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befuses to let
BABIES GROW OP
Children Two, Three and Four
Kept to the Cradle—Mother
Is Placed Under Arrest.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Dee. 27. —In a
jittlP kitchen at her home, Mrs. Mood
Thol has battled with nature for years
secretly in an effort to keep time from
touching her babies.
Around her feet crept three children
two. three and four years old. Victims
a strange code her ingenuity de
vised to prevent them advancing beyond
the cradle, they laughed, kicked their
feet and waved their hands as she
rooned over them.
The eldest boy did not creep faster
or with greater ease than the younger
011 es. He mumbled incoherently, tug
ged at his mother's dress and slob
bered over a little bib, when she tickled
him beneath the chin. He js barely
larger than a child of two years, and
apparently has not advanced intellec
tually beyond the cradle.
To further defeat their development,
the mother has never fed them any
thing except baby food. What lay be
yond the door, through which a stran
g«: never passed, they had no idea.
Neighbors say the .woman never took
her children away from home. Occa
sionally in the hot summer, they say,
she would wheel them away in the
darkness, but always guarded them
closely from the gaze of any persons.
"She has a strange desire to always
itcep them babies,” Deputy Sheriff Sob
czak said. "The four-year-old boy can
not talk or walk. He is not as large as
an ordinary youngster 18 months old.”
Several days ago William James.
lerk of the probate court, discovered
th? plight of the children and investi
gated. He continued the investigation
until he made sure the children were
not imbeciles.
James and Sobczak went to the house,
arrested the woman and took her to
the city hospital. The children will be
placed in an infant institution.
UNDERGOES OPERATION.-
SAVANNAH. GA., Dec. 27.—Rev. W.
!■’. Smith, presiding elder of the Savan
nah district of the South Georgia Meth
odist conference, has been operated
upon at the Park View sanitarium for
appendicitis. The operation was en
tirely successful.
' THE WEATHER"'
I
CONDITIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.- The indica
tions are that there will be rain and
snow tonight in the north Atlantic states,
local snow in the region of the Great
Lakes and the extreme upper Ohio valley.
In the south Atlantic and east gulf states.
Tennessee and the lower Ohio valley the
weather will be fair tonight and Satur
day. ~ -.
Temperature will be lower tonight
throughout the Atlantic and east gulf
states, the upper Ohio valley and the
-Jake region.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Ulantlc coast from Eastport. Maine, to
savannah, Ga.
GENERAL FORECAST.
. Following is the general forecast until
> j> ru. Saturday:
Georgia—Fair tonight and Saturday;
colder tonight with frost.
Virginia and North Carolina Fair to
night and Saturday, colder tonight.
South Carolina-—Fair tonight and Satur
nay; colder tonight with frost.
Florida-Fair tonight and Saturday;
colder tonight and in southern portion
Saturday; frost in northern portion to
night.
Alabama and Mississippi—Fair tonight
nd Saturday, colder tonight with frost
car the coast and freezing temperature
nr the interior.
Louisiana Fair. slightly colder in
>outhwest; freezing north, frost south to
:’gl:t; Saturday fair.
Arkansas—Fair.
Oklahoma—Fair and warmer
East Texas—Warmer.
East Texas—Fair and freezing in north.
' , " 55 t tonight; Saturday fair and some
what warmer.
SHOP TALK
• B. Eccleston, general sales manager
the Oakland Motor Car Company, is
, ere visiting the local branch. Mr. Ec
<*ston Is returning from a trip covering
'•■le branches in the Pacific coast, Texas
New Orleans, and will visit New York,
iniladelphia, Baltimore. Pittsburg ami
’ leveland before returning to the factory.
I have been watching the development
i Oakland sales in the South since the
' oabllshment of the Atlanta branch.”
*ays Mr. Eccleston. "In the beginning of
me 1913 season we aimed our product
directly to meet the tastes of the South
ern trade and from the indications at the
resent time, our efforts to please will he
"finlj successful.”
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
J y west temperature 38
Highest temperature 32
Jean temperature 45
formal temperature 43
n« ■ in bast 24 hours, inches . 3.2
''eneiency since Ist of month, inches .76
excess since January Ist, Inches . .14.91
ftggORTS FROM VARIOUS STATIONS.
I ITemperaturelß'fall
Stations— j Weath. I 7 I Max. I 24
V'Fusta . , .[Raining |SO .. | .36'
4* anta . . .ICloudy I 38 I 42 1 .32
Atlantic City. Raining 40 18 -48
Inniston. . . Cloudy 36 54 .32
“"Jton . Raining 36 48 .42
Buffalo , . . Snowing 32 44 .10
Charleston . . Raining 50 62 .66
Chicago .. . Cloudy 22 38 .02
f enver .. . i clear 24 36
DesMolnes . . Clear 18 36
guluth .. . .IClear 6 30
Eastport . . .ICloudy 40 ' 38 1
galveston . .ICloudy I 42 , 62 1.30
Helena . . . Pt . cW j., 18 48 ..
ouston ... Pt. Cldy. 38 . . 1 .20
t„ u T° n ■ • IClear 8 I 30 I .
'acksonville . Raining 56 68 .04
<ansa City .IClear 28 38 I ....
Knoxville . .ICloudy 36 142 .16
Uoulsvllle . .IClear 28 I 46 1 .04
. . IRalning' 48 I .. .66
•fernph's . c| ear 32 48 .08
■*™ lari - • IClear 34 .38
■? <'blle .. . .ICloudy 46 64 ’ 1.02
Tiami . . . .‘clear 66 80
.'‘/‘ntgomery .ICloudy ! 42 58 1 .64
Moorhead . .IClear '6 18
A.ew Orleans. Cloudy 46 64 1.18
York . JRainlng 40 42 .41
Aorth Platte.lClear 20 38 ....
'Klahoma . ..Clear 28 44 I ....
alestlne . .'Clear 32 54 '
i.'ttsburg . . Snowing 32 44 1 .22
’‘and, oreg. cloudy 32 38
an Francisco'Clear I 44 64 1 •••■
' Louis . . Clear 36 . 44 ' ....
S' > aul . . , Cloudy < 16 24
■ a Lake City.lClear 11 32
?,a-annah . , Raining 52 66
.rashington . Raining _36 50
c F Von HERRMANN, Section*D’lrectcr.
I real estate I
Building Permits.
street°°™?’ ?’ Kel,e >’> 97 South Gordon
work ’ ° ne * stor y fr a‘«e dwelling. Day
Bouiev°iM Gate . C , lty Holne Builders. 38
O-fe fram ”
ard "°treM lttle Wllllams . rear 177 Leon-
Day ® ork ' one * story frame dwelling.
Street's™. T \ C ,’’? hlelds - rear 430 Crew
32 liwi /“’ll 8 house . Day work.
street o ™? Anders °n. 63 Atwood
work ’ One * stor y frame dwelling Day
FomlcTn?™’ J ’ °’ Vau Shn. 50 East
work eet ’ " lake add itions. Day
PROPERTY transfers.
Warranty Deeds.
ah«th°H cbL K ’ S 6 e S ir,ffin to Mrs Ellz
straet 49 hv Bo .° , West Peachtree
wool 1 ;,,”-' 20 ® f eet. December 23.
Mr- lennit nt o K n a 1 -‘ sta te Company to
feet northlc / ’ >-o ageettl lot 50 b >’ 178
of Ma Tan,i ™ E,bert street, 99 feet east
?. d avenue. December 23.
Gaidar,L 4 Nelson «' N
129 feet.' ApHl° Jackson s,re et, 35 by
lot v'bvV;n n r as d F’ay *° H. Weinman,
and Fr™™ 0 , feet ’ aoutheast corner Bass
x- r str eets. August 7.
lot 50 hv Ton ,o P eter Woodward,
street an 100,I 00 , fee *' J ast side Garibaldi
June 16 19H ° f ArthUr Streel ’
ward’Tu’-i ,VA\ elnc e to Peter Wood
?or s’trlJt 00 -o b r ’?° feet ' wesl slde AVind-
June‘l6 19H feet S ° U,h ° f Ar thur street.
Kj>se°dUo
S/ CaSt ° f Hartf ° rd aVe '
t Ti 22 —Jessie E. Harralson and A. F.
Liebman to R A. McMurry, same prop
erty . November 19.
T ¥-7 E '°rence C. Hale to Loiette
pen ney 174 Gilmer street. 26 bv 100
feet. February 14. ? w
51,200—Mrs. Loiette Lennev to Mrs. May
‘'VS re ;. same Property. December 21.
x ’rs , Luella Butt to G. W. and
M. Hatfield, lot 40 by 110 feet, north
-18 l l9o9 ner ' ' ne and 11110,163 streets. May
7 ■ Janes to c - u Belcher, lot
»0 by aO feet, east side Martin street,
148 feet south of Ormond street. De
cember 19.
575—J. H. Head to Obie and Walter
Jackson, lot 50 by 150 feet, west side
Simpson street. 50 feet north of Third
s 'reet; center Hill addition. February 5.
estview Cemetery Association to
M. A. Parmer, lot 170>4. section 3. West
view cemetery. March 4. 1892.
54,3—Mrs. Lena B. Swift and H. J.
to Anna Bowden et al., lot
100 by 100 feet, southwest corner Haven
and Pletcher streets. October 4 1892
53,250—A5a G. Candler to Tom H. Pitts
find I). A. Quarles, lot 25 by 85 feet, south
side Edgewood avenue. 105 feet east of
l onge street. December 16.
$2,000— yv. L. Allen to Henry N. Ste
gall. lot 50 by 100 feet, north side Fourth
street, 110 feet west of Ponders avenue.
December 23.
s4oo—George Ware et al. to Winslow
Sloan, lot 70 by 100 feet, south side Beck
with street. 1.50 feet west of Ashbv street.
December 23.
$450 IV. M. Sisk io N. A. Parker, lot
100 by 300 feet. In land lot 248, Seven
teenth district. 1,934 feet west and 15 feet
north of northeast corner land lot 177,
Fourteenth district.. September 21, 1911.
$2,500 tV. E. Worley* to Mrs. M. A.
Barnes. lot 100 by 190 feet, sfuth side Vir
ginia avenue. 25 feet east of land lot line
in land lot 1, Seventeenth district. De
cember 19.
S7OO -Mrs. S. E. (’lark to Mrs. Annie H.
and Donald Ray McDonald, lot q 0 by IGO
feet, northeast side Milton avenue, 100
feet southeast of Climax street. Octo
ber 21.
$8,500- T. M. Word to Joe S. Reynolds,
lot 43 by 204 feet, east side Boulevard, 165
feet south of Ponce I>eEeon avenue. De
cember 20.
$6.210 —Joseph Loewus et al. to Rose
land cemetery. 50 acres in southeast
quarter of land lot 101; also 3 acres in
southwest corner same land lot, on Stew
art avenue. December 5.
$6,000—-James L. Campbell to T. A. Mix
on. 44 and 46 Piedmont place, 60 by 137
feet. December 23.
$1,700 —W. O. McDonald to H. H. Voyles,
lot 100 by 190 feet, southeast corner Mad
ison street and Cambridge avenue. De
cember 17.
Deed to Secure Debt.
s6oo—Josiah A. Flournoy to Samuel W.
Goode, lot 300 by 200 feet, southwest cor
ner land lot 81. December 18, 1883.
Quitclaim Deeds.
$5 W. E. Newill to Mrs. Loiette Len
nel. 174 Gilmer street, 26 by 100 feet. De
cember 21.
sl—Merchants and Mechanics Banking
and Loan Company to Mrs. Mary M.
O'Brien, lot 50 by tO2 feet, north side
Gilmer street, 50 feet west of Bell street;
also lot 40 by 100 feet, north side Gil
mer street, adjoining above lot. Decem
ber 16.
$5 —Mutual Loan and Banking Company
to G. AV. and I*. M. Hatfield, lot 40 by
110 feet, northeast corner Vine and Rhodes
streets. October 25, 1911.
No Consideration Named—J. N. God
dard to Third National Bank, 419 North
.Jackson street, 35 by 129 feet. Octo
ber 28.
SIOO- Horace McCall to A. J. Cook,
lot 147 bj- 275 feet, west side Church
street, between Oakland and city limits.
December 14.
S6OO —Samuel W. Goode to J. A. Flour
noy. h)t 200 by 200. in sauthwest corner
land lot 81. April 20. 1886.
Loan Deeds.
$45,000 • William M. Nichols et al. to Fi
delity Trust Company. IVfe acres in south
west corner land Jot 81; also lot 230x360
feet in same land lot and 386 feet east
of its southwest corner: also lot 115x200
feet northeast corner Carrie and Flour
noy streets; also lot 100x200 feet, north
west corner Flournoy and Carrie streets:
also lot 231x335 feet south side Georgia
Pacific railway; also lot of 130 acres on
Sandtown road at corner of land lots 248
and 249; also lot 201x355 feet north side
Sandtown road. 60 feet west of east line
of land lot 10; also 44Q acres on north
line of land lots 28 and 19; also 6\ acres
on (fi<l Turnpike road, in land lot 240; also
39.08 acres in southeast corner land lot
55; also 19.53 acres in land lots 144 and
145; also 11.08 acres in land lot 145 on
Peachtree creek; also 2.99 acres in land
lot 145: also 11.44 acres in land lot 145 on
Peachtree creek. December 11, 1912.
SBOO Mrs. Mollie E. Arrow wood to Mrs
Carrie S. Rosser, No. 103 Chapel street,
38x172 feet. August 13, 1912.
$750 Charles Edward King tn T. L. and
Flora D. McCay. lot 60x150 feet east side
Lakewocl avenue. 205 feet north of Liver
more street. December 19. 1912.
81 650 Mrs. Jenie P Baggett to Mrs.
M R Murphy, lot 50x178 feet, north side
Elbert street. 100 feet east of Mayland
avenue. November 5, 1912.
$22 000 —Miss Anna Jane Golden to the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, lot
188x210 feet, northwest corner South For
syth and Brotherton streets. December
21 1912.
M 400 T. A. Mixon to Mortgage Bond
Comnanv of New York, No. 46 Piedmont
Place 30x137 feet. December 23. 1912.
$1 400 Same to same, No. 44 Piedmont
T.lace 30x137 feet. December 23, 1912.
slso—James T Bevil to Miss Willie May
Xlbert lot 150x691 feet on Beecher street,
\f corner of a 20-foot street, land lot 150,
14th district, part of Thigpen survey. De
cember 24.
<l7 128 Penal Sum—E. W. Bigham ea
al to Marvvn Conway, lot 100x128 feet,
north side Fourth street. 408 feet west of
D. kson street; also lot 100x128 feet north
xi.le Fourth street, 658 feet west of Jack
ton street also lot 50x120 feet south side
Fifth street 207 feet west of Jackson
also 10l 150x120 feet south side
Fifth 'street. 307 feet west of Jackson
street Autist 16. 1912.
' <4 <OO I’enal Sum - Marvyn Conway to E.
\ Thornwell, lot 50x128 feet, north side
Fourth street, 608 feet west of Jackson
street December 24. 1912.
<l.l 000 Penal Sum - C. A. Anderson to
william F Richardson. No. 6,9 North
B, >levard 50x178 feet. February 1. 1912
<ll5OO Penal Sum Mrs. Sake DeLong
Meehan to .1 T Floyd, No. 75 Greenwood
avenue 42x165 feet. February 16, 1911.
Transferred Mrs Mamie L Ivey Do
cember 24. 191„
Mortgager.
Wil'uim E Richardson to Colonial
Company. No. 679 North Boule-
IRE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1912.
MIINALS HARD
HITBVALCDHOL
. I
Destructive Effect of Intoxicant
on Living Organisms Shown
by Experiments.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. —Professor
Stockard, of the Cornell University
Medical college, has announced through
The Journal of the American Medical
association his discoveries of the ef
fects of alcohol on racial degeneration.
The result of the investigations has
show conclusively that alcohol may af
fect the offspring through either parent.
In order that records of degenerates,
statistics on insanity and the great
quantity of other contributed evidence
could be verified by actual tests, the
doctor began his experiments on lower
animals.
. Dr. Stockard took several guinea pigs
and gave them an alcohol treatment by
an inhalation method. First he mated
males that had been alcoholically treat
ed with normal females. Then in the
maternal tests alcoholic females were
paired with untreated males.
None of the animals were ever com
pletely intoxicated, but were kept in a
state of chronic alcoholism.
Before the actual experiments were
begun nine matings of normal animals
in the same group gave forth nine liv
ing litters of seventeen vigorous young.
Then began the alcoholic tests. For
ty-two matings were tried when t;he
animals were alcoholized. The result
ing offspring numbered only nine living
animals, five of which were stunted.
In the paternal tests there were still
born litters and early deaths.
Practically the same results followed
when the maternal tests were made. In
that case only the female was under the
influence of the intoxicant, and the
male in its normal condition.
However, when matings were made
with both the animals under the alco
holic stimulant, in almost every case no
offspring or still-born litters resulted.
In fourteen matings of alcoholic
parents a single offspring was born.
But this one died at a very early age,
suffering from terrible convulsions.
The deaths of the unhealthy young
in general followed symptoms of nerv
ous disorders.
BUSINESS~COI\ISERVATISIVI
ON INCREASE. SAYS PAPER
NEM YORK, Dec. 27. —The Journal of
Commerce m a special article this morn
ing says that there is a growing indi
cation of business conservatism in this
country, where manufacturers are adopt
ing conservative trade policies. While
trade during the past six months has
continued to expand, it Is largely based
on orders placed some time ago.
Two factors are held responsible for
the growing conservatism: First, the
prospective revision of the tariff sched
ules, and. second, the prevailing high price
for rhe raw malefTal
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Wheat, Steady;
May, 97@975j; spot. No. 2 red, SI.OB in
elevator and SI.OB f. o. b.
Corn, dull: No. 2 in elevator, nominal;
export, No. 2, f. o. b.; steamer, nomi
nal; No. 4, nominal.
Oats, quiet; natural white, 38®40.
Rye, quiet; No. 2, nominal f. o. b
Barley, steady; malting, 60&68 c. i f.
Buffalo.
Hay, steady; good to prime, 90@51.0754;
poor to fair. 95<& $1.06.
Flour, steady; spring patents. s4.sota
4.65: straights, $4.20(|5 4.30; clears. $4.30(0.
4.40; winter patents. $5.20<'0;5.40; straights;
clears, $4.30@4.40.
Beef, steady; family. $24.00@26.00.
Pork, quiet; mess, $79.25@19.50; family.
$22.50023.50.
Lard, quiet; city steam, 10@10*4; mid
dle West spot, 10.50.
Tallow, quiet; city, in hogsheads, 654
nominal; eountry, in tierces, 6@6? 4 .
POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—Dressed poultry
inactive; turkeys. 140 23; chickens, 12(0)
26; fowls, 12@1654; ducks, 10020; geese,
18. Live poultry active; chickens, 120
12$j; fowls. 12@13$j; turkeys, 20 tasked);
roosters. 9 (asked); ducks, 14015; geese,
13014.
Butter firm: creamery specials, 3214@
3714; creamery extras, 300 35; state dairy,
tubs, 230 34; process specials, 26>40.27'4.
Eggs easy; nearbj’ white fancy, 420 45;
nearby brown fancy, 32 (asked); extra
firsts, 31032; firsts. 270 28.
Cheese quiet; white milk specials, 17@
18; whole milk fancy. 1654@17%; skims,
specials, 1354@14%; skims, fine, 12013.
NEW YORK GROCERIES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Coffee steady:
No. 7 Rio spot, Rice steady;
domestic, ordinary to prime, 41405. Mo
lasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle,
380 48. Sugar, raw, quiet; centrifugal,
3.92; muscovado, 3.42; molasses sugar,
3.17; refined dull; standard granulated,
4.95; cut loaf, 5.70: crushed, 5.60; mold A.
5.25; cubes, 5.15; powdered, 5.00; diamond
A. 4.90; confectioners A. 4 75; No. 1, 4.65;
No. 2, 4.60; No. 3. 4.55; No. 4. 4.50.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.—Hogs Receipts
20,000. Market steady. Mixed and butch
ers $7.300 7.70, good heavy $7.5507.70,
rough heavy $7.250 7.50. light $7.30 0 7.62,
pigs $5.600 7.20, bulk $7.400 7.60.
Cattle—Receipts 3.500. Market steady.
Beeves $6.4009.50. cows and heifers $2.75
08.10. Stockers and feeders $5.0007.50,
Texans $6.4008.15, calves $8.2509.25.
Sheep -Receipts 11.000 Market steady
Native and Western $3.2505.30, lambs
$5.2508.60.
MODERN MILLER
WEEKLY CROP OUTLOOK
ST. Mti’lS, Dee. 27.—Recently precipi
tation has fallen extensively in parts of
Texas and Oklahoma and the northern
part of the winter wheat belt; snow fall
ing But there are large areas where no
moisture has been received for long pe
riods. In those localities, the ground is
dry and the wheat plant looks poorly,
needing relief by plentiful moisture.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed o'l quotations:
1 opening. ; Cloy nc *
Spotl i 6.1506.33
December . . ~ . .1 6.15 0 6.30 6.160 6.25
January' 6.2006.22 6.1606.17
Februaryl 6.21 06.24 6 1706.20
March 1 6.250 6 26 ' 6 210 6 22
April 6.2506.20 6.2506 26
May 6.3556.35 6.8006.32
June' 6.3506.38 6.11306 35
July . . . . . . .MBOS 40 635 0 6.37
Closed weak: sales 6.600 barrels.
vard. 50x178 feet. December 24. 1912.
SIOO-Henry Days to A. C Corbett and
J. W Moore, lot 50x100 feet east side
Ira street. 50 feet north of Amy street.
$25 —Same to I C Clark, same prop
erty. December 24. 1912.
$368 —T. A. Mixon to Colonial Trust
Company, No. 46 Piedmont place, 30x137
feet December 26, 1912.
W SELLING
LOWERS COTTON
Market Inactive During Early
Trade Unloading Causes
Decline Late in Session.
NEW YORK. Pee. 27. -In face of firm
cables the cotton market opened barely
steady today with first prices showing ir
regularity, ranging from I to 7 points
higher to 1 to 6 points decline from the
closing quotations of Tuesday. Trading
at the cutset was somewhat mixed The
ring crowd inclined to liquidate, also com
mission houses sold. •'However, the buying
was rather general and prices during the
first fifteen minutes were held about the
initial figures.
After the call the market became inact
ive and prices receded 2 to 8 points on
near months from the opening. The larger
spot interests were good buyers. There was i
an absence of any bullish 'news regarding
the spot situation, but these interests con
tinue their aggressiveness, asserting that
the long side is the safest.
The showing was somewhat of a sur
prise, in view of the firm cables and re
flected heavy selling movement by a num
ber of Wall Street and uptown houses.
There was very little support from bull
quarters until March and May dropped
to 12.70.
Paring the late forenoon trading, the
market was dull and featureless, with
scattered buying and selling predominat
ing. The leading spot interests were
the principal buyers on the decline, which
caused the steadiness, checking a fur
ther decline. Trading was of a light
character during the ehtire day, with a
narrow range in prices. It is not ex
pected there will be any material changes
in prices until after the first of the year.
The Balkan situation is causing consid
erable uneasiness among traders, and the
most conservative operators are advising
caution in trading; also the next census
report, which will show the number of
bales ginned to January 1. The bulls*
argument is that this report will show a
material decline in ginnings for the pe
riod, and until this report is out of
the way, the market will be only a
traders’ affair.
A sudden selling wave prevailed upon
the market during the last half hour, com
ing chiefly from Memphis brokers and
the Pell interests, resulting in a rapid de
cline of 8 to 10 points from the early
low levels. At the close the. market was
steady, with prices showing a net decline
of 10 to 18 points from the final quota
tions of Tuesday.
RANGE IN NEW YO RK FUTURES.
e ax «
Iw► J §
5 S 3 JSS |£s
Dec. -12.80 12.80 1 2.60(12760*12 60~6TT2*73”75
Jan. |12.78 12.78112.61 12.62|12.61-62 12.75-77
Feb|| 12.52-54 1268-70
Meh. 12.75 12.75 .12.57'12.59 12.58-59 12.74-75
April .12.72 12.72 12.72 12.72 12.56 12.73
May 12.70 12.74 12.55 12.56 12.56-57 12.74-75
June J;,12.50 112.67
July 12,61 12.68 12.48 12.51 12.50-51:12.67-69
Aug. 12.4.8 12.55 12.38 12.38 12.38-40 12.53-55
Sept. : 11.86-90 11.96-12
Oct, 11.31 11.84 11.72 11,74 11.73-74 U. 83-84
Closed steady.
Liverpool cables were due to come 4
points lower on January and IV? to 2%
points lower on other positions, but the
market opened steady at 3 to 4 points
advance. At 12:15 p. m., the market was
quiet, at a net advance of 2% to 3 points.
At the close the market was steady with
prices net unchanged to 3M. points higher
to 2H points lower than the final figures
of Tuesday.
Spot, cotton steady, but dull, at 5 points
advance; middling 7.18 d; sales 4.000 bales.
Including 3,000 American; imports 20,000.
including 9,000 American.
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Futures opened quiet ana steady.
Opening. Prev.
Range. 2 P. M. Close. Prev.
Dec. . . . P. 94 I ,a 6.95 6.94 «9]
Dec.-Jan. 6.92%-6.91% 6.91 6.88 V,
Jail.-Feb. 6.84 -6.89UJ 6.88 6.86*4, 6.86%
Feb.-Meh. 6.88 6.85 685
Meh.-Apr. 6.87 -6.86% 6.87 6.84 684
Apr.-May 6.85 6.82% 6.82%
May-June 6.84 -6.83% 6.84 6.81 6.81 %
June-July 6.83 -6.82 6 79%
July-Aug. 6.80 -6*79 6.79 6.79 " 6 76%
Aug.-Sept 6.68% 6.65% 6.66%
Sept.-Oct. 6.50% 6.45% 6.46%
Oct.-Nox'. 6.43 -6 42
Closed steady.
HAYWARD & CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 27. There were
no decisive political developments over
the holidays. So far, London news does
•not Justify the anticipated smoothness
and speediness in the adjustment of the
Balkan question. tin the other Tianil,
neither has any danger cropped out. JJv
erpool again came in very strong; futures
5 points better than due; spots 5 points
up; sales 4,000 bales. Notwithstanding
this, our market opened about 6 points
down and remained flat and easy. It looks
as if the relaxation in speculative ac
tivity at this time of the year is being
cleverly made use of by professional lead
ers to improve the parltj between the
markets.
Liverpool had lately dropped too far
behind, but now seems to receive profes
sional backing in preference to our mar
kets. Although quiet, our rtiarket held
steady around 12.90 for March. The in
significant concession to holiday conserva
tism speaks for its technical composi
tion and shows how well held is the in
terest and confidence in the bull posi
tion.
RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES,
d | js . I«I ® I < ®
®ILS n r I
O I = J ;J'| I
Dee. 12.93 12 94 12.79 12.79 12.77-79 12 98-1:1
Jan. 12.86 12.89 12.72 12.72 12.72-73 12 91
Feb 12.74-76 12.92-94
Meh. 12.88 12.93 12.75 12.76 1 2.76-77 12 93-94
April 12.78-80 12.96-98
May J 2.95 12.99 12.80 12.82 12 SI-82 I 2 99-13
June 12.84-86 13.01-02
July 13.03 12.06 12.87 12.88 12.88-89 13 07-08
Aug 12.14
0ct.11.82 11.87 11.75 11,7,-. 11.71,-76 11 98
Closed quiet.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports today, compared with the same
day last year:
11912. I 1911.
New Orleans .... 6,302 9.841
Galveston 9.527 1 29,262
Mobile 567 1,342
Savannah 8,515 7,521
Charleston' 1.122 1,682
Wilmington .... 568 1,698
Norfolk 1.188 4.282
Baltimore 2,186 4,28.1
1 Boston 932
Philadelphia 87 I
Brunswick 4.496 I 10,202
Newport News . . . 7.074 1.214
Port Arthur! 9.000
Various 4.812 10.178
Total 46,114 o’l, 438
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
i~'1912. 1911.
Houston. :::: 7 10.431 16,661
Augusta 4,504 1,990
Memphis 11.403 3,361
St. Louis (3 days). 2.681 j 10,911
Cincinnati 2,315 2.846
Little Rock
Total. . . : - - ?G4 37 4 07
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Morris H Rothschild * Co.: We ex
pect a quiet market for the rest of the
year.
Josephthal. Louchhelm A- Co.: Reces
sions from any advances may be looked
for.
Shearson. Hamill A- Co.: We do not
look lor any important decline.
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE
NI-:\V YORK. Dec. 27. L. Carpenter
A Co.: While Liverpool was better than
due, our market <lid not follow, there 1
seemed to be very few buying orders
around the opening, but sellers were
plentiful.
Hentz, Memphis and Wall Street are '
said to he principal sellers in this mar- ■
ket today The idea about the floor is
that the Memphis selling is based on what
the national ginners may indicate. How
ever. this is just gossip among the bears.
Market is meeting some buying, the spot
houses and some of the bull leaders, but
trading was light.
The market was easy on selling by Wil
son. Cone and commission houses; the
buying is scattered, coming from Mitchell 1
and Weld brokers and some scattered; i
trading light.
The selling on the call was rather gen
eral with very little support given the
market.
The into sight week was anticipated to
be between 423.000 and 433.000 bales,
against 480.508 in 1911 and 434.265 in 1910.
~American forward. 60.452 bales; total.
97,976 bales; American increase. 49,250
bales.
Mitchell, McFadden brokers and Weld
were the leading buyers today; Munds
ami Fitzgibbon were the best sellers. The
market was steady during the early trad
ing and traders looked f<>r a higher mar
ket before the close.
Browne, Drakeford & Co.. Liverpool,
cable; “Continent and Beer buying.”
Big people are bullish as tiie\ were
a year ago when everybody thought the
market was no bottom.
Following are 11 a. m. bids: January,
12.77; March, 12.73; May, 12.73; July.
12.68; October, 11.83.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27. -Hayward X-
Clark: Liverpool came better than due,
futures 2 to 3 points up. against 1 to 2
points off due. No positive outcome of
London conference yet. No decisive de
velopments in any direction over holi
days.
Manchester. England, says: “F<>r the
twelve months ending November 30. the
experience of spinners shows a decided
improvement on 1911. Statistics give par
ticulars of 74 concerns and it is note
worthy that only one company shows a
loss. Profit on share capital works out
at 12.70 per cent per annum, against 1.06
the previous year. At the close the year
spinning prospects are decidedly bright.
Engagements extensive and the report
anticipated that 1913 will be better than
this year.
The International Institute of .Agricul
ture at Rome has reported to the depart
ment of agriculture on the year's crops.
As to cotton it says: “Although the pro
duction of cotton is estimated by the in
stitute to be more than nine billion pounds
in the I’nited States. India, Japan and
Egypt, this amount Is nearly 4 per cent
less than last year’s crop.
The weather map shows fair in entire
western belt, except par* cloudy in the
southern portion of Texas; cloudy in past
ern half of belt; general precipitation
over night, except in northern half of
Texas and Oklahoma; still raining or
sleeting in Atlantics. Indications are for
a strong cold wave, clearing generally
over belt, hut much colder along the
coast.
Following are 10 a. m. bids: January,
12.88; March. 12.92; May. 12.97; July, 13.05;
October, 11.87. .
Estimated receipts for Saturday:
1912. 1911.
New Orleanslo,ooo to 11,500 19,772
Galveston 19,000 to 20,000 19,608
WEEK-END COTTON STATISTICS.
The visible supply of American cotton
during the past week shows an increase
of 45,952 bales, compared with an in
crease of 168.989 bales last year and an
increase of 176,574 bales the year lie fore.
Other kinds during the week show an
increase of 72,006 bales, against an in-
< rease of 51,000 bales .vast year and an
increase of 40,000 bales the year before.
The total visible supply of American cot
ton for the week shows an increase of
117.952 hales, compared with an increase
of 409,000 bales last vear and an increase
of 297.000 bales in 1910.
World’s visible supply:
1912.
Americans,l29,oo4
Other kinds 1,164,000
Total, all kind 56,293,004
World s spinners’ takings:
1912.
For week 382.000
Since September 1 5,538,000
Movement into sight
~~ | 1912 1911 ! 1910
overland, week
Since Sept. 1... 491.298! 503.914 1 509,911
In sight, week . 427,674 489.508 434,265
Since Sept. 1 ... 9,31 5,450 9,405.584 8,085.305
So. consump.... 95,000 72,000 62,000
s< ":i-\v»-»-ki.v interior movement:
ri9J2. I 1911. I'l9lo.
Receipts !116.f7l 111,674 88,373
Shipments ! 95,779 97,387 80,941
Sto<?ks 639,255 703,954 640,859
Weekly exports:
| 1912 I 1911
For weekl 193.605 388.740
Since iciriiher 54012290 I'.'■'2
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, steady; middling 12 15-16.
Athens, steady; middling 12%.
Macon, steady; middling 12%.
New Orleans, steady; middling 12%.
New York, quiet; middling 13.20.
Boston, quiet; middling 13.20.
Philadelphia, steady; middling 18.20
Liverpool, steady; middling 7. lid.
Augusta, steady: middling 13c,
Savannah, steady; middling 12%.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12 13-16.
Mobile, steady; middling 12%.
Galveston, steady; middling 12%.
Charleston, quiet, middling 11%.
Wilmington, nominal.
Little Rock, quiet; middling 12%
Baltimore, nominal; midriling Ulc.
Memphis, steady; middling 13%.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 13%.
Houston, steady; middling 12%
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
Coffee quota!iona:
l | Closing.
January . . . . . 113.35 1"• 2
February 13.60 13.35$ 13.88
i March 13.66 13.60$ 18.61
' Apri113.75(& 13.80 13.735,13 74
: M:)VII 1:1.85013.86
■ June 13.550 11 00 13 0)0 13.1)2
I July.l4 00 13.'>5013.98
I August . 13 99
i September‘l4.l2 14
< h toborH 13*/ 1 1.20
November'l4.l3s 14.17
D®cemb< r 13 25<g 13 28
steady. Sales, 111,750 bags.
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET,
(By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro
vision Company.)
Quotations based on actual purchases
during the current week;
Choice to good steers, 1.000 to 1.200. r, no
''/3 7r*. god steers, 80 to 1.000, 4.75Q5.25;
nc<iium to good steers, 700 tn Bjo, 4
4.75; good to choice beef cows, 800 to 90b,
3 75'0 1.50; medium to good beef cows, 700
to 800, 3.50'//4 00; good to choice heifers,
75C to 856. 3.75(0 4 50: medium to good
heifers, 650 to 750, 3.50<0 j 4.00.
The above represent, ruling prices on
good quality of beef cattle. Inferior
grad< s arid dairy types selling tower
Medium io good steers, if fat, 700 to 800.
4.O(Kf/4.25. Medium to common cows, if
fat, 700 to 860. 3
to fair, 600 to good butch
er fulls. 3.00(a3 75
Prime hog . 160 to 200 average, 7.10-7/
7.75; god butcher hogs, 110 to 160; $6,757/
7.00; good butcher pigs. 100 tn 140. 6tso'c
7.00; light pigs. 200 to 270. 6.757/6.50; heavy
rough hogs, 200 to 250, 6.75 7/7.00,
Above quotations apply to corn-fed
hogs. Mash and peanut fattened hogs
I’-aC lower.
Cattle, receipts normal; market steady.
Hogs, reoelpts heavier, market lower
YOUR rooms can be rented if you will
advertise them in the Recognized Rent
Medium of the city. People who are
looking for nice rooms, look for them
where they have the largest number to
choose from. Your ad in “'rhe Georgian’s
I Rent Bulletin’’ will attract the attention
Inf the party that Is looking for rooms in
your house. Try it and see. 12-5-1..
■IMEIN
PRICE OF STOCKS
Large Interests Intend to Keep
Market Quiet—Trading Dull
and Featureless.
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The trading was
light at the opening of the stock market
today, although a firm tone prevailed. The
best initial gain was made by California
Petroleum upon purely speculative (bal
ings. this Issue opened % higher and im
mediately advanced the net gain to %.
Bethlehem Steel was in good demaml.
This stock opened at 38% for a gain of
% and shortly afterward went to 39%.
Sears. Roebuck Ar Company advanced %.
Among the other opening advances were
Amalgamated Copper %, American Can
preferred %, American Locomotive %,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit %. Chino Copper
U. Corn Products Refining %, Erie %.
I’nited States Steel % to %. Union Pacific
% to Missouri Pacific % and North
ern Pacific %.
Lehigh Valley, which sold ex-dividend,
opened % under Thursday’s closing.
\nierican Beet Sugar was % lower. Utah
Coper and Woolworth were unchanged.
The curb was firm.
Americans in London were steady above
New York parity. Canadian Pacific veas
strong in London on earnings reports.
A heavy tone prevailed in the late fore
noon and a number of issues showed
losses ranging from fractions to 2 points
American Beet Sugar was exceptionally
weak, declining 2% to 48 and a loss of
1% was noted in United States Rubber.
Fractional recessions were recorded in
Reading. I nion Pacific. Steel common.
Erie. Southern Pacific and Missouri
Pacific. Lehigh Valley, however, was in
g<»od demand, advancing to 166%. Trading
in the copper and tractions stocks was
dull.
Business was extremely quiet in the
last hour and price movements were nar
row excent in some of the specialties,
which declined sharply. American Can
attracted some attention with a decline of
1%, selling down to 29. There was re
newed weakness in American Beet Sugar,
which fell to 47%, showing a net loss of 3
points. There was a little foreign buying.
The tone was dull
The stock market closed steady.
Government bonds closed unchanged.
Other bonds irregular.
Stock quotatlons.
Last cTos. Prev
STOCKS— I High [Low. Sale Bid. Cl’se
Amal. Copper. 76% 76 76%; 76% ~76%
Am. Ice Sec... .... ...J .... 19% i 19
Am. Sug. Ref. ... 1 117 117
Am. Smelting 73% 72% 72% 72% 72
Am. Locomo. . 42% 42% 42% 42% 42
Am. Car Fdy.. 55% 56% 56b. 55% 55
Am. Cot. Oil .1 ....: ..." 55% 54%
Am. Woolen .. .... 19%' 20
Anaconda ...J 39% 39% 39% 39%; 39%
Atchison 105% 1.05% 105% 105% U-5%
A. C. L131%J31% 131% 131% 131
American (’an 30% 29 29% 29 1. 30%
do. pref. .. 115% 115 115 114% 115
Am. Beet Sug. 50% 46% 17% 47% 50%
Am. T. and T 141 140% 141 141%140‘u
Am. Ain-icul 62% 54%
Beth. Steel . 39%' 38% 38% 39% 38
B. R. T’ 92% 92% 92% 92% 92%
B. and 0104% 104%. 104% 104 % 104%
Can. Pacific .. 260 200 260 259% 259%
Corn JToducts 14% 14 14 13% 14
C. and OI 79%; 79 79% 78% 79
Consol. Gas ..’ ....I 140%141
Cen. Leather . 29% 29% 29%' 29 ” 28%
Colo. F. and I .... j .... .... 33%
Colo. Southern 1 I .... I 31 32
D. and H■ ....I .... .... 163 163
Den. and R. G.| ... .... 19% 19%
Distil. Secur. 21% 21% 21% ! 21% 21
Erie I 32% 31%‘ 31% 31% 31%
do, pref. .. 49%, 49 49 41. 49
Gen. Electric . 183%183% 183% 183% 188
Goldfield Cons.; 2 2
g. Western . 16 15% 15% 15% 16
G. North , pfd.1130%1130%,130%;130% 130%
G. North. Ore.’' .... 40’. 40%
Int. Harvester 111% 111% 111% 111 " 110%
Illinois Centralil27 127 127 126 127
Interboro 19%j 19 19 18%l 19%
do, pref. ..; 64% 63% 64 63% 64%
lowa Central . '. . .. . . 10 jo
K. C. Southern' 26% 27
K. and Ti' .... 26% 26
do, pref. .. I ' .1 61 I 60
L. Valley. . .xil67 166% 167 166%1171%
L. and N. . . J | .... 140 140%
Mo. Pacific . . 41% 40%’ 40% 10% 10%
N. Y. Central .... .... 107% 108%
Northwestern .... . . 135% 135%
Nat. Lead ... .... 55%' 55
N. and W. . . 112% 112% 112% 112% 112
No. Pacific. . 120% 120% 120% 120% 121
<). and W 31%‘ 31
Pennl22 121 % 121%! 121 % 121 %
Pacific Mail. .■ .... .... 31 I 30%
P. Gas Co. . . .... .... . ...'ll4 114
P. Steel Car . . .. 35 35
Reading. . . . !167% 167 1.67 167 167
Rock Island .! 23% 23% 23%| 23% 23%
do. pfd 43% 43%
R. I. and Steel. 26 26 , 26 26 26
do. pfd .......' 85 I 84%
s -Sh< ffi’-ld. 40 43
So. Pa rifle . .106 105 105% 105 105
So. Railway 28 28 28 I 27% 27%
do. pfd.. . 80% 80
St. Paul. . . .112 111% 112 111% 111%
Tenn. Copper 38 38
Texas Pacific. ....' 22% 22%
Third Avenue.’ .... .... 39% 40
Union Pacific 160% 159 U 159% 159% 160
U s Rubber 62% 61% 62 61% 63
Utah <’opper 58% 58% 58% 58% 58
U. S. Steel. . 68% 67% 67% 67% 67%
do. pfd.. . . 109% 109% 109% 109*4 109’.,
V. Chern. . ' ... . 43 12%
West. Unionl .... 75 74%
Wabash 4 4
do. pfd.. . . I .... Ij 13%; 13
W. Electric . .' 80 I 79% 80 ' 79 79
Wis. Central I j 48 48
W, Maryland ... ... .. 46%47%
Total sales, 126,000 shares, x Ex-divi
dend, 5 per cent.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON, Dec. 27. Opening East
Boston Land 14%, American Telegraph
140%. Market dull.
The best help obtainable in every line
ran he easily gotten by consulting the
“Situations Wanted” columns of The
Georgian. Mr Business Man and Woman
the party that can fill that position you
have open is addressing you in the “Sit-
Better Play Safe
A FEW days n?,). the president of a local cor
poration accused the treasurer of alleged
fraud in issuing a big bloek of stock to himself
in order to obtain control of the company. This
could not have happened if the stock had been
registered by a responsible Trust Company, for
which the charge would have been nominal.
Atlanta Trust Co.
140 Peachtree Street
HENRY HILLYER, Capital and Surplus,
President. $600,000.00.
L JI
l : - ■■■■ ■ " -,T., j,'—,, ~7C
URGE RECEIPTS
PUT GRHINS OFF
Market Shows Considerable
Activity Offerings Heavy
and Absorption General.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat--No. 2 red 109
( ’orn 45%
(’IIK.’AGO, Dec. 27. Wheat sold as
much as %r higher early today, but it
failed to hold under increased offerings
on the hard spots and a reaction set in.
The advance was soon lost and prices
were %<• below the opening in fifteen min
utes’ trading. Liverpool was higher on
forecast of smaller works shipments other
than America, the strength in the spot
article, increased milling demand, a pri
vate cable reporting stormy weather in
Argentine Cargoes of wheat were in
good demand and the continent was bid
ding freelv tor cargoes and about to re
vive. Northwestern receipts were liberal
and Minneapolis stocks have increased
t. 400,000 bushels for the week. Shipments
from Argentina. India and Australia this
week 1,360,000 bushels. The Argentine
crop is estimated at 198,400,000 bushels,
against 170,824,000 bushels a year ago.
Corn was to %c lower on increased
offerings and a lighter demand. Weather
is favorable for movement and increased
receipts are expected. Argentina ship
ments 4,000,000 bushels, which is 800,000
bushels smaller than a year ago.
Oats unchanged to a shade lower. The
Argentine crop is placed at 122,000,000
bushels, compared with 64,000,000 bushels.
Provisions were lower, although hogs at
the yards were steady.
Wheat closed with net losses of %c to
%c and the July showed no reactionary
power, while there was little recupera
tive strength in the other months. The
hulls worked diligently to force prices to
a higher level, one of their stories being
that ail the wheat at Buffalo had been
sold for export.
The accumulation of wheat in the
Northwest overbalanced all else and the
opinion has gained ground that the
weather although dry, is anything but
unfavorable for the growing wheat plant.
St. Louis reported three loads of wheat
for export and there were sales here of
45,000 bushels to interior millers.
Corn closed %c lower and at bottom
prices.
Oats were %c to %c lower and slow.
Cash sales of corn were 90,000 bushels
and outs 11.0,000 bushels.
Provisions were off sharply and were
undvr heavy selling pressure during the
last part of tho session.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations:
Previous
Open. High. Low Close Close.
WHEAT—
Dec. 86% 86% 85% 86 86%
May 92 92% 91% 91% 91%
July 89% 89% 88% 88% 89
CORN-
Dec. 47% 47% 47% 47% 47%
May 48% 48% 48% 48% 48%
July 49% 49% 49 49 49%
OATS -
Dec 32% 32% 32% 32% 32%
May 32% 32% 32% 32% 32%
J uh 33% 33% 33 33 33%
PORK—
Jan 17.95 17.95 17.65 17.62% 17.92% 1
,M'y 18.30 18.30 18.00 18.00 18.30
! Lard—
I Dee 10.15 10.15 9.95 9.95 10.20
Jan 9.87% 9.92% 9.75 9.75 9.92%
iM’v 9.97% 9.97% 9.85 9.85 10.00
RIBS-
Dee. 9.90 9.90 9.90 9.90 . .
Jan. 9.72% 9.72% 9.57% 9.60 9.75
May 9.80 9.80 9.65 9.67% 9.80
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened %d to %d higher: at 1:36
p. m. the market was %d to %d higher,
compared with Tuesday’s close. Closed
I %<1 to %d higher.
Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 n. m
i the market was unchanged to %d higher,
[compared with Tuesday’s close. Closed
unchanged to %d higher.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. Dee. 27. —Wheat. No. 2 red.
1.09%<a 1.11 ; No. 3 rod. 1,O4(dl.O8; No. 2
hard winter. 89J&94; No. 3 hard winter,
No. 1 northern spring, 89%'</90%;
No. 2 northern spring. 87%^/89; No. 3
spring, 85@86.
<‘orn, No. 3, 45%'i/ 46%; No. 3 white,
46% v/ 47%; No. 3 yellow, 45%(&46%; No.
4. 43ift45; No. 4 white. No. 1 yel
low. 43'u 15 1 j
Oats. No. 2. 32%<</33; No. 2 white. 34%;
No. 3. 32%; No. 3 white, 32%<a33%; No. 4,
Standard, 33%?/33%.
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN.
Folowlng shows the visible supply of
grain in chief centers for the w'eek:
Wheat, 960,000 bushels, against 965,000
bushels last week and 386,000 bushels la Q t
year.
Corn. 1.760.000 bushels, compared with
5,440,000 bushels last week.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
I 1912 I 1811
Receipts 1,143,000 ’ 481.000
Shipments 499.000 1 204.000
CORN— I 19J2 ' I 1911
Receipts 1,433.000 1 24000
Shipments 1 645.000 I 260,000
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are the receipts for Friday
and estimated for Saturday:
I Friday. | Saturday.
Wheatl *«7 I 31
Corn' 013 I 700
Oats 301 I 319
I l.ig.s- 20,000 I 14,000
ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS.
This Hast Last
Week Week. Year
Wheat .... 4:i«,000 184.000 298,000
Corn 3,995,000 4,828.000
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