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TI1K ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, SATURDAY. APRIL 26. 1013.
IfP
5
COTTON SEESAW
THROUGH SESSION
Opens Higher, Stumps Later on.
Good Weather, but Closes Firm
on Short Covering.
NEW YORK. April 26. T> •
market opened steady to-day, Ini
by relatively firm cables, fit
being unchanged to G point - btyn
Friday's final. July displayed
crable activity, inspired b\ agj
buying by wall Street operate
parently discounting an expert
vance in the price of old p>>: it
the shortage of May notices
May and August follower). a<i
moderately. New crop opinion:
ever, were in less demand and
around the opening prices
After the call, the South waa i
Keller on the upturn, which brou
considerable offerings from tin
also from commission houses,
dropped to 11.21#, establishing a i
level for the season. July held
steady and lost only 3 points
Positions, however, receded son
1* points from the initial level
The decline was said to ha\
caused by absence of lr<«st in t
ern belt. Weather conditions \\ r«
•rable and sentiment was largely at
the market.
During the last half hour of the
session, week-end short covering
prices back to the initial rang*-,
market closed stead!. with prices
points higher than the final quotf
of Frida'
COTTON GOSSIP
COTTON GOSSIP.
'he Journal of Commerce tndl-
(-rcase of Texas acreage, vary-
> to It* per rent; Oklahoma in
to 10 p*-i rent. The- season in
inder way.
erally well
favorable.
STOCK LIST OFF
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Stock Market
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RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
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0 £
0 3
I!
A p !
K. My jt 1.33 11 ;i6 11.2:
... .,111.38
|l tf33ilL32-3
11
4 11
34
111.48 11.48 11.48 1 1.48 11.47
II. 41 -11.415 n.37hi.4r.:ti.-ir.-4*511 m
III. 32111.32 11.33i11.2S>U.28-29 11.25-26
|tl. 19 11.19 11.18,11 IS 11.16-17,11.13-ir.
11 1« 1118 11.98 11.12 11,12-13 11.12-13
11 tfi 11.18 11 (19 11.14 11.14-K. 11.1 i U>
|11.12ill.l2<11.06 1l.l6jlV.l1-t2|ll .0.%- 10
11 18 11.18,11.18 11.18 11.1 (1-1811.1 4-1(1
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVKKPOOU April 2f, This market
w,, <1u. to open .IW points lower on July
an<l 2 to 2% points lower on other po
sitions, but opened quiet and steady, at
a net decline of 1% to 2% points from
the c’ose of Friday. The market closed
stead!', with prices % to 3 points lower
than Friday's final.
Spot cotton quiet at 4 points decline;
middling 6.73d; sales 8,000 hales. Includ
ing 7.000 American bales, of which '"<*<>
were made last yesterday; import? '2.000
bales; speculation and export 500 bales.
Port receipts arc to-day estimated at
12.000 bales, compared with 0.513 bales
last week, against J2,041 bales for the
corresponding week last yean* and 15.101
hale* for the same week the year be
fore.
Futures opened quiet and stead'
«Opening t *rev
Kang* |Close|Close
Port receipts
Fxports
interior receipts...
Interior shipments
Interior storks....
Following is the
statement for the w<
>pr
,ai about 50,000 bales
fur delivery on Moii-
' some buying on the
he May option is out
mild have a rail!, es-
and Hartcorn were
ut sold July anti the
Street was a good
rop early.
* •
statistical position of
April 26. as made up
Financial Chronicle;
[ This Last
Week. _ Year\_
... 4,817.408, 5.152,071
... 3,333.408) 3,354,1*71
k 133,611) 156.161*
ber 1... 12,33**. 768 14,173.565
665,224 713.8"
81,000
50,984
41,212
71,7 5*6
470.150
104.645*
107.233
50.811
71.811
315,349
Liverpool cotton
ek ending Friday,
April
. . J6.4 4
-6.48 !fl. 48 1 •»
6.49
April-May .
. . . 6.45
16.43 ‘6.41
[6.44
May-June ..
. . 6.42
-6.41 16.48%
6.44
June-July
. . . 16.40
-6.41 6.41 %
6.42 **.
July-Aug. .
.. 6.36
-6.36 ,6.38
6.34
Aug.-Pept. .
. 16.26%
-6.26 I6 28
[6.21*
Sept -Oct. .
6.14
-6.14%I6.15U,
6.09 %
Oct.-Nov. .
. . . 6.07
-6.06% (6.08 %
'6.09%
Nov.-Dec. .
. - 6.05
-6.04 ‘6.051/2
[6.06 %
Dec.-Jan. .
. . .6.04
-6.03 6.04 %
6.05 V>
Jan.-Feb . .
. . 16.05%
-6.01 U.6.03
|6.04 *£
Feb.-Mai
. . 6.04
-6.03%'6.04%
0.05%
1913"
191*2
1911
A eek's aalea. .
43,000
52,000
65.000
>f which Am..
35,000
14,000
56,000
For export
500
1,500
1,300
•\*r specula...
18,000
10.000
1,500
lorwardcil .
67,000
79.000
65.000
>f which Am.. 1
73,000
55,000
Total stocks . . 1,186,000 1
Of which Am. .'*03.000; 1.
Act. exports..; 11,000'
VV’k’s receipts; 43,000
<q which Am. 22,000 109,oqo s.OOo
Simv Sept. J.. 3,85*6,00014,428,00013,820,000
' M' which Am. 3,123.000 3,844,000 3,116,000
Stocks afloat.. 158,000 224.000
«>! which Am. 125,000 184.000
3651.000 1.034,000
256,000 304,000
11,000 6,000
117,000 20,000
75,000
37.000
\K\\ ORLKANS. April 26 Hayward
A • lark The weather map is perfect.
Ii shows fair in the western and central
belt, cloudy in Alabama and the Atlan-
s 11 ls warmer in Texas and Okla-
hicMii with no frost. General rains in
Xiubanui. Mississippi and Tennessee.
Indications are for fair and warmer, ex
cept cloudy with showers for the At
lantic#;.
Estimated receipts.for Monday:
1913.
acw Orleans 700 to 1,700
C.2»Uv« ston 2.500 to 3,500
101*
2,656
2.877
HESTER’S WEEKLY
COTTON STATEMENT
Closed steady.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Quotations 1n cotton future:
| Open.
to
l III
Cl
■
U
ftI c
fco
M'V
112.17
12.19
12.O8Tl2.10
12.10-11
12.11-12
Jun
■ (..
12 05-07
Jul.
il 1.5*7
LI. 97
11.87)11.1*0
11.90-91
11.92-93
,11.55 11.58
11.52,11.57
11.55
1 1.54-57
Ppt
1 1.28-29
1 1 29-31
Oct
lVJ.
1 1 24
11 1 7‘ 1 IK
11.18-19
11.19-20
Nv.
j ....
11.18-19
111.19-21
1 >ec
iu.u.1
11.28
1 l.i6 !1.18
1 1.18-19
11.19-20
Jan
11.23
11.23
11.23 1 1.23 11.20-21
11.21-22
FI.
112.19-21
11.19-21
Ap
1-N • • •
M ’*8-1:
16,
'Josed steady.
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Atlanta, quiet; middling Ufa
Athens. Steady; middling 12'..
M * con, steady middling 12c
New' Orleans, quiet; middling 1.2 •
New York. quiet; middling 11.X5
Philadelphia., quiet; middling 12.10.
Host**n, easy; middling 11,85
IJvarpqol. steady; middling ''>.73d.
Savannah, easy; middling 12‘»
Norfolk, stead' middling 12*
Augusta, steady; middling 12' s .
Mobile, steady; middling 12c.
Galveston, steady ; midling 12 fa
Charleston, quiet; middling 12c.
Wilmington, nominal.
Utile Ruck, steady middling ll A
Baltimore, nominal; middling 12
Memphis, steady: middling l JV*
8' Louis, dull; middling 12
Houston, steady; middling 12’' 4 ,
Louisville, firm, middling 12fa.
Greenville, quiet: middling 11 fa.
Charlotte, steady; middling 12c.
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS.
Norden & Co. Buy new crops cau
tiously on dips.
Logan «S2 Bryan; We sec nothing to
encourage purchase, and would sell on
strength
Miller & Co.: Meet small rallies with
.'•ale?.
Hayden, Stone A- Co.: As*long .is ihe
weather eoWimres favorable, it will be
4 tricult to attract buyers.
COTTON SEED OIL.
Cotton seed oil quotations:
Opening. Closing
Spot , 6.9.2 17 25
April ............ 6.5*8 7.00
54 yf, 6. !*J fa 6.5*4 *> '* I'(/ 6.95
dune 6.94fa 6.98 f. a . m* ax
July 6.t»5fa 6.06 * *6 *i 6.9.7
August 6.99fa 7.00 7.02fa7.O3
September 6.99fa 7 00
October .......
November
Closed steady;
huv*
Hestar’s weekly New' Or-
han.s Cotton Exchange statement of the
movement issued before the close of
business Friday shows a decrease In the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days enuing this date last year in
round numbers 53.000, an Increase over
the same days year before last, of 40,000
.'i:d n decrease under the same time in
U'10 of 8,000.
For the twenty-five days of April
the total shows a. decrease under last
year of 180,000, an increase over me
-am*' period year before last of 219,000.
and an increase over the same time in
1910 of 100,000.
for the 237 days of this season that
lapsed, tlie aggregate is behind
2>/ days ol' last year 2,087,000, ahead
he same days year before last 1,671,-
cv<* and ahead of 1910 by 3,325,000.
The amount brought into sight timing
the past week has been 109,761 bales,
against 162,320 for the seven days end
ing this date last year, 69,878 year be
fore last tip.il 118,225 same time in 1910,
and lor the twenty-five days of April
it has been 415,80!', against 655.468 last
>‘car, 266,783 year before last and 375,-
948 same time in 1910.
'I’he movement ,since September 1
shows receipts at all Fnited States ports
'■'.186,548. against 11.446,856 last year,
*.160,150 year before last and 6,730,422
atm time in 1910. Overland across the
M .ssissippi, 4 thin und Potomac Rivers to
Northern mills ami Canada, 888.965*.
against 1.110,4!!* hist year, 864,671 year
before last and 709,532 same time in
15*10, interior stocks in excess of those
i eld at the clove of the commercial year
5fi. against 245,786 last year, 275,-
7 58 year before hist and 285,388 same
1910; Southern mills takings
>. against 2.126,571 last year,
i year before last and 1,791,716
me in 1910.
* make the total movement for
Public Uninterested—Rubber
Somewhat Stronger.
By C. W. STORM.
NEW YORK, April 26 -Canadian i'a-
cifie made the best showing a' the open
ing of tlie stook market to-day. selling
at 212 1 v- fora gain of I V Canadian Pa
cific here followed the lead of London,
where the issue was very strong on
Continental buying. The list bad an
Irregular movement, most of the stocks,
which begun higher, showing fractional
recessions at the end of half an hour's
trading.
Among the advances were Amalga
mated Copper. fa American Smelting.
V Fnited States Steel common. %
American Can,* l A , Northern Pacific, %;
Southern Pacific, > 4 , Reading, V Illi
nois central. V Great Northern pre
ferred, V ami Erie. V Among the de
clines were I'nion Pacific. 1 M : Pennsyl
vania, %, Missouri Pacific. fa, Balti
more and Ohio, fa.
Steel, Northern Pacific and American
Smelting soon lost their gains
Trading was quiet and mostly profes
sional.
The curb was irregular.
Americans in London showed cautious
dealings, because of the stagnation here.
The market closed steady.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds firm.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK. April 26 The weekly
statement of the. New York Associated
Ranks shows the following changes;
Average statement:
Excess ';ish reserve >16,435,000; de
crease $2,106,300.
Loans, increase $26,092,000.
Specie, increase $8,401,000.
Legal tenders, increase $311,000.
Net deposits, increase $25,690,000.
Girculation, increase $93,000.
Actual statement;
Leans, increase $39,174,000.
Specie, Increase $1,173,000.
I .* gal tenders, $2,845,000
Net deposits, increase $39,701,000.
Reserve, decrease $3,994,150.
at
BAR SILVER.
LONDON. April 26. Bar silver quiet
27-8-UW.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK. April 26. Nothing said
in money. Posted rates; Sterling ex
change 4.84fa4 85. with actual business
in bankers' bills at 4 8645 for demand
and 4.83% for sixty-day bills.
! highest.
STOCK-— High.
Amal. Copper. 73*4
Am. Ice Sec... 25' *
Am. Sug. Ref.. .
Am. Smelting. 67 7 ,
Am. Locomo. . 34' 2
Am. Car Fdy.. 49
Am. Cot. Oil 43' *
Am. Woolen
Anaconda 37' 2
Atchison 101
C. L 121
American Gan 33V
do, pref. 93
Am. Beet Sug. 30 ,
Am. T.-T. 129 fa
Am. Agricul... .
Beth. Steel . 33fa
B. R. T 89%
B. and O. 98*,
Can Pacific 242' a
Corn Product* 10»,
C. and O. 65‘ 2
Consol. Gas 130
Cen. Leather. 24' 2
Colo. F. and I. 33
Colo. Southern
D. and H 157' 4
Den. and R. G.
Distil. Secur... 16' a
Erie 28*4
do, pref. . 44'/*
Gen. Electric. 138'''*
Goldfield Cons
G. Western.. 14%
G. North, pfd. 126 1 2
G. North. Ore. 33a*
Int. Harvester . .
III. Central . 115
interboro .... 15 1 2
do, pref. 54' 4
Iowa Central
K. C. Southern ....
K. and T 25‘ 2
do, pref
L. Valley . . 157V
L. and N. . . 133'/*
Mo. Pacific. . 36Vz
N. Y. Central 101'/ a 100?,
Northwest.. . 129'/
Nat. Lead . . 49
104*7
115
GENERAL ELECTRIC EARNINGS.
NEW YORK. April 26. General Elec
tric earned 12 4 10 per cent on $101,202,-
10 stock in 1912. compared with 13.68
per cent on $77,325,200 in 15*11.
time
MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON. April 26. -Opening: Giroux,
11 11-16; Boston Elevated, 95%; Greene-
Cananea, 6 7 H . Kerr Lake, 3*4, Wolver
ine. 51
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(By W. H. White, Jr., o', the White Pro-
vision Company.)
Tattle receipts light market generally
quoted tHeady and unchanged, except
that good heavy cows are possibly higher
bj ', to He*. Yards report good demand
for both fleshy and good butcher cows.
Wicker Bros., of Sandersvillo, Ga..
had a good mixed load of cattle and
hogs on the market this week, while
A. .1. Evans, of Fort Valley. Ga.. was
also in with two loads of steers from
his feed lots.
Shippers in this immediate territory
report feed lot supply about exhausted
ling receipts better than usual. Mar
ket continues steady with a weaker
u ndertone.
Quotations based on actual purchases
during the current week:
Choice to good steers, 1,000 to 1,200,
$6.00^6.60; good steers, 800 to 1.000, 5.5C
i *; 00; medium to good steers, too to ISO]
5.25(0 5.75, medium to good cows, 700 to
800, 1.50b/ 5.00: good to choice beef cow;s
800 to 900. r>.00fa»5.75, medium to good
heifers, 650 to 750. $4.25(^4.76; good to
choice boilers, 750 to 850, 5.75.
The above represent ruling prices of
good quality of beef cattle. Inferior
grades and dairy type selling lower.
Mixed to common steers, if fa«t, 800 to
900. 5.00w 5.75; medium to common cow
if fat. 700 to 800, 4.50(&5.50;mixecJ com
mon. 600 to 800. 3.25(^ 4.25; good butcher
bulls, 3.50fa*4.50.
Crime hogs. 160 to 200 average. S.OO/^
9.26: good butcher hogs. 140 to 160, 8.76
*19.00; good butcher pigs, 100 to 140
::5fa8.75; light pigs, 80 to 100, 8 00fa
8 50 heavy rough hogs, 200 to 250, 8 25
((j/ 8.75.
Above quotations apply to coin-fed
hogs, mash and peanut-fattened hogs,
1 to 1 Vj»c under.
NEW YORK COPFrE MARKET.
Coffee quotations:
da ns of tin- season from Beptem- July
' due 12,842,474, against 14,929.- August.
last
.68 fa
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, April 26.—Tlo w* ut
er will be unsettled^ with local rains t*
night or Sunday in the Atlantic su.
the extreme upper Ohio Vailev and tl
lower Lake region, while In > •
Lake region and the Mississippi \ dl.
the weather will be fair to-rug' ur
Sunday
Cooler weather will overspread the
Eastern States to-night and s m u\
There will be frosts to-night in '
per 1-iHke region.
General Forecast.
Forecast until 8 p. m. &tm<hi.\ .
Georgia -Fhowers to-night or Sund.
coler to-night and in southeast per
tion Sunday.
BETHLEHEM STEEL PURCHASE
NEW YORK, April 26 —It is report-
that the Bethlehem Steel Company ha
purchased the Fore River Shipbuilding
Company and will enter competition for
the building of battleships.
the 237
her 1 t
562 Id st year, 11.171,576 year be for
and 9,617,068 same time In 1910.
Foreign exports Tor he week have
' * ;>3.166, against 1*1,574 lust N ear,
making the total tuns far for the sea
son 7,4X3,:;oO, against 9,641.044 last Near,
a di ereuse of 2,157,744.
Northern mills .takings and Canada
during the past seven days show u
decreasi of 6.944, as compared with the
eon- pending period last year, and their
total takings since September I have
■ -creased 246,478. The total takings of
Ameri* an mills. North, South and Can
ada., thus far for the season have been
' kUt'-.T P.'. against 1.542.732 last year.
!!*•« include 2,143,389 by Northern
spinners, against 2,389,867.
Sioeks at the seaboard and the twen-
viur leading Southern interior cen-
(' ; s have fiecreased during the week
" * bales, e.'inst a decrease during
the » orresponding perimi last season of
and are now 82,5*07 larger than
at this date in 1912.
Ineluding stocks left ever at ports and
inurior towns from the hist crop ami
(;*• number of bales brought inti* sight
thus far from the new crop, the suppl>
dale is 13.207.187. against 15.21i»,636
r the same period last year.
1 Opcnln g, 1 Closm g.
January. .
February.
March. , .
April. . .
May. . .
June. . .
September. . .
October. . . .
November. . .
December. . .
Closed steady.
11. I0fa 1 1.44 11.46(0 1 1.48
1-1.4<*fa 11.46 U.47faM1.49
'1 1.45fa I 1.48 tl.48fa I 1.50
10.90 11.06 fat 11.10
11.00 iU.07faML.10
1 1.10 fa 1 1.20 11.13 fa 11.15
11.22 ll.23fa 11.24
ll.33fall.34
ill.39 .1l.4SfaMl.44
11.41 fa! 11.45 11.43 fa: 11.4 4
, 11.42 ill.43fa 11.44
11.44 lll.44fall.45
Sales. 21,260 bags.
N. and W.
No. Pacific.
O. and W. .
Penn
Pacific Mail
P. Gas Co. .
P. Steel Car .
Reading .
Rock Island .
do. pfd.
R. I. and Steel
do. pfd. . ,
S. -Sheffield .
So. Pacific. .
So. Railway .
do. pfd.
St. Paul ...
Tenn. Copper.
Texas Pacific.
Third Avenue
Union Pacific.
U. S. Rubber
Utah Copper .
U. S. Steel
do. pfd.
V. -C. Chem. .
W. Union . .
Wabash. . .
do. pfd.
W. Electric
W. Central
W. Maryland.
Total sales. 313,000 shares.
1 14 j 4
109
1615*
21'4
35*/*
24
83 3 4
99
25
107'/a
151' 2
52 s
GO 7 *
108' 8
31! 2
65*4,
62'
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close.
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Prev.
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Bid.
Close.
72» 8
73
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247,
243.4
25' 4
111
111^4
66' ,>
67U
67'
34'
34
34'. 2
49
483. 4
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45'
44' 2
45*4
20
20
37* ,
37
377,
1007,
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101
121
121
121
31' 2
32
33
93
93' 4
93' 4
30' ,
29' 2
297,
129%
129' 4
129' 2
51
50
33' 4
89' H
893 4
895,
98 4
98' 4
98*4
2414,
142*8
2414
10» 8
10' 4
10S
63 3 4
§4'4
65' 4
129
129
129
23*4
23s,
24' 2
33
32' 4
323 4
29
30
1571/4
157
157
20
15' 2
• 15' 8
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27*8
28' «
28' 2
43 3 4
44 .
43' 2
138'/a
138
138' 4
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143,
143,
125
125' 4
129
3334
33‘/ 2
34' 2
102
103
114' 7
115
114' 4
147,
15
53*4
54' 2
54' 2
8
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23' 4
23'. ,
25' 2
24*4
25'/ a
59
60
155 3 4
155' 4
157*/ 2
1317-,
132
133'/,
36' 8
36 J4
36*/ 2
w 8
IOP/4
101
127%
1273 4
129
49
49
49
1047,
104' 2
1043 4
114'/,
114
1147,
30
30
114' ,
114
114* 4
24
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109
109
1093-4
24
24'4
159 5 a
160
16D,
21
21U
21'/,
35
35' 2
353,
24
233.4
24
83 ' 4
83' 4
83* >
30
30
98 3 a
98</ 2
98 3 4
24' a
243 4
25
77
77
106
1063 4
107' a
343 4
34' ,
17*4
17*4
34»/ 8
34' 4
149* 4
149''2
151'/,
61
60' 4
51
51'/*
52
60' a
603 8
60 3 4
108
108
108' 4
31'/2
31'-2
32*/2
65*'*
65' 2
66
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62' ' 2
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63
52
52
38
375,
WHEAT IS OFF ON
EASIER GABLES
Weakness in the Situation Abroad
Causes free Offerings in the
Chicago Pit.
< 'HPWGO; April 26. Wheat showed
losses of ■'*„ to ‘-sc this morning on the
declines at Liverpool, where, most of
our strength has been coming from 6nd
the in* teased offerings of cargoes off
the English coast with smaller demand.
Corn was off ' t to •%c. 'The c-oarse
grain was under some pressure.
Oats were 'g to J iC lower.
The hog market was weak at the
yards am I provisional were lower.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Grain quotations:
WHEAT
May
July
Sept..
CORN -
May
July
Sept
OATS
May
July
Sept
PORK
May.... 19
July. ... 19.75
Sept... 19.47%
LARD—
May... 1.0.95
July... 10.8744
Sept.... 10 87*4
RIBS—
May .. 1135
July... 11.02&
Sept.... 10.85
ligii.
Low.
(^lose. Close.
5*24
91->4
92
•xl\
i'3 %
91%
91%
5*2%
91%
91
91
91%
55 %
B-41*
54%
55*4
55%
55 H
5>0*fa
56*2
56
56 %
56%
34-fa
54'.
:u%
;:ifa
34*2
33 %
34 ’a
34 %
34%
337,
34
34 %
*. 67 *2
19.60
11*. b2 %
19.77%
19.62V*
19.42*4
10.90
10.80
10.82*4
11.26
10.95
10.77*4
19.67 V.
19.42*4
10.90
10.82 Vi
10.82 V4
11.30
10.95
10.77*4
19.80
19.57^?
11.02 Ms
10.95
10.95
I. 1.40
II. 07*4
10.87V 2
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS.
GH1GAGO. April 26 Wheat. N<>. 3
red. 1.06*•.fa 1.09V4 ; No. 3 red, l.Olfa l.oi.
N«». 2 hard winter. 91fa93; No. 3 hard
winter. 90fa)91; So. 1 northern spring.
93V4fa 94*/^; No. 2 northern spring, 91fa
03 : No. 3 spring. 90fa 91.
Corn, No. 2. 66 : No. 2 wliite, 57 Vs fa'
58; No. 2 yellow. 56V4 fa.56V2; No. 3, 54*2
fa 56*4: No. 3 white, 56(1? 56V-; No. 3 yel
low, 54 ^ fa55*4 : No. 4, 53V4 fa «’> 1 l , t ; No. 4
white, 55fa-56; No. 4 yellow. 53fa54*t.
(4a ts. No. 2 white. 36 fa 36*4; No. 3
while, 34*4fa35; N*>. 4 white, 33fa33 f i
Standard, 35*^ fa 36.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. April 26. Wheat closed
><! to *2rl low^r.
Corn closed unchanged to * R d lower.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Safturday
and estimated receipts for Monday:
I Saturday. 1
Monday.
Wheat ....
54
33
Corn
! 92
91
Oats
m
163
Hogs
9000
13000
ATLANTA
MULE AND
HORSE
MARKET
(Corrected by the National Stock Yards
Commission Company; C. G, Tur
ner, President.)
Mules.
14 to 14*2 hands, rough, good ages,
$115 to $130.
14 to 12Vi,, finish with quality, $155 to
$180.
14*/4 to 15 hands, rough, $130 lo $170.
16 to 16V4 hands, finish, $180 to $205.
16 hands, with quality and finish, $206
to $230.
16 hands, heavy chunk, weighing form
L250 to 1,400 pounds, $255 to $330.
Horses.
Southern chunk horse’s, 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
5300.
Underwriters Meet May 23-24.
SAVANNAH -The* Georgia Fire l n-
derwriters' Association will hold its an
nual convention in Savannah May 23-24
Relatives Held for Killing.
OGILLA Arthur Wammock, a ne
gro tenant on William Roberts' farm,
was shot and killed on the farm four
miles from town, ills wife and her
sister are in jail, charged with the kill
ing
Auditing Bibb Books.
MACON. 'Hie special audit of the
i day. after having inspected several of
the Columbus schools.
Columbus lnvi.tes Librarians.
COU’MBL'S. \n invitation lias been
issued by Superin ten dent R. B. Daniel,
of the Columbus Public Schools. Mayor
Chappell, the Board of Trade and the
Federation of Women's Clubs, of (7o-
Jurnbus, to the Georgia Library Asso
ciation, which meets in Atlanta next
week, to hold its next convention in
this city.
Courts Not to Conflict.
COLl'MBUS. Muscogee S u p e r i 1
Ribb County books, as recommended by Court will not mem the first Monday
tin* November grand jury, is now be
ing made by K. \\ Jemison. This is
tin* first audit •*' county affairs in many
years.
orld'
World's Visible Supply.
tary Hester’s statement of the
5 visible supply of cotton made
m special cable and telegraphic
> compares the figures of this
vith last week, last year and the
1. fore. It shows a decrease for the
just closed of 74.496. against a
sc of 130.975 last year and a de-
of 110.243 year before last,
iota! visible is 4.800.0*98, against
J' last year and 3.684,364 year bc-
Of this total of American cot
3." -.008. against 3.421.504 last
3.5' I:*.824 last year and 2.507,864
• t ui last, and of all other kinds,
mg Egypt, Brazil. India, etc..
1 '. against 1,453,000 last week,
D last year and 1,177,000 year
last.
1 al world's visible supply of
as above shows a decrease com-
with last week of 74.496, a de-
00mpared with last year of 365.-
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 26.—Hogs Receipts,
9,000; market. 5c lower; mixed and
butchers. $8.60fa 1 9.00; good heavy. $8.75
fa8.W0: rough heavy, $8.55(a8.7(>; light
$8.70fa 9.00; pigs, $7M5fa8.55; bulk, $8.75
fa 8.90".
Cuttle- Receipts, 100; market steady.
Beeves, $7.40fa9 10: cows and heifers.
*3.50(08.60; stockers and feeders. $6.40fa
8.10; Texans, $6.90fa>8.26; calves. $7 OOfa
9.25.
Sheep—Receipts, 700. market steady:
native and western, $5 50fa7.10. lambs.
$6.20 fa 8.90.
816. and an Increase compared with year
be fore last of 1.115,*14 1
Of the world's visible supply of cot
ton as above, there is now afloat and
held in Great Britain and Continental
Europe 2.569,000. against 3.15*4.000 last
\car and 2.124,000 year before last; in
Egypt 207,000. against 198,000 last year
and 185,000 year before last; in India
907,000. against 742,000 last year and
623,000 \ear before last, ami 111 the
Fnited States 1.117.000. against 1.032.000
last \ear and 752.000 Near before last.
Spinners’ Takings.
Seerotarj Hester gives the taking of
American cotton b> spinners throughout
the world as follows, in round numbers:
This week 221,000. this year, against
3H.000 last year, and 179.000 year before
last.
Total since September l this year 10,-
x:'2,000. against ll.j89.tkH* last year and
9 4 13.000 tin* \ car before.
Of this. Northern spinners and Canada
took 2.143,000 bales this year, against
2.344.000 last year ami 1.411,000 the year
before: Southern spinners 2,463.000.
tgainst 2.149,000 last year iuid 1,908,000
the >ear before, the foreign spinners
6.286.000, against 7.344.000 Inst year and
5.624.000 the year before
x Inclusive of 8,631 Galveston minus
stock correction.
Macon to Rebuild Bridge.
MACON. The eitv is advertising for
bids for repairing and remodeling the
Spring Street bridge over tlie Oemul-
gee River, which connects North High
lands with tiie city. When tin* struc
ture is strengthened water mains will
be laid across it.
WAYOROSS. Blackshear's anti-cow
people lost their election this week
by a big majority. Cows will roam at
will in Blackshear until sentiment, as
expressed at the polls changes enough
to switch the votes.
Electric Plant Sold.
OORDELE. At an approximate con
sideration of $100,000 J G. White A-
Co., of New York, have taken over
the plant and the entire electrical sys
tem In Cordele of the Citizens' Electric
Light and Cower Com nan v
Assailant to Face Trial.
TIIOMASVILLE. A case to come up
for trial in Thomas Superior Court on
Monday will he that of James W. Djllon,
charged with, assault with intent to
murder James
merit being returned by the grand jury
in session here this week.
in May this year, so as. not to conflict
with the Federal Court.
Mission Rally at Harlem.
HARLEM. The women Of the Third
District of the Hephzibah Baptist Asso
ciation will hold a rally at the Baptist
Church In Harlem, May 7.
Emory Speakers Chosen.
OX FORI *. - .Sophomore commencement
speakers at Emory College have been
chosen as follows:
K. R. Polk ami R J. Broyles. Atlanta;
R. P. Ethridge and I. P. l agan, Sa
vannah; G. W. Matthews. Fitzgerald,
and C G. Williams, Greensboro.
Fresh nr eh Speakers S. Y. Walker.
Sparta; S A. Burkhalter, Warrenton;
W. S. Sawyer. Savannah, and T. L.
Simmons, Monroe.
Convict May Be Indicted.
SAVANNAH. \1 though lie is now
serving a sentence of one year on
the chaingang. following a plea of
guilty of larceny from the Southern
Cotton Oil,Company. W 0. Brown, a
former manager of the company, may
'again be indicted for alleged theft
from that company.
Columbus Pastor Speaks.
BUTLER.—Memorial Day was im
pressively'observed here to-day un-
Patterson. the indict- I der the auspices of the Daughters of
the Confederacy. Professor A. S.
Wallace introduced Rev. O. B. Ches
ter. of Columbus, who delivered the
memorial address.
Baxley Wins Champion Debate.
BAXLEY. Baxley last night won
over Way cross, in tlie debate to de
termine the championship for the
Eleventh Congressional District High
schools Baxley will send representa
tives to Athens to the State High
School meet In June.. .The subject
was "Woman Suffrage."
Columbus Schools Inspected.
COLUMBUS.—Superintendent J. E.
Mathis, of the Americus Public Schools,
and two of his assistants in the gram
mar schools, returned to that city to-
REPRIMAND FOR BANKER
WHO BEAT CONGRESSMAN
WASHINGTON, April 26.—A repri
mand at the bar of the House will be;
ihe punishment recojnemnded for
Charles C. Glover. Washington bank
er. by the special committee named
to investigate Mr. Glover’s attack
upon Congressman Sims, of Tennes
see. In its report, which will be filed
to-morrow
The SUNDAY AMERICANS
GREAT BASEBALL TEAM
' ' —f
All the important leagues of baseball are now in action. So are tens of
thousands of fans. So are also the men who write of the doings of the dia
mond stars for those same fans to read.
It is the newspaper with the STAR TEAM of writers that makes the
strorjgest appeal to baseball enthusiasts.
BUT—to be stars, baseball players and writers about the diamond
warriors must be fair and square. That is an essential part of KNOWING
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Here Is The Hearst Sunday
American Team for 1913
CHRISTY MAraEWSON-SEffWSK
York Giants. Known everywhere as one of the brainiest players in the
business and one of the squarest in whatever he writes about the game
of which he is master.
The Crackers’ sensational first-sacker. Hois
giving local fans all the “inside” news of Bil-
His comments on plays are immense.
JOE AGLER
ly Smith’s aggregation
W. S. FARNSWORTH—
minute. Having traveled with the New York Yankees, New York
Giants and Boston Red Sox during the past seven years, he is able to
tell of the “workings” of the major league clubs.
PF'RPV H lA/l-HTI MP For over seven y 0ars he has
a A II. VY Hi i illNj been writing Southern League
baseball. He is the dean of Southern diamond experts and has the larg
est following this side of the Mason and Dixon line. He is fearless in
his writings and always tells the truth.
G A M f' f? AWF ^ league ball player for years and per-
kJ/“XAvl V.' 1 A 1L1 socially acquainted with all the major
leaguers. For the past twenty years he has been writing baseball and is
considered the greatest student of the game in the world. He travels
with the National League Champion Giants.
in A MAM Of TMVAM The wittiest baseball writer in the
UAiVlUn KUill Un East. He tells of the big league
games in a manner that has a laugh in every line. But he never gets
away from baseball like most of the humorous followers of the diamond
warriors.
W f MrRFTH His ,<inside ” stories of big league games
. •J« 1 VICOlL 1 L cannot be beaten. He sticks to facts and
figures and his predictions are followed by thousands of fans. He has
traveled as “war correspondent” with nearly every big league team dur
ing the past ten years.
pu A Pf HRVnF W The Mark Twain of baseball.
i i i\ Li IL I I ILIA For years he has traveled with
New York, Philadelphia and Chicago teams and his writings are base
ball classics. He is personally acquainted with every big league player
and probably has the largest following of any baseball expert in the
country.
A I..I P MITpUCI I Considered the greatest expert
* H. Ifil 1 LniLLL in the New England States. His
stories of last, fall’s world’s series were marvels. He roasts when a
roast is coming and praises when praise is due. He has been writing
baseball for twenty years.
All FM QANlTRFF He is well known in the South, hav-
r-xLiLiJuli jD/tL I ^1 Yji IV!_j £_< ing been here with big league teams
on training trips for the past fifteen years. He will travel ^with the New
York Yankees this season, and his stories of Russell Ford and Ed
Sweeney, former Crackers, will be of especial interest to local fandom.
W M n r AM A f IA 14 V Popular with Eastern base-
. UiN Aubll I ball fans because of his fear
less writings. He never gets away from the truth, but tells a straight,
readable story. He has been writing baseball in St. Lotiis and New
York for twelve years.
i-3l7|G.|Vf A N Considered the greatest college coach in
c VV • 1ULilOAV£/\i v the South. His college stories are copied
by every paper in this part of the United States. His predictions are
seldom wrong, and his weekly review of Southern college teams cannot
be beaten.
IOF PF A Al As coach of Marist he has led all the other prep
% school coaches a merry chase. A few years ago
he was the star shortstop of the New York Giants. His stories are
bright and interesting.
IMMIQ DAW M P° r four years he was considered one of
1131310 DI\v VY lx the greatest athletes that ever attended
Vanderbilt. His baseball stories of college teams are read by every un
dergraduate and graduate in the South.
In the General Sporting Field
As well as in baseball, The Sunday American scores an exceptionally
large number of base hits in all other branches of sports.
Ben Adams, hero of the Olympic games, writes interesting stories about
track and field athletics. The boxing world is well covered by Ed W. Smith,
W. W. Naught on, H. M. Walker, Ed Curley and “Left Hook.” Tick Tieh-
enor takes care of the golf. He knows every golfer in the South and hie
stories are real live “bearcats.” Tennis and automobiles are two other
branches of sport that are covered thoroughly in The Sunday American
J.
The Wonderful City Life Section of The Sunday American
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