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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 18,191:1.
Slight 1913 Increase No Indica
tion of Greater Cotton Acreage,
Says Commissioner.
To correct an Impression about the
State that there has been a (treat 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
guano sales, while slightly over last
year, 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 Is that the sale of guano this
year shows nn enormous Increase over
1911 and 1912. Of course we cotton
factors dislike to see cotton 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
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,
tp April 1, 1911, were as follows:
Tons.
Fertilizer tags for 1,137,471.2
Cotton seed meal tags for.. 49,591.7
Short at Home, Englishmen Get
May for Delivery Abroad on
July-August Contracts.
Total
Tag sale* from October
April 1. 1912:
Fertilizer tag* fo:
ro ton is^d meal tug* foj .
n o i.&i
Tag t>aie3 from October
April 1, 1913:
Fertilizer tags for
Cotton seed meal tags for. .
Total
.1,187.062.9
1. 1911, to
Ton**.
9/5.484.8
46,628.0
97;!,112.8
, 1912, to
Tonn.
983,371.2
53.217.7
.1,036,588.9
Decrease in 1911-1912 from
1810-1911
Increase in 1912-1913 over
1911-1912
Decrease in 1912-1913 from
1910-1911
214,950.1
64,4*76.1
150,474.0
EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 15©
16c.
BCTTER—Jersey and creamery, In
1-lb. blocks, 27 30c, fresh country,
fair demand, 17%@22%c.
PRESSED POULTRY— Drawn, bead
and feet on, per pound: liens, 18@>19c;
fries, 22% 0 25c; roosters. 8@10; turkeys
owing to fatness, 220 24c.
LIVE POULTRY—Hens. 60@60o.
roosters 250 30c, fries 250 35c, broilers
80(0 35c, puddle ducks 30@36c, Peklns
$5@40c, geese 500 GOc each, turkeys, ow
ing to fatness, 18© 20c.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES— Lem
ons fancy $60 6.50 pe r box, Florida or
anges $3© 3.60; grapefruit *2.75(0/3.00.
cauliflower 10@12%c lb., bananaH, 3c per
pound, cabbage 51© 1.10 crate, peanuts
per pound, fancy Virginia, 6%@)7c,
choice 5% 0 6c, lettuce fancy $2,500,300,
beets $1.00(0 1.26 in half-barrel crates,
cucumbers $2.00,
ESS plants $1.50(01.75 per crate, pep-
p tr $2.00© 2.50 per crate, tomatoes fancy,
six-basket crates $1.60(01.76, pineapples
$2.0002.75 j>er crate, onions 60065c i**r
btishel, sweet potatoes, pumpkin yam
70tf;76c, strawberries 10@12%e net*
quart, fancy Florida celery $2,500)3.00
per crate, c kra, fancy 6-basket crates $3
©3.o0
FISH.
FIBH—Bream and perch, 7c pound:
snapper, 10c pound; trout, 10c pound;
blueflsh, 7c pound; pompano, 20c pound;
mackerel. 7c pound; mixed fish 6© 6c
pound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet, $12
per barrel.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR—Post ell's Elegant $7.78,
Omega $7.60, Carter’s Best $7.75, Qual
ity (finest patent) $6.65; Gloria (self-
rising) $6.60, Results (self-rising). $6.25;
Swans Down (fancy patent) $6 Victory
(the very best patent), $6.65, Mono
gram $6, Queen of the South (finest
patent) $6.60, Golden Grain $5.60, Fault
less (finest) $6.25, Home Queen (high
est patent) $6.85, Puritan (highest pat
ent) $5.85, Paragon (highest patent)
$5.85, Sunrise (half patent) 85.26, White
Cloud (highest patent) $5.50. White
Daisy (high patent) $6.60, White Lily
(high patent) $5.69, Diadem (fancy high
$6.7$, Wa -
patent)
ater Lily (patent) $5.16,
NEW YORK, April 18.—There seems
to be truth in the report that Liver
pool firms arc buying May contracts
here with the intention of taking up the
cotton when tendered. Representatives
of ai least two of these firms are in New
York now.
From what can 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 to be short to that extent.
A. .1. Buston At 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; 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 where they
can get cotton with a chance of com
ing out whole. They are 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. Rome
brokers say that the Englishmen will
be able to ship at between 90 arul 98
points on May, while the Liverpool mar
ket yesterday was 38 points over May
and by selling there, wnlle buying here,
they Apparently would stand to make at
least $2 a bale.
There are several things to take into
consideration, before reckoning profits
on ouch a deal One i ; 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
Mock or elsewhere, will prove to be
trndcrable In Liverpool. The Liverpool
system differs entirely from the New
York. Cotton is sold so much “off” or
“on” according to what the Englishmen
call Us ’«tyle" not according to its
grade. The Liverpool standard Is high
er than the New York. No cotton con
taining sand is tenderable. and an a
general proposition It can he said that
no cotton below good ordinary white is
accepted. Middling in Liverpool would
grade about strict middling or fully
tnhldling here. It Is a costly thing to
try to tender in Liverpool cotton which
does not comp 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 tenders 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 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.
>, Ocean .Spray (patent) $6.25, Tulip
light) $4.1;*, King Cotton (half uat-
$5, low grade 98-pound sacks $4.
.patent)
Sunbeam $5.25, Southern star (patent)
$5.25, ocean
(strai
ept) I
{CORN—Choice red cob 85c. No.
white bone dry No. 2 white 80c. mixed
74c, choice yellow 76c, cracked corn 8°c.
MEAL—Plain 144-pound sacks 75c, u4-
pound sacks 77c, 48-pound sacks 79c,
24/pOund sacks 81c, 12-pound sacks 80c.
OATS—Fanck white clipped 54c. No. 2
dinned 53c. fancy white 62c, mixed 51c.
$28.50; prime $27.50% creamo feed $25
COTTON SEED HULLS — Square
sacks $14.50.
SEEDS—(Sacked): Wheat, Tennessee
choice Bun 70c. rustproof 60o. Okla-
blue stem $1.60. German millet $1.65.
amber cane seed $1, cane seed, orange
$1, rye (Tennessee) $1.25, red top cane
seed $1.35, rye (Georgia) $1.35, blue seed
oats 60c, barley $1.26.
HAY—Per hundredweight: Timothy,
choice. large bales. $1.30, No. 1 smnll
hales*. $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.
V $L20. wheat straw 70c, Bermuda hay
86c.
FEEDSTUFFS.
SHORTS—White, 100-lb «acks $1.'W
Halllday, white, 100-lb. sacks $1.71 .
dandy middling 100-lb. sacks $1.75. fan
cy, 75-lb. sacks $1.76. P. W., 76-lb. sacks
$1.60. brown, 100-Ib. sacks $1.55. Georgia
feed. 75-lb sacks $1.55, clover leaf, 75-
ib. sacks I1.G0, bran. 75-lb. sacks $1.30.
’.00-!b sacks $1.30, 50-lb. sacks $1.30,
Gonuoline $1.60, Germ meal-Homeo
$1.00.
CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap, 1 >0-lb.
„,_cks $3.25. DO-lb. sacks $1.65. Purina
pigeon feed $2.15, Purina baby chick
feed $2. Purina scratch, 100-lb. sacks
$1.86, 50-lb. sacks $1.95, Purina scratch
bales *2.05. Purina chowder. 100-lb. sacks
$2, Purina chowder, dozen pound pack
ages $2.86. Victory baby chick $2. Vic
tory scratch, 50-lb. sacks $1.90, 100-lb.
sacks $1.80, wheat. 2-bushel bags, per
bushel $1.40. oyster shell 80c, special
scratch, 100-lb sacks $1.80. Eg go $1.85,
charcoal. 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds $2.
GROUND FEED—Purina feed. 175-lb.
sacks $1.65. 100-lb. sacks $1.65, Purina
molasses feed $1.55, Arab horse, feed
$1.65. AHiW'oria feed $1.65, Sucrene dairy
feed $1.50. Monogram. 100-lb. sacks $1.60.
Victory horsafeed. 100-Ib sacks $1 60,
A. B C. feed $1.50. Milk dairy feed $160.
alfalfa molasses nica! $1.75. alfalfa meal
$1 40. beat pulp. 100-lb sacks $1.55.
ham a rust prod f 60c. Appier 70c. winter
grazing 75c, oats t black seed 50c.
COTTON SEED MEAL — Harper,
crushed oats. 100-lb racks Si 76
PROVISION MARKET.
(Corrected by White Provision Co.)
Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 pounds aver
age. 19c.
Cornfield hams. 12 to 14 pounds aver
age. 18* 4 c.
Cornfield skinned hams, 16 to 18
pounds average 1914c. 2
Cornfield pickled pig's feet, 16-pound
Jts, $1.25.
ATLANTA MULE AND
HORSE MARKET
(Corrected by the National Stock Yards
Commission Company; C G. Tur
ner, President.)
M ules.
Mules and, horuefi in the last week
have declined from $5 to $10 per
head, but for the past few days there
has been a good demand for them.
The railroads have begun to receive
shipments, so there will be no scarci
ty of slock on account of the h’gh
water. ,
It looks a? if prices will remain the
tame for awhile.
Draft horses and large road mu lea
are in active demand, and we believe
this will bt so for some time to
come.
14 to 14% hands, rough, good ages,
$115 to $130.
14 to 12*4, finish with quality, $155 to
$180.
14% to 15 hands, rough, $130 to $170.
16 to 15% hands, finish. $180 to $205.
16 hands, with quality and finish, $20f
to $230.
16 hands, heavy chunk, weighing form
1,250 to 1,400 pounds. $255 to $330.
Horses. .
Southern chunk horses, from $76 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 fiurchases
during the current week:
Choice to good steers. 1,00 to 1,200,
$6.00(0 6.50; good steers. 800 to 1.000. 5.50
4(6.00; medium to good steers, 700 to 850,
5.254(5.75; medium to good cows, 700 to
800, 4.50(0 5.00; good to choice beef cows,
800 to 900, 5.00(0/5.50; medium to good
heifers. 6.50(0 7.50; good to choice heif
ers, 750 to 850. 5.00(05.50; medium to
good heifers, 660 to 750, ’4.25(0 4.75.
The above represent ruling prices of
good quality of beef cattle. Inferior
grades and dairy type selling lower.
Mixed to common steers, if fat, 800 to
900. 5.004(5.50; medium to common cows,
if fat, 700 to 800, 4.25(0 4.75; mixed com
mon, 600 to 800 3.25(0 4.26; good butcher
bulls, 3.50(0 4.60.
Prime hogs. 160 to 200 average 8.90(0'
9.16; good butcher hogs, 140 to lftO, 8.75
11(9.00; good butcher pigs. 100 to 140,
■<.25(0 8.76; light pigs, 80 to 100. S.00 0
8.50; heavy rough hogs, 200 to 250, 8.25
<08.75.
Above quotations apply to corn-fed
hogs, mash and peanut-fattened hogs,
1 to l%c under.
NEW YORK, April 18.—At the open
ing of the cotton market trading was
largely in May and July. On the call
Cone, Wilson, Marsh and Lehman
bought May. Lee and Wiggins sold
May After the call Hentz, Geran,
Rhantz. Montgomery, Schlll and Geer
were principal buyers. Riordan, Roths
child, Shearson, Cone, Story, Fllnn and
Wilson were among the leading seller*.
Wilson and Wiggins were probably the
beat sellers of May.
• • •
Wilson bought May at 11.08 on the
opening, but Riordan and Schlll sold it
off. l’ell Is said to be selling May op
tion. The market was steady and la
likely to be governed by the action of
May.
• • •
"Shorts’ covering of May contracts
yesterday was the only feature of the
market," said J. 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 of 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.
Cl ear man bought 2,900 bales of May at
5 points over July from Cone. On the
close Young, Hentz, Waters. Shantz,
Hicks, Beardsley and Schley were gen
eral buyers; Riordan, Wilson, McGhee,
Schlll, Minn, Ralt, Martin, Gifford, 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 market looks to be a
scalping affair for the present.
« • • -
Dallas wires: “Texas and Oklahoma
clear, cool and pleasant."
* • •
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, 6 mileg 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 Of-
lcap: laft night was 8 half-foot above
flood stage.
• 0 0. ,
'ire iournai of Commerce .-ays
“Buyers of cotton goods find the mar
ket much to their liking and more sat-
i; factory terms and more satisfactory
f >rices can be had by those who are
n good credit. Jobbers are operating
in a hand-to-mouth way.”
• * •
Mr. S. Tate, of N. L. Carpenter &
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.
"Slime 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 the
downward revision was promised and
expected by the election of the Demo
cratic pf.rty, and they hope the bill will
soon be passed and the uncertainty be
removed, claiming the effect will be only
temporary.”
* * *
Shreveport, T^a.. wires; “On account
of the recent cold spell considerable
cotton has to be 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.”
• * •
Cordill 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 tho 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.”
• m *
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
11.91. July 11.87, October 11.42, Janu
ary 11.41.
* * *
NEW ORLEANS, April 18.—Hayward
Clark: The weather map shows
warmer everywhere: prospects are for
fair to warmer in the eastern half, 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, 11.61.
Estimated receipts for Saturday:
1913. 1912.
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.
NEW YORK, April 18.^-Fear of de
velopments In May contracts again pre
vented bear traders from acting in line
with weather conditions at the opening
of the 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 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 h vie or no
trading. Brice movement was only a
few points from the opening range.
A precipitant selling movement pre
vailed during the late forenoon, Inspired
by selling by New Orleans and the large
spot sources, , continued favorable
weather and reports from the belt show
ing crop preparations well advanced:
also, crops which are now planted. The
damage by cold weather in Texas was
enough to be taken seriously and the
-lng, Wall Street and many of the most
conservative operators hammered every
option on the list, with the result of
May dropping to 11.78 and July the like
imount; 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
n near months and remote positions.
The bullish Article in The New York
Commercial on Liverpool situation in
• e market tell flat on the market and
e ring professionals hammered. This
e.ie of speculators and Wall Street
king held the market down and no
>ne 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 bull leaders
was conspicuous, hut 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 It to 20 points lower than
yesterday’s final quotations.
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
t'ne poits to-day compared with the
same day last year:
1913.
1912.
New Orleans. . .
2.784
3.298
Galveston. . .
4.107
3.058
Mobile
351
311
Savannah
2.226
2,828
Charleston ....
306
380
Wilmington. . . .
680
465
Norfolk
596
1,362
Baltimore
1,247
131
Brunswick ....
Boston
1,412
142
1.372
Port Arthur. . . .
7.700
Newport News . .
1.032
Pacific coast. . . .
5.70 >
Various
1.849
Total
13,853
30.859
» TERIOR
MOV EM ENT.
1918.
191”.
Houston
1,253
3.726
Augusta. . . . . .
440
Memphis
978
239
St. Loul«. . ..
1
1.633
1 Mncinnatl
2.065
552
Little Rock . . . .
231
Total
6,033
6.534
jdts, $1.2!
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, quiet; middling 12V*.
Athens, steady; middling 12Vs.
Macon, steady; middling 12.
New Orleans, steady; middling Is 7-16
New York, quiet; middling 12.25.
1’hiladelphia, quiet: middling 12.50.
Boston, easy: middling 12.2 v.
Liverpool, steady; middling 6.Old.
Savannah, steady; middling 12%.
Norfolk, steady; middling 12*4.
Augusta, steady; middling 12%.
Mobile, steady: middling 12',.
Galveston, steady: middling 12%.
Charleston, steady: middling 12L
Wilmington, very steady: middling 12
Little Rock, steady; middling 12
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12V4.
Memphis, steady; middling t2 a s.
St. Louis, quiet; middling 12%.
Houston, steady; middling 12 9-16.
Louisville, firm; middling 12?*.
Greenville, quiet: middling 11%.
Charleston, steady; middling 12*4
WEEK-END COTTON STATISTICS.
The visible supply of American cot
ton shows 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 satpe week the year before. Oth
er kinds fnj the week show an increase
f 5.000 hales, against an increase of
6,000 hales for the same week last year,
and an increase of 22.000 hales for the
corresponding week in 1911.
The total visible supply of American
cotton shows another large decrease, be
ing 77,616 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 4.07P,799;2.618.60
other kinds .. 1.453.000 1,217.000! 1.176J)00
Total, all k’ds 4,874.504 5,296.799 3,794,607
World’s spinners’ takings:
| 1913. | 1912.
For week.. 1 319.000' 329,000 255,000
Since Sep. 1 10.662.00011,472.000! 9,264,000
The following table shows the
highest, lowest and close, to
gether with the previous close:
Ap.
My
Jne
Jly
Ag
Spt
Oc.
1 >'•.
Jan
Mh
11.98111.98
11.98jll.98
U
11.91 ‘11.91
11.75 11.75
11.47111.47
11.44 11.44
11.47'11.47
ll.97jll.97
11.72|11.76 1
11.76-
11.74-
11.75-
(11.74-
111.69-
11.38-
11.32-
II. 36-
11.43111.43 11.30111.30ill.30-
III. 34-
ll.7lill.75fl
11.66 11.69 J
11.40 11.40 1
ll.31lll.33ll
11.34I11.36M
• L
80 11.94-99
75:11.94-95
77 11.90-93
75 11.89-90
60 11.76-77
40111.60-51
33111.44-45
37111.47- 48
31111.42-44
36.11.47- 48
Closed barely steady.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, April 18.—Due 3% points
higher on May and 1 to 1% points high
er «>n other positions, this market opened
quiet at a net advance of 2 to 2% points
higher on near options and 1 to 1%
points higher on late months. At 12:15
p. rn. the market was 1 to 2 points
higher.
Spot cotton 6.91d: sales. 9,000 bales,
including 7.000 American bales; Imports,
25.000 bales, including 18,000 American
bales.
r*ort receipts arc to-day estimated at
15,000 bales, compared with 19,068 last
week and 32.082 bales for the corre
sponding week last year, against 10.323
bales for the same week the year before.
Opening
Prev.
Bange.
Close.
Close.
April . .
.6.65 -6.6514
6.65
6.63
April-May . .
.6.61 -6.61
6.6114
6.5914
May-June . .
.6.6m-6.61
6.61
6.59
June-July . .
6.5914
6.5914
6.5714
July-Aug. . .
.6.56 -6.5514 6.55
6.63%
Aug.-Sept. . .
.6.45 -6.4414
6.4-1%
6.43
Sept.-Oct. . .
.6.31
6.3014
6.29
Oct.-Nov. . .
.6.22 -6.2214
6.22
6.21
Nov.-Dee. . .
.3.19'A
6.19
6.18
Dec.-Jan. . .
6. mi
6.17
Jan.-Feb. . .
.6.1714-6.17
6.1614
6.16
Feb.-Mch.
6.17
6.17
Closed quiet
but steadV.
HAYWARD &
CLARK’S
STOCK— High.
Low.
1
P. M.
Prev.
Close.
Am. Coppar. .
771/4
7«'/4
76%
77/,
Am. 1. S*. .
26
26
26%
26H
Am. S. Ref.
113'/,
113'/,
Am. Smelt.
69
68'/,
68%
69
Am. C. Fdry.
. ...6 60
SOI/,
Am. Loco.
36
36
35'/,
36
Am. Cot. Oil
48
48
48
47
Am. Wool. .
19
21
Anaconda
38'/,
38/,
Atchison . . ..
1017-8
101%
101%
102
A. C. L. .
121'/4
121%
121'/,
121'/,
Am. Can. . .
34/4
33'/*
33'/*
34
do. pfd. . .
96'/ 4
94'/ 4
94'/,
94%
Am. Beet 8. .
32t/»
32y 2
32V*
32'/,
A. T. and T. .
139%
129'/,
130
1297,
Am. Agrl. .
52
58
Beth. Steel .
34>/«
34'/»
34/4
B. R. T. .
90'/«
89%
8934
90/,
B. and 0.
9934
98%
99%
Can. Pac.
244%
244
2443/4
245'/«
Corn Prod.
10%
C. and O.
87'/*
66%
663/4
67 7 /g
Con. Gas
1321/*
132/,
Cen. Lth. . .
25
25
2434
24%
C. F. and 1.
34
33'/,
32
3334
Col. So.
31
31
D. and H. .
....
159
159
D. and R. Q.
. . 4 . .
. 20
203/4
DIs. Sec. . .
16'/,
20*4
Erie ....
30</*
39%
293/4
30
do. pfd. . .
44'/,
45/ 2
Gen. Elec. .
139%
139%
137'/,
139/2
Gold. Con. . .
2 1 /,
2/a
Gt. West.
14'/,
15
Gt. N. pfd. .
127%
127'/,
127'A
12774
G. N. Oreg.
34^
34*?i
34%
34
Int. H., old
105
103
111. Cen.
120
119%
119/2
119/2
Interboro
16%
15/a
16%
167,
do. pfd.
38 1 //}.
58«/4
57U
5734
Iowa Cen. . .
3
9
K. C. So. . .
124/*
123
K. and T. . .
26
26
25%
20
do. pfd. . .
....
60/,
62/ 2
L. Valley . .
160
160
159/2
15934
L. and N. . .
133’/ 4
133
133
133/2
Mo. Pacific. .
37'/*
37'/*
37'/,
37%
N. Y. Central
103'/,
1027,
102%
103/4
Northwest.. .
132/*
132%
Nat. Lead . .
49'/«
4934
N. and W. . .
1063 4
106
IO534
IO6/4
No. Pacific . .
115*4
115
115
116
O. and W. . .
31'/*
31
31
31
Penn
114'/*
114'/4
114/,
114%
Pacific Mall .
25'/,
25
P. Gas Co. .
111/,
112
P. Steel Cor .
26
26
Reading . . .
165'/4
164</ 4
164'/ 2
165/4
Rock Island .
21 ®-4
213 8
21/2
21%
do. pfd. . .
3734
37
36/,
36%
R. 1. and Steel
25
25/a
do. pfd.. . .
84/,
84%
S.-Sheffleld. .
31
30
So. P'acltlc . .
100%
100
100'/,
100%
So. Railway .
26'/,
26'/,
267,
26/4
do. pfd.. . .
78%
78'/*
78/ 2
78%
St. Paul . . .
109'/ 2
109
1083/8
109/2
Tenn. Copper
35%
35'/,
36/2
35%
Texas Pacific
18
18
Third Avenue
35/4
36
Union Pacific
163%
IW/2
152%
153%
U. S. Rubber.
64
64
6334
6334
Utah Copper .
5334
5334
53'/,
53/2
U. S. Steel .
62%
61%
62
62/4
do. pfd.. .
108»/ 4
108%
108
108
V.-C. Chem. .
34
34
W. Union.
. . . .
66'/4
66/2
Wabash.
3
3
do. pfd.. . .
10
10
W. Electric .
64
64
63/2
WIs. Central.
52>/4
52
W. Maryland.
40%
40/4
STICKS RECEDE;
Trading Is Chiefly Professional,
but Bears Sway the Market
for the Day.
By C. W. STORM.
NEW YORK, April 18 —Many of the
room traders regarded the report of the
St. Paul bond subscription as unsatts-
factor. With that the stock market
opened easy on professional selling to
day and a number of issues scored
losses. St. Paul opened at 10914. or p
under the closing of yesterday. Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph was again
under pressure, yielding %.
Among the other losses were United
States Steel common Union Pacific
Vi. Reading %, New York Central
Missouri Pacific %, Canadian Pacific
1%, Atlantic Coast Line American
Smelting and Amalgamated Copper %.
Chesapeake and Ohio advanced % 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 destined % to
9514 and Canadian Pacific yielded 1 point
to 243%. Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific were off Vi; Pennsylvania gained
Vv» and Baltimore and Ohio was up %;
Chesapeake and Ohio was up 14-
Call money loaning at 2%.
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 the close a selling move
ment developed
The market closed firm. Governments
unchanged; other bonds stead ‘
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 McFud-
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 12.23 for July,
Lading small up to n<^*n. So far to
day spots Very quiet and unchanged.’’
RANGE NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW YORK, April 18.—The market
scored high records on active covering
of shorts and ax 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 Soqth. The advance
brought out some scattered profit-tak
ings. ’ ■ •
Cotton seed oil quotations:
SHORTS COVER WHEAT, BUT
INCLINE TO THE LONG SIDE
CHICAGO, April 18.—Wheat *r a<i , er :?
who were in the pit all day J'”terfl«y
attributed the advance to the crowd be
Ins short. It was said that the lead
Ing Interests sold on the bulge and took
the short side. Bears see no (food in
the long side, but they are tlrntd and
don’t stand any punishment, i?®" 1 ®"'
the corn specialists believe that the
Armour Interest has reduced their hold
Inas of corn to a point where they would
like to see a pnoJ. .break tr ' ® n , ahle them
to take the buying side again. mere
are*a areal many bulls who believe that
May corn will sell at CO cents and that
there will be run of receipts until corn
planting is over.
MODERN MILLER CROP OUTLOOK.
ST. LOl'IS. April 18.—there Is no
change in the general condition of the
winter wheat crop. Following re ®®bt
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
gr i°l7 Texas, Oklahoma and In the coun
try south of the Ohio river 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
Soli conditions excellent for plowing and
planting and also for giving the crop a
good sturt.
Oats crop nearly all In ground, weath
er favorable; crop is making headway.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO, April 18.—Wheat, No. 2
red, S1.05(fi 1.09. No. 3 red, 98c4,$1.02.
No. 2 hard winter, 92%@94V4c. No. e
hard winter, WXfi93c. No. 1 northern
spring, !<2%?<93^c. No. 2 northern
spring, 91@92%c. No. 3 spring. 88iij90c.
Corn, No. 2, 6«%«tR7c. No. 2 whites
57y.&58c. No. 3 yellow, 57®57%c, No.
3, 65Mi<h 56tjc. No. 3 white, 57(a57JAc. No.
3 yellow, 56fa56t6c. No. 4. 54Hiy'85V2C.
No. 4 white, 55H@56c. No. 4 yellow,
54 1 4<®5514c.
Oats, No. 2, 33^c. No. 2 white, 36H@
37V.c. No. 3. 33c. No. 3 white. 34V>(0>
35$»c. No. 4 white, 3S@34V;C. Standard,
35^4 ‘ i c.
BDOSTCEREAU
Short Lines Being Eliminated Be-
cause of Developments Abroad
Despite Bearish Beliefs.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS
Wheat—No. 2 red l.OT^i no
Corn—No. 2 red huu
Oats—No. 2 red p
CHICAGO, April 18.—Wheat closed at
advances of % to %c, with May th«
strongest of the list. The selling was
of much better character than the buv
ing, the longs picking out the hard anoti
on which to dispose of all the grain the
shorts cared to absorb. The weeks
clearances were 4,190,000 bushels when!
and 1,300.000 bushels corn. comDarwi
with 2,844,000 and 540,000 bushels re
spectively, for the corresponding 'tw
last year. Minneapolis was a seller of
wheat here, while Duluth was a buyer
Corn closed % to %c higher and oau
were % to %c netter.
Cash sales at Chicago were sm a n
Wheat, 25,000; corn, 260,000, and oati
1(5,000. 3
Provisions were quite active, and whil®
big shorts were covering and taklnt
losses the longs were filling them up at
handsome profits.
Grain quotations;
ear silver.
NEW YORK, April 18.— Co/nmercial
bar silver 59%; 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 York.
$25,000,000 BOND ISSUE.
NEW YORK, April 18.—The Missouri
Utilities Commission approved the Mis
souri, Kansas and Texas $25,000,000 bond
issue to-day.
OPINION ON GRA.tv.
' CHICAGO. April 18. — Bartlei; ui^xer
Co : Wheat—Tne continued fi.mnevs
in the foreign markets is the only par
ticular feature of strength, as home
conditions are all more or less of a
benrlsh nature
Corn—The* firmness in tho 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
WHEAT-
High.
Low.
May .. . •
....91%
91%
July .. .
. ...90%
9074
Sept.
.. ..89%
89
CORN—
May . . ..
.. 56
66%
July . ..
... .56%
55%
Sept
.. .57
E6 r i
OATS
May
. ■ ■ ■ i>J78
36
July .
. 34%
343*
Seoi.
.3416
3474
Previouj
Close. Clog*
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON, April 18.—Opening: East
Butte, 1214; Mason Valley, 6%; Boston-
Maine, 65; Butte Superior, 30%.
** METALS.
NEW YORK, April 18.—The metal
market was quiet to-day. Copper spot
to June, 15.4O<015.50; lead, 4.30(04.40;
spelter, 5.65@5.75; tin, 50.00^50.07%.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO EARNINGS.
NEW YORK, April 18.—Chesapeake
and Ohio earnings second week April:
Decrease $177,000; from July 1, increase.
>677,000.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, April 18.—Money on call
2% to 2%. Time money dull; 60 days,
4 to 4%; 90 days, 4%; six months, 4'y*.
Posted rates: Sterling exchange. 4.84
to 4.871.2. with actual business in bank-
at 4 - 8 *>-3o f or demand and
4.83.10 for 60-day bills.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are the receipts for Friday
and estimated for Saturday:
FOR it
66% 56
34% 24$
siy*
May ~ .
9.87%
19.75
'.1.9.82 V
is.w
July .
70.05
19.8?. v
r.0.00
19.75
Seut.
LARD—
.19.85
19.75
19.80
m: A
May . .
.11.20
11.07H
11.17%
ISP
July . .
.11.12%
11.00
11.12%
Sept. . .
RIBS—
.11.12%
11.60
1112%
10.974
May . .
.11.45
11.37H
11.45
11.35
July . .
.11.22% 11.12%
11.20
11.0!
Sept. . .
.11.05
10.95
11.00
10.90
I Friday. I Saturday.
Wheat
44
48
Corn
48
40
Oats
127
158
Hogs
9,000
17,000
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
WHEAT— | 1913. | 1912.
Receipts ..
Shipments
CORN-
Receipts
Shipments
334,000
466,000
357.000
.341,000
325,000
1,479,000
309,000
716,000
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat, opened 14d to *%d higher. At
1:30 p. m. the market was %d to %d
higher. Closed %d 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—Receipts,
9,000; market 10@15c higher; mixed and
butchers $8.75<&9.30; good heavy, $8.95@
9.20; rough heavy, $8.65<&8.85; light,
$8.90(^9.25; pigs, $«.00(0)8.75; bulk, $9.10
<0 9.20.
Cattle—Receipts, 700; market steady
beeves, $7.60@9.25; cows and heifers,
$3 50(0)8.40; Stockers and feeders, $6,500
8.25; Texans, $6.90@8.40; calves, $6.50#
8.50.
Sl ieep _Receipts, 6,000; market steady,
native and Western, $5.75@7.36; lambs,
$6.75(09.25.
NEW YORK COFF-E MARKET.
Opening.
/ it
Coffee quotations:
January
February
March . .
April ..
May ..
June . .
July .. ..
August .
September
October ..
November
December
.....23(911.25
. .n.23@11.25
. 11.23
..10.66
..10.72
. .10.84@10.90
. .10.99
. .11.11@11.15
. .11.22@11.25
..11.23
. 11.23011.25
. .11.23
Closing.
ll.26eil.87
11.26(611.27
11.27(611.28
10.72(510.75
10.77*10.71
10.806lO.IS
11.01*11.0!
11.24(511.85
11.24(511.25
11.24@11.35
11.24*11.25
11.25@11.2S
Spot
Opening.
Closing.
7.070 7.15
April
6.07(0 6.io
7.0507.12
May .....
6.07(ti 6.09
7.060 7.07
June
6.07 @ 6.14
7.0907.11
July
6.15(06.16
7.1107.12
August
6.19(06.21
7.1407.15
September ....
6.20@6.22
7.150 7.16
October
6.9306.95
6.9006.96
November . . . .
6.680 6.75
6.700 6.73
Closed steady: sales 29.900 barrels.
5 3i
u °
Ap
My
Jne
Jly
Ag
Spt
Oc
Nv
Dc
Jn.
12.39
12.40
12.27
i 2.27
12.25
12.25
12.13
12.14
11.96
11.96
11.84
11.86
ii.48
ii.49
11.37
ii.39
11.60
:::::
11.50
11.40
ii.41
:::::
Closed steady.
J12.16
7,12.28-
;i2.18-
I 12.14-
1111.85-
.'11.50-
>111.39-
. (11.39-
.11.41-
.'11.43-
.11.41-
12.27
29 12.39-40
20 12.29-31
15:12.25-26
86)11.95-96
52111.60-62
40*11.50-51
41111.50-63
42 11.52-53
45111.54-56
43U.52-54
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 18.—Petroleum
firm, crude Pennsylvania. $2.50.
Turpentine quiet. 43 (bid).
Rosin quiet, common 5.‘!0(fr.5.30.
Wool firm, domestic fleece 28(0)30;
pulled, scoured basis, 40@60; Texas,
scoured basis, 48$i62.
Hides dull, native steers 16%@19Vi;
branded steers, 15%@15%.
Coffee steadv, options opened 1 to 3
higher; Rio No. 7, 11 %@11%.
Rice steady, domestic, ordinary to
prime, 4%@5%.
Molasses steady, New Orleans, open
kettle, 35@50.
Sugar, raw quiet.; centrifugal, 3.33@
3.36; Muscovado, 2.83@2.86; molasses
sugar. 2.58@2.61.
Sugar, refined steady: fine granulated,
4.:*04i4.35; cmt loaf. 5.05@5.16; crushed,
4.95(0 5.05; mold A, 4.6O@4.70; cubes, 4.45
(0 4.60; powdered. 4.30@4.45; diamond,
4.35 (bid); confectioner’s A, 4.10(0 4.20;
softs. No. 1, 4.05@ 4.10.
Potatoes easier, white, nearby, $1.90
@2.00; Bermudas. $3.50@5.50.
Beans firm, marrow, choice. 5.65@5.75;
pea, choice, 3.75@3.80; red kidney, 4.20
@4.30.
Movement into sight:
1913. I 1912. I
1911.
O'iand w k | 12,050 22,296 10,376
Since gep. 1! 873,176 '
Into s’t. wk 137.117 173,585 73.603
Since Sep. 118,732.556 14.767.342Tl.901.#S
So. cons’n. 45,GOO, 61,000 43,00
Weekly interior movement:
! 1913. | 1912 ) 1911.
Receipts ' 47.465 56.636 32.419
Shipments 73.321 81.831 60.720
Stocks 509.S44 365.397 374.604
Weekly exports:
For week
Since September 1.
1912
IML 145,
.*7,428,658 9.509.470
1913.
122.332
>.253
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
l.ogan & 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.
Sternherger, Sinn £ Co.: We think
prices should work higher.
Miller & Co.: We look for higher
prices.
DEC A T U R
The Business Center ot Beialb County
DIa aTCR IS THK COT XTY SLAT of PrKaib Countjr. which ranks SIXTH Among
the counties of (tcorgia in tuxsblc values.
DKCATVR l» connected with ewy part of DeK&lb County by a splendid system
of htifhway* that nee hetnr mn«tiintly Improved.
PKCATVR Is the CKNTKIt of » gTcat suburban Rectlor* largely devoted to
POCLTIIY RAISING. DAIRYING. TRICK FARMING and CANNERIES. There Is
opportunity for hundreds of others who wish to engage In any of these Important In
dustries. •
Within a radius of % mile and a half from the courthouse of DECATI'H Is a
nuilMlon of nearly TEN THOVSAXD PEOPLE, and this popwHrMon b growing
wery day at a mpld rate.
On account of Its altitude of 1.050 f^t abate w* level. DECATUR attracts
hundreds of summer rlsltors from every part of tha South, and hundreds of others
would come If we had more adequate facilities ^ the way of hotels and boarding
houses.
DECATUR NEEDS RIGHT NOW MORE MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS to
take rare of the Increasing trade of this section.
DECATUR NEEDS aevera! ' large hotels and many apartment houses
DECATUR NEEDS an lee plant and another laundry.
DECATUR NEEDS a cotton-buying establishment.
DRCATUIi NEEDS speii opportunity for YOU and YOU and YOU.
Decatur Board of Trade
Bell phone
DeoAtur 148.
DECATUR, GA.
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.
Sample “Want Ads*' as They Appear
shelf waited
HELP of every description Is furnished
through these columns; the wise ones
u«e them In seeking help for office, store,
shop or home. If Mrs. John Smith, 137
Highland Avenue, finds this "ad’’ and
has the same marked when the "Want
Ad" man calls to-morrow morning he
will present her with One Dollar.
rtOiiSES FOU 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 same marked when the
"Want Ad” man calls to-morrow morn
ing he will present her with One Dollar.
Georgian's “ Want Ad” Man 1 ravels in a
Speedy “Cartercar” Roadster. Be on the Alert
and Gel Your Dollar.