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i II ft A i LA!\ i A y isc >Iut.iAX A I> i\ K ,N0 SALES FAR Slight 1913 Increase No Indica tion of Greater Cotton Acreage, Says Commissioner. To correct an impression about the j State that there has been a great in- j crease ki 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 1 r year? are greatly below the two prc-| ’ceding years. Ur. Connor showed a letter from a j Savannah firm, reacting as follows: • "‘Oiv of the bears against cotton j /narkets it» That the sale of guano this i /year shows an 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 19W-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: Tons*. Fertilizer tags for 925,484.$ Cotton seed meal tags for. . 46,628.0 • Total 972.112.8 Tag sales from October 1, 1912, to April 1, 1913: Tons. Fertilizer tags for 983,371.2 Cotton seed meal tags for. . 53,217.7 Total . . . 1,036,588.9 Decrease in 1911-1912 from 1910- 1911 214,950.1 Increase In 1912-1913 over 1911- 1912 64,476.1 Decease in 1912-1913 from 1910-1911 150.474.0 [ATLANTAMARKETS EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 15© 16c. BUTTER—Jersey and creamery. In fresh country, -Drawn, head and feet on, per pound: liens, 18019c; tries, 22Vs®25c; roosters, 8© 10; turkeys owing to fatness, 220>24c. UVE POULTRY—Hens. 50© Wc. roosters 25@30c, fries 25035c, broilers 30#35c, puddle ducks 30@85c, Pekins 35#40c, geese 50060c each, turkeys, ow ing to fatness, 18# 20c. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem ons fancy $606.50 pe*- box, Florida or anges $3 #3.50; grapefruit $2.7503.00, cauliflower I0#12%c lb., bananas, 3c per pound, cabbage 31©1.10 crate, peanuts per pound, fancy Virginia, 6%@7c, choice 5%#6c, lettuce fancy $2,500,300, beets 61.00# 1.25 in half-barrel crates, cucumbers $2.00. Egg plants $1.5001.75 per crate, pep- P< r $2.0002.50 per crate, tomatoes fancy, Six-basket crates $1.5001.76, pineapples *2 0002.75 per crate, onions 60065c per bushel., sweet potatoes, pumpkin yam 70© 75c, strawberries 10@12%c per quart, fancy Florida celery $2.5003.00 per crate, < kra, fancy 6-basket crates $3 0 3.1*0 FISH. FIb'H—Bream and perch, 7c pound; snapper. 10c pound; trout, 10c pound; blueflsh, 7c pound: pompano, 20c pound; unackerel. 7c. pound; mixed fish 5#6c pound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet, $12 per barrel. FLOUR AND GRAIN. FLOUR—PostelPs Elegant $7.75, Omega $7.50, Carter’s Best $7.75, Qual- Itj’ (finest patent) $6.65; Gloria (self- rising) $6.50, 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 $5.00, Fault less (finest) $6.25, Home Queen (high est patent) $5.85, Puritan (highest [lat ent) $5.85. Paragon (highest patent) #5.85, Sunrise (half patent) $5.25, White Cloud (highest patent) $5.50, White Daisy (high patent) $5.50, White Lily (high patent) $5.50, Diadem (fancy high patent) $5.75. Water Lily (patent) $5.15, Sunbeam $5.25, Southern Star (patent) $5.25, Ocean Spray (patent) $5.25. Tulip (straight) $4.Id, King Cotton (half pat ent) $5, low grade 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 75c, 96- pound sacks 77c, 48-pound sacks 79c, 24-pound sacks 81c, 12-pound sacks 80c. OATS—Fanck white clipped 54c, No. 2 •lipped 53c, fancy white 52c, mixed 51c, $28.50: prime $27.50% creamo feed $23. COTTON SEED HULLS — Square sacks $14.50. * SEEDS—(Sacked): Wheat, Tennessee Choice Burt 70c, rustproof 60c, Okla- ©lue stem $1.60, German millet $1.65. amber cane seed $1, cane seed, orange *1, rye (Tennessee) $1.23. red top cane seed $1.35, rye* (Georgia) $1.35, blue seed oats 50c, barley $1.25. 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 $1.15, Timothy No. 1, clover mixed, $1.15; clover hay, S! .10, alfalfa hay, choice green $1.30, No. I $1.20, wheat straw 70c, Bermuda hay 85c. FEE D8TUFFS. SHORTS—White. 100-lb sacks $1.71 Kalliday, white, 100-lb. sacks $1.71 . dandy middling 100-lb. sacks $1.75, fan cy, 75-lb. sacks $1.75. P. \V., 75-lb. sacks ii.60. brown, t09-!b. sacks $1.55, Georgia feed, 75-lb. sacks $1.55, clover leaf, 75- lb. sacks $1.60, bran, 75-lb. sacks $1.30. M*0-!b. sacks $1.30. 50-lb. sacks $1.30, Flomeoline $1.60, Germ meal-Homeo si.60. CHICKEN FEED—Beef scrap, 100-lb. sacks $3.25. 50-lb. sacks $1.65, Purina pigeon feed $2.15, Purina baby chick feed £2, Purina scratch. 100-lb. sacks P.85. 50-lb. sacks $1.95, Purina scratch bales $3.05, Purina chowder, 100-Ib sacks *2, Purina chowder, dozen pound pack ages $2.20. Victory baby chick $2. Vic- torv scratch, 50-lb. sacks $1.90. 100-lb. sacks $1.80. wheat, 2-bu.shel bags, p:-r bsishel $1.40. oyster shell 80c. special scratch. 100-lb sacks $1.80. Eggo $1.85, charcoal, 50-lb. sacks, per 100 pounds $2. GROUND FEEDr--Purina feed, 175-lb. sacks $1.65, 100-lb. sacks $1.65, Purina molasses feed $1.55, Arab horse feed n.er». .\lineeda feed $1.65, Sucrene dairy feed $1.50. Monogram. 100-ib. sacks $1 60. Victorv horsefeed, 100-lb. sacks $1.60. A. B O. feed $1.50, Milk dairy feed $1.60. alfalfa molasses meal $1.75. alfalfa meal $1.40. beet pulp, 100-lb. sacks $L5o. horn a rustproof 60c. Appier 70c. winter grazing 75c, oats^ black seed 50c. COTTON SEED MEAL — Harper, j crushed oais. 1.00-lb racks $1.75. PROVISION MARKET. (Corrected by White Provision Co.) Cornfield hams. 10 to 12 pounds aver age. 19c. , ! Cornfield hams. 12 to 11 pounds aver- ; age. 18%c. «. ! Cornfield skinned hams. 16 to le pounds, average 19%c. 2 I Cornfield pickled pig’s feet, Id-pound ( kits, $1.25. 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 arc buying May contracts here with the intention of faking up the cotton when tendered. Representatives of at least two of these firms are in New York now. From what can be ascertained the.4c firms together want about .70,000 to 75,000 bales for delivery on July-August contracts In Liverpool where they are | understood to be short to that extent. A. J. Buston & 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. Some brokers say that the Englishmen will be able to ship at between 90 and 98 points on May, while the Liverpool mar ket yesterday was 38 [joints over May and by selling there, while 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 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 gels, either from the local stock or elsewhere, will prove to be tenderable 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 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 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 potton 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 last week have declined from $5 to $10 per head, hut 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 stock on account of the high water. Tt looks as if prices will remain the same for awhile. Draft horses and large road mules are in active demand, and we believe this will bt' so for some timo to come. 14 to 14% hands, rough, good ages, $115 to $130. 14 to 12%, 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. $20c to $230. 16 hands heavy chunk, weighing form 1,250 to 1,400 pounds, $255 to $330. Horses. 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 1,200, $6.00# 6.50; good steers, 800 to 1.000, 5.50 #6.00: medium to good steers, 700 to 850, 5.2505.75; medium to good cows, 700 to 800, 4.50# 5.00; good to choice beef cows. 800 to 900. 5.00# 5.50: medium to good heifers, 6.5007.50; good to choice heif ers, 750 to $50, 5.0005.50; medium to good heifers, 650 to 750, 4.2504.75. The above represent ruling prices of good quality of beef cattle. Inferior grades arid dairy type selling lower. Mixed to common steers, if fat, 800 to 900. 5.00# 5.50; medium to common cows, if fat, 700 to 800, 4.2504.75; mixed com mon, 600 to 800. 3.25# 4.25; good butcher bulls, 3.5004.50. Prime hogs. 160 to 200 average. 8.90(5) 9.15; good butcher hogs, 140 to 160, 8.75 / 9.00; good butcher pigs. 100 to 140, ".25#8.75; light pigs, 80 to 100. 8.000 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. PORT RECEIPTS The following table shows rec the ports to-day compared same day last year: | 1913. eipts at Ith the 191.2. New r Orleans. . < Jalveston Mobile Savannah Charleston . . . . Wilmington. . . . Norfolk Baltimore Brunswick . . . . Boston Port Arthur. . . . Newport News . . Pacific coast. . . . Various 2,784 4,107 . 351 2,226 306 680 596 1,247 1,412 142 3,298 1 3,058 311 2,823 380 465 1,362 131 1.372 " * ’ 7,700' ’ 1.082 5,705 1.849 Total 13,853 30.859 interior MOVEMENT. 1913. 1912. Houston 1,253 3.726 Augusta 410 623 Memphis. . . . 978 269 St. Louis 1.297 1.633 incinnati 2,065 552 T ittle Rook . . . . 231 Total 6,033 6.534 NEW YORK, April 18. -At the open ing of the cot*on 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, Shan tz. Montgomery, Sob ill and Geer were principal buyers. Rlordun. Roths child. Shearson, Cone, Story, Fllnn and Wilson were among the leading sellers. Wilson ana Wiggins were probably the best sellers of May. n* * * * Wilson bought May at 11.08 on the opening, but Uiordan and Sehiil sold It on. Pell Is said to be selling May op tion. The market was steady and is 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 ami 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 bales of May at 5 points over July from (lone. On the close Young. Hentz. Waters, Shantz, Hicks, Beardsley and Schley were gen eral buyers; Riordan. Wilson, McGhee, Schill, Klinn. Rait. Martiji, 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.” *P private levee 20 miles south of Natchez yesterday, flooding a 3,000-acre planta tion. Sycamore Levee, 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 Oi lcans 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 nfore sat isfactory terms and more satisfactory prices can be had by those who are in 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. “Some prominent mill men who have very large interests in the South, who have visited our office in the. .last few clays, 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 party, and they hope the bill will soon be passed and the uncertainty be removed, claiming the effect will be only temporary.” * * * Shreveport, La., wires: “On account of the recent cold spell considerable cotton has to be replanted in this sec tion. One planter alone replanted about 509 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, an 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 T.ake, 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 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 1.1.91, July 11.87, October 11.42, Janu ary 11.41. * ♦ * NEW ORLEANS, April 18.—Hayward A 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. 7.1 Id; 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 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 fbr the same week the year before. Oth er kinds foi the week show an increase of 5,000 bales, against an increase of 6,090 bales for (he 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 177,516 bales, as compared with a decrease of 143,710 bales last yeatu 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 Other kinds .. 1,453.000 1,217,000''1,176,000 Total, all k’ds 4.874,504 5,296.799,3,794,607 World’s spinners’ takings: i 1913. 1912. COTTON DROPS ON HEM 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 mai led 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 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 ring. 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 i mount; October 9, and December the same. During the ufternoon 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 ::c market fell fiat on the market a fid he ring professionals hammered. This * rie of speculators u.nd Wall Street Ming 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, but they are probably i dined to sidestep for the present so is to let prices sag to cn attractive enough level to replace lines recently Umiidated. At the dost* the market was steady, with prices 11 to 20 points lower than yesterday’s final quotations. RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES c 0) jd t£ Z w . 1 a O o *-2 1 r -' A(>. 11.08111:98 11.97 11.97 11/75-80111.94-99 My 11.98)11.98 11.72 11.76 1 1.74-75111.94-95 Jne Ill .75-77!ll. 90-93 ■Hy 11.91111.91 11.71 11.75111.74-75 ;i.89-90 Ag 11.75! 11.75 11.5.8 11.59111.59-60(11.76-77 Hl)t 11.47 ll\47 11.40 11.40111.38-40)11.50-51 Oc. 1L 44 |ll. 44 11.31 11.33,11.32-33! 11.44-45 I )c. 11.47)11.47 11.34 11.36:11.36-37)11.47-48 Jan 11.43 11.43 11.30 11.30(11.30-31! 11.42-4.; Mh 1 |11.34-86111.47-48 barely steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, April 18.—Due 3% points higher on May and 1 to 1% points high er on 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. m. the market was 1 to 2 points higher. Spot cotton 6.Old; sales. 9,000 bales, including 7,000 American bales; imports, 25.000 bales, including 18,000 American bales. Port receipts are to-day estimated at 15,000 bales, compared with 19,068 last week and 32.082 bales for the corre sponding week last year, against 10.323 hales for the same week the year before. Futures opened quiet. VS, SA i tik’iE \ Y r AUrt IL 1 • _ Today's NewYork Stock Market The following table shows the highest, lowest iiiid (•lost*. to- (Tether with the previous <• ose: Cloa. Prev. STOCK— High. Low Bid. Close. Am. Copper. . . 77' 4 76* 4 76- 8 77'/, Am. 1. be. 26 26 253 4 25*4 Am. S. Ref. . . 113* 2 113* i Am. Smelt. . 69 68' b 68% 69 Am. C. Fdry. . . 6 50 50* 2 Am. Loco. . . 36 36 35* 2 36 Am. Cot. Oil 48 48 48 47 Am. Wool. 19 21 Anaconda 38' „ 38' 2 Atchison ... 101 7 u 101% 101-4 102 A. C. L. . .121*4 12114 121' a 121* a Am. Can. . . . 34' 4 33* 2 33'/, 34 do. pfd. . . . 95*,\ 94'; 94' 4 Am. Beet S . . 32* ? MV* 38>/2 32* 2 A. T. and T. . .13*% 129* 4 130 8V .< Am. Agri. . 52 08 Beth. Steel . 34' 4 34' 4 34* 4 B. R. T. . . . 00' 4 89% 69 4 90* '4 B. and O. . . . 99 * 4 98' 4 99% Can. Pac. . .244% C44 244 '4 245(4 Corn Prod 103 4 C. and O. . . 67' , 66 7 , 66 >4 67% Con. Gas 1321/a 132*/ a Cen. Lth. 25 25 24 3 6j 24=*4 C. F. and 1. 34 33' , 32 33^4 Col. So 31 31 D. and H .... 159 159 D. and R. G 20 20*4 Dis. Sec. . ... 16"a 203 4 Erie . . SO' 8 39< 8 29H 30 do. pfd. 48 45' 2 Gen. Elec. . .139?% 139-8 137', 139' 2 Gold. Con. . . . */e 2' a Gt. West. 14'/2 16 Gt. N. pfd. . .127- 4 127' „ 127* 4 I27 3 j G. N. Oreg. 34-% 34 3 4 34% 34 Int. H., old 103 105 III. Cen. . . 120 lis ' 4 119' • 119' j Interboro . 16 7 H 1«7b 16y 4 16 7 , do. pfd. . . . 58* \ 58*4 57' 4 57 "4 Iowa Cen 3 9 K. C. So 124' a 125 K. and T. ... 26 • 26 251y 26 do. pfd. 60 8 62*/;, L. Valley . 160 160 159 . 159% L. and N. . 133* 4 133 133 133/2 Mo. Pacific. . 37» n 37' ;» 37*/ 2 37 5 a N. Y. Central 103', 1C2 7 a 1023-4 103/4 Northwest. 132* 2 132% Nat. Lend 49'/v 493.4 N. and W. . , 106 4 106 1053-4 10o' 4 No. Pacific . 115 r » a 115 115 11G O. and W. . . 31»/2 31 31 31 Penn 114* ' 2 114* 4 1141 2 1149 b Pacific Mall 25' s 25 P. Gas Co 111! 2 112 P. Steel Car 26 26 Reading . . . 165* 4 164*4 164', z 165'/} Rock Island 21* 8 21 "b 21! , 21% do. pfd. . . 37 3 a 37 36/2 36/4 R. 1. and Steel . . 25 25'/, do. pfd. 841/, 84% S.-Sheffield 31 20 >0. Pacific . 100''8 100 100 a 100 7 b So. Railway 26*/ 8 26 a 26% 26* 4 do. pfd.. . 78' 2 78* 2 78 Gt. Paul . . 109'/ 2 109 108% 109* , Tenn. Copper 35'4 35* 2 35/2 35^8 Texas Pacific .... 18 18 Third Avenue .... 35*/4 36 Union Pacific 153% 152 2 1527, 153 sfe U. S. Rubber. 64 64 63*4 63% Utah Copper . 53 3 4 53-4 53'/a 53' U. S. Steel . 62% 6IT4 62 62' do. pfd.. 108*4 108' 4 108 108 V.-C. Chem 34 34 W. Union C6 4 66* 2 Wabash 3 3 do. pfd 10 10 W. Electric . 64 64 63* 2 Wia. Central -52'4 52 W. Maryland 4C s 40* 4 ). 1919;- Tfading Is Chiefly Professional but Bears Sway the Market for the Day. By C. W. STORM. NEW YORK, April ix Many of the room traders reganfrd the report of the *Ft. Paul bond subscription as unsatis- faetor. With that tho stock market opened easy on professional selling to day and-a number of issues scored losst .s. St. Paul opened at 109%. or % under the rinsing of yesterday. Ameri can Telephone and Telegraph was again' under pressure, yielding %. Among the other losses were United States Steel common' : v, Union Pacific U- Reading %. New York Ucntral %, Missouri Pacific %. Canadian Pacific Atlantic Coast Line %, American Smelting and Amalgamated Copper %. Chesapeake and Ohio advanced % and Pennsylvania made a fractional gain. The curb was trregular. 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 % to 95L an*l Canadian Pacific yielded 1 point to 243%. Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific were off % ; Pennsylvania gained % and Baltimore and Ohio was up %; Chesapeake and Ohio was up V,. Call money loaning at 2%. Sentiment was about evenly divided in Ulast hour, but the tone held steady. Amalgamated Copper and American Can v. ere fractionally under t1ie noon range, while Ste°l crossed 62 for a fractional gain. Reading. New York Central and Lehigh Valiev showed net Josses on the lay. Toward the close a selling move ment developed. The market closed firm. Governments m hanged; other bonds steady. BAR SILVER. NEW YORK, April 18. -Commercial bar silver 597:. Mexican dollars 48c. LONDON, April 18.—Bar silver firm at 27 9-l6d % TELEPHONE EILL PASSED. NEW YORK, April 18.—New York State Senate passed to-day the 5-eent telephone bill for Greater New York. $25,000,000 EOND ISSUE. NEW YORK, April 18.—The Missouri Utilities Commission approved the Mis souri, Kansas and Texas $25,000,000 bond issue to-day. MINING STOCKS. BOSTON, April 18. -Opening: East Butte, 12%; Mascn Valley, 6%; Boston - Maine, 65; Butte Superior, 30%. METALS. NEW YORK, April 18.—The metal market was quiet to-day. Copper spot to June. 15.48# 15.50; lead, 4.3004.40; spelter, 3.55# 5.75; tin, 50.00# 50.07%. CHESAPEAKE OHIO EARNINGS- NEW YORK. A pi'll 18.—Chesapeake and Ohio earnings second week April: Decrease $177,000; from July 1, increase, v 6 <7,800. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, April 18. Money ou call 2% to 2%. Time money dull.; 60 days, 4 to 4%; 90 days, 1%; six months, 4%. Posted rates; Sterling exchange. •‘.84 to 4.87%, with actual business in bank ers’ bills at 4.86,36 for demand and 4.83.10 for 60-day bills. Prime mercantile pap’TT unchanged. SHORTS COVER WHEAT, BUT INCLINE TO THE LONG SIDE I CHICAGO, April 18. Wheat traders j who were In the pit all day yesterday attributed the advance to the crowd be- I Ing short. It was said that the lead- j ing Interests sold on the bulge and took the short side. Bears see no good in the long side, but they are timid and j don’t stand any punishment. Some of [the eorn specialists believe that the Armour interest has reduced their hold ings of corn to a point where they would like to fn-e a good break to enable them to take the buying side again. There are a great many bulls who believe that May corn will sell at 60 cents and that there will be run of receipts until corn planting is over. MODERN MILLER CROP OUTLOOK. ST. LOUIS, April 18. There is no change In the general condition of the winter wheat crop. Following recent 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 try south of tin* Ohio river wheat has -eached th*' Jointing stage and the growth is furiher Auvanced than usual at this time of th** season. Reports of Hessian fiv 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 snrill. 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. CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, April 18--Wheat. No. 2 red, $1.0601.09. No. 3 red. 98c# $1.02. No. 2 hard winter. 92%#94%e. No. 3 hard winter, 90093c. No. 1 northern spring. 92%#93%«- No. 2 northern spring, 91#92%c. No a 3 spring. 88090c, Corn, No. 2. 56%#5yc. No. 2 white, T*7>*-#38<\ No. 3 yellow, 570 57%c. No. 3, f>5%056%c. No. 3 white, 570 57%c. No. 3 yellow. 560.56%c. No. 4. 54% 055%c. No. 4 white, 55%056c. No. t yellow, 54 % #55Le. Oats, No. 2, 33%c. No. 2 white, 36%0 37*4c. No. 3. 33c No. 3 white, 34%#> 35V*o. No. 4 white, 33034%c. Standard, 35 /4 # 36(40. 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, ns home conditions are all more* or less of a bearish nature # ('» rn- -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 lift on all little depressions CHICAGO CAR LOTS. BOOST CEREAL! Short Lines Being Eliminated Be cause of Developments Abroad Despite Bearish Beliefs. ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat -No. 2 red 1.0701. Corn No. 2 red ....* 597* Dais—No. 2 red ■* 35 1 CHICAGO, April 18.—Wheat closed advances of % to %c, with May 1 strongest of the list. The fleUlag was| of much better character than tbe buy-* ing. tin* longs picking out the hard spo on which to dispose of all the grain f" shorts cared to absorb. The week’ clearances were 4.190,000 bushels wHei and 1,300.000 bushels corn,- com pan with 2,844,000 and 540,000 bushels, re-j spectively, for the corresponding tinswa hist year. Minneapolis was a sellef of wheat here, while Duluth was a buyer j Corn closed % to %c higher and qaia were % to %c better. Cash sales at Chicago wer®- small. Wheat, 25,000: corn. 260,000. and oats, Vi 5,000. Provisions were quite active, and whilq big shorts were covering and taking losses the longs were filling them up at handsome profits. Grain quotations: High. WHEAT- May . . July .. .. Sept. .. CORN— May .. July .. .. Sept OATS— May .. .. July .. Sept PORK — May . . July . . . Sept. . . LARD— May . . July . . Sept. . . . RIBS—. May . . July - - - Sept. . . Prevlou Cloa£. Close ... .91% .. .90% . .89% . . .66 ....56 V, ... .35% ... .31 \ . . . .34% 91. * DOT 89 5574» 56 34% 19.87V 20.05 .9.85 11. 0 ,11.12V 11.12V 19.' !!•.' 19.’ 11 It 11 • 91% M J ; 904!,' 88 “d m* S9 7 -| 1 55% , oT^T 55%] , 56 ‘, 8 35% 345*1 ; 34% 34%) « 34% 34 1 19.82% 19.6(1 1 20.00 19.75 i 11.45 11. 11.22% 11. 11.05 10. 19.80 19. 07% 11.17% 10.97 1 00 11.12V$r_10.95 60 11.12% „10.97V: ,37% 11.45 yl 1.35 .12% 11.20 ^11.35 .95 11.00 ' 10.20 Following are the receipts aiul estimated for Saturday: for Friday 1 Friday. Saturday. Wheat . . 44 *8 Corn . . . * - 48 40 < >at3 . . . . T 1 127 158 Hogs . . . . . . 1 9,000 17,000 PR IMARY MOVEMENT. WHEAT- 1 1913. 1912. Receipts 334,000 357.000 Shipments 466,000 341.000 CORN- 1 1 Receipts . . 325.000 309,000 Shipments 1,4^,000 716,000 LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET. Wheat opened %.d to %d higher. At 1.30 p. m. the market was %d to %d higher. Closed Vi<1 to higher. Corn opened unchanged; at 1:30 p. in the market was %d higher; closed un changed to %d higher. LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 18.—Hogs—EQtceiptf'J 9,000; market 10015c higher; mixed butchers $8.75 0 9.30; good heavy, $8.1 9.20; rough heavy. $8.6508.85,; light $8.90 0 9.26; pigs, $7.0008.75; bulk, $9.10 09.20. __ Cattle—Receipts. 700: market*.steady! beeves. $7.6009.26; cows ami- heifers,] $::.60''/ 8.40; stackers and feeders', 8.25; Texans, $6.9008.40; calvea> $6.f”' Sheep—Receipts. 5.000; market stea&y! native and Western, $5.75#'7.35“;/ lambs $6.75 0 9.26. \ Y. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET. Coffee quotations; Opening. January .. February March .. . April . . .. May .. .. Jure .. .. July .. .. August September October .. November December . . 11.23 ,.10.65 . .10.72 . .10.84010. ..10.99 ..11.11011. ..11.22011. . .11:28 . 11.22011 . .11.23 clbsing. H. S&n.aj 11.**6011.2 1l.Hf#U.S I 10.1 iaSfi.c.78l ioiiS»io.i n:(H0iLO 11.24011.25 I ! 2’011.2 11.2.4011.2 I. 1.4*011.2 ll^pil.f Opening Range. Prev. Close. Close. April .6.65 -6.65% 6.65 6.63 April-May . . .6.61 -6.61% 6.61% 6.59% May-June . . .6.61 %-6.61 6.61 6.59 June-July . . .6.59% 6.59% 6.57% July-Aug. . . .6.56 -6.55% 6.55 6.53% Aug.-Sept. . . .6.45 -6.44% 6.44 % 6.43 Sept.-Oct. . . .6.31 6.30» 2 6.29 Oct.-Nov. . . • 6.22 -6.22% 6.22 6.21 Nov.-Dec. . . .6.19% 6.19 6.18 Dec.-Jan. . . 6.17% 6.17 Jan.-Feb. . . ’.6*17%-6.if ’ 6.16% 6.16 Feb.-Mch. . . Closed quiet but steady. 6.17 6.17 HAYWARD & 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, w'hile 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 12.23 for July, trading small up to noon. So far to day spots very quiet and unchanged.’’ RANGE NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. Total sales. 237,000 shares. COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YORK. April IK—The market scored high records on active covering of shorts and a broadening demand in spired by the lard strength, scarcity of real oil and aggressive bull support. There was good buying for account of the West and South. The advance brought out some scattered profit-tak ings. Cotton seed oil quotations: | Opening. | Closing. Spot ; 7.0707.15 April j 6.0706.10 i 7.0507.12 May 6.07# 6.09 7.0607.07 June 0.07# 6.14 * 7.0907.11 July | 6.1506.1 i 7.1107.12 August i 6.19# 6.21 I 7.1407.15 September . . . .( 6.2006.22 i 7.150 7.16 October i 6.93# 6.95 i 6.9006.95 November . . . . j 6.6806.75 ' 6.700 6,73 Closed'steady; sales 29,900 barrels. I 1 4 Folks « u * “5 0 | s 1 5 |aa w O O • * vo Ap 12.16 112.27 Mv 12.39 j 1.2.40 1 12.27112.27 12.28-29 12.39-40 J ne 12.18-20 12.29-31 Jly 12.23 *2.*B|l2.18!12.14 1.2.14-16 12.25-26 Ag 11.96111.96:11.84*11.86 11.85-86:11.95-96 Spt 11.50-52,11.60-62 OC 11.4811.1.49 1 1.37 11.39111.29-40,11.50-51 Nv 11.39-41 11.50-52 Dc ii.56jii.50jii.46iu.4i 1L.41-42 11.52-52 Jn. 11.43-45 jl 1.54-56 Fb • 11.41-43 111.52-64 Closed steady. 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 28030; pulled, scoured basis, 40# 60; Texas, scoured basis, 480 62. Hides dull, native steers 16%019%; branded steers, 15%# 15%. Coffee steaclv, options opened 1 to 3 higher; Rio No. 7, 11%011%. Rice steady, domestic, ordinary to prime, 4%05%. Molasses steady, New Orleans, open kettle. 35050. Sugar, law quiet.; centrifugal. 3.330 3.36; Muscovado, 2.8302.86; molasses sugar, 2.58# 2.61. Sugar, refined steady; fine granulated. “.2004.35; cut loaf. 5.0505.15; crushed. >.950 5.05: mold A, 4.6004.70; cubes, 4.45 <(4.60; powdered, 4.3004.46; diamond, 4.35 (bid); confectioner’s A, 4.100 1.20; >fts, No. 1. 4.050 4.10. Potatoes easier, white, nearby, $1.90 0 2.00; Bermudas, $3.50 0 5.50. Beans firm, marrow, choice, 5.65#' 5.75; pea, choice. 3.7503.80; red kidney, 4.20 04.30 1911. For week . 2 219,000 329,000 255,000 i Since Sep. I' 10,662.000! 11,472,000 9,264,000 Movement Into sight: ! 1913. 1912. 1911. O'land w’k ! 12,050 22,296 10,376 Since Sep. 1' 873,176 Into s’ I, v. k 137,117 173.585 73,603 Since Sep. 1|12,732,556 14,767,342 11,901,698 So. ccns’n. 45,000 51,000 45,00 Weekly interior movemeni: I 1913. I 1912 | 1011. SPOT COTTON MARKET. Atlanta, quiet; middling 12%. Athens, steady; middling 12%. Macon, steady; middling 12. New Orleans, steady; middling 12 7-16 New York, quiet; middling 12.25. Philadelphia, quiet; middling 12.50. Boston, easy; middling 12.25. . Liverpool, steady; middling 6.Old. I Savannah, steady: middling 12%. Norfolk, steady; middling 12%. ! Augusta, steady; middling 12%. ! Mobil", steady; middling 12%. Galvestdn, steady; middling 12%. j Charleston, steady: middling 12%. Wilmington, very steady; middling 12. ' Little Rock, steady; middling 12. Baltimore, nominal; middling 12%. Memphis, steady; middling 1.2*%. St. Louis, quiet; middling 12%. Houston, steady; middling 12 9-16. Louisville, firm: middling 12V Greenville, quiet: middling 11% Charleston, steady; middling 12% Receipts.. . Shipments . Stocks . . . : 47.465! 56,6361 32.419 73,321! 81,831; 60.720 509.844 365,3971374,604 Weekly exports: For week Sinee September 1. . ;1913. |1912. 122,-332! 145.258 . . 7,428,658j9.509,470 COTTON MARKET OPINIONS. Logan & Bryan: At the moment we do not feel disposed to urge commit ments on the constructive side. Thompson, Towle A <“o.: Old crop months loo!; higher. The new’ crop months are not likely to be popular until something happens to influence senti ment. Norden A Co.: We believe higher prices are likely. Stemberger, Sinn A Co.: Me think prices should work higher. Miller A Co.: We look for higher prices. DECATUR The Business Center of DeKalb County DECATl It IS THE COUNTY SEAT of DeKalb County, which ranks SIXTH ainon* tlu* counties <>f Georgia in taxable values. DECATUR if. connected with every part, of DeKalh County by a splendid syatem of highways that arc being constantly Improved. DECATUR i the CENTER of n great suburban section largely devoted to POULTRY RAISING. DAIRYING, TRUCK FARMING ami CANNERIES. There is opportunity for hundreds of others who wish to engage In any of these important in dustries. Within a radius tt s tnllc and a half from the. eourthouse of DECATUR 1* a ipulatlon of nearly TEX THOUSAND PEOPLE, and this population Is growing vi ry day at a rapid rate. On account of its altitude of 1,060 f *et above sea level. DECATUR attracts hundreds of summer visitors from every pari of the South, and hundreds of other* ould come if we had more adequate facilities In the way of hotels and boarding houses. DECATUR NEEDS RIGHT NOW MORE MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS '<* lake care of the increasing trade of this section. DECATUR NEEDS several large hotels and many apartment houses. DECATUR NEEDS an Ice plant and another laundry. DECATUR NEEDS a cotton-buying establishment. DECATUR NEEDS spell opportunity for YOU and YOU and YOU. Decatur Board of Trade Bell phone Decatur 148. DECATUR, GA. Week** Building Still “put a sign in the window” when they have Rooms to Rent or Want Boarders, but the number of such people is constantly diminishing. In these modern times, when there are Rooms to rent or Boarders wanted, in hundreds of Atlanta Homes, the Want Ad columns of THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN are used. The “Fur nished Rooms For Rent,” “Rooms For Rent” and “Boarders Wanted” columns of The Georgian offer the best way to bring together those in search of the above.