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14 NINE KILLED JS BOILER BORSTS Disaster Takes Place in Sea board Air Line Shops at Hamlet. N. C. HAMLET, N. <’.. Dev 28.—Nine men, three white and six negroes, were killed here today when :i stationary boiler at the Seaboard Air Line shops exploded . with terrific force. The dead are: Charles B Citer, general :<>undhouse foreman. William Utter, his brotht < If. G. R- molds, electrician Charlie Leninite-. Jim Powers, Ed Gilchrist. Will Ballentine. John Thomp son and John Morrison, negro helpers. Charles B. and William Utter reached the roundhouse a few minutes before 7 o’clock to work on the injector of the boiler that had been reported in trouble. They we’e inspecting the boiler when the explosion took place. Both men were directly in front of I lie boiler and their bodies were so badly mangier] that it was necessary t<> use shovels in re moving them. Mr Reynolds. Ihe electrician, was in the dynamo room and was killed by the force of the explosion and tumbling walls All tlx negroes ue-e in the wash room. So great was the explosion that most of the machine shops were practically demolished. One section of the boiler was blown through in eighteen-inch wall and carried more than 800 feet. The body of I. dbetter was blown 200 feet ENGINEERS TO HEAR FORMER RAILROADER WHO BECAME PASTOR The Rev. Thomas H. Harrison. >f Nashvilb . Tenn , a so- mor Atlanta rail road engineer, will deliver the Thanks giving sermon at tin- special service of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock <it the First Presbyterian church. The Rev. M Harrison formerly was an engineer on the W. Al A. railroad, out of Atlanta He now Is pastor of the Adams Presbyterian church of Nashville. Ho lias been a member of division 207, Brotherhood of Loeomo ■ five Engineers, of Atlanta, for ten years. Recently he was made a life time member of the organization in good standing, with a suspension of all dues and assessment*. His sermon will be the feature of (he special ifervice. His subject will by' ■’Give." STOLEN EGGS FOUND ON NEGRO GIVEN TO KEEN-EYED OFFICER "To Die victor belongs the spoils," was exemplified in novel fashion in po lice court today, when a representative of the Eox River Butler Company turned over Io Policeman Steve Beider two dozen eggs. The officer had noticed Will Moore, a negro employee of the company, in the street walking with a peculiar cau tion. and. on investigation, found ills pockets stuffed with eggs, officials of the company said the eggs had been stolen, and the negro was arrested. When Recorder Broyles bound the negro over to the state courts today the eggs, which had been placed In u sack. , were handed to Oflb-er Eelder. “You can hate these eggs, officer— you deserve them for being so keen lighted," remarked the butter company official. 13 CARS IN YELLOW RIVER: JUMP FROM HIGH TRESTLE COVINGTON. GA.. Dey. 28.- Thir teen cars of :i freight train on the Georgia railroad from Atlanta to Au gusta went—through thy- Yellow river trestle, foir miles above Covington, lat.y yesterday afternoon. No one was ’hurt. The engine and one ear of mules remained on the trestle on one side and the caboose ams three ear- remained on the other One car of furniture, two of acid, one of (tour, one of Irish pota toes ami eight .as of freight of various kinds ar. In the rive- and practically a total loss The cars are torn to ' pieces. Passengers, mail ami express are be ing transferred by teams tn the employ of the rail ond. Ail trains are delayed several hours. GIRL BURNED WHEN GRATE IGNITES HER DRESS DIES Norena White, ti ■ fourteen’-) ear-oid daughter of Mr ami Mrs J. II Whit . 256 Highland avenue, died hi® night tt the' Giady hospital from burns which she received ycsteiiiav. The little gill's clothing caught tire from a grate befoi-y which shy- wa»' Standing Her moth. smothered th ilames with b.. quilt- ami received burns on her own hands Thy* girt was most setiously burned about Hit face ami body Arrangements for the funeral have , not been -. onipli ted. FRIGHT KILLS A GIRL WHO SAW YEGG DUEL MODENA, MO., iA t. 28. Through I thr robin ry of the bunk at Modena one death has r* suited. H vxa«; caused by th* »*xclt< ment. however, and not from a robb* ■ - bullet, Miss Zolin i Vaughn, fifteen-\■ .1.-old ’ lUghlf - <>f Peter Vaughn, woo h.«< large of th* tele phone c etral ott’n • and lives in the . ‘ ■ - ■ • ’..r , 1( L-- lher ■ HUNT FOR MISSING MATES Twenty-four Strange Disap pearances Reported to Chief Beavers in Three Weeks. "I can’t understand this, unless it is. that some of these husbands and wives were given away for Christinas pres ents.” remarked Chief of Detectives Lanford today In discussing reports of 24 strange disappearances received by himself and Policy Chief Beavers dur ing the last three weeks. The missing persons are not all Atlantans, a num ber of the reports coming from other Mi i tions of the country. The two latest reports came to Chief Beavers today, a wife asking that the police find her husband, and a husband I requesting a search for his long lost wife. Mis. J. N. Frike, of 637 Capitol avenue, reported that her husband dis appeared three weeks ago, and that She is distracted over his disappearance. She explained that she "loves her bus band better than her own life.” Morris Kern, of 1214 North Garrison avenue. St. Louis, wrote that he had received' information that his wife, Mrs. Sadie Kern, missing for six years, is in Atlanta. Kern has kept up a tireless search for the missing woman, and asked Chief Beavers to use every pos sible effort to find her. Mrs. Susan Davis, who is supposed to live in Atlanta, is also being sought by M. N. Weber, of Bartlesville, Okla., who wishes to turn over to her a big plot of Indian land in Oklahoma. The woman is 55 years of age and a one-sixteenth I n d ia n. “Ui ♦ ss she is found at once, her property will be stolen by grafters," writes Weber. ANOTHER BANKRUPTCY SUIT FOLLOWS CRASH OF LARGE ROME FIRM Echoes of tlte failure of Bass & Heard, of Rome, were heard in the United States court again today, when a petition in involuntary bankruptcy was tiled against Roop Brothers, of the towns of Bowdon and Jake, and against G. W. Roop, W. C. Roop and Q. P. Roop, as individuals. The op erations of the firm are of considerable extent. It was alleged in the bill that the insolvency of the big Rome firm withdrew from the Roop Brothers bad ly needed financial support. J. F. Pearce, of Atlanta, was ap pointed by Judge Newman today re ceiver in the case of J. C, Bass & Co., against whom a petition In bankruptcy was filed yesterday. The alleged in solvency of J. C. Bass & Co., a firm of I Carrollton, is laid at the door of the | Rome failure. L. N. Graves was appointed receiver | in the case of G. W. Smith, a small merchant of Fulton county, by Judge Newman, after a hearing on a petition in involuntary bankruptcy. In the ease of Thompson & Price, of Luella, Ga., whose assets are said to be about $2,500, J. F. Burkhardt was named re ceiver this meaning by Judge New man. MRS. ELIZABETH BIGBY IS LAID TO REST IN j WESTVIEW CEMETERY' The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Kate ' Rigby, widow of Judge John S Blgby. | ,wt ■ died '■ eati” <-i "mini * * - at a private sanitarium, was held from ill At I'.it son's unde tiie.g . ment nr 2 o'clock today. Rev. <..'. I' A. Pise, of St. Philips Cathedral, officiat ing Interment was In Westview. Mrs. Blgby was 58 years old. and of late bad resided with her son. H. S. Big by, at ISO Richardson street. At the old home, at the coiner of Washington and Crumley streets, and in the days when her husband was United States dis trict attorney and congressman, Mrs. Big bv was a leading figure tn the city's social life. She was a devoted member of St. Philips Surviving Mrs. Blgby are four daugh ters. Mrs. .1 Fowler Richardson, of Wllkesbarre, Pn . Mrs Charles \. Wil kins, of New York city, and Misses Ma bel and Bernie Blgby. of Atlanta The pallbearers will be Charles North ern Hugh Dorsey. John A Jones. James L Anderson. Judge Ben Hill and Charles Godfrey. $30,000,000 PARISIAN SWINDLER FLEEING TO VERA CRUZ, MEX. PARIS. I tec 28. —The French police announced today that they had re ceived information that Henry Ro. ebette, the fugitive French banker and promoter, who is accused! of making 83u.000.000'through iiis operations, is on the lint Espagne. which is scheduled to teach Vera Cruz, Mexico, January 5. Roehetti. who rose from a barber in a small French village to be one of the richest and most Influential men in Finis, was arrested and tried on a swindling eliurge in 19,'S. He escaped ' through a technicality, and was placed on trial a second time last July. Rn cliette was found„guilty and sentenced to two years Before he could be taken to prison, lie disappeared, forfeiting $4'1,000 bail. Since then the police have searched all Europe for him WEALTHY FARMER WEDS AT 76 TO GET GOOD BREAD CHICAGO Det I’B. John Evans. 71 years old. a wealthy farmer, returned to Dennison. N. Y with his bride aft hr a short wedding trip and admitted that this his second matrimonial ven- 5 ture. resulted frmn his discovery of a bread that suited his taste exactly Evans ate bread In a New York restau rant and was so phased with it he ’cade it his business to ascertain who bakic it Ills search led to Miss Julia Walton. \» ais oh of New Philadel phia. lb proposed to I) * ami wa> u< - ceptvU. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS.SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1912. •••••••••••••«•••••••••••• • • • WEEKLY COTTON STATISTICS. • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••• I, Secretary Hester’s weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement of the move | j ment of cotton, issued before the close of I I business Friday, shows an increase in the I ' movement int<• sight compared with the seven day« ending this date last year in rmind numbers 62,000. a decrease under the same days year before last of 7.000, (and an increase over the same time in • 1900 of 150.000. For th** twenty days of December, the lords show a decrease umier last year of | 219,000, an increase over the same perio<l year before last of 77.000, and an increase over the same time in 1909 of 888.000. For the 118 days of the season that • have* elapsed the aggregate is behind the 118 days of last year 90.000, ahead of the I sane- days year before last 1,230,000. and i ahead of 1909 2.348,000. ( i The amount brought into sight during I th** past w* * k has been 427,671 bales, I against 4811,508 for the seven days ending I this date last year. 434,265 year before last ami 277,829 same time in 1909, and. for the twenty-seven days of December it has been 2.046.249, against 2,265.768 last year, 1,969.717 year before last and 1,158,422 same time in 1909. The movement since September 1 shows | receipts .it all I’nite*! States ports »».888,- 715. against 7.046,912 last year. 5.843.121 year before last ami 4.953,171 same time in 1909 Overland across the Mississippi, onio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and (’anada 491,298, against 503,914 i last year. 609.911 year before last and | 424.355 saim time in 1909; interior stocks in excess <<f those held at the close of the commercial year 734,407, against 848, 33<J last year, 749,145 year before last ami 685,206 same time in 1909; Southern mills takings 1,201,000, against 1,006.428 last year. 933.128 year before last and 904.525 same time in 1909. Th*se make tire total movement for the 118 days of the season from September 1 to date 9,315.450. against 9,405,584 last, year, 8,085,305 year before last anti 685,- 330 same time in 1909. Foreign exports for the week have been 193,605, against 388,740 last year, making the total thus far for the season 5,101,290, against 4,989,952 last year, an Incerase of 111,338. Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing the_ past seven days show an increase of 20,371, as compared with the corre sponding period last year, and their to tal takings since September 1 have in creased 14,666. The total takings of American mills, North. South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2.549,- ;»08. against 2,243,826 last. ‘ year These include 1,242,042 by Northern spinners, against 1,227.376. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing Southern interior centers have in creased during the week 45,742 bales, against a decrease during the correspond ing period last season of 40,693. ami are now 340,789 smaller than at this date in 1911. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop ami the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 9,680,163, against 9,692,658 for th** same period last year. Hester’s World’s Visible Supply. Secretary Hester’s statement of the world’s visible supply of cotton, made up from special cable and telegraphic ad vices, compares the figures of the week with last week, last year ami the year before. It shows a total of 6.293,004, against 6,175,052 last week, 5,565,547 last year and 5,298,979 year before last. The total world’s visible supply of cot ton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 117.952, an increase compared with last year of 727.457. and an increase compared with year before last of 994,025. Os the world’s visible supply of cotton as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 3,389,000, against 2,553,000 last year and 2,715,000 year before last; in Egypt 383,- 000, against 237.000 last year and 292.000 year before last; in India 452,000, against 266.000 last year and 33,000 year before last, and in the United States 2,119,000. against 2.510.000 last year and 1,959.000 year before last. * Spinners’ Takings. Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows, in round numbers: This week 382,000 this year, against 409.000 last yeatr and 297,000 year before last. Total since September 1, tnis year, 5,538,000, against 5.470,000 last year and 4,613,000 the year before. Os this Northern spinners* and Canada took 1,242,000 bales this year, against 1,245,000 the year before; Southern spin ners 1.217,000, against 1.016,000 last year, and 946,000 the year before, and foreign spinners 3,079,000, against 3.227,000 last year and 2,422,000 the year before. 'LOST fflN FOUND OYING IN DITCH Strangely disappearing while on his way from his home in Kirkwood to a Christmas tree entertainment last night, Robert Meadors. 55 years of age, was found today unconscious and dying in tin bottom of. a twenty-foot ditch in the rear of the plant of the Virginia- Carolina Chemical Company, in Edge wood. He died within a few minutes after being rescued from the ditch. Ignorance of the removal of a foot ing that had spanned the ditch Is be lieved to have caused Meadors’ death. Evidently thinking the log was still in place, he stepped into the big gully and plunged through the darkness to his death. There was no evidence of foul play. When Meadors failed to appear at the Christmas tree exercises, and then failed to return home, his relatives be came alarmed and a search was started. As the scene of the tragedy is in De- Kalb county, an inquest will be held by officials of that county. FORMER DeKALB CORONER TO BE BURIED AT DECATUR The body of R. E. Jones, aged 76. of Marietta. G:i.. was brought to Atlanta today slid i< at the undertaking estab lishment of Hairy G. Poole, awaiting interment in the Decatur cemetery to morrow tfternoon at 3 o'clock. Fu neral services will be conducted at the Decatur Baptist church. Mr. Jones had been coroner of De- Kalb county for nearly forty years, and was one of the last known citizens in (he ' iimtt He is survived by his \*ife end one smt. W'. E. Jones, and by three daughter* Mrs. H. 1.. Klrkpatrii k. Mrs Ora Ried and Mis .1. S Hedges Mrs. C. M. Heery. Mi-. Caroline M Heery. 72 yiMls o'd. widow of D O. <’ Heery. died this " morning at 7 o'clock at her home. 204 Paik avenm She is survived b\ three -mis. Clarence W.. 11. T and D. T. Ih' ■> ill off Atlanta: one sister, Ali.-s H H. Hall, of Aiken. S <*. and one brother. Summer Hall, of Charleston, S. <■ The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at ths' residem . . am’ m< in. it a til la in W. styii Tim K. t l>. W ing, iss -d 1 by fln lb i Ricita d R Flyim. will coti Jtlel tin s.*lviv<s TSHORTCWNG' I HELPS COTTON 1 Weak Cables Cause Heavy Of ‘ I ' ferings—Bears Good Buyers. Erratic Prices. I NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Weakness in . Liverpool cables resulted in the cotton , market, here opening quiet, with prices r showing irregularity, ranging 3 points higher to 9 points lower than last night’s close. Immediately after the outset, the ring crowd and the Pell interests turned against the market, liquidating heavily. ; December dropped to 12.52 and January to 1u.51. and within fifteen minutes prices aggregated 5 to 11 points decline in ac tive positions from the Initial quotations. After the call, a tew points of the loss was regained through a wave of buying from the spot interests. However, the hull leaders were not active, and it is said they are not likely to make an ap pearance until after the first of the year. During the forenoon trading, the mar ket became steady on short covering by bears and spot people buying heavily. I he market quickly developed an upward tendency. May showed considerable ac t vity. rallying to 12.61, while other ac tive trading months rallied 5 to 9 points opening. The selling pressure which predominated yesterday and early today slackened. However, the market u ’ aj * suppled with cotton from a number of different sources. The principal sell ers were Schill and Pell. The ring also continued to sell, but these sales were limited. Reports from many Southern points toe spot situation continues strong. This encouraged the high pri<;e men and was the potent factor for the. aggressive movement. Reports on the Balkan situa tion are conflicting. It was reported that the Balkan allies are detenniend to leave to Turkey no foothold in Europe, in which they will have the support of the great powers. This, however, did not reflect any depression in the market. The tech nical position of the market is said to be the ruling factor » At the close the market was steady, with prices erratic, being 2 off to 3 points higher than the final quotations of Fri day. RANGE IN NEW YORK c •* I W • 1“ J H o 1 J J'lt U j 0.0 ? eC - T 2-59-61 Jan. 12.61 12.62’12.51 12.61112.60-6112.61-62 m X. 12.50-52112.52-54 Meh 12.55 12.60 12.48 12.57 12.56-58 12.58-50 e," rll ...v; 12 56 12.56 May 12.52 12.61112.47 12.60 12.59-60.12.56-57 •lune 12 51 12 50 July 12.47 12.54’12.40 12.'52 12:51-52 CbSO-ol ■■ Aug. 12.29 12.30112.29 12.30 11.39-41:12.38-40 i Sept. 11.77 11.77111.77’11.77 11.85-89'11.86-90 Oct. 11.66 11,73’1 1,65 11.73 11.73-75 11.73-74 Closed steady. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON. Liverpool cables were due to come 5 points lower on October and 7As points de cline on other positions, but the market ' opened easier. 6 to 7 points lower. At the close the market was quiet. 7 to 8 . lower than the closing quotations of Friday. Spot cotton quiet at 7 points decline; middling (.lid; sales 5,000 bales, including 2,800 American; receipts 54,000 bales t Estimated port receipts for today 45,000 I bales, against 45.562 last year and 85.967 bales the year before. ’ Futures opened easier. Opening Previous ’ Range Close. Close. Dec 6.8814-6.89 6.88 6.94 ’ Dec.-Jan 6.84 -6.85>4 6.84 6.91 Jan.-Feb 6.79 6.86 U Feb.-A1ch6.7844 6.77% 6.85 Meh.-Apr .... 6.78 -6.76 6.76% 6.84 , Apr.-May' .... 6.75 - 6.75 % 6.75 6X2% May-June .... 675 -6.73 6.73% 6.81 June-July. . . . 6.72 6.71 ’ July-Aug 6.70 6.68 6.79 , Aug.-5ept6.59%-6.57 6.57% 6.65% Sept.-Oct 6.39 6.38% 6.45% Oct.-Nov 6 32 6.30 Closed quiet. .. ~ HAYWARD & CLARK’S DAILY COTTON LETTER NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.—Liverpool about conformed to the reaction on our side yesterday afternoon and showed spot prices 7 points lower; sales 5,000 bales, of which 3,000 wen* American A feature in the statistics reflecting the suspense in spot demand is the increase in stock at the interior towns, which for the week is 42,000, against 27,000 bales last year Al though receipts for the week at thirty counted towns are 32,000 bales under those of last year, there is no question that the defective parity between the markets is largely responsible for this state of affairs, while foreign hedges are so much out of line, mills are disposed to draw on reserve stocks and delay buy ing until the parity improves. There is n<> doubt, however, that much spot cot ton has to be bought for export. Mean while. spot holders have n<«t shown the slightest evidence of being tired or weak, . even during the holiday period. Our market receded a little further to- L day, Ma’-ch selling to 12.68 c. It would t have been an exception indeed if the mar ket had passed this holiday period with out some concession. There are no signs i of lack of faith in a higher future and the concession to dullness appears to be well under the control of the leading bull in terests. The market, while dull, was never ex posed to anj selling pressure, and. in i the second hour, recovered easily to 12.78 for March, ruling steady around that figure to the close. The next ginners* report is too far «»ff to be felt next week, and prospects, therefore, are for another week of insipid waiting markets. ’ RANGE I N NEW ORLEANS FUTI^R ES. c I I•*I *• * • > • ■ c I zI -1 1-17.! •' I a,Q . Dee. 12.73,12.77 12.70.12.71 12.69-70 12 77-79 Jan. 12.68 12.79 12.66 12.79 12.78-79 12 72-73 Feb. | 12.79-81 12.74-76 Meh 12.73 12.8142.68 12.80U3.80-81 12.76-77 I April 12.82-84 12.78-80 May 12.78 12.86 12.73 12.70,12.85-86 12.81-82 1 June 12.87-89 12.84-86 July 12.83 12.94 12.80 12.86 12.93-94 12.88-89 Aug. .....1..,.. 12.49 12.44 Get, 111.72j1l 72'11.72 11.72 11_75 11.75-76 Closed steady. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady; middling 12 7 s Athens, steady; middling 13e. Macon, steady; middling 12%. New Orleans, steady; middling 12%. New York, quiet; middling 13.20. Boston, quiet; middling 13.20. Philadelphia, steady; middling 13.20. Liverpool, steady; middling 7.lid. Augusta, steady; middling 13c. Savannah, steady; middling 12% , Norfolk, steady; middling 12 13-16. ’ Mobile, steady; middling 12%. Galveston, quiet; middling 12% Charleston, quiet; middling 11%. Wilmington, nominal. Little Rock, quiet; middling 12%. Baltimore, nominal; middling 13c. Memphis, steady; middling 13% St. Louis, quiet (middling 13%. Houston, steady: middling 12%. Louisville, firm: middling 13% COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Thompson. Towle & Co.: We depend on the foreign demand to sustain the mar ket for the American staple. Norden & Co We feel that cotton should be bought on these quiet markets. Bailj & Montgomery; Look for higher prices. Ijigan & Bryan: Unless aggressive bull support is tendered the future market will recede somewhat. INTERIOR MOVEMENT. I ' 1 1912. ' 1911 ll'HHt'in Il.oih 9.21 H Augusiu 1.675 Memphis 3,890 4.972 I St. Louis 9.892 4,557 ' Cincinnati 3.327 1.151 Kittle IhH-’k • • - ■■ . . I .HR* j I'oti I 21.339 ffICWJL OOOP IN STOCK PRICES Market Active, With Narrow | Fluctuation—Traders Await New Year’s Business. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK. Dec. 28.—Trading was quiet and prices were irregular at the opening of the stock market today, the biggest price change being in Mexican Pe troleum. which was 1 point higher. Gains and losses were fairly well distributed during the first half hour. Among the gains were Utah Copper %, United States Steel %, Reading %, South ern Railway %. International Harvester %■ Inspiration Consolidated Copper %, Erie %. St. Paul ’4, American Beet Sugar %, American Locomotive %. Amalgamated Copper was unchaiffted at first, but later lost %. Reading lost its gain and Steel also suffered. American Car and Foqndry and Lehigh Valiev each declined %. WestinglKiuse sold Qff %, while frac tional losses were sustained In Texas Company, Great Northern preferred, Ca nadian Pacific and Chino Copper. The curb market was strong. Americans and Canadian Pacific in Lon don were steady. The stock market closed irregular. Government bonds unchanged. Other bonds irregular Stock quotations; I I [fist I Clos.’PreV STOC KS - HighiLow. Sale I Bid. (Tse Amal. Copper.! 76%; 75% 75% 75%; 76% Am. Ice See u»% 19% Am. Sug. Ref.’H7 |ll7 117 H6%;117 Am. Smelting 72%l 71% 72 71% 72% Am. Loeomo. . 42%l 42 42 i 41%l 42% Am. Car Fdy.. 55 , 54% 54% 53% 55% Am. Cot. Oil .(. J .... ... 55 55% Am. Woolen .1 . ...|' 19%' 19% Anaconda ....1 39% 39% 39%' 39%j 39% Atchison i105%1105 |105%i105' '105% A. C. L|l3l 131 131 130%'131% American Can \ 29% 28%' 29 ' 29' ! 29% do. pref. ..115 114%i115 114%!114% Am. Beet Sug. 48 46% 47% 47'4 47% Am. T. and T. 141 141 'l4l 146% 141% Am- Agricul ' .... 54% 52% Beth. Steel ...| 39% 38 1 39% 38% 39% B It- TI 92%. 91% 91% 91%| 92% B. and 0104%|104%|104%:104%;104% Can. Pacific .'259% 257% 258% 58 259% Corn Products 14 |l4 14 1 13%; 13% C. and 0 78% 78% 78% 78% 78% Consol. Gas . .[l4O 1140 140 [139%i140% Cen. Leather . 28%; 28% 28'4 28% 29 Colo. F. and 1.1 .... I 33% 33% Colo. Southern .... II 32 31 D. and H!....[ 1163 '163 Den. and R. <l. 19%' 19% 19% 19% 19% Distil. Secur. . 21 21 21 21 21% Erie I 32 ! 31%. 31%: 31%,' 31% do, pref. .. ‘ ... 49 41 Gen. Electric .1184% 183 184'- 184% 183% Goldfield Cons 2 ' 2 G. Western 16 I 15% G. North., pfd. 130 129%.129%129% 130% G. North. Ore. 40 140 140 40 40% Int. Harvester ,111%.111% 111% tn m Illinois Central' ....I .. .126 126 Interboro . ...j 18% 18% 18%! 18%' 18% do. pref. ..63 I 62%: 63 ' 63% 63% lowa Central 10 10 K. C. Southern .... 26%’’ 26% K. and T; 26%; 26% 26%i 26%j 26% do, pref! 161 61 L. Valley. . .1166% 1165% 166 [166 1166% L. and N.. . . 141%[141%'141% 140 'l4O ' Mo. Pacific . . 1 40%: 40% 40% ! 40% 40% N. Y Central;loß 107% 107% 107%i107% Northwestern 136%'136% 136% 135% 135% Nat. Lead. . .1.1 55% 55% N. and W. . .! ....; [112%:112% No. Pacific . .|120%!120% 120%'120 '120% O. and W. ..; 31 31% Pennl22 121% 121%1121%1121 % Pacific Mail .'...J.... 1 29 31 P. Gas Co. . . 114%j114% 114%[114 ;114 P. Steel Car . 35 35 Reading .... 167% 165% 166% 166% 167 Rock Island . 24%j 23% 25% 23% 23% do. pfd.. . .... 143 43% R. I. and Steell ... JI 25% 26 do. pfd.. . 84% 85 S. -Sheffield'4o 40 So. Pacific . . 105%1104%|105%i104% 105 So. Railway . 27%: 27% 27". 27% 27 7 « do. pfd 1 79% 80% St. Paul. . . . 112% 111%i111% Tenn. Copper 38 '3B 38 37% 38 Texas ' Pacific 22%' 22% 22% 22% 22% Third Avenue ...J .... 39% 39% Union Pacific 159% '158% 159% 159% 15'.'% U. S. Rubber 63%| 62 ; 63% 63% 61% Utah Copper . 58%j 58 158 58 | 58% U. S. Steel . . 67'%' 66%' 67 66% 67% do. pfd.. . . 109%1109V5h09% 109% 109% V. Chern. . 43% 42% 42% 42%' 43 West. Union 71% 75- Wabash ....' ....' 4 4 do. pfdl ....( .. ..; 13%' 13% West. Electric 79 I 78%1 78%f 78% 79 Wis. Central I .... i 48 ; 48 W. Maryland . . .[45%’ 56% Total sales. 115.500 shares. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, Dec. 28.--Opening: Indiana, 15%; North Butte. 33%: Lake Copper, 24% NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—The weekly statement of the New York Associated Banks shows the following changes: Average statement: Excess cash reserve $4,737,950: decrease $2,811,700 Loans, increase $8,257,000. Specie, increase $1,800,000. Legal tenders, decrease $129,000. Net deposits. Increase $21,516,000. Circulation, decrease $120,000. Actual statement: Loans, increase $13,589,000. Specie, increase $1,891,000. Legal tenders, increase $2,982,000. Net deposits, increase $27,798,000. Reserve, decrease $744,500. PORT RECEIPTS. The following table shows receipts at the ports today, compared with the same day last year: I 1912. | 1911. New Orleans .... 11.226 19,772 Galveston 18.532 19:608 Mobile 304 1 318 Savannah 2,791 6,193 Charleston! 217 1,053 I Wilmington 942 2,944 I Norfolk 4,317 5:423 Baltimore 2.677 New York 756 ' 59 Boston 613 1 431 Brunswick 2 593 Pacific coast .... 2,169 2;42l Various 5,062 L 354 Total - \ . 46.7t1> | 66,837 THE WEATHER- Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. The Indica tions are that the weather will lie gener alli fair tonight and Sunday over the re gion of the easi of the Mississippi river temperatures will rise tonight in th" lower lake region, the Ohio vnlt.o. Tennessee the south Atlantic states and east Gulf states. Storm warnings are displaced on the Washington coast. General Forecast. Following is the general forecast until 7 p. m. Sunday: Georgia -Fair tonight and Sunday warmer tonight. Virginia lair tonight aAI Sunday: warmer tonight. North Carolina and South Carolina - Pair tonight and Sundaj ; rising tempera ture tonight. Florida -Generali} fair tonight and Sunday; rising temperature in north and central portions; frost in north and prob ably light frost in central portion tonight Alabama and Mississippi Fair tonight and Sunday: warmer tonight Louisiana -Generally fair and somewhat warmer, probably frost in southeast to night. Sundai increasing cloudiness and warmer. Arkansas Fair and warmer tonight; Sunday generally cloudy. Oklahoma Fair and warmer tonight; Sundaj fair and »• '.del East Texas-Unsettled und warmer West Texas Generallj fair ami warm- 1 ■ •I- totilgle ; Sumi ,' fair mid colder in I nori h | ATLANTA MARKETS EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 30®32e BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, In 1-lb blocks, 25®27%; fresh country, dull, 1514 120 c. DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, head and feet on, per pound; Hens, 16@17c; tries, 20@22%; rosters. 8®10c; turkeys, 1 owing to fatness. 17@18c. * LIV E POULTRY —Hens, 35® 40c; roost ers, 25®'30c; fries. 25®35c; broilers. 20® : 25c; puddle ducks, 25@30c: Pekin ducks. 35@40c; geese, 50®60c ea.cn; turkeys, ow -1 ing to fatness, 15©18c ‘FRUITS AND PROPUCE. f RUIT AND VEGETABLES—Lemons, fancy, $5.50@6.00 per box: bananas. 2%®3 I per pound; cabbage. 1.25®1.50 pound; pea nuts, per pound, fancy Virginia 6%@>7c, ■ choice. 5%®6c: lettuce, fancy. $1.25@1.50; ■ choice $1.25@1.50 per crate: beets. $1.50® :2 per barrel: cucumbers. $1.50® 1.75 per | crate; Irish potatoes, 90c® 1.00. 1 Egg plants, $2®2.5v per crate, pepper, • $1@1.25 per crate; tomatoes, fancy, six -1 basket crates, $2.00@2.50; pineapples, $2.50 ' @2.75 per crate; onions, 75c®$1 per bush., 1 swet potatoes, pumpkin yam, 65® 70c PROVISION MARKET. 1 (Corrected by White Provision Company.) Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 pounds average, 18c. Cornfield hams, 12 to 14 pounds average, 17%c. Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18 pounds average, 18%c. Cornfield pickled pig’s feet. 15-pcund kit'2, *1.25. Cornfield jellied meat In 10-pound dlnnef pail, 12%c. Cornfield picnic hams, 6 to 8 pounds av erage, 14 %c. Cornfield breakfast bacon, 24c. Grocer style bacon (wide or narrow), 18%c. Cornfield fresh pork sausage C'nk or • bulk) 25-pound buckets. 12%c. Cornfield frankfurters, 10-pound buck ets. average, 12c. Cornfield bologna sausage. 2»-pound boxes. 11c. Cornfield luncheon hams, 25-pound boxes, 1.3%c. Cornfield smoked link sausage, 25- pound boxes, 10c. Cornfield smoked link sausage In plckls, 50-pound cans. $4.75. Cornfield frankfurters in pickle, 15- pound kits, $1.75. Cornfield pure lard, tierce basis, 12%c. tl%e Un ‘ ry pure lard, 50-ponnd tins, Compound lard (tierce basis), B%c. D. S. extra ribs, 11 %c. D. S. Rib bellies, medium average, 12%c D. S. bellies, light average 13c. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR—Postell s Elegant, $7.50: Ome ga, $7.50: Carter’s (best), $7.00; Gloria (self-rising), $6.35: Victory (finest pat ent. $6.50; Diamond (patent). pat- Quality (finest patent), $6.50; Mono gram, $6.00; Golden Grain, $5.50: Fault less, finest, $6.25; Home Queen (high est patent), $55.75; Puritan (highest patent), $5.75; Paragon (highest patent), $5.75: Sun Rise (half patent), $5.25; White Cloud (highest patent), $5.50; White LUy (high patent), $5.50; White Daisy, $5 50: Sunbeam, $5.25; ’Southern Star (patent), $5.25: Ocean Spray (patent), $5.25: Tuifp (straight). 4.15; King Cotton (half pat ent), $5.00; low grade, 9S-lb sacks, $4.00. CORN—Choice red cob, 74c: Tennessee white. 75c; choice yellow, 73c; cracked corn, 75c. MEAL—Plain 144-pound sacks. 71c; 96- ponnd sacks, 72c; 48-pound sacks, 74c; 24- pound sacks. 76c; 12-pound sacks. 780. OATS—Fancy clipped, 51c; No. 2 clipped 50c; fancy white. 49c; No. 2 white, 48c; mixed, 47c: Texas rust proof. 65c: Okla homa rust proof. 60c; Appier, 75c; winter grazing. 75c. COTTON SEED MEAL—Harper, S2B; prime, S2B: creamo feed, $26 COTTON SEED HULLS—Square sacks. $13.00. SEEDS—f Sacked): Wheat. Tennessee blue stem, $1.60; German millet. $1.65: am ber cane seed, $1.55; cane seed, orange, $1.50: rye (Tennessee), $1.25; red top cane seed. $1.35; rye (Georgia). $1.35; red rust proof oats. 72c; Burt oats. 75c; blue seed oats. 50c; barley, $1.25. HAY—Per hundredweight; Timothy, choice, large bales, $1.40; No. 1 small, $1.30; No. 2, small.' $1.15; Timothy No. 1 clover mixed, $1.15; clover hay. $1.15; al falfa. choice. $1.40: No. 1, $1.35; wheat straw, 70c; Bermuda hav. 85c. FEEDSTUFF. SHORTS—White, 100-lh. sacks, $1.85; Hallida y,white, 10-lb. sacks, $1.00; dandy middling. 100-lb. sacks. $1.85; fancy 75-lb. sacks, $1.80; P. W., 75-lb sacks. $1.70; brown, 100-lb. sacks. $1.60; Georgia feed, 75-lb. sacks, $1.65; bran, 75-lb sacks, $1.40; 100-lb. sacks. $1.35; 50-Ib. sacks, $1.35: Homeclolne, $1.60; Germ meal, $1.60. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap. 100-lb. sacks, $3.25; 50-lb. sacks, $3.50; Victory $2.05; pigeon feed. $2.25; Purina -pigeon feed. $2.25; Purina chowder, dozen, pound okgs., $2.30; Purina scratch, 100-pound $1.90; Victory Scratch. 50-Ib. sacks. $1.95* 100-lb. sacks. $1.90: wheat, 2-bushel hags’, per bushel, $1.40; oyster shell, 80c; Purina pigeon feed, $2.35: special scratch, 10-lb sacks SI.BO. GROUND FEED—Purina feed. 100-lb. sacks, $1.75; 175-lb. sacks. $1.75; Purina molasses feed, $1.70; Arab feed. $1.70; Allneeda feed, $1.65; Suvrene dairy feed. $1.50; Universal horse meal, $1.30; velvet feed. $1.50; Monogram, 100-lb. sacks, $1.60; Victory horse feed. 100-lb. sacks. $1.60; A. B. C. feed, $1.55; Milko dairy feed, $1.60; alfalfa molasses meal, $1.75; alfalfa meal, $1.50; beet pulp. 10-lb. sacks. $1 60 GROCERIES, SUGAR —Per pound, standard granu lated; 5%; New York refined. sc; planta tion. 6c. COFFEE —Roasted (Arbuckle's), $25; AAAA, $14.50 in bulk; in bags and bar rels, s2l; green, 20c. RICE —Head, 4%®5%c; fancy head, 5% ®6%c. according to grade. LARD—Silver leaf, 12%c per pound; Scoco, 9c per pound; Flake White, ac per pound; Cottolene, $7.20 per case; Snow drift. $5.85 per case. CHEESE —Fancy full cream. 20c. SARDINES—Mustard, $3 per case; one quarter oil, $3. SALT—One hundred pounds. 52c; salt brick (plain), per case, $2 25; salt brick (medicated), per ease, $4.85; salt, red rock, per cwt., $1.00; salt, white, per cwt. 90c; Granacfystal, case, 25-lb. sacks, 75c; salt ozone, per case, 30 packages, 90c; 50- lb. sacks. 30c: 25-lb. sacks. 18c. MISCELLANEOUS—weorgia cane syr up, 38c; axle grease, $175; soda crackers, 7%c per pound; lemon crackers. 8c; oys ter, 7c; tomatoes (2 pounds), $1.65 case; (3 pounds), $2.25; navy beans, $3.25; Lima beans. 7%c; shredded biscuit. $3 60; rolled oats, $3.90 per case; grits (bags). $2.40; pink salmon, $3.75 per case; pepper, 18c per pound; R. E. Lee salmon, $7.50; cocoa 38c: roast beef. $3.80; svrup. 30c per gal lon: Sterling ball potash, $3.30 per rase; soap. $1.50@4.00 per case; Rumford bak ing powder, ?2.50 per rase FISh. FlSH—Bream and perch 7c per pound; snapper. 9c per pound; trout, Itic per pound: bluefish, 7c per pound; pompano, 25c tier pound; mackerel, 9®loc per lb • mixed fish, s@Cc per lb.; black bass, 10c oer pound; mullet, sl2 per barrel. O) STERS —Per gallon: Plants, St 60, extra selects. $1.50; selects. $1 10; straights, $1.2(% standard. $1; reifers, 90c. 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 5 00 @3.75; god steers, 80 to 1.000. 4 75%5 ”5 ■ medium to good steers, 700 to 850, 4.25® 4 75; good to choice beef cows, 800 to 906 3.75(0'4.50; medium to good beef cows. 700 to 800. 3.50®4.00; good to choice heifers 750 to 850. 3.75®’4.50; medium to good heifers, 650 to 750. 3.50@4.00. The above represent ruling prices on good quality .of heef cattle. Inferior grades and dairy types selling tower Medium io good steers, if fat. 700 to 806, 4.00® 4.25. Medium to common cows, if fat, 700 to 860, 3.25@4.00; mixed common to fair. 60i> to 800. 2.50@3.25: good butch er bulls. 00-it 3.75 Prime bogs. ICO to 200 average. 7.10®. 7.75, god butcher hogs. 110 to 160; $6.75® 7.1'0: good butcher pigs, ino to 140 6 50® 7.00; light pigs. 200 to 250, 6.75® 6.50; heavy rough hogs. 200 to 250. 6.75®7.00. Above quotations apply to corn-fed I ogs. Mash and peanut fattened hogs 1@ l%c lower. Gattie, receipts normal: market steadv. Hogs, receipts i:ca\icr. market lower. Every 'wirable room, apartment, house I room. tor light housekeeping, business I -atlons. garages, -nr. . tic' me for I vent in Atlant.' au-' e r«'iivu .in.-- car He A’un.l n -T’ iter, i: iletln’ Wins dsop f FREE OFFERINGS i I General Selling Prevails in Face of Unfavorable Weather m Argentina. ST, LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS Wheat- No. 2 red ; 106 Oats , CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Lossw of ' With Use unfavorable" weathe'r'ln 'the' ' l gentine Republic, the ioXtr prie?s at 1 % erpool Paris and Antwerp, and th in ,he markets ‘ -'rgentme wheat, 5,,. the long sellers seemed to have fallen -■ somewhat. Top prices were «hli 1 n after the sales'were mmle ‘ dded r '«' cars at Chicago this morning Cal / were somewnat unsettled ami corn at Liverpool was fractionaliv big; . small 8 Were a trifle lower an, l tra<ie’’was Hogs, were low.fi- at the yards am' ■- vistons -were off fractionally in svnna't ’ July wheat was the strongest JI . ■ ' the list, as it closed with a bld of v.'' compared with a resting spot m t' ' figures yesterday. The Mav op Ln C a off nearly %e and the July showed a fit. ’ i m cable was received from i . erpool late saying there were ra L over Argentina which caused some 1,.' ' ing by shorts, but those in a position ■„ s-ell wheat were on that side of the het. There was a little better deu an.. 000 bushX ' artiCle ’ With sales of fflo^bSs^ 11^1 - e] Oats were off a trifle. Sales 90,000 b>Pl>. Provisions were lower and the trade wa< small in that market. LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat closed %d to %d lower. Corn closed %d higher for January u °Bd lower for February. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Graip quotations: WHEAT- HiSh ‘ L ° W aos e™o» May 91': l?% 91* Ju ’y Dec. 47% 47'. 47 47 47% May 48 48% 48 48 48% •July 49 49 48% 48% 49 OATS- Dec. 32% 32% 32% 32% 3>% May 32r 4 32% 32-< , ■July 33 33 32% 32% 33 PORK— ’ Jan 17.55 17.55 17.37% 1.7.40 17 62'.. 17 - 97 % l‘-82% 17.85 18.(". " LAKD— Dec. 9.70 9.80 9.70 9.70 9 9’, Jan. 9.70 9.70 9.62% 9.62% 9’75 M ribs- i ’’ 7E 9 ’ T0 ’ 9 ’ 70 ’ 3 '- 85 Jan. 9.55 9.55 9.50 9.50 9.60 May 9.62% 9.62% 9.60 9.60 9.67% CHICAGO CAR LOTS Following are receipts for aSturdav and estimated receipts for Monday: I Saturday.! Munday" Wheat 32 60 Corn 700 358 Oats 318 208 Hogs 23,000 52,000 CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Wheat—No. 2 red 1.09@1.10%. No. 3 red 1.04@1.08, No. 2 hard winter 89@93%, No. 3 hard winter 87@91, No. 1 Northern spring 89%, No. 2 Northern spring 88%, No. 3 spring 83@86 Corn—No. 3 45%. No. 3 white IGT'all No. 3 yellow 15%, No. 4 42%@42%, No 4 white 45®46. No. 1 yellow 42%@42*% Oats—No. 2 32%, No. 2 white 33%@34%, No. 3 .32%, No. 3 white 32%@33, No. 4 white 31%@32%, standard 33%@33%. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Hogs—Receipts 23,000. Market sto 10c lower; mixed and butchers, 7.20@7.55; good heavy, 7.45® 7.55; rough heavy, 7.20®7.40; light, 7.20@ 7.50: pigs, 5.25@7.10; bulk, 7.10@7.35. Cattle- Receipts. 6,000. Market steady, beeves, 6.40® 9.50; cows and heifers. 2.75i® 8.00: Stockers and feeders. 5.00@7.40; Tex ans, 6.40®.8.25; calves, 8.45@1d'00. Sheep—Receipts, 20,000. Market slow and weak; native and Western, 4.20@5.50, lambs, 6.10@8.65. BUTTER. POULTRY AND EGGS. NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Dressed poultry steady: turkeys 14@26. chickens 12@26, fowls |2@l6, ducks 10@20, geese B@lß. Live poultry steady; chickens 12@12%, lowls 12® 13%, turkeys 20 asked, rooster-: 9 asked, ducks 14@15, geese 13@14. Bjitter firm; creamery specials 33@37% creamery extras 30@35, state dairy itubsj 23@34, process specials 26%®27%. Eggs active; nearby white fancy 42* 45, nearby brown fancy 32 asked, extra firsts 31@32, firsts 27@i8. Cheese quiet; wfiiole milk specials 17(<i 18, whole milk fancy 16U@17%, skims spe cials 13%@ 14, skims fine 13%@14%, full skims B@ll. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YORK. Dec. 28.—Coffee steady' No. 7 Rio spot 14@14%. Rice steady; do mestic ordinary to prime 4%@5%. Molas ses steady; New Orleans open kettle 3.42 molasses sugar 8.17, refined steady; stand ard granulated 4.95, cut loaf 5.70, crushed 5.60, mold A 5.25, cubes 5.15, powderei 5.00. diamond A 4.90, confectioners A 4.75, No. 1 4.65, No. 2 4.60. COTTON SEED OIL. Cotton seed oil quotations: ! Opening. | Cior’ng Spot ? ‘ ? 7 ? ,| | 6.156'6.35 January6.l4®6.ls 6.14V6.1.' February' 6.15@6.18 6.17® 6.18 March6.lß®6.2o I 6.29W6.21 Ipril’ 6.20@6.24 6.22® 6.25 May' 6.28® 6.29 6.29® tU " Junel 6.30®6.33 6.32®6.3[- July ....’. 6.34@6.35 6.35®6 37 August ,| 6.37@>6.406.37® Closed heavy; sales 9.600 barrels NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee <1 notations;' I Opening. ' Closing January 13.12; 13.10® u % F< bruapy. . . . . 13.18 13.15® 13 Marclil3.4o® 13.50'13.4('® 1 " April. 13.50® 13.80 13.53 -1 I Maj 18.70 18.86® 13 ’- June ’.3.70® 13.80 13.%'ii 13 ' Ju1y13.75 ‘13.78® 1-' August 13.85@13.90 1:1.851/13.'" September . . . . 13.95 13.85® 13.8’» • i.-p her 13.97 13.85@13 86 November. . . . . 13.95® 14.00 13.93® 1 3 : [ December 13,2013.08® 13. m SHORT INTEREST IN GRAIN REDUCED: GOSSIP BEARISH <’Hl(’\*;<*. Dec. ?8.-- The Inter-Octa’- says: Gossip on wheat and coarse gran j was bearish It was said that the local longs were well out of their holdings and many short, particularly in v't-it an*l corn; it looks io tie most careful "> - servers as though the local short int»r ,>f had been greatix reduc*?d on the r »- • -olv ince. und that hedging sales, parti* l:ul\ of when’ for th«‘ Northwest. a'- A liberal sales by around ?2 ' b»r .May. and in com by the country 1 • i iisslon houses and local professionals ihe Must f< w days, has not been dig' - and 1. .•‘..•iv t'l-’.ui'ns in the nit. • ■ i ; '*r*ia . i*h*i*'*» ia.-m is '.ui;.%v .n,**»»*• ■