.
New Orleans and Liverpool exchanges
w’ill be closed next Wednesday and
Thursday. December 25 and 26.
Weekly ex ports:
1912. 1911.
For week 256,161 337,403
Since Sept. 1 1,204,545 4,601,212
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
says Liquidation of long interest and
selling for short account cost the cotton
market some price ground yesterday and
larger ginning figures than generally
looked for were given as the cause of the
decline. In so tar as surface thinkers
were concerned, this excuse answered as
well as another, but through students of
the market required something better and
found it in the shrinking export move
ment, in lower spot markets and in a
bearish pointer for the future. Bulls for
the most part kept as quiet as mice and
made no effort to use the absence of un
favorable developments in connection
with the Balkan situation.
Unfavorable developments were prom
ised a day or two ago by responsible peo
ple in Liverpool.
Estimated receipts for Monday .
1912. 1911.
New Orleans 9,000 to 10.000 13.228
Galveston22,ooo to 24,000 14.397
BUTTER. POULTRY AND EGGS.
NEW YORK. Dee. 21.—Dressed poultry
unsettled; turkeys 14(h26, chickens 12fa26,
fowls I2(§l6t£, ducks 10<u20. geese 9(£/18.
Live poultry active; chickens ll'oil l -,
fowls turkeys 18 asked, roosters
asked, ducks 14@15, geese 1.3(u14.
Butter firmer; creamery specials 32'ti
creamery extras state dairy
(tubs) process specials 27'<t27 1 >.
Eggs firm; nearby white fancy 42'?/45.
nearby brown fancy extra firsts 35
@36, firsts 29@32.
Cheese dull: whole milk specials 17@ 18,
whole milk fancy 16%@17 3 4 , skims spe
cials 13M»@14\, skims fine 12@13, full
skims 8@ 11.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Wheat st eatty:
May 97 r 8@97%c; spot, No. 2 red, SI.OB in
elevator, and $1.09 f. o. b.
Corn firm; No. 2. in elevator, nominal;
export No. 2 55 f. o. b.; steamer nominal;
No. 4 nominal.
Oats firm; natural white 38@40c; white
clipped 391£@42c.
Rye steady; No. 2 nominal f. o. b. New
York.
Barley steady; malting 57@68<* e. i f.
Bu ffalo.
Hay firm: good to prime 90@$1.10; poor
to fair 75@51.05.
Flour steady; spring patents $4.60f«4.85;
straights $4.40@4.50; clears $4.2(Ka 4.35;
winter patents $5.20@5.40: straights 54.65@
4.80; clears s4.3o<<; 4.40.
Beef firm; family $24@25.
Pork firm; mess $19.25@19.50; familv
$22.50@23.50.
Lard steady: city steam $lO bid: mid
dle West spot $10.50 bid.
Tallow dull; city, in hogsheads. 6c
nominal; country, in tierces,
HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE
WITHIN LESS THAN WEEK
MONTGOMERY, ALA., Dee. 21. News
has been received at the state depart
ment us education of the death at Som
erville Thursday night of Mrs. I’. A.
Oden, wife of the late superintendent of
education of Morgan county, who died
■Saturday. Pneumonia caused the death
of husband and wife within five davs of
one another.
>”
No One Will Help You
UNLESS vor SHOW A Disposi
tion to lii'lii YOl h’SELF to get
ahead financially, it is certain that no one
will 'l’lD’ to help yon.
It is meet, therefore, that yon invite
the eonfidenee of others bv starting an
ai-eonnl with this bank, and systematical
ly save a part of your earnings.
Besides winning the confidence of
others, such a system will increase your
principal to surprising proportions, it
will teach you the value of money and
how to use it. and will prepijre you. mor
ally and financially, for an honorable and
eminently successful business career.
Atlanta National Bank
Hie Oldest National Bank
in the Cotton States.
L . V
HEm RECEIPTS
lowebceheils
Expectation of Bearish Domes
tic Statistics Monday Proves
Depressing Factor.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS
eo™ at T N .°-.. 2 . red -Hb
oats <
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Wheat prices won.
■xc to 1 2 C lower early today r
liberal receipts and easy cables foil* winS
our upturn yesterdaj were the Influen,«
Jhere was scattered commission h l)U s,
selling. Local longs were also sell. '
Fair buying developed on the decline p.
ports from Argentina showed the wea'h
er favorable, for harvesting and e-L
movement, with very little crop damaw
< orn prices were %c to %c lower mt
\orable weather over the entire belt and
excellent weather in Argentina ina
The movement to primary' market*
however is retarded by a scarcity of cara
Liverpool was %d to %d higher
(tats were %c to %c lower, in symna
thy with the other grains ■x rr Pa
Provisions were without much chang.
Flogs Were stronger.
Wheat closed today w’ith prices show
ing net declines of 4 8 c on December and
July and %c on May, the wind-up being
little above the low point. Easy cable.
and continuerl liberal receipts in the
.Northwest coupled with the expectation
by the trade ot bearish domestic statis
tics on Monday were the main factor
Liverpool closed %d lower
Com was heavy in tone all day and th.
close showed net declines of %c on Ae
cember. % to %c on May. and^ct to %c
on July Iqnal prices were about low f’,
the day. I-ine weather over the belt for
shelling and crop movement were the
factors.
Oats were steady notwithstanding the
weakness tn the other cereals. The close
showed December unchanged, while Mav
was % to %c lower and July was off\c
T here was some buying by cash houses
Provisions were steady early with
stronger hogs, but eased off later with
the grain list. A selling wave by nack
| ers late helped the slump and final pi le.
| showed declines of 15c on pork and ? •.
I 10c on lard and ribs.
[ CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
; Grain quotations:
Hißh Low Clos* r *ffioM*
W 1 i hA I
: I!*’ 1 ’ S6 ‘'* Bfil ‘ 8«3
i May 91% 91% Hl 9] .qi*
| J CORN- % ’‘S'* 877 sBB *
I Dec. 481. 18% 48 48%
! May 19% 49’. 18% 48% *..i
I July 49% 49% 191.;, 4itl %’
OATS— 2 U
Dpp 33 33'. 43 83's :::ib
May 33% 33% 33% 331.
July 33% 33% 33". 33% Tt.
PORK—
July 1.8.12% 18.12% 17.95 17 95 18 10
M j\pd“ 2l2 ,B ' i7 '- 180 ’ 1 a 18.07% is.L">.
Dec. 10.15 10.15 10.10 1010 KID,'
Jan. 9.;t7' 2 10.00 11.85 985 h %t‘
May 9.97% 10.00 9.90 :< 90 1 '<s.
RIBS—
May 9.80 9.80 9.67% 9 67'. 980
July 9.77% 9.80 9.70 ' 9.70 ' r '.Bn
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat closed t K d lower.
Corn closed %d to %d higher
CHICAGO CAR LOTS
Following are receipts for Saturday and
1 estimated receipts for Monday :
I I Saturday. Mv:ua~
Wheatl 30 I ■ s
' Corn , 3fi4 o
flats .. .. 1 203
' Hogs H.uoo I 39.0'"'
' 271”
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
('HICAGO, Dec. 21.- Wheat No. 2 red
$1.0944 1.10: No. 3 red $1,034/ 1.07: N>
hard winter 584(91c; No. 3 har.l wc.er
8(P(8Hc, N". 1 Northern sprin;. Sl'OS
No. 2 Northern spring 884: W-i . N
■spring 854186%e.
Corn- No. 'I 46%@46%c; No 3 ■ ■
■'7 1 ; ''i 17%c; No. 3 yellow 46%(fc47c; No
'4 %4( 45%c; No. I white 44% N 45% ’<
. I yellow 44%r«46%c.
Oats No. 2 white 354/35>..c; No. 3 whi 1
‘ No. 4 31 II 32” ,c: No 4
|33(1/33%c; standard 34%@35c.
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO. Dec. 2]..—Hogs- lie. .-.pts
9,000. Market strong. Mixed ami I*' 1
ers $7.00@7.40. good heavy
rough heavy *6.! 5 u 7.20. light $7.00 / </7.
pigs $5.25(0 ♦’».9o. bulk s7.2G<</7.30.
Cattle-Receipts 700. Market
Beeves and heifer- < 5
(J 18.25 stockers and feeders ss.oofa 7. hi
Texans $6.40 a 8.25, « alves sß.2s''-r.!<7'
Sheep- Receipts 2,5(J1‘. Market
Native and Western Hi
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
«’<>ffee quotations:
(» p c ning. _£!S -' ’ L
Januarxl2.4s 13.45 ;
b'ebruarx 13.53 a 13.•-
March. ‘ 13.78 13.77 a 13.7*
Apri113.80(a13.90 13 87 a ’3> x
Max 13.99 14.01'a’l
Junel4.ol fa 14.07 1 -l.vH </11
Ini' 14.05 11.11 aH i-
Augustl4.lo(o)l4.l7 14.18-/11
Septemberl4.l9
Octoberl4.lß 14.25 a 14-'j
Novem her 14.19 14.26<?i 14
Decern ner 13.45 14.45 aj 4_L
<’h»se<i steady. Sales, 211,500 bags.