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111 h AILA.mA AAU A A *v ft, iKlDAY, AUHlL io, tft 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. 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