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TT1K ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. APRIL IS. Ml:'..
COTTON GOSSIP
Slight 1913 Increase No Indica
tion of Greater Cotton Acreage,
Says Commissioner.
To correct an Impression a boat the
State that there has been a great In
crease in the sale of guano, indicating
a proportionate increase In the cotton
acreage. .1 J Connor. Commissioner
of Agriculture. f»ajd to-day that th>
guano sales, while slightly over last
year, an* greatly below the two prc -
reding years.
Mr. Connor showed a letter from a
Savannah Arm. reading as follows
'“One of the bears against cotton i
markets it- that the sale of guano this
year shows an enormous increase over
1911 and 1912 Of course we cotton
factors dislike to Bee cotton prices put
down by bears in speculative mar
kets.
"Because of such letters," said Mr
Connor. "T have prepared a state
ment of the exact number of tons of
fertilizers and cotton seed meal for
which this department sold tags for
the years 1910-11, 1911-12 and 1912-
13.”
The tag sales from October 1, 1910,
to April 1, 1911. were as follows:
Tons.
Fertilizer tags for .. 1,187,471.2
Cotton seed meal tags for 49,591.7
Total 1,187.062.9
Tag sales from October 1 1911. to
April 1. 1912:
Tom*.
Fertilizer tags for 925.4 S4.S
Cotton Sf-ed meal tags for 46.628.0
total 972.112.8
Tag sales from October 1. 1912, to
April 1, 1913:
• Tons.
Fertilizer tags for •• 983,371.2
CQfton seed meal tags for 53,217.7
Total
. 1,036,588.9
Decrease in 1911-1912 front
1910- 1911 214.950.1
Increase in 1912-1915 over
1911- 1912 64,476.1
Decrease in 1912-1912 from
1910-1911 1 50,474.0
esl
EGG8—Fresh country, candled, 15©
16c.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in
i - lb. blocks, 27%©I0c, fresh country,
fair demand. 17V- (to 22%c.
DRESSED POULTRY—Drawn, bead '
and feet on, per pound: Hens. lfitJjplOe; ;
trios. 22%(to25c; roosters, St&lQ, turkeys ;
owing to fatness, 22<to24c.
LIVE IHHJLTRV Hens. CO (ft 60c.
roosters 25(a 30c, fries 25©85c, broilers
30(a36c, puddle cucks 30©S5c, Peklns
35y49c, goe.se 60(q>60c each, turkeys, ow
ing to fatness, 18©20c.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES' Lem
ons fancy $t/a650 pe r box, Florida or
anges )8ifjp3.60; grapefruit $2.76<0>3.OO,
cauliflower 10©12V.c lb . bananas, 3c per
pound, cabbage 31©l, 10 crate, peanut*
per pound, fancy Virginia. 6ty©?c,
choice 5t4([r6c, lettuce fancy $2,601/'. 300,
beets $1.00'« ) 25 in half-barrel crates,
cucumber® $2.00
Egg plants 51.50© 1.75 per crate, pep-
pur $2.00©2.60 per crate, tomatoes fancy.
Mix-basket crates $1.60@1.76, pineapples
12.00© 2.75 iwr crate, onions 60©>65c per
bushel, sweet potatoes, pumpkin yam
70© 75c, strawberries 10{j>12V&c per
quart, fancy Florida celery )2.50@/3.00
per crate, c kra. fancy 6-basket crates $3
@8.«0
FISH.
PT*jH—Bream and perch. 7c pound;
snapper, 10c pound, trout, 10c pound:
bluefish, 7c pound; ponipano, 20c pound;
mackerel, 7c pound; mixed fish 6©6c
pound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet, $12
per barrel.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR— PosteU’s Elegant $r.75.
Omega $7.GO, Carter's Rest $7.75, Qual
ity (finest patent) $6.65; Gloria (se*f- I
rising) $6.50, Results (self-rising), $6.23,
Swans Down (fancy patent) $6, Victory
(the very best patent). $6.65, Memo-
gram $6. Queen of the South (finest
patent) $6.00, Golden Grain $6.60, Fault
less (flneRt) $6 25, Home Queen (htgh-
t patent) $5.85, Puritan (highest pat-
t) $5.85. Paragon (highest patent)
85, Sunrise (half patent; 55.25, White
Cloud (highest patent) >5.50. White
Daisy (high patent) $6.50, White Lily
thigh patent) $5.60, Diadem (fancy high
natent) $6.75, Water Lily (patent) $5 15,
Sunbeam $5.25, Southern Star (patent)
55 25. Ocean Spray (patent) $3.25, Tulip
(straight) $4.1o. King Cotton (half pat
ent* $o, low grade 98-pound sacks $4.
CORN—Choice red cob 85c No. 2
white bone dry No. 2 white 80c, mixed
74c. choice yellow 76'-, cracked corn 8<><
MEAL—Plain 144-pound sacks 75c, 96-
pound sacks 77e. 48-pound sacks 79c.
24-pound sacks 81c, 12-pound sacks 80c.
OATS—Fanck white clipped 54c. No. 2
• lipped 63c. fancy white o2e. mixed 61c.
$2$ 50. prune $27.50 % < reamo feed $25.
COTTON SEED HULLS — Square
sac'ks $14 50
SEEDS—(Sacked): Wheat, Tennessee
choice Burt 70c, rustproof 60c. Olcla-
blue stem $1.60. German millet $1.63,
amber cane seed $1, cane seed, orange
$1, rye »Tennessee) $1.26. red top cane
seed $1.35. rye (Georgia) $1.35, blue seed,
oats 50c. barley $1.2**.
HAY—Per hundredweight: Timothy,
choice, large hales, $1 50. N’o 1 small
bales. $1.25. No. 2 small. $1.15; Timothy
No. 1. clover mixed, large bales, $1.25.
silver clover mixed hay $1.15. Timothy
No 1, clover mixed. $1.15; clover hay,
$1 10. alfalfa hay, choice green $1.30, No.
1 $L20, wheat straw 70c, Bermuda hov
86c
FFEDSTUFFS.
SHORTS—White. 100-lb sacks $1.7;
[ llayiday. white, 100-lb. sacks $1.7'
\ dandy middling 100-lb. sacks $1.75, fan-
| cy, 75-lb. sacks $1.75. P. W., 75-lb. sacks
$1.6... brown. 100-’!>. sacks §1.55. Georgia
: ieed. 75-lb. sacks $1 55. clover leaf, 75-
lb. sacks $1.60, bran. i5-lb. sacks $1.30.
LW-’b sack- SI.30. 50-lb. sacks $1.30,
UcJSCOline $1.60, Germ ineal-Ilorneo
$1.60
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap. 100-lb.
-*av'ks $3.25. 50-lb. sacks $1.65. Purina
pigeon feed $2.15, Purina baby chick
feed $2, Purina scratch. 100-lb. sacks
$1.85, 50-lb. sacks $1.95. Purina scratch
bales $2.05, Purina chowder, 100-lb. irks
$2. Purina chowder, dozen pound pack
ages $2 20. Victory baby chick ?2. Vh
t.orv scratch, 60-lb. sacks $1.90. 100-lb.
sae)<s G.80. wheat, 2-bushel bags, per
Iwnshel $1.40, oyster shell 80c. special
scratch, 100-lb sacks $1.80, Egg. $1.8‘.
charcoal. 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds $2
GROUND FEED—Purina feed, 175-lb
^acks $1.65. 100-lb. sacks $1.65, Purina
r inola?ses feed 51.55. Arab horse feed
$1.66. Alineeda ieed $1.65, Sucrene dairy
feed $1 50. Monogram. 100-lb. sacks $1.60,
'-Victor' - horvefeed. 100-lb sacks $1 60.
A B C. teed $1 50. Milk dairy feed $1.60.
alfalfa molasses meal $1.75, alfalfa meal
$1.40, beet pulp, 100-lb. sacks $1.55.
hor/ia rustproof 60c. Appier 70c. winter
grazing 73c, oat* black seed 50c
COTTON SEED MEAL — Harper,
crashed oats. 100-lb : acks $1.75.
PROVISION MARKET.
'Corrected by White Proviilon Co.)
Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 pounds aver
age. 19c.
Cornfield hams. 32 to 14 pounds aver
age 18**0.
Cornfic d skinned hams, R> to 18
pounds average 19 %c. 2
Cornfield pickled pigs feet, 15-pound
kits. $1.25.
Short at Home, Englishmen Get
May for Delivery Abroad on
July-August Contracts.
NEW YORK. April 1* -There seems
to he truth in the report that Liver
pool firms arc buying May contract**
here with the intention of taking up the
cotton when tendered Representatives
of at least two of these firms are in New
York now
From what <an be ascertained these
firms together want about 70,000 to
76.000 bales for delivery on July-August
contracts in Liverpool where they are
understood In b<- short to that extent.
A. J Huston <v. Co. want the bulk of
it They cun not get the actual cot
ton in their home market for MeFadden
Is said to have that sewed up lighter
than a drum; nor can they go South for
the staple except at a big loss. New
York is the cheapest market in the
world and the only place whore they
can get cotton with chance «>f com
ing out whole. They are said to feel
certain that they will not only get the
cotton which they want hut make j*
nice profit on the deal. Local opinion
is not unanimous on that point. Hone
brokers say that the Englishmen will
be able to ship at between 90 and 98
points on May, while the Liverpool mar
ket yrsterda.' was 38 points over May
and by selling there, wnile buying her*',
they apparently would stand to make at
least $2 a bale.
There are several things to take into
consideration, before reckoning profits
on such a deal. One is whether the
purchaser of May contracts here who
tukes up the cotton will get cotton out
of the local stock Another is whether
the cotton he g* ts, either from the local
stock or elsewhere, will prove to he
tenderabb* in Liverpool. The Liverpool
system differs entirely from the New
York. Uotton is sold so much "off" or
"on" according to what the Englishmen
call its 'stylo" not according to its
grade. The Liverpool standard is high
er than the New York No cotton con
taining sand is tenderabb*, and as a
general proposition it can bo said that
no cotton below good ordinary white is
accepted. Middling in Liverpool would
grade about strict middling or fully
middling here. It is a costly thing to
try to tender in Liverpool cotton which
•lots not come up to contract require
ments, for the seller is penalized a half
penny a pound and his contract is can
celed Here all that happens is that
the cotton which li tenders Is rejected
Theta if a total of 107,022 bales in the
New York warehouses.'
If is understood that local spot peo
ple. now in control of the contract stock,
are not ph ased over the prospect of the
bulk of it being shipped to Liverpool.
Loss of this cotton will prevent them
from selling distant months, as they
will have no cotton left with which to
make delivery if they wish.
ATLANTA MULE AND
HORbE MARKET
(Corrected by the National Stock Yard*
Commission Company; C G. Tur
ner, President.)
Mules.
Mules end hors** in the las! week
have declined from $5 to $10 per
head, but for the past few days there
hns been a good remand for them.
The railroads lti’.'c begun • »> rec> ive
shipments, ho will be no scare!-
of stock on acn tint of the h*gh
water.
It looks ns if prices will remain the
s: me for awhile.
Draft I torsos and huge road mules
arc in active demand, and nc believe
this will bu so for some time to
come.
14 to 14-- hands, rough, good ages,
$115 to $130.
14 to 12u.. finish with quality, $135 to
$180.
14u to 13 hands, rough, $130 to $170.
15 to 15% hands, finish. $380 to $206
16 hands, with quality and finish, $205
to $230.
16 bunds, heavy chunk, weighing form
1,250 to 1,400 pounds, $i55 to*$o30
Horifc.
Southern chunk horses, from $75 to
$110.
Southern chunk, finish. M10 to $135.
Good driving horses, quality and finish,
ranging in price from si60 to $210
Heavy draught horses, rough, $160 to
$210.
Heavy draught horses, finish, $210 to
$300.
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET,
(fey W. H. White. Jr., of the White Pro.
vision Company.)
Quotations based on actual purchases
during tiie current week:
Chok e to good steers. 1,00 to 1,200,
$6.00 d6.50: good steers. 800 to 1,000, 5.56
\i 6 00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850,
6.25(2 6 76. medium to good cows, 700 to
800, 4.60(f) 5.00; good to choice beef cow?.
800 to 900j •'* Oo u 5.50: medium to good
heifers. 6.o0(& 7 50 good to choice heif
ers. 750 to 850. 5.00(f» 6.50: medium to
good heifers. 650 to 750, 125(0 4.75.
The above represent ruling prices of
good quality of beef cattle. Inferior
grades ami dairy type selling lower.
Mixed to common steers, if fat, 800 to
900. 6.00$) 5.50; medium to common cows,
J ’’ * om
NEW YORK, April 18 -At tiie open
ing <»f the cotton market trading was
largely Aiaj ind July. On (he call
Cone. W’flaon, Marsh and Lehman
bought May Lee ami Wiggins sold
May After the call Hcntz, Geran, j-
Shanty.. Montg onery. Schll) and Geer j
were principal buyers lliordan. Kothn-
chlld. arson. Cone, Story, Fllnn ar.<J
Wilson w**rr» among the leading sellers
Wilson ajtd Wiggles were probably the
best sellers of May.
(i « * *
Wilson bought Maj at 11.08 on (he
opening, but Uiordan and Schi.l sold it
off. Fell is said to be selling May op
tion Tin market was steady arid is
Ilkelv to he governed In the action of
May
* * *
Hhorts covering of May contracts
yesterd.i ► was the only feature of the
market, ’ solo J .VI Anderson "There
was some demand for new crops, which
brought out some strength in near po
sitions. New Orleans bought May op
tions l.cro, which was thought to lie
short cotton. However, .there was some
.selling of May and buying of July bj
people who had bought May a few days
ago when the option was at a good
premium over July.
(Tearman bought 2,000 hales of May at
points over July Trotn don**. On the
close Young, Hcntz, Waters, Shantz,
Hicfis. Beardsley and Schley were gen
eral buyers; Rlordan, Wilson, McGhee,
Schill, Klinn. Rail, Marlin, Gifford, Mc-
I’aoden o rid McKnany were pYobably the
best, sellers
"The tiding was confined almost en
tirely to swaps, with very little outside
business
• * *
The cotton market looks to be a
scalping affair for the present
« * •
Dallas wires: "Texas and Oklahoma
clear, cool and pleasant."
¥ V »
New <>rleans reports a break in a
private levee 20 miles south of Natchez
yesterday, flooding a 3,000-acre planta
tion Sycamore Levs**, 5 miles above
Nate! • on the Louisiana side. Is re
ported in bnd condition. Reports of se
rious trouble a: Beulah. Miss, were de
nied last night. Tiie river at New < >r-
U-ans las: night was a half-foot above
flood stage
• • •
'No* Journal of Uomtmrie says:
"Buyers of cotton goods find the mar
ket much to their liking and more sat
isfactory terms and more satisfactory
prices can )>♦* had by those who are
in go«,d credit. Jobbers ere operating
in a hand-to-mouth way.”
«• * *
Mi S Tate, of N. L. t’arpenter &
Co., a "Letters and csdim from
Germany point out a mere optimistic
feeling.
"The London market for bar silver
was firmer this morning. This should
help business in every way in America
nr.d encourage more confident feeling
h< ill • to cc.numxlltlcs and stocks.
"Some prominent in ill men who have
very large interests in the South, who
have visited our office in the last few
days, minimize the effect of the pro
posed tariff changes. They say the
downward revision was promised and
expected by the election of the Demo
crrsaic t). rtv. and they hope the bill will
o*(.n be passed and the uncertainty be
removed, claiming the effect w ill be only
temporary."
"*<*■«
Shreveport. La., wires "On account
of the recent cold spell considerable
cotton has 1o be replanted In this sec
tion ( »’ e planter alone replanted about
54)0 acree A warm, slow’ rain is badly
needed "
* + *
Greenville. Miss., wires: If the
weather continues good we believe lev
ees will hold. \Ve have plenty of
labor and it D well distributed. There,
was o ri; e of only .1 in the past 24
hours."
* * *
Austin. Texas, wires: "Fifty per cent
of the cotton in ’his s# tion wa- planted
before the cold spell T.-n days ago. It
now looks sickly , as the frost nipped it.
Many farmers are talking of replanting,
only about 75 per cent is planted to
date The ground is very hard and dry
Rain is batny needed. We do not con
sider the outlook good."
* « •
GordiU wires: Eagle Lake. Cuero.
Kennedy and San Antonio cotton gen
erally is up to good stands. Some Re
planting .n the Cuero section is neces
sary owing to cool weather. Chopping
is in full swing around the San Antonio
section. The soil is in excellent con
dition The weather is Gear ami pleas
ant. Haiti would he beneficial west and
southwest of Sait Antonio. Conditions
are fully normal."
# • *
Waco. Texas, wires "Complaints of
lack of rain are reaching us from nu
merous sections. There Is not sufficient
surface moisture to bring up cotton al
ready planted."
Following are 11 a m. bids: May
13.91. July 11.87, (>ctuber* 11.42, Janu
ary T 1.41
• * *
NEW ORLEANS, April 18. Hayward
,V Glark: The weather map styows
warmer everywhere: prospects ..re fur
fair to warmer In tin* eastern half. In
creasing cloudiness In the western half,
with chances for rain in west Texas,
nortli Texas and Oklahoma.
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Liverpool « ibleg "American pud
dling cur. 7.47d; good middling, 7.1 Id;
middling. 6.9L1; low middling. U.75d;
good ordinary. 6.41d; ordinary. 6.07d.
Following: are 10 it. m. bids: May
12.38; Julv. 12.23: October. 11.47: Janu
ary. 11.51.
Estimated receipts Mr Saturday :
1918 1918.
New Orleans . . .2.000 to 2,800 3,325
Galveston . .2,000 to 3,000 4.916
HEAVY SELLING
Spot Firms Unload Holdings,
Bulls Withdraw, and Decline
in Prices Follows.
NEV*. YORK. April J8. Fear of de
velopments in M;»y contracts again pre
vented bear traders from aqtlng in line
with weather conditions at the opening
of f!,e cotton market and first prices
were unchanged to 2 points lower
There seemed to be quite a general
desire on the part of room operators to
await developments In near positions
After the call tiie prices ranged around
lasr night’s final.
Throughout the early (ratling the mar
ket was featureless There was some
swapping of May and July, but outside
of this there lias been very little or no
tratling. Price movement was only a
few points from the opening range.
\ precipitant, selling movement pre-
\ idled «lnring the late forenoon, inspired
by selling by New Orleans and the large
-'pot sources. continued favorable
weather and rep »rts from the bell show
ing crop preparations w T ell advanced;
also, crops which arc now planted. Tho
damage by cold weather in Texas was
enough to taken seriously anti the
ring, Wall Street and many of the most
'hservativf operators hammered every'
option on the list, with the result of
May dropping to 11.78 and July the like
amount; October 9, and December the
‘•ame. During the afternoon session
May was 20 pointH lower than the open
ing, which was 11.98.
it seemed as If no one wanted to buy
cotton. Spots were quoted easier, which
encouraged further short selling, both
.it near months aiul remote positions.
The bullish article in The New York
Commercial on Liverpool situation in
he market fell fiat on the market and
’ * ring professionals hammered. This
ferie of speculators and Wall Street
'ling held the market down and no
te offered to turn against it This
clique, or traders’ commitments, are
usually based on such profound econ
omies as "What goes up, will come
down."
The reactionary tendency continued
throughout the afternoon session. The
support from the leading hull leaders
was conspicuous, but they are probably
•nclined to sidestep for the present so
s to let prices sag to an attractive
enough level to replace, lines recently
llo’ddated.
\t the close the market was steady,
with prices 11 to 20 points lower than
yesterday's final quotations.
RANC4E IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
s*
; k
5 3
5
Above Quotations apply to corn-fed
hogs, mash and peanut-fattened hogs,
1 to Hjc under.
PORT
The following
tiie ports to-<la
same day last y r *
RECEIPTS.
table shows
v compared
ar:
Tceipts ut
with the
: uni.
1912.
New Orleans
2.784
3.29S
Galveston. . . .
4.107
3,058
Mobile. . . .
351
.111
Savannah. . .
2.226
•’ S23
Charleston . . .
806
::so
Wilmington. . .
680
465
Norfolk. . . .
5'*6
1.362
Baltimore . . . .
1.247
131
Brunswick
1,412
1.372
Boston. .
142
Port Arthur.
7,700
Newport News
1.08 2
Pacific coast.
5.701 *
\ arums
1,840
Total
13.8£3
30,8 50
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
1913.
1912.
Houston. . . .
i
3.726
Augusta. . .
HO
623
Memphis. . .
978
269
St. Louis. . .
C 1 207
1.63.1
Mnclnnati. . .
^.065
552
Little Rock . .
231
Total. .
6.033
6,534
Ap.
My
Jne
Jly
\g
Hpt
( >e.
D«.
.la n
Mh
11.98111.98
11.98 11.98
i
11.75111.75
i 11.47111.47
11.24 11.44
11.97 11.97 11.75-80 1 1.94-
11.72 11.76 11.74-75 11.94-
'll.75-77lH.90-
I 1.71 11.76111.74-75H1.89-
11.58 11.59 1 1.59-60 1 1.76-
11.40 11.40 11.38-40111.50-
II Hill.33,11.32-5:5111.44-
115.4 11.36 11.36-37 ! 11.47-
H. 43! 11.42 11.30 11.30 1 1.30-21 1 1.42-
H 14-36111 47-
11.4
11.47
closed barely steady.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Vpril 18. Due 3L points
higher on May and l to 1L points high -
er on other positions, this market opened
quiet at a net advance of 2 to 2^ points
higher • »n near options and 1 to 1M»
points higher on late months. At 12:15
p. m. the market was 1 to 2 points
higher.
Spot cotton 6.9ld; sales, 9,000 bales,
including 7.000 American bales; imports,
25,000 bales. Including 18,000 American
bales.
Port receipts are to-day estimated at
15,000 bales, compared with 1.9,068 last
week and 32.082 bales for tiie corre
sponding week last year, against 10,223
bales for the same week the year before.
1* uturea opened quid.
Opening Prev.
Range. Clo?e ('lose.
.6.65 -6.65 x i 0.65 6.63
.6.61 -6.611a 6.61 1 *- 6.59
.6.6Uy-6.61 6.61 6.59
. 6 591# 6.59b.. 6.57*£
.6.56 -6.554C 6.55 6.52 L
.6.45 -6.44L[j 6.44L. 6.
April . .
April-May
May -June
June-July
July-Aug.
Aug.-Sept.
Sept.-Oct.
Oct - Nov
Nov.-Dec.
1 )(*c.-Jan.
Jan. - Feb.
IVb.-Mch.
Closed quiet but
.6.31
.6.22
.6.19 V-
6.22 V.-
6.30V- 6.29
.6.17^-6.17
6J
6.19
6.17 G
6.16C
6.17 ~
6.21
6.18
6.17
6.16
6.17
HAYWARD &. CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
hi on. 600 to 800. 3.25(0 1 2.'
; good butcher
—
bulls.
1.50(to 4.50.
Prim
e hogs, 160 to
200
average 8.90<to
WEEK-
END
COTTON
STATISTICS.
3.16; gi
u)d butcher In
140 to 160. 8.75
The vi
-ibh*
upply of
American cot- l
>i P OO;
good butchei
pit
,s. 100 to 140,
ton show
S a dt
crease of
8_.o16 bales, as
v 25iT S.
75; light pig>
SO
to 100. 8.00 P
cOKi Jhi r r*c
will
a decr(
use of 149.110
8.60: h
•avy rough h«
SB.
200 to 250. 8.26
bales for
the
•orre.-pon
lirg week last
year, against a decrease of 167,911 bales
for the same week the year before, oth
er kinds fox the week show an increase
of 5,000 boles, uguinst an increase «»t
6,000 bales for the same week last year,
ami iin increase of 22.000 bales fvr the
corresponding week in 1.911.
The total visible supply of American
cotton shows another large decrease, be
ing 77,510 bales, as compared with a
decrease of 143.71U hales last year,
against a decrease "f 1*5,311 bales for
the same week the y ear before.
World's visible supply:
1913. | 1912
1911.
X nu rice :. . ‘ 4,079,79:* 2.618.6'.'7
(Miter kinds .. 1,453.<HmM,217,006.1,176.(K-0
Total, all k'ds 4,874.604 5.296,799 3.794.607
World's spinners’ takings:
Ills 1912 1911
i w • ek : II ,000 229,004 255,(00
Since Sc'p. 1 10.662.000-11,472,000 9,264.000
Movement into siftht:
’ 1913. 1912
1911.
• 0,870
i -'land w’k 12,050 22,296
Since Sep. 1 873.176
In o. s't. wk ’ 27,117 172.585 73.003
Since Sep. 1 12.732,5*6 1-1.767.3 J 2 1 1.901.698
So. cons’n. 45,000 51,000 45,00
Weekly interior movement:~
1918 IMS
1911.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, quiet: middling 12V.
Athens, steady; middling I V
Macon, steady : middling -2
New Orleans, steady . r.-.!ddling 12 7-16
j New York, quiet; middling i
I Philadelphia, quiet; middling 12.50.
| Boston, easy, middling 12.25.
Liverpool, steady; middling 6chi
Savannah, steady; middling : 4
Norfolk, steady ; mid.^ng
Augusta, steady; irdtlming !_>
Mobile, steady; twiddling 12V
Galveston, steady : middling 1: .
Charleston, steady; middling V s
Wilmington, very steady, middling 12.
Little Rook, steady; middling 12.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12V
Memphis, st
St. Louis, quiet
Ftoustou. gteady
Louisville, firm;
Grcenviile, quiet mifldii:
Charleston. stca«i>
middling
2 12*
m ling K '-Id.
middling 12 r s .
Wdiilig H T f
middling 12 4
Receipts
Shipments
Stocks . .
W e e k 1 > ex ports:
For week
Slm-e September 1
47.465 56.636 32.4.9
75.321 81.831 60.7; u
309.,>44 365,397 374.604
1913. 1912.
122.332 '145*253
7.428.658 9,509.470
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
8
do not feel disposed to urge commit
ments on the constructive side
Thompson. Towle & Co.: Old crop
months look higher. The r.ew crop
months are not likely to be popular until
something happens to Influence senti
ment.
Norden Co :
prices arc likely.
Sternberger. Sint
prices uhc-jid work hig
Miller & Co : We
prices
NEW ORLEANS, April 18 Liverpool
l- indifferent and futures came in as
due. spots 3 points up. sales 9,000 bales
New York has .« very long article in
the press about the professional situa
tion in summer positions. Liverpool
houses are spoken of as engaged to take
up about 70,000 bales, while the MeFad
den interests have the spot end sewed
ip in both markets. Such statements
naturally encourage- public expectations
of bull operations in May and account
for the check to selling, which is fhe
main factor In maintaining values.
Liverpool cabled: "Manchester poor.
Ovr market opened slightly lower, but
.•J,; very firm around 1.2.23 for July,
trading small up to noon So far to
on .-.pots very quiet and unchanged."
RANGE NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
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12.16
12.27
M\
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12.27
12.27 1 3.28-29 12.38-40
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.. 12.18-20 12.29-81
Jly v
12.25
12.25
i:.t3
.2.14 12.H-15.t2.2r.-2S
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11.1*6 11.1*6
list
11.86 11.85-86
11.96-96
Spt
11.50-52
11.60-62
Or
11.4h 11.49
11.37
11.39 11.39-40
11.50-51
N\
P. 39-41
11.50-55
Do
11.50 11.50
11.40
11.41 It. 41-42
11.52-55
.In.
. 11.43-45
11.54-56
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. . .. 11.41-43
11.52-54
Today's NewYork
Stock Market
The following table shows the
highest, lowest and elose, to
gether with the previous close:
STOCK— I
Am. Copper.
1. 8e.
S. Ref.
Am. Smelt. .
Am. C. Fdry
69
68 , 'u
Am. Loco.
36
36
36*/a
36
Am. Cot. Oil
48
48
48
47
Am. Wool.
19
21
Anaconda
38 |
38'/a
Atchison .
•1017„
101? 8
10P 4
102
A. C. L.
121*4
121' 4
121'
121' '2
Am. Can. . .
3454
33'/ 2
33*/ 2
34
do. pfd.
. 951,4
94*4
944
94-„
Am. Beet S
32k 2
32* 2
32' >
32'/2
A. T. and T.
139: > 4
129'/4
130
129’ a
Am. Agrl. .
52
58
Beth. Steel
34' 4
34* 4
34' 4
B. R. T. .
90' 4
89*.,
89*4
90*4
B. and O.
99 "4
98V*
99? 4
Can. Pac.
244A;
244
244' , 4
245' .v
Corn Prod.
10? 4
C. and O.
67* ;
667/ 8
66-* 4
67 7 a
Con. Gaa
132* ^
13214
Cen. Lth.
25
25
243 4
24^4
C. F. and 1. .
34
33' *
32
333,4
Col. So.
31
31
D. and H.
159
159
D. and R. G.
20 20 j 4
Die. Sec.
i«'/.
20 3 4
Erie .
30'/,
39' 8
»" 4
30
do. pfd. .
44V,
45 2
Gen. Elec.
1397,
139t«
137 V,
139*4
Gold. Con.
2V«
2'4
Gt. West.
14V,
15
Gt. N. pfd.
127"..
127' «
1271.4.
127*4
G. N. Oreg.
34 3 4
• 34" 4
34
Int. H. f old
105
105
III. Cen.
120
11tf4
119'..
119' ' 2
Interboro .
167,
16 7 b
16*4
167,e
do. pfd.
58*/4.
58' 4
57' i
57%
Iowa Cen.
■ B
9
K. C. So.
124*/ 2
125
K. and T.
26
26
253 4
26
do. pfd.
* ,
60* «
62*4
L. Valley
160
160
159* 2
169%
L. and N.
133* 4
130
133
133', 2
Mo. Pacific.
37*4
37'A
37*4
37%
N. Y. Central
l03'/ 2
102 7 b
1023 4
103' 4
Northwest.
132*4
132%
Nat. Lead
49*/4
49 ? 4
N. and W.
10**4
106
105*4
106%
No. Pacific
11554
115
115
116
O. and W.
31'4
31
31
31
Penn.
114*. 2
114* 4
114*-2
114%
STOCK RECEDE;
SHOOT LINES BIG
Trading Is Chiefly Professional,
but Bears Sway the Market
for the Day.
By C. VV. STORM.
NEW YORK. April is.—-Many of the
room traders regarded the report or the
St. Haul bend subscription as unsatis-
factor. With that the stock market
opened easy on professional selling to
day and a number of Issues scored
losses, st. Paul opened at 109U, or \>
under the closing of yesterday. Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph was again
under pressure, yielding f >
Among the other losses were United
States Steel common s . Union Pacific
Heading New York Central : ' H .
Missouri Pacific V. Canadian Pacific
1 j k. Atlantic Coast Line h*, American
Smelting arxl Amalgamated Copper
Chesapeake and Ohio advanced u and
Pennsylvania made a fractional gain.
The - urb was irregular.
Americans in l»mlon were heavy.
Canadian Pacific: in London was firm on
earnings reports.
The market during the forenoon
showed general steadiness but no activ
ity Baltimore and Ohio declined % to
95 1 4 and Canadian Pacific yielded 1 point
to 343%. Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific were off Pennsylvania gained
% and Baltimore and Ohio w r as up %;
Chesapeake and Ohio was up ' 4 .
Call money loaning at 204.
Sentiment was about evenly divided in
the last hour, but the tone held steady.
Amalgamated Copper and American Can
were fractionally under the noon range,
while Steel crossed 62 for a fractional
gain. Reading. New York Central and
Lehigh Valley .showed net losses on the
day. Toward tho close a selling move
ment developed.
The market closed firm. Governments
jnthanged; other bonds steady
I SHORTS COVER WHEAT. BUT
INCLINE TO THE LONG SIDE
CHICAGO. A|,ril 18.—Wheat traders
who were in the pit all day yesterday
attributed the advance to the crowd be-
I ing short. It was said that the lead-
j ing interests sold on the bulge and took
the short side. Bears see no good in
tiie long side, but they are timid and
don’t stand any punishment. Some of
the corn specialists believe that the
Armour interest has reduced their hold
ings of corn to a point where they would
like to see a good break to enable them
to take the buying side again There
are a great many bulls w’ho believe that
May corn will sell at 60 cents and that
there will he run of receipts until corn
planting is over.
MODERN MILLER CROP OUTLOOK.
ST. LOUIS. April 18. -There is no
change in the general condition of tho
winter wheat crop. Following recent
heavy' rains, the warmer weather with
art abundance of sunshine has been al
most perfect for the advancement of the
crop and the plant is making rapid
growth.
In Texas, Oklahoma and in the coun
try south of tne Ohio riy'er wheat has
'cached the jointing stage and the
growth is further auvanced than usual
at this time of the season.
Reports of Hessian fly and other field
pests in wheat come from isolated lo
calities, but these do not count for
much, as the area affected is compara
tively small.
Seeding of corn is under way in the
more southern sections of the corn belt.
Soil conditions excellent for plowing and
planting and also for giving the crop a
good start.
Oats crop nearly all in ground, weath
er favorable; crop is making headway.
BAR SILVER.
\ U\\ Yi »RK, April 18.—Commercial
bar -liver 5994; Mexican (iollirs 48c.
L< >N1 >ON, April 18.—Bar silver firm at
27 9-16d.
TELEPHONE BILL PASSED.
NEW YORK. April 18.—New York
Suite Senate passed to-day the 5-cent
telephone bill for Greater New York
25*/*
111»/ 2
26
25
112
26
Pacific Mail
P. Gas Co.
P. Steel Car
Reading
Rock Island
do. pfd. .
R. I. and Steel
do. pfd..
S. -Sheffield.
So. Pacific
So. Railway
do. pfd.
St. Paul . . .
Tenn. Copper
Texa* Pacific
Third Avenue
Union • Pacific
U. S. Rubber.
Utah Copper .
U. S. Steel
do. pfd..
V. -C. Chem. .
W. Union. . .
Wabash. . .
do. pfd.
W. Electric .
Wis. Central
W. Maryland
COTTON SEED OIL
NEW YORK, April 18.—The market
scored high records on active covering
of shorts and a broadening demand in
spired by the lard strength, scarcity of
real oil and aggressive bull support.
There was good buying for account of
the West and South. The advance
brought out some scattered profit-tak
ings.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
165' 4
164%
164' .
165*4
21%
21%
21* 2
21%
37%
37
36*4
36%
25
25*4
84* 2
84 ; 8
31
30
100 %
100
*00 8
100%
26*. «
26' «
26%
26%
78%
78',
78' 2
78%
109»4
109
103%
109* 2
S5'4
35*4
35%
18
18
35*4
06
153%
152* 2
1527 B
163%
64
64
63-4
63%
53%
53-4
63*4
53' .
62* 4
61%
62
62* 4
108' 4
108 1 4
108
108
34
34
66' 4
66I.0
3
3
10
10
64
64
63*4
52! 4
52
40 «
40*4
237.000
shares
525.000,000 BOND ISSUE.
NI\W 5(>RK. April 18.—The Missouri
Utilities Commission approved the Mis
souri, Kansas and Texas $25,000,000 bond
issue to-day.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON.. April 18.— Opening: East
Butte, 12U- Mason Valley, 674; Boston-
Maine. 65: Butte Superior, 30%.
METALS.
NEW’ YORK. April 18.—The metal
market was quiet to-day. Copper spot
to June, 15.40^15.50; lead. 1.30(94 40-
spelter, 5.55(to5.75: tin. 50.00to50.07 1 -.
CHESAPEAKE &. OHIO EARNINGS.
NE\5 \(>RK. April 18.—Chesapeake
and Ohio earnings second week April:
Decrease 5177,000; from July’ l. increase
)677,000.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NFAA A ORK. April 18.—Money on rail
to 2\. Time money dull: 60 da vs
4 to 4 1 .*; 90 days, 4L,; gj\ months, 4L,'
. P „°S!;t <! ra f es; Sterling exchange. 4.84
to 4.80;., with actual business in bank-
at 4.86.35 for demand and
4.83.10 tor (.0-day bills.
TYitne mercantile paper unchanged.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. April 1.8.—Wheat. No. 2
red, $1.05^)1.09. No. 3 red, 98c@$1.02.
No. 2 hard winter. 92Vi*to94L.c. No. 3
hard winter, 90 , to93c. No. 1 northern
spring, 92-<j <&93V&c. No. 2 northern
spring, 9lf«92h.c, No. 3 spring, 88rto90<\
Corn. No. 2, 5f»1oa57c. No. 2 white.
57^.(7)580. No. 3 yellow, 57<to57 , ^c. No.
3, 55M. :q 56 1 ; o. No. X white, 57<&57fc»c. No.
3 yellow, 56$f56V&c. No. 4. 54 l ,fc'to55V6c.
No. 4 white, 55^f)56c. No. 4 yellow,
54 V 4. r <i 55 VjC.
Oatjj, No. 2, 3374c. No. 2 white, 36 , 2'to |
37htC. No. 3, 33c. No. 3 white, 34f 2 (g)
35 : V-. No. 4 white, 33@34 1 / ac. Standard,
35?4 ''T36L e.
OPINION ON GRAIN.
CHICAGO, April 18. Bartlett. Frazier
ft Co.: Wheat—The continued firmness
in the foreign markets is the only par
ticular feature of strength, as home
conditions are all more or less of a
bearish nature
Coin—-The firmness in the cash sit
uation all over and the smallness of re
ceipts puts the market In a rather strong
position for the moment, making short
sellers cautious and holders confident.
Oats The market speculatively' is
swinging within very narrow’ limits, with
little outside interest.
Provisions—Cash trade show's some
improvement and packers are good buy
ers of the list on all little depressions
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are the receipts for Friday
and estimated for Saturday:
BOOST CEREALS
Short Lines Being Eliminated Be
cause of Developments Abroad (
Despite Bearish Beliefs.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat No. 2 red 1.07@1.09
Corn—No. 2 red
Oats—No. 2 red 06
CHICAGO, April 18.—Wheat closed at
advances of V 3 to %c. with May the
strongest of the list. The selling was
of much better character than the buy
ing. ',h»> longs picking out the hard spots
on which to dispose of all the grain the
shorts cared to absorb. The week’s
clearances were 4.190.000 bushels wheat
and 1.300,000 bushels corn, compared
with 2,844,000 and 640,000 bushels, re
spectively, for tho corresponding tim*>
last year. Minneapolis was a seller of
wheat here, while Duluth was a buyer
Corn dosed >4 to Vbc higher and oats
were to : *sC better.
Cash sales at Chicago were smalt.
; '"heat, 25.000; corn, 260,000, and oats.
175,000.
Provisions were quite active, and while
big shorts were covering and taking
losses the longs were filling them tip a*
handsome profits.
Grain quotations;
High.
Previous
Close. Close.
WHEAT
.May ..
July . .
Sept.
CORN—
May ..
July .
Sept.
OATS—
May ..
July ..
Sept
PORK—
May . .
July . . •
Sept. . .
LARD—
May . .
July . .
Sept. .
RIBS—
May . .
July . . .
Sept . .
. .91 u
, . 9014
• 89i/ 2
. .56
. .56*4
. .57
.34%
34* / t J
19.87** 19.75 19.8SVi 19.80
9 I'm
9I 7 ,
91
90 U
90",
88
89
88%
88 %
56‘4
55 ".n
556,
O O 'g
571,
55 V*
0««*4
5«%
54*.
35
34^
34 “4
34H
34 Vl
34%
347i
34
19.82*,? 20.00
19.76 19.80
19.75
19.62^
20.05
19.85
. 11.20 11.07%
.11.124 11-00
.11.124 11-60
.11.45 11.37% 11.45 11-35
.11.22% 11.12% 11.20 11.86
.LI.05 10.95 11.00 10.90
31.17% 10.97%
31.12% 10.95
31.12% 10.97%
1
Friday.
1 Saturday.
Wheat
44
48
Corn :
48
40
Oats
127
158
Hogs
9,000
17.000
PRIMARY
MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1913.
| 1912.
Receipts !
3*4,000
357.000
Shipments (
460,000
341,000
CORN—
Receipts
325,000
309.000
Shipments
1,479,000
716.000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened ; d to °8<i higher. At
1:30 p. m. the market was gd to %(]
higher. Closed ! *d to %d higher.
Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p. m
the market was v ? d higher; closed un
changed to %d higher.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 18.—Hogs—Receipts
9 009; market JOfalSc higher; mixed and
butchers SS.75ft 9.30: good heavy, $8.95^
9.20: rough heavy, $8.66(^8.85; light.
$8.90@9.25: pigs'. $7.00@8.76; bulk, $9.10
(to 9.20. ,
Cattle—Receipts. 700; market steady*
beeves. $7.60^)9.25; cows and heifers.
$3.50<to'8.40; stoCkers and feeders, $6.50®
8.25; Texans, $6.90(88.40: calves, $6.5O»0
8 50
Sheep—Receipts. 5,000; market steady-
native and Western, $5.76ft7.35; lambs,
$6.75@9-25.
NEW YORK COPFrE MARKET,
Coffee quotations:
Opening.
January
February
March . .
April . ..
May .
June ..
July ..
August .
September
October ..
November
December
..11.234
. .11.23@11.25
.. 11.23
..10.63
..10.72
. . 10.84(a 10.90
..10.99
. .11.11011.15
.. 11.23011.25
..11.23
. . 11.22011.25
..11.23
I!:*:
11.27
11.28
10.75
10.78
10.85
11.26^11.20
Spot . . .
April . . .
May . . .
June . . .
July .
August . .
September
October .
November
Opening
. 6.07® 6.10
.1 6.0706.99
. | 6.0706.14
.1 6.1506.16
.| 6.1906.31
.: 6.20(to6.22
. I 6.93 6.95 6.90^16.95
. i b.68$jG.7u t».70to 6.To
Closing
7.05ii 7.12
7.06to 7.07
7.ll(to7.12
“.1407.15
.1507.16
Closed steady; salts 29.900 barrels.
(’losed steady.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 18— Petroleum
firm, crude Pennsylvania. 82.50.
Turpentine quiet, c: (bid).
Rosin quiet, common 5.2005.30.
Wool firm, domestic fleece 28030;
pulled, scoured basis, 40060; Texas,
scoured bas^. 18it*}:
Hides dull, native steers lCLal: ;, : ;
branded steers. 16*</({'LYV
Coffee steadv, oikluns opened 1 to C
higher: Rio No. 11 * h >'i 11 *4
Rice s.eadv. domestic, ordinary to
prime. 4*h^'6 s h.
Molasses steady. New Orleans, open
kettle. 35 iff 60.
Sugar, raw quiet.; centrifugal, 3.2:: a
3.26; Muscovado, 2 83^2.86: molasses
sugar. 2.."-8(to-.61.
Sugar, refined steady ; tine granulated,
4.2007 36; cut loaf. G.Ofiffi 5.3 5; crushed.
J.5*5(c 5.05; mold -\. 4.6004.70; cubes, 4.45
(U-I.O'J: j»owdered. 4.30(^4.45; diamond.
*#.'>5 (bid); confectioner’s A. 4.10(«4.20;
No. 1, 4.05414.10.
Potatoes easier, white, nearby'. $1.90
(fc .00; Bermudas, $t’.5O05.5O.
Beans firm, marrow, choice. 5.6505.75;
pea. choice. 3.750 3.80; red kidney. 4.20
■to 4.30
We believe higher
CO. We think
tigher.
look for higher
DECATUR
The Business Center of Dekalb County
l»hO\Tt;R Is THE COUNTY SKAT of DeKtl!> Oottnt.r, which ranks SIXTH among
!',* . ountlm if th ratable value*.
DECATl'K Is (onnc.te,: with evo part of DoKalb County Ly a splendid system
uf h.*h-rjys "-.at are being toi.stam’y improved
DKl’ATni 1* the ('KNTF.H of n greaf suhurltsn aectlo 'nwh devoied to
POI l.THY HA1S1XU. D.UHYINd. TRUCK FARMING arni UANNUniKS. There Is
opi#. : rdty for h'mureds of others who wish to engage In any of these important In -
• hft-’dcs.
Within a radius e* n n.C.c and a the oourt’iouse of DECATUR is a
. s’ioi. of nrar’y TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE, and this population is growing
my day at a rapid ra'e.
On neoqvnt of its altitude of l.fKifl f-ct above s»a tevet. DECATUR attracts
.ndnas if summer rln,*ars from -‘terv pa * of tha Routl-., a:ul hundreds of others
ou’.ii come if ur had more adeQua’.e fiohltiis in the way of hotels and l>oardlng
houses.
" 1>*:rATT*R NEEDS 1UOITT NOW MORE MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS to
.tk* .-are of the Increasing trade of .tills section.
DECATUR NEEDS several "lsrte hotels ami many apartment house*
DECATUR NEEDS an ire plant and another laundry
DECATUR NEEDS a . o::on-buying est ahllshmcnt.
DECATUR NEEDS spell oppoiiuhtty for YOU and YOU and YOU
Decatur Board of Trade
Bell phone
Decatur 148
DECATUR. GA
Weekea Building
LOOK OUT
for the
“Want Ad” Man
in Speedy Cartercar
a
for You
Readthe “Want Ad ” Section of the Georgian.
If your name is found, mark the paper and be
ready when the “Want Ad” man calls next
morning.
Sample “Want Ad
If r ~
s as
fhey Appear
HELP WANTED
HELP of every description is furnished
through these columns; the wise ones
use them In seeking help for office, store,
shop or home. If Mrs. John Smith, 137
Highland Avenue, finds this "ad' 1 and
has the same marked when the "Want
Ad" man calls to-morrow morning he
will present her with One Dollar.
HOUSES FOR SALE
HOUSES and lots are advertised for
sale In these columns at very attrac
tive prices; the opportunity to buy your
own home is here. If Mrs. Georae
Brown, of 366 Capitol Avenue, finds this
"ad" and has same marked when the
"Want Ad" man calls to-morrow morn
ing he will present her with One Dollar
Georgian's “Want Ad Man 1 ravels in a
Speedy “Cartercar” Roadster. Be on the Alert
and Get Your Dollar.