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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
EVE OE HOLIDAY
Vlay Rides the “Toboggan" at an
Early Hour, Others Following.
Bearish Cable Causes.
NKW YORK. May 29 A break of it
runts In May wax the feature of the
otton market at the opening of the
Otton market to-day. June followed
etth a decline of 16 points and July 9
otnip from laat night’s dose New
rep positions were under pressure but
BPty lost 4 to 6 points The decline
•as due to private rabies reporting a
ickout in the mills of northern Lan-
ashire. coupled with a bearish crop
audition and acreage estimate b> Miss
dies fc*he gave the condition of the
''rep to May 24 as 86.4 and acreage an In-
reaae of 3.7 per cent, indicating the
ereage of 1918 would be .16.709,400
cree
The weather map and sentiment were
garish, which encouraged the beats
be ring and certain brokers who usu-
t*y represent spot interests were the
jkllng sellers After the call the list
creased its decline 1 to 8 points from
»r opening Liverpool was a good
•tfler of July There were about 6 000
gy and June notices issued, which
wtre immediately stopped by good
wtrces
The bears were thunderstruck dur-
tg the forenoon when shorts grasped
is opportunity to cover and sent May
hack to 11 44, within 2 points of the
rrevious close July jumped to 11.40,
flthln fifteen minutes the entire list
aaadied within 2 to 6 points from
'’Wednesday’s Anal, or unchanged to 16
points above the opening rang*-.
About the only condition issued to-
« encouraging to the bulls was The
ipfumal of Commerce, which was 80 6
1 (owever. there was a pressure to sell
ie market from all quarters, but the
larket took the selling remarkably well
I the fare of the bearish situation.
May went out at 11.W, a net loss of 8
©ints from the early high point.
The strength of the market was due
l covering over the holidays. In addl
ion to this the trade expects a bullish
risible supply statement to-(#01TOP li
t said that clearances from the Pacific
oast of 18,680 goes in to-day’s receipts
pd to-morrow's mill takings, which are
zpeoted to be bullish.
nurlng the afternoon session the mar
ket was quiet Price movement was
□radically unchanged from the opening
evel It is believed that the market is
n an even keel to go over the holidays
Should the government report Monday
tfiow the condition above 83 the market
*111 he sold.
Following are 11 r m bids in New
York: May. 11.37. July, 11.46: August.
'128 October. 11.05; January. 11.01.
Following are 10 a m bids in New
Orleans: May. 12 10. July. 11.95; Au
<gj*K 11.56; October. 11,16; January,
Estimated cotton receipt*
Thumli"-. 11-12.
New Orleans .....1,000 to i r.oo i.i53
flalveston 1.000 to 2.000 1,320
NEW YORK COTTON.
Quotations in cotton futures
I | I 'Last
Prev.
Close.
Wav -
11 .28
111 44 11 27:
11.36)11.46-47
Jun# . . .
11.25
11 40 11 .34
11.40 11.51-53
July . . .
11.46
ill 4911 43
11.48 11.56-56
Au* . . .
R*pt. . . .
11 .30
11.38 11.28
11.38 11.36-37
11 .16-18
Dot. . . .!
11.06
li 08111.04
11.0811.10-11
Dec . .
lii 67
11 09 11.05
11.08 11.06-07
Jan . .
11 02
11 04 11 00
11 04 11 .06-08
F«K . . .
lit.iilii.io 1
.. 11.06-07
Mar . . .
ill.10
In .1211. i«-i*
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. May 29—Due 1 Ms to 2
points lower, this market opened easy,
at a net decline of 3 lo 4 points At
12:15 p. in the market was barely
steady, 5% to 7Vi points lower on near
positions and 3 to 4 points decline on
late positions. Later the market ad
vanced % point from 12:15 p m
Spot cotton easier at 9 points decline,
middling 6.61d. sales, 8.000 bales, In
cluding 6.900 American bales; Imports.
4.000 bales, including 1,000 American
bales.
At the close the market was steady
with prices at a net decline of 4 to 6%
points from the closing quotations of
Wednesday.
Futures opened easy.
Opening
Range
«41 fa 6.39%
6 42 @6.38
6.38 % £[6.34
6 36 $6.33%
6 26 fa6.28%
<3 6.12 V*
fa6
May . . .
May* June
June-July
July-Aug
Aug.-Sept
Sept -Oct.
Oct.-Non-
Nov -Dec.
Dec.-Jan
Jan -Feb
Feb.-Mar.
Mar.-Apt-
Closed steady
6 13
6.07
6.02
6 02
6.034
>064
@6 03 ’
@6.024
fa 6.04
Close.
6 40
6.394
6.364
6.34
6 244
6.12
6.054
6.01 4
6 01 4
6.014
08 1 ,
6.034
Prev.
Close
6.46
6.46
6.414
6.3!»4
C.294
6 17
6.10
6.07
6.06
6.054
6.06 Vs
6.074
HAYWOOD <1 CLARK’S
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
NKW ORLEANS. May 29 With May
drawig to a close near positions and
spots are weakening, showing plainly
that professional support and operations
have alone held up prices Liverpool
this morning is 6fa)8 points down on old
crops against one point lower due and
8 points down on new against 1 point to
2 points lower due. Political news is
bad It is feared that a general war
will break out in the Balkans A Liv
erpool cable again made strong refer
ence to the probability of labor troubles
in Lancashire.
Weather conditions continue very
good; fair and warmer- over entire belt;
no rains except in the Carolina coast
districts and fair and continued warm
weather is indicated for the entire belt
f»ur market opened 30 points down on
May. 7 points down on July and 6 ixfints
on new crops. Support to new crops in
New York checked selling pressure but
feeling Is against the market. New
York says that the strong support to
new crops yesterday came from a Cin
cinnati operator. Between 6.000 and 8.-
000 tenders on May were made here this
morning
The Into-sight for the week looks
around 60,000 hales against 65.064 last
year We compare with mill takings of
169.000 bales for this week last vear
They were small then owing to holidays,
and. therefore, favorable comparisons
are probable After this week, however,
to the end of the season consumption
statistics have every Prospect of com
paring very unfavorably with those of
last year: the contract market settled
around 11.17 for October with trading
very quiet. Some further covering In
New York before the holidays caused
steadiness.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Quotations in cotton futures:
Laat Prev
OpeniHiyh Low Sale Close
12.10 12.10 12.10 12.30,12.35-t
; 111.90-93
11.96 11.98 11.92 11.97 11.01-02
11 .55 11.58 11.64 11*. 58 11 .68-64
11.35-37
11.16 11.16 11.13 11.16 11.21-32
11.20-22
11.16 11.16 11.18 11.1611.19-20
!11.23-24
11.20-23
11 .25 11.26 11.25,11.26 11.22-24
COTTON SEED OIL.
NEW YORK. May 29—The cotton
^eed oil markei was active and higher
to.-day on covering of shorts, new spec
ulative buying, firmness in lard an<j
buymg of lul> thought lo be for re
finers Bulls took advantage of the
gilt offerings to help along the ad-
v »ncc.
OutgBfc speculative longs were mod
erate Stllers on the advance.
Following are the highest,
est and last prices of stocks
in New York to-day:
Laat
STOCK— High. Low. Sale. <
| Amil. Cop. 734 73 1 h 734
Am. Smelt. . . 65' 4 844
' Anaconda . . 374 374 374
'Atchiaon. , . 994 W a 4,9 *
Am. Can . . . 324 32' 2 324
do. pref. . 92 1 2 92 1 > 92' 2
Am. B Sugar 27'4 27' 4 27'4
Can. Pac. 228 2254 227 i
C. and O. . . #4'/§ 64'/* 84'/*
Cen. Leath. . 21'/* 21 21
Col. F. and !. 31 28' '4 28'\
D. and R. G.. 17*/a. 17' « 17'/*
Die. Seen. .. 11'/* 10*/f 11', 4
Erie 274 284 27
do. pref. . 42' 2 *2 42
Gen. Elec. . 1364 1364 1364
Gt. Weat. . .. 13'4 13' % 13' 4
G. N. pref. . 126 126 126
G. N. O. . .. 32 2 32' 4 32 4
Interboro. . . 14' 4 14'/4 14'4
do. pref. . 4*4 494 494
K. C. S. . .. 22' * 22 22'/.
M. , K. and T. 22' * 214 21-4
L. Valley . . 155 155 155
Mo. Pacific. . 34 33% 33%
N. Y. Central »9% 99 4 M4
No. Paclfio.
O. and W. .
Penna . .
P. Gas Co. . . 108' * 108' 9 108' 2
Reading . . . 161 1804 161
Rock Island . 16%. 164 164
R. I. and Steel 22% 22 22
So. Pacific . . 97 96''* 97
So. Railway. 24% 23% 234
do. pfd.. . . 77% 77% 77%
St. Paul . . . 107% 107 107' a
Texas Pacific 15 14 14
♦Union Pacific 150*4 149% 160%
Utah Copper . 50 49 4 90
U. S. Steel . . 60% 60 60%
V. -C. Chem. . 27' \ 27 27
W. Union . . 64% 644 644
♦Ex-dividend, 2% per cent. ♦
dividend, 2 per cent. ♦♦♦Ex-dlvh
1 i/a per cent.
PORT RECEIPTS.
The following table shows receipts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year:
i ills. | 1812.
FEATURE STOCKS
Dissolution Plan Submitted by
Judge Lovett Not Approved,
Causing Weakness,
TTf*"'
By CHARLES W. STORM.
NEW YORK, May 29. Moderate Im
provement was shown at the opening of
the stock market to-day, there being a
noticeable absence of pressure Read
ing and I’nlon Pacific were strong faa
lures, the former gaining % on earn
ings reports and the latter advancing
4 after selling ex-dividend of 2% Antal-
era mated Copper opened at 73%. against
(3 at the close lust night
Among the other advances were
\merican Can. 4; American Smelting.
4 , Erie, %; Northern Pacific. %\ Penn
sylvania 4; Southern Pacific. 4, and
United States Steel common, 4
Canadian Pacific was weak in conse
quence of selling in London and was
it4 lower Western Union, Erie and
Atchison shaded fractionally
There was some covering by traders
who feared to go short over the three-
day holiday
'the curb was steady.
Americans In Ijondon were Irregular
-- AMERICAN EXCHANGES
TO CLOSE FRIDAY
NEW YORK, May 29—The principal 1
trading at the outset to-day was In July !
which was very weak. Mitchell and j
Schill were the leading sellers of July.
After the oall Kiorotn, Rothschild.
I Schley and Mart corn were principal buy-
! erw The market was sold on bearish
I cables telling of a lockout in l^mcashire
; and also on Mies Giles’ report
• * •
Weather news ,and sentiment were
' against the market, which helped the
decline along
• • *
Schill Mitchell and Hubbard sold July
freely The ring sold new crop months.
Wilson. Mtmds and Riordan were the
principal buyers of July.
The market sure hit the ‘toboggan
at the outset, but quickly recovered Its
course and rode the “airship.”
4 4*
The cotton seed oil market will be
closed Friday, but will be open Satur-
STEADIES WHEAT
Covering of Shorts Over Holiday
Causes Strength in Face of
Easier Cables.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
Wheat No
Torn—No.
Oats—No.
2 f red
38
@103
fa 59%
fa 39
I
New Orleans .
Galveston . .
Mobile. . . .
Savannah. . .
Charleston. . .
Wilmington. .
Norfolk.
Pacific coast .
I’iiilmlelphla .
Total.
4.939
1,358
988
2,348
129
65
36
13,630
50
23,54$“
6,605
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
1913.
ml
Houston. .
Augusta. .
Memphis . .
St. Louis . .
Cincinnati.
Little Rock
Total.
586
849
683
2.491 '
1,625
who is suing Alton son Chal
et ration.
president of
let for
Mines and Swelters Company.
“Sometime‘s he would threaten to
shoot "tie if 1 was not merry,** said
tile wife.
Tomorrow being Decoration Day
all American exchanges will be <
closed to business, with the excep
tion of the New Orleans Cotton -
Exchange. All exchanges will be
-1- dosed Saturday, with the excep-
~ tion of the Chicago Board of ■
►I- Trade.
• All exchanges will reopen Mon-
b day for usual business.
*j* The Liverpool Cotton Exchange
*• will remain open throughout the
•L holidays.
!|h|ii|ii|ii|ii|i
ATLANTA MARKETS
EGGS—Fresh country, candled, 170
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.
WASHINGTON. May 29 There will
he showers to-night and Friday In the
lake region, but in the remainder of the
country east of the Mississippi River
the weather will be generally fair
Temperature changes will he slight.
General Forecast.
Following is the general forecast until
7 p m., Friday.
Georgia: Fair to-nighl and Friday.
Virginia: Generally fair tonight and
Friday.
North aid South Carolina, Alabama
and Mississippi: Fair tonight and Fri
day. A
Florida and Tennessee: I-air to-night
and Friday. *
Missouri. Minnesota. Iowa, the Dako
tas and Kansas: Fair and cooler
Nebraska Mostly cloudy with prob
able showers; cooler.
Illinois Showers and cooler
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin:
Showers
MILLER-CARTER COTTON LETTER.
MEMPHIS, TKNN . May 29.—Several
condition reports, all of bearish im
port. were Issued to-da> and the market
was plainly of bearish temper. But
Liverpool bought new crops on this side,
undoing straddles and our markets have
f iven appearance of steadiness, while
dverpool was weak, which is just the
reverse of recent relations.
The weather is very , favorable now
and for tHe next few days.
With the holidays beginning to-night
business Is restricted, but we anticipate
• over prices after the bureau
G. A. R. Makes Plans
For Decoration Day
O. M. Mitchell, chairman of a coni
mittee appointed by G. A. R. Post. No
1, of Atlanta, to plRii for the celebra
tion of Decoration Day. has completed
arrangements. Ceremonies will bt
held in the National Cemetery at Ma
rietta.
Commander George P. Leavitt., of
Post No. 1, will speak on “The Duty
of the Day." while the tribute to the
dead will be paid by F. A. Jones, of
Tallapoosa. Two companies of troops
from Fort McPherson will partici
pate.
Loss of Home Makes
Mrs. Theo Shouts Ill
NEW YORK. May 29.—-Mrs. Hlila
D. Shonts, wife or Theodore P. Shonts,
president of the Interborough, is in
a serious condition as the result of
the burning of her country home near
Mobile, Ala.. April 19 last, when she
and her daughters were driven out
by the flames.
A statement to this* effect was made
in the Supreme Court yesterday by
Dr. E. B ldgon, of Mobile, Mrs.
Shonts’ physician, on an application
for the adjournment of a suit brought
against Mrs. Shonts on a note.
Says Husband Made
Her Feign Happiness
NEW YORK. May 29. A stor> .f
hardships to which she was subjected
by her husband, including long horse
back rides over the Mexican moun
tains and threats of death, was told
to-da> by 22-year-old Mis. Da*
18c.
BUTTER—Jersey and creamery, in
1-lb. blocks. 274(31300; fresh country,
fair demand. 17% fa 22 %c.
UNDRAWN POULTRY—Drawn, head
and feet on, per pound: Hens. 16<3l7c;
fries, 224.325o; roosters. 8fal0c; tur
keys, owing to fatness, 17019c.
LIVE POULTRY- Hens. 40fa50c;
roosters, 30<335c; broilers. 3bc per pound;
puddle ducks, 30fa35c; Pekina, 35<340c;
geese, 50360c each; turkeys, owing to
fatness, 15fa»17c.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—Lem-
ons, fancy. $6.5036.00, grapefruit, $2.65
34.00; cauliflower, 103124c lb. ba
nanas. 3c lb.; cabbage, $1.6001.75 per
crate; peanuts, per pound, fancy Vir
ginia, 6437c, cnolce 6%fa;6c; lettuce,
fancy. $2.00fa2.50 beets. $1.7502.00 in
half-barrel crates; cucumbers. $2,263
2.60. Eggplanta (scarce), $2.0002.50 D«r
crate; peppers. $2.0032 50 per crate; to
matoes. fancy, six-basket crates, $3.00®
3.60, pineapples, $2.6032.75 per crate;
onions, $1.76 per bag (qpntalning three
pecks); sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams,
80®85c; strawberries, 8310c per quart;
fancy Florida celery, $5.00 per crate;
okra, fancy six-baskei crates, $3.00®
3.50.
FISH.
FISH—Bream and perch, 7c pound;
snapper, 10c pound; trout, 10c pound;
bluensh, 7c pound, pompano, 20c pound;
mackerel. 7c pound; mixed fish, 6@6c
f ound; black bass, 10c pound; mullet,
LI.00 per barrel.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR Post ell’s Elegant *7 75;
Omega. $7.50; Carter’s Best, $7.76; Qual
ity (fines! patent). $6 60; Gloria (self-
rlalng), $6.25; Results (self-rising), $6;
Swans Down (fancy patent), $6.00; Vic
tory (the very best patent). $6.50; Mon
ogram. $6 00; Queen of the South (finest
patent). $6.60; Golden Grain, $6.60;
Faultless (finest), $6.25; Home Queen
1 highest patent), $5.76; Paragon (highest
patent). $5.75; Sunrise (half patent),
*5.<M>; White Cloud (highest patent),
$6.26; White Daisy (highest patent),
$6.25; White Lily (high patent). $6.25;
Diadem (fancy high patent), $5.76; Wa
ter Lily (patent), $6.16; Sunbeam, $5;
Southern Star (patent), $5; Ocean
Spray (patent), $5; Tulip (straight).
$4.16; King Cotton (half intent), $4 85;
low-grade 98-lb. sacks, $4 00.
GROCERIES.
SUGAR—Per pound: Standard gran
ulated 5c. New York refined 44c, plan
tation 4.86c.
COFFEE—Rcasted (Arbuckle) $24.50,
A AAA $14 50 In bulk, in bags and bar
rels $21. green 20c.
RICE Head 44054c. fancy head 5*14
064c. according to grade
LARD—Sliver leaf 13c pound, Scooo
8%c pound. Flake White 8%C. \Cotto-
lene $7.20 per case. Snowdrift $6.85 per
case
SALT—Ore hundred pounds, 53c, salt
brick (plain) per case $2.25. ^alt brick
(medicated) per case $4.86. salt red rook
uer hundred weight $1. salt white per
hundredweight 90c, Granocrystal, per
case, 21-lb. sacks, 76c; salt ozone J>fir
case 30 packages, 90c; 50-lb. sack?,' 30c;
25-IV» sacks 12 c
MISCELLANEOUS—Georgia cane syr
up 37r, axle grease $1 75. soda crackers
7’*c pound, lemon crackers 8c. oyster
7c. tomatoes (two pounds) $l.t>6 case,
(three pounds) $2.25, navy beans $3.26,
Lima beans 74c. shredded biscuit $3.60,
rolled oats $3.90 per case, grits (bags)
$2 40. pink salmon $7. cocoa 38c. roast
beef $3.SO, syrup 30c per gallon. Sterling
ball potash $3.30 per case, soap $1.50(94
pet case, Rumford baking powder $2l>0
pgr o§ gw
CORN Choice red cob 88c. No 2 white
bone dry 86c. mixed 85c, choice yellow
84c. cracked corn 85c.
MEAL-- Plain 144-pound sacks 79c, 96-
pound sacks 80c, 48 pound sacks 82c. 24-
pound sacks 84c, 12-pound sacks 80c
OATS Fancy white clipped 55c. No. 2
clipped 54c, fancy white 53c, mixed 52c.
COTTON SEED MEAL-- Harper $30;
Cremo feed $27.
COTTON SEED HULLS Square
sacks $17.
SEEDS—Amber cane seed 90o, cane
seed, orange 96c. rye (Tennessee) $1.25,
red top cane seed $1.85, rye (Georgia)
$1.35, blue seed oats 50c, barley $1.25,
Burt oats 70c.
HAY Per hundredweight: Timothy
choice, large bales. $1.26; No. 1 small
hales $1.26, No. 2 ^mall $1.15, Timothy No.
1 clover mixed, large bales $1 25. silver
clover mixed $1.15, clover hay $1 10. al
falfa ha>. choice green $1.25. No 1 $1.30,
wheat straw 70c. Bermuda hay 90c.
CHICKEN FEED - Beef scrap. 100-lb.
sacks. $3.25; 60-lb sacks. $1.65; Purina
pigeon feed. $2 20: Purina baby chick
feed. $2 05: Purina scratch. 100-lb. sacks.
$1.90; 50-lb. sacks. $2.00; Purina scratch,
bales. $2.10; Purina chowder. 100-lb
sacks. $2 05. Puriim chowder, dozen
pound packages. $2.26; Victory baby
chick, $2 05; Victory scratch. 50-!b
sacks. $1.95: 100-lb sacks. $1.90; wheat,
two-bushel bags, per bushel. $1 404.
oyster shell. 80c: special scratch. 100-11*.
-acks, $1 80; Eggo. $1.85; charcoal, 50-lb
sacks, per 100 pounds $2.00
New Orleans wires: “About 7.000 no
tices out Bullish visible expected to
morrow.”
* • •
Warehouse stocks in New York to-day
are 71,086 bales. certificated, 58.911
bales.
* • *
Miss Gtles condition figures were 2 per
cent above the Government report last
year, and If she had reported the same
this year it would have been a bullish
report.
* * *
Of the particular features of the mar
ket yesterday during the late trading
was the weakness In the old crop posi
tions. which was due partly to liquida
tion by foreign straddlers and partly
against purchase of new crop ana out
side liquidation. May option was weak,
promoted by big tenders, which was said
to be for foreign accounts.
* * *
The market was flooded with private
condition and acreage reports to-day,
and the particular thing about them was
(hat they w'ere all bearish to the core.
The acreage was given about 1,000,000
acres increase over the previous year.
* * *
Browne. Drakeford A- Co., Liverpool,
cable. “Decline caused by reason of re
versal straddles: old crops easy.”
* # *
Dallas, Tex., wires "Texas: Ran An
tonio threatening, balance State clear,
pleasant. Oklahoma: Generally clear;
cool.”
# * *
It was learned yesterday that the
heavy buying of new crop by Riordan
on Tuesday was long buying for an op
erator connected with a large Cincin
nati soap manufacturing concern.
* * *
NEW ORLEANS. May 29. Hayward
& Clark: The weather map shows fair
in entire belt; fine, warm weather with
night temperatures rather above normal.
No rain except in Carolina <’oast dis
tricts. Indications are for continued fair
and warmer weather except little cloudy
in Northwest Texas, very favorable.
* * *
Liverpool cables: “American middling
fair, 7.15d; good middling, 6.8td; mid
dling, 6.61d; low middling, 6.47d; good
ordinary. 6.13d; ordinary, 6.79d.“
* * *
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
says; “Excellent rains in the Atlantic j
States put an end to dry weather talk
about that section. A promise now of
rather heavy tenders in New Orleans
to-day and a report to the effect that
some of the cotton taken up on New
York May contracts three weeks ago
was retendered there yesterday helped
foster bearish sentiment.
“Favorable weather has convinced the
talent that improving crop advices will
be received during the next week or two.
Under the circumstances sellers outnum
ber buyers and the cotton market eased
off. However, the talent is convinced
that the. market is a live corpse, with a
kick, and nobody is now' treating it as a
dead one. Meanwhile. New Orleans May
closed at 12.35, a premium of 34 points
over July, while New York May closed
at 11.46. n discount of 9 points under
July. New Orleans May stands at a
premium of 89 points over New York
May. If there be any scientific reason
for such a remarkable difference between
the two markets, the student of cotton
has been unable to find It.”
KANSAS WHEAT IN BAD SHAPE.
CHICAGO, May 29 Snow says “The
reports of crop deterioration from Kan
sas are nearly all from territory west
• f the 99th meridian. This district has
been reported as ragged and uncertain
all season and while there has been
some further loss in the main it is a
tardy recognition of a situation that
.as existed all season. It will be time
enough to get seriously alarmed about
•Cansas when the crop promise east of
the 99th meridian is dangerously threat
ened.
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Following are receipts for Thursday
and estimated receipts for Friday:
MINING STOCKS
BOjstoV May 29.—Opening l’ond
Creek. 184- Calumet and Arizona. 644
East Butte. 114; Boston Corbin,
Nip.
3'
CHICAGO, May 29.—There was gen
eral buying of wheat to-day. Many of
those who sold wheat yesterday were
buyers to-day and there was improved
buying orders from the outside. Liver
pool was lower on the improved crop
situation in England and France. North
western receipts 168 cars and Winnipeg
133 cars.
Corn was firmer and 4® 4c higher.
Oats were firm.
Provisions were in better demand.
Grain quotations:
Previous
High.
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E RPOOL
GRAIN
MARKET.
May
July
Sept
Dec.
CORN
May .
July ,
Sept. .
Dec. .
OATS
May .
July .
Sept. .
Dec. .
PORK
May .
July .
Sept. .
LARI
May .
July .
Sept. .
RIBS-
May .
July .
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LIVERPOOL, May 29. —Wheat opened
* to 4d lower. At 1:30 p. m. the
market w'as 4 to 4d low'er; closed %d
lower to 4d higher.
Corn opened unchanged At 1:30 p. m.
the market was 4 to 4d lower; closed
unchanged to %6 lower.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
Frog Two Feet High,
Eyes Like Teacups
HYNDMAN, PA.. May 29.—This
section is considerably stirred up
over reports of a giant frog who has
his abode near a big rock* in Wills
Creek His frogship has caused con
sternation among the trainmen on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad because
of his ability to imitate the deeptoned
whistles on the freight engines.
Brakeman J. W. Fleegle, of Cum
berland. Md., who saw the frog, says
he stands two feet high and has eyes
as big as teacups.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 29.—Hogs: Receipts
21,000. Market Strong. Mixed and
butchers. $8.40^/8.75; good heavy, $8.50
fa 8.65; rough heavy. $8.20fa.8.40; light,
$8.15fa8.70; pigs, $6.4008.30; bulk, $3.55fa;
8.60.
Cattle: Receipts 3.000. Market weak.
Beeves. $7.09faS.75; cows and heifers,
$3.40fa8.25; stockers and feeders, $6.00(5)
7.75: Texans. $6.50fa'7.50; calves. $8.5dfa
10.76.
Sheep: Receipts 12,000. Market weak.
Native and western, $4.25®6.10; lambs,
$5.25fa 7.75.
2 NEGROES DEAD IN FIGHT.
COLUMBUS, GA„ May 29.—In a
row’ among negroes on a boat excur
sion. Richard Jackson threw John
Carter into the Chattahoochee River,
drowning him. Louis Carter, brother
of John, then cut Jackson’s throat.
COURSE OF WHEAT RELYING
ON CHARACTER OF WEATHER
CHICAGO, May 29 —The Inter Ocean
says: “It was the general belief of wheat
traders last night that the market from
now on will be governed largely by the
character of the weather and crop rc-
ports. The bull interests contend that
sufficient damage has been done to win-
ter wheat to warrant higher prices.
“There were many bears on corn last
night w'ho expect lower prices with an
increased movement, which Is due from
now on. Those who are buying on breaks
advise the theory that the movement will
not come up to expectations of the bears.
Conservative people are advising cau
tion in buying oats on bulges, although
they believe that a continuation of tlie
buying that has of late been seen will
carry prices higher.’
GILES MAKES CONDITION
OF COTTON 84.6 PER CENT
WHEAT—
1 1913.
1912.
Receipts .. ..
Shipments .. ..
.] 409,000
• | 552,000
536.000
555,000
CORN—
Receipts
. I 580.000
292,000
Shipments . . . .
. ( 296,000
230,000
CHINCH BUGS DAMAGING GRAIN.
CHICAGO, May 29.—Great Bend.
Kansas, says: “Rain is badly needed
and grasshoppers are a menace.”
Otis, Barton County. Kansas, says:
‘Our wheal crop is a tolal loss.”
Omaha says: “Clear and hot over
the Stale; temperature 72."
McPherson, Kansas, special reports
high south winds absorbed moisture
and made decided change in wheat out
look, besides millions of chinch bugs in
wheat and corn.
Lawton, Okla.. wires: “My informa-
lion from unbiased sources indicates
crop for State based as present condi
tion about same as last year.”
OPINION ON GRAIN.
CHICAGO, May 29.—Bartlett. Frazier
& Co.: Wheat—The weather map
shows mostly clear in the Northwest.
We feel that purchases on breaks
should be made.
Corn—Weather very favorable. We
do not care to press the short side.
Oats—On any fair decline prefer the
long side.
Provisions—The market seems to
leet with good buying on all setbacks.
Save money NOW on
Furniture at High’s.
Miss Giles makes the condition of the
cotton cron as of May 24 at 84 6, as com-
P*re<J w ith 80 8 on May 25 last year.
Mie gives the acreage an increase of 3.7
per cent and the amount of land still to
be planted 9 per cent, against 12 per
cent last year; also approximate area
planted and to he planted as 35.709,000
acres, compared with her estimate in
1912 of 34,424.000 acres picked.
The condition to May 24, by States,
follows:
Virginia, 80. against 79; North Caro
lina. 82, against 83: South Carolina. 73.
against 80; Georgia. 75, against 80;
Florida. 89, against 80: Alabama. 79.
against 79; Mississippi. 89. against 74;
Louisiana, 85. against 72; Texas, 90,
against 86; Arkansas, 88. against 68;
Tennessee. 87, against 75; UKlahoma,
96. against 76. Total. 84.6, against 80.8.
SLAYS ENEMY'S WIFE.
BOYCE, LA.. May 29.—Smarting
under the humiliation of having been
thrashed in the public streets by Mil-
ton Smith. Joseph Bowers went to
Smith’s house and killed Mrs. Smith
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COTTBII ACREAGE
lUSESyP.C.
The Journal of Commerce Gives
Number of Acres Planted in
1913 as 36,435,000.
NEW YORK, May #!>.— The cotton
acreage for the season of 1913, as de
termined by 1,907 special correspondents
of The Journal of Commerce, shows an
increase of 4.8 per cent over last year,
based upon the revised estimate of the
Government of 34,766,000 acres for 1912
The area planted for 191.3 would be
36,435,000 acres. Percentage condition of
an average date of May 20 is 80.5. as
compared with 76.9 a year- ago and 79 for
the ten-year acreage In 1911 the per
centage condition was 83.8. Figures for
North and South Carolina are incom
plete, owing to late planting and to the
fact that a large proportion of the cotton
is not yet up
Acreage changes and the condition by
States are shown in the following ta
ble:
Acreage Condition Condition
Estimate to May to May
States— 1913. 20,1913. 20,1913.
N. Carolina . 102 78 84.1
S. Carolina . 100 59.9 79
Georgia . .... 100 75.3 74
Florida ... 99 2 79.9 72.4
Alabama . . . 100.7 79.6 71.8
Mississippi . . 108.2 80.6 70.6
Louisiana . . 122.8 81.6 71
Arkansas . . 107.6 85.3 72.3
Tennessee ... 104.6 83.3 73.6
Missouri .... 111 83 73.3
Oklahoma . . 113.9 89.6 78.7
Texas 104.8 82.7 81 8
Total .... 104.8 80.5 76.9
White City Park Now Open
IThursday.
Friday
Wheat . I 25
15
('em 362
315
OatS 388
240
Hogs .... .. ....! 21.000
17,000
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once been the embankment of a
railroad. But no train had run
upon it for many years. The
forest on either side swelled up
the slopes of the embankment
and crested across it in a green
wave of trees and bushes.
The trait was as narrow as a man's body, and
was no more than a wild-animal runway. Occa
sionally; a piece of rusty iron, showing through the
forest mould, advertised that the rail and the tics
still remained. In one place,I a ten-inch tree,
ing through at a connection, pad lifted^
rail dearly into view. The (tie had.
lowed the rail, held to it b^hc^
for its bed to be filled with j
that now the crum£
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His beard,
which should
have been
snow white,
but which
showed the
same weathcr-
wearand camp-
stain as his hair,
fell nearly to
his waist in a
great tangled
mass. About
his chest and
shoulders hung
a single, mangy
garment of
goat-skin. His
arms and legs,
withered and
skinny, betok
ened extreme
age, as well as
did their sun
burn and scars
and scratches
betoken long
years of expos
ure to the ele
ments.
The boy, who
led the way,
checking the
eagerness of his
muscles to the
slow progress
of the elder,
likewise wore a single garment—a ragged-edged pieq
of bearskin, with a hole in the middle though w, '
he had thrust his head. He coulcj.
than twelve years old,
one ear was the freshly
one hat|d he carried a
On his Pack, was
sheath hanging?
the battered handled
brown as a berry, and
catlike tread. In
burned skin
keen and si
to borej
and the boy’s gaze was fix
ed on the tops of the agi
tated bushes. Then a
large bear, a grizzly, crash
ed into view, and likewise
stopped abruptly, at sight
of tne humans. He did
not like them, and growled
querulously. Slowly the
boy fitted the arrow to
the bow, and slowly' he
pulled the bowstring taut.
But he never removed his
eyes from the bear. The
old man peered from un
der his green leaf at the
danger, and stood as quietly
as the boy. For a few
seconds this mutual scru
tinizing went on; then, the
bear betraying a growing irritability, the boy,' witl]
a movement of his head, indicated that the old j
must step aside from the trail and go dov
bankment. The boy followed, going bac
holding the bow taut Mid ready. They
a crashing among the Bushes frorn_
of the embankment told the
The boy grinned as hej
“ A big un,Grans|
The old manj ‘
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