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ATLANTA REAL ESTATE BOARD. Real Estate For Sale. ADAIR’S LIST. ... ,i;TH AVENUE—NEAR SPRING STREET. -I r.KTY OX NORTH AVENUE •;l TM HEX PEACHTREE AND MA VI|. I'TA STREETS IS VERY PROM 's i y.; AVE <JFFER A EARGE SLATE DWELLING. 60x190. FOR $lO,- ' RENTS SBOO A YEAR. TKY<'R STREET, BETWEEN TRIN ITY AND GARNETT. VT OFFER A 25-ROOM BRICK titTLDING. LOT "oxlßo, WITH AL ■ j.'y IN REAR, FOR $42,000: ONLY x I<>OT. A STERLING INVEST. H.N 1. EASY TERMS. , r-RTLAND AND CAIN—A COR- NER, 100x105. v TW<» LARGE DWELLINGS TO PAY FAIR INTEREST UNTIL l;i. ADEQUATE IMPROVEMENTS Al. ■ ERECTED. JUST TWO BLOCKS OF! PEACHTREE. PRICE. $25,000. H/RRLSI ik I»KORGE AI )AIR. Yom Shatke Hands With Djppwtimity by Reading and Using Georgian Want Ads ?eai Estate For Sale. Real Estate For Sale FOR SALE EXCELLEN ““ !MUV I ‘KENT SIL PHl< E 11l f| I XI I IN GOOD CONDITION; white tenants; X A -i. i • -leys rented. Let's look at this. Easy WOODSIDE —. I ion SALE BY IDEAL BUNGALOW. i I > 17 s c* V’ f 4 * JI .' : THIS SIDE of Druid Hill;-. a: . 'I J X L_> iNI Ll# Pence DeLeon avenue, with yfttod block 1 pavement and ear lines in front, we have i R| * . « - »•* X ’’ the most complete new bungalov. in or I p JL I II near Atlanta. Think of all conveniences "* * >_.< * ar.v. and j'U’ll find them het'.'. The ■s z — v . . ideal place for newly married couple to Ivl p_> y' all iiii.MH. It won’t keep. See us quick. ' . . , .. ... : ■ . ■ ■ " 1.. Q'. FURNACE HEATED HOME. 1 "KNek, near Gordon street, we are offering a well built sr\«-i. r<--in home. 60 Bx 150: good shade; excellent mdghb.>rH»<>d: good schools ami car service. $5,250; no lean, or will place loan and sell for small cash payment. See us '-'nee. An exceptional bargain. WILSON BROS. Pi. NE M,’MUI-J ' gj EMPIRE BLDG ■ Cherokee Avenue OX CHEROKEE AVENTE. fn.-int' Hrant Bark, we > have for sale a six-room cottage <>u elevated lot oO ; \l5O feet. Price $3,750.1X1 on very easy terms. Empire Trust and Safe Deposit Co. i EMPIRE BUILDING. $4,000 DRE 1D SE ( 1I() N HERE WE OEI-'ER vol .lilt" H' l np-m-tl.-ii- mro-jin mnmal.w. ( nil modern improvcm nis. Il warn " l " 1 ' "■ i m sell von this one. W. will sell on your own terne. WE ALSO have a new 7-rooin bunyalou that w<> can .-x.-lmug. for acreage within 20 miles oi Anama. HARPER REAL TY COMPANY 717 Third National Bank Building. ; I Jell Phone Ivy 4286. Atlanta Phone bi 2, Whitehall Street Investment » 0... Frederick apartment one of the v E ARE OFFERING for sale next door.' B,l s )s in Hie nature of a best Investment or speculative I’ ll 'V, ... a depth of 275 feet, to orange I't t* ing 50 feet on Whitehall and tunning • and three baths. . -treet The improvem.Sits constitute a i"y |„ ni , v. . and ma.lv face " good i ondltlon. Asa suggestion. I’ l1 ’ ;y " .„. :in «l leaving •> nice bust- : "range street, admitting of a good rein U K >'■ . Tt „. stre-i sold nesa lot on Whitehall Property beyond and on > » , , _ quk , k sal(; a , | 250 ’ocently for $3lO a front loot, and w. at. oner . ■ wars. 7 per cei.t * foot, on terms of J 2.000 cash, balance ..ne. .'«>• li 'erest. This is bevond question "f a doui > HAAS & Atlanta National Bank iiii.iiim;’- HOMER \. M'Al Ki: " ■ - I' COTTON FARMERS TO GET FREE SEED State Board Has Several Re sistant Varieties to Distrib ute Among Planters. ; The Geurgie state board of entoinol . ogy has on hand for free distribution among state farmers several varieties "f cotton seed, perfected from select strains to resist wilt and black root. Th*- new varieties are expected to in crease the yield of the cotton crop. By applying to the state board or to Assistant Entomologist A. C. Lewis, of . Atlanta, farmers may obtain seed for ' planting free, except for freight or ex • press charges. A large amount of seed of the'Alo della and Dixie resistant strains is available. there Is on hand a iarge quantity of iron and brabhain cowpeas for free distribution. These are resistant to the nematode worm. In another year the department will iiistribute seed of the early maturing > * * sistant strain, which is the most Im . portant perfected by Assistant Ento ; mologist Lewis since he took charge of ; the work on cotton diseases in 1905. GEORGE WREN BACK OF OWN ACCORD TO ASK FOR NEW TRIAL George Wren, convicted of complicity in the $50,000 diamond trunk robbery and under bond, whose validity was in doubt, returned voluntarily to Atlanta today from Birmingham, appearing be fore Judge Price Edwards, of the supe rior court, to present his plea for a new trial. Foiiowing his conviction, Wren was released under a supersedeas bond of $5,000, which, it developed, was not au thorized by Judge Edwards. When he went to Birmingham, doubt as to his voluntary return was expressed, which, however, was dissipated at his return this morning. Judge Edwards, hearing evidence in the ease, announced that ills decision would be rendered within a few days. Meanwhile, Wren is out on bail, legal this time. In event of the refusal of a new trial, Wren’s attorneys will appeal his case to the supreme court. BITTER, POULTRY AND EGGS. N PAY V >KK. Dec. 31.—Dressed poultry I *’<w<ly. turkeys 140 26. chickens 12026, fouls l.ft l i.ij. ducks 100 id, geese 10019 Live poultry active; chickens 12013. fowls 12014, turkeys 20. Butter; creamery specials 32037 L, creamery extras 30035, state dairy (tubs) 34, process specials 26'., Eggs active; nearby white funev 420 45 extra firsts 31032. tirsts 270 28' Cheese dull; whole milk special*; 17018, whole milk fancy 160 skims specials 13t5014 : .. Skims fine 12013, fail skims 8 011. ' —~ * •—“ ■jjra ATLAXTA GEORCUax AND NEWS/’T'ESDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1912. REAL ESTATE building permits. s•*‘o,l'oo—City of Atlanta- Hulsej thiee <•. vmatory buildings. The Destructor Company SI.OOO—W. o. McDonald. Arden ave nue. one-story frame dwelling. J F. Howel], So.oOo-j. [. Turner, Green wood ave two-story brica house. Fulton ounty Home Builders. $4,000— Mrs. Saiah J. West, 20 Chat ham Street, erect six-room cottage, rulton < ounty Home Builders. ' • Ca,laWi ‘y. 66 East Four <.<nta street, make additions. Fulton ' ounty Home Builders. u^i" UU 1 -< " rl wit <* Peachtree and Danis streets, ; emodel stores and make additions Charles W. Bernhardt. Green Beckham, rear 65 Maple Hlret. one-story frame dwelling. Mr Dixon. property transfers. - u „ , Warranty Deeds. v',.'"’;' i'■ ? Ragsdal.' to Claude C. avenue in<, r°°V’ 0 fcet ’ sou,h si,le 1 L t -n - f,;et 'vest of Division place; TVenn 4 uOx, '>" Jeet. southwest corner Dill aienne and Division place; also lot 100. x .‘■'L f sM '- 1,111 avenue. 500 feet feet E? !> Vls . ll,n r place; also lot 50x205 i ‘ . siue 1,111 avenue, 500 feet west of Ashby street. December 27. 1912. \ l l 7‘’ v . e , l “ nd C. C. Cater, Sr., to ikvrn- » ru ’ ater and his children, lot f !T 1 ' ! vesl sl<k! Jackson street. 100 ! 2 1912 Uth ° f Auburn av enue. December I Intt'mi* •’.'.'t'ep'ihie Rogers et al. to Mrs lot 30x60 ft, et. north ness B £ t- 102 feet ' vest " f Holder- n - streel - December 24. 1912 D.’„ni« r ’l!'" 1 ' • l '«eph Buchanan to s ,l. u-m, | at iF r ’ 61x21,1 feet * southeast .a Mr. s,r <-et. 418 feet southwest o, .;) k J'amel Mn-et. December 12. 1912. Moll 11. I*. Anderson to .1. H. Holtz .law properly on Imnw.idy road, in land lot 43. December 30, 1912 „ k . 3so ‘,^ L I Fucken to E. D. Crane w < o. 35b Mangum street, 38x100 feet December 14, 1912. $1 350—E. D. Crane & Co. to W. M. 1912 S ’ salne Property. December 14, SI,BOO i 'openhill Land Company to Mil l',’." K "’->er. lot 50x163 feet, east side Barnett street, 342 feet south of I'once avenue. December 30. 1912. $.1,380 -Southern Flour and Grain Coni pany to l.. , wry National Bank m Atlanta, lot 50x200 feet, east side West Peachtree street, 210 feet south of Fifteenth street, insecure notes. December 11. 1912. *4,250 Birdie V. Gorman to V. H. and '? ■ v Kriegshkher, lot 80x208 feet, east side Southern railway, 408 feet southeast ot Greenwoo4l avenue. November !•, 1912 i.» Ll e , nr ? Stephens to J. Fl Sistrunk. ♦ leet, east side Koxburv road fqp! lne stree? . land lot 9. November 21. Leila K. Jones to Mrs. \\ iJllc I). Kelley, lot feet, north side St. Charles avenue. 100 feet west <.f Fredrika street. December 30, 1912. SbOO A. M. Belle-Isle to R. G. Dallas, lot 40x100 feet, south side West Hunter street, 112 feet east of Ashbj' street I»e cember 5. 1912. SSOO -Elizabeth O. Coker to John Clarke, 3.29 acres in land lot 44. 871 feet south of northwest corner. June 11, 1912. S7OO Mrs. L. Ta. Dougherty to same. 3.29 acres m land lot 44. 777 feet south of northwest corner. June 14, 1912. $0,250 John W. Williams to George W. • right, ten acres, east side Roswell road 1912 ° Uth Hne ° f IVy r ° a<l ’ Deceinber 30 - S6OO—A. J. Taylor to J. F. Donahue, 112 Aest street, 50x185 feet. December 30. 1912. Loan Deeds. 1 s<oo Mrs. Belle S. Moore to 1. Dayton ! Roberts, lot 50x150 feet, north side East . Cain street. 316 feet east of Courtland | avenue. December 21. 1912. ■51,000 James M. Davis to C. K. Nelson. Trustee for 17. H. Mason, lot 55x150 feet, south side <.‘enter street, 60 feet east of L<.we street. Deceinber 28. 1912. $6,000 Fulton < ><l<l Fellows Temple Company to Prudential Insurance Com pany. lot 50x109 feet, northwest corner! Decatur and Moore streets. December 20. « SSOO William Tribble to Mrs. Vlj Keenan, lot 60x277 feet, northeast side I Richmond avenue, 210 feet southeast of Lethea street. December 30, 1912. $3,380 Mrs. Mary Fields to Southern F'h’ur and Grain Company, lot 50x200 feet, east side \\ est I’each tree street, 210 feet south of Fifteenth street. December 7. 1912. $250 Leo Schillinger to Arno Kuettner. lot 32x250 feet, east side Holderness street. 283 feet south of Lucile avenue. December 21. 1912. $1,500 George W. Wight to Philip A. Aicklen, ten acres east side Roswell road it south line of Ivy road. December 30, 1912. $1,600 William J. Campbell to Bertha La«l<l Hoskins, all of land lot 41. l-'our ] teenth district, except 70 acres on west I side thereof; also 24 l i acres in southwest I corner land lot 42, Fourteenth district; : also 25 acres, being east one-half of i southeast one-quarter of lan<i lot 66, 1 Fourteenth district: also land in Camp • bell county. December 30, 1912. Quitclaim Deeds. } $: Jo!.u S. <‘ohen to .Josephine Rogers r al., lot 150 :480 feet, northwest corner Holderness and oak streets. December 6. 1912. $1 Mrs. Maj Inman Gray to same, j same property. December 6. 1912. $5 Samuel Barnett to I r . C. Lacy, lot 50x100 feet, south side F’air street, 100 feet cast of Badger street. July 25. 19u3. Henr; D. II? nds to same, lot 150 x 100 feet, southeast corner Fair and Badger streets. November 23, 1912. $1,500 City of Atlanta to Simon S. Selig, Jr., loi 50x47. on west side Mari etta street, 424 feet south of Simpson street. December 30. 1912. P Herrington to Mrs Nellie G. Ware. 650 Washington street, 100 by 200 feet. December 28. $1 —J. R. Carmichael to A. M. Belle-Isle, lot 10 by 100 feet, south side West Hun ter street, 112 feet east of Ashby street. Deicmber 18. $lB5 A P. Herrington to F. J. <‘ooledge | ct al., executors of James R. Stephen son, l«*t 73 hy 85 feet, northwest corner F«»rt and Baker streets. December 26. $1 -Germania Savings Bank t<> Leila K. Jones, lot 50 by 100 feet, north side St. ‘ ‘buries avenue. 100 feet west of Fredrika :>treet. December 5. $1 Lovett Drummond et al. to Minnie F Findley. 1 82 Did Wheat street, 70 by 143 feet. December 7. $52 ,\. Herrington to Minnie F. l-'indh : . same property. December 30. Bonds for Title. $4,600 Penal Sum Miss A. E. Hender son t<» Joseph Meier. 546 Central avenue, by i3’> feet November 12. A. Penal Sum J. 11. Whisenant to i. I-' Bellingrath, lot 20 b\ 50 feet, south | *;.’<• poplar street, 8e feci east of Spring i Ist r» »4. I ember 'J. Mortgager. B. I’ liter to J. 11. I’ario l ;-. ~1 ? !(<•< I n. 185 t'fft. I’orih side Bryan street, lOe ftu ’ uost of <’aineror- street. Jtecem- | her 30. s;:uu- I* I’an.'-r IL Parker, lot 27 I.' s.‘> fit '. m»: ii side Woodward a\ ■nu». '3O feet from Badger street. De«<*m -30 i-‘!SU J. W. »’Lambers i<» den i.an - and i Mechanics Banking and Loan (’ompuny of! V’ai la. bn 2 by 162 f«-et, southeast < or- . ner <’hestr.ut and Fuundrj stree::--. De ( cember 3 SI,OOO Mis. Passic Saperstein t<» Lewis I I’anz’g. 402 South Pryor street, 50 by 150 feet. Decemebr 12. Commissioner's Deed. $13,900 W. W. < »rr et al. to Simon S 1 Jselig. Jr.. 336. 33X and 340 Marietta 1 street, fronting 54 feet anti running 1 a< to Western and Atlantic railroad. No- j vember 25. Guardian’s Deed. $2,085 Bessie (’. \ndrews et al. (by | F R Seaborn, guardian) to Joseph A M«('ord, 259 East North avenue, 38 by 123 feet No*, ember 5. Lien. ssl—Phoenix Planing Mills \s. Mrs. Beatrice L. Leonard. 53 East Merrit avenue, 48 by 187 feet. December 3u Evei u table ) om, apart met t, In xae, roon ' ■ ’ net l< at pirage stores that are for rent ii an bt i found n i < rr-Ht:> It* ” i • *’r' Gill GANGES IN COTTON FRIGE: I - —i Short Covering and Renewed Bull Support Check Down ward Tendency of Staple. y u S K ' I -’ ec - 31.—Erratic cables F«» U * et J n e °tton market here open ing barely steady, with near positions I jo 3 points higher and distant months 4 'c*. nts , " n ' er than last night’s close, radmg at the outset was verj light. J lie principal buyers were leading spot interests, while the selling uame chiefly iom commission houses and the ring crowd. Mitchell bought January freelv, causing some buying in distant months. At the end of fifteen minutes, prices had recided 2 to 8 points from the opening. .V l Fv market was steady at the decline, with prices a few points over the early decline. I he markets seems to be strictly of a holiday character.,,with th, public gener a.nj waiting the next ginners’ report. >"ine of the must corservaiive traders are inclined to think the market will go some ; lower as the spots arc usually quiet dur- I ni n’J ie 1 lrsl ,>arT Jftnuaty. .he market during the late forenoon was of a dull character, with a narrow range in prices. The ring crowd turned nuyers after the call, covering some of their short lines over the holiday tomor row. This buying, coupled with contin ued aggressiveness of the spot people and unfavorable reports of the Balkan situa tion, were stimulating factors, resulting in a general wave of short covering by a number ot -mtsiders, prices regained the larger portion of the early decline and during the afternoon session the bull lead ers rendered their support, sustaining the present value of cotton, it was said that the hull interests were supporting the market until business became active in the new year. At the close the market was steady, with prices practically unchanged from Monday s close, being unchanged to 1 point up to 1 point lower. .ob 01 ';" 1 are 11 u. m. bids; .liwuary 12.,0 March 12.5 J, May 12.60. July 12.64, October 11.70. —futures. |Ji I j |n| i | y 12 .76 I Li; 1!.67 12.74 uu ;.' 12:73-74 \ b b wr? 25 A ,; U65 12.64-65 Apt. L-kO 12.61 12.60'12.60112.'.4 13 64 Mai 12.63 12.68 12.60 13.67 12.66-67 1° 67 ' U !‘ e U'. rJU ■■ 12.60 Juli l_.;,h 12.62 I'_'.s3 12.61 12.iin-6l 12 60-61 2 F ! 2 2° 12 ,12 40 '2.18-5012.48-49 i 1 11 66 ,I!<4 11 88 11.87-89 11 87-90 Oct, 111,70 11.7.;< u. 76 U. 73 i'.73 74 11.74-75 Closed steady. ~ nr.oJyTV’u l cable ? we re due to eome 1 point higher on January and unchanged to - points lower on other positions, but tne market opened steady at a n,t ad vance of 2 points. \t iij.-, ~ ~| (he market was quiet, at a net decline of t 10. points on old crops and an advance or naif a point on new months. The mar ket closed quiet but steady, with nines m.L'i' 1 ,i * > !' ll1 ?'' of 1 2 to 2 points from the uii»il quotations of Monday. Fair business doing in spot cotton at 6 points declum; middling. 7.11 d; sales 10- 000 bales, including 0.500 American bah s; imports, 105,000, including 101,000 Ameri can; tenders new docket, 2,000 bales. Estimated port receipts are ludav esti- L n .?. ! . e< at {) i».O00 bales, compared with 62,- 7Q b Qcj St «i Weel; ’ 51 nd last year, against •0,384 th- year before. RANGE IN LIVERPOOL COTTON, futures openea quiet. Opening. Prev. r - ’’• Close. Close. H'eu . b.93Lfc-6.9u l .£ 6.$HD 2 6 92’ , Dec.-Jan. 0.89 U-6.89 6.86 6.85 i a V"L eb hSG ’ G - 8 ~ GS, ' : B -83 6.83 L, Feb.-Meh. b. 85 -6.83 6.81 6.81 U6.82L. (Meh.-Apr. 6.83 L.-6.79 6.80*4 6.80 “ 6.81'“ Apt.-May 6.81,1,.-6.78 ... ”t> 78 6 7'l May-June June-July 6.77 -6.73 1 , 674 ’ 675 July-Aug. 6.71 -6.69Yi 671 G. 691. 6.71 V, Aug.-Sept 6.57 V. 6.58 6.58'7 Sept.-Oct 6.39 * « 40 Oct -Nov. 6.33 -6.32 1U 6.31 6.31*A Closed quiet but steady. HAYWARD & CLARK'S DAILY COTTON LETTER Nl'.W 'dtLEANS. Dee. 31. Liverpool nekl steady on futures, but quoted spots 6 point.-, lower: sales 10.000 bales. Land Ings at Liverpool today HtI.OOO bales American and stock of American cotton nev. more than a half million more than last. year. This is likely to change radi cally m the next two months. The In ducements tor importation during tlie past threi' months were totally different’ this year from last year. Last year we had declining markets, enormous crot, esti mates an>. a general belief in lower values, which delayed the acquisition of stock, whereas, this year belief in a small crop, fear of competition for the raw mate rial and rapidly advancing markets have stimulated an early provision of stock ' The general buy ing and large exports i lasi year did not set In until about this time, and the export movement assumed very larg. proportions by January and February. Statistical comparisons, therefore, are to be less flattering during the next Iwo months. Heavy exports and large weekly landings in consequence pro vlded for the heaviest mill takings on rec ord during February and March. New York gossip says McFadden stopped nearly ail the January notices yesterday ami absorbed most of the contract selling, both straight and on straddles. A party from Atlanta tnhl of considerable cotton being held spec ulatively in tin* smaller Georgia towns. <>ur market opened 6 to 8 points down and looked flat and tired. This is not unusual during these holiday times, but there was no special pressure ami con fidence prevailed that the leading buil in terests will take care of it until busi ness activity ievives in the new year, on the whole, the markets passed through the holidays with comparatively little damage, considering that the pri' ■ level was nearly 4e higher than nt the same time last veer, and there is an idea that a January squeeze in New Yorl; wifi be Worked to set th< bull movement after the holiday. Market held verv steady around the opening prices during the morning session. hollowing arc 10 a. in. bid : January 12 77 M.'iteli 12.7:1, Muy 13.83, July 12.90, <»< tuber 11.71. RANGE IN NEW ORLEANS FUTURES «. u ! k w 4 r 32 ' 0 Y 4 ? = - ' -I , -i 't. ■ LCJ I Jan. 1,2.76 12.84 13.75 12.79 Feb. 12.80 82-8 I .'V 1 . it.7> :»■ 13'.16 13.80 12.81,-81 It 8:;-si '1'113.82-81 12.85-87 Muy U.Bl I3.au 12. at 12.8.5 il xj-xt; 12 xx-xu • lime 12.87-89 13 Jul I: I L.'.'7 12 >x ! 2.'.i3 12/c;. ...| 1 o c o .73 11.7'.' I I 73 :1 7f ’.2 77 . . 17;' ] 1 'ioS'.'il o det. PORT RECEIPTS. The following ladle shows receipts at I the ports today, compared with the same ' day last year: l_ I 191 L " | \> w Orieana .... 18.947 "11 I Galveston 24,525 I 33.032 Mobile 118 1 2.671 Savannah 8,706 14,106 ’ i 'harli ston 68<1 i 564 'Wilmington 1.758 2.713 | Norfolk 2,691 8 334 I Boston 449 338 ' Port Arthur 7,000 I Y'arious7,96s 5.04 I ; Pda I . . ._ <:x.o3>, 'A.tir'b INTERIOR MOVEMENT 1 _l ?912 J 191 u ' Houston. 13.071 30.37': Augusta. 685 Uemphls. .... :...!2o '..".1.: .... ' D : .... !0.9i;: I Littk? Kock 2,473 GENERAL BUYING BOOSTS STOCKS Large Outlying Short Interests Sustaining Factor for Pres ent Value. •j- exchanges close new year. •|- Tomorrow being New Year, a legal XI •j* nolidav, the New York, New Orleans ! I Liverpool cotton ex< inges. New 4- i ork and London stock exchanges, 4- the Chicago board of trade. New 4- *}• York coffee market and all produce 4- %• i xchanges will be closed. All ex- 4- y ' Ranges will reopen Thursday for usual business. J. By CHARLES W. STORM. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A buying move-* ment developed at the opening of The ■ stock market today and gains ranging up ward of a point were made. The largest advance was sustained by General Elec trie, which opened at 187. or over Monday s final. Lehlgli Valley crossed It* for a gain of 1 l 4 . There was good de mand for Amalgamated Copper, whDh rose 1«h on first sales. Reading rose 1 point. Annmg the other early advances were: American Smelting h*. Anaconda Copper Bethlehem Steel S. Broklyn Rapid I transit •‘ 4 , California, Petroleum <’hi cago Great W estern V., Chino (’opper Distillers Securities >», Interboro Metro-! potlian L», Loiiisville ami Nashville Rock Island United States Steel •%, I nion Pacific L, to %, and Southern Pacif ic I 'k. Atchison was unchanged, Canad ian Pacific was unchanged on the first sale, but later dropped 14. The upturn was attributed to covering and to the easier condition in the money market. The curb was steady. Support was ap parent in Americans in London with Steel leading the purchases. In the date forenoon price movements were irregular. Some stocks showed strength while others reflected profit-tak ing sales. American Smelting, Utah Cop per and American Tobacco were in brisk demand, moving up each, while slight fractional gains were noted in California Petroleum. Union Pacific. Reading, Union Pacific and American Beet Sugar. Gen eral Electric was under pressure, declin ing I l ,a to 1 T *. Other declines were con fined to small fractions. Around noon prices became steady. Trading for the most part during the last hour was of holiday character. Buy ing orders suddenly appeared ami some issues made good gains. Amalgamated ('opper became one of the most promi nent features of the list, advancing about a point to 78%. The leading railroads showed increased strength. The slock market closed steady; gov ernments steady; other bonds steady. Stock quotations. i (Last I (’los.lPrev STOCKS- High'Low. 'Sale Bid, [d'se Ainal. Copper. 78“k’ 77 78c 78% 76% Am. Ice Sec.. 19H 19% 19L. 1.9% 19% Am. Fug. Refl7% 117 Am. Smelting 73% 72% 71% 7?% 71% Am. J>oeoino 42% 41% Am. Car Fdy.. 54% 53% 54% 5;:% Am. Cot. < »il . 57 57 57 56% 55 Amer. Woolen 18% .... Anaconda .... 40% 397 40% 40% ! 39% Atehis-n .... 105% 105% 105% 105%|105 A. c. ul3l 131 131 130% 136% American <’an 30% 29% 30% 30% 29% do, preflls 114% Am. Beet Sug 50% 48 49’, 49%' 47% xA. T. and 'l'. 139% 138% 139% 13! 140% Am. Agricul. . 55 54% Beth. Steel . . 39% 39 39% 39% 38% B. R. T 92% 91% 92% •% 91% B and <•105% 104%T05 1U4% 104% (’an. Pacific .. 258% 257% 258% 258 257 Coin Products 14% 14 14 14 14 <’. and OI 79 78% 79 78% 78 Consol. Gas ..139% 139 5 h =139% ,139%*139% (’em Leather . 29 29 29 28% 28% Colo. F. and I.' 34 34 34 34 33% Colo. Southern 32 .... D. and H| .... 163 163 Den. and R. G. 20% 20% Distil. Secur. . 21% 21 21 21% 21 F. 32 .’1 • m 31 31 % 31 % do, pref. .. 49% 49% 49% 49% 48’-. xxGen. Elec... 187 185% 186 185% 185% Goldfield Cons.l .... ... ...., 2 .... g. Western L 6%! 16 G. North, pfd. 130% 129% 130% 130% 129% G North. Ore. 41 40% 41 I 11 40% 1 nt. Harvester ....'lll% 110% 111. Cential ..127 127 127 126% 126 Interboro 18% !h% 18% 18% 18% do. pref. .. 64% 64 64 54% 63’* lowa Central 10 I .... K. C. Southern 26% 26% 2C% 26%' 26% K. and T. ... 27 27 ,27 26% 26% do, pref GO .... 1, Valley. . 167% 166% 167%i167 165% L. and N. . . 141 140% 141 141 140 Mo. Pacific . . 41 41 41 41% 40% N. Y. Central 108% 108 108% 108% .... Northwestern 136% 133%. 136%. 136 135% Nat. Lead 56 55% N. ami W. . . 112% 112% 112% 112% 112% No. Paoifi.- . . 1.21% 121 d2l % ,121 % 120 % '). and W . . . 31% 31 % 31 % 31 31 Pennsylvania 122% L 22 122% 121% 120% 1.1 lfi< Mail 29% 29 P. Gas Co. . .114% 114 114% 114% 111 P. Steel Car 35 35 Reading . . 167% 166% 167% 167% 166 Ro< k Island . 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% do. pfd.. . . 44 44 14 4 1 42% R I. and Steel 25% 25 25% 25% 25% do. pfd.. . .86 85 S.-Sheffield. . .... 4;; So. Pacific . . 107% So. Railway . 28 28 28 27% 27% do. pfd.. . . 80 80 80 80% 80 St. Paul. . . . 113 112 113 112% 111% Tenn. Copper 38% 38% 38% 37% 37% Texas Pacific I ... 22 22 Third Avenue ' 40 Union Pacific 161. 159% 160%T60 158% U. S. Rubber . 63 62 62% 62% 62% I tah Copper .' 59 58 59 58% 57% U. S. Steel . .I 68% 67% 68 67% 66% <!■.. pfd.. . .110 ‘llO 110 109% 109% ' V ■<’ (’hem. J 43% 43% 43% 43% 42 w. Union .. A .... 74% 74 Wabash . . . ! 4 4 4 4 1 do. pfd.. . . 13 13 W Eleotricxxx 79% 79 ' 79%; 78% 79 Wis. Central .... 50 .. . W. Maryland ; ’<5%45% Total sales, 181,700 shares, x Ex-divi dend, 2 per <en’ xx Ex-flit i<len<l, 30 per cent of 1 per cent, xxx Ex-dividend, 1 per rent. MINING STOCKS. i;• T<.\, I ><-<■ • ipenii g <topper Range 5!%, Mason 10%. Putt* Superior ’ North Lake :.’%. Swift 15 THE METAL MARKET. x i*;W V<dtK. Dot-. ::i. Tho metai »x --ohangr was »as; 'day. ’’opper, spot and Juiiuar . 1 T.OOo/U*.ol.'; I ' ,j br :ar,'., 17.00''/ , March, 11 OOfii 17 30 Lead, ‘2O h 1.:’". Spulter. 7.20'*/. 40. Tin. .50.00'&50.80. RAIL ORDERS FOR 1912 LARGEST EVER KNOWN NEM YORK, Dec. 31 Heil orders this y«ar are said 1" be about 5.000,000 tons. The largest amount ever contracted for in one year. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, steady, middlingll7!2 7 ! Athens, steady, middling 13c Macon, stead} . middling 12% New Orleans, quiet; middling 12%. New York, quiet, middling 13.20. P. a t»m, quiet . middling 13 2". sternly. middling 1 w. Liverpool, steady; middling 7 lid, \ugusm. steady: middling 13»*. Savannah, steady; middling 12%. Norfolk, steadj: middling 12 il-bl. Mobile, steady, middling 12%. Gal- ' - on. steady; middling 12%. «‘hark stor,. - . a-. v middling 11 , Wilmington, nominal. Little ibn I . quiet: middling 12% Baltimore, nominal; middling U; Memphis, steady; middling 13% I • 8 ' " • • ■ P u. • ' i : THE WEATHER i Conditions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. -The indka- ■ tions are lor generally fair weather ex • cept rain on the lower Atlantic st dur ; ing the next 36 hours. Moderate temper- ■ atures will continue throughout the east ern half of the country during the next. ! two days. Storm warnings are displayed on the Pacific ( oast from the mouth of the Co | luinbia river northward. General Forecast. Following is the general forecast until 7 p. in. Wednesday: Georgia Unsettled weather; probablj rain tonight ■ r Wednesday i Virginia Unsettled weather; probablj rain in south portion tonight. North Carolina Local rains tonight or ' Wednesday: slightly warmer except in ex- I trome western portion tonight. South Carolina Unsettled weather: probably rain tonight or Wednesday. Florida Cloudy; probably rain in ex- I treme northern portion tonight or Wed nesda.x. Ylabama—Cloudy weather; prolmblj rain in southern portion tonight or Wed nesday. Mississippi Generally fair tonight ami Wednesday. Louisiana Fair, with frost, except on the coast. Arkansas and Oklahoma Fair. East Texas— Fair and cooler in the north; frost In the south. West Texas-- Fair. COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YoRK. Deo. 31. The cotton seed oil market adjourned at 12 m. today on account of the legal holiday tomorrow. Trading was of a light characler and prices ruled steady with fluctuations in narrow range C.;f'"-i see : ' , opening Ul<r ng Spot 6.10u6.33 January6.ll(<i6.l4 6.12<i6.14 I February6.li'a6.’6 6.1 1.7 March6.16d6.17 6.17(a6.18 Apri16.19416.21 6.19'u6.21 I May (’>.!’•» */ 6: 7 6.25't/6.L’' June6.284r(>.29 6.27fa'6.28 Ju1y6.31 (ft 6.32 6.30fd6.31 August6.3l4i 6.38 6.33(ft 6.34 Closed heavy; sales 7,200 barrels. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffe<- quota Gon?-: J < ’pening. ’ ’losing. January 1211 'a 13.16 U’TOtii 13.22 Februaryl3.2sfftl3.4u 13.35'u 13.26 March13.55 13 53 •< 13.55 April 13.6('*/ 13.65 13.666 i i 2.68 Max 13.70 13.79 'ct 13 80 Junel3.B;Pu 13.8.-, i3.BG u 13.88 juh i- 1 " ■ ' ■' ■■ " i:: '*•’ \ugust . * . . . 13.976/13.! 8 14.016/14.03 Septemberl4.ol 1 4.UB(u 14.U'.' (>ctoberl4.U4(ft 14.10 14.086; 1 l.' U Novemberl 1 >ec*mher 12.056; 13.10 ! 3.(‘Bfq 13.(6/ Cbised steady. Sales. 79,500 bags NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Wheat steady; May, 97’ 4 6i97% : spot, No. 2 red. 1.07 In elevator, and 1.08 f •>. b. Corn dull; No 2, in elevator, nominal; export No. 2, 51 f o. b.; steamer, nominal; No. 4. nominal. Oats easy; natural white, white clipped, 37<5t4!%. Rye quiet: No. 2, nom inal, f. o. b. New York. Barley steady: malting, 604170 c. i. f. Buffalo. Hay steady; good to prime. Flour quiet; spring patents. 4.706/ 4 90: straights, 4 40th 4.6 U; clears, 4.20414 25; winter pat ents, 5.204/5.5u: straights, 4.656/LSu, clears. 4.304/ 4.40. Beef firm; family. 4.004< 26.00. Pork steady; mess, 1 !>.254/ 19.50; family, 22.504/ 23.50. Lard weak; city steam. 10%: mid dle West spot, 10.15. Tallow steady; city, in hogsheads, 6’ 4 ; country, in tierces, 66/ 6%. NEW YORK GROCERIES. NEW YoRK. Dec. 31. Coffee steady; No. 7 Rio spot 134/13% Rice steady; do mestic ordinary t«» prime 4%4/5%. Molas ses steady. Nev. Orleans open kettle 3114/ Sugar, raw easier: centrifugal 3.92, muscovado 3.72. molasses sugar 3.’.’8, re fined miet; standard granulated 4.95. <ut loaf 5.70, crushed 5.60. mold A 5.25. cubes 5.15. powdered 5 uO. diamond A 4.90, con fectioners A 4.70. No. 1 4.65. No. 2 4.60, No. 3 4.55, No. 1 4.50. SOUTHERN BELL PAYS $1,112,844 SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND, INTEREST Semi-annual interest and dividends on the stocks and bonds of the South ern Bell and Cumberland Telephom am! Telegraph companies, amounting to $1,112,544. were paid today by the treasurers of th, two companies. TUB is one of the largest interest and divi dend payments made in Atlanta at th. elose of the jear. The payments of interest am! divi dends are as follows: Semi-annual in terest on $13,000,000 Southern Bell bonds. $330.00o; semi-annual inteie?t on $10.0i: i.Ono < 'uinberland bonds. $250,- 000: semi-annuai dividend at rate of six per lent mt Southern Ih ll steak $321,0'10, ami semi-annuai dividend al rate of eight p.-t- eent on t'umbelland stock, $216,b1f The two cm. putties huv» mor. than 338,000 telephoto stations conneeted with their system. Colonel VV T. Gentry, of Atlanta, is president of both companies and the headquarters ate 'n Atlanta. TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES TO BE PROBED NEW YORK, I tee. 31. T'be interstate eotnrneree commission will shortly begin a thorough Investigation of Hie telephone and telegraph companies In the country. Why Not This Bank? ORGANIZED X EARLY HALE A contun ag<> ami conducted and de veloped along conservative, vet progres sive lines, tli<- ATLANTA NATIONAL BANK lias steadily gained in strength, in scope and in the confidence of the people. Implicit confidence led to ex tensive relations throughout this state, | which. in turn, induced a large increase ■ in the Bank’s resources and continual and £ intimate relations with the leading com- g menial and manufacturing interests of h this section. Think what an association with such a bank would mean to von, Mr. Business j Man! Atlanta National Bank Resources OVER DARR / ADV., ATLANTA ■wmiii PRICES OF GRAIN December Corn Drops 1 5-Bc. Later Positions Firm on Small Receipts, Short Covering. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat No. 2 red 106fftll0 1 " rn 45 ' 330 < lih AGO, Dec. 31.—Wheat was tin s' tiled at the opening today, but May soon gained % and July %c. Smaller north i western receipts as compared with a week ag". w.*re a strengthening influence. The i i'’K •.'•crease in the European visible sup ply and the smaller run at Winnipeg also helped, on vhe bear side of the wheal market was the moderately favorable t"reign crop summary, fine weather In the .Argentine, increased offerings of wheat Tl 4w h J cou ntry. coupled with a falling • iff in the demand for everything on the I list. Lorn was ’ !4 ft %c higher and strong, with sii.Tts buyers. Liverpol was highe: ••n sli<»r s covering and a good spot trade, coupiotl ith a firmness in the Plate. \rgentinc hipments expected to bo small ’lns week. oats were uctionally better along wftl: . the other cer< ;.!s. Small trade ,o provisions and prices about unchanged. The wheal market closed with gains of 1 cent for December, %<• for May and %'• lor July The December option showed tin- most strength cn covering by shorts. Corn close,] with a sharp loss for the December, whip* May and July were each about %c higher. i’he December corn was under considerabl • pressure and sold from 17% down t<> 45%, where it closed, compared with a close of 47%c on Monday. Oats, were unchanged to % to L c lower. Cash sales <-f wheat were 15,000; corn, ;4'*j»oo; oats, 200,000 bushels. Provisions were without material < hange al) around. . Some of the futures wen- a little higher, : while otliers were a shade lower. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. I I ; i Grain quotations: PrevJ out Open. High. Low Close Clone. WHEAT— > , Her 86 87 4 86 87% 86% May 91% yl% 91 % 91% 91% i July 88% 89% 88i - gg7A S8 J CORN Dec. 47% 475. 45% 45% 47‘. : May 48% 48% 48% 48% 48% July 49 49 49 49% 49 OATS- Dec. 32% 33 1 32 32% 32% 1 May 3: % 32% 32% 32% 32% July 32 ■/« 3-'. 22 ‘s 82% 83% P< h: ;• ... Jan 17.45 17.52% 17.45 17.47% 17.45 ' M’y 18.00 18.05 18.UU IS.OO 18.02% LARD I >e< . 9,72%. 9. 0 9.65 9.65 9.67* Jan. 9.62% 9.62’. 9.60 9.57% 9.60 ’ Mac 9.77’. 9.80 9.77’- 9.77% 9.V. RIBS- Jan. 9.57% 9.57% 9.55 9.55 9.60 May 9.70 9.72% 9.70 9.70 9.7 U LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened %d lower; at 1:30 p. ni. th** market was %d to %d lower. Closed ’«'! lower. ( <>rn opened %d to %d higher; at 1:30 p. m the market was unchanged to %d lower. Closed unchanged to %d higher. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Wheat, No. 2 red. 1.10%6/1.12; No. 3 red. No. 2 honl winter, 896/94; No. 3 hard winter, 87'//91%; No. 1 northern spring, 89%6? 90 r %; No 2 northern spring, 88<<i89%; No. 3 spring, 856/ 87. Corn. No. 45 */ 46; No. 3 white, 46% (ft 47%. No. 3 cllow , 45 */ 46%, No. 4. 42(ft' 14%.; No 4 white, 45%6/|6%; No. 4 yel : low, 46% 6/ 16%. oats. No. 2, 32%; No. 2 white, 34%; No. 3. 32; No. 3 white, 32%(ft/32%: No. 1 white, 316* 32%; Standard, 33%. CHICAGO CAR LOTS. FollowlxiK uro rei-elpts for Saturday and estimated receipts for Monday: t Monday. : 'hmtlav Wheat S“» I Corn 751 1 US', oats HX ' L6:' ' Hors . . . . . . . J.'.."0tl 75,00" PRIMARY MOVEMENT. ~ W H~EAT— ■ 1012. ~~i l*H i;/-.'.’Tpts . . ... 1,197.1'00 771.00" Slilptm-nts . . t.’44,000 I,O4O,CC'J ~CORN— ~ I lt>:2. I lull He.,-eipts -.57.000 228,000 Shipments . . ~ . 878,000 513,000 600.000 BU. CORN SOLD YESTERDAY FOR EXPORT CHl' AGtt, T><"-. I”. The Inter-Ocean "it was difficult T a majority of wheat traders to see much on either side las' night. I. short: have been consi<- er: 1.1-. reduced, ami with a holiday tomor row there is a disisjsitien to reduce com mitment.- "Corn trader/ were surprised by the report alter the . los- yesterday that COO.OOO bushels had been sold here for export, two houses working 525,000 bush els There has been a great deal more < ■ rn sold for export in the last two weeks than has been reported, the sellers ad mitting th.- fact. Sentiment Is general ly bearish." 15