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* * • f t' 14 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. * * • 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. c V a O ut i o el »<<i & 21, S ► s 1 o tub V|- 12.16 12.27 M\ l 3.59 13.4(1 12.27 12.27 1 3.28-29 12.38-40 Jne .. 12.18-20 12.29-81 Jly v 12.25 12.25 i:.t3 .2.14 12.H-15.t2.2r.-2S \g 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 Fb . • . N . . .. 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. 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