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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 15