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GUANO SALES EAR
'11
Slight 1913 Increase No Indica
tion of Greater Cotton Acreage,
Says Commissioner.
To correct an impreetion about the
State that there ha a been a great in
crease in the sale of guano, indicating
a proportionate increase in the cotton
acreage. J. J. Connor. Commissioner
of Agriculture, said to-day that the
ruano sales, while slightly over last
tear, are greatly below the two pre
ceding years.
Mr. Connor showed a letter from a
Savannah firm, reading as follows:
‘“One of the bears against cotton
markets ie that the zale of guano this
year show.* an enormous increase over
iftll and 1912. Of course We cotton
factors dislike to see ootton prices put
down by bears in speculative mar
kets.
Because of such letters." said Mr.
Connor. "I have prepared a state
ment of the exact number of tons of
fertilisers 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 1,137,471.2
Cotton seed meal tags for. 49,591.7
Total 1,187,062.9
Tag sales from October 1. 1911, to
April 1. 1912:
Fertilizer tags for
Cotton seed meal tags for.
Tons.
925,484.7
46,628.0
Total 972,112.8
Tag sales from October 1, 1912, to
April J, 1913:
Tons.
983,371.2
53,217.7
Fertilizer tags for
Cotton seed rnoa] tags for.
. Total
. 1,086,688.9
Decrease in 1911-1912 from
1910-1911
Increase in 1912-1933 over
,1911-1912
Decrease in 1912-1913 from
1910-191 1 150,474.0
214,950.1
64,476.1
_ nl*. 6%0
lettuce fancy $2,600.300,
in half-barrel crates,
EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 15®
16c.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in
i-lb. blocks, 27% 030c, fresh country,
fair demand, 17%(rg22%c.
DRESSED I'OUXTRV—Drftwn. head
and feet on, per pound: Hens, 18019c;
<ries, 22%tf*25o; roosters, 8® 10; turkeys
owing to fatness, 22®24c.
GIVE RoULTRY -Hens. 50060c.
roosters 26® 80c, fries 25035c, broilers
30® 35c, puddle ducks 30035c, Rekins
35® 40c, geese 60®60c each, turkeys, ow
ing to fatness, 18020c
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem
ons fancy $606.50 per box, Florida or
anges $3® 350; grapefruit $2.7503.00,
cauliflower 10® 1234c lb., bananas, 3c per
pound, cabbage $101.10 crate, peanuts
per pound, fancy Virginia, 6%07c,
choice f%&6c. h
beets $1.00® 1.25
encumbers $2.00.
Egg plants $1 50® 1.76 per crate, pep-
l> r $2.00® 2.50 per crate, tomatoes fancy,
Six-basket crates $1.60® 1.75, pineapples
$2.00®2.75 i*>r crate, onions 60®65c per
bushel, sweet potatoes, pumpkin yam
70®'75c, strawberries 10012 %c per
quart, fapey Florida celery $2.5003.00
per crate, < kra, fancy 6-basket crates $3
GfS.oO
FISH.
FldH—Bream and perch, 7c pound;
snapper, 10c pound; trout. 10c pound;
blueflsh, 7c pound; pompano, 20c pound;
mackerel. 7c pound; mixed fish 506c
pound; black bass, 10c pound, mullet, $12
per barrel
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR- Postell's Elegant $7.76,
Omega $7.50, Carter's Best $7.76, Qual
ity (finest patent) $6.65: Gloria (self-
rising) $6.50, Results (self-rising), $6.25;
Uwans Down (fancy patent) $6, victory
Uhe very best patent), $6.65, Mono
gram $6. Queen of the South (finest
patent) $6.60, Golden Grain $6 60, Fault
less (finest) $6.25, Home Queen (high
est patent) $5.85, Furitan (highest pat
ent) $6.85. Paragon (highest patent)
•5 $5, Sunrise (half patent) $5.25, White
Cloud (highest patent) $5.50. White
Daisy (high patent) $5.60, White Lily
• high patent) $5.50, Diadem (fancy high
patent) $5.75. Water Lily (patent) $5.15,
Sunbeam $6.25, Southern star (patent)
$6 25. ocean Spray (patent) $5.25, Tulip
(.straight) $4.16, King Ootton (half pat
ent) $6, low jrrade 98-pound sacks $4.
CORN --Choice red cob 85c. No. 2
white bone dry No. 2 white 80c. mixed
74c, choice yellow 76c, cracked corn 80c.
MEAL- Plain 144-pound sacks 76c, 96-
uound sacks 77r. 48-pound sacks 79c,
34-pound sacks 81r, 12-pound sacks 80c.
OATS Fanck white clipped 54c, No. 2
clipped 53c. fancy white 58c, mixed 51c.
$28.50: prime $27.50Vs creamo feed $25.
COTTON SEED HULLS — Square
uar<L c t t ,1 *,n
SEEDS (Sacked). Wheat, Tennessee
choice Burt 70c, ruatproof 60c, Okla-
blue stem $1.60, German millet $1.65.
amber cane seed $1, cane seed, orange
$1, r> e (Tennessee) $1.25. red top cane
seed $1.35, rye (Georgia) $1.35, blue seed
oats 60c, barley $1.2n.
HAY—Per hundredweight: Timothy,
choice, large bales. $1 30, No. 1 small
bales. $1.25, No. 2 small. $1.15; Timothy
No. 1, clover mixed, large bales, $1.25,
silver clover mixed hay 11.16, Timothy
No. 1, clover mixed, $1.15; clover hay,
11.10, alfalfa hay, choice green $1.30, No
1 $1.20, wheat straw 70c, Bermuda hay
46c.
FEEDSTUFFS.
SHORTS—White. 100-lb sacks $1.7$
Halliday, w hite, 100-lb. sacks $1.7! ,
idandy middling 100-lb. sacks $1.75, fan
cy, 75-lb. sack* $1.75. P. W., 75-lb. sacks
$1.60, brown, 100-lb. sacks $1.55. Georgia
feed. 75-lb. sacks $1.55. clover leaf. 75-
lb. sacks $1.60, bran, 75-lb. sacks $1.30,
l(l0-!b. sacks $1.30, 50-lb. sacks $1.30,
Homeoline $1.60, Germ meal-Homeo
fl.60.
CHICKEN FEKD—Beef scrap. 100-lb.
mcks $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. sacks
ft. Purina chowder, dozen pound pack
ages $2.20. Victory baby chick $2. Vic
tory scratch, 50-lb; sacks $1.90, 100-lb.
! £4,rkR $1.80. wheat. 2-buahel bags, per
'-’Wefsliei $1.40. oyatai »«*«-! i 80c, special
scratch. 100-lb sacks $1.80. Eggo $1.85,
charcoal. f>0-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds $2.
GROUND FEED—Purina feed, 175-lb.
sacks *1.65, 100-lb. sacks $1.65, Purina
molasses feed $1.56, Arab horse feed
$1,65. Allneeda feed $1.65, Suereno dairy
feed $1.60. Monogram, 100-lb. sacks $1.60.
Victory horsefeed. 100- lb. sacks $1.60.
A. B C. feed $1.60. Milk dairy feed $1.60.
alfalfa molasses meal $1.75, alfalfa meal
$1 40. beet pulp, 100-lb. sacks $1.55,
horia rustproof 60c. Appier 70c. winter
grazing 76c, oats black seed 60c.
COTTON SEED MEAL — Harper,
crushed oats. 300-lb- sacks $1.75.
PROVI6ION MARKET.
(Corrected by White Provision Co.)
/ Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 pounds aver.
, iQje, 19c.
Cornfield hams. 12 to 14 pounds aver
age. I8ft« .
Cornfield skinned hams. 16 to 18
if j&ounds average 19%c. 2
Cornfield pickled pig's feet, 15-pound
du, $125.
Short at Home, Englishmen Get
May for Delivery Abroad on
July-August Contracts.
NEW YORK, April 18 There seems
to be truth in the report that. Liver
pool firms are buying May contracts
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 can be ascertained these
firms t <»g«t 1im want about 70,000 * • *
76,000 bales for delivery on July-August
contracts in Liverpool where they are
understood to be short to that extent.
A. .1 Huston & Co. want the bulk of
it. They can not get the actual cot
ton in their home market for McFadden
is said to have that sewed up tighter
than a drum; n<»r can they South for
the staple except at a big loss. New
York is the cheapest market in the
world and the only place where they
can get cotton with a chance of com
ing out whole. They ate said to feel
certain that they will not only get the
cotton which they want but make a
nice profit on the deal Local opinion
is not unanimous on that point. Home
brokers say that the Englishmen will
be able to ship at between 90 and 98
points on May, while the Liverpool mar
tlet yesterday was 38 points over May
and by selling there, while buying here,
they apparently would stand to make at
least $2 a hale.
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
takes up the cotton will get cotton out
of the local stock. Another Is whether
the cotton he gets, either from the local
stock or elsewhere will prove t<> be
tenderable in Liverpool. The Liverpool
system differs entirely from the New
York. Cotton is sold s-» much “off" or
"on" according to what the Englishmen
call Its ‘style ’ not according to its
grade The Liverpool standard is high
er than the New York. No cotton con
taining sand Is tenderable. and as a
general proposition it can be 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
does 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 he lenders is rejected.
There is a total of 107,022 bales in the
New York warehouses. #
It is understood that local spot peo
ple, now In control of the contract stock,
are not pleased over the prospect of the
bulk of It being whipped 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
HORSE MARKET
(Corrected by the National Stock Varda
Commission Company; C G. Tur
ner, President.)
Mules.
Mules and horses In the Iasi week
liflve declined from $5 to $10 per
head, but for the pagt few days there
has been a good Remind for them.
The railroads have begun to receive
shipments, so tho/e will be no scarci
ty of stock on account of the high
water.
It looks as if prices will remain the
same for awhile
Draft horses and large road mules
arc in active demand, and we believe
this will be- so for smite time to
come.
14 to 14Mb bands, rough, good ages,
$115 to $ 130.
14 to 12Ms, finish with quality, $155 to
$180.
14% to 15 hands, rough, $130 to $170.
15 to 15% hands, finish. $180 to $205.
16 hands, with quality and finish, $205
to $230
16 hand*, .heavy chunk, weighing form
1,250 to 1,400 pounds. $256 to $730.
Horse*.
Southern chunk horses, from $75 to
$110.
Southern chunk, finish, $110 to $135.
Good driving horses, quality and finish,
ranging in price from $160 to $210.
Heavy draught horses, rough, $160 to
$210
Heavy draught horses, finish, $210 to
$300.
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(By W. H. White, Jr., of the White Pro.
vision Company.)
Quotations based on actual purchases
during the current week:
Choice to good steers. 1,00 to 1.300.
$6.00©'6.50; good steers. 800 to 1.000, 6.50
©6.00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850,
5.2505.75; medium to good cows. 7<*0 Jo
800. 4.50© 5.00. good to choice beef cows,
800 to 900. 5.00© 5.50; medium to good
heifers, 6.50© 7.50; good to choice heif
ers, 750 to 850, 5.0005.50; medium to
good helfera, 650 to 760, 4.2504.75.
The above represent ruling prices of
good quality of beef cade.. Inferior
grades and dairy type selling lower.
Mixed to common steers, if fat, 800 to
900, 5.00©6.50; medium t<» common cows,
If fat, 700 to 800. 4.250)4.75; mixed com
mon. 600 to 800. 3.250 4.25; good butcher
bulls. 3.50© 4.50.
Prime hogs, 160 to 200 average 8.90©
9.16; good butcher hogs. 140 to 160. 8.75
©•9.00; good butcher pigs. 100 to 140.
8/:&08.7b; light pigs. 80 to 100. 8.00©
8 50; heavy rough hogs, 200 to 260, 8.25
©8.75.
Above quotations apply to corn-fed
hogs, mash and peanut-fattened hogs,
1 to l%c under.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at.
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
NEW YORK. April 18. At the open-
Ing of the eotion market trading was |
largely in May and July On the “all 1
Cone, Wilson, Marsh and Lehman
bought May. I^ee and Wiggins sold
May After the call Hentz. Geran.
Hhantz, Montgomery, Schlll and Geer
were principal buyers. RIordan, Roths
child, Shenrson, Gone, Story, Flinn and
Wilson were among the leading sellers.
Wilson an a Wiggins were probably the
best sellers of May.
ugh. JBPW _
opening, but lllordan and Schlll sold it
off. Pell is said to be selling May op
tion The market was steady and is
likely to he governed by the action of
Ala y.
“.Shorts' covering of May contracts
yesterday was the only feature of the
market,* said .i M. Anderson. “There
was some demand for new crops, which
brought out some strength in near po
sitions New Orleans bought May op
tions here, which was thought to be
short cotton. However, there was some
selling "f May and buying of July by
people who had bought May a few days
ago when the option was at a good
premium over July.
Clearman bought 2,000 hales of May at
5 points over July from Gone. On the
close Young, llentz, Waters, Shantz,
Hicks, Beardsley and Schley were gen
eral buyers; Riordan. Wilson. McGhee.
Schlll, Flinn, Rail, Martin, OlfTord, Mc
Fadden and McEnany were probably the
best sellers.
"The trading was confined almost en
tirely to swaps, with very little outside
business "
* * *
The cotton marke! looks to be a
scalping affair for the present.
» * *
Dallas wires: “Texas and Oklahoma
clear, cool and pleasant."
v * *
New Orleans reports a break in a
private levee 20 miles south of Natchez
yesterday, flooding a 3,000-acre planta
tion Sycamore I>evee, 5 miles above
Natchez, on the Louisiana, side, is re
ported in bad condition. Reports of se
rious trouble at Beulah. Miss., were de
nied last night The river at New Or
leans last night was a half-foot above
flood stage
• • •
The Journal of Commerce says
“Buyers of cotton goods find the mar
ket much to their liking and more sat
isfactory terms and more satisfactory
f irices can be had by those who are
n good credit. Jobbers are operating
in a hand-to-mouth way.”
• * *
Mr. 8. Tate, of N. L Carpenter A
Co., says; “Letters and cables from
Germany point out a more optimistic
feeling
"The London market for bar silver
was firmer this morning. This should
help business in every way in America
and encourage more confident feeling
both as to commodities and stocks.
“Some prominent mill 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 r the
downward revision was promised and
expected by the election of the Demo
cratic party, and they hope the bill will
soon he passed and the uncertainty be
removed, claiming the effect will be only
temporary."
* * *
Shreveport. I*., wires “On account
of the recent cold spell considerable
cotton has io he replanted in this sec
tion. One planter alone replanted about
500 acres. A warm, slow rain is badly
needed."
• * *
Greenville, Miss., wires: “If the
weather continues good we believe lev
ees will hold. We have plenty of
labor and it is well distributed. There
was a rise of only .1 in the past 24
hours."
* * *
Austin. Texas, wires: ‘Fifty per cent
of the cotton in this section was planted
before the cold spell ten 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 badly needed. We do not con
sider the outlook good."
• • •
Cordiil wires: Eagle Lake, Cuero,
Kennedy and San Antonio cotton gen
erally is up to good stands. Some re
planting in 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 clear and pleas
ant. Rain would be beneficial west and
southwest of San Antonio. Conditions
are fully normal."
• • •
Waco, Texas, wires: “Complaints of
lack of rain are reaching ns from nu
merous sections. There is not sufficient
surface moisture to bring up cotton al
ready planted.”
Following are 11 a m. bids: May
11.91. July 11.87. October 11.42. Janu
ary 11.41.
• * *
NEW ORLEANS, April 18.—Hayward
A ('lark: The weather map show's
warmer everywhere: prospects are for
fair to warmer In the eastern liaIf. In
creasing cloudiness In the western half,
with chances for rain in west Texas,
north Texas and Oklahoma.
• • •
Liverpool cables: “American mid
dling fair. 7.45d; good middling. 7.lid;
middling, 6.91d; low middling. 6.75d;
good ordinary. 6.41d; ordinary. 6.07d.
Following are 10 a. m. bids: May
12.38: July, 12.23; October. 11.47; Janu
ary. 11.51.
Estimated receipts for Saturday:
1913. 1912.
New Orleans . . . .2,000 to 2,800 3,325
Galveston .... .2,000 to 3,000 4,916
HEM SELLING
Spot Firms Unload Holdings,
Bulls Withdraw, and Decline
in Prices Follows.
NEW- YORK, April 18.—Fear of de
veloping nt$ in May .contract# again pre
vented tear traders trorii acting in line
with weather condition* at. the opening
of the cotron 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 development* in near positions
After the »all the prices ranged around
last night's final.
Throughout the early trading the mar
ket was featureless There was some
swapping of May and July, but outside
of this there has been very .little or no
trading. Price movement was only a
few points from the opening range.
A precipitant selling movement pre
vailed during the late forenoon, inspired
by welling by New Orleans and the large
spot sources, continued favorable
weather and reports from the belt show
ing crop preparations well advanced:
also, imps which are now planted. The
damage by cold weather In Texa.s was
enough to he taken seriously and the
ring. Wall Street And many of the most
conservative operators hammered every
.option on the. list, with the result of
May dropping lo 11.78 and July the like
amount; October 9, and December the
same. During the afternoon session
May was 20 points 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
In near months and remote positions.
The bullish article in The - New York
Commercial on Liverpool situation in
he market fell fiat on the market and
‘he ring professionals hammered. This
terie of speculators and Wall Street
lling held the market down and no
one offered to turn against it. This
clique, or traders' commitments, are
usually based on such profound econ
omies as “What goes up. will conVe
down.”
The reactionary tendency continued
throughout the afternoon session. The
support from the leading bull leaders
was conspicuous, but they are probably
Inclined to sidestep for the present so
as to let prices sag to an attractive
enough level to replace lines recently
liquidated.
At the close the market was steady,
with prices 11 to 20 points lower than
yesterday’s final quotations.
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
Today's New York
Stock Market
STOCKS RECEDE:
I SHORTS COVER WHEAT, BUT
! INCLINE TO THE LONG SIDE
1913.
New Orleans. ’ 2.784
Galveston 4.107
Mobile 351
Savannah 2,226
Charleston ... 306
Wilmington. . . . 680
Norfolk 696
Baltimore 1,247
Brunswick .... 1,412
Boston 142
Port Arthur
Newport News
Pacific coast
Various
Total 13.852
1912.
3.298
3.058
311
2,828
380
466
3,362
131
1.372
7.700
1,082
5,705
1.849
30,868
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
1 mSr j 1913.
Houston 1,253 3,726
Augusta 440 623
Memphis 978 269
St. Louis 1,297 1,633
’Incinnatl 2,065 552
Little Rock . . . ,| 281
Total 6,033 1 6,634
WEEK END COTTON STATISTICS.
The visible supply of American cot
ton show's a decrease of 82,516 bales, as
compared with a decrease of 149,170
bales for the corresponding week last
year, against a decrease of 167,311 bales
for the same week the year before. Oth
er kinds foi the week show an increase
of 5.000 bales, against an increase of
6,000 bales for the same week last. year,
and an Increase of 22.000 bales for the
corresponding week in 1911.
The total visible supply of American
cotton shows another large decrease, be
ing 77,516 bales, as compared with a
decrease of 143,710 bales last year,
against a decrease of 145.311 bales for
the same week the year before
World’s visible supply:
1913. | 1912.
1911.
American
:3.421.504'4,079,799
2
618,607
()ther kinds
1.453.000 1,317.000
1
176,000
Total, all
k
dH4,874.504|5,$96,799
3
794,607
World’s
sj
timers' takings
1913. | 1912. |
mi.
For week
219,000 329,0001
255,000
Since Sep.
1
10.662,000 11.472,000|
y
264,000
Moveme
nt
into sight:
1913. | 1912. J
1911.
O’land w’k 12.050| 22,296 10,3
Since Sep. 1| 873,176 |
Into s’t, wk 137,117 173,585 73,603
Since Sep. H12.732.556 14,767,342 11,901.698
So. cons’n. 45,000 ol.OOO 46,00
16
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, quiet; middling 12V
Athens, steady; middling 12%
Macon, steady: middling 12.
New Orleans, steady; middling 12 7
New York, quiet; middling 12.25.
Philadelphia, quiet, middling 12.60.
Boston, easy; middling 12.25.
Liverpool, steady; middling 6.Old.
Savannah, steady; middling 12ft
Norfolk, steady; middling 12 ft
Augusta, steady; middling 12V
Mobile, steady; middling 12V
Galveston, stead) : middling 12ft
Charleston, steady; middling 1l - .
Wilmington, ver -steady: middling .12,
Idttle Rock, steady; middling 12.
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12V
Memphis, steady; middling 12**
St. Louis, quiet; middling 12V
Houston, steady; middling 12 9-16.
Louisville, firm: middling 12 V
Greenville, quiet middling 11 ft
Charleston, steady: middling 12**
Weekly Interior
movement:
1913. ] 1912 ( 1911.
Receipts. ...
Shipments ....
Stocks
/ 47,465 56.636 32,419
73,321 81,831 60.720
. 309.844 365.397 374.604
Weekly exports;
1913. 1912.
For week
122.332 145.253
Since September 1
i7.428.66819.509,470
s S* 8 fS
5 35 c
Ap.
My
Jne
Jly
Ag
Spt
Oc.
Pc.
Jan
Mh
11.98 ill. 9k 11.97
11.98111.98 11.72
11.91111.91 11.71
11.75!11.751l.58fll.59
11.47111.47 11.40 11.40
11.4*|11.44 11.31
11.47111.47 11.34
ill.43111.43H1.30
11.9 7 1
11.76
11.71
11.33
U.36
11.30
11.75
11.74
11.75
11.74
11.59
11.38
11.32
11.36
11.30
11.24
The following table shown the
highest, lowest and close, to
gether with the previous close:
Wheat traders
day yest^rd
26
36
48
1017*
121' 4
34U
W/a
321 a
139 V
34',4
90 V
W-4
STOCK— High.
Am. Coppsr. 77/4
Am. 1. Be.
Am. S. Ref.
Am. Smelt.
Am. C. Fdry
Am. Loco. .
Am. Cot. Oil .
Am. Wool. . .
Anaconda
Atchison . .
A. C. L. ..
Am. Can.
do. pfd.
Am. Beet S
A. T. and T. .
Am. Agrl. .
Beth. Steel .
B. R. T. . .
B. and O.
Can. Pac.
Corn Prod.
C. and O.
Con. Gas
Cen. Lth. . .
C. F. and I.
Col. So. .
D. and H. .
D. and R. G.
Dis. Sec.
Erie . . . .
do. pfd.
Gen. Elac.
Gold. Con.
Qt. West.
Gt. N. pfd. .
G. N. Oreg.
Int. H., old
III. Cen.
Interboro
i do. pfd.
Iowa Cen.
K. C. 60.
K. and T.
do. pfd.
p. Valley
p. and N.
Mo. Pacific .
Low.
76'/4
26
68'/a
36
48
1 Prev.
p. M. Close.
76^ 77'/'.
25 V 25 V
113'/ 2 11314
10U,
12114
33»/ 2
•414
32*/ 2
129V 130
52
3414 • •
89“
98'/
68'
6 50
36'/
48
19
38V
101V 102
121'/a 121'
33'V
94 V*
32 V
69
50',.
36
47
21
38 V 2
89 V
2443^ 244
67' :
25
34
30' /a
66V
26
33'/,
2443 4
60 V
132'/ 2
24V
32
31
159
20
16'/.
293 4
44!/?
34
94V
32' 2
1297,
58
34V
90' 4
99 V
245V
IO**
67V
132'/ ' 2
24V
33V
31
159
20V
20 V
30
45', 2
139 V 139V 137'/ ' 2 139 V
2V 2'/.
127 V
34/a
120
167a
58! a
26
127'/,
34V
58'
26
15
127 V
34
106
5734
14'/a
127 V
343/4
... 105
1193 4 119' 2 1191/2
167, 16 V 167 s
57V
8 9
124V 12b
26V
60V
159V
133
37V
Trading Is Chiefly Professional,
but Bears Sway the Market
for the Day.
37i/ 2
26
62' 2
1593 4
133/2
37 V
11.94- 90
11.94- 96
11.90-98
11.89-90
11.76-77
11.50-51
11.44-45
11.47-48
11.42-43
11.47-48
Tlfosed""barely steady.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, April 18.—Due 3V points
higher on May and 1 to 1 'Mi points high
er on other position*, this market opened
,ulet at a net advance of 2 to 2!4 points
higher on near options and 1 to 1V|
points higher on late months. At.l2:lo
>. m. the market was 1 to 2 points
ilgher.
Spot cotton 6.91d; sales. 9,000 bales,
including 7.600 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 32.08:: bales for the corre
sponding week last year, against 10,323
bales for the same -week the year before.
Future* opened quiet. b
Opening Prev.
Range. Close. Close.
.6.63 "-6.65^ 6.65 6.63
.6.61 -6.61.Vz 661M: 6.59V
. 6.61 !jj-6.61 6.61 6.59
6.59^ 6.59ft 6.57W
.6.56 -6.55ft 6.55 6.53ft
.6.45 -6.44ft 6.44ft 6.43
.6.31 6.30ft 6.29
.6.22 -6.22ft 6.22 6.21
6.19ft 6.19 6.18
6.17ft 6.17
April
April-May
M Ay -June
Jtine-July
July-Aug.
Aug.-Sept.
Sept.-Oct.
Oct.-Nov.
Nov.-Dec.
Dec-Jan.
Jan.-Feb-
Feb.-Mch.
Closed quiet but steady.
100 160
133 V 133
37V
N. Y. Central 103«/ 2 102V 102V 103'/ 4
Northwest. 132'/* 132 B s
Nat. Lead 49V 4 ® 3 4
Kl. and W. . . 106V 106 105V 106V
Klo. Pacific . . 115V 115 115 116
O. and W. 31'/* 31 31 31
Penn 114'/* 114 V 114V 114 V
Pacific Mail .
P. Gas Co. . .
P. Steel Car .
Reading . .
Rock Island .
do. pfd.
R. I. and Steel
do. pfd..
8.-Sheffield. .
So. Pacific . .
So. Railway .
do. pfd..
St. Paul . 109'/* 109 106V 109'/ 2
Tenn. Copper 35 V 35V 35V 35 V
Texas. Pacific 18 18
Third Avenue 35V 36
Union Pacific 153V 152'/* 152 V 153 V
U. S. Rubber. 64 64 63V 63V
Utah Copper . 53V
62V
108' 4
1«5V
21V
37 V
1007,
26'/,
78%
109'/*
164V
2D*
37
100
26'/,
7«V
109
35V
26'/,
111V
26
164'/*
21V
36'/*
25
84'/*
31.
100'/,
267,
78'/*
25
112
26
165 V
21%
363/4
25V
84%
30
1007,
26 V
78%
U. S. Steel .
do. pfd..
V. -C. Chem
W. Union
Wabash
do. pfd
W. Electric 64 64
Wis. Central
W. Maryland. > ....
Total sales, 237.000 shares.
53'/,
62
533
613/;
108 V 138
34
66 V
3
10
52V
40 V
53'/*
62V
108
34
66V *
3
10
63V
52
40! 4
By C. W. STORM.
NEW YORK. April 18.—Many of the
room traders regarded the report of the
St. Paul bond subscription as unsatis-
factor. With that the stock market
opened ea^y on professional selling to
day and a number of issues scored
losses. St, Paul opened at! 109 !i, or ft
under the closing of yesterday. Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph was again
under pressure, yielding
Amona the other losses were United
States Steel common •’*, Union Pacific
Reading ft. New York Central ft. .
Missouri Pacific ft, Canadian Pacific I
1ft. Atlantic Coast Line ft, American
Smelting and Amalgamated Copper ft
Chesapeake and Ohio advanced ft and
Pennsylvania made a fractional gain.
The curb was irregular.
Americans in London 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 ft to
93ft and Canadian Pacific yielded 1 point
to -43ft. Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific were off ft : Pennsylvania gained
ft and Baltimore and Ohio was up ft
Chesapeake and Ohio was up ft.
Call money loaning at 2ft.
Sentiment was about evenly' divided in
the last hour, but tlie tone held stead)
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 allowed net losses on the
day. Toward the close a selling move
ment developed.
The market closed firm. Governments
unchanged: other bonds steady-.
I-CHICAGO, April 1*.
who were In tlio pi*
attributed the advance to the t »
ii>K Sh.cn. l! was said that the lead
ing interests sold on the bulge and took
the short side. Bears see no good in
I the long side, but they are timid and
don't stand any punishment. Some ot
the corn specialists believe that the
Armour interest has reduced their hold
ing-, 0 f . Min to a point where they would
like to set a good break •J 1 .® 1ble J!v?f™
to take the buying side again, rnere
itre a Krv.it many bulls who believe that
May corn will sell al b0 cents and that
there will be run of receipts until com
planting la over.
MODERN MILLER CROP OUTLOOK.
ST LolT.S. April 18.—There is no
change in the general condition of the
winter wheat crop. Following 1
heavy rains, the warmer weather with
an 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-
*r V -OUth of th ‘‘ nhio river wheat
• ached 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 ill wheat come front isolated lo
calities. but these do not count for
much, as the area affected is compara
tively sniill. . ..
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.
BOOST CEAEIIS
Short Lines Being Eliminated Be-1
cause of Developments Abroad
Despite Bearish Beliefs.
ST
Whea
Corn—No. l red
Outs—No. 2 red
BAR SILVER.
NEW’ YORK, April 18.—Commercial
bar silver 59ft; Mexican dollars 48c.
LONDON, April 18.—Bar silver firm at
27 9-16d.
TELEPHONE BILL PASSED.
NEW YORK. April 18.— New York
State Senate passed to-day the 5-cent
telephone bill for Greater New Y>)rk
$25,000,000 BOND ISSUE.
NEW YORK, April 18.—The Missouri
Utilities Commission approved th* 3 Mis
souri, Kansas and Texas $25,000,000 bond
issue to-day.
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON, April 18.—Opening East
Butte, 12ft; Mason Valley, 6ft; Boston-
Maine. 63: Butte Superior, 30ft.
METALS.
NEW YORK, April 18.—The metal
market was quiet to-day. Copper spot
to June, 15.40{rl6.50; lead. 4.30©4.40;
spelter, 5.65j7>5.76; tin, 50.00(cf50.07ft.
CHESAPEAKE <*. OHIO EARNINGS.
NE1\ YORK. April 18.—Chesapeake
and Ohio earning? second week April:
Decrease $177,000: from July 1. increase
4677,000.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK. April 18.—Money' on call
2ft to 2ft. Time money dull; 60 days.
4 to 4ft; 90 days, 4ft; six months. 4ft.
Posted rales: Sterling exchange. 4 84
to 4.87ft, with actual business in bank-
,ft . 8 4.86.35 for demand and
4.8.1.10 for 60-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO, April 18.- Wheat. No. 2
red. $1.05©. 1.01*. No. 3 red, 98c© $1.02.
No. 'J. hard winter. 92ft©94ftc. No. 3
bard winter. 90© 93c. No. 1 northern
i,ring, 92ft©93ftc. No. 2 northern
spring, 91 ©92ft c. " No. 3 Hpring. 88© 90c.
Corn. No. 2. 66ft©'57c. No. 2 white,
57ft©58c. No. 3 yellow, 57©57ftc. No.
$>5ft©56Vs>c. No. 3 white, 57©57ftc. No.
3 yellow. 56@66fte. No. 4, 54ft@55ftc.
No. 1 white, 55ft©56c. No. 4 yellow,
64 ft ©55ft c.
Oats, No. 2, 33ftc. No. 2 white, 36ft©
o(',c. No. 3, 33c. No. 3 white, 34ft(d)
35ftc. No. 4 white. 33@34ftc. Standard,
35ft ©36ftc.
OPINION ON GRAIN.
CHICAGO, April 18.—Bartlett. Frazier
& 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
Corn—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 shows 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 Saturdays
. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS
t—No. Z red .1.1)7®')»,
' :::::: _ ¥
CHICAGO, April 18.—-Wheat closed a
advances of ft to ftc, with May th,
strongest of the list. The selling
of much better character than the bu\
ing. the longs picking out the hard ido»* i
on which to dispose of all the grain ti>
shorts cared to absorb. The week*
clearances were 4,190,000 bushels
and 1.300.000 buahels corn. eomoaSd I
with 2,844,000 and 540,000 bushels r> !
spectively, for the corresponding ’tim- i
last year. Minneapolis was a seller of I
wheat here, while Duluth was a buy# I
Corn closed ft to ftc higher and oat<
were ft to %e better.
(’ash sales at Chicago were steal' i
lyheat, 25.000; corn, 260.000. and oat»
n 5.000. ,
Provisions were quite active, and while I
big shorts were covering and takln*
losses the longs were filling them up a*
handsome profits.
Grain quotations:
Friday.
Saturday
Wheal
44
48
Corn
48
40
Oats
127
158
Hogs
9.000
17,000
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT—
1913.
1912.
Receipts
1 334,000
357,000
Shipments
| 466,000
341,000
CORN—
i
Receipts
! 325.000
309,000
Shipments
: 1,479,000
716,000
WHEAT-
May .. ..
July .. ..
Sept
CORN—
May
July .. ..
Sept
OATS—
May ..
July .. ..
Sept
PORK—
May . . .
July . .
Sept. . .
LARD-
May • •
July . .
Sept. . .
RIBS—
May . .
July . .
Sept. .
High.
• flft
.90ft
• 89ft
. 56
. 66 ft
. .67
.35%
• 34ft
• -34ft
Low.
907*
89
Proton
Close. Clow, f
Soft
6574
56 ft
24 ft
34 7*
91ft
90ft
89ft
56ft
57ft
56ft
35 ft
34ft
34 ft
91
SS ; t I
m\
Si
sU
56 ft
pt
3<
19.87% 19.75 19.82ft 19.60
..20.05 19.82% 20.00 19.75
.19.85 19.76 19.80 19.62ft I
.11.20 11.07% 11.17ft 10.97ft I
.11.12% 11.00 11.12ft 10.95 I
..11.12% 11.60 11.12ft 10.97!, |
.11.45 11.37% 11.45 11.15
..11.22% 11.12% 11.20 U.*5
.11.05 10.95 11.00 10 90
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat opened ftd to %d higher. At
1:20 p. m. the market was %d to %d
higher. Closed ftd to %d higher.
Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p. m
the market was %d higher; closed un
changed to %d higher.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 18.—Hogs—Receipt* L
9,000; market 10® 15c higher; mixed and I
butchers $8.75®9.30; good heavy, $8.95© [
9.20; rough heavy, $8.65©8.85; light I
$8.90©9.25; pigs, $7.00@8.75; bulk, $9.101
@9.20.
Cattle—Receipts, 700; market eteadj I
beeves*. $7.60@9.25; cows and heifers I
$3.50©)8.40; Stockers and feeders, $6,606 I
8.25; Texans, $6.9O@8.40; calves, $6,506 1
8.50.
Sheep—Receipts, 6,000; market steady
native and Western, $5.75#7.35; lambt, I
$6.75@>9.26.
NEW YORK COFF —E MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
Opening.
January .
February^
March ..
April .. ..
May .. ..
June . . ..
July ..
August . .
September
October ..
November
December
11.25
11.25
231
. .11.231
. 11.23
..10.65
..10.72
. .10.84@10.90
..10.99
..11.11@IL15
..11.22®11.25
. .11.23
. 11.231611.25
..11.23
COTTON SEED OIL.
.6.17%-6.17 6.16% 6.16
S'. 17 6.17
HAYWARD A CLARK'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS. April 18.—Liverpool
is indifferent and futures came in as
due. spots 3 points up, sales 9,000 bales.
New York has a 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 McFad
den interests have the spot end sewed
!p in both markets. Such ; statements
naturally encourage public expectations
of bull operations in May and account
for the check to selling, which is the
main factor In maintaining values.
Liverpool cabled: "Manchester poor.
Our market opened slightly lower, but
held very firm around 12.2? for, July,
trading small up to noon. So' far to
day spots very quiet and unchanged."
RANGE NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
AP ,
My 12.39 12.40:12.27 12.27
Jne ' I
Jly 12.25 12.25 12.13 12.14
Ag 11.96|11.96*11.84111.86
Spt.
Oc Jll.48111.49 ll.37jll.39
Nv
Dc jll 50jll.50jll.40|11.41
Jn. ! I.
** ' L
2 8
£0
12.16
12 28-
12.18-
12.14-
11.So
li.JO-
11.39-
11.39-
11.41-
11.43-
11.41-
;12.27
12.39-40
12.29-31
12.25-26
11.95-96
11.60-62
11.50-51
<4,11.60-63
42 11.52-53
4*!ll.64-56
43111.62-54
Closed steady.
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 quotation*;
I Opening.
Spot ....
April ....
Mfty ....
June ...
July ....
August . . .
September . .
October . .
November . .
Closed steady; sales 2^,900 barrels.
6.07@>6.10
6.07 @6.09
6.07 @6.14
6.15@6.16
6.19© 6.21
6.20@6.22
6.9,3 @6.95
6.68© 6.75
Closing.
7.07@7.15
7.05@)7.12
7.06@7.07
7.09@)7.11
7.11(0)7.12
7.14©)7.15
7.16rti7.16
6.90 ©6.95
6.70@6.73
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 18.- Petroleum
firm, crude Pennsylvania, $2.50.
Turpentine quiet, 43 (bid).
Rosin quiet, common’ 5.2005.30.
Wool firm, domestic fleece 28@30;
pulled, scoured basis, 40@60; Texas,
scoured basis. 48<£i62.
Hides dull, native steers 16%@19%;
branded steers. 16ft@16%.
Coffee steady, options opened 1 to 3
higher; Rio No. 7, 11 ft<&> 11 ft.
Rice steady, domestic, ordinary to
prime. 4%@6ft.
Molasses steady. New Orleans, open
kettle. 35050.
Sugar, raw quiet; centrifugal, 3.33@
3.36; Muscovado, 2.8302.86; molasses
sugar. 2.58© 2.61.
Sugar, refined steady; fir.e granulated,
•M0© 4.35; cut loaf, 5.0505.15; crushed.
4.9505.05; mold A, 4.6004.70; cubes, 4.45
@4.60; powdered, 4.3004.45; diamond,
4.35 (bid): confectioner’s A, 4.1004.20;
softs. No. 1, 4.0604.10.
Potatoes easier, white, nearby, $1.90
@2.00; Bermudas, $3.60© 5.50.
Beans firm, marrow, choice, 5.66@5.76;
pea. choice. 3.7503.80; red kidney, 4.20
@4.30
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Logan A* Bryan: At the moment we
do not feel disposed to urge commit
ments on the constructive side
Thompson, Towle & Co.: Old crop
months look higher. The new crop
months are not likely to be popular until
something happens to influence senti
ment
Norden & Co.: We believe higher
prices are likely.
Sfernberger. Sim. & Co.: We think
prices should work higher.
Miller & Co We look for higher
prices
DECATUR
The Business Center ot DeKalb County
DKCATUR 18 THE COUNTY SEAT of DrKslb County,
the counties of Georgia in taxable valuta.
which ranks SIXTH among
DEOATt'R Is renrwrtM t*ith every pan of DeKslb County by a aplendid system
of highways that are being ronatantly improved.
DBCATUR Is tha CENTER of a great suburban aection lawrly denrted
POULTRY RAISING, HAlRYINd, TRUCK FARMING and CANNERIES There Is
opportunity for hundreds of others who wish to engage In any of these important in-
uuel 1 tb&.
Within a radius «0 a mil# and a half from the courthouse of DECATUR ts a
*pulation of nearly TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE, and ihla population Is growing
♦cry day at a rapid rate.
On account of Its altitude of 1.040 f«et abere sea level. DECATUR attracts
hundreds summer rigltors from orery part „f the South, and hundreds of others
>*©tild come If we had more adequate faculties in the way of hotels and boarding
houses. i i
DECATUR NEEDS RIGHT NOW MORE MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS to
take cart of the lncreaelng trade of this section.
DECATUR NEEDS sereral large heeds grid many apartment houses.
DECATUR NEEDS an Ice plant and another laundry.
DECATUR NEEDS a cotton-buying est abllshraent
DECATUR NEEDS spell opportunity for TOU and YOU and TOU.
Decatur Board of Trade
Bell phone
Decatur 148
DECATUR, QA
Weekes Building
LOOK OUT!
for the
“Want Ad” Man
In Speedy Cartercar
He Has a Dollar 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.
HELP WANTED
HELP of every description Is furnished
through these columns; the wlee ones
use them In seeking help for office, store,
shoo or home. If Mre. John Smith, 137
Highland Avenue, find, this “sd" and
has the ssme marked when the "Went
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. George
Brown, of 366 Capitol Avenue, finds this
“ad” and has 6ame 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.